The whole day yesterday, I spent like 95% of the time in bed.
Was down with terrible flu, fever and bodyache.
Luckily E was on leave so I didn't feel bad about Nyla being left on her own.

She's sucha gem I tell you, my Nurse Nyla.
 She sponged me using her panties. Yeap.

"Mommy, cannot find handkerchief la. I use my suar dalam k. I haven't use one. So it's clean."

In sickness, also can make me laugh.
She checked my temperature every few minutes.
Basically she applied whatever I did to her when she was sick to me.
Nice.

Alhamdullilah, I'm wayyyyyyy better now.
Up and about already.
Just did 2 loads of laundry.
Perhaps gonna vacuum and mop later because we just did reno works to our balcony.
Yeap, bye bye to our badly damaged laminated balcony flooring!
Sure feels good not to wake up to those unsightly gaps la!

I REALLY NEED TO START LOOKING FOR A HELPER ASAP. 
Thing is the agencies I have been going to..the admin charges are pretty high. 
That and the biodatas of the potential helpers are very bleargh! :(
Basically I am looking for a married with a kid helper....Kampong kind also never mind cos can train mah.

I'm also at the moment settling tuition.

Attention to my PRIMARY 1 clients whom I have touched base with last month, if you receive no news from me today, pls sms me at 97248866.
 Primary 1 tuition will commence next Saturday 5th January 2013. :)

My Primary 2 mommies, later check our group whatsapp!

This year I will only be taking one class of Primary 6 Foundation.
I have 2 more spaces. :)

Moving on to real estate.

Just yesterday I had 3 enquiries.
One wanna upgrade, another wanna downgrade and another wanna buy a private property.

That's why today no choice but to get well!
Work is clearly waiting for me.

Anyway last Saturday's real estate work was a bad bad bad experience for me.

Pls.
Whatever that you do, abide by the rules.
Owners, if you haven't satisfied the M.O.P, you cannot rent out the WHOLE unit.
What you can do is room rentals. You MUST live in the house with your tenants.
As much as I'd like to blame the property agent, I think we need to also point our fingers at the owners as well.
Both salah la.
But the stupider one is the real estate agent because you have a choice to represent your client.
If this client is the sort who will drag you down and cause you sleepless nights, why laaaaaa you agree to work for them? Soooooo not worth it one.

Anyway, did you catch Ratu 2 days ago?
If you haven't, click here.
Got me leh. :p
Wanna thank Norazee and Tina for making sure I looked presentable on TV. Thank you my babes. :)

So sorry its a no pics blog entry people. :(
2012 ending real soon. Let's make a good year out of 2013 in shaa Allah! 

Nyla...You're fired!

Already 6th December!!!
Well let's just say that time is passing real fasttttttt.

I am still bibik-less and running around out there.
Don't wanna stay home too much la.
Maciam depressing like that see my laundry bag always full despite settling laundry every other day. Apa ni?!
And the mountain of clothes to be folded. Yeah, Mount Kaninabu is the name. :ppp
I'm not going to mention ironing. Aaaargh!

Honestly, quite a rough time for me. Past few weeks, I have been busy attending events, preparing for my P1 workshop and my real estate work.

And coming back to a not so spick and span home and loads of housework to do....WALANDE.

Like wanna cry like that. And because it's the school holidays it means I have to also make sure Nyla's needs are catered for. She loves company. (Like the mommy)
And she's got so many gerek playmates, must have playdates.

 If there is 1 person truly having a whale of a time during the past few weeks, it's Nyla.
And happy child= happy momma!

She has also been tagging along to many of my appointments and lately, she has waved the white flag.
Surrender.

If last time, a call came in for me to go for viewing, her response would be,"I'm following ah Mommy!"

Now, she's coming up with excuses.
"You go when Daddy comes back from work la Mommy so I stay with Daddy..."
"You put me at Tok Mummy's / Ibu Ana's / Aunty Kin's house la Mommy....."
"You call Mak to come and look after me at home la Mommy.."
"You go when I'm asleep la Mommy at night...."

I guess she's tired la ya. :(
Ok Nyla, you are so fired! :p

So now. if she doesn't want to tag along, I'd have to make arrangements for her.
Just 2 nights ago, she had her first sleepover at Aunty Kin's house.
So memorable, she is still talking about her experience.

"Aunty Kin served us hashbrowns and nuggets Mommy! The moment we wake up, food there already! Magic!"
"So fun Mommy main bawah blok!!!!"
 "Marsya and I sang Taylor Swift and Ryan, Elisya and Keisya become our behind dancers!"(Back up la tu)

Really wonderful to hear her stories.
Kin, Thank you ya for making my kid feel like she's part of your family.
She has no siblings so experiences like these are really priceless. :)

Today, I have decided that I not work and just spend time with Nyla.
We'll probably do lunch together and just chill at our favourite hangout, Jurong Regional Library.

Anyway, the coming days, I am gonna be busy with my real estate work.

1) ROOM RENTAL
I have a single female Chinese lady who owns a cat. She'd like to rent a room at Yishun/ Bishan/Toa Payoh (along the red MRT line la cos she's working at Orchard)
Any of you wanna earn a minimum of $600 a month by renting out your room in any of the locations mentioned above, call me!

2) SEEKING WHOLE UNIT RENTAL
Any of you would like to rent out 3 rm flat or 2 rooms for short term? Now till June. Budget max $1400. At Bukit Batok/CCK/Bt Panjang. If matching, pls call me. 


3) WHOLE UNIT RENTAL
Spacious exec HDB flat. 4 bedrooms. Yeap, The Teck Whye beautiful home I ever blogged about. Kak Izah and hubby have decided to instead rent out their whole unit. :)

4) HDB FOR SALE
This one also I just secured the listing. Valuation all done liao for them. I am currently assisting these clients in applying for bank loan with regards to their next home purchase. Once loan approved, I can start marketing their 2 room HDB flat at Bedok. Rare one. :)

5) DOWNGRADE
Right now, I'm also assisting a fellow friend. Her mother is considering to sell her 3 rm flat and intend to either buy a studio apartment or a 2 rm resale flat. So, I'll be bringing them to HDB next week to clarify their doubts.


Yeap, that's about it. :)
I've learnt the most valuable thing from the past property experiences:

When your client intends to sell, what is the next course of action? If intend to buy, settle that bit first.
The loan part and all so that they have a roof secured after they sell.

If you have any property enquiries, pls do not hesitate to call me at 9724 8866.
I don't charge a single cent for my property advice one.

I'll gladly do a FREE property analysis for you and tell you whether it is a "Yay" or "Nay" move to proceed and sell/buy/rent. :)

Blast Off to P1 Workshop for parents. TWO days left!

Jenn and I are feeling very excited.
Looking forward to our "Blast off to Primary 1" Workshop for parents whose children will be in Primary 1 next year this coming Saturday!

2 DAYS left! Weeeeeeee.

Children these days are just wired very differently.
They are very seeemmmaaaarrrtttt.
Always hungry for knowledge and explanations.
Ideas overflowing.
Motor mouths.
Always on the go. (Cannot keep still la tu)


Both Jenn and myself cannot wait to share with you effective and super duper fun strategies to make learning at home damn fun.
Remember our motto is not to make the kids know that they're studying.

We make them think that they're playing and that they are enjoying themselves.

These Beliebers/One Directioners are happily singing. They are actually practising their reading skills.

Nyla thinks she is playing with straws, happily cutting them into smaller pieces. She is actually learning the concept of ones and tens.

These bunch of excited kiddies think they're having a party. They have just learnt the steps on how to make garlic bread. (Sequence writing activity)

Just 3 examples out of the plenty we will be sharing this Saturday.

Parents, last time Primary 1 and present really worlds apart.
If last time our Maths paper was like this:

THEN: 7 + 2 = ____

Now the P1s face this:

NOW: 2 tens 4 ones + 3 tens 5 ones = _____

If last time our problem sum was like this:

THEN: In a basket, there are 3 apples and 4 oranges. How many apples and oranges are there altogether?

NOW:  Amy saw a total of 5 cows and hens in a barn. There were 16 legs altogether. How many cows were there in the barn?

Don't say your child scratch head.
You also will k.
Until dandruff all berteraboh on the table.

We give you another one.

Tom gave 15 sweets to each of his 2 friends.
He had 24 sweets left.
How many sweets did Tom have at first?

Yeap, 2 steps.

Only in Primary 1 and they are required to solve 2 steps problem sums.
Our poor babies.

We complain to MOE also no use. It will just keep getting tougher.
But one thing we can do is to help our children and partner them in this fast paced learning process.

For those of you who'd like to participate in the workshop this Saturday, we have 3 spaces left.

Here are the details.

WHEN: SATURDAY 1st December 2012

WHERE: Harmony Room 1, OnePeople.sg (Super near to Braddell MRT Station)

WHAT TIME: 11a.m. to 1p.m.

"INVESTMENT" : $75 (Wanna come alone can. With spouse can. With your 6 year old also can.) 

 

Email me at nuraesman@gmail.com

 

See you all in 2 days' time!

Goodbye Jelapang...

Last night, I went to my sellers' Jelapang Road 4 room flat.
The buyers would like to do a final inspection of the home since our completion date is really drawing near.

It was a very smooth process.
My clients were honest with the defects of their home (just 1 actually) and the buyers were not fussy.
Alhamdullilah!

I reached slightly earlier.

No more couch and coffee table.
Boxes all stacked up.
Trash bags near the door ready to be disposed.

My friends' children were having their dinner on the floor.

Yeap Mac D since kitchen is already permanently closed.

I personally feel that moving out is a painful process.
Physically because it involves a lot of unpacking, arranging and re-arranging.
Emotionally as well because so many sweet memories in the home you have lived in for quite sometime.

At the same time, I also feel very excited for my friends who would be able to enjoy some cash proceeds from the house.
A headstart to maintain a long term investment strategy and save for children's future. 
That and they are applying for a B.T.O. 
Their ballot number is 69 out of the 44 units available. 
They are very hopeful. 
And I pray hard they get a flat.Those of you working at HDB, what are the chances like you think?

If you must know, this is not a typical selling situation.

My friend's husband's mom passed away a few years ago.
He and his sister were given the authority to administer their mother's estate, hence obtaining the Grant of Probate.
The distribution of the sales proceeds will be according to the Syariah Law. ( Faraid)
His sister will receive half of what her brother receives.

Also, if lessee has been deceased for more than 6 years, a court order is needed to sanction the sale.

 Just a summary of the case I now have an experience of handling.
If you know of anyone with queries like "Letters of administration", 'Grant of Probate" etc after  a family member's passing, can just refer them to me.
Not that I am a pro at it already but yeah, I'm pretty much confident. :)



And earlier, I posted on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook this picture of a bedroom set that my sellers are letting go.
They bought this whole set for $2k.

3 super bidders as of now.

WAWA VS DILA VS DIANA

Havoc ah these 3 ladies. Fierce trio! 

Condition of wardrobe: 7.5/10
The dresser and bed : 9/10

Self pick up k. :)
Highest bid as of now is $110 and bidding will end at 2 p.m sharp. :)

YAY or NAY?

2 days ago, I went to Kak Izah's cosy home at Teck Whye Lane.

I was excited because it is an executive apartment with 4 bedrooms. Very rare.
Nyla tagged along .

Usually she'd behave herself but when she gets too comfortable, Nyla can be pretty embarrassing.
And Kak Izah was really sweet, "Takper la Nura. Biarkan Nyla relax."

Ni dah bukan relaxing seh. Ni dah landing teros.

Anyway, a big perk of being a real estate salesperson is the chance to meet new and exciting people. Blessed with a really loving husband and three grown up daughters, Kak Izah shared with me about her family life. Very interesting and inspiring.

While Kak Izah and I  were chatting away, my mini secretary feasted on the drinks and baulus.
Good life ah this P.A of mine.

Back to real estate talk.
Initially, Kak Izah wanted to sell since she and husband have fully financed their current flat.
However after I did the property analysis for them, I realised that even though it would be a positive sale for them, other factors such as future COV for their next house...renovation costs for the next house etc would make them go from,"We wanna sell!" to "Hmmmmmmmm..."

Sometimes I feel sad when I hear people generalise real estate agents as being commission hungry and not trustworthy.
Of course I feel sorry that some real estate agents behave in such a manner causing the rest of us to suffer.
Anyway, as with any profession there are good ones and not so good ones.
The ones you were dealing with maybe scums BUT that doesn't mean the rest are. :)

Back to Kak Izah's story.
In the end after the analysis and discussion with her family members, they stepped on the brake pedal to sell.
Red light for now.

If you're thinking,"If call Nura to come to my house for property discussion, die die MUST sell. If never sell, maciam waste everyone's time like that."

Pls k.
NOT TRUE.

You must not feel obligated.
It is my job to do the analysis and calculations and advise you.
And trust that I shall not put pressure on you to close the deal.

I am okay with a "Hmmmm. No la Nura. If like this, I think we don't sell la."

Let us together be focused on a great mutual partnership instead of making a sale.


So people, if you're considering whether it is a YAY or NAY move to sell and would like me to do a property analysis for you, I'm here!

Just call or sms me at 9 724 88 66.

PS: Since it is the school holidays, I really have no choice but to bring my personal assistant. Actually she can be pretty reliable. See, make sure sofa all neat for the mommy to snap pics. :p

P.S.L.E 2012

All praises to the One above.

ALL my Primary 6 tutees are done with primary school and will be moving on to secondary school.
YABADABADOOOOOOO!

Special mention to my tutee Naufal.
Naufal failed last year.
And as his tutor, of course I felt very very very bad and sad and lousy. :(

Instead of blaming me, his mother still wanted me to coach her son this year.

Here, I'd not like to show you that "Yeay! He finally passed because of me! I'm such a super tutor!"

Nope.

It is all thanks to his loving mother.
Let me share with you our SMS conversation last year.

 Such a loving mother she is right? Instead of ignoring him or being angry at him for repeating his Primary 6, she still gave him a head massage. I must learn from this woman.

As always, there will be a rainbow after a storm.

Remember that  “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Must pluck up that courage to work even harder for you kids and parents who didn't do so well. (Tag team effot mah, takkan nak salahkan budak je! Hehe!)

I just want all of you to know that PSLE does not determine one's future and that your children will make you proud.

Maybe not now, but definitely later with your constant support, love and encouragement.

In this case, PSLE does not only stand for Primary School Leaving Examination 

 It also means Parents' Support, Love & Encouragement.

And thanks to Naufal's "PSLE", today he did it. :)

Once again, congratulations to my other tutees and parents and also you readers whose children have done well for their PSLE this year!

Time to celebrate!

 

W for...Workings

Last Friday, Jenn and I have finally confirmed the details for our upcoming Primary One Workshop for parents.

As parents, it is necessary that we are well tuned to what our children are expected to learn and know at various levels of their Primary school lives.

Mummies and daddies, if you have pre-school children, this workshop will also shape your kiddo’s foundation to prepare him/her for P1.

Just as it’s never too late, it’s never too early to start. :)

Many parents have expressed concern over Maths. Yes, Primary 1 Maths is really no joke BUT with consistent effort in teaching (your job) and learning (your child's job) the concepts, sure can one. This, I assure you. 

This coming Saturday, I will also be sharing with you the importance of showing workings. 

Nyla especially loves to 'settle' her sums mentally and sometimes, she would get them wrong. Wasted.

So my job was to develop Nyla's habit of showing all workings clearly from young.

Here are a few examples.

Sorry for making your heads tilt to read the workings.
Early morning neck exercise :p

I really need to develop the habit of showing all working clearly for Nyla and also my tutees as method marks will be awarded in the examinations.
Will explain about these more in detail this Saturday!


 Here are the details of the workshop:

WHAT: Ready Set Go....Blast off to Primary One! [English and Mathematics]
(Really 'blast off' okay, it ain't gonna be a slow and steady journey for your children one.)

WHEN: SATURDAY 1st December 2012

WHERE: Harmony Room 1, OnePeople.sg (Super near to Braddell MRT Station)

WHAT TIME: 11a.m. to 1p.m.

"INVESTMENT" : $75 (Wanna come alone can. With spouse can. With your 6 year old also can. Whatever it is, fixed at $75.)

Email me at nuraesman@gmail.com 

I'll be home till 1p.m. to settle email enquiries. So just email away! :)

Those who have already registered, Jenn and I can't wait to see you this Saturday!