Heart

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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???)