3rd Laman Workshop - 19 Apr 2008

Last week was a hectic but fruitful week. I had so many things to do all at one go...had to complete and varnish the paintings as Nani had called saying she was coming to collect....so I was doing that in between classes, stealing time whenever possible. Then...had to prepare for the workshop. Had to miss my weekly lunch as I couldn't spare the time :( and to make matters worse...had to do that all alone because none of my kids were available to help me sort and pack things! I was so exhausted at the end of the day... but alas I couldn't sleep...my brain forgot to switch off!!! Slept late...woke up early...tis a wonder how this scrawny body of mine could keep up with the pace!

Anyway...come Saturday, everything was on top gear. Got everything into the car as soon as my son got back from his night flight duty...and drove off almost immediately. Thank God...good traffic flow...but me being me...had to forget the way to Carlton Hotel, Shah Alam la!!!.... *sigh* missed the turning and had to make a U-turn.....but...nah... I was still as cool as cucumber muahahaha ...hey...the show must go on right??? Hehe... to cut the story short... we had a good time...Aniza, Zaiton and I together with the 44 participants. I sincerely hope we managed to instil the love of decorative painting in our participants. I know we made new friends... so...paint away ladies...paint with your hearts...it was a pleasure to be with all of you...

I amaze myself sometimes...

It's just amazing how when one puts one's mind to the task...one can really perform wonders!!! Yup!Yup!Yup! Hmm I do believe I belong to that group of people who works well under pressure...hahaha


Anyway...it all started with an sms from Nani late last night saying that she's coming to collect her stuffs. Now...if you'd been with me all this while... you'd recall somewhere in my past posts that I'd painted for Nani but none that I could comfortably say I'm done with. I'd put them aside on display on my shelves waiting for the right moment to give them the final oomph...well...at least to my own eyes la...hehehe. That sms got the juices flowing...in fact it overflowed to a few more other projects that were put on hold too. I started early just after my dawn prayers and worked through the whole day...very much in time for Nani to collect her stuffs. I do wonder where I got the energy to complete them when since in the past few days...I find it such a chore to even hold the brush!!!...and when I do get to hold the brush...that's all that I could do...just hold the brush and nothing else!!!


I did a total of 4 wall-hung kitchen towel holders, 2 t-pot shaped ones and 2 wall plaques...some of which I didn't change much and had them varnished but the rest I'd done some minor touch-ups. Anyway...have a look see at some of Nani's stuffs that I'd presumably given some oopmh hahaha. The rest that I'd left them as they were can be seen in my past post. I'm happy to declare that Nani and her stuffs are at this very moment already on the way back to Sg Petani. My items are to be displayed at her shop together with some from Zaitun too ;) I am proud of me....*grin* *pat pat pat* (muahahaha that's me patting myself on my shoulders). It's a good day today....I can now go to sleep in peace..goodnite y'all....

Friends Forever

Apart from painting my heart out... I look forward to this particularly special day with my friends. We have had lunch once a week since 4 years ago. We try not to miss even if its just the 2 of us...this is our sacred day where we'd just yak yak yak...pour our hearts out or whatever that fancies us at that moment. After lunch we'd adjourn to Coffee Bean and continue there until it's time to go back to work...oh well...hehehe they have to go back to work anyway.... me???...ooohhh that's my day off...muahahaha

Ja(lady in black) and Su... I've known them since primary 6....that's way way way back in 1970! We'd gone a long way since then...grew apart for a while as we got caught up with studies, family life, work etc but we do meet occasionally for gatherings and sorts. Amer...I knew him later in 1974 where we met for interschool society meetings. He was from La Salle...we were from Assunta. Of course there are others too..Didi, Iqbal occasionally joins us and Abang (once) when he could....but we are the normal four that TRY to meet-up regularly weekly. Ja, Su, Amer...I love you guys...our paths crossed for a reason and I thank God for that. I thank God for all my friends....

I found this quote somewhere ....I'd like to share it with you... "Friends are like balloons...once you let them go, you might not get them back". I believe in that.. again... I thank Allah for my friends... I know you'll be there when I need you...