Oh Lordy me.

You would expect that I would be stressed because the kids are with me 24/7 during the school holidays but I have actually been truly enjoying their company. What has actually stressed me out are PEOPLE!!! OMG!!!! There is only one other Kota Bharu Muslimah lady who understands my problems with people and it is her who has problems with people too. Perhaps us two need to move along to our own planet devoid of these human people.

So what have we been up to since the school hols began? We spent 5 days in Kota Bharu, Kelantan visiting our ancestors but of course.

The girls had to do their customary deed of cleaning and placing the gold paper. It is always a challenge when the wind blows them off. LOL! The plan is to staple the papers together next year before we set out to the cemeteries!

We learnt that the girls great grandfather was known as Datuk Kaya Budi in Kelantan back in the day as prescribed onto his tombstone. What the heck is Kaya Budi? And why? That is a story for another day. Honestly though, all these titles are just beyond me. Perhaps the girls’ great-grandfather in the 1950s, the title of Datuk was something bequested for good reason but today, I can tell you that I know of Datuks in Kelantan who have paid half a million RM for that same title. Or more! What for? The heck I know! If people stopped glorifying Datuks, then perhaps one wouldn’t be so desperate to pay for such titles. My own Stepfather is a Tan Sri. For what? Following our useless Government around giving free service? He didn’t pay for it but I just roll my eyes a million times when everyone rolls out the red carpet just because he is a Tan Sri. For goodness sake. Our own Kong2 is a Datuk too. It is just something that was given to him by the Sultan of Kelantan back in the day after his own father had passed away as he took over the role of head of the family. I feel so geli as we go about our day to day in Kota Bharu and everyone greets and bows Datuk, Datuk, Datuk. Why do people do that? It is embarrassing and it is really no big deal. Trust me.

It was so hilarious watching my 2 city girls clean Amah’s house of rest. Our blessed Kong2, he is just the sweetest man to buy over an extended plot of land so she has her own walk path to her home and what more, the man plants all her favourite plants all around her place of rest. He was digging the ground 20 metres away and I was wondering what the hell he was doing? It turns out he had planted a star fruit tree there because Amah spent a lot of her old age taking care of their garden star fruit tree, even selling them to the Kota Bharu markets just for fun. For all that effort that she put into caring for her star fruit tree, she received about RM5,000 sales in a year for her star fruit. LOL! I used to make fun of her because shit, I wouldn’t do it. I am lazier than lazy and prefer to blink to make my money. But they, in their traditional old age, they know the true value of hard work. I respect them so much as they have both worked REALLY HARD all their lives. I could never do what they did and still do.

  
The girls spent every single day outdoors in Kong2’s garden. In KL, they hardly get this opportunity as we live in a condo and the only time they get into big spaces are during the weekends. No way during the week days. School schedules are just too hectic.

Simple things like throwing tennis balls already made them very happy. They cycles, plucked flowers, and God only knows what else they did. I stayed away from the sun for sure. Hahahaha.

And whilst we were in Kota Bharu, I missed the Kizuna event that the company Naturally Plus hosted. The most amazing company, Naturally Plus, who takes such great care of its people and customers. But whilst browsing the event of Facebook, I saw my own face on the wall of the event. Like FREAK!!!! I hate my face planted anywhere. Not unless I resemble Catherine Zeta Jones in her youth.

When it was too hot outdoors, the kids played indoors colouring or watching TV or just monkeying around making up their silly games.

After we returned from KB, I was so tired so T1 made pizza from scratch. Bless her. That year that I was sick really taught her so much independence. She is truly an old soul, my blessed child. She really knows how to solve all my problems.

And after running out of things to entertain the little one with, I allowed her to play my make up.

On ME.

Her eyes lit up like stars on the darkest skies!!!

And this, ladies and gentlemen, was the end result…….

Tomorrow I fly out to Kota Kinabalu to bring love to the people of KK and thereafter my journey to Japan begins. Sending great blessings to all my readers to smile and spread kindness wherever you can, let go of anything that brings you down, and share as much as possible. Always remember, this is between you and the Higher Being.

For me, despite what the world has to say about me (and believe me, they have a LOT to say), I am just content spending my full quality hour every day with my children (PURE JOY!) and doing my honest work from my heart. A simple life indeed.

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