Driving License : Series 1

I am in the process of applying New Zealand driving license....and I > sangat phobia dgn process2 nak mendapatkan lesen ni, okay. My family mesti ingat la kisah2 masa nak ambik driving license dulu...after SPM, 1995. All in all, mmg bukan kenangan terindah la bab mengambil lesen. So here I am....going to do this all over again.....

Today...citer step one utk apply lesen kat NZ ni. Isi application form + bagi supporting documents + set appointment date untuk Theory test. I and Din pi la kat NZ Automobile Association kat Auckland city (Albert Street). The process takes about 20 mins per applicant....and agak la lama kena queue before boleh sampai kat kaunter. Sambil2 menunggu tu, ambik la guidelines2 yg patut > ada yg kena bayar, ada yg free > gue ambik yg free aje!

Sampai giliran kami...org tu pun check la document2 yg berkaitan.
1) Passport > lupa nak photostate....so makcik tu tlg photostate > kena caj 1 dollar....okay la
2) Copy of license > beres
3) Translation of license from High Com > beres
4) Evidence of address > bank statement.....apahal plak bank tulis alamat MOUNTAIN STREET padahal alamat kami MOUNT STREET. Salah kami jugak tak check pun....thing is camne plak bank statement tu boleh sampai kat kami kalau address salah???? Makcik tu kata...tarak hal la...i just crossed here....boleh la accept..so, beres...

Lepas dah beres semua tu...it's time to check eyesight. Mesin senget kat atas tu....ha..tu la mesin nak check eyesight. Dengan yakin, saya pun meletakkan mata saya dan...

Makcik kaunter : can you read the alphabet...on the first line...from left to right....
Me : er....wait...it's not clear...(sambil membaiki2 tudung dan mencuba pelbagai kaedah utk tgk)
Makcik kaunter : The first line....
Me : er....i am not sure about the first box...but i can see the rest...
Makcik kaunter : Then you have problem...
Me : Okay...S..S...S...R....bla bla bla...
Makcik kaunter : You do have problem, you failed...
Me : Wait...wait...I never have any problem with my eyesight...
Makcik kaunter : You failed...you need to see optometris and get DL12 from them
Me : Can I do it again.....please. I can see everything, except for box 1, first line.
Makcik kaunter : You do it twice or thrice you will stilll fail...
Me : Do we have to pay for opto??
Makcik kaunter : Yes...
Me : Then can I do it again..we don't have eyesight problem in my family, you know..(nampak sgt takde idea dah...)
Makcik kaunter : (muka nyampah dah nak layan...)
Din : dah2 le.....buat je la opto. (sambil menggelakkan isterinya....)
See...ni baru bahagian pertama...sudah ada 'kes'. Apa kes??? ....kluar dr AA tu...muka tetap tak puas hati....

Tapi yg penting...lepas dah abih check borang dan bayar....process seterusnya ialah ambik gambar. Yg ni agak puas hati la > pasal ari ni pakai tudung baru. So ambik gambar penuh keyakinan sebab muncung tudung ni baik punya + tidak ada kedutan2 tanda tudung tidak digosok.....hehehe....

Kesimpulannya : walaupun hati panas kerana fail eyesight test and nak kena incur cost lagi jumpa opto, yg lebih penting gue 'perasan' gambar "CUN"! Unless makcik kaunter tu jaki dan cuba 'hack' gambarku???? adakah mungkin??....till next series...

What goes around, comes around

....kata Justin Timberlake....hehehe. ni takde kena mengena ngan mamat tu pun...it's just that hari ni i discover something related to that quote.

I used to say this to my mom.

"mok ni kalau dah pandai masak kuih A (letak la apa2 nama kuih pun)....kuih A la manjang dimasaknya. Weekend lepas kuih A. Org dtg kuih A. Nak bawak gi surau kuih A. Nak bagi orang kuih A. Tiap2 minggu kuih A aje. Nanti dah lama2, jumpa kuih baru pulak, kuih A pun dilupakan....sampai resepi pun tak ingat dah"

respond mak..."ye ke....hehehehe. ala mok sukat ikut suka je. ha tolong la tulis resepi tu sementara ingat ni".

bukan la membebel kat mak....cuma rasa kelakar dgn perangai mak yg tu. even, kadang2 selalu jugak dok tergelak2 dgn adik2. sorry mak....ehehehe. gelak je...tapi makan tetap makan.

anyway... 'what goes around comes around'....kan...i have just discovered that i got the same habit.

Last 3 weeks i made tiramisu....untuk makan sendiri.

Then, I made tiramisu untuk bagi kat Husna and Halim, jiran kat 9i.

Last week, I made tiramisu untuk bagi kat adik2 jiran kat satu level ni....untuk makan2 sambil study for exam diorang.

Hari ni, I make tiramisu untuk bawak ke majlis tahlil postgrads @ city.

Pastu, ada lagi tiramisu dlm peti untuk dimakan apabila perlu.

Sama tak??? Three weeks in a row, with multiple occurence within a week. Camne??

2-3 bulan lepas dok kerja buat cream cheese dlm puff pastry tu. Asyik ulang kuih tu je...hmmm...

To conclude :

a. you have to be in someone's shoes, to be able to know why someone behaves in a particular way. Masa dulu blum jadik mak/wife. Skarang...baru tau yg mom will do anything yg bikin family happy. Masak food yg anak2 suka, antaranya. Dulu saya suka sgt kuih akok masa skolah2...bila balik je cuti sekolah, mesti mak carikkan kuih tu utk saya.

b. apa yg kita buat kat mak kita....akan jadi balik kat kita. gelakkan mak sgt....now i deserved to be laughed at. hehehe....nway, mak pernah gak kata that dia and makcik suka gelakkan nenek coz of her kekerapan ke toilet. I think both mom and auntie have the same perangai now. Mungkin sbb umur dah meningkat jugak.

c. Pernah dgr org kata "apa yg kita mengata kat org, benda tu bermain2 atas kepala kita, tunggu masa je nak jatuh. satu hari, mungkin kita akan buat balik apa yg kita kutuk tu". Jadi, diri saya sendiri mau ingat la.

I posted some of my fav pictures with mom. Taken when she was here last year.....agak pening mak nak layan anak dia ni posing...hehehe...

***hari ni ada tahlil untuk arwah ibu sahabat kami, Syikin. Diakhir tahlil, Presiden kami, Anas reminds us ttg mengingati mati. Sedih dan teringat ttg keluarga....sbb tu saya buat posting ini...

Whenever I think of You....

ada mcm best title post ni??? frankly, I am out of idea nak bagi tajuk apa....pastu, teringat satu movie ni. Dlm cerita tu, hero (Takeshi ke sapa ntah...janji hensem) bagi satu kotak gambar to his ex-gf, and ada satu note bagitau something like "these pictures were taken whenever I think of you". So....the pics say it all la....diawal pagi.....sekembalinya Din dr kerja......

Laut......
dan beautiful white beach.....reminds me of home...walaupun kat kg tak nampak la dolphin, tapi boleh makan kepok lekor and sotong celup tepung....lagi best!!

tgk awan dan rumput......pun reminds me of home....yg ni apa?? akibat pencemaran kah??dan last skali, diwaktu gue buntu di office.....tiba2 nampak pelangi...sort of reminding me that ada yg indah selepas 'keperitan' ini...acehhhh...

Hello and goodbye...

A few events worth to be remembered....

First....

Hello......Auntie Adle. Adle, my friend came for a few days visit. Her travel itinerary was so packed, so terpaksa la jumpa di tgh2 malam yang sejuksss. Nevertheless, Adle tetap berjaya menambat hari Adelia.

Goodbye....Auntie Adle. Walaupun kelam-kabut ke airport sbb 'ter'overdose tidur...we managed to bid her farewell on time. Itu pun masih dlm kelam-kabut, coz we were 'occassionally' interrupted by people. Just a quick note : "tidak sesuai utk promote perniagaan anda disaat2 org tgh rushing nak kejar flight, okay!".

Then....

Goodbye.....rumah lama. Sayang sgt rumah ni.....dan berat hati juga mau pergi. But, the second bedroom remains unused....jadik tempat store saja. So, tidak efficient la plak 2 bedroom apartment ni. Then, though most jiran2 sudah tak bikin havoc lagi....tapi tetap jugak ada yg suka main mahjung di tgh malam. Plus, takde parking la rumah ni. Disertakan gambar penulis mencuci ovennya dgn Mr Muscle. Agak la menyesal menduduki rumah yg besar kerana apabila tiba masa mencuci.....waduhh.....capek...capek...(capek = penat, betul kan???). Tak cuci kang nanti bond melayang....Alhamdulillah, all efforts mencuci dibalas dgn full bond refund.

Hello.....rumah baru! Pindah lagi??? Yes, in less than a year, we moved to another house. Reason : this one is nearer to Adelia's new kindy. Very2 near......plus takyah naik bukit lagi utk hantar Adelia. Oh yes...Adelia's mum is so 'sayang lemak2'...malas nak jalan 'jauh' nak hantar Adelia. It's a one bedroom apartment though, tapi okay la.....enough space for everyone. Adelia and her toys...mummy and her papers...and dad with his...errr....SkyMovie?? (mcm Astro la kot??!).

and koridor 'tempat menunggu'.....(Adelia tertidur sambil tunggu Din bersiap nak keluar...).

Finally...

Goodbye.....Theresa and the team at Alten Road Kindy. Adelia will surely miss being cuddled every morning. Adelia brought cakes for the teacher.....the only thing we ever give as a present. It won't be able to repay your kindness, though. Luckily mom was not there to pick Adelia on her last day at Alten Road. According to Din (...who, of course, knows me well enough)...kalau mom ada.....pasti-la mom yg sibuk nak nangis bila teacher2 hug Adelia to bid farewell. Mom mmg ratu air mata....ahahaha....

Hello.....Linda and the team at Symond Street Kindy. Alhamdulillah...Adelia, takde masalah dgn environment baru. Siap pujuk lagi her friend yang sama2 baru pindah ke kindy baru ni, Thea Rose, supaya 'dont cry, your mum will pick u later'. All in all, Adelia boleh adapt dgn baik penjaga baru, kawan2 baru dan tempat baru. Though ada jugak dia complaint 'Abang push me', tapi itu aje la. Mana tak....in comparison to the other kids, Adelia is the smallest. Kalu lari2 and terlanggar ngan Abang2 and Kakak2 lain yg besar2 tu...mmg la terpelanting Adelia. So far so good....hopefully Adelia okay dan takde apa2 masalah. Yang pasti, balik sekolah je kelaparan dan kepenatan. Akan makan dan tertidur sambil makan. Adakah busy sgt bermain disekolah??? Agaknya lah tu...