Joggerthon ...

Am I into sports or activities involving 'muscles' ... that's a resounding NO! Yes, friends & families - you know me well! I could walk for a whole day shopping (ahemmm without buying anything or walk for hours inside a mall) but ask me to walk around a track ... NO THANK YOU! I just want to add for good measure - I was champion in badminton in college, and one of the winning double badminton team in the office ... yes years ago! :P

So imagine my surprise when Pastor Enjut handed over not 1 but 10 of these Jogerthon cards. Outright, I told her - 1 card will do or I suggest to her that I could just put my contribution in her card. She gave me that sweet 'silent' smile of hers - and my heart just 'melt' and I reluctantly accepted all 10 cards! The truth is that, I was 'afraid' of her!! (She's a very kind & sweet pastor!)

When I reached home and share the 'incident' with my daughter; the smart 12-yr old listened and say the wildest and sensible thing! She says 'Mummy its not about us giving money. We have to find money and run!' ha? 'Crazy girl!' Blessed - child of my heart! Then I challenged her that I will only run, if she can find/collect RM1,000 on her card ... so she cornered the grandma & grandpa immediately and got RM300.00! Her explanation was - mummy needs to keep healthy and we have to get her to exercise. She has identified her donors to this. Beware uncles, aunties & cousins! I am sure ALL of you are conspiring to 'torture' me; but I will do this with love for His Church & Glory! Amen!

ha ha! So then the 'old' mind start working - well, I might as well get RM10,000.00 for the church; and once and for all get friends to contribute to my church ... while helping me get into a better shape! Exercise with Purposes!

So here's a sample of one of my Jogerthon card with all the necessary information & details. Please do email me a copy of your deposit, so that I could record your contribution into my card and also attach it to the card!

If anyone need more details-call me, write me, take me out for breakfast or lunch or dinner AND I will be happy to explain - or contact the church/pastors, who will be happy to help/answer all your queries.


This week, I checked to make sure that the shoes still fit (yeah yeah ... I am at the age when nothing grows hmmm except maybe sideways in the mid section!), the socks are hole-less ... all checked and in order. Now is to train or keep my body muscles familiar with some movement ... so it will be aerobic for the next one and half month plus walking around the track! I can now imagine the music of rocky playing in the background, as I get ready!

Pray for me :D that I will at least accomplish this task, with fun filled heart and at the end, I win with a shapely womanly body. As one cheeky friend says .. less womanly...so that he could get his arms all around! I like to state that this friend just have short arms!!


God Bless you all!

Pengawa diGaga Diri ....

Nephew, Anak & Aku ... ujung minggu tu.

Bala kaban di menoa ribai & menoa minyak sibuk ngaga pemakai ke sedap2 amat dipeda aku. Ka 'ngamah' ke dapur enda ngah nemu berapi; dibantai ke bup resepi dibeli kelia muyak, nuh berkuwap ngah. Enggai enda maya tetenguk ke utai ke dipanok sida, ngagai Farley Food Court kia meh aku. Peda aku orang di menoa minyak ngaga la-sa-nya, bubuk & belacan, apuuuuu ko ati aku din; amat ngasak endal sida tu! ;)

Friends all from USA to France to Australia and the oil city of Miri are all busy cooking up a storm!! Every types of cakes, bread, Italian, including the famous 'bubuk' (ohhh don't know what its call in English!) and 'belacan' (shrimp paste) are being cooked/prepared/'stepped'! While I, being the greatest 'chef' of all, always goes for the easiest way out - Farley Food Court! This famous food court just about 5 minutes from my house have stalls selling great noodles of all kinds including the famous foochow noodle ie kampua mee & mee goreng basah :D , varieties of dim sum, beef noodle, kompia, cendol, ais kacang, teh tarik yummmiesss .... you name it (Malaysian food, that is) we have it!!! Unfortunately, no pictures, as I am not in a habit of taking pictures of all these great food! I might one day, when I write solely on the varieties of food available here.

Nya alai, ke ngaga bubuk & belacan; mai sebotol & selumpung maya betemu alam 2 minggu dah agi!! :D Ka pen enda nuju sida Secret Resepi meh tu ujung minggu tu ila enti ka makai la-sa-nya; tang meh udu amat berminyak. Nuh ingat ke di-empa aku di Itali taun nyin kemari, chukup ngasoh meliur!! :D

Bala ngagau ngaga pemakai, aku tu chukup ngagau ngaga repot ke AGM & BGM SIDS, udah nya ngatur program pejalai 'outreach' bala indu gereja, ditambah ke macha repot 100 mukasurat opis ke ka enggau pekit kualiti - aruh nuh sebinggau pala aku tu kemari! Kadang-kadang ketegal ka nulong ko jako, nuh diri empu lebih sibuk! Puji Tuhan, semua udah tembu seharitu tadi!

Whilst all the others were cooking up a storm in the kitchen; I was cooking up a storm in the office producing various reports for the several meeting scheduled in March, compiling outreach program, and preparing my speech (and as I write about 1 speech, I remember having to do another on the 12/3!). I also had to read 100 pages of report on the Quality Initiatives of my organization for the Chief Minister's Quality Award, and that was tedious; as I had to rewrite about 70% of it! I should leave it to the officer, but I just couldn't stand the inaccuracies of the data or the style. Its as if I don't have enough to do! Lord, I need your guiding hand!

Repot/jako aku ke AGM SIDS Sibu kena 5/3/2011 tu semina bisi dibetul ke mimit, laban tulis leka Iban aku tu enda berapa. Nya neh, baru ingat ke 'speech' aku ke 12/3 lalu empai dipikir!!!!! AKAIDAIIIIIII!!!! Ok, hari satu tu aku belaboh. Ngerja pengawa ke beguna dulu! Repot BGM SIDS udah lama tembu, seharitu aku nembu ke printing & binding iya - ungkos RM420++ - udah aku tembu ngaga bup mit nya baru aku terpikir ke patut meri sida alam softcopy aja! Enda ke ungkos meli siti cd ka RM1.00; diatu ungkos aku print/bind etc ianya RM8.00+ siti! Ketegal ka ngadu ke pemansang aba Bala Indu gereja, enggau orang bepilih taun kemari; diatu nuh nambah ngah kerja ... minta Allah Taalah meri pengibun selalu! Nadai utai enda ulih dikerja enti kitai begulai enggau Iya!

Alam aku ngagau tu, geran SIDS Sibu mega berlimpah datai ... Puji Tuhan!! Nuh ngagau meri sida no akaun aku meh 2 hari tu. Arap ke geran tu ulih ngemaju ke pengawa kitai.

Pengawa ujung minggu tu, makai hari pengada bala anak petunggal & ipar! Selamat Hari Jadi Apai Charmin, Bibie & Vera!!

Over the weekend, I attended 2 birtday parties ... eating eating and lots of laughter and story telling! Thank you, children of my fruit looms ;) for the great birthday cakes!! :)

Bibie, Indai Charmin, Apai Charmin, Vera, Larry

Vera enggau kek Yogi Bear iya!