OH DEAR! Part Three

Where Have I been?

I have been looking for this Canon IXUS that went missing after the last photo shoot of a small accident along the road to the bank on the 11th...
(mY real LAST LAP WITH picture rendezvous was the 10th November 2009:- referring to my earlier posting...Who Went Missing After The Last Lap?). Was searching for it high and low... already described in that posting, I think!

The 19th, I was going to the airport (KLIA) to see an old friend off. Before leaving the car, I place my MP3 in the dash board. Nothing was there except our small papers, pen, scissors and odds and ends..

The 20th morning, I was going out with Hafiz to get some breakfast (roti canai and lontong)... While he was closing the gate, I put my set of house keys in the dash board. OPS! Whoopy! What did I see? Was it a brand new one? Was it bought by Harith's Mama to surprise me?

I asked Hafiz what everyone was saying about the missing cam? He told me, Tasha was going to buy a new one, next month when she gets her pay. I told him, I too was going to buy next month but don't tell her. Then I showed him what I found in the glove compartment... IT WAS our missing IXUs. BUT where did it come from?

I called Tasha in case she wanted to surprise me. She was also over excited over the discovery but she was equally surprised How On Earth It came about since yesterday afternoon IT was not there while I put the MP3????

When I reached home after buying breakfast, she took the cam, checked the battery level which was empty the day I last used it (that was why I had put it away then... in my large hand bag)...checked the pictures that I shot that day.

Answers??? The battery level was full, the pictures were all missing and the counter started with number one instead of a thousand over ...

NO ONE in our household managed to solve the mystery of this little adventure of our cute Canon Ixus for 9 days...(from the 11th -20th)... has anyone encountered such mysterious incidences... AM sure some have.


This is the lady in pink that went off and came back so mysteriously after her nine days trip to "no one knew where!". The wall paper is a beading project that caught my attention so much.

WHO WENT MISSING AFTER THE LAST LAP?

11TH nOVEMBER 2009...??????

mY real LAST LAP WITH picture rendezvous was the 10th November 2009. My! Was I excited that day to share my shots of the fountain and what I captured at the park... ? It was my rare "morning stroll" which was supposed to be a jog or brisk walk. But none materialized. There was no jog. I was busy taking pictures, while Harith and his Mama were both having their normal walk...

Excited wasn't I? Yes indeed I was... the whole week I was receiving exciting news. I was rewarded with the most wonderful news in my entire life. On Sunday Harith's Mama decided to buy me a house, which is going to be next to hers in a newly developed township not too far from where we used to live three years back. MY! Was I lucky? Thank you Tasha, May Allah Bless you with Happy and successful life. Amin. You are indeed a Blessed Child.

Tuesday and Wednesday were the days for the whole clan to have flocked together to share each other's stories. Hafiz has just finished his Semester exam and had arrived by flight on a late Tuesday evening. Di had just went off to her campus for her normal lectures. No semester breaks for her. She is now , at this moment of writing, sleeping in a park somewhere within the City enjoying her curriculum camping in the "mud"... It's a survivor's camping which directly related to her nature of job (later) ... to rescue people by giving medical assistance in whatever "condition" the task requires.

Harith's Mama was back at work on Thursday. Not to loose the momentum of "walking" in the park, we (me, Harith and Hafiz) were fixing our jogging gears and getting ready to move to a bigger park. Just then, I was looking for a smaller cam that I used last Tuesday. It was not in my bag. So, probably I have left it on the table and my sil had kept it safe somewhere. I asked Tasha if she had kept it. Apparently, she did not. Anyway, we borrowed another one that belonged to my sil. This time, it's twice as expensive.

Out we went. Snapping here snapping there. A hundred over shots were taken between me and Hafiz. Night time came, it was confirmed that the other cam wasn't kept anywhere by anyone!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh GOSH! Where could it be?

Today, we drove out trying to trace where I had been the day before????? My first stop was the book shop in the campus buying some note books for my classes. Second was the shop selling beads stuff. My efforts went off fruitless...futile.... I came home trying my level best to recall what had happened, where was the cam all those while. The bag was large enough to hold it but I may have not put it properly right inside after using it (Tasha's theory).

So, no more shots from that little Canon IXUs...with the beige casing. Sob, sob, sob!
that was that! Losing the cam is one thing, forgetting something so important is another!



Now after receiving a note from Laura, about an award, suddenly I remember something else. I have not responded to an award given by GrandmaK on Friday the 30th of October... ops! See how time flies. I shall get back to them a little later as the task is heavy! I have to choose bloggers from my list to forward those rewards. AND they are really tough job to do. So, Laura and Cathy, please bear with me...

Meanwhile... I may just copy your postings on the rewards in my blog... I hope you won't mind....

HARITH'S TRIP PART II

The Mid Valley Mega Mall is just 15 minutes away from our residence. More than half an hour if the traffic is heavy.

10.40a.m. 25th January, was a perfect day for an outing. Many city folks went back to their hometowns for the Chinese New Year festive season.

We decided to do some shopping for Aunt Dee. She would be starting college very soon. Some new clothing, new shoes and pants are needed.

As usual , getting ready for this young prince aka Harith, would need everyone's combined effort. Where is my milk bottle, lunch, hot water, plain water, juice, nappies, wipes, shirt, long pants, bag and ME, Harith? Stroller and car seat? Where are they? Oh okay, they are already out of Papa's car.

What next? Oh look, who is that getting ready at the front door? ME again! I was so afraid I would be left behind. I was overly anxious... that's not very unusual at all... especially when everyone appeared so dressed up.

Anyway, ladies! Make sure you have the car keys, house keys, see to the back door, locked! Kitchen door, locked! Done! Okay, everyone's handbags, purses, room keys, sunglasses? Checked, roger and out!

Papa was at the door smiling at all of us...

"Going for an outing, again Harith? "

Now who is to sit in front? Aunt Za was at the wheel, Wan must be in front...she's big. Mama was to sit at the back with Aunt Dee and Harith on my car sit. Two thin people were at the back... and this little prince...was comfortably strapped and buckled.

There were not many traffics and the parking lots were still empty... but not those nearest to the entrance. We found our way up and into Jaya Jusco. The lady's department did not attract me so much. Luckily there was this huge mirror near the long bench. Wan could sit and watch over me while waiting for Aunt Dee and Mama trying some outfits in the fitting rooms.

Here goes... ready? Smile....

"Hello, I am Harith (introducing myself to this giant mirror)...How are you? I am fine thank you. And how do you do? Fine too. Nice outfit? Ya, yours too. Your shoes...Mr.Clarks? Mine too. I have two hands. So have I.

Looking to remind AZ, "Aunt Za, make sure you take pictures of the both of us , okay?"

Wan, aren't you joining me and my pal here?

How about you? Aren't you interested to play with me? Nope? It's okay, go on. Choose what you want.

Okay, have you any ideas ? YES? NO!

WHAT? Did I hear right?

No! I don't think so. It does seem right. What? Here you mean?

Okay, give me a second. Let me think.

OH! It's okay MAMA, the mirror is clean, so is my firend. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Okay Aunt Za, have you got every shot for my short sketch? Thank you.

After this, I went to find a seat and had my lunch. Aunt Dee took so long to try her outfits... tra la lala lala!

pst! wan did not take any pictures... her cam turned red... out of batteries... hahahaha.