Sabrina, NOT a teenage witch

Happy 8th anniversary

2011-12-27T16:24:00.001+08:00

2nd January, 2012, marks my eighth year with this company. Such a long time. The longest in my working history. So many things, good and bad, sweet and bitter, have happened. Will I stay another one more year? Only God knows.

The busy me

2011-12-24T11:27:00.000+08:00

Oh well. Very true. I am super duper busy nowadays. I really wanted to write, but I just couldn't find time just for doing that. Hmm not only updating my blog, I wanted to try out new recipes also very hard nowadays.

There were so many things I want to write here. Be it my daily experience, my observation, my children (yes now I have 2 little babies and I don't really have time to tell about them here), my hobbies, everything. But I'm too busy.

Work and children, these two really take my time. Since now is the end of school holidays, I can slow down a bit, and that's why I'm writing this. Children? Ilyas is quite OK. I can let him play while I'm doing house chores. Najlaa? Hmm.. she's now just like Ilyas before. I can't leave her at all. I have to sneak out if I want to do something else. Otherwise she will cry like kena dera.

Oh well, I can't wait for Najlaa to start walking. I hope by that time, she can play with her brother and her father, WITHOUT ME BEING AT HER SIDE ALL THE TIME!! I'm not complaining though. I quite enjoy the motherhood, but sometimes I need just a little bit of time just for myself.

Mak dah pindah rumah

2011-08-13T11:18:00.002+08:00

Yesterday, first time jejakkan kaki ke rumah baru Mak. A bit sad actually. Rumah lama boleh letak 2 set sofa, 2 set dining table, and the kitchen, very spacious. This new house? Nama jek semi-d, tapi almost everything in that house, smaller than my 3-bedroom apartment. Sosak napas Mak. Paling sedih tgk kitchen. Nak letak fridge kecik pun rasanya tak muat. *sigh*

Me being b+#!h??

2011-05-23T12:11:00.002+08:00

Whenever I'm dealing with cashier or customer service or any service provider, I will try not to be harsh. I'm a service provider myself and I always remind myself how hard it is to handle difficult customers and for some reason, God will some sort of punish you, if you're being one.

But last night, I was totally pissed off with this Bangla. When I approached his stall to look for a tuna fish (ikan tongkol), he was on the phone. I saw another guy was sitting there, doing nothing and didn't approach me. Fine. So I took one fish and ask the guy to weigh and tell me how much. He said "RM7" while still on the phone. And me being idiot, straight away say yes and gave him instruction on how to cut my fish, without waiting for him to hang up!

I told him "Kepala, buang.. saya tak mau.. kemudian potong EMPAT" while showing FOUR of my FINGERS to him. He was still on the phone and only hung up when he wanted to use his chopper. I kept looking at him, while he was cutting my fish. Something is not right, my heart told me. But I could not see clearly what he was doing at first.

And I was right!!!! Something was not right. He cut my fish into 5 or 6 pieces!!! I only realized that when he asked me if I want the fish head to be cut into 2 or not!!!

Me : Saya sudah cakap tadi, saya tak nak kepala. Kemudian potong empat. Sekarang you potong berapa?
Bangla : Kakak takda cakap sama saya
Me : Macam mana you kata I tak cakap sama you. I sudah siap tunjuk empat jari saya. You tgk sekarang, berapa saya tunjuk? (showing my fingers again to him)
Bangla : jari kakak ada LIMA laa..
Me : Berapa jari saya, saya tunjuk sama you. EMPAT kan? EMPAT!!! kenapa you potong lebih?? Saya tak nak bayar RM7, kasi saya RM6, sebab you sudah salah potong. Lain kali kalau you tak paham, tanya.

Even though I did get RM1 discount, some how I feel a bit disappointed. I should've just left the fish. My hubby told me "In future, never buy from someone who's busy talking on the phone". Yeah, he's right, but again, I didn't expect HIM to serve me because I was another guy who was idling there!

Seriously, kiter susah sgt nak maki orang macam malam tadi. Selalunya boleh terima seadanya. But I don't like my tuna fish cut THINLY, idiot!!!!

Bad luck??

2011-02-19T23:27:00.004+08:00

I would say, it was a very challenging start for the year 2011. It was not a very good start anyway for me and my little family. But it was not totally bad at all. At least there were few things really brought cheers to me.

In January alone, I took 3 days medical leave. I hardly get fever, but once I had it.. it will take quite long to recover. The bad part is, sinus. It's getting worst. I can't sleep at night. Even if I can sleep, I had to sit while sleeping. I can easily get stressed. Even by the blocked nose.

There were times, I took a walk, outside of my house at 2 or 3 a.m!!! I just couldn't stay in the house. As if something was pushing me out of the house. Creepy eh??

It was not all. Ilyas fell of the bed. Head first. It was 10 p.m. So we had to rush to Putrajaya Hospital. I was crying until I got to the emergency department. We waited for about one hour to see doctor. While waiting, Ilyas started to be himself again. He was very active and cheerful. Even more cheerful when we got to see the doctor. Alhamdulillah. Everything was ok. But the doctor asked us to monitor Ilyas for about 24 hours, and if during observation, he vomits at least 3 times, then we had to bring him back to the hospital. Alhamdulillah, Ilyas is ok.

Exactly one week later, I had to visit the emergency room again. This time, my husband. Not very critical, but he needs to do one minor surgery. And since it was not really an emergency, we had to wait for more than 4 hours to see the doctor. I'm not complaining though. Luckily Kak Shikin is willing to take care of Ilyas that night. So another two days off for me to assist my husband with the hospitalization procedures.

One after another. As I was heading to my workplace, the car brokedown!!! In the middle of MEX highway!!! Subhanallah.. Lucky enough, I had Etiqa auto assist phone no in my handbag. So I called them up to arrange the pick-up truck. And lucky enough, my SIL's Kancil is available, so I had to use her car for 2-3 days.

And now, Alhamdulillah... things getting better and better. My sinus also getting better. At least I can sleep quite well. It's not bad luck after all. I take it as challenge from Allah. May be He will grant me something, and of course I must pass all His tests first. I feel better and stronger now. Thank you Allah, and thanks to my husband for his support and not forgetting my other family members.

My blood go upstair already

2011-01-15T12:36:00.003+08:00

Haaaiii..... tersangat-sangatlah geram dengan satu syarikat penghantaran ni.

Ceritanya macam ni. Hari Selasa baru ni (11JAN), kiter beli car seat untuk Ilyas. Yelah, tak lama lagi, perut dah makin memboyot, macam mana nak pangku dia dalam kereta. Kiter beli online di www.littlewhiz.com. Kalau nak beli terus dari bilik pameran lilttlewhiz, memanglah boleh. Tapi nun jauh di Shah Alam. Kiter pulak bukan ada masa sangat nak berjalan jauh-jauh tu. Car seat ni pula, antara yang paling murah, tetapi banyak komen positif. Jadi, kiter pun belilah. Harga termasuk kos penghantaran sekitar RM280.

Disebabkan kiter buat GIRO transfer, jadi barang tidak dapat dihantar pada hari yang sama. Pihak littlewhiz, perlukan masa untuk mengesahkan pindahan wang tersebut. Itu kiter sedia maklumlah.

Keesokan harinya, kiter terima email daripada pihak littlewhiz, mengatakan mereka telah menerima pindahan wang. Jadi, mereka telah menghantar barang tersebut pada 12JAN, dan kiter akan terima barang itu pada 14JAN. Kiter beri alamat pejabat hubby. Sebab car seat tu berat dekat 10kg. Kiter tak mampu nak angkut barang tu dari office ke parking.

Tunggu punyer tunggu, hingga ke tengahari, masih juga tak muncul-muncul. Selepas makan tengahari, kiter cuba hubungi pihak syarikat penghantaran. Walaupun kiter sudah beri no resit penghantaran, staff syarikat tu masih lagi bertanya semua maklumat kiter. Pertama kali, tak mengapalah. Tapi kalau setiap kali kiter telefon, bertanya perkara yang sama, tak naik angin ke?

Staff tersebut berjanji akan menelefon kiter semula. Tetapi saya minta dia hubungi hubby. Senang, sebab dia yang akan menerima barang tersebut. Bila kiter cek dengan hubby, tiada siapa pun yg menghubungi dia. Oklah. Pertama kali.

Kiter hubungi semula syarikat tersebut. Hmmm.. masih bertanyakan maklumat kiter. Takpelah. Kiter jawab juger. Kemudian, staff itu kata, pemandu tidak dapat dihubungi. Kiter dah bagitau, office hubby tutup pukul 5.30. Jadi dia pun janji akan hubungin hubby selewat-lewatnya 4.30 petang.

Haaiii.. pukul 4.30 pun masih tak telefon lagi. Sekitar 5.15 petang, kiter hubungi lagi sekali. Lagi sekali bertanyakan maklumat penghantaran dari kiter. Kiter pun tanyalah, kenapa tak hubungi hubby. Jawapan "Masih tak dapat hubungi driver lah. Dia dah offkan telefon dia". Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggghhhhh!!!! Terlopong kiter dibuatnya.

Perbualan selanjutnya :

Kiter : Macam mana kalau barang tu hilang?
Staff : Oh takkan hilang Puan. Barang tu dengan driver.
Kiter : Kalau driver hilang, barang tu pun akan hilang juga la kan? Dia pun awak tak dapat hubungi? Macam mana? Macam mana kalau hilang?
Staff : Macam nilah Puan, Puan telefon kita balik esok pagi. Kiter boleh hantar esok
Kiter : Tapi esok office suami saya tutup.
Staff : Takpe, Puan boleh beri alamat rumah, dan kita akan hantar ke rumah.

Hari ini, bila kiter telefon lagi.

Kiter : Boleh tolong cek consignment note ni......?
Staff : Hantar bila, siapa nama puan, hantar ke mana?

Dalam hati kiter, geram sungguh. Masih bertanya lagi soalan yang sama ke? Syarikat ni takde sistem yang simpan semua maklumat ni ke?

Kiter : Saya sepatutnya terima barang semalam. Tapi you guys kata, tak dapat hubungi driver. Hari ni office suami saya tutup.
Staff : Oh kalau macam tu, kita arrange hari Isnin lah.
Kiter : LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA SEMALAM KATA BOLEH HANTAR KE RUMAH
Staff : Oh kalau macam tu kasilah alamat rumah. Tadi kata office tutup, sebab tu nak arrange hari Isnin.

He has no idea, I'm getting pissed off already. Why didn't your colleague write something or indicate in the remarks, that I want them to send to my house today! OH YAAA.. I FORGOT, THEY DONT HAVE THE BLOODY SYSTEM. IF THEY HAVE, THEY WILL NOT ASK MY NAME, MY CONTACT NO, AND DELIVERY ADDRESS OVER N OVER AGAIN!!!!!!

Staff : Nanti saya cuba cek dulu dan akan hubungi Puan semula
Kiter : Dari semalam kata nak call, tak pernahnya call.

Rupa-rupanya, hari ini pun, pemandu tersebut masih tidak dapat dihubungi. Subhanallah. Pihak littlewhiz kata, hari Isnin pemandu tersebut akan masuk pejabat. I wish. If not, meletup lah lagi jawabnya.

Setiap kali kiter tanya, macam mana kalau barang hilang, pihak syarikat penghataran, dan pihak littlewhiz, seakan tidak dapat memberi jawapan yang tepat. Haaaaiii...

Who's next??

2011-01-15T12:22:00.002+08:00

I didn't announce my pregnancy this time. It's not that I'm not thankful for the rezeki, but I'm kinda not ready yet for this one. But I just accept it, since as a Muslim, I can't abort this baby. I always believe, Allah knows better and whatever had happened, I leave it to Him.

According to my GP, my pregnancy should be around 18 weeks, but if it is based on my last period, this week is only the 17th week. Anyway, my EDD will be around 19th June, 2011. And yes, Ilyas is not even 1 year old that time, but almost. The best part is, I can celebrate 3 occasions in 1 month, my anniversary, Ilyas' birthday, and his brother/sister's birthday. :D

Now, I'm wondering. Who's next? I know my cousin's wife is also pregnant, but I'm not sure who got pregnant first. So far, I managed to spread the "pregnancy virus" to my hubby's niece. She has been waiting for this moment for more than a year, I guess. So congrats, Ira. How about my own family? Will Kak Yang get infected by this virus too? :D

Happy birthday to me

2011-01-06T11:27:00.002+08:00

I'm 32 years old, today! Well, this is my real birthday. Everybody will ask "What do you mean by your REAL birthday? How many birthday do you have?".

Well, thanks to my late uncle, Paman Wik, for making my life story a little bit interesting. I was born on 6th January, 1979. Somehow, Paman Wik, changed it to 31st December, 1978. How did he do that? I have no idea. But basically, he did ask for my mom's permission. Mak told him "Kalau kepala otak budak ni tak betul, siap ko". Luckily, my kepala otak is fine. Hahahaha..

I received the best birthday present ever this year. It's not new baby (even though I'm expecting another one now), but this is even better. I've been PROMOTED!! I'm soooo happy. Alhamdulillah. Thank you Allah for all these rezekis. Bonus, promotion, salary adjustment and the new baby. Alhamdulillah.

Ilyas demam

2010-12-27T11:38:00.002+08:00

Petang Jumaat, masa ambil Ilyas dari rumah babysitter, Kak Syikin, hidung dia meleleh. Kak Syikin kata, badan dia dah mula panas. Kiter memang standby ubat demam dalam bakul Ilyas. So, petang tu Kak Syikin dah kasi Ilyas.

Kebiasaannya, Ilyas lepas makan ubat demam, dia akan OK. Tapi malam tu, badan dia semakin panas. Tak pernah rasa badan dia sepanas tu. Letak Kool Fever pun, masih tak reda. Letak kain lembab pun sama juga. Takde perubahan. Nak ke klinik, dah agak lewat. Tak pasti kat mana ada klinik 24 jam di Cyberjaya. Kalau di Ampang, tu melambak-lambak.

Keesokan harinya, ingatkan balik ke Banting untuk Hari Keluarga. Tapi keadaan Ilyas masih tak berubah. Masih panas badannya. Dan buat pertama kali, dia mula merengek dan mengamuk. Satu malam dia tak tidur. Badan kurang sedap. Tambahan pula, di bahagian belakang kepalanya, macam ada satu benjolan. Rupa macam bisul, tapi tak pasti. Yang pasti, kalau terkena tangan kiter sekali pun, dia akan menangis sekuat-kuat hati. Sampai merah padam mukanya. Kalau dibaringkan pun, Ilyas akan mengiringkan kepalanya ke kiri atau ke kanan.

25 Disember, cuti umum. Klinik Dr Uma, tutup. Jadi kiter cadang nak cuba klinik baru di Neo Cyber. Tutup juga. Aiishh.. Nampaknya, terpaksa ke Dengkil jugalah. Klinik Harmoni, klinik yang sangat-sangat kiter tak berkenan. Sebelum sampai klinik tu, kiter masih boleh rasa kepala Ilyas sangat panas. Terasa macam kulit kiter kena cahaya matahari yang terik.

Doctor : Kenapa ni?
Me : Dia demam doc
Doctor : Selsema? Batuk?
Me : Selsema, ye. Batuk so far belum lagi

Dia keluarkan termometer dan cek suhu badan Ilyas
Doctor : Hmm..tak demam ni. You ada kasi ubat ke?
Me : Ha? Tak demam. Tapi malam tadi badan dia panas sangat-sangat. Last saya kasi ubat demam 4 pagi tadi.
Doctor : Hmm.. tak.. dia tak demam.. saya kasi ubat selsema jelaa dan antibiotik.
Me : Lagi satu doctor, saya perasan kat belakang kepala dia ni macam ada bisul laa
Doctor : Bisul laa tu kot (without even checking properly). Ke kena gigit semut api?
Me : Setau saya, takde pun semut api kat rumah saya.
Doctor : Hmm.. tak pela.. saya kasi ubat sapu sekali.

Kiter tak puas hati. Sampai rumah, kiter ambik suhu badan Ilyas sekali lagi (thanks for my boss, sebab hadiahkan termometer untuk Ilyas). Bacaan dia 37.6. Subhanallah... itu dia kata tak demam. Kiter ni mak dia. Kiter tau dan dapat rasa bila dia demam. Kak Syikin pun boleh tau Ilyas demam. Macam mana doctor tu kata Ilyas tak demam. Eeeeee... geramnya.

Kalau tanya Doc Naza pasal bisul tu, mesti Doc Naza akan cek dan confirmkan, apa bende yang kat kepala Ilyas tu. Ini doc satu ni, boleh kata "bisul KOT!" Hello, siapa yang doctor ni? Bukan ke awak puan doctor. Kenapa tak tengok kepala Ilyas tu betul-betul dan cek dan confirmkan bende yg terbonjol kat kepala budak kecik tu.

Nasib baiklah, ubat-ubat yg diberi, sangat bagus. Dalam masa sehari, hidung Ilyas dah kurang meleleh. Dan "bisul" tu pun dah keluar nanahnya. Pagi tadi, bila kiter cuba pegang dan sikit tekan "bisul" tu, Ilyas tak melalak lagi dah.

Please go away.. Mr SINUS

2010-12-18T10:24:00.002+08:00

I hate this. Mr Sinus is coming back. This time, he treats me really bad. He's with me for almost 24/7. :(

Shall I call my darling Mr Spirulina, Mr Sinus? Well, may be I should because I can't stand you anymoooorreee!!! Please go away Mr Sinus. I hate you. You're not needed anymore.

Me and arwah Bapak

2010-11-30T17:07:00.002+08:00

When my cousin, Suraya asked me to write something for our family magazine, I just realized I have not been updating my blog for quite sometimes. Not even introducing my new family member. It's just that too busy or too lazy.

Anyway, Suraya suggested to write on Bapak or Abang Ali. I was not that closed to Abang Ali. I just remembered I said something sarcastic to him about Adood. Well, I don't know, I can get piss off easily when people talk bad about Adood.

Bapak, yes. I had lots and lots of memories. Good ones, sad ones, bad ones. No matter how bad or good, my tears will definitely drop. I wish he's still here, to support me whenever I need one.

Me watching Bollywood movies???

2010-06-06T10:21:00.003+08:00

Sounds impossible huh? Yeah, I might laugh at myself too. Me, watching Bollywood movies? It's kinda joke of the day. But believe it or not, I just watched one good one last night. Well, I didn't watch from the begining, but I will catch up for the next show on Astro Box Office.

Surprisingly, they have changed. I don't think totally changed, but I think they started to improve. Well, they can't live without singing and dancing, but at least this "Three Idiots", no more "rolling" scene and all, you know. There's a love story, but for me it's just to add up spices into the movie.

I don't know the lead actor, but I think, it's Amir Khan. He's quite good playing "Rancho".

But watching this movie, just make me realize, is there anyone like Rancho in this world? Can we still find a friend, good friend, who's very sincere, honest, helpful, humble like him in this world? This movie also is not about friendship. May be parents should watch this. It taught you a very good lesson. DO NOT FORCE your children to do something they don't want to do, I mean in terms of career. As long as it is a good job, and not stealing or smuggling drugs or anything non-halal, just leave it to them to decide. Just be supportive to your kids.

Oh..oh... another thing, to be good in something, you must know how to apply it, must enjoy it and not just memorise your text book. Just look at Chatur. Hahaha.. He humiliates himself in front of everybody, because he memorises things blindly.

Well it was a good one. Congrats, Bollywood. I hope, Malaysian movie makers can do something better than this. Not just horror movies and "cinta monyet" movies, or "lawak bodoh" movies. Sendiri tell joke, sendiri gelak, and audience just terpinga-pinga sebab tak paham joke dia. Hahaha.. it's time to wake-up, guys!

Not again!!!!

2010-06-04T10:13:00.002+08:00

I had to take emergency leave yesterday, fearing my car would suddenly stop in the middle of MEX highway. What happened was, a day before, I had trouble with the clutch and shifting gear, especially first and reverse. Aaahh.. not clutch pad again, pleaaaaaassseee...

My hubby had to go to Perak yesterday, that's why I had to bring the car for inspection. He asked me not to go to Bandar Sri Ehsan, instead, go to Sri Kembangan. So I did. I met this Sabahan mechanic, Sam. And yes, as suspected, it was the clutch pad again.

I just changed it last January. I was a bit pissed off with the previous mechanic. I don't know if they really cheated me or what. As far as I know, when that happened, I was just changing my front tires, and I knew I didn't have any problem in shifting gear, and suddenly they said, my clutch pad had damaged! And now, not even a year, I had to change again!!!

I have no choice, since I'm going to deliver soon. If I don't have a car, I will be in big trouble. So, I asked Sam to change the clutch pad. Well, it cost me almost RM800, but I got back my car within the same day! That considered quite good bargain. Otherwise I have to take another EL.

So there goes my RM800. :(

Nervous?? Naaahh

2010-06-01T12:20:00.003+08:00

Looking at my Baby Ticker, I have about 20 days to go. It's not that long, huh? Nervous? Not so. I just can't wait to go for a long leave, actually. I easily get tired, especially for the past few days. May be I pushed myself too hard with the moving and cleaning up the house. But, I'm still thankful, because I was still energetic even I was in my 8th month of pregnancy.

My next check-up will be on next week. I have still not decided where to deliver. It's all depends when I feel the "urge". So, if it's during office hour, I will go to Hospital Ampang, otherwise, I will go to Hospital Putrajaya. Another thing I have not decided, tukang urut. Mak keep mentioning Cik Mirah, but Kak Yang suggested Wak Embong. Well, may be next week I will ask Mak to check out Wak Embong.

I'm not sure how long will I stay with Mak. But I think I will stay there at most for 7 days. I have to think about Ayumi also. It's not easy to travel with her. Even if I gave her sedative, she would fight. Kak Yang also did the same. Once finished berurut, she went back to Ampang. Come to think of it, both my sisters were very independent and were really tough.

At last, Alhamdulillah

2010-05-31T15:42:00.002+08:00

Alhamdulillah. I have finally finished unpacking my stuff. I was worried I could not finish by the time I deliver. The only thing left is, sweeping my kitchen!

As I was clearing up my living room, Ayumi started to meow and a bit restless. I don't know why. May be she's missing Kuriyu. Now, the place is bigger. I think it would be nice if Kuriyu is till around. I bet, both of them would have good time chasing each other.

Oh, another thing, I need to clear my car also. There are still few things from my old house inside the car. Too lazy and too tired to carry all the way up to level 3. Hahaha.. Oh... Oh.. I have not unpacked and packed baby stuff yet. Hahaha.. hopefully I will not terberanak anytime soon. ;)

I slipped and fell

2010-05-09T08:47:00.003+08:00

Yesterday was not really a good day for myself. I lost my cat, and I fell (for 2nd time during pregnancy) last night. My right toe turned blue and it was painful. I went to a clinic in Dengkil, just to check and get painkiller.

I don't like the doctor. It seems like Dr. Nazariha has set really high standard. My hubby told the doctor I have been lifting and moving stuff lately. Of course not the heavy ones. Well, we just moved in to Cyberjaya, and didn't have much help. My nephews Afiq, Fifi and Azim were here to help on that day, but when it comes to unpacking the stuff, I have to do it myself. I can't rely 100% to my hubby, since his feet are not in good condition as well. Of course I know, I know very well, at this stage, I can't, I'm not supposed to do all the hard jobs. But, if I don't do it, who's going to unpack and clean the house? I'm not stupid. Of course I want to just sit and relax right now. And who doesn't want a very fit husband who can do anything and everything by himself? My God, the doctor even asked me not to walk to much. Hello!!!! I'm now staying on the 3rd floor and it's a walk-up apartment! What do you expect? My husband to pull up using rope or something to get to the 3rd floor? How I wish for a perfect life!

How I wish I could see Dr Nazariha. Of course she would nag at me, but she would also listen to what you have to stay. She understands not everybody has a perfect life, has a perfect partner, has a perfect house, etc, etc. Do you know how good is she? Whenever I went to see her, I would feel better, even before taking the medicine, I would feel I was already cured. She's wonderful.

Anyway, my right foot was swollen right after I met the doctor. Huh.. "great" wasn't it? She prescribed Ponstan (which I doubt will have an effect on me) and a cream. I took the Ponstan and rub the cream on to my swollen foot, and went to bed. I told you! I can still feel the pain, and now up to my thigh! The swelling has reduced this morning but just a little bit, not much difference, anyway. I was thinking of going back to Ampang to clean up my previous house (of course I got someone to help me this time), but I think I have to cancel the plan. I don't think I can drive. Most probably I will just sit at home and doing nothing. Ooppss.. I'm actually on standby from 8 to 10 a.m. So I'm still doing something, though. Hehehehe..

Despite all this, I feel there's a hikmah. I won't write about the hikmah here. I will keep it to myself. At the same time, yesterday I was few hundred richer. As I was cleaning up my previous apartment yesterday, after work, I saw an envelope on the floor. I know it was an angpow from Mr Lai. Not this year, may be previous year. I almost threw it, but I told myself "Oh come on Sabrina, why don't you have a look inside the envelope. Who knows". I'm glad I listen to myself. I found few hundred ringgit inside it. I thought I have spent all the angpow. That's really made my day!

p/s: If my foot still like this, I will go to see Dr Nazariha tomorrow morning.

p/s/s: Oh another thing, so far no bleeding or anything. My baby is still moving. I hope everything is fine.

Tinggal satu

2010-05-08T12:46:00.002+08:00

Around 4 or 5 a.m I heard Ayumi meowing. I just ignored her. I didn't know she was actually trying to tell me something. When I woke up at 6, I looked out for Kuriyu. First place, second toilet. He was there, but not at his usual spot. He was lying inside the toilet bowl.

I screamed and called my hubby. When my hubby came and checked on Kuriyu, we were a little bit too late. Kuriyu has gone. We were planning to send him to see vet. Last night he started to stop drinking by himself again. But I managed to give him milk, about 10ml.

I couldn't believe I will loose him this soon. Last night he was still "talking" to us. He was still keeping me accompany while I was preparing dinner.

He was such a good boy, very sweet. I will miss him dearly. RIP my "son". Sorry and thank you for everything. I will always remember every single thing about you. Muuuaaahhhhzzz..

Goodbye Ampang, hello Cyberjaya

2010-04-27T16:55:00.003+08:00

This will be the last week in Ampang. I'm quite sad to leave this place actually. I have been staying there for almost 6 years, and I would say I grew up with Ampang.

To tell you the truth, I'm quite speechless. There were lots of memories. Leaving Ampang feels like I'm leaving all the memories, leaving all my "kids" behind. I feel like I'm going to leave Akane, Fly, Cuddy, Mikey, Shin-chan, Roger, Katik, Tompok, Mimi and Boy. I know. I know they were all gone. I should feel nothing, but most of them were buried there.

Akane was my first cat. Her master just let her loose. I brought her back because I could tell she was starving. True enough, she finished all the biscuit and slept all night long. She was not only starving, she was sooo exhausted being outside.

Fly was picked up by my hubby. Someone abandoned him and his mother. He was may be 2 months old at that time. I cried when I saw him for the first time. He didn't eat and just cried, calling for his mother for 3 days. Unfortunately, my hubby didn't manage to bring the mother along. But, when I put the food on my hand and put it in front of his nose, he started to eat. Subhanallah. He was hungry and just didn't what to do.

Cuddy, I brought her in exactly one year after Fly. My hubby said, he was very certain, Cuddy was actually Fly's mother. Poor girl. She was so skinny and dirty when we found her. We had to bathe her for more than 3 times. My friend once told me, Cuddy looks like me a lot, esp when both of us were grumpy.

I'm sure I'm going to miss Boy the most. He was adorable, and smart. He was just a stray. When I first met him, one of his eyes was blind. I noticed, every time he saw me, he would just follow me or rolling around. He was really manja. Sometimes he would follow me to the house. The best part is, he knew which is my house. He will go into the lift, once the door was open, he would know which way to go and he would lead the way and stopped exactly in front of my door. He turned totally blind few years later, and he would still recognize me and my house. I'm just glad, I took him in and let him stay in my house until he passed on. At least, he died in a comfortable place, and not as a stray.

Aaaahh.. too much. I feel like Mimi knew I'm about to leave the place. I have not seen her for more than 2 weeks already. Well, she was quite an old cat already. Recently I could tell she had not been very well. Even though she was afraid of people, and no one ever pet her, she was still a very special girl to me.

Oh God, give me strength.

My hubby said, he found an orange cat at his office. He feed the cat regularly. I saw this cat one time, and yeah.. he's very cute. Sometimes I do wonder, are these cats really can "smell" me? Hahaha.. anyway, even though I'm sad to leave Ampang, I'm looking forward for Cyberjaya. Cyberjaya, ready or not, here I come! ;)

Cooking again!

2010-02-27T17:07:00.005+08:00

I have not been cooking for 5 months, I guess. My husband has already complained about it. Not so much to trouble me, but he prefers my cooking than outside food. For me personally, I'm sick of outside food already. Everywhere we go, always tom yam, tom yam and tom yam.

It seems like I'm getting back to normal. So I decided to cook again. I told my hubby, if we could go back home quite early, I will cook for lunch the next day. Alhamdulillah, most of the days, we reached home at most 8.30 p.m and as promised I cooked for him. I even cooked ketam masak lemak for him last weekend. He was soooo happy and I think he started to put on weight again.

As for today, I cook this for lunch (and I know he really enjoys it and he rates these dishes 8.5 out of 10, indeed).

Pan-fried salmon steak, seared sea scallops, oven-roasted asparagus wrapped with streaky beef, served with home made hollandaise sauce and tartare sauce

What a coincidence

2010-02-13T11:03:00.002+08:00

Yesterday I was complaining to my husband. Both my palms, were very itchy. I kept scratching them until they turned red and hot. I remember, some people say, it's a sign for money to come in. Hahaha.. I don't really believe in that, but when I do think about it, every end or early of the year, I will have that symptom. Because usually during that time, we will get our annual bonus, pay increment and ANG POW!

My husband calls me just now. He asks me when did I complaint about my itchy palms. I said yesterday. And he said "Guess what? My final claim for the 2-month contract with MMU, is in". Hahhaha.. Coincidence? Anyway, Alhamdulillah, for the rezeki from Allah s.w.t.

Harap-harap kerajaan akan pertimbangkan

2010-02-10T19:13:00.003+08:00

Sejak akhir-akhir ini, saya terbaca di akhbar-akhbar tempatan, pihak polis telah memberkas berpuluh-puluh rakyat Iran. Kenapa? Menyeludup dadah.

Harap-harap, kerajaan Malaysia akan mempertimbangkan semula kemudahan visa percuma untuk 90 hari bila memasuki negara kita untuk rakyat Iran. Memang betul, kita seagama, cuma berlainan mazhab, tetapi, nampaknya kemudahan ini telah mula disalahgunakan oleh mereka.

Sepanjang saya bekerja di syarikat penerbangan ini, saya perhatikan, sejak dua atau tiga tahun kebelakangan ini, semakin ramai pelancong dari negara Iran. Boleh dikatakan, hampir kesemua yang datang ke Malaysia, tidak boleh bertutur dalam bahasa Inggeris. Kadangkala, soalan yang paling mudah seperti "Siapa nama awak?", mereka tidak dapat menjawab, kerana mereka tidak faham bahasa Inggeris. Saya sungguh hairan. Kalau mereka tidak fasih, atau sekurang-kurang faham asas bahasa Inggeris, mengapa mereka masih melancong ke negara kita? Saya juga cukup musykil, kalau mereka tidak boleh berbahasa Inggeris langsung, kenapa tidak atau paling tidak, bawa bersama seseorang yang boleh menterjemah bahasa Inggeris ke bahasa Parsi dan sebaliknya? Kalaulah saya, saya tidak akan biarkan ibu saya yang tidak boleh berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Inggeris, melancong ke luar negara tanpa saya atau abang/kakak saya.

Mungkin DADAH adalah salah-satu sebabnya. Wallahua'alam.

What a surprise

2010-02-10T17:38:00.002+08:00

I spent the weekend in Tangkak, doing nothing. :D I was supposed to attend my family gathering on Saturday night. Unfortunately, my husband had to meet his vendor on Saturday. It was a very last minute thing. I thought he would finish around 3 p.m, so we would still be able to attend the event. But he only arrived home around 8 p.m.

I didn't really mad at him. Work first, but I was starving on that day. I only had banana cake for my breakfast and lunch. I didn't have cash on me, and of course no car. And, nothing at home to be cooked. When he called me around 7 p.m, I couldn't help crying. He rushed home and brought KFC back. I ate, but I threw up, almost all. I will vomit if I eat too much or if I'm too hungry. Don't ask me why, ask the baby. :D

He insisted that we're going to Tangkak. I almost said no, but I have bought and prepared all the birthday presents for Babang, Mukmin, Husna, Tasha and Abid. And I could still feel the pain on my butt for walking too much the day before. So I agreed. Anyway, I have packed everything.

We arrived at the hotel (D'Anjung Inn), at midnight. Basically, they had dinner, prayed, recited Yaasin, etc, etc. Babang brought us to the conference room. When I opened the door all of them singing "Allah selamatkan kamu... " and Amira holding a small piece of cake with a candle and asked me to blow the candle. Hahahaha.. that's so sweet. Anyway, one of the agenda was to celebrate those who were born in January. I was one of them, and also my late brother, Abang Ali. I'm just glad my family always remember my birthday is not 31st Dec, but 06th Jan. And I was soooo surprised, Suraya (my cousin) also remembers this too.

Since I was so exhausted, after dinner (dinner at midnight? whatever), went straight to the room. We didn't join them in Ledang the next morning, instead we stayed until check-out time and head back home.

Anyway, our (me and hubby) next mission is staying over the weekend, at a hotel. Good hotel perhaps. May be very near to house (I'm considering Pullman Putrajaya), spend a night there and the very next morning will have good breakfast, not typical nasi lemak. Really can't wait for that. ;)

p/s : sudah terbayang the buffet already

From Ampang to Cyberjaya to..

2010-02-09T17:06:00.005+08:00

Huh.. That's not all. The complete journey is like this :
From Ampang to Cyberjaya to Bagan Lalang to BB Salak Tinggi to Bagan Lalang to Olak Lempit to Banting to Olak Lempit to Dengkil to Cyberjaya and back to Ampang.

I drove almost non-stop yesterday. Yeah, it was tiring and it was very, very hot. But I was quite happy.

First stop : Cyberjaya Sent my husband to work. He supposed to take leave on that day, but he had lots of stuff. So he didn't apply for it. It was quite late. He clocked in at almost 9 a.m. I hope he will not receive any show cause letter. :D He had a meeting yesterday morning, and since we haven't had our breakfast, he asked me to tapau anything plus teh ais. Well, I was not into mamak, so I decided to try Mak Teh's nasi lemak at Neo Cyberjaya. So, I got nasi lemak and teh ais for both of us, and some lauk for my husband. I took the car, so I bought him lauk for lunch. While waiting for him (to finish his meeting), I saw Tun Dr Siti Hasmah. It was quite late so I made my move and heading to Bagan Lalang.

Second stop : Bagan Lalang Yasmin, my niece lost her IC, and my brother refused to take her to JPN to apply for a replacement. Well, since I'm on leave, I decided to take her to JPN. So, I fetched her from Bagan Lalang.

Third stop : BB Salak Tinggi. It took me about 1/2 hour to reach JPN office, BB Salak Tinggi. I think that's the closest branch to Bagan Lalang folks. I arrived there at 11.30 a.m. We waited for one hour to get the temporary IC for my niece. Well, that was pretty quick, and since she's below 18, she didn't have to pay RM100 fees.

Forth stop : Bagan Lalang.. again Of course I have to send her back. I thought of having lunch together, but I was rather late and she has to start work at 2 p.m. So I just sent her straight home.

Fifth stop : Olak Lempit "Maakk.. I'm home, and I'm starving!" :D I haven't had my nasi lemak yet. And it was almost 2.30 p.m when I reached Mak's house. Mak had prepared lunch already. So I had some lauk as well. Wow, ada betik muda masak bening. Slluuurrrppp...

Sixth stop : Banting Mak wanted to cash her Wang Pos. So I brought her to the post office.There are lots of people there. So we had to wait for at least 1/2 hour for our turn. We managed to exchanged the Wang Pos around 3.30 p.m. It was rather late actually as I need to be back to Cyberjaya before 5 p.m. I quickly drove to Metro Maternity for my monthly check-up. No one was there, so the session was quite a quick one. The baby is OK. But I found that this time the image on the screen was not good as before. It was hard for me to see the baby. But overall was OK. Doc said, nothing to worry about. I rushed to Tesco, which is at the back of the hospital. Mak bought groceries for her and she knew I was rushing, so she made it very quick.

Seventh stop : Olak Lempit. Mak told me to unload her stuff and put it at the porch. No need to bring them in. Once I unloaded everything I made my move to Cyberjaya. It was 5 p.m already. I called my husband whether to get his medication first or straight to Cyberjaya. He said, go and get the medication first. Oh well, whatever he said.

Eighth stop : Dengkil. The clinic is located in Dengkil. So I decided to take old road from Mak's place, so I don't have to make U-turn or what-so-ever at Cyberjaya ram. It was actually a supplement for my husband. Sooo many question they asked. I was wondering if they ever kept my husband's record. Oh well, at last I managed to get the stuff and head straight to Cyberjaya.

Last stop : Cyberjaya. I arrived there around 5.30 p.m. I knew my husband will not finished by that time, but I wanted to view a vacant apartment there. Insya-Allah, we will move there.

Arrived Ampang around 8.30 p.m. What a long day!

I'd better stick to Bobbi Brown

2010-02-05T10:54:00.006+08:00

What can I say? Regret? YES! Disappointed? Also YES! But I can't complaint much because I have finished my bonus on the clothes. Well, I should allocate some for my make-up, but the thing is, most of my stuff finished at the same time.

I always prefer Bobbi Brown. Since the product is quite pricy, I just buy the essential one like foundation and loose powder. If I have extra fund, I will also get the concealer.

This is my list:
1- Loose powder (totally finished)
2- Blusher (totally finished)
3- Eyeshadow (I still have my Silky Girl eyeshadow, but it was bad. It was flaky and all the color got mixed up)
4- Moisturized lipstick (I still have Bobbi Brown lipstick but it's a dry type. I have wrongly bought that one and I can't use dry type. Will make my lips flaky)

So, I thought of getting all the stuff from the Bodyshop. So I went to Pavilion yesterday while waiting for my husband. Hmmm.. I was quite disappointed. The make-up range not as good as before, in terms of variety and quantity. But I'm too lazy to go to another shop. So, I just bought my make-up there.

Today, as I put on my make-up, another disappointment. The loose powder, I feel like putting on flour on my face instead of facial powder. The color is darker than my BB loose powder, but somehow it makes my face whiter. Now I understand what Bobbi meant by color tone in her book. She said something like, most of us, no matter what color your skin is, yellow is the base color, not pink or red. White is only, strictly ONLY for really, really, really fair skin, which is very, very rare in this world even in western countries. And I think that's why, when I put on my new loose powder, it doesn't look natural at all. Luckily I still have my BB foundation.

As for the chick color, I'm not quite satisfied as well. The color, the PRICE! For that price, mind as well, I go to BB and buy there! It's horrible. Well, partly my mistake. I didn't try to put it on my face yesterday. I was reluctant because the girl simply took the brush and the blusher, ready to put it on my face, without offering to clean my face first! Oh God! I did put on make-up earlier, if I tried without cleaning (at least my cheek), how can I tell that's the correct shades for me! Haiyooo! That's why I just grab it. Now sudah menyesal.

Well, I have to stick to these products at the moment. May be next month or when I receive ang pow from Mr. Lai, I will get my stuff from Bobbi Brown. Or, even if I'm on tight budget, I would go for Maybelline or Loreal. Their products are even better the Bodyshop. *sigh*

Still feeling down

2010-02-04T12:11:00.003+08:00

Emotionally, I'm still like that. I'm still not happy. I'm not happy with certain things here. It's hard for me to "over write" bad things in my mind at the moment. Well, may be this is the challenge during my pregnancy.

This weekend, I'm going to Muar for our second family gathering. I hope, this trip will help me to recover. Even though I need a longer break, but I hope it will be a good start for me. Anyway, I'm taking a day of on Monday. That's good enough.

I'm going for my 3rd ante-natal check-up on Monday. I asked my husband to take a day off as well. Unfortunately he can't. Well, I prefer him to come with me. I really want him to see the baby, but now his priority is work. I'm quite sad, but I feel more sad if he just sit at home and do nothing.

Anyway, wish me luck. I hope I will recover very soon.

Depress

2010-01-26T15:05:00.004+08:00

I thought I would be OK. I know I was really, really mad yesterday. But I tried not to show it too much, tried to keep to myself. I did tell my husband about it, but I don't think I have told him everything, I mean how did I feel, etc, etc. I did cry when I called him, but I have not let all out.

I noticed something wrong with me since yesterday evening. It seems like, my mind and my body were not communicating to each very well. I still didn't talk much about it. I know it did bother me a lot. I thought I would be fine.

This morning, when I woke up, as I was petting Ayumi, I was still OK. Until Ayumi, as usual, suddenly jump (I have no clue what makes her jump) and scratched my hand. It was really, really painful and I started yelling at her. I know she was so scared of me at that time. And things are getting worst. I realized that I could not find my husband's socks. Not even a piece. I remember he told me I sent only 4 pairs of socks to the laundry. But I found out that, there were none of them in the laundry bag. He had one pair yesterday and that's it.

I started to worry. But he said that's all right. He can still use yesterday's one. OK then. I thought of ironing his pants and my tudung before shower. I was still thinking about the socks at that time and my hand was really painful. I almost cried. Daammmnn!! I burnt my husband's the one and only working pants. I was panicked and started to cry. And I could not stop crying at all. I feel like I'm sooo useless. Can't even iron a pair of pants, I can' find my husband's socks. I really don't feel good.

I asked him to send me to see Dr. Naza. At least to dress the wound. It really hurts. I was still crying. I only stop when I reached the clinic. It was like a magic. When I saw her name on the door, I felt sooo much better. I was more calmer. Unfotunately, there were lots of patients today at the clinic. So I couldn't talk much with Dr. Naza. I don't know. Everytime I feel bad or sick, I will feel better after seeing her. Sometimes I don't think I need any medicine from her, just need to talk to her and I will feel better. Thanks Doc. I hope you will not quit your job. We do need you.

Pride

2010-01-22T22:41:00.002+08:00

I don't know how many times have I watched the series. First of all I'm a big fan of Takuya Kimura and second of all I love the story. It's just another typical Takuya's character. Being a cold person but he wanted to love and to be loved.

I just finished watching the series. Well, while waiting for my hubby to finish work.

Well, I cried again. It seems like every time I watch this drama, I would cry. But this time, for different reason. Before, I cried because I know how Aki felt. Well, I was waiting for someone but unlike Aki, I didn't know who was that person. I was lonely. I have no one except my sister, my mom and my Lisa. I broke-up with my boyfriend for almost 3 years that time. I cried every time I watched Aki and how I wished I could find someone like Halu. Was he romantic? May be! But I think lots of people would associate romantic with flowers or proposed the girl on his knees or I don't know. But I do love the way Halu treated Aki, the way he looked at Aki, and asking Aki to watch him during the games so he would be better than usual, etc, etc. I just love that. That's really show how Aki's present means so much to him. Isn't that something? Don't you feel great when someone told you "I would do anything for you, just for you. I will feel stronger if you were there for me. I will do things better if I have you beside me"? For me that's even better than an expensive bouquet of flowers.

But today, I can't help crying again. This time I was touched by few things. It feels like I could see this story from different angle. This is not just a love story. It tells a lot about friendship, about team spirit, about ego, about hard work, about leadership. I'm touched with how closed Halu, Yamato, Tomo and Makoto were. How they supported each other.

Hmm.. what's next? Shall I watch Hero? Or Ranma 1/2? Aahh,, I wish I had Honey & Clover. I miss Hagu. Kawaaaiii.. ;)

Nightmare

2010-01-21T11:12:00.003+08:00

I didn't sleep well last night. My cat Ayumi is in heat now. So she keep meowing, searching for boyfriend. *sigh*

After I woke my husband, I thought of taking a nap. It was around 6 a.m, right after the azan. I had this nightmare. I went to my uncle's house with Mak, somehow, I left her there and I went back. If I'm not mistaken, she went out somewhere with her friends after visiting my uncle. She promised to call me. But she never called. I tried to call her, she didn't pick-up, and out of sudden, her friend knocked my door and she was crying. She told me Mak had an accident, she was bleeding and she was dead. When I open the door, I saw a van parked in front of my house, and the guys were carrying Mak. I ran and scream, calling her name. But she has GONE! Motionless, lifeless. Then I woke up.

I hope Mak is OK. I'm going to call her later this afternoon.

Innocent child

2010-01-20T10:54:00.002+08:00

My niece called me yesterday, asking if I would go to Langkawi with my family. I'm not sure if I can join them actually. I might have to standby on Sundays. She was a bit disappointed, because the trip will be on the day after her 10th birthday. She thought I could celebrate her birthday there and of course with present. But the most interesting conversation went like this:

Me : How am I supposed to go to Langkawi?

Lisa : You can take flight and join me of course.

Me : But the doctor said I can't take flight anymore. What if I gave birth on the flight?

Lisa : Well, you can go to ER (klinik kecemasan, according to her) and deliver there.

Me : But if we're still flying how am I going to ER?

Lisa : The cabin crews will help you.

Me : But I don't think the cabin crew can lift me. I'm too heavy.

Lisa : I didn't say they have to carry you. You just walk to the ER, then they will provide wheel chair or stretcher for you.

Hahahaha.. no matter what I said, she tried her best to persuade me to go to Langkawi and not to worry at all.

My 2nd ante-natal check-up

2010-01-16T12:51:00.004+08:00

I went for my second ante-natal check-up on 11th Jan, 10. My sugar level was 4.8. Pheeeww.. So I'm under control, but still I have to watch out since Mak is diabetic. I wish I could be like her, in terms of dieting.

During scanning, I could see the baby kicking. Subhanallah. The feeling was indescribable. Unfortunately my hubby wasn't there due to work commitment. Mak was accompanying me but she waited outside. I asked for the baby's picture. I showed it to my hubby, and he was stunned (i guess). I have no idea what was on his mind at that time.

My baby - 12 weeks.

My baby - 17 weeks

Boring

2010-01-16T11:09:00.001+08:00

Feel like changing the template again.

Latest development :D

2009-12-24T15:14:00.005+08:00

I am super duper malas nak update actually. Oh well, I have been very busy especially during school holidays. It's getting quiet now, since school is about to reopen.

There were lots of things happened for the past few months. Should I list them down? Oh well, here we go..

1- I'm pregnant. My hubby was not ready for a baby, but I insisted to have at least ONE. But I think he's quite excited about it. Due date? On Kak Yang's birthday, 21st June, 2010.

2- My hubby got 2 months contract for MMU, and later extended for another 10 months. Yeay! Rezeki baby, perhaps! ;)

3- I went for an interview, it was unsuccessful. I have no idea what was the reason, may be because I have never trained people before or may be because I'm pregnant or may be I'm not "hot" enough. Hahaha.. anyway thanks Hazim for reminding me that "hot" part.

4- I'm currently looking for a new house.

5- Tompok is getting manja with me. He was a bit marah when my hubby pick him up, but when I was alone, whenever I saw him and called him, he will come to my direction and start terguling-guling. He reminds me of Boy a lot. Oh God, how I miss that Boy.

6- We just bought food processor, wet/dry vacuum and jetwash. Between these three items, I love food processor the most.

7- I have not been cooking for like 2 months! I missed cooking actually and getting tired of eating outside. I'm wondering how people can stand that for their whole life? And my hubby, so pitty.. but the good part is, he's loosing weight. :D

8- I went for my first ante-natal check-up. The baby exactly 3 months on that day. After check-up, I brought Mak to pasar borong Selangor, just to treated her. We were there at 1.30 p.m. Luckily there were still few stall still operating, and we were lucky. The fish are not bad. She end up borong few types of fish and she bought me crabs! She even cooked it for me. Well, may be because I brought her there and that was her way to thank me. Anyway, thanks Mak for the crab and ikan terubuk. And before we left she whispered to me "Ina, nanti kita datang lagi sini ek?" Well, insya-Allah, I will bring her again after my 2nd check-up session.

9- We were running out of Blackwood! Gara-gara terlepas deadline untuk order and waiting for my hubby's pay cheque. Lucky enough Nurul still had 2kgs extra, so I quickly went to her place to get it. Itupun now totally finish. Now my babies are on Friskies diet. Which I hate it. Their poo will be very smelly and Kuriyu-kun esp also doesn't like it much. He's a bit monyok lately. Pity him. Don't worry, I will get our stock from auntie Nurul this Saturday.

10- I have not bought any maternity dress yet. I have not even sent materials to my tailor for my uniform. And my uniform now, is getting tighter. :D

Some people are desperate

2009-08-24T09:28:00.003+08:00

Some people are desperate. To make it more annoying if they are desperate for something not that important. Well, I don't know how to describe it, but I never thought that someone really need this type of attention so badly.

This morning, when I check my email, I receive a notification from petfinder.my. There was a comment on my cat, Ayumi. Well, when I posted her picture there, I didn't expect people to comment anything. I just wanted to share with everybody. But this is the comment I received
"a.. hi,
Saya ada kucing Burmese boleh tak awk comment kat kucing saya Nama Chloe Dia pun Owner's Pet ...
kalau nak search,search kat adoption nya tau .. pleassssss ... ada org comment satu saja pastu saya sendiri yang comment tau kalau boleh Comment la eh ??"

I don't know if the owner is a lady or a man, but from the way he/she comments, I assume it's a lady. You ask a favor from me to comment on your cat, but you never commented on my cat? Isn't she a weirdo or gila glamour? Is she the only one who owns Burmese in this world?

Well I understand, memang seronok kalau dapat comment on your blog ka or anything that you posted online. But, we must remember, we're not Tun Dr. Mahathir, so don't expect lots of people will comment on your posts. Bengang ada, geli-geleman pun ada..

p/s: I just thot the best way to describe this last night, IT'S PATHETIC!

Rindu kuih-muih Mak

2009-08-20T16:06:00.003+08:00

I remember when I was at primary school, my parents had a food stall. Just in front of my dad's grocery shop. Main menu was soto, but at the same time Mak would make some kuih, and must have kuih were tempe goreng, tauhu sumbat and kuih udang (cucur udang).

Sometimes what I did, I just cut all these three kuih into small pieces and simply pour my mom's special chillie sauce. It was soooo yummy. I just loved it.

I missed all those food, so I decided to fry some tempe and tauhu. The sauce, just try. Not sure if I got the right recipe, but that's what I remembered. It's just that I have not mastered yet. This time, I think I put to much potatoes in it. But taste, better than the last time I did.
As for hubby, I made this for him for today's lunch.

Stir fry french beans and broccoli with prawns

Sambal telur
Fried chicken

p/s: I wish I could learn more from Mak. Sayang kalau takde sape reti buat kuih macam Mak bila Mak dah takde.

I'm feeling better but Doc Nazariha still giving me MC

2009-08-20T11:16:00.002+08:00

That's what happened today. I thought it was sinus, but doc said NO. I'm having flu and my throat, dah start merah. She didn't want to take risk, so she asked me to stay away from the office today. If it's not because of the H1N1, I can still go to work today.

And according to her, wearing mask is good thing and it's very, very stupid if we don't wear it just because we don't want to scare people.

So, from now on I will start wearing mask whenever I go out, especially to the office. Don't care what other people might say. Kalau sakit, I'm the one yg akan tanggung.

Take care everybody and start wearing your mask.

Ramadhan Kareem

2009-08-17T10:10:00.002+08:00

Rasa macam baru sangat berhari raya, tup..tup.. Ramadhan datang lagi.. Of course kenangan yang paling tak dapat lupa masa berpuasa kat Labu dulu. Syiok. Tersangat-sangat syiok. Walaupun letih berkejar sana-sini, tapi best sangat.

Anyway, this will be the very first puasa as a wife. But I don't feel any different, because I have been preparing sahur and berbuka for him since 4 years ago. Yang lainnya waktu berayalah nanti.

I wish I could celebrate this coming raya with my family, but I have to follow him. I will definitely miss hari raya celebration in Banting. Sungguh meriah. Mana tak meriah, anak-anak buah ramai. Kalau tak sebab anak-anak buah pun, on the first hari raya, my relatives (most of them) will serang my house first. Seronok tengok satu-satu enjoy makan soto Mak.

Selamat berpuasa to all of you.

Chicken Masala

2009-08-16T17:21:00.003+08:00

I miss Bahrain, or to be precise I miss the food in Bahrain. Hehehe.. So I search for Chicken Masala recipe over the internet. I found the recipe at www.indianfoodforever.com. And of course I only follow 95% of the recipe. I turns out nice, eventhough I hate cilantro sooo much.

Here's the recipe. Thanks to www.indianfoodforever.com for this great dish.

Ingredients:

2 cup cut into small pieces Chicken
2 Green Chilli (Hari mirch)
5 flakes Garlic (Lasun)
1 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
1 tblsp chopped Ginger (Adrak)
2 meduim sized chopped Onion (Pyaj)
1 tsp roasted Cumin Seed Powder (Jeera)
10 Black Pepper Corns (Kali Mirch)
Salt to taste
2 tblsp Oil
1 tblsp Vinegar (Sirka)
1 tblsp chopped Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)

How to make chicken masala coorg:

Grind the green chillies, garlic,ginger, cumin seeds,pepper corns,red chilly powder, onions with the salt and the vinegar.
Apply over the chicken andmarinate for 1 hour.
Heat oil in a pan and add the chicken and fry for 2 minutes.
Add a little water and cook the chicken till it is done and the oil floats on top.
Serve hot garnished with the chopped corriander leaves.

I had this chicken masala with saffron rice. As for the recipe, I found it at www.recipezaar.com. Thanks to www.recipezaar.com as well. The rice was great.

Ingredients

2 cups basmati rice
1 teaspoon saffron thread
3 tablespoons boiling water or chicken broth, plus
4 cups boiling water or chicken broth
6 tablespoons ghee or butter
2 inches cinnamon sticks
4 whole cloves
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 minced garlic clove
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom

Directions

Place the saffron in a small bowl and cover with 3 tablespoons of boiling water.
Soak for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the butter over moderate heat in a large 3 or 4 quart stockpot.
Add the cinnamon and cloves and stir well.
Add the onions, garlic and saute for about 2 minutes.
Add the rice and stir for about 5 minutes.
Pour in the 4 cups of boiling water or broth, salt, and the cardamom.
Bring to a boil over high heat.
Add the saffron and its soaking water.
Stir gently.
Cover, reduce heat, and cook for 25 minutes.
Fluff, remove cloves and cinnamon sticks and serve hot.

Alrawsha restaurant

2009-08-16T14:39:00.002+08:00

I have been there before. Itupun ada orang belanja. The food was good, that was why I brought mu hubby there last night. Another reason was, my brother said, their lamb mandy is good. So I wanted to try.

But, I was quite disappointed. I took mixed grill and hubby took lamb mandy. The mandy rice was so so. The rice was dry dan rasa rempah campak agak kuat. I didn't taste the lamb. As for the grill, the chicken was nice, moist and tasty. But others.. mmm.. so so I guess. We ordered lemonade, but the color of the drink just like lemon tea. Well, I don't know, may be this is their version of lemonade.

Total I have to pay, RM63 for 1 lamb mandy, 1 mixed grilled, and 2 drinks. A bit pricy I think. My conclusion, lamb mandy at Sahara Tent is at least 50 times tastier, but in terms of portion, Alrawsha won. But again, I think I don't mind paying extra RM3 for smaller portion but tastier mandy at Sahara Tent. As for the mixed grill, I prefer Tarbush. At Tarbush you will get, chicken, beef, shish kebab dan lamb chop, it's the same like mixed grill in Bahrain, and the price, same as Alrawsha. So, if I were on budget, I'll go for Tarbush (but don't go to Tarbush Star Hill, for some reason I feel it was a bit pricy there, may be beause of the location), but for taste, I will go to Sahara Tent.

I was not invited :(

2009-08-15T16:23:00.004+08:00

Last Friday, Hefni was invited to a dinner. It was Multimedia University Convocation Dinner, and it was held at Pullman Hotel Putrajaya. Tun Dr. Mahathir and Tun Siti Hasmah were there. Huh.. jealous giler.

Anyway, I pushed him to go, because all this while I was the only one who went for dinner at hotels, etc. So let him, and who knows, he will get new contacts and business. Hehehe..

Anyway, enjoy the pictures.

My hubby, in front of the hotel (I will post more of the pictures in next entry, beautiful hotel)

Tun Dr. Mahathir

The menu

Three hot and cold combinations

Soup "stocking busuk" (my hubby yg kasi nama)

Deep fried boneless chicken with spicy szechuan hotbean sauce

Fragrant wok fried rice topped with silver anchovies

stewed assorted mushroom served with broccoli and oyster sauce

Chilled fresh sea coconut with longan

Bom Alska

His verdict, so so. I have no comment.

Nothing much

2009-08-15T14:54:00.002+08:00

I took a train from work last night. Hefni had to finish his work, so he couldn't fetch me. Frankly speaking, I hate taking public transport. It was such a turn off for me, actually. I hate being in a crowd. I hate sweating in my uniform. I hate waiting for the train. So I decided to wait at the office until 7 p.m. I hope by that time no more long line at the station.

Well, I was right. It was quite a smooth ride though. From my office I took a monorail at Raja Chulan station to Hang Tuah. The monorail was there when I reached the terminal. I took off at Hang Tuah to catch up LRT Ampang Line (it was known as STAR LRT before), and I don't have to wait long also. Lucky.

When I reached Ampang station, apparently they have shifted the taxi stand to the other side of the station. Well, ok. As long as people waiting in queue for the cab, I don't mind. But it started to rain when I got the cab. I totally forgot about the new rate. Now it's RM3 for the first, I don't know hour or km. What I know, the cost now almost double. Last time, it cost me, at most RM4.50 to reach my apartment from the LRT station, but now, it's RM7. Almost dropped my jaw, hehe. Lucky, I still have RM10 in my purse (I seldomly bring lots of cash), otherwise I have to call my hubby and ask him to pay. Hehehe..

Anyway, along the way home, I saw there were few people wearing facial mask. I don't blame them actually, but for some reason, it makes me stuffy and uncomfortable. And I felt like I couldn't breath. That was just me I guess.

This morning I went to Santa Restaurant. This time I really melantak, revenge I guess, because I didn't go there last Saturday.

Papa Boy - R.I.P

2009-08-10T19:56:00.004+08:00

Yesterday, coming back from Banting, Papa Boy dah kaku. He left us. He left all of us. He left lots of memories. Good memories. I remember he slept with me, right next to me, when Cuddy passed away. He had been our Boy, long before Fly. Definitely he had very, very special place in our heart. He's my Boy, the one and only Papa Boy.

He was so popular amongst the girls.

With unknown female cat

Trying to seduce Cuddy

And this is his girlfriend, Mimi. Mimi loves him so much

Pa, thank you very much for all the sweet memories.
Thank you for always being by my side.
Thank you for being a very, very good boy.
Thank you for everything.
I'm sorry if I ever treated you wrong.
I'm sorry if I didn't give you the best.
I will miss you so much.
Nobody will ever replace you in my heart.
Rest in peace,
my dear Boy.

p/s: I thought I was strong, but as I write this, I can't stop my tears from falling down. I realize now, how much I love and miss Papa boy.

French Onion Soup

2009-08-06T21:36:00.004+08:00

Akhirnya, kiter tunaikan juga hajat hubby untuk merasa onion soup. Lama dah dia "merengek" tu. Yelah, kiter bekerja, jadi kalau nak cuba resepi baru selalunya tunggu hujung minggu. Tapi bila dah belek-belek beberapa website, taklah sesusah mana pun. Jadi gagahkan dirilah nak buat. Lagipun, kalau white onion tu tak digunakan, takut rosak pula. Rugi je beli.

Basically I just need

plus

plus

plus

plus

plus

plus

plus

and plus

Dan inilah hasilnya...

Kalau ikutkan, cheddar cheese tak berapa sesuai, sebab bila masuk dalam oven, it was not melted. Turns out jadi macam kerepek pula. Lagi satu, kat rumah takde thyme dan french bread, jadi kiter tak letak thyme and substitute french bread dengan burger bun. Hubby loves it, and mission accomplished.

Good deal

2009-08-06T12:08:00.003+08:00

I saw one guy selling vegetable, just outside Ampang Point Shopping Complex. It's all prepacked and he sold it at RM2/pack. And I ended up buying this:

6 potatoes in a pack. Buat potato chips sedap tau...

4 big onions in a pack

It was really good bargain. Usually, 1 white onion can cost you almost RM10, but I got 4 for RM2. And now my husband is asking me to cook Onion Soup.

Gym at the apartment

2009-08-03T15:46:00.002+08:00

Wow, my apartment now has its own gym. Has to pay RM20/monthly. Which is OK, but you can not expect much. Nothing like True Fitness, no lady's area and all that. But it has sauna.

May be I should register. I need to start exercising again. I think I'm getting debab now, even I'm on no-rice diet. Not like the first month. I lost around 5kgs that time! *sigh*

Missing Kak Chun dan Abang Zaini

2009-08-01T09:27:00.002+08:00

I came back late last night. Not as late as before. I finished at 8 p.m. I'm glad I finished my work yesterday, otherwise Monday will be very super hectic day for me.

Anyway, my hubby had not taken lunch yesterday. He only ate dates in the evening. Since he was quite hungry, I suggested satay as our dinner. Of course none other than Zaini Satay. We missed them sooo much. We had a plan to eat satay last week, but they were closed for a week. Rupa-rupanya, Kak Chun dan Abang Zaini pergi Umrah. Alhamdulillah.

No wonder. Kak Chun looked sooo berseri last night with white tudung, while Abang Zaini wearing kopiah.

So, we ordered 10 cucuks of chicken and another 10 cucuks of beaf, plus nasi impit. Yum..yum.. unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera. I would love to show off their tasty, juicy and big satay here. May be later. Since my hubby was hungry, we finished 20 cucuks just like that. Otherwise, 5 cucuks each person, sudah betul-betul full.

They have been in business for more than 30 years. Cukup respect this couple. Most of their children study abroad, ada yang ke UK ada yang ke Japan. One of them, medical doctor. Jangan tak tau, kalau tengah musim sakura tu, both of them will fly to Japan tau!

For me, cukup susah nak cari orang yang betul-betul ikhlas nak berniaga. Kak Chun always asks her clients to comment her satay and kuah kacang. She will definitely listen to her clients. Really, really puas makan satay dia. Her satay, is much, much better than Satay Kajang. God bless both of them.

I miss gym

2009-07-30T20:34:00.002+08:00

I didn't really know what to eat just now, I mean for lunch. I decided to check out Pavilion. I know the price there is damn expensive, but I don't feel like going to Pak Cik or ikan bakar today. NZ, I have banned them for cheating me.

I ended up buying mee jawa for RM8.50. Yes, a bowl of mee jawa cost me RM8.50. Tapi oklah, not bad.
On the way back to the office, I passed by True Fitness, and I saw this machine..

Aaarrrgghh.. how I miss gym. I love this stretching machine most. Really helps for backache actually. I really wish I could go back to gym ASAP. :D

Happy anniversary, kids

2009-07-29T21:19:00.003+08:00

Semalam genap setahun budak 2 ekor ni menetap kat rumah ni. Alhamdulillah. I'm so thankful for both of them. Diaorang ni macam anak. Just imagine, kalau tengah tension kat office, bila balik rumah, sejuk hati tengok budak2 ni, esp si Kuriyu.

I'm so thankful sebab bawa diaorang balik. They are not Fly or Cuddy, but they are special in their own way.

Kuriyu Kohei and Ayumi Yamada, thanks for everything and I hope you like staying with me.

Tak habis bengang lagi

2009-07-22T11:10:00.004+08:00

This time, bengang kat driver yang perasan dia bawak kereta super mahal.

Kiter hampir-hampir berlanggar dengan dia. Geram sgt. Kiter elok-elok kat lane kiter, dia dengan takde signalnya tiba-tiba terus masuk depan kiter. Padahal jarak kiter dgn kereta depan, taklah besar mana. Masih nak menyelit. Idiot. Nasib baik tak bercium, tapi kalau bercium pun apa kiter kisah, police traffic ada kat depan tu ha.

Sebelum kiter lupa, the guy bawak Toyota Vios je.. NCB282. Kalau ikutkan hati nak je buat aduan JPJ online tu sebab dia memandu dgn bahaya. Tapi no use, bukan kena apa2 pun tu. So forget about it.

Just because I'm driving a Kancil, and I'm a lady dan pakai tudung, dia ingat dia boleh buli kiter? Hmmm.. silap laa kan.. Bila laa kiter nak dapat my dream car ni.. Memang akan ku besit satu-satu hantu jalan yg perasan bawak kereta powerful sgt tu. Hihihihi

Satu lagi tempat kena ban

2009-07-21T19:48:00.002+08:00

I don't care, even if the food is good. I just don't get it. All this while, if I were to eat there, they will take my order immediately. But this time around, no one bothers. There were two or three staffs there, "busy" doing something else, but didn't bother to take out order.

Luckily I've got my food from a smaller stall there. But I still need drink. To make thing worst, one of them, keep coming to my sitting area, she even cleaned up the table behind me and came back again, and still nothing.

When I almost finished, suddenly the same staff asked me "Akak nak minum apa kak?". I was sooooooo pissed off. I just yelled at her. I told her "TAK PAYAH. DAH NAK TERCEKIK BARU NAK TANYA. BUAT APA? INGAT KITAORANG KAT SINI BATU KE HAPE? TAKKAN NAK KENA TUNJUK DOMPET TEBAL KE TAK BARU NAK AMBIK ORDER? INGAT KITAORANG NI MINTAK SEDEKAH KE?"

So, I'm going to ban this stall. Which stall? It's near to SPCA Ampang. Right in front of Restoran Murni. It's the first stall as you come in to that area. They're selling nasi campur. I will not go there. Forever and ever. I will sit somewhere else if I were to have Kak Chun's satay.

I think this is the second stall I ban for the same reason. The first one was at Taman Melawati.

Mak sudah jatuh cinta

2009-07-20T21:55:00.002+08:00

Cute tak budak-budak tu? Mak sudah jatuh cinta. Lagi-lagi pada yang bertopeng. Rupa macam Fly dan Zorro. Zorro was her last cat. Cukup manja.

Semalam ke Banting, cari barang dapur, Mak beli makanan kucing. Kiter suruh dia ambil Smartheart dulu, nanti bila kiter balik Banting, kiter bawakan Blackwood. Kalau Mak dah sanggup nak beli makanan kucing, maksudnya Mak dah betul-betul jatuh cinta. Hehehe..

Sayang, semua takut dengan orang. Kalau tak, kiter mesti dah main dengan budak-budak tu. Mak suruh tunjukkan gambar ni pada Hefni. Dia kata "Ni tunjuk kat Hefni, mesti dia geram".

Congrats Babang

2009-07-20T11:54:00.003+08:00

Hmm.. rupa-rupanya Mak Ina a bit ketinggalan zaman. Anyway, congratulations to Babang. Babang or Azim, has finally registered at UniKL MIAT. Course apa? Kena tanya empunya badan. Hehehe.. Hampeh betul Mak Ina ni ye..

Anyway, do your best and we're proud of you.

I'm tired

2009-07-20T10:31:00.003+08:00

Me, tired and the whole body aching. Too bad I had to wear that high heel for Ifa's wedding. It was not that bad at first, but because of the rain, it got so slippery and it did make my feet aching like hell.

And after the wedding, I had migraine. Aaarrggghhh!!! I hate this.

The best part is, my husband treated me to Tarbush. Hehehe.. I wish I could have mixed grill, but too much lamb, so he ordered shish kebab for me. Yummy... Thanks so much Yang.

I had this shish kebab with garlic sauce. Yum, yum

And my husband had this lamb briyani.

p/s: I was a bit annoyed with the waiter. He asked us "Eh ambil gambar macam nak buka another Tarbush je". My God! Macam manalah kiter nak dapat same taste just by taking pictures??? Idiot.

Mohd Chan Abdullah, again

2009-07-18T18:49:00.003+08:00

I went to this restaurant again. My husband was craving for their Chicken BBQ Pau, and since I was not hungry, so we went straight to Melawati after work.

This time I had Claypot Yee Mee and my husband tried their Claypot Chicken Rice. The claypot yee mee is the best so far. I really love it. Too bad, I didn't bring my camera this time.

Anyway, Mohd Chan Abdullah Muslim Restaurant operates everyday from 11.30 a.m until 10.30p.m. They close on second and forth Friday. They located at Jalan Negara, Taman Melawati, next to A-Cut hair salon.

Jangan main-main dengan kami tau

2009-07-12T19:45:00.002+08:00

Kenapa? Sebab we have our own taiko. Kih kih kih... Jangan mare ye Abang Intan....

Majlis Kesyukuran Keluarga Sajadi-Aminah 2009

2009-07-12T18:33:00.023+08:00

Ada sikit typo, nama Bapak jadi SAFARI.

First time organized! Congrats and thanks a million to Kak Imang n family.

We arrived Ayer Keroh, Seri Malaysia Hotel to be precised at around 6 p.m. on 11th July. I thought we were the last one to arrive. The majlis would start around 7.20. That was what Kak Imang has advised through email. Furthermore, I was on duty yesterday and I had lots of things to do before going to Malacca.

When we checked-in, we found that we were second to arrrive aftoer Kak Yang and famiely with Mak and Adood.

Me and husband, after checking in

Abang Rahim, Kak Yang and Kak Imang, while waiting for others to check-in
Family Abang Intan, check-in

Nak masuk bilik

This is our room

Day 1

After performing Maghrib prayer together (I didn't join them, because ......), we had simple majlis Tahlil and reciting Yaasin, led by Babang. I wonder if Bapak still around and could see his grandchildren now.

Tahlil and Yaasin, lead by Babang

Anak-anak bujang (Afiq, Pp, Mukmin & Babang)

Abang Rahim attending to Afif

Cute Hafitri

Sempat lagi dua beranak ni berposing

Pg and Mubarak

Abid and Alif

Kak Ton & Kak Imang

Amira, termenung seeehh

Mom

Right after doa, we had our dinner. The spread, wow! Rambang mata seeehh.

Appetizer

Ulam & Gereh

Spaghetti & Cream Sauce

Daging tetel masak asam pedas

Ikan Goreng Berempah

Tauhu Jepun

Sayur Campur

Dessert

Betul ke nak makan kuih apam tu?

Ahaks, ada orang pun nak suap-suapan juger

Dah kebulur ye Pp?

Before we went to bed, we had tazkirah by Abang Ndol and Ustaz Razlan (sorry, kalau salah nama but he's Abang Rahim's colleague).

Oh, almost forgot, that night we celebrated Pg, Afiq and Kak Yang's birthday. Oh, another thing, there was a lucky draw session, me and husband dapat hadiah. Hehehe..

Birthday boys and girl, after the "press conference"

The birthday cake, buah tangan Kak Anim

I told you, I was one of the lucky winners. Hehehehe

Day 2

We were supposed to perform Subuh prayer together. But me and husband couldn't get up early. So, he just pray at our room. Almost 7 a.m, we went down to the Cafe to have our breakfast. Not bad, but the orange juice a bit disappointing. Until we finished, we didn't see the boys. Hmmm.. having late night heh? Mentang-mentang tak duduk sebilik dengan parents. Takpe, takpe.. Mak Ina paham... hehehe..

We were supposed to have senamrobik session with Pp. But like I said, the boys were still sleeping when we finished breakfast. Oh well, good also. Because I didn't bring sports attire.

So, from 8 till 11 a.m was acara bebas. It means, SWIMMING POOL time!!!! And of course the girls yang terjun dulu, because the boys masih "swimming" atas katil. Hehehehe...

Lisa, Tasha & Filza

Husna, with her burqini. Very cute

Sayang each other. I like this pic most

While the girls having fun in the pool, menantu-menantu Mak serius berbincang. Tapi bukan yang pakai baju hitam tu ye.

Pak Dood, the life guard, tengah memerhati dari atas

Khusyuknya. Ada syarahan ke?

Oh. rupanya ada tazkirah daripada Kak Anim. Hehehehe..

Kak Yang, the dolphin trainer?

Hehehe...

Berapa markah nak kasi Mubarak ek?

Walrus baru mendarat?? Ahaks.. sorry Abid

Alif, model of the year

We checked out around 12 and left for McDonald's for lunch.

Ini antara aksi-aksi my family masa nak check out

Ambil order baik-baik ye dik. Nanti kena potong gaji. Supervisor lak dok perhati je tu.

Dik, akak nak order....

And this is my big, big family.
Goodbye, Seri Malaysia
Goodbye, Ayer Keroh
Goodbye, Melaka
Goodbye, everybody
Till we meet again
Insya-Allah

I won voucher.. eerrkkk

2009-07-07T15:35:00.002+08:00

Last Friday, I received text message from Abang Ndol. He congratulated me! In his text he said "Tahniah. Menang bocer 150". I was puzzled. Rupa-rupanya "kuda" dua serupa (itu bak kata Abang Ndol la).

That time he was listening to Sinar FM, ada caller dapat jawab soalan and menang voucher tu. Nama pun Sabrina, suara katanya macam kiternyer suara juger. Hampeh betul. Ingat dia yg nak kasi kiter voucher, voucher JJ ke. Hehehe..

My Saturday morning routine

2009-07-04T23:29:00.003+08:00

A visit to Santa Restaurant somewhere at Jalan TAR, that's my Saturday morning routine. I will be early if I'm working on that day. The roti canai and the curry are the best in town.

The roti canai

This is how my husband like it, banjir

The chicken curry.

All cleared :D

A satisfied customer

They also sell chapati. It's nice. I never tried the mutton or fish curry. The dhal, it's different from other restaurants. It's tasty, but I can't resist the chicken curry. Sooo yummy and filling too.

Gelagat my family - this time on 27JUN

2009-07-01T16:51:00.005+08:00

Husna Fazira

Eilisa Shafina

2 Fahims, Hafifi and Hafidzi

Me and the girls, Wardah, Filza, Tasha, Lisa, Husna

Mak, Kak Anim and Kak Ton

Bestfriends forever ;)

Malu-malu lak

Abang Mie and Abang Ndol

The "pengantins"

Girls

Anak-beranak ni tgh serius berbincang

Pengantin lama

Bakal pengantin? Hafifi tengah practise nak jadi pengantin ke?

Dinner 27th June

2009-07-01T11:30:00.003+08:00

Last saturday, we had our wedding dinner at Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan. I told my husband I will be the simplest bride on earth on that day, but I still put on make-up.

I get Fuzzy again for the make over. I just asked for make-up but she gave me extra accessories. And I put it on, just because of you dear Fuzzy. Ahaks. Thanks anyway.

Me and Fuzzy

Close up

Close up sikit mata. Fuzzy macam tau-tau kiter tgh memberontak. Ahaks.

Hefni, getting ready

At meja pengantin

Chinese Muslim Restaurant

2009-06-30T14:24:00.002+08:00

Last Sunday, I went to Taman Melawati. I woke-up a bit late, well not a bit but it was late. It was lunch time and I decided to check on new chinese muslim restaurant in Taman Melawati. It's Mohd Chan Abdullah Restaurant.

The food is good. I like the baby kailan goreng ikan masin. But I didn't take the photo. I took Mee Hong Kong and my husband took rice with chicken. I don't remember the name actually, and we had dim sum and we tapau pau on the way back.

We were there almost 3 p.m. And it was full.

Di hari pernikahan (12JUNE09)

2009-06-25T09:47:00.006+08:00

I hope this is not too late. I just don't have time to upload this much earlier.

Right after the nikah, Paman Zabir did ask me "How do you feel?" Ahaks.. very good question in deed. I didn't feel anything. Seriously. But I did feel relief though and thankful. Other than that, nothing. In fact, I was not crying. My sisters were and Abang Ndol a bit sebak, may be because dia yang menikahkan or, I don't know. For me, I just wished my father was still around to witness all this.

With my little pengapit, Eilisa. She's cute with tudung.

I have to wait outside of the mosque. Red flag daa...

Solemnized by my wali, which is my own brother. Witnessed by the kadi.

Hefni's signing surat lafaz taklik

Alhamdulillah, khalas.

Receiving mas kahwin from my husband

Just to remind him, I did kiss his hand. :D

Baru dapat "lesen". Hehehhee..

With Kak Rina and Mummy

Hantaran, courtesy Kak Yang, Kak Anim and Kak Ton

With moms

With my family (of course not all of them)

With Hefni's family

Gelagat my family

2009-06-23T17:25:00.012+08:00

Walaupun dah dekat 3 minggu berlalu, tapi kiter nak juga upload gambar-gambar masa kenduri hari tu. Tengok sajalah gelagat family kiter. I didn't expect this at all. Seronok juga, sebab anak-anak buah dah besar-besar. Ada juga yang dah bergirlfriend tu. Tunang takleh nak kiralah kan. Ngeri dengar sebab, kalau anak buah kiter kahwin, possibility dapat cucu tu memang ada.

Anyway, I'm happy, so so happy. My family really had a good time. Dan tak sangka, Adood nak juga join karaoke. So confirmlah, adik-beradik kiter ramai yg pandai menyanyi. Rasanya, kalau arwah Abang Ali masih ada, mesti dia join skali. For me, dia suara paling sedap di kalangan adik-beradik kiter.

PG nampak macam tgh "smoke" Milo

Sengetlah pulak gambar si Aqil ni

Sweet 17, darah muda. Yasmin and Amira

Amira and Eilisa

Pak Ndol pun tak nak kalah dgn Amira

Kenapa tu PP?

Amira, Afiq, Hafifi with their Pak Ndol

The bunch with pengantin bulan Mac, Nora and E-pul

Amira dan Kak Yang

Eilisa, Kak Yang and Yasmin

Kak Yang with our cousins, Ijut, Mok, Aya and Nora

Amira with her Cik Mie

E-pul cuba merapatkan semula Adood and Ijan ke? Ahaks

Afif, tengah pening. Tak tau nak pilih kuih yg mana

Tasha tengah tengok apa tu?

Kak Anim and Kak Ton

Azim and Aqil. Aqil macam tengah tak puas hati je?

Afiq and Hafifi. Mata kat tengah-tengah tu siapa ek?

PG tengah telek apa kat air tu?

Anak dara "sweet 17" lagik

Adik kehilangan kasut ke?

Inipun tak lama lagi nak jadi anak dara juger

My nephews tengah sibuk atur startegy

Kak Imang pun joint karaoke juger tau. Jangan marah

Kak Anim with Hafitri dan Acik, "cucu" mak yang ke-23

They are not my nieces. Ni anak-anak buah Kak Anim. Saje nak tayang keayuan diaorang ni.

I like to call her Lisa Fina

Abid, are you ok?

It's 2 of us now

2009-06-23T14:43:00.002+08:00

Malam pertama :D

Pengantin pun lapar juger tau.

With Abang Al, Mak Ngah, Pak Ngah and Mummy.

Yasmin, Hefni, me and Amira

Ambil berkat dari pengantin bulan Mac (E-pul & wife, Nora)

Sementara menunggu tetamu

Melayan tetamu

Kepenatan

Nak ikut?? Ke mana tu?

Ke meja makan beradap.. hehehehe

p/s: Sorry kalau pictures terlampau besar. First time import pictures from photobucket.com

Fuzzy in action

2009-06-22T17:20:00.007+08:00

Alhamdulillah, I managed to get her at the very last minute. I found her blog and text her straight away. The price was reasonable. In fact it's cheaper that the previous quotation I got from another make-up artiste. And Alahmdulillah, I managed to find a female make-up artiste, and she's very, very sweet. Later I found out she's a cat lover as well. :D

We met up for the first time on 10th June at Bangsar. The plan was to match my dress with the accessories. Unfortunately, my dress was not ready at that time. I was a bit pissed off actually. But nevermind, everything is over now.

Enjoy, Fuzzy in action.

Tepek powder dulu.

Start dengan make-up mata

Next, blusher lak

Make-up done, time to do my hair

Fuzzy putting on fresh flowers.

Accessories sebelah kanan lak

I like this, short and small veil. Very nice

Last but not least, lip colour.

Tadaaaa.... isn't she sweet? Not me, Fuzzy laa.. ihiks

Juadah untuk kenduri kahwin

2009-06-22T15:57:00.007+08:00

Main course. Tapi minta maaf, sebab takde gambar the delicious nasi minyak.

Ayam goreng pandan

Daging masak ros

Kari kambing (ramai orang kata, the curry was very, very nice)

Pajeri nenas (this is my favourite)

Sambal goreng

Bergedel

Buah.

Acar buah

Desert

Kek chocolate

Kerepek and tart

Koci

Cendol

Makan beradap

And this is my wedding cake, sponsored by my supervisor, Lucy Tsen. Kalau berminat, leh contact kiter.

"Mak Datin" pun nak bersiap

2009-06-22T15:51:00.002+08:00

Ish ish ish... this little mak datin pun tak nak ketinggalan. That's my Eilia Natasha.

It's me, before and after

2009-06-22T12:34:00.002+08:00

This is definitely before.

Ini rupa kiter lepas Fuzzy make-up. Baju kurung putih, with fresh flower and short veil for night reception. I like....

Baju hijau untuk majlis hari Sabtu. I like also, sebab tak pakai crown. :)

Thanks a lot Fuzzy.

p/s: Sesiapa yg berminat dgn hasil kerja Fuzzy, silalah ke laman blog http://djemariku.blogspot.com

Happy birthday! (21st June)

2009-06-22T09:37:00.002+08:00

Happy birthday to my sister, Kak Yang and also my cousin Ajun. They were born on the same day. Dengar cerita, arwah Bapak telah "melarikan" diri ke rumah Paman Nuk bila Kak Yang lahir. Sampai di sana, Mak Ngah pun bersalin juga. Hehehehe..

Wishing both of you all the best and may Allah bless you.

Selamat Hari Bapa

2009-06-22T09:26:00.001+08:00

Even if my father and father-in-law have passed away, I just want to wish to all fathers out there. Happy father's day!

Kebulur.. :D

2009-06-20T12:52:00.002+08:00

Tengoklah cucu-cucu mak yang kebuluran ni. Mula-mula kiter offer, tak nak. Tapi bila dah buka bungkusan nasi ambeng tu, masya-Allah.

Takpelah, janji tak terbuang. Rezeki tu. Kiter plak yang meleleh tengok serunding tu. Hehehe..

Alif, Afif, Hafitri dan Abid.

Eleh, malu-malu la plak Mubarak dan Hafidzi ni

Last2, bedal juger. Hihihi

Licin tu.. Alhamdulillah. Tak membazir. Bagus betul anak-anak bujang kiter.

The night before nikah ceremony

2009-06-20T12:48:00.005+08:00

Kami telah menjemput ahli kariah untuk majlis tahlil. Lagipun dah lama tak buat kenduri arwah untuk Bapak dan Abang Ali.

En. Zawal, antara tetamu terawal tiba. Serius tu muka. Rupa-rupanya, Abang Intan lupa nak update kat blog. Kenduri tahlil dah retimed, lepas Isyak.

Abang Ndol memulakan majlis.

Sementara kaum lelaki bertahlil kat depan, kaum wanita pula sibuk packing kek dan dodol untuk door gift.

Kak Anim, sempat lagi nak posing.

Haaaa.. this one, home-made choc cake. Siapa lagi kalau bukan hasil air tangan Kak Anim. Siapa nak order untuk hari raya, boleh call. Hehehe..

Ini aktiviti sampingan my cousins and my nephews, posing for the camera.

E-pul and Mamat

Rizal and Agus

Azim (single, not available) and Afiq (yg ni available kot?)

Masing-masing sebok texting girlfriend, ;). Alif, Hafifi and Abid - Abid macam baru lepas berkhatan jek. Ahaks.

It's makan time!

And..this is my husband

2009-06-19T14:35:00.002+08:00

Ada orang kata kami macam adik-beradik. Betul ke?

This is Eilisa Shafina

2009-06-19T12:44:00.005+08:00

Yes, that's her. The most manja girl in the family. She is my fei mui. Hihihi..

Typo

2009-06-19T11:37:00.004+08:00

I bought this magazine for my wedding. Since I was too busy, I didn't publish this post earlier. But I still want to highlight this. I don't know if the editor noticed it or not.

I don't really think it's a typo, but if I were the editor, the staff will really, really kena from me. But again, I really had a good laugh. Not only because this "Tolong beri alamat ariani" thing, but because of this also.

Why GRAPES???? Luckily, Fuzzy suggested fresh flower for my wedding. Ihiks.

It's true

2009-06-19T10:58:00.002+08:00

I just read an online article on thestar.com.my. If you are interested, you may click here, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/19/focus/4136696&sec=focus

I agree, totally agree with Mr. Wong.

I subscribed a wireless broadband service early this year. I only had to pay RM100, for registration and modem. I got 7-day trial. Supposedly, they activated the connection latest by 24 hours after I made my payment. But, they were having some problem with their system. So, I only connected to cyber world after 3 or 4 days. I also checked with them, my house area is within their network.

It was still OK. For the first few months, the connection was good. But lately, it turns bad. If lucky, I can get online, after trying for like 7 or more times and after rebooting my laptop for 3 to 4 times. Otherwise, the response will be "No network available".

After several phone calls, the service is ok, but still, I get less than 50% from what I subscribed. And I pay RM138/month, which is not that cheap.

p/s: Many, many "THANKS" to our 5th PM, for everything.

I'm not single anymore...

2009-06-18T15:15:00.002+08:00

I hope my mom is happy. Alhamdulillah, everything went smoothly, and I have no comments. In fact I'm quite happy with the arrangement. I thought karaoke was a bad idea. I totally forgot that my family is very, very talented. Thanks to my brother, Adood. The PA system was good and even the DJ also quite entertaining.

I'm happy also because I got what I wanted for my wedding. Very simple, no bersanding, no inai, short veil for akad nikah and no crown for reception day. Thanks a lot to Fuzzy. I like the fresh flower thing. It's nice. And also no photographer, I mean professional photographer. I like candid and natural stuffs.

At the moment I have not downloaded my pictures from the camera. So I can't share it here. But feel free to browse these links:

albajuri.blogspot.com
yunusbadawi.blogspot.com
zawalajammashod.blogspot.com
djemariku.blogspot.com

KLIA fam trip

2009-05-09T09:23:00.009+08:00

On 19th April, 2009 me and Reservation girls went to KLIA to see and "experience" our new fleet, Boeing 777. Well, the main objective was to have a better picture of the new layout of First and Business Class. Basically, we were sitting on premier class, but did not really fly on premier class. Too bad. :D

So guys, enjoy some pictures I took on that day.

The Boeing 777, leased from Jet Airways, India. Capacity, 8 First Class, 30 Business Class and 274 Economy Class.

The First Class Cabin

The Business Class

The Economy Class

The cockpit

And I got this from the cabin crew :D

That's all

Banana Cake

2009-05-09T09:16:00.002+08:00

This is one of my favorites. I remember I tried once. It was for my 28th birthday. But it was awful.

I have lots of ripe bananas at home. I thought of making cekodok, but Lucy suggested cake instead. I don't dare to ask the recipe from her. I tasted her banana cake before and it was yummy. So, I browsed and I saw this recipe, http://halaqah.net/v10/index.php?topic=4427.0

It's quite simple but I don't use blender, I use hand mixer. First step, mixing the oil with sugar, I started to worry. It's sooo different from other cakes. But, tawakkal alallah. I follow the recipe accordingly except, the SUGAR. And, suprisingly, I successfully baked my first banana cake!

Thanks to Ms Faseha for sharing this great recipe.

IE6 Tabbed browsing

2009-03-27T11:32:00.001+08:00

At last, I have this feature for my IE6. I don't have to open lots of windows. Hehehe..

Bad cat

2009-03-25T20:25:00.002+08:00

First time I called a cat, bad cat. Really, really bad cat. Even strays don't behave like that. I was scratched once by a stray, but I did not really mad at that cat.

I can still feel the pain until today, and it was on Monday the cat scratched me. I was just petting him, and this is what I got.
I feel like yelling at him. Lucky, Hefni's parents were around. Otherwise, I would just slap and yell at the cat. I don't know what was his problem. Psycho!

For this I'm thankful. Thankful for having such wonderful cats, in-house cats or stray cats. Thankful for Akane, Fly, Cuddy, Shin-chan, Mikey, Ayumi, Kuriyu, Boy, Mimi, Mama, Roger, Puteh, Tompok, Katik, etc, etc. They are wonderful. Even they are or used to be strays, but they are really good cats. Kuriyu or Fly for instance, they will never "show" their claw when they were playing with me. They know it's play time, so no claw involved.

Di belakang tabir, 22MAR09

2009-03-25T13:49:00.005+08:00

"Heads" of family

Kak Anim & Kak Ton sempat bergaya sebelum tetamu sampai

Orang penting

Sementara menunggu tetamu, masing-masing mengadap TV

Sejuk ke Pp?

The food.

Daging masak kicap

Udang goreng

Sayur campur, Masak lemak ayam dan nangka muda, ulam dan sambal belacan, ikan patin masak tempoyak.

Pencuci mulut, imported from Pasar Minggu Banting

Gelagat anak-anak

2009-03-23T20:36:00.002+08:00

Like father like son

Kakak dan Adik, dua-dua tengah masam

Pp, kes tengok EPL

Filza, Tasha dan Lisa, bergaya depan langsir "baru" mak

Kak Anim with the kids.

Cinnamon Rolls

2009-03-21T11:15:00.003+08:00

Just to add up another evident of my "baking fever". I know it doesn't look nice, but you must ask whoever had tried this rolls. Hehehe..

I really wish I had a bigger working table or marble top. :

Anyway, enjoy.

Cuddy and Fly

2009-03-12T11:50:00.002+08:00

12th March, 2008, my beautiful cat, Lisa Cuddy passed away. And 11th March, 2007, my smart and adorable cat, Fly went to heaven. Missing them soooo much. No other cats can replace them.

Demam

2009-03-08T19:13:00.002+08:00

I don't remember when was the last time I had fever. To tell the truth, I don't easily get sick, except migraine.

Thursday night (26th Feb), I went to this Arab restaurant. I had dinner there and of course I had lamb. The next day, I could still feel the heat and I felt so uncomfortable. I told Florence about it. Luckily that Saturday was my off day. I body was aching and so did my throat.

But I still went out to see my friend on Saturday night. I had dinner with her and her family. It was a bit hard to turned her down because she came all the way from Singapore. I started coughing quite badly and I could feel my voice changed a bit. On the way back home, it was raining and I left my umbrella in the car. *sigh* And before I got home, I went to Kak Chun to get some satays. I met Kak Yang and family at Nan Corner and we chat a bit. I missed Lisa. And Tasha was so sweet that night. It was almost midnight when I got home. My body really hurts.

I couldn't get up on Sunday morning. My coughing got worst, but still refused to go to clinic. Reason, Dr. Nazariha was not on duty during weekends. So I had to wait till Monday. Mak called. She asked me to send fetch her from Abang Intan place and send her home. I could not say no, eventhough I couldn't move at all. I even brought her to Jusco Wangsa Maju to get some groceries. I reached home almost midnight (again!).

I thought I only had cough. For the past few days, my body didn't feel like I'm having a fever. But, Dr. Nazariha confirmed that I had a fever. That's why I like her. I always feel I'm not sick and she will tell me I need help. I didn't know I had migraine before I met her. I met another doctor at the same clinic, she told me it was just a normal headache. No sympathy at all, and I found her making fun of me a bit. I took MC on Monday and again on Wednesday.

I forced myself to go to work on Tuesday. I was still weak and my voice, oh my God, like itik kena cekik. Hahaha.. Aziz told my voice is not sexy anymore.. Hahhaha.. Anyway, my voice is still like that until this moment. I feel much better now. I have finished my Paracethamol and also antibiotic. I think, what make it worst is my office condition. We're having some renovation going on. I noticed, when at home, my voice is clearer but at the office it's just get worst.

I wish by next week, my voice will be normal again. :)

p/s: Actually, nowadays I seldomly experienced migraine. I tried this electrostatic therapy. Alhamdulillah, I can feel the result. Wanna try? You can go to A-Jabbar at Desa Melawati (somewhere near Kg. Klang Gate Baru/Taman Melawati) and they'll charge you RM4 for every 1/2 hour. And, you can bring along empty bottles too. They're giving out free oxygen water.

p/s/s: Oh, another thing, that therapy is not only for migraine, also for diebatic, high blood pressure, to lower down cholesterol level (which means loosing weight) and lots more.

My first Apple Pie

2009-02-22T01:15:00.004+08:00

I told you I'm having "baking" fever. Hahaha.. may be I'm a bit tired of cooking lauk-pauk. Another reason I started baking is my sayang. He keet asking me "When are you going to bake me this or that? When will you start using your hand mixer?" So, that's it. I downloaded the recipe from www.asianfoodchannel.com. It was a bit, just little bit complicated, but I managed to follow every single step, patiently. Hahaha.. well, I only have hand mixer and very limited working space. And the results, my sayang loves it sooo much.

Thanks to chef Anna Olson. This is my first time trying her recipe. And what else can I say? I have "fallen in love" with her. Hehehe..

Home made chocolate cake

2009-02-22T00:53:00.005+08:00

Just to update on my "baking fever". I baked this chocolate cake and brought it to my first Blackwood meeting at Nurul's place. Here are some pictures of the cakes. Thanks to my sister-in-law, Kak Anim for the great, yet simple recipe.

I was a bit nervous actually, but when Nurul texted me and told me how much she and the others love my cake, I was soo relieved. I also brought this choc cake for another friend. Another good review I received.

So for those who are interested, I'm selling this cake at RM35/cake. This is promotional price. :)

Abadi Group of Companies annual dinner @ JW Marriott

2009-02-22T00:11:00.007+08:00

Annual Dinner

Our table

Gulf Air team

Gulf Air Team with Susan and Tuan

Sweet, sweet Florence

Our hero, Encik Azman

Our Chairman, Mr Lai

Mr Param receiving long service award (10 years category)

Our beloved Abang Zali, receiving long service award (20 years category)

She's too happy after servicing the company for 30 years.

Our own Elvis Presley

Mr Henry, My Way

Alamak, ada peminat laa..

Mr Henry and Mdm Kathy, Endless Love

Boleh tahan juga Mr Lai dancing... ;)

Seems like every had fun. Singing and dancing and of course eating. Anyway, the bread pudding was sooo yummy.. hehehe...

Tips for air travellers

2009-02-19T12:13:00.007+08:00

1- Some airlines still require reconfirmation and some don't. Whether airlines require or not, call the airline, at least to update your local contact number, be it mobile, hotel or your relative/friend house. This is to enable the airline staffs to update you, for cases like flight retiming or cancelation.

2- Whenever you contact the airline, by phone call or visiting the office, it's good if you bring along your ticket/e-ticket. Even if you don't have a copy of your e-ticket, write down important details like your full name, travelling date, flight number, airlines booking reference, e-ticket number, in your notebook. Also take note, airlines can't retrieve your booking by your name alone, or passport no or ID no. Good rules of thumb, in case you don't have your airlines booking reference or e-ticket no, you must give your flight origin (with flight number if possible), date of travel, and your surname.

3- Always, and always prepare to pay for penalty fees. Lots of airlines start charging for changes you make for your trip. So be prepared.

4- Missing your luggage? Make a report! This is the most important step. You must make a report at Lost & Found office at the airport. Obtain a print out of the report and keep with you until you receive your luggage back. In case you do not receive your luggage, 24 hours after you arrive, check with airline office on how to get your delay luggage allowance. And remember this is just a DELAY LUGGAGE allowance, not LOST luggage compensation. Also check with the airline what are the procedure in case your luggage cannot be found at all.

5- Don't be late! This is not bus. Please make sure you have sufficient time. Ask the staff for check-in time. Some airports require 2 hours prior departure and some 3 hours or more.

6- Most airports are implementing the LAGs restriction. L- liquid, A-aerosol, G-gel. You can only bring maximum of 1l in total, and you must repack them into 100ml bottles. If you have more than 1l, please put it in your check-in luggage.

Genap 16 tahun

2009-02-06T09:58:00.002+08:00

Today, 06th Feb, 2009, genap 16 tahun arwah Bapak meninggal. I missed him soooooo much. Al-Fatihah untuk arwah Bapak.

New Year @ Federal Hotel

2009-01-30T23:06:00.003+08:00

Time out with Farhan, I didn't see her perform because I want to avoid masive traffic jam out of city center

Hefni and myself

Peace, Duck!

Kelly and Norman

Peggy and BF

Me and Kelly

Mask

An RM14 orange juice :O

Kelly and Peggy

Myself

My colleague

2009-01-30T22:49:00.003+08:00

Two Gulf Air beauties, Kak Shida and Lucy

Accounts Dept. Alison, Lee Yan and Salbyah

Reservation team with Akbar

Florence and Anand

2 cute girls, Kelly a.k.a Duck and Peggy a.k.a Bear

Salbyah with si suara macho, Aziz

Akbar and Florence

My first home made fresh pasta

2008-12-24T18:29:00.004+08:00

Jamie Oliver might laugh at me. But hey! Who cares?? At least I've tried and it was quite tasty. Anyway, thanks to Jamie for the great recipe. It's not that complicated anyway, but you must have pasta maker like this one.

I bought this machine for RM50, and it's quite good.

This is the result and taste really good. And FYI, I made the sauce myself, not out of bottle yaa.. hehehe..

My trip to Bahrain 22-29NOV08

2008-12-23T16:56:00.012+08:00

Pars Hotel, this is where I stayed for almost 1 week. Not so bad, but location wise.. naaahh.. very bad, especially for tourists. Even lots of Bahrainis didn't know the location. One more thing, the breakfast also quite bad.

This is my room at Pars Hotel, Juffair

Gulf Air main office, Al Muharraq, Bahrain

My classmates with our instructors, Suresh and Jossy.

I was supposed to fly back to KUL on Thursday night, and initially my flight was via Bangkok. A few days before my flight day, Florence messaged me, Suvarnabhumi Airport closed. Oh my God! I quickly changed my flight to Friday night directly to KL. Suresh helped me to get 1 more night at Pars Hotel. Basically on Friday morning I have nothing to do, so I just walked around my hotel area.

This is the biggest mosque in Bahrain. Just 10 mins away from my hotel.

Just outside my hotel.

I was so excited. I though I could finally go back home. I reached airport almost 3 hrs before departure, but I was denied boarding! Luckily I found another 3 gentlemen, heading to KL. One of the was our Cargo Manager, Mr Andy. And I was also lucky because they give us hotel to stay for another night plus boarding pass for the next flight. I stayed in Crowne Plaza, Manama. It's much much better than Pars Hotel.

Crowne Plaza, Bahrain

At the Lobby

The room

This is Man Kin, Johorean but working for GF Cargo in Singapore

KL, GF Cargo Manager, Mr Andy

Pak Asbani from Jakarta

Again, I have another 1 day free. Nothing to do. Since, Crowne Plaza is in city center, I decided to walk around after breakfast. I didn't mind walking, because the weather was quite soothing, starting to get colder and I feel safer there as compared to KL. I walked slowly until I reached Bab Al Bahrain. It was quite a dicstance actually, but at least I was quite familiar with the area.

Diplomatic Area, this is where Crowne Plaza located.

Golden Tulip Hotel. I stayed there for my 1st and 2nd course in Bahrain. I prefer here than Pars.

Bahrain World Trade Centre

Airline offices in Manama

Gulf Air

Qatar Airways

Kuwait Airways

Manama Souq, Saturday morning

Bab Al Bahrain

Water fountain in front of Bah Al Bahrain

Welcome home Boy

2008-10-17T19:40:00.004+08:00

I have not seen Boy lately. I'm quite worried about him. He might be sick of starving or even die out there.

This morning, when I was about to go to work, I heard a voice. I'm sure it's not Ayumi, not even Kuriyu. I was wondering who was that. When I opened the door, there was my Boy. I was so relief. He's a bit skinny and comot. He must be very, very hungry. He didn't bother to greet me, just enter the house straight to his bowl.

I'm happy seeing him still OK. Boy.. boy.. And I can't believe he still remember my house! :)

My family

2008-10-05T18:36:00.006+08:00

Family Kak Imang (the biggest, so far)

Family Abang Intan

Family Kak Yang

Me and Adut with mom.

My big family

Well, this is my big family, without family Abang Ali and Abang Ndol. Otherwise, lebih besar. Looking at my grown up nieces and nephews really make me feel old :(. If, (and only IF), my eldest niece, Fateha gets married and has children, I will become a young GRANDMOTHER.. Oh nooo!!!

My new cats

2008-08-14T11:18:00.007+08:00

Lately I have no time to update my blog. Until I forgot about my new cats.

I found her few months back at McDonald's Kota Kemuning. I followed my BF to meet his client. I thought she was someone's cat. She couldn't be a stray. That's what I thought that time. For me she's too beautiful to be a stray. I almost took her the first time I saw her. But I wouldn't risk her life. I just lost Shin-chan that time.

The second time I saw her, I realised she was nursing, but I have no idea where she put the kittens. So again, I decided not to take her home. The next time I saw her, my BF show me the place she hides the kittens. She got 3 kittens. All so cute but none was having her color.

On the 28th July, I went to Kota Kemuning again. The 2 kittens missing! So left only one. So kesian looking at her. She was so skinny. My BF told there was one couple who will come to feed her daily. They gave her Royal Canine, but she was still skinny. We talked to the McDonald's staff, they claimed that they were taking care of the cat and kittens.

I asked my BF to called the couple who had been feeding them. The guy's name is Azlan. Azlan told my BF that the McDonald's management actually was trying to get rid of them. I don't blaim them, because not everybody loves cats like us. So, he said he appreciates if we could take them home. The rest, history.

It was such a long journey for both of them. The mother was so stressed. Lucky, I always carry a carrier in the car. The kitten was just keep quiet. I think he was ok as long as the mother is with him. He might be around 2 months old, but he walked just like a little baby. I don't know, may be he can't move much due to small space.

My plan was, keep them for a few days while looking for new house for them. I wanted to put their pictures in kitten.com.my. May be someone might be interested to adopt them. From day 1 until now, when I asked my BF to take their pic, he said "Nantilah". And now, he's a bit reluctant to let them go. He likes them and I think he enjoys having the kitten around.

Ayumi, the mother is getting fat. Kuriyu, the kitten very active. I can say he doesn't know how to walk. He only knows how to run. For the first fews days, he kept bumped into things. Now, he really, really good at running without bumping into chairs or anything.

p/s : I haven't introduced them to Boy yet. If Boy's around, I will put them at the back of my kitchen. I will only let them out, if Boy has slept in my room or not in the house. Otherwise, papa Boy will become grumpy again. :)

p/s/s : I will post their picture once I have them.

Budak tong sampah

2008-06-26T12:09:00.002+08:00

I joined cat forum online. This is where all cat lovers hanging around and getting to know each others while showing off their cats.

Some of the members rescued stray cats. They brought these pour little kitties back home and give shelter and in fact good food. Most of the cats turn out to be very healthy and pretty. I'm so proud of these members.

But there was a fellow, calling these unfortunate cats as "budak tong sampah/longkang". I don't see why. For me those cats are angels.

His statement was very contradict. He, himself picked up few "budak tong sampah/longkang" and according to him, he loves them dearly and so proud of them. But he still called them "budak tong sampah/longkang"? It's fine if you can accept it, but not all of us can accept that. I don't even care if he called his cats "budak tong sampah/longkang", but when he called one of the member's cats like that, I was sooo angry. And it's not right to call other person's cat as "budak tong sampah/longkang".

I wonder if his cats can understand this. Kecil hati, may be?

Boycott PETRONAS?

2008-06-20T10:04:00.003+08:00

I received 2 forwarded emails from my office colleague. Again about fuel price increased.

The first one,

THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' PETROL FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET PETROL BACK DOWN TO $1.00 PER Litre.... This was originally sent by Phillip Hollsworth, a retired Coca Cola executive. If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will
continue to rise this winter, take time to read this, PLEASE. This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the 'don't buy petrol on a certain day' campaign that was going around last April or May! It is worth your consideration. Join the resistance!!!! We are going to hit $ 3.00 a liter and it might go higher!! Want petrol prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. The oil
companies just laughed at last year's action because they knew we would not continue to 'hurt' ourselves by refusing to buy petrol. It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them. BUT whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can really work. Please read on and join with us! Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY petrol from PETRONAS
the biggest price-up driver company. If they are not selling any petrol, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of petrol buyers. It's SO simple! I am sending this note to 20 people. If each of you sends it on to at least twenty more that's (20 x 20 = 400) .. And those 400 send it to at least twenty more (400 x 20 = 8000 ... and so on, by the time the message reaches the fifth group of people, we will have reached over SIXTY FOUR MILLION consumers!!!!! 20x20 = 400 400x20 = 8,000 8,000x20 = 160,000 160,000x20 = 3,200,000 3,200,000x20 = 64,000,000 64,000,000x20 = 12,800,000,000 That's 12.80 Billion people folks, who will have been
contacted!!!!! Unbelievable?? Do the math and see for yourself!

Of course, not all 12.80 billion pump PETRONAS, but with the hard work and network distributions, others users will get this news and distribute it to the whole Malaysia
Again, all you have to do is send this to 20 people. That's all! I'll bet you didn't think we had that much potential, did you! Acting together we can make a difference.. If this message makes sense to you, then please pass it on. THEY will LOWER THEIR PRICES TO BELOW THE $1.50 RANGE AND
KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK. It's simple - send the message along to others and choose to not buy petrol from PETRONAS TWENTY FIVE POINT SIX BILLION people: Now THAT's people power. LET'S JUST DO IT ! ! ! – stop pump at PETRONAS

The second one,

Tapi member aku adik dia keje petronas mmg bonus lebih 6 bulan beb..
tak penah kureng tu.......

Kena tipu wehh....

Wahai warga Malaysia sekelian.... .hebahkanlah cerita benar ini kpd
rakan2 anda sekelian mengapa perlu boikot minyak petronas.... .

Sebenarnya semua warga malaysia kena tipu dengan dasar kenaikan harga
minyak ni..baru2 ni kenaikan harga minyak sebanyak RM0.78.Tinggi
tuuuuu.Mengapa kita perlu menaikkan harga minyak setinggi tuuuuuuu....
Haaaaaa ini lah yang warga malaysia tak tahu.... Sebenarnya kita ni
duduk je Malaysia ...tapi minyak yang kita cari gali kat trengganu dan
Srawak tu, kita tak penah pakai pun...Minyak yang kita gali tu ialah
minyak Gred A...Diulangi Minyak Gred A.......semua minyak tersebut
dijual keseluruhannya keluar negara...jadi petronas telah beli pulak
minyak gred C...Diulang Gred C.....untuk digunakan dimalaysia dan
diletak logo Petronas.... dalam kajian oleh syarikat2 kereta yg bukan
keta nasional, bahawa minyak petronas ini adalah minyak paling kotor
sekali...maklumlah minyak gred C.

Minyak yang paling bersih adalah minyak Caltex @ Mobil/Esso @ Shell.
Mengapa minyak tersebut lebih bersih??? Sebab minyak tersebut adalah
dari gred B...Inilah yg rakyat malaysia tak tahu...kenaikan harga minyak
disebabkan kenaikan harga minyak dunia yang dikawal oleh US yg mana
setong hampir mencecah usd130.00..Semua orng tertanya-tanya mengapa kita
negara peneluar minyak kena mengikut harga minyak dunia kan . Itu lah
antara sebab2 nye...

Untuk pengetahuan anda semua...semasa kenaikan harga minyak dari RM 1.62
kepada RM1.92 anda pasti pernah menerima E-mail yang mengatakan "isilah
minyak petronas ramai-ramai. Jika semua rakyat malaysia isi minyak
petronas, harga minyak tidak akan naik"...Semua e-mail tersebut adalah
mengarut.Anda semua kena tipu.....Minyak tetap naik jugak
kan....Sebenarnya yang untung paling besar adalah sebahagian orang2
besar kat atas tu dan org2 yang bekerja dengan petronas...sebab bila
reramai isi minyak petronas, makin besar lah untung petronas...bila
makin besar untung...makin besar lah bonus yang orang2 petronas
dapat...Tahun lepas sahaja bonus org2 petronas dapat antara 6-13 bulan
bergantung pada perkhidmatan. ..Tapi yang petronas istihar ialah 2 bulan
bonus sahaja...Bonus yang selebihnya diletakkan atas nama saguhati....

Dasyat betul diorg menipu rakyat.mengambil untung dari hasil perut bumi
yang ALLAH bagi tanpa mengagaihkan sama rata kepada rakyat....Cerita ini
bukan rekaan tetapi cerita ini aku perolehi sendiri dari abg ipar aku yg
bekerja di KLCC. Dia yg menguruskan sendiri Jualan minyak Gred A kita
keluar dan membeli Minyak Gred C untuk di pakai di malaysia ...masa aku
dengar dia bercerita menyirap jugak darah aku bila dia cakap "bonus aku
tahun ni 9 bulan (masa tu tahun 2007)"dah la gaji dia rm 6+++...Siapa
yang keja kerajaan tahun 2007 mana ada bonus....

Pasal Peraduan Car Craze......yang menang tu semua org yg senang2 dan
ada contribute dgn petronas...apa salahnya kalau petronas kurangkan
harga minyak RM 0.20 keee tapi takde pertandingan Car Craze...
Semua rakyat dapat rasa..ni tidak...dahla jual minyak gred C....
Pas tu nak tarik ramai orang isi minyak petronas dengan peraduan mcm tu...
aku bukan nak kondem petronas tetapi aku rasa terkilan ditipu buta2
dengan cara demikian.

Selama ni aku isi minyak petronas nak support produk malaysia ...tetapi
setelah aku tahu aku terus betukar ke minyak Caltex @ Mobil/Esso dan
skang ni sudah 7 bulan aku tak isi minyak petronas. dan aku dpat rasakan
minyak
tersebut lagi menjimatkan. .Terpulang pada anda untuk mengisi minyak yg
anda suka kerana duit tersebut adalah duit anda...

I have no intention to back Petronas. Well I don't know. Like for the 1st email, I don't see why we should not buy from Petronas? Why do I say this? It's simple, are the other oil companies, like Esso, Mobil, BHP, or even Shell, selling lower than RM2.70? If they are selling, even 1 cent cheaper than Petronas, I'm more than willing to buy from them. But they selling the same damn price! Is our fuel price controlled solely by Petronas?

Second email, I know about this. The oil that we produce is meant for export, not for domestic usage. I know this is one of the reasons Petronas making lots of money. Another statement from the email, "Minyak yang paling bersih adalah minyak Caltex @ Mobil/Esso @ Shell." Shell? You really mean Shell? May be their V Power is Grade B. But did anyone notice/know, Petronas and Shell are actually drawing the petrol from the same silo? If you don't believe me, take a slow ride to Cyberjaya area. You will see.

So I don't really see "boycott Petronas = reduce oil price tremendously". Well I don't know.

Vegetarian

2008-06-18T11:51:00.003+08:00

I don't really know about this fact. Kelly told me. One of her friends is vegetarian. I know the fact that some vegetarians do not take eggs. But I'm afraid I'm not aware of this "additional" fact.

According to Kelly, (of course according to her friend), they can eat eggs but you can't eat telur kampung. I asked her, is there any difference between telur kampung and the one we buy from supermarket? Surprisingly, the answer (according to her friend) was YES.

Eggs you bought from supermarket, will not turn into chicken, where else telur kampung will become a chicken. Vegetarians can't kill animal. Since telur kampung will become a chicken, by eating them, meaning you're killing the chicken! That's how she justify about the egg thing.

But isn't it the same? I mean, egg is still an egg? If the temperature and condition permit, they will become a chicken? Can anyone verify this fact?