Phewww!

Salam...

yup, passed that! What I've been worried for these past 3 days were actually nothing...
easy- peasy... (when I've rehearsed the lines over and over again inside my mind, and yours truly was having nitemare last nite, tak tipu!!!)

I've submitted the application form (applying new job at the new dept) and been dreading what would Mr. Big Boss would say... and it turned out he signed it and said I met all the necessary requirements... yahooooooo! Thanks, Mr. Big Boss!

so tomorrow, I'll send it to HR, and wait for the next arrangements... not that I'll definitely get the job, but to successfully make Mr. Big Boss sign the form is a major triumph to me, coz he is well- known to not let people transfer to other dept, unless you're being promoted...

well, no... I'm not going for promotion... tak cukup syarat lagi ;)

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An Entry for AZA

Salam

Dear my baby, AZA
(altho you are no more a baby to all, but you are still one to me! *maternal love* wink*)

Happy birthday (on April 10th, and yes, I can still recall the moment vividly)... May your life be filled with happiness, success and most importantly... good faith to Allah and his messanger, amin...

To have you in our lives has brings lots of colors, laughters and of course some sleepless nites... nevertheless it was all worth it! We hope we have showered you with so much love and guidance that you should be getting, as we are endowed with these resposibilities by Allah...

As mommy always du'a for you:
"AZA jadi anak yg soleh ya, beriman, bijak, rajin, baik hati... pandai ambil hati org tua, suka bersedekah... dan segala yg baik2... AZA jadik role model to adik2 (amin...), Mommy & Daddy will always pray that you will be safe, successful dunia dan akhirat... Mommy doakan juga AZA mendapat jodoh yg baik nanti, Insya Allah..."

p/s: I know it's still early for the 'jodoh' part, but my MIL always remind me to doakan the kid(s) to have a good wife/ husband when they've grown up, because she's dang scared of today's social illnesses... So, why not? Of course I want good + beriman DIL or SIL... (iklan sekejap: adakah aku DIL yg baik di mata dia? heheheh)

my collection of his antics... love you, baby...

Some pix from the recent birthday celebration...

theme: Wonder Pets

Family and relatives who attended... but my dad was unwell that day, he didn't come... sob, sob... get well soon, bapak!

friends... thanks guys!

he loves the presents... you can tell by the smile... it does look like a forced one, rest assured he couldn't get enough ripping off the wrapper...

My Promise...

Salam...

There are promises that I've made to myself...
Some are to keep, some are to be broken, which includes writing this blog frequently...
I guess my current work have taken more that it should, and yet to have the passion of doing it is still nowhere to be found...

I am in the process of liberating myself from this chain of unhappiness...
but of course things are easy to say than done...
to all my friends, please du'a for me... all I want is just an easy and short MOMENT of TRUTH with my big- big boss!

Bismillah...

24 Jam jek? Mana Cukup!!!

Salam...

Harini aku mmg dah hampir nak gila...
Gila dgn kerja, gila dgn planning event anak aku... gila dgn semua2nya...
semua aku nak kejar.. semua ada deadline... dan semuanya mengharap/ diharap outcome nya akan menjadi baik...
Untuk pertama kalinya aku tak rasa 24 jam itu cukup! Aku nak lebih... supaya yg lebih2 tu aku boleh tido dgn tenang lps abis apa2 yg perlu disettlekan... :)

Nasib baik alat perhubungan yang canggih pernah basah ini sudah ok! Nasib baik... kalau tidak, masih dalam kegelapan laa aku lagi...

Tima kasih kawan2, yg menelefon aku atau suamiku utk bercakap dgn aku...

ada yg nada "Mana kau nih? 2-3 kali phone tak angkat2, baik duduk gua!"...
atau "Kau ni jenis tak reply msg ke?" ...
atau "Bini kau mana, susahnya nak call dia!!!" ...
atau "OK, I'll flag you with flame or smoke, keep looking for it" ...

hahaha... sekurang2nya aku tau korang concern kat aku, tak dapat bercakap dgn aku membuatkan hidup korang tak sempurna... (biasa laa, kalau dah terlampau rapat ni, ayat2 concern akan berbau 'busuk' jika org lain yg dengar... biarkan...)

so skarang... korang telefon laa aku lagi... aku nak melepaskan belenggu + rantai kerja yg merobek2 hati aku ini... kerna aku tak reti buat!!! tuloooonnnnnnnnn....

My... Oh My...

salam...

My phone's out (Sunday nite)... My hero poured bubble soap and soaked the whole thing, by accident actually...
so now I am disconnected from the 'tele' world... yup, people would be asking why I can't I just use my old phone while getting that fixed, but I have a long explanation to that... (I feel too lazy to tell that reason, boleh ke?)

Anyhow, I am sad... but who can blame that 2-year-old-in-4-days-time boy? Feel like screaming my heart out, not to him of course... just to let go my frustration... Obviously I can't get mad at him. I was 'merengek- rengek' at MAM, telling him my phone cannot be switched on anymore... and this budak kecik yg comel said "Kenapa ni, Mommy? Phone rosak ke? Adam yang buat... Sorry Mommy"...

We just laughed, furthermore... it's only Iphone... waaaaaaaa.... and to get it fixed, RM400 jek...

My oh my Adam...

E.L.L.Y.N Tagged ME...

Salam...

(menjawab soalan kemusykilan saudari Elin, dan thanks to you kasik award kat aku...)


1) admit thing you feel awful about (involving being a mom). Once you have written it down, you are no longer allowed to feel bad. Remember you are a good mom...

I hardly cook for my son, thus I hardly prepared healthy meals for him... Not that he doesn't get that from his neneks or atoks... but I wish I could spend more time cooking for him (and my hubby as well)


2) list 7 (lbh 7 sebenarnya, dan banyak lagi...) things you love about your kids, you love doing with your kids, or that your kids love about you

1. He answers salam even with his half- closed eyes (sbb mengantuk sangat)
2. He wakes up in the morning and smile upon looking at us...
3. When he asks me to read story book before goes to bed
4. When he ends his 'I Love You' statement by adding 'Mommy'... walaupon nenek dia yg cakap I Love You kat dia... hangin jek nenek dia :)
5. When he giggles... that is soooo cute! It shows my jokes are funny...
6. Want to sleep next to me, sbb kalau dalam baby cot dia, mcm taknak tido, when next to me, he straight away zzzzzz...
7. he eats raisins everyday, and before he takes it, he'll ask me to doa to the raisins... (petua org2 tua: baca fatihah, then selawat 3x, doa anak2 kita dgr cakap kita.. jadik anak soleh(hah).. Insya Allah...
8. He says 'Please, Mommy/ Daddy, Adam want some...' when he wants something...
9. His face glows bila tgk Wonder Pets or Macam- Macam Aznil dah start...

3) send this to 5 other moms of the year that deserve a reminder that they too are the best moms that they can be. remember to send them a note letting the know you have selected them, and also add a link to your post that direct to person who nominated you.

Alamak, sapa2 nak buat, silakan laa ye...

p/s: sorry elin, lama sangat... aku tak sempat :)

My Canceled Trip

Salam...

Argghhh! I have to cancel my Bandung trip... tsk..tsk... I just dreamt about going there and lazing around, get myself out of this pressure... but NOT!
my hubby has to do some presentations on one of those days...

tskk...tskk... sampai merajuk2 aku sama dia semalam...

so today I called AirAsia, to change date, and prepared to pay for the diferences... and got to know the flight is CANCELED!!! waaa, luckily I cancel dulu... imagine if we go to the airport, or just got to know a day before the flight, my god! akan sakitnya hatiku ini...

but anyway, sorry B... for showing my 'merajuk-ness' yesterday...

hhehehe... merajuk for no cause... ekekkee...

p/s: taknak kasik tau dia laa flight cancel... nanti malu sendiri kena gelak... hehehe

Tak Suka! Tak Suka!

Salam...

iskk, aku betul2 tgh tak suka dengan kerja aku sekarang...
damn hate it!
macam mana nak buat kalau tak suka??? dan tak tahu???

aku grad dulu lain (benda2 computer ni)... sekarang nak kena tgk benda2 financial ni pulak!
iskk... screw you realignment! benciiiii!
aku bukan tak boleh belajar, I'm fine with learning (after all, hidup kita ni pon mmg akan sentiasa belajar)... tapi dah kalau passion tu tak datang sekali masa nak buat keja tu, macam mana?
ntah laa... cakap ngan MAM, dia hanya boleh kata sabar... sabar... think positive, it's all in your mind... (jenuh dah aku reprogramkan brain aku suh steady... somehow, only physical nampak relax, dalam otak dah gelabah togel dan benci yg meluap2!) OK sapa ada keja kosong, meh offer aku... benci dah ni weh tgk income statements + balance sheets orang... nyampah!

sementara tu aku nak mententeramkan hati dgn melihat gambar2 hero2 ku bermain layang2 di Taman Metropolitan Kepong, last Sunday... akak laa tukang amik gambar... sbb layang2 taknak naik, penat dah tawaf keliling padang tu... jadik cameraman lagi best! nampak hasil skett...

anak beranak lepak, layang2 tgh tinggi di angkasapuri

ni dah flying low... so si ayahanda dah cuak, takut anak nangis... si anak hanya penonton setia...

Dia Bukan Kekasih Gelapku...

Salam...

Here’s a chance to see how well you really know your husband/boyfriend/lover.Cut, paste and fill in the answers, then shoot, you know what to do. The real challenge is to send it to your husband/boyfriend/lover to see how right you really are..... (I got tagged by a friend in FB, so I guess pasting it here will gimme more entry.... teeheehee...)

my romanticus husband... (you can go puke if you want to, I donch care ;)

1. He’s sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
Some football channels, or cerita Melayu as he always refer it as "Cerita Masyarakat"...

2. You’re out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
He usually go for Caesar- 'terpaling selamat'

3. What’s one food he doesn’t like?
Petai- afraid of the after- smell... teeheehee

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order?
Nasi goreng USA + teh ais kurang manis satu, boss!

5. Where did he go to high school?
Sekolah Dato' Lokman, KL or he calls it 'MRSM Dato' Lokman'... takleh buat apa, kena kasik can..

6. What size shoes does he wear?
Size 8-9 (same as the wife, God! bosa eh kaki den!)

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
Watches! (yg mahal than my long awaited (yg x dapat lagi tu) handbag... tsk.. tsk...)

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
with meatballs... (as at now, only can be found in Subway. Kami jarang makan pon, but I think he prefers this more than yg sardin tu!)

9. What would this person eat every day if he could?
Tomyam yg masam + pedas bangat!

10. What is his favorite cereal?
cornflakes with sugar... no sugar, tak sedap!

11. What would he never wear?
'mat rempits' silver bracelet + necklace...

12. What is his favorite sports team?
Liverpool + Real Madrid

13. Who did he vote for?
undi adalah rahsia...

14. Who is his best friend?
ME? If guys: his big brother, and most of the KIKO FC (his college football mates)

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do?
My over indulgence on bags and shoes?

16. What is his heritage?
Malay + Minang (waang tabaik!)

17. What is his favourite colour?
White + Blue

18. What is his habit?
tarik rambut gatal...

19. What is he proud of?
His mom.... (me, too?) ;-)

20. Lastly, do you think he will read this?
I will make sure he does, I wanna know whether I'll score full marks or not...

Kung... Kung... Kung

Salam...

tu bukan bunyik aku menumbuk sambal belacan, tapi batuk aku yg tak baik- baik ni...
dah sampai nak tercabut anak tekak ni aku rasa, kegatalan dia yg maksimum ni, Tuhan saja yg tahu... bila nak baik ni?
ubat dah berbijik2 aku telan (aku tak pakai botol punya, nurse tu bagi yg cam jenis strepsils), tapi tanda2 nak baik takde... malam nak tido pon susah!
pagi2 bangun nak pegi keja, kepala nenong semacam jek... mantong sememeh muka aku...

so aku dah takde mood nak tulis apa2... walaupon aku pakai jari, tapi bila batuk tu datang, rasa cam nak tercabut keyboard ni aku tekan!

adios!

Sirah Junjungan @ Istana Budaya

Salam...


Went to watch that musical theater last Friday... Kudos to Erma Fatima for the effort! Enlightening...


It brought tears to my eyes... when they sang Raihan's song "Alangkah Indahnya Hidup Ini" (solo by bang Jamal!)

Alangkah indahnya hidup ini

Andai dapat kutatap wajahmu

Kan pasti mengalir air mataku

Kerna pancaran ketenanganmu

Alangkah indahnya hidup ini

Andai dapat kukucup tanganmu

Moga mengalir keberkatan dalam diriku

Untuk mengikut jejak langkahmu

Ya Rasulullah Ya Habiballah

Tak pernah kutatap

Rasulullah Ya Habiballah

Kami rindu padamu

Allahumma Solli Ala MuhammadYa Rabbi Solli Alaihi Wasallim

Alangkah indahnya hidup ini

Andai dapat kudakap dirimu

Tiada kata yang dapat aku ucapkan

Hanya tuhan saja yang tahu

Kutahu cintamu kepada umat

Umati kutahu bimbangnya kau tentang kami

Syafaatkan kami

Alangkah indahnya hidup ini

Andai dapat kutatap wajahmu

Kan pasti mengalir air mataku

Kerna pancaran ketenanganmu

Ya Rasulullah Ya Habiballah

Terimalah kami sebagai umatmu

Ya Rasulullah Ya Habiballah

Kurniakanlah syafaatmu

I would recommend you to go and watch the performance, to always remember the sacrifices done by our beloved Rasullulah pbuh... May Allah rewards us with strengtened iman...

model ku...

main model & his apprentice...

Vanida as Siti Khadijah, Rebecca (new actress?) as Hendon, and rozrazalli as Siti R. ;)

p/s: Vanidah whispered to me: Spread the news to your friends, tell them to come for the love of Rasullulah...

Warkah Buat Bapakku...

Salam...

Bapak, selamat hari jadi yang ke 62 (06/03/09). Alhamdulillah, Allah masih memberi tenaga kpd bapak utk masih lagi meneruskan usaha memberi ruang2 kemewahan dan kemudahan kepada mak, kami anak2 dan cucu2, walaupon bapak ada sakit2 kecil- kecilan (yg kadang2 pon boleh memeranjatkan)...

Tak dinafikan kami anak2 masih lagi membuat bapak pening kepala dgn karenah kami adik- beradik (dari kecil sampai sekarang), tapi percayalah... mungkin apa yg Roz buat selama ni, utk mendapat perhatian... I still wanna be your little girl :) Roz tak tau pasal anak2 bapak yg lain, tapi Roz sangat bersyukur bapak sebagai bapak Roz... (and I'm sure they do, too).

Banyak peristiwa2 duka yg berlaku di dalam keluarga kita, tapi Roz ambil semua tu sebagai penguat ikatan kita, dan segala yg baik Roz akan ingat sampai bila2... Kadang2 perasaan kecewa, marah atau tidak senang mmg ada Roz simpan, tapi bila dipikir balik, sebagai anak, Roz tak berhak utk memanjangkan perasaan itu... Roz tetap sayang bapak, end of story! Cuma Roz berharap bapak faham apa yg kami suarakan, terutama yg bercanggah dengan pendapat/ idea bapak, adalah untuk keselamatan/ kesenangan bapak... sbb kalau ikut sejarah, terlalu banyak org yg mengambil peluang atas sifat bapak yg suka menolong (I hate those people!!!)...

Akhir sekali, Roz minta maaf atas apa2 yg Roz cakap/ buat yg mengecewakan bapak... Tapi banyak yg Roz lakukan adalah jalan yg terbaik utk kita sekeluarga... jatuh bangun, kita akan tetap satu keluarga...

- I am still your little girl, Roz -

dinner @ naili's place, Ampang Pt. Tokwan entertaining his cucus (all boys, bila nak ada girl ni?)

Ye, anakku mmg manja dgn Tokwan dia!

Cousins, checking own self- reflection...

with baby- chair...

hero gue pon mau beraksi dgn baby- chairnya...

I Commit Myself To You...

Salam...

One of my anak angkats finally got married... Alhamdulillah... congrats Alle*m & Saki*ah! You guys rock! Got married at the age of 20 and still in the college! Saki*ah is Alle*m's classmate, who is at the same time, the daughter of the dean in their school! Wah, terrer laa you, pandai mengayat anak dekan you!... Whatever it is, me and Uncle Lan are happy for you.. and don't forget to study and be a good paed one day, Insya Allah...

I knew his family when we were in States. His parents were the most helpful person in the world... seriously, we have never met anybody like them... They came from a very well- known family, and yet so humble... even the kids! I adore them so much esp on the first day I arrived in States, imagine the moment they saw me for the first time, they came running to me, took my hand, kiss it and give salam... and the best part, they were raised in States! (and their English is so berabuk, I tell you! hahaha)... and they are always like that until now... sometimes it made me and MAM think, why aren't kids (not all) in Malaysia like that... to have respect to other people, hug and kiss their mommies in public without feeling embarass (esp boys), bond with fathers like friends (they do it until now, I'm hoping AZA will do these to us later, Insya Allah)...

So, next in line is Zuf*r... yeay! nasik minyak lagi...

he was with his Gameboy all the times and always fought with her lil' bro, Azz*em... and he's married now...

The family that we owe them a lot... Thanks, you guys the bestest!

with them all...

Another story, my SIL was 'dirisik' (what they call it in English, BTW?) about 2 weeks ago... Congrats Ij*... and lets start planning for your big day (she's skipping her engagement part, straight to the point, she said)... hehhe... so what's AJK you're putting me for? The exhaustion of handling Abelong's wedding last year isn't over yet, and I'm back at it again... mak aihh, penatnya! But nevermind, as long as you get what you want for your moments! Let the engine running....

sesi penyarungan cincin

some gifts exchanged. this were prepared by her... nice eh? she's a florist pon, tu yg cantik dia buat...

I'm Always Yours...

Salam...

semalam tak sempat nak update, MC... sakit belakang + ada perasaan 'tak rajin' sikit ;)
so aku tepek laa apa yg berlaku hari rabu haritu...
Yours truly and her hubby went to Stadium Negara, tgk concert... Jason Mraz!!!
sangat seronot!!!
walaupon aku hanya dapat mengikut 3-4 lagu sahaja (hafal separuh2 jek pon), dan lagu2 yg lain tu tak tau langsung (alaa, biasa laa ada ramai org gak camtuh)... aku tetap melayan... walaupon dgn hanya menepuk2 tangan, tepuk2 peha dan goyang2 tengkok!

dan si Jason itu sangatlah comel! not from the way he looks, but his gestures and everything... iskk, toksah cakap laa pompuan2 sebelah/ depan/ belakang aku kan... terjerit2... aku jek tak! suamiku kan ada kat sebelah.. kena laa control... hahaha, tidak laa kan... lakiku pon akan blur kalau aku dok senyap begitu sahaja...

abis concert tu, kitorang tak balik terus... tunggu kat backstage door pulak! tunggu dia balik... aku dapat laa good spot by the tangga bus... bila JM tu nak naik bas jek, menjerit2 laaa semua org (mind you, kita tak jerit ok! kita jerit2 halus jek...) dia siap baling t-shirt and this one girl yg duduk atas bahu bf dia dapat... imagine kalau aku yg duduk atas bahu suamiku juga, konfem dapat laa deeyyy!!! (tapi suamiku kata, kalau harus terjadi begitu, dia kata it will be a win- lose situation, aku menang dapat t-shirt, dia kalah dapat sakit tengkok!) chaittttt! nanti akak turunkan berat dulu, baru dia boleh carry... oohhh sungguh romantisnya janjimu itu, suamiku...

but anyhow... kami gumbira... esp MAM, pasal dia yg nak sangat tgk... aku belanja dia mengenangkan aku frust si Rihanna tu cancel... so aku tutup mata dan beli jek JM's tix ni... (letih dah tau hafal lagu Rihanna, bila laa dia nak buat concert ni?)

(pix to come, tak upload lagi)

Work vs. Blogging

Salam,

after some time I have not been at other people's office (my job requires me to be at one, actually... bosannya!), I am now today writing from one of my banks...

fortunately this particular bank is very near to my dear hubby's office... so when it's time to go home, I can just walk to his office instead of following my teammates back to the office, to continue working...

I'll be here until Apr... oh! that is too long... we do have Internet connection here, but on sharing basis... so, even if I wanna use it to check emails, yada-yada-yada... I might not have the luxury of blogging... ooohhh sungguh tak bestnya... I can't really catch- up on what's happening, but I'll try my very best to do so, even if I have to sacrifice my lunch hour (when all of them are gone eating)... but errr, would I do so in this freezing room??? Maybe YES NOT!

Tergezut Tau!

Salam...

malam tadi lepas dinner salad sayur rebus + buah2an Domino's Pizza, mak called...

Mak: Ju*u baru called mak, abg Jan (abg aku) baru bawak Adib pegi hospital...

Aku: Kenapa? (aku mcm guna tone biasa, sbb abg aku kadang2 mmg pegi hospital bila anak dia demam)

Mak: Adib ni haa tertelan coin...

Aku: Astaghfirullah...

Tu laa kejadian mlm tadi... Adib, Adib... memang u ni penuh ngan surprise laaa... hari tu jari tersepit kat basikal laaa.. jatuh toksah cakap laa kan... benjol sana sini pon banyak kisah...
What laa you... but as some people said, anak jantan kena ada experience mcm ni... haaa, hero aku pon ada kejadian dia tersendiri, kepala lutut termasuk dalam nestum panas, yg sedang dimakan oleh Aunty I*ja nya itu... konon2 nya nak tumpang duduk sebelah aunty dia tu, sekali tersalah budget, terus lututnya parking dalam tu... kesian dia, dah ada 'cop mohor' kat lutut tu, pasal nestum plak tu... *lol*... kesian anak mommy...

by the way, adib punya kes plak, Dr. x-ray mlm tadi gak, and mmg nampak 20sen dalam perut dia... (macam magic lak makan2 duit ni)... kesian anak buah aku tu, tak pasal2 kena makan ubat yg buat dia poo- poo banyak kali... supaya duit itu dapat diwithdraw... kalau tak gak, Dr. will have to do something on him tonite.. ok, adib... make sure you poo-poo ok? mommy roz hopes things will be better, Insya Allah...

dah lepas ni toksah makan duit... makan nestum! tapi jgn jadik cam your wonderful cousin, adam... terendam lutut dalam nestum itu... take care! mmuuuaahhhh!

subject identified... wearing helmet! (time ni tgh tunggu Dr. nak kasik ubat, muka ttp maintain)

apa perasaan anda? (answer: takde perasaan, rasa biasa saja bila dah telan...)

my hero... ('cop mohor' terlindung time nih)

A New Star in the Making...

Salam...

A friend of mine has safely delivered a baby girl last Sunday, Alhamdulillah... Congrats to both A*im and Has*i... finally kan? You must glad, all the pain and the worriness worth the wait... ;) She weighs 3.04kg, normal delivery @ Pantai Med. Ctr by Dr. (ntah!)... err sorry, no info available... lupa nak tanya...

A cutie pie she is (baby mana yg tak pon kan?)... thick hair, opened her eyes throughout my visit (except she went back to sleep few minutes before we left)... she's blushing red! that means she's very very fair (mak bapak pon dah putih melepak!)

Her parents named her Hannah Tan Qaireena Sofiyya... lovely name!

Ok, now it's that time for me again... nak anak jugak... a girl perhaps? Insya Allah... pray for me...

orait... chiao.. and baby dust to me, and whoever's trying out there!

ooohhhh, I miss that feeling... cuddling this baby size person (and it's mine)...

relaxed...

tensed... (nobody's hugging me!)

Congrats to both of you, Jimni... comelsness!!!

Photography 101

Salam...

Gosh! I'm taking my newfound hobby quite seriously... how? I've attended this basic photography class by Ariff (http://www.ariffaris.com/). He's a friend of a friend and introduced me to him... (in fact we went to these 2 sessions together)...

I've been lucky coz Arif conducted personal session for both of us so all the silly questions were shooted with no major embarassment shown on my face... heheheh...

So here are the things that Ive learned from him... (if you wanna know more, do contact me in person... I charge you murah2 only... hahahah... kidding)

Session 1: Using a Digital Camera

1. Modes

2. Shutter

3. Light Meter

4. Aperture

5. Time

6. Sensitivity

7. Noise/ISO

8. Sharpness

9. Spot Focus

10. Depth of Field

11. Focal Length

12. Hue

13. Saturation

14. Temperature

15. White Balance

16. Color Spaces

17.Monitor versus Printer

Session 2: Understanding your camera

1. Point and Shoot

2. Manual Controls

3. Single Lens Reflex

4. Wide Angle Lens

5. Normal Lens

6. Telephoto lens

7. Digital Pixels vs Film

8. Size

9. Digital Image Sensor

10. Image Size

11. Resolution

12. Compression

13. Storage Media

so my next session will be the practical one... (shoot! I practically bought this just to take my son's + hubby's pic... and I don't really need this... but who cares? Maybe I like to see better picture coming out from my 'snap- snap'...)

oh yeah, by the way, I'd like to post 2 pix that I took recently... (so what 'ya think?) Got talent or not?

my jubilant... in his 'playful' mode...

'forced labor'... to the photographer, as the self- acclaimed model (on the left) would torture yours truly to take his countless numbers of pix... seen here with my jubilant...

Hari Sabtu & Ahadku 14.02 & 15.02 (A Trip to Kuala Selangor)

Salam...

ok... kalau dah tak celebrate V- Day tu, ajak laa kawan2 merayap2... ke mana? Kelip2 di Kg. Kuantan, Kuala Selangor! Woohoo!!! Mula2 tu almost nak dicancelkan on Friday, sbbnya tak ramai yg free, tapi disebabkan semangat kawan2 aku yg lain dah meronta2 nak pegi, maka diteruskan jugak...

kitorang bertolak lps zuhur on saturday... berenti lunch kat R&R Awan Besar kat Kesas tu, headed towards Sg. Buloh... then to Kuala Selangor. The journey took about 1.5 hours, not bad la kan... sampai jek, ingatkan nak straight pegi hotel, tapi kawan2 aku yg dah memang teruja tu, nak tgk site dulu...

Site visit...

then, off to the hotel, de palma hotel, kuala selangor... lepak2 kejap sampai laa kitorang ready2 after maghrib prayer utk ke Kg. Kuantan, tempat rasmi kelip2 tu menginap... (time ni semua cam dah kemaruk, dan excited gila dah!)... beli tiket $10 sorang (sampan hanya boleh memuatkan 4 org penumpang sahaja, so kalau korang datang ber2, make sure pandai2 laa carik kawan baru kat situ nanti mintak ditumpangkan atau korang ajak dia tumpang bot korang nanti)... ni ala2 kes prebet sapu laa, kereta takkan jalan kalau tak cukup orang lagi :) aku ngan laki aku kena naik ngan satu couple cina yg muda (dorang tgh celebrate V-Day sambil tgk kelip2, so sweet!), manakala kawan2 aku yg 4 org tu naik satu bot... harus laa berlumba... hahah, takdelah...

Ni laa chalet kami @ De Palma (model: anakku yg aktif itu...)

aku cam cuak2 gak laa, psl dorang mmg kata ada buaya (standard laa dah kalau sungai yg ada udang, mmg ada Pak Ya ni!) ala2 ngeri laa gak memikirkannya... tp dorang kata dia tak usik kalau tak usik dia... so dgn bismillah, kami pon naik bot... so masa pendayung aku yg cool tu bawak ke seberang sungai (kat pokok2 tu korang dah nampak cahaya kelip2... dan pemandangan dia sebijik mcm christmas tree)... korang dah macam terlupa semua tu... Subhanallah, cantik!

bapak & anak atas sampan... nasib ada life jacket, rasa secured sikit...

abis jek semua tu, kami apa lagi, sesi makan laa pulak... abang pendayung suggest kitorang pegi Jeram, makan seafood kat Pantai Jeram... food takde laa sedap gila, biasa2 jek... I've had better laa...

satu family yg gambar mereka dirakam (tanpa ada rasa malu...)

esoknya tu, lepas check- out, kitorang pegi berjalan2 kat tpt bersejarah pulak @ Bukit Malawati... tgk2 meriam Belanda, rumah api semua... kat atas tu pon ada muzium about Selangor ni, so you can easily kill time kat situ laa... (sbb kalau tak kang rasa takde apa2 sangat atas tu, selain melayan monyet2 jek)... korang tau tak, salah satu version mana datangnya nama Selangor ni ialah there was this one pahlawan terkenal dan handal laaa... sekali ada satu time tu, dia tgh lepak2, datang satu langau hinggap kat pipi dia, dia pon sudah naik hangin la kan... dia tampar pipi dia dgn sekuat- hatinya dgn harapan nak punahkan langau tu, belakang dgn jayanya langau itu dapat terbang... maka sakit pipi + sakit hati free2 jek laa kan... terus dia terpk, aku dgn org tak kalah, tapi ngan langau boleh kalah? Sure tpt ni bertuah, aku nak namakan this place Se-Langau (seekor langau)... last2 nama ni tukar Selangor over the times... mak aih, cam psycho kan? Tp tu laa, ada lagi 2-3 version yg nampak lagi convincing laa jalan cita dia dari yang ni, tp somehow yg ni jugak aku hafal... hahahhaa... mungkin aku kesiankan mamat dalam cita ni sbb pipi dia sure kemerah2an sbb sakit dah menahan malu...

ni laa geng2 pengembaraan ke Kuala Selangor...

so dah abis2 semua tu, kitorang pon turun aaa balik (eh lupa, nak naik atas, dan turun tu semua korang boleh naik tram yg tiket $2 for dewasa, $1 for kids, dan kitorang rasa worth gila, sbb abg drebar tuh mmg layan penumpang2 dia haritu mcm naik roller- coaster... lap ajek keja dia.. best woooo!)... then, ready to head home... on the way tu sempat lagi menyinggah kat A&W Subang Jaya... woohooo.. best laa weekendku kali ni... Cuti- Cuti Malaysia...

tram (pandangan depan... tak nampak kitorang, kitorang ada kat belakang, biasa laaa, rock! :)

haaa, tengok dia lap sekali... dia buat lebih 12x, tau!... :)

Hari Jumaatku 13.02.09 (Geng Pengembaraan Bermula- Upin & Ipin)

Salam...

Balik jek from ofis, aku terus ajak suamiku tgk wayang... pasal aku cam ada bosan sket nak balik rumah, ditambah pulak macam terasa nak melayan 'my jubilant' tu.. so we decided to watch Upin & Ipin The Movie...

Keseluruhannya, utk satu production yg not that big yet, aku salute... cerita mmg entertaining, lawak2 dia boleh diterima (taklaa bodo, dan tak laa trying too hard)...

www.gengthemovie.com

Kitorang enjoy... tapi yg kelakarnya, plan nak tgk yg 8.30pm punya, pegi2 beratur, tgk tinggal depan2 jek... sakit laa tengkuk nanti... next show was at 10.30pm, tanpa berpikir panjang kami pon beli, and got the best seats for the 3 of us... since tak dapat tgk that 8.30 pm punya show, terus aku ajak MAM pi makan char kuay teow kat taman bunga raya, setapak... (sbb masa amik AZA tu ternampak satu cita pasal tpt2 makan best kat KL ni, yg salah sorang contestant raja lawak 2 tu host ngan farouk hussein... dorang cita psl tpt ni laa, and aku dah penah pegi dulu -Si S*ed yg introducekan)

sampai jek... mak aihhh panjang gila org beratur, dan sesungguhnya sure tak sempat kalau nak tgk wayang pasni.. maka kami pon amik keputusan makan nasik lemak jek laaa... pon panjang, tapi tak sepanjang CKT tu... hish, frust tak dapat makan...

p/s: sapyyyyyy... go!

Puteri Gunung Ledang Season III

Salam...

Last Fri aku + MAM pegi tgk PGL... so dengan penuh semangat juang tinggi (time ni darah Hang Tuah + Tun Teja aku tgh memuncak) dan penuh berkobar2, kami pon pegi... all this while org banyak cakap best gila, gempak... so aku pon wanna be one of them laa konon2nya... pastu dapat pulak tiket free 2, B*M kasik... sempena 50 tahun, so semua staff dapat laaa kan...

hmmm, pegi2, dan sampai right on time, 8.25pm to be exact! sbb katanya start pkl 8.30pm... belakang pukul 9pm! iskk, siapa laa VVIP(s) punya angkara laa tu... nak jek aku ngutuk! tapi sbb masa tu dah pasang mood nak layan... so aku boh kan ajek!

maka cerita pon bermula... opening sangat menarik! yada...yada... yada... sampai laa part Hang Tuah keluar... nyanyi mmg power gila si stephen rahman tu... tapi bila dia cakap... mmg laa aku boleh bg kredit kat dia di atas kesungguhan dia pabila mengenangkan dia melayu celup... tapi alangkah akan kurangnya cacat cela itu, pabila ianya seorang melayu tulen yg memegang watak hero terakhir melayu itu! sbb kadang2 korang akan terdengar bunyik2 ala- ala "my secha-wen" dia tu... other than that, he's awesome!

pastu aku paling suka part adlin, si sultan mahmud gila kuasa itu menari gatal sbb dia nak kawin ngan Gusti Putri Raden Adjeng Retno Dumilah... yup! secara mengejutnya, mamat tu boleh nyanyi, menari light2, sambil membuat muka gatal... hahaha, funny as heck!
dan of course laaa, suamiku yang sporting itu amat suka dgn "AC di mana??? AC Disini..." sebagai Gusti Adipati Handaya Ningrat... si AC tu siap buat tarian rappers dia masa semua2 pelakon menundukkan diri berterima kasih kepada kami.... suamiku harus laa memberi standing ovation kan? (aku pon sekali... ehehhee)...

tapi ending dia tak berapa best... mcm slow ajek... aku budget dorang nak buat ending yg ada impact skett... cam yang jenis kau akan kata "Alamak, dah abissss? perrghhhh! syahdu... best! best!", tapi sayangnya tidak... ending dia biasa2 jek...
kesimpulannya, not so bad laa.. boleh laa kata best... aku kasik 3.5 bintang laaa... ke lebih aaa? ok laa.. 4 bintang... ok laa tu.. not bad laa utk aku yg tak pandai kritik menda2 seni ni.. hehehhe

ni jek laa aku dapat... curtain call...

dah abissss... boleh balik!

Harus ada background tu...

Hang Tuah wannabe?

another wannabe? (apsal mata aku cam juling air?)

mereka bergambar dgn salah satu hantaran utk Gusti Putri, air mata rakyat satu tempayan

kami...

Hang Tuahku yg gagah perkasa... love you, laling!

"orang Melaka bersopan- santun, pandai pula berpantun" - Gusti Putri

(kah... kah... kah... jgn marah laa ieta dan -suamiku-, don't hate us (aku dan -suamimu Nuar-) coz we're beautiful... beautiful Malacca decendents... ekekekek... sorry laa, dorang takde quote org Kelantan in that story... nanti suruh Tiara buat cerita Cik Siti Wan Kembang, okeh? :)

PEMBETULAN

Salam...

I just got to know nama anak buah aku yg baru telah ditukar oleh abg iparku dalam perjalanan dia ke JPN utk mendaftar baby tu... (refer: the birth of a princess) Kan kat situ aku tulis nama dia Latifah Maryam, tapi on the way, dia sudah tukar Cempaka Latifah...

so the baby is now formally registered as Cempaka Latifah Maryam... (ni aku salah type haritu)...

hmmm... blur aku sekejap :)

Shopaholic Went Crazieeeee...

Salam...

Yup, it's madness! After I've made a couple of purchases from my 'hard- earned' bonus (ye, that is to forget my ex- boss and lagipon that's for hubby and myself)... I bought another extravagant item/ gadget/ I'm-starting-a-new-hobby kinda thing...

kaching!!! seriously... I went nuts the moment I got to know someone was letting it go at cheaper price... (he's a friend of a friend, lepas beli terus add dia jadik kawan FB aku.. hahaha, Senang sikit nak call2 kalau aku ada soalan2 cepu emas...) I took this step by not telling MAM about it first, coz I know, he'll freak out on my impulse buying... (eh, impulse ke? taklah... lama aku pikir... 24 jam! lama laa tu, sejam pikir pon dah peluh2...) So, off I go, meeting the seller together with my friend who is his friend, too... dalam berpikir tak berpikir tu... aku dah set dah dalam hati "yup, I'm definitely getting this" walaupon aku tak tau apa akan terjadi selepas ini dalam episod sinetron aku dan lakiku... tapi malas nak amik pot at that time... I want it, I want it...

so when I brought back that 'thing', telling my hubby that the seller gave me the chance to try it out first before I make decision, hubby seems interested in that 'thing' (wah, GOOD sign! sbb suamiku mmg suka dgn benda2 cenggini...) but he just said that it's not necessary at the moment... tanpa prasangka, mukaku sudah ada muncung :@ I bought it already, what should I do? I can't simply return it and ask for refund... Malu ahhh dong!

Then, there was this communication session between us... I told him every reason in the world why I want this thing (read: benda ni dah dalam tangan selama seminggu lebih, and hubby asked when am I suppose to return it back?) At first, he seemed uninterested... walaupon aku dah cakap I'll claim it from company's staff benefit... he said he rather me have the cash than buying that not-so-important gadget... and of course, mestilah aku kena menang! I told him, you can't get cash money unless you claim it for something tangible/ intangible... Then he just said, "Kalau camtuh, baik beliiiii....." hahahahah, terus mataku berkaca-kaca... terasa kebahagiaan tidak diragut... yes! What I dreaded the most is not becoming a reality... thank you, B. You make my life easier (read: keadaan tetap sama kalau direject... hahaha, ye ke? *wink*wink*)

so now I'm a proud owner of... NIKON D60 (as promised, the pic is attached, bersendalkan remote astroku itu)

BTW, that's the story of yours truly yang suka membeli ini... God, come to think of it, I have lots of things to let go... I dont want to be a hoarder... maybe I'll put it up for sale/ giveaway... tengok laa camana...

lastly, SHOPAHOLIC MODE: ON (alamak, still on lagi??? dangerous, dangerous...)