I want water.... Or was it a drink?

Yesterday I had to stay at the laundry shop due not enough labour. So, I had to figure out something to entertain my toddler. Around noon, he was already bored and soaked up in sweat. He was climbing and jumping all over the place. I have no idea where he gets all the energy. I offered him a basin for him to sit in and fill it up with water. I used to do this when he was younger. When I had to handle the shop myself.

Anyway, after a long hour, his hands and feet have all wrinkled up. I took him out, dressed him and made him hot chocolate milk. Out of the blue, he screamed.. "Nak Air! Nak Air!" ("Want water! Want water!") I was stunned. At this point Nenek was at the shop to use the dryer. I asked Nenek to look after Hani while I go out with Imran to get him a drink. Just outside the door, he kept showing our pick-up truck while saying the same thing. I was confused. I asked him which drink he wants? At the mamak stall nearby or the usual grocery shop? He kept pointing to the truck. What in the world does this kid want to drink that I need to drive in order to get it? So, I asked him properly, "Imran nak air ape nih?" ("What kind of drink do you want?"). He did not answer me back. But what he did was show me the action of swimming. SO that's what to wanted. He wants to go for a swim. Oh dear! Oh Boy! He did not want a drink. He wants to go for a swim and play with WATER!!!! Aaaaaaarrrrrrrgggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

Anybody knows where I can hire a swimming instructor? Price is definitely an issue though. Oh yes, anyone can offer me their swimming pool? Huhuhuhuh!!!!

Crash... Boom.. Bang...

I was in a hurry. So I just make a quick stop at MIL to get the cheque I had unintentionally left 2 days ago. While driving out of the driveway, I made sure I do not hoard the road due to the size of my Hilux, before I went out to lock the gate. MIL came out with confused face because she wasn't sure whether I was coming in or going out. Well, I was in a hurry.

Anyway, that's not the story I want to share. While I was locking the gate and talking to MIL, a Kelisa backed out from the opposite house. It was so fast, that the driver crashed into Hubby's Hilux. Hilux left tail-light was cracked. And yes, Kelisa was even worse. The back door was wrecked straight to the back. No cracked or broken tail-lights though. She (Kelisa's driver) thought I was backing out too. Hehehe.. When I told her I was even in the car when it happened, well, she just backed away and say everything is fine then. At this point I was not aware of the cracked light. They drove away. And I don't think she said anything about being sorry for ramming my truck. Then only MIL told me, I have a broken tail-light. Aaarrrgghhhh!!

Nevermind. I know where she lives!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

BORED

I'm bored.
I'm exhausted.
I'm frustrated.

I hate conflicts.
I hate dilemmas.

I want to cook.
I want to bake.
I want ..... Hubby!!!

Let's go to sleep.................

J-card Day in AEON Bukit Tinggi

On the 15th of May 2008, I spent 8 hours in AEON Bukit Tinggi. That's right. 8 hours in a shopping mall with Hani and Imran. Accompanied by my brother. He was supposed to help me out with my shopping. However due to miscommunication between him and his girl plus the inability to manover a shopping cart inside Jusco sections, I only spent money on kids clothings. The rest of the hours, long queue for payment, feeding time for Imran AND Hani and tea break for Ibu. Heheh!

I spent RM200++ for Hani's 2 pairs of slacks and 2 pink blouse, Imran's 2 pairs of 3/4 slacks and 1 t-shirt, 2 packets of Nuby's replacement straws, Tigger and Pooh's whiteboard set and 2 nursing bras. I wanted to get Imran some toys, but he was just not interested in any. Except for the whiteboard set which was not on sale!

Surprisingly Hani did not make any fuss at all. Even when we had to queue for the nursing room, she was okay. It's good to anticipate when to feed your baby before she started screaming. Heheh...

As for Imran, he did make a fuss. Reason... HUNGRY, BORED and SLEEPY. These three reasons are my excuses to why I do not loose temper on him. It's acceptable. When you bring an active toddler to place where he is not allowed to roam free, let alone stray 2 feet away from you, what do you expect? But his fuss is getting better. Hungry.. Ok.Let's eat. Bored.. Honey, please bear with me for today, okay? Sleepy... Okay, I'll carry you. Go to sleep. Note, I have Hani in the baby carrier and carrying Imran on my shoulder. HAH! My brother was still hunting for his short pants. Oh yeah, I got my backpack on my back. With 1-litre flask filled with hot water.

The next day I woke up at the ring of my handphone at 10.44 a.m!!! HAHAHA... there goes supermom! My whole body aches!!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

It's one day late. I know. I'm sorry. Please forgive me for not wishing every mothers out there a very happy Mother's Day on time. Hope your day is better than mine.
Let me explain what happen yesterday.
Woke up at 9 am to a very excited-for-no-specific-reason Hani and one not-so-excited Imran. Went downstairs. Turned on playhouse Disney channel for Imran. Made his chocolate flavoured milk. Made Hani's solid food. Got myself a cup of hot cocoa. Sat in front of the TV for a complate cycle of Pocoyo, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, My Friend Tigger & Pooh and Little Einsteins. Took shower. Get everything ready for 6 hours at the laundry shop. Throughout the events, my mind kept reminding me of how Hubby informed me that he won't be around during the weekend because he's going on a trip to Manchester with friends. There goes my mother's day wishes.
After a not so long hours at the shop. (We susually spend around 8-9 hours). Around 6 pm we went to MIL's house to get ready for 'kenduri syukur' at an aunt's house. Hubby's cousin got his degree.
After dinner went back to MIL's to spend the night.
That's how I spend my day. How was yours?

Dilemma dealt... for now.

Thanks to MIL inteference, my problem with my worker is dealt with for now. MIL kinda drilled her to give a reason why she wants to quit. As what informer has told me, she was having problem with her boyfriend. He has been urging her to go back to her hometown. Unfortunately, her sister would never allow that to happen. But she did give another reason for wanting to leave. She wanted to learn computer skills. I have to agree with MIL on this. To what extend can someone survive with doing laundry works. So, as of now, MIL has given her words that she will try to provide a computer for her, to be places at the shop. And she has to keep her end of the bargain where she will equipt herself with computer skills. And I have to teach her that. Chait! There's always a catch. Hahaha! Note that her sister did informed that she has already taken computer classes before and quit halfway because... guess what... she got bored!

It's kinda troublesome not being able to name this girl. Let's see.. SN. That'll do.

Another problem I found out about SN. Her ego is even bigger than mine!! Hahaha... And her attention span as well as self-motivation skill.. almost none. She gets bored almost immediately. When she does get bored, she sulked like a little girl lost her dolly. Seriously. If she's in a bad mood, there's nothing that you can do to make her loosen up. Now, I'm in the service business, where you have to greet customers with a smile. Unfortunately once SN lost her mood, either due to workload or small arguement, she will not smile even when customer was actually trying to cheer her up. And to think she has been working as a cashier for the last few years. How the heck she even manage to deal with difficult customers? That too I found out when she was telling me her experience being cursed by customers for not smiling and mistakenly charged them with extra 20 sen. What was her response... cried for 2 hours and did no go back the next day and told her boss she wants to quit. AHA!!! It makes me wonder how many times has that situation happens during her working years.

Hani has discovered stairs!! MIL's stairs to be exact. Arrgghh!!!! I have been unable to figure out how to block my stairs because its too wide for the two baby gates I currently have with me. Now what do I do? I don't time to search for a new gate. Definitely do not have the time to make a customized gate. HARHAR! I'm not that good with DIY anyway.

As for Imran, less tantrums. If he does throw tantrums, there's always a legit reason. Hungry, sleepy or just plain bored. Can't really be angry at him for being bored. Especially after spending long hours at the laundry shop. I have to give in to him. He's a toddler. An active one. Not hyper-active. Like his grand-aunt commented, 'This boy doesn't know how to walk. He runs!' Hehe..

Why...???

I hate having negative judgement on people. Especially people with lower level of education. School drop-off etc... But today I seriously hate most of them. Why? Having experience of hiring people of low education level has given me the opportunity to comment on why some people stay financially miserable for the rest of their life.

Arrgghhh! I was informed in a secret way that one of my workers wants to quit. She claimed that the work is too boring for her. What the ****??!!! What kind of an excuse is that? Anyway, according to my so-called informer, she was having second thought on going back to her hometown. Apparently she misses her boyfriend. Peh! She has already asked my informer not to inform me as well as her sister. Hah! I knew there was something fishy with this situation. From what I've heard, her sister took a job here in Klang to get mother and siblings away from her family back home. Due to some family problem. And now, I'm assuming sister will be furious to know that she's planning to go back just to stay closer to her boyfriend. I know I would. To add to my headache, informer told me she planned to just quit. No advance notice. And she has been saying this for the last few weeks.

The thought of selling off the business sounds very sweet. It's not easy to find workers. That's why foreigners are most welcomed. With or without work permits. But I can't afford to take the risk. Then again, maybe I should. I hate making decisions. Especially when the business is in question. I'm stuck in between MIL and Hubby. They have different views for the shop. Most of them do not have something in the middle. Either this or that. I need Hubby's help on this. I do not want to go through this. I have had it with interviewing workers and trying hard on pleasing them. What exactly do they expect when they ask to work for a laundry shop??

FYI, since the day we opened, if I counted correctly, we have hired 6 full-time worker and 6 part-time workers. It could be more. I to had to let go 2 full timers. The rest of them quit for personal reasons. We only hire 2 at one time. I know I'm a good employer. More than half of my workers said so. I'm not talking big. Just trying to defend myself in this situation. I treat my workers the best that I could. Guess it's not good enough to make them stay.

Wonder when will she give me her notice? If she's actually plan to.