Thursday, October 05, 2006
i was feeling a bit weary these past few days.not that there wasnt any office work to do.there were zillions of them being queued up waiting to be completed.hence that explained the exhaustion.plus it was the fasting month.(macam x biasa je.selama ni boleh pulak.hmph!) there were too many things to think about.and i'd lose the capacity to think at times coz my mind was just too tired.even as i wrote this, i wasnt sure whatever i was thinking of was the one to be thinking of coz thinking just made me go all cranky and i think i hate to think. (geddit? heck, i wasnt sure i did).anyhou, i'll be going off for my first outstation trip to Miri tonight.but don't worry, to those who miss me.i won't be gone for too long.friday nite im back in kl.anyone with whatsoeva plan this coming weekend (be it shopping, buka puasa, bummering around, lepak etc etc), PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW..Nak ikut!
gone going
gone everything
gone give a damn
gone be the birds when they dont want to sing
gone people all awkward with their things
gone you see yourself in the mirror
and you ...feel safe cause it looks familiar
but you're ...afraid to open up your soul
cause you ...dont really know, dont really know who is
the person thats deep within
bye darlings!
Monday, October 02, 2006
Masjid India and Jln TAR have never failed to amuse me when it came to raya-shopping.everything that they had in store were fantabolous.Be it baju raya, kasut raya, tudung raya, kuih raya and every existence asociated with the raya word.Impressive variety.Colourful crowds.Festive sense of environment.So considering all these factors in mind, me and younger sist went for our pre-raya shopping spree to 'usha-usha' the raya stuff tht they have.Rambang mata ni haa!!Realized that it had been 2-3 years since the last time that I did my raya shopping.That explained the excitement.Thrills thrills thrills! Yeaaahh!! Soon after our adventurous stall-hopping,we went to Sogo.Tu lagi la.Ultimate shopping spree.The shoes there i tell you, tempting and more importantly, they were cheaper!!Bought a pair for my sist.Thinking of getting a pair (or two) for myself, but nnt dulu laa.There are far more important things in my must-buy list.Anyways,tak cara laa went home dgn tangan kosong kan? So i managed to get my self a new Momoe Polkadot purse (i like i like i like.Dahla it was the last piece available) and several pearl bracelets.Total satisfaction :) The next day I went to the same place again with mr.bf. As usual, our weekend outings were always interesting and so far never disappointed me.Was planning to buy that pretty baju raya tapi time didnt permit as we had to rush to Naan's Corner for our proper buka puasa after that.Since, we ony buka puasa with a few cucuk lidis (as i'd like to call it) and the super nice Ice Calypso coffee (nih mmg coffee terbaik coming from a van bergerak.Saingan sengit for Coffee Bean!Dahla murah ok.) In short, my weekend was great.Looking forward for my next raya-shopping outing!
Saturday, September 30, 2006
it has been, what, 3 years or so that i didn't get to go for my regular visits to pasar ramadhan.Studying abroad did cut you off from that privillege.Yeah, yeah i know the Brisbane(ers) had this Bazaar Ramadhan ala-ala pasar juadah kat Msia last year but STILL..tak sama laa kan..Mane lah nak dapat kuih onde2 di salut real kelapa.Or keropok lekor. Or goreng pisang nangka or pisang awak yg lembut dan manis.Dan macam2 lagi.But it was really fun though.Malaysian students helping each other out to prepare, cook and set up stalls. Some even sold kuih raya.Meriah in its own way. It was like we knew each other in our not-so-big community.Sweet sweet memories.Anyways, going to Pasar Juadah nearby my place is going to be my favourite time every single day,this Holy month.I was like a kid in a candy store with lotsa food on the menu.Rambang mata! Almost all of my favourite food is there.Thinking of setting my own list of menu of what to buy for each day.To avoid food and money waste.
Theres a saying that shoes tell a lot about a person.I am not really sure how valid this statement is but all i know is wearing nice shoes really make me feel more confident in many different ways.Its like your acting the characteristics that the shoes carry with it.This is not about me not being myself or faking it or whatever.I dont know how to express this but shoes do play a big role in my life.Which explains the boxes and many pairs of shoes that I own.Some I havent even worn yet.You should have looked at my mom's face everytime I went home carrying a(might be more than one :P) new box of shoes.Shoes are definitely addictive.As well as a personal rockstar.Heheh..Mind you, not everyone can afford a personal rockstar who effortlessly play your favourite songs with the guitar and all, over the phone without the slightest hesitation.Aaahh..Life is beautiful indeed.(Thank you, rockstar!)
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
sometimes when u really really need to keep a secret, you'd blurt it out (without prior warning) and to your surprise, you're glad that you did =)
dang! faizal should win
i dont know bout u guys but i dig this one in a million show and i really really think and hope that he should have been the winner.Come on la!Suki???(What the..?)I personally think that faizal is very very talented. His voice.Whoaa~~ His performance on stage.Lagilaa.Terbaik ok.Remember his final performance?Mcm concert!!Gempak gempak.Why la why Suki??Ok her voice was good but Faizal's was way better.We need more singers like Faizal not Suki, honestly..Sigh..
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
"No, we don't mean '80s in the mullet-sporting-massive-bow-wearing kinda way. But a fun-loving and sassy gal like you can't say the momentary comeback of leg warmers didn't make you smile at least a little.Something about the era of big belts, stirrup leggings, and dangly earrings gives you inspiration for your own closet. Whether it's the bright colors or bold patterns that inspire you, a rock star like you is all about making a statement that's all your own. And your love of the hairspray decade only proves that you're a girl unafraid to show her sass and wear her attitude. Who can argue with that?"
(This is the result when I couldn't open my Lotus mail and get on with my kazillions of work.Blame it on the technology! Muahaha..).
This highly proves my love for old-skool sneakers and peep-toe heels and big chunky accessories plus bright,happy colours and bold patterns like polkadots and the retro designs. Just the other day I bought this red and white polkadot shirt-dress at Sg Wang.That dress summarized what love-at-first-sight means to me! And believe me,it could happen over and over again (we are only talking about dresses here ye.No other living things are included). I adore Sg Wang to the max! Maybe the styles that they have in stores are just what i am looking for.Like the variety of groovy knee-length dresses and funky shoes + accessories. Much inspired by the Japanese streetwear I reckon.And I totallllyy dig it!!!! If only i could wear those styles to work.I'd be happy =)
Friday, September 01, 2006
PIPE 5 hangover...
all of us.. (spot me!)
posing baeeeek punya..heheh..
getting ready before my first beach soccer game (spot me!)
squeeeeeze picture! :)
Tak ter elaborate with words how I miss the Pipe 5 gang and the good times that we had. Hence the pictures because they speak a thousand words!
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
K.i'm in one of the labs at Instep.Was supposed to do an e-learning on Distillation process (what the..?!?..) The last time i came in contact with any chemistry-related materials was when I did my foundation in kDU. Terase cam nak bunuh diri ok bosan, and complex.Duh~~ I salute those passionate chemists.Don't even think of becoming one if you lack the patience.You might become insane! Anyhow, for the last 2-3 days we had a beach soccer tournament.Girls against girls.I was so reluctant at first.Okla,pernahla diajar sepak2 bola once oleh this talented soccer player.But to actually play for a match,I don't think so!Tapi sbb tak cukup org, i just joined in with a hope that I wouldn't be embarassing myself too much. Main defend ok! Hahaha.. To my surprise,it was a helluva game.Super fun!Me and Niza were truly a compatible collaboration playing defend.Bak kata penonton2 perlawanan, kami bagaikan Cannavaro dan juga Nesta,berusaha bersungguh-sungguh mengclear kan bola.Eceehh...Ahahaha..Like I'd believe that!If only you guys could see me kicking the ball like giler!Mencabar ok!It was so damn funny when the guys stood aside and were screaming on top of their lungs, giving directions to us girls how to play.Memang klaka giler!!! The only downside of playing beach soccer was I sprained my foot.I got my first soccer injury! Oh yeaaahh..!!Quite serious actually.Terhencut2 for several days.Dgn takde tukang urut nyer.Terpakselah picit2 sendri and pakai bandage. The injury didn't stop me from playing in the next few games though.I am hooked on beach soccer!!!! Yeaaahh!!Truly addicted.Best dow men bola! Can't believe that i'm actually saying this.Hahaha.. Anyhow,we're gonna have netball matches next week.Let's just hope my foot is already as good as new by that time.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Yeay!! Hehe.. I am now in the Resource Centre at Permata,happily browsing, checking my emails and of course updating my blog. I just want to tell a story. It was abt my LRT crush.One day when I was waiting for the train to stop at Putra station, I was busy skimming through my Da Vinci Code's book and at the same time happily reading my smses. So immersed I was, that I didnt realized that there was this guy who was staring at me. Usually, I'd just ignore this but this time I didn't coz this was one hot guy!Haha..At first, I just pretended buat taktau and started to stare into different direection.Manela tau kot2 die pandang dinding kat belakang aku tu ke.Malula pulak kan nanti.Hehe.So, after a few mins or so,I sharply turned back to where he was standing, with the intention to kantoi kan die stare.And memang kantoi pun!Big time.Haha.And he smiled at me.Giving me one of the best smiles ever!Niiiiceee...Aku cam dah termalu and stared back at him blankly.Not a cool move,eh..I should've returned him a smile ker hape ke.Dang!!Anyways,when the train arrived, I quickly got off the train.While walking,tak sedar pulak that guy was walking exactly next to me.Then he walked away heading to his car I assumed while I waited at the buswaiting area.And guess what,while both of us were were walking,kitorang cam saling memandang.Hahah.Die pandang aku,like expecting something frm me and I quickly buat2 taktau.Pastu when I stared back at hime he pulak did the same.Hahaha..Cam dlm movie ak? Lawak pun ye juge.Kelakar kelakar.So,He walked to his car.After a few mins, (I was standing at the waiting area,staring at the passing cars and buses) when all of a sudden I saw his car passing through and guess what,he was staring at me(again) while driving and quickly pandang depan balik when I caught him staring.Hehe.Cuteness.Indah nye moment itu.Ahaha..U wont believe this but 2-3 days after that, I bumped into the same guy again,dlm train, and,he recognized me by giving me that same smile and stare! Awww...Sweet nye, sweet nye..I had a feeling that he was about to say something when the train stopped and I got off the train.Alaaaa..Lambat lah mamat nih..Dang! Anyhou..The next day, I attended this orientation prog and dah tak naik lrt dah for the next 2 months.I just hope that I'll bump into him again.And when the time comes,I hope he'd still recognize me.Hehe..
Monday, July 03, 2006
I will be away for 2 months attending the Induction Programme at PERMATA and later in Terengganu. 2 months away from office is enough for me to consider it as a loooong vacation. Looking forward to it!
Anyways, Argentina defeat last Friday nite was really a let down. Dah takde point nak tengok World Cup dah pasnih Argies dah takde! Dang!! And England was out.Hooraah!Yesterday I went shopping and found this stripey blue and white Argies travelling bag.Bought it!! Hahah.. "We will walk tall despite Argies' lost". Yeaaahh!!.. (Familiar? Hehe..Go Argies!!)..I wanted to eleborate more about the nite I had to book a table at Mail's Corner to watch the not-t0-be -missed match yg penuh dgn kejadian2 menarik (trust me on this) tapi I seriously dont have the time. But yeah,it was super duper fun! Thanks to those who came! Muuaahhs!! (I will always remember the weird guy yg menimbulkan kebengangan suke sangat pandang belakang and gave that oh-I-so-know-Germany-will-win-tonite look everytime Germany ade moments nak menang.Chet!!)
While I am away I am sure I will miss everything and every single soul (yes u know who u are!). Bye for now. And watch this space for me kayh,dearies! Tata!
Monday, June 26, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
- cigarettes
- cigarettes' smoke
- smokers (who at the point of smoking,are within 30 cm radius frm where i'm at)
With those significantly highlighted, I am now happily moving on to the less irritating bits of facts that had been and will be happening in my life.
- I hope the supposedly good thing will happen soonest to those who truly deserve it. My prayers are with you always.
- I hate mucus.Nasty Mr.mucus. Baaaadd.. Been srot-sretting for the past few days.It was annoying.
- I had a weird dream for 2 consecutive days, where in my dream, there was this person whom I shared a close connection with once, but was not related to me anymore in any way. Way too weird.
- I'm in love with Arctic Monkeys' Mardy Bum and 311's Love Song. many thanks to a trusworthy source of good music :) Yes, I will delete the Juanes' Album.Pwehh..How come lah I can ask u to download all his songs for me?Begitu menyakitkan telinga sekali. But u did go through the trouble anyway.Thanks for that.Hahaha.. Lesson learnt: Jangan terpedaya dgn lagu-lagu Juanes!!
- I want to watch Da Vinci Code again.
- My bro has got and accepted a scholarship prog to further his studies this coming July and my sist was on the Dean's List for her final semester.Double happiness!
- In a few hours time, I'll be acting as an Indonesian kidnapper, dancing to a Bollywood beat and singing a Malay song. It's all in the name of bidding farewell to some HR big shot.Okay, I can already hear you laughing :P
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
All of a sudden everyone was into the spirit of this thing called World Cup. Including me! out of the blue boleh berborak2 padahal sebelum nih nak tegur pun tak kuasa.Haha.Memanglah kononnya sports bring people together :p Kadang2 takdelah layan sangat pun the game (tgk team lah kan) tapi macam best pulak hang out ramai2 kat NZ sambil borak2,sambil makan2 and sambil tgk bola.Banyak kali nye laa dah melanggar curfew sbb balik lambat sangat. Anyways,last Friday we had our monthly TeaTalk for all the HR Practitioners.And there was a slot for a quiz on World Cup.Ada hadiah lagi ok for those who answered correctly.One question which I remembered was "Ashley Cole is a player for which team?" Funnily,nobody raised their hands to answer sedangkan soalan2 sebelum ini berebut2 nak jawab.Sampai berlari2 nak tgk saper sampai microphone dulu nak jawab. Dalam hati,eh ni bukan soalan senang ke? I mean, player England lah kan.Bukankah team ini populariti nya begitu melampaui kehebatan sebenar mereka?Takkanlah tak tau kot. It's either kaum adam di situ malu nak jawab sebab rasa macam poyo or sejujurnya mereka langsung tidak tahu.Hahaha..Whatever.. Teringat pulak the 1998 World Cup.I was in Form 3 at that time.Couldn't remember it all and couldn't even remember which team I was rooting for.But I still remembered the whole school was really into the final btw France and Brazil where Brazil was defeated in a humiliating lost. Was forced and dragged by some of the Samba Lads' Fanatic Supporters to our Dewan Makan to watch the final.I still remembered yang kaler muka,kaler kuku ikut kaler bendera France and Brazil. Padahal nak tengok kat Dining Hall je.Haha..Semangat yang teramat! But the only downside of this year WC is the final will be held during my orientation week in which macam susah je nak dapat access to tv kat Permata tuh.Is it on a weekday?Alaa..Mana pulak peginye jadual World Cup nih? Anyways,hopefully weekend lah.At least boleh mintak tolong orang pikap (@pick up.i just looove putting it that way) and tgk kat NZ lagi ke or memane laa.Janji tengok!
Monday, June 19, 2006
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am home again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am whole again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am young again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am fun again
However far away, I will always love you
However long I stay, I will always love you
Whatever words I say, I will always love you
I will always love you
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am free again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am clean again
However far away, I will always love you
However long I stay, I will always love you
Whatever words I say, I will always love you
I will always love you
(311's Love Song.Love it)
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Most people hate HR.I used to.Once when I was waiting for the job offer that felt like forever to come.And I still am.But the case is different now.Only the detest towards HR, (funnily, where I work now) remains the same. My department is quite alright but will be waaaay better if my direct superior and the Makcik2 Jah (remember the baju disco incident?) are voted out unanimously.*evil grin* Is it just me or the culture and the environment here seem so rigid? Dont get me wrong.Of course lah I am grateful having this job sedangkan ramai lagi graduates kat luar tu yg menganggur lagi. I just wish that it will be less conservative. Sometimes I felt that,given the pyramid hierarchy, seedings like me are at the base, the lowest and most bottom level. Even the Makcik2 Jah are higher than us. Kira kes dibuli lah ni.Come on..I am only a seed.Not a slave.Guide me,not torture me.Teach me and I will learn.And why do people expect that people working in HR know everything?There are actually people who called me up and expected me knowing the answer to it. And when I answered politely that I had no idea of what he was talking about and gave her the extensions of those who were actually working in that area and politely (again) suggested him to call that person, melenting lah pulak. Yo bro, you might be having a really bad day (or a bad hair day) but that was no reason to let it all out on me. I am not a super-human with all the information at my finger tips.
Anyhouuu, here are some of the pics taken during my happy moments these past few weeks, as promised.
Grease Lightning
(The joy of having a good company although the performance was not as expected.I still owed you the ticket fare though!Haha..)
Volunteer Appreciation Day - Costume Party i
(l-r: Pretty Woman, Pocahontas, Bosley from Charlie's Angels and this one im not sure from wic movie)
Volunteer Appreciation Day - Costume Party ii
(l-r:Phantom of The Opera,not sure,askar from Pearl Harbour,Jennifer Love Hewitt in The Tuxedo and of course the famous Darth Vader)
Volunteer Appreciation Day - Costume Party iii
(The kick-ass Charlies Angels. l-r: Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore.Serupe x? Hehe..)
Volunteer Appreciation Day - Costume Party iv
(Kinda my personal favourite.Nampak macam artsy.Kan? kan? kan?There was the blurry image of Harry Potter, and the other 2 looked like as if they were acting on stage)
Volunteer Appreciation Day - Costume Party v
(They performed 10 Things I hate About You.That guy could really sing!)
Volunteer Appreciation Day - Costume Party vi
(Me!)
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Saturday, June 03, 2006
- "Trees" (anything related to this including the song,the original singer and esp ppl who can play the guitar while singing this, I loike! Cairrr...)
- Poppy seed muffins
- waffles with caramel
- White Musk
- The New Beetle
- smell of grass after rain
- sunrise
- Joss Stone
- exceptional guitarists
- knee-length dresses
- Gucci Envy Me
- peep-toe pumps/heels
- char kueyteow
- Pasar Malam Sri Gombak
- Candles, candles, candles
- funky badges
- coookies n cream Ice cream esp Bulla
- Nachos
- soya cincau
- Charm bracelet!!!
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
I had a BLAST!
But I really dont have the time to write the details now.
In short, I was surrounded by good friends, accompanied by a perfect companion, and had such a super-nice time with those who I care about, who ensured that I had the best weekend ever.
Finally, my wish to have a happy 23rd celebration came true :) What more can I say....
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Let us all go to STF GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION this coming 30 June- 3 July.
All I know is, it will be held in JB. And among the events they organize are:
- Welcoming dinner & Gathering on 30th June
- Warisanmu Dinner per Srikandi on 1st July
Please visit http://www.stfoga.org.my/ver1.0/ for more details.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Friday, May 19, 2006
oh yeah!
I was constantly blessed with happy things this week that never failed to amuse me and made me realize that there were many people who actually cared for you sincerely and things that were of higher priority. So, why fuss over things that depressed you, when you could be happy?
And therefore, (I know, it didnt really relate to what I was talking about just now) I am going for a Zapin class tomorrow! (I repeat, Z-A-P-I-N) Haha.. I cant believe it myself either. Finally I got the chance to learn it properly from professional dance teachers. Berkobar-kobar ok! Its one of Petronita activities. (Sejak bila Najwa aktif berpersatuan wanita nih? ) Sejak nak belajar Zapin laa. Haha.. Sambil-sambil tu, boleh la membina network di kalangan wanita-wanita berkuasa di Petronas tu. (What da..??) Hahaha..
And jeng jeng jeng.. I am going for Grease The Musical y all!!! This Sunday at 8.30pm. Yeay! Cant wait, cant wait, cant wait!! And I am busy downloading all the Grease songs trying to memorize the lyrics just in case if i feel like singing along..Hihih..
P/S: To whom it may concern: i LIKE surprises!
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
And i quote, "Melancholy cannot make things right, and depression will never bring the past back to life. By constantly dwelling on the past and its happenings, you place urself in a very frightful and tragic state of mind. Reading too much into the past is a waste of the present. Former days are gone and done with, and u benefit nothing by carrying out an autopsy over them.." (taken from Nadias =) )
Liverpool Juara Piala FA made the headline in the sports section of the newspaper yesterday.My bro kecoh giler satu hari sampai aku stress. Dia kecoh giler sampai all of a sudden the past came flooding in and it reminded me of something. (Ok,can I blame my bro now?) The whole triggering-thing was quite bad that I ended up being sad + depressed (biaselatu, kalau sad mesti best friend die depressed.Hoho.) Gosh,how lah kan, could my memories be so easily triggered? I mean, hellooooo..I didnt even come close to being a Liverpool fan. I was all happy on Saturday and it was all gone in a flash the next day. How a simple thing macam tu could trigger my memories, just like that. I wish I am more berhati batu now. Ok dah.Cukup.Poyo ok poyo.
Enough about me being emotional. Moving onnn, remember the Costume Party that I was really excited about? Well,on Saturday me and a friend of mine went on a mission to find the purrr-fect costume.I had never seen such determination (ada unsur2 exageration di sini) in a guy to go find a costume.Since they were normally known not to be friendly when it came to shopping-related stuff,so this really amazed me.Dahla carik costume ok.Hahaha.Me, being a supernice friend (note the word Super),tagged along after being persuaded to go (this again,proves betapa i wish to be more berhati batu).Kesian kawan kan.Hehe.Well, I have already got my costume.To rent a costume for a one-time event costing me RM85.00 aderla mahal sebnarnye.Huhu.Actually, our mission to seek for the costume was really adventurous. From LRT Universiti to Hartamas.From Hartamas to OU.Then from there to Bangsar and lastly ended up kat sumwhere near LRT Abdullah Hukum (Eh,tak.Last place kat Mid valley sbb we had dinner there afterwards).All these routes taken just to find a costume! But because my friend was really a good company (thank god we like and listen to almost the same songs and could share the same jokes."Pencahayaan agung"! Haha..), good driver (kau memang otai!), possessed ultimate patience (who could stand my complete cluelessness of giving road direction and remembering the location where we parked.If org lain, confirm dah lamaaaa kena marah!) dan managed to convince me about "semua yg berlaku sure ade hikmah nye.." (Haha..Yela dah puas pusing satu KL cari costume and at last ketemu jugak.Cuber kalau x jumpe?Haaaaa..) Enough of paying you compliments. (Flattery will get u almost everywhere.See I managed to get to Uni-Hartamas-OU-Bangsar-Mid Valley, all in the same day! :p).Oh well,it was fun though despite sesat a few times.I tried on a few but takde yg betul2 buat aku pandang je dah tau, aha!thats the one! Yes,I know you are more than happy with what you got.It was really nice.Seriously.Much better than the first one at city square tuh.(At least u dont have to wear some weird and superficial stuff on top of ur head.Haha)..
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
I havent been able to get enough sleep the past few days. My eyebags are getting puffier as days passed by.(See pic below) How bad is that?Haih..I really do hope that I can get rid of them soon.Because I think I really really really like my eyes a lot as they look pretty alright to me.Besides eyes are windows to your souls (ececece..so they have to be in tip-top condition). Anyone with good solution to this?
pretty hideous kan? :(
When did the last time we the 4 stooges (me,sisters and bro) spent time together,just to hang out and do some catching up.Ages ago..So off we went to KLCCon Satruday.Even our youngest sister,Nasya,tagged along.Itupun after begging my mom to let her go as well.We hesitated at first to bring her with us to a place crowded with shoppers.It so happened that once she was lost the last time we went out on a shopping spree.But tak sanggup nak tengok muka seposen dia plus the crying,the rolling and stomping on the floor, she was allowed to go at last.We watched M:i:III. It was the first movie experience for Nasya.And i tell u she was all excited!! Since she didnt fully understand the whole movie,she would laugh everytime we laughed.And would later asked "asal derang ketawa?" Ahaha..Cam comel lak.But I seriously could see her immense excitement.She couldnt stop smiling afterwards. Anyways,I think M:i:III is good.Since I like action-packed movies,this is one of my fave.But the the ending is a bit like Hindustan,dont you think so?Esp the part yg ketuk2 data Tom Cruise tu..
And owwh,my superior (who managed to get on my nerves yesterday) is going away for Umrah for 2 weeks.(Yeay!! Freedom for twooooo blaaaardy weeks). But I was touched when she came to me to salam and peluk and apologize for any of her wrongdoings.Sangat tersentuh..Of course la I forgave her despite (hisyh..dahla..shes already apologized ok).I managed to say to her , "Doakan saye ye .." "iAllah boleh..Doakan supaya cepat kahwen ye..Hehe". "Err..doa bende2 yang baik lah K.Z***" .Why kan lately there are so many people out there who kalau tak suruh aku kahwin ,akan cuba mengmatchmakekan or meng'kenen'kan aku with someone that they know or will talk to me about things that are related to marriage (like asking me to join Kursus Kahwin.Thanks Kim,but not now.Hehe).. Mestikah a single girl like me go through these things? Perlu kah? Apelaa..
Monday, May 08, 2006
i have got a looooooooooooooot to tell you people.Will update all the fascinating incidents as soon as I get rid of this task.For now, I really feel like strangling this guy for *ehem* (cannot be further eleborated) and still have the guts to ask me join him for coffee.You know Faisal,you might just be one of the poyo-est guy that I have ever met.Dahla aku dah malu gilerrr nih disebabkan dia.Nak ajak aku minum kopi??? My goodness.How poyo is that? Kopi Coffee Bean yang sedap tu pun tak mampu nak counterbalance kan the level of embarassment yg aku hadapi ni ok..Huwaaa..
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy
..and i am loving every minute of it.Yee-har!
elaboration will come later,hopefully,if i have the time..
Have fun working everyone! :)
Monday, May 01, 2006
Training at Renaissance Hotel
I attended training for HR executives at this hotel for 3 consecutive days. I really wanted to go to this training because it was held quite near my office (good for non-resedential programmes like this), it would be a good 3 day holiday or unofficial off-day away from office, free good food and I just love keeping myself busy.The input was good. It gave lotsa clarifications on HR stuff that were alien to me before. At least now I get a better picture of what I am doing for a living.
anda dibuli?
Do you feel bullied if you were given a task that was supposed to be your superiors responsibility coz this happened to most of the new seedings plus, your superior has a reputation of delegating unnecessary tasks to newcomers or do you simply just feel elated that coz even the rumours about your superior were true you want to prove you are good and capable of doing anything given to you?
A little bit of both. But I sure want to finish this damn thing given to me.
Shopping excursion at sg wang
No words can describe this totally awesome experience. i felt that my creative senses are all coming back to me while browsing through the shops there.If only I can wear what the manequins are wearing to office? Haha..Fat chance! Memang takla kan..
happy me
Last week was a mixture of every emotion existed. But one thing for sure I did not have the tiniest bit of regret of what I have done. In fact, I felt much happier, fresher, and this boundless new freedom sure opened up lots of doors, opportunities and happiness to me* wink*. Yes, I have been saying that I am happy in the last entry. Too frequent that I might sound a bit fake? Noooo… truth is I AM happy. Happy like, tralalala.. hehe.. I have been so lucky to have understanding friends around me when I need them the most. Thank you! And the new friendships created. The awesome people that I met. Gosh, all these would never happen if did not do what I did last week. Hence I believe that I have done the right thing at the right time. Although the only downside of what I did was I felt that you owe me at least a feedback. Nih cam terkluar topik sket. Tapi ape costume yg paling best and suits me well to go to a costume "party".The theme is "Movie Characters".Options that are suggested to me:Princess Fiona, Snow White, Catwoman, Evil Queen(mak tiri Snow White), Mak kat dalam Addams Family. Tapi mane lagi best korang?Any other ideas?Hehe.. Excited nye nak gi Kedai Costume tuh Rabu nih!
birthday plans
Ok moving on. Some people have already been asking me what I want and where I want to go to celebrate my birthday. Sweet thoughts la u guys nih. I am really flattered (Keep it coming ye! Hehe). But seriously I have nothing in mind. I am just grateful that I would not be karaoke-ing I Will Survive on my birthdays eve this time. Urrghh.. that was horrible.
A friend of mine asked me:
Ey, where do you wanna go on your birthday?
Ermm.. Brisbane? Hehe.. I miss my friends there.
Ahahahaha.. you nih mmg pandai merepek. No seriously, where do you wanna go on your birthday?
(tetibe serious lah pulak mamat nih..Well, i was tempted to say a nice quite dinner with small orchestra playing in the background, lotsa red roses and gerbera and a good view of a pretty scenery. Ahaha.. on second thought, tak baik buli orang.)
Hrmm..Dunnola.The only place i have in mind is Brisbane.Hehe..boleh ke?
Ahaha.Tak habes2 dia nih(I can imagine dia rolling his eyes when answering this.Haha).Ok.Tu nanti lah.One day nnt ok.Right now,your birthday.Nak pegi mane?
*thinking hard*
(Seriously i have no plans whatsoeva)
Hrmmm..jom tgk Grease the musical nak?
Err… greece? Urmm…
Jom ah. Sure best giler nye.
Tapi Greece. Bolehke faham language derang?
Huh?Ape yg u merepek nih? Grease laa.. the one with John Travolta.
Oooo.. that Grease. G-R-E-A-S-E. I thought u buang tebiat nak tgk a Greece show. Ahahaha..ok okk..Sounds fun.
Yeay! I try find the tickets. Takut dah sold out.
Okay. As long as you are happy on your birthday! Hehe..
Haa!Kesimpulan, bukan aku sorang je yg pekak when talking on the phone :P Hopefully I can get the tickets. Macam best jee.. anyone else interested?
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Sunday, April 23, 2006
On HEAVY rotation:
- I Want To Break Free
- Lover’s Rhapsody
- Laskar Cinta
- Live On
- Larut
But fate has it that I am never going to see you.....until your next show here!
I will be waiting for you dengan begitu setia sekali, Dewa!!!
Thursday, April 20, 2006
I have been wanting to watch movies since dah lame giler simply because aku ajak takde org nak teman, mereka busy (aku pun bz juge),not interested etc etc.I am into horror/thriller movies at the moment (sebab boleh jerit kuat2 bile part2 seram sambil release stress).Yesterday I really wanted to watch Water Spirit.But sadly the timing was not right.Then wanna watch When A Stranger Calls.Tapi all the reviews about this movie disinterest me more. No good review at all. And then Gubra.I think I am one of those people out there who havent watched this much-awaited-by-all movie.Interested jugak but see la how.
Anyways,tadi,I was just getting out of the filing room which was converted into a comfy place to pray when Kak Jie stop me. (Memule aku cuak juge.Takkanlah pasal baju aku lagi kot??)
"Meh sini akak nak test sikit". (seraya memegang bulu mataku dgn friendly).
I was like, huh?
"Eh betul la.Akak ingatkan bulu mata palsu.Heheh".
Chett!!Boleh tak?..Nak tergelak pun ade. I was tempted to say that I was nicknamed "unta" in high school for my long eyelashes. On second thought,takpelah, i better keep that to myself.
Good news! I finally get the chance to watch Water Spirit jap lagi. Yeay! Thank you, its on me :)
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
i have taken out some entries that are rather hurtful to some.However,i saved all your precious comments somewhere safe just for my eyes only.
I believe i have increasingly feel better and there is no need to write stuff like that anymore :)
s a v e t o n i g h t
Go on and close the curtains cause all we need is candle light
You and me and a bottle of wine going to hold you tonight
Well we know Im going away and how I wish, I wish it werent so
So take this wine and drink with me lets delay our misery
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow tomorrow Ill be gone
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow tomorrow Ill be gone
Theres a log on the fire and it burns like me for you
Tomorrow comes with one desire to take me away its true
It aint easy to say goodbye darling please dont start to cry
Cause you know Ive got to go, oh Lord I wish it wasnt so
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow tomorrow Ill be gone
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow tomorrow Ill be gone
Tomorrow comes to take me away I wish that I, that I could stay
You know Ive got to go, oh Lord I wish it wasnt so
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow tomorrow Ill be gone
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow Ill be gone
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow Ill be gone
sekian...
and now moving on to another 2 piccies (keje letak gambar je aku nih..). No matter how bad that night was, these girls managed to make me at least put the sincerest smile on my face.
Fatiza, Syalyna, Me happily posing macam tak ingat dunia :P
Najwa yang tak glam with Syalyna yg glam teramat.Hehehe..
Your words of wisdom and bubbliness always manage to save my sanity.And you worked your magic again when I need it the most.I owed you big time sister! :)
Sunday, April 16, 2006
It is hard to keep a happy appearance when you are down and misery is eating you from inside. Despite the shitty incidents that keep repeating themselves everyday, I will try to appear happy and write happy entries in this blog. Dari spread despair, lets share some happy thoughts, shall we?
Okla this might not be absolutely happy but below are pictures taken from the Petrosains Annual Dinner 2 weeks ago. I mentioned that the event was a bit ntah hape-hape due to some unfortunate events that happened. The only things that cheered me up that nite were the Madonnas Hung Up dance performance and having to meet Awal and had him referred to me as "…gadis cantik yang akan membantu saya untuk cabutan bertuah…" Ahaha.. I didnt even know who Awal was in the first place. VJ ke host show mane ntah tapi yg penting being referred as "gadis cantik" made my nite eventhough I so know that was part of his duty to be a charming host for that event and the reference was just typical (as if he meant it la kan..) but it was flattering.. And flattery will get you everywhere most of the time (I learnt this concept and slowly trying to adapt to it after 3 weeks in HR). And owh, AC Mizal performed that nite, singing and performed a sketch/stand-up comedy. I have to admit he IS funny! Adlin Aman Ramli dropped by to see he performed. Adlin seemed unapproachable. Tapi okla. Managed to snap a picture with him.
Zapin. I watched a dance performance last nite on TV 1. About zapin. There was this Zapin dance yang sangatla awesome. Berkobar-kobar semangat tetibe nak blaja zapin. Ahahaha.. sukelaa.. I even mentioned to my mom that I want a zapin performance by budak2 kecik on my wedding day..Boleh? Hehe.. Sure comel je nanti.. (Ok. Memang gile berangan tapi tak kesah la kan.Berangan je yg managed to make me happy now). After that I went straight straight to my old pc and watched our Ya Maulai zapin-ish dance during merdeka nite last year. How I miss the sweet old times. All of a sudden I remembered the gruelling practice hour to come out with the steps so that they will look as perfect as they could. Kepeningan mencari participants. Sampin (ke samping?) Wan Sham yang tertanggal in the middle of performance secara tetibe. Haha.. Truth is I miss Brisbane. I miss the times we spent together. Watch movies as we like. Go wherever we want. Eat whenever. Sleep whenever. Walk as we wish. Without anything to worry about.
I have a wedding to go next weekend. Yeay! I love attending weddings. Especially my friends weddings. Because it is the time where you can catch up with old friends and long lost contacts. Looking forward to it. Who am I going to bump into and who am I going to take with this time? Got a few names in my mind. Will pujuk mereka later.
Esok kerja. I hope I will have a cheerful week and happy people around me to keep me going.
Have a good week everyone!
That guy next to me mmg keji.tibe2 mencelah masuk in btw me and Awal(in suit).Chit! Terpakse jadi one person away from Awal yang comel :p
l-r (Dayu, unknown female companion of Adlin, Adlin, Me). Asal tudung ku nampak pelik?
The Ya Maulai Zapin-ish performance by us :)
Thursday, March 23, 2006
i have zero credit left on mobile..
so,call me on my extension (mase office hour) or mobile. this will be for quite some time till i get my mobile topped up with enough credit to call u people .esp bile korang nak gi wat trip lunch beramai-ramai ok!
thank you!
p/s: email pun ok tau (gaye excited sebab baru ade email address petronas.hoho..) gimme your ext number if u want me to call u.tanak call mobile,sbb call kene monitor.i do not wanna be "one of the monyets yg kene buang keje nanti!"
Friday, March 17, 2006
yesterday was my first.from what i heard,new seedings like me as they call it, were expected to just sit around doing nothing or lebih tepat lagi, buat bodoh je on their first day.however my first day was unlike the glorified stories i heard.sampai je i was told to go for a meeting.dahla saye lambat setengah jam.giler cuak.dahla first day,camne leh lambat nih?actually,i was at level 62 before that, trying to get my staff pass done.After that,when i went back to my office,no one was there.i know they went for that meetng tapi i didnt expect that i had to attend coz im new.cuak gak when entering the meeting room sbb lambat kan.seb baiklah ok je.My boss saje je soh pegi meeting."so that you can get used to everything.Awak tak boleh nak merangkak2 ni.Kena berlari terus"Uishh..I have been firmly but gently reminded on my first day about what she expects from me.Because one of the staff is transferring at the end of this month.So,i was told that my job is taking over her resposibilities while shes gone.Kak Leen, the staff who will be transferring,awal2 lagi dah pesan,"Next week kite turunkan segala ilmu kat awak ek".Confirm la takde nye nak buat bodoh je in my first week of working.The tasks are already waiting for me.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Sometimes I am scared to give my best to people, like to do good deeds, be kind, be supportive, be nice, be persistent in a good way, be a good listener, a good friend etc because I fear that I will not be appreciated for what I did. I know that we have to be sincere in whatever that we did. Tapi kadang-kadang dah puas pujuk hati sendiri suruh jadi ikhlas tapi mesti ade la sekelumit rase yg mengharapkan balasan. Susah ok. Kadang-kadang rasa macam tak reasonable plak nak mintak macam2. tapi bila fikir balik, bukan lah banyak sangat pun mintak tuh. Cukup sekadar boleh buat rasa di appreciate. Salah ke?
Monday, February 20, 2006
It was awesome though the real performance did not really meet my expectation. But the musical arrangement was marrrvelloussss. Sukala lagu-lagu dia yg rancak tuh. Pandai org yg compose. The props too. Fabolousss! Chantekla. Suke juge. Really like the movable-layered-wooden-stairs prop. And also the ukiran kayu for the Istana Melaka backdrop. Cun giler.
Career Day @ Petrosains
It was held today. But I have already felt the eventful schedule several weeks ago due to the preparation. It was FUN. Really reminds me of those days in STF or UQ where we were all so busy helping each other out to hold any school or uni events. I really dont mind being busy doing all these things because I like to get involved. Penat tapi berbaloi. And I always have the excuse to escape from the office routine. Like I can go to assist in buying gifts, survey and compare the best price for food and other stuff, meet new people, pegi sana, pegi sini etc. I hope my job would be something similar or if not similar, close to something like this. I hate routines. Having experienced 5 years in a boarding school was enough to teach me how to survive the painful routines that I had to go through every single day. In conclusion, today was a huge success. Everything went smoothly and everyone was happy at the end of the day. So, hooray for each and everyone of us! So, off I went after it all ended smiling happily. I was on my way to meet Remi, walking in the subway to the KLCC lrt station, when all of a sudden, I miscalculated my next step, and kedeboink! Terpelecok saye di tengah-tengah org ramai di KLCC. Dahla sakit malu pulak. Adoilaa.. And as usual, passers-by did what Malaysians always do which was to stare at you like it was some kind of entertainment. Bukan nak tolong pun. Chett!! Fortunately ade a few kakak yg baik hati tolong kutipkan ayam-ayam KFC Original yg turut jatuh bergolek-golek semasa terpelecok tadi. Lagila maluuuuuuu. One lady from the nearest shop bagi selotep tolong tapekan the KFC box yg dah terburai tuh. Fortunately, nothing really bad happened to my ankle. I can still walk after a few minutes of massaging it.
Oo Winnie
When I got home, the daughter of the Chinese lady next door had a chit-chat session with my mom. Her name is Winnie. Around 11 or 12 years old agaknya. Nasha as usual, being so very the friendly, pun layan la sekali Winnie nih. They chatted about quite a number of things. Winnie asked my mom why am I so different from Nasha and my other sister, Nasyitah.
(Imagine cakap in a chinese slang yg agak pelat Melayu)
"Auntie, kenapa itu kakak tidak serupa?"
"Tak seghupe macamane tu Winnie?"
"Dia putih maa. Ini Nasha dan yg lagi satu itu hitam”
*Gelak-gelak sikit*
"Ooo.. Anak-anak auntie ni kalau yg putih ikut mak. Hitam ikut ayah. Kalau kurus ikut bapak, kalau gemok ikut maknye"
"Hahaha.. gemuk kan sebab hari-hari pun selalu makan sahaja. Nanti terlalu gemuk kan, esok boleh jadi babi"
Wahahahahahahaha.. I really couldnt stop myself from laughing out loud when hearing this. I know la she didnt mean that babi thing. Dah tak tau nak compare kalau gemok macam ape kot. Hahaha.. Tapi kelakar laa.. Selamberr Winnie.
"Auntie, esok kita cakap-cakap lagi ok? Bye bye!"
"Haa.. Iyelah"
I wasntt really sure what was the whole point of telling this story. But I do find it amusing and funny after one long day at work. Esok kite borak-borak lagi ye Winnie! Looking forward to it.
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Friday, January 13, 2006
My Friday was doomed from the beginning regardless of the existence of Friday the 13th.
Well, lady luck was already not on my side a couple of days before.So this not so good feeling was already there long before today.Takleh laa nak salahkan Friday yg tarikh dia 13hb kan. Well,at the moment,I felt like I was being observed, under very close surveillance.Like every move that I made,everyword that i said were being monitored by a hidden camera.And right at this very moment, I know that my mon was on the phone talking to my aunt about ME.And how in the world did I know that?Because mom thought that I was having a nap (coz she called me just now,and i was half asleep but now i was wide awake) and when my aunt answered the phone, all of a sudden she took the phone inside her room secretly and I somehow overheard she said my moms name. So, there.Pecah rahsia.I know laa someting fishy was going on. Just 2 days ago,I had this long talk with my aunt (personal life,issues,updates) and uncle (carrier-wise).And why ? Because,apparently my beloved parents told them so. Hrmm.. Supicious,no? Apsal rase betrayed semacam.. I felt like a bad daughter whose parents felt that i was soooo out of control and hence terpaksa menyuruh orang lain menasihati saya. Kalau anda menjadi saya,apa yang anda rasa? Its not that i mind the 'lecture' sessions with aunt and uncle,I did find that they were useful.Banyak tips.Especially the carrier-wise talk: the options that i have,what my real interest is,decisions and choices before I start working yada yada.. And the talk about personal matters.We talked about relationships mostly.And yeah.It was helpful.But it sorta hit me hard at the back because there was a hidden meaning(which i coudnt grasp yet) and truth in it. Confused guwe dibuatnye.And a bit scared.Menci laaa.. Hmph!! (Ya Rabbi,tak habes2 lagi talking on the phone mereka ini.Mungkin banyak sungguh issue menarik mengenai saya yang mereka bincangkan.I wonder what they are.) The fact that they were talking about me behind my back regardless they were good or bad, hurt me.I am sure they werent talking bad things.But u know,the way she tried to get to me through my aunt,sounded so..ntah.Got no words to describe it.But i just feel betrayed.
Okay,now I feel I am soo hurt by it..
Chett..
Berjaya mereka membuat saya rasa begini..
Have a nice Friday everyone!
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
if i am a hindi song my life,from my perspective will be so much easier.moods can be switched in a blink of an eye.whenever that i dont feel so good,i can switch to my happy mode in a flash.just like that.no need for words of encouragement.no need for special attention.no need for binge-eating.no need for window shopping.no need for feeling depressed.no need for anything. i can just feel happy anytime that i want to..if i get to choose a hindi song,that will be the song from Kal Ho Naa Ho in which Shah Rukh Khan danced happily with his neighbours early in the morning.Alaa.. Lagu yg cam ala-ala Pretty Woman tuh but in a much faster beat.Hohoho..
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
- kfc,kfc,kfc,kfc,kfc,kfc....
- Bulla cookies n cream ice-cream
- Smiths Sweet Chilli potato chips
- Coffee Clubs Nachos
- Pancake Manors waffle with caramel
- goreng pisang cicah sanbal kicap
- cendol mamak
i promise that anyone who manages to make my cravings come true will be generously rewarded.
p/s: im in USJ at the moment.Yippie yeay!!
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
I started volunteering at Petrosains today.Setelah sekian lama.This time it was different as I was placed at the office instead of the centre.Never did this before.So,was a bit excited this morning.My day didnt started as good as I expected. Pagi-pagi lagi dah encounter makcik garang yg grumpy masa nak naik lrt.Hellooooo.It was early in the morning.Everyone was rushing and everyone wanted to reach their offices quick.No need for the muka tarik 14 walaupun dgn x sengaje nye ternudge sikit je makcik nih masa queue beli tiket.Enough of that.I went to petrosains yesterday.When it was not crammed with all sorts of people.More importantly, with Remi.It was actually not a bad idea at all to actually spend time together with your boyfriend in a science centre.In contrast of the usual dating routines at the usual hang-out places like the mall, cinema, cafe-cafe chantek, kedai mamak (pun booooleh laa..),taman bunga (haha!) and the mall (again). Besides, you get to learn science in sorta fun way :P kan, kan, Remi kan?? Hehe..Tp go to petrosains when it was not public holidays or school holidays.When you go on either one of these days,leh mati tersepit di buat nye.So,in short,if you ppl have nothing better to do, please, do drag your boyfriends to Petrosains.Haha,yeaahh..Promote jgn tak promote.(Like me,I was soo bising trying to persuade him to come until he finally gave in.Thanks very much dear!).Maybe we should check out the Aquaria lak after this.Buleeeh Remi? Kensel la Muzium Orang Asli.Hahaha..
Cerita pasal Petrosains lagi.(Once you pop out a story,you cant stop!Haha..) Since today was my 1st day as an office assistant, I didnt know what to expect sangat laa kan.So,buatlaa the usual stuff as told by Kak Shikeen.Byk guna excel.Banyak nye la nama-nama nak kene update.Beribu-ribu lemon! It has been a while since i last piled up with uni stuff yg kena ngadap screen pc lama-lama.Ada terasa cam nak terkeluar eyeball from its socket.Buat laa keje sampai tghari camtuh.And then,all of a sudden: "Najwa,jom ikut akak pegi beli Milo kat Cold Storage."Kak Shikeen told me.Beli Milo? Berapa banyak sampai nak kena teman2 ni? "18 peket!" Jawab dia lagi.Waahhhhhh... Bapakkkkk banyakkk.Takpernah beli banyak camnih seumur hidup.Hahaha.. Satu peket besar, 2kg kot.18 peket,dah brape kg dah tuh?Fuiyoo..Byk nyer..Boleh minum berapa byk tahun nye stok.Anyhouu.. I felt like an office boy,eh girl jap.Multitasking sungguh jadi office assistant nih.Kena call volunteers up, update database,update name list, amik kuih kat SS3 sebab ade extra,refill Milo,creamer,Coffee kat pantry, bawak volunteers baru naik skybridge,bawak masuk volunteers baru yg lambat dtg dsb.. Multitasking ke tak multitasking tuh?
Sunday, January 01, 2006
I am currently content and at peace since I am on leave this whole week. Nothing much happened except that I am getting sufficient rest and sleep plus quality time with my family. Last weekend was Sarah's brother's wedding,held at Marriot. It was a lovely wedding. The theme was purple and pink so basically the ballroom was beautifully decorated with purple orchids (yeah, I think it was orchids. Heh..). I think it was a refreshing idea having orchids instead of the normal flowers like roses or lily or whateva kind of flowers tht ppl would normally used for weddings. Anyways, since I like attending weddings especially the ones like this, I enjoyed the whole affair. Right from the reception till the end of the night. And did I mention that it was also like a mini gathering for us, the Brisbane students? Aah.. what is more amusing than updating each other on what has been going on in our lives as well as gossiping with your uni girlfriends, refreshing your minds on the sweet old days where life was all about having fun and caring less about what was revolving around the world. So, it was a pleasant night! Too bad I couldn't join them later, lepaking and chillin' on Christmas Eve. Curfew, people, curfew….
Anyways, been keeping a low-key life this holiday. Probably the only highlight of this week was me doing a thorough inspection on which car to buy. Since my family and I were moving soon to a place far far away, so it was wise for me to get a car or otherwise I'd remain handicapped forever. And yup, I could now drive legally people! Hooo-yeaah!! Haha.. Talk about late-bloomers here! Nothing luxurious of course, just a small, cute and commutable car for me to move around. Practicality is important since KL is congested with heavy traffic 24/7. Unless I stumble upon 1 million or dig a goldmine or go sell pirated vcds at pasar malam, then I might be able to afford a Mini or a Jaguar. Now that was a different question lah kan. Can't hardly wait for my new toy to come!
Moving on. I guess almost everyone has watched Cinta. Me too. I watched it twice. First time with the BF and second with my girlfriends. The first time I wached it, I cried (not buckets though) during the story of Rashidi Ishak and Rita Rudaini and their little daughter. I was expecting that the saddest love story would be Cikgu Elias and Makcik Rubiah but to my surprise, I was more immersed and touched by the sorrow and loss of Rashidi, having to let go of his wife just because she has found her true love and claimed that man to be her soulmate. Until today, I still couldn’t understand how was that possible. I mean you married a man that thought you love in the first place, had a perfect marriage with a cute daughter, a husband who is so-obviously-deeply-in-love-with-you and a happy, romantic and stable life together. And then, when her old flame showed up out of nowhere, how could she leave the happiness that she has built for years and probably has gone through a lot of hardships to maintain what she had, just to go into the arms of someone that she claimed to be her soulmate? Hapekejadah?!?.. bukan nye the husband was ill-treating her ke kaki mabuk ke ade financial crisis ke.. how in the blue hell, could she sacrifice something that is definite for something that was uncertain? Yelah kan ke marriage kan cam bina masjid. So she should try to save and protect it rather than give in to temptations. Selfish ke tak selfish? But overall, it was a good movie. Entertaining and I like the beautiful shots of KL captured in this movie.
What else, what else? Hmmm.. owh I also went to Marche at The Curve last weekend. I'd always wanted to go there since it was first opened. The concept was fun. The whole idea of ordering your food at the various stalls and had your passport stamped everytime you ordered food/drinks, was enjoyable I must say. Meriah macam pasar. Because the chefs would try their best to get you order food from their stalls, with all the jerit2 making the environment lively. There were 6 of us: Raf, Man, Nikki, Nadia, Hana and me. But if there was a lot more variety, it would be so much more interesting. Especially the dessert. For someone who has the sweetest tooth as me, the dessert didn't offer a lot of variety. Sebagai penggemar waffle yg unggul, the waffle there adelah tidak sedap! Sedap lagik waffle kat Cold Storage!
I have several piccies but the net was so dem slow kat rumah ni. Lain kali je la ye..
So, I am still left with tomorrow to fully utilize it to the max.
Please don't let the remaining 24 hours pass too qucikly for I still have soooo much fun yet to be enjoyed...
Happy new year!!!
Monday, December 26, 2005
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Major reason to be extremely happy is of course I get to shop, shop and shop. More reason to be happy? The expenses were not entirely on me. Yeap, shopping trips with moms are always worthwhile. The hot-ish weather didnt stop us from having fun there. Mom was ecstatic I guess of getting the things that she wanted with extremely good bargain. 2 handbags just for this trip. Hehe.. Now you can understand where I get this fetish from. See, it is not entirely my fault :p. To me, the secret to achieve satisfaction when shopping is when I double-triple the bargain price and it was still lower than the original price. Got myself a pair of nice sunnies from city beach, seluar kerja from Table Eight, shirt kerja (beriye-iye beli mende2 nak keja), and loooong necklaces from Insane. So, there. I was truly satisfied with this shopping trip. Happy, happy, happy. Since we borrowed a wheelchair from the tourism lounge there, I pushed my mom around in it. She didnt want the electric-driven-wheelchair (where one can just control the speed just like a normal motorbike and happily cruise around). Because nanti takut tertinggal kan kitorang yang jalan at normal walking pace nih. Lagipun, you can practice your driving skill when pushing me around in this thing, she said. Like, reversing the wheelchair, pushing it through a very narrow entrance when entering shops, learn how to estimate distance in narrow space and much more. Malas nak tulis,banyak lagi. Mwahahaha.. I know, I really really have to take driving classes when I got back. Yes, mom. Point noted!
Monday, December 12, 2005
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Thursday, December 08, 2005
picked up emak from airport just now.happy and glad to see her in a much better condition.last i saw her was in july when she just had the accident,still badly affected by it and using wheelchair to move around. thanks salwa for driving us eventhough it was a very last minute substitution.really appreciate your help.
emak is always full of advices which are true and wajib dituruti but somehow i have the habit of denying them in the first place.mothers live long before us and of course their lifetime experiences made them wanting only the best for their children.it has never been my intention to not to listen to her with heart and ears wide open but there are times that i found myself to stand so strongly for what i think.in other words, i am stubborn.or degil.or can also be known as keras kepala.but i know that she is always right, no matter what. it is just that the regret that comes after not readily accepting the advices in the first place which always resulted in bad choices, bad decisions and more bad choices .and most of the time i always ended up saying this to myself: i should have listened to you.i wish i could turn back time and do the right thing.
anyways, where should i bring emak to tomorrow?
Friday, December 02, 2005
It took much more than just a whole lot of effort to start doing something that you havent done for quite some time. Like updating this blog.
Exams were way over. Results were out 2 days ago. And soon Ill be graduating. Yeay for me! In the meantime, I am patiently waiting for my mom to come all the way from KL for my graduation ceremony AND for some serious shopping. Ah, cant hardly wait for the latter.
There were 2 new shows being aired on Seven last night. The Pammy Anderson show, which I forgot what it was called and Pammys ex show, Tommy Lee Goes to College. Ridiculous and shallow it might seem, but I actually enjoyed both shows. Haha.. The Pammy one was a regular comedy series with cute jokes in between. I even think that she was cute in it. Played a blonde sorta-bimbo who just broke up with her rock star boyfriend and was trying to start a whole new life after the break-up by, guess what? Working as an assistant in a bookstore. Cute.
And as all of us can guess by the name, the Tommy Lee show is about him going to a uni and experiencing a student’s life which of course highlights the main purpose of the show, which is studying. Cute! (Lame jugak sebenarnya considering he stars in his own tv show. Publicity-seeker!) Ahaha.. I hate to admit this but apart from the nasty stories and gossips, I really think that he is kinda handsome. If you just take your mind off the piercings and the overwhelming tattoos, you might just see that he is actually good-looking. But of course, even with those things, he is already kinda sexy in a very rock star way. Nyiahaha..
tommy lee
Aahh.. it was raining heavily outside. Blissful!!
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Monday, November 14, 2005
Had fun making roti canai and karipap last weekend. I had my hands full the whole day trying to get the right karipap pastry dough.Right, meaning, lembut dan tidak keras bila digoreng.Hoh..Susah maa.. Had to add in loads of butter to actually get it correct. We invented a whole new meaning to the karipap filling. Since we didnt have any meat or chicken, we replaced it with a mixture of squids, mussels and other seafood stuff which I didnt know their names.Haha..Sounded and looked weird in the first place but it turned out well in the end.Yeay! The joy of experimenting.Aaahh.. Nan successfully played the role of macha si penebar roti canai.Tebar jangan tak tebar! And not forgetting Amar as the 2nd macha who showed quite a bit of skills as well. Cayalah! Korang 2 orang leh apply kerja jadik penebar roti canai after nih.Hehe.. After all the hard work, we had a yummy dinner of roti canai, roti telur, roti sardin and of course karipap. Waahh..So many kinds of roti. The karipap wasnt too bad either.Its just that the pastry was a bit like cookies after been fried. Result of the butterry dough.Hehe.. Berbaloinye one whole day cam bibik sekejap. And then, the next day we had breakfast of roti canai and roti tampal with teh tarik! Haha.. Who said you couldnt get a good old mamak style of brekky in Brisbane. Ade teh tarik lagi tu! What a good way to start the day. Later that day, watched Corpse Bride and of course, Smallville season 5. Smallville is just getting better and better. The characters are interestingly developed, the storyline got twisted more and more and Tom Welling is looking better than ever :) Anyways, all of a sudden i craved for Max Brenners choc souffle. So mouth-watering.Especially when you had a bite of it and let the sweet, warm choc filling melted in your mouth.Soft on the outside and even softer on the inside, with WARM creamy chocolate filling. Aaahh.. Rindunya..
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
aidilfitri yang mulia
Some celebrated raya on Thursday.Some,on Friday.I celebrated on the latter day. So, pagi raya went for semayang raya at Guyatt Park.Gloomy weather.But it was good coz takde la panas cam last year.Sembahyang raya went pretty well until it came to khutbah time.Suddenly,heavy downpour.Kemut sumer orang trying to find shelter.Anyways,raya tetap raya.So,had makn-makan afterwards and of course, sessi bergambar (acara wajib). Plenty of food.Variety! Some friends went to open houses afterwards.Me? Went home directly after that to study.Sigh.Terpaksa.Had 2 exams on Saturday.
salam-salam pagi raya
the day i celebrated my independence day
how did i celebrate? Answer: WINDOW-SHOPPING!!
(captions are for pictures from l-r)
1- commencing the journey for the day.Yeay!! Scanning the scene, trying to decide where to go first.
2- Decision made. First stop: Valley Girl!
3 - Browsing around.Nothing interesting to satisfy the bargain-hunter's needs.
4- Spotted something that i really really like.REALLY REALLY like.
5- Next stop: Myer.Myer is always full of cool and nice-to-look-at shoes. rmk collection is no exception.
6- More shoe stops. Really like the ankle-strap with dangling beads heels.Chanteeekk!!
7- Many more stops to make! Keep on walking.Where to next?
8- This is one more thing that never failed to make happy by just looking at them (besides shoes)
9- More cute accessories. Hoh.Sedap dipandang mata..
10- Takde keje saje saje.Took a self pic in a mirror.
11- On a citycat, heading back home.Exhausted but happy :)
The end
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Spicy and me.And thats my demo poster on the left..
and that is the-much-talked-about Lazaros Kastanis, my suprevisor
I would like to thank Laz, the greatest supervisor one can have for his contributions to the success of this Honours project and for making this arduous year a fulfilling and memorable experience. Thank you very much for your much appreciated knowledge, guidance, encouragement, feedback, patience and enthusiasm for pushing boundaries as well as for the most mentally stimulating meetings I have ever had..Muchas gracias!
Anyways, nak cakap sket pasal keikhlasan membuat sesuatu perkara.Kadang-kadang susah betul nak rasa ikhlas buat something tuh.Sometimes, eventhough dah cuba mengikhlas kan hati tapi ada juga this one tiny,nagging voice inside your head yang mengharapkan balasan.Mungkin kita rasa apa yang kita buat memang sepatutnya dibalas balik secara baik. Tu yang dah jadi tak ihkhlas kan.Memang bagus jadi orang yang ikhlas ni sebab kita takkan meletakkan harapan menggunung untuk the other party to do the same thing in return.Because when we hope for them to do the same thing that we did for them,and in the end it turned out that they didnt even give a damn about the effort that we have put in, we would feel frustrated, deeply furious or disappointed.And bila kita ihklas, kita tak takut nak all out buat something regardless of whether we get something in return or not. Banyak sangat contoh pasal ikhlas tak ikhlas membuat sesuatu nih.
Macam, group assignment kan. X nih rajin orangnya tapi dia tak contribute all out untuk siapkan assignment sebab dia tgk groupmate dia yang lain tak bersungguh-sungguh langsung.Dia fikir, kalau dia contribute all out pun buat apa kalau dia sorang je yang kena bertungkus-lumus and the others macam mengharapkan dia sorang.Dia pun rasa lagi,kalau dia tgk orang lain beriya-iya baru la dia akan contribute betul2.Mungkin juga groupmates dia yang lain tuh ada masalah yang tersendiri menyebabkan mereka-mereka itu tidak dapat menyumbangkan usaha sama rata.But then,this is another issue.Kalau X tu ikhlas mungkin dia akan cuba juga contribute for the sake of the team and at the same time cuba menasihatkan rakan-rakan dia yg lain supaya turut berusaha jugak.Kiranya, X takkan berkira sangat lah kan berapa banyak yang dia kena buat untuk siapkan kerja tu.
Hrmm..Macam x relevant la pulak. Alaaa.. Banyak laa contoh-contoh kecil yang lain.Macam kalau kita bagi orang hadiah masa birthday mereka. Kalau kita ikhlas,sure kita tak frust bila kita tak dapat apa-apa pun dr mereka time birthday kita.Tapi, kalau ada sedikit perasaan mengharapkan balasan sebab tak ikhlas,memang la kita akan rasa buang masa je bagi hadiah haritu or maybe sedikit sedih dan kecewa kerana terasa mereka tidak ingat kat kita.
Or bila kita sanggup menjadi pendengar setia kepada masalah2 Y.Tapi bila giliran kita ada masalah,Y tidak memberikan respons yang sepatutnya.Mungkin juga Y bukan jenis orang yang mendengar dan tidak tahu bagaimana hendak menenangkan orang yang sedang bermasalah. Yela.Tak semua orang boleh buat benda yg sama.Jika kita ikhlas mendengar masalah2 Y, mungkin kita tidak akan merasa bahawa Y ni seorang yg tidak tahu mengenang budi kerana niat kita ikhlas hendak menolong Y menyelesaikan masalah/menenangkan dia.
Tapi kadang-kadang bukanla kita nak sangat pun balasan yang setimpal atas kebaikan yang kita dah buat.Tak semestinya kita nak orang bagi hadiah kat kita balik masa birthday kita or tak semestinya kita nak Y betul-betul into our problem kita and cuba selesaikan.And tak semestinya X nak groupmates dia yg lain buat contribute macam dia because cara org berkerja mmg tak sama.And tahap kehebatan/kepandaian pun lain-lain.Takleh laa nak expect semua orang hebat-hebat dan pandai-pandai belaka. Cuma, kita nak dihargai atas apa yang kita dah buat.APPRECIATION and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Cukupla dengan wish birthday je ke.And tak perlu cuba come up ngan solutions pun.Cukup sekadar mendengar,bersimpati dan tidak judgemental.Orang tgh bermasalah kan,jangan la menambah kan lagi beban dia.And also, groupmates tu cakap la thanks ke or tunjukla appreciation sikit kat X.
Kita kadang-kadang lupa untuk menghargai pengorbanan ataupun kebaikan orang lain.Mungkin kita appreciate tapi kita tak tunjuk sebbab kita appreciate/acknowledge dalam hati (boleh ke?). Tapi bila kita tak tunjuk macamana la the other party tu tau kan?.. Dah kita rasa down or underappreciated. Bila dah macam ni, secara tak langsung kita akan rasa discouraged utk terus melakukan kebaikan atau perkara-perkara yg sepatutnya kepada pihak-pihak yg tertentu.
Oleh itu kita harus ikhlas membuat sesuatu dan appreciate and acknowledge laa orang-orang sekeliling yang rasa-rasa dah banyak buat baik pada kita.Sementara masih ada masa.Bila dah takde nanti,haa...barula nak meyesalkan...
SEKIAN
(this is such a length entry.But if u managed to read until this point,anda telah berjaya mendengar luahan perasaan saya dan saya sangat berterima kasih atas usaha anda itu!)
Thursday, October 27, 2005
my demo went well. everyone looked happy.satisfied smiles on their faces as their project demo went really really good.there was this feeling of eagerness in the air since 8 am this morning. everyone seemed so enthusiastic to show the outcomes of working hard for the past 2 semesters.that included me as well la kan. seronok semacam. nervous tu nervous jugak.how can you not be nervous when all the important people in the industry came to see you 'selling' your project and bombarded u with all sorts of questions afterwards.well.. the industry ppl tht I feared the most the nite before turned out to be not as scary as I thought. they were lenient. alih-alih other UQ academics(merangkumi supervisors of other students) pulak yg turned out to be sooo demanding and hard to please. I got all these challenging questions from this one particular guy yg keep asking me stuff trying to make my project looked insignificant and not challenging at all. Helloooo... kalau tak susah, takde laa sampai ade dalam list Honours project kan? Duh! But I managed to answer him after all. Baru tau. Hmph!! Anyways, sangat la penat.Talking almost non-stop like a mad parrot since 9 am sampai 4.00 pm.Super-duper xhausted.Energy level = 0. Had the feeling tht Im gonna miss terawikh at musolla tonite.Huhuhu.. Will put up todays's piccies of the demo tomorrow...
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
I like watching Greys Anatomy.I have never liked watching any doctor-ish tv series.But this one is an exception. Its like watching The O.C on a hospital set.Theres soo much dramas going on: the conflicts, affairs, relationship problems, life struggle etc etc while at the same time trying to save a patients life.. Cant wait to see where the friendship between Izie and Alex will lead to :)
Anyways, this next info is irrelevant to todays entry:
Currently on heavy rotation:
Some kind of wonderful - Joss Stone
Less is more - Joss Stone
Spoiled - Joss Stone
My completeness - Thirsty Merc
Salvame - RBD (a Spanish song)
Cinta - Flop Poppy
Segitiga - Cokelat
Super duper love - Joss Stone (again...)
Gonna have a long and tiring day today.
Have a good Tuesday everyone!
Saturday, October 22, 2005
uninspired ..
facing a major writer's block..well im not exactly tht kinda writer.. just an insigfinicant writer of my own thesis. it requires time, concentration and peace to write beautifully.. i mean for my thesis, of course..to write crap, anytime also caaan.. when you have sufficient time, you can put yourself in deep thought, keep yourself calm and focus more and pinpoint even the tiny little flaws that are not visible before this.. tinggal conclusion je....conclusionnnnn jee...please laaa.....
anyhoouu..had iftar at the musolla today. It was a fiesta of good food.Seriously.As the iftar was organized by MSAUQ sisters,so,most of the food,I think,was of middle east cuisine.Fave dish would be the lagsania.Super rich with fresh meat, veges and top off with a very creamy cheese layer.Sedap, mantap mengamuks! Other dishes were equally good as well.Didnt know their names.Tapi mmg sedap.Most of them had meat in it.The pasta, the Turkish wrap,the homemade pizzas,the gulai (yg nih mmg tak tau ape name die) and even the bread had it.I dont even like to eat read meat.But I allow myself for an exception today.And yeah,right now Im feeling slightly meat-ish.And oh,Pinna Cotta(did I get the spelling right?) yang Nadia jual kat pasar ramadhan tuh sedap aah..Yum!
Thursday, October 20, 2005
they said absence makes the heart goes fonder..
oo really..??
well in your case Anina,SANGATLAH BETUL!!! haha.. (dammit,I have to admit that I actually miss you. Quoted somewhere in Mid-Jan, 2005, Petrosains :"Alaaa..Tak cool la kene ngaku miss miss orang nih"..I know Iknow..I take that back)
Your absence definitely makes my heart goes fonder!! (Cheewaah..I bet if u read this,memang dah gelak berguling-guling)
See,how strong your impact on me? (Isyh..isyh..Baaaad Anina)
Out of the blue,I was reminded of your 'Kegilaan'. Hehehe..
No one could sing that T-rex (this is the huge dinasour statue in Petrosains) song tuh hari-hari kat Petrosains plus the act as well..Cam dinaso!!! ("Hey kawan-kawan..Selamat dtg ke dunia ku...lalala..")
Or the time when we were caught red-handed dancing a.k.a berlakon buat video clip Relaku Pujuk on the surveillance camera in Discovery Station..
Or the time we were so immersed in updating with each other's gossips as if we have entered a different world (hoo..tak tipu..bercerite ngan makcik nih mmg tak ingat sekeliling dah..Gossip-monger!! )
Anyways Miss Anina, I would like to wish you a very happy belated 2xth birthday! May God bless you always..
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
When you cannot find solace in things that usually cheer you up,
When you fail to get the encouragement that you need to motivate you ,
The best you can do is to find the strength in you by whatever means and keep going..
Bulan puasa ni banyak-banyak kan la amal ye Najwa. Semoga ditenangkan hati dan dikuatkan kesabaran...Aminn..
Takde pekdah nye rase down and complain-complain nih..
Monday, October 17, 2005
Yeh are you diggin on me
Yeh yeh yeh
Im diggin on u now baby
Yeh do u wanna little bit of my love
Yeh wait a minute wait a minute
All the time i knew that you loved me
Because you were always there
Could i be that mistaken
Believing that you really care
In the presence of all my friends
You stood there holding my hand
And you promise me faithfully
That you will be my only man
Yeh are you diggin on me
Yeh yeh yeh
Im diggin on u now baby
Yeh do u wanna little bit of my love
Yeh wait a minute wait a minute
Everytime i walk down the street with you
Im as proud as a girl can be
Just to know that u r mine
In the presence of all my friends
You stood there holding my hand
And you promise me faithfully
That you will be my only man
Yeh are you diggin on me
Yeh yeh yeh
Im diggin on u now baby
Yeh do u wanna little bit of my love
Yeh wait a minute your love is super oh baby
See im trying to tell you
Your love is super duper
Super yes it is yes it is
Your love is
Your love is super
Are you diggin on me coz im diggin on you
Im just trying to tell you
Oh this love is super duper
Wait a minute
And all that good loving belongs to me
***
yeh yeh..im diggin on Joss Stone.
and yeh yeh..im super duper mentally exhausted..
(oi , are you diggin on me?)
Thursday, October 13, 2005
motivator(s)
- 90% for TMAN 3001 Virotec essay
- 90% for Advanced Human Computer Interaction seminar (talking about bridges can be fun and satisfying..in a way)
- good progress in statistical analysis on SPSS (I soooo owe you Mark! Thanks zillionss..)
- managed to pull off the HCI progress report in the most effective way possible (Thanks for sticking with me all day long for 3 consecutive days)
got an email saying: "calm down...buat keje slow2....insyallah boleh nye........ingattt!!!!!!!!!!!be strong...cz i know u are!!!! " (in the exact copy and paste form)Yeahh..I know..simple words je..But then in times like these (time aku tgh bengong), they are really really helpful.- my supervisors amazement at my in-depth knowledge on statistical analysis (Lazaros..your da man!! ahahaha..)
Major demotivator(s):
- Could not go back to sleep after unintentionally waking up at 6 this morning. Slept at nearly 4. memangla tak cukup tido..Nyesal giler bangun.. Nyesal.Nyesal.Nyesal.Takde pekdah langsung.Lagi bertambah cranky ade laa..
- Yesterday i was all cranky. Mission to find a goddamn good listener to listen me,yapping on and on about how tragic my day was not accomplished. Ended up calling a dear friend of mine at a very odd hour.Eventhough your so far away but thanks giler aah! (Kau la satu-satunye harapan time time-time camnih)
- Still couldnt get the Metamodel concept into my head
- Mom suddenly had quite a serious bleeding from the previous accident.I was really overcome with panic and fear. Takut giler.Serious..(That explains why I was all cranky yesterday)
- I am still cranky today :(
I want to be happy cam kat atas tuh..
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Cam nak ternangis sebab penat sangat berlari ke sana sini hari ni kat uni (waah..they rhyme!)under the very hot hot sun.Plus,tak reti nak buat assignment Metamodel.Groupmate pon clueless.Went to see Bob Colomb for consultation.Funny thing is I could understand what he was saying during consultation time BUT when tried to map out the metamodel tak boleh laa pulak.I think I got the concept right..ke aku terdistract tgk his white beard yg sgt byk tuh sampai ter mis understand..Isk isk.. Pastuh sakit belakang semacam.Cam org tua la pulak sakit tulang.Aku perlukan whole body massage! Argghhhhh..Bengong + bongek laa camnih.. Ni yang homesick nih..
