These Last Few Days

on the way to the MRT station me and Ilhan walked past the dead brown grass patches left by the 2-week-long pasar malam.

Ilhan: Ibu tu apa? (he's been incredibly curious lately, always asking 'Bunyi apa tu" or "Buat apa tu?" or "Masak apa tu"?)

Me: Itu rumput dah mati, Sebab tu dia warna brown. Rumput hidup warna hijau. Rumput ni semua dah mati.

Ilhan: Siapa tembak dia?

Me: Err....

i see The Age of Unanswerable Questions has begun. *smiles*

the Husband's due home 8pm tomorrow. Ilhan's at his nenek's and i spent last night packing (but somehow ending up with a messier room). few days back i've cleared my wardrobe and done the 'Clothes to Bring' and in that pile, another 'Clothes to Really Bring' sorting. so last night i did the same to Ilhan's. feeling so sentimentel and poignant as i was doing the packing. like it all seems so...final.

so i've loosely packed clothes, toiletries, loose stuff. loosely meaning setting them aside in mini packs. the real stuffing into the suitcases will be done in about a week's time.

mentally running through a mental checklist of Things I Have To Do Before I Leave. trust me to leave it all to the last minute before i start running around like a headless chicken.

i managed a couple of aufwiedersehens these past 2 weeks.

Aufwiedersehen Nummer Zwei

turi beach laziness with marina and nani.

Aufwiedersehen Nummer Drei

met sumarni, suzanah and salma for a Babes and Mak Babes Outing at the nice and new Botanical Gardens. kinda riotous with babes and toddler and strollers in tow.

Aufwiedersehen Nummer Vier

met up with the NUS babes last night where i did not see what's so great about Ayam Penyet and i almost felt ill at ease in the beginning cos i felt so removed from them. but as the night progressed we settled into our comfortable familiarity and i was glad to meet Haley again after so so long. i kinda admire her. taking the totally unconventional route from everyone else. she's one person with wild dreams and she actually makes them happen. like her very advanced Spanish, going solo to Spain twice (and Mexico this coming May), learning German on top of that, with Fench and Arabic in the pipeline.

Aufwiedersehen Nummer Sechs

met EeVa for lunch after so so long. instantly reconnected, and we slipped back into our comfortable familiarity. it was good.

Continuous Aufwiedersehen

hehe..this one's with salma and nani and our 4-times weekly hikes up Bt Timah. you don't think i'd let all those indulgent aufwiedersehens sit and rest at my hips and butts, do you? i've been working them off diligently with 2-hr hikes up down the hill, feeling comfortably familiar with the experience. i miss climbing.

ok, so that's about it.