27/8 - 4/9/2015

Feeling like writing something. So I'll jot down summary of my life for these past couple of weeks.

» Thursday, August 27 - Iman was confirmed down with chicken pox. Noticed the blisters on the night before. She remained active cos no high fever.

» After giving so much thoughts, I decided to buy Noxxa~pressure cooker from a friend. I got member price. Paid on Tuesday Sept 1, only later to receive news that maybe I'll get the cooker by end of the month. So my plan to utilize it on Raya Haji to cook lamb mandy rice was flushed away. I proceed with the purchase anyway.

» Went to a clinic on Wednesday, Sept 2 to get doctor's opinion on Iman's condition. Iman had showed a lot of progress. Didn't get doctor's consent though to send Iman to the daycare on Thursday. Fortunately, I got MC for Thursday.

» JD bought a new bicycle for Honey after picking up Honey from the daycare. A real one, with a pair of small wheels to balance the bicycle. Of course Honey was one happy kid that night while Iman was one unsatisfied kid since no new bicycle for her.

» On Thursday after picking up Honey from kindy & sent her to daycare, went to Bangi Sentral with Iman. Ended up bought a gold bracelet. Love it so much that I carried Iman & walked to the ATM nearby to withdraw some cash cos the jewellery shop didn't accept debit/credit card yet.

» Today, Friday the 4th, went to work. Iman was taken care by JD at home. Actually Iman can be sent to the daycare today but we decided to postpone it to next Monday since weekend is just around the corner.

» In the morning, there was 2nd session of practical students' presentation. Today is the last day of internship for most of the students. One of my students called Fatin is included. Got 3 students under me for this batch.

» Had a lunch treat after the presentation session. It was a treat from us that just being confirmed on promotion. We got the letter in the middle of the year & the start date for confirmation was backdated to end of last year. But our payslip still shows no difference.

» Got a present from my practical students - a printed two-faced instant shawl. I like it so much. I don't expect anything from my practical student but a present certainly will make my day.

Ok, that's all.

©2015 Posted from my Galaxy Note 8.0

Ohh...

- I juz realized tht today is Thursday, not Wednesday. Iyer2 ingat hari ni hari Rabu, tu yg gi post previous entry. Haih... terserlah kesangapan kerana terlalu lama becuti. I guess I lost track of time since it doesnt really matter to me. What matters to me now is duduk rumah jaga anak. Ibu mithali sungguh kan.

- I'm in love with Samsung~Galaxy~Note. There are 3 main reasons why I'm attracted to this handphone. Main reason bcos it comes with a stylus. Haih... hp sekarang memang slow, but still tak justify enough to buy a new one. Furthermore, baru beli SGTab even though I just use it to get online. Luckily I'm not pregnant now. Kalau tak, memang boleh tahap mengidam SGNote.

- Talking about SGTab, it's my best friend during the confinement. Sebelah tangan dodoikan anak, sebelah tangan lagi pegang Tab. My notebook rosak about a month before bersalin. Bila lah nak hantar repair. Walaupun la ni teringin Note, tapi tak de lah menyesal beli Tab. Cuma kalau tengok subsequent version of Tab, boleh makan hati dibuatnya. Slim, light weight & clear screen. Nanti nak keluar pulak Tab 7" Plus. Ada sesiapa nak beli tak Tab aku ni for RM1k?? Condition tip top.

- Sometimes I hate Facebook. No, actually I dont hate it. I hate status yang menimbulkan tanda tanya. I forgot the term for this kind of status. Contohnya "2 hari lagi..." 2 hari lagi for what? Saje nak buat orang curious. Ok fine, you want everybody to know that the day after tomorrow is meaningful to you. Tapi bila orang komen bertanya, tak mau jawab. So annoying & gedik. Hahaa.. just my dua posen.

- A few days left before my confinement period ends. I'm not really confined myself during this period. A few nites during the 1st & 2nd week, Honey had jaundice & I had to bring her to a clinic to check the blood. Dari segi pemakanan, I eat almost anything except yg gatal/sejuk. Ada juga terlanggar pantang seperti termakan udang kering, tapi alhamdulillah tak gatal.

- Actually I'm holding myself from talking about Honey in this post. It's hard not to talk about her or anything related when almost 100% of my time is spent for her.

Jap je...

Di ofis tetapi menggunakan broadband sendiri. So tak kacau network ofis ok.

Baru selesai mengisi/menghantar e-BE. Sekejap je. Tak sampai pun setengah jam. Yay, dapat pulangan cukai! Note to myself, kene tambah bayaran zakat bulanan.

Malam tadi dinner di Saba. Alhamdulillah, kenyang & puas. Sampai rumah rasa mengantuk. Pukul 10 dah masuk tido.

Malam ni pula ada tugas. Nak buat camna, saya yang menurut perintah. Hmmm nak pakai baju apa ya malam ni?

Ok, itu aje.

The day I grow older...

I'm blessed with good health, even though the doctor who checked me up said that my BMI is considerably quite high for Asian women & I was (just) ~58kg at that time!

I'm blessed with a caring, very supportive & understanding family who always be there for me.

I'm blessed with stable income, not much but enough for me to splurge once in a while.

I'm blessed with good friends who I can talk to about anything, guide me & respect me for who I am.

I'm blessed with a wonderful life, unpredictable, not as expected yet bearable.

My list could go on & on.

I feel truly blessed indeed. Alhamdulillah.

Happy New Year 2011!

Thanx D for the cake. Love ya!

Ehem, I'm just turned 20.

Just imagine if we won World Cup...

Actually, I'm not really excited on having a public holiday tomorrow. Don't take me wrong, I'm one of the proud Malaysians. Yay, our team won the A.F.F cup! Congrats. I do think the holiday is justifiable with regards to 1Malaysia. This kind of event brings us Malaysians together.

I'm not that excited because I already planned to take leave tomorrow to go somewhere. Purposely decided to go there on working day. I think since it's school holiday now, the place will be crowded enough. Now that tomorrow is public holiday, I'm afraid the place will be way too crowded.

Well, I don't expect much from the place since I heard the food & drinks are so expensive & bad in quality. Outside food & drinks are strictly not allowed. Even though we already paid to enter the place, still we need to pay deposit for the wrist band & need to pay more for this & that.

I've never been there. So, I guess why don't I give it a try. There's always a 1st time or might be as well the last. We'll see tomorrow.

The best place

I'm home!

I think I have had enough rest already. At 1st, I slept for 5 hours. Thought maybe I'd face difficulty sleeping at nite then. But at ~11pm, I felt sleepy. So I went to bed & woke up at 6am. Masa terbangun tu & rasa dah segar tak boleh tidur balik, wish dalam hati jangan lah baru pukul 2 pagi. Slowly I opened my eyes & checked the clock. Yes, 6am. Sedang elok lah tu. Kalau rasa nak pergi kerja pun boleh. Tapi bila terfikir pasal kerja, tetiba rasa lesu. Oh... I should have more rest.

Then I discovered that I might have a lot of things to do today like tidying up the house, unpacking & cleaning the bathroom.

*****

I wrote the above paragraphs earlier actually. I stopped writing to have breakfast, then immediately started unpacking. Lupa pulak tengah tulis blog. Haven't finish unpacking. So better continue now or else the process might stuck half way.

Yada, yada...

As usual, I have so many things to write, but don't have enough 'extra' time to do so. It has been quite a busy week for me. I thought once I obtained the visa last Friday, I'd be less busy with the preparation. However still I got to settle a few things. I was busy making calls, faxing & emailing then.

How I'm gonna watch final TARA4?? Ada ke kat TV US? I'm relief to find out that the spoiler that I've read in a forum last week is not true. The winner could be any team. I don't have any pick among the top 3.

I haven't finish packing. By hook or by crook, I have to finish packing tomorrow since my flight will be on Saturday morning. What a boring task.

Today I went out around 10:30am. I only got back home at 4:30pm. Spent about 3 hours in a salon. Somehow whenever I'm gonna set foot in a new place & stay there for quite sometimes, I'd prefer to have a short hair. I felt regret at 1st for cutting the hair because I did plan to keep my hair long. However, I think now I like the result. But yes, I guess after this, I want to keep a long hair. Never too late to restart growing hair ;). Another reason for cutting the hair is I think the longer the hair, the more the hair falls. To my surprise, the lady who cut my hair said that my hair isn't just thick... but VERY thick when she 1st touched my hair. She actually said "Rambut you ni bukan lebat, tapi lebat giler." I take it as a compliment. But still, this hair needs treatments.

I told you I have a lot to write. Will continue later.

Random thoughts

Ethan&Khairi team has been eliminated from TARA4. Sedih. Takde mood dah nak tengok TARA4.

Today I went to Wisma MCA to submit the visa application. Esok petang siap. Tengah berfikir ni, nak pegi amik ke tak petang esok. Kalau nak puaskan hati, better amik. Kalau ikutkan malas, better tunggu masa nak pegi UNDP office nanti. Tapi UNDP office kat Damansara. Hmm...

I want this!

Somehow, it's not available at Low~Yat but Maybank already offered 0% interest for the item. Sabar. Maybe I'd find a better tablet PC in US. Berangan macam betul2 nak beli. Tapi seriously tergoda.

Kaki kiri sakit tapi gagahkan juga berjalan ke sana ke mari. Dah urut 2x. Hopefully it'll get better soon.

Baru check email tadi. The electronic tix has been issued. It means, yeah I'm going to spend 2 nites in San Francisco. I'm gonna stay at Union Square area. Thanx Mas for the guide.

Ok lah, mengantuk dah. Yay, esok hari Jumaat.

Kalau gembira tepuk tangan...

Yay! I'm going to San Francisco you alls.

Even though only for 2 days & 2 nites... kira boleh lah tu, daripada duduk dalam airport sahaja kan. Woo!! =D (cubaan menjadi woo-girls like in 'How I~Met Your~Mother', tapi tanpa maksud tersirat. Am truly happy.)

Wait a minute, the new flight schedule hasn't been authorized. Jadi tidak boleh terlalu gembira. There's no fare difference to pay, should be no problem lah. Hopefully.

Ok, got to focus on the visa application. Should start today but I had meetings back to back, 9am - 1pm & 2:30pm - 5pm. Got a few phone calls to make. I was about to cancel going to the evening meeting, but when I called the person in charge, he was already in the meeting. So, not to trouble anyone as I already confirmed the attendance last week, I attended the meeting. I managed to make 2 phone calls during the meeting but nobody answered the phone.

Despite feeling tired yesterday from going to one shopping complex to another, I slept late last nite to prepare the internal forms. So, I feel a bit exhausted today.

Ok, ok... got to check on the visa application now. Focus as time is running out.

Btw, tomorrow is Hari Arafah. Niat puasa sekarang. Moga ditabahkan hati untuk berpuasa esok hari since it's gonna be another busy day for me.

A gift for Edward~Cullen?

Last Wednesday... (means 1 week ago)

This was my 3rd time of donating blood. Whenever I donated blood, I'd remember the day when I was light... hardly qualified to do so. It was about 6 years ago. Now, not only I'm not that light anymore, but I'm struggling to lose weight. Wow, I gain ~10kg since then.

Ok back to the blood donation, for those who never do so but qualified, I suggest to try it out. Nothing to be scared of... just a couple of needles & blood draining from your system via a transparent tube, collected by a plastic bag that hold 450ml (1 pint) of the precious blood, which can actually save life. You're eligible to feel noble afterward ;).

Satu hari di hari raya

I have many things to be posted in this blog, but don't have time to do so. Even some might agree that blogging is so yesterday, I still love it... in fact I love my blog. It's a space for me to reminisce. So I'd try to allocate some time to update this blog with all the things inside my head. But I guess maybe I'd end up just posting some pictures with caption since I like snapping photos using my not so new mobile phone.

So here are some of the photos which I snapped using my mobile phone during last Syawal. This entry has been in the draft folder since then actually. Did plan to write a proper entry on Eid but... you know... enough with the cliched excuse. =D

Main bunga api. The gebus hand's not mine ;).

Shopping di bandar Taiping. I didn't by the shoes, just tried it on. Nice & the price wasn't bad.

Dinner at somewhere in Penang.

Update map Garmin di Low~Yat.

Drove to Klang for an open house, the road was obstructed by a collapsed tree.

Girls' day out at KLCC.

Agency's open house for the staff.

Patiently waiting for the cows to cross the road.

10 days left... InshaAllah

The time does fly so fast indeed. Less than 2 weeks before we celebrating Eid. I got a fever last Sunday... the 1st one this year & as far as I can remember the 1st one during Ramadhan. I was tempted to breakfast & take medicine but I dismissed the idea.

Spent the day laying down.

Somehow, about 1 hour before iftar, after taking a nap for about 40 minutes, I started sweating a lot & feeling better. Alhamdulillah. However, I kept sneezing last nite. Well, I have a stuffy nose rite now.

How's the preparation for Eid? Last Saturday, I bought a new carpet for the living area.

I guess, that's the only new stuff for our home this year. The cookies that I ordered online had been delivered last week.

I'm already got more than enough baju raya so I'm not looking for more. I used to prepare only a pair of baju raya (at the last minute)... so more than a pair means more than enough for me. About kasut raya, handbag raya, etc raya... I guess I don't really prepare for Eid to that extent. However, this year I do have a handbag raya ;).

A new (but not raya) handbag flew all the way from US. TQVM Mas!

But no kasut raya to match the handbag raya. Hmmm... (now I find an excuse to buy a new pair of shoes). No, actually I'm not really in the mood for shoes hunting (seriously). Moreover who cares about a matching shoes & handbag nowadays. At least I don't... hehee.

Ok, enough about Eid. Not that I'm really looking forward for it anyway.

It's time to appreciate the virtue of the last 10 days of Ramadhan & Laylat al-Qadr. May Allah accept all our ibadah on this Holy month. May Allah guide us to the right path.

InshaAllah, we'll find our way.

Update on Ramadhan 1431

today is the 8th day of Ramadhan 1431.

am thinking of changing my office hour from 7:30-4:30 to 8-5 in September since I hardly could go back before 5. We'll see.

luckily there's a (small) ramadhan bazaar near my house. No traffic jam & easy to find a parking space. Popia - pass, koci -pass, nasi lemak - pass, air - pass, lauk-pauk - bolehlah & murtabak - pass with margin. Small but enough choice for us.

i already ordered (via online) raya cookies about 2 weeks ago.

Another sigh

Another holiday, yet I know it won't reduce my stress level especially when I have a huge pimple scar on my left cheek. Sob.

If cover up your face with a paper bag is considered normal, I would.

Neither I could cover up my face nor stay at home for a month. Ok, ok... stressing up over the acne problem won't do any good. So better learn to accept the imperfection.


But it's ugly! I heard a little voice inside my head said. Sigh.

It's Friday...

It's 6:18pm, I'm still in the office, feeling exhausted.

Ok, tomorrow I'll be off for a little 2-nites holiday. I don't feel anything rite now. I just wanna have a good rest before continuing the 'hard' work next week, the week after next week & so on.

Tonite, if it's not raining, I'll go swimming. Ok, I'm looking forward for this activity. It just that I'm not a good swimmer & I'm still afraid to push myself to practice since I experienced a severe muscle pain before.

Ok, got to go now. Signing off from the office. Tata.

Say cheese

A series of photos taken using my new mobile phone...

Yesterday

Today

A couple of cheesecakes for R.T.P's 28th birthday. Well, it's 28 years old already. So, what's next? ;)

A pleasant diversion

I think it's common, the more we're trying to focus, the more we'll get distracted, especially to the lazy people like me. Even you actually got nothing to surf on internet, you'll find something to distract you. As for me, last week, out of nowhere, I decided to serve nuffnang. Check my sidebar.

Readers pun boleh bilang dgn jari, ada hati tu nak generate extra income from blogging. Well, kan orang kata, great achievement begins with a single small step. Macam lah ada cita2 nak jadi blogger tegar. See, how distracted I am.

Btw, the preparation for the coming course reminds me to the MSc days where I had to study, write assignments & look for ideas to be presented. But the course, of course is much more easier compare to the MSc program, which relieves a bit of the stress.

Just a bit though bcos I still have to think about the workload that needs my attention & I couldn't wake up late after staying late at night since I got to go to work. So, bilanya nak study, siapkan assignment & lain2 tu?

The answer is NOW. Do it now (instead of blogging). =P

I see this pic & I smile remembering those hard days. Such an experience. :)

Quality in disguise

Pada hari Ahad beberapa minggu yg lepas, aku gi sini.

Betul lah kata Akak, baju-baju kat sini murah aje. Aku beli sehelai blouse harga RM25 & plain sleeveless long dress harga RM15. Murah kan? Yer, tapi kualiti kureng lah.

Mungkin ada yg jawab mcm tu. As for me, yg penting nmpk menarik, selesa dipakai &... murah. Hiks.

Lunch tadi aku gi ke salah sebuah shopping complex berdekatan yg tak berapa besar di mana di bahagian bawah terdapat gerai2 menjual baju. Aku jumpa blouse sebijik mcm yang aku beli hari tu. Brand pun sama, iaitu takde brand. So, aku pun bertanya...

Aku: Dik, baju ni harga berapa?
Adik penjual: 79 ringgit. Tp saya bagi akak 69.

Kesimpulannya, blouse yg aku beli tu mmg cun & boleh dibeli pd harga RM25 & RM69. Your choice. =D

A Blu(e) Ray of Mine

An MMS from JD...

Dh smpai.Dlm kotak n sealed.

Yes, it's a Blu-ray disc boxset of Bourne. The coolest action movies with the coolest action hero. I already got the baik-punya and the original DVDs (but UK region) of the collection. Now, I got the BDs. =D

I'd say a PS3 is a waste if not for the Blu-ray player (since I have no skill in playing the games) =P.

A Perfect Getaway

I did watch the movie at home... layan DVD baik punya. Not bad, but just another psycho thriller movie.

Well, I have no plan to talk about the movie. I'm going to talk (or type?) about my dream-perfect-getaway.

getaway definition

get·away (get′ə wā′)

noun

1. the act of starting, as in a race
2. the act of escaping, as from the police
3. 1. a period of rest and relaxation, esp. a short one a weekend getaway
   2. the place to which one goes for this a favorite getaway in the mountains

♫ Angin bayu membawa diriku... ♫
I don't know, but I could only think of the song.

I imagine myself relaxing at the beach while listening to sea-wave, reading a good chic-lit book, feeling girlie & fresh & enjoying the world as the only problems are finding a soul mate & earning enough money to shop. No mystery/thriller book since I don't want to burden my mind with wondering who was the bad guy or the killer, guessing the motive behind the crime & getting extremely hooked with the book.

Pic from the older post.

When I'm tired or bored reading the chic-lit book, I'll walk on the beach, feel the white sand under my feet. Then, on the evening I'll surrender to the sea, get myself wet & instead of just listening to the sea-wave, I'll feel the vibrant.

A getaway won't be perfect without a good meal that satisfies the famish stomach.

Ok, enough dreaming. Got to start working now.

P/s: Al-Fatihah for Allahyarham Din^Beramboi. The is the first time celebrity death has affected me. I'm quite (maybe 'very') fussy about the radio breakfast show that I want to listen to while driving & in the office. Since K&K, I switched between Hitz & Mix, but most of the time just listened to my MP3 until Pak Nil & Pak Din took over the breakfast show on Era.

P/s/s: I've got a book to read during the getaway. Borrowed the book from a practical student in my office. Macam lah sempat nak baca novel. =P