The Island of Gods

Salam...

Our closing vacation for the year 2008, Bali... 5D/4N @ Bali Garden Hotel.
'twas my second time there, and the first for both MAM & AZA... so, more or less I was their informal tour-guide kehormat.. hehhehe... unpaid!

I was responsible to do the hotel booking, etc... and settled for this 3- star rating together with 2.5 days tour... first look at the hotel facade, I was like, oh no! I've made a mistake here... coz they have patungs here and there (but then again, kat Bali kan, kat mana yg takde pon???) Nevertheless, once you stepped-in, greeted by the staff (tips here and there ;) we found that it wasn't bad at all... apparently there were lots of mat/ minah salleh here and there (banyak gila ikan2 duyung yg bergelimpangan, semoga suamiku tabah sepanjang di sana, hik!) we were the minority ones...

one thing that I had problem in Bali was the food... susahnya nak masuk tekak... I dunno why, but it seemed that the tour package that we took (they provide lunch + dinner for the 2.5 days) always brought us to those restaurants that has bad cookings... dah laa aku ngan lakiku ini sangat menitikberatkan pemakanan yg pedas (plus MAM is really into masin2 punya taste)... sekali these 2 things were the main thing that they were lacking... cheh! so on those remaining days yg takde tour tu, we opted for Masakan Minang... rented a bike, and off we go to any restourant or rumah makan that seemed appealing to our eyes... tapi sampai bila pon boleh makan makanan minang yg berminyak2 tu kan? last2 pegi Wong Solo Ayam Bakar (yg ada kat area2 Ampang ni jugak)... "Baik makan kat Malaysia jek", kata lakiku... hehhehe... "Malaysia tak pandang laaa, we have Pelita, tomyam, nasik lemak what!", aku membalas semula... maka kejadian makan dengan rakusnya pon bermula...

apart from that, I love the culture.. walaupon sana sini terpasang colok, and offerings in the woven coconut leaves were everywhere... this what makes theirs unique (maybe I should be anthropologist, kan?) I love the cleanliness (my FIL experince: he flicked his cigarette butt, and right in front of his eyes, a local people picked it up, and put it in the trash can next to him... he said malu sekejap... heheheh), and the safeness of the place (they believe in karma, even how 'brutal' they looked pon, when they greeted you, they greeted with humble and polite gestures...

me: we should repeat back coming here, lots of other things to see... banyak tpt boleh gi belanja2...
MAM: sekali cukup... boleh gi tempat lain pulak...
me: alaaa, first time kita absorb as much as we can, second time datang, kita relax2, manja2 kan diri, stroll by the beach lama2, beli belah sana sini...
MAM: wahhh, awak punya type of vacation ni banyak belanja kan?
me: (tersengih kerang)...

I SUGGEST: you get yourself to Bali, go to their spa... on the last day there I managed to get myself a Balinese massage, body scrub (with beras ke hapa ntah, kulitku seperti bayi selepas itu.. hahah), and mandi bunga dalam tub yg besar... RM80 jek! Murah ok??? Nyesal aku tak pegi dari first day lagi...

@ Tanah Lot, it was raining, and high tide... so takleh ke sana... waaa, melepas lagi!!!

Kecak & Fire Dance @ Uluwatu... ngeri akak... dorang menari tak pakai baju

sunset @ Uluwatu, accompanied by the dance... Subhanallah

yeah! Pimp my ride... Peace out!

Dinner @ Jimbaran Bay... ok laaa, ala2 romantic gitu...

Weekendku yang Berduit

Salam...

Last Saturday was fun! I entered a treasure hunt competition organized by my company... I was one of the "bidan terjuns" for the team, as same as Kak N**mah (the driver)... My team consisted of Kak N**mah, Bi*in (navigator, yg kadang2 menyesatkan kitorang), me and F*ra as navigators...

seriously, all this while kalau main, I just tried to crack the questions with what within my head... sekali main dgn F*ra, she was well equipped with GPS, a notebook will Google- enabled, a minute- away phone call to her hubby (yg dimana hubby dia mmg dah duduk depan pc or laptop mencarik jawapan, if she calls...) wahhh, very competitive one!

it was tiring, hot and almost got me broken into two... susah ok? there are times when I was actually dah lalu depan jawapan 2-3 rounds, but I didnt see it... I mean, how can you know that was the answer when you didnt break the clue? tee hee hee... tp when F*ra approached me, she solved it! she said that was the answer!!! Man, talking about the regular player... they know what to find, and whatnot... crazy laa all these people... they really think out of the box...

overall, it was cool... I enjoyed it very much... especially the part that we are the champion... woohoo!!!! sapa sangka cempedak dah jadik nangka! RM1500 for the champion to spend... hmmm, ok laa tu, weekendku yg pasti dikenang kerana mendapat free money, for sure it was not an easy one!

Ok laa, next year boleh masuk lagi... (aikkk? harituh masa tgh panas2 terik tu dah janji taknak masuk dah????? I'm blinded by those prizes... LOL)

p/s: pix to be uploaded later...

Newborn... Emmalyn

Salam...

Alhamdulillah... My bestfriend has safely delivered a beautiful baby girl on 10 Dec... Congrats Che Pah & her hubby as well... she came out early, 12 days to be exact... but still she looks stunning... err the baby, ye pah... for you, you looked awesome in that sarong! hahahah...

apa nama baby? tak tau lagi.. they were still thinking on it... because they just knew 'It's a Girl' on that day itself, all this while they were not keen on knowing it... let it be a surprise, they said...
haaa, told 'cha kan, you'll drained all your energy pushing...? takpe, for a good cause.. and it all disappeared when they placed the baby on your chest... comelnesssss....

again... congrats to both of you... errr, aku nak kena bookedkan ke for Adam? hahhahaha

the proud parents... ufa makan pisang, lapar ke pah?

my new girl... abis laa saham kau pah!

Raya Hajiku

Salam...

harinih baru sempat nak update blog... on what happened masa Raya Haji last Monday...
mak aihh, hujan, hujan dan hujan jek haritu... konfem laaa esoknya tu aku demam...

malam raya tu... kami anak beranak (aku beraya kat umah MIL aku) pegi spa... hahaha, dah takde kegiatan lain yang lagi berfaedah laa nak buat... nak lalalala takde mood, nak shopping masing2 cam kepenatan, nak kluar jalan2, mcm jem jek area2 KL that nite... so aku laa yg suggest gi spa... and semua setuju.. maka aku, lakiku, MILku and 2 adik iparku pon folo... (FIL ku tak ikut, pasal dia domam)...

sampai jek sana, 4-4 perempuan ni masuk... lakiku tak masuk... dia just dok kat waiting area tu and layan tv (at some point dia dah bosan tunggu kitorang, dia ngan selambanya cakap kat tokeh tu dia nak tumpang tido kat dalam one of the massage room)... selamba tak? hahahaha... rock on babeh! so dalam lebih kurang 2 jam selepas itu, kitorang dah setel (MIL aku sponsor semua org... bestnya! Thank you, mak!), headed home, and tido... ready for tomorrow...

besoknya tu (raya yeay!) most of us terlajak... sib baik dibangunkan oleh suara2 takbir kat surau sebelah rumah ni... apalagi kelam kabut laa mandi... sbb tgk jam dah nak dekat 8.15am... (padahal abah aku dah cakap dah mlm td, esok solat raya 8.30, jgn lambat)... sekali lambat gak daaa... last2... yg sempat solat raya hanya aku, suamiku dan abah... yg lain, selamat!!! sengih kerang jek laa bila aku tanya... hahahha...

pastu acara korban pon berjalan... dalam hujan... aku ni toksah cakaplaa kan, aku mmg jenis excited2 benda2 camni... nasib aku pompuan, kalau tak aku turun padang punya... tp, aku tetap took part.. jadik photographer, guna camera In*... tak pakai payung tu, konon kebal laa ngan hujan... pastu tak puas hati gak, carik payung, amik AZA, carried him and bagi dia tgk apa bapak dia buat, and what happened to the lembus... dia cam excited, sama cam mak dia gak... hehehe

kami yang tersengih melihat keajaiban dalan hujan...

ni lah keajaibannya... melihat suamiku in action... yeah, way to go, my man!

sejuk perut MIL aku tgk anak dia bergaul dgn masyarakat... ;)

pastu dah dibahagi2kan daging, aku pon layan laa dengan membuat daging panggang dicicah bersama kicap + cili + bawang... sluurrppp.. semua cakap sedap.. heehhe... (tiba2 teringat kat nenek aku yg mmg akan buat daging panggang ni masa raya2. Nek, roz tak balik raya sob..sob..)

lps maghrib, pegi jalan raya pulak kat rumah sedara @ rawang, sedapnya cekodok pisang dia... then beraya pulak rumah parents biras aku yg kat selayang tu... sedapnya cucur udang dia... aikk? baru perasan, dua2 rumah aku pegi ada cekodok... layannnn....

besoknya tu aku MC... oooo, tak kebal rupanya aku ni... hmmmm

Maaf Tanpa Syarat (snippet)...

Salam...

A friend of mine forwarded this article from http://saifulislam.com...
Some points to ponder upon... How great it is, the affection and love towards our own parents... can we blame our parents on mistakes that we did?

“Beruntunglah si anak yatim,” saya berbual dengan seorang apprentice yang berkunjung ke rumah.

“Kenapa pula untung ustaz?” beliau nampak sedikit terkejut dengan kenyataan saya.

“Masakan tidak beruntung, derita hidup tidak beribu dan bapa, terlalu kecil berbanding hukuman Allah ke atas anak durhaka!” saya menjawab.

Beliau diam seketika.

“Maksud ustaz, lebih beruntung hidup tanpa ibu bapa?” tanyanya.

“Anak-anak beruntung ada ibu bapa. Tetapi ibu bapa belum tentu beruntung dikurniakan anak-anak. Hari ini ramai anak benci dengan ibu bapa sendiri,” saya menyambung perbualan.

Continue reading...

[mak & bapak: I may not be a good daughter that you want me to be... but you have my deepest love and support that you could think of... I'll change my way as a sign of appreciation and gratitude to what you've sacrificed... love you]

Lucky Me

Lucky - Jason Mraz ft. Colby Caillat My Music - by Jason Mraz ft. Colby Caillat

Jason Mraz Lyrics

Salam...

mood berbunga2 aku dah sampai... hehehe... maybe it's Friday , or maybe sebab aku dah 'berlovey- dovey' dgn MAM... lalalala... tak kisahlah, even for any reason pon, aku tetap rasa nak tersengih...

lagu yg aku suka... MAM dah lama asyik suruh aku dengar lagu ni... dia kata sangat best (masa dia suh aku dengar tu, lagu ni tak naik lagi... and he said that it's gonna be a hit soon... punya laa aku buat dek jek... tapi bila dah dengar dalam radio cam best laa pulak kan... )

anyways... thanks B... hmmm, were we bestfriend before? ke tau2 jek dah jadik gf- bf? bestfriend sangat takde laa... but used to be kawan2 biasa jek... friends with benefits... ahahaha, benefitnya nak mintak dijadikan gf laaa... :">

The Day if My Husband has his own blog

Salam...

I'm not in a good mood today... but I managed to keep my composure well sebab ada kat ofis pon kan.. tapi kalau kat rumah pon, aku boleh maintain jugak, dengan tido... tido dan tido... supaya hati ini tidak terlalu membara...

I dont intend to tell people of what had happened this morning with my dear hubby... but it wasn't something that I could be proud of... ye laa, kata pon pertengkaran suami isteri kan... takkan laa nak pi cita kat orang.. sendiri settle sudah! tapi kalau dah terbuku dalam hati macam mana? takkan nak simpan lama2... takpe laa, sekurang2nya by writing this, harap2 semua dah abis... tak boleh laa gaduh lama2 ngan abe ni... tak senang duduk.. panas bontot... pastu mula laa muka aku cam tertelan baja... cakap ntah hapa2.. tiba2 cam vocab kurang... isk, tu laa penangan gaduh ngan laki sendiri... ok, ok... balik ni akan kucuba memperjernihkan keadaan, sejernih air laut kat phuket yg kitorang baru pergi haritu...

tapi kan... kenapa aku pakai tajuk di atas tu eh? maybe i'm hoping my husband would write jugak kot... let him be more expressive... takde laa dia selama ni jenis takde perasaan, tapi dia just dont like to write... aku pulak jenis suka menulis... walaupon kadang2 ntah hapa2... janji tulis! maybe I just want to read his thoughts penned... (betul ke?)

so the day if my dearest hubby has his own blog... I'll be his best 'follower'... orang lain akan ku delete.. hahahahahahha... (gelak tensi ni... sbb dah nak dekat balik... takut!!!)

and the RESULT is...

Salam...

OK I had to admit, on my last day of the tournament, it was my off-tune day...
my throw was bad, my 'strike' didnt happen, and my spare was wayyy gone, into the darkness of the alley...
ntah laa... tak tau apsal... probably that was my 'first day'... but it didnt bother me that much as before... later I figured out maybe because God punished me of wearing white with no camisole inside... hahahah... I tried comforting myself with every reasons in the world... :)

My first 3 days (mind you, I had 4 match days... all were unrecorded leave... I know some of my collegues like **war & J*pp would kill for these!) were all awesome... chewah, perasan kejap...
ye lah, I wouldn't be the permanent bowler for all the matches... hahah... hmm, maybe I was 'on form' for those 3 days, and my 'joboness' was getting higher, that was why God punished me on the last day... *Astaghfirullah*... semuanya ada kena mengena... ;)

so in the end, my team got 6th overall... out of 8... hahhaha... sorry laaa, tried my best with my straight ball, but those 5 teams, they played 'hooked ball'... mana tak terrer! and we didnt hire a coach (out of budget allocated katanya... hmmpphh lantaklaaa)... and they have coach, cheered them all the way... oohh so jealous...

but I did have fun... with the crowd, with the team- spirit, with my progress, but not with my hotel's bathtub definitely... asyiklah bertakung air tu, after my roommate had her shower... so I ended up had my shower in the next room... tumpang bilik orang lain... hmmppphh!


malam sblm tu, konon2 meeting kasik semangat naik, strategize laa semua...

BNM on three... 1,2,3 BNM!!!

Perempuan2 Team A

Kapten tgh monitor markah kitorang... teruk ke x