A trip to Jeli - Part 2

Sunday 3rd Sept 2006
We woke up early, ready to explore KB. Hazmi needed more of his beauty sleep so stayed behind alone. All of us had our breakfast at the "White House", a place visited by the "Jalan2 Cari Makan" show, famous for the toasted self-made-bread, nasi dagang and others. Then, we headed to Pengkalan Kubor. It's shopping time.

After that, we went back to KB, packed our things and started our journey back. Hungry stomachs must be filled first so our first stop was the Gulai Kawah place. We even got to try air nira. Being the town kids we are, uncle & auntie had to explain to us what air nira is. Owh, now we know. Hehe.

Next stop was the keropok lekor center, where we shopped and ate a lot of them. When the sun was setting down, we stopped for prayer at the floating mosque. My, it's beautiful.
We continued our journey heading south until we reached Seafood Restaurant Pak Su.

After dinner, all of us was definitely full. Though we may be tired, we had to make one last stop before going straight home... Their hometown, their village. That would be the 1st time for me & abg nad. It was great, to get a feel of their childhood memories, where they played, ran and fell. The place where they learned to grow up. ~ We reached nilai at 5 a.m. & i went straight to bed.

I am touched to be given this opportunity to know them better and to be accepted as who i am. This is a great family indeed. I am thankful to get to know u guys. Thank you! =)
And Selamat Bertunang to Abg Mi & Kak Azah. Wishing both of u happiness in ur lives.

A trip to Jeli-Part 1

Friday 1st Sept 2006
This was a trip I'd been looking forward to... A trip to Hazmi's bro: Abg Mi's engagement to Kak Azah, which took place in Jeli, Kelantan. Why was I so excited about it? I got to follow their family trip all the way there... hehe. (Does that need an explanation?) AnYway, we started our journey around 9.30a.m. Uncle led the trip in his BMW, followed by Uncle Seli's Naza Chitra and us in Naza Ria. The journey took about 8 hours, with a stop for lunch near Grik. In Jeli, we stayed in 2 big bungalows. Nice place. Made of wood, cool and breezy. Upon arriving, the guys & girls were fighting of who gets the air-cond room but then, we just slept in the living room so there was no point fighting in the 1st place. It was freezing cold.

Saturday 2nd Sept 2006
Early morning, everyone else wanted to go sightseeing. Hazmi was tired from the journey and refused to follow. I, as always, don't have that much interest in shopping but can't just stayed behind with him alone. Lucky Kak Ina & Abg Nad offered to stay behind as well. So the 4 of us plus Abg Mi just went for breakfast nearby. In the afternoon, after everyone was ready looking all pretty & fabulous (hehe), we went to Kak Azah's place for the official ceremony.

The ceremony went well and the FoOd... was fantastic. Right after the ceremony, we packed our things and headed to Kota Bahru, the capital of Kelantan. After dinner, freshing up, a short rest and a tv-drama, Kak Jane, Dira, Hazmi & I went for a drive. More ppl would have followed if we went earlier, around 10p.m. or so but since we were stuck to the tv, everyone else had gone to sleep. Look what we found... m0r3 FoOdDd...

to be continued...

Happy Birthday Hubby!

hey ppl, ppl, ppl. Sorry for the long silence. I've been, u know, BUSY. Currently doing Vacation Training with PwC and I'm glad to say, I sort of enjoy my time there. For the lack of enthusiasm, blame the early mornings and very-far-client's-offices. It would usually take me nearly 2 hours one-way so daily, I spend about 4 hours commuting. But I do think the experience is worthwhile and the ppl are awesome. Owh, have u heard... the exam result is out? Happy to announce my hard work pays, though I hope to actually do better. Next time, I guess.

My dearest Leo Hubby just celebrated his 22nd birthday yesterday. Happy Big Birthday to you, LOVE! *Muacks* His housemates gave him a very big celebration by chasing him around the area while throwing eggs at him. I wonder... What joy do they get by doing this??? *sigh* Boys will be boys. But just a day earlier, his family celebrated his bday at their home in Nilai and of course I'm invited ;) and I'm glad to be there. I am always glad to have him by my side. Hmm, we've been seeing each other every weekend lately. AWESOME! hehe.

Hey, what's wrong with this Dunia Baru show? At first, it was showed on Thursdays. Then, changed to Mondays. Yesterday, when I came back from work, it wasn't that show shown on tv. Haiyah, why change never tell one? Why change at all? Who to blame here??? BOJOLLL... Kau laa ni introduce kat aku. Dah aku suke tgk, tayang suke hati jer. Aku nak tgk tv laa, taknak bace buku. Penat. haha.

Well, I guess that's all for now. I need my beauty sleep. Will try to update when I have the time and energy to do so. Tadaa...

Us @ Sepang Circuit, watching Drag Battle

Unplanned trip

hey peeps... I'm back... after a loooonngg week. What's up??? Last Wednesday, my sweet housemates, Dina & Aida treated me for my bday at Nando's Mid-valley. We ate a LOT until we were very2 full and couldn't even finish our brownies-ice-cream-dessert (we bought it for charity... yeah, right) haha. Right after that, I rushed to Pudu to catch a bus to Melaka. Reached Kota Mas around 8pm (it's not Kota Mas anymore... I thought I'd stopped at the wrong place) Hazmi picked me up (as always... obviously). Went for dinner... where Abby's bf, Daus came joined us. Went for a drink again with Hazmi's housemates before we started studying. Yesss, that's right. I went studying with them. What subject, ppl? Statistics... *sigh* I thought I'm over with that. Apparently not. Went to sleep at Izza's place around 3am. (Wwooppss... sorry. But they do study very late at night... I mean, in the morning, whatever.) Thursday was a little bit boring. Woke up late in Izza's bed, lunch, shopping, dinner, study study study. And it's Friday. Met hubby outside the exam hall and went for breakfast.

Now, this is interesting. I was supposed to go back home that day. That's what I planned to do. I didn't have any extra clothes for anything else. But then, hubby just told me that his mum actually invited me to join their family trip to Johor to send Kak Ina to the groom's side. That's Great! but what was I supposed to wear? I didn't have an appropriate attire; baju kurung, shoes, tudung, etc. Grr... he didn't tell me earlier. Lucky me, Izza has some baju kurung. She even offered me her heels. hehe. Thanx. That's very nice of her. I borrowed the baju kurung. But I guess I'd do fine without the heels... hopefully. Surrounded by these tall ppl, I'd still be the shortest, no matter how high my heels are so it doesn't really matter actually. The trip was GGrrRReEEAaatT! Ngehehe. Of course it was. Got to spend time with this family. It's a golden opportunity. I even got to be the camera girl coz his mum forget to bring one. (But I don't think I did a great job with that especially when I got my food. Actually, when I arrived at the groom's house, the hired cameraman was always in my way. So I figured better let him do HIS job and let me eat peacefully. Plus Dira also had a camera. She was better with it anyway.)

We came back on Saturday. Went to help mummy on Sunday at her office, packing and throwing stuff. Her department has moved to a new location so she had to empty her room. Went to PTPTN with hubby on Monday. Continued helping mummy that evening and the next day, until I get my rest on Wednesday. So it's a whole week before I get my rest. Woke up today... Thursday and did some washing. Went to KLCC to celebrate Dina's bday with some KMYS ppl and tmrw I'm going to Melaka again. MMU's hosting an IT fair this weekend. And I have a few things on my list; a laptop for mummy, a router and a hard disk. Yeah, that's shopping that I LIKE! I don't like other kinds of shopping. *sigh* not quite normal yet. Getting there, halfway there, but not quite there yet. Slowly... Will be there soon, or never. depends. What am I blabbering about? Anyway, come and drop by. Maybe there's something for you too. I'm sleepy. Need to take my beauty sleep now. It's going to be a long day tomorrow. And I'm going to start my vacation training next week. So good luck to me eyh? Laters...

Kak Ina & Abg Nadzry's Wedding

15 June 2006: Nikah

Went with mummy & abg, I was excited to be invited to this event. Only family, close relatives and close friends are invited to Akad Nikah ceremony so this really means a Lot to me. =) I couldn't get a good shot from where I was. Don't wanna look too eager so I didn't move any closer. But this is good enough. The bride looked BEAUTIFUL in white. The groom did it with only ONE lafaz... very impressive. Apparently he had been practising that for several days already. :) Seems like hard work pays. The Kadi is the same age as me so technically he's younger than the newly-weds. The ceremony went well. Dinner (delicious N9's masakan kampung) was served soon after.

17 June 2006: The night b4 Kenduri
I came over just to see if there's anything I can help with, apparently none. Had Grilled Salmon Steak for dinner at Restoran As-Salam near their house where suddenly Hazmi's lil sis Abby, her bf Daus, their cousin Dilla, her bf Abg Salleh, and another cousin Nadia joined us. Was a very kecoh dinner which ended with Hazmi paying the bill. haha. We couldn't decide where to sleep that night: Nilai or KL. Mcm dah kawin laa plak kan, umah sendiri ke umah mentua. :p Kak Ina & Nadia tried to persuade me to stay but when Abby & Dilla wanted to sleep at Allson Kelana with their relatives, we went back to KL. Hence, we did not join the family's karaoke night as it was already late.

18 June 2006: Kenduri of the Bride's side & The Bride's 23rd Birthday
The Kenduri was scheduled to start at 12pm. Having arrived @12.10pm, Hazmi & I were a little bit late. Not because we overslept but we had to go to Mambau, KLIA and to Bangi before we could go back to Nilai. So actually we were on time. It's just that I signed up to give bunga telur that day so I had to rush. Had a chance to meet more ppl including Kak Azah (Abg Mi's wife-to-be), Hanisah Salehin (my 1-year TKC junior, apparently daughter to Hazmi's Mum's close friend) and of course, more relatives. The bride & groom arrived at 1pm, accompanied by the groom's family. PDRM's kompang team played the kompang to welcome them. Bersanding right away and the merenjis ceremony was carried out soon after. The bride & groom looked stunning in their pink and green suits. Proceeded outside for Makan Beradat. The Bride cut a pulut kuning "cake" for her birthday, followed by the newly-weds cutting their lovely white wedding cake. Then, it was photography session before the couple went to meet and greet the guests. Their pelamin was beautifully decorated in cream colour with fresh roses of red and pink. The bride's make up artist is Nurul Shukur, Siti Nurhaliza's favourite make up artist. The food was delicious; ayam masak merah, daging rendang etc. In conclusion, the wedding ceremony was a REAL success.

Really enjoyed myself being around his family, meeting ppl & welcoming guests. Thankful that this family treats me really nicely. Stayed around until Hazmi's ready to move after he finished packing & loading his things into the car. MMU's term has started so back to school to you :p hehe. Went back home with a goodie back for mummy and 3 bouquet of roses for me. hahahaha. Special thanx to Hubby, his parents, his 2 sisters Kak Ina & Abby, and his 2 cousins Dilla & Nadia for a Wonderful Memory...

ps: Darkie just gave birth this morning to 2 lovely kittens. Mummy was forced to stay up with Darkie as she refused to let mummy sleep. Halfway through the process, she actually paused to tell us that she was tired by meow-ing and panting with her mouth open while looking at us. What laa Darkie. We know it's very tiring. Don't have to pause JUST to tell us that.

Girls Day Out

Hey everyone! I have a lot to tell but I don't have that much time to write. Not that I was busy going places, I was busy sleeping. Haha. Anyway, Tuesday afternoon, Zanna, Ima & Hudam arrived at my house. Left their bags, waited for me to get ready and then we went to Istana Budaya to buy our tickets for Bangsawan Naga Chini. After that, we went to KLCC, had our lunch at the food court, went our own ways to settle some errands and watched Cars @ TGV. I really wanted to watch this animation because, as the title suggests, it is a story about cars, specifically car racing... and for an additional satisfaction, Michael Schumacher is the guest star. My comment??? THIS IS MY FAVOURITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME... of course on the same level as ANASTASIA. hehe. Can't challenge my obsession of that movie.

We performed our Zohor prayers before we went back home. Hudam went out with her bf, Haris, who would send her to Istana Budaya straight away. That left the 3 of us at home. Waited for maghrib and started dressing up for the play. We were supposed to be there 10 minutes before it started, which is at 8.20pm. But we only got out of the house at 8pm. Haslin, who was already waiting at Istana Budaya, was restless. Hehe. Lucky us, Hazmi came to our rescue and arrived just in time to pick us up. We made it on time... actually 5 minutes early @8.15pm. Thank you, my white knight... my knight in shining armour... hehe =p

Comments? Hmm, I think it was ok. I waited to see the naga (dragon) from the start but it only came out in the last scene... The lighting for the naga's fire was fantastic but I don't quite like the dark setting of the play. Not that it is their fault. The setting was suppose to take place in the swamp and in the woods. Hazmi like that they put in jokes along the way but Hudam said that make it less Bangsawan than it should be. After the play, we hang out in the lobby for awhile and got to see and meet some celebrities. The actors & actresses: Jehan Miskin, Ako Mustafa, Serina, Aziz Satar and some ppl I don't know. Others: Chef Wan, Khai, Rosma, Vaneeda Imran, Nasha Aziz. Took pictures with Nasha Aziz & Vaneeda Imran. Then, we took off.

Lucky us Hazmi drove his Kia instead of Satria that night as we packed all 6 into the car. Had our supper at NZ before Hazmi dropped us off at home. Hudam slept the earliest, Ima offered to sleep on the floor, Zanna, Lin & I slept around 4.30am... talking, catching up, gossiping. Well, in short, Girls Night In. The next day, Hudam went to have lunch with her bf and the rest of us had our lunch near my house. Zanna wanted to buy some tudung so we went to Pasar Besar Gombak. Met Hudam at KLCC, bought a gift for Mash baby and off we went to Kelana Jaya. Just before we arrived that we noticed that we could not all fit into a cab (legally). So Lin called her sister Kak Lina to pick us up but little that she know that there was 5 of us so she brought a friend along. Hence, this time, we had to pack 5 of us at the back of a Proton Aeroback. huii... (Imagine that. Lin dah sgt sakit pinggang & Kesian also Kak Lina, dah laa last minute call, had a drive a very packed car somemore.) But the trip was worth it. Mash's baby, Hazeeq is a real cutie. Poor little baby was hiccup-ing all the time. All of us had our chance to hold the baby but I don't think it was a success for me =p.

Well, I really miss my TKC days, especially my friends. Am really glad we still find some time to hang out, have fun & does crazy stuff together. Hope we can do this again and have others to join us as well. (but if so, we definitely need a bigger place to stay and more transport =p although that would take away some of the fun, menyempit atas katil & dalam kereta) Thanx to Zanna who initiated this outing. Hope you guys enjoy your stay and please come again ;)

06/06/06 Happy Birthday To Me!

THANX TO EVERYONE for the wish. Glad I have such sweet friends like you guys ;) So what happened on my birthday?

Had some early wishes but Nieza, who called me a few minutes b4 12, is officially the first wisher on the 6th. Nadia & Zanna's sms came in during the call. Was on the phone with hubby for the rest of the night.

Woke up with 1 missed call and 7 unread msg(s). Replied all, took a shower, went to The Mall with mummy. [Mummy gave me RM300 the night b4 to buy a watch for my bday present from her & abg when I said I wanted one with a long list of specifications. But before I went to sleep that night, I was staring at my brand-new air-cond and decided I don't want the watch coz I'm so in love with the air-cond. hahaha. So I consider that my bday present from her, gave the money back that morning but mummy don't wanna accept it.] Bought a cream baju kurung/kebaya for Kak Ina's wedding to match Hazmi's baju melayu with that money. Then, went across to Pan Pacific hotel and had lunch buffet with mummy. I ate a LOT (as if that's new) but what made me extra excited was the dessert. I ate 3 types of cakes; cheese, chocolate, strawberry... and lots more. No need for a birthday cake then. hehe. That was definitely sufficient.

Finished eating, mummy asked me to follow her to office but I refused. Had to go to HKL to visit my friend Jana, who was also a birthday girl, admitted due to high fever, suspected dengue. So went shopping for a birthday present and some magazines for her in The Mall first. I didn't know the visiting hours, just tried my luck... arrived there around 3.30pm. Apparently the visiting hours are 12.30pm-2pm and 4.30pm-7.30pm. Waited for nearly an hour before I can see her. Lucky I have the magazine with me. The rained poured down heavily around 5pm so I can't go back early but when Hazmi's on the way to see me, I just had to go. Got to meet Jana's mother before I took off @6.30pm, who gave me a pack of biscuits & drink as my bday present. :) Sweet jer. She said she bought 2 coz she knew I was there. Went back, took a shower, dressed up, waited for Hazmi

Hazmi arrived, still had to wait for me to finish dressing up :p [It's MY birthday... suke hati laa nak lambat kan?] Went to Eden Village for my birthday dinner with him. And it's a looonnggg list of order.

• Fresh Oyster on ice with lemon juice for us
• Shrimp and mango with thousand island for us
• Soup of the day for him
• Bread and butter for him
• Garlic bread for us
• Shark fin & crab soup for me
• Butterfried Garlic Big Prawn "mermaid style" for me
• Sirloin Steak for him
• Sprite for me
• Iced lemon tea for him

Was that all, honey? I thought our table was full? And we were seated at a table for four. haha. But our stomach were full, alright. I couldn't even finish my food [coz the restaurant was closing already] After that, we went for a drink, somewhere near KL Tower (don't even know the name of the place). Seated by the pool (apparently for scuba training), we had a looong romantic talk. Ngehehe. Trust my bf for a romantic setting ;) I had a cup of cappucino and he had a cup of tea there. After that, we went home. Watched Nanny McPhee from my laptop together before we bid our goodbyes for the night. Waited hubby to reach home and talked to him on the phone till we both fell asleep. All in all, it's a wonderful day.

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone again for all your wishes, which came in through all means of communications. Still coming in actually. Phone calls, sms, friendster's testimonials, msn msgr, yahoo msgr, blog comments, blog entry from hanijoe (sgt2 sweet), hallmark e-card from Dina and multiply from K Own. I can't thank you enough and can't name u all one by one but u know who u are. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! =) Alright, gtg now. Have to get ready for a celebration at Mak's house. Jaa ;)

Birthday Outing

Last friday was Nadia's birthday. I wanted to go out and celebrate with all our primary school friends so tried contacting a few of them for a dinner gathering. Some really couldn't make it, some were delighted to come but in the end, everyone had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances. That afternoon, when Nadia arrived at my house, I took her to KLCC first. Wanted to buy her something for her bday. Linda, who couldn't join us for dinner, suddenly said she's at the putra station and can't go back home so decided to come with us at the very last minute. When we arrived there, we rushed to the food court coz everyone was very hungry... me especially. Food is my priority now :p
Anyway, after lunch, we went bday present hunting. Initially for Nadia alone, then Linda asked what I want, then I asked what she wants. So we decided to spend RM10 each on the other 2. We went bday present hunting the whole afternoon. After a few hours of walking, searching & deciding, Linda bought an earrings. To finish the RM20, she bought a Cleo magazine. Nadia bought herself a bracelet and both me & Linda looked at her curiously. WE were supposed to pay that for her... why did she pay that herself. Apparently, she buys herself a birthday present every year... she will search for something else from us. Hmm, ok but good idea. I want to buy myself presents too. As for my present from them, at first, I wanted a long purse to fit into my new handbag from Hazmi. That is, if I can't find something else that interests me. But when we stopped at Memory Lane, I saw a lovely yellow butterfly wind-chime and I immediately screamed, "I want this!!!". Hehe. Nadia quickly grabbed that thing and pay for it. I got another small blue-dolphine windchime with the balance. So that leaves Nadia. We went back upstairs to Teddy Tales and bought Nadia a purse. I also bought myself the long purse I wanted, that's my bday present for me. hehe.

After that, we bid Linda goodbye coz she had to go home. Nadia & I stayed a little longer. Nadia wanted to search for something with her RM2 balance. We performed our Asar prayers, ate Auntie Anne's bread coz I was hungry again, bought myself another pack of bun from Roti Boy (pre period hunger), performed our maghrib prayers and on the way back, stopped at Chamelon. Nadia bought a chopstick and hair clips with the balance. I was searching for a looong necklace that would be visible even when I'm wearing tudung... couldn't find it at all the whole afternoon But there it was... so another bday present for myself. Haha. Over!
I had a blast time with them that day. Really! I had FUN shopping. That's something not quite normal for me. Thanx for the great time together, ol' pals. =)

I'm back home!

Hey ppl. I'm home... back in Malaysia. It has been a week now. And I'm loving it (although i know Malaysia is super hot, i don't care. I AM HOME) So what happened to the surprise I planned for mummy? Well, I told her I'll be arriving on Thursday but I actually arrived on Tuesday. Asked her to wait for a mail-delivery of something I ordered online between 4-6pm. My lovely hubby picked me up and we stopped at his Petronas station for awhile. I didn't lose a second and quickly grabbed one nasi lemak & iced Milo that I've been craving for daysss since Aida mentioned it. Met Kak Ina, Kak Madiha, Dilla and the whole Petronas KLIA 1 crew while I was eating. Had to go and have breakfast with Hazmi's parents at Nilai Spring, couldn't eat fast enough so hubby had to finish the food for me. We quickly rushed there and had breakfast with them, another plate of nasi goreng for me. hehe. Done eating, we went back to Hazmi's place, where I met his younger siblings, Abby & Apis. Funny that all of them know I'm planning a surprise for mummy so mummy didn't know that I was back but there I was... meeting the whole family. I would say that was a surprise for me! We went to the bank after that and bumped into Hazmi's parents there. Then, it is time for Hazmi to send me back home.

I wanted to buy mummy a bouquet of flowers so we went searching in Bangi but couldn't find any so we tried The Mines. Pusing punye pusing, we still failed to find one. Since we are already late, we just had to rush back home. Mummy informed me that the delivery man hasn't arrived yet and she need to go out soon. I was restless in the car coz I wanted her to be home when I arrived. Dah laa takde bunge kan. When we arrived in the area, it was around 6.05pm and mummy was waiting by the roadside for someone. She was wondering why was Hazmi there when she saw Hazmi's car. When hubby stopped in front of her, I opened the door and shouted "Surprise!!!" There was a "Jejak Kasih" moment for awhile. Mummy said she had to see someone for just a few minutes and will join us shortly so Hazmi & I brought my bags up and met abang who was at home, still waiting for the delivery man. We had dinner together that night before Hazmi went back home and I went to sleep immediately. Well, the surprise didn't go as planned but it was still a special one. Happy birthday, mummy~ =)