Ready Stock Excluzif Satin Ponchos

My mom as you all know by now already is the reason I do this apparels business.
Also, she is the boss and I have to listen to her, like it or not.

"Kin, Mak ada exam eh so jangan amik orders tau."

"Minggu depan Mak nak pergi JB dengan Bapak, so Mak tak boleh jahit eh next week."

"Kau jangan nak ajak ajak aku keluar, nanti jahitan ni semua tak boleh abis."

Fierce.

Anyway, I actually wanted to launch another round of The Excluzif Satin Ponchos for the Hari Raya Aidiladha since the response during the Hari Raya AidilFitri was so overwhelming but my mom just finished her exams and all she wanted to do was to just rest.

She's at my home now and brought along a few ready made The Excluzif Satin Ponchos.

Me: Mom, apa seh. Hari Raya Haji dah lepas ape.
Mom:  But it's the Jemputans season apa, Kin.

How come our Mothers always say the right things one ah?

If you are clueless about The Excluzif Satin Ponchos, here they are.

 















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Blue, Fuchsia, Emerald Green, Peach, Maroon.

A piece is $45.
Fits S to XL.
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Lingers....

2007.

It has been 5 years but the feeling sorry for my parents still lingers.
They (My dad actually) engaged his friend who is an agent to sell our last time Parc Oasis Condo.

Now, there are 2 kinds of people.
1.One, the kind to tekan a friend who is clueless about property stuff and reap benefits.
2.Two, the "I've got your back covered" kinda friend.

Unfortunately for my dad, his case was number 1.

Their condo was sold within ONE day.
The agent brought some bigshot fella to view, and deal done. Just like that.  
Macam jual eraser pat school bookshop gituk. Fast game.


"Wah Jasni! See how hot your property is! 1 day sold already! Congratulations brother!!!!"

We didn't know mah, everything happened so fast. So we just rejoiced. (Stoopid abis)

And then as weeks went by, we found out that other units were sold at much higher prices.

Last year during my RES course, my lecturer David Cheong mentioned about agents who under-sell properties. Something like this:

"Ok what happens during a sale? 50% off etc? People rush to grab and buy right! Very fast sold out liao!"

And immediately flashback to the year my parents' condominum "SOLD WITHIN A DAY" incident.

That day, I remember thinking about the post effects of the sale.
Pls k, selling house is an emotional time for a family.

The packing one thing... Very exhausting.
The saying goodbye is another. (THIS PART DAMN SAD OKAY! BOLEH NANGIS BERBALDI AHHH!)

Two people gained out of my parents' condo sale:
The Bigshot fella who had the option of re-investing the property.
My dad's agent 'friend' who earned 2% commission.
Paling poor thing, my parents.

Kesian seh dorang cari rumah macam nak apa.
But God is great.
Allah akan memuliakan hamba-Nya yang telah dianiaya.

My cousin, Abang Amin and his family were posted to overseas.
My parents love his house and he sold his flat to my parents.
Happy ending. :) Yeay!

So because they had such a terrible terrible experience, they insisted that I become a real estate agent.  
Step heal the world make it a better place gituk la. Heheheee!

I wasn't into real estate until I met my former colleague, Jenna.
She ordered a mini toga and we had a little chat when I passed the dress to her.
A brief conversation that changed my life, nevertheless. :)

So far, I am very grateful to my friends for supporting my new occupation as a real estate agent.
Really touched.
And best part is they never pressure me with stressful statements like:

"What's taking so long seh Kin?"
"Nura, make sure you fetch high price for me ok!"

Because they are so nice, it really makes my job, thus far, really enjoyable, making me wanna work really hard for them!

With my parent's unfortunate experience always at the back of my head, I promise to make sure that I put myself in my friends' and future clients' shoes. Always.

Still at the topic of being blessed with wonderful friends and reminding myself to be like them, I must also thank brother Saat for his plentiful real estate advice. Never mind that we are not from the same team.
And thank his gf too because she must have gotten bored when Saat was running through some 'notes' with me, she took off and went to try try baju and whatsapp me for my opinion! Lol!

Saat also runs "Amacam Bro Satay" at Air Pasang Coffeeshop at Blk 374 Bt Batok St 31.
(Near to Bukit Gombak there!)
Go and support k! Heard the gravy very yums!

He not Saat by the way. Saat looks like a life sized teddy bear. *Peace ah brudder*

Last but not least, if it weren't for my family's insistance and encouragement, I will not be where I am today.

Ok here's a tip also endorsed by Jali: NEVER kepit arms to the body. Sure look fat.
When arms look fat, automatically body also look fat.
Horrified abis when I saw this pic but yeah, load je la. So now you know!
I have fat moments too!

Oh and I must end with my mom's words of wisdom.
While 'studying' yesterday, she said this:

In shaa Allah, from ejen ber-taktahulah, you will become ejen bertauliah....

Lol! Stoppit eh mom.

My mother, my FIRST teacher in life

My younger brother, Jambi, was a very pampered child.
(He still is. Damn meluat okay.)

Jambi in red. From last time like to park that butt on my mom's lap. Maciam season parking.

When he was in kindergarten and primary school, to get him to do revision, my mother would sit him on her lap and help him with his work.
On his damn lazy days, my mother would even help him write okay!
So he said out his answers and my mother would write them down for him, 'forging' his handwriting!

He would enjoy these moments so much and would laugh during this study time with my mother.

I would roll my eyes every single time (Maybe jealous because he was having fun!) and told my mom to let him be independent. I was only about 12 then.  
Step kakak kakak ah sikit.

And everytime I tegur-ed my mom, same ol' same ol' reply.

"Biarlah Kin, Asalkan dia nak belajar."

Well, Mother knows best seh. 
His PSLE results were way better than mine in the end.
Looking back at the sacrifices my mom made for him, really, he gotta thank my mother for that amazing score seh.

Earlier today, I told Nyla to do a little bit of Malay revision.

"Alaaaaaaaaa. Why everyday must do one?" followed by loud sighs.


Instantly, I thought of my mom and Jambi's yesteryears.

"OK Nyla! How about this? I become your robot. You tell me the answers. I write them down for you!"

Nyla: Really? I don't need to write at all ah?!
Me: YES!
Nyla: ON Mommy. 

And with that, it was the most fun study time ever for not only Nyla, but me as well.
Thanks to the very FIRST AND BEST ever teacher in my life for this idea: My mother.

My first...

Just put Nyla to bed after watching Adam&Hawa Ep35 together.

I turned 30 on the 24th. Had a teeny weeny bit of 'turning 30 blues'.
I have another celebration tomorrow. 3 hari 3 malam, jangan marah ha.
Will blog about my birthday after tomorrow'scelebration k!

The day after my birthday was my first ever HDB first appointment.
Lovely start.
I was nervous prior to the 1st appointment.
Kept checking and rechecking the documents.
Coincidentally, E was scheduled to meet his student who is currently going through internship programme at Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital at 11 a.m. so he told me that he could drop me off first. Nice!

Nyla was most thrilled because no Mommy at home means she can do whatever she pleases.
Never mind, Mommy give you chance ah girl.

Jenna, my mentor, was present to guide me through my virgin experience. Thanks sis!
My clients, the sellers,  Suffian, Zuraidah and Liza...co broke agent, Raymond and his client, buyer Eric, were all on time.

Sidetrack abit.
During 2007-2008, I was just like my clients. So yeah, I have been through the selling and buying before.

Sadly, the agents (husband and wife duo) who represented me and E (they also encouraged my parents to sell then) were only focused on selling our properties despite promising that they would help us (and my parents!) buy our next homes.
Once 2% commission received from us, no follow up, nothing.
E and I / my parents pretty much scrambled on our own to buy our current Pandan Gardens/ Yew Tee homes.

Poor thing man us. Sad story abis.

On the other hand, my co-broke agent, Raymond, has assisted Eric and his family with regards to both selling and buying. Follow through kind of agent.
No wonder he is successful and highly respected.
Must learn from him. So professional, committed and humble!

I intend to do the same with my current clients, In shaa Allah!

Ok back to all of us.
Just now at HDB Hub, it felt like a mini gathering.
From the very beginning, all of us were accommodating to one another and today, also same.
Really nice feeling la, I want to describe to you also difficult one.
Everyone is just easygoing la ah.
The collaborative energy earlier was just superb!
So today's 1st HDB appointment was a breezy one.
All praises to the One Above.


Now, not all my property stories the rosy kind.
Just last week, my Anchorvale Link's tenancy agreement was dissolved after only 4 months.
Fortunately for my client, the deposit was forfeited.
On top of that, the tenant had to also reimburse  the unexpired portion of the tenancy (part of commission) to my client.
Credit must be given to my co broke agent, Kavitha, for tackling these difficulties with dedication.

I foresee I will be busy with Anchorvale Link this coming weekend.
My clients will be away for a short holiday.
They have entrusted me with their keys and told me to go ahead with the viewings.
Not only that, they also gave me their beautiful vase.

E: Honey...You ah. Property agent or Karang Guni seh? You not pai seh ah?

LOL!
People give mah. I take lor! But the vase is really pretty what.

Okay doks.
Back to real estate.
Here is my card.
 If you wanna sell/rent/buy, just callings.










The number was specially picked by the way.

9 7(lucky number 7) 24 (mine and Nyla's birthdate) 88 (lucky number also!) 66 (my birthdate 24 right?So, 2+4 = 6 mah..hehe!)

Ok time to sleep.
Selamat Hari Raya AidilAdha you alls. Enjoy the long weekend. :)

Feeling nostalgic

Just browsing the videos I uploaded at YouTube and came across this one.
Nyla, when she was in K1, promoting her first book,  The Big Good Wolf.



She is still as playful and as cheeky 2 years on.

This paper is not her school's one by the way. 

When she came across this question, she gasped.
I ignored her la cos sometimes this girl just carik chance to be distracted.

But, yeah, I LOL-ed big time when I checked her work.

Back to the topic of Nyla's yesteryears, there is something really wonderful I must share with you mommies who have babies and toddlers.

When Nyla was about a year and a half and I was still a civil servant, I actually embarked on a personalised Alphabet Book project.
Basically I just put together a picture book of objects that are familiar and interesting to Nyla.

So actually, The Big Good Wolf ain't our first book together.
Our first ever book was "Nyla's Alphabet Book." Hehehe.

I had a good time cutting out the pictures and Nyla was involved by pasting the pictures on the pages.
Sweet memories.
Come I show you.

It's actually very simple one.
Well sometimes the simplest things, especially ones that come from the heart, are the best and will always be cherished.
That being said, happy publishing your own personalised Alphabet book with your babies korangs! :)

Help them BLOOM...not WILT

Dearest Primary 4 and 5 mommies and daddies,
Next year, your children will enter a very tough zone. (P5 and P6 respectively)
It's the exam period now and I wish your children the very best for their exams.

Sidetrack abit.

A week ago, Nyla brought home her mini test results.
Satisfactory. Not fantastic kind of results.
My mom was with me and she saw the paper.
Mom: Nyla...You're in Primary 1. You must get 95 above!

I flipped big time when I heard that because Nyla seemed to be pleased with her results when she showed us the paper.
Me: Mom, pls. She improved. Thats's a 4 marks improvement from her previous test tau Mom. Make a big deal of that instead pls.

That night, my mom was hurt because I snapped at her. (Oh Allah forgive me.)

Alhamdullilah, my mom and I are back to being 'members' liao. Phew.
Last night, I called her.

Me: Exam period. Quite stressed seh Mom. Hope Nyla does well.

My mother's reply touched me deep.
Mom: Budak tu baru Primary 1. Tak payah la kita stress. Whatever results she get, kita harus bersyukur. We value Nyla's effort, Kin. Academics not everything la. Janji budak tu happy.

Amazing.
This, coming from my mother. She used to put high expectations on me and siblings. (Only my elder brother exceeded her expectations then. Me and the younger one, hancur abis. lol. But we're redeeming ourselves to her now. At our own pace.)

Dearest mom,
Thank you for adapting to my style. For not resenting change.

Okay back to the purpose of the entry.

I may not be the best person to give advice. However, I need to let this out of my chest. If not, I'll feel guilty.
So here goes...

Should your child perform very poorly particularly for his/her Maths paper.
Please. I beg you on behalf of your innocent and clueless I'll-do-whatever-my-parents-instruct-me-to-do child.
OPT FOR FOUNDATION MATHS next year.

Pls k. I'm not telling you this so that you can send your kids have tuition with me. Nope. Never send also never mind one.

Just do this favour for your child.
You know your child better. So even if his form teacher presses you to opt for 'Standard Maths', be firm.
The one sitting for exams is not you.
Not the form teacher.
It's your beloved child.

If he/she tells you that he/she cannot cope, please do not torture them further and say, "It's okay la! Kau jangan macam macam eh! Just buck up, pay attention to teacher from next year onwards! Boleh pass punya!"

Have you seen how difficult the Maths paper is now?
You don't even know how to solve, you expect your child can?
How do you expect your kids to do that when they are unable to grasp the basic mathematical concepts from previous years?
You expect your children to miraculously pass when they enter Upper Primary when they have been failing consistently for 4 years?

Believe me.
Come P5/P6, these kids will be THRUSTED into an upward spiral and be taught even more complicated concepts.
Those kids who understand, will regurgitate during exams. They pass. Yeay for them!
Those who don't undertand will take in as many as they can even though they catch no balls.
During exams, they choke.
Choke= Die.
They fail.
They will lose interest and hate Maths. 

But you know what's the saddest part?
They give up and just switch off.

If they have reached this part, 2 things here, I have mentioned over at RIA 89.7fm interview with Hafeez Glamour 2 days ago.
Either we help them bloom ....or they will wilt.

BUT THE FORM TEACHER SAYS THAT IF TAKE FOUNDATION SUBJECTS HIGH POSSIBILITY END UP IN NORMAL TECHNICAL STREAM TAAAAUUUUUUUU NURA!!!

So what?
Ain't that a better than the possibility of your child repeating their Primary 6?

And if they repeat their Primary 6 (touch wood), they will have to take foundation subjects on their second shot at PSLE.
So see, you should have opted for Foundation stream in the first place.
You could have saved 1 year for your children.
Time is precious k. Even for kids.

I'd like to share with you my former tutee's story.
You might know her.

Her mother has definitely made the right decision for her after her end of year Primary 4 exams.
Her mother opted Standard English, Standard Malay, Foundation Mathematics, Foundation Science for her in Primary 5 and 6.

Zayma thrived in Primary 5. I even asked if she'd like to switch to Standard Maths in Primary 6.

Her reply: NO MDM NURA! I NEVER LIKED MATHS BEFORE THIS! I REALLY AM HAPPY NOW!

Her mother listened to her.

Zayma performed really well for her PSLE.
She was crying tears of joy.
To see a kid cry tears of joy, aiyoh so touching can?

Zayma made it to Normal Academic stream.(So the Foundation Maths= Normal Technical theory does not apply)
Because she is learning at a comfortable pace, she loves her lessons in school.
She made to to Secondary 3 Express.

Aced Elementary Maths and is taking Additional Maths now.

Really wow, this Zayma.
Foundation Maths in P5/P6.
A1 for E Maths consistently and now the school gave the option of taking A Maths!

Other than the fact that she is improving, you know what makes me truly happy?
The fact that this child has rediscovered the joy of learning with regards to Mathematics.

So let's take a step back and not be results oriented.
We send our kids not because we want them to score A* and As and make them make us feel good.

We send our kids to school to enjoy their learning process.

Anyway, while typing, E told me to share our conversation with Nyla.

Me: Nyla, try your best ok! No careless mistakes yaaaaa!!!
Nyla: Ok mommy.....Mommy, if I get like 50 out of 46 okay?
Me: What kind of marks is that seh Nyla?
Nyla: Oh sorry sorry. I mean 50 out of 48?


Faint-able moment I know..

Nyla, whatever your results..be it 46/50 or 50/48, Daddy and I  will accept because I know you have tried your best.

To the current Primary 4 and 5 parents, I hope there is a takeaway from this entry.
Let us help our kids enjoy learning and become passionate learners.

And parents who have a phobia of Normal Technical stream (I really find there is nothing wrong with this!) and you think that if your child takes Foundation subjects, confirm plus chop he/she ends up in Normal Technical stream, you might wanna read this.

PS: If any of you who are reading this and have inspirational stories of your children who are doing well in Foundation stream, please do feel free to email me at nuraesman@gmail.com k!

P6 Foundation 2013

Good morning everyone.
Just a short announcement.

This is for those who are staying near Jurong and don't mind sending your children over to Pandan Gardens.
If your child is in Primary 6 next year, taking foundation subjects and he/she requires tuition.... I'm here to help!

I have 2 spaces.

Pls contact me at 9724 8866. If shy, drop me an sms! :) Hehehe.