Mugged

Of all the things that happened , I was mugged today. I came back from an interview. As I was walking a motorcycle came from the back and just jostled me with a stick until my tudong was removed. I was so scared, he looked at me and I just realised that I was mugged. It was 12.00 noon, and I just go to a house .Ready to scream , he just disappeared and luckily my mother's friend who was my former employee drove in front. Actually , I didn't realise it was her until she was near.
What a horrible experience !!! I think he wanted to grab any necklace but I had worn a baju -kurong with hides my necklace. Thank god. If I had used my new linen blouse, I think I would have kissed my necklace and neck good bye.
It has been a trying day and I think I will stick to my first plan. Do something at home. I think it is no use trying to back to work. It just does not click anymore. Let me just think of something to
occupy myself. Baking cakes is expensive . Besides cakes have to be tasty , although that I think I could bake cakes. I think I will give it a pass. I still like to cook but not as a career.
Perhaps I should listen to my feelings, my intuition and to trust myself. I am at an age that I should think for myself. I feel very bad . I went to report the mugging. Now I am scared to go the shops at noon.

To work

To work or not to work .That is the question. I have bills to pay. For my house. Some things to buy. Like a book or some little things to spend on. I have decided to find work because the stall is not making enough money.
I have bought two pieces of linen and I had made two blouses. One pastel pink and bright green. My sisters are here .We are celebrating my niece's Mariam 10th ,my brother Mal and my father's 72nd birthday. My father had landed me a job, I had send my resume. I am afraid to go to work but then I have worked for my husband. I guess I am apprehensive, if it doesn't go on well. I am such a pessimist.

Lazy Days

I am at work again. This is yo-yo days for me. There are somethings to do at work. I earn some money. I have stopped embroidering . I did make a rose. It is a very nice hobby . I would love to buy an A-Z book on embroidery. There are two books in Bahasa Malaysia. My niece was asking my mother to buy her a cross stitch the other day when she was around. My sister Yati also is very good at cross stitch and beading.

I am having problem with this computer. I use to think of Comel when I was alone. I dreamt of feeding my cats but when I woke up I felt very sad when I realised that they are dead ... I feel that I do not want any more cats. I don't have money to bring them to the vets. I woke up late to feed them. I cannot feed them properly. I felt very sad about it but I love these lovely creatures.

Life at the stall is hectic from 1.00 - 3.00 p.m. It is sale time. I have bought an English style bed sheet set. It has been quite awhile since I bought nice beddings. I am eyeing an Akemi bed set. It is wonderful to sleep in pure cotton at night. I want to paint the furniture white. Some romantic wall paper and it would be a bliss to sleep at night. Not to forget some wonderful aroma from

real essential oil.

Cleopatra Comel

Last two weeks, my cat Comel died. I was looking out for her on a Sunday morning. I called out but she did not come so I walked to search for her . Suddenly I saw her body. I was so devastated, I did not call her the night before. I felt very sad . I should have fed her , I should have called her but I didn't . I wept for this gentle creature who is my friend. I wished , I wished. The last cat died. I had a wonderful time with my cats which I raised as kittens. I wished I had taken care of them better. My husband said that it's just heart breaking to see cats dying like this. I felt that I could not take care of any cats.

To keep my mind from lingering about Comel, I have taken up a new hobby. Embroidery . Years ago , in 1994 to be exact I had tried embroidery and had bought a book for embroidery. I think it was a Japanese book. My mother said that she had done embroidery when she was sixteen and has sold some. I am trying to do the rose petals. I had bought a book written by Rosita Jaafar and I saw other very nice embroidery books. I still miss my dearest cat Comel and Hitam.

Tiberius Hitam

Last Saturday morning there was a knock at my bedroom door. My father said that my cat , Hitam died in an accident in front of my house. There was dried blood everywehere. He must have been hit in the morning. He had wanted to cross the road but a car had hit him. I was devastated. Gone is my black cat which is constant companion. How I missed that cat. He is 3 years old this November.A naughty cat which fights with every cat that comes to the house. Gone is the cat which calls out from the roof of the house at night. And a cat which calls me in the morning. He always sleeps with me at night. He is my friend and now he is gone. I wanted to find a new male kitten but ... maybe later. Now I only have Cleopatra Comel. During this rainy season, she is not feeling well. So I bring her in to sleep on my bed at day time . I have to find a way to bring her to the vet .

I am not feeling well. I am resting because my voice has changed and my husband felt that I need rest. I will be resting for awhile at home. I had always wanted to do something at home.

First there is this typing service but somehow it didn't take off . Perhaps it's not the time. My sister and family will staying in Jakarta for maybe 4 years. My mother will go there in November . Me ? I don't know if I will go there. If it is the will of Allah I will be there. I believe that when the time is right , everything will fall in place. The other day I just felt like finding out about Eau Thermal Avene. Like it's been there for a long time in the Guardian Pharmacy. It's only now that I am interested in the product . So is Roc skincare. It's been around ever since I was a child. I am only looking at it now. With new eyes. So is everything else in life. There is a time for everything. I miss my cat Hitam ...

Nutritional Yeast

After a week I bought wheat germ. Packed with vitamin E. When combined with the nutritional yeast , it is like cereal and it tasted nutty and savoury .

I prepare both with some warm water after I get back from work at night. Why didn't I know about these two , years ago ? Perhaps I was not into health then . Now I do. I think of buying Soy Lecithin next week. I find that I am less cranky than usual and my skin is softer. Vitamin B complex is supposed to be good for the skin and hair. I read somewhere that Brewer's yeast does wonders for the skin . Nutritional yeast does the same . I thought it was the scrub but perhaps the scrub is good . I found out from the internet, that the yeast is good for cats too , especially for their coat . Perhaps I will sprinkle some on the the cat food. My cat Tiberius Hitam has shiny coat . Perhaps he had found a new owner but he still comes back home.Cleopatra Comel doesn't go anywhere.

I find myself preparing natural skin care. I like it.I like the simplicity and using ingredients found in the kitchen. I found an anti-wrinkle skincare from Expert Village presented by a Miss Jeesaa Gupta. I had downloaded the video. There's an anti-wrinkle skincare which I particularly like. I realised that I am more into Indian skin care. I had just tried an anti-wrinkle formula using curd, honey and sugar. I had just used it and my skin feels soft. It seems that I will be making these easy skin care for years to come.

Aidil Fitri

Aidil Fitri has passed and I am back at work. At first I did not want to work . I had a tiff with my husband before the Eid . I had bought a lot of cleansers. Pond's cold cream , a cleansing oil ,a spot scrub, my old soap and toner , a turmeric night cream which my mother had also started using. I went for my first facial ever. My sister had persuaded me to try . So , I went along.

I will be using a new skincare with my old one. It cost a lot but my sister has given me to try .Dear sisters. I will be using the cucumber milk when I have time. I have a not so dry skin and I should use a moisturiser along with the Aha Scrub,toner and the pomegranate sun block said the beautician . My husband said I should go for the baking classes. Perhaps I will go , perhaps not.

A few days ago, I had purchased a nutritional yeast. It had a nutty taste and it was quite nice. It reminds me of soup . Since it is said to be packed with vitamin B , I decided to have it. Maybe I will buy wheat germ since I have confused the former with Brewer's yeast.