A mother's daughter?

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Ikram said he did some quiz which was put up by a lifestyle, health and medical page.
He answered some questions like:
How often do you exercise? Never.
What do you eat daily? Junk Food.
What's your activities? Sedentary.
etc.
etc.
and with all those horrifying answers, the result said that he will live up to 76years old and will probably die of cancer.

mama: that easy?

Ikram: yep, not to worry considering the average lifespan for a man is 72years.

mama: if you manage to remain after 70, you'll live to collect the RM1.5m I insured your life for!
Ikram: if I perish at 69?

mama: I will collect it on your behalf, provided I manage to outlive you until I'm 101!

Ikram: I hope you will!!

mama: I don't think so, Ikram. As it is now I'm already so tired, juggling everything in one life!

Ikram: But could you please try to be around at least until I could introduce my future wife to you?

mama: Why?

Ikram: I want her to witness what a terror you are, so that she'll understand how I survived my childhood! And she could then write it all in her blog!!! HA, HA, HA!!!!!

mama: Ikram, people laugh at jokes, not insults!! #%^#!!!!

Could my kids be seeing me the way I see my own mother?
Oh, No!!
I hope Ikram is joking!
He is probably trying to scare me off, since he is now in the process of negotiating a Honda Civic instead of the Proton Gen2 which I promised he'll get, once he has a driver's license after his SPM.

I need a brainstorming session with papa tonight!!!!!!!........

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Instant Noodle Doodle.

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Tasya asked me to purchase some Maggi mee in-the-bowl on my way home. She got used to the food whilst studying in London, and thought of having it tonight.

Ikram accused me of practising a double standard.
He has been stopped from consuming instant noodle. I have always insisted that he eats healthy freshly prepared meals, which is good for his mental development.

Ikram: I thought you said monosodium glutamate will hamper the progress of neuron connectivity in your brain?...(I made that up without referring to any medical journals).

mama: yep!

Ikram: How come Kak Sya may request for Maggi mee whilst I can't??????

mama: It's OK for Kak Sya to languish a bit since she is already so clever.

Ikram: what about me?

mama: You have to first prove yourself with valid documentation.

Ikram: well, I've just received my monthly exam result today. I scored 88 marks for my modern maths and 90 marks for my additional maths......

mama:......(terlopong......wanting to hug him from the driver's seat)......Congratulations, Ikram!!! so, all these ferrying you to and fro tuition centres, with me growing old behind the wheels has finally shown some results???

Ikram: Yeah, it appears that it wasn't a result of abstaining from eating instant noodles!!!!

The moment we reached home, other members of the family were waiting around dinner table. I entered the dining area and made an announcement:
'Fellas, listen! Ikram has just received his monthly exam result today, and he scored 90 marks for Add Maths!'

Everybody jumped from their seats.
The kitchen burst into euphoria.
The cats dispersed frantically in all directions as if asking 'what?..what???...what??????'....
Papa stood up and firmly shook Ikram's hand:
'Congratulations Ikram! From 10 marks to 90 marks after 3 months of tuition!!
We are so proud of you!!!!'

(mental note: If Ikram scores A1 for both his Modern Maths and Add Maths in his upcoming SPM Exam, I'll get a pair of imported sarees from Mumbai for the dearest fierce Mrs. Radha!)

Ikram: err..mama...may I have a bowl of instant noodle for dinner tonight???
mama: NO!

Dictatorship rules and is still alive and thriving in my household!!

Happy Anniversary!

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Last night, the person who shares the date wished me 'Happy Anniversary!'
mama: 'Happy Anniversary' to you too, papa!

26 years is a long time to be holding a bond in marriage, what more a happy family together.
Somehow we made it, alhamdulillah!

One thing for certain, it requires plenty of giving but not expecting anything in return,
always remember the goods and forget the bads....
and having tons of humour.

Haven't we heard that marriage is all about complementing each other?
That's very accurate in ours, with papa making up for ALL that mama lacks!!!he,he,he.....

Thank you children for your congratulatory messages,
we sure do deserve them!
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Pain In The Neck.

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I woke up Monday morning with a pain in my neck. No, I'm not saying that I am the pain in the neck! I've got a pain in my neck!!....

The right side of the neck felt very tight as though someone is holding on to my neck, shoulder and the scapula. The anxiety had even caused me a headache and I felt nausea while driving Ikram to school early in the morning. Even the Hindi song played on Radio Music didn't help to ease the cranky feeling....

It was worse as I sat in my office watching the ticker on Bursa Saham. A lot of 'reds' compared to 'green' which was fine since I've not taken any serious position in the current run-up in the market yet. But I was breaking into cold sweat. and the painful neck was getting tighter..

Cannot tahan, I walked to Sartika Sari a few doors away for a massage. I spent 2 hours of office time there listening to all the possibilities of the neck pain. Ibu banyak angin, urat Ibu tersimpul, otot Ibu bengkak, Ibu makan sotong (??),....etc...etc....

Back in the office, the pain is still there, less RM120.00 paid to Yera the masseaur.

I tried to troubleshoot the problem by self diagnosing.

Could it be due to high cholesterol level in my blood? I had it checked once before and didn't do anything about it.
So I walked to the pharmacy and got the level tested. It was 8.55 !! The pharmacist gave me one look and with RM20.00 less, I knew I had to make the trip to my Dr.Koo!!!

Once in Dr. Koo's clinic, I showed the Doc my test result and complained that I got a stiff neck and shoulder.
Dr.Koo: What has a stiff neck got to do with your high cholesterol level?
mama: well, the deposits from the cholesterol in my blood are stuck in my neck veins, blood could not flow properly that's why I felt the discomfort.
Dr.Koo: God, NO! please,please madam, it doesn't work out that way!! Your pain in the neck has nothing to do with cholesterol content in your bloodstream! That's not what I learnt in med school!!!! Please.....

So, Dr. Koo went on and ask a few other symptoms:
tangan kebas? no.
difficulty in turning left and right? no.
gawking at computer too long? err......no, I take lots of breaks in-between.
tough pillow? no, I use contour pillow.

Dr.Koo has always known what I'm up to. My weak stomach, my lazy eyes, my fear of needles.... He has been my physician for the past 8years. He once dashed to my house to give me a jab for my vertigo attack. At that time, the whole world went round and round, I was throwing up everything in my stomach and could not tell where my legs and my arms were.

Dr.Koo prescribed some tablets for the neck pain.
RM50.00 for consultation, RM35.00 for the tablets.
If the pain doesn't stop after 3 days, we'll send you over to Damansara Specialist Centre for a neck scan!
Oh,ya, by the way, since you were upset about the cholesterol, here's a month's prescription of zorcor.
RM125.00 for anti cholesterol......

I swallowed the tablet promptly as I came out of Dr.Koo's clinic at 4pm.
By 7pm whilst waiting for Ikram from his tuition centre, the pain was completely gone!!
It was as if someone had pinched it away!!!...

I called Dr.Koo to inform him.
Dr.Koo: OK, no need for neck scan, no need for a tube of blood to further check your cholesterol, It was muscle spasm! Go change your pillow, measure your head to make sure the contour pillow suits your size.....
and don't gawk too much at the price changes in the stock market!!!

Papa said, as always, I tend to go round and round in trying to solve a crisis. It costs time and money. Should I went straight to Dr.Koo to address the problem, I would only spend 30minutes and RM35.00 for the tablet + RM50.00 for consultation,
instead of RM120.00 at the masseaur and RM20.00 at the pharmacy plus 2hrs.30mins for their services.....and RM125.00 for my anti cholesterol!!......

By the way, I also purchased a packet of salonplast for RM3.90.
That night I asked papa to paste a few on my back, shoulder and neck.
I appeared like a bundle of flesh with postage stamps all over.
Imran: what happen to mama?
papa: I'm posting her to Timbuktu, she's a pain in the neck!!....
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Ikram's woes

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Ikram bit the tip of his tongue, on the left side of his mouth.
He showed the poor crushed thing to us.
His younger brother Imran said he looked like someone suffering from AIDS.
Imran saw a picture of an AIDS sufferer with a tongue looking like that being shown by the counsellor at his school.

Ikram: How in the world do I get AIDS?. I don't share needles (not that I need to use one) and I've never had sex , what more a random one!...
And I'm certain that my mother did not have AIDS when I was born, otherwise, she will not be driving us around anymore, today!

Ikram is the greedy one. He eats a lot and can't blame him for gobbling hurriedly on his food when he has so little time to eat in-between school and tuition classes.

And with an injured tongue, he still wanted to have waffles with ice-cream at A&W located at the Ikano Power Centre.
Once there, Ikram made a gesture to go to the comic shop since he tried not to talk due to the pain.

Imran noticed his agony and said: Abang, orang tu tengok kita and kata ' kesian budak tu, dah lah hudoh, bisu pulak! Tapi nasib baik adik dia hensem'.....

Ikram was so annoyed and gave the brother one swing of the arm.
Imran: Adoi, sakitlah, ba**, bod***..........

I wanted to tell Imran that it was his fault in the first place, but, reprimanded Ikram that his TaeKwonDo expertise is never to be used to incapacitate anyone including his brother.
Otherwise, I'll end up with 2 handicaps at Ikano Power Centre, enjoying the A&W root beer floats.
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