BEING IZZA

..Journey to the Highland..

2012-01-29T16:17:00.005+08:00

Our (as in hubby and me) initial plan was to go to Genting Highlands. But our proposal was rejected *eheh, by the in-laws as they'd prefer to go to Cameron Highlands. My BIL knows the Tasik Kenyir-Felda Aring-Gua Musang-Cameron Highlands route, so, there we went - CAMERON HIGHLANDS on 23rd and 24th January.

Besides I've never been to Cameron before, so, yes, I was excited.

We went there with two cars - hubby's car and the other one is rented (at the very last minute!). It's quite hilarious, comes to think of that incident now, haha.

Traffic jam adalah sangat teruk lebih kurang 2 jam mendaki bukit. So much for my impression of 'Cameron-Highlands-Is-A-Place-Where-You-Can-Release-Tension'!

Sampai atas Cameron, dugaan lagi. Kereta Myvi yang disewa tu berasap. Huhu. Clutch problem katanya. Can you imagine, during Chinese New Year - mana mau carik workshop yang bukak atas sinun? Luckily my BIL who is a bomba, has a friend (a mechanic for bomba) at the Balai Bomba Cameron which is so happen to be just next the apartment where we stayed at Brinchang. Tapi tak dapat buat apa-apa malam tu sebab kena tunggu spare-part dari Ipoh keesokannya.

Jadi petang dan malam kami cuma jalan-jalan kat pasar area bawah apartment.

Pagi esoknya, lepas breakfast, En Hubby ulang-alik bawak kami semua ke ladang teh. We had to make 2 trips since we were left with only one car. That was another big challenge given the bad traffic - which made a trip took almost one hour. Sian En Hubby....

So if you want to come here - please avoid the peak season. The peaceful vision of Cameron Highlands is totally banished.

Sangat malas nak upload gambar banyak-banyak because I've already uploaded them in Facebook eheh :p

Btw, here's my favourite two:

*The way I see it, Cameron Highlands is the place where everything is strawberry-ed. The souvenir. bags, the umbrellas, the food - tarts, muffins, cordial, jam, ice-cream, tea, dadih, are all in strawberry form!

Alhamdulillah, around 5 something in the evening, the car was ready. So relieved!! Dapat jugak balik Terengganu :) So we changed the plan - instead of using the same route that we came, we went back using Gua Musang-Kuala Krai-Besut-Kuala Terengganu route.

It is so not recommended using Felda Aring-Tasik Kenyir route since there's no road lighting at all, besides the bad road condition. Not to forget, you might bump into elephants crossing the road at Tasik Kenyir area.

By the way, despite all the difficulties, it's always the time that was spent with family that matters most :)

..Back to the Routine..

2012-01-26T19:33:00.001+08:00

Hmm..

After 6 days at hometown (owh,also at the highland), we just arrived in JB around 5pm.

En Hubby went to work straightaway, haha, being the workaholic that he always is.

And just now he called on the way home to ask ''Nak makan ape malam ni?'' and then he added ''kita dah berbalik ke rutin asal.saya balik kerja,call awak tanya nak makan apa...''

Honey, I know you miss hometown already. Me too :(

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..Char Kuey Teow..

2012-01-19T08:35:00.001+08:00

Dekat Taman U ni ada satu pasar malam kecik tiap-tiap hari Rabu.

Saya suka sangat tengok perkembangan satu gerai char kuey teow ni.

Mula-mula dia start niaga kat pasar malam tu, kalau saya nak beli, order je dia akan terus buat.Tapi dalam sebulan lepas tu, memang tak dapat dah lah macam tu. Si wife akan ambik dulu order dan biasa saya akan pergi beli benda-benda lain dulu, lepas tu baru pergi ambik order saya tadi. Sebabnya, sekarang orang dah beratur nak beli char kuey teow tu.

Semalam latest yang saya pergi, sekarang diorang dah tambah coconut shake selain char kuey teow dengan mi udang.

Seronok tengok bisnes orang makin lama makin maju. Rasa inspired :)

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..Facebook-Annoying #2..

2012-01-18T08:20:00.001+08:00

When someone shares something in his/her wall, what I notice is that - often people jump into conclusion without knowing the whole situation. Once people starts to read only the headline, and not the content, it would just lead to an empty wasteful argument. Even provocative.

*susah sangat ke nak baca the whole articel?ish ish..

If you're too lazy to read, just keep your assumptions to yourself.

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..Sup Ekor Goreng..

2012-01-16T10:52:00.002+08:00

First time makan ekor yang digoreng. Sedap!! Dia punya rempah-rempah goreng tu memang kena dengan selera, walaupun payah nak mengunyah sebab sakit gusi tak baik-baik lagi tapi hasilnya tetap licin :p

Owh, ni dekat Singgah Selalu Danga Bay. Harga dia RM15 sepinggan untuk small size (dalam 4 ketul ekor). Mahal jugaklah, nasib baik sedap.

Dish ni datang sekali dengan sup kosong. Sup tu pun sedap. Haish, teringat-ingat pulak...

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..Gigi Lagi..

2012-01-11T12:04:00.001+08:00

Pontan dah habis and yet sakit lepas cabut gigi Isnin lepas masih tak hilang sampai ari ni.

My officemate pun ada cakap abg dia cabut gigi bongsu tu siap dapat MC satu minggu.

Peliklah...rasanya lepas cabut wisdom tooth yang dulu-dulu (zaman muda-muda) tak de sakit berhari-hari macam ni pun.

And it gets me thinking - is it due to the aging factor??

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..The Wisdom Tooth..

2012-01-09T14:38:00.001+08:00

Today I lost my 3rd wisdom tooth. Sebelum ni dah cabut dua-dua bahagian bawah, satu masa zaman matriks and satu lagi masa uni.

Anyway, big thanks to the dentist at Klinik Pergigian Amim who solved the mystery of why selalu sakit macam bengkak kalenjar kat belah kanan ni.

Gigi saya memang dah banyak yang dah start berlubang, tapi sakit yang makin kerap rasa 2,3 minggu ni didn't feel like coming from those teeth. Tapi nekad jelah pergi dentist, dah tak tahan rasa sakit. Tak boleh nak bekerja sakit macam ni. Rupanya wisdom tooth yang bahagian atas tu selama ni sort of 'menghakis' gusi bawah yang dah tak ada wisdom teeth tu. Dan menyebabkan ulser kat gusi tu - which explains the headache and bengkak kalenjar bahagian rahang and leher.

So officially, I'm left with only one more wisdom teeth.

I need to seriously take care of my teeth after this. Maybe lepas ni nak pergi tampal semua gigi yang dah mula berlubang tu, one at a time. Mahal kot kos dia RM80-100 sebatang gigi. And my company only allows RM50 A YEAR for dental claim, tak logik langsung. Cabut tadi pun dah kena RM150. Haihh...

So today - MC pertama untuk tahun ni.

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..Facebook-Annoying #1..

2012-01-04T07:48:00.000+08:00

Bila semua tempat yang dia pergi dia nak "Check-In" - pergi kerja, balik rumah, breakfast, lunch and dinner kat mana, and even pergi bank, lepas tu marah-marah, publish kat status "Tak sukalah ramai stalker"

What?!!

Kalau dah publish detail sampai macam tu, lagi nak kata orang stalk dia?? Adoii..

..Ombak Rindu..

2012-01-01T11:40:00.002+08:00

Haha, nak jugak review.

I read the novel back in my first year in uni. Tak ingat pinjam sapa punya tapi memang feeling jugak baca - mostly because of the heroin name is Izzah, *boleh tak? Dari zaman high school I memang selalu tambah "H" kat belakang nama jadi Izza(h) ;p

Walaupun dah tak berapa ingat the exact storyline, but what I love the most about the novel adalah those moments yang Hariz starts to fall for Izzah. Dalam movie ni, macam cepat sangat jatuh cinta kat Izzah. I ada baca satu review yang kata watak hariz dalam filem kurang kasar dan kurang garang berbanding watak dalam novel - memang betul. For me, kalau lebih di'emphasize'kan macam mana orang yang sangat jahat boleh jatuh cinta dengan orang yang sangat baik - kan sweet?

Yang movie ni I macam lagi kesian dekat watak Mila - especially masa dia tunjukkan tiket wayang yang dia pernah tengok dengan Hariz, I think, most of us can relate to that, kan. *Simpan tiket wayanglah, resit makanlah..ngee...

Ada satu scene yang I tak puas hati - tak berapa faham kenapa masa kena halau dari rumah tu, kenapa Izzah tak pakai tudung properly - kenapa just pakai selendang nampak rambut kat belakang? Kalau ikutkan watak dia, sepatutnya dia concern lah benda-benda macam tu.

Btw, kesimpulannya, I tak nangis tengok movie ni.

..Last Working Day for 2011::

2011-12-30T12:27:00.001+08:00

I don't really know how to summarize my 2011 in terms of career path.

But, anyway, for my office calendar, I always choose the one with motivational words.

So here goes some thoughts to end the year and to begin a new one.

My Dec'12 motivational words:

''You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else''

And Jan'12 says:

''It takes struggle, a goal and enthusiasm to make a winner''.

That's all as a wrap, I guess.

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..Lada Hitam..

2011-12-29T09:05:00.001+08:00

Malam tadi pergi beli groceries kat Jusco.

Dekat bahagian rempah-rempah tu, berlakulah conversation ni:

Hubby:Cari apa tu?

Me : Lada hitam..

Hubby: Hmm..kenal ke lada hitam tu yang mana satu?

Argghh...mentang-mentanglah hari tu tengok Masterchef yang teka bahan tu dia tahu lagi banyak dari I..huhu.

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..A Cry for Help?..

2011-12-18T11:49:00.001+08:00

I understand some people are just too proud to be taking any form of help from others, despite the needs.

I, on the other hand, am not a persuasive person.

Is there a way to help others without making them feel insulted?

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..Problem..

2011-12-18T11:31:00.001+08:00

My superior always ask me, ''Do you have any problem?''. ALWAYS.

Yes, my problem is that I'm not inspired. I am so de-motivated.

I wish I can just tell him that. But then again, I can't stand the almost-2-hours 'lecture' over the phonee.

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..Heart and Brain..

2011-12-12T23:59:00.000+08:00

Haha.

This is the reason why I don't just quit my job :p

..Getting Emo or Being Dramatic?..

2011-12-11T23:15:00.005+08:00

After one week having my parents around, memang terasa 'sebu' sangat bila tinggal sorang-sorang kat rumah petang tadi.

Bukan kena tinggal lama pun, lebih kurang sejam lebih je pun. En Hubby terpaksa masuk kilang pukul 5pm tadi to settle whatever problems kat production line tu.

Actually, I don't have problem with his work routine at all. I understand his work well tapi tak tahu sebab apa petang tadi emo semacam huhuhu.

Lebih kurang pukul 6 lebih - bila En hubby call, tiba-tiba sebak dan menyebabkan dia agak panik.

"Okay, saya balik sekarang. Malam ni kita gi makan Subway yer?"

Ngeee................ *you know I'm not that 'critical' when you can cheer me up with food :p

Owh, by the way, about Subway - unfortunately, bila dah sampai Sutera Mall tadi, Subway dah tutup sebab 'kehabisan roti'.. Kempunan!

..Masterchef..

2011-12-04T07:02:00.002+08:00

I just started watching the beginning episodes of US Masterchef Season 2. Last time it's aired, I I only got to watch it at Top 8 episode. *Big thanks to the re-run :)

What I love about Masterchef US is the inspiration from most of the contestants. The guts to pursuit their real dream - quitting whatever they're doing - just believing that cooking is their passion. That is true inspiration to me.

And there's one contestant who cooks for his sick wife, EVERYDAY, for 16 years - seriously, I cried watching that couple. They are so damn sweet. *apa hal tengok Masterchef pun nangis nih?
I quote him:

"My wife was down to 78lbs at 35 years old. I had to basically force-feed her. She wouldn't eat if it didn't taste good. So I have to learn to cook food that tastes good"

Huhuhu, dahlah ada usaha pergi belajar masak, masak pulak tiap-tiap hari for his wife, still stick around for his sick wife - for 16 years?! Hundreds 'awww'..

Malaysia version? I don't know.... I mean, Maggi? Seriously?

Inspiration-wise? I don't get that at all. But I still watch it, though, because I just love food (*to be precise, EAT food, not COOK).

..Friendster..

2011-12-02T14:05:00.003+08:00

Tiba-tiba teringat that I have a Friendster account and wondering whatever happens to that, and decided to delete it.

And of course, having problem recalling the password, had to request for a new one, blabla..

Terkelip-kelip jugaklah tengok Friendster sekarang, it's so colorful with avatar-lah, games feature and whatnot.

Btw, officially I have deactivated the account.

..Puss In Boots..

2011-11-29T13:28:00.001+08:00

The truth is, I was quite disappointed. It's not as entertaining as I expected.

The first half an hour dah rasa macam ''Macam tak best jek. Tak kelakar mana pun''

I just don't love the storyline. En Hubby felt the same way, too.

So I keep on telling him afterwards, ''Rugi jek tengok cite ni. Baik tengok Twilight'' hehehe, sempat lagi berpolitik.

However, I still love the all eye-thing Puss did to melt people's heart.

And to compare with the last animation movie we watched, The Smurf, this one is definitely better.

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..Twilight:Breaking Dawn vs Puss In Boots..

2011-11-28T17:19:00.001+08:00

So which one wins?

Of course the Puss In Boots -since this is the favourite genre En Hubby and I have in common.

Too bad he does not fancy modern vampire movies :( *kalau movie 'vampire-van helsing' yang lama tu tengok 10 kali pun tak pe, ish ish..

But I will try to make En Hubby want to watch it *nak tengok Bella and Edward kahwin....

So we'll have a movie-date tonight :)

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..Fortunes and Fate..

2011-11-25T09:13:00.001+08:00

This has always been my favourite quote ever:

''We make our own fortunes and we call them fate'' -Earl of Beaconsfield-

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..Lemau..

2011-11-23T09:31:00.001+08:00

Lemaunya perasaan nak kerja after 4 very-unproductive days.

Hari ni saya ada bawak kek batik ke ofis. Ada orang komen biskut marie tu macam lemau. Haha. Sesuailah dengan mood ai ni.

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..If It Is Important..

2011-11-21T13:10:00.003+08:00

Btw, how is your Monday? *well, it's still Sunday here to me...

..Diskusi Ibu-ibu..

2011-11-19T10:44:00.003+08:00

I got stucked in the middle of moms' discussion regarding their kids' academical achievement.

Si ibu A cakap anak dia top in class..
Si ibu B tak nak kalah, terus bagi tau anak dia score A untuk semua subjek..
Dan ada si ibu C siap hantar anak pergi tuisyen, yang menurut ibu B, kalau dia ada duit lebih pun akan dihantar jugak ke tuisyen.
Dan juga cerita anak-anak itu dijanjikan dengan hadiah yang macam-macam kalau score in their exam......

Saya yang tak ada naluri keibuaan ni terasa macam kelakar. *Hahaha, nak gelak dulu...

Sebabnya, yang tengah dibincangkan itu adalah kanak-kanak tadika. Sungguh competitive dan hopeful dan bersungguh-sungguh ibu-ibu ini nak anak mereka belajar di tadika seolah-olah macam dah nak ambik SPM.

Deep in my heart, I feel sorry for the kids. Patutke umur 5, 6 tahun tu dah dipaksa belajar, siap tuisyen segala? I really don't understand why is it such a big deal for the kindergarten kids to achieve 'good grade' what-so-ever?

But then again, that's just my opinion. Like I said - I don't have that motherly instinct yet.

..When History Repeats Itself..

2011-11-16T22:58:00.003+08:00

I'll be having a 'long' weekend this week, so officially 2009 history repeats itself.

I hope the economy will re-bounce back :(

Amin.

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..Sup Ekor + Tulang..

2011-11-16T08:35:00.002+08:00

Grr...geram betul kat Blogger-droid version baru ni. Konon-konon ada auto-publish feature, tapi yang scheduled on 14 Nov hari tu tak dipublish pon...huhu. *ke saya yang tak reti guna ni..

Ok, enough being mad at blogger-droid. Hehe.

Actually I posted a pic of my first sup ekor attempt. Together with the sambal kicap which was also a first attempt.

Tapi sup ekor tu saya pakai resepi yang biasa buat sup tulang je pun. Ni pun campur sekali dengan tulang, sebab ekor dapat sikit je masa korban hari tu :p

So bolehlah nak update segmen 'one week one recipe' ai tu..ngeh3x

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..The Garbage Issue..

2011-11-13T11:43:00.004+08:00

When I 'promoted' my friends to use reusable bag to shop, one response I got was - "Nanti tak ada plastic bag nak buat buang sampah"

Well, I don't really have the solution - but I think, instead of we giving excuses NOT to use reusable green bags, why don't we find a way of how to reduce our daily waste, right?

Besides, it kinda scary to read everywhere about how the world now is not enough for 7billion people -I don't think we could afford any space for dumping site, so it's really time to not be wasteful.

..Salam Aidiladha..

2011-11-06T23:21:00.003+08:00

Dah malam baru nak wish hehehe..

Btw, semalam and hari ni belajar buat laksa johor dan Alhamdulillah, berjaya :)

But of course lah tak buat sorang-sorang. Kat Kemaman, team laksa Johor sampai 4 orang. Kat Kuala terengganu, team laksa adalah 3 orang. Lebih kurang 3 jam jugak preparation+cooking time. Nak sediakan bahan-bahan tumis lagi, tumbuk udang kering + ikan kering, buat sambal belacan lagi, blend ikan dan udang lagi huhu. Kalau sorang-sorang rasanya tak ada kekuatan kot saya nak buat :p

Lepas tu, Masterchef malam ni Uji Rasa laksa Johor pulak tu, bolehlah berlagak konon-konon tahu ingredients tu *padahal bawanh merah dengan bawang besar pub tak reti nak beza rasa dia macam mana

Gini lah rupa laksa Johor *courtesy of Uncle Google.

..Balik kampung..

2011-11-04T14:39:00.001+08:00

*senyum sampai telinga

Mak dah siap bagitau nak pergi beli murtabak kegemaran anakandanya ini.

And tak sabar for tomorrow's program jugak.

Please pray for our safe journey

Selamat hari raya aidiladha to all muslims :)

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..Taking Chances..

2011-11-03T08:16:00.001+08:00

''More often in life, we end up regretting the chances in life that we had, but didn't take them; than those chances that we took and wished we hadn't''

I have these few regrets in life that are still with me up until now. All those chances that I let it slipped away still sometimes bugging me.

I wish I had more guts and courage back then.

And I wish someday I can live with the decision of not taking them :(

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..Romantic #2..

2011-11-01T11:01:00.001+08:00

En Hubby called just now - to tell me that today's date is such a beautiful date 1/11/11.

In fact, he'd always call everytime he sees or acknowledges something interesting or extra-ordinary on his way to work/home.

Some of my friends heran tengok, ''rajinnya husband ko call. dah kahwin and dah duduk sekali pun masih call2'' huhu.

Tapi bukanlah bargayut lama-lama pun. Setiap kali call tak sampai seminit pun.

Anyway, I find it very romantic and sweet that he thinks of me everytime he sees new and interesting things :)

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..2-1..

2011-10-30T11:32:00.003+08:00

Huwaa...sedih jugak altho' I didn't really watch last night walaupun memang duduk depan TV *I found my newly-bought magazines were much more inviting than the game.

Tapi jeling jugaklah time Terengganu scored the first goal. Excited jugak but that time, it was too early to celebrate kan - baru minit ke-58 je. And bila N9 scored, makinlah malas nak tengok. Bila dengar second goal from N9, arggghh, frustrated.

Btw, hari ni baru terhegeh-hegeh nak tengok balik detik-detik gol tu, especially yang gol pertama N9 tu. Memang - "Haa?!"

Adoiyai...

Ada yang kutuk-kutuk Terengganu's goalkeeper kat Facebook, but I'm sure he did all his best. No one on his right mind would do that on purpose kot? *mari menyedapkan hati.

Kalah menang adat pertandingan.

However, one interesting info for me is that - the victory goal for N9 was contributed by Terengganu-born player - Hai-O, so, ok lah kan hahahha..

..Nothing Happens..

2011-10-29T11:48:00.002+08:00

Suatu pagi yang malas, bila si isteri mengajak si suami menikmati sarapan pagi di luar, si suami cakap nak tengok berita pagi dulu.

Maka isteri yang kelaparan berkata "Tak yahlah tengok berita, tak de apa yang berlaku kot"

Ngeh3x..

Berita pun bermula dengan headline "Jangan terlalu memberi harapan kepada pakatan rakyat...blablabla.."

"See, I told you - nothing happens" kata si isteri.

Hahaha.

..Demam Piala Malaysia..

2011-10-24T13:52:00.000+08:00

Well, not really.

But when it comes to Terengganu be in final game, yes, I'm all fevered :p

I hoped T-Team made it to final too so that I don't have to have to watch the final game because it doesn't really matter then which team wins since they're both Terengganu team. Ngeh3x...

But of course, it won't be interesting, right?

Btw, peteh Terengganu peteh!!

..Ayat-ayat Cinta..

2011-10-24T07:42:00.001+08:00

Okay, the title is the total opposite to the content.

Nowadays, from facebook to face-to-face daily conversations, ayat-ayat ni makin banyak orang guna - have you noticed?

"Ade aku kesah??"

and

"Kau ade?!"

I don't know about you - but to me, they are annoying! Makes me wonder whoever come out with these in the first place?

..Being Perfect..

2011-10-23T11:59:00.003+08:00

When I was 10 - 12 years old, my definition of being perfect was - cantik, bijak and anak orang kaya. Lame? Haha. You bet. And there were a few girls in school whom I considered as perfect back then. *And of course I envied them.

When I was in high school, the definition was basically still the same. Haha. And there was this one senior of mine who I think defined the word perfect - she's pretty, super-smart, good in sport, was in debate team, play music instrument, was a prefect some more, very well-mannered...Well, such an all-rounder.

And I couldn't envy her. I could never never be that. Not even close *sigh.

But now as an adult - my definition of being perfect is just "being happy for who you are and what you have". That's all it takes to feel perfect for me.

Well, of course I haven't gotten there yet, I mean, I still have all these (ridiculous) dissatisfaction about myself and my life, but I'm trying my best to be 'perfect'.

Insya Allah.

..Of Hatred..

2011-10-18T07:49:00.000+08:00

Hating is so suffocating, don't you think?

So, just forgive people's stupidity. That way you can sleep well at night.

..I Am Just Me..

2011-10-16T18:03:00.004+08:00

First of all, getting tired already to put up with the slow Internet connection and yet not able to upgrade due to the contract. Argghhhhh.........

Huh!

Anyway, I have this problem.

When I respond / react to some rude or conceited remarks with such politeness, most of 'other' people tend to disapprove me *as if I need their approval??!!

And most of them will tell this to me: "Kau ni baik sangatlah. Kalau aku, aku sound je balik..blablabla"

Why is it a problem to them that I am totally not like that. That's just not how I am built <--pinjam ayat Dorothy from Jerry Maguire movie.

Period.

..Re-visiting Childhood Memory..

2011-10-11T22:48:00.004+08:00

When I was 12, I was so in love with these 2 comics. I borrowed from library (the one near to Padang Astaka) but never got the chance to read the endings. They were Japanese comics but the ones I read was in Bahasa Indonesia's translation.

Hmm, actually I think there were 3 comics, but I can't recall the other one.

Now, anyone know where can i find the complete series?

..No Need For Revenge..

2011-10-09T19:56:00.006+08:00

It's true, indeed. Patience does pay off.

..Reality Vs Fiction..

2011-10-04T23:20:00.004+08:00

Sometimes it does make me sick - watching typical drama Melayu. Bila orang-orang jahat ditimpa kesusahan/musibah, terus mereka-mereka itu insaf dan menyesali perbuatan jahat mereka.

Do you know things just don't work out like that in real world?

Sometimes I watch people (in reality) just do bad things to other people, without feeling any bit of guilt. And then, when bad things continuously happen to them, they just go on blaming everything and everyone else, instead of themselves. And even blame the fate - "Kenapalah nasib aku selalu susah macam ni?"

At one point, I just don't feel sorry for these people anymore. I feel like shouting at their face "HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF KARMA?!!"

But still, I know, who am I to judge people *sigh.

I really hope Allah will always guide me. From the ignorance of my own mistake.

..The Path..

2011-10-04T14:42:00.001+08:00

''Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail''

-Ralph Waldo Emerson-

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..Run..

2011-10-03T07:32:00.000+08:00

I actually first listened to Leona Lewis cover version but never really liked it.

Until I watched Charlie Saint Cloud movie recently, which featuring this song by the originator band, Snow Patrol - I think this song is awesome!!!

"Run"

I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done

And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say

To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbye
I nearly do

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say

Slower slower
We don't have time for that
All I want's to find an easy way
To get out of our little heads

Hush Hush my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

..Romantic #1..

2011-10-01T21:14:00.001+08:00

Caution: ini entri syok sendiri. Not recommendable for people with low romantic tolerance??

Masa buat makan-makan last Syawal, ada a few incident where En Hubby's friends mistakenly guessed his age as 30-something.

Which reminds me of masa mula-mula bercinta dulu. Masa my friends back in USM met him, semua cakap muka dia matured sangat, tak macam umur 22. So I told him that. I don't really remember his exact words tapi lebih kurang macam nilah maksud dia - ''Okaylah tu, sebab saya akan ditemukan dengan awak''

I was so touched by his thought. He looked at it as a good thing - to balance my older age.

Sweet tak... hahaha. *sengal*

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..unquote..

2011-09-27T07:26:00.002+08:00

From my favorite movie "Before Sunrise". Again. *Didn't I warn you I'll be quoting them again?

"I'm the most harmless person. The only person I could really hurt is myself"

Enough said.

..It's Up To Me..

2011-09-26T08:05:00.001+08:00

Yes, it's all up to me.

I can choose to whine and go on like this all my life:

"Why do I have to struggle for this while others have it naturally?"

Or I can choose to tell this to myself, instead:

"I'm starting with the simplest and working my way to the scariest".

..Another Wonderful Lips Product..

2011-09-25T11:51:00.004+08:00

First of all, thanks a lot to my sis for giving me this efficient product as one of my last birthday's present.

I did mention here that it was quite problematic for me to wear lipstick/lip gloss because after 10 minutes applied, the lipstick/lip gloss layer will dry out and and become flaky.

With this Lips & Cheek Stain from Bodyshop, I can wear lipstick / lip gloss with no worries now :) *ewah, ni betul-betul macam iklan ni :p

Just apply this before lipstick and lip gloss

And it works as a blusher, too!

..Nasi Kandaq?..

2011-09-23T03:38:00.004+08:00

This is weird. And gedik jugak.

I've spent almost 5 and a 1/2 years in Penang, but during those times, I had never tried Nasi kandar. Not even once. Not sure why, but I just didn't feel like trying. Maybe I didn't really like the idea of curry food.

But this year, around May, masa ikut En Hubby training kat PJ, ada ternampak satu kedai Nasi Kandar Pelita, hati saya melonjak-lonjak nak cuba.

Nasib baik En Hubby layan kan aje bini nya ni.

Sotong:

*Yang ni En Hubby punya nasi, dia tak request kuah campur-campur tuh..Rugi, rugi :P

Ini saya punya :)

Turned out - "Menyesalnya dulu duk Penang tak pernah try...."

Hmmm.

..Sneak Peek of Best Nasi Ayam Penyet (so far)..

2011-09-22T08:26:00.001+08:00

Why sneak peek?

Because yang ni En Hubby tapaukan untuk I last weekend time kemaruk nak makan nasi ayam penyet. And after eating this, saya terus - ''Sedapnya....nak kena gi makan kedai tu'', so nanti I'll blog about the kedai makan (Saung Sunda Sawagi) once I pergi :)

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..Keropok Lekor Celup Tepung..

2011-09-20T06:29:00.001+08:00

Kalau datang terengganu, silalah rasa keropok yang digoreng begini. Sedappp!!

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..Once Upon A Time..

2011-09-19T08:03:00.000+08:00

Those were on my early working days...

Taken this on last Sunday masa pergi beraya umah Hubby's friend at Ulu tiram.

Rindu? Maybe not, but still, the experiences are priceless!!

..Macaron..

2011-09-18T20:46:00.004+08:00

Since the first time I saw the pictures on internet, I couldn't resist the temptation to try this:

*sorry for the blurry pics, taken via handphone

So since yesterday ada buat makan-makan sikit, early of last week I pun propose lah kat En Hubby - nak beli untuk tetamu-tetamu (padahal tuan rumah ni yang nak sangat rasa). Harga dia -mak aihh, tapi nak rasa punya pasal order jugaklah 50 bijik. I google "Macaron in JB" maka terjumpa blog ini.

Saya order dua flavor - cheese and blueberry in mix colors, size lebih kurang syiling 50 sen. Rasa dia manis, which I like :) between cheese and blueberry, I prefer cheese flavor. For 50 pcs tu, harga die RM75.

Tapi bila susun macam ni, almost everybody ingat perhiasan haha.

Thanks to En Hubby yang sanggup layan saya pergi ambik sampai ke Permas sinun.

Nanti nak order lagilah, but En hubby dah bagi cabaran untuk saya buat sendiri. Erk?? Tak mampu nak menyahut cabaran itu rasanya....

..Tips Murah Rezeki..

2011-09-14T09:23:00.001+08:00

Got this useful tips this morning from Ikim.fm on the way to work - tips supaya Allah murahkan rezeki kita.

1. Bangun awal sebelum subuh
2. Jangan tinggal solat 5 waktu
3. Buat baik pada ibubapa - sentiasa memberi dan jangan berkira dengan ibubapa
4. Zakat dan sedekah

....and then I got distracted due to sudden traffic jam on the road - ada accident pulak kat depan so I wasn't focusing to the radio anymore, so I'm not sure there's a no.5.

So if anyone ada terdengar jugak, please share ye :)

All in all, the key point is - the more we give, the more Allah will give to us. Insya Allah.

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..Ramadhan Tahun Ini..

2011-09-07T22:13:00.009+08:00

I know, I know. It's Syawal already.

But still, I must 'show-off' my GRAND iftar ;P

Of course not as in the-5-star-dining-place but 5-star-beloved-people :P. Since this year's raya turn goes to En hubby's home, maka saya dapat kelebihan 2 hari buka puasa kat rumah famili saya hehe. Tapi satu hari je pun ambik gambar.

Yang ni masa berbuka umah family-in-law:
And as a summary, the only better-than-last-year improvement thing to me is - berjaya mengawal nafsu makan. Kalau pergi bazar, saya cuma aim for main meal (which is mostly Nasi Ayam Penyet) SAHAJA dan tidak mengarut nak beli tu, nak beli ni.

Owh, one more thing, saya berjaya bangun dan sediakan meal for every sahur (walaupun 'sediakan sahur' tu mostly adalah bermaksud panaskan meal yang disediakan terlebih dahulu pada malamnya).

But to be honest, Ramadhan this year to me - saya sangat terkilan sebab tak begitu manfaatkan bulan ni sebaiknya. Semoga bertemu lagi tahun depan... Insya Allah.

..Back to Stress Mode..

2011-09-05T14:57:00.001+08:00

Back to work.

*hmm, macam manalah nak happy kerja kan, belum apa-apa dah declare stress.

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..Syukur..

2011-09-02T08:09:00.002+08:00

I just want to remind myself - that I'm very thankful for everything that I have. Although some people seem to really enjoying mencanang kekuranganku ke satu kampung, tapi tak pelah. Biarlah. Alhamdulillah.

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..Packing, Finally!..

2011-08-25T23:54:00.001+08:00

..although only manage to do it halfway tonight. Maybe continue after sahur tomorrow, or malam esok pun sempat lagi hehe..

Tapi agak tak reti nak packing untuk cuti panjang (well, 9days kira panjang lah kan, cuti kahwin dulu pun ambik tak sampai seminggu), rasa macam semua benda nak bawak balik je ish ish. So far, two bags are loaded, banyak lagi tak packing ni, rasanya nak kena tambah bagasi lagi ni.

Balik kampung nanti for sure dengar ayat ni ''Macam nak balik setahun'', haha, well, dah lali dah. Memang kami jenis kalau balik 3 hari pun bawak barang macam nak balik sebulan, apatah lagi 9 hari?

So officially mode balik kampung is ON. Macam manalah nak 'pura-pura' kerja esok ni....

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..Ya Rasullah..

2011-08-23T23:29:00.001+08:00

I love this song. It really burst me into tears.

..When I have nothing to write but still want to write..

2011-08-22T22:11:00.004+08:00

There's so much I wanted to write about, but every time I hit the keyboard, I keep on deleting every first word I type.

I don't want to write negative thoughts although that's mostly what I feel at this moment. There are two incidents today - one pissed me off and one saddened me. I don't handle my emotion well lately. I guess I'm running out of wisdom words to cheer myself up. Eh, okay, enough about that already. *kata tak nak tulis tapi tulis jugak ish ish

I have one more baju raya which is still with tailor, which she promised me to get it done by this week. Tolonglah siap, kalau tak, makin celaru lah saya.

On top of all that, sebenarnya tak sabar nak balik kampung. Cuti raya dah approved! *ok, bab ni memang boleh senyum sampai telinga :)

My sister e-mailed me her doter's latest picture today - how I really miss the adorable kiddos. Can't wait to 'buli' my niece *or the correct phase is actually 'dibuli' by her hehehe.

And this year, I don't really eager to listen to raya songs.

..Ayam Organik..

2011-08-22T06:17:00.000+08:00

Now that we have the choice, let's go for the healthier choice.

Saya memang seboleh-bolehnya beli ayam kat HPA for their organic chicken. But I guess the demand exceeds the supply, so most of the times, the chicken is out of stock. Frust jugak, because I totally support HPA products. And bila tak de, terpaksa jugaklah beli ayam tak organik kt pasar.

Harga:

*Harga pengedar tu maksudnya harga untuk member. Saya tak jadi member pun, tapi saya guna member number ayah saya je hehehe

Copied from HPA website:

"Ayam organik yang diternak sendiri oleh HPA ini dijamin bebas daripada vaksin kerana menggunakan herba sebagai makanannya seperti daun mambu, kunyit dan Tongkat Ali. Tanpa enzim tumbesaran, tanpa vaksin dan di sembelih mengikut tatacara syariah"

"Ayam organik atau dipanggil ayam sihat kerana pemakanannya datang dari sumber yang bersih seperti temukut, jagung, serbuk ikan dan sebagainya. Ia benar-benar bebas daripada sebarang makanan yang bercampur dengan bahan kimia. Ayam organik HPA turut diberi makan daun mambu yang cukup baik untuk kesihatan"

..Happy Birthday Boo-Boo..

2011-08-21T21:35:00.003+08:00

No real celebration today. Hadiah pun awai-awai dah bagi a few weeks before.

Anyway, Happy Birthday boo-boo *altho' I know you don't care about your birthday.

This year has been a pretty good year for us so far. Hopefully Allah will always bless us with many more good things. Also, hopefully you'll achieve your this year's career target :)

..The Equilibrium..

2011-08-17T08:13:00.001+08:00

Input : Niat yang betul
Process : Amal ibadah
Output : Akhlak yang baik

Input + Process equals to Akhlak yang baik

InsyaAllah...

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..Nasi Ayam Penyet..

2011-08-16T00:08:00.003+08:00

Sejak bulan puasa ni, inilah nasi favourite. Kalau pergi bazar ramadhan, memang tak cari nasik lain lah. Padahal sebelum ni tak heran pun dengan nasi ni. Maybe sebab dekat bazar Taman U ni, ada satu gerai nasi ayam penyet yang sambal dia macam sambal nasi padang sikit (macam dalam gambar), tak macam sambal belacan sangat.

As usual, pictures are googled.

..The 5th 25 years old birthday..

2011-08-15T10:40:00.001+08:00

Hehe :p

First of all, I'm lucky that my birthday falls on this holy Ramadhan which hopefully all the wishes and prayers from dearest family and friends will come true. Amin.

Although it's scary to become 30 soon, but I don't want to be the woman in denial of this age thingy. So, okay - I'm 29 years old this year :)

And at this age, I'm very thankful that I've achieved some of my life target before 30, so I can say I'm doing fine. Well, generally.

''I don't fear old age. I only fear being at old age and not accomplishing anything''

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..Geng Mengaji..

2011-08-11T22:23:00.004+08:00

Time sahur biasa kitorang akan tengok cerita ni @Astro Prima. Sangat kelakar.

Masa awal-awal puasa dulu, saya ada gak terfikir kenapa sekarang bulan puasa tak de cerita macam Diari Ramadhan Rafiq yang tayang kat TV3 dulu tu? Walaupun saya tak follow sangat cerita tu, tapi cerita budak-budak macam tu adalah sangat entertaining walaupun tengok sekali-sekala.

Bila ada cerita Geng Mengaji ni, memang terhibur waktu-waktu sahurku :)

..Selamat Berbuka..

2011-08-11T19:17:00.001+08:00

Boring sebenarnya tunggu nak berbuka depan makanan macam ni....

Btw, Alhamdulillah atas rezeki hari ini :)

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..The Maiden Ride..

2011-08-09T09:15:00.001+08:00

Since I'm Hubby's secretary, I'm helping him on keeping the record.

Date : 8 August 2011
Time : Masa bukak puasa

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..Nilai Seringgit..

2011-08-07T20:57:00.003+08:00

Semalam pergi bazar ramadhan Kampung Melayu Majidee. Both of En hubby and me were so excited to be able to find our favourite nasi and kuih. En hubby dengan nasi tomatonya and me with cream puff - yang memang tak dapat nak jumpa kat bazar Taman U.

Tapi dekat bazar Kg.Melayu ni, duit seringgit dah kurang nilai dia. Kuih semua jual RM2 for 5pcs, dah tak de yang RM1 for 3 pcs.

Rindu nak pergi bazar kat Kemaman. Kalau kat Kemaman, saya memang rambang mata pilih juadah berbuka sebab boleh dikatakan semua makanan yang dijual tu pun saya suka. Jadi, hikmah duduk JB ni: jimat sikitlah masa belanja kat bazar sebab kuih kat muih kat sini tak berapa kena dengan selera maka tidaklah rambang mata.

My favourite cream puff (pic is googled):

..Cubaan Silhoutte..

2011-08-06T11:10:00.004+08:00

Satu pagi di Kampung Pasir Tumbuh:

update: silap, nama kampung yang betul adalah Kampung Banggul Limau, Seberang Bukit Tumbuh..ngee..sori En Hubby :)

..Good or Bad?..

2011-08-03T12:41:00.001+08:00

A lot of times I feel I don't 'blend' well with others because I don't have the anger and the hatred. And because I have too much emphaty.

Makes me wonder sometimes, is it a bad thing? :(

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..Ketam Masak Cili dengan Telur..

2011-08-02T08:00:00.000+08:00

Last Friday went to Kampung Pendas, PTP with En Hubby and two BILs. This time we ordered crab - Masak Cili.

Image is google-ed

And I found the recipe - simple saja rupanya, boleh cuba nih untuk berbuka *tapi bukan hari ni lah kot :)

1. Tumbuk bawang merah, bawang putih dan halia. Tumiskan.
2. Masukkan sos cili dan air.
3. Bila mendidih, masukkan ketam. Biar mendidih lama sikit.
4. Masukkan telur yang dah dipukul terlebih dahulu.
5. Macam biasa - garam, gula dan serbuk perasa sesuka hati.
6. Siap!

..Doa Ramadhan..

2011-07-31T17:27:00.003+08:00

"Ya Allah, jadikanlah puasaku, puasa orang yang benar-benar berpuasa. Dan ibadah malamku, ibadah orang yang benar-benar mengerjakan ibadah. Dan jagalah aku dari tidurnya orang yang lalai. Hapuskanlah dosaku wahai Tuhan sekalian alam. Dan ampunilah aku wahai Tuhan Maha Pengampun daripada segala dosa"

Untuk semua muslimin dan muslimat:

'SELAMAT MENGHAYATI KEINDAHAN BULAN RAMADHAN'

..The First Glimpse..

2011-07-29T22:34:00.001+08:00

Jatuh cinta!

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..Cedera Lagi..

2011-07-29T08:56:00.001+08:00

Got hurt again yesterday.

Boleh tak pakcik taxi yang langggar tu kata ''Awak dah nampak saya nak reverse, awak berhentilah'' huhuhu. Pakcik, I may be soft, not yelling or anything, but I am so not stupid. Saya jawab je ''Saya memang tak nampak pakcik nak reverse, saya tak pernah tengok pun ada kereta nak reverse ke tak kalau saya kat jalan utama''

Kawan saya yang ada sekali masa tu cakap ''Engkau lembut sangat, pakcik tu nak buli kau''.

Maybe sebab tu pakcik tu banyak kali cakap ''Orang lain tak payah campur, saya nak dia yang bagitau macam mana nak buat'' walaupun tiap-tiap kali dia cakap tu jawapan saya adalah ''Kalau pakcik tak nak setelkan, kita pergi report polis''.

Saya dah ada dua kali pengalaman macam ni, so saya tau dia yang salah, and I have nothing to lose kalau pergi report.

Maybe dia tengok saya lembut, dia harap saya bodoh jugak kot.

P/s : walaupun kawan saya banyak kali sound saya lembut sangat, sebenarnya saya ada rasa bersalah sebab saya rasa bercakap macam kurang ajar dengan pakcik tu. Macam mana tu?

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..Job-Hunting Tips..

2011-07-27T22:21:00.004+08:00

Well, I'm not an expert what-so-ever, but I just feel like sharing. So, for all soon-to-be fresh graduates, I hope this will help. I'm not to talk about what skills you need to have, confidence level or tips for interview - I think you had that lecture enough.

So, the two things that fresh graduates need to equip themselves with:

1. Driving license - although most of us won't have car once we graduate, but I found it essential to have driving license, I mean, at least you are prepared to buy a car right after working for 3 months (well, since most banks need 3 months payslip and most of car dealers have free-down-payment promotion for fresh graduates).

Yes, you'll suffer for the first three month of your career but at least you don't have to worry about taking driving class or passing JPJ test at this stage of your life. So please get the license while you're still studying, before you graduate. Get a job during semester break to pay for the license fee, or whatever, figure out the way, no excuse!!

Because I once involved in employing new staff, the question my superior asked when I recommended a friend "Does she has transport?", "Does she has driving license?" and "Can she drive?". A "No" answer to each of these questions definitely decrease the chance of employment.

2. Be flexible - this one is crucial. If you can't stand being away from home sweet home, then just be prepared for the unemployment world. Do whatever it takes, , be far away from hometown on your own, rent a room even with strangers, well, just sacrifice first. Once you have the experince then most probably you can apply a job anywhere you want. Eventually.

These two reasons I always hear from those who are yet to find a job that best suit their qualification "Tak de transport" and "Jauh". Sometimes they decided to turn down a job offer just because of these two things. Sounds trivial to some of us, but believe me, some people let these trivial things stop them from what getting what they deserve.

So, in case you just googled "Job-Hunting Tips" and found this blog, good luck to you :)

..Happy 2*th Birthday Dear Sis..

2011-07-26T19:25:00.004+08:00

To my bestest friend, Tengku Nurul Izyan whose birthday is today,

Happy birthday, hope you're having a wonderful day today..
May Allah bless you and your family always..
May all your dreams come true..

You know, I'm just so glad and lucky that this wonderful person happens to be my sis :)

We have to celebrate this coming raya, okay?

Lastly, *sing with Aisya's style "Yuyu, Buyan..."

*hugs...

..Don't Complain, Just Work Harder..

2011-07-25T14:14:00.000+08:00

"Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one-tenth the energy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out"

-Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture-

..Embracing Ramadhan..

2011-07-24T22:04:00.003+08:00

A friend of mine posted a status in her Facebook recently, reminded to settle all raya preparation before Ramadhan so that on Ramadhan, we should only concentrate on ibadah. Which I agree and I will try to do this year.

Although certain people might say "Puasa pun belum dah sibuk nak raya"...

And, ada satu kebiasaan yang saya perasan - the day before puasa, orang akan sibuk hantar (or more precisely, forward) e-mail mintak maaf kat semua orang sempena nak menyambut Ramadhan which always make me think - where's the sincerity?

..Appreciation Lunch at Le Grandeur..

2011-07-22T14:01:00.002+08:00

This was on last week, but as I'm writing this, it's weird that I don't remember whether it was on Wednesday or Thursday. Hmm, most probably on Wednesday.

Lunch treat as a token of appreciation for us, - the ISO 9001 & 14001 internal auditors. This was at Le Grandeur Palm Resort, or previously known as Mercure Palm resort, and more previously known as Sofitel. *annually tukar nama :P

The food to me was so-so.

*This is an auto-published post.

..Kitty Cat..

2011-07-22T08:25:00.001+08:00

This is out of terrible guilt.

I ran over a kitty cat this morning :(

I didn't know she's under my car - I never cheched that before. I thought it's a cats nature to get away from the car when they hear the engine started.

I feel so bad, crying all the way to work.

Although I really don't keep it, but having her around did make our day.

A few days before En Hubby found her twice in his car's engine bonnet. As we laugh hillarously, she looked at us as if wondering what are these two human laughing so hardly at. I wanted to take picture of that, but Hubby said 'next time'.

But there's no more next time :(

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..Before Sunrise & Before Sunset...

2011-07-22T07:37:00.001+08:00

I watched "Before Sunrise" movie in You Tube after watching its sequel "Before Sunset" in HBO recently.

I really love these two movies especially Before Sunset which I feel is very realistic and like most of the critics say 'the characters are older and wiser'. And I can't believe watching a movie that's all about talking can be entertaining. The conversations seem real and natural, or maybe it's the actors factor - Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy - they are so watchable haha. I can watch this like, everyday :P

Btw, I just want to quote a line from Before Sunrise

"You know what drives me crazy? It's all these people talking about how great technology is, and how it saves all this time. But, what good is saved time, if nobody uses it? If it just turns into more busy work. You never hear somebody say, "With the time I've saved by using my word processor, I'm gonna go to a Zen monastery and hang out". I mean, you never hear that."

Doesn't that sound just right? I think I'd probably be quoting more soon :P

..Earliest 2011 Birthday Gift..

2011-07-21T13:45:00.001+08:00

Received the parcel from Mak and I super-duper love it. Birthday present from Mak, thank you very much Mak :)

Now nak cari tailor. Sounds like mission impossible but I want to wear this for raya.

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..Tak De Kerja??..

2011-07-20T22:41:00.005+08:00

Entah sapa lah yang suka sangat buat prank macam ni kan..

Owh, I'm talking about the so-called 'latest' McDonald coupon yang GCB Buy 1 Free 1 tu.

Rumors spread like wildfire and apparently nowadays, McD coupons, too. Even the fake one. Well, not that I care about the GCB pun, cuma rasa geram kat orang yang 'bersusah-payah' edit gambar untuk tengok e-mail tu merebak.

*Talking about Photoshop geeks, huh.

..Early vs Late..

2011-07-19T20:13:00.005+08:00

When I go to sleep earlier than usual, the chance of over-slept and waking up late is BIG.

But then, when I get up a little later, the chance of getting earlier to office is BIG.

How-lah?

..Lip Treatment That Works..

2011-07-18T07:57:00.000+08:00

Hmm... Agak tak percaya - me reviewing a beauty product?? I even have to add another label "Beauty" for this blog hehehe.

But good things need to be shared, right?

I think I've mentioned a few times in my previous posts that I have this flaky, dried and chapped lips since - forever. Dah banyak jugak lips products yang dalam affordable range saya cuba - Vaseline, LipIce, Banana Boat, Maybelline, but nothing works :(

I even tried Clinique Vitamin C Lip Smoothie, tapi sama jugak. The applied layer akan jadi kering dan mengeringkan lagi bibir saya.

Lipstick was a big no-no for me.

Plain water memang saya minum lebih kurang 3liter satu hari, but still my lips are not improved at all. Sedih sangat and rasa give up :(

Sebelum jumpa produk yang OK ni, I tried Aloe Lip Treatment from BodyShop, but sadly, tak jalan jugak.

Tapi I dh tak tahu nak try apa lagi, so I decided nak beli jugak lagi for the second tube, but fortunately that time, the promoter at BodyShop suggested these two when she looked at my super-dry lips. So I guess I should give it a try.

Lip Care:

LipScuff:

Alhamdulillah, the LipCare works wonder on me. It moisturizes my lips well, no dried layer anymore, unlike the previous lip care products. Normally, every morning I apply Lipscuff dulu to remove the dead cells, then only apply the Lipcare. Tapi I selalu kena apply Lip Care tu, like every hour kalau duduk dalam air-cond. But that's OK, asalkan tak kering lagi. I dah try ni dalam sebulan, so far memang OK.

Since I have the worst lips problem in the world, I think whatever products that work for me would work well for others, too.

..Jurulatih Pertama..

2011-07-17T09:18:00.005+08:00

Hubby went out-station last week. Pergi customer plant di Shenzhen, tapi dia stay kat Hong Kong. Sebelum dia pergi saya dah pesan tak payah nak belikan saya apa-apa, berjimatlah 'kononnya'.

Hari pertama dia sampai Hong Kong, katanya first day belum pergi China lagi so jalan-jalan kat Hong Kong dulu. Malam tu dia text saya. Owh, conversation agak sengal sikit so feel free to skip eheh :P

Hubby : Syg ngah wt pe?
Me : Tgk fb...pasal BERSIH.abg mkn dh ke?syg xmkn pn lg.xselera.pastu sakit pala dr pg td.....
Hubby : Sian. ni abg ade beli sesuatu kt syg.pakai utk raya.mesti syg suka giler.abg anta mms xdpt.xtau npe.huhuhu
Me : Abg beli handbag yer...tulke?
Hubby : Iyer.....handbag kesukaan syg
Me : COACH???
Hubby : Aaah.die macam clutch.xbesar.sederhana.leyla pakai raya.
Me: Uwaaaa...terharunyerr..rse cm baik trus sakit pala hehehe..tq boo boo, sayang boo boo :) Eh, ni hok ori ke hok gred aa?
Hubby : Ori la.ade warranty 1year

Seriously, memang terus baik sekejap sakit kepala malam tu. Hehehe. And yang comelnya, dia tau clutch tu apa, so cute *ye, sila muntah.

Memang saya ada banyak kali cakap kat En hubby yang saya berazam nak beli jugak one of the designer handbag, at least sekali seumur hidup jadilah, tapi taklah berniat nak dia belikan pun. I actually would prefer to save money and buy it myself since this is just a 'want' thing, not 'need' thing.

But anyway, I'm so thankful he always take note of every silly things I say. Thanks Boo-Boo :)

..Politik?..

2011-07-13T00:41:00.004+08:00

I remember on 9th july, I got so engaged in front of this lappy, browsing facebook, you tube, twitter and what not, trying to review and understand things from both sides.

And I guess En Hubby found me so serious that day, he asked ""Buat apa tu? Seriusnya dari tadi". So I answered, "Berpolitik"

Haha.

I know some people don't care, but I do. A little too much, maybe. Owh, it's actually one of my 100-things-to-do-before-I-die things. To be involve directly/indirectly.

And on the other hand, thanks to BERSIH event, photography wise - I have an idea of what kind of pictures I want to capture. I kind of lost interest once I bought the DSLR, but now I think it's quite clear to me. But I'll talk about that once I start capturing 'it'.

Good night (or morning).

..A Little Thought For Today..

2011-07-12T08:36:00.000+08:00

"Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end up by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it in the beginning

-Mahatma Gandhi-

..Tutti Frutti..

2011-07-10T22:14:00.001+08:00

Went to Tutti Frutti yesterday at Sutera Utama, kedai ni sederet dengan PappaRich.

So, the frozen yogurt adalah sangat sedap, walaupun agak mahal. The green cup is big size, the orange one is the small size. Ada jugak pink cup which is for medium size.

Harga adalah rm5.30 per 100gm. Macam yang saya n En Hubby punya tu dalam RM35.

According to the staff, the flavor will be changed every week. Masa saya pergi, flavor yang ada - coklat, vanila, papaya, laici, coconut, original tutti frutti n delima.

Topping pun macam-macam ada :) rasa macam nak pergi lagi

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..........

2011-07-09T14:31:00.006+08:00

I think as we grow older, we'll find things to believe - for whatever reasons, and we will decide to stick to it. And at some point the belief would be so firm, it's hardly get moved by anything else, regardless it's wrong or right.

Somehow or rather, we'll interpret things relatively to what we believe.

Contoh. Cuba kalau cakap kat orang-orang yang join 'certain' MLM - yang bisnes diorang tu pyramid scheme ke apa ke, nanti dia akan jawab "Carta organisasi company untuk orang yang makan gaji pun pyramid scheme jugak"

See? Our judgement will be bias, I guess we'll believe only things we want to believe, we'll only see things we want to see in the end.

So, seriously, there's no need to argue. Tak berbaloi kata orang lain bodoh. If you're smart enough I guess you won't label others as 'bodoh' kot.

Why bother trying to persuade others to believe the same thing that you do?

It's a free country.

Or not.

Whatever.

..Dark of The Moon..

2011-07-03T16:37:00.008+08:00

Dasyat kan penangan movie ni.. Mula-mula we planned to watch 3D version, tapi semalam, survey punya survey, almost all cinemas are full-house, then we have to settle for non-3D at MBO Taman U.

Since we bought 1230 am ticket, dah macam nak balik kampung pun ada - siap tido dulu sebelum pergi cinema hehe.

For me, I enjoyed watching it despite my interest nowadays are no longer into action-pack genre. But I don't adore the heroin (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) much since she's all that supermodel type of girl - I find that character is not real. With all the sci-fiction characters of Autobots, Sentinel, Megatron blabla, at least I wish that the human characters would look more 'real'. Even En Hubby said Megan Fox is more preferable. *And dia dapat cubitan percuma selepas komen itu dibuat haha

Lepas ni maybe kami akan pergi tengok 3D pulak bila demam Transformers ni kurang sikit nanti.

..Makang Ikang..

2011-06-29T22:34:00.004+08:00

Untuk memulihkan semangat yang down seperti yang digambarkan di previous post, let's talk about lighter stuff, so, mari belajar bahasa Terengganu :)

I personally think that Terengganu slang is a hard slang to be spoken. Through my observation, jarang orang negeri-negeri lain would spontaneously imitate Terengganu slang, well, of course, except for the phase of 'makang ikang' where obviously the alphabet 'g' will be highly emphasized. LOL.

Normally kalau sebut negeri pantai timur, I think Kelantan slang is more famous and user-friendly kot. As a major example, peoplee would be able to pronounce "Kelate' without fail, where as for Terengganu, people would mistakenly go for "Ganu".

Yes, the correct pronunciation is "Tranung", not "Ganu". Try listen to "Kita tengok penyu telur" song by Iklim, they pronounce it as "na, na, na, na Tranung kita", not "ganu kita". And I'm pretty sure the person responsible behind the "Ganu" is Pak Nil (Aznil Nawawi) because I remember watching TV when I was 14 or 15 years young, and there was this one TV show of him coming to Terengganu and he used the word. That was the first time I ever heard of the word "Ganu".

OK. That's the first lesson. hehehe.

Apa lagi ye...Owh, do you know that 'sebutan bersabdu' is very essential to interpret the meaning of a Terengganu sentence.

Contoh:

"Ikang makang kucing".

Sebenarnya dekat perkataan 'makang' tu, kena ada sabdu sikit pada 'm' tu supaya maksudnya jadi "ikan dimakan oleh kucing" instead of "ikan makan kucing"

Adoi, I actually feel funny while writing this. Hahahaha.

Nantilah sambung lagi. Apa-apa pun, I heart Terengganu :)

P/s : Ada sesapa pernah baca "Growing Up In Terengganu" tak? I always wanted to buy that book, but always ending up buying 'more appealing' book everytime I hit the book store. Ok tak buku tu?

..Of Jobstreet..

2011-06-29T20:39:00.003+08:00

I remember the enthusiasm of job-hunting few years ago. Memang hari-hari check, hari-hari apply, looking forward for interviews, getting thrilled if I got one and even more thrilled to be accepted.

Those were the days...........................

But as of nowadays, every time I browse through Jobstreet - all I feel is upset, depress and what not. *Don't feel like elaborating................

I don't mean to whine over this again and again, but.................. *cry.

Semoga Allah sentiasa permudahkan urusanku.

But on a positive note, at least I've started doing something that I love. Need to work harder on that, tho'. InsyaAllah.

..Kisah Saya, Tudung dan Encik Suami..

2011-06-26T08:03:00.000+08:00

Sejak beberapa bulan ni saya macam addicted to tudung pulak. Which comes to En Hubby concern "Kenapa selalu sangat beli tudung ni, tak cukup lagi ke, beli-beli tapi tak pakai pun, hanger-hanger tudung tu dah penuh dah.." and so on..

Tapi bulan ni saya 'rasa' macam tak de beli tudung so dengan bangganya saya bagitau achievement ni kat En hubby. Tapi tak pulak dia puji achievement saya tu...

Btw, hobi tengok blogshop tudung masih continue on. Satu hari En hubby tengok saya duk belek-belek satu blog tudung ni..

En Hubby : nak beli tudung ke?
Me : takla, tengok jek... (guna intonasi ala-ala sayu sket)
En Hubby : hmm..belilah kalau nak beli..

Hehehe...

..Dendam positif..

2011-06-25T20:43:00.002+08:00

Ini cerita saya dengar dari IKIM.fm. Pagi-pagi time pergi kerja ada satu segmen motivasi pagi - and being me, I do need that.

This topic was aired a couple months ago and I have been drafting this entry since then only to post it today (padahal copy paste je pun). Trust me, it's a very inspiring true story.

I did some research on the internet to share this meaningful story because I couldn't really remember the details and found this webpage.

Let's ponder...

In an oil company in Saudi Arabia, late 1940s. A young local mineworker felt very thirsty, he then looked for drinking water desperately. In one of the office building he found cold water so he just quickly poured the water to a cup and was ready to drink it.

Hadn't he put the glass of water to his lips and taken a sip, he heard somebody's yelling at him: "Hey, stop it! You don't deserve to drink water from here, you just blue scholar worker. This water is only for engineers for God sake!" The voice came from an American engineer worked for the company.

The young worker was stopped of the voice, craved for the water still. He understood very well that he just a poor boy graduated from elementary school. If there was some educational background he could be proud of, it must be his Qur'an Tahfidz which had no value in this oil company controlled by American management.

The strong uneasy voice was always clinging on his head. He started asking himself: Why did it happen to me? Why was I forbidden to have a glass of water? Was it because I am only a low level worker and they are engineers? If I were an engineer, would I be allowed to drink the water? Is it possible for me to be an engineer like them?

The very query was kept in his mind, and the accident became a momentum for him to get a revenge. He found himself had a resolution to work hard during the day and started to continue his education at night. He worked very hard to achieve this, he had to sacrifice his life, felt very tired everyday. Some of his friends sometimes also underestimated and gave him hard times.

His hard work attained good result. He finished high school. The company, seeing his hard work, rewarded him an opportunity to continue his study. So he went to USA took his engineer under graduate program and mastering his geological study with a summa cum laude. He then was recommended by his professor to take his doctorate which he followed. The result was also summa cum laude.

Then he went back to his country and continued working to the company, now as a very valuable worker. Yes, he was back as an engineer and eligible to drink the previous forbidden water. That's it? No, his carrier was still climbing up. He was used to work very hard and catch his position. He became a supervisor, head of branch, general manager and at last he placed himself as the vice president of the company. That was the highest position could be achieved by local people. The American engineer that once yelled at him was under his supervision.

One day this western engineer came to him to ask for his leave permission. He said, "I want to apply for my leave. I hope you don't mind and don't make this in relation to the drinking water incident happened long time ago. I hope you forgive me and don't want to revenge for my very bad, cruel and rude manner on the past." The vice president, the used to be low-level unskilled worker replied calmly, "Deep from my heart I just want to thank you because you forbade me to drink the water that time. Yes, I once hated you, but it was long time ago and because of Allah bless, you were the reason I have achieved my success."

In a not long period, the ex indigence worker became the president director of the company. The first Arabian Director there. Do you know what is the company under him? The name is Aramco (Arabian American Oil Company), the world's biggest oil company. Under his leadership the company grows bigger and Arabian shares was getting more significant.

Now the compony produces 3.4 million barrels (540,000,000 m3) and controls more than 100 gas and oil fields in Saudi Arabia with total 264 billion barrels (4.20â€”1010 m3) oil and 253 trillion gas reserved. On this achievement, the King of Saudi rewarded him to become the minister of petroleum and mineral resource, a very strong position for the development of oil business i the world. And the very extraordinary man in this story is Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi who is on the position as the Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resource since 1995 until now.

In a way I think most of us can relate to this story. So, do not waste our energy being so negative - complain belakang bos ni tak betul, company ni teruk or whatsoever, instead twist the urge of revenge to the positive one. Action always speak louder than words, right?

P/S : Allah tidak akan mengubah nasib sesuatu bangsa jika dia sendiri tidak berushaha mengubahnya.

..Write You A Song..

2011-06-24T23:20:00.002+08:00

Sangat sweet lagu ni...

Ok, mari dengar sambil berangan En Hubby main gitar and nyanyi lagu ini to me (well, in dreams, of course!) haha *feeling budak high school.

Owh, except for the part "I can't buy you nice things.." or "I can't give you the house you've been dreaming.." - please En Hubby don't sing that to me...ngeh ngeh ngeh

*Video clip nya tak de kot so layan lirik jelah yer :P

I don't know how to make lots of money
I got debts that I'm trying to pay
I can't buy you nice things, like big diamond rings
But that don't mean much anyway
I can't give you the house you've been dreaming
If I could I would build it alone
I'd be out there all day, just hammering away
Make us a place of our own

I will write you a song
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
I will write you a song
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you

I don't know that I'd make a good soldier
I don't believe in being violent and cruel
I don't know how to fight, but I'll draw blood tonight
If somebody tries hurting you tonight

I will write you a song
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
I will write you a song
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you

Now that it's out on the table (it's out on the table)
Both of us knew all along (knew all along)
I've got your loving and you've got my song

I don't know how to make lots of money
I don't know all the right things to do
I can't say where we'll go, but the one thing I know
Is how to be a good man to you
Until I die that's what I'll do

I will write you a song
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
I will write you a song
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without
I will write you a song (I will write you a song)
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong (love is still strong)
I will write you a song
And you know from this song that I just can't go on without you

..SNDROM..

2011-06-21T11:45:00.001+08:00

*semalam dah siap taip, siap publish lg, entah macam mana, entri tu tak muncul pun kat blog ni. Isk isk - terpaksa taip balik semula.

Nak cerita pasal buku ni sebenarnya - which is a very inspiring touch from Malaysia's photography legend.

Buku ni memang tak de sentuh on technical aspect langsung but I think RM80 is still very worth it since he shares most of his earliest experience, mostly of his struggle to begin and survive the photography world. He also emphasizes on marketing strategy which is very crucial in order to be very very well-known.

It's interesting to go through his challenging journey to make millions out of RM90 within two years. *mari berangan nak jadi macam dia hehe

All in all, i think this book is a must-have to pencinta fotografi yang nak buat duit :)

Owh, btw, buku ni hanya dijual online so boleh taip 'saifulnang wordpress' (lupa website link dia) to order. Hasil jualan buku ni ada disumbangkan ke Rumah Pengasih Warga Prihatin, so sambil menimba ilmu, sambil mendermalah.

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..Doa..

2011-06-15T09:18:00.002+08:00

Dear Allah,
I can't quite understand of this miserableness,
I don't understand what
And I don't understand why I bother

I can't breathe easy,
I cant forget and I can't forgive

Dear Allah,
All I want is the humble feeling
That i belong to You
And nothing else should matter

Dear Allah,
Please guide me always
Along the way.

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..Menjengkelkan..

2011-06-12T20:39:00.006+08:00

Tension bila deal dengan peniaga macam ni.

Janji nak siapkan sekian tarikh, bila kita datang and belum siap lagi, dia salahkan kita pulak sebab tak inform 2,3 hari sebelum nak datang ambik.

Pastu, janji nak datang ambik lagi sekian tarikh, dia dah kata "OK", tup-tup kita datang, kedai tutup pulak. Salah kita lagi ke sebab tak call sebelum datang?

Kali ketiga datang, baju dah siap (kedainya tetap tak bukak, tapi dia dah pass baju tu kat kedai abang dia). Saya ni sungguh bersangka baik, maka tak de check langsung pun masa ambik tu. Dalam kereta dah nak sampai rumah baru rasa nak tengok baju tu, kecewa sangat tengok tak de langsung jahit manik kat lengan (which she charged me for RM50!!) Marahlah saya kena macam tu.

Call tak angkat. Jadi saya pun SMS "Kak, sy dh g amik bju td.ari tu sy kate nk jahit manik keliling lengan, tp yg ni akk tampal2 je.xkan sampai rm50 caj??cekik darah ke ape??skarang ni mcm mne?"

Ni je yang dia buat, saya pun tak tahu panggil apa ni. And tadi dah tercabut sebijik pun. Eeii, sapa tak geram...

4 jam lepas tu baru dia reply kata bahasa saya kasar. Katanya tak sempat nak jahit manik, dan lupa nak bagitau abang dia yang rm50 tu tak payah bayar. Saya call-call lepas tu tak angkat punnn..

Boleh ek macam tu? Dah jadi satu kerja pulak saya nak pergi ambik balik duit rm50 kat larkin tu. Kak, kalau kena dengan orang lain, lagi 'kasar' bahasa yang akak dapat, tau.. At least kali ketiga kena baru saya nak marah. Yang kali pertama tak siap, kali kedua kedai tutup saya tak kata apa pun...........

So, saya nak publish kat sini nama kedai dia "Yani Fashion" kat stesen bas Larkin sana. Nak tolong orang Melayu, tapi macam ni pulak jadi. Serik dah rasa.

..Jar of Hearts..

2011-06-09T21:59:00.004+08:00

I love the lyrics and she writes her own song. *I always love singers/bands who writes their own song - they tend to sound honest and full of soul.

I also love the cover version by Lea Michele in Glee. *Owh, Prom Night episode sangat best. Suka sangat Mercedes and Sam hehe. Ok, enough about Glee.

As for now, this my 24/7 song. The voice is so amazing, tak puas nak dengar. The words are so deep and touching, like "I learned to live, half-alive" and "You're gonna catch a cold, from the ice inside your soul..."

You know I can't take one more step towards you
Cause all that's waiting is regret
And don't you know I'm not your ghost anymore?
You lost the love
I loved the most

And I learned to live, half-alive
And now you want me one more time

Who do you think you are?
Runnin' round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are?

I hear you're asking all around
If I am anywhere to be found
But I have grown too strong
To ever fall back in your arms

And I learned to live, half-alive
And now you want me one more time

Who do you think you are?
Runnin round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are?

Dear, it took so long just to feel alright
Remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I wish I had missed the first time that we kissed
Cause you broke all your promises
And now you're back
You don't get to get me back

Who do you think you are?
Runnin' round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Don't come back at all

And who do you think you are
Running round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all

Who do you think you are?

Who do you think you are?

Who do you think you are?

..Beli nombor..

2011-06-08T14:16:00.001+08:00

*Bukan nombor berekor tu yer.

Too bad #101 is not even open for bidding. Why-lah?

So, narrow down the best two of the 'left-over' choices: 141 or 797? Which one..*garu pala.

Btw, speaking of nombor berekor, saya teringat masa zaman mula-mula kerja dulu, saya agak culture shock tengok rakan sepejabat yang beragama Islam print nombor-nombor berekor itu untuk DIJUAL kepada rakan seagama.

Maybe that's the price of development or modernization or civilization or what-so-ever we may call it.

Dan bila ada gambar-gambar anak pak menteri togok air haram disebar melalui e-mail, there was this one fella being defensive ''Ala, tu pun nak kecoh. Orang Islam kat luar tu berlambak-lambak minum arak. Apa nak heran? Biasala tu...''

Hmm, I thought selemah-lemah iman adalah membenci dalam hati?

Marilah kita sama-sama doa supaya hidayah yang ada pada kita tak ditarik oleh Allah. Supaya hati kita tak kan jadi redha dengan kemungkaran. Supaya takkan terdetik dalam hati kita 'ala, biaselah tu, zaman sekarang...'

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