Music of My Life

2nd entry this year.

2008-05-23T12:51:00.011+08:00

I wrote my previous entry in Jan early this year and now it's May and it's another entry from me. So looking at the pace I'm writing it seems that I only will be writing for errrr about 3 times a year.. hm.. that bad huh.. Looking back for the past 5-6 mths... there were lots of things happened, which are meant to happen.. and it's not easy for me to catch up, and to keep myself running at the same pace as the time flies. I think that the word 'time flies' is not relevant anymore...time does not fly at all - it just went missing and i couldnt find it anymore.. if time flies, i'm pretty sure that i could still run to catch up with it...

Yes Famil, I'm still here... walaupun tak de entry in my blog.. i'm a silent reader of your blog. Cuma masa tak cukup for me to write, tak pe lah.. from time to time, i'll drop few words in here ok...

Few updates:

- I've just transferred to a new division in my organisation. I'm now in Eur0pe Section.

- Hubby is doing his CFA now

- Kids are doing great. Irfan dah 6 bulan in primary, so far he's ok, cuma malas sikit - typical male student la... nak tgk tv or main games jer. Ilhan is 4 this year - very talkative & naughty - we call him 'the culprito' coz he's the main culprit in the house. Kalau adik dia nangis ke, or abang dia menjerit ke - tak lain tak bukan, dia lah punca tu. Izzad now dah 19 mths but looks like 3+ yrs old. He's very tall and big for his age. Kalau dia sit next to Ilhan, people would say mcm sebaya.

- No improvements / value added things done for Sri Utama... budget seems very tight. But soon, very soon- in 2 weeks time the gurun sahara kat depan rumah akan menjadi ala-ala padang golf.... :)

- Bibik is going home in 3 mths time. Desperately i'm looking for a new one now, i've checked with agency .. errrrr... to get a new one, i need 6k+..... to save cost, so kalau sesapa nak cari keje as my maid, pls sms me. I'll promise i'll be a good majikan, tak de nak dera-dera, or cucuh api ke, or ketuk ngan mug ke... (Famil, hope u'll be interested - for you - medical benefits pun ada :)

- I'm going to negara matahari terbit next week, bukan vacation... biasa la keje la....biasanya kalau travel, kebiasaannya mesti sengsorang diri, makan sorang2, jenjalan sorang2 but this time hubby will tag along...

Ok. next entry would be after i come back from jupun. see ya'

Irfan going to school, standard 1

2008-01-25T17:58:00.000+08:00

Irfan (blue bag) kat dalam assembly

Irfan... serius jer muka.

New hair cut sbb cikgu kata rambut dia glemer sgt.. terus gi kedai suruh mamak trim

My new wardrobe

2008-01-25T17:51:00.000+08:00

Seronok, finally berjaya mengumpul sedikit duit for my new wardrobe by Signatur3Kitchen. Panjang 10 kaki, and tinggi sampei ceiling.

7th Anniversary

2008-01-24T17:44:00.000+08:00

20.01.2001 and now's it 20.01.2008

7 wonderful years.

Thanks my darling. " You Complete Me"

Berubah angin

2008-01-23T16:51:00.000+08:00

Kesian blog... dah lama kena tinggal... bukan apa.... busy and malas tahap gaban... there were so many things to be done in last couple of months, and i've only got this pair of hand and a brain...

And it's difficult when you are trusted by your superior to handle several VERY IMPORTANT things like creating action plan and reporting for IMP*3, or to attend high profile meeting on her behalf.. or even to represent her during a conference... trust me it's not that easy... i couldn't simply sit there, looking pretty, and taking down notes.. (how i wish i could only do that..) i have to speak out on any matter related to my organization.. and it's very distressing, knowing the facts that almost all of the people who are looking at me hold very important position in their organization.

I attended a meeting in Putrajaya the other day.. again, representing my boss.. and when i got there, i realized that the meeting was chaired by a Deputy Minister.. my Gosh.. and I felt like hiding under the table, and i had this wild imagination that somehow the building would be on fire and everybody would have to escape. But there I was.. again sitting there like a helpless chicken.. And worse still, on my left, there was this Dato' from this Ministry.. and on my right, there was another Dato from a govt agency. Gosh!! And exhanging call card was another painful moments for me.... terasa kecik dan halus diri ini...

However, that was a good experience I guess... hehehe...

On another note, selepas berfikir.. dan fikir.. dan berfikir lagi.. i decided that i need a change... i've been in this division for 3 years... and i've done LOTS of report writing, analysis of trade.. and other things as well. Perhaps, i need to move on to other units and do something different. I guess it's the time now...

Penagih tegar

2007-11-29T17:19:00.000+08:00

I've read in newspaper about penagih tegar... yang keluar masuk pusat serenti.
And now I have a confession.

I'm a penagih tegar.

And this is my new 'addiction'. .. and please come and join me as penagih tegar.

http://www.facebook.com/

p/s: orang kedah kata kalau degil tu 'ketegaq'.. agaknya it comes from the word tegar.

He's Yours!

2007-11-25T09:40:00.000+08:00

Mooney and I used to be a big fan of romantic comedy movie. And we love this movie 'My best friend's wedding' so much and we could watch the movie like hundred times without getting bored.. and we could actually memorize some of the script!!

And when I stepped into the grand hall of Dewan Tun Rahah, I heard this song:

Wishin', and hopin', and thinkin', and prayin',
Planning and dreamin' each night of his charms.
That won't get you into his arms
So if your're looking for love you can share
All you gotta to is hold him, and kiss him, and love him,
And show him that you care.
Show him that you care, just for him.
Do the things that he likes to do.
Wear your hair just for him, 'cause,
You won't get him, thinkin' and a prayin',Wishin' and hopin'.'
Cause wishin', and hopin', and thinkin', and prayin',
Planning and dreamin' his kisses will start.
That won't get you into his heart!
So if you're thinking how great true love is
All you gotta to is hold him, and kiss him, and squeeze him, and love him.
Yeah, just do it!And after you do, you will be his.
You gotta show him that you care just for him.
Do the things that he likes to do.
Wear your hair just for him, 'cause,
You won't get him, thinkin' and a prayin',Wishin' and a hopin'.'
Cause wishin', and hopin', and thinkin', and prayin',
Planning and dreamin' his kisses will start.
That won't get you into his heart!
So if you're thinking how great true love is!
All you gotta to is hold him, and kiss him, and squeeze him, and love him.
Yeah, just do it!
And after you do, you will be his.
You will be his.
You will be his!

My heart melted. I was stunned. Cam tak boleh nak cakap apa-apa.
I love this song very much.
So does Moezni.

About the bride.
the first week in the Bloomington, she tagged me along with her to watch a musical 'Evita Peroni'.... hehehe.. I was/am not a theather person, so having the thought to watch a musical was like eaaawwwww... and that one the longest 3 hours in the cinema... hehehe.. but then somehow.. cam terjatuh chenta and we watched the movie for the 2nd time a week after... hehehehhe.... and sometimes, I did follow her to watch live musical performed in our uni like 'MacBeth'.. and 'Miss Saigon'...and few others.

She's a lovely person... she felt guilty everytime we 'accidentally' mengumpat orang.. and she felt so bad about it which make me wonder 'am i such a bad influence on her?'... she loves to eat, but she cant cook.. heheh.. she tried, but ok lah.. edible.

She's sweet and caring. She bought me chocolates... lots of chocolates. Always. But when she realized that I dont really like chocolate, she ate it, but she felt guilty about it. Then tomorrow, she would buy me ice-cream, and when she realized that I dont really like ice-cream, she ate the whole pint of Bens&Jerry.. and felt guilty about it. Then, next week, she would buy me, again, chocolate.. the story goes on.... :)

The bride and groom.

Standing from left; me, Famil and Adam (Dura's hubby)

Siiting, from loft: Irma, Izayu, Dura and Ayuk.

ex IU Bloomington.

Merasmikan pelamin.

Pengantin lama, teringin naik pelamin.

Hadiah apa eerkkk??

2007-11-16T15:09:00.000+08:00

Moez** was my housematewhile we were studying in Bloomington IN, and she is getting married tomorrow. For the past two days, i couldnt stop to think about her wedding present.. Apa lagi ler nak bagi errkkkkk.... I have certains criteria kalo nak bagi hadiah kat org especially kalau hadiah kawin:

-the present must be very practical, means... benda tu boleh digunakan... berbaloi
pinggan mangkuk, gelas-melas is a BIG no no... ramai sgt org bagi hadiah ni.. silap haribulan pengantin terpaksa 'sedekah' hadiah kat sedara mara
cadar/comforter set - good choice tapi kena tanya pengantin dia guna queen or king...
barang perhiasan cam crystal vase, frame/posters, wall clock - pun ok tapi kalau pengantin tak suka camne? nanti end up dlm store dia...
electrical/electronic stuff.. bagus gak... oven/ vacuum pun bagus tapi kena buat collection ramai-ramai
rice cooker / toaster/ sandwich maker / coffee maker /iron - believe me.. ni pun banyak gak org bagi.. even masa my brother kawin ari tu, dia dapat 3 rice cooker... hehehe.. terpaksa dia 'sedekah' satu kat akak dia.. hehehehe...
photo album .. ni pun ramai org bagi gak...

the last wedding present i bought was for my colleague was a 'cooking utensils'.... she did tell me that i was the only one who gave her such present.. and indeed she like it so much because she wouldnt need to buy those things... guees what i got for her? ... i bought her 7 pcs of cooking utensils termasuk segala sudip/senduk untuk menggoreng, masak sup, masak pasta, senduk nasi, etc.....

and i bought a vacum cleaner for my brother...

so for my friend, i just did my shopping.. i bought her... something that she and her husband could use... and they tak boleh 'sedekah' to other sedara mara.... to ensure that, i got their name - M****I and M***N 'diletakkan' on both of the barang.... hehehe.... i bought two, so that they dont have to fight for the gift.. heheheh...

Salam Aidilfitri

2007-11-13T08:29:00.000+08:00

Ketiga-tiga hero angkasa gaban bergambar ngan Bibik.

Irfan tgh berusaha untuk mengepau angpau dari Abah. Ilhan cuba lari tak nak salam.

November 5

2007-11-07T10:33:00.000+08:00

6 years ago

Name: Irfan Hakimi
Date of birth: 5 November 2001
Place of birth : APSH, at 2.27 pm, Dr Ashar
Weight: 3.64 kg
Sex: Male

5 November 2007

Irfan turns six!!
Venue: Secret Recipe, 1Utama (very small, private birthday celebration due to tight financial situation of his parents :)
Date: 5 November 2007
Cake: Chocolate Indulgence
Birthday present: A bicycle (hints gave earlier by Irfan)

Another birthday party requested by Irfan:
Date : 6 November 2007
Venue: Assembly Hall, Smart Reader Kids, Sunway D'sara
Cake: Chocolate/ pandan cake with pic CARS on it.

Irfan - Smart Readkids Annual Concert / Graduation Day

2007-11-05T14:40:00.000+08:00

The annual concert was held kat Securities Comm. Auditorium on Nov 3, last Saturday. We came early, so we managed to get the best seat - 2nd row from the stage.

Posing kat rumah. His teacher reminded me earlier to put on some lipstick pada Irfan. Punyalah jenuh nak pujuk dia pakai lipstick as I had always tell me him that lipstick is only meant for girls.. hehehe

Tuan director dalam kete.

On stage. Terpaksa curik ambil gambar as parents were not allowed to take photo. The reason being - they hired professional photographer - which means duit lagikkkk...

Song entitle - Love Is In The Air. The group had actually fumbled... hehehe.. they somehow forgot the steps.. last last jadik impromptu dance on stage.. ala ala syok sendirik... Irfan siap tepuk dahi geleng2 kepala because he actually remember the steps.. when he had done his parts (with his partner), the kid next to him lupa nak follow.. pas tu sume ala ala lenggang kangkung atas stage...

Irfan received scroll from the school principal... mcm tak caya my big baby dah grad...

Hide and seek

2007-11-05T14:33:00.000+08:00

Izzad fav's games- hide and seek...tapi guna blanket jer... kalau dia agak-agak boring play hide and seek with his mommy, dia main ngan teddy bear a.k.a 'Bebe' (pronounced as 'bear-bear' ).. yang kelakarnya yo yo jer menyorok bawah selimut, pas tu dia buat terkejut ala -ala Mr Bean ... hehehehe..

Wedding Photographer

2007-10-25T09:14:00.000+08:00

If you're looking for a wedding photographer, I have a good one to recommend:

Do visit:

http://abangadik.fotopages.com/

Do call them to get the quotation, or to see their artwork:
Joe: 017-7700859
Dani Izwan : 012-2534519

Taipei - Touch your heart

2007-10-23T11:33:00.000+08:00

Pegi Taipei for a week, bukan vacation tau, pergi atas dasar kerja...Taiwan Trade held a program called capacity building, so basically few countries were invited to share technical know-how on trade / export / exhibition / trade promo activities, etc... kira akak ni wakil from M'sia lah...mcm bagus jer.. hehehe... ada few countries yg datang like China, Thailand, Japan, Mongolia, India, Sri Lanka, Indon, Australia, Nepal, Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Myanmar, etc... pas tu ada the last 2 days pegi field trip to few places such as the tallest building in the world -Taipei 101, the national museum, naik high speed train (mcm bullet train), pegi tgk cultural village.... kureng sesuai sbb pulan pose, so kena tahan perut, tahan penat.. tapi tak pe.. org kata exposure.. hehehe.. mcm tak biasa kan.. ok, the pics (tak ikut turutan, belasah je) :

Inside the Grand Hotel (from left: Ms Japan, Ms Thailand, Ms M'sia and Ms India)

In front of the Buddha in Lugang

One of the exhibits kat museum : contract jual isteri - org dulu-dulu agak2 kalo tak
puas hati ngan bini dia, gaduh ke.. boleh ler jual lelong...

Taipei 101 Building - the tallest in the world (as at todate)

View for Taipei 101

At the entrance of the elevator of 101

Some of the country rep

Ni ntah kat mana punya pintu gerbang

With on of the closest friend while i was there, Orgil from Mongolia

Ni kat depan the Grand Hotel

Dlm high speend train

managed to get gambar kepala train

tukar kerja jadik penarik beca di taipei

the old man was playing a traditional musical instrument called "wu-chin"

ilmu 'wu-chin' telah diturunkan kpd anak angkat beliau..

skuter di taipei... ntah apsal sume org sana naik skuter..

4 Days 3 Nights

2007-10-23T08:30:00.000+08:00

Phewwww.... spent 4D 3N with Izzad in SJMC... kesian my baby Izzad... he was admitted right after the day i got back from taipei.... it's a long story...he had been having mild fever + cold on and off for the past few week, followed by coughing... and we did bring him to see his paed dr chua few times, and for every different visit- the dr will change to another 'stronger' medicine.... and the nite before he was admitted, he was coughing like mad - he couldnt sleep and i kinda heard him wheezing, so i thought this might be his asthma attack.. so i gave his ventolin inhaler but it didnt help at all... the next morning, tanpa berlengah -lengah lagi we decided nak bawa dia terus ke sjmc... the dr confirmed izzad had asthma and also he suspected pneumonia... and upon having his x-ray done - it was confirmed pneumonia...

so he spent the next 4 days in the hospital... and the treatment included:
- antibiotic thru injection every 6 hours
- gas (nebulizer) every three hours
- oral med every six hours
- temperature taken every 6 hours
- physiotherapy 2 times a day

for 4 days.. the most that i could sleep were 3 hours... and i would be interupted by nurses... jap nak bagi gas, jap nak bagi ubat, jap lagi nak amik temperature..... aduhhhh... penat travel pun tak abis lagi...

the only thing that i enjoyed was that - i had the chance to choose the menu for izzad... seronok sgt especially when you dont have to do the cooking and pilih jer nak makan apa... but of course for izzad - there was nothing much to choose except for porridge.. but boleh tahan juga lah meriah .. there were minced chicken porridge, fish porridge, prawn porridge, vege porridge, .. and every meal will be accompanied by soup - you name it.. . chicken soup, vege soup, tofu and seaweed soup, etc... itu belum masuk fruits and juice.... i likeeeeeee.... and surprisingly, izzad loved the food so much (mcm la ibu dia masak tak sedap) and he gained 200 g within 4 days....

enuff said...pics of Izzad.

sekilas pandang seri utam@

2007-08-29T09:57:00.000+08:00

Ultraman 2 orang tgh tgk tv.... baby ultraman tgh tidur.

View from guest room- upstairs. Boleh nampak polo club...

View from backyard....

View from backyard... again, nampak polo club.

mari kita menanam rumput

2007-08-28T09:36:00.000+08:00

disebabkan stress bila tgk laman yg gondol, so kitorg decide nak buat lawatan sambil belajar ke nurseri sg buloh... the one yg dekat ngan spital tu.... rambang mata tgk nurseri yg mcm cendawan tumbuh.... last last kitrg naik bukit kat kubo cina, tgk cemana diorg semai rumput

ni pakcik indon tu kata rumput taiwan.. cantik giler.. tapi maintenance pun giler gak.. kena rajin trim.. atau dgn kata lain kena upah tukang kebun....

ni rumput philippines.... tgh semai... mmg dah siap dlm plastik 2x1.. kalau nak tanam, terus dia angkat sekali ngan plastik tu terus gi tanam...

masalah kitrg, tanah gondol tu penuh ngan batu bata, simen, paku, skru... atau dgn kata lain, kena buat upacara mengorek tanah, buang segala bendasing tu...tanah tu kena dibajak dulu.. pas tu kena letak tanah baru, pasir,... pas tu baru boleh tanam itu lumput... and nak buat sume tu.. $$ mesti ada.. kurang2 paling bodo pun kena ada 5-6 ratus utk tu.. belum campur rega rumput lagi... kalo rumput lebey kurang 3 ratus... itu belum masuk nak tanam pokok ke.. bunga ke... lagi stresssss...

2007-08-23T16:33:00.000+08:00

Sri Utam@

Rumahku masih cam tu gak... i keep it plain and simple (cakap org tak de duit...) landscape kat depan masih tak buat lagi... gondol jer... konon nak upah kam-lam-ya-nga tanam rumput but somehow the budget for that gone for other things.. mencik aaa...
My bedroom is like bilik rumah kongsi coz i've returned my newly purchased bedroom set... panjang alkisahnya... in short, i bought the set from H***Life, but the quality sucks big time... sana longgar sini cabut.. bunyi sana sini.. nak kata kitrg ni ganas, tak jugak... pas gaduh2 sikit, and i email here and there... saja nak bagi gempak kan.. and finally they agreed to refund... sib baik ok, tak sempat nak cakap 'i'll see u in court'.. hehehehe...

Kids

Irfan has just started his Quran class early August ari tu... I found a sekolah mengaji called Rehal in Section 4, KD... tak jauh, about 5 mins drive from my house.. and luckily, my neighbor pun nak hantar their only 8- yr old son.. so we take turn to send the kids... it's a 5 day session.. every session 1/2 hour and it's one to one basis.... basically, 3 hari ngaji, and lagi 2 hari belajar fardhu ain...
Ilhan will be celebrating his 3rd birthday in a week time... i dont plan anything big for him .. may be a small private party.. just 5 of us....
Izzad also will be celebrating his birthday in a week time... his 1st birthday.... only 2 day earlier than Ilhan's... Izzad has started walking.. tapi masih takut takut... last week i brought him to clinic at KD...he was down with flu... that that was our first time to the clinic as we have just moved to the area... as i mentioned in my previous entry, Izzad is a big boy... he is 11 mths but he has weight and height of a 2 yr old toddler.... when the doctor first saw Izzad, he thought that i had wrongly written Izzad's birthday... heheheh.. kesian Izzad.... he is such a baby yg besau.....

Personal

Our financial is very tight this month... It's time for us to renew our maid's working permit, medical, etc.. and everything cost us rm850.. aduhh..Nampaknya tertangguh lagi nak buat landscape cantik cantik kat depan rumah
My husband got an offer... a good offer indeed... he was offered to do his CFA... fully sponsored, 3 yrs paid study leave.. plus study allowance... heheh.. but at the same time, i had another thought... 2nd thought actually.. yup, i'm happy.. but the thought of him going back to college/uni to study.. and dikelilingi awek awek muda yng cun lagi jelita.... hmmm... jeles akak.... oh tidakkkkkkk.... akak memang cemburu....
Since he got to do his CFA first, nampak gayanya my plan for MBA tertangguh lagi la... perhaps in another 3 yrs i guess....

Work Related

My colleague will be leaving our unit, and he'll be heading a new branch in Johor.... got replacement for him, but the new guy has been stolen by another unit coz they are short of staff.. i hope they will return back the staff back to my unit once the my colleague pindah... jangan buat harta sudah...
I'm going to Taiwan for a course during the fasting mth for a week.... seksa batinku.... pegi bulan puasa.... sungguh tak sesuai... sib baik course tu best...

Yang Membuatkan Aku....

2007-08-14T11:44:00.000+08:00

Ada few things or thoughts to share....

Yang menyakitkan hati

F : Oh... perut saya dah besar..
M: Dengan 0sim...Zap...zap.. u zap...
F: Peha saya besar macam gajah...
M: Dengan 0sim.. Zap.. zap.. u zap....

I heard this few times on 'panas'.fm and everytime i heard that , i feel like banging my head on my car steering.... oh tidakkkk.... Seriously... do you think you would buy the so-called slimming product after u listen to those ugly script?? i dunno who wrote the script, but obviously, it must be a stupid-but-cheap advertising company.... well, i admit, i might need those slimming thingy,..( i want to get rid of these gigantic hips or i want to tighten my stomach muscle after giving birth to 3 super power ultramen) and i might be considering of buying it.. but after listening to the ad, that's it... that's it... cukup lah... itu satu penghinaan tu.... i might have these big hips.. but to samakan dengan gajah, well, it's too much... hahahah..... tertekan tau...

Yang membuatkan aku kelihatan bodoh

I brought my son Irfan for a follow up treatment at Ampg Putri Hosp last week... there was nothing wrong with him, except that he had eczema (a form of dermatitis.... kulit sensitif.. ala ala cam kulit orang kaya gitu.. very the sensitip one..) he couldnt stand dust/any form of dirt... or else he would develop a red itchy gatal giler condition yang membuatkan dia tergaru-garu... kesian my son... after few days of applying the very-very-expensive-tak-hingat- punya ubat and some oral medicine, he's getting ok... and this was my conversation with my maid:

Maid: Ibu, kulit Irfan sudah baik...
Me: A'ahhh.. kan hari tu dah bawa jumpa doktor
Maid: Bagus ya doktor itu...
Me: Ya.. itu bukan sebarangan doktor...doktor itu doktor pakar kulit...(at this point of time, i was trying hard how to explain to her that Irfan had been treated by a skin specialist who just got a title Dato'....buat duit betul dr tu....)
Maid: Apa??? Pakar?? Pakar itu apa....
Me: (Thinking very hard now......) Pakar itu.... doktor yang bertauliah yang hanya menguruskan sakit yang berkaitan dengan kulit sahaja... (i sound like an orthodox bahasa teacher)
Maid: Oooo.. begitu...
Me: Di tempat kamu, kamu bilang apa doktor pakar?
Maid: Di tempat saya, ....saya bilang SPECIALIST

Me: (akukah yg kelihatan begitu buduh di sini??? begitu terrer maid aku ni, lancar dan terang aje dia sebut perkataan omputih tu)

Yang membuatkan hati ini tersentuh

Irfan was trying very very hard to convince me to buy him 'something' and he was trying to ask in a very diplomatic approach...

Irfan: Ibu... ibu.. ibu ada duit tak?
Me : kenapa?
Irfan: Duit ibu banyak lagi tak?
Me : Tak tahu lah.. kena check kat bank dulu...
Irfan: Irfan nak..
------ and suddenly he was interupted by my another ultraman
Ilhan: Duit ibu dah abis... ibu bayar rumah.. bayar kereta... beli pizza.. beli susu...beli pampers... beli roti.. (and the list go on....)

Me: *gulp* ....
Irfan: *terkujat tarusss tak terkata apa apa dah... *

I didnt know that my second son had paid so much attention on my 'money matters'

Yang membuatkan aku konpius

My long-distance friend, somewhere in North East Asia had made a very interesting discovery... we had an online conversation and i dunno somehow we stumbled upon a topic on kesuburan... he said and he claimed that he is 'subur and belum andropause'.... well, for a 31 year old single and available bachelor, i wonder how he got the test result...and what kind of 'test' he had undertaken.... hehehehe... my dear fren.. jawab jgn tak jawab... hehehe...

Yang membuatkan aku sedar diri

I had exactly rm120 in my purse to survive for another 15 days until the pay day

Makan dulu.. nanti baru bayar....

2007-07-30T09:37:00.000+08:00

Note: love the candid pic.. - my mom and kamila

Wedding Update

2007-07-27T08:42:00.001+08:00

Some of the pics during my bro's wedding - 27/05/07 (Kelate), and 03/06/07 (Perak).

Akah nikah - Kelate, 26/07/07

Expression

Hantaran - dari pihak perempuan

Pelamin - my parents' house

The Ultraman family

The lovely bride - Kamila

The bride and groom - my parents' house

bersanding - Kelate

Pening Kepala

2007-07-26T11:08:00.001+08:00

Irfan: Isskkk.. camne nak abiskan nasik ni.. dah 4 kali tambah ni, tak abis abis lagi...

The making of ultraman tiga

2007-07-26T10:14:00.001+08:00

--- Irfan, Ilhan and Izzad ---

New love.

2007-07-25T08:54:00.000+08:00

My husband has found a new love.
People say the obsession or madness will last for few days, even worst -weeks or mths.
It's true.
And this morning, he forgot to kiss his wife goodbye.

Team Building

2007-07-24T09:41:00.000+08:00

Last week, gi team building kat P. Pangkor, best giler. We stayed at Pangk0r Res0rt Beach Res0rt, nice hotel with nice view. It was a 3d 2n programme, included:8km cycling/tour the island, jungle tracking, memukat ikan- catch our own dinner, sea survival, and classes. I couldnt remember the last time I put on my sport shoes, could be 2-3 yrs ago... with the unfit body coupled with cellulite here and there, I managed to go through all activities. Some of the pics:

The view from my room.

Teluk Segadas- we reached the virgin beach after 40 mins of jungle tracking.

A group of proud fisherman/woman.

Hasil titik peluh memukat.

An Old Friend of Mine

2007-07-10T09:31:00.000+08:00

Met and had lunch with Famil last Thursday at the Vietnamese restaurant in KLCC.

He's an old friend of mine.. well, he's not that old.. :) but I've known him for quite sometimes during our PPP time, but back in PPP, we were not that close... we became closer in Bloomington.

He is the type of friend who you could rely on.... He is the type who will lend his hand whenever you need him to... He wouldn't mind to spend the whole night.. (yes, i mean the whole night.. like from 9pm-4am) in the very cold and freezing computer lab just to help me finished my html assignment... and whenever i've completed my html assignment, i would asked him to 'review' my work.. and normally he would put his 'final touch' on the assignment which definitely gave me an extra 'creative mark' from the professor.... and the best part was that sometimes he went extra length like.. errrr... doing the whole html thingy for me.... yes, i admit.. i become really 'unintelligent' (unintelligent sound better than stupid i guess) when it comes to this html thingy, i couldnt ever got it right...

And he was the one to introduce me to the world of having my own website.... 10 years back, geocities was very popular and i got my website parked on Vienna but now it's gone... and again, he had gone extra mile but helping me to register my website and he was the first one who signed my guestbook (and i remember that he was so proud of it).. heheheh....

When I was in Bloomington, my boyfriend (currently my beloved hubby) was in Arkansas and u know that sometimes the long-distance relationship... (yup.. i would call it long distance since we were 13 hour-drive apart from each other...) was a bit..errr.. difficult i would say... in terms of 'trust'... whenever i go out with someone.. say a male friend... my boyfriend would be a bit jealous i guess... but he didnt really show or tell me that he's jealous but i could tell from the tone of his voice.... but believe me.. Famil has never got him jealous...

So Famil... thanks for being such a good friend.. and jasamu dikenang....and i guess Aimi would definitely agree with me.

Indiana University, Bloomington, class of 1998

(picture: taken from Famil's blog without permission)

Standing from left: Me, Moezni, Nerin, Aimi, Izayu, Iella and Nora

Sitting from left: Syahin, Afrizal, Azmi, Famil and Jiman

Air Sterilizer

2007-07-06T09:25:00.000+08:00

Bought this last 3 weeks.Good for those who is athsmatic, or who has kids with athsma, bronchitis, or dust-allergic.

More info, visit:
http://www.medklinn.com

Am I guilty?

2007-06-29T09:32:00.000+08:00

How do you feel when someone you love woke u up in the middle of the night.. say 3 am... and started to to the naughty litle thingy to you like teasing you nose or..... teasing your lips... and lightly kissing your cheek.... would you be angry? or would you be pleased? dont get me wrong... your blue little peanut size brain.. tak de benda lain ke nak pikir... hehehe...

My little precious Izzad woke me up at around 1 am... and i thought he might be thirsty so i fed him some milk... he refused. His eyes were half opened, looked a bit sleepy... instead of putting him back into his baby court, i put him next to me...and shared the same pillow.... i noticed that he liked being cuddled.. perhaps, he was cold so i slow down the air cond a bit, but still he was next to me.

it has been a while.... quite some time actually that i sleep so close to him.. normally, he sleep in his baby court which i placed next to my bed... having him sleep next to me and sharing the same pillow..... i feel so close to him..... so close that i hardly describe.. i could feel his breathing... i could smell his breathe from milky-smell mouth... and his baby-smell body especially down below his neck... you do know that baby has their own smell right.. the masam-masam manis smell... i love that smell...

i look at him, at i hardly believe that time flies so fast and he is now a big baby... he's 9 mths old.. but within that period, i only gave him 2 mths of full-day attention... and the rest - he's been taken care of a complete indon stranger... which i had no choice but to trust her of taking care my little precious.

deep down my heart.. i feel guilty.. and ashamed of myself.. how could i do this to my son.. how could i let someone else taking care of him.. how could i trust the person to gently handle my son... to feed him... to change his diapers... to bath him... and how could i be assured that the strangers would do all the chores without hurting him.... he is so little...and he wouldnt understand why i would have to leave him early in the morning, and come back at night... he wouldnt understand why the bibik is taking care of him, but not me.. his own mother.. he wouldnt understand all these...

i could feel tears running down my check.. full of regrets and guilts.... the emotional burden is so heavy... that i could hardly fight...
i fell asleep.

and there i was... i was teaching a group of student at a little poor village... they had no book, no pen that they had to write on a small blackboard... they wrote using the white chalk.... the village was not a typical melay village but it looked like a really poor village.. those like the one we used to see on tv in Palestine..

and suddenly i felt a wet-thick thingy on my cheek... i opened my eyes and saw my little precious Izzad was playing with my nose with his salty saliva on my cheek.... how i love that moment.... i just let him did what he like... and he touched my nose... and he kissed my wet-cheek... and he played with my hair.. OMG how sweet those moment were... it was 3.00 am... how would i be angry to see such a beautiful creature do all those sweet thingy at 3.00 am???

i could see his smile... and when i tickled him, he gave me his cute half-scream laughter.. with his 1 little tooth.... i love those moments... i want to remember this moment forever.... and it lasted for 1/2 hour.. and then my little precious fell asleep, again next to me.

melayu kita

2007-06-19T10:11:00.000+08:00

KITA ORANG MELAYU

kita orang melayu.. ada adab sopannya...
kita orang melayu.. ada budi bahasanya...
kita orang melayu... tahu batas susilanya...
kita orang melayu... tahu adat resamnya....

tapi ada orang melayu....
yang nampak melayu tapi tak ada ciri melayunya...
yang nampak ayu tapi layu semuanya...
ada orang melayu...
yang malu mengaku bangsa dirinya...
yang malu asal usul dirinya..
yang malu jati dirinya...

masih ada melayu...
yang menolak hakikat dirinya melayu..
katanya dia melayu moden...
katanya dia melayu bandar...
katanya dia bukan melayu lama...

juga ada melayu....
yang katanya dididik di luar negara...
apa yang sedihnya..
baru setahun dua di negara penjajah sana..
sudah lupa asal usulnya...
sudah lupa bangsa dirinya...
malah..
katanya sudah tidak pandai berbahasa melayu...
bilangnya sudah tidak betah dengan belacan, cencaluk mahu pun budu..
malah apa yang dipakainya hanya tinggal separuh atau tiga suku...

tapi harus diingat...
masih ada juga melayu..
walaupun berpuluh tahun di perantauan sana
tapi...
masih ada ciri melayunya..
masih kenal siapa dirinya..
masih fasih bahasa melayunya...
masih sopan adab pakainya...

persoalannya..
bagaimana harus kita ukur....
sejauh mana tingginya darjat melayu seseorang itu...
atau rendahnya darjat melayu seseorang itu...
sedangkan kita tiada kayu pengukur..

nilai melayu itu wujud
di atas titik persefahaman sesama kita
di atas tatacara orang tua kita
di atas pergaulan sesama kita
di atas sejarah lama bangsa kita

melayu itu tetap melayu
yang bezanya
cuma nilai seorang melayu.

WARNING : hakcipta dan karya sendiri... any copy and paste please give credit to my blog.
tak baik curi harta orang ok!

Dilemma

2007-06-18T18:07:00.000+08:00

Situation: my hubby and i need to find another car or perhaps mpv

Criteria:

- comfortable enuff for my 3 kids

- large storage area.. kalau balik kg boleh bawak barang banyak..

- if u drive the car, you won't feel ugly or old.. u know sometimes a certain car makes u looks old..hehehe...

-mthly payment not more than 1k.. or else nanti kena makan nasi ngan ikan masin

- i dont care how the car makes me look like, i look good anyway... mauahaha *gelak brutal* ..lagi pun, i will be driving my old car.. so what the heck.. cuma mungkin sekali sekali nak jugak merasa drive kete baru... but on 2nd thought, if i like the new car... and the car makes me feel good.... and somehow makes me feel/look 5 yrs younger.... may be i'll be the one yg akan drive the car... heheh... and end up nanti my hubby yg akan drive kereta tuaku yg banyak berjasa itu..... muahahahahaha!!!

Choices:

- avanz* - ok but kalau nak fully utulize the other 2 seats behind, you dont have a storage area at all.

- inn*va - ok ... but somehow my hubby said that mpv makes him looks older than he is... heheh..

- vi0s - looks ok from outside tapi bila kat dlm rasa cam kecik sgt...

- c1ty - ok, to be considered

- perdan@ v6 - also ok.. to be considered....

- nazar*a - space ok tapi again my hubby kata he will look not so young driving that car...

- uns*r - a big no-no from my hubby.. dia kata kete ni org parti pembangkang jer suker.. heheheh....

- sentr* - also ok... and nice too.....

so looking down the list, mpv is out of the question.. now leaving only c1ty, perdan@ v6 and sentr* to be given due consideration.. but the question is now mana nak carik duit down payment?? *garu kepala sambil tarik bulu roma*......

any suggestion??

Completely lost

2007-06-15T14:20:00.000+08:00

pernah tak terjadi pada korang..

let say you want to call this person... and you dial the number..... 1 ringing- no answer, 3 ringings- still no answer.... you wait... and 5th ringing still no answer.... and 11th ringing- that person pick up the call and say "hello?".. and at this exact moment... you are totally blur, and forgot who you're calling... and even worst, you say " yes???"

today, this happened twice to me.

Kids

2007-06-14T10:05:00.000+08:00

Irfan and Hadzeem yg keletihan..on to the way to KB airport... tgk perut Hadzeem yg buncit coz makan banyak kat kenduri.. hehehe...we headed straight from the kenduri kat Bachok to the airport nak balik KL..penat giler....

Izzad yg maintain ok, tak penat.. but dlm flight tidur sampai reach KL...

Izzad

Pindah rumah

2007-06-12T09:30:00.000+08:00

perkara baru yg berlaku.. things.. and thoughts as well:

1. Just moved to Sri Utama last weeks.... the pindah randah was sort of last minute thingy because I have to get my apartment empty because nanti pengantin baru nak tinggal situ... my newly wedded brother and his bride Kamila will be occupying that little house of mine.. kinda sad to leave the house since i've been staying there for the past 7 yrs... we love the apartment so much and decided to buy it from the owner after renting for about 4 yrs... My kids love the house, they grew up in the house... Irfan used to call it "rumah tinggi" and whenever he talked about the house, he will always mention 'rumah tinggi'.... well, it's not that tinggi.. it's a 5 storey apartment...luckily, we stayed in ground floor... and the location is in the middle of KL..and situated just next to mrr2..basically, kalau nak gi mana pun senang.. to klcc it is just about 15 min (off-peak hour), to Mines about 1/2 hour and to JJ maluri, its about 5-10 mins... 'rumah tinggi' has got a very nice view... 50 meters from my balcony is the pandan perdana lake...permandangannya sgt menyejukkan hati... esp early in the morning... and also waktu senja...

2. About Seri Utama....there's a new name for the house.. Irfan and hadzeem call it 'rumah baru' and apparently Hadzeem loves it so much, whereas Irfan cam so-so jer... i dunno whether he likes the house or not.. kalau tanya, dia cakap..'ok lah...' ......a day after me moved in, terus balik kampung to attend my bro's wedding.. so tak sempat kemas... and semua barang dlm kotak... and sampai hari ni barang sume masih dlm kotak.. we dont have time to kemaskan... even spender pun carik dlm kotak... hehehehe.... at first when i packed the baju and stuff into the boxes, i got all the boxes labelled such as 'baju, toys, books, dry food....etc..' and i thought i was smart... and i thought it's a brilliant ideas to label the boxes....of course it is, but when i have 7 boxes of 'baju'.. then i start to garu kepala... and even worst when my husband want a particular shirt, (a dark red shirt that he bought at the JJ)... how am i gonna search for the shirt?? 7 boxes labelled 'baju'... where to start??? and which box to open first? heheheh...

3. the house macam tongkang pecah.. most of the things are still in the box... and cuma buka mana nak guna jer.. and the curtains dah siap tempah a week ago tapi tak de masa nak hook, so i just took an old curtains and sangkutkan dekat grill.... .. hahahah.. when my mother came, dia kata from the outside nampak cam rumah kongsi bangla.... heheheh...

4. do you know.. that sometimes..... when you are in new places or... building.. you have this eerie and seram feelings.... like meremang bulu roma... and you feel like someone's watching you... when i first moved to the newhouse .... rasa semacam jer.. as if there's someone else in the house... and baby Izzad keep on clutching on me, tak nak duduk bawah... and he held me tight.. and masa tu dah tak sedap hati... mlm tu about 3 o'clock he started to to cry non-stop about 10 mins... lepas dia ok, i put him to sleep, and then placed him next to me.. dah tak letak dlm baby court lagi, sbb nampak dia cam takut jer... and the next morning when i woke up...and got down to the kitchen... and my maid asked me "ibu ada ketuk pintu bilik saya pukul 3 pagi tak?"... haaaa.... dah mula dah.. ada yg kacau.. she told me the room was knocked twice... 3 knock at a time... she didn't open the door and she waited... after about 10 mins.. she opened the door tapi tak de sapa.... she said that she knew that was 'someone else' coz if i were to knock the door, i would have call her name... and i never knock her door at such odd hour... and kebetulan dlm masa yg sama pun, around 3 am baby izzad menangis....

5. then we packed our things and headed to pt buntar.... and masa kat kg my hubby went to see this ustaz, and told him about our house.. so the ustaz asked the house address.... somehow through my hubby, the ustaz could actually 'see'...(dia pegang my husband and asked my hubby to imagine.. house from the porch.. hall, kitchen, all the rooms and bathrooms, ) and then later...amat menyeramkan bila ustaz kata rumah tu mmg ada penghuni...ada '2 orang' lagi... hahahha... gila takuttt... so dia kata penghuni tu ada sbb rumah tu rumah kosong.... so dia suruh buat pendinding.. dia bagi air, and suruh carik limau.. buat 'pagar' baca bismillah, selawat, kursi and fatihah for 7 nights berturut.. buat after Isyak...

6. bila we got back to KL.. my parents pun datang sama.. so kuat sikit semangat.... my father pun tolong buat baca Yasin 3 malam.. and he also tolong buat pendinding rumah... and masa before my father nak balik ke kg, he told me that the 1st night he came, when he baca the Yasin, dia rasa seram sejuk and he heard macam ada bunyi plastik kena atiup angin dlm bilik padahal tak de apa pun.... tapi pas tu dah ok... and now pun dah ok.. Alhamdulillah....

7. last weekend mmg ramai giler org kat rumah.. some sort of family gathering.... my parents, my bros and sis, newly wedded bro and his wife, my sis-in law with 4 kids (all the way from K'Kinabalu).. mmg meriah rumah.. makan makan tak ingat dunia... sampai tgh malam pun makan lagi... masa all the guest sampai, my house was such in total mess... and diorg sume lah yg tolong pasangkan curtains, and kemaskan kotak.. and my sis in law kena letak bedsheet dlm guest room sendiri.. and even kena pasang curtain guest room sendiri...my mum banyak tolong in the kitchen, kemaskan barang and tolong susun nicely dlm kitchen cabinet.... nasib baik sume paham coz we just move in... glad that they came and lend their hand, so my house tu dah ada le rupa rumah sikit...

8. i just had 1 air-cond installed in the my bedroom.... we plan to have at least 2 room installed with the air-cond, but seriously no fulus at the moment so we thought 1 is enough...ok la... tapi yg kelakarnya when my parents came to my house... my father (after the minor heart surgery) last 3 yrs, he couldnt stand the heat.. so kalau nak tidur mesti kena dlm aircond..... semua org nak air-cond...and kesimpulannya we beramai-ramai crammed in the room...hehe.. meriah sungguh the whole family tidur in the same room.... best giler... altogether 9 orang tidur in the same room....

9. Lepas pindah rumah.... now my hubby and I are officially broke!!!! I have duploh inggit in the account... oh tidakkkkk!!! yes, i'm totally kempis and started to look for duit selit... heheh.. duit selit is the duit yg sometimes diselit-selitkan di tepi purse, dlm compartment handbag, or dlm drawer... or sometimes dlm bra (ada lagi ke org buat cam ni?)... heheheh.. i found rm50 in the drawer.. tu pun dah hepi giler.... so rm50 can survive for few days i guess...

more on the cerita kenduri coming soon.... tunggguuuu,.....

Heart

2007-05-25T09:09:00.000+08:00

To a dear friend,

I know....
once he touched your heart..
once he touched your soul..
once he was your life...

And then...
he broke your heart...
he shattered your dream..
he destroyed your life...

After..
promises given...
heart taken...
hope broken....

I know it was....
painful...
heartbreaking...
distressing...

But my dear friend, believe me...
you deserve someone better...
much.. much.. better

p/s: i've met him... and trust me, he's not worth it.

Air tangan jari jemariku

2007-05-21T11:24:00.000+08:00

Inilah hasil tangan hamba.. bak kata pengkritik AF... 'air tangan'... ni kiranya my own sentuhan seni la.. ni hantaran for my bro's wedding this Saturday kat Kelate... baru siap separuh.. yg lain on the way... theme kalernya hijau-cream-gold... semuanya ada 11 dulang... lagi 4 hari jer tinggal tu finish everything.. nampak gayanya tak tido malam le ini macam... alas dulang baru nak carik... sib baik kak nik nak tolong carikkan (p/s: kak nik, tolong ye... pls get a nice alas for me ok.... )

Good Bye Hong Kong

2007-05-17T10:22:00.000+08:00

I'm in Iszam's office.....blogging using his pc... and currently he's not in the office attending a seminar somewhere... and there no one else in the office except me and the cleaner.... so ini office akak yang punya... Hahahahaha (gelak brutal sikit ... mcm penjajah zaman jupun...)

In fact, today is my last day in HK.. sedih pulak rasanya.. but anyway.. kalau ada duit lebih, definitely, i'll come again.. i think hatiku sudah jatuh di sini..hehehe. before i came to HK, i dont have very good opinion about HK actually.... but after 1 week here, the perspective is now somehow different, a good one of course.... hehehhe... iszam has offered the place to stay kalau dtg sini lagi.. dia kata dia charge murah dari hotel... hehehe....

Last night, i had nothing else to do... at first i thought i want to go to causeway bay, but then cahnged my mind.. i was too tired... we had large crowd at Hofex yesterday.. and M'sia booth was a hit since he had free food.. opss... forgot to mention that we had M'sia chef to do the cooking demo at our booth.. so we had roti canai, chicken curry, kuih lapis, capuccino puding, kuih sagu, laksa... so you just imagine.. there were so many 'hungry' people aroung looking for free food... and also some m'sia people craving for m'sia food, including myself... and the chef - Micheal and Ken.. they were extremely nice, they brought nasi+rendang ayam for me... at least i have something sedap to eat other than tuna sandwich which cost me HKD30 (lebih kurang rm15 for 1 set of sandwich) the day before...

back to the topic about last nite.. i was too tired, and i felt i just want to lie down and watch tv.. but there's nothing on tv.. ntah apa apa ntah.. banyak citer cina without any subtitle... so i dragged my feet to walk around the nearby area.. and found sasa shop.. cheap ori perfume.. and bought 4 perfumes...2 for me and 2 for my husband... and 3 miniatures... all the perfume (2 -50ml, 1-75ml, 1-40ml, and 3-5ml cost me about HKD900.. about rm450....) klau kat m'sia mana nak dapat harga cam tu kan...

ok lah.. got to go.. need to pack things up.. so good bye Hong Kong!!

Update from Hong Kong

2007-05-16T10:16:00.000+08:00

I'm currently blogging from Hong Kong... today is the last day of the trade fair... kejap jer rasa dah nak abis...

Since I'm all alone by myself in HK, terpaksalah membawa diri sendiri jalan sana sini... The 2nd day in HK, Iszam took me to his house, dia kata Chef Diva a.k.a ibunda dia ada masak spesel... heheh.. kalau makan free, i dont mind at all.. the dinner was great... mee udang, nasi goreng, puding, kuih muih etc... and ramai org malaysia yg stay nearby his house joined sama...

The 3rd day, I went to The Peak.. again thanks to Iszam and also his parents yang ikut sama... cuma kesian tgk ayahanda dia yg nampak not well... talking about his father... well, his father reminds me a lot about my father.... the features, the way he talks... and also the way he walks... there's lots of resemblance... and i still remember that once at the Peak, his father was complaining about the weather, kinda windy...and that he's cold and he shivered a bit... and at that very moment I could picture my father... that was quite some time ago when we were in Cameron.. it feels like dejavu....

ha... mula rasa nak menitik air mata... coz i miss my father very much...

well, lst 2 might i went to Mongkok alone... i heard they had lot of cheap souvenirs there.. i took the WanChai MTR.... one thing about HK, is that there have lots of good signage.... i'm talking about the good signage here.. really good one.. and you wont get lost... i took me about 5 mins walk to the station and about 1/2 hour to reach Mongkok.... btw, MTR is like out lrt in ms'ia except that they are much... much.. much more efficient.... the system itself is very good... malu rasa kalau nak compare with our beloved country.... the place i went to is called Ladies market.. more like a petaling street to me... agood place to bargain and it is much more chaeper than other place (well, for souvenirs only, of course..)

Then, I had the chance to go Stanley... stanley market... such a nice place.. tepi laut.. and the view was superb... cuma sedih sikit sbb sorang sorang jalan... i went there by bus.. and again the bus system is very good and they are on time.. its a double-storey bus.. and i took the upper deck .. good and nice view...

Ok.. got to go now... well keep u update later ok...

Life is not easy

2007-05-10T14:07:00.000+08:00

It has been a while since the last time I wrote in my blog.

I just got back from a Brand1ng Seminar held at one of the hotels in KL. It was a 2 days seminar and personally i think that is a good seminar..(yup, they better be good... or else the rm7k just gone into the drain). If you are in Marketing or corp comm, this seminar is a good platform where you can learn how to brand your product / company.. and the speaker is Dr P*ul Temp0ral and he's one of the best brand consultant in the region.

I'm going to Hong K0ng tomorrow for a week.. this is not a vacation ok.. this is Work.. where you have to work.. all work... and work and work and nothing else but work... heheheh.. but knowing me.. sambil menyelam sambil minum air...

I have a story to tell you... when i got back to the office today.. i am so frustrated with this "one particular person". Before I left for that brand1ng seminar, I trusted him to courier all the brochures to HK.. and he has promised that he will get the job done, so no worries. But, when I got back today, I went down to see him and he was not in the office. And.. to make thing worst... all the brochures and other publications remain 'untouched'.

He promised me to courier the brochures last Tuesday.... and yet sampai ari ni tak de mende...t in kosong betul... and Hellloooo.. I'm leaving tomorrow ok.....

Yes, I understand that some of the things can be hand-carried (as he said...), but it is so frustrated when you get everything done on time, and someone has spoilt it. It is also frustrated when you trust someone while you are away, but nothing is being done.

but ... ntah la... it just me... or may be it's pms. Well. ... I will get things sorted out...

On the other hand, i'm tagged by Nong Narnia... "What's In My Bag"... I'll do this real quick ok..

The handbag itself, of course.. a bonia bag..
A bonia purse... this is where i keep my atm cards, credit cards, IC, license, passport photo, card: JJ, bonus l1nk, sog0, medical, card, i-talk card, and also Indiana U, Bloominton card ...can u believe i'm still keeping my uni card.... i dunno it somehow makes me feel young... hehehe.. and not to forget... notes and coins
A pen
A liquid paper
A highlighter (orange color)
A small brooch
A pressed powder
A lipstick
Office ID card (we are using thumb print access system.. and the card will be kept inside the bag, in case need to attend any official function)
A cellophane tape (a small one.. but i dunno what is it for....accidentally termasuk dlm handbag)
3 small safety pins (takut kain/ pant ketat in case i eat too much....hehehehe)
A name card holder
A Nokia phone
Minyak cap kapak
Car keys / house keys / office drawer keys
Old receipts... (i did count... and altogether about 17 old receipts... hehhehe)

Ni dah jadik cam kedai runcit dah.... macam-macam ada....

With that, I'm now tagging Noni Nik, Famil (errr.. relevant tak??), Ezz and Lindot.

Merah biru mukaku

2007-04-25T13:33:00.001+08:00

I just got back from a meeting... and this meeting is supposed to be attended by at least a DIRECTOR... if a DIRECTOR couldn't make it, the next 'victim' would be a senior manager. But in this case, I dont have any boss - senior manager since the jawatan dipinjamkan ke overseas office... and I was asked to attend the meeting. Fine.... Walaupun berat hati, terpaksa jugalah.. (dagang pak malau dagang merempat, dagang hamba kena pi mesyuarat..... )

This meeting is supposed to provide a 'linkage' between the private sector and govt agencies. And when I stepped into the meeting room, I saw all the top guns from the private sector, and about 8 'otais' from govt agencies... and ME... I serve this org. less than 3 years and there I was, supposedly to attend to all enquiries and to tepis all the 'bullets' form the private sector.

That was the longest 2 hours.. I kept on looking at my watch.. wishing bilalah meeting ni nak abis... my face had turned red - blue - red - blue....

Why?

they asked question.. and I couldnt answer... totally clueless and speechless...and look stupid some more...
they wanted explaination about something I have never heard before
they wanted to know what criteria you use to judge a 'program' that is led by another division in my org.
they wanted to know specific reason why 'this thing' couldnt be done but somehow.. get done by other companies...(also led by another division)

I wish i can goreng them.. but u know there are certain thing that you can goreng.. and when the 'mother agency' is also in the meeting.. you can't goreng too much.. there's a limit u know... and...

there I was.. looking red and blue.... and all I could say " yes, I understand your concerns.. and I need to further check on this and will get back to you" .. and just imagine that I have been rephrasing the 'standard answer' with the same meaning over and over again.... hoping not to sound too stupid....

Well, i am not stupid....if I am stupid, i wouldn't be in that meeting rite.. hmm.. but i dunno whether those people would think that i am stupid.... but i think that i don't look that stupid because I tried hard to compose myself and also my face -trying hard not to look stupid...

Luckily, I speak English.. Quote "I sound even more stupid if I speak in Malay"...ye ke? hehehehe...

Seri Utama lagi

2007-04-20T09:03:00.000+08:00

Semlm after work, sempat gi visit Seri Utama. Nampaknya so far so good, the contractor we have chosen is very realiable and fast.. and work on schedule... at first we were undecided between D*cor Reno or A H*mes Reno... but then chose the latter coz we feel that he's an easy man to talk to.. and he is such a simple man, no sweet promises and all can do one.... for this kind of renovation/wiring/ job definitely we will choose a 'ca ya nun alif'... as they are more reliable and deliver good job... kalau melayu, cakap pandai, kerja cincai....(not applicable to all melayu, of course....)

and again.. we were approached by another 'kap lam ya nga' for tanam rumput.. again.. and this time, the man is so drunk... it is so obvious that he's like swinging here and there.. it's kinda funny to see him trying hard to talk about rumput and at the same time tried to balance off his body.. hahhaha..

bila pikir pikir balik yg approached us about rumput / gardening will always be that 'kap lam ya nga'...so far we have 3 already.. and 1 recommended by the guard also bangsa yang sama... are they meant to be good in tanam menanam??.. atau pun in other words ditakdirkan begitu??.. or they just love gardening and share similar passion with each other.... or historically sejak azali lagi they mmg suka kerja cam i.. as you know.. when British ruled our country, they have this dasar 'pecah dan perintah'.. and they have separated all the three major races into different 'specialty'... and the 'kap lam ya nga' more into the kerja tanam menanam getah.... may be its their root of life... hmm.... apa lah yg aku merepek ni....

whatever it is.. it's a big NO for that drunk man....

we have met our neighbour depan rumah... a malay couple... btw, all Seri Utama phase 4 are Bumi lot.. so we will be surrounded with Malay people la... our neigbour depan rumah seem nice... and friendly...they'll be moving in June.... and we also meet our neigbour selang 4 rumah from our house... an older couple with 4 kids.. and they seem very very nice and very humble person... nampak cam kaya.. but very down to earth... good.. good.. i can't tolerate errogant people... which reminds me of one incident....

begini ceritanya.... that day.. a couple of months ago.... we were looking for a contractor to do the renovation works....so this Apek wanted to impress us so he brought us along to his show houses... about 3 houses.. and coming along with us was this Malay couple with Satria... when we were talking with the Apek, they were inside the car.... and when they came out, i saw the girl.. she looked so familiar.... baru teringat she was ex ADP2.. same batch with me...so my husband being friendly, greeted the couple and shaked hand with the hubby la....and follow the tradition, I approached the girl nak salam but she WALKED AWAY!!! I was stunned... dia buat as if she didnt see me coming towards her and totally avoid eye contact with me.. dasar melayu lupa diri... so when we were in the show house, this couple nampak cam nak avoiding us,... they kept on 'running' here and there... and they avoid 'eye contact' with us....

that girl used to wore a tudung before.. and when i met here, she was a 'new person'..... and she transformed herself into a 'M'sian new artis' (u know the typical dressing style...) and i guess the Uncle Sam has changed her kot... and may be dia risau kot kot i would recognize her... of course i recognize her and her 'nose'... hahahah... in case you read this Nong, - bak kata Ellisa - hidung dia tetap menjadi pujaan!!!!! hahahaha....

May and June 07

2007-04-19T10:19:00.000+08:00

Let's see what I have in May and June....

01-02 - Public Holiday... I am thinking nak cari bahan nak gubah hantaran Abg Cik as I am his unofficial penggubah hantaran... I have not decided on the color-theme yet.. probably green-silver or green-beige... or susah-susah.. i buat shocking pink + green + purple + orange.... colorful macam citrawarna m'sia....meriah gitu....

08-09 - Got a Br@anding Seminar.. this is a must attend seminar since my co. dengan murah hatinya nak bayar rm7k for me and my boss to attend... tengkiu... tengkiu...

11-17 - will be going to HK for a trade fair.... just got to know about this last 2 days.. and there's lot of arrangement to be done esp for my kids.. sapa nak jaga... and when to send them to kg... and when to pick them up.. and the cost of hantar-balik and ambil-balik.... coz each return trip to my kampung will cost me about rm200... so 2 kali will be rm400... and nanti nak balik wedding my brother end of the month wil be another rm200... and the flight ticket to Kelate for his wedding on the girl's side is another rm900.... so.... travel expenses for May alone roughly is rm1500++ ..... pokai... pokai.... aduhhhhh....

18-19 - plan to move to Seri Utama.. but since around that time i'll be returning from HK, then kena balik kg to pick up all my 3 boys....so gone the weekend...

25-27 - heading for Kelate for Abg Cik's akad nikah and wedding...

31May - 05 June - balik kg for Abg Cik's wedding....

so the question is: bila nak pindah?? I have to get the house empty a.s.a.p. because Abg Cik will be moving into the house with his bride.... *pening*

Q & A

2007-04-18T09:38:00.000+08:00

Situation:

Imagine.... Imagine that there is someone you don't like in your neighbourhod... let say your neigbour la senang..... and let's call her Kak M...You can't explain why.....(err.. there are lots of reasons...) but you just simply don't like her... you just hate her.... everything about Kak M despise you... her voice, her attitude, her laugh, you name it........in other words - e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g...... and suddenly........ she just left... she decided that the neighbourhood doesn't suit her.... and she moved to what she claimed an elit area.. Hart@mas or Bangs@r maybe....

Question :

How do you feel?

Seri Utama - updates

2007-04-17T09:13:00.000+08:00

as at last week, the developer has not fully repair all the defects.. which dissapoint us so much. All what we can see from the eyes of non-expert, is that they got all the cracked tiles in the kitchen replaced, tu jer....they have not yet started to repair other things...

on the other hand.. let's look on the positive side.. my contractor has started working on the wet kitchen. And he has the grille done cuma belum pasang lagi.... the built-in kitchen cab pun dah siap, pun belum pasang.. all waiting for the defects to be repaired....

we want to get the house painted but the labor fees is like quadraple the cost of the paint itself.. then, we were thinking of painting the house ourselves cuma tak tau la bila ada masa... and i never painted a house before...well, i've done some painting in school years, but to paint a house...MY house pulak tu.....hmmm...

we almost got conned and cheated BIG TIME by a 'kap lam ya nga' last 2 weeks.... well, he came to our seri utama, and offered us that he can tanam the rumput cantik philipp1nes for our little garden both front and backyard for rm500.... at that point, i think that's damned cheap, because previously another 'kap lam ya nga' wanted rm700 for that.... so we say yes.... then he took down our mobile number and he said he will get the job done first, then we pay.. so again, I think.. this is good... since i don't want to commit any payment sampai nampak hasilnya.. then he left, and suddenly the security guard and another older man approached us... they warned us not to trust that 'kap lam ya nga' coz ramai yg kena tipu... i was puzzled at that time coz as promised by that guy, we only pay when the job is done, so how will someone or others got cheated?? the guard told us that the quality keje is not as promised, it may turn ok at first though (well, first impression is important huh??).. huh.. selamat duit aku....

someone really stupid and damned stupid has used the toilet in my masterbedroom... well, he's not just 'using' it.. but he has left his 'treasures' in the toilet bowl... just imagine.. there is no water yet.. and the smell... is............... is.........is so........ tak boleh nak describe.... damn!!

our rich neigbour ( i assume he is...) decided to rent out the house... so he has got the house renovated..... at first i thought he will just install all the basic things like grille, add plug points, etc... but it turned out that he has renovated the house as if he wanted to live in the house!!! His contractor told us that that is his 4th or 5th house... and that's why i think he is damned rich... and for us to buy A house is like dah separuh nafas.... and the Apek cakap dia buat cantik-cantik coz he wanted to rent the house for rm1400... huh????? so another conclusion, the tenant-to-be is also rich.... (errrr.... ada ke orang nak sewa rumah bayar mahal.. might as well they got their own house right???)

Penghulu Taman

2007-03-22T09:33:00.000+08:00

This is Boboy.. Currently hold the position as

penghulu Taman Sempadan.

Sangat gagah perkasa lagi macho dan hensem...

miawwww..

Seri Utama, Izzad and Izani

2007-03-21T16:53:00.000+08:00

updates on few things:

- Seri Utama is finally ours... baru dapat kunci last week.. so appoinment has been set with developer to check defects whatsoever and maybe the earliest by May dapat masuk rumah baru kot...

- we are now still checking on the quotation from contractors.. no major renovations for the house, but to install grille, kitchen cab and do some wiring... cash is very limited, so perhaps do the necessary things first.. hopefully bila dah ada pitis nak tambah apa yg patut kot...

- Izzad is now 6 mths old.. but look like 1 yr old due to the American genes size inherited from his parents.. dah boleh angkat badan and sooner i think would be crawling all over the house like a giant baby spider....

- Abg Cik my bro just got engaged last week, so he's no more available...so Congrats Cik and Kamila!!.. can't wait for your big day this coming May... pas ni mu kene kecek kelate la ye..... kena belajar make akok, tahi itik, jala mahhs, putri mandi.... gud luck to u!

Home Sweet Home

2007-03-19T12:18:00.000+08:00

Adelea at blogdrive has just moved here... .sometimes, we need changes in our life or else life will be a bit dull, or perhaps.. meaningless...