what life meant

Spread the Love Contest by Lembayung Senja Photography

2012-01-27T10:05:00.002+08:00

Saje cuba nasib hantar gambar ke Lembayung Senja Photography, tapi dapat pulak masuk. So sekarang tengah voting session sampai 14 Febuari 2012. Mari vote!

Vote

Gambar ni ambil 2 tahun lepas, 2010. Kitaorang memang xde byk gambar bersama yang nice. Sebab malas amik gambar. Ini pun candid dari kawan2. Kira ini lah gambar paling romantik kononnya yang kitaorang ada. heh.

So kena dapat top 3, korang kena tolong dengan vote gambar kitorang! pleaseeee

Kalau ada rezeki, boleh buat portraitures session or pre-wedding ke. Some of their works yang menarik

Ada banyak lagi gambar yang best, boleh check

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Website: http://lembayungsenjaphotography.com

Blog: http://lembayungsenjaphotography.com/blog/

Winner Scrap@perclip Giveaway Anniversary

2012-01-23T22:13:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah, I won something! Lucky No. 23!

For winner dapat free Mini Signage A5

Thanks Farah for the giveaway. Cepat email winner dan kasi respond untuk design mini signage :)

Farah kasi pilih design dan tema sendiri. So I asked her to make something macam dibawah ikut warna tema. Tapi tanak buat Guest Book Corner insead mintak Farah designkan for wedding deco. Paling penting, lepas kahwin boleh masuk dalam frame dan letak dekat rumah. Yang lain, mcm flower, wordings, mintak Farah yang decide. I trust her creativity.

Untuk yang lain, Farah cakap bulan May InsyaAllah ada giveway lagi kot, korang boleh follow her blog at Scrap@perclip. Tapi kalau tanak tunggu next giveaway, boleh terus order dari dia. Servis pantas :)

Selain mini signage, Scrap@perclip jugak ada buat guest book, handmade card and even photography service!

Tiada Dalam Senarai

2012-01-23T21:36:00.001+08:00

Balik kampung utk CNY nak
1. Study for exam
2. Buat kerja office sikit
3. Buat kerja untuk website
4. Tempah langsir rumah

Tapi last last bila dah balik kampung
- shopping baju kenduri kahwin
- pergi kenduri kahwin
- pergi Tesco dan etc
- pergi survey butik pengantin!
- survey cadar pengantin
- melawat rumah contoh (ada housing area baru bukak dekat area rumah)
- jalan jalan dekat Taman Botani Eco Park

Last last apa pun tak jadi. Esok dah kena balik KL.

Theobroma Chocolate Lounge, The Curve

2012-01-19T17:29:00.001+08:00

Theobroma ni terletak dekat depan Asam Pedas, masa tengah makan tu saje saje buat buat muka kesian ajak Faiz to try it. Tapi bajet dia akan tolak, yela baru je dinner. Tak sangka pulak dia setuju untuk lepak sini. Suka sangat!

Order Belgian Waffles and Baby Chocolate. The chocolate is very sinful tak boleh pergi selalu but we both like this place :)

Asam Pedas The Curve

2012-01-16T22:00:00.001+08:00

At first nak pergi Mimpi Muor Asam Pedas tapi tutup! Dah second time ktorg tutup T_T

Kempunan punya pasal terus google for nearest Asam Pedas and jumpa 2 options, Bumbu Desa and Asam Pesas. So we chose Asam Pedas.

We ordered a plate of Asam Pedas Ikan Merah with 2 plates of rice and Kangkung Belacan. While Kangkung Belacan is delicously prepared, Asam Pedas is so so je. Probably since we like Mimpi Muar's more. And the ikan ada campur2, bukan semua ikan nerah which I cannot eat.

Dekat depan Asam Pedas ni ada Theobroma Chocolate Lounge and we decided to continue leparking there! In fact, this post is writtin at Theobroma Chocolate!

Kedai Mak Tim Aneka Sajian Johor

2012-01-12T12:24:00.001+08:00

Few weeks back Jalan Jalan Cari Makan featured Kedai Mak Tim, speciality diorang ialah masakan Johor. Faiz selalu excited bila ada makanan Johor, so kitorang pergi untuk try!

Semangat capture, takut lupa!

Google jalan

I tried Laksa Johor, for the first time and it was soooo good! Yummy

Bila orang Johor makan Mee Rebus dekat KL, dia cakap biasa biasa je. Tapi saya rasa sedap gilaa hehehe

Komen:

Kedai ramai orang sebab lunch hour? or sebab baru lepas keluar JJCM. Makanan banyak habis, kesian ada pakcik dan makcik ni nak order makan itu ini, semua habis dan kena tunggu je. Takde banyak pilihan, kalau nasi pn briyani briyani banyak (ktorg xminat).

Tetap tak boleh lawan Mimpi Muar Asam Pedas!

Since He Proposed

2012-01-12T12:11:00.002+08:00

It has been almost a year.

After he decided to get engaged, he asked me to create a planner/blog/journal for our budget and preparation. So I created a new blog and wrote 2 entries before he rejected the idea. He wanted an online planner where both of us can simply edit and refer, not a blog. We opted for Google Doc in the end and I closed the blog.

Until today, when I read a proposal by a man it struck me, I did save his proposal somewhere! Not in my phone because I sold my old handphone and the simcard is not in use any more. Then I remember about the blog and did a little trouble accessing it.

Here is the proposal made on 20th January 2011 (he proposed through SMS T_T)

So that was the plan but not everything will happen according to plan. There were a lot of things happened in between. And now I am glad for everything that has happened. It makes us stronger and loving each other even more now. I appreciate every hard work that he has gone through, asking permission from his parents, sponsoring house renovation for his parents, getting scolded by me, getting the marriage pressure by me, saving money, find the way to get more savings, get a new job that can afford a marriage and a family, leaving all the fun he had before as single man, cut down his budget for shopping, spent nothing on his car accessories, not buying his dream PC, not buying DSLR accessories and continue learning how to be a good Muslim, husband and father, insyaAllah.

For all his efforts, I wish him all the best. InsyaAllah, he will get what he wants sooner or later. He will be a successful man, a loving husband and a caring father. I believe he can one day.

Wordless Wednesday!

2012-01-11T10:27:00.001+08:00

Scrapaperclip Giveaway Anniversary

2012-01-09T16:58:00.001+08:00

Scrapaperclip Giveaway Anniversary

Simple sangat nak join!

Hadiah nye: A5 Size Mini Signage yang lawa dan kreatif!

As you can see ada 3 steps:

1. Be their follower here

2. Buat blog post dan include link contest ni

3. Leave korang punya link untuk ni dekat comment blog post diorang

All the best to all!

Musartworks Photography : 2012 Giveaway Contest

2012-01-06T17:28:00.000+08:00

Ini kisah nye kepada permulaan masuk contest ni. Walaupun niat nak buang masa je, tapi masa tengah browse thru gambar gambar Musartworks Digital Photography, terus rasa berkobar kobar nak join! Kenapa? Kena baca sampai habis dulu :P

Syarat Syarat Penyertaan

Haruslah klik ‘Like’ fanpage Musartworks Photography (facebook.com/musartworksphotography) terlebih dahulu…
Cari poster seperti diatas, kongsikan bersama rakan anda di blog dan upload poster diatas ke wall Facebook anda dan tag minimum 10 rakan anda.
And then, carilah mana-mana photo kesukaan anda di dalam blog ini or album Musartworks Photography atau facebook peribadi saya facebook.com/paitphotography dan buat satu entry khas di dalam blog anda dan ceritakan dengan penuh ‘perasaan’ mengapa anda suka photo tersebut. Entry tersebut mestilah bertajuk Musartworks Photography : 2012 Giveaway Contest. Jangan lupa ya, letakan link source photo tersebut.
Kemudian, post link entry tersebut kat wall Musartwork Photography

Favourite Photo 1

Taken here!

Suka gambar ini sebab ia dapat tangkap personaliti pengantin. Pengantin lelaki mungkin seorang yang pemalu, pengantin perempuan seorang yang ceria dan out-going.

Gambar ini ingatkan saya tentang kami, tentang saya dan tunang saya, Faiz. Faiz selalu berada dalam keadaan yang baik, macho, sopan, wangi, cool, kemas, matang dan kacak manakala saya pula disebaliknye, yang comot, tak sopan, selekeh, busuk, tak senonoh, gila gila, tak matang itu la perwatakan saya.

Edited: Saya tanya Faiz, apa pendapat dia tentang gambar di atas, dan dia jawab "Lawa gambar ni. diorang ni macam kita kan. Laki tu kurus dan tinggi macam saya, perempuan tu pendek dan berisi macam awak"

So that is US according to him! grrrrr

Contoh:

You can see the differences here, saya dengan muka macam nak teran dan sedaya upaya cuba melompat tinggi sedangkan Faiz bergaya cool sahaja melompat tanpa perlu risau apa apa. Siap senyum lagi for camera.

Favourite Photo 2

Taken here

Sebelum jumpa gambar first tadi, macam suka gambar ni. Kalau banyak2 wedding photographer pun mesti akan stop lama tengok gambar veil terbang macam ini, feeling feeling ayu sangat. Nanti masa kahwin nak tangkap macam ini! Cuma saya tak jadi pilih gambar ini as the favorite one, sebab dia tutup imej kereta tu. In my humble opinion, fokus akan lebih kepada imej disebalik veil tu, sebab just nampak samar-samar so kita nak tahu apa ada disebalik veil tu. Padahal patutnya nak fokus kepada veil pengantin yang beralun tu kan.

Tapi my best compliment for Musartworks Digital Photography sebab gambar diorang banyak yang menarik dan secara personal nya saya memang suka pemilihan tone yang diorang gunakan, soft dan lembut aje. Sedap dan sejuk mata memandang. Nampak suasana dan majlis perkahwinan tu tenang aje. Sebab tu berkobar-kobar nak join.

Untuk check out Mustarworks punya hasil kerja boleh cek Facebook dan Website diorang.

Untuk hadiah-hadiah yang ditawar, boleh refer sini!

Paradise - Coldplay

2012-01-03T15:10:00.002+08:00

IBS part 2

2011-12-28T23:11:00.001+08:00

Part 1

Few weeks back doctor diagnosed me with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). Since then I hv been controlling my food intake. Though I should probably not eating all my fave (ice cream, spicy foods, salted foods, choc, big meals), it actually helps me in a very good way!

First, I am monitoring my food intake and make sure I eat a lot of fiber and healthy one

Second, I didnt skip any meals and only eat small meal (frequent)

Third, I reduced some weights due to healthy diet.

The bad things are to suffer some constipation problem, bloated tummy like pregnant woman (well ppl actually give me a sit in LRT), nausea and couple of shameful things with my body.

Things were getting better this week so I started eating back like I used before. Taking chocolate, skip meals, eat big meL for dinner and launch and today the pain came back. I should have controlled my diet :( Lesson learned!

Anyway, by all means I hope this IBS isn't real! Maybe sakit perut biasa je or gastrik? Shall go to GH again.

I can now wear my 2009's baju kurung!

Contest Cinta Kami by Miszalya Makeup Studio

2011-12-25T12:21:00.002+08:00

Contest Cinta Kami by Miszalya Makeup Studio!

Rajin lah plak nak join contest ni. Tapi pagi ni datang mood rajin nak join dan tengok collection Miszalya dan makeup yang ada dekat Facebook dan blog dorang, lagi la rasa berkobar-kobar nak buat entry untuk contest ni.

Contest Cinta Kami

6 hadiah untuk 6 pemenang yang akan disponsorkan oleh Miszalya Makeup Studio!

- Pelamin sanding atau

- Pelamin mini atau

- Makeup 1x atau

- Busana & aksesori atau

- Busana+aksesori+makeup 1x atau

- Busana+aksesori+pelamin mini

Cara nak join?

1)buat entry mengenai contest ni kt blog korang

2)ceritakan mengenai cinta anda bersama pasangan, masukan 1 keping gambar anda & pasangan.

3)pastu minta kawan2 blog or sape2 saje tinggalkan komen kt bawah entry korang.... Minta dieorg tulis "vote" pastu masukan nama n blog/fb dieorg kt komen tuh...

Tarikh tutup: 31 January 2012

Pemenang akan diumumkan pada bulan February 2012, tarikh rasmi belum dapat dipastikan

Undian vote akan dikira 40% + keputusan juri 60%

Cinta Kami (Hasliza & Faiz)

Sebelum berkenalan dengan Faiz, saya ada berkawan dengan 4orang lelaki. Tapi semuanya berakhir dengan hampa. 2 orang tipu kata single tapi tak single pun. 1 orang saya tahu yang dia menyukai saya, tapi saya xdapat balas semua itu. Rasa sedih tapi saya dah cuba. 1 orang lagi saya amat selesa bersama dia, tapi dia anggap saya sebagai adik je.

So bila masuk tahun 2009, saya pn dah hampir nak grad saya decide untuk tanak bercinta ataupun mencari cinta. I was determined back then. Saya spend banyak masa dengan kerja-kerja dan program universiti. Keluar dengan kawan kawan. Tapi dalam masa yang sama ada seorang lelaki ni cuba nak berkawan dengan saya dan dia adalah kawan kepada 2 orang lelaki sebelum ini. Kalau boleh saya tanaklah kawan dengan dia sebab takut nanti banyak salah faham plak. Tapi dia selalu poke poke dekat Facebook. Tapi saya reply je la poke dia. Bukan sebab gatal tapi saya kesian kalau poke dia tak terbalas. One fine day, dia mintak nak add saya dekat YM. Saya cakap saya takde, just ada Gtalk je. Dia pun terus install Gtalk dan nak tanak terpaksa la kasi Gtalk id.

Dari situ ktorang selalu la berbual.Walaupun mula mula agak hesitate nak berkawan tapi at the same time rasa selesa je berbual macam macam. Banyak cerita ktorg kongsi dan saling menasihati. Tapi saya still jarakkan diri supaya tak rapat sangat sebab saya takut. Dia pernah mintak no hp, tapi saya diam aje, so dia kasi la no dia dan pesan suruh contact. Tapi sy tipu cakap takde credit. Sampai la 1 minggu tu saya pergi kem dan tak dapat on9, dia email dan tanya mana saya, dia risau sebab tak dengar khabar. Saya pun sms dia dan ktorang pn semakin rapat. Even kawan kawan pun tegur cakap "Has dah berubah. Sekarang makin happy je". Tapi ktorang takut kalau ktorang bercinta, ktorang akan lukakan perasaan orang lain iaitu kawan kawan dia yang saya pernah kenal dulu sebelum dia. So ktorang just teman tapi mesra je sampai lah 1 hari dia msg sy dekat Facebook.

Pada 3 April 2009, dia tanya samada saya sudi atau tak jadi kekasih saya melalui Gtalk. Saya yang malu-malu pun cakap "ya". Tapi dia nak propose depan depan dengan cara yang betul. 5 April 2009, ktorang pergi dating dan dia propose saya untuk jadi kekasih dia dengan sekotak Toblerone. Alhamdulillah, sayang gaduh sayang gaduh, ktorang selamat bertunang pada 10 September 2011 dan akan berkahwin pada 2012 (tarikh masih rahsia :P). Since the day I know him, my life has been meaningful and fill with happiness. Saya xdapat bayangkan kalau dia takde di sisi. Semua hubungan kami berkekalan dan dirahmati. InsyaAllah.

Okay, saya dah story sikit pnya panjang, please comment "VOTE" dekat comment di bawah. Jangan lupa masukkan nama dan fb/blog skali! Thank you Thank you!

Terima kasih jugak kepada Miszalya Makeup Studio sebab kasi peluang saya nak cerita kisah Cinta Kami :)

Frust

2011-12-24T22:57:00.001+08:00

Tersedar.

2011-12-20T13:59:00.001+08:00

Sindrom Usus Rengsa

2011-12-20T13:25:00.003+08:00

Sindrom Usus Rengsa atau Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) bukanlah satu penyakit yang kritikal atau serius. Sungguhpun begitu, ia mengganggu aktiviti harian.

IBS adalah gangguan fungsi usus dan bukannya struktur usus seperti sekatan, sumbatan, ketumbuhan atau tumor.

Katanya, ciri-ciri sindrom tersebut dapat dirasai seperti sakit di bahagian abdomen yang kebiasaannya dilegakan oleh pengeluaran angin atau pembuangan air besar, najis bercampur mukus, cirit-birit yang biasanya berlaku pada waktu pagi dan sembelit.

Bagaimana pula dengan diet? Dr. Abdul Malik memberitahu, biasanya pesakit mendapat faedah dengan meningkatkan pengambilan serat yang dilakukan secara beransur-ansur.

Kebanyakan orang boleh meneruskan cara pemakanan mereka dengan normal. Kadangkala makanan yang mengandungi susu boleh menimbulkan gejala-gejala seperti kembung perut dan kesakitan abdomen bagi individu yang tidak toleran atau sesuai dengan laktosa.

Seseorang yang mengalami kembung perut harus mengelakkan pengambilan makanan berdaun, mengunyah gula-gula getah, kekacang atau makanan dan minuman yang boleh membentuk gas.

Full article: Kosmo Online

My Computer Engineer Fiance

2011-12-13T14:09:00.004+08:00

"Nanti awak compile kan semua link2 yang awak email kan dlu? Pastu email kat saya balik. Letak tajuk dan label (Wedding) dekat subject. Serabut la email-email sebelum ni. Buat macam saya suruh, senang nak tengok"

Recycle Tudung Tunang

2011-12-13T13:34:00.003+08:00

Setelah banyak kali (baru 2 kali) recycle baju tunang, kali ni recycle tudung plak. Tapi guna inner lain.

Masa nak pergi kerja, Faiz hantar terus dia tegur dalam kereta "eh cantiknya tudung. boleh ek pakai dengan inner lain" hehehe.

Budak Gigi Rabbit!

2011-12-12T09:49:00.003+08:00

Bukan yang ini, tapi yang dibawah ini.

Ya. saya ada gigi rabbit. tapi malu nak tunjuk sebabnya gigi rabbit saya kedalam sejak dari kecil. dan x lawa sangat. sekali pandang nampak macam gigi depan ronggak! dlu kecik kecik pernah tolak gigi tu kedepan supaya dia x kedalam, pernah tolak sampai gusi berdarah. lepas tu dah malas nak buat.

Last month pergi buat scaling, kemudian dentist nasihatkan suruh tampal gigi rabbit yang didepan tu. so minggu lepas dah pergi tampal. ada yang suggest pakai braces so that gigi rabbit tu akan allign dan tak kedalam. tapi rasanya, i will settle with this je la. :)

tapi ada lagi 1 masalah, salah satu dari gigi depan belah hujung, ada "birth mark" atau tompok kuning pada gigi. semula jadi. tapi kalau orang tak tahu akan fikir tak gosok gigi or ada kotoran melekat T_T. selalu rasa malu nak senyum nampak gigi. even Faiz pun fikir saya tak gosok gigi masa first date dlu sampai lama lama dah banyak kali date baru la dia tahu tu memang come in package. jadi untuk mengatasi masalah ini, dentist kikis sedikit permukaan gigi yang ada tompok kuning tu, dan tampal baru. so gigi jadi putih bersih tiada tompok2 lagi.

Najlaa's Wedding

2011-12-11T14:00:00.001+08:00

Out of sudden dapat msg dari kakak Najlaa dekat FB mintak tolong contact Najlaa dan bagi no phone dia. Terus contact. Rupanya dia nak kahwin dan nak ajak.

Kami lost contact since budak kecil ni p delete FB dia. Tup tup contact kata nak kahwin.

Alhamdulillah, hari yang di tunggu tiba jgk. Majlis Najlaa dan Hafiz cantik sangat. Seronok dapat jumpa walaupun sekejap. Dlu last jumpa pas SPM dan lepas tu masing2 bawak haluan sendiri.

Time sekolah dlu banyak jgk kenangan ktorg bersama. Outing jat Jusco sampai xde duit nak balik hostel, terpaksa jalan kaki dan macam2 lagi. But now semua dah besar dan even Najlaa pn dah jadi isteri orang.

Ps: recycle baju tunang lagi!banyak sgt kenduri plak skg ni.

How time flies!

My portable wedding journal!

2011-12-03T15:41:00.001+08:00

A friend of mine asked me how my iphone been treating me. I replied "it was very convenient."

For my wedding preparation, I browse a lot using my iPhone and save a lot of image and reference. Whenever we talked about the wedding, I will simply take out my phone and see whatever things I saved for review and reference.

Most of the time I just captured and saved everything that I like. Easy peasy!

Wedding at Batu Pahat Johor

2011-11-29T12:22:00.001+08:00

First time datang Batu Pahat dan first time tengok orang Johor kahwin! Actually memang agak berlainan dengan orang Perak.

Even masa akad nikah pun macam lain sikit. Once lafaz sah, both pengantin kena baca skrip. Ada la ayat macam adinda akan menjaga kekanda, and so on. Untuk mak pun ada jgk. Macam lepas kahwin tanggungjawab akan beralih kepada suami jadi, si anak mintak maaf semua salah silap sebelum ni. Masa tu memang sedih sangat. Sebak and very touching.

Bila sanding pulak ada duit tol sebelum dapat tengok pengantin perempuan and naik pelamin. Seronok jugak. Lepas tu bila balik dapat "berkat". Masa dorang duk sebut "berkat" tu macam blur tapi rupanya tu nasi bekal.

Overall it was a great experience!

Tahniah kepada Iszal dan Norsilah. :)

Kain Hantaran Bertunang

2011-11-29T11:53:00.001+08:00

Masa bertunang dapat kain ela. Biasa orang bagi kain nikah kan? Tapi dah bertunang pun last minit memang ak sempat. So bagi kain ela je.

Buat baju kurung moden sebelum balik Batu Pahat berjumpa dengan the future in laws. Saje nak pakai tunjuk kat his mom and it turns out his kom pun pakai baju dari kain yang saya pernah kasi beberapa bulan yang lalu. Heheheheheheeheh

Majalah Pengantin

2011-11-24T21:38:00.001+08:00

Selalu baca, tiap2 bulan. Tapi first time beli!

Dulu housemate after housemate akan beli, so tumpang je la. Lepas sorang sorang kahwin, nampak nya bulan Disember takde org nak beli. So kena beli sendiri.

Kalau sebelum ni setakat belek2 je tgk gambar. Tapi rasanya dah kena strt baca properly. Cari idea.

Edisi Disember best sebab ada panduan busana pengantin ikut jenis badan. Hehehee

Hello Kitty collection

2011-11-16T04:03:00.001+08:00

Ni rasa nya Hello Kitty collectible yang telah diframekan. Mungkin owner dia dah tanak dan jual. And we got this ar flea market.

The frame kena touch up a bit. Tapi nanti lah.

Inner/ Awing Arzu for sale

2011-11-14T11:16:00.002+08:00

Haritu beli inner dekat Arzu Scarf. 3 RM50. Saje la nak try pakai shawl dgn inner lagi pun ni inner cotton dan dia mcm tak melekap dkt muka..

Bila dah beli tu try pakai memang dia xmelekap dan selesa je..cuma still rasa xminat sgt nak pakai shawl..lagi prefer bawal..koleksi shawl pn tak banyak..rasa xconfident jgk sbb tak biasa sgt..

1 inner dah kasi pada kawan for free.so skg tinggal lagi..i want to let go!

RM25 for 2 pieces Still New ( tak pakai lagi) with postage..

Baju Tunang

2011-11-12T16:16:00.001+08:00

Hari ini nak pergi kenduri kahwin dan decide untuk pakai baju tunang tempoh hari. Sangat simple but it is just the way I like...

Ada tambah beads sikit kasi nampak hiasan sikit..yang lain memang dari kedai..

Ada org suka dan tak suka baju ni..especially warna dia xbpe nk semenggah sangat..nampak lain dan kusam..tapi nak buat camne, beli sorang2 memang xpandai pilih lagipun masa tu pun dah last minit. Pape pub i personally prefer dan suka baju macam ini..

11.11.11: Last day at work!

2011-11-11T12:41:00.002+08:00

Farewell Party last week to send off me and John.

And today is the day! 11.11.11 is my last of day of 1 year and 6 months employment.

Now I will need to start all over again.

Who said Malaysian men aren't romantic?

2011-11-10T15:32:00.002+08:00

Screen shot taken here

Source: Today Online

Who said Malaysian men aren't romantic?

04:45 AM Nov 10, 2011

A telco project engineer from Selangor, Malaysia, made his girlfriend an offer she could not refuse on Internet discount website Groupon: Marry me (picture).

Mr Loke Hing Seong had noticed that his girlfriend Hon Mei Chin, a secretary for a non-governmental organisation, would visit Groupon's Malaysian portal first thing every morning. The company initially thought it was a prank until Mr Loke showed up at their offices.

Mr Loke's "Grouposal" went online at 8am on Tuesday and garnered over thousands of "buys" within its first few hours on the website, with Malaysia's netizens taken by the novel marriage proposal.

Among the deal "highlights" were "free cuddles" and "infrared sensors detect female emotions and react accordingly".

In the fine print: "Lifetime warranty covers feeding children and household repairs."

A tearful Ms Hon called Mr Loke to say "yes" a couple of hours after the ad was posted.

The first reported marriage proposal on Groupon was in Cincinnati in January. The bride-to-be clicked "buy". Agencies

Sweetness!!!

Cincin Merisik, Tunang dan Langkah Bendul

2011-11-09T20:48:00.002+08:00

Lepas bertunang, ada few friends personally asking me about rings, which one to buy, price range and macam2 lagi. Basically masing masing dah ada planning ke arah itu, cuma masih belum ada idea. Ramai yg fikir kena spend thousands for cincin je dan terus takut! Takde lah sampai macam tu.Depends on your budget and preference. Ada org tak suma emas, ada orang nak platinum or silver (ke sama je?)

Masa bertunang hari tu, ada 3 cincin; cincin merisik, tunang dan langkah bendul. My mom asked for 916. Jadi just boleh share tentang cincin emas je lah.

Cincin Merisik

Usually cincin merisik ni ialah cincin belah rotan, takde batu. Simple je. Tapi sekarang jenis design ada corak corak ukiran atas dia. Tp kami punya cincin risik bukan belah rotan sebab asalnya cincin tu for our 2nd anniversary. Jadi suka hati je pilih design yang mana. Kenapa cincin for 2nd anniversary? Asal nya dari awal tahun plan nk bertunang, tapi kami macam tak dapat approval je gaya nya jadi ktorang suka suka je lah beli cincin tanda sendiri sendiri. Memang ada niat kalau boleh nak buat untuk cincin risik tapi masa tu memang tak nampak yang kami akan bertunang dalam masa terdekat. Tak sangka pulak tiba tiba bertunang. Jadi terus guna je cincin tu.

Bila dah betul betul serious tentang niat kami dan yang penting dapat restu dari parents, terus pass cincin risik sebelum raya dekat Faiz. His family plan nak datang beraya dan alang alang tu nak merisik, tapi masa tu belum confirm nak merisik sekali ke x. Prepare awal awal je terus kasi dia simpan. Kiranya raya tu tak pakai cincin lah. Bila dah raya bincang bincang, his parents setuju masa datang beraya tu, buat merisik sebab cincin pun dah ada.

Cincin Tunang

Asalnya his mom suggested cincin risik tu guna buat cincin tunang, kalau boleh nak kasi belah rotan untuk risik. Tapi bila refer to mak sedara dan yang lebih pakar, diorang kata guna je la cincin risik tu sebagai cincin risik dan beli cincin tunang yang baru. Sebab cincin tunang kena ada batu. Risau jugak masa tu, takut mahal sangat ke kalau ada batu, kalau boleh tanak la mahal mahal sebab kami pun last minit masa tu, manada duit banyak pun. Nasib baik jumpa yang affordable. Cantik pun cantik. Tapi Faiz cakap susah nak cari cincin batu yang 916 so xbanyak choice. Masa beli cincin tunang jugak cuci sekali cincin risik. Masa sarung cincin tu, his mom boleh pulak tanya "muat ke ni?" sentap tau. Hahahaha tangan memang jenis gemuk gemuk.

Cincin Langkah Bendul

Agak stress masa ini sebab kami expect kena kasi cincin jugak for Kak Long. Ingat kan kain sepasang je. Tapi dah kena pulak setelah mak dan makcik makcik bersidang. Jadi layankan aje la. Orang kata belah perempuan ada hak untuk mintak cincin apa yang diorang nak. Tapi mak biar Kak Long yang decide dan Kak Long biarkan kami yang decide nak kasi cincin apa dan bajet berapa. After dah discuss, kami setuju nak share duit untuk cincin Kak Long dan allocate certain amounts untuk bajet dia. Sama sama pergi beli sehari sebelum majlis. Esok nya pass cincin sebelum diorang sampai rumah.

Sekarang pakai dua2 cincin dekat jari manis. 1 kanan, 1 kiri.

3kata

2011-11-09T15:40:00.001+08:00

Of Aidil Adha and Wedding Discussion

2011-11-07T16:49:00.005+08:00

First time balik Ipoh dan raya dengan my fiance! Sebab ada kereta baru, saje saje gedik mintak dia hantarkan balik Ipoh dan dia pun tak balik Batu Pahat sebab kena kerja petang raya. Dapatlah merasa makan lemang dan rendang panas panas sebelum balik KL balik on the same day. Kesian jugak tapi he said it is okay dan memang saje saje nak jalan Ipoh dengan baru.

Since dah balik Ipoh ni, bila sedara mara datang beraya, adalah bincang bincang tentang wedding stuff. Sebelum ni adalah bincang tapi mak selalu leave it to me dan cakap dia tak kisah. She is more concerned on the kenduri part dan guests. Yelah, this will be 1st wedding in my family mesti dia takut dan dia pun takde experience. Tapi bila dah duduk ramai ramai, sedara mara pun ada banyak idea for the wedding.

For doorgift, kalau boleh tak nak kasi things like sapu tangan, kipas ke, or cawan. Most probably kasi food dan something yang boleh digunakan as well as yang represents negeri Perak.

Nikah kat masjid je lah. Takde khatam Quran sebab dah buat masa my brother sunat dan maybe ada malam berinai (kalau sy nak)

Kenduri masak sendiri (or orang Johor panggil rewang)

Maybe ada flower girls since my aunts dah offer their kids for that.

Warna tema tukar dari warna gelap ke tone yang cerah. Initially saya nak warna gelap gelap tapi semua pun suggest for lighter tone. So okay je lah dan he agreed too

Tarikh insyaAllah ikut cadangan his side. Mula mula tu macam tak sesuai tapi di tolak timbang tu lah tarikh yang sesuai for both sides. Hopefully

Malam berinai, Jumaat malam Sabtu, nikah hari Sabtu dan sanding Ahad

Gubahan hantaran, I said leave to me hehe teringin nak buat sendiri. Masa bertunang memang tak sempat

Baju sanding sewa butik. Baju nikah maybe tempah. Baju berinai recycle baju tunang

Cincin for him tak payah since he doesn't want one dan rasa macam nak recycle je cincin tunang ni balik jadi cincin kahwin

So that's basically the intial plan. My family dah ada buat sikit sikit preparation macam beli pinggan mangkuk, survey langsir dan katil. Tapi diri sendiri belum buat apa apa lagi sebab tak tahu nak start dari mana. So far I don't have any big expactation on my wedding. Just harap ia akan berjalan lancar, makanan sedap, sederhana dan tidak membazir dan majlis dan ikatan itu dapat membuatkan orang sekeliling kami gembira dan bahagia. InsyaAllah..

Happy Birthday !!!

2011-11-04T10:38:00.005+08:00

Today is 04.11.2011 and it is his birthday! Happy Birthday :)

We had an early celebration last night. Kebetulan ada farewell dinner dekat Chili's jadi saya tapau kan dia Old Timer Burger dan suruh dia datang ambik dekat MidValley. Memang mulanya dah ada plan nak celebrate tapi kalau boleh tanpa cake sebab 2 orang je nak makan pun. Dalam kepala idea nak ajak dia makan kat Dataran Merdeka je, so kalau ada lilin mesti best. Sementara tunggu dia datang, terus pergi Jusco cari lilin dan beli lighter. Tapi takde so pergi Carefour pulak. Jalan laju laju sebab dia tengah on the way.

Masa tengah tunggu dia dekat Starbucks, nampak pulak Delicious dan terus masuk mana tahu ada pape yang menarik ke dan rasa tak lengkap pulak takde cake or sweet favors. Saya pilih pavlova sebab nampak macam simple and just nice for his birthday.

Bersama DIY Popup Birthday Card!

#DIY Popup Birthday Card

Ni buat sendiri masa lunch time. Mula mula nak pergi cari kad birthday je dekat KL Sentral tapi takde yang menarik. Kebetulan dekat office ada pencil color so terus google for DIY birthday card. Tahun tahun lepas pun dah buat sendiri, jadi kalau boleh nak yang lain sikit dan pilih popup punya! He is so excited with the popup thingy dan banyak kali tanya macam mana boleh buat kad tu. hehe

Happy Birthday! Wish you all the best for your ahead!

insyaAllah.

Hantaran Tema Teal

2011-11-03T00:19:00.002+08:00

Not mine! But my getting-married-housemate. Her theme is teal and it's her favorite color. I have to agree it is indeed a beautiful color.

OUTDOOR POTRAITURE. ONLY RM 99. LIMITED SLOT.

2011-10-31T13:58:00.003+08:00

Refer post lama, click!, kami tertarik dengan Arunamaya Cameraworks. Tapi belum mahu book lagi sebab belum finalize the date yet. Tapi this promotion sangat menarik. RM99 for outdoor portraiture. Boleh tangkap gambar suka suka pun boleh. Their work also bagus. Kalau tak, takde lah kami berminat.

But we are not going to have any of this sebab just plan ambik gambar kami using tripod sebab kitaorang pemalu. heheheh.

Jadi kalau berminat sila lah cepat2!

Arunamaya Cameraworks

Website: http://www.arunamaya.net/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/arunamaya

Contact No.: 013-584 o120

Tagged: 11 Things

2011-10-31T10:50:00.006+08:00

So I have been tagged by CikAlang and I need to complete it!

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

1.You must post these rules.

2.Each person must post 11 things about themselves in their journal.

3.Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post. And create eleven new questions for the people you tagged to answer.

4.You have to choose 11 people to tag and link them on the post

5.Go to their page and tell them you have tagged HIM/HER

6.No tag back!

7.No stuff in the tagging section about "YOU ARE TAGGED IF YOU ARE READING THIS" YOU LEGITIMATELY (a.k.a REALLY, TRUST, WITH ALL HONESTY) have tagged 11 people

11 Things About Me

1. I write stuff for work and I love it but I don't really good at writing (and expressing) personal things, feeling and opinion.

2. I wish I have a lot and lots of time to do crafty thingy like paper quilling, handmade stuff and sewing.

3. I want to be housewife but at the same time taking freelance job like translation, writing and online business. It is a dream to be achieved!

4. Love reading things online. Stuff like history, trivia, conspiracy pretty much get my attention most. I can spend the whole day researching on Parameswara, Eunuch, or old and lost kingdom. Its weird I know.

5. I like books and my reading covers topic on literature, history and fiction. But now it seems that I read Chic Lit more. It's fun and light. No stress at all.

6. I think too much sampai terbawak bawak dalam mimpi. That explains why I will dream about story that I watched / read before I went to sleep.

7. Right now, my obsession is kerang bakar and laksa. But tak boleh makan kerang bakar banyak sebab banyak kolestrol T_T

8. I have this mission called "soul searching" where I try to connect back with long lost friends, old enemies and clear up everything with them. I try to reconcile back and fix the relationship. Some went well, some seems fake and some just failed. But whatever happen, it makes me feel more alive and connected to the One. Alhamdulillah.

9. My favorite series is How I Met Your Mother and I have been watching it since the 1st season. Many people from my siblings, my fiance, my roommates and my colleagues love this series and I am the one who influenced them! *proud

10. I am still trying to bring my fiance to eat sushi and teppayanki with me.

11. I have a great family, a great fiance and a great bunch of friends and I thanked Allah for that.

11 Questions from the Host!

1) Who inspired your dream wedding?

I don't literally have a dream wedding. I want to keep the wedding simple, cost less and not too much. Just a basic/normal wedding will do. Apa apa pun, we need to get back to our root and religion. But I like to read this blog by Kak Jumie. Her wedding ideas are simple yet memorable and we do take a lot of idea from her blog termasuklah pilih tema warna based on her suggestion.

2) What was the most beautiful memory(ies) of yours instead of wedding/engagement?

Semua kenangan kenangan and past things that happened to me are my beautiful memories. Buruk ke baik ke, it makes me realize how lucky I am now and helps me to know the meaning of life better. Bila teringat balik what I have been through before mesti senyum sorang2.

3) What thing you want to DIY the most for your wedding day?

Nak DIY macam macam from door gift, bunga telur, bunga pahar to decorations and maybe veil dan tudung. Ada macam macam idea tapi 1 pun belum mula lagi. Hah!

4) Why...?(untuk soklan 3)

I like DIY things tapi belum start anything sebab takut nak start. Betul ke nak kahwin ni? Waa

5)What is your favourite dessert?

Ice cream and yogurt.

6) One thing you mostly hope did not happen during your wedding.

Hujan dan makanan tak sedap. Kesian guests.

7) Who is the celebrity / public figure that people always compare the similarity with you?

Umie Aida because ada 2 3 people telling me I look like her especially masa dia berlakon jadi orang gila, orang sedih. Hahaha

8) Canopy or hall -- which one you prefer most for your wedding?

Canopy jee

9) Why...? (untuk soklan 8)

Both receptions will be held at our parent's house. Decided!

10) Have you linked the person that tagged you..?=p

Done :)

11) Dah habis jawab dah?

I think yes!

Tag 11 people: Kina, Dayah, Ika, Anaztasia, TqahMisdar, Miss Z, Adnanis, Meeya, Rilla, Izayani and Didi

11 Questions for you;

1. When was your first date?

2. What did you do on your date?

3. Where is your dream vacation?

4. Will you go there for your honeymoon?

5. Why do you love him?

6. What makes your relationship stay strong?

7. Tell about your best friend

8. Will you cry on your akad nikah or have you cried?

9. What color suits you most?

10. Do you like junk-food?

11. What is different between you and your partner (other than gender)

Finally done!

DIY & Botol InnerShine

2011-10-28T20:02:00.001+08:00

Asalnya beli InnerShine sebab nak minum je itupun Faiz yang semangat belikan. Baru sehari minum, terjumpa wedding favor idea ni kat tumblr. So I figured out that botol InnerShine will be useful for that.

Nak DIY apa dengan botol InnerShine ni belum decide lagi. Sekarang ni just continue minum sebab memang ada sikit rasa perubahan dan kumpul botolnya. As for now baru ada 18 botol maknya I have been taking InnerShine for 18 days already.

Hopefully dapat kumpul banyak banyak. Tapi kena minum la everyday and spend RM100 monthly.

We will see how...

La hawla wala quwawata illa billah

2011-10-28T10:14:00.004+08:00

By Imam Abdullah Ibn ‘Alawi Al-Haddad

(Original Source: http://www.alhaddad.org/blog/?p=2300)

Bismillah.

You should know that the most comprehensive and inclusive formula for expressing the repudiation of one’s own claim to power and ability is La hawla wala quwawata illa billah (there is neither power nor ability save by God).

The Proof of Islam (Imam al-Ghazali), may God be pleased with him, said: “Power (hawl) is motion and ability (quwwa) is aptitude.”

No creature possesses either ability or power over anything save through God, Who is Able and Capable. It is incumbent upon believers to have faith in whatever God permits them to do or abstain from – as for instance, in conforming to an injunction, whether by acting or abstaining, or in seeking their provision by resorting to action in the form of crafts and professions, and so on – it is God the exalted Who creates and originates their intentions, abilities and movements, and that the acts they choose to perform will be attributed to them in the manner known as ‘acquisition’ (kasb) and ‘working’, and shall be, in consequence, liable to reward and punishment; but that they exercise volition only when God Himself does so, and can neither do nor abstain from anything unless He renders them able to. They possess not a single atom’s weight of the heaven or the earth, nor do they attain to any partnership in its governance, or become supports to Him.

It is on the ability and power to make choices, which God has granted to His servants, that commands and prohibitions are based. Things which are done intentionally and by choice are attributed to them, and they are rewarded and punished accordingly.

Hence the meaning of la hawla wala quwwata illa billah is the denial of one’s possession of autonomous power and ability, and the simultaneous confession of the existence of that (relative) power and ability to make choices that He has given His servants to be their own.

He who claims that man has no choice or ability, that the acts he selects are identical with the acts he is compelled to do, and that he is in all circumstances coerced is a deterministic (jabri) innovator whose false claim would deny that there was any purpose in sending Messengers and revealing Scriptures. By contrast, he who claims that man possesses the will and power to do whatever he does by choice is a Mu’tazili innovator. But he who believes that a responsible (mukallaf) man possess power and choice to allow him to comply with God’s commands and prohibitions, but is neither independent thereby nor the creator of his own acts, has found the Sunna, joined the majoritarian community, and become safe from reprehensible innovation. There is a lengthy explanation to this, which follows a rugged road where many have slipped and gone astray; and beyond it is the secret of Destiny, which has always perplexed intelligent minds and into which the Master of Messengers has commanded us not to delve. So let the intelligent be content with hints and let it suffice them to believe that everything was created by God, and nothing exists without His will and power. Then let them require their selves to conform to the commandments and prohibitions, and take their Lord’s side against their selves in every circumstance. A hadith says that is one of the treasures of the Garden.’ Understand the indication contained in terming it a ‘treasure’ and you will know that its meaning is among the mysteries; for reward is of the same species as the act. The Prophet s.a.w has also said ‘Two raka’ats in the depths of the night are one of the treasures of goodness.’ Their reward comprises a hidden treasure because the time of their occurence, namely the night implies this.

It is also reported that ‘La hawla wala quwwata illa billah is a remedy for 99 ailments, the least of which is sorrow.’ It is a remedy for sorrow because grief mostly occurs when one misses something one loves, or when a distressful thing occurs; and whenever either of these things occurs people perceive their helplessness and inability to achieve their desired aims; hence they feel sorrow. If at such times they repeat in their heart and with their tongues words which mean that they disavow the possession of any ability or power of their own, then this gives them certitude in their knowledge that they are helpless and weak except where God gives them power and ability, with the result that their sorrow is banished, and their knowledge of their Lord is increased. This can be clearly understood from the Prophet’s s.a.w saying: ‘When one believes in destiny, one’s sorrow departs.’ And in attributing ability and power to His Name, Allah, which is the axis of the Names and the most supreme of them, and in following it on most occasions with the two noble Names which indicate two of the attributes of the Holy Essence, namly those of Exaltation (Al-’Ali) and Magnitude (Al-’Azim), lies a sign that He totally transcends and is absolutely holier than the illusions of those who have strayed from the path, are blind to the evidence, and have delved without insight into the secret of destiny and the acts of God’s creatures. So take heed!

- Imam Abdullah Ibn ‘Alawi Al-Haddad

in ‘Gifts for the Seeker’

Translated from the Arabic by Mostafa Al-Badawi

Publisher credit: Fons Vitae

Courtesy of http://www.defending-islam.com/page294.html

DIY: Hiasan Tudung

2011-10-27T17:11:00.008+08:00

I love DIY. Tapi masa bertunang hanya ada 5 hari je. Tak sempat nak DIY apa apa. Tapi tangan memang gatal nak DIY so try tambah hiasan, crystal beads pada tudung tunang.

Takde gambar asal sebab half of phone memory went lost masa upgrade. Cuma ada gambar selepas itu je.

Beli 1 packet silver and 1 packet purple. 1 packet RM2 je dapat dalam 10 biji. Selang seli kan 2 warna tu. Jarak tu main agak agak je. Dekat beads ada dua lubang so masuk benang antara dua lubang tu. At first malas so main guna gam tembak tapi tak melekat. So continue jahit je lah and it was 10pm masa tu. Esok nye dah majlis. Memang tabah.

I like the outcome. Beads tu telah memberat kan tudung so takdela macam bergerak2 sangat dan terletak aje. Tapi ni not actually tudung, its more to outer, kain chiffon beli dekat Ampang Park RM50. Kalau yang ada hiasan2 pun dah RM100, tapi cuma tambah bunga2 kecik dan beads je. Kalau rajin sikit buat sendiri lawa lawa memang dah boleh jimat tapi tak cukup masa mampu tambah crystal beads sahaja.

Now considering nak add this crystal beads pada tudung bawal kosong. Cuma tak sempat nak pergi beli je. Hiasan ini jugak boleh letak pada tudung sarung tu sebab selalunya border tu kosong je kan.

InsyaAllah kalau boleh nak DIY tudung nikah dan tudung kahwin jgk dengan veil nya sekali. Mampu kah? hahahaha

My Rock & Roll Blues Cafe, Malacca

2011-10-27T10:34:00.003+08:00

We had our dinner at My Rock & Roll Blues Cafe while we were on the trip to Malacca. The food was great so does the ambiance. I wish I can come here again.

My Rock & Roll Blues Cafe has been here in Melaka, Malaysia for over 13 years. We are American owned and operated.

1.We specialize in American cusine and all meals are "Homemade" in our own kitchen. Quality is our priority along with, hefty portions in a family friendly enviornment.

*Our Food Is Halal and we are recommended b8y Lonely Planet Guide Books.

What do you feel like? Starters? Soup? Big N.Z Steaks? Monster Burgers? Sandwiches? Salads? Pizza? Spaghetti? Lamb, Chicken or Fish? Dessert? All prepared from a variety of our own special recipes! It's a big menu, check it out!

Why not have your next Company Function, Birthday Party or Special Occasion here! Maybe with a live band? Buffets are also available.We can seat about 40 people.

We had Fried Mozarella Cheese with homemade sauce, Pepperoni and Mushroom Pizza and Original Chicken Wings (8 pieces). Satisfaction guaranteed!

Our First Car

2011-10-27T10:10:00.004+08:00

Akhirnya sampai jugak pada 25/10/11 setelah sebulan menunggu. Alhamdulillah.

We have been informed by the dealer that the car dah boleh ambil by 25/10/11 sebab dapat free body kit so tunggu body kit siap pasang dan kebetulan he is not in his shift so boleh la dia pergi ambil. I texted him around afternoon tanya kereta dah ready ke belum.

me: kereta camne?

him: dia kata esok kot.takpe la petang ni sy tetap pergi ambik awk kat office.

me: yeke. sy dah siap pakai bj lawa lawa ni sbb nak jalan2 kete baru.

him: nak buat cmne, janganla macam ni. sy lagi sedih tau.

me: ok. esok pn boleh p jalan2. hehe

So masa balik kerja, dia tunggu dekat bawah office. Agak pelik sebab biasanya dia akan tunggu dekat motor je. I thought maybe dia dah tunggu lama. On the way to motor park, nampak ada kereta putih just like our future car. Bila dah dekat nampak the plate no! *** 8710. hahahahahaha.

IT WAS A SURPRISE!

The car is for his coming birthday, 4.11.87 and the plate no is for my belated birthday 1.10.87

Farewell Trip to Malacca

2011-10-25T12:26:00.004+08:00

It was fun though I actually went to Malacca two weeks before. This time we are focusing on food hunting rather than sightseeing! Max actually gained extra 1 kg on the next day while me and the other girls are too scared to step on the scale.

We are very happy and satisfied with the whole trip from the hotel to the makan place we went and food but I am just to lazy to write anything right now.

It's supposed to be 7 of us but only 4 can make it. Nevertheless, this is enough to make me happy...

Farewell Gift

2011-10-21T12:14:00.001+08:00

11.11.11 is my last date here at the company! When I put this date as my FB status, everyone seems to think it is a wedding date.

I sent my resignation letter back in August, 12.8.11. So that explains shy my last day is 11.11.11. Such a beautiful date to end a career? I dont think so. I still love my job here but I am looking for something new and different.

My first farewell gift from my team mate.. Coming soon farewell trip tp Malacca (again!) and farewell dinner.

I love my colleagues!

Convocation

2011-10-11T15:36:00.002+08:00

My younger sister graduated last Saturday at University Of Malaya and she is now a degree holder in Geology! Thanks to Faiz and his inside contact, all of my family members are in the hall to witness dik convocation.

And yesterday was my friends at International Islamic University of Malaysia convocation. It was a 6 years of hardwork for many of them! Well 2 years spent in matriculation and another 4 years for degree.

Hot Malacca

2011-10-11T15:26:00.002+08:00

Last Sunday, we went to Malacca. It was a random trip and there wasn't any planning involved.

Malacca was very hot that day. We only went to few historical places and little shopping spree. Managed to visit Taman Buaya, A Famosa, the Big Ship (forgot the name), St Paul Church and River Cruise.

We had dinner at Assam Pedas Claypot as recommended by the locals. Yummy!

Kirigami

2011-10-11T09:43:00.003+08:00

Yesterday I bought this Kirigami Home Deco Kit for fun. The package is interesting and it comes with small scissors, origami papers, tutorials and tracing papers.

I am so excited and straight away open the kit while we are having dinner.

And the result is awesome! There is more patterns to try out.

The Day I Say I Do

2011-10-07T12:17:00.004+08:00

I create a new Tumblr for wedding stuff! I reblogged so many things on wedding crafts, decorations, ideas and what not on my personal Tumblr that I think I need a specific Tumblr for my wedding and this can be our reference and inspiration towards the big day too.

So here it is http://thedayisayido.tumblr.com/

In sugar rush today. Too much creamer in my coffee T_T

Spotted!

2011-10-06T15:43:00.009+08:00

Went to Wangsa Walk last Sunday looking for my birthday gift. Masuk masuk je terus ada Ekspo Perkahwinan so terus pergi tengok and because we are coming together, vendors pun sana sini approach. Tapi macam malas nak layan sebab takde ape nak tengok, until sampai dekat 1 booth Arunamaya Cameraworks ni macam interesting so we sit down and discuss about the package offered since orang tu pun excited wanna explain. Obviously, we do not have any confirm dates yet, so memang tak boleh la nk book pape lagi.

The package is quite affordable, puas hati with the quality and creativity. Harga charge to Ipoh/Batu Pahat sangat okay and then dapat FOC itu ini. But it is still way to early to book/pay for anything now, so KIV je la dan memang sangat berminat! hehehe

Bila balik rumah, I left the brochure in his car. He only drives his car time cuti sahaja, so memang lambat la akan dapat ambil balik the brochure and we both tak ingat nama photographer tu langsung. So I did some searching and googling, tak jumpa! Last option, search the Ekspo itself mana tahu ada senarai vendor kan. Yes, they did and every vendor ada gambar booth diorang, lepas tu nampak gambar kitaorang! HAHAHA.

Lawak.

Birthday Bear

2011-10-04T11:21:00.002+08:00

Hahaha!

Since we are on budget, I didn't expect any celebration or present. But since Faiz insisted to get me a teddy bear, a big one, I had to say YES!

Teddy family from him!

24 years old

2011-10-02T23:32:00.001+08:00

I turn 24 years old yesterday! Alhamdulillah.

There was no celebration really. But something happened so I sort of celebrating it. Haha

Kacamata!

2011-09-23T00:17:00.003+08:00

Few days before Raya, pergi cek mata sebab selalu rasa pening-pening dekat mata especially dalam kereta (or driving but I don't drive LOL) dan kalau kerja bila dah pukul 4 ke atas rasa macam sakit sangat mata. So I thought maybe rabun silau. Bila cek rupanya ada rabun jauh. *sigh. I remembered last year ada sibuk sibuk cek mata with Faiz and I was not rabun at all. Betul kata my office mate, after a year working please go for eye test! Sebab kerja always infront of PC then balik rumah pn online lagi. T_T

But at that time tak terus sebab buat takde duit kemudian macam Faiz asked me to wait for him. Tapi sebab busy and our working hours tak sama, tak sempat nak buat since Raya. Until last weekend, we were mostly on the road, rasa macam takde matahari pun tapi pening gila mata. I can't take it anymore! Balik je open house, terus pergi optical shop. Cek mata lagi sekali dan terus buat. Because this is my first time, so beli yang murah murah je but tambah lense for computer ke apa tah. I left to Faiz to make the decision sebab memang tak tahu apa apa tentant cermin mata and he is wearing it like since form 1?

Saya rasa saya takda lah rabun cuma kadang kadang vision tu nampak a bit blurry and I thought because my eyes were too tired or adjusting the view ke. Tapi first time pakai terus macam teruja! The vision sangat clear and sharp. Macam happy sangat sangat! Semua clear! So tahu lah kenapa sebelum ini vision macam blurry and banyak noise.

First Car

2011-09-22T15:07:00.010+08:00

So we are engaged to be married and there are many requirements before we get married, things like owning a car, a house, a BIG amount of money and other things. Right now, Faiz drives his father's car. Since we are getting married, there is a need to get a new car, to be specific, his own car and it is just the time for him to give back his family car though he paid for it monthly.

Actually we are planning to get engaged by end of the year, preferably during school holidays (November/December). He was planning to get his own car now and has been looking for it since then. But suddenly we got engaged and the need for a new car has been very strong.

So during the 3 days weekend last week, we are out day and night looking a right car. Preferably a 2nd hand car and with "H" logo. We have been checking car dealers around KL. Though we found the models that we are looking for, we didn't get the excitement like the moment you found a shirt that you love and you said "I want this! I want this!". We test drive some cars and we are not satisfied enough. Buying car is harder than I thought T_T

While on the quest (the yellow tape is to close the rosak drawer compartment. The lid cannot be closed. I don't know who did that! *_*)

It was a very tiring quest (at least for me) so we chose another option which is getting a new car instead. Few days earlier, Faiz actually went to a showroom and test drive a car. He feels very satisfied with it and there are many free gifts too but this "K" model is not favorable to his father (and to my father too though he drives "K" too!). So we tried to test drive "F" model on the next day, but the offer is not as good as the other one and a new "H" model seems overpriced. After exchanging calls and text messages with his father either second hand "H" or brand new "K" his father finally gives him a green light to "K". At that time we actually parked the car outside the "K" showroom and waiting for incoming text from his father to say "Yes". The moment we received a "Yes", we straight away went to the showroom to make a booking. But the salesman wasn't there that day so Faiz came again on Monday to make the booking. Though we could just book the car but it is important to get the blessing from the parents. Restu itu penting!

Then comes the loan part. After a few calls and background checking by the bank, the loan is approved yesterday and there goes his (our) first car! And today, we have successfully registered the car no. plate.

Alhamdulilah :))) Now waiting for the car to arrive by next month! InsyaAllah

What's next?

Oh, on the marriage plan we haven't been talking much about it because we are broke now. Need to save more money and get extra income. Need to save more money and get extra income.Need to save more money and get extra income.Need to save more money and get extra income.Need to save more money and get extra income.Need to save more money and get extra income.Need to save more money and get extra income.Need to save more money and get extra income.Need to save more money and get extra income.Need to save more money and get extra income.Need to save more money and get extra income.

Beautiful !!!

2011-09-22T14:31:00.001+08:00

Hahaha. Downloaded this Beautify apps on my iPhone and had a real fun using it. It makes you beautiful (and funny too).

Sample of my photo

Soul searching

2011-09-15T16:04:00.001+08:00

Or whatever it is called.

I have been doing different sort of things, expected and unexpected ones, reconciling with long lost friends and past enemies just to get to know myself better and to appreciate life.

The peak was during Ramadhan. I get closer to the Creator, closer with friends and become 0-0 with the people I least like (not really actually hehe).

I think I blogged before that I am gettibg used eating fish and to everyone suprise (family and Faiz), me eating fish is normal. I started to like assam pedas and during Ramadhan, I asked Faiz for ikan merah assam pedas twice! There was also ikan pari too. It's quite amusing that I somehow eating ikan bakar like others when we break fasting at Ikan Bakar Sekinchan. Only after we are otw back home that Faiz realized I eat fish like a normal thing. I went drools when mom cook fish curry an I ate them like its normal.

I also contacted some long lost friends and thanks to the invention of Facebook! Everybody seems to have one. Talking with some old friends and Facebook friends that I rarely say hi has opened my eyes especially in their ways of seeing me as a person. The replied I get for example like "Has aku rindu kau, teringat masa dulu bla bla bla", and it is quite interesting what people thought of yoy having said that they now only see you on Facebook. A friend of mine suddenly talking about his ex girlfriend which is our junior. A relationship is hard for him and he assumed that I got lucky, I didnot seem to have any problems with my bf. I laughed! Of course there are problemssss and we always fight. But do we need to tell people everything?

Talking to stranger is something that I have always avoided. But with my soul searching mission, I should say yes to strangers. I talk with random peopld at the counter, try make some jokes with seller and I found out people are actually friendly if we are also friendly to them.

The biggest one is to reconcile with past enemies. I try. I want. But the courage isn't here yet.

And yet there is still a lot of things I want to accomplished. InsyaAllah.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-09-14T15:07:00.001+08:00

5 Hari Persiapan Pertunangan

2011-09-12T15:32:00.019+08:00

Kami bertunang dalam masa 5 hari. Semua terkejut dan kami pun terkejut.

Ahad

Faiz whatsapp cakap his parents suddenly suggested that we both terus tunang pada hari merisik sebab jauh lah nak datang banyak kali dr Johor ke Perak. Tapi still tak confirm. Tunggu punya tunggu still takde kata putus. Rasa macam nak, tapi macam sempat ke? Kasi suggestion buat 17 September 2011 je lah. Tapi dia kata tak kan nak tangguh2 lagi.

Isnin

Telefon Mak beritahu yang family Faiz jadi datang merisik Sabtu ini tapi diorang nak terus bertunang terus, tanya Mak dan Abah okay ke? Diorang kata okay tapi macam tak berapa nak yakin sangat. Mak Faiz pulak contact sedara mara tanya siapa yang boleh join rombongan meminang. Bila dah confirm rombongan yang nak datang meminang cukup, 3 buah kereta. Terus confirmkan balik dengan Mak yang insyaAllah majlis merisik dan bertunang sekali sabtu ini. Mak kata bagus lah kalau terus bertunang walaupun Mak macam terkejut dan semalam nye baru buat open house. Tapi mak kata kalau tangguh bila plak nanti nak buat kan. Abah pulak on saje sebab dari mula dia xpernah bantah berkawan dengan Faiz tapi dia kata kenduri just jamu rombongan je. Kalau open house masak 10 ekor ayam, kenduri tunang masak 5 ekor aje. haha. Call akak mintak tolong buat apa seperti hantaran. Terus kata nak buat tema ungu dan krim. Pasal apa? Sebab I think I look beautiful wearing purple. Hahaha. Krim? I have no idea whyyyyyy. Balik kerja terus pergi Amcorp Mall. Ada satu butik ni dia jual baju kurung cantik cantik, kain chiffon with beads. Selalu tengok je dan dah lama pasang niat nak beli dr butik tu. So petang tu jgk terus beli. Plan nak beli lilac, soft purple tapi design yang cantik semua takde size, so ambil warna krim. While Faiz yang masih bercuti di Johor pun start cari barang-barang hantaran. Disebabkan langkah bendul, Faiz kena beli 2 pasang kain dan sebelum ni pernah tanya akak awal2 dia nak apa, akak kata just kasi kain sepasang dah cukup. Tiba tiba Mak call tanya pasal langkah bendul. She asked for cincin langkah bendul jugak dan kena marah sebab pandai pandai tanya akak sendiri. Patut kena tanya orang tua-tua. Based on adat, kena kasi cincin jugak masa bertunang. Nanti masa kahwin tak yah kasi dah. Akak pun macam kata xpayah tapi kalau dah mak nak sangat layan kan aja.

Selasa

Mak call kata takkan nak sarung cincin dalam bilik je. Katanya "rombongan datang dari jauh, xkan lah sarung cincin dalam bilik je. susah orang nak tengok. kalau ada pelamin orang lain boleh tengok jugak. kamu pun dah kerja mesti lah boleh buat pelamin, bla bla bla, tapi kalau xde duit Mak sponsor". Ala macam kesian pulak bila Mak cakap macam tu. Nak DIY tapi sapa je yang boleh tolong, dah la ada kat KL. Jadi terus cari balik contact butik yang pernah survey awal awal dulu. Call tanya free or tak and alhamdulillah kakak tu free on that day :) Dan dia kata boleh pasang petang Jumaat dan mintak datang butik pagi Jumaat. Jadi saya pun mintak cuti nak bertunang. Dalam masa yang sama, akak pun dah siap beli barang nak gubah hantaran. Suruh dia simpan segala resit dan claim nanti. After work terus pergi KLCC. Sebab rasa my taste tak berapa nak best, so ajak Hamim teman. Nak cari baju kemeja Faiz. Tapi tak jumpa yang berkenan. Jalan-jalan dalam Kinokuniya jumpa buku "Aku Terima Nikahnya", hardcover dan cantik cover dia. Terus dapat idea nak buat hantaran. Malam tu tak boleh tidur sebab rasa macam nervous sangat. Dan dah jadi kebiasaan kalau nervous mesti rasa nak pergi toilet dan nak muntah. Malam tu muntah2. Bangun pagi pun muntah jgk sampai housemate tanya tak sihat ke. Dah 2 3 arini jgk tak lalu makan sebab asik pk hal tunang last minit ni.

Rabu

Akak call cerita barang hantaran makin bertambah so kena beli kotak kotak lagi. Dia pesan jangan tambah apa apa dah for hantaran. Survey pelamin online je through the boutique's blog. Kasi link pada akak suruh dorang je yang pilih. Mak ada pilih 1 pelamin ni tapi kena tukar color tema. KIV dulu. On that day jugak, Mak Faiz call Mak untuk bincangkan pasal hal merisik dan bertunang. Lepas je habis call, Mak terus call cakap dia nervous sampai tangan menggeletar! hahaha. Looks like everything went well. Balik kerja pergi Ampang Park nak cari tudung. The plan is nak cari tudung macam Siti. Tapi macam mahal je so beli outer tudung je la, agak kosong so kena tambah beads. Tapi inner nye takde dan Ampang Park dah nak tutup. OTW balik tu singgah Jalan TAR sebab niat nak ke SOGO cari baju Faiz. Seorang diri and dah malam. Takut jugak. Terjumpa jgk kedai beads so beli beads untuk tambah pada baju tunang ku. Jumpa tudung inner tapi tak menarik tapi sbb fikir dah tak sempat main beli je. Pergi SOGO beli kemeja pastu terus balik. Sebab dah beli beads, saya pun bersemangat waja nak jahit pada baju. Tidur pukul 2 3 pagi sekali dengan packing sebab esoknya after work terus balik Ipoh.

Khamis

Last day in KL. Tak buat apa sangat. Call butik cakap dah ada pelamin yang berkenan so kakak butik boleh prepare apa yang patut. Mintak buat tema purple dan krim. Cumanya ada banyak pilihan purple jadi Jumaat baru pilih. Gubahan bunga mintak buat purple and soft pink. Faiz pulak di Johor pergi jalan jalan cari cincin. Tapi beli 1 je cincin sebab cincin risik guna yang Faiz pernah kasi dlu. Sebab Faiz di Johor dan saya di KL, segala persiapan nak beli pape ktorang guna whatsapp je send gambar okay ke tak kalau nak beli. Rasa macam wah hebat nya teknologi hahaha. Cincin langkah bendul Faiz suruh pergi beli dengan akak. Malam tu balik Ipoh, sampai2 je terus p cari hantaran. Tengok akak buat sangat puas hati! Pandai dia gubah. Mostly semua dah siap sebab orang Perak kasi makanan je :) Ada la tolong sikit - sikit gubah. Tunjuk baju dekat Mak. Mak kata simple sangat! Warna krim, beads pun krim. Mak kata kalau ada duit pergi la tengok kat butik esok. Boleh sewa. Layan kan aje lah. The other plan is lebih kan accessories pada tudung, pakai veil ke. Tambah beads dekat tudung. So that tak nampak simple sangat.

Jumaat

Here comes the busy day! Pagi tu kemas rumah apa yang patut. Tolong mak masak sikit sebab petangnya ada orang nak datang tolong masak kenduri. Setelkan hal kuih2 hantaran. Bila akak balik dari mengajar je terus pecut pergi butik pilih color pelamin. We opt for dark purple scallops. Then pergi tengok baju yang ada tapi semua cantik cantik sangat untuk nikah dan kawen. I want a simple outfit so decide utk tak sewa. Then pergi butik pengantik beli barang2 lain. Pergi Greentown tengok kalau2 ada baju yang lagi cantik. Tapi rasa macam tetap berkenan baju yang dah beli tu. Pergi cari veil, pergi tempah kek, pergi beli cincin untuk akak. Pergi amik adik kat asrama. Terjumpa kedai beads lagi so beli beads untuk tambah kat tudung pulak. Beli pulak inner tudung yang baru sebab yg beli di Jalan TAR macam tak sesuai. Balik2 tengok2 dah ada pelamin. Terus rasa macam rasa excited sikit. Family Faiz pulak buat final preparation dan petang tu terus bertolak ke Manjung rumah sedara diorang. Sedara mara saya pulak dah ramai yang datang kat rumah. Tolong buat hantaran mana yang xsiap lagi. Dan saya pulak pergi beli bunga dan beli barang2 yang x cukup malam tu with my sister naik skuter aje. Memang malam tu tak duduk diam lah. Bila everything dah almost settled, sedara mara and family makan ramai2 before balik rumah masing2, saya plak jahit beads kat tudung and still tak lalu makan.

Sabtu

The day of the engagement. Pagi2 lg dah bangun. Buat itu ini then pukul 10 ambil Fatin dr KTM. Pukul 1130 siap siap nak pergi mekap di butik. Faiz pun dah bertolak dari Manjung to Ipoh rombongan dah jadi dari 3 kereta kepada 6 buah kereta. Tatau apa cerita di rumah masa ini tapi rasanya semua berjalan lancar. Pukul 1230 siap mekap dan time tu jgk Faiz dah sampai di Ipoh. Abah suruh dorang datang lepas Zohor. Suruh Adi pergi ambil dorang bawak ke masjid dan pass kan cincin akak. Tapi nak di jadikan cerita atau dugaan, Adi tak jumpa dorang dan dorang pun macam sesat. Last2 dorang pergi solat Zohor di Masjid Negeri dan baru lah terjumpa Adi. Dalam pukul 1 dah sampai rumah. Rasa malu gila. Orang dah ramai, mekap pulak tebal. Sanggul tinggi. Lepas Zohor almost pukul 2 rombongan tak selesai lagi solat kat masjid. Biasa la makcik2 nak mekap2. So dah amik masa. Abah dan Mak dah start risau sebab ada tetamu yang dah nak balik. Dalam pukul 2+pm dorang kata dah gerak ke rumah tapi again, dugaan dan halangan sentiasa ada. Dah 6 buah kereta ada lah kereta yang terlepas. Makan masa lagi. dah nak dekat pukul 3. Ada sekali tu rasa macam nak nangis sebab tak boleh buat apa. Mana nak tahu nak jadi sesat lah apa lah dan orang lain keep on tanya, mana rombongan ni? Last2 Abah call suruh yang mana ada je datang dlu. Lepas tu rombongan pun datang.

Dan tak lama selepas itu saya pun menjadi tunangan orang. Alhamdulillah.

Make up dan pelamin from: Inai Seri Pengantin

Hantaran: Sebab Perak dan Johor agak jauh jadi adat pun berbeza kot. Kalau Perak hantaran bertunang selalu kasi kuih. Sebab ini musim raya, jadi mostly kuih raya. Johor pulak macam lain sikit? Semua sekali 9 dulang (lelaki) berbalas 19 dulang(perempuan). Bila balik tu Faiz macam cakap dalam 19 dulang ni, 2 je yang dia boleh guna which is kemaja dan buku yang lain semua makanan hahaha kesian. Dan masa bertunang dapat duit hantaran 1% dari jumlah hantaran kahwin from his side. Adat johor kot. Belah perempuan pulak kasi duit dalam tepak sireh RM5.35. Apa maknanya? Tak sempat nak tanya.

Kita Merancang Tuhan Yang Menentukan

2011-09-12T10:42:00.007+08:00

So finally we are engaged on 10 September 2011. Alhamdulillah.

Although I see it coming in our relationship, I didn't expect it to happen on 10 September. We do plan to get engaged but this was an unplanned engagement. The initial plan was to "risik" but considering his family is coming all the way from the south, to be exact Batu Pahat, Johor, they suggested that we get engaged too. So we did and it was on Monday, 5 September 2011 that both families came to this decision. We only had 5 days to get ready for the ceremony.

He actually proposed me on January and we both agreed to get engaged on July. Of course both of us were so happy at that time. We planned and planned on the engagement and the wedding. We had an online planner, how much we should save monthly and the ceremony cost on top of that. We even joined some investment and started doing online business to get more savings. And the only thing we know is that we love each other so much, we will save much money, we think we are ready and that's the only thing matters.

But we are wrong. This decision doesn't involve around our love and money. There are other things we need to consider especially the parents. Are they ready for this? Are they ready to let us go? Do they think we are ready for this? Are we in the right age? We realized they are not and we called it off. I have to understand that he is the only son and the only child. It is not easy to let him go. He have to understand that he needs to help his parents first and he is their only hope. I cried when we agreed to postpone and he asked me to wait for the right time, be patience and to understand his situation. I understand that he loves his parents more than me and this makes me love him more.

By deciding to hold the plan, we spent the money we have to Singapore to mend the broken heart, he bought me "tanda" ring on our 2 years anniversary, spent the rest of the money for things we wanted to have for so long and went for a holiday with friends (this is when I went to Redang and he went to Perhentian). At the same time we try to convince the parents. Faiz decided renovate his parents house and I try to be as good as I can to him and to his family.

One fine morning, he finally texted his mom and told her our plan. Alhamdulilah we received a yes but it was just a yes and nothing more. We wait and wait for the right time to come and that's when his family decided to come to "risik" on Raya and to do the engagement by end of the year. The proposed date is around November and December during school holiday. So we thought we should start planning again until his parents changed their mind and decided to do both "risik" and engagement together. The time has come and Allah already planned this for us.

I am really blessed that my family is very understanding and supportive. With 5 days left for preparation, they managed to get everything ready while I am still in KL. Even a week earlier we had an open house for Raya, still my family didn't mind to do another kenduri the following week.

According to Perak custom, we usually give a lot of food as hantaran such cookies and traditional kuih. That's what my mom working on while my sisters work on the hantaran decoration and we left the kenduri part to my father. And the makciks and pakciks helped a lot on the kenduri part. Some even sponsoring the hantaran.

Despite the little unexpected problem, the ceremony went well and both families are happy. I saw his mother cried after she put the rings on me and I promise to love his son unconditionally and to be a good daughter in-law in future, insyaAllah.

I learned that everything doesn't revolve around your love only, there are other people we need to consider

I learned that patience and understanding is the important thing in moving a relationship into a next phase. We could have break up if I still stubbornly asking for engagement and marriage without considering his status.

I learned that the love between a mother and her only son and the love between the only son and his mother is very strong. If he is to choose between me and his mother, he will confidently choose his mother, not me.

I learned that when the right time comes, the path will show up and everything will fall into places accordingly without even you need to properly plan it

I learned that everything is under God's hand and He knows best for us. If He wants us to get engaged in 5 days, then it will happen

Alhamdulillah.

I won't let you down. I ll make him happy. I ll make he feel loved. insyaAllah.

ini blog makanan ke? hahaha

2011-08-25T14:53:00.001+08:00

butthurt sangat apsal?

Ask me anything

Ramadan - Cooking

2011-08-25T11:10:00.007+08:00

Di bulan puasa, berbuka dirumah lah yang paling seronok. Tapi kalau duduk rumah sewa mana seronok. Selalu beli di bazar sahaja. Untuk menyemarakkan suasana Ramadan, saya pun mengambil inisiatif untuk memasak. Tapi macam selera pelik pelik, rasa nak makan Tom Yam yang teramat sangat. Tak tahu masak pun jadi saya pun mencuba.

Aaaaa seriously tak tahu macam mana nak tulis T_T

#Puding Laici

Saje saje buat tengok dalam buku masakan Faiz belikan untuk mak dia dan kebetulan esoknya Faiz nak balik kampung jadi macam nak kasi mak dia nak pikat hati la kononnya. Masa buat tu sekali rupanya susu cair yang dalam peti sejuk basi! Dan sebelum itu baru je habiskan susu segar minum berteguk teguk. Takde option lain selain Vitagen perisa susu. Amik 1 botol, macam xbpe menarik warna dia, jadi tuang lagi 1 botol. Bila dah siap, makan sedap tp hujung hujung tu ada rasa masam masam. Susu vitagen kan masam. Terus x jadi kasi mak Faiz. Tapiiiiii xlama lepas housemate yang ambil makan dan dorang kata xde plak rasa masam. Rasa lagi, xde rasa masam pun. Maybe rasa tu kejap aje masa mula mula kot?

#Tom Yam

Ini cerita yang atas tu tadi. Teringin gila makan Tom Yam dengan enobi. Tapi ni 1st time buat jadi macam cair sikit warna pun pucat.
#Kari Ayam

Tak tahu apasal mood baik sangat pergi tanya Faiz dia nak makan apa nak masakkan. Sekali dia jawab Kari Ayam! Dah la tak pernah masak. Tapi sebab bulan puasa gagah jgk google resipi, pergi Carefour beli barang barang. Komen - ok sedap tapi pekat sangat kuah. Hehehehe

#Bekal

Sebab Faiz kerja shift, jadi weekend kalau dia kerja, I will cook at home then dia datang ambil. Siap beli tupperware lagi 10 biji RM6. Senang nak kasi dia bekal
#Tom Yam Udang

Masa first buat tomyam, tak kasi Faiz pun. Lepas tu buat lagi sebab rasa macam dah terra. Tapi pergi beli ayam dah habis. Terpaksa guna udang. Still masukkan enobi tapi ia adalah sayur yang pelik untuk tomyam, komen Faiz.

Sekian....

Ramadan - People

2011-08-25T10:54:00.003+08:00

Miza and Aman

Rudiana and Wanie sk

Faiz

Khu and Diyana

Me and Rudiana

Jeannie, Sooyin, me and Violet

Arty and Nini

Mas and me

Ramadan - Food

2011-08-25T10:31:00.004+08:00

Aimi Corner or we call it "Kedai Lambat" because the service is very slow tapi sedap!

Favorite! Mimpi Muor Asam Pedas

Pizza Hut

Suki-ya

Suki-ya @ Tokyo Street Pavilion

Johny's

Mimpi Muor Asam Pedas again

Old Town

Chicken and Cheese Pie at Bazaar TM

Seoul Garden

Other than this collection, it's either I did not take any photos or I cook or I bought at bazaar.

I LOVE YOU TOO!

2011-08-20T15:40:00.000+08:00

Love, Friendship and Career

2011-08-16T10:39:00.001+08:00

IIUM Convocation 2011 coming soon!

2011-08-03T12:27:00.002+08:00

Congrats to all of them. Most of the names in the list are my classmates from matriculation and uni. When I read the name one by one terbayang bayang nama itu di panggil oleh lecturer sama macam dalam kelas siap dengan intonation mereka.

InsyaAllah will not going to miss the event. Hopefully it will not clash with my sister's convocation as I heard both UM and IIUM will do the event on the same period. Hopefully not.

Anyway, congrats to all of you. Enjoy the day :)

Cerita Hantu di RPS

2011-07-07T16:58:00.005+08:00

Okay entah macam mana topik ini boleh keluar balik dekat FB group RPS, sekolah lama. Kebanyakkan ceritanya memang pernah dengar dan tempat-tempat nya memang tahu. Dulu pun takut jugak nak lalu kat area-area tersebut tapi pernah lalu dengan kawan-kawan kononnya berani la kan, jadi kitaorang aggap itu sebagai cabaran. Gila tak matang, kalau jumpa betul-betul macammana?! Tapi sebenarnya, I think I did encounter "supernatural spirit"/ghost once or twice in my life but I keep ignoring the fact. ngeee

ps: well i am so lazy to copy paste hence the screen shot :p

In this stair case, dinding atas dia ada tompok-tompok darah which makes it scarier for teenagers :P But now, I think takkan la darah pulak? Mesti la dorang dah cuci.

Cerita ini jugak was famously spread during my time.

Maybe I should write my own experience too?

Ben's General Food Store

2011-07-05T16:37:00.005+08:00

Had a delicious dinner with the colleagues at Ben's General Food Store, Bangsar Village 1. Love the cozy ambiance that is so relaxing after a hectic working day :) We ordered 4 pizzas, 4 salads, 3 slice of cakes and 2 main course and shared them together.

Clean!

2011-07-05T15:24:00.004+08:00

I have cleaned up this blog!

Put label, tag on my entry.

Organize the post and whatnot.

Finally, I practiced things I do at work (which also involves SEO/SEM) here after soo many times.

Well I think I did.

I want to make it more informative and beneficial.

Hopefully I will!

Busy busy days

2011-07-01T12:45:00.007+08:00

There is too many works and too little time that we started to write short emails internally (among team). Find it very time consuming, we create initials/acronyms to cut the time.

Mutually understand what I have to do

FYI? I didn't quite get the message so I demand for specific acronym

Better!

FYW-U (For Your Write-Up)

I am

2011-06-30T11:04:00.004+08:00

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-22T10:12:00.003+08:00

The Star, May 10 2011

The Parents

2011-06-21T11:26:00.006+08:00

I rarely talked about them because I can't express how much I love them and I will cry when I start talking about my feeling towards them.

We are not coming from mushy mushy family (the one that says I love you, I miss you to each other). We have our own way to express the love. I used to talk back at my mom when I was kid and teenager. I am still talking back at her even now but in different way, like giving jokes and mocking her and we feel the love and the bonding through this.

Dad rarely talked to us as well. If I called him asking for more money with extra long details explanation why I need it, he will just say "Ok, nanti abah masukkan". When I texted him Thank You for the money, I will use it wisely, he will just reply "Ok". In some cases, when I tried to make a conversation with him, he will just reply when needed. That's father's way I guess.

I don't know how to repay them as well. I feel ashamed to give money to dad considering he makes moreeeeee money than me. So I give monthly allowance to my mom instead but it still small when compare to what my dad used to give me monthly when I was a student and sometimes mom belanja me back using that money. I try to find another way too, like buying his favorite shirts, sponsored his petrol, belanja makan (which later mom paid to me back) and other little tiny things.

His batik in this picture was supposedly sponsored by me. But it costs a lot (for me) that he paid half of it considering that I have already paid their hotel room. They wanted a family photo too and they chose for the expensive one, I keep quiet because I was scared of the amount and my dad offers to pay for it.

All I can say is I love them, both my mom and my dad. I want to be a good daughter but it is hard to be one and to keep the track. I thought once I graduated, I already paid them with my degree but that's not enough for me.

Okay, I am going to stop this or else I will be crying.

Snorkeling

2011-06-16T17:54:00.007+08:00

Major activity in Redang is snorkeling. We had 3 snorkeling trips. Its my first time and I was so startled to see the beautiful coral and fish though I have to struggle balancing myself at first. I was braved enough on the last trip so me and Hamim went further from the boat and we get to see NEMO and the house! Its sooo cute and amazing.

The clear sea from my Canon

I miss them! (before our first snorkeling trip)

We totally forgot to bring sunblock. We did try to find one in Kuala Terengganu but none found. We are already burnt by the time we found one in Redang so we just go ahead without wearing any protections.

Kedai Vege Kesihatan

2011-06-14T15:00:00.004+08:00

f a i z: apa nama kedai yg vege kesihatan tp sy suka makan kat amcorp tu?

norhasliza: hahhahaha

norhasliza: subway?

norhasliza: kedai vege kesihatan yg awk suka makan?

f a i z: hahaha

f a i z: ok

norhasliza: woi

norhasliza: lawak gile

norhasliza: kedai vege kesihatan

f a i z: ape?

f a i z: tak tau nak describe cmne

3 Bersahabat ke Pulau Redang

2011-06-13T21:12:00.011+08:00

Ada trip untuk ke Kota Kinabalu pada hujung bulan ini. Dah bayar tiket "belon" tapi gayanya macam tak jadi. Dah bersemangat untuk pergi bercuti, bila tak jadi rasa perlu buat plan lain sebab dah bosan kerja nak bercuti! Jadi ajak kawan kawan baik saya, Fatin dan Hamim untuk bercuti kemana mana pulau. Semua setuju, tetapkan tarikh dan apply cuti awal awal sebab masing masing susah dapat cuti.

Masa tu bulan Mei, jadi terus survey survey tempat. Kalau boleh nak yang di Pantai Timur sebab senang untuk Fatin di Kuantan pergi dan saya pilih Redang. Memang sengaja pilih Redang sebab kebetulan Faiz dan kawan kawan dia pun nak pergi bercuti di Perhentian, jadi taknak lah sama nanti buat bosan je.

They left all the decision to me tapi saya pun busy. Nak senang saya ambil package with Redang Lagoon, semua inclusive termasuk makan minum dan activity. Murah pun murah tapi ada extra charge sebab cuti sekolah. Bila dah confirm kan terus buat payment with the resort, awal bulan Mei dan terus tutup cerita. Masing masing busy dan tak sempat nak bincang bincang. Until it was nearly the day. Baru nak kelam kabut cari tiket bus from KL to Kuantan, pukul berapa nak pergi dan etc. Tapi tu pun macam serabut jugak sebab minggu tu sangat busy dengan kerja office.

At last beli tiket bus Tranasional to Kuantan jam 10.30 malam. Kami plan sampai Kuantan rehat rehat di rumah Fatin dan bertolak ke Kuala Terengganu pagi itu jugak. Kena naik feri ke Redang jam 9pagi. Faiz dah mula risau. Sampai dia tanya, biar betul korang ni nak buat macam ni, sempat ke x, bla bla bla. Jadi I asked him to lent his HP sebab ada GPS. Thanks! It really helped!

Bergerak from KL with Hamim. Dah 3 bulan tak jumpa Hamim. Dalam bus kami bual bual macam2, gosip2 dan tertidur. Sampai Kuantan 230pagi terus nampak Kelisa Fatin datang di Terminal bus Kuantan. Rehat rehat kat rumah Fatin, pukul4 pagi bertolak ke KT, Hamim yang drive. Dalam kereta dengar lagu lagu jiwang. Perut lapar sangat, plan nak pergi drive thru MCD tapi asyik terlepas aje.

Jalan from Kuantan to KT sangat lenggang. Balik balik potong memotong kereta yang sama je. Alhamdulilah dalam pukul 7pagi dah sampai KT. Cari mesin atm, then cari jeti. Tapi cari kedai makan 1 pun tak bukak, lapar gila last2 kami beli makanan dekat 7E. Kemudian jalan di Pasar Payang yang baru nak buka. Hamim dan Fatin beli shades. I have mine already tapi tak bawak.

At 9am, naik feri to Redang dalam 1 jam setengah. Semua pakat tidur sebab kan kami drive all the way from Kuantan. Tapi perit sangat sebab aircond dia sejuk gila yang perit yang menyucuk2 ke hidung. Sampai Redang sakit hidung dan tekak!

It was a memorable trip for our friendship so I will be extra rajin and make an entry for each day. Anyway, it was 3N 2D trip :)

Redang Island

2011-06-13T10:28:00.006+08:00

June starts terribly. Busy days, too many datelines, major project that I have to lead, too many write-ups and so much more. I was so tired. But a beautiful island like Redang helps to clear my mind, come fresh to office on Monday and being more positive towards life.

Intervention!

2011-06-06T15:40:00.013+08:00

Lazily went to work this morning, open Facebook as usual and read some status, stalk some photo and etc. But somehow it bores me. Seeing the same status update on Monday, "Monday blues", "malasnye nak pergi kerja", bla bla bla. Seeing the same photo upload with the same pose, ridiculous spelling (which I hate the most!), "cik mai tawen", "caya lapar", bla bla bla. And other things that make me said "I had enough of this". I straight away deactivated my Facebook. I didn't know why on earth I couldn't control my emotion this particular morning.

Then I realized, it was not really the problem with Facebook or the people on it but it is from me. Because going to work is not a good feeling anymore and without realizing it, I have been dragging my feet every day to work. And I walk to bus stop every morning to work that it doubles the burden.

I re-activated. Sorry Facebook, I put the blame on you. (But it is a little bit true that I am bored with Facebook)

What should I do now? I need some Intervention for work.

Speaking of Intervention, there is a Mamak/Indian stall selling all sorts of Indian kuih such Masalodeh, Vanggei or whatever their names in front of the PosLaju in Brickfields. Mind you that Brickfields is labelled as Little India area.

I always bought some masalodeh from the stall every time I went to the post office during my lunch time. One day, when Faiz teman me to post office during lunch time, I told him that I have always bought masalodeh there and he said, "sanggup awak makan yang dorang jual?". I ignored him because he never fancied food from tepi jalan stall. Then over the weekend I came to read an article about Indian Muslim/Mamak food and Indian food. Some is operated by Muslim owner and some is not, that's a different that we should take note and the Halal/Haram relation to it as well as the way the Muslim and Non-Muslim handle the food, the ingredients and all. But it doesn't give much impact on me. sigh

And today, I really really wanted to eat the masalodeh no matter how though I did feel bad buying from them. So I said to myself, I really need an Intervention on this. I prayed to Allah, please help me I cannot control my lust. To my surprised, when I was getting near to the stall, I saw and just realized their God/Goddess complete with Jasmine flower in the front of the stall! All this while I didn't realize it because my eyes were stuck on the masalodeh!

Alhamdulilah. God saves me again.

Probably I will just make it myself after this. I tried once.

Meet Me Halfway

2011-06-02T16:07:00.005+08:00

It is Thursday and I am soooo tried and soooo looking forward the weekend. Thsi week is the busiest but I managed to settle a lot of things :D

1. Finish proof-reading thesis last night. Get paid RM150 after I give discount (Sorry, not to brag but Faiz said I don't make much money through proof-reading!)

2. Make official stamps for PenjajaBuku. Yay! My hand will not getting hurt for so manyaddress-writing.

3. Tawaf the whole KLCC, Subang Empire, Subang Parade for my upcoming project. But I am too lazy to claim since I used public transportation (LRT/KTM) and I just walked.

#4. Walk 1km from LRT Universiti to The Sphere, Bangsar South every day after work.

#5. Buy 2 promotional tickets for Liverpool VS Malaysia with training pass!

Faiz new job is located in The Sphere, Bangsar South, Point B in the below map. I don't prefer to take bus after work because it will be so crowded. Usually I will just take a taxi to home after work if Faiz can't pick up me at LRT. With his new office location, it will unnecessary to him to pick me up so, if I want to tumpang him to home after work, I must meet him there. This means I need to walk from LRT to his place. It is approximately 1km and it is halfway from my home in Point C. Walking to his place is not bad after all. It was really tiring at first but through time I will get use to it. Perhaps, if I fit enough, I will just walk straight to home from LRT.

His favorite team is coming to Malaysia and the ticket can only be purchased using Standard Chartered Credit Card/Debit Card and the ticket comes with a very limited training pass. Any other payment methods are not acceptable until 10 June and no training pass will be given after 10 June. So desperately, he wants the ticket though both of us don't have any SC cards. And somewhere through some little research I managed to get ticket through unknown Liverpool fan I found online! I left my hp no and he called me while he was in the middle of purchasing the tickets for himself and for other non-SC fans. Met him after work, paid the money and got the tickets. And I am so proud to see other fans helping each other, that's the football spirit?

Car Pool Gang

2011-05-29T12:42:00.003+08:00

By Monday, I will not have any carpool anymore. One by one left me.

I have no trouble going to work though my house area is pretty remote, by the hillside. No bus coming only taxi and we need to walk pass 3 apartments, 2 futsal court in order to get a bus. It is easier to have a car if you live in my house area. But I don't have one.

Used to go to work with my housemate who worked at Amcorp PJ. She will drop me at Universiti LRT every morning. And to back from there was Faiz faithfully waiting for me almost every day. Unless he was on outstation, I will take a taxi from LRT.

Problem comes when my carpool housemate got a new job. I still can carpool with her but I need to wake up way earlier. Well, both she and i went to work at 8.30 am every morning. Both of our offices are not very straight on timing. But with her new job, she needs to go out at 7.30am which is pretty hard for me.

So I went to work alone. Walking down the hill, running to catch a bus at 8.30am. And if I am late, I will take a taxi straight to the office and it only costs me aroud RM7-RM9. But then, our books order are overwhelming, I couldn't handled the delivery myself so Faiz sent me to work after we done with the delivery every Monday and Thursday morning. We usually dropped by the PosLaju down the road from my office. And I managed to get Faiz to send me to work almost everyday though it was not our posting day since he can go to work late and his boss didn't bother or if he is going to his site near PJ.

But starting tomorrow, he will start his new job. His office is nearer to my house but before the LRT. So sending me to the LRT is not very convenient because he will have to U-turn in order to go to his office. This saying that I have to walk again. Walk down the hill, running to catch the bus (I don't know why every time I almost reached the bus stop, there will be a bus coming and I have to run to catch it T_T). Or else, I will be taking a taxi. But that if only I am rich.

Sigh.

Not My Time Yet

2011-05-28T23:20:00.002+08:00

It's been more than year since I started working. Friends who started working around my time, some of them have changed their work more than 2 times, some quit working and continue master and some applied for master. Even my best friend applied for September intake Master program. And me, the time has not yet come to, the right time.

Last year I did applied for a translation course by Institut Terjemahan Negara but I declined it having thought 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday class might be a terrible idea and I was not settled down with my work yet and the date of enrollment was on my convocation date. No luck.

Still having the passion to get a proper translation certificate, I found on google that UKM has a post-graduate diploma in translation. The class will be either on Saturday or Sunday and it is a year program and you will get to graduate in UKM convocation. It is a diploma program for students who have degree. What triggered me most is that the class will be in Malay language! Interesting, at least for me. It was 1 September 2010 when I discovered about the course and the next admission intake is on February. But sadly, the application has been closed on 31 August 2010. No luck.

I never have enough courage or driven to take Master program though I wish I further my studies. First I thought there will be no career development for me if I take Master contrary to my friends who further their students because they want to lecture and I don't want to lecture. I was wrong, there are actually Master program for publication, modern language, and translation. I was also scared seeing how my housemate quit her grad school because she couldn't handle working and studying at the same time. So, no planning for Master. But then, Faiz suggested to me that I further my studies. Having the courage and support from someone makes me want to do it so badly!

I went to UPM, UKM and UM website for application on 18 May 2011 for September intake. And guess what? UPM and UKM have already closed their application a week earlier . Only UM left and the closing date is 20 May 2011. I need to get my document ready by 20 May 2011. I need to choose the right program for me. Either Master in Publishing and Publication, same are with my work now or Master in Literature, which something that I like. I have to decide whether it is coursework or research and etc. I wasn't sure also whether I really wanted to continue in UM though. I prefer UPM and UKM more. So many things need to decide. Within 2 days. Not enough time. No luck

Maybe the right time has not come yet :)

:)

2011-05-25T10:53:00.006+08:00

We have come to a decision where we agreed to give more commitment on it, day and night. For a start;

I still cannot believe it!

Credit Card Management

2011-05-19T14:20:00.007+08:00

I now admit that a credit card is very dangerous! I thought I survived from the temptation but apparently it is not and it is a very hard to resist!!!

Well I got one for myself last year thinking of how convenient it is to have one and for online shopping. I have been very good with it. I only used for online things like buying vouchers from groupon websites, buying movie tickets and other tickets which doesn't cost much. And my first time using it over the counter when I was in Singapore. We had a very limited cash and there was no money changer around and Faiz gave approval to use the credit card.

He is always concerned on my credit card because he doesn't want me to be in debt. And yes, I have no credit card debt up until now. I have been very good with the payment. My balance is always RM 0 since I didn't use it that much. I learned over that if you paid all of the amount you use on your credit card, there will be no extra charge. So that's why I will clear my statement every time the bill came so that there will be no extra charge for me. Extra charge will lead to more debts anyway!!

But last month they increased my credit limit which makes me feel so rich with a huge amount of money to be used. sigh. See, how clever they are?I went a bit excited and started to use it thinking it will be such a waste not to use it. I even paid for my sister handbag and get cash from her in return! I don't know what business/trading is that?! And there is a couple things I purchased as well. I paid for movie tickets and get cash from colleagues. But I didn't keep it, I used the cash instead. sighhhhh.

And now my hand feels so itchy wanna buy 2 books from US! I need to calm down. I need to control myself. But these 2 books are hard to resist!

Indu Sundaresan: The Twentieth Wife and sequel The Feast of Roses, fictionalized story of the Mughal empress Noor Jehan, set in 16th and 17th century Mughal Empire, India.

I think I will buy it and then sell it at PenjajaBuku as pre-loved later.

But I still feel guilty to spend so much money :((

I think no. I will not buy it. I have 2 important things to do next month.

sighhhhhhh. If only I spend my money wisely.

The Kitchen

2011-05-15T22:14:00.007+08:00

My rent house is beautiful, at least for me. But it isn't easy to maintain it when there are 7 person living here. Although we obliged to keep the toilet clean, the kitchen is the least place we keep it clean.

I used to love cooking on weekends but for some reason (dirty kitchen) I abandon cooking for some times. So today, I spent my Sunday's evening cleaning the kitchen. And it is a massive cleaning that I even throw unused eggs because the plastic bag looks like just another rubbish bag T_T.

So here is the kitchen :)

And I enjoy throwing things (unused/expired/things that cannot be eaten)

into the garbage bags though it is not mine. My housemates might probably forgot about it. Well, we all working and busy. ;p

Items I throw away:

1. Unused potatoes (rotten) in a plastic bag

2. Rotten garlic and onions

3. Many many many plastic bottles

4. Cili giling busuk

5. Old old milo left open

6. Old old keropok ikan that has been bitted/bitten (is there such a word?) by ants

7. Old old nescafe

8. Numerous newspapers papers

9. Dirty dirty containers which no one willing to wash

10. Ugly mug which no one wanting to use

And I haven't clean up the fridge. But if I was to clean it, I will just throw away all the expired foods. Yes I am.

Rushing Home

2011-05-10T01:09:00.002+08:00

This is my third time rushing home, By home I mean my hometown,

#The first was when my grandma died. I was in the middle of History of English Language (HELL) class when I received a call from home that grandma has just passed away. I cried, my hand was shaking, I didn't know what to do. I can't even tell my friends why I am crying and I wrote on my notebook that my grandma passed away. She helped me calming down and called for the lecturer. I said I need to go home now. The lecturer just replied "Up to you, your attendance is not my problem, bla bla bla" I went out straight away. Well, I couldn't care less, That is her style anyway. So I ran back to my hostel, pack my things and get a bus to LRT. I cried all the way from Gombak to KL Sentral. I wore baju kurung and bring a big bag. People must have thought that I was a gadis kampung who got cheated in big city. Met my sister there and off we go back to Ipoh, We speed up because we wanted to get home as fast as we can. We didn't make it. We arrived just after the talkin finished and we got a saman for speeding up.

#The second occassion when my grandpa died. I was having my "Facebook before sleep" session when I received the call. Yes, I cried straigt away. Updating status and finding a way to get back home. I texted my teammate and my boss, Pack my things and asked Faiz to send me to KL Sentral. I took the morning train and I made it to grandpa funeral that morning. It was a shocking moment though grandpa has been bedridden for a long time.

# The third was yesterday. My sister texted me at work "Akak kena denggi, tanak balik jaga akak?". I called her straight away. Her voice was so weak. She said its hard for her even to go to the toilet. And mom is not well enough to look after her (My mom has a very bad sakit lutut). I said I will try. Since its Monday and the working day has just started. I skyped my teammate and my boss. I cried when I told them I need to go home and the reason of it. My place is rather hidden so not many people can see me. With the promise I will work from home, I got the permission and with the help of Faiz, I got the train home.

I hope she will fight it well.

Tudung Confident

2011-05-05T11:37:00.005+08:00

Was bored and browsed my profile photo album in Facebook. And realized most of them are me wearing brown tudung. lol. So I must say this is my favorite one and in fact I have two of it! Exactly the same tudung. Bought for RM4 or RM5 at First Lady. This makes me realized that most of my favorite tudung are from the cheap ones. I love to wear my purple, grey and pink tudung from pakcik@UIA that only cost RM10.

My Reading

2011-05-03T13:37:00.006+08:00

It's been awhile since I last posted my reading. The last was The Last Empress by Anchee Min. The novel gives me a good time reading. It gives me goosebumps whenever I see The Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Temples in photo. I really want to visit those places in the novel. And after I finished reading it, I googled everything about the "real" empress. This book is based on historical account of the last Empress of China. Even the names are sound alike (Chinese language is pretty much revolved on its sound/pronunciation). Different of pronunciation represents different words though the spelling is the same. Oh no, I am starting to talk like a linguist!

I continued my reading with The Scent of Sake by Joyce Lebra. For the first time I read something historical about sake making! Didn't know anything about sake at all but since it has to do with Japanese culture and history, I grabbed the book and it was indeed a great experience. Sake was perhaps one of the major things in Japanese culture back then. It was a very traditional process and sake brewers have high status in the society. They even have a proper family bloodline (can't recall the proper word, something similar like a monarchy system). The oldest child will inherit the business and if the first one is a woman, the sake house must adopt a husband for her and the husband needs to come from a sake business family as well. He must be the second or third child of his family. Complicated right? It is also a norm for the society at that time to adopt a geisha child, whom the husband has impregnated because they need to secure their bloodline. That's pretty much how they lived in sake brewers society and a woman must always kill the self. Accept whatever the society has planned for them. There is nothing much to do as a woman, they even can't enter the brewery place because "the society" believe that the sake will turn sour with the presence of women!

In this book, Rie is the sole heir of House of Omura, one of the top sake brewers in Kobe. She wants to continue his father legacy though she can do much thing as a woman. When her age is due for marriage, her family adopt a husband for her. When his husband is set to continue the sake business, he prefers to spend his nights at geisha house and becomes pretty useless at work. That when Rie starts to pick up things here and then and eventually shows her true ability in business. Throughout the novel also there is a transformation of sake making. From wooden brewery and barrel to brick ones, from wooden ship to steamship and even to brick house.

I gotta say I love this book so much that I have been wanting to read it more. When I picked up another book to read, a book from Middle East writer, I have no feeling for it at all! Though such stories are usually my favorite. I know by that time I just can't get other this whole Japanese-fiction. So I settled with a Japanese-based fiction for the next reading.

ps: I am reading this when Japan had the tsunami. I even checked if the setting of this book is affected by the tsunami. It is set in Kobe back in 1800s.

Halal/Non-Halal

2011-04-25T15:51:00.005+08:00

I am in an office full of Chinesse colleagues. They are only 4 Malays here including me but we are not close. I don't know why. Maybe I am more to 1Malaysia.

My Chinesse colleagues are my breakfast date, my lunch partner and sometimes we hang out together.

So far, they respect me well. They will not ask me for lunch if they want to eat non-Halal food but most of the time they will find a Halal place/check the place is Halal or not for me. In one occasion, there was two cakes in the pantry, chocolate and lemon. They offered me the lemon cake while I wanted the chocolate one and they pointed out it contained alcohol. No argument then. They know I can't be anywhere near non-Halal things.

Being the minority hence, the only one who doesn't know Chinese, I couldn't bother more if they converse in Chinese whenever I was in the same table with them (Table manner: It is actually considered rude to speak different language while you are in the same table). They have explained many times and apologized for not speaking in English whenever they are gossiping and talking something serious because they are comfortable to convey it in Chinese and its hard for them to get the right meaning/translation in English. It's just the same if we were in a bunch of Malay friends and we surely opted for Malay when it comes to gossip and serious topic.

Alternatively, I will try to grasp the meaning by their body language and expression! Bet me, I am a Linguistic graduate :P. If I fail to get the right meaning, they will report to me the important highlights of the topic/gossip.

But curious I was, I will ask one of them will help me translate, either Max or Violet but usually it's Max. He will give me highlights and points of what they are talking about.

But Max eventually went bored of entertaining me and to be my personal translator. When I asked him today "What are they gossiping just now? I heard "her" name". He simply replied "They talk about non Halal thing"

T_T

Lawak di Facebook

2011-04-21T16:16:00.006+08:00

Selalu kerja dengan Facebook. Boss tak marah. Sebab dia pun setuju Facebook boleh hilangkan stress. Cuma jangan melampau :) Ada kawan kawan yang kelakar. Buat saya ketawa bila tension dengan kerja/writing yang menimbun:))

Sweet fragrance from a sweet friend.

2011-04-11T09:45:00.006+08:00

I wanted a new perfume but I don't know what to get so I asked my dear friend Fatin, to suggest/choose 1 for me and I said anything that she thinks will suit me. See? how manja I am with her! She suggested that I get Goddess by Kimora Lee Simmons and I agreed. She bought online for me and got me a very good discount as well. She has a good relation with the seller, she buy from her frequent and she is a very sweet person to everyone, so no wonder she gets a huge discount!

The perfume came to me weeks ago. I love it. I love the fresh and sweet smell and it reminds me of her every time I spray it on me :) She knows what is best for me.

Oh, she bought it at Aliyazwa Perfume (Authentic Garage). This kakak is so kind and her service is good. Its original and pre-order from USA. Recommended!

Unplanned Celebration

2011-04-03T04:38:00.012+08:00

I created year ago a love note to Faiz on our anniversary. Masa tu cinta masih membuak membuak tapi sekarang pun masih cuma we are more matured now ;p. I do not know how on earth my friend stumbled upon the note on Facebook a year after. And she commented on it and the viral effect started, soon other people eventually found the note too. Maybe it reappeared in the news feed. People started to congratulated us for our anniversary since they think it was this year's note and it was our anniversary that day. We do not have Facebook "relationship" with our anniversary date on it.

How funny that the actual date is just around the corner, 5th April and the anniversary note reappeared back. A coincidence or what?

* I have mistaken the date with the date I left school 9th April because we were discussing on it previously.

Okay back to the topic, so faiz and me were so in the mood that day due to the comments we get for the note. So we decided to celebrate it earlier on 1st April at Paddington House of Pancake!

The food nampak macam tak kenyang tapi kenyang gila! We cancelled the dessert but the waiter misunderstood and thought we wanna get the dessert so we had to force ourselves to finish the dessert.

Oh, we bought present for each other on the spot. I have been thinking for days what to give him and on that day "aha, jom kita beli this for you and this for me" :)

I love random/unplanned things!

Plan B, Bangsar Village

2011-04-02T18:17:00.009+08:00

This restaurant does not take reservation so you must come here and wait to get your seat. Luckily we were early and get a place to dine. If not, we will end up in a long queue macam dalam game Diner Dash and the owner needs to come forward to entertain the crowd and some of of them get pissed off waiting and left! Seriously.

*I hardly remember food's name.

Yeah! We had good laugh togther :)

She Knows It

2011-03-31T19:01:00.006+08:00

Just went I was down a bit feeling lonely knowing two of my closest colleagues are leaving the company and my closest housemate is moving out, she asked me to read her blog. She wrote this beautiful entry for me. I knew I still have her with me. I love this woman so much!

Dear Fatin Filzah,

I am glad I know you. I am proud to have you as my friend. Even my mother and my boyfriend like you :) They said I am lucky to have such a good friend like you. You're such a valuable person to me. I love you and thats all.

Universal Studio Singapore!

2011-03-30T12:59:00.007+08:00

Some time last year I have been assigned to work on Singapore travel articles. There isn't much things to cover on Singapore for my part because I have a freelancer to help me with the article. But I did work on Universal Studio Singapore (USS). It's quite funny when you have to write on somewhere you have not visited yet, but that's work. The article is nothing to impress with. I just do some online reading, checking website and other travel articles and writing it based on my reading and research.

So now finally I have my own experience on USS. Maybe I should re-write my article?

Ticket:

When I told my colleagues I am going to USS, the first thing they asked me whether if I have bought the ticket yet. My answer is no. If you read my previous post, I only finalized my trip after I got my passport ready. They scared me off, saying to get to USS I must purchase the ticket much earlier. And I read somewhere on net the ticket is already sold out weeks before you want to.

Yeah, it scared me off as it was a last minute plan. I checked their website and found that we can actually buy the ticket online. Before I get my passport ready I have tried to check the ticket us still available or not like so many times. When I am done with the passport, I quickly purchased the ticket online and get my e-ticket via e-mail. Printed and keep it safe with the passport.

Getting there by MRT:

Singapore is mostly covered by MRT/LRT system. You can actually travelling in Singapore only by MRT and that is my plan. To reach USS using MRT. In Singapore, you only need to purchase a single MRT ticket to reach your desire station even if it is via different MRT line (ex: KTM, STAR, Monorail and Putra LRT). So where ever you're, just take a MRT to Harbour Front station. It will stop you there right under Vivo City.

From Vivo City you will need to continue to Sentosa Express which will bring you across the sea to Sentosa Island! Alight at Waterfront station and there you go, USS is just a walk away from the station. Although there is a pathway to Sentosa Island and you can just walk from there, I suggest that you take this Sentosa Express because you need to save your energy to walk and run in USS.

Universal Studio Singapore:

Don't worry if you are carrying many things, like we carried our backpacks because there are many lockers provided inside and outside USS for rent. We rented 1 small locker for 1 day at the cost of $10. sigh. Inside USS, free locker is given for 45 minutes and this is very useful if you want to take a ride (roller coaster and etc) and there is no one to look for your things.

Themepark:

There around 7 themeparks there. Oklah dah malas. Tengok gambar je la ok. hehehehehhe

Do I sound like a bored travel writer?

Weekend Trip

2011-03-28T15:05:00.005+08:00

I was stressed, tired and depressed. I wanted a gateway. I wanted to do something new. And there I go, backpacking to Singapore. And here how it was planned ;p

Monday, 21 March 2011

me: jom p singapore?

faiz: passport pun takde

me: nak masuk USS please?

faiz: buat passport dulu baru boleh cakap

me: okay, sy mtk halfday Rabu ni buat passport.

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

- passport ready

- beli tiket bus

- beli tiket USS

- research on Singapore

Thursday, 24 March 2011

- plan on itinerary

Saturday, 26 March 2011

- we were in Singapore with unfinished itinerary but it went well!

Singapore is a "fine" city. Yes, it is a very fine city with a lot of fine you have to pay for any unlawful things you do. I love their MRT/LRT and when a bit jakun with it. We traveled in Singapore using MRT. It covers most of the city.

Thank you sebab sudi teman saya berjalan2 :)))))))))

The Best Gift!

2011-03-24T12:43:00.006+08:00

My new bed companion besides book :)))

Comfy comfy slip-in shoes!

Hadiah setelah penat menjaja buku ;p

Tweets from Japan

2011-03-14T14:45:00.004+08:00

English versions

* At a bus stop...

While waiting for a bus almost eternally, @saiso went into a drugstore in front of the bus stop, bought a bunch of hand warmers and handed them to those waiting for a bus!

* Homeless People

[by http://twitter.com/yas/status/46487642812071936]

While I was tired of waiting at the station, homeless people gave us their cardboards against cold. We're always passing them by, though.

[by Mari-san]

Suntory ditched fee of their coin-operated vending machine. Softbank ditched fee of their Wi-Fi spots. Everybody carries on what they can do, and people from comes to helps us. Japan is now stronger than the time we had the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

[by Mari-san]

Mr. Takehiko Inoue is uploading tons of the pictures of smiles.

* Showing that you care

This 10th grade boy in my neighbor did a wonderful thing. He was home alone when the earthquake hit. When the shock subsided, he went out on his bike and visited his neighbors asking if they were okay. The quake hit early afternoon on Friday, when most men were at work, away from home and only women and elderly were home. Thanks, kid. Your act of kindness and attention helped me and many others calm down.

* If you can bear a motorbike ride...

I was really moved. A senior colleague of mine at my part-time workplace held up a sign saying "If you can bear a motorbike ride, I will give you a ride home," at a train station when train service was suspended. He gave a ride to a steeplejack returning to Tokorozawa, Saitama. I so admire his act of conscience and kindness. First time in my life I so felt strongly that I want to be of service to others.

[by Mr. M.I.]

* Free coffee

My husband walked for 4 hours to come back home. He was feeling weak at Akabane and this man offered free coffee saying "It's pretty cold huh? Warm up with this hot coffee!" Thanks to the him, my husband regained the strength to keep walking. It must have really touched him because he's been repeating the story 5 times. Thank you to the man passing out free coffee.

[by Keiko-san]

Pray for Japan!

Cry! I was so touched I cried super hard! That international call from a stranger just now, it was a phone call of worry and support from someone who called their own number, except with Japan's country code hoping to connect with someone in Japan! I didn't quite understand the English, but I understood what the person was trying to say! S/he said a lot of people over there are "praying for Japan"!

Luckily I am in the office while reading these tweets, kalau tak dah menangis teresak-esak.

All tweets taken from here!

Moved

2011-03-14T14:32:00.003+08:00

We are moving into a new office

Nana's Farewell Part 1

2011-03-14T14:21:00.005+08:00

One of my best colleagues is leaving! So we planned for her farewell part by part since she is so special to us.

Part 1: Bubba Gump Shrimp & Co and Uknown at TGV

Part 2: Coming soon!

Handmade Corner Bookmark

2011-03-05T20:08:00.003+08:00

I wanted to make Book Thong at first but due to limited craft things, I opted for corner bookmark. Here is some of them to be given FREE. Will do more!

PenjajaBuku - BookSeller

2011-03-02T15:13:00.004+08:00

I should have captured the old theme. But unfortunately I didn't. So here is our new theme at PenjajaBuku. And I prefer this one better. Thanks Faiz! So next week this online bookshop will turn 1 month! The initial plan was to sell my book colletion but due to huge demand looking for new books and Chic Lit novels, I guess I shall just continue helping bookworms out there to get what they are looking for, well, with a reasonable price of course. Who doesn't like cheap things right? ;p

http://penjajabuku.tumblr.com/

http://www.facebook.com/penjajabuku

Ultrasonic Bubble Bath & Body Wellness Therapy at CN Health & Beauty

2011-03-01T14:19:00.006+08:00

Hah! Panjang nya tajuk.

Azie selalu merengek rengek nak minta urut lah itu lah ini lah. Jadi bila ada voucher macam massage yang relax relax dekat Groupsmore, terus ajak Azie. Beli 20 mins Ultrasonic Bubble Bath + 30 mins Body Wellness therapy. Burns the calorie equivalent of a 3km jog. Uses Murad Vitamin C Firming Cream. Only RM35 instead of RM176.

After buat appointment semua kami pun pergi lah pada Sabtu lepas jam 5.30 petang. Pagi tu pergi Pejabat Pos, TM Point and Sogo. Balik pergi CN Health & Beauty dekat Bangsar Telawi 2. Memang timing yang bagus sebab sepanjang hari duk berjalan.

The service was super good! Walaupun we're customer under voucher. Memang berbaloi sangat. Staff are very friendly and diorang semua tak da macam desak desak ke suruh continue program and stuff macam ada tempat lain. But they did brief it, if tanak xpela.

Ultrasonic Bubble Bath ni kena mandi. You will get a room on your own, ada katil and bath tub. So nanti kena kemban then mandi dalam air yang ada buble buble angin selama 20 minit. Mandi sorang sorang je sbb orang tu akan leave the room just for u.

Body Wellness therapy after mandi. Bila dah mandi, kemban lagi then baring lah. Nanti akan ada orang urut selama 30 minit. Yang ni rasa macam syok je kena urut penat penat.

So lepas selesai semua ada la dorang brief kan pasal itu ini. Then macam interested dengan product Dr. Murad. Jadi beli lah RM 39.90 dan dapat FREE facial treatment. Yang ini belum tahu lagi nak pergi bila.

Recommended!

CN Health & Beauty (Bangsar)

No. 30, Jalan Telawi 2,

Bangsar Baru,

59100 Kuala Lumpur.

(Opens daily: 10am – 8pm)

Phone: 03-2283 3088