My Little Orange Car

Yesterday evening I had some time to "drive" around my cute orange car. Its been around since I was much smaller...hardly walking yet.

Now I can fully make use of the car as my plaything.

Ngong...ngong...ngong!

Hmmm...its not picking up speed, I wonder why!

What! No engine?

Maybe its time for a major overhaul!

Well, there goes another evening at kampung. The orange car stays at kampung when we go back to our Seremban home. There are many toys at home to keep me occupied.

See ya on another ride.

The Story Teller

Ok guys...lets sit around here and I'll share some stories with you. Staying at kampung has lots of advantages during my 8 to 5 routine.

Come here...I can't be sitting here all alone.

Pa loves to tell me the story of Skimpy & His Friends; how he became friends with Flyen the owl, Munchy the cow and Tappy the peacock. But then initially, Skimpy was not the friendly type to the dislike of Flyen, Munchy & Tappy.

It all started when Skimpy wanted to find the golden fruit tree in the jungle after surfing the internet.

To make it more rewarding, whoever finds the golden fruit tree shall be rewarded! So, Skimpy went back to his village to seek advice from his grandfather.

Soon, Skimpy was on his way into the jungle alone.

Ouch! The cement floor is really hard. Aaah! This little guy makes a nice fluffy seat.

So, where was I?

Aaah...the jungle! The moment Skimpy set into the jungle, a big tiger was waiting.

Growl! Roarrr!

Come...if you want to get it with my little Kung Fu move...The Crane Stance

Aww! Come on Ma...I haven't finished with my Skimpy story yet.

Sorry guys, have to cut short the Skimpy tale here. Time for my evening 'bo bo'. We have to leave for our Seremban home after Maghrib. Come on over and we can read the Skimpy & His Friends book together.

Hmmm...gotta go!

Don't forget to come over, okay?

Morning Ride

One of the highlights of the day for me at kampung is the morning rides with Atuk & Wan on his motorcycle around the kampung. I call it 'toot toot' with Atuk & Wan. In our rounds, we'd be able to see cows, geese (I call it Itik Ang), goat etc. What a nice way to learn about animals.

Here are some pics captured by Pa one Saturday...

Ok...I'm all set to go with my Jumbo & pacifier.

A little close-up shot of the 3 of us

Woeee! Down the hills and we're off!

Bye Pa! Bye Ma! See Ya!

Reading Lesson With Wan

I love books and all kind of reading material. I'd spend some time browsing through Pa's DCM magazine, Ma's Pa&Ma magazine etc.

I have a collection of books now; some with colourful pictures and even one with sound! Whenever I go back to kampung, I bring along some of my books. Meanwhile at kampung, there are lots of old magazine for me to go through.

Wan is patient to sit with me when I browse through the magazines. She would assist me in identifying the pictures in the magazines.

Look at us here...so engrossed in the magazine.

I would flip the pages to look for nice pictures.

Thanks Pa & Ma for instilling this love your books habit in me.

The Performer

Pa & Ma have discovered my hidden talent...performing!

Presenting the main lead...Alisya!

What is this pose, Alisya ... Malay traditional dance?

Ok! You slowly bring your left hand down...like this!

Tilt your head just a little...like this!

Now, you can try it yourself. Good luck! If you are in doubt, come back to this post.

The Red Step

This red step at Ma's kampung is one of my favourite place...also one of the most photographed area of the house. Maybe its the colour...maybe the position or just simply convenient to have a group shot.

Anyway, these are a few shots taken by Pa before we set off for our Seremban home.

I can sit and dangle my legs comfortably here.

Part of the steps can be a nice backdrop...like this one.

Hey...its cool sister!

Whenever we have a kenduri, this step is the place kids hang around and play. I'd probably join them when I'm slightly older...for now, I just sit and watch from a distance.

Oyen Is Gone

On the Friday 20th June 2008 morning, we arrived kampung at the usual time to receive the sad news that 'oyen' is dead!

He died peacefully on Friday morning at the kitchen door after showing signs of illness days before. Mami was really sad that she shed some tears with the passing of her favourite pet. Wan & Mami were by his side during oyen's last breath.

How touching and sad, the life of oyen. It came to kampung from Bang Kemal's family who found it loitering. Having pity on it, they took it home and finally ended at kampung.

The name 'oyen' came from its colour that was mispronounced by Abang Lutfi. The name was stuck till its death.

Here are some collection of oyen pics taken by Pa over the years oyen was with us.

Young Oyen...taken on 25 Nov 2006

Very active and agile.

Lovely orange fur...

Playfull at times...

Outdoor action

Having a shut eye...

Peaceful sleep...

Now, gone forever...

I was just about to get close to oyen...even able to say the name 'oyen' and now its gone. Maybe Mami is thinking of a replacement for oyen...but not too soon, I guess.

Bye bye Oyen!

Lets Play Ball

I have a collection of balls at kampung and in our Seremban home...a lot for a girl I would say.

There's the red ball...bought at Giant.
There's also the yellow ball...bought during our outing at Bagan Lalang

This one looks like a softball...not mine tho'. Its been at kampung all these while, probably belonged to Abang Kemal or his brother.

Ready for some throwing action

A future netball shooter, perhaps?

Weee! I am getting good at this now.

Up..up and away! Even Wan was impressed!

Okay...I've had enough of the ball game.

These are some of my activities at kampung while waiting for Pa & Ma to have their dinner. I would be summoned in as Maghrib was approaching.

Furthermore, I've been bathed and changed. A kid is still a kid...

Big Slippers

One of the things I am starting to do is trying out adult slippers. I guess all kids go through this phase of putting interest in things belonging to adults.

In the mornings, I would watch with interest Ma apply powder and lip colour...most of the time in the car on our way to Rantau.

With a little kid's persuasion, I get Ma to hand the sponge for me to dab it on my face...minus the powder of course. The lip colour is a definite NO for the moment.

Now, who could be wearing this huge slippers?

Anyone looking for their slippers?

At the end of this episode, Ma would give a little motherly advice not to play with the slippers...especially handling them with my bare hands. Its for my hygiene anyway.

Ok...I'll bear that in mind.

Putrajaya Outing...More Outdoor Pics

Continuing our outdoor shoot at Alamanda...

It was almost 5.00pm when we decided to walk to the playground area.

This bright red playground horse caught my attention.

Enjoying myself despite the hot evening sun shining bright on me.

The evening heat deterred most of the kids from playing but not me!

Of course Ma had to come along with me ... in the sun!...and Pa, too!

I love to go down the slide...with Ma's assistance, of course.

Can't you see I'm having a really fun time here?

After a while, Ma thought its best we head in back to Alamanda to cool ourselves in the air-cond complex.

We spotted this carousel with some kids on it.

Is that a curious look or sad & pitiful look to get a ride?

We had to do a pit stop at the baby room to get me changed after playing in the sun.

Before leaving Alamanda, we took a family shot under the bamboo tree.

Our next location was the Putra Mosque area...a must visit place for anyone coming here.

A pose at this little fountain area with Putra Mosque in the background.

There was not much crowd here...Ma & I could pose any which way we please.

A distant view of the mosque as the day was coming to and end.

The red evening sky greeted us as we approached the mosque.

Its such a wide open space where one can actually run around...not this time for me after the tiring running session at Alamanda earlier.

After Maghrib, we went down to the Indian restaurant near the lake. Given a choice, we would not have picked this restaurant. Its very expensive...2 plates of rice; mine was plain white rice and fried fish while Pa had white rice with chicken curry, veggie & a little bit of fried sotong...cost Pa almost RM15!!

This is the restaurant!

We decided to hang around the lakeside area and enjoyed the evening.

A stream of water shoots into the lake with the building lights skyline in the background.

We were lucky as the lights and water show was on. Here are some shots Pa took.

A view of the Mosque at night from the lakeside.

PM's office at night.

We walked all the way to our car in the floodlit compound of the mosque.

It was such a eventful outing we had despite leaving the house late. What a 20th months celebration for me and Father's Day for Pa.