WHIMSICAL

Pictureless Wednesday

2012-01-25T01:37:00.000Z

Selalu org post wordless wednesday kan. Malas ku mengatur mau post pic pakei hp. The internet connection is so unstable. Bikin gergitan.

Anyway..how is everyone? Gong Xi Fa Cai! Long weekend from 21-24 Jan. Went back to Keningau for 1 day. Didn't manage to do much. Down with flu. Masa saturday woke up with sakit-sakit sendi di tangan. I tot pasal masuk angin. Being down with kesakitan made we realised how precious kesihatan is. Nejara betul i o jadi invalid. Punya boring and tidak dapat buat apa-apa.

Tried to rest but couldnt. Runny nose and mcm bangal-bangal tu telinga. Took some ubat yg sepatutnya bikin drwosy..but had the opposite effect! Inda menjadi sudah ubat drowsy to me.

End up with ubatan ala kampung. Asam limau with honey dan berstim buang angin. To date getting better.

Greek, kirai & tembakau

2012-01-20T06:00:00.000Z

Hello...apa kabar semua?tis week had been quite full.kerja ofis,outstation dan ada ujian greek. I forgot to mention i took greek language as one of the subjects in my MTs. Tiada penyakit..cari penyakit kan. Adadadda dia punya stress level kan mcm time mau ambi spm dulu dulu. It was a test on greek alphabet ja bah...tapi guess what i failed the first test! The cikgu was kind enough to let some of us to re-take. Itu la pasalnya last week no updates for blog. Malar menghafal alphabet. Nanti i post pic the greek alphabet ah. As intro...hanya ada 24 alphabet compared to kita punya abc ada 26 kan. Abc...alpha,omega,delta....aitu lah abc nya.

Ok sambungan story kirai and tembakau. Sri tiada kirai and tembakau di putatan. Hanya ada di tuaran.memang kureng supply!mamaku terus pajak the kirai and tembakau. Gambar pertama ialah kirai and second tembakau. Bikin geli kan rupa tu tembakau. Mama ku bilang ini special tembakau namanya rongom.khas utk di buat penyuntilan!

Sekian itu saja story si kirai dan si tembakau.

Ulam, Kirai, Tembakau

2012-01-14T12:11:00.001Z

Got this ulam at tamu putatan today for rm1 seberkas.sangat berbolai kan. I forgot wht is the name of this ulam. Ok ni ulam tiada strong taste. And i feel healthy makan ni barang....a good start for a new healthy me? Hehehehehe

I want to increase my greens intake this year.my usus pun mcm mau reject sudah meat. Too acidic. Cuma greens ni kena beli selalu bah kan...couldnt store in fridge for long.takpe..bersusah susah dulu bersenang senang kemudian. Tomorrow gg to tamu tuaran to bring my mom pi beli kirai daun dan tembakau. Do u all know there is a shortage of kirai daun and tembakau in the market nowadays?inda lah bah si S and M tau ni isu kan hahaha.mama ku bilang sebab cuaca hujan so itu kirai tidak dapat dijemur to dry them. Same goes for the tembakau juga. There are not many pekebun tembakau nowadays thus the shortage in supply.

Itu ja la maklumat mengenai kirai, tembakau and ulam.

Kg Keningau and Dream Team

2012-01-13T06:00:00.000Z

Today we had the first staff mtg for the year. Ok...not too bad. Work is progressing and i thank the Lord for a good team. Indeed I am blessed with a dedicated group of teams. Nanti ada masa i ll post a picure of the dream team! All united with a common interest to improve the company. There are still many tasks to do, but we We hold on to the motto of "finding solution to siapkan kerja and jangan dulu cari kesalahan org lain". Teda masa mau mengorek sapa salah sapa betul, kasi siap dulu.

Lain cerita - ada sudah salon rambut di Kampung Keningau (SIla rujuk gambar pertama). Cute pulak tu. Cuci rambut RM3 or RM5 (if i m not mistaken, kalau gunting dlm harha-harga begitu juga lah. Best kan kalau ada skill ni. Di mana mana boleh cari makan. Satu hari dapat RM20 pun syukur kan. Nett u know, teda payah pay tax and sewa premis. memang keluarga Pillin adalah regular customers kpd Salon Desa tersebut.

Do u all remember si Owel? He is a big boy now. 3 years old and alrdy in play school now. His favorite is bertukang with real tools. Such an adorable boy. Penghibur kami.

Durian Kampung

2012-01-11T09:00:00.000Z

Musim deroyon telah datang lagi. It has been ages since i enjoyed eating durian...but not yesterday.yesterday was d day i got my durian mood back. Di jalan papar lama. Rm5 se kilo. D sd awal musim it even fetched rm15 to rm20 per kilo. The bitter sweet tastevwas just nice.managed to finished 5 ulas durian.milky and custardy.pendek kata puas hati lah. And as usual cita-cita i besar. Bought beberapa biji dengan tujuan mau buat kek durian! I alrdy asked janet how to bake sponge kek durian....i mau at least bole mcm standard the Harrods Victoria Sponge Kek....bah.......ini kali lah!

Will update the result of the misi pembuatan kek durian ah. Ada hati juga i mau buat ice cream durian...but reality sets in...jgn jua terlampau cita cita sehingga ke bulan kan. As of now cukup setakat misi kek ja la. The lau pan durian sd ini durian jEnis kampung. Not bad juga o kan boleh lawan yg mcm mcm jenis durian yg ada di pasaran nowadays.

Lain cerita. My face is so puffed up kan.bulat btl o.i can feel i gained loads of weight during the holidays. Inda jua i banyak makan (statement berani mati). I think the culprit was tiada exercise langsung. Seriously for once i really really hope to be able to achive a weight of 60 kg. Currently at 64kg. Inda jua bah banyak 4 kg tu kan..but mcm inda la dapat bergerak the jarum weighing scale tau. I want to put the goal of 60kg as my second azam beside the improve on procastination ya. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me...yeayyyy!!!hehehe doakan kejayaaan akak.

Makanan Ruji

2012-01-10T08:00:00.000Z

Post makanan when i was in KL. Gatal hati i mau mencuba minum2 di Harrods KLCC. The Victoria Sponge cake was scrumptious. Awas kalau tidak sedap dengan harga RM15 se butir. Tinggi o the kek mcm setinggi tapak tangan kita (kasi berdiri tu tapak tangan). ada body bah the sponge kek bukan angin ja. The coffee bikin I keluar gastrik for RM20 se cawan. Menyesal akak ordar kopi.

Atas nasi lemak sotong from Delicious Cafe. RM15 per plate. Ok lah..banyak sambal sotongnya and sesungut pun ada. But I agak-agak juga makan coz nowadays I need to be cautious with my food. Nanti trigger gastrik. Dan bila gastrik menyusul la si migraine. Sotong sudah dikenal-pasti salah-satu penyebab. The lists of food yg pembukar gastrik cum migraine are as follows (ini notes kepada kawan yg akan membawa akak makan):

1. Sotong

2. Nenas (sayangkan...padahal my fav food ni!)

3. Teh yg expire yg pahit dan tanpa susu , I mean teh yg sudah 2, 3 kali kena bancuh

4. Segala jenis jeruk (mangga etc etc...the preservatives ada sejenis enzyme or chemical yg trigger G & M)

5. MSG - ini paling o. Mi sup pipin kalau i eat memang banyak msg@wichin. Confirm muntah lepas eat.

6. Lada (tapi boleh sikit sikit la)

7. Cheese - ini kalau terlebih la. Kalau sikit-sikit ok.

Overall yg paling bisa adalah MSG, sotong dAN nenas. How ironic kan, when nenas and sotong are among my 2 fav fpood in the world.

Cubaan membuat kek pisang. I used pisang emas and honey and flour only. Healthy konon tanpa sugar. Not bad o.Sedap coz pisang emas memang sedap kan. Must make sure the pisang betul-betul masak. Jgn yg masak alang-alang nanti kelat.

KL

2012-01-09T14:08:00.000Z

Post ketinggalan. Last minit ke KL on the 10-13 December 2011. Went for training. I didnt go anywhere just bersantai di hotel dan makan dan makan dan makan. Habis pikiran i took some pic of kota metropolis. Hebatkan iklan timbangan dlm above pic. Sila spot the iklan BN. Pemandangan siang dan malam.

Christmas deco at Midvalley and The Garden. Inda berapa impressive. But better than wawasan plaza punya la.

Overall the trip was okay. Kenyang perut senang hati.

Sunday

2012-01-08T14:28:00.001Z

How is everyone sundays for the year 2012 so far? Today is only the 2nd sunday of tne year.m feeling melamcholic.the mendung weather and no interesting prog on telly doesnt help either. M gonna be 40 tis year.mcm mana tu ah. Anyway ..need to be victorious over tis melancholic feeling. Need to stir oneself in the Lord and be ok.

On a lighter note...i have my bag impian for this year.yeayyy...a pressie for 40 y.o ,maybe.....

Updates.
A little prayer and some exercise does wonder to the heart. Tomorrow will be my first day of working for the year.

P/s watching re run of Downtown Abbey now.syok o tis dramamwalauoun ulangan.english ke tahap maksima.sri cuba u tengok pinggan manggkuk dan fabrics dia.astaga.bisaiiii

Azam

2012-01-05T14:04:00.004Z

Ok juga tau the taste of the ice cream. Bought frm merdeka supermarket lido. Inda terlampau manis.ngam ngam rasa dia.ada chocolate saus di celah celah lipatan ice cream. Very rich tho. The 2nd pic is Shiso Leaves Purple(yg bertulis on the packetlah). Apa guna these leaves ah?and they do not come cheap..rm14.50 for the seberkas. Anyone know the usage?

What are your azams for the new year. Mine...aside frm the resolutions to not shop for cadars and pinggans are many. Many to list down but i summarize to be one ja lah. Jgn jua temaha kan. The azam is;
Memperbaiki diri supaya JANGAN PROCASTINATION.

Operasi Bersih

2012-01-04T13:05:00.004Z

Whole day spent cleaning. Going thru piles of fabric,pillow cases,bed sheets, clothes. Segregating the old, the still needed and new clothes. At the end of the day there were 3 big piles of bags to give away to siti cleaner. Gosh..the amt of things being accumulated in the ten years of living here. Moved to this home on 1 may 2001. How time flies.... The dust and heavy lifting caused mr migraine to come. Thus i made resolutions for 2012;

1. Will not buy any beddings things- pillow cases, sheets dan yg berkaitan, kecuali ada yg terlampau hebat la, but minimum 1 ja kalau terpaksa!
2. Will not buy any more plates, cups, dan yg se angkatan dengannya.

The pics above are hasil dari pembersihan. I have so many ointments kan. Itu baru setengah tu. Belum i kasi baris semua botol yg ada. Astaga mcm paling kaya ubat urut kan i.

Abundance of Christmas 2011 (descrpition)

2012-01-03T12:46:00.003Z

Manage to post pics using hp...yet unable to typw any descriptions. Well....i m not gonna give up.biar la the ayat bercerai cerai dengan the pics ah. I m so blessed with many thoughtful christmas gifts for 2011. Pics and givers are as below;

1. Dainty oil cloth roses bag - from fay.totally love this.this however was a special request from yours truly to fay heheh.
2. Polka dot tikuan and cawan - so dainty and loves them to bits. So colorful and ceria kan. From M, chosen by Julia.
3. Victoria English choc biscuits- simply adore the kutin. The cookies are divine. Brings me back to memories of Liverpool..where they were a staple back then.
4. Cadar set - from kawan-kawan ofis. This really touched me. They pool money and bought me this. Sikit lagi akak ter keluar ayer mata.kalah ombak rindu.
5. Kuali (pic akan di upload later)- from Dayang. this i realy really want. My old kuali sudah be tagar and it was high time to get new one. Was looking high and low for a good kuali.
6. Roses print umbrella - from inak. This make me smile. So so pretty.inda sampai hati i mau pakai kena hujan.
7. Bouquet of roses - from Sri. These were special request from yours truly as well. Loves the pink salmon color roses.
8. Blue bracelet - from Ros. so dainty and pretty. Wore it to christmas mass.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Abundance of Christmas 2011

2012-01-03T12:29:00.001Z

Ushering 2012

2012-01-02T10:28:00.002Z

First entry of 2012. This post will be without pic...entah mcm mana mau paste pic pakai ipad.desk top jua la senang kan. I wanted to do a summary of 2011...i had the karangan in my head and it seems to be easy peasy to jot down. But when keypad depan mata...mcm keras pulak otak i.well....i ll just follow the flow.bear with me.this post might be jumble up ya.

New year was spent at home in keningau. A small bbq with family. However i was down with sakit gusi. Gigi bongsu yg mau tumbuh but no space and ended up bernanah the gusi. Irritating and such mood spoiler.

Today 2 jan was movie day with bff M and S. The much talked about Ombak Rindu. S organised at her home.plenty of food. Our feedback....kami inda menangis la. Maybe because kami lalai berketawaan dan i mcm bangal-bangal inda dapat tangkap apa si aaron aziz cakap.nasib ada si sri tolong ulang dailog. Slurring bah si aaris tu.kalau si Mail aku dapat tangkap.terang suaranya. Sayang ja kasi sedia tissue..tidak digunakan untuk mengelap si ayer mata.

Anyway back to my summary of 2011. This is more for my own record so when i am 79 yrs old i can read back and remembered the milestones.
1. Enroll myself for MTs (Master in Theology) as part time student;
2. Get certified as Unit Trust Consultant under Public Mutual Berhad. Took the course and exam and i pass..yeayyyy.(might be blogging more about this)
3. Ofis- major restructuring. The merging of 2 departments. Dulu hanya ada 6 of us and now dekat 25 org sudah. I label this restructuring as Nehemiah's wall re building.

Penat sudah jari i. A blessed new year dear all.

Santa Cinnamon

2011-12-19T05:45:00.002Z

The minimalist christmas deco di office. Kayu api dlm cawan santa is kayu manis. The offoce sedang diserang oleh tikus nowadays. Ada tips menyatakan kayu manis tidak disukai oleh Cik Siti.

December 2011

2011-12-16T13:08:00.005Z

Percubaan adding pic berjaya. Christmas preparation this year is rather quiet. Didn't put much Christmas decor. Presents are 90% done. Will put up more pics later once i get my computer fixed frm viruses.

NOTES
M...NAMPAKNYA PERCUBAAN ADD PIC GAGAL.CISSSSS!!! ADA BAH TADI PIC KU.ENTAH MANA SUDAH.

TAKPE....AKAN TERUS BERUSAHA.USAHA TANGGA KEJAYAAN

Mati Hidup Kembali

2011-12-16T04:53:00.002Z

Hehehehehe what a dramatic tajuk. Yessss whimsical had been woken from a deep slumber. I need to re-set the password coz i i totally forgot the pwd for this blog.

Need to re-learn how to add pics..thus the absence of pic in this maiden post after hidup semula.

The Christmas Story 2

2010-11-23T00:10:00.002Z

Christmas-sy flowers were dusted and displayed last nite..The arrangement is agak kurus kan. 'M envisioning a huge arrangement. On the lookout for red flowers now. Christmas tree is out from its long slumber...'m still thinking what baubles to put up this year?

Till the next post.

A Polka Dot Christmas

2010-11-19T01:08:00.002Z

Is this going to be a polka dot Christmas? It would be a dream fulfilled to be able to get hold of other polka dots present papers - red and white, deep green and white.

The least fun task - being made okay by flowery plates and cups. Candies to the eyes.

The Christmas Story

2010-11-15T00:34:00.004Z

1st task was to take out all christmas-sy plates and decor. I tot I had enough..but there is still

so much space in the cupboard. My fav. christmas plates so far are above. It was a bargain for RM2.00 per piece. Menyesal I tidak buy lebih dari 3 biji! Next is to put fairy lights... to make them twinkle.

Till next post. Have an early Merry Christmas all.

(Lain Topic: Bikin malas Astro channel 702 sekarang ni. Almost evry week ada ulangan tayangan gambar drama based on books by Nora Roberts. AStaga punya bida tu cerita-cerita. Siapa bah juga si Nora Roberts ni. Sure murah drama dia kali kan, thts why astro beli. Mcm tidak berbaloi sudah ber astro oh)

Whimsicals

2010-11-12T01:43:00.002Z

The whimsicals pictures taken during the short trip. A cycling Barbie. I was tempted to buy this but mcm mana juga mau kasi masuk air asia the gelang rotan kan...

Adore the green color of the cake.

Cheese and butter yg i sempat curi time breakfast.

Flowers..what not to love about them..eh. Below are lotus buds. Lawa kan. First time I saw lotus hidup.

That would be all for the trip di negar di serang todak.

Take care all.

25-27.10.2010 (Part 2)

2010-11-09T02:32:00.002Z

Sambungan kpd short trip. Stayed at the new Marina Bay Sands. Ok ok juga the hotel. Ngam la kalau penjudi. Coz dibawahnya casino ja. Agak boring la juga. NOT a walking distance from the central shopping area. But the infinity pool memang best lah. Tapi astaga the water is COLD, ditambah lagi dengan angin yg bertiup sangat kuat. Tips: quickly get in the water and start moving around to warm oneself. Baru berabis ambil gambar. The pool is liocated at the roof top. 1st pic is a model of the hotel. Yg mcm kapal layar tu la the pool and restaurants. Inda jua terlampau impressive lah. The 3 towers yg menjadi tiang kepada kapal are rooms. Yg bawah-bawah the casinos.

Ada juga I swam in the infinity pool setakat utk memuaskan hati. Inda pun sampai 10 min. Tidak cukup time. Mana lebih penting - berenang ka window shopping? WINDOW SHOPPING la bah kan!

Somerset 313, that housed Forever 21 and several other independent kedai. The food court ada bejualan nasi padang yg nyaman. 2 hari berturut-turut I ulangan makan nasi padang sini. Dengan lauk yg sama pula tu. Inda cukup makan sana, ditapau lagi! Syok kan tapauan nya. Inda da plastik.

Christmas Prelude 1

2010-11-08T01:10:00.002Z

Christmas presents wrapping session had officially kicks off! Found polka dots wrappers at kedai K. I wanted to find red and white and green polka dots, but to no avail. Still on the look out for "christmas-sy" wrappers. The transparent bag is full of unwrapped gifts. I m now on the hunt for ribbons and trinkets to beutify the otherwise plain boxes.

Till next post....

25-27.10.2010

2010-11-04T02:48:00.004Z

October was wrapped up by a very short visit to a neghbouring country. Shopaholic mood in full gear. Hasil-hasil:

1. 1st pic. Earring and Bracelet, from Forever 21. Just love the store. Quirky and the price "berbolai".. (note: a minimum of 2 hrs required to browse thru 4 floors of this shop. Do make ample time in itinerary.) Likes the earring shape but a bit berat. There is a slight possibility the weight of the earring will elongate one's ear!

2. I alrdy pok-pok these shoes in KL since..forever. The price tag in KL was RM490 (mcm..tidak lah kan.Too expensive). Astaga, found these 1 last pair for MY size for SING89.90! berbaloi ka tidak!!!! So yes!

3. RL shirt - black and off white (susunan pics. tidak ngam.)

4. Latest book in the Shopaholic series. Not as funny as previous books. I think Sophie Kinsella had sort off loose steam in terms of "funny- ness". It is still funny but not the "roll- on-you back" funny. Mahal pula tu. They haven't got the cheaper version out.

That was all for October 2010. An eventful month indeed!

Noel

2010-10-14T16:25:00.003+01:00

Had been listening to Josh Groban's christmas cd Noel for the past 1 week. Bersemangat mau we wish u a merry christmas ni. Ngam kan dragon fruit dan pomegranate dgn buku krismas di bawah tu. Mahal juga the pomegranate o RM6 sebiji. I hope it tastes nice.

A very early merry christmas to all!

p/s 1st pic bikin kasi lawa post.no connection with dragon fruit or pomegranate

Salju di Bukit Vor

2010-10-14T08:40:00.004+01:00

It had been ages since the last update kan. I wish to be able to sum up the happenings of 2 months into few sentences. It was a roller coaster journey. Satu-satu lah i put ah. To jump start the process i ll start with a "wintry" pic of the BV swmng pool. I am so in Christmas mood now. I guess ini rain effect lebih kurang snow effect juga lah kan.

I wish we have snow here (tapi karang kalau betul betul ada snow..bikin takut pula kan..kiamat..).

Till next christmasy post...

Take care.

I sang with angels today...

2010-08-15T14:08:00.006+01:00

I dreamed a dream..

2010-08-12T02:24:00.002+01:00

I dreamed a bag.....

Kamu rasa berapa ekor sapi perlu dijual untuk itu bag ah....Empriente. Kononya to be launched Nov this year. Sesiapa yg tau brapa rogono dia dlm RM..

Selamat berpuasa semua.

Hari Tin

2010-07-27T02:27:00.002+01:00

Matilah kedai K ada stok barang barang tin baru!! Baru i terpigi yesterday. Retail theraphy! I m so veryvery happy dgn hasil hasil i. And all the kutin kutin rogono less than RM10 each. Yg pic atas mcm piring/bowl dibuat dari tin. I m so smitten by the roses prints. Tapi sgt nipis lah ni bowl (mcm nipis tin milo). Jgn dituyung air panas. Setakat taruh gula-gula ja i rasa boleh. Durian JGN sekali-kali!!! confirm bocor. Pretty kan. So Cath Kidson..
Yg 2 atas, talam tebal sedikit. I m so in the Christmas mood now!!! I sudah start mengumpul brg-brg 4 Christmas. Tapi inda sampai hati i mau bikin talam ni. I might just use these as wall deco.

My pride and joy..Love at first sight. Kutin 4 segi with dainty cuppies. ...

Itu ja setakat ni...Have a glorious kutin day u'ols...

Amazing!

2010-07-25T08:37:00.003+01:00

July's highlight was the Ba Kelalan trip(15-18 July 2010)..It was just amazing. 13 hours rugged, muddy and curam road. Dinner in the middle of the muddy and cold Ba Kelalan jungle. The experience was priceless...

Meeting new acquaintances.
Challenging one's fitness (so not!)...
Unspoilt beauty...
A spiritual re-awakening...
A realisation of how precious we are in His sight, and what have we done to deserve His goodness...

Bulan Juni Yg Meriah

2010-06-27T14:01:00.002+01:00

Bulan Juni highlight was co's family day picnic. It was not bad. Kaya makanan kami. Ordered 2 ekor kambing panggang.Ini baru lah tebarus kan. Another highlight was Project dept staff wanita semua ikut lawan gusti tangan. Wakakak. Semua ada menang except me. Si Dg juara dan Zack naib juara. I uncit...

Another updates is..i m becoming a student again.....yaaaiiiii

Till later. Take care alll

Cinta

2010-05-12T03:08:00.004+01:00

I cinta kutin lawa lawa. And mati lah di kedai K di Putatan (dan beberapa cawangannya.., tapi yg di Putatan yg banyak choice - tak mau free marketing kpd kedai unless dia kasi i voucher free!) makin banyak kutin-kutin lawa. Nasib harga the tin tidak sampai harga 1 ekor sapi. Paling mahal pun RM12.90. Berbolai (si hadji bilang!). I've added 4 more kutin to my collections. Apalah I mau isi dlm kutin tersebut kan. ...

1st pic - inda berapa lawa gambarnya kan, very 70's. But I like the rectangular shape. Susah sket mau cari kutin 4 segi. Yg slalu ada bulat. Patutka I spray and decoupage kutin tersebut? Wht do u think? I would love to hear your comments.

Yg ni the biggest kutin I ada to date. I suka betul the roses. Cantik kan....

Yg atas ni, ok la. Cute. Cupcakes...what not to like kan..

Paling I suka this polka dot kutin. Matching dgn beg luggage i. Next post I'll post on the "polka dot family" collection k.

Ok, sekian ja cerita kutin i setakat ni.

Take care all.

Jodoh

2010-05-12T03:03:00.005+01:00

I had been eyeing these cake stands piece since 2008. Everytime I ke kedai putatan, pasti i akan pi cubuk ni barang. And i always had some hesitation of buying it. But, it never went completely out of my mind. When finally, finally, finally after 2 long years, it finally is mine! Ngam lah org tua bilang, "kalau jodoh memang tak ke mana". Itu lah tu kan. After 2 tahun, ini barang masih belum kena beli! Tak payah dipaksa kalau jodoh, mcm mana mau mengelak, itu lah tu kan! Selepas bertahun I pok-pok ni ringkatan kek. Berbaloi pula harga dia tu. 3 sizes, boleh taruh bapa kek, mama kek dan anak kek. I'm so in love of this piece now. It goes so perfectly with my other blue n white collections. It adds a whimsical touch to the rest of the collections.

Kita wait for an ocassion for it to be used. In the mean time, take care all.

May pretties

2010-05-08T06:48:00.004+01:00

High time I posted some pretties, don't u think so?

They are only 6 (including this one) posts to date for 2010. Things had been pretty hectic, but that is not a very good excuse to neglect tis whimsical blog of mine eh.

Weekend was filled with too many to do lists for spring cleaning. First task is "berkarya", giving a tired dresser a "springy flowery look". Not too tidy tho but shd be ok for now. Need to tidy up a bit more. Will post the completed pic.

Take care all.

Bario

2010-04-19T14:59:00.002+01:00

What a privilege to be able to visit Bario in Sarawak. By plane via Miri. A 50 minutes flight on a 18 (or 19 or 16, lupa ku) seater, tiny air plane. Doa lah banyak-banyak sebelum masuk dlm kapal damit.

Excellent hospitality by the Kelabits. A blessed land. A trip that was good for the soul. Too many pictures taken,too few words that are able to describe the land.

Among my fav is the local limau. Juicy and crispy (ada ka limau mcm tu?). Gemuk lagi the limau dari hp i kan.
A maiden visit to a Kelabit longhouse. A priceless experience. We were greeted by an array of food. Fit for a foodie king/queen.

Bario on a rainy day.

Bario is indeed a blessed land. The favor of God is upon this land.

Till later. Take care.

Summer?

2010-03-03T03:05:00.003Z

Extreme summer ka kita? The weather is too dry and stuffy. Stay indoors and jgn membazir air. Owen dan owel membantu aunty persediaan menyimpan air. Takungan air boleh juga dijadikan kuda-kuda si Owel.
Have a cool day all.

1 John 4:4

2010-02-12T01:39:00.003Z

Wind of change at the workfront. Are we going to be trampled by the giant? But.....

"Greater is He who is in us, than the one who is in the world"

Take care all.

Sweeties..

2010-02-11T02:32:00.004Z

Hi all. I haven't neglected this lil blog of mine. Things are quite hectic at the workfront. Thus the "once a month" updates.

Above is a reminder of the many sweet things tht make me smile. The bond between big and lil bro. Love this pic taken by Fay. Mcm art art gitu kan. Padahal hp dia tidak cukup flash, thus the "suasana gelap" scene. The two hands are my mom's. Owel is at the "curiosity stage". Gatal hati dia mau pegang the api lilin, thts why big bro need to physically restrain him.

P/s banyak kan mama ku punya beras nasional bersusun di belakang kan. Kalau ada perintah berkurung, kami sure tidak kelaparan lah kan.

Take care all.

Twenty Ten

2010-01-25T07:00:00.003Z

An exceptionally long hiatus from yours truly..

So many stories, sampai inda tebubut my jari mau menaip. The last quarter of 2009 was exceptionally hectic. Chain of events tht are planned and unplanned. Pleasant and not so pleasant things intermingled with each other, a combination of both created a worthy experience. A spiritual re-birth, awakening of a deep desire to be relevant and worthy of being created. To give back and to fall hopelesly in love with the Creator. To be eternally grateful....

To be able to throw one's head back and laugh and be joyful in the midst of daily chaos.

Class of 89'

2009-12-15T01:50:00.003Z

12.12.2009, mini gathering of school friends, class of 89' SBPL. It was super super fun. Loads of laughter. So so very very relaxing and a release to be able to laugh that loud. The last few weeks had been a very hectic period. Juggling so many things at the same time. I'm so grateful for the divine covering and strength to asist me to stay afloat and sane. When the going gets tough we turn to Him for strength.

Have a very very merry christmas u'ol!!!

Calm

2009-12-09T01:14:00.004Z

Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright....(baca sambil menyanyi).

Kueh time christmas carols. Kueh angkoo dari kedai X (Si sri tau tu apa nama kedai). Ok ok ja rasa dia. Cuma warning kepada yg memakai gigi palsu yg gam gigi sudah loose. Baik jgn dimakan coz karang tertinggal the gigi di kueh. Agak melekit dan "bergetah" kueh nya. Ada lagi satu kueh, kueh karipap, sI elly punya karipap inda sempat gambar, laju habis. Karipap si Elly setakat ini karipap paling sedap di dunia i pernah try seumur 37 tahun I hidup!

Reflection

2009-11-30T04:46:00.001Z

.......'m so tired.....

A New Beginning......

2009-11-30T04:37:00.003Z

A new beginning? Perhaps....The old is being washed away, and the new is emerging.....

Contemplation

2009-11-23T01:09:00.005Z

"Tears washes the pain away"

Udang & Siput

2009-11-16T08:08:00.002Z

I was invited for Murdun's birthday lunch at Gayang. Meriah makanan kami - udang rebus, siput tarik, ikan merah stim, sayur brokoli (gagal tapi - bida rasa dia). Paling i suka the stim fish. Super fresh.

I m not sure wht happened to my tastebud. Tapi mcm keseronokan makan sudah kurang (statement berani mati!), but masih boleh kasi habis setengah ekor ikan la juga. Betul o pepatah my father. Dulu-dulu he used to say time muda-muda makan ja apa yg mau makan, time tua bila lidah sudah tebal, inda berapa sudah rasa nikmat makanan. Uwahaaaaaaa sob sob sob i think my lidah sudah menuju ke alam "lidah tebal".

Ini adalah kawan-kawan baru yg sudi menjemput I join their lunch. Si Ranni, Liah dan Siti. Si Murdun (baju sleeveless) kawan laaaaaammmaaaa suda.

8 days

2009-11-13T07:31:00.002Z

Mcm banyak betul benda mau dikasi siap. It feels like bertingkat-tingkat the load mcm gelas di atas (hahahaha). We have only 8 days to finish all. Age is catching up..semangat mau kasi siap as much as possible sangat tinggi, but sampai jua saturated point. The brain simply refuse to cooperate and mr migraine datang to say hello....till later all. Take care.

Ciptaan Bagus

2009-11-12T00:50:00.006Z

My new fav thing is the pengikat rambut ala wayar telefon. Pandai o the pencipta. Its light and tidak bikin bengkok rambut. Lapik meja toile - a new addition to "roses archive".

Today kami ada kursus komputer. Aku pening the cikgu suka ulang-ulang ayat.

Season of Change

2009-11-09T03:01:00.002Z

The wind of change is inevitable. And one couldn't help but put some resistance to it. As of now, what one can do is to hold on to the Lord, and hope that jgn terlampau kuat the angin sampai kitani pula terbang dan tehampas di kayu sampai napatai kan.

Roses for the sick body

2009-11-03T01:46:00.003Z

The health front is not so excellent nowadays. Bepenyakitan betul. Hingus dan flu dan demam. Last week was the worst. But di sebalik hingus dan demam, ada benda yg menceriakan. To add to my vintage print collections, 3 kain baru being added. I love the softness and dainty prints of the fabric. Ubat untuk mengembirakan badan yg lemah.

Baju Tradisi vs. Structured Skirt

2009-10-26T01:10:00.004Z

Owen is happy with his Dusun warrior baju. Utk konsert tadika graduation dia. malar dia cerita dia mau menari shuffle, tapi tak kan dgn baju tradisi kan. The aunty thinks he is so grown up in his costume.

This maxi skirt seriously a bargain. Terjumpa di Tamu Kinarut for only RM3.50!!! Astaga, kena curi dari jemuran kali ni kan. Tapi i tau suda kenapa kena jual, ada clorox stain di bahagian atas, thus ada discoloration. Takpe, i ll ask Emily the tailor to taruh beads atau wrap dgn black lace to cover the discoloration. I really like the structure ala-ala kipas bahagian bawa. Super super happy I. Saiz pun ngam-ngam muat o. Now mau kena cari top for this skirt.

Penyejuk Hati

2009-10-23T06:31:00.002+01:00

Today suffering frm migraine . Need to cheer self up. A pic. tht sure bikin hati si aunty tersenyum. Owel with his fav pj kereta. Bujang sudah o dia. Makin steady sudah dia berjalan.

A season to be jolly, tra la la la la

2009-10-13T04:39:00.001+01:00

A glimpse of new Christmas things for this year. Inda sabar aku mau put up Christmas decor.

Hari Raya

2009-10-09T01:40:00.003+01:00

Zakir buat Hari Raya Open House nya khas utk bahagian kami di kedai Arab di Jesselton Point. Initially I was sceptical on the food, takut ku banyak rasa rempah-rempahan. OOOOOOOhhh tapi tidak...not bad o rasanya. We feasted on nasi kambing, (entah inda ku ingat nama-nama arab lain-salad arab, kebab etc etc). Memang akak suka lah. The kambing inda berbau, dan sangat lembut. Rogono dia pun ok oh. Di antara RM3.00-RM8.00. Mix Grill ja culprit berharga RM30. Lau pannya banar-banar dari negara Syria kawen dgn org Brunei (si Zakir bilang lah). Minumannya teh-teh arab la, ada mint tea, cardamom tea etc. Nyaman teh mint nya, inda kuat rasa colgate.

Kami try Beer tanpa alkohol, perasa pear dan lemon (tin hijau). Sedap p. Sedap dari bir banar.

Soory ah, inda I ingat the arab names for the dishes.

Sedap ini nasi kambing. The sos orange adalah tomato fresh di tutuk dan di bubuh rempah ratus. Inda pedas.

Pendek kata sedap la. Sila la try ke kedai Aladdin di Jesselton Point (harap-harap they ada ISO la, jgn lain hari lain rasa kan).

Apa dalam Fridge anda?

2009-10-06T01:33:00.003+01:00

Fruit season is here again yippie! Tapi jgn temaha coz buah-buahan kitani berbisa sikit. Dlm fridge I ada tarap, rambutan dan durian. Dan i baru nakajampa durian liar yg berwarna oren. Yo olo punya sedap pula. Sangat lemak berkrim, dan tidak semanis durian biasa. dan inda berapa kuat bau duriannya. Sedap sedap. Now i mau cari durian isi merah lagi lah.

Jangan tebarus ja makan ini 3 combination, kalau tidak happy lah para doktor dan pharmacy ramai org membeli ubat sakit leher.

Have a fruity day u'ol.

Peteluangan di teratak Baking Projek

2009-09-29T02:46:00.002+01:00

We went beraya at Min's. Memang hospitality Min & Zul adalah A++++. It was so good of them to entertain us. Zul and Cha sampai pi drive malam-malam pi cari kami di jalanan (ada confusion menunggu antara Tesco Ampang dan Tesco Extra)..Inda sempat aku ambik gambar makanan si Min (the rendang paru is really to die for..sangat nyaman! dan mee rebus seafood dengan kepingan oyster juga sangat aku suka!). Min and Zul's home is so sweet. Sejuk hati masuk rumah dorang (di bantu juga dengan aircond full blast kuasa kuda 3 power kan min). Her garden is amazing! Ada "green house" mini ala Return to River Cottage, ada lemon (yg kuning), grapes (real punya, bukan pelastik), green apple (ada buah but Min said sudah gugur), kepayas, huge juicy tomatoes dan beberapa herba melayu. Aku memang kagum lah. I like Min's mosaic kitchen wall.

Kath di bawah arca bunga morning glory si Min yg menyambut kedatangan setiap tetamu.

Min's Return to River Cottage. Ada bibit carrot, parsley dan beberapa tumbuhan org putih di sini ni.

Baking Project banner. I m very proud of another of my besties ni. She finally found her forte. Doing things tht gives her the maximum satisfaction and getting paid for it!

Rumah impian aku dan Kath.

Ini silly pic - aku paksa si Kath mengayakan klip topi yg baru di beli.

Perjumpaan my 2 kawan baik. Kath and Br. Ong.

Nanti i put hgambar pembelian ah. BUt tak banyak pembelian - banyak makan ja.

Petualangan kath & Val (Part 2)

2009-09-29T02:34:00.003+01:00

I suddenly remembered zaman dolu-dolu membaca buku Enid Blyton The Famous 5 being translated into Bahasa Melayu/Indonesia. Petualangan tu "pengembaraan" bah kan..jgn pula erti dia ketulangan kan! Anyway, ini adalah Part 2 of petualangan Kath & Val. I wanted to take artsy pictures, thus the many "dark", close up objects......LOL.

One of the main reasons of going to Melaka is to satisfy my cravings for "nasi ayam hainan bulat". Tapi..rupanya lidah ku sudah tebal. Years ago when i first tasted this round nasi, it was love at first sight. I was so taken by its round shape. Tapi, sekarang, dengan iski-siki kami berbaris lama menunggu giliran mau makan ini barang, rupanya tidak sudah I smitten. Sejuk ayam kampung stimnya, mcm bikin kembang leher mau telan the ayam sejuk, and the rice biasa-biasa ja pula. How i miss the innocence and naivety of the first ever experience of tasting this years ago...Oh welll....

I still like the old buildings in Melaka though. The odd colors and sturdy workmanship. Suka betul kami berangan-angan to live in one of the old shophouses there with its inner courtyard garden. To be transported to kehidupan zaman Puteri Hang Li Poh.

Yg ni - curiosity kills Kath. We were attracted to the sound of mengetuk-ngetuk membuat gula-gula. Mcm lawa betul candy nya - warna butterscotch caramel. Harga the candy RM3 se plastik kecil. Chisss punya bida rasa the gula-gula. Bukan rasa butterscotch, rasa colgate yg mau bangas sudah!

Petualangan Part 3 nanti ah.

Kath & Val

2009-09-28T03:32:00.002+01:00

Apa khabar semua? raya holidays was spent with Cath. It was good to catch up with one of my besties. Penuh dengan gelak ketawa and catching up on personal updates etc etc. Nanti i upload banyak lagi pengembaraan Kath & Val ya. As of now, mau susun cerita dulu. Slow sikit enjin i ni, lama inda menaip. Part 1 ni, i just put post tema "Gadis-gadis dan bunga" dulu la.

I mau ini "pentaran" for my future rumah retirement (God's willing).

One of the few photos yg aku tidak ada buat tanda Peace. Lawa kan "decoupage" bunga ros di dinding nya.

Entah apa motif aku menaruh gambar belakang i ni ah. LOL.

Renewed & Refresh

2009-09-07T06:47:00.005+01:00

I thank my Lord for the renewal in spirit and much needed break from life's daily chaos and noise. To be able to take a step backward and observe things from a different view. To have hope that I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. To rest in His presence, to lean on Him when the going gets tough.

I thank the Lord for these gifts. And Sri & M will say.......AMEN!

Ketam gergasi

2009-08-17T07:52:00.005+01:00

Whilst window shopping with ogy last week, stumbled upon these gigantic king crab legs at the frozen section of the supermart. Adada punya gemuk dan panjang kaki ketam dia. Tengok bah perbandingan dengan tangan. Macam paha ketam pun masih lebih panjang dari my hand. Ini baru lah puas hati kalau makan butter crab kan M & S! Sorang satu kaki la kita. Aku rasa badan dia sebesar talam ku yg I spray jadi polka dot tu kali kan. Tapi harga dia pun memang "gigantic" juga lah. Tadaaaaa....RM328 untuk 4 ekor kaki ja. Menangis aku kalau ini dijadikan hadiah hari jadi o kan.

(pictures courtesy ofhttp://ogyzain.blogspot.com/)

M, jgn si Abang terliur mau butter crab ketam gergasi ja lah kan, for puasa nanti.

Kaya Keahlian Kelab

2009-08-17T05:37:00.003+01:00

I am currently kaya dengan keahlian kelab makan. Ada 2 kelab aktif iaitu: 1) Kelab Makan veteran, that consist of 3 members only, Sri, si M dan yours truly. 2) Kelab Makan Muda (ala-ala PUM) - di anggotai oleh 3 ahli muda dan akak sebagai ahli veteran. Both clubs are very active, and i am a member of both clubs. My 37th birthday celebration has not ended yet. Macam sebulan berpesta la kan. Last friday the Kelab Muda meraikan birthday again. It was a buffet lunch. Memang puas hati dan puas perut la.

First picture is the main attraction for me, i.e roti canai kuah dhal dan nescafe tarik. Mcm paling sedap la roti canai nya I pernah jumpa sepanjang hayat ku ini. Crunchy and not oily at all. I can actually eat more than 5 of those, but oleh kerana my TRA, I tahan ja. The dhall pun sangat smooth and tak berbau sapi. And di gambar tersebut ada sebuting benda hitam kan. Mcm taihh pula rupanya di gambar kan. LOL. Actually it was a daging masak hitam bah. The camera was unable to capture the full glory of the dish.

Gambar atas gambar sayur-mayur. Supaya inda rasa guilty kami makan sebagai penghujung la, beberapa buting sayuran.

Ahli kelab si Elly dan Dg yg gembira mengurat tukang masak pasta. They pok pok mau kena kasi lebih daging kali.LOL!

Ahli Kelab ke 3 (juara bertahan). Lihatlah the glorious cheese nan. Tebal betul cheesenya (inda lokek betul tu Tamil). Lihatlah betapa gembiranya si Ogy menarik cheese.

Pendek kata berbaloi betul la buffet kami.

Take care all.

Kaya Makan Vs. Tangan Dalam Piring

2009-08-13T02:16:00.003+01:00

Yesterday was the long awaited birthday lunch organised by the 3 member seumur hidup Kelab Makan. Si Fabmom gave a rattan handbag and kek lubak, di mana ada gambar handbag lagi tertera di atas kek tersebut!!! TQ M! Really appreciate your keringat mengukir handbag atu. Si Sri kasi I a delicate blouse with roses print. The material is very light and airy. Sangat sesuai dengan cuaca kitani sekarang. Lunch was good. Tapi inda sudah kuat kami makan (statement berani mati!!!!).....
And above is gambar artsy "tangan di dalam piring" , August purchase- Sebuting Piring roses dan cincin gergasi turquoise. Tapi berani ka i memakai cincin tu ah.....

Take care all.

Polka Dot & Selipar

2009-08-11T10:15:00.003+01:00

Thank you Dg, Elly dan Ogy for the very very sweet birtday kejutan. Memang I terkejut. Sangat menjadi dorang punya plan hahahahahaha. The cake sangat cute...and it is so touching of them to do background search on my likes, to determine what cake design to do (si Anies pembuat kek nya - memang tidak fail dia ni. Ada ISO kek nya). Memang sangat menepati lah tema polka dot dan selipar kek tersebut. Thank you adik-adik ku. They gave me a choice of Little Italy or Hong Kong Restaurant for lunch, and akak memilih the later. Sangat tidak menyesal pemilihan tersbeut. Sedap betul. Walaupun decor kedai bida (hahahaha) tapi makanannya memang pass!!!

Actually ada bah gambar kami berempat, tapi inda sampai hati I mau taruh sini coz I look like their mom in that photo! Ohhhhh tidakkkkk.....jadi i taruh gambar wajib "ber peace" i ja lah ah.

Terima kasih banyak-banyak again to Dayang, Elly dan Ogy. Kakak sudahi dengan ucapan pantun penghargaan(yang sangat tidak rhyme):

Pisang Emas di bawa belayar

Budi baik adik-adik ku akan ku bawa mati ....hahahahahahahaha

Hari Jadi

2009-08-01T05:44:00.002+01:00

Jgn lupa hari jadi ku 3 August. Kepada kakak-kakak ku, adik, anak-anak buah dan sahabat handai ku. Si M and Sri suruh kasi tulis apa mauku for hari jadi ku. Lama juga i bepikir.Satu malam akak tak tidur ni M & Sri meng list apa wish ku!

Tapi akhirnya, I rasa I mau "A sincere prayer/doa for good health, ideal weight (kurang kan lemak-lemak), rezeki yang murah dan a sincere and kind heart". Serious Sri and M, itu yg aku butuh kan!!!!!!!

Dear all, i feel old oh and not so excited to reach the age of 37. P/S jgn pula kamu membuat kejutan pada 3 Ogos ya, coz i pi outstation time tu.

Take care all.

Perjalanan Ini...

2009-07-30T00:28:00.003+01:00

Hi all. 'M off to Pitas, Kudat and Pulau Banggi today onwards. Doakan keselematan kami semua (adedeh ucapan). Ombak besar ni sekarang....mau ke pulau....

P/S Gambar Kutin tiada kaitan dgn Pulau Banggi.LOL

Take care all.

CO's Event Part II

2009-07-27T09:42:00.006+01:00

Time baru sampai ke Resort "X". I tersalah pakai baju Hitam. Patut I di Kumpulan Biru.

Sebelah siang acara telematch. Last part of the game, terjun ka kulam. lelaki juga lah champen kalau acara-acara begini.

Cuba bah kamu cari apa yg ganjil pada gambar ini.

Kumpulan Merah yg diketuai oleh Hajah Habria. Paling sporting this group. Color sedondon and persembahan mereka actually sangat okay. Dorang kalah pasal aksi "playboy" kumpulan si Wayne and BDM ja.

Acara senamrobik yg tergendala dekat-dekat 2 jam menunggu entah apa. Yg ani bad start sket. Keluar migraine ku menunggu. Panas gila pula tu.

Kumpulan Black Eagle BDM. Dorang punya Hula yg paling cantik. Tapi main buyuk coz dorang sewa luar. Bukan hasil kerja tangan sendiri wakakakakaa!

Cuba bah kamu bandingkan dengan Hula kami yg bida! Buatan DIY, jarang-jarang mcm gigi rumpang!!!! Itu kali punca kekalahan kami!

Selamat ber hula ...

Co's Event

2009-07-27T08:03:00.002+01:00

Miracle does exist. Our co's family day actually became a reality last Saturday. The planning was done ages ago, and it was postponed so many times, it would be a miracle if it materalize, but it did!!!!!The last one was about 5 or 6 years ago...Adadada kan!

Overall it was fun. Tapi aku tidak akan mention the name of the resort. No way I'm gonna give a free marketing to the venue. Terlampau berkira,...malas ku. Jadi untuk memudahkan, kita sebut resort "X" ja ah. We were divided into 4 groups A, B, C, D. I di group A. Despite persembahan kumpulan kami yg bida (inda samapi hati I mau taruh gambar persembahan kumpulan kami..wakakakak), kami naib juara juga. Tema the family day was "Hawaiian". Makanan di Resort "X" ni..hmmmmmmmmm!

Berikut adalah gambar-gambar sekitar the day. Di bawah anak our Finance Officer si Elly, si Nur Dalilah Diana. Comel anak ni dan tidak ambung. Semua org dia mau kena dukung.

Di bawah, bergambar dgn si Ogy, yg baru bertunang.

Hah! Ini si Makcik, kami punya tea lady yang berkeupayaan menaynyikan lagu pelbagai genre. Tapi mlm tu tidak pula dia mau berkaraoke!

Ini kasut si Zainah, suka betul ku. Dia buat sendiri (I mean dia lakat sendiri the bunga bungaan) Kreatif dia ni.

Ini anak si Fauzi. Bikin gergitan pipinya kan. Tapi guntangi! Menangis ja sepanjang-panjang. Inda langsung dia mau org lain selain bapanya!

Di bawah, gambar gadis-gadis Hawaiian SVH....

The last 2 pics gambar gue....mcm tiada konsep Hawaiian lah kan.....

High time rambut ku di trim lah kan.........

Congratulations kepada AJK-AJK SVH yang berabis menjayakan family day di Resort "X" ni. Penat dorang tu bertungkus-lumus mengatur tempat, membeli hadiah, membungkus, mengatur ulah dan gaya pelbagai jenis rungutan staff. Dorang dengan tenang berjaya menangani mcm-macam tabiat kami. Tahniah tahniah.

Take care all.

Kaya Selipar

2009-07-22T09:57:00.004+01:00

Life had been quite hectic at the office. Many stories to update, but I'll start with my new selipar. Recent purchase from Tawau. Agak gembira corak selipar ku ya. Boleh tahan kedai-kedai di Tawau tu. Tapi kena hati-hati coz agak tinggi, kalau terpeleot kaki bai bai gaman lo. Kena jalan slow and steady with this selipar. (sri - ngam ka dgn baju pucci atu?)
Sri's "18th" birthday on the 13 July 2009. Dia bergaya dengan hadiah clutchnya. Lawa skema color si birtday gal sini!Kurus suda muanya mcm si rahmah sudah kan M! Happy happy birthday darling!

Take care all.

Kaya Kutin

2009-07-10T03:22:00.003+01:00

Macam lama lah tidak update blog kan. Akan ku bayar updates ya. Untuk start enjin balik i ll start dengan new acquisition, 2 kutin baru. Kutin teddy bear dan kutin yg bertulis Biscotti. Nanti I'll post pic on all my kutin. Entah apa lah i mau isi dengan all my kutin kan. Takpe...si Sri dan M bilang anggap nya sbg investment.............................LOL

And in another post I m gonna talk about a program that I just enrolled. Weight Loss The Right Approach. Nanti ya, aku mau ambil gambar weighing machine dulu to accompany the story.

Take care all.

Owen is 6 today!

2009-07-03T06:51:00.003+01:00

Happy birthday Owen. He is 6 today!!!!! Banyak hadiah mummy Nia sudah kasi beli dia. And these will be the cakes for his birthday bash. Yours truly lagi belum membeli hadiah. Aku mau kasi hadiah dia buku ja, walaupun buku bukan favoritenya. Semoga dia suka membaca! Sure senyum terpaksa si Owen menerima hadiah buku. As always, the kids paling suka menerima hadiah dari si Inak (mummy Nia), coz dia memahami kesukaan budak-budak. Wakakakaka!

Di bawah gambar kek si Azura, my colleague. Birthday dia Sunday. All cakes ordered dari Anies.

Selamat perayaan kek u'ol.

Kek Bisai

2009-07-03T03:05:00.002+01:00

Pesta kek masih belum selesai. For Ogy's hantaran, ordered Cupcakes from Anies. The cuppies sangat-sangat dainty and pretty. Kek Anies memang tidak mengecewakan.

Later I'll post kek Ben-10 Owen. Today hubby si Anies akan deliver.

Till then, take care all.

Nini's Hari Jadi

2009-06-24T02:57:00.002+01:00

Nini's bday was on 20th June 2009. Macam banyak betul lah kan the cakes. Cupcakes di ringkatan dan kek empat sagi ordered from Anies. The other 2 dari Economy Bakery (boleh boleh juga o bakery di Keningau ni, sedap dari kek dari Kedai "Selatan" - direct translation english-melayu bagi kedai kek di kk (takut ku kena maki oleh taukeh nya)). Gambar atas, Nini the birthday gal yg menyambut hari jadi ke 51 (atau 18 ka heheh?) dengan sang suami dan anak-anak, Aaron Ian dan Ashley Isaac. Besar betul anak-anak dari parents kan.

Tema kek adalah sukan golf sempena minat si birthday gal. The mini cuppies were firm favorites among the kids. Belum pun majelis start, malar meminta kek mangkuk. Mini kek mangkuk ni memang ngam for the kids due to its size and portion. Tiada yg setakat jilat icing atau makan separuh ja, happy hati ku melihat tiada kek yg wasted. Semua habis licin dijilat dan di makan. Memang nyaman lah kek si Anies ni.

Mamaku dengan anak-anak dan cucunya yg paling besar (Ian si baju merah) dan cicit nya (Izab yg memakai baju petak-petak).Sejuk hati si aunty melihat the kids khusyuk membaca(atau sekadar menengok?) story books selepas kenyang makan kek dan berlari tak tentu arah. Si Nia la paling ketua di antara the kids kan LOL.

Take care all.

Baby Walk

2009-06-22T03:00:00.003+01:00

Went back kampung last weekend for Nini's birthday. Mcm malar ja lah kami ber pesta kan. Will post pictures about the pesta soon. I want to put Nowell's baby walk progress dulu. He is 10 months old now and starting to stand on his own (very very wobbly still tho'), and very very excited to start walking. Gatal hatinya menengok abangnya berlari bubut kucing kali.

Seperti biasa the aunties yg berlebih-lebih mau mengajar owel berjalan. My mum said tapak kaki si Owel masih gemuk isi, atu tah lambat sikit mau bejalan. Inak, mau kasi nipis kali tapak kaki owel, thus dia kasi injak Owel di simen tanpa selipar (entahlah ngam ka tidak teori dorang ni). Likey the first pic, geli hati ku melihat Owel kasi "ting ting" kaki nya kegelian mau injak simen).

Take care all.

Child Fruits

2009-06-19T06:10:00.003+01:00

Pics. tht show how fast the kids are growing. One of my many fav. shots of Owen and Nurul (above pic).

Nowel's progress from less than a week old to present (around 9 mths old - nanti i re-confirm exact umur dari mumy nya). Mukanya hanya sebesar my palm dulu.

Take care all.

Eye Candies

2009-06-17T11:35:00.001+01:00

This will be the last post for my mum's birthday bash. These are gambar-gambar yg lebih berupa gula-gula mata. Pics that are whimsical and memberikan senyuman kepada empunya blog (kepada sesiapa yang akan tersenyum juga di alu-alu kan lah LOL!).

Above pic, anting anting bunga hitam yg I rasa very value for money. I like the mechanics of its making. Ala-ala drop earing. Tangkai penyucuk ke telinga ngam-ngam ja so that the flower ngam-ngam jatuh ke ear lobe.

Bunga for the birthday gal.

"Pentas utama" penayangan kek dan acara bergambar. Si M bilang agak "humble" kek lubak nya di celah-celah kek yang lain. Tapi rasanya sangat nyaman! (P/S jadi M, jgn lah u berperasaan "humble" lol!)

Nowen, mengusai kasut yg tertanggal tapak akibat terlampau ber shuffle kali.

Si ABin, sangat aku suka kacau ini budak. Cute dan pintar betul menjawap segala pertanyaan para aunties.

Ini i likey coz very natural si Nini dan owel sini. Owel time ni tengah cranky coz of lack of sleep due to late nite partying wakakakak!

P/S Today - Sakit dada dan telinga I menahan mendengar our tea lady menyanyi pelbagai lagu dan genre musik dengan lontaran suara yg jelas dan KUAT. Betul-betul di sebelah dinding ku. Sabarrrrrrr ja la.

Take Care All.

Ibu dan Anak

2009-06-15T04:03:00.005+01:00

Today's post theme adalah ibu dan anak. Atas, my youngest sis, si Andy and Owell. Si Abang sedang sibuk ready mau buat persembahan shuffle dance nya.

Kakak sederhana tua ku, Nini dan anak bujang nya si Ian.

Kakak pemakan sirih si Inak dan anak perawannya Velvet.

Ibu saja, si anak sedang hebat bermain dengan Owen, refused to bergambar. Cousin I, si Ita (geng pemakan sirih si Inak).

Ini si Anak (anak si Eyat), menunjukkan kegembiraan yg amat sangat. Nasib inda tertelan gula-gula di lidah nya.

Birthday Bash Part 2

2009-06-15T03:37:00.004+01:00

Part 2 that is very long overdue. Collection of pictures that will be embedded forever in our memories. Gambar atas, adik beradik seramai 11 org (satu mama satu bapa). Mummy Fay ja tiada.

Para cucu-cucu yang ditugaskan memberi bunga kepada nenek, tapi ada yg tersalah kasih kepada nenek lain. Terlampau gembira mau bermain, ada yang lupa mana satu nenek yang meraikan hari jadi!

Di celah-selah kebisingan majelis, si Owell tidur dengan sangat nyenyak.

Kakak ku si Inak yang mabuk sirih. Dia antara adik-beradik yang mewarisi tabiat makan sirih dari mamaku. Matilah i oleh si Inak, menaruh gambar bidanya dan mendedahkan rahsia sirih nya di blog wakakakakakak! She said pinang si Ita tidak bagus bikin mabuk. Atu tah dia tampal secebis sirih di dahinya, kono2 bikin hilang mabuk sirih. Entah banar ka tidak....

Persembahan tarian shuffle dari Nowen, Mimin, Nurul dan Ain. Boleh lah....tapi satu ja step dorang seumur-umur.

Nanti i taruh lagi gambar-gambar sekitar majlis. Take care all.

Hari Jadi Mama ku Part 1

2009-06-02T04:41:00.006+01:00

My mum's hari jadi yg julung-julung kali di sambut secara besar besaran. Patutnya mama I punya gambar la yg utama dan banyak kan, tapi anak-anak dan cucunya yg berlebih lebih pula. Cakes were special order from Anies and Mahani. We ordered moist butter cake, choc cakes and cup cakes from Anies. Memang si ANies ada ISO pembuatan keknya. Sedap dan berbaloi betul harganya. The pretty decors memang menjadi kegeraman semua budak-budak. Hati dorang gatal mau cucuk dan jilat the icing. Si owen malar bertanya bila mau makan kek.

And I tambah 1 kek lubak from si M juga. Menjadi fav si Inak dan Ita, kazen ku. Gambar-gambar sekitar the bash.

Si Fay model kek. Kabak-kabak hati ku takut the kek terlicin dari tangannya!

My nieces yg bujang-bujang sudah. Marah mama-mama dorang. They were supposed to take pictures during the celebration, but rupanya malar dorang mengambil gambar sesama dorang, dan tiada gambar para mama! Dari awal sudah I warn jgn dorang begambar keluar-keluar lidah, benci betul ku menengok teenagers begambar nowadays keluar-keluar lidah. Heheheh thts why lah terpaksa dorang bergambar ber peace ja!

Budak-budak yg ada hati mau menyucuk icing kek.

Mamaku di keliling cucu-cucunya.

Owen & Kevin yg oblivious to the celebration around them. 2 ja babies paling damit and malar kena pass around to be pampered, kissed, cubit and picit.

I and the birthday gal.

Helo helo

2009-06-02T03:30:00.002+01:00

Hello all. I ll update end of may happenings soon. Masih penat-penat terlampau cuti. I rasa mau menggeliat ja mcm si Owel di atas. Dia diseksa kena kasi pakai serkup tudung. Pic below is mom's birthday cakes. Nanti I taruh banyak gambar lagi ya.

Take care all. Till later.

Koridor Bisai Vs. Ikan Asin

2009-05-26T07:28:00.002+01:00

Bisai kan the lighting for the korridor. Paleng aku suka lah koridor ni setakat seumur-umur hidup ke berjumpa dgn banyak koridor! The new Promenade Hotel in Tawau. The lighting effect bikin the corak taris-taris karpet nampak groovy. Lama aku berdiri di hujung koridor menikmati the romantic effect. Entah-entah ada aku di CCTV dorang dan dituduh ingin mencuri karpet hotel kan.

Selain obsesi koridor, aku suka dia punya baked cheese cake juga. But tak sempat ambik pic. Next trip la. Nyaman o cheese cake nya. memang to die for, or u will die coz of the richness of the fats. tapi, takpe, gila nyamannya! Kalau bukan aku duduk dekat dgn boss, pasti sudah ku tapau for si Fabmom & Sri utk merasa!

Gambar atas, bukan obsesi ku. Ini ikan asin di Tawau, aku menemankan the bos bini-bini memajak ikan asin. Ok lah juga the ikan-ikan asin....

Cerita Kerja

2009-05-26T07:10:00.004+01:00

Lawakan udang kering di Tawau. Rogono pun "berbolai" hj bilang. Gambar bawah keropok-keropok Kokos. I like keropok yg dihasilkan oleh peniaga kecil Kokos, they tak lokek bahan dan rasa. Ada rasa dan gemuk-gemuk keropoknya.

Jeti Pulau Bum-bum yang bahaya (refer to gambar bawah). Si Cyril terlicin jatuh melabuk pasal the surface di litupi oleh kulat licin, so jgn minta puji mau pakai kasut tiada bunga atau "bekasut tinggi oku" pi sini. The perahu kayu is our usual mode of transportation from Semporna mainland to Pulau Bum-bum. Redha ja la naik perahu tu, tanpa life jacket dan alat-alat keselamatan lain. Tapi for this trip, memandangkan ada VIP, hehe kami naik bot laju berkuasa 2 enjin kuda as per above pic. Sangat laju dan selesa, mcm bot iklan Peter Stuyvesant. Cepat sampai, 3 menit ja. Kalau perahu kayu, adalah dlm 10-15 menit sampai (bergantung kalau enjin damitnya inda termati balik-balik!).

Take care all.

Re-branding Mondays

2009-05-25T01:25:00.004+01:00

Re-branding Mondays. Is it even possible? Came to the office greeted by the trainees' noise. Pening kepala ku terus. Immediately I can feel the migraine creeping to my head. Enjin kerja pun lama mau start. New and better approach is needed for Mondays. No more blue mondays tag, or tag tag negatif yg seumpamanya. Every day is a good day including mondays. So people, I m embracing my Monday with a new perspective now.

Several photos from my outstation. Above picture ia a lone perahu damit "parking" in the Semporna sea.

The Semporna Floating Restaurant walkway. Such a romantic lighting kan. I like the walkway best. The food is gagal though.

An island faraway in Semporna, that looks like a sleeping man (with a very much distorted figure though).

Take care all.

2009-05-19T02:35:00.003+01:00

The office is swamp with many new faces in the form of trainees, undergoing practical training. Pening ku budak-budak ni. Giggling girls, and some of them are seated adjacent to mine. lain juga eh budaya budak-budak now (or is that coz of a huge generation gap? sob sob sob), I remembered dulu-dulu, kalau kita baru masuk kerja, inda la berani ketawa terbahak-bahak dan bercerita bagai nak rak kan, diam ja kan. Dorang ni ah, bercerita la (I can actually hear every bit of conversation), memasang lagu la, giggling la. Seriously akak sudah sampai tahap maksima my patience. Their voices are like nyamuk di telinga ku. Bingit banar!

'M off for outstation to Pulau Bum-bum Semporna, Sandakan and Tawau this week. Be back next week. Take care all.

P/S gambar roti paun tiada kaitan dengan post.

Fabmom's Coming of Age

2009-05-18T01:57:00.005+01:00

Hehehehehe coming of age tediri kan M! Last Saturday, the teaparty was turned to a Pesta Kari to celebrate Fabmom's birthday. Cake was special order from ANies. Selalu kalau order kek and rasanya kurang nyaman, susah betul mau kasi tau kan, coz our culture is culture yg beradat bah kan. BUT, kek si ANies ni sincerely NYAMAN! I m not saying this coz we know Anies. We ordered butter cake and it tasted so moist and sangat ngam dengan rasa lidah kami. It was beautifuly decorated lagi. Si Adek la yang pajak all the tiny blue flowers. Nasib si ANies kasi hinggap 3 ekor butterfly, so setiap budak dapat satu ekor. Kalau tidak, ada lah yg berkeluaran aying mata tiada dapat kupu- kupu!

Immediately, I sms Fay to confirm order kek dari si Anies for my mom's birthday nanti.

Fabmom ada juga menyediakan my all time fav her carrot cake with cream cheese icing. Mcm bertukar kek kami, I & Sri kasi hadiah dia kek dan dia kasi tapaukan kami kek lobaknya. Mcm the whole weekend aku meratah kek lah kan....

SI Adek menyusun balik the blue flowers di keknya. For her birthday nanti, aku mau order dari si ANies kek penuh bunga utk si Adek ni.

Happy Birthday M!!!!!

Cantik kan the shape and color combination.

P/S Mcm tiada langsung pula gambar kari kami kan. Terlupa mau ambil gambar the kari kepala ikan, lalai mengambil gambar kek!!!

Hasil Sipitang

2009-05-14T06:49:00.003+01:00

Went for site inspection in Sipitang yesterday. Adadada cuaca punya panas. Menahan hati ja I under the sun. Segala topi, aircond dan whatever protection pun inda boleh melawan sang mentari. The site is right in front of the sea, jadi teka-teka lah bagaimana kilauan the sea dan haba penyejatan air laut naik ke muka, badan, mata dan bumi bertuah ni kan.

Untuk mengubat badan dan semangat yg lemah oleh sang suria, I telah membeli-belah hasil pertanian di Sipitang dan Beaufort. Mewah juga hasil akak. Cuma inda matching la pemebeliaa tu kan wakakakaaka! I berjaya bershopping sakan avocado, bunga kantan (matching dgn avocado ka..hmmm) murah betul the bunga kantan 4 tangkai for RM1!, kalau di pasar Taman Jumbo, 2 kuntum RM1.50 o geng, Nenas, Limau Manis, dan mushroom. Dan kueh yg bujur-bujur warna cokelat tu, Kueh Bom aku beli di Restoren Sri Malaysia di Beaufort. Yg ni a "must buy", 'm obsessed with this kuih. Pasti akan ku tapau kalau limpas Beaufort ni. Aku tapau semua perasa - Inti Bawang + Udang Kering, Kacang Hitam & Kacang Tanah. Serious sedap esp kalau makan panas-panas! Tapi awas, kalau terlampau chapi-chapi mengigit kueh yg baru keluar dari kuali, pasti lidah akan terbakar.

Pengsan la si M dan Sri ni, menduga samada itu kah bahan-bahan yg akan aku bawa ke Teaparty kami this sat!

Gambar bawah, Sipitang punya clock tower, tapi jamnya inda ngam timing. They said skru dlm jam berkarat kena wap laut.

Take care u'ol.

Anak-anak Damit

2009-05-12T01:56:00.002+01:00

Updates on nieces and nephews. Owen & Nurul dipaksa aunty membuat pose bertafakur. And the baby below did not need any force to do his pose. Itu ja skill dia setakat ni.

Kembali Ke Asal

2009-05-04T02:25:00.003+01:00

Hi all, I m back from a very much needed break/rest. The break was eventful and required constant travelling. It was very very good tho'. Good for the soul and mind.

P/S Gambar atas tiada kaitan dengan isi post. (bukan anku tinggal di rumah ni time cuti). Cuma, when i grow old and retired, I want to have this size of a petite house, and I'm so gonna beautify it ala ala rumah kedesaan Inggeris. Rumah yg di atas tu mcm ala ala rumah nenek kebayan kan.

New Fav Day

2009-04-22T04:01:00.002+01:00

Tuesday is officially a new fav day coz banyak betul rancangan tv menarik hari 2 sekarang ni! Tuedays are officially hari tv di lamin ku.

1) 7 pm: The Biggest Loser - astaga aku sangat suka ini rancangan! I alrdy sms Sri that if ada this kind of show in Malaysia, kami mesti masuk! I akan minta cuti dari Hadji utk masuk this rancangan! (malu kali Hadji mau bawa paper permohonan cuti selama 3 bulan pi mtg BOD, utk ni kan M & S). Tapi inda cukup korum if si Fabmom tak join kami, jadi I cadang si Fabmom pun masuk, tapi dia punya konsep The Biggest Gainer (berapa banyak dia boleh gain weight).

2) 8 pm: Lipstick Jungle. Aku benci betul ini rancangan akan di axe! This will be the last season. I like si Nico yg sangat cool dan begaya betul. Really really like the friendship of the 3 gals - Nico, Wendy and Victory!

3) 9 pm: Merlin. Kisah classic Camelot with a twist. I likey the goofyness of Merlin. Love love kisah-kisah magis dan dragon ni.Benci aku si Uther Pendragon! (mcm nama Dusun kan si Pendragon ni) Raja yg sot. And I tak sabar for the day when Arthur Pendragon finally realise that Merlin ada kuasa magis!!!!

4) 10 pm: Brothers & Sisters. Quirky family story. Malas aku si Holly, mcm si taih taih ja gaya dia! Kesian si Rebecca , anaknya yg malar di tipu siapa sebenarnya bapa kandungnya! And si Kevin Walker tu, banar ka gay in real life ah?

5) 11 pm : Sudah sudah la tengok TV. By this time mau terkeluar sudah biji mata I terlampau "nausa" tengok TV.

Ok, itu ja cerita my new fav day. Take care all.

(P/S; Gambar selipar tiada kaitan dgn post. Itu cita-cita ku, Aku mau "pimp" my selipar jadi seperti selipar di atas)

Farewell Vivacious Lady

2009-04-21T02:12:00.003+01:00

She was a vivacious lady. Her journey on earth had reached its end. I offered a humble prayer for her soul to rest in peace......

To Helen, a vivacious lady. Farewell my friend....

(She loved the color red very much)

Tips Pembunuhan Lipas

2009-04-16T04:27:00.002+01:00

Tema today's post adalah terbalik from previous post. Post before this pasal org rude, kali ini pasal org baik pula. Yang kebaikan perlu di war warkan. yesterday I berurusan dengan Pejabat Pos Tg. Aru. Bagus betul ada satu kakitangan tu, bini-bini, pakai tudung, muda juga lah (aku rasa dlm 20 an gitu). Nama yg meja tertulis bermula dgn huruf N. Aku mau kasi dia anugerah pekerja cemerlang. Sabar dan sopan betul dia melayan para pelanggan, and dia sentiasa bagi information yang membantu lagi! Org tua-tua pun sabar ja dia layan, walaupun si aki-aki sekadar mau membeli satu setem berharga 30 sen. Jadi, digalakkan lah berurusan di Pejabat Pos Tg. Aru ya. Bagus dan cepat betul service dorang, terutama si gadis bernama N.

Ok, on to pasal pembunuhan lipas. Benci aku dengan lipas. I used to guna racun lipas yg bulat-bulat putih tapi kuat betul bau dia kan! SO my sis si Eyat bilang, pandan lebih baik. Lebih natural dan tidak berbau. Daun pandan di ikat menjadi simpulan kecil dan taruh di laci atau mana-mana ruang. Nescaya sang lipas memang tak datang anymore. Baju pun akan wangi pandan!

Selamat menggunakan pandan ya.

Lunch

2009-04-14T07:48:00.004+01:00

Had lunch at kedai makan .......... (nama kedai - negara tempat asal pizza). Inda aku mau kasi iklan free for the kedai. Panas hati ku di layan oleh satu waiter yang bernama mula huruf D! (LOL! banyak teka-teki post ni). Mungkin juga dia baru kena marah boss nya, pasal tu dia bad mood. Aku mau order sup kulat, tapi rupanya dorang hanya jual konsep "soup of the day", so tiada lah sup kulat kan. And dia kasi kena aku sebiji, bertanya samada aku faham atau tidak erti "Soup of the day", pukitai punya budak! And then ada lagi aku tanya barang terus dia bilang, semua ada di depan saya (meaning - read the menu yourself!), inda payah lah bah garang sama aunty aunty yang kelaparan kan. Benci aku org yg rude, padahal makanannya bukan free bah.

Patutnya aku dismiss ja his rudeness kan, tapi I didn't. I told him that I want org lain to attend to us and NOT him. Dan aku kasi tau juga ketua waiter (atau ketua sana kali, entah lah apa pangkatnya), that I don't want si D attend kami coz dia rude. I simply don't have the energy to swallow org yg rude today. AKu tak mau lagi pi tu kedai, aku kirim si Sri tapau ja lah (LOL!). Dan aku hukum dengan tidak meninggalkan sebarang usin pecah sebagai tips! (hahahahahah mcm lah hebat ini hukuman kan).

P/S Gambar tiada kaitan dengan post ah. Wakakakakakak! Si princess Cinderella (cinderella ka ni?) inda rude.

Kampung Stories

2009-04-13T02:29:00.005+01:00

Long weekend holidays. Went back Keningau. Besar-besar sudah the nieces and nephews. First pic, si Abin. Dia malu-malu miow, begambar di sebalik kerusi.

Ini dua ni memang raja bermain - Owen & Mimin. Pantang berjumpa, mesti bergusti.

Si Nurul yg kuat bergaya.

Owen & Owell.

Rimas kali si Owell, malar kena dukung para aunties.

Ken & Mimi

2009-04-08T09:27:00.009+01:00

Lawa betul gambar kawin si Ken & Mimi. Such sweet couple. Ken is my colleague, paling champin computer dan industri yang berasaskan teknologi (LOL!). Kalau tiada dia, menanges ruhung-ruhung si Hadji. Dia lah harapan utk bikin kasi lawa segala presentation dan kerja-kerja ofis. To Ken & Mimi - selamat mengharungi marital bliss. Ada bubbles lagi kan, so mcm fairy tales kan. Kalau aku kawen, aku mau lah bubbles di seluruh Keningau! (Hahahahahahahahahah kan Sri & M!)

Lawakan baju si Mimi...very princess. Sure si Cha suka ni kan S.

Aku suka gambar si Mimi ketawa ni. Mcm si Marsha sikit-sikit kan.

Heheheheh si ken bilang dorang kena suruh lompat katak, and si Ken sangat pass la imitate sang katak.

So so so sweet ini 2 .......

A toast (bukan toaster ah ken) to KEN & MIMI.

Nafsu Besar

2009-04-08T08:35:00.002+01:00

Penat my otak mau tulis panjang-panjang. 'M just gonna put 2 items (among the thousands of favorite things) that I like....Gambar atas, dim sum udang. Sedap betul benda ni. DIa punya kulit "karipap" mcm ada rasa manis-manis sejuk (hmmmm...kan Sri) and makin gigit makin keluar bau limaunya. Aku pun inda tau kenapa ada bau limau lah...mengkali sasaban tempat dia uli tepung baru kena guna bikin potong limau kan...

Gambar bawah, agar-agar hijau. Biasa ja rasa the agar-agar, tapi I like the color green.

Take care all....

Tikuan

2009-04-06T02:08:00.003+01:00

'M back from outstation. Tiada gambar menarik from the trip. So I kasi gambar tikuan ja lah ah (entah apa connection dengan isi post kan). Loads of follow up things to do after the trip. Mudah-mudahan otak I tak beku, dan creative juices banyak, supaya boleh accomplish many things today.

Have a blessed Monday all.

Ke Pergunungan

2009-04-01T02:44:00.005+01:00

'M off to a cool place for outstation. Be back next week. Mudah-mudahan the weather there will live up to its nama. And mudah-mudahan the session will be a success.

Gambar bawah gluttony session cum makan selamat jalan for Famom, who will be going to someplace nice and spiritual. Semoga ziarahnya dirahmati dan di berikan kesihatan yang baik dan ketenangan rohani! Amin!!!! (S&M, compare ucapan ziarah si kudau!).

P/s: M, kalau u tidak takut kebalasan, ambik banyak2 gambar di sana ah, wakakakakak

Inda berapa kuat sudah kami makan o, tapi bill kami masih tinggi. SI Sri kuat betul semangatnya, makan sangat sedikit. I think the star of the gluttony session adalah the butter sotong o. Punya sedap!!!!! Aku rasa ada si S or M, taruh the food pics in their blogs. Gambar atas pun I curi dari blog si S.

Take care all....

Panas

2009-03-30T02:46:00.005+01:00

The weather had been hotter than usual for the past 2 weeks. Aircond pun inda boleh melawan the bahang. Sana-sini orang besakitan, flu, batuk, pening etc (all heat related sickness). Yours truly tak terkecuali, this scorching heat lah baja kepada migraine!

My personal langkah berjaga-jaga during this hot hot hot weather (tips Mama ku dan orang-orang lain):

1) Minum aying bergelen-gelen (aying kosong);

2) Makan buah-buahan menyejukkan spt. jambu air, timun (buah ka ni ah?), ect. NOT durian;

3) Minum herba cina menyejukkan (ini si Judith punya recommendation). Nama the herba Sheshe Cao beverage (ada bejualan di Lintas Supermarket);

4) Excerxise (tapi indoor), kasi keluar peluh dan haba panas dari badan;

5) Pakai Sunblock minima SPF50;

6) Kalau ada tanda-tanda mau sakit leher, perah 5 biji limau kasturi dan taruh sikit garam, jgn taruh air, lepas tu sip slow slow. pasti hilang rasa garit-garit di leher (ini tips si Inak);

7) Pakai Topi (wide brimmed hat), paling bagus macam topi penjual taufu, yg lebar tu. Walaupun jelek dan bida, tapi berkesan;

8) Berharap mudah-mudahan tiada outstation pi site inspection bulan April ni.

P/S Gambar atas: Sumbangan utk Earth Hour?......Inda la kan. Inda aku off lampu last saturday coz selalu juga di Putatan tiada karan!I think almost every week kami ada sesi "earth hour"!

Selamat menikmati hari yang panas u'ols.

Ole-ole dari Si Inak & Fay

2009-03-26T01:22:00.004Z

Aku mempunyai kakak-kakak dan nieces yg generous..very very lucky me. Si Inak dan Fay (niece) baru balik dari Bandung. Malar dorang ke Bandung, dan mengkayakan ekonomi negara jiran. I used to tell my economics students that spending money outside our country is a leakage to the economic system and not good for negara tercinta...But kakak dan niece ku pula malar menyumbang kepada leakage tersebut...wakakakakakakak! But, di sebalik leakages tersebut, inda juga they forgot me here. Fay bought me a blouse kupu-kupu roses (gambarnya nanti i taruh after kering di jemuran), and Inak kasi beli selipar ala-ala selipar Jepun tinggi. Pass sudah si Inak membeli barang-barang. Dan aku sangat suka the carrier bag tempat the selipar. Kreatif betul org Bandung kan. The Bag pula yg I excited lebih2. Made of plastik (mcm karung plastik tempat isi gula) dan sangat luas, boleh di bawa ke gym atau Tamu Putatan. Very groovy.

Tapi agak menakutkan 2 biji mata tu kan! Mcm sentiasa melirik. I will think of something to cover the eyes. Mungkin aku akan bungkus the eyes with ribbons...will post on this assignment penutupan mata nanti...

'M very grateful for today....yipeeee

Tas Tangan Vs. Sapi

2009-03-24T00:34:00.009Z

Sure ramai yg inda bersetuju atau tidak memahami "nafsu" tas tangan sestengah wanita ni. Sebelum di komen, I know it is economically viable to use the money for sekolah anak-anak, etc etc etc. daripada membali tas tangan. Atau pun, lebih baik membeli sapi dari membeli tas tangan.

Lama sudah aku pok-pok ini tas tangan, collection Stephen Sprouse. Yg bikin I jatuh hati adalah the roses elemen kepada si tas tangan!!!!!!!Aku sangat mau...Malar I check di internet and drool over the pictures. And tambah jatuh hati ku bila kawanku suda mendapatnya. The model di atas, dia inda mau bergambar, tapi aku paksa dia berposing di depan kedai kopi Jalan Lintas(picture removed for privacy reason). Ya ampun!!!! I was and still am speechless....Aku tapu-tapun ja la the beg sampai si kawan takut beg nya hitam kena daki tangan I.

The rogono is RM5k. I know....baik tah membeli sapi! Tapi.....lain betul ini sapi mati ni.......Aku mau...tapi I tak mampu.....sob sob sob sob sob. Untuk merawat dan memujuk hati yg lara, I said to self, I will buy this ONLY and IF ONLY I manage to loose weight sekurus si Ros , (which is almost impossible lah kan!!!!) sob sob sob...ertinya, inda lah bah terbeli tu kan sob sob sob (tambah kuat bunyi tangisan).

Quaint Little Village

2009-03-23T06:01:00.003Z

Outstation to Membakut. Ok ok juga lah. tapi weather sangattttttt panas nowadays. Panas terik dari pukul 6 pagi till 3 pm. After 3, mendung dan sometimes hujan gurut-gurut. Betul2 bikin keluar migraine o. Membakut is such a quaint sleepy village. I like. Had breakfast at one of the rumah di Kg Saga-saga. Lawa betul tempat breakfastnya. Mcm floating restaurant. Very syok the suasana kampung. Si Jamil bilang (bekas driver Datuk GM dulu) itu kampung sangat ori...Memang ori, we were served mi goreng dan kueh Brunei (mcm pais, tapi pais kelapa). Sedap o mi nya, dan paisnya inda berapa. Kalau sedap pasti aku tapau dan taruh di handbag kan sri! Gambar atas, gelas yg digenakan untuk mengidang kopi kaw. Sedap betul kopinya, dan if i'm not mistaken, the cup mcm ada brand org putih yg agak mahal. Berat the cup. Kalau aku inda malu, sudah ku minta cup tu dari tuan rumah, tapi nanti memalukan Hadji kan!

Pemandangan sungai taken from the floating dining area where we had our breakfast.

Outstation

2009-03-19T00:59:00.005Z

Outstation to Sandakan yesterday. Pening ku dgn org yg mendrive kami. Sikit-sikt dia break (break yg mau mau - inda inda), lepas tu dia mau accelerate the kreta main tekan minyak dan tiba-tiba brek mati!!!! baru 5 minit begitu, terus lah muntah ku dtg!! Mcm mau terkeluar usus-usus ku! Si Shah yg inda pernah-pernah pening pun, mau muntah. Seriously I rasa macam mau pachik kakinya yg malar injak brek tu! Nasib baik bila sampai di BT 32, ada roti canai nya yg sedap dan gebu. Rasa mati hidup semula la, tapi penyiksaan bermula masa trip balik lagi. Untuk menghukum si penginjak brek, kami bawa dia pi minum tea di english tea house.

Inda la terlampau best the tea house. Inda berapa merasa tea dan kueh-muehnya. Scones nya fail, mcm the tepung inda berapa naik kali, masih terasa yeast nya. I rasa anytime bun si Anies boleh kasi kalah scones dorang ni! Clotted creamnya nasib sedap. Jam strawberry nya, straight from bottle, inda nyaman. And ya ampun!!!! panas gila, the setting is excellent, its being on top of a hill, and near to Agnes Keith's house, overlooking Sandakan bay. Tapi panassssssssssssssssssssss bahangnya, mcm peluh menitik-nitik. Si Shah sampai terpakasa menukar baju yg basah peluh.

Tapi markah penuh untuk piring nya yg lawa, dan banyak org putih sedang bermain croquet. Memberikan suasana ala-ala Midsormer Murders. Piringnya Royal Albert, made in Indonesia tapi.....

The Sandakan Harbour dev't yg sudah siap dan sedang on going pembinaannya. Ala-ala waterfront development mcm org putih gitu.

Makirayou

2009-03-17T01:44:00.004Z

Today's musing has no central theme. Thus the two pics accompanying this post. Likey the first pic, coz it depicts one of my fav suasana - hujan renyai-renyai. 2nd pic, what a bliss to be able to sleep like a child....Owen di suruh tidur amidst the flowery pillows, and check out the pemukul lalat warna pink.

I was waiting for M&S punya review pasal Konsert Pertama Akademi Fantasia last saturday. tapi inda da sudah dorang mengreview! Anyway, I tried to watch but sampai peserta no. 3 ja i sanggup!Ampunnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!! sakit dada menengok the AF. Maybe its the generation gap factor, tapi kan malas ku AF baru ni! Couldn't stand AC. Everytime dia keluar, i akan kasi mute the remote. And the first peserta si Adila, MAKIRAYOU(minta puji) betul. Bersalam-salam dengan para penonton segala, mcm famous banar. Last-last sakit jari i balik2 mau tekan mute, and after the 3rd peserta, I gave up, and switch channel. So inda la mungkin ku mengikuti AF kali ni, kecuali si M & S berjaya mengembalikan minat balik. Yeayyyyy Menuju Puncak!!!!!!!!!!!!!! menuju puncak tediri................