OSCAR 2011

In between trying to finish up client's report and watching OSCAR on Star Movie, I guess I did both excellently.

These are my top 5 best dress list:-

#5 - Hilary Swank in a Gucci. But I think I've seen this somewhere or someone must have worn this before.

#4 - Natalie Portman in Rodarte's violet silk chiffon draped gown. Oh, and the baby bump makes her looks stunning.

#3 - Hailee Steinfeld (the girl who acted in a movie that would probably won't be airing here in Malaysia) wore the dress that she designed herself. Very princess-y, I like!

#2 - Aisywarya Rai I can't seem to find the designer of the dress.

And of course, my #1 choice of best dress goes to Anne Hathaway. I just love her. Enough said!

Oh and they are playing my favourite song, Somewhere Over The Rainbow as the closing for the event. How sweet is that?!

Ok now back to work. Husband's snoring soundly and I'm here working on the excel sheets. Life's not fair. Bye!

Never say never

I've said that I don't want to get married at the very young age but I did anyway. 26 is considered as "young" in the marriage world. I was planning on getting married at the age of 29 at least. But hey, it is by far the righteous decision I made so far.

I've said that I would never want to get involved working with the government but surprise, surprise, I'll be going for their fitness test/camp what ever you may call it this coming Friday as it is required if one wants to work in the sector.

I've said that I will never want to bring work back home but hey, look at me now. I've been a dedicated employee working every night finishing work from home. My brain has been abused badly by this bringing-work-back-home culture. But hey, there's bills to pay and this is what I've agreed on.

I'm not complaining. There were a lot of other things that I've said I will never want to do but ended up doing it anyway. There were some that I'm not proud of, some that have caused me real damage but there were also good things came from it. Lesson to be learned. Good ones of course but one thing that I learned from this experience is that never to say never to things that you are unsure off coz you might end up doing it anyway.

Ini semua rezeki. I'm grateful for what I have, totally. It has been a very tough journey, a wonderful one too and I believe that more good things are coming its' way but of course it's not always going to be a good one. As long as I have faith and believe in what ever that I do, I'm sure, I'll do just fine.

For a start, let's not complain about having to go to work tomorrow. Hah, poyo jer!

Happy Sunday lovebirds.

Kuala Lumpur ku.

Last year, I wrote something about a friend who was robbed and badly injured {post: here}. She is still in the recovery process. She lost everything. Strength is not easy to get but she is strong. Lea, I know you read this. You'll get over it soon. You're one strong girl. You'll get over it soon, Insyaallah.

Couple of weeks ago, a colleague of mine had to take an emergency leave coz her boyfriend's mother was caught with an accident. She was snatched thief on her way back home from work. She was struggling to safe herself but unfortunately, she passed away after few days on coma. Her head was badly injured. She passed away.

Few days ago, my best friend's sister was robbed at Jalan Sultan Ismail. Unlucky for her as she had her gelang emas (2 gelang emas) that she wanted to send for a repair, two mobile phones, one Galaxy Tab and another model of Samsung's latest gadget which I have no idea off, personal documents, credit cards (she carried 5 of them, gila kau Kak Long), cash and house/car keys were taken away within seconds. Her company's laptop was in the bag too. Memang jackpot gila pencuri tu tak perlu mencuri untuk masa sebulan. But Alhamdulillah, she's ok! Only bruises at the back side of her body and around the arm area. What's important is that she's safe without any serious injuries.

Question: What is happening to world today?

It's no longer safe. Crimes everywhere and it's getting worst each time. It's beyond control. There's no point in pointing to the authority. Apa yang hanya boleh di kata adalah, ayat paling common sekali, "benda dah jadi, nak buat macam mana?". But nothing has been done so far. For all we know, we are living in dread.

Kadang-kadang kita yang berhati-hati ni lah yang kena. Rumah berkunci pon kena rompak. Balik pasar pon kena ragut. And there's nothing we can do about it.

That's what living in Kuala Lumpur is all about.

Life's for sharing

This is what advertising do. They bring you life.

A brilliant commercial by T-Mobile, UK.

Hundreds of people dancing in the middle of an airport to fit into one commercial. Those hundreds of people represent millions of other people around the world.

The power of advertising.

Saturday and Sunday

Weekend is when your house is filled with family members enjoying 50 cucuk satay ayam together with mom's pulut hitam along with laughters and screams from your baby cousin fighting with his two older brothers.

Weekend is when you lie on bed watching the latest episode of Glee's Season 2 with your sister laughing over Puckerman's ridiculous hairdo just to impress the fat girl.

Weekend is when you get the chance to play with your husband's iPad all by yourself without the need of asking permission. Awesome!

Weekend is when you get the chance to spend your time with your husband on a date having late night dinner at a nearly closed shopping mall. All that you do is just walk, talk and do nothing.

Weekend is also the time where you get the chance to pray imam-ed by your husband. Truely blessed!

And when Monday comes, the routine of waking up in a hurry for being late for work reminded you on how blessed your weekend was. I'm thankful for still having the chance to spend my weekend with the loved ones. And how was yours?!

Happy day people! Have a great day ahead.

Sekarang sudah modern

Do you still remember how you were when you're 7 or 8? I don't know about you but 8 was the age where I still carried Barbie dolls in a small backpack whenever I go. I have a number of them in my closet. From the prettiest one to the ugliest barbie one has ever seen, from the longest hair to the shortest. To top my barbie collections, my mom bought us (my sister and I) a gigantic barbie bungalow house to play with. We even played it with our neighbour as he had the male version of barbies.

As I grow older, a year or two, I started to change my interest towards something else. But I do still keep my barbies though. They were like the best friends I've never had. But I stopped playing it in public either carrying it around. Kakak grew up as well and no longer interested in playing barbie dolls with me and the same goes to the neighbour. He's a boy remember? Barbie doesn't make him looked any boy-ish anymore. So I started playing with something else. Something rather interesting.

Roller-blade was introduced to me by a neighbour. Hah! You see, my relationship with my neighbours were like isi dengan kuku. Bila seorang ada mesti yang lain mesti ada. Kawan taman memang rapat begitu. So anyways, roller-blade was the "in" thing that every kid in town most have and I had two pairs. One was a white color roller-blade and the other one was a black with purple-ish pink striped super cool roller-blade. I just have to have two don't ask me why. In fact, I was among the pioneer roller-bladers at Taman Sri Gombak back then. We were among the coolest kid at the area. We played with style, that's for sure. We were the coolest.

Galah panjang, batu seremban, main tiang-tiang, nyorok-nyorok were also among the favourite games I played before entering classes during schooling hours. We were sweating like a pig but it was fun though. Real fun!

I don't see kids nowadays play such games anymore. I was picking up Izwan's younger brother from school and all that I see was them exchanging some data through mobile phones. Transferring songs or a girl's phone number maybe. This is what modernization has caused the younger generations. Very gadget-y.


You see these two boys, they were playing PSP before going to bed. Even while menghisap botol susu, PSP was what glued to his hand. There was a moment where they exchanged their PSPs because the boy with botol susu couldn't find his way in winning the game so he has to seek for his brother's help. Oh btw, these two very lucky boys are my younger cousins whose aged 10 and 6. I was surprise to know that the older brother also owns a mobile phone. How lucky these kids are? I was busy playing around getting my hands dirty main kawen-kawen pondok-pondok when I was at their age while they are busy exchanging video games.

Kanak-kanak dulu tidak sama dengan kanak-kanak sekarang. They missed all the fun that we once had. And by the time I have my own, tak tahu lah apa pulak yang dorang akan main.

Blackberry vs Apple

The power of advertising.

Blackberry makes its' first move.

Then comes Apple!

Maulud Nabi

Hari ini bukan sahaja hari untuk kita berarak beramai-ramai berselawat ke atas Nabi Muhammad s.a.w tetapi adalah hari untuk kita mengingati akan pengorbanan dan segala kesusahan yang Rasulullah s.a.w lakukan untuk membangkitkan Islam sebagai satu agama yang mulia.

If we truly understand the sacrifices Prophet Muhammad s.a.w had done for us ummah Islam, Islam will be the greatest religion in the world. All blessing on him.

And of course, there is no other programs aired today on TV other than Islamic programs. There's Jejak Rasul, a documentary program on the journey of Nabi Muhammad s.a.w in defending Islam (my favourite of the day). There's an entertainment show on celebrities reciting selawat in nasyid and numerous of talk shows on Maulidul Rasul. And I caught a very familiar face in one of the show.

They interviewed my uncle as one of the tokoh contoh Maulidul Rasul for being able to raise his children based on ajaran Nabi. He's 40+, a very successful pilot with 3 kids all grown up. No, I'm not here to write about him but he reminds me so much of his late father, my granduncle who has been the responsible man in feeding me with ajaran akhirat. From a totally stupid tak tahu mengaji girl to a one who is able to teach her cousin mengaji. Not to brag but I feel very honored and thankful for being able to be taught by my granduncle, an army pensioner who was also a very rocky rock pakcik mengaji. He's not an Ustaz. He doesn't go to any institutions to learn Islam. But he attended a so called sekolah pondok in Terengganu to mendalami Islam but I can assure you that no Ustaz can beat his knowledge. He even taught sekolah tahfiz in Pahang. A number of them in fact.

He wrote his own buku mengaji for us his student to understand tajwid/jawi/surah-surah wajib in the simplest way. Oh, he taught us in English coz he wants us all to be good in English. In fact, some of us did our English homework during our mengaji session while he sat there in front teaching us grammar. I kid you not. He even punished anyone who failed English during exams.

"Sekolah kena pandai. Maths & English kena hebat. Nanti senang nak tolong mama & bapak. Tapi mengaji kena excellent sebab nanti senang nak jawab dengan tuhan", was what he told me whenever we meet.

He is a strict man but he never forces anyone in mengaji. He teaches wholeheartedly coz he wants us to be good, in dunia dan akhirat. And I can say I have all the ilmu that I needed all from him. Semoga rohnya ditempatkan di dalam golongan orang-orang yang beriman. Amin.

My uncle raise his children just like how my granduncle raised him. Tiada paksaan tetapi ilmu agama mesti ada. He sent my uncles to a good school and Alhamdulillah, the older one is a very successful Accountant who owns a chalet in Langkawi and the other one, the tokoh contoh is a Captain Pilot for MAS. Oh, he is also the reason why I always wanted to marry a pilot but I never did anyway. But I'm blessed with the man that I married now.

Mereka tidak warak but lucky for my granduncle that both his sons were able to khafankan, mandikan, kebumikan, mengtalkinkan by themselves both my granduncle and grandaunt. For us family, we always go to them for advices especially when it comes to soal agama.

I'm proud that I have had my life spent with my granduncle. He taught me a lot. I couldn't thank him enough for all the knowledge that he has spared me. He's always be in my prayers. Always.

Al-Fatihah.

Happy Valentine's Day

I still can't get over the fact that my bicycle was stolen by the stupid buggers. I still can remember how excited Izwan was when he told me that he bought us bicycles and how anticipated he was for being able to cycle every morning of every day. It wasn't a big of a deal for some, ala basikal je pon tapi itu adalah basikal paling mahal saya pernah terima seumur hidup saya ye puan-puan. The last bicycle I had was 15 years ago iaitu basikal kanak-kanak berwarna merah yang beroda 4 dan di-modify menjadi 2 roda yang digunakan sehingga tiada lagi roda pada basikal . So, yes, that stolen bicycle meant a lot to me. It wasn't just a bicycle, it was a gift that my husband gave as a wedding present. Yes, he gave me bicycle as a wedding gift. No diamond ring or bouquet of roses or expensive chocolate but a bicycle. Bicycle for us to be able to cycle together. We are romantic that way.

Unfortunately, the bicycles were stolen by the stupid buggers (I hate you very much!). Sadness. Takde rezeki. Hmm. I might as well buy a new set for the husband but it wouldn't have the same feeling as the first one after our short trip up north in March. In the meantime, allow me to mourn over the stolen bicycle for awhile.

On the other hand, today is Valentine's day you lovebirds. What's your plan for today despite the hoo-haa-ing of JAKIM and some other people of banning the day?! I say what the hell. It's the day for one to celebrate with their loved ones. Why make life so complicated?

I don't celebrate Valentine's day myself too (have never been celebrating though!) as what the husband said "everyday is valentine's day for us". So, we don't celebrate Vday but the noice that the authority is making by banning couples from celebrating Vday is ridiculous and unacceptable. They must've been living in a jungle all these years or maybe the brain that stuck in their head has not been working properly.

Maybe I'm not the right person to comment on this but logically, does Islam really make their ummah this complicated? My knowledge of Islam may not be as high as to compare to the Ustaz/Ustazah but from this little knowledge that I have I believe that Islam is the simplest religion that is not tortorous and very compromising. And I believe this banning issue is all related to the political interest among the polilticians as to really educating Islam about dosa and pahala. If we were to really be talking about dosa and pahala, tell me where does our country annual income comes from? Isn't that dosa enough? And by mixing religion and politics is indeed the stupiest decision our government has ever made. It's all back to the niat.

This is ridiculous!

This is what filled the bank account

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The thing that I do for living.

Well said!

Cerita hunjung minggu

If you know my husband, you'll definitely know the size of his tummy. It's so obvious one could notice its' "visibility" even when one is kilometers away. No, I'm no kidding. It's something that he's proud off. He is one fella who is proud of his growing tummy. My husband is crazy that way.

He called me last Wednesday saying that he bought us bicycles. One for him and the other one is for me. I thought he was joking but when I arrived home from work, 2 bicycles were parked nicely in the kitchen. He was inspired by my father who owned a bicycle himself. Oh, my father cycled every morning. Izwan cycled every morning since then.

So yesterday we went cycling together.

We cycled the whole area of Taman Melawati to and fro. We conquered Melawati yo!

BUT!!!!!

Something bad happened this morning. Our bicycles, the 3 of us were stolen by an irresponsible buggers! Dad was furious beyond words as his favourite bicycle got stolen. He was about to get himself ready for a ride this morning when he saw our house gate was left unclosed. He remembered checking on the bicycles before performing subuh but half and hour later, the bicycles were gone. I'm sad obviously as I only got the chance to ride my bicycle once and Izwan well, he spent quite a sum of money on the bicycles. I feel sorry for him. I know he is sad too. Takde rezeki orang cakap. The bicycles which is only 4 days old were stolen by the damn buggers. I pray that those buggers will be hit by a super huge lori sampah at MRR2. Amin

I'm sad.

The last photo taken before the incident happened. Though he never expresses his sadness but I know he's sad especially when it involves something very valuable, something that you purchased with your own hard earning. The only thing that he's very into, very determined in doing was taken away only 4 days after purchasing. Takde rezeki. Ada hikmahnya kan?! But I'm still sad though on behalf of my husband. Hmm....

Marry you

on loop

Fashion police

I know I'm thaaat late, but I'm trying to kill time here waiting for the hubs to be home from work. Yea, I'm thaaaat boring. Oh, please excuse me, I'm no Miss Fashionista but here are some of my favourites during the recent SAG Awards.

Sofia Vergara in a Cavalli. I love the blue color that she picked. It suits her well and gosh, very voluptuous of her. It's an awww for every man that sees that part of her body, I can ensure you.

Lea Michele in Oscar de la Renta. She knows how to sway with the dress.

Hilary Swank in Versace. I just love her.

Dianna Agron in a vintage Chanel Dress.

And last but not least, the new mom, Amy Adams in Herve Leroux. She looks fresh in this dress though some may have said the other wise. She looks pretty to me though.

I guess that's about it. The hubs is back. Goodnight!

Cerita bunga telur

When mom was preparing for my wedding day, she asked our opinion on whether to have bunga telur or just the fruit cake that everyone received during the night reception. She has always wanted to have bunga telur on our wedding (either me or my sis'). She said it's very sentimental; very traditional. But she never mentioned the significant of giving bunga telur to the guests. It's something that none of us were aware off.

We ended up having both the bunga telur and the fruit cake as the gift to the guests. Bunga telur is for the people who renjis-ed us and the fruit cake, well, the fruit cake is for the guests who came that night. Mom put all her affords and spent her time making the bunga telur herself. She spent roughly a solid one month in getting the bunga telur done. Credit to her, the bunga telur turned out to be very very pretty (though I never admitted it to her) but she knows that her creativity was credited by us. Even the aunties couldn't believe that the bunga telur was diy-ed by my mother till the night that they saw my mom had to re-do some of the bunga telur as it was broken after we put an egg to it. The egg was too big and heavy for the bunga telur. Little that I know that bunga telur can be very fragile to its' surrounding. Heh!

Ok, this is not the point.

When I was at Kedah for the reception, I was helping the family to get the bunga telur done. The MIL bought roughly about 700 bunga telur-s for us to prepare. They were serving the guests with bunga telur and bunga telur sahaja. One of the aunties asked did us know (there were 8 of us that night laboring to do the bunga telur) the significant of a bunga telur in a wedding? None of us answered mainly because we were tired or bored of doing the bunga telur.

She continued "it's the symbol of fertility" and when you present your guests with bunga telur, the least that you can get is their blessing and prayers for the bride and groom to "produce" good quality of children, Insyaallah. And it makes sense.

A woman produces egg, hence the telur dalam sarung in a bunga telur while a man produces thousands of sperms that run inside a woman's womb and when the lucky "one" successfully entered the egg, well you know the rest of the processes right? Dan akhirnya terlahirlah seorang bayi.

You don't get bunga telur in a wedding nowadays. It's either you receive a box of chocolate or an aromatic smells of potpourri. We missed the fact that bunga telur brings its' own meaning to a wedding and to the bride and groom.

Jadi, to all the future bride and groom, jangan lupa kasi bunga telur ye. It takes only 45 minutes of your time to get the eggs stimmed and roughly about 2 hours to put all the eggs in the bunga telur depending on your quantity.

Till then, happy holidays!