Have You Ever Feel It?

Have you ever feel that suddenly God is answering to all your prayers? Could it be because of your good doings? Could it be that he's testing you? How do we know which is what? I continue to ponder when:

1. Izzie - a bloghopper drop by my blog yesterday and lead me to a world of discovery... Could it be the one I've been looking for? Only time will tell.. I have to continue blog-digging to find the hidden answer.....

2. Adilah's Pizza craving - She was craving for Pizza when we visited my parents-in-law 2 weeks ago... So I thought, why not, since it's the family get-together daya anyway... So Azhan (my hubby) drove me to the Pizza Hut and while waiting for the Pizza to be ready in 15 mins, I asked him, "if you don't mind, can you drive me to the bank to draw some cash?".. A simple "No problem" as an answer - and there was Jaa @ Hasliza..... an ex-MRSM friend since we're 13 yrs old!!!!!! Of course all the usual "Lama nye tak jumpa.. Tinggal kat mana? Anak dah berapa?"... Exchanging hp numbers and email address.... etc etc.... What a perfect way to end my weekend!!

3. Work Obstacle - my project team at work has this issue with regard to new directives and how to align ourselves to it..... No clue, don't know what is going on at the upper level....This has been going on for more than 2 months!! then a "knight in shinning armor" happened to drop by and share some leads with us.. and wallaaaa...problem solved!! Hmmmmm.....

Why does all these beautiful things happen to me now? What have I done to deserve this? Or is this a test to see how would I thank God in return? Do you know? Can you tell me?

Somehow... deep in my heart, I know that is the greatness of God's unlimited power and we should forever be thankful for whatever he has given!
(Jauh di sudut hati, aku mengakui itulah kebesaran kuasa Tuhan yang tiada batasan dan kita seharusnya terus bersyukur di atas segala kurniaan dariNya.)

Note : Tomorrow is Adriana's FISRT birthday.... Happy birthday my cutie pie! May Allah bless you always!

What is your IQ score?

I stumble into this cute Quiz at Dayang's zone. This is of course, NOT a professional IQ test... so don't get tooooo excited... Check yourself out (I really hope Cik Rugby will take the test... keh..keh..) and share the result with me okay!

Mine is as per below... looks like I have to improve on my logic & verbal intelligence..... Hmmm I am a trainer though.... How aaaaa???!! Anyway, enjoy the rest of the week as today is already Thursday... means tomorrow is Friday!!!!!!.........

Your IQ Is 95

Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Below Average Your Mathematical Intelligence is Genius Your General Knowledge is Average

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

The Tag #2 - The Final Five

This is another tag that I owe Nah... so for those who have the spare time, read my FINAL FIVE...

The Rules

Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom spot.
1. Purple Ink Tumbles From My Humble Pen
2. Life's Like This...
3. Sweet Leilanie
4. Me & My Bake n More
5. The Life of Kimi

Then you select five people to pass the love on to:
I really have no idea... anyone who read this, may attempt to write, if they can spare the time.

Now, on to the questions!

What were you doing ten years ago?
I was in Adelaide, struggling to complete my final year in Univ. Many of the times, broke (only depended on monthly allowance from JPA)... but I thanked Allah for giving the strength, and will to face all challenges. Allah's greatest gifts to me back then was:
1. my family support and love
2. my friends support and love
3. my boyfriend support and love ( of course Azhan, like I said, he's my only boyfriend on earth!!)

What were you doing one year ago?
Mostly busy with work, since my boss decided to leave the department.. so managing my work without a real manager - that's hard.. Oh, and of course, the past one year, I was busy with baby Adriana - she turn 1 this saturday!!

Five snacks you enjoy:
1. Cucur Pisang
2. Kerepek Ubi (tapiocca fries)
3. Chocolate (anything will do)
4. Ice-cream (Chocolate flavour)
5. Fruits (any thing will do)

Five songs to which you know all the lyrics off your head right now:
1. Dari Kekasih utk kekasih (somehow I like the facial expression by Hattan when Mawi inadvertantly forgot the lyrics of the song....)
2. Pupus ( again, because Mawi sang this song better that the rock band, Dewa from Indonesia)
3. The theme song (by Amy MAstura) for "Mya Zara" - soap on TV3 (Tue-Thu 1030-11 pm).. I just love Ako & Eja....
4. Now & Forever (I think by Richard Marx)... errr.. kind of my personal song.. I like it!
5. the theme song for Pontianak harum Sundal Malam 2, by Misha Omar...

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. Complete all my duty as a muslim
2. Donate to all orphanage
3. Build big house that can accomodate all my beloved grandparents, mom & dad and from Azhan's side too.
4. Save for my kids' wedding - I have 3 girls you know!!!
5. Create a personal loan institution, interest-free, for single mother in need to borrow.

Five bad habits:
1. easily jump into conclusion, but this happen only with my hubby.... why????
2. Moody during my "female bad days" of the month
3. I like to clean up my sinki quickly, sometimes my mom still is using the blender, but I have washed it!
4. Fall for desert (esp. chocolate, ice-cream and cakes) easily............
5. can't stop talking once I start, esp. when I am excited about something!

Five things you like doing:
1. Singing alone, just for myself to hear
2. Hand wash my own clothes
3. Throw things that is "junk" in my list
4. Cat-fight with my kids
5. Meet friends over lunch or tea....

Five things you would never wear, buy, or get new again:
1. Push-up bra... already size 38 what....!!
2. Short maternity Gown - I look like a penguin in one!!
3. Night-use sanitary pad without wing...
4. Tight pants ... I have big bum and thigh
5. Shoes with heels more that 1.5 inches.

Five favorite toys:
1. at work - my laptop
2. at home - my kitchen (I try to be domestic when I can)
3. Credit cards of course, in case I'm out of cash
4. Handphone - to SMS when I'm bored in a queue esp.
5. my car - keep me mobile when required.

Tha's about all I have to say... Bye for now!

More family Album

This post is a dedication of love to Ms. Rugby,

Your nieces and nephew miss you a lot... have fun viewing!

Note :
Left - Adilah & Adlina with their Uncle-cousin Amirul
Right - Kak Uji, Izham, Zulaikha, Adilah, Adlina

Family Album

This is dedicated to Cik Rugby, with best wishes from all of us here in Bangi!

Tag #1: 10,9,8,7….,1

Why oh why? Whenever I did not blog-on for sometimes, then I’ll be tagged. But to honour the creativity among bloggers, below is the KIMI's version....specially dedicated to Nazura... (I owe you one more - to be posted as Tag #2 - The Final 5.....)

10 FIRSTS
First best friend: Primary school – Samhanin, MRSM – Noriah @ Usu, Ausmat - Ainnie
First item you stole: cannot recall doing so….
First pet: a cat, we (my sisters and brother) named him “Toby”- he ca swim!!
First piercing: primary 4 (10 yrs old)
First school: Chinese Kindergarten, in Pasir Puteh
First house location: Pasir Puteh, Kelantan
First crush: A police in the series CHIPS – his”acting” name was Bruce
First kiss: Obviously hubby la, coz I only have a boyfriend and I marry him!!
First car: Under my name – Perodua Kelisa1.0 Auto(brown colour)

9 LASTS
Last time you smoked: Never…
Last food you ate: a pack of biscuit from Pasar Malam (Night Market)
Last movie you watched on dvd at home: Chicken Little
Last movie you watched at the cinema: StarWars – Revenge of Sith
Last text message: to my sister this morning, regarding her Dell printer catridge
Last music video u saw: Anuar Zain –Semua Untukmu
Last song you listened to: Mawi – Aduh Saliha
Last words you said: Was telling my colleague before we left office today, “We must make a point to put timeline to track ourselves”

8 HAVE-YOU-EVERS
Dated a best friend: YES Azhan is my best friend
Been arrested: nope
Been on TV: nope
Eaten sushi: nope & DON’T WANT TO TRY AT ALL!!!
Cheated on your BF/GF: nope – refer1st sentence!
Been on a blind date: nope BUT has helped others to go through one….
Been out of the country: YES
Been in love: Only to one guy, and still am….. hopefully, I think I am, and he is TOOO!

7 THINGS YOU ARE WEARING
1. A watch
2. Wedding ring
3. Gold bracelet
4. A pair of lilac baju kurung (traditional dress)
5. A purple brooch
6. A pair of beige shoes
7. A pair or glasses

6 THINGS YOU HAVE DONE TODAY

1. clear my SMS
2. complete weekly filing
3. conduct a training
4. attended meeting
5. ate noodle for lunch
6. have my anlene drink

5 FAVORITE THINGS

1. Cat-fight with my daughters
2. Re-org my chester
3. talk to my mom (on any matters)
4. go for holiday with my family
5. meet new friends

4 PEOPLE YOU TRUST THE MOST

1. myself
2. my hubby
3. my mom
4. my sisters (can't decide between the three)

3 THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE

1. perform Haj
2. take care of my family
3. write a book

2 CHOICES

vanilla or chocolate: chocolate!!!!!! (applicable for ice-cream only)
Orignal or spicy: Original (Applicable for KFC only)

1 PERSON YOU WANT TO SEE RIGHT NOW? MY MOM

PEOPLE WHO I'D LIKE TO WASTE TIME DOING THIS TAG:(more of people I want to know more)

My new blog friends:
1. kuetart (want to know you more...)
2. myperiukbelanga (you're write up are just too delicious)
3. wongahbeng(try to stop chasing some of the "tikus keji" and share you details with us)

MOVIES ANYONE??

Most of us love to watch movies (at home or in cinema) or play. Many wrote about Memoirs of Geisha, Pride & Prejudice, Narnia, Baik Punya Cilok, Buli Balik etc... etc..

Have you ever realise that your life is also a movie.. and you're the actor, the director, the script writer, the music coordinator, the editor, etc etc etc...?? YES, we are all that.

Everyday we act and play all these role..... sometimes we like the role, sometimes we hate it. There are times when we feel like murdering or strangle some people who we think do us wrong - but have we try to take a mirror and reflect on what we have done instead? Most of the time, we will say "they are wrong", "you are wrong", "he/she is wrong". Seldom we say "I am/was wrong", what more to easily say "I'm sorry".

I've learned the hard way to remember to always do "self reflection"... most of the time, from my lovely three angels at home and my beloved hubby (AND THAT IS AFTER DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE most of the time). They're my mirror....... what about you???

Today, I've giving you a "mirror" as a token of friendship...... hopefully this mirror will help you to find what you're looking for......

Tagged to The FOUR

I was happily reading blogs today. Have not done this for hmm.. very long time.... Of course I came accross Leilanie's blog. I have missed many of her new posts..... reading and reading and upppssss... she's been tagged! So I continue to read... and guess who she has tagged? Annamox. So okay.. Annamox.. Suddenly I have this funny feeling gushing into my heart... Oh no... Could it be? Will she? And waaaaaaaaaaaa.... I was tagged by Annamox to do the FOUR.

So okay, in the spirit of bloggers.... I have to do what is due...

Four Jobs I Had In My Life (err... never change job actually...)
1. Started my very first job in 1997 with MAS and still here... shocking huh??!! I have moved two several departments within MAS. Was promoted also along the way... have develop wonderful relationship with "real" friends. Of course being 'stabbed' also and lesson learned. Still have hope that the new management team will be able to turnaround the company. To all bloggers, please support our national carier (MAS) starting with the upcoming MAS Travel Fair!
2. Move on to do the job as a WIFE since 1998 till now
3. Move on to do another job as a MOTHER since 1999 till now
4. Move on to do another job

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over (still kept the video tapes)
1. Preety Women
2. While You Were Sleeping
3. Sleepless in Seattle
4. Ghost

Four TV Shows I Love To Watch (ASTO's influence..yeah.. right?!)
1. CSI in total (I love them all...... Las Vegas, New York, Miami)
2. Desperate Housewives
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Friends

Four Places I've Lived(I had a simple life)
1. Kelantan
2. Shah Alam
3. Adelaide
4. Cincinnati

Four Places I've Been on Vacation To (Truly Malaysian................)
1. Kuching
2. Langkawi
3. Melacca
4. Cameron Highlands

Four Places I'd Rather Be In (My simple wish......)
1. The Holy Land, Makkah
2. At HOME
3. Back to school ........ my MRSM, the perfect place to make mistakes!
4. Back to Adelaide........ only in Autumn & Spring coz the weather is lovely!

Four of My Favourite Foods (basically ..... I am a dessert person)
1. Chocolate (favourite - rafaello & Cadbury fruit n Nuts)
2. Chocolate/Cheese cake (anything will do, but Secret recipe is the best!)
3. Ice-cream (any type, my favourite is Baskin Robin & ice krim potong!)
4. Fried Mee (normally mamak stall is still the best la...)

Four Websites I Visit Daily (Errrr... I try to make it a daily practise....)
1. The NST (cut cost, no need to buy paper anymore)
2. Hotmail (communication la, what else)
3. Yahoo (same thing la, look for interesting stuff & news)
4. the blogs I love........ can't stop once you start!

Four Victims To Do This Tag (the hardest part........)
Honestly I barely know this people, but they are part of the people that I have been watching from far.... enjoy their writings and listen to the beautiful messages behind each post they put. They may have been tagged, it's okay..... coz I'm really really having difficulty on this part.

1. Nah (look forward to read your list for favourite food!)
2. Zetty (seems to me a very cheerful person, her list will be very interesting)
3. Datin (would be good to get the 'inside' of Datin)
4. Dayang (always wonder what IT people like to do, go, eat, etc)

Maybe we can register a pool of "bloggers who loves being tagged" somewhere, can aaaaa like that??

Have a lovely day ahead to all.

Being "bugged" by Six Sigma again......

Remember me talking about Six Sigma once upon a time? Well guess what? It is bugging me again... this time for along period... until July 2006!! And who is the main BUG???? Azhan the bugger!!!!!

So now.... I'm being bugged...... Arghhhhhhh... deadlines, deadlines, deadlines....

I need a holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reunion BBQ....

I have joined my company since 21st Feb 1997.. less than 2 months after I graduated. And I have stayed with the company ever since... Why I'm so loyal & committed to this company? Becoz it belongs to all Malaysian!

And last Saturday, 21st Jan 2006, I had a reunion - of by trainee batch, recruited the same day as I am.. Almost all turned up, except for some who has other prior engagement. I really really am sad, though, coz I can't take any photos... my digital camera was "so called not function"... MY girls..... I am just speechless!!!

There was Rizal, of course, my beloved buddy whom I knew since uni days.. still single, don't know if he's looking for a candidate or not... Oh, and he never failed us... he did came with his chocolate moist cake - from Secret Recipe!

Then came Nynna + Hubby (Azley) with daughters Aisyah & Amina.. Aisyah takes after Nynna & Amina is just like Azley... what a good split! Your fruit pudding is nice, considering it was all gone!!

Followed by Leilanie + Hubby (Fariz).. she is as cute and "vogue" as ever. Fariz is such a gentleman!

Then came Suhaimi with his son Asif.... Shaida (his wife) has jus been released from hospital... so he's kind "solo" with a son tagging along!! hahaha... Asif reminds me of the "young" Suhaimi!!!! And Asif won't let go of his marble cheese cake (also from Secret Recipe) until we sang him a happy birthday song!!! That was errr... don't know how many time already I sang that song for this day!

Was it Tarina (the lady pink riding hood) who came with her basket full of ..... (don't want to say here, as Tarina will jump!)

OR WAS IT

Eddie and wife (Jehan) who came short after... Anyway, Nurin looks just like Eddie... so Jehan, try again! Oh and Jehan, we love your pudding!

Lastly Azib came with his newborn, 52 days old sweet boy... Azib was such a great dad, trying my massage chair with all his three kids on his lap!! Hmmmmm.... need to learn from his wife how does she do that!!

We miss Yusaini & family (he has a pair of twin girls), Dila & family, and also Freida & family. But we remember you guys..... !!

I was very tired, no doubt. But I'm happy to see everyone again.. to laugh over the old jokes, gossips in the company, latest development plan etc... So NEXT session shall be at..... hmmmm.... time will tell. Till then, on behalf of Azhan, Adilah, Adlina, Adriana & me, THANKS FOR COMING!!!!

My 2005 song

Your 2005 Song Is

Feel Good Inc by Gorillaz "Love forever love is free. Let's turn forever you and me." In 2005, you were loving life and feeling no pain.

What Hit Song of 2005 Are You?

I have no idea how this song became my 2005's song. never heard of it. Will try to listen to it one of these days.....

But kind of okay... I mean, YES, I was enjoying my 2005.... seriously was enjoying it! Kimi signing of for the week.....................

To Realize The Value of TIME............

To realize The value of a sister: Ask someone Who doesn't have one.

To realize The value of ten years: Ask a newly Divorced couple.

To realize The value of four years: Ask a graduate.

To realize The value of one year: Ask a student who Has failed a final exam.

To realize The value of nine months: Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.

To realize The value of one month: Ask a mother who has given birth to A premature baby.

To realize The value of one week: Ask the editor of a weekly magazine.

To realize The value of one hour: Ask the lovers who are waiting to Meet.

To realize The value of one minute: Ask a person Who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize The value of one-second: Ask a person Who has survived an accident...

To realize The value of one millisecond: Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.

To realize the value of a friend: Ask a person who Lose one.

Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special. That's what I've learnt today!

Abortion... Where goes the Human Values?

Dear Friends,

I know the pictures or photos that I have posted are not the kind of pictures that people want to see/view. But I just had to push myself to write on this. How human values has changed (and we're all guilty at charge in some way or another to allow for this to happen).

These pictures were taken by crew of a local TV station in M'sia. This is a view in a "bilik mandi mayat" Masjid Pusara Aman in Singapore. I quote portion of the email here (that I have received together with these photos) , sorry it's in Malay Language but I don't have the heart to translate - I am so so taken back.......

"Kesemua janin, Melayu/Islam itu baru saja diambil pegawai Persatuan Derma Amanah Muslimin (MTFA) dari tiga buah hospital setempat. Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-kanak Kandang Kerbau (KKH), Hospital Besar Singapura (SGH)dan Hospital Universiti Nasional (NUH). Janin-janin itu tidak dituntut oleh ibu yang mengandungkan mereka selepas menjalani
pengguguran di hospital- hospital tersebut."

I'm sorry, if I ever offend any Singaporean/or muslim for that matter. I'm preety sure this also happens in other countries....

I just want to share the lesson that I've learned from this email........

I want to always be thankful for what God (Allah) has given me. And I truly am sorry for whatever wrongdoing that I have done before as a Muslim, a daughter, a wife, a mother, a friend etc etc etc....... May Allah always guide me to the right path!

Latest Software - Check it out!!

Have heard of this term "big boys toys"?? Sure you have. A friend once told me that computer softwares really gets her hubby's attention. So I though why not, let me just share with you how a software user has difficulties and seek advise from Tech Support. Have fun reading!


Dear Tech Support,

Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0. I soon noticed that the new program began unexpected child processing that took up a lot of space and valuable resources. In addition, Wife 1.0 installed itself into
all other programs and now monitors all other system activity. Applications such as PokerNight 10.3, Football 5.0, Hunting and Fishing 7.5, and Racing 3.6 no longer run, crashing the system whenever selected. I can't seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting to run my favorite application. I'm thinking about going back to Girlfriend 7.0, but the uninstall doesn't work on Wife 1.0. Please help!

Thanks,
A Troubled User

Reply:

Dear Troubled User,

This is a very common problem about which men are complaining. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking that it is just a Utilities and Entertainment program.

Wife 1.0 an OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run EVERYTHING!!! It is also impossible to delete Wife 1.0 and to return to Girlfriend 7.0. It is impossible to uninstalled, or purge the program files from the system once installed. You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is designed to NOT allow this. Look in your Wife 1.0 manual under Warning-Alimony/Child Support. I recommend that you keep Wife 1.0 and work on improving the situation. I suggest installing the background Application "Yes Dear" to alleviate software argumentation. The best course of action is to enter the command C;\APOLOGIZE because ultimately you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the system will return to normal anyway.

Wife 1.0 is a great program, but it tends to be very high maintenance. Wife 1.0 comes with several support programs, such as Clean and Sweep 3.0, Cook It 1.5, and Do Bills 4.2. However, be very careful how you use these programs. Improper use will cause the system to launch the program Nag Nag Nag 9.5. Once this happens, the only way to improve the performance of Wife 1.0 is to purchase additional software. I recommend Flowers 2.1 and Diamonds 5.0!

WARNING!!! DO NOT, under any circumstance, install Secretary With Short Skirt 3.3. This application is not supported by Wife 1.0 and will cause irreversible damage to the operating system.

Best of luck,
Tech Support

Cancer - A tribute to Rayu Amy's mother

A moment of silence for Rayu Amy's mother, who passed away this morning around 9 am. Al-fatihah.......

She was another long-suffering patient of cancer... in 1992/1993 Rayu's mom used to come to her room over the weekend (when we did our foundation study together). She brought food with her, cleaned the place, made jokes and gave advise. I used to join the crowd when possible.

Looking at Rayu is just like looking at her mom. As I always know her.. the most caring, loving daughter who without fail, will always be there for her mother. After her dad passed away about 8 months ago (due to heart attack), Rayu is everything to her mom.

The pain of losing both parents are just not ....... I have no word to describe the feeling of what Rayu is going through now.. Rayu is now left behind (I thank Allah for Rayu still have her young wonderful kids, Danial & Tina and beloved hubby) to be on her own.....

Rayu, I wish for Allah to give you strength and wisdom to continue with your future...... If you ever need a friend, you know how to reach me....

This message is also dedicated to the late
1. Pn. Nik Rosney Hayati - my Maths teacher, 1989-1991
2. Kak Nik Adibah - a very respectful student leader, 1987
Who also left behind their beloved ones due to CANCER.. may Allah placed them among the blessed ones.

Looking forward to a better year - 2006!

Good evening,

I was reading through this blog of wongahbeng and seriously you guys should read his post on "bloginson-syndrome". There is some truth in his writing, so Ah Beng (I think I like to call you with that name), thanks for the tips!

To ensure that I am not getting any virus from the syndrome, my brain has been telling me to keep to the objective of me writing a blog... to share with people as much as I can!

So my end of sharing for this week:

Life is like a mail, sometimes you just don't get it!

But

The world is like a mirror, if you face it smiling, it smiles right back!

So

Don't be afraid to open up your eyes so you can see tomorrow......

And remember that

The most wasted of all days, is one without laughter!

Have a good weekend to all!

Pantang Orang Melayu

I have received such a great news - a dear friend, Zare, is now pregnant! She has been waiting for so long...and I am so happy for her.... so as a caring friend, I have shared with her some tips of how to take care of her self during her maternity leave...

And since I have blogger friends who may benefit from it, so I thought... why not, share this with the world!! Here it goes...

(Pantang - A Malay word for maternity period of 0-60 days)

My Main Food intake during Pantang are:

1. Dinner & Lunch
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a. White Rice
b. Baked fish (kembung, tenggiri or cencaru) with salt, tumeric, ketumbar and jintan..
(sorry, too lazy to find the English name for the two spices )
c. Lettuce with Tau-Foo - boiled with only water, salt, red onion, garlic & pepper
d. after the 30 days of giving birth, then I get steam skinless chicken with garlic & ginger

2. Breakfast & Tea
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a. whole meal bread - toast or just like that with milk, horlick or milo
b. Cream craker biscuit - high fibre low salt, plain only - dip in the above drinks (2a)
c. Boiled water of mixed tree and herb roots (Akar kayu laaaa)

No fruits for me, as both my mom & my mom in law thinks that it's bad for my nerves (Sejuk la makan buah, tak baik untuk urat)

You think that's bad...? Imagine this... Azhan (I love you still) will make sure my maid will monitor my eating during this confinement period..... and all my maids (before, and present) are Javanese from Indonesia.... who's waist are smaller than my eldest, Adilah....

So that's it... I have a bottle neck!! But I am proud to say that I can still fit in the clothes when Adilah was not even born yet (okay, okay, so I'm not a beauty queen, but at least I don't have to crack my head to get a new wardrobe after every delivery)...... so if you want to maintain your figure... Pantang is good for you!

To Zare, best wishes to you in 2006.

To all mum-to-be out there, stay calm & cool!

To all father-to-be... please behave and be nice to your expecting wife!

New year - 2006 around the corner!

It's been very long since I last wrote.. Guess what? I have found another long lost friend, actively blogging as well - Annamox. And for this, I have KuE and Leilanie to thank for.. I really loves this friendship chains!

Since new year is about to come, maybe it's just right to share some motivation words that I have received from a cousin of mine...

2006 Motivation Phrases
• Pursue achievable goals
• Keep a genuine smile
• Share with others
• Help your neighbours
• Maintain a youthful spirit
• Get along with the rich, the poor, the beautiful & the ugly
• Keep cool under pressure
• Lighten the atmosphere with humour
• Forgive the annoyance of others
• Have few pals
• Cooperate and reap greater rewards
• Treasure every moment with your loved ones

I do hope that everyone will find their happiness, success and what-ever they are looking for next year.

As I have not been able to keep in touch with some special people, I would like to say my words to them here (hopefully my blog will be view by some and spread the friendship chain)

They are:
1. Najmiah Khaiessa, my sis who stays in UK... I do hope that one day you'll decide to return to work in M'sia... our father really miss you!

2. Shirlina Shaari @ Angah, a dear friend when I was in MRSM... How are you? I really really miss you. Hope your 3 kids are okay (or is it 4 kids now?). Just to let you know that Usu @ Noriah is now married and she is expecting!

3. Farah Alwani Dusuki , a dear friend too ( known her since MRSM days, and went abroad together.. how are you doing? I have never met you since we returned to M'sia. I know you're happily married... got that info from an ex-AA friend of yours. Please keep in touch through our Ausmat net group!

4. Nor Azmira Abdullah, Mek Yah Said, Fauziah Shafie, Nik Roslin Suriati & Tik Shaiza - from MRSM days, where are you guys???

5. Norhishami Ibrahim (Shami) & Mohd Khuluki (Ki) Mustapha - from standard One in SRK Kamil (1), don't know why but lately I kept on thinking about the two of you. Ki, are you still with Telekom? Shami, heard that your mom passed away... so sorry to hear that.... Keep strong okay girl!

I am wishing that I could just go back in time before and meet everyone again. I know that is not possible and thus I am hoping that through blogspot, my wish will come true!

Merry X'mas and Happy New year to all!

Down The Memory Lane.......

Ever wonder why sometimes when you think of nothing, you start to walk down the memory lane?

Today... I have been thinking about long lost-touch family & friends....

1. I have this one sister, Mie, who stays abroad, don't know how she is doing. I hope she's fine..
2. Angah, a dear friend when I was in MRSM... I know she has 3 kids and happily live in Kota Kinabalu... I miss you!
3. Wanie, a dear friend too, know her since MRSM days, and went to Australia together.. how are you doing?
4. Ayah Man lives in Gombak.. he's here, so close yet so far... And I've lost touch with him.

I may write more on these people and my other loved ones... soon... I promise... real soon!

ps: Elin, it was good to meet you last Thursday... Stay cool and good luck for your masters!!

Confusion on Hari Raya

I love hari raya... one of my favourite time of the year. As for the muslim, we have two hari raya @ Eid per Islam Calendar -
a. Eid Fitr (where we are required to perform one month fasting before celebrating it)
b. Eid Adha (where we usually do Qurban i.e slaughtering of animal as gift to the poor or the
less fortunate).

Something interesting after 30 years of living with my family, I am still confused everytime hari raya is on... why???? Everyone has a title of their own and you must be able to address them accordingly. Take this scenario.........

1. My daughter, Adilah, is older than my auntie's daughter, Khalida (who happens to be my cousin!). My auntie is the youngest in my dad's siblings, thus I call her CIK (youngest auntie). But Adilah sadly has to call Khalida "Mak Long" (as in auntie) even though she is older, due to the rank in the family ties.

2. When I am upset with my little cousins who are bout my kids age, (Boys...... always hyperactive).. and my daughters happen to "join the crowd", I have to mentally remember to address them using two different terms refering to myself:
To Adilah - "Ibu (mom) is very upset with you. Please don't be naughty"
To my cousins - "Kak Imi (as in sister Imi) is very upset with you. Please don't be naughty"

How confuse can you get??? Especially when you have like 60 people under one roof at one time of raya ........... How did I derive to this number??
1. My father + Mother in law + 7 kids (3 is married, so plus 3 pax + 4 grand children ) = 16
2. My father in law has 6 siblings }
3. My mother in law has 5 siblings }(each of them has minimum of 5 kids)
4. My mom has 8 siblings }
5. My dad has 10 siblings }

Oh.. and don't forget, in Malay tradition, we have this order of birth that give you the title Along, Angah, Alang, Anjang, Uda, Ateh, Andak, Acik, Usu etc... I may miss out some.. can't remember the correct order.. so be ready to get confused if you're single and about to be married to a big family!!

I am very sure I'm not the only one on earth who face this... we all do.. and that is why Raya is always fun coz raya brings the meaning of having FAMILY with you!