hari ke 14

so, it's d 14th day of fasting as at today. i hope everyone's getting along with it nicely. as for me, im juz happy my parents r back. (read : chef dah balik daa...)
i hardly go to d office when they're not around. i guess, i take dat as a big break for me. watched a movie with rania; omar accompanied me for sahur....more to 'menyibuk' actually. but i had fun...another 16 days to go and im counting.

i wanted to tell a few stories but more to 'mengutuk' stories. but since it's ramadhan, i'll hold it a little longer. but dontcha worry, i shall reveal...

muahahahaha.....

the japs

these 3 japanese were bowing to my hubby.

why? they had to apologize for not being able to complete their work.

do note that these 3 are GMs and senior managers.

can u find any managers who would do such a thing?

only d japs, ppl...

in memory of nurin

i am still in shock over d news of nurin jazlin. how could someone torture her in such a way? she had to endure it for a month!! please dont tell me u dont feel anything everytime u hear d word 'brinjal'. i would hold my breath everytime i hear it! and d thing that disturbed me d most is when her parents couldnt even recognize d body. of all ppl, ur parents should be d one to be able to identify. and that shows that she was tortured beyond anybody's imagination. no parents would want to be in their shoes. to me, that's d biggest unthinkable 'dugaan' one can endure. during prayers, my mind cant stop wandering what she must have gone thru. did she get to eat? how many times it has been forced in her? was she being chained? was she naked all d time?
and where was she kept all these while? was she in any housing area? werent the neighbours curious? that's d problem with our ppl nowadays. they keep to themselves. nobody wants to be labelled as a 'busybody' anymore. our lifestyle has made us into a heartless-career-minded-people. if not all, most of us.

yes, we remind our kids to not talk to strangers. but this episode has made ppl to remind them to not talk to ANYBODY, even ppl u know. how sad. how sad it has to come to this.

and let us all pray so that d maniac(s) will be caught. but knowing that the police force now is not what they used to be, i still hope they get d man/woman.

and to u mr IGP, stop d nonsense of wanting to post ur men's wrongdoing in d website.
u urself are giving a bad name to the force.
let's focus more on reducing d crime for once, will ya?

Ubi and Lin

to ubi and lin,

rania drew this last nite. i didnt have to force her.

i juz had to ask and she willingly obliged.

but i did tell her;

'2 princess tu pakai tudung tau...'

she hesitated at first but after i described how, this is what she came up with.

now, ur job is to 'berebut nak jadi siapa.'

juz a note : on d left tu mcm ala2 belle from beauty and the beast

and on d right tu mcm ala2 aurora from sleeping beauty.

tapi apa2 pun, dua2 tetap cun...!!

ahaks...

for u, ida

in conjuction with attending her art class in 30 minutes, ida requsted her princess portrait to be posted for all to see.

with love from, rania

(p/s : elaborate giler gown u ida...!)

jgn lupa balik castle...!!

when ramadhan comes

first day of ramadhan was a bit headachy for me. splitting ones! since my parents are not around, i gotta do a little bit of running here and there. by 1.30pm, my head started spinning like crazy. cant wait to break fast! immediately i gulped down 2 tablets of actifast. d pain juz wont go away.
second day was a bit better. signs of headache did crop up but i survived.

im enjoying my time actually during this fasting month. my clients are abroad so i have more free time. for my kids and for myself. though d former gives me d same amount of headache. but at least i dont have to rush to work.

and nothing beats lying down with a good book at noon.

i cant wait for raya. i know, i know, weve been fasting for only 5 days but i cant help it. im a sucker for anything raya. raya songs, kuih raya, raya tv programmes...i have raya songs in my ipod. i love d song by noor kumalasari. rania loves d one with 'hai selamat hari raya...'
ok, i can u hear u guys singing to it now. see? it's addictive. nobody can change d cd in my car. it's raya cd all d way thru syawal. and i love raya programmes. anything! sedih ke, klakar ke, sume blasah. as long as it's raya-themed, id go for it.

selamat berpuasa semua!

i wish i could b there

this is where my parents r rite now.

how peaceful.

if i were to have rm 1,000,000

ive been tagged. seriously, i dont know how does it work. but lin tagged me and im honoured. (should i be honoured, btw?)
nway, if i were to have rm 1,000,000, what would i do with it?
i'd definitely build a surau / small-sized mosque.

ok, what do i do next?
do i tag others?

(1) ida leeds...(how cheesy...ahaks)
(2) careen...(so nice 2 c u last nite, girrrrlllll)

can i tag those 2 only?

ok girls, get ur head cracking...!!

a visit of good and bad

a bunch of us went to see leng last night. seeing so many friends after 14 years was a nice stress-reliever moment but at d same time, d reason of meeting up was a sad one.

though we could only voice out encouragement words, nobody would really comprehend what she's really going thru. and dare i say, nobody would want to be in her position. what saddens me d most was looking at her 3 kids who barely understand what's going on. and when she mentioned that they keep asking for their daddy, oh, it juz breaks my heart.

i fought hard not to cry. i did tell them in d car, 'oi! jgn nangis2 kang eh...'
let's juz make her happy. doesnt matter if it's only for 5 minutes or 10.
i wondered what makes all of us felt so bad with d passing. then it occured to me;
this is a person who never fails to attend anybody's wedding,
this is a person who never fails to visit mothers with newborns,
this is a person who never fails to give support in any business launchings,
and this is a person who's much nicer than 14 yrs ago.

i have this paranoia of meeting up with my ex schoolmates.
reasons?
dont ask.

but i regret having to meet up with her for d first time after 14 yrs, in such a gloomy occasion.

bersantai di hari minggu

omar, atuk, rania.

as usual, im always not in d picture.
10 minutes later, put came with adam.
we had a good time!

d time when u count ur blessings

why is it that every friday i keep seeing muslim men loitering around during friday prayers?
there was this one time, i watched a movie with rania, and next to me was a muslim couple. i wanted so badly to ask why arent u at a place where ure supposed to be?
'tapi takut kena tumbuk'...so i kept quiet.
it saddens me. luckily they didnt make out....sigh.

the thing that i enjoyed d most on friday is seeing malay men with complete 'baju melayu'. and this coming from somebody who wore baju kurung once a year. not that i dont want to wear, but d moment i stepped into d office, ppl would look at me as if they've seen me naked. not only dat, some wud ask strange questions like, 'ada kenduri ke ari ni?' or 'ada function ke?', or 'mimpi apa pakai baju kurung? and even worse, ''nak kawin ke apa?'
so u see, that's why u dont see me wearing it to d office.

received a very bad news today. a friend's husband passed away at d age of 31.
heart complications, i think.
dont know d full details yet but im still digesting d news.
so many things played in my mind.
questions, questions, questions.
but at least she's got full support from all of her friends.

friend, im sorry for ur loss.
really, really sorry....

alone

while having bfast 20 minutes ago, ive realised how the term 'loner' suits me very well.
usually i would juz eat my office but today i thot of having a big bfast.
that's when i discovered that i could not come up with any names that i want to have bfast with. i used to have this office friend that would accompany me for bfast but lately, i dont think i want to do anything with her anymore.
reasons?
so many actually.
it wouldnt be nice to list down why and i have no intention to tell anybody so i juz stopped talking to her.
if i were to continue, it would be a fake and FAKE is the thing that i dont want ppl to label me with.

seriously, i hate d fakers.

so, there i was, having bfast, with 'the malay mail' as my companion.

Mengapa Kasih

Mengapa Kasih

Engkau membisu

Bermuram wajah tiada menentu

Mengapa Kasih

Engkau begini

Sepuas hati ku cuba memujuk

Mungkinkah aku mesti berlalu

Membiar dan tak mengganggu

Mungkinkah aku mesti mengaku

Berlaku yang tak kau restu

Mengapa Kasih

Mengapa Kasih

Terus begini

Kugerak bahumu berkali

Mengapa kasih

Enggan mengadu

Kuperlukan senyuman bibirmu

Ok, this is not one of those 'jiwang karat' songs.

this is by a group called Double Take.

soothing soulful jazz.

d album is worth every penny.

i wish i could upload a sample tune but i dont know how.

maybe 'org kat uk tu' boleh tlg...??

kek dan lagi dan lagi dan lagi...

kek lapis from sarawak. a lot to choose from actually but my dad settled for this.

(NOTE : leng, jangan jeles...)

tiramisu from put.
for those who love tiramisu, dont waste money buying from other bakeries,

juz order from put.

sodaaaaaaaaaaaappppppppp........................!!!!!!

bought from a place called d'lish.

saja test.

this is from the usual place.

i gave half to my roommate.