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Anugerah Juara Lagu 26 || M. Nasir said... -- my view

2012-01-31T12:29:00.000+08:00

Saya menang ni nasib je, budak-budak sekarang ni hebat-hebat..

I think more or less itulah yang dicakapkan oleh Datuk M Nasir semasa lagu ciptaan beliau Awan Nano dinobatkan sebagai Juara untuk Anugerah Juara Lagu ke 26 di Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil.

I personally agreed with him, i sendiri dapat rasa dalam industri muzik di Malaysia sekarang ni agak kompetitif, and the senior has to learn how to survive in this industry.

Kalau dulu masa zaman i membesar, i masih ingat kebanyakan penyanyi pada masa tu hanya mengharapkan lagu ciptaan komposer-komposer hebat dan terkenal untuk menaikkan nama mereka. dan tak salah kalau saya cakap, penyanyi dahulu hanya berapa kerat saje yang betul-betul boleh menyanyi, kalau zaman 80 an sungguhlah i tak berapa ingat melainkan Francessa Peter, Jamal Abdillah, Alleycats, Nurshila Amin (alaa lagu da da di di du di da da di) tapi kalau cakap pasal 90s, i still ingat lagi..mase tu penyanyi yang sedap di halwa telinga i, nora, siti nurhaliza, liza hanim..

dan mase late 90s tu, rasa macam tak paham dengan industri muzik Malaysia yang rata-rata sibuk concentrate on Muzik Dangdut. Sekarang mane pergi itu Dangdut? Dah tak de, boleh katakan, tenggelam terus.. At that time, kualiti suara penyanyi memang tak diambil kira langsung, asalkan cantik, boleh gelek, dah diangkat sebagai penyanyi. Dan sayangnya, kebanyakan penyanyi hanya bertahan dengan satu killer song, lepas tu dush... either hilang atau jadi suam suam kuku. Not only penyanyi genre Dangdut, tapi penyanyi lain jugak.. ingat tak Feminin? Elite? M'Steen? Res'2?...

But nowadays, anak-anak sekarang makin bijak, lihat sendiri penyanyi yang ada di Malaysia sekarang ni, please put aside whether u suke rap ke tak, suke K-Pop ke tak, or any other reasons.. we can easily observe who is talented singer and composer..

not to compare, just see

mawi vs aizat?

ingat tak mawi mase dia menang AF dulu.. beliau disanjung dan dijunjung. ke mana pergi, beribu sokongan yang dia dapat, tapi after a few years dia makin tenggelam, mawi hanya berkebolehan untuk menyanyi, tapi dia tak de bakat lain selain menyanyi, in terms of komunikasi pada pendapat I, dia belum berjaya lagi... dan makin lame Mawi mengiyakan Artis Mi Segera..

But Aizat, he is not a winner, not even a finalist, but he can go far in this industry, ok baiklah, i agree, kelebihan yang dia ade, Aizat lahir di kalangan anak orang berada, mungkin duit tak jadi masalah pade dia, but whatever it is, he has what it needs to be as a performer rather than a singer... and look at him now..

and we also have Yuna, a lady with big talent.. nasib ade orang jumpe dia kat MySpace / YouTube, kalau tak makin lame makin banyak je penyanyi yang naik sebab ade suara ala-ala Siti Nurhaliza.. After Yuna, then only ade something fresh -- there you go, ade Zee Avi, ade Ana Rafali and Najwa.. semua bakat ni lari dari apa yang dah kite kene sogokkan bertahun-tahun..

dan akhirnya... kebangkitan muzik kita barulah menidakkan muzik dari Indon, please I agreed, Indonesian songs memang sedap macam nak makan, but the fact that we know, senangnya derang masuk negara kite sedangkan susahnya artis2 kita nak masuk negara derang.. sampai satu tahap i dengar radio i rasa macam dengar radio dari Indon.. semuanya lagu Indon... untuk I semua lagu akan jadi sedap kalau dah beribu-ribu kali diulang kan :)

so maksudnya, if you want to enter any industry, you need to have a talent, and a talent bukannya setakat cakap dengan TV "i masuk industry ni bukan nak cari glamor tapi sebab bakat yang ada".. it goes beyond than that and it comes with education.. education not comes easily, you kene kejar, in fact ape bidang sekali pun.. no pain no gain..

ok ok, i ni taip panjang-panjang macam lah reporter.. actually nak buat cerite pendek je pasal Hafiz, tapi melencong pulak hahaha..

but for me, Hafiz deserved to be there .. only, how I wish dia nyanyi bawak M Nasir dengan penulis lirik tu ke depan rather than peluk sakan dengan Herman Tino selepas result tu.. :) and again.. i dont really like the judging process.. sistem penjurian dah dibuat sebelum bermulanya pentas AJL, yes another 20% lagi during the final, tapi ape lah sangat 20% boleh buat since 70% ke 80% dah di setkan awal-awal, ape lah salahnya bawak je 30 judges tu bagi markah during the final, barulah menarik kan...

ok, just my 20 sen hehe..

Berjaya Hills Bowl at Bukit Tinggi..

2012-01-31T00:29:00.000+08:00

This is one of the things to do at Bukit Tinggi that I didnt know.. During the briefing, my colleague told me "malam ade bowling tournament", i macam -- ade bowling alley ke kat Bukit Tinggi..

Ade... tapi kene naik shuttle.. the bowling is located at Clubhouse, approximately 5 minutes from Colmar. Sape yang pergi in group, tak tau nak buat ape malam-malam, spend la your time dekat sini..

Tak banyak, tapi cukup untuk menampung sekian sekian visitors.. i rasa ada dalam 10 lane kot and i bet kalau bukan musim cuti, ntah ntah tak de orang pun kat sini kan.. even mase we all datang, only we all je yang ade pun.. tak dak orang lain..

part of the team

ok ni name group kiterang -- Hot Babe!! terror babe ... dapat no dua dari bawah hahahaha

bawah ni yang pakai baju biru tu my GM.. btw, i really think i need to have my bowling skill.. rasa macam networking pulak kalau tau main bowling ni hehe

Sekian terima kasih, itu saje cerite dari Bukit Tinggi, oh satu game - RM7..

What you can do at Bukit Tinggi | | Adventure Park - Canopy Walk

2012-01-30T14:30:00.004+08:00

I tak tau Bukit Tinggi boleh jadi an interesting "vacation", untuk I, Bukit Tinggi cuma tempat sejuk, tempat nak rasa ala-ala Perancis and itu saje.. even mase the last time I visited here, it was only a day trip because we didnt know what else we could do...

But not until I joined this trip.. So later in the evening, we went to Adventure Park. Google-lah, tak banyak orang cerite pasal Adventure Park in Bukit Tinggi, i tak sure orang tau ke tak tau. i pun baru tau.. Dekat Adventure Park ni ada few outdoor activities that you can join, but of course it is not free ye kawan-kawan..

Jangan risau, dekat sini ade Shuttle bus, so tak payah susah-susah nak bawak kerete ke sana ke mari, kalau ade anak-anak, lagi dia suke naik Shuttle bus kan.. well, bukan kanak2 je, i pun suke, sebab dapat fresh air..

This shuttle bus, not only to drive you to Adventure park ye, boleh pergi mana-mana tempat di sekitar Bukit Tinggi.. cakap je nak pergi mana dekat staff tu..

Masa sampai, I macam confuse kenape ade safety helmet and all, naik canopy walk, jalan je lah kan, tak payah lah safety helmet bagai.. tapi dekat sini memang one of HSE.. mesti pakai..

Jangan tak tau, salah satu yang i fobia adalah gayat.. i adalah sangat penakut di tempat tinggi.. even to cross skybridge KLCC tu i jarang pandang bawah, tak confident dengan diri sendiri.. jadi nak naik canopy walk ni dah la nak kene panjat tangge yang setiap satu tangge tu jarak dia besar.. setiap kali naik, im talking to myself "why I am doing this"

i punye lah takut.. setiap satu tu i pandang betul-betul.. the canopy kalau orang lain "alaa 25 meter je dari tanah" tapi 25 meter untuk I rasa macam *gulp.. so i adalah antara orang yang paling lembap sekali jalan, i stop and i need to find another courage to move on..

Alhamdulillah rasa seronok jugak bila dah berjaya, it took a while, but at least I completed. Kalau nak tau gayat tak gayat i, mase nak jalan tu, i lupe nak bagi marshal spek i, so bile dah gerak tu, i bukak spek i and hold my spec, punyelah i takut kegayatan i, my lens pecah and jatuh dalam hutan!!! tengoklah betapa kuatnya i pegang spek i tu..

Ramai perempuan kan.. yerp, kalau mane-mane group tax dekat mana-mana tempat sekalipun, orang perempyan yang banyak dalam tax ni.. reason? i pun tak sure :)

Oh anyway, the price for canopy walk ni RM30 each.. and flying fox is RM70 each.. If I am not mistaken, the flying fox is the longest in Asia Pacific.. :)

Serious business

2012-01-30T06:15:00.000+08:00

Went for the teambuilding, we were divided into two groups, the first group had to be involved for two discussion on the both dates - up till late night, and another group only for half a day, "lucky me" i was in the first group..

Basically we were here to discuss on our KPI. and after looking at what i have to achieve throughout 2012, seriously ada perasan takut kat situ... tak sure i boleh ke tak.. banyak sangat.. and im pretty sure, towards this journey, i akan ada sikit frustration and stress in me..

On our second day...

Last but not least, at the end of the session, we celebrated January's and February's babies..

Harap 2012 akan bagi sesuatu yang bukan material untuk i, i nak sesuatu dalam keluarga, kesihatan dan kerjaya..insyaAllah..

Fun time with the team

2012-01-29T16:13:00.000+08:00

It is so true, it is not actually about work, but it is about the environment you have. Alhamdulillah, currently at this moment, it is still fine.. thanks goodness since most of us (actually ALL) are not purely breed from the Company -- most of us have few years experienced working at audit firm before landing our job here. So, sedikit sebanyak, kami bawak environment masing-masing, but one thing for sure... it is an accounting firm environment haha..

Mai tengok beberapa gambar sakan dengan rakan dan taulan .. :) Sesungguhnya tidakler i ambik banyak gambar memandangkan kamera i kecik molek saja, baik i posing diri sendiri dekat orang-orang yang bawak dslr kan.. :p

Memang sungguh ramai nak ambik gambar kuda yang kene conteng ni.. hajat dihati teringin nak tunggang kat atas tu tapi nasib baik sedar diri takut jadi bahan topik sekalian manusia di Bukit Tinggi, tidaklah saya mahu cari glamour :D

Seperti biase, dalam lif pun nak ambik gambar... :) semua ni bini-bini orang ok, except nun kat belakang yang tinggi tu, baru fresh grad.. tapi dia lah paling most happening sekali dalam department.. kalau dia ade duduk sebelah boss - phew lege.. tak yah la i risau nak pikir topik ape nak cakap sebab dia sentiasaa lah ade topik nak cerite..

Me with my roommate.. :) si kecik molek ni, dua kali dia barulah dapat i..

Hotel Istana The Video for Contest

2012-01-29T12:33:00.000+08:00

Salam

I am in the running to join this contest

and do u mind to view this video.. I just need 10 people je.. I am not sure, whether the vote counted by just reviewing the video below or you have to click this link...

but i think, for a better -- boleh tak CLICK THIS LINK --- http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-0408-d1d0-101d?lb

JASAMU DIKENANG.. THANKS!!!

Colmar Tropicale, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang - The Hotel

2012-01-28T21:20:00.001+08:00

Alhamdulillah, selamat sudah I sampai dari Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, atas urusan kerja selama 3 hari 2 malam.. Masa i nak pergi Bukit Tinggi, i cakap lah dekat sister in law i..

Me: Kak Yah, i nak pergi Bukit Tinggi minggu ni
SIL: boleh tak nak pesan baju?
Me: Boleh je...

Masa tu dalam hati terfikir lah jugak, Bukit Tinggi ada orang jual baju ke.. and I pun terus lah menyuarakan lah kepelikan i

Me: eh, Bukit Tinggi bukan ade ape pun, ade orang jual baju ke
SIL: banyakkan...
Me: Are we talking about Bukit Tinggi Pahang or Bukit Tinggi Indon??

and immediately both of us burst to laugh.. kekekeke

Kalau sampai Bukit Tinggi, haruslah ambik gambar depan ni kan.. Ok, let me start my review on Bukit Tinggi by showing you the pictures of Colmar Tropicale's room..

I'm not sure what is the rate of the room, but again, in this hotel, I might say, your room is based on your luck. Each category of room will be charged at the same price, but what you didn't know - the size of your room. Unfortunately, our room is quite small -- I mean as compared to the price that the Company pays..

Anyway, she is my roommate for two nights :)

Our room was not really overlooking the street, but anyway, i dont mind at all, yes it is a nice view, unless you dont mind about the noise :).. our room is like in the attic.. but anyway, the bed furniture I think is inspired by the French

But the washroom is quite big hehe.. oh anyway, the room is equipped with few TV channels (tapi tak dak StarWorld, tak leh tengok American idol :p) but unfortunately no free internet connection :(, 3G pun tak ade tahuuuu!! blogger freak without internet connection??? S.A.N.G.A.P!! haha.. yes, they do provide wireless connection if only I am willing to pay RM30 per day --- NO!!! haha

and of course this is the place to dine.. the food was ok for me.. just love the bread..

For more information about Colmar Tropicale, kindly visit their website at http://www.colmartropicale.com.my/. Later I will let you know what we can do at Bukit Tinggi, it is not that boring, i pun baru tau jugak ..

It is not Parasmeswara as our seafood restaurant destination,

2012-01-28T16:47:00.000+08:00

tapi..

Gerai No. 9 - Gerai Mesra Ayahanada..

Seperti yang I cakap dalam entry sebelum ni - kiterang tak pergi pun gerai Parameswara, in fact, if we have given a choice, Parameswara usually will not be on top of our list , kalau macam i sendiri keluar dengan Emran, I akan pergi Serkam Batu, tapi kalau dengan family brother in law i, dia akan ke gerai No 9 ni..

Dulu, hubby's family used to be the loyal customer of one seafood restaurant at Anjung Batu. Tapi selepas tuan punya kedai meninggal dua tahun lepas dan perniagaan dia tidak disambung oleh anak-anak, jadi barulah family husband venture ke kedai seafood yang lain..

Tengok lah harga seafood dekat Melaka ni... memang boleh katakan standard dekat semua kedai yang sewaktu dengannya , jauh panggang dari api dari seafood Muara Tanjung Harapan, Port Klang ..

Kali ni my brother in law belanja makan (tak de pulak dalam gambar) untuk celebrate 5 orang punye birthday, and kat bawah ni part of our big family.. sementara tunggu makanan sampai, sungguh la budak2 zaman sekarang termasuk mak pak nyer, topik nak borak pun berkisar pasal game, pasal dunia internet ...

In fact dekat satu row meja ni, ade 3iPad, satu Galaxy tab and tak termasuk sape-sape yang tengok internet through mobile phone..

Bile makanan sampai, i sungguh la lupa nak ambik gambar hehe.. nak nak bile sotong goreng tepung dekat sebelah i je.. Honestly and seriously, makanan yang dia masak a lot better than Parameswara - my opinion lah.. and sangat sangat sangat jauh beza dengan Port Klang tu (huhu tak habis habis i ni dengan Port Klang)

Me dengan salah sorang anak sedara i.. dekat belah husband I, derang panggil i Auntie Mira.. i tak letak pun, derang panggil sendiri :D Glamer kan hahaah

Tengoklah, selain Parameswara, u all boleh pilih gerai dari No 1 sampai la ke No 12 kalau tak silap.. tapi once again, masa i pergi ni hujung minggu, so gerai2 ni memang penuh, i pernah pergi masa bukan musim cuti, kosong sikit gerai-gerai di sini, sebab ramai terus ke Parameswara je..

dan i tinggalkan you all dengan the unknown Cowboy hehehe

The famous seafood restaurant in Malacca

2012-01-27T00:10:00.001+08:00

anyone wants to take a wild guess??

Pernah sekali keluar Jalan-jalan Cari Makan, beberapa kali keluar dalam surat khabar dan majalah-majalah di Malaysia..

Setelah I sendiri menganalisa, I rasa restoren ni popular sebab..

1. Nama dia best
2. Letak kat tepi laut
3. Besar bangat!!
4. Of course lah banyak masuk paper, TV semua kan..

Introducing...

PARASMEWARA

Dekat Mana?

Umbai, dibuka setiap hari kecuali hari Isnin. I pernah dua kali makan sini, sekali tu bawak kawan Encik Emran dari Singapore, terkejut dia tengok orang still berpusu-pusu datang walaupun dah pukul 10.30 malam. Parking satu problem, traffic jam nak nak kalau musim cuti. Nak masuk parking pun kene bayar seringgit.

Is it good?

I will reserve my comment sebab lain orang lain pandangan kan.. I ok je, but for my family in law, depa prefer kedai lain.. which i pun agree.. kedai tu around kedai ni jugak..nanti i cerita..

ade sape pernah pergi?

My first "business" trip...

2012-01-26T11:52:00.000+08:00

with syarikat 88 tingkat...

alaa tak jauh pun, jerit pun boleh dengar..

Colmar Tropicale, Bukit Tinggi...

ade teambuilding, will be my first time to Colmar and my second visit to Bukit Tinggi.. By the time you are reading this entry, I have safely arrived at Bukit Tinggi for three days and two nights and "terpaksa" tinggalkan anak bersama suami terchenta di kota metropolitan ini.

Kalau sempat and tak ngantuk, I boleh update live dari Colmar okeh :)

Melaka Batik House

2012-01-26T00:01:00.000+08:00

I know such a boring topic for a personal entry. But anyway, let me target this entry for those tourists, somehow one of the most popular key words in this small blog usually referring to places that I have visited, so long that I jotted it down in detail.

---kene lah cakap omputih sikit :p ---

Melaka Batik House is located at MITC Melaka which has been in operation since last two years with big cooperation from Noor Arfa Batik, the Company which need no introduction in Batik industry in Malaysia.

It has two stories building in which each level comprises its own unit in promoting Batik. At the ground floor, guests are welcomed to learn how to make batik from coloring the fabric up until drying and fixing the fabric colors, even guests may be able to put their hands on Batik painting through several packages offered by Melaka Batik House.

At the second floor, you can indulge yourself by beautiful batik design from few designers (not only by Noor Arfa's design) and this is the place where you can have your Batik shopping. All you have to do is ask your wallet how much you are willing to spend on each Batik. From my observation, Batik price ranges from as low as RM39 up to few hundreds (perhaps thousand) and again depends on fabric and design of the Batik.

For more information on Melaka Batik House, you may log on to

http://www.melakabatikhouse.blogspot.com

p/s I sempat jugaklah rembat batik.. mase tu tengah ade sale :D

Melaka | Jonker Street | Tertarik dengan...

2012-01-23T06:23:00.001+08:00

Jonker Street ni samalah macam Petaling Street juga, macam-macam ada.. kalau cakap pasal makanan, pun macam-macam ada..

Tapi inilah antara yang menarik perhatian mata i..

Cantikkan kasut-kasut kat bawah ni.. i ingatkan nak beli satu, sekali bila tengok harga boleh tahan juga.. Satu dalam RM58 and above.. terus cancel hehe..

Lepas tu, ade satu stall ni, ramai betul orang tunggu.. i pun tengok lah ape dia..rupenye dia jual potato macam ni je.. nampak tak ade sorang ni dia tengah "uli" ubi.. pusing pusing pusing, geram jugak tengok hehe..

Bile dia pusing, rupe potato ni macam nilah.. pusing pusing pusing.. i dengar ade perisa original-lah, curry-lah.. nampak menarik kan.. kalau tak de was was tentang halal, i pun dah beli satu kot..

Yang best kat sini ade dragon hehe, mane nak dapat dragon besar macam ni kat tempat lain kan hehe

Melaka | Jonker Street

2012-01-22T10:13:00.000+08:00

Minggu ni ramai orang yang pergi bercuti.. but for me we decided to balik kampung dekat Melaka. Paling best, kali ni macam raya pulak, semua adik beradik my husband akan balik Melaka and my BIL akan belanje ikan bakar today!!

So malam tadi, husband i bawak lah i pergi jalan-jalan since i selalu lah mengomel kan, name je i balik Melaka tapi tak pernah lagi husband i nak bawak tempat-tempat tourist attraction dekat Melaka ni..

Akhirnya laki i pun setelah hampir 7 tahun berkahwin.. dia pun first time bawak i pergi tempat tourist attraction -- so lets started with

JONKER STREET

Masa kiterang sampai punyalah ramai orang.. semua bangsa ada.. Alhamdulillah mase tu pun we all dapat tempat parking yang agak dekat jugak. Sampai-sampai saje ade seorang Dato' (tak sure nama ape - dengar macam Dato' Low / Lo) tengah bagi ucapan, tapi tak de lah i paham butirnya pun sebab cakap in Chinese kan..

Dan mulalah perjalanan meredahi Jonker Street ni.. kagum jugak i, sebab mulanya i bayangkan kalau Street cam gini sure kotor, paling i risau kalau ade air melimpah-limpah, derang tengah basuh ape-ape kan.. tapi surprisingly, bersih tempat ni.. walaupun street macam ni tak boleh lawan kebersihan macam i pergi pasar malam kat Jepun, tapi kalau ikut Malaysian standard, memang bersih..

I tak sure kemeriahan dekat Jonker Street ni sebab Chinese New Year celebration or it is all year long.. tapi memang meriah, decoration pun menarik jugak

Kalau orang photographer macam husband i, memang heaven lah tengok tempat macam ni, sebab banyak bende yang menarik.. laki i dalam kepala dia -- ape lagi -- Shutterstock lah.. punyelah lame kiterang dekat sini, sekejap sekejap berhenti sebab tunggu Encik Emran ambik gambo, Emir jadi assistant pegang tripod..

Sebenarnya kan, i ingatkan husband i nak bawak i pergi tempat macam ni sebab nak bawak i.. sekali rupenye dia dah janji dengan geng-geng dia daaa.. tengoklah dia and kawan2 dia kat tempat ni..

Dekat sini macam-macam ada.. Emir akhirnya dapatlah dia dengan senapang, sekarang ni dia suke kumpul gun.. ini je lah toy yang dia betul-betul simpan.. so i pun belikan lah dia RM5 gun :)

Lepas tu semua orang dia "tembak" nya.. ade sekali tu, masa tengah jalan in the crowd, Emir tembak-tembak, ade sorang mamat ni i terdengar dia cakap dengan kawan dia

"aku ingatkan polis datang nak tembak orang"

Sementara i tunggu laki i dengan kawan-kawan dia ambik gambar, I dengan Emir melepak je depan Stadthuys sebab ade tempat boleh duduk.. Ingat nak naik beca, sekali hujan turun, cepat-cepat lah kiterang cabut pergi kerete yang jauh semedang..

Nanti i share ape bende yang menarik dekat mata i dekat Jonker Street ni..

Hati seorang ibu...

2012-01-21T13:45:00.002+08:00

Sebagai seorang ibu, tentu kita masih ingat segala kenangan ketika mengandungkan anak kita. 9 bulan lamanya anak kite menemankan kite ke mana saje, menjadi segala penawar kepada kite dalam keadaan kite suka dan duka. berkongsi segala rahsia yang ada pada kita.

segala kesakitan yang dialami ketika melahirkan hilang tatkala melihat wajah si kecil buat kali pertama. Terbentang satu episod riang yang ada di depan mata. Terbentang juga satu tanggungjawab yang besar untuk membesarkan si anak..

Walaupun niat di hati untuk membesarkan anak dalam asuhan tangan sendiri, namun kita tak dapat nak menyangkal mahu memberi segala yang terbaik untuk anak kita di dunia. Lalu si ibu dan si ayah bekerja kuat untuk kehidupan yang lebih baik di masa akan datang.

Dan sekali lagi, kesenangan memerlukan pengorbanan. Kepercayaan untuk menjaga anak tersayang disandarkan kepada orang lain, mungkin bukan dari keluarga sendiri. Tetapi itulah yang terbaik kita sebagai ibu dan bapa lakukan.

Besar harapan yang kita harapkan kepada mereka. Kita harapkan sekurang-kurangnya ada kasih dan sayang terhadap anak kita. Memang mustahil mereka sayangkan anak kita sebagaimana kita sayangkan anak kita, cuma kita hanya mampu panjatkan doa supaya terbit rasa selamat untuk anak kita bersama mereka sepanjang ketiadaan mereka..

Dan pertama kali melihat gambar di blog @e_da, hanya gambar yang dapat bayangkan betapa punahnya harapan seorang ibu, pedihnya kesakitan yang ditanggung oleh seorang ayah. Memang ajal dan maut ditangan Tuhan, memang kita kene percaya pada qada' dan qadar, tapi kalau berita yang disampaikan tak masuk akal.. hati mana tak tercalar...

kita yang bukan berada di tempat mereka pun terasa mahu saja ditamparnya penjaga tersebut, mahunya diseret mereka ke muka pengadilan, entahlah, kalau tanya saya sendiri, susah nak maafkan mereka. 2 bayi dalam satu masa? adakah mengejar wang ringgit hingga mereka lupa si kecil itu juga adalah satu nyawa?

kalong telah menjatuhkan buah
pada rumput
semut-semut berkerumun menikmatinya
begitu juga kau
kujatuhkan pada daratan
yang bukan milikku

mataku berlinang
di antara hari lalu
kala hujan
terik mentari
aku tak lagi atapmu

kesunyian bersamaku
di sela gelap
bukan malam
yang merenggutmu

Source: http://sigodangpos.blogspot.com/2011/10/puisi-kehilangan.html

Al fatihah kepada adik Muzaffar dan Harris, damaikan dikau di taman taman syurga..

First winning 2012

2012-01-21T10:45:00.001+08:00

Honestly, 2012 doesnt seem to be the lucky year for me hehe.. susah pulak nak tembus menang.. but anyway, to be honest, i pun dah jarang-jarang masuk.. sebab err.. bile dah keje yang balun kite betul-betul ni, balik pun dah penat.. tak larat dah nak ngadap bende lain pulak.. setakat ni offline contest yang i baru join pun, Biolife and Livita je.. -- see baru 2.. (ke i lupe mane2 :D)

Semalam saja lah check Her World winning list, tak letak ape-ape harapan pun, lagipun i dah tau CuteMum ade menang.. sekali i terlupe, kalau i masuk contest, i selalu gune macam-macam nama :D

and huhu first time, nama Mama i menang.. hehehe..

Nama mak i no 11, bawah nama Cutemum :D

Actually ni the second winning, first winning dapat movie voucher, tapi tak sampai lagi, so tak nak upload dulu :)

Ape pun.. syukur Alhamdulillah

The answer is Halia..

2012-01-20T17:17:00.000+08:00

Makan sakan sempena birthday husband I 18 January lepas, I belanja makan dekat Halia dekat Sime Darby Convention Centre. Dan sesungguhnya I sangatlah berterima kasih dekat Groupon Malaysia (i kan hantu Groupon :)) yang dapatkan deal ni.. :)

Berbaloi, sebab satu kupon harge RM33, dua kupon harge RM60, tiga kupon tak de deal, tapi empat kupon RM107. so nak jadikan cerita, since husband i dengan kakak ipar i lahir pada tarikh yang sama, so i memang dah nak belanje both of them. so termasuk i dah 3 adults.. (Emir free - even though dalam kupon kate kene bayar, tapi waiter sporting, alaa budak kecik, tengok la, yang dia ambik banyaknyer, limau mandarin tuje...

then, kalau i gune deal atas tu, kalau tiga adults dah harge RM93, kalau i tambah RM14, i dah boleh ajak lagi sorang. so orang yang punye rezeki kali ni, adik I Cik yah, senang.. dia study dekat UTM KL, so senang nak ajak mai KLCC and balik sekali..

Bawah ni kambing.. serious kambing ni sedap, kalau tak ingatkan banyak kolestrol, dah teruk dah i belasah.. husband i suke la kan.. i know some of u tak gemar kambing tapi i suke, tapi suke i tak de lah sesuke laki i..

Yang ni panggang-panggang. kalau sape suke makan udang, derang ade udang semua, selang seli, so hari Rabu tak de udang.. tapi nasib la dia ade buat udang masak masam2 manis, sedap!! Cik Yah hantu udang

Bahagian dessert, hari yang i datang punye lah ramai, tak sure derang ni beli pada Groupon ke tak, first time i pergi makan ala-ala hotel, dessert pun nak habis ..

Rojak buah.. ok lah..

Sayur-sayuran.. bahagian yang i tak sentuh hehehehe.. :D

Actually ada banyak lagi makanan, tak ambik gambar, but the last is Yee Sang!! Kalau kite pergi Chinese restaurant, mintak Yee Sang harge dia memang mahal walaupun bahan2 dia sayuran saje.. Kalau Yee Sang ni ikut tradisi Chinese mase kite gune chopstick, sape yang boleh angkat Yee Sang paling tinggi, mungkin untuk tahun tu, ONG nye agak lebih sikit..

Apa pun, Alhamdulillah, semua balik kenyang dan suka hati :D.. kire deal ni i dapat lebih kurang RM27 sorang, normal price kalau dinner buffet dekat Halia dalam RM67..

My husband's 32nd birthday celebration

2012-01-20T08:49:00.001+08:00

18 January 2012 was my husband's birthday but i memang tak sempat nak upload ape dalam blog ni untuk rekod.. but doesnt mean we cant backdate kan hehe.. no lah, this week i am super duper busy.. busy like a bee.. but Alhamdulillah, the stress was not like I was with the D*el*oi*tte.!! so im fine

So walau macam mane busy pun, I memang bulat hati tekad ape semua, tinggalkan segala keje, balik pukul 5.30 sharp on 18 Jan and zoom to ......... (next entry, I cerite kat mane , ke ade orang dah boleh teka based on the picture..

nak beli hadiah, tak tau la laki i nak ape.. baik belanje makan, i pun boleh enjoy sekali.. :D, Emir as usual, walaupun buffet ke ape, dia akan start with buah-buahan dulu..

I ajak adik I to join the crowd...

and untuk 18 January memang unik lah dalam family i sebab ramai betul birthday hari yang sama. my sister in law -- (my husband's sister) pun tarikh yang sama, so senang, celebrate sekali jer.. i wonder macam mane lah my MIL plan hehehe..

Emir as usual, boring-boring tengok kiterang lame sangat makan.. main lah tab.. nasib baik ade bende ni sebab budak ni cepat restless..

me with my sister..

with the birthday's boy and girl.. :D

Soalannya: ada orang rase-rase boleh teka kiterang makan kat mane ???

Upon request - Fried Mushroom

2012-01-17T06:32:00.000+08:00

You all ni kan, malu tau i.. kalau lah gambo makanan yang i tunjuk tu gambar makanan yang susah nak buat, mintak resipi tu tak pe lah jugak.. sesungguhnya dan sebenar-benarnya, entry i sebelum ni tak dak langsung terpikir orang nak tanye resipi ape hehehe..

tapikan sebab orang tanya, kenelah jawab walaupun segan i.. :)

senang je, beli je mushroom, i siap nak masak tadi, baru lah best sikit, tapi tengok mushroom dah habis pulak.... bile dah beli mushroom, basuh mushroom tu (harus lah basuh kan, buang segala mala apa yang terlekat)..

Lepas tu, campur je dengan tepung Kentucky ni ..

Gaul dengan Telur...

Goreng sajaa...

Siap!!!

Mane ada resipi.. Semua nyer dah siap, tinggai nak goreng je :)

Fried dish || Mushroom Craving

2012-01-16T00:20:00.001+08:00

I love mushroom goreng!! and so does Emir.. Actually Emir and I have same taste, ape yang I suke, dia pun suka.. so now I have rival -lah.. dulu i suke-suke je boleh conquer everything, and kalau i suke tak yah nak share dengan bapaknya.. now.. tarak boleh.. even worst, kadang2 tak dapat terus :)

my mushroom goreng..

sekarang ni kalau nak makan yang bergoreng, I would rather masak sendiri, sebab dah tak sanggup dah nak pikir - berape kali minyak orang kedai tu dah gune huhu.. tak sanggup tak sanggup... dah masuk 30 ni i dah start concentrate on healthy food :) oklah, goreng goreng pun manenyer healthy kan :) once a while makan jer, nanti teringin pulak..

Winning entry: Ezivoucher

2012-01-15T12:06:00.000+08:00

Honestly, this is not 2012 winning, but 2011. Dah lama menang pun, tapi i tak update dekat blog, and voucher pun i tak redeem lagi.. :) It is from Ezivoucher's Facebook, another group coupon website (ala ala Groupon, Milkadeal, etc) but Ezivoucher's promotion mostly in Penang.

The contest has 2 categories. First - the best slogan of the day and secondly, the fastest submission of the day. So i menang dua dua haha.. satu nama laki i, satu lagi nama i, satu menang fastest, satu menang the best :), obviously laki i punye i la tukang buat kan, ingat laki i suke contest contest ni :).. so dapatlah in total

RM20 Starbucks's voucher

Nak redeem Java chips!! my fave!!

Contest tradition..

2012-01-14T15:51:00.000+08:00

While in the train, staring blankly at others, suddenly I just thought..

Eh, I didnt have any target for contest this year kan kan.. Truthfully, I know it is possible to beat my current largest winning - RM20K, but I know the fact it is not easy. Itu macam satu dalam seumur hidup je.

So looking at my current schedule, balik lambat, dah penat, internet kat rumah pun not promising, so I know chances for me to own anything BIG this year is slim.. nak nak, while my BFF and my other compers friends have already won a lot this year, me on the other hand -- not at All!! not even a small winning.. Can you see :) Dont think 2012 is for me.. :)

But anyway, enough say, my aim is to win any free vacation, be it in Malaysia or outside Malaysia. Kalau dapat outside Malaysia, itu rezeki.. dalam Malaysia, still Im sure Im gonna get a lot of fun macam I dapat pergi Hotel Istana.. Serious best walau dalam KL je.. Both of us pun hantu pergi jalan-jalan, cume budget je cukup tak cukup.. so kalau dapat free -- SUKE!!

Look back at my previous winning on vacation

2010

- Hollywood

- South Africa but change to Vietnam -- tak pergi sebab unpredictable thing happen to me in 2010 .. tak de rezeki..

2011

- Hotel Istana

2012?

Next, I just want to win some cash :) tak kisah berapa..

So, that's all.. short and sweet, tak yah banyak-banyak buat target, nanti tak jadi pun hehe..

kalau dapat lebih dari yang I harapkan.. itu dah cukup bonus untuk I..

Till then,

have a good weekend..

and I just realized lately, i dont upload many pictures, banyak bebel je .. :D

A mum's decision

2012-01-13T11:14:00.000+08:00

I know i've been telling you that Im gonna change Emir's school to Islamic kindergarten school. Yes, it is my wish that Emir will soon be a good Muslim and not just learn about Islam but do practise it. Ibu mana yang tak happy tengok anak yang pandai agama kan.

Yes, I did informed his school teachers that Emir would not continue his 6 years old at the kindergarten and even, I did not pay the final two months (deposit), so it was "confirmed" that Emir memories at his kindie will end there.

There goes my hunting for an Islamic school. As I mentioned earlier, my preference of course would be English medium Islamic school. Bukan ape, Emir has difficulties to converse in Bahasa, I tak nak nanti kawan-kawan dia later susah nak berkawan dengan dia. And being Emir, as the only son, he is soft and gentle and manja. Selalu bila balik rumah, Emir akan cerita what happened at his school. and of course, some of the news buat kita rasa macam sedih.. macam ... "today, i have no friend, nobody wants to friend with me" then, when i asked why, he said "because friend a, friend b and friend c gang up with friend d and left me alone".. he is the only son, not only the only son but the only child, some of sibling sharing "skill" or easily make friends dia tak berape tau..

When we went for a holiday at Istana Hotel, that was the triggering point that I should finalised my decision. yes, I received several calls from Emir's teachers. not only from the same teachers, but few of them. At first I admit that i have been skeptical whether this is the marketing strategy that they have planned, but thinking about it again, the teachers are not in the managerial position, they are just Emir's teachers who have been teaching Emir since Emir was 1.5 years. And of course, the relationship is there.

Let me remind you, I started sending Emir to this school when he could barely talk, anti socialised and perhaps traumatized because of my maid wrongdoing - Nauzubillah. He had bruises on his feet, which at that time I was blind by my maid's good behavior, I thought it was mosquitoes bite, but not until the teachers informed me that made me to think twice. And now after 4 years, Emir is a happy young boy who can now asked me innocently "Ibu, why girl has two mountains?" hahaha.. gosh!! i mean seriously he asked me that question!!

Back to the Hotel Istana, one of his teacher called Emir during our holiday and talked to Emir. Mase tulah i rasa, why as a mother i have to stop this relationship when I dont have to. Emir was so comfortable talking to this teacher. cerita tu, cerita ni..

My husband then told me on the last day of his school, all the teachers hugged and kissed a good bye to him and even two of the teachers who already resigned from the school called me and one of them even made an effort to come over to school just to see Emir.

Yes, of course I am in dilemma. On the right hand, I want him to be like this and this, and on my left hand, I want everything to remain unchanged.

Only there I have this serious discussion with my mother and my husband.

Then we come to our conclusion, pendidikan agama Islam, on what ever method you used it must starts from home. Of course, sending your children to ISlamic Kindergarten is the easiest way to encourage the children but that does not mean as a parent we dont have any other alternatives.

Yes, I was this close to enroll Emir to CIC Bangsar.

So, I called up the teachers and asked again whether they can allocate kelas agama and Alhamdulillah, they managed to hire a ustazah. and at the same time, I am planning to send Emir to another kelas agama near to his school at Bangsar. I know at this juncture, I think Emir is too young to absorb this tight schedule, but as his mother, im doing all i think is best for him. and we as a parent, we just continue what we supposed to do at home..

and so, yeah, on the first day of school, kebanyakan teacher yang tak tau terkejut and happy to see Emir at school and Emir too is happy to be there together with his friends. Note that, actually 4 of them, the parents pun decided to change school, but tak jadi. 3 remains and and only one proceed for the decision.

and there goes another deposit to pay .. huhu.. sakit ulam jantung jugak bila tengok invoice tu yang err lebih kurang gaji i masa I first time naik Senior Executive kat EY dulu!! pengsan!!

but again, just sharing my thought, me as a mother.. :)

Contest Result that Disappoint me.. :)

2012-01-12T00:13:00.001+08:00

Well, it was happened last month. I thought I wanted to share this story earlier but since I was so determine to go through all the appeal process, I decided to share once everything comes to the end..

And alas, even though the result was not what I am expected, at least as a winner I "almost" satisfied with how they (i.e. the organizer) are handling my case - definitely not the outcome-lah..

As most of you are aware, I was the grand prize winner for Syahirah Iffah Contest which entitled me to own RM10,000 jewelries sponsored by Habib Jewels. Alhamdulillah, like many others, I was grateful being one of the grand prize winner especially the winner was selected by random lucky draw.

During the prize giving ceremony, even on the stage when I received the prize, at a glance, I was really "upset" with the prize. I personally didn't see that the jewelries is worth RM10,000. There were 3 winners and each winner received different jewelries set and I rasa i punya lah yang tak berapa nampak worth RM10K.

In case you are wondering, this is the set that I received. Do you think it is worth RM10K?

So, I went back home with a slight frustration in me. I was consoling myself that at least I was the grand prize winner among hundreds applications. I do love the pendant but the earrings --- telinga pun tindiknya dah kambus.. ok that is not the problem.. The problem is - it is not RM10,000 that I think it should be..

The next few days, I brought the set to Habib KLCC and asked for their opinions and they said

--- "akak, yang subang ni kiterang baru je ada clearance 70%, harga asal dalam seribu lebih"
--- "yang pendant ni i tak berape sure, ni design lama, tapi saya rasa dalam RM2 ribu lebih"

ok, go calculate how much the total of the jewelries set..

so nak sedap kan hati i tanye lagi..

---"u rasa set ni ada lebih RM5k tak"
-- "eh, definitely not!!"

The salesman did asked "akak nak buat valuation ker, kalau nak buat ambik masa seminggu"

and I opted not to at the moment..

I spread the news to my BFF, Ayu, Ezna and Suzie, and I did informed them that I wanna lodge a complaint to the organizer. But I do bear in mind, kalau dah complaint fussy gini, sure this will be my last winning with Syahirah - Iffah, betul tak :) Tapi tak pe lah..

I wrote an email to them, one after another, nak tunggu reply satu hal. But above all, I did respect the person in charge in liaising with me because personally all of her replies showed her professionalism. I admit in one of the email, I was really really pissed off with their answer and I did replied to them err sarcastically... but again, she was very calm in answering each of my questions.

Since i keep sending them an email, later, they forward my email directly to Habib Jewels and only today, after two weeks from my last email, I received a call from Habib Jewels.

No good news.

Only...

"Puan Amira, sebenarnya nilai emas memang bernilai RM10,000, itu emas kuning, emas mahal, takpe hari ni saya akan email Puan Amira by end of today detailing how much the price of the jewelries"

Again...

By end of today...

up until 12am, I haven't receive the said email.

So...

Im speechless..

Celebrities blogger mama..

2012-01-11T06:22:00.000+08:00

Personally, are you a silent reader of someone's blog? me ade.. I have been reading their (yes - two to be specific) blog since depa zaman anak dara, now both of them are married and one of them has one son, another, perhaps coming soon..

They are not celebrities, they are just like us, but dunno, ade aura depa melekat kat i yang buat i doklaa mengintai depa dari jauh.. and yes, both of them i knew them from far.. one of them went to the same university like me (she was my senior) and another, she was my err ex ex ex tempat mengaji..

and it happened way back in 2004 or 2005 when i stumbled upon their blog.. :)

But none of them are avid bloggers, the blogs are still active but it rarely been updated... betul betul rare punyelah..

you know, betapa i ni terlalu silent reader, sampai i tau, who is her (yes yes, HER) mother, father, adik beradik, anak, in laws, husband and what not, education background.. where she went for a vacation and yada yada...

and taraa the best part.. both of them worked at bangunan 88 tingkat hehe..

so during my first few days i joined the company, i log on to the phone directories and search for their names -- hahaha gile psiko!!

and so, one of them i pernah terserempak but another person belum lagi.. when i first met this lady, i was like err should i introduce myself (macam, err u ni tadatada kan, i amira, i read ur blog) tapi macam segan la pulak.. :) dah la depa ni jarang-jarang update kan..

u know, i have tried to add them in my MukaBuku tapi biaselah, mane lah depa kenal i, so my request was rejected..... err... few times actually..:p serious, bile i type ni, i rasa i seorang yang psiko hahaha :p

back to the main topic... apart from reading my friends' blog, biaselah, i suke bace blog celebrities yang lain, but usually my preference will be those celebrities mothers.. to me, even though they are popular, but the objective in raising your child is still the same kan.. so i guess ade sikit something in common kat situ..

so these are among my favorite celebrities bloggers...

http://barelysupermommy.com/

she just recently started to cover her hair .. Alhamdulillah

http://nana-ker.blogspot.com/

An update..

2012-01-10T13:19:00.000+08:00

I was so determined to post at least 2 entries per day.. but unfortunately..

things didnt work out for me..

new year means new work

new work means new project

So, i only have limited own sweet time at office..

to dedicate posting an entry during office hours, memang tak sempat..

at home........

my houseeeeeeee once again, no internet connection.!!!

STRESS!!!

nak masuk contest pun tak boleh!!

dah la Dutch Lady contest tu due 15 ni..

till then..

daaa

Disturb...

2012-01-06T11:37:00.000+08:00

Dear readers,

I have a lot of thing in mind, my heart says, go type it and express your feeling and thought, but on the second thought.. should we do that.. again, it depends on what you want to present in your blog-lah kan..

and you know, early of the year, I am not ready to accept any upset news, but life goes on, news doesn't have to be invited, it comes with surprises and it goes without saying thank you.

all I can do, pray for the best and hope evertyhing is going back to normal, insyaAllah. somehow, sabar itu separuh dari iman, harap semua orang ade itu.

and yes, inside one apartment we shared, there are 1000 stories are hiding inside one's head. Each of us has their ups and downs, experience has teaches us to be more matured, to respect and appreciate others.

when something goes wrong, one finger is pointing in blaming others, another four fingers are pointing at you. orang kata muhasabah diri dulu. Analyze what went wrong, and rationally, try to find the route of the problem.

to that, i rest my case..

p/s on a happier note.. saje jer.. my hub's Shutterstock in one day ade 32 gambar has been sold.. hubby i kate i penyibuk hahaha :p

Sambutan Tahun Baru di iCity

2012-01-05T13:19:00.000+08:00

It was unplanned.. selalunyer bawak Emir pi tengok bunga api dekat tepi highway je, tapi this year, secara tak sengaja we went to iCity.. Why? we volunteered to send my sister to her rented house in Shah Alam. and the plus point, her house is exactly behind the iCity..

yada yada, we witnessed the rows and rows of cars "swimming" to iCity and I bet many of the drivers were irritated to park their car. but.. we on the other hand.. sangat best, udah lah adik i punye kawasan gated area, so parking dalam gated area jer..

Mane yang tak ade watermark in the picture, itu laki yang i ambik.. :) Jangan main-main, kiterang siap bawak tikar lagi.. Emir siap cakap, mane makanan, sebab orang sebelah siap macam pergi piknik lagi

rumah adik i serious dekat dengan iCity.. tak sampai 5 minit jalan kaki dah sampai.. first time i datang pun.. selalunyer kalau i datang rumah adik i ni, adik I yang akan bwak Emir pergi iCity, i tinggal rumah dia je... malas nak ikut..

Emir dah tak heran dah nak ambik gambar.. enjoying the fireworks..

Lepas dah habis fireworks, pergilah supper the KFC yang next to iCity.. sambil pergi, ada pulak motor polis yang tersadai.. ape lagi.. Emir interested la kan...

akhir kata, tinggalkan you all gambar Emir ambik sendiri...

Selamat tahun baru!! Moga kite semua dapat ape yang kite nak dalam tahun 2012.. My resolution is still the same, tak de yang berubah.. cumaa, in addition

1. i nak menang something yang lebih dari RM20K in contest
2. i nak buat sikit renovation dalam rumah i

Sekian terima kasih..

When he writes..

2012-01-04T13:17:00.001+08:00

Ambik dari blog hubby..

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Well, maybe not exactly the first 3 month... as i already have an approved shutterstock account since 2008, but never really try to upload something sale-able until now... since 2008 i had about 25 picture but only a bunch of it generate sale... most probabily because the subject lack commercial value (that time i upload bird photos,insect macro photos,etc) .. at that time i didn't try microstock seriously because in my perception.. only those talented with lots of good creative idea will excel in stock photography .. and i'm far from those description.. (it is true, but you can slowly nurture the stock perspective into your head, and effort count more than talent in microstock) .. as you can see my portfolio size graph below where it had only 25 pictures in September (which is the numbers for 2 years!) before it start to increase steadily since late october 2011

Its all started in late September with an arabic calligraphy vector (i'm taking arabic calligraphy class since February 2011.. until now) which i draw to learn vector tracing and since its a vector i try to upload to Shutterstock and it surprise me when it is sold a few times ... the curiousity encourage me upload few more vectors... with most of them sold immediately after approval... and since then i started to upload regularly and by end of 2011 my gallery portfolio grew to 269 pictures from 25 pictures before September..

and here is my montly performance chart after 3 month

As you can see from the chart.... total of download follow closely the total number of pictures available for sale in my portfolio .. which totally make perfect sense...i read somewhere in microstock forum that a good quality portfolio should have at least USD1.00/picture monthly average.. the average one should be around USD0.50/picture per month average... mine is lagged behind at a mere USD0.40/picture and that figure if minus the single extended license download (USD28) i got in Dec would push my average to only USD0.30/picture per month ... so there is a lot of work need to be done to push the quality and also the quantity at the same time to get some decent income from microstock

Type of download also affect the income considerably... the major income for my portfolio is the USD 0.25/download at 63% followed by the On Demand download (USD 1.88 or USD0.81/download ) at 23%. Of course you will feel better reward with the higher pay per picture like On Demand download or even the Extended License at USD28/picture but the major contributor with more consistent pattern would still be the normal USD0.25/download

My first ever Extended License/Enhanced License download at USD28/download.. is the following buah tunjuk langit (alternative herbal medicine for diabetes patient). Extended License/Enhanced License is required when the advertiser/user intent to use the picture in their product or maybe in advertising campaign exceeding 250,000 copies etc..

3 month in microstock is like newborn baby... too many things to learn.. the lingo.. buyer preference.. reviewer hurdle... quality control... type & style of images that sell.. etc... luckily i had so many friends and mentors with similar passion in this field .. breaking your ego would be the first step as rejection is the middle name in this industry.. the faster you overcame the rejection phase.. the better stock photographer you would be...

Among my best seller at the moment

if you haven't started... its better late than never.. Shutterstock is a good place to start as it is among the major earner for most microstocker... the others would be istockphoto, fotolia,123rf and dreamstime. If you like, you can have a peek at my humble portfolio but i wouldn't say its a good portfolio for reference... but i hope it will be soon... :D

Interested?? Click here..

Emir loves puzzle

2012-01-04T06:12:00.001+08:00

Currently Emir loves puzzle.. and me on the other side, i do love any toys that stimulates his brain. biar otak kanan dan kiri berfungsi..

he started his puzzle and he didn't allow me to assist him!! not at all!!

tengok lah gambarnya.. nahi nahi nahi.. tak boleh tak boleh.. even ambik gambar pun tak boleh.. tapi bapaknye boleh pulak..

kiterang dah stop makan lame dah, but we waited for him to finish his puzzle.. lame jugak la, dengan dia tak berapa kasik kite nak tolong dia..

Ni semua gambar curi-curi ambik!! punye lah dia tak kasik..

Dear Emir.. I am proud of you son!!

Orang Minyak in Gombak

2012-01-03T12:11:00.001+08:00

A true story indeed, plus the news appeared in The Star.. mmm so sad.. in this modern era.. they are people who used black magic for their own used...

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The ‘oily man’ strikes fear

By RASHVINJEET S.BEDI
rashvin@thestar.com.my

The supernatural phenomenon purportedly terrorising Kampung Laksamana in Gombak has rallied the residents to stand together in defence of the young girls in their community.

WHILE most people would be in deep slumber at 2am, residents of Kampung Laksamana in Gombak were wide awake, roaming up and down Jalan Laksamana 1 in Gombak, Selangor.

Around 40 residents all divided into groups of about five to 10 people each and fully equipped with spotlights and wooden sticks were on patrol in the village located about 2km from Batu Caves that Thursday morning. Although they were joking with one another, you could feel the tension in the air.

An outsider might think that a gang rumble was on the cards. But what the residents of this village were worried about were not humans, instead they were keeping an eye out for not one, but two, supernatural beings. They are under attack from a couple of orang minyak (oily man), they claim. This village has been buzzing with sightings of the two paranormal creatures for the last 10 days.

Many residents claim to have seen and heard the orang minyak around the vicinity of the Pangsapuri Laksamana and Jalan Laksamana 1. And they all say the same thing the orang minyak are clad only in their underwear and drenched in black shiny oil. They can jump from one roof to another with ease, and vanish into thin air within seconds.

It's definitely no laughing matter, stresses Aslam Khan, 33, one of the villagers “lucky” enough to have seen them.

As he describes them, one is tall, stocky and bald while the other is thin and curly haired.

“I saw the bald orang minyak hiding behind the water tank of a house at about two in the morning. It was breathing really loudly, like a cow.

Slippery encounter: Aslam pointing towards the water tank where he allegedly saw an “orang minyak”. He claims it then climbed onto the roof and vanished. Right: The oily stains allegedly left by the orang minyak in a resident’s house in Kampung Laksamana. — M. AZHAR ARIF / The Star

“It was black and shiny. When I shone my light on it, the thing stuck out its head to look back at me. Before I could do anything, it climbed up the roof and disappeared,” says Aslam.

He says they also found the possible spot where the orang minyak conducts its ritual of reciting jampi (mantra) and having an oil bath. The villagers stumbled across the spot after chasing the orang minyak into some bushes next to the flat.

“There was a large oil patch there,” he says, pointing to the ground.

Adds Aslam, the next night, they found a packet of fried rice and noodles at the very same spot. After returning about an hour later, the food was gone, believed to be eaten by the orang minyak.

Supernatural or real?

According to popular legend, the orang minyak is a person who has undertaken the study of black magic and as a rite of passage, has to rape a certain number of anak dara (virgins) to pass that course.

The villagers are worried because almost every house in the neighbourhood houses a young girl.

One, they said, has already had a nasty encounter with the orang minyak.

It was crawling up the stairs of the house, just like Spiderman. When it reached the top it suddenly jumped onto the roof. I don’t think a human could do that.-P.MOHAN

As reported by a local Malay daily, the 17-year-old girl did not only see the orang minyak a few times, but also felt “someone” caressing her and calling her to go out of the house.

It reportedly also locked the family members outside the house on Christmas eve, forcing the girl's brother-in-law Kamal Bahari Satar, 36, to break down the door.

“We saw a black heap underneath the kitchen table. When other residents poked it with a bamboo stick, we could see blood stains,” he was quoted as saying. It then fled to a neighbour's house.

After being “disturbed” for five days, Kamal decided to move his family out of their house, and out of the neighbourhood.

Unfortunately, all attempts by Sunday Star to contact him were unsuccessful.

Although some of these stories sound incredible and illogical, it is hard to find any Kampung Laksamana resident who doesn't believe in it, even those who haven't seen it.

The residents have been carrying out patrols from midnight to dawn. Every now and then, a team of youngsters can be seen riding their motorbikes in a convoy around the neighbourhood.

During the Christmas weekend, some 200 people patrolled the street, waiting for the orang minyak to appear and many carried parangs (machetes) and axes, says Aslam.

“Until we manage to catch this thing, we are going to carry on with our patrols. I don't feel calm although I don't have a wife or younger sister,” he vows.

Muaz Amran, 21, another resident who has been patrolling the area every night says he did not believe in such a thing before this.

“I thought the thing existed only in the movies but it seems to be happening in real life,” says the fresh graduate, referring to the 1956 P. Ramlee hit movie Sumpah Orang Minyak. He says that although he hasn't seen theorang minyak for himself, he believes his neighbours.

Another resident who only wants to be known as Man says he did not believe his neighbours at first.

Then, on Christmas day, he was woken up at 3am by a commotion outside his house.

“Apparently, the orang minyak had run into the next door neighbour's house but I just brushed aside the incident,” admits the bank officer.

The next night, his niece, who is a university student, saw the orang minyak sitting on the wall of his house.

“She woke up when she heard something. When she peeked out of the window, she saw a black figure sitting on the wall with its back facing her,” he says.

P. Mohan, 48, also claims to have seen the orang minyak at a house opposite his flat at about 12.30am.

“It was crawling up the stairs of the house, just like Spiderman. When it reached the top it suddenly jumped onto the roof. I don't think a human could do that. It then just disappeared,” he says, adding with a slight shudder, “The hair on my hands just stood up. We can laugh and joke about it, but this is serious. All the families here have young girls.”

K. Chandran, 49, has yet to see the orang minyak but he too is afraid that it will harm his 14 year-old daughter after hearing stories of how it appeared in an abandoned house next to his.

“I feel very scared now. All of us sleep in the hall with the lights on,” says the scrap metal dealer, whose lack of sleep is evident around his eyes.

Chandran shares that he has even installed two additional lights in his house, each costing RM500.

“Ever since these sightings, we have been feeling uneasy. I even dreamt about one of them recently,” he says.

Zaki Zainudin, 42, agrees that it has been difficult to get any peace of mind these past few days now they are startled by the slightest sound and get suspicious of every little happening.

“Last time a broken plate was just a broken plate. Now, we wonder why it has broken,” he says, before checking to see why a dog was howling nearby.

Zaki then takes out his phone to show photographs as proof of the existence of the orang minyak oil stains and footprint of the orang minyak in Kamal's house. He has also taken a picture of a banana tree leaf with an unusual tear. It has been said that the orang minyak is attracted to the banana bud (jantung pisang).

What is clear is that this stress has caused residents to lose sleep. Those on patrol only manage to catch a few hours of sleep before heading off to work in the morning. All the residents also sleep with all their lights on these days.

Almost at their wits end, the residents have made a police report as well as getting help from a few alternative healers, including a bomoh. They have also been holding prayers almost every night to ask for protection from the evil “spirits”.

Their frustration at the menace, and exhaustion, however, is growing by the day.

“I dare it to come and confront me now,” says office worker K. Paramasivam, his exasperation evident, echoing the feeling of every Kampung Laksamana resident.

He claims to have seen the bald orang minyak in an abandoned house, before it climbed up to the roof.

His main concern is for everyone in the neighbourhood, especially the young girls.

“I also have a younger sister in my house. We can't be sleeping two or three hours every day. We are not robots.”

But in a way this orang minyak episode has been a blessing in disguise for the residents of Kampung Laksamana.

Man observes that the slight “tension” between the supporters of the different political parties has disappeared in the past few days.

“Everybody is helping one another out. Everyone is together as one,” he says.

The residents also agree that they are friendlier with their neighbours now.

Paramasivam admits that he never really spoke to his neighbours and got to know them before.

“At the most, I would just acknowledge them. Now I actually talk and get to know them. The neighbourly spirit has been enhanced by these happenings,” he says.

p/s Kampung Laksamana ni dekat Batu Caves kan sebenarnya??

Medan Ikan Bakar - Port Klang - one disappointment

2012-01-03T06:12:00.002+08:00

~~nama penuh tempat ni i lupa~~.. Medan Ikan Bakar Tanjung Harapan, Port Klang / Pelabuhan Kelang / Klang -- saje buat gini, senang orang nak cari kat Google.. supposedly i think i have updated once upon a time ago.. tapi tak jumpe pulak entry nyer..

Hari Jumaat lepas, lepas pulang dari kerje, ajak hubby makan seafood and surprisingly he said YES.. so off he drove us there, but until one junction, he asked me

"cepat-cepat, Jeram ke Port Klang, kalau Jeram kene lalu kanan, kalau Port Klang kiri"

i seperti biase.. suka hati-lah, mane-mane dekat..

and he chose left..

Before we reached there, I already had all the menus in mind.. - Sotong goreng tepung, udang tiga rasa, and ikan bakar.. either kerapu or siakap,, tak kisah mane-mane..

i think since it was holiday festive season plus many of us receiving extra cash, serious banyak nye orang compared to the last time we were here..

The waiter said

"abang, makanan tunggu dalam setengah jam, nak order ape-ape ke"

Perut sudah bunyi.. so we ordered..

Fruit cocktail -- which turned out to be an ice cream cocktail
Tauhu Bakar - sedap
Rojak buah - tak rasa, Encik E ate it all!!
Otak-otak - sedap, tapi sikit pedas..

Banyak?? Yaaa, he ordered :)

While waiting, Emir opened his new puzzle, pandai betul, berderet orang jual mainan.. so I bought Emir RM6 Angry Bird's puzzle.

Finally the food arrived.. You see my "udang masak tiga rasa" below, this is exactly how the food came to us. Honestly it was very bad presentation... Nasib baik rasa ok..

and then our Ikan bakar.. the major disappointment.. you know kalau kite mintak ikan bakar, most of the time, jaranggggggg la sangat ikan bakar without anything on it kan.. i mean, at least ikan tu sure salut dengan rempah sikit-sikit bagi ade rase.. and this is seriously PLAIN ikan bakar.. just harapkan kuah asam jer.. dah la that ikan was so kering.. usually ikan bakar dia ade sikit juicy nyer kan..

and this should be Emir and I's fave dish.. BUT yesss, it was so so so oily, sampai naik jelak nak makan.. makan skit jer.. I jarang review tak best, but with the price that we paid, i think it was not worth at all. The bill was RM114.. tak ke mahal?? kalau sedap Im ok, yang ni I rasa sangat menduka citakan..

Pelik jugak, last time kiterang makan kat sini, tidak la rasa cam gini.. kalau cam gini, sure i tak datang lagi dah.. but this time for sure i takkan datang sini.. i dunno about others, but this is my personal view..

The end...

Ibu dan Emir: Aktiviti Beriadah

2012-01-02T07:52:00.002+08:00

Kebanyakan masa i di hujung minggu lebih kepada Emir, dan selalunya laki i akan menggunakan salah satu hari di hujung minggu untuk aktiviti dengan kawan-kawan dia.. ambik gambar la selalunya.. jadinya, i akan cuba buat ape-ape dengan Emir untuk mengelak dia menatap komputer or tv or ape-ape bende empat segi sepanjang masa...

I think salah satu kebaikan duduk dekat kondo, semua facilities ada.. cuma nak tak nak je kite nak gunakan segala kemudahan yang ada..

so, satu petang tu, Emir nak main badminton tenis.. i pun cakap lah, jom main dekat court, lagi best.. besar and ibu pun boleh keluar segala peluh peluh jugak..

Tu diaaa... dengan raket badminton, Emir dah all gear up nak main dengan ibu dia.. Nasib baik hari tu tak de orang gune court. segan jugak, tapi takpelah... nak main pun dengan anak kan.. we just having fun together..

Emir ni kejap2 i tengok ade gaye main hoki, kejap-kejap macam main tenis.. berpeluh jugak sebab Emir pukul bola sane sini.. but seriously love it, sebab dapat jugak keluarkan peluh..

Kejap je main, dalam half an hour gitu, mak nyer yang penat.. ok lah kan good start for me.. Emir as usual, bateri Energizer, tak nampak penat langsung.. relax je.. Then after that, ajak Emir buat gym dekat kiri kanan.. tengok lah aksi dia, Emir cakap "we must follow the instruction"...

Kalau ibu buat, tak ke buruk benar rupenyer hehehehe..

Monkey bars... Emir still tak dapat nak buat the whole rows...

yang ni i tak tau ape namenyer... :) selalu tengok gymnastic but not sure what is it..

Sekian.. dari kami.. Ibu dan anak :)

Hotel Istana - Part 6 || Family Dinner - Taman Sari

2012-01-01T16:10:00.001+08:00

Happy New Year. Selamat Tahun Baru.

Semalam kami menyambut di iCity.. Nanti saya update cerite kemudian..

Untuk permulaan tahun 2012.. saya nak mulakan dengan cerita Family.. yes, who are we if not part of a family kan. Kite senang atau kita susah, family lah yang kat belakang..

Sebenarnya memang niat dah lama nak belanja family saya makan sempena menang contest besar-besar jumlah nya :p Alhamdulillah, tapi memandangkan I memang menunggu deal yang sesuai dan berbaloi dari Groupon (ye lah family i kan besar!!), terpaksa lah menanti dengan sabar.. sampailah Groupon in collaboration with Maybank, ada offer RM43 untuk dinner dekat Hotel Istana.. Senyum lebar lah i.. !! sebabnya, it was just perfect.. I yang memang nak tido situ, ajak family datang.. senang derang nak solat ke ape kan... naik je atas kat bilik i kalau boring.. :D

Memang berbaloi, that's all i can say, dengan keluarga yang semuanya kuat makan.. so memang makan dengan sini adalah sangat sesuai untuk mengisi perut perut tong semua..

Anak sedara I yang lahir 10.10.10, dah setahun lebih dah, geram tengok pipi gebu dia kan.. sekarang dah makin cheeky.. budak2 mase ni lah seronok untuk main.. and Zubair sangatlah in good mood walaupun kiterang makan berjam jam..

Yang ni bread area.. I tak banyak ambik gambar makanan, sebab ambik video.. almaklum, im aiming nak masuk another contest organized by Hotel Istana jugak.. Visit Istana Hotel's facebook for more details :)

Makan dengan kusyuknya.. mula mula semua senyap menikmati makanan.. makan pun bile tengok gambar ni macam protokol sungguh haha...

Lepas tu barulah rasa nak posing sane sini..

Tengok adik I Ainun, mase ni sempat snap gambar dia makan cheesecake tak taulah berape kali cheesecake yang same dia makannya.. boleh katakan family i la kot menghabiskan cheesecake yang sedap tu hehe.. and as usual, orang lain da sibuk makan, laki i still tak habis-habis ambik gambar.. :D

Inilah Saffuan, bakal pencabar berat badan I in the family..Serious gempal dah adik aku sorang ni.. moga moga pelamin tak jatuh nanti wakakakak

and my brother in law, loving father as always :)

Dessert!!

Posing lagi, but i guess ni mase ni sure ade dua kamera, sebab semua pandang tempat lain lain...

With my sister in law (hujung sekali) yang tolong i susah senang mase i tak keje dulu..

and I just love this picture.. sure mase ni Emir tengah nyakat atok dia.. or atok dia menyakat Emir..

Ainaa with Zubair.. saje tak letak "Ibu Emir's Album", derang selalu complaint asyik letak watermark je, derang nak upload kat FB pun jadi tak best..

and our BIGGGGGG family... first time semua orang ade setelah 2006!! family pun makin berkembang!!

Gambar sebelum balik, adik2 I sibuk nak ambik gambar belakang Christmas tree ni..

Ok abaikan dua gambar di bawah, memang upload khas untuk mereka-mereka upload dekat mereka-mereka punya Facebook..

dan saya tinggalkan semua dengan gambar penyejuk hati kami-kami di Kemensah... cucu-cucu Wan Salleh

The Maze at MidValley

2011-12-31T08:59:00.000+08:00

Macam-macam Christmas decoration ade dekat shopping complex. Masing-masing cuba nak attract crowd. So salah satu yang menarik, Christmas decoration dekat Mid Valley.. The Maze.. Patutnya i amik gambar dari atas, so u all nampak lah rupe Maze nye macam mane.. Actually yang perasan pun Emir.. happy dia nampak The Maze..

Sementara laki i pergi The Gardens sat, I lepak la dengan Emir kat keliling ni je.. Sempat lagi kiterang main Hide and Seek. Tapi tak de lah I hide sangat pun, sebab mata nak kene ngekor dia jugak. Ramai orang.. takut terhilang di celah celah pulak..

Ni gambar happy Emir mase dia jumpe I.. takdelah nyorok pun.. dah maknyer besar macam tuttt... nyorok pun still boleh nampak lagi hehe :)

you know, selalunya nak bagi anak happy tak perlukan duit pun, kite je beria kan,. Emir bawak pergi sini or any playground pun dah happy..

Hotel Istana - Part 5 || Splash Splash

2011-12-30T12:14:00.000+08:00

I nak splash splash??.. definitely not me.. tukang teman tepi pool boleh la.. Like any other kids, nampak je swimming pool umpama nampak padang permainan.. Wajib kene pergi.. I seperti biase, dah siap packing Emir punye baju..

Lepas breakfast pagi-pagi tu, anak I dah tak sabar dah nak merendam dalam air.. Dah tak boleh nak tunggu petang, I pun kasi je sebab sekarang ni petang pun belum boleh janji Emir dapat mandi dekat pool sebab hujan pun tak menentu kan.. pagi pun pagi lah..

Ingatkan dah cukup pagi tak de orang, tapi ramai je mat saleh dah start sun bathing pepagi tu.. oh pak arab sekali.. seronok depaa yaa datang Malaysia ber-sun bathing.. I tak daklah nak ambik gambaq kan.. buat apaa..

Dalam pada Emir mandi tu adalah one little girl ni, dia macam irritated sikit dengan Emir each time Emir melompat dalam pool.. setiap kali Emir lompat, setiap kali lah dia akan sebut "mummmyyyyy".. I buat bedek je, lagipun Emir pun lompat jauh pada dia bukan dekat :)

Emir punye aksi-aksi gambar macam ginilah dari Emir yang buat I dapat tido 4 hari 3 malam dekat Istana Hotel FREE.. Kalau ade contest lagi, gambar macam ni jugak la i nak hantar kot.. nampak happy kan, bukan buat buat happy..

Oh gambar dekat bawah ni adalah atas arahan Emir Rasyid.. He said "Ibu can you please take my picture when Im splashing the water"... berape kali jugak lah i ambik and berape kali jugak lah anak I ni demand kate "not like this, not like this".. Gambar ni baruuuuuuu dia approve hahaha..

Cuma satu je, Hotel Istana tak ade Kids Club, Kids Room atau ape2 aktiviti untuk kids, even dalam bilik, channel Cartoon Network atau sewaktu dengannya pun tak de.. itu yang buat Emir mati kutu sikit.. kire Swimming pool is the only place who children untuk bersuka ria selain daripada mengadap komputer 24 jam..

Hotel Istana - Part 4 || Evening Cocktail

2011-12-30T06:22:00.002+08:00

Ok ok, I know some of you dah boring dah tak habis cerite pasal Hotel Istana.. Apa nak buat, I menang macam ni ntah2 sekali je kot... :) Lagipun I nak masukan dalam Trip Advisor, so kalau nak sekali upload segala gambar bercinta la kan dengan internet yang super "laju" ni..

Anyway, having to stay at Club Room, I am entitled to enjoy Club Benefits. Yes, bilik nyer same jer, tak de beze pun dengan bilik2 yang i pernah duduk kat mane2 hotel, tak besar pun, but the plus point, the benefits.. one of it, tiap2 hari boleh datang Evening Cocktail.. datang makan hehe..

This is the Club Lounge located at Level 20

Dalam ni ada ala-ala cyber cafe, magazines, TV room, pendek kate, macam Common Room la tempat kite melepak-lepak, so kalau Emir letih tunggu kiterang yang makan lame berjela ni, kiterang hantar je dia duduk depan komputer ni main game..

Cozy kan, Ezna, kat sini lah I cari gambar you dalam paper sementara tunggu makanan Evening Cocktail masuk mengadap :)

Makanan ok, bayangkan on the first and second day, dinner dah ade, nak jugak sumbat makan evening cocktail.. :) That's what I said, staying here was all having a good food :) makan, makan dan makan. My Emir pulak, bulat mate dia tengok strawberry.. he loves loves loves Strawberry..

Gambar diri sendiri yang serba hitam.. kasik macam ala-ala arab sikit hehe, ramai betul orang arab mai Malaysia yer..

The best part.. meh la i tunjuk makanan-makanan yang ada.. setiap hari tukar2 menu, ni gambar i amik untuk sehari je kot, hari lain i tak ambik..

Best!! Club Lounge tak ramai orang.. so makan pun dengan hati yang tenang.. :)

When somebody so familiar is on paper.. :)

2011-12-29T12:41:00.001+08:00

Seronok tak bila tengok kawan-kawan yang you rapat menang contest?

Seronok tak bile kite menang something that related with parenthood?

Lagi seronok bile derang masuk paper.. :)

My dear friend, Ezna won the first prize of Dutch Lady contest - kene bercerite your experienced during your child's first day at school.. Ni dalam The Star, bile belek The Star, Ezna ni macam conquer all the stories je hahaah.. siap name headline pun start dengan name Ezna..

Tahniah Ezna and little Dania. I am happy for you!! They will both appear in TV9 (kalau tak silap) real soon :)

Rasa macam dalam iklan Dugro tu pulak, bile i tengok iklan Dugro *yang full version, memang rasa sedih / terharu bile tengok anak kite dah kene masuk sekolah.. Time flies..

Hotel Istana Part 3 - The Sompotan Spa

2011-12-29T06:46:00.001+08:00

This is an additional prize from what I should received. RM150 Cash Voucher Sompoton Spa. Happy bukan kepalang la i.. Memang nak pergi mengurut pun, sekali dapat pulak discount nak pergi mengurut.. Tapi.. harga Sompoton Spa ni sungguh la harga hotel-hotel di Malaysia..

But why not kan I try, lagipun lepas makan dekat Urban Restaurant tu, I dah tak de ape nak buat.. Hubby pun tak kisah nak jaga Emir, I pun buatlah appointment dalam pukul 9.30 malam. Ada tiga jenis body massage, Signature Massage, Malay Traditional Massage and Balinese Massage. Harga semua sama RM200 untuk 60 minit.. I told you, harga hotel kan hehe.. Actually kalau nak guna voucher 100 percent pun boleh, tapi bile belek fee, cuma ade tiga bende je yang bawah RM150.. Relaxing Foot Spa - RM100 (ni i tak boleh sebab I memang seorang penggeli ya ampun), Manicure RM80, Pedicure RM90..

Fikir punya fikir, I ambiklah Signature Massage. Signature Massage is the combination of Malay, Swedish and Shiatsu massage. Orang tu kate, kalau nak hard massage, pilihlah Malay traditional massage, sederhana Signature and Relax punye Balinese Massage. I nak sederhana, sebab tu lah I pilih Signature Massage..

Memang best bila sekali sekala kene mengurut. By right as a woman, memang patut kene ngurut sebulan sekali. Macam i ni lagilah. Bile dapat mengurut, memang dapat rasa badan pun ringan. Orang yang mengurut i pun peramah orang nye, Penny dari Bali. Cuma bilik tu panas sikit sebab air con takde, dah 3 jam rosak masa i datang. Tapi tak pelah, badan i pun memang sejuk je manjang, memang patut kene panas pun..

You all memang dedicated ngurut sebulan sekali tak?

Hotel Istana | Urban Restaurant | Fine Dining | Part 2

2011-12-28T11:59:00.000+08:00

During our stay here, seriously, it is all about having a good food. Yeah, I bet definitely we gain few kilos here, but worry about this later as somehow, this would be our life time experience kan makan tempat mahal cam gini..

Anyway, yesterday, Hotel Istana arranged for our dinner at Urban Restaurant, a contemporary fine dining restaurant located at the Lobby. Malu-malu jugak nak masuk since err ye lah, fine dining kan..

The decoration is simple yet elegance, with orange color dictated the space.

Staffs sangat friendly. They told us the recommended menu, ok seriously, we didn't know what to order, semua nampak macam best, semua nampak macam menarik. I discussed dengan husband i, nak order something yang different.. tapi rasanya semua name i tak pernah dengar hahaha...

First, they served us with Puri Bread.. Sedap!! Emir pun melahap bende ni jugak.. This is not in the menu that we ordered, I think this is complimentary kot.. tapi sedapp!!

Then, not long after that, came the walnut bread.. We were errr.. "banyak nyer nak makan".. Of course, we didn't manage to eat all. kene simpan untuk next menu that we officially ordered..

Ok below is my appetizer.. Risotto served with Scallops, Prawns and Asparagus Risotto is an Italian rice, Emir yang suke, very cheesy and creamy, kalau I makan sorang memang muaklah, luckily Emir finished 3 quarter of it..

Ambik gambar 3 beranak dulu.. :) Nampak tak kat belakang, tak de orang, we were the only customers that night hehe

Below is hubby's Appetizer - Australian Lamb Rib served with Onion Relish and Cheese Dolmades sedap jugak, Emir pun balun ni jugak.. Ok, anak teruna i sekarang makan banyak tau!!..

While waiting for Main Course to come, Emir dah restless dah, dengan battery Tab dah habis, dia dah pusing-pusing, and I dah started to worry, ye lah, gelas sane sini. So, I gave him my camera, and pergilah dia ambik gambar.. Punyelah lame dia dekat this area, ntah ape dia borak I tak tau, but later, bile I tengok gambar.. ni lah hasilnya dari Emir

sempat tu "flirting" kakak-kakak kat sini..

See.. siap ade gambar staff buat peace lagi Emir ambik haha.. (bagus ni untuk masuk contest :p). While waiting for our main course, we have been served with Strawberry Sherbet .. sedap!! Again, Emir pun dapat portion dia and he finished it all.. mak paknyer tok sah cakap la kan.. balun!!!

Actually kiterang eager nak tengok macam mane rupe our main course kan.. haa ni I order.. I was contemplating nak order ni atau sea bass..Tapi Seabass kat rumah pun i masak, so baiklah i order something yang i tak masak kat rumah.. plus i sekarang ni pun dah avoid red meat, tapi kali ni belasahh je..once a while heheh.. This is Roasted Barramundi Fillet served with Kailan and Star Anise Sauce

and ni Hubby punye.. menarik?? I rasa menarik!! otak udang tu perghhhh yummylicious hehe.. Name order hubby.. Fillet Mignon paired with Seaweed Butter Blue Leg Prawn and Mushroom Ragout

Sangat full ok, nampak portion kecik je, tapi very filling.. mase ni i dah terduduk dah.. kenyang giler, tapi hubby sempat order coffee lagi tu.. Emir cakap the biscuit tu sedap.. he ate it all..

Menyandar I Ok, was thinking macam mane lah nak sumbat dessert ni.. tapi dah part of allocated entitlement kan.. haruslah merasa semua.. So I ordered this Apple Crumble with Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream, Peanut & Almond Crumbs.. sedap!!! I simply love the presentation, pinggan bukan main besar tapi ade hole tengah2..

Tapi the presentation, tak boleh lawan hubby punye, first time tengok orang letak gelas sebesar ni.. Emir pulak excited tengok strawberries, he just love strawberries!! Kalau ade jamu strawberries, kalau boleh semua dia nak habiskan.. I ordered Lime Caramel Choc & Biscuit Strudel and Fresh Berries served with Hot Lime Caramel for hubby..

Tengoklah gelas dia menarik kan.. ni i tak sempat nak merasa, tapi since Emir tak berminat dengan i punye, but could sit still with his father, mesti sedap punye tu..

There goes the bill.. Total - RM309.40, tak denyer I nak keluar belanje banyak ni untuk dua orang makan hehe.. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

Walau macam mane fine dining pun, my two heroes masih dengan hobi masing-masing.. Sorang pegang Galaxy Tab tak habis-habis.. sorang lagi dengan kamera...

Honestly, serious best!! I cakap dekat laki i, this is one of the best prize I have ever received!!

DiGi iPhone 4SURE 4 ME

2011-12-28T02:55:00.000+08:00

Hotel Istana - Part 1

2011-12-27T11:56:00.000+08:00

Yes, we are here since yesterday, and all I can say, it is one of the best winning prize that I ever won.. Serious best, even though the vacation is only in KL. Yer lah, orang kate, bile orang kite sayang kat sekeliling kite, mane2 pun best.

We have been provided with Club Room, ok, maybe I put much expectation, but the room is a normal hotel room, but it's fine for me, it is clean and of course cozy. The best thing about having to stay in the Club Room, we are enjoying Club Room's benefits too.. I shall talk about this later, but one of it, it is heaven for a blogger to have 24 hours high speed Internet connectivity.. hehehe.. Malam ni nak pulun buat contest DiGi tu pulak, I have one more entry to go.. phew..

Most of the hotel's TV dah pakai LCD, but here TV same macam rumah i hahaha.. :D Kami masih orang lame hehe..

Apalah, I memang tak dak skill nak ambik gambar dalam toilet.. hehe..

Pengantin lame ambik laluan bergambar sat..

Emir as usual, any hotel, the first thing that he will do, masuk bilik air and mandi, tengok rambut basah tu.. tak sempat nak letak punggung, dia bukak kasut terus masuk bilik air.. That is my Emir dari kecik sampailah besar.. and this picture, dia tengah minum air teh buatan dia sendiri.. dia kate sedapppp tapii.. mak dia rase pahit je hehehe.. nak ambik hati punye pasal.. kate je lah sedap kan hehehe

To be continued......

DiGi iPhone 4SURE MOST AFFORDABLE

2011-12-27T00:31:00.000+08:00

Shutterstock. -- my contribution..

2011-12-26T06:55:00.003+08:00

Rasa seronok pulak bile bende yang I masak, hubby upload, letak dalam Shutterstock.. lepas tu.. lepas tu.. ade orang beli hahaha.. :p padahal sempoi je masaknyer...

Hubby letak title as Homemade Healthy Cutie Pizza.. Ala mini piza je pon..

Senang je nak buat duit dari Shutterstock kan.. Trylah join.. Click here...

Emir's 5 years old concert - Hindustan..

2011-12-25T15:53:00.000+08:00

Serious lame i mencube untuk upload Emir punye performance.. Beberapa hari jugaklah. internet connection sangatlah mendukacitakan.. Rasa macam nak putus cinta je dengan internet.. :) Tapi pagi tadi, i bangun tido, hubby cakap "dah, jangan upload video lagi nanti habis kite punye data limit"..

Takpe, yang pasti, dua dah lepas.. hehehe.. ade lagi satu, yang paling besar punye.. i nak upload sebagai kenang-kenangan Emir bile besar nanti..

Memandangkan I yang pegang kamera, mestilah I fokus dekat anak i je, sebab i tau kalau official videographer sure dia fokus kat semua orang n gambar Emir nanti ciput-ciput je kot.. :) tapi bile mak nyer ambik, iyerlah kan.. goyang sana, goyang sini.. sungguh tidak ade skil..

"Shubidup shubidup pappaaa rap, shubidup shubidup paa" ok yang tu je laa i tau hehe..

Do you have the same feeling like me..

2011-12-25T01:27:00.000+08:00

Personally, as age get matured, more we learn about the fact of life.

So my question here.. kadang-kadang i rasa bersalah sebab ade orang dekat sebelah sana ade cerite hidup yang sangat menyentuh hati i, tapi i di sebelah sini, dok lah cerite pasal contest, pergi sane pergi sini, Emir sane Emir sini, keje sane keje sini..

My life is not 100% beautiful, but sometimes, I mean most of the time, I refused to share my sad story with others. Lagipun, I tak berape gemar la kan nak cerite sedih-sedih yang sekalian umum boleh baca. Jadi, I bukukan "diary" bergerak ni sebolehnya cerite pasal yang happy-happy je. But of course, when I feel it is reasonable for me to express my feeling, I will do so.

But again, I feel guilty..

Anyway, now the clock is ticking at 1.22 am. My only son Emir, still terkekek-kekek ketawa tengok Elmo's World. Im telling you, I pun tak paham ape yang kelakau sangat.. :) and as a record, dia tengah demam. Semalam memang i mengulit dia, suhu badan sampai 38.9. Dah la kene bersilat nak bagi Emir makan ubat.. Tinggi kan.. panik jugak i.. Alhamdulillah, hari ni still demam tapi getting better, jangkit dari I.. Today, both husband and son tak berapa sihat.. harap2 semuanya ok sebelum kami melepak di Istana Hotel..

Lisa & Yusry

2011-12-24T13:15:00.000+08:00

akan berkahwin pada 23 Februari 2012 tahun depan...

and.. err nak tengok kot kot lah mak i dapat kad jemputan kawin.. huhu.. kalau dapat.. haruslah i update sini :D

Senyum.. kambing... || Joke

2011-12-23T14:48:00.000+08:00

Memandangkan I ni pun tengah mood dah nak cuti.. keje pun slow lah sangat.. I hope cerite kat bawah ni can make you smile di petang Jumaat...

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Suatu hari Najwa Latif berpindah ke sekolah baru....

Cikgu: selamat berkenalan....

Najwa: kita Berkenalan hanya dalam laman muka buku.... :)
Cikgu: sat gi cikgu hantar kau dekat guru besar baru tau...

Najwa: Kau hantar pesan dan suruh aku terima kamu ooohh uwouwouwo :P

Cikgu: cikgu sakit hati dah ni :|]

Najwa: hati ku rasa sesuatu :P

Cikgu : sebelom kamu balik, datang jumpa saya kat office..

Najwa : Dan pabila kau kata kau mahu jumpa aku

Cikgu: atau kamu nak saya hantar kamu dekat guru besar? :putnam:

Najwa: Ku gelisah berdebar hati rasa tak menentu :)

Cikgu: cikgu rasa kamu ni dah tak betol..

Najwa: Oh oh benarkah rasa itu...

Cikgu : ingat taw.. sebelum balik nanti kamu datang office jumpa saya!!

Najwa : bagaimana harus bersua...ku rasa gementar tapi bahagia

Cikgu : memang kalau dah ade peluang nak rotan je kamu ni...

Najwa : perlukah kita beri peluang pertama..

Cikgu : saya dah agak hang ni bermasalah..

Latif : walaupun kita tak pernah berjumpaa..... ooohh uwouwouwo.......

Cikgu: otak saya dah sarat dengan macam2 masalah.. Kamu ni buat...

Najwa: Banyak persoalan yang berada di minda :)

Pelajar lain menyampuk: cikgu ni banyak tanya la...

Najwa : Banyak tanda tanya dan juga kata kerja

Cikgu disiplin : cikgu jom pegi lunch dengan saya kejap lagi

Cikgu: Argh, tak nak, nak settle kes najwa ni

Najwa : Otak kata jangan hati pula kata ya ♥

cikgu: tak menentu saya di buatnya..

Najwa : Hidup tak menentu adakah ini cinta......

Cikgu : konfius!!!

Najwa : banyak soalan banyak juga jawapannya

Pelajar lain : kalau ikut hati,cikgu kami memang nak bunuh hang ni adoiii

Najwa : kata hati dan rasa tak dibiar saja..

Cikgu Disiplin : masuk bilik saya nak jalankan operasi merotan ni...

Najwa : setiap yg berlaku ada kebaikannya,harus pejam mata dan cuba apa saja...

Cikgu Disiplin : kamu pandang muka saya..

Najwa : Pabila kau renung tajam tajam mata aku

Cikgu Disiplin : cikgu, kau rasa kita nak report kat encik latif ke..

Cikgu : aku rasa...

Najwa : Ku rasa sesuatu rasa yang ku tak tahu

Cikgu : Najwa! Ape semuanya ni?

Najwa : Oh oh ini cinta remajaku.. :P

Cikgu : cinta? Dengar baik2 kata-kata cikgu ni...

Najwa : Dan pabila kau katakan kau suka aku... ^_^

Cikgu Disiplin : sudah., Diam!!

Najwa : Ku terdiam terkedu tak tahu mana nak tuju...

Cikgu Disiplin : Cikgu! cinta apa yang dia merepek ni?

Cikgu : Oh oh itulah cinta yang satu ♥

Cikgu Disiplin , Cikgu , Najwa : Cinta di muka bukuu....

Strange call...

2011-12-23T10:23:00.000+08:00

I cakap dalam Bahasa melayu, kalau derang nak translate tak ape.

Macam ni, dalam seminggu ni, i selalu terima panggilan dari luar negara, tapi selalunyer tidak sempat lah saya nak mengangkat telefon nya. sebab kadang tu dah tengah malam, kadang tu telefon jauh dari i.. huhu. biaselah, zaman dah kawin, dulu zaman bercinta, telefon lekap je dalam tangan.. :p

berbalik kepada cerita.. dua hari lepas saya sempat mengangkat satu panggilan.. dia kata saya ada isi satu survey.. ok.. memandangkan saya ni seorang yang kuat main contest, saya sendiri pun tak ingat betul ke tak saya masuk survey.. dan dia cakap saya berjaya memenangi percutian ke Fl*or*ida dan ke Ba*ha*mas.. Sebab suara terputus-putus, saya minta dia emailkan kepada saya.

Esoknya masih tiada orang email kepada saya. Ok, dah rasa dah ni mesti tipu, I pun tak de lah berharap pun. Dah rasa lain macam.

Semalam mat saleh ni telefon lagi. Kali ni line clear. Beria mereka (ada dua orang) bercerita. Suruh loudspeaker lagi, supaya husband pun dapat dengar juga. Cukup detailed mereka bercerita. Pergi Disne*lan*d Flo*ri*da lah, itulah, inilah last sekali naik Cr*ui*se pergi Ba*ha*ma*s. Boleh bawak 4 orang lagi. konon-konon ade director yang cakap dengan kita.. Tak taulah director betul ke tak..

Then I cakap, tak boleh email ke. derang kate tak boleh. Bila derang tanya, credit card ape yang I gune, I know this is not serious, ade agenda sendiri. tapi tak pe, i dengar je. Laki i cepat-cepat cari nombor dekat Internet. memang banyak kejadian yang sama juga. Bawa mesej yang sama. Trip ke sana juga. Konon-konon kami semua menang hadiah..

Last-last, bile i cakap i tak berminat. and ajak je lah orang lain. Depa terus letak telefon tanpa ada bye ke ape. Nampak sangat penipunya..

Ok ni number dia.

+.satu.lapan.satu.tiga.sembilan.satu.lima.empat.kosong.empat.kosong

carilah dalam google. banyak orang terkena

sila berjaga-jaga. macam macam cara orang sekarang nak tipu kita.

A year story: 2011 penuh cabaran.. Part 2

2011-12-22T12:30:00.001+08:00

Sambung balik...

April

I understand dekat dalam Malaysia ni, banyak je biz bertaburan nak jadi kaya.. Do you think that is the business? I dunno.. but personally, I do not agree those "biz" "selling dream and luxury". Ntah, i against that. So mase I tak keje tu, ade lah sorang kakak ni, my ex- colleague, called me and told me that she could try to find me a job at her workplace, and asked me to meet her up at KL Sentral. Great. I said, it was a great opportunity even though I was puzzled, office dekat tempat lain tapi nak jumpe kat tempat lain.

It was quite sometime I didnt meet her after she left the Company. We talked, and talked, changed stories and what not. I dah pelik, nak dekat sejam, cerite pasal keje belum masuk lagi.. but later.. only she told me actually she wanted to introduce me to this MLM!! bengang giler mase tu ok. wasting my time and effort!!

Balik tu, she kept SMS me, telepon sebab nak invite i dengar talk about the business, when I stressed to her that I was not interested.. typical ayat yang i dapat

"awak tak nak ke orang lain boleh buat berjuta-juta, kenapa kite tak nak ambik peluang ni"
"sampai bile kite nak ditakuk ni je"

Gosh..

tolonglah...

Walaupun i tak de duit sangat mase tu, to jump into business cepat kaya, it was really against me.

But in April, I was lucky, pretty lucky.. My mum's friend offered me to be her research assistant at U*TM, Jalan Semarak. I took up the offer even though you know-lah berape sangat gaji for RA. But it was better than nothing kan.

Here.. First time I realized, inilah yang patut ada dalam boss-staff relationship yang I tak pernah rasa pun sebelum ni. You tak de rase stress langsung nak jumpe boss you. Boleh gelak-gelak, boleh bercerite.. of cos u know the limit, tak payah tanye lah dulu i maca mane.

Seronok dekat sane, mingled around with the students, but honestly, being a RA or later jadi lecturer it just not me.. I think we are matured enough to know what we can do best and definitely to educate others, bukan i...

I continuously applying for a job.

May

I looked at my Jobstreet, you tau berape i banyak I applied.. dah 300 jobs for the past 6 months, belum lagi masuk i pergi job fair, apply terus at the Company's website, hantar borang.. semua i buat.. and berape sangat yang panggil i interview.

Oh, i attended few interviews but all were unsuccessful.

Tak tau nak cakap ape. Imagine, my portfolio is wonderful. Bukan berlagak, but you know, my background, the clients that I handled, it does look good at my resume, but it was not in the eye of the Company. Rase nak jerit je mase tu.

June

Financial was getting worst and worst. I mule terfikir, nak bagi Emir pakai ape laa raye nanti. But whatever happened, I takkan berhentikan Emir dari tadika dia even though we paid hefty x,xxx per month!! Biarlah yang lain tu sangkut sikit sane sini, but to stop Emir, it was not in the option at all.

But, Alhamdulillah despite all that, I bersyukur ade keluarga dan kawan-kawan yang memahami. Hanya berape orang je tau keadaan I masa tu. Terima kasih. I tak pernah lupe mereka-mereka ni..

July

I takkan lupe bulan ni. Macam-macam perkara terjadi dalam bulan ni. dimulakan dengan kata-kata nista yang I terima. Tolong, jangan marahkan orang itu, orang itu dah pun minta maaf pada saya, dan saya pun dah maafkan dia. Orang tengah marah, ape pun boleh cakap. Saya juga ada bersalah pada dia.

Tapi mungkin sebab dia juga. Mungkin. Lepas kejadian dia melemparkan kata-kata tersebut, saya menangis semahu hati. Terasa macam sampai hati orang cakap saya macam tu. Mentang-mentang saya tiada apa-apa nak dibuktikan pada waktu tersebut, senang-senang saya dibuli dan dikutuk macam tu.

Saya bangun malam beberapa hari, dan sangat dekatkan diri ini kepada Yang Esa. Tenang sangat masa itu. Dah lame saya tak merasakan keadaan itu. Sungguh, tak tipu. Di saat diri ini macam tiada sesiapa yang boleh tolong, saya sandarkan pada Dia. Dia tahu ape yang dah saya lalui. Dia tahu berapa banyak air mata menangisi nasib yang saya sendiri tak jangka. Semahu hati agar pintu rezeki dibukakan kepada saya. Waktu itu, saya memang tak sabar menanti malam. Malam adalah ketenangan. Hanya saya dan Dia. Mungkin ini balasan saya akibat kealpaan saya sendiri. Dan sebenarnya apa yang saya lalui ini adalah hadiah dariNya untuk saya supaya saya sedar yang Dia tidak pernah melupai saya.

Hanya selepas beberapa hari kejadian tersebut, saya terima panggilan untuk ditemuduga di Gre*at Eas*tern. Dan dalam tempoh waktu yang singkat, saya berjaya melepasi beberape halangan dan terus diterima bekerja. Perkara yang tak pernah saya jangkakan, gaji yang ditawarkan adalah lebih dari apa yang saya terima di tempat lama. Alhamdulillah. Syukur.

Berakhirlah episod saya sebagai orang yang tak bekerja

August dan bulan seterusnya

Alhamdulillah, di tempat keje baru, lain benar rasanya. dapat boss yang baik, environment yang menarik. memang rezeki saya untuk bekerja di situ. Syukur. Tak tau lah macam mane nak describe.

Setelah saya masuk di situ, makin banyak pulak orang panggil saya interview. Bak kata mak saya, "aih, mase nak sangat hari tu tak de sape pulak nak".. Betul, bile dah diterima bekerja, bertalu interview tiba, tapi semua saya tolak sebab saya sangat sesuai di GE.. cume sudah tentulah, satu temuduga yang saya terima juga.. - di PE*TT*ronas.. Tapi, masa tu memang saya tak mengharap langsung..

Dalam saya kalut-kalut nak kembalikan financial saya, siapa sangka, memang Allah dah tentukan rezeki saya.. saya menang RM20,000 dalam contest Royal Gold.. menjerit saya masa tu bila panggilan diterima. Tak terucap rasanya. Dan tak sampai dua minggu kemenangan tersebut, saya menerima satu lagi berita yang agak mengejutkan, saya menang Grand Prize RM3,000 dari Maspati.. Ya Allah, mase ni sekali lagi saya menangis semahunya. Dalam masa singkat RM23,000 milik saya..

Dan dalam September, PET*t*ronas offer datang menyinggah. Sedih juga kerana terpaksa meninggalkan GE yang baik hati, tapi dalam masa yang sama hati pun mau mencuba juga. Bukan senang nak diterima di sana. Siapa sangka, gaji yang saya terima jauh lagi tinggi dari GE. Alhamdulillah.

Bermulalah episod saya bekerja di sana. Setakat ni Alhamdullillah. Stress sudah ade, tapi honestly tidaklah seteruk dulu.

Jadi cukup lah cerite saya setakat ini, percayalah Allah takkan bagi sesusatu kalau tiada sebab. Kite semua ada bahagian masing-masing. Sekali sekala ujian akan datang dalam pelbagai cara. Mungkin saya dengan cara macam ni, awak dengan cara lain.. Sebab tu saya rasa 2011 sangat berwarna warni dalam diari saya. Suka duka saya membawa nama saya.

Belajar melalui kesilapan. Macam saya sendiri, saya selalu ingatkan orang lain, jangan lah ambil sesuatu pekerjaan tu tanpa sebarang hitam putih. kelak kite sendiri yang merana. Jangan senang mempercayai orang. Orang pun berwarna warni. dan jika kite senang, ingatkan juga kesusahan orang lain, mane tahu kite pun akan berada di tempat yang sama.

Tak tau lah menarik ke tak cerite saya ni.. tapi itulah cerite yang saya nak share..

The beautiful 2011..

The End..

A year story: 2011 penuh cabaran..

2011-12-22T06:31:00.023+08:00

Well, I guess after this akan ramai bercerite tentang new year resolution masing-masing.. Jadi sebelum cerite macam ni jadi basi.. ye lah, when most of us post about the same thing, it has a tendency that our entry will be ignored..

Ok, gone the case where I said I wanted to diet.. and gone the case where i said I wanted a baby. personally yes, these two will always be my ongoing resolution, but again, diet must go with exercise and baby must go with rezeki. To that, I rest my case to the Almighty, except that for diet, I know it is up to me..

Full stop.

Personally, 2011 is the most colorful year in my life to date. I started the new year with a boom boom bang, too much of wassapp babe.

This is the story to be shared.. perhaps lesson learnt for all of us.

ok.. *tarik nafass.... *turun nafas... *tarik nafas... *turun nafas...

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January

I tendered my resignation with my previous company. Honestly, that Company wasn't meant for my lifestyle. Yes, I know we have to work, but again.. when I had to pay my work with all 24 hours stressful life, I dont think it was worth for me and for my family.

With all the determination, i tendered my resignation without the permission of my husband, and my husband no nothing about my resignation despite that I had to served 3 months notice. Dont ask me how I managed to hide all this drama. Oh, I tendered my resignation in October 2010.

From October 2010, I'm telling you.. I cari keje macam nak giler... I never missed to buy The Star, submitted my online application - Jobstreet. JobsDB, you name it.. but seriously NO Company was interested with my resume. Orang kate bile buat dosa besar itu lah balasannya.

But at the end of December 2010, someone has offered me a job, in a small medium firm company. A HR consulting Company and I was so happy even though it was a pay cut in my salary. Almost 30%. But at least, in my opinion, kalau cakap dengan hubby kate dah berenti keje and dah ade secured work, i think he would be ok kot.. I think.. :)

and one week before my last day at the previous Company, I revealed the secret. It was a long silence. I know he was frustrated, but damaged has been done. I told him i would start a new work in February.. He was ok, tak marah tak ade ape...

February

Guess what happened. Something that I never know would happen to me. That person who landed me a job told me that she had to postpone my joining date to a later date. I kept following up on my offer letter but unfortunately she delayed.

Each time I SMS her, I would receive the same answer.. "nanti i will call you tomorrow" and this has been repeated so many times until I got fed up. I had no experience at all in HR, and this person knew about this from the first day she met me, and in March she called me and telling me "I have just reviewed your resume and found out that u dont have HR background".. Tuhan je tau mase tu hati I macam mane.. parah.. maybe she was never be in my situation where i desperately need a job.. so she can just play around with other people's future..

March

My birthday month. As a career woman for five good years, of course I have my own commitment, of course I do have debts here and there.. and my saving was running low.. and running low..

I was still unemployed.

But NEVER in my life I regretted resigning from my previous Company and honestly I enjoyed being a housewife. Seriously... Orang kate boring duduk rumah, but i tak pernah rasa boring pun.. I tak pernah rasa hidup i tenang macam tu, cume tak tenang bile pikir bab financial la.. I am happy with what I have.

My relationship with hubby, enough say, it was not a smooth sailing..

April...

Oh lupe pulak, from January, actually, I started doing Am*way.. you know, when someone in my situation, you can just be a person you never know you can be. I did my Am*way in my own way. I concentrate on selling rather than hiring people. Macam-macam I buat, I work closely with the Internet, and managed to gain at least few hundreds buck per month. banyak tu for just selling Am*way products.

But one thing no one never know, even my husband.. hubby pun tak tau lagi ni.. i lalui door to door selling, seriously.. door to door.. malu pun ade, segan pun ade... biaselah kalau door to door selling orang selalu pandang rendah kan.. biase kene mase tu.. sedih tok sah cakap lah.. ade orang kasar, ade orang layan kite dengan baik.. macam-macam lagi.. but dari situ jugak lah i still have few customers continuously buying from me especially the deodorant.. :)

to be continued .. :)

Winning entry: Fine dining..

2011-12-21T06:31:00.002+08:00

ade experience? me personally tak adak.. yil-lek.. kalau kate pi Victoria Station tu fine dining.. then i pernah lah.. tapi Victoria Station err not really fine dining kan.. okeh sungguh i pun tak tau..

But anyway, I have been thought how to dine at fine dining restaurant.. banyak betul protokolnye, pisau ni untuk potong daging, pisau ni untuk sapu butter, sudu ni untuk itu, sudu ni untuk ini.. definitely, kalau orang nak propose ke, or nak ber romantik sesuai lah nak fine dining..

Fine dining always very expensive, it can goes up to RM200 per person for just one meal. and one thing kalau kite masuk fine dining.. harus lah.. i repeat.. haruslah jangan mintak sos ke, tomato ke, sos cili ke, sebab the chef is very proud of their cooking.. :) Honestly, kalau i sendiri nak keluarkan duit pi makan fine dining errr.. tak kot.. heheh. -- tapi mane tau kan, one fine day hubby nak surprisedkan i ke (ok tak payah, baik belikan i phone baru ok :))

Anyway, one of the winning prize for Istana Hotel Contest - dapat self drive during our stay.. rupe-rupenyer Istana Hotel sangatlah bermurah hati and berbaik hati sekali, one of the staff called me..

"amira, since you are staying in kl, you can change your self drive prize to something else"

i ape lagii.... sebelum tu sempat tanye

"if u provide me a car, may i know what car is that...?"

"oh, it is Waja"

OK.................. terus rasa nak tukar hahahaha

then i tanye lah

"what are the things that I can replace with?"

"I can give you fine dining voucher , hi-tea voucher or you can go for spa"

"ok, let me get back to you" --- walaupun dalam kepala dah tau dah nak ape..

So, setelah berdiskusi, akhirnya kiterang pun pilih........

Fine dining voucher at Urban Restaurant, Hotel Istana... siap Hotel Istana bagi bawak Emir tu!!!

So as usual, memandangkan dunia di hujung jari anda.. I pun carilah macam mane ghupe Urban Restaurant ni..

Got to know one person kalau complete set RM175.. phew........ habislah.. definitely diet rosak..

p/s sebab contest i dapatlah jadi orang kaya kejap huhu.. :p

BIG Winning entry: MACY Contest - First Prize

2011-12-20T12:30:00.003+08:00

First of all.. first prize is not the grand prize.. The grand prize for this contest was belong to my BFF - Ezna.. guess what she received... You may love to read her entry here...

TV Plasma you...

Unfortunately, tak dak prize giving ceremony, else boleh same-same ambik gambar.. Beside me and Ezna, Anje also won the same contest..

But honestly, if it was not because of Ezna, I would never win this contest.. This contest was based on highest votes and me.. i tak pandai nak fish votes, but Ezna.. terror you.. Dia lah yang paling banyak tolong i.. Even during the contest period, I told her that I didnt want to win the Grand Prize, i wanted to be as the First prize winner.. First prize winner dapat voucher Macy RM1,000 :p

Hadiah siap boleh discuss-discuss tu.. macam la confirm menang haha.. tapi kali ni nasib baik menang..

Hadiah boleh ambik bile-bile mase saje.. Bawah ni gambar i dengan manager store at that hour at Macy HQ in Wisma Minlon, Seri Kembangan..

Nak tahu kenape i nak sangat voucher RM1,000 tu.. Katil I, dah separuh patah, mane tak patahnya, anak teruna i suke sangat melompat-lompat tak berhenti-henti sampai dah nak roboh lah katil i tu.. roboh yang nak roboh.. so i was hoping memang nak sangat menang contest, boleh la jimat duit sikit kan..

Lucky me, I was announced one of the winner. memang terhutang budi lah dengan Ezna..Voucher pulak best, tak banyak kerenah, boleh gune walaupun barang tu ade diskaun.. and again lucky me, mase i menang voucher tu, mase tu Macy tengah buat Annual Sales and Clearance sale untuk bedding and mattress fair.. suke lompat katak i..

So, as you know katil Macy bukannyer murah-murah kan.. but again memang dah tertulis rezeki I, ade satu queen size katil ni tengah go for clearance, tinggal dua set je.. Harga asal dalam RM2,900, kayu melanak (ok, i couldnt remember kayu ape) but mase tu bile sale jadi RM999.. suke suke suke.. ade jugak yang lagi murah tapi i tak berkenan, yang ni i berkenan..

So i just top up another RM120 untuk delivery and tolong pasangkan..

Rezeki I jugak...my sister in law dengan baik hatinya, dia ade hadiahkan I comforter untuk hari Raya, tapi i tak pakai-pakai lagi.. so dari katil ngan comforter sekali bau kedai..

Apepun, katil baru ni pun, Emir still sakan melompat-lompat..

I shall say, this would be my last BIG prize for 2011.. Moga-moga ada rezeki lagi untuk I pada tahun 2012.. InsyaAllah..

Will the boss influence your motivation in the office?

2011-12-20T06:09:00.000+08:00

Ya bagi I..

berpeluang pindah randah dari satu office ke satu office yang lain (ok, nothing to be proud of), sungguh .. sedikit sebanyak dapat menilai dan lihat balik mane satu boss yang best mane satu boss yang kurang best.. Definitely, boss plays the biggest role to keep the staffs happy at the work place.

Currently, im having a boss that i really respect his thought. sungguh.. dia cakap dekat mane-mane meeting yang i attended with him, semua orang tunggu his opinion.. even i sendiri rasa agak senang bekerja dengan dia..

but anyway, below picture - me with my ex-bosses at G*re*at Eas*t*ern.. Pung and Jerom. Only three of us in the team from Malaysia. Goodness, i really enjoyed working for both of them.. and we were 1 Malaysia team haha.. sangat senang untuk bekerja dengan mereka-mereka. If it was not because to fulfill part of my childhood dream (i mean another offer), I am happy to be there.

But anyway, ape nak risau, email is just a click away.. :)

Do you think contest is about luck only???

2011-12-19T12:00:00.001+08:00

I totally disagreed. dari dulu sampai sekarang I rasa it is more about my effort, and luck, yerp, i tak nafikan luck pun main peranan jugak. kalau I masuk contest, selagi boleh I akan buat sungguh-sungguh, ye lah setiap kali masuk sape tak nak menang kan..

You want to know why I said it is more towards my effort.. Imagine yer, kalau dalam 10 i hantar haruslah insyaAllah boleh lah satu dua sangkut kan, alaa kadang-kadang hantar 10 pun belum tentu satu kene.. sebab tu, i kene banyak hantar to make sure, dapat lah jugak i sangkut sebarang dua, kalau setakat nak aim contest yang best-best je.. tough luck jugak tu...

Ok.. you want to know berape banyak i hantar contest.. hmm, ok, i kalau buat contest, isi form, online offline, memang usually on weekends, weekdays pun ade jugak, tapi setakat isi satu dua borang, so kalau dalam wekeend tu i akan cube sebanyak mungkin hantar borang contest.. ni hasil sabtu ahad punye dalam minggu ni..

I ni bukannyer hardcore, imagine those hardcore compers .. lagiiiiii banyak!!

Emir and his game

2011-12-19T06:00:00.001+08:00

Being as the only child, I understand that sometimes (ok most of the time, he is lonely).. ye lah tak de orang nak main dengan dia kan.. but this only happened usually during the weekend when we just lazying at home. So, most of the time, when he asked me to play with him, I would usually say YES.. kesian tau.. but he knows, kalau main dengan mak dia, main simple2 je.. tak denyer mak dia nak main tembak sane tembak sini..

So this was one of the game that he created.. He prepared a set of questions and I had to answer those questions...

One thing about Emir, he loves to write.. and his teacher also agreed. Emir seorang budak yang dengar, lihat, tulis, dengar, lihat, tulis.. For example, currently he is craving for seafood especially sotong (macam mak dia).. kalau dia boring-boring tak tau ape nak buat.. macam ni lah hasilnya..

In case you dont understand
pron = prawn --
sheshell = seashell
underwate = underwater

squid tu betul pulak tu hehe

Banyak lagi hasil keje Emir. Selalu balik sekolah adee je bende yang dia tulis.. lagu-lagu yang dia hafal dari cartoon kat Disney Junior tu and macam-macam lagi..

Ok, bawah ni session tengok I jawab betul ke salah..jadi teacher lah konon-kononnya.. :)

Inilah cerite Emir, anakku sorang.. dia lah intan dialah permata.. :)

What makes a pen a really good pen...

2011-12-18T11:59:00.001+08:00

About Shutterstock .... again...

2011-12-17T06:51:00.000+08:00

Just for a record, my husband has just received his first Extended Download from Shutterstock... ok ok, let me explain what is Extended Download is all about..

In one simple easy word.. Extended download is the highest pay per download per picture which is USD28.. :) the common pay usually USD0.25 per picture or on demand USD1.88..

Above is the luckiest picture of the day .. :) simple je gambar nyer kan, bet orang tu nak buat advertising kot.. pieces of mahogany fruit which is an alternative herb medicine for diabetes.. Hubby said, this picture was taken coincidentally, this medicine belong to his colleague, ok ni ala-ala conversation la, nak buat ayat tak sedap pulak bunyi dia

Mr. Hubby: Ape ni?
Kawan : Ubat untuk kencing manis
Mr. Hubby: menarik ni untuk ambik gambar (*snap *snap)

Then what happened.. terus USD28xRM3 goes to his account.. Menarik?? :)

Wanna try your luck?? Ape salah nyer, no harm pun and it can be any picture on earth :)

Join-lah Shutterstock.. Click here...

Way to go Mr. Husband!!

Musim Rambutan di KL

2011-12-16T12:04:00.002+08:00

Sape kate KL susah nak ade musim rambutan.. ade... tengok lah di Kemensah ni, tengah bandar lagi, lebat pulak tu, baik rumah mak i, baik jugak rumah jiran i.. dua-dua rumah tengah lebat dengan rambutan.. rumah mak i ade 3 pokok, sekarang ni memang musim lebat buah rambutan, yang best tu, kali ni, tak de pulak monyet-monyet datang tumpang sekaki, kesian jugak dekat monyet-monyet, banyak kawasan kat melawati tu dah tebang dah pokok semua, lari semua monyet2...

seperti biase, baba i jadi orang bagi arahan hehe.. adik-adik laki i kene kutip rambutan yang tinggi-tinggi..

dah namenyer duduk KL, manelah nak cari galah sangat kan haha.. so kene lah pakai tangge ni and adik i tolong panjat.. kalau ikutkan ni lah kali kedua dapat rambutan yang lebat macam ni, dan inilah pertama kali mak i rasa buah lebat macam ni.. mase first time tu, family i semua tak de, depa dok States two years back.. mase tu i lah tukang jage yang hampeh.. tak petik sangat pun rambutan yang ade mase tu huhuhu..

Lepas I dengan adik-adik I rancak petik buah, last-last mak I pun naik seronok join same petik buah rambutan.. datang mak I, terus buat galah.. dia kate macam mane lah kalau tak buat galah nak ambik buah yang tinggi-tinggi tu kan hehe..

Inilah sebahagian dari hasilnya yang kiterang kutip, mase i ambik gambar ni, baru je start.. sedap buah buah ni, i suke yang rambutan "budak sekolah" .. manis and lekang..

Tapi betul, rase puas kalau dapat makan buah hasil tanaman sendiri.. sebab tu i lagi suke tanam pokok yang boleh makan dari pokok bunga :)

Wanna see my RM10,000 prizes...

2011-12-16T06:30:00.000+08:00

Susulan dari entry ni http://emmira.blogspot.com/2011/12/big-winning-syahirah-iffah-grand-prize.html ramai nak tengok, macam mane lah rupe i punye barang kemas tu kan.. :) Untuk BFF i semua i dah siap pos gambar sebab ade isu berbangkit hehehe..

Kalau ikutkan, i bukan orang yang suke pakai barang kemas.. tak pandai.. ok bukan tak pandai, tak mampu pun iyer jugak, tapi memang rezeki tahun ni lah, dua kali menang bende-bende gold, walaupun kemenangan dari Royal Gold tu bukan untuk physical emas, tapi still jugak dari adik beradik emas, sebab datang dari Gold Investment.. memang rezeki tahun ni untuk saya.. EMAS.. yerp, and mase itu emas..

Ok, anyway, kemenangan dari Syahirah Iffah tu membolehkan saya menerima barangan kemas bernilai RM10,000 dari Habib Jewels dan hamper dari Syahirah Iffah. Hamper tu i dah letak dekat Kemensah.. sape2 nak ambik pun boleh, tak de hal.. Hari tu kakak yang tolong dekat rumah mak I tu, she called, dia kate dia nak, I ok je :) as long as orang tu mesti gune..

Im not really sure, both of it worth in total RM10,000 or the hamper is outside RM10,000..

so wanna see how my RM10,000 gold looks like.. oh yes, I received one jewelries which consist of a pair of earrings and a pendant.. definitely Im not going to use the earrings, so perhaps nanti2 i akan tukar jadikan brooch ke ..