THE JEDI INCORPORATED

Baucar Buku 1 Malaysia

2012-01-21T04:04:00.000+08:00

My highest and endless appreciation to the Government of Malaysia and to our Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak on the allocation and gift of the RM200 Baucar Buku 1 Malaysia to the students of the higher learning institution like myself.

I spent RM 100 last night on items related to my studies, of course. Have another RM 100 to spend. :)

Praise be to Allah. May Allah bless us all.

4 of 6

2012-01-17T01:45:00.000+08:00

in my fourth semester now, out of 6. time really flies. my subjects for this semester would be Strategic Management, Bank Management and Financial Management. I have taken Strategic Management and Financial Management during my undergrad years.. but Bank Management is all new to me. And it's part of my elective subjects, for my major. Wish me luck and continuous success :)

My Condolences

2012-01-14T05:06:00.001+08:00

My heartiest condolences to the Johor Royal Family, on the passing of HRH Almarhumah Tunku Tun Maimunah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail, the sister of HM Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Alhaj on January 13, 2012.

May Allah bless her soul. Semoga diletakkan bersama golongan yang dikasihiNya. Amin.

Al-Fatihah.

Welcome 2012

2012-01-03T00:16:00.000+08:00

Hello 2012, with open arms :)

HRH Sultan Muhammad V

2011-12-08T23:27:00.000+08:00

Among the State Rulers that I highly regard....

On his 42nd birthday

Conferred Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara (DMN)

by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin

on December 7, 2011.

On that 11-11-11....

2011-11-21T04:17:00.003+08:00

Yet another blessing, another heartwarming gift for me, for all of us indeed ....

Meet Afrin Farhana Mohd. Firdaus, born of the proud parents Firdaus & Ayati. Entered this world precisely at 5:26 a.m, November 11, 2011.

And guess, who is the happiest? None other than Afrin's Big Sis, the much loved Anis Farissa....Allah bless you both, Darlings... Kakak, I'm truly happy to see your face, when your long awaited sis is now by your side :)

And that makes three Jedi Younglings now.... Anis (Firdaus), Iman (Fahmy) and Afrin (Firdaus).

May the Force be with us all :)

Note: Photos are snatched from Afrin's Dad...full credits to him :)

Another wedding...

2011-10-24T15:47:00.000+08:00

My other sister, Mastura got married to her fiancee, Mohzani on October 7.

Endless congratulations to both :)

For wedding photos on solemnization for both sides, you can view it at the website of official photographer for their wedding, the EK Photography.

Full credits to EK, for their wonderful and amazing photos :) :)

Salam Ramadhan 2011

2011-07-29T18:05:00.000+08:00

Diucapkan Salam Ramadhan untuk semua yang beragama Islam. Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa, semoga kita semua mendapat rahmat dan berkat dari Nya di bulan yang penuh kemuliaan ini.

Jika ada terlanjur kata, tersilap bicara, saya memohon ampun dan maaf, zahir dan batin.

Selamat menyambut ketibaan Ramadhan Al-Mubarak.

How have you been?

2011-07-10T16:54:00.000+08:00

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the Sultan of Johor, with his mother,

Her Royal Highness Enche' Besar Tuanku Puan Hajah Khalsom Abdullah

His Royal Highness Tunku Ismail, the Tunku Mahkota Johor,

escorting his Paduka Nenda to the banquet hall.

His Royal Highness Tunku Idris, the Tunku Temenggong Johor,

with his beloved brother His Royal Highness Tunku Abu Bakar.

Note : Full credits to the Cari Forum and forum member Ayu999 for the photos.

Birthday

2011-06-29T19:11:00.000+08:00

Someone's birthday is coming....

Hmmh, what to get for that someone?

Long Silence

2011-06-15T21:37:00.002+08:00

I wonder if I should go back to blogging... Hmmh... what say you guys?

The One And Only

2010-12-31T07:55:00.001+08:00

Assalamualaikum and Hello :)

The one and only entry in 2010, by the looks of it...

Too many things happening to me... and this year does not end well for me. But I am thankful nonetheless.

Iman is now 1. Anis is now 4. How time flies.....

Welcoming 2011 with great enthusiasm... :)

And Nia makes TWO....

2009-12-14T02:06:00.007+08:00

Late evening, December 1, 2009... a lady was admitted to a maternity ward of a hospital right here in the city. In labor, obviously. But the medical team predicted that it would occur some time the next day. After experiencing some labor pain beginning at 2 a.m, December 2, at 4:52 a.m. , a princess was born...

Presenting, for the very first time in this blog....

and... 12 days later... on one Beautiful Sunday...

This is... Nur Iman Raniyah Ramzyiatul Fahmy, born of Mazlin and Fahmy
December 2, 2009

WELL, THEY'RE TWO NIECES OF MINE, NOW.....

Anis Farissa (Firdaus) &
Nur Iman Raniyah (Fahmy)

Wireless connection..

2009-11-02T12:00:00.001+08:00

dengan sukacita lagi rasa bersyukur, saya nak le bitau yang di office saya nih suda ada internet wireless... sebelum ni saya sorang jer yang tak dapat sebab ada satu budak yang sangat jahat telahpun tidak mahu tolong setkan internet saya

dengan ilham dari Allah, saya berjaya menggodak dan menghidupkan internet wireless nih...

lepas ni sakan la wei...

sekian timer kasih..

Deepest Grief

2009-08-26T00:44:00.002+08:00

Mengapa terjadi, kepada dirimu

Aku tak percaya kau telah tiada...

As I was getting ready to go to work today, I saw my Dad reading the newspaper at our dining area. I tanya dia, dia tak pergi checkup ke, since my Mom pergi for hers today. He said no, just Mom. He just came back from sending my Mom. At that moment his cellphone rang. When he uttered the word Innalillahi Wainnailaihirojiun, I started to stare at him. His expression has changed completely. The next thing he said "tak payahlah pangil doktor. report polis aje. sakit tua". Just as he was hanging up, I fired a question to him. "Siapa meninggal?" He looked at me for a moment, speechless. Then he said "Tok Abah dah meninggal". His father. My grandfather.

The next thing I know was, I made several calls to my siblings, went to office and applied for compassionate leave, went to florist get some flowers and rushed to Skudai with my brother and sister. Upon arrival, jenazah Tok Abah dah diangkat ke tengah rumah. Orang dah mula datang berziarah. My father's siblings were mostly on their way from KL. Arrangements were made and the pengebumian was to be done after Zohor prayers.

My Tok Abah was an imam for masjid Kampung Melayu Skudai, Batu 10 for years and years. According to my grandmother, he passed away in his sleep, during bersahur time. Sebab, sebelum bersahur, Tok Mak lihat dia still breathing... come morning bila Tok Mak went to check on him, dia dah tak bernafas lagi. That was when my grandmother called my uncle and he, in turn called my Dad.

Tok Abah has been unconscious since 3-4 days before. Sebelum tu alhamdulillah, boleh duduk, berbual, naik wheel chair, berselera makan. He has been that way for about a year. Kalau tak silap, dia ada lung complication. And Gout. He used to be hospitalised last year. But since 3-4 days before passing, dia sudah terbaring, tak mahu makan, tak sedar, hanya jarinya bergerak-gerak membilang zikir. Cuma sekali, dia bertanya pada Tok Mak, katanya, agak-agak, berapa orang boleh sembahyang dalam rumah kita ni? He knew.

Yang berziarah datang tak henti-henti. One lady came to my grandma and offered condolences. Paling sedih bila nak balik, the lady couldnt refrain herself from sobbing. She said... "saya belajar mengaji dengan pak imam sampai saya pandai..." I had tears in my eyes.

When my father, as his eldest son, beri ucapan selepas solat jenazah di rumah, I feel like my heart being ripped. He cried. He couldnt bring himself to deliver whatever he wanted to say. Banyak kali, okay. Bukan sekali.

Macamanapun, pengurusan dan pengebumian berjalan dengan lancar. Jenazah disembahyangkan dua kali, di rumah dan di masjid. Bacaan talkin disempurnakan oleh seorang tokoh agama tempatan. Tok Abah memang pernah berpesan, jika dia meninggal, dia mahu jenazahnya diuruskan oleh orang berkenaan. Alhamdulillah, harapannya telah ditunaikan.

Semoga Allah Taala mengampunkan dosa-dosanya, dan menempatkan dia di kalangan mereka yang dikasihiNya, Insya Allah. Dijemput pergi pun pada bulan Ramadhan. Betapa Allah menyayangi dirinya.... Al-Fatihah.

Spec Laughs Out Loud

2009-08-02T22:59:00.003+08:00

My Jedi Knight, ladies and gentlemen. Brought to you for the very first time. In full Jedi attire.

Hehehehehehehehehehhehehe. I know you will see this. I minta ampun banyak-banyak.

PEACE!

A(H1N1) Alert: JB people, may I have your attention, please!

2009-08-02T17:09:00.004+08:00

From The Star Online, August 2, 2009:

A (H1N1): Tests confirm 11-year-old boy is sixth A (H1N1) - related death

PUTRAJAYA: An 11-year-old boy who died at 8.30 on Sunday in Johor Baru from an iflammation of the lung and heart was also found to have been infected by the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, making him the six death in Malaysia related to the virus.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the boy was admitted into the Sultanah Aminah Johor Baru Hospital on July 29 with fever but showed no other signs of having the flu.

He was rushed into ICU on July 30 and confirmed to have the virus on Aug 1, Dr Ismail said in a statement on Sunday, adding that 39 cases of the flu were reported Sunday.

The boy's death follows the death of a 10-year-old in Perak on Friday whose post mortem tests revealed that she too had the flu, Bernama reported.

This made her the confirmed fifth death for the flu in the country.

Dr Ismail said tests on phlegm taken from the girl by the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) showed that the girl from Bagan Serai, Perak had the H1N1 virus.

"According to information received, the girl had been ill since July 27 but she did not suffer from any breathing problems when she received outpatient treatment at a private clinic," he said in a statement here Saturday night.

Dr Ismail said on the night of July 28, the girl had complained of breathing difficulties and received treatment at a Bagan Serai health clinic the next day and while receiving treatment, she was in stable condition and did not complain of breathing difficulties or cyanosis and was given outpatient treatment including antibiotics and cough medicine.

However, on Friday morning at 3am, she complained of breathing difficulties, fever and cough before arriving at the Bagan Serai Health Clinic for treatment but while receiving treatment, she passed out and was pronounced dead at 5.30am.

The post mortem done at the Alor Setar Hospital revealed that she had died of severe pneumonic changes.

He added that the girl's parents had also undergone tests and cleared of any disease while her five other siblings had slight breathing difficulties but were in stable condition.

Dr Mohd Ismail added that initial investigations revealed that there were no reports of Influenza Like Illness in the area, including the school where the girl was from but the district Health Department had been asked to monitor the situation closely. - Bernama

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Attention, please JB and Johor people!! Referring to the news report above, the death is caused by the influenza A H1N1 virus. The sixth death.

So, please do not treat it as a mild outbreak anymore. PLEASE.

Just sharing something. Last week, I went to get the Inluvac 2009 shot, as recommended by my doctor. Me, my Dad and my niece. And the next day my Mom and brother followed suit. It costs only RM 70 per person. And it's a 2-in-1 vaccination. One is the H1N1, and another one is the one you get before you go perform Haj in Mecca. Tak ingat dah apa namanya. H2N3 ke apa tah. Insya Allah by next week our family members semua dah vaccinated. Problem is, the vaccination tu cepat sangat sold out. So kena book awal-awal. Price range from RM 70-RM 85.

You guys, it is highly recommended for you to get the shot. Doctor says it covers 90% of the risk of being infected.

For me, memang I yang voluntarily nak get the vaccination. Traumatic when I see people everywhere looking weak (probably from the flu), and wearing face mask. Scary! And as with other states, schools have been closed here in JB in view of the students suffering from flu. Well, they know not what type of flu yet, but it's a precautionary steps la kan to prevent things from getting worse.

Heyho!

2009-07-21T16:16:00.001+08:00

Hello readers of my Aunt's blog... I am THIS big now... Have a lovely day!

Bila Tengku Temenggung Bersuara...

2009-07-21T00:50:00.003+08:00

As quoted from The Star online, Monday July 20, 2009:

Kelantan prince sues wife, mum-in-law for RM105m

KUALA LUMPUR: Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra is suing his estranged wife and her mother for RM105mil for defamation.

The prince had named Cik Puan Temenggong Manohara Odelia Pinot and her mother, Daisy Fajarina as defendants.

The prince was granted leave by the High Court at 11:05am Monday to commence legal proceedings against both defendants.

High Court senior assistant registrar Safarudin Tambi granted the order in his chambers after the prince’s lawyer Mohd Haaziq Pillay applied for the leave.

Mohd Haaziq had filed a writ of summons for the leave application at 9:01am Monday.

Speaking to reporters, Mohd Haaziq said he had to get leave in order to serve the writ to the defendants, who were both staying in Indonesia.

“The defendants have 21 days to file their statement of defence over the defamation suit.
“I think this is the best opportunity for them to come forward to defend their claims. If anything, the High Court will be the correct forum and the best way to prove their case.
“It must be substantive; otherwise, you will have to pay the price for the matter,” he said.
He said his client had filed the suit over all allegedly slanderous words and statements made against him between April and June this year.

Mohd Haaziq said his team would take effort to serve the papers to both defendants, perhaps through the Indonesian or Malaysian embassy.

“I was told that Manohara has Malaysian lawyers acting for her on legal matters; if they can accept the documents on their (the defendants’) behalf, we will just pass them the documents,” he added.

In the statement of claim filed Monday, the prince said the defamatory words, which were widely printed and circulated online in Malaysia and Indonesia, meant that he was guilty of torturing, abusing and raping Manohara.

The prince said the words implied that he was guilty of mistreatment of his wife and sexually harassing her.

Among others, the prince said the words also portrayed him as guilty of forcibly abducting Manohara and unlawfully confining her.

The prince said the words were calculated to disparage him in the eyes of the members of the royalty, the government and the public.

Tengku Muhammad Fakhry said the allegations were baseless and maliciously uttered, causing him to suffer personal anguish and embarrassment.

The prince said he has been brought into public scandal, odium and contempt.

In elaborating the particulars of damage, the prince said he was forced to initiate legal proceedings to clear his good name.

He is seeking RM35mil each in aggravated, exemplary and compensatory damages.

Apart from that, the prince is applying for an injunction to restrain the defendants from further speaking and uttering similar words and statements against him.

He is seeking costs, interest and any relief deemed fit by the court.

On July 5, Tengku Muhammad Fakhry had filed two applications against Manohara at the Syariah High and Lower Courts in Kota Baru, demanding the return of a nearly RM1mil loan and that she be loyal to him.

According to the prince, the couple got married on Aug 26, 2008 and had stayed together at Mahkota Palace in Kubang Kerian.

At the lower Syariah court, the prince claimed that that he had issued an ultimatum to Manohara on June 26, through the local media, to return to his side and reconcile by July 2 and carry out her responsibility as a wife under Syariah laws.

The prince contended that Manohara was duly informed of the ultimatum via the media but she failed to comply and he asked the court to issue an order to reconcile or deem her to be nusyuz (recalcitrant). The case is set for mention on Aug 2.

Manohara, 17, a former teen model, fled from her husband on May 31 when they were in Singapore to visit his father, the Sultan of Kelantan, who was being treated at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital for a heart ailment.

She returned to Jakarta after accusing the 31-year-old prince of abusing her physically and sexually.

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RM 105 juta. Berapa agaknya ya dalam matawang Rupiah? Itu la, teringin sangat nak masuk mahkamah, dah terkabul hajat.

Sekali TT berbunyi... bergema RM 105 million.

Lain kali jangan melampau sangat kurang adab menuduh yang bukan-bukan. Nanti diri sendiri tak tertanggung. RM 105 million bukannya sedikit.

Iklan Raya Tahun 1990an

2009-07-17T22:57:00.000+08:00

Ini one of my favourites... alahai rindunya nak tengok semua ni di TV....

Nasi Goreng Mastura

2009-07-16T23:27:00.000+08:00

I was at Larkin Perdana early Thursday evening, minding my own business. Just got off from work, I was actually looking for a few things. Then I went to this restaurant (tak ingat apa namanya but I did posted some photos of it in the Jedi Album when I went there with my sis), thinking of buying something for dinner.

I was going through the menu, and reading... Nasi Goreng Anggun.... Nasi Goreng Mastura. I asked the waiter, what's Nasi Goreng Mastura.. "Nasi goreng ngan cendawan, ngan ayam" came the reply. Interesting. Balik ni mesti citer dengan Mastura, my sis.

Apparently the restaurant is owned by a Kelantanese, as everybody who works there speaks Kelantanese language.

I settled for Nasi Pattaya. Haven't had that since I cannot remember..

The Little World

2009-07-06T01:45:00.006+08:00

As Well He Should..

2009-07-06T01:35:00.003+08:00

From the star online, July 6, 2009

Manohara: Kelantan prince files demand for RM1mil, her return

KOTA BARU: Tengku Temenggong Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra filed two applications at the Kelantan Syariah High and Lower courts here on Sunday demanding the return of nearly RM1mil from his wife Cik Puan Temenggong Manohara Odelia Pinot and her return.

In the affidavit filed by Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar and Abdul Halim Bahari on behalf of Tengku Muhammad Fakhry before Syariah High Court registrar Abu Bakar Abdullah Kutty, he claimed that before he married Manohara, she and her mother Daisy Farajina, had borrowed money from him totaling RM338,500 including a Swiss-made Audemars Piguet watch costing RM174,000.

Tengku Muhammad Fakhry also claimed that throughout their marriage from August 26 2008, Manohara or her mother had borrowed a further sum of RM634,250.

He said they understood the total of RM972,750 was a debt that had to be repaid.
He also said that, to date, the sum had yet to be settled and asked the court to order Manohara to pay the sum borrowed, costs and other relief deemed fit by the court.

At the lower Syariah court, Zainul Rijal and Abdul Halim also filed a summon on behalf of Tengku Muhammad Fakhry to demand the return of Manohara who had yet to come back to their client although an ultimatum to do so had been issued.

In his affidavit, he said that in the earlier stages of his marriage to Manohara, everything was blissful until Daisy started slandering him in the Indonesian media and that affected his relationship with Manohara.

He added that on May 31, 2009, while the couple was in Singapore keeping vigil on his father Sultan Ismail Petra Sultan Yahya Petra who was suffering from a heart ailment, Manohara left for Indonesia on her own accord.

He further said Manohara did not return to him and, in fact, had slandered him in the Indonesian media.

Tengku Muhammad Fakhry said Manohara’s action had tarnished his name and the Kelantan Royal Palace in the eyes of the Kelantanese subjects.

He claimed that that he issued an ultimatum to Manohara on June 26, through the local media, to return to his side and reconcile by Jul 2 and carry out her responsibility as a wife under the Syariah laws.

He added that Manohara was duly informed of the ultimatum via the media but she failed to comply and he asked the court to issue an order to reconcile or deem her to be nusyuz (recalcitrant).

He also claimed costs and other relief deemed fit by the court.

Tengku Muhammad Fakhry’s counsels also made an application for a notice of interlocutory at the Lower Syariah court to be served to Manohara via hand, Malaysian Embassy in Indonesia, advertisement in Indonesian newspapers or via post.

Abu Bakar who received the notice allowed the application.

The case is set for mention on Aug 2.

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Wonder what her response would be after this...

Happy Birthday, Honey

2009-07-06T01:26:00.004+08:00

Happy Birthday, Honey. May your birthday be as bright and as happy as you make the world around you.. Good Luck and May Allah Bless You.

Oh My God!

2009-07-05T15:19:00.005+08:00

I was shocked when I read this a moment ago:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/5/nation/4260041&sec=nation

I extract some info from that site:

Taman Sinar Harapan is an institution for the disabled or orang kurang upaya with learning difficulties and require care, training, rehabilitation and shelter.

As at December 2008, there are a total of 776 residents living in the seven Taman Sinar Harapan institutions in Malaysia.

Objective:

1. To provide care, shelter and rehabilitation for abandoned disabled people with learning difficulties, orphans and those in need of rehabilitation.

2. To provide training on self-management and daily living skills so that they would be able to be independent.

3. To give pre-vocational training.

4. To offer the residents a chance to interact with friends and the general public through social activities.

5. To provide social skills training and cooperate with volunteer groups to help integrate the residents back to society.

Some more extracts from the report:

- Half of the men were locked behind bars like animals in a zoo while the others were able to move about in the front portion of the room. Those in the “jail cells” were segregated so that they would not harm their non-violent roommates.

- Most of them looked no older than 50 but they were just skin and bones and some looked extremely frail. One resident was lying on his stomach on a wooden bench and had passed motion; we almost gagged at its stench.

- Fans were installed inside the room for better ventilation but that was the only luxury the men had. There were no beds, no toilets and not even blankets to keep them warm on cold rainy nights.

- We asked the volunteers what would happen to the residents on weekdays when the group was not there to offer their help.

“The caretakers don’t do much. There are only two of them while there are 50 residents. If it’s time to feed them, they would just walk one round with a bowl and feed whoever wants to eat. Those who don’t are left alone,” answered a volunteer.

She divulged that another charitable organisation had brought food for the residents but it was thrown away. “When the group asked why they did such a thing, the caretakers said that the residents would create a bigger mess if there was more food because they would defecate more often,” she said.

- The women’s wing looked cleaner and did not smell as bad but a handful of the women were seen walking about in the nude.

The two caretakers stationed at the block were seen watching TV and chatting.
We noticed that the women’s clothes were laid out to dry on a dirty floor caked with fungus.

We walked over to the children’s block which seemed to be the best kept part of the home. It was decorated and there were proper beds. But the children were curiously quiet.

A volunteer claimed that the children were fed with cough syrup so that they would be sleepy and docile.

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First, this happened in Malaysia. Kuala Kubu Baru, Selangor.

Secondly, I can understand la kalau some of them tak boleh diberikan pakaian kerana ada suicidal nature..takut dia jerut diri dia sendiri ke etc. Tapi kenapa SEMUANYA dibiarkan tak berpakaian? Sedih sangat tengok.. sudahlah setengahnya dirantai... kesian betul.

Thirdly, kalau cuaca sejuk, kasihan la, sakit, menggigil. Sudahlah semuanya frail and skinny.

Paling geram dengar part caretakers tu buang makanan donated by sebuah badan amal. Alasan sebab nanti lagi banyak makanan lagi kotor, sebab mereka banyak buang air. Amboi, nak menyenangkan kerja sendiri... dah nama caretakers tu, kerja la betul-betul. Tau nak senang aje. Stupid! Orang susah-susah dermakan untuk kebajikan penghuni, kau senang-senang buang sebab your asses are too heavy to clean up eh? Totally stupid. I hope you would be replaced instantly!

Finally, the sentence highlighted in red. DIA PUNYA PEMALAS NAK JAGA BUDAK-BUDAK KURANG UPAYA TU, DIBAGINYA UBAT BATUK BIAR NGANTUK DAN TIDUR.

I seriously think this matter should be investigated and IMMEDIATE actions should be taken. Otherwise, it will defeat the entire purpose of Taman Sinar Harapan.

Siap?

2009-07-01T21:04:00.007+08:00

Banyak la punya siap..

Tadi bersilat gak la . Kejap buat bank... ceh tak macam empat pulak bank account dia kan. Kejap jengah Other Receivables. Nasib baik tak manyak kerenah walaupun uuu mak datuk manyaknye item.

Kisah unrealised gain/loss on foreign exchange under Other Income. Rupanya itu kaka suda manyak sumbat sana sumbat sini, Beta jugak yang kena reclass. Dah le sorang2 je tadi. Tapi betapa aman dan damai, Tuhan aje yang tau. Syok je wat kejer.. tak sedar dah tengahari. Siap tak lunch tu, punya la dedicated.. ececeh... tapi sedih gak sebab arini miss makan jemput2 pisang makcik kedai tuh.

then part sundry income, content dia mostly jual sekepin tanah tu... tu je. then ada la sket bab dividend from unquoted investments.

kira puas hati gak la ada manyak menda baru belaja. Walaupun admin expenses dia berjela panjang macam kain sari...taper taper practice makes perfect.

tapi semalam dalam bersilat sempat gak ber-sms dengan sahabat Beta tentang my not-so-ordinary miracle tu. huhuhuuhhuu... rasa happy semacam je kan.. itu satu.. satu lagi.. hehehehehe... taper la.

yang payah, time tengah busy time tu la semua menjelma dan berupa dengan bermacam-macam rupa. mahap le, Beta tiada waktu nak mencemar duli melihat-lihat tuan-tuan sekalian. tunggu la situ sampai kejer aku settle. . Padan muka.

Dah la.. nak g sambung wat kijer huhuhuhuhuhu...

Yerr ker....

Kejer Esok

2009-06-30T22:38:00.002+08:00

Esok tinggal kena buat:

-Bank
-Other Income
-Other Receivables

pastu ada la nak kena interview Exec tu sket sket pasal admin expenses. Cadang nak habiskan by noon. Tapi tengokla... team leader ngan team member dah habes audit dan kena titah balik office, ada kejer lain menunggu...

Heheh ni kes tension la ni.. sebab cuaca teramatlah sangat panasnya.. lemah tulang belulang..

Lovely Kelantan - Part II

2009-06-29T00:18:00.010+08:00

Dalam merayau-rayau semalam, I jumpa ini di forum lowyat.net, thread Villa Danialla Resort, Tok Bali, Kelantan. Description di forum tu tentang Villa ini buat I sangat tertarik:

The Villa Danialla is a spectacular beach paradise with alluring South China Sea blueseascope as far as the eye can see. A place surrounded by calmness that you might only dream about, where you can walk along the waters edge at sunrise or watch breathtaking sunsets with pastel coloured skies off in the distance. Provides the warmth and charm for an ideal retreat and romantic getaway.

Cantik, kan? SPECTACULAR. Nanti I sambung dengan gambar pantai dan resortnya lagi. Credits go to forum members neojack and villa danialla.

Lovely Kelantan Part I

2009-06-27T22:23:00.009+08:00

Dalam bercerita-cerita pasal Kelantan, let's have a zoom at the state itself. I sendiri dah lama tak ke sana. Masa kecik-kecik dulu ada pergi dengan family, ziarah sedara-mara sebelah sana. Dekat Bachok, kalau tak silap. My last visit was a few years back, time tu sebenarnya ke UiTM Dungun, to support UiTM Johor debate team. Then time nak balik tu, tah cemana our lecturers boleh ter'taksengaja'ly ajak kami ke KB. Sempatla ke Pasar Besar tu, tengok tengok sebelum balik ke Segamat semula. Dan I plak, dah sampai Segamat kena balik JB.. alahai jauhnya...

Okay, dah... moh kita ke Kelate. Tadi ni merayau-rayau, jumpa blog yang cantik ni. I pinjam gambar-gambar dan info nya untuk tatapan bersama.

Negeri Kelantan ni ada 10 jajahan, kalau ikut info dari blog tu. Kalau kat Johor ni, istilah 'Jajahan' tu mungkin sama la dengan Daerah di Johor. Jajahan-jajahannya terbahagi kepada:

1. Jajahan Kota Bharu
2. Jajahan Pasir Mas
3. Jajahan Tumpat
4. Jajahan Pasir Puteh
5. Jajahan Bachok
6. Jajahan Kuala Krai
7. Jajahan Machang
8. Jajahan Tanah Merah
9. Jajahan Jeli
10. Jajahan Gua Musang

Dan sebagai seorang yang menyintai island and beaches dengan sepenuh hati, maka dah jatuh wajib I letakkan gambar pantai di sebuah perkampungan nelayan yang sangat cantik di Kelantan ni...so beautiful and serene. Imagine taking a long walk by the beach... sangat nyaman dan cantekkk...

ni plak, Wau Bulan yang amat sinonim dan femes dengan Negeri Kelantan ni. Kalau tengok dia ada banyak design, dan jenis la. Warna-warni dan menarik. Dulu-dulu di RTM ada segmen buat kraftangan Malaysia. Ada Wau Bulan ni, ada buat labu sayong, tikar mengkuang, keris, khat. Macam-macam la. Memang asyik kalau tengok. Wau juga lambang syarikat penerbangan Malaysia Airlines.

Okay, nanti sambung semula Part II. Ada jumpa yang lebih menarik masa merayau-rayau tadi. Tunggu I, tau!

Highly Commendable

2009-06-27T21:59:00.005+08:00

yang ni, baru je baca di NST Online. Just been posted, by the looks of it :

From New Straits Times online, 27/06/2009

Royal couple's marital affair is personal: Kelantan palace

KUALA LUMPUR, Sat: The Kelantan palace has reiterated that the marriage of Tengku Temenggong Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra and Cik Puan Manohara Odelia Pinot is a personal matter.

In a statement to Bernama here today, Royal Palace Coordinator Datuk Abdul Halim Hamad said that as such, it had nothing to do with the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Ismail Petra Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra, Regent of Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra, who is also the Crown Prince, and the Kelantan Sultan's Office.

Abdul Halim said the statement was issued as instructed by Tengku Muhammad Faris.

"It is hoped that the issue will be resolved fairly according to the law. I hope both of them will be given enough space to solve their problems," he said.

This is the first time the Kelantan palace has issued a statement on the marriage after Manohara ran away from the prince last month, upon returning from Singapore where the couple had gone to visit the Sultan who was recovering from a heart ailment at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital.

The issue of the marriage was sensationalised by the media, especially in Indonesia. Manohara, a former Indonesian model, has filed for divorce while her husband lodged a police report, denying allegations made against him by his wife and her mother, Daisy Fajarina.

Meanwhile, Abdul Halim said that the Sultan, who was still receiving treatment at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, was in stable condition.

He said all members of the royal family were also in Singapore.

He also urged the public to pray for the recovery of the Sultan and all issues involving the Kelantan palace to be resolved. -- BERNAMA
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I rasa this is most appropriate of the Istana Kelantan in handling this matter. It is highly commendable. Istana Kelantan memang cool. Memang kes ni being sensationalised at its worst.

Personally, I will pray for the speedy recovery of the Sultan and for this particular matter to be resolved in the most appropriate way.

A Smart Move

2009-06-27T21:25:00.007+08:00

From The Star Online, Saturday June 27, 2009

Kelantan prince orders estranged wife to return by July 2

PETALING JAYA: The Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra has ordered his estranged wife Manohara Odelia Pinot to return to him by July 2, failing which he will proceed with legal action.

Stating that he was her lawful husband under Syariah law, he said Manohara’s rightful place was by his side and that she should obey him as long as it was according to the law.

Tengku Muhammad Fakhry said this to Manohara in a letter that was passed to his lawyer in Indonesia to be forwarded to her.

A copy of the letter was also sent as a press release to the media by his lawyer Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar here yesterday.

Tengku Muhammad Fakhry’s letter further read that he had engaged Zainul Rijal as his Syariah lawyer and Mohd Haziq Pillay as his civil lawyer.

Manohara, 17, a former Indonesian teen model, had fled from her husband on May 31 when they were in Singapore to visit his father, the Sultan of Kelantan, who was being treated at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital for a heart ailment.

She returned to Jakarta after accusing the 31-year-old prince of abusing her physically and sexually.

A medical examination in Jakarta allegedly stated she was repeatedly slashed with sharp objects on her chest and had been burnt with a cigar on her forehead.

Manohara had previously said she wanted to divorce her husband. Tengku Muhammad Fakhry lodged a police report on June 11 against her allegations.

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sebenarnya i kalau boleh tanak comment apa-apa pasal issue ni. i setuju dengan pendapat bahawa ini isu suami-isteri between Tengku Fakhry dan Manohara. Tapi lately dah makin melampau juga dan contradictory tuduhan-tuduhan sebelah sana pada Tengku Fakhry ni.

first thing yang buat i geram, was their actions naming Al-Sultan Kelantan yang sedang gering tu sebagai one of the defendants. ada ke patut, orang tengah sakit nak di bother nya.. pula yang tengah sakit tu a State Ruler yang belum tentu ada salah kat dia. dan yang best sekali ada pula video clip Manohara buat statement yang dia 'kurang tau' involvement Tuanku Sultan dalam kes dia ni.

secondly, i tengok argument dia dah melampau-lampau sangat. and contradicting everytime. macam ada satu instance dia kata dia kena dera menggunakan seterika di dahi at a certain date. tapi at that date and the days after that dia punya public appearance tak ada lak bekas cop seterika kat muka dia. to this, i suka nak say something, ayat yang selalu i gunakan untuk orang-orang yang 'perasan cerdik' ni : JUST BECAUSE YOU think YOU'RE SMART, JANGAN INGAT ORANG LAIN TAK PANDAI. Kan dah last-last statement sendiri belit leher sendiri.

itu baru sikit aje, tak perlu la disenaraikan accusations dia yang lain-lain. they are so ridiculous in such a way that daripada I nak ketawakan dia, sampai jatuh kesian pula menengokkan betapa teruknya level of thinking dia...

Referring to the above news report, I think that's a smart move by Tengku Temenggong. Biarlah segalanya diselesaikan dengan ikut procedures dan in a proper and noble way. I tak rasa dia long for his so-called wife to return sangat pun.. I wish him all the best and I hope he will move forward after all these dah selesai.

Sneak-peek: A Not-So-Ordinary Miracle

2009-06-24T23:45:00.002+08:00

i don't wanna know the price i'm gonna pay for dreaming...

And more...

2009-06-19T22:20:00.000+08:00

Oh yes, they are... HANDSOME, I mean.. what more can I say? Dah memang handsome, nak buat macam mana? Oklah, these are for those readers who searched for the four princes dengan tak jemu-jemu..almost everyday okeh, ada beratus-ratus search for them.

As always, credits are all for cik ayu999 of cari forum. Tak ingat dah gambar-gambar ni during which event. Yang mana google Tunku Boo (Tunku Abu Bakar) tu, nanti bila ada masa I will post a separate entry. Bye for now.

Expensive...

2009-06-11T14:18:00.002+08:00

From The Star,Thursday June 11, 2009

KL and JB among most expensive Asian cities

SINGAPORE: Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru and George Town are among the cities which are gaining reputation as the most expensive ones in Asia.

An ECA International survey on the 50 most expensive Asian cities ranked Kuala Lumpur at number 38, Johor Baru (40th) and George Town (42nd).

Globally, Kuala Lumpur is placed 210th, Johor Baru (216th) and George Town (218th).

According to ECA, strong currencies were pushing up the cost of living in Asian locations.

Tokyo, it said, remained the most expensive city in Asia due to the appreciation of the yen against other major currencies.

Others are Beijing (ranked 5th), Shanghai (6th), Hong Kong (7th) and Singapore (10th).

ECA regional director for Asia Lee Quane said the strengthening of Asian currencies was the factor which contributed to the region being more expensive for visitors than it was a year ago.

The cost of living survey is carried out by ECA bi-annually by comparing a basket of commonly purchased consumer goods and services in 370 locations worldwide. — Bernama

Of Hypocrites

2009-06-08T00:54:00.002+08:00

Surah Yaasin, 76 :

"Let not their speech, then, grieve thee. Verily We know what they hide as well as what they disclose"

From Harun Yahya site,

Hypocrites, as the verses relate in the Qur'an, are two-faced people, who act as if they were pious believers, though they do not have faith. They are impostors. More importantly, they do not engage in such falsehood unaided; they aim to infiltrate the company of the believers, posing as one of them. The reason they seek to be accepted among the believers is to gain some personal advantage.

Endless Congratulations

2009-06-03T02:42:00.003+08:00

To the wonderful, brilliant person who has just been accepted and much welcomed to the Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Klove, Charles University Czech Republic, I have this to say:

Best Wishes, and May Success Be Yours All The Time

Good Luck and May Allah Bless

Zalim Lagi Tidak Bertamadun

2009-05-29T00:26:00.003+08:00

Read the title. It is exactly like what's written there, in the title.

Read these. You have to read these to understand. At least read the first link:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/28/nation/20090528171715&sec=nation

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/28/nation/3998052&sec=nation

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/28/nation/3994946&sec=nation

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/28/nation/3994921&sec=nation

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/28/nation/3996654&sec=nation

I know not what's in the mind of this woman who abused her child consistently.

TO WOMEN OUT THERE, yang mana belum berumahtangga tapi terasa teringinnn sangat nak berumahtangga.. atau berangan sangat nak kawen, kalau rasa belum betul betul ready, tak usahlah menambahkan masalah. Nanti ada jiwa-jiwa lain yang merana.

More often than not, I encounter the case of pempuan-pempuan yang nak kawen tapi tak fikir fasal tanggungjawab langsung. Main tangkap muat aje. Hence, if anything goes wrong, selalunya anak la yang jadi mangsa... contohnya macam dalam link yang I letak kat atas tu.

I had tears in my eyes earlier on Thursday morning when I read that newspaper report. I though, apa jenis punya perempuan la tu. Kononnya facing difficulties lepas divorce. I mean, ramai lagi wanita lain yang berpisah dengan hubs tapi takla sampai gila macam itu sekali. Ni tak lain tak bukan jenis pempuan yang 200% dependent ngan husband. Laki takde je mula meroyan tak ingat dunia. TOTALLY STUPID.

I thought of my niece, and my sister Yati. Of how careful she is when caring for her daughter, of her sacrifice bila Anis sakit. Of her daily motherly duties. And I ask myself, hapa jenis la manusia yang sanggup mendera anak sendiri macam dalam newspaper report tu, sampai patah gigi bawah, tinggal gums aje. Just imagine, kita yang dah dewasa ni still rasa sakit giler kalau cabut gigi. Apalagi la a boy aged 5... God, the very thought of her beating him sampai gigi tanggal.. how on earth did he go to sleep in pain.. macamana dia nak makan, siapa yang comfort the boy when he's being abused..Dear God, have mercy on the boy. Take him away from his insane mother forever and put him under the loving arms of truly kind-hearted people.

I remember reading what Datuk Seri Shahrizat said about this matter:

“There are other ways to solve your problems, be it through family, community or the Welfare Department,”

And I am in total agreement with her. There are so many ways to solve one's problems.

Tapi, untuk perempuan yang dah teruk sangat macam dalam kes dalam newspaper tu, my only suggestion is... hey why not you kill yourself la. That way, you are not only doing yourself a favor, but a big favor to everyone else. Your son will not need you pun, if you continue to behave like that.

Back On The Podium

2009-05-24T22:42:00.003+08:00

Am so happy for my dear Kimi. Yes, Mr. Raikkonen is now back on podium! Yes, it was close to getting a pole position in yesterday's qualifying but still, he's back. That's the thing...

Today's results, Monaco GP (May 24, 2009)

1. Jenson Button (Brawn Mercedes)
2. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn Mercedes)
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)

and guess who's fourth? None other than the other scarlet car driver, Felipe Massa. Yes, it's Ferrari 3-4 today!

Oh and by the way, the heat is extremely annoying today.....

Recently.... Part II

2009-05-10T23:25:00.007+08:00

More photos of the Johor royals, in conjuction with the Hari Keputeraan Tuanku on April 8. I probably don't say this much, but really have to say it... they're hot, aren't they? *wink*

Credits for the photos belong to miss ayu999 and Cari Forum.

Me... lately Part 1

2009-05-05T06:23:00.002+08:00

Early Sunday morning i received a text from my boss saying that there'll be a meeting the first thing Monday morning. at 8.30 am, with the '8.30' underlined.

So there I was, arriving at the office as early as 10 past 8. Yalah, my house is the nearest so nobody from the office was around yet. Hm, so I went to the nearby gerai to have my fav bfast. None other that nasi lemak separuh, telur goreng and WITHOUT ikan bilis and kacang, and nescafe ais.

Uh-oh... gotta get ready now.. to be continued.

Recently...

2009-04-15T22:50:00.006+08:00

It's been quite a while since I last posted about the royal family of Johor. I notice that there are too many search keywords of the Raja Muda of Johor in my blog stats. And not just from Malaysia... from all over the world! So, in conjunction with His Majesty The Sultan of Johor's 77th Birthday, here goes...

The arrival of DYMM Baginda Tuanku
dan DYTM Tunku Mahkota

His Majesty with the Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ibrahim Ismail, Tunku Besar Zabedah and the Raja Muda Johor Tunku Ismail Ibrahim

His Majesty conferring the D.K. I to his beloved grandson, the Raja Muda. Also conferred with D.K. I was the Tunku Puteri Johor Tunku Kamariah Sultan Iskandar.

The Tunku Mahkota Johor family portrait ~ from left, Tunku Iman, Tunku Aminah, DYTM Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ibrahim Ismail, YAM Raja Zarith Sofiah, Tunku Abu Bakar, DYAM Raja Muda Johor Tunku Ismail Ibrahim, Tunku Idris and Tunku Jalil.

Tunku Mahkota and Raja Muda

With his second son, Tunku Idris

YAM Raja Zarith Sofiah and her third son Tunku Jalil

With his fourth son Tunku Iman

With the youngest of all, Tunku Abu Bakar

These photos are quoted from CARI Forum, from the posts of forum member, ayu9999. The credits belong to miss ayu9999 and the Forum.

Alrighty, i will be back again with more photos... have a wonderful and pleasant day. Love always.

Formula 1 - The 2009 Season

2009-04-08T17:55:00.003+08:00

The results so far:

Australian GP (Sunday - March 29, 2009)

1. Jenson Button (Brawn)

2. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn)

3. Jarno Trulli (Toyota)

Malaysian GP (Sunday - April 5, 2009)

1. Jenson Button (Brawn)

2. Nick Heidfeld (BMW-Sauber)

3. Timo Glock (Toyota)

APOLOGIES

2009-03-22T21:09:00.000+08:00

Kan ku tahan apa hukuman
Di hati hanya berdoa
Biar aku cium tangan mu
Sekali lagi bersama

My New Song

2009-02-07T14:19:00.000+08:00

Goodbye My Lover

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I am a dreamer but when I wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

Brightening Exercise...

2009-02-07T02:54:00.008+08:00

something to brighten up my blog... havent been updating my blog since i cannot remember.... hopefully lepas ni rajin lah sikit, heheheh

Beautiful Together

2008-12-29T23:47:00.002+08:00

I do think they look so good together. Beautiful. Yes, Beautiful. Not easy for me to say something or someone is beautiful, for I am verrry selective.

But this one, beautiful. Totally.

Happy New Year

2008-12-28T23:59:00.002+08:00

To my moslem readers, Happy New Hijrah Year. May Allah Bless You All Year Long.

To everyone, Have A Happy New Year. And here' s something I'd like to share with you, from the movie Little Children...

The past cannot be changed.

The future could be a different story.

But you have to start somewhere....

Love Always,

Spec :)

Enjoying Life

2008-12-25T23:07:00.003+08:00

Cannot say much here. BAHAYA!

Padanlah muka Cik Spec, kepoh sangat. Kan dah takde freedom of expression.

Apapa pun I am truly enjoying life now...Yippppeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Alhamdulillah...

Ssshhhh diam, diam, diam.

Wei Spec gi siapkan kejer la...

yalah, yalah...

~ Spec has exited the conference room with Bond.

Merry Xmas and Happy Birthday

2008-12-25T11:00:00.000+08:00

To my readers who celebrate Christmas today, Have A Joyful Christmas with your loved ones.

And to YOU, Happy Birthday. May Allah Bless You All Your Life. Hope to see you soon. :)

Love Always,

Spec Wave

What's Up With Me

2008-12-09T00:27:00.004+08:00

betullah, memang dah lama dah tak update blog ni..bukan tak nak, nak. tapi belum ada kesempatan. ni pun sikit-sikit aje.

well.. salam aidil adha to all (hope it's not too late to wish)

i've been busy since november. extremely busy, to be precise. for one thing, i am back at work. and there's no way in heaven or in hell i can update my blog from office. not that i am a compulsive blogger; i was never one. doing priority work never allows me to do that. not when i am running from my department of origin to the corporate secretarial division - all the time doing priority work. yes, i have to focus 100%. must be really sharp - as my Honey likes to say.

secondly, well kasih sudah beralih arah. hehehehe nantila i explain later. takde masa nak bertonyeh ni.

thirdly - our assistant, Ernie has returned to Indonesia for 11 days due to some family emergency. Mak dia sakit serius juga. Jadi we have to do everything on our own. Luckily all of us ni memang ada 'commando' training so alhamdulillah, so far manage aje. tapi bertambah sibuk le jadiknya

fourthly - anyone yang ada follow blog my niece tu, actually i move the blog for a while..sebab ada benda yang nak i change. tatau sampai bila boleh siap coz i havent found ample time to do it yet. tapi i bukan nak password protect or permanently resrict the access. sementara aje. For me, kalau something is really confidential, I wont even write it anywhere, let alone on the internet. I am not one of those idiots who spilled personal stuffs on the internet kemudian susah-susah nak limit access or bising-bising orang baca blog dia. Idiot, I am not.

fifth - gotta sleep now. nanti sambung lagi. love u all :)

Some Are Lucky...

2008-11-16T00:11:00.019+08:00

luvly treats from luvly people ~ endless thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Dc

solid efforts of : clockwise from top, Mrs. DC's Fried Beef Special, Mux's Fried Pasta, Mrs. DC's signature Blackpepper Chicken, Mrs. DC's Nasi Tomato (my fav) and Mom's signature Steamed Fish.

a very fine selection...

tq, tq, tq Kokti... these are all her doings.. what a luvly surprise...tetiba je kan tengok Mr. DC datang bawak dua plastic bag.. one for the yummy cake, another one contained this yummylicious cuppies.. [psstttt : credit also goes to Wawa]. Ahem, who's Wawa? heheheh.. tunggu separate entry on Wawa : The Cuppies Story.

cantik sangat.. like lotuses in a pond... [ahem, Lotus]

Biasalah, Mr. DC ni part menyakat Mrs. DC, bukan main lagi.. terpancar nur di wajah Mr. DC kalau time menyakat.. nasib baik Mrs. DC ni golongan bertaqwa.. relax aje focus buat kejer. Tapi sakat-menyakat ni biasa la... kot tak tak ceria la plak kan.

from this photo, kita boleh nampak kesibukan master mind in this birthday party.. assisted by Mom, E-bit, Mux and Ernie. And DC Princess (not Disney Princess tau).

Lovely Aniece showing her special version of cupcake... tu Auntie Wawa buat special untuk dia...

and the party commenced... the usual selected few aje yang attend..family occassions katakan... Fahmy wasn't around, dia ada function to attend.. politicus katakan...

bersungguh-sungguh anak saudara saya ni tolong Mama dia.. rajin sungguh.. semua benda pun dia tolong.. sayangg Nissy..

Some people are lucky, some are not so lucky. For me, I am always lucky in more ways than one. And I think life is really great. I would like to grab this opportunity to thank my family - Mom, Dad, the DCs (Mr. , Mrs. and Miss DC), the Fahmys (Fahmy and E-Bit), Mux and Faiz for everything they have done on my birthday last October. Some of them were there and some were not, but they did remember. Thank you everyone, for the memorable party, for the gifts and for the thoughts. As always, I promise something really SPECTACULAR in return, Insya Allah.

To Faiz, who celebrates his birthday today, Happy 18th Birthday. May you get what you wish for, and may the blessings of Allah be with you everywhere. Best wishes in your exam, and may you get the best of results, bro.

To my late grandma, who couldn't be with us, my prayers are always with you for each passing day. Little that I know that my birthday last year was the last one with her. But you will always be in our hearts. Al-Fatihah to you, Grandma.

Not Well

2008-11-05T09:09:00.001+08:00

Saya demam, batuk, selsema

demam lagi, dan lagi dan lagi.

Ada banyak benda saya nak kena buat.. tetapi saya sakit!

Arghhhhhhhhhhh...............

80s Favs

2008-10-15T22:53:00.002+08:00

well, one of my favs.. time 80s dulu tak la.. time tu mana reti appreciate hehehehe... dengar lagu omputeh manjang... later on bila dah mula becampoq ngan ahli-ahli lembaga pengarah senja ni..baruu lah hijab-hijab terungkai *wink*. tapi suka la lyrics dia... simple but very meaningful.

IHSAN MULIA
(Khatijah Ibrahim & Ramli Sarip)

Menitiskan airmata
Runtuh segala keriangan
Kasih kini tiada lagi
Sedih sendu sendiri
Kusendiri

Apa hendak disesali
Apa ingin aku mengganti
Mencurahkan keriangan
Ubat luka hatimu
Di hatimu

Kusanjung dirimu
Ihsan mulia untuk diriku
Kau beri cahaya di kegelapan
Hidup ini

Hasrat hati ini
Telah terpendam sekian lama
Ini bukan simpati hanya kerelaan
Cinta suci

Kita sama telah merasa
Suka duka dalam bercinta
Lupakan kisah lama
Bina hidup bersama
Penuh harapan...

That Girl With The Flower...

2008-10-06T14:19:00.004+08:00

I love her. She is simply lovely. And adorable. And stunning.

Bukan laa

2008-09-30T16:12:00.004+08:00

Yes, I once dedicated this blog to my Jedi Knight.

Yes, I did post entries on Raja Muda Johor here.

But let it be known that the RMJ is in no way my said Jedi Knight.

No, no, no, NO!

My Jedi Knight and Raja Muda Johor are two very different persons.

My Jedi Knight = Forbidden Enchantment.

Raja Muda Johor = Tunku Ismail Ibrahim. A prince of my home state whom I have deep respect for.

why do I say this? because.. from my web tracker, i found somebody searching for this keyword:

the jedi tunku ismail ibrahim raja muda johor DYAM

So, once again, my Jedi Knight is NOT the Raja Muda Of Johor.

Kuih Laya Lumah Saya

2008-09-25T00:42:00.003+08:00

Like I mentioned before, nilah dianya kuih-kuih raya yang telah mula exist di rumah saya...

1. Biskut Aiskrim

2. London Almond

3. Hazelnut Ball

4. Honey Cornflakes

5. Biskut Kacang

6. Biskut Dam Aji (Warning : Highly Addictive)

Kecuali yang no. 4 tu, yang lain semua Mrs. DC/Mama Anis/Kokti/my sil yang buat.. yang no. 4 tu my Mom buat.. Beta la yang tolong hehehehe...

Mrs. DC, selain daripada dia memang rajin dan minat baking, anak dara dia dah pandai demand/request memacam.. jadi kena ada biodiversity hahahahaha...Tapi seriously, biskut dam aji ala mrs. dc memang kow-kow.. tatau la dia letak apa secret ingredient dia.. jangan marijuana sudah la... highly addictive tau biskut dam aji tu... mrs. dc, buat la bebanyak lagi untuk stok Beta selama ketiadaan anda hehehehe...

Tak nampak? Click aje kat gambar tu, nescaya nampaklah kuih-muih tu dengan sejelas-jelasnya. Oh, nama-nama sebenar kuih-muih tu, i kurang mengetahuinya.. tu semua main aci redah je bagi nama.. kalau nak tau, ask mrs dc herself.

P/S : to mr. and mrs. dc, nanti aaa jap-japgi beta update la blog anakanda saudara beta tu... ni tadi sempat edit-edit pixes aje.. lum sempat nak buat entry yet.. sebab nak update both blogs.. now pun busy ngan fb heheh :p

Wassup...

2008-09-25T00:39:00.006+08:00

Wassup, Dude? Macam dah lama tak letak pix lil lady ni kan? This is her latest thing, a bicycle that my Dad bought for her last week, I think. God, so thrilled was she.. this is her second bicycle, the first one was bought by her Papa. I personally love the color, the accessories... fit for a lil princess!

Of Puasa and Kuih Raya

2008-09-23T23:08:00.003+08:00

Hari ni my Mom best la, siap belikan nasi ayam, sporting sungguh. Tengkiu Mommy heheheh. It was really delicious..

Petang tadi my Mom masak her delicious rendang daging for buka puasa. Well, sekarang Atok dah tak ada, so just looking forward to eat Mom's cooking aje la... sedihhhh...

And for a few days now, I sibuk mengacau dan 'tolong' rasa biskut my sis Yati buat. So far dia dah buat 3 jenis, my fav being biskut dam aji hehehe.. gambar? nantilah kena tunggu dia, sebab camera i pun entah ke mana.. she alone has the photo of biskut dam. Yang dua lagi, London Almond and Hazelnut Ball. Dia memang rajin, memenuhi request her hub and lil princess.

Oh, aritu ada juga I tolong my mom buat Biskut Cornflakes with honey. I dah pernah buat many many years back dengan jayanya. This time cuma tolong fill up the cups with cornflakes aje. Sedap juga!

Me? Entahlah nak buat ke tak...tatau lagi.. I ni kalau buat anything mesti ada mood dan seru.. baru menjadi...

Yang pastinya, masih sedih lagi... kira tolong my Mom and Yati, dapatlah distract myself from the sadness.. and being with Nayniss also cures my feelings. Walaupun Nayniss dah makin bijak laksana dan sangat active, like I said earlier, her name means teman yang setia dan menyenangkan hati... and yes, that's my niece. That name suits her to a T.

And me, I have been busy with a few things.. so I guess it's time to stop this blabbering.. hehehe..

Au Naturale

2008-09-23T22:52:00.002+08:00

Today I went for an interview in TJB Tower at a chartered accountant firm. Originally I planned to drive there but at the last minute decided to tumpang my Dad and Mom on their way out. Malaslah nak find parking space lagi... Nayniss was with my parents too.

I was done at about 11 something, called my dad sebab dia suruh call kalau dah habis. He told me dia ada dekat post office, which was actually in that area juga. Dia kata tunggu la, kalau tak, jalan sikit to the post office, and I opted to walk lah... that's just me, daripada tunggu baik la jalan, bukan jauh sangat.. I love walking anyway..

So there I was, walking slowly.. oh, and very professionally dressed. Black suit gitu. Ngan beg 'corporate' tu..So bila dah nak lalu belakang mahkamah tu, there was this man, middle age gitu, tengah jalan and staring at me, dah sampai dekat he nodded and smiled.. friendly nod la.. hehehe. tak pelik plak aku kan, tetiba je.. dalam hati kata ni mesti dia ingat aku ni lawyer gaknya nak gi court, ada hearing ke pebender gitu... so aku yang amat noble lagi dignified ni angguk and smile sekali lalu gitu.. friendly the elegant way lah konon-kononnya hahaha..

dah nak sampai depan pintu court tu, ada another lady, was on the phone, pun lawyer gak la, dengan suit dia, dengan folders dia, was speaking on the phone... eh sempat plak, senyum, angkat kening kat aku... terangguk-angguk kepala.. hehehe... So, the same thing, smile, nod and continue walking steadily..

paling tak tahan, dah betul-betul depan pintu court.. kahkahkahkahkah.. ada policemen dalam kereta, tengah berbual sorang pandang ke hala jalan, nampak myself walking, siap senyum ngan angkat tangan.. warghahahhaha.. time tu rasa cam aku ni High Court Judge pun ada hehehehehehe.. dan untuk kesekian kalinya, I nodded and smiled... rasa macam VVIP pun ader hahahaha.. padahal aku tengah nak ngejar my Dad, takut dia dah keluar dari PO kang naya lak..

abissssss, nak buat cemana.. dah memang naturally camtu.. bukan dignity and integrity je, but also have the air of aristocracy hehehe...born with that. tu yang malas buh gambar ke apa kat memana.. payah. takleh handle la, attention cam gini.. tapi hehehehe.. kalau dah memang noble tu, takyah buat apa-apa, it's juz there. kalau dah memang tak tu, buatlah cemana pun, kantoi gak la kan...memang nampak la flaw, cover cemana pun. But I do believe strongly in the principle of substance over form.

tapi bila diri sebelah dia ni...

dah memang sah la both automatically kena describe as 'Aristocrats'... hehehe... that's what we call 'Au Naturale'.

Huhu, sorry, hari ni I tak modest la :p

Of Prison Food

2008-09-23T22:15:00.002+08:00

Malas nak cakap banyak-banyak la kan. Just that, when you kena sumbat dalam prison, then it means you are being PUNISHED. Reti tak? So do not expect to be treated with a 5 star treatment la... lagi mau bising pasal prison food. Dah memang common knowledge prison food teruk, satu dunia dah tau.. haiya, lagi mau bising dalam news ka?

Seriously you are only enhancing your stupidity.

Yayyyy!

2008-09-13T01:00:00.005+08:00

From The Official Formula One Website,

Ferrari confirm Raikkonen to end of 2010

Ferrari have announced an extension to Kimi Raikkonen’s contract for a further two seasons, keeping the world champion with the Italian team until the end of 2010.With Raikkonen’s team mate Felipe Massa also under contract for that period, it means Ferrari’s race line-up will remain unchanged until at least the start of their 2011 campaign.Raikkonen joined Ferrari from McLaren last season, while Massa has been with the team since 2006. The announcement should end media speculation suggesting that Raikkonen may retire at the end of this season.

Exclusive Raikkonen Q&A: We need to take every chance

Never underestimate a sly old fox. When most had discounted him as a title contender, last year Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen gave his competitors a dressing down in the season’s final races and walked away with the crown. With a 19-point deficit on championship leader Lewis Hamilton, Raikkonen seems to be facing a similar situation in 2008, though now with team mate Felipe Massa also among his rivals. Ferrari haven’t yet picked a favourite, but the Finn knows he must perform well in Monza if he is to stay in the picture…

Q: Kimi, how is life as the reigning world champion? You have been in the public eye for quite a while but the title must have increased attention on you? How do you deal with that?

Kimi Raikkonen: It’s true, it increased but it has not changed any normal living. I wouldn’t say that anything is different for myself - and the racing is still the same. But yes, it’s nice to be the champ. I always wanted to achieve that - and it’s something that can never be taken away from me. This is the really great part!

Q: Driving for Ferrari is every aspiring young race driver’s dream. Is it a dream come true for you?

KR: It was a dream at one point for me as I always wanted to come into Formula One and be with a top team. So far I’ve been lucky to be in two top teams. I enjoy being here and I had a fantastic time last year - when I joined last season, I had more fun than I have had in a long time. It is a great place to be, working with all these 120 percent-committed people. And red suits me, I would say.

Q: This season must be like a deja vu for you. As in 2007, you are playing catch up in the title race. But what is different to last season?

KR: Well, so far it has not been the easiest year. There have been a lot of difficulties lately, but that is part of racing sometimes. We have had some issues in getting the car exactly how we want it. We had a strong first part of the season and then we faced some problems. It has been difficult, yes, and hopefully we can turn it around a bit and get some good results. It is not too late yet - but it is getting difficult with every race. Let’s wait and see how it develops.

Q: Last year it was you against Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. This year the title match involves your team mate. That obviously doesn’t make things easier…

KR: Of course not. But again, that is part of racing. At the end of the day, it does not matter who it is - you need to beat all of them. So it doesn’t make any difference if it is your team mate or somebody else. You need to be in front of everybody if you want to win.

Q: But teams can concentrate their efforts on one driver…

KR: We have never had that situation. Of course last year when it was clear that the other car had no chance - points-wise - then it was a different story. But as long as we have every chance, we need to take them. Until that ‘no-chance situation’ comes, it is up to us to move forward - or to come back in my case.

Q: If your chances decrease, will you play the role of supporter to Felipe?

KR: When I clearly have no chance at all then it is a different story. But then that is not up to me. First Felipe needs to be in a position where he can try to win, and then if there is something that the team will benefit from, then it might be yes. But until that situation comes, I am not interested in talking about it.

Q: The championship is still wide open with five races to go and 50 points up for grabs. At what point would you accept that your chances to win the title have evaporated?

KR: As I just said, when it is clear that I will not be able to make enough points.

Q: In Spa you drove for all or nothing. In hindsight, would you do it all over again or settle for securing some points?

KR: I wanted to win - or nothing. Unfortunately I got nothing that time, but at least I had more fun that at many races before. And what are sure points? I needed more points than the others, so realistically I was in a position where I didn’t have much to lose, so I went for it. Afterwards it is always easy to say that by playing safe I would have probably ended in second place, but that is not the right way to win. I want to win it on the circuit rather than after the race. What happened in Spa happened. Again, that’s racing.

Q: The F2008 seems to be a very different machine to last year’s car. Are you still struggling to adapt your driving style to its characteristics?

KR: I would not say that the car is so different to last year. It is more about getting the tyres the way you want them to behave - that is the biggest issue. But then again, they are the same for everybody. When you compare the tyres from a couple of years ago, what we have now is completely different. So hopefully next year when we get the slick tyres it will be more as it used to be - meaning that it will be more fun to drive. And it’s not about wanting the old car back, it is more about getting the package right for us. And the last races indicated that we are on the right track.

Q: Monza is Ferrari’s backyard. It’s almost an obligation to succeed here. You have never won this race. How much ambition is there to walk away with the trophy on Sunday?

KR: I have never made it here although the chances were there. It would of course be great to win here - especially as it is the home Grand Prix for Ferrari. And hopefully we are in a position on Sunday to fight for it - that would be great.

Q: What about you and Felipe? Is there a rivalry?

KR: It is like at any other race. I try to win, he tries to win. This is normal procedure in a top team.

Q: You wouldn’t die for it, but what would a race win here be worth to you?

KR: Of course not. But be assured that I really want to win here and it would make me more happy than in a long time to be on the top spot of the podium on Sunday.

Q: Were you satisfied with the test here two weeks ago. Did it give you any indication of what your performance level will be?

KR: The test was not bad. It was definitely better than where we were one year ago, so we should have quite a good chance of a good result, but it depends on many things. If we get everything running well and the weather stays nice, that would improve our chances.

Q: All that sounds as if you are still enjoying racing…

KR: I would not be here otherwise!

Terrible

2008-09-12T23:29:00.000+08:00

Jahatnya lah.... Jijik!

Of Arguments

2008-09-12T01:01:00.001+08:00

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

~ Edward Gibbon

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.

~ Joe Moore

and, my favourite one being :

Whoever fights monsters, should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. ~ Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

two things can be derived from this particular fav quote of mine:

1. kalau something or someone is so bad, kalau kita nak fight pun, janganlah sampai kita jadi teruk cam benda atau orang tu. so in fighting/arguing, kita kena careful.

2. kalau kita tengok/judge sesuatu atau seseorang, benda tu atau orang tu pun pandai gak menilai kita. it follows kalau diri tak sehebat mana, jangan simply nak show-off.

I found this in a book The Abyss along time ago. There's one movie with the same title. Buku tu la yang diaorang buat movie tu. I love the book and the movie. Memang accurate quote tu dengan movie tu.

Still on argument, the following is quite funny and cute, but in some ways, very smart:

After a heated argument on some trivial matter, Lady Nancy Astor shouted, If I were your wife, I would put poison in your coffee! Whereupon Sir Winston Churchill answered, And if I were your husband I would drink it.

Belgium GP : The Official Results

2008-09-09T00:05:00.004+08:00

I did not realise that the final, official results for Sunday's race have changed until my brother DC told me about it. The last I read about it was about the stewards going to investigate the Kimi-Lewis incident at lap 43.

I must admit I couldn't be happier with the new results :

1. Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

2. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)

3. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes)

There's still a big chance for Kimi to win the Drivers' Championship with five remaining races. That's a lot of races. Kimi has full capability for that. Remember last year?

You can read more about this new results here.

Tak Taulah...

2008-09-09T00:01:00.007+08:00

Yang ni plak, tak taulah nak kata apa dah... BADLY DETERIORATING kot... kehkehkehkeh :p

~ AMPUNKAN KAMI PENUNGGU GUA ~

Their Wedding Photo Shoot

2008-09-08T23:58:00.015+08:00

Cute...

my personal favourite...

Sudah berpunyakah?

Sudahhhh....

hmm actually ada hundreds of them.. nanti tengokla seniri kat their fp.. bila they open it, that is.. dia dua orang ni cute dan matched

Belgium GP

2008-09-08T01:48:00.004+08:00

While I am happy Massa made it to the chequered flag in 2nd place, I pity my hero, Kimi. He was so close to winning. What to do, not his luck. But I will always support Kimi no matter what. You go, Kimi!

Deepest Grief

2008-09-04T00:50:00.007+08:00

My grandmother, my mother's mother, passed away at about 5:15 p.m. on the Ramadhan Eve, on August 31, 2008. On our Merdeka Day. In her final moments, my parents, my sister and myself were present. It was quite fast. She has been ill for quite some time, suffering from a serious cough. On that day, when the doctor came, she was still responding. The doctor then decided to transfer her to the hospital immediately for strict monitoring before she left at about 5:05 p.m. The assistants were preparing Grandma to be taken to hospital when it happened.

She was laid to rest at the Mahmoodiah Cemetery in this city on 1st Ramadhan (September 1, 2008), where her second son was laid to rest many years ago. It was a rainy day, but the rain miraculously stopped completely when she was taken to her final resting place, and during the funeral. On our way home, it began to rain again. It was as if the rain stopped to give way for us to pay our last respect to her.

Alhamdulillah, many people - relatives and friends paid their last respect. My siblings and inlaws were all present. My little niece seemed to understand what's happening.

May she rest in peace. May Allah the Almighty have mercy on her soul. Amin.

Al-Fatihah.

Greetings Wave

2008-08-30T23:43:00.002+08:00

To my fellow Malaysians, I wholewheartedly wish you a Happy Merdeka Day.

And to my Moslem readers, may all of you have a blessed Ramadhan.

Love from me,

Spectacularwave Raikkonen-Dalton

That's Why He Is My Hero...

2008-08-24T23:30:00.000+08:00

He made the mistake of leaving his pit before it was safe to do so, resulting in a pit crew being injured. His Drivers' Championship is at stake. His car had an engine failure in lap 46 at European GP in Valencia today. But he did not hesitate in the slightest to admit that it was his mistake :

Quoted from The Official Formula One Website :

“I made a mistake and left before I should have done,” he said. “Fortunately, Pietro is not too badly hurt. I wish him all the best and hope he gets better soon. In any case, it would not have changed anything as then the engine broke. Now we must concentrate on preparing for the next rounds and on improving our qualifying performance."

And that is why Kimi Raikkonen is my hero. He is highly professional and is not afraid to admit his mistakes. Unlike some people who would blame others and engaged into a fight in the same situation. Kimi has an obvious resemblance to a certain someone.

And Wave alone knows.

No Cure

2008-08-19T10:25:00.001+08:00

I am really upset because of what you have done.

If that's the way you want it, then so be it.

Be mindful, there is to be no cure.

Not now.

Not later.

Not ever.

No joke.

Direnjis - Renjis...

2008-08-05T04:08:00.028+08:00

The Singgahsana of the day

Yeah, I still cannot believe I actually missed to have a bowl of those.. oh mannnnnn! I blame the guests entirely sampai aku terlupa... hehehehe

The Arch

Diiring masuk ke Dewan.. amboi jejawat-jejawat dia.. *wink*

Bacaan Doa Mempelai oleh Y.Bhg. Dato' You-Know-Who
(Mr. & Mrs. DC ngan Mr. & Mrs. Fahmy je tau kan? :D)

Nenda Fahmy menepung tawar mempelai

then it's Fahmy's Mom..

With their respective parents

~ Makan Beradab dengan persembahan Tarian Tradisional ~

~ Wedding Cake Moment ~

How sweet of them... Fahmy ni memang handsome.. My sister is so lucky..

During the Press Conference hehehe..

With her Maid Of Honor and her Ahems

Family Uncle Harun and Auntie Ina

Family Kak Cik with Cute Little Ahmad Danial Faiz (Cik Mat)

Family Kak Teh with Kakak..

There will be more, of course in their own site. When? Hohoho dare not promise... *wink*

Their Wedding Gifts...

2008-07-23T23:47:00.007+08:00

From Her to Him

From Him to Her

these are their wedding gifts.. or 'Hantaran'. The actual number was 13-11.. I think. These are only some of them.

Yeah on our side, the bride's, semuanya 'turun tangan' in preparing them, led by Auntie Na. The bride herself, my two sisters and my niece, Sue (kokti's sister),Nisah (my other aunt) and muhself - semua sama-sama buat hantaran. You could say everything is homemade.

On the other side, the groom's, takyah cerita la. His Mommy, like I said memang Maestro lah dengan hantaran, pastries, and everything. Semua buat sendiri. Last time during engagement, the theme was Bubu. During wedding, dia guna some sort of cage-like thing untuk the gifts. Memang cantik, memang kemas - the work of professional.

Voice and Sexiness

2008-07-18T15:20:00.001+08:00

Interestingly, I found this in Yahoo page. I had a rather interesting and heated discussion with Him the other day on a quite related subject.

I haven't got the time to ponder on this article and the related ones. But I will read it thoroughly later.

Sexy People Sound Better

So, Hon, I am right! :p

Ahem...!

2008-07-16T12:34:00.003+08:00

May 2008 - them, at our sister's wedding

June 2005 - at their own

P/S : imbas kembali.. dahulu berdua sekarang bertiga.. pun maintained...

Latest Addition

2008-07-11T16:59:00.004+08:00

nilah dia latest addition to our family - adik ipar baru i, you. hensem dan segak, suitable for my beautipul sister. apa kata orang, matching, sepadan. lebih kurang camtulah...

see, ada iras pun ya juga. bertuahlah my sis dapat bonda mertua yang maestro dalam hal masak-memasak ni. majlis di rumah pengantin lelaki haritu, wahh bermacam-macam juadah dan pastries. memang class habis. yang special tu semuanya homemade. bertambah special lagi kerana ibu dia tu a very busy career woman, tapi cekap dan talented betul dalam bidang masak-memasak ni..bertuah betul my sis, dapat peluang belajar macam-macam nanti..

How On Earth..

2008-07-11T16:46:00.002+08:00

~ Dedicated to a man with the truest definition of a man ~

I just do not care how many times I have posted this vc. 'Tis my blog and so it is.. sukatila kan. Hehehehe.. yes, I just love this one.

Hehehehehe...

2008-07-09T18:14:00.003+08:00

this is from our own camera.. hmm tu la bila dah banyak sangat camera amik gambar, pengantin pun tatau mana satu nak dipandang. gambar lain nanti ya.. ada ribuan photos ni, pening dah. segala drive semua dah full. belum gambar studio lagi, isk isk isk isk.

Majlis Khatam Al-Quran & Berzanji

2008-06-25T00:09:00.009+08:00

Sebelah petang hari yang sama dengan majlis akad nikah tu.. berlangsunglah majlis khatam Al-Quran dan berzanji.. nilah suasananya pada petang tu..

my youngest sister..jadi pengapit dalam majlis ni.. suka dan berkenan sekali dengan baju dia ni.. macam pengantin jua...

inilah dia pengantinnya.. dalam persalinan serba ungu.. vokal mantap woo, sepanjang majlis khatam dia steady je.. Alhamdulillah segalanya berjalan lancar... congrats, Bit..

ini pula guru mengaji mereka, Pn. Hajjah Noraini, yang juga adalah jiran kami. Bukan saja mengaji, dia pun terer berzanji..

my mom with our jiran-jiran sekalian

some of the jemputan for the majlis.. yang tudung putih baju coklat ni my aunt (my mom's youngest sis). Jemputan lelaki pula duduk di bahagian belakang sedikit.

kalau ikut plan asal, mereka akan mengaji bertiga, termasuk Su (adik kokti). tapi sebab Su ada tugas penting pada haritu, maka mereka berdua aje, diiringi dengan guru mengaji mereka. Lepas habis majlis ni, diadakan sedikit jamuan untuk para jemputan..Alhamdulillah, semua berjalan lancar dan dalam suasana tenang.

jeng... jeng.. jeng....

2008-06-23T10:16:00.010+08:00

sah dengan sekali lafaz.. alhamdulillah..

now man and wife..

Encik Fahmy dan Puan Mazlin...

namanya pun jengah-jengah... sekitar majlis pernikahan adik saya... ini belum complete tau, kira sneak preview. lebih banyak gambar di blog pengantin sendiri nanti... majlis pernikahan ni ialah pada 23 Mei 2008. Suasananya agak tenang, syahdu dan disulami elemen kelakar juga. Manakan tidak yang menikahkan adalah pak uda kami sendiri. Cara dia mengendalikan majlis agak serius, tetapi sempat pula berlawak secara spontan. Pecah ketawa kami semua.

gambar majlis perkahwinan? insya Allah tak lama lagi. semua dah ada dalam simpanan cuma tunggu seru saja.. hehehe..

It's a Ferrari Start @ Magny-Cours

2008-06-22T02:17:00.002+08:00

Yes! It is going to be a Ferrari 1-2 start @ Magny-Cours later today.... Kimi would be on the pole position while Felipe will begin the race right next to Kimi at second place.

CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES!!

Tentang Dia : An Appreciation

2008-06-20T10:50:00.006+08:00

Sebermula ceritanya.. some evening last week, my Mom came home, beritahu dia dah makan. Makan mee...

si dia yang masak....

Jadi, beberapa hari lepas, secara bergurau saya menuntut dari si dia.. saya katakan "huhuhuhu makan mee tak ajak.. kita tak dapat mee.. isk isk sedihhhhh"

Semalam pun saya kata lagi, saja-saja mengusik si dia.. kata saya "Sudahlah dah lama tak dapat makan kek ke muffin ke, cupcake ke.. mee pun tak dapat... isk isk isk isk...". Semua itu saya lakukan sekadar bergurau dan menyakat dia. Bukan saya tidak tahu dia sibuk dengan kerjaya dan keluarganya. Saya amat faham...situasi dia.

Tetapi....

Dia yang berhati baik dan caring.. tanpa disangka-sangka, malam tadi, ketika sedang menonton Buletin Utama, tiba-tiba dia menatang sesuatu... rupa-rupanya..

semangkuk besar Mee Hailam buatan dia sendiri, hasil air tangannya.. untuk kami semua.. sungguh tak disangka-sangka.. what a lovely, pleasant, delightful surprise...

saya rasa terharu campur bersalah, kerana tak sangka begitu sekali sikap caring dan prihatinnya... walaupun dia sangat sibuk.. walaupun kami semua semalam ke luar daerah atas sesuatu hal, dan dia harus kembali ke pejabat untuk bertugas semula. Namun dia masih boleh menyediakan mee hailam yang sangat sedap... paling saya suka, rencahnya.. ada sayuran, ayam.. dan rasa rempah. Sungguh lazat.. dia memang pandai memasak..semua masakannya saya gemari..

Untuk dia, saya ucapkan terima kasih yang tidak terhingga.. semoga dirinya dirahmati Allah sepanjang masa bersama keluarga tercinta.. dia memang sangat special...

Siapakah dia? Inilah dia orangnya...

dalam dua-dua gambar ni, dia yang sebelah kiri tu...

P/S : tengkiu Koktiiiiii :) :) :) :)

Penalized

2008-06-09T14:15:00.002+08:00

As taken from The Formula One Official Website :

Hamilton and Rosberg penalized for pit-lane collision

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Williams’ Nico Rosberg will drop 10 places on the grid at the next round of the championship in France as penalty for their pit-lane incident in Canada.

Hamilton ran into the back of Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari, which was stopped at a red light at the pit exit. The resulting damage put both men out the race, with Hamilton admitting he had not seen the light in time. Rosberg then ran into the rear of Hamilton’s stricken McLaren, but was able to rejoin the race, despite damage to the front of his Williams.

Commenting on the incident, Hamilton said: "As I exited the box, I saw two cars jostling for position ahead of me in the pit lane. Obviously, I didn't want to get involved in their tussle, and was trying not to do so, and then all of a sudden they stopped. And by the time they'd come to a halt, it was too late for me to avoid them. It's just unfortunate when stuff like this happens, but I have no argument with the stewards.”

"There's not much I can say," was Raikkonen's reaction. "My race was ruined by Hamilton's mistake. Obviously, anyone can make mistakes, as I did two weeks ago in Monaco, but it's one thing to make a mistake at two hundred (miles) per hour but another to hit a car stopped at a red light. I am not angry because that doesn't achieve anything and does not change my result! I am unhappy, because I had a great chance of winning."

Confirmed..

2008-06-09T03:08:00.006+08:00

As taken from The Formula One Official Website :

Hamilton and Raikkonen crash out in Montreal pit lane

Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen have retired from the Canadian Grand Prix after the McLaren crashed into the rear of the Ferrari in the pit lane. Raikkonen had stopped for a red light at the pit exit when Hamilton piled into the back of the Finn. Williams' Nico Rosberg then ran into the rear of Hamilton. Rosberg was able to rejoin the race, pitting for a new nose a lap later, but Raikkonen's and Hamilton's cars were too badly damaged to continue. The incident is being investigated by the stewards.The three drivers were among several who had pitted when the pit lane opened during an early safety-car period to clear the stricken Force €ndia of Adrian Sutil. Hamilton had been leading the race up until that point.

p/s : tengoklah sendiri...confirm buta.... ataupun jeles Kimi keluar dulu, dah takleh buat apa, langgar je la. how on earth did he miss that red light?

Gerammmm!!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-09T02:21:00.001+08:00

Tak taulah kenapa Lewis Hamilton tu. Dah red light tu berenti aje la! Kan dah langgar belakang kereta Kimi. Completely stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUTA agaknya!

Retirement? I sincerely hope not!

2008-06-09T02:05:00.004+08:00

As taken from The Official Formula 1 Website, June 6, 2008 :

A tale of two rivals - Raikkonen and Hamilton, on retirement and fame

While McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, the world championship leader, is getting used to the spotlight, the man who beat him to the 2007 crown, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, was showing signs on Thursday in Montreal that he may have seen enough of it.

Raikkonen spoke in depth about retirement, further fuelling media suggestions that he won’t be around in 2009 and that Fernando Alonso will take his seat at Ferrari.

“I always say that I still have a contract until the end of next year,” said the Finn. “I haven't made any decision as to whether I will keep going or not. So far, that's the last contract that I have and we will see during this year and next year what happens.

“I wouldn't stop if I thought I would miss it. For sure, I would have found something else to do, something maybe at that time I'd enjoy even more. I don't know what's going to happen after next year. I haven't made up my mind and we will see. Maybe we make the decision this year or maybe not and then we will look next year, but until then, I haven't really made any decisions so far. It's hard to say. I think I'm going to race as long as I enjoy it, I think it's the right thing for me, and then when the day comes when it's no longer fun, then for sure I stop. It can be the end of next year, it can be in four years' time. It's too early to say.”

“It's purely if I like it or not. That's the reason if I keep going or not. There are many reasons why you like Formula One or not. For sure, many people only like the driving and the rest can be something that you don't enjoy. When there are more things that you don't like, then it's time to stop.

“Everybody probably knows, I like the racing and all the other stuff is not always the best thing. I think everybody in Formula One is here because of their love of racing and driving. When there are too many things that you don't enjoy or you think that the whole thing is not what you want anymore, then it's time to go away.”

In contrast to Raikkonen, Hamilton, it seems, is just coming to terms with the fame game - and, if anything, quite enjoying it. In some ways the recent Cannes Film Festival was his coming out party.

“Cannes was one of best weekends I have had,” said the British driver. “Two things appeal to me most; films and music. I get star-struck at these things. Indiana Jones was amazing. I’m watching the film and Indiana is sat behind me. I was like, ‘No way!’ I could not believe how excited I was. I was so nervous driving up to Cannes. I was like a kid. As I was going into the theatre, I walked across the seats past Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. George said, ‘Hey Lewis, meet Harrison’. After the film Harrison (Ford) spoke to me upstairs. I’m still not sure he knew who I was.”

Returning his attentions to the track, Hamilton reflected on his first two Formula One victories in North America last year, first in Canada and then at Indianapolis in the United States Grand Prix: “It was unreal. There were huge challenges after that of course. I didn’t see everything that was going on in the background. I didn’t go home and see the papers, all the hype. All I had done was achieve my goals. My life did not seem as though it had changed, but in reality it had.

“This year I feel that I have aged a lot, a good five years in the last few months. I’m a lot wiser and making sure I make the right decisions for my life and everything else. I have the experience of last year so in a sense I know how to do it. It won’t be easy in Canada. Ferrari will be even quicker but without a doubt I feel I’m stronger and I love street circuits.

“The whole thing is now about having major responsibility, pushing the team forward, playing a major role. Last year I was just given a car. I did the best I could but there was not much the team could take from me because I didn’t have the experience. This year they are relying on me. I have the power to take them in whatever direction. Turkey felt like a win. It is great that we can fight like that.”

I Do Love Him For A Reason

2008-06-08T02:14:00.000+08:00

apa kata orang? jatuh kasih pasti bersebab.... kaedahnya...

teeny bit of update

2008-06-07T08:39:00.004+08:00

macam.. dah lama gak la tak update blog ni. hmm sibuk juga la dengan beberapa hal. walaupun sebenarnya nampak macam tak sibuk. in my case, yang berjalan ligat is my mind, first and foremost. bila dah habis fikir baru translate into actions. apa dia? takpelah.. ada banyak gunting kat sini heheheheh...nampak je macam takde orang.

bukan tak mau update.. ada macam2 benda nak masukkan. cuma seru tu belum sampai. yalah nak update pun kena ada mood, baru jadi. kalau main hentam je nanti geram sendiri tengok. so nak tak nak kenala tunggu ada mood.

lagipun saya sedang active dalam sesuatu hehehe...

P/S : Arini majlis perkahwinan sebelah pengantin lelaki, Fahmy (husband to my sister, Lin). So kami semua akan berangkat ke Pengerang kejap lagi.

AF : The Jedi Youngling Story (Continuation)

2008-05-29T23:46:00.001+08:00

Wow wow wow.... cantiknya kerusi! Ada cute cushion some more..

Hello, hello.. if you like the kerusi, wait till you see the owner..

Hasil-hasil tangkapan Kokti for adik baju pink masa gi CS tu la....
Pajama and shirt gambar Dora...

I love this kerusi so much, tq Pa and Ma..
I always sit here to read or watch TV..

hasil tangkapan kat MPH earlier that day...

a gift from her Tok Addah...

a birthday gift from Tok Nina and Tok Awun

@ JB City Square

2008-05-26T21:48:00.017+08:00

a long due entry, this was during a week after Jedi Youngling's second birthday (April 19). Kokti, Jedi Youngling and myself went to JB City Square with one similar objective in mind. Unfortunately, for some inevitable reasons, kita tak dapat nak melaksanakan objective tu. So we walked to SDS and had a late breakfast (or an early lunch, take your pick).

mama busy, dia pun busy tengok menu...

" mama wants this..."
".. and I want this..."
Okay!

tak ingat air apa yang kita order.. but the fancy glass tu air for Kokti, the shorter glass for Anis and yang dalam cawan was for myself.

ni... Singaporean Fried Mee ke apa nama dia.. verrry inviting kan?

bubuh sikit dalam plate lain, share sama itu adik baju pink ;)

while I opted for Chicken Spaghetti.. biasalah born Italian, what to do..

Makan dengan Mama...

Minum pun Mama dia suap...

while waiting for Kokti to get something for DC, we walked around.. snap some photos..

Naik tingkat atas, Kokti sudah nampak satu mini-shop yang ada jual Dora The Explorer punya stuffs. Apa lagi, berkenan dengan baju-baju Dora.....

berlebih afdal bila depan mini shop tu ialah MPH.....

adik baju pink ni bila masuk je kedai buku, dia pun akan terus roaming... dia memang suka betul kedai buku...

macam-macam gaya, terkejar-kejar Mama dia ikutkan dia, sedangkan Mama pun tengah cari cookbook sebenarnya...

dah beli buku, kita pun turun nak pergi carpark...

Kalau nak tahu cerita seterusnya, tunggulah entry selepas ni, okay? Mungkin ada sedikit surprise untuk sesiapa yang bertuah.. TUNGGU!

Wave : an update

2008-05-25T23:29:00.005+08:00

still exhausted.. wedding punya pasal lah, apa lagi....

hmm nak update banyak benda.. slowly la.. lagipun banyak dah lupa..

on top of everything arini tak berapa baik la mood.. darling i cuma dapat 9th place at the Monaco GP despite getting 1-2 Ferrari during qualifying. pity my darling...

emm tapi takpe.. Massa still won 3rd. Dapat juga championship points. never ever give up.. biasalah in life memang ada ups and downs. better luck next time, at Canada, okay. lagipun, tengok sini racewinners so far :

Australia ~ Lewis Hamilton
Malaysia ~ Kimi Raikkonen
Bahrain ~ Felipe Massa
Spain ~ Kimi Raikkonen
Turkey ~ Felipe Massa
Monaco ~ Lewis Hamilton

Kira okay la tu.. lagipun Monaco punya circuit memang sangat susah.. tadi pun ada yang hentam wall semua.. so takpe la.. Best Wishes for Canadian GP, okay Ferrari.

Results for today's race :

1. Lewis Hamilton ~ McLaren Mercedes
2. Robert Kubica ~ BMW Sauber
3. Felipe Massa ~ Ferrari

Lupa lak.. for Turkish GP, the results are as follows :-

1. Felipe Massa ~ Ferrari
2. Lewis Hamilton ~ McLaren Mercedes
3. Kimi Raikkonen ~ Ferrari

Hats off to Ferrari for Turkish GP. Time tu tak update pun, masih sedih lagi due to the departure of my uncle.

Be Nice To People

2008-05-21T10:44:00.007+08:00

Dia selalu kata "Be nice to people".

Yeah, I just picked up the house line. It was a call from a rather well known florist in this city. Something about the flower arrangement for the wedding.

One can always tell if a person is classy or not. And in this particular case, the person calling was indeed the daughter of the owner of that business. She was looking for my Mom. But the way she spoke, though simple, told it all. She was courteous, polite, humble yet she sound so classy.

I mean she could have been arrogant, or proud, or anything. You could call them the florist to the Crown here. They are in charge of royal functions, too.

But no, they are nice people, despite the fact that they own a well-known business.

That's what classy means. Virtuous. Some people may look classy, but the moment they speak, it's all rubbish. What a tragedy.

Virtue is the truest nobility ~ Miguel De Cervantes

Kalis Rindu

2008-05-15T22:10:00.005+08:00

Kalis Rindu (Elyana)

Desiran daun dihembus angin
Tin kosong dan tong golek ke kaki
Membelah sunyiku
Menonton bayang wajahmu di minda
Kala ku sendirian terpisah jauh
Beerti tanpamu

Babak penantian
Satu ujian
Sekuat mana cinta

Ku tak mungkin
Kalis rindu
Kalis pilu
Bila kau tiada bersamaku
Pendam rindu
Pendam pilu
Hingga kau menjelma ah aww…

Berdiri ditingkap merenung ke luar
Lihat kekasih ku yang basah berjalan dalam hujan
Beserta senyuman
Lama ku nantikan

Sekian detikan waktu berlalu
Di alam berkasih
Menjadi rakaman yang berharga
Tak terharga yang berharga

feeling very exhausted... tengok tv pun apa yang ada aje. dek kerana tengok tv segala macam, tertangkap la lagu Kalis Rindu ni.. sang by one of the AF6 students. Title cam menarik, bila dah dengar, rerupanya the girl in the song tu tak kalis rindu.

Hmm... masalahnya I memang kalis rindu.. heheheheh.. so how????

Jalan-Jalan with Jedi Youngling

2008-05-13T11:44:00.005+08:00

I went to Danga Bay with Jedi Youngling yesterday evening. Didn't plan the visit, but haven't been there for a long time. Tapi semalam kesian tengok dia, penat menolong buat preparation for wedding favors, so bawa dia jenjalan.

Memula ingatkan nak naik train.. tapi tengok train tu cam baru nak operate je. Amusement park tu start quite late in the evening.. so we went for a walk by the straits...ewahhh..

saja menyusur tepi-tepi International Restaurant tu.. terpandang lak the tables tepi-tepi pavement, and i was thinking, bestnya lah hai kalau have tea or early dinner by the straits.. angin tiup sejuk je.. hehehe...

then kita pergi naik tram la.. best juga petang-petang.. orang tak ada time tu. memula kita duaorang je.. bila tram nak jalan another couple with two kids naik.. punya la nyaman.. relax je pusing-pusing Danga Bay and festive.. happy je cik kak tu.. dia memang suka jalan-jalan.

yang kelakar bila tram tu stop, time nak balik tu dia siap cakap "bye Darling..." kat sumer orang yang ada kat situ termasuklah pak guard atas motor.. I dah buat selamba je. .. hehehe kang orang ingat aku yang suruh..tapi selalu memang bila Jedi Youngling nak jalan naik kereta with her parents I akan kata "Bye, Darling" to her. She's a fast learner..

bila lalu kat International Restaurant tu, nampak la the tables were laid for the night.. time tu angin tiup.. lembut je.. pastu dia ada pasang lagu.. duet.. sapa tah nyanyi but I swear to God, that song was one of the most romantic songs I have ever heard la kan... memang kena la dengan tepi lautnya.. dengan restaurant nya. hehehe... so dapatlah satu idea.. hehehe ssssyyyyyyyy!!!

after that, kita pergi ke BBU, beli nasi ayam takeaway... yummy! lain kali pergi lagi...best!

Our Uncle Passing

2008-05-10T08:43:00.004+08:00

On May 9th, I woke up to the sound of someone knocking doors. I did not realize it was 12:04 a.m until later. I was asleep on the couch since early evening. I thought it was already morning and my sister, Mook, getting ready for work. So I asked her, "Kenapa, Mook?".

Came the reply "Ni Lin lah.. bangun lah, Pak Man collapsed".

(Now Pak Man is our Dad's brother. The one who's really close to our Dad. He was admitted to the Johor Specialist since Tuesday, due to having difficulty in breathing. It all started weeks ago, when he accidentally fell when playing badminton and injured his leg. He resided in KL, but when things did not improve, he came back to JB for further treatment. It turned out that the injury has caused some blood clots which entered his lungs, and eventually disturbed his breathing system. Hence, he was admitted to the Cardio Intensive Care Unit, CICU).

Then I went to her room and asked, "Bila ni? Nak pergi sekarang ke? Pukul berapa ni?"

"Baru kejap, Doctor call. Ni dah pukul dua belas lebih. Cepat la".

According to Lin, our Dad rushed to the hospital with Fahmy minutes ago. Thank God Fahmy and Lin just arrived from Singapore.

So the four of us, Mom, Lin, Faiz and myself sped off to the hospital. (During which time, the medical team pronounced Pak Man in critical condition and was performing all the CPRs and emergency procedures).

When we got there, my brother Firdaus was already there, sitting with Fahmy. We went inside and saw Pak Man lying motionless, with all the wires and equipment and what not. I asked Fahmy what the condition was and he told me that the doctors said nothing can be done...

Cik Ana (Pak Man's wife) and their eldest son Malikin arrived a short while later with Pak Nan (another brother of my Dad). Cik Ana hugged both Lin and me when she entered the CICU. Yes, she appeared to be cool and quiet. Not a single tear was in sight. But I just can't bear to look at them sitting beside Pak Man. Neither Cik Ana nor Malikin was crying, at least not openly, even though they were very, very, very close to Pak Man. In fact,all the children were very close to him.

You see, kalau kita tengok orang menangis dan bersedih at this time, that is expected, right? But to see people being so strong and holding on like that, lagilah buatkan I rasa sangat sedih dan terharu.. I mean, they could cry all the want, but they choose to be strong and dignified.. walaupun dalam keadaan sedih yang tak terhingga tu. Betul-betul respect dengan diaorang.

It really reminded me of the saying "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. ~ Martin Luther King Jr ".

After a while, I went out to sit with my siblings. The doctors were of the opinion that we should bring him home since nothing else can be done. At that time, Pak Man was still breathing.

But when I went inside a little while later, I found Mom, Cik Ana and Malikin sitting quietly together. Then Mom spoke one telephone to someone and was making arrangements to take the body to the mortuary.And that was the time when I realised that Pak Man has passed away. I must say, it was really a shock to all of us, since he was a sportsman, a healthy person and was not known to suffer from any disease.

Later, he was taken to our grandmother's house in Skudai for the last time, and then to Bangi, his final resting place.

Al-Fatihah to him. May Allah Bless His Soul. Amin.

Thankful

2008-05-08T15:59:00.003+08:00

I wanna say that I am most thankful for everything that has been granted.. esp when my prayers are answered. Praise be to Allah.

Dan rasanya, that is a strong statement. Paham kot.. tak kisahlah betul ke tak, yang penting kita ni ada vision sendiri. Janji tak kacau sesiapa sudahlah... I could say I am happy and content and thankful for what I have now. For being with my family, for having a wonderful niece, dan segala macam benda yang I am thankful for. Memanglah there are times the path was not that easy, but hey, that's life. And I am still thankful.

Oh, and I am most thankful for Kimi, who would be racing in Turkey this Sunday *wink*.

So, if you ask me, my answer would be, yes, I am thankful. Okay?

Sudah Hantar, HEY!!!

2008-05-07T14:34:00.001+08:00

La la la la la... saya sudahlah hantar invites saya pagi-pagi tadi.. hopefully sampai KL Friday ini..

Sudah hantar, hey!! Sudah hantar, HEY!!!

90 % : Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

2008-05-06T23:46:00.000+08:00

It's not that I do not want to write anything. I am just physically and mentally exhausted.

Yeah I think 90% of my job - as Director of Communication and Invitation - for the wedding, has been completed. 90% of the original list has been signed, sealed and delivered. Now am waiting if Mom or Dad has any additionals. Cut-off date was May 1. Tapi sebab bos-bos besar banyak agenda so, slightly delayed. Sebab there were days yang diaorang kena oustation to deliver the invites.

Kalau dah habis ni, boleh lah beralih ke kerja-kerja lain pulak.

Uh-oh! Sendiri punya list of invites belum siap!! Oklah, nak gi buat ni.. see you real soon!

The Round Table

2008-05-06T23:33:00.002+08:00

a late entry. had lunch here with my sister on April 21st, if i'm not mistaken. a late lunch on a very busy day. recommended by Red Devil.

the food - great

the price - extremely reasonable
the place - clean and comfortable

recommendation : high

they also have western selection but we didn't try any. that day kita makan nasi dan lauk-lauk kampung. pretty exotic, the menu. ada siput seduk masak lemak, gulai ikan pari, cencaluk, gulai nangka, ayam masak merah.. but because it was a late lunch, banyak lauk lain yang dah habis. we only paid RM 6 something for the two of us. Sekali dengan air minuman, it was less than RM 10. but for me, it was the lauk-pauk yang nak buat datang lagi. memang sedap.

Who Cares

2008-05-02T12:24:00.002+08:00

Exactly. Who cares? That which does not kill you, makes you stronger.

She may be a girl lost in the debris. Like fallen soldiers. And you may not be there. But she survives.

Yes, she doesn't care.