p r etty+d e c e n t+obsess i o n

last post for ages to come

what happened to my beloved dusty blog?!

malasmalasmalas

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a bad case of indigestion

my craaaazy rayer schedule included these things :-

1. driving from penang to KL and sleepover at Ampang

2. driving from KL to Rembau

3. 1st - 3rd raya in rembau (N9 ppl dont eat anything else but lemang+rendang, do they?? phewww can you spell HEARTBURN?!)

4. 3rd raye - lunch at Kualapilah. Drive off to Kemaman.

5. Raye at Kemaman. Makan nasik dagang sampai puas ati aku. 5th raye drove 3 hours to Kuala Terengganu.

6. Drove back to Kemaman.

7. Raye kat Kuantan.

8. Drove from Kuantan to JB.

9. Raye and project landscape umah JB hehehe

10. Drove back to Penang on Sunday and only reach home @ 11 pm!!

At the end of the holiday i was dead tired!!!!

note - excuse the blurred photo

 

This was us, last nite, breaking fast w/ all my staff. The guy on the left is my TA - tgh melantak his 3rd kari kepala ikan. Food was good - fish head curry, siakap 3 rasa, sotong, telur etc (hubby tambah 3 kali!), price was okay (RM20 sorg), and we got some rebonding time w/ my beloved Unit Landskap Team - depa dok asik wat lawak we cant stop laughing ;]

Next wik maybe ajak some frenz over - supposely this wiken, but everyone's off balik kg (except for us huhuhu) - so kena tunda. Hmm...nak masak pe ek?? Hubby's colleagues alreadi reminded him - have to do open house after rayer - so I'm getting panic attack cause my skill of culinery is for a maximum of 4-5 ppl - more than that i've no control watsoeva over the taste lagi dah! hihihi so am browsing the net for simple tasty recipes that're easy to do and hard to mess up =P

yeaah..last Tuesday we had a Jabatan's gathering, the Planning Dept Sport&Social Club AJK for 2007 were bidding farewell. They were doing some speech and all, and I was actually not feeling too good inside my tummy ...so off I went to the ladies, was back within 10 min - and whaddayaknow, everybody was congratulating me for being the new club's president - sesi 2008! what??? can ppl do that? vote you while you're off accepting nature call? can someone say conspiracy theory?!

and so anywaay... i've waved off the rights to my pan, kuali and stove today, for a yummy pizza hut buke pose! but tomorrow i might try something - hubby's frenz who went to US brought back some extradelicious Reese's peanutbutter cup - and I've been hooked on ever since! Tried my best searching for it here and KL, but to no avail! I looked up in http://gilly.ca/ yummy foodblog - and found this!! cant wait to try it - hope it'll turn out marvellous!!

Peanut Butter Cups       

2 parts bittersweet dark chocolate
1/4 part unsalted butter, softened and divided
mini muffin liners (I used silicon, but paper liners are probably fine)
fine pastry/paint brush
1 part natural peanut butter (I used homemade)
1/2 part confectioner’s sugar
1/8 part brown sugar

Melt half of the butter, along with the dark chocolate over a double boiler.  Using the fine brush, paint a layer of chocolate around the sides and bottom of the liners - thick enough so there are no translucent spots.  Set the liners into the refrigerator to set - ~10 minutes.

In the meantime, combine the peanut butter, confectioner’s sugar, brown sugar and half of the butter together until uniform and soft.

Remove liners from refrigerator.  Working quickly, add a small spoonful or two of the peanut butter mixture to each cup.  Using the greased tip of a spoon or fork, lightly press until the cups are ~3/4 full.

You may need to put the chocolate mix over low heat again to melt.  Once the chocolate is ready, spoon a little bit of chocolate over each cup, and smooth as well as possible.  Set the cups into the fridge to set ~10 minutes.

At this point, you can either freeze some of the cup, or remove them from fridge and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes to soften slightly.  Enjoy!!

salam ramadhan ^_^

i a m b o r e d

You've Changed 52% in 10 Years

You've done a good job changing with the times, but deep down, you're still the same person. You're clothes, job, and friends may have changed some - but it hasn't changed you.

You are Ocean Blue

You're both warm and practical. You're very driven, but you're also very well rounded. You tend to see both sides to every issue, and people consider you a natural diplomat.

You Are Cameo

You are understanding and very empathetic. You don't tend to have acquaintances. Everyone is your friend. And all of your friends tend to be friends. You have a knack for bringing very different people together.

Your Intrapersonal Intelligence Score: 94%

Your Intrapersonal Intelligence is Very High You've spent a lot of time introspecting, and it's really paid off. You are comfortable with who you are, and you have a life philosophy that you are happy to live by. And you're always re-evaluating what you believe. Because you learn something new about yourself each day!

You Are 68% Indie

You're a very indie person, and admit it, you look down a little on people who strive to be normal. You'll indulge in a little mainstream pop culture every now and then. But for you, anything not indie is a guilty pleasure!

just a quote

Who are you to judge the life I live?
I know I’m not perfect, & I don’t live to be,
but before you start pointing fingers
- make sure your hands are clean.

Bob Marley

'If' by Rudyard Kipling

If

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

tak rajin nak posting

kemalasan melanda berganda-ganda >_<

giloss tak rajin nak update bendalah nih (but still here i am!)

am going to C I T Y O F M U D (literally) tomorrow for a International Federation of Landscape Architect's World Congress

one whole week T-T

ok laa..kira cam holiday cause it will be the two of us ^_^

***second honeymOOOOOn.....***

have been quite busy lately... dah tak rajin nak lepak lame2 dpn pc

rindu seme member2..tp nak wat cane ek

time running too fast now..

dupdapdupdap dah 9 bulan married

and dah 50% expert tempat2 kat penang hauhau

getting used to hectic working life

(sape yg kate kije gomen relax does not know what they're talking about, seriously!!)

....have been busting my guts everyday huhuhu! 

paperworks + meeting + project coordination + administration + site visit + budget management + public inter-relation + side events and programmes + documentation + handling 200 staff under the unit

sorting things out..personally and professionally..one by one

sometimes it can be so darn tiring and mind-boggling i wish i could just stayed home and sleep for 3 days...

but most times i just feel contented and feel so thankful to Allah i couldnt wish for anything more...

(ahemm...well, maybe some few things more like healthy cute children who call me IBU and tons of money and ILAM corporate membership and a rexton II SUV heheheh....)

but all in all thank you Allah for blessing me with wonderful life

am reminding myself everyday : to be grateful for everything I have in life and to not fret over what others have cause if not He might take all of it back and left us stranded with nothing but regrets

have a wonderful life, everyone!! ~_~

lalala~

SALARY MAKAN CELERY

One more week to salary day *lalalala* ~ gov servants salaries, as you might’ve heard, have hiked-up up to 35% (but in my case only 15% jek huaha) … that, plus the additional RM300 COLA allowance, will definitely ease up the burden of metropolitan living (a car, a house, a shopping spree, ability to eat junked fast-food once a week and catch a movie twice a month and pay up your traffic summonses).

WAR OF THE PRICE

I am not a savvy buyer. I can’t tell you whether susu pekat manis cap teko in giant is pricier than tesco or if we can save extra 15 sen by buying 150gm pack Nescafe instead of a 75gm one or whatever. You’re saying cooking oil price hikes up two cents? Hoho I didn’t notice. I tried not to be a hypocrite and complain about the recent war of price when I didn’t even bother to check the price tag the moment I put it inside the shopping cart. Recently there was a lot of complains about mamak stalls charging iced Milo for RM1.80, roti canai for RM0.90 and so on… I think the solution is simple, if we detest the price hike so much, just boycott the stall and let them rot. Teh tarik can’t be good for us anyway, might as well go back home and drink air masak!

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CANT SLEEP 

1. Answer quizzes about your middle name or whether you believe in love at first sight or what you had for dinner and other important questions - then post it on Fwenster Bulletin and risk your frenz assuming that you have an Attention Deficit Disorder (or maybe I have… maybe I have…hahahah)

2. Close your eyes and imagine all those nasty people that has ever hurt your feeling or piss you off, stick their faces on a dart board and woooiisshhh…strike a dart to their nose hahahah

3. Watch reruns of LOST 2nd seasons onwards – they tried so hard to dazzle you with never-ending long twisted plots (his drunken father met up with his son’s enemy who’s on the way to kill his mom’s secret lover that had the entire family suicidal but turns out it was a wrong guy his other friend set him up to kill, then whaddayaknow, turns out the enemy is not an enemy after all, he’s a good guy and the good guy is kinda bad himself and power-crazed… and they both love the same girl who’s a convicted criminal…and lets not even get to the island part and the others and a Korean speaking chap outofnowhere…you get wat I mean? ) …You’ll finally gave up trying to figure things out and became so pissed off you’ll start picturing Jack’s head on the dart board

4. Close you eyes…pretend you have a nice semi-D house….with four bedrooms and large backyard….slate tiles the size of a tyrannosaurus’ feet…build-in closet…walk-in dressing room…all the Ikea stuff you can stuff in…water curtain going off on one wall…huge LCD screen and home theater that can blast your eardrums off…large marbled top kitchen cabinet that can clean itself up…unlimited supply of groceries…and now I’m off to Atlantis forsaken land….babai now..~~

5. Reply all your unanswered email and messages and SMSes so that people know you’re not dead. Yet.

Well at least these are what I’d do when I’m having one of those insomniac nights after consuming too much caffeine. Or you could count the sheep. Always an option.

a lil post

hello there folks!

life's been tremendously busy, work is extraextrademanding, and i treasure every minute i have at home, not wanting to leave it for anything, except buying groceriesss!!!

last week we had a jolly good time going around penang island for penang's landscape competition - got some pics up in my photo-blog - http://peekingthruthetube.blogspot.com/ click on the pics to get better pics yeah!

live life good =)

happy weekending!!~

...

friendship found.

friendship lost.

new bondages forming.

some old ones rediscovered.

some just gone without an explanation.

that's life.

no wonder i'm addicted to purple....

You Are 48% Weirdo

You're definitely quite strange, but you can act like a normal person when you have to. (But just because you can act normally, it certainly doesn't mean you want to!) You have normal aspects to your personality... but you usually don't choose to emphasize them.

You Are 76% Real

You know who you are, and you're pretty darn comfortable with yourself. Like everyone, you struggle with the parts of yourself that aren't so great... But you're good at accepting who you are and not dwelling on your faults. As a result, you're confident, optimistic, and very real.

Your Aura is Violet

Idealistic and thoughtful, you have the mind and ideas to change the world. And you have the charisma of a great leader, even if you don't always use it! The purpose of your life: saying truths that other people dare not say Famous purples include: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Susan B. Anthony Careers for you to try: Political Activist, Inventor, Life Coach

Your Psyche is Violet

You are spiritual, intuitive, and serene. People trust you to rescue them from bad situations, and you usually come through. While you are quite enlightened, you find that your path is very lonely. When you are too violet: you can't connect to ordinary life or ordinary people When you don't have enough violet: you lack wisdom and can't learn from the past

You Are the Super Ego

While some people may think first and act later... you often don't act at all. You rather be safe than sorry, and you take ethics pretty seriously. Like everyone, you have some pretty crazy desires. But unlike everyone, you restrain yourself. You have high standards for your own behavior. And you happily exceed them.

ikan siakap mmg sedap kalo goreng

~allo....

havent updated this thing for who-cares-how-many-months muahaha. Hmm... apparently a job as a (gov) servant n part-time homemaker (with only one hubby and zero kids) take all of your spare time previously spent uselessly browsing the net for latest hollywood gossip n recipe, not forgetting pouring ur heart out on life's petty annoyances in ur webblog (huhu rogi, rogi).

Baru balik from Lumut attending hubby's officemate's wedding (aisey... say that again?). Maybe next time we'll take the whole family to pangkor, seems nice.

I have a confession to make. I am fat now. So frens - those who'll attend Kak Wani's wedding next week in Kulim (yours truly will be the amateur mak andam hauhau), you'll be smart if u just shut ur mouth and pretend not to notice my weight gain - better yet brush it off n say "Eh mane de gemok penny, ko nampak lagi cun macam nih" when i whined about it. Those who fail to so wont be illegible to a free invitation to MadamShafini's house and a free tour guide to Penang.

anyhooo, as a tribute to those who're coming next week, here are 10 things i've learned in penang :

1. kalo nak mintak cili api kat penang, korang kena ckp cabai melaka

2. be prepare nak kena stare ngn mamak (dengan muka gile2 tekejut dan tak pecaya) kalo korg mintak taknak kuah masa mkn nasik kandaq

3. kalo drive kat penang nih be prepare ngn motoskal yg zruhh zrahh zruhh zrahh tanpa helmet going the opposite direction in top speed (ya, mmg jalan ituh bapak-bapak mereka yg punya cik pah)

4. jgn makan sup torpedo kalo tak tau nate gapo tuh

5. mee sotong kat padang kota lama is the best i've tasted! - jgn terkujat dengan kalernya yang merah oren ya puan2

6. prangin mall is heavenly for shoe lovers like u and me(hehehe)

7. jangan tanye harge umah kat penang kalo taknak masuk spital high-blood pressure

8. jangan gatai pi anywhere near the bridge weekdays 7.00-9.00am n 4.00-6.00 pm kalo taknak sakit jantung

9. try la durian balik pulau, mmg syiok (rega pon syioooook)

10. umah aku mmg best, lg best kalo korang dtg bawak durian balik pulau sebijik due kakaka

hoho enuff of these madness, me is signing off now, see you guyz soon!!~

summer as sweet as cinnamon :)

Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely,
Sipping tea in the bar by the roadside,
(just relax, just relax)
Don't you let those other boys fool you,
Got to love that afro hair do.

Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change.
Don't you think it's strange?

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

2nd wedding reception

last nite just gotback from our reception kt JB...ramai sungguh yg dtg...memang meriah...thanx sape2 yg mai tuh ek. Tp biggest n deepest appreciation mestilah utk mama dan ayah...yg susah payah utk kami (along+kaklong n angah+kakngah) utk siapkan a very wonderful wedding...siap dgn tarian zapin budak kecik2 yg comei, silat pulut(yg aku takleh concentrate sbb asik perati jam pesilat tu yg nak jatuh...iskiskh)...makan yg sdp..baju yg cantik, pelamin yg indah...thanx pada makteh 4 wonderful bunga telur..ina ngn hisham pon sampai mlm tlg wat bunga tu...adik2 ikin+yati+faiz yg susah payah sgt utk kami...wonderful slaidpresentation siap ado vidclipz fullhouse tak hingat hahaha....n sme2 laaa....terharu sgt2...mama+ayah sampai ptg tak jamah nasik...makteh pon sampai tak mkn jg kaunter gift...from the bottom of kakngah's heart tima kasih bnyk2 ek huhuhu cedih laa plak

nanti dah siap gamba kami upload ek gamba baru....aritu concept gold+silver..yg takbest baju takdak size aku (kecik sgt ke aku nih????) pastu kasut pon tadak size sampai kol 11 pagi dok kalut2 ngn hubby cari kasut putih kat jusco kakakaka...tensen2

jun nanti wedding kwani+jep(finally yeaaahh!)...kwani mintak aku mekapkan (!!) sgt2 terharu....tp sgt2 cuak...try menolak...tp kwani mintak gak...huhuhu kwani saye takut...........mekap kawen bukan memain tau!! tapi kwani dah insist..so i try my best okie!!!

hubby g men bola so borink nih...huhu next thursday gi tgk wayang ngn dak2 nih citer 300...duwe dah ngajuk kitrg dah lama tak join diorg nye activities...bukan tanak laa...tp tgh tight budget sbb gaji aku dah 2 bln tak masuk..(beser aa gomen lambat sket awal2 tuh)...so kena jimat2 sket...

okies nak pi sambung tgk full metal panic? sementara tunggu hubby balik...c ya

a new rambling post

Ngoh ngeh ngoh ngeh (sound effect kobondo neh) daa kat 2 bulan kawen. Dah lebih sbulan dok penang. Macam tak cayo pulak.... Rindu nyaaa kat jam KL (gilo?) ....rindunyee kat budak2 nuh semer....rindu nak pi shopping tak hingat ngn Lia...or pi makan tandoori flet ikan....ahahah tapi aku tak rindu umah lama yg bau semerbak tuh!

Next 2 weeks kenduri belah Cas kat JB...so nih turn Cas ler ajak kawan2 dia(walopon sparuh kwn dia kawan skolah aku gak)...aku ajak yg mane dokat2 tu jo laa...harap2 yg tak mai kat ganu dulu dptler jenguk muka kikiki...Next wik afterwards ada Majlis Menyalang (nih Fati musti tau neh) kat kampung Cas kat Rombau...aku pon tak pasti sgt adat ape... tapi aku benda2 baru nak try nih orait jek kikih...

Inai baru nak abis...dah kena top up inai baru...eheheh

Rite now tgh blajo master my culineray skill (dgr cam hampeh)...or more likely mastering my chicken cooking in 10001 methods (hubbby's devoted chicken comsumpter ngeh3)...Nanti daa terer akan aku ajak seme member2 wat housewarming!!!!!

Ghupenyaa kawen nih kita akan saling menginfluence one another, ek? Macam aku daa terpengaruh ngan anime ntah kobondo hape tu...dah khatam Bleach sampai episod 115....one da way nak khatam God Saves the King...cumo Naruto aku tak tgk sgt..tau2 aku tgk dah beso panjang budaknye...wakaka...

Okay2...enough rambling for today. Got a yummmy2 date today...with Kak Wani n family kat Kulim...syioknyaa...mesti makan sodap!!! (Sha n bebudak len jgn jeles yeee...:P) babaizzz!!!~

9 HOURS OF PERSONAL SATISFACTION DAILY (not in that way ya, excuse me)

9 hours (or more) / 24 hours = working

9 hours + working on what we like to do = most logical/feasible

9 hours + working on what we like to do = not common in life

9 hours + workingbutidontknowwhythehelliamdoingthis = depression/heartburn

9 hours + workingbutidontknowwhythehelliamdoingthis = as common as persiaran kewajipan’s 5.00 pm trafficjam

Figuring out what we like to do in life is relatively easy. They’re those things that keep us stay wide awake joyously late at night, while other sane beings drifted off to la-la land. It could be in term of knitting away pretty jumpers for you beau, or devouring episode after episode of National Geographic Specials on Egyptian Pyramids, or Googling over latest Myvi accessories at 3.00 a.m Monday night. Yet, making that something becomes our bread and butter for a living can’t be easy. Lack of guts, lack of will, lack of opportunity. And in my case, lack of understanding how the lack of it was affecting my whole life.

I’ve always love to serve for community. I have this silly notion for righteousness and justice and helping others and dislike for double standards and superficiality. I was that student who’d rather accompany her sick junior to the hospital one hour drive away at 12.00 at midnite than studying for next week’s SPM trial. I am still that person, though a bit more wary now after a series of manipulations by some who use my eagerness (or is it naivety?) to help and care as a way to get them out of situations.

2 years working in corporate offices, involving in multi-millions worth of projects, earning more than average my peers made, I found myself dragging my feet to work everyday. I was doing design - a thing I love the most….but the passion just wasn’t there. That passionate obsession I used to have for my degree projects simmered into thin air. I was in a position many would love to take over. Yet I couldn’t feel proud of my work, of myself. In total opposite, it was suffocating me, dooming my existence into a Devoted Friendster Updater and unproductive human being who couldn’t be bothered to get up and smell the fresh air beyond my tiny cubicle.

I thought monetary factor is more than a valid sole reason for motivation. I was dead wrong.

My current post is nothing to shout about. No high-tech staff pass, no millionaire clients and colleagues within 5000mm radius, no potential of earning enough to buy me a sweet ride, no dealing with high profile big-shots (hmm.. scratch the last one out). Yet, it is here that I finally gain back that energetic spirit and exciting feeling that energized through my veins, pumping up my adrenaline, keeping me on my feet all day long. I finally feel like I’m doing something meaningful, servicing the community regardless of their backgrounds - the way I define my personal job satisfaction.

Along the way though, I’ve met many people who couldn’t be bothered to smell the air, who braces the 9 hours period as nothing more than a mundane obligation with no passionate pride whatsoever in what they’re doing. That’s the reason why I’m writing this. Because I’ve been in that place before, and the only way out of it is to analyze back, is this what you really want to do? And is this what you are willing to do for the rest of your life? Are you putting into use all your potential? Do you feel like you are doing something worthwhile? 

I’ve been there, and I’ve asked myself these questions. And thankfully I found a way out, or rather, God gives me an opportunity to find that thing that’s working for me. That thing that keeps me keeping on, that makes me feel worthwhile, that defines my soul. And 9 hours (or more) daily doing something like that is worth dedicating my whole life for.

new space, new life...new..spice?

rush2 entry

sbb aku tadak internet lagik huahua....

hmm..new life in penang...

best wooo...hari2 makan nasik kandaq...

new office..new environment....

gilak ada ofice sendrik!

kikiki....

new slang kakaka

........new experience all over!!!

.....

p/s datang penang kalu mai KOMTAR jumpe aku ya

kita pi pekena dughian meghoh kat balik pulau

or mee udang kaw kat teluk kumbaq

or seafood yang fresh n gemok kat batu maung

(see...telan liuq aledi rite? )

hahaha...c ya!~

Last Thread in KL

Last night was hectic with capital H!!! Cooked up a storm – over-peppered pasta, overmushroomed-soup n oversugared-trifle!! Hahaha, nothing much… just a few friends gathering up at my flat for a post-wedding bachelorette party get-together farewell dinner. A what?? Yup, yup…sad news indeed…I’m leaving KL, dude!! For good. After 6 years of a love-hate relationship with the traffic-jams, the jerebus, the shopping sprees, the girlie night sleepovers, I finally said enough of this madness, pack my things and head off to….uhmm….Penang? What???? There’s a more massive stockpile of cars there than in KLCC’s parking lots during PCfair...and don’t even begin on the mat rempit!! Hahaha, seriously though, I’m starting my new post at Georgetown on 15^th …we’ve already rented a flat out in Bayan Lepas… all excited to start a new life there with hubby….^_^ 

Gonna miss KL though *sniff sniff*. Gonna miss all friendz huhuhu,…esp Kak Wani and Jepp (whom I used to tail around when they went on a date…mmg kaki nyibuk!!~)…gonna miss Lieya…it sure does feel weird for leaving without being able to see her and saying good bye….I know I’m going to miss her the most…miss Salizah, miss Fati..miss Flet Ikan (dan2 jek letak flet ikan sbelah nama fati kekeke..), miss sate Samuri, miss tandoori chicken Jascafe, miss Shell tmpt isi minyak, miss yongtaufu paso mlm serdang, miss nasik lemak makcik dpn surau, miss pisang goreng makcik resdong, miss siakapstim kt bangi (ok, is it me or does it sounds like I’ll miss FOOD more than human?). No more crazy ransacking thru discount bins at Sogo n MidValley during Y.E.S…no more pinjam2 baju during emergency sleepover……No more sesi makan Nandos tak hingat………

Anyway 2 weeks post wedding - frenz still come around and ask me the same question “oit, cane rasa….dah kawen?”. Hmmm…it’s kinda hard to put it in words…really….And I don’t wanna go on gushing bout how I love my hubbie to everyone who’ll listen (I’ll reserve that to a few unfortunate people nyeh3). I think it’s important to put things into perspective even before you got married. Being married is not just having his name or being able to tick ‘married’ instead of ‘single’ in your tax form. For Muslim, being married and being in unwedded relationship have huge differences. When he’s just your boyfriend, you can do whatever you want…nak tido umah member ke…nak mekap lapan inci ker….lantak kome lah. But when you’ve officially tied the bond with lafaz Ijab&Kabul, you are in different places all together. This is why marriage is regarded as a highly respected constitution in Islam.

To all my ladies friend, who’re getting married soon or not so soon, I wish you all thousand of happiness!!~. Enter this sacred relationship with both eyes open, and its the utmost importance to find that other half that can complete you……..I don’t mean it in terms of great looks, great jobs, or even someone who can provide you with tons of $$$ (to buy latest gorgeous Coach handbag, for instance....awww *bite nail* T_T) …but find someone that can become an Imam to you during solat, so when you pray behind him, listening to him citing phrases of al-fatihah~ you’ll feel a sudden sense of completion and protection, knowing that together you will guide each other to Him. Because that’s what I feel when I got married. Hmmm..kinda answered the question, didn’t I?

late entry

hello everyone~

sorry i havent been able to reply to tons of well-wishes from you folk, let alone update my blog

my wedding went well, a l h a m d u l i l l a h. i'll post the pics soon from my beloved fotographer izad, but here are a few from my personal collection. thanx to all who came..terharu sgt2 bila ada yg konvoi dr jauh2 i.e klate, penang n KL just to celebrate our happy day. thank you, thank you! insyaAllah, time korang nanti kami lak yg konvoi heheh..

 

want to share so many things, yet no words can match what profound happiness i'm feeling right now. cuma yg boleh katakan ialah bila kita ikhlaskan niat ke arah perkahwinan yg suci demi keredhaan-Nya, rezeki dan rahmat dari-Nya datang melimpah ruah tanpa diduga. Alhamdulillah, syukur sgt2 padaMu Tuhan.

I'll write in later okie, just to share my happiness with you guys and pray for your happiness too. lots of love, slamat hari raye ^_^

release..kikiki

Your PMS Disaster Level: Medium

You definitely are a bit of a wreck once a month. But as long as remember to take it easy, your PMS isn't a major crisis.

Your Fragrance Profile

The best calming fragrance: vanilla The best fragrance for everyday wear: orange The best fragrance to boost your sex appeal: lavender The best fragrance for energy: pine

You Are a Moderate Mama

You're not overly political, and your views fall more with the American mainstream. In fact, it may be difficult for you to decide who to vote for at times! Your approach to politics is reasoned and well though out.

You Are 60% Independent

Overall, you're a pretty independent woman. You don't follow trends just to fit in. You've got your own cool thing going on, though you sometimes still care too much about what other's think.

You Are 21% Fake

The real you is something you embrace and don't mind enhancing. You know that a few beauty secrets aren't a big deal, as long as you look good.

fini's checklist 23 dayz before the thang

1. date n venue - confirmed

2. pemakanang - confirmed nasik minyak for sanding, not confirmed for nikah - i want nasi dagang, mom objects

3. clothes - nikah:picked up yesterday; sanding:confirmed

4. cards - pick up yesterday, to distribute within dis week

5. perkhemahan - confirmed

6. gifts - 1/10 jek done, takpe beli jek pastu dera anak buah aku buah 1000 unit tuh kakaka

7. kompang - confirmed ngn kelab kompang anak murid abg ipar aku

8. HIV test - lulus laa hehehe

9. hantaran - 1/3 siap

10. pelamin - booked

11. bedroom - lom beli lagi!!

12. bunga pahar - lom beli lagik !! (freak out)

13. kasut - blom lagik gak (tp shopping kasut ittew feveret i cikjah huahua)

14. alas nikah, alas dulang, etc - dah. dah. dah.

15. mak andam - ahad ni trial. sian dia tgh penin.

16. photographer - izad yg best =)

17. ramalan cuaca - lieya dah doakan tak hujan kat Masjid nabawi...ameeen ya Rabb

18. domestic insanity - fati, aku dah wat appoinment lulur pengantin ngn k sal tu!!! tp for regular facial nanti kita pi yaa!!

19. bajet - macam haram. T_T

20. keberdebaran - more like kebengongang

amenda lagi? oit ni bukan my precious list yg aku bangga-banggakan tuh...list tu lam Excel ler...siap kalo price tuka siap ade auto deduction kt total amount..huhuh...saje jek wat list nih...bila dah tulih camni rasa cam takdelaa menda sgt pon yg aku tak siap lagi (yeke?)...tp apsal rasa mcm hhhfffsssssssss............hurmmm

the Life & Death of my SERI magazine

Ha ha ha.

Advice to all brides-to-be : start early. NO, not 3 months early. I mean REAL early. Like two years early, provided you don’t break-up with him in the process. In that case, use the wasted renda2 hantaran to make homemade cards to ur frenz.

I don’t want to talk bout THE WEDDING. It has occupied too much of my life right now that I demand some break to be a living, breathing normal person.

I want to write bout something crappy and useless and mind numbingly boring, like my six year old lost copy of school magazine.

Hello there my ex-KT mates who’s reading this (but too shy to jot a comment in my blog hahah) … one precious q for y’all – do u know where your copy of Seri99 is right now?

Yes, SERI is my MRSMKT’s annual magazine. Who knows where they got the name SERI, didn’t looked too berSERI to me, and I’m sure MRSM BESERI is pretty mad we stole the seemingly logical choice for their mag’s name from them. Probably it capitals for something, such as Statement of Evidently Ridiculous Inmates. Or something.

So anyhow, this magazine capitalized on our year long activities and the pulses of our life, and I had my pics in a few pages, namely the (yawn) MPP, PAIS, PAE, Tabung Kosovo page; n of course my al-Dinawari class page. Look bored in most of them, FAT in a couple of them, chubby in all of them.

We had this page where we put down our add + tel no, along with our so-called MOTTO (funny how cheesy those mottos seem right now). From the motto we can tell who’s the serious kind, who’s the Naqib Naqibah masjid, who’s the rebellious one, who’s the ngokngek one...and so on. I even remember my own motto –' 4-1 doesn’t necessarily equal to 3'. It was wrongly typed as ‘4-1 doesn’t NECESSANLY equalS to 3’ that I was ashamed to admit I was an English Peer Aide. And the mathematical equation from someone who hardly got C3 for her SPM Add Math didn’t help either.

After graduation; while waiting for SPM result, I loved to browse through it, looking at pics of friends, reminiscing good old dayz. Those were the ‘berangan’ days. Admittedly, I love MRSMKT. And the whole turmoil of ups and downs within it. Of course, I am a totally different person now from who I was then. Back then I was an overly spoilt youngest daughter going for the first time to a boarding school, over-outspoken, under-studied and way2 childish girl. If I had known half of things I know today...like how I’m going to marry (back to that wedding again huh?) one of them next month…hahaha….

The mag was lost during matrix. I don’t know what they put in the air sirap DS, but somehow the odd of 1 boys to 5 girls in Pilah Kolej seemed to make crazy stuffs happened. I mean the exKT guys was a huge2 commodity, for a certain reason I couldn’t quite comprehend. Almost every week, some girls would pop over to my room, took out my beloved Seri, and wore it out by browsing enthusiastically for the pics of the guys, this week it maybe some girls yg minat Bomba or Lobo, next week Abu Talib, the other week Helmi Rashid. Yes, I heard you KT girls disbelievingly shouted “WHATTTHEEE…..???” ……..Yes, I couldn’t relate to that situation either.

End of the year, the copy looked like something you expect on the plate when you order Roti Kirai from the mamak stall. During the hassle of packing my stuff up after final semester, the copy got ‘lost’ or rather MIA. Don’t know what happened. Maybe some fanatic fan of Epul took it to refuge hiding under her pillow (and if you are reading this – I WANT MY COPY BACK!!!!!)

I soon forgot about the mag. After all, who cares about a silly magazine when you have the whole life to go through? Last week, however, I was beginning to search around for old friends’ address to post the cards when I remembered my old fren Seri. Called up Syaz, and what do ya now, he lost his copy too.

Desperate, msg up exKt’s old friends who’s residing in KL. Maton said she lost her copy too. Tipah too. K-mie said ‘ I don’t buy interior design magazine’ whereby I had to explain through exasperation that I’m talking about an old school mag, not some interior design mag called ANJUNG SERI (and why would a designer ask a hacker for an I.D mag anyway Kmie?). Helmi said ‘Oh I thought u were joking when you ask for it the first time’. Iqbal said 'Here got one, but you have to come here to Subang to get it!’.

So last night,after Kenduri Doa Selamat Lieya; finally had Iqbal’s copy (in which he kept reminding me – not to lose it – don’t worry, no love-obsessed girls residing within 100 m from my house!). Browsed through…saw that old familiar pages, saw my fat pictures, saw the previously so handsome pics of the guys, now almost all as bulat as the football they so fondly played in the afternoon at KT’s field… Saw the typo-erred motto of mine. Saw my fiancé’s cute pictures…last time I browsed this mag on 2000 never for once thought I’d be his wife some day.

Darn i miss my Seri

diary of a half cooked wedding planner

I know I know, should’ve have said diary of the bride-to-be…but one thing I’ve figure out this past few months – when u’re planning ur OWN wedding..the pressure is more intense, cause you’ll crack ur head wanting to make it too darn perfect (when u can’t). So I’ve decided to pretend that it’s not MY wedding I’m planning, instead its Lia’s or Kak Wani’s wedding hahahah. Hence I’d make the best I can but I wont kick myself in the head wanting the perfectness of everything. Take loads of pressure off my shoulder, in a way.

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You should have seen my wedding checklist. I’ve made the most complete (huh I wish) checklist right down to the price of petaling st’s white roses. Heck, I even got a few bookings requesting for my precious checklist for my frenz future reference when their time is up. Maybe I should quit my job and become a wedding planner instead. On second thought maybe I don’t have to. With 4 adik ipar on tow (tunggu ikin..pastu faiz..pastu yati…pastu syafiq..hahaha) and my own 17 numbers (and counting) of anak buah, I have enuff wedding planning to last till I’m 50.

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I’ve announce proudly to my 6^th sis during raya that my color theme’ll be fuchsia+purple+white. And my sis just have this to remark , ‘Hmm…but u’re Gemini. Gemini is unpredictable and inconsistence. Next week maybe u’ll want green or brown or black’. Darn it, Ms Nazuha, don’t put ideas inside my head. Purple is good. Purple is good. Purple is….conventional. Purple is…done repetitive of times…no, no..purple is good. Huhuh…

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Time’s flying so fast, we’re now already in November. Got so many things to do…and time is running out. Fati keeps scolding me for haven’t got the time to do our date massage+spa+facial and God-knows-wat, haven’t done the songket fitting@the butik yet, my date for trial session with my dear cik andam waney was shifted to Dis, my hantaran is only 30% done (and I’m having second thoughts bout the one finished…finally shove them under my bed to keep from messing them up), card is still in the design stage with the card-maker (I’m printing the inlay myself cause I want to put a personal touch), bedroom and pelamin still in sketching stage (we’ve decided to do this on our own…I have a bunch of creative sisters and frenz hahah), haven’t tempah my nikah baju yet…haven’t decided on the gift yet…and my budget is already bursting!!

|*_*| Sanity...please, please don’t leave me.

I’m trying my best to put a personal touch on everything…as this is a one in a life time special event for me and him. Being simple-minded person, I’m trying to avoid all those frills and exaggerated kerawang2 and concentrate on a clean, sleek look. Lil bit of kerrawang is nice, but set in a simple setting. Trying to break free from tired conventional routine…trying to be unique and special…but at the same time moderate enough to be accepted by the conservatives (esp my mom), cause I’m not marrying in the United States y’all, I’m marrying in Terengganu, the state proudly declared as Negeri cantik, Budaya menarik. Maybe I should get married on the beach with turtle eggs dangling from the coconut trees and serve keropok lekor to all. Darn, now that’s a scary thought.

T_T

But somehow in all this madness I’m praying that I wont forget to real objectives of all this, to gain Allah’s blessing…and to make my family and his family and our frenz happy in celebrating our union. I want to make it an event to remember, but above it all I want to make it a beginning for more special things onwards, beginning of making beautiful memories out of us. The beginning of sharing responsibility and love, in sickness and in health. To be there through the ups and down and to begin a team that completes each other. To be proud of each other and to fiercely protect each other’s weakness from others to see.

I want to begin this with utmost sincere heart. To let bygone be bygone and be committed fully to what I’ve destined to be. And you, my friend, your blessing to this would be awesome

(^~^)

 

Above is my prelim design for the my card  inlay using the great Photoshop, care to comment? =)

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Slamat hari raya everybody….long time tak update blog hehehek..malas sket =P. Been back @ KL since day b4 yesterday…yesterday kena kije!! Huhuhu since everbody else are still celebrating @ their respective kampong..i was left alone last nite huhuh…

My hari raya is great! Kurang meriah sket cause my 2^nd sis at Kota Tinggi last minet tak jadi balik emergency cause my nephew si Emi terreksiden kat JB..teruk gak..kena msk besi dlm kaki…sian dia…so burnla my hari raya angpow to my 5 anak buah!! This year we had an addition to the anak buah list…lil darling Hazeem Najmi from my 5^th sis and lil Jannatul Adnin from my 4^th sis! And ada perkhabaran yg baik…our newlyweds my kakak ipar Kak Ani is 2 months expecting!! So next year my total anak buah will adds up to be…jeng jeng jeng……..18 the total!!! Hahaha kopak aku time raya!!

Don’t ask me bout my raya’s pics…yeah….snapped a lot of it……… but due to a certain lapse of mind or shall I say a moment of idiosyncratic and idiotic judgment --- aku terrrformat the whole folder in the camera! All the beautiful kuih raya pics (itu yg dikesalkannya?) and esp the cute fotos all my darling anak buah…got darn cute ones from Haiqal n Naufal…and gamba aku goreng tempe wat lontong mlm raya hahaha…..Oops haven’t tell my mom that all the family portraits are gone already….huhuk thank God my kakak ipar took some pics via her camera…Kak Ani..u r my savior!!

Memandangkan aku takleh post gamba2 raya…biarle aku post gamba berbuka jek eh? Hehehe……Last week before raya we had sumptuous (agak2ler)  buka puasa evenings……..sajer nak share ngan u all memandang aku dah snap gallons of photos hahaha…and to make you drool (drool ke weh..tp korg

kan

dah kenyang melantak rendang)………

First stop…we went to Jusco Tmn Equine…sajer borink2……..got there trus chop tempat kat Secret Recipe….hah to tell the truth I don’t care so much about the restaurant..tp dah takde idea nak mkn mana……..and their banana chocolate cake is so heavenly……..so tried the Thai Fried Rice………hmm…too sour..and the taste is pretty bland….not for me. Lia ate the Tomyam Koong yg dpt award tuh…hmmm..still not to my liking…Fati’s lasagna is pretty okay…but I’d chose PizzaHut’s one any time. We had cakes for dessert…I chose tiramisu while curik2 makan banana choc Lia. But one thing I love…air epal+limau kat situ……refreshing and so darn yummy!!

The next day…ada org tu nak blanje Fish Market…yumminesss!! Hahaha so we all drove down to Alamanda Putrajaya….order tak hingat punyer…..sian ko Kebak. Fati had a plate of fish and chips…I had a grill platter n lia+kebak had a fried seafood platter..dont ask me the specific name hahaha. My grill platter consisted of a grill fish fillet, a few prawns, squids and mussels. Got these nice garlic rice which practically melt in my mouth…..nice stuff indeed..except selera melayu kampong hehek..too much garlic n cheesy buttery thingy and you frantically search around for sos cili! Can find any though =(..yelah kami

kan

kat

Manhattan

huhuh. The food is fairly decent…the service is pretty bad…I mean pukul 8 baru kami dpt the whole order!! Nak marah…kesian kat waiter tuh…diorg pon pose gak……But anyhow the tiramisu is do darn good! So soft and smooth and fatteningly sweet yg sedap! I’d recommend it to anyone with half a sweet tooth!! (Steer clear of the mud pie though…if you cant stand total triple rich sweet chocolaty nutty stuff…hurm I’m getting a headache just thinking about it…)