better be pound wise...than penny wise :)

Dunno whether wanna luff,cry or just simply sing,at once.gerbill wud hv gone mad,so does dennis the menace,neither luff,nor cry nor even sing cud xplain the situation am in,helpless wud be the right word.it all started when my other haf brought home a jar full of almond London cookies around 4pm today.saw the jar was brimming with the moisty chocy thingy in papercup.tot,ahaa wud grabbed those yummie cookies later,probably after doing my round of orbitrac cycle.at 7pm…was all ready,clad in sarong,saliva oozing at the tot of having those almond London cookies,all by myself in front of the telly in the master bedroom.haha noway buddy boy…ure late!!!not a single papercup canbe seen inside the jar…huuuuu probably shah had stored em in another jar,so I tot.went to the pantry n from top to bottom,end to end,every possible container,Tupperware,even the wall’s new 1.7 ltr icecream plastic oblong boxes weren’t spared from my prying eyes…searching for the said cookies!!!~stirred shah attention while going thru the pantry shelves…she came n asked what was the commotion all about.told her need to hv those cookies,my voice all tensed n firm.she just simply said…”nomore cookies left for u,dearie” n while doing so,letting out a giggle.erkkssss u meant the whole lot?she nodded n went away,dunno where,probably to the living.
Sing a lullaby,cry baby cry,laugh out loud…pissed myself for proscratinating on having those almond London,when the opportunity presented itself!cant let good things just fly out of the windows,don’t u?since school holidays commenced,all the boys n gals were 24-7 at home…okie dokie minus 4 dys at tiara beach resort in teluk kemang,another 4 dys spent in pj,kl,nilai n subang jaya,visiting their grandmum,shooping for school uniforms n stuff,etc.went to polo tower,opposite raintree club near the selangor polo ground,jalan ampang hilir too,paying my big sister,akak zaini a visit.in all we were away from home nearly 9 full days.back to the subject of all the boys n gals holed 24-7 at home…every dine or meal time= like a feast.b/fast,tea-time,snack-time,lunch time (we don’t approve brunch at this address),tea-time again,dinner n the occasional supper…lively,kids jostling for food,cramming the main table for best seating…at times there were dishes didn’t even make it to the main table,esp dinner time where the elders wud normally hi-jacked the food (they usually prepare food for dinner,under shah commanding eyes,alas they had em all by emselves)…haha fun me might say.needed 15kgs of rice,9 chicks the very least,4 kgs of beef,squids,prawn/shrimp,fishes…large quantity,rice vermicelli,instant noodle or the usual yellow noodle,6-8 loafs of those gardenia’s super bonanza,tuna in brine/vegy oil,kraft cheese,nutrigen…thrice weekly (7 bottles per serving),fresh uht milk,koko krunch n honey stars,fresh vegeys,fruits,butter,bread spread : peanutbutter,jelly n jam,ketchup,soysauce n numerous spices,cakes etc.capital n labor intensive to bring up a large size family like mine…but its worthwhile,priceless.
In any large size family,the day started early…mind u waking up all the 7 of em at 6 am for the morning prayer.most of the elders stayed up late…we (shah n me) let our guard off during year end school break…gave em ample time for emselves,so they usually wud watch the tube till well past midnite,since they dun hv the opportunity n means to watch those programmes when they were at their respective hostels,u know la boarding school…no time to watch telly  so we gave em free reign of the astro decoder,9 pm upwards.after morning prayer…all chaos n hells broke loose.we even hv had 2 washing machines,just to accommodate n speed up the washing cycle…two waterclosets n 2 bathrooms aint enuff when all of em kids were home at once.we hv the longest clothes lines in the entire village…hehe.a permanent line,measuring 5’-0” x 15’-0” (5 lines) n 3 units of mobile clothes hanger.when the rainy season,we even hanged the clothes using the awning steel structures haha what a beautiful sight to behold,cuz life is s0 beautiful!due to the extensive washing,our detergent supply = come in xxl size boxes.even the dish washer = 5 litres haha.a regular size fabric softner,good maid wud see life in just 5 days  goodness me u might say,but the bare truth is freightening for n e one not used to : having a big family.anak2 itu rezeki,yeap so true.ada shj rezeki yg dikurniakan oleh allah taalla to both of us,in many unexpected ways.(when the annual budget was tabled by pak lah in oct…no bonuses for the public sector…the sivil ppl felt they were taken on a ride…hehe what do u think guys?)what about me?me my own king.ladyluck many wud say,to me rezeki from allah taalla…awarded a small joblot from mpoc.mydin mall in subang jaya…u rascal…haha,am just a medium…my wallet just a transit point…hard earned cash from the joblot…went into mydin ever bulging coffers in no time.itulah keajaiban allah mentadbir perjalanan hidup kita ini…the journey is the best n fun part before reaching the destiny.glad am part of the entourage …can sing luff or cry during the expedition…as u please.take a fiver n go to any carboot sale…u wud surprise urself to find out what ur capable of buying from carbootie sale…a nos (read new old stock) morphy Richard steel iron cost only 50p haha.a sound excelsior sewing machine = £ 2.00 n brass walking stick errr shud we refer that thing as stick too =50p.btw,no almond London in sight,as yet….