This year Hari Raya was a KL affair.
Woke up with a temperature of 38.7. I was feeling so hot! I could not get out of bed. Hubby nursed me and by noon, he managed to bring down my temp and I could get out of bed and showered. First time in my life, Raya morning feast was oats and a cup of hot milo. No lemang! No ketupat! No rendang! Hey!....It's different ok!
Went to my parents-in-laws house. Ate a lil bit and went visiting to an aunty's house. So happy I managed to put on my raya outfit.
4th day of raya, we drove back to Spore and went visiting on Saturday. I was still not well. Coughing like a maniac. Went back to KL on Monday and before we set off, received sms that father-in-law was admitted to the hospital cos of high sugar level and infection.
I guess this year raya is not that fantastic but I still thank God that I am still alive to see Raya this year. Things may not be fantastic but I hope Raya next year will be a happy affair.
I am still coughing till today and father-in-law is still in hospital. I hope he will get well soon and out of hospital. Insya-Allah.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
My Birthday Celebration 2011
Hubby came back with a bouquet of flowers and a bar of chocolate. And then we had dinner at SOULed Out. Fantastic place....a very nice place to hang out with your loved ones or to have a girly chit chat. Staff were pleasant, food was nice and reasonably priced.
Then we bought DVDs and went home to watch it.
A very simple affair. Waiting for our trip to Phuket on Thursday!
Then we bought DVDs and went home to watch it.
A very simple affair. Waiting for our trip to Phuket on Thursday!
Things...
My last post about Briq was like more than a week ago. Till now, Briq is not back. We have already decided that he has found a better place for himself. Dah redha... Whatever it is, we hope he is safe and comfortable and happy. Goodbye darling!
Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 37. As always, I am never sad to turn a year older as I am thankful that God has given me the strength, the good health and the happiness that I have now. But somehow, I am learning to stay positive. Negative thoughts always stop me from enjoying moment. Today I read somewhere and somehow I can relate to it. It comes from this small book MUTIARA KATA AL-QARNI.
Jangan bayangkan kebahagiaan yang lebih besar daripada apa yang anda rasakan saat ini, supaya anda tidak kehilangan apa yang anda miliki saat ini. Dan jangan tunggu-tunggu musibah yang akan datang, kerana jika demikian bererti anda ingin mempercepat datangnya kesusahan dan kesedihan.
I am more guilty of the second part than the first. My husband always told me I am not competitive enough which is not true actually. As a normal human being, I do want more than what I have right now but it's not as important as the second part about bad things that I always imagine to happen. When I was young, I always imagine bad things to happen during my happy times. And it did happen once when my dad passed away 2 weeks after I got married. Somehow that had an impact on me till now. Sometimes, I told my husband that I am scared what will happen to me if something happens to him. And the thought lingers that I am worried everytime he goes to work and come back home. I am always worried.... and I think it's about time for me to be positive and stop having such thoughts!
We are going for a trip tomorrow or rather later today. We are going to Phuket to celebrate my birthday and hubby needs a break too. He needs it cos he is still doing his work as I am typing this. *sigh*
It took me weeks to decide on which hotel to stay as I am paranoid about this and that. I read so many reviews till I can read no more. At last I made the decision, we booked and I am not going to think about it anymore till I reach Phuket tomorrow.
I have to stop these negative thoughts! Go!!
Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 37. As always, I am never sad to turn a year older as I am thankful that God has given me the strength, the good health and the happiness that I have now. But somehow, I am learning to stay positive. Negative thoughts always stop me from enjoying moment. Today I read somewhere and somehow I can relate to it. It comes from this small book MUTIARA KATA AL-QARNI.
Jangan bayangkan kebahagiaan yang lebih besar daripada apa yang anda rasakan saat ini, supaya anda tidak kehilangan apa yang anda miliki saat ini. Dan jangan tunggu-tunggu musibah yang akan datang, kerana jika demikian bererti anda ingin mempercepat datangnya kesusahan dan kesedihan.
I am more guilty of the second part than the first. My husband always told me I am not competitive enough which is not true actually. As a normal human being, I do want more than what I have right now but it's not as important as the second part about bad things that I always imagine to happen. When I was young, I always imagine bad things to happen during my happy times. And it did happen once when my dad passed away 2 weeks after I got married. Somehow that had an impact on me till now. Sometimes, I told my husband that I am scared what will happen to me if something happens to him. And the thought lingers that I am worried everytime he goes to work and come back home. I am always worried.... and I think it's about time for me to be positive and stop having such thoughts!
We are going for a trip tomorrow or rather later today. We are going to Phuket to celebrate my birthday and hubby needs a break too. He needs it cos he is still doing his work as I am typing this. *sigh*
It took me weeks to decide on which hotel to stay as I am paranoid about this and that. I read so many reviews till I can read no more. At last I made the decision, we booked and I am not going to think about it anymore till I reach Phuket tomorrow.
I have to stop these negative thoughts! Go!!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Please come home, Briq!
Yesterday night, right after we buried Wheee!! (the injured bird that I took care for 2 days and at last it died), hubby was hanging out at the porch drinking Milo and having a smoke. I was inside the house watching TV. Suddenly I heard hubby shouting something and a loud thud. I went out and saw a car stopped in front of the house and the driver went out to check something. And then hubby told him, "That is my cat!". I was still puzzled. Hubby mumbled something and he looked panic.
He asked me to get the keys to the gate and kept saying something which I didn't understand. At last, I managed to get it out from him. He said that Briq chased after another cat and dashed across the road. The other cat reached the other side of the road but Briq was in the middle of the road at that time. And at the same time, there was a black Viva and he refused to see what happened next. But then, he saw Briq fled off and he was gone! Briq was hit by the car and then he fled.
We looked around the estate a few times but no sign of Briq. I was still positive about it cos I told hubby, if he was injured, he won't be able to run away. But hubby was worried he might have some internal injuries and suffered somewhere. I thought about that but I still pin some hope that he is alright.
This morning, Briq was not at the door. He was not even within the vicinity of the house. My hope that he is alright is weakening. It's already 6pm now, nearly 24hrs after the incident, and he is still not home. I am beginning to lose hope. After talking to my hubby just now, I broke down and cried. He is one of the first cats that came to this house. And he is my hubby's favourite! Hubby is very very sad about it. Briq will be the one waiting for him outside the toilet when he is having his shower. Briq will be the one sleeping in between his legs at night. Briq will be the one to keep quiet once hubby comes out of the toilet or else he will keep on making noise till he comes out. Usually hubby will be the one to console me, but it seems it's my turn now.
Please God, let him be alright and please ask him to come back home. We are very worried about him.
We miss you, Briq!
He asked me to get the keys to the gate and kept saying something which I didn't understand. At last, I managed to get it out from him. He said that Briq chased after another cat and dashed across the road. The other cat reached the other side of the road but Briq was in the middle of the road at that time. And at the same time, there was a black Viva and he refused to see what happened next. But then, he saw Briq fled off and he was gone! Briq was hit by the car and then he fled.
We looked around the estate a few times but no sign of Briq. I was still positive about it cos I told hubby, if he was injured, he won't be able to run away. But hubby was worried he might have some internal injuries and suffered somewhere. I thought about that but I still pin some hope that he is alright.
This morning, Briq was not at the door. He was not even within the vicinity of the house. My hope that he is alright is weakening. It's already 6pm now, nearly 24hrs after the incident, and he is still not home. I am beginning to lose hope. After talking to my hubby just now, I broke down and cried. He is one of the first cats that came to this house. And he is my hubby's favourite! Hubby is very very sad about it. Briq will be the one waiting for him outside the toilet when he is having his shower. Briq will be the one sleeping in between his legs at night. Briq will be the one to keep quiet once hubby comes out of the toilet or else he will keep on making noise till he comes out. Usually hubby will be the one to console me, but it seems it's my turn now.
Please God, let him be alright and please ask him to come back home. We are very worried about him.
We miss you, Briq!
Monday, July 11, 2011
When Things Come CLEAN!
Yesterday, KL city centre came to a standstill when all roads leading to the city centre was blocked off. People were not allowed to go into the city centre unless they had an important event to attend to or some other good reasons. The reason being, there will be a demo by a group called BERSIH and it's opposition, PATRIOT. I had no idea about all these just that from reading all the twitters about the roadblocks and the major traffic jams, I found out about it.
As a foreigner, I tried to stay away from local politics as much as possible. Maklumlah, menumpang! I stayed away from these 'hot zones' so that I won't be caught for no reason. My brother called to ask how I am and I told him, where I stayed, things are very normal. No roadblocks or whatever. The odd thing was, the road was very clear. Quite unusual actually.
Usually, I am an outsider looking in when things like this happened in another country. But this time, I am in the country where the so-called turmoil happened. From my hometown, friends and families were worried about how we were here. They must have thought that we were caught in a large crowd and running about, trying to find a place to hide. Funny! Hehehehe!!
But as much as I think it's funny, I can't help but to think that the political scenes here are quite dramatic and unstable. This is my first time where I am in a country where such things happened. I can't help but to think ...."Is this where I want to settle down?" The answer is still very vague in front of us... very very vague. What I can see now is a black hole and only God knows where our next destination going to be.
Wherever it may be, I just pray for happiness and good health.
As a foreigner, I tried to stay away from local politics as much as possible. Maklumlah, menumpang! I stayed away from these 'hot zones' so that I won't be caught for no reason. My brother called to ask how I am and I told him, where I stayed, things are very normal. No roadblocks or whatever. The odd thing was, the road was very clear. Quite unusual actually.
Usually, I am an outsider looking in when things like this happened in another country. But this time, I am in the country where the so-called turmoil happened. From my hometown, friends and families were worried about how we were here. They must have thought that we were caught in a large crowd and running about, trying to find a place to hide. Funny! Hehehehe!!
But as much as I think it's funny, I can't help but to think that the political scenes here are quite dramatic and unstable. This is my first time where I am in a country where such things happened. I can't help but to think ...."Is this where I want to settle down?" The answer is still very vague in front of us... very very vague. What I can see now is a black hole and only God knows where our next destination going to be.
Wherever it may be, I just pray for happiness and good health.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Down South
Hubby received last minute news that he had to attend a seminar in JB this weekend. The event will take place on Friday and Saturday. Hubby wanted to decline at first but his boss told him to ask me first as she knows I would love to go back to Singapore.
Of course I said YES!!
So we drove down on yesterday night and checked-in at Puteri Pacific Hotel late midnight. The rest of hubby's colleagues, there's 3 of them, took the flight to JB.
Alright, the hotel first. For a hotel that comes under the name Pan Pacific hotel before, it was quite old and not impressive. When we checked-in, I asked whether there is wi-fi service and they said no. Only broadband cable. Oklaa... I have no choice as I have to submit my work this morning. When I asked for the rate, internet in the room cost RM57 for 24 hrs and if you were to do it in the lobby, the prepaid card cost RM60 for 2 hrs!! What?? Come on! Internet connection is something so common as common as providing towels in the room. At last we settle for a room that cost slightly higher to get unlimited connection till we check out.
When we went to the room, for something that cost more than RM300 per room per night, it's something that is not worth the money. The furnishing is old, wall paper peeling off, using the water spray requires you to have some muscles cos it was so hard to press it.
We were hungry then but it was too late to drive out and we were tired. I looked thru the room service menu and I was shocked! A plate of mee mamak cost RM34.90 per plate. Same goes for other local delicacies like chicken rice, fried rice, etc etc....*sigh* Luckily we had some food with us. We had that and hubby went to sleep while I stayed up till 3am to finish off my work.
Has breakfast this morning...errr...just so-so. At 9am, there were many dishes that were unavailable. Had to wait for them.
Now I am in the room while hubby had to go for the seminar and then a cocktail party after that. I rather stay in the room cos it's hot outside and I have nowhere to go. Don't really fancy JB... ehehehe!!
Will be going back to that small island tomorrow... can't wait!
Oh ya, received news this morning that my cousin in KL passed away. My mom and my other cousins took the flight this morning to KL. My mom didn't know I was in JB and I have no idea till when she will be in KL. She is uncontactable now... aiyaa!
Of course I said YES!!
So we drove down on yesterday night and checked-in at Puteri Pacific Hotel late midnight. The rest of hubby's colleagues, there's 3 of them, took the flight to JB.
Alright, the hotel first. For a hotel that comes under the name Pan Pacific hotel before, it was quite old and not impressive. When we checked-in, I asked whether there is wi-fi service and they said no. Only broadband cable. Oklaa... I have no choice as I have to submit my work this morning. When I asked for the rate, internet in the room cost RM57 for 24 hrs and if you were to do it in the lobby, the prepaid card cost RM60 for 2 hrs!! What?? Come on! Internet connection is something so common as common as providing towels in the room. At last we settle for a room that cost slightly higher to get unlimited connection till we check out.
When we went to the room, for something that cost more than RM300 per room per night, it's something that is not worth the money. The furnishing is old, wall paper peeling off, using the water spray requires you to have some muscles cos it was so hard to press it.
We were hungry then but it was too late to drive out and we were tired. I looked thru the room service menu and I was shocked! A plate of mee mamak cost RM34.90 per plate. Same goes for other local delicacies like chicken rice, fried rice, etc etc....*sigh* Luckily we had some food with us. We had that and hubby went to sleep while I stayed up till 3am to finish off my work.
Has breakfast this morning...errr...just so-so. At 9am, there were many dishes that were unavailable. Had to wait for them.
Now I am in the room while hubby had to go for the seminar and then a cocktail party after that. I rather stay in the room cos it's hot outside and I have nowhere to go. Don't really fancy JB... ehehehe!!
Will be going back to that small island tomorrow... can't wait!
Oh ya, received news this morning that my cousin in KL passed away. My mom and my other cousins took the flight this morning to KL. My mom didn't know I was in JB and I have no idea till when she will be in KL. She is uncontactable now... aiyaa!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Mid 2011
Time flies... and it's already the middle of the year.
What's up with me now?
I am doing some freelance job with SDI Media and the translation jobs have been pouring in.
Thank God for that.
I finally own a smart phone! Haahahah sounds bimbotic but I think I am one of those few goons who finally made the switch. Anyway, it's my really, really belated birthdya gift. Late..huh?
Hubby and I joined the gym and we started our sessions in April. Tough to get our butt to the gym but once we are done there... the feeling is good! Trying to burn some fats but it's really really slow!!
Hubby finally own his own electric guitar.... after years of wanting for one! He bought it in Singapore when we were there for election day. I am happy for him. But yet to hear a complete song from him! Hehehehhee...
For all these, I thank God for the rezki HE has given us.
And now it's the middle of year and we have not been to anywhere. I need a break! Especially hubby. He is under a lot of stress now so a good holiday will be good for him. And it's only slightly more than a month before fasting month so got to plan for one now. *scratch head*
Will update soon!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Travel, good news, etc....
Hubby left for Amsterdam yesterday night. He just called about 7pm just now (which is 11am Amsterdam time) to inform me he has safely landed in Amsterdam. Thank God!
While hubby is away till 26th March, Sekyah is here to accompany me. I have no guts to stay at home alone... despite having the 7 cats with me.... hehehee
Anyway, this year will be the last year hubby will be travelling overseas as next year the event will take place in Kuala Lumpur and then the end of contract. We'll see what's next after that.
Anyway, this week has been a good one. On Monday, hubby received a letter to inform him of his performance and the increment he is getting. Alhamdullilah! Thank God for the rezki HE has bestowed upon us. And hubby has achieved what he has been striving for all this while.
The next piece of good news that I received on Wednesday is that I passed the translation test that I sat for 2 weeks ago and that also means I got the job!! I have been offered the job as a freelance translator to translate English subtitles to Malay for documentaries and dramas. Thank God! Tho' it's nothing big, but it's something that I think I like to do and at least I am doing something now. It's been more than 3 years that I have been out of the job scene so this is something for me! Love it!
That's all for now. Counting down the days till next Saturday....
While hubby is away till 26th March, Sekyah is here to accompany me. I have no guts to stay at home alone... despite having the 7 cats with me.... hehehee
Anyway, this year will be the last year hubby will be travelling overseas as next year the event will take place in Kuala Lumpur and then the end of contract. We'll see what's next after that.
Anyway, this week has been a good one. On Monday, hubby received a letter to inform him of his performance and the increment he is getting. Alhamdullilah! Thank God for the rezki HE has bestowed upon us. And hubby has achieved what he has been striving for all this while.
The next piece of good news that I received on Wednesday is that I passed the translation test that I sat for 2 weeks ago and that also means I got the job!! I have been offered the job as a freelance translator to translate English subtitles to Malay for documentaries and dramas. Thank God! Tho' it's nothing big, but it's something that I think I like to do and at least I am doing something now. It's been more than 3 years that I have been out of the job scene so this is something for me! Love it!
That's all for now. Counting down the days till next Saturday....
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