Angkasawan Returns....

Alhamdulilah, around 6.45pm, October 21st, the first Malaysian angkasawan, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar returns to Earth. I remembered spending my birthday infront of the television from the afternoon until words had it that he and the other 2 Russian cosmonuts safely landed. Although it's a bit dissapointing that there is no video coverage about the landing and I couldn't see Dr Sheikh Muszaphar's expression when he landed, but it's okay! As long as he landed safely!

Presently, if I'm not mistaken, he is in Moscow, being quarantine, just to ensure that everything is okay. From what I learnt that once you went up to space, you body and mind to be 'adjusted' once you reached Earth. Well, it's a long science and psychology involved here and I'm not that good with both, so I guess I just leave it at there.

Congralts Dr Sheikh! You proved it that Malaysia can do it! Representing Malaysia, you represent Asean....Don't you just proud be an Aseanan - if there is such a word! Haha! Gezz, I'm sounding like a Malaysian already!

Advance Birthday Surprise

I will be celebrating my birthday tomorrow and I didn't expect to get anything before my birthday (not that I'm hoping to get anything..hehe). But considering that tomorrow is Sunday and I will be starting my 2 weeks holiday starting this Monday (YEA!), some of my friends and colleagues decided to give me early presents!

Nanette, my colleague was taking her off this morning and man! it was quiet buzy at work. When I came out for lunch, it's already 12.40pm and Nanette was waiting for me in the parking lot. She bought me a nice birthday cake - Chocolate! Nyum! I love chocolate cakes ever! Hehe! And of course, it's yummy too!

My ex-boyfriend gave me a bedside lamp, as he said, " It's not a table lamp, it's a cool bedside lamp. Just touch it, it lights up!" And he is right. It is a cool lamp and it lights up when you touch the base. I told him that I already got 1 reading lamp (coz I loveee to read) but he said that having 1 redaing lamp and 1 bedside lamp can't hurt!

Fewh...Selamat Hari Raya Everyone!

I hadn't update my blog recently and guess what?, it's Raya already!!! Coming to 7th Syawal so far Alhamdulilah. So, Selamat Hari Raya everyone, Maaf Zahir and Batin.
Reason for my MIA? Hmmm..nothing big 'cept that I was buzy (haha! pathetic excuses!) but seriously, I was buzy. I got so many things to do that I just don't have the time to update my blog.

Furthermore, MOST of my free times is spent infront of the TV, tuning on Channel 588, Angkasa 1 channel (Latest discovery by me, myself and I - TV is very addictive! I NEVER know that!HONESTLY!!!). Hehe! Yup! Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shoukor is now officially the first Muslim Malaysian in space. I was watching the launching and been up-to-date with what's happening with him in space; that a friend of mine once commented that he thinks that I was born mistakenly to Bruneian parents! Haha! He said I should be a Malaysian instead of a Bruneian. Hey! I AM A BRUNEIAN! Just because I had been put so much interest in this thing, doesn't mean that I have to be a Malaysian 'convert'. Hehe! I just love space exploration. PERIOD! And to have someone closer to home going up to space is quiet to look forward to, don't you think? Anyway, Dr Sheikh will be coming 'home' to Earth on the October 21st (my birthday!! yea yea!)

Speaking of birthday, of course la, I'm getting older. No need to mention my age heh? Is there anyone getting younger as they have more birthdays?! But, I'm thankful to Allah for giving me my life - this life and good health! Sure, it's not good life all the time but with what I had and have, I'm thankful! What's the cliche they always said, "the older you get, the wiser you become". Birthday party, nah! I'm too old for party!! Haha! I kept on saying old - wonder why?! But my parents are planning to do a family gathering for my birthday together for my brother Andy passing out from the Army (He will be passing out this October 26th). The first army in the family - our family that is! If you includes my paternal side of family, then he is the 5th! Whenever he came back from the camp for the weekends, I will always tease him and kept on calling him, "Hey Recruite" hehe! Now he is back in the camp and I will only see him again next week in the passing out ceremony...

Another 'hot' stuffs that had happened while I was MIA from blogging - I will have a new workplace by early next year! Our management will reshuffle the lots of us - reason; for more better patients' care. My new workplace? I have no idea yet while some of my colleagues know where they will be going but so far, I don't know where I will be going for certain. News from the gossip pipeline said that I will be transfered to Community HQ (yikes!) but I just hope it is indead a rumour! For real? Hmmm..bertawakal sja! Don't get me wrong, for me working anywhere is the same as long as you do your job right but when you are being pair up with a lousy partner, then that's where the headaches (and heartaches) come in!

Btw, studies show that your work partner can be your killer?? Haha! NO! SERIOUSLY! I read it in the net sometimes ago that working with someone you are not comptabile with can lead you to increase in stress and lead to a heart attack hence, your killer! Ahhhh.... And Community HQ, wow! It's quiet an honour actually working in a HQ and quiet challenging. Will I be up to it? Just wait and see I guess. My boss said that we will be receiving our letters somewhere this month - 'after raya', they said!

Work? Work is okay, it's just the KCC thingy that not quiet okay at the moment. After screening some 250+ data, now I had managed to narrow it down to 100+ data. And to analyse this 100+ data, I will need at least few days to complete it all but with all the festivites going on, where you have the mood to do anything else, right? Anyway, my Superinterent kept on asking me whether I had done it (he kept on bugging me as I am the secretary) and I always told him that I don't have the time YET to do it and you guys know what he said to me??! - "Eh, mengalahkan orang berlaki, beranak saja kau ani" - could you guys believe it??!! Hmmm..payah jua jadi 'kulikang' ani..hehe!

Now, let's forget about work and superiors, lets go back to Raya! 2 of my oldest friends - they are a married couple now - came for raya and believe it or not, we spent 1 and a half hour chitchatting, catching up on old times and man! don't we have a lots of fun back then! It's quiet amazing...I have to say, my college years were the best! Missed every moments of it! Don't you just wish that you are back in college again, trying all those new stuffs, making new friends, escaping from classes to go to the major shopping complexes (we don't have The Mall back then), got scolded from escaping classes and coming in late; spoiling on all those Chemistry experiments and made our course tutor to go in labour earlier than expected - yup! GUILTY as charged!!! Hahaha! Man! Loved every second of it!!!

10th October...

It's when the first Malaysian angkasawan will be going to space. Couldn't wait!

Previously I mentioned that Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor will be the first Malaysian angkasawan to go to space but I read in the net that changes can be made last minute.

The 2 Malaysian angkasawan are Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, 35, a lecturer in HUKM and Captain Dr Faiz Khaleed, 27, an army officer and a dentist. If everything goes as planned and no changes being made, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor will be boarding the Soyuz 15-S with Russian fellow, Yuri Malenchenko and American Peggy Whitson while Captain Dr Faiz Khaleed will go with the second team along with Russian Shari-Zan Sharipov and American Michael Fincke. Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor will be the first Muslim to perform solat onboard the International Space Station (ISS). As a Muslim fellow, I'm kinda proud of him....Good Luck guys! Can't wait for the launch....

Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor giving talk to students in UKM

Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (L) and Captain Dr Faiz Khaleed (R)
with some of the UKM students

Preparing for their 'experiments' in Space

Practising on their 'tayammum'

1st and 2nd photos courtesy from http://www.ukm.my/english/news

10 Malam Terakhir

It's coming to the 22nd day of Ramadhan and yes, it's the latest 10 days of Ramadhan remaining. As a Muslim, most of us knows what that means. Anytime during these 10 remaining night, one night will happen to be the 'night of all nights' - Lai'latul Qadar. That's ALLAH promises to His ummah (people). Only few people in this whole wide world had experienced it in this lifetime while for some of us, we are still hoping to 'catch' this night! If there is anyone of you out there had experienced it, then Alhamdulillah, you are very blessed.

Lai'latul Qadar is ALLAH gift to His people. The night of Lai'latul Qadar is the night where if you beramal dengan ikhlas, ALLAH will forgive all your sins and along with that, your wishes are granted. ALLAH maha penyanyang dan memaafkan..Take it! It's for us to take.....
Semoga kita dirahmati selalu....AMIN!

P.s. Takhziah kepada keluarga of the late guy who passed away in the RTA yesterday afternoon around Telanai/Damuan area. Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat di bulan yang mulia ini...Amin!

'Daripada-NYA kita di datangkan dan kepada-NYA kita kembali'

Atas Nama Cinta

The latest novel I read and finished from Alaf 21 - Atas Nama Cinta by Lily Suriani. This is the second novel from this author that I came across. The first one - Pelabuhan Kasih, I read it few years back - or was it just last year? Hmmm...Anyway, I enjoyed reading the Pelabuahan Kasih and I didn't hesitate to buy her second novel when I saw it. And yes! Lily Suriani didn't dissapoint me.

Atas Nama Cinta - Ardini and Firas. Opposite attracts! That's how this story started! Ardini is not the type of person to fall in love easily (hmm...sounds familiar eh!hehe!). When she started working, she met Firas, who's totally opposite from her. Firas; chubby but tough and not so handsome (different from any other characters eh). Firas fell in love with Ardini at first sight but Ardini, looking at Firas physically not interested. Everytime they meet, they are always arguing; Firas being a teaser with a lot sense of humour while Ardini (being a youngest in the family), couldn't stand losing.

With a lot of patiences, waiting and neverending attentions from Firas, Ardini in the end accept Firas when she constantly misses him whenever he is not around. They got married eventually. Things started to get messy when 6 months later, Firas somehow and suddenly changed. He is no longer the happy, caring, teasing type. Gone are the sense of humour until one day, he begged Ardini to let him marry another (WHAT?!!!)! When Ardini refused, Firas started getting abusive. This going on for days until Ardini, couldn't stand it anymore and let Firas marry another.

"...sebab sayang lah Dini sanggup korbankan segala kebahagian Dini untuk Bie (Firas)..."

Just a day before Firas wedding to Najihah, Najihah left Firas. Reason, she already got what she want - 40% share of Firas' company. All this while, Firas had been used by black magic (ilmu hitam) so that he follows whatever Najihah wants.

Firas frustrated, not to mention humiliated, he started to lean towards drugs. Yup! He's addicted to drugs until Ardini took the guts and confronted her husband. With Ardini's persuasion and love, Firas voluntarily admitted himself to a rehab center under 1 condition - he didn't want to see Ardini while he is in the rehab.

Ardini misses her husband, visited the center every week without fail, bringing Firas' favourite foods but Firas won't see or meet her. This goes on for 1 and a half year when Ardini finally wanted to give up on her husband and moved on. Her family and Firas' family (couldn't bear to see her suffering) asked her to claim faskah but Ardini believed that Firas won't leave her.

And yes! She's right! After nearly a month didn't visit her husband, she decided to visit Firas. And this time, Firas meet his wife after nearly 2 years didn't see each other. And what I like most, they live happily ever after..hehe!

Moral of the story - Don't turn your back on drug addicts! In this book, Lily Suriani write the details on what the drug addicts 'suffer' from 'cleansing' themselves - physically, emotionally! True! they brought this onto themselves but hey, everyone makes mistakes and everyone deserves second chance, don't they? And don't ever involved yourself in shirik. It's not a way to live a life....

Read it! And along the way, somehow you will discover something about yourself! I did!

Trip To Telisai

Today, I have to go to Telisai to relieve a colleague who is onleave. It's not my first time working there and the way rumor has it, I will be working there once a week (sigh!) starting early next year. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind working anywehere. For me, everywhere is the same - workwise! It's just the journey that tires me...

Anyway, this morning, I took off from home around 7.20am (and I know, I'm late already!). I was caught in the jammed in Jerudong and by the time I entered the highway, it's 7.45am already and the sign board - TUTONG 30KM! YIKES! 30KM to Tutong and I think another +/- 17KM to Telisai hence 40+KM to go!

Speeding?! Hah! Did you guys know that speeding is my worst addiction. No matter how many time I tell myself that SPEED KILLS but somehow I just can't get rid of speeding. I should practice more on NOT to speed! Anyway, I did go over the border this morning and when I realised that I would not reach Telisai on time no matter how hard I push the pedal, I began to slow down. No use to rush when you know that you will end up late, anyway.

I arrived around 8.15am - 15 minutes late, kira ok la..hehe! It only happened once a year, trust me! I'm the type of person who - not punctual -but always try to be early or at least on time. Anyway, it's kindda quiet. I only received around 60+ patients and I managed to do some of my paperworks...fewwhhh!

By 2pm, it's started to rain - very heavily somewhere in Penanjong. I had to slow down and visibility around that area is around 500m. It's really that heavy but somewhere in Bukit Panggal, the rain stopped and it's a nice drive home until Jerudong. It was raining but not that heavy and I reached home around 2.45pm!

iaNTi

It's a new Korean brand in cosmetics and fragrances. No! It's not my company (haha! wishful thinking!) but don't I just wish! I came to know this line of products while I was browsing some magazines earlier this year. Well, the thing is that this brand have the same name as mine (minus the 'e') caught my attention. I was waiting for iaNTi to make an appreance in Brunei but so far to no vail.

So, when I made a trip to KL last June, I stopped by at iaNTi shop in Berjaya Time Square and man, don't you just love the brand - and the products. They have the latest glittering eye liner and magnificient eyeshadows. I'm not a big fashion addict but what caught my eyes really is the fragrances. They have this cute 10ml fragrances and they come in different smells. And the amazing thing about iaNTi is that it's definitly for everyone - it's affordable! I managed to grab 3 - Cool Jazz ('citrus and mint blend with fresh flowers for a fresh cool scent'), Cool Lily ('modern, young and energetic, the scent of untamed, untouched wilderness') and Cool Baby. Trust me, they smell so good.

I'm still hoping that iaNTi will make an appreance in Brunei 'coz I'm a self proclaimed iaNTi admirer. Check out the website.

Moga Kau Mengerti

Moga Kau Mengerti by Lily Haslina Nasir. This is the first time I came across with this writer. Honestly speaking (not criticizing, mind you!) this book got too much 'flowers'..haha! Yea! yea! I know books (especially romance books) are supposed to have too many 'flowers' but hmmm...the main story is way too late in this book. Anyway, I will try to give the synopsis as best as I can.

First love...ahhh, it's always memorable, isn't? It's a story about this girl - Adeena Adalia Rasya (nice name!) who fell in love with Kamali during her school years. When Kamali moved to another school, they lost contact.

10 years later, Adeena still faithuful to Kamali, too faithful, I must say that she is hoping to meet Kamali again and rekindle their relationship. She isn't willing to open her heart to another man, Dr Adib, who I must say is a lot more better than Kamali.

Working as a journalist for a Malaysia's magazine, 1 day Adeena received an email from Wani, saying that she is a cousin of Kamali and how Kamali missed Adeena in the past 10 years they had been separated. From Wani, Adeena managed to get in touch with Kamali and as you might guess, they continued their childhood relationship. Dr Adib was frustrated when Adeena decided to marry Kamali.

The main or rather the interesting story of this book started when Adeena marries Kamali. Marriage life is not that heavenly after all for Adeena as she thought it would be. Kamali, whom she thought is the sweet, caring person turned to be a very violent person. Every night, instead of being cuddled to sleep, she was hit and bashed. I honestly can't describe the violence part. You need to read it to 'feel' it! I did 'feel' it and I don't fancy the 'feeling'.

As an obedient wife, Adeena stays with Kamali (which I totally disagree!). As a loving wife, she prayed to Allah to show the right path to her husband. And as a wife, she keeps everything to herself, she didn't tell a soul about her problems (very tough, I must say! Kindda proud of her). She stayed with Kamali until one day, Kamali beat her up so badly that she called her bestfriend, Salabiah. She was admitted to hospital where she required to undergo plastic surgery to fix her nose (done by Dr Adib). Kamali's parents told Adeena that Wani is kamali's ex-wife and Kamali is suffering from depression. He beat his ex-wife, Wani until they divorced and Wani, having revenge for Kamali is trying to get even...

The end? Well, Kamali let Adeena go (as in they got divorced) and he asked Dr Adib to help him out with his depression. Adeena moved on and when Dr Adib proposed, she didn't hesistate and accept him as her husband. Maybe they were meant to be together, afterall....
Moral of the story? Haha! I'm not good at giving advices. But for me, the moral of the story, first love doesn't have to be your last. Sure, first love is great and wonderful but how do you know that your second love and love after that is not as great and wonderful as the first? Unless you experienced it!

Have I experienced my first love? Hmmm..I think I leave the story for next time...cherio peeps!!

P.s. Moga Kau Mengerti is a good book. It bring you closer to real life. Not all romance book is all about happily ever after. It teaches you something.

Work Overload!!

Initially I only got like 117 data (prescriptions, more like it) to be analysed for our QCC project but last Wednesday, our leader dropped me another 150 prescriptions to be analysed and hence now I'm stuck with 267 prescriptions to analyse and be done with before 25th October!! Yikes! I don't fancy being a QCC member, being a secretary some more! Urrggghh! Complain! Complain! Complain!

Last Thursday,just before the working hour is over, my 2nd boss asked me to report the followup of my SS (Suggestion Scheme) to the committee members. BIG Y-I-K-E-S! Why? Because I haven't do any! The thing about this SS is that you suggest something and you told them what's your idea to improve/implement it and that's it. Let's the committee members solve it. But NO! Somehow, you have to solve it. THEIR ideas, you SUGGEST it, you IMPLEMENT it and you SOLVE it! And in the end you just report to the committe what is the progress - improving or vice versa! So, what's the committee members' task? NOTHING!!! Just observe, I guess! What a lousy job?? If I am the one to do everything, then no use of committee members then, right?! Humpphhhh....

It's the end of the month! And as usual, I have to do, compile and submit all the reports for this month. URGHH! And most people think (I know some people think) that my job is easy! Well, think again! But then I shouldn't complain. It's part of life cycle! No job, no money! No money, no shopping! Hahaha!

But InsyaAllah, I'm planning to take some breaks next year, InsyaAllah if everything going as planned. Believe it or not, I didn't realise this earlier but guess what? I just completed my 3-year bond with the Government of Brunei Darussalam earlier this September. Yeaaa....couldn't believe it that it had been 3 years since I came back. Wow! Times do fly wayyyy tooo fast..hang on! I need to catch up!!

Another Long Weekend

Yea! Yea! 2 more weeks to raya and we are having a long weekend in conjunction with the Nuzul Al-Quran. What a bless! I consider it as a bless with all that had happened and at least I'm having a break from work (hah! you think?!), well, at least I won't have to go to work but I got work pilling up...huh! apakan? I also don't know what I'm typing anymore. It's just that I got lots and lots of paperwork to do hence I'm quiet - I amend that - very buzy this long weekend.

Waaa...everyone is enjoying the weekend and spending their salaries doing shopping for raya while me, I'm stuck at home trying my very very best to finish my paperworks!!! Urrgggg...but Happy Weekend everyone and Selamat Menyambut Nuzul Al-Quran...

Malaysian's First Astronaut

I always have a 'thing' for the space and well, since Brunei doesn't have our own astronaut, so I 'tumpang sekaki' with the Malaysia la.

Malaysia's first astronaut to go into space expected 10th October 2007 is Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie, a 35 years old Malaysian doctor. And he's kindda cute too..haha (sampat lagi tu..) Wish him the best of luck...

Blooming

I was watering my cactus this afternoon and I realised that 1 of them has a blooming pink flower. It was so exhilarating that I decided to take the picture. Looks like my hobby concerning cactus is successful. None of them died ( which is quiet funny for cactus considering that they can live without water for days!) and I’m quiet proud of them….

JanjiKu BersamaMu - Part 2

I officially finished it. From the first chapter till the end, this book keeps my eyes moist (no need for EyeMo..Haha).

The way this story goes, it's kindda like a modern Cinderella story but this one more suffering before she can achieve happiness. It's a story of father-daughter love for each other. Stepmother who hates the stepdaughter; stepsiblings who hates her and what's worst, her real grandparents don't love her nor admit her as their grandchild just because she is born from an English mother (who passed away).

After the death of his English wife, Aly Rashid poured all his love to his only daughter, Dhamira. And he thought by marrying, Dhamira will grow up to a be a normal girl in a complete family. Aly's new wife, Zaidah is a widow with 3 children. She never accepted Dhamira as her child coz she's jealous that her husband loves his daughter more than he loves his wife and because Dhamira is the sole hire to all his husband's richness.

Aly's parents (dhamira's grandparents) never agreed to their son marrying an Englishwoman hence their hatred to Dhamira (who possessed her mother's beauty). They never treated Dhamira as their grandchild but they spoilt their step-grandchildren.

A family conflict arises when Dhamira wanted to marry a man he loves, Za'iem. Her father disagreed coz he planned to marry his beloved daughter to his stepson (what?!), Fendy. So the story gets ugly when the father disinherit the daughter; Dhamira left her family to start a new life with the husband.

6 years later, with Za'iem, Dhamira has a boy, Zamirul. From here, the story takes another new twist. It's quiet interesting actuallynya. This boy, Zamirul is the reason that everything get back into places where Dhamira gets his father's love, grandparents' affection and the whole family basically.

It's really touching to know how a young boy (or younger generation) makes you realise that not everything older people know!

Read it! You won't be dissapointed!

P.s I'm currently reading Moga Kau Mengerti by Lily Haslina Nasir

Nasyid Songs Download

Last night, I was searching for some nasyid songs and do you guys know how easy it easy this internet thingy? Hehe! I'm not that super tech-savvy but internet never cease to amaze me; the power of technology heh!

Anyway, it didn't take me long to find the Nasyid songs that I want. I found this 1 site by a fellow Muslim and his site contains most (if not all) of the Nasyid songs and also the Holy Quran verses and you can download it for free.Isn't it great? It's a site you guys must check out if you have the same interest as mine ;)I posted the link by the sides under the guy's name - Ahmad Hasrulnizam Abu Samah.

JanjiKu BersamaMu - Part 1

I'm currently reading this Alaf 21 malay novel - JanjiKu BersamaMu by Aleya Aneesa. I'm still not finish reading it; halfway thru'. I will try to post the synopsis here but trust me, this book, prepare a lot of tissues! Seriously!!

The first few chapters already make me cry. I can't read clearly without blurry eyes! Eventhough the storyline is interesting but I can't finish this book as soon as I want to. So many things to do that I only manage to read it when I got the time....but I will try to finish it before the week is out!

Updates!

Hello Bloggers! It's been quiet awhile - few days actuallynya - that I didn't log into the net. With fasting and all, it had been quiet buzy and tiring that logging into the net is that last thing in my mind.

Anyhow, it's coming to a week in the holy Ramadhan and so far, Alhamdulilah, everything is great. I tend to spend a lot during this Ramadhan other than my previous daily basis, dunno why? hehe...craving for foods? of course! But I tend to buy what I can eat, no overspending. But yesterday, I just don't know what to eat. I went to Pasar Gadong and have a look at all those being sell there but somehow I just couldn't find what's my heart desires. In the end, I just break the fast with rice and BBQ honey chix wings...yummy..hehe!

Work? Kindda busy too! So many dugaan during this period but bersabar saja, what to do? Part of job, part of life! Working hours during the fasting month is from 8am till 2pm but somehow, we always end up working till 2.30pm and today, we worked till 2.45pm! So exhausted but hmmm..ikhlaskan saja tia!

Life? Well, more or less, still the same! A guy I fancied got engaged just before the fasting month (sigh!), wish him the happiness (although not with all my heart - at least I'm being honest with my feeling) but I'm moving on!! Isn't what you suppose to do?

So Very Busy Day!

It's Saturday (suppose to be yesterday's entry but I can't logged in) and the first day of working in this holy month! And it was so hectic and busy and by 11am, I was so drop dead tired already. Patients kept on coming, the refills were pilling up and the patients, hmmm, ada-ada saja! Luckily my colleague who is on sick leave came and help out till 2pm...Thanx Khalid...you are a gem!!! =)

By the time I came home around 2.30pm, my legs are aching and still are! And although I am ashamed to admit it but I skipped Tarawih prayer tonight. I don't think with my legs aching, I can catch up with the Imam and the rest of the Jemaah for the Tarawih prayer....and my mom, Bless her, she massaged my legs just before sungkai..love my mummy! She is so very understanding and sporting! Sure, she nags (which mother doesn't?) but love very very much...

It's Faiz, my brother 16th birthday today. I asked him what he wants and he said that he wanted a birthday cake! So we went to Qlap. I stopped at Makcik Bakeshop but nothing that interest him so we went to Mum's. He found the cake that he like and yikes! it costs me $40! Hmm..nevermind, anything for the birthday boy but man! the cake is soooo yummy! I was so fulled after the sungkai that I didn't eat much of the cake. I sent some to my nieces and my aunt (the cake is too big for us).

Happy Birthday Bro! U r the best bro anyone can have!!! So proud of you! Love you! Muahzzzzzzzzzzzz xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Pricey Baju Raya...

It's the season again and raya is just around the corner..hehe..semangat aku ah, baru jua 3rd day puasa as in 27 more days puasa to go. Anyway, my tailor had been nagging me to send my kain for raya early 'to avoid disappointment' - they said. It happened last year actuallynya where I made 6 baju for raya (geezzz! dat's a bit too much, I guess) and they only managed to finish 3 of them before raya!! I had to go to their place and picked up the rest of my baju on the 1st day and 2nd day of raya! Could you believe it?! I wanted to get mad at them at that time but then I don't have the heart considering that they had been soooo good to me all the while.

So, this year, after my trip to KL end of June where I bought the kains there, I sent it to them straight away and walaa, it's the 1st week of raya and they finished it all. Well, this year, I just made 3 baju considering that there are some baju that I only wore it once so no need to make so many baju.

Fashion-wise? I don't know what's up with fashions! I'm not that fashionable but my tailor said that I'm good in anything (business strategy? I think so!). Anyhow, this year's fashion is the manik (beads) and man, it doesn't come cheap! My 1 baju is filled with beads instead of katok-kisi. One of my colleagues said that with my kind of beads, it will cost around $90 - $120..yikes! Fortunately for me, my tailor gave me special discounts...hehe. It only cost me $70. I know it's still expensive for a pair of baju but hmm....do I need to stress out that I am a lady? hehe
My dad told me that this year he can conserve a lot of electricity by not putting too much cucul (colourful lights). He said that I just need to stand outside in the patio wearing my baju with a spotlight directed towards me...hahaha! Funny (I'm not laughing!)

Anyway, whatever the raya fashions this year, it will eventually phase out by middle of next year, so don't watse people....hehe...that message is for me too!

Ramadhan Is Here

Another year, another Ramadhan. Hopefully we can make full use of all the goodness and 'berkat' of this holy month..AMIN!!

Happy fasting to all my muslim friends...