Family outing..

Today, me & family had an outing day at Sunway Pyramid.Basically,not all family members,only me,mom,sis and nieces...hubby went to office to finish off some work since he was away for training for a week.as for my dad and 4 brothers had their own plan.Some of you might wondering...asik asik Sunway je...hehe...am staying here ok...so,since this is the nearest place to hang out...5 mins from my house (by car) and 10-15 mins walking distance.

Our earlier plan was to go for a bowling...but when we arrived there, they had to put me & few others on the waiting list. We did not wait much longer...no way that we had to wait for 1-2 hours just to play a bowling...I suggested to them (mom,sis & nieces) to play arch.

At first, I asked my two nieces to play but all of sudden,one of my niece cancel her intention to play and I had to replace her....at the beginning, I was soo excited coz this was my first time holding the bow and arrow...but in the middle of the game, I felt tiring...want to know why?because the string that I had to pull was sooo damn tight...before I released the string, I have to make sure that I pull the string until it reaches my right eye and close the right eye to see the target before I shoot the arrow. The bow is light but the string really make me tired of pulling...haha...mmg takde bakat nak jadi pemanah kebangsaan..rasanya kalau jd tentera memanah,mmg dah mati awal2 kot...hehe

But,overall I had fun...even though the place was crowded with people on PH, we still managed to shop and dine. Back home,they dropped by at my house to hang out for a while..served them tea and pretzels that we bought in Sunway...my leg was aching...mana taknya,pakai heel...xyah ckp ler kan..saje carik pasal...

By the way, Salam Awal Muharram..Semoga hidup kita diberkati & Di Rahmati oleh Nya..Amin

dinner...

Working as usual today...so many things to do..hopefully i can get it done before new year.so many reports need to be prepared....not many people at the office today...but it's good for me..at least I have more peaceful environment and can focus more on work...

I bought my family a dinner...what's the occasion??my first pay maa....hehe...where?since,it was a last minute plan, I just brought them to Shakey's Pizza...I know I can bought them a better dinner..nvm,next month i will bring them to somewhere nice and more privacy....esok masih ada wokeh...

Sick Suki..

I am still at my mom's house...hubby will be back home on Saturday. My leave on 30th & 31st Dec has already being approved by big boss.It is my pro-rate leave for December. I did not go anywhere today. Just helped my mom with some errands at home and playing with Suki...Talk about Suki..Suki is sick.The doctor had run some examination on his blood 2 weeks ago and he was diagnosed with a kidney disease and it was at stage 4...critical but still can be treated. My mom who is the primary custody of Suki was so sad when she was informed that Suki was diagnosed with the disease but she persuaded the doctor to do some treatment to save Suki and if possible not to put him to sleep. My mom loves Suki so much and will do anything to make sure Suki stays alive. I was in Carey Island for training when I was informed on this. Thanks mama for Suki's bills and thanks so much for taking care of him for me. Due to the kidney disease, Suki has to depend on medication and has to be vegetarian for the rest of his life..poor Suki..hope he will fully recover soon...kesian tgk Suki,botak kaki kene cucuk sane sini for blood test...buat masa sekarang ni terpaksa ulang-alik ke klinik utk treatment and undergo few test...

poor Suki..be strong!!

I am back again ... :>

Just came back from training at Carey Island,Banting. Was away from 17 Dec-23 Dec.There were wireless everywhere at the training centre but I could not access since my notebook had a problem with wireless connection. Overall the training was fun but very very tiring. Actually I was not a participant in the training but I was a facilitator for the 2 programmes held there. My job was to coordinate & observe the training and prepare a report. Being observer is only small part of my job, the scope is too big to be listed down. It's not an easy job though but I think I can handle it so far...With the guidance from my superior who has 20 years of experience in planning & development, I am very sure that I can go far in my career. This is the career that am looking for. Something challenging yet fun.

Yesterday, arrived at WSD at 8pm. Hang out with Amir & Wildan at one of the restaurant at Jln Raja Laut. Sent Wildan back to Sunway around 10pm and headed back to mom's house in Setapak. Hubby was not around..attending training outside KL for a week.

Today at the office, I prepared a report on the training and attended meeting with our consultant. I was be given full responsibility by my superior to attend to a meeting without her presence.Dah tiga kali dah haku dok attend meeting ngn consultant tanpa boss haku...but the meeting turn out very well...risau gak kan..haku bukan pernah attend meeting sblm ni except masa practical training kat Gas Malaysia dulu...masa tu selalu la attend meeting with IT Consultant.but that was 5 years ago kan...so,paham2 je la...lg2 baru plak tu...

Alhamdulillah,now I am very close with our consultant..in fact, we shared a lot of info. We helped and understand each other.... easy to work with people yang faham apa yang kita nak dan kita plak faham apa yang dia nak.

The meeting ended at 5:45 pm. Headed back home ard 6pm. Am soo tired....need some rest...will blog again tomorrow...

Group photo at the training centre @ Carey Island

pleaseeeee...

oh no!I still have no email yet and also notebook...bosan kan kalau org buat keje mcm kura2..sungguh bosan!!..the problem is,I already have work to do,yet takde apa pon being set up for me..rasa cam nak blah je balik rumah..

My immediate boss was on MC for 3 days including today.She told me over the phone that the whole family were infected with her fever.I hope she & family will get well soon.

(Gossip)By the way,there is an intern who will be working with me and my immediate boss.His name is Wildan...booleh tahan u ollsss.hehe.putih gebu gitu.ala2 jambu skit la.mula2 mcm malu2 kucing gitu,tp bila dah kene usik ngn i,nmpk terus jd kurang pemalu...haha..xlama lg nampak le true colors of him..naper guys always like that eh? :>

Server Down!

The server down again today.Boring!.I just study some proposal and paperwork for some of the programs running.

Drove to Plaza Mont Kiara this afternoon and bought McD for lunch...that was the nearest place I can think of..how I missed One Sentral sooo much :(

Will update again tomorrow...

First day

It was my first day at the new office.Where and What I will be doing here?.My new office is at Sime Darby Convention Centre,Bukit Kiara and I will be attached to Higher Education and Services and basically will be doing Planning and Development for Sime Darby Business School.Totally a different thing from what i did in PwC..

Earlier this morning I had my orientation with few others new joiner.Welcome aboard Hazma,Siti,Asmah,Zainuddin and Ramli. Nice meeting you all..To recall,Hazma & Siti will be attached to Accounting and Finance at Level 20,Asmah with Procurement Department at Level 13,Zainuddin at Wisma Consplant in Subang and Ramli at Wisma Tractors,Puchong.Both of the guys will be attached to Group Corporate Assurance Dept (GCad).Ramli was a former EY auditor.

We were briefed by Syiemala,Colin Voon and Fara of HR on the Sime Darby company,policies & procedures,benefits,online system such as SDB portal,PEP(performance appraisal),etc.

Around 3p,I headed to Bukit Kiara to get my ID,laptop and also to set up emails add and etc,unfortunately I only had my ID as the rest has not yet being setup for me.

Server at SDBS was down today... currently am using desktop with no email :(

Le Meridien

Yesterday me & hubby used up our complimentary voucher of 2D1N at Le Meridien. Earlier plan was to use the voucher on 13 Dec,together with few other colleagues.Unfortunately,hubby could not make it on that date since he will be very bz next month.

We arrived at the hotel at 4pm..checked-in and headed to our room at Level 11,Unit 64 (1164).We took a nap for a while.Around 5:30p,we headed to KL Sentral for a walk...hubby did some shopping and he shopped for me as well..

Then,we headed back to hotel to send the items that we shopped to our room..malas nak jalan bawa barang banyak2..kalau takat satu bag takper,ni sampai 2,3 bags.. We took a train (PUTRA) to Kerinchi station and had our dinner at Seoul Garden,Plaza Pantai.It was just 5 mins away and 3 stations fr KL Sentral.The restaurant were so crowded.I guess it was because of Saturday and school holidays.We took a train back to the hotel at 10:30p.We dropped by at 7E and bought some snacks..The hotel provide the snacks bar,where u can get the snickers,cookies,and other light snacks...but guess how much the snickers cost?...RM 12...OMG..that was soo ridiculous..where we cn get it at RM 3 or less only.It's four times from the original price.

We took a tour at Level 8, where the pool is located.Snapped some pics around the pool and hotel area...Headed back to our room,took a shower and went to bed.Our leg was so aching.

Later in the morning,we had our buffet breakfast at Level 5, at 10a (shhh,terbangun lambat!)..The breakfast hours was from 6a - 10:30 a...but i was told by the waitress there that the breakfast hours would be extended until 11a on weekends.So I guess we were lucky to have more than enough time..earlier on we were rushing to the restaurant coz we thought that we would nt have enough time to have our breakfast.Then,we went up to Level 8 for a walk at the pool side.Again,snapped some pics at the pool side...xabis2 amik gambar kat pool eh?i dunno why,just like to be around the pool area...

We left the hotel at 12p..Overall,we had a nice stay at Le Meridien..If I were be given a chance to stay at the hotel again,I definitely stay again for a longer period of time.

Thanks Geline for the invitation and voucher and also to all Le Meridien staff,thanks for the outstanding hospitality and services. (I know they do not read this,it was just my personal thanks & appreciation to them).

Ohh..some of the pics at Le Meridien. (to be upload soon)

Goodbye....

Today is my last official day. Before I left the office today, I have send out a goodbye note to all people I have involved with in PwC for the past 4 years...

Dear all,

It is time to say goodbye.

It is with mixed emotions that I send this email.

I am grateful for all the experiences I had with PwC in the last 4 years.There are so many dear and memories that I am certainly not able to list them. I would like to highlight my gratitude & sincere appreciation to the following people;

Bosses,
Thank you for the all the guidance, support, insights and help you have provided me during my tenure.

Colleagues,
Thank you and to let you know how I have enjoyed working with you for the past 4 years (or less).

Friends,
Thank you all for your support,patience and friendship. You are a special group of people and I will definitely miss you.

I also would like to apologise for any wrong doings / hurt caused in my dealings with all of you. It is not my intention to do so.

The journey of 4 years has been a very inspiring one. Working with PwC would remain one of the most memorable phases of my life. May our path cross again and I wish you all well in your future endeavours.

Signing off
Nora

Fever.. :(

I had fever since 2 days ago..I did not go to a doctor,just took a B'Young supplement instead..until today,I still have not recover.My wicked sore throat had gone but now I am having flu...it's a totally bad flu...Thank God there was some medicine in the fridge from my last appt (last month) with the doctor...I took Actifed for flu and Uphamol for fever..and also Robbitussin for cough..Gosh,medicines?..yikes!! In my whole life, I like to throw away all the medicines that the doctor gave me..reason??I hate medicine and hate being sick!..

I just feel a bit worry coz I will start my new job on Monday and I need to be fit on my first day at work..but until today there is no sign that I will recover soon..hopefully those prescription I took will work out on me.

Need to go to bed...I cant stand the flu anymore..will let those pills take efffect..hopefully I will recover tomorrow..

Lunch@Seoul Garden

I had lunch with colleagues at Seoul Garden,OU today.It was actually my farewell lunch..Arrived there at 1pm..it was soo difficult to find a parking...I had to park at Level 5 @ skybridge,new wing.The idea to have it at Seoul Garden was from Azlan. He told us that the buffet was good since he & family had been there before...unlike me,I never had Korean food before,only watch it in Korean dramas & movies..the only Korean food that I always wanted to try is bean paste stew..but too bad,not available at Seoul Garden..maybe I could search the recipe on the net..

We had been eating and chatting (and a bit of gossiping of course) for 4 hours...we left the restaurant at 5pm.

My thanks to Zaza & Shukran,Azlan,wife & son,Irina,Marina,Akbar,wife & daughter,firah & ashraff and not forgetting my always be favorite buddies, Fahmi & Imran.Even not all of them could make it to the lunch,I did appreciate those who came..

Overall, I had fun guys!! thank you, thank you,thank you....

Here some of the photos taken at Seoul Garden:

focusing on the food...hehe

seorang yang tidak pernah puas dengan makanannya!! :p

more..more...and more

happy face...dah kenyang dah

with lovely colleagues...

I am tired!

I had a busy day today.Well, I've had a relatively busy week since I'll be leaving the firm next Friday..

Well I am so tired rite now. Need to go to bed.need to get some rest..I'll be having a farewell lunch tomorrow at OU.....I'll catch up in tomorrow's blog..

Happy Friday! :>

I heard you are....?

One after another came to me and asked " I heard you are....?

In general it can be; I heard you are pregnant?I heard you went to Le Meridien last wednesday? I heard you are not feeling well? I heard..bla...bla...bla..it can be anything....

but this morning many people asked me this:

" I heard you are resigning...???"

I have to answer this Q like zillion times...and my answer will definitely be long and into details with the hope that they can explain to others as well..

I respected those who came to me and asked abt it,because they heard it from me personally not from others..

At the office today, I was very tight with work...but my resignation really cause a big impact to me personally...the news keep spreading like a virus as you can see in Outbreak movie...It was so fast until you did not realize that your life come to an end...is that so bad??yeah,for me,definitely yes...not am going to die or something,it's just that my earlier plan was to keep my resignation as p & c as possible..but I came to realize that it is so impossible to happen...impossible because there is always CNN or BBC announcing to the world...(hehe,mcm ler haku ni politician or celebrity kan?)

I told one of my manager this morning and she was shocked to hear about my resignation...she told me that she was upset coz I did not told her earlier...I told her the news of me resigning had spread very greatly until I dont have to announce it personally..

[People...People...People] it's not that I dont want to annouce but before I am abt to annouce it people knew it already..so,what's the point of annouce it?...hehe,let others annouce it on behalf of me..
What my brain do today??..scroll down for answer; :>
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A nite to chill out...

Last nite,me and hubby were having dinner with friends at one of our close friend's new restaurant at Ara Damansara around 10p.Me,nurin,su and kak azah were on the same table..the guys were on the other table...(saje nak asing table..hehe..senang nak gossiping)..we had tomyam campur,telur dadar,kailan ikan masin and not forgetting,sambal belacan...I had 2 and the half plate of nasi...yummy!lazat tak terhingga...masakan kampung tetap menjadi pojaan hatiku *wink*

Later after dinner, we had a chit chat...we did some catch ups;discussing on today's issues and sharing some personal stories..we left for home at around 12:30 am.long chat huh?...hehe,biasa la kalau dah chat mmg sampai ke pagi pon boley..yang penting haku xganggu idup orang okaysss~

L-R: Me & Su

(the photo was not clear coz it was taken using h/p camera)

By the way fellas,according to my beloved friend Su, Kraftangan will open a booth at Jusco Klang next week and there will be a batik promotion at discounted price.If you are a batik lover,you can see for yourself what kraftangan can best offer you... :>

[Out of topic..], as I was doing some files clean up in my laptop a while ago, I found this cover magazine that my friend,Ikhwan (designer) did for me & nurin.

dont you think I look like a school girl?...or maybe younger than that...hahaha,lately ni haku mmg kuat perasan :>

Complimentary Voucher..

Last Wednesday, I went to Le Meridien hotel in KL Sentral with colleagues. We were invited for a special dinner to celebrate an evening of culinary indulgence by award winning chefs...Le Meridien sent an invitation card to few of us, the member of Starwood hotel 2 weeks ago...we were allowed to extend the invitation to other colleagues and friends..We arrived there at 6:45 p..the event started at 7p and was held at Al Nafourah (Middle Eastern Restaurant)...approx.60 ppl attended..there were many dish prepared for us from middle east to japanese...the event was hosted by Mr Martin, the General Manager of Le Meridien...he briefed about the food for 10 mins before we were invited to have a dinner..I had strawberry & marshmallow with chocolate dip as a starter..then followed by Japanese,middle east,chinese and not to be missed,malay food like satay and ketupat with Kuah Kacang...nothing much I can say about the food,it was great...no wonder they won the award...but I enjoyed Japanese food the most as it always my passion..Hope there will be more invitation for us in the future.

Before we left the hotel,each of us received a complimentary voucher of 2D 1N for 2 in Deluxe room at Le Meridien...I will definitely use this voucher soon..thanks so much to Le Meridien and not forgetting to Ms Geline for putting us in top list of invitation... :>

Arrived home at 10p,took a shower and went to bed...

the complimentary voucher

Counting days =>

Today ends of third week before my journey in PwC ends...Next week will be the second week and the following week will be the count down..!! :D

Boring day!

Booooringgg!!nothing much to do..I wanted to do a leave reconciliation wif one of the staff in the department that is resigning.but the staff was not around..the staff is currently at client..called her this morning and she said she will return to office soon at 5p...hope she will be here earlier so that I can go home early today...

Since my best buddy ira is still fasting, I decided to have McD for lunch...I feel soooo lazy to go out and tapau..I'd prefer to stay in the office and spend my time doing my own stuff..I know it's good to have proper meal like nasi campur but not for today..since I was not in a good mood to go out and get myself in the hot sunny weather,I decided to have my lunch in front of the PC and do some readings instead...

Ok heaps!,need to continue my readings...will blog again tomorrow :)

Feeling sick...

Urghhh,dunno why this few days I feel uneasy...my body system go haywire...i feel sick...my stomach gassy,my appetite up & down,I cant sleep well,backpain sometimes and most I hate,frequent urination...that means I have to go to see "Mr Tan" most of the time and it really make me sick as I could not focus on what I am doing...I dun usually be having the pre-PMS as early as this..and the worst part is I had a major unbearable mood swings...tu yg plg tension!!am going to clinic afterwards... :(

Balik Kampung

Balik kampung...ooo ooo ooo balik kampung...ooo ooo ooo balik kampung hati riang!!...when I wrote this post,I was actually on my way to Muar,Johor to celebrate raya with my IL family.this year,my bro IL driving his new black Satria Neo..he got the car in fasting month after few months waiting...hope u enjoy your drive bro ;p

The first destination will be D'Ajung Inn where we have reserved rooms during our stay in Johor.D'Anjung is located in Tangkak,nearest to Muar.Upon arrival,we headed to Mak Long's house (mom in-law's sister) in Tangkak as the check in time will only at 2 pm.Mak Long hosted an open house.when we arrived,there were many guests at the house..after makan2,we headed to D'Anjung Inn to check in first before we make a move to other relative house...I was just wearing blouse & pant...boleh?..nak buat mcm mane...dah terasa nak pakai casual...so,i just wear it la..thank god my IL tak cakap apa apa...but deep down I know they dont really like me wearing what am wearing..seksi?body figure je la yang seksi..but still wearing tudung and nampak sopan ok...tu kelebihan org skinny cam I nih...no big deal!

Later in the evening, we headed to Pak Im's house in Serom 3..when we arrived,only few of cousins aje ade...nana,dib and zizan...also the two rascals (Pak Im's cucus), Arman & chubby Aina..the parents' nuar & ayu went out for raya.Not much I can do in Serom,unlike my parents IL,they have a lot of catch ups to do...my hubby?melekat with his kembar;his fav PDA...kalau dah ade "benda" tu kat tangan,i kat sebelah pun dia x nampak.. hehe...sayang,if you read this blog,ampun maaf yea..the most I like abt coming to Serom is because Mak Mah's sambal...asal org Melaka,so u know la how great is the sambal!!...sehingga menjilat pinggan.. ;p

The next morning,we woke up early and get ready to go out...my IL plan was; to Pak Man's house,but as we arrived there nobody at home..then my IL headed to Mak Mazi's rental house in Muar as her house is still under major renovation...me & hubby left far behind during the convoy as I need to stop by at the gas station..so,we decided to go somewhere else...dah xtau rumah yang nak dituju kat mane kan..might as well we go for a date jer..me can spend more time wif hubby..hubby took me to Tanjung,as for ppl yang nt familiar with Tanjung Mas you all mesti curious nak tau apa yang ade kat sini kan?..the answer is mcm2 ada..ade taman,makanan,kera,etc etc...hehe...then we go for makan2 at medan selera tanjung..we ordered mee bandung...hubby ordered ABC as well...yummy yummy!!pau gak le ABC hubby,nak order satu lagi takut xabis,am not into sweet things...then,sempat la drop by to say hi to kera2 & snap few photos of kera2 yang aktif tu.

the monkeys bz makan-makan

bersepah-sepah monkey kat jalan

Later on,while waiting for me parents IL make a move to atok's house, I suggested to hubby to go to Giant Muar..hehe...dah boring giler kan...dunno where to go...lgpon Muar xbanyak tmpt menarik...hehe..we go there jalan2... Bro azad called hubby to inform that they already at atok house in Muar...then,we made a move to atok house...as we arrived there,penuh rumah...semua pak sedara mak sedara ada...Pak Ajis & Pak Ajak,Mak Ani,Mak Ngah...only Mak Yah was not ard...dah balik KL maybe...

Late evening, we went to Atok Su house in Muar.It was a first time for me,after 4 years..hehe..we lepak there for a while then we headed back to D'Ajung Inn to rest & sleep...tiring jugak..I took a bath and went to sleep...mak aihh,terasa penat sgt,nak kata drive,i x drive,hubby yg drive..maybe hormonal changes la kot kan..dah 2 minggu ni rs penat yg amat...

Only four of us (me,hubby,me sis IL & her daughter) overnite at D'Anjung Inn while bro and parents IL at atok's house. The next morning,we went to Bandar Tangkak and had our breakfast there.Then we headed to Mak Long's house to "tumpang lepak" for a while,while waiting for my parents IL...bro IL called hubby and asked us to wait at one of their relative's house in Muar town.After beraya at the relative hse,we headed back to KL.As we were leaving on Saturday afternoon ard 2pm,the road was still ok eventhough many cars on the road esp. when you reached Seremban/Senawang highway.

We reached KL ard 4:30 pm.It was heavy rain.We went to Jusco W.Maju and lepak2 at Old Town coffee house before we headed home...Overall, 2 days trip to Muar was OK...

Spring Cleaning

Today I did a spring cleaning for the whole house..thank God that I am staying in an apartment...can't imagine if I were staying in a bungalow and had to do all the cleaning alone...I started my cleaning later in the morning ard 10a...woke up a bit late today....Spring cleaning is a tradition that allow me to freshen up my home and get a head start on the hectic Ramadhan and Raya season...I changed curtains,clean up the fridge,do a laundry,sweeping & mopping,some decoration,and some other stuff...I finished cleaning later in the afternoon...

Didn't go anywhere today..only hubby went out to send his car for service..we are going back to Muar on the second raya...

My deepest condolences to Marina & family..her father passed away this morning...May his soul rest in peace....Hope Marina will be strong...

Am sooo tired today...will blog again later....got to go to bed...Zzzz

Ramadhan..

It's been a while I didn't blog...it's not that I dun want to but I dun hv the time to do so...even for my beloved friend's blog...to name a few...sorry dear ira,mie mie,and others of not having a time to read or to click on your blog....trust me will do that when I hv a free time....

Still to not too late to wish Happy Ramadhan beloved bloggers...hope this Ramadhan will be blessed with good health and life.This Ramadhan is really different from previous years...where this year will be a busier year for me..so many things to cope with...from personal to work related matters...plus I got news to announce...it's going to be a real shock to some ppl I guess...

Usually,Ramadhan is a month that I can do some savings but not for this year..I dun know where I spent my money to...my pockets all drained...dont know where to fork out cash for spending...credit card was delayed for payment..mak aih,banyak nak settle this month...thank God I managed to do some small business for pocket money...so,it helps to lighten my burden...God is rite,every problem has a solution..it's the matter of you want to do it or not...never give up and always have faith in God.

I feel different for Ramadhan this time...age factor I guess..if last time,every ramadhan I'll always think of what to buy for raya,dishes that mom will cook for raya,etc etc..but this year,my concern is about other ppl around me..ppl who are hopeless,homeless,and everything -less...I have pity for them and I thank God even I dun have a trillion cash in the banks,a bungalow and luxury car,I still have a house for a shelter,a food on the table to eat,my kancil (even it's not luxury) and most importantly, a greatest gift from God which is health,sth human can't buy...

This Ramadhan I prefer to do my own things,I did not mingle much...maybe I just need some time alone...in front of PC,doing some stuff,like update this blog...hehe,do some readings and replying some sms/attending calls i.e.business related...

I really miss my mom even though I seen her frequently during weekends..I miss to have a chat with her..she's a good mother, good friend, and good chef..I luv u mom...I plan to get her sth for raya but I still dun know what to buy for her...she has everything that a woman has...from top to toe..compared to me,she has 2 wardrobe of clothes,tudung and handbags...I hope she dont need to buy another wardrobe for new collection *-*

Ok heaps, got some work to be done...will blog again tomorrow....da

Weekends in JB..

Last weekends, me,husband and parents in-law went to JB to attend a wedding of my mom-in-law's relative.We stayed at mom-in-law's sister (Mak Esah) in Taman Anggerik,JB for 2 nites.We headed to JB on Friday's nite around 10:30p.Arrived in JB at 1:30p.

Upon arrival, we were served a coffee and satay for refreshment by Mak Esah & family..it was part of the supper as we arrived there early morning.My hubby looked so tired as he was the one who drove.Sian dia!..Later in the morning, I woke up a bit early,ard 7a..I heard a voice from the kitchen..mak aihh,pagi2 mak esah dah sibuk kat dapur dengan maid dia..hehe...rajin!!I brushed my teeth and washed my face and headed to kitchen,I offered Mak Esah to help her,but she refused..she said "bibik ada, takper"..hehe,but knowing me,I jenis kalau pegi rumah org mmg ringan tangan nak menolong...xreti nak duduk goyang kaki nih...mmg mama dah ajar camtu...

For breakfast we had lontong and kuah lodeh..yummy..sedap!!!then,after breakfast around 11-ish,we went to the wedding..it was heavy rained when we arrived there..we left the wedding ard 1:30 pm and headed to Kak Yun's (mom-in-law's sister) house at Pasir Gudang.Approximately,30-45 mins from where we attended the wedding.It was a double storey housing area....Kak Yun's just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Kaisara.Mak aihh,cam drama kat tv tu..but she was so cute and putih gebu...geram seh!!hopefully anak I sok camtu la,putih gebu!

After Asar,ard 4:30p, we headed back to Mak Esah's house.Azah & Azreen (hubby's cousins) took us (me & hubby) to Danga Bay for a nite walk...saje jalan2 kat danga town...the intention was to eat ikan bakar kat situ..yummy,sedap seh!..we didnt buy anything,just had ikan pari bakar, nasi goreng kampung and ais jeli...and masa tengah nak makan2 tu,hehe,ternampak la Tam Spider and rakan2...siap pakai topi lagi tu..nak sorok muka..biasa la kan..taktik artis.my hubby noticed him first..sbb muka familiar..we left danga bay ard 11:30p...once arrived home, I changed my cloth, wash my face,brushed my teeth and went to bed...penat seh!

The next morning, I woke up early ard 6:30a...pon dengar suara kecoh2,rupa2nya Mak Esah dah bangun and ke dapur dgn maid dia tengah prepare breakfast.I woke up and do the packing as we were leaving at 10a...my parents-in-law need to drop by at Serom to visit a relative.We had white bihun (singapore fried mee hon),lontong with rendang and sambal...mmg lazat!!dok sana hari2 mmg kebuntat jadinya... ;P

We arrived in Serom ard 12p. Mak Mah cooked ikan tenggiri masak kari and sayur pecal for lunch...sedapnya!!lepak2 kat rumah Pak Im (Mak Mah's hubby) sampai petang.Ard 3:30pm,ayah ajak I gi plucking buah rambutan,hehe..petik ngn tangan jer..tp payah le skit nak lompat2..sudah nye guna galah..ayah siap panjat pokok lagi..hehe...tp mmg best la..kenangan ayah mertua & menantu...haha..me & dad-in-law managed to get 4 plastic bags of rambutan..Mak Mah gave us 2 plastic bags of duku...penuh lak tu!...our car were full with bags and fruits..

After Asar,we headed back home..the traffic was bad coz there were 2 buses broke down at Seremban highway..menyusahkan betul!...sian my hubby,exhausted..I plak avoid drink too much risau nak stop R & R banyak kali...haha..tau je la kan..

We reached home around 8p.Thank God...I did some laundry,took shower and went to bed..tp sblm tu sempat la tgk Lee Chong Wei & Lin Dan berentap dalam Sukan Olimpik bagi acara badminton final...mmg kelas permainan Lin Dan,he always motivate himself to do the best..anyhow,am so proud of Chong Wei because of his effort and hardwork....dpt masuk final pun something we should be proud of..not everybody can go final one..dont play play oh..

Outing day a.k.a Family Day

Last weekends, we (me & friend's family) had a family day at Kuala Lurau Camping Centre or known as KLCC at Janda Baik,Pahang.We overnite there.We set up few tents on the field next to the resort.If I were not mistaken around 6 tents..almost 50 of us and about 10 cars...

We convoyed from BHP near Janda Baik to the camping centre.Some of them did not familiar with that area.After breakfast at the shop near the BHP,we made a move to KLCC.It's about half an hour to reach the camping centre.We arrrived there around 12p...Upon arrival,we did unload all the stuff from car...

For ladies, we were busy at the kitchen to prepare a lunch...while the guys,there were doing some catch ups...as for the lunch we had masak lemak nangka ikan masin,sayur campur and ikan goreng..yummy...sedap giler!!..hingga menjilat jari... ;)

Noreen & Kak Lina - preparing the ingredients for the cooking

the guys were busy setting up the tents..

Later in the evening, we played some games such as kwek mambo,etc..I cant remember the name of the game..but we had fun.

this game was fun...it called "flying carpet"

help me!!I can't see a thing...where shud I throw this?left or right?

sempat lagi posing tu...huhu

Then,in the evening, the guys were setting up the tents..around 6 of them.As for the ladies,we prepared the ingredients to cook that nite..the menu for the dinner was BBQ Chicken and mashed potato.Our great Chef,Abg Mizi served us his special Teh Tarik and showed us his skills doing the "tarik" technique..later,we had a chit chat and played some games...we went to sleep ard 2 am...

pakar BBQ Malaysia...huhu

I couldn't sleep at all...maybe because it was cold..totally forgot to bring sweater,sigh...around 7 am,I woke up,washed my face and brush my teeth..I intend to take a shower early in the morning but since the water like soo damn cold,I just ignored my intention...

Kak Lina and Abg Mizi were busy preparing breakfast...They cooked bihun goreng and nasi goreng kampung.Licin!!as for the kids,dah x boleh berpisah dengan air...asyik berendam jer!

our great chef...preparing breakfast

sukanya dia dok berendam...anak sape nih??

After breakfast,me & Noreen snap some photos ard the camping area...Later in the afternoon,we had masak lemak siput sedut with batang keladi and ikan talapia bakar with air asam for lunch...fuuhhh!!terangkat beb...lazat!!esp.the sedut part..haha..I had 2 ikan bakar,shared with Jun.

......with Jun

Later, around 2 pm, we left the camping area,sedih ada gembira pon ade...mixture of feelings...but overall mmg best giler!!..looking forward to have this kind of outing/family day in future.

Wish List for 2008/2009

I hope it's not too late to have a wish list even though it's past half of the year already...

Last nite, I had come up with a wish list...the reason being was to motivate me to work more harder...

some people find it very easy to get things they wanted,and some will have to work very hard to get what they want..murah atau mahal x penting, the most important thing is your effort and the way you work to own it.

Ok,my wishlist comprising of items/something I want for year 2008 as well as for 2009...

here goes my list:


Wishlist 2008

1. Nokia N78

2. Nine West Handbag (fully imported from US)

3. Tiffany Bracelet

I think enuff for 2008...I want to make sure that I can get all this latest the end of the year..

Wishlist 2009

1. Honda Civic VTec (still considering actually)

2. Trip to Japan with my dearest hubby (probably on Dec 2009)

3. HTC Touch Diamond (latest by Mar 2009)

cukup la kan buat masa ni..mmg sikit tp yang sikit tu will cost a lot of effort to me. Will try to start from HTC PDA dulu...

Short Trip to Holland (Day 5)

9 February, our last day in Arnhem...we left the hotel early in the morning after breakfast...there was a limousine picked us up (including Azmi & Jamri) at the hotel around 8a..there were a lot of luggages in the trunk of the Mercedes..the driver (hired by Fico) help us to place our luggage in the trunk as it was so heavy...The journey from Arhnem to Amsterdam Schipol airport will took 1.5 hrs...

the Mercedes that took us to the airport...

the driver,lupa tanye nama..badan mcm wrestler..hehe..next to him; Jamri

We enjoyed a nice view along our journey on the road...we had seen a lot of nice places and not forgetting the windmill..the trademark of Holland...we had not had the chance to see the windmill closer..I heard only a few left as they have switched to the modern windmill..

I did search some info on the windmills on the net.

History of Windmills:

Picture of Windmill, Kinderdijk - Kinderdyke, Holland

The Dutch built windmills for many centuries (and to some extent, the windmills built the country itself,since without them much of the land drainage could not have occured). In that time the mills were developed for corn milling,land drainage,saw milling,and in fact all manner of industrial purposes.Despite this widespread use,Dutch mills are in many ways quite primitive - using canvas sails,and turned to wind by hand (as distinct from the automated mechanisms that were developed for English windmills,including the faintail,and shuttered sails).

There are a very pleasing number of remaining windmills in the Netherlands - the number is about 1150 and rising.There are 8 windmills in Amsterdam.

Ikea..

Upon arrival at the Schipol airport, we headed to the counter to re-issue ticket..it cost us EURO 25...later, we walked around the terminal and snapped few photos...ard 11a, we entered the waiting terminal to wait for our flight scheduled at 12p...while waited for our flight,we had a chit chat wif Azmi & Jamri,seated behind us...our flight was MH 0017.I was really sad because I had to leave The Netherlands... such a short trip but all I can say I had a nice experience there..I learned a lot abt their culture and lifestyle..I shall come again to The Netherlands....

Schipol airport..sempat posing sementara tunggu flight

In the airport

outside the airport..

TOT ZIENS HOLLAND...till we meet again..

*tot ziens = goodbye in dutch

After 13 hrs of tiring journey, we arrived in KLIA at 8a...my dad-in-law fetched us up at the airport...Then, we stopped by somewhere to have our breakfast and lunch..I was having a jet lag...Once arrived at home me & hubby grabbed the pillow and continue our journey in a dreamland....hehe

That's all folks.Our journey to The Netherlands/Holland...

Short Trip to Holland (Day 4)

On 8 February, we went to Amsterdam Central as my hubby did not had the chance yet to go for a sight seeing.Besides,we need to get some souvenirs for family & friends..We left the hotel around 10a..we wanted to leave earlier,but hubby need to put some final touch on his report...We bought return ticket (Dagretour) that cost us EURO 16,00/person..Our tren scheduled at 10:28a..

Welkom to Amsterdam Centraal..

It took approximately 1 hr 12 mins to Amsterdam Centraal. Upon arrival in AC around 11:40a,we went for a tour around the city..unlike in Arnhem, Amsterdam more congested wif people. We walked around to see some of the nice places in Amsterdam.

my dearest hubby...

We walked around the city and snapped some photos of the buildings, scenery and not forget our own photos..hehe...syok sendiri je...we brought some snacks from the hotel during our breakfast that morning...biscuits & some bread..bkn per, nak isi perut sepanjang perjalanan di Amsterdam.We were thinking that we had not much time to go for lunch...nak bergambar lg, nak beli souvenirs for friends & families lg...mcm2 nak buat in one day..mane spot yang sesuai kami snapped jer...actually, during our visit in Amsterdam, there was a major construction in the city..so, byk tmpt jd x menarik..tau tau je la kan..with the tractors la,itu la ini la...

teruja dengan kuda kat belakang tu sbnrnyer...hehe..ada macam kuda kepang tak?..

Dam Square...similar to Trafalgar Square in Central London..ade feeding pigeons, pelawak & performer jalanan...

ni la performer kat street tu..garang!!..I snapped jer..pedulik per...dah ler x paham dia ckp per...hehe

feeding pigeon...

jejaka terhangat Malaya...

street cat..mak aihhh!!gemuknyer..mcm kucing bela..cantik jer...ni kalau kat m'sia,street cat mmg sopak sana sopak sini....

Then, we dropped by at the DamSquare Souvenir and bought some souvenirs. Nice souvenirs and gifts sold here at the reasonable price. We bought wooden tulips, some magnets ,mugs,t-shirts, and many more...the shops assistants were very nice and friendly..they helped us a lot with the wrapping...kena plak dgn customer yang cerewet cam I nih..just to make sure everything were packed properly..sbd ade items yang fragile... I really love shooping there, so many shops and a lot of choices..but you need to survey all the shops to get the affordable/cheap prices...

sempat lagi posing lepas dah shopping tu..banyak betul basikal,dutch mmg suke pakai bicycle

hubby with the background of dutch canal..near the Dutch 'Golden Age'...

nice background...I love this pic so much!

cruise...along Amsterdam Canal

Later, we continued our journey around the city...every inch of the road was occupied with people...keadaan mula sesak bila menjelang petang...after we have done with some photos and shopping, we headed back to Arnhem around 4p...dah letih dah rasanye..tp seronok giler..the weather was sunny but windy...sejuk la cuma ade sinaran matahari...tp x panas pun..unlike the day on my arrival in Amsterdam, the weather was cloudy...one incident happened to us...kami terlepas station...hehe..and guess what, the train was going back to Amsterdam Centraal..we only realized after we felt that it took some time to reach Arnhem station...rs cam jauh..I asked one of the guy in the train and he suggested that we should stop anywhere between the station...we stopped at the Utrecht Central and asked the tren assistant which tren were going to Arnhem...he then told us that we should take the tren at spoor 2, the tren will be heading to Arnhem...me & hubby were very tired...sampai terlepas tren...hehe..we arrived in Arnhem around 6p..lmbt skit sampai sbb missed station td...kalau tak sure dh sampai awal...

termenung panjang..tu yang sampai termissed station tu...very tiring..

sms sape tu sayang...???

upon arrival in Arnhem station, we headed back to hotel to take a break..rehat sekejap sbb penat berjalan..then, later around 7p, we went out to buy some chocs & candies for our family & friends...final shopping la kiranya ni...banyak jugak le kami borong..we had to rush as most of the shops were closed at 6/7 p...business hours dorang mmg x mcm kita..our KL is very LIVE...town dorang kol 7 onwards dah mula start sunyi..once arrived, most of the supermarkets were already closed...terpaksa la search yg belum tutup...and hubby knew where it is...the only supermarket opened until 10p..still many people do the shopping...sempat la rembat ape je yg ade..the price was quite cheap...The Netherlands mmg terkenal dengan coklat..so,chocs kat sini mmg murah...sbb dia manufacture sendiri...mmg susah la nak import dari luar..tgk kat wrapping paper tu mmg Made in The Netherlands...penuh gak le bakul kami...hehe...tp my hubby dah rembat awal2 lagi...hehe..last minute shopping ni mmg selalu nak rush jer..sebaik Q x panjang...

then, we went for a walk again...around town,final photo shooting..huhu...hard to snap a photo when it was already dark..we took a dinner and packed our stuff coz we were leaving the next day..tido pon lambat..banyak benda nak buat...we had to leave the hotel early as we need to re-issue the ticket at the aiport..

last pose in Arnhem..hehe

Short Trip to Holland (Day 3)

The next day (7th February) after breakfast, I headed to Arnhem town near the hotel area. I visited the church,ancient buildings,shops...not many people...weekdays maybe. I walked around and snapped some photos of the unique buildings and shops.I had to walk alone again as my hubby was at the supplier's office and only be back after office hours. The town were not as bz as in Kuala Lumpur.There was no traffic.The dutch prefer to use bus,motorcycle,bicycle and even walk.

One of the unique bulding..written in...???

unique music shop...

Since it was so difficult to find a restaurant that can fit my appetite and halal, I have brought some snacks before I went out. I brought some biscuits,chocolates and a mineral water..just to fill an empty stomach..bknnyer ada nasi campur kt sini..bayangkan,nak alas perut sampai petang.. eralier on,I planned to eat at Subway but I was curious with the food..takut termakan pork lak...then, I went to some of the clothing shops, Arnhem was having a mega sale during my stay there..so most shops offers up to 70% sale...Everybody were crazy about the sale but nothing much interest me except for some of accessories items.The shops were not congested as in Kuala Lumpur. ..You have more time & peace to shop...hehe..best kalau KL camnie.

Mega sale in Arnhem, they put the banner on all the roads to shops

After done with the window shopping (just bought some souvenirs), I walked around the town again..kira round2 town la nie....as usual snapped some photos of some of the nice view...I was really amazed with the town....amazed with the scenery,the people..pegi mana2 xyah nak pk selamat ke tak..sumer org buat hal sendiri..jalan kat lorong2 kecik pon takde mat pit nak usha..if in KL, I rasa dah selamat dah bag & duit i sumer...

Then,around 5:30 p, I headed back to hotel...rs penat & lapar tahap dewa dah... my hubby was not back yet..I took a shower and watch tv while waiting for my hubby to come back...I was having trouble watching the TV programme as I did not understand a single word they said..subtitle takde...all in dutch..yg I tau Welkom jer...hehe...conclusionnyer,tgk aje la,paham ke tak perkara no.2..

Welkom...Welkom...Welkom!

My hubby came back around 7p..he said he had finish his assignment at the suppliers' office...we had planned earlier to go to Amsterdam for sight seeing and shop.That was the reason he had to stay back a while and completed his work.Before we went out for dinner, he had to prepare a daily & final report to update his superior in Malaysia on the progress of the buy off machine...later around 8:30 p, we went out for a walk..jalan lagi around the town..penat mmg penat,tp sbb cuaca sejuk,selesa utk berjalan...tak sweat...then,masing2 perut lapar,I suggested to hubby that we go to SalaThai restaurant..but he refused,nak tukar angin kata my hubby...then I suggested to him we just order Domino's Pizza..but he's not a pizza type,finally we decided to go to Indonesian Restaurant called Batavia.We ordered satay,rice,sambal sotong and few malaysian alike dishes...but sorry to say,the taste was *%$^@!!.. mmg tak sama mcm malaysian dishes yang lazat...that time, I missed Malaysia so much!!

Short Trip to Holland (Day 2)

On the next day (6 February 2008), after breakfast, my hubby told me to go for a tour around Arnhem City. I went to the reception counter at the lobby to get some info on some of the nice places I can go for a tour & the public transportation available to get there. The guy gave me some brochures of the places, city map and printed out the bus schedule for me.bukan takat provide info jer, siap kasik tips lagi...best betul..senang nak travel because I have a bus schedule with me...unlike in Malaysia, susahnya nak tgk bas tu ikut schedule...Then,I went to room to dress up and get all the my stuff before I went out for a tour...boringnya terpaksa jalan sorang..but am already get used to it...so no big deal for me. cuma yang x bestnyer tang nak bergambar...terpaksa la amik bergambar sensorang...Based on the info & map the guy at the hotel gave me, I decided to go to Burger Zoo..I thot I wanted to go to National Park but since that guy said it will took me 1 hour/approx.40 km and 2 buses, I cancelled the intention to go there that..The guy told me it'd be better to spend time at the national park the whole day...whole day?alone?might be fun but boring...according to the brochure,from November to March the opening hours for the park will be from 9 am to 6 pm...lain season lain operating hours..admission fee for adults is euro 7 (including museum)...my plan that time was to go with hubby after he completed his assignment...

my breakfast..cereals,bread,raisins croissant, milk, pure orange juice,coffee

my favorite yogurt with fruits...

Without wasting more time, I took a bus to Burger Zoo. To go to the zoo you can either take bus no.3/13...In Malaysia the famos bus run by RapidKL but in The Netherlands it runs by Connexxion. The bus fare is euro 1. That's the only bus you can see on the road and using electricity to generate the bus. Most people in Netherlands use bicycle, motorcycle and some of them just love to walk. So the journey from Arnhem to Burger Zoo is approx. less than 30 mins. I took the bus no. 3 and it took me directly to Burger Zoo. The admission fee to the zoo is euro 16,50 = RM 79.20 (1 euro = RM 4.8, based on the exhange rate that time). Ni kalau zoo kat Malaysia harga mcm tu...mmg x masuk zoo sampai bila bila la jawabnya..hehe.Guess what, the zoo is so big they have divided into few parks.gabungan 6 jenis wildlife dalam tu...haa,konsep park dalam zoo la...konsep zoo tu pon "a trip around the world in just one day"..meaning,takyah le nak gi desert semata2 nak tgk desert animals,xyah nak gi safari africa nak tgk haiwan safari..all in the zoo..you can visit all types of animals in the world in a day...sempat la snapped few photos of the animals.one of them,as shown below..hehe

Skinny Safari Lion...

I was in the zoo for 5 hours...I travelled each park in the zoo; Burger's Zoo,Burgers' Safari,Burgers' Bush,Burgers' Desert,Burgers' Ocean and Burgers' Mangrove...but I had a lot of fun looking at those animals.

signage to Burgers' Ocean

Burgers' Zoo's toilet..very unique!!

Formation of rock at Burgers' Zoo...nice architecture

Around 3p I headed back to the hotel...I was worried that my hubby would call me.I took the same bus,bus no. 3 to the hotel. When I reached my room, I saw there were 2 messages on the bedside table next to the phone. Both were from supplier's office Besi (known as Fico).

First message: From Mr Hakim. You will be picked up between 15.oohrs - 16.00hrs

Second message: Please call Mr Ronald from Fico

My hubby called twice but I was not in the room. I tried to call him and Mr Ronald was on the line. He then passed to hubby. My hubby asked me to dress up and wait at the hotel lobby in 20 minutes because Mr Ronald would like to bring all of us (including engineers Azmi & Jamri from Phillips for the same purpose as hubby; to buy off machine)to Germany.25 km from Arnhem (Dutch/Germany border via the E35)...He wanted to show us German castle.We arrived there a bit late as it was already dark..the castle was surrounded by water.It was nice even though I could not see it clearly...We walked thru the path where it was muddy...because of the rain earlier in the morning.The weather, it was so cold. I can't believe that I was in Germany. We snapped some photos ..unfortunately my camera was running out of battery.So,I had ask Azmi to snap few photos of me & hubby around the town...Azmi,jika anda membaca blog ni,mana gambar kitaorg?..

Later at nite, Mr Ronald brought us for dinner at Wok Masters (Oriental Restaurant) in Zevenaar...approx. 1 hr from Arnhem. It owned by a chinese..The interior of the retaurant was outstanding.....the food was great...very fresh..all you got to do is to choose the dish that you want and they will fry for you in the wok..then you can choose the sauce to be taken with your dish..Azmi & Jamri did not eat those dish..was was kata diaorang..so..me,hubby & Ronald je yang bedal...hehe..anyway,Ronald was the one who bought us the dinner.So,to show our appreciation we had to pleasure him at least...

Then,around 11p, Ronald sent us back to hotel. Me & hubby headed to our room and went to bed.It was so tiring..but we had a lot of fun.. ;)

Wok Masters - Orientaals Wok Grill Restaurant. website: http://www.wokmasterszevenaar.nl/