it's been.....a weird week.....

 I had been wondering what happened to Kak Nadz eversince graduation. I never got the chance to see her and I lost all her contacts-email address, phone number,social media pages....

One day, I was going through my things in the studio when I was trying to sort things, I came across the stuff she gave me and I was thinking, I need to find this woman. I did what I usually do, I typed her full name on Google search. I found her picture giving a talk at a conference. Yes, it was her. Definitely her. Unmistakably her. I went on looking for a way to get in touch with her and I found her email address. It was her work email address but it was better than nothing.

I sent her an email without realizing it was a Saturday. On Monday, she replied. I was almost in tears coz I had been looking for her for so goddamn long. She gave me her phone number and we started chatting. It's crazy coz she said for some strange reason, she was just thinking about me over the weekend and when she came into work on Monday, my email was in her inbox.

We need to hug each other properly if we ever meet in person. It's been too long and I had been missing her.

The week goes by and I went to visit Safiyya's best friend's mom who just gave birth. It was such a strange experience coz, I wanted to see the baby and we ended up chatting (Safiyya's bf's mom and her husband and I). We later discovered that they are actually my juniors from the university I attended. SUCH A SMALL WORLD. So,her husband started going through his phone, going through random names with me in case anyone rings a bell. And yes, his former roommate from matriculation was indeed an aquaintance/coursemate/friend of mine. He wasn't exactly in our immediate circle but my course was the minority on campus so yeah, we know each other.

Anywho, the next thing I knew I was talking on the phone with that former coursemate of mine. Weird, coz he did leave comments before my social media account got hacked back in 2014. And with the memories recurring every now and then, the posts with comments will still be there. So yeah, we ended up chatting during the baby visit a lot longer than intended. It was nice to meet people with more than one connections with what I do.

Safiyya's BF's dad happens to also know my sailing coach and some sailing coaches I used to sail with. Small world? VERY.

talking

 Yusuf was in the kitchen tonight with us. He was asking questions about human relations and connectivity in general. As his parents, we are always open for any discussion regardless. So, we discovered about his problem in his classroom with someone in particular. It's a girl and she has a bit of an attitude when instructing him or anyone. He wasn't really taking it well but he didn't do anything to her. He just told us how he felt at the time and what he felt like doing. The good thing is that he did not act on any of his anger at the time.

I am quite disappointed with the quality of girls we have today. As a woman/girl in general. There is no politeness in our tone when conversing anymore. Why is that? We are supposed to have a certain sense of restraint and dignity when we speak or when we deal with other people, no? Do we not have class anymore or is everyone just behaving like neanderthals and hooligans these days? Social pariahs of the lowest of levels. Disappointing. Embarrassing too. 

There is also a problem with people's inability to express themselves due to lack of vocabulary which usually results to very vulgar and degrading words. Read,for God's sake. Increase your vocabulary and ability to articulate your feelings. I also promote writing to my daughter and her friends. People don't write anymore. It's sad. Doodling is good too but most of the time, my doodles only makes sense to me....

Anywho, I think people in general have poor human interaction qualities these days. Adolescents and youths are deteriorating in terms of manners and social behaviors. 

coming back to reality.....

 What reality? HAHAHAHA!!!

So much have been going on that I just don't even have the time to write or post or do anything basically.....

Yusuf had a school trip to KL. We decided to pick him up and head to Genting Highlands Skyworld coz.....we've never been there and.....we just needed to go somewhere......Overall, we loved it. We spent so much less than what we usually would whenever we are in Putrajaya......ok,yeah....my kids are shopaholics and the malls just aren't helping.....

We usually head to KL to chill and shop.....and yes, meet up with family....

Had to move my studio to the common area upstairs coz the windows are cracked......thanks to crazy birds.....and the ceiling was leaking too.....so.....yeah.....my printer, my 3D printer,my AMS,my.....everything.....had to move. Shu also got me a display cabinet for all of my.....uh.....figures....and dolls.....yeah.....

I have been getting shitloads of bug bites......can't tell whether they are dust mites or bed bugs or fleas from the damn cat! Damn it! We have been doing everything from steaming to vacuuming to just....intensed house cleaning.....it is so much less but I seem to be getting it the worst......-_-

Lately, I have been......distracted...again....nothing new there.....it's just a matter of what the distraction is.....before moving my studio, I was doing a lot of paintings and crafts....and then.....it's just a mess....

It wouldn't be FidZy if I didn't try to do something so......tedious and annoying but I do it anyways for the sake of making my book look good......that's a lot of OOs.....Hahahahaaah!!!!

another not so mild obsession

 I really think it always starts with one....and then.....yeah....we have several now.....and I bring them with me.....wherever I go......coz they look so pretty!!!!

These are the 5th gen ones.....*sighs* I am waiting for a 4th gen in the mail.....

Anywho, I was at Safiyya's school for a parent-teacher meet up.....aka report card collection for academic performance. I arrived and there were some parents talking. Safiyya and her friends came up to me and we started doing handshakes.And then, other kids joined in. Then, I realized that I was there to speak to her class teacher so I went ahead and spoke to him for a bit. Asked him about several things that's been going on in school. And then.......I was hanging out with the kids again, showing them canva stuff on my ipad, talking to her classmates about art. It was fun. It always is. Safiyya's friend wanted me to wait for her mother to arrive coz she was always the last one to leave so I stayed back a bit. Shu called me coz he was waiting for us in the car. It was funny coz it's always chaotic whenever I go to Safiyya's class. It was fun.

binge watching......

 My body refuses to regulate my sleeping patterns and time again.......no news there.....

Shu and I had been binge watching a lot of shows only coz....well.....we can....we watched Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen.....and then.....we watched.....The Staircase and I became a fan of Toni Collette so we watched Wayward.....naturally.....and then......we watched a whole bunch of Indonesian Horror Flicks coz we usually do anyways.....and Thai Horror films.....oh....we watched Florida Man. Now, we're on From....

I've been playing NTE....and then.....I got stuck on a level that sucks balls coz I can't figure out how to pass the boss fight.....so.....I moved onto Umamusume......and yes.....I have been on Umamusume......no regrets.....never looked back.....in fact......I have been spending so much money on Umamusume blind bags I found in Daiso.....my favorite horse? Kitasan Black, hands down....I like Gold Ship too.....crazy mofo....Yusuf loves Oguri Cap....which made me watch Cinderella Gray....

We were in KL the other week.....went to a Gundam Base in Fahrenheit. Shu got us tickets to The Apothecary Diaries showcase. I loved it all.....I am not allowed to buy another Gundam set until I complete my current set.....it's....been on pause for a long while.....I've been sick....and busy....I know which one I am getting next....

Oh yeah, I got Shu a Tamiya Dash-1 Emperor when we were in Impulse Gaming for Father's Day.....

I am back on my Nintendo Switch.....playing.....you guessed it, Ghostbusters The Video Game Remastered.....for the 50 millionth time.....coz I fucking love it so damn much!

it's not humbling, woman.....it's called genetics....

 This is so random but I came across a random vid about this European girl saying that shopping in Korea makes her humble in terms of sizing. She says that she usually wears small in European sizes but in Korea, she has to go with either L or XL. 

Is it just me or are people completely unaware of differences in in our genetics? Europeans are genetically larger.Taller. A lot bigger than Asians. 

It's not about being petit or small or cuter. It's how it is. I typically shop at the kids section when shopping at European clothing store. Their small sizes are still too big for me. My jeans are usually between 14 to 15 year old sizing. It's completely normal.

So yeah.....if you are European and you're trynna shop in Asian clothing stores, you need to check the sizing coz women sizes are a whole lot smaller than European ones.....I can't fit EU sizing....they are always too big for me.....

I gave a talk at my kids' school the other day

 I wasn't super prepared. I think it's coz I've never given talks or lectures to kids. I used to lecture diploma students and working people. This was definitely a whole different level of talk. At first, I was under the impression that I was gonna be speaking to kids between the ages of 13 to 17 years old. And then, I discovered that I was gonna be talking to kids between the ages of 7 to 12 years old. So.....I had to change my game.....quick.

You bet, Pokemon, hobbies, Roblox and Minecraft were all included into the talk. Fishing and football and rugby and archery and horseback riding too. Their attention level is different. I knew I had to interact with them more instead of just giving out points. So yeah.......I made a lot of new friends by the time my talk ended. Being friends with kids is kinda typical of me coz I can't relate to adults much and I am always babysitting anyways.

My daughters friends consider me their friend and we're always creating stickers and designing and writing silly songs together. Now, I have friends who talks about fishing and football and rugby. It was fun to have them reminded of staying safe online and irl. I really like the fact that these kids are doing things outside of their homes. 

I also met Yusuf's friends. They came up to me to chat. It was really nice to finally meet them in person instead of just hearing stories about them from Yusuf. I hope we become friends coz I am aware of how small the community is and I always think it's everyone's responsibility to look out for the kids in the kampung regardless if it's our kampung or the neighbouring ones.