last nite (since now it’s already 4:30am).. kakak looked at me with her puppy-eye look and asked sweetly once little einstein ended @ 10pm whether she can watch just onnnnneeeeeeeee more citer (handy manny).. i told her – go knock urself dead dear… tomorrow cuti! – not in the same exact words 
bad habit to cultivate – i know.. but then i needed the time out the tv-time provides to me. had to wash all the bottles and tidy up the 1-weeks’ worth of toys lying around the living area.
15 aug 08 – nenek’s birthday – was supposed to be her last day in the workforce – however, she signed up for the 2-year extension though .. and as usual, was inundated with gifts from her workmates. kakak had requested that i get her grandma a ‘necklace-with-sunflowers-in-a-box-with-ribbons-and- sunflower-patterns’..
given that she tends to be particular with her specifications, i took the cowards’ way out and told her i couldn’t find the exact necklace she wanted and compromised by getting her do-it-urself arts & craft packs for greeting cards and bead necklaces. spent 1 hour holed up in her grannies’ room to help her put together her birthday gift for nenek.
this weekend suddenly turned out to be a busy one.. 3 wedding receptions, 1 house warming and a birthday party.
what would u get for a housewarming gift arh? wedding receptions u have an easy way out of the predicament – salam berlapik aje laaa.. birthdays? just ask the parents what the kids are into and find something suitable for their age and ur budget.. (minyak naik – semua bajett ekkk)
11:13, 20.08.2008
‘necklace-with-sunflowers-in-a-box-with-ribbons-and- sunflower-patterns’
good luck, lydia!
hehehe
17:10, 28.08.2008
‘necklace-with-sunflowers-in-a-box-with-ribbons-and- sunflower-patterns’ … carik sunflowers-in-a-box-with-ribbons-and- sunflower-patterns claywork + convert jadi pendant + guna rantai besikal as the necklace … you’re set to go!
21:59, 28.08.2008
good lord. u can definitely be friends with kakak. if anything, ur suggestion is as convoluted as kakak’s description. thank you for the suggestion — will bear that in mind, next time i shop for gifts on her behalf