Something Said By Usain Bolt

SNAP
noun : The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension




And so i snapped! About something.




I was trying to cool myself down while browsing on the Olympic 2012 100m men final results. Then I saw this beautiful phrases said by Usain Bolt - The Gold Medalist a.k.a the world fastest man. AGAIN. He was back on track.

"Without a doubt, hands down, [being at] the top is harder than anything else," Bolt said. "When you get to the top, you know it's good. You're working and enjoying it. Sometimes you lose sight of what's going on around you. Yeah, you know what it takes to get there, but sometimes you lose sight because everybody is praising you, everybody thinks you're great and 

you're doing well."

- source

Wish I could get back to my "track" AGAIN.

What's Your Priority?

Priority.

Susah jugak nak buat kadang-kadang.

We have so many to-do-lists, and yet the list would never stop. Berkajang-kajang kertas pun tak tercukup. Bayangkan laa satu hari nak buat semua benda~ Dah pukul berapa awak nak balik rumah dari pejabat? Kalau asyik spend time dengan the never-ending-tasks, bila pulak nak spend time with your husband? Family? Kids? Friends? or even time for yourself?

Susah..

Orang cakap, susun la task awak ikut priority and mana satu yang lebih urgent. Cuba korang pikirkan, ada ke keje kita yang tak urgent? Well, in my case, semua benda adalah important dan datang dengan tag merah "URGENT".

Gila hapa~

Nasib baik I have husband, family and friends who support me. Yang paham dengan keje-keje yang I buat. Syukur je la.. I pun pening. Sometimes people just assume our life is like theirs~

Ah well. Things' changed right~

One day, I received this email from my friend. It's about a story pasal mayonnaise jar.

Kisahnya simple~

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,

When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,

Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class

And had some items in front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students, if the jar was full. They agreed that it was..

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the

jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.

Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire

contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided,

'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things :

family, children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –

Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained,

Your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else - The small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,'

He continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.

The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,

You will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So...

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play With your children.

Take time to get medical checkups.

Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

'Take care of the golf balls first - The things that really matter.

Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled ... 'I'm glad you asked'.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for

a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'

See?

Gitulah alkisahnya~ Walau macamana sibuk pun, family always comes first.

Until then, enjoy your day at work!

Ta-da~

Curang, Salah Siapa?

Konon nak tunggu sehingga Khamis kann. Tapi mana bole tahan.. Tangan gatal.. So, dalam kepeningan dok baca buku ni (study la konon), sempat lagi nak meluahkan apa yang terbuku. *Sementara tunggu MU main kejap lagi*.

No.. No.. No..

Jangan salah sangka nooo... Tajuk ini TEDA kena mengena dalam kehidupan aku.

So happen haritu aku ada tengok Oprah kat Hallmark Channel. Menarik sangat. Kadang-kadang apa yang dibincangkan tu adalah sangat inspiring. Tapi pada malam dan ketika itu, tajuk yang dibincangkan adalah pasal sebuah buku ---> The Truth About Cheating.

Well, dengar tajuk buku pun dah boleh agak kan.. Kajian penulis pasal lelaki yang curang terhadap isteri dia. Yeah..yeah.. memang ada isteri yang curang, tapi buku ni pasal LELAKI. Sila beri perhatian si isteri dan suami.

:)

Tahu kenapa lelaki curang?

1. Kurang kasih sayang dan perhatian dari isteri
2. Dah takde "touchy"2 lagi
3. Isteri kurang ambik berat katanya..
4. Merasa rendah diri bila isteri tak layan sangat - ye la.. sibuk dengan anak la.. keje laa..
5. Lelaki rasa "hilang kepentingan" dalam rumah
6. Lelaki rasa "not winning anymore" --> dah tak macho la..

dan yeah of course, MEN CAN GIVE THOUSANDS OF REASONS WHY THEY CHEATED ON THE WIFE. Tapi yang dinyatakan tu basically hasil perbincangan dalam show tu and apa yang ditulis oleh penulis dan yang diluahkan oleh penonton yang ada dalam show tu la. Kalau nak lebih detail, boleh cari buku ni.

Nampak reason no.1 tu? Membuatkan isteri mula berfikir kan.. dan berkata, "Hurrmm.... "

And surprisingly, kebanyakan lelaki-lelaki yang curang ni bukan sebab kurang seks di rumah atau mencari seks di luar rumah, DAN orang ketiga tu BUKAN LAH CANTIK mana sangat pun..

See?

Lelaki sebenarnya kononnya nak lebih perhatian dari isteri. Nak isteri belai-belai.. Tanya-tanya.. Ambik berat lebih sikit..

TAPI

Si isteri ni pulak tak perlu di belaikah?

Isteri juga sibuk dengan urusan keluarga, anak, kerja.. Banyak jugak komitmen. Salah isteri ke suami curang? Atau memang lelaki mengambil kesempatan di atas "ketidaklayanan" isteri?

Rasanya lelaki perlukan belaian wanita dan wanita JUGA perlukan lelaki..

Tahu tanda-tanda lelaki curang??

Jeng..jeng..jeng...

1. Asyik mengelak perbualan dengan isteri especially bila isteri tanya soalan-soalan caring macam "Awak dah makan?" "How's work?"
2. Kejap kejap sms, kejap kejap call.. Then cakap sorok-sorok
3. Kerap keluar malam dan waktu huung minggu
4. Dah tak banyak komunikasi dengan anak-anak juga
5. Cepat marah bila isteri tanya banyak, "Keluar dengan siapa?" "Awak nak pergi mana?"

Cukup la kot 5...

Bila kita macam dah boleh agak simptom-simptom ni, kita dah boleh mula ambik langkah-langkah pencegahan, macam nak buat siasatan ke.. Nak bincang-bincang ke. Bukan la sampai nak pasang spy ke, apa ke.. Yang penting ada KOMUNIKASI yang baik. Sila communicate. Jangan salah paham and buat assumption sendiri. Itu yang selalunya tambah lagi masalah tu. Masing-masing pandai buat andaian sendiri. Haisssyyyooo~

So, melalui perbincangan tu la kita nilai balik. JIKA BETUL isteri mula rasa kurang bagi tumpuan pada suami, kita muhasabah balik.. Cari penyelesaian dan kembali padanya. Kalau suami pulak rasa macam kurang diberi perhatian, jangan dok gatai cari "perhatian" dari luar pulak nooo.. It's a BIG no-no.. :D Orang dah ada kat depan mata, hargai laa.. Syukur apa yang ada.. Memang la isteri kita tu takkan sama (bentuk badan, perangai, cara cakap dan lain-lain) sepanjang 10 tahun perkahwinan (atau lebih).. Manusia sentiasa berubah. Dan kita tak boleh paksa orang kekal macam tu je perangai dia sampai dia mati. People DO change, dude.

Rasanya dua-dua perlu main peranan. Baru lah harmoni rumah tangga. Dan wanita, yang paling penting, JAGA TANGGUNGJAWAB sebagai seorang isteri. Sehebat mana pun kita di pejabat, syurga tetap di bawah kaki suami~


p.s. minta-minta laaa MU menang malam ni~ Hurmm...

Penampilan Diri & Interview

Sebelum korang nak pegi temuduga, mesti macam-macam tips korang dapat kan? Tips dari mak bapak, makcik-makcik, jiran-jiran sampai la ke kawan-kawan. Zaman serba canggih ni kalau korang google pon dah dapat banyak tips dah kan. Dalam banyak-banyak tips ni, ada jugak beberapa persamaan yakni PENAMPILAN DIRI. Aku pun setuju. Sebab ini adalah first impression orang kat korang. Kalau datang temuduga tapi muka selebet je macam orang baru bangun tido, susah la jugak kan.

Antara tips yang korang biasa dengar:

1. Pakai baju kemas-kemas. Pakai tie bagi lelaki, pakai baju sopan bagi both lelaki dan perempuan.

2. Bagi perempuan, rambut tu kena sanggul kemas-kemas. Buat "bun".

3. Kasut perlu la bertutup.. jangan pakai peep toe ke.. apa ke. Pakai court shoe.

4. Jangan pakai jeans, or seluar kaler hijau baju kaler merah. Pakai la slack yang warna korporat macam hitam ke.

5. Bawak handbag atau bag yang bersesuaian. Jangan bawak bag pack pulak..

dan macam-macam lagi..

Tapi apa yang aku nak highlight kan kat sini, dalam banyak-banyak tips yang korang engar, ada tak orang kata "Kuruskan badan sikit" atau "buat pembedahan plastik buang jerawat-jerawat kat muka tu dulu" dan sebagainya? Persoalannya, adakah penampilan diri tu termasuk dengan BENTUK BADAN atau SAIZ BADAN atau RUPA PARAS?

Orang selalu cakap kat aku, "Ko senang la.. badan kurus macam ni, senang la nak dapat kerja.. Ko cantek.. Aku ni dah la gemuk, pakai spek lagi.. Sapa la nak amek aku kerja.. " Sedih kan kalau betul-betul penemuduga tu tengok penampilan sampai macam tu sekali..

Sebenarnya aku tak setuju pun dengan pernyataan kawan aku tu. Melainkan kalau korang p temuduga untuk jawatan pramugari ke, model ke, Gadis Melayu ke, AF ke, MUNGKIN la dorang tengok saiz badan atau kecantikan luaran korang tu. Tapi kalau setakat kerja pegawai kerajaan.. cikgu ke.. tak de la dorang tengok itu semua. KECUALI tahap kesihatan korang. Contohnya, kalau cikgu PJ, mesti la korang kena betul-betul fit kan.. Kalau korang p temuduga nak jadi jurutera, korang mesti boleh bezakan warna. Takde la korang rabun warna ke apa kan.. Kang nanti susah pulak nak bezakan warna wayar ke lampu ke apa..

Itulah maksudnya.. Kesihatan diri pun boleh mempengaruhi penampilan diri jugak.

Kalau bentuk badan yang menjadi halangan cita-cita kita, itu namanya tiada keadilan.. Korang tengok kes Joanna ni, bagi aku ini adalah kurang keadilan. Melainkan kalau bentuk badan yang menyebabkan kita ada masalah kesihatan yang sampai tak boleh nak buat kerja, baru la logik diberhentikan. Apa yang penting, adalah BAKAT kita.. Kalau amek orang cantek bagai, tapi buat keje lembab gile, mengada-ngada tak sudah.. buat buang duit kompeni je.. Whack!!

Kata-kata Perangsang Seorang Pelawak

Kawan-kawan..

Penah dengar George Carlin? Hurm.. I've never heard of him before I got this email from a friend. Sebenarnya George Carlin ni adalah seorang pelakon komedi di era 70-an dan 80-an. No wonder I never know him. Anyways, this dude could write something very elowuent and so very appropriate. It's so amazing. Maka dengan itu, I think I wanna share his thoughts. May be it'll help to make you think deeper before you do anything.

A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We've added years to life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.

We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul..

We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less.

We plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.

A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember;

Spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it.

A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak!

And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.


-George Carlin

How's that? It's so amazing isn't it?

Kaunseling Dan Manusia

Oukeh.

Sambung balik.

Sebenarnya sedar atau tak, kita memerlukan kaunseling dalam kehidupan atau paling tidak pon, menjadi kaunselor pada kawan-kawan, suami, isteri atau ahli keluarga kita yang sedang menghadapi masalah. Samada secara langsung atau tak. Bukan sahaja dalam kehidupan seharian, mungkin juga dalam perhubungan di rumah, pejabat, dengan kawan-kawan dan banyak lagi. Kaunseling ni bukan hanya untuk orang yang bermasalah mental, tapi untuk semua jenis masalah, dari sekecil hama sampai sebesar alam. Apabila kita bercakap mengenai masalah, ia mungkin masalah pada kita tapi bukan masalah pada orang lain. Tak percaya?


Contoh 1:

Bagi sesetengah orang, dia sudah mula risau dan tertekan kalau dalam bank dia tinggal RM500 sahaja, sedangkan gaji akan masuk lagi 2 3 minggu. Tapi bagi sesetengah orang, RM500 tu masih cukup untuk dia meneruskan kehidupan untuk beberapa minggu lagi. Duit dalam poket ada RM2 pon dia masih boleh tenang.


Contoh 2:

Kita diberikan tugas untuk melaksanakan sesuatu projek. Berhari-hari dok pulun siapkan kertas kerja projek tu, kadang-kadang tu tak makan la..korbankan masa dengan keluarga dan kawan-kawan semata-mata nak buat yang terbaik dalam projek tu. Tapi.. bila kita tunjukkan kertas kerja yang berhari-hari kita buat bagai nak gila pada boss kita, dia cuma amek masa kurang dari 10 minit untuk menilai. Mentah-mentah dia tolak. Kalau nasib tak baik, siap lempar fail keluar tingkap.

Bagaimana kita rasa? Apa yang akan kita lakukan?

Nak marah boss? Dah cukup sedia ke nak tinggalkan pejabat..

Separuh orang masih boleh senyum dan berkata "Terima kasih, boss sebab mengajar saya".

Nak simpan? Lama-lama boleh bernanah dalam hati..

Separuh orang akan membebel tujuh hari tujuh malam, menyatakan perasaan tidak puas hati. Boss tak menghargai hasil kerja la..Boss sengal la.. macam-macam. Kalau lagi dasyat, dia siap boleh cari orang-orang yang pernah mengalami hal yang sama, kutuk-kutuk boss, dan akhirnya timbul pula satu kumpulan yang sepakat "Anti Boss". "Pulaukan boss".

Nak mengadu? Kalau sekali dua kita mengadu, mungkin ada orang nak dengar. Kalau dah hari-hari kena marah dengan boss, takkan hari-hari nak mengadu? Siapa yang nak layan kita? Siapa yang sabar dengan karenah kita?

Jadi apa nak buat?

Di sinilah kaunselor memainkan peranan. Kalau segan nak jumpa kaunselor, boleh je jumpa orang yang betul-betul kita percaya. Luahkan perasaan. Yang penting, jangan pendam masalah.. Luahkan sajor~

Tapi, hakikatnya, berapa ramai di antara kita yang mengaku dirinya bermasalah?

Berapa ramai yang sanggup berjumpa atau berunding dengan kaunselor untuk mendapatkan pandangan dan sebagainya?

Dan, berapa ramai di antara kita yang BERANI mengaku yang dirinya bermasalah dan BERANI MENGHADAPINYA? Kebanyakan dari kita cuba sedaya upaya untuk lari dari masalah, lupakan masalah dan akhirnya, masalah yang kecil menjadi lebih besar. Masalah yang boleh diselesaikan sekelip mata sekiranya kita berbincang, boleh menjadi semakin rumit dan mungkin memerlukan lebih masa dan tenaga untuk menyelesaikannya.

Kita sepatutnyamenjadi lebih berani untuk selesaikan masalah supaya hidup lebih tenang dan bahagia. Don't you think?

Berfikir dan bertindaklah secara waras.

Selesaikan masalah sebelum ianya menjadi lebih besar.

Thought Of The Day~

Life is short
Break the rules
forgive quickly,

love truly
laugh constantly
And never stop smiling
no matter how strange life is
Life is not always the party we expected to be
but as long as we are here, we should smile and be grateful.




Happiness is reachable, no matter how long it last
We should stop making our lives complicated.

How To Manage Your Workload?

Yeah..yeah..

While everyone is enjoying the Friday night out, go to some places, sit down and have special food for dinner, meet some friends, talk about lotsa things, talk and talk and talk, laugh.. laugh.. laugh.. and drink.. eat.. drink..eat.. watching movies (Jangan Tegur kahh?) and you know, have all those FUN STUFF,

I'm still here, STUCK IN THE OFFICE and my butt is hardening and cramping and the super-nice-comfortable-kerusi-sedap kat ofis ni is getting "softer" while I'm enjoying myself updating my blog.

How's THAT???

Gosh~

This week is like hell to me. Everyday I go back from the office after 8pm (the latest is 9pm - tu pon sebab I'm scared of being alone in the office) and punch in at 7am (latest at 732am). *Sigh*

Work will never end kan. If you settle your task faster, your boss gonna give you MORE jobs. If you do it slow, your boss will give you LESS mark for the year end assesment.

Is this fair to you? YES! Because you might not know how to manage your time, your work load and also, your PERSONAL TIME.

Do you know how to manage your workload?

Writing a to-do list?

Double your time (but they didn't double your money right?)?

or..

Bring back your tasks home? I don't think so.. You've spent like 10 hours (or so) in the office and you wanna kill your very time left without your friends or family? Gosh~ Wake up!


I tell you what, I have a secret on how to manage your workload... which is...

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DELEGATE YOUR WORK~

Some may say:

[1] If i delegate my work, I hafta waste more time to explain to them
[2] They might not do it the way I want it to be
[3] They might take too long to finish it
[4] May be I just hafta do it myself, it'll save more time


But, have you thought about this??

[1] by delegating your workload, you can finish two tasks (or more) at one time
[2] you wont get stressed out by the deadlines
[3] you'll get much quality work than you do it yourself (less error)
[4] delegating will help to sooth your mind~
[5] you can go back early
[6] you'll save energy (yours and the company electrical bills)
[7] you can spend more time with your love ones~
[8] and you'll get all the good things~


So, think about it man.. you should always delegating your tasks.. and keep your beauty smile at your face~

Chill!!

More info? Click here~

Kurangkan Stress!!

I was kindda late today, took a bottle of Yakult and a glass of milk, and I made my way to the office. I was late, I have lotsa things to do today, I was hungry, I nearly miss my important meal, and most important part was today is dear's bday and I'm still not sure about my plan (to celebrate his bday, of course).

*Hope he didn't read this.. I have one actually..but can't tell now and I'm pretending that i don't bother about his bday.. hikhikhik*

Last year, I took him to POGH for dinner.

It was brilliant. He loved it and I loike it too.

SUPERB!

So this year, I'm planning for something better.

Of course! Coz now he's my sleeping partner kan~

But the thing is, I can't think of anything...

On the other hand, I have a netball game tommorrow. It's gonna be my big one, after few games I had this year. This is the BIGGEST! I need to sleep early tonight, and yeah..I don't feel like celebrating. You know what I mean kan.

I'm tired.

*Sigh*

The everyday training+working, I don't even have time for myself. And I ALWAYS late for work. Almost everyday.

And today is Friday and I was suppose to feel good on Friday. But I feel BAD. I'm stresssssssss~

So happened that I was listening to Fly. Fm this morning on my way to work.

Lucky me coz the DJs were discussing about stress.

It's a good topic for me to start my day.

Nadia (one of the DJ) was complaining about her weight, her BIG tummy (lebih kurang macam problem aku je kan), and how she's so lazy to work out but wanted to look slim..and stuff.. She kept on complaining.

So the other DJ (I'm sorryguys, I forgot your names) said,

"After you complain, think of a word and say it repeatedly, to cool you down~"

And Nadia choose a word. It's "MACHA"

Again, she complain..complain..complain..bebel..bebel..bebel.. and she said "Macha......."

And "Macha....." again.

After two times she repeat it, she said she felt better.

:D

I felt better too. I mean, listening to it make me feel better.

So I believe it's psycologically true. It's soo soothing~

From now on I wanna choose a word and say it after I complain about something. Of course it;s better not to complain kan.. Terima je lah!

Hurm....

What would it be...

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er..

can "Shisha" be OK?

Hikhikhik.. I can't think of something else~ I think SHISHA is cute!

Don't you?


COmplain..complain..complain..complain... SHISHA~~~~~

Hikhikhik..

Betul la. Cute!

Mindset

One day, I feel so depressed. Lotsa things to do in the office, piles of papers waiting to be read, and chasing datelines. You know I don't have to tell everything here, but hey, I'm getting tired of doing the same routine everyday. I had enough of that.

Then I got this email, which make me think about my life. My achievement, my way of life. I hope people will learn something from this. Change our mindset as Jackie Chan used to say "In order for you to success, you have to change".

Let's check this out.





As my friend was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not. My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.



"Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free." My friend was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.



Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? So make an attempt to grow further.... Why shouldn't we try it again?

"YOUR ATTEMPT MAY FAIL, BUT NEVER FAIL TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT."

So, let's change our mindset, and set a new POSITIVE target. Jangan jadi seperti gajah yang berbadan besar, tetapi otak yang kecil, jadilah seperti Sang Kancil yang berbadan kecil, tapi otaknya besar dan bijak~

Blessing In Disguise?

Ok.

I'm missing to start reading your blog again.

Since I came back from KK, I haven't start doing my routine. (Sorry guys..) There are lotsa things I wanna tell. About my trip, about me being a good photographer (you can look at the results tau nanti..), about my favourite model (I finally have a model taw. That's way so cool!) and especially about some infos I wanna share regarding mommy thingy (STILL, I'm not pregnant). =D

This week is an amazing week for me. I learn a lot.

Especially today.

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I think I made a mistake.

Yeah..yeah.. People make mistake.

Fine.

I admit. It's probably (I said PROBABLY) my mistake. Part of it. Ok, MAY BE all..

*Sigh*

But could you be more professional? Shame on you fer keep on spreading the news which actually was about you doing bad things. YOUR MANNERS I mean. Bad mouth!!

Boo....

I wanna boo him! Booo..

Cool la weyh! Chill! Tak payah nak kecoh-kecoh macam mak-minah-suka-gosip-yang-takde-idea-nak-gosip-tapi-tengah-carik-gosip punya orang~

SENGAL!

I'm pissed of.

Seriously.

And why on earth am I talking about this stoopid unprofessional man here?

Daymn!

Manusia Dan Nafsu-nafsunya

Haih..Know wut, minggu ni merupakan minggu yang paling DAHSYAT bagi diriku yang sangat bersemangat tika menyambut kedatangan 2009 nih. Terus drop semangat aku. Kalau asalnya semangat aku berada di paras super excellent yakni 190%, sekarang dah jadi almost down, yakni hanya tinggal 25% sajor. *Sigh*

Ya, kita faham..Manusia tak penah lari dari melakukan salah dan silap. Namun begitu, Tuhan Maha Adil. Dengan setiap yang berlaku, pasti ada hikmahnya. Sekali kita di bawah, sepuluh kali Tuhan bagi kita di atas. Namun, manusia tak pernah puas.. Walaupun Tuhan dah bagi kita sepuluh kali berada di ambang kesenangan, kemewahan dan keseronokan dunia, manusia tetap nak 18 juta kali. Bak kata orang-orang tua,

"Orang dah bagi betis, ko minta peha.."

Inilah yang terjadi kepada aku minggu ni. Tapi tidaklah melibatkan sebarang keinginan atau desire yang melampaui batasan. Dek kerana terlalu mengejar pencapaian yang melebihi kemampuan, aku telah melakukan satu silap, bak kata bos aku,

"Ko wat 'dosa besar' ni.."

Dan sudah tentu, aku tengah cuba memperbaiki segala kekurangan ni. Memang ambik masa, tapi apa yang berlaku ni memang ada hikmahnya. Sekurang-kurangnya, buat kita terduduk dan terfikir, apa sebenarnya yang dah berlaku. Di mana silap kita? Di mana ego kita? Di mana semangat kita? Atau yang paling mudah kita lihat, siapa yang berada di sebelah kita bila kita dalam kesusahan.

Walau bagaimanapun, Tuhan Maha Pengampun.. Ingat tu.. Sentiasalah berbalik kepada Pencipta kita. Sesungguhnya disebalik kejadian, mesti ada hikmahnya..

Aku teringat satu emel yang penah aku dapat..

Cerita dia macam ni. Maaf, aku tak pasti dari mana asal usul emel ni, aku dapat dari bos aku jugak. Dia emel kat kitorang semua, sebagai panduan. Jadi aku ingat nak share dengan semua jugak..

EMPAT PUNCA HIDUP MANUSIA TAK TENTERAM


Sekumpulan bekas pelajar sebuah universiti berkumpul menziarahi bekas pensyarah mereka. Pensyarah itu amat gembira menerima kedatangan bekas pelajar yang berjaya dalan jurusan dan kehidupan masing-masing. Mereka bertanya khabar dengan penuh mesra dan terus terang. Perbincangan berlanjutan sehingga menyangkut kepada permasalahan berbentuk peribadi. Ada yang mengeluh, mengadu dan meluahkan perasaan yang tertekan dengan pelbagai permasalahan, tekanan hidup berkeluarga, dengan rakan di tempat kerja serta masyarakat sekeliling.

Pensyarah itu hanya tersenyum dan terus enuju ke dapur untuk mengambil cawan pelbagai bentuk dan warna. Ada yang dibuat daripada tembikar, kaca dan plastik. Ada yang cantik, penuh hiasan, kelihatan mahal dan ada yang biasa saja dan murah pulak tu. Pensyarah itu menjemput semua bekas anak murid itu minum menggunakan cawan pilihan mereka.

Apabila semua bekas pelajar itu mengambil cawan yang terisi air, dia pun berkata "Jika kamu perhatikan, semua cawan yang cantik dan mahal itu diambil. Yang tinggal hanya cawan yang biasa-biasa dan murah. Begitulah lumrahnya kita hanya akan memilih yang terbaik (menurut pandangan luaran), sebenarnya itulah punca masalah dan tekanan hidup yang kita semua hadapi".

Apa yang kita perlukan sebenarnya adalah air, bukan cawan itu, tetapi kita secara tidak sedar memilih cawan yang cantik saja. Demikianlah kehidupan ini - ibarat air. Kerjaya, wang ringgit dan kedudukan dalam masyarakat semuanya umpama cawan yang beraneka warna itu. Semua itu adalah alat atau pemudah cara untuk meneruskan hidup tetapi kualiti hidup tidak berubah. Jika kita hanya menumpukan perhatian kepada cawan, kita takde masa untuk menghargai, merasakan dan menikmati air itu.


Apa yang pensyarah itu katakan bertepatan dengan apa yang Al- Quran bentangkan mengenai jiwa manusia yang selalu berkeluh kesah dan tidak pernah rasa cukup. Pelbagai permasalahan kita berpunca daripada empat perkara:


# Kita hanya memandang dan menginginkan apa yang ada pada tangan orang lain. Kita tidak nampak atau lupakan nikmat di dalam genggaman kita. Walhal, Allah telah berikan kepada kita. Oleh itu kita tidak rasakan ‘keseronokan’ atau terasa nikmat dengan pemberian itu.

# Kita terlalu banyak ‘komplen’ dan komen (mengadu) dan mengeluh serta menyalahkan keadaan sehingga kepada permasalahan sekecil-kecilnya dalam kehidupan dunia ini. Tetapi, kita sering lupa kesusahan dan penderitaan sebenar yang bakal kita hadapi di akhirat kelak.

# Kita terlalu mengejar kemewahan, kemegahan dan glamor kehidupan sehingga melupakan tujuan hidup kita sebenarnya. Inilah sebenar ujian hidup yang kadang kala kita rasakan amat memeritkan untuk dihindari, pada hal kita tahu ganjarannya adalah syurga daripada Allah.

# Kita selalu menganggap kehidupan di dunia ini untuk hidup selama-lamanya. Oleh itu, kita menghabiskan seluruh sumber dalam diri semata-mata untuk membina pengaruh, mengumpul harta dan kemasyhuran diri seolah-olah ‘kematian’ itu untuk orang lain, bukan untuk kita. Kita lupa semua kejadian akan mati dan walhal akhirat adalah kehidupan abadi.


Oleh itu, dari sekarang kita hentikan perangai suka komplen, komen dan berkeluh kesah. Kita hargailah kehidupan ini. Kita jalani kehidupan sebagai khalifah Allah, melakukan yang makruf, melarang perkara yang mungkar. Kita syukuri nikmat yang ada dan panjangkan nikmat ini kepada orang lain dengan memberikan khidmat menolong dan memudahkan kehidupan orang lain.

Pernah suatu ketika Saidina Ali ditanya oleh seorang lelaki: "Jika diberikan pilihan, mana satukah yang kamu pilih?, kehidupan di dunia atau mati? Jawapan baginda memeranjatkan lelaki itu: “Saya akan pilih kehidupan di dunia, melalui perjuangan dalam kehidupan ini, saya mendapat bekalan untuk mencapai keredaan Allah di akhirat kelak.”

Itu sahaja yang nak dikongsikan bersama. Semoga dengan rebungan ni, dapat kita memperbaiki mutu kerja kita selaras dengan kehidupan sebagai Isteri, Suami, Anak, atau Kawan sementara kita masih bernyawa. Hargailah setiap detik yang telah Tuhan kurniakan kepada kita. Kepada seluruh ummat Islam, semoga seluruh perjalanan hidup ini sentiasa diredhai dan dirahmati Allah. Apalah erti hidup seorang Hamba tanpa keredhaan dari Allah S.W.T.

You, Mother-In-Law, and Your Fridge...

Hi people~ I'm done with my holidays. I had a fannnnnnntastic 6-day holidays. How about you?

Now I'm back to the office with less work to do since my bosses are still on holidays. Yay!! I should be enjoying my work life while the bosses are not around, shouldn't I? =D

Anyway, that's not the thing. My 6 days off. Well.. I had the whole first 2 days with my dear. We had our fun going places, shopping and do some stuff. You know, the kindda stuff that you do before your mother in law (MIL) gives you a visit. YESS! My MIL had paid us a visit. So I've been spending the rest of four days with my MIL and dear's family.

Apparently, this second visit had made me realize about a lot of things. I'm glad that I manage to see things in a different perspective. Previously, I've shared some experience about what to do if your MIL is coming for a visit, and this time is more like ho to convince you MIL that you love her son and take good care of him, emotionally and physically.

I'd like to remind you once again on some few important stuffs. And of course, this is not happening to me. It's just some advice from a friend.

Here's the thing. Apart of making your house in super clean condition, please make sure that you get rid of "unwanted" things from your fridge. Ha ha! Yeah, yeah..I know..it may sound ridiculous, but some people were too busy to clean their fridge. Believe me. They still have the food that still in pack which she bought from a market 2 weeks ago.. Still have the bloated milk, onions that turn into a plant in your own fridge and many more.. Please check your fridge ya. That's the whole thing about it. You know why? I tell you why..



Because..



SOMETIMES your MIL might go and check your fridge, to "see" how actually you take care of her beloved son, what do you feed him, do you feed him with healthy food and many more. Ouh, some MIL can tell what kindda wife are you by just looking through your fridge. So, just be ready.

Before she came by, make sure you put a lot of veges, some meat, milk, cheese and fill in the blank. You know, just fill whatever food that wont make your fridge look empty. This is not to be so fake, or trying to impress or pretend, but just in case if she wanna eat some fruits or juice for breakfast. So you have everything in your fridge that you don't hafta worry about. =D

For Malaysians, don't forget to prepare all the spices, belacan, chilli paste, and all those simple, basic spices in your kitchen. Again, for the same reason - just in case she wanna cook for her son. Or if she WANTS you to cook for them.

Above all, please keep your recipe book at the safest place, nearest you at the kitchen. So you can possibly prepare any kind a food for them, since THIS IS THE SECOND VISIT.. Remember that..

Last but not least, all it takes is just some effort and sincerity. Smile is the best medicine. That will show her that you're confident with your capability to have a perfect life with her son. MIL will simply love you for that. Till then.. Have a happy holidays with your loved ones!

Hilangkan Jerawat?

Huh! Sejak-sejak Raya Korban ni, segala mende pon kita makan. Semua pon nak belasah sampai dah naik jerawat. Daging.. ketupat.. lemang.. daging.. ketupat.. lemang.. Jalan sana sini, ziarah family, dari pagi sampai malam. Sampai muka dah naik berminyak. Dah penat berjalan, tak sempat cuci muka terus terbongkang tidur.. Bangun the next morning, muka dah ada tanda-tanda jerawat.. Biji-biji putih yang halus mula laa nak tumbuh.. Baru la mula nak cuci muka setiap jam, nak jaga makan laa, this and that.. Tapi sume tuh dah terlambat.. Jerawat yang dah tumbuh, cuci muka sehari sepuluh kali pon susah nak hilang..

Tapi jangan risau, I have few tips.. Er..maybe these tips would help, but depends on how you do it.. Er.. nak cantik pon kene ada disiplin.. kalau hari ni semangat buat, the next day dah malas nak buat, baek tak payah..

TIPS NYA??

1. Ambik pisang yang dah masak, lenyek-lenyek kan, dan dijadikan 'fask mask'. Biar semalaman, then the next morning cuci dengan air suam.. Amalkan setiap hari, InsyaAllah, selain muka tidak berjerawat, muka kita akan jadi lebih segar, berseri dan kedut di bawah mata pon kurang..

2. Bagi yang mengalami jerawat tahap jerawat besar-besar tu, boleh guna kaedah kedua ni. Ambil sebatang kulit kayu manis, basahkan pada satu hujung dan gosokkan pada lesung batu. Kaedah menggosok ni tujuannya untuk keluarkan lendir kulit kayu manis tu. Kita gunakan lendir tu, sapu pada jerawat kita. Agak pedih, tapi kene tahan la ye.. Biar sampai kering, then basuh guna air suam.. 'Panas' dari kulit kayu manis tu boleh mengecutkan jerawat tu. InsyaAllah..

3. Kalau tak tahan dengan pedih kulit kayu manis, boleh ambil bawang putih, belah dua dan sapukan bahagian dalam bawang putih tu kat kawasan yang berjerawat. Biarkan seketika dan kemudian bilas dengan air suam.

3. Bagi yang baru nak naik jerawat, atau jerawat 'manja-manja' nak naik, selalu la cuci muka dengan air hirisan limau.. Lagi suam lagi bagus.. Cuci dan biar seketika, then bilas dengan air suam.. InsyaAllah.. Ini kene amalkan setiap hari..


Perasan tak, semua tips ni pun kene gunakan air suam kan..Sebab air suam ni bagus. Selain boleh menyegarkan muka, ia membantu membuka liang-liang roma, which is good in curing the pimples.. This is wut my grandma told la.

Ada satu masa tu, I watched Martha Stewart show. Dia cakap untuk memastikan muka kita tidak berjerawat dan sentiasa segar, every night before we go to bed, ambil kapas muka, dan cuci mekap muka dulu terutamanya di kawasan mata. Martha guna baby oil je untuk cuci mekap. Cuci sehingga bersih. Kemudian ambil tuala panas dan stim muka. Secara perlahan lapkan muka kita dengan towel tu for few times. Kita boleh lihat, walaupun muka dah dibersihkan dari kesan mekap, tetapi sebenarnya ada lagi kesan yang kita tak nampak.. Dengan mencuci muka using hot towel ni, baru la muka kita bersih dari mekap sepenuhnya.

Selepas beberapa kali kesat muka dengan hot towel ni, basahkan towel dengan air sejuk pula. Selepas liang-liang roma terbuka (dah guna air suam kan, haruslah liang tu terbuka), liang-liang tu perlu distabilkan dan ditutup balik. Itu pasal kita guna air sejuk pulak.. Lapkan muka dengan towel yang dah dibasahkan dengan air sejuk ni, sehingga takde kesan mekap lagi. Kemudian baru cuci muka dengan facial cleanser kita..

Amalkan ini setiap malam, InsyaAllah, muka kita akan sentiasa segar, tidak berjerawat, kedut pun kurang dan yang pentingnya, kita akan nampak cantik..Amalkan ye..Sapa takmau cantek kan..

A Better Person?

During my course at Melaka last week, there was a motivation session. Throughout the session, the counselor had told us how to be a better person. To make it simpler, he told us in a different way.

Here it goes..

PENCIL PARABLE

Before putting the pencil into a box, the pencil maker spoke to the pencil saying

"There are five things you need to know before I send you out into the new world. Always remember them and you will become the best pencil you can be.."

1. You'll be able to do many great things but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone's hand;
   
   
2. You'll experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but this is required if you are to become a better pencil;
   
   
3. You have the ability to correct any mistakes you might make;
   
   
4. The most important part of you will always be what's inside; and
   
   
5. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write. You must always leave a clear, legible mark no matter how difficult the situation is.

Now, let us put ourselves as the pencil and remember each of the five things, and we will become a better person.

1. We have the ability to do many great things in our life if only we let ourselves to be held in God's hand. In real life, if you let someone to lead you, you will have the opportunity to learn a lot of things, which will lead you to become a better leader someday;
   
   
2. Life is full of ups and downs. Things happen when you don't really want it to happen. You will face the biggest problems or difficult circumstances, but trust me, it will give you more experiences in life and help you to be the best person ever;
   
   
3. Once you make a mistake, you will learn to fix it back. Learn to correct any mistakes and grow through them. It will become your guidance;
   
   
4. The most important part of us will always be what's inside. The heart. Busuk hati, buruklah peribadi, don't you think?; and
   
   
5. When you walk on any surfaces, you must finish walking until you reach your destiny. Keep on walking and leave the marks which someday when you lost your track, they will become a trace for you to find your way back.
   

So, when you are feeling down, sit back and take a deep breath. Bear in mind that Allah will always has a better plan for us. It depends on you to find out. And remember, when you lost your track, always find your way back. We were Made to make a difference. Made to do GREAT THINGS! It's your choice~

Im Feeling Down..It's All Due To Some Lack of Respects..

Yes. I wanna talk about RESPECT. People take it lightly sometimes. Even so, people always wanted other people to respect them, but hey, have they really thought of giving people a lil respect FIRST. I got pissed *a bit* today. Since early in the morning, at the office, on the road on the way back from futsal game. Sigh..


In the morning..

- I lost my mind. Started to mengada-ngada bebai di pagi hari bila nak pakai tudung tak jadi, and I was DAYMN LATE plus, menghangatkan lagi keadaan bila perutku lapar..berbunyi bagai! And I was running for my breakfast. Man! Well, a simple thing like this, when you fail to manage it wisely, it will affect you the whole day! Because of the bebalan dan kemengadaan di pagi hari, I lost my RESPECT dear *Again, a little* and I feel ssoooooo sorry about it. When to think about it, I feel so silly. Merajuk di pagi hari, muka muncung tak hengat. Apekah?!?
*Forgimme dear..Im naughty today* But lucky me, he understands me well, being considerate and most importantly, he forgimme. eheh.


At the office..

Before I went to Melaka for the course, I did ask my staf to help me with something. Something very important. To me, when I say it's important, it's very important and I wannit done. Snap! at once. A week after, when I came back to the office yesterday, I was too busy to ask him whether the task was done or not. Unfortunately, *memandangkan harini adalah hari bebai kan..Ahh..Well..* I found out that he WAS TOO BUSY TO FINISH WHAT I ASKED HIM TO DO! Apekah?!?! And untuk menghangatkan lagi, my colleague had asked his assistant to get it done, *Abeh la imejku sebagai pekerja cemerlang yang komited dengan tugas-tugasnya kan..Mesti rakanku itew ingat aku malas wat keje..cabot gi Melaka and tinggal saki-baki keje..tak terurus! Huhuhu..* plus his assistant had mistakenly put all those important things into the SHRED MACHINE! *Patotkah aku murka?* And I was like this!!

: Ku hilang timbangnya.. :

And this! *After a few seconds..eheh~*

: Setelah berfikiran waras.. :

It's all about respect. If he ever give just a little respect, a little thought, he would definitely do whatever things I ask him to do.. Huhuhu.. But if I look from the bright side, now I know that I have to do something about my leadership skills. I hafta change about something, here and there.. It keeps me thinking tho!

On the road..

I can't imagine, those drivers on the road just forgot where the fish is their signal stick! They just didn't bother whether they give us *a very polite driver* a 3 or 2 or even 1 ticking signal when they wanna make a turn or membelok or mencilok! Man! Can they just THINK!!!! And RESPECT other drivers on the road. Urgh!! Sebaik I enjoy the futsal game tadi.. So takde la memaki hamun sepanjang perjalanan kan.. Sebaik dear tetap sabar.. *walopun kekadang tu terkeluar jugak bahasa kasar dia~ eheh!* Hello people..RESPECT la sikit..and drive carefully..Kalau ye pon tak sayang nyawa sendiri, ingat-ingatlaaa orang sekitar...Adeih haih! Just making me feel so tensed!

So, as a conclusion, I think in order for us to gain some respect, we must give a respect first. Yes! it's true! But.. How or what are you gonna do when you deal with people who have no idea what RESPECT is? Heh, I tell you what..

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1. Suh dia sebut RESPECT and suh dia hafal and eja word tu and tulis balik 80 juta kali dalam buku latihan sekolah rendah dia..

2. Bagi dia kamus Dewan Bahasa Edisi ke-4, Terbitan tahun 2009.

3. Kalau dia tetap tak paham jugak hormat tu apa, tarik telinga dia, ikat kat celah pintu and stutup pintu kuat-kuat! Not once, but zzzzillllllioon times! Hamek ko! *Kidding..* lol



What ever it is, sile hormat orang di sekeliling anda, kerana anda adalah contoh dan teladan untuk generasi akan datang. Yooosshhh~

Things To Do When Your Mother In Law Is Coming To Your House

Phew..it's been more than a week I didn't get enough rest. Since a week before Deepavali, I've been working so hard till I had less time for myself, I mean, my family. eheh~ I've been busy finishing few important tasks before I leave for a 1-week-course in Melaka (which was last week).

Anyway, last Deepavali, my mother in-law and my two sis in laws came down for a visit. Well, basically, for me *as a daughter in law who doesn't really know how to cook*, this visit was more than a normal visit. Obviously I didnt want to look silly in front of them. I hafta start cleaning my house, surf more recipes *more Johorean food*, and start looking for places to take them to. =D All those kindda thing may sound a bit silly, but trust me, it'll help. Aparrently, when you start to do those thing, it doesn't mean your house macam tongkang pecah ke..or you're a total moron in cooking ke..or stuff like that. It's just that you want it to be all PERFECT *even it's hard to do*. Besides, this was the first mother-in-law visit and I cared about the first impression and what people think about me plus I really want everything to be PERFECT or close to perfect.. lol

So, here are some little something I wanna share.. Most of us might be wondering what we should do when our MOTHER IN LAW is coming to your house FOR THE FIRST TIME..

1. Make sure your house is in extra clean at EVERY INCH of the house. I mean it. EVERY INCH.. Pastikan rumah sentiasa kemas dan teratur. Ini akan memberi pandangan kepada Mak Mentua kita yang kita ni rajin mengemas walopun kita sebok dengan keje kat ofis. It means a lot man.. It defines how do you actually manage your family, your husband, your house, while you are too busy at work. So proove to her that you are capable in doing everything, not only in your carrier but also in your personal life.
   
   
2. Before her arrival, it's best if you could learn to cook a few dishes especially the one she likes or your husband's favourite. Erm.. Walopun tak la penting sangat, tapi penting jugak untuk ambik hati Mak Mentua. Bukanlah kita nak tunjuk yang kita pandai masak sangat, it's the thought that matters. You know, at least bila kita masak food she likes, dia akan bagi kita komen pasal apa yang tak cukup, apa yang terlebih..and ini akan membuatkan dia rasa dihargai. Well, you know, at least bila kita minta pendapat dia especially in cooking, she'll be very delighted.
   
   
3. After a long busy at work, many of us will spent most of their weekends resting. To recover their energy or freshen up their body. But you'll be even busier if someone are coming to your house. So, to keep you happy and enjoy your weekend with your guests, prepare a list of places o activities to do throughout the weekend. Places where you can relax and enjoy yourself at the same time. In my case, lucky me to have a mom-in-law who enjoys shopping. So dear and I took them for a shopping. Yes..everyday shopping..
   
   
   
   
   
   
   : Me, Ibu, Adik, Akak and Dara, During Our Outing Days :
   
   
   
   
   
4. Wake up earlier in the morning than your mother in-law. And don't forget to prepare the breakfast for the family.. There was one day, I was busy with the laundry and when I was done, it's nearly 10. And all of them had woke up. Starving.. Phew..luckily I manage to prepare some tasty, healthy breakfast within a minute. And Ibu said "Sedapnye.." And I was like "Yeehoooo" in my heart and replied "Tak de la bu..biasa je nih.." Padahal itulah pertama kali mende tu jadik. Nak tau apa I buat? Jeng..jeng..jeng... Fench toast and some jemput-jemput rangup. Sedap gile..Well..I never cook that jemput-jemput with the taste like that before~ It's an accomplishment I'd say~ Ahaks!
   
   
5. Win the heart of the sisters in-law. This is very important because they are the one who'll back you up in certain situation. You know, if you got screwed, who do you think will cover you up besides your husband?? Hehe..That's why we NEED some extra networking.. Begin with.....What do they like..What type of food the luv...What are they craving for...
   
   As for me, I bought a teddy bear for Akak as she got 7A's in the SPM trial and she loves the bebear. I'd consider myself lucky again as both Adik and Akak were craving for Spagetthi Bolognaise..which I'm good in cooking it. lol
   
   
6. Be yourself in whatever you do. Don't pretend TOO MUCH. KAlau sesekali nak berlakon tu, I'd say it's ok,tapi kalau dah terlalu sangat..erm...please avoid~ Sebab kengkadang kalau terlalu berlakon sangat, people might get to notice it. So, daripada nak malu kemudian hari..better avoid la kan..
   
   
7. This is the most important part. Walau apa pun yang kita buat, mesti diiringi dengan keikhlasan. Setiap keikhlasan yang datang dari hati akan sentiasa terpancar di muka kita. Ini akan turut menggembirakan kita walaupun penat..

: I love them all~ :

psssttt.. I'm sooo lucky to have a gorgeous, sporting, friendly mother in-law. Just like my mom! Plus, she didn't even mention about us having a baby ke tak ke..not a word. hehe. So I consider she's the bestest, most understanding, sporting mom in-law in the whole wide world so far. *notice the word so far? hehehe* I forgot her birthday, and she still said, "It's ok".. What dyu expect? =D Luvya Ibu and Happy Belated Birthday~ *HUGS*

Feeling Tense? Let's Sssssssssssssushi~

Last Tuesday *it's not THAT late to share kan..eheh* I was really craving for banana split. The mood swings had affected me pretty badly and I had this thought about having some ice-cream, with banana and wafer, garnished with some strawberry or cherry and..and..and..the choc syrup..ouh..I'm drooling now just to imagine and can't help to write more.. =)

So there I go..started to menyendeng-nyendeng dengan Dihar to ask her out with me after work.. and it went like "Er..Diha~ kat Alamanda tu kan, erm..kat mana ada serve banana split eh? I've been thinking to have some la..kat Secret Recipe ada tak.." Padahal gue udah tau, kalau kat Alamanda tu dah sah-sah Baskin Robin ada, tapi sajor jer nak mengayat~ *I'm pretty good in doing that SOMETIMES~* And guess what, in return she said "Er..tak sure aaa..jum sushi?" Makcik ni pown sebenarnyeh ada hidden agenda..eheh. Luckily I had dat in mind too, as a second choice of course.

So finally, we went to Alamanda to have our regular mind-clearing+self-soothing+office-gossip session eh, dinner at Sushi King. The place where we always go to enjoy the great time, forget about how "good mood" the boss had that day, forget about the bad things happen and continue to laugh..and laugh..and laugh.. Trying to "straighten the bad hair". LoL

Basically, Sushi King is the place we go to enjoy some free hot green tea and cute rolled piece of "happy food". As we got there...we hafta wait to get in!

: For the first time since we became the regular customer, we hafta queue to be in! :

It's because apparently Sushi King is having a promotion. Sushi yang dihidangkan on the conveyer belt berharga RM2 *for those who have the member card only*. You can save up to RM4 per plate! What dyu expect lah kan.. Haruslah seantero Kajang, and Bangi pon datang makan kat Alamanda *store yang selalu tak ramai orang sangat* And we didnt know about that crazy promotion! *Hello..we're the REGULAR customer but we didnt notice that..apekah itew?* But, we still maintain...

: Sushi punye pasal kan.. :

After a few minutes of standing, we managed to get in and enjoy the food. Thanks to the manager who let us in sebab kitorang 2 orang je..yang lain tu datang by group. And there was a place by the conveyer belt tu, just nice for 2. Sian orang laen who'd been queued for like 15 minutes? *Moral: sila pegi 2 3 orang je kalau nak senang dapat seat di tempat-tempat makan yang ada sign "Please wait to be seated"*.

Hurm.. FYI, the promotion was actually started since 13 October until 16 October. Luckily we stil have a chance to enjoy the food during the 3rd day of promotion, which was the second last day actually. Guess what, we went there AGAIN on Thursday (which was the last day of the offer)!. During the first visit, it took us about one and a half hour to get out from the store. Sampai manager tu kata "Cik, nak tunggu apa-apa lagi ke?" me and Dihar was like "Ah? er...tak..tak..kitorang nak bayar dah ni.." sambil tertinjau-tinjau kat luar..muka sorang-sorang kat luar yang tengah tunggu tu dah jadi macam apa jer..masing-masing mesti menyumpah kitorang..ahaha. What? Keji ke? Tak laa...We should appreciate every minute we have tau..lama tunggu nak masuk kan..Selalunya, the shortest time we spend during eating sushi was like er... 2 hours? So, setakat satu jam setengah tu...ok laa kan..

Here's some suwit memories I shared with my girlfren a.k.a. sushi-mate a.k.a. my best friend~

: Menu on the first day.. :

: The Second Day..Did you notice the Golden Ball? I had those delicious food on both days.. And it took me sekali eh, 2 kali ngap to finish one ball!! :

: Some of our plates~ SOME okeh.. :

: Well...SOME of our plates been taken away..like er...10 or 11 of them? :

: On the second visit. Muka masing-masing dah kenyang.. SERIOUS mengantuk~ :

: Ta ta da.....Kakak baek yang gelakkan kitorang sebab makan tak hengat and she was like
"Eh, korang datang lagik?" :

Er..Sekian untuk waktu ini. =D. Next time I'll tell you why we choose sushi instead of other foods in Malaysia and also the benefits of sushi and green tea. Till then, have a wonderful sushi day!!!



pssst...Dihar, can't forget the moment aku nak bayar tu..heuheuheuhue~ Sungguh memalukan~

Dilbert Made My Day!

When I woke up this morning, it’s already 7. Man..I feel a lil bit dizzy since I slept at 1am last night. Later than usual.

It’s the beginning of a new day, a whole new day. Feel so..difficult to get up from the bed. And I feel so not going to work. *sigh* Wish I could get a leave for today. (sounds not like me. AT ALL). I used to be energetic, highly motivated and so eager to do stuff at work. Trying hard to finish my tasks before the boss could have asked for it. But now? It took me almost an hour just to write a letter..*sigh again*

* sooooooooooooooooooooooooo not motivated *

So I start digging for something..something to start my day with..something to cheer me up..something to motivate me…a lil’ precious something…



Then I found this:

Past is experience, present is experiment and future is expectation. Use your EXPERIENCE in your EXPERIMENT to achieve EXPECTATION.


Troubles are like washing machine. They twist, turn and knock us around, but in the end we come out brighter than before.


It’s just the matter of how we use our experience in this “washing machine” experiment for a better expectation.





AND THIS!!! The quotes from DILBERT. So Encouraging~

1. Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.

2. Accept that some days you are the pigeon and some days the statue.

3. Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If he isn't there the first time, chances are you won't be needing him again.

4. I DON'T HAVE AN ATTITUDE PROBLEM, YOU HAVE A PERCEPTION PROBLEM.

5. On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.

6. I don't suffer from stress. I am a carrier.

7. You are slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter.

8. Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

9. Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.

10. Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience.

11. A pat on the back is only a few inches from a kick in the butt.

12. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

13. After any salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you did before.

14. The more crap you put up with, the more crap you are going to get.

15. You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard.

16. If it wasn't for the last minute, nothing would get done.

17. When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.

18. Following the rules will not get the job done.

19. When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"

20. There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.

21. Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.

22. If at first you don't succeed......skydiving isn't for you.

23. Life is a waste of time; time is a waste of life, so get wasted all of the time and have the time of your life.

24. When everything is coming your way......you're in the wrong lane.



Ah well...after having getting all the quotes, I feel better now. And I like the one at #4, #9 and # 12. So, tell me which one you like and leave some quotes if you have any~

HAPPY WORKING!

House Warming vs Iftar

OMG!! I only have 3 days to prepare for the house warming and iftar at my new apartment. I've sent out the invitations to er...some friends (some = almost 60 of them) and start preparing for the menu. Since this is gonna be my first appearance as a husband and wife in front of my friends, I want this event to be the most memorable one (plus I've been planning to cook for my friends. May be not ALL the menus).

But the problem is my kitchen is not that complete yet. Well...you know...I only have cooking stensils that can only be used to cook for two, and I don't even have time to buy the new ones. So...instead of cooking on my own, I've been thinking of having a pot-luck iftar (huh, Sidang F ni memang terkenal dengan pot luck aje..pantang disebut..lajuuuuu....je~). So they agreed. We're gonna have a pot luck again.

As a host, of cos la I hafta prepare the main dish kan..BUT I only know how to cook some simple dish which I've been practicing for urm...few days after we got married. And I don't really have the gut to cook for about 60 of them. *My mom must be soooooooooooooo proud of me if she knows*. So, the easiest dish that I"M CONFIDENT ENUF to prepare is - Spaghetti. And maybe some nasi goreng kot..Takkan nak jamu spegeti je kan..like HELLO~ this is suppose to be a malay-themed iftar!

So, here it goes...My super duper yummy spaghetti's recipe:


Spagetthi (Bolognaise)


Ingredients (serve for 4 - 6 persons):


1 packet of spaghetti (boil - see the back of the packaging for the method)
1 can of button mushroom (cut into small slices)
1 can of tomato puree
500g minced beef (or chicken. As you wish)
Meat balls
Onions (cubed)
Shredded cheddar cheese
Oregano and thymes (you can used rosemary jugak..sikit..)

*Broccoli / Bunga kobis pon boleh
Carrot
Capsicum

*The vege should be cut into cube. You can use your own choice for the vege~


Easy-Cheesy Steps:

1. Heat the pan with some oil (medium heat). Saute onion until it soft and aromatic.

2. Fry the meatballs and then stir the minced beef until it becomes pale brownish and not so juicy. Add the veges inside and stir.

3. Pour the tomato puree and a can of water (depends on how thick you want the gravy to be). Keep on stirring (still medium heat).

4. After it boils, add the mushrooms and stir at a very low heat.

5. Add the sugar and salt to taste, 2 tablespoons of oregano and 1 tablespoon of thymes (I prefer more oregano and sometimes I put more oregano until I can smell the aroma). Little by little, add the cheese inside. Uhhh I LOVE MORE CHEESE~ I like it to be so cheesy. *And Diha too. *grinn*. Stir.

6. After it boils (and give the "pop-pop" sound), it's ready to be served!



p/s: if you like the gravy to be sweeter, add more sugar. I like it to be a bit more sour.


Well ladies..it's soooooo easy to prepare. It took me less than an hour to prepare this dish to serve my friends for Iftar. So, HAPPY COOKING~ Before I penned off, here are some piccas I got during the iftar. They're such a great bestest friends. We're family F! To all my friends, thank you sooooo much for coming, including my fren from office, Im and my best friend, Shood+Din.