Feverish feeling

Feeling a little feverish right now......thinking to myself why I feel this way. Then I remembered.....I did too much of laundry this afternoon.....A LOT I tell ya!! Yup....been keeping the dirty laundry since the flood hit us. :P Tsk...tsk...tsk.....Luckily we have a washing machine at home and it's still working even though it was soaked in the flood for a few days......coz I can't imagine doing the laundry all by hand.

I try not to waste the laundry water.....so I used it to wash the mud on the floor outside the house. I shouldn't have done it. I should have realized that it was hot at the time outside and there I was cleaning the floor under the hot sun at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Stupid isn't it? But I didn't feel it was so bad at the time.....didn't think I was going to feel this sick now because of it. Well.....lesson learned.

Oh! I almost forgot! I saw another biawak this morning in front of the gate at our house!  I just came back from the post office and wanted to get in the house when I saw the little creature . It was just standing there in the middle of the gate, staring at me as I walked towards it. I kept wondering.....is his eyesight not working well? Can't the little bugger see me?? It seems motionless.....like it couldn't care less that I was approaching it. I tried to scare him away......but he only panicked as I was getting near him. Maybe he is longsighted??? hahaha....I donno. All I know is, when I was just 2 feet away from him, he started to panic and jumped straight into the big drain! Phew! :P Bye bye biawak!

Blogging right now while listening to Julio and Sting singing.....aaahhhh.....what better way to spend the night than listening to these two magic voices. :) Bliss!!

 

I can't help but think about what happened the other day.........volunteers from The Buddhist Tzu-Chi Merits Society Malaysia came to visit us at our home. They went from house to house to give out donations in forms of food and daily supplies plus money for the flood victims at our area. I was really surprised by their visit. I felt so grateful....so honoured....so touched by their help. They helped everyone regardless of religion or race. That's the spirit! That's what we need here in our country. :) Hoyeaaahhhhhh!!!!

Barak Allah Lakuma - Maher Zain

I'm currently loving this song :). It has an Arabic feel to it.

Head is spinning

A very productive day indeed! Managed to get done the last order for the week! Yay! I did it! I finally did it! Woohoo! So happy about it. I was like forcing myself to finish it.....at the same time I have to make sure it looks good. It was a good challenge though hehehe! 

The weather is pretty gloomy today......it rained....but has stopped. Sitting at my desk looking through my list of card orders and  I realised I owe someone some owl cards. My goodness....I've been postponing making them for so long. I gotta get them done soon or else.... If I wanna take a break end of this month, I gotta make sure all those pending orders are done. Otherwise, gotta say bye bye to that short break. I'm pretty broke  now too.....huhuhu....how ah?? My head is spinning just thinking about it. I need a new strategy....huhuhu

Am just too tired to clean the mud in house today. But will try to clean it tomorrow now that I've finished the most important order. Now...no more excuses....huhuhu....bosannyaaaaa....haiyaaa....what to do. :(

I know I can't always get what I want in life.....but I can sure wish it right? I'm wishing really hard for it.....hope it will come true....  :S

Alhamdulillah - Maher Zain

I love all Maher Zain's songs and this particular one is so suitable for what I've been through lately. Have a listen :).

Mud Festival!

Alhamdulillah...praise to Allah....I am now back at home, safe and sound :). The flood that hit my hometown last week is now over at my neighbourhood and all of us here are now busy cleaning our mud and rubbish filled houses. :P It's like a mud festival I tell ya!! hahaha!

I personally was not worried about anything else other than my studio. I didn't care about the rest of furniture in the house. My major concern was my studio....my little studio. That's my future. Without it....I feel lost. Thank God my PC was not harmed and most of my craft materials are safe too. I do have some of my cards and paper that were damaged by the flood but I thank God that they were mostly old cards that I made long time ago.

I remember when my family and I were staying at Sungai Petani......I kept thinking of what I was going to do if the water level was high at my neighbourhood. What if my PC....my craft paper....my craft tools were submerged in water. What am I going to do. If I am rich......it won't be a problem. I can just buy a  new PC....or perhaps a new laptop.....buy everything back. But I know that's not possible. I can't afford it right now. I was even thinking of recycling the paper and perhaps make a new product from paper ruined by the flood hahahaha......papier mache' products perhaps or handmade paper hahaha.......but luckily I don't have to think about that now since 90% of my studio was not harmed. Thank God for that. I feel so blessed and grateful. I know a lot of people are not as fortunate as I am right now as some faced an even major damage in their houses compared to us.

All the time we were in Sungai Petani, we spent a lot of time watching the news for  the latest updates of the flood in Alor Setar and other areas in Kedah. Since we were there most of the time, therefore I was not able to take photos of the flood during those 3 days I was in Sungai Petani. I was only able to take photos on the day we evacuated and on the day we came back to our house after our stay there. You can view the photos from the slide show I posted here.

I remember not feeling well during my stay in Sungai Petani. That is because I was on a new treatment for my thyroid. But it was actually an overall treatment to help with the other health problems I was facing. Thank God after going through the rough times due to the side effects from the medication, I felt much better and was feeling healthy enough to go back to Alor Setar and deal with the flood.

My Mom's car was safe....because she left it at the mosque that evening before the water level went really high. A lot of people left their car there too. That area is safe coz it's quite high up....the flood water didn't even reach the mosque. Thank God. Those who didn't move their cars away from their houses had to tow their cars out. The tow truck company made a lot of money from the flood victims! One car costs them RM150 to get it towed out to the main road. Luckily my Mom moved her car out earlier, other wise she would have had to face the same fate as the other flood victims. 

I do see a lot of goodness in all this.......one thing for sure, in times of trouble, our relations with our neighbours are now much much closer.....we have all come together to help each other out. Some of our neighbours were staying at the same hotel we were in. So it was nice to have each other around and share our experiences. I've always wanted to rearrange my studio.....but I never did. Now I can! Well.....more like forced to! haha! When I wanted to clean the mud on the floor, I had to take most of the stuff out of the room so that it's easier to clean.....and this was the perfect chance to see the room in a new light. A new layout! And I'm loving it! It's more like cleansing you know......we throw away or giveaway the things we don't really need anymore and keep what's really necessary for us to move on.

No complains.....I'm pretty much happy after the flood. Lots of work to do.....pending orders to get done....giveaways to post and prepare as well. Busy busy busy again! :) 

I Can't Fight This Feeling - Reo Speedwagon

Got this song in my head early this morning....don't know why this song in particular....weird......but I do like this song a lot. I haven't heard it for so long. I don't even know the band!!! haha! I just know and remember this song from way back when....like a blast from the past :D. Luckily for the internet, it's so easy to find out more about the song, lyrics and singer. I'm dedicating this song to all who loves songs from the 80s! Enjoy! :)

Life goes on....

I can't believe that I am now blogging from an internet cafe in Sungai Petani, Kedah. Hmmm.....Sungai Petani is quite an interesting place to be in. Perhaps one day I might move here....haha. :D A lot of you out there might be wondering why I'm here. No, I'm not on vacation. My family and I had to come here due to the flood that had hit my hometown, Alor Setar, Kedah last Wednesday, 3rd of November.

We had to make the decision to leave our house at night last Wednesday because the flood water was just a few feet away from entering our house. They had cut the water supply to the whole neighbourhood that day and was about to cut the electric supply too that night. So we knew we had to get out as fast as possible. Me, my Mom and my Aunt quickly packed our bags and did what we can to save our belongings and place them at a higher place in the house. I couldn't save everything. I just did what I could and leave the rest to God. So much to do, so little time as the flood water came in so fast. A lot of people didn't expect it to be as bad as it did. But it did.

That night when we left, we went to stay at a friend's house in Alor Setar. Luckily we could spend the night there. There wasn't any water supply there too. People kept buying mineral water from the supermarket so that they could use it for bathing, drinking and for cooking and etc. After spending one night at my friend's house, we headed to Sungai Petani the next morning. Stayed at a hotel there since last Thursday. We met with our neighbours at the hotel. A lot of people from Alor Setar came to stay at the hotel too since it's not that safe to stay in Alor Setar anymore. Plus since there is no water and no electricity.....so, better for us to be in a place where we can get the facilities.

Miss my home so much right now. Miss everything there actually. I have no idea how badly the house is affected by the flood. I heard in the news that the area where I live in, the flood water has gotten as high as 1 meter. At other places in Kedah, it's even worse...up to the neck!! It is said that the flood in Kedah this time around is the worst that has hit Kedah in so many years. The last one that hit Alor Setar in 2005 was not as bad. But still, a lot was ruined due to it.

I don't really know how I feel right now. Feeling numb. I don't feel like crying or feel sad about what happened. I just carry on with life. I will face whatever comes my way. Just deal with it. Nothing much that can be done to stop the flood from getting worse anyways.

All I hope now is that I will have the energy when the time comes to clean up the house that will be full of dirt and mud from the flood. I don't know how my Mom and I am going to do it this time......but we will do it the best we can. Slowly but surely......it will all be ok.

I won't be able to work as well.....perhaps for a month or two till everything is settled. I don't know......it's uncertain. I just leave it to God right now. Pray for my health ya!!

ZZZzzzzzz.......

It's pretty hot and sunny outside right now. What a difference from yesterday's weather. It did rained though quite a bit in the morning....but now it's hot! Which is a good sign :). Everybody here in Alor Setar is pretty worried about the flood that has already hit a few places in Kedah. We are taking the necessary actions in case we have to move to a higher ground. I've been through this experience before and yes......it sucks. Especially if the flood water gets in the house and affects all that's in it with all the dirt and disgusting things that comes with it.

I don't really feel too good today. Feel like I'm coming down with fever. My head feels so heavy and my body is feeling so weak. I think I should just stop working for a while and take a nap. I was excited about doing the design for November's giveaway today and I've already got an idea of how to do the layout. But I don't think I can finish it this afternoon.......perhaps I'll continue after I get some sleep. Tired I am.......rest, I must. :I

Lemon flowers

Lemon flowers.....aren't they pretty? It's the first time for me to see lemon flowers blossom....and looking at them blossom in our own garden is fantastic. I can't wait to see them turn into lemons....lots and lots of lemons! hehee! When my Mom bought it, it already has one lemon on it.....but is still green in colour.....it hasn't turn yellow yet. It sure does take a while to change it's colour. I'm so impatient.....just can't wait to see the changes hehehe.... :D

I took the photos a few days ago.....when the weather was hot and sunny outside. Right now, it's raining non stop over here. It's worrying me coz I don't want to face another flood here in Alor Setar.

We've already replanted the lemon tree in a bigger pot. Hopefully it will grow nicely. :)

Rainy days....

It's been 3 days! Yup! 3 days now that I can't go out and brisk walk and cycle. The whole day of yesterday, it rained and rained and rained.......and it is raining still, non stop till now. The weather right now is so COLD!!!! I'm freezing. Wish there was some hot chocolate in the house. Would love to have some right now huhuhuhuhu.....we don't have any chocolate in stock since I have stopped taking it for quite some time now. Really craving for some now....huhuhuhu....

Busy working right now.....cleaned the studio earlier, it was getting a little dusty. Shredded some papers for quilling and soon I'll be checking out the blog giveaway entries. A lot of people joined! I think more than a 100 people joined! Wow!!! I've never gotten so many entries like that before. Probably because of the new rules I made. It was easier for people to participate. Oh well.... the more the merrier! hehehe!

Ok.....I'm off to get some work done. I have to figure out as well, what I'm gonna do for my November giveaway......ooooooohhhhhhh so scared.......oh God, please send me some ideas quick!!! haha!!