SETIA INDAH

Happy 24th Birthday to my darling sister, Icah. I'm thankful to have you as my darling sister in this life. Always claiming i'm not good in nice talking to u, humph, what to do cah that is my nature to u lar. *wink* But hey, u wanna know a secret; no matter how bitter i am to u, i do always lurve u with all my heart n we will always be good fren in this journey of life.

1445H; my phone rang.

"Linda, buat apa?"
"Tengah buat coding ni lar, naik juling biji mata. Hah!! Akak apa cerita? Dapat tak?"
"Akak call semalam, officer in charge cuti; td pagi call lg officer tu keluar minum pulak."
"Abis tu pending lagi lar ye?"
"Ni baru lepas call dia; dapat bercakap dgn officer tu. Tapi dia jawab plak yg result akak keluar sama dgn yg lain². Keputusan kes tangguh atau kes baru apply akan sama2 keluar nanti."
"Oh on 27hb ni jugak ke?
"Yerlar sama dgn awk punya result sekali lah. Yg paling tension awk tau kalau kita dpt, kena masuk brapa hb tau?"
"Tengah januari lah kan"
"Bukan lah! 5hb!! Isy frust betul dgn minah kerani tu. Cakap ajalah kan akak dpt ke tidak, hari tu dia janji nak bagi tahu akak awal sbb kes akak ni kes lain. Ni kalau 27hb baru tau keputusan, 5hb nak report. Gilo apo, nampaknya terkengkang2 la aku; kelam kabut nak urus cari rumah lah, budak2 bertiga tu lagi. Awak make sure checkkan untuk akak tau, tengoklah sapa dulu smpai ofis hari tu, awak or Abg Jas. Eeeeh berdebor aku lah."

We exhange laughing.
New teachers will be sign up soon..

Dup dap dup dap.. *long sigh* Macam mana agaknya nasib aku ek..

Yay. Finally, i own my obsession. Alhamdulillah, n thanks to Lady Croft. Received a phone call frm MPH TU last friday, regarding my book reservation. She gave me good news, so yesterday i drove off to Pelangi to get the book.

This morning, my feet still hurt. I've been suffering this pain since last monday lagi. When something like this happen, I generally put on a selipar only lar. Brown n soft osaki selipar became the victim during this ill-timed. Cant wear anything else, if else my feet will be never get sihat kan.

Moral of the incident : I should or MUST choose approriate shoes that relevant to my activity. Through my reading, i found out this factual statement regarding our feet size. Feet change shape and size during the day and under different conditions; after exercise in warm weather, with weight gain or from sitting to standing. Humph..really? Wonder, how many shoes should i buy ek..

Sunday[12Dec] approximately around 1pm we; the whole famili n Asem went to Simpang Renggam for Ura's wedding. We arrived the wedding venue after 45mins frm SI. Upon arriving, Ura anxiously waiting for her bersanding time. We were greeted by her mum n other group of frens. Ura looked different with the make up and the beautiful gold bridal dress. Her hubby looked berseri² too. The wedding gifts, wedding dais and bridal room all in maroon n gold subject. In the bridal room, i can see her wedding gifts were nicely decorated by her own creativity n capability. Bravo.

Wedding that take place in a kampung normally its a communal affair. The tasks being deligated among the kampung people. They called it as rewang. They involved with cooking the food, serving the food to the wedding guest also not forgotten the dishwasher team. They are all ready and poised for action. This is the malay kampung style. Its makan time, the food taste super yummy. Then after eating and watching the bride n groom on the wedding dais, we decided to go home and we went to the high table to say congratulations to Ura n hubby. Again..me n my tears. *Sob sob sob* She was no longer Cik Ura that i used to tarik² went for window shopping. Upgraded her title to Puan Ura now, i think we will have limited time together. *But still, we do have our lunch time kan.* Congratulations Ura!

I'm exhausted amidst of tonnes of unsettled things. Early this morning have listed out 1 to 12 tasks in my 'to-do list' little daily book. 4 more things waiting to be settle by today. After my long trip to KL for the fieldwork, so now its time for my eyes to be stuck back to this big screen.

Just to re-cap my journey from last Wednesday[8Dec]. Took a Trans bus to KL, stopped 1/2 hour in Machap for the break, i went for solat asar with a screaming stomach. Then rushed to the eatery to have their yummy Soto. In a glanced, I think I’m the only lady whom sat all by myself and concentrating my food. Ehe. What a heck! Just eat lah i told myself. Keep monitoring the bus driver, after 5 mins eating; i noticed the bus driver has gone! Gosh, i rushed back to the bus and there left my soto behind. Sigh.. there goes my rm4.70. feeling dissapointed..

Thursday[9Dec] - Saturday[11Dec] doing my job efficiently with Pok Ju. Alhamdulillah we managed to collect all data required. After my last job on that saturday morning, took a train and straight to Sri Petaling to meet my darling fren. Went her house for change and then Hasnol drove off to the Cicu's Wedding. Upon arrival, me and fara discovered that the invitation is for wedding reception. The nikah ceremony held in the morning, the bride and groom were in pink theme. Sweet.. as the bride chose a bright pink while the groom in a light pink. At first, i noticed the groom was in white baju melayu. But then when i looked at the picture we taken, actually its a pink lar. But a very very light pink. Though, he doesnt look like a sissy who normally wore pink. Instead he looks stunning in the pink color next to his beloved wife, Cicu.

The food taste good. I particularly like the favor, its a cute mengkuang box with dodol n wajik inside. Then while eating, saw Enol (with her 5 months pregancy look, chubby a bit) and her hubby came. Coincident, [fara, enol n me] all in pink subject. After eating, we entered the bride's house and got chance to see the wedding gifts from groom's side. There in a corner, was a pile of brass pahars shined. Nice decorated with green lotus design for each gifts. Above the din, we managed to get ourselves in a photographs session gathered with our sintok's friends. Sherry n her cutey Karlyssa Lana, Bad n her son (if i'm not mistaken) n saper ntah lagi. I really cant remember their name. Eventually, i know exactly they were from sintok too n sharing the same batch as mine, but when comes to names, sigh.. it failed me. Sumhow, we share the sweet n happy moments together that evening.

After the wedding, we went to aida's open house. My big congratulations to her for her new job as PTD. After some makan² and few gossiping session, we hv to say goodbye to aida n her famili n also to Enol n Ariq. As we hv to continue our trip to Bangi. Ok lar, i know my weaknesses. Me n my tears its like a Siamese twin. For some reason, i do have loads of good memories with these two girls that i close with in sintok last time. Started my friendship with fara since my matriculation, we shared the same level in telekom. While enol, same level in perwaja during my 1st year. After exchanging our goodbyes and take cares that evening, WBF went straight to Bangi.

That night, i took a 10pm bus from one of the ulat. Failed to get the ticket from the counter. Maybe its weekend plus its a school holiday. When i get on the bus, its 4 of us [me and other 3 local guys]. Its a free seating. So i chose to sit single seat 2nd row.
"Eh adik, jangan duduk belakang, adik duduk depan sekali. Bas ni nanti semua lelaki, adik sorang jer perempuan. "
Hah! I felt my heartbeat stopped for a seconds. I looked at the seat he pointed out. How could i travel in 5 hours in that seat? Its a co-driver seat which has otto bench below. How am i going to put my leg down? Then i noticed the driver can sense my curiosity look.
"Tak per dik, duduk jer situ. Melunjur jer. Nanti kita nak pergi ambil orang tabligh semua ni. Ada 21 org."
Hah! Again, I felt my leg became numb. My head told me to get off the bus but its already making his move. Humph.. if cant reach by tomorrow morning, how am i suppose to get to ura's wedding tomorrow? So i just follow the flow. The bus stopped at the petrol kiosk nearby Mint Hotel, and there are 21 of those Indonesian Tabligh. My heart thumping faster n faster. In their conversation with the other local guy, i heard they are from Dhaka, Bangladesh for their gathering group. Its about 5million tablighs from whole world gathered in Dhaka. So that nite, they on their way back to Kalimantan lar. Ya Allah, i never been in this kind of insecured condition before. In heart, I recite n recite never ending Ayat Qursi and few doas. Pray for my own safety during the trip. After about 1 hour i felt a bit secured by the sounds of their snoring. They are drop dead exausted i think. Around 1.30am i found out the bus was stopped over the side highway. Lar! Apa lagi ni? I told myself. About 5 mins later, only i found out the bus having a problem with the battery. What a bad luck has fallen to me tonight! The driver manage to stopped other empty bus; and in their dealing, we(every passenger) had to add on another RM5 for the kesian ride back to south. Whatever lar. Just pay n i know i will be back to my hometown at soonest. Then i dont know why the new bus taking off without those 21 tablighs. We continued our trip with 4 of us n the new bus driver only. My suffer does not end yet, the bus driver refused to drop us at Larkin; instead he got us off at Merlin Tower! With so many kutu rayau at the town! He is crazy lar. Managed to get my mum on the phone line n burst into tears. While waiting my mum fetch me up, one of the kutu came over near me and tried to make me us in a conversation and pleading me to sit and drink with him in the kedai mamak nearby. I refused. Get lost lar! i screamed in myheart. Struggling emotionally not to bother him much, I saw the public bank security bro. making his round when he saw the kutu came to me. Maybe he just making an indirect sign to the kutu that he is around, so dont play play here. Alhamdulillah in time, my mum arrived with her worried face. Thanks to Allah, thanks to that security bro. and also thanks to my mum. Alhamdulilah finally I get home safe n sound.

For both my good frens Fara n Enol : Thank you for what you have done to me!

Last Saturday was my last day with bachelor Ura. We talk a lot on our life after her marriage. Surely a big changes will happen to my life next week onwards. All this time she has been a great friend of mine here. Ura, a bit different. No words can describe her personality actually; gracious, understanding, sociable, responsive, a bit secrecy n sumtimes overly pemalu pun ada jugak. Ehe. No matter what, i'm really happy knowing her.

We went to JJ, brought over sum of her 'hantaran' stuffs for her future hubby. Slack, shoe, socks, shirt, towel and few miscellaneous stuffs in total around RM300 over. Wow, so much money on few things only kan. If i were to do the 'majlis' must be migraine. In today marriage, i think money speaks louder lar. Even the 'telur ayam' pun is highly expensive nowadays. Their color theme is maroon, i'm sure by this week Ura will be very 'pening' in decorating the wedding gifts to match the room and the wedding dais. As well as the high table too. Have been experiencing those hectic moment at Eva's wedding. So much critical time and crisis among the family. No matter. I believe people who arrange the wedding ceremony has been in a strong effort to make it perfect. Sumhow, the weaknesses here and there is just the 'asam garam'. Pray for her smooth wedding ceremony I.Allah.

Then on Sunday, normally my 'fardhu ain' routine as below :
9.00 am 7th Heaven (Channel 5)
10.00 am SPS (Channel Suria)

After these 2 shows, then only i can do my house cleaning or etc. Ehe. This weeks information that interest me frm SPS is an outlet of second hand 'baju sejuk'. So many choices n quite cheaper. Just nice for anyone who travelling cold country [ie: Japan or Antartika ke]; for once or twice only in lifetime. All the cloths bought from Japan as the outlet owner claimed that Japanese are more clean plus Japanese lurve buying branded cloths. So with the good quality and the hygienic factor are taken care of, i think.. yeah, why not! [when the time comes lar]. The expensive cloth is only at SD$50. This is the way we can cut travelling budget i think.
Outlet name : Japanese Flea Mart
Owner : Malay
Location : Singapore [not sure which area, have to find it first]

This morning, one of my last 2 gold fish has made his journey to heaven. Aesmathic i think. Poor my little fish. Now my last gold fish is living 'sebatang kara'. I'm thinking to 'sedekah' to any nearby fish shop. I cant bear to see him following his other friends. Yes, i have to make him move to better home lar.

Had a fever and flu since early week lagi. Sorethroat is painful. Try to fill up my body with more n more plain water everyday. But still, the virus insist to stay in this body of mine. Humph..what can i do now is carrying my tissue or my cute hand towel stick n loyal by myside. This morning, attending makan² raya for staff at Anggora. Before eating, we did short Marhaban. After Marhaban, all crowds eagerly choosing their fav food infront of them. Phew! So happening. Every dedicated department has presented their own dish. So many booth to visit, we got 'rambang mata'.

After the makan², attending the Leica talk. Those 3 'mat salleh' explaining their System 1200. So powerful. It combines perfectly between GPS 1200 and TPS 1200. They demonstrate how the System 1200 works intelligently. Extremely powerful, yet easily to use. The supplier in Malaysia is Siber Hegner Sdn Bhd in PJ.

For my own notes:
Siber Hegner (M) Sdn Bhd
No 14 Jalan Bersatu 13/4
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Tel : +603 7954 8888
Email : info@SiberHegner.com.my

Sebelum terlupa lagi, baik 'staple' kat sini cepat². Tiap² kali nak buat asyik dok mencari resepi jer. Lepas buat dah lupa dan resepi pun ntah ke mana². Resepi ni belas ikhsan Kak Atur, ramai kawan² kata Kak Atur ni pandai memasak. So lets try this recipe.

1. Trifle Kak Atur
sponge cake/choc cake/fruit cake/cheese cake
1 tin fruit cocktail
1 gelas susu cair
1 sudu esen vanilla
2 gelas air
3 sudu makan tepung custard
2 – 3 sudu makan gula
1 kotak serbuk jeli berperisa strawberry

Caranya
1. Potong cake dengan saiz yang kecil, dan susun dalam loyang.
2. Tapiskan buah-buahan daripada airnya. Jiruskan air buah ke atas cake untuk jadikan a bit moist.
3. Lepas itu taburkan pula half tin cocktail atas cake.

Cara membuat custard :
1. Campurkan tepung custard, gula, susu cair, air, esen vanilla.
2. Masak custard hingga berkilat dan bertukar kaler.
3. Curahkan adunan custard ke dalam loyang cake dan taburkan pula lebihan buah cocktail ke atas custard dan biarkan ia beku sikit.

Cara membuat Jeli :
Tuangkan 2 cawan air mendidih ke dalam serbuk jeli dan kacau supaya tidak berketul. Akhir sekali tuangkan jeli ke atas custard dan sejukkan.

2. Puding Roti Kak Atur
4 keping roti
butter / jem
300 ml fresh milk
1 biji telur
4 sudu teh gula
sikit esen vanila

Sapu roti dengan butter dan jem. Potong kecil² dan susun dalam loyang.
Pukul telur, gula kemudian kacau dgn susu fresh milk hingga pecah gula sahaja. Masukkan esen vanilla sikit (nak buang bau telur).
Bakar adunan ini hingga kelihatan brownish². Boleh juga kalau nak tambah kismis (ikut own creativiti)

Tips : Guna roti High-5 kata ura, enak dan lazat. Nyam. Nyam.
Guna Jelly Crystall Lady's Choice.

Pagi semalam, bersiap seawal mungkin untuk ke Jabatan Pendaftaran kerana urusan IC yang hilang. Byk jangkaan² yg didengar dari kawan²..

"Kat Kulai senang, tak ramai orang. Cepat jer siapnya."
"Eh kat Kulai lah ramai orang, kat pontian lagi tak ramai. Senang, tak yah tunggu lama²"

At last, Iqbal dan Sidah decided to go to Pontian aja. Kami bertolak jam 7.20am dan tiba lebih kurang 8.15am ke JPN Pontian. Bila terpandangkan aja pejabat JPN kat situ, rasa nak terduduk pun ada, ramainya manusia yang nak berurusan tentang IC ni. Nak tak nak, tunggu jugalah. Rasa tak puas hati dengan mamat jaga kaunter tu ambil gambar tu, rasanya arahan dia memang menyakitkan kepala. Ramai juga yg confuse dgn arahan dia.

"Oke, toleh ke kiri sikit.. kemudian pandang kanan."
Then, I did exactly as he wanted.
"Isy awk ni, senget kepala awk tu, mari sini tengok. Awak adalah orang yg paling bertuah dapat tengok gambar sendiri dlm computer ni"
Memang lar nampak gambar tu kepala senget, yerlar bila dah betul² tegak ke kamera, dikatanya kepala senget. Disuruh toleh ke kiri tapi pandang ke kanan pula. Nak suruh menjuling ke? Eeh pening kepala. At last, bila dapat salinan IC tu, memang senget juga sikit. Redha aja lar. Masa buat kat JB dulu tak de pulak mcm ni punya kerenah. What past is past. Usah diingat². Ehe.

Here is details if we lost our MyCard;

1. No need to report at Police Station, just straight to JPN.
2. The charge for losing the card:
1st time : RM 30
2nd time : RM 50
3rd time : RM 70
4th time : RM 100
5th time : RM 120
6th time : RM 150 + Angkat sumpah di mahkamah

Haiyar, sekarang ni duit aja kan.

JPN di pontian near the Majlis Daerah Pontian. Not so hard to find the office.
JPN Kulai at :
445 Jalan Kenanga 29/11
Taman Indah Pura, Kulai
Tel : 07-6630758

This is among my anak sedara's birthdate. I hope it will be a reminder 4 me each year.

1. Mummy: Kak Ijan; Aishah Nazifa; 26/11/2004
2. Mummy: Ateh; Hanis Nur Nabilah; 26/11/2004
3. Mummy: Awanis; Ahmad Dhani; 07/10/2004
4. Mummy: Kak Ida; Muhammad Irfan; 25/09/2004
5. Daddy : Mamat; Muhammad Aiman; 31/08/2004
6. Mummy: Kak Chah; Muhammad Hazim; 25/08/2004
Muhammad Irfan; 15/05/2001
Irdina; 15/09/1999
7. Mummy: Nini; Nabil Iskandar; 04/01/2004
8. Mummy: Norli; Muhammad Alif; 15/08/2003
9. Mummy: Kuzie; Muhammad Zaidi; 03/03/03 (kena double check)

To be continue ...

Yesterday, i got 2 good news from my 2 close friends. Rasa terharu dan gembira di atas kegembiraan mereka. Thanks to the AlMighty. I'm happy for both of you.

Event : Wedding Invitation Date : December 12th 2004 Location : Simpang Renggam, Johor Bride & Groom : Suraya & Saiful Message : Wishing you both sweet times, long life, great joy, and much love through all your years.

Event : Newborn Baby Date : November 26th 2004 Time : 5.54 am Weight : 3.58 kg (besor!) Mummy : Afzan Message : Multiple bundles of joy ;-) with your presence; baby nazifa. ~ Frm Aunt Linda~

Petang, meneman ura & nina berjalan² ke JJ. At last, dapat juga nina melepas kempunannya nak tengok JJ. Shahidah dan aku sibuk beli groceries utk rumah. Aku really admired nina. At the age of 12, she is soo expert with housechores. Seminggu duk rumah kakak dia, habis dia buat house cleaning. Untung kakaknya. Plus her cute dimple on her left cheek, i bet she will be admired by all. Kalau lama sikit dia kat sini, sure kakak² G10 jadikan adik angkat. Ehe. (Bkan niat nak take advantage nina, tapi yerlar mana lar tau boleh kakak² sini belajar masak dgn nina. *Wink*)

Malam, joined shahidah n zila to their ATM's jamuan raya. Makan kuih raya, minum air cellfood free, what else could i ask. Just nice n simple event. Actually their motive is injected motivation words to their members. Phew! In his age of 21, he managed to drive Perdana V6. Humpph impressive! But to be frank, i dont really like his speech last nite. The main priority his speech last nite was showing off his Perdana. [i hope he didnt managed to get this blog add. if not, mati lar aku kutuk dia kat sini.] Actually its not a kutuk lar but a good critics from me. If he is talking to people who is uneducated, yes, maybe he can inject that kind of motivation to them. But in this area, among bunch of studied people, i dont think so that approach is appropriate. He should give his anak buah some informative lesson how to tackle people joining their MLM rather than the Perdana thing. In range 1-10; i gave him 2 for his motivation speech. Zalim aku ni. Ehe. So far, i think their cellfood product was truly miracle. Food for your cell.

In this track of life, we usually do excellent plan for a good living. N most of the time, that plan fails us. Not every planning lar, but normally what we expect not turn out to be as it seems. That is called fate! So many hurdles, contraints and limitations that making my plans failed. There must be a blessing behind all these difficulties.

Teringat² buku yg teringin sangat nak baca. Bila lar dpt own and read this book. Last weekend try cari kat Times, Popular semuanya out of stock. Ikutkan hati kalau terjumpa jer memang nak grab aja. Tapi nasib belum menyebelahi. Popular kata kena order and within 2,3 weeks then only they will call me back for the book. RM44.90; current price.

" Tu harga sekarang lar. 2,3 minggu lagi saya tak janji harga mcam tu "
[Humph boleh pulak macam tu ek, cam stock market pulak. *confuse*]
" Hehehe, i know lar next 2,3 weeks mesti much cheaper kan.." [menjawab jugak aku ni]

Publisher's Weekly This highly original first novel won the largest advance San Francisco-based MacAdam/Cage had ever paid, and it was money well spent. Niffenegger has written a soaring love story illuminated by dozens of finely observed details and scenes, and one that skates nimbly around a huge conundrum at the heart of the book: Henry De Tamble, a rather dashing librarian at the famous Newberry Library in Chicago, finds himself unavoidably whisked around in time. He disappears from a scene in, say, 1998 to find himself suddenly, usually without his clothes, which mysteriously disappear in transit, at an entirely different place 10 years earlier-or later.

During one of these migrations, he drops in on beautiful teenage Clare Abshire, an heiress in a large house on the nearby Michigan peninsula, and a lifelong passion is born. The problem is that while Henry's age darts back and forth according to his location in time, Clare's moves forward in the normal manner, so the pair are often out of sync. But such is the author's tenderness with the characters, and the determinedly ungimmicky way in which she writes of their predicament (only once do they make use of Henry's foreknowledge of events to make money, and then it seems to Clare like cheating) that the book is much more love story than fantasy. It also has a splendidly drawn cast, from Henry's violinist father, ruined by the loss of his wife in an accident from which Henry time-traveled as a child, to Clare's odd family and a multitude of Chicago bohemian friends. The couple's daughter, Alba, inherits her father's strange abilities, but this is again handled with a light touch; there's no Disney cuteness here. Henry's foreordained end is agonizing, but Niffenegger has another card up her sleeve, and plays it with poignant grace. It is a fair tribute to her skill and sensibility to say that the book leaves a reader with an impression of life's riches and strangeness rather than of easy thrills.

9 days after hari raya..
Had nice hari raya this year, like my previous raya, not much changes. Though a bit frustrating with RMC a day before Deepavali, but i managed to control my feelings not to be so sad on the matter. Let it be i told myself. Each famili of my mum's siblings managed to balik kg on the 1st n 2nd raya except Uteh's famili. So on 2nd raya we decided to go Segamat n stayed overnight there. Pakcik n his famili continued their raya trip to JB n went back to KL on friday nite. In conclusion, my raya can be concluded as 'same raya but different year'.

On this raya, i got my chance to see Ninie's chubby baby boy. Never get the chance to see him since he was born early this year. So chubby n cutest baby i ever seen, Nabil Iskandar. The name after Sultan Johor's name kot. Then the next day on Thursday, Su and her hubby came. She looks a bit different with her 4months pregnancy. This coming April i will be expecting 2 anak sedara. Ainol's and Su's InsyaAllah. Pray for their good health. Wonder Kak Jan has been deliver her 1st baby ke belum, suppose her due is on 21/11, yesterday. Hope i remember to call her tonite.

Friday went back to G10. Saturday evening after working hour, Cik Kieli n me went jalan² to kill our boring time. Went to CS, we win² shop n accompany her to do her pedicure at 4th Level. RM35 for pedicure n RM25 for manicure. But she decided to do pedicure only. Actually the RM35 price is included for nail coloring. But since we had our contraints so we ignored the coloring n just do the exfoliating, filing and polishing the nails. Then finished, we went straight to 5th level watching 'Wira Ajaib'. The plot is pretty much like Spy Kids but this one in cartoon version lar. I'm sure kids will love it as the adult pun ketawa terbahak² when watching it. After the show, we jalan² lg cari makan at Danga Bay. Gosh! Unbelievable for the crowds at midnite!! Not just teenagers, but also adults n not forgotten warga emas. Its seems like a place 4 famili gathering. Atok, nenek, adik, abang, kakak all enjoying the place. But i must confess Danga Bay is the best place for the famili outdoor activities. As we in JB lacking places like this. So much eatery n loads of playground, feel like in a theme park plak.

Sunday noon went to Giant with Cik Kieli for her facial treatment. As for me pun, nothing to do on wknd. So ikut jalan with NBN pun sronok juga. Ehe. Birthday girl is showering herself with body treatment for this 2 days. Saw one chinese couples being persuade by the Adeline beautician to sign up the facial course. The course will cost the 'lao kong*' up to RM1500 for his beloved 'lao po*'. The wife just waiting for her hubby agreement. After about 1 hour discussion, the 'lau kong' have to give them a restless nod. Haiya, he failed to make them clear his stand lar. Though i cant speak mandarin, but i do understand mandarin. Provided if they talk slow lar. Thanks to my fav chinese tv shows in spore's channel 8. I have been addicted to spore's mandarin drama since i was 15. Base on the English subtitle, now i can easily understand mandarin. [Again, provided on above condition]. But when i tried verbally, sounds like orang tak cukup sifat pulak. Turn off the effort. After the treatment we went straight to SI visiting my mum n receiving unexpected raya visits frm Makwe, Kak Long, her hubby and their 2 soldiers. Aiman n Amirul are like a battalion. Hyperactive sungguh!

[In mandarin ~ hope its true ;-)]
*lao po - wife
*lao kong - hubby

This morning when i wake up, i felt silence. Ura n Sidah having deep sleep in the other room ground floor. I felt so alone. Tak boleh jadi ni, kena balik rumah mak jugak petang ni. Tapi, G10 belum kemas. Ikan lagi. Aduh pening, pening. Decided to take half day today, then go straight n kemas apa yg patut. Petang balik SI terus. Yes, i have to made my cleaning job today to be succeed.

Yesterday : After Zohor, Ura, Sidah n Me went to plentong, rumah sab. To collect our raya cookies. Then straight to Tmn Bahagia for the tv. Continue the jalan² to Angsana again. Just in a week, i have visiting Angsana for 2 times!! What a hectic place, but of course its a happening place to feel raya mood there. For the parking issue, my my.. its absolutely a frustrating work to do. The outside parking lot has been filled up with load n loads of cars. Then at last we managed to park the car at 5th level. Tingginya, glad to hv entrance in front of us. As usual we have been doing tawwaf from higher level till the ground level. Ehm what hv i get 4 myself yesterday ek, hah! i only bought one nice frying pan at Hot Market. only RM9.90. Pasar mlm pun tak dpt harga tu, [doesnt matter lar for the quality, it just for the basahan, right sisters ;-)]. Then we break our fasting at home with the lauk pauk that breaks my heart; we bought exactly 3.35pm yesterday at Tmn Bahagia. Then at 10pm, my eyes stucked on channel 5's deepavali movie. Its Hollywood/Bollywood. Its simple but nice movie.

Working alone in Geodesi makes my heart thumping faster. Waiting the clock ticking the 12oc as soon as it could be. Decided to continue my work untill i forget the clock ticking. Yes, though i'm all alone here, but work is work. [My word of self motivation. Hahaha]

Eagerly waiting this movie to be one of my collections.

Bridget Jones, The Edge of Reason
Same Bridget, but brand new diary.

Lotsof actual cheesecake was consumed during d production of dis film

1. Masa yg terlalu cemburu dengan aku.
2. Aku yg terlalu cemburu dgn Icah dan Ita yg seronok berdengkur setiap kali aku membakar kuih raya malam². Oleh kerana itu, maka thn ni aku dah nekad aku nak buat kuih di merata² tempat je. Bior puas hati.
   

Bahan-bahan
4 cawan tepung gandum
4 cawan gula castor
4 biji telur ayam
2 cawan susu cair (1 tin)
2 cawan mentega yg telah dicairkan (250gm)
2 cawan air panas mendidih
2 camca teh soda bikarbonat
2 camca teh baking powder
2 cawan serbuk koko (125gm)

Cara-cara membuatnya
1. Telur + gula, pukul hingga kembang.
2. Tepung, serbuk koko, baking powder, dan soda bikarbonat diayak jd satu.
3. Masukkan susu & mentega ke dlm adunan telur + gula td.
Pukul sebati.
4. Masukkan campuran tepung sikit-sikit sampai abis.
5. Masukkan air panas mendidih. Gaul sebati.
6. Bakar pd suhu 120*C selama 45 minit @ hingga masak.

Pagi tadi, jam 0400 dengar si shahid dok menumbuk² lesung batu kat dapur. Uish dalam hati pelik sungguh budak ni pagi² buta memasak, mesti gara² rayuan Afida yg teringin dgn nasi goreng ikan masinnya. Akhirnya berjaya jugak dia menyiapkan hidangan jam 0445.

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Last sunday : Berbuka puasa dgn cik asem di Chismosa. Bila dok baca comment cik kieli, rasa teruja pulak nak berbuka di Chismosa. So smpai around jam 1830 dan terus mengadap receptionnya dgn harapan ada tempat kosong. Yerlar biasanya kena booking tpt² buffet ni, tapi cik kieli meyakinkan yg tanpa booking pun ok, tapi kena gi cepat katanya. Mujur ada last meja. Duduklah kami di bwh lindungan payung, nasib tak hujan. Kalau tidak, kitorg nak jugk duduk kat meja kayu jati dia yg display untuk dijual tu. Hahaha. *Gile Kuasa* Makanannya Ya Tuhan! Banyak giler, dari masakan kampung hinggalah ke western. Bersetuju sangat dengan pendapat cik kieli tentang teh tariknya!! sedap puas hati! Rasanya semua jenis makanan lengkap dihidang, cuma that day tak der spaghetti la cik kieli. Tukor menu kot. Sumhow yg lain² still taste great. Abis berbuka, solat di masjid sebelah dan terus meround ke CSquare. Cuci mata dari EIC, ke Vincci dan PADINI. Mau rabun biji mata. Umat manusia yg terlalu ramai rasa nak termuntah² pulak tekak ni kerana crowded sgt. Almost terjebak dgn pembelian jeans di PDI, mana taknya 50% off. Boot cut. Tapi bila dah diterai, rasa cam tak selesa pulak. Kensel! Sudahnya round² aja dan terus bmalam di rumah cik asem.

Senang next time aku nak cari Chismosa ni, selalu lupa jalan.

9A-B, Jalan Kolam Air JB
Ph : 07-226 3548

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Semalam : Meneman ura bjumpa buah hatinya. *wink kat ura, jgn marah* Dah selesai urusan pass mengepass, kami buat tour di SSF. maklum ler ada org tu nak bermajlis, jadi kena lah jadi advisor tak bertauliah. Selesai urusan tilik menilik dan suai menyuai terus buat pembayaran. Ingat nak cari token kecil² untuk Afida. Akhirnya jumpa jugak one nice n simple frame for her dgn harga yg agak berpatutan. Alhamdulillah.

To make me easier to find this recipe in future, so i hv to 'staple' here lar.

DRY CHICKEN CURRY

PREP 20 MINS
COOK 30 MINS
SERVES 6

CURRY PASTE (blended until smooth)

5cm knob ginger
8 cloves garlic
2 red chillies
10 shallots
100 g grated coconut
5 tbsps meat curry powder
250 ml cool boiled water

1 kg chicken, cut into 8 large chunks (not necessary kot hv to be 8 pieces)
3 tbsps oil
2 cm cinnamon stick
7 cardamom pods
5 cloves
1 tsp fennel seeds, pounded coarsely
3 onions, sliced thinly
2 sprigs curry leaves
2 tomatoes, diced
Salt to taste

1. Pour blended curry paste into a mixing bowl. Add chicken pieces and mix well to coat chicken pieces. Allow to stand for 30 mins to marinate.

2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan over a medium fire. When hot, stir-fry cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and fennel seeds until fragrant.

3. Add onions ad curry leaves. Stir-fry till onions become golden brown then add diced tomatoes and continue stir-frying till mixture becomes soft and mushy.

4. Add marinated chicken pieces and cook, stirring occasionally for about 25 mins or till chicken is cooked and gravy thick. Season with salt to taste. Serve hot with rice.

Humph, still pondering..

1. Cardamom pods
2. Fennel seeds

apa benda ek? UPDATED cardamom - biji pelaga; fennel seeds - jintan manis. [tq cik croft] taken from "The Malaysian Women's Weekly" October 04

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Bangun seawal pagi, bersiap dan terus ke rumah Kak Dah untuk mintak autographnya. Dah settle semua² document tu terus ke ASTRO membaca artikel² screenshots (my last review la kononnya), mungkin ada yg boleh digunapakai waktu temuduga nnt.

Topik² yang telah diricky² antaranya landslide, MRR2, bird flu, indonesian bombings, fuel price and also budget 2005.

Jam 10am menantikan ketibaan WHA 8349 untuk menghantar ke MPTI. Rasanya kering bibir ni terkumat kamit mengaplikasikan petua Kak Dah bagi pagi tadi. Berdebor² dada ni rasa nak pecah pun ada. Rasa nak patah balik pun ada. Tapi terasa rugi pulak kalau tak teruskan, hayun jugaklah langkah ni ke bilik keramat tu.

Mana ntah kucampakkan IC semalam, tak dijumpa² jugak. Atlast bila Puan Guru tu suruh keluarkan IC ORIGINAL, (arghh sudah!) terpaksalah meminta maaf kerana tertinggal IC dan mohon kebenaran untuk guna License sahaja. Nasib dia bagi, tapi tak tahulah brp markah aku yg dah kena potong kat situ.

In overall, interview session tadi consists of:

1. Essay test (30mins - Choose 1)

a) Women should learn basic lesson of self-defense skills. Do u agree? OR
b) How to promote local fruit.

2. Explaination on personal interest, skills, teaching experience, activities with community or
culture events. (30mins but its not a test, just basic introduction about myself).

3. Interview session (20mins more or less)

* Current job, description current job.
* Quantity female teachers more than male teachers. What is your opinion.
* Why male teacher not interested in teaching.
* Do u see any difference in English Syllabus now?
* What do u think cybercafe now becoming a gaming centre?
* If you were a teacher, how do u advise yr students regarding the cybercafe?

After the session, panel wish good luck. Inoverall rasanya tak berapa susah sangat soalan² yg diajukan. Cuma bimbang jawapan yg diberi merepek². Ada kawan² yg sekali tadi pun kata, sumtimes u have to press on yr luck. Bila dia cakap mcm tu, aduh sakitnya perut ni. Aduh apa ni, sebelum masuk bilik tu risau, dah keluar pun risau. Yg perlu dibuat sekarang hanyalah himpunan doa je kot. Lain² terserah pdNYA.

Atlast apa yg diricky² tak keluar satu pun. Sumhow tak rugi apa pun. Still its a general knowledge. Terima kasih mak, sudi susah payah hantar linda tadi. Harap² ada rezeki kita.

Sepagian menaip module Matematik Diskrit untuk kocik. Rasa lenguh lengan, tapi berbaloi ada juga budi kutaburkan untuknya time² yang runcing ni.

Pendaftaran simposium jam 0800. Ada masalah sikit, kerana ISG tak terima lagi payment dari RMC. Tapi setelah memberi surat guaranteed dari pihak kami, barulah mereka benarkan pendaftaran dibuat. Alan dan Mzal pun mendapat nasib yang sama. Tapi Alhamdulillah at last kami dibenarkan juga register. Ramai juga dari selatan ni mempunyai nasib yg sama, tapi semua dapat disettlekan.

To summarize that day ada speech by minister of natural resources and Environment, Y.B Dato’ Seri Haji Adenan Haji Satem, then few keynote sessions by foreigner professor frm University of California, UCL and University of Nottingham. That is for first session, continue was keynote session 2 and 3 from local professors.

22 Sept 2004

Berdebar² menantikan ketibaan jam 1015. Rasa gugup pun ada, actually dah banyak kali present tapi tak tahu kenapa this time rasa gugup pulak. Mungkin sebab bertukar bidang sikit sekarang, jadi takut kena fire lebih² pulak by audience. Presentation hari tu berjalan dengan lancer. Ada 3 soalan yang diajukan, berjaya menjawab 2 soalan dan soalan yang last tu forward to Mzal kerana lebih tertumpu pada bidang presentationnya. Fuhh!! Lega. Abis jer presentation, ada one guy give me his name card, mintak forward my presentation slides to him. Ehm? Confuse kerana tak tahu kat mana dia interesting with. But may be this is the way we can change ideas and opinions. So why not kan.

23 Sept 2004

Pagi² ura dah stori mori sinopsisnya. Lega hati. Sayonara guys..

This half-hour comedy started with six twentysomething friends who face life and love in New York. Now, they are six thirtysomething friends with older, bigger concerns. Monica and Chandler have married and are preparing to adopt a baby. Ross and Rachel have fallen in love, broken up, married, divorced, and had a baby together - in that order. Phoebe recently married boyfriend Mike. And Joey...well, Joey's still Joey.

Consistently one of the top-ranked series worldwide, this smash-hit comedy offers a hilarious take on dating in the big city. Now, for the last time, delve into the hearts and minds of these six friends living in New York City as they elpore the anxieties and absurdities of true adulthood.