The Little Pieces of Life

Francissca Peter & Royston Sta Maria : Tak Kenal Maka Tak Cinta (HQ Audio)

2011-02-07T23:33:00.000+08:00

Info berguna : Tanda2 diganggu makhluk halus

2011-02-03T17:00:00.001+08:00

Artikel dibawah diambil dari Pusat Rawatan Islam Darussalam, yang salah seorang terju utamanya ialah Ust Ismail Kamus.

TANDA-TANDA SEWAKTU TIDUR

Sangat susah untuk tidur pada waktu malam, sekalipun dapat tidur ia mengambil masa yang lama.
Rasa cemas dan sering terjaga pada waktu malam
Mimpi buruk atau mimpi melihat sesuatu yang menakutkan serta memekik untuk meminta pertolongan tetapi tidak sanggup.
Mimpi melihat sesuatu yang amat menyeramkan
Mimpi melihat binatang seperti ular, kucing, anjng, unta, singa, serigala, dan tikus.
Gigi geraham berbunyi pada waktu malam.
Perasaan sedih ketika tidur.
Berdiri serta berjalan ketika tidur tanpa sedar.
Mimpi jatuh dari tempat yang tinggi.
Mimpi berada di dalam kubur, tempat pembuangan sampah atau tempat yang mengerikan.
Mimpi melihat seseorang yang sangat aneh, seperti sangat tinggi atau sangat pendek.
Mimpi melihat hantu.

TANDA-TANDA SEWAKTU SEDAR

Kepala selalu pening yang bukan disebabkan oleh penyakit, sakit pada dua mata, telinga, hidung, gigi, tekak atau perut.
Selalu lupa perkara ibadah seperti solat, zikir dan lain-lain.
Fikiran selalu terganggu atau bercelaru.
Selalu lesu dan malas yang bukan disebabkan tabiat.
Saraf yang tersumbat.
Sakit pada anggota badan yang tidak ada kaitan dengan penyakit zahir atau Hospital tidak dapat mengetahui masalahnya atau tidak sanggup mengubatnya.

Maher Zain - InsyaAllah (Malay version with lyrics)

2011-02-01T13:36:00.000+08:00

the thrill of personal money management

2011-01-29T23:07:00.000+08:00

Macam-macam cara kita nak kekal hidup di bandar-bandar besar ni. Bagi saya, ia ibarat kais pagi makan pagi, kais petang makan petang. Yeap, dah melaluinya.. terima kasih kepada Kad Plastik Hutang ini yang membenarkan saya berada dalam situasi kais mengais ini.

Jadi, macam mana kita nak keluar dari kemelut kewangan begini? Dengan gaji tetap setiap bulan, yang akan-akan berada didalam kelas berpendapatan rendah di KL (

Personal finance adalah perkara yang ramai orang tak berapa suka nak tau, mungkin sebab ianya renyah, leceh dan mengecewakan. Percayalah, ia banyak kelebihannya, salah satunya sebagai talian hayat kita untuk terus Kais Pagi Makan Pagi setiap hari di Kuala Lumpur dan mana-mana bandar besar di negara kita. Untuk menjadi rakyat yang mudah mendapat kelulusan kredit (pinjaman rumah, kereta, peribadi dan capital untuk perniagaan), kita sendiri harus memastikan kita dipandang sebagai seorang individu dengan perilaku kredit yang baik. Maksudnya disini:-
1) Sentiasa bayar hutang kad kredit (minimum amount) tu on time. Lagi bagus kalau dapat bayar keseluruhan.
2) Sentiasa peka kepada pertambahan bill-bill telefon dan bayar bill-bill anda ontime, kalau tak credit rating kita jatuh
3) Sentiasa pastikan hutang pinjaman pelajaran anda (PTPTN, JPA, MARA etc) at least dilunaskan secara berkala.
4) Sentiasa pastikan anda bayar cukai individu on time.

Point no.3 adalah penyebab paling mudah menyebabkan permohonan pinjaman kita, ditolak. Antara lain kesannya adalah, anda pasti tak akan lepas ke luar negara hanya kerana tidak melunaskan hutang-hutang PTPTN. Percaya atau tidak, inilah yang paling popular sekali.

Don't you wish your girlfriend was Hot Like Me?

2011-01-28T22:06:00.001+08:00

After landed on solid hometown ground from my 3 days trip to Jakarta, I've been enlightened of the what it takes to live in a mega city like it..I once thought much less of it, pity me.. Being so trapped and confined to the couture city of KL, now it has opened up a few doors of awesomeness to the city I newly acquinted with.

I've been watching, and observing and analysing, their fashion fiesta, which I dare say is more hip and strictly high fashion than those in KL, the hippest place in Malaya. On this fashion race, we are a long way behind than them, believe it or not!

In a Summit conference I once attended in December (YCM Summit) where renowned CEOs all over the country sat in front of 1000+ participiants, described the emerging ASEAN: Indonesia is described by the economist and analyst, as such it is in a "taking off" stage which Malaysia had been in for the last 30 years in time.. then, next question raised in my mind "Did Malaysia ever actually takes off?

Let's not get so serious on this issue.Jakarta is now has become a Mega City, crowded and very2 frequent traffic jam. The locals call it "macet", and it became like a norm over there. Like me, I wouldn't complain too much on this, I know what the city have to offer. Whenever you planned to go anywhere, do give a 2 hour grace period in order to arrive on time.

dari article yg difwd dlm email..

2011-01-15T12:24:00.000+08:00

Jodoh tiada kaitan dengan keturunan. Hanya belum sampai masanya. Ia bagai menanti jambatan untuk keseberang.

Kalau panjang jambatannya, jauhlah perjalanan kita. Ada orang jodohnya cepat sebab jambatannya singkat.

Usia 25 tahun rasanya belumlah terlalu lewat. Dan usia 35 tahun belum apa-apa kalau sepanjang usia itu telah digunakan untuk membina kecemerlangan.

Nyatakanlah perasaan dan keinginan anda dalam doa-doa lewat solat. Allah itu Maha Mendengar.

Wanita baik untuk lelaki yang baik, sebaliknya wanita jahat untuk lelaki yang jahat. Yakinlah pada janji-Nya kerana kita orang yang beriman.

Biar lambat jodoh asalkan mendapat Mr. Right dan biar seorang diri daripada menjadi mangsa lelaki yang tidak beriman kemudian nanti.

Memang kita mudah tersilap mentafsir kehidupan ini. Kita selalu sangka, aku pasti bahagia kalau mendapat ini.

Tips: Daya tarikan yang sebenar berpusat di hati yang murni. Berusahalah untuk mencuci hati anda daripada semua perasaan yang negatif terhadap semua orang di dunia ini.

Hakikatnya, apabila kita benar-benar mendapat apa yang kita inginkan itu, ia juga datang bersama masalah.

Kita juga selalu melihat orang memandu kereta mewah dan terdetiklah dihati kita, alangkah bahagianya orang itu.

Hakikatnya, apabila kita sendiri telah memiliki kereta mewah, kita ditimpa pelbagai karenah.

Tidak mustahil pula orang yang memandu kereta mewah terpaksa membayar lebih tatkala berhenti untuk membeli durian di tepi jalan.

Ketika anda terperangkap dalam kesesakan jalan raya, motosikal mencelah-celah hingga mampu berada jauh dihadapan.

Anda pun mengeluh, alangkah baiknya kalau aku hanya menunggang motosikal itu dan cepat sampai ke tempat yang dituju.

Padahal si penunggang motosikal sedang memikirkan bilakah dia akan memandu kereta.

Bukan semua yang anda sangka membahagiakan itu benar-benar membahagiakan.

Tips: Agar mudah orang sayang, cuci hati dengan jaga ibadah, solat taubat, beristighfar, baca Al-Quran, maafkan orang lain, meminta maaf, bersedekah dan berfikiran positif.

Bahagianya mungkin ada tapi deritanya juga datang sama. Semua benda pasti ada baik dan buruknya.

Demikian juga perkahwinan.

Ia baik sebagai saluran yang betul untuk melepaskan syahwat tapi ramai juga orang yang berkahwin hidupnya semakin tidak terurus.

Ramai orang menempah neraka sebaik melangkahkan kaki kealam berumahtangga.

Bukankah dangan ijab dan Kabul selain menghalalkan hubungan kelamin, tanggungjawab yang terpaksa dipikul juga turut bertambah?

Bukankah apabila anda gagal melaksanakannya, anda membina dosa seterusnya jambatan ke neraka?

Berapa ramaikah yang menyesali perkahwinan padahal dahulunya mereka bermati-matian membina janji, memupuk cinta kasih malah ada yang sanggup berkorban apa sahaja asal impian menjadi nyata?

Jika tidak sanggup bergelar isteri tidak usah berkahwin dulu. Jika merasakan diri belum cukup ilmu bergelar ibu ayah, belajarlah dulu.

Jika belum bersedia untuk bersabar dengan karenah anak-anak, carilah dulu kesabaran itu.

Jangan berkahwin dahulu sebab kenyataannya ramai yang tidak bersedia untuk melangkah tetapi setelah melompat, akhirnya jatuh terjerumus dan tidak jumpa akar berpaut tatkala cuba mendaki naik.

Berkahwin itu indah dan nikmat bagi yang benar-benar mengerti segala tuntutannya. Berkahwin itu menjanjikan pahala tidak putus-putus bagi yang menjadikannya gelanggang untuk menjadikan syurga sebagai matlamat.

Kita boleh berkomunikasi melalui fikiran. Hantarlah kasih sayang dan hasrat murni anda terhadap pasangan dengan gelombang fikiran ini secara berterusan hingga berjaya.

Berkahwin itu sempadan dari ketidaksempurnaan insan kepada kesempurnaan insan bagi yang mengetahui rahsia-rahsianya.

Berkahwinlah demi Tuhan dan Nabi-Nya, bukan kerana perasaan dan mengikut kebiasaan.

Jodoh usah terlalu dirisaukan, tiba masanya ia akan datang menjemput, namun perlu juga anda membuka lorong-lorongnya agar jemputan itu mudah sampai.

Kadangkala Allah sembunyikan matahari, Dia datangkan petir dan kilat. Kita menangis dan tertanya-tanya, kemana menghilangnya sinar. Rupa-rupanya Allah nak hadiahkan kita pelangi.

Cinta yang disemadikan tidak mungkin layu selagi ada imbas kembali.

Hati remuk kembali kukuh selagi ketenangan dikecapi.

Jiwa yang pasrah bertukar haluan selagi esok masih ada.

Parut lama pastikan sembuh selagi iman terselit di dada.

Kekayaan yang paling kaya adalah akal, kemiskinan yang paling besar adalah jahil, keburukan yang paling hodoh adalah sesat.

Tidak berguna adanya mata andai tidak dapat melihat, tak guna adanya hati kalau tak tahu menilai.

Nilailah hati itu dengan teliti sebelum pergi mengundur diri kerana segalanya bermula dengan niat yang bertempat di hati.

The amazing country Myanmar

2011-01-12T06:52:00.001+08:00

I call it amazing, because I saw their rapid development within these 3 years, with every entry to this country promises a different view above the other. This time, I discovered a couple of talent which I feel worth to be posted here in this blog.

Tahniah Malaysia

2010-12-30T11:20:00.003+08:00

Literally everyone on FB was active last night, posting about football including me. At each passing moment you will see people cheering, and complaining (*cursing too) about the match. It was indeed a celebration for Malaysia to see our lads clad in Blue and Red jersey won the Championship. Many have long downgraded the level of football in the Malaysian history. As for me, I've seen so much improvements for the past 4 years, where I sat at the spectator's bench during one of Negeri's match, I felt at that time, we still have a long way to go to get to the championship title. Today, all that perception has proven to be wrong. We are on the right track now.

Photos from http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/12/30/malaysia-win-makes-history.html

Having said that, the Prime Minister have announced a Public Holiday on the 31st of December 2010 (tomorrow) as marking the celebration of this winning. The lads are the Malaysian heroes, we felt proud to be Malaysians. Click here for the full news on this winning.

Overwhelmed with excitement, Team Malaysia, the Young Harimau Malaya oppss.. Malaysia was greeted with a swarming crowd of the proud Malaysians, just to catch a glimpse of their heroes in person.

To add in some sauciness in this posting, I would like to tag in a humble blogger who apparently is the sweetheart of our hero for the night, Malaysian goal keeper Khairul Fahmi, click here to have a peep into his romance side stories.

one year in the making of a fairy tale

2010-12-26T11:06:00.001+08:00

A lonely anniversary peeping through me this day today.

is at KLIA, loking like a lazy business woman, sipping Teh C ya all

2010-11-14T12:40:00.002+08:00

Hello dear readers, I wished I could change my lifestyle to become the topic I wrote above. I wished I could have a career that keeps me always on the move, and let me be at the edge of everything. I wished to be popular..

I am now waiting to board a flight to somewhere near, it'll be one of the place where I yarn to go all the time. GUESS??

Connected to this free wifi for 2 hours in KLIA is .. I would say quite efficient considering its speed and reloading time. Each time I am en-route to somewhere, I would definitely turn on the laptop and enjoy some couple of hours surfing. Well done KLIA and MAB. Infact, just seconds ago, I discovered a new "added value" of service... Me, having my light meal and Teh C at Jonker's cafe (near Gate B area) was taken by surprised to a soft announcement of "Assalamualaikum"... on the speaker of KLIA. " Sekarang diumumkan sudah masuk waktu solat Zohor bagi kawansan Sepang, Kuala Lumpur dan kawasan2 sekitarnya." .. Well, to my surprise, this is the first I heard such announcement in KLIA, one of the busiest airport in the world. It may have been a new initiative, or it is already been practiced long time ago... Pity me, am I the last person to know? Well, whatever it is, I am truly glad to see there is an initiative to add another effortless service at one of the most well known airport in the world, barulah sepadan dengan nama Malaysia negara Islam. Well Done again.

The hands of Shajaratuldur

2010-11-05T11:05:00.000+08:00

This is the hands of Shajaratuldur, my old friend from PPPITM back when I was still studying my first year A-Levels. She is now a successful business women opening her own brands of malay wedding gifts and Hantaran. Checkout her website www.shajaratuldesign.com.

Happy Eidulfitri

2010-09-12T18:21:00.008+08:00

Dear fellow friends. Ramadhan have passed, Syawal is here. The two very significant Islamic month. It is the way we celebrate Eid in my home country, everywhere we go, the ambiance of these two holy months are most enchanting. If you are in Malaysia, you'll never regret coming at this time around as this will be the busiest and most happening time throughout the year.

Iftar at our bachelor pad was held in the 2nd week of Ramadhan. Around 15 close friends showed up at our humble place, bringing lots of other delicious foods that compensated our cooking shortcomings. Imagine we only finished shopping the main ingredients with 3 hours left before iftar.

Here are the outcome.

The 53rd Independance Day

2010-08-31T19:08:00.000+08:00

I am humbled by....

2010-08-23T20:51:00.000+08:00

I reached the 17th day of Ramadhan with a whole new meaning of blessings. I felt so blessed and grateful for all the happenings these past few months. What I want to really write today is how much humbled I felt about the things that I have today, and about the future that's coming in to me soon.

I have been in my freedom years, not a moment that I will regret. The moments of sorrow are those which taught me to live and love my life more. At times I don't think I can go on anymore, some power lifted me up. Watching a few friends struggling life to raise their children without their other half humbled me deeply. That made me wonder, can I survive the world if I'm in their shoes. I salute you working moms, single moms and temporary single moms!

I experimented, tested, and even gambled my future since the day I started to think on my own feet. In time, I realised none of it was coincidence. I was what I have summoned, what I have asked and have prayed. Where I lived, where I worked, my phone number, my car plate number are the result of being me.

Ramadhan Almubarak.. MasyaAllah, masih lagi kita bertemu tahun ini.

2010-08-10T00:27:00.002+08:00

Doobraye Ootro, Doobraye Dien,

2010-08-07T21:18:00.020+08:00

"Previet".. means "hi or hello" in the Russian language. That's what I learned from my business trip to Turkmenistan. It was an overwhelming, unexpected and worthwhile experience.For those who's not familiar to where this country is, I have a perfect solution for that, a snapshot of the map.. here it is.

Geography to you

Our flight took off from KLA at around 9.10, and arrived 2 hours later in Bangkok where we had around 2 hour transit. Our tickets were booked as Business Class but our boarding pass was not stated so. Hence, there we are in the middle of Suvarnabumi airport sitting restlessly at the sidewalk in order to kill the time.

At around 1 p.m Bangkok time, we departed for Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan which took another 6 more hours for us to be on the plane. Bored, slept, eat, read and finished off with a visit to the lavatory, we finally arrived in Ashgabat where the ground temperature were currently 38C.

The city skyline

Fertile Land

This is the view from our Malaysian friend's house, overlooking through the window at around 8 p.m. The sun will set at around 8.50 pm, as it is now one of the longest summer days. All the buildings looking very-very neat as it is made of white marble. Marble and its cooling properties does help in maintaining moderate temperature inside these buildings. When we arrived, it was around 6.30 p.m. Only 2 ++ more hours before sunset. We then decided to eat out. There is a neat place just next to this apartment (which I can't recall its name). We ordered shashlik of everything. That means grilled meat of various type (chicken, mutton, beef). I've tasted this type of cooking almost everyday, whilst staying in a neighbourhood of middle eastern and pakistanis decendents. So, its not so new to me.

I cant wait to share what I know now.. Its bursting like balloons inside..

2010-07-31T00:25:00.000+08:00

2 things dear readers..

First - my business trip to Turkmenistan..

Secondly - my commitments to attend (which I practically dragged my self) the IMKK...

Really wanted to share something, perhaps can become guidance or guiding principles to some of you. So, as teaser....

Indahnya

2010-07-15T21:42:00.000+08:00

Malam ke 3 Syaaban. Indahnya kulihat bulan di luar sana.... disulami nasyeed yang mengharukan dari Sami Yusuf ...

MasyaAllah

2010-07-12T20:03:00.002+08:00

Allah Almighty is where the source of every strength power will come from. Its only in you that you need to steer your beliefs, and you to confide to feel that the help is always there. With Allah's will, everything will follow suit. Have you read about The Secret? Have a read here then... Yes it does work, but do you know that for Muslims, all these while, it has actually been the way we recite the Do'a, with us confiding to the power of Allah, Al-Khalik "the Bestower" .

If you do 1 small charity today, observe... that in some way or another, the deed will be repay back, whether you realise it or not. As what was written in "La Tahzan-Muslimah" - to get your dream come true, fulfill others dreams and it will come back to you. Isn't it easy? You can start by being polite to your parents, being polite on the road while driving, giving sincere smile to a stranger that's sitting next to you on the bus, pressing the lift button open to let a fellow stranger to get on it. The list will go on and on. The Real Secret is... SINCERITY in doing CHARITY. InsyaAllah, with Allah will, things will come back good to you in the form of whether its an easy parking space in high peak parking time at the popular shopping mall, or empty seat on the LRT during peak office hours, up to even winning the hearts of our bosses during the period of our Work Appraisal.

Beauty lies on the eyes of the beholder... Life is easy if you think that it is...

Fever and the rest of it

2010-06-21T21:37:00.002+08:00

I'm feeling feverish.. for the past 4 days.. Yes, the flu especially. Am I already infected with the virus? We have been so overwhelmed with the H1N1 pandemic, especially myself who is doing all these promos on avoiding H1N1. Now, is it my turn already to catch it..I've even made a poster out of it.. Click here to view it.

I've been a lazy bum for the past 4 months..... or so.. Its not that I don't have anything to write, its just not having the right time and mood. It wasn't due to the fact that I'm all too engrossed with work, its only that I am not as sharp as a writer as before. I've been wanting to talk about wedding, food, marketing, shop blogs and my online biz.. All that, have to wait.. Some mood swings I have nowadays.

To date, I've finished off Cinta Sufi, 9 Nyawa, and now currently on my reading list is Ayat-Ayat Cinta. Yup, getting all hooked up with books will take away the stress out from my head, the heavy burden and the personal problems which lingers around in my head.

Yesterday was Father's Day. (Happy Father's Day to my Papa). Hope you like the present I bought ya. Oh yes, I managed to change the size ... I hope you like it and will wear it during Raya time.

Happy birthday to baby Adreeyan Ilham Naufal, whom we welcomed to the world about a year ago here. You are now a lucky 1 year old boy, whom mommy is so wonderful, to throw a birthday party for you with a oh so delicious looking cakes and cuppies... I like! Auntie wished I was there too... only I came there bit too early ayy...

Well, actually, the reason why I got so active in blogging lately is because of frustration ... wrt career prospects. I know, I must be grateful. But, nevertheless, the human in me, does get affected or so by it. O Allah, Praise to You and all these blessings that You have given without conditions. It is us who is so overwhelmed with greed and worldiness affections. Please Allah, let me have happiness, in life and the life hereafter. Ameen.

I overworked... and it feels good!

2010-06-06T21:20:00.003+08:00

Iman itu pakaian Umat

2010-05-26T21:53:00.000+08:00

Dari hatiku yang lara..

Iman itu bagiku ibarat pakaian kita umat Muhammad. Bayangkanlah pakaian kita yang paling mahal, paling cantik. Mesti kita akan menjaganya sebaik mungkin supaya tahan lama daripada menjadi lusuh. Bayangkan kita terlupa tentang pakaian mahal kita tu, sekejap saja terlupa semasa makan contohnya, tiba2 tertumpah pula kuah kari.. Mesti pakaian kita tu jadi kotor dan susah nak dibasuh. Sudahlah kotor, degil pula tu kotoran dia, bayangkanlah kalau kari ayam yang tumpah..

Ada juga ketikanya pakaian yang kita pakai tu terkoyak.. Kita pula tidak sedar, dan masih terus memakai. Bukan ke nanti ia akan menampakkan sedikit bahagian tubuh kita ni. Secara tidak sedar, kita membuat diri vulnarable terhadap orang lain.

Bayangkan iman yg sempurna sebagai pakaian yg sangat indah. Adakah kita berasa senang hati? Bayangkan pakaian yg tak cantik itu iman yang tak sempurna, adakah kita masih ingin memakainya. Renung2 kanlah..

My first seminar with Dr Azizan Osman

2010-05-23T22:00:00.009+08:00

Amazing.. that's my one word description on my view about the seminar. Not wanting to let my 3 tickets go to waste, I asked my housemate to join me and try to look for one more person to join. At first I planned to go with Mr Fiance and Adik Lelaki (brother) but both either too busy or too stingy to come. Well, they don't know what they are missing.. the facts of life.. I dont want to brag too much on the person's (Dr Azizan) but I want to describe how it soon made me realised on how true and interesting the lives that we all had. Ever wonder why we always didn't succeed in anything that we wanted to succeed in? Did you know the correlation of your birthdate with your personal traits? Surely many of you heard of the Power of Attaction, but how many have heard about the Power of Expectation. Then there comes the biggest takeaway of the day : Alpha Technique.

Its nothing much about wealth creation, for me I'm looking for happiness, in this life and the life after. It is the choice we made, makes all the difference. Congratulations to me and to thousands (3000++) of the other attendees that made it there and realising your potential and the dragon inside you.

Bila kita menimba ilmu, haruslah dengan guru yang ahli dalam bidang tersebut..

Siapa Yang Sesat? Yang kenal diri atau yang tidak kenal diri?

2010-05-02T18:03:00.000+08:00

This first time I've heard abut this guy.. was from my boss. He revealed the greatness that this guy had brought into the many lives of many people who is in need of a big nudge in getting along their lives. He is Azizan Osman. Yes, I've been talking about Azizi Ali, Irfan Khairi, etc.. but how come I missed this particular name.. and it so happens.. I missed the biggest seminar he had ever ogranized... Seminar Kenali Potensi Diri.. after reading his long list of testimonial, including those by my boss, I've decided to give them a call on when will the next seminar be. Unlucky me, this time around for the RM50 session has already ended. Only those with the RM399-497 sessions are available. Those too can only be attended by those who attended the 1 day session. I'm determined to attend his session.. no matter what.. Azizan, just you wait for me and my fiance presence and we are sure going to make it big afterwards!

Mum, I'm a Muslim

2010-04-25T22:25:00.002+08:00

This was the story on Astro which I watched last night on Channel 106 (Oasis). Astro did a good job in promoting spiritual well being, by injecting these elements into our daily lives.. and they are doing it pretty well. This particular story is of a British girl who converted to become a Muslim, married a Yemeni and there's this other girl who just found Islam which she already embraced and coming home to meet her parents and by then, broke the news to them. All these women wearing hijjab and covers their aurat well.

Allah has stated in the Quran that women must guard their modesty.
" Say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty ; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear thereof. " [Quran : 24.31]

" Say to the believing man that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty ; that will make for greater purity for them, and God is well acquainted with all they do. " [Quran : 24.30]

There's this one part here, I cannot really agree to what they were saying. You know, these could mean sending the wrong message to the world. The interviewer asked her all the thing about hijjab. How are you getting used to wearing it, do they ever get in your way, etc etc.. Being a dominant lady and outspoken, she answered its what she wants. She wanted to protect her self. She did not wanted men to stare at her and attracted to her. Which she really did it quite well (she asked the cameraman whether he thinks she's attractive..) because her hijjab were not carefully put in place, all ruffled (not ironed).

From THe Islamic Dress Code:

"................

2.Our dress should provide adornment. It should provide for decent appearance. Our appearance should not be an eyesore for decent human beings. For men, this extends the coverage requirements to include most of the body. For women, the essential requirement is that their dress should identify them as respectable ladies who would be honored not harassed. Additionally, hijab rules aim at protecting them from the gaze of other men.

......................"

We all accept that it is Islam's way of life to dress moderately, neatly, nicely, clean. But there's also a part to add on to it....your appearance should not be an eyesore for ither... so, it is OK to add some scent so that we don't give off "odourous" or "unwanted" smell which will make others feeling discomfort. This is why Islam taught you (and me and them) to be neat and tidy and in moderate. Islam does not specify it to follow a certain tradition or a certain culture.

Some of my Ustazah who taught me Agama (Primary School Subject), I should say, don't really take care of these issues you know.. which in turn, does not leave a good impression on me later on, I mean, I was questioning myself why do I need to wear hijjab if it means sweating up in there? Ladies and ladies, Not to say that I'm all into make ups and dolled up to make me face look pretty (because I don't), I'm only commenting that Muslim women should take care of their personality in total. YES to hijjab, YES to moderate dressing, YES to neat and tidy and YES to facial & spa visit (I like)! Don't people respect you more with good appearance and good personality? Don't your husbands love you more for dressing up for them?

I say this to myself, and others who share the same views as I am.

New look on Adorable Sweet Hearts.. how sweet.. hihi

2010-04-20T19:35:00.000+08:00

I've been searching for the right look, the right template and the right theme for our online shop blog. Adorable Sweet Hearts we call it. Its the brain child of me and my friend.. I personally fall in love with the items at this small shop that we found.. and its not even for me. Its for small children.. Gosh.. how I wish I could buy one for my own..
Anyway, to cut the long story short, me being intuitive enough to ask the owner (of the shop) on what does it takes to run this business, is there any suppliers who took on their items.. Seemed Allah has shown some path to take up the running of a business in me after all eh.. This shop is small, but their collection would go way beyond couture (am I bragging to much here..) Its just the owner, being too busy running a one man show business, wouldnt have the time to expand it to the world.
Although small scale, its already enough to put me on adrenaline in making sure this works out... InsyaAllah...

Adorable Sweet Hearts

2010-04-08T23:54:00.003+08:00

Dear friends, follow the link i have here and have a look on my online store.

You've got to be strong

2010-03-29T20:24:00.000+08:00

Today I've heard somebody was saying.. A lady, in the men's dominated world, need to work 10 times more harder just to earn the same respect of a man's. And how true that is. This was not the first time I've heard it, and I partly agree.

You see, I'm quite used to the fact that western companies really does use their equal opportunities right.. I'm no activist, so I'm not going to comment more. However, that statement I had today, was somehow brought back to me in a manner that made me reflect into me. Am I really destined to be stuck here, in this fast paced world where, I know that I should and can do more happier things and that I can succeed in...

I don't really fancy what I'm doing at the moment, now I can see the more you become powerful, the more you want to be greedy, and at points, you may even slipped up, and at any time, people can just topple you down. I also don't really fancy the lifestyle of people with money, enjoying and spending the money all the time. Do they do sedekah? Do they take care of their families, friends? Most of all, do they care on helping out with the need?

I sincerely pray, that when that day (or opportunity) arises for me, I'd like to do some happiness to other people. InsyaAllah.

Business online

2010-03-20T00:31:00.001+08:00

Hey, I'm thinking (real hard) to start a business selling items online. I like the idea of home office, and less travelling. and I have loads of stuffs to let go. So, watch out for its launching time..

The journey, of not so bright side..

2010-03-17T01:43:00.000+08:00

I love this pic here. My photog definitely done their thing again, and I am satisfied with their work.. Only pic and frames that has been my companion all these while.. Enjoy it..

The trademark shot.

Aku berserah dan bertawakkal kepadaMu.

2010-03-12T20:39:00.000+08:00

Hanya Kau yang mengetahui isi hatiku, agar Kau beri aku kekuatan dan kesabaran. Tiada yang lebih besar kuasa dari Mu Ya Allah, maka, kau kurniailah aku dengan segala kemudahan dalam melancarkan perancangan ku ini..

Amin.

I'm looking for wedding dress designer.

2010-02-07T21:01:00.001+08:00

Fikir punya fikir, its quite tiring just to browse through endless page links looking for wedding designer's webpage. Still I think I haven't got a hold all of them yet. I sort of like these dresses.

I've forgotten where got this pic from but its the bridemaid's dress that stands out in my eyes.. :)

I like the lapel (betul ke eja) for the bride's gown. It gives a hint of modern, in a kebaya, using a very soft colour lace.

WOW... Am I missing the big wave of bride blogging?

2010-02-04T22:56:00.002+08:00

Being me, who's hands are too tired to type, who's mind are too filled with AOB, who's time are too precious to spend on other things than "beauty sleep" I didn't realise the world of blogging have taken an up notch to a whole new setting in the cyber world. Yeap, I started blogging while being Over the Sea to share photos, experiences and our way of life to my close friends back home. Yet, the idea still had not sunk too deep into me, that blogging can be a pretty niche community - if you know what you want to look out for. I've seen SN (as in CandidSyndrome) became millionaire from scratch, I was one of his big followers then. I've been addicted to gossip blogs like SM (as in the AF unofficial critique) and a few other reporters blog... which is fairly normal for them because they are the people who need to uses all sort of medium to spread news and gossip.

Have you heard.. bride blogging?? One after another, pages after pages that now I discovered this new social network - sharing of views, exchanging ideas and making it a reality.. NEAT! Whilelacetale, 2 Become 1, SueSunshine to name a few. Some even put in a loooong list of blog roll, all is owned by bride to be's.

This I find very much interesting because it came in handy for people like me who don't really have any place to refer to for planning a wedding. ~~(Darn, blame it on the work load).. hehehehe.. tak lah..~~ I should say Alhamdullillah, with the job I have, my wedding will somewhat be "secured".

So, to celebrate this new eye opening ceremony, I will bit by bit put in widgets, stuffs, links or items that can help me to manage and plan my big day; and if there is any other bloggers who's still interested to see me blogging nowadays you're most welcome to drop by.

One big step I've done here is the wedding day countdown and engagement history. Do I want to share my engagement prep? I can share some links to give some hints thought. Since it was a pretty quick prep, I can summarize my overall Engagement prep in a posting later. Let me recheck back on the details.

Johor berkabung lagi.

2010-01-30T22:17:00.000+08:00

Tak sampai seminggu kembalinya Sultan Johor ke rahmatullah, menyusul seorang lagi insan yang dekat di hati keluarga kami menghadapNya. Hanya seperti baru semalam terasa bertemu dengan dia semasa majlis pertunangan, seperti posting yang di bawah ni....Kiranya kali terakhir kami sekeluarga bertemu dia, berbual mesra, berlawak jenaka bersama. Allahyarhamah tersebut adalah nenda kepada sepupu yang berada di JB. Baru saja kami sekeluarga pulang menziarahi jenazah, solat dan mengiringi jenazah ke perkuburan. Semoga rohnya di cucuri rahmat.

Alfatihah untuk Zainun Bte Hitam yang telah kembali ke rahmatullah pada 30 Jan 2010 pukul 1015 pagi.

On Boxing Day

2009-12-26T21:31:00.002+08:00

In the life of a city, in the heart of development.

2009-11-18T19:21:00.002+08:00

aku penat..
naik bas awal pagi, tapi ada bagusnya juga. mata dah pandai bangkit sendiri,

aku penat....

berkejar pegi meeting ikut time, ikut pe'el orang lain.

aku penat..
bila time balik aku pun kena berkejar sama.. kalau tak, sakit jawabnya..

aku rugi....
waktu-waktu terbuang termenung dalam bas..

aku rugi..
waktu-waktu berharga bersama kawan-kawan terlepas begitu sahaja.

aku rindu..
berada bersama kawan-kawan, sambil minum dan makan dan cakap entah apa-apa...

tapi aku bersyukur...
kerana perjalanan hidup ini semua ada maknyanya, ada hikmahnya.. sekarang dan akan datang akan terjawablah hikmah itu.

Preparation..

2009-10-24T19:11:00.003+08:00

I missed my friends in Sabah, I missed all the good things that I'm so used to in Sabah. Now I have to start over again. I wished someday I'll be back in Sabah, and make it my hometown.

Right then, over here.... I'm doing some preparation on a ceremony. Which is why I've not been able to clear my mind to really sit down and jot something for my blog. Its been planned for December, on Christmas Day. I bet some of you are already aware on this, if you can come and join me, I will be delighted.

New Assignment

2009-10-20T09:23:00.003+08:00

Dear Fellow Colleagues & Friends,

I wished to inform that I will resume my new assignment as **** Executive at Corporate HSE, KLCC) ****** on the 19^th of October 2009. My current role will now be put under Pn. Fara Eusniza (previously HSE MS Executive, SSE). All matters pertaining to Occupational Health shall from now on be relayed to her.

I feel so attached to SBO, that I don’t really want to write a farewell note. So, treat this email as one of the “FYI only” email. I first set foot in Sabah back in 2006 as my first assignment in PETRONAS. Those were the days where everything here is new to me. With a blink of an eye, 3.5 years had passed-I am now a new person (pandai suda cakap Sabah). I not only acquire the desired knowledge & skills, but I experienced such great bonding, and gained a new family in SBO, it’s the place where everybody knows everybody! I am now proud to call Sabah as my home.

I can never thanked enough to my managers for believing my capability to carry out the responsibility vested upon me, and not to forget my SSE colleagues & SBO medics for the experience that they share with me.

To my fellow YPCian, you guys ARE my heart and soul. Without you, my heart will stop beating. That’s how influential you guys are to me.

My humblest appreciation goes to all of you; to know that you sacrificed your time for me, to bear with my many requests, to smile and laugh with me and especially to play and win together with me. I dedicate this to my friends at offshore & terminals and also CSD & iPerintis colleagues.

Please accept my sincerest apology if there were any wrong doings that may offended any of you in any ways. I hope our friendship won’t end here, please feel free to say hi once in a while ya! Don’t worry, I won’t be too far from KK you know.

My humblest gratitude once again.

Aidilfitri in a glance.

2009-10-10T12:54:00.004+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya.. Salam Aidilfitri.. In a glance, we've already came halfway into Syawal. Sad that Ramadhan has gone, now is time to celebrate our winnings.

The joyfull sadness

2009-09-08T00:33:00.004+08:00

Ever in our happy lives, that we felt we are financially impaired? We were born in a well off family, for me... small medium family la.. somewhat start at a low income family, but still we can manage to learn to have fun and sometimes, my parents did pamper me with expensive toys and other items. Have you ever wonder or even get close to any less fortunate individuals??

Keinsafan pertama:-
Lawatan ke rumah ibu tunggal dengan 9 anak di Likas

Keinsafan kedua:-
Program bersama anak-anak Yatim Rumah Kesayangan Sembulan di Hyatt

Keinsafan ketiga:-
Program Bersamamu YPC bersama pelajar-pelajar miskin tegar di Sekolah Agama Tambunan

All of the above brings tears of joy and laughter, engraved a lasting memory in my mind and my heart to see all the smiling, innocent jovial faces of the 6-year-old - 12 year-old-kid.

Puasa di perantauan lagi

2009-08-28T23:58:00.003+08:00

Macam tak biasa, kita sekali lagi berada jauh dari kaum keluarga dan sanak saudara kita yang berada tak la jauh beribu batu, tapi beratus batu je. Kira timing sahur dan berbuka tu macam beza sikit je la.. yang paling best, bila di borneo ni, kita mulakan hari kita awal sejam. matahari terbenam pun sejam. kalau call time2 berbuka tu, mesti dorang dah jeles sebab kita dah kenyang berbuka kat sini.

Ramadan kali ni macam banyak kerja, busy pulak rasanya. Tak tau la mainly sebab apa. Samada banyak activity tambahan dengan charity atau atas rasa bertanggungjawab lebih dengan amanah yang ada.

Bila tiba Ramadhan ni terasa sayu semacam. (Harap2 takda rasa riak yang datang dalam hati) Kadang-kadang rasa suka dan kadang-kadang pulak ada rasa macam susah juga nak lalui bulan Ramadhan. Selalu dalam hati ingatkan diri, supaya bertanya kepada diri sendiri, kenapa kita rasa macam ni. Bila kita cari jawapannya, kita jumpa dalam salah satu solat yang kita buat. Masa tu terasa selalu tak cukup khusyuk, terasa macam selalu berada dalam keadaan dosa. Tu yang buat terus rasa selalu nak bertaubat. Harap-harap doa kita supaya kita sentiasa berada dalam orang-orang yang mendapat petunjukNya diperkenankan.

macam emosi sikit entry kali ni. tak ada specific topic la sebenarnya.

Ramadhan Kareem Everyone.

2009-08-22T14:15:00.002+08:00

Bermulanya Ramadhan Yang Mulia,

Bertemu lagi kita dengannya,

Tangan dihulur maaf dipinta,

Semoga ibadah khusyu' sempurna,

Diberkati Allah hingga akhirnya.

The addiction on FarmVille. Petani cyber.

2009-08-15T18:47:00.002+08:00

Did you ever get hooked on Friendster? Yeap, those were the days where Friendster rules. Now, have you been involved in Facebook yet? I'm sure you all did.. and that's what keeping away from writing.. (blame it to the addiction). Now, there's this game called FarmVille on Facebook. Its the game where you plan your farm, and harvest them when they got ripe. Here's a glimpse of what my farm looks like.

The work that I'm too involved in.

2009-07-28T23:58:00.000+08:00

Our Industrial Hygiene awareness in Malaysia is not as advanced as the knowledge that those in US had.. did you know that?

The happenings in town.

2009-07-06T14:20:00.003+08:00

Kem Kesedaran Alam Sekitar, 3-5 July 2009, Sg. Klias, Beufort Sabah.

2009 Sabah Dragon Boat Race, 20-21 June 2009Teluk Likas, Sabah.

Me and the flu.

2009-06-26T20:29:00.005+08:00

Hi... long time no see.. when we did see each other, we talked about something serious. It's the thing about the virus. Well, I am in no mood to talk serious today, so I'll tease and feast your eyes with some of my promo posters which I designed in line of my duty. Drop your comments please.

The meaning of healthy living, for me..

2009-06-15T21:03:00.003+08:00

Its been how many days, weeks, months that I have last really put myself to an exercise. (Last month at The Core I think). Just for background story, I've suffered a few days of back ache, and my personal diagnose is that due to prolong sitting, not doing any action for like 2 weeks.. Its an additional effect of my 3 day episode of high fever, 4 day road trip around Sabah and 2 more days for training. This is what we call exposure over time.. its what health effects that is caused of prolonged exposure.. same like occupational health. Well, the cure is simply to live healthy.. and by that I mean exercise people! My self dicipline has definitely gone down. I can never really put myself to it without a motivation. Today, finally I have the chance to play volleyball with my colleagues.. and guess what, the pain went away.. hahaha..

Oh ya, as much as I want to go anorexic diet, today something taught me not to skip any meals or go on a non-verified diet scheme.. Thanks to a few "geng" I got food therapy session today.. thanks dudes.. the rest of you guys out there.. if you want to stay in shape, grab yourselves some good tips from Shape.

Road Trip West to East

2009-06-09T23:06:00.017+08:00

Another road trip journal that I'd like to keep to be able to reach to when I'm older.. Let's get on with it.

It all started when I knew that I won't be too long now in Sabah. Hahaha.. that's no news already right. So, me and my partner in crime Cik Eton (bukan nama sebenar) decided to become a little adventerous, to explore the jungles of Borneo. Enticing enough??

Day 0. Thursday

Immediately after arriving from KL.... pack up things..

1835 - Depart from my place, using Eton's ride.

1910- Dinner at Taliban Cafe', Inanam

1945 -Off from Taliban.

As some of you may not have realised, 1830 hours, the sun should already have set at this side of the world. Yeah, we started journey after Maghrib prayers.. and travelled at night.. Cool huh?

2000 - Arrived at homestay Timpak Nolou (Khadijah & Sulimat's) at the village called Kg Sinisirapan.

The next morning, we were awaken by the buzzing of conversations right outside our doorsteps.. Its the other tenant who occupied the other rooms.. And how could you not miss the view from our window... that's why its called the "Land Below the Wind". Breathtaking..

Day 1. Friday

0730 - Depart to Ranau.

0750 - Breakfast at Tg Puteri Restaurant, Ranau. Refuel (just in case), reload cash (just in case)

0845- Depart to Sabah Tea Plantation & Tagal Sg Moroli.

The ignorance part of me never did realised that there are such place as a tea plantation in Sabah. I mean, I know the Sabah Tea must come from somewhere, I just didn't know where it actually is. Once you passed the security posed, you'll pass through beutifully groom landscapes, a lush of greens with the majestic Kinabalu as the canvas..

1010 - Just 100 m apart, headed to Tagal Sg Moroli. Tagal is the prohibition project of catching any fishes in the area. I could have swear that it was definitely BIG. It only costs you RM 5, for 15 minutes socialising with the fishes.

1030 - Depart from Sg Moroli Tagal, the fish locally named "Kelah" experience was a unique one. I definitely recommends anyone to go to this place next time.

We are now on the longest stretch of drive, heading to the main venue of this road trip Kinabatangan. We should reach there before 1330 today in order to catch the next transport which will bring us deep into the virgin jungle of Lower Kinabatangan.

Along the way, we saw a very weird looking object on top of a hill 20 minutes away. We realised it is called "Nunuk Ragang" as the display board pointed to its entrance. We made a mental note to stop by on the way back.

1145 - Reached Telupid area, a small village which has now transformed into a small town.

1250 - Reached Mile 32, the ultimate land mark of the day.. we were told it will take us around 3-4 hours to reach this mark, we managed in 2. Hehehe.. We then took the road heading toward "Lahad Datu, Semporna".

1300 - Reached Kota Kinabatangan (or more like a small town, instead of a city = Kota).. we got off from the car and stretched out. Feeling hungry, we refueled our energy with lunch (well, this probably be the last luxurious lunch for these 3 days).

We first thought to take the transport provided by the tour operator. Knowing that it isn't a 4WD, we figured, why don't we just drive there.. I mean, if that van can reached there with no frills, why should face no problem.. and we did..

1355- Head to the jungle (Nature Lodge).

1445- Reached Kg. Bilit's jetty point.

1515- Arrive at Nature Lodge, had briefing, registration, allocations of rooms. (macam asrama tak)

1600 - Boat ride 1. Meet our friend here, the Pigmy Elephant.

1845 - Started raining while still on the boat. Back at dorm, drenched wet.

1930 - Had dinner, sleep.

Day 2. Saturday.

0535 - Rise and shine people

0545 - Morning cruise along Kinabatangan (orang utan, croc, more Bayaus)

0715 - Back from the cruise.

0900 - Breakfast and depart to Sandakan

1020 - Reached bulatan Sukau

1055- Reached Mile 32, and turned our way to Sandakan

1145- Arrived at Kim Fong are and had lunch at Sky Fast Food. Look out for Turtle Island operator - Crystal Quest (089-212711).

Since we've seen enough of the citizens of Kinabatangan, we planned adhocly to shorten our duration to pay less and see more of Borneo. Therefore, we were charged RM 250, instead of RM 330.. which is eiy.. as I may say, could be much cheaper if you know how to bargain and not do things unplanned.

At this point, we hastily drive towards Sandakan, hoping to catch a trip to Turtle Island, another hidden gem of Sandakan, Borneo. However, luck was not on our side, we did not manage to catch the 1 time commuting per day of the about 20-40 minutes boat ride.

1300 Arrived at PETRONAS Karamunting Depoh after browsing through Kg Bokara, next to the Sandakan Port. We were so tempted to got off and look for "Player #9", hehehe.. somehow, we were too chickened out looking into the prospect of merely knowing people from just a short occasion during our Borneo Games last month.

1345 Arrived at Agnes Keith English Tea House. Again, its some place where we've been before.. So, both of us were not that eager to expect anything.

1415 Off to A4, refuel at Shell Jalan Utara to head towards Kundasang.

1510 Stopped over on side road to buy original sugarcane juice... (location around Mile 14, Gum Gum river)

1535 Reached Mile 32

1645 Reached Nunuk Ragang.

1715 Off from Nunuk Ragang

1950 Arrive at Homestay Babu Jijah, Kundasang.

Day 3- Sunday.

0750 Depart to Mesilau, Kundasang to experience "stream from river".

1000 Depart from Mesilau to Desa Dairy Farm.

1015 Desa Dairy Farm observatory. Breathtaking beauty. Lush green, and oh so English..

1025 Bayu Kinabalu toilet break before off to Kota Belud.

1150 Reached Kota Belud Sunday Tamu.

1240 Left tamu after purchasing some Bajau weaving handicrafts. Head straight to KK.

1350 Reached Indah Permai and had lunch at Restoren Zimal.

End of journey.

Aku terlanjur cinta kepadamu

2009-06-02T11:39:00.001+08:00

Menguis bait-bait cinta Rossa and Pasha.. yang paling dekat di hati ini.. Huahuaa.. jiwang seh... Untuk seseorang dan sumthin' else that's bothering my mind.

The friendly peeps of KK

2009-05-28T20:03:00.003+08:00

My entry today is one of my farewell sequel to KK... After all these 3 years that I had loved, savour the sweet, sour, happy and gruesome moments, whenever I met up with any of these strangers, I would surely greet me with their warmth and friendliness... me feel right at home.

1) The cute guy at the petrol station.. "hi, baru balik kerja kah? lambat nya pulang... hari ni tak kerja, lama tak nampak... pergi outstation ya".. hehehe.. all the time, these will be our conversation. I started to realized that the same person greeted me about 2 years ago, because the petrol pump that I go is almost always the same everyweek. And every week, he'll be at the counter swiping my card, or at least my Mesra card. I guess it all started when his colleagues was making fun of him being in a huge picture/poster of Sabah cultural performance where he is one of the ethnic dancers.. (he's one the types Izzie's McYummy guy.. hehehe.. know what I mean?).... coincidently I was at the counter and I too joined in the laugh because his friends kept telling me he's now famous as an artist and I said... "wow.. can I get your autograph then".. Why is all the cute guys I like will always not met the minimum requirement/standard that I have set.. sigh...

2) Being away from home for as long as I can remember has moulded us to make our surroundings to be adjusted so that it become inhibitable to us.. the years I've been in the organization changed me to become more talkative, independent and somehow learning to master the skill of "communication". Effective communications will leave a deep impact to you, and somehow you can even remember the person's name and how they looked like. It was last 2 months that I had problem with my car and me being loyal, will always send for repair to the authorized dealer only. As I drove in hastily and absentmindedly, I approached a technician who is unknowingly very skillfull and the best they had at the place. The tasks was no easy as nobody could detect the problem.. and me being busy body and miss know it all kept telling them there's a problem.. I know, its my car and my baby. Maybe because of my absent minded and openness to the technician that had made me to have an impression to the whole group. And now, I am just a phone call away if I need any help with cars or engine or Proton service.. how convenient and helpful ey..

3) I have always had issues when trying to send Baju Kurung with the right taylor.. It even messed up with some very expensive fabric that I baught with exclusivity. Up to a point where I'd just leave my fabric over there and never claim it back.. (arghh - what a waste i know).. then one day, after a small shopping spree at the new Gulati's in town (they really had gorgeous fabrics there) the sales girl recommended me to try this shop at 6th Floor Wisma Merdeka. Well, I did and tried 1 suit. It turned out brilliantly as the kakak really know how to "conform to my requirements". She even went to the extra mile to calling me and asking how does it fits me, and gave me free alteration should it not.. Wow, this kind of service is the type that I can doubt I can get in KL or other big towns in semenanjung..

4) Everyday, when the heat is still at its peak on my way home from office, I would drop by to the Fruit Juice next to Giant stall to order the specialty of all the fruit juices.. which is any fruit mixed together.. for me its like a kid going for a colouring contest and trying all sorts of colours to colour a picture of a flower.. its an experiment! I've tried celery, cucumber, aloevera, banana, chinese pear, ... you name it. but my favourite is always simple creamy avocado juice and beetroot apple mix. For a more extreme adventure, try durian juice.. or mangosteen. The name is Ana, the girl who is behind the fruit mix machine. She and her cousins, siblings, and the rest of the girls work under one roof.

Alhamdulillah, when I have them, I feel right at home.. apart from my housemates and fellow YPC aigt.. Last night, it triggered me to think, will I be able to leave all these blessings behind me and look for a new comfort zone in the place I am going next.. I need to lure my mental state to be more receptive with what's coming ahead of me.. and be thankful for it to be there for me.

Tribute to F&F

2009-05-26T19:58:00.005+08:00

Selamat hari lahir kepada Adrian Ilham Naufal...

One of the precious moments in the life of your mommy dear... and daddy..

Miri Borneo Games 2009

2009-05-18T10:10:00.004+08:00

Happy Mother's Day.

2009-05-10T23:44:00.002+08:00

To all moms all over the world, Happy Mother's Day! To my beloved and sweet mama, don't get too tensed being our mommy, relax la ba.

To mommy of baby Wazif, selamat menjadi Ibu mithali..

Sinfully shopalicious..

2009-05-09T20:26:00.001+08:00

Talk about being a shopaholics.. which I am still in denial.. I'll let you judge me then. Am I spending too much? Having things not within my means?

1) New machine - RM 3K++

2) New shades (Oakley)- RM 0.5K++.. looking at the world in a different tones now, I've never expected it could be this good. After photoshooting at Karambunai picnic area, now I know why I need a "polariser" for my lenses.. now, how much am I willing to spend on this..

3) New car wash membership- RM 0.25K. does it really worth it? I think it is. After several times sending my car for them to wash, I started to have doubts.

4) New shoes (Adidas) - RM 0.15K ++

5) New braceletts - RM 0.1K

Well, its been months since I've refrained from being near to MAC, Jamilah, or DeLanna, or D'Touch and most importantly, lenses or camera gadgets.. I definitely deserve this.. right?...
What I enjoy is the process of looking, comparing, choosing, making remarks and comments, embracing the beauty of the items... that's what put me on "fire". Don't we have any career in this whole wide world that's called "Professional Shopaholics"?

What will I do if I got laid off.

2009-05-03T15:00:00.006+08:00

In the midst of economic downturn (which is the second one that really hit me in my whole life), many people foresee employers laying off their employees..

1) Open a Spa.. (such a bliss).. what would I name it eh... erm... in the first place, I am a spa person, I enjoy massage and pampering very much, and could spend quite an amount of money to let myself indulge into the pampering sensation.

2) Become a photographer. This hobby of mine can be transformed into money making income. Just a teaser of the outcome of a sample photoshoot that I had recently with Fizza.

3) Open a restaurant..wow.. never thought of that before, but I like the idea..

Basically, what I believe is when there's a will, there's always a way. And.. the best job of all is doing something you enjoy while getting paid of it.

me, myself and spill over..

2009-05-02T19:42:00.003+08:00

OKAY.. I can never explain further why is my blog sooooooooooo not updated for more than a month ayy.

Me.. is no different like the last time I left my blog. Let me see. Countless events (recognition night montage, event management, HSE day, meetings), game sessions, nasyeed... (wow!) .. I sort of have the habit of letting things gone hanging in there ya, not revealing the real thing. (Well, bak kata Lavender Prince.. ada aku kesah?).

Myself, is trying to make me a better person. Among other things that I did is started for Real Gym sessions (thanks to Lavender Prince - my health idol), muhasabah, muhasabah.. selalu kan kita terpesong iman.. selalu-selalulah kita beristighfar.. and, the biggest project is on photography. Hopefully, with a new machine, a new blog look will boost me up again like I used to.

What about the spill over??
Actually, I want to share this not so funny story. I was the plane last week. I spill coffee all over me on my outbound flight to Labuan and spill again, this time orange juice on the inbound flight to KK. Apalah nasib.

lama betul ndak memblog neh..

2009-03-30T23:33:00.003+08:00

punyalah lama tak blog. perhaps because of the never ending work that i am up to, endless tasks and what more the PPA time of the year.. and the best part is the farewell of our komunis regime.. alhamdulillah. quite a handful to talk about in one shot. so, let me have them composed nicely bleh..

anyway, aku dah takde gambo sangat nak tunjuk. baru nak buka2 balik gamba lama2 utk aku re-edit and polish back my photos for you all to feast about. bleh? hehe... almaklumlah.. ada machine baru. hehe..

the highs, the lows, the ups and down..

2009-03-03T00:24:00.003+08:00

Friends, I'm such a techny person, tha makes me not prone to using "poetry" words. We were taught to be straight forward, and make things in life simple. Why I am saying this, because I am making a point here.. in point forms.. hahaha..

plus + There are things that are on the ups now for example, and option to transfer to a better place somewhere...
plus + Life is hectic but can still be enjoyable enough for me (e.g. take photos, eat and hang out with friends, learn new things, get to know new people)
plus + kill bull day is 3 days away!

minus - Something about the performance appraisal bothers me, be it because of the manager, or things that lingers around our work performance.
minus - Lap top ---> monitor crash! arghh...
minus - Restricting the creative side of me, can't live without technologies now could I.. its a new form of socialising..

well, all in all I have 3 plus (positive) things offset by 3 minus (negative) items... which means, life is a balance for me.. Alhamdulillah.. be grateful for what we already have..

Happy news

2009-02-17T21:23:00.000+08:00

1) New boss coming! So, after a whole 1.5 FY of reign of the kumpetai, the time is about to come for the last day of our misery. Alhamdulillah...

2) Transfer options.. coming soon.. yey ... here I come. More details soon.

hai.. saya upin, ini adik saya ipin...

2009-02-14T00:39:00.002+08:00

chumelnyer kartun ni! Upin Ipin ni famous kat TV9. Skang dah kuar movie plak tu, tgh tayang kat wayang.. nak ajak saper ek.. Jom pegi!

My next mission - Mt Kinabalu Via Ferrata

2009-02-10T21:10:00.004+08:00

Are you up for it?!

I met a friend of a friend last 2 weeks and we chatted about ...(like there's no other interesting topic to talk about).. our passion and hunger for adventure. The thing is, this guy, a highly under stressed doctor have managed to have already scaled Mt Kinabalu Via Ferrata.. *@&@^%#$%^&*(*&^%$#.. whot.. he's done it??? uih.. perasaan hati sanubari terasa amat tercabar.. He said "oh yeah, i did it. I took up the most expensive, the most toughest package".. duhhhhhhhhhh... "some of my friends told me I am crazy, they said if I come back alive, then they'll believe that it's all safe for everyone else... While me: still find it hard to believe..."how could he did not even think twice to do this sort of thing" (cakap dalam hati jak la). Unlike me ... well, you know me.. always being cautious, thinking twice about everything.

Well then, I learned something from this new friend.. life is short. If you feel you want to do it, just go for it. I think I am already practicing that for some parts of my life, that made me what I am today..

Right then..so, to the rest of you.. if you up for it, tell me about it..

My Friend's Wedding, quite best friend jugakla..

2009-02-03T22:09:00.003+08:00

Ouch.. kompang dipalu~, pengantin malu~
Inilah dia pengantin, seorang member saya di opis. Local Sabahan, jadi kami ramai-ramai pun serbu la kenduri rumah dia, Kg Bongawan, Papar. Memang grand habis la majlis ni, tak caya??
Tgk ni..

Life is like a box of chocolate..

2009-01-30T19:48:00.003+08:00

Like a box of chocolate, I never knew my laptop had feelings.. knowing that I had intentions to let it go, it got moody and wouldn't show any images on my screen. I should have go a little bit softer with it.. now its too late already..

Life is like a box of chocolate, you'll never knew what you're going to get in that box. When I signed up for the 4M Kiulu Challenge, I didn't know that I can win 3rd place after having to do many things in one go.. Running, swimming, rafting and walking on bamboo sticks..

A box of chocolate may be fancy.. like this Mr X that I am getting to know. A bit cheeky, may be a bit nerdy, very honest, and who knows... may be the ONE.

You may get a box of chocolate that you may like at first, but after a while, you'll just feel that you want a new one.. erm.. I never liked any black chocolate before... but now, I do like them so much.. I liked Fererro ROche a lot, but now.. black chocolate is for me.. ermm.. what does that means eh..

Life is like an unknown box of chocolate.. when I feel a bit tight with "rezeki" recently, I prayed for ease of the burden.. unknowingly, I am helping a friend to promote some gorgeous new hijjap fashion. Unknowingly, it became popular and I became their point of distribution from KL to KK. Another point which I would share here is how Sabah Pearls can made it to the world. It came to me like so sudden, the request, the purchase for a dear friend who want to help another fellow Muslim brother, is being made easy by Illahi with this fabulous connection of friendship.

Well then, that's life...

Options for helping Palestines. cont from Pelembut Hati

2009-01-14T20:42:00.000+08:00

Credit to Hazlin, fellow colleague..

Berikut adalah option-option yang tersedia untuk membantu Palestin.

Sumbangkan seikhlas yang mungkin, semampu yang dapat. Ingatlah, walau kita menyumbang dengan RM1 hatta dengan kadar 10sen sekalipun, in sya Allah amal ikhlas itu akan diganjari berlipat kali ganda

Boleh sumbangkan melalui pelbagai NGO yang terlibat dalam kempen Palestin. Antaranya ialah Aman Palestin, satu NGO yang diyakini kredibiliti dalam menyalurkan bantuan kepada Palestin:

Aman Palestin Berhad < http://amanpalestin.org/ , 03-89267019>

Dana Sumbangan & Derma

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad:

12029010047880

Maybank Malaysia Berhad: (via ATM or branch counter)

562263010787

Dana Sumbangan Pengurusan

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad:

12070005133717

Pelembut Hati Special Edition – Sorakan Tahun Baru volume 1

2009-01-06T21:56:00.003+08:00

Lately, we are most saddened with the news about Palestinians and their fight to protect their homeland. Gaza was bombed repeatedly, there were no lines to distinguish between enemies and friends, men and children, life and death. I was moved by the ramblings of CheLee who wrote about a dear friend. The writings was felt (well, for me it is) as if it happened very close to our (my heart at least) hearts. Yasmin the filmmaker also wrote about this, from the experience of Dr Jemilah, Mercy Malaysia.These past few days I received numerous emails, sms about saving Palestine, to pray for their (men women and children) safety etc. After all these years listening to news about Palestine, this time around I felt as if I had to vent out something to show my respect and support for the Palestinians and for their fight for peace. May Allah bring peace to their homeland.

An email fwd from my friend (Tin) which I am sharing here with the rest of the world.

Subject: Pelembut Hari SE - Sorakan Tahun Baru v1

Sahabatku,

Saya lambat menulis hari ini kerana kekurangan bekalan elektrik.

Saya mahu menangis, Dr Nizar Rayan, professor daripada Islamic University telah terbunuh, dibom bersama seluruh ahli keluarga di dalam rumahnya. Dia seorang yang berani, yang enggan meninggalkan rumahnya, walaupun dengan ugutan-ugutan Israel. Pendiriannya adalah untuk menentang dan berdiri dengan maruah, atau mati. Rumahnya telah dibedil dengan 4 serangan roket. Ketiga-tiga isterinya dan 8 orang daripada anak-anaknya dan cucunya terbunuh. Beberapa orang jirannya juga terbunuh, dan ramai yang cedera.

Hari ini, pengeboman masih belum berhenti. Sebaliknya, ia berterusan dengan lebih banyak. Malam itu amat teruk dan kami tidak boleh tidur kerana bedilan-bedilan bom dan kesejukan.

Serangan malam semalam dan pagi ini memusnahkan Parlimen Gaza yang baru sahaja dibina. Dua kementerian, diantaranya Kementerian Pelajaran, sebuah sekolah, sebuah hospital dan sebuah klinik, sebuah kilang keju dan dadih juga musnah. Bersama 3 buah tempat pertukaran wang. Itu mungkin tidak nampak penting, tetapi sudah hampir 5 bulan, orang-orang Palestin di Gaza dibayar dalam dollar dan bukan shekels (matawang Israel) lagi. Dan sekarang, pejabat pertukaran wang telah dibom!

Pada pagi ke6 pembunuhan beramai-ramai ini, ada 412 mayat dan 90 daripadanya masih belum dikenalpasti. Dalam 322 yang telah dikenalpasti, antaranya adalah 38 kanak-kanak. Terdapat 2,000 cedera termasuk 261 kanak-kanak. Kanak-kanak itu, adakah mereka penjenayah? Adakah mereka pengganas?

Tak ada tempat yang cukup untuk merawat mereka yang cedera di hospital Gaza, dan ramai di antara mereka yang lumpuh untuk seluruh hidup.

Pada hari ke5 peperangan, kekurangan roti dan makanan masih belum berakhir… begitu juga gangguan bekalan elektrik.

Sesetengah lokasi telah dibom beberapa kali. Dengar macam pelik. Ada orang yang jelaskan kepada saya yang Israel masih bom tempat-tempat yang sama dalam beberapa situasi, walaupun tempat itu telah musnah sama sekali; supaya Uranium akan kekal, mengakibatkan masalah kesihatan yang berterusan.

Sahabat sekalian,

Kami di Gaza, hidup di antara yang telah mati, yang cedera, sedih, tiada harapan, putus asa, optimistic, bertekad, berani, dan patah hati… Setiap daripada kami memegang jiwanya dalam genggaman tangannya.

Hanya tekad untuk terus hidup, berdiri dengan maruah yang boleh menyelamatkan nyawa kami. Jika tidak, kematian pun tidak dicitakan.

Serangan Israel di Gaza tidak ada kene mengena dengan serangan roket daripada Hamas. Mereka menyerang kerana tekad orang-orang Palestine untuk terus hidup dan menentang penjajahan Israel.

Hamas tidak minta banyak. Mereka meminta Israel untuk membuka sekatan pada Gaza yang telah dikenakan sejak 2 tahun yang lepas. Banyak ke tu?

-Salma Ahmed, 23 tahun, guru berbangsa Perancis, Gaza French Culture Center.

Diterjemahkan daripada Palestine Monitor, artikel di post pada 2 January 2009.

Tin tak pasti sama ada penulis ini masih hidup atau tidak pada saat ini.

Mari kita tanya diri kita apa yang kita boleh buat, daripada beritahu orang apa mereka patut buat…

Meeting with RAM

2009-01-01T21:49:00.005+08:00

Yeap.. all you die hard fans of Ramlee Awang Mursyid.. jeles la korang kali ni. As much as I want to invite as many friends as I can, however, none responded to my humble sms.. sigh... owh well. Its ok then, I have today widened my coverage of friends, increased my knowledge should I want to pursue novelling and most of all, create new ukhwah and fulfilled my uncle's wishes.

(L-R: Abg Zul, Abg RAM, JessyMojuru, Jessy's sister, Remy).

FYI, I have the pleasure of proposing the venue, a newly opened NYNY..I just loveeeeeeeeeeee the ambiance.. and most of all ... U guess.. the food!

Thanks Abang Ramlee for the treat. Click on to BH and Kelab RAM for details of the meeting .

The Secret

2008-12-31T22:44:00.008+08:00

Pernahkah anda dengar tentang "The Secret"? Mungkin agak asing bagi sesetengah kita yang kurang terbuka dengan cerita-cerita luar negara, mungkin ada yang pernah dengar tapi tidak ingin mengambil peduli secara serius.

Saya juga pada mulanya samalah macam yang diatas. Cuma, adalah kawan-kawan yang cuba promosi filem "The Secret" ni dan kemudian saya pun tumpang membaca buku "The Secret". Kalau nak tau, cuba klik kat The Secret Website.

The secret mengenalkan satu konsep baru yang mana kuasa minda kita adalah alat yang paling berkuasa di dunia. Ramai pengamal-pengamalnya terdiri dari orang-orang hebat (Einstein, Da Vinci etc). Mengikut The Secret, pemikiran kita adalah sebagai magnet yang menarik segala apa yang kita fikirkan di setiap hari. You will become to know how you can be, have, do anything you want.

Jadi, saya yang masih ragu-ragu ni pun mencubalah, nak test keberkesanan pelaksanaannya.

Anyway, 2 scenarios that I can share here..

Scenario 1: Berasa amat kecewa dengan hubungan peribadi, saya memutuskan hubungan dengan XXX dengan harapan dapat mengembalikan rasa yakin kepada diri saya sendiri. After reading the "how to" from the secret, my positive vibes tuned my mind towards “Soul Mate”.

Outcome: Two potential soul mates came in contact with me.. out of nowhere.. current MrXX is also in the line.

Scenario 2: Having to pay a sum of money for the downpayment of my newly bought house, have made me thinking on how to clear the downpayment although I know it will be covered under the housing loan. I was worried the application process that could take too long will then implied an amount of interest for me to bear later.

Outcome: I called my Maklang to read for me the content of the letter, to know when is the due date… Guess what… Apparently, the downpayment sum of RM 21K was stamped "paid".. (there are logical reasons though, its just that I didn't know it came in on time).

I slept through these two thoughts last night. I ask, I believe I can get it, and I imagine that I already gets it.. and knowing this I was only half way through reading the book.

Dearest friends, a little disclaimer that I would like to highlight here is whatever the power the secret gives to you, don't ever loose faith to the greater power of Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful, Most Knowing what is best for you.

Salam Maal Hijrah..

2008-12-29T22:08:00.002+08:00

Among the most touching words that I received from one of fellow friends...

"Sebening air wudhuk, Sesuci Al-Quran, semerdu alunan zikir, seindah solat 5 waktu, setenang hati yang tiada rasa benci dan dendam... Selamat Menyambut Awal Muharram. Semoga hidup kita lebih diberkati. Di panjangkan umur dan dimurahkan rezeki"

Therefore, I am extending this wish to all who passed by my ramblings today..

Salam 1430 Hijrah.

in the end, it doesn't even matter

2008-12-28T22:00:00.003+08:00

As it goes with the saying in the song, a more modern way of saying good bye... a truthful way of frustration, an unknowing hesitation to let go. cool huh..

La la la la.. hari hari kerja..

Lyrics | Linkin Park lyrics - In The End lyrics

Klias Bird Watching, Bayau Sighting, and Firefly experience.

2008-12-25T00:00:00.000+08:00

Lurve it.. 25th December 2008..

Can Ba If You!

2008-12-12T05:22:00.013+08:00

Di sini sa ada pengakuan, sa pun tia tau oo tiba-tiba jak sa pandai tukar ayat macam orang Sabah. Naa... matain. Kamurang kalu tia faham, buat-buatla macam mo faham jak. Apala yang si Effa mo cakap nih.. Sebenarnya, sa pun tia tau macam mana mo mulakan ayat nih. Jadi, tajuk ini bagi sa sudah santik betul menggambarkan apa yang sa cuba mo kasi tau.

Jadi, apalah yang menjadi tarikan tentang Kota Kinabalu, yang sa amat bangga-banggakan selama ini.

1) Masjid bandaraya

2) Seri Rejeki, Restoren Jawa @Lintas Plaza.

3) Gaya Street Sunday Market

4) Pasar Filipin (now you'll understand how I can go crazy just looking at those colourful crystal bracelets and pearls accesorries)

5) Menara Tun Mustapha

6) Pulau-pulau Taman Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Manukan, Mamutik & Sapi)

Kek Mano Nak Makan Sodap..

2008-12-12T02:11:00.005+08:00

Kek Mano Nak Makan Sodap..

Selamo ni den donga yo ceghito tompek-tompek makan sodap kek Soromban ni aa, tapi tak dapek poie disobabkan den ni orang merantau. Jadi, bilo adolah kosompatan sokali ni, tak dapek la den lopaskan poie meraso makan kek tompek-tompek yang sodap-sodap yang solalu den dongar sojak dari lamo dulu..

Nasi Lemak Mambau – Bang Bil (tempat keja lama nabil Raja Lawak)

Rating 3 star
Tahap kesedapan - mesti nak tapau roti canai.
Tahap nak datang laie, dalam seminggu sekali.
Tahap kebersihan boleh tahan
Tahap kopayahan nak cari tompek ee.. dokek yo. dokek bona ngan umah Nabil.

Restoren Cendol madu cucur udang Rembau – Pernah kelua “Astro’s Sarapan Di Mana’

Rating 2 star
Tahap kesedapan
Tahap nak dating laie
Tahap kebersihan, borsih la jugak
Tahap kopayahan nak cari tompek ee.. sonang yo.. Kek Rombau tu, sbolom sampai pokan .

Restoren Kak Lina Nasi Ayam, Taman Ampangan (dokek yo ngan umah den) Pernah Keluar Astro’s Ramadhan series.

Rating 5 star
Tahap kesedapan sehinggo monjilat pinggan
Tahap nak datang laie sekali dalam seminggu
Tahap kebersihan agak borsih la
Tahap kopayahan nak cari tompek ee..

When it rains..

2008-12-09T21:06:00.005+08:00

Its the time of the year again.. Rainy Season.. in Malaysia, which is a 4 seasoned country.. Hot Season, Haze Season, Fruit Season & Rainy Season, and they say its hot and humid all year around.

Will stick some photos here to attract more interesting views.. Wait for it.

The worriors of borneo..

2008-11-23T01:55:00.004+08:00

This is a photoblog entry. Less words, let the photos do the talking..
These are the dancers representing the ethnic group of Murut of Borneo, the famour worriors. Like the Ibans in Sarawak, they do go hunting for heads... The headhunters.. But then, look at how gracefull this lady in the picture.

Credit to Kumpulan Budayawan, KK.

A mental statement!

2008-11-10T23:02:00.002+08:00

geezzz

2008-10-25T11:21:00.000+08:00

Lyrics | Letto - Ruang Rindu lyrics

The Climate and I (and u, me and everyone)

2008-07-03T19:41:00.005+08:00

I remember I did some scribblings on Kyoto Protocol back in the years when Environmentalism roams my heart and soul. Oucchh... Tak percaya?? Klik sini laa..... Well, today we talk about this again... Boring stuffs eyy.. So what, my blog what, I get to write what I want..

While listening to the papers presented today, I came to a realization = my knowledge in Environment have almost depleted! Gosh, talk about getting old.. haha.. So, let me tell you what are the "value added" I got today.

1) The Aussie's government finally agrees to join Kyoto.
2) The USA government still agree NOT to join in Kyoto.
3) The British and Europeans have already embarked into Carbon Trading
4) Ironically, the consultant that was hired for this forum is very competent, aUS of A based consultant firm.

Excerpts from Kyoto Protocols website states that:

The Kyoto mechanisms

Under the Treaty, countries must meet their targets primarily through national measures. However, the Kyoto Protocol offers them an additional means of meeting their targets by way of three market-based mechanisms.

The Kyoto mechanisms are:

Emissions trading – known as “the carbon market"
the clean development mechanism (CDM)
joint implementation (JI).

The mechanisms help stimulate green investment and help Parties meet their emission targets in a cost-effective way.

Some chit chat and gossiping issues that I heard involved ( I did realized that I always felt inferior when conversing with some big shots):

1) US of A would want a new president to be more supportive towards the environmental efforts
2) Some frustrations expressed by many of us due to the victimization of our images with regards to the recent huge fuel hike.
3) We are serious to go for CDM (Clean Development Mechanisam) but the challenges is to balance between production targets (of oil and gas) i.e. "development of our country" and meeting the promised amount of gas & flare target to support our government fulfilling duties for the Kyoto Protocol.

And did I mentioned, we had storm last night.. Stormy weather in Sabah is a natural thing, but in the middle of July?? I guess climate change does has its flavor here in KK.

When I fall In Love, it will be forever

2008-06-22T08:23:00.010+08:00

Did I enticed you enough with the title? :P

My love at first sight, here it is.. This piece over here was captured after it rained or merely misty rain, a normal phenomenon in Kundasang.

I've heard various stories of what are the origin of the name of this mountain, the majestic Mount Kinabalu. Legends have several versions, one of which is Akinabalu is the name of a chinese widow (Cina Balu) who went to mourn for her lost husband at the top of the mountain.

I've fallen in love since the first time I set foot onto this place. It had the feeling of longiness, always wanting for more and more of me to spend time here. It sort of like brought me home.. Its where my heart is.

Its the magic I think.

Look at this first piece that I brought home from my first expedition to Mt. K. The cloudy Donkey's Ears peak meant that during the time when we reached there, it was merely the break of sunlight. The thick mists made the oxygen felt so thin, making you feel a bit dizzy and that's when you realized you already caught the altitude sickness. Even my own comrade (konon la.. fellow climbers kan) who've experienced the climb a year before, really struggled to put his every last drop of energy due to unexpected altitude sickness.

Oh yea, don't forget to get some good gears for your climbing prior to the ascend. My recommendations:

1) Shoes : Kasut Toreh Getah (Adidas Kampung or locals here call it Adidas Tambunan) RM 5
2) 20-30 liters back pack - be it Deuter, High Sierra etc, don't have to bring too much items, just enough for emergency usage. The rest, for RM 8 per kg, why not hire the porter. Don't grumble, you should spend some money to the economic development of local Sabahans.
3) Winter jackets - 1 piece for summit climb.
4) Water bottles (500 ml). Please refrain from bringing the 1L or bigger bottles, guys.. the trail is not like what we have in Peninsular where water are scarce, source from roots and water points.. no no.. There'll be ample check points for you to refill and refill again because the trail has already provide you with toilets, shelter and water checkpoints. NO FUSS!

The Little Pieces of Life

2008-06-22T08:03:00.002+08:00

Heyyy.. I thought I've closed this blog down! I did, didn't I. And I failed to get my original address back!! (who ever got that missunderstoodme, must have been real lucky to inherit my reign). Anyway, I've got to vent out some airs in my head... that's why I return..

Le Tour de Road Trip Borneo

2006-06-06T14:58:00.003+08:00

Wahaha... after a discontinued effort of writing in this blog, I hastily, painstakingly open up this page, logging in and starting to type this portion of a page. (kering-kering idea) To cut the long story short.. I will give a brief of how I end up at this place. I accepted an offer to work in Sabah bah.. the land below the wind like a month ago.

This month, month of May is the season of harvesting the paddy fields, as most.. oh my gosh.. where have all my words gone to???? Dah tak de skill menulis dah.

Day 1

1000 - 1130 KK-Kinabalu Park
1300 - 11345 Kinabalu Park-Ranau
1445 - 1600 Ranau - Poring Hot Spring
1600-1745 Poring Hot Spring Walk and Waterfall diving
1900-2030 Dinner at Poring Cafe yang unik lagi menenangkan (tapi busuk sket la)

Day 2
0700 - 0800 Breakfast at Poring Cafe
0800 -1230 Poring- Lahad Datu
1230 - 1300 Prayers in Masjid Lahad Datu
1300- 1330 Lunch at one of the nice cafe (kedai makan bah)
1400 - 1800 Lahad Datu-Sempoerna
1800 - 1930 Rest and unpack at Dragon in Sempoerna (very nice sea ambiance)
1930 - 2100 Dinner at Kedai Makan tepi laut
2100-2200 Feeling kat depan Seafarer's Resort

Day 3
0715-0800 Breakfast at Dragon Inn cafe
0800-0915 Uncle Chang's boat ride to Mabul Island
0915-0945 Reach Uncle Chang's place, greeted by Jason, Anna, breakfast, carik snorkle
0945-1130 Ronda Mabul Island sambil terjun ke dalam air snorkeling
1130-1300 Back at base and have lunch, lepak dan bored ownself.
1315-1325 Boat ride to Kapalai Island/place
1325- 1445 Snorkeling in Kapalai
1445-1500 Back at Mabul and bored again
1515- 1630 Si sebok-sebok following divers to Lobster Wall diving
1630-1700 Back at Mabul's base and chilling out while waiting for home ride
1715 - 1830 Boat ride to Sempoerna
1830-2000 Santai at room
2000-2100 Dinner with other fellow colleagues yg baru sampai

Day 4
0700-0900 Breakfast yang santai
0900-0915 Feasting the eyes looking at exotic fish displays
0930-1130 Sempoerna - Tawau(terlupa beli mutiara Sempoerna)
1130-1230 Pusing-pusing Tawau (shopping keropok & amplang)
1230-1315 Lunch at SEDAP Cafe
1315-1800 Tawau-Sandakan (traffic and accident, near misses)

Day 5
0700 - 0800 Cari dan makan breakfast
0800-0900 To Sepilok
1000-1100 Watching Orang Utan
1100-1230 Raleigh road to Labuk Bay to see beruk hidung panjang (proboscis monkey)
1230-1330 Sight seeing
1330-1415 Raleigh road again to go out
1500-1545 Lunch
1545-1700 English Tea House, Agnes Kent, Played 2 games of croquet
1730 Back at hotel and ready for dinner
2000 - 2130 Dinner at A&W yg tak best dessert at 7 Heaven yang best

Day 6
0700-0730 English tea house (back for 2nd time to take pictures)
0730-0800 War Memorial Sandakan
0900-1000 To Gua Madai
1130-1315 Heading to Ranau and break for lunch
1315-1400 Lunch
1400-1615 Ranau to KK
1615-1630 Prayers at UMS

Housekeeping

2006-06-06T11:20:00.000+08:00

Finally, I feel so undecided to close or not to close this blog. Puff puff.... huih.. berabuk dah tempat ni.. sarang labah-labah, habuk tebal seinci. Harap semua bersabar sementara penulis membuat sedikit house keeping disini.

Closing down

2006-04-10T16:26:00.000+08:00

Blog closing down in progress.

The Evolvement of Malaysian traditional food

2006-03-15T14:10:00.001+08:00

(Ontah hapo ontah tajuk den lotak kek ateh ni aaa.. Biarlah eeh.. yang ponting ni den nak koba ann nih. Apo laie, topik kosukaan den ni aa.. Makanan.. :P)

Ari tuh, den poie lah jonjalan kek pokan PD. Montang-montang tak dapek tengok laut berpantai bozaman-zaman lah katokan, jadik pun gianlah nak main kuis-kuis "pasir putih tepi pantai" dongan "mendengar deruan ombak laut sambil dibuai angin sepoi-sepoi bahasa". Lopeh jonjalan tu, biaso lah.. den dongan kroni-kroni den kalau tak singgah kodai minum-minum potang, pokono teh tarik ko, memang tak sah.

Abih tu, singgah la kek satu kodai kek dopan Ocean PD tu. Kodai tu "agak hip and happening" gak la. Bosa dan soleso gak. Abih tu, semuo orang pun posan la makanan dan minuman. Bobudak kocik ni aa.. bukan main laie, main kojar-kojar koliling mejo. Nasib orang kodai tu tak marah. Bilo tanyo nak makan apo, den pun order roti bakar ngan teh "o" limau paneh. Sajo nak tuka angin. Asyik ari-ari minum teh yo, kek rumah pun buleh buek sondiri. Kanak-kanak ni ado yang order roti canai biasa, roti canai banjir, nasi goreng ayam (ni lah namo eh tong bocor, porut eh kocik, makan eh ngalahkan orang bosar). Ado yang order teh panas atau teh tarik yo, ini konon ala-ala diet la ni. Yang polik tu, bobudak kocik ni order "Milo Ais Tabur". Seumo hidup den tak ponah donga laie la minuman namo ee "Milo ais tabur". Den ingat bodudak yo yang suko. Rupo eeh, bilo sampai yo air tu, den pulak minum lobeh-lobeh dari bobudak ni aa. Uiih aiii.. sodap ehh.. milo ais eh memangla dah sodap, dilotak laie sorbuk Milo kek ateh ais tu, tobal eh soinci aa.. huih aiiiii.. "tangkap leleh" jugak aa. Cumo takdo camera ngan den ni, kalau tak memang dah snap sokoping duo gamba ni aa.

Ontahla, tak tau kenapo ponangan Milo Ais Tabur ni kono kek den.. sampai ari ni asyik toringat yo. Sampai kek sini aaa den moluahkan porasaan den dek korinduan Milo Ais Tabur. slurpp..

Somalam pulak, den bawak pulak kroni-kroni den yang kek Soromban ni poie lepak minum potang kek tompek lepak baru "Pak Tam kopitiam" kek Soromban 2. Memang best!! Thumbs up to Pak Tam whom have successfully brings the "kopitiam" element from the old days back to life. Everything was perfect, from the services, the settings of the restaurant to the friendliness of Pak Tam and his crew. Kudos to Pak Tam! And the food was just .. sedap, suit my tastes. Nanti lain kali den poie, den nak amik gamba dongan Pak Tam lah pulak. Dio ni kona dongan Pakcik den yang kojo samo-samo kek JKR Soromban. Kali ni den dah siap ann awal-awal camera nak amik gamba-gamba makanan kogomaran den. Maklumlah, kot lah nanti bilo-bilo den lapa ngan takdo duit, dapekla den nengok-nengok gamba ni aa, konyang gak nanti.

The first pic is the roti bakar with butter and "kaya" (coconut milk jam)... Traditionally toasted thick white bread... makes you people drool innit?? Feveret saya ni.

My rating 10/10.

This one is my second trial and error experiment, the drink "Kopi O Lemon" (Black coffee with lemon). I have never tried this drink before. The taste is quite unique. But then again, I would stick to just tea with lemon.

My rating 6/10.

This one is the ubi rebus cicah sambal tumis macam style nenek-nenek masak kat kampung. This is a traditionally steamed tapioca eaten with chillie (sambal) paste. Thumbs up for the makcik who made this sambal drooling:P~~

My rating 8/10.

My rating for sambal only 10/10.

After spending some time hanging out at this kopitiam, I now developed an ambition to open a restaurant, as niche as a kopitiam kampung style like this one. (20 year-old fridge and a 20 year old cupboard style "para-para" dah ada dah, boleh guna to create antique looks in the restaurant). InsyaAllah. hehehehe..mama, jangan marah...

Asyik-asyik Selangor aje

2006-03-11T01:14:00.000+08:00

Remember the great big flood that hit Selangor Klang Valley area few weeks ago?Whoa.. that was one hell of a disaster. I was lucky enough not to be involved with any of those. I am well off these places. But then, how many times more after that that we heard the name Selangor being mentioned again and again in the Prime Buletin Utama, TV1 news and the other cable news? Almost all the time! I can guarantee that Karam Singh Walia has got his sort of "durian runtuh" for all these feeds about Environmental pollution.. wow.. he really is good. I admired what he had done, although his infamous quotation of Malays Idiom are a bit off the tracks, but those were really good efforts.
Coming back what are the issues about Selangor? Has it not got enough problems yet??? Remember the illegal excavation works in Bukit Cerakah last year? I thought that was enough to shake the office of Mr. Khir Toyo.. but apparently that was only the beginning. Karam Singh Walia today did uncovered the problems with Malaysia Airports Berhad not being able to dump their waste properly in the areas of Sepang?? Such small details that he uncovered??? who would have guessed it now?
Wow.. there's just too much now that I feel obliged to compiled all his works so that it can be made my future reference someday.

what's wrong with these people

2006-02-23T11:23:00.000+08:00

What is it about them? I watched this last night in Buletin Utama (and today they have it in Utusan Online) and feel the urge to write my comments on this issue.

The issue became a hot topic when this lady whom is working with an international renowned status company were asked to not wear the hijabb when she comes to work. Her employer claimed that this contradicts with their work wear policies.. My instantaneous comments will be .. what is wrong with them?? Have they not the decency to respect its employee?

And to make matter worst, they seemed to have the idea that this is an issue that can be settle off easily.. by wearing it at places apart from work?

OK.. my views are very straight and innocent. I am writing not just to speak for the Muslim ladies, but generally as a public citizen. This situation too implies on all Mr. Singh whom wear their turbans to work, the Jews whom wish to wear their skull cap to work, a person who needed a wheel chair to support him/herself and obviously to use it to go to work, a blind person, a deaf person, black, asian, white, male, female, transgender, transvestities, whatever the type of person you are.

Have they not heard about the "Equal Opportunities Rights"? If not, better equip yourselves with the knowledge of your own rights as an employee. The British, The Americans are well aware about it. But how come still this hotel neglects its employees rights??

It has been made a universal policies that all internationally renowned company have. Shell, Accenture, Exxon, ICI, Schlumberger, PETRONAS, Colgate Palmolive, Microsoft, Intel, you name it.. just click on to their website and there you have it. What it talked about is how they uphold the human rights and that they support it very much the concept that "REGARDLESS" of race, ethnicity, faith, disability, colour and whatever the criteria that one can come up with.. regardless of all these, they will not based their judgement on hiring or employing its potential employess on these facts.

So, that means whatever you wear, however you look, the only thing that matters is your capability of handling the job, performing your task well. At the end of the day, that is all that matters. This I speak on behalf of my own experience, and my views.

I have once submitted a resume to a famous paint company, the ICI few years ago. Somehow at first the HR was really interested when after she read my resume.. however the catch is that, I haven't provided with an appropriate self photo. Well, that photo that I had in the resume was quite "ehm ehm" OK la... and was very recent. Then I got to learn that they requested another picture of me without the hijap so that they can send it to their US HQ. OK.. so, with all the dignity I replied that will be the only picture you will get from me. If you like it, you can call me up later.

I have worked for several part time jobs whilst waiting for my graduation for about 3 months. Being in the public of a modern country did made me stand out from the crowd because of my difference in wearing a piece of head scarf. But, hey it doesn't makes me any different innnit? At Fatface, the retail outlet for fun, happening and wild outdoor lifestyle, a far contrast to my modest appearance, they still hired me! I enjoyed every bit I was there. Oh and not to forget, the Old Trafford CES whom is responsible for security of every match at the United home ground, hired me because they think I can do it, and never question my looks (teringat Charlie yang pandai mengayat whom once called me gorgeous wahhahaa). They even had made it easier and made suggestions what colour is most suitable when coming to work.

So, what's wrong with these people??

Do we know who we are (were)?

2006-02-20T21:45:00.000+08:00

It may have been obvious that the question posed above is expected to trigger many types of sophisticated or creative and perhaps a very naive but honest answer. If I were to tell everyone "I know me, myself too well.." "I am the person of..." Whatever the type of bambling you may seem to come up with, the answer really does not lie on your good self. It is, as I believe it this way, if you want to know yourself, ask the people around you.. Your parents for instance, your close relatives, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc. And then it hit me, if I was to continue writing about my own self, I won't go anywhere. I will just be plain me.

So, I decided to have an active approach towards my reading (what does this got to do with the above introduction?), so that I should feel I must be alert, be on my toes. Being able to think and analyse data, grabbing the information required gave be the sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. Though it is just a few hundred pages from Azizi Ali's latest book, it sort of waken up my lazy mind to do some thinking. "But you ain't see nothing yet" I told my self. When Azizi Ali and Irfan Khairi meets, expect an explosion of mind boggling ideas of how to become rich and still young (hehe..). I have read Azizi's first book before I left for

and was very intrigue to follow his footsteps (Although I know that now I am lack of one thing: the monthly income). The right mindset is crucially needed to continue this burning desire to follow his tips and actions on how to manage your money and let your money work for you. BUT, the thing I didn't realize was "when Azizi meets Irfan".. I was really impressed! AND still am. To tell you bloggers the truth not all on what Azizi talks about in his book agrees with my own thinking, my own views. But I take, just why not follow all those that I can come to term with and review whether I should follow the rest of the contradictions later. Irfan is another "phenomena" who came into the world of the internet at about the same time as the rest of us and hit his first million when he was only 25 years old! (For the record I am 26…. ehm ehm..last year.. ) How come? This must see, and perhaps evaluate on what he had done and maybe, why not just why not consider his foot steps…

p/s: Yours truly came out today from under the shell to look for Irfan's book only to realize the nearest available MPH is miles away and therefore failed to get it today.

The guide to Malaysia

2006-02-15T00:23:00.000+08:00

Ever imagine if you are alone, in a place where everything is foreign to you? Have you been up to something that is adventerous that even years after that you keep repeating the story again and again to your mates and they keep on reminding you that you've already talked about that.. well, why not try it out? Let's say book yourself a ticket to Bali, alone for a weekend and just be there and enjoy the local scenes. You will never know what you're gonna get.

Although I've never had more chances to explore Europe, I did enjoy my back packing series in Amsterdam, whole of Holland and Brussels in Belgium. Let me see, some of the weird experiences that I remember making a big note in my head.

1) Amsterdam's legal wid & space cakes

2) Amsterdam's old ticket guy who wants to bring my travelling partner to his mom so that he can marry her

3) Old lady with a lot of question and not intending to let us go in Brussel's train station

4) An unexpected "acquintance" nearby the Grand Place, Brussels.

So, I have been thinking, and analysing on the behaviour and the level of knowledge of Mat Sallehs on the presence of this country named "Malaysia" back in the times while I was there (macam dah lama aje). Overall, I can say that 8 out of 10 people will have to know and have heard about this asian country. Perhaps some are not familiar with the culture, some may not be familiar with the climate but I can say many are well aware that it is a beautiful, tropical country (minus the city).

I like this part from what Saif wrote in blog giving out tips from his own personal experience in Malaysia. Also, if anyone is interested to see the real thing, not just post cards pictures, I laid here special entries from my friends who captured the scenes during last year's fireworks during Independence Day celebration and other scenes, scenes from a real village, Thaipusam Celebration for the Indians, and I can't exaggerate more on these talents as I see it as some of the best wedding photojournalists fotopages (Saifulnang & Syed Nasir). Coming soon I may be able to present the PETRONAS Malaysian F1 GrandPrix at the place where the temperature can rise until 39-40C, Sepang. And owh.. who can forget the food?! There's sooooo much to eat, and to choose from!!! I will get the picture for the food myself.. Just have to wait for more updates..

Anugerah Juara Lagu ke 20

2006-02-08T02:27:00.000+08:00

Kira-kira agak poyo, posting pertama lepas tiba di Malaysia ialah mengenai AJL 20. Nak comment pun macam dah basi segala-mala komentar.. For detailed most comprehensive comments just click here..and I believe SM was there too? More heat and sizzling comments from this very influencial blogger. Cuma isi penting yang nak dinyatakan disini, I was there.. ehehhe, that's why I'd like to put down some words of comments still.

The Hosts
Announcer siap salah announce lagik..?? Please, this is live performance.. Though I don't expect Ally and Amy can be so witty, which was cool! I should say without Farah fauzana (way to go girl) the whole show will not be as exciting.. not even Cheryl impreses me with her "script based" dialouge.

The Opening Act
I don't quite get the theme what is it that they tried to portray. Is it "Evolusi"? Is it "Mak Ayam bertelur riuh sekampung"? Is it "I don't have any idea, lets just use the costume" theme? Its just too stuffy for my eyes.

The Participants..
Hats off to:
Jac (about to do standing ovation) the winner! Way to go Jac, as long as you beat Mawi..
Ning- I think she have said it out loud even by wearing baju kurung kaki ayam and the old mengkuang tikar. Everyone grasp the message.

The rest of the time (well most of them, not all) the show was on air, I was about to fall asleep.. really am.. adding to my suffering due to my 7th day jetlag that even I can't define which time zone I am following..

The Crowd..
Was quite phenomenall.. Somehow I sensed the crowds were the old crowds whom is used to coming to this sort of Anugerah. Was quite hillarious when everyone wants to see their favourite artist wave at them. It was obvious Jac was the favourite, then Mawi of course and Siti with the Cool Diva "Kak Nita".

Malaysia Top 5 things to do first after arriving in Malaysia

2006-01-26T07:55:00.001+08:00

5) Have McDonald's Prosperity burger
4) Be thankful to the luxurious sunny days
3) Have satay, ikan bakar and all those carcinogenic barbeque style food
2) "Lepak" chilling out with my family (anyone up for a family's friendly bowling tournament?)
1) Holidaying by the beach (PD pun jadilah)

The things that I am going to miss

2006-01-26T07:51:00.000+08:00

British most missed things, TOP 5.

5) Cold winter and luke warm summer
4) My uni and my crazy classmates
3) Cool Malaysian people in Manchester
2) My Fatface Family
1) My United drill every match day.

The Poyo side of me did it again..

2006-01-23T04:31:00.000+08:00

Hey.. I can't believe myself that I just managed to get Darren Fletcher's autograph. You know, the young lad from the United team. He played good against Liverpool today. The stadium was rocking with fans chanting the names of their heroes. One of those "Cat. C matches" as the CES classify it. It means, high profile match with some aggresiveness expected everywhere during the match.

I done it again... poyo betul...

The Malaysia I know

2006-01-17T06:51:00.000+08:00

This article is dedicate to the Malaysia I know.

I know Malaysia as the place for where I was born. In a more familiar Malay saying "The Land Where My Blood Spilled". It is a saying to say the moment we were brought out to the world, it was through our mothers womb that we were given chance to live through this life. Knowingly, it is an accustom (for Malays to be exact) to relate birth with our mother, our mother's pain at labour and all the other sacrifices that were made to bring her child to the world. We cherished, we valued our mother which follows the saying that "Heaven is beneath a mother's foot".

I know Malaysia as the place I grew up. At age 7, all children was made compulsory to attend school. Although many suggestions were made by the most influencial people about our education system, there are no immediate changes to make children to start school at a younger age, say like 5 years old. I do believe that the education system that we have followed closely to that of the British considering we have uniforms, grades, a standard form of examinations that was equivalent to GCE and GCSE exams, do need reconsideration. The first point that I solely agrees with (quoted from the Prime Minister of Singapore) was to change the approach of schooling from learning to exploring. This I believe enhances the way a child is thinking, i.e. to be intuitive.

So, coming back to the Malaysia I know, at school I learned all sorts of subjects. From Maths to English to the Malay language, to Islamic studies. We never had any sciences subject then. As I grew older, I learned more complex subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History.. oh, and tell me about history... I LIKE... well, it was a boring subject but I take it as something that taught us to know more about ourselves. Why do we have the Sultans as the Head of States, why Malacca don't have any, why we were to have an ID card. Does anyone knows where we came to use the saying of telling time "Satu Setengah" to tell time of 1.30 pm? Well, well, well.. If it was not the friends we have over here who tells time like "Half One" or "Its quarter past" and "Its quarter to". Yeap, these are the friends whom occupied our country, back in the time of Leornardo Da Vinci ( recalling that I am reading the Da Vinci's Code now hihihi) painted his famous Mona Lisa.

Well done ME, I know my history, I know where I came from, I know how important it is to be able to integrate this knowledge with the current modern thinking of a MALAYSIAN. I know enough that we were NOT CONQUERED by China, or India for the reason we have mixed race now in Malaysia. Thanks to the British whom introduce our country to the world (Malaysia Truly Asia ey??) by bringing Chinese and Indian immigrants into the Malaya we knew then.

And therefore now, the Malaysia I know.. I have many friends back there. In fact I've had a best friend whom is a Chinese girl. We were the best of friends in the days of our undergraduate studies. I know she is all successfull now, I am glad she is. Oh, and did I mention another dear colleague of mine, this sweet Chinese lady. The other colleagues in the office called us "Twins" as we were in separable at all times. My dad have by his side his two "partners in crime", two Indian contractors. I think these were the best of his contractors he ever had to back him up with his work at this hotel with world known reputation. Surprisingly, my brother kept constant contact with his long distance ex-classmate, the Chinese boy whom I knew had gone to the same school and same class since he started schooling. Although he moved to another state, but they are still in contact with eact other (my brother kept all his contact number in his mobile phone, yeah).

And so, I have been thinking about this for sometime. To tell everyone about the Malaysia I know. A friendly note that we Malaysian although modern, does cherish our traditional values and intend to keep it that way.

Buat apa nak distress, rileks la beb...

2006-01-14T09:04:00.000+08:00

Itula, tetiba stress tak datang tak menentu. Memang patut pun, petanda-petanda yang jelas dan nyata rupanya.

Anyway, tinggal beberapa hari, minggu saat dan jam aje lagi para bloggers sekalian akan dapat menatap posting dari tanah United Kingdom ini.. Selepas ni nampaknya penulis akan (dengan izinNya) pulang semula ke tempat asalnya setelah setahun setengah berada jauh dari lingkungan tanah besar Malaysia.

Buat masa ni, kerja-kerja pemprosesan untuk menyusun dan mengeluarkan barang-barang untuk dibawa pulang sedang berlangsung. Jadi keadaan agak kucar-kacir dan bersepah-sepah. Terutama bila muatan beg cuma 20kg sahaja yang dibenarkan. Nampaknya, cuma pakaian (uniform kerja) dan keperluan yang cukup-cukup sahaja akan dibawa dengan kapal terbang.

Pada waktu yang sama juga, penulis ada menulis pelbagai jenis senarai yang harus diuruskan sebelum pulang ke tanah air.

1) Senarai souvenir untuk keluarga dan sedara-mara (yang terdekat sahaja)
2) Senarai souvenir untuk kekawan (yg paling baik sahaja)
3) Senarai apa benda pertama nak dibuat, dimakan dan dilihat setelah menjejakkan kaki di KLIA nanti.

Disini penulis membuka cadangan untuk pembaca sekalian memberikan sedikit buah fikiran membantu membuat senarai tersebut.

~Ta

Distress call: Malaysian abroad

2006-01-13T08:10:00.000+08:00

Distress 1: "Bila tiket balik nak kasik kompem ni"
Distress 2: "WTF! Trunk yang hantar September hari tu baru sampai Khamis lepas?"
Distress 3: "Nak tumpang kontena, boleh tak?? Nak pakai shipping saper eh?"

These are the distresses that I am having now.

I say what I wanted to say. Malays abroad should be more helpful towards each other. Should take advantage of exploring new opportunities and making lives easier for each other not making it more stressful. Yet, there are a few whom are very kind to everyone, everybody surrounding them.

That's my goal by Shayne Ward, the X-Factor Winner

2006-01-02T08:39:00.000+08:00

You know where I've come from,
You know my story,
You know why I'm standing here...
Tonight,
Please don't go,
Don't be in a hurry,
I'm here to make it clear,
Make it right,

Well I know I've acted foolish,
But I promise you no more,
I've finally found that something
Worth reaching for,

I'm not here to say I'm sorry,
I'm not here to lie to you,
I'm here to say I'm ready,
That I've finally thought it through,
I'm not here to let your love go,
I'm not giving up oh no,
I'm here to win your heart and soul,
That's my goal.

Please don't go,
You know that I need you,
I can't breath without you,
Live without you,
Be without you,
Well I know I've acted foolish,
But i promise you no more,
No more,

I'm not here to say I'm sorry,
I'm not here to lie to you,
I'm here to say I'm ready,
That I've finally thought it through,
I'm not here to let your love go,
I'm not giving up oh no,
I'm here to win your heart and soul,
That's my goal.

Well I won't stop believing,
That we will be leaving together,
So when I say i love you,
I mean it forever and ever,
ever and ever....

I'm not here to say I'm sorry,
I'm not here to say I'm sorry,
I'm not here to lie to you,
I'm here to say I'm ready,
That I've finally thought it through,
I'm not here to let your love go,
I'm not giving up oh no,
I'm here to win your heart and soul,
Yes I'm here to win your heart and soul,
Thats my goal....
This was the time after he was announced winner for the X-Factor.

Was in love with this song ever since it was being sung by this guy. A pure Manchunian (which means he's from Manchester) used to work at New Look, Arndale (the place I shop for shoes) and now he's a star. Just like Mawi, only more good looking and a better singer. This single debut album was gone from the shelves of every music store in town almost immediately as it was being produced the minute he was announced winner... It apparently became a Christmas Hit. I didn't know they have already made a video for this. I really liked them. Have a go with his new video at his official website.

Dah tahun baru ke? again??

2006-01-01T08:34:00.000+08:00

And me?? Cordorned myself in my territory, refrained from spending.

Today, there was a football match for the English League ( or the Carling Cup) between Man United and Bolton Wanderers. After missing few matches opportunity to work with CES, I took the chance for my off day with Fatface to work at the stadium in the afternoon. The first part of my work location was quite ok, ticket checking and home search. In other words, not letting people to pass through the East Tunnel area (to ensure the area is clear for emergency purposes), making sure that only ticket holders to the respective gates can pass through. A few minutes after kick off, my mates and I was deployed to another position in the stadium... Guess what, it was segregation. Was really excited for a moment there because this will mean that the only thing I will be doing is to watch the game. Well, technically, I am supposed to segregate the home fans and the away fans. So there I was sitting in the segregating line, making sure that there won't be anything nasty that would trigger any fight. OK... now, the funny thing is no one can really stop them from swearing at each other. GOD knows how I hate it at that moment. It spoils my mood to concentrate on the game, because now I have to listen them calling names, (United.. sh*t, U.S.A, Argentina?? entah apa-apa lah lagi lagu yang tetiba direka khas) which at times I found it really funny. Hehehe.. I didn't bother to watch the game since I've missed to see all the goals being made- just because I need to hear them calling "Bald Head" "Fat", (faced) and whatever "Sh*t" that they call each other. Kelako sebab bila aje home fans chanted "UNITED" tetiba ada ramai pulak yang sambut "SH*T".. kelako lah.. saje je nak buat sakit ati kat Fans United. I felt like laughing, really-really about to laugh but then I remembered, I shouldn't be doing anything like that BECAUSE I am in the middle of these angry fans.. Hahahhaa.. gelak dalam hati ajelah.. At times things were REALLY tensed, seriusly. The policemen whom were sitting beside us was ready to take action if any of them tried to touch each other. Risau dah masa tu, agak kecut jugakla tapi kena control. Well, all in all, I thought "what an experience I had today" and I learn to "never volunteer to sit with the segregation team again"...

~~Cheers mate~~

Fatfaced Effa

2005-12-29T11:05:00.001+08:00

Its not really what its meant by "Fat Face".. it is the name of the store where I am being employed now. Yey, this is the place of my whereabouts now if anyone wants to find me. Though it is only for part time position, I am learning and enjoying it. Sorry beb, kat sini, semua jenis kerja pun layan. As the crew for Fat Face (a.k.a sales girl la tu) I will have to do everything that needs to be done on the store floor, the till, the fitting room, the store room and just everything. The best thing is, I don't mind at all. I get to learn to operate the till which was a daunting experience as I've never ever tried to operate one before. Now, the most important thing is, I got to wear my kind of fashion to work. ...

The pay was relatively about the same of what I am getting from my summer & winter temporary job. However, the only downside that I can see from this new job is the pay day is always at the end of every month. So, I wouldn't be able to enjoy my salary every weekend like I usually do. It will be at the end of every month that I am working. So, I will have to keep the casual job with the stadium now. Apart from that, I have no other means of income. The fact that I've spent so much money to accomodate for my family when they came last two weeks turned me into one of those alien whom doesn't have the desire of wanting to go shopping anymore. I will go out when I have to and to entertain friends whom wishes to visit me.

and what is it that I have mumbled about here?? I should stop now.

Dari Soghomban ke Manchestee

2005-12-25T07:58:00.000+08:00

On the day of arrival..
14 00
Pening, makanan cukup ke tak. Dahla kena kerja on this day, to make matters worse the day before I fell sick (high fever with flue and running nose) .. Sebab tu masak lemak cili api rebung yang beli dekat kedai cina pun macam agak gopoh gapah nak settle. Whatever it is, by half two I am supposed to be on the road to the airport. Giving extra time for me to drop by at Eeza's and print out the car rental bookings that I've made.

15 30
Lamanye baru nak dapat bas 43 yang pergi airport ni. Somehow I felt everything surrounding me moved very-very slowly. The traffic was heavy and the bus moved too slow. One thing that moved very-very quickly was the time.

16 30
Finally, an hour later I reached the airport. I am too excited, I practically ran on the moving "walkalator" from the bus station towards T2. Ramainye orang dekat T2 ni, kenapa sesak sangat???

17 00
Tak nampak kelibat orang Melayu pun, the one that came out was the flight from Lahore, landed at the same time as the MAS flight from KL. Tried sending text to my mother, brother and uncle. Luckily, my uncle replied. He said they were in a very long queue for the imigration officer to stamp their passports.

17 55
Penat giler berdiri, bertukar-tukar posisi dari berdiri secara "Sedia" kepada "senang diri" dan akhirnya kepada bersandar di tepi dinding. And then, after about an hour doing and repeating that, I saw my mother, father and my brother berjalan keluar dengan muka excited. Tanpa rasa "mengendahkan orang lain", daku terus masuk melepasi dari tali rintangan merah untuk laluan penumpang-penumpang dan menerpa ke arah mereka semua. Then I could see my little cousins, uncle, aunts and my lovely grandmother.

18 45
Sibuk-sibuk pulak nak tunggu untuk confirm tiket flight balik, after that asked them all to wait at one of the cafes there. And then I am gone to get the cars from the rental company. It was a better option for us to have 2 cars other than having a small mini bus to drive around. Though I have to compensate on paying extra for the fuels and parkings. .. (pheww.. )

Blogging from a window in Bayswater

2005-12-13T10:05:00.000+08:00

I am ever so lucky to get this wireless connection from someone else's signal. Here I am, at 2 in the morning, while everyone else were already in deep sleep, I am still hanging around on the net, doing some very useful things.. (blogging, Friendster etc). Hehehe..

Its the best time to say this, I really missed being around with my family.

The best thing is to see them happy, fulfilling their dreams.

After all

2005-12-08T04:47:00.000+08:00

After all these gruelling struggle, I finally made it to the end.. The coming Manchester University Conferement of Degree Ceremony will be the ultimate end for the mission I created for myself since 2003.

After all these separation from my beloved family, the day will finally come to cure my heart loneliness of not being able to be near them, not able to touch or see them in real life. To see how many inch my brother have grown, to see the prove that my father have really quitted smoking, to cuddle the small kids, to see the look on my parent's, Makwan's and everyone else's happy faces.

After all the cold winter and hot summer .... the summer and winter casual temporary work.. (Last match at Old Trafford was the worst. I came to a point where I can't feel I have any feet anymore, nor any fingers anymore, and close to crying).

After all the endless nights of doing courseworks and writing up dissertation and having to face the stress of examination ALONE.

After all these sacrifice of time and money, the longingness to have nasi lemak Maklang, Asam Pedas by my mom, masak lemak Makwan, twice the Aidilfitri celebration, the unsatisfied cravings for halal McDonald's or KFC, it is finally nearing the end of the road for me here.

The best thing will happen to me, to see them all happy.

1 more day...