Another episode of being alone + Makan-makan recommendation

Mom’s flight to Jeddah was scheduled at 1130am this morning…happy for her but a bit sad at the same time.. raya sendiri lagi…hhmmpphh.. I miss u already mom by now.. isk..isk…isk.. Nanti kita calling2 yer mom!! Specific jubah design tak sempat bagi tau lagi nih..hehe.

Seronoknyer dapat jumpa Baitullah.. bile lagi dapat jejak kaki ke sana.. Rindunyer nak solat depan ka’abah, dalam Raudhah, gadoh ngan pompuan2 arab nak berebut tempatnyer pasal…haha.. whatever it is, the feeling of humble & small yet sinful human on the planet, total calm, full with gratitude to God, as the moment we stepped into the Masjidil Haram & Masjid Nabawi were definitely incomparable.. Berilah aku peluang & rezki untuk ke sana biarpun untuk yang kesepuluh kalinya, Ya Allah Ya Rabbal Alamin..

Appended is the video of subuh azan recorded by Abg Pa during his recent umrah.. (hhmmm.. very pleasant & ear-soothing to listen, but please bear with the amatured quality video + ade jugak si tukang pengambil video nih nak interframe..)




On the way back from airport, singgah kat Subang Parade jap coz si Iman nak pau abah dia beli game tembak tembak… akif tak ketinggalan untuk turut serta dalam operasi menge”pau” jugak.. dapat boxing set kan kif kan.. hehe.. smart boy!

On the way back to rumah plak, singgah lunch kat ade this 1 restaurant located at TTDI Shah Alam.. on my first glance, tempat dia cam tak best jek because apparently the place is surrounded with workshops. In fact this restaurant mmg exactly dpn Bridgestone. But looking at how fully occupied their tables were.. fuhh!! satu je conclusion, KAYO PAKCIK RESTAURANT NIH! rupe-rupenyer tempat ni memang famous. It has countless variety of foods (L shape meals serving). Oghe kelate owner dia (according to Abg Pa, the first one was opened at Pasir Mas, Kelantan..tu lagi giler.. more choices of foods. Kat situ U shape plak..hehe). Orang-orang yang makan kat sini memang terduduk la lepas makan tuh.. muke masing-masing dah kekenyangan tahap dewa.. Bukan melantak lagi dah, ni bahasa lembutyer kite orang melayu panggil muntah kedarah! But seriously, u really cant control urself at choosing the foods. Bernafsu giler! Nak amik ikan bakar la (cicah asam dia mmg power!), sotong masak kari la, ayam la, siput sedut la (perggh this 1 is a real temptation man!), aiissyy mmg pelbagai la… ulam-ulam tak payah citer..ado belako. Lagi satu yg hebatnyer tempat ni, if u look at how people who's already got "hooked" with the foods here, the way they tapau makanan…OMG, cam haram! Sambal belacan tu memang seplastic la kan.. rupe mcm sethn punyer stock..huhu.

Dah abis makan tuh, we all agak melepek jap, suddenly I voiced out something “Tgk diaorg tuh, ade space lagi kat perut dia nak makan dessert… bubur pengat??? wooo.. tau la esok dah start puasa”. K.rita & k.lia sengih sengih dgr..

About 10 minutes later, k.rita said, “eh nak tak kiter tapau sambal belacan dia? gi Lia bungkus”.

Mata aku dah melilau tengok kat selection of bubur bubur dia.. essyy tak leh jadi nih, kena tapau gak, tak satu, dua.. Last2 kat atas meja counter mase nak bayar tu, makanan2 yg ditapau adalah:
1) Sambal belacan seplastic besar
2) Cicah asam juge seplastic besar
3) Bubur jagung seplastic besar
4) Bubur pengat pisang 1 mangkuk (yg tupperware bulat tu kan..)
5) Bubur pengat nangka dgn ape ntah, pun 1 mangkuk
6) Bubur kacang hijau + bubur durian 1 mangkuk

Luar biase tak??? Ha….kutuk orang lain lagi kan…

Pesanan ikhlas dari penaja, nak datang sini tak yah la pakai baju tight, pakai jer loose shirts.. paling bagus baju tido kraftan tu ha! Sebab perut tu akan ke depan beberapa inci upon the "aftermath" tu nanti..haha. jeans jadi ketat giler babe…trust me! Sekian terima kasih.

the most unproductive day... huhu

Today I could say I was practically doing nothing except for sitting and listening and eating and sitting again and listening again and eating again and sitting again and listening again and eating again and sitting again and listening again………uweeeekkkk…

The seminar was freaking dreary with its sounds-exciting-topic (Understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Practices in Malaysia) but having a dull constituent. The main subject in the discussion was very simple - wordings that have been used in GAAP, MASB as well FRS which UK and Malaysia have been practising since 1980s are ambiguous.. TU JER!

I thought 1 day escaping from office would be great, but unfortunately it didn’t turn out to be “my way”…hehe.. I guess the only group that really “enjoyed” the topic so much were auditors lar… not us as the practitioners. Lagi satu, the foods were so not up to what we expected.. c’mmon la Concorde!

Balik pulak hujan… hhmmm..

Tomorrow im going have loads of reports stacking up until they reach the ceiling on my desk.. eeerrgghh… Tak nak wat homework leh tak??? Haiya..im such a lazy lady as the clock ticking to 9.39pm. Stopping by to do my blog rajin pulak ;p

merdeka'08 uniform day...

Mari kita mulakan blog hari ini dgn wakakakakakakakakakakakakakkaka…

Adoi! Ade ke kena pakai mcm ni g ofis????? Kaler2 benetton ni wat aku pening lar…huhu

“Aku rase kiter ni dah cam ade rupe ANGKASAWAN lar…”, as Yanti abruptly ended the silence.. I was looking at her puzzled - “Asal lak?”. With her relaxed selamber rojak kinda tone “Yer rr, cube ko tgk ape kiter tampal kat bj ni..”. As my eyes were looking downwards on my red shirt searching for what she meant, I was laughing my heart out!! - “psl bendera kecik ni ke yg ko ckp mcm angkasawan tuh…..????!!! muahahahhahahahahahahaha”.. Yan, agak bengap jugak la statement ko tu… adei minah jawa ni…

hhmmm.. ice cream.. yum! yum!

ya rite! wanted to play futsal..balik pun lmbt from ofis..nk main amendernyer...k.az la..next time, bring your wet suits to the office ok darling! so that no such reason as "kaki letih sbb tekan break mase jam..".. peh!

it was already 8pm that finally both of us cancelled our 178th plan of playing futsal.. ntah ape2 ntah..

suddenly tinnkk! an idea bulb lights up. mkn ice cream! quickly grab the phone and ring ima... oit! jom mkn ice cream.. ima was already at bangsar dining with her sister & frens. hhmm..ok la tu. so we met at mdam kwan's. sedap la plak air free ice lemon tea kau ni ma! so i was the one who finished her drink..penat jln la babe..aku parked jauh...hehe..

later, we walked to the nearest 7-e to buy haagen daz & relaxed ourselves at Alexis. si ima craved sgt nk mkn cake dia..hhmm..eating a delicious caramel macademia nut ice cream while having girl's talk, happily & crazily laughing as if we owned that place, sekejap sekejap nangis...huhu..btul2 mcm orang giler..


actually kan ma silap rr kiter tak suruh mamat yg nak usha kau tu bukak sliding door kat atas tu kan??...if not, without much hesitation i will surely throw my heels that i was wearing tuh to the guy who was non-stop honking the blocking car like nobody's business (punye kuat la aku rase smpai mid valley bley dgr..). i thot the guy who brilliantly double-parked his car was hiding somewhere coz too embarassed to get out to move his bmw..hahaha.. this is a very common picture in m'sia, org lain bwk keter, dia pun nk bwk keter. org bwk bmw, dia pun nk jgk. tp park keter cam org x de lesen!

despite of wut happened, we had fun kan ma kan.. hehe.. all these tension-relieve-thingy really cheered me up. pastu membebel dh gemok & pastu nekad la konon nk turun another 10 kilos.. smpai kucing aku boleh baca alif ba ta pun bdn tak leh kurus camni..adei! this is so me.... ;p

Malaysia Lost to China.. ;(

Tonite is the final match between Chong Wei & world champ Lin Dan. Cam biase rr ade suara kat blkg “kiter x de kuaci ker ni????”… this is my family. Dok ramai2 tgk tv smbil mulut nguyah macam-macam tit bits while watching world-watched-match…. sambil mulut terjerit-jerit smpai tersembur-sembur keluar residue kuaci yg x habis kunyah tu campur plak dgn air liur yg meleleh-leleh....pergghhh!!

Mom’s comments are the best! sempat lagi kutuk-kutuk si hasbollah yg byk merapu-rapu tu.. me & k.rita sibok tgk muke china badminton players.. as me was saying “cute gak Lin Dan ni ek.. sket2 cam Hong Kong actor rr..” then k.rita replied “yg main double ari tu lg la cam Aaron Kwok & Jackie Cheungggggg….” I was like hhmmm.. sportsmen mmg la akan auto-handsome. Nak2 if he’s a medalist… hhmmm..bisa trus jd ganteng dong!

C’mon chong wei! Menang jd millionaire tuh!

Even though mamat ni terror “main net”, tp Lin Dan’s pace is so fast & this game is all conquered by him..mau tak pressure m’sia!

Ok..bahang permainan semakin hangat kat tv area rumah ni! Umair yg tgh tido tension jer…hahaha..nasib ko la umair, saper suh tido kat sini, time2 genting camni plak tu..

Hasbollah ni lg nk ckp besar…eerrghh!! Membebel x tentu arah! “asakan yg hebat bla bla bla..”, “serba tidak kena bla bla bla….”, “apakah dpt dilakukan keluarbiasaan itu lg bla bla bla….”, “lin dan nmpk garang dgn bla bla bla…”, “setiap kali permainan di jaring bla bla bla….”. we are all like - SHUT UP LAR OI!

Pity k.ti & abg jijan. They are still stucked at tapah due to keter rosak while on their way to johor.. konon rushing nk smpai umah cpt nk tgk badminton.. wut to do, benda dh nk jd…hhmm..

Fuh! Lin Dan punyer smash! Sharp giler! Camner la member nk amik…

Dh tau kot wuts gonna be the result. Sedey babe! Ingat m’sia dpt la emas..hhmm.. second set ni Lin Dan dah 12 points..Chong Wei br 1 point….adei!!! first set td mmg china dh leads.. second set klw mng jgk, esok chong wei can starts his shopping at Beijing la..huhu.

Ok, gold-match-point.. hhmm.. dats it! Ok la kt dpt silver..lwn world champ. wut do u expect??...

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad

Yesterday was mak & ayah’s 40th wedding anniversary.. suddenly mom said to us “eh, hari ni anniversary mak & ayah la…hehe.. klw ayah ade, mesti mak dpt present nih..but I've nvr bought anything for him..hahahaha”.. she laughed & still looked so radiant in her 65 years of age. The strongest woman ive ever met. The most faithful wife ive ever live with. Untung ayah dpt life partner mcm ni. We could still remember how ayah had prepared her a present just few days before he was admitted & passed away on friday morning within the same week. As if he knows it was his farewell gift to mom. The memories remain intact in our brains. They were very much deserved & complemented each other. InsyaAllah, jodoh mereka di akhirat juga.

Ayah, how I wish u were here. Lepak & melayan kerenah-kerenah your 10 beloved grandchildrens (nk msk 11 in 4 mth to come, insyaAllah). anwar has just finished his exam @ darul ulum (mat tu happy giler exam hafazan dpt 100%..huhu), nadia is gracefully grown as anak gadis sunti & standing way taller than her maksu, amir is still comfortably blur, iman is doing great with his math but hampeh in bahasa..haha.., amin is famously known with his gelak & of course melalak yg amat kuat!, alysa still holding her “mak enon” title strongly (taken from me kan ayah kan…) + liat sungguh nk solat, umair dh hilang loghat indon dia, akif…masyaAllah, perasan diri dia power ranger kaler biru, suhaib..hhmmm..loves his mom’s armpit..berkepit 24/7 and your currently youngest grandchild - baby khadijah..the loveliest & most sombong with her dah tak-chubby-cheek among all. 14th of Aug was the 10th year we have proceed with our lives without u being around. Never a day goes by that I didn’t think of u. Smlm, mase tgh drive nk g ofis, i was really sobbing without me realizing it. I (infact the whole family I must say) miss u dearly dad.

Forgive me for not being a good daughter all these while. Allah maha kaya ayah, He made me realized that im nothing without Him & our family. I felt like someone has woken me up & given me a second chance to rectify wut I did to myself & our family. I didn’t know my troublesome, egoistic behaviour which leads to stoooopid decisions, have nearly caused me to lose our family. I thought the world is spinning around me. Alhamdulillah, mak & the rest were non stop prayed for me. Nevertheless my frens. They all protected me like im their sister. Im beyond speech, guys... a big TERIMA KASIH to each & everyone of u. This realization is nothing compared to anything in this world. Terima kasih ya Allah atas nikmatmu….semoga ia akan berkekalan insyaAllah. Amin.

Newayz, happy anniversary mak & ayah… ;)

Bandung + Jakarta = Insanely Broke

before i rather let my short-term-memory loss bugging me, i should start inditing out wut me, k.yati, cytot & jenny ke jannah ke angah ke (wutevr ur name is lah) have had experienced during this trip with our cheerful, tiring & gelak gile2 moments that we've enjoyed so much within that 5 days!

so we departed from lcct at 11.35am on the 9/08.. ni momentum msg2 tgh berada dikemuncaknya! bergamba sakan nih.. mmg terasa poyo yg amat sgt bergamba kat airport sendiri, haaiii...blum lg smpai airport org lain.. tp x pe la skali skala bg can kat diri sendiri kan..huhu.

then we arrived at the Bandara Husein Sastranegara Airport, Bandung around 12.40pm (local time). i started to feel a bit glabah & lost as the plan was, we will be on our own foots on that very 1st day. in addition to that, each & every 1 of us has zero experience as this is our first trip to the land of bandung.. the weather was nice though... selesa rr...

we wish we cud check ourselves in at Holiday Inn.. tp budget ciput, dpt hotel dpn dia pun jd lar.. so it was Karmila Hotel that we stayed thru out our trips there.. hahahaha. clean & nice room.. bersempit la ktorg 4 org nih.. first day bley la bernafas lg.. after 2-3 days tu, lantai nk pijak pun x nmpk dah coz the floor was all covered with shopping bags.. huhu.. professional shopper huh!

first day nih, we started with factory outlets (FO) along side jln dago (ir h juanda st).. kaki letih cam haram. eerrgghh.. i just feel like sitting anywhere even at the road side. body temperature started to shoot up ... we walked in & out in numerous FOs - DSE, M&M, Blossom, OSSO, House of Donatello, Victoria, Raffles City, Jetset, Dago Plaza & etc until they started to close (mase tu cun2 smpai kat dpn Episode..which smpai last day, x pg2 blk pun..haha). we entered kartika sari.. i thot of buying brownies to eat at the hotel, tp si cytot ngan k.yati bley buat muke blur diaorg cam org tak berslh yg x nk ape2 (tp order pandai plak).. last2 brownies pun x beli, candy pun x beli, yg belinyer expensive brandless ice cream.. adoi!! bongok tul! beriya la mencr mane brand dia.. ye la mahal tu!! then we went back by angkot (angkutan kota) to our hotel, alaaa yg dpn HOLIDAY INN tuh...

2nd day - yg bestnyer we have a very "flexible" schedule since we were not depending on anybody. Planned to go to tangkuban parahu, but after our supir's advice, we've decided to change the itinerary & heading to Jakarta instead! so, dgn x prepare ape2 pun, blasah jer la.. the scenery that we've witnessed all along the bandung-jakarta highway was breathtakingly amazing.. indonesia is so rich with its green & serene cultivation..

Soon after we reached jakarta, we headed first to Mangga 2 and there i was like "damn! malaysians really help indon's economy supportively! BIG shopping mall is an underestimate.. goshh.. we were drown in that supersized malls.. since girls are able to time-deaf ourselves when we shop, so we were kinda spent too much time there..(mcm org sesat lam hutan....phm kn??!). next was Pasar Tanah Abang. this isreally my place!!! it was 4.30pm dh kot. kat sane malls cam ni close @ 5pm. c..i've warned earlier wut..toksah la buat gaya makcik kiah yg kejap nk beli tudung raya kejap nk beli tudung kenduri kawin kejap x nak kat jln TAR tu.. so as our shopping craze spiritized us, the shops were starting to close down. frust lar.. x smpt nk membantu ekonomi dia lg... :( dia x nk kt tlg dia x pe, but we helped ourselves non stop clicking our cameras at the Masjid Istiqlal (wooo.. no offence but there is a spot at this masjid which is way weird.. cant be posted..sensitive issue..adei..), followed with Monas. nk g tmpt lain mmg x smpt coz we wanted to avoid massive traffic on the way to Puncak, Bogor.. Puncak is a very cold place at nite. so we stopped there for a while before we proceed to Cianjur for nasi padang..

loh ini kok yang aku coba bilangin sama kalian sedari tadi.. Pasar Pagi Mangga Dua

Pasar Tanah Abang.. waduh, mallnya gede banget!!

disini kami lagi berenti sholat...

On the 3rd day we went to Tangkuban Parahu (perahu terlangkup)... as for me, this place has its own sentimental value as my parents used to travel the whole java when i was in my schooling days & there, my late dad bought me a name-engraved key chain (which i still have it until now).. some of u might think its nothing but because of that matter, this place has became a place that i wanna go & it meant something for me... anyway, the distance from Bandung city is bearable.. the mountain is still an active volcano where u can see the craters are producing smokes actively + u can use the mud produced by the volcano itself for skin & bone disease healing. take note that the place is smells with sulphur.. kat sini kena kencing dgn tour guide dia.. he charged us 500,000rph.. giler kan! perrgghh.. according to our frens there, it wud just cost only 75,000rph. ni yg nk wat calculation on our loss nih ((500,000 - 75,000)/4 = 106,250rph.. waaaliau! i wud have secured a nice shirt/shoe with this amt of money tau! mangkuk... mangkuk....). k, blk fr t.parahu, rupiah dh abis. so i asked pak den (our supir) to bring us to the money changer which offers the best rate..duh! kat sini me & cytot spent like 1 hr semata2 nk tukar duit jer.. nyesal giler x tukar habis kat m'sia. ade ke bg no. tp panggil name.. ptt aku je jd mgr kat situ, systematic skit..kan??... eerrgghh.. sebel! so went to few FOs before we had our mkn2 at Bumbu Desa..cozy & nice looking restaurant but the food was nothing to shout about...

pinggan saper paling licin??? ngeh ngeh ngeh.... lapar na ke??

mlm, back to FOs - The Summit, theMen, Tas Terminal, Heritage, Cascade, ..feel like ulang alik dr rumah ke office lak..hehe. had dinner with our friends there at Chili Padi (klw m'sia tu kire kat Chillis rr.. haha). kat sane name authentic skit.. newayz, thanx guys for the treats.. ;)

On the 4th day, if we were to follow our itinerary, today we shud be on our way to Kawah Putih, Ciwidey. cancel jgk. nk shopping punyer psl. karena kami nggak mau nungguin lagi, we rushed for our last day shopping spree. first we headed to Aria Jeans @ Cihampelas St. A place where u can custom made pants (mostly jeans la) & even 2 piece suit as well. then Pak Den brought us to the infamous Pasar Baru. mak ai, byk giler brg kat sini. aku rase zirafah je kot yg x de dijual.. eergghh.. packed with ppl (tak kire la org dia or tourists). smpai luka2 la tgn bwk brg. rupe x yah citer la, mmg dh jd cam bellboy dah..adoi..tp melihatkn hasil titik peluh bershopping tu, everybody was smiling from ear to ear..hehe. then, continued to shop at BIP Mall (terkilannyer x beli cd..), Eiger, Rumah Mode (the best!!), & etc.. our foots were killing us.. aching like hell. but it was worth it. kaki smpai bengkak pun x de hal punyer.

uuiisssyy... hepinyer minah arab yg x brp nk arab tuh... xcited nk gi eiger eh?? pastu..pdn muker..haha

this is the old version of tangkuban parahu before dia terbalik...

later that nite, pak den brought us to dine at The Valley ( the "village" bak kater cytot. mcm mane kau eja pun aku x tau lar..). the food was so-so (food presentations dia cam ala ala gempaq sket rr..). but the service was not bad either. blk pengsan sbb kena pack brg yg dh x de rupe mcm brg lg..dh mcm sampah pun ade aku tgk.. iiyyerrr! haha..

Checked out from Karmila as early as 8am. last nite we had planned a "risky & smart strategy" (poyos..) on where should we attack first as we have like 2 hrs left to do our last chance to "help their economy"...again. we headed first to Amanda Brownies House. at this point of time rupiah mmg betul2 dh abis, byr brownies pun pkai card.. hahahaha..

this place is actually located outside Amanda Brownies Hse tuh.. cun eh? siap ade kolam ikan koi bagai... stylo!

cpt2 we went to DSE. kat sini sports wear mmg best rr & bley confirm its originality.. last stop was Happening and Rich & Famous. actually this FO was located few metres away from our hotel, tp x smpt2 nk byr zakat kat sini. ni br la nk menunaikan kewajiban sbg seorang wanita yg x thn tgk shirts, handbags & shoes yg lawa2... peerggh, this FO was great. sesuai dgn name dia..Rich & Famous! siap ade discount for old items dia. ok la tu kn... Finally we r DONE! but wait, brg2 yg dh beli tu kena pack pulak msk dlm begs.. ni la balasan org yg suke membazir, kat dunia Allah dh tunjukkn..hihi.

rite after we reached the airport, terjadi la alkisah 4 ekor kancil terkial2 nk repack brg msk dlm beg tu la, punggah sana punggah sini.. thank God there were 4 gentlemans who willing to help us. smpai kat counter, mamat airasia tu didnt allow us to combine check-in.. mase2 ni la nk tukar procedure.. selama hari x de plak. adoi! tensionnyerrr... beg dh byk giler dh ni. mmg sah2 x lps nk hand-luggage semua. last2 kena gak byr 45,000rph just because we exceeded 1 kg! itu pun dh tumpang 1 beg kat org lain tuh.. bengkek nyer aku ngan mamat tu. i feel like saying to his face "eh brader! hang ingat hang highlight rmbt hang buat pacak2 style bagai, hang boleh berlagak la???!!" well i kno hair has nothing got to do with excess baggage, but who cares! to the 4 gents, we have nothing to repay for your kindness(without asking for help, smpai dlm cabin pun tlg angkat beg ktorg lg..hehe..), a HUGE GRATITUDE to all of u... nnti bile2 ktorg nk angkat beg lagi, ktorg panggil u guys eh.. ;)

Gurls... jom kumpul duit for our next trip plak!! hehe...