BUJAL

I went to see Iron Man with Ray that day. Love it tapi yang boring tu tetap lah orang Islam yang jahat kan....

Batman is coming up soon... a "must see" movie lagi. Last nite I watched Spiderman movies, back-to-back at home with Ray. Then we talked about the comics we used to read when we were younger. Superman, spiderman, and more. And not forgetting... Bujal! hahahaha! I don't know whether anybody still remember that magazine. Bujal, Bambino, "Dewan Pelajar and Kuntum", these are more educational. Not forgetting Gila-gila and Ujang (ada lagi ker?)

Bujal was the main character. Kawan dia Dogol, botak tak silap aku. Selalu curi buah jambu lepas tu kena rotan kat punggong. Ada watak orang tua, Wak Segan kot . Era 70an-80an sangat!

WHAT WILL BE, WILL BE...

Yesterday, Tun Dr Mahathir announced that he quits from UMNO. Ex Kedah MB, Tan Sri Sanusi Junid Has left too. Here are more details on this.

I was not overwhelmed by this news nor surprise. I still remember how shocked, confused, angry, sad I was when I learned that Anwar and Mahathir clashed. What was happening?, I thought. Malaysia was developing to a better era, economics was giving good prospects, Foreigners Investors increasing and one of the reasons were political stability, among other aspects.

I was a proud citizen. Proud of my country, proud of Mahathir, proud of Anwar Ibrahim. These was the two person I have faith on, The two person that I gave credits for Malaysia's achievements. Two very sharp, smart, charismatic leader. Then that day came, the day I felt lost. Where am I again?

At that point. I asked myself....Why can't we all have the same agendas? Same goals? Same priorities? Why should we fight among ourselves?

I was so naive. So young and bold. Now I learned that every individuals have choices to make, thoughts to voice and needs to fulfill. And they are absolutely never the same, they differs.

So, what the heck? Stand for what you say. I'm trying to be more heard nowadays. That has been in my list of this year's resolutions. Among others, were losing weight and eat healthy. :P

So, I believe, Tun Dr Mahathir may have his reasons to say and do whatever he believes in. But I just wish that we 'll be united. We, the Malays shouldn't be fighting each other. We shouldn't. Its a loss.

Digging old boxes

I went through some of my old stuff in the boxes. I saw some old organisers, few address book and others. And I saw these written on the back of my old diary over 7 years back. I couldn't recall how and why I came out with this words. But I remember, I wrote more those days.



Yesterday,

was just a memory....



Today,

is what you see...



Tomorrow,

anything can just be....

Moo moo here, and a moo moo there...

I got this from Yahoo Kids... 

there are lots of Q&A jokes.  

A good way to start your day!  

Q : What restaurant did a cow go to?

A : The Dairy Queen....

Q : What do cows listen to?

A : Moo-sic

Q : What do you call a sleeping bull?

A : A bulldozer

Q : What do you call a place full of ancient cows

A : A mooseum!

Q : What do you call a cow on the barnyard floor?

A : Ground beef

Q : What do you call a cow with no front legs?

A : Lean beef

Q : What do cows get when they are sick?

A : Hay fever

Q : Why do cows wear bells?

A : Their horns don't work

Q : What did one dairy cow say to another?

A : Got milk?

Q : What do you call cattle with a sense of humour?

A : Laughing stock!

Q : What happened to the lost cattle?

A : Nobody's herd

Q : Where do cow's go for lunch?

A : Calf-eteria

 

And here's another interesting link.

Mad Cow Disease

There were these two cows, chatting over the fence between their fields.

The first cow said, "I tell you, this mad-cow-disease is really pretty scary. They say it is spreading fast; I heard it hit some cows down on the Johnson Farm."

The other cow replies, "I ain't worried, it don't affect us ducks."

SEEKING SUNSHINES...

Slept in really late last nite. I was chatting with one of my best fren, Dila. A lot of things was on my mind. I just really need someone to talk to. She was chatting with me while preparing dinner, there at DC. I felt better... and managed to retire and turn in to bed.

I woke up later. Checked my handphone. Gosh! So many missed calls and sms. But none were from the contractor. Normally they will call, and ask me to open the gate. Mmmm? they didn't turn up today. Hubby was still sleeping. I went down and look out. Nope. No contractors. Then I went to kitchen and took out the frozen chic from the fridge to defrost. Then I switched on my lap top, check my emails and facebook. Replied my sms, returned those missed calls, look through my to-do list. Lots have been pending due to my present in the house was needed as long as the contractors is working. Sigh...

Then, I did the laundry. Called a fren whom asked me to join her at lunch earlier. I asked her out for dinner instead. Another fren cudn't make it. I cooked dinner for hubby. ( terung sambal, labu masak lemak and ayam masak kicap) At around 7:30pm, my sister in-laws came by. They all watched dvd and I left around 8:30p.m

Fetched my fren, talked all the way to Bora Asmara. Apparently we both really needed to talk... We had a great time, talking our hearts out... sharing our thoughts and daily life stories. The food was good, the music was soothing and we were relaxed.!

Dropped by at 7-eleven to get some ice-creams for her children before sending her home, I called home and learned that hubbby and his siblings were having a movie marathon since evening.

I joined them, only till half an hour later my hubby suggested that I made them some snack or something. So, there I go... I made them burgers with pickles , cheese and onions on a sesame seed bun, and french fries on the side.

Yeay! That was how I spent my yesterday!

Sigh! That was how I spent my yesterday?

A PACT, A TRADTION...

I was at Ipoh last month, attending Akma's engagement ceremony,(Ray's cousin) Everything went very well. This was the 1st engagement ceremony in her family... The food was good, the weather was good, family of both sides were happy, a lot of friends and relatives enjoyed being there.

Chu salmah and her mom

Pak chu listening to the lamaran

Mak Long Timah and Bonda.....

Two cheerful kids playing around...

Naim and Along was incharged of the food dept

Refilling "Nangka masak Lemak"

Shirah and Jaja helping themselves with the food

Abang Jahar, one of the back bone of the ceremony

My hubby, mengintai....

Zara... my adorable niece

Me with Sheera and Jaja

Ayam goreng berempah, Daging masak itam, nangka masak lemak and pecal jawa

Enjoying the tasty foods...

The bride to-be and her mom

Wrapping the pulut kuning and rendang as one of the hantaran

Fazleen and Fahmy

OLD SKOOL

LEAVE A LIGHT ON

Take my hand

Tell me what you are feeling

Understand

This is just the beginning

Although I have to go

It makes me feel like crying

I dont know when Ill see you again

Darling leave a light on for me

Ill be there before you close the door

To give you all the love that you need

Darling leave a light on for me

cause when the world takes me away

You are still the air that I breathe

I cant explain I just dont know

Just how far

I have to go

But darling Ill keep the key

Just leave a light on for me

Yes I know

What Im asking is crazy

You could go

Just get tired of waiting

But if I lose your love

Torn out by my desire

That would be the one regret of my life

Just like a spark lights up the dark

Baby thats your heart

SUMMER RAIN

Whispering our goodbyes

Waiting for a train

I was dancing with my baby In the summer rain

I can hear him saying

Nothing will change

Come dancing with me baby In the summer rain

I remember the rain on our skin

And his kisses hotter than the Santa ana winds

Whispering our goodbyes

Waiting for a train

I was dancing with my baby

In the summer rain

I remember laughing til we almost cried (there at station that night)

I remember looking in his eyes

Oh my love, its you and that I dream of

Oh my love, since that day

Somewhere in my heart Im always

Dancing with you in the summer rain

Doesnt matter what I do now

Doesnt matter what I say

Somewhere in my heart Im always

Dancing with you in the summer rain

I can hear the whistle Military train

I was dancing with my baby In the summer rain

I can hear him singing

Ooh love is strange

Come dance with me baby In the summer rain

I remember the rain pouring down

And we poured our hearts out

As the train pulled out

I can see my baby

Waving from the train

It was last time that I saw him In the summer rain

Every time I see the lightening

Every time I hear the thunder

Every time I close the window

When this happens in the summer

Oh the night is so inviting

I can feel that you are so close

I can feel you when the wind blows

Blows right through my heart

Every night and every day now

Though I know youve gone away

Somewhere in my heart Im always

Dancing with you in the summer rain

I love these 2 songs... and many more of hers... La Luna, Circle in the sand, Vision of you, Runaway Horses, Heaven is a Place on Earth.... you can find out more here.

These songs cud really take me back to the time when I was in school, wearing pinafore... really miss those times... Other than Belinda, my favourites includes Debbie Gibson's Electric Youth, Paula Abdul's Cold Hearted Snake and Straight up, almost all Mariah Carey's songs... some of NKOTB, BROS, Mr Big, Color Me bad, Martika, Sinead O'Connor, Rick Ashey, Kyle and Jason Donovan... I really thot they were gonna be together...

Listening to these songs too, reminds me of UMBRO skool bags. garfield bags. Reebok and L.A gear shoes, Sweet Dreams novel series, sweat shirts, baggy pants, Beverly Hills 90210, Smash Hits magazines, school canteen's mee rebus, the karipap plus kuah cicah at the pak guard's house, my uncle bus, my class rooms and my all girls school...

BETRAYAL

How do you handle a betrayal upon you.


Freak out?


Confront?


Or juz act like you know none of such thing...


Or cry while you were in the shower...


Or run to a friends' shoulder


How do you handle it if you want to avoid confrontation of such betrayal
dat occurs over and over again...

HOLLOW

It's already 3:15pm....



feeling tired.



sleep really late last nite.



woke up at 9:am



Cook at 12--> kari ayam, sayur bayam, bendi celur and sambal blacan



2:15 selesai makan



sekarang macam ngantuk pulak



tapi nak kena pergi Jalan Kenanga beli rail baju



kena pergi harvey norman pavillion nak suruh dia cop warranty card bfore post



tapi kena pergi sorang pulak, ray kena jaga rumah. ada orang tgh buat gate.



malas. ngantuk. boring.

QUEEN OF HEARTS

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers....

To my Mom, Mama min, Mama Dah, Mak mertoa tiri ku yang kami panggil Bonda, my "mom" frens...Maria, Hajah Pnut, Nadia, Girl, Ann, Reena, Rina, Emi, Ainon and mummy to-be... Shida and Afida... Happy Mother's Day!

Selalu lah doa kan aku pun dapat celebrate mother's day... huhuhu...

Y'day me and family celebrated mother's day at Bora Asmara. Whole family except Girl and Jay kat Melbourne, plus Ray, Enrad (tunang Dian) and Gadafi (bf Ameen) had dinner there. We had a reservation at 9pm. Tapi 8.30 ramai tak siap lagi. So Ameen and Gadap pergi dulu. Reached there around 9:40. Ramainyer orang, pening kepala. Ingat nak duduk kat gazebo2 yang ada curtains and cussions tu tapi dah ada orang reserved. Last2 duduk kat dalam area yang ada aircond. It was too crowded and noisy. Kids were screaming while the adults were talking and laughing... We cud not concentrate looking at the menu..

Then, the waitress told us that ala carte meals might take 1 hour to prepare pasal ramai orang. Only western foods jer cepat.... sigh... I wanted to have the tom yam... So, I settledfor spaghetti marinara... I followed Dian and Enrad to the washroom. Enrad then meet the manager and asked whether there were any gazebo available. Later, the manager told us that we cud take the gazebo reserved by somebodey earlier coz he didnt turned up passed 15min from the reservation time.

It was about time! Coz the room was getting louder... the gazebo was much fun. We had a great time, talking and joking around while having dinner and sit back kekenyangan sambil minum hot choc....

Looking at mom's face, so full of joy. Dad pun.. Having their children sitting together, with spouse and spouse to-be, having dinner... Thanks mom, for being there for all of us, bukan senang nak brought up 6 orang anak yang berlainan character and personalities... Ingat lagi masa skolah rendah, my frens semua kata I had a beautiful mom... I still remember when she was much younger and energetic,.. went jogging with me, went to saloon to do our hair when i was 12, sent me to me to music classes, tutions, mengaji,when to buy barang kemas at chow kit.( masa tu rasa boring betul)... Take care of me when I was sick, I was sick a lot of times.. taught me how to be a woman, how to dress, how to cook,... yes sometimes she was being quite hard on me... I hated it that time... but now I know that she wanted the best for me, for my own good. Mengalir air mata tulis pasal ni... I was the eldest, I was the hopes and dreams of hers... I can't imagine my hopes and dreams kalau I have a child of my own nanti...

Mom, sorry if I ever hurt your feelings by being outspoken during my rebelious time, for being naughty and make you worried. I can't ever imagine my life without you. I hope to have more happy moments with you and my future children. I love you mom!

BREATHING FROM A NEW NEST...

I've been busy lately and still am.. I just moved to a place I called my own home now. Walking distance from my mom's and definitely not a new house.

The house is actually in a good location, but not so good condition. Ray and me decided to remove all wooden parquet on the 1st floor and the tiles on the living room. And it was not easy to make decisions... on new tiles, the stairs, the gate( yang lama dah nak tumbang) then the floor at the porch was not level... that has to be done too..

Then I've to decide on the pebbles for the porch. lightings indoor and outdoor. Urghhhh... it was stressful back and forth to the suppliers, hardware shop... decide on the colours of the wall... I was not happy with the workmanship... rasa nak cat sendiri aje..

Suddeny Ray nak buat plaster ceiling pulak... decisions lagi... furniture? appliances?..

We had some arguments on the interior concept, at first Ray wanted all white. then he changed to glass and stainless steel.

But we managed, to compromise...and some decisions been made. We moved in last Friday. It was so hectic coz that was the day the furniture was delivered, air-cond installed, my in-laws arrived from Perak.... Fuuh...

The works on the porch and gate was not done yet. Some of the rooms has no light. But we all managed to sleep in and cook the very next day... It was tiring but it's all worth it. To have a place you call your own, having your family, in-laws sitting and eating together helping you out, setting your house.

While I was writing this post, the electrician is fixing the new ceiling fan and lights in the room, Wak Mastor is doing the pebbles on the porch... Ray is having teh tarik with his siblings...

Couldn't wait to have it all done...