talk bout having a good time!

should have taken pictures.
had breakfast with 2 lovely ladies yesterday and when was d last time we did that?
never. we should do it more often.
maybe we could make it a monthly routine.
just so u know, i had a GOOD time ladies!!
especially with no kids harassing us!!!!

apa nak jadi

everyday for d past few days, ive received news of people's passing. and d causes were all d same. heart attack. d age keeps getting smaller and smaller. d youngest so far ive heard was 30. 2 days back, our colleague collapsed after playing football. and gone juz like that.
why?
what are d causes actually?
is it d food that we consumed everyday?
or is it something else?
but then, what?


it's so unlike me to sleep late at night. but last nite, i was still up and awake. '
desperate housewives'.
tha'ts why. i dont really follow the first and second season but i do have some ideas of who's who and who's doing what. so i decided to buy d third season's dvd. i'm hooked!! and if it wasnt for omar's continous crying, i'd probably be awake until God knows when.


dont u get tired of thinking what to eat everyday during lunch time?
i do! i always eat alone. and that makes it more difficult.........................

Qanaah

mum said i have so much hatred inside me.
actually, no. i dont simply hate ppl. im not that crazy.
i admit i dont fancy certain ppl but d reasons are justified with why i cant stand those ppl.
so when i saw one raya programme on tv1 with dr fadzilah kamsah summarising and giving advise at the end of the show, i listened attentively.
he said, dont hate ppl. (ok, that's very general.)
he also asked us to forgive before we go to sleep every night. just forgive anybody. no point keeping it inside u.
that, i find it difficult to follow.
but i didnt say i wont try my best....!!

another raya programme that i saw and have a strong impact on me was "Qanaah." it means 'feeling satisfied with what God has given u.' pls bear with me. im not trying to preach here. admit it, it's easier said than done. d opposite word for 'qanaah' is greed. pls correct me if im wrong. we can be selfish once in a while though sometimes we have no intention of doing so. but it happened. like when i attended a friend's open house last week, one pointed out of this one particular friend who's doing well abroad and how she wished she could be in her shoes. apparently, she's got a house and a car. in which im still amazed at how ppl measure 'success' nowadays. i was dying to interrupt but...oh why bother.
firstly, i dont care.
secondly, im juz happy im still breathing.
and this is d best part; u know how during a gathering when we tend to ask ppl where do they work? well, 2 gave me d 'i-work-with-MNCs' look. u know that look. i hate that look.

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here's what rania said to me the other day.

R : apsal kita tak duduk umah depan?
M : mahal.
R : tulah rania ckp jgn slalu beli brg...!!

jason??

i have this one regular aircond repairman.
his name is ah wai.
yesterday, asked hubby to call anybody to fix our leaking roof. hubby said, 'ok, dah call. he'll come at 6pm. nama dia jason eh.'
so i waited. suddenly, i saw ah wai.
me : apsal u datang? i ada call u ke?
him : u punya husband telepon maa...
me : u repair atap jugak ke?
him : ya la...
me : apsal nama u jadi jason?
him : haiya, jason, ah wai sama saja maa...

hmm, mcm citer sepetla...

gambar2 raya sakan

raya morning, right after raya prayers.

rania, udin, omar, atuk.

rania with her blue kebaya.

omar in white jubah; arab-style.

happy to receive 'duit raya'.

makan time!

hubby makan tak pandang kiri kanan...

cedok, jangan tak cedok...!

happynye sume!!

immediately after d last guests have gone back, they juz cant wait to change and eat some more.

2nd day of raya, getting ready to go and visit relatives in n9.

anak2ku yg menawan hati.



cik minah cilik yg suka berposing.

this was our 4th house visit in sban.

my sis, omar and rania.

3rd day of raya at in-law's place.

she chosed that top, not me.

4th day of raya, mr handsome getting ready to beraya.

this is one of many poses that she willingly posed for all to see.

i know it's 'getik', but what to do... :)

and this is me with rania...we dropped by our house only to pray and shower, an hour later, off we went to another house.

raya stories

slamat hari raya, slamat hari raya, slamat hari raya everyone!!

though im back at my office rite now, im still in raya mood. had to drop by to do some work. duty calls. but i did go out and visit my aunty's house during lunch time and back to my office again. talk bout raya spirit!!

my raya was as faboulous as i imagined it would be. over d years, ive heard so many ppl talked bout d most meaningful part during raya. as for me, d most meaningful part was d takbir. d feeling is a mixture of happiness, overwhelmed, humbled and satisfying. especially when i put my kids on my lap and forced them to listen to it. i wouldnt trade that moment for anything.

thursday nite, we went out for a rendesvous to nowhere. d city folks were all gone to their respective kampungs, so we took d opportunity to drive thru kl. some were still doing last minute shopping esp at jln TAR. such a joyous sight...

a throng of visitors came to my mum's house on d first day of raya. from morning till nite, non-stop. tiring but it was all worth it. second day, it's our turn to visit others. being in d car most of d time, omar can almost be categorised as 'tarzan malaya.' so when we travelled to different parts of n9 in one day, he started to become restless. but since beloved atuk said he can get away with anything, nobody could scold him. somehow i dont remember being given d same treatment. :)

i havent been able to post pictures yet.
soon, my fren...
in d mean time, enjoy ur kuih raya!!

preparations for raya

omar, famous for being 'd destroyer', kena kurung, coz he juz cant stop destroying everything!!

"THE MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR" .
with MUM's delicious chicken rendang.
mat tu tolong kacau je.


chicken rendang up close.

rendang ayam kampung yg dh siap.

kuah kacang.

everyone's favourite; sambal goreng.

with a note to oneself; makan, makan jugak...tp jgn sampai tak cukup nak hidang esok.

extra menu ; kari daging.

sayur lodeh.

menu to break fast today; sup tulang.

and this is my dad; yg penat bakar lemang...not!

pls hear my plea

i appeal to all of u, who have received emails on nurin's leaked post-mortem picts, to not forward it to anybody after uve seen it. please, i beg u. juz delete it. let's not add sufferings and mental anguish on her parents. ive seen d picts and it has disturbed me in a way that my heart cries and there are no more tears to shed. and to those who started d chain of forwarding, may God punish u for what He thinks u deserve. it's such a selfish and sick act!! please, again, i beg u, stop d chain...

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omigod omigod, again, for d second time, i bumped into my enemy. i was waiting for rania to finish her art class, and there she was, walking towards me. i couldnt turn back. and this time, i had my glasses on. haiyaa!! though d sight of her ruined my mood, i tried to divert my attention on something more important. hmm, like....
oh no! why did we have to see each other again?
ok, ok, focus, focus........
urgghhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please God, dont let me bump into her again...

SELAMAT HARI RAYA, MAAF ZAHIR BATIN

TU DIAAAAA.....
it was yesterday, and where in d world is rania? TAKUUTTTT....!!!
pict a bit blur but i didnt wanna miss out on d moment. a few seconds later, he tried to hold the sparkles. i guess he must be curious. he cried, sakit agaknye, but only for a while. he continued...
was a bit surprised rania was afraid to play this time. last year, it wasnt enuf! she refused to come out of d house. frustnye...

to those who have given their selamat hari raya wishes to me, i would like to say thank you. selamat hari raya fidie, selamat hari raya lin.

as for me, im still counting d days to raya. another 2 and half days to go. this morning after sahur, decided not to sleep as usual. instead, i cleaned up d whole house for 2 hours! by d time i took a shower, i felt thirsty. alamak, silap time la kemas...and as soon as i got into my office, sakit perutla plak. too much sambal belacan. now, i feel weak and it's only 10.44 in d morning.

im sure by friday after sahur, my mum will start preparing everything. that's d best part. tolong kacau, not tolong masak. then d nite, takbir raya will be heard everywhere.

oh, such a nice feeling.

friday afternoon, after friday prayers, usually my dad and i will go to my aunty's house to pick up our kuih raya. i always cherish my time with my dad in d car. somehow, i always think that no one is wiser than him....

ok people, i will definitely post thousands of raya pictures soon.
so, in d mean time, SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI,
AMPUNKAN SAYA SEKIRANYA ADA TERGURIS PERASAAN, walaupun mungkin ada yg dilakukan secara sengaja atau tidak sengaja. AMPUN DAN MAAF DIPINTA dari hati yg tulus ikhlas.
semoga sentiasa di bawah lindungan ALLAH di mana saja anda berada.

hari lemah dan moody

not in d mood today.
hungry.
tired.

this fasting month, ive been glued in front of d tv for some ramadhan programmes.
lunch time, when i'm home, i'll watch citarasa selebriti on rtm1. i dont like d host, but by juz looking at what she and her guest artiste cook, it makes me happy.
by 6.30, it's time for ramadhan bersama rafique. it's addictive. lin can testify to this.
too bad i didnt watch last year's show.
and rania looooooves rafique. tapi malu nak cakap. hahahahah

on my way back to work, i saw a group of young boys riding their bicycles. i wanted to stop and look at them. how come we dont do that anymore? they were probably juz got back from school, changed clothes. what a way to unwind. i miss those days where we can cycle anywhere we want after school. and when i see how schoolchildren nowadays do their homework, i pity them. i dont remember doing homework in d afternoon. only at nite. and it wasnt as many as what they're getting rite now. i only attended tuition when i was in standard 6. kids nowadays attended tuition immediately after they joined standard 1!
what a pity. seriously.

i dont like to read other ppl's blog unless i know them. so when i stumbled upon a FAMOUS blog by this guy who claims to be a former clubber, i tried to read them since it was in everyone's link. my oh my, what's up with guys who like to state d unbelievable criterias of wannabe-girlfriends? they want a supermodel-material type of girl. and when i checked out his looks, alahai, kot la hensem!!

piii-daaahhh!!!

al-kisah...

i was fifth in line to change 'duit raya' at maybank today. let me tell u one thing. i would try to avoid as much as possible in interacting with any bank staff. (thank God for online banking!!)
reason being;
1. they're so unfriendly...
2. they never smile and even when they were forced to, d sour face shown is even greater.
3. d waiting game...
4. they dont give raya packets anymore...
5. some customer service officers look at u from head to toe before wanting to serve u.

so, things like changing 'duit raya' gives me no choice but to meet up with them eye-to-eye. some would still argue that there ARE some banks which offer good service. well, i havent found one yet.
while waiting in line, there's this one lady supervising d teller and while doing so, she screamed 'haa beratur, beratur!!' at d same time. somehow i sensed dat MAYBE im in d wet market after all. it sounded like one!!

what makes them behave in such a way?
then...i saw why...
all of them were wearing a big button badge that says, 'BANK ROMPAK BONUS KAMI.'
woohoo!

err, firstly, ROMPAK is such a harsh word to be used in a bank, for heaven's sake.
secondly, err, im still in shock.

nasty consequences could happen...

eg;

customer : bank rompak?
teller : a,ah...rompak kitorang.
guard nearby on walkie-talkie : ada customer nak rompak bank...2x
another guard on standby : tangkap dia, tangkap dia!!

see? told ya it could get nasty...

ana punye anak laa...

tolongla ckp yg pakai jubah putih tu hensem....

hahahah

yg baju hitam tu cam biasala, mantain je...

raya oh raya, bilalah nak muncul

another 11 days to go.
i was juz chatting with put and both of us were so excited!
bout what?
RAYA laa....!!!

when i least expect it, ive received smses and calls from 2 ppl that ive deleted from my simcard. dont ask why, im juz being weird.
one asked bout 'lauk-pauk' buka pose.
another called to bitch bout her mother in law. which i think not a nice thing to do, lebih2 bulan pose. i didnt know how to end d conversation so i juz listened. and as expected, d moment i told her to tone down, she was pissed with me. saying that i wasnt in her shoes.
believe me, being in her shoes is d last thing i wanna do.

eversince mum came back, doing terawikh was a bit of a chore. not in a bad way, but more to 'perut penuh sangat.' tried to gulp down everything at one go proved to be a bit damaging to one's stamina. and yesterday's soto was d best ive tasted!!