Are You Sleepy???

Pitya e-mailed me an article bout “WHAT REALLY KILLED RANJAN DAS ( 42 ), FORMER CEO OF SAP INDIA?”. Apparently, from this article, this guy is very health conscious tp die died of heart attack. Why ya?? Article nie explain, perhaps because lack of sleep.

I am not going to dwell about Mr Ranjan Das but I’m gonna ask instead, are we getting enough sleep??

That same article mentioned about Epworth Sleepiness Scale. So, I googled it up, clicked the first result and tadaaa~ I got this!!

So friends, take this test and assess whether you are sleeping enough. Kalau tak cukup, tambah je la your sleeping hours itu. After all, tidur itu kan bess…

EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE

Measure yourself on the situation below based on the scale provided. Based on recent times tau and kalau recently cam x penah in this situation, bayangkanlah kalau you are in that situation and how you will react.

 

SITUATION	CHANCE OF DOZING
Sitting and Reading
Watching TV
Sitting inactive in a public place (e.g a theater or a meeting)
As a passenger in a car for an hour without a break
Lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit
Sitting and talking to someone
Sitting quietly after a lunch without alcohol
In a car, while stopped for a few minutes in traffic

Scale nye plak ialah seperti dibawah…

0	No chance of dozing
1	Slight chance of dozing
2	Moderate chance of dozing
3	High chance of dozing

 

Kemudian add up your score, your total score defines whether korg zzz enough or not. Compare your score with the table di bawah,

 

0-6	You are getting enough sleep!!! Yeay
7-9	Average
9 and above	Seek sleep specialist advice without delay

 

My score is 6. Yeay!!! aku mmg rase aku zzz cukup pon. What’s yours??

 

I take this from http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/epworth.html

 

Tengok lah gambar kt atas neh. Si Lolly tdo tak ingat punye la. Bagus jadi kucen nie, kalau die tak merayap or makan, die layan zzzz.

Introducing...CekKu dan CekPu

I think this is the first time I'm blogging about these two cuties. They are CekKu dan CekPu and video nie ialah aksi2 derang main yg super duper cute i like!! I've posted this at my Facebook page tp nak post je lagi!!!

They came over (and obviously stayed over) at my parents house. Mak die dulu pon masa kecik2 dtg makan free kt umah kitorg jugak, biler die dah beranak die bwk skali anak2 die dtg. Kadang2 husband die (or not) pon dtg curik2 makan free kt umah kitorg jugak tp husband die cam takut2 sket. Kitorg tak halau sbb kesian. And I think mak die sudah bunting lagi and ayah cam nak buang mak die and I was like kesian oke!!! Biar je la, die jaga anak2 die sendiri pon. Tp x tau la...they do make a mess and do need cleaning after if not looking after.

Vid nie was taken masa aildilfitri hari tu. Now, derang dah besar sket and makin pandai maen and makin makan byk and dah pakai loceng. Very adorable!!! Derang nie stok2 tak takut org, kalau nampak ader org lalu derang kejar. Ehe~

p/s: Nur panggil derang nie Crouch and Torres after football players tu. Tp aku confuse which one is which one so to me they are CekKu dan CekPu. :) ohh...and they are jantan, aku mule2 ingat betina...hahaha~

Orthopaedic

Wahhh~ almost a month tak write non sense. I’ve a lot to write about, movies i’ve watched, books, cita2 ku nak blaja men guitar. Tp start ngn my experience pg jumpe orthopaedic la.

Kalau dalam http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu, orthopaedic tu maknenye;

“the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints”

Dan ini ialah kali ke-3 aku jumpe orthopaedic nie. Chronology nye ialah seperti dibawah;

1. Dr Pasupathy @ TTMC – nie mase aku nye blakang saket sangat. Dia amek X-Ray and mmg nampak tulang blakang aku kt lower back itu agak senget sket and himpit urat2. That’s why saket. Mase die jumpe aku die soh la angkat tangan, tunduk sket, pusing kiri & kanan. Camni la ceritenye kalau pg jumpe orthopaedic nie. Mmg die soh buat aksi2 akrobatik sket.
2. Dr Chin @ Gleneagles – Saje mintak second opinion on my back. Doctor nie pon soh buat aksi2 acrobatik jugak. Die pon diagnose the same thing and advise the same thing. Anyway, skrang my back is way better thanks to the treatments, minimal high heels, good posture when lifting heavy stuff and sometimes avoiding lifting heavy stuff at all (by suruh orang lain angkatkan for me :))
3. Dr Yong @ Prince Court – Jumpe dr nie sbb sakit tengkuk. Dah annoying sgt sbb aku tak bley duduk lame2 kat opis and kadang2 tu kna pg baring jap to relieve my neck. Die pon soh aku buat aksi akrobatik yg involve pergerakan tangan. Angkat naik atas, lawan tangan die la and macam2 lagi la. Rupenye2, die kate the problem is with my shoulder, bukan neck pon. Sbb ader urat kat shoulder blade aku nie macam sudah tak kuat and thus lazy to angkat my hand, maka neck muscles aku lah yg kna angkat tangan. Biler neck muscle nie kna buat xtra load, die pon saket la.

Just to be sure, Dr Yong nie pon soh la aku buat MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) sbb die kate nnti bley nampak la exactly kat mane yg ader masalah tu. Actually, kadang2 aku rase doktor nie ske je soh buat macam2 so hospital die untung banyak sket. Tp since insurance company that I am working with cover all these procedures and since aku pon tak penah buat MRI, oke aje. Dr Yong nie jugak set up appointment utk aku buat physiotherapy (nie kite citer ngn lebey lanjut dalam post yang lain la), which I expected,  as this was the case with my back pain too.

Inilah mesin MRI yg aku masuk tu. Agak scary jugak especially org yg phobia ngn small space. Sbb biler die masukkan kite dalam mesin nie, die akan naikkan katil tu sampai muke ko like 1 inch je dr bumbung mesin tu. Pastu mase die tgh scan, bunyi die woooooonnngggg, woooonnnnggg cam tu la. Giler bising. Supposedly ader radio, tp rosak la plak. Seb baik aku nak scan bahu je, so masuk sampei pinggang je la and then mase procedure tu aku layan zzzz. Standard la aku.

Aku jumpe Dr Yong nie on Friday (30 Oct 2009) and die set up my appointments for MRI on 2 November 2009 at 10.00 am. After the MRI, die nak jumpa aku balik to discuss the results on the same day at 11.00 am. And as die dah bajet aku mmg kna buat physiotherapy, die juga dah set up appointment for me on the same day at 2.30 pm. Wohh~ maka aku pon cuti ler hari isnin tu.

Before aku blah dari appointment aku ngn Dr Yong hari Jumaat, 30 Oct 2009 tu doctor tu kate as die akan jumpe aku lagi hari isnin, die x nak prescribe any medication for me yet except for painkiller if I want it. Actual script nye ialah seperti dibawah

Dr Yong: You nak some ubat tahan sakit tak?

Me: Doctor, I tak makan ubat tahan sakit. I tahan sakit (dlm tone yg macam hello! I dont do painkillers oke!)

Dr Yong pandang aku cam pelik and kate, “Okay then, see you monday”.

Ehehehehehe…

p/s: sincerely, aku tak tau la how much all these treatments cost. Sincerely, aku rase cam mahal je. Next time nak tanye la…

Ikan Tenggiri Kuah Lada

Hari ahad hari tu, I cooked this for lunch (and thus dinner). Aku nie jenis yg masak tgh hari makan sampai malam oke. Sbb masak itu leceh, oily and messy. I get into cooking because SKRANG IDUP DIRUMAH SENDIRI TANPA IBU UTK MASAKKAN FOOD2 YG BESS AND I LIKE AND I DUNNO NAK MAKAN APE AT KEDAI ANYMORE.

Ibu cakap lauk nie nama die kuah lada or kuah berlada. Tp sincerely i dont know where the name came from because dalam recipe takde sehelai pon cili or even sebutir pon lada itam or even lada putih diletakkan didalam masakan ini. Tapi takpelah. Resipi ini ialah mudah dan sedap (sbb aku suke kari. Kenapa ader citer kari plak dalam masakan nie? Continue reading to find out.)

BAHAN-BAHAN

• 1 ulas garlic
• 3 biji shallots
• Sedikit halia (ideally, tp aku x letak because i’m out halia so basically xde pon xpe)
• 1 sudu besar bawang besar yg telah diblend
• 2 sudu besar serbuk kari
• 1 biji tomato (potong 6)
• Air asam secukup rase (ibu kate x payah tp i letak jugak because i like!!)
• Garam secukup rasa
• Air
• 2 keping ikan tenggiri (yg telah dibersihkan – pau dr umah ibu, hoho~)
• 2 batang daun kari

METHODOLOGY

• Mula2, panaskan minyak (standed).
• Pastu, tumiskan shallot & garlic sampai naik bau.
• Pastu masukkan bawang besar yg telah diblend and serbuk kari. Kalau ader halia, masukkan skali. Campak juga daun kari kedalam. Biar sampai garing.
• Setelah garing, masukkan air. Aku tunggu sampai cam dah simmer baru masukkan ikan & tomato (supaya masam2 tomato tu rase la, that’s why letak awal2).
• And then biarkan die sampai agak2 ikan tu dah masak. Kalau tak sure biler ikan tu nak masak, make sure pasang api kecik je and biar sampai menggelegak. Kalau in doubt jugak, potong je la ikan tu tgk dah masak ke tak kat dalam. hoho~
• Sambil2 tunggu die masak tu, masukkanlah garam & air asam secukup rase. Kalau dah terlebeh rase campur air balik. Kalau nak pekat, biar la die thickens jap. Kalau tak, once die menggelegak, kire masak sudah la tu.

Sekian Thank You. Siler lah cube. I loike kari2 jenis camni :)

p/s: kitorg makan nie ngn nasik putih, sup bayam and telur bungkus. ergghhh…buat aku rase lapar juga…

Warung Kita – KL Sentral

Last Thursday (jumaat tu cuti deepavali), husband and myself pg dinner kt Warung Kita @ KL Sentral.  Dah lame dah nampak kedai tu, so mase aku tgh membebel2 nak makan cni la, sana la, skali husband cakap, “Ader satu kedai nie, u cakap ngn i, u nak makan kat situ. Jom la makan ctu.” tp aku dah luper kedai ape. Berbagai2 nama kedai aku teka tp sme nye salah. Biler husband cakap Warung Kita kt KL Sentral tu, baru aku teringat. Happy sgt sampai melompat2 kt suria KLCC tu. Hoho~

Aku order nasi lemak ayam kampung and husband order nasi lemak daging rendang. Rase die takde lah exceptional tp xde la tak sedap. Kalau ajak pegi lagi aku pegi la. Die nye nasi lemak jenis yg ader kangkung goreng (aku ske!!). Ader org x bese makan nasi lemak camni.

Menu2 lain include kueh-mueh melayu, ader mee kari and segala bagai mee juga. Lain2 aku tak pasan la plak…

Harga…pricey sket la kot utk nasi lemak tp standed kot utk harga area KL neh.

Dalam banyak2 movie…

Aku nak tengok citer nie!!!

Iye. Aku nampak jugak kt poster tu die tulis this September. Well, “THIS SEPTEMBER” tu means movie nie kluar pada bulan September di negara-negara orang putih. In my country where most people berkulit sawo matang, die kluar 15 October oke.

Just now aku surf the net and baru la tertahu yang movie nie ialah an adaption from the book of the same name. Aci x aku nak baca buku neh, walaupon kat wikipedia cakap “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett” Note the word children and illustrated. Hoho~ tak kesah la.

Cover of the book. Cute kan? Remind me of childhood.

p/s: dulu masa kecik2 ader satu buku citer nie die ader gambar rainbow and sampai skrang aku teringatkan rainbow tu sbb lukisan die cantik sangat.

Apsal McD plak??

This picture is from Google Map. Other than the frame and color of the picture, I didnt touch anything else in this picture.

The Tesco in that picture is Tesco Kajang which is located almost right in front my house (or my parents house, actually). So, my house must be in this map right?? It is actually. My house is the place marked as Mcdonald’s in this picture (and thus in google map). What the!!!

Feels like someone cam nak kenakan aku je. But, the most IT savvy person I know (which is my hubby) said that it’s not like anyone can edit the google map happily, freely or crazily. It’s as if my house has been registered as Mcdonald’s.

Agaknye sbb slalu sgt delivery sampai umah jadi McD (tapi slalu delivery pizza je). Or slalu sgt makan McD sampai umah pon kna mark as McD. But seriously, I dont like it. Macam labelling the family living here (which is MINE!!!) as makan McD 24/7 je.

If anyone have any idea how to remove this, please share. Rase humiliated la…

Farm Engineer!!!

 

 

Inilah jadinye biler engineer dah mula berladang!!

Yup, aku n some of my opismate skrang sme dah giler FarmVille. Not trying to promote the game or anything but we are crazy about it.

Sampai kan, Cik Eil (position sebenar, Structural Engineer) came out with this list (on the left), tanaman ape yg paling menguntungkan untuk di tanam dalam sehari assuming that u’ll monitor ur farm 24 hours a day and takde masa yg ilang utk menuai, plow and tanam semula.

As of right now, Cik Eil tgh mengupdate list nie utk consider assumption2 yg lebey realistic setelah berbincang dengan farm engineer yg lain.

Semangat x??

 

 

Nie gambar kt ladang aku mase first batch potato hari tu. Hahaha!!!

p/s: seres klaka because giler sgt men mende nie. Hahahaha~ aku pon bley tergelakkan diri sendiri. Tp main still main :)

A Spot of Bother – Mark Haddon

It has been a while since I commented on a book that I’ve read.

That does not mean that I’ve stopped reading. Aku membaca like always, always with a book.

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME was the first book by Mark Haddon that I’ve read. Obviously, this is novel number two by Mr Haddon read by me. Apparently, this is only the second adult novel by Mark Haddon, after THE CURIOUS INCIDENT.

The title A SPOT OF BOTHER ialah very related to the first source of worry in this story. George, a 61 year old retiree noticed that he has a spot on his body (x ingat kat ne) and was certain that it was cancer. This little spot really bugged him and drove him up the wall. With his daughter getting married for the second time to a man that George didn’t like, his son being gay and him finding out that his wife is having an affair (the hard way, believe me), life is not easy for George. He made it harder for himself by keeping it all bottled up in his head and taking drastic actions without talking to anyone.

If you read this book, then you’ll understand that George went really crazy just because of a spot and worries about things that he shouldn’t.

The ending turns out to be very beautiful. Like always, everything eventually will turn out fine. Though not in the best possible way that you would prefer but not the end of the world either. His daughter’s new husband turns out to be a good man at heart. George’s son is gay, but your son can be anything and he’s still your son. And George told his wife that he knows about the affair, and she realized at once that although the affair was very exciting for her, in the end, it’s her husband feelings that mattered the most rather that her boyfriend.

A SPOT OF BOTHER makes me think that love, when it first started was very exciting and like everything else it needs working at. When things get boring, you look elsewhere for excitement but when it’s getting late, it’s home that you return to. So why not work at making home an excitement. And please, share your thoughts with someone because two heads can be better than one.

Over Congested

Picture from The Sun, Tuesday, 29 Sept 2010 (newspaper free yg ader berlambak2 kat LRT tuh)

Semalam, of all days, husband and I terkandas di dalam heavy traffic yg ditunjukkan dlm gambar di atas tuh. Dah ler maseh mood raye lagi, lagi mau jam plak. Kalau familiar ngn area nie, this is jalan dr Taman Connaught masuk into Federal Highway, lalu depan Mid Valley sme. Toll tu ialah toll RM 0.50.

Usually, husband and I lalu jalan cheras and then straight to Jalan Loke Yew to get to work. Skali smalam tgk kt depan Plaza Phoenix tu pon dah jam dasat, so we decided nak lalu SMART la. So, exit dari jalan cheras tu pg lalu kt taman connaught. At least mase kami lalu, takde la jam sampai kt toll neh. We were stucked I think about 2 or 3 km ahead after the toll for around 45 minutes. It was around 7.30 a.m at that time.

Dalam masa 45 mins tu, ader la bergerak like 2 km kot. Ini tak bley jadi. The first exit we saw were the exit pegi Toll Sungai Besi. Tak kesah la, patah balik pon, patah balik la. Kami masuk Highway Sg Besi itu and then masuk ke jalan yg lalu depan Kompleks Sukan Bukit Jalil (x tau nama highway die ape) and then masuk MEX (Maju Expressway, previously known as KLP – Kuala Lumpur Putrajaya Highway).

Sampai ofis pkol 9.00 am. Duh~ Cerita orang keje kat KL.

p/s: nie yg buat aku rase cam nak keje kt Kerteh. Mase stuck dlm jam nie smalam, aku sempat cakap kt husband, “jom pindah Melaka”. Pastu aku cakap plak, “kite EL je la hari nie”. Hahaha~

Cerita Beraya

Picture by Camera Nikon Mia. Photographer x tau sape, sbb camera asyik bertukar tangan.

Aku mmg ske beraya. Beraya tu as in pegi menziarah umah2 family & rakan la and layan tetamu kat umah. Bess tau jalan2 raye. :)

Nie la kesah aku sepanjang cuti raye aku tahun nie…

Hari Jumaat (18 / 9)	- Balik alor star (kg husband). Bertolak pkol 7.00 am pkol 12.30 pm sampai.
Hari Ahad (20 / 9)	- 1 Syawal. Pegi solat raye pastu salam2 kt umah and then balik umah nenek husband ku di baling. sampai malam berada disitu, visit sedara mara kat sana. Byk giler makan ketupat daun palas, kt Kajang and Melaka payah nak jumpe nie wooo~
Hari Isnin (21 /9)	- Kt alor star sudaa. Pegi umah kawan husband. Hari nie relax aje.
Hari Selasa (22 / 9)	- Bertolak ke KL dari Alor Star around 9.00 am. Sampai Kajang dlm pkol 2 lebey. Lunch nasi beriani by ayah & ibu (terbess ever!!) and layan2 tetamu yg dtg umah. Pkol 4pm blah ke Melaka (umah nenek aku) before ader ramai org dtg umah lagi. Sampai melaka around 6pm, malam tu jalan2 pegi umah Auntie Pah & Mak Mena.
Hari Rabu (23 / 9)	- Beraya sambil bfast kt umah Mak Bai. And then pegi umah sedara2 yg dekat. Lunch special by Auntie Yot kt umah nenek. Balik Kajang pkol 2pm. Sampai umah, ader tetamu sampei ke malam.
Hari Khamis (24 /9)	- Jalan raye!! Pegi umah Mak Long Jumi kt B.B.Bangi and then pegi umah auntie Noreen kt Bukit Damansara and Nek Ngal kt Kg Baru, KL. Malam tu plak, jiran2 dekat2 datang umah.
Hari Jumaat (25 /9)	- Pagi aku pg Jusco jap beli hadiah wedding utk Farah. Ptg tu pegi Shah Alam, umah Pak Long Yat. The message was that ader family meeting plus open house. Sme org ingat Nadiah nak kawen. hoho~ salah2. Malam tu Uncle Mael dtg umah.
Hari Sabtu (26 / 9)	- Pegi wedding Farah kat Bandar Baru Bangi. Petang tu tetiba Ita msg kate die kat Balakong. Aku ajak die datang beraya :)Malam tu pegi jalan2 umah cousin2 ayah kat kajang. Hoho~ Pak Lang Atan mmg klaka.
Hari Ahad (27 / 9)	- Hari nie couplivessary aku & husband yg ke-6. Hari nie pg kenduri Jeego kt Tampin. Ptg tu, uncle Sahar dtg umah. Ibu ajak pg umah Tok Yak around waktu maghrib, aku surrender. Sok keje sudaa, tak mau jalan lagi. Hoho~
Hari Isnin (28 / 9)	- Hari nie keje. Haha~ Weekend nie ader 2 open house :)

Note: Couplivessary ialah anniversary aku & husband couple. Hoho~

Salam Aidilfitri

Kami sekeluarga yg berada jauh di perantauan di Sg. Kantan, Kajang ingin mengucapkan Salam Aidilfitri kepada saudara mara yg berada di Malaysia dan mereka yg mengenali kami. Semoga aidilfitri ini mengeratkan lagi silaturrahim antara kita.

Maaf Zahir & Batin atas semua salah dan silap, sengaja atau tidak disengajakan. Sesungguhnya, nobody is perfect.

Kepada yg masih layak utk mengumpul duet raya, siler lah btolkan niat beraya anda which is bukan utk mengumpul duet tetapi utk berjumpa, update2 and kenal2 sanak saudara and saudara muslim yg lain. (aku dah x layak kumpul duet raya lagi…sob…sob..)

Salam Aidilfitri~

Tak Menang Tangan…

According to pengiraan aku, this is week no 6 yg aku busy teramat la sgt.

Especially bulan ramadhan nie sbb kadang2 dpt invitation berbuka. Walaupon keje 8am – 4pm ader hari2 yg aku tak bergerak dr workstation pon. Pastu fulfill la plak invitation2. Ader yg gathering ngn geng2 so ok la. Ader yg makan free so haruslah tannak tolak. Tp pastu sampei umah lambat.

Smalam n hari neh kepala aku pening giler pasal x cukup zzzz. Sampai ofis keje melambak (kalo x, bley la catch up on sleep jugak kan?)

Minggu nie everyday ader meeting. Meeting2 nie plak bukan jenis yg aku bley dok dgr buat tak tau (and terdoze off) je, nie aku kna join berpk bersama2, ader yg aku kna present, ader yg aku kna chair, ader yg pastu aku kna review action. Arrgghhh! Ader plak satu team nie nak review their work ngn aku + senior, buat meeting pkol 2-4pm. Hari tu derang tanye aku, aku suggest Rabu pagi. Skali hari nie la plak, ptg plak tu. Sengal.

Pastu tetibe plak hari isnin, aku kna buat 2 reports. Kna siap before aku pg bercuti. Satu report tu mmg salah aku la, patutnye start buat last week, tp aku totally lupe sbb mmg packed giler lately. Satu lagi tetibe boss aku anta e-mail ckp, nad to do. Owwhhh. Takpe2, satu report dah siap smalam. Satu lg draft dah totally siap, aku tgh arrange and refine bg beautiful.

Ohhh…senior aku dah dtg la plak, baru nak lari pg zzz.

Nak sedapkan hati sendiri dikala busy dan agak tertekan aku ckp lah aku nie high in demand. Tp kalau camni gayanye, x high in demand pon xpe.

Seperti dlm citer Devil wears Prada itu, “I love my job, i love my job”

Udang Masak Sweet Sour

Ingredients

• 4 Ulas Garlic (nie each ulas size die besar2 tau) – kalau nak proper hiris la tp aku ketuk pakai pisau je. Kate rajin. hoho~ ohhh..aku nie penggemar bawang putih kalo tak ske sgt kurangkan la ye. The original recipe calls for 2 ulas garlic je.
• 1 biji bawang merah - Dihiris
• 1 biji tomato – Potong enam
• 250 gram udang (nie ader la dlm 10 ekor)
• 1 tablespoon cili boh
• 1 tablespoon gula
• Sedikit air asam jawa
• Sedikit sos tomato
• Sedikit air
• Kunyit dan garam utk menggoreng udang
• Sedikit minyak

Methodology (hoho…cam lab chemistry plak)

• Mula-mula skali bersihkan lah udang tu. Buang kepala and buang la ape2 lagi yg korang rase patut dibuang. Jangan kopek kulit, kurang ummphhh (lgpon nnti udang tu nampak kecik sgt)
• Pastu lumurkan (hoho~) udang2 tuh ngn kunyit and garam. Agak2 lah brape byk. Takyah byk2 sgt.
• Pastu goreng! Aku goreng tanpa minyak (healthy sket la kononnye)
• Biler nampak udang td yg kalernye kelabu skrang dah jadi orange kemerahan, sudah masak la itu. Angkat and set aside.
• Panaskan minyak (dlm 2-3 tablespoon je kot). Biler dah panas, masukkan garlic & bawang besar.
• Biarkan sampei naik bau. Bau nye mmg sedap :)
• Biler dah naik bau, masukkan cili boh. Godek2 sket campuran tersebut and then masukkan air asam jawa. Air asam jawa nie pon masukkan sket je. Kalau rase nak tambah lagi, tambah later. Sbbnye nnti takut terover masam la plak.
• Pastu letak sos tomato secukup rase (dlm 2 – 3 dollop je) and then letak gula dalam satu tablespoon (tak yah penuh2 sgt dlm satu sudu tu).
• Pastu letak tomato didalam (aku letak 4 slices je out of the 6, 6 cam byk sgt).
• And then rase la!! Smalam masa aku masak, mmg sebijik2 resipi yg aku tulis nie la and rasenye mmg seswai with my tastebud so xdelah tambah ape2 lagi. Tp kalo korg tak berpuas hari, tambahlah ape2 yg patut.
• Kalau rasenye OK, biarlah mixture nie thicken sebentar. Then masukkan udang. Kaco2 biar sebati sket and then tadaaa~ sudah siap.
• Taburkan daun bawang utk tambah ummpphh lagi (and nampak fab sket la udang kite tu) :)

Notes

• Aku rase masak nie amik masa like 20 mins je kot. Nak kopek udang tu ader la dlm 10 mins. So, lebey kurang 30 mins la nak masak neh. :)

Selamat mencuba!!

p/s: Hafizd, mana resipi ko? hoho~

Menu Berbuka – 12 Sept 2009

Today is Saturday, so ader masa utk masak. So, this is our menu for berbuka today;

 

Baked Macaroni tu saje test buat, tp kureng masin la. Ehe~

Nasi tu actually nasi planta, tp sbb aku pakai Daisy, xkan nak panggil nasi daisy plak. So, nasi marjerin je la.

Udang sweet sour tu menjadi la plak hari nie. Nnti aku share recipe :)

Oohh…air sirap + sunkist tu kitorg (me + siblings + ibu) panggil air darah nyamuk. Hehe~

Yahoo!!!

Sme org ckp aku apply cuti lambat.

Tp aku tak risau, sbb kalau bos tak approve pon aku cuti jugak. Itu la beauty nye biler bos yg approve cuti kau ialah orang lain dan bos yg ko buat keje with ialah org lain. Cuti2 nie sme didictate oleh bos that you work with (yg mmg takde hal la kalau mintak cuti, janji keje x affected), bos yg approve cuti tu die approve je. Meaning, kalau aku apply cuti dlm system tu maksudnye dah green light la cuti aku from bos yg aku keje with.

So, yeay!!! Aku cuti from 18 Sept 2009 – 27 Sept 2009 (aku amik annual leave 4 hari je, tp dpt cuti seminggu lebey). Lama nie. Besh!!!

Ganti Tayar Keta MyVi

Hari jumaat lepas, before balik Alor Star (kampung husband, i am a kajang bred through and through) I met ayah at his office. Die tanye "dah service keta", I said "dah", die tanye, "dah ganti tayar ke?", I said "Blom", die kate, "gantilah before balik alor star", I said, "mane sempat. kt alor star la orang ganti."

So, tgh hari ahad hari tu, pg ler bawak keta MyVi ku yg sudah almost 3-year old itu pg tukar tayar. Sejak dapat in September 2006, x penah tukar tayar lagi nie.

Nie lah tayar nye. Goodyear GT3 (kalau tak salahlah, me too lazy to check). Harganye RM 160 each (harga special utk loyal customer je..hehe~).

Skali biler org tu dah cabut all four tyres, die kate brake disc dah nipis la plak. So, ganti je la. Seperti yg bley dilihat on my "NADDIE MUST BUYS IN 2009", mengganti tayar nie dah termasuk dlm bajet tahunan ku. Aku pon telah membajet RM 1000 utk mende2 nie sme.

Sambil org tuh godek2 my MyVi, aku pon usha2 lah keta itu. Skali nampak punyelah byk small dents. ehehe~ sbbnye...hmm...sebabnye aku mmg malas nak layan luaran keta ini. Janji dlm bersih, engine baek punye, servis tak miss and bley bergerak dgn cemerlang, i dont mind :)

Last2 skali buat balancing & alignment. Pastu tauke tu pon kire la. Tambah special customer nye discount (nie kedai yg my abah mertua frequent, die la yg loyal customer tu, bukannye meself or hubby), dpt free gift and segala bagai yg diservice and ganti, total harga RM850. (actually RM855 tp jadi RM850, senang kira kan.)

Alhamdulillah, aku telah bajet lebey rupenye. Pastu husband kate die bayar half. Ohhh...lagi la marvellous. Duit lebey tu bley la dihalakan kearah lain (niat jahat: shopping complex, niat baik: account tabung haji)

p/s: about 10 mins lagi berbuka, selamat berbuka.

The Lawn - KLCC

Last Monday (mase tuh blom Ramadhan lagi oke), hubby and i pg makan kat The Lawn KLCC. Mulanye, ingat nak pg Secret Recipe, tp hari tu Secret Recipe is open for buying cakes for take-away only. As I feel like eating Spaghetti Carbonara, maka kami pon head to The Lawn (last2 aku tak makan spaghetti carbonara pon :p)

The Lawn is located at Second Floor, Ramlee Mall. Kalau nak senang, masuk KLCC kat ground floor tuh ikut pintu yg dekat ngn Louis Vuitton. Pastu naik escalator sampai second floor, The Lawn nie mmg btol2 depan escalator tuh. Kalau dari tempat lain, ialah seperti dalam map dibawah. The Lawn tu dekat star yg tersenyum.

 

Biler sampai and telah duduk, waitress tu pon amik lah order kami. Setelah amik order die pon letak la this thing atas our table (along with the bill). I think this is very cute and green.

Our orders are…

Spaghetti carbonara for husband (my apologies for the blurry pic)  and…

Salmon sandwich for me. I think nie la first time I ate salmon and baru lah aku tau rasenye ialah good la jugak. Rase cam ayam.

Harga for our meals nie? Sorry, I forgotten, lgpon husband yg blanje so lagi lah no reason for me to remember. Ohhh…masa nie kitorg minum air mineral je, so xde lah gambar because air mineral is so common.

p/s: lagi about 15 mins to berbuka. Selamat berbuka to all muslim friends.

I Loike to Shop!!!

My employer is sungguh baek hati because they allow us to go back at 4.00 pm in Ramadhan. KL nie kan very the heavy traffic you know. Kalau bulan ramadhan nie, stok2 sme org nak balik umah 5.00 pm on the dot, kalo balik pkol 5.00 pm tu mmg jam la. Balik pkol 4.00 pm ialah dgn syarat masuk keje an hour early or work through lunch. Camne company nak check? Sendiri mau amanah la~

So, sbb balik pkol 4.00 pm, I pon decided la utk pg shopping items yg telah dilistkan sejak about 2 weeks ago. Dan hari nie telah decide utk menggunakan CASH TERM ONLY dan tidak menggunakan MAGIC CARD (as Nur put it or others would call it credit card) yang magic nye hanya effective pada bulan ini sahaja kerana apabila bill nye dtg bulan depan magicnye pon ilang.

I pon went lah for a shopping free menggunakan cash and telah bought the following things (in this order)

 

 

Bobbi Brown Face Powder at ISetan (I have member card, so walaupon tak de discount, I got points!! Nanti2 ISetan bg la voucher, ehe)

 

 

 

 

 

T-Shirt utk kazen mazen. This ader 50% discount, so dua2 is RM 64, also kat Isetan.

 

 

 

 

 

Blusher Brush kt Body Shop. Damm mahal tp kadang2 aku malas nak pk. I’m using Body Shop nye Foundation Brush, oke aje, so pakai la Blusher Brush die plak :)

 

 

 

 

Purple blouse nie dah try since Jumaat lepas but tak sempat beli. Skali ader stock lagi la plak. So, masuk je G2000, amik size 34 and bayar. Done!

 

 

 

 

Splashproof Lash Mascara from M.A.C. Mascara nie pon already tested by me. I like it very much because die x clump, die adalah waterproof and die curl & lengthen lashes very effectively without being overdramatic. The last one tahan almost 2 years baru abess, so berbaloi la RM 52 aku.

 

In total, I’ve spent exactly RM 333.00. Kalau x caye, siler lah kire sendiri.

p/s: Esok sahur makan ikan masak kicap + sayur bayam goreng with bawang putih, bilis and carrot + sambal bilis (favret). Selamat berpuase~

The Day I Turned 25

21 August 2009 is the day i turned 25. It's a friday in a very hectic working week for me and it's the day before ramadhan.

6.15 am: Wake up and get ready for work
7.00 am: Get into car and saw surprise present from my love. Very funny & meaningful as always.
8.20 am: Arrived at workstation. Sampei lambat sbb tunggu my love unload barang from MyVi at KLCC. Boss ajak satu pojek team baca hadis, and then Ita bwk breakfast utk sme org that is nasi yg aku x tau namanye, kari kambing (aku makan kari die je, sbb tak makan kambing) and papedum.
9.30 am: Start doing real work.
1.30 pm: Nap kejap. Sgt la mengantuk oke.
2.20 pm: Bgn dari nap. Cuci2 muke sket. Skip lunch sbb dah bfast heavy and ptg ader meeting yg gerenti ader food.
2.30 pm: Start prepare utk pg meeting at Tower 1.
2.45 pm: Jalan pg KLCC
3.05 pm: Sampai kt Meeting Room 4006, PETT 1, KLCC. Ader marble cake and tea. Dah lapar, makan aje la ape yg ader. Still ngantuk lg, tp kna present plak tu. Layan ye la ape2 pon.
5.00 pm: Meeting abess. Yeay~ Seb baik right on the spot. Aku sudah sgt penat.
5.20 pm: Husband kate die blom siap nak balik lg. So haruslah visit Suria KLCC dulu. Pg amik fruit tartlets kat DeliFrance, masuk NafNaf (ader sweater cantik kaler pink & purple yg cantik disitu, price RM149) and masuk G2000 Women (ader blouse kaler purple yg cantik di situ, price RM 50).
6.00 pm: Kat dalam fitting room G2000 skali husband call daa lalu tak sempat membeli blause kaler purple yg berharga RM50 itu. Damm. Dah la tinggal sehelai je, gerenti kalau revisit on monday abess sudaa~
6.15 pm: In the car, heading back to Kajang
7.30 pm: Sampai rumah
8.15 pm: Dinner
9.30 pm: Pick mia up at KL Sentral
11.30 pm: Sampai rumah
1.00 am: tdo

That what happens on my bessday. Very tiring. But I feel younger and very content with my life! Thanks everybody for the wishes, thoughts and for being there throughout these years. Let's have a great year ahead! :)

Handmade Card – 3 presents on haphazard pink and black background.

 

I made this card for my ofis mate + project mate + Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Din (or if he spelled it in english it’s Dean). Din wanted to give this card to someone and we he saw the handmade card I made for Siti, he asked me to make one for him. He told me that the person getting it “ske pink, if that helps”. It does help indeed.

My initial ideas was to have a picture of a cake with lotsa candles on the front. Then I cancelled that, get some ideas by surfing the net and come out with this.

I used black, thick (i’m not sure of the weight) A4 paper. Used pink glitter A4 paper for the stripes background and I pasted the pink stripes haphazardly. I used coloured paper in solid red, glitter brown and solid orange for the present boxes. I outlined the present boxes using black Sharpie. Then I pasted gold and silver ribbons onto the present boxes and wrote ‘Happy Birthday’ on the lower right side. That is my handwriting!! :) I only pasted a red coloured paper inside the card and left it empty so Din can write anything he wants.

 

I should start taking orders, perhaps? Hehe..

Bye –Bye Dato’ CT

  

Our dearest Bokor DCC, Siti, said goodbye to our project on Bokor. Bukan sebarang Siti oke, she is Dato’ CT to us. Even though she is with the project for x sampei setahun, I believe true friends are made in no time. Die adalah sgt klaka, sgt helpful dan juga mempunyai byk opinion if you need any views on anything. Walaupon kadang2 jiwanye bergelora (hoho…jgn mare ye Dato’), kat luar sentiasa aje senyum walaupon keje melambak2.

So hari selasa hari tu, kami held a farewell makan2 for her. Sbb tgh hari on the same day ader makan free (due to monthly meeting, after every monthly meeting lunch free), kitorg decided utk buat farewell makan2 waktu breakfast (dlm pkol 9 am).

Menu2 nye ialah;

Dan orang2 yang hadir ialah mereka2 yg dijemput hadir…

We had a great time but a lil bit sedey sbb CT chose to go. Dah la girls kat cni sket, ko plak lagi mengurangkan populasi kitorg. Hehe~

Anyway, best wishes in your every future undertakings and berbahagia la selalu. Seperti kate ko, this is a small industry, satu hari nnti mesti kite jumpe lagi. Padahal dah tau kau dok kt ne, singgah je la kan? Hehe~

Muahhhxx!!

p/s: skrang kalo jalan pg toilet/pantry x bley nak singgah2 lg kt tmpt ko…

Doodling

I read in Reader’s Digest that doodling helps you focus in a presentation or a class. Of course it’s best if you are able to give fullest attention, but if you can’t, doodle.

So that was exactly what I did. Actually, I really like to doodle. All I really need is a pencil and any surface. Table top was on of my favorite surface to doodle. Hoho~ (ye…aku lah antara org2 yg menvandalismakan meja2 disekolah dulu, ngn pencil and liquid paper).

Last friday, I was in a meeting. Dont get me wrong, I really liked that meeting cause it was short and straight to the point, and it’s about something that I do and really understand. But you just cant get my 100% attention for 1.5 hrs, so this happened…

Hahaha!! I conteng2lah. The blurred part is my actual notes, dont pay attention to that, they are not interesting to you. The clear parts are my doodles. The one I coloured with highlighter is my favorite, that’s why after the meeting I went to my desk and touched it up.

Then I scanned it and edit it a little bit and get the best result (see from top to bottom, in that order). My plan today is to ‘realize’ this doodle, put it as a header picture for my blog, turn this design into a card or maybe i can make a cross-stich out of it.

I’ll share the results later (if I actually rajin enough to do it la). :)

My other doodle is here.

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Update

The sketch above translated into a card for my dear friend CT.

I am an Emotional Roller Coaster Wreck…

…I go round and round and upside down and then I break.

Random Ramblings 20 July 09

Teringat dulu masa skola, cikgu english ske soh tulis logbook. Ala2 cam diary la. The objective is so that student2nya akan blaja menulis dlm english secara free style dengan harapan menulis in english will come to them secara natural and takde la lagi problem grammar and translation yg ikut ske hati. Malangnye, cikgu english aku x tau aku nie ske menulis. Sbb nye biler mulut dah penat nak membebel tp otak masih tak stop berpusing2 lagi, aku perlukan sebuah sink dimana aku bley mencampakkan idea2 disitu. Mase skola dulu aku nye sink ialah logbook, diary, collection poems and stories and aku nye keje menampal2 kolaj yg kononnye artistic la. Banyakkan sink aku masa skolah dulu? Pklah skrang hanye husband sajalah sink aku most of the time. Hahaha~ kesian die. Kalo aku rajin, aku letak la dlm blog nie, yg merupakan sink aku jugak. See, biler aku x filter ape yg kuar dr otak aku, aku bley type satu perenggan sepanjang ini ngn freeflow nye. Which I loike. :)

Aku nye point ialah, blog nie pon cam aku nye logbook mase skolah dulu2 la. Kadang2 nak ngarut je pon.

Naturally, aku mmg ske mengarut. Hari nie nak ngarut dlm blog plak.

Aku nak list mende2 random yg takde kaitan antara satu sama lain and takde sbb pon aku nak letak kat blog nie, seresly random;

1. After office hour td aku pg CIMB kat KLCC tuh nak deposit kan cash, mase tu la plak derang nak kutip duit dari mesin cash deposit tuh. Nanti aku pg mase office hour tak berhati mulia la plak kan. So aku tunggu je la kejap…
2. Aku lunch kat wisma KFC ngn Pejol n Azami tp tak makan KFC pon. Instead makan ikan berlada, sayur kacang goreng n asam pedas. Nasi, minimal, still sticking to my diet.
3. Toyol kt citer e-toyol.com tgh men game sambil baring2 in between kanak2. sengal.
4. Td chat ngn Si Aay, evil twin aku. Teringat masa aku rumet ngn die kt UTP, ader satu malam tu kitorg ngumpat bout this girl yg kitorg tak ske sampai dah pkol 3 am, lampu dah tutup, mulut tak tutup2 lagi. Skali esok terponteng kelas sbb lambat bgn. Bukti yg mengumpat tu tak baik utk kesihatan.
5. Kasut flat itam aku dah tak level lg heelsnye. Aku xde mood nak pakai kasut len right now, and i’m yet to fall in love with any black shoes yg on sale. Am looking for the perfect black pair tho.
6. Pagi td bgn lambat 10 mins. Still nak siram pokok lagi (hello, kalau x mati la oke). Sampai tren station, die tunjuk yg tren akan sampai in 0 mins. Berlari terkedek2 and aku mmg dah bajet sempat catch nye la tren tu. Adrenalin rush yg tinggi, i loike. Tp waktu pagi kan, at next station aku dah doze off already.
7. Hari nie cik eil present masa Safety Meeting. Die tulis note panjang, tp die cakap sket je. Ehe~ takpe cik eil, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
8. Seperti hari2 keje yg len, hari nie aku lebey productive di waktu ptg.
9. Toyol tgh minum air mirinda strawberry.

Dah la tuh. Cukup byk sudaa. Sebab ini ialah a random entry, gambar pun random la jugak.

 Caption utk gambar ini ialah “Curiosity Kills the Cat” atau in Malay “Jangan Jaga Tepi Kain Org”. Hoho~

A kilogram above limit...

has made me gone mad.

Cik erin nye entri lately plak asyik citer pasal obsession with weight. Yeah...i'm obsessed with GAINING weight. Ever since I found out that my body has the ability to weigh less than 50 kg and the doctor who did my medical check up about 2 years ago told me that I should not weigh any more than 50 kg, I have become obsessed.

Skali about last 2 weeks, I weigh myself kt mesin yg bising giler dok announce your height and weight to everybody and mesin tu told me that "Your height is 158 cm. Your weight is 51 kg. You are OK" Ok?? Banyak la mesin tu nye ok. Aku have been averaging 49 kg for 2 years and suddenly aku naik 2 kg. What the &%*# !!!

This call for quick remedial action! Kalau nak tunggu naik 10 kg baru nak diet & exercise, sme baju n sluar dah x muat la. Aku dah throw out sme baju2 besar zaman2 comel and bulat dulu. Yeah, dulu aku pakai jeans size 28, skrang 25. Dulu aku average size M/L, skrang aku carik size S ngn XS je. Sbb biler pas abess blaja kt UTP dulu , magically berat aku turut. I simply ride on that by practicing healthier diet and more exercise. My most optimum weight ialah masa my wedding. I can go down to 47 kg! Tp aku rase cam x elok sgt la plak so I maintain around 49 kg to 50 kg and vow to never weigh above 50 kg again (except mase pregnant la).

Skali 51 kg. Sengal. I blame chocolates and the sudden kemalasan utk pg jog. So, aku pon go on a much stricter diet and exercise. Tolong jgn salah paham, walaupon diet, aku still makan puas tau. Sbb aku gastrik & low blood pressure, I cant just cut food intake sesuka hati, mau jadi pening n sakit perut jadinye. So this is what I did

Increase my metabolism

By eating smaller portion of food and smaller interval. Like dlm train nak pg keje aku dah minum susu ke, makan youghurt. Then pkol 10 aku makan roti ke. Then lunch. Pas lunch dlm pkol 4 aku makan something lg. Then dinner yg aku try not to take beyond 9 pm.

Eating healthier

No chocolates and junk food whatsoever. Aku seresly dah x ingat biler kali last aku makan cheezels or twisties. Try to take food in its most natural and freshest form. Aku avoid nasi (aku baru makan nasi sekali je in 4 days) but instead find replacement. Aku ske roti, so aku makan la roti. Tp tak makan byk gak. And makan la buah ke, salad ke sgt banyak2 before big meals supaya makan mende lain sket. Hahaha~ trick sket perut tu. Dahaga, minum air masak. Carbonated drinks? Big No-No.

Exercise

And nothing beats the old style way of losing weight by exercising. Aku jog on weekends mostly and tgh implement a new aerobic routine for 3 days a week. Exercise sgt bagus because it keeps you fit, helps you sleep better and of course helps you lose weight and keep you looking great!

Tp aku blom lagi weigh myself. Harap2 dah ilanglah extra weigh itu...

Day 3 without Missy...

is really no different from other days.

She was an easy cat, unlike the others who makes a lot of noise if the are the least bit uncomfortable.

Missy was most noisy at 5.00 am if she's sleeping in the house because she wanted fresh food or her cat litter to do her business. Other than that, she's one happy cat, sleeping the day away.

But that doesnt mean that I dont miss her~

Missy is Having Cat Fever

 Nie Missy mase kecik2

Si Missy nie demam la plak. Sme org takde kat umah la plak die demam.

Dah pg klinik petang Selasa hari tu, doktor confirm die demam. Doktor bg ubat utk bg baik demam n bg vitamin utk tambah selera makan sbb die tak makan. Aku pegi Mesra Pet Shop utk check Si Missy nie.

Aku ader 4 ekor kucen kat umah and i know that kalau kucen demam die x makan. Sbbnye (nie doktor la yg bgtau), idung die tersumbat and die tak dapat bau makanan die, so x yah makan la.

So malam td aku pon kna la force feed si Missy nie. Bg die makan n minum skali. Pagi td before pegi keje pon bg makan lagi. Sebab I think smalam satu hari die tak makan langsung, jalan pon cam shaky2 sket. Mase die tdo smalam ader cam wheezing jugak sket, mebbe sakit tekak and selsema jugak la kot.

Pagi tadi mase aku nak bg die makan, die panggil. Skali suare pon serak. Sian die. Aku tau die pagi2 bising nak makan. Letak makanan kat depan die, die tgk je pastu blah. Biler force feed, happy je ngap. Masa aku nak pg keje tadi, die tgh carik port nak zzz. Nampak breathing pon dah oke, x der wheezing2 lagi. Jalan pon stabil sket. Tdo nampak selesa sket, smalam die melepek aje.

X tau la siang nie die makan ke x. Malam kang force feed lagi.

Esok, kalau still camni pg vet skali lagi.

Tp biler aku pk balik, si Missy nie kalau sehat pon die x makan sgt pastu melepek aje. Hrrmmm…

Getting to and out of KL by train

I have to attend a supplementary course as planned out in my Individual Coaching Plan (ICP) so that I can close the gaps identified in my Accelerated Capability Development (ACD) gap assessment. This training is to be held at Legend Hotel KL. I was googling for this hotel, and then I realized, hey! actually I’ve been there for a training back in 2007 (I think). This hotel is near The Mall and if you are taking the train, you can get on the star lrt line to get there.

Actually, this entry is really not about my training, rather it is about the train system around KL. To me, this system is a very-confusing-tangled-up-bunch-of-railways. Especially to those using it for the first time. The different names are already a messing-up-my-brain bunch of names. In KL, we have LRT (putra and star, star splits into two lines), monorail, komuter (komuter has 2 different service lines) and ERL (Err…I didn’t miss anything right?). If you asked me (obviously nobody asked me but I want to give my 2 cents anyway, or 3 or 4 cents at that), these different names are really unnecessary.

Obviously, these names are to mark the different operators and the different lines of service. But to a layman like me, errrr I couldn’t care less!! Why can’t there be only one company who takes care of the customer services for these train operators, so the customers like us don’t have to watch out for different customer care line for each operators? Hahaha~ I am lazy, I know that and this is not a strong argument. If this is to be done, then I bet the main issue will be “Who’s gonna pay this customer services company” then somebody will say “let’s split evenly between all train operators” then someone will remarks “Errkk…but we are not the biggest operator. we have to split according to the company’s size” the another someone will respond “no…no..no…we have to split according to the largest usage per day” “no…no…no by track length” blah…blah…yada…yada… waste of time.

The different names though is another thing. I do wish that we have simple name like Seremban Line, KLIA Line, Ampang Line and drop the monorail, putra, star and the rest. Simply because I don’t want to know. Maybe the whole lot can be call KL train system (or something else) – Ampang Line. Simple. (to me)

However, if you are prepared beforehand, it is really not that hard. The info are all over the internet including the maps for these train, its station and interchange stations. I get the map below from this web site and I’ve been using it for a few times mainly to find out where I have to stop in order to change to another train service / line.

Hope that this map can help someone to survive the madness of KL train jungle. :)

p/s: I’ve checked that this map is not copyrighted. However, if this is not the case, please do contact me and I’ll be glad to remove this map from my blog. I’ll then draw my own map on the KL train system and get it copyrighted. hoho~

Karnival Keluarga PETRONAS 2009 (KKP 2009)

Smalam, nearly the whole day, my husband and I were at PERMATA in Bangi. Why? For the KKP 2009!! KKP nie is held every year. Die bermula dengan acara2 sukan such as Badminton, Chess, Golf, Futsal, Netball dan berbagai2 lagi yg diadakan among the various business units in PETRONAS. For this year, EXPRO is the winner for KKP!!! I belong to this business unit la. So bley la kata camni, Yeay!! Team aku menang!! (padahal x main ape2 pon. hari tu ingat nak try out for badminton, skali terlambat bgn la plak…hehe~ cakap aje x guna kan?? hoho~)

That morning, around 9.00 am lagi kitorg dah ader kat PERMATA. The event yang I was very keen to tengok ialah KKP Superstar, dimana two of my friends were among the five finalists.

 

Kawan2 aku tu ialah yg pakai baju ala2 punjabi ngn selendang tuh, EE dan the only girl in the top 5, Jieha. They finished at second and third place respectively. Dua2 mmg suara sgt bess and kalau nyanyi lagu ape2 pon mmg jadi lagu derang sendiri la. Seb baik they make it to the Top 5, sbb I missed the last 2 concerts and kalau derang terkeluar mase tu, sedey la sket. Hehe~ EE gediks hari tu tak confident nak masuk Superstar, skali dapat second place. :)

Banyak jugak other things kat PERMATA yesterday. Ader street soccer, arts booths (sand arts, face painting, etc. etc), Paintball, pastu bola besar that you can masuk inside and pusing2 (x tau nama sebenarnye), FOOD!! (of course!) and berbagai2 lagi la acara for the family. Tp the thing in the picture kat bawah nie mmg get my attention la.

HOT AIR BALLOON!!! Aku sangat kagum because it is SOOO BIG!! Macam budak kecik je kan? I was not really interested nak naik, just that sgt ske tgk sbb this thing is like sooo overwhelming and out of this world. Mase kitorg blah dari PERMATA around 12.00 pm tu dah xde dah mende nie, so kejap je derang pasang.

After that kitorg pg menguruskan hal2 umah sewa SIL (sister in law) kat Seri Kembangan cause ader new tenant nak masuk. Aku mmg ske pegi usha2 umah nie, so I took a look at the apartment. Die nye living room is kinda small, tp sbb die xde partition between living room, dining area and kitchen so that makes these three area looks ok la. Takde la sempit sgt. Tp the three rooms are huge utk standard apartment. Yang menyedihkan sket ialah, kat living room and dining room ialah lantai marble ok!! (which is so fab!!) tp sbb umah sewa kan, tenant mana kesah marble ke, cement ke, so cam dah rosak sket la marble flooring tuh. (ohhh…terpanjang la plak perenggan selingan nie)

Actually nak cakap that kitorg sampai rumah around 3.00 pm and malam tu kitorg pegi PERMATA balik for the GRAND FINALE!! You have to pay RM10 for the ticket that has to be bought beforehand sbb die tak jual mase the event. Once inside, ada booths food yang sgt banyak yg provide FREE FLOW OF FOOD. Ader segala bagai nasi goreng, nasi lemak, air tebu, keropok lekor, tortilla and macam2 lagi la. Yang pentingnye FREE FLOW oke!! Durian pon ader tp durian cam special sket la sbb kan beli kupon dulu. Aku pon x minat durian so I’m good.

Masa kitorg sampai, it was a lil bit past 8.00 pm and sudah sgt ramai org. So aku n husband redah segala bagai manusia tu, and bentangkan tikar kitorg like sgt dekat to the stage sbb kitorg datang was not for the food, but the performance. Husband for Shila OIAM and aku for Faizal Tahir (yg dari OIAM jugak la sebenarnye).

GRAND FINALE malam tu was hosted by Zizan and Johan, which makes it sgt2 lah hilarious. Kalau tak knal derang nie, nie la mereka yg sgt spontaneous and berbakat dlm membuat lawak.

 

Kitorg sat together with Mai n her husband. And because kitorg nie sgt lah dekat ngn stage, Jozan berdua nie pon turun dari stage datang kat tmpt kitorg n buat2 lawak pasal kitorg nie dok berkelah tepi pantai la and derang adalah free willy. Sengal! Aku tergamam sekejap masa tu. Hoho~

Pastu start la performance. Before artist2 jemputan kluar ader show dari KKP Superstar Winner and Runner Up (Kawan ku si EE tu) and then ader performance dr PPAG. Nampak la mak andeh and pak pandir yg hari tu mase musical jadi org kampung dulu2 skrang dah jadi org dari 60’s dok nyanyi lagu Pesta Muda Mudi tuh. (Ohhh…nak buat entri pasal Musical Pak Pandir la plak pasneh).

Pastu artist jemputan pon kluar la. Firstly, Shila duet ngn adik die. Then Shila nyanyi solo aje. Tannak letak gambar Shila sbb aku x minat sgt. Hahaha~ Then Faizal Tahir plak!! Yeay!! Exciter terlebey oke! Sgt ske lagu die and suara die. He performed 5 songs; Mahakarya Cinta, Cuba, Gemuruh (duet ngn si Jozan), Sampai Syurga and Bencinta. Sme aku record except Bencinta sbb aku x ske lagu tuh. Mmg ramai giler org datang depan stage masa Faizal Tahir perform sbb rupe2nye die nie klaka la jugak. So, enjoy la.

 

This is how close we were to the stage. Happening giler!! And after that ader Ramli Sarip and he performed with my unimate Aziah, sebagai wakil dari PETRONAS la. But aku x masuk sgt la ngn bunyi2 gitar electric yg over. Dengar mmg cam bess tp sakit telinga. Aku lagi ske Faizal Tahir. Pastu last2 ader closing ceremony and smenye berakhir and show bunga api yg sgt cantik!!! Aku x amik gambar / video bunga api tu sbb sgt leka mendongak and tengok bunga api.

So, that was how i spend my day yesterday. Hari nie apart from Fira datang umah, pegi jogging ptg nie (seresly rase fat n tak fit) and buat cross stich, xde la ape2 activity hari nie other than melepak. Kate weekend. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

p/s: yup, aku mmg sgt excited ngn HOT AIR BALLOON tuh.