Pagi yang gelap...Monday again...

My day started at 4.45am when I woke up for sahur today. Came out of the house at 6.30am and went to the gym. This is the third time since Ramadan that I went to the gym. The sessions are low in intensity but I feel that I'm working the muscles more efficiently as the weights are lighter, I really push myself. Orang kata aku sikit giler...bulan-bulan pose pergi work out...hehehe...but I feel good on the days that I went to the gym cuma ngantuk sikit lah. Last week I went for yoga which was just as good.

We did the welcoming hoohaa for the news team who finally moved to this office, 10 months after our team first relocated. The first news bulletin aired for the first time from the new studio at 1pm today.The 'picket board' that my collegue did for the welcoming party along with the ballons, whistles and all things noisy.


Jasmin having "first day at the new set" jitters...she was actually shaking..

Met Iskandar, our long lost friend who sms'd to inform that he's around the area and ended catching up till almost 6.30pm. Almost hard to imagine that we have not seen each other for almost 14 years and yet it still felt that I just met him the day before. Iskandar is one of my late husband's buddies and seniors in the military college. As he put it, he helped in delivering the flower bouquets to me when my late husband could not come to see me...good old memories...Good chatting with him about the kids, family as well as work. This guy has always had the gift of the gab. I made it just in time for buka with the kids as hubby had a buka puasa engagement outside.


At night, took Aisyah and Khairin for the free screenings of Mamma Mia! Perks of the job...free movie..hehehe...and the movie is fantastic. I grew up with ABBA songs and remember doing primary school performances, dancing along to Super Trouper and Dancing Queen. The movie is hilarious, funny, fun and very feel good. We ended up singing along to the movie. And I thought Khairin would sleep halfway through the movie but she ended up in fits of laughter watching it....Go see the movie as watch Pierce Brosnan, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and the rest of the casts sing!!! Fab!

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