Driving lessons

For our daughter.  Did I ever mention here that our daughter is all grown up?

Yes I think I did.  A few times, lol.

She is now 18.  And the first she thought of is how to learn to drive.  In fact she is getting better at it.  She has been on the steering wheel numerous time over the years, and since she is now 18, the subject is discussed more often..

I guess its normal here to be able to drive.  In fact thats the first thing people thought of when reaching 18!

She is excited to drive and go places and I dont blame her.  I was in her shoes before.  I knew to drive when I was 16 and got my driving licence the minute I reached 18 so no surprises there.  I think she began her interest of driving when she was 15, I remember we let her drove our rented car in New Zealand while we were on holiday, lol.  I am trying to look for that picture but havent found it.  I will definitely post it when I find it :)

And for now, we do let her to drive ocassionally and with full supervision of course.

Anyway, the other day hubby and I went to LTD to find out on how to apply for a driving licence.  It was donkey years ago for us, I am sure all the rules have changed.  Even the department has moved to Sungai Akar.  A good 20km away from our house. 

We found out she has to apply for a temporary licence first before she could start on anything.  And then we can choose which driving school she can go to to start her lessons and eventually her driving exams.

Once that done, she is ready to drive!  So exciting lol.

The Land Transport Dept where to get the driving exam and licence

The form she has to fill in, with her own handwriting!

This is the place to conduct the driving test or exam

This area is like th real thing, with traffic lights, zebra crossing and all

The driving school personnel where we could get the reference

We are interested on this one since its nearer to home

Look at her!  She couldnt wait to drive.

Scrapbooking - My first scrapbook

I have a new hobby!  Its scrapbooking.  I've known about this past time activity for a while now and seem to like what I see.  Its a joyful and fun activity and could be done in one's spare time.  Although it can be time consuming and quite expensive to buy all the materials and supplies.  But I guess if you like something you dont mind spending some money on it.  And in my case I try to reduce the cost and look for alternatives to buy the materials from ordinary stationary shops rather than scrapbook shop which could be quite expensive.

And its so much fun.  It requires some creative thinking and you could let your imagination to run wild in terms of decorations and designs.

I was interested but didnt know how to start.  Then I saw someone offered scrapbooking service for birthdays, holidays, anniversaries and so on.  I ordered one for my daughter last birthday and I was hooked.  She was very creative and I liked her design.  And the rest is history hehehe.

And right now I almost finished my first scrapbook.  Its about our holiday trips over the past few years.  It enjoyed doing it and not hard to do at all.  As I said you are led by your own creativity and imagination.  There is no right or wrong.  You just do it.

And here is my very first scrapbook.  I intend to do again for other ocassions or make money out of it, who knows!

My first scrapbook

I enjoy doing it

My daughter took this pic while I was busy creating my scrapbook

22 years and counting..

I just realised when I looked at the date today.  7th May 2012.   Its my 22nd anniversary working for Shell.  22 years!  Its a long time.  I started working when I was 22, 22 years ago in 1990.

How time flies.  And how I've spent so much of my life working and be a career woman.  Although I feel I havent accomplished much in those years.  And thats why I feel its time for me to think of doing something different.

There are so many opportunities out there.  Life is not confined to working for other people.  And I am not obliged to stay here forever, Aint I? I could go out and explore and try new things in life.  I am not afraid of change.  In fact I welcome and embrace something new.  Its a good thing, for me to grow and change for the better.  Am I right?

22 years are long enough for me, or anybody else for that matter.  Should or shouldnt I think of doing something different?

My daughter birthday dinner

We had a family dinner for our daughter 18th birthday last thursday night.  Everyone attended except one of my brothers who was working. A few of our daughter's close friends also came.  We had a blast and everyone had a good meal, I think!  The theme of the night is Thai food.  I had a Thai lunch on the same day so I was a bit over the top for the whole Thai thing that I didnt eat anything much that night!

It was really a good meal, and I also gave some food gifts to take home.  I enjoyed doing such thing like organising parties, outings or gathering so its all good, good....

Now on to some pictures.

While waiting for the food

I was distributing the iced cookies

We had one game while waiting for our order.  Who sent the fastest text based on a prepared wordings win a B$10 recharge easi card

The winner of the fastest texting game

Two of my brothers

My daughter with her friends and two of her cousins

Us

My daughter with my brother and his wife

The Iced cookies and pavlova to take home

My daughter with all her gifts

 

Nur Wanita Restaurant

I always wanted to try out this restaurant, merely for the fact that it has a very feminine name!  This restaurant serves Thai food.  I like Thai, they are quite nice, food mostly spicy but sour, sometimes mild sometimes hot on the tongue.  Although my preference is more to the milder version of Thai food.  We gotta give this restaurant a go.  My favourite Thai restaurant is Lemongrass Restaurant.  If this restaurant can beat Lemongrass then I am going to be a regular patron hehehe.

We arrived at lunch time and the place was almost full.  Thats a good sign :)  We found a table for two at the corner, away from everyone else near the entrance.  First impression - the deco and ambience was ok, brightly lit and comfortable.  But the patrons were mostly noisy and talked all the time.  My guess they were mostly people from nearby offices having their lunch break.  But it was ok, no problem.

We ordered just a few.  And all I can say, they are a bit bland.  Not up to my expectation.  And I didnt remember to order Thai most popular Tom Yam Soup!  Lemongrass by far the best Thai food in town.  Thats my opinion anyway.

Photos taken using my HTC, I didnt bring my camera but the photos from my phone still look good.

Nur Wanita Restaurant Kiarong

Hubby's rice noddle soup with chicken

Hubby seemed to like his choice.

This is scrambled eggs with chicken and I had no idea why I picked this dish!

My chicken cashew nuts with rice - a bit bland, Lemongrass version was much nicer and tastier

My daughter is now 18

Today 18 years ago, was the best day.  The arrival of my one and only, Apple of my eyes by far the best thing that ever happened in my life.

She is just so precious, the best daughter anyone could ever have and dream of.  She is the most loving, wonderfully witty, full of fun, understanding and accomodating person on earth.  Especially to me :)

So thank you my beautiful for being the best daughter in the world.  I wish you all the happiness and good health in life.  May Allah bless you with all His Rahmah and Berkah.  And all the best things in life.

Enjoy today!

Love you lots......

This is what I see every day..

As I mentioned here recently our office building is under major facelift and renovations.  And the contructions are on going right now.  I used to love to watch outside and saw the beautiful sceneries and the walks of life, but not anymore.  See what we see everyday now!

This is from the 12th floor and I feel sorry for these lads that they have to work outside at that level.  Must be scary but I guess they are used to it.  I also hope they are properly secured and protected from any potential injuries.  (Can you detect a slight hesitation and worry on the lad's face?  I can!)  As for someone who works for Shell, I feel safety is paramount.  And I dont want anything to happen at this place.  The contractor need to step up and look into their safety more. Cant help to think how far down it is from the ground!

Anyway gotta be patient, at least this is just temporary.