December 24, 2019

summing up the year 2019

talking to my boss recently got me to thinking of how much i miss writing, jotting my thoughts into words and posting it online for everyone to see (ok well, that last part is crap, it's actually more of me cementing my thoughts into stone before my birdbrain forgets every small detail haha, but whatevs)

me asks Deskmate: eh semalam utk lunch i makan apa eh?
Deskmate: *smacks forehead*

bahahaha. don't play2. every single word from my mouth will be ungkited and used as ammo against me later T__T

(if i asked Lina, she'd probably demand RM5 per question hahahah)

i've realized that the lesser i write in English, the rustier my command of the language, serious. i also haven't been reading as much as i should, despite having a few books lined up at home - Kay Hooper, Sophie Kinsella, to name a few. the ig is a real blog killer - i've been posting more on ig rather than on my blog, so i apologize for the rare updates. my friend has even closed down her ig to spend more time on her blog, how awesome is that.

well anyway, let's see. a whole year of 2019 has passed in a blink of an eye, my maid keeps reminding me how fast time flies, as if i didn't realize that already. almost two years have passed since i first started working at the company, i'm due to be expired in about two weeks, and what the heck am i going to fill up in my kpi form this year? haizzz. thanks to the Boss' insistence, i'm now CTAL certified. at least that's one thing i can say if he asks me about my achievement for this year, LOL

i've had a whole year of ups and downs, with my car taking the cake - emptying my purse like water mengalahkan all the water cuts that occured in Selangor this year alone, hahahahhah. 9 more months to go, the car you love to hate and hate to love, that car will be fully paid for, whoopee. i've no plans for a new car, that allocation's going to the Pilot next year. this year, the only 'vehicle' we bought is a Mobot, ever heard of it? the kids are really enjoying being the pillion rider. let's see if the Pilot's going to use it for Friday prayers as originally intended, hahahahhaha.

in terms of travelling, i didn't really get to do much jet-setting this year, the Pilot's been more busier on the ground than in the air. i went to London before puasa to visit the fil, he hasn't been well the whole year and the kids miss him terribly. i've already forgotten the scent of the aircraft cabin =D but i've made more gorgeous friends in the aviation sector this year, let's hope i get to see them onboard sometime.

me and Dad

on a more personal note, be careful for what you wish for because i permanently gained a few kgs this year and am unable to shed them as easily as i hoped i could. people have noticed and have complimented on how i've gained, i look much better than the skeleton that i used to be, but i don't like how my face looks like a round plate in photos (hi nana pinggan!) and how i'm unable to fit into most of my existing outfits T___T. i need to come with terms that i'm no longer a default XS, hahahhaha. buying a whole new wardrobe is not an option, so i'm gonna have to start getting into shape before i automatically turn into a full fledged dumpling. my last jog was in August ok, bahahahhaha. i keep saying i should drag my eldest along for excursions because even she complains that she's tired all day - mana taknya asyik duduk depan computer je tak gerak2, no?

i've chopped my locks and dyed my hair earlier this year with Avantlamode, just because the old color was growing out. my friends decided to chop off their locks instead of favoring the french twist and hairspray, so i decided to follow suit haha (and because short hair makes you look younger they say hahahha). my hair is now a weird shade of green. i cannot wait for my hair to grow longer and have it redyed again to a color i'm more comfortable with. my kids are delighted with the relevation that yellow + blue actually does make green, bahahahhahah.

new hair color

took me a year to complete Xenoblade Chronicles 2, am now playing Octopath Traveler, finishing all the sidequests available. not sure what game to move on to next, hmmm.... #forevergamer

Octopath Traveler =D

with regards to my offspring, this year my #3 graduates from kindy and is going to primary school next year. my #2 received an award from Kafa. next year is going to be hectic with three kids in Primary, the last one in kindy, and the eldest sitting for her UPSR (i secretly think that i'm going to stress out more than she being stressed herself, heck i'm not even sure if she will be, hmmmmm). some asks me, when do you wanna add on? i will punch the next person that asks me that. i'm going to have to upgrade my vehicle to a bus liddat. i have yet to sew on their school badges onto their uniforms for next year's term.

my ladder of life

this year i joined Viper - twice - and dragged a bunch of random friends along for the second time around (two Spartan pros, who i think found Viper to be easy peasy, simple pimple =P). due to my comprehensiveness of attempting the 20km route, we signed up for the 5km and despite my out-of-shapedness (if there ever is a word), we plan to do the 20km just for the sake of the awesome obstacles next year, choooooiiii LOL. i'm still thinking twice (no, make that 1000 times) about joining Spartan again, though. can die joining that one. my next year resolution would be to eat less, ganti puasa and be a bit more fit next year, lol.

viper the First
viper, second helping

i've come to realize that despite all the upsides, rushed timelines may not be a good thing, because good things can come to an end a tad too soon even before you realize it. for some people, that is.

so here's to the new year 2020. merry christmas and a happy new year to those celebrating. happy holidays! =)

December 8, 2019

second Viper of the year

i joined Viper for the second time this year. you know how it is, after successfully completing ONE Viper challenge without killing yourself in the process, you get so pumped up with adrenaline that you enthusiastically say YES to the next person who invites you to join the upcoming Viper challenge event. WITHOUT EVEN THINKING OR BATTING AN EYELASH. hahahahhahaha.

after the adrenaline wears off:

(*WHAT WAS I THINKING??!*)

all is good, though. Viper's no Spartan, and since one of Viper's sponsors is Great Eastern, i can guarantee that the event organizers do not secretly want to kill their participants (i'm kidding). as long as you have the spirit and enthusiasm, i'm sure you'll do fine in Viper. i mean i've seen people from all walks of life participating, it's a great way to promote a healthy lifestyle, at the same time being able to bond and have fun with your team members in the process. who else will be willing to haul your heavy arse over a 10 feet wall? =P some of them even had matching outfits made with their names emblazoned on the back, cool eh?

well anyway, back to all that adrenaline - since Viper had an early bird special for ticket prices, i randomly rounded up a bunch of friends to join me: my uni-mate, his Spartan-mate, his Aunt, and my babywearing-mate. gila random kan, ahahhahahah. my uni-mate had just earned his Spartan trifecta, Viper's considered kacang for him. among the five of us, my babywearing-mate and my friend's aunt were newbies to Viper. and guess what we named our team? Debab Kingdom, HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

muka baru bangun tido

we chose the 5km (clean and dry) route (12 obstacles with running in between) because i wasn't very confident in covering the 20km route due to its freaking long distance, despite me wanting to attempt the more fun (read: wet and muddier) route which had a whopping 25 obstacles. nanti terkexut pulak the Viper newbies =D~ next year perhaps?

or perhaps they could create a 50-obstacle course with very little running in between. LOL

muka cun sebelum start course

the start time that we were assigned to was at 8.30am. word of advice, if you want to avoid the human traffic buildup at each obstacles, you might want to choose the earliest start time possible. plus, the weather won't be hot. luckily for us the skies were very accommodating; halfway through the course, it started to drizzle.

i'll just let the photos do the talking. there weren't that many, but i'm glad there were any at all. i didn't bring my phone during my first Viper event because i didn't know what to expect, i mean i had to immerse my whole body into a murky watery pit for Spartan, and my phone definitely wasn't waterproof (post challenge i saw my friend from another team posting photos of themselves at every single obstacle hi Yuzmin! hahahhahaha). if it wasn't for my friend who took so many random shots, we probably would only have photos of ourselves just at the Finish line.

the three of us in one shot, yay
ada potensi boleh ajak dia join Viper lagi hahahahha

p/s. i should've photographed Fahmi climbing the inverted wall. hahahahahahhaha

we climbed onto the bales of hay just to take this photo =P
team Debab Kingdom
finish!
friend for lyfe