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My New Blog

2011-09-04T13:34:00.004+08:00

Salam Aidilfitri dan Maaf Zahir Batin to all readers out there.. I wish to announce that I've started a new blog. Meantime saya akan maintain dulu this blog for a while before deleting it soon.

It's a new journey.. new adventure... jom follow!

My Battle Against Weight Loss

2011-08-15T20:53:00.004+08:00

Salam all.. as of to date I've finally loss 10kg ever since I've started my diet program in April 2011. Alhamdulillah, it's been quite a journey n I shall continue until I reach my ultimate dream weight before November 2011 i.e Hafiz's wedding :-)

My whole life ever since I was a kid I was just a petite girl.. it never crossed my mind that I'm gonna have a weight issue until the reality hits me after Danial was born. In fact it wasn't so bad as I just hv the slight problem to get rid of extra 5kg after the confinement.. I thought the weight eventually will go away if I just put the extra effort in watching what I eat and light exercise.. But I was wrong... losing the extra 5kg was not that easy but to gain an extra kilos could just take days!! Talking about slow metabolic rate as you age.. huhuhu.. There was this one year during Ramadhan that I targeted to lose weight.. which I did lose 3kg but only to gain it back after 3 days Raya!!! Giler ape...

Year 2008-2009 was the year that I struggled to get pregnant again.. after months of trying, I decided to go to my gynea for help. Getting pregnant is not exactly my 'forte' cos' I have an irregular menses and my blood test showed that I have an extremely low level of progesterone hormone :-( I went through a whole year of hormonal treatment + 2 times IUI but all chances to conceive the second baby failed... the worst part is that the hormonal treatment makes me to gain more weight like nobody's biz!

Me during Chiangmai trip in December 2010.. dah mcm 'baby elephant' kata my hubby huhuhu

The idea of dieting n to lose weight was never in my diary before, hence when I started to put on kilos the reality hit me really hard. I was a small eater, but once in a blue moon I do have cravings for ice-cream or chocolates.. we are all women, how can we live without those right :-) As of exercising, mmg tak rajin la sgt although I used to be very active in sports before but enough said, after getting married n having children there goes my sports activities..

Over the last couple of years I've tried many attempts to lose weight but it all failed.. diet, exercising, joining gym, Jus Mate 5 (yup, even tried this before.. but d**n it doesn't work at all) n the most I would lose was only 3kg! then the weight loss just stop n i gave up.. then without long the 3kg started to gain back :-( So starting this year, determine than ever I decided to lose weight.. no matter what it takes. I'm done being uncomfortable n hate the way I look in photos. Someone introduced me to De Bella Litchin and based on her benchmarked progress I wanted to give it a try (she lose 7kg in 2 months). Guess what?? I glad i tried it out... i lost 5kg in 20 days!!! yup.. my biggest achievement ever.. n I even dropped 1 dress size :-) Best part is that I didn't feel hungry although I did lost my appetite at the beginning.. continue with normal diet but cutting down on carbs... n i felt more energetic than ever! However the weight loss started to slow down but still I continue to loss on gradual basis.

After the weight loss, i have a lot of 'sagging' parts on my body and started to do daily sits up (two sets of 30 sits up) hoping to shape up.. but of course I couldn't see the result fast. Until someone introduced me to Premium Beautiful corset (thank you Aishah and Kak Lily for opened up my horizon). Within 4 days on PB, I'ved lost 2kg and the best part is dear hubby started to compliment on how good I look since I've got back my curve and started to fit nicely in dresses.. sukeeeee :-)

Me now..photo taken on the 4th day of Ramadhan... see now, no more 'perut' hehe

I'm not selling, but...

2011-08-13T15:49:00.003+08:00

if the product is good (as it does wonder in me) and by sharing the goodness can help me to sustain our living and at the same time a chance to be at home for my lil' ones, pursue my passion and thus helping dear hubby financially to provide the needs for our kid(s) current and future expenses... then a BIG WHY NOT?

Not everyone marries a millionaire. If you are, syukur alhamdulillah :-) .. to live in KL comfortably is... challenging! We may be able to sustain day by day expenses but what about future savings? Kids education fund? Me and dear hubby may be lucky to have educational sponsorships then but can we rely on that in future? It's about time that we strive to provide our own rather than hoping for hands down... and how about retirement fund? financial freedom once you reach 40, 50 years age?

Many whom knew me well would probably be shocked (as i shocked myself) why I agree to join the biz. After learning the biz plan and opportunity that it leads to.. I'll be a complete fool as to let it pass. Someone wise told me - 'Opportunity doesn't comes often' and that I really buy.. Yes, I have a dream biz of my own.. but realizing that with the current pace and earnings in the corporate world I may not be realizing this dream anytime sooner. But with this biz that I venture into insyaAllah soon I will be having the capital to pursue that as oppose of slogging 10-12 hours in the office (plus extra hours during the weekends) for a fixed take home salary.

There must be something in the biz that is attracting scores of professionals now - doctors, lawyers, engineers, accountants. Yes, it deals with Superbrands product backed by multi award winning (including FORBES) company and as I said a chance to generate income for greater savings. Everyone must have dreams or goals in life. Current jobs may not help to realize those dreams. And if there's a way to do it, then it's only right to pursue that path.

Like any other job, we must work towards it. Not a quick scheme. We have to be diligent. It is fair... what we work for, we get the results. You set it, you determine it.. sky is the limit! Unlike in corporate world, the word 'fair' is very subjective. There are many factors that become the constraint which limit us from achieving what we have work for i.e competition, favouritism, quota, force-ranking, etc. Someone told me about how being in this biz require sacrifices.. well frankly I don't see it as sacrifices.. in fact it's willingness.. I've been working real hard for the past 8 years.. going through the ups and downs, blood and tears (oh i'm just exaggerating on the 'blood' part hehe..) yes, it comes with promotions..yet another responsibilities.. Nonetheless I'm not even 50% close in earning 5 figure income :-( with all the intentions and dreams to be realized, I know that I have to iniatiate a step to improve this situation and I have to do it fast. Furthermore with only 12 months roadmap to achieve to the top (I know it is possible..) this is just a blink of eye as compared to 8 years period that was already down the memory lane.

Another plus factor as my biz partner rightly said it - "this dream is more than money, or time, or freedom; it's a way of life.. change our life to make others' life meaningful as well" - isnt't that right?? :-) My partner has a noble intention and dream and that is to setup a tahfiz school one day. This makes me work harder to help her realize that dream! Somehow it makes me realize how short life could be.. since Ramadhan started I've been surrounded with sad news about others' losses - father, mother, spouse, uncle, aunty, sister... Ajal comes at any age. It makes us who are still breathing to wonder, how full is our bucket when our time is up?

This biz even helps the lower income group, single parent to provide better for their charges. It's a chance to reduce the gap in our income inequalities. Not everyone has business charm like Branson or as tactful as Buffet. But a biz like this helps to bring out the enterpreneurship in just about everyone. Like what Tony Fernandez fav. quote - Now Everyone Can Fly! .. instead 'Now Everyone Can Do Biz!'

If you think that this biz is beneath you, then syukur alhamdulillah you must have something that is working very well for you. For most, this is a golden opportunity to help them live and provide better for their loved ones in this capitalist world.

So judge us not, just wish us the best :-)

Keistimewaan Teknologi Far Infrared Ray (FIR)

2011-08-13T15:29:00.004+08:00

1. Membantu membetul dan memulihkan sistem saraf

2. Membantu membetulkan salur darah arteri, kapilari dan pembuluh utama

3. Membantu membetul dan memulihkan sistem pernafasan

4. Membantu meningkatkan kadar metabolisme

5. Membantu mengurangkan lemak, bahan kimia dan toksin, kandungan asid dalam darah

6. Membantu mengeluarkan peluh asid dari badan

7. Membantu menggalakan tumbesaran lebih sempurna dan teratur

8. Membantu mencegah pertumbuhan bakteria

9. Membantu menghilangkan rasa kesakitan pada tubuh badan

10. Membantu menghilangkan kulat dan fungus

11. Membantu menghilangkan bau badan yang kurang menyenangkan

12. Membantu membersihkan aliran udara

13. Membantu mengekalkan kepanasan suhu dalam badan

14. Membantu mengekalkan dan meningkatkan tenaga

15. Membantu menjadikan tidur lebih lena

16. Membantu mengaktifkan air dalam badan

Apa Ada Dengan Premium Beautiful?

2011-08-05T21:45:00.017+08:00

What does Premium Beautiful offers?

It promotes overall health to the user, shaping up and beautify the user.. The result - a healthier and looking good that boost one confidence :D

How Premium Beautiful works?

Through Far Infrared-Ray (FIR) therapy. Combining the technology from Germany, Japan and US the source of FIR in PB corset is taken from tourmaline crystal. These crystal were crushed into micro particles and weaved into the corset material.

What Far Infrared Ray (FIR) does to human body?

FIR is a 'chi' energy exist in human and animal body and it's release by the sun in between 8am-10am. When FIR energy is high in our body, we'll feel healthy and vice versa. When someone where PB corset, the FIR released by the material will penetrate 4cm into the skin and FIR expands the capillaries which stimulates increased blood flow, regeneration, circulation and oxygenation.

As a result, elimination of fats, toxins and chemicals from the blood becomes more efficient under FIR influence.

The Lunch Date That Change My Future

2011-08-04T15:24:00.010+08:00

So, what makes me choose PB? Al-kisah bermula bila my ex-boss's wife Kak Lily Jasmin pm me at fb asking if I would like for a free consultation about the product. PB is not something new, in fact Aishah already introduced it to me around November 2010 cuma masa tu belum sampai 'seru' to really want to have it. So when Kak Lily asked me for lunch last month, I decided to meet her up cos' the first thing that came into my mind is that - I wonder if she's selling PB, how can he turnaround Amar (her hubby i.e my ex-boss)?? Amar is not only my ex-boss but he's also a friend of mine.. knowing him n how cynic he can be, it makes me wonder how can Kak Lily could venture into this biz.. I'm not really close to Kak Lily cos' she just happened to be a good friend of Kak Dilla n we met few times on several occasion.

When we met up, Kak Lily looks good than ever! She's a housewife n quit her high-profile corporate job in one of the mobile Telco after her 3rd born baby.. and that was 9 months ago. She loves kids very much and hoping to run her own montessori and childcare centre. But of course she needs capital to do that.. n it's a lot! After months of staying at home, and when the household expenses has shifted 100% on the husband... it's not gonna be easy and definitely money become and issue. Nak dijadikan kisah and sudah ketentuan Allah SWT, Kak Lily's ex-staff i.e Alfaath was the husband to one of the top CDM of Premium Beautiful - Salha Zain . Kak Lily did share Salha's website earlier and indeed Salha's achievement is something that I would say - it's just too good to be true :) call me cynic, but yea.. that was my perception at the beginning.

It was a nice lunch meeting when we just catching up about what's going on in each other's life.. Kak Lily told me that Salha will be coming to join us.. Wallah!! it's a chance to meet the real person in life... ermm byk btul soalan terbuku kat kepala hehe.. masa ni Kak Lily already told me about how good is the product.. the testimonial and her experience wearing it. Well, one thing about me is that I'm da kind of person that doesnt really buy what people say unless there's hard fact evidence (am auditor, right?) so nvm, absorb je dulu story tu byk2.. balik I'll do my homework :)) better still, will conduct my own observation n analysis i.e wear it n experience PB myself ler.. btw, I did have the waist nipper that is in my size yg i tak pakai lagi..cuma long bra n girdle je I've returned back to Aishah cos' the size doesn't fit me.

Back to Salha.. masa jumpa tu my impression was, she is soooooo down to earth kind of person! and i just developed instant liking on her.. maybe the fact that both Salha and Kak Lily are not sales person! there are just merely sharing their experience with PB :) Salha was a banker before and she quit her job to raise her kids last couple of years.. how she struggle back then and look at how the biz transformed her today makes me realized that this is an opportunity that I've been waiting for.. it's right before my eye, and I know I can do this! Cos' I've been looking for avenue for me to have an 'early retirement' and to pursue my hobby/dreams.. it's just that I couldnt see the light at the end of the tunnel before this.. and with endless commitments I dont think leaving my current job is an option! giler ke nak berhenti kerja, kalau hutang keliling pinggang belum abis bayar!

So I did my risk assessment... throw it to Kak Lily and Salha with all the possibilities of 'what if' scenarios.. and they answered it, in which I found logical, acceptable and convincing. From risk point of view once you identified possible risks and addressed it.. the likelihood and impact of the risks will be reduced... so kenapa nak takut? sume2 benda pon ada risks.. but if u know how to address n mitigate it, x jadi risk la lagi :) So, I go home, explained to my hubby n managed to get his buy-in. Oh, btw my hubby yg 2x5 like Amar pon boleh turnaround :)) !

Below are the strong points why I decided to embark into this biz:

1. Strong product and brand name - PB is the only corset that was awarded with Superbrands and so far I've not found a negative testimonial. It is proven effective depending on the discipline of the user in wearing the corset. Plus the Premium Beautiful is already 20 years in the market (mesti ramai tak tau kan??)

2. The company - Hai-O Marketing, the company behind Premium Beautiful was founded since 1975 is highly reputable with numerous awards that they have won throughout the years... I just noted that they won yearly Forbes awards since 2006! (uish company aku yg gah tu pon x penah menang Forbes award huhuhu). So as far as the company's going concern, insyaAllah it's not like they are $2 company that could easily 'bungkus' tomorrow.

3. The team dynamics and biz strategies - All i can say is that on top of the strong product and company behind it, I am so glad that I was given the opportunity to be part of the most highly effective team who generates almost 70% of total PB sales! how do we do it? superb strategies and team dynamic ;) Like what our top CDM - Kak Ana said, "product sama, company sama, tapi kepimpinan berbeza"... it's true and proven :) we have strategist, motivators, doctors and professionals in the group that continuously support each other no matter what... the spirit is too strong that it easily lifted one person spirit without giving you the chance to be down! And i believe this is the root of all success cos' someone wise told me - manusia ni takde yang malas, but they just lack of motivation.. dont u agree??

It's one of a kind experience and lifetime opportunity that could totally change your life! if you want to know more call/text me at 013-3619592.. I have so much to share and sooo love with this new spirit injected in me.. thanks to Al-Mighty Allah SWT for this new opportunity and rezeki.

Eid Mubarak

2011-08-02T18:48:00.007+08:00

Pejam celik je dah masuk bulan puasa... Alhamdulillah aku masih bernafas dan diberi peluang oleh Allah SWT untuk bertemu dengan bulan Ramadhan yang mulia ini. I was hoping that this time around aku dapat menyempurnakan ibadah dengan lebih baik dari tahun2 sebelum ini :)

I've listed my resolution during Ramadhan this year:

1. Tak tinggal tarawikh melainkan uzur syari'e

2. I've started to perform solat sunat Dhuha during this Ramadhan.. hopefully this effort continue forever, insyaAllah

3. Banyakkan amalan sunat sepanjang bulan Ramadhan terutama 10 Ramadhan yang terakhir

4. Loss weight as much as possible.. targetnya 10kg.. over ke? as of 2nd day puasa dah turun lagi 1kg!! dengan Premium Beautiful insyaAllah boleh :)

Kepada readers kat luar sana, selamat menjalani ibadah puasa... what is your resolution during this Ramadhan?

Me, Weight Loss and Premium Beautiful

2011-08-02T15:51:00.006+08:00

Personally after about 7 months into the year, 2011 has been quite a great year so far.. well not all great of course but I decided to leave all the sad stories n bad experience behind and move forward towards achieving my dreams :) Barang lepas buat apa nak dikenang, ye dak? Move on gurl..

One of the biggest achievement by far is my journey towards achieving my pre-wed body/weight :)) Hehe.. yup I've been struggling with the excess weight after gave birth to Danial... actually not so bad lepas bersalin tu but months and years later I did gained A LOT especially in 2009 during my hormonal treatment to conceive the second baby :( after months on Clomid and twice IUI, all failed.. and i decided to give my body a rest and 2010 was a year of detoxification from those drugs that I took earlier.. It was quite an experience (not so nice one though) n I hope I dont have to go through those process again!

Byk kali gak aku cuba loss weight last time.. most of the time guna kaedah traditional i.e bersenam dan diet.. unfortunately it took 1 month to loss 3kg! that includes abstained myself from rice.. after 3kg tu mula la the weight loss process will drag n slowww down. Stress!! Until this year bila K.Ilya from my office start taking De Bella Litchin n she loss 7kg in 2 months! Wow, aku pon rasa teruja nak cuba... before this I've tried Jus Mate tp mmg sia2 je... Jus Mate is a food replacement n it makes me hungry!!! tp berbeza dgn Litchin, it's like a supplement that one have to take before breakfast, dinner n right before bed.. rule of thumb, kena minum air yg byk.. i'm talking abt 4-5liter each day. And guess what?? after 20 days on Litchin, I've loss 5kg and drop 1 dress size :D YEAYYY!!! Mau nye x happy...

So since April until to date my total weight loss is 9kg... but I've stop Litchin n now start wearing Premium Beautiful corset instead to continue the weight loss until I reach my ultimate goal! Cos' I've spent about RM1k already on Litchin n will definitely need to continue buying until I reach my dream weight.. tapi with PB, i realized that it's one time investment that (1) still promotes weight loss, (2) help me to shape up after losing all the weight before and (3) regulates blood circulation n promotes health<-- hoping it could indirectly increase my chance of getting pregnant again, naturally :)

Within 4 days by just wearing the waist nipper alone (before I got my full set) I've dropped extra 2kg! This is amazing... And for the first time ever, dear hubby start asking how much I've lost, and puji how curvy I am getting! Hehehe.. uish I was in cloud nine.. bukan senang dear hubby nak puji tau... :)) Walhal before ni dah byk gak loss especially when i drastically loss 5kg in 20 days.. friends n family members dah tegur tp hubby buat dek je.. In fact hubby siap tanya bila nak pakai full set PB! wah.. dia plak yg lebih kan.. but i notice that in just few days mmg ketara perubahan pada badan... more shapey n potongan lebih kemas.. now i know how the product really worth after paying so much!

If u guys want to experience it yourself.. give me a call or text me at 013-3619592 for free consultation

A New Step... My New Beginning

2011-08-02T15:13:00.003+08:00

This is it.. after years of looking, finding, I've finally ventured into enterpreneurship! yezza.. although i've started off few years back with my cupcakes biz, it was just a small venture. Too bad the biz has to be put on halt for the time being despite of the encouraging demand and all... to bake n decor the cupcakes require the time.. n I have to say that without a helper around, I don't dare to take any order especially when I'm still working full time and was promoted recently = more responsibilities!

Tapi setelah berjumpa dengan peluang kali ni, I will grab it and raise to the challenge :) Nak tau biz apa?? kalau orang tanya aku cakap je jual baju dalam ehehe... tapi percaya lah ni bukan sekadar baju dalam biasa tapi corset kesihatan dan kecantikan.. apa lagi kalau bukan Premium Beautiful :) Apa itu PB? Kenapa PB? I'm sure byk burning questions inside ur head right?? Ape hal plak me - an auditor with accounting background with a steady job n definite future career path suddenly nak become marketeer ye tak? What she's been thinking??

Hehe.. definitely I've done my homework.. perform my risk assessment (ehem2.. being an auditor of course this is the 1st thing that came into my mind) thinking it deep n thorough for 2 solid sleepless nites (seriously!) and YES I've finally decided to grab this opportunity and work my way up in 12 months time :) yupp.. u read me right.. just 12 months.. 12 months roadmap is all that it takes, insyaAllah :)

Stay tune.. will share with u guys all answers to the above burning questions in upcoming entries :)

oo..chocolate truffle!

2010-08-18T21:36:00.002+08:00

nyum2.. i made my first chocolate truffle!!! thanks to Adeeb for the recipe.. it was so easy n sooo nyummieeeeeee

so people, i wish to share the recipe:

2 packs of OREO cookies
1/2 pack of Philadelphia cream cheese
cooking chocolate (can make ur own chocolate ganache or melted choc chip)

steps:
1. crush the OREO cookies into very fine texture.. u can used food processor or blender for this
2. mix together the cream cheese
3. roll into marble size balls (or what ever size to ur liking) n leave it in the fridge while u prepare the cooking chocolate for coating.
4. coat the 'choc ball' into the cooking chocolate n leave it to cool in the fridge...VOILA! the chocolate truffles are ready :)

notes: the recipe makes 65-70 pieces.. i made only half of the recipe. btw, no photo cos' it doesn't look pretty but the taste is superb!

Bonus vs Missing Things

2010-04-28T21:03:00.004+08:00

last week masa kat Kuching aku lost handphone.. alasan nak mengobat lara di hati masa kat Airport Kuching before catch flight balik ke KL aku telah jatuh hati dan membeli bangle Diamoney - 18k gold bertahtakan Russian Diamond.. sangat cantik..
tambah menarik bila discount 70% so i paid about RM200++

tapi nak jadikan kisah sedih, the very next day me n family went out to run some errands - g Celcom amik SIM card baru, singgah Kajang town beli new school bag for Danial + my hubby is eyeing around to get Maman a decent secondhand car before he starts working... and i'm happily wearing da bangle.

after completing all the tasks (ceh mcm amazing race la plaks..) our final destination was The Mines.. apa lg, cari handphone baru la..
tp as soon as i got out of the car, lepas dukung Danial letak dlm stroller cos' he was asleep, i realized that my bangle was gone! cepat2 cari kut2 cicir dlm kereta... tp tade!
padahal all the time aku dgn danial duk dlm kete je masa hubby stop here and there dekat 2nd hand car-dealer.
the only time aku kuar masa g Celcom n kat Kajang beli bag Danial. I remember i still have it masa nak keluar kereta kat Kajang..
but lepas tu i'm not sure... :(
huhuhu sedih la... mmg tade mood dah time tu nak carik hp baru.
but after my hubby cakap2 skit.. ye lah somehow nnt nak kena beli gak hp cos' my old Dopod yg aku guna before my Corby dah uzur la sgt.

so at last, i got myself a Samsung Monte.. a new Samsung model.. masih hot, panas n publish price pon belum kuar.. according to orang2 kat kedai the new model just arrived last Wednesday..
ni scenario sama la mcm aku beli Corby dulu.. baru 1 week kuar.. harga promotion was RM600+ tp skang harga RM800.
in fact sampai la ni aku takleh nak register membership kat Samsung website cos' the phone model has yet to be listed for selection. it's under 'upcoming' model..

but wit all the missing things for the past few days.. it makes me think.. mmg bukan rezeki aku.. i still remember wat my mom told me. kalau dah memang Allah SWT tetapkan sesuatu benda atau perkara tu bukan hak kita, this is one way it will be taken away from us. perhaps this is one way utk membersihkan rezeki yg aku terima selama ini.. in which ada la tu portion of rezeki yg aku terima is not my right.

but at least all this happened masa bonus dah nak masuk... alhamdulillah tade la aku high and dry huhuhu. walaupon at the beginning mmg dah plan mcm2 bila dapat duit bonus tu..Apa2 pon innalillah to all the missing stuff... semoga Allah gantikan dengan yang lebih baik, insyaAllah..

Dear People of Kuching, Sarawak...

2010-04-23T09:17:00.005+08:00

I lost my handphone! huhuhu sedih.. :(
I'm currently in Kuching Sarawak dan kali terakhir aku sedar yang handphone aku ada in-hand was last nite at about 7.30pm.. right before me and the team went for dinner at Top Spot.
Masa tu aku call Kak Ilya to tell her that everyone is already at the lobby waiting.

I'm pretty sure that the handphone was in my handbag all nite long and cos' i didn't take it out or use it throughout the night.
But the moment I'm back into my room, I realized that the handphone is not in my handbag.. abis punggah dah but still tak jumpa.
I went back to Top Spot in case I left it there (although I'm pretty sure I didn't)
But of course mmg tak ada la jugak..

Anyway, I know it has to be somewhere... tercicir n hidden cos' since last night until this morning, when we made calls to the number, the ringtone is available but nobody pick up..

So anybody out there who happened to read this.. especially people in Kuching, Sarawak if you stumble upon a Samsung Corby in yellow housing with a chain DELIENA dangling on it, I beg you please return it to Grand Margherita Hotel. Or you call my hubby at 012-3940918

Happy Birthday Mama!

2010-04-17T00:36:00.007+08:00

I just got back from Chillis celebrating Mama's 56th birthday... she is very happy and for once everybody is around to celebrate this special day with her. Well last time both abang and hafiz were not in Malaysia. Mmg jarang nak dapat peluang berkumpul semua anak beranak. Double the joy when kak maya is expecting! wah makin meriah dan besar family Tn Hj Shahid & Hajah Normadiah.. alhamdulillah :) Mama this entry is dedicated to you..

You taught me everything,

And everything you've given me,

I always keep it inside,

You're the driving force in my life..

There isn't anything,

Or anyone that I can be,

And it just wouldn't feel right,

If I didn't have you by my side..

You were there for me, to love and care for me,

When skies were grey..

Whenever I was down,

You were always there to comfort me..

And no one else could be what you have been to me,

You will always be..

You will always be the one in my life for all times..

Mama, you know I love you

Mama, you're the queen of my heart

Your love is like tears from the stars

Mama, I just want you to know

Loving you is like food to my soul..

My 1st COACH

2010-04-14T23:14:00.003+08:00

finally i got myself the first ever COACH handbag!! hehe suke suke... tak macam Haliana who got her COACH as bday present from hubby (huhu jeles jeles...) aku beli sbg hadiah untuk diri sendiri. Nak mintak ngan hubby, dia awal2 lg dah cakap yg he wont get me something that I already have 'too many' (that was his term.. so I have about 20+ handbags ONLY.. relaks la kan, women can never have too many handbags and shoes.. dont u agree wit me?? hehe)

cantik tak?? thanks to Kak Ilya n her sister from US for brought in this wonderful thing.. i know it would be hard to maintain but i loooveeee the color. my next target - TOD's handbag plak :))

Obsession - Me & Make-up Art Cosmetics a.k.a M.A.C

2010-04-11T17:28:00.012+08:00

i always love makeup.. it's impressing wat makeup could do n transform one person's look from ordinary to extraordinary without having to go under a knife :) as for myself, since i don't remember when.. aku mmg suka tgk org makeup mata. maybe cos' aku ni mata sepet aku mmg adore ppl with big eyes.. mcm aishwarya rai.. i likeee

dulu aku mmg tak pandai la nak apply eyeshadow n for ppl wit 'mono lids' like me, rasa mcm sesia je la nak letak eyeshadow cos' right da moment kitorg bukak mata, it's like.. ada pakai eyeshadow ke?? mane2?? it just dissapeared... hehe

but dat was years ago until few years back when i first stepped into MAC store in KLCC... for once aku nak tau how exactly one can do smokey eye look..

nice.. kan?? good for MAC, from the 1st day dat i step into the outlet, they managed to won over my heart with the customer service n not to mention the wonderful products. the lady promoter was great n provides good advice ever. from that point on, aku dah tak penah rasa takut2 nak apply eyeshadow :)

tapi aku pon penah rasa bad experience wit MAC. it was in year 2008 if not mistaken.. i went to MAC MidValley one Saturday to get myself a turquoise, teal kinda eyeshadow. Normally once a person walk into da store, a promoter would greet and assist you. But for me, masa mula2 aku masuk tu none of the promoter approach me... nak kata org tgh ramai tak jugak, cos' only one customer is having a make over n another lady yg tgh dekat kaunter. plus me, ada 3 customers masa tu.. n few of the promoters were just hanging around at one corner. aku tgh nak cepat masa tu, so all by myself, i chose the color dat i want and pick one terus je pegi dekat cashier to make payment. n still masa tu tade org nak layan.. so makcik sudah hangin, aku pon bersuara la -HELLO, I'M PAYING HERE...

pastu ada la sorang minah ni dari belakang, cepat2 keluar n apologize.. so nak dijadikan kisah, aku pilih color AQUADISIAC but the cashier pack the wrong eyeshadow instead which was HUMID (aku rasa it belongs to da lady customer yg sorang ni) n i just realized it was the wrong eyeshadow masa dlm kereta on the way balik. so definitely aku tanak patah balik kan.. a bit frustrated but the wrong shade was nice too.. so belasah je la.. cuma few days later i still have to get the right color n just pick Maybelline eyeshadow at one of the Guardian pharmacy.

i dont want to make a big fuss to MAC but a couple of weeks later i got a phone call from MAC customer service to confirm my contact details n asking whether i'm enjoying their products. dah ko tanya kan.. so aku pon jawab la pasal the bad experience at MidValley outlet. so the person online said that she will take note of my complaint and apologize for that. tapi aku tak kisah dah pon masa tu.. surprisingly, the following day their marketing manager call me up. she noted about my complaint and said that this matter will be highlighted to the outlet manager because excellence customer service is something important to MAC.

yg best part tu kan... a week later tetiba je aku dapat a bouquet of flowers that arrived at office with card n free retail size AQUADISIAC eyeshadow from MAC!!! the card said apologize and signed by the marketing manager :)) suke suke suke.. for me that was the best experience ever as customer.

aku ada get few great stuff from MAC recently.. it's Stacked 1! and Stacked 2! of the crush metal pigments of Spring Season... dah lama aku aim pigment ni, n the colors are great plus worth the money la. but at first aku nak carik eyeshadow ELECTRA, unfortunately it was out of stock :(

dah tu bila tgh tgk2 pigment, ternampak la da Stacked... dan sememangnya aku suka gila shades in gold so terus la sambar.. tak cukup satu, both Stacked aku cekup hehe

Oh ye sila abaikan background botol air n fries Carl's Jr tu ye.. makcik tgh tak sabar lepas bawak balik rumah terus shoot gambar ni kat atas meja makan :))
As for the turquoise bangle tu, itu bukanlah free gift yg dtg bersama2 product tersebut ye, tp cuma bangle yg aku pakai that day dgn tujuan nak mengglamerkan gambar yg di ambil..

last week plak aku telah pegi ke MAC Sunway Pyramid utk mendapatkan plush lipgloss (lupa nak beli masa beli pigment itu hari.. and again, plush lipgloss in AMPLE PINK is out of stock! (asyik out of stock je kat Pyramid ni.. sale diorg laju agaknye??).

I was just hanging around, killing time before 2.30pm movie (How To Train Your Dragon was superb!!!) so aku suh la promoter tu demo how to do shading n which color would look great on my skin..as usual, these ppl really know what they do n suddenly pipi aku yg tembam ni jadi kurang tembam bila dah buat shading.. i likeee

so aku pon grab few other things as well i.e few brushes to add into my current collection, sheertone blush for shading purposes, kohl eyeliner in SMOLDER, lipliner in DERVISH, n the wonderful eye n lip makeup remover (double thumbs up for this product - the best so far)

Despite of my obsession with MAC, there was one product that I'm not happy with i.e LUNA eye base.. it sucks big time! it makes my eyeshadow creasing, it's too light for my skin and it doesn't makes blending easily. There are few other brand that I found works better and does wonder for me besides MAC i.e ELIANTO's eye primer, URBAN DECAY primer portion (5 stars!), RED EARTH's liquid eyeliner (sturdy brush tip that glides easily on my lid!) and CYBERCOLORS eyebrow brush (works like magic!)

Aku baru je order few palettes of eyeshadow from eBAY... satu dah sampai n the quality is great and it's really a value for money! nanti aku citer lg di lain episode ya!

Deliena Cupcakes Back In Business..

2010-04-06T21:59:00.007+08:00

aye aye aye.. after such a longgg time, nampak gaya bisnes cupcakes sudah bermula kembali..

with a new helper this time around, hope it will last longggg

anyway, thanks to Nubli, Kak Laila Hanim n Mimy for still having the trust in me n my cupcakes :)

Mimy siap create post pasal cupcakes aku lagi in her blog :) free advertisement gitu.. i likeee

Danial's 1st day at school

2010-04-01T08:02:00.002+08:00

1 April 2010 is the official date for Danial to start his schooling days.
Me and hubby has decided since last year that we need to send Danial to school this year.
But due to my 'domestic problem' we have to defer the plan until the right time come.

So last two weeks we decided to enroll him into Harmony Montessori Child Home near our home.
Danial mmg selalu excited when talking about school.
He would keep on asking when he can go to school.
But when he realized that we going to enrol him for good.. dia dah start cakap - "Danial tanak pegi school lah"
Being his mom n knowing the inside out of my kid of course I have tons of concerns that I hope the teachers could deal with... Not that I'm freaking out or something but this is going to be a totally new experience for Danial since he has never stay in nursery before.
I wanted him to join school not so much for him to learn but to build his social skills n be more independent (being an only child n with maid at home, he got pampered too much!)
Not to mention to encourage him to response back in English when we talk to him... duk rumah dgn maid of course bantai cakap melayu jek..

After talking to the principal she let us to send Danial 2 days earlier FOC for him to familiarize himself.
So the 1st and 2nd day, my hubby took care of everything since he was on leave.
Since both of us is working we have arrange a transportation back n forth for Danial and he'll be taking the transport effective 1 April 2010.
I took over the 'pain-staking' task for today and tomorrow cos' dear hubby is started working today and Danial would have to adjust himself with the transportation.
Nervous myself, the morning routine went well cos' Danial is an early bird so takde problem nak bangunkan n siapkan dia pagi2.
But from the teacher's n hubby's feedback for the couple of days ago, Danial still cries on and off after we sent him to school.
And my weakness is that - I could not tahan if he's crying in front of me... i would cry too!!!

So, how do I prepare??
since his transportation will arrive between 7.40-7.50 am, I've started bring him outside at about 7.35am.
Dah tau yg dia nak pegi sekolah, the drama begins... he started crying, cranky, refuse to put on his shoe..

"Danial tanak pegi la ma.. Danial nak tgk tv" - crying :(

"Remember wat mama said, if u don't cry today mama belikan toy... u tell me what u want, n the toy will be waiting when u come back" - pancingan.. inilah gunanya borong toys during w/house sales n keep few away from him. Untuk digunakan di saat2 begini :))

So, when the car came by, they were 3 kids inside the car already. At the moment he saw, 2nd episode begins.. he hold my leg, pull my hand n refuse to get into the car.
Pn Lina - the driver, greeted us n bubbly, open the door and all the kids started saying hi and all..
But Danial cries even more and didn't let go of my neck when I put him inside the car :((
I just relax and try to pacify him.. Pn Lina said, nvm just leave him like that n he'll be fine..

"Mama ikut la.. mama ikut la... huhuhu" - crying while making some space next to him dengan harapan aku ikut sekali...tsk :( tahan air mata je masa ni.. tp mampu nak gelak2 lg (cover line weh)

I closed the door and the car left with Danial crying looking at me... moment captured... n I couldn't erased it from my mine.. it breaks my heart seeing him crying :((
I am positive n know that this is the best for him.
Tapi mak mana yg sanggup tinggalkan anak... kena plak bila dia menangis when u leave.. - accept those mom who throw away their babies, even binatang tak buat camtu (semoga Allah membalas perbuatan kamu syaitan yg bertopengkan manusia)

It's already 1 hour since he left... his school ended at 12.15... I hope he'll be fine.. ya Allah, Kau lindungi lah anak ku dan permudahkan lah segala urusannya di dunia dan akhirat Aminn..

Shopaholic Back in Action - Warehouse Sales (Part 1)

2010-03-31T21:39:00.013+08:00

2010 shopping spree begin.. so it all started during Litt Tak Warehouse Sales (11/3-14/3). I never been to this warehouse sales before because basically they offer toys dat I thought only for da 'big boys'. But after reading some reviews, well I decided to go on the last day..

I got almost 10 toys for Danial... mostly Ban Dai toys where the price ranging between RM5 to RM18. Nak kata good bargain tu, boleh tahan laa cos' definitely those toys tak dpt below RM10 la kalau normal price.

Tak yah citer byk.. tgk je la hasil tangkapan kat bawah ni.

Aku takleh resist yg ni.. beli gak dgn alasan utk hubby's cousin yg nak bersalin soon.. RM40 je ok.. disney baby lg.. kat kotak ni tulisan jepon mmg aku tak paham la.. but something like 16 in 1 kinda thing toy... i likeee

Pastu aku telah terjebak ke L'oreal, Maybelline and Garnier Warehouse Sales .. bila tu tak ingat plaks.. on da 19th - 21st tak silap.. dekat Hotel Seri Petaling.

Cam biasa la at first the reason to go is to get my almost nak abis Maybelline Clear & Smooth compact powder n L'oreal lipstick (kalau murah)...

Dah alang2 nak pegi tu aku pon bagitau kat Mimy n Iqa.. so Mimy kirim Garnier's White Mask, Garnier whitening deodorant and eyeliner (hitam). Mimy sempat pesan utk aku usha2 lipstick yg murah2 n color2 yg aku tau dia suka :)

So bila dah sampai tu, I managed to grab items pesanan Mimy - Garnier's White Mask @ RM18 for 5 pcs (i even grab one for myself). As for deodorant tu.. yg whitening dah abis (RM3 each) tinggal yg silky smooth @ RM4 each. Eyeliner color hitam pon for Maybelline n L'oreal habisss...

Maybelline compact powder yg aku target pon dah habis tinggal color putih jek.. harga RM8. But the new Maybelline Clear & Smooth (blue box) is still available at RM9 each.. decided to give it a try, I took 2 boxes (Honey) and 1 box (Sand Beige) for my mom. Other things that I bought are as follows:

1. Lipstick

L'oreal Color Riche in Brown Stone (3 pieces) @ RM17 each (my favourites! can't leave without it)

L'oreal Color Riche Eva Longoria @ RM17 each (2 pieces)

L'oreal Color Riche Michelle Yeoh @ RM17 each (2 pieces)

Maybelline Water Shine @ RM12 (1 pc) - this is for Mimy, can't remember the color.. but nice nude pinkish color that suit her taste

2. L'oreal Hair Color - Feria (RM17) and Creme (RM16)

3. Elseve leave-on hair conditioner (RM10)

4. L'oreal De-Maq Cashmere Make-up Remover (RM12) - first time using it n i give it 8 out of 10 as rating

5. L'oreal DermaExpertise face wash (RM10) - im using SKII before but after the product finished I started using Olay face wash.. this L'oreal thing work just find on my skin similar to Olay

6. L'oreal for Men face wash (RM4-RM8) - i got few ranges for my hubby to try out..

well.. this whole warehouse shopping thing doesn't stop here.. nantikan episode 2 of my shopping story and many more :)

Snapshots - Part 2 (trip to Kelantan)

2009-09-10T07:55:00.002+08:00

remember in my last entry ada ckp yg aku nak g outstation kan? ingat tak?? tak ingat meh aku ingatkan.. after for sooo longggg i'm finally got the chance to go outstation for my audit assignment (dat should not be named..) ke mana?? KELANTAN!! opps sorry agak over di situ. not like i went to UK or Azerbaijan or something.. tp excited sgt2 cos' dah lama btul terperuk sampai berakar rasanya duk ofis. paling jauh nak keje luar pon kat Cyberjaya huhuhu.. kesian i :(

so nak jadikan kisah aku telah plan baik punye dgn team member utk cari sample luar KL... ngeh ngeh ngeh after we have enough justification to support it, finally we went to Kelantan for 1 wk. perghhh heaven btull.. being myself yg mmg suka travelling n cepat bosan with routines, opportunity like this will definitely boost my productivity tau! tak caya?? berdua lebih baik, so aku pergi berdua je dgn Fadh (dah mmg 2 of us jek in da team.. tak + acct mgr la..) so the trip took place in June.... mmm yup abt 3 months ago... sampai duit claim pon dah dpt tsk tsk (insaf kejap sbb betapa sungguh basi citer ni but nvm la)

we were staying at Renaissance Hotel, Kota Bharu n too bad it was in the middle of school break dat time. so apa lg surcharge n room rate pon naik le.. nasib jugak dpt book bilik. as for transportation we all arrange for a car dgn fleet mgt. i was expecting Avanza or Kancil but dpt Kangoo instead (teringat Adeeb's experience drive Kangoo manual kat Penang yg tade power stering). but fortunate enough Kangoo tu just nice la da size not too big as Avanza n not too small as Kancil.... n it's auto transmission! not dat aku takleh drive manual (my last car was GTI ye... baru je let go in July) tp senang skit la kan kalu auto. tp surprisingly, Fadh takleh drive auto!! jeng jeng jeng... selalu dgr org takleh drive manual kan.. but in this case terbalik plak hehehe... so takleh la nak alternate drive dgn Fadh. but traffic in KB is not as chaotic as KL so i enjoyed driving over there.

our schedule in Kelantan is very packed... cos' all findings need to be reported n exit with State GM before we left. so masuk ofis 8.30 up to 7pm itu pon kitorg dah guilty gile cos staff kat state paling2 lambat pon 6pm+ dah balik... but since we are around, ada yg kena standby sbb da last person to leave kena kunci ofis. but it doesnt stop there, balik hotel sambung sampai late nite lg.. tp no pressure la cos' as i mentioned earlier bila dah syok keje luar ni productivity aku increasing :)

not to forget yg kitorg sempat bershopping sakan kat Wakaf Che Yeh (pasar Siti Khadijah tak sempat pegi cos' it opens during day time...) sampai 3 kali trip tinggalkan barang kat kete utk sambung bershopping hehehe. well, i work hard but i play harder! ngeh ngeh ngeh

oh ye.. thanks to En Hazlan (our auditee kat Kelantan) he brought us to have the best nasi ulam ever kat opposite muzium istana. perrghh... masyuk tu! sampai skang i still couldn't forget this one ulam yg daunnya pinkish in color (none of us know the name tp sedap mak aii) n how crispy the keli goreng was :) n da best part is dat harga murah mak aii.. 3 org makan punya la mewah dgn lauk only cost around RM21 jek!

well no photos to post. gara2 terlalu asyik keje, makan n shopping aku tak amik gambar pon :(
but memorable experience and good company (thanks Fadh..) im surely gonna pay another visit to negeri Cik Siti Wan Kembang!

Snapshots - Part 1

2009-09-08T08:01:00.004+08:00

I've few drafted entries not posted... reason?? nak buh gambar but tak load2 photos lg. My life has gone upside down for the past couple of months... high tense, breakdown, happy moments, going into battle and fell sick!

Aku janji nx entry will give u the snapshots of wat happened + the entry yg drafted for sooo longg. Ops before terlupa, pejam celik pejam celik kita bertemu lg dgn Ramadhan... Alhamdulillah aku bersyukur kerana masih diberi peluang ini.

To all out there, selamat menjalani ibadah puasa dan sama2 lah kita merebut keberkatan sepanjang bulan yg mulia ini, insyaAllah...

hari ini dan semalam

2009-06-05T10:08:00.003+08:00

nape ye aku buh title tu?? ntah la nothing specific... saje je.. tu title lagu 6ixth Sense yg aku jadikan ring tone aku...it's not a new song but just catchy to listen to. it's like bila intro je lagu tu rasa cam nak goyang2 kepala :)) lagipon aku rasa tade org lain akan pakai ring tone tu..senang nak tau kalu phone aku yg bunyi.

ok lah termelalut plak, hari ni sampai monday aku cuti! yahoooo.... rasa amat bahagia walaupon no specific plan nak kemana2. just kena guna replacement leave before it expired. lagi pon skang ni cuti sekolah so kalau nak bulldoze je g mana2 definitely ada problem lodging. so me and dear hubby decided nak g picnic je la kat sg congkak tomorrow. as for today, i'm going to run some errands. but still couldn't get out of my mind about bangles murah yg kak ida cakap ada kat summit... isk2.. but if it cost only RM30 amat berbaloi kan? (original price is about RM70-RM110... aku tau sbb aku dah penah beli kat pyramid).

oh btw, an update about Adik.. alhamdulillah he came back home after 1 day. i'm so glad. he just need to let the steam off... i got to talk to him last weekend masa we all on the way g makan kat De' Chiang Mai restaurant in Sg. Buloh (highly recommended, food was excellent, really nice n comfy ambiance + reasonable price - cheaper than Sri Ayuthya). to keep the story short, if i'm in Adik's shoes that day probably aku pon hangin gak... but enough about that, yg penting Adik is fine and tak berpanjangan conflict adik beradik ni.

mmm next week i'll be in Kelantan the whole week. dah lama gile tak outstation and finally dapat jugak la outstation. but at the same time kesian gak kat Danial cos' dah lama tak tinggalkan dia. Anyway mama will take care of him while i'm gone. hope that Kelantan trip will be a lot of fun for me and Fadh hehehe. until then... adios

Adik.. where are you??

2009-05-27T21:39:00.003+08:00

it was 3.10pm n i was in the middle of a meeting.
my phone vibrates in silence n i could see 'ayah' is calling.
it took me few seconds to answer,

"nina tgh meeting," aku terus bagitau ayah..

"oh ok.. ," he hanged up..

well it's not that i'm being rude, but i know my family would definitely understand n if there is anything urgent they would sms me to call back.
so i guess there's nothing serious.. probably ayah just wants to ask me something..

few minutes later my phone vibrates again n a text message from ayah appeared.. it reads:

'Joe left d hse. According 2 mama abang talked to him that upset him. He did not answer d fon. Plz cal him n ask him 2 cal me'

OMG... my heart skip a beat. what happened?? aku dah tak boleh nak concentrate lg in the meeting. it took me few minutes to think about wat i should do... i left the meeting room for a while and make a quick phone call to Adik.. as expected, it reaches his voice message... he has shut off his phone.

then i remember that he's also using 017 number.. i tried calling the other line but after 1 ring - a machine answered..please try again later. shit... i know i couldn't get him. aku rase hopeless sangat... so the least that i can do is to text him -

'Adik, kngah tau apa jadi. pedulikan la abang tu..just relax n tenangkan fikiran.. i know u r upset. meh balik rumah kngah. mama n ayah risau'

no response..

i've decided to sms Hafiz... Hafiz is my younger brother n Adik is the youngest. Hafiz is currently in Moscow doing medic n he'll graduate by next month... yup, he's gonna be da first doctor in the family and we are so proud of him. Last couple of years the bond between Hafiz n Adik has become closer. Apparently Hafiz started treating him more like a friend instead of adik... n i realized that Adik has become more matured and he socializes better. Adik ni pendiam n he keeps a lot of things within himself.. so kadang2 tu susah skit nak paham dgn dia. since he's not that good in talking, selalu benda yg dia nak sampaikan tu tak terluah hence he'd become upset.

but ever since Hafiz becoming close to him, byk benda dia start to open up n share his thoughts dgn Hafiz. Biasa la budak2 remaja byk je la conflict diri n conflict dgn parents... so in a way bila Hafiz tau pasal Adik byk la yg dia citer ngan aku n mama. Hopefully that we understand him better... which later we did. so in this case i hope Hafiz could reach his friends and mintak tolong diorg carik and tengok2kan keadaan Adik. I know in this instance, Adik would need sometimes alone to cool down. at least if his friend could ensure that he's doing fine, Mama n Ayah wont worry that much.

As for Abang plak, well let me put it this way... they despise each other...most of the time! ntah la mmg tak ngam. ade je benda nak argue.. but selalunya Abang la yg mulakan. Aku pon tak paham apsal dia suka sgt carik salah Adik. So bila mama ckp Adik upset dgn Abang, I knew there must be something that Abang said that touches his sensitivity.. ye la air tenang jgn sangka tade buaya. I dont blame Adik cos' knowing Abang, surely n aku yakin apa yg Abang cakap sgt tak patut although aku sendiri tatau apa yg Abang ckp kat Adik.

Aku called to speak to both ayah n mama, to ask what exactly happen. Ayah was not at home when Adik left.. Mama was alone. Apparently mama sendiri pon tatau cos' Adik only said - tanya abang, right before he left the house... yg Mama dgr, mula2 bunyi mcm org bergaduh coming from his room.. n knowing he was alone in his room, surely he's having n argument dgn someone over the phone. then lepas tu bunyi mcm org pecah barang n bila Mama open the door, kerusi dah patah... keadaan bilik tunggang langgang n he was sitting on his bed crying. Mama terus tanya wat's wrong n y? but he didnt said anything... he kept quiet n started packing his stuff. Right away Mama tau dat he's leaving... Mama called Ayah n Ayah asked her to grab his car keys but it was too late. Mama cuma sempat tarik beg Adik to stop him from leaving. But dia terus bla sehelai sepinggang...

Both Mama n Ayah were terribly sad over what happened. Mama tak boleh nak ckp apa2 bila call Abang cos' she was too upset. Yang paling aku kesian kat Adik is that dia baru je tamat diploma n he came back from Johor last 2 days.. budak tu baru je nak berehat n enjoying himself, tau2 dah jadi mcm ni. Sapa la yg tak tensen... aku rasa it is something to do about computer.. as if Abang complaint about Adik using the computer at home.. alahai benda kecik je pon nak berkira abang aku ni.

to Adik, if you r reading this please don't hold ur grudges... let it go, it's not worth it. Just forget about Abang cos' we all knew how bad he used to treat u n even Abang Chik (Hafiz). Nothing much we can do cos' he's the eldest... but i know that u are better than him. Mama, Ayah, Abang Chik n Kak Ngah love u so much no matter what. Come home and stay wit me if u hated his guts.. tade halnya..u can have ur own room.. amik laptop kngah n used the internet day in n day out.. Kak Ngah n Abg Armie won't mind at all! Balik la Adik...

Home Sweet Home - Dream Garden in progress

2009-05-26T09:35:00.006+08:00

alhamdulillah it's been 6 months since we moved into our new house. lots of money were spent before and after we moved in n both me n hubby rasa until last week, we all satisfied dah dgn keadaan rumah ni. for the past couple of months there were quite a number of work done for the house - buat patio, pasang skylight, tanam rumput and last wk we all g 'shopping spree' kat sg buloh for the garden :))

since we don't have green hands dan sedar akan tahap kemalasan utk maintain all the pokoks, kami bersetuju to settle for a simple garden with lots of space for the kids to running around (although it's only Danial for the time being). a few snapshots in the last couple of weeks..

this was a day after we plant the grass... wonder about all the sands? well lepas tanam rumput, they'll spread the extra sands on top and between the joints. with extra n loving care, the next couple of weeks the sands will go down between the grasses.. n that's how it should be. oh btw the palm trees n pokok keladi gajah tu mmg dah ada since we all moved in. one thing good abt the developer is that dia mmg dah buat landscape for the garden.. tp masa we all pindah, the landscape yg tak berjaga tu sgt la menyemakkan mata.. so dear hubby telah panggil bangla mpsj to clear the garden n tinggalkan the red palm only. interestingly, pokok keladi gajah tu mmg tumbuh meliar around this area.. so we all alih anak pokok tu n tanam dekat corner. baru 5 months dah besar camtu.. impressive!

so this is the patio connecting to our dining hall.. wonder y we all buat skylight instead of proper roof? cos' that's the cheapest..eh awning lg murah.. but sape nak byr kalau setakat buat bumbung rangka kayu cost around RM7k? kat patio ni nnt we all nak letak garden chair n water features on the wall... ecececece tu yg pegi sg. buloh last week... nak survey for water fountain n garden chair yg sesuai.. perrghh mahal jugak la... tunggu my nx entry for the photos of the completed garden.

...... something?

2009-05-16T20:58:00.003+08:00

trace the line,
track the words,
feel the air,
i want to be there.. i wish i was there
taste the rain,
smells of daffodils,
hears the silence..

take me in.. hold me within
cuddle me up
grip me tight
freeze the night
held the memory... forever stays

Funeral Blues

2009-05-15T00:23:00.007+08:00

Does the title sounds familiar?? Maybe it does to some people.. I fall in love with this piece after watching the movie - Four Weddings and A Funeral . Well it was an old movie though, but like any good movie, there are parts where it touches your heart or a catchy tagline that you will remember. It's like when Julia Stiles recites '10 things i hate about you' during her class .

This piece of work was beautifully written by W.H Auden. The pain.. sorrow.. I could feel it all. Really love it.. don't u??

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

DELL vs COMPAQ

2009-05-14T14:15:00.010+08:00

eeeeeeee syoknye bila dapat laptop baru last Tuesday. for the past 4 years I've been using my own laptop at work. bukan sbb ofis tak bagi laptop, it's just that my laptop was wayyyyyy much better quality than the one I got before hehee..

because this year i was assigned with additional tasks and responsibility yg aku 'terpaksa' buat, dan ditambah pula dgn budget tahun ni yg lebih to replace old laptops (thanks to Azhari :)) , so aku telah menyuarakan hasrat aku kat IT support early this year to give me a new laptop :)

lg pon tak fair la kan keje kena lebih dah tu guna personal laptop plak.. dah la last year laptop aku kena hit virus - 3 kali tau... sedey aku.. nasib baik tak kiok. cuma skang ni my darling Compaq dah jadi sgt2 slow and at times problem gak. probably the after effect due to virus attack last time. patutnya kalau re-format balik should be ok, it's just that aku tak la pandai sgt bab2 computer ni n i need a helping hand. tp sbb aku nye laptop ni personal punye, takkan nak mintak tlg IT support kat ofis kan...

let's go back to my earlier story... al kisah hari Selasa hari tu laptop2 baru pon sampai... yeehaaa

the new laptop is Dell E6400 with following spec:

U813C Intel (R) Core (TM) Duo Processor P8600

H573C 2G DDR2 SDRAM

XT454 80GB SATA (5400RPM) Hard Drive

H250D 24X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive

D143J 14.1" Widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) LED Display

Tapi, tak dilupakan.. ni lah COMPAQ kesayangan aku, buah hati pengarang report2, email2, blog2 entries, etc.. yg sentiasa menemani aku during my ups and downs.. in fact she will now be my home laptop permanently... luv ya babe

tgk la sampai discoloured the board where i rest my wrist. in fact the left-button for mouse pad tu dah terkopek getah tu... the rubber tu sampai lunyai, lembik cam chewing-gum jadinye.. that's y aku kopek terus tinggal plastik underneath :))

but in terms of performance of the new Dell, it's too soon to comment... but the touch pad 'kureng' skit la berbanding my Compaq. as a result, aku lebih comfortable pakai mouse. i don't like to use mouse sbb rasa leceh aa.. n this is proven by the condition of mouse pad button on my dear Compaq huhu (sila lihat bukti gambar dan description di atas)

pape pon aku happy sbb dpt laptop baru :))

Wolverine Malaysia??

2009-05-09T12:20:00.002+08:00

Semalam masa kat surau me, Fadh and Haliana tiba2 talking about movies.. it all begin when Fadh planned to watch Wolverine over the weekend. Aku ckp aa yg aku dah tgk... cite tu boleh thn la, best jugak.

Dah tu aku pon tanye la.. citer Bohsia tu best ke?? aku pon tatau la apsal aku tanya cos' i'm sure none of my friends would go to watch such movie. So ape lg, terus la keluar komen2 abt the movie yg tak berapa best. No offence, but the title je pon to me mcm agak sengal la - Jangan Pilih Jalan Hitam?? what da... n btw as far as i remember, 'culture' Bohsia ni was wayyyyyyyy back in 1990's masa aku baru abis sekolah rendah nak masuk sekolah menengah. so to me the story line n concept is kinda outdated... come on la, agak rigid la idea nak buat filem kat mesia ni.. but i'm impress and would give some credits to Yasmin Ahmad. So far her film has penetrate another level and give a different perception on Malaysia film. She's so original and her concepts are very Malaysian.. way to go!

Aik tetiba aku dah jd komentator filem2 pulak dah... meraban ntah kemana.. so back to the topic, tetiba Fadh throw the question.. agak2 kalau la Malaysia nak buat filem mcm Wolverine tu, boleh imagine tak sape yg boleh jd Wolverine Malaysia? Fadh kata bayangkan la kalau Rosyam Nor... mmm no, no... kureng sesuai la

Then ada plak yg ckp... Ako Mustapha? hehehe i dont think so.. pastu naik plak nama Jehan Miskin? well, cannot also la... dia kalu berlakon ganas nampak mcm tak natural la.. aku plak mcm terpikir Awal Ashaari.. ntah la i just hv the feelings that he has a lot to offer behind those facade. Then tiba2 one person appear in my mind n everybody agrees that he'd be the most suitable person - Aqasha (hehehe mcm anak sendiri plak rasanye.. mentang2 nama sama). u guys think?

tp aku rasa kalau ada Wolverine versi Malaysia sure title akan jadi Badang??

Photos in Krabi

2009-05-01T11:17:00.005+08:00

seperti yg dijanjikan.. here are some snapshots of Krabi vacation that we had recently..

this photo was taken at Phranang Cave.. beautiful beach but not so sesuai for mandi2 cos' rough sea.. ni perhentian pertama we all sepanjang island hoping. April is the hottest month for Krabi but i never thought it was the high season.. cos' we were informed that December - January is usually the high season. tp season yg baru2 ni whether tak berapa bagus sbb hujan almost everyday.

Ha.. jernihkan air dia?? jgn tertipu.. ni bukan gambar kat pool... this photos were taken at Poda Island... kitorg mmg mandi dgn ikan je kat sini... mmg tgh panas gile masa ni.. it's middle of afternoon. matahari tgh atas kepala.. this is one of the main attraction of Krabi for it's white sand beach.. there is a sand bank connecting 2 islands. bila masa air surut then only the sand bank appear.. unfortunately nak upload video sgt la tak berjaya.. maybe nx time

Koh Phi Phi Tour.. highly recommended... it costs only RM70 per head (for kids 3 yrs and below it's free).. lunch provided (halal of course) siap dgn watermelon and pineapple that was prepared freshly by the staff on the boat + cakes for dessert. The tour was fun except that the place for snorkeling (Chicken Island) is not so pretty cos' most of the coral is dead.. nonetheless we still have lots of fun swimming with colorful fishes at Poda Island.

Maslailaquiah Muhammad

2009-05-01T10:46:00.002+08:00

last nite suddenly aku teringat kat kak que... we first met when i joined GIA back in 2005. previously she was from MMU. aku tak penah ada kakak, n if i have a sister i wish her to be like kak que... she's a very pleasant person, pretty n she has 2 kids - Qurratu'aini and Muhammad. kalau dengar kisah hidup dia, i never thought it can happen to real people... she's the person that has gone through that bending curve in life - got married to an abusive husband, had a brain surgery due to blood clot in her brain during her 2nd pregnancy which later caused her to have periodic seizure, had a difficult divorce phase in life and finally remarried to a wonderful guy who love her through good and bad times.

she has resigned from GIA in 2007 cos' her seizure came back due to work pressure. kak que decided that it's about time for her to focus and spend more time with her kids and forget about working for the time being.... bestnya..i hope i could do the same :) tak lama lepas dia resign, kak que senyap tanpa berita.. i tried to sms her few times, tp tade respons.. i wonder how she's doing and what's new wit her.

if she read this, hope she will keep in touch cos' i surely miss her a lot..

Labor Day - 1/5/2009

2009-05-01T10:31:00.002+08:00

aiyoh yoh yoh... dunno wat happen to me today... this morning, i woke up penuh semangat bersiap nak pegi ofis. yup, u heard me right... aku telah bangun pagi on 1/5/2009 dan bersiap utk pegi ofis! sume sbb gara2 aku EL 2 hari lepas n sbb rasa sgt risau meninggalkan audit team terkontang kanteng selama 2 hari (dah la last week cuti 1 wk) hari ni kira semangat waja la nak g ofis. but through out the way to the office only aku realize yg jln smooth gile...not only tak jam, tp lengang.. wonder gak at first apsal tade org ni... cuti agaknya..ceh mentang2 dah cuti lama suka2 je berangan today public holiday... tu la bisikan kata2 hati aku sepanjang driving this morning.

tp bila aku exit to Jln Pantai Baharu from NPE, tahap kelengangan buat aku rasa sgt pelik... mmm after near the police station then aku realize - eh, hari ni bape hb?? alamak! 1/5 bukan labor day ke??! aiseyyyyy... suddenly it hits me right in the face, aku rasa panas je muka aku.. terus pull-over kat tepi balai polis. IT'S PUBLIC HOLIDAY TODAY! N I'M ALREADY IN FRONT OF MY OFFICE!!! gosh... b4 ni penah gak la aku tak sedar yg public holiday is around, tp usually 1 or 2 days before tu org dah kecoh2, so aku tau la. just because my hubby is working today, aku pon langsung lupa dgn tarikh hari ni! pastu aku pon call la hubby, punya la dia gelakkan aku... hahahahaha mmg ntah apa2 la hari ni.. tau member2 ofis aku sure kena gelak sakan nih

so wat's my plan for today?? btw, Danial is getting better only that his coughing n flu has no sign of slowing down as yet (tp ubat dah abis... ). aku rasa nak g kaler rambut... tp tak sure lg nak pegi kat mana... i need to boost my spirit balik la lepas demam ni. probably nak pegi kat A Cut n Above Academy kut... we'll see la how.. but anyway i'm glad it's public holiday today at least i got to spend longer time with Danial.... kesian dia.

Holiday in Krabi

2009-04-30T14:16:00.003+08:00

after months of hardwork and working late (as far as i remember mmg since awal tahun aku balik keje mmg lambat) i was finally off to a week long vacation at Krabi, Thailand. Mula2 dulu plan nak holiday kat HK but due to unforeseen circumstances, me n hubby decided to go to Krabi. We've never been there before, but it was highly recommended by hubby's frens. So made some bookings at agoda.com in February, we decided to stay at Somkiet Buri Resort near Ao Nang beach for 5D/4N in April.

i was really looking forward for the trip ever since the booking cos' i was so desperate for a break from work! aduh penat btul keje lately n i can see myself leaving GIA real soon.. which i really want to. in fact on the day aku dah start cuti pon i've to be in the office that morning for a meeting with auditee. knowing how unrealiable my AM can be, i'm glad i turn up that morning cos' he didnt even join in the discussion (yo yo o je ckp dgn aku kunun2 nak join). so at least tade la the team members yg terpaksa mengadap auditee. immediately lepas discussion, i spend another hour to brief the team n left the office around 12pm. sempat singgah rajesh @ bangsar for threading before heading home. oh ya, i was hoping to bring the crocs that i ordered with some fren earlier to Krabi, but unfortunately benda tu lambat sampai isk2.. i thought it would be great n comfy to wear those crocs during the holiday.. tp tade rezeki nak buat cemana.

we left KL on 21st, so on 20th tu aku hantar bibik balik rumah mama. she'll be staying at mama's house until we get back on 25th. a week earlier, mama demam teruk n as a result, sume org yg ada kat rumah tu demam sama.. masa aku sampai ampang, kak maya n ayah tgh flat gile. so risau takut2 berjangkit, before balik aku singgah klinik amik ubat.. in my mind my concern was Danial.. takut2 kalu dia yg demam. tp nak dijadikan kisah, after 2 days in Krabi i'm the one who was down with high fever! in short i only enjoyed the first 2 days of the trip... nx thing i know is that - batuk, muntah, no appetite n pening kepala yg teramat. luckily i got to enjoy the island hoping on the 2nd day in Krabi cos' Poda Island is amazing and soooo breath takingly beautiful. in next entry i'll update some of the photos.

Krabi is a small place n if you didnt go on island hoping, not much activity left. Ao Nang is one of the tourist attraction's centre besides Railay although the beach itself is not that beautiful as compared to the island. Phi Phi Island is famous among the tourists and it's in between Krabi and Phuket. Food is cheap and it's easy to find halal food cos' most of the locals are Muslim people. in fact, the owner of hotel that we stayed in is Muslim, hence the food that they served are all halal. Somkiet Buri Resort is about 5 minutes walk from the beach and very near to restaurants and markets. in fact McD and Starbucks are right across the street! but we didnt go to McD and Starbucks of course.. i wont forget how wonderful the banana nutella pancake which cost only 25baht (around RM2.50) and the fresh fruit shake i.e smoothies. mmg sedap n murah pulak tu!

nasib jugak aku sorang je yg demam pada mulanya.. at least hubby dpt layan karenah danial. sungguh pon demam, aku gagahkan diri gak beraktiviti n berjalan. tp tak boleh lama2, pastu sure lembik. kesian gak dgn hubby terpaksa ikutkan mood aku yg tak berapa ok masa kat sana. ye la, aku pon frust cos im suppose to enjoy the vacation, but end up jatuh sakit.. mana la nak happy. to make things worse, danial was down on the last day. i was up at 4.30am Saturday bila aku rasa badan Danial panas sgt. n being Danial, nak makan ubat mmg satu azab.. menyesal aku tak mintak ubat masuk bontot kat doktor before pegi tu... berkali2 kena paksa makan ubat cos everytime dia akan muntah, so we have to ensure that he keep the medicine down or else demam dia tak kebah. Danial lemah sgt n first time dia lembik tak bermaya.. kesian btul aku tgk. in fact last 2 days demam dia dtg balik n almost seminggu dah dia demam. aku terpaksa amik EL 2 hari to take care of him. kesian tgk Danial, dah la kurus bila sakit mcm ni he looks so vulnerable.. asyik mengadu sakit mulut la, sakit telinga la.. i guess badan dia mmg sakit2 cos that's exactly what i feel masa demam hari tu. in fact sampai la nih pon kepala aku masih ting tong... ada masa2 rasa pening sgt. maybe belum fully recover..

tu la kisah we all at Krabi.. no photos for now but later2 la aku update.

ConfessionOfAShopaholic: sbb sakit, aku tak dpt shopping sakan.. the only thing yg sempat is tempah jacket/suit and pants 2 pasang kat sana.. total 6000baht (around RM600). owh btw, remember abt the halter neck dresses yg aku mentioned dlm post before? aku telah menangkap both dresses in green and turqoise juga :))

Shopping Fever

2009-04-02T00:06:00.002+08:00

wah lama nye tak update.. 2009 is a fast year for me n without realizing, the first quarter has lapsed. anyway, just nak story that lately I got this huge craving, temptation and lust over SHOPPING! aiyohh it's scary maaa... mane taknye i've been monitoring my spending carefully to make sure that i won't spend unnecessarily especially during this period of economy turmoil.. u'll never know what is gonna be next kan.. so i'm quite concern and kononnya try to be cautious about my spending. in fact aku dah settle my credit cards outstanding during early of the year so that i maintain only current balance je... (perghh proud sey.. bukan senang oo) n i've terminated few cards to reduce the likelihood of ter'spend' over my ability to pay.

aku ni sebenarnye boleh tahan jugak kaki shopping.. but i dont admit the fact myself cos' i'm not proud of it. lagi la plak being an accountant myself, bukan ke i'm suppose to be 'berkira' n a bit of kedekut?? hehehe... although aku tak agree on the stereotype perception, but it's kinda true yg accountants mmg mcm tu (huhuhuhu tutup muka sendiri...) but i always think of myself as a smart spender.... i would go for value for money... as for necessity tu... tak semestinya cos' kdg2 aku beli sbb aku nak.. but i'll find my way to reason that i need it! :))

so apa aku dah beli for the past couple of months??? the list are as follows:

Baju + tudung
I would say that since January 2009 until now aku dah abis about RM2000 on clothes and tudung.... errr but not on myself alone, tp utk family i.e Danial, Hubby, Mama, Mom in-law, Adlyn, etc.. but i think i won't spend on tudung lg after this sbb rasa dah cukup kot dgn apa yg ada.

and currently aku ada kegilaan baru - dresses. sounds ridiculous kan??? tp aku mula terjebak masa ada jualan kat ofis last week (sbb hari gaji + bonus). it all started when i found this one beautiful halter neck dress that fit me nicely.. dan berharga RM65 after discount of course. terasa agak mahal... tp ia sangat cantik. so kisah apa.. sekali sekala la katakan.. tp tadi masa berjalan kat sunway pyramid aku telah menyambar satu black dress yg sangat seksi dgn kain yg sgt best dan cuma berharga RM49 selepas discount (ori. price is RM139).

dan kini aku terasa menyesal sbb tak sambar kaler hijau dan turqoise sekali.. adakah esok aku bakal menyambar nye?? jeng jeng jeng... sila tunggu confession in the next post.

Handbags
I got 3 new handbags since December last year until now... total is about RM400. ok le tu kan?? beli masa Sale n sumenya discounts 50% and above :)

Shoes
huhuhu yg ni tetiba aku telah spend more than RM600 only for the past few days!! huhuhu hopefully hubby aku tak baca la benda ni.. suddenly aku telah terjebak dgn CROCS. aduiii never in my life i thought i will be buying crocs for myself or anybody else cos' it is so damn expensive. all that i know my friend kak dilla mmg suka gile la beli crocs ni for her kids. utk Danial pon aku beli imitation punya je before this... but when my friend promote discounted crocs, aku telah menyambar 3 - 2 for me and 1 for hubby. hasil tangkapan yg amat memuaskan. tp sbb aku telah jatuh centa dgn ke'comfy'annye aku telah menyambar lagi 2 kat crocs outlet @ sunway pyramid - 1 shoe for me and a batman cayman for Danial. tuh dia... penangan sawan buaya yg telah menawan diri aku for the past few days.

in fact last weekend aku telah menyambar 3 kasut - 2 from Nichii and 1 from VISS. all at discounted price (total RM120 je.. ok la kan?). tp hari ni aku discover kasut VISS yg pada mulanya sgt sedap dipakai telah menggigit kaki aku masa lunch time bile aku jalan merata kat mid valley dgn kak aween. then i started to feel - there goes my money.. RM35 spend but only to get a sore feet.. nasib baik gak RM35 je (originally the price was RM70).

so itu lah spending yg aku ingat setakat ni... rasanya ni je la yg significant. there are other spending of course but no need to mention la sini. but i know this are all temporary cos' i blame it all on my hormonal changes (gara2 clomid.. im trying to get pregnant again after failed trying last year) hehehehe... kan aku dah kata... i wont admit that i'm a shopaholic.. sbb rasanya mcm criteria to fit myself as shopaholic blm cukup (lg mau deny kan... :) )

The Act of God - Landslides at Bukit Antarabangsa

2008-12-09T16:43:00.003+08:00

It's beyond imagination, it's scary and terribly horrifying. There's no exact words that I could easily described on what happened to our most beloved, used-to-be cosy and relaxing paradise.. Mama & Ayah's home - Taman Bukit Mewah, Bukit Antarabangsa.

It's still stunned me and give me this chill, shivering feeling running up my spine whenever I read and saw the photo shoots of the area after the massive landslides hit the place on 6/12/2008. It was wee in the morning when my hp suddenly rang and 'Mama Hp' appeared on the screen.. it's 4am in the morning and automatically I had this funny feeling in my guts signalling that I'm about to hear something bad over the phone. Mama n Ayah balik to B.A the night before after I got back from work. Ntahla rasa macam berat hati je bila mama n ayah nak balik malam tu. In my mind, ah agaknya sbb mama n ayah dah lama stay dgn we all, aku rasa sayu and sedih plak bila diorg nak balik... but our guts would always tell us if something bad gonna happen.. and that is really true..

'Hello Ma..,' I quickly answer the phone within seconds after it rang.. and I could hear some noise at the back with ayah's voice talking to someone.

'Nina.. rumah kita kena landslides... abis la. Mama takut, bunyi kuat... ya Allah..,' Mama's voice was trembling at the other end and I couldn't believed my ears.. Subhanallah..
Stuttered and shaking, I asked back which part?? It's just doesn't sounds right to me cos' the house was not surrounded by nearby hill slopes.. it's like about 500m away from our house.

'Ni belakang rumah aunty Safiyah ke Ma??' Aunty Safiyah is one of Mama's best friend and her house is along the main road which was backed by the hill slopes. Luckily, she and family have moved to HK sometimes last year and currently the house is rented by a western couple.

'Ntah la.. Mama tak berani nak tengok... tanah dah berbukit besar.. jalan tak nampak... ni bunyi lagi ni, Ya Allah! we all dah keluar rumah ni lari... kalau jatuh lagi sekali tak sempat, mati laa..'

'Astaghfirullah hal azim...' I couldn't say further more. By this time I knew the landslides must be very huge and yet still I couldn't visualize or imagine how it was... The slopes is behind rows of bungalows along the main road and our house is separated by a river (longkang besar) and there's another rows of bungalows opposite our home.

In my mind, I never thought the landslides could make it's way and cross over the river.. but the real fact is that it has wiped off everything along it's way in one BIG wave which incredibly move the 5000+ sqft houses 300 metres from it's original location and make it landed on top of the roof of another house!!!
Mama couldn't talked long afraid that the HP battery is running low. Lepas letak telefon, aku tak boleh tidur, in fact hubby pon dah bangun bila dengar my voice shaking while talking over the phone dengan Mama.

Aku on tv, but no news or anything yet .. yelah, benda baru jadi. Aku called Adik tapi phone tak jawab. Aku sms Adik, and after 10 minutes, he called me asking what happened. Try not to stir any panic, I told him what happened but of course anybody would be shocked at this moment.
Immediately I sms Ayah, asking him to update me any news and let me know if he wants to be picked up at the soonest. Knowing all this, the place would be chaotic and full of vehicles in no time and for sure jalan mesti traffic jam gile2 punya towards hulu kelang. The worrying part is that both Mama n Ayah are still tired after staying at my place for 2 weeks sbb tolong aku pindah rumah.. and with this incident happening, I'm sure they are gonna be exhausted and eventually aku risau kalau2 Mama n Ayah jatuh sakit.

Right now Mama n Ayah are staying wit us.. luckily aku dah pindah rumah. So selesa la sikit untuk diorg stay with we all. Alhamdulillah kereta ayah pon dah dpt bawak keluar lepas temporary bridge dah siap dibina. Nonetheless, mama couldn't stop crying whenever she talked about what happened... sapa yang tak sedih. Even aku ni pon, walau pon belum tgk tempat kejadian dgn mata kepala sendiri, I dont think if I have the guts to see the place that I go back to every week without failed and the place where I grew up for the past 16 years.

Tak ada lagi laluan jalan yg dipenuhi pokok2 menghijau, tak ada lagi the familiar rows of houses I used to admire now and then (especially the new green n white house opposite the guard house that gave me so much inspiration for our new house), tak ada lagi jalan yg Mama jogged everyday and the one that I've strolled along with Danial during fine evenings.. and probably we wont have the chance to sleep and stay overnight in the house that brings the most memories of our lives... It's devastatingly sad experience ever and I wonder how the future gonna be when the fine things are no longer there and when things are never gonna be the same anymore...

Selamat Hari Raya

2008-10-21T19:30:00.003+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya dan Maaf Zahir Batin kepada semua umat islam... Although today is the 21st day of Raya, the mood is still there (especially during weekends hehe). Banyak perkara jadi pada musim raya tahun ni. First thing is that Mak Sabar telah pulang ke rahmatullah pada 29/9/2008 exactly 2 days before raya. It's not shocking though cos' arwah has not been well for quite sometimes and her condition deteriorated 2 weeks after puasa. Ayah n Mama went back to Penang 7 days before she passed away to sent Mak Ngah and I didn't get the chance to visit arwah back then cos' I was tight up with my reporting and to travel with Danial over the weekend would be too exhausting. Nevertheless my pray would always go with arwah... sedar tak sedar dalam tempoh 2 tahun ni, 2 of my aunts had passed on and both were Ayah's younger sisters. Sesungguhnya ajal dan maut itu ditangan Allah SWT dan semoga kita sentiasa bersedia.

This year we spent our hari raya in Melaka.. yayy! lama gile tak balik beraya kat Melaka.. 5 years to be exact. After I got married we'll spent our raya in KL (boringgg) and we'll go back to Melaka only after 2nd raya. Kali ni we all balik 1 day before raya... bestttttt dpt berkumpul ramai2 malam raya :) but of course penat skit cos' the day before that we travelled to Penang due to the emergency.. depart at 4.30am and back to KL at 5pm on the same day! Nasib baik Adik was around to take turn to drive from Ayah.

But this year I felt a bit sad towards end of puasa.. hati mula terasa rasa what if aku tak bertemu lagi Ramadhan tahun depan?? puasa tahun ni terasa sgt bermakna buat diri aku n i don't feel that happy to celebrate hari raya because it is sad for me to leave Ramadhan. Mungkin Ramadhan aku kali ni tak sesempurna orang lain but I'm really looking forward and hope to improve my ibadah in next year's Ramadhan.. Semoga aku bertemu dengan Ramadhan tahun hadapan insyaAllah..

Sungguh jahat orang itu

2008-07-05T08:25:00.002+08:00

aiyoh lama gile tak update.. too much things going on lately n too much things to write about.
So I'll try to summ up all that happened n will elaborate further later:

Mama and Ayah

early last month mama n ayah went to UK to visit abang. it's a yearly activity for both of them to spend 1+ mth over there. but this time around it may take longer cos' abg baru je tukar keje (from Sheffield to Manchester) same goes with kak maya and adlyn yet to get a place at the nursery (fully book). they will only come back early of August, insyaAllah...

Birthday Hubby

on 27/6/2008 was dear hubby's 30th birthday.. I didn't get him anything (well, no need to wait until birthday to give ur love ones special things right??) so during the weekend we all just had a very nice dinner kat Victoria Station.

eeee GERAM

the most hot story skang ni is about my d**n MAID yg telah disyaki MENCURI harta aku! in fact it's not disyaki lagi tp yg confirm is that dia dah kepau duit tabung danial. cil***k punya indon mmg ular kepala dua dia ni. but right now both me n hubby tgh nak cari evidence yg lain since my wedding necklace that went missing last few months could be stolen by her as well. yg buat stress tu aku tak boleh nak bertindak dulu skang ni sbb my parents blm balik n no body can take care of danial kalau we all hambat dia balik indon.

dear hubby pon suruh aku sabar dulu sementara kami mengatur plan B. tapi tu la yg sakit tu, bila balik rumah je aku kena buat cam biasa sedangkan dlm hati ni mmg dah benci btul nak tgk muka minah tu (dah muka buruk... perangai pon buruk isk2). ni la dia manusia, bab keje mmg tade masalah... tp perangai belakang yg aku dgr dari jiran2 - berhutang sana sini, menipu, dan mengata kami sebagai majikan (last few mths she was crying to the other maids konon2nya mak dia mati tp kami ni kejam tak bagi dia balik indon... sedangkan dgn we all dia ckp kakak dia mati! mmg aku doa biar btul2 mak dia yg mati since currently her children are take care by the mother)... huh, sabar2... we are going to send her back by end of the mth.. since gaji bulan June dah byr, I'm not going to pay her July salary.. rasakan.

aku mmg solat hajat setiap malam minta pembalasan yg sebaiknya kepada makhluk yg mengkhianati kami... n i really want my wedding necklace back if she still have it :(

Bar Stool Economics

2008-06-07T09:49:00.005+08:00

I've found that this article very interesting and totally agree with it lebih2 lagi semenjak dua menjak ni bila negara kita dirudum masalah kenaikan harga barang. I can't help it but to mention about the irrational decision make by our 'beloved' Government to increase the oil price to RM2.70/liter. Anyway, back to this article, it pretty much would reflect what might happen to this country if our 'creative' Government stop using their brain...in fact they just need to stop being creative and just go back to plain common sense please...

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20." Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?' They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.
And so:
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings.
"I only got a dollar out of the $20,"declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man," but he got $10!" "Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than I!" "That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!" "Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!"
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.

The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

And that, ladies and gentlemen, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.

David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics, University of Georgia
For those who understand, no explanation is needed.For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.

Hi's and Goodbyes

2008-06-01T23:22:00.002+08:00

Months come and go.. pejam celik dah masuk bulan June... half into year 2008.. ya Allah 6 bulan dah berlalu n it feels just like few weeks back I welcomed year 2008. Lagi 2 bulan Danial akan berumur 2 tahun, wow that's fast! n me n hubby are trying to get pregnant again, n hopefully (really full of hope!) tak lama lagi boleh la bagi Danial adik :) insyaAllah

Well dekat ofis pon things are changing definitely.. this month alone we are going to bid farewell to Fadzli and Sarah.. kurang lagi finance auditor kat GIA, n it means more works for us who left..ouch! But we do have new people joining - Kak Ilia who has joined us couple of weeks ago and another lady (finance auditor) who'll be joining this month.

But anyway to Fadzli and Sarah, take care, all the best and do cherish the moments that we had in GIA - especially AAN (kerja keras n paint ball team.. committee rules!) and KKGIA (hehhee it was fun! pasni boleh la buat alumni bak kata Amar). Adios frens..

Sang Pencinta

2008-06-01T22:54:00.003+08:00

Aku mmg admire M.Nasir dan hasil nukilannya.. Lepas dengar Toi AF6 nyanyi lagu ni, only then aku realize that the lyrics is so deep and meaningful - Sang Pencinta, hanya dia merasa semangat sebuah pengorbanan..

Menanti satu detik pandangan magis mu

Cukup untuk meredakan rindu duniawi

Segala dugaan dan pesona

Menjadi irama indah

Kesakitan ragaku

Berlalu pergi tiada bererti

Pada Mu jua tertuju segala jalan

Pada Mu jua cinta ku serahkan

Kerna hati seorang pencinta

Pandangannya satu

Matanya hanya melihat dia

Yang melihatnya hanya dia kekasihnya

Sang Pencinta

Hanya dia merasa

Semangat sebuah pengorbanan

Sang Pencinta

Hanya Dia mengerti

Persoalan percintaan ini

Cinta ini rela menderita

Agar rindu batinnya terubat

Mengenang dia cinta yang dipuja

Mengenang dia cinta yang diredha

Hanya dia mengenang dia hanya dia

Deliena Cupcakes New Designs!

2008-06-01T22:12:00.006+08:00

Some announcement on my cupcakes business.. well I've come out with new designs! Here are some snapshots of my latest cupcakes designs. For more shots, do visit my fotopages

Alhamdulillah I received plenty of orders tgh cuti2 sekolah ni.. in fact some of it I have to refuse cos' last minutes request. Penat jugak cos' almost every nite after work duk mengadap buat cupcakes.

Tapi ni semua rezeki, alhamdulillah my customers base are getting bigger n there even orders for hantaran kahwin.

Anyone interested?? I'm selling the cupcakes at RM30 for a box of 25 pcs. For special packaging request, the price may differ between RM1.20 to RM2 per piece depending on the packaging.

The cupcakes come in 2 flavours - vanilla or chocolate (no mix of flavour in one box).

Please give me at least 3 days notice for orders less than 3 boxes. Kalau order lebih 3 kotak, at least 1-2 wks notice.

So call/sms me up at 013-3619592 or email me at deliena@yahoo.com oh btw, the above prices doesn't include delivery charges... I may deliver under minimal charges or u may self-pick up at my office or areas near my home.

Pawana

2008-05-31T22:47:00.004+08:00

Bermula sebuah cerita

Di zaman dulu kala

Mudahnya sederhana kehidupan

Mereka riang sentiasa dan gembira

Tanpa duka

Waktu berpesta pawana pun melanda

Meresap fikiran dan jiwa

Berubahlah semua

Jadi sombong serta alpa

Semua inginkan kuasa

Rebut dengan sengketa

Yang lemah jadi hamba

Berpecah antara mereka

Musnah di hembus pawana

Begitulah kisah hidup

Dari zaman ke zaman

Pawana menghembus akan hati insan

Cinta musnah dihembus pawana

Keinginan menghancur manusia

Bling Bling

2008-05-24T18:05:00.008+08:00

I had a second piercing on both ears today! I know it's nothing biggie but suddenly I have the 'urge' to do it (maybe after watching Elyana in the new telemovie 'Renjis' at Astro.. she got this nice earring looks like writing of her name on her right ear). Hmmm wonder gak nape dari dulu lg aku tak buat ek.. mmmm (?)

Anyway I just had a simple one on both ears.. well there was a small pain last about few hours but what a heck I've experienced more intense pain during labor.. there is a saying - sakit bersalin adalah sakit ke dua selepas mati. So lepas beranak tu it's like 'so, this is how sakit beranak...boleh la beranak lagi pasni..' well it was painful only Allah knows but it's all worth it :)

Eh lain plak citer masuk... hubby is working night shift this weekend.. tak best aa tade geng nak komen konsert finale AF season 6 malam nanti :(

But mama n ayah is coming tonite yeay!

Row, Row, Row Your Boat..

2008-05-21T14:58:00.002+08:00

Last few weeks me and dear hubby took Danial to Putrajaya wetland for peddling n it was fun! so the following week we went again but this time around tak ada peddling boat so dear hubby decided to row instead. Wah cuaknye rasa masa tu cos' I was not confident that Harmi could row.. when I ask, "Abang boleh ke ni.." he answered (to the boat attendant), "Agak2 kitorg tak balik lepas 1 jam nanti hantar la bot amik kitorg ek,"

wah keras je I duk atas bot tu.. tak berani nak gerak2 takut terbalik plak bot tu.. but towards the end it was fun, n dear hubby punya rowing skill pon not so bad (memula tu mcm huru hara gak la ke kiri ke kanan hehehe... janji tak terbalik ye bang!). So last weekend my parents came n we all ajak ayah n mama to go boating. This time around, ada 2 boats n Danial naik dgn mama n ayah.

There are few small islands n we brought a bag of 'dedak' utk bagi fish makan.. wah byk gile ikan so dear hubby ckp nnt nak bawak I gi fishing at the island. It cost RM20 (4 hours) for the boat and RM20 for each fishing rod. Well sounds like fun btw I tak pernah fishing but dear hubby mmg kaki pancing but since got married jarang sgt la dia g fishing.. wah can't wait!

Old memories..

2008-05-18T12:24:00.003+08:00

Waa syoknya it's gonna be a long weekend this week + dear hubby is around :)) today i'm all in a mood for uploading photos n stuff.. masa going through all the files terjumpa la this one short clip of dear Danial when he was only 3 months old... i remember that when i took this clip he has started giggling n it was the time when he used to be so chubby (ee geram giler). Just imagine that he was only 3.03 kg when he was born and he's already 7 kg when he was 3 mths old!!! masa tu he has started to wear 6 mths old's clothes. But now he's only 10kg.. kesian anak mama.. he started to loss weight when he was 7 mths old without reason.. he's a fussy eater now but takpe la asalkan anak mama ni sihat :)

ouch i tried to load the clip but failed.. nvm will try again later :) Anyway this are few of Danial's photos when he was 2 and 3 mths old

when everything goes wrong, it's hard to be so strong

2008-05-08T23:23:00.003+08:00

fieldwork completion date - 7/3/08
report due - 7/4/08
today's date - 8/5/08 and report is yet to be issued

it's been more than 1 month after the report due date.. i'm late sooo damn late! i felt once and i got up and raise to the challenge. at one point it was almost, so close to what i called a 'victory' but...

i'm so exhausted, penat... body and soul. i can feel the energy draining out from my body. i felt like a bowling pin.. u'll keep on getting hit, u'll fall.. then u stand back..again, got hit then u stand back..over and over again. it's been like this for 2 over months now... but am i that strong to stand back after getting hit so many time???

Ya Allah kurniakan lah aku kekuatan untuk menempuh segala2nya..Aminn

So Tired...

2008-03-28T01:12:00.002+08:00

Penatnya rasa this last few days.. alhamdulillah finally my report is out for review.
I had a serious mind-block this time around - big time!!
I went for a training last 2 days by Urban Forum. It is all about critical thinking...
wow I can't believe that all this while I thought that I am an open-minded person, a structured thinker, etc.. 'TETTTT' I was soo wrong... it's just by default that nature made us to be close-minded!
tak caya?? tak caya tanya la saya ;) but seriously I am right..
Very interesting subject matter and no doubt the training cost a lot! lucky that I got chosen (hehehe...)
So my plan tomorrow is to go for Thai body massage with Kak Dilla (waa syok gak la bila kena lipat2 dgn masseuse..memula tu cam sakit skit tp pastu best2..) after office.
My next assignment is deferred until 'only God knows' when, so I'm unassigned!!! mcm leh gi ronggeng jek..ade chan! tp tak best gak sbb tade 'kaki' maa... org lain sume bz jek dah start assignment baru.. but I dont think that I'll be unassigned for too long.

But till then I need to clear off my working papers, exit meeting, ESR, yada2.. (isk2 baru type pon dah terasa how penat it can be to go through all that)
Arghh forget abt work first will ya?? Yayy weekend ni nak bawak Danial g pet exhibition kat mid valley :)) ..now that is something to look forward to..

Tattoo

2008-03-16T17:36:00.003+08:00

No matter what you say about love,
I keep coming back for more,
Keep My head in the fire,
sooner or later I get what I'm asking for
No matter what you say about life
I learn everytime I bleed
The truth is a stranger
Soul is in danger
I gotta let my spirit be free
To admit that I'm wrong
And then change my mind
Sorry but I have to move on and leave you behind

I can't waste time so give it a moment
I realize nothing is broken
No need to worry about everything I've done
Live every second like it was my last one
Don't look back at a new direction
I love you once needed protection
You´re still a part of everything I do
You're on my heart just like a tattoo
Just like a tattoo
I'll always have you
I'll always have you

Sick of playing all of these games
It's not about taking sides
when I looked in the mirror, didn't deliver
It hurt enough to think I could stop
Admit that I'm wrong and then change my mind
sorry but I've gotta be strong and leave you behind

I can't waste time so give it a moment
I realize nothing is broken
No need to worry about everything I've done
Live every second like it was my last one
Don't look back at a new direction
I love you once needed protection
You´re still a part of everything I do
You're on my heart just like a tattoo
Just like a tattoo
I'll always have you
I'll always have you

If I live every moment,
It won't change every moment,
Is still a part of me in you
I will never regret you
Still the memory of you marks everything I do.

oooh.. I can't waste time so give it a moment
I realize nothing is broken
No need to worry about everything I've done
Live every second like it was my last one
Don't look back at a new direction
I love you once needed protection
You´re still a part of everything I do
You're on my heart just like a tattoo
Just like a tattoo
I can't waste time so give it a moment
I realize nothing is broken
No need to worry about everything I've done
Live every second like it was my last one
Don't look back at a new direction
I love you once needed protection
You´re still a part of everything I do
You're on my heart just like a tattoo,
Just like a tattoo
I'll always have you

PD Picnic & Langkawi Holiday

2008-03-16T16:27:00.009+08:00

Last month we were all out for a holiday mood. With the long break during CNY, me and hubby decided to go for a picnic at a waterpark or so. So we went to Blue Lagoon @ Port Dickson, mula2 ingat nak pegi Desa WaterPark but then bila pikir balik, Danial is too small for all the water adventure, so rugi la since u paid so much for the facilities but unable to utilize it all. It's been a while since we paid a trip to PD and Danial was so excited over the beach and we keep on laughing when Danial squeals over little baby crabs that dear hubby put on his feet.

Anyway a week after CNY, we already plan to go to Langkawi for a short vacation. It's kinda last minute plan in fact after dear hubby managed to get his leave approved in January. I was truly looking forward for the break and I am so glad that we did! we took a flight on Wednesday and back on Saturday. It's a 4 days-3 nights stayed at Berjaya Langkawi Resort & Spa (as usual..) and we really enjoyed our stay.... it was sunny hot days but totally perfect for sight-seeing and relaxation. And oh, I really missed the rojak buah at Pantai Kok (highly recommended..). I've started to think that we should be doing this more often..3 times a year perhaps, abang? :))

Deliena Cupcakes is back!!

2008-03-16T15:45:00.013+08:00

Arrghh I'm so lazy and swarmed with works that I couldn't find the time to post new stories. The only time that I found suitable would be after office and at home. But by then is my quality time with Danial and if I dare to on my laptop he'll be pretty much excited over it and that's it.. the laptop is all his! So, months went by and 2008 doesn't make that all much different from previous year.

However I'm glad to announce that my cupcakes are back in business and I've received few orders already for the past few weeks. This time around it is much better, bigger - used a different size of baking cups and better one :)

Anyone interested, give me a call at 013-3619592 - Deliena Cupcakes... For Any Occassion..

Sayang Mama.. Danial Aqasha

2007-11-28T11:05:00.000+08:00

I've always wanted to create my own blog but asyik tangguh2 je and tend to give excuses of being too bz (biasa la tu..) but anyway after seeing kak dilla's blog terus bersemangat to start my own hehe.. so, this is my dear boy yg dah besar s'kang ni (he's 1 year and 3 mths old). he's so cheeky and semakin naughty but always be buah hati mama and papa dia :)