The Short Relaxing Break...

One fine Sunday afternoon at Tambunan River. It is graded as Class 1- 2, with some rough water and some rocks. Just suitable for leisure and relaxing purpose. 

Small Sydney 

Drifting down the river like a koala bear family

Relaxing and enjoying the mild drift on a sunny and warm day..Wohoo!!

The challenging spot of the river..but still mild..It's the deepest part though. 

Tarzan swing!!.Wanna try? Scary at first, feeling incredible after few trys! Whew! I love the thrill!! Hahahaa..

LOL!! It was FUN!!

Across the river is my brother, enjoying the 'pleasure' of smoking ciggarete..and watching us drifting  from afar..

I'm looking forward for the fast and furious one for this coming school holidays, and I'm thinking of Kiulu White Water Rafting .. Must be greattt!!! 


Related link: White Water Rafting Kiulu River

(Picture taken from Google Image)

Breakfast: Anything Goes

Put a scoop of strawberry ice cream on top of the bread 

Spread the ice cream

Have a big bite..nyummm....

Not forgetting..A cup of 3in1 Nescafe..

..with 2 scoops of strawberry ice cream on top.. slurrppppies .. p/s Don't wait until the ice cream get melted, drink while the nescafe is hot and the ice cream's still there.. It makes your day!

My Green Backyard

These are the greeneries of my small fenced backyard at a townhouse somewhere in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. My dad planted all these. Well, leaf flower plants, outdoor and indoor are excluded because I planted them. My dad planted the pumpkin, papaya fruits, honeydew, sweet leaf plant for salad and soup and some herbs, Kang Kung, ladies finger, tomatoes, chillies etc. I think there are more than 20 types of plants planted there. It's a real farmville for me.

27 October 2011, 10.26pm

The Greeneries

Indoor plant..Pernah dua bulan tidak bersiram..masih bertahan juga..

Sweet leaf for salad and soup

Apa nama saintifiknya ni? Kami panggil bunga hutan. 4 tahun sudah tumbuh dalam pasu ni.

Lemon Grass @ Serai

Pucuk buah labu kuning (Pumpkin) Sayur Kampung paling digemari

Kang Kung

Ladies Finger @ Kacang Tanduk

Indoor plants

Papaya fruit tree

Green Green Home Sweet Home

The New building of Holy Cross Church in Toboh

The old pict of the old building of Holy Cross Church Toboh

Those Were the Moments: My Primary School


The road in the picture that leads right north, is the road the people of my village, went through almost every day. I walked for about ten to fifteen minutes to school (Srk St David, Toboh Primary School), together with my childhood best friends Baita Carolina Gadana and Felicia Gabriel, and also with other friends. We also walked to the Holy Cross Church, Toboh every Sunday to attend Mass. There's a tamu (a local gathering where village folks come down to the site to sell goods) held in Toboh every Sunday. 
The old building with maroon roof which has four triangular roofs, is the old Holy Cross church building. I was baptised and received my Holy Sacrament of Confirmation here. The figure of the building can be seen in the small old pict. (Pictures courtesy of Gilbert P Lakun ) The biggest building in the green picture is the new building of Holy Cross Church Toboh, the place  I said 'I do' to my husband, the day we  received the Blessing of Matrimony according to the Rite of the Catholic Church. At the right side of the new church  is The Needy Children Home Tambunan and Srk St David primary  school are at the same area .

It was a mission school, founded by Fr. John Quinn,  built in 1935. At the beginning, the school had only four students and only accepted male students. The school was known as St. John School. In 1938, 'The Immaculate Conception Convent School was founded by White Sisters. It was reserved for female students only. In 1969, the primary five pupils from SRJK St John were promoted to Primary 6 in 'The Immaculate Conception Convent School’.

Both schools were amalgamated in 1970. It became a vernacular primary schools (SJK) St. David Toboh, Tambunan. Beginning in the year, the school received boys and girls. The first headmaster was Sister M. Caramel, who served from 1970 until the year 1981 (11 years). In 1982, the school name was changed to the National Primary School (SRK) St. David, Toboh Tambunan. (History Quote from the page of the open Group of SRK ST David Toboh Tambunan in Facebook.)

SRK St David, Toboh, Tambunan

One of the memories when I was schooling here was, I loved being in the library, sitting for hours reading and enjoying the books and the colorful illustrations. I loved to see the pictures of their countries, their homes, school, pets, eyes and hair colors, clothes, the pictures of the places with different weathers..They were so beautiful. The Christian missionaries sent the books to the school. Until now, I still love reading children's story books. I believe, the stories and the illustrations in the books were actually the real faces of the people and places in their country. From here, I started to love English Language subject in my classroom, and I started to improve my language slowly.

Another thing I remember is, when a teacher  scolded me (I forgot the reason), and caned my palm with rattan. It was painful of course. Feeling weepy I went home. Upon arriving home, mom looked at me and asked what happened. I told mom what happened hoping that she will go to school and scold the teacher who punished me. Instead of giving her sympathy to me, mom scolded me back “Tulaa..tidak pandai dengar cakap cigukann..tingu kena denda suda... Buat lagii lain kali..Biar ko kana rotan lagi..”..Adeii...She said that I deserved it because I was not listening to the teacher. I felt so unfair. Huhuu ... But few moments after that, mom gently fondled my palm. “lain kali dengar cakap cigu ba...supaya tidak kena rotan lagi aa..” hahahaa..I burst into tears. She said, next time I should listen to the teacher, so I won’t get punished.  

Nowadays, the situation has changed. If a pupil complains that she/he is caned by a teacher, if not the parents come to school to scold the teacher and defend their kid, it will become an issue on media. The school and the teacher will become famous all in a sudden...hehehhe..but not all caseslaa...

Those years have passed, and will never turn back again..I am not only missing my schooling moments, I miss my childhood and most of all, I miss mom..Those moments were the most beautiful of all life’s season.

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.  ~Elizabeth Lawrence




Our School Holidays 'Playground' 

2 Nov: All Souls Day

2 Nov merupakan salah satu hari yg menghibakan, walaupun sebenarnya adalah hari kemenangan bagi jiwa-jiwa yang telah dipanggil Tuhan. All Souls Day (All Souls Day Wikipedia) secara peribadi memberi peluang kepada kami sekeluarga untuk mengingati arwah mama yang sangat kami sayangi, yang telah pergi meninggalkan kami semua pada 25Feb2005. Walaupun sudah beberapa tahun berlalu, ingatan dan perasaan ini masih segar dengan kenangan dan kasih sayang mama.. Sudah lama sebenarnya saya ingin menulis tentang mama dan segala-galanya tentang kami..tapi....hati ini tidak pernah kuat melakukan sedemikian..sebelum jari jemari ini sempat menyusun kata, airmata sudah mendahului membasahi pipi..kenangan dalam ingatan terlalu laju bermain, tidak terkejar jari-jari menulis, kesedihan tentang kehilangannya, memberatkan tangan untuk memulakan semua. Saya sangat rindukan mama.. Ingin sekali memeluknya erat-erat, melepaskan segala kerinduan ini...sobsobsob... God bless mama's soul.. Semoga suatu hari nanti, saya akan menemui kekuatan untuk menulis tentang mama..

About Souls Day:

http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/disc/disc_32.html

TGIF!! ^o^

Thanks God it's Friday!! Know what it means to me? It means,there's only one step ahead to Saturday, and I will have some extra time to indulge myself on bed in the next morning, spending time with family members (with my pillow mate, kids, my dad, siblings and sisters in law) during breakfast or dinner (I used to call them to come over and stay at home for weekends), operating my own lovely kitchen (mind you hehe), and all happen in my official residence in Kota Kinabalu.. O how I thank God for all these!!

For this weekend, I plan to have a full therapeutic body massage,  buy a pair of new high heels for tomorrow's event (Staff Annual Dinner), saloon, and attending my sister's singing contest to give our support to her. 

Will share you my two different homes: weekend and holidays home, and weekdays home later... Now it's time to go. Hope you guys will enjoy your weekend too!! ^________^

'Best Company'

Ever tried this at home? Or at least somewhere at your friend’s house? Working place? Coffee Bean? Coffee House? Starbucks? This is my ‘bestest’ partner during my crazy hours of working. Ermm..Just a seasoned drinker of caffeine to be specific. It fuels my day!! ^o^ As we all (maybe not all..) know that Caffeine is a stimulant that helps keep a person awake. It is found in many beverages, and small amounts can be found in certain foods. Caffeine is also a key ingredient in many medications. It works by stimulating the heart. Interesting facts! According to researchers at Brown University, they recommend that a person should drink 8 oz. of water for each cup of coffee or other caffeinated beverage they consume, because caffeine induces a urination response in humans, and can cause dehydration. 

Obviously, taking a large quantity of caffeinated beverages is not recommended. I know. Nevertheless it is still way too irresistible!! ^.^

However, (sobss..lol) The deeper that I read about the positive and the negative effects of taking too much of caffeinated drinks, the more I feel like I am reading a letter of warning to save my health and life.  Pheww!! But...zzZZzz..I still need it like I need company when I’m lonely..I’ll try to make it a cup a day, instead of 3..Wish me all the best!

Effects of Caffeine (Reading material for better understanding on the - and the + effects of consuming caffeine)

Have a nice day!