Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Happiest Birthday
This year, i celebrated my happiest birthday.. ever!!! Seronok! Ramai yang ingat, ramai yg celebrate. Sangat terharu... uhuhuukk...

The first one to celebrate is Dan. Hihi... before balik sini lagi he took me out for my bday dinner at this Brazillian Steak House tht we love. The meat are just so scrumptious. The ambience is almost perfect. Why almost? Hehe.. there were quite a crowd there on that night.. oh.. and the fact that the chef actually cut a slice of meat which accidentally dropped onto my pants didn't help either. :p Hihi.. Anyways, i had a great time, and without doubt i had a great meal. Thanks sayang for the treat, and the lovely card.

Balik sini, on my birthday haritu, aznor, baya, anis masak2 t/hari and invited me for lunch. Hihi... they secretly bought me a bday cake... so jadikla bday lunch. Nura plak datang skali, bawak nasik tomato + ayam merah + dalca. Mmg best gile. Sgt lain dari yg lain.. Apa tak nya.. bday lunch dgn nasik, sambal belacan, ikan pekasam, masak tempoyak... Perghhhhh nak mampos mampos. Mmg sedap giler.. tambah2 nasik tak sedar berapa kali cedok. Tambah lak lagi menikmai black forest cake yang sedap lepas tu... Hadeyy.. rasa nak terbongkang je lepas tu. Hehee... tima kaseh la korang sbb buat makan2 aritu, plus mengadakan bday cake pulak. Hehehe... oh.. n to Nura, thanks for the lipstick. Mmg cun color itu.

The next day, akak plak bawak gi bday dinner.. kat Libra Coffee house kat sini. Food dia dah sedap berbanding masa dulu2. Mmg best la. I had grilled black pepper chicken and mushroom soup. Ermm... sedap giler mushroom soup to.. very creamy. Garlic bread pun sedap.. lembut jek. Tima kasey akak!

Hehehe.... tu la dia.. bday je disambut ngan makan2.. hehe... mana la tak mengembang. Apa pun.. tak menyesal! :D

Wedding preps update
Hmm.. ni saje post utk peringatan diri sendiri:
Bridal dah setel : Athi'z Beauty Collection
Photographer setel : Athi'z Beauty Collection + PiePhotography
Canopy pun setel : Aleng Ent. (hihi.. member mama kat kg)
Food pun setel : Makcik Kiah (kot nama dia? tak ingat... kat kg jugak nih)
Sijil Kursus : Dah setel (USM + Zura's Akademik)
Borang nikah : Dah amek from JAWI
Bunga pahar: BLOM SETEL
Door gifts: BLOM SETEL
Hantaran : BLOM SETEL (tunggu sale! Haha!!)
Guest list : BLOM SETEL
Invitations: BLOM SETEL

Ada apa2 lagi tertinggal ke?

Friday, May 27, 2005

Suku Abad
Today marks my 25th anniversary of me living on earth! Kejap je rasa, dah suku abad. Alhamdulillah, Allah kasik lagi masa utk beramal, bertaubat, dan menikmati alam indah ciptaanNya. :) Just feel like posting sth on my special day...Hihi.. hmm.. hmm...

According to my birth cert, i was born at around 9.16 pm at HBKL. My mom said she had had labour pains since the night before. Sian mama.. maybe i was too comfortable being in her womb kot, takmo kuar. Hihi. Mom said tht many people were there to witness my birth, sbbnya, during tht time, there were practical MD students in the labour room. Hihi.. baru2 lahir dah popular gitu kan. ;) After i was born, mom was taken care of wan, my late dad's mom.. and after tht, dia blk kg, so tht my nenek, her own mom can take care of her. Dia kata wan jaga pantang teruk2. Mmg very strict pantang. Ye la, menantu 1st kan, lgpun, i'm the 1st cucu born on my dad's side. Mesti la wan nak jaga betui2. Hihi... (if its my turn nanti, nak mintak wan jaga pantang lah. Teruk2 takpe, janji after tht cun! Hihi..)

Back then, when i was a toddler, i was taken care of wan and arwah tok anjang, my late dad's father. I was the only cucu yg sempat jumpa tok anjang. He used to take for vespa rides masa ptg2, along with my paksu. After tht, he got sick, and he was in bed all the time, until it was his time to go. Sedey. After tht day, everytime wan solat, i'd see tears streaming down her face.

Later, i was taken care of nenek and arwah atuk, my mom's parents. I attended my preschool there. Every morning, nenek hantar gi skolah. I'd be the only one wearing mary-janes white shoes, yg lain pakai kasut skolah biasa je. Ye la. Atuk n nenek kira agak berada la. Lgpun, usually, like once a week, a small lorry selling shoes will come by to the kg, and nenek will get me a pair without fail. I'd walk with my frens back from kindy, and mesti nk capai aiskrim or jajan kat kedai nenek. Hari2 mintak chickadees kat nenek. Nenek n atuk owned a grocery shop dulu. It was really fun. As a child everything was interesting kan, and i always got shoo-ed away when i wanted to "help". Hihi..

When i was 6, mom brought me back to KL to live with them. I was sent to another kindy in kg pandan. Hihi.. 1st time there, i went into the boys' toilet. A girl named ashrah told me tht it was the wrong toilet. Too late though. I was already doing my thang... haha! And i remembered everyone had to stand up on the stage, because some kid called one teacher fatty, so we all got punished for that. Lols!

Age 7, started my primary school yrs in BBGS. It was indeed a real fun time. I was a prefect, but i dont think i had the prefects quality. Hihi. Been a prefect since i was in std 2. lols. I remember my class teacher in std 3, she'd usually doze off to sleep while marking our books. Habis bercoreng2 buku kitorg. Lols.

Secondary years, i was still in BBGS. Helluva fun time. I loved going to school the most. Even though the school was like far from home, i didnt mind it at all. My school was like in the middle of the city. Hotels n shopping complexes were surrounding it but we didnt see tht as sth tht deprives us of good education and a good environment for studying. Within the school compounds, we're enveloped by colonial buildings and lush greeneries. Perfect surrounding for us. I loved the school. Too bad it had to be demolished. :( Ohh... and we love it the most when the school hosts the drama or choral speaking competition. There'll be boys from around town in the all girls' school compound! What a great sight! Boy.. i miss my school, my schoolyears, my school mates...
"Within these walls we've built our lives,
For a hundred years it stayed with us,
Let us keep it standing strong..."


After school, for the 1st time of my life, i'd to go through dormitory life in KMK for my matriculation. It was difficult at first, i was home sick, i missed my school friends.. but it turned out allright. My dorm-mates were very nice, they made me feel at home. Hihi.. teringat Nura buat lawak at 1am... letak colgate kat mata. camne boleh salah letak pun tatau. Haha!! Panic pergi washroom. Then, i learned to play tennis there. Suka coach tu. He made us juggle 3 tennis balls during the 1st lesson. Haha... and i can still do that!!

Then, i proceeded my campus life in USM Engineering, Tronoh. I'd never imagined campus life would teach me a lot. :) A lot happened, a lot learned. During tronoh years, we used to cycle ramai2, pergi cyber cafe outside the campus. Quite far jugak. There was one time, kitorg jatuh basikal, sbb gatal nak naik sekali 5 org atas satu basikal. Lols. After tronoh, the campus was shifted to Transkrian... hehe.. where we started to main masak2 in the room. Nasib baik penggawa tak dapat tau. We used to cook sardines n telur goreng for sahur during fasting mth. Usually tukang masak azno n kDilla la. Makan ramai2, n kitorg yg tak masak ni kemas la. Hmm.. campus life ni la paling byk activity. Jungle trekking la, kayaking la, fish feeding la, lepak2 smpi larut mlm in penang la, facial la, aerobics la, diving la... Macam2 la. All because i've got cool friends with cool n exciting ideas of things tht we could do. Thanks you guys for making my campus life a memorable one. You guys are the best! Oh.. and masa campus life jugakla i learned what it was like to fall in love with someone, what it was like to be missing someone dear, what it felt like to have my heart torn apart, what it felt like to lose a family (my dad passed away in 2001)... and not to forget what it was like to have "cold war" with a friend. Hihi. Apapun, semua tu dah berlalu... me n the cold war friend are now best buddies. The heartbreaker pun is still my friend. Yg buruk jadikan sempadan dah la kan?

At 22, i found a special someone online who turned out to be my knight in shining armour, the love of life, DAN. :)

Now at 25, i'm still in campus, doing what's left of my research. Most of the time, i'm happy with what life has to offer me. At times when i feel low, i know i could lean on to Dan and my mom and all my friends who cares for me. I may not be wealthy, my wallet might not always be full of cash, but i know, i'm blessed with the finer things in life; happiness and friendship. :)

Perghh.. pjgnya posting. Btw, pada hari baik bulan baik ni, i'd like to announce tht i'm getting married end of this year. November insyaAllah. The nikah will on 11/11/05, my reception on 12/11/2005. I'll keep updating. Hope all my friends can make it. :D

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

PC Recovery
Last nite anta dah pc kat kedai... suh repair. Huhu.. arini baru siap pulok. Sedey. Cian dia.. tp tu la.. umo dia pun dah 3 thn.. tua dah sket2... cam tuan dia gak.. hampir suku abad. :p

Almaz
Dan's sweet little niece was around when i got back haritu, so every other day i make it a point to go see her at Dan's parents' place. Sangat comel itu budak. Hihi.. dahla rambut tight springy curls. Very cute. The way she speaks pun cute. Just last week, his dad called aunty and told her tht almas said sth ermm... cute and witty. Almas cakap, " pappy, give my stroller to uncle Dan, for uncle Dan's baby. Uncle Dan is going to have a baby boy." Hakhak... selambe je... Imagine, a 3 year old saying that. Cam tau2 je aunty-to-be dia nak baby boy. LOLS!! Ishh.. one thing lupa nak buat.. lupa nak amek gamba ngan almaz. Very happy though... coz i'd a great time with her (and her uncle!) Hihi... ;)

Kursus kawen
One of the weekends haritu gi kursus kawen, for the second time, this time in Zura's Akademik in Bangsar. Cik abang ajak temankan, so pergi je la.. lagipun dia nak sponsor kan, apa salahnya. Hehe. Nak kawennya lambat lagi... tapi, saja Dan ajak gi awal sbb we dunno when else he can get leave on a weekend.

Kursus tu sehari setengah, merangkumi semua topik bab2 nak kawen la, procedures, conflict management, health management, isu2 talak... all in all, seronok la since all the lectures were laid back, full of humour and indeed FUN! Ustaz2 n ustazah ni pun nakal juge. Hihi.. And the head master, cikgu md noor, was very helpful in making the nikah kawen procedures very clear to everybody. Siap buat sample forms for all the states in Malaysia lagik. Kasik sorang satu, training isi borang. Sangat membantu. Kalau ikut pakai nak tanya orang, sepuluh orang yg kita tanya, dapat sepuluh jawapan yg berbeza... So, bila dah diterangakan, barula jelas pandangan... Hehehe..

Oleh yg demikian... i'm reccommending this place to all my frenz and family yg nak pergi kursus kawen, pergila ke Zura's Akademik in Bangsar ni. Harga kursus sama je, rm80... but for us, it was worth every cent.

Selesai
Alhamdulillah... perancangan utk Mei dah selesai. To all the well wishers, thank you so much. :D And a very heartfelt thanks to my mommy to make everything happen, also to all relatives yg byk membantu, special thanks to Kak Long n Kak Pija for the great makeover, to awin for the sponsorship n amek gamba, to Ifah for the videoworks, afiq, emi n mak lang for the touch ups and floral arrangements, and to everyone else who were there, my friends and family, for just being there for me. It meant a lot. Saaaayaaannngg korang. :D

Tunggu for the next stage ek. ;)

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Hyeeee!!! Hehe.. Lamanya tak update blog. I've been away, back home in KL.. ada tugas2 khas sikit. :D Skang takleh nk update byk2... tgh guna public pc la katakan.. My pc tgh tak sihat. Ada problem with windows... mlmni baru nak cek apa penyakit sebenarnya, kat klinik komputer max. Huhu.. hopefully it won't burn a hole in my pocket la. Tgh sesak nih. Ada byk citer nk update... nantila.. bila pc dah sehat sket... Skang ni, bila pc tak sehat, tuan pc pun susah hati.. :(

Pepun... 1st n foremost, nk congratulate Akak Salmi on her nikah on 20052005; my buddy Nurul for passing her masters with flying colors : Caya la weyyy!! aku pun nak ikut jejak hang.. aku nak satu gak... hihi... ; to Diyana yang rajin, for completing her masters in a short period.. Bestnya korang dah abes masters... ; to Amal from PAC on her wedding (which i couldnt attend, i'm so sorry!!).. and finally to all PAC candidates who made it!!! :D

That's all for now. Pray to god that my pc will be up n running by tmrw.