wise words

Some wise words I received through the mail from a dear friend of mine, Ize....

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?".

26. Always choose life.

27 Forgive everyone everything.

28. What other people think of you is none of your business.

29. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

31. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

32. Believe in miracles.

33. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

34. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

36. Your children get only one childhood.

37. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

38. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

41. The best is yet to come.

42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.

43. Yield.

44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

gloomy days ahead...

The weather, I mean! Well, it was merely 2 weeks ago that I remember waking up to the shining sun at around 6.30 am.... I'm the type that would definitely wake up when the sun starts its descend up the sky...even on weekends! Hence, this morn, when I opened my eyes a fraction to glance at my watch, gosh! I woke up with a jolt, as I saw that it was almost 7am, but the day was still quite dark...

Phew, the rainy season really is dampening many people's mood... this morn, during the GS' meet, everyone was cautioning each other against making holiday trips that involve highlands for fear of the heavy downpour that might lead to landslides...

Anyway, my mood's kinda dampened as I was involved in a minor accident last Saturday! Should I talk about it here? Nope... I don't think so, it would just make me feel mad as to the stupidity of the whole thing, as I was clearly not at fault, as it would only increase my BP!

Ezal Abdul Qaiyum b. Zamri : 5As

Our darling son, the firstborn, first grandchild of Tok Wan and Tok Mummy, 2nd grandchild of Atok Badam and Nenek Milah, first great-grandchild of Tok Nyang Aim, first nephew to Pak Ngah, Pak De n Pak Cu, has just proven himself as our pride and joy by garnering straight As in his UPSR exam.

Oh, what a feeling! Everyone's so happy for him- laughter n tears colliding in a myriad of emotions... Alhamdulillah, syukur tak terhingga dengan anugerah adri Allah ini... moga dia akan terus membahagiakan dan membanggakan kami sekeluarga. Amin

Goodbye Su...

Yesterday, I received an sms from kak Bedah, telling me that Su was in a coma at the KLGH. Gosh, so bad of me, I had almost forgotten about her. I meant to ask her husband, Kamal of her well-being 2 months back, when I was at MPH SACC, but he wasn't around...

And about 5mins ago, I received the dreaded text, telling me that she is no more... Goodbye dear girl, moga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas rohmu... I will always remember your sweet nature...

Subaidah Abd. Rahman
Bekas kerani akaun ADTEC Shah Alam

Aisyah's birthday

Pada 9 Oktober 2009, bersamaan 20 Syawal 1430, anak dara suntiku meyambut ulangtahunnya yang ke 6. Sebab hari lahirnya jatuh pada hari Jumaat, kami membuat keputusan untuk menyambutnya pada hari Sabtu atau Ahad. Aku menempah kek di Bakeri Perdana Alor Gajah pada hari Khamis.

the 6-year-old

Hm... well, this is bad... that's how far I can go as expressing myself in my mother tongue! Ok, I'll code-switch all the way!!!

After flipping through the photos in the album, I decided on the princess in pink cake. After paying the RM70 price, I left to pick up the girls at their Ibu's house. And I was thinking,that's quite at steal, at RM70! However, not a minute into my happy mood, the bubble burst! The girl from the bakery called, telling me that the price I paid was for the sponge cake. So, I had to fork another RM20 for the Am choc cake I wanted. Hm, I thot, still, it's quite cheap... ok, I agreed, anything for my darling girl...

such a pretty cake!

Thus, on Sunday, after tidying up the house, we took off for Sharmini's open day at Bukit katil. not that difficult to find, as long as there's the add! It's a nice cosy home, the semi-D, esp her yard... hm... tapi itulah, lupa ambil gambar!!! It turned out we arrived quite early, as I honestly thot the mail said 11-6, turned out 1-6! Anyway, I helped her cut up the ketupats & arranged the food stuff. At 1, the bakery called, reminding me about the cake. Thus, we left around 1.20, and reached the bakery at almost 2. The ecstatic look on my kids' faces was worth the RM90 and the hassle it took for me to get the cake. They were all googling at the pretty cake..

princess of the day...

So, the jamuan started at 5, with just Tasha the cousin, and a number of 2nd cousins on Abah's side joining in... Hm, anyway, their happy faces were all that matters....

Tasha, Aisyah & Nisa

abang tucking in heartily...

the ecstatic sis - now she keeps asking -

bila mummy nak beli kek princess baby?

bday girl with Papa & Mummy

bday girl with the doting Tok

the "princess", moments before she was cut up!

I am 40

Semalam, pada 8 Syawal 1430 hijrah bersamaan 27 September 2009, aku sah berusia 40 tahun... ramai rakan2 di Facebook mengucapkan selamat harijadi, bermula dengan Anom seawal pagi lagi, diikuti Afiq dan Pak Man. Kemudian, yang lain2 menyusul, Amoi, Bob, Ize, Dwan, Cik Mi, Ida, Tie Radio, dan ramai lagi... Di Geni.com, aunt Eve, Pak Rain, abang Din... hm, terasa disayangi...






Di rumah, Papa dah ucap selamat seawal Subuh, kemudian Ayum & Ayang. Aduk kena remind pulak... Uda ada sms, tp Boy lupa pulak, sampai kena remind... Petangnya, ada masak kat rumah, potong kek - Choc Lady...sedap! Berpusing2 jugak cari, sebab American Choc di Batu Berendam dah habis... next year, confirm mesti beli Secret Recipe!






Raya celebration pulak, mcm biasa.. terkejar ke sana sini, dapatlah jugak tidur Jasin n rumah sendiri... tahun ni tak sempat buat kuih byk, dpt tart, choc chip & choco cornflakes aje... tp kuih boleh tahan byknya, sebab tempah dr Yah Violet Tart, beli dr Pijoy Mamar Keri, then beli di Mydin 2 jenis, kek lapis & makmur dr Boy... oklah jugak, yg lain2 adalah maruku, kacang, kerepek bawang...

Duit raya anak2 pun, ok jugak, Alhamdulillah... dah simpan pun sikit di Tabung Haji.. RM210 in total... Altogether, nak kata banyak tu taklah, tapi rasanya dalam RM400++.

28 Ramadhan 1430

Just another 1 day to go before Muslims all over the world celebrate Eid. And how am I? Hmm... unsure. I have no problems with expenses this year, all my needs are met. But I'm feeling the blues...

Even got a new set of Carlo Rino handbag, after being content with cheap ones for a number of years... In fact, for the past three nites, we've been going to the malls to get some last-minute stuff. The first night, it was at Parkson & Jusco, the second nite, it was Mydin, and last nite, it was back to Jusco. This year, also, marks the first time that abang chooses most of his own stuff - shoes, slippers, songket, songkok, etc. The baju Melayu was my choice though, as I wanted to get his the same as his dad's. I got them at Hari2 in Sek 18. As for the girls' baju kurung, I got them at Mydin USJ- that was also the time I got stuck in a jam for some 40 mins. As for my own baju kurung, a set was bought in Tampin, while another was tailor-made by Ila's friend. Meanwhile, my shoes are Sachs, bought in Parkson Melaka Mall. Tudung, I bought them at Anggerik Mall. Then, I also got a nice Bonia T for Papa and a Batik-style shirt for my Atok (my tradition with them). So, everthing all set for raya!

But we don't feel good this year...With my hubby's Indonesian workers still detained by the police, we really are so down... after getting the news from papa yesterday that their would be detained til the 23, my mood really dipped. Tears dropped while I was driving, I really don't know why the police insist that they be remanded, as we all thought that they would be released yesterday. I really hope that nothing untoward other than their remand would happen in the coming week.

On the national level, I really hope that not many deaths would take place this year. Really, really hope that things will go well... Amin

25 Ramdhan 1430

Gosh, how time flies.. Before you know it, it's almost raya! And my son has completed his UPSR exams last Thursday! i pray that he'd do well. According to him, he had made 3,4,5,6 errors in his MCQ papers for BM, English, Science & Maths. Well, what's done is done! He's now back with us in Melaka, and will not be attending school til after Raya. I've informed the school, and the class teacher says it's ok. Papa & Mummu are already in Jasin now...

Today is payday, am I'm quite glad that my July's pay is somewhat paid this month, so, I got some extra 800++ to spend on... anyway, I've done most of the buying, with the girls attire all complete down to the shoes & pajamas, but Ayum still has a few stuff to get, like his shoes, sampin & songkok. Though I hate last-minute hassles, but with all the traelling that I have to do every week, I definitely got no time for shopping.

And dear hubby? Hmm, even more hectic. But there's some shocking news to share - his Indonesian workers, Muh, Bapak n the gang (all six of them) were rounded up by the police as robbery suspects last Saturday nite. We hope that they'd all be released by tomorrow. Pity them!

And, another heart-beraking news is that Ila has miscarried for the second time. we got the news last Saturday, and Papa n Mummy were quite sad with the news, hence the stopover at Bangi on Sunday on our way back to Malacca. Tak ada rezeki lagi... I really hope that they'll be okay next time!

Time for class now!!!

12 Ramadhan

Life is quite hectic for me these days.... I have classes til the evenings everyday, be it at uniKL or UiTM. Even during the holy month of Ramadhan, I still have classes, and we have to break our fast during classes. So far, Dr. Normah, Dr Zee and Dr Nabila are very kind and accommodating to us, with Dr. Zee even postponing the test last week. But wait, that's tomorrow, and I still haven't finished studying, hahaha!!!

Hm, as usual, I'm guily of negelcting the blog... but as I've been quite busy, even FB is now neglected.. well what to do, it's somewhat blocked by UniKL...

Anyway, last Friday, I went to a reflexology session at my fav Beijing centre in Seksyen 13, Shah Alam. Emily, my fav therapist, somehow discovered that my heart may be having problems. So, what I did was, I went to buy B'Young, and have started taking it since last Friday. Gosh, it was quite a torture for me in the first couple of days, as my bladders became very "runny", I couldn't stop rushing to the loo to relieve myself... Today is already the 6th day of my BYoung course, and I'm beginning to feel its effects... high energy, no fatigue... best of all, I feel healthy!!! And I wake up every morn from my slumber without any lethargy that used to dog me every morn b4... So refreshed, as my sleep was fit and restful!

Ok, gotta go, I have class at 1pm with a class of 9 kids!!!!

Week 4 MICET

I'm getting the hang of things around the place... now I can be quite good at using the many gadgets at the communication lab, and has gotten an access key as well. My students are a decent lot, many would laugh along when I crack jokes... and some are very well-mannered, like a few girls who would salam me before going back. As for colleagues, yeah, they're ok as well, some laugh here n there... I've met the dean last week, on Wednesday, just before I left for Shah Alam.

I also got to meet up with some friends last weekend, on Saturday, at Eq Bangi. I arrived a bit late, for I thot that since it was hi-tea, it would only start at 2, but they've actually began at 12. Hm, anyway, we yak,yak, til we were told that we had to leave at around 5.30. Still, we lingered on at the lobby to take photos... and they're all on the FB!

So, who were there? let's see... at my table, there were Anom, abg Man (we've always called him that, for he was the 'elderly' type), Ida, Tie Radio, Aboy, Fairuz, and later, Lan. At the other table, the 3rd & 4th collegians, were Bob, Marina, Anasan, Chris, Aida, Amoi, Salmi, Jash, Jeff & Zainal... hm, and the surprise addition was kak Gie/Dr. Fauziah!!! So, there 19 merry-makers making a thunderous noise.. bising bangat gitu!!! And we were also joined by a few spouses - Azah (Man's), Aboy's wife, Fairuz' wife n Amoi's cute-as-a college boy hubby. And of course, Jeff could easily pass off as a 25-year-old new grad. The rest... haha, many have gained weight here n there... but the spirit was still definitely the same!!!

Oh, btw, good news from Mama (Dila), as she is now expecting her 3rd baby... as she was saying on FB, "I have a bun in the oven... after 10 years, I thought the bakery is closed"... to which Tie Radio replied, "Carilah bakery lain!" haha, how 'blur' can she be? But of course, a lot of teasing followed made us laughed real hard!!!

And today, I'm feeling a bit under the weather, as I think that I've caught a bit of cold bug from abang- he was down with fever since Sunday, after we left, and is not at school again today. But his fever is down, and hopefully he'd be back to his old self tomorrow.

Hm, I really need to update my blog more often now... I seem to have missed a lot of stuff of late. As today, Malaysia has recorded 32 H1N1-related deaths, and is inching closer to it's 2000th case. It sure is indeed scary, and last week, one staff at ILPKL died due to the infection. Innalillah. As for UiTM & UniKL, things appear to be back to normal, after the 1-week closure, and I really hope that no family member /close friends would come down with it. Amin