Sarah's not feeling well...

Took leave today as MIL is "on-leave" as well... so, it's my turn to be the full time mummy at home today. Sarah is having her afternoon nap now... without having her lunch... she's been having poor appetite recently as she is suffering from bad stomach ache.

It started last Friday night when she started complaining of stomach pain. It was unusual of her to say that unless it is really painful. All 3 of us did not have a good night's rest that night. She kept complaining of stomach pain and later at 3am, she vomitted on the bed. After that, she slept through the night in the sarong. And both hubby and I had to sleep in the hall too as our bed was filled with vomit stench.

She was OK in general... meaning she still behave her normal naughty and mischievous self. Thank God she doesn't refuse milk, except that she refuses eating solids (rice or noodle) during meal times and she is currently still suffering from diarrhoe.

"Lord, I pray for little princess. Take away her stomach pain and diarrhoe and grant her good appetite for food as well as a healthy body. I pray for speedy recovery, in Jesus' name I pray - Amen!"

Lifecycle or life-cycle or life cycle?

I am in the midst of writing my lesson plan for my science assignment... and obviously from the title of this post, the topic I chose is "Lifecycle of a.... Ladybug".

As I write and as I search for more information about this topic, my mind starts wondering about the "English" part of it... so, is it lifecycle or life-cycle or life cycle?

It's interesting to know that I'm not the only one who wonders about this... Anyway, i found this interesting reply in a website about this question...

What ever happened to the natural evolution of language? A compound generally starts open (life cycle), migrates to hyphenated (life-cycle), and ends up closed (lifecycle).

Many of us have been in the business long enough to remember when online help was on-line help or even "on line" help. Jeesh,when I was a kid, there was a hyphen in cooperation!

So, what do u think? Do anyone actually knows the answer? Or is there any answer at all? In my opinion, all 3 are acceptable, depending on who reads and evaluates it! ;)

Nursery Rhymes for Sarah (at Month 29)

Before I took my bath, I made sure I gave Sarah some assignments to occupy her time. So, last night, I decided to ask her to read her Nursery Rhymes book, which she abandoned for some time due to her "new books".

Mummy: Girl, study this book, OK? Later Mummy ask you to sing to Mummy, OK?

Sarah: OK!

Mummy went into the bathroom, while Sarah sat down and "read"....

From where I was, I was giggling as I heard Sarah recited the "Baa, baa, black sheep" rhyme! And I peeped through the bathroom door and sang it with her. She stopped reciting and replied.....

Sarah: No! My song!

Mummy: OK, OK... you sing your song.... (Mummy continued her shower)

Sarah: Baa, baa, black sheep, "hair you meh mii moo"....
Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags full!
Er ONE for my master, Er ONE for the dame,
Er ONE for the little boy who lives down the lane....

Conversation about the consequences of being naughty!

Sarah made mummy angry last night and we ended up having this conversation in our bedroom:

Mummy: Sarah, do u know mummy is angry?

(Sarah nods head)

Mummy: Do you know why mummy is angry?

Sarah: Sarah naughty.

Mummy: When Sarah's naughty, what will mummy do?

Sarah: Mummy da-da (English: beat)

Mummy: Da-da use what?

Sarah: Cane....

Mummy: Who else will da-da Sarah when Sarah's naughty?

Sarah: Daddy da-da, Yeh-Yeh da-da, Nai-Nai da-da...

Mummy: Who else?

Sarah: Pek-Pek, Pek Niang, kor-kor, cheh-cheh..... giraffe....

LOL!

Hubby and I looked at each other and laughed out loud! It was really soooooooooo funny when suddenly giraffe's name was mentioned too in the "supposedly serious" conversation.

She's a really mischievous darling. Even though she makes me angry everyday (almost), she makes me smile at the same time! :)

Assignment season's BACK!

It's assignment season again for me... and that means the 3rd and final semester's assignment! Few to submit this week, next week and every following weeks until end of September. Can't wait for my personal Merdeka!

And so... it's back to busy busy busy life for me as a student! Ta-ta!

Traffic jam at Federal Highway

Today's traffic worst than other weeks. Prob due to first day of puasa. Am now blogging fr the car:-p