Happy 63rd birthday, mum!

Every year without fail we will either have birthday lunch or dinner celebrating the parents' birthday. Itu adalah acara wajib setiap tahun. And since my sister and I dah bekerjaya (chewah!), we try to make an afford to at least give them something special on their birthday.

Bukan selalu kitaorang nak bagi birthday present as we are not as fortunate as other people but alhamdulillah, I know now my parents are very happy. They have worked so hard to raise us and this is one of our ways to pay them back for all their hard work.

So, I suggested that we give our mum a new wallet for this year's birthday. And since she loves Burberry so much, why not?

Maka, berjalan-jalanlah kami sekeluarga ke KLCC untuk memilih wallet pilihan ibu tercinta.

Happy 63rd birthday mum. Hope you like the gift. There is no words to describe how much I love you. Being a mother myself, I understand now, how much sacrifices you have made just to make sure that your children "jadi orang". You are one strong woman and I pray to Allah to grant you happiness here and the afterlife. Thank you mum. Love you to the moon and back.

My weekend was good, how about you?

I had a very fruitful weekend. From going to a friend's wedding to hosting a mini open house.

Saturday 

One of my closest friend had her wedding reception on Saturday. The event was held at Kem Wardieburn, Setapak. Very meriah wedding event of anak askar ni. 

Sedikit touching during the event as Umi (the bride) is someone that is very close to my heart. We've known each other since primary school. We were classmates since primary 4 up till Form 5 (not counting Form 1-3 as we were not in the same class then). We were on the same school bus during both primary & secondary years. We have shared our love-hate friendship throughout our growing years in BBGS hating each other sebab konon-konon "I am too cool for you" and we have also helped each other in scoring our Accounting paper for SPM. And eventhough we went on our own separate ways (I went to KMPP & USM while Umi went to KMK & UITM) but we still keep in touch with each other. She is on of the girls who I can cakap merepak with.

And she's married now to her loving husband. May you have a wonderful married life fill with love and happiness hingga ke Jannah, In Shaa Allah. I am so very happy for you my friend.

And of course, I met my usual bunch of girlfriend during the event. Meriah mak!

Sunday

We decided to host a mini open house for friends and family yesterday. Mini open house because we only invited close family & friends to our house. Alaa, my house very small, can't fit a lot of people at one time.

We had Nasi Lemak sambal sotong, Nasi Arab sedap & Macaroni soup malay style. Unfortunately, I did not have photos of each dishes. Tapi nak cakap makanan memang habis semua and kaki sangat penat selepas mencuci pinggan & kemas rumah.

Of course, the usual bunch.

And......The whole gang. Thanks for coming guys. 

Ohh, I had so much fun making other people's tummy happy. I'm happy when your tummy is happy :)

But now, here I am still in the office waiting for client's proposal at 7pm. I want to go home!!!!

Have a nice day kawan-kawan.

Lagu Raya! Lagu Raya! Lagu Raya!

My initial plan was to write about the post that went viral yesterday on the story of non-Muslim primary students having their lunch break at the school's toilet room. I've collected my source, pictures and stories but decided to let it down because I think, I will not write it properly. 

Just to note some points:-

1. Don't always jump to conclusion. This is to the mother who posted this article. Do not just rely on 1 source and 1 source only. Instead of believing what the school bus driver said, you might as well go to the school and clarify yourself. There are teachers who I believe can assist you on your concerns. Toilet room and changing room are two different things.
2. Low self awareness. This is to the citizen of Malaysia. This is a good example of how we Malaysians see things. Often that we judge people without really searching for the truth. Paling tepat, what we see is not what we tell. There's always penambah garam, gula untuk penyedap cerita. 
3. Racism. This is also a good example of how racist we are. Baru tengok sikit gambar and the first thing that come to our mind is racism. This is really a serious matter.
4. Orang Malaysia cepat melatah. Period!

Then, I decided to post the most talk of the town story of Princess Kate Middleton who just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. 

But then again, I believe there are thousands of people out there who will be writing about how glowy her post-natal appearance. For godsake, she's a Britain Royal Princess. For all you know, she has an army of people who will help her with her appearance. So yea, no story of the royal princess.

Note: If she was not married to Prince William, she will exactly look like most of us who just gave birth to a baby - having our hair tied up high and wearing kain batik. Ok, maybe not kain batik!

Then finally, I decided to post on my most favourite raya song. Yes, just like a kid I am, I am so looking forward to raya.

And yes of course, I am very sad the Ramadan is so close in waving its hand but I don't tell that to the world. I try my best to perform during this holy month. Every thing that I do is between me and for Allah to judge and not for the world to know. Sad that some people is so sarcastic in giving their comments. But then again, the intention is to remind hence I will take it with an open arms. Thank you for the reminder and Salam Ramadan to you. No hard feelings :)

With that, let me present to you Black Dog Bone with Cahaya Aidilfitri

Salam Ramadan.

A year older, a year wiser

I am officially 28 yesterday. Alhamdulillah, for the rezki, to be able to breath the not-so-fresh air, to be surrounded by my loved ones - family & friends, to be able to go to work, being a student again and be a mom to my growing up baby girl all at the same time, to be a not-so-loving wife to my husband (still working on it), to serve my parents well and most of all, to be given the opportunity to improve myself to serve Allah the Almighty in becoming a better ummah, in shaa Allah. And for that, I am forever grateful for the life I have. Syukur, Alhamdulillah.

This year was rather special (taklah se-special mana). I got to blow cake twice. Woohooo!

My not-so-romantic husband bought a surprise birthday cake for me the night before the actual day. I wasn't expecting anything from him though. In fact, I don't even think he remembers my birthday. Tetapi, surprise, surprise, he came back home from work with a large box of my favourite chocolate cake.

Terang lagi bersuluh 28 tuh.

I did asked for a birthday present though. Tak malu betul tetapi he just ignored it to the core! Haish takpelah tak ada rezeki. I asked for a new LV bag memang patut pon dia tak layankan. But, he sponsored me few new pants and we had a not-so-romantic dinner last Sunday. So, oklah tak dapat bag LV pon tak apa. (But I'm still hoping for the bag though *hint*hint*)

The 2nd cake I got was from my colleague. 

A not-so-surprise birthday cake from my department gang. It was so sweet of them although I got to pick my preferred flavour. I almost burst into tears tapi tahan macho sikitlah. Yes, I am that hati sotong.

So they say, a year older, a year wiser. Yes, I hope I am a wiser person this year. Wiser in terms of decision making, wiser in maturity-ness, wiser in being not-so-hati-sotong, wiser in attitude.

But what I pray the most this year is being a person who is able to forgive and forget, to be able to stay positive all the time, to perform in being a better ummah, to be good to my surroundings, to love more and to be forever loved by my loved ones, to be a good mother and wife and to be granted with health and wealth here and for the afterlife, in shaa Allah.

With this, I would like to thank everyone for the lovely wishes and doas. May we be blessed by the Almighty, in Shaa Allah. Selamat berpuasa to all my muslim brothers and sisters and have a nice day.

Sekali lafaz, sah!

About a month ago, one of my closest friends has officially signed the agreement letter of becoming a devoted loving wife to her beloved husband. The solemnization was held at her house the night of Merdeka Day followed by her reception on the next day and the groom's side the following day - one whole stretch!

The wedding prep was done about a year ago assuming that she'll pass her ACCA exams in November 2011 which she did! The initial plan was to have her wedding somewhere early this year but somehow the news of her sister and brother wanting the same thing as she is which is getting married, she decided to have hers in between them siblings. Oh, I can assure you that there were hell lot of dramas happening and finally, August 31, 2012 marked the day that ends her singlehood.

Syomir did the dress while she was "painted" nicely by Najeeb. She looked stunning in that dress. 

Dengan sekali lafaz Adil sah sebagai suami. I laughed during the akah, don't ask me why.

I always love akah nikah ceremony. It reminds me of my own. You can feel the love aura in the room. You can see how in love the bride and groom are.

The reception took place the next day at Dewan Perdana Felda. 

Group photo

Sekali sekala nak glamour

It was a good ceremony. Though it was a bit delayed but it was a good ceremony.

To Taj and Adil, congratulations and may this new journey be showered with lots of love and happiness. Shit happens and you may find that your partner is too annoying for you to handle but never give up hope on each other. Never stop communicating. Once you done that, it's a gone case! Love much xo.

3 down, 1 to go.

365 days

A year ago, Izwan and I, we were officially announced as husband and wife witnessed by family members and close friends.

Today, with an additional member of our small family, it makes our Anniversary a joyous one, though I'm on kain batik and on 44 days mission of "berpantang".

With our bundle of joy, Iman Alexandria

I was in the midst of bf-ing Iman when Izwan forced me, yes forced me to go to the kitchen at 12am sharp, 15 January 2012 with a slice of Indulgence and bouquet of roses on the table. 

Oh dear husband,

Though we were in the midst of "disagreement", it was so sweet of you to give me that bouquet of roses. It was out of ordinary of you to do such thing - for the fact that you usually forget on all the important dates of ours but you didn't forget our first anniversary.

Firstly, thank you for being my husband. Though I may not be the best wife in the world for you for the fact that my stubbornness pisses you off most of the time but please know that you mean the world to me. Thank you for being so patient with me and to stand by me when I needed you the most. Thank you for being the best friend I've ever had by being the most understanding. Most of all, thank you for being YOU though you annoy the hell out of me but hey, that's what made me love you.

I'm not good with words and I have not expressed my love to you that much but my love for you is eternity. May this love we build for each other last forever.

Love much,

Your stubborn wife.

And they lived happily ever after

It's been nearly 3 weeks since the event took place. It's been a year and a half since he proposed and the pressure has never stopped since. I'm lucky to have witnessed the holy ceremony of Faiz and Yanti to be solemnized at Masjid Besar Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Shah Alam, watching my dearest best friend finally, finally be a wife to her beloved husband and I couldn't be happier to be part of the event celebrating the love of two beautiful souls who are very dear to me. 

The event took place after Asar and Alhamdulillah, everything went well as planned. Dengan sekali lafaz, they were officially man and wife witnessed by family and close friends. It was indeed a good day.

The reception was held a week after and unfortunately, I don't have any photos of the event as I was one of the bridesmaid. Yes, the 7 and a half months pregnant (then) woman was a bridesmaid of the day, sitting glamorously on the side of the grand dais dengan perut yang tak sedar diri dah boyot, I am proud to announce that I had my heels on. Hey, if Victoria Beckham can wear her 4 inch heels while being pregnant, so do I! *tepuk tangan ramai-ramai*.

To you my dear, have a wonderful life ahead. Banyak-banyakkan bersabar dan belajarlah untuk banyak-banyak bersabar. May the both of you lead a wonderful life together, experiencing the good and bad of each other, to love each other through thick and thin, sickness and health...for eternity, Insyaaallah. Semoga dimurahkan rezki dan diberkati olehNya, Insyaallah, Amin.

I am honestly, deeply happy for the both of you.

Love from the both of us,

Ajie & Karim 

Labour Day

Had an ohh-so-some stay at The Legend Water Chalets, thanks to the girls for the wedding gift. I got all the rest that I needed. Though the journey from KL to Port Dickson took us nearly 2 and a half hours due to the heavy traffic at PLUS Highway yesterday but we managed to reach the place safe and sound. We arrived just at the right time for late lunch cum early dinner. We were starving to death I must say. But it was all good.

Good news for us, we were upgraded to Premium Chalet for an unknown reason. I dare not ask why, I took the room card and headed straight to our chalet. It was pack with families, group of friends and even couples staying at the beautiful-well-maintained chalets. There were guards everywhere, making rounds almost every hour to check on the chalets. Safety is all been taken care off. Thumbs up!

Night view from our balcony

Premium Chalet

Morning view

We had fun. Mestilah, free stay kan?! Will definitely be here again, with the girls perhaps?!

A good month April, it is!

Despite from being caught up with work, working around the clock, burning the midnight oil for almost three weeks now; oh yes! I've been working my ass off for client's storyboards to be submitted for an award competition or something like that, juggling two different work at the same time but I have to admit that it has by far the best month of 2011 although it has only been four months, April is indeed a pretty good month for me.

Started off with a good family dinner fully paid by kakak (itu adalah yang paling penting sekali ye kawan-kawan) and celebrating mom's birthday on the first week of the month have made my April a lovely month. To top it up, I received my confirmation letter from the company a week ago made it more memorable for the fact that my probation period is suppose to end next month. They decided to cut my probation period short and to confirm me right away with an extra token of appreciation. All praise to Allah for the rezeki. I was shocked when my GM mentioned about it as I wasn't expecting anything upon confirmation. Syukran, rezeki orang berkahwin agaknya. Another reason for a second round of big family dinner perhaps?! Sebagai balasan, bekerjalah engkau seperti anjing woof woof.

And to end my April, Insyaallah is something even more interesting as my best girls surprise me with a lovely wedding gift; two days one night stay at Legend Water Home Chalet fully sponsored by the girls, wootwoot! A pre-honeymoon trip before our actual honeymoon trip next month.

But before I can proceed with the excitement, let me "enjoy" myself working like a dog woof woof for the next two days before welcoming the long weekend break.

It's sad that I have to say goodbye to April as it has been a very good month for me but I'm looking forward for May and the rest of the months to come. I'm pretty much having good feeling that it'll be a good year for me this year Insyaallah.

Hope your days and months are as good as mine too! Good night sweet love.

Lucky girl I am

Had a fun day yesterday. Had the usual girls-meet-up-day with the girlfriends to accompany one of them for material hunting. Never knew that material hunting can be so much fun especially when you're surrounded by those who are sucker for materials. Walked the entire building just for the sake of it and let me tell you, it was hell of a fun day!

Had dinner with the troops at William to discuss over our mini road trip but ended up receiving a surprise wedding gift from them instead. I'm truly honestly flattered by the gift, I cried the moment they announced it. I'm over the moon weyh, like dah sampai Pluto!

A sneak peek of what we are getting:-

Sponsored by the girls I'm like pengsan already!

Speechless and happy at the same time. Hey, who doesn't when you're getting a free night stay at the hotel above?!

Thanks girls. Love much.

Makan besaq

People that matters

Kakak was being a sweetheart for belanja-ing us Chillis yesterday night.

Semoga kakak mendapat bonus yang lebih banyak lagi tahun hadapan =)

KL traffic was madness yesterday. It took me nearly 2 hours to reach Bangsar Shopping Centre from Damansara Uptown when it usually be 15mins or so on a normal day. Madness totally madness!

Friday + hujan = jammed macam ada jumbo sale di atas jalan raya.

Tetapi demi dinner yang enak di tambah dengan pula "free", ku redahkan jua!

Sent by Maxis from my BlackBerry® smartphone

Will you marry me?!

A friend posted a video of another friend proposing to his girlfriend on Facebook. It's been quite a while now but I only got the chance to view the video yesterday after another friend of mine was talking about it over the phone couple of days ago. I honestly think that it was cocky. Ahaks! But it was sweet of him to propose that way. But I still think that it was cocky. Double ahaks!

Jealous? Definitely not! Trust me, I'm no romantic kind of person and I don't do romantic things either. So, yeah!

Izwan never proposed before. Hah! that's explain. But if he does I would have teased and laughed my lungs out till the day he dies. He's not the romantic kind of guy. The day that we decided to get married was the day when both of our parents agreed to do our engagement on March last year. It wasn't because we told them so but it was simple because that month was the month where my mom has finally settled with her shop's renovation and also it was during the school holidays that will be easier for Izwan's family to come down to KL. It was initially planned for a merisik but my parents agreed that we do the engagement all in together considering that Izwan's family are all in Kedah hence they won't be able to come down twice. That was the time that we decided to get married. I wasn't expecting the proposal from him anyway and we have never plan in settling down any time soon.

The only time that Izwan popped the "will you marry me?" question was few months before our Akad Nikah. Isn't it obvious? Only few months down the road of course I said Yes. Gila apa baru nak fikir jawab apa time tuh. Surat permohonan nikah pon dah diluluskan. Tak de maknanya. But of course, he was laughing hysterically when he popped the million dollar question and I remember spanking his head after that. Oh, we are romantic that way.

Anyways, I'm truly happy for both of you but I still find it cocky. Hehe.

Six.

Six years ago, you sent a text message with just an Hello! I did not reply though I know it was from you. That unfamiliar phone number of yours made it so clear to me that you were serious when you said that you wanted to be my friend. Honestly, I know you wanted more than just becoming a friend; becoming my friend. Didn't I tell you that my instinct's a bitch. It never fails on me and it was right all along.

We've been through a lot together. Some were good and some were terribly bad. You have been the sweetest person I have ever met and the most annoying creature god has ever created at certain level of point. Who would have thought, that little annoying of yours has make me love you even more. You who have loved me to the highest sky, who have hated me to the deepest low and who have been the most patience while handling the psycho part of me. And with that, I'm truly grateful for I have made the right decision to stay and to fight for this relationship even when there was a time when I feel of giving up.

Six year later - today, you are the man that I married and to have this love stays forever and to grow old together with you, Insyaallah is all that I'm praying for.

There will be no more today. There will be no more celebration on remembering today but today shall remain forever as the day that you have said Hello!

Love much, your wife

26

Dearest Husband,

Happy 26th birthday. May Allah bless you always with love and joy, murah rezki. Amin. Sorry for not being able to celebrate your birthday on the day it self but I hope you love the cake that we bought for you and for the fact that your favourite boys were there to blow the candles with you. Oh, and you got your expensive ice-cream cake, isn't that awesome?! You've been through a lot these past few years and you're still standing strong. You're one awesome man and I'm glad that I made the right choice by marrying you. Please know that we are all here to love and care for you unconditionally.

Anyways, Happy birthday my dearest. May all your dreams come true and many many happy returns.

Love much,

Your wife.

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!

#8

Dan akhirnya saya bergelar Puan.







Will update more soon.

Fortune cookie

A cookie with a thousand words

This is what written in a biscuit that I randomly picked during the bonding session we had last Friday at the office.

I did not do anything special that day and I did not regret for not doing anything. My day turned out to be not so bad but it was indeed the best day compared to the rest of the days that week. It was a fine day with no drama in play.

On the other hand, I attended an ex-colleague wedding reception last night. To bad that I did not have the chance to take photos with the beautiful bride & groom as the queue to the exist was even longer than the queue at IKEA's cash counter during peak session. It was indeed a beautiful ceremony. The video screening was my favorite part; sungguh advertising!

I don't have photos with the bride but I have this one picture of Nisha and me. So to you Nisha, Congratulations on your wedding. May you and Mateen have a beautiful, beautiful life together that is filled with love and joy. Selamat pengatin baru!

Perfect new year celebration

• For the very first time in my life history, I did not burst into tears when pressure hits me. For that I moment, I felt like a serious grown up woman.


• Few days later (which is today), I burst into a lake of tears after the heart-to-heart session with Izwan. So much of growing up heh?!



• 01.01.11 has been a very very busy day - 3 friends wedding invis, mine to prepare & the need of helping the sister-in-law for her uni prep. I attended none and stuck doing office work the whole morning till late afternoon, did not finalized my list but I managed to follow the sister-in-law to get her stuff coz that requires the need of visiting shopping malls. Who would say no to that?!
  



• Asthma has decided to say Hello to me today. This is due to point no. 2. I seriously can't remember when was the last time I feel so terribly sick. I was supposed to get some rest but ended up cleaning the room and did some update on the office work and also currently writing this post.



• My healer is still nowhere to be found.



• I have wedding/engagement invis for all weekends till middle of February. Mine is in between. How to attend-lah like this?!

Last but not least, congratulations dear Farizah for her big day yesterday. Sorry my dear. As much as I anticipated going to her wedding reception, I got carried away with office work and attending family's wedding reception which falls on the very same day. If I'm able to split my body into two, I would have attended her's. Unfortunately, I can't skip family's event. Semoga perkahwinan ini berpanjangan dan diberkati selalu dengan kebahagian. Amin.

Good night!

Tunangan orang.

Last Saturday, my dear friend Nadia got engaged.

Us girls

The pretty Nadia.

Nadia + Sobri

To Nadia and Sobri, Selamat pertunangan. Semoga kalian bertahan merempuhi konon-konon alam "darah manis" untuk jangka masa 5 bulan ini. Take good care of each other. Be patience. There'll be a point where you will given up on your hope. There'll be a point where you feel like canceling your wedding. There'll will be a point where anger and hatred take control of you. Be patience and always, always believe in each other. Banyak-banyak berdoa semoga segalanya berjalan dengan lancar. All the love and joy to the both of you.

Love much,
Me

Ye, sayalah peminat Anuar Zain itu

I attended a wedding ceremony at Royale Chulan last Sunday night with my cousin. I was her plus one though but I wouldn't mind at all. I love......love attending weddings. The chance of being part of one's happy day makes me a happy person. Those beautiful....beautiful wedding dresses, the dias, the pretty.....pretty bride & groom and to be able to cuci mata, itu paling terbaik! Not much of the food though. Wedding food memang tak creative langsung. Same old! Same old!

The ceremony that I attended was a so-so. For the fact that I didn't know anyone there (I was a plus one remember?) jadi wedding itu agak keras bagi saya. But I love the concept of Songket that the groom's family chose. Every thing is Songket-related from the wedding card to the dais and even for the hall decoration. Baju tak payah cakap. Everyone practically wore Songket that night. It's pretty amazing you know. But like I said, the ceremony was so-so.

Till that ohhhhh...that cair voice singing loudly through the air......*faint*


Yes, that sexy voice belongs to none other than Anuar Zain.

He was at the wedding. He sang for the couple *faint kali kedua*. Apparently, he's the groom's cousin. So, he decided to bloom the wedding by singing two (2) songs that night. One was when the wedded couple walked through the aisle for the cake cutting and one was when....when everyone's jaw drop by the gorgeous voice of his. *faint lagi*

And that explains the status I have on my facebook. I would love to have him to sing during my wedding day although the possibilities of not getting is very high but I would still want to dream of his presence. Ahhhhhhh *cair*. And that also explains why I have his songs playing on loop for the past couple of days. Cair.

It's Anuar Zain week ye adik-adik. Excuse the kodiness but I'm in the mood for Anuar Zain. Nothing else matters!

So dear cousins, uncles & aunts, it would be much appreciated if you could surprise me by "inviting" Anuar Zain to sing for my wedding day and I promise to bake cookies for all of you for hari raya for the next 5 years. Kuih raya on me meng!

Mucho grasias!