~ lucky number 13 ~

another 13 days and we are moving to our new campus. address still lg Kuala Lumpur, so xde harapan nk celebrate cuti2 yg Selangor celebrate. hampa. memandangkn dh xkan berada di kawasan Jln. TAR, i've created a list of 13 things to do before moving to a new office.:-

• breakfast nasi kerabu gerai makcik dpn ofis
• breakfast nasi lemak gerai makcik dpn gk (gerai berjiran dgn makcik nasi kerabu)
• beli air barli gerai kakak dpn ofis (masa lunch je ada air barli)
• beli fruits masa lunch
• beli kain kt arked (tak perlu risau baju byk sama dgn org lg lpsni)
• antar baju g tailor
• pegi Tbg Hj (wt urusan apa2 yg ptt)
• mkn chicken chop kt EPF
• borong beli tudung bawal
• anta repair brooch
• minum laicikang best kt Semua House
• mkn claypot-yee-mee-taknak-telur kt foodcourt Sogo
• enjoy bakeri Four Leaves kt Sogo

it's definitely going to be a change that we have to adapt. and change is the most constant thing in life. there'll be chaos throughout the process of moving from Jln. Raja Laut to this new place, that's for sure. but as Deepak Chopra said:-

"All great changes are preceded by chaos" ~ Deepak Chopra

what_i_think: sepertinye byk je yg melibatkn food dlm list kt atas, hahahaha...

~ "wisdom begins in wonder" ~

kehidupan sepjg x update blog adalah seperti naik roller-coster. kejap2 feeling bunga2 sorg2, kejap2 feeling down, tp selalu terisi dgn angan2, hahaha... cnthnye, angan2 kalo i yg masuk Masterchef, agknye terer ke i masak cm diorg? angan2 kalo i masuk Masterchef, pe nama food yg i nk bg utk hidang kt judges. each time i ty soalan "mana diorg ni tau nk bg nama food diorg tu apa eh?', sure akn mendpt jwpn "sukati diorg la weh diorg nk bg nama apa".

sepjg x update blog jugalah umur dh naik 1 tingkat... dh naik 1 darjat... dh sepatutnye become more wiser in everything. tp part masak mmg masih blom wise lg la. sebab x wise la xleh masuk Masterchef, hahaha... tp kalo nk partner dgn i nk masuk Amazing Race, mari bersama2 (kn dh ckp td, idup penuh dgn angan2). tp i bg warning awal2 eh, kalo masuk Amazing Race dgn i, if de challenges yg kena makan sayur2 boleh la bg kt i. if kena mkn cengkerik, sila la mkn bg pihak i ye =)

sepjg x update blog jugak, dah masuk thn baru Islam. mari tanam azam baru. "mahu lebih giat prektis masak supaya dlm tempoh sethn akn datang i akn lbh pandai masak lauk hebat2 berbanding thn ni". boleh ke? aci x? :) sekurg2nye i de la azam nk perbaiki diri gk, kn?mslhnye, kpale cm xleh serap ilmu resepi2 yg mak i ajar... rs sepertimana xleh serap ilmu fizik masa skolah menengah dulu. tp cz g rumah member i smlm mkn cekodok yg dia buat pn sedap, maka harus la berazam lbh kuat lg - ok, i nk pndai memasak.

what_i_think: i wonder once i dh pndi masak nt, adakah i layak masuk Master Chef, hehehe... tp bila i bg nama food utk hidang dpn judges, sila jgn tanya & buat2 kaget lk tgk nama food yg i masak sbb "sukati i la weh nk bg nama apa" =)

what type of (best) friend are you?

“When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead,

you can look beside you 

and your best friend will be there.” ~ Anonymous

this is a post yg i nk kaitkan with what i heard on radio yesterday morning. a caller citer kt deejays about her dilemma that (jeng3X) her best friend is overprotective of her. this is something yg boleh dikongsi bersama cz br2 ni de kwn yg ckp kt i "mungkin ke aku ni overprotective sgt dgn ko ye?" mari kita lihat jns2 overprotective yg kita buat (or, kita rasa kita buat) terhdp our best friend(s)...

overprotective about pemakanan

eh, bkn ke bgs de best friend cenggini? yelaaahhh... kalo kwn biasa2 tegur "eh, kau dh gemuk. cuba la kurgkn mkn" mesti rs skt ati (mesti, kn?!!! sila setuju). tp bila best friend ckp "weh, ko ni dh makin berisi aku tgk. tlg la kurgkn minum teh tarik... ais or air sejuk2 jgn minum sgt... blablabla...", trus boleh mendtgkn rs keinsafan (true?). ala, ngaku jelah... deep down in your heart (i mean, dlm hati yg DITEGUR), dia tau bahawa best friend dia yg MENEGUR tu nk dia mengamalkan gaya hidup yg sihat (ecehcehceh...)... whether it's to shed some weight, or to put on some weight. 

overprotective about penampilan

bila kuar dgn best friend & nk beli bj (contohnye), sure + confirm2 (leh kerat jari py confirm nih) akn consult dgn best friend psl bj yg nk beli tu cntk/sesuai x dgn kita. best friend dh jadi ala2 cermin kita... nk beli kasut pn ty opinion best friend (wpun size kaki best friend x sama dgn kaki sndiri). nk beli handbag pn sama. nk beli tudung/scarf pn sama. nk beli luggage pn sama (eh, luggage berkait dgn penampilan ke? ngeheeee...). best friend akn bg opinion tulus ikhlas dr hati diorg... "weh, x cantik la kt kaki ko"... "erm, kaler sgt out dgn muka ko"... "mcm x berkenan la aku tgk design tudung tu".... "lerrrr, balik2 kaler ijau/purple/orange/kuning/merah/pink/etc2 je. cuba la cari kaler lain"... tu sume akn didengari dr mulut bestfriend. mmg para pompn2 tau, ukur baju di bdn sendiri. mungkin org akn pertikaikan, "so, why bother pe best friend nk ckp? kalo sndiri suka, beli je. knp nk ikut ckp best friend?" ok, stop right there... i didn't say anything about IKUT CKP best friend, kn? i just ckp pompn2 akn CONSULT best friend, nothing being mentioned about pompn2 akn IKUT CKP best friend, hehehe. best friend cuma being overprotective & bg komen ikhlas... sama ada nk ikut or x, terpulg pd masing2.

overprotective about berkwn

best friend being BEST FRIEND... dh knl kita abis2an punya la. they know what we like/hate to wear, what we like/hate to eat, what we like/hate to do, what type of person we hate/like to meet. maka bila kita ckp "err... aku knl dgn Mr. X. ehehehe (sambil gelak gatal/gelak syaitonirrajim)", best friend akn ckp "berhati2, jgn terlalu suka cz mungkin tu fling sahaja". or, bila kita ckp "emmm... arini aku jmp dgn Mr. Y, borak2, gelak2", best friend akn cpt bg nsht "berhati2, jgn terlalu suka. aku takut ko terluka".  or, bila kita ckp "eh, arini aku jmp Mr. Z. dia ckp aku npk cantik (contoh sahaja, ok?!!)", best friend akn ckp "berhati2, jgn terperangkap dgn ayt2 manis cenggitu". yg dinasihati x rs pn kecik ati/sentap/sprti terlalu di"protect" oleh best friend cz we know that our best friend cuma concern psl kita... dats y they r called best friend =) apa2 pun, best friend akn support kita wpun 1)kita terslh pilih kwn... and 2)wpun kita dh terslh buat decision... and 3)kita decide something yg best friend tu x suka tp eventually best friend akn doakn utk kita cz dia kn best friend, hehehe....

hmmm... all d overprotective-ness listed above cuma dialami oleh pompn2 je kot. among lelaki2, agak2nye ada ke? rs cm xde. wpun x berlaku among lelaki2 (best friend lelaki & lelaki sll diskus amenda eh?), sila renung2kn ayt from the deejay:-

"a good friend will stab you from front. 

but a not-so-good friend will stab your back".

good game + well done

TerImA KasIH

&

TahNIaH

utk hero2 bola sekalian... dan penyokong2... 

p/s: utk kwn di/dari seberang, i sokong tanah tumpah darah i. jgn keroyok i, please dong... =) 

~ tragic tragedy ~

"There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it" - Oscar Wilde

TRAGEDY 1: i want better system for public transportation in this country. it's to make things easier for me the people in this country to go anywhere. x yah la dekat2 pn nk kna naik keta gk. at least, have some mechanism/system that's more reliable (pleaaaasssseee!!!). menuju negara maju in the year 2020, KTM sila improve servis anda (or maybe, kita akn ada organizatn lain yg manage our public transportation system better than what we have now?). i've experienced better service in Melbourne recently. 

TRAGEDY 2: i feel more comfortable with the weather in this country. weather adalah selesa utk tahap kulit & badan i, tidak la windy sprti mahu terbang rasanye (sprti a week ago kt Melbourne). i only get it here, di bumi Malaysia... oh, sangat berterima kasih kpd pencipta =)

TRAGEDY 3: i get more chance to travel this year (syukur alhamdulillah). 

mengikut kpd falsafah Mr. Wilde sprti di atas, no.1 tu mmg btul2 tragedy... sangat2... yang amat!!! tp, no. 2&3 tu xleh cnsider as tragedy la patutnye, kn? kan?!! how can getting what we want is a tragedy eh, especially when we soooo badly want to travel? sape2 leh explain... 

Melbourne (Pt. 4)

i basically have in mind those places that i wanted to visit on my 4th day, before i took the morning flight back to Malaysia on the next day. but there's just not enough time to go to all. i had an early start... went to Queen Victoria Market for the souvenirs. this is ilke a must-visit-venue if you want to get souvenirs and lots of it are available at cheaper price. it's also the place where you can get fresh fruits, veggies, fish, meat... basically, almost everything that you need...

i was smart enough to go back to the hotel and leave all those that i have purchased at Queen Victoria Market, before continuing with the sight-seeing activities. walked a couple of blocks from the hotel and waited for the city tourist shuttle. it's a free service that allows you to tour around the city by bus and visit all the major attraction sites.

 ~ Shrine of Remembrance ~

 ~ in front of Fed. Sq ~

~ Melbourne Cricket Ground ~

 ~ Old Treasury Building ~

had lunch with my former schoolmates. we tried the Indian cuisine and then went to get some coffee (i chose light hot chocolate instead). followed them to Malaysia Hall for a short rest and solat. then, we went to Victorian School for Deaf Children, before we took the tram back to the city centre. i thought of heading straight back to the hotel, but as it was Thursday (shops closed a lil' bit later than on Mondays - Wednesdays) & i still have enough time, i couldn't stop myself from entering one of the bookshops (books at this particular shop are generally cheaper than in Malaysia. so, go grab 'em!!! hahahaha....).

~ Victorian School for Deaf Children ~

to end the day, a great dinner at Madam Kays was all i needed. nasi goreng nenas & latte have never tasted better =)

Melbourne (Pt. 3)

my 3rd day in Melbourne... d only day that i had a proper Malaysian breakfast - Nasi Lemak!!! yeayyyy!!! (*yeah, not-very-adventurous-me opted for nasi lemak). i don't need to be at the conference venue very early, so i had ample time to just relax and enjoy my nasi lemak... what a great way to start the day =)

*spot the difference major accomplishment here ... hahaha*

after the closing ceremony and thank-you's and goodbyes, i went for some churros with a friend. for someone who have never heard of churros before, i was glad that i decided to try out this snack (other options given were macaroon and cupcakes).



~ churros ~

the day continued with the same friend brought me to Victoria State Library and RMIT Uni Library. the weather was kind to me, it's warmer. so no need for multiple layers of clothing. i took the opportunity to continue with my walking-around-the-city activity... being impressed by the city and absorbing all that i can in such a short evening. dinner for that night? naaaahhhh... enough churros to save me until the next day for another round of donut and coffee, hahahaha...

Melbourne (Pt. 2)

my 2nd day at Melbourne started off with rain in d morning. i mmg x berpayung (mengikut sprti dinasihatkn by a friend) maka meredah je ujan dgn berlari2an.

2 hari juga cross simpang dkt dgn hotel & beli coffee & 2 ketul donut for breakfast. d girl yg jg shift pg tu sure dh leh expect kehadiran i to that 7-eleven.. dan utk hari2 berikutnye pn sure akn beli breakfast kt 7-eleven tu gk selagi i lom jmp kedai yg leh bg i breakfast plg best, hehehe. i don't hv much choice here for my breakfast (for several reasons... kedai lom bkk by the time i berjln to the conference, xtau kedai mna yg i leh mkn, etc2....), so d easiest would b to get coffee and coffee and more coffee. segala usaha meng"reduce" coffee/nescafe intake sepjg thn ni sia-sia je. dh tu, xde milo (or hot choc yg meyakinkan) & dh terkena dpt tea yg agk x memenuhi citarasa tekak, so i ended up having coffee everyday for breakfast & during masa senggang masa conference.

lunch semlm adalah something yg i xpenah try b4 ni. as there are 3 Malaysian librarians (including me) yg ada special request for food, the organizer provide halal food for us. they served us risotto and prawn... xde apa yg salah pn dgn risotto tu... ada sayur, tak pedas, portion byk yg mmg lh bg org knyg. mslhnye perut&tekak i xleh nk trima sgt cz i bkn penggemar mknan ber"cheese" ni. b4 bergema perkataan MUAK dlm kpale i, baik i stop & memilih utk perabihkn seketul donut, baki yg x abis masa i beli for breakfast pg tu.

ptg smlm i g jauh sket from d city centre. the other 2 Malaysian librarians invited me to go with them for a visit to Melbourne univ. dh alang2 ada yg mengajak, i pn ikut la cz bkn sng nk g wt visit univ gah cmtu. though it was only a short visit to the univ & their preservation centre, i still think of it as 1 great experience that i have here.

blk from Melbourne univ, we stopped at one supermarket kt area2 org Arab & bought fruits. fantastic weh dpt fresh fruits... lpstu, murah giller!!! takyah la nk convert d currency to RM... tp kalo beli buah 2 jenis (6 biji) for only AUD2, x ke giller menarik tu =) kalo cmni, mmg everyday la i mkn buah... kalo lg extreme, mkn buah after every meal, hahaha... lpstu, org kt cni byk amalan gaya hidup sihat... g kerja, dressing cm jelitawan abis, yg jejaka pn gagah perkasa dgn coat, tp semua pn JLN KAKI. kalo x pn, naik basikal. kalo ptg2 tu, ada je yg jogging around d city... bygkn org jogging kt Jln. TAR, hahaha... dkt park, ramai la bersenam, berjogging, buat aktivit2 yg sihat je... dan buah2an yg murah... mmg la gaya idup sihat kt cni.

skrg dh hbt sket naik tram. dh lh phm d route & familiar with d road signs (juga traffic light). on Monday, i naik bus cz still x familiar sgt. i took a different bus dr pe yg dh print kt Msia & ended up terturun awl 2 stations rsnye jst bcz takut terlps to another statn yg lg jauh. pg smlm cm dh pndi sket, so g Marriott (conference venue) naik tram. turun kt Bourke St/Exhibition St, jln kaki around 5minit, dh smpi Marriott. nt kamis nk explore d city using tram&bus yg free... it will stop at various tourist attractions & i lh turun/continue to another venue yg i nk. harus buat plan awl utk berjln keliling Melbourne city before i pulg on Friday.

nk ltk video abg Jepun menyanyi kt tgh city, mcm lma je nk upload. nt la, kalo smpt i edit2, nt i tnjk gmbr abg tu wt buskers eh... giller cool.

till then, luvs & hugs from Melbourne =)

Melbourne (Pt. 1)

the pre-conference was held two days ago, with the participants attended the session for the product that they are using. as for me, i attended the same pre-conference session with another librarian from Univ. Malaya and another guy who came from Penang but has migrated to Australia for quite some time.

after d pre-conference session ended, that guy (an uncle actually) voluntarily gave me a guided tour around the city... just to familiarize myself with the streets and areas. we covered some parts of the city such as Federation Sq., Queen Victoria Market (though it was closed), Flinders Street Station and walked to many other different landmarks. i tried to absorb as much information as possible about the places but i can never do so when there was toooooooo many things to see around the city.

we then attended the welcoming drink session organized by the organizr but i did not stay long. met a friend who is studying here at Melbourne and we walked to a small and cosy Indonesian restaurant called Blok M. we then W-A-L-K-E-D passed the shopping malls (ye...berjln shj) and absorbed the beautiful scenery of the city at night. while waiting for a tram to head back to my hotel, we met another Malaysian couple who wanted to know the places at the city that they can go during that hour. unfortunately, the shops are all closed at around 6pm (including the restaurants).

i am enjoying the city... though my fitness level is being tested to its maximum as a result of all the walking around the city. it's cold in the morning but it gets warmer in the evening. people are nice and i'm looking forward to explore the city more on Thursday (the only day that i can have a whole-day tour and walking around CBD). still figuring out the way to go around the city using trams/buses... but no worries, with the combination of good people and weather and enough food, i won't complaint, hahaha...

till then...

safe & sound

i'm here, in Melbourne... yes, reached here last night. dgn gaya cm pnh cnfiden (wpn ni 1st time sbnrnye smpi cni) sebelah tgn menarik luggage bsr&sebelah tgn pgg peta & mata membc peta kt Southern Cross Station di tgh mlm. hbt x i? =) ppl here have been good to me. tgh mlm td de couple ni (d wife is Malaysian&hsbnd dia australian) mcm agk cncrn tgk i sorg2 & they were nice to accompany me smpi ke dpn hotel.

today, after d conference, de la sorg Malaysian yg dh migrate to australian ni bw i pusg2 d city... berjln kaki & naik tram. menarik.

td gk de welcoming drinks. i sorg je Melayu kt ctu, so they were quite concrn about me cz menjaga apa2 yg xptt dimkn or minum.

basically, things are going well...ppl are nice...weather is cold (utk thp i yg xtahan sejuk ni la).

will update more later as i'm meeting a friend for dinner... roti canai kah, nasik goreng kah, apa kah menu i mlm ni ye? =)

~ counting and counting ~

"wake me up, when September ends"

mmg patut la pun ada lagu tu... sepjg September i bergembira hari raya sna sini... masuk bln October dh jadi cm serabut... let's see the list:-

• 3rd Convo - checked
• performance appraisal - checked
• last minute Langkawi trip - checked

ni dh nk masuk end of October, tahap serabut semakin mencengkam jiwa smpna tgg November. meja mmg serabut, bertambah serabut lg. skrg konsentret kpd work-trip. i ptt excited kan? kan? hoooo...bila nk berjln2 mmg excited. tp dlm excited ada kekalutan gk, huhuhuhu... smoga evrythg selamat and smooth running.

leh x nk buat lagu sndiri - "wake me up when November comes"?

events menarik in 2 weeks...

i was at the new building of Bank Negara, Sasana Kijang, for 3 days in the past 2 weeks. d 1st was during our team's visit to their new KMC on 6th Oct, the 2nd and 3rd time during the rehearsal and the actual convocation day (Friday & Saturday). it was basically work-related functions/events/meetings but i enjoyed myslf when i was there. how can i not enjoy it when during my 1st visit, i (WE actually) got a guided tour to the art galleries/museums, in addition to the visit to their new KMC. got to see beautiful paintings/artworks. i'm not an artist, but i do appreciate good & nice artistic work when i see one. just tell me how could i not enjoy myself when i was able to see beautiful paintings and artworks such as...

 ~ this ~

~ and this ~

~ and this ~

~ and this ~

cuba ckp sket cmne hati x hepi & kagum bila dpt tgk semua2 ni :)

these r only some of what i've captured. to see more, visit the art galleries & museums at Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia (opening hours: EVERYDAY 10 am-6 pm; closed on 1 January only). bring your family & friends & b amazed with d artworks available, minus d guided tour of course, hehehe (except if u r conducting a school visit). some galleries r stil under cnstrction & prbbly will b ready by next year.

d next event, the rehearsal & the actual convocation ceremony (our 3rd this year) was held at d same building on Friday & Saturday. more students graduated this year, including our 1st batch of PhD graduates (3 of them). agenda brgmbr x harus dilupakan. too bad this year we did not have d chance to take photo with d chancellor, unlike last year's convocation. but i still dpt bergmbr dgn org2 glamer, hehehe...

~ jiran sblh meja, blom cukp glamer, hahaha... ~

~ ni assistant i, pun blom cukp glamer gk (kami sebaya & comel (kan?!!) hahaha...giller!) ~

~ org glamer 1... author buku, yg juga sll jd penenang jiwa i, hehehe. mau nye x tenang kalo each time i g jmp dia kt ofis, sure dpt psnan "take care of yourself"... cair wehhh!!! (*blush*) ~

~ org glamer 2... pelakon iklan Colgate ~

~ org glamer 3... yg jd penghias utk our brochures/bunting/ikln dlm newspaper ~

~ org glamer 4... slh sorg PhD graduates ~

tahniah utk org glamer 2, 3, 4 & juga lain2 yg dh convo last Saturday. utk yg jd AJK convo cm i, tahniah cz berjaya berdiri lbh lama bertugas dgn jayanye for this year's convocation. not forgetting, bodyguards sekalian yg lbh gagah perkasa dr hari2 biasa kt office & byk menyumbang tenaga.

~ crazy bodyguards ~

it was a success =)

~ sanggupkah? ~

utk 2 minggu ni (disweek & next) i kna bertahan utk kerja 6days a week. iye, i bekerja arini... dan agk stress krn hidung sudah berhingus2an... huhuhu... lama dh xkna slsema, arini agk la sesak nk bernafas. plg menarik cz assistant yg kerja dgn i arini pn slsma gk. hah, hebaaat!!! tp dia lbh stress la kot dr i cz dia kna dok jg kt kaunter. i ni dok mengemas meja i yg dh semak thp maksima ni. dh x ghupa meja je rsnye. dan i xnk stress melampau masa nk kms2 b4 ofis pndh g tmpt lain nnt. so better la i start kms sket2. tp bila pkir mengemas dlm keadaan selsma, tidak kah selsma tu akn makin teruk?!!! hah?!! hah?!!! jwb sket...

septtnye i xyh nk stress la kn. skt tu kn penghapus dosa. sekurg2nye i x la bekerja dgn stress cm cousin i... berhati kental sggh cousin i tu. kalo i dgr dia citer psl kehidupn dia bekerja kt hsptl, huuuu... kaget!!! senior mrh, trima sj... nurse mrh, trima sj... patient mrh, trima sj... family patient mrh, trima sj... cousin dia sndiri mrh cz dia xagkt fon, trima sj... sumeeeeee pn bdk tu absorb je. kalo i la, dpt "Stupid Moron" sebijik fr senior, huhuhu... mau nanges!!! tp cousin i py remark, "kalo org tu ckp "Stupid Moron", diam je la. buat cm xtau je. kalo kita bg reaction, mksdnye mmg kita sndiri admit yg org tu ckp kita Stupid Moron". a'ah la....btul jugak =)

no wonder de bdk2 houseman masuk wad skt jiwa. ada yg on medication. ada yg g jmp theraphist/psychiatrist. 5 thn py course utk jd Doktor leh survive, tp nk kna abiskn houseman in 2 years mcm xleh tahan je. 

mula2 igt cm cool je bila jd Doktor. tp nk kna cntrl emosi byk rupenye... emosi bila kna mrh dgn senior/nurse/patient/family patient... emosi bila yg dirawat/di"operate" meninggal ats meja bedah... emosi cz xcukup tido/mkn/aktiviti bersosial... huuuu...berat, berat utk org cm i yg agk mudah terganggu emosi esp bila xcukup mkn. dh tu, kalo senior bg ayt kt i "mkn tu utk alas perut je, bkn utk knyg" in between 2 operations yg i nk kna assist, x ke emo? lg2 kalo d 1st operation tu smpi 5jam & smpt break skjp je b4 nk kna assist d other operation yg ntah xtau brp lma lg. grrrr.... emo... emo...

now i bsyukur i x jd Doktor, hehehe... pekerjaan mulia yg i x brp sggp =)

p/s: de bdk ty kt mak dia, "cita2 mama bila dh bsr nt nk jd apa?" hahahahaha... mama tu dh cukup bsr dh, nk jd Doktor pn dh xsmpt lg ;)

when u r in so much trouble...

minggu ni schedule i hectic mnjadi tmpt kwn2 curhat mslh masing2. oh beruntung sggh diri cz kwn2 percaya yg i lh jd sponge... jd penyerap haba marah & kelembaban airmata diorg. anyhow, i can just listen & nsht apa2 yg ptt. yg lain, sndiri kna usaha utk hati tabah, jiwa tetap, kpale leh focus kt tmpt2 yg spttnye.

memandangkn i byk jd penyerap haba & kelembaban anda2 kwn2 i sekalian minggu ni, ini dia ayat2 nsht yg i dpt from a dear friend utk i pulak (i pn manusia biasa, npk je huhahuhahuha tp tetap i de prblm gk):-

"alwiz yakin Allah atur kehidupan makhlukNya mengikut kehendakNya. ada doa yg dimakbul terus, ada jugak yg ditangguhkn, ada yg x diterima lgsg cz Dia Maha Mengetahui & sntiasa baik kpd hambaNya. Qur'an ajar, org yg sabar, Allah tambahkn kenikmatan hidup. mntk la dikurnia hati yg tabah, sabar & jgn mntk kehidupan yg mudah kerana MUDAH, SENANG & KAYA tu suatu yg relatif"

semoga anda2 kwn2 i yg tgh in so much trouble & miserable & in a mess (& jugak kwn kpd kwn2 i&  sape2 yg bc ni), hopefully u'll be inspired reading ayt penenang jiwa yg i dpt from my friend ni. oh ye... kwn i ni ada bg lg 1 ayat nsht tmbhan dr ayt kt atas:-

"kalau kita tlg org, Allah tlg kita"

ok, please doakn Allah tlg i gk... pleaaaassseee... TQ.

~ God bless all of u. luvsss & hugssss & kissesss =) ~

~ di bumi ini ~

hari ni dlm minggu dpn dh bln Zulkaedah, dh habis raya. tp jika ada gk yg stil buat openhouse after rabu nextweek & dgn yakinnye g convince kwn2 yg "hey, it's still Shawal", hmmm... hrp maklum la ye, anda sbnrnye dtg openhouse bln Zulkaedah, hahaha. minggu ni dh 2 mlm ada indian visitors dtg beraya kt rumah i. 1 tu jiran dpn rumah and d other is my father's friend. on both nights the visitors dtg dgn souvenirs... jiran dpn rumah bg muruku, kwn ayh i bg small hamper. & dlm minggu ni gk i attended Hari Raya lunch organized by my vendor... & vendor i tu chinese.

sbnrnye nk citer apa ni? ok, jumaat lps adalah Hari Malaysia. jd, this entry is about me, reminiscing my childhood experiences as anak Malaysia. masa skolah rendah, i attended a primary school whereby malay, chinese, indian & punjabi mixed bersama2. sng ckp, kwn2 skolah i masa tu berbilang bangsa. cekgu klas i lk Chinese teacher, headmistress i is Indian. & disebabkn berada dlm keadaan berbilg bngsa since drjh 1 (bdk2 umur cmtu pd ketika tu x heran dgn dunia sekeliling & suka je nk explore mcm2), x pernah rs awkward pn nk speaking english dgn kwn2 berbilang bangsa ni. speaking english dgn kenkwn melayu pn bkn sesuatu yg pelik pd ketika tu. kalo dh drjh 1 speaking english, of course la sebutan pn byk yg salah, grammar apatah lg. most of d time pn ckp english versi rojak. tp, yg best coz xde sape pn gelakkan. in fact, my friends selalu jd cekgu x rasmi utk betulkn bila i sebut salah.

bila recess lk, sharing our food is not something yg pelik. masa rehat gk la nk main batu seremban (adakah layak dipggl BATU if dibuat dr kacang ijau or beras? masa tu cm x heran je baling2 beras, mmg sprti agak tidak bersyukur). sometimes main getah.... bkn baling2 getah masuk dlm tiang terpacak or amik getah & lastik org. tp main getah yg lompat2 tu... lompat paras buku lali, lutut, pinggang, bahu, kpale. sometimes main getah cina. hrp maaf, x tahu cmne nk explain cmne i main getah cina (& i wonder how we got the name getah cina). sape yg tahu how getah cina is played, bgs!!!

extra curricular activities kt skolah rendah cm menari/nyanyi/berlakon/main netball/galah pjg/etc2., semua melibatkn kwn2 bermcm2 kaum. masuk persembahan nyanyi, teacher yg ajr tu cikgu Cina, tp kna nyanyi lagu melayu. main netball, cikgu yg trained kitrg tu cikgu Melayu. apart from activities at school, my parents also sent me for other extra classes. i went for tuition classes on weekdays & drawing class on weekends. tusyen mlm dgn teacher india, tusyen ptg dgn teacher chinese, drawing class dgn cikgu melayu. mix habis dh tu.

so, i'm glad that bila dh bsr ni i can still experience kemeriahan rumah didatangi oleh family kaum india, or d warm welcome that i received by my chinese vendor when i attended the Hari Raya lunch organized by them. i will never get d same experience anywhere else on this earth. smoga i trus berbahagia mingle around people from various races di bumi Malaysia ni.

(dis?)advantages of....

being di jalan ini...

i always get this remark whenevr s'one i met (or even friends) know that i'm working at a building very near to Jln. TAR - "syok la kerja kt area Jln TAR tu kn. leh g shopping slalu". or sometimes i get to hear this - "selalu la g SOGO ni eh?". owwwhhh...come on!!! let me tell u d disadvantages of working at this area:-

BORRRRINGGGG...

bila dh slalu sgt ngadap places nearby my office, we feel kind of... errrmmm...BOSAN. ye, kami ada SOGO berhampiran. juga ada deretan kedai jual kain, tudung, baju, telekung, songket, etc2. juga ada kedai2 jual mcm2 perkakas/brg2/ materials utk persiapan para pengantin. juga ada port mkn yg sgt byk (gerai2, foodcourt, kedai jual nasik campur, kedai mamak, fast food, kedai jual burger utk pemakanan seimbang cm Bob Harper promo dlm biggest loser, kopitiam glamer, etc2.). juga ada gedung jual brg2 rumah yg leh borong&dpt murah. all in walking distance. d thing is that, ada masa rs cm bosannye time tghari, nk kuar tp xtau nk g mana. kdg2 nk pilih tmpt mkn pn dh xtau ktne lg nk mkn. when things around here dh sprti membosankn, harus la ini jd disadvantage pertama.

traffic... BAAAAADDD traffic...

dh xpelik if starting 15 Ramadhan onwards jln dpn office i ni jammed dr tghri smpi la nk blk kerja. or, masa 17 Ramadhan cz Selangor cuti & semua dtg KL nk shopping for Raya. bila hujan lebat melampau masa dkt2 timing nk blk kerja & hujan still x berenti by d time yg drive to work nk kuar dr parking lot, ini confirm traffic jammed tahap dewa.

perebutan tempat utk mkn...

bila tiba musim yg 3bln Mega sale tu, if kerja masa wiken sure susah nk cari port mkn wpun as mentioned earlier byk bebenor tmpt mkn dkt2 area office i. lunch break yg 1jam tu la nk kna berebut dgn org2 yg shopping kt Sogo/Arked/Mydin/etc2. jd, kdg2 kna cari apa yg cpt & take away je. kdg2 nk take away pn pyh gk cz queue yg nk beli food sikit py pnjg. tp, xkn la asal kerja wiken & org rmi dtg area Jln TAR i nk kna puasa kot, kn?

major event (1) Perarakan...

jln2 dkt area office i ni sll la ter"involve" if ada major events/celebrations. bila tiba je minggu yg nk event/celebration tu, sure la byk jln yg nk hala ke sini kna tutup. ats sbb tu la minggu ni setiap pagi my father & i kalut2 pg nk kuar umah on time cz disweek byk jln tutup utk rehearsal perarakan Hari Malaysia/Merdeka this friday. xleh la kuar umah lmbt sket, sure nt smpi ofis lmbt dr wktu biasa. cnth terbaik, smlm i smpi ofis lg 10minit nk kul8 (wpun ofis hour start kul8.30), jz bcz terkuar umh lmbt sket je. minggu ni kalo de ofismet masuk lmbt dh jd xheran cz leh agak tu sure sgkt dlm road closure.

major event (2) Perhimpunan...

bila ada group2 nk menegakkn pendirian masing2, sure nk buat group besar2 & jemput beramai2 memeriahkn perhimpunan sepjg major roads nearby. cni mmg jd port ke hape? yg being affected of course sesape yg kna bkerja during that specific wiken (perhimpunan cenggini normally buat on wiken). lpstu if masa hari perhimpunan tu la dh ter"schedule" kna kerja, nk cari food for lunch pn susah. takut2 time jln nk g cari food tu tetiba terperangkp dlm d group & org kata kita join skali. krg xpsl je muka glamer masuk paper. pdhl sbnrnye pnt bkerja mencari rezki halal utk wiken tu T__T 

major event (3) Perlumbaan...

ni pn slalu masa wiken gk. tp ni sll xde announcement apa2. tau2 je tiba2 de jln tutup, dh de kon polis yg kaler oren tu tegak kt tgh jln. ni la kes i pnah menapak dr traffic light dpn roundabout Bank Negara smpi ke office on one particular wiken cz polis xbg kereta lalu cz de Marathon. i trpksa la join, tp buat Walkathon sndiri.

Kain - limited selection...

dlm berlambak2 kain yg jual kt kedai2 sepjg area Jln TAR/Jln Msjd India/Jln Raja Laut, i tetap rs selection is limited. knp? kalo dh beli kain kt area2 cni, sure nt tiba2 di satu tghari masa nk kuar ofis g lunch, terjmpa org yg sama pattern baju kurung dgn i. lpstu jd malu. utk yg kerja kt area bangi/putrajaya/seremban/other places further from this area, leh la sng2 beli kain2 yg interesting pd ukuran mata anda. tp in my case, i dh ada several baju kurung yg i dh xleh pki g office just bcz dh terjmp org yg pki bj sama pattern dgn i. plg kronik, masa jamuan raya br ni, de ofismet pki bj yg sama dgn bj yg i ada. nsb baik i xpki bj tu msa jamuan raya cz bj tu dh x valid as baju raya i. lpsni, bj tu pn masuk list bj yg i dh xlh pki g ofis, huhuhu...

i bkn x bersykr with what i hv. mmg bersykr. kemudahan berlambak kt keliling ni. semua pn sng. nk mkn, pilihan byk. nk beli tudung, plh je nk masuk kedai mna kt arked tu. nk ubt gigi, sabun, bskt, etc2, masuk je Mydin tu borong la byk mna yg nk. utk org2 cm anda2 yg jarang2 dtg area cni, mmg la sprti teruja. tp utk org cm i yg dlm 1 bln tu atleast 20 hari dh mmg sah2 dok2 ngadap area Jln TAR, Jln Raja Laut, Jln Msjd India, arked, Sogo, etc2... hmmm... paham2 la kn. multiply that with 12 months, and multiply again with d number of years i have been working in this area. iye... i bersyukur cz byk kedai jual tudung bawal kt area sini, hehehe.... mmg sgt bersyukur =)

fun-filled Raya 2011 (Pt. 3)

entry fun-filled Raya 2011 xkn berenti selagi blom cukp raya sebulan, hahaha... harini br 16 Syawal kn =) kemarin jamuan raya ofis i. ramai yg join. not just d staff & management. there's also VVIP from d industry as well as our students. meriah. meriah. meriah. ni last jamuan raya kt bangunan ni. ujung thn nnt ofis i pindah kt tmpt lain. so, jamuan raya thn ni kna diabadikn dlm gmbr, smntara sume org pki cntk2 dtg ofis, lain dr officewear yg everyday npk.

~ staff i ~

~ jiran sblh meja i ~

~ jiran pulau sebelah ~

~ jiran pulau sebelah gk ~


okeh... okeh... gmbr pompn cntk yg i ckp hot/jelita sesgt smpi rs diri cm dayang2 bila jln dgn dia... sila lihat....

~ pompn sgt jelita on my left ~

last but not least, ucapan slmt hari raya dari...

~ kami... Kmpln Nasyid Jln Raja Laut (calon2 imam muda & ustazah pilihan) ~

yeahhhh... that was soooo much fun...

jejaka (idaman)

last Sunday's The Star newspaper was filled with articles that caught my interest. one of it is about....

~ this ~

i'm not talking about Zinedine Zidane, sila jgn slh sangka. i am talking about jejaka2 di luar sana yg ehem... ehem... tidak berambut or in one word - botak, mahupun jejaka2 yg masih lg berambut. i know the list of followers in this blog x penuh 1 tgn pn. but i know friends who read and probably tell their friends to read and they [might] inform others to read this blog too (sharing is caring, huh) but do not register as a follower. what i'm trying to say is this - i hope i don't hurt anyone's feeling with this entry.

suatu ketika dahulu, x berapa lama dahulu la, i bkn jns pompn yg kesah sgt style rambut jejaka2 yg i kenal, except style rambut ayah i, hehehe. of course la nk ayah i npk segak tampan kn. tp utk jejaka2 lain, sukati la cmne anda nk style/hias rambut anda.. nk bg style mohawk ke, ikat ke, tocang ke, pendek ke, ikut style pelakon korea ke, buat la apa style pn i xde my own preference style jns mna yg i suka tgk. xyah nk style pn xpe asalkn anda jejaka2 npk terurus cz knsp idup i (bg sape2 yg knl i mbe tau ini) adalah "pompn kalo cntk cmne pn tp perangai buruk, tetap x cntk gk". boleh gk apply kpd jejaka2 - "lelaki kalo hrp muka je hensem & rambut style giller tp perangai buruk, tetap buruk gk".

tp dulu ntah cmne la i lh tersuka tgk Jerry Yan dlm Meteor Garden. & let's not forget my all time fling - ARAGORN, hehehe. pernah la kwn i ckp dia konpius cmne i lh minat laki comot cm Aragorn tu. tp xpe, comot pn xpe, asalkan perangai semenggah. dgn comot + rambut pjg cenggitu, npk cool apaaaa =) kn td dh ckp "kalau muka hensem & rambut stylo tp perangai buruk, buruk gk". Aragorn mmg pujaan ati...hero pujaan. dpt poster LOTR msa bday adiah from frens, giller cm bunga2 tgk Aragorn. ok stop... jgn continue gilo, hahahah...

but now, i mean after i blk umrah, i rs jejaka botak is cool. lg2 bila jejaka botak jln dgn penuh konfiden, mmg super cooooool. i telah pn selamba ngaku kt opismet - "i rs laki botak is cool" & x sggp nk tgk how they reacted cz i think diorg pn xsggp nk dgr i ckp cmtu, ohohohoho. mungkin diorg rs ada fius kt kpale i ni yg dh terputus kot ;) tp, i rs ni influence lps i blk umrah aritu. bergunting rambut (or tahallul) is wajib utk completekn umrah. for guys, bercukur kpale adalah sunat. ada certain jejaka potong sket je rambut & xnk bercukur. tp mostly yg i tgk, they shaved their heads. since then, i think jejaka botak is cool. & i dont know since when i dh ter"develop" perangai asal i rs rambut opismet yg jejaka2 dh pjg je, sure kuar ayat "knp i rs rambut u dh pjg? tlg g potong, leh?" by that i mean sila potong rambut anda A.S.A.P. ntah, i yg tgk lk rs rimas. dgn cousin2 i yg jejaka2 pn sama. adeeeehhh...kalo korag de cousin study Medic lpstu rambut pjg x berpotong, x ke pening tgk? tu lah gaya cousin i, i rs cm Doktor x sehat je gayanye. if i dpt alat yg leh potong rambut cm kt kedai mamak gunting rambut tu, i bg gonjeng je trus kpale diorg yg rs cool sgt rambut dh pjg tp xnk potong. if susah2 sgt, serah je kpale kt i, nt i wt service potong rambut guna gunting potong cili kering my mom kt rumah. hambiiiikkkk!!!

skrg ni Jerry Yan is still in d list of jejaka yg leh buat hati i cair tp rambut dia, alahaaaaiii... leh x nk tgk dia botak? on d other hand, Aragorn harus trus dgn rambut sebegitu rupa (if there's gonna be any continuation of LOTR series la... mmg mustahil!!!). mmg hero sebenar, hahaha. so does Rain in Ninja Assasin, rambut pjg cenggitu perlu utk watak hero & he looks cool with that style. to all Jang Geun Suk fan, i love him as well tp i prefer a proper hairstyle, pleaaaase. BALD would be nice, hehehe. as of now, if i have to choose to date either David Beckham (instead of Carlos Tevez as the newspaper suggested) or Zinedine Zidane, my answer would be ZIDANE. *blush*. no doubt, hahaha... i hv 2agree with the author of the article ~ yeah, bald is the new sexy (*blush...blush...*)

if u r my fren/cousin yg masuk dlm kelompok JEJAKA, whethr anda adalah dlm kelompok jejaka botak or that anda de family members yg botak or that kwn anda bc blog ni (ats sggstn anda) & kwn anda tu botak, mahupun anda masih lg berambut, pleaaaaassseee i hope xde sesape yg kecik ati bila dh bc entry ni. if i happen to hurt your feelings gk, please accept my apology.

what_i_think: b grateful for what u have. (tp botak is still cool la, i can't get rid of this idea, hahahah...)

what_i_feel: kpd jejaka2 kt opis yg kdg2 ckp tudung i x match dgn baju or that baju i dh ok tp kasut i out, i'm grateful for your comments. kpd yg teringiiiiiiinnn sgt nk ckp kt i "knp tudung harini buruk?" or "knp kaler tudung harini out abis?", i'm willing to hear it. but u have to b willing 2hear it as well if my answer would be "SUKATI I LA", hahahaha...

fun-filled Raya 2011 (Pt. 2)

"I swear the world better prepare... for when i’m a billionaire"

mlm td dok dlm bilik smbl dgr lagu2 dlm playlist i & until pg ni asyik terngiang2 lyric nk jd billionaire as above. psiko kah? mungkin juga :0

i de addiction yg mmg xlh nk dibendundg. ahd lps menggagahkan diri beraya kt KLCC. bkn BERAYA as in g openhouse kt KLCC ke apa eh. i actually went to KLCC (convention centre ok) dgn lpg ati cz finally dpt gk g Bookfest this year. on it's final day!!! a.k.a 6 Syawal!!! hati bunga2 cz i got to buy 6 books with the total price of ONLY rm111.40 ye. *sila terbeliak tanda terkejut*. 

confession ~ ms bln puasa aritu i mc several days cz skt mata. de kwn ckp MAYBE cz i asyik bc buku keduniaan je instead of buku2 agama, that's y dpt mata skt... ok i ikut nsht & smpt la abiskn 1 buku ni - "tidurnya mereka 309 thn"... cerita psl surah al-Kahfi dlm Qur'an... tp lps dh abiskn buku tu, i beli buku lain lk... tlg jgn slhkn i if masa puasa2 tu la de jualan murah kt tepi kaunter jual tiket LRT ampg park & de 1 stall ni jual buku2 murah... & how can i resist "The time traveler's wife" and Haruki Murakami's "Norwegian wood" each at rm18? mna nk dpt 2 buku tu jual murah cmtu... yg i beli ni buku baru ok... still balut plstk lg... so, dh ter"spent" rm36 before hari raya beli 2 buku tu... *sigh*

 bhn bukti... 2 buku baru yg still balut plstk i beli murah kt LRT... npk sgt lom bc lg :)

ok, i dh terdivert jauh... nk citer fun-filled RAYA kn, bkn fun-filled PUASA. iklan Bookfest dlm paper The Star mmg wt hati cm xleh tahan & pkir knp la diorg wt bookfair ms ujung2 puasa & smbg ke raya? why?!!! why?!!! (eh, jgn emo). tp kn dh ckp td, i GAGAHkan diri g KLCC tu. hslnye ini dia 6 books for the total of RM111.40 ONLY. menarik ni!!!

 buku plg bwh tu plg menambat hati... hardcvr... original price rm74.90 tp i dpt rm16.90 je. suka la =)

knp de 5 je? ni lg 1 yg i tgh halfway bc... kesah benar... kesah sedih perang kt Iraq...

opismet yg suka Jodi Picoult, i lh bg pnjm buku "Harvesting the heart" tu... tp tgg i abis bc "The flying carpet to Baghdad" tu dulu eh, hehehe. apakah kaitan tajuk "fun-filled Raya 2011 (Pt.2)" dgn content entry ni? konpius. kesimpulannye, i dok kumpul2 buku pdhl yg dlm almari pn de lg yg i lom sempat bc, huhuhu...


what_i_think: cmne nk jd BILLIONAIRE kalo cenggini T__T

fun-filled Raya 2011 (Pt. 1)

okeh...i sudah pulg bekerja semula, after a week long holiday. sempat gk glabah jp mlm td ms prepare diri kms brg & apa segala, kpale i cuba nk recall passwords yg i gna for my accounts - email (personal&office), online banking, etc2. tiba2 short term memory lost jp... sume passwords pn i x igt, boleh?!! tu br 1 week cuti raya. mungkin terlbh mkn rendang, ketupat, nasik impir, kuih raya, etc2 mnjadi faktor menyumbang ke arah keadaan xdpt nk recall passwords mlm td. mungkin juga cz i memanfaatkn raya bersama family this year (*chewah*) & not connected to d cyberspace at all for d whole week. dan akibatnye, jantung berdegup kencang cz trlupa sgale password sndiri, huhuhu... password log in PC office pn terlupa okehhh. nsb baik bila try log in PC & email office pg ni, with just 1 try dh "sukses, sukses, sukses!!!"

Raya holiday i thn ni mmg superb (slps agk muram thn lps). thn ni blk kmpg, tgk ayam itik. hahaha... itu tipu. dh berzmn nenda i x bela ayam kt kmpg. reban pn dh roboh. zmn ada ayam msa kecik2 dulu, ayam2 menggelupur lari bertempiaran keliling rumah/masuk reban each time cousin i blk kmpg. sgt x ayam-friendly. tp bila family i blk kmpg, reti plak ayam2 nk behave, xde lari2 keliling rumah. terbukti la family i ayam-friendly, hahaha. itu dulu la. skrg, yg ada just bau harum udara kmpg bercampur dgn bau kambing fr kandang kambing jiran dpn rumah nenda i. denai nk menghala ke rumah jiran tu dh penuh dgn pokok sawit. so, kwsn rumah jiran tu dh x kelihatan lg, not like how it used to be. dulu leh npk rumah mkck tu, dgn kandang2 kambing dia skali la leh npk dr rumah nenda i. tp skrg dh tercover dek pokok2 sawit merimbun, so bau kambing pun kurg sket cz bau dh kna filter dek daun2 pokok sawit, not like how it used to be, muahahaha...

sepjg cuti raya ni, ada 2 je citer kt TV yg i tgk from start smpi abis. citer2 lain sume x sempat nk tgk btul2. plus, byk sgt citer hantu la heh, xkuasa nk tgk. aktiviti bila blk beraya kt kmpg thn ni pn adalah padat. sila lihat raya celebratn i thn ni:-

aktiviti bsh pggn mgkk -- acara wajib -- ikut shift

 beraya ke rumah sedara mara & camwhore dgn cousins

tgg turn masuk toilet nk amik wudhu' utk subuh. toilet HANYA 1, so bw2 bersbr

bergmbr dgn family (versi 1) - tumpang bergmbr dgn my aunty's family

bergmbr dgn family (versi 2) - yg pki bj frenster tu la x ayam-friendly ms kecik2

bergmbr dgn family (versi 3) - cousin maintain cool

bergmbr dgn family (versi 4) - proper family photo

Finally, gmbr plg best:-

bergmbr dgn family (versi 5) - family photo with nenda for 2011's Hari Raya

Lagi laporan aktiviti raya i in d next post.

.bye.