Simba Faie Mohsin Milia

A year older, a year wiser :)

2008-09-21T12:45:00.005+08:00

My darling C turned 3* yesterday :) As i was down with fever, plus a glitch at SIL's cafe, we didn't get to celebrate Papa's birthday as planned :( Kids were not happy but they insist that we celebrate today. Hopefully all will go well today *crossing all fingers*

To my darling hubby, here's me & kids wishing you:

Many Happy Returns of the Day :)
May all your wishes come true,
Dimurahkan rezeki, ditingkatkan iman
Diberi kesihatan yg baik, dilindungi Allah sentiasa *amin*

Papa's simple but nice cake :)

Papa & his angels :)

Ramadhan Al-Mubarak

2008-09-21T12:12:00.003+08:00

We're coming towards the end of already. How time flies! :) I didn't prepare much except for some new baju for the kids. Like everybody's saying.. Raya is more for the kids than us. They're mighty glad when we went out for Raya shopping together at Jusco Pyramid :) I only have 1 or 2 more items to shop, before i can say that we're all set for Raya, hehehe.

Faie started fasting this year :) She just started off without any practise, mind you :D C & i are so proud of her. Way to go girl!! I think she'll be able to fast full 30 days this year. Simba had his bad days tho when he was down with fever for a few days. I think body was overhaulling itself. He tried to stay tough. But, afraid his situation will get worse, he didn't fast for 2 or 3 days. Pity him :( As for Mohsin & Milia, they're just too small to fast. I'm sure in due time, they'll do their bit.

I wasn't well myself this Ramadhan. Down with fever for a few days, coupled with swollen gland and low blood pressure, i was a bit weak :( Guess i was just lucky i wasn't diagnosed with bronchitis as what Dr suspected. Still, i have to be a bit careful not to expose myself to too much dust. I pray that i don't have to go thru the same experience when i was hospitalised for pneumonia during CNY hols. Praying all the time that all will be well for me & family actually :)

To all frens & family, C, myself and kids would love to wish all of you:

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri,
Maaf Zahir Batin,
Semuga Aidilfitri ini membawa keberkatan kepada semua :)

A decade ago...

2008-08-18T17:22:00.013+08:00

It was going to be my first experience on baby delivery, where i have no idea at all how the pain will be like. Of course i heard fm ppl that the pain will be unbearable when the contractions started, but still all was unimaginable. When the time came, of course it was more than unbearable :( Started with pelvic pain as false alarm, he came to life thru the "window" as he's not able to exit thru the normal way. The boy who appeared "coned-head" not long after Zuhur azan, after being stuck for more than an hour at the "exit", Simba turned 10 last Fri, 15/8/08 :) He has made me proud, angry, happy, sad and felt all the feelings a mother can feel. He's surely a gift fm the Al-Mighty, alhamdulillah syukur :D

Anyhow, we had another quiet celebration for Simba on Fri. SIL baked him the yummiest cheesecake with blueberry topping :) It may not be the prettiest but surely the yummiest, hehehe.

See the lovely candles and those happy faces :)

Senyum lebar Simba with the cheesecake :D

The lovely sibblings.. my buah hati pengarang jantung :)

Happy Birthday Simba :)
Hope you'll grow up to be a "soleh"
You're in our prayers all the time :D

..sepagi di pasar tani :)

2008-08-13T09:55:00.004+08:00

Simba had to go to school on Sat for replacement class of Raya holidays. Since C had to send him, we took the opportunity to start early as well. Decided to go to pasar tani to look for fresh fishes. Before we came out fm the house, we saw Mohsin has already bathe and when asked, he has had his breakfast too. So, i offered him to go to pasar with us. Excited la dia eventho he asked whether it'll be long or not :) Biasa la.. he wouldn't wanna miss his cartoon shows if possible, hehehe.

At the pasar, we we're stuck at the fish stalls. Going back and forth between a few stalls to look for the normal fishes. Mohsin suddenly became soooo interested in those stingrays. He didn't wanna move fm the spot. I knew it that he wanted me to buy them pari, so i asked him whether he knows how it tastes like. Tau ke tak tau ke.. he's not bothered. I gave in to him but with a condition that he must eat it when bibik cooks them later. He's such a sport to say "yes" almost immediately.

Bukan ikan pari yg Mohsin beli.. but the whole bunch of stingrays :) Told him that he should take pix with the fishes but he refused...

We bought lotsa other stuffs after that. Finally we decided to go home after he complained so much and urged us to go home :) Even with his complaints, he's still such a darling :D

Just Married :)

2008-08-10T12:17:00.015+08:00

The magic date she waited finally came on 08.08.08 :) She's now officially Mrs Redza, dengan sekali lafaz. Alhamdulillahirabbil'alamin :)

Too bad i was not able to attend her nikah. Had to work on that Friday so that i can escape fm work on Sat to be able to help out with ushering at her reception. I did attend her majlis berinai, eventho me & C were late as we're stuck in the jam :-/

Selamat Pengantin Baru :)
Semuga dikurniakan jodoh yg berpanjangan,
diberikan zuriat yg soleh & solehah,
dan berkekalan hingga ke akhir hayat :)

Here are some lovely photos of Mr & Mrs Redza :)
(courtesy of the bride & Leymah)

..aku terima nikahnya..

..dah selamat :D

the lovely couple..

..arrival of the groom for berinai

..the bride

on the way to pelamin

tepung tawar..

the groom

the bride

..at the reception

Faie's 7th birthday :)

2008-07-28T09:18:00.012+08:00

She had a quiet birthday this year but still it was a great time for her with us :) I think she doesn't mind it at all. Getting small gifts from Papa & Ma put broad smiles on her face. This year she continued to share small gift packs with her classmates, just like those previous years :D

Happy Birthday Kakak darling :)
Papa & Ma pray you'll grow up to be a solehah *amin*
You're always in our prayers...

With the birthday cake :)

Simba came between commercial intervals..

Faie blowing the candles :)
Simba at the back, watching his cartoon again.. ishhh budak ni..

Simba, Faie, Mohsin & Milia.. my 4 diamonds :D

Waiting eagerly to wallop the cakes :)

Simba came to take his second piece :)

See how tall he's grown to be..

With her presents :)

..which she shares with the sibblings :)

3D/2N with CK, F & Y

2008-07-07T10:16:00.007+08:00

C & i have planned our trip to SG when Air Asia made their announcements on new routes :) At zero fares, we only have to pay for taxes & charges. Thank you so very much from the bottomest of our hearts to our best hosts, CK, F & Y, for making our stay very (1mill times) memorable:D

Here are some pix for your viewing pleasures. Enjoy :)

Very quiet and clean neighbourhood :)

CK's pokoks of basil, roses, cili padis, limau puruts :)

Y in Tg Katong restaurant

CK's fav :) claypot chicken rice

New model for Badoque :)

This is simply delicious.. creamy mushroom served with baguette

Desserts fm Badoque. Not bad..

East Coast Lagoon Food Village

Mix of chicken, beef & babat :)

BBQ chicken wings.. yum..yum..

Guess what is in this pix? Trolleysssss.. tersusun cantik je

Olive could be cooking here? The biscuits is actually soft scones and very nice :)

At the junction..

2008-07-03T19:42:00.003+08:00

..i've been at the junction for almost a month,
..still thinking which way to turn, either left or right,
..or to go straight,
..i don't think i can turn back,
..coz i think i have had enough of that journey oredi :(
..so far i've cried only once,
..not bcoz i was sad,
..but bcoz i was tired :-/

i'm praying hard for HIM to show me the way..
bcoz i'm tired of talking to many..
but still not sure what's the best to do..
pls help me Allah..
for me to fulfill my responsibilities..
to care for all i love :)

In my sweet memories...

2008-06-26T01:26:00.007+08:00

"Kita suka awak..", that's what she'll say to me, coupled with her sweet smile, everytime before we part. Then, she'll pause for a few seconds before continuing with, "..eh, tapi nanti orang lain kata apa pulak kan.." But, a few seconds later, she'll continue again saying “..tapi tak pe lah.. kita suka awak jugak..”, and she’ll hug me :) Frankly, we don’t really meet that often but she never fail to say all those 3 sentences. And from today, Wed 25/6/08, I’ll never get to hear her saying those 3 sentences anymore :(

SIL called ard 6.45pm to inform me that we just lost Wak Ruby, our sweet, charming and kind-hearted aunty who’s loved by all of the Mokhsin clan. Semuga rohnya dicucuri rahmat dan Allah tempatkan dia di kalangan solehah, amin.

Al-Fatihah.

Srikandi Gala Dinner, 18th July 2008

2008-05-28T16:06:00.009+08:00

Srikandi Gala Dinner - "Demi Cinta" Night with Kris Dayanti

Objective: Fund-raising

Date: Friday, 18th July, 8-ish

Venue: Dewan Perdana Felda

Artist: Kris Dayanti, Farah OIM and Cheryl Samad (MC)

Srikandi dinner table (10 pax/table) is on sale now for RM3k per table per batch. There are also corporate tables for RM5k and RM10k per table. To RSVP, kindly contact Azlina at azlina.a@gmail.com

To Srikandi 86, since we haven't gather for the longest time :(, let's gather at Dewan Perdana Felda that Friday nite :) If you're not able to make it for whatever reason(s), your moolahs donation is very much welcomed and appreciated. Any amount will do :) For a good cause, why not innit *wink*

merapu.. kerapu..

2008-05-15T15:12:00.013+08:00

Haven't been in the mood to blog for the longest time oredi.. Maybe it's not my forte anymore.. or it's never my forte agaknya. My guess, i have too many other things to attend to, and this blog can wait, hehe.

Anyhow, here are some pix we took when we're in Batam not so long ago. So, enjoy!! :) :) My first attempt in uploading image here...

New shopping mall in Nagoya

The infamous Balerang bridge that connects 5 or 6 islands around Batam

One of the islands seen fm the bridge

Jajan on the bridge

Another jajan

Very delicious rojak by "Rojak Gendut"

We fell in love with this house

Inside the "rumah tengah laut"

Walking fm "rumah tengah laut"

see, Simba pun ada car wash kat situ :)

I miss...

2008-03-17T15:51:00.009+08:00

Recently i realised that i miss Abah terribly when C found some old tapes he took with the videocam. Watching those recordings, i cried when i heard Abah's voice again. That's the person i miss.. that's the voice i long to hear.. At that moment, i pray silently that i have the chance to spend another day with him. I don't know whether it's wrong or not for me to pray such but i couldn't help it :( Besides C, Abah was the other person i'll turn to, to talk abt anything and everything bcoz since i was small, i was very close to him. Eventho i never forget to doa for him after each prayer, i still miss Abah a lot :(

I asked C to get all the tapes copied into VCD/DVD so that we can play it again and again whenever we feel like. Besides having memories of Abah in there, the tapes have some other pictures of Simba, Faie, Fikri, Mak, etc. C said that he will record more events after this so that we will have something to treasure later :) Kids were so excited when they heard that. Maybe C & i should start a small project with the kids.. Perhaps we'll discuss with the kids.. perhaps..

Pneumonia / Radang Paru-paru

2008-03-03T09:48:00.005+08:00

A very good article on pneumonia in Harian Metro, Sun 2 Mar 08, which i would like to share with you eventho it's tad long.
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Cegah pneumonia
Oleh NORLAILA HAMIMA JAMALUDDIN

KITA jarang dengar kisah orang terlantar akibat pneumonia atau keradangan paru-paru, tetapi ia sering berlaku, terutama jika pesakit masih kecil (kurang dari dua tahun) atau berumur (lebih 65 tahun), daya ketahanan badan lemah serta menghidap penyakit kronik lain.

Pneumonia adalah jangkitan kuman sama ada virus, bakteria atau fungus pada paru-paru. Apabila seseorang menghidap pneumonia, dia mengalami masalah sukar bernafas, sakit dada, batuk teruk (sama ada berkahak atau tidak) serta demam panas.

Sistem pernafasan kita bermula dari hidung dan mulut, di mana udara disedut masuk dan dihembus keluar. Saluran udara dari hidung dipanggil nasofarinks, manakala saluran udara dari mulut pula orofarinks. Kedua-dua saluran ini bertemu dan bersatu menjadi larinks.

Orofarinks (saluran udara dari mulut) juga membawa bahan yang ditelan seperti makanan, air dan air liur. Semua bahan ini perlu masuk ke esofagus sebelum sampai ke perut.

Larinks kita dilindungi satu ‘pintu’ yang dipanggil epiglotis. Pintu ini menghalang kemasukan bahan yang ditelan daripada memasuki larinks dan sampai ke paru-paru.

Dari sini larinks bersambung ke trakea yang bercabang dua (dipanggil bronkus kiri dan kanan); dan di hujungnya ada banyak lagi cabang kecil.

Di setiap hujung bronkus kecil terletak paru-paru yang membabitkan kantung udara kecil. Di sini berlaku pertukaran oksigen dan karbon dioksida ketika kita bernafas.

Sistem pernafasan kita adalah steril, iaitu bebas daripada kuman. Ia juga ada beberapa ‘barisan pertahanan’ untuk memastikan sistem pernafasan sentiasa bersih.

Yang pertama ialah bulu hidung yang berfungsi sebagai penapis untuk menghalang partikel besar masuk ke saluran pernafasan.

Kedua ialah epiglotis. Seperti diterangkan di atas, ia umpama pintu untuk menghalang kemasukan bahan yang ditelan ke dalam saluran udara. Apabila ada bahan ‘tersesat’ masuk, kita batuk atau bersin secara automatik untuk menolak keluar bahan ‘sesat’ tadi.

Ketiga ialah kelenjar liur yang menghasilkan air liur. Ia memerangkap habuk dan mikro organisma berbahaya. Di dalam saluran pernafasan kita juga ada rerambut halus dipanggil silia, yang bertugas sebagai ‘penyapu’ untuk membersih dan menolak kekotoran terperangkap ke luar. Mekanisme ini dipanggil sistem pembersihan mukosiliari.

Jadi, apabila ketahanan sistem pernafasan (termasuk refleks batuk dan sistem pembersihan mukosiliari) kita lemah, mikro organisma berbahaya boleh masuk dan menyebabkan keradangan pada paru-paru.

Selain itu, kita boleh mengalami pneumonia jika sistem imun badan lemah dan tidak mampu menghalang kuman (daripada jangkitan yang terhasil akibat menyedut aerosol, menelan lendir atau rembesan mulut dan farinks) memasuki saluran pernafasan dan paru-paru.

Menurut Pakar Perubatan Am dan Respiratori Hospital Pusrawi, Dr Fazilah Ahmad, kemerosotan pertahanan badan biasanya berlaku pada pesakit kencing manis (terutama jika tidak terkawal), kanser, buah pinggang kronik, strok atau individu yang mengalami kerosakan sistem pertahanan paru-paru.

Contohnya pesakit strok mudah mendapat pneumonia kerana refleks batuk mereka menjadi lemah dan perokok pula biasanya ada masalah pada sistem pembersihan mukosiliari. Bagaimanapun, pada perokok, keberkesanan sistem ini kembali normal jika berhenti merokok.

Jenis dan punca

Pneumonia ada banyak jenis, daripada yang ringan hingga boleh mengancam nyawa, tetapi umumnya ia dibahagikan kepada dua kategori iaitu:

1) Pneumonia yang diperoleh dari komuniti (jangkitan berlaku di luar sebelum dimasukkan ke hospital) atau pesakit menunjukkan gejala jangkitan dalam masa kurang 48 jam selepas ditahan di dalam wad.

2) Pneumonia yang diperoleh ketika di hospital. Gejala penyakit hanya muncul selepas lebih 48 jam pesakit dimasukkan ke hospital dan dipastikan tiada punca jangkitan lain. Ia juga dipanggil jangkitan nasokomial dan biasanya lebih teruk serta membabitkan bakteria yang lebih berdaya tahan terhadap ubat.

Bagaimana boleh berlaku jangkitan di hospital? Pembiakan bakteria pada farinks dan perut boleh dirangsang dengan kemasukan tiub endotrakeal dan tiub nasogastrik ke dalam saluran pernafasan bagi pesakit yang memerlukan bantuan alat pernafasan. Jadi bakteria ini bertambah banyak dan menyerang paru-paru.

Banyak faktor boleh menyebabkan jangkitan di hospital, antaranya ketahanan badan pesakit lemah, kurang zat, umur lanjut, menghidap penyakit kronik dan hilang kesedaran.

“Klasifikasi ini penting untuk membolehkan doktor mengenal pasti kuman yang menyebabkan keradangan paru-paru kerana ubat yang diberi berbeza mengikut kuman penyebabnya.

“Pun begitu, dalam kebanyakan kes (40 hingga 60 peratus) penyebab pneumonia tidak dapat dipastikan dengan tepat dan hampir lima peratus kes disebabkan jangkitan sekurang-kurangnya dua jenis kuman,” katanya.

Banyak mikro organisma boleh menyebabkan pneumonia, sama ada bakteria, virus atau fungi. Jenis mikro organisma ini pula berbeza mengikut jenis jangkitan, sama ada yang berlaku di dalam komuniti atau di hospital.

Bagi jangkitan yang berlaku dalam komuniti, penyebab utama pneumonia ialah bakteria, khususnya bakteria Streptococcus pneumoniae yang menyebabkan lebih dua pertiga kes keradangan paru-paru.

Bakteria lain yang juga boleh menyebabkan pneumonia ialah Haemophilus influenza, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aereus, Klebsiella pneumoniae dan spesies Legionella. Manakala virus yang menyebabkan jangkitan penumonia komuniti ialah adenovirus, virus sinsitium pernafasan dan parainfluenza.

Jangkitan di hospital membabitkan bakteria yang lebih berdaya tahan. Ini kerana di hospital ada ramai pesakit yang diberi pelbagai jenis antibiotik mengikut keperluan masing-masing. Penggunaan pelbagai antibiotik ini boleh merangsang pembiakan bakteria yang lebih berdaya tahan kepada banyak jenis antibiotik.

Antara bakteria yang menyebabkan jangkitan paru-paru di hospital ialah Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Acinebacter selain fungus dan mikobakteria.

Dr Fazilah berkata, beberapa golongan berisiko untuk mendapat pneumonia iaitu:
1) Pesakit yang menghidap penyakit kronik
2) Orang tual Kanak-kanak
3) Perokok tegar
4) Bekas pesakit tibi (terutama jika tibi yang dialaminya serius sehingga menyebabkan paru-paru berparut)

Tanda dan gejala

Baik jangkitan dalam komuniti atau di hospital, gejala yang dialami pesakit adalah lebih kurang sama seperti:
1) Demam panas (39° Celsius)
2) Batuk, sama ada berkahak atau tidak. Jangkitan bakteria boleh menyebabkan kahak berwarna coklat atau nampak berkarat. Kadangkala pesakit alami batuk berdarah
3) Mengalami masalah pernafasan (sesak nafas, nafas pendek)
4) Dada terasa ketat
5) Sakit dada
6) Tiada selera makan
7) Sakit kepala

Gejala yang disenaraikan di atas bersifat umum dan biasa berlaku setiap kali kita demam. Namun Dr Fazilah menyarankan pesakit meminta doktor menjalankan ujian lanjut jika demam dan batuk masih tidak berkurang selepas tiga atau empat hari mengambil ubat.

“Ada orang suka bertukar doktor, daripada A ke B apabila didapati masalah kesihatannya tidak berkurang. Cara yang baik ialah bertemu semula doktor sama supaya ujian selanjutnya boleh dijalankan kerana dia ada rekod kesihatan anda,” katanya.

Ujian lanjut dan rawatan

Banyak ujian boleh dilakukan ke atas pesakit, antaranya pemeriksaan sinar-x dada, ujian darah (untuk mengetahui jumlah sel darah, fungsi buah pinggang dan hati) serta ujian kahak bagi mengenal pasti kuman dan membuat pemeriksaan untuk tuberkulosis (tibi).

Hasil pemeriksaan ini, doktor boleh menentukan jenis antibiotik yang perlu diberi. Jenis antibiotik bergantung kepada kuman yang disyaki menyebabkan keradangan paru-paru.

Antara antibiotik yang sering digunakan ialah penisilin, macrolides dan fluroquinolones yang diberi secara oral (makan) kepada pesakit yang dirawat sebagai pesakit luar (dikategorikan mengalami pneumonia ringan).

Pesakit di dalam hospital pula diberi antibiotik secara suntikan intravena (ke dalam salur darah) kerana rata-rata pesakit lemah dan membolehkan badan menyerap ubat dengan lebih baik.

Siapa memerlukan rawatan antibiotik di hospital (suntikan)?
1) Pesakit berumur (lebih 50 tahun) atau kanak-kanak
2) Pesakit yang menghidap penyakit kronik (kencing manis, sakit buah pinggang, penyakit jantung kongestif dan barah)

Pesakit diberi suntikan antibiotik intravena kerana ketika ini kadar penyerapan ubat kurang baik dan kadangkala mengalami masalah tidak cukup air dalam badan.

Bagaimanapun, sebelum memberi suntikan antibiotik intravena, doktor melakukan pemeriksaan fizikal terlebih dulu dan antara ciri yang diperhatikan ialah:
1) Pesakit mengalami demam panas
2) Nadi dan degupan jantung laju
3) Pesakit tidak sedarkan diri atau kelihatan keliru
4) Pernafasan laju
5) Pesakit sukar bernafas
6) Tekanan darah menurun
7) Berdasarkan hasil ujian darah dan pemeriksaan sinar-x dada

Pencegahan

Walaupun banyak jenis kuman boleh menyebabkan pneumonia, penyakit ini boleh dicegah dengan mendapatkan perlindungan daripada vaksin iaitu vaksin influenza dan vaksin pneumokokal.

Vaksin influenza bertujuan mencegah pneumonia yang disebabkan virus influenza dan ia perlu diambil setiap tahun. Vaksin diberi kepada:
1) Pesakit berumur lebih 65 tahun
2) Warga emas yang tinggal di rumah orang tua
3) Pesakit yang menghidap penyakit kronik, termasuk sekatan pulmonari kronik (COPD yang biasanya berlaku pada perokok)
4) Pesakit jantung, terutama yang mengalami kegagalan jantung kongestif

Suntikan vaksin pneumokokal pula memberi perlindungan daripada jangkitan bakteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. Bagi kebanyakan orang, vaksin ini hanya perlu diambil sekali seumur hidup dan disarankan bagi orang yang mahu menunaikan haji di Makkah.

Vaksin ini diberi kepada:
1) Orang berumur (lebih 65 tahun)
2) Pesakit kronik (kencing manis, COPD, pesakit buang pinggang, pesakit jantung kongestif dan orang yang menghidap penyakit hati kronik)
3) Penghidap penyakit yang merendahkan sistem imun badan seperti kanser, leukemia, mengalami jangkitan HIV. Bagi pesakit ini, mereka perlu mengambil vaksin ulangan setiap enam tahun.

“Pesakit kronik lain perlu mendapatkan suntikan vaksin ulangan selepas berumur 65 tahun jika suntikan pertama diberi sebelum menjangkau 65 tahun. Maknanya jika pesakit mendapat suntikan vaksin ketika berumur 50 tahun, dia perlu mendapatkan vaksin ulangan apabila berumur 65 tahun dan diulang sekali lagi pada umur 71 tahun.

“Pneumonia adalah jangkitan serius dan perlu diberi perhatian segera. Kadar kematian akibat pneumonia di negara kita tinggi iaitu kira-kira 30 peratus yang membabitkan semua peringkat umur. Justeru, apabila anda demam panas dan batuk teruk yang tidak berkurang selepas tiga atau empat hari mengambil ubat, segera jalani pemeriksaan lanjut, terutama bagi pesakit tua dan kanak-kanak,” katanya.

Perkara paling penting ialah mematuhi jadual pengambilan antibiotik yang mesti dihabiskan semuanya. Walaupun pneumonia boleh dicegah dan dirawat, ia jangkitan serius yang boleh membawa maut.

Alhamdulillah..dah OK dah :)

2008-02-21T23:09:00.008+08:00

If you ask me now whether i understand the true meaning of "..kita merancang tapi Tuhan yg menentukan..", i will definitely say "yes" immediately. Who would ever guess a trip planned, which i mentioned since beginning of year, to be a joyous one turned 360 degrees? But, that's what happened.

I was excited when C & i managed to get the kids in the car to start our journey at 9.30am eventho we're 1 hour late :) The downturn started with me coughing badly throughout the journey. Coupled with heavy traffic at a few points & hot temperature outside, i felt terrible :( 5 hours journey turned to be 7 hours and by the time we reached AOR, i was oredi flat out. But, since "saki baki" excitement nak tengok Icha for the first time, gagahkan jugak la dukung dia + layan the entire family. Mak & Ziela were so excited when we arrived :)

Anyhow, things turned from bad to worse the next day. Bad cough continued. At times it went non-stop for almost 1 hour when it started, coupled with bad phlegm. Everytime the cough went bad, i'll be restless when i managed to stop. Few times, tak perasan boleh terus tertidur. That day, i was also purging and vomiting after i lost my appetite. Felt guilty giler coz i can't even take the kids & nephews out gallivanting coz dok terbaring sini, terbaring sana whenever & wherever sempat :(

The climax of my "tak larat"ness, guilty feelings, etc was on Sat, which also happened to be Fikri's bday. Lucky that Mama & Papa dah siap beli bday present before we went there. Ziela bought him a lovely cake and we celebrated at home. From the look on Fikri's face, i know that he was a bit disappointed when i was unable to join their outing earlier, but i just couldn't help it. Was praying hard that i'll get better to at least have an outing with them before we go back on Sun but my health went downhill further. Batuk tu jangan cerita la, badan lemah lembik & nak bernafas pun susah. At that time, memang dah tak tau nak buat apa bcoz whatever little things C, Mak, D & Ziela tried to help me with seems tak jalan langsung. At abt 2.30am Fri nite/Sat morning, D made up his mind to take me to the hospital whether i agree or not. Of course i agreed at once coz at that time i can't even think straight anymore.

When the Dr told C & i that he suspected that i have bronchitis, together with very high fever + need to be admitted, i didn't realise i was in tears. It was just his suspicion but for a person who never even once been admitted, other than for the 4 deliveries :-D, of coz i was dead scared. I was put on nebuliser immediately. The specialist Dr came abt 3.30am and told me that i will go for x-ray in the morning and be put on oxygen immediately and can request for it at any time i think i have breathing difficulties. When Dr came for his round after my x-ray, he confirmed that i had pneumonia which made me feel angry abt something which i can't mention here. But, i take it as blessings from Allah. If whatever-i-can't-mention-here didn't take place, i will never know that i have lungs infection. Anyhow, i stayed 10 days in KMC and was on drip for 5 days, went through 2 times of x-ray, CT scan of sinus & chest, regular nebuliser, occasional oxygen inhaled, sugar level tests throughout the stay, that is after my KIV for check-out was postponed 3 times. KMC personnel gave me their best services, i must say. But, hospital life is surely something i wouldn't wanna repeat if given the choice.

During the stay, there was only 2 other good memories worth mentioning here. One, C's aunty, uncle & their daughter from Sg Petani came for a visit. We had good time catching up since the last time we met was more than a year ago. And two, one of the days i was in KMC, D suggested to bring the whole family to have dinner in my room on Sat evening. He went to look for fresh fishes with Mak the day prior to that Sat. Bentang tikar, letak nasi + lauk pauk, duduk bersila keliling food, kids berebut nak tambah nasi.. everything was marvelous ;-) We had the best of ikan bakar as main dish and Mak's delicious lepat pisang as dessert.. yum.. yum :) That was the liveliest time in Room 215 :D

When Dr still can't confirm my check out day on Sat, C decided to take kids back to KL on Sun after they missed one week of school :( Even by doing that, C managed to come back to AOR just in time to pick me up when i was finally discharged from the hospital on Mon evening :) Thanx for all your sacrifies for me & kiddos, hon :D

To all frens out there, do look after yourself & family esp when you're aware abt any viral attack. Better be safe than sorry kan :)

Ifs..

2008-01-24T11:23:00.000+08:00

If ~ David Gates

If a picture paints a thousand words,
then why can't I paint you?
The words would never show,
the you I've come to know . . .
If a face could launch a thousand ships,
then where am I to go?
There's no one home but you,
you're all that's left me to . . .
And when my love for life is running dry,
You come and pour yourself on me . . .
If a man could be two places at one time,
I'd be with you,
tomorrow and today,
beside you all the way . . .
If the world should stop revolving,
Spinning slowly down to die,
I'd spend the end with you
when the world was through . . .
Then one by one
the stars would all go out . . .
Then you and I

would simply fly away!

so many "if"s going on in my head right now, which some make me feel sore.. while some make me feel so sad :( Many times unintended moves make people regret.. other times, make people feel guilty. Surely you can't turn back time but will the intention not to repeat the same mistake again materialise when the time comes? I don't think we'll be able to predict the future. We can always try our best but will our best be good enuf at other people's eyes? We're only human and human make mistakes. We can try to apply the "forgive and forget" rules but it's easier said than done :-/

right now, i feel sad :( But.. if i'm able to push the sad feelings away, will i be happy? Maybe no.. I'll never know if i feel guilty instead..

So far..

2008-01-21T18:39:00.000+08:00

so good? hmmm.... not really but i'm not complaining. There are so many other things to do in life besides complaining :) So, can't be too bad on oneself, innit..

Ziela's maid finally arrived on 8th Jan, after 2 1/2 mths wait. The person looks OK. C, myself & our maid told her million times that she'll need to be honest and take her work seriously. We hope she'll adapt to her new life of 2 attention-needed growing up boys and 2 attention-must-be-granted babies. Now that Ziela still in her maternity leave, they can divide work between them. Later when Ziela starts schooling, she'll have to learn to manage her time well. But, since Mak has agreed to go over to supervise, she'll be able to cope. We keep our fingers crossed :)

When Di came to pick up the maid during the Awal Muharram holiday, the happiest person to be in KL was Fikri. He's been nagging the mom day in, day out abt us not going over to AOR and abt them can't travel to KL due to Ziela's condition. So, when Di took him along, i'm sure he has the "over the moon" feeling, hehehe. At the time they arrived at abt 5am in the morning, he's fully awake. Excited was one reason, he slept thru the journey was another. We quickly awaken Simba from his sleep bcoz Fikri refused to go back to sleep. Groggy pun groggy la.. Simba still layan his cousin. Don't ask me what they talked abt bcoz at that time C & i were busy getting ready to go over to a close fren's house to send her & family off to Bandung via LCCT.

Fikri & Simba spent Thu, cuti Awal Muharram, watching DVD at home and playing games at Simba's fren's house. That nite, we took them out for sushi dinner :) Fikri was so excited since he never tried it before. He checked the menu from one page to another without saying a word. When i asked him what he wants to order, he mentioned that he wants some sushi but doesn't know which one is sushi. So, i told him to forget abt looking at the menu and i picked some plates from the moving conveyer belt. He tried quite a number which some he likes but some he doesn't. From the menu, he looked at the list of branches but was disappointed when he found out that there's none in AOR. Told him to ask his Abah to look for another similar Japanese restaurant in AOR when they get back there :)

We have planned to go to AOR during CNY bcoz that's the only time C's ofis will be closed for a few days. Can't wait to cuddle Icha :)

one step to 2008 :)

2007-12-31T14:59:00.000+08:00

A brand new year is just around the corner :) Thinking back, 2007 wasn't so bad. A few hiccups along the way but a good ending is most important. Let's do a countdown on my 4 diamonds :D

Mohsin started his kindy. His first day was bad. His second day was worse just bcoz his Mama decided to follow him to school, hehehe. But now, he's a very good student who's cooperative and focus. I didn't expect him to be one of the teacher's pet but he indeed was. At least to his Art teacher. His class teacher praised him for being very attentive & proper. Teacher Sharifah was telling how Mohsin will finish his food before asking for another and will collect all the falling crumbs before throwing in the basket. First time i heard that, i was quite surprised but couldn't help feeling proud of him. Who'll expect a'cry baby' will turn out to be an independent boy in school :) Next year he'll have a BIG task of taking care of Milia, after being looked after by Faie for one whole year ;-)

Faie has grown taller :) But, she's still a bit skinny. The last we weighed her, she's only 17kg. She's put on a lil bit of weight tho. She used to be abt 14kg only. She's done a good job in looking after Mohsin in school, while Simba did a good job in looking after her in Sek Ugama. Both Faie & Simba deserve a pat on their back :) Next year, Faie'll attend Primary in the afternoon and Sek Ugama in the morning. Simba will have another person to look after in Sek Ugama, i.e Mohsin. Hope Mohsin will continue to behaves himself well in Sek Ugama.

Milia did well for her first day in kindy when she went for orientation last Fri, 28 Dec. She may be comfy bcoz she knows some of the teachers as she met them when they sent Mohsin home from his Art class. Hope she'll continue to be a good girl come first real day of school on Thu. Anyhow, Mohsin will be ard and Faie has passed the baton to him to be the caretaker in kindy :)

Let us all pray that 2008 will bring more prosper, luck, joy and good health :) I pray that i'll live well to look after my family :D

Take care all :)

Princess has been named :)

2007-12-11T18:39:00.000+08:00

For a few years to come, or maybe forever, she'll be my only niece :) Mak & Abah were blessed with 2 puteris, me & Ziela. Mak was even thinking of adopting my cousin brother because she really wanted a son but at the end decided not to. It was meant to be that way i guess because now that cousin brother is the successful one among his sibblings. Some things are just meant to remain however it is :)

Many many years after Mak & Abah's 2 daughters have grown up and have their own families, they are now blessed with 5 grand sons and 3 grand daughters :D Latest addition, could be the last as well, was Ziela's princess who's born recent 27th Nov. She's definitely their long awaited puteri after the 3 heroes. Punya la payah nak bagi nama aihh :) I think D bought enough books for the whole neighbourhood to borrow if they have difficulties naming their kids later :D Belek punya belek.. from the first page to the last, and the reverse. Dok teringat nama apa dia sat lagi, pi ambik sat buku hak nun.. pulun pikiaq la kawan tu.. punya nak bagi nama "cik adik come lote bucuk macam" Princess was finally named "Farisha Aliyana" :) Molek sungguh la tu. Her Mama & Papa has planned to nick her "Icha", even if Ziela & D say no, hehehe. Boleh la D.. kan.. kan.. kan..

Anyhow, even when i haven't even know how Icha looks like, i'm sure she's cute, lovely and adorable. Wait till we come & gomol you :) After the school re-opens perhaps.

Anyways, while the maid is still away, we'll be going for our vacation this Thu and back the following Tue. Meanwhile, take care all :)

Girl at last :)

2007-11-27T16:14:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah syukur because Ziela has safely delivered a healthy princess today :) C & i are proud "Mama & Papa" for the 8th time. All the 4 diamonds and our nephews and niece call us "Mama" & "Papa" :D

Our heartiest congrats to Ziela & Di for the arrival of the lovely princess :) Hope she'll bring all the joy, luck, love & prosper to the family :D

tak sempat....

2007-11-23T10:06:00.001+08:00

Kalau nak ikutkan, semua benda tak sempat nak buat as time flies really fast nowadays :( Tapi, kalau nak ikutkan prinsip tak sempat, satu benda pun tak jadi kan.. kan.. kan.. So, here i am forcing myself to write something.

Last 2 days was my ex-boss' birthday, which also marked a cousin's birthday. Yesterday was the cousin's son's 1st birthday. Tomorrow will be MIL's birthday. C mentioned to me this morning that we haven't buy anything for Ibu. I've actually run out of ideas on what pressie to give her :( I think i haven't let any of her birthday(s) passed without giving anything. The least we did was buy a cake, which never fail to put a smile on her face, even when she complained a tiny winy bit that SIL bakes better cakes. I'm not sure whether the complaint was abt the cake we bought or she's hinting SIL to bake her a cake instead. I very much think it's the latter :) But for the past 2-3 years, SIL has started baking again, so for few years we've been savouring delicious desserts if we told SIL we oredi planned to buy MIL a cake. Nevermind that coz this year C will plan with SIL today on what to do or what cake shall we eat tomorrow :) I oredi have some plans, and told C abt it this morning, but it's depending on what time i can get myself out of bed tomorrow morning ;-) But, as i can picture the broad smile that i can put on her face early tomorrow morning, i must push myself just a lil bit, insyaAllah..

Anyways, my system testing is extended till next year which actually have pros & cons. As much as i want the testing to end soonest, longer time may be able to give some comfort level to me & colleague. So, since some test planning was done to have lesser activities next month, i have decided to do the long_abandoned_plan of eye correction surgery. I know to some people it sounds scary but i have tonnes of words of encouragement from friends. The close friends i spoke to said that i must go for it before i change my mind again. Apparently, i had a change of mind 8 years ago when i first decided to go for the lasik treatment. At that time the procedure was quite different. You had to do one eye at one time and the recovery process was very slow. After you first eye has somewhat recovered, you'll go to the hospital again for the second eye and struggle with another recovery process. Sounds like a hassle, don't you think so? I had all tests done and appointment fixed but chickened out at the very last minute :( In my thots at that time were all the "what ifs" :-/ Also i don't think i can survive 2-3 weeks of MC with blur vision, while having Simba to look after. This time around, with C's strong support, i think i'm brave enough to go through it. Wish me luck and pray for my speedy recovery please :D

(update on 26/11/07: we managed to get those loevely flowers for Ibu but we missed her by 10 mins, only bcoz of the roadblocks before entering LDP :( But, in the evening when we stopped by Ibu's house before going to pick up Mak, we met her and we're happy to see her broad smile :) All troubles was really worth it i should think so..)

Abt Raya, PRTM & Lelaki Itew :)

2007-11-09T09:57:00.000+08:00

Raya is coming to the tail end but there are still invitations to fulfill.. even till Sunday which is going to be 1st Zulkaedah oredi :) As mentioned in previous post, we visited all relatives in KL on 1st Raya and went back to KK on 2nd day. Best Raya kali ni coz jumpa lagi ramai relatives than the previous years. Happy coz there were still many ppl in Tok's house on the 2nd day. Basically, we met all aunties, uncles, cousins, mousins, nephews, nieces in that 2 days so it was a great Raya indeed :D Alhamdulillah..

While busy kerja sakan during the weekdays and beraya sakan during the weekends, C & i managed to watch P Ramlee The Musical theater. It all started with Lan's sms, asking C to ask me to watch it as he has 1 tix bought by wifey. When Lan mentioned that he watched it 4 times, i insisted that C must go with me. So i called Lan's wifey to ask her to try get another tix. I guess it's our luck bcoz she managed to buy it. Eventho we're seated at different rows, we enjoyed ourselves very much bcoz the theater was superb! Our seats were very strategic too:) The music arrangement + ensemble, choreography, props (esp the train), main characters lined up, supporting roles worth mentioning :) From reviews everywhere, Liza Hanim & Sean Ghazi surely deserved all the applauses & standing ovations!! Had the chance to meet one of the '3 Perempuans' who introduced us to Pat, the great but humble Choreographer. Kembang hati, hehehe. Whoever missed it should watch out for announcement on the re-run, prolly in May. From the grapevine, PGL will be shown another round too. Awesome! We left Istana Budaya with the hope to be back for the re-run :)

Besides that, yesterday i had the chance to be together in a group of ardent fans of Anuar Zain, the great "Lelaki Ini" :D There was a slight delay at the start but the event went on smoothly. Senyum je AZ, from the beginning till the end. He entertained all requests without the slightest complaint. My guess is, his fans sits at the top of his list of important ppl :) My special thanx to KC & Mint for inviting me to join the group *big hugz to you both* All the other members at the table were very sporting, understanding & lively, hehehe. I persuaded C to go with me if KC or Mint invites me again for the same event next year, which he agreed. Yeayyyy!!

Anyhow, would like to leave a mark for these lovely people of their special occasions:

HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY to my beloved sis Ziela (4th November)

Semuga panjang umur dan dimurahkan rezeki serta dilindungi Allah selalu *amin*

Selamat Bertunang to Sara & Redza (4th November)

Semuga sabar menanti hari bahagia di bulan Ogos nanti :)

Selamat Bertunang to K.Wa & Din (11th November)

Banyakkan sabar till June as banyak dugaan in the coming 6 - 7 months :)

Ramadhan & Syawal :)

2007-10-08T10:46:00.000+08:00

Just imagine this.. I could have been in Paris since Sunday morning if that somebody didn't cancel my name from the list. Of course at first i was frustrated but i know it's fated for me not to go. Frustration being put aside, i take it as not my rezeki. I'm quite sure i will end up spending money which i don't have. Sure rambang mata kalau dah di sana.. takkan nak tengok je barang dan tak beli satu pun kan.. kan.. kan.. Paris la katakan :) So, C & i have started dreaming to go to Paris one day :) It's just a matter of when.. Maybe when the kids are able to take care of themselves if we're to go without them, hehe. Tak salah berangan kan..

Anyhow, i've been crazy eating fruit jelly, served chill with evaporated milk. I've been making that for 3 weekends and have been eating that with kids, esp Faie & Milia, everyday (selagi stock masih ada..) whenever i got home. On Sunday when C sent Mak & Tok (my grandma) to KKgsar, i gave Mak one container of fruit jelly because she asked me to make some for her to eat. Little that i know the jelly travelled further to AOR. I haven't ask either Mak or Ziela their feedback so i don't know whether they enjoyed it as much as i do or not. Maybe i'm not going to make anymore this weekend. Takut jemu je, hehe..

Raya is approaching fast since we're at the end of Ramadhan oredi. C & i still haven't know what exactly to cook. We may have kuah kacang & nasi impit and daging goreng sate. The rest of the menu will be at MIL's as we'll be celebrating first day Raya at MIL's house. Heard Ibu will cook her yummylicious sambal tumis, lontong/ketupat with kuah lodeh and daging masak kicap :) After we're done with bermaafan at MIL's house, we will gather with the rest of MIL's sibblings in Kg Pandan before we make our move to visit the relatives in Kg Baru and Ampang. Of course visiting from one house to another will be tiring. But, when we move in a HUGE group of sibblings, children, cousins nephews and nieces, it's FUN :D Rumah wajib will be Wak Ruby's, Wak Miah's, Wak Asip's, Nyai Busu's, Nyai Mok's, Wak Biah's... I like this tradition. Another of MIL's sibblings' tradition is they'll stay in their house on the second day to allow the elders with their entourage to counter-visit :)

For this Raya, i would like to ask for apologies from all for all my wrongdoings and sayings, whether unintentionally or not. Yang termakan terminum, terlebih terkurang, mintak halalkan. Hope this Raya will bring more barakah, joy, happiness and prosper to us :)

Selamat Hari Raya,

Maaf Zahir Batin from

C, Rose & the 4 Diamonds

Chicken pox attack :(

2007-10-01T14:38:00.000+08:00

Milia had it last 2 weeks and is still recovering from it. Of course it's drying up but people say, this is the crucial time as it's spreading time :( Hopefully she'll recover fully soon. Also hopefully, she'll not have any scar..

Faie got it last Friday and we told her not to go to school. I think she was not happy becoz she can't see her frens. But, we just don't want her frens to get it too. Hers are abt less than 50 dots if you really wanna counts those red dots. We think hers milder than Milia's bcoz she took the vaccination 2 or 3 years ago. We hope she'll recover any time this week so that she can go to school next week. If she's OK, she'll get to sit for her kindy's assessment test next week so no need for the kindy to arrange another for her after Raya.

Mohsin had some visible red dots when he was ready for school this morning :( Since he's not having fever, we let him go to school. But, when we're still on the way to my ofis, Mohsin's teacher called asking C to collect him from kindy. She's concern abt the other kids, don't want Mohsin spread the virus as it's only less than 2 weeks to Raya. If anak depa kena pulak, alamat tak raya la coz normally it'll take 2 weeks to fully recovered.

Simba is still going strong and i hope he'll not get infected. He has his final exam from today till Thu. I hope & pray his immune system is tough enuf to fight the virus :)

Happy.. happy.. :)

2007-09-24T09:36:00.000+08:00

Happy is the best word to describe what i felt yesterday. I was happy because all things planned 'menjadi' :) Alhamdulillah. To recap what me, C and kids did yesterday:

1) sent raya cookies to a fren,
2) sent empty containers back to my fren yang buat those delicious cookies,
3) discussed with kakak cookies on my order for coming raya,
4) beli house 'ration' for coming week,
5) cari langsir last year utk gantung for raya,
6) buat pizza with C & kids, which kids really love when they eat for break fasting,
7) C buat another pizza himself, which kids really love also when they eat for break fasting,
8) buat fruit jelly yg sangat sedap (to my standard la) coz teringat fruit jelly we ate at Mak's place Sat, which Milia loves coz dia makan 2-3 round,
9) C buat wonderful sardine sandwich,
10) went terawih with Simba & Faie :)

I felt so blessed with the good life Allah gave me :D Alhamdulillah syukur..

Abah, cucur udang & Ramadhan :)

2007-09-21T09:33:00.000+08:00

If Abah was still around.. Mak will be busy making cucur udang every day for break fasting the whole of Ramadhan :) A few days before Ramadhan, Mak will be ready with kuah sambal for the cucur udang. She'll also make sure she has grounded enough kacang goreng which goes well with the kuah sambal for the cucur udang. Abah'll help Mak fry the cucur udang himself if he's not working afternoon shift. If he's working for the afternoon shift, Mak will fry cucur udang in advance and tapau him some for break fasting. Mak's cucur udang was surely 'tak de tolok bandingnya' :) Cukup taugeh, kucai, garam, udang.. perfect! Sedaaapppppppp sehingga menjilat jari :D

But, since last Ramadhan, Mak's not making cucur udang anymore :( Mak & i have decided that we'll no longer make cucur udang as surely we'll not have the heart to eat 'em. To buy cucur udang is another 'no-no' to me because in Abah's word "..tak sedap!!.." to which i definitely agree. Anyhow, i miss Abah terribly. Al-Fatihah..

Rest while you can...

2007-09-18T13:04:00.000+08:00

The system testing was over yesterday before it starts again on Thu. Eventho we only have 2 days rest but it's still a "Yayyyyy!!" for me and my testing partner :) :) So, semalam balik awal and was so happy that i reached my destination at ard 6.25. Dah lama tak balik awal gamaknya.. C was oredi waiting for me, "chaperoned" by Mohsin and Milia. Looking at their smiling faces made my day :) But, i was so surprised later when i spotted red dots on Milia's face. Alamak, Milia kena chicken pox la pulak. She might have caught the virus from Syakira. When i told her that, she went membebel abt Syakira passed the virus to her when Syakira carried her ard. But, when we stopped by the clinic to take her medicine, Dr was quite sure Milia will recover soon. InsyaAllah.

Anyways, we celebrated Faie's, Simba's & Mohsin's birthdays while i was busy. Had simple celebrations for each of them but i think they're all happy with cakes and birthday pressies. Made goodie bags for their classmates just for the fun of it. Also, one of the birthday celebrants for the month of Sept was our good fren, Mood. Went to pass his birthday gift from CK, C & moi at his workplace on the Sun after his birthday. Lucky us coz Mood was ard eventho he's not working that day. Took the opportunity to have lunch with him and sembang2. He showed us some pix from his ofis events and birthdays celebrations (with NN & the croonies) that me & C missed. Tak dapat attend birthday celebrations, dapat tengok pix pun OK gak :)

So far the month of Ramadhan has been good for us. Alhamdulillah :) Simba hasn't miss his fasting and terawih yet. Bersemangat betul dia kali ni. The first night of terawih, he made us worried as he wasn't back home at abt 11pm. When he reached home, he told us that he skipped witir as it's oredi very late. C & i didn't go to the masjid that night because we went for dinner after C picked me up as i left ofis after Maghrib that day. Faie pun try puasa gak :) Altho Faie puasa yang-yok, her effort makes me proud.

Me : Kakak tak makan ke?
Faie : Tak, kakak puasa
Me : Pagi kakak puasa kan.. petang pun kakak puasa jugak?
Faie : Iya.. kakak puasa. Kawan kakak semua puasa
Me : Tengahari kakak makan tak?
Faie : Makan
Me : So, kakak puasa half half je la eh :)
Faie : *sheepishly smiling* Kakak try la Ma..
(Update on 19/9/07: Faie managed to fast the whole day after i teased her that morning. Alhamdulillah :) She's trying again today.)

Selamat menyambut Ramadhan Al-Mubarak :) Semuga segala amalan kita diterimaNYA dan mendapat keberkatan *amin*

Ouch it hurts..

2007-09-04T14:30:00.000+08:00

I just can't understand why some people only expect me to understand their situation because i'm not sure whether they understand mine :( I never really voice out what i feel inside, except to C, so i sometimes feel people just take me for granted. I only voice out anything if i can't hold it any longer, or the person has done the same thing to me a few times. As much as i wanna be some goody goody kinda person, i'm only human who has feelings too. I think some people just think that it's okay to hurt my feelings but i can't hurt theirs. Oh well, only Allah knows best abt everything. I take it as fate because i've tried my level best to be good to others. I just need to nurse some broken heart for the time being *tsk tsk*

Merdeka oh Merdeka

2007-08-29T13:05:00.000+08:00

Road congestion have been bad since Monday, since the Merdeka rehearsal started. C had to 'tawaf' a few rounds when he was surprised by road closure when we came out near the Masjid Negara. Apparently everybody coming into KL on Monday was stuck in the jam or had to divert his way. But, surely from the Merdeka parade organizer point of view, a few rounds of rehearsal are needed for the grand 50th celebration.

When i was passing the Dayabumi this morning on the way to ofis, i can't help from thinking abt Abah. Saw all the groups of ppl in different color outfit waiting in lines for their turn to march towards the Dataran Merdeka. Abah used to train participants, in the company he used to work for, how to march smartly for the parade. Last time when Merdeka celebration used to be held in KL every year, his company will get the invitation to participate. I think my mom still keep some of his outfits. Maybe i'll look for some pix of him in the outfit and post here. Anyhow, feedback from a fren who watched the rehearsal, band performance by some high schools are to look forward to.

This year the kids were very persuassive asking us to put the flag :) So, we put up 2 big flags, hehehe. My neighbour who's with KeKKWa, gave us some small flags plus some Visit Malaysia Year 2007 postcards. He's extremely busy with functions, esp now that it's very near Merdeka day oredi. Almost every night he'll attend some functions near and far until the wife give up following him coz in her exact words "tak larat nak buat baju" :) For the long weekend, C's family will organise a gathering in Sungkai. We're going Friday morning and will stay there till Sunday. It's been a while since the last time they organise such big out-station gathering. The last one we went to Malacca when Simba was still a baby. We're so relieved that Mak agreed to follow us as she just came back fm Ziela's house in AOR. The kids are really looking forward to such fun fun fun outing coz they're told that there'll be lotsa games to play and plenty of pressies for them and the other lil munchkins.

Have a great Merdeka celebration :)

Tagging for Charity

2007-07-18T09:11:00.000+08:00

KC tagged me. Though i'm quite tied up with work but i'll do my best to help others. Idham. He's the man. Next 26th August would be his birthday, and on that day, he would like to compile and bind the 100 bloggers’ memes, for which every meme, he will contribute RM127 to this orphanage.

Anyone who wishes to support his effort can do so. No need to wait to be tagged.

*This is the rule: If you are tagged, you need to write an entry related to the meme. At the end of your entry you just need to tag as many persons as you like. You will then leave a comment in their blog to let them know they have been tagged. And to include this message, "By doing this meme you are contributing rm127 to the Darul Izzah Orphanage".Then please copy and paste this rule somewhere in your entry.

The meme is about completing at least seventeen out of the following twenty seven sentences.

1. A person is only as good as… himself or herself if he/she tries his/her very best to be good.

2. Friendship is always…something special for me as i value friendship, esp true ones.

3. To love is to…love another person sincerely.. thru thick and thin.

4. Money makes me... feel happy when i have them bcoz i know that i have the capability to spend on whatever i want/need and be able to help others if he/she comes to me.

5. I miss…. my Abah so very very much :(.

6. My way of saying I care is by… trying to help others, esp closest friends and family, in whatever ways i can.

7. I try to spread love and happiness by…trying to be with my loved ones as much possible.

8. Pick the flowers when…i think i can put a smile of some people's face coz i don't really like fresh flowers myself.

9. To love someone is to...be able to care enough for them thru happy and sad times.

10. Beauty is…something that comes from within and lies in the eyes of the beholder.

11. When I was thirteen, what I remember the most was.... i was so happy to be put in a boarding school, to stay with strangers who later became close friends and be away from my parents for the first time, hehehe

12. When I was twenty one, I remember.... that i was hoping so much for the guy i love will love me back and we'll have some future together :)

13. I am most happy when ..... all difficulties turned out OK and my worries are over.

14. Nothing makes me happier than … to be able to have some happy and lovey-dovey times with my 4 diamonds & C.

15. If I can change one thing, I will change.... one old stupid mistake which put me in such misery for a few years.

16. If smiles were…to be paid with money, i'm sure many will wear them all the time.

17. Wouldn't it be nice if we could... know what's going on in another person's heart so that we'll know whether the person is sincere or not...

18. If you want to …stay as a good person, you need to continuously do good things and feel good abt it.

19. Money is not everything but... loads of money can change many things bcoz it is half of everything.

20. The most touching moment I have experienced is....to gave birth to Simba, followed by the other 3 diamonds bcoz i never thot i can be a mom before he was born.

21. I smile when.... i remember all the happy times in my life.

22. When I am happy, I..... can feel that all the good aura surrounds me and i won't let anything upset me.

23. If only I don't have to ....work and be able to stay home with my 4 diamonds while money come raining from the sky....

24. The best thing I did yesterday was.... bought groceries and made goody bags for Faie's classmates to share her happiness on turning 6 (note: by the time this meme is published on 23rd July, Faie has celebrated her birthday and will share some goodies with her friends).

25. If I ever write a book, I will give it this title... "The Special People In My Life".

26. One thing I must do before I die is... to perform Haj with C.

27. Doing this meme, I feel like .... sharing my personal side with the world.

To help Idham expedite his effort, I would encourage the rest of you to do this tiny bit in the name of charity. My special request goes to:

KuE

Kimi Azhan

Chech_Mak

Ryzah

Testing 1, 2, 3..

2007-06-29T14:12:00.000+08:00

System testing is back :-/ Dah la before testing pun blog ni dah kena abandon.. maybe lepas ni tak tengok langsung kot :( Well, kalau dah mengadap PC for the whole day, with no internet or e-mail connections at all, memang not connected to the outside world la jawabnya.. The world will be revolve around system, test scripts, test meetings, pending issues, resolved issues, readiness of system, and so on and so forth.. Harap not that many late nights dan tak bosan sudah la..

Anyways, today will be the last day for 2 of my colleague :( We've been together for abt 13 years but as it's time for them to go, we just have to bid goodbye to one another. Sedih.. memang sedih.. esp when we had a farewell lunch for them on Tue. Eventho the food was delicious, tak tertelan rasanya. But, on a lighter note, they love the gift i bought them (of course with the help of C) with the money collected. Come Monday, their spaces infront of me will be empty. Tak de dah orang nak bergurau senda or buat bising :-/ I just hope that we'll crosspath again someday :)

Okay, nak gi buat testing..

Happy Weekend to all :)

Under The Sun..

2007-06-08T11:02:00.000+08:00

I can't think of a title actually coz i don't know what i'm going to write, hehehe. But, i'll just scribble something here.

Have been doing a lot of thinking lately actually. I have been thinking whether i should change job or not, esp after i withdrew myself from getting the needed transfer. I've been calling some friends to ask for their opinion, besides thinking out aloud with C. C leaves decision entirely up to me coz i'll be the one who'll work whichever job i carry the title. Of course he'll support me spiritually and mentally, as much as what i'm doing to him :) At least we know that we have some understandings here and there. I need a change and i'm sure i really need it. Maybe, it's time for me to try to change the normal routine for the past 13.5years in the same ofis, in the sample dept, working with the same people. I have no doubt work will be as usual coz my colleague and i are very much capable in carrying out our individual and team duties. But, i just need the change because it's too routine for me oredi. I'll get back to me thinking further and will share with you later any changes whatsoever.

Some recent happenings:

CK's birthday :) Happy Birthday all the same to CK :D Many many happy returns of the day. Pray that you'll be under Allah's blessings always. Glad that Mint, K & Saramanja helped delivered all the pressies and they had so much FUN together :) How i wished to be there as well but i'm still hoping that some day i will, just like the yesteryears, insyaAllah. Bak kata KC, "First, we gotta dream" *wink*

Ziela's family came to visit and they took Mak back to AOR with them. On the first day of school hols, they're already here because they started traveling on Fri morning since Kedah has started their hols. While they're in KL, Mak buat kenduri arwah for Abah on 31st May. Alhamdullilah turn ups were quite a lot eventho at first Mak was told that not many ppl will be able to attend. Before the event Mak was worried but when she was all smiles on the very day, we're so relieved to see so many faces of Mak's friends. We recited Yassin and tahlil for Abah. [Geezz.. how i missed Abah so much :( But somehow i think Abah knows that i never forget him in my prayers.] We also took the opportunity to take Ziela to pusara Abah for the first time. I helped babysat Afiq and lucky me he didn't cry that much. Asked C to keep on driving so that i can show Afiq around the neighbouring area while Ziela, Mak, Fikri & Aiman were at pusara Abah. For the kids, they had so much fun together :) A few times Simba spent the nights at Mak's to be with the cousins. One of the nights Mohsin joined them too. Last Fri, C & Di (my BIL) took them to watch Spiderman 3. Happy giler Fikri & Aiman coz Di memang tak pernah bawak depa pegi movie in AOR. Di mentioned that the money spent for movies will not be worth it with the condition of cinemas in AOR. I asked him, "..teruk sangat ke Di?.." and his reply was so convincing :-/

Recent Mon was not a very good day for me. I finished work at ard 7pm and i took the lrt home. The train ride was OK but half way C called me to say that Mak's neighbour called him to alert us on something. Since i was oredi on the train, i continued with my journey and met C at the usual station. We decided that we MUST go to Gombak to see what happened. So, off to Gombak from PJ. Sure enough we saw some of the roof tiles rumah Mak have been moved to the side. Ada orang dah planned nak masuk rumah Mak but belum masuk lagi coz all the things inside are still in tact. Maybe the person planned to come back after dah buat survey on the surrounding area :( Of course i'll be upset if the person really datang mencuri but i hope it the person still plan nak datang again, pls do that when my mom is not around. Her trauma from being robbed recently is still haunting her. But, anak arwah Pak Syed was kind enough to help us put back the tiles.

While i was discussing with Mak's neighbour abt the roof and plan, my bos called to ask me to go back to ofis so settle some work problem. Eventho that was a rare occasion, i was quite upset bcoz when i left ofis, i've made all the necessary adjustments and whatnots. But, it seems some decision was made after i left. So, fm Gombak berkejar balik ofis :( Issshh, geram gak but i know that if none of us make the necessary adjustment, all reports will be wrong the next day and we'll get the blame from the other team. I left ofis again! at almost 10pm. Perut dah memang lapar so we went to Uptown on the way back. To our surprise, we met my junior in STF, walking back to their car with her hubby. What a sweet surprise after a LONG day at work :) My junior is actually related to C and we last met in Sg Petani when we visited them a few years ago. We catched up a bit and i'm glad to know that they'll move back to KL next year. Hopefully we'll meet more often next year onwards :)

This coming 11th June will mark one year of Abah's passing. I have him in my prayers alwiz. Harap dia ditempatkan di kalangan solihin, Al-Fatihah.

Have a GREAT weekend to all :D

To continue hoping & dreaming..

2007-05-11T15:23:00.000+08:00

Abt a month ago i saw an internal vacancy within the company. I was interested to apply as i've been eyeing opportunities to do something different for being at the same position, in the same department, doing abt the same thing for more than 10 years. My guess, it's a good career move as i'll learn something else and will be able to mix with different set of colleague. But, i was contemplating and my worry was my boss will not release my transfer. After giving it so much thot, i decided to speak to my boss and my boss said this to me after i laid out all the reasons why i need this transfer, "..if you think that will benefit you, i have no problem releasing you.." :)

First, official email sent to HR to indicate my interest. Then counting days for the interview, hehehe. When the D-day came, i was just surprise that i was not nervous at all. Prolly because i know the boss and i don't know who i was competing against, i.e the other candidate. I did my best in answering the questions and i guess the boss was satisfied with my answers because we both know that i know the stuff i talked abt. But, i somehow back-off because i just know the strength of the other candidate and for the position offered, the other person will be more suitable for it. I was not frustrated with the decision made because i believe there'll be other suitable position(s) for me and i'll keep looking for the opportunities :) Maybe i'm fated to be here for another 1, 2, 3 years.. or maybe for as long as i'm working. I'll continue to keep an open mind abt it as most of the time the grass is alwiz greener on the other side :)

Friendship remains and never ends :)

2007-04-03T17:56:00.000+08:00

Never get the chance to finished up the entry below earlier. But, i think i'm somehow done with it so i'll just post it la...

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I received an sms one Friday evening saying that "saya ada di dynasty sampai 29hb. ada kursus." As it's an unsaved number, i wonder who that is but from the wordings, i got a feeling the sender was my ex-teacher in STF. After exchanging a few sms-es with the sender, i was 95% sure the sender must be her. Even without me being 100% sure, we agreed that we should meet up on Sat (24th Mar) during their break, between 5.30 to 8pm. I was excited abt meeting up with her coz the last time we met was in July last year during the GJC event. She was so sweet to send me to the Senai Airport in between her hectic schedule from running around managing the event. Throughout the short journey from STF to Senai tu pun, her 2 phones were ringing continuosly:( sampai nak sembang pun tersekat-sekat, hehehe.

The thing abt me and this teacher, we really went back a LONGGGGGG way. She first taught me in 1983 when she was new to STF. Coming from me (who most of the time slept during most lessons) being all interested in her teaching, it is something worth remembering abt *LOL* She just know her subject too well where all her words came out so spontaniously from her mouth like bertih goreng :) Despite our age gap, we began to fren one another and became quite close. During the remaining 4 years of my school days, we had so many good memories together. Those sweet memories never fail to make me smile from one ear to another.

It was last year, during our press release for GJC in MCOBA, when i first met her again after 20 years. We almost screamed when i approached her. She recognized me at the first look. She even told me that she alwiz wondered my whereabouts eversince i left and has no clue of what happened to me all these while. She kept on saying "..i cari you.." and "..i selalu ingat you.." I know that i should have but at times segan nak cerita kat orang yang i ni just jadi kuli in a company and not somebody who's successful like my other batchmates. I promised her that we'll stay in touch from that time onwards, hehehe. It's fun updating each other abt our daily lives now whenever we have the time to catch up.

Back to my story of 24th Mar, we spoke before our meet up, just for me to be sure that i'll be meeting the correct person. C was so sweet to send me to Dynasty. We picked her up from the lobby. C sent us to The Mall and left us there. Dapat la sembang for abt 2 hours, sambil makan2 kat food court The Mall. Later C brought kiddos along to pick me up from Dynasty. The kiddos were so excited when they met her. They bombarded me with questions abt her throughout the short journey to Mak's place. Some sense of pride i felt bcoz i managed to link my past to my present :)

Que cera cera...

2007-03-22T18:17:00.000+08:00

This draft has been sitting in the folder for far too long. But, i do know that my thots stay the same eventho i can't continue this entry anymore. I'll stay dreaming abt a few things till my next entry which i really don't know when. Tak de masa maaa :(

*toodles*
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I always dream to have a simple life :) Simplest possible :)) What i mean by simple is, i have all the time in the workd to do whatever that i want while staying home & look after the kiddos plus have enough moolahs to feed them, hehehe. Maybe in a more simple way of saying it is "easy life".. Impossible? Maybe so.. But, level of contentment & statisfaction of anything at all is very much depending on an individual IMHO. As long as i'm happy, i guess everything will be alright *wink*

Having said all that, i think i wanna work towards my dream. How eh? If you ask me for a quick response now, i think i'll just say "let me dream abt ways to get there first... i'll let you know when i'm done dreaming" *LOL* But seriously, if I can list down all my wishlist, some of it will be:
1) my life to be as simple as possible.. with not having much to worry abt,..

2) be able to love equally all the people around me with friends and family inclusive..

3) to leave out work stress in the ofis when I leave for home..

4) be able to help as many people as possible..donates to the needy, help to build surau/mosque anywhere, everywhere..

5) to go for religion classes to become a better person..

6) to teach kiddos great values of life so that they’ll be useful citizens
yadda.. yadda.. yadda.. Maybe it’s not very hard to learn item 3 but when human stays human, sometimes we get carried away and drag our woes everywhere..

It's been a while..

2007-02-13T18:27:00.000+08:00

True that i've been busy but i just wanna post something today bcoz today is Abah's birthday if he's still around. Of course la tak leh nak wish him Happy Birthday like always but i'll just doa banyak-banyak him. I expected myself to feel sad but apparently i'm not that sad. I was just thinking about him a lot, that's all. He's always on my mind anyways..

Apart from that, busy semedang la eversince beginnning of year. At times, nak bukak my favorite blogs to glance thru pun tak sempat. Yang sempat in ofis nowadays, baca e-mail je. After ofis, sms to the close frens. Dengan my mom pun i sms je nowadays, semenjak duamenjak my mom pandai ber-sms eventho just short ones. To me, that's an achievement for her :) Ialah, Mak tu bukan la tech-savvy like modern mums yang pandai hantar MMS & all.

Other updates, Mohsin is getting better in class. If last time he just sat at one corner watching the rest in class learning, now he at least join them in writing and reading. A few times he sang nursery rhymes for me. He loves it whenever i sit and do homework with him :D Other than that, the rest are same old same old. Take care all :)

Hello 2007 :)

2007-01-10T17:54:00.000+08:00

Today is the 10th day in the new year oredi. Time really flies, even when you're not enjoying it i suppose. Me & C have been busy preparing the kids for school since beginning of year. At the same time, work in ofis need to be settled too. C's boss dropped him a bomb on his first day of work. It's some papers he'll need to complete before next week. Given the short notice + not much assistance, he's struggling to finish them up. As for me, it looks like i have to be involved in another system project this year, together with a few other projects my boss has been talking abt since end last year. Tak leh nak bayangkan macam mana the rest of months in 2007 will be. But, me & colleague are trying very hard to be positive abt things. Hope work will not be too hard on us, hehehe.

Mohsin started his first day of school on 3rd Jan of course. Faie & Simba too. When Simba had to catch the 6.40am bus ride, C sent Mohsin & Faie to kindy. C told me that Mohsin was doing OK, except for he doesn't wanna eat anything until Faie came to console him during break. So, this worrywort Mama decided to accompany him on the 2nd day. What i don't know was, things got worse. Every time i tried to leave, he started crying and refused to join any activities until i sat beside him and did activities together with him & frens. Boy oh boy, he's actually afraid that i'll go somewhere else. But since now is the 2nd week oredi, he's doing very much better.. alhamdulillah. Simba pun dah pandai bangun pagi & siapkan diri sendiri, without my supervision. Mohsin is still having problem in that department tho. Still nak kena dukung dia turun bawah untuk mandi & bersiap. It sure takes time but i'm glad that all are manageable.

On another note, was at my batchmate's wedding reception on 7th Jan. Eventho i was quite dissapointed with the turn outs (eh eh.. macam majlis i la pulak yang i yang nak jadi dissapointed tu), i was really happy to see some friendly faces again. Met Roro, Laili, Fida, Nily, Ita, Geena, Buck, Noura, Naning, Eina, Zah, Azhani besides the bride herself, Aishah. I missed a few ppl tho. It was a simple do but the couple looked so cheerful & lovely.

To Aishah & Nizam, Selamat Pengantin Baru :) Semuga kekal bahagia hingga ke akhir hayat :)

Moving and giving..

2006-12-28T18:36:00.000+08:00

Dah penat dah!! That's what i feel now after i've settled with the moving from the old cubicle to the new one but alhamdulillah dah selamat, hehehe. When i was asked to move, i grumbled after i agreed with a grumble. For the last 13 years, i only moved place 4 times. One of the times, was a major move so banyak la barang2 yang hilang. The last time when we moved to this current floor, i didn't even have enuff time to pack my things. So, memang la serik bila pindah sini sana sebenarnya, hence the grumble. But, i think the moving is not that bad after all coz i found out recently that my colleague who sit next to my old cubicle may need to move somewhere too :-/ I sure miss my old cubicle as the place was peaceful enuf for me.

But, the good thing abt moving is, i somehow took my time to look at most of the things i have accumulated over the 13 years. The result, banyak benda yang dibuang dan banyak jugak benda yang i bagi kat orang. Serik gak la so lepas ni, kalau boleh la, dah tak nak bawak barang letak kat ofis lagi dah. Takut gak nanti bila nak berhenti or retire (whichever comes earlier), i'll have to sewa lorry nak angkut barang bawak balik rumah :) Tak nak la jadi macam tu kan.. kang bersepah lak rumah, hehehe.

Anyhow, i'm quite happy with the happenings during my last 2 months of 2006 coz i've been meeting many old frens, including those i haven't meet since ITM days. Yang terserempak tengah jalan pun a few :) And, on 7th Jan 07, if everything goes on well, a batchmate's wedding reception may turn out to be a belated 20th anniversary reunion for my batch. I'm not putting my hope so high but best la kan kalau ramai yang datang. Maybe i need to do some calling la kalau nak majlis jadi meriah sikit, hehehe.

Comes new year, Faie will start her Primary 1 kat Sek Ugama. We're starting her early, just like what we did to Simba 4 years ago. Mohsin will start his 1st year at the same kindy Faie goes to. I'll follow them to kindy on the 2nd day to see how Mohsin adapts himself to school environment. Year 2008 will be Milia's turn to start kindy. Dah besar dah my kiddos :D

Anyways, since i don't foresee me writing another entry before the new "2k James Bond" year comes, i would like to wish all my dearest frens HAPPY NEW YEAR :D Hope some of the goals you set at the beginning of 2006 were fulfilled. Do forgive my wrongdoings and sayings in 2006 eh. I pray that the new year will bring us more prosper, luck, joy and happiness :)

Joli sakan :)

2006-12-18T10:55:00.000+08:00

I had nothing but FUN, FUN, FUN during the 2 days i spent with CK, F & Y :) The experiences were priceless :D No words can describe how i felt and bcoz of that, i'm not able to write abt it.

To C, thanx for letting me have some time on my own :D Also for taking great care of the kiddos *wink*

To CK, F & Y, thanx for being the bestest host and everything else that came with it :D Sorry for my wrongdoings if any.

Beginning and ending..

2006-12-12T11:24:00.000+08:00

Sure enuf whatever that begins must come to an end :( I'm in no mood to write as always but maybe these few sentences will be enuf to describe my unhappiness abt a few things that happened. Don't ask me to even give a hint as nothing will come out from my system. I know that i don't normally write abt subject like this but i think this time around they're too much for me to digest & forget. For now, i'll just sit at one corner and cry :(

Reunion and more reunion :)

2006-12-06T17:53:00.000+08:00

As some of you read from Mint's and KC's blog, we had a blast meeting up with CK and Y :) Food was good and company was great!! Perfect get away for some of us who have been wanting to meet up for gebang for the longest time but it never materialise due to each and one's commitments. But that Wed, all of us agree that we should meet up again some time, given the right date, day and time :)

While i'm still drown in excitement from gebang session in Pan Pac KLIA, i'll be attending another reunion this coming Sat, 9th Dec. This time around, i'll "menempek" hubby at his batchmates' 20th anniversary reunion at Holiday Villa, Subang. Excited jugak as i'll get to meet some frens, among the wives as well as some of the Arietans members yang memang dah kenal lama. They're expecting 70 of batchmates to turn up. Some will even bring the whole family. But for me & C, we'll leave the kids behind. I don't think i'll have the time to look after them while catching up with frens. Unless it's a family gathering, we don't normally take our helper along to gathering like this coz we think she deserves some rest at home.

For my own batch, attempts were made a few times this year but none took off ground. Mana silapnya saya pun tak pasti. Some said that they're very busy with commitments, be it work or family. But nevermind, maybe there'll be a perfect time in the future where we'll be able to gather. So, only time will tell, hehehe. Till that time comes, i'll still try to make efforts to initiate the reunion, no matter whether it's a small or a big one.

Other than the reunions, me and colleague have been busy adjusting ourselves with new boss' work style. We'll give boss time coz some people (read : me) can be quite slow in adjusting oneself to changes. I'll surely go by the flow so i guess i'll stop worrying abt too many things at one time *smiles* Anyways, eeeee.. tak sabarnya nak jumpa kawan-kawan this Sat and above all, also tak sabar to meet up with CK, F & Y in SG next week. Walaupun cuma nak pegi 2 hari tapi tengah excited-mited la ni *wink*

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2006-11-17T17:07:00.000+08:00

this phrase has been in my head since after lunch;

i want what i want when i want

i don't know why but i like the sound of it when people say it out eventho when you elaborate it people may think that you mean it. if people think you mean it, people will think that you're selfish. but, why worry abt what other people think.. it's just a phrase :)

Have a GREAT weekend all :D

Raya oh Raya..

2006-11-08T09:55:00.000+08:00

Raya has been good so far.. minus the tiredness from preparing, travelling and visiting. As planned, we took Mak balik Kuala Kangsar after sembahyang Raya & singgah sekejap at MIL's. MIL live in the same neighborhood so memang patut pegi rumah dia dulu before jalan ke mana-mana. Situation is the same every year eversince we moved to KJ. Sembahyang Raya kat masjid belakang rumah, pegi rumah MIL for bermaaf-maafan session + makan2 sikit.. lepas tu baru pegi rumah Mak. I had my fair share then when lepas sembahyang Raya we all pegi rumah Mak & Abah dulu.. lepas tu baru ke rumah MIL.. so memang tak payah nak ambik nombor or bertekak on "nak raya kat mana dulu". Selagi our parents duduk at the same places, giliran raya will be status quo, hehehe.

We reached KK at abt 2.30pm. Seronok sesangat bila sampai kat kg coz penuh rumah Tok with my aunties, uncles and cousins. Almost everyone was there except for my uncle & family who lives in Nepal, and another auntie & family who's in Sg Siput. Tok anak-beranak decided to cook nasi minyak complete with lauk pauk. Terasa macam balik for kenduri la pulak :) As ramai gak my cousins yang masih kecik, my 4 diamonds had great time main with their aunties and uncles. They're later joined by Fikri and Aiman. The adults nak bersembang pun tak berapa dengar dek hiruk pikuk kanak2. But, seeing the kids having so much fun is such a blisssss :D

Trip to KK was a day trip due to my "pemalasness" of staying overnight anywhere whenever we have the choice. So, we made express visits to few houses namely my auntie yang duduk sebelah rumah Tok, my grand auntie yang duduk seberang jalan dari rumah Tok, my uncle (abang Abah) and my auntie (kakak Abah). Memang teringin nak pegi banyak rumah tapi disebabkan hujan yang turun dengan lebatnya dalam pukul 4 gitu, we had extended visting time when we reached one place. We left for KL at almost midnite. Kesian C penat driving sorang-sorang. Mak chose to stay in KK so that she can spend more time with Tok and her sibblings as she hasn't been going anywhere for the past 4 and 1/2 months. After spending time in KK, she'll spend some time in AOR with Ziela & family.

Raya in KL began with MIL's place. First day dah pegi, 2nd day pegi lagi. I think that shows how we love spending time at MIL's, esp the kids. Given the choice, hari2 kiddos nak pegi rumah Embah. The only thing they are still not happy from the start of Raya when they're at Embah's is the fact that they only got to imagine going in the pool. It's been raining almost every evening since 1st Syawal so swimming is out of the question. Prolly they'll only get to do it during the coming long school holidays. By Sat 28th, we went to all MIL's sibblings' houses. Mission accomplished, hehehe. Managed to attend a few open houses and that was a bonus. One of the houses was Mint's. While me & C were busy savouring Mint's mom's mee rebus SG yang sangatttttt sedap, Mint la tolong melayan Faie, Mohsin & Milia. Kids had jolly food time coz Aunty Mint sangat pandai melayan :) Faie keep on talking and asking me abt Sara & Jannah + their lovely toys ;-) Thanx Mint & K for the great hospitality :D

Raya kali ni tak ambik gambar pun. Lamest excuses are; camera tak de battery, and camera tinggal dalam kereta so malas nak ambik. Maybe i'll take some pix of kiddos when we go for Faie's kindy concert this Sun, 12th. Faie is so good in keeping silence when we asked her whether she's taking part in any performance or not. All she uttered was "entahla.. kakak pun tak tau.." But her teacher told C that Faie will take part in 2 performances. I wonder what they are.. hmmmmm.. My guess we'll only find out when we attend the do at Wet World Shah Alam this Sun :)

Al-Fatihah untuk Pak Syed

2006-10-30T18:01:00.000+08:00

When i was dressing up to go to work on Thu, 26/10, i received a call from Mak's fren to inform me that Mak's immediate neighbour, Pak Syed, passed away on 2nd raya night. Tears dwelled down coz i can still remember very clearly how Pak Syed helped me out at the time Abah passed away 4 and 1/2 months ago. Masih terngiang-ngiang kat telinga Pak Syed's advise on what to do and all. Can still picture his smile and hear his laughter... Input i got from Khairul, his son, Pak Syed passed away due to heart failure. He was 59 and left behind a wife and 7 children [kalau tak salah kira la]. Innalillah hiwainna ilaihirajiun..

Marilah kita bersama-sama sedekahkan Al-Fatihah kepada Allahyarham Pak Syed. Semoga Allah SWT mengurniakan rahmat dan ketenangan kepada roh Allahyarham, serta menempatkan Allahyarham di kalangan hamba-hambaNya yang soleh. AMIN YA RABBAL 'ALAMIN

Raya mood :)

2006-10-20T14:58:00.000+08:00

So far i think i made all the necessary "ala kadar" preparations for the coming Raya. Let's see:
- baju kurung for the gals ~ checked
- baju melayu for the boys ~ checked
- new baju for kids ~ checked
- kuih Raya sejenis dua ~ checked
- gantung langsir Raya tahun lepas ~ checked
- tukar sofa cover ~ will do esok

Throughout these 27 days of fasting, Simba baru tinggal puasa 3 hari. He did request from me a few times to break fast earlier at 3 or 4pm. I told him "no way", and being the obedient son, he just continued to fast till Maghrib. At times kesian gak tengok dia penat dan haus, but i think it's for his own good that he practise at early age. Yesterday i bought him some Raya cards as he wanted to give his frens. Gelihati tengok dia tulis kad Raya.. ialah, budak2. Cute je his sentences :) After he wrote all, he asked Papa's help to drive around putting all the cards in mailboxes. I just hope he'll continue to do that in years to come.

Today will be the last day in ofis before Raya. Ofis will be closed Mon to Wed, and i'll come back to work on Thu. I didn't apply for any leave eventho the kids and C will be off for the whole of next week. My guess, during my absence they can spend some time at MIL's. Kids love to go over to Embah's house coz their uncle suka layan kerenah diaorang. I'm sure Simba will want to have one or two sessions of playing PS2. Else, they can watch Cartoon Network or Playhouse Disney all day long without having me to 'membebel' this and that, hehehe.

Other than that, i'm still very busy in the ofis.. so many new ways of doing things to learn, so many things to update the new boss, so many unfinished biz still open ended, etc, etc. The new boss is OK so far. His mission is somewhat different than my previous boss but i'm not going to talk abt it here as i'm somehow in my Raya mood oredi.

On my Raya cookies story, i managed to complete all orders this year. Last minute banyak gak request for more cookies but i can't take any more orders as my fren dah tak menang tangan nak siapkan the rest of the cookies. I still have a few deliveries to do and will try to finish off this Sun. Banyak betul kerenah client yang nak di layan actually. Yg marah2 sebab i lambat deliver pun ada. Bukan la lambat sampai lepas Raya baru nak dapat cookies.. cuma lambat by a few days and a few hours dah mengamuk bagai nak rak. For me, this kinda person memang susah orang nak buat biz dengan dia. Asyik nak mintak hers to be delivered first, mana aci kan.. Nevermind, i'll just hope she'll find peace within herself and Allah will show her the right path on how to deal with people later.. amin! Other than her, the rest of clients are very helpful and understanding.. alhamdulillah.

Anyhow, me, C, kids and Mak will be going back to KK on Raya morning. We'll try to visit as many relatives as possible before coming back to KL on the same day. We'll meet Ziela and family kat kampung. Mak will follow Ziela back to AOR and stay there till the end of week. After than Mak will go back to kampung to stay with her mom for another week or so.

To all frens out there, SELAMAT HARI RAYA and MAAF ZAHIR BATIN. Pls forgive all our wrong doings and do come over for visit during this festive month :)

Promo for a fren :)

2006-10-09T09:08:00.000+08:00

Article is from Berita Harian 7/10/06. Adrian, who is also known as TAd among the Arietans and close frens, was the scriptwriter. I think it's almost 2 years ago when he told me abt the making of this film. Hope this film will be a success and TAd will continue to write more good films in future :)
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Filem Bilut angkat martabat peneroka
Oleh Rozdan Mazalan

Hasil karya Tengku Adrian dengan kerjasama Felda temui penonton 24 Oktober

BILUT dihasilkan bagi menyelami sedalam-dalamnya perit getir kehidupan sebenar awal penubuhan Felda di mana dengan berbekalkan jiwa yang kental, kehijauan bumi diteroka untuk menikmati sebuah kehidupan yang sempurna.

Penyediaan sempurna skrip yang dihasilkan Tengku Adrian Tuan Ismail dan mendapat kerjasama Felda dalam kajian serta maklumat penting digarap kemas oleh pengarahnya Badaruddin Azmi atau Bade.

Bilut yang menelan belanja sebanyak RM3.6 juta adalah filem sulung terbitan Mega Waja Sdn Bhd yang menjalani penggambaran selama dua bulan sekitar Felda Perasu, Gua Musang, Felda Serting, Bahau, Putrajaya dan Brussels, Belgium sempena sambutan ulang tahun ke-50 penubuhan Felda.

Diilhamkan Tan Sri Dr Yusof Nor, Bilut menonjolkan kejayaan peneroka dalam mendidik anak sehingga mampu melanjutkan pelajaran ke luar negara biarpun sebelum ini pelbagai rintangan dilalui peneroka awal seperti kejadian banjir besar di penempatan mereka disebabkan penerokaan tanah, anak peneroka dibaham harimau, tanaman dimusnahkan gajah dan pergolakan hidup antara mereka.

Filem ini membariskan 20 pelakon terkenal seperti Rosyam Nor, Eja, Que Haidar, Rusdi Ramli, Ezlynn, Adlin Aman Ramlie serta penampilan istimewa pelakon Filipina, Jericho Rosales, selain mendapat kerjasama 300 peneroka Felda.

Bagi Rosyam Nor yang menerajui tunjang utama filem itu sebagai Yazid, bukan senang untuk merealisasikan ilham Dr Yusof yang mahukan suasana seperti mana keadaan sebenar di Felda.

“Antara aksi yang paling mencabar bagi saya ialah ketika melakukan adegan ketika banjir yang menggunakan teknik tambak di sekeliling tempat bagi mewujudkan satu keadaan yang nampak benar-benar nyata.

“Biarpun saya hanya melakonkan watak sebagai peneroka Felda yang begitu tekun dalam usahanya membina jati dirinya, namun di sebalik itu saya dapat menyelami betapa perit dan cekalnya peneroka awal dulu memerah keringat dan filem ini seharusnya ditonton generasi Felda hari ini,” katanya.

Bilut yang akan ditayangkan di seluruh pawagam tanah air pada 24 Oktober depan sempena Aidilfitri turut mengeluarkan album runut bunyi yang mendapat kerjasama EMI Music Malaysia dan Mega Waja Sdn Bhd.

Ia menampilkan Mawi sebagai penyanyi lagu tema filem ini berjudul Semalam Hari Iniku.

Sinopsis:
PADA tahun 2006, pembuat filem dokumentari dari Australia, Gabriel tiba di Malaysia dalam usahanya mengumpul maklumat sambil melihat dan menyelami sendiri perkembangan serta kemajuan yang dilakukan Felda sejak penubuhannya 50 tahun lalu.
Kisah kejayaan Felda sebagai pemangkin ekonomi negara memberikan inspirasi kepadanya untuk menerbitkan filem dokumentari.
Di Kuala Lumpur, Gabriel bertemu sahabat lamanya Yusof seorang anak jati kelahiran Felda Bilut yang belajar di universiti Brussels pada tahun 1976. Yusof kini berjaya menjadi seorang eksekutif kanan Felda.
Maka bermulalah kisah peneroka awal tahun 1960 bernama Yazid, juga bapa Yusof. Pelbagai peristiwa pahit dihadapi Yazid. Rosli sahabatnya mati dihempap pokok ketika kerja membersihkan hutan, rumah mereka dilanda ribut dan banjir besar disebabkan kerja meratakan hutan untuk penempatan mereka, manakala kejadian yang penuh menyayat hati Yazid apabila anak bongsunya Yamin mati dibaham harimau di hadapan matanya dan isteri kesayangannya Aishah turut mati disebabkan keguguran semasa ketiadaan Yazid di rumah kerana membatu penduduk kampung memunggah baja pada malam hari.
Tetapi segala-galanya dilalui Yazid dengan penuh sabar dan cekal sehingga mampu membesarkan anak-anaknya serta berjaya memberi pendidikan sempurna sehinggakan anaknya Yusof berpeluang melanjutkan pelajarannya ke universiti Brussels.
Gabriel melihat Yazid dan Yusof sebagai simbol dua era permulaan dan perkembangan yang penting dalam sejarah penubuhan Felda di mata dunia. Felda adalah perintis segala-galanya yang lahir daripada perancangan dan wawasan serta wajar dijadikan teladan generasi akan datang.

What did I miss?

2006-10-02T23:45:00.000+08:00

The answer is, so many things!! :-/ To name a few, i missed blog-hopping, shopping, updating this blog, sms-ing frens, surfing the net, etc, etc :-? These few weeks i've been busy in the ofis, at home, outside the ofis, outside the house dan entah apa lagi entah. Since i've been so busy, i missed Mint's birthday :( Felt so terrible when CK reminded me last Wed. I thot i did mark on my calendar. Tapi, sebab tak sempat tengok calendar on Tue, tak teringat la jawabnya. To Mint, Happy Belated Birthday. So glad to know that your celebration was a blast :) Rose doakan agar Mint dikurniakan kesihatan yang baik, ditetapkan iman, dimurahkan rezeki dan di dalam lindungan Allah sentiasa.. amin!!

Sheessshh, i missed Ajab's birthday too :-/ Bought card for him and that card is still in my drawer.. uwaaaaa!! To Ajab, same Happy Belated Birthday as Aunty Mint's goes to you. Aunty will always pray for you to grow up as a good son, who will make your parents proud. Hope you'll have all the great things in life Ajab. In short, blue skies and everything nice. Jangan nakal2 dan jangan gaduh2 ngan Syaheed eh :) Pls remind Daddy or Mummy to keep on checking the mailbox coz insyaAllah Aunty will mail the card soon..

Luckily i didn't miss hubby's birthday, which was celebrated at the smallest scale, i.e with kids and inlaws only. SIL was so sweet to help me with the birthday cupcakes. She made some 30 something choc raisin cupcakes, inspired by Simba's cute cupcakes from CK :) But since MIL doesn't really fancy the butter cream or icing, SIL didn't put any. Instead those cakes were decorated with delicious jelly gummies in shapes of cars, planes, bears and berries. Kids gave C a lovely shirt from M&S, which unfortunately was a bit small. So C took the opportunity to change it to another shirt, which is just as lovely. To C, may all the best things in life come your way and you'll stay in good health for many many many more years to come. I'll keep on praying that Allah will bless our family till the end.. amin :)

Other than that, my boss for abt 2 and a half years has been transferred to another dept. A guy replaced her. For almost 14 years i worked there, in the same dept doing the same thing, this is the first time we have a male boss. Entah macam mana la agaknya he runs the dept nanti. I'll just hope for the best so will continue to keep my fingers crossed, hehe. For now he hasn't disturb us so much as he's so busy digesting whatever he needs to know from SP. It's still too early to tell whether he'll be a nice boss or not, eventho he looks knowledgeable.

Anyways, i was so glad that Ramadhan started on Sunday. First Ramadhan was spent with Mak. She was so happy that we're all there to break fast with her. Me, C and Mak surely miss Abah a lot. One thing for sure, Mak will not make cucur udang daily as she used too in the previous years. Mak said "..dulu masa Abah ada, belum puasa lagi dah siap kuah kacang dan kuah cili cucur udang untuk sebulan.." Abah used to make sure Mak had enough prawns for his cucur udang and Mak will make cucur udang for him everyday without fail. Mak's cucur udang is surely the best. The ones people sell outside will have a lot of whatever bahan penaik so that cucur udang depa gebu. Tapi cucur udang Mak cuma ada tepung, kucai, bawang, cili, taugeh dan of course seekor udang. Kalau udang tu kecik, Mak letak la 2 ekor so that bila dah potong 4, semua bahagian ada udang. So memang boleh bayangkan macam mana cucur udang Mak nampak sedap sesangat. Agaknya ada la 10 tahun kot Mak buat cucur udang setiap kali bulan Ramadhan untuk Abah. From now on, i don't think Mak and i akan teringin nak makan cucur udang. Kalaupun teringin, sure tak lalu nak telan bila dah ada depan mata. Apa2 pun, diharapkan kita akan mendapat keberkatan di bulan Ramadhan Al-Mubarak ini.. amin!!

Guess what? Simba started fasting this year.. yeaayyy!! We persuaded him to try fasting this year and he said "OK". Eventho cara persuade tu mungkin salah, i.e "malu la kat kawan kalau tak puasa" but to me, he just need to practise sooner or later. So far he only missed one day, itupun sebab dia dah haus sangat. We're so proud of him coz he never managed to puasa even for one day in the previous years. Sekerat hari pun tak sampai. With his determination to continue, kembang hati Mama dia, hehehe.

As we have been fasting for 8 days, Raya is abt 3 weeks away. We have planned with Mak to drive back to kampung after Raya prayers. I don't plan to take long leave coz Mak plans to go to AOR to spend some time with Ziela and family. After that Mak may wanna stay with Tok for abt a week before she comes back to KL. Kalau nak cuti pun lepas Mak dah balik KL la kot. Anyhow, kalau ada sesiapa yang still nak order Raya cookies, i still have some stocks available. All cookies are packed in 45 pcs, except for Samperit, Sunflower Seeds cookies [aka biskut kuaci] and tarts which are packed in 50 pcs. All are priced ar RM24 per container. Delivery or pick up will be during the week of 16th October. Do let me know if you're interested.

Happy? Not happy? OK la..

2006-09-07T11:01:00.000+08:00

credit of this pix goes to Chech*hugz* (sorry tak mintak permission dulu.. yaa ampunnnn...)

Happy
We went to wedding reception of C's batchmate, Mohazmi & his bride, Melissa, after i wrote the previous entry. Driving along from Batu 9 to Batu 18 seemed like forever, esp. for a person who suffers constant motion-sickness like me. But when we reached there and saw the familiar faces made me feel the journey was worth it :) Among others were Camus & Chech, Myoi, Jabb & kiddos, King, Rais & fam, Abby & Apek, Mooze & Eleen, Megat & partner, TC & fam, Jazman, Jawe, Iwe, Shaha & fam, Amran, Nazri & Sue, Mon & Jojie, Kokyab, RAK & fam, Abu, Razwi & fam, Wari, KuAz, Syed Noh, Manoq, Rizal and a few others who i may not know their names or missed. I think that's the biggest turned out among the batchmates. Mohazmi had earlier plan to have the reception on Koleq's ground during the OBW 2006 but it didn't materialise. To Mohazmi & wife, we pray for your happiness till the end of time and hope you both will be under Allah's blessings alwiz :D

A few days before 31st Aug, i suddenly remembered a fun Merdeka celebration C & i had at our place for the Arietans 3 years ago. Rasa seronok sungguh as it brought back big smile to my face :) When C told me on Tuesday that King invited us to go over his house for Merdeka eve gathering, i was so happy. At first we thot of leaving the kids at home coz we can only go over after Faie finished her mengaji. But since school is off last Thu, we took them along and they're so excited. The usual crowd was there as well and we're so happy to catch-up with one another, esp with those i didn't get to "sembang" much during Mohazmi's reception. Bottom line, seronok dapat melepak sekali sekala together with the Arietans' wifeys while the kids play among themselves and not bothering us much :)

As we oredi know from CK's blog, Mohsin turned 4 last Monday, 4th Sep. [CK,thanx so very much again and again for remembering them all + special entries on your blog :D] Eventho Mohsin woke up quite grumpy when we're leaving for work, by end of day he's a very happy boy :) Bought him some toys as presents from Simba, Faie & Milia, plus ice cream cake for the simple occasion. Celebrating at MIL's with yummylicious ice cream cake for a change, was a FUN one. C & i told him that as a big boy now, he needs to start practising on how to speak properly so that people will not have a problem in understanding what he's saying. He's just off diapers abt a month now and we're very proud of him, hehehe. Mama & Papa will always pray for you, Mohsin :)

The 2 pix below were actually taken during Simba's celebration at Mak's house with Ziela's kids :)

Not Happy
I dread coming to work nowadays. Maybe i felt it for some time oredi but don't want to admit it. Or, i thot the feeling will go away after trying to console myself on how lucky i am to still having a job till this very day. But somehow the feelings stay, which make me really feel uncomfortable. I even have to drag myself out of bed on worse days :-/ One time i even told C that i wanna look for another job. But being so comfy here after been stuck in the same dept, with the same group of people, for more than 10 years, change of environment scares me. C said that i should open up my own biz. I beg to differ coz i know that i will not survive long in that field. I will not think twice before giving people discount and regard that money i don't get as sedekah. Tapi, kalau dah sedekah memanjang dan tak balik modal, how to make the money grow and roll it back as capital kan.. So, i have to do something to ensure the spirit will rise up to the acceptable level. I need to stay working for at least another 10 years or so. By that time pun dah nak retire and the kids in their teenage years.

OK la
I really felt bad when one day Simba called me to say that his good friend Danial gave away his old bicycle to Simba. Simba sounded very excited bcoz he's been asking for a bicycle since last year. C & i don't intend to buy one bcoz we don't want him to wander around with his friends during school holidays. But i know that sooner or later i still have to let him try whatever things he wants to try out. I asked Danial over and over again that's it's really OK for him to give that bike to Simba. My guess he didn't consult his mom before doing so. As i don't wanna kill Simba's excitement, i told him that he can keep the bike on loan basis until i speak to Danial's mom. When i spoke to Danial's mom, serba salah Mak Danial dibuatnya coz she really didn't know the kids' arrangement. I offered to pay for it and i was relieved she's willing to accept some money. Huiisshhh.. lega rasanya, at least bike tu i beli. I don't feel nice to accept things for free, esp from a single mom like Danial's mom.

As usual, thanx to CK for putting up the pix *hugz & mwahs*

Not my day..

2006-08-26T12:02:00.000+08:00

"Friday tak cuti ke?", asked one of my colleague when i wrote dates of 23/8 - 24/8 on the leave board. I said "no" as i'm running out of leave oredi. If nak ambik MC boleh la kot as i only used up 2 days so far *LOL* When i really had a bad time being on foot yesterday, memang rasa menyesal tak sambung cuti actually. When i saw the rain subsided around 5.45, i quickly packed my things and went out from ofis with the intention to go to KLCC. Intention nak pegi tu since Tue lagi tapi tak kesampaian as C & i were stuck in the jam along Jln Raja Chulan, and later on Jln Sultan Ismail for almost 1hour. Nearing the junction of Jln Sultan Ismail and Jln P Ramlee, i asked C to just drive home coz rasa macam tak sanggup dah nak pegi KLCC. Dah boleh bayangkan betapa ramainya manusia kat situ as they are all stuck in the building, not being able to go anywhere as it's raining outside at that time. Anyways, dah tak dapat pegi Tue, kononnya die die also must go la semalam. To my surprise yang dah meredah hujan, as i was abt to reach the corner restaurant facing Bank Mualamalat, near the Masjid Jamek station, i saw the water level raising up. Habis la Jln Melaka tu dah penuh air and i told myself "kalau harung air ni, sure sampai lutut tapi tak tentu lagi lrt ni jalan ke tak" :(

After consulting C, who's still in Malacca at that time, i decided to go back to ofis. When i reached ofis, my bos told me that she called Rapid and they told her that the lrt is working, except for the Setiawangsa stretch. Dah habis sembang macam2 kat ofis, my bos & i decided to try the lrt again and this time we're going to Central Market station. Our rationale, kat situ tinggi so sure tak de la meredah air. Surprise.. surprise.. la kan coz when we reached the station entrance after we took the escalator, the shutters was actually down and people are lining up there, with only small opening for people to come out from station and no one gets in :( I commented to her earlier, while we're on the escalator, that i didn't see any train moving on the track. Normally while you're walking towards the station, you will see at least one going either direction. Looks like all the public transports got stuck somewhere, in one way or another. Nak harapkan bus ke PJ, tak tau la berapa lama nak stuck kat dalam jam kat Federal Highway, itupun kalau dapat naik :-/ At the end, my bos decided to call her hubby and asked her hubby to come all teh way from PJ to pick us up from Dataran Merdeka. When he said OK, me & SP walked to Dataran Merdeka and waited for him there. Rasa macam nak tercabut dah kaki, after pusing keliling sini sana just trying to get home. Managed to reach home ard 8.45, courtesy of SP and hubby.. alhamdulillah.

I can't help wondering of how many hundreds or thousands of people actually got stuck in KL last night, either bcoz half of car in the water, or can't afford to drive car as it's low on fuel, or can't get a bus or cab to go back home, or stuck in bus/cab/lrt/commuter on the way home, etc, etc. Mungkin ada jugak yang berjalan berbatu-batu just to get home.. Sungguhpun bersyukur hujan turun menyejukkan bumi, tapi bila flash flood melanda.. seksa jugak. My last sight of the Sg Klang, water level had gone down a lil bit. Tapi, deras mana air yang mengalir tu tak payah cakap la kan.. Segala rupa sampah sarap pun ada :(

Note: We'll be going over to C's batchmate's wedding in a bit.. the one that i mentioned kena pakai sampin koleq tu. Sampin tu dah dapat, ihsan my senior's hubby. I think that sampin is abt 30 years old and is still in good condition :)

Peektures time :)

2006-08-17T22:42:00.000+08:00

My special thanx to CK for putting up these pix here *mwahs mwahs* They have been in the draft for a few days oredi.. i je tak sempat nak tengok. Neeways, would like to share them with you all :) Enjoy, hehehe

Happy Birthday Abang aka Simba :)

Guess sapa yang tergolek kat tengah padang tu? We teased Simba by saying that's him ;-)

Kids with their Uncle Mooj and Embah Lanang.. tengah tunggu Papa light up those candles..

With Papa..

Apa la yang Faie tak puas hati tu agaknya?

Mohsin's turning green? No la.. he enjoyed the cake too much and the cascinated coconut stuck to his teeth so Faie's trying to get him to finish hers. Milia pulak sedih coz we all tak bagi dia panjat kerusi..

These are the lovely yummylicious cupcakes specially ordered for Simba from Aunty CK, Uncle F & Y :D [Note from us: Thanx so very much for the lovely surprise and kindest thots ;-)] We simply love them.. yumm.. yumm said the kids when they first saw the cakes :)

Faie and Milia bullied Abang to make him share the cakes, hehehe

Mohsin, Simba and Faie with the cupcakes :)

Mohsin & Faie

All-smiles-Mohsin :D

The diamond of my eyes *tight hugz*

in classic black & white :)

Test.. test.. test..

2006-08-15T12:57:00.000+08:00

I was a lil bit upset when i first view my blog this morning as i only saw [and still do] only half of the entry of "Cacamarba" and all the frills gone. Is blogspot acting up again? I wanna see what happens when i publish this, hence the reason for this entry. Really hope i will not loose all the other posts coz that will means all my hard work gone with the wind *crossing all my fingers praying hard now*

Cacamarba..

2006-08-10T14:43:00.000+08:00

Eversince the hike in oil prices, i can't help to notice that prices for almost everything has gone up too. If last time we spent abt rm600 for groceries every month, right now if we still spend that much, we will be starving during the last week of the month as there'll be nothing to eat or cook oredi :( For the past weeks, some species of fishes could have gone hiding or hybernating coz tak banyak ikan kat pasar ke kat Giant ke.. mana2 la. You name it.. ikan bawal, ikan parang, ikan tenggiri, ikan kurau, etc mostly are priced at RM20/kg or more. At times nak beli tembikai sebiji pun dekat rm10.. issshhh.. mahalnya. I'm not saying that i'm being calculative when it comes to feeding the kids but more to thinking abt those who earn much lesser than i'm. Even with my current pay i'll whine once a while, what abt them i wonder :-/

Anyways, Simba's birthday is coming next Tuesday. He's been eyeing the "soccer" cake from King's since we stopped by there 2 weeks ago. Maybe we'll just buy him that la kot. As for presies, i may not buy him any coz i just dunno what to buy him. Maybe i'll just let him choose whatever he wants later. Last year we made goodie bags for his classmates of both schools. See how whether this year nak buat ke tidak. I still have the weekend to prepare those bags if i want Simba to play 'Santa Claus' next Tue :) Anyhow, i need to check when's my helper's bday coz i think judging by her name, hers is also some time this month.

Other than that, C's batchmate is getting married and the reception will be on 26th Aug. A few days ago we got a call from another of C's batchmate saying that the groom has a special request for the attending batchmates to wear full Baju Melayu with sampin koleq. Alamak, C dah garu kepala mana pulak nak cari sampin koleq. His was stolen from the dorm storeroom during school holidays in 1985. Even if he still has it, he doubt he'll fit in it after he underwent waistline expansion, hehehe. We called a few of his juniors to borrow the sampin but we're not successful yet. Tak pe, there's still another week for us to try some other friends. Our target people are those who attended CCD last year. I'm actually looking forward to meet up with some friends during that wedding. Hoping to see some familiar faces among the wives too :) Maybe i should check with them on their attendance.. hmmm..

On ofis matter, the new system will go "live" very soon eventho there are still some testing going on. The idea is to upload all the "OK" data/reports first while the programmers continue to rectify the other problems. Boleh ke cam gitu? Honestly, i don't know. Ironic or not, some of the programmers left for new job. Well, people come and people go as nobody is indispensible. As for me, insyaAllah i'll be here for as long as i can take it. I don't think ada kerja yang senang, hehehe, so i just bersyukur with whatever that we have, alhamdulillah.

Oh yesss.. the 1 week school holidays will be from 19th Aug to 27th Aug. Me and Mak are actually hoping that Ziela will come back to KL. Ziela needs to see Di's schedule first actually. Kalau Di tak de course masa cuti sekolah ni, dapat la depa balik KL barang 4-5 hari :) Mak was telling me the other day that baby Afiq has gained weight and look a bit different than he was 2 months ago so i just can't wait to see him again. Kalau gebu pipi dia, memang la nak kena cubit dengan Mama, Faie and Milia, hehehe. In anticipation of them coming back to KL, i have applied for leave to spend some time with them :)

Note: It was June's birthday last Sunday, 6th Aug. This year June didn't go all out celebrating. When I spoke to June on Monday, she told me that they did go out for supper on Sat nite which eventually by the time they left the place it's oredi her birthday. To June, Happiest Birthday dear. Hope Allah will bless you with happiness and you'll be showered with love alwiz *hugz* In short, BLUE SKIES EVERYTHING NICE darling :D

Mim Alif Lam Sim :(

2006-08-04T18:20:00.000+08:00

I'm simply lazy to blog nowadays :( Reasons being.. i] tak tau apa nak cerita, ii] tak de apa nak cerita, iii] busy tergolek-golek in ofis with system testing, iv] perasaan tak berapa happy, etc, etc, etc :( Oh well, i'm never rajin to spend so much times typing in front of the PC anyways, as i only can do so in the ofis. Kalau kat rumah, jangan harap nak dapat bukak PC. Boleh la bukak PC, tapi askar2 yang berdoyon-doyon tu sure will come not long after. Some people will regard kids as nuisance but i count them as blessings :) Oh well, i should just stop the ramblings before i say something not nice as i can see it coming oredi :(

Anyhow, have a good weekend all, esp to Mint and KC yang mention kat shoutbox tu :)

Old stories :-/

2006-07-31T10:31:00.000+08:00

It's been almost a month since i went back to STF for the school's 50th birthday aka Golden Jubilee Celebration. My earlier plan to go back to STF with C & kids was cancelled due to my dad's passing as me & C were thinking that we can't go out of KL for the weekend and C needs to stay in KL in case of any emergency. Ziela, baby Afiq & Aiman were still around at that time. But after I got C's permission to go to JB for that GJC event [after so much persuassion from Mak], i made an impromptu plan to go to JB on Sat morning, came back to KL in the afternoon. I did tell CK abt my short trip and foresee that we can't meet up. [At the beginning of the year we did plan to meet up during that GJC weekend as the event is actually open to public.] To cut the story short, I reached STF just in time for the proclamation event. Managed to have lunch in the dining hall, went round exhibition places + classes, bought a few things at the mini carnival and met up with old frens + teachers. Took only a few pix and still waiting for C to download them. Remembering the smiles on their faces, i must say that it's worth the short trip :)

After the GJC event, i got the chance to meet up again with Safiah, my batchmate who flew back to Msia for the school event all the way from the US. She lives in Kansas City, MO with her hubby for the past 12 years i think. But, one thing still pending after met up with Safiah a few times is meeting up with her hubby. The time i saw her at Crown Princess, her hubby was down with fever so he didn't come down for lunch with us :( Whatever it is, we still had a good time bersembang sakan with each other. Talking abt old times and some of our plans for future. I hope and pray that Safiah's plan to open up an "all-women gym" here in KL will materialise. Before she leaves, as always, Safiah never forgets to extend her invitation for us to visit her in KC. InsyaAllah we'll save up a lot of money and will be able to visit her one fine day, eventho i'm not sure when that "one fine day" will be :)

The following week after i met up with Safiah, i had the chance to meet up with another STF batchmate, who we fondly call her Jema. Eina passed Jema's phone # to the rest of us after i voiced out in my batch's e-group that i never know Jema's whereabouts eversince we left school. Me & Jema spoke over the phone a few times before we met on Monday, 17th July. I was adamant abt meeting her that Monday bcoz my earlier plan to gather with her and Buck on Sat, 15th July, didn't materialise. They waited a few hours for me to show up at Buck's house but me & C didn't manage to as we're stuck in a fren's house in Shah Alam. Feeling really bad abt the whole incident, i met Jema with her sis, Aida, for lunch in Chicken Rice Shop, KL Sentral. It was more of me "menempel" their lunch coz they oredi placed order before i came. After lunch, me and Jema took the ERL to KLIA. So, dapat la bersembang sini sikit, sana sikit abt things that happened since we left school 20 years ago during that 30 minutes journey to KLIA, hehehe. We promise to keep in touch and hopefully we'll meet again sooner if not later :)

Other than that, me and Nurul bumped into each other last Monday, 24th July, on the day a few of Putra LRT trains had some problems till some hundreds of passengers got trapped in the trains. I was on the way back to ofis from Masjid Jamek station, while Nurul was on her way to Masjid Jamek station with the intention to go to KLCC to buy some diapers for Syirah. Told her that the Putra trains were not moving, so we walked to Menara Olympia and chat for abt half an hour. As i've been busy with system testing, Nurul hasn't been well but recovering. Lucky we bumped into one another.. kalau tidak, payahnya nak jumpa eventho our offices are just across from one another. Nurul dear, hope we can schedule a long overdue birthday lunch for both of us soon :D

Have a great week ahead to all :)

Kiddos..

2006-07-25T11:18:00.000+08:00

Faie's birthday was celebrated last weekend, on Sat with Mak and with MIL + uncle & auntie on Sun. She had choc cake with choc topping + some pink hearts on Sat and choc cake, layered with peach, with white topping on Sun, which were delicious. Both occasions were OK, considering Faie's not at her level best. She was happy when she received presents from us :) She was still happy when she opened them up :) But she cried a few times when she ate her cake or any solid food. But whatever happened, Happiest 5th Birthday again to my darling Faie :D Mama & Papa never forget to pray for you all the time :)

As you all read in CK's blog, Faie and Mohsin were infected by the HFMD. It all started with Mohsin getting high fever for a few nites. I thot that was just a normal fever as he'll be OK during the day. When he's done with his fever, he suffered mouth ulcers, which make him doesn't wanna take his milk or eat anything as it hurts whenever he puts anything into the mouth. We fed him icecream as my colleague once told me that icecream will help to heal ulcers faster. Kesian betul tengok dia merengek everyday, make me feel like crying :( Later he complained to me that he has some allergies on his knees & feet. I applied some cream and it subsided a lil bit. I was just praying that he'll get well soon.

When i was having breakfast with colleague Thu morning, i told them abt Mohsin's condition. One of them told me that i should take him to clinic a.s.a.p. as his condition could be serious. He may have gotten that HFMD :( I never thot his situation can be that bad. Fear that Mohsin has actually gotten it, we took all the kids to clinic Thu night at around 10pm. To my horror, the doctor said "yes, they're infected by HFMD. You need to take them to the hospital for further check up." :( When i told the doctor that we'll go over SJMC in the morning, he asked us to take the kiddos straight away. Aduissshh.. dah la penat baru balik kerja dan belum sempat masuk rumah.. ni nak kena pegi SJMC lak. But, for the kids' sake, we just have to put aside whatever it is and take them straight to the Emergency of SJMC.

Sampai kat SJMC, ramainya orang yang sakit dok menunggu their turn to be seen by the doctor. After registering them all, we waited there for abt an hour or more. Finally their turn came and the doctor confirmed that Faie and Mohsin were infected. Fear that Simba will spread the virus, he's given an MC for Fri. We left SJMC abt 1am feeling very sleepy and tired :(

For those who don't know anything abt HFMD, the child will start with severe mouth ulcer. At times he/she will also get fever. Later red spots can be seen on his/her hand and feet. While most of the spots are under the skin, some spots will surface. There's no particular medicine for it as it's something to do with the child's antibody and immune system. He/she must take a lot of fluid and vitamins to help clear the ulcer, and in some cases to bring the fever down. So pls monitor your child when he/she has mouth ulcer. He/she may not get it from another child but an adult who's a carrier. As for Faie's and Mohsin's case, we're really unsure from where they got it from. Anyways, as off now, alhamdulillah that they have already recovered.

Weekends nowadays

2006-07-17T13:02:00.000+08:00

Weekends have been spent with Mak eversince Abah passed away. We'll make sure we go over to Gombak on both Saturday and Sunday. For the recent weekend, we stayed overnight as my grandma went back to KK oredi. Grandma extended her stay a bit coz my uncle tak sempat nak hantar dia balik. Almost 2 weeks Tok tolong temankan Mak. I'm so thankful for that. Now that Tok dah balik, i begin to worry abt Mak. How is she coping staying there alone? Last night i called her as we reached home, checking on her. This morning i called her again, to make sure she's alright. Mak said she woke up at abt 1.30am but managed to go back to sleep after that. She woke up again at 5am. Saturday night when we're there pun she woke up ard 1.30am coz Faie nak gi toilet. Faie slept with her when we're there. Other kids tak leh nak tido ngan Mak coz depa ni tido lasak sikit, hehe.

At first Mak ajak my cousin temankan dia but my cousin can't as she's having high fever at night. Afraid that she'll be troubling Mak instead of menolong, she declined. It did cross my mind that myself & C temankan Mak kat Gombak, while the kids stay with Bibik kat rumah tapi Mohsin and Milia sure buat perangai if we do that so i tak sampai hati la pulak. It'll be unfair for Bibik to take up the burden to look after the kids on her own as she's not their mom. Also thot nak biarkan Bibik with Mohsin & Milia temankan Mak while me & C stay over at MIL's with Simba and Faie but i didn't get the chance to talk to C abt it :( Entahlah, too many things for me to worry abt these days. My doa all the time is for Allah to ease up my trouble, esp when i'm doing whatever things relating to Abah. Me and Mak's aim is for Mak to stay in Gombak till this coming Thursday at least, untuk cukupkan 40 hari. My grandma told me, "..Mak kalau boleh jangan tinggalkan rumah dalam masa 40 hari tu sebab nanti kalau dah habis 40 hari tu, Mak tak de la takut nak duduk sini walaupun sorang2.." I think i believe what Tok said coz that's what she did when grandpa passed away abt 12 years ago. I'll have to see how it goes with Mak. Hope Mak will be strong to just stay there till this weekend.

Other than that, my marathon of bdays will start this coming Sat with Faie's 5th bday. I haven't even ask her what she wants. If i can read her mind, i know what to get her. Next month will be Simba's. The following will be Mohsin's and C's. Milia's will come in Dec. Dulu masa Abah ada, dia la yang akan ingat bday cucu2 dia :) He'll tease the person who's having the bday. If the kids', depa memang la tak tau bila bday diaorang, hehehe. Abah tak belikan the kids present tapi akan bagi some money dan pesan kat diaorang "..ni bagi Mama simpan kat bank.."

In memoirs of Abah....

2006-07-02T23:36:00.000+08:00

It's been 3 weeks since the incident happened.. but I'm still sad and teary whenever i think of Abah. Anyhow, i'm not sure whether i'll feel OK even after 6 months it happened. So i would like to dedicate this entry for him so that i'll be able to read back whenever i miss or think of him.

Abah was the person i used to call for everything under the sun.. be it nak mintak tolong itu ini.. nak tanya pasal Mak.. nak mintak opinion.. to ask whether he'll be working on the weekend we wanna go visit them.. even to borrow money.. He also once in a while will call me to check on his grandkids.. to check on what time i'll reach ofis when Mak asked him to pass me anything.. to check whether we're going anywhere on the day he & Mak wanna come over to visit.. to ask to speak to C to ask for direction eventho he has C's number.. to let me know that he's at Masjid Jamek station so that i'll stop by to see him on my way back from work.. In other words i was closer to him than Mak. Maybe for the fact that we're both roosters, we have many similarities. But of course i love them both nevertheless..

Thinking back a few weeks before the incident happened, me and Abah talked to each other more frequent than before. Maybe bcoz he's alone at home as Mak was away at Ziela's, looking after her during confinement. I went to meet up with him at Masjid Jamek station when he did his OT there one evening. We talked abt our trip to AOR, eventho we're not travelling together. Abah had to go to AOR earlier from Tue night, 30th May, to Fri, 2nd June as his leave was oredi approved. My plan was to meet up with him there as i applied for leave for Thu & Fri, 1st & 2nd June but my boss asked me to take Fri and Mon instead. As we're on our way up north, he was oredi on the bus on his way back to KL.. so we missed each other along the highway. I was quite surprised when he told me he's not going to drive up as he normally did. But, he said it's not economical to drive up as he's alone, and he's not going to bring Mak back to KL yet. Eventho we missed being with him in AOR, we got to spend some time with him when he came over to KJ on Tue. He helped replace the tap for our kitchen sink. He had dinner with me & C and stayed over till abt 10.30pm. Normally he'll go back ard 9.30pm and gave excuses like "esok Abah kerja pagi.... masuk 5.45am" or something like that. We of course like it very much when he stayed longer coz the kids just love it when their grandpa is around.

Abah came again on Wed after i told him that i was at home. Mak called earlier to check whether i'm at home or not. I was home as i was on MC bcoz my little finger was trapped at the car door when i closed the door as soon as i reached ofis. That Wed morning i was oredi late for my 9am meeting. C dropped me near the canteen bcoz i told him that i need to buy breakfast before i go up to the ofis. As i was closing the car door quite gently, i accidentally trapped that little finger on my right hand :( Ouuccchhhhhh.. i was speechless for closed to 1 minute as it's so painful!! One of the security guards saw me and asked C to take me to the clinic after he brought some ice for me to dip my finger in it. Well, i only realized that that incident happened for a reason after we lost Abah. If not bcoz i trapped my finger, i'll not get that MC and got to spend time with Abah. He was as cheerful as ever when he reached our house that day. He brought some kuih he bought from Yeop's stall, plus some bread for the cucu2 kesayangan. Jarang sangat yang Abah datang rumah we all dengan tangan kosong.. mesti dia bawak all kinds of bread or whatsoever for the kids. We had dinner together again. He was so happy when i told him that Mak told me over the phone earlier that she'll come back the coming Tue as she purposely wants Abah to fetch her from Jln Duta. He went back quite late that nite, at around 10.30pm again, after my helper helped massage his upper arm after he complaint his arm and shoulder hurts whenever he lift up his hand. Of course at that time i didn't know that it'll be our last meeting with him. My syukur to Allah for the fact my finger trapped that HE allowed me/us to spend that evening with Abah.

On that fateful Sun, 11th June 2006, Abah called that morning at 9.46am to let me know that he wanna come over to spend some time with us if we're not going anywhere. Upon hearing that, i quickly asked him to come eventho i oredi planned to go out to Amcorp Mall with C. But knowing that our trip to Amcorp will be a short one and we'll probably be back before he reach our house, i was very excited thinking abt having him around. At 11am, i asked my helper to get the kids ready for us to go out to Sbg Parade. At the back of my head, i thot that Sunday was the Father's Day. As C's gone out for jungle tracking with his frens since early morning and will not be back till ard 2pm+, while in the cab i told the kids that we're going to buy Papa some presents for Papa's Day. Of course the kids were very excited. Took the kids to Toys R Us and let them play for an hour or so. After that we went in Parkson and picked up a few shirts for C and also football tees for Simba and Mohsin. Mohsin asked me to buy him a ball since he also "demam World Cup". Abang dia kata Brazil, dia pun ikut "Brazil" jugak la. [FYI, both of my boys are World Cup babies of 1998 and 2002.] Frankly, that morning i felt very happy, to which if you asked me "why", i may not be able to answer till today. All i can say is, very unusual that i feel happy over no solid reason[s]. Tapi, bak kata orang tua2, bila suka sangat tu mungkin nak menangis la lepas tu. That could have been the case.

We left Sbg Parade at around 2pm after we bought lunch from McD. I told the kids that we need to get home early bcoz their Atok will come over after he finished working. When we reached home, we ate happily together, while me waiting for C to come home before i go out with him. At almost 3pm, C called to ask me to get ready. The kids wanted to follow me but i told them to stay home as their Atok may be arriving any time. I was thinking of calling Abah to let him know that i need to go out. But, the thot of he may lose concentration riding his motorbike stopped me from calling. At Amcorp, we're at the Flea Market where C met up with Che Mat and i had a chat with Che Mat's wife. Leka la bersembang sakan with them. I kept on reminding C that we need to get home fast coz Abah could be waiting for us oredi. C said OK but he wanted to get lunch first. I told him to go up to Kenny Rogers to order food first while i go to Giant to get some sugar. Before i get to the sugar section, i was so busy membelek some peanuts which C likes. Suddenly my phone rang and the caller asked me whether i know anybody by the name of *such and such*. When i told him that the *such and such* is my dad, the caller quickly asked me to go to University Hospital [UMMC] saying that my dad was involved in an accident. Mmg tersirap darah masa tu. I quickly put back all the peanuts i took and called C to let him know that we need to run to the hospital. Tears had oredi rolling down my cheeks as never in my life i received such calls. I met Che Mat's wife on my way to meet C and told her briefly.

As we're approaching UMMC, i called Ziela to ask what were she and Mak doing. When Ziela told me that she's having tea and Mak could probably be sleeping upstairs, i quickly put down the phone. C dropped me near the Emergency. I was actually searching high & low on where to go and who to ask before i was directed to wait in "Bilik 2" for the Dr to explain his situation. Sementara tunggu Dr datang, hati tu memang berdebar-debar, macam nak tercabut jantung. When the Dr finally came and told me that "I'm sorry Cik but you lost your dad", i was actually screaming as i didn't believe what i just heard. The Dr told me that he did try his best to help save Abah but he was not able to as he believed Abah suffered internal injuries. Dr asked me to identify the person brought to the UMMC whether he's really Abah or not. When i saw him lying on the bed, i wiped my tears and kissed him for the last time. That was definitely Abah and i had to accept the fact that he's gone forever eventho before that i still have hopes that the police could have picked up a wrong person. Definitely at that time i can't do anything but cry. I can't claim his body then and there as there are so many other things need to be cleared first. [FYI, the police classified his case as "hit and run" from the calls they received from the passers by. But, as for me and family, we just want the police to close the case eventho that will means we'll never get to know what actually happened. Maybe whatever happened then is only known by Abah and Allah.. wallahualam]

C came not long after that and consoled me. When the hospital personnel asked me to claimed Abah's belongings, such as wallet and keys, i called Mak to let her know. Called Ziela's mobile and requested to speak to Mak. My exact words to her was "Mak.. sabar ya Mak.." and Mak answered "kenapa ni.. kenapa" so i told her "..Abah dah meninggal.." Mak's istighfar at that time was like a knife cutting thru my heart. In between tears, i told her whatever info that i gathered from the hospital people. Mak asked me to call my grandma and notify her so that grandma can tell the rest of orang kampung. From that moment onwards, my mobile continued to ring non-stop. Me & C were directed to do a police report right away at the police booth inside that UMMC. While C dealt with the police, i kept on answering phone calls. One of the policemen told me that at the time they found Abah, Abah was still alive eventho he was in so much pain. Abah kept on uttering the word Allah and the policeman continued repeating shahadah to Abah's ears. Bila dengar macam tu, memang hati rasa tenang sikit coz Abah mungkin pergi dengan aman. Honestly, rasa sedih tetap ada tapi i redha.

As of now, i don't think i can continue with the rest of this story anymore. But i may do it later.. some other time. Anyhow, till today, me, Mak and Ziela have some regrets over what happened but we keep on telling ourselves that it was all arranged and written at Luh Mahfuz. Thank you to all frens and relatives who have been so supportive from the time it happened till today. Thanx a million too for all the condolence messages and doa sedekah Fatihah and Yassin for Abah. Hopefully Abah will be placed among the solihin. Amin..

Faie...

2006-06-21T18:50:00.000+08:00

I overheard Faie talking to my helper this morning while they're waiting for the school bus to arrive. The conversation with my helper went like this..

Faie : Bibik, sekarang Kakak ada 3 bibik..
Bibik : Bibik siapa namanya?
Faie : Bibik E..
Bibik : Lagi..
Faie : Bibik Y..
Bibik : Lagi satu..
Faie : Bibik T :)
Bibik : Pandai kakak :)
Faie : Bas dah sampai la Bibik T.. tata Bibik :)
Auntie J : Good morning girl :)

Al-Fatihah

2006-06-12T01:23:00.000+08:00

*Entry by CK*

Dear all,

Please be informed that Rose's father passed away yesterday. Am posting this so that friends can convey condolences to Rose and family on this blog.

Marilah kita bersama-sama sedekahkan Al-Fatihah kepada Allahyarham ayahanda Rose. Semoga Allah SWT mengurniakan rahmat dan ketenangan kepada roh Allahyarham, serta menempatkan Allahyarham di kalangan hamba-hambaNya yang soleh. AMIN YA RABBAL 'ALAMIN.

Happiest Birthday to Darling CK :)

2006-06-02T00:05:00.000+08:00

Today is the birthday of a ever ever dearest and lovely fren, CK, who has never fail to touch my heart with her sweet and kind gestures, thotfulness and kindness. Even when we're thousands miles away, i sure feel like we're very near as you have a very special place in my heart. You're not only special to me but also special to many frens around the globe, who some i can call them my closest frens too. Not only today but everyday, I only have wonderful thots of you and all the nicest things in the world to say abt you :)

Happy Happy Happiest Birthday dear :D May all your wishes come true and you'll be under Allah's blessings alwiz. Hope you'll have a GREAT celebration with your loved ones and the occasion will be remembered forever :) Blue skies and everything nice....

As i'm never good with words, here's a simple poem written by an unknown author.

A brand new day is dawning
And as it gets its start,
I want you know I am thinking
Of you with warmth in my heart.

Another year has come and gone,
And it's your birthday once again.
So I'm sending you these wishes
Happy Birthday, my dear friend.

I am so glad you're in my life,
All the moments we have shared,
And even through the rough times,
We knew the other cared.

I hope your birthday is special,
No one deserves it more than you!
You are such a kindhearted person,
It shows in everything that you do.

So, my dear, I'm sending now,
Birthday wishes to you today,
I am hoping that you will have,
The bestest birthday in every way :)

Sure wished we could be there with you on this special day of yours. Nevertheless, we send flying kisses thru the wind :) Many Happy Returns of the Day :D

love,

Rose & C

Simba, Faie, Mohsin & Milia

Mixed feelings....

2006-05-31T21:45:00.000+08:00

Worried?

If i am, i'm not sure what Ziela feels :( Only got to know on Monday that Doc suspected her new born, Afiq, has problem with his heart. To what extend, nobody knows.. not even the Doc. They took Afiq back to hospital bcoz of jaundice. After the Doc did some test for jaundice, the Doc said to her that the baby may have problem with his heart coz the heart sounds "lain macam". When Ziela tried to ask further, the Doc seems clueless. So, the Doc gave her a few dates to come back for follow ups after he performed x-ray. For now, we're praying hard that Afiq doesn't have any serious heart problem.

Excited?

If i am, i'm sure the kids are more excited than i am :) They are really looking forward to meet up with Fikri and Aiman. My guess they haven't really know that their Su Wedok has oredi delivered another baby. Of course they heard the story but may not be able to feel it yet as they haven't seen Afiq. C and i went to shop for some books for his "biras" and the nephews at Kinokuniya last night. And during lunch time just now i went to shop for some more books. For Ziela, i oredi bought her something, which i have passed to BIL when he was in KL last week. Just hope she’ll like it :)

Tired?

If I am, what abt my immediate boss? Of course we’re all tired due to some uncertainties :( Life is as such anyways.. But, putting all that aside, just continue to do work lor.. and try to create some happy surroundings while we’re in the ofis. We’re like one big happy family. We like to “belanja” everybody with food or goodies eventho there is no special occasion whatsoever. Even the consultants working on the system passed comments like “….what we’re going to miss most after this project ends is the treat….” Oh well, eventho we’re feeling down with whatever it is, we always try to find reasons to buy cakes or desserts just to share with everybody else. Sapa yang diet tu, nasib la kan :)

Happy?

If I am not, there are still many happy and not happy people in this world. But, why shouldn’t I? I have everything in this world for some people to be jealous at. I have a hubby who cares and loves me to bits, 2 sons and 2 daughters who are cute and adorable, parents and parents-in-laws who are still healthy, inlaws who are so understanding, frens who shower me with their thotfulness and kindness, good health and rezeki, etc, etc, etc. There are so many good things in life that I can cherish and be grateful of :D Alhamdulillah syukur for all the great things in life Allah blessed me with :)

How about your feelings today? Hope you're feeling as good :) Alhamdulillah :D

Testing 1,2,3..

2006-05-29T09:51:00.000+08:00

test.. test.. :)

Last week i was not able to get connected to blogspot from the ofis :( Looks like it's working fine now. It must be the ofis la kan :-/

Happy Monday all :D

A lil bit of here and there :)

2006-05-27T09:58:00.000+08:00

I've been quite busy in ofis for the past few weeks :( Coupled with too many meetings and unstabled PC, blogging was out of mind so memang at times the conclusion was as simple as "mim alif lam sim" :-/

Anyways, i am glad to say that met up with KuE last Saturday was GREAT!! Makan sambil sembang kat Secret Receipe at The Curve, dengan angin sepoi-sepoi bahasa.. chewah, it was so relaxing :) I'm so happy that we found frenship in each other, eventho we met thru the forum. Thanx dear for the lovely candle, complete with the burner, together with box of yummylicious shortbread :D I thot i wanna take a pix of the shortbread when i reached home tapi belum sempat nyorokkan from the kids, half of the shortbread was gone!! Sure you can bukak new biz supplying shortbread.. moreover with orders from Puteri's teachers :) Bila nak bukak biz later, do keep me in mind if you wanna look for investor eh *LOL*

Besides, being able to meet up with KC for lunch on Thu was also another lovely occasion for me :) We went to another Secret Recipe in Sogo as that place is the nearest for KC and me, not to detour so far from our offices. Nama je our ofis dekat tapi nak berjumpa punya la payah, hehehe. Nowadays, dah jarang sangat i keluar lunch awal. At times dah pukul 1 lebih baru nak fikir mana nak pegi :? But, we decided to go ahead with lunch as the meet up was so long overdue. Most important outcome from the lunch, we managed to catch up on lotsa things :D Thanx KC for the gorgeous bag and tudung :) I decided to use the bag staright away *wink* Also, all the BEST to S for the biz he's venturing into. I'm sure the biz will be a successful one. Nanti i boleh tolong promote kat kawan-kawan, hehehe.

Other than that, school holidays just started today for 2 weeks. Simba and Faie are very happy that they don't have to get up early everyday till 11th June. We'll go to visit Ziela and family plus the new born this Friday as my leave for Thursday was not approved. We may stay there till Monday, if there's no urgent call from C's ofis. The new Chairman in C's ofis has requested for all department in the company to present their activities to him. So, we can't extend our stay and have to come back to KL on Monday. Can't wait to see the new born :) For the other days, kids may spend their time in Embah's house. They're looking forward to have whale of a time playing PS2 la kot :) Tak pe, Simba dah habis exam so i'm not that worry he's not spending time syudying, hehehe

Blisssss...

2006-05-25T15:07:00.000+08:00

I know this update is long overdue but i wanna update so that i'll remember later. Last Friday morning, Mak called me quite early. I was getting ready to go to work at that time. She told me that she'll go to AOR the next day, Saturday, coz Ziela called her earlier to let Mak knows that she's oredi in labour. For the first 2 boys also she had early deliveries by abt 2 weeks. We're actually quite worried abt her as her hubby is on having 2 weeks training in KL. At first Mak oredi planned to go over to her place at the end of this month, just before her due date of 3rd June. But, upon hearing the news, Mak just can't wait to go over. Abah pun cepat-cepat pegi beli ticket bus coz Abah tak leh nak cuti.

During lunch time, i gave Ziela a call to ask how is she doing. To my surprise, she oredi gave birth to a healthy baby boy at about 7.02am. Kiranya, masa dok sembang with Mak pagi tu, Ziela dah selamat deliver dah. I immediately called Mak after that to let her know. Lucky for Ziela to have her inlaws around to look after her 2 sons and to help her out at times like this. If i remember correctly, for her first son also she delivered at early morning. But for her second son, i tak ingat sangat. The thing that i can remember clearly is she came back to KL for the school holidays and one day after that she gave birth. Anyways, alhamdulillah syukur all went well for her. Her deliveries have been quite easy so far :)

Me, C and the kids will travel up next Thu to visit Ziela and the unnamed-yet new born. Can't wait to see the latest addition to the family. Ziela will wait for her hubby to come back first before she name the baby. Asked Mak how the baby look like and her answer was just "rupa awak masa kecik-kecik dulu la". Hmmm.. should or shouldn't i be happy with her statement? Oh well, i treat all my nephews like my own sons and asked them to call me Mama eventho C didn't quite agree with me at first. But i think now he feels proud everytime he hears our nephews call him Papa :)

To Ziela & hubby, may their new bundle of joy will bring more happiness to their life :)
To Aiman & Fikri, have fun playing with their new brother *wink*
To baby, welcome to the Rahman's clan :D

Superstitious?

2006-05-10T18:26:00.000+08:00

My right eye has been twitching since Monday. Kalau dengar kata orang tua-tua, katanya nak jumpa orang yang dah lama kita tak jumpa. Nak kata percaya sangat tu tidak la.. But, the last time my right eye twitched, i met one fren who i didn't meet for more than 5 years and i never expect to meet up with her, esp in foreign land and it was a pleasant surprise :) Of course it's becoming irritating but i think i'm still hopeful that i will meet up with somebody soon as i'm sure it'll be another pleasant surprise, hehehe.

From a different perspective, my colleague told me to go to clinic. Oh well, doctor will just give me some muscle relaxant i guess. Should or shouldn't i? Nahhh.. tak payah la kot. If my eye still twitch next week, maybe i'll go coz takut gak ada nerve problem ke. Hope not *while knocking on my ofis table*

Anyways, since i don't think i'll write again before next week, Have a Great weekend all :) To those driving outstation for the long weekend, be extra careful on the road..

Also, to all of you lovely mothers, Happy Mother's Day this Sunday :D Hope you all will have good time with your loved ones *wink*

It's Friday :)

2006-05-05T14:53:00.000+08:00

Outside, it's raining heavily plus the thunder and lightning. Some of us who drove to work may worry abt the traffic jam but i'm not. I'm taking the lrt home eventho i had bad experience earlier this week. To me, taking lrt home is not a big problem becoz i'm not rushing to clock in at home :) In my mind now, i just can't wait to reach home to see my kids :) Another reason to be happy is bcoz it's Friday, yippppeeeeeee. This weekend will be another busy weekend for me as i'll have 2 meetings tomorrow, house warming on Sunday afternoon and wedding reception on Sunday nite. I guess, i can just tweak my thinking a lil bit to stay positive so that i'll stay happy *grin*

Let me just tell you what i love most when i get home. I love the sight of my kids calling Mama whenever i open up the house gate :) I love to see Milia rushing out of the door, just to get to me to carry her, when she push the grill to the side :) Normally I'll get to see Mohsin's smile as well :) I simply lurve his sweet smile :D Faie will stay inside the house, afraid she'll get some scolding if she rushes out like his brother and sister. She'll either watch TV or do her homework. Where's Simba? Hehehe, he'll either having dinner at the table or doing his homework. If he's doing his homework, i'll sit together with him, looking through what he's done until he finishes. They ARE the diamonds of my eyes :D

Have a GREAT weekend all *wink*

Of public transport...

2006-05-04T17:18:00.000+08:00

For the past couple of months or so, i've been so pampered by being chauffeured driven everywhere when hubby decides to send and pick me up from work every day. Hearing and reading abt snatched cases thru the media and daily conversations everywhere make him take the trouble for fear the same case can happen to me any time. Of course i can just let him know that i can take care of myself but we'll definitely never know when and where any disaster can happen to us.. nauzubillah himinzalik..

Monday night he told me that i'll have to take the lrt to work as he needs to go for some visits, leaving very early on Tue morning. When he dropped me at the lrt station, i was quite surprised to see so many people queueing to buy tickets. Hmmm, nevermind that coz i oredi have my ticket so i just climbed up the stairs since the escalator was not working :( Tak pe, tak pe.. exercise naik tangga memang bagus untuk burn some calories... as if la naik tangga kat Batu Caves, hehehe. When the train came, it was quite pack. Nevermind again, it's good enough that i managed to get on eventho later i almost fainted for not having enough oxygen to breath and can move my feet as there's not much leg room.. Isssshhhhh, seksa betul being cramped in the tube, just like it's a sardine can. Normally when i was in the lrt previous times, i'll filled up my time typing sms to frens but that day i was so busy counting stations, huhuhu..
Anyways, to my horror, when i got off at Masjid Jamek station, the queue of people who wants to get on the lrt was soooooooooooo long!! Berlingkar-lingkar panjangnya, sampai ke atas. When i checked myself out, ramai lagi rupanya berbaris before the entry point! My guess, not many people are driving to work these days after the 30sen hike in petrol price. Maybe to those who can afford to drive luxury cars, increase in petrol prices doesn't mean as much as to those yang every month "sesak nafas" before the pay is in. No wonder whenever me and C are early, we don't see that many cars on the road anymore. Rupanya yang masih drive to work tu dah keluar lambat sikit. So, me and C must make it a point to keluar awal sikit every day so that we'll not be stuck in massive jam and can save a lil bit of petrol..

On Wed pun i naik gak lrt coz C kena pegi visit some places and factory. Tapi this time around it was much better as i was a bit earlier than Tue. Tak la teruk sangat sampai tak leh nak bergerak langsung :)

Moral of the story:
..to those still driving to work for all the reasons in the world, beat the jam before the jam beats you :)
..to those naik public transport to work or go anywhere, keluar awal sikit to avoid possibility of pitam/pengsan dalam lrt due to lack of oxygen macam yours truly :)

Of birthday and weekend events :)

2006-04-17T11:51:00.000+08:00

Before i start with my story abt the weekend, i would love to thank some lovely people for their well wishers; darling hubby, CK, KC, Mint, KuE, Sheryl, Fariz my SIL, King, Ana, Abby, etc. All of you really make my day and i'm still smiling from one ear to another *wide grin* I will go for lunch with my boss and colleague to Grappa's, across the road at Menara Olympia, which serves good set lunch normally consist of pasta or pizza set, together with dessert.. yum.. yum :) Other than that, i may buy a cake after work to share with hubby, kids and maybe my in-laws. Hmmm.. why not i just persuade hubby to celebrate it at MIL's place so that we get to eat together-gather, hehehe.

Anyways, i just can't forget what happened over the weekend. Early Saturday morning Molly sms me an invite to go for lunch in Bukit Jelutong. Kinda a blessing in disguise that my dad had to work till night made us cancelled our trip to my parents' house that Saturday. After C picked Simba up from his taekwando class, i got ready as we promised Molly to meet up at the Batu Tiga toll around 12.30pm. We're running a bit late but managed to meet up with Molly around 12.45 and reached Bkt Jelutong before 1.15pm. Eventho we reached Bkt Jelutong quite early, we didn't manage to find that particular road we're looking for. We ended up going round and round in that area. Molly finally called her fren and she told Molly that her hubby will pick us up from where we were. When i got down from the car, i was quite shock and very excited to see that Molly's fren's hubby is actually my ex-colleague :) It's really a small world after all bcoz i met this ex-colleague a few times in late March as current his ofis is quite near to mine. I had permission from the host to invite Sara and Sara came joined us around 2.30pm. Molly, Sara and i had a great time catching up with the generous host, who cooked rice with delicious dishes of masak asam, gulai udang, mix vegie, yummy spiral pasta, together with samosa, cup cakes and traditional kuih muih as desserts :D

After i got home that Saturday, i received an unexpected phone call from Puan Saidah, my ex-STF teacher. She told me that she'll come to KL by bus the next day for a wedding in Rawang and asked me whether me & C can join her or not. After consulting C, C agreed to help me pick Pn Saidah up from Puduraya and take us to Rawang. I was actually very eager to go eventho my invitation to the wedding reception was only an extension from Pn Saidah's. I'm alwiz excited to go to wedding receptions. Eventho i didn't have much expectation before we reach Rawang, the trip was really a memorable one bcoz i met some of my juniors from school. We were greated by familiar faces like Anna, Lini, Jaysree, Feroza, Nina, Maria, Diana and Anis, besides the bride, Mona, herself. Above all, Pn Saidah was also so happy that she got to meet her ex-teacher when she was in her secondary, who's fortunately the bride's mother.

After Pn Saidah, me and C savored the lauk kenduri, which was so yummy, C sent me and Pn Saidah to Quality Hotel, KL. K.Sue and K.Wa, who jointly head the recent MMP committee, gave us a treat for the job well done. C was so sweet to let me "temankan" Pn Saidah till she go back to JB that evening while he went back to my parents' place to be with the kids. The so "kenyang" us [me and Pn Saidah] joined the feast at Quality together with the rest of the MMP committee members. Eeee.. bayangkan la dah kenyang makan kenduri.. sampai kat Quality boleh makan lagi tu. Can't help it as the buffet spread was not bad and some food really looked good :) K.Sue, K.Wa and some of the members took the opportunity to discuss some GJC related matters with Pn Saidah.

After Ryzah and i sent Pn Saidah to Puduraya, i took the LRT back to Gombak. I'm sure my mom was not so happy with me for not spending much time at her house eventho she didn't say much. But, to ambik hati Mak, we stayed there till abt 10pm. I should ambik hati dia coz she even remembered to bake me her delicious choc cake. Last time when me and Ziela was still small, Mak never bother to celebrate any of our birthdays. We never have any birthday dos. Even when i started to learn to celebrate birthdays while i was in STF, Mak even scolded me for buying her a small present. I think at that time she's concern of me buying unnecessary things and will not have money to spend when i really need it. Mak is definitely very careful with her spending, and still is so i'm not surprise if she has more savings than me :)

Anyways, back to the Mak's delicious choc cake, the kids were so happy when we gathered together around the cake. Their eyes were just sparkling looking at the cake :) After they sang me the "Allah selamatkan kami" birthday song, i cut the cake and served them. Semua happy sebab dapat makan cake sampai tak cukup one piece per person.. esp Simba and Mohsin. I think Simba alone ate 3 pieces!! :) Mak packed for me half of the balance of the cake, together with other lauk pauk as usual.

Since this is actually a delayed story oredi eventho the date up there is still 17th April, i'm not going to continue this story as it's oredi a cerita basi :) Anyhow, 17th April went great with celebrations with colleague and family. C bought me a choc cheese cake which we shared with my inlaws. The next day i bought 2 cakes and shared with the rest of staff in my department :) All in all, i can regard this birthday as a meaningful one :D

Note on 26th April:
Nona Maria has planned to have a gathering for the Lembing gang this coming Sun, 30th April at the Chatters Cafe in Taipan. We'll be there from around 2.30pm.

Peekchure Time :)

2006-04-13T02:51:00.000+08:00

Simba in his taekwando suit

practising his kick :)

Kids enjoying their lunch in Alamanda. At that time Mohsin just had his hair cut :)

Tiga sekawan di balik pokok? Hehehe, i just love this pix coz all of them look so cheeky :)

The 2 sisters, Faie and Milia [at Alamanda, Putrajaya]. Faie also just had her hair cut at that time.
Recent pix of the 2 brothers :)
Faie dok call bf :) and Mohsin nak jadi "Mat Pot" *LOL*

The ever manja Milia with teddy from Acik Alish :D

Milia, Mohsin, Syakira and Faie. Pix taken on Sunday, 9th Apr, after we went to the kenduri depan rumah. Syakira will come over to our house almost every weekdays to play with Faie, Mohsin and Milia.

The 2 lovely buddies :D Hope they'll stay frens forever...
Minah bunga? No la! They found the flower at the kenduri and without me realizing, they took it home... opppsss..

Thanx a million to Aunty CK for putting up these pix for us :) Also thanx to Papa for downloading them from the digi camera :)

Kids playmate..

2006-04-10T10:44:00.000+08:00

We've been in the present house for more than 3 years bcoz we moved in a few months after Mohsin was born. We were squatting at MIL's place for a few months before and after my 3rd confinement while waiting for the change of house title by the land ofis then. The only neighbours i've been communicating with for the 3 years are Kak Ani [whose house on my right], Makcik Aminah [rumah belakang coz dapur dia belakang my dapur] and Bibik, a helper in the house next to Makcik Aminah's. I know it's pethatic but i can't help it. I normally go to work when all my neighbours are still doing house chores in their house and in the evening when i come back, they maybe very busy preparing dinner oredi :( I know Kak Sham who lives 2 doors to my left eventho we never speak. Is it me or is it them? Oh well, i just blame myself first. So rose, next assignment is to get to know thy neighbour la *issshhh.. shame on me sungguh*

Anyways, since the start of GJC, i got to know that Nola lives in the same house with Bibik, which means Bibik is Nola's helper. Nola is one of the "fresh from the oven" Srikandis who helped out during the recent dinner. I invited her to come over for the first meeting i attended [which was held at MCOBA] so that she can get to know her seniors. After throwing some questions to her, it's so funny when i got to know that Nola actually lives in the same area with me and Faie, Mohsin and Milia are actually playmates to her younger sis, Syakira. Syakira who is 4, is abt the same age with Mohsin.

Syakira will come over to my house after her afternoon nap to play with Faie, Mohsin and Milia. Whenever she doesn't come, my kids will go over to her house to play. I really don't mind any of my kids' frens coming over bcoz i normally don't let my kids going over to people's house. My only worry is the frens' parents don't like my kids or other kid[s] messing around their house. Kadang2 tu orang tak suka tapi tak nak cakap so it's quite hard to predict.

Yesterday i invited Nola and Syakira over to my house coz nak ajak depa pegi kenduri of another neighbour's daughter. Nola declined as her family didn't get the invitation. But as soon as i put down the phone with Nola, i heard my helper calling Faie's name. Syakira came over to play with the kids so the kids asked her to join them watching Wallace & Gromit, Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Hairan bin ajaib betul my kids boleh tengok Wallace & Gromit everyday. Pantang C & i sampai rumah, mesti nak menjerit coz C will let them watch Wallace & Gromit. Jangan kata budak-budak tu je yang minat, C pun boleh duduk with them, layan depa tengok Wallace & Gromit. Sheeessshh, tak boring ke? :) Anyways, i was actually getting ready to go to the kenduri at that time. Bila dah siap, i just dragged all of them including Syakira to the kenduri :) They all look as if they are all my own kids eventho Syakira nampak comel sikit. I took some pix of them after we came back from the kenduri yesterday. Will share later after C has downloaded them and send to me :) Just hope the kids will be frens with each other for years to come..

Dah lega sikit... phew :)

2006-04-04T17:42:00.000+08:00

Hehe.. this is going to be a lonnngggg entry people. Hope you'll enjoy reading with my bahasa yang tunggang langgang tu.. huhu *wink*

Now that the futsal and dinner are over.. rasa macam lega sikit :) Unlike 2 weeks ago as whenever my phone rang, the call will be either from Lerq, or Molly, or Ina, or Ryzah, or any Srikandis asking me abt this and that. These are also the same people i normally look for bila tak tau apa nak buat.. or nak buat yang mana dulu :) Now that both events are over, i kinda miss calling them or getting calls from them :? Buttt, i think we'll still get to interact with each other once in a while as we still have another project to work on. As this project is not under alumni fully so number of Srikandis i'll meet up will be limited to certain people...

The futsal was great :) Hubby's batchmates pun hantar satu team and they had fun eventho there were small glitches at the beginning. They didn't win but they lost with style, hehehe. Reviews we got from futsal attendees were rata-rata "eee...bestnya..rasa macam masa PPM dulu.." :D Coming from a person who never get to attend any of the PPM events masa kat sekolah dulu [banyak reasons which 2 of them are: 1- mom never allow me to go anywhere during school holidays :(, and 2- i never represent school :( :( ], i felt very much the PPM spirit coz the cheering squads were really loud... betul-betul macam battle of the SBPs.. Habis bergegar Rio tu dibuat dek all the supporters :) Yang menjerit, menyanyi, hentak kaki atas bench, doa followed by silence.. pendek kata "MACAM-MACAM ADA" :D After hearing no complaints but requests from many teams to do this futsal event annually, lega hati organizer. Berbaloi sungguh penat lelah Jaja and her team mates :)

After packing up things from futsal, we moved on with the very last week of preparation for our Srikandi dinner, Makan Malam Perdana at Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel. Persuading more people at the 11th hour to attend so that we'll get a full hall was one of the hardest job as the interested lot have oredi given their confirmation much much earlier. But, as we the organizing committee is very much aware that there are still many Srikandis out there who are not aware of the event, we had to inform people by various means still. Last minute phone calls, sms-es and e-mails were sent to all groups, from the most seniors of the 60s to the most juniors of 2005, who are still "fresh from the oven". But alhamdulillah, we managed to fill up all tables with corporates and Srikandis. Maybe some have used up the tactics of mentioning names like Dato Hishamuddin the Education Minister, ever famous Anuar Zain and the handsome actor Fahrin Ahmad :D We had Hani Mohsin, looking so macho in bright orange baju Melayu complete with sampin, as main MC for that nite.

OK, side-track sikit.. Betul.. Fahrin Ahmad pun datang. It's by invitation from the Srikandi futsal team he coached for free earlier. Many have set their eyes on him masa kat futsal tourney tapi tak berani nak datang dekat coz masa tu tak sure whether he's really Fahrin or not so semua dok pandang dari jauh je la. But during the dinner, many didn't want to miss the opportunity to take 'up and close' personal pictures with him. He's so nice to entertain all his fans by chatting and taking pictures with them with smile on his face all the time. Tak sombong langsung pun :)

After a semi-serious speech by Dato Hishamuddin, speech by Tg Zizi the Srikandi patron was so entertaining. Many times people can't stop from laughing so hard, including Dato Hishamuddin, when she opened up many secrets of the past. Kalau nak kata budak STF nakal, i think semua budak SBP sama nakalnya. But her speech unfolded many fond memories of the school among the Srikandis. Among the best cerita ceriti are [plus some cerita of others], pura-pura sakit so that boleh keluar pegi hospital, signed own permission letters [konon from their parents] to stay overnight at frens' house, learnt speedwriting when copying frens' homeworks before passing up books, ran 500m with kain baju kurung lifted up to knee chasing for food at dining hall, passing by particular classes sebab nak tengok some particular pet-sisters or teachers, walked around the school compound before dinner, and many more. I really miss those STF days actually :)

The first highlight of the dinner was show by our own "Srikandi Idols". They're all very well known during their time for melting people's hearts with their beautiful voices. Numbers like Jelingan Manja, Seroja, Kamelia and a few others [which i can't recalled oredi :(], together with Lagu Jiwa or whatever the name is [it's that Mawi + M.Nasir's song yang tengah hit tu la..] were sang by different superstars. Upon request from the floor, Tg Zizi and Tg Muna were also so supportive when they also sang a few songs. As some of us know, Tg Muna did cut an album or two like 10 years ago.. so she and her sister are actually well known for their love of singing :) Overall, the Srikandi Idols and the royal sisters put up a wonderful show coz what we heard that nite were only praises and screams from audience for more songs.

Next came the fashion show of STF uniforms and attire from the 50s era to present. Models were the "fresh from the oven" girls who practised so hard to look and walk like professional models that night. Ramai yang tak percaya the models only started practising 2 weeks before the event. Ternganga mulut some men bila tengok models yang cun melecun berjalan turun from stage across the hall :) They modelled the baju kebaya kain kasa from the 60s, band attire, baju kurung hijau [this one was from the 80s sampaikan budak sekolah lain kat JB panggil we all 'katak hijau'], baju kurung oren, chequered pinafores and prefect blazers. Need to mention that some of the models got straight A1s for recent SPM exam. Kudos to Nola, Sheena and team for job well done in modelling those bajus. Photographers were at all corners and ends to capture those fantastic moments :D

Next and main highlight for the evening was show by Anuar Zain, in white tux as handsome giler as ever. Even before he started singing, crowd oredi came forward parading behind the royal table which is near the stage :) Tak putus-putus Srikandis came up to stage one after another to either give him flower or take pictures with him. When a few got to sing phrases with him, Lerq had the best moments of all. Her intention to take picture with Anuar ended up with Anuar holding her hand and asking her to sing along :D Wow, kalau i jadi Lerq, mau tak tidur malam lepas tu.. ahaks.. Kalau dulu masa kat sekolah dapat chance cam gitu, sure "tak larat" punya *LOL*

After people came up to stage to get to him, Anuar joined the crowd, going from table to table. Lagi havoc dewan dibuatnya!! His first stop was at the royal table where he asked Tg Zizi and Tg Muna to sing along. Tg Zizi sang some phrases of Widuri with him beautifully. After that royal table, fans surrounded him, attacking him to get signatures on this and that, while fans at other tables were calling him to come to theirs next. I'm very definite those who managed to take pictures with him are still smiling from ear to ear :) Jangan kata yang muda je minat kat dia.. yang mana dah pangkat makcik-makcik pun minat jugak. Some of them commented that they really wanted to approach Anuar but they just can't get up from their seats coz they're mesmerised by his voice, smile and charm :) Tak pe kak, dapat duduk dalam satu hall ngan Anuar pun jadi la kan, hehehe..

Oh well, we came to the end of the event when Anuar's show ended and Srikandis came up on stage to take group pictures. Yours truly tak ambik gambar tho coz sampai je kat Sunway, battery dah kong when i wanted to snap my first pix :( Thot C checked the battery before i left so was so confident the battery was still working that morning as C took Simba's picture with his teakwando uniform. Memang tak de rezeki nak share gambar with you all la.. Around 12.30, people started leaving the hall after the VVIPs left. Two long lines to the entrance were formed to bid goodbyes to Tg Zizi, her sisters and Dato Hishamuddin with Datin. Semua tak nak miss bersalam ngan Dato Hishamuddin. From the smile on his face, we know that he had a good time throughout the event :) The dinner committee members stayed around to kemas-kemas but i left around 1.30am as C and i volunteered to send the models back. Can't say much except for syukur alhamdulillah for the success of the dinner. Comments i gathered mentioned that this dinner is the BEST so far.. so nak kata senang hati pun tak leh jugak until the post mortem is done. But still i'm really grateful that dinner went smoothly from beginning to the end.. alhamdulillah again and again :D

Note on 5/4:
Oppsss... lupa nak cerita that some of ex-teachers and present teachers also came to the dinner. Some of them came by bus straight from STF that Saturday morning. Love those short moments spent with Puan Roy, Mr Black Rose [read: En Rosley Hitam], En Khalid and Pn Saedah. But so rugi rasa when I only saw from far Pn Chong and Cik Salmah and didn't get to meet Cik Naha :( How i wished the dinner was longer. InsyaAllah i'll try my very best to go to JB this end of June for the GJC main event. Can't make plans yet coz i'm afraid i'll end up disappointed if the plan doesn't materialise, just like what happened during CCD. Just have to keep my fingers crossed for now :)

You can view some pix from this link http://www.stfoga.org.my/ver1.0/khas_sjc.php#MMP

Busy as a bee...

2006-03-24T17:28:00.000+08:00

There are so little words linger in my immediate dictionary nowadays which, among others, are either "busy", "pening", "i just wanna quit", "issh mana satu nak buat dulu", "kejap.. nak buat ni dulu..", "rasa macam nak give up" :( I guess there's no one else to blame except for myself who have to do too much thinking. Well, when i accepted some responsibilities, i'll make sure i finish them off jugak coz tak leh nak buat kerja separuh jalan coz i memang tak berkenan when people do that to me so i better not to the same to others. Butttt, i just have too little time to think what to do and which one to do first. Oh well, i'll just have to really practise that "one thing at one time" phrase.

The alumni is coming up with futsal and dinner this weekend and next weekend accordingly. We're still selling table for the dinner. Interested to come to our dinner to watch Anuar Zain performing? Call me or drop a comment here :) Jom la.. jom la.. :D

Anyways, just in case you read this before this Sunday, do go over to Rio De Futsal in Sunway to watch our first ever SBP Invitational Futsal Tourney. Among the teams, which are all ex-SBP students, are 4 teams from MCKK, 4 teams from STAR, 2 teams from SDAR, 2 teams from SAS, about 5 teams from STF, etc. I'll be "berkampung" in Rio for whole day this Sunday.

From AOR to KUL ;)

2006-03-14T11:15:00.000+08:00

Ziela and family came back to KL for school holidays. Got a call from Abah Friday afternoon saying that they're oredi on the NSExpressway. With her heavy stomach, she, hubby and kids reached mom's house on Friday evening. My kids were very happy when they got the good news. Yayyyy!!! When i spoke to Ziela on Friday evening, we planned to meet up at mom's on Sunday coz she and hubby oredi planned to go shopping somewhere on Saturday. I'm OK with Sunday bcoz i'm oredi booked for alumni meeting on Saturday afternoon and a belated birthday party for son* of C's cousin. Both meeting and birthday party went well. Kids enjoyed meeting up with some of C's other cousin's kid and uncles + aunties, together with good food and fun toys :)

*Danial turned 1 in October if i'm not mistaken*

Me and hubby went to Amcorp Mall before we proceed to mom's house with the kids. I need to buy groceries when he wants to check out some stuff relating to military at the Fleamarket. He was so happy when he found a pilot jumpersuit at a very cheap price. Rupanya the owner tu ex-KLSE staff :) Nampak gayanya C'll frequent that place after this..

When kids reached mom's house, they're smiling from ear to ear.. seronok la sangat dapat jumpa cousins sekali sekala. Ziela came to me terboyot-boyot with her perut :D Her 3rd son is due early June so we predicted she'll deliver any time in the 3rd or 4th week of May. If her delivery coincides with school holidays, maybe me and C will plan a trip to visit them la pulak. I don't really like travelling coz i can't stand long journey. So, for now will just keep my fingers crossed.

Anyways, as usual, kalau pegi rumah Mak, macam pegi kenduri. That day dia masak rendang udang, kari ikan, sayur campur, ikan bakar + sambal kicap, ikan goreng. We had choc cake and mango for desserts. Memang sedap yang tak terkata. C makan nasi bertambah 3 kali.. Simba pun bertambah nasi sama banyak dengan Papa dia sebab makan kari Pah memang umppphhh :) Before and after lunch kids filled their time watching VCDs back to back. They had shows of Ultraman, Mr Bean, Wallace and Gromit, Zathura and Castello. Also they had session of "crush gears". They only stopped coz battery habis, hehehe. Atuk yang tukang supply battery pun geleng kepala coz battery yang Atuk bagi tu battery baru..

Time to bid goodbye was the hardest for the kids. My nephews were not happy coz they didn't get to play much with my kids. Fikri persuaded Simba to stay overnight at mom's. Simba wanted to but we didn't bring extra clothes. At the end me and C had to promise Fikri and Aiman that Mama and Papa will take all of them out again the next day. At least that promise put a smile on Fikri's face. So, semalam we all pegi round kat Sogo. While me, Ziela and Mak dok sibuk cari baju for the new baby, kids followed the fathers to the toys section :) We parted around 3.30 before the jam sets in. Ialah, tau-tau je la kalau Jalan TAR tu dah jam.. macam tak sampai-sampai rumah dibuatnya.

Ziela, hubby and kids went back to AOR today bcoz she'll give her students extra classes during this school holidays. Hope she'll have a smooth pregnancy for the last few months :)

Happy Friday :)

2006-03-04T19:36:00.000+08:00

The gebang session which has been postponed too many times has been cancelled since Mint was not feeling very well :( [Hope Mint is recovering well at home. Sorry for being a bad fren for not going over to visit you Mint.. bukan apa, tak nak you susah-susah kalau we all datang *hugz*] Still I took leave for another reason.. to meet up with some frens who I surely can’t spend my lunch time with for many reasons. With new boss [who my superior refers to as “very particular and punctual”] came in on 1st Mar, I presume my lunch time will strictly be from 1 to 2pm from now on. Oh well, my ex-boss has to head a new department now so new boss take over lor...

I started my day with having breakfast with hubby :) Breakfast with him has becoming a very rare occasion now, unlike those days 10 years back where we normally have breakfast, lunch and dinner together. Those days, our office were abt 5 mins walk apart so memang senang sangat la.. We used to frequent a few shops in Pusat Bandar Damansara, BSC, Damansara Heights since our office were on Jln Semantan and some stalls kat Munshi Abdullah building. But those places pun dah tak de nowadays :?

Anyways, I went to PNB and EPF to see my frens to pass them some GJC car stickers. I had lunch with an ex-classmate I met in EPF. Last I met her was in 2001 I think. She told me that her son is now in Sekolah Tuanku Abd Rahman [STAR] Ipoh. The time she sent him there, questions asked to her made her feel so old coz all the boys called her “makcik” :) After lunch, I rushed to Masjid Jamek to take LRT to University station coz I'm afraid I’ll miss my ride to UM Medical Centre to see my ex-Math teacher, Cik Salmah, who has an appointment there. Janji with my junior for her to pick me up pegi UMMC together. Sampai kat University station, to my horror, she’s not there. Made some calls and one of my frens suggested me to take bus to UMMC. Bus ride to UMMC was OK but bila dah sampai kat UMMC tak tau mana nak pegi la pulak.. Lucky I have a fren, Narima, who’s a nurse there who came to fetch me from where I stood after I mentioned to her “I’m infront of Wad Pergigian” :)

When we finally get ourselves to the surgical clinic, Cik Salmah was oredi in the doctor's room. While waiting for Cik Salmah to come out, we catched up on a lil bit of everything. Cik Salmah finally came out from doctor's room about 15 mins after that. When i first saw Cik Salmah's face, i really felt like crying coz she still look the same like 20 years ago. Of course now she looks quite old as she'll turn 55 this year.. but that's the face i remembered from my school days :) Me and Cik Salmah catched up on a few things such as her relationship with the students in STF after i left, her promotion which made her left STF, her mom and sibblings, her condition after her surgery, etc. I'm not surprise when she said she can still remember some of my ex-batchmates when i mentioned names to her. She said "ada yang saya ingat rupa.. ada yang ingat nama je.." :) I spent almost 3 hours with her there. I decided to stay by her side after she mentioned that her right hand is not that strong anymore. Me and frens bought her some goodies which I think is quite heavy for her to carry. Anyhow, I treasured the time I spent with her and I feel closer to her than before. Dulu masa sekolah mana la dapat nak berbaik-baik sangat dengan cikgu so bila dapat opportunity cam gini, I felt so honoured. Me and Laila persuaded her to attend our 1st April dinner bcoz she'll come over to KL for another check up on 5th April. She's kinda keen as long as there's somebody to fetch her from Kajang. Maybe me and Laila can work on it to make it a reality.

I left UMMC around 5.30pm after I followed her to 7U where her sister is warded. I made a promise to myself to stay in touch with her :)

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Edited on 6th March

4th of March was my mom's birthday. Mak turned 57 but still look pretty as if she's only 45 :) Bought blueberry cake for her as kids were so excited to celebrate Opah's birthday.

To Mak, hope you'll be under Allah's blessings all the time :) Thanx for your tender loving care you've poured on me over the years.

Regal occasion for school

2006-02-20T15:53:00.000+08:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20
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Johor Baru's Sekolah Tun Fatimah (STF) will mark its golden jubilee with sports, a fund-raiser, fun-fair, royal banquet and other activities from March 26 to early July.

The all-girls boarding school is inviting its alumnus and former staff to take part in the celebrations.

The activities, launched on Saturday, are jointly organised by STF, Old Girls' Association or Srikandi Tun Fatimah (SKTF) and Parent-Teacher Association.

The main focus is the setting up of the Dana Srikandi fund. It hopes to raise RM500,000 for the school's programmes through a futsal tournament, charity dinner, royal banquet and carnival.

On the drawing board are a treasure hunt, golf and bowling competition.

The money will be used to upgrade school infrastructure besides helping needy students.

SKTF president Prof Noriah Mohamed said it would be the grandest event held by the school to mark its 50th year of existence.

On March 26, a futsal tournament will be held at Sunway Sports Planet, Bandar Sunway. Twenty women's teams and 10 men's teams made up of boarding school alumnus will take part. [Note from me: 1] tournament will be held at Rio de futsal, 2] Twenty men's teams and 10 men's teams rather than what stated]

On April 1, SKTF patron Tengku Puan Muda Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Iskandar, will attend the fund-raising royal dinner, Makan Malam Perdana, at Sunway Lagoon Hotel Convention Centre.

On April 22, a treasure hunt will be staged in the Klang Valley.

A 'Back To School' programme will be held in June in which the seniors will motivate students.

In early July, a proclamation at the school will be graced by its patron, Johor Sultanah, Sultanah Zanariah Tunku Ahmad.

Noriah hoped that all Srikandis, including those who attended the first classes in Durian Daun, Malacca, will attend the event.

They will join Sultanah Zanariah and other royal family members, who are SKTF members, including newly-wed royal couple, Tunku Bendahara Johor Tunku Abdul Majid Idris Sultan Iskandar and former TV3 corporate communication manager Tunku Teh Mazni Tunku Yusof, for a royal banquet at the school.

This will be followed by a carnival at the school compound with about 40 booths selling various items.

STF, formerly known as Sekolah Menengah Perempuan Melayu, was based in Durian Daun before it moved to Larkin, Johor Baru, in August 1962.

School principal Halimah Shaaban said most of the students then came from villages.

She said those who graduated since 1963 had been big achievers with many becoming lawyers, doctors, broadcast personnel and corporate personalities.

For details, contact SKTF secretary Molly at 012-2344331 or visit www.stfoga.org.my.

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To view the full Malay Mail article, kindly go to http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/MM/Monday/National/20060220102922/Article/

Rose's 4-tag...

2006-02-15T16:28:00.000+08:00

i was tagged by KuE..
actually i tak pernah kena tagged before *LOL* coz i think some of them know how lazy i am when it comes to blogging. But hehehe, it's not that bad anyways...

Four Jobs I Had In My Life
1. Bank clerk in Pacific Bank
2. Part time researcher
3. Clerk typist in a few companies
4. Executive

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over
1. Pretty Woman
2. some of P Ramlee's movie
3. a few of Batman
4. ..whatever my kiddos watch coz i have no choice :-)...

Four TV Shows I Love To Watch
1. Iron Chef
2. NCIS
3. American Idol
4. Queer Eye

Four Places I've Lived
1. Kluang
2. Taiping
3. Johor Bahru
4. KL

Four Places I've Been on Vacation To
1. small places in Canada
2. Cameron Highlands
3. Genting Highlands
4. lawatan sambil bekerja ke HK

Four Places I'd Rather Be In
1. overseas where the weather is dry and not humid
2. comfy and cooling home
3. tempat yang tenang dan tak memeningkan kepala
4. ..haven't cross my mind yet..

Four of My Favourite Foods
1. Pasta, pizza
2. Lasagne
3. Cheese cake
4. Bread, salad

Four Websites I Visit Daily
1. my office's
2. frens' blogs
3. mckk8286.com
4. alumni's website

Four Victims To Do This Tag
1. KC
2. Mint
3. CK
4. Sheryl
..pls don't kill me dearies eh.. ampuuuunnnn..

Updates..

2006-02-13T10:39:00.000+08:00

STF Golden Jubilee Celebration

Busy, busy, busy, busy is the word i'm uttering more these days whenever people ask me. With STF 50th anniversary only a few months away, we've been having meeting almost every weekend, and small meetings whenever we get the chance to meet or even talk thru e-mails and phones. From the event, which we named as Golden Jubilee Celebration or GJC, we targetted to get RM300k so that the fund can help finance school activities and upgrade infrastructure. We're praying hard that we'll get the targetted amount or more :)

In conjunction with GJC, Srikandi, the Sekolah Tun Fatimah Alumni Association, has planned a series of events to commemorate the GJC. These events are aimed at publicizing the school's 50 years, culminating in the proclamation and Golden Jubilee Royal Dinner at the school in July. The planned events are:
a. Srikandi Invitational Futsal Tournament on Sunday 26th March 2006, at the Sports Planet Sunway,
b. Fundraising Dinner, ‘Makan Malam Perdana', on Saturday, 1st April 2006 at Sunway Lagoon Resorts Hotel,
c. GJC Golf Tournament, co-organized by PGA and Srikandi, during the GJC weekend of 30th June to 2nd July 2006, and
d. Proclamation of 50 years of STF and Royal Dinner on Saturday, 1st July 2006 on STF ground.

Interested to partly sponsor any of these events? If yes, can contact Srikandi's secretary at 012-2344331.

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Under the weather..

Tengah busy giler cam gini, out of sudden i had high fever after i came back from work Thursday. Went to clinic after me and C had dinner outside. He insisted that i go to the clinic coz i complaint to him yang i dah seram sejuk as i never get any fever for quite some time.. maybe not in the past one and a half years kot. Kalau setakat feverish tu ada la but seldom. Doctor told me that i got throat infection, eventho the tonsils are OK, and my fever shot up to 39 degrees. I was supposed to be in PWTC on Friday bcoz promised my fren to help her jaga booth at MARA Usahawan Expo. But, i had to stay home coz Dr gave me MC. Best jugak duduk rumah with my kids :)

Felt better on Saturday so i went to PWTC to help around a lil bit. Didn't go around to other booth that much coz i was busy talking to my frens who also came to help. Macam-macam gerai ada kat situ esp the bateks. Kiri kanan booth my fren jual batek but i didn't get the chance to buy sebab just tengok dari jauh je. Kept in mind that i'll buy on Sunday. Seronok sangat sampai lupa demam, hehehe.

Went to PWTC again semalam eventho when i woke up yesterday morning i found out that i lost my voice. Lost my voice but still can talk so serak la sikit. So minum la air limau panas segelas, air asam jawa segelas dan makan madu sesudu. I asked C when we're on the way to PWTC "eversince you know me for more than 20 years, pernah ke dengar my voice cam gini?" to which he laughed. Seriously i never lost my voice before eventho dulu selalu sangat jerit-jerit sokong school teams at tournaments *LOL* Anyways, suara serak ke.. hilang ke, i was at PWTC yesterday talking to people who came by.. Buttt, didn't get to buy anything from other booths yesterday coz the time i went over to The Mall to eat, i can't go back to PWTC coz it was raining heavily. "Tawaf" ground floor of Mall dunno how many times kot la hujan berhenti until C called saying that he'll pick me up. By the time i left Mall at 6.15pm, rain hasn't stop. Oh well, maybe next time..

Today datang ofis with squeeky voice still :? Dah tak larat minum air dah but still HAVE to. System consultants pun takut nak tanya whatever to me coz takut my voice makin teruk. But hey, if i need to talk, still need to talk so just talk whenever necessary. One comment i got when i was in the lift this morning "bagus la you hilang suara.. tak la banyak dosa sebab tak leh bercakap.." which i replied with a smile "betul jugak eh" :)

Lazying around..

2006-02-03T10:43:00.000+08:00

Cuti panjang dah habis :( Buat apa during those days? Cerita sikit la..

Saturday morning pegi IKEA coz kena beli wardrobe baru. Need to tidy up rumah sikit coz nak menghalang nyamuk membiak after main nyorok-nyorok kat belakang or celah kain yang bergantungan kat dinding. Was so happy sebab tak de problem cari parking and not many people were around at the time we reached there.. yippppeeee. Dah look see look see, booked one wardrobe dan dapat print out of items. Tengah dok tengok handles for the wardrobe, nampak pulak wardrobe lain which was cheaper so kensel the first order and booked another. On the way before and after booked the wardrobe, memang sangkut sini sana coz dok menengok barang kat IKEA tu macam jakun. Kids were so happy sebab boleh duduk kat sofa, baring kat katil, tengok TV, melompat around, main nyorok-nyorok kat dalam wardrobe while mama diaorang terjerit sebab takut anak dia hilang :p Ialah, dah lama tak pegi so memang banyak benda nak tengok dan jugak teringin nak beli. Oh well, tiap kali ku rasa teringin semua benda boleh tengok je sambil telan ayaq liuq sebab budget tight, hehehe. Had lunch of currypuffs there coz dah tersalah timing. After picked up barang, rasa menyesal didn't ask IKEA to deliver sebab almost tak muat masuk kereta. Nak jimat punya pasal la katakan....

Sunday was spent at home sebab tak de rumah nak pegi untuk kids collect angpow :) First time after many months dok kat depan TV at 12.30 tengok Melodi *LOL* Planned to go for hubby's fren's kenduri but tak jadi. But C went with another fren so kira OK la jugak. After lunch i shooed the kids to nap sebab nak bawak diaorang pegi main kat padang. Kids excited la sebab dah lama depa tak pegi padang coz me & C didn't allow our previous helper to take kids out from house compound. Bukan apa, our previous helper tu pantang jumpa her "frens", bersembang memanjang. Playground tu kat belakang rumah je. After their nap, took them to padang so suka depa sebab dapat main buaian, gelongsor and run around. Met Nola, my neighbour belakang rumah, there. Too bad Nola's sister Syakira was not around else Faie will be very much happier sebab Syakira tu "best fren" dia :) But still, they had fun and me & Nola were glad we got the chance to chat.

Asked C's permission to take kids to Subang Parade [Simba pegi rumah MIL coz nak belajar main chess with C's brother] so that he can put up the wardrobe on Monday. While C berhempas pulas in sweat and all to put up the wardrobe, we toured Toys R Us. I don't think i know any kids yang tak suka masuk Toys R Us sebab kat situ boleh main-main, with no obligation :) Eventho i was so tempted to buy them some things, i just simply can't coz kalau ikutkan diaorang, satu Toys R Us depa nak bawak balik. Will wait for "Vit B" to come la kot before i can buy them anything, hehehe. After Maghrib took them to rumah MIL as Simba was still there. Suka dia dapat main chess and also PS2 with his uncle. He's actualy thinking of spending the night there sebab nak sambung main the next day but we said "no" coz esok ada agenda lain pulak.. Anyways, the wardrobe is standing pretty oredi :) Horrraaaayyyy for C :D

Tuesday was actually a "makan" day coz we went to my parents' house in Gombak. It's dad's off day, that's why we went there, apart from the fact that we've been postponing our trip a couple of times. Mak masak kari ayam, sambal tumis ikan bilis dengan kentang, sup tulang, sayur campur dan ikan goreng. C buat sambal kicap untuk makan ngan sup tulang so memang makan sampai berpeluh-peluh. On top of that, mom also made bread pudding for dessert.. yummy :) Kids also got to watch one VCD after another, courtesy of Atok. Makan pisang goreng dengan teh "o" for tea was so heavenly. We all memang dah tau sangat that kalau hari tu nak pegi rumah my parents kena pegi ngan perut kosong sebab my mom memang suka masak macam-macam dan akan kecik hati kalau we all tak berapa nak makan.. Kalau my mom datang duduk our house pun sure dia akan bawak bekal macam-macam.

Had a meeting with some fellow Srikandis [x-STFians normally called themselves Srikandis after "Srikandi Tun Fatimah"] on some matters relating to STF 50th Anniversary celebration, which we call it Golden Jubilee Celebration [GJC]. Had Sara, Aifa, K.Puteri, Laila, K.Wa and Nola with me that day. Banyak jugak hal we managed to talk about. At the same time we also tried to find solutions for some other issues. Maybe i'll talk more about GJC later coz now banyak lagi benda yang belum confirm.. "We're still cooking something" bak kata orang sekarang :)

Me, C and kids berehat panjang semalam coz tak tau apa nak buat. Thot of going out but felt so lazy.. Simba pulak dah start sekolah eventho Faie still cuti. Thot nak pegi padang with kids semalam but hujan la pulak. But, alhamdulillah coz weather was so hot whole day yesterday, until it rained so at least sejuk la sikit :)

And today, here I am.. back in the ofis.. sitting infront of my PC, updating this blog again... Hi there frens :) Hope you all had a GREAT long weekend :D Care to share *wink*

Blast at NM's bday bash :)

2006-01-18T16:21:00.000+08:00

I purposely went out from ofis at 5.30 yesterday bcoz i don't want to arrive late at Avanti Sunway for NM's birthday celebration :) I had earlier wished her thru sms which part of it reads as follows:

On a bright Tue morning, i can't help thinking abt a fren who's been so dear 2 my heart, who has endlessly make my life so lively, colorful and more meaningful, who has alwiz been very kind to people around her, who never come to meet frens without wearing a warm and sweet smile, who never fail to lend an ear for good, sad or any stories and the person is U ;-) Happiest Birthday Lin :-D

Hubby sent me to Avanti eventho he's still having fever and feeling very weak. All attendees were there seated at a long table with NM at the centre. She's dressed in all white outfit of kebaya and skirt, looking so pretty :) We had a special guest with us too, Adien. He's on a biz trip, stopping over KL for a few days, on his way back to Cape Town from China. Mood was last to arrive as he came from workplace. We haven't order food at that time tho so his timing was somehow right.

Since it's an Italian restaurant, most of us ordered pasta and pizza. NM and i thot of sharing so we asked for ceasar's salad and capriciosa pizza. After our salad and some soups arrived, NM and i kept on getting fed by the waiter. When NM asked him, he only answered "..this comes with the salad.." or "..this comes with the other one.." Looks like me and NM were the ones dok busy makan itu ini until we got suspicious. The rest of them were actually getting restless waiting for their food :? So i said to NM, "..agaknya June ordered for you ke?" where she replied, "..ha-ah la kot sebab dulu pun dia buat cam gitu.. ordered everything on the menu for me.." Not long after that, the Chef came out from the kitchen to ask on how NM is doing which she replied "..all the food are delicious but i'm really full oredi.." To her surprise, the Chef told her that whatever she's eaten were only the appetizers and her main course will come very much later!! Oh my, i know how full she feels bcoz i'm feeling the same as i've been sharing her food bcoz i was also conned by the waiter's words of "this comes with that" and "that comes with this" :) At that time dah rasa macam nak pecah perut kekenyangan after we had a lil bit of each of the ceasar's salad, wild mushroom soup, ravioli with crab meat filling, prawn salad, cod fish and pizza. NM definitely shared her food with the rest and what we can say is all were yummylicious and marvelous. For finale, the waiter served NM lime sorbet and her main course of some chicken dish which was the bestest. [Sorry coz i tak tau nama all the food so kena tunggu NM update her blog coz she has the menu framed (done by the sweet June)*wink*] So, only by that time the rest also got their food.. kesian semua dah kelaparan..

After we're done with dinner, Avanti's staff brought out NM's cake, complete with unicorn ice sculpture and a bouquet of mixed white flowers. All looked so LOVELY :) NM's tiramisu dessert was "riding" on the back of the unicorn somemore :D After we sang for her, and she made the wish before blowing the candles, the whole gang took tonnes of peekcures with it. NM made the night ver much more livelier with her smiles and laughter of joy. With all the lovely pressies she got, plus the BEST of food served, together with great company, i'm sure this is one of the birthday dos that she'll treasure *wink* [For a more detail story and peektures, you'll have to wait for NM to update her blog, hehehe]

Happiest Birthday again NM :) May 17th Jan be a start for all the great things in life to come your way :D

To June, who made all the necessary preparations to make sure the partay is a success, WELL DONE gurl!!! :) You made us leave the party with smiles from ear to ear. What would we do without you darling? *wink*

Note on 19th Jan: Oppssss.. i forgot to mention that since NM never let her guests go home empty handed, she gave each of us attendees a lovely shawl. The guys will have to give the shawl to their partner tho.. Thanx so much NM :)

New School Year

2006-01-09T11:39:00.000+08:00

SIMBA

Simba proceeds to Primary 2 this year. Eventho he didn't get to be nemuro uno, he still did quite okay during Primary 1 and managed to place himself in the top class this year. Not bad for a person who didn't even read his books during the exam week. Well, i guess it's luck. He still attends the morning session for Sek Ugama and afternoon session for Sek Kebangsaan. I think his Ugama class has less students this year bcoz many of his frens are attending the afternoon session as the time i went to pay his fees and to buy his books, there were only 10 pupils with the ustazah. InsyaAllah ustazah will be able to give them more attention eventho i think she'll get more headache with the afternoon class. This year i'm trying something out, i.e paid his school and mengaji fees for the whole year instead of giving him the money monthly. I think that will save me the headache of giving him the exact change every time. He definitely has proved himself to be very responsible for the past years so i think there's no issue of him not being reliable :) Guess i just don't know what's in store for 2006 bcoz the economy was not that good for 2005. I think it's better to play safe la kan, hehehe.

One setback re Simba on first day of school was he got attacked by some insects on his way back from Sek Ugama. He had rashes all over his body. It got worse when he was in Sek Kebangsaan after he ran up and down the stairs helping the teachers with those text books. With some parts of the rashes were swollen, Dr gave him MC for 2 days. Nowadays, school kids pun dapat MC.. eee, syoknya.. dulu mana ada.. But he's very much OK oredi :)

FAIE

My lil kakak starts her kindy too :) She looks so cute in her gown and hair clips, together with white socks and tiny school shoes which has 3 lil flowers on the velcro band. Of course she'll be half awake while waiting for the bus after she had eaten breakfast. The idea of meeting strangers really frightened her on the first day. Eventho Simba oredi rehearsed with her on how to answer whenever anybody ask her name before Papa took Faie to school, still she was so afraid to answer when the real situation took place. She either kept quiet or said "tak tau" when asked. Good thing was she didn't cry. Buttt, she refused to go into her classroom eventho some of the teachers tried to pujuk her. So, on the 2nd day i followed her to school and waited outside her classroom. Glad that she had fun and didn't cry. Well, some kids really had some drama when their mom tried to leave. Yang menangis melalak, yang lari keluar sekolah, yang tak nak masuk balik lepas dah keluar class, yang mintak call the guardian to come pick them up.. macam-macam hal. Somehow i'm glad Faie didn't do that eventho she cried the time i left her in the class. Tapi sebab malu orang tengok dia nangis, dia cepat berhenti. All in all, she actually had fun during that few hours. Last Friday she told me that she oredi has a fren. When asked the fren's name she answered "Elina". But somehow me & C think her fren's name is Elisa :)

Farewell 2005..

2005-12-30T10:40:00.000+08:00

As we bid good bye to 2005, we're welcoming a fresh new year of 2006 :) Excited? Well, i'm hoping the new year will be better than the previous ones *crossing my fingers*

Today, Friday 30th Dec 2005, a few things happen:
1] Nurul gave birth to a baby girl, Insyirah :) Hope all went smoothly and Mommy + baby are in tip top condition. Welcome to the world out of Mommy's womb, Insyirah :D Tried to call Nurul but i guess it's still too early. Will try again later
2] My current maid will be going back and my new maid is coming this afternoon. I'm hoping this new helper will be able to blend well with the kids and takes really good care of my kiddos as good as what both the old maids did earlier
3] Last day of work for 2005 and i have a LOT to do. The project consultant referred the files on my tables as "twin towers" *LOL*
4] Project consultants for our new system in ofis are working really hard to finish the project at targetted deadline, which has been moved a few times. Supposedly today is their last day in our ofis but i think we'll be seeing them for another like 3 months.. or is it 4?
5] A good fren's birthday :) Dah call and wish dia "Happy Birthday" pagi-pagi morning. Moga dipanjangkan umur dan dimurahkan rezeki. Amin :D

To all my best of frens out there, we'll pray for the best to come our way throughout this coming new year, aye :) Frens forever *hugz and mwahs*

Diamonds of My Eyes

2005-12-23T03:46:00.000+08:00

Here are a few pix CK helped me put up :) Most of them were taken during Raya this year at MIL's house. Below is the only recent pix of my 4 diamonds coz they can never stay put long enough before i can get their pix snapped, hehehe. Will try to share more later. For now, ENJOY :D

Faie, Simba, Milia & Mohsin on first day of Raya 2005 at MIL's house.

Milia memang most of the times will not post for a pix coz she'll wanna see what comes out on the screen of the camera so most of her pix are candid :) Faie and Mohsin both love the camera hence ready all the time *wink*
[ Note: CK, Mohsin just cut his hair yesterday and i swear he and Milia does not look alike anymore, hehe. The truth? Me and C like the old look of Mohsin but it's too tiring answering people's question whether he's a girl or a boy :) ]

Sweet isn't she? *wink to Nurul and Noreez*

Close up pix of the manja Milia :)
(comment from Aunty CK : btw, love love this sweet photo of Milia... )

I think in this pix Milia resembles her "Su Wedok" [my sis Ziela, when she's small]

Faie dah siap nak pegi surau eventho sembahyang Raya dah habis dah :) No, we just love her adorable look in this embroided tudung MIL bought for her from Mecca :D

Pls make way coz the Batman Mohsin is here :D

Mom, Dad and Ziela..

2005-12-21T16:53:00.000+08:00

Ziela, being my only sis, is 4 years younger than i am. She's currently a teacher, lives in Alor Star, happily married to Di with 2 lovely sons. She's a few months pregnant with her 3rd child :) Am really happy for her coz she's been wanting to expand her family, hoping for a baby girl. Her morning sickness is quite bad as she never experienced that while carrying her 2 sons, Fikri and Aiman. Fikri will turn 6 in 2006 while Aiman will be 5. Aiman was born in the same year with Faie. Aiman and Faie had their "cukur jambul" together in 2001. At that time, the two balded head kids look very much alike despite of their different gender. Well, i guess most babies look alike, be it anak mat saleh, Cina, Melayu, India, hehehe..

Before she took up teaching career, Ziela was an auditor. After she left STF, she did her accounting studies in UiTM Segamat before continuing with Advance Diploma in Accountancy in UiTM Shah Alam. She gave up auditing work after she agreed to her MIL's proposal, i.e to be married to her son. (Di and family used to be our neighbour but me and Ziela didn't get to mix with Di and sibblings much then since we're away in boarding school. The only time i remembered before the family moved to Kedah was Ziela's MIL had her last child, who's a daughter. That was of course many years ago.. almost 19 years ago.) At that time Di was still a teacher in Langkawi. There's no way for him to move from Kedah straight to KL with the reason "to follow my wife" when asking for transfer. It's of course very much easier for my sis to ask for a teaching place near her hubby.

Mom has been "lady of leisure" from the time she married Dad almost 38years ago. She did all the house chores by herself, including managing us and Dad. She's very good at cooking becoz she's been well trained by her mom. After she finished primary education, she stayed home besides helping her parents at the padi field. My grandparents were farmers, who at the same time rubber tappers. Nothing came easy last time, according to my late granddad. He used to let me how hard life at that time eventho my grandparents were lucky to have their own rubber trees and padi field. Gramp said, "..kalau beli kain, sekayu sebab anak ramai..", "..nak ganti baju, setahun sekali.. mana ada merasa baju baru gegalak [in normal malay languange is banyak kali].." (I miss him a lot coz i used to spend a lot of time with him when i was small. Being the favorite grandchild just becoz i'm the eldest grand daughter (my cousins who are older than me are all boys), i got the privilege to listen to all his wonderful stories whenever we made a trip to KK). Mom also used to tell me how she used to carry 10kg of padi on her back when she was small. She did all the washing and cooking for her sibblings coz they were all still schooling. Whatever Mom experienced made me feel so lucky to have all the gadgets and maid to help do the house chores now, alhamdulillah.

When Mom got married to Dad, she get to follow Dad to a few places. Dad, being the army personnel, got to go Taiping, Kluang, Bentong, KL, Sabah and Sarawak during his tenure. Dad retired at the age of 45 from the army. At that time he looked as if he's only at his late 30s.. awet muda :) Even now when he's oredi 60 years old, he looks very much younger. Haa! rahsianya.. senang hati selalu. He's really calm when he faces any difficulties. To him, everything will be taken care of if you try really hard to take care of it. Whatever he can't solve, he'll leave it to the Almighty who knows better than him. His character really suits his name, Rahman which means penyanyang. Not only he's loving but also caring and very patience. Very rare that we got scolding from him when we're small. Unlike Mom who used to be very strict with her screaming and practising with the cane on us. What to do, me and sis used to be very naughty. With sis tearing off my books and me sakat her till she cry :) In other words, we used to quarrel all the time.. so memang kena rotan je la jawabnya.. [But, i realised since some time ago that Mom's scoldings were for our benefits. Other people will just talk bad about you when you made mistakes or do anything bad. But Mom (in general) will be the one who'll tell straight to you what wrong you've done and how to correct it. Of course the truth hurts but i'd rather know the truth than be fooled..] Anyways, Dad is still working after he retired twice, first from the army and second time from one of Genting Bhd's subsidiaries.

Mom used to sell kuih and nasi lemak when we're still schooling. Her kuih are very tasty.. memang sedap :D The range she used to make was kuih lapis, karipap, bingka tepung beras, seri muka, tepung pelita, lompang, lepat pisang, kuih lopis, talam ubi and a few others. After she quit, even until now, there are still people ordering kuih from here once in a while. She's very strict with her QC bcoz she wants her kuih to taste nice and did not get fermented easily. Mom quits kuih biz when she decided to look after Simba in 1998. Of course i was against her decision but she's really firm about it bcoz of many horror stories she heard about negligence maids. She looked after Simba and Faie then, before we moved to PJ in 2002. Now she occupies her time attending agama classes with her frens/neighbours. She seldom comes to my house as her classes are 4 times a week. So, every other weekend we'll have a feast with all of Mom's cooking :) Kids LOVE the time they get to spend in Gombak mainly becoz Dad like to buy new cartoon CDs for them. Else, they'll just entertain themselves with the existing cartoon CDs or play with toys.

To Mom and Dad, thanx for all the love you both have showered me with and you both know that my love will always be with you :)
To Ziela, eventho we're far apart and most of the time only get connected with sms and chat on the mobile, i'll always be there for you and i love you so much sis..

Updates on my kids :)

2005-12-12T17:47:00.000+08:00

Simba will be in Primary 2 come January 2006. Bought his new shirts and bag few weeks ago. Other things than his books, he'll use previous year's coz some are still useable. Will need to teach him to be extra careful with his belongings so that those things, like school bag, pencilcase, color pencils, sharperner, etc can last longer. Bukan la kedekut nak berbelanja untuk anak-anak but berjimat cermat.. C oredi planned to go buy his books tomorrow so that we'll get all the needed books.
- He went for his first fishing trip today [Monday, 12/12/05] after he sweet talked C for a few days. They went with Yarzee, one of C's frens, to Port Klang. When i called them at abt 3pm, they're on their way back but they didn't get any fish. But Simba told me that the 'fishing neighbour' gave them some :)

My sweet gurl with the curly hair, Faie will turn 5 in 2006. It's time for her to attend kindy so we're sending her Simba's old kindy. We're very comfortable with the environment and the teachers there. She bought her Powerpuff Girls schoolbag earlier after i managed to pujuk her not to buy a Barbie schoolbag. Bought her shoes too, really cute one by KikiLala, which has small flowers on the buckle strip. We had a hard time looking for one actually bcoz of her small feet. Can't imagine that my lil girl will actually board Jenny's school bus soon :)

Mohsin insisted that he needs to buy his schoolbag too when kakak bought hers. He was eyeing those Batman bags when we're in Parkson. He went back and forth thinking of which design to choose but was so disappointed when we told him that he'll need to wait for another year. Maybe but next year he'll want to buy Spiderman bag instead. Well, will have to wait for that time to come. He's becoming more mischevious by the day. He can be very clingy to me whenever he's in the mood. He'll sleep next to me and put his head on my arm when Faie put her head on my other arm. But at other times, he'll sorta say to me "Ma, leave me alone coz I wanna play on my own".

Today is Milia's 2nd birthday. How fast time flies :) My maid has been singing with her the "Allah selamatkan kamu" song since yesterday. At this point of time, she resembles my sis when my sis was small. With her big eyes and her baby doll hair style. I think if i put Milia's pix next to Ziela's baby pix, many will not be able to differentiate who's who :) I love to see her when she smiles coz she looks so adorable with her white teeth sparkling. But never underestimate this lil girl who can be so fierce whenever people come and disturb her. I hope she'll grow up to be a very nice person :)

Weekend of 19th and 20th Nov 05

2005-11-22T12:21:00.000+08:00

The eagerly awaited weekend of 19th and 20th Nov finally came :) After work on Friday, we already told maid that we're going away for the weekend and she doesn't need to do any washing or whatsoever. (Ialah, kalau tak pesan kesian pulak dia basuh baju bagai nak rak and lepas tu baju yang tinggal tu masam pulak coz lembab over the weekend) I packed enuff clothes for the kids and me & C till Monday.. mana la tau just in case anything happened. [kira macam instinct to "sediakan payung sebelum hujan" la coz memang at the end we stayed till Monday as C was tired to drive back on Sunday]

That Friday evening, we had to take Faie to the clinic coz she looked so weak and been sleeping everytime we came back from ofis. When i asked whether she's OK or not, she'll answer that she's OK but she'll go back to sleep right away. Dia nampak macam "high" after makan ubat demam or selsema. But when we asked the maid she said Faie's like that sebab "tak tidur siang". I was not satisfied with the answer coz selama hari ni pun kalau Faie tak tidur, she'll be very active.. with her mulut becok and running around. She's just not her normal self. At the clinic i was quite annoyed with the Dr's explanation. The Dr said it's normal for kids to be weak when they're recovering from fever. I was not satisfied so i brought up an issue saying that Faie is under-weight. To that, he even annoyed me further by saying "No, she's normal" until i insisted for him to jot down her weight. When the nurse said to the Dr that Faie's weight is only 12kg, the Dr agreed to monitor her weight everytime she comes to the clinic.

Saturday morning, after the kids had their breakfast, we drove down to the kenduri in Batu Pahat [BP]. Since we started our journey at about 11am, we expected we'll be there around 2.30pm. It was raining all the way from KL to BP which really didn't help us. We sorta looking for which exit we should take so that we'll get there on time since perut dah mula nak main lagu keroncong. Out of sudden, my phone rang and the caller was my auntie. She and her family were actually on their way to JB. We stopped at the rest area and sembang. C asked my uncle on which route to take. After getting some ideas on what to expect, we moved on with our journey. Anyhow, to cut the story short, we all sesat sampai entah ke mana-mana and at the end we called the bride's house to ask for direction. We finally arrived at the kenduri at 3.30pm in the rain. The couple looked so lovely in matching color of golden yellow. According to the couple, they're lucky coz the rain started while they're having "makan beradab" [lunch at the special table]. Old people says, kalau tengah makan beradab hujan turun, sejuk rumahtangga. InsyaAllah :)

After some catching up with the couple, we made our move to Kluang. That small town didn't change much as it's still quiet and peaceful. Managed to show C and kids my primary school of Tunku Mahmood 1, which now is on it's own. Last time the compound was shared with Tunku Mahmood 2. Also kids jakun sekejap tengok train bawak barang lalu kat tengah town. Went round Kg Melayu and area Gunung Lambak. C took a pix of the house me and family stayed in 1980 fro 2 years which to my amazement still looked the same. The same as exacto mundo, as if nothing was done to the house, not harmed by the rain and sun, still standing steadily eventho it really looked old now. We didn't get to see the other houses and areas i wanted to see as we're rushing to meet up with C's cousin somewhere along the highway. I made a point to myself that i'll go back to Kluang again so that i will get to do some visiting later.

To cut story short, we reached JB at around 9pm feeling really tired and sleepy but hungry. While C's cousin went out to buy dinner, we freshened up ourselves. Eventho it's kinda late, kids were still very excited bcoz they saw many big toys in the cousin's house. They were playing till close to midnite. Kena paksa tidur baru nak tidur :? Told them that they need to get up early the next day coz we have another wedding to attend.

We arrived at the wedding close to 1pm. Best dapat pegi wedding with this open house concept. The food was awesome :D Host had the delicious mee rebus Stulang, infamous otak-otak Kempas, yummy beriyani with all the lauk pauk, murtabak special Singapore, tasty kuih bakar and the rich fruit cake. I saw all the guests were smiling from ear to ear while they sampled all those delicious food. The newly weds, who looked stunning in turqouise green outfits, went from one table to another entertaining the guests while groom's mom and sisters busy running in and out of the house to make sure everything is in order. Relatives and friends came from near and far. After hubby sent back kids to his cousin's house as they're getting restless, we're joined by TC, Tie, Silmi &amp;amp;amp; baby; Feruz with Zalina & Aaliyah; Adi, Penny & Nayli; CK, Noreez and Sheryl :) We took quite a number of pix as you can view at CK's, Noreez's and Sheryl's blogs. We were so busy excitedly updating ourselves with all sorts of stories sampai tak sedar dah petang :D

...alamak.. penat la coz dah tiga minggu dok type cerita ni tapi tak habis gak lagi.. nanti la sambung lagi..

Happenings since i last blogged.. part 2

2005-11-14T11:03:00.000+08:00

The one and only time me and hubby break fast outside during Ramadhan was when we gathered with C's batchmates for their annual Arietans buka puasa gathering. They'll have it every year, fixed on 3rd Saturday of Ramadhan. But this year, they had it a lil bit earlier because many were not able to attend bcoz Friday 21st October was a public holiday in some states for Nuzul Quran. So, they had it on Wednesday 19th instead. Eventho the crowd was smaller this year but no doubt it was still a FUN one catching up with these cool budak koleq and their families :) Among the better half attended were Abby, Lissa, Jojie, Suzany, Chech, Inaiza, Tie, Amy and a few others [please pardon my goldfish memory :( ] Also, got the chance to meet Zahari, my primary school classmate. We didn't see each other after my family moved from Kluang to KL in 1980. I only heard stories about him from hubby all these while. Having to meet him face to face brought back some childhood memories. We made a point that we need to catch up with each other again. One fine day maybe..

During Arietans' buka puasa gathering, one of his frens distributed his wedding invitation card which will take place in BP [for the bride side] and JB [for his side] this coming weekend of 19th and 20th November. InsyaAllah hubby, me and kids will be going over.. kalau tak de aral melintang. I'm excited and really can't wait to meet up with CK, FK and Yasmin coz they are invited too :D And hopefully we'll be able to meet up with Sheryl, Noreez and Raudz too *wink* Would love to go around JB and singgah my old school if time permits. Haven't been going to JB since 1990 when i last visited my sis before i left for US. Kalau la ada masa, nak jugak singgah Kluang to have a look at the town where i grew up. Nak tengok and tunjuk to hubby and kids my primary schools, those previous houses where i lived in during my childhood, a fren's family house [who used to be my buddy during primary school days. Heard she's a nurse in Sultanah Aminah hospital in JB but her family still live in Kluang in the same house where me and family used to visit dulu-dulu], another fren's family house [she was in the same class when we're in Std 4 and Std 5 during primary days and we went to same school and live in the same dorm for 5 years during our secondary days. She passed away after some complications after giving birth to her first child many years ago.. al-Fatihah.. I used to lepak at her house during school holidays bcoz her house was not far from the quarters me and family lived in. Hope her parents still live there.. or at least her brother's or her sister's family..] and some lepak places which i frequent to last time. My family spent many years in Kluang when my dad was still in the army. Dad's last posting was also in Kluang before he retired in 1984.

Will try to update more happenings later kalau semua my plans materialised :) For now, just thinking about this weekend, make me smile from one ear to another :D

Happenings since i last blogged..

2005-11-11T12:12:00.000+08:00

Hehehe, have been VERY lazy and not in mood to blog or do anything :( But, so many things happened for the last 2 over months which i think i would like to put in writing. We celebrated wonderful birthdays of Faie, Simba, Mohsin and darling hubby/papa. Eventho we didn't do any grand celebrations but with cakes and gifts or angpows, everybody was happy. We only have another birthday to go, which is Milia's, before the year ends. Faie now has a few Barbie or other Barbie-look-alike dolls in her collection, Simba had some angpow monies in his bank account, Mohsin had a new Lego set and hubby got new perfume and shirt :) As for what cakes they had, SIL made yummylicious tiramisu for Faie, sinfully delicious cheesecake with powerpuff girls sugar poster for Simba and wonderful banana pudding for Mohsin. As for hubby, i bought him a simple blueberry cake but we enjoyed it nevertheless.

After all the birthdays, came Ramadhan and Raya. Eventho i think i shouldn't be complaining much about anything [and be grateful with all i've been getting], overall i didn't have a good Ramadhan. I had lotsa orders for the cookies i advertised after i gave out a lot of samples but i didn't get to deliver all. The kakak who made those cookies didn't have enough helpers to make the cookies ordered. At one time, she had no any helper at all :( She's lucky to get some help from some frens and managed to make some and delivered some eventho not all. I had to cancel about 50 to 60 pax of my orders too. But for me, it's better to get something rather than nothing.. alhamdulillah.

During Ramadhan also, hubby had to follow his mom to China for 6 days. MIL wanted to experience fasting with his 2 sons there and later they came back for Raya celebration together. MIL being not that well and having to transit a few times along the way may have lack of confidence to go alone, hence had to drag C along. Well, good for hubby coz he really enjoyed his stay there. In his exact words, "...it'll be good if we can go and live there.." :) He loves the place [he described it as LOVELY] and the politeness of the people there.

In the absence of C, to make things worse, my parents went for their umrah trip for about 2 weeks. Just like MIL who wants to experience fasting in China, my parents also want to experience doing their ibadah and fasting in holy lands during Ramadhan. I was so sad and turned moody when my parents didn't call. They finally called when they're in Mecca. Alhamdulillah everything went well for them until they arrived back in KL one day before Eid. A few hours after they reached home, and gathered things they bought for the relatives in Mecca, dad drove back to Kuala Kangsar to spend the last day of break fasting with my mom's sibblings.

Our first day of Raya was actually spent on the road and in KK. C had earlier prepared chicken chop for our family's Raya dish. After C came back from Raya prayers and we have eaten our chcicken chop [which was definitely YUMMY :D ], we went over to MIL's house. We had our "bermaafan" session with C's mom, sis and 2 brothers. At noon, we started our journey to KK while C's mom and sibblings went to Kg Pandan to join the rest of his mom's sibblings and their children for their Raya tour. I always long for this Raya tour bcoz we'll go in at least 6 cars to visit one family after another in Kg Baru. We usually start with Wak Ruby's house and will go to Wak Miah's followed by Wak Asip's, Nyai Mok's and the last one will be Nyai Busu's before we proceed to Bukit Indah. But we didn't get to join the entourage last year and this year. [Kalau panjang umur, next year and year after next mesti ikut beraya with them coz all the aunties, uncles and cousin mousin coz memang meriah la kan :) I mentioned 2 years bcoz next year the married cousin mousin will celebrate first few days of Raya with their inlaws so only the year after next they'll celebrate first few days of Raya with their parents]

[to be continued..]

More cookies!

2005-09-20T16:56:00.000+08:00

[I did write something yesterday when half-way the network buat hal and i lost whatever i wrote earlier. well, just re-write lorrr..]Looking at those tempting tarts really make me feel hungry, esp when i have some on my table :) I just love those delicious tarts which has buttery dough and a lil sourish pineapple jam. The dough is so soft which make the tarts melt-in-the-mouth. The container looks presentable enough if you wanna buy and give it away even just like that.

isshhh.. silap pandang rupa macam siew pau je tarts ni. For those who love tarts which is not so sweet, they are going to love this.

There are 50pcs of delicious tarts in this container. I sell them at RM24 per container. Believe me there ARE people out there who sell these SAME tarts for RM35. I heard it from the kakak who makes this yummy tarts myself. Below is how the cookies will be sold if you want to order them in quantity of 45pcs. They are all priced at RM24 per round container, with 50pcs of tarts or 45pcs of other cookies, namely Caramel Oat, Choc Mint, Mon Cheri/Cheri Mon, Lemon Fingers, Venice, Alpine. I will try to upload more pix on the other cookies such as Double choc strawberry chip, Hazelnut Mocha, Biskut Maamur and Batang Buruk when i have them later.

[All pix featured here are courtesy of CK. Thanx so much for the effort dear *mwahs*]

Cookies, anyone?

2005-08-16T11:33:00.001+08:00

This purplish cookies is named "Alpine" [hehehe CK, you need to tell how it taste coz i haven't taste them myself]

CK says: Our top favourite among the cookies (Y just couldn't have enuf of 'em, unfortunately we got only four or five pieces, I think (tak sure pasal "ngap" cepat sangat!), hehe, so I think definitely I will order a couple of "balangs" or boxes from Rose just to satisfy our craving for this gem of a cookie! It melts in the mouth, the cookie, altho soft and crumbly, is just nice, not too sweet and not too rich, but creamy and buttery...argh, I don't really know how to describe it, hehe, is it enuf to say that it is the best of the lot, Rose? :)

Delicious and crispy "Choc Mint" will tempt chocolate lover to keep on munching this cookies without you realizing it's already the last piece :-) Maybe those who's sceptical upon hearing the word "mint", afraid that the cookies will taste like toothpaste, worry not as the mint taste is very minimal.

"Caramel Oat" is a crunchy yet healthy kinda cookies for those who watches each calories of what they eat. The well-mixed of caramel, oat, sesame seeds and almond is glazed with white and dark chocolate to give it the expensive look.

The sourish lemon taste of this "Lemon Fingers" is the melt in your mouth kinda. The buttery dough is not too heavy for anyone's intake and the sour taste from lemon completes the cookies. It has the "semperit" look but i personally think this is better, hehehe.

CK nak menyibuk here says: This is second on our list of favourites! Buttery, lemony and you're right Rose, it does melt in the mouth. Just can't get enuf of 'em (note to self: must order more from Rose, hehe)

At the first bite, you'll never know that you'll be surprised by the ginger taste. You need to keep on biting and when half of that piece has gone into your mouth, that's when your surprise taste will come out. We commercialised the name as "Crystal Ginger" as the ingredients include crystalised ginger besides almond.

Sweet and sour cookies for you? This butter based cookies of "Cheri Mon" has the taste of sweet from the white chocolate glaze and almonds, sour from that triangle shape of "asam bulat" [hehehe, i forgot what's the name of that asam.. so help please :)].

Will you imagine of Venice if i say that the cookies is named "Venice"? It has that buttery taste complete with chocolate and grounded almonds which taste delicious. [CK, help me to describe more of this cookies please...]

CK says: Ish, no need for extra description as you already wrote what's good about 'em, eg. buttery and delicious, heh. This is third in our list of favourites! Goes very well with a cuppa hot tea or coffee, I tell ya! :)

A simple name of this rocky "Biskut Kuaci" becoz the ingredients contain 3 types of sunflower seeds, nestum and raisins. For those who don't like the raisin, you can let me know that you want it without raisin. The look may not be there but taste is awesome as it's crunchy and healthy :D

These delicious cookies [except for Biskut Kuaci] are available in square pack of 27 pieces at the price of RM15 and round container of 45 pieces at RM24. As for the "Biskut Kuaci", it's available in canister of about 60 pieces for the price of RM26.

Sample of "Crystal Ginger" cookies in a square pack.

"Gift Inc" is involved in hampers and gifts business. Currently there are 2 of us, me and Safina doing all the work. Our target for this Raya is to get as many companies as possible to take up corporate gifts from us. We have selected nice jerami and pandan halus baskets [imported from Bali] to put our things in there so that it looks very presentable. All the baskets will be nicely decorated with either artificial flowers or ribbons. Never need to worry about contents in those baskets as we allow customisation. Contents other than cookies, which are non food items, will include kain batik sarung, kain pelikat, brooches, sampin songket and any other items requested by customers.

On the food items, other than these cookies we also have melt-in-the-mouth pineapple tarts, double chocolate strawberry chip cookies, bahulu pandan chocolate chip, dodol, wajik sirat, hazelnut mocha cookies, Belgian recipe chocolates in many flavors, rich fruit cake, carrot cake, chocolate mint cake and a few others. We are trying very hard to come out with our brochure for easy reference. We welcome agents for our corporate gifts or cookies. Do call either me (HP: 012-3563564) or Safina (HP: 019-3166709) for appointments if you would like to see some samples of our corporate hampers :-)

Stories of Myiesha :)

2005-08-11T13:58:00.000+08:00

Kamilia Myiesha gets more mischevious by the day :) She's also very manja.. and she enjoys short chuddlings [don't try to chuddle her too long.. she doesn't like it]. She also loves to eat whatever she thinks is nice.. biscuits, chocolates, fried fishballs [or sotongballs], fried tempe, seaweed, kerepek pedas, keropok, cakes, ice cream.. anything at all as long as it looks interesting.

Last time she used to cry whenever a stranger pick her up and carry her. But now she kinda adjust herself a lil bit. She may not let a stranger carries her but at least her crying stopped.. unless she really doesn't like the stranger. hmmm...

At the age of 1 year 8 months, she already has 9 teeth.. 4 front upper teeth, 1 molar upper tooth, 3 front lower teeth and 1 molar lower tooth. Hmm.. whenever she smiles, she looks so sweet :) Wished i can put up some pix on the kids here, hehehe.

Anyways, i really can't wait for the days for me to go out with her, like what i've done with the other 3. I'm sure we'll have a FUN time together.. going in and out of shops doing some window shopping together :-D

Meeting with Angel Eyes Babe..

2005-08-10T15:18:00.000+08:00

Been communicating with Sheryl thru forum and fone abt her training in KL. So, we plan to meet for lunch on Monday, 8/8. Been convincing KC to meet us for lunch too. But since distance and workload are the hurdles for KC, i met Sheryl alone at Coffee Bean Sg Wang. [But KC met her in a separate session later that Monday] Saw her standing prettily near CB the time i reached there. I was late at that time so kelam kabut with 2 bags of cookies, 1 bag in each hand. While we're proceeding to order, Sheryl got THAT call to say that she need to come again for second audition. Congrats!! Really hope she'll proceed to the next round.. and to final :)

Wanna say something abt the bags of cookies. 1 is for CK and the other for Sheryl. In CK's bag, i put a box of mixed cookies [6 types altogether namely Alpine, Cheri Mon, Choc Mint, Caramel Oat, Lemon Fingers and Vanice], a box of Caramel Oat, a box of Choc Mint, a box of Crystal Ginger and a canister of biskut kuaci [sunflower seeds cookies]. In Sheryl's bag, i put a box of Choc Mint and a small canister of biskut kuaci. Sorry CK as i can't give you more than what i put bcoz i don't have a small sqaure box to put in those tarts for you. And to Sheryl, sorry too coz i don't have anymore cookies in my stock.

Anyhow CK, i need a BIG favor from you. Can you pls take pictures of those cookies and put them up in this blog somewhere? Think this blog needs some color, hehehe.

Back to the story on meeting Sheryl. Just wished we had more time to catch up on other stories actually. The last time we met was a few months ago when she came to KL for a training also. At that time we had a heavy lunch in Seeds Cafe Sg Wang. After we both finished our plate of green chicken noodles, we both can't get up. The meal was very good in a huge plate and the serving was big. I guess Sheryl takut she didn't get to go back for the training if she overly kenyang, she opted for just a drink in CB :-) But still, a glass of sinful Belgian Chocolate Latte made us happy.

Also, we met again on Tuesday bcoz i forgot to give Sheryl The Edge mag CK asked for. Okay gak jumpa dia again as i got to meet Amir Etc. We all had lunch in a restaurant across from Swiss Garden eventho at first Sheryl didn't wanna eat. I brought some Hazelnut Mocha cookies for Sheryl. Sheryl kata sedap eventho rupa tak de, hehehe. We parted at abt 1.45 coz Sheryl had to go back to the training.

Sheryl, i had a GREAT time catching up with you. Thanx for the lovely mooncakes. Me and kids had the Green Tea and Red Bean flavors. We have another 2 cakes to go but i don't think i can eat another bite coz the mooncakes are very rich. The kids love them too. At the time i came back with the bag i told them "Ni Aunty Sheryl bagi" and Tihani went "Ooo, bestnya Aunty Sheryl bagi mooncake" while Mohsin said "Ma, nak makan cake moon" Thanx again Sheryl for everything *hugz and mwahs*

Haven't been blogging for soooo longggg..

2005-08-02T12:04:00.000+08:00

I never realised that time flies really fast :( I've been very busy in the ofis with new project going on. The project is on a new system to replace the current one. My previous boss, who left on VSS, fought so hard for the enhancement project but got turned down dunno how many million times due to many reasons which i think it's a waste of time and space if i want to list them down. So, when my current boss managed to convince some upstairs people that we really need to replace or enhance the system and they approved the budget, we really have to take it seriously by putting our all on this project eventho there are still lotsa hiccups along the way. We're done with user requirements stage and the consultants are into data migration/copying stage for the user acceptance test. We really hope we'll get to see the new system up and running before 1st quarter 2006 ends.

Apart from that i've been busy with my gift and hamper business too. Me and partner are busy trying to penetrate some companies. We made a lot of calls, set up appointments, gave out samples, took pictures for intended booklet, testing new cookies. Recently we took up a booth for 2 days in Menara Rebung [Telekom HQ] just to expose our cookies to new market with the hope of getting new customers. Small or big, company or individual are still customers. Also we'll never know when satisfied customer[s] can do wonders :D

Let's talk a lil bit about the cookies we can offer at the moment. We have finger-lickin' Chocolate Mint, healthy Caramel Oat, melt-in-your-mouth pineapple tarts, sweet + a lil bit of soury taste of Cheri Mon, slight lemony taste Lemon Fingers, delicious Venice, once-eat-can't-stop Nutty Oat, purplish Alpine, yummy Crystal Ginger and rocky Choc Strawberry Chip. Besides, we also have very rich homemade fruit cake, chocolate mint cake and carrot walnut cake to offer too :) Eventho some people commented that our cookies are on the expensive side but i think tasting is believing. Guess i'll need to put up some pix here so that you guys can at least visualise how the cookies look like so that you can imagine the taste, hehehe.

So, cookies anyone? :)

Friends part 2

2005-06-14T13:25:00.000+08:00

From my perspective, there are different kind of friends, who:

1] thinks abt you all the time even when you’re not communicating,

2] only think abt you when he/she wants you to do something bcoz he/she knows that you’re capable in organizing thru your networking,

3] thinks abt you and call you up when he/she has no one to speak to when all his/her other frens turn himself/herself away,

4] forgets abt you all the time but will complaint when never get any updates from you on latest gossips on other frens,

5] alwiz busy when you call him/her and promise [endlessly] to call you back [but never did :-( ] but will expect you to have the whole time in the world for him/her when he/she call,

etc.. nanti bila ingat update lagi..

which type is you? :)

a day out with Mohsin in Subang Parade..

2005-05-26T12:38:00.000+08:00

Hubby had to play driver as usual and that day he went to pick my mom up, who came back from kampung. I asked him to take Simba and Faie along so that i can take Mohsin with me. He asked "..where are you going to take him and why?..: which i answered "..well, yesterday i oredi took Abang and Kakak to Subang Parade.. we can go to same place and if the artist are still there, i can get his caricature done also.." Hubby agreed to my suggestion and before 12.30, we went out from the house and he sent me and Mohsin before he proceeded to Jln Duta bus station.

Mohsin was very happy when i told him that we're going for jalan-jalan in Subang Parade and he's oredi thinking about the good time he's going to have in Toys R Us. The kids lurrveeeee Toys R Us like they love the play ground. They know that they can play with almost everything there and they also know that their mom will not buy whatever they ask for unless they want anything they haven't have and if mummy is very generous that day ;-)

When we took the escalator, i asked Mohsin whether he's hungry or not and he said that he's oredi eaten at home and he don't wanna eat 'pizza hut'. So, i asked him again whether later he wanna eat in pizza hut or McDonalds. He still answered he don't wanna eat in pizza hut. With that i told him that we'll go to Toys R Us first and after he's finished playing, we'll go to eat whatever he wants. We stopped at the artist booth and got his caricature done. [..this reminds me to get those caricature pieces (one of Abang and Kakak and one of Mohsin) laminated..]

Mohsin started with playing with all the plush/soft toys he saw. He kicked balls.. talked to the 'cat', 'crocodile', 'lion' and other 'animals' around.. played with all the push-button toys.. took off his sandals before lying down on the mattress in a 'car bed'.. lied down in a playpan.. hit some bowling balls with hockey stick.. played with batman, power rangers figurines.. rode bikes and bicycles.. hit the drums.. put on the batman mask.. watered some plants with the tiny bucket.. soaked lotsa some dirty clothes in tiny bucket after watering the plants.. He really had a good time and didn't wanna leave. At 3 pm, when my stomach had oredi making so much noise, i persuaded him to leave but he still didn't want to. So i took him to the toy car section and bribed him with one, which almost resemble his daddy's car. Pheww.. lucky me it worked :)

I asked him again what he wanna eat and this time he answered 'pizza hut'. Tried to confuse him by taking him to McD but he insisted he wanna eat pizza. I ordered him pizza + milo and ice cream and got myself mango yoghurt and thousand island tuna in tortilla basket.. yummy :-D The waiter and waitress came checking on us almost every 5 mins and gave him some coloring stuff. I saw sparkled in his eyes throughout the outing. Mohsin is such an obedient boy when you give him all the attention he needs. We packed some leftovers and took a cab home.. feeling happier than before :)

..kids.. so cute :)

2005-05-25T10:13:00.000+08:00

I remembered one time me and Simba took the Putra LRT to go home to Kelana Jaya. It happened when he was still in kindy. The train we took had Maxis ads all over and he was reading most of them with interest.. slowly but surely.. tho i must say he was guessing here and there, hehehe..

Out of sudden he asked me "..Ma, kenapa dia kata "hari ni balik lambat..makan kat luar"?.." Hearing that i laughed hard and asked him back "..kenapa?.." which he answered "..sebab kalau makan kat dalam bersepah eh?.." Of course i laughed harder. I explained to him that "makan luar" means the person will be dining out i.e eating at restaurant or stalls before coming back home. "..Ohhhh.." he said with a smile.

I really miss the times when i get to go out with one of the kids alone.. just the two of us kinda outing as i get to know he/she better :-)

..scribbles part 2..

2005-05-24T13:42:00.000+08:00

..confused..

..well.. that's all i can think off at the moment as i was stuck at that one word for more than 3 hours already..

..will continue later..

scribbles...

2005-05-24T13:15:00.000+08:00

oh well... it's raining outside and i can't even go out to buy the lunch i intended to eat. so.. ended up eating instant meehoon perisa yong tau foo, hehehe. wellll, my colleague and my boss know that i fancy yong tau foo so much and never miss inviting me whenever they made trip to the yong tau foo place near our office :-)

Today didn't start very well, anyways. The moment we came out from the house, it's all jam up on the LDP. Cars were crawling.. snail pace. After almost 20 minutes, saw the sign along the highway saying there's an accident on Jalan Maarof. Jalan Maarof??!!! That's in Bangsar and abt 10-15km away from Kelana Jaya. For the life of me, i really can't understand what's wrong with Msian drivers *rolling eyes* So, asked hubby to drop me at the Putra LRT instead and i took the train to office. Think by deciding that could save some trouble for him and me, hehehe.

Later i started to write something here after so many days not updating my blog. But, when i was trying to fix some wordings here and there.. suddenly *ploop* everything i scribbled were gone :-( Isssshhh.. penat sungguh menaip..

Anyhow.. look at the bright side rose.. and chin up :-)

Weekend and Teacher's Day

2005-05-17T14:52:00.000+08:00

Saturday, 14/5, was the day my mom came back from her umrah trip. Me and hubby already planned ahead to cook for her, aunt and uncle since we already know that they'll reach KLIA at abt 11am. Gedebuk gedebak by 1pm or so they'll reach Gombak and surely they'll be hungry. Since i got Ikan Masak Taucu recipe from the STFOGA egroup [me no cook OK *wink*], me and hubby decided to cook that together with my all-time favorite of my goreng kentang with ikan bilis plus kicap. Hmmm.. yummy i thot.. and that 2 dishes went well with steamy hot rice and "straight from the kuali fried chicken" :-) At the end, i had a good time catching up with mom and cousins.

Came Sunday, hubby went with his friends for their jungle tracking. As promised, i took kids out to Subang Parade bcoz Simba need to buy presents for his teachers for Teacher's Day. As we entered Subang Parade, kids stopped to play at Play-doh station set up by Parkson. We went round and round looking for something nice and not-so-expensive for his teachers. After looking at many things, Simba decided that he wants to buy frying pans for his teachers. Why frying pan?!! Hehehe, beats me... When i asked him, he said he can't think of anything better to give them. Oh well.. whatever.. tho i think those teachers will surely remember him for a LOOOONNNNGGG time ;-)

We had to cut the trip short as Mohsin's temperature shot up :-( He cried asking us to go home. Tho Simba and Faie were not happy about it, still we went home almost immediately. Mohsin threw out as soon as we reached home and lied down after he took a few spoons of porridge and medicine.

At the time Mohsin woke up, he saw me wrapping presents for the brother's teachers. With full anticipation, after some q & a, he said he also wants to give present to his "teacher". So i asked him who his teacher is since he hasn't start school yet. To my surprise, he said "Teacher Embah". [Kids call their grannies [hubby's parents] as Embah Wedok (grandma) and Embah Lanang (grandpa).] I felt very happy for his thotfulness and i really hope that his good criterias will stay in him for a long time. I showed him a clock with cats figures and asked him whether he wants to give that to his "teacher embah" and he said OK happily. I told him that i'll wrap his present before giving it to "teacher embah". I can see from his eyes that he's very excited about it. We went over to MIL's place last nite to deliver the present, together with a cute love-bug card. Of course MIL was so happy to get some presents from his cucus.

Anyways, tho it's late, to all teachers out there, esp my sis Ziela, Happy Teacher's Day. Hope all of you teachers will continue your good job in educating the youth :-)

Does Happy Meal makes you happy?

2005-05-06T17:40:00.000+08:00

It's been quite some time since I fall in love with McD.. if i can remember well, from my first date with dear hubby at McD near Chow Kit, back in 1985. hmmm, that's soooo long ago, hehehe. And i've been "investing" in McD's food eversince :-)

But, my recent visit to McD KLIA was not a good experience. I was so hungry after eating a few pieces of bread for breakfast and been delaying lunch as i was rushing to KLIA to send my mom off to Mecca for her umrah trip with her sis and brother in law. I took the ERL from Sentral to KLIA bcoz hubby was down with fever at home. I told him to rest bcoz he'll need to go to Kuantan the next day. Upon reaching KLIA, i quickly looked for my dad. Daddy dearest babysat them bags while mom, aunt and uncle went to perform their jamak prayers before leaving.

Meanwhile, my empty stomach had oredi irritate me. For the quickest meal, i escaped myself to McD and ordered Happy Meal bcoz i thot i saw the price displayed as RM7.75. When he was preparing my take-away order, i told him that i want my drink to be replaced with Milo. I put a piece of 5 ringgit notes, 2 pieces of 1 ringgit and 75 sen on the counter. But, to my surprise, i was asked to pay 11 bucks for a cheeseburger, small fries and Milo together with s free toy of playdoh Ronald :( My face turned sour almost immediately. I told myself that i'm going to complaint to McD Customer Service for creating unhappiness in me for that not_so_Happy Meal :-/

No more 35-nish :(

2005-05-06T17:04:00.001+08:00

I have mix feelings everytime my birthday comes.. not sure whether i'll be happy or sad... or indifferent. For this year, the day was just an ordinary one.. nothing much happened. The night before my birthday, hubby asked me what i want and without me giving him any reply, he thot he would like to buy me that apple-scented DKNY perfume which the smell turned out to be not as fresh as they claimed. So, we decided not to buy. But, he told me that i can keep on looking for whatever perfume that i think suits me well and he'll definitely buy it for me. Yayyyy!! :)

Anyways, I'm just equally happy later when I got a few gifts from friends and family. My extra special thanx went to CK for that gorgeous Guess handbag and red Italian silk *mwahs*, SIL for that beautiful AD handbag, Lin for that English roses egg box and money contribution from CK, Lin, Mood, Anis and Gee :) Thank you ever so very much for making me feel extra special, you lovely people :-D

Note:
C gave me a very beautiful DKNY watch instead :) Thanx so very much hon! :D

Friends

2005-03-10T22:30:00.000+08:00

I love making friends with whoever I meet. As long as they are pleasant to look at,I'll try my best to befriend them. Although some may say it sounds lame but I certainly can't make friends with whoever I can't even look at, I should think so.

Among those I made friends with, some have become a circle of best friends when some are "fair weather" friends.. I sure have my reservations on why I can only make friends with certain people because I know that when I can't like everybody, not everybody will like me.

Somehow i picked some good things from certain friends who have special places in my heart :-) I think you know who you are *wink*