Splendid is rather splendid

We had our lunch at Splendid a few months back. Saw this picture in my camera, so why not a simple non-professional review.


What we had was RM9.90 per meal. Complete with drinks. And you can choose to have your chicken with rice instead of fries. The black-pepper sauce is quite nice.

The Splendid's concept is more like S*cret R*cipe. It has cakes too. Boleh datang lagi untuk cuba meal lain.

Just the two of us..

We went to Cherating for a short weekend trip during our anniversary. We stayed at Impiana for 3D 2N. And this is kinda our review on the hotel..

Anyway, we had breakfast 1st in the morning n a piece of caramel cheesecake on the anniversary day itself. Presents? Rahsia :)


The journey started at 2.30pm. Kenapa lambat sangat?? Hantar kereta pergi service. Ingat boleh siap cepat, sampai kul9.30, kul 1 baru siap..

Had our lunch at Bentong's Petronas. There's a cafe there named D'Paya Serai. Cafe yang teramat mahal, standard KLIA. Gula2 kopiko, 20sen sebiji!! 2plates of rice (which is equivalent to 1 plate of rice for normal people), sayur kobis, 2 ketul ayam and 1 telur masin at the price of RM16. Mahal dan banyak lalat macam mane pun, manusia tetap ramai..

Arrived at 5.30. Was told that the hotel was fully booked already. Tiada pertukaran bilik boleh dibuat.

Blok panjang 3 tingkat overlooking the beach
The room was not bad except that:
1. we were mistakenly been given a room with 2 single beds instead. Single, single, not super single. Nasib both of us kurus :D
2. The room was at the top floor and there is no ceiling, terus2 nampak atap. Then there was this just a bulb dangling from the roof.
3. Since it's at the top floor, imagine the heat during the day and the air-cond was so damn slow n not cold at all.
4. Ants!!!!!!!! So many of them. We cant even leave anything sweet on the table or else, the ants will come swarming them in minutes. The only place that's safe to put food is at the TV rack.
5. The TV was small. Comel je.
6. Lizards, huge n fat like the one I saw during BTN at Ulu Sepri.
7. Lighting at night was bad.. Memang malam tu untuk tidur je bila masuk bilik.

Tu, TV comel.
View from our room.
Tempat santai di petang hari. best.
See, no ceiling. Notice tak lampu kecil yang tahape2 di sebelah kiri. Direct ke katil, silau n panas dibuatnya.
As for the price, Deluxe Seaview (standard room) is RM300++ for normal rate and RM180++ for government rate during weekends. But hotels usually give the lousiest room for customers using Govt rate or with voucher/coupons. And this is not my first experiencing this.

Food :
2 day breakfast-On Sunday morning, there were so many people at the the Kedai Kopi and the hotel staff tak cukup tangan to fill in the foods in the tray. You may have to wait or ask the staff for it. Most of the foods were tawar. The nasi goreng serai, the sambal bawang etc. Or is it I am very pemasin? The food was just ordinary and the same menu the next morning.
Room service food sangat mahal. Cant remember the price but it's more expensive compare to other hotels.

Tempat breakfast.
The beach:
Biasa2 saje. Airnye kelabu, dont expect crystal clear water. On the day we arrived, memang ramai sangat orang walaupun panas terik. It was kinda windy and cloudy on Sunday evening, so mandi sakan. Plus, everyone checked-out that day and left us and some foreigners tourist. Tiada gambar pantai, Dah dua2nya mandi, sape nak tangkap gambar.

Tempat lepak di lobi hotel. Best dok sini. Berangin.
There are many other things at the hotel we didnt explore. But over all, the hotel needs to do a make-over.

Anyway, kami pergi tengok penyu.

Masuk sini free. Cuma salurkan sumbangan ikhlas.
Penyu kecik. Comel sangat.
Penyu besar
Tempat penetasan penyu. Kecewa tak dapat pegang penyu kecil.
Kalau nak tengok penyu di malam hari, ade sesi tertentu yang diorganize oleh pihak hotel dan lokasinya di Teluk Mak Nik also known as Monica Bay which is pantai belakang INTIM.

Will we be coming back to Impiana? Dont think so. Saya mahu pergi Redang sebelum ianya dijadikan lokasi percutian orang kaya :)

Suasana di LPT pada hari kerja.

2nd

This Ramadhan may be the 2nd year for us as husband and wife but the 1st year on our own. Last year was at my parents' house or FIL's. Woke up for sahur, SIL had her own way, so I just helped a little bit and when we were at my parents' house, I woke up as usual to help Ma cooked instead of doing the cooking myself. Ngee.. And as for iftar, since we were from Putrajaya driving all the way to KL, azan Maghrib was heard in the car most of the time. Upon arriving, everything was prepared.

This year is different. Have to wake up early to cook. Today is the eighth day. So far, I managed to cook simple sahur and iftar meal within an hour. Heh. Thanx to Wan who helped a lot rather than sleeping and left everything to the wife. And the best part is, the dirty dishes are his part.

Small-tummy-tank people like us tak berbaloi pergi bufet ramadhan. 2 days ago, I made inti karipap to eat with tortilla bread and melted cheese. I made 5 of it and I managed to eat 2, while Joe only eat 1!! He went for his usual badminton game from 10 to 12, came back home not feeling hungry and immediately went to sleep. So the rest of the bread were ate during sahur instead.

So for the 1st week, memang sangat jimat.. Tak pergi lagi mana-mana Pasar Ramadhan.

I'm excited to try many kinds off iftar meal. Hari ni mahu buat popiah (my style) with the remaining inti karipap. Sos cili buatan sendiri haruslah ada di bulan puasa supaya senang bila buat jemput2.

Working in this department means tak perlu beli kurma. Yang paling best, dapat kurma sebesar 2 ibu jari yang dicantum, bila makan sebiji dan minum air, dah kenyang.. Makan kurma di bulan puasa rase extra sedap kan??

Petikan sabda Rasulullah SAW daripada buku yang sedang saya baca ini:

Janganlah engkau membunuh hati dengan banyak makan dan tidur. Sesungguhnya hati akan mati bagaikan tanaman jika tergenang air.

Membeli makanan semasa lapar memang aktiviti menakutkan. Tengok sorang2 kat pasar Ramadhan tahun lepas order makanan pun menakutkan. Rasa macam diorang nak buat feast untuk 10 orang.

Dulu mase kat zaman Uni, paling banyak boleh masuk pun sebungkus nasi ayam berempah yang popular kat pasar ramadhan Seksyen 1 tu. Tiap hari beli tu, gile tak? tu menunjukkan saya ini adalah insan yang boring, makanan berbuka pun tak variety.. hehe.. Anyway kawan2 semua, Jihad yang paling utama adalah memerangi nafsu. Dalam bulan puasa ni, nafsu ape lagi, mestilah nafsu makan semasa berbuka :D

Selamat beribadat semua!

789

7890 is my car plate number. 7.8.9 was the date I'm officially a wife. No, my car came 1st, then the date. And we noticed the date and the plate a few days after the wedding, what a coincidence. So abg, kalau tak ingat tarikh anniversary kita tu, tak tau ar nak cakap ape kan.

Alhamdulillah, it's been a year already. And many more years to come inshaAllah..




Amik tu, baju merah menyala.
Saya half chinese :)

7 tahun lepas..

Semasa di zaman universiti, di kala semuorang masyuk bercintan dan membelanje awek or balak dengan duit PTPTN or scholarship, saya berada di bilik, sama ada tidur, bace novel Inggeris yang dipinjam di NovelCity Kotaraya atau library Uni (yang kesuntukan novel Inggeris yang best) atau menonton tv kecil 5" warna hitam putih. Papa hadiahkan tv kecil tu buat harijadi saya yang ke 19 supaya saya menonton berita, akibatnya, menonton berita 10%, menonton drama siam, drama Cina, drama Inggeris, drama Melayu 90%. (TV hitam putih 5" pun jadi)

Saya tak punya balak mase Uni. Tak berkeinginan atau menginginkan saya. Hahahaha, statement kedua begitu depressing bila dibaca 2 kali. Bagi saya, (ini pendapat peribadi) lelaki2 di uni saya zaman itu sungguh tidak "cool" di pandangan mata saya, heh. Paling ngetop keseluruhan, mestilah budak perubatan. Bagi saya, nasib jumpe mereka masa pesta konvo saje sebab mereka di kampus lain, itupun sudah tidak tahan dengan sesetengah mereka yang memandang pelajar jurusan lain dengan sebelah mata sahaja (tidak semua, hanya segelintir). Ye, kami akui, anda pelajar pandai.

Maka, di kampus saya, yang paling ngetop adalah budak jurusan Kejut (Kejuruteraan). Masa tu siapa yang ade balak budak Kejut, popular habis. Lebih kurang dapat balak macam Ali dalam cerita Ali Setan :) Budak Kejut kalau dicalonkan untuk Exco JAKSA, memang ramai je mengundi. Walau tidak pandai dan dapat pointer 2.0 pun, bila nama budak Kejut, macam glamer gitu.. Yang tak hensem pun perasan hensem.. Bosan........

Second top bagi wanita bertudung litup or tudung labuh ialah pelajar lelaki FPI (Fakulti Pengajian Islam). Wah, mereka ni memang hebat memberi ucapan dan membaca al-Quran. Sampai penulis ini pun pernah keluar malam membonceng motor member nak dengar ceramah yang disampaikan mereka. Dengar ceramah ye. Dan zaman saya, ade beberapa pelajar wanita yang sudi menjadi isteri kedua kepada pensyarah FPI. (bukan sahaja pelajar, lecturer pun ngetop).

Budak ROTU kurang dapat sambutan sebab mereka gelap. no offense :D

Saya Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi. Malang sekali jurusan saya, Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains dengan Kepujian Sains Makanan dan Pemakanan atau Pengurusan, hanya ada 3 orang pelajar lelaki Melayu. Seorang tu sangat2 metro seksual. Sanggup beli selipar jepun Gue*s? berharga RM80 demi jenama dan memang selambe selalu tegur saya dressing tak mengikut peredaran zaman, seorang budak Tabligh, memang saya tak berani pandang muka dia bila bercakap, seorang lagi normal tapi die dengan dunia die je.
Jurusan saya hanya 20% Melayu, 80% chinese. Mereka kate, jurusan saya jurusan boleh buat duit dan mase itu, hanya UKM, UPM, USM dan UiTM sahaja ada jurusan ni, Jadi prospek kerje sangat tinggi memandangkan kilang makanan yang banyak di Malaysia dan kami boleh jadi pegawai teknologi makanan or nutritionist.

Berbalik kepada cerita asal, pelajar2 lelaki yang bermotivasi tinggi yang nerd tapi tak berapa nerd tapi pandai memang 1 dalam 1000 zaman tu. Lelaki yang suka buat lawak pastu gelak besar ramai2 bila ade sekumpulan awek berhampiran adalah golongan majoriti. Golongan gila kuasa or kuat berpolitik, tiap tahun nak bertanding jadi MPP, 1 dalam 500. Golongan setakat pergi Uni sebab dapat PTPTN, mewah semasa dapat duit pinjaman sampai dapat belanje awek sakan punye tapi bile dah penghujung semester nak exam, makan telur dengan nasi + kicap adalah 1 dalam 10 orang.

Itu penilaian saya semasa di Uni saya dan zaman saya. Di Uni lain mungkin berbeza sebab masa saya dan coursemates ke UiTM Shah Alam untuk buat penilaian alam sekitar, terkejut jugalah tengok pelajar2 memandu BMW, Honda Civic, Vitara etc.. Giler ah. Kat uni kami, paling hebat pun keta Atos. Dibenarkan untuk gelak.

Oleh itu, saya nasihat kat adik saya, tak perlu lah ade awek lagi. Sebab kebanyakan (bukan semua) awek2 uni sekarang agak meterialistik. Mahu ade balak supaya balak belanje itu ini. Kalau setakat belanje brand Scar*et ok lagi, (kategori masih mampu, bukan kata lowclass) ni kan jalan2 kat Midvalley, dipimpin masuk kedai Z*ra. Takkan nak awek orang kaya, pastu awek pulak belanje sume ala2 gigolo gitu, ish malu la lelaki begini...

Bagi yang perempuan pula, lelaki yang masuk Uni ni, belum tentu bila mereka keluar mereka ade kerje. Kat Uni memang la ngetop, EXCO itu bagai, popular habis lah, kadang2 tu tengok2, extend sem, tak pun tetibe GB (Gagal Berhenti). Terlampau aktif sangat aktiviti Uni sebab nak duduk Kolej dalam, akhirnya keluar Uni terus. Tapi yang mane ade potensi berjaya tu, berbuat2 baiklah, uhuk, uhuk, kenal hati budi. Janganlah nak bercinta sakan sampai serah segalanya... Nauzubillah...

Megasale

Woohooo, Megasale is back. 23rd July till 4th September. Go shop till you drop. heh..

My hardworking clerk transfers to other department. Sad though. I like her and I learned a lot about letters, filing and stuff from her. And she's the one who has 6 kids, and still manages to save RM50 each for each child every month. Kagum teman.

Since raya is in less than 2months, we decided to buy her a complete set of raya outfit. Kain, tudung and brooch.

And I'm the unlucky one who were chosen to buy the gift. So off I went to Jalan TAR along with Joe on Saturday. Goodness, that place were packed with people or specifically, ladies..

I hate buying things like kain baju kurung for anyone. Everyone has different taste in patterns, colours, type of fabric etc. Well, finally, I bought something I thought she will like, a matching tudung and a Kenji brooch.

I like Kenji. Affordable and worth buying. Almost 10 years ago, I bought 2 Kenji brooches. That time, it was RM50 for 2. (Serious murah..) the brooch remains shiny and pretty as it is even though it has been almost 10 years. The patterns are not the typical flower pattern with lots of stones. The one I bought is the shape of twisted leave. Anyway, the good part is, Kenji has a lifetime warranty. If the brooch loses the stones or the pin worn out for what ever reason, you can send it to any Kenji outlet without having to bring anything to prove your purchase. Kenji owns their unique patterns..

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We are fast shoppers, spent about 2 hours at Jalan TAR, Sogo and Semua House. I bought beads for my baju raya beading project which I have started last night. yay. Went to the house whole department at Sogo, eyeing and surveying plain Corelle dishware and Tefal (I'm crazy about plates and pots). Arrived at 10.45 and safely on the road heading back home at 12.50. Some women are fast shoppers.

Need to get out of there as fast as we can. I cant stand the crowds and the heat. I say it's crazy when the mothers can shop happily bringing their young infants in the prams.. Crazeeeee

For sickness and in health

I realize I'm not at my very best health for the past few months. I suffered the usual migraines almost a few times a week. A few times of throbbing headaches n throwing-up every week. Alhamdulillah I have the best husband in the world that will cook and hug me to sleep when I'm not well. haha, I wish I'm having this because I'm pregnant, sadly I'm not.

Since I'm having this so damn frequent, I just couldn't bear having thousands mg of painkillers into my system. Sleeping used to help. Just lately, it's still there when I woke up. Doa itu senjata mukmin.. Ma gave me this verse from Al-Waqiah, ayat 19:

Baca sambil gosok kepala, Ma cakap.
Usually, Wan will soak a small towel in cold water n lay it on my forehead or at the back of the neck. Alhamdulillah, it helped with God's willing.

God gives us pain to wash away our sins and to make us realize we are easily weaken by just a tiny prick from Him. And I'm thankful enough to have a great husband that I can rely on when I'm sick. Alhamdulillah...

Rookies

Is a 11-episode Japs Drama. Finished watching it with Joe in just 1 day. (Had enough of English Drama at the mean time :)

Another interesting Japs Drama that never failed to make me cry n laugh at the same time. It aint a love drama. It is about a teacher who's determine to get this group of students to realize their dreams once again which is to play baseball and make it to Koshien after they have been banned from playing for 6 months over a tragic incident.

I have watched more than 70 KDramas, countless CDramas, filling my free time with Malay, Indo, Filipino, Tamil, Hindi, English Dramas. Well I guess, I spent 1/4 of my life watching TV. Oh yes I did, a hobby which I'm not proud off but still I fail to ditch up till now. Nonetheless, JapsDramas are the best.

It's short, (usually 11 episodes), not draggy, nice scenery and even how illogical the drama is like Zettai Kareshi, moral values are told indirectly in certain ways which goes deep into your heart.

The actors arent that manly. hahaha.. Seriously, most of them are skinny with weird hairdo and trimmed eyebrows. (Well actually I love skinny guy but minus the hair and trimmed eyebrows :) So, I dont watch movies/dramas because of the actors. Google for Densha Otoko and you know what I mean. It's among the highest rating dramas in Japan.. And I can conclude and Japs dont go for looks but the quality of the movie/drama.

I watched many Malay Dramas, many, from RTM, Media Prima's channel, Astro, you name it. But from my amateur's point of view, Malaysian's dramas/films have a long way to go to compete with other countries. Arwah Yasmin Ahmad's and Erma Fatima arent that bad though. Haslam's or the son's movies, pfffffffttttttt... Tengok mase tengah memasak kat dapur jerlah. Not worth my time at all. Sorry guys..

Excel yang excellent..

Hari sedih sudah berlalu. Kebiasaannya memang berlaku sehari setiap bulan.. Tak boleh berlaku kerap, nanti duit kopak, badan jugak bertambah lemak sebab membeli delivery fastfood combo yang besar kemudian lepas makan, baring bermalas2an depan tv.

Gossip Girl Season 3 juga dah habis khatam. Next TV series ialah Grey's Season 6. Tak rasa bersalah sangat menonton TV kerana seperti satu pembelajaran, menonton dan membaca subtitle English. Tapiiii, perlulah seimbangkan dengan ibadat dan kerja rumah. Chey wah...... :D

Saya suka bila menjelang hari gaji. Bukan sebab nak dapat duit, tapi sebab nak buat budget review bulan sudah dan membuat perancangan gaji. Tapi sebenarnya, perancangan gaji setiap bulan untuk Tahun 2010 dah pun dibuat. heh.

Skema amat, tapi saya sangat, sangat suke melihat ke mana duit saya pergi.

Dulu hanya guna buku nota dan calculator adalah sahabat sejati. Sekarang, tak main ar calculator, semua dah formulated dalam excel beb.

Simpan kira2 saya simple je terbahagi 3 mengikut keutamaan.
1st mesti simpanan, simpanan diri, simpanan kereta (perlu sebab kereta ni macam manusia, bila2 masa dia boleh sakit dan jangan lupe servis berjadual lagi)
2nd ialah komitmen; segala macam hutang2, yuran kelab, duit parents, duit adik yg belum bekerja, insurans, bil telefon, bil internet etc
3rd ialah tanggungan untuk sebulan; anggaran2 untuk bil letrik dan air, barang dapur, lunch, toiletries, duit tengok wayang (limitkan berapa kali sebulan), petrol, Touch n Go.

Bila dah tolak semua ni, kalau ade baki, barulah boleh pergi berpoya-poya dengan duit baki i.e beli periuk La Gourmet atau koleksi sudu garfu stainless steel kualiti tinggi. Setiap perbelanjaan direkod dan jika perbelanjaan daripada duit tanggungan, duit tanggungan akan berkurangan. Dan bila dah masuk duit gaji baru dan didapati duit berpoya2 masih ade baki atau anggaran tanggungan ade extra, sebahagiannya dimasukkan ke dalam bank sebagai duit kecemasan dan sebahagiannya di bawa ke bulan depan.

Mudah je kan? Tapi perlu rajin update, kalau tak, kejap2, "Abg, 2hari lepas Ayg beli ape, simpan kira2 tak seimbang niiiiiiiiii"

Spot the different

Received this email about rare pictures taken.. And among all, I just love this one. Mungkin superimposed, I dont know. Tapi gambar ni sangat comel. Kucing tu macam Puss dalam Shrek....


p/s: I love cats but dislike keeping them :D

Dont worry, be happy..

Mission unaccomplished again this month. Hell yeah you know what I meant.

Will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary in a few weeks. Plans have been made and I was hoping we can celebrate it with a special "gift" for both of us. But none.. It will be just the two of us.

For the last few weeks, I've heard so much of "patient yaya, your time isnt here yet" and truly it doesnt help when it comes from people who got pregnant almost immediately after getting married and blessed with cute babies..

It triggers me whether I may have said something about not wanting babies but I couldnt recall any. However the rage I felt when we bickered can really screwed up my mind sometimes and I may have wished for something I dont mean.

Yesterday was emotional. The moment I knew the circle starts as usual, I burst into tears like the past 6 months. Raya is nearing, and it's making it worst. Wan have been nothing but supportive. Words wont help, I just need hugs and he knows it already.. We ordered a big combo meal of pizza delivery for dinner and watched Gossip Girls Season 3. Yeah, I find comfort by watching tv. It eases my mind away and floods it with Blair and the gang's problem.

At 12.30am, Wan needed to use the laptop to finish up his works (see, govt officer brings work home tooooo) and I just need to do something because I wast sleepy. So I washed clothes (manually, we dont have a washing machine. we usually brought our dirty laundry every weekend and added a few ringgit to Ma's water and electricity bill) in the middle of the night just to keep my mind busy. Slept at 2.30 and woke-up at 7 this morning. Bersiap seperti lipas kudung..hahahaha

Anyway, I may have taken this waaaaaaaaay too hard on myself. Alright, maybe I am.. I have been thinking about seeking advices (or maybe treatment, just hope not) at LPPKN. My sister used to work there and she said young couples went there as early as a year of baby-less, like us. There's no point of procrastinating and keep myself wondering, isnt it?

And I have to accept the fact that this is the best for both of us for the time being and Allah may have His plans on us. Or maybe, He knows I'm not ready to be a mother just yet..

The hardest part to accept is, it has been a year already and it's time to meet the doctor and knowing the truth.. That aint easy and not all can understand....

p/s: Tolong jangan komen, relax ar Yaya, baru setahuuuuunnnnnnnn... Hahahahaha, taknak dengar tu dah ok :p

17RK1

Oh iyer, itu la nama kuarters saya. Di suatu pagi yang hening, keluar dari lift menuju ke kereta, tiba2 dikejutkan dengan baru yang tidak menyenangkan. Owh, rupanya orang tak guna akal fikiran telah sekali lagi membuang 1 plastik besar sampah di tepi blok. Tiang blok E. Mestilar warga blok E kot, sebab blok D dan F jauh nun di sebelah kiri dan kanan. Sampah tersebut telah terburai2 dek kerjaan anjing2 yang berpesta di kawasan blok pada malam hari.


Pampers yang telah digunakan pun ade orang buang kat rumput, diorang ni campak dari tingkap ke ape???


Nak buang ke tong sampah tu memang patah tangan, patah kaki or mungkin boleh jadi lumpuh agaknya, jadi, letak jerla kat sini. Esok pagi, cleaner kutip. Senangnya hidup ku kata si pembuang sampah.


Nak kate terencat otak, dapat kerja kerajaan n kuarters ni paling rendah pun gred CC. So nak bagi gelaran ape kat mereka nii??

Scholarship

Surfing the net looking for scholarship for Bro Wan. Alhamdulillah, he manages to get into UM and will be doing Statistic for 3 1/2 year. It's his second choice. So he's happy and thrill going back to UM.

JPA scholarship is out of the picture because minimum requirement is at least 3.4 and Bro Wan's is slightly below that. And seriously JPA, you should update your website. It still states "admission 2009/2010" while now is 2010/2011. Or is it because the application tak bukak lagi??

I clicked at malaysia-scholarship.net. Most of the scholarship offered are posted there but majority stated the deadline before 18th June which was the date UPU announced the successful names that gained admission to local universities. However all of the scholarship offered for degree holder require the applicants to have gained admission to the selected local Uni.

Ape ni tak selari lar.

Bro Wan, you still have another chance to apply for JPA's scholarship. Get at least 3.5 for your 1st semester. Itupun kalau syarat kat JPA tak berubah sebab website tu ketinggalan zaman.

Kalau tak dapat scholarship, terpaksalar Ma&Pa tanggung kerana Ma&Pa taknak bebankan anak2 die dengan hutang PTPTN bila habis belajar nanti. Jadi sebab Ma&Pa tanggung, jangan ngengade nak ada awek. Duit belanja awek makan pun, diberi oleh Ma&Pa, malu ar sikit weh. Dah kerja nanti, bercinta la. Lagi seronok sebab ade duit sendiri. Takdela bila nak keluar dating, "Ma, nak duit saku. Nak keluar dating dengan gefren"
Pffft, loser beb........


p/s: Akak mu ini tak de boifren pun mase 3 tahun kat Uni, alhamdulillah, kahwin juge :D

Curiosity killed the cats

Saya rasa, ini adalah terbitan dari perasaan ingin tahu, kalau letak chewing gum kat lift, apekah pintu lift tidak boleh dibuka. Tidak berjaya ye. Dont try this anymore and parents, please tell your kids not to do this.

Dulu masa kami masih kekanak comel, Papa telah mengharamkan chewing gum dalam rumahnya. Ini kerana Papa risau kami tak pandai makan, lalu tertelan dan merosakkan sistem pencernaan badan kami. Pa budak Kejut, die tak tahu asid dalam perut n alkali dalam usus kuat boleh mencairkan ape sahaja.

Pengharaman dikuatkan lagi, bila salah sorang anak comel dia terletak chewing gum kat rambut.. zzzzzzz
Tak tau ar camne boleh 'Ter'. Akibatnya, rambut budak comel itu perlu dipotong kerana setelah dibersihkan dengan minyak tanah, masih ade lagi.

Ini adalah contoh perasaan ingin tahu yang tidak sehat :D

But it's something u wont forget and blog about it 22 years later..heeeeee

Esters, Ketones, and different Sulphur compounds

A mix volatile compounds contribute to durian's aroma. Amazingly, spending 10 minutes in a car smelled of durian, washes away the GA Code I sprayed this morning and hey, I'm wearing durian perfume today.

Yesterday didnt start so well. I was feeling mushy for no reason. However it ended beautifully.

Joe had a meeting in Akademi J*PJ in Melaka yesterday. Guess what, the Academy has durian orchard. weee.. So Joe brought a full load of durian in his car boot. We took home 3 big ones and the remainings were left in his car for his staff.

(Imagine a car full of durian overnight)

When we got in the car this morning, wallaaaa, the smell is soooooooo strong.

Petua untuk hilangkan bau durian dalam kereta sama ada letak roti or arang, kalau satu badan bau durian??

Cepatlah pukul 5, saya mahu makan durian dalam peti ais kat rumah tuuuuuu...

Thank U sayang :D

13 hours

Went to Mai's wedding reception in Kluang with Joe, Akmal n Ryo yesterday and spent 13 hours in baju kebaya.

The journey started at 10.30 after having breakfast at my house. Yeah, I cooked :)

Ryo's mp3 songs, hmmmm, not that suitable for road trip. Lagu english dia sumer ballads. Masuk2 keta, lagu Mandy Moore beb. And I got bullied by the guys, my favourite songs sumer kena cantas.

3 1/2 hours later, arrived at Mai's house. Ate nasi, ate 3 type of kerepek and makcik tu tukar jug air 4 ke 5 kali (teh bunga yang sedap) while waiting to snap a picture with the bride.



Next, went to Kluang Railway Station for coffee and Joe pun dah tak ingat hotel cap ayam yang die stay kat Kluang before register nak pergi PAC kat IKWAS 10 tahun dulu, eh silap, 8 tahun dulu.

No idea kenapa muka Ryo begitu..hahahaha

Then, Ryo shopped for kerepek yang banyak, when I say banyak, I meant banyak yang penuh boot kereta. Gambar dalam kamera Akmal.

Need to rush back for Ryo to enjoy the 10pm game but decided to have dinner 1st. Kelab Tasik closes at 10pm on Sundays ye kawan2. So headed to Presint 9, ramai. Last resort, Restoran Nasi Ayam Kampung at Presint Diplomatik. Tak ramai sebab tv die kecik tapi makanan die sedap.

I was still wearing baju kebaya at 10.30pm. Ryo was already restless sebab tak dapat tengok match sambil makan kerepek yang dibelinya tadi.

Sempat tengok 3 gol pertama and headed home at 11pm.

After 13 hours, my eyeliner was still intact, no panda eyes. Etude House Liquid Eyeliner is highly recommeded. And yeah, misi bulan lepas tidak berjaya lagi T____T

Anyone interested to attend Syuriza's wedding at Seberang Takir on 17th July? (staying overnight on Saturday). 4 orang dah ade. And Ryo, burn lagu yang rancak2 sikit :B

he's back...

Lil Bro Wan is back. He went back alone, Pa wants to stay longer accompany Ma. Bro Wan needs to get ready for his registration Next Sunday anyway. And yeay, he made it to UM, it's his second choice. Kakak borek, adik rintik, he chose uni kat KL and selangor je. The same thing his sister did 7 years ago.

Look what Bro Wan bought for his sister..

Sweet isnt he? I love Twix. Tapi Twix kat Malaysia mahal. Makan Tofilux keluaran negara Arab tu jer lah sebagai ganti. Baju tu macam ketat sikit kat hips, so Bro Wan said, "Ape lagi, kuruskan la badan"

chait :D

He even bought souvenirs for his friends but let me guess, mesti kawan perempuan :B

Makcik talk

Last month, I bought a 28" Tefal frying/sauce pan for the price of zzzzzzz which made Wan went, "Periuk ape harga macam ni???!!!" Ehehehe
"Ni Tefal lar, siap dengan glass lid pastu dia ade penanda aras bila periuk ni dah panas pastu bla,bla,bla"
Trying so hard to convince him that the pan is worth the price.

Getting a moderate paycheck amount every month (alhamdulillah), I dont get the chance to buy EVERYTHING I want whenever I want. Minus the savings, debts, parents' and lil bro pocketmoney, etc, etc, I only have a tiny sum which I cant spend for myself. And if I long for something, I may have to save that tiny sum every month until it mounts up to the amount I want.

Patience is virtue.

When I need to put up more effort to buy things, I tend to appreciate them more. Siap pesan berkali-kali kat Wan, periuk ni jangan guna scouring pad besi tu, jangan rendam dalam air semalaman, bla, bla sampai rasa nak letak manual penggunaan. However when I got things easily macam bola datang bergolek tiba, I gave less attention to take care of it.

Same thing happens to the kids this generation. They ALWAYS get what they want regardless the parents arent that well off and in the end, they are such a spoilt brat, hilang henfon 2-3 kali pun takpe, konfem dapat yang baru. (Well, easy for me to say when I am not in that situation yet. ok,ok..)

Being cheapskate is so worth it when you glance at your bank book and hmmmm...makes you want to save more next month :D

Rumours

So I've just heard, (a few months back actually) that there were rumours about me when I first joined this department.

Office rumours.

I looked young because I was quite young when I joined this service. Dont know who spread the news but during that time, 3 years ago, someone said I entered this post because my daddy is one of the top people.

Seriously??!!

Daddy dearest wasnt in the same scheme as I am and he's the most honest person I know. Nak guna2 kabel ni jangan harapla. When S*PA refused to give me the offer letter because I've already received one (for a different post), I fought for my right against S*PA by myself, contacted the right person that advised me what I shoud do back then. Rizal said, there's a file about my case there :D

S*PA's policy, one can only get 1 offer letter. Received my 1st during PAC. If their system (or the people in there) are so good, why didnt they strike out my name when I received the 1st offer letter FROM THEM? Let me pass PAC and the interview but refused to hand me the offer letter. Tak fair kan?

Back to the main story.

When you see young people joining in, at least give them the chance to prove themselves first.

After 6 months, kalau masih terkapai-kapai tapi berlagahak, that's a different story. Try check transcript dia tu :D


p/s: Rasanya memang takdir berkhidmat dalam skim ni walaupun saya pergi interview aritu pakai pants u'ols :B alhamdulillah

I'm back

Tarik balik farewell eventhough no one misses me.. :D

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I'm not proud of what I did just now.

The nasi lemak with ayam goreng berempah was so irresistable. I took a small plate of it, ate with no regret.

When the tummy said, "cukup2 ar tu" after a cup of coffee, regrets creeping inside..

Why did I eat that nasi lemak when lunch was in 1 hour... I'm having lunch at home with Joe and he will make sure I have my lunch...
Nyesal-nyesal...

The psychological effect was just too great to resist, the tummy didnt feel that nice, I was feeling dizzy. So I went to the toilet, stucked my middle finger inside the throat and blugrh...

This is the 2nd time this week..

Not good, not good..

I know it's not healthy and people with this syndrome may get cavities easier compare to normal people. I hate that fact because I love my teeth. I take really good care of them.

But I cant deny that part of me do feel good when I forced these fatty food out of my system.

Imagine when you cant control your hunger, you binged. Remorsed. Threw up and tadaaa, you didnt feel hungry anymore.. Satisfaction guaranteed..
Seriously, I felt full eventhough there's nothing inside my tummy.

And I know, it's a waste of food. Better off give that protion I ate to someone who really needs it.

*sigh*

Esok puase...ganti :D (Lagi sebulan setengah nak Ramadhan beb)

So long..

...farewell...

MAC.. Revlon..SimplySiti

1 similarity = Make-up

A friend is kinda disturbed with her bf's statement saying she should wear more make-up.

I never thought about it until she brought it up.

Well, for her, the bf's statement indicates make-up can make her look pretty or another way of saying "You're not pretty, please put on some make-up".

So far, what Joe had mentioned to me is to wear less or nothing at all. Alhamdulillah :D

I just dont know how to response back to her.. ouch!

Annoyed

Every 1 hour, this thing appears

Eventhough I'm not browsing anything on IE and MS Word is the only window on the PC screen.

The result:


Imagine having to restart the PC every 1 hour? And if I didnt, the pc hangs

And no, I dont have the authority to change anything on my PC.


Need to call the IT guy again. Call tomorrow, they'll response 2-3days after.

So, have to restart my PC every hour. Best betul.

Pengajaran di akhir entry.. TIADA..hehehe

Susahnye nak kahwin

Tagged by Akmal

Telah ditagged oleh Akmal.

The RULES :

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ii)post it along with the story about the photo

Gambar ini diambil semasa sambutan Maulidur Rasul tahun 2008 di Dataran Merdeka. Menemani Abg Pjg (ketika itu tunang saya), memantau pergerakan bas. Tibe2 terserempak dengan En.Akmal kita yang berbaju Melayu biru. Dan beliau lah yang snap gambar ini.

Majlis bertambah gawat bila hujan lebat melanda, berlarian2 secara macho 3 orang ini mencari tempat berteduh dan kemudian bermula aktiviti perkongsian maklumat.

Lepas majlis selesai, aktiviti 3 orang ini diakhiri dengan makan sate Samuri di Taman Melati for lunch. Sekian.

Saya nak tag beberapa orang:
1. Sis Yana
2. Fird
3. Ryo
4. Nawal
5. Min
6. Wanie
7. Sab

Have fun mengimbau kenangan lama :)

Haunted

There's something wrong with my blog..

New comments went missing.

Then this thing appeared.

Jangan cakap taknak atau tak akan.

Allah itu suka menguji umatNya.

Itu Ma selalu cakap sejak dari kecil lagi.

Dulu masa sekolah, saya cakap sampai bila2 pun TAKNAK pakai handbag.
Cuba tengok berapa banyak handbag pelbagai saiz dalam almari tu.

Dulu mase zaman Uni, saya cakap sampai bila2 TAK AKAN pakai kasut tinggi
Cuba tengok ada berapa kasut tinggi 3 inci kat dalam bilik tu.

Dulu bila ada perkara best2 nak berlaku, mesti kata TAKNAK demam or sakit.
Confirmed, hari kejadian mesti demam, sakit or kena beguk.

Dulu saya cakap saya TAK AKAN suka pada lelaki tinggi.
Cuba tengok betapa tingginya suami saya.

Dulu saya cakap, TAKNAK buat kerja2 menulis.
Cuba tengok berapa minit mesyuarat kena buat.

Sekarang saya cakap, kalau saya diberi rezeki dan punya anak, saya TAK AKAN letak gambar anak saya sebagai PROFILE PICTURE kat FB.
Kita tunggu dah lihat :B

I wish

...I could turn back time; went back 8 years ago and chose another path.

Will I end up at the same place I am now? I'll never know. No one will ever know...

Saya suka..

...melihat suami kurus saya menggunakan lesung menumbuk lumat ikan bilis dengan cili api untuk dibuat sawi goreng. Suami saya kurus, tapi die kuat tau. Tak perlu guna dry chopper. Dan dia sangat rajin buat kerja rumah.

Puji suami dapat pahala.. ngeee

Maafin, Yaya tengah boring ;)

Penyebab

Memang sangat genius ar arkitek Putrajaya ni bina lampu isyarat dan tempat tunggu bas beberapa meter sebelum pintu masuk Kompleks E.

Sekarang, bas terpaksa berhenti selepas pintu masuk Kompleks E pada waktu pagi, penumpang bas pulak akan melintas kat kenderaan yang banyak bertali arus nak masuk Kompleks E.

Sekali melintas, seorang.... 2 orang... 3 orang..... berjalan ala2 model dan courtesy untuk angkat tangan berterima kasih kepada kenderaan yang berhenti tu jangan harap la kan.

Pak guard kat tepi, setakat berdiri, sesekali angkat tangan suruh kenderaan jalan tu apa fungsinya? Kenderaan tau dah, memang kene jalan.

Tak boleh ke Pak Guard tu tahan kejap orang yg berjalan nak melintas tu bagi ramai sikit dalam 10-20 orang, baru bagi mereka lintas sekali harung. Takdelar kenderaan kejap2 kene berhenti, kejap2 kene berhenti bagi jalan kat sorang.. dua orang...

Kalau Pak Guard malas sangat, tolong bina jejambat untuk orang melintas..

Almost complete..

Phew, what a weekend..

I managed to sew a new set of drape for our living hall in a day. A day man!

This is my first time experience, so it's just a plain straight line drape, no frills, nothing.

We bought the cheapest fabric, in case the first-timer tailor got mess up with it, the loss won't cost that much. heh. The 11.5m fabric, the curtain hooks and curtain tape only cost less than RM50.

I thought it's just a piece of cake. But it's not. I remember Ma saying, cheap fabric is hard to handle. Sure it is. Benang kain asyik tertarik bila jahit, lepas tu jahitan berkedut2. Not satisfied with the finishing, I unpicked the whole thing n re-did the sewing.

Then the pattern thing. I almost sewed the pattern upside down for the other piece. Giler, other wise, need to undo the whole thing, again.....

The next mistake, I sewed the curtain tape upside down, undid the whole thing again.

Started sewing at 11 in the morning on Saturday, finished at 12 midnight the same day. And last night, we hung the drapes and the result is beautiful. Hahaha, perasan siut. Lepas ni boleh amik upah jahit curtain untuk rumah bujang. heee

Adding up to my wish list, a sewing machine.. heeee

Called Best Denki and our tv has arrived. Picked it up last night. Operating the TV was confusing. Petang ni cube lagi. Joe is so excited to watch Thomas Cup with the new TV.

Next in line is a simple rug and 2 big cushions to put in front of the new TV. Thought of sewing the cushion myself since I'm so gifted with sewing (puke), but Ma's 20-year-old sewing machine got broken yesterday and I cant figure up how to use the new one. Will try one more time with it next week, or we'll just buy the cushions at the mall.

The house is getting more comfortable. Lepas ni boleh buat housewarming, upah KAK Ina masak. hehehehe

Sedih ke suka?

Sedih ke suka bila suami kate. "Abg belanje sayang pergi slimming centre"

Bagi yang rasa sedih:
Sedih ar, sebab dengan kata lain, suami kate, "Awak dah gemok, pergi slimming centre sekarang kembalikan size badan semasa zaman bercinta!"

Bagi yang rasa suka:
Suka ar, sebab tak perlu nak work-out giler2. Pergi slimming centre, buat laser treatment, slimwrap berpuluh jam, bla, bla, bla, lepas 2 bulan, helo 32-24-34.

Semestinya saya yang kedua itu.. Saya terima dengan seadanya berat telah naik dengan garisan graf 80 darjah. Suami dah bagi mase untuk beraerobik, tapi saya malas. Jadi keadaan saya ini adalah atas kemalasan saya untuk jaga makan dan bersenam.

Abg, allocate RM untuk saya tau untuk kembali ke 32-25-36. Abg cakap ayat kat atas, confirmed saya tidak berkecil hati.. hehehehe

Food

I'm not a big fan of food. For me, food is something I eat to give me energy and nutrition. And that's just all.

I dislike eating at places I'm not familiar with unless I'm going with someone who would take the trouble to order it for me. Pemalas tau.

Luckily, I'm married to someone who is exactly like me except that he is a sweet-tooth to the extreme. (cuba letak coklat 1 bar besar sebelah die, die boleh habiskan dalam mase 1/2jam..hee)

So, we're a couple who will not spend a huge sum of money for just food [except fruits and veges]. Food is not my comfort. We will not spend rm20 for 3 scoops of ice-cream. For us, it is outrages outrageous.

And my definition of sedap is mestilah tidak tawar, pahit, terlalu manis, masin, masam atau terlalu banyak penambah perasa. [kalau lepas makan rase dahaga, means banyak penambahan perasa umami] dan tempat makan yang baik ialah bersih dan tiada lalat atau bau busuk. So when people asked me, sedap tak spaghetti tu, kalau menepati ciri2 di atas, saya cakap sedap walaupun sesetengah orang kate, spaghetti yang sedap mesti rase mcm ni, mcm ni. Tak faham ek?

When people ask us about this eating place or that eating place, the answer will always be a simple no, we never try that place yet. We don't know many nice eating places. We hate to venture. Plus, we take extra caution on every single thing that goes inside the system. So, whenever we want to go to an unfamiliar restaurant, the 1st question that'll pop into our heads is, "Is is Halal? Must do research 1st."

Jadi, salah seorang couple ala2 kuno pasal restoran2 glamer kat Malaysia ini adalah kami berdua :)

I'm currently reading "Penenang Jiwa, Pengubatan & Rawatan" translated from Imam Al-Ghazali's Mukashafah Al-Qulub. I know I have not attended any Islamic classes for quite sometime. And my KAFA Ustazah once told me, "Kalau kita tak mengisi hati ini dengan ilmu untuk suatu tempoh yang terlalu lama, nanti hati keras dan ilmu pun susah nak lekat" Something like that.

Bab 5 ialah mengenai Memerangi Nafsu dan Syaitan. Mengambil dari buku tersebut, "Bahaya yang paling besar bagi manusia ialah syahwat perut"

Dan Rasulullah SAW bersabda:
"Janganlah engkau membunuh hati dengan banyak makan dan tidur. Sesungguhnya hati akan mati bagaikan tanaman jika tergenang"

I have learned this since primary school. And Ma always scolded me when I slept too much mase sekolah dulu. Tiap kali mesti keluar ayat di atas. heh

Currently, I'm on my healthy eating routine. I ate more veges and fruits, less carbs and at least 2 litres of plain warm water. I slept less but didnt do any work-out so far and miraculously my weight is dropping every week. Furthermore, I feel more energetic. I'm loving it.

Plus work-out routine starting next week, lagi 2-3bulan boleh turun 10kg tak? Hehehehe

Passport

Phew, what a day..

I choose this day to renew my passport.

1st mistake: Instead of Jabatan Audit Negara, I registered inside my head as Jabatan Akauntan Negara. We park our car in front of Jabatan Akauntan Negara and we walked to Jabatan Imigresen which is soooooooo far when you're wearing 2inches shoe and red baju batik. (No, it's not our DPA batik. Bahaya, nanti Mala boleh notice I jalan kat bawah MOF tu ;)

2nd mistake: I should've called the department first instead of relying on the information I get from my staff who did her passport at Presint 2, in February 2010. It's because, they shifted to Presint 15, Bangunan Chancery about a month ago.

3rd mistake: I went back home last night just to get my Sijil Nikah, because someone said Imigration need it for the application if you're married. No, they neither need your Nikah Cert nor your birth cert. Just your IC and a copy, your old passport (if you're renewing your old one), 2 pieces of passport sized pics and of course RM100 for 2 years or RM300 for 5 years. I know, I should've called first.

Arrived there number 1059 at 10.30am and by 11.30, my new passport and Joe's are safely in my big handbag.

Thank you so much dear roomie for being so patient after all the mistakes I've done. Love u so much..

A new month...

... another disappointment..

Anyways, congratulations to Ina@Mekna on her pregnancy. I envy u......

Relaks yaya, you'll be on vacation next week..

But Abg Joe wont be able to tag along. I won't be enjoying it as much.

Oh, I haven't renewed my international passport. Heee.. Procrastinating like always. Akak jangan marah, sok beta pergi buat okes.. Pastu, I want to tag along to Singapore with you guys :)

Due to my sadness and frustration, we went to MValley and bought ourselves a new TV. heeeeee.. Best Denki was on sale last weekend, 10% discount on tv products.


p/s: Dear SPA, dah masuk 3 bulan, kenapa saya dan Joe belum dapat surat kuatkuasa taraf berpencen ni?

Beli-belah di hujung jari

Saya suke online shopping. Dan bahagianya melihat baju2 cantik, baju pre-loved, new, used. Kalau ada masa senggang, saya guna untuk window shopping secara online.

Window shopping secara online ni sangat sesuai untuk orang malas seperti saya yang tiada masa, (chey, konon) untuk berjalan2 di pusat beli-belah mencari baju seperti orang bujang. Cuma perlu computer, internet connection, meja dan kerusi empuk serta duit dalam CIMBCLicks atau Maybank2u.

Rasenye sudah beribu website saya masuk. Dan kadang-kala website tersebut sangat mengecewakan.

Bagi saya, website menjual2 baju ni perlu ambil berat perkara di bawah supaya memudahkan orang2 seperti saya:

1. Labels. Mesti kategorikan produk2 tersebut mengikut groups. eg: Dress, tops, skirts, pants, long pants, short skirts etc, etc.

2. 1 entry, jangan campur adukkan pelbagai kategori baju kerana nanti perlu letak pelbagai labels.

3. Jangan letak 1 produk dengan banyak labels. Jika produk itu dress, letak dress, jangan ditambah "skirt", "tops", walaupun sekarang ini ramai yang menggunakan dress sebagai "tops".

4. Jangan letak terlalu banyak penambahan2 yang tidak bersesuaian di page anda, kerana akan menyebabkan page tersebut lambat loading, lalu mengurangkan minat mereka yang datang menjengah kerana perlu tunggu lama.

5. Jangan letak entry yang terlalu sedikit. Kami malas asyik2 nak kene click "Older posts".

6. MESTI letak ukuran baju. Saiz bukan sahaja dari segi M, L, XL atau UK6, UK8, tapi ukuran pada bahu, dada, pinggang, hips, panjang baju, panjang kain/seluar, panjang lengan serta ukur lilit pada ketiak.

7. Tak semua orang ada Maybank2u, dan tak semua ada CIMBClicks, jadi haruslah ada dua2 sebab due2 ni paling glamer dalam online banking.

8. Perlu letak kategori fesyen pakaian, eg: vintage, modern, untuk ke kelab, muslimah etc, etc.

9. Saya suka tengok baju itu diperagakan pada orang sebenar daripada pada patung. Tapi yang setakat gantung pada penyangkut baju atau flat di atas lantai, sungguh tak berapa best.

10. MESTI letak jenis kain, eg: cotton, polyester.

11. Perlu buat research harga di pasaran online. Dulu, saya rasa jualan baju online ni mahal la jugak, tapi sekarang bila ramai yang menceburinya, harga pun makin turun. Tapi masih ada yang kekal dengan harga mahal tanpa mengetahui orang lain menjual baju yang sama dengan harga lebih murah.

Sekian dulu buat masa ini, ada idea baru, saya sambung di rumah. Nak balik tengok AdaMaya..heeee

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Ok, saya sangat suke design baju pada page ini. Geramnye. Kat mane boleh dicari tops and skirt2 macam dalam page ini dengan harga yang murah? Sila bagitau saya cepat demi keharmonian rumah tangga saya. (Ape kaitan??)

Pandu laju

Ni bukan pandu laju pergi McD. Ni orang gile bawa laju di kawasan sekolah.

Kalau pandu kereta macam mamat ni, memang la tak sempat nak elak orang melintas. Nama pun kawasan sekolah, tolongla jangan drive macam kat race track. Susah sangat ke nak ikut?

Bila jam pukul 12malam

"Yang, bangun yang"

Sambil menggosok2 mata buang ape yang patut, samar2 melihat jam atas TV.

"Baru pukul 12. Ngantuk ni, nak tidur"

"Bangun jap"

Dengan malas, berjalan ke luar bilik sambil mata separa tertutup dipimpin teman serumah.

Tadaaaaaaaa...


Wah, sejak bila dah pandai buat surprise2 ni??

Sangat terharu sebab housemet bukan orang begini tapi sebab dia tau saya suka, dia buat juga.

Lepas tu saya nangis baca kad die bagi.

Isi kandungan dirahsiakan ;)

Thank u housemate tercinta. Saya sayang awak.

Owh, itu meja jepun kami yang baru dibeli. Sekarang tidak lagi makan atas lantai ala2 zaman dulu. Dah upgrade sikit ;)
Beli secondhand yang sangat berbaloi.

Good News and Bad News

Let's start with good news first.

No, I'm not pregnant, yet.

And no, Joe dearie most probably wouldn't make it for our vacation. Such a waste of money.....

Well, the only good news is, I don't have buy a weight scale. Haha

Nutrition Dept is doing a weekly check-up or should I say observation on the staff's weight. And it also calculate the whole thing, BMR, BMI, Fat%, TBW, Desirable weight, fat to lose. Awesome.

They give free consultation on weight issue and also free aerobic CD by request.

We were given an individual book and this book is required during every check-up.

So now I know how much I weigh plus the total fat I have.

And my god, I was shocked when I saw the number on the scale. That is the bad news.

With 10kg increase on my weight, my fat% increase from 24% (3 years ago) to 33%. Roughly calculated, the fat has gone up by 7kg in 3 years. 7kg of fat alone. *sigh*

Fat% is important. For women, you shouldn't exceed 35% and for men is 25%. Higher than that percentage, you may be in the higher risk group for cardio disease.

My TBW is rather good. Exactly 50% out of body weight. Desirable TBW is 50%-60% of your body weight. All of a sudden, most of the ladies in my dept are so concern about TBW, everyone is drinking more plain water everyday.

I already drafted my healthy daily meal list and I've started 2 days ago.

Cutting down rice and oily food intake.

Since my housemate is underweight, I need to prepare 2 type of food, one for the thin and one for the fat. Therefore cooking may require more time.

I usually start with cooking for the fat. Later I'll be too tired or malas to cook another meal so I ended up eating low fat biscuit with low fat milk.

And yeah, milk is compulsory. I increase my milk intake twice per day. 4 table spoon per mug.

So I'll be observing my weight every week. This is my 26th birthday vow :)

Hope to see changes in 1 month. Wish me luck.

Btw, since I'm not eating rice, it's a damn good reason to buy that small cute rice cooker ;)

Need Help

Joe and I will be going for a short vacation this May with Sis Yana+her husband, Bro Wan and Pa.

Unfortunately, Joe's department is having an event at national level immediately after our vacation.

Our tickets have been bought, everything is arranged accordingly but Joe might not be able to be there.

He may have to stay for the preparation.

So I need your help, yes you, to pray that if this vacation is best for him, hopefully his boss will approve his leave or the event is postponed to other date.

Thanx a bunch :)

Dull n boring

Two words to describe my life before I got married.

Not that dull n boring but slightly dull and boring. What am I talking?

Uni life was totally dull and boring. During my 2nd and final year, my hostel was the one outside UKM at Seksyen 1 near the night market.

None of my gang had car. Or bike. We traveled by bus...full of immigrants and getting those weird stares, very uncomfortable. So bus wasn't a good way to travel. Therefore, life back then was going back and forth to classes only. And a few outings to The Mines. I remember having this date with my coursemate watching a chinese movie and a ladies' day out watching Puteri Gunung Ledang.

After Uni, I dreamed of having a happening single working woman life like the one in FRIENDS. Or more logically, the one like Akmal's, Mala's and many others.

...Living with friends, night outings, vacation getaways, late night movies, "knowledge sharing" on weekends.

None. I've never experienced any of those. Maybe a few hang-outs with some girlfriends or series of dates with Joe on weekends. And that was all.

When I received my 1st posting, I was stationed in Putrajaya. I did express my wish to live with some friends near Putrajaya but the idea didn't seem to impress my parents. So, I stayed with the parents, 45km away from my workplace.

...And my parents are kinda conservative.

Unmarried daughters shouldn't be out later than 7pm. I remember Ma giving me a call me each time when I hadn't arrived home after 7pm.

So, if 7pm is considered late, should I mention night outings or late night movies then?

After all, I was so exhausted when I reached home after a 'long' drive from the office.

Date with Joe means, going out at 10am and MUST be home before 3pm. Later after 3 means silent treatment from the mother. Haha. 5-hour dating was considered long enough ok.

We don't have maid. So weekends mean, went to the market, cleaned the house, washed the clothes, tidied the lawn and window shopping with the mother.

Good daughter am I?

Hehehe..

I spent most of my times with my parents at home or watched Astro from dawn till dusk.

Pathetic?

A little bit. heh

I never gave much thought about it. Honestly, during that period of time, I accepted it just the way it was because I was raised that way.

Pa was and still is never a night person. He came home from work at 6pm, we had dinner at 7pm and at 9pm he went to sleep.

Ma never likes going out at night. She said, bad things are more likely to happened during the night. But I guessed, she was just too tired after a long day being a housewife.

And as for me, they were just being protective of their children. They have the right to do so.

Why am I thinking about this now?

It started when I read some of my friends' activities. I do feel a little bit envy because I never had the chance to do all those things.

But now I'm married, I rather spend my night time at home....with my husband. *wink*

I cant turn back time, so the least I can do is make what's the best for now.

Happiness is something you create from within yourself. Just because someone else feels happy doing it, doesn't mean you will too. So, find your own happiness :)

Walimatul Urus (Repost)

Sesuatu yang baik perlu dipanjang2kan.. Jangan malas baca bagi yang akan mendirikan rumah tangga.

Gambar hiasan :)

Repost dari blog Sab.

Walimatul Urus Antara Syariat dan Adat

Pendahuluan

Masyarakat Melayu sudah menganut agama Islam sejak 600 tahun dahulu. Menurut sejarah, Islam dianuti oleh sultan Melaka, dan menjadi ikutan kita. Oleh kerana Islam sudah lama bertapak di negara kita, adat-istiadat perkahwinan banyak mengikut syarak. Namun, wujud beberapa perkara yang menjadi tentangan golongan ulamak kerana dikatakan berasal dari India yang mempunyai hubungan yang agak intim dengan agama Hindu.

Kertas kerja ini merungkai sedikit sebanyak adat perkahwinan yang menurut Islam dan yang dikatakan menurut agama lain. Semoga ALLAH memberikan hidayah kepada mereka yang ingin mendekatkan diri kepadanya.

Definisi Walimatul Urus dan Adat

Menurut perkataan walimatulurus berasal dari perkataan “Al-Walamu” yang memberi makna pertemuan. Dinamakan sedemikian kerana pihak lelaki dan perempuan bertemu sewaktu walimatulurus.
Manakala, menurut istilah, walimatulurus adalah makanan/hidangan yang disediakan sewaktu majlis perkahwinan.
Selain itu, walimatulurus juga didefinisikan sebagai kenduri bagi merayakan pengantin baru, dan walimah adalah suatu jamuan agama, bukanlah jamuan adat.

Definisi adat adalah suatu kebiasaan dari suatu perbuatan yang diulang-ulang dan telah diterima oleh masyarakat sebagai suatu peraturan hidup yang mesti dipatuhi.

Hukum Mengadakan Walimatulurus

Hukum mengadakan walimatulurus (iaitu menjemput orang ramai ke majlis walimatulurus) adalah sunat muakkad. Malahan, Rasulullah saw sendiri mengadakan walimatulurus.

• Dari Anas bin Malik ra bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda, “Lakukanlah walimah meskipun hanya dengan seekor kambing” (HR Muttafaqun alaih)



• Dari Buraidah ra berkata bahwa ketika Ali bin Abi Thalib melamar Fatimah ra, Rasulullah SAW bersabda,”Setiap pernikahan itu harus ada walimahnya.” (HR. Ahmad)

Tujuan Mengadakan Walimatulurus

• Mengikut Sunnah Rasulullah saw dan ajaran Islam.


• Mengumumkan pernikahan pasangan yang baru berkahwin.


• Menggembirakan pasangan yang baru berkahwin.


• Sebagai tanda kegembiraan orang tua kerana mendapat menantu baru.
  

Hukum Menghadiri Walimatulurus

Hukumnya wajib untuk menghadiri walimatulurus melainkan ada keuzuran.

• Dari Ibnu Umar ra. Ia berkata : Rasulullah SAW. bersabda : “Jika diundang seseorang diantara kamu untuk walimah, maka wajiblah ia mendatangi atau memenuhinya”.



• Dari Abu Hurairah ra., ia berkata : Rasulullah SAW. telah bersabda : “Sejelek-jeleknya makanan ialah makanan walimah yang hanya mengundang orang-orang kaya saja untuk makan, sedangkan orang-orang miskin tidak diundang. Barangsiapa yang tidak menghadiri undangan walimah, maka ia durhaka kepada Allah dan Rasul-Nya”. HR Muslim & Baihaqi



• Rasulullah bersabda, “Apabila seorang dari antara kamu diundang ke kenduri nikah, hendaklah ia datang. Maka, kalau ia berpuasa, hendaklah dia mendoakan, jika tidak, hendaklah ia makan”. HR. Abu Daud

Walaupun begitu, menurut ulama, hukum wajib untuk menghadiri walimatulurus adalah jika pihak yang mengundang membuat perkara berikut:

• Menjemput pelbagai golongan dan tidak terhad kepada golongan yang kaya sahaja.


• Tiada perkara yang mungkar dan maksiat seperti arak, judi, majlis tari menari dan nyanyian yang melalaikan.


• Tiada percampuran bebas antara lelaki dan perempuan (ramai antara masyakarat kita yang mengajak rakan-rakan berbeza jantina dan berbual bersama mereka sewaktu walimah).


• Tiada menggunakan peralatan makan dan minum yang diperbuat dari emas, perak atau sutera.

Perkara-perkara yang perlu dititikberatkan kepada mereka yang ingin mengadakan walimatulurus

Walimatulurus adalah sunnah Rasulullah, dan Rasulullah pernah mengadakan walimatulurus pada bulan syawal sewakti berkahwin dengan Aishah ra. Maka, dianjurkan untuk mengadakan perkahwinan dan walimatulurus pada bulan syawal kerana Aishah ra menyukainya…

• Dari Aisyah ra, katanya, “Rasulullah saw menikahi aku pada bulan Syawal, dan menggauli aku pada bulan Syawal (pada tahun-tahun berikutnya). Tiada isteri-isteri Rasulullah yang lebih beruntung berbanding denganku”. (HR Muslim)

Orang-orang yang diundang hendaklah orang-orang yang bertakwa, janganlah dari orang yang fasiq.

• Rasulullah Shallallaahu alaihi wa Salam bersabda, “Janganlah kamu bersahabat kecuali dengan seorang mukmin, dan jangan memakan makananmu kecuali orang yang bertaqwa”. (HR. Ahmad dan dinilai hasan oleh Al-Albani).

Dibolehkan menyediakan bunyi-bunyian untuk memeriahkan majlis.

• Rasulullah saw bersabda “Umumkanlah perkahwinan dan selenggarakanlah di masjid dan pukullah gendang dan rebana di majlis perkahwinan itu.” (HR Ahmad dan At-Tirmizi)

Hiburan yang disediakan hendaklah sederhana dan sopan dan menggariskan hal seperti:
1)tiada pergaulan bebas antara lelaki dan perempuan
2)nyanyian dan muzik yang tidak menimbulkan nafsu
3)tidak melalaikan ingatan dan kewajipan terhadap ALLAH
4) seni kata nyanyian tiada perkataan cabul ataupun lucah

Janganlah menjemput golongan kaya sahaja.

• “Dari Abu Hurairah ra., ia berkata : Rasulullah SAW. telah bersabda : “Sejelek-jeleknya makanan ialah makanan walimah yang hanya mengundang orang-orang kaya saja untuk makan, sedangkan orang-orang miskin tidak diundang. Barangsiapa yang tidak menghadiri undangan walimah, maka ia durhaka kepada Allah dan Rasul-Nya”. [HR Muslim & Baihaqi]

Jangan lupa menjemput kaum kerabat dan sahabat-sahabat untuk mengelakkan mereka berkecil hati.
Berniat untuk mengikut sunnah dan memberi kesenangan kepada rakan-rakan yang hadir. Walimatulurus bukanlah untuk menunjuk-nunjuk dan berfoya-foya.
Jangan mengangkat makanan sebelum tetamu habis makan.
Disunatkan menghantar tetamu ke muka pintu. Bermanis muka adalah tanda sifat terpuji.

Ada ulamak menyatakan walimatulurus diadakan selepas malam pertama, kerana Nabi saw tidak pernah mengadakan walimah sebelum malam pertama.
Walimatulurus juga jika boleh, diadakan di masjid.

Perkara yang dititikberatkan bagi tetamu

Memenuhi undangan dan janganlah terlambat.
Jika menerima undangan lebih dari satu, jika mempunyai kelapangan masa, bolehlah pergi ke semua tempat. Namun, jika tidak berkesempatan, boleh pergi ke tempat yang paling awal dan paling dekat antara semua jemputan tersebut.

• Sabda Rasulullah saw, “Apabila bersamaan dua undangan, maka tunaikanlah undangan terdekat dan jika salah satu daripadanya ada yang lebih awal, maka pergilah ke tempat yang lebih awal itu”.

Hendaklah mendoakan pihak yang mengundang.
Tetamu hendaklah memaafkan segala kesalahan dan kesilapan yang dilakukan oleh pihak pengantin. Semoga kemaafan ini memberi berkat kepada perkahwinan mereka.

Perkara Bertentangan dalam Islam yang selalu dilakukan oleh orang Islam berbangsa Melayu

Menabur beras kunyit. Ini dikatakan bertujuan menguatkan semangat pasangan pengantin dan menghalau roh jahat.

Membaca jampi mentera dan menyediakan pulut kuning dan telur kepada semangat jahat dan diperasap. Ini bertujuan untuk memelihara majlis perkahwinan dari semangat jahat yang mungkin mengganggu majlis.

Persandingan. Persandingan dilarang kerana mempunyai unsur tabarruj iaitu diperhias untuk dipamerkan. Budaya tabarruj ini dilarang oleh Rasulullah. Walaupun begitu, jika pengantin perempuan begitu menginginkan majlis persandingan, dibolehkan dengan pihak yang menonton adalah ahli keluarga dan kaum hawa sahaja.

Perbelanjaan walimatulurus yang besar. Rasulullah hanya mengadakan walimatulurus dengan buah tamar dan keju. Ini kerana walimatulurus bertujuan menghebahkan tentang pengantin baru, bukannya untuk berhibur.

Kesimpulan

Mengadakan walimatulurus bukanlah suatu adat Melayu, tetapi suatu sunnah yang dituntut oleh Islam, yang sudah menjadi perkara biasa bagi perkahwinan orang Melayu.
Maka, orang Islam yang berkahwin mestilah teruja untuk mengadakan walimatulurus kerana padanya ada pahala. Namun, pihak pengantin perlulah betul-betul memahami perkara yang dibolehkan dan perkara yang tidak dibolehkan, supaya perkara yang haram dapat dielakkan. Justeru itu, perkahwinan yang baru dilangsungkan akan diberkati Allah swt.

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Ahmad Salwat Lc, Seri Fiqih Kitab Nikah [Online] (Updated 2009) Available at: http://ebook.kuyokuyo.no-ip.info/_Ahmad%20Sarwat/nikah.doc [Last Accessed: # December 2009]

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Assalamualaikum wbth… Post ini berkaitan dengan walimatulurus. Alhamdulillah, ramai yang sudah tahu benar dan arif tentang walimatulurus. Namun, LPP membawa hal ini kepada mereka-mereka yang tidak mengetahui. Merupakan salah satu dari kertas projek yang telah saya buat. Ianya tidaklah details, secara kasar sahaja… Diharap semua mendapat ilmu, rahmat dan hidayah dari Allah swt…

Hai, nama saya Suraya, saya orang Melayu.

Ini saya 22 tahun dulu. Ini gambar passport saya semasa hendak ke Kuching. Masa tu nak ke Kuching kena pakai passport. Tapi saya masih di bawah ibu saya. Ayah saya ditempatkan ke sana, maka saya tinggal di sana selama hampir 2 tahun.

Yer, saya tahu, sejibik muka amoi comel kan. heh
Siapa nak tahu muka Yaya Jr. macam mana, macam ni lar kot. Gene mata sepet tu dominan. Mesti kekal punyalah :)

Hujung tahun 1989, kami pindah ke Selayang. Darjah 1 saya masuk sekolah, darjah 2, pindah ke sekolah lain sebab dah beli rumah yang mana saya tinggal sekarang, darjah 3 pindah lagi ke sekolah yang lebih dekat dengan rumah. Jadi saya merasa menjadi pelajar baru 2 kali.

Untuk 2 kali jadi pelajar baru tu, saya tak suka. Tak suka sebab kena memperkenal diri di depan kelas. Lepas tu, rakan2 di kelas tu akan berbisik2 mengumpat saya ni orang Cina ke orang Melayu.

Masa darjah 1, hari pertama masuk sekolah, kelas saya takde orang Cina. Sayalah budak Cina itu, memakai pinafore dan rambut ikat 2. Saya takde kawan. Stress, esok tu taknak pergi sekolah.

Darjah 2, hari pertama masuk sekolah, terkejut sebab saya je yang pakai pinafore, yang lain pakai baju kurung. Stress, esok tu tak nak pergi sekolah sebab takde baju kurung.

Darjah 3, hari pertama masuk sekolah, ramai pulak yang pakai pinafore, saya je yang pakai baju kurung. Budak baru, masih tiada kawan. Ada seorang budak perempuan ni tanya nama saya beberapa kali dan untuk kali ke berapa entah, saya tinggi suara, "Nama saya Suraya!" Lepas tu terus yang lain2 ingat saya garang. Stress juga, esok tak nak pergi sekolah. hee

Kawan2 bermula darjah 3 inilah masih kekal berhubung sehingga hari ini.

Siapa hebat, teka yang mana saya.

Masa zaman sekolah, kita nak cepat-cepat membesar. Bila dah dewasa, kita impikan untuk kembali ke zaman kanak2..

Habis, itu je nak cerita..

Kadang-kadang je rasa malas

Kekadang rasa malas kerja, terutama bila kerja banyak dan bos-bos mula emosi terganggu.

Kekadang rasa rajin pergi kerja, terutama bila gaduh dengan Joe dan harus ada gangguan supaya tidak sedih-sedih atau emosi terganggu. heh. Biasalar suami isteri gaduh2 manja.

Pagi semalam menonton rancangan di TV2 jam 6 pagi (kalau tak silap lar)

Sebuah rancangan motivasi. Pakar motivasi tersebut berkata, wanita perlu ada kerjaya. Atau dengan kata lain, wanita perlu ada sumber wang sendiri.

Memang seronok ada sumber wang sendiri.

Contohnya bila pergi ke Sogo terlihat kain cadar Cannon yang cantik tetapi berharga panas, suami kata taknak belikan. Maka minggu depan pergi ke Sogo dengan Mama tanpa suami, beli dan bayar guna duit sendiri.

Lagi seronok bila melihat duit gaji masuk di hujung bulan.

Lepas tu boleh ada kad kredit sendiri dan bukan supplementary suami.

Ah bahagianya :)

Tapi bagi yang tidak bekerja, bukanlah bermakna anda tidak bergaya. Anda cuma perlu bijak menyimpan duit yang diberi suami. Anda perlu ada akaun sendiri yang tidak diketahui orang lain nilainya kecuali diri anda dan seorang dua yang anda paling percaya. Duit itu anda mungkin perlukan sekiranya berlaku kecemasan seperti ditinggal suami yang gilakan perempuan lain yang sedang berkursus di bawah jagaannya. Nauzubillahi minzalik..

Berjalan kaki juga seperti membawa kereta

Anda sedang berjalan di pasar malam, tibe2 orang di depan anda berhenti mengejut, anda juga berhenti mengejut hampir2 melanggar dia. Rupa-rupanya orang tersebut tiba2 buat keputusan nak tengok menu di gerai makanan berhampiran. Dan berdiri statik di depan anda, enggan ke tepi. Anda pula yang terpaksa membelok untuk meneruskan perjalanan.

Geram tak bila berlaku begini?

Berjalan juga seperti membawa kereta, kalau tiba2 mahu tengok menu ke, betulkan tali kasut ke, anak anda tiba2 gatal kaki ke, sila ke tepi. Anda menghalang perjalanan. Sila bertolak ansur.

Tapi fikir2 balik, pemandu Malaysia nak belok pun tak bagi signal, inikan nak considerate bila berjalan.

Sekadar mengeluh di tengah hari.

Hari ini saya turun ke kafe E7 pada jam 1 setelah hampir 2 tahun tidak turun ke kafe itu pada jam 1. Punya la ramai manusia. Badan berbau nasi goreng. Rasa mahu pulang ke rumah dan tukar baju.. T___T

Selamat menjamu makan tengah hari semua!

Lebih kurang macam review kot

Semalam terpaksa, hehehehe, terpaksa ikut Joe pergi Hock Eng di Bangi. Maka, yey, tak perlu masak sebab sampai rumah pasti sudah jam 7.30 lebih.

Rasa mahu makan roti nan. Pergi lah ke kedai Ameer Ali yang dikatakan fames di Bangi ini. Roti nan kosong dia murah 30sen berbanding di P16. Ah, masa tu sudah gembira sebab lebih murah.

Orang ramai, kebanyakannya muka budak2 lelaki hingusan, tak UKM, budak KPTM tak pun budak UniKL. Dalam selitan budak lelaki hingusan itu, terjumpa pula budak Omzy. Hai Omzy.

Masa penungguan ialah 20minit untuk 3 keping roti dan 1 ketul ayam tandoori.

Tempat menunggu haruslah dekat dengan tauke kedai supaya dia sentiasa nampak wajah kami yang kebosanan menunggu makanan yang tidak kunjung tiba.

Sesampai di rumah, didapati roti nya lebih nipis dan tidak gebu. Kuah saderinya, berwarna hijau sehijau2nya. Bila makan memang konfem pening sehingga hari ini. Kuat sangat rasa pudinanya. (Saya tak berapa gemar yang terlalu kuat begitu) Lepas tu terjumpa pula rambut dalam kuah tersebut.. Euuueeeewww.. Ayamnya pula keras, liat dan tawar.

Kesimpulannya, saya lagi suka roti nan P16. Walaupun harga mahal 30sen untuk sekeping roti berbanding dengan Ameer Ali, rotinya gebu, kuahnya saderi nya tak terlalu kuat, lepas tu diberi juga kuah kari dan kuah dal.

Walau bagaimanapun, (echey, ayat surat) jam 4 hingga 7, adalah happy hour. 1 jug air untuk 4 orang berharga RM3 sahaja. Pilihan air yang aku cuma ingat: Sirap dan sirap bandung.

Bila yaya bengang

Saya masuk kerja jam 8, walaupun saya sampai pejabat sebelum jam 7.30, sebarang panggilan telefon sebelum jam 8, tidak akan dilayan.

Boleh tak camtu?

Rasanya macam tak boleh tapi saya cuba sedaya upaya membolehkan.. hehehehe