TALKSHOW ON MUTE

talk about my picture in my favourite read

2011-06-29T14:23:00.004+08:00

this morning, i got a cheerful email from a friend who works for a magazine, saying that my pic was featured in the July issue of the mag. stunned, but i was all joy *hello..it's my favourite magazine ya'lls* didn't think she'd actually use my details as she jokingly asked me for all the info, i thought she was ..well joking le. thanks Rina!

so there u go.. muka saya bertempek kat situ, right next to the editor's note, walaupun kecik je la. and i never been this proud looking at the number stated under my name :)

the day my face made it in to MWW :)

talk about random acts

2011-06-07T16:22:00.004+08:00

honestly, i lost count on how many times i attempted to update this blog. but after seeing andes' 5mths pregnant photo, i, somehow, got inspired. *something2 la baby#2 andes nihh*

so random happenings in my life rite now..

1) i'm still in the phase of getting use to the 'working from home' concept. i have to admit, it makes me feel kinda lonely sometimes and i tell u, nothing beat face2face communication. maybe i should triple my pray time for Allah to faster give me some cute little human to accompany me at home.

2) i'm in the midst of house-hunting. my top preference is single sty bungalow which is a rare species nowadays. actually i found some of those in some land far faraway but doubt En. Boyfriend would want to give up city life unless if we move to Klang which is near to his workplace. i say..Klang what? so yeah..we're still in the headache of getting the right house at the right place at price we can afford. pray for us!

3) anybody who been to our house lately would possibly be terrified with our fridge's contents. it's (literally) bursting, with all kinds of thing.. be it edible or not. God knows how did those stuffs end up sitting in my fridge. i probably have a magic house elf that i dont know of tapi rumah tak kemas pun. one time, MIL buat lawak. she checked every container in that fridge and later shook her head as if those food were stolen from somewhere. "padan la anak mama makin bulat. semua ni kalau jual boleh kaya ni" katanya.

4) one thing about me is i'm a supplement/health freak. a mild hypochondriac. sell me any good supplements, i might give u some sales. i used to think that my body doesn't get enough vits & minerals from food i eat which is absurd actually. so i intend to give some of these supplements away.

*note to all: a certified pharmacist told me that Blackmores is not a good health supplement brand. they're mass produce macam flip flop fipper. most pharmacies recommend it just coz they have loads of supply. bluerghh..

5) Anna Olson here is yet to bake a pecan pie & upside down apple cake. got all the ingredients ready except for one.. time.. and mood.. and probably a whole load of motivation. gah!

6) i'm going to be a mak cik soon as SIL is finally pregnant (think i've mentioned about this earlier) so it's kinda exciting thinking about cute names for my anak buah to call me later. after long consideration, guess i'd just stick to Mak Long or Mak Long Bee.

that's all for now guys. En. Boyfriend is on his way back..gotta cook dinner. loves!

talk about chasing the yum

2011-04-28T21:48:00.000+08:00

i've been staring at this picture for days now. so, i attempt to make this tomorrow. tak dapat rupa mcm ni, rasa sedap pun jadilah

*source: bbc good food

talk about tested patience

2011-04-08T11:49:00.005+08:00

i have this bright green sneakers which i really love. it has bright pink sole and super comfortable and very2 fashionable (atleast some people do think so). the best part is, i bought it during the GP sale recently at a very good price (yayme!) and it's now become one of my favourite things.

my husband apparently, for some funny reasons, has some personal issues going on with this green shoes of mine. he will say all kinds of mad things at the shoes, which is very hilarious especially when he's not aware i was listening. often it got me wondered if he's mad for real. but i think he's just jealous that i have that cute shoes and he doesn't. hey don't blame me it doesn't come in your size.

anyway, i always put this shoes near the main door which is adjacent to the kitchen entrance. so whenever he needs to go to the kitchen or out, he'd purposely step on my shoes and pretend to trip and later scolded it as if the shoes can hear him. so annoying and cute at the same time. too bad yours truly just cant be bothered by it. i know he did all that silly stuffs just to get my attention (indirectly he's trying to get me to buy him same bright-coloured new shoes) but i was too busy Keeping Up with the Kardashians to care about his immature tantrums.

until one day...when all the tricks failed, he went extreme...

mentang-mentang la mak tak cukup inchiii

so guys, u may want to think twice before asking me about having a child. looks like i kinda have (a big fat naughty) one already ;)

talk about mari jadi wanita solehah

2011-03-21T09:40:00.002+08:00

don't have to wait for Friday for some self-spiritual check kan :)

Pesanan Rasulullah s.a.w untuk kaum lelaki :

“Jangan engkau kahwini wanita yang ada 6 sifat ini. Yang Ananah, yang Mananah, yang Hananah, yang Hadaqah, yang Basaqah dan yang Syadaqah”.

1. Wanita Ananah:

Wanita yang banyak mengomen itu dan ini. Apa yang diberi atau dilakukan suami untuk rumahnya tangga semua tidak kena dan tidak berpuas hati.

2. Wanita Mananah:

Wanita sebegini yang menidakkan usaha dan jasa suami sebaliknya mendabik dada dialah yang banyak berkorban untuk membangun rumah tangga. Dia suka mengungkit-ungkit apa yang dilakukan untuk kebaikan rumah tangga. Biasanya wanita ini bekerja atau berkedudukan tinggi dan bergaji besar.

3. Wanita Hananah:

Menyatakan kasih sayangnya kepada suaminya yang lain, yang dikahwininya sebelum ini atau kepada anaknya dari suami yang lain dan wanita ini berangan-angan mendapatkan suami yang lebih baik dari suami yang sedia ada. Dalam kata lain wanita sebegini tidak bersyukur dengan jodohnya itu. Wanita sebegini yang mengkufuri nikmat perkahwinan. Dia juga merendahkan kebolehan dan kemampuan suaminya.

4. Wanita Hadaqah:

Melemparkan pandangan dan matanya pada tiap sesuatu, lalu menyatakan keinginannya untuk memiliki barang itu dan memaksa suaminya untuk membelinya. Selain itu wanita ini suka ikut nafsunya.

Wanita sebegini memeningkan kepala lelaki. Dia tengok apa saja dia mahu. Dia suka membandingkan dirinya dengan diri orang lain. Suka menunjuk-nujuk. Wanita inilah yang menjadikan suami dulu berseri menjadi sugul dan tertekan. Berdosa besar baginya.

5. Wanita Basaqah (ada 2 makna):

Pertama wanita sebegini yang suka bersolek dan menghiaskan diri. Dia menghias diri bukan untuk suaminya tetapi untuk ditunjuk-tujukkan kepada dunia. Suka melawa. Wangnya dihabiskan untuk membeli make-up, kasut dan barang kemas. Wanita begini juga suka dipuji-puji. Kalau dia kebetulan menjadi isteri orang ternama dan menjadi pula ketua dalam kumpulan itu, orang lain tidak boleh mengatasi dirinya.

Kedua dia marah ketika makan, selalunya dia tidak mahu makan kecuali sendirian dan diasingkannya bahagiannya. Inilah wanita-wanita Basaqah

6.Wanita Syadaqah:

Banyak cakap, tidak menentu lagi bising. Kebecokan itu juga menyebabkan segala kerja yang dibuatnya tidak menjadi, hanya tukang sibuk dan komen saja. Wallahualam

talk about good food at lower price

2011-03-16T19:54:00.006+08:00

i was on my way to KLCC for an interview the other day when i heard the M&S' new lower price ad on the radio. you can read more about it here.

i'm not really crazy about M&S food but there are some that i do like to 'indulge' occasionally like the chips, choc cookies & jams. their coffee otoh doesn't taste so fantastic & honestly i think, is too expensive. i can get better coffee at half the price of theirs. however, it was one successful ad i have to say. there's not a single moment where i didn't think about the M&S ad during the interview. it had become my ultimate goal going to KLCC that day!

so i went. i found there's not much difference pun in terms of price before & after promotion. actually macam tade beza langsung pun haha. they displayed only the so called 'reduced' price of each item on the rack and assume everybody would believe that it's 15% cheaper than before. i know 15% like berapa la sangat kan. i dont know about everybody else but the price of choc biscuit seemed to be the same like i bought it 2 years ago *angkat bahu* mungkin dalam masa 2 tahun tu, the price had gone up and brought down again for this promo.

anyway, since i was already there, reduced or not, might as well just buy something ya? :)

For Mr.Vamp with loads of love :0)

talk about baby stress

2011-03-11T17:16:00.008+08:00

right now i'm waiting for Mr. Vamp to pick me up before we head down south. it's Friday evening, so no point guessing how bad the traffic is going to be. i'm just gonna pack some good songs, good snacks and good jokes for us to survive the 'battle' later.

anyway, i've been thinking of starting a baby making journey (ie: things i do to get pregnant, tests i've done, etc) so that some of you who had experienced pregnancy can tell me if you've better ideas or suggestions or ways than what i'm doing. then i figured that this whole thing could probably a bit personal and i don't want to start something and leave it hanging (this is also due to time constraint, i hardly update anyway!! ) so i think i'm just going to put the thought to rest first. well basically i feel that i'm just not ready lah.. to share it is, not to have babies. i dig babies, babies rock!!

u know, i heard some of my friends are now pregnant, or pregnant AGAIN and honestly that kind of stressing me out A LITTLE! and i'm lying if i say i don't feel wee bit jealous of them. heh. but i keep telling myself that my time will come and God knows what is best for me. and of course having good support group also helps. so far, my mom has been very 'quiet' about me getting pregnant which is soooo unlike her (judging by what she did to my SIL)..hehe. and the fact that my 3-years-married SIL is finally pregnant (after all the ordeals she went through) really got my mom's attention so i'm just gonna enjoy the 'freedom?' i have now before she diverts her attention this way :)

my in-laws on the other hand is not stressing me at all *icon red cheeks*

so all in all, i'm actually quite relaxed. and that's how you have to be if you wanna make babies kan.

altogether now! "baaaby baaaby baby oooohhhhh...."

talk about have a little faith

2011-02-25T16:30:00.009+08:00

who would've thought, i've managed to share the bed and the TV remote with someone for almost 10 months now! (i'm sure some of u can guess where this entry is heading ;))

yes. our 1st anniversary is coming up. am i excited? of course i am. they say if u pass the first few years without any trouble, your marriage is going to be fine. Insya Allah. i'm just praying that things will remain calm & charming like this forever. some would say it's necessary to fight every once a while in order to learn about each other better. i'm simply against that. why do u need to shout at each other's face and be struck with headache and anger later, when u can talk things out in nice civilised manner kan. but if u love picking a fight and your partner dont mind such behaviour, why not. we are all different afterall :)

"We're so arrogant, aren't we? So afraid of age, we do everything we can to prevent it. We dont realize what a privilege it is to grow old with someone. Someone who doesn't drive you to commit murder of doesn't humiliate you beyond repair." - Daniel's line, from the movie P.S I love U. love the honest expression.

anyway, we're still thinking of what to do for our first anniversary. i dont desire any gifts but i always want a trip somewhere but Mr. Vamp doesnt get to take off day that easily due to the nature of his work. being me, i can just settle with fancy dinner, but nafsu perempuan kan ada 9. so, bearing in mind that this might not happen, secretly i planned for a second honeymoon getaway regardless ada cuti ke tak. when it comes to enjoying life, time has to be made and i'm sure Mr Vamp could spare few days for us. plus, it's been a while since our last trip alone. time to create another spark! :)

God permits, everything will go well. now all we need is a little faith :)

talk about something cooling

2011-01-09T18:01:00.008+08:00

both of us craved for all sorts of thing since we fell sick. and what's worse about having all this craving is that we can't have it fulfilled coz kulit ayam KFC, dome's apple crush, char kuey tiaw doli, sambal cili kicap, soda gembira, masak cili api tempoyak, ayam penyet Wong Solo and all kinds of oily, icy, spicy stuffs, just gonna make the sickness go worse. batuk kitorang skang pun anytime je boleh beat pancaragam bebudak St John ye.

anyway, there's this thing that we both craved like crazy during this mucus-y period - Gingko Barley with Foo Chok dessert! that also because we saw it on one of the food shows on AFC. terus mengidam. and it's the only craving that actually no harm fulfilling as it's actually known to be nutritious & cooling :)

so, i decided to cook it. it's so easy to make. basically u just dump everything into a pot of water and wait for FEW hours for it to cook. no joke. ok here's what u need;

1) Foo Chok - choose the soft type as it breaks easily. U dont want the chewy type as it'd give u feeling like eating rubber. major turn off. soak it in water until it's soft and breaks up a bit.

2) barley seeds - rinse first to remove unwanted creatures

3) Ginkgo nuts - buy the already peeled one unless if u are a masterchef or u are planning to master the art of time wasting.

and this special nut are not sold in the timbang kilo nut/jajan section of the hypermarket. that one is probably pistachio. but i totally understand if u get confused, coz they do look alike!!!

4) rock sugar.

ok this is how u cook it. just boil barley seeds in a potful of water with few pandan leaves. when the barley is half cooked, add in ginkgo nuts & rock sugar. then add in foo chok and just let it simmer until ginkgo nuts are all soft. note: use slow fire! as it gets hangit easily and this dessert doesn't go well with smoky effect. plus it's a LONG process and korang pun tade la rajin sgt nk tunggu & stir every 5 mins kan.

anyway, easy bukan! the only thg is, if u're planning to have this for tea time, u probably have to start cooking in the morning. i used a very slow fire and it took me more than 3 hours to get the output i wanted - creamy, almost lubricant-type of liquid. nice.

dont freak out or tapis the water when u see it's all cloudy. it's meant to be that way.

the end product! ok it might not look that good but it tasted awesome!

talk about year of comfort

2011-01-06T21:22:00.008+08:00

guess what we did during the first of week of 2011- eat porridge. uhukk uhukk! both of us fell sick - fever, flu, cough- not really a glamorous start for new year kan. but more important thing is, i know that we have each other to take care of during sickness and to laugh sampai keluar jantung when we play the farting game :P

look is deceiving, this porridge is yummy!

Bidadari asked me yesterday whether i've stopped blogging. honestly, it did cross my mind. actually lots of things cycled through my mind - stop this blog. start a new one, a more conceptualized one. start online business, sell clothes, sell recipes (as if! JO pun bagi free recipe), sell cookies. dapat untung beli handbag marc jacobs - ohh berangan mmg indah. truth is, i dont think i'm able to let this blog die. and because of that, resolution tahun ni adalah untuk berblog tanpa was2.

speaking of resolution, cliche whatever, i've already achieved two!!! - to drive* an auto transmission car & change job -pat on the back few times- after almost 6 years & sengal2 lutut later only realised kelebihan kereta auto. it's also the ageing factor lah, sakit lutut ok tekan clutch lama2. so Alhamdulillah, and thank you Mr Vamp! and yes i'm finally out of my comfort zone to the comfort of my own home. so two down, few more to go. hope Allah permudahkan jalan dan rezeki kita. Amiin.

one of the best captured moments in 2010 :)

*recently edited

talk about surprising happening

2010-08-05T21:13:00.001+08:00

Mr. Vamp surprises me all the time.

1. fyi, my sister borrowed my car one day and came back with one tyre cap missing. so kira mcm dh cacat sikit la keta tu. being me, i couldnt care less. it still has all the 4 well-functioning tyres so what the heck. so one day, Mr Vamp pulak borrowed my car saying that the place he's going sangat susah utk dpt parking space. maklumlah kereta saya tu kecik ajer so senang nak nyelit. i otoh sangat happy dpt drive his car sbb tak payah susah2 mahu tukar gear. anyway, the next morning i found out something was not quite right with the car - that my four wheels got a new set of sport rims. tak suka tengok tayar cacat tu, katanya. apa lagi.. terus terasa mcm amoi bwk kereta ah beng jual dvd di Cheras leisure mall dgn perasaan bangga hari2 dapat DVD free :P

2. he can finish the whole pack of Oreo in 5 mins tanpa rasa apa2.

3. we were talking while watching some documentary one night. i was telling him about office gossips and looked up just to see he was already asleep. in a perfect sitting Buddha position.

4. he can swim like an overweight graceful mermaid and here i am struggling to float and can only swim backwards. hah!

5. his favourite channel is Hallmark! and Fran Fine is his best friend.

and surprisingly, all that makes me smile :0)

talk about fame doesnt buy love

2010-07-21T12:00:00.006+08:00

my boss handed us a brochure this morning and asked us to spot the odd one out, of that brochure. and so we did, dengan perasaan untuk menang pertandingan yg membuak2 mcm dapat hadiah kereta sebijik la kan. but when i started reading the first sentence, suddenly terasa sangat sedih okkkk. i cant even make myself to finish the whole thing coz i felt the joke is too cruel. haih! and the fact that, all of us know him (or her) personally made me feel even worse.

curious already what brochure it is?

here u go. and dont tell me i dint warn u.

a 2-fold brochure

click to enlarge and pls focus on ad copy on the left panel.

or refer to the snippet below, then u get what i mean

who think he (or she) needs to invest in ELS more than LV now sila angkat tangan sekarang!

talk about taking a chill pill

2010-07-16T11:07:00.002+08:00

One day Lion summoned all the other animals in the jungle.

"Each of you must tell a joke," he said.

"But if anyone fails to laugh, I'll kill the person who told it. Monkey, you go first."

Monkey began "Two men go into a bar . . ." When he delivered the punchline, everyone roared with laughter, except Tortoise. So Lion pounced on Monkey and killed him.

Next up was Elephant. He told hs joke and, again, everyone laughed except Tortoise. So Lion pounced on Elephant and kill him.

The animals were furious with Tortoise, but no-one dared to move.

Tiger began his joke, but when he was about one sentence in, Tortoise suddenly rolled over and began kicking his feet in the air, giggling his head off.

"What's wrong with you?" roared an irate Lion.

"Tiger isn't even finished with his gag yet!"

"I'm sorry," said Tortoise, gasping between laughs, "but Monkey's joke was simply too funny!"

Seriously, i can feel the vast amount of anger that filled up the jungle's atmosphere. if i were the tortoise, i'd 'speed up'. heh. nevertheless, it tickled my tummy. I hope it'd 'geletek' yours too.

have a great weekend u ols :)

*joke taken from Reader's Digest

talk about today is no ordinary day

2010-07-15T16:49:00.003+08:00

my boss is on leave today. ON LEAVE! hence, this entry.

u know i was thinking if i should stop blogging. few times. due to the lack of ideas (mainly) and laziness (MAINLY mainly). fyi, i do keep journals. from student years up till now, and try to write as often as i can. tp tu lah.. M to the A to the LAS - ok mcm pernah dgr dialog ni 3 thn yg lampau - the last time i wrote was couple of months ago kot. macamana nak bermemori daun pisang later nih.

anyways. terlanjur sudah buat entry hari ni, will share with u how unproductive today has been.

PAGI

- dimulakan dengan Bismillah and jampi2 keluar rumah with 3 bananas in hand. sampai kereta semua pisang2 telah lenyap.

- monitor news sambil check out sale ads - JUSCO sale start esok uols!

- did internal inventory audit & rearranged all the boxes in store room. it's more neat & manageable now. sempat menapau few bottles of Olay TE yg dah terkeluar inventory. sapa nak buat2 baik sekarang!

- browsing for fish recipes but ended up printing choc cake recipes. cuba lagi esok.

- Facebooking

LUNCHTIME

- had chicken rice. tokey nasi ayam sendiri dtg hantar and saw it's me, terus datang balik bawak semangkuk daun busuk. heart abang nasi ayam.

- bought vanilla latte and some scones for tea time tapi tak sempat nasi ayam nak hadam dah belasah the scones - for strange reasons, i cant stop eating CB nye scones now. before this, buat jadi paperweight je bendalah tu semua.

- had telecon with a friend in Sydney. tak pepasal that friend kena brainwashed by us makneneks, mesti terfikir nak delete kitorg dr FB lepas ni - sorry PP, we love u so much that's why. faster go find a rich farmer and marry him!

- discussing plans to leave the company sambil unstaple the used A4 papers to recycle.

WAAYYYY AFTER LUNCHTIME

- MF came in. that's it..lunchtime's over

- had to listen to some work instructions and loads of gossips. she's the best boss ever!

- reporter called asking for photos

- reporter called asking for pricing

- sent some emails out

- checked out Jobstreet - biasa la, awal2 semangat mmg mcm Faizal Tahir

- writing this entry and suddenly realised it's not that unproductive after all kan. i had the greatest thing in the world, FUN! :)

- suami called. mau balik. toodles!

talk about lady cherry

2010-07-09T15:12:00.005+08:00

CHER . RIES!

yes. that's my latest obsession. and i know i'm not the only person who has gone cheery over cherry this season *winking at Lalink Andes*

ever since the season started, my fridge has never run out of supply of this luscious fruit. Gi.ant is selling it at RM12.99 for a packet of 250g and u can also buy from Cold Storage (same amount) at RM13.99 which is a ringgit more. but i get to buy it at RM10 provided i buy the whole carton. ok, dont ask me why coz i seriously not telling. hah!

1 carton = 5kg

and since all of us in the office pun love cherries so much, ordering in carton has never been a problem. furthermore, i found out that those cherries are only 3 days old when they reach the hypermarkets which means it's quite fresh. and each batch was sold out within couple of days je, crazy kan.

anyway, there's another type of cherry that i like which is the rainier cherries.

it is slightly more expensive and it looks like albino cherries. but it tastes really good - bigger, sweeter and juicier compared to normal cherries like Bing cherries which is firmer and has stronger sour taste. and so far, i only saw albino cherries in CS.

anyway, i was at Mercato earlier and guess what, they're selling Northwest cherries at RM9.99/250g.

gila betul musim ceri kali ni :)

*images from Google

talk about midnight love song dedication

2010-06-28T11:18:00.007+08:00

I just want to be there
When were caught in the rain
I just want to see you laugh not cry
I just want to feel you
When the night puts on its cloak
Im lost for words dont tell me
All I can say
I love you till the end

The Pogues

talk about something perfect comes in red packet

2010-06-24T14:14:00.007+08:00

we had so much fun last weekend. just the two of us.

u know, we been procrastinating on decorating our love nest ever since before we're married. especially the wall part coz we need to get it re-plastered & painted first before we can proceed with all the decorating. so last weekend we finally managed to get it done after contemplating on choice of colour for so long. indecisive me wanted egg yolk yellow/olive lime-ish green/terracota while he could only think of one colour - purple. thing is i've been living in purple my whole life and as much as i love this mysterious shade, i think it's time to look at a different hue la kan.

so last weekend, i told Mr. Vamp not to make any plans & dragged him to the hardware shop. we looked at the paint colours, tried picturing how it would turn out. after half and hour of arguing later, we found our solution...

i know!!!! grrrrrr!!!!

it was Mr. Vamp bold decision. i otoh was kinda freaked out just by hearing the word. RED! let alone having the whole room looking like a fire brigade but hey, why the hell not! as if terracotta takde traces of red kan. so i gave him the benefit of doubt. honestly, i never thought i'd ever paint any part of my home with this fiery colour. it could cause series of nervous disorder u know but now i kind liked it. it kinda made the whole room feels warmer (and sexier!). well done honey! :)

oh yes, i love this ball of fats to bits :P

then we moved to the front grill pulak. it was an eyesore with all the initial paint rusting out. this time i got to pick the colour. big deal, pffft. believe it of not, we spent more time painting this skinny iron rods than the wall. and there's nothing better to end all the hardwork than a hug and throwing our sweaty armpits into the swimming pool. ok! now that kinda sounds gross.

mission accomplished!

and that night, both of us sat proudly in front of the newly painted wall, stuffing our faces happily with bunch of home-made pizzas. for some reasons, the air had some pleasant charges in it. and i swear up till now whenever i look at the wall, i see a giant angpow packet. we'll see if it does bring some 'Ong' in ok :)

talk about super tasty snack

2010-06-18T17:14:00.003+08:00

image from Google

it's been years since i last had this traditional Thai snack, miang kham. it was refreshing. and the cili padi kicked the sleepiness off like straight away.

talk about we found honey in the moon

2010-06-02T15:24:00.009+08:00

i know this entry kinda lost its sizzles already but whatever la kan. yang penting it's documented untuk dikenang masa masing2 dah tade gigi nanti :)

ok! so we went to Krabi. most of u would've seen the photos in my FB already la kan :)

it was all Mr. Vamp's arrangement but it wasn't like a total surprise thingy la since he knows how i like to be prepared and have a bit of knowledge of the place before travelling anywhere. ye la, nak la tahu mana tempat halal nak makan, their do's & dont's, berapa byk duit nak kena bwk and whatnots kan.

anyway, we bought AA package je since it's the easiest way. few clicks here and there and voila!, we got ourselves this flight & hotel package (4d3n) for RM950. i'm sure we could get a better deal during matta fair or something but mcm larat je nak redah cium bau ketiak ramai2 org tu kan.

honestly i kinda worried about the weather as i read somewhere that the Krabi nye monsoon season was about to start during our trip. sangat tak sexy ok pegi beach time hujan wlupun ada alasan untuk buat aktiviti indoor 24 jam tapi itu bukan budaya kita okkk. dah bayar mahal2 duk dalam bilik baik duk rumah je kan. aktivitinya sama je pun. hah!

tapi alhamdulillah, it's just drizzling for a while on the 2nd day and in the night but the sun still doing its job perfectly during the day. jadinya, panas tapi tak panas sangat. haiyyoo apa tu??? terang tp tak berbahang sangat la, so = gembira! what a perfect weather. so to those yang risau sangat tang kulit jadi hitam, i suggest u go during this time and pls pack sunblock siap2 coz there, that thing is like super expensive.

our flight took 1 & a half hours to reach Krabi airport and another half an hour of taxi ride, kami pun sampai lah ke Ao Nang.

ok. this is the resort where we stayed - Ao Nang Paradise. we liked it very much although it's not beachfront. it's not that far of a walk to the beach either. the resort staffs were super friendly. i remember this girl who helped us with our scooter yang tak mahu hidup di satu pagi yang dingin. sekali minah tu senyum & pusing the 'choke' thingy kat tepi handle tu, terus elok je meraung2 motor tu. agaknya kitorg lupa buat part senyum tu sbb tu tak hidup2. and ada another girl yang bagi saya Eno bila tengok muka berpintal mcm kerepok saya sambil gosok2 perut coz i had too much food, which is MEMANG PUNN!!! heartburn sampai ke otak. pape pun, they're so sincere & innocent they dont even know what is double standard ok. itu saya sendiri rasa la. everybody gets equal treatment which is rarely available in our country. i'm sure resort2 yg lain pun begitu. bukan kah nikmat bercuti mcm tu.

i have to say, Ao Nang is a very clean town. not only the beach was spotless, i didnt even see a piece of trash elsewhere pun except in the bin. tak caya, refer gambar di atas. saya korek hidung sekali je masa kat sana, tu pun tade hasil. serious bersih ok.

wanna know what we did in Krabi?

Day 1 - arrival & sightseeing
Day 2 - island tour & rented scooter
Day 3 - exploring Krabi town & other neighbouring areas
Day 4 - fly back

ok. time to share some tips. pffft.

1. i'm sure many of u, like myself, would wanna know if it's easy to find halal food there. fret not! muslim is the second largest community there so u can find halal food almost at every corner of the place. most of them display halal signage in front of their shop like in the pix below. all u have to do is makan tanpa was-was. and the food, no matter how simple it is.. masyaAllah, sangat sedap okkk! it's a bit expensive if u eat at the restaurant as they follow tourist' price. but let me tell u, tourist price dia, rege lebih kurang mcm makan kat penang village kt sini je pun. the roadside stalls usually offer snack type food like pancake & sandwiches which only costs u average RM2/dish. cheap or what? tak payah nak bekal2 megi bagai. ok now click here for more info.

most popular halal snack stall located right in front of McD

banana choc pancake aka roti pisang bercoklat

2. essentially, Ao Nang town is pedestrian-friendly. all the necessities are within walking distance but some interesting places located a bit outskirt. u know, Mr. Vamp is kinda like Indiana Jones meet Sam Chong kinda person at times (most times he's Diana Ross) so he loves exploring and trying new things which i sometimes dare not. like eating bugs and other disgusting stuffs. but we dint do that in Krabi la. punye la banyak makanan sedap nak makan lipas buat apa. anyways, motif sebenar di sini ialah renting motorbike/scooter adalah sangat digalakkan kerana 1) murah, 2) sangat convenient, 3) tak yah penat2 jalan dan 4) tidak memerlukan lesen. and of course with the extra 2 wheels, kita boleh explore byk lagi tpt2 menarik (eg: cultural village, muay thai, stadium, look for massage parlour & tpt 2 makan yg lagi murah). tapi AWAS! u have to be extremely careful not to get into an accident coz if u do, u'll get 50,000B penalty and they only release your passport when full payment is made.

3. when u look for island tour package, try the shop outside the main area as theirs are cheaper. and it's bargain-able! the cheapest island tour package i know is 750B (travel shop near Ao-Nang Seafood St) including hotel pickup, lunch & snacks. and MOST IMPORTANTLY, don't bother to sit in the front part of the boat, nak feel the wind in the face yada yada tu during the boat ride (those with ginormous ass pun tak terkecuali) coz the possibility of dislocating some back bones is super high.

4. u should try their locally produced snack foods (eg: milo, soybean milk, choc, jajan) that tastes so much better and CHEAPER. but pls check the label before consuming utk mengelakkan segala gejala yang tidak diingini.

5. sunblock is a MUST when it comes to islands & beaches. if u dont mind paying double for it in Krabi, dont bother checking it into your luggage then ;)

ok, lain2 dah tak ingat dah since it's been ages kan. i'll add in some more if i remember anymore tips later :)

talk about i can breathe easy

2010-05-24T14:09:00.002+08:00

shot taken by Reza Mohamed

alhamdulillah.
life's back to its normal pace now.
will update more soon :)

talk about post-mortem

2010-05-12T13:47:00.003+08:00

credits to Fazrien Photography

i feel a bit obliged to share some info about wedding with u guys. especially those who are planning to do it in Terengganu coz as i mentioned many many times in my blog before, resources are very limited when it comes to wedding at this part of the country.

what u should know is that wedding is never a big thing there as it is in some other states. i bet if u pass by a house with couple of white tents in their lawn, u cant even tell if it's a wedding or a funeral. apart from the heavily made-up bride & groom, everything else is mundane just like post war period. tinggal tade org baca talkin or solat jenazah je. aturcara pun sama je. the guests come, sit down & eat - men & women dont sit together - salam dgn tuan rumah, balik. bride pulak must always be next to her mom & salam with guests. the most lively, happening area is always the kitchen or anywhere the food is. hah! pls correct me if i'm wrong but that's pretty much the tradition di sana lah based on experience and observation.

ok lah. back to main objective.

* note: my tips will not be that useful if u have hills of money to spend.

1. photography - if u dont have any photographer relatives who probably can give u good discounts, choose local photographer like Fazrien or Fotokahwin *which is a bit more expensive* so that u can save some RMs from paying the photog's travelling, f&b & accomodation expenses. to me Fazrien's fee is quite reasonable with the quality of his work. only thg is, i wish i hired a 2nd photog to take the 'backstage' shots. sangat kurang okkk since he only focused on both of us.

2. pelamin - the pelamin supplier i hired is totally highly NOT-recommended! they took everything for granted. kira mcm dah pasang, jalan. apa2 jadi kat pelamin tu, pandai2 korang la..gituuuu. post wedding pun, they never asked for my feedback, if anything went wrong during the event ke..na daaa! fyi, the bench i used was rented from another bridal shop near my house called Rathisa Bridal kerana kerusi asal yg diberi adalah sangat tidak semenggah. dahla kusyen jenis kain langsir pastu tompok2 tapak kaki kucing semua ada. Masya Allah..terpaksa letak kat luar. if u're looking for bridal shop, some ppl told me to cari dekat depan bus stand KT - jalan belakang ke Masjid Putih, same row with Sony shop - or dekat Jambatan Manir. murah & cantik katanya.

3. MUA - i highly recommend Sa from Rathisa Bridal. tp mekap je la, pakej dia yg lain saya tatau.

4. pengepit - if u bersanding di rumah & ada acara tepung tawar bagai, pls remind your pengepits of their role again before the upacara. tade la diorg kaku je kat sebelah & tengok je org yang tepung tawar tanpa bagi apa2 dan anda pula sampai terpusing2 memberi arahan dengan bijik mata. tak vogue ok.

5. fresh flowers - Masya Allah..serupa mcm cari harta karun. but there's a florist shop kat Jalan Kampung Cina - just right after the welcome arch, if u come from Seri Malaysia, the shop is on your left - that opens daily and u can get them to order flowers for u jugak with a little fee. just let them know a week earlier. else, just order online straight dari ladang di sini.

that's all for now sbb saya sudah mahu pulang. malam ini mahu berangkat ke JB pula. wish me well ya :)

talk about Alhamdulillah..

2010-05-07T15:18:00.004+08:00

yes. i am so glad everything - atleast on my side - is over. segala perasaan penat, cemas, sengsara, takut, nak muntah dah hilang as the day ended. left me with nothing but just total happiness and relief.

actually, there were many MANY difficulties occurred menjelang hari itu which i'm not telling here in this blog. nothing bad, really. i'd just laugh at it everytime saya terkenangkan peristiwa2 tersebut. in a way, those 'headaches' kinda taught me to take things easy.

anyways. here are some snippets from my wedding yang mmg tak patut saya lupakan;

- makcik2 saya tiba2 membuat tol mereka sendiri di tgh2 padang sebelum masuk ke kawasan rumah. tol2 yg sepatutnya hanya di pintu masuk & pelamin saja. dengar cerita mak usu saya punya beriya siap buat pagar tol dengan tangan. they wanted to paw more angpows but managed only 4 sbb kesian the groom yang dah berpeluh ketiak ditgh panas berdengung.

- toll gate girls saya (2nd toll) dah vogue dah nih. rehearsed pantun kanan kiri mcm masuk siri piala sirih pulang ke gagang tapi sampai masanya dua2 jadi tunggang langgang. punya la nervous kalah nak buat persembahan konsert akhir. yg sorang tu muka siap mcm nak menanges, nasib baik tak cirit :P

- both my bosses came to the wedding.

- my photographer accidentally knocked over one of the hantarans - which is the choc basket - maka terus jadi aksi baling2 cekelat. this was the best part ever! funny thg is, there're hardly kids, makcik2 yg duk berebut tadah. semua dh rupa mcm gladiator...hadoiiiaiii.

- i was still ordering ppl around when on pelamin. since tak boleh guna tangan, pakai mata pun layannnn..zasssss!!

- the melted make-up. oohhh itu mmg classic. belum sampai 20 min mekap, the groom still on his way, mekap saya dah hilang separuh hokeyyy! the MUA otoh dah balik since she's not well. Allah je tahu how panic i was then. tampal2 sekali putih sangat, tampal lagi foundation tanak melekat. cemasss! thank God my toll gate girl belom kena panic attack lagi time tu taww. kalau tidak, mungkin saya tak upload dah gambar2 sanding yg ada kt FB saya skang tu. hah!

- at the end of the day we got BIG pressies from the family, 6 big black bottom pots to sental.

it was magical, that day :)

talk about menjelang hari itu (Finale)

2010-04-23T16:35:00.005+08:00

guess this will be my last entry.
before i become a Mrs.
Mrs, doesnt it sound cool. hah!

anyway, saya akan balik kampung esok.
with a car, full of stuffs, driving all by myself.
hopefully nothing stops me on the way.
or be in the way.

for friends who've been showering both of us with well wishes and wonderful gifts,
i cant thank u enough guys.
hope to see u at the wedding.
my wedding ;)

talk about a pleasant surprise

2010-04-21T16:10:00.010+08:00

i'm sure some of u haven't seen my engagement photo kan. having said that, do u guys know that i'm actually engaged? hah!

yes. i am. :)

it's kinda awkward telling u about my engagement when i'll no longer be engaged in a week's time. but for the fun of it, why not kan. anyway, it was an unplanned event really - my engagement, as i never wanted to have one. i think it's simply unnecessary.

well. it happened last raya. i only had 10 days to put everything together, imagine that. punye la kelam kabut. plus u guys know my frustration nak cari barang2 in my hometown kan but alhamdulillah, we managed wlupun sebenarnya main sumbat2 dalam kotak je. it went super meriah and definitely one of the happiest moments in my life.

Mr Vamp personally requested for nasi dagang from my mom.
ohh this is not my mom. this is the acting cook chief.
the real chief was busy entertaining her new family :)

did i mention we celebrated my birthday on the night before.
my little sister & brother treated us all with KFC & cheesecake.
and all of them patiently waited for the clock to strike at midnight before singing their heart out.
i heart u guys sampai syurga

and i heart my new family sampai syurga juga :)

talk about 14 days

2010-04-16T17:47:00.003+08:00

i have approximately 14 more days. and what have i done so far?

Nikah checklist
1. ~~fill up all the official forms~~
2. ~~inform mosque committee~~
3. ~~inform saksi2~~
4. groom's ring - to be collected next week

Sanding checklist
1. ~~hire a MUA~~
2. ~~book pelamin~~
3. ~~hire a photographer~~
4. ~~beli inai~~
5. pick up baju from tailor - next week
6. accessories - from MUA
7.
8.

Hantaran checklist
1. do the hantaran trays - i've done 4 out of 9
2. order fresh flowers - this is like impossible. emailed the supplier last week and still no reply..hmphhh.
3. ~~order cake for hantaran~~
4. collect sponsored choc from Yuni - next week
5. buy fruits - gonna leave this in somebody's good hands
6. ~~buy air ros for bunga rampai~~
7.

Kenduri checklist
1. ~~book canopy and all equipments~~
2. ~~compile love songs & lagu2 pengantin~~
3. ~~book kompang~~
4. ~~book marhaban~~
5. hire konco2 basuh pinggan - geng bola kid brother
6. ~~distribute invites~~
7. ~~prepare favours for guests~~
8. signages

Bertandang checklist
1. ~~book rumah bersanggah~~
2. ~~book bas~~ - ye sebijik BAS u ols, senang sumbat semua sekali jalan je
3.

*pengsan*

talk about Walimatul Urus

2010-04-08T11:58:00.002+08:00

i found this article and decided to post it here untuk panduan bersama :)

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Walimatul Urus Antara Syariat dan Adat

Pendahuluan

Masyarakat Melayu sudah menganut agama Islam sejak 600 tahun dahulu. Menurut sejarah, Islam dianuti oleh sultan Melaka, dan menjadi ikutan kita. Oleh kerana Islam sudah lama bertapak di negara kita, adat-istiadat perkahwinan banyak mengikut syarak. Namun, wujud beberapa perkara yang menjadi tentangan golongan ulamak kerana dikatakan berasal dari India yang mempunyai hubungan yang agak intim dengan agama Hindu. Kertas kerja ini merungkai sedikit sebanyak adat perkahwinan yang menurut Islam dan yang dikatakan menurut agama lain. Semoga ALLAH memberikan hidayah kepada mereka yang ingin mendekatkan diri kepadanya.

Definisi Walimatul Urus dan Adat

Menurut perkataan walimatulurus berasal dari perkataan “Al-Walamu” yang memberi makna pertemuan. Dinamakan sedemikian kerana pihak lelaki dan perempuan bertemu sewaktu walimatulurus. Manakala, menurut istilah, walimatulurus adalah makanan/hidangan yang disediakan sewaktu majlis perkahwinan.Selain itu, walimatulurus juga didefinisikan sebagai kenduri bagi merayakan pengantin baru, dan walimah adalah suatu jamuan agama, bukanlah jamuan adat

Definisi adat adalah suatu kebiasaan dari suatu perbuatan yang diulang-ulang dan telah diterima oleh masyarakat sebagai suatu peraturan hidup yang mesti dipatuhi.

Hukum Mengadakan Walimatulurus

Hukum mengadakan walimatulurus (iaitu menjemput orang ramai ke majlis walimatulurus) adalah sunat muakkad. Malahan, Rasulullah saw sendiri mengadakan walimatulurus.

Dari Anas bin Malik ra bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda, “Lakukanlah walimah meskipun hanya dengan seekor kambing” (HR Muttafaqun alaih)
Dari Buraidah ra berkata bahwa ketika Ali bin Abi Thalib melamar Fatimah ra, Rasulullah SAW bersabda,”Setiap pernikahan itu harus ada walimahnya.” (HR. Ahmad)

Tujuan Mengadakan Walimatulurus

Mengikut Sunnah Rasulullah saw dan ajaran Islam.
Mengumumkan pernikahan pasangan yang baru berkahwin.
Menggembirakan pasangan yang baru berkahwin.
Sebagai tanda kegembiraan orang tua kerana mendapat menantu baru.

Hukum Menghadiri Walimatulurus

Hukumnya WAJIB untuk menghadiri walimatulurus melainkan ada keuzuran.

Dari Ibnu Umar ra. Ia berkata : Rasulullah SAW. bersabda : “Jika diundang seseorang diantara kamu untuk walimah, maka wajiblah ia mendatangi atau memenuhinya”.
Dari Abu Hurairah ra., ia berkata : Rasulullah SAW. telah bersabda : “Sejelek-jeleknya makanan ialah makanan walimah yang hanya mengundang orang-orang kaya saja untuk makan, sedangkan orang-orang miskin tidak diundang. Barangsiapa yang tidak menghadiri undangan walimah, maka ia durhaka kepada Allah dan Rasul-Nya”. HR Muslim & Baihaqi
Rasulullah bersabda, “Apabila seorang dari antara kamu diundang ke kenduri nikah, hendaklah ia datang. Maka, kalau ia berpuasa, hendaklah dia mendoakan, jika tidak, hendaklah ia makan”. HR. Abu Daud

Walaupun begitu, menurut ulama, hukum wajib untuk menghadiri walimatulurus adalah jika pihak yang mengundang membuat perkara berikut:

Menjemput pelbagai golongan dan tidak terhad kepada golongan yang kaya sahaja.
Tiada perkara yang mungkar dan maksiat seperti arak, judi, majlis tari menari dan nyanyian yang melalaikan.
Tiada percampuran bebas antara lelaki dan perempuan (ramai antara masyakarat kita yang mengajak rakan-rakan berbeza jantina dan berbual bersama mereka sewaktu walimah).
Tiada menggunakan peralatan makan dan minum yang diperbuat dari emas, perak atau sutera.

Perkara-perkara yang perlu dititikberatkan kepada mereka yang ingin mengadakan walimatulurus

Walimatulurus adalah sunnah Rasulullah, dan Rasulullah pernah mengadakan walimatulurus pada bulan syawal sewakut berkahwin dengan Aishah ra. Maka, dianjurkan untuk mengadakan perkahwinan dan walimatulurus pada bulan syawal kerana Aishah ra menyukainya…

Dari Aisyah ra, katanya, “Rasulullah saw menikahi aku pada bulan Syawal, dan menggauli aku pada bulan Syawal (pada tahun-tahun berikutnya). Tiada isteri-isteri Rasulullah yang lebih beruntung berbanding denganku”. (HR Muslim)

Orang-orang yang diundang hendaklah orang-orang yang bertakwa, janganlah dari orang yang fasiq.

Rasulullah Shallallaahu alaihi wa Salam bersabda, “Janganlah kamu bersahabat kecuali dengan seorang mukmin, dan jangan memakan makananmu kecuali orang yang bertaqwa”. (HR. Ahmad dan dinilai hasan oleh Al-Albani).

Dibolehkan menyediakan bunyi-bunyian untuk memeriahkan majlis.

Rasulullah saw bersabda “Umumkanlah perkahwinan dan selenggarakanlah di masjid dan pukullah gendang dan rebana di majlis perkahwinan itu.” (HR Ahmad dan At-Tirmizi)
Hiburan yang disediakan hendaklah sederhana dan sopan dan menggariskan hal seperti: 1)tiada pergaulan bebas antara lelaki dan perempuan 2)nyanyian dan muzik yang tidak menimbulkan nafsu 3)tidak melalaikan ingatan dan kewajipan terhadap ALLAH 4) seni kata nyanyian tiada perkataan cabul ataupun lucah

Janganlah menjemput golongan kaya sahaja.

“Dari Abu Hurairah ra., ia berkata : Rasulullah SAW. telah bersabda : “Sejelek-jeleknya makanan ialah makanan walimah yang hanya mengundang orang-orang kaya saja untuk makan, sedangkan orang-orang miskin tidak diundang. Barangsiapa yang tidak menghadiri undangan walimah, maka ia durhaka kepada Allah dan Rasul-Nya”. [HR Muslim & Baihaqi]

Jangan lupa menjemput kaum kerabat dan sahabat-sahabat untuk mengelakkan mereka berkecil hati.

Berniat untuk mengikut sunnah dan memberi kesenangan kepada rakan-rakan yang hadir. Walimatulurus bukanlah untuk menunjuk-nunjuk dan berfoya-foya.

Jangan mengangkat makanan sebelum tetamu habis makan.

Disunatkan menghantar tetamu ke muka pintu. Bermanis muka adalah tanda sifat terpuji.

Ada ulamak menyatakan walimatulurus diadakan selepas malam pertama, kerana Nabi saw tidak pernah mengadakan walimah sebelum malam pertama.

Walimatulurus juga jika boleh, diadakan di masjid.

Perkara yang dititikberatkan bagi tetamu

Memenuhi undangan dan janganlah terlambat.

Jika menerima undangan lebih dari satu, jika mempunyai kelapangan masa, bolehlah pergi ke semua tempat. Namun, jika tidak berkesempatan, boleh pergi ke tempat yang paling awal dan paling dekat antara semua jemputan tersebut.

Sabda Rasulullah saw, “Apabila bersamaan dua undangan, maka tunaikanlah undangan terdekat dan jika salah satu daripadanya ada yang lebih awal, maka pergilah ke tempat yang lebih awal itu”.

Hendaklah mendoakan pihak yang mengundang.

Tetamu hendaklah memaafkan segala kesalahan dan kesilapan yang dilakukan oleh pihak pengantin. Semoga kemaafan ini memberi berkat kepada perkahwinan mereka.

Perkara Bertentangan dalam Islam yang selalu dilakukan oleh orang Islam berbangsa Melayu

Menabur beras kunyit. Ini dikatakan bertujuan menguatkan semangat pasangan pengantin dan menghalau roh jahat.

Membaca jampi mentera dan menyediakan pulut kuning dan telur kepada semangat jahat dan diperasap. Ini bertujuan untuk memelihara majlis perkahwinan dari semangat jahat yang mungkin mengganggu majlis.

Persandingan. Persandingan dilarang kerana mempunyai unsur tabarruj iaitu diperhias untuk dipamerkan. Budaya tabarruj ini dilarang oleh Rasulullah. Walaupun begitu, jika pengantin perempuan begitu menginginkan majlis persandingan, dibolehkan dengan pihak yang menonton adalah ahli keluarga dan kaum hawa sahaja.

Perbelanjaan walimatulurus yang besar. Rasulullah hanya mengadakan walimatulurus dengan buah tamar dan keju. Ini kerana walimatulurus bertujuan menghebahkan tentang pengantin baru, bukannya untuk berhibur.

Kesimpulan

Mengadakan walimatulurus bukanlah suatu adat Melayu, tetapi suatu sunnah yang dituntut oleh Islam, yang sudah menjadi perkara biasa bagi perkahwinan orang Melayu. Maka, orang Islam yang berkahwin mestilah teruja untuk mengadakan walimatulurus kerana padanya ada pahala. Namun, pihak pengantin perlulah betul-betul memahami perkara yang dibolehkan dan perkara yang tidak dibolehkan, supaya perkara yang haram dapat dielakkan. Justeru itu, perkahwinan yang baru dilangsungkan akan diberkati Allah swt.

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talk about menjelang hari itu Part 5

2010-03-30T15:48:00.009+08:00

"i'm so tired of being lonely" - Sugarland

for many reasons, i'm addicted to Jennifer Nettles's milky voice and her country twang just sounds so delicious lah. i only support her spiritually since imported albums (and books) sangat la mahal kat negara ni *peace* nak buat wish mintak Kerajaan review harga pun rasa mcm useless je.

anyways, last week was super crazy. my tailor finally called me for fitting session after beberapa bulan menyepi dengan 3 pasang kain saya. i almost died of anticipation oredi ok. tell me i'm kancheong but sapa tak sexcited nak tengok baju kawen u ols. sekali seumor hidup je buattu. ok saya nak jugak justify ke-kancheong-an saya, this was before the call lah, ianya kerana; 1) technically, starting April, i only have 3 weeks left - i'm going off a week before the wedding - 2) tailor texted me prior to the call, telling that there's not a single sequin on my baju yet - motiff? - 3) i had this nitemare (for few nights, mind you) where nothing of my wedding stuffs siap on time and i bersanding duduk di atas kusyen di atas lantai sambil memakai baju raya tahun lepas. the baju raya pun ikut wedding theme afterall, 4) she's new in the business. nuff said.

so adakah anda masih fikir saya perlu utk tidak kancheong? fikir sekali lagi.

so when she called for fitting last Tuesday, it was such an ultimate relief eventhough it's just a fitting session. atleast i got to see how my bajus turned out and alhamdulillah, there's no disaster or emotional breakdown occured during the session. all my bajus fit me PERFECTLY and best thing of all, her fees is unbelievably reasonable. i almost cried when she told me the fee - RM400 for 3 pasang baju kawen yg lacey macey sequin sana sini - on top of all, i've finally found the best tailor for me :)

dah kata sexcited tu sah2 la terus lupa nak snap gambar kan. anyway, sapa2 yg berminat ngan my tailor, as usual, u know what to do ;)

ohh, my sis managed to find a (claimed to be the Guru of) wedding cake-maker in Dungun so i just ordered away without a slightest hesitation. RM80 for 6" fondant cake with floral decor, that's cheap don't u think? at average, PLAIN white fondant cake already costs around RM150 in KL but i got the decorated one at half-price, almost. save lagi ..lalalalalalala :)

mystery gift for the Marhaban group, glittery cardboard box from ilikecard

u know what? i have approximately one more month to go...yikess!

talk about menjelang hari itu Part 4

2010-03-16T16:06:00.006+08:00

lately banyak pulak saya terjumpa wedding blog, where they share segala keturunan that related to wedding yg available on earth and my goodness, serious banyak okkk! some of their ideas tu mmg tak tercapai akalku lah. u see, all this blogs at some point, as much as it excites me, gives me tips and whatnots, it also sorta freaks me out. especially when i see the length they go to having a perfect dream wedding. ohh very the "Malaysia Boleh!" diorang semua ni ok! i salute u all bridezilla bloggers!

ok. since dah baca banyak wedding blog kan, saya terus semangat nak update pasal wedding saya - duhhh! - so here goes.

1. canopy - after menggigil for a while dengan joke mak saya tempoh hari, i finally found a reasonable canopy supplier who happened to be my aunty's bro-in-law. he just started catering & canopy business hence all the items is relatively new. and i get the best price where he charges RM200/canopy - inclusive scallop dgn warna yg diingini, tables & chairs that can fit under that one canopy and skirting - which is sangat awesome kerana it's way below my budget.

2. pelamin - i really love arni nazira's pelamin which is very simple yet sangat classy - sila refer pic below and minus the gumpalan kain above the carvings itu- and so happened it was not done by the local people wlupun the wedding was in KT. imported semuanya tu u ols - sebak kejap - dari JB. my wedding on JB side pulak everything is almost settled - sebak again.

so i had to pasrah. i asked my relatives and friends for any reasonable bridal house for pelamin package and most of them asked me to look around Pengadang Baru area. ok here's the story. due to the very limited time i had, i just stopped at the first bridal shop i saw, D'Ayu Bridal House. the owner, Kak Ida, was really helpful. she seemed quite experienced in this area so that kinda helped me relaxed a bit. as (a fussy) customer, i told her what i want for my pelamin - like photo below, min deco-max impact - and she gave input on the execution part and all and voila! we got a deal although i think she charging me tad too much. Rm650 just for pelamin.. ok ke? and she charged another RM200 for decor meja pengantin. ooo heck. i dont have much time anyway and the resources pun sangat lah limited. pasrah lagi. now i just have to pray harder.

ok tak?

3. kadi - Babah already informed the jurunikah and the White mosque AJK about the event and so far so good *hug Babah*. now my main concern is the logistic, sempat ke from masjid nak balik rumah tukar baju, touchup makeup, rehearse pantun, brief semua orang. Matang Logistic boleh bantu kah?

4. rumah bersanggah - done! teres double storey RM190/night.

5. hantaran decor - the only downside of having wedding in the East Coast is the resources. everything is limited, what to do. i'm talking about fresh flowers, cute fondant wedding cake, and many other things. even if u have the money to pay extra pun, it's still hard. dilemma sungguh. fyi, initially i wanted to use fresh orchids for the decor and have already found a reliable supplier. BUT how la mahu beli bunga di KL dan bawak balik ke KT seminggu awal. tak sempat nak gubah dah relai satu2 okehhh event if it's orchid yg tahan lama tu. so kena la improvise, pakai je bunga palsu yg nampak real. on the hindsight, tahan lasak and skang pun dh boleh start decorating. i will still buy some fresh ones for the hand bouquet DIY later.

image from Google

6. cake hantaran - same like fresh flowers, since beli from KL i just can order fruit cake filling - sbb itu je yg tahan lama - with ZERO decoration. nnt saya create sendiri je. anyway, sapa tau mana nak beli mini car yg kecik2 besar tapak tangan tu? sila share info pls.

7. photography - i welcome all photographers who want to attend my wedding and amek gambar suka2. saya cuma boleh belanja nasi minyak aje lah sbb saya sudah hire an official photog.

so that's about it (for now). Ohh, and for those who having wedding in the East Coast, u guys can buzz me anytime for all the suppliers' contacts :)

talk about all i wish for my wedding (alert: u might regret reading this ;P)

2010-03-04T17:38:00.012+08:00

yesterday Temet gave me quite a fantastic idea - honestly i'm still amazed by her ability to come up with such brilliant2 idea bulb okkk! bravo nyah mwakkss! :P - which i am soooo sharing with u in a bit. ok. she asked me to.. come out with a wedding gift items wish list. ok i can sense some eyes are doing backflips already. hah!

honestly, i dint expect any pressies from anybody yet knowing some friends, i know u guys wont come empty-handed - ye ke? so, in order to avoid duplications (as if!) i'll do the wish list - actually mmg gediks nak buat kan and mcm la ada org baca my blog pun kann - so that i wont end up getting 18 sets of drinking glass, 3 rice cookers and a dozen of Fadilah Kamsah's Ke arah Keharmonian Rumahtangga.

since most of my blog readers are also my friends in real world who i will invite to my wedding, i will let u guys book the item yang korang rasa mcm nak bagi okeh (again, as if!)

so! here goes;

IKEA Grilla grill pan (booked by G)

IKEA Stabil pasta insert (with pot ;))

a good coffee maker (booked by Temet)

i dont know what u call this - hand blender?

food processor

salad spinner

Jamie's America recipe book

ok. that's all i can think of at the moment :)

anyways, funny thing happened today. u know my colleague insisted to sponsor a tray of my hantaran gifts and she told me since my first relationship and ok la akhirnya termakbul jugak niat murni makcik tu kann. apparently she bought the gift last Jan and told me about it but dint really say what the gift really is. fine lah since she nak sangat surprise kan saya, i played along lah kannn. so today she finally gave me the gift coz later i need to pass it to Mr Vamp and this weekend will be the last time i'll be seeing him until my wedding day so yeah.

as mentioned before we bought our own hantaran gifts and saya dah bagi semua hantaran itu to Mr Vamp untuk digubah.

nak dijadikan cerita, my colleague punye lah excited nih nak kasi hadiah ni siap heret saya ke tempat sunyi lagi nih - carpark bwh office je pun - and siap tadaaaa!! okkk. and mmg mak surprise habess nyah sbb the thing that she gave me was EXACTLY the same thing i bought for my hantaran bolehhh *mengalir air mata kejap*

both of us were like numb sekejap sbb tatau apa jenis lawak kah iteww okkk. time kitorg numb tu yang lawak sebenarnye. kira cam ok la, now i got 2 sets of the same thing, boleh buat stok. korang nak tau ke apa bendenye? tgk bawah sekarang!

makin berseri la mak lepas ni :P

talk about we heart Penang

2010-03-03T16:13:00.008+08:00

i am so FREAKING OUT! *bite nails*

my mother telah membuat satu lawak jenaka yg mana telah membuat saya tidak dapat tidur malam or if i did get some sleep pun, somewhere in that sleep i'd get nitemare. seriously! ok, now inhale and exhale slooooowly.

ok. let's forget about my mother's joke and talk about my beautiful penang trip instead. yeah babes, u read me ok - i went back to Penang :)

it's funny that all of us cant stop making trip there and how overexcited we were everytime we passed the Juru toll. ohh that indescribable bubbly feelings, rasa mcm nak jumpa cinta hati lama. anyways, my recent trip north was with my single girlfriends mainly for me to enjoy my final days - dramatic je padahal lagi dua bulan kan - of the so called singlehood.

having said that, Mr. Vamp rang/texted me every hour just to make sure i wont do anything stupid contohnye seperti melarikan diri dengan lelaki lain. haishhhh. kinda cute to hear him merajuk everytime i dint respond to his msgs, mcm budak kecik cari botol susu tp tak jumpa. saya otoh, dah tak ingat bulan bintang when i'm with friends tambah pulak kt penang kannnn.

we noticed there're few prominent changes 1) they've converted Jabatan Keselamatan into a cafe called Anjung Budi 2) the freaky development on Ferringhi hillside (apparently they're building layered houses mcm kt Greece tu) 3) the shore of Island plaza punye area getting wider. too bad we got too little time to explore the other side of the island (yes, tade mee udang teluk kumbaq) we're on the town side most of the time.

best thing is hameediyah's taste (and crowd) never change.

sup hameed masih punye ramai prospects yang membe'ransang'kan ;)

we went to all our favourite spots, had all the favourite foods. i came back with all smiles cant wait to end my virgin days :)

talk about menjelang hari itu Pt 3

2010-02-11T16:16:00.004+08:00

some of my friends would have known how 'cheapskate' i can be when it comes to some things. wedding saya pun tak terkecuali.

contohnya, saya lebih rela berjaga sampai lewat malam tampal bunga riben sendiri than contribute so much money for SSF's boss punye holiday fund *dengki sebenarnya taww*, where a lot of the stuffs tersangat la mahal lepas tu kena buang buang aje. ohh banyaknye duit terkorban walhal some of the things tu boleh buat sendiri je kan. plus, who gives a rat's ass la kalau pun benda tu mahal mcm kapal selam.

anyways. my point is, tak elok membazir *gituuu..padahal tak mampu kan..*

namun begitu, saya tetap tabik spring at those yg sanggup berhabis-habisan demi utk perkahwinan idaman yg viva de vasss *tabik spring toing toingg* kerana mak tak sanggup nyah. i even thought of buat satu majlis nikah kat masjid je boleh. dah kata cheapskate. tapi saya tak la sekeji itu. ngeeee.

anyway as mentioned earlier, i did all the guests favours myself. so what will the guests be getting at my wedding later;

for friends: a compilation of our fav songs which been signed, sealed and waiting to be delivered sejak 2 bulan lepas. each CD has different songs compilation okeh + kotak anyam with candle + bunga telur
for groom's entourage: ikea set-of-4 spice jar with bunga rampai + hanky with minyak wangi & bahulu bunga + bunga telur
for org2 kampung: hanky with minyak wangi (for lelaki) & potpouri (for wanita)
for org rewang: coin purse and potpouri
for kids: gula-gula in cupcake's cup.

dan semuanya mengikut warna tema iaitu PINK kecuali bunga pahar. of all things itu la yang tak kaler pink kan *sila cakap ikut gaya sarcastic eus pls* sebabnye semua kedai that i went to telah kehabisan stok bunga pahar kaler pink yg cantik. pink2 yg tinggal semuanya ala2 akan mengundang kemarahan je kalau tengok. hah! since dah malas nak cari lagi, i just bought bunga pahar yang dalam kumpulan warna yg sama.

anyways. despite all the stress of tak tido malam or kena saman polis sbb parking sukahati, all semata2 utk cari item yang murah dan cantik, i'm happy and totally cant wait for that day to come. and it's not the bunga pahar or the cheap tailored baju or the pelamin that i'm waiting for. itu semua hanya excitement luaran semata. it's knowing that i finally have someone to share EVERYTHING for the rest of my entire life with, is all that matters :)

owh..tapi the food will be great. i just know. tade cheapskate2 sbb mak saya (dan geng dapurnya) memang hebat when it comes to memasak dari hati *tetibe je keluar fakta kan*

talk about YES, I DO

2010-02-04T17:51:00.005+08:00

"We could date for 10 years just to get to know each other or we could get married now and spend the rest of our lives finding out about each other. And honestly, i dont want to waste anymore time not being with u."

ok.

now change the whole quote above to bahasa melayu.

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there u have it - Mr. Vamp's marriage proposal :)

talk about menjelang hari itu Pt 2

2010-01-28T12:00:00.002+08:00

i thought i already got everything ready. tapi mcm banyak lagi je things yang tak cukup walaupun barang dh melimpah satu stor *icon keliru*

anyway, let's look at the checklist again;

MOST important stuffs!
1. Borang nikah - mine is yet to be filled. Mr. Vamp gotta complete his first, get all the approvals and necessary letters done. we plan to submit everything by next month. mental note (to ask org JAI later): kalau nikah kat mukim lain boleh bwk kadi mukim sendiri or kena book kadi mukim masjid tu. fakta terkini: i just found out that dlm sijil nikah Selangor, diorg disclose EVERYTHING (eg: hantaran berapa, mas kawin berapa & hadiah2 lain yg diterima pihak perempuan) which is quite uncomfortable kan. kenapa eh mcm tu?

2. Wedding band - done! just to send for some engraving
3. Photographer - booked!
4. Make up - yet to call this girl dan buat test mekap. quoting a wedding planner friend - "hang jgn main kaut sebarang2 je, cari yg pandai shading2 tu. mekap cantik penting tahu."
5. Invite card - kad utk orang kampung dah siap and yet to be distributed. my mom already hinting kad tak cukup but there wont be any reprinting. sorry mom. and kad yg cantik skt akan siap next week.
6. Wedding bajus - already in the tailor's good hand. hope it'll turn out as how i imagined it to be. next month is my 1st fitting, oohhh teruja teruja.
7. Shoes - i dont see any point buying 3 pairs of shoes for the 3 occasions so i bought 1 nice pair of low heel sandal that can match all the 3 events instead.
8. Tudung & selendang - cant seem to find the type that i want. semua nye berbatu2 dan bermanik2. cantik mmg la tp kalau tersangkut kat hidung ke kat cincin batu macik mana2 ke nnt cemana? i need smthing like selendang panjang sulam yg simple & cantik. anybody knows mana nak cari tak?
9. Hantaran - hanya tinggal untuk digubah. nak hire Rizalman tak mampu, so tiru je la gaya dia. kanbest kalau mak dapat Eus-alman ;) *nakkk jugakkk!*
10. Pelamin - i'm thinking of buat sendiri tapi byk la pulak masa kan. bestnya kalau ada bela genie kan, clap clap je semua..TTINGGGG! dahh siap. anyways, raya cina ni by hook or crook, kena setelkan.
11. Favours - done! semua digubah, dilipat, digam dan diilhamkan sendiri oleh yours truly.
12. Rumah bertanggah - booked!

that is all i can think of at the moment. hope everything is OK in my mom's department *chanting*

ohh..my dad just called saying that the Jurunikah suggested we change the nikah venue to the mosque next to his house. aiyohhhh..motiff? actually, i kinda have this dream since forever and this is my ultimate wedding dream and only this la ok, that i want to diijabkabulkan at this historical place - Masjid Abidin - or more famously known as Masjid Putih among the locals. it used to be a palace before it was turned into a masjid. my late grandmother's house was just few blocks away, therefore it's quite sentimental this mosque.

and why do i want to have my solemnization here? it's mainly for my father, he's very fond of this place as it used to be his playground. so i thought it's nice to add another great event, another milestone of his life, here at his favourite 'playground'. all the more reason for him to be fonder of this place. as for me, i'm just in love with the design :)

the great White Mosque

oh ye. kanak-kanak riang matric saya bercadang untuk buat roadtrip ke Penang before saya naik pelamin. tambah lagi sbb untuk teruja! ohh harap2 jadi laa.

talk about membebel membebel membebel

2010-01-18T13:42:00.003+08:00

i told myself that i'd reduce my bebel habit this year. and try to accept things the way they are.

*cricket sound*
*cricket sound*
*cricket sound*

SUSAHNYEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
why ah?

reason 1
sbb it's in the gen. my mother who used to be juara bertahan selama 30 tahun berturut2 telah terpaksa akur dengan stamina beliau yg semakin berkurangan dan terpaksa melepaskan titlenya. tak gerek lah bebel2 then kena berenti amek nafas nnt nak sambung momentum dah pancit kan. anak2 nak lari dari rumah pun tak sampai hati. maka 'saka' itu terpaksa la diturunkan kepada anak perempuan yang paling cun. hah! itulah kejadian yg sebenar, kenapa saya kuat bebel.

reason 2
u guys must have heard this thousands of time kan - communication is key. yes. itu sebenarnya yg saya cuba buat. when i'm not satisfied with some things, i TELL the other person so that they know what is wrong and wont repeat it in the future. and sometimes i relate it with some other similar situations in the past just to give clearer vision laa..tu je. ingat tak penat ke bebel about the same thing ribu2 kali. kalau nak rekod kang nnt kata tak variety pulak. anyway if u listen properly or switch off everytime u leave the room, or put things back to its place, saya mungkin akan simpan semua lagu2 merdu itu dan membalas budi baik anda dengan senyuman :)

reason 3
when it's the time of the month, it just go on automatic mode. best tip for u is enjoy it :P

talk about menjelang hari itu

2010-01-12T15:03:00.005+08:00

talk about worry me not

2010-01-05T17:10:00.003+08:00

less that 4 months to go. apa perasaan saya? ohh..worse than first date with Johnny Depp okkk!!!! as if la kan.

honestly, i'm not worried that my singlehood is ending soon. i very much looking forward to it as i've actually grown tired looking after myself. really. it's so not cool when u gotta disturb a friend to send u to hospital in a middle of the night just coz your perut kembung gile tak boleh nak kempis. or talking to the potted plants while eating dinner. so in order to solve all this, a husband would be ideal, kan? :)

u know, i'm really grateful that my endless prayer to Allah has finally been answered. my wish for a wonderful & kind life partner has already been granted. fyi, many have doubt my latest relationship and some even questioned my decision to marry but God willing, my stand just gets even stronger. i know it's crazy of me to say this but i've found my other half. so for those who've been worried for me, i appreciate your concern but how about stop tormenting yourself and pray for our good lives instead. ok?

btw, how's new year so far? exciting i hope :)

well, 2009 has been a awesome year despite all the unwanted incidents. it's one of the most life-changing years for me. as for 2010, i decided not to have any resolutions simply coz i dont want to but i know it'll bring more great adventures and i'm pretty much ready for it.

Selamat Tahun Baru Everyone!

talk about stranger at lunchtime

2009-12-10T14:46:00.002+08:00

i had a very interesting lunch today. not the food, but the company.

he's a complete stranger if he wasnt a TV hit in the 90s, who i happened to share the bench with. but i kept my cool.

abang 92: tak makan ke? dah order?
me: dah. nasi ayam. u tak makan ke?
abang 92: i pakai susuk so takleh makan tengahari *evil grin*
me: oo ye ke. ok...

then i looked closely at his face and both of us burst with laughter. cobaan...

talk about backpain dan kos penyelenggaraan

2009-12-09T12:58:00.006+08:00

after my down-right-on-the-butt fall earlier, i suffer a mild lower back pain. and the pain gets worse when i wake up every morning. i suspect it's the bed that causing me the extra pain as it's probably tad too firm for my body structure.

since i've chucked the old mattress - more like abandoned it at the old place since to leceh to angkut - obviously, i gotta look for a new partner for my bed frame and gotta look fast! ye laa, takkan nk tido berdua atas single mattress wlupun kedengaran sangat sweet kan. nnt tgh nak aksi2, 2 kali guling dah jatuh kan dah turn off nak sambung aksi..boo hoo.

ok! back to aksi sebenar. maka kitorang have to find a new mattress in 4 months' time. fyi, Mr. Vamp also suffers back pain due to berangan jadi MJ in clipvid I Believe I Can Fly whereby he actually flew (off the rooftop) masa kecik2 dulu. so we planned to get a really nice spine support, chiropractic mattress and voila! there're hundreds of them! ok the real problem now is, which one to choose? sesungguhnya saya kurang pengalaman membeli tilam betul (mahal!), beli pun tilam murah2 yg on sale je kan.

i've asked around for opinions and whatnots and personally lie down on some comfortable options at the showrooms. and kebetulan MV pun ada home lifestyle exhibition apa tah last week, and yours truly happened to be there so saya pun kepoh2 la jugak. i went to Selambe-land & Silent 'Treatment' booth yg salesperson diorg mmg betul2 selambe & silent okeh. mcm nk tikam je. their reaction was very unbecoming and apa hal yang ko nak kasi "eleh mcm mampu je nak beli tilam mahal2" look pulak. mak tak puas hati u olss. terus blah pegi booth GETAH.

and it felt like i just stepped into (sleep) heaven!

ok. there's a young Chinese boy greeted me with this frightening sweet smile until i swear i could see his freakin thoughts - ka ching! ka ching! - tp normal la tu kan. atleast he's optimist and dint underestimate just anybody. mungkin dia baru je join company tu so kena la project good rapport kt supervisors kan. so i fired the Qs away at him about their products while making myself at home before he actually told me to lie down. he dint seem irritated at all with my buat mcm bilik tido sendiri perangai sbb that's what a mattress buyer should do pun and masyaAllah, lembutnya tilam tu!!! i was lying down (in many positions sum more) throughout our 30 mins conversation.

he asked apa quality yg saya mahu and explained patiently about all the models they have. according to him, if u suffer mild lower back pain, firm foam mattress is definitely a no no. find something that helps u sleep without pain & stiffness. mattress should provide support for natural curves & alignment of the spine. he even suggested how can i save money and still get maximum sleep quality - just buy the topper! and let me tell u that topper alone costs 5x more than my old mattress okeh. still, this is what i call 5-star 1malaysia-customer service la. kalau tidak kerana tak cukup duit, saya mungkin sudah beli tilam mahal (tapi serious sedap) itu. anyway, he basically helped me made the decision oredi besides the 30-min test drive ;)

if it really helps me sleep well and drives away back pain, why not kan. plus, it comes with 15 years warranty so it's kinda fair investment if u ask me.

ooo yes. i am so going to beg Mr.Vamp to get this piece of latex in the next sale.

talk about gembira di hati

2009-12-08T15:27:00.002+08:00

today, am extra happy :)

- tadi, saya ke kopi bin untuk my regular ultimate moment tanpa apa-apa expectation (read: kopi percuma) kerana kawan saya hanya bekerja shift malam. turned out, he's the one greeting me - with the broadest smile ever - at the counter dan dengan serta merta hati pun berbunga ceria. he took my order and told me to keep my money when i was digging for my purse. sweetheart lah!

- fyi, there's a char kuey tiaw terbaikk di sebelah office saya. i dont eat kuey tiaw but that 'brader' also cooks the best mee goreng. anyway, i felt like having mi goreng for lunch so i visited the brader. brader tu mmg muda remaja sangat dan amatlah sopan lagi pemalu. bila dia senyum tu, dengan saya sekali jadi malu. tapi bila dia memasak, siap dengan percikan api segala mcm ninja assassin!!! dah la selalu bagi extra udang and togehh. i heart u lah brader semalu.

- i'm in the midst of buying hantaran stuffs and loving every second of it despite all the pening-ness. Mr. Vamp and i have agreed that we buy our own 4 things + 1 mystery gift for each other and later exchange it. since i'm quite on a kancheong side, i already scored 3 out of 4 items while he still at nil. he called me fast & furious but i beg to differ. obviously he doesnt know how stressful wedding arrangements could be and buying things actually helps me relieve (a LOT of) it :D

- i'm meeting a new friend after work today. so far she sounded friendly and i shall now refrain myself from producing further judgemental comments. but i strongly have a good feeling about our meeting later. atleast, after so long, i (finally) get to bersosial with actual human being than the ones yang bercakap sesama sendiri dalam kotak TV.

- Mr Vamp sangat bersungguh-sungguh utk kurus (on his own pure will) dan kelihatan macho on our wedding day. he just called, telling me yang dia mahu pergi jogging and it's the 3rd time this month. enough reason to put a smile on my face sambil berfantasi bumi bergegar2 mcm dilanda rasaksa dalam spacecop gaban. he's been on calory-watch diet for couple of months now (tapi selalu terbabas bila saya di sisi) and still standing. me so proud of him and hope he continues to make me feel proud hingga akhir hayat :)

talk abaout caca marba

2009-11-06T16:37:00.002+08:00

i'm coffee overdosed. and i see rainbow everywhere.
i think Fabulous Cats' song 'Bawaku Terbang' is so hip.
and Dequadin is the best sweet this week.
Zee Avi is jazz genius.
i'm tired of stuffing myself with food but gain not even a 100g.
i keep stuffing away anyway.
i was offered a designer job. fashion it is. for real ok.
also an invite to a stranger's wedding.

next week event back to back. i'll be a fried banana.

talk about what i do everynight

2009-10-30T15:43:00.004+08:00

..is drink 'this-is-sooo-not-what-u-think-it-is' juice. it really doesn't taste good.

talk about kerja kawen

2009-10-27T13:46:00.006+08:00

finally, my wedding checklist is done *wipe sweat*
it's so.. thorough? and it turned me white everytime i look at it. ooh banyaknya benda nak kena beli..haha.

we already finalised the wedding date and some other important stuffs. there's a funny story behind this date issue, all related to my superstitious mom lah. she was pestering me to give her my options for the dates so that she can check with the ustaz if it's good dates -"mana boleh buat masa bulan jatuh" yada yada.. nonsense yada yada.. makruh. aiyoyo kadavaleii. to me, semua hari yang Allah buat is good. so malas nak pening2, i just decided a date and told her and nyaris terperanjat when she said "ok. kira aci dah la tarikh tu". wonder what got into her. she even volunteered to book the mosque for the akad nikah. wicked.

anyways. i'm already done with the design for my kampung invite card, just waiting for my dad's approval before proceed to printing and this weekend i gotta go buy paper from the kilang. also to find tailor to sew my baju for akad nikah and kenduri. anyone know any good bridal baju tailor with reasonable price plisss let me know ye. i've checked the butik2 pengantin di Semua House and at average, for baju yg lace2 & ada manik2 tu, they charge Rm450 sepasang. mcm mahal je dah lah saiz baju mak tak guna byk benang..wah! and that 450 is for simple kurung design, kalau nak buat baju yang extravagant ada pelepah sana sini, tambah lagi extra bape ratus la kot.

saya juga sangat ambitious untuk menggubah sendiri hantaran. so i already started buying the hantaran stuffs plus the deco stuffs like all the ribbons, cloth, sponge and whatnots. punye le teruja. i know there's still plenty of time tapi mengikut nasihat kawan2 saya, siap je awal2 nnt tak kelam kabut. plus u know la me & my OCD disease, semua benda nak kena belek betul2.

now i'm gathering ideas of favours to give to the guests. i already have few in mind but few more wouldnt do any harm kan. so any suggestions guys?

ok now. let me share my checklist with u (in general of course) and pls tell if i missed out anything ok.

for kenduri:
1. invite card - proper & for kampung people - checked!
2. baju for nikah & kenduri
3. favours for guests
4. hantaran - in progress. theme and items already finalised.. haha!
5. mak andam - checked!
6. photography - checked!
7. F&B - all in my mom's good hands - checked!
8. pelamin & deco - checked!

for akad:
1. kursus kahwin - checked! (mr Vamp yet to attend his nex month)
2. medical checkup
3. forms from Jabatan Agama
4.

haha! obvious sangat mcm excited nak kawen kah? :P

talk about jalan-jalan cari kawan

2009-10-26T13:01:00.006+08:00

Sg.Chat jelly dessert
- soursop, kelapa laut & fruit cocktail on shaved ice with clear jelly at the bottom

u know what, i've been to JB few times before and never really like the place. for some reasons, i always have this 'mafia wars' feeling whenever i'm there. i dont know if it's the people, the wheather, the haywire traffic or the disgustingly big sporty sportscars yang buat saya berasa begitu.

tapi itu semua dulu, sekarang saya tidak rasa begitu lagi. the glorious variety of food they have there has changed me. mungkin trip saya ke JB sebelum ini hanya melibatkan makan di rumah, jalan2 di tepi Pantai Lido dan bergaduh dengan nurse di Hosp. Sultanah aminah. now that, i've been exposed to the FOOD there, segalanya bertukar indah di JB - i know someone really wants to shove his mean "i told u JB is a wonderful city!" to my face by now..hahaha! yes Polt, i finally gave in to your famous "JB best lah!" vision. so, stop being mean from now on.

last weekend, i got to try ayam penyet, nasi ambang (pronounce arm-berng), sambal goreng, mi rebus johor and terutup ketam (killer!) among many other things. sorry not much food photos as i was more excited on the melantak part. lain kali saja ya.

ohh and look who i met during JB trip this time.

Mek An! :)

we had lunch at her husband new restaurant, Hui Zu Hot Wok. they serve chinese food, like Cheng Ho. i dint try their salted egg crab sbb sudah melantak itu terutup the night before kan but their fried prawn with oats ialah sangat hebat! all the food comes in big portion - kuey tiaw goreng makan 2 org pun tak habis. anyway, Mek Ann masih seperti dulu- hidung masih 'Faizal' and cara jalan yg ganas walaupun anak sudah 3. syabas betty!

atleast, now i know i got other friends untuk bersukaria di JB :)

talk about senarai untuk dicek

2009-10-22T17:01:00.003+08:00

my my..now where should i start.
i blame FB for being so addictive and so simple - justifikasi yang langsung tidak perlu sebenarnya - yang telah membuatkan saya lupa tentang kewujudan blog ini. ok, suddenly that kinda sound lame pulak tapi takpe lah.

so yeah. where to start. telling the world that i'm now safely, happily and finally officially engaged to the man i truly love doesn't seem like a news anymore kan. everybody sort of knew about it oredi so let me just confirm the story lah :) alhamdulillah, everything went well according to the plan. when's the BIG day u ask. let me say, tungguuuuu. hint: some time in May next year so pls keep your schedule clear ;)

fyi, i'm kinda in the midst of preparing my 'becoming bridezilla' checklist - since i'm too stingy to hire a planner - plus i figured kononnya it'd be more memorable lah if u do most of the things yourself. betul kan? and to my surprise, there're enormous amount of things to cover, i dont know how u people do it la ok. but before that, to be honest, i never imagined that i'd go through this 'phase' this SOON, hence the overwhelmness lah i guess. and back to the checklist thingy, i dont know if it's still too early to start preparing - is it? whatever it is i'm totally happy and excited walaupun terpaksa berjauhan dgn Mr.Vamp yang nun jauh di selatan.

anyways. will share more on the preparation and whatnots soon ok. right now, i got 3 event checklists to do. toodles.

talk about sale sale sale!

2009-10-01T14:45:00.003+08:00

FTE 75ml for sale at discounted price, RM140 (RRP:RM187)STT 80g, RM298 (RRP: RM398)

buzz me if anybody interested :)

talk about macam-macam ragam ramadhan

2009-09-09T13:24:00.008+08:00

ok, i gave in. for the sake of a bored mak buyung's entertainment. i dont know when can i bug her to cook me buka puasa walaupun wishful thinking sangat nk ada idea mcm tu.

ok. that's prolly my longest hiatus this year. been extremely busy (default excuse sudah) with heaps of major things and current anti-social mood. dont ask me why the mood. for weeks, i feel so terribly lazy to go out meeting people, to do any work, even shop!!! despite that, i still organise events for people which i have to since that's what i do to get all the bills paid. anyway, i strongly believe this is just a phase and it will all va-vah-voom! disappear soon.

ok. *now i noticed i start all para with OK. obviously there's somethg wrong with me already!* anyway, time for pointers.

1) i've moved in to a new place last merdeka. better, safer, quiter and more civilised place i really have to say. eventhough i gotta travel a bit further everyday to work (and pay extra money for toll also!) i really think it's a wise move i've made. and i'm loving every bits and pieces of my new home so very much.

2) since everybody was making so much noise about how 'skin & bones & head bigger than stomach'-looking i am, and my colleagues also not really helping by pestering me to go for checkup ALMOST EVERYDAY!, i decided to do my second thyroid test plus 2 other basic blood test last monday, itu pun after saya dapati semua ill-fitting baju saya telah longgar. hah! scary tak scary skang? anyways, my first test which was 6 months ago came up negative so pray to Allah that it'd still remain negative this friday.

3) today is 19th day of Ramadhan. and i'm proudly telling y'all that i havent been to any PARAM yet and have no intention whatsoever to do so pun. tak kuasa ok nak sesak2 pastu dah la kena parking jauh. saya lagi rela pergi drive-thru mcD. plus, dah kata anti-social.

4) this year, my married brother is going to spend the 1st few days of Syawal with us. everybody is so excited and all of us sudah siap sedia dengan baju raya merah jambu. my mom said, "senang, nanti sapa2 kawen pakai je balik baju raya tahun ni tak payah buat tema lain dah" with a slight intensity in the tone tu bila sampai kat the K-word but as usual lah, i couldnt help myself, pretended not to hear it.

5) i'll be on leave more than a week this raya and after so many years, i finally get the chance to celebrate my birthday with the whole family. how hen liaw pou chee!

6) i dont understand how Tereng.ganu State Government people's minds work? demolish heritage building to build heritage? tak bunyi mcm bodoh ke tu? anyway, i'm trying to get as many support as i can to help save whatever heritage buildings left in the state from beingFORCED to bite the dust. i've created a protest page on FB and really appreciate if u can join my petition here. our goal is to collect atleast 1000 members before forwarding it to the higher lever. insyaAllah.

i dont think there'll be any more entry from me until after raya so SALAM AIDILFITRI to everybody!!! have a wonderful one ok :)

talk about gulai nenas ikan masin

2009-07-23T14:11:00.006+08:00

for some reasons in the past few days, i was super craving of gulai nenas ikan masin sampai tak boleh tido malam. serious okeh. tambah pulak time2 tgh ganti puasa mcm ni, kelaparan yang memuncak tu lagi buat saya mengidam. maka, saya pun tunaikan la hajat tu semalam. langsung pagi ni terbabas. anyways, sapa2 yg termengidam pulak lepas ni, below is the recipe ;)

Bahan-bahan;

sebiji nenas (saiz kecik la, tak pun pakai nenas cap ayam pun boleh)
2 bawang merah (tumbuk)
2 bawang besar (tumbuk)
3 garlic (tumbuk)
halia, kunyit, cili padi (tumbuk)
1 cwn santan pekat
1 cwn santan cair
1 sudu besar serbuk kari
ikan kering (talang or kurau or pape je la yg korang suka) - rendam

Cara memasak;

tumis bahan yg ditumbuk sampai harum, masukkan santan cair. kacau then masukkan ikan kering. biarkan kejap then masukkan santan pekat and nanas and masak sampai mendidih. senang kan? :)

talk about beauty products and such

2009-06-28T11:00:00.002+08:00

saya tahu saya sudah lama tak update.

of course saya ada beribu cerita untuk dikongsi tapi buat masa sekarang, biar saya focus on the more important topic first- beauty. hah! *topic vain pun vain lah tp i tau ramai je yang suka*

for some unexplainable reasons, i seem to enjoy playing dress up and make up lately. hah! i know some of u are already laughing when i say this, even myself found it pretty humorous. ok, saya tahu fakta itu adalah agak aneh bagi mereka yang telah lama mengenali saya. hellooo.. moi yg dulu2 apply baby oil je as face moisturiser sbb bangga sangat muka suci takde jerawat kan. oh yes, i'm INNOCENT like that tapi skang nak cerita pasal apa nak tepek kat muka kan. hah!

anyway, this is not an attempt to be Bobbi Brown and share techniques to smooth complexion and how to be FIERCE! la ok. im just sharing info (info? :P) on these 3 must have wonderful products yang saya sangat cinta buat masa sekarang. like seriously seriously cinta ok.

baiklah. mari kongsi sekarang. sedia?

1. Body Shop Vit E Hand & Nail Treatment (RP: RM39.90)

one of my compulsive buy yang tidak dikesali sama sekali. there's a story behind this purchase which sangat memalukan diri sendiri kalau dicerita. anyway, this product has earned a permanent spot in my handbag as ia sangatlah berjasa for my ULTRA dry skin. the texture is a BIT sticky (as shea butted is part of the ingredients ) but it goes off after apply. it's easily-absorbed into the skin, leaving soft silky feeling so kalau nak jalan pegang tangan boyfriend pun tak perlu risau si jejaka akan terperanjat mcm kena letrik. i like it so much becoz i have rough cuticles/hard skin at the side of the nails there, and this thing really helps. and it can last the whole day hanya dengan sekali sapuan (klu korang tak basuh tangan laaa)

2. Lancome Everlasting Foundation with SPF 20 (RM130 for 30ml)

this is the current STAR on my dressing table. saya sangat cinta this stuff sbb ia memberi kesan seperti magic. serious tak tipu ok. i've been using this for nearly a month now and received heaps of compliment about my skin ever since : "your skin dah ok!", "kulit ko dah makin cantik la nyah", "kulit ko dah cantik sket" dll but none of them noticed the INVISIBLE layer of foundation yg melekat kat muka saya (dah kata invisible kan) plus, it hides the annoying marks i have on the face dengan effect yang oh so perfectly NATURALE and it feels super duper light too. and since it's aqua-based product, it doesnt clog the pores, easy to apply and double easy to wipe off. so what's there not to love? :)

3. Simple Eye Make-up Remover (RM16.90)

hands down y'all, this is the best remover ever! atleast for me as i've tried few brands before and none of those brands could make make-up removing moment as SIMPLE as this one. this non-colour, non-fragrant liquid works so gently to your skin and makes it feel healthy and really CLEAN after a couple of wipes. ok la, mak punya make-up pun bukan la tebal mcm artis kan so mmg la senang nak tanggal kan, u say. but point is, this entry is about my favourite beauty products and sukahati korang la nak cakap apa *tetibe nak emo kenapa? :P*. and afterall, who doesnt love simple things la kan.

so those are 3 highly recommended products by me. there're more actually tapi ya ampuuuunnn.. saya sangat malas nak tulis. ini pun mmg dah ada dlm drafts dah dekat seminggu..huhu.

talk about pain in the ass (literally) and my heart glow in the dark

2009-05-30T14:49:00.002+08:00

seronok okay balik kampung duduk bwh ketiak mak.

wlupun dia bising2 almost everytime suh saya pi berubat - dalam mak saya punye term, itu maknanya berubat cara kampung bukan pegi beratur kat klinik kerajaan - saya tetap vote rumah adalah heaven on earth. ok, pastu Mekah la. wahhhh..tetiba statement mcm tu kenapa. well, insya Allah. and my mom is always my most favourite person on earth wlupun i'm her total opposite dlm kepercayaan mistik ni. tapi mak saya mcm Temet, tak suka pulak nak tengok cerita Seekers tu. org taurus mmg emosi celaru. wah..rhyme la pulak tetibe.

anyways. about the backpain, it is still there. i'm on no special medications, just painkillers and some kind advise not to add more stress to the torn tissue. apparently there's a tear in the thigh ligament near to the hipbone and a slight dislocation which sakitnye tade la pulak nak slightly je kan. i tell u that's what a few drops of water on the floor can do to u so please don't underestimate lopak2 air yang innocent itu. seperti nyamuk, ia boleh membunuh.

ohh..being at home has been awesome. ada banyak fakta baru yang menarik dan juga yang menyampah nak dengar.

FAKTA MENARIK

1. semua orang dah habis study dan cuti sekolah pun dah start so this time saya tidak pulang ke rumah yg kosong. tak mesra okay balik ke rumah yang bergema gema gema.

2. sepupu saya bakal bernikah dgn org kelantan yang mana parents beliau mmg anti-kelantan. talk about irony. tapi pakcik dan makcik saya mmg cool, mereka tetap akur dgn pilihan anak teruna mereka wlupun pihak lawan telah meminta hantaran mengalahkan artis popular.

3. i totally dont understand with my mom's obsession dgn pinggan mangkuk periuk dan sudu besi. she came back from langkawi - for the 3rd or 4th time this year - a day before i arrived and bought loads of those stuffs dh serupa mcm nak bukak kedai duty free kat kampung ni. plus tak sempat pulak nak sorok betul2 dari yours truly mmg nasib la kan. tidak lupa juga sekedai of Toblerone snacks utk tujuan rasuah. normally i will give a long kempen kesedaran speech but turned out this time, i dint say anything kerana i realised that life is short and whatever makes my parents happy, i live happy.

4. my long time no hear cousin surprised us by a phone call to my brother saying he wants to stay at our house for a week of his study break. we havent seen him for almost a decade and thought we'd never ever hear from the family again after my uncle died last 2 years.

5. my parents had a kenduri doa selamat done yesterday. for some unexplainable reasons, my mom decided to cook nasi minyak, of all nasi dan freakily good mood sepanjang hari. motif beliau amat dicurigai.

6. my kid brother has grown taller than me. jeles. dan suara pun dah tak selembut bayi lagi.

7. my father has a thing for temper. his heart will turn into disco beat bila dia hangin. that day he went for checkup and alhamdulillah, nothing serious. just that he has minor kolestrol issue and doc said he tidak boleh marah suka suki. which is good news la kan, i suppose. tapi kan, since dia dah tak boleh marah2, he opted to membuat bunyi2 yang annoying seperti gelak secara mengilai mcm pontianak dgn sengih mcm menang grand prize 4D atau rolls his eyes like buat yoga or menari pocho2 depan muka orang yg dia nak marah. annoying okay mcm tu. kitorang pulak yg hangin.

8. my kid sister mmg ada tokoh jadi cikgu yang jual produk kat cikgu2 lain kat sekolah. she's now selling sabun gunung berapi yang effectnye setanding sk.2. habes semua mak nenek kat kampung ni jadi customer. babah pulak dah jadi downline dia. adoiaiii.

9. mak teh saya ialah makhluk tuhan paling comel selepas family saya. dia suka pecahkan perut semua orang dan bercita2 masuk AF. bukan nak menyanyi tp mengaji. comel tak comel ada tagline "sembahyang tiang agama" pulak.

10. saya sudah naik 3 kilo sepanjang berada di rumah. hebat tak kuasa masakan mak :)

FAKTA MENYAMPAH

ada satu je and that fact alone berjaya melenyapkan fakta menyampah yg lain. that is when we found out one of my younger cousins baru dpt kerja dgn gaji 5 angka sebulan. damn la. but of course i'm uhuk uhuk happy for him too la .

ok now chant ramai2; nakdapat5ksebulannakdapat5ksebulan.

talk about apa2 je lah

2009-05-22T15:57:00.006+08:00

since i got no modal to write about and too painful to think of a topic to write about disebabkan kesakitan pinggang yang teramat ini tapi nak jugak buat entry, so i decided to do Lalink's tag lah. habes cerita.

Tagnye berbunyi begini:

Upload gambar yang anda gemari dan jawab soalan di bawah:

*Disclaimer: oleh kerana saya ada beribu2 gambar semua pun saya suka tapi tah mana2 kena campak so i take recent ones yang ada kat dlm memory stick aje la ye lalink*

Kenapa anda suka dengan gambar ni? Apa yang best dengan gambar ni?

candid shot taken by Mojo.
time ni backpain dah makin serious so takleh minum ais langsung si Mojo kasi aku kopi.
large cup pulak tu. tade gula pulak tu!!!
i like this photo simply coz saya tak nampak mcm wanita yg kurang khasiat pemakanan seimbang (dat's what they used to say) or dlm erti kata kurang ajarnye, tak botak la kan. hoh!

and this is my current2 favourite photo sbb so colourful dan sungguh mustahil utk sedih bila tgk gambar ni okeh. i have too many kenangan manis la dgn kaki2 yang ada dlm gambar ni :)

Bila kali terakhir makan pizza?
2 malam lepas kot. ada orang belanja saya Domino's sbb kesian saya sakit pinggang. comel sungguh la mcm tu. mcm tu mau sakit selalu lah. oh motifffff nak sakit hari2! dosa tak kurang2 jugak kan.

Lagu terakhir yang anda dengar?
Love, Sex, Magic by Ciara & JT. sakit pinggang tak bermakna tak boleh goyang kepala okay.

Apa yang anda buat selain selesaikan tag ini?
Email visuals kat this one beauty writer for the upteenth time.

Selain nama sendiri, anda suka dipanggil dengan panggilan apa?
Sayang, Manja, Intan, and Isabella ke sekali sekala.

Soalan seterusnya ada kaitan dengan orang yang anda tag! Tag 6 orang.
1. Temet
2. Vogue
3. cik Tun
4. dD
5. sabb
6. G

Siapa no 1 pada anda?
seorang wanita yang sedang mencari cinta dan berubah menjadi lelaki ketika malam hari.

Orang no 3 ada hubungan dengan siapa?
dengan seorang artis korea dalam kehidupan yg lepas

Kata sesuatu berkenaan orang no5
a very strong woman yang sedang having fun dgn her 2 kids in Vienna

Bagaimana dengan orang no 4?
ini panjang ceritanya, we are wishful thinkers and love to share great things with strangers ;)
btw, how r u doing love?

Siapa orang no 2?
artis malaysia yang kini terperangkap di bumi bollywood ;)

Bagi pesanan pada orang no 6.
sila buat acara makan2 dengan segera. dan semoga menjadi bapa mithali

ok. mau pulang sudah.

talk about you are so beautiful..to me

2009-05-15T10:13:00.003+08:00

okay.
my 2 favourite guys made it to the finale.
at this point, i already dont care who will win.
coz both of them, i cinta. CINTA!!!

this will be the best AI finale.. evahh!

:)

talk about surprise turned off

2009-05-11T16:04:00.006+08:00

last weekend, someone konon wanted to surprise me by taking me to this surprise place in Wangsa Maju. he refused to say anything about the surprise place he's taking me eventhough dah macam2 percubaan berani mati telah saya buat. in the end, i raised the white flag and just let him take me to whatever surprise thingy he had planned. secretly, i kinda keeping fingers crossed for a surprise shopping spree. but hellooooo.. Wangsa Maju? maju la sangat surprise shopping fantasy nye kan.

ok. he said we need to stock up energy before doing this surprise thing. hah! amek ko mmg sah gi shopping tade lain dah ni. my brain terus went to fast & furious mode, recalling what warehouse sale is going on that weekend, kat Wangsa Maju nihhhh!!! wujud kah?

anyways. we wanted to go to Bangi Kopitiam for breakfast before i saw these 2 stalls, facing each other and PACKED with people. i saw many are queuing to get whatever they're selling. so these stalls must have been heaven for something then. so we decided to check it out. besides Bangi Kopitiam tak best sangat pun.

ok. facing the main road, we went to the left stall first. they sell nasi lemak and nothing else. saya yg memang sedang giat mengumpul lemak mmg sexcited, dah la tgk orang maha ramai but my partner, tiba2 datang bulan ngidam nak makan half boiled egg. the closest species they have is telur mata kerbau ajorr.. so how? maka terpaksa angkat bontot pegi gerai on the right side la pulak.

once we secured the table, he ordered the precious telur. i otoh went to check out the food. Masya Allah banyaknyeeeeee makanan. macam bufet ramadhan. tapi mata saya cuma mampu focus at the blue rice and taugeh and ulam2 je masa tu. rendang rimau ke gajah ke lain kali. i cant remember the last time i had nasi kerabu, it was soo dinosour years ago. maka nafsu serakah nasi lemak terus pupus.

orgasm pagi sabtu - nasi kerabu with gulai ikan tongkol

well, this stall mengamalkan self-service, tapi bukan dengan cara beratur. my theory is the person with loudest voice is most likely to be served first. tak kira la kalau korang diri sebatu kat belakang asalkan suara korang kelas ambulance, korang dapat dulu. kelas kan? eventually dapat jugak la nasi kerabu tu, nasib baik tak ramai orang.

when my partner saw my food, terus lalang balik jadi orang malaysia. so he went and came back with this -

winner of the day - nasi dagang y'all! with gulai ayam

i have to say that the nasi kerabu tasted so-so aje la coz i've tasted better. but the nasi dagang is masya allah.. brilliante!! the rice is so soft u can even eat it on its own. and it cost reasonable too la. our meal (with teh tarik & teh O) came up to rm12. cant compare the price with nasi kerabu kg tok senik la right.

so how to get there? MRR2 is the easiest way. just take the turn to Wangsa Maju/Wangsa Melawati, at the first traffic light turn right to jalan wangsa setia 3. u cant miss the 7-11 right at the corner. the stall is melekat to the 7-11 facing the small road. easy parking.

ohh about the surprise place my partner wanted to take me earlier, he finally gave up and told me during breakfast instead. and man i was so glad he did. gile apa nak wall climbing dalam cuaca panas menggile mcm ni.

talk about pesona iezma

2009-05-11T15:44:00.003+08:00

well look who appeared on the front page :) - Kosmo! 8 May 09.

ps: tekun nye baby Rayyan study, tapi tekun lagi mak nye berposing ;P

talk about spaghetti make my tummy happy

2009-05-02T13:35:00.002+08:00

i love pasta as it is very very simple to make and u can hardly go wrong with the taste and ingredients. u can use almost everything - chicken, beef, ayam brand Tuna, egg - anything lah yang tekak korang rasa nak makan. and this is what i made last week - chicken with tomato sauce and baby french beans pasta.

Ingredients (for 2 servings) :

1. For the sauce
half of big yellow onion (chopped)
few cloves of garlic (chopped)
red capsicum (cubed)
1 can of chopped tomatoes *i always use S&W brand as the price is reasonable and tastes nice*
sweet basil leaves (shredded)
a dash of mix herbs
salt, pepper and sugar to taste

2. for pasta
any type of pasta of your choice (boiled) *barilla is the best brand*
baby french beans (boiled)
toss together with olive oil, salt & pepper
*normally, i dont put olive oil when i boil pasta. only salt. they say, oil is to prevent pasta from becoming sticky during boiling. i just dont see the point. the oil will be on the surface and the pasta will stick anyway*

cara memasak:
heat the pan with olive oil and fry garlic together with onions sampai wangi. then put in capsicum, fry until it's a little wilted then add the chopped tomatoes. i always mix it with some fresh tomatoes tapi malam tu lupa nak beli. u can also add a little bit of tomato puree for more taste and to thicken the sauce if u like rich tomato taste sauce. as for me, i just cooked the sauce sampai sedikit pekat. put in basil leaves & dash in some mix herbs. then sprinkle some salt, pepper and sugar secukup rasa.

3. for chicken
now for the chicken, i use chicken breast. it's totally up to u how u wanna flavor your chicken but i just use the basic marinating ingredients - olive oil, salt & pepper - coz we already have the sauce. nnt banyak2 flavour pening okay. marinate for a while, then panfry until slightly brown.

cut the chicken menyerong cos Jamie O said it'd taste (and look) better like that. for whatever his reasons are.
place the chicken on top of your pasta and mandikan dengan the sauce.

and voila! dinner is ready :)

talk about tell me how u've been

2009-04-29T09:36:00.000+08:00

i'm going to Bera Lake for the Eco-Challenge thingy this weekend.
and Tioman the next.
and gangbanging the next next.
and balik kampung the next next next.

any other plans, call me next month :)

and tomorrow, i have an event to handle which i just been informed about it approximately 5 mins ago. duhh. keeping the fingers crossed it wont be in Putra Heights again. i hate long distance.

i wish there's extra 5 hours somewhere in a day.

i'm terribly sleepy even 2 cups of coffee cant do anythg to it. perhaps i should try gulp down double shot esspresso. then constipated. haih.

anybody knows how to stop all the service provider's craps? it's really annoying especially when it comes at times u're expecting urgent calls. so cruel la like that.

i have this feeling that May's gonna fly by quicker that i thought.

talk about MPH warehouse SALE!!!

2009-04-28T16:14:00.006+08:00

MPH Warehouse SALE is back!!!

Date & Time: 28 Apr - 3 May 2009 (9am - 7pm)
Vanue: MPH Warehouse, Jalan Bersatu (click map to enlarge)

this is one of my fav sales of all. the books not that ridiculously cheap but they do give fairly good dicsounts.

anyways. since i'm not gonna be around this weekend to celebrate this, dengan rasa tak bersalahnya saya telah menghabeskan 2 jam of masa rehat saya di sana sebentar tadi. sangat best sbb tak crowded sangat and tak payah nak beratur panjang mcm nak beli tiket wayang pada hari rabu.

di tambah pula ada abang botak yg hensem yg mesra pelanggan di kaunter cashier.

me: tak payah plastic eh.
abang botak: oo.. pencinta alam la ni. student sini ke?
me: *senyum je* ha'a
abang botak: nnt kalau guard tanya, just flash the receipt k. jumpa lagi.
me: i wish abang botak..i wishh!!!!!

anyway, i got myself 4 books. (1) As I Was Passing by Adibah Amin (2) Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer (3) The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (yes Polt, i bought another copy and we'll see who's the next lucky person ok ;)) and (4) Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Kinsella, all for only 80++ ringgit. quite a good bargain as Eclipse alone would cost me nearly 40buxx on normal days.

yesterday when i was updating my collection, i found few books are missing and some i dont remember owning, let alone read. for some reasons that made me feel kinda bad. i swear i'll buy no more books until i read all of it. and i really sayang my book collection so whoever yang pinjam buku i tu, kalau dah abes baca sila2 la pulangkan balik ye. huhu.

map taken from shoppingandsales.com

talk about colour me bag

2009-04-23T11:10:00.006+08:00

still on green topic - reusable bag.

i found this fancy chic looking reusable environmentally friendly shopping bags from Envirosax. they offer plenty of fun colourful designs to suit your style. these bags are also lightweight, waterproof, portable and each holds the equivalent of two supermarket plastic bags.

Priced at RM24.90 each.
Available in Homing 1 Utama, Living quarters 1Utama, Parkson 1 Utama, Isetan KLCC & Lot 10.

talk about walk the talk

2009-04-22T10:50:00.007+08:00

happy earth day people.

remember that cartoon Capten Planet and the Planeteers which combined power of 5 special kids from different continent can save the planet from the baddies? each of them possesses some kind of special ring pastu they all have to shout the keywords in order to summon the hero out. pastu lawan2 and at the end of the show ada save the environment tips. ok2.. i know u guys remember the show. wonder why they dont air it anymore kan. it's way a better show than the vulgar speaking Spongebob i have to say. anyways.

they should have that show back.

ok. since everybody talking green, saya pun sexcited sama la okeh. btw, fakta useless #1: green is my second favourite colour selepas my birth colour iaitu deep purple yang juga nama satu rockband yang saya langsung tak minat. anyways. here's my tiny contribution in saving the planet.

1. in the office, all of us made a strong point to bring our own (1) container everytime we wanna tapau food from the shop (2) reusable shopping bag everytime we grocery shop (3) lunch whenever possible. we switch off everything but the server & the fridge everytime we go back. The Boss sangat happy kerana rambutnya tidak gugur lagi akibat membayar terlalu byk overhead. arent we the good staffs of what. and now we've proposed to him even a better idea - balik kerja pukul 4 dan jumaat cuti ;)

2. fyi, my office subscribes 10 papers daily, buy lotsa magazine monthly and give it couple of months, it will transform into one high-class printing shop. huhu. oleh itu, what we normally do is, we donate all the mags to whoever yg memerlukan and sell the papers back to the vendor and use the money to buy lunch for everybody.

3. i try to recycle whenever possible. since saya pindah ke rumah baru, saya tidak lagi main campak je plastic, kaca & tin. mcm mak saya, saya akan kumpul benda2 tu dan hantar ke recycle centre, unlike mak saya. dia otoh, akan recycle utk buat batu tanda kat kebun.

4. i use energy-saving lightbulbs. obviously, klu beli/sewa rumah dia pakej sekali dgn lampu kalimantang tu la kan. but saya amat lah jrg on lampu tu. infact saya cuma on 1 lampu je at one time bila kat rumah, that's my lampu pocong bak kata Mojo & K.Sha. useless fact #2: saya belum pernah contribute apa2 utk TNB since i live in the new place dan bil saya selalu je stated -20.15.

5. everytime kalau saya beli barang yg tak memerlukan saya amek plastic bag, saya akan suruh tuan kedai itu simpan bag plastic tu dan kasi saya discount instead. hah. sometimes the trick does work okay especially klu pegi pasar or mini market la. klu korg buat mcm tu kat macik cashier tesco, mau dengan gembiranye dia swipe kad discount tu kat mulut korang.

6. saya bukan pemalas atau kedekut atau pengotor if i do laundry once in 1-2weeks, wash my car once a year, mandi sekali sehari on stay-at-home weekends, dont wash my shoes. saya cuma taknak membazir. hah! vogue tak vogue alasan. ok la, malas jugak la sebenarnya tapi boleh jimat. kira vogue la tu.

7. saya tidak akan buang sampah merata-rata kecuali darurat. contohnya mcm saya naik keta ada orang tu, dia tak kasi saya buang sampah merata DALAM kereta dia okeh. harammm sbbnye tu harta dia. so terpaksa campak sampah tu sebelum saya kena campak keluar. nasib baik apple tu biodegradable tahu. rejim zionist betul mamat tu.

8. i always switch off all electrical appliances when i dont use it. i dont keep my TV or decoder or anythg with indicator on standby mode.

9. i buy refills. besides the fact that it's cheaper.

10. i dont smoke ;)

still, i kinda doubt the earth is saveable. tanda-tanda nak kiamat mcm dah byk sangat. tak ke?

talk about TV la vida

2009-04-17T14:08:00.008+08:00

officially, hari jumaat ialah hari berblogging untuk saya. walaupun saya juga berblogging di hari2 yang lain, perasaannya tak sama seperti hari jumaat. jumaat mcm lagi ceria lah nak blog2 kan.

anyways. i'm not proud to tell u this that i've now turned into a TV junkie. i can just sit facing that piece of screen for days and days and never get tired. awesome kan? how astro has transformed me and my life. evil pun ye jugak. but i like. skang saya pun dah rasa pandai skt mcm Tok Wan tu. do u know u have more risk of having heart problem if your thumbprint has more swirl on it? hah!

ok la. actually i feel like pointers. of my favourite TV shows. korang redha je la eh. this is not a tagging game btw but if u like it, feel free to do it anyway.

1.
Entourage - oh i've gone crazy over this bunch of cool guys. the latest season is now showing on HBO every Wednesday dan sesungguhnya saya kagum diorg boleh filter all the dialogues and scenes dgn begitu berjaya sekali. kalau RTM yg filter, harusss la few eps tu korang akan dgr bunyi tuuuuuuuutt je la dari start sampai habis okay. fyi, i've finished all the first 4 seasons of entourage in 2 days kerana ia sangat sedap. btw, Ari Gold is my fav jerk ya.

2.
Man vs Wild - one word, INSANE! Bear Grylls is a real epitome of many things - wildness, survival, insanity. sapa berani nak minum kencing sendiri pastu demo it on TV okay. saya admire keberanian dan ideanya memberi tips untuk survive the Amazon jungle or desert. sungguh berilmiah. tapi sapa sangka the Bear who can survive the deadliest river, cant survive living in NYC. ironic bukan.

3.
American Idol season 8 - honestly i have no better reason to come home early on Wed other than this very much entertaining show. tambahan pula constentants kali ini sangat mantap dan meruntun jiwa dan membuat saya begitu emosi. like duh! kalau lah saya di States, haruss saya dah undi Adam Lambert & Kris sampai lebam.

4.

True Blood - i love this show as much as how it reminds me of the bloody vampire from hell. but i dont love the bloody vampire from hell, mind u. imagine watching pale looking people with fangs at late every THURSDAY night. Astro pun satu, as if there's no better day time la kan. fyi, saya bukanlah penggemar cerita2 hantu seperti few of my friends yg obsess dgn scene2 terperanjat nih. saya cuma suka drama disebalik cerita ini dan ehemm..heronya juga ya. tang ko nak hisap darah bagai tu lantak ko la.

5.
Ugly Betty - she's a ball of positive energy dan sangat adorable. enough said.

6.
Oprah Winfrey Show - i believe everybody on this planet know and love and have watched her show atleast once. even Clooney watched it on Ocean's 13. this is like emotional food man. it teaches so many good things and can u imagine what would happen if she retires? as if la kan but i dare not to. btw, this is also Babah's fav show and he likes to berangan jadi Oprah and bagi hadiah best2 kat semua orang. afterall, who doesnt wanna be her la kan.

7.
House - 1) he's a jerk. 2) i love him. ok. what's with me admiring all the jerks suddenly nih. anyway, House is a good jerk okay coz he always comes up with right diagnosis and at the end of the day, nobody dies. cool kan. and i wish there's a 'House' somewhere in this country or ramai orang nonton this series and that prolly could increase more medical knowledge in every single person rather than to believe bulat2 kat bomoh2 yg mengarut2 tu ya. dan saya juga berharap agar siri ini will last long enough until the safe union of House & Cuddy. ohh and good luck for future job in white house Dr Lawrence Kutner.

8.
Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations - #707 and 703 are like the biggest portion on my pallate. there so many things to love about those channels tapi Mr Bourdain telah menambat hati saya selepas my recent breakup with Jamie O. mungkin kerana saya lebih gemar accent dan gaya nya yg santai dan sifat hormat nya kepada culture orang lain compared to sapa dah host Bizzarre Food tu. mcm nak lempang je mamat gemok tu.

itu saja shows yg dapat saya fikirkan buat masa skarang sbb dah nak balik dah. best tak datang keja hari jumaat semata2 untuk memblog. rasa berdosa pun ada tapi still best. ohh saya mahu tgk Shopaholics mlm nanti.

selamat berweekend.

ps: G's Maria is on her way to labour. let's pray it's gonna be the most amazing weekend for both of them. source from the Green Curtain

talk about good thing is best when it's shared

2009-04-17T12:40:00.005+08:00

Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less time than you think. - Randy Pausch

this is the book that made me sobbing so terribly last night. the time was 1.30am and i was wet (in tears of course) and what even worse is, i couldn't control it. for some reasons i just let it went on and on and on for more than half an hour before i finally dozed off. fact is, it felt good.

when i first heard of Randy Pausch, it was early last year (or was it late 2007) when he appeared on Oprah. basically what he did was telling the world how extremely sick he is with a broadest smile on his face. i remember the show was still on StarWorld then, it's a repeat but that's not the issue here. and early this year, i've read about this book, The Last lecture. a blogger friend mentioned it on her blog - thanks Marliza - whereby the author's name seemed to ring some bells somewhere. maka dengan gigih saya pun menggoogle dan within 2 seconds, the puzzle's solved. and it's not until much later, i got myself the book and i'm so glad i did.

The Last Lecture to me is very easy to read and ultimately inspiring. it contains so much of encouraging stories any books could possibly have. u know, everytime when i reach certain punching points, it gives me goosebumps - better than the ones i got when listening to Adam Lambert's vocal - and stimulates my tearduct like instantly! and it constantly happens!!! ok that's beside the fact that i'm such an emo person jugak la kan.

well u can read full review of this book here and here.

anyways. quote taken from About.com:

"If you haven't watched the Last Lecture, let me recommend it as an excellent investment of one hour of your day today. You'll find various methods of doing so here: www.cmu.edu/uls/journeys/randy-pausch"

the book is now on bestsellers section in all bookstore nationwide. go grab a copy then u understand exactly why saya syahdu di tengah malam. i wish i could lend mine but it's already on it's way to JB ;)

ps - excuse all the handwritten notes mr Polt :)

talk about it's a beautiful world

2009-04-15T14:26:00.007+08:00

the evening sky was so pretty yesterday. it's breathtaking.

and all of a sudden, a thought just hit me, of how much time i have left to enjoy this view. this body. this job. this people. this life. and have i been grateful enough for all these gifts. i know, this doesn't really sound like my normal storytelling entry but i gotta admit i do like having a self-reflecting moment like this once in a while. to remind me if i've strayed. and to remind me 20 years later that i am an emotional person when i was young.

anyways. on a completely unrelated note.

u know, i had quite an interesting chat with somebody quite a while back. and i pitied him at the end of our conversation. i hope his level of stupidity has decreased in some ways by now.

me: do u have any idea how i can increase security of my house?
X: (confidently) double the security. use 2 padlocks.
me: okay.. how? there's only one holder (or whatever that padlock hole called)
X: see if u can put 2 padlocks in the hole.
me: ??????????

ok. how would u react to that?

i really secretly wished he was joking but it's so obvious he's not. he's down to his stomach serious and for one second i was actually amazed. then i pitied him. a lot.

talk about takut dalam rumah sendiri

2009-04-10T13:35:00.004+08:00

our office now has a new dilemma. about our cleaner.

the story is like this. Boss saya telah menghire seorang Indonesia utk jadi cleaner di office. namanya Yanti *bukan nama sebenar*. Yanti telah direkemen oleh penduduk office2 di bwh office kami dan khabarnya, Yanti merupakan taiko cuci di kawasan ini *saya pernah nampak dia bagi briefing dkt staff2 kat aji.don tiap2 pagi okay*

7 bulan Yanti keja kat office ni, we saw heaps of her funny attitude.

so, we decided to stop her service. dilemmanya, semua org takut nak bagitau dia sbb muka dia mcm king kong okay. no joke.

Staffs: either Madam or The Boss should do it since they're paying her
Madam: The Boss should do it coz he's The Boss
Boss: we write her a note. i dont want my tyres kena slash man. mafia Indon tu. Vanilla, tulis note.
Me: Why me?
Boss: Coz you're the youngest.

motiff???

*tapping fingers*

talk bout it is talent time

2009-04-03T17:14:00.001+08:00

to those who havent seen this movie, i really2 encourage u guys to make time to do so. i bet on my left croc shoe that u wont regret it.

anyways. i've seen most of Yasmin Ahmad's work and to me, this is her best and most beautiful gift so far *i hope the controversial Muallaf will hit our screen soon*. i've also heard so many times people saying how predictable all Yasmin's movie can be and i dont deny that. Talentime is very predictable. but does that really matter?

the story is simply real and pure, u can effortlessly feel it. great talents *the newcomers really gives a breathe of fresh air*, great emotions, great songs, great pictures, u just cant ask for more. to be honest there are some scenes that dont really appeal to my liking but let it be mine alone lah. overall, this movie is just wonderful. my post-movie feeling is more less like what i got from the movie Cinta, only few more times better (and wetter?) then again, tahap emosi kita berbeza. saya kan hati kristal.

and there are so many reasons to love this movie that i'm afraid my review wont do justice to it. so no review, just my humble opinions okay.

i love all the brilliant still shots in this movie, really adds drama to it.
i love the newcomers. it's like they did it as if there's no camera around them. everything seems spontaneously done like they're living their own life. at times i even feel like watching a REAL reality show. sungguh puas hati.
i love the story of a teacher who's desperately wants to win the headmistress' love. even muka dia aje pun dah kelakar.
i love the signature song, 'o re piya' by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, so melodious.
i love the reality yang dipaparkan, how some parents dont approve their kids' choice of lifetime partner when they themselves can. how can they be selfish like that? anyway, love my parents for not falling into that category but i know few of my friends' parents are like that and i really pity their children.
i love handsome Mahesh Jugal Kishor dan sign languagenya yang jujur.
i love Mohd Syafie Naswip dan dialog2 Inggerisnya. it's one of his scenes that made me cry the hardest. he's really Malaywood's Shah Rukh Khan i tell u lah.
i love character Ka Hoe who cant accept falling second. just typical Chinese student behaviour.

>T_T< simply put, Talentime is like my mom's sambal belacan pelam boleh. masam, manis, sangat sedap dimakan dan boleh menyebabkan excessive liquid discharge. it kicks u at few places tapi tetap best. so guys, go watch it then you'll know how good Yasmin's sambal belacan is.

on totally different note, Happy Birthday Bidadari. semoga sentiasa gembira ya :)

have a warna warni weekend

*flying kisses*

talk about anugerah binatang popular

2009-04-03T12:58:00.003+08:00

there's an interesting news that really caught my attention today.

headline: Babi dilatih patuh peraturan jalan raya

seorang petani di Taiwan melatih 12 ekor babi peliharaannya untuk beratur mengekori skuternya. apabila petani itu berhenti di lampu trafik, haiwan2 itu turut berhenti. babi2 ini juga turut dilatih untuk beratur untuk keluar/masuk kandang.

1. motif bawak babi2 itu bersiar2 atas jalan raya?

2. babi pun paham konsep beratur dan berhemah di jalan raya tapi kenapa ramai daripada kita tidak mampu.
3. kalau korang perasan, asal isu libatkan babi je mesti dapat masuk paper kita kan? gile lah, babi lagi glamer dari artis AF musim pertama rupanya. tak payah susah2 hire PR.

;)

talk about buntu kepala otak ku

2009-04-01T17:06:00.003+08:00

saya ada beberapa soalan yang memerlukan jawapan. saya harap ada yang dapat membantu.

1. saya mencari fertility clinic yang registered dan reliable. saya sudah google tetapi tidak pasti akan performance malah kesahihan klinik2 ini. oleh itu jika ada yang berpengalaman, saya gembira jika kita dapat berkongsi info *kenyit mata*

2. menurut sumber yang agak boleh dipercayai, peti undi ketika pilihanraya ketua pemuda um.no dibiarkan tidak berjaga selama 2 jam. mustahilkah ralat boleh berlaku menyebabkan lelaki bencian satu Malaya menang?

3. selera makan saya memuncak pelik kebelakangan ini dan saya tidak skip satu meal pun. kadangkala saya makan makanan berlebihan lemak tapi bentuk bontot dan bahagian lain masih tidak memberansangkan. berat saya masih dibawah par. saya sudah buat checkup untuk tyroid dan lain2 tetapi semua negatif. saya tidak membela sebarang hantu raya atau cacing. apa masalah penimbang tu?

4. adakah saya patut sambung belajar?

5. Cambodia, Gold Coast atau Bali?

talk about sunrise is my ultimate caramel

2009-03-26T17:06:00.005+08:00

1. there's a CB next to the office.
2. the coupons were on my table this morning. it's already 2 weeks past its opening. i might've missed the goodies but i still get 2 weeks of buy 1 free 1 thingy.
3. another regular for CB. they must be happy.
4. i will get a sunrise & an ultimate all to myself tonight. while watching AI.
5. today is a good day.

talk about best friends dont come everyday

2009-03-23T16:22:00.006+08:00

i am sad actually.

another couple of my bestest friends have left the country demi kesejahteraan negara. they'll be away for many many years. maka hilang lagi tempat untuk di"crash" bila terasa sunyi atau lapar atau ingin bergaduh atau pun berkongsi girang di dada.

ya. saya sangat sedih.

bukannya saya tiada kawan2 lain untuk berkongsi suka dan duka tetapi dua makhluk ini sudah seperti abang dan kakak saya wlupun hakikatnya Mrs. Monster adalah lebih muda daripada saya tapi tak mengapa kerana dia sebenarnya lagi tingtong daripada saya. mereka gemar membuat acara2 yang memeranjatkan saya *in a very good way* dan membebel tentang topik2 aneh seperti kenapa saya kena simpan rambut panjang.

apa yg membuatkan saya sangat cinta sama dua monsters ini adalah kebolehan luarbiasa mereka mengesan emosi saya, especially Mr. Monster. without fail, they call me everytime when i feel like a pola bear yg tade bulu. down, depressed and cold. u know, the time u wish all the problem in the world is on u but u dont wanna share it with anyone coz u dont wanna look weak, that's when my phone will ring and within seconds both of them get me laughing again. seriously.

actually i have few friends who have that kind of power but somehow or rather one by one of them kinda .. took off. but that dont stop me from seeking more friends like that. in fact i still have few left. it's just that, i wish one day we'll reunite and i know that day will come. wahhh.. kenapa emotional tiba2? heh. but yes, i'm really wishing for that now.

anyway. The Monsters gave me a very special farewell gift cum advance wedding gift *reason being - they might not be around during my wedding which ok la, make sense. hah!* and guess what did i get.

clue: it's not the book!

yes. it's the wooden IKEA queen-bed. i'm still getting used to it as i hardly sleep on a bed that high since i left USM. it even gives me phobia sometimes, the bed this high. no kidding ye. saya terjaga setiap kali kaki/tangan saya terkeluar dari sempadan kerana saya takut jatuh katil dan thinking about the pain alone adalah sangat tidak indah ye.

Mrs. Mosnter: that is for u to remember us every night *tell me how not to, it gives me phobia every single night! hah!*

again. my endless thank u's to the Monsters.

whatever it is, even without all the pressies, i'll still love u guys forever. all of u.

ps: but of course the love is more when there's a cute box with colourful ribbons attached to it right ;P .
ok kidding!!!

*flying kisses to Tuan Puan*

talk about baby u melt my heart like butter in a saucepan

2009-03-20T16:11:00.005+08:00

i have to say the latest batch of American Idol Season 8 is really2 good. all of them can sing so very well, it wont do justice to even compare them with any singing reality shows in this country. atleast i feel so. and these 3 are my favourites contestant in particular orders.

sweetheart #1 - Kris Allen

sweetheart #2 - Matt Giraud

sweetheart #3 - Adam Lambert

so who's your favourite? ;)

talk about hospital makes me sick

2009-03-20T10:00:00.004+08:00

saya penat yang amat.

too many things happening at a time i can barely cope any longer. not that i'm having a hardcore problems to solve *actually i dont even have any problem pun* but it's the exhaustion and sleepless nights. given couple more of sleepless nights, my brain could crack open by itself. seriously. right now all i need exactly is a soft kind and tender pillows for me to rest my extreme fatigue away.

anyway. i just got back from hometown after sending my brother back from JB to my parents' care. he had an accident last weekend *right after the BIG game* which cost him his left arm and some internal organs. now, fully aware of the pain *a good sign i suppose*, he still urinates through a tube which sometimes contains blood and other unidentified objects *looked like a soaked piece of bread* which the Sultanah Aminah hospital nurse failed miserably to explain what is it. plus they even discharged him after couple of days without giving a full body checkup. i was dumbfounded they're allowed to do that.

u know, no words can describe how upset i was with the hospital, be it the staffs, the facilities, the service, everything. i'm not gonna tell anybody to not go there. all i'm saying is that i've experienced the place and it's not a bit worth it. we have no choice since the banger already sent him there. anyway, i' managed to get my brother transferred, had his first full body checkup and alhamdulillah, he's now on his road to recovery despite having his pee attached to his body which he thinks kinda cool coz he can actually pee anywhere. pffft.

i hope he'll make it in time for his finals.

talk about me meeting you tonight

2009-03-04T15:33:00.003+08:00

"and it's okay if you had go away
oh just remember the telephones
well, they workin' 'em both ways
but if I never ever hear them ring
if nothing else I'll think the bells inside
have finally found you someone else and that's okay"

- You & I Both -

talk about sexciting weeks ahead

2009-02-27T15:33:00.003+08:00

i wish i can sleep for a week straight *yawn*

i desperately need a holiday but that sounds impossible now when all our leaves telah disejukbekukan til futher notice. u know i've never been ultra busy my whole life (ok tipu la tu kan tetibe ada pulak masa nak blogging) that i even have to work on certain weekends. nak rest pun tak sempat lagikan pulak nak memplan a holiday. have to admit that every morning i view airasia punye website tu tp takat main page tu je la yg terpampang sampai ke petang.

anyways. as usual i've been assigned for another event by the Madam today. and this time, saya tidak sulk atau mencederakan telinga sesiapa. i was sexcited instead ye tuan2. ini kerana...

*pom*

*pom*

*splashhhhh!!!!*

i was assigned to organise a media trip to the "Rainforest.to.Reef" Program whereby we will go to 3 main islands in the East Coast - Perhentian, Redang & Tioman - and have heaps of FUN! *fingerscrossed* fyi, this program is an annual environmental program for Year 5 children that's been organised by Reef-Check-Malaysia. their main goal is the conservation of coral reefs in this country and they work with numerous bodies to develop and implement the program. our client is sponsoring this year's program, hence my trip there.

i can't wait! :)

wait! that's not the only thing to be sexcited about. my fren bought me ticket to Jason Mraz's concert this Wed and we're going to Penang next weekend!!!

this what i call - work hard, play even harder.

have sexciting weekend guys! *hugs*

talk about kisah cinta agung

2009-02-23T16:26:00.005+08:00

hey u, how's the weekend? mine was insane! with so many things & people to meet. thank God i survived but it's really bonecracking as i dint get to have enough rest yet after the recent sk.2 event last friday. not only that, i dint even have time to go back to my own home pun. thanks to Mojo for being so kind lending me his expensive couch *roll eyes*

anyways. Mrs. Monster and i went to see PGL the musical last saturday which was the last day of the Season 3 show. u know before entering the hall, we're like vibrating with excitement and semestinya juga we camwhoring - in the toilet je okeh sbb kat luar crowded sangat - like we own the bloody jamban. 2 mad girls all giddy up. i believe we'd successfully annoyed few people in that small room, heck yang penting mak sukerrr okay. and dan2 la time suka2 tu jugak battery camera mak nak mamposs kan. terus mak tak suka dah *sulk* thank God the show was uber fantastic it lifted up my mood skyhigh.

the last shot before G10 gone blackout :(

dont worry, there'll be no long review as i'm obviously not good at it. what i'm about to write is just my POV of the show which i think is worth-mentioning.

for some personal reasons, i've never been excited about this musical show before (season 1 & 2) but after reading endless of good & praising reviews of the final season punye show, the interest just popped up. and i was lucky enough to get the chance to see it for FREE! thanks Mrs. Monster! :)

ok. secara keseluruhannya, this musical show is among the best local musical shows i've ever seen besides Ayu Cendana & Gema Zapin Zafana. obviously i cant compare this season 's show with the previous ones as this is my first time seeing the show but i did hear many people talking about how far a better show this season is. anyways.

1. i worked with Tiara once before she's busy playing Gusti Putri and God knows how disgusted i was with her divavavoommm attitude then. ok, there goes one reason me boycotting the show la kan. but despite that, shamelessly i gotta admit that she can really sing, VERY WELL TOO!!! her voice tade la sampai level Celine Dion punye power but pleasant la. pitching pun tade la terbang ke majapahit. but the cast who earned my best vocal award that day is BAYAN (played by Ida Mariana) whose voice sooooo merdu and dramatic dan mencairkan jiwa. bulu roma saya meremang tak mahu turun especially when she sings the Majapahit songs. berhantu okay.

Bayan giving her blessing to Gusti Puteri

2. Mahmud Melaka (played by Adlin Aman Ramli) otoh is the best supporting actor. Aksi beliau yg sgt cheeky dan merenyam ketika menyanyi lagu nak kawen lagi made the whole hall screamed with laughter. ditambah pula dgn sexy dance moves yg mengalahkan Travolta in Greese. aiyohhh.. biarpun dia tak la sehensem mana tp his moves bikin saya gundah okay.

3. ok. seriously now, i dont think Stephen Rahman is the right person to play Hang Tuah. with the strong British accent, mcm merepek pula bunyinya bila dah jadi laksamana Melayu. actually bukan la teruk mana pelatnya, especially during the singing tu, his pronounciation almost perfect. cuma bila tuan hamba berkata2 tu aje yang buat hamba terkedu seketika. tapi suara tuan hamba menyanyi tu mmg malatoppp habesss lah bang Tuah. lelehhhhhhh...

4. the set. the set. the set. WOW! kudos to the stage designers. although agak distracting dan serabut coz they used manual power to move all the gunung ledang, majapahit, kapal layar around, tapi set PGL mmg gempak berjaya menimbulkan suasana penuh dramatic.

5. the dances. perfect in imperfect ways. to me, they're like the soul of this play besides all the beautiful songs chanted.

there're so much more to write about this show. but time just not on my side. cewahhhh. yo yo oh je.

anyway, i've been informed that this play has been recorded and will be aired on the tube soon. dont forget to catch it wlupun saya yakin emosinya tak akan sama seperti menontonnya di pentas.

again to Mrs. Monster, saya sayang awak banyak sangat :)

*pics taken from pglthemusical.com.my

talk about questions in the head

2009-02-18T14:57:00.006+08:00

rupa2 nya, dalam nak masuk 3 dekad saya hidup kat dunia ni, banyak lagi benda2 sekeliling saya yang sampai sekarang masih saya tak paham.

1. kenapa dinding2 bangunan - especially bangunan kediaman- dihias MERIAH (in a hodoh way) dengan contengan abstrak, tapak kasut dan iklan membaiki mesin basuh sedangkan notice board yang disediakan di depan mata telanjang bulat. i doubt si penampal iklan itu buta, kalau tidak masakan dia tahu tulis "i lurve u nina" dan tinggalkan no henpon.

2. kenapa bila foreigner berkulit putih tegur kita "hi!" kita akan immediately respond siap pakej senyuman meleret sampai ke lantai tapi bila foreigner yang kulitnya tak berapa nak happening (tambah pulak kalau yg berbulu mcm karpet) tu tegur, kita akan buat muka mcm longkang. mereka juga berkongsi dunia yg sama tapi kenapa hanya segelintir yang mendapat perhatian.

3. kenapa ada di kalangan manusia yg begitu susah untuk meminta maaf sedangkan tersangatlah nyata kesilapan yg dilakukan tapi begitu senang memaki hamun bila mereka dikhianati. aneh kan? mungkin golongan ini tiada ibu bapa untuk mengajar mereka beradap sopan atau guru mereka selalu ponteng kelas. mungkin la.

4. kenapa kita perlu berpura2 menyayangi seseorang dengan alasan ia lebih senang begitu. bukankah kegembiraan yang sebenar lebih menyenangkan hati dan minda.

5. kenapa orang yang hidupnya susah kebanyakannya mempunyai bilangan ahli keluarga yg mengalahkan pasukan M.United. orang kata anak pembawa rezeki tapi keadaan mereka tetap jugak macam tu. mungkin rezeki mereka datang dari segi publisiti kot. saya bukan berniat menghina tetapi bukankah kita manusia perlu berusaha memantapkan taraf hidup kan, bukan mantap tang tu jerrrr.

6. kenapa umat Islam sekarang jahil sangat sampai boleh terikut ajaran sesat yang bukan2. yang wirid2 puja nabi tu tape lagi walaupun mmg sahih rosak akhlak tapi yg puja teko, tiang lampu segala macam bentuk penderaan mental tu. apakah masalah korang. Tuhan kata Islam itu mudah tetapi masih ada yang keliru haru biru mata hatiku.

7. kenapa semua orang tak tahu yang bulan depan kita akan dapat pemimpin baru aka Najib Tun Haprak. saya risau apa akan berlaku selepas ini. sesuatu yg menarik seperti perempuan2 cantik diberi keutamaan di tempat awam mungkin? atau Mawi dilantik menggantikan Strawberry Chik? saya juga tak paham kenapa saya cukup benci dengan ahli2 politik (dan isteri2 mereka) zaman sekarang.

8. kenapa kita perlu memberi layanan istimewa kepada artis dan selebriti sedangkan mereka juga manusia biasa. dibayar dengan ribuan ringgit, produk percuma dan publisiti berbayar, mereka masih dilayan melebihi apa yg sepatutnya. free-flow of cheesels dan evian adalah request yang beyond mengada. setakat pengacara pencen tu perangai biarlah berpada2. tapi apakan daya saya yg hanya makan gaji juga. ikut je la labu.

9. kenapa semua orang pelik bila dapat tahu saya masih berkawan dengan bekas2 teman lelaki saya. saya tak paham kenapa mereka harus rasa pelik sedangkan saya tak rasa ada apa2 yg ajaib pun. kami cuma manusia yang saling membuat kesilapan, berbaik dan meneruskan hidup seperti biasa. cuma ada seorang sahaja yg agak pelik penerimaannya tapi biarlah, mungkin dia bahagia begitu. saya kesah apa.

10. kenapa client pontianak itu suka sangat menyemakkan inbox saya dengan email yang tak sepatutnya saya terima. email utk IT technician kerana laptopnya rosak saya di'cc', email sebaris kepada third party seperti "thanks","ok" dan "noted" saya di'cc', email kepada diorg punye internal audit department pun saya di'cc'. kenapa? kenapa la ko tongong sangat pontianak oooiiiii???

maaf. entry ini cuma luahan peribadi dan tidak bertujuan untuk mengenakan mana2 ahli politik :)

talk about future is unpredictable

2009-02-16T17:13:00.004+08:00

after 40 years of marriage, she tries a new recipe of hamburger hot dish

"How did u like it?" she asked

"It's alright," he said

"This is the third time i cooked it this way. Why can't u ever say if u like something?"

"Well if i didn't like it, i wouldn't eat it," he said

"U can never say anything i cook tastes good."

"I don't know why all the time u thik i have to say it's good. I eat it, don't i?"

"I don't think u have to say all the time it's good, but once in awhile u could say u like it."

"It's alright," he said.

- A poem by Leo Dangel -

tell me guys, are we that complicated? :)

talk about i feel good just for the ego boost :P

2009-02-13T14:25:00.008+08:00

since it's friday and as a person who once said "nobody works on friday, they blog instead", i think i want to be that person again today ;)

anyways. now that what used to be my regular past time activity - dating that is - has been scrapped off my list, maka saya punya banyaaaaaaaak masa untuk banyak benda2 lain yang bisabuat saya gembira. not to mention, can save me quite a lot of money too! rrrrrrite. as if saya ni bijak sangat berbelanja kan. ngeeee. but still, saya masih boleh save banyak duit and that makes me feel really great and proud of myself.

apa2 pun, kini saya rasa saya memang bijak & gembira. i can manage my time well. i have enough rest (provided there's no event crisis) and exercise (provided there's a parking space at the park) and cukup makan walaupun SEMUA orang cakap saya makin mempuaka niang rapik. haishhh merapek la semua orang.

trying to hide the ketembaman. hah! :P

and to all the muftis' dismay, i'm now kembali beryoga. it really feels good to get back to something u're comfortable doing, iaitu breaking the rules. yoga makes me feel good too la of course. and u know what else that makes me feel like kissing my toilet bowl? SURPRISES!!!

thank u mr. Architect!!! i kissed myself a lot that night :P

and of course i now have plenty of time to spend with all the wonderful friends i have around me too. that makes me feel 'hell-i'm-not-alone' good.

friends untuk mengimbau kenangan silam

friend untuk gelakkan diri masing2

friend untuk mempokaikan saya...

dan untuk saya menyaksikan kisah hindustan mereka..haih!

friend untuk makan malam bersama

dan untuk saya rakam gambar mereka agar saya tidak lupa akan kewujudan mereka.

edited:

to all my friends out there, near or far. i'm glad our paths crossed and i love u.

have a feel good lovey dovey weekend everybody :)

talk about home sweet home

2009-02-13T13:26:00.005+08:00

where did the time go? *confuse look*

ok. actually earlier i tried to paste the definition of BUSY from dicti onary.com, reckoned it'd be such a (konon2) great, different opening sentence la kan. but my God, that's soooo not easy. i dont know how some bloggers manage to do it tapi saya menyerah kalah. selain FB & blogging & start & shutdown PC, IT ternyata bukan kepakaran saya.

anyways. i know i've been quiet too long (hah!) and believe me, saya ada beribu2 cerita mahu dikongsi, tag mahu dibuat, iklan mahu diwar2kan. ngeee! but first thing first, cerita pasal rumah saya ;)

i've moved to a place that's fairly near to the office, which costs me no traffic jam or travelling stress whatsoever. funny how earlier i always wanted to be like all those people yg terjerumus dalam massive traffic jam just coz i think that's how it's supposed to be - God knows how my brain worked back then- dan selepas menderita untuk beberapa bulan, travelling from Pandan to Hartamas tambah pulak saya pandu kereta manual, i decided to stop torturing myself and moved. yay me! dah la kan, over pulak intro pepanjang nih.

so. current apartment has 3 rooms which the master room (with attached bathroom) is bilik saya beradu, 2nd room is guest's room and i've happily converted the 3rd room into a walk-in wardrobe (as if i have extensive collections of baju la kan). there's a small kitchen area (with built-in cabinet) and utility area on the left side of the photo below. ok, that's how my place originally looked like - empty, dull and empty.

oleh kerana saya bukan seorang yg dull & empty so sah2 la saya telah menodai kesucian rumah saya dengan COLOURS! colour apa? the first one who guess the colour right will get a piece of S.K.2 mask. hah!

those are the small2 details i have lah. full interior photo akan diupload utk tontonan soon, once project Casa Impian saya complete ye :)

talk about home is the sweetest

2009-02-01T17:07:00.004+08:00

there's no better place than home :)

talk about 2008 is history

2009-01-16T15:54:00.004+08:00

honestly, i'm extremely clueless of what to write. it's been ages and not to mention that so many things happened i dont even know where to start *garu kepala* well, i'll try my best to compile everything into this one entry. so here it goes in pointers w/o any particular order.

1. i've moved to a roomier place earlier this month which is just 10-heavenly-minutes away from my office. i still havent unpack or done anything to the place yet due to the exciting life in the work department. yet to get some essential appliances, paint the walls and install a kuali outside the house. konsep pun saya tak decide lagi ni. so far, the new place is great- very quiet, cool as in i dont need to use the fan at all dan halaju air kat sini mcm kat Bakun okay. weee!

2. i had a very majmuk dinner at Lalink's place last night where she cooked (yes u read me right people ;)) everything from scratch. tomyam gong ala Secret Recipe, roasted chicken, vegie, telur dadar yg very the overrated & fried oyster mushroom. siap dgn choc chip muffin for dessert. u know, i've been consuming way too much of outside food & hotel food & fast food that God knows how desperate my craving is for homecooked meal. Allah is The Most Kindest, that's the best dinner i've ever had so far this year. thanks Andes! *hugs*

3. i have to say, 2008 has been a cruel year where i've been bombarded with so many problems. thank God it's all over now. anyway, i hope i dont say this too soon but 2009 has treated me fairly well so far. as a start, i got another increment and few months of bonus. i've moved in to new apartment and have the whole space for myself. soon, my great friend also going to move to this area. yay me!

4. saya juga sedang berjinak2 dgn bidang perniagaan dan setakat ini saya sudah memperolehi rmXXXX hasil dari jualan product, consultations dll. i will share this more with u guys soon. oh no no no. bukan unit trust atau insurans atau yg sewaktu dengannya. percayalah :P

5. my little brother sudah masuk hostel. so now cuma tinggal sepasang org tua sejoli saja dekat rumah. dan setiap kali saya call rumah, jarang sangat berjawab. entah apa la yang sepasang sejoli itu buat berdua-duaan dirumah.

6. i just bought myself the most expensive top ever (note: i'm stingy) it's a silk blouse which cost me a whopping rm200 but good thing is, i love it!! i hug myself everytime i wear it. hah!

7. i feel deeply sorry for all the innocent victims in Gaza and hope all the beyond terrifying situation will end very soon. and my heart cringe everytime i see how much food we wasted during all our events and everywhere pun ppl waste food in this country. pls don't waste. just take whatever amount that u know u'll finish it. u dont know betapa susahnya orang kat sana nk jumpa makanan yet we're playing with our food here. man, least we can do is bersyukur/doa la.

8. my eczema, zits and whatnots has finally stopped. my last checkup also showed that i'm now free to eat anything i wish but in moderation. saya harap takan ada lagi episod2 mcm ni lepas ni. amiin.

9. Isnin lepas genap setahun hubungan saya dengan Meg. percaya tak? we had dinner at the same place we had dinner a year ago. i plan to make it as our annual event.

10. saya tak tahu kenapa but i think i'm a calmer person now, for some reasons myself find it hard to understand.

anyways. tahun ni saya tade azam. mcm tahun2 lepas jugak. cuma saya mahu tambah 5kilo aje. siapa boleh bantu?

my brother & SIL are on their way to my house now. so i better get going. but before that, SELAMAT TAHUN BARU to all. may all the good things go your way this year :)

talk about what u dont try, wont hurt you

2008-12-23T12:09:00.007+08:00

okay. where do i start?

have u heard of bekam lintah? the treatment is to so called extract the contaminated blood or darah kotor la senang citer from your body. and it's also claimed to be able to cure some diseases like sinus, migrain, stress and macam2 lah. dont ask me anything, especially tang dari mana i dapat petunjuk nak buat bendalah ni. tetiba je rasa teruja lebih nak bergurau senda ngn all the vampires wlupun pada hakikatnya, i memang gile phobia ngan lintah okay!!!

anyways, of course i did my research before i actually pegi menyerah diri kat bendalah tu kan. i went on the net and found all kinds of review on this treatment but mostly baik2 aje lahhh. i also found out about this place on the net. u can check it out here. apparently he's been in this business for more than a decade and he too obtained the knowledge from the lintah specialist okkkk. dont play a fool semua.

so Meg & i went la on a quest to mencari lintah ke Bangi. i still cant believe semangat i berkobar2 smpai macam tu okeh. anyway, when we arrived there, we kinda scared jugak becoz the place looked so rundown and empty. i mean the area itself is busy but tempat lintah tu je mcm seram semacam. hellooooo! dah nama pun bloodsucker kan, kena la seram. anyways, there's no pantang larang tok nenek if u want to do this treatment. just that, dont eat anything heavy few hours prior to the bloodsucking session. sbb kalau korang sental nasi beryani ke apa dulu, darah korang akan jadi pekat dan ini akan memberi halangan yg maha dasyat utk lintah2 tu. so simply put, u just make the leeches suffer la. and then, korang just doa la banyak2 okeh.

ok. now the procedures. Meg did it first, he did the stress treatment where the leeches were placed on the back of his neck. gile sampai takleh bercakap ok mamat tu. when i dah confirm betul2 he's still alive, then only i did it. gile korang, sapa nak mati kena gigit lintah. tak cool okeh. so Hisham placed 2 leeches on my face. 2 okay!!!! fyi i had a very distasteful experience dgn lintah2 ni. actually it's more of a pacat la. thats why im very the leechophobia. sekali hamekk ko 2 ekor kat muka pulak tu, macamana nak tenteram jiwa i ni????

now only i noticed i hv a pair of big round eyes, but still takleh challenge yours la vogue :P

u'll know the lintah tu dah start sucking your precious blood when u feel like your skin been poked by a needle and the feeling will stay for the entire session i tell you and the whole bloodsucking session took nearly 2 hrs before the leeches actually fell off. so u do the math. gile makan besar okay lintah2 ni wlupun raya cina lagi sebulan. bukan itu saja, bendalah ni mmg gile jahat okeh. during the sucking process tu, they will produce such a disgusting clear liquid which i first thought it's the sisa2 air drp bekas lintah tu. rupa2 nya, it's the BLOODY SALIVA!!!! i memang geli tak boleh blah okayyyy! tak guna punya lintah, u dare spit on me.

tuhan saja yg tahu siksa yang ditanggung. uhuks.

dan after couple of hours, inilah hasilnya.. blood stain everywhere! it's advisable to wear old baju when u do this treatment becoz the blood will for sure be splashing everywhere. mine even splashed on Meg's SLR, nasib baik i sempat cover so tak sempat kena marah.. ngeeeeee. and pls bring whole loads of tissue paper/ tuala good morning jua sbb kalau darah korang byk (especially mereka yang berbadan besar) the bleeding wont stop so soon. mcm Meg, mmg tade darah kan (tgk skintone pun dah tau :P) so there was no splish splash in his case.

the vampire slayer

actually i dont quite sure of the reason i did this treatment. mainly becoz of curiosity besides the fact mau treat my sinus. wlupun hakikatnya lagi, i tade la sinus sangat pun. so my best reason would be for fun sake la. hah! and now after 5 days, Meg's punya leech bites are clearing off. mine otoh, HAS TURNED INTO ECZEMA AAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tak guna punya lintah. tak pepasal kena pegi doctor okay!!! on the flip side, now i know aku sebenarnya ALLERGIC NGAN LINTAH OKAYYYY!!!!!!

itu lah dia hikayat tade pasal cari pasal kali ini. semoga terhibur.

talk about jodoh maut ditangan tuhan

2008-12-19T11:24:00.003+08:00

since i'm (technically) in the industry and heaps of my buddies also in the industry, i just feel the urge to share this NST article with u.

Journalists are bad news when it's time to wed

KUALA LUMPUR: Want to get married in Malaysia? Don't become a journalist.

A recent survey found that media professionals, along with those in advertising, public relations and marketing, are considered the "last resort" when it comes to spousal candidates.

The survey, by market research and consultant group Synovate Sdn Bhd, also included entertainers, actors and musicians at the bottom of the heap.

The company interviewed more than 1,000 men and women, between the ages 15 and 64, from all income levels for the survey, which sought to "uncover attitudes and perceptions of Malaysians towards professions, careers and jobs".

Educators, including teachers and professors, seem to have it good in the love department with 36 per cent approval from respondents, followed by doctors and nurses (29 per cent).
Synovate marketing and communications manager Varian Ignatius said the survey indicated that Malaysians "are somewhat careful" when it comes to selecting a life partner, placing a premium on trustworthiness and good moral values.

The findings also show that 75 per cent of Malaysians admitted that the profession of their potential and future partner is important.

"They also admitted that the most important characteristics that make a profession admirable are those that help people with their health and education."

Varian said similar surveys carried out in other countries found that doctors and nurses were most sought after as marriage partners in France, the United States and Brazil, while 37 per cent of respondents in China preferred teachers and professors.

On salary scales, the survey revealed that some 33 per cent of Malaysians believed that corporate figures such as chief executive officers, top business executives, bankers and accountants were paid too much for their work.

Inversely, 44 per cent of the respondents felt that people with trade skills, such as plumbers, carpenters, builders and mechanics, do not earn enough.

"Malaysians tend to view trade work as hard work which is physically demanding and time-consuming. They believe that such demands require higher monetary rewards."

Varian said the survey showed that 85 per cent of Malaysians were proud of their professions and also felt their parents' views of their jobs were important.

"It is exceedingly important to have a good job in Malaysia. It is perceived to reflect your social status and a high status improves your lot in life -- and that of your family."

Varian noted that the family institution in Malaysia was generally tight-knit, making it normal for parents' views to figure prominently throughout people's lives.

any comments? :)

talk about what i carry everyday

2008-12-05T13:45:00.004+08:00

since masa untuk pulang lambat lagi, i've decided to do Tun's tag jua..ngeee.

1. Find a safe quiet place free of significant other, nosey meme makers, priests, nuns, all things religious and men in general.
ohhh. what a co-incidence, The Boss just went out :P

2. Take a photo of your handbag and the contents plus photos of my working cabinet n work station.

Tun prolly recognises my bag very well ;)

3. Dump the contents of your handbag in a pile.

4. Be brave and explain to your fellow bloggers what lurks inside the handbag.

ok. firstly, i carry most of these everywhere i go. my BB purse (a gift from The Monsters), namecard holder (a gift from my father), striped toiletery pouch, today so happened i brought Ligo raisins for snacks, car keys, office keys, a thumbdrive, pens, & parking ticket. i also have my phone.

i'll reveal what's in my toiletery pouch jugak la okay.

i dont use make up that much, only the basics. and i carry these essential thgs incase emergencies - floss, cotton buds, plasters, celcom simcard nak buang tapi sayang, Optrex eyedrop, my powder (Vogue, thx for the recommendation ;)), Dune miniature EDP, IN2IT eyeliner (thx to Temet), Dettol hand sanitiser, few lipsticks & Eubos cream. i also have Himalaya balm tapi semalam dah keluarkan.

What's the most important thing in your handbag?
i have to say my phone sbb semua benda ada dlm tu.

What's the most embarrassing thing in your handbag?
nothing. semuanya keperluan :)

What's the smallest thing in your handbag?
either the miniature perfume or thumbdrive

Is there anything illegal in your handbag?
not today ;)

Tag others who might want to embarrass themselves - Andes semestinya! and whoever yang tade idea nak buat apa while waiting to punch out :D

talk about oh so random facts again

2008-12-05T11:20:00.007+08:00

1. as u know, nobody works on friday kan. so saya pun melakukan sesuatu yg interesting lah sambil membuang masa yg ada iaitu.. google my own name. hehehe. gile vain tapi mak tak kesahhh. dan guess what i found? si Grunge punye CERITA KUDA BERAYUN!!!!! complete dgn gambar i terbaring riang kat tepi longkang okay. i nearly forgot ths thing ever happened man, thanks to ur blog. hahaha..gile tak kelakar ok masa kejadian tu. bergegar kepala otak i tau. nasib baik i tak buat report polis kata kena dera. dan skang i dah ingat dah betapa berguling2 nye 2 beradik tu gelakkan i yg mmg tgh terguling tu. hoh.

i think i broke some bones

2. i juga telah menggoogle The Boss dengan jayanya dan guess what? dia pun ada FB okay!!! how uncool is that? *shake head*

3. u know, sejak family saya pindah ke KT 17 thn lepas, tak penah sekali pun daerah tu kena banjir. dan kami adik beradik pula selalu aje jelous bila tgk area2 lain yg kena banjir tu sbb diorg boleh main hujan dan nampak mcm fun. sekarang, bila dah betul2 kena banjir baru tau langit tu tinggi rendah dan betapa berbacterianye air tu. tapi kawasan rumah saya masih selamat dan kami masih boleh keluar masuk rumah seperti hari hujan yg biasa. anehnya, menurut kata adik saya meja makan dah hilang. rupan2 nye semua perabot rumah sudah pun berada di tingkat atas. kancheong tak mak saya? *tepuk dahi*

4. i think im doing good at achieving my goals so far. since the day i wrote about it, i (1) eat fruits everyday (2) havent touched any coffee yet (3) tidak mencarut. i'm still working on the reading & exercise & saving money part though. gile tough okay.

5. i was so affected when Rudi from the Hitz.fm morning crew announced that he's leaving the show (i dont really like him btw but they're such a great team together). i also wondered if Ian's as wacky as the rests of the DJs and would he be able to distract me from the traffic stress with his safe, polite and humble jokes. and i'm not ashamed to admit that it even scared me if morning crew show wont be as bangang-ly kelakar as it used to be after this. tapi selepas 1 minggu, ternyata morning crew masih menjadi pujaan telinga saya setiap pagi. and turned out that Ian is a funny guy in a weird, nerdy kinda way.

6. i like to watch Silkygirl new tv ad (cant remember for what product though) which featured multi-skintone girl-next door type of models. it's so realistic and untypical (although it's a bit similar to Dove shampoo ad) and sharifah-less, if u know what i mean ;). the sharifah sisters is so overrated and not that i hate them okay. i just think it's good to see fresh faces once in a while :)

7. now that Jualan Jimat Malaysia is on kan, i see all malls are packed to the brim almost everyday!! gile kaya diorg ni shopping hari2 tau. anyway, have u guys been to Isetan tak? i tell u their sale is beyond crazy!!! i went there last weekend to look for a nice blouse for special occasion but sadly, to no avail. none suits my simple taste. but still, their sale is to die for, a real value for money. and among all the 3 Isetans here in Klang Valley, i personally think that KLCC has the best range for everything. ohh did i mention, if u're a member, there's an exclusive 20% additional discount on top of all the discounted stuffs which means, cepat pegi register!!! fyi, i bought embroiderred MNG top & 2 Communique shirt at RM30 each. tapi baju yg betul2 kena beli tak de, sengal kan? :P

8. my father has given me a real challenging task, utk mencari buku Akta Pesuruhjaya Sumpah 1960 ke apa tah lebih kurang mcm tu la tajuk dia. i looked at MPH, Kino & Borders semua pun tade buku tu. so anybody has any idea where i can look for it sila jgn kedekut utk bagitau. ohh dan saya juga sudah ushar bookstore kat Jalan TAR ye.

babah dont care, babah nak buku tu jugak!!*tapping fingers*

9. hanya Tuhan yg tahu betapa saya sungguh tak sabar lagi untuk pulang ke desa :) i'll be on leave for 10 days starting tomorrow. dan tahun ni saya buat korban, so kena practice cara usap2 lembu. kata mak saya, kita kena pegang hidung dia *pegang tempat lain tak boleh kah?*. apa2 pun, hopefully saya tak kena tendang dengan lembu tu sudah.

10. last but not least, SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDIL ADHA untuk semua ye :) *icon salam*

talk about bila cemburu dan tak mampu tersenyum

2008-12-02T14:57:00.004+08:00

last nite, Meg & i went out for dinner and we saw this rare sight right after we stepped out of the car.

me: tengok bulan cantik! *then walked away tanpa sebarang perasaan romantik*
Meg: *trying to capture the moon with camera phone*

while having dinner, his phone beeped. an sms from his XX colleague which sounds exactly like this - "the moon is smiling". normally i dont even bother to ask for any details , that his business. but last night was totally strange. for some reasons, i had this absurd feeling that he's having an affair. eventhough i know it for a fact that it's highly unlikely. i just got very upset & disturbed about the whole thing and the next thing i know, i was stomping my way back to my place, leaving Meg in total confusion. boleh tak drama mcm tu. and i also dont know why im telling u all this thing... hahahaha.

anyways. the drama dint end there and i'm not telling ;)

i blame it on the monthly confused hormones. even i myself am sick of them. poor guy tak pasal2 kena layan i punya tantrum.

on the other note, i dont know last night's moon is some kind of rare phenomenon. hari ni saja baru saya perasan akan article 'bulan senyum' that appeared in almost every dailies. and THE sms is actually a chain SMS yang people forward2 tu *ye ke?* maka harusss la saya pun tersenyum kelat pasal semalam punya kes. buat penat je berdrama cemburu. haihhh.

*image from Berita Harian

talk about how many goals can u score

2008-11-28T12:39:00.003+08:00

Busukk Andes: update la
Busukk Andes: me boring bukak2 nampak federer and asap2 tu

i am so unproductive lately due to many reasons. so i decided to come up with a list of personal goals which i am determined to achieve. i hope this would help better myself a little if not entirely. so. chaio! (bak kata Le.la)

1. eat well & eat right

i've been trying - very hard -to find a suitable week to have a detox. but it seems impossible with the enormous increase of appetite - both Meg's & mine - lately. i get all sorts of junk food cravings yang mengalahkan 7-mth preggie and worse is, i dont even hesitate to face all the trouble just to get it fulfilled dan saya juga akan makan tanpa rasa bersalah. but now, after uncountable rounds of McD Value Meals and other things, i feel obligated to get my system cleansed. and try to have a balanced diet after that.

2. read more

i've been reading. but i watch TV more. i dont feel bad coz tv also provides knowledge - rite! anyways, now i aim to finish atleast 5 chapters every couple of nights. 10 if the story is pleasant. and i'll try to finish any books i read. fyi, i have this habit that i'd stop halfway whenever the story fails to excite me. i dont even bother to flip to the end page to know how it ends. but that will sure change soon.

3. exercise regularly
i prefer to jog in the morning coz there's not much crowd and the feeling is fresh. sadly, i'm not a morning person as much as i wish i am. so. i figured 2 workable ways - for me- to do it (1) switch to evening exercise which would also help me to sleep better at night, no? (2) force my sleepy bum to get up early. for a start, i'll try 30mins walking, 3 times a week. hmm.. i wish mengukur jalan di shopping malls counts :)

4. be thankful
besides the daily 5 prayers - which kadang2 kurang - i will try to be more grateful with what God's given me. bukan susah sgt nak sebut Alhamdulillah kan. and i will try to be more khusyu' in solat. and smile more to strangers so that it'd remind me i'm not in this life, alone.

5. eat more fruits

i like buying fruits. and later forget about it. many times i just gave it away coz i got no time to eat it. boleh. anyway. since i've vowed to eat well & healthy, i might as well consider to include a piece of apple or glass of juice everyday while i'm at it.

6. dust off the room once a week
living next to a busy road has its disadvantages. in my case, the main problem is the dust. eventhough i wipe the surface sampai menciutkan pun, itu dust akan hinggap balik tak sampai 5 minit tau. tah dari celah mana dia datang tah. tapi takan nk lap every 5 mins kan wlupun i ada mild OCD. anyway. i normally do it once every 2 weeks - itu pun kalau rajin - tapi skang i kena jadi rajin lah.

7. talk less, listen more
wahh..dah mcm prudential punye tagline pulak. i think in some ways i already achieved this goal. only when i'm with certain people that i tend to talk more.

8. reduce coffee consumption
one cup in 5 days. kalau berjaya, up kan to once a week shj *top level wishful thinking tau*

9. stop cussing
especially when im on the road, automatik je dia keluar pakej lengkap ngn sign & body language sekali okay. have to try to be more relax and corteous on the road after this.

10. save money!!!
enough said.

talk about post event release

2008-11-19T12:05:00.004+08:00

seeing is believing.

well that's how close i was from World's No.1 tennis player. i can even grab his hair if i want to, provided i have the guts and the seating's not TOO high. my seat was right on top of the grand entrance so i got the perfect view of the players' err.. whatever angle of their body i wish to see lah :P

man, i still cant believe one of my MANY wishes has come true, not entirely though coz my real wish is to witness Wimbledon. i know last night's thingy is a far cry indeed from the real Grand Slam but it's fairly great. the Hantu gang was flipping hysterically everytime their favourite man scored a point. me otoh, sokong je semua orang :P

too bad Meg got to work. i'd bet he thought i wouldn't go without him. well i thought right :)

anyway. here are some useless facts u should know about last night's game

1. Blake's ass is the most tonggek-est ass i've ever seen in my entire life. no joke okay. even his walking is awkward. tak sexy langsung tapi ohh sangatlah disturbing. mata i asyik tgk bontot dia je..dosa dosa..tsk. i dont know how on earth TV fails to show that.

2. Federer is waaaaay thinner in real world. ye la kan, TV has its magic to make u look 5kilos heavier, betul tak cik Tun. so yeah, Federer tu lebih kurang Tanko je tapi tinggi la.

3. during Federer vs Blake game, a guy shouted "GO FEDERER HANDSOME!" so loudly when he's about to receive the ball. terus dia pukul bola tu ke laut okay. even Blake gelak guling2.

4. Mcenroe is a real entertainer dan gile dramatic dimana dia boleh pergi menyorok kat belakang triangle banner sbb takut kena bola yg dismash oleh Borg.

5. u have no idea betapa laju nye bola yg diorg pukul tu. bloody fast u cant even see the ball tau. klu kena perut tu kalau tak tembus pun koman2 berlobang lah.

overall, they put up quite an entertaining performance last night. i left the stadium before the final game ends. and as i was walking to my car, i secretly wished for another rare luck :)

talk about champions dont cross your path that often

2008-11-18T13:42:00.005+08:00

what can i say.. God is extra kind to me today :)

i got it right here in my hand! *swoon*

i mean, what are the chances that u'd get 2 FREE GOLD TICKET dropped onto your lap? almost non-existent! yes? and did i mention GOLD? which means, i can even count Federer punye bulu kaki okayyy! let alone the sweaty chests yo *hysteria*

i'm overexcited and this is totally unexpected! the mighty (hopefully there'll be more) chance to see tennis gods in action, swinging their sexy glossy biceps before my very own eyes! ohhh i cant wait for tonite oredi! well i tell u, this is beyond spectacular! it is absodamnlutely something i definitely not gonna miss. even fools dont do that :)

ok folks. gotta go. i have a game to catch ;)