LiFe is LiKe a wHeeL...

suratan takdir

2005-12-27T18:31:00.000+08:00

It's more than 5 months since my last post. Well, lots of things had happen. However, main reason would be no access to the Internet. See, since I quit my job, I’m no longer 8-5 connected to the Internet. Worst, there isn’t telephone line at my residential area. In a nut shell, I can go on and on writing excuses and reasons why there's no updates. So, I've decided to stop complaining. Who's fault? My fault :D

Received shocking news today. One of my childhood fren passed away last Saturday due to an internal blood clot. And he's just 27 years old. He left his wife who is 7 months pregnant. I'm glad that I allocated my time to see him for lunch last Tuesday. If only I knew that is our last meeting. No wonder, he seriously advised me on lots of things that we never talk about before. He seemed fine. He joyfully told me about his baby. And that he's quite worried because his wife has this problem - not enough hemoglobin so they plan to have the baby at government hospital just in case there's any complication. Arwah also quoted that some government hospital allow husband to accompany the wife during labor.

15 years of beautiful friendship, we had shared. I'm gonna miss you dear fren. May Allah bless his soul. Al fatihah.

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. Well, they say, good people die young. Do not wait to show your love and care to your love ones. Be it parents, husband, wife or frens because you'll never know when you will see them again.

"If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. * Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios

would you....

2005-07-01T09:14:00.000+08:00

Found this article in TheStar last Sunday

"Would you give up the last 18 years of your life in exchanges for riches beyond belief?"

Hubby asked me the same question. And without thinking my answer was

"I will not trade my life for money. And if i work smart and hard enough I could have earn the riches beyond belief in that timeline"

However, after reading the whole article, it sort of gave me a different point of view or an out of the box answer in a bigger picture.

# It's not your entire life, just 18 years of it. And let's say you are destined to live until 90. Taking the deal would make it 72. And if you plan it right, you can still enjoy your golden years with ur grand children.

# By the way, it's not that for sure you gonna live 18 years after you sign the deal. You can be drop dead on the spot.

# Here comes the if question. What if i can only live for 3 months. I can write a will, leaving portions of money to my family, perhaps can be used to set up college funds for my nieces. I know orphanages and abandoned old folks who can benefit from the money. And there are many research institutes which would appreciate the funding to find cures for cancer and AIDS. All they need is someone to give up 18 years of his life for it.

hmm..what would be your choice...

mr & mrs smith

2005-06-15T09:33:00.000+08:00

Went to Mines to watch Mr & Mrs Smith last night. Great movie. Brad and Jolie really made a good pair. However I could have enjoyed the movie even better if the couple next to me is not an unemployed annoying critics.

Scene: Heineken ads featuring Brad
Girl : Waa, he's so cute.
After a while
Girl: Eh, Rasa ni bukan movie la, iklan nih
Hahahahaha - gelakkan all the paparazzi

Brad made a call to his fren
Girl: So sweet!!!

Scene: Nokia ads

Girl & boy: HAHAHAHA HEHEHE gelak tak ingat.
I agree that the ads is quite funny but not after few times watching it. You can laugh but the not the type yg gelak kuat which is really annoying.
Really turned me down. I know they gonna be noisy later.

Scene: Mr & Mrs Smith (first 15 seconds)
Girl: She's so pretty
Boy: Yeah, die kan top 100 sexiest women.

Not that you should totally seal your mouth in the cinema but then keep you voice low. A while later...

Hubby: Dik, dik bole tlg senyap sket tak. TQ
Ada improvement. Girl stop commenting but the guy kept on.
"Bush!! Bush!!"
"Aduh!! sakitnye"
"U rasa kan berapa org diantar nak bunuh die org ek. Ramai betul!!!"
The list goes on and on...

Aduh duh duh.. Sabo jek la

our mind, our magnet

2005-06-14T09:05:00.000+08:00

There are times when you could be doing your regular chores in the office or at home and all of a sudden you found yourself thinking about a friend/family members/loves ones. Then a while later, the phone rings and the next thing is you hear his/her voice on the other end of the line. The person tells you he/she was just thinking of phoning you. In our heart, macam tau2 jek i'm thinking about her/him :D

The best part of this is of course when you are courting with ur boipren or girlpren lah. You would have this thought 'waaa, this is a good sign. We can read each others mind'. Love is all around. Sometimes, the spark lasts. Sometimes, it doesn't.

How did that happen? I believe that our mind is like a magnet. Subconsciously, we tend to attract things that we desire/believe in. Law of attraction. Here's an article i have found out in the net about LOA

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Are you aware of what a powerful creator you are? Do you know that everything that is happening to you or has ever happened to you is, without exception, in full response to your thoughts — and more importantly — the emotions behind those thoughts? Take a look at your life. There are probably some areas you're really happy with and some areas you're not so happy with. You may even believe you are a victim of your circumstances. I'm here to tell you, you are not a victim! It's simply a matter of understanding how to play the Game (of Life) by understanding the rules...the Laws that define the Game.

Of all the Laws, the single most powerful law is the Law of Attraction which says: "That which is likened unto itself is drawn" or more simply put, "Like attracts like". This means that what you are focused on, you draw to you. Here's how it works. When you are focused on what you want, you are attracting to you what you want. When you are focused on what you do not want, you are attracting to you what you do not want.

Our thoughts are usually very unfocused and running in many directions at once. For example, you may say "I want a sleek new sportscar." In that moment, the Universe is orchestrating circumstances and events to bring it to you. And yet, usually, in the same sentence, we sabotage ourselves by saying something like, "but I can't afford it." So, in essence, the Universal forces say, "Wait a minute. Now he says he can't afford it." And you stop the energy flow.

So, take it a step further. When you are thinking about wanting a new sportscar, but feeling you can't afford it, where are your emotions vibrating? In most cases, they are vibrating in feelings of lack; feelings that you want something you really cannot have. Can you see how, by not understanding this Law — that our thoughts and emotions are our attraction base — we hold things away from us we could otherwise have?

Let's take the example of money. You say you've been wanting more money for as long as you've been alive. When you think of wanting more money, how do you feel about it? Happy? Elated? Or frustrated? Angry? Sad? Maybe, jealous of those who do have money? In my experience, this particular subject has more people on an emotional roller-coaster than all other subjects combined. The good news is that it doesn't matter how long you've felt this way or how deeply...you can literally turn it around and begin flowing money to you by consciously and deliberately practicing the Law of Attraction through your thoughts and feelings.

http://law-of-attraction-info.com/mostpowerfullaw.html
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But of course, hoping + positive attitude and feelings without action is begging right.

Hmm, i don't know what leads me to writing about this law thingy. Apa2 pun, at least my blog is updated. Hehe

blood!! oh blood

2005-05-19T09:48:00.000+08:00

"Intruder!! Intruder!! Lock all cells and blood vessels"
I guess that's how my blood vessel system reacted when the doctor poked my blood vessel.

I had a fever two days back. Went to see the doctor. As usual my blood pressure is very low 90/60. So, the doctor advised me to do a full blood test. Haven't done any blood test ever in my life. hehe. So I guess it was a great surprised for my vessels when the doctor actually poked it. First, he poked at the crook of my left elbow, not a single drop of blood came out.

Hubby suggested that the doctor proceeded with him first, since he also wants to do a full blood test. Single poked, and that's it. It's done.

Next is my turn again. The handsome doctor decided to inject the needle at the crook of my left elbow. Still not a single drop came out. He said that my blood vessel is very small. Third attempt is on my right wrist with the smallest needle. No output still. A drop of blood came out after the last and forth attempt which is on my left hand. Finally, the doctor suggested me to postpone the test few days later, and this time in the evening time instead of morning. Sign!!

Why ek? I was not really nervous at that time. My hands were cold though. I already diverted my mind to all the nice2 thoughts. I read somewhere that drinking 2 to 3 quarts (8 to 10 glasses) of liquid a day helps blood flow better and makes the veins more likely to stick up and be found easily. Will definitely do that.

our pampering day!!

2005-05-11T14:59:00.000+08:00

Two weeks back, hubby surprised me with a wonderful spa package for two at OZMOSIS. That was my first spa experience. Anyway, the package is called Ozmosis Escapade. Been wanting to go to a spa for such a long time, tapi tak berkesempatan plus never reserve any time or budget for that. Thanks baby. Muahss muahss. Lap you!!

Sweet aromatherapy odor with Balinese decoration style greeted us. Then we had our tea at the cozy lounge. I choose sensual and relaxing massage oil while darl choose anti stress (memang sesuai!!) and apa2lah, bole tak sbb tak ingat. Hehehe

The journey begins with a relaxing steam using aromatherapy oils to help you unwind. Continued with a mineral salt exfoliation leaving your skin silky and rejuvenated. Next is, Steambath which is not only really hot, 45 degrees if I'm not mistaken, caused you susah nak bernafas. 15 mins rasa macam 1 jam. After that, we had our bath together2 :D, applying Dermalogica’s hair and body care products. It really felt good. Felt like, hmm, if only I have few hundreds per month just to pamper myself with this kind of luxury!!. By now, my skin has just reborn to a baby skin. Seriously, lembut giler!!. Well, that's the outcome of the scrub la kan.

Last but not least, my favourite activity would be the 45 mins aromatic massage. The massager memang punctual la, cukup je 45 mins terus stop when I was just about to doze off.

Later, we had our Chinese tea before we were promoted to get the RM 1500 sort of prepaid plan. So, later in the future, bole jek dtg situ and enjoy the package. Hehe. Well, of course we didn't sign up for the plan. May be next time lah.

an observation..

2005-04-27T11:07:00.000+08:00

Date : 22nd April 2005, 7.40 p.m
Location: Escalator at the ERL, KLIA station.
Activity: Standing on the stairway with a MAS stewardess right in front of us.

Hubby commented
"I think MAS stewardess wear the same thing from head to toe except for their undergarment. They even wear the same perfume. Sponsored by MAS."

"Waaa, you are such an observer. Sampai bau pun u perasan ek."

"Ya la, after a few trips. Hehe."
Then, he mentioned about few scenarios that resulted that conclusion.

I'm not sure whether the uniforms, handbag, shoe, travelling bag n etc are given f.o.c or not but you can save a lot and avoid hassle. For surely, you don't need to figure out what to wear to work. Whether the shirt matches your pants/skirts. Not to mention about the shoe and handbag. Sounds great huh.

kisah server down pukul 4 pagi

2005-04-22T14:33:00.000+08:00

kring..kring...kring...kringg..

"What?? A call from cbj 2? 4 in the morning?"
"Hello.."
"Hello cik linda. Erm, saya rasa ftp server down lah. Kenapa yer?
"Hah? down? Cuba check betul ke down?
"Ok..ok..saya check."

1 min later

"Cik linda. Saya dah check. Ok plak. Tak down. Tadi 'signal light' kat server tu kaler merah, tu saya ingat down. Bila saya login, hijau plak. SO ok la. Sorry ngangu."
"Ok bye."

Aduh... saba jek la
Well, his intention was good n the most essential thing is, he's doing his job at 4 a.m. So, anda dimaafkan

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# Had a great catch up with few frens - sadig, mior, jijah, zaini and Adrian at OU yesterday.
Sadig - You look fatter but a lot better.
Mior - I miss that laughter n stupid jokes of yours. :P
Jijah - As usual, maintain!!
Zaini - I still think you look slimmer lah.
Adrian - Hmm, your girlfrend. I LIKE!!!

# Never go to OU after 12, coz it would be hard to get parking. I had to park my car at Giant's carpark since all OU's car park entrance was blocked. Although it's not that far, but Malaysia climate, at 2.00 p.m, berpeluh jugak la 'armpit'
# Watched guess who - thanks to sadig for the movie :D. This light drama is sweet, hilarious, cute and, at moments, quite touching as well. The only mishap was, it's the noisest watching movie experience eva. Siap ada ketua kelas cakap, silence please!!. 5 mins after the movie started, a big group of ppl came in, pok pek pok pek filling the upfront seats. Oh ya, though I'm not really a fan of his, I must admit that Ashton Kutcher is simple ADORABLE, especially when he smile. Sweet n innocent gilerr.
# Bought myself 2 pairs of freshlook contact lenses - amethyst. Jijah, I receive good comments so far. The colour is not so obvious. hehe
# Darl is back. Feel so good to be in his arms again :)
# Congratulations goes to explorace Season 2 - The hearts-stopping finale team

Champions - Hanif & Narin
Win RM 100,000
2 Business Class Air Tickets A Golden Holiday Package to any Malaysia Airlines destination

2nd Place - Amir & Dani
RM 15 000 + 2 Business Class Air Tickets to Chengdu

3rd Place - Vanessa & Haslina
RM 5 000 + 2 Business Class Air Tickets to Siem Reap.

Income Tax n a lonely holiday break

2005-04-20T10:17:00.000+08:00

It's THE time again. Yeah, declaring you income! Very Interesting. Huh. So, have you guys return your income tax form? Haven't complete mine yet. Plan to complete it this weekend and submit it next week. Still have another 10 days what. Anyway, for those who haven't receive any form, you can download and print it out here http://www.hasilnet.org.my/melayu/bm_NO5_1.asp . Thus, no more 'I haven't receive the form' excuse. Hehehe.

Tomorrow is Maulidur Rasul, Birthday of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W, which means a public holiday. Since work is a routine, public holiday is a BIG TIME celebration. Where to go? What to do? This question has been in my head since last nite. Well, I can always wake at 12, then watch TV, lazing at home and next thing I know, it's already 12 p.m which means time to get to bed AGAIN. But that really sound boring enough right? I'm home alone! Anyone wanna ask me out? eeewww, sound desperate kan. For one thing, hubby is again outstation - South Africa and will be back on Friday morning. I thought of joining him but cancel it since his boss didn't approve his trip until within less than 48 hours, he had to confirm his ticket, get the SA work shop organizer to pay for it and board the plane. Missing you so much baby..

Eh, eh, tomorrow would be Explorace finale right? Talking about explorace, my favourite team would be Amir and Dani of course. From my opinionlah, luck also plays a mini minor role in this race. For instance, referring to the finale - first episode is the driver. Vanessa & Haslina were lucky to get the fastest driver unlike Amir & Dani's driver yg suka hati die je which got them lost. Also, tabik spring to Dani or was it Amir who managed to locate the Explorace sign from the air while taking a ride on the stomach-churning double rock spin at Everland, a huge theme park in Yongin City.

A lit bit of announcement, congratulations dear sist Ayu for your upcoming engagement this coming Sat. Can't wait to fly back to KB. Hopefully everything goes well. Muahss

Somebody looks familiar!!

2005-04-15T09:01:00.000+08:00

Can anyone spot who? Hehe

** Taken from thestar 15/04. I guess all papers should have this telekom rebranding ads. Click on the picture for a better view.

i really need a change

2005-04-14T15:42:00.000+08:00

Work is simply sucks. I really need a break. I'm so tired of getting calls early in the morning regardless of weekend/week days just to know that the publications are not updated. Rushed to the office, settle everything. Root of the problem? Varies. Sometimes, one of the script hanged due to large file size, corrupted PDF, wrong folder name etc. At times, Misteri Nusantara. Solution: Reboot the pc, and rerun the script. Application support group is in Korea. Previously, it was Vietnam team before the whole company shuts down. On top of all, its really annoying when the non technical person has this perception that you can program everything in the world in few minutes.

"You kan guna computer. I thought computer can do everything automatically."
"Hello!! this application has it's limitations. There are some stuff that need to be done manually especially when u want to insert a video in an advertisement which requires specific x & y coordinate of the whole big sheet. And you are expecting me to edit 15 publication within 5 mins. Kejap nak letak sound. Kejap nak mouse over sound. Kejap kat front page. Kejap kat ads page"

If (I told my boss that I need back up) Then
Persistent comment would be

Loop
{
I agree with you but the Operation team at data center is suppose to handle this. Since they are not reliable, bla bla bla bla. Indirectly, he's asking me to be patient and keep up the good work!!
}

I really can't see myself doing this for the next few years. Even another 4 years (period bonded with Telekom) seems forever. Sign!.

when waiting often proves to be well worth it!!

2005-04-06T10:01:00.000+08:00

Finally, I got myself a SMARTAG. Thanks to darl. Not that I'm a daily user of any highways since my house and office is just a 15 mins away. Nevertheless, it's really beneficial to have it when I'm out of Cyberjaya.

it's a lady boss!!

2005-04-04T14:53:00.000+08:00

How many of you actually chat with your boss? Well, yahoo mesg. is our favourite communication tool between me and my boss, especially for a short updates. Best kan. There's not much gap between my boss and his subordinate. Tu la kan, you never know what you have until you lose it. waaaaa

aminllah: I kena pindahkan dari portal
azlinda_m: congratesss
oyeen: ooooo
oyeen: i dengar dari nad
aminllah: so nanti you all dapat boss baru
azlinda_m: sapa amin?
aminllah: Puan Nik Maziah
azlinda_m: hah?
azlinda_m: u mean u tukar ngan die ker
aminllah: ha'ah
aminllah: based on Puan Z cakap la
aminllah: cam tu la
azlinda_m: ooo
oyeen: kitorang jahat sgt ke u nak blah kekekekke ...
aminllah: sebab dalam surat tu tak der pun specify post
aminllah: mana ada apply pun
aminllah: tiba2 jer
aminllah: tau pun dah petang jumaat hari tu... puan Z panggil
oyeen: alerrrrr tak besh lah camnieeee....
aminllah: I pun ada meeting 2:30 ni
aminllah: dah start meeting pasal netmyne dah pagi tadi
aminllah: kejap lagi ni pun pasal netmyne jugak
aminllah: hehehe... nak kena "tutup" account portal ni
aminllah: nanti I need to check on progress and stuffs
oyeen: i nak tutup acc ebrowse u lah camnie
aminllah: sebab nak kena buat proper hand over
azlinda_m: hehehehehe
aminllah: oooo... baik tukar admin pwd...
aminllah: kalau idak I hack
oyeen: tulah pasal
oyeen: sume kena tuko ni...muahahahahha
aminllah: eleh... server ebrowse tu I jaga...
azlinda_m: amin, sementara ke permanent?
aminllah: tutup account...nanti I down kan server tu... hahahah
aminllah: hmmm... tak tau la tu
aminllah: dia tengok I punya performance kot...
oyeen: jgn lah perform nanti kena anto sini balik
oyeen: kue kue kue
aminllah: I pun still tengah termangu-mangu ni...
aminllah: tak sure good news ke idak
aminllah: sebab selalunya kalau promotion, dia orang akan tanya dulu nak ke idak
aminllah: so cam bukan promotion jer...
oyeen: force of nature...
aminllah: ada orang tak suka I kat portal kot
oyeen: kue kue kue kue..ye ke....
oyeen: nik maziah ok ke..???
oyeen: garang tak
aminllah: hmmm.. tak tau ler
aminllah: tak pernah pulak kerja bawah dia
aminllah: ok jer kot
aminllah: I lagi garang kot
aminllah: hmmm.. .nak gi meeting...
oyeen: selalu bos pompuan ni garang sket
aminllah: nanti I call you all for a meeting
azlinda_m: wokeyy

CPR to the blog..

2005-04-04T10:40:00.000+08:00

1..2..3..clear!!..toot...toot...toot..toot..toot..toot..
Yay! Yay! my blog is still alive..

Been ignoring my blog for almost 2 weeks. Was so occupied with my work + training + a lot thinking + day dreaming + lazing. Just received a not sure whether it's a bad news or good news with regard to my boss reposition. He was promoted to be a head of another unit. Was told about the news by my fren who is in the new section he would be leading. Overall, I've had a nice, cool, sporting + tak byk kerenah boss. As long as you deliver your work, he won't bother you. So, to ija, not to worry k! hehe

The question is who would be my new boss? Hopefully not a monster lah.
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Anyone knows a good place for tauhu bakar? The nearer to Puchong the better. I know one place in Kelana Jaya, opposite KPV. Not been there for more that 6 months though, so I'm not really sure if the stall is still there. The other one would be in Maulana, Serdang and also Plaza Damas,Sri Hartamas. Went to Serdang last night, only to found one that the stall was closed. Frust..frust...

a victim or a victor??

2005-03-23T15:28:00.000+08:00

A victim blames. And will lose tremendous learning opportunity.

A victor learns. The victors are the ones who figure out what went wrong and rearrange their life so that history will not repeat itself. Otherwise, life will keep throwing the same lesson at you until you 'realize, aware and put some action into it'. The third time you get bitten by a dog, you can know one thing for sure: it ain't the fault of the dog.

it's the fire alarm again..

2005-03-22T11:36:00.000+08:00

Imagine this scenario.

You are in a toilet with tummy aid, need to do your big + small business asap.
" Kring!! kring!! kring!!" Continuously....
You are not sure whether there's a fire or just another false alarm.
What would you do?

a) Go on with a quick investment
b) Get out of the toilet immediately. Run for your life
c) None of the above. Please specify _____________

The reality is, there's another fire alarm here in my office. Reason being? Unknown until now. We had one last week. Burned my calories. Fortunately, i'm in 3rd flr of a 3 storey building. Heard that the smoke started from our server room. Anyway, here's pengakuan mangsa.

Miss M (muka kerut2 bercerita) : Tiba2 bunyi alarm. Dah la *toot* sorang dlm toilet tuh. Tak tau nak buat nak lari ke, nak small biz ke nak big biz. Dah la tgh sakit perut nih. Sume org dah kuar plak tuh.

HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR.. gelak tak ingat lah..

What she did? Not sure. Gelak nye pasal, lupa plak nak tanye :D. What would you do if you're in her position?

WhEn A GiRL...

2005-03-21T09:09:00.000+08:00

When a GIRL says "i miss you", No one in this world can miss you more than that.. When a GIRL is quiet, Millions of things are running in her mind. When a GIRL is not arguing, She is thinking deeply. When a GIRL looks at u with eyes full of questions, She is wondering how long you will be around. When a GIRL answers "i'm fine" after a few seconds, She is not at all fine. When a GIRL stares at you, She is wondering why you are lying. When a GIRL lays on your chest, She is wishing for you to be hers forever. When a GIRL calls you everyday, She is seeking for your attention. When a GIRL wants to see you everyday, She wants to be pampered. When a GIRL sms's u everyday, She wants you to reply at least once. When a GIRL says I love you, She means it.

Got this from my sister. What do you think? As for me, i 90% agree with it. Soon, I'm pretty sure that there'll be a guy version of this short behavior article. Or could be also, dah wujud. Just that i'm yet to receive it.

sms virus???

2005-03-18T09:00:00.000+08:00

Received a call from my friend, N when I was just getting out of my car this morning.

"Linda, I think you just send me a bomb of sms this morning?"
"Err, I don't think so. I read your sms regarding the sosej thingy but didn't reply it"
"But I just received like 20 - 30 sms from you. "
"Ok, let me check my sent folder. Get back to u later"

Gosh, Arggghhh, Gggrrrr, Aduh!! I did sent him a whole lot of sms this morning. It started at 8.22 a.m. I guess just after I read his sms. There's about 6 sms per minute sent, continuously until 8.31. That would result a total of 54 sms. Aaaaaaa, dah la 012, so each will cost 0.20 cent. Dah bole beli my favourite ice cream waffle at Alamanda + nasi ayam at Plaza Damas dah ni.

Hmm, I couldn't have accidentally touch the reply & send button at one time right? If so, then only 1 sms would be sent. 54 blank sms??? Mati akal nak fikir...

Chatted with N later. He said that
"Mula2 perasan kejap byk giler sms u sent me. One should be enough. Pastu weird. Pastu tension lak. May be it's sms virus"

Sorryla my friend. It was definitely unintentional. Hehe.

whateva....

2005-03-15T12:25:00.000+08:00

# Was told by my col. that his baby has a small problem. His own words were 'perut baby sort of terburai, sepatutnya perut die besar, but now kire flat je. Additional skin which could be from his thigh would be used to patch back his tummy. Operation will be carried out after he is born. After the operation, Insyallah the baby will grow like other normal baby. He was very calm when he explain that.

Later, we talked about the baby's name since he's not sure on whether he should include Ahmad/Muhammad. Another friend added up that if you have 3 sons and none of them is by the name of Muhammad/Ahmad, the parents sort of tak baik la / celaka. I'm not really sure whether you must/have to. May be those who knows about this matter in detail can comment about it. I pray that everything would be smooth n both of them tabah menghadapi segala dugaan.

It triggers me that no matter how bad your problem is, there's always a worst problem than yours. Every cloud has a silver lining and that every difficult situation has a bright side. Promised myself to be grateful of what I have and learn to be patient and not to complaint.

# Went to Alamanda for lunch. Passed and stopped by BELLE since my friend needed to pick up her membership card. Saw this lime green suit that I had been eyeing before. It was 50% discount instead of 30% previously. Hmm, ini sudah bagus. Glad that I didn't buy it before. Tried the size M for the top and found out that I needed a smaller size. Unfortunately, they don't have size S. Selamat duit aku. Hehe. Anyways (tiru gaya acat :D), I ended up buying a black, with pink, blue floral design skirt. Life is good!

PINGU.. I LIKE!!!

2005-03-09T10:14:00.000+08:00

On my pc. Click on outlook button. Click on Firefox button. Click on Internet Explorer button

Those four are my first daily routines in the office. Next is go to http://ebrowse.bluehyppo.com to check whether all papers are ready. Yup, I'm incharge of ebrowse - online newspaper since last year.

"Amazing Amalina, Extraordinary effort from and ordinary schoolgirl greeted me on the cover page of NST."

Thumbs up to Amalina - 17As. I remembered my old days, sitting for 9 subjects plus 1119 is more than enough for me. Tu pun I dah tolak ketepi Biologi. Dah tonggang terbalik dah study. Tak jugak dpt straight A1s. Hehe. And she still have time to chat in the net, watching TV and etc. Obviously, she has a life and definitely not a nerd. Really proud of her. What more, she's a MALAY. Normally, Chinese would be the on top of any examination chart. Hopefully, her ambition to become a gynecologist would be materialize.

One of the topic discussed in the radio this morning is how tv programs can improve your children's english. I love watching PINGU, the cheeky penguin. Knot! knot! It's about Pingu who lives on the ice-cap with his mother, his postman father and his baby sister Pinga. Cute sangat! The only thing is Pingu ni byk cakap bahasa penguin, can't really help children's english i suppose.

ever want to shoot your neighbours cat??

2005-03-04T10:33:00.000+08:00

I have been staying at my friends place for the past 3 days. Why? My darling had a conference at the Forbidden city - Beijing. Went back last night since my sister in law - Timy need to use the computer for her assignment. Had a good catch up with my two good frens, Mak Buyong, Fatin and Ija at Secret Recipe Bangi before I picked up Timy. ** Jijah and Finot, jgh jeles yer. We had a really great enjoyable time. :D. Both of them look really cute n adorable in that pregnant blouse. Arrived home at 11.15 p.m.

Everything looks normal until I open the sliding door.

"Kak Linda, kenapa ada kucing?"
"What?? Kucing, kat mana?"
"Tu, atas sofa"

Oh my god!. Please tell me that I'm dreaming. On my red sofa lies, a white + orangey cat, giving that cute and I didn't do anything wrong, have I look. I can see pieces of keropok on the carpet. And the aroma of cat's shit hit my nose. SHIT!!. I feel like strangling the cat.

"Timy, bau tak tahi kucing"
"Hmm, ntah la. Takde pun"

Please God, move the shit out of my house. I keep telling myself repeatedly that,
"erm, may be the smell is just my imagination since Timy tak bau kan"
See, what a positive thinker I am. Hehe

Pieces of keropok created a path straight to the kitchen. Why can't he finish up a bag of keropok before opening a new pack. STUPID CAT!!!. I have no more best keropok in Kelantan stock. Issskkk.. The weird thing is, he stripped off 4 unopened pack and the 1/4 open keropok pack was left untouched. So memilih ONE!!

The stupid cat must have secretly invaded the house when I came back 2 days back to do some laundry. And was lock inside the house since then.

Swept the floor. Picked up the mess when finally, I saw Cat's shit on my husband's shirt. I left them unfold on the sofa. It's a 1st class shit I tell you, bau power giler and they are not the hard types. And I think those shit is quite a lot for a day business by a cat. Didn't know that a cat can shit that much in a day.

I decided to throw away the first 2 shirts. Luckily, it's an old shirt. I guess, the little stupid cat found the pile of shirts to be a nice n cozy place for him to do his nature's call. Thank God. Worst if he decided to do his business on the sofa itself. Altogether, there were 1 shirt, 1 sweater and 1 jacket. Darling picked them up at Ibu's place to take them along to Beijing since the weather can be as low as -10 degree. That was before he bought a new jacket. Cleaned the jacket. Huh. I can still smell the aroma until now. Now, I'm conscious whether there's a cat shit at my cubicle.

Promised myself I will never give my neighbour's cat any food any more. Actually, I gave him some food few times before at the porch and since then, he's always around that area. Had to tolerate quite few things when you have cats around you. Worst if it's not even your cat. Some 'elite' cats which only eats his food would not be bothered to strip off you garbage bag. But not my neighbour's cats. They are so damn curious to know what's inside the garbage bag. I have to make sure that my garbage 'room's door is tightly closed. One of the cat had just stripped off my garbage at the porch a week ago. Had to clean up all the mess. Saba jek la.

Anyone has any suggestion how to prevent the cat from entering my territory? I need to get some free flowing air in the house. So I demand my sliding door to be opened.

Begitulah Cinta's ending

2005-03-03T11:11:00.000+08:00

BAD, 'bangat' BAD ENDING. So anti climax. Once again, I felt that I had just wasted my time watching and looking forward to know what's the ending for this tv program. See, my tuesday night is special compare to other nights. Reason being is, I will make sure that dinner is ready before 9 p.m just so that I can totally enjoy watching Begitulah Cinta. Definitely, no outings, no grocery shopping's and no outside dinner. Done that, only to be disappointed with the ending. I know I know, it's just a tv program, no need to be too emotional right.

Pada pendapatku, Sudah pasti akan ada Begitulah Cinta, 2nd season. Harap-harap, akhiran episod akan jauh lagi bagus dr yg pertama. Waduh Waduh.

on paper vs in reality

2005-03-03T09:12:00.000+08:00

Was flipping through EH! magazine at my friend's house last night.

"Eh! this girl looks like my cousin. Macam pernah kulihat, tapi dimana yer?"
Read the article. Confirmed. MY COUSIN!
Well, what caught my attention is how the story is twisted.

# She's now 5 years younger. Hehe
# She loves outdoor activity. Not that I know. She's definitely an indoor girl.
Bla Bla Bla..

Furthermore, she looks really different. With a new rebonding hairstyle, make up and a sexy red dress. After all, she's in a makeover article. Good for her.

A person can look decent, even wear head scarf when she's in her hometown but totally different in metropolitan area. Could it be because the environment you are in has standardized what u should wear? Just like a person who wear head scarf only to work but not to other occasions. I'm not saying that this is wrong, no offence. It's up to individual. Perhaps I should try do experience it. Just to know how it feels like. ** Just a thought **

Free gmail account!

2005-02-28T10:55:00.000+08:00

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2005-02-25T17:08:00.000+08:00

Saz emailed me this. Good motivation. Don't you think so?

Selective in being urgent

2005-02-25T16:11:00.000+08:00

A friend quoted me this when he invited me to a leadership program preview. That is after I gave him few reasons why I cannot attend the meeting. I would love to go but then again, at this time around, I don't have a budget to spend few Ks on a Leadership Program (motivatioin, knowing what you are capable of doing, achieve your dreams, change the way you think). Of course, that leads you to your priorities right. If I really want it, I would certainly find ways how to make it affordable. Obviously I cannot deny that. Then again I've been to this kind of program and they would not let you go back unless you sign for it.

Famous quote
'If you have a chance to change your life for betterment, would u delay it'
** it's not the right time

'you would not want somebody else to determine your future right'
** if u decide to ask your partner about it.

'3K ++ is not much compare to how different you life would be after the program'

'This is a money guaranteed program. You've got nothing to loose'

And its really annoying. I would love to join u though fren (Since you didn't put any pressure on me :D). Insyallah.

Actually, the main reason I'm writing this piece of crap is 'I AM SLEEPY' And I need to sleep urgently.

p/: Why is it time flies so slow on Friday, but at it's maximum speed during weekend? Sign!!

'crocophobia'

2005-02-24T17:44:00.000+08:00

How hook up are you with TV programs?
What is your favourite TV program?

For me, 3 programs that I normally allocate my time for are The Apprentice,Explorace and Lestari Cinta.

Yes, I know what's in your mind. None is astro program? I humbly admit that I don't have ASTRO at home. Hubby said that he wants to wait for MiTV. And since I'm not really a TV maniac, the national TV is good enough for me. I love watching DVD though. Do you know that you can get 3 dvds for just 10 ringgit at sg. wang. And well of course it's dvd 5 i'm talking about and the quality is quite good. SSyyhhhh. And I only buy non local movies ok.

Watched Explorace last night. What caught my attention was a task which the girls have to transfer 10 baby crocodiles from one cage to another. They are quite big though, about 2 ft. Can't imagine myself doing it. I know they are quite harmless and explorace team should insure their safety BUT STILL. Anyway, that task is a major contribution why the 2nd team lost. I bet she would be 'crocophobia'. Hehe. And most likely, the baby crocodiles would be phobia as well coz the two girls out of fear, 'main campak2 jek crocodiles tuh'.

From my observation, the tasks given are getting tougher compare to the previous team. Well at least, no wild animals were involved before. A lot of common sense should be applied in the race because the instruction is quite generic. You also have do so some homework about the location of the race so you can answer all the questions correctly to avoid any penalty. Futhermore physical fitness certainly does not guarantee your victory.

my hp..

2005-02-23T10:12:00.000+08:00

There's a saying 'absence makes the heart grow fonder'. I couldn't agree more with this when it comes to my handphone. I remember during my pre-u semesters where by having a handphone is a luxury. I, myself was not given such a luxury. Fortunately, I stayed at MMU hostel with a phone in each room. The setback is it can only receive calls. Thus I still have to use public phone to make a call. The ring ring card was my companion at that time.

My first handphone is a NOKIA phone with a 018 line, given by my dad on my first day in Cyberjaya campus. Life was much easier by then for it's the end of long queue suffering. On top of that, it's a post paid line so I don't need to worry about the bill or reload card. Soon, handphone has become a necessity. I for sure won't feel that I'm full-dress going out without one. Handphone and wallet is like a COMBO. Hehe.

Having said that, I just realized that having my handphone on my table AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME is pointless. Why? My sim card has been blocked. Blocked not due to unpaid bills but simply carelessness. Thanks to my dear Mum. Here the story goes.

Monday, 21st February 2005

15:34 p.m - Mum told me that she 'THINKS' that she lost her handphone. Asked me to block the account since it's under my name. Somehow, my heart says that she misplaced the phone. Asked her to keep on searching for the phone. If it's nowhere to be found, give me a call, then I'll block the line.

4.00 p.m - Mum confirmed that she lost her hp.
4.10 p.m - Call 013 customer care line which as always, 'all our lines are occupied, please wait and we will serve u shortly'. This is not the exact words but that's the message. Waited for like 15 mins. Gave up. HELLO celcom!! would you mind expand you customer care officers??

5.30 p.m - Call 013 again. Waited for 10 mins. Settle. The number is now block.
5.50 p.m - Mum called. She FOUND the hp. Goshhhh. Where? In her handbag. She mentioned that her handbag is HUGE and it has lots of pockets. Huh.

6.00 p.m - Call sist Dena. Ask her to write a simple authorize letter so that she can pick up the new SIM card.

Tuesday, 22nd February 2005

9.50 a.m - Fax my photocopy I.C to sist.
2.00 p.m - Sist called. ' Your phone line is block. Mum gave ur number to CELCOM personnel. Mum thought that the girl wants to call you for verification. AAARRGGHHHHH
Anyway, I have your new SIM card and will post it to you ASAP. OH MY GOD!!! Saba saba...

Now, I'm so damn pissed off. But then again, the person who caused it is MY OWN MOTHER!!
So for now, I do carry my handphone in my handbag. It's now on my table. Just that it's dead. Sign. Hopefully, worst come to worst, I'll receive the new SIM card by tomorrow.

It's not that I'm on the phone for 24 hours but the assurance you can make call/sms and receive call/sms anytime is something I cannot live without. It leads to, well, sometimes we always take things for granted. Until you lose it, then only you appreciate it's presence.

2005-02-21T12:08:00.000+08:00

Shall we dance movie review. J-Lo is simply sensual and alluring while Richard Gere, despite his age is still handsome and classy, especially the last part where he appeared at the top of the escalator in a tuxedo, carrying a red, red rose. In short, SWD is a beautiful and humorous plot of romantic movie. I LIKE IT!

it's FRIDAY!!!

2005-02-18T11:41:00.000+08:00

I arrived at the office 10 mins to 11.00. Went to klia to pick up Larling ** macam iklan CNY tuh. Lepak sat kat umah and if not for my sister who asked me to choose which company she should apply for her practical, I would definitely take EL. Oh well, the list is in my pc. Malas sehh..nak gi keje.

j_biru : saya dah baca blog awak ** tiru gaya blog mior :D

suddenly, I received lots of comments for my previous post. Apparently, gebu has voluntarily promoted my blog. Baru ingat nak kutuk2 blog mior guna annonymous. By the way, I love reading mior's and zaini's blog. Aku memang gelak sorang2 la.

j_biru (11:39:11 AM): aku nak beribadat lakk
Logic tak, 11.40, mior (to those who knows him) nak gi masjid? HAR HAR HAR. What say you?

Alright ppl, time to pen off. Have a good weekend. Gonna start my weekend with 'shall we dance' movie tonight. Yiipieee

when...

2005-02-16T15:26:00.000+08:00

Just collected 2 movie tickets - Shall We Dance from my fren. Bought it for RM 40, in support of providing aid to tsunami victims a month back. Almost forget about it. The thing is I also have 2 free tickets for the same movie courtesy of Pan Global.

Hmm..which one is a better choice.

Friday at 9.00 p.m :: Saturday at 5.00 p.m?
TGV KLCC :: TGV KLCC
FCFS based on ticket collection :: Free seating

Plan to give the extra 2 tickets to my sister for being my temporary sleeping partner. Hehe. Most probably i'll settle down for friday ones.

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another different side of story .....
What zaini said is SO TRUE about 'jale kat kelate'

"one thing you will notice that the moment you step - i mean drive into kelantan, is how complacent these kelantanese people are. kalau kat main road kat kelantan tu kan, lane kiri ngan kanan dia sama slow. worse, sometimes the right lane is actually slower than the left lane. biasanya kita nampak signboard 'ikut kiri jika tidak memotong'. tp kat kelantan dia kena letak: 'ikut kanan jika tidak memotong'"

It's really annoying especially when you are all the way from KL. The nearer u get to ur kampung, the slower the moment past by. And bile nampak jalan kat depan tu cam 2 lanes, you feel excited coz this is the time u THINK u can easily overtake these 'taking their own sweet time drivers'. BUT THEN, u fail to do so. WHY? Refer to the above red phrase.

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Going to aerobic session for the 3rd time for the week. I hope I still remember the steps. I always confuse which 'kaki' should I start with. Had a nasi lemak for breakfast + BIG MC value meal (m size) for lunch. Those are the main 'lemak + kolestrol' contributor for the day. Definitely has to settle for fruits for my dinner.

looks can be deceiving

2005-02-15T09:15:00.000+08:00

Was asked by my husband to pick up some letters at his 'ex-apartment' since he would be in Spain until Thursday. There's a sense of urgency which requires me to pick it up after work which I did.

Out of the letters - there's one so called 'could be THE IMPORTANT LETTER'. Well, that's what his ex-housemate (Khalil) told me. Thanks and sorry to spoil your dinner. Reason being is, its a brown envelope with handwritten address. No sign of its sender. No company logo. Comes with Wilayah Persekutuan stamp. Seremban chop mark. What would it be. Unlike all the 'hutang' letter which normally comes with a big company logo which you receive a week after your salary. Out of curiosity and in case it's an urgent matter, I opened up the letter and guess what. It's a CHAIN LETTER. How true 'looks can be deceiving' is.

A chain letter which promise a phenomenal return on a small effort. This letter includes names and addresses of 2 people whom you may or may not know. You are instructed to send a RM 30 amount of money to the person at the top of the list, and then eliminate that name and add yours to the bottom. You are then instructed to mail copies of the letter to a 150 individuals who will hopefully repeat the entire process. The letter promises that if they follow the same procedure, your name will gradually move to the top of the list and you'll receive money -- lots of it. Pretty soon you'll achieve your financial freedom. hehe. No sweat. Sounds great isn't it? Just a thought, what happen if you follow the instructions. Are many ppl out there who actually believe in CHAIN LETTER or CHAIN EMAILS.

As for me, I think it's a bad investment. Why? The return is uncertain, can be zero and most probably you'll get little money or probably not as much as what you have spent in photocopying and mailing the letter. What do you think? If anyone out there would love to try your luck, inform me and I will gladly mail you the letter :)

sometimes....

2005-02-04T11:11:00.000+08:00

Sometimes late at night, I lie awake and watch him sleeping. And theres this one thought that always crosses my mind. How would I be if he never wake up in the morning. Will he know how much I loved him. Have I been the best wife, friend and companion a man could have. So I made a promise to myself that I would say each day how much he means to me to avoid any possibility where there's no second chance to tell him how much I value him in my life.

Happy 4 years and 4 months dear darling!

p/s: wah, i feel that i'm so much in love :D

buah beranganku!

2005-02-01T09:33:00.000+08:00

It's 5 p.m and all I can think of right now is my buah berangan, the english ppl call it 'chestnut' which I left at home. My darling had to go to Tesco just to buy buah berangan. Had a half day m.c yesterday. According to the doctor, I have this 'biji' below my lower eye lids which is why I had to wear spectacles to work which then lead to headache. Went back after lunch. Had a really good sleep. Thanks to the evening drizzling rain

Back to my buah berangan story. Weird huh for a person who doesn't like nut to love buah berangan. Weird or shall we call it mengada2.hehe.Anyway, I really love the sweet, 'lemak' taste of it. On top of it, it's the only food as far as I can remember that i don't need to share with my husband. Apparently, he doesn't like the smell of it so i can really enjoy the whole pack for myself. Yummiee..bertambah2 la lemak n angin nanti..

It's 5.30 p.m. Time to go back home. Buah berangan, here i comes..

p/s: any buah berangan lovers out there?

credit card insurance

2005-01-27T14:59:00.000+08:00

"Hi miss Azlinda, I'm calling from ** bank. Thank you for your support. May I have a little bit of your time to explain......" and the rest is history

The key point here is do u need a credit card insurance?
The premium offered is 0.31 * your balance. Payment - monthly basis. Free subscription fee. 3 main types of coverage

# Credit life insurance pays off the debt you owe if you die.

# Protects your credit rating by making your monthly minimum payment if you become medically disabled. Usually there is a set time period that payments will be made and additional purchases after the disability will not be included.

# Settle your minimum monthly payment if you are terminated, laid-off or downsized, and again, purchases after the involuntary unemployment would not be covered.

After doing some research, here's a few things you might need to consider.

Your current and future needs determine if whether you need the credit card insurance. If you already have life and disability insurance policies, you will have enough coverage in those policies to cover your credit accounts due to your death or disability. Else, it might not be a good choice for you.

Credit insurance may not be as cost effective and is certainly not as flexible as traditional policies. For example, if you have a lot of credit cards you would have to take out a policy on each of those accounts. With all those monthly policies, you may be able to purchase a traditional life and/or disability policy for less with more coverage.

And, as previously mentioned, with disability and unemployment insurance only the minimum payment is covered and only for a specified amount of time. It is possible that after interest is accumulated from only minimum payments being made that the balance could be larger after the specified time allowed in the policy for payments.

You also may need to inquire about what is excluded in the policy such as age restrictions. Furthermore, find out if you can easily cancel credit insurance.

If you do decide to purchase a credit insurance policy make sure you get all the information you would need in order to claim the insurance/cancel it.

* teraca macam dlm rancangan Ringgit Sense plak. HAHAHA *

10 rules

2005-01-26T09:59:00.000+08:00

Some says that talking to your girlfriends has always been easier than taking to men. Reason being is we share the same wave length. In a nut shell, every time you tell another women about your problem or etc, she would easily understand the message you want to deliver.

men however make a good friend. Less emotional, cool, x berkira and take things easy. But then again, when it comes to a relationship, men are quite different. I have come to a conclusion that to maintain a good relationship with a men, you need to ...
10 rules I just created after living under a same roof for 6 months and almost 5 years in relationship with a virgorian.

:: Be more specific. Use the right word so that they will understand what's in your mind.
:: Use a lot of reverse psycho to get what you want.
:: Soft spoken
:: Be a good listener. Virgoria is a very detail person. He can go on and on talking about the same thing. Make sure you get the main point and you can continue your day dream. However, keep nodding to what he is saying.
:: Never critic him directly. It has to be an indirect critic.
:: They love surprises. Doing more thing he least expected is better.
:: Show him your appreciation in anything that he does.
:: Be romantic
:: Trust his judgment. He doesn't like you to ask a lot of question - the 5 Ws
:: Present a lot of facts when you argue with him. Preference will not be accepted.

security vs freedom ...

2005-01-20T10:06:00.000+08:00

What is your dream?
How do you picture yourself in 5 years time?
Where do you want to live in 5 years time?
Do you think you can achieve all your dreams if you continue doing what you are doing now?
Would you grab an oppurtunity to change your life for a betterment or to continue enjoying your comfort zone?

Often we heard people say 'money is the root of all evil'. And most of it comes from a not so rich people. It triggers my mind that it's us human that control the money. It's a fact that everything you do requires money. The moment you step out of your house, whether you drive a car which runs on fuel or taking bus/train, you definitely need money to go from one point to another. Unless if you decide to walk.

Having said that, money is not everything though. Would you trade you precious time with you love ones for money? Money also cannot buy happiness or health.

I guess the importance/value of money/wealth varies, depending on the person's priority, needs and how he wants to colour his life.

Achieving one's freedom, be it financial or time started with a decision to change ones life. Unless if you are lucky to be born in a filthy rich family. We were told to study so that we get a good job back during those old days. Unfortunately, having a job means getting yourself into a rat race. You get you pay every month and after 2 weeks, settling all your debt/loan, you are left with just enough money to spend for the rest of the month. Unless you do something different, then only you can change this cycle. Else, you will be in this comfort zone until your old days. After all, Your life, Your choice.

our favourite game

2005-01-18T11:21:00.000+08:00

These couple of days, my pda phone battery only lasted for a day. Normally it lasted at least 2 days and can be up to 3 days depending on the usage. Reason being is caused by Tip Top game (picture)

You can also find this game at http://popcap.com

It's just a simple game where by you need to match 3 similar blocks to score points. The magnets pull up a column and anvils push a column below.
Just don't let any column touch the top or bottom of the playfield.

My husband is crazy about this particular game. He said that this is the only game that I couldn't beat him. Sorry dear, I've taken the 1st to 3rd place last night. =))

10 things

2005-01-17T18:15:00.000+08:00

10 things happened over the past 4 days.

1. Spent 9 hours and 30 minutes at KLCC with my 3 sisters. End up not buying anything for myself.
2. Had laksa nyonya for the first time at KLCC food court.
3. Bought mum a new handbag for her birthday present.
4. Was at One Utama for 7 hours on Saturday. Bought 2 handbags and a sandal. Saw another red handbag at Nine West with 30% discount. Still thinking whether should get it or not.
5. Darlings new phone got stolen while downloading free ring tones after less than 30 minutes purchasing it. Learnt that there's a law of "Safe purchase transaction".
6. Watched Prince of Egypt for the 3rd time of the month.
7. Got up early, 8.30 on Sunday. Went to the office just to figure out that a missing blank space was the cause of the application. Thanks to my vendor, Nam who already went back for good to Vietnam.
8. Went to Alamanda at 10.30 a.m, had the best nasi kerabu in town at the food court. Bought a white pants. SHOP SHOP SHOP.
9. Watched The Apprentice. Learn that impulsive decision can cause a major impact in your life. Think of the consequences, necessity or reason before passing a good opportunity just to be a good Samaritan. Poor Brad.
10. Darling got the replacement phone. Thanks to mr policeman.

blackout

2005-01-13T16:05:00.000+08:00

Power Failure In Klang Valley, Southern States

12.10 p.m, tup tap..my monitor blinked. Could hear people shouting.. SAVE SAVE..
That's a normal scenario in my office building, especially at my department area.
There's always a blackout surprise. Everything's back to normal..

12.16 p.m, tup tap tup tap - couldn't find a better description for this, hehe
Several parts of the Klang Valley, including Putrajaya, were affected by a power failure.

Heard that areas like Damansara, Bangsar, Hulu Klang, Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam were also hit by the blackout. Not only that, I also read that Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and key installations such as the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang were also effected by the blackout.

"A problem at the Kapar switchyard at the Port Klang Power Station caused it to trip at 12.16pm, resulting in the National Grid losing 1,700MW, says Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB)"
** news update by The Star News Desk

Fortunately, I'm in cyberjaya and although traffic lights at the intersection stopped functioning, the jammed was not that bad. Still managed to go for a free lunch by one of our vendor. Had a la carte at Penang House. The food was nice as usual but the place is quite stuffy. We even asked for discount as there was no air-condition but the owner claimed that it was not their fault. Oh well, typical businessman.

Gonna be on leave tomorrow. Sisters coming over.
Have a bombastic weekend people.

in a nutshell

2005-01-12T14:49:00.000+08:00

Had abandoned my blog for nearly a week..opss..
that's not a good start.
The truth is, I have been busy with work and there's no phone line at my house. Not even a phone cable as it's a new residential area. Sign!. Which lead to no updates during weekends.
Perhaps I should be extra nice to my husband so that he'll give me his laptop for me to bring to hotspots and update my blog. Well, he just got this flat, very light, new laptop from his office. Darling, I bet u are smiling right now - if u are reading this.

A sad message greeted me this morning. It says,

" x-lecturer mmu, michael hartwig meninggal dunia ketika sedang bercuti di patong beach thailand bersama keluarga.ahli keluarga yang lain terselamat.kepada sesiapa pelajar I.T yang pernah mengenali lecturer ini, bersama samalah kita ucapkan takziah kepada ahli keluarganya.Please Forward"

Was shocked as he taught me at least 2 subjects before. I can still recalled vividly one of his assignment which is q&a session - one to one. How nervous was I back then. He's a Germany and we had problem in understanding his dialect. And have I mention that he's a handsome guy. So, kalau tak paham apa die cakap pun, cuci2 mata jadi la..hehe

Back from lunch, I received another mesg. It's a URL which open a html page -

"BE RESPONSIBLE - In response to rumors about Michael Hartwig being victims of Tsunami." ** written by one of mmu's lecturer.
Apparently, it was just rumors, bad irresponsible rumors I must say.

Anyway, had another good news today. Alin, my mmu mate and office mate is pregnant. God Bless her and her husband. I'm really happy for her. After nearly 3 years struggling to have their own baby. That's the greatness of Allah. Everything is under His control. Everything happens according to His permission. There are child born out of wedlock when there are married couple who are not bless with even a child.

Enough said today. Chow chin chow..

a beautiful piece

2005-01-07T10:43:00.000+08:00

Fundamentals of a happy marriage

Faith: The most basic and essential attribute of a Muslim marriage is the common faith that binds the couple.

Since Islam is a way of life and not just a religion confined to weekly worship it becomes an integral part of a Muslim's life. The frame of reference shared by the couple eases communication and sharing of values which is not possible in an interfaith marriage. It is highly recommended that faith play an important role in the developing a loving relationship.

For example, as the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, that when a husband feeds his wife, he gets a reward for this act and Allah increases the bond of love between them. So when we love each other for the sake of Allah WE ACTUALLY INCREASE OUR FAITH.

Forgiving: When the Prophet Muhammad asked his Companions ‘do you wish that Allah should forgive you' they said, of course O Prophet of Allah. He responded, ‘then forgive each other'.

One of the main components of a happy marriage is that the spouses are able to forgive, that they do not hold grudges or act judgmental towards each other. It is expected that when we live with someone, situations may arise when we end up saying or doing things that hurt our spouses. The challenge is not to dwell on it or lay blame but to move past it. This can only happen if we are not too proud to ask for forgiveness and we are not stingy to forgive.

If we expect Allah to forgive us than we must learn to forgive.

Forget: When we constantly remind our spouses of all the times they let us down or hurt us we have not truly forgiven. Things that happened in the past must be left there and not be used as fresh ammunition in new situations. Couples who use this technique usually fall in a rut and become victims of their own pettiness, unable to break free.

Forbearance: Sabr (patience) is the most useful tool to have in managing a healthy lifestyle. Being patient and forbearing puts us in a proactive frame of mind it brings us closer to Allah through Tawakul and reliance .We develop an inner mechanism that empowers us to handle life's difficult moments. As Allah states in Surah al-Asr: "Surely by time humans are at loss, except those who believe and do righteous deeds and counsel each other to the truth and counsel each other to Sabr' (Quran, chapter 103).

Flexible: Many couples unnecessarily make themselves miserable because they are unwilling to bend a little.

We should not expect our spouses to be our extensions. They are their own selves with personalities, likes and dislikes. We must respect their right to be them selves as long as it does not compromise their Deen (religion). Being inflexible and not accommodating for individual differences leads to a very stressful and tense home atmosphere.

Friendship: This aspect of marriage has three components.

First is to develop a friendship with our spouses.The relationship based on friendship is more able to withstand outside pressures.

We honor, trust, respect, accept and care for our friends, in spite of our differences. These are the aspects of friendship we should bring to our marriages.

Unfortunately the only aspect that people think of bringing to their marriage which is highly inappropriate is the buddy scenario. Shariah (Islamic law) has placed the husband in a leadership role within a family. This requires a certain decorum, which cannot be maintained if the spouses consider each other as pals.

This should not be taken to mean that husband is a dictator but a shepherd who is responsible for and to his flock. This is a position of grave responsibility and places an enormous burden on the husband. Further more the children need to see their parents as friends but not as pals as this encourages disrespect.

Friendly: Second aspect of friendship is to have friendly relations with in-laws. When couples compete as to whose parents are more important it becomes a constant source of grief. Much valuable time is wasted trying to convince, one another of whose parents are most desirable. It is better if we accept, that our spouses will not overnight fall in love with our parents just because we want them to. As long as they maintain friendly relations that are cordial and based on mutual respect we should not force the issue.

Friends: The third aspect of friendship is our circle of friends. It is okay to have individual friends of the same gender but couples must also make effort to have family friends so that they can socialize together. If there is friction being caused by a certain friendship it must not be pursued at the expense of the marriage. Prophet Muhammad advised us to choose God fearing people as friends since we tend to follow their way. Friends should be a source of joy and not mischief.

Fun: Couples that do not laugh together have to work on sharing some fun times. The Prophet was known to play with his wives. A simple walk in the park can add much spark to the relationship. Taking up a sport together or watching clean funny movies is another way of sharing a laugh.

Faithful: It is commanded by Allah that we be faithful to our spouses. Adultery is a capital crime in Islam that is punishable by death. However there are various forms of unfaithful behavior prevalent among some Muslims.

The most common form is maintaining friendships with the opposite sex over the boundaries set by Islam, and the misgivings of the spouse. The latest trend of Internet relationships is also contrary to Islamic Adab (etiquette) and is causing serious problems between couples. Once a sense of betrayal sets in, repairing that relationship is difficult. Another form of not being faithful is when couples betray confidences. This is a trust issue and one when compromised eats away at the heart of a marriage.

Fair: Usually when we are angry or displeased the tendency is to not play fair. We try to convince ourselves that since we have been wronged it is okay to be unjust in our behavior and our statements. Allah states in the Quran do not be unjust under any circumstances, even if they be your enemy, and here we are talking about our life partners and the parent of our children. To use words such as "never" and "always" when describing the behavior of the partner is unfair and puts the other on the defensive.

Finance: One of the most common points of contention in marriages is money. Experts tell us that 80 percent of marital conflicts are about money.

It is therefore highly recommended that the couple put serious time and effort in developing a financial management plan that is mutually agreeable and is reviewed every six months or so. Preparing a budget together is also a helpful and wise way to handling household finances. It should be remembered that the wife's money in Islam is hers to do with as she pleases and therefore should not be considered family income unless she chooses to contribute it to the family

Family: Parenting can be a stressful experience if the parents are not well informed. This in turn can put extra pressure on the marriage.

Sometimes couples are naive about the changes that come in the lifestyle. This can cause in some cases depression and in some resentment and misunderstandings. One golden rule that must always be the guide is; that family comes first.

Whenever there is evidence that the family is not happy or not our first priority it is time to assemble at the kitchen table and discuss with open hearts and mind. Couples who have elderly parents have an added responsibility to take care of them. This can also be very stressful if the couple is not prepared.

A care plan must be worked out with respective siblings and parents as to who will be the primary care giver and what type of support network they will have. In case of mental incompetence a power of attorney must be in place. The making of a will is most essential .

Feelings: Prophet Muhammad \stated that Allah forgives all sins if we repent but not those we have committed against others i.e. hurt their feelings unless the person we have hurt forgives first.

Couples are sometimes very careless when it comes to their spouse's feelings, they take them for granted and assume that the other knows what they mean. It is surprising that people are more sensitive and courteous to strangers than they are to their loved ones. One must be ever vigilant and careful that they do not hurt the feelings of their spouses and if they invariably do, they should apologize as soon as possible. Since one does not know when someone they love will leave this world, is it not better to make amends when we have the time?

Freedom: Marriage in Islam is a partnership and not bondage or slavery. To consider the wife one's property is alien to Islamic concept of husband and wife role. The team spirit is enhanced and not curtailed when members of the team are free to be themselves. Freedom in the common western since is to be free to do as one pleases or to be selfish. On the contrary, to allow freedom to one's spouse is to be considerate of their needs and to recognize their limitations.

Flirtation: A sure way to keep romance in marriage is to flirt with your spouse. Many successful marriages have maintained a youthful demeanor in their marriages by adopting special names for each other and secret communication styles.

Frank: Misunderstandings happen when couples are not honest with each other. Marital relationship is where the partners must feel safe to speak their mind with due consideration to the other's feeling, without compromising their own views. When the communication is not frank it hinders in the development of closeness and deep understanding of each other's inner self.

Facilitator: When choosing our life partner, we must, as the Prophet advised, look for a pious Muslim. The reason is that their first and foremost goal is the pleasure of Allah. This commitment to Allah makes them an excellent facilitator for enhancing their partner's spiritual development. In essence, the couple facilitates their family's commitment to Allah and His Deen.

Flattering: Paying compliments and indulging in honest flattery is a very inexpensive way to win your spouse's heart. Everyone likes to be appreciated and noticed. So being stingy about compliments is actually depriving oneself of being appreciated in return.

Fulfilling: To be all one can be to one's spouse is a very fulfilling and rewarding experience. To be in love means to give one's all. The heart does not put conditions or make stipulations. It gives without expecting anything in return, but such selfless giving is always rewarded tenfold.

Fallible: It often happens that our expectations sometimes are so high that we lose focus of the fact that we are fallible beings. When couples start to nitpick and demand the impossible they must remind themselves that only Allah is perfect.

Fondness: So many times couples fail to work on developing fondness for each other by [failing] to see their spouses as people through the eyes of their respective friends. Spending quality time alone doing and sharing activities are ways in which one can develop fondness.

Future: Smart couples plan for their future together. They work on their financial and retirement plans, make wills and discuss these plans with their children. This provides peace of mind and secures the relationship.

** courtesy of http://www.ummikusayang.com/

for a better tomorrow

2005-01-06T14:23:00.000+08:00

Watched The Prince of Egypt last night for the 2nd time in 2 weeks. Oh well, I was alone and none of my fav. shows was on TV. I'm not really into cartoons but this movie features a stunning, epic musical journey. All the songs are just lovely. I particularly love Through Heaven's Eyes

A single thread in a tapestry
though its color brightly shines
can never see its purpose
in the pattern of the grand design
and the stone that sits up on the very top
of the mountain's mighty face
does it think that it's more important
than the stones that forms the base
So how can you see what your life is worth
or where your value lies
ohhhh, you can never see through the eyes of man
you must look at your life
look at your life through heaven's eyes
lai-la-lai...through heaven's eyes(2X)
A lake of gold in the desert sand
is less than a cool fresh spring
and to one lost sheep, a shepard boy
is greater than the richest king
should a man lose everything he owns
has he truly lost his worth
or is it the beginning
of a new and brighter birth
So how do you measure the worth of a man
in wealth or strength or size
in how much he gained or how much he gave
the answer will come to ya
to look at his life through heaven's eyes
lai-la-lai...through heaven's eyes(2X)
and that's why we share all we have with you
though there's little to be found
when all you've got is nothing
there's lots to go around
No life can escape being blown about
by the winds of change and chance
and though you never know all the steps
you must learn to join the dance
you must learn to join the dance
lai-la-lai...through heaven's eyes

A raya advertisement, can't remember which company's ads was it. A few guys shaking hands with their father and give him gifts. Until the last sons turn, instead of giving the father any gift, he asked for his forgiveness, love and blessing. The father was really touched and with tears, both of them hugged each other. Sometimes, our small act leaves a big impact and is appreciated more than an expensive gift. This reminds me that each time I called my mum, among her last words would always be thanks for calling, I really appreciate it.

Hey I couldn't see what's the connection between the movie and the ads, what the heck. I just feel like writing about it. Please bear with me, sometimes I can talk about A for a minute, then jump to B the next minute and then Z the other minutes. I guess I need to learn to be focus.

Although it's already 6th Jan, I don't think it's too late to promise myself for a better tomorrow..
* To call my parents more often. *
* To go back at least once in 2 months *
* To be a better, supportive, understanding n awesome wife & daughter *
* Continue telling hubby ' I love you' , hug him & appreciate him everyday which I've been doing for the past 6 months. Well, they say that 1st year of marriage is like a bed of roses. So, have to keep it up :) *
* Control my temper and to be a more relax, jovial, cool person*
* To pay off my debt, less shopping and save more *
* To continue polishing my English, writing skills and update this blog*
* Learn to be more focus*

That's all I can think of.
May this year brings me and my family more happiness and God bless all of us. Amin

my first post

2005-01-05T15:50:00.000+08:00

I've been reading a number of blogs lately. Most of it are very much interesting that i even have a bloggers folder in my bookmarks - specially dedicated to all my favourite bloggers.
It never occured to me that i'm gonna have my own one because i always have this perception that i don't have lots of interesting news/juicy stories to share or shall i say, i'm not really good in expressing my thoughts in writing. So, rather than having a boring blog, i decided of not having one.

Something weird happened today whereby as i was reading one of my friends blog, out of curiosity, my fingers just somehow clicked the start blog button and here i am staring at few text boxes that i need to fill up before i can start my own blog. I wouldn't want to bore myself by jotting down every single small stuff that i need to fill up - knowing that only me, myself and i who knows about this blog :D. Cut the story short, zip zap, i'm looking at a posting message page.

Well, it's not that bad after all. Let me tell you a funny event that just happened in my office building. First, there was a fire alarm. Silence.. all of us were like, should we go down, are they testing the fire alarm AGAIN or is there a real fire going on? Not until we kinda of smell something burning, that we decided to go down to the hall. Hold sec, should i bring my handbag along?..heheh- which i did. After about 15 mins at the hall, we were told that it's now save to be up in our office.
The reason was, a vitagen that was been heated in the microwave has been successfully relocated and the whole building is now saved. I wonder whos that intelligent officer would be. I bet nobody gonna admit that it's his/her fault.

Perhaps a cc tv in a pantry is a good idea. Heh