Your imagination is your preview of life's coming.

2006-10-25T13:30:00.000+08:00

To all families, friends and fellow bloggers,

The July Family would like to wish you

Minal 'Aideen Wal Faizeen wal Maqbuleen. Kullu 'am wa antum bi khair.

For more raya pictures, go to my Multiply.

No Baking This Year!

2006-10-07T11:53:00.000+08:00

I'm so upset! Upset because I am not baking anything for raya this year! Upset coz I am not taking any orders this year! Urrghhh... For the first time ever...I ordered kuih tarts. And more to come... There's simply no time to bake and take orders coz I cant take leave yet since I just started work. time-offs are not enough. On top of that...I dont have a cake mixer!!!! *Cries* Anyone nak sponsor a Kenwood Major?

Enough with my sulking. Ok Ramzi boy has been doing this a lot lately. Wonder who he gets it from....hmmmmmm

My Weekend

2006-10-01T23:06:00.000+08:00

So here's a quick update. Been too caught up with work and running to and fro starting from 6am to 9pm. So yup..there's simple not much time left for me to update the blog. By the time I get the lil prince to sleep...i'd be on my way to lala land too.

The new work place is okay i guess. Been there's juz a month so there's yet a lot more to discover. Despite the weekend events, there's nothing much to complain juz yet. heh. At least this place tracks the time-off we're entitled to for working on the weekends systematically.

It's Ramadan, so the weekends are free for family time, insya allah. So any cooking will be done only for sahur everyday and buka on sat & sun. Other than that, we'll break fast at my parent's place (where my son is btw) and head for home by 8pm.

So how did I spend my weekend so far? Well.. briefly..went out on Sat...Ramzi boy took the LRT to Punggol MRT to Dhoby Ghaut to City Hall to Bugis juz to meet up wif his Ayah after he knock off from work. Never in my life have I ever took so many MRT lifts before. Gara2 baby pram. And so we broke fast outside.

On Sunday, well... did a bit of cooking. Macaroni Black Pepper for main dish and Banana Burittos wif Ice-cream for desert. Actually more like Banana Popiah coz I substitute tortillas with popiah skin instead. heh. Tomorrow is the start of another 5 day working week. Hey, at least i get to leave office 0.5hr earlier! We'd always look forward to that.

Number 2

2006-08-30T10:31:00.000+08:00

No no... number 2 is definitely not on the way. Not anytime soon.

28th August, like two days ago, marked our 2nd wedding anniversary. Its amazing how we easily forget such important dates..time juz passes by you. Thanks to my sis-in-law who smsed me early in the morning with her well wishes for our wedding. My goodness! She remembered. Neither me nor hubby remembered. Oh well... no celebrations this year...we are juz thankful that we've made it this far and of course thankful for the little one.

Such a coincidence, Siti & Datuk K's grand wedding at KLCC also falls on our anniversary. Hmm.. did Siti's parents also celebrated their wedding anni too?

New Love, New Job, New House, New Life

2006-08-16T20:38:00.000+08:00

I am guilty. Guilty for not updating my blog eversince i returned to work from maternity leave. A lot has happened since then and took away my time from blogging and multiplying. There's a lot to update but I shall make it brief by summarizing what's more important to me.

New Love.
After the baby arrived, priorities change. Career is important to me, love what I do and I was hoping to balance family and work. At least try. But for this to be possible, all would agree that a working mum would need support from the company. I realise soon after that this can never happen. From where I work, you cannot have the best of both worlds, esp if you are a woman with a kid.

New Job.
Things change.. ppl stereotype you even before you do anything kid-related. And so... i decided... I cannot sacrifice family for work. I cannot go to work everyday knowing that ppl will make my life more miserable. I've paid my dues to the company.. and I don't deserve such treatment. Hey, its been 9 years and I am proud of myself for moving up the ladder. I joined the company as an assistant and left the company as an Asst Manager. Not too bad I must say. Oh well... 9 years is a long time and its time to move. I've left the company on the eve of National Day and next week, I will embark on a new journey.

New House.
On National Day, me, hubby and son moved in to our Punggol house. Finally! And we've been in Punggol eversince. Ramzi boy adapted well in this new environment. Alhamdulillah. To family members and cousins who've lend a helping hand, the July family thank you all.

See how ubber happy he is

Yup. We a new job and a new house... we are finally on our own. This one week of holiday for me was spent wisely : unpacking, cooking, marketing,taking care of Ramzi single-handedly. Haha.. for this week lah. coz after this... I'll be working.. and cooking will be done to minimum. I hope i can though coz I enjoyed cooking for the past few days. Loves it. Oh well, time to prep all the ingredients for tomorrow's dinner the nite before then.

My Lil Swimmer goes Splish Splash

2006-07-04T10:35:00.000+08:00

Went to Sriz's place last Sunday and got Ramzi all geared up for his first swimming experience. Got him a float and swimming diaper. Bright green is so his colour.

More pictures in my Multiply.

This is his first and will not be his last. Mummy needs to get her own swimming gear ald.

Licensed to Travel

2006-05-28T13:56:00.000+08:00

I dread the idea of bringing Ramzi to the photo studio juz to take a photo for his passport. And it will juz be like money down the drain if & most possibly the photo turns out unappealing. I've been bugged to get his passport done. And so I resorted to taking the photo myself and applying for his passport online.

Successfully captured this. Note: this is the original state of picture.

And since the requirements for the photo are:
- Colour passport size photograph taken against a plain white background. - - 35mm wide by 45mm high without border and taken within the last 3 months;
- The facial image should be 25mm and 35mm from chin to crown
- 400 by 514 pixels if submitted online

I made adjustments in accordance to the requirements and ended with this.

Submitted application online and prayed that they will not reject the photo. 3 days later...Ta Da... Ramzi got his own passport liao!

Primetime Morning News

2006-05-16T13:44:00.000+08:00

Get the latest updates on world and local news on Primetime Morning News with newscaster, Ramzi Amani.

He tried mimicking his Mummy when she read the newspaper out loud to him. Future news reader? Hmmmm... you gotta get the words out first eh sayang...

1..2..3..Chuckle Baby Chuckle!

2006-05-06T19:29:00.000+08:00

Is it too early to expose my lil boy to his 123? I think not! Oh well.. I doubt he understands it now but the colours, music and animal puppets are great entertainers to fill his time and keep him company. So does he like his Baby Einstein Baby Nursery? Well the video stands to proof his approval.

Alll Puffed Up

2006-05-05T19:56:00.000+08:00

Its a known fact that babies change the way they look over time. We always ask, who does he/she look like? The Mum or the Dad? For Ramzi...I am still not very sure though most say he looks like me! *Wide Grin*

Its normally difficult for those who sees him often to tell the difference or notice the changes in the way he look. But the changes are relatively obvious for those who meet him once in a while.

However, one morning, i noticed something VERY different. He looked like this when he woke up...

Puffy Eyes Made Him Look Like Anak Jepun

Mr & Mrs Sriz

2006-05-04T17:21:00.000+08:00

They finally tied the knot last Friday. The solemnization took place smoothly and the wedding ceremony was beautiful at Taman Warisan. Alhamdulillah... Congratulations the two of you! Welcome to the club. May you marriage be blessed with happiness till jannah.

Their wedding happened to be Ramzi's first wedding trip by the way. He was well-behaved until.... dinner time. While the adults were busy chomping on their food, Ramzi was already showing signs of hunger too. Heh! But this Mummy was swift enough to take him away from the crowd before he makes a real hunger annoucement. Nobody noticed and thought that lil Ramzi was such a good lil boy. They've not heard a single sound from him.. so they told me. *winks* If they only knew.. hahaha

Well.. Ramzi will be going for several more weddings this June. While he has all his outfits ready, his Mummy here needs to buy some.

Snip Snip...He's a big boy now

2006-04-27T06:31:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday was a special day for Ramzi. Its the big C day. heh... We decided to let him go through the procedure after he hit 2mths. Took him to the clinic at Eunos. Weird thing is that, I was the one who was extremely anxious for him. Ramzi on the other hand was sound asleep. I did not get to see the procedure. The doc won't let us stay inside. So we waited. But not long after, he was out. Still oh so quiet. Such a brave boy...or mayb the doc gave him sumthing to numb the pain. The nurse gave us errmm... wats been snipped away.. for souvenier. I felt faint juz by looking at it. No wonder I never took Biology in school. Eeks! It was only at home when Ramzi started showing signs of discomfort. Guess he's feeling the sting. Poor him...and there's nothing much I could do but comfort him. By night, he was all ok...not feeling the sting no more. Now he's juz recovering and waiting for the ring to fall off.

Boys these days... they have it easy. It's now a trend to send the boys for the big snip while they are still infants. Gone were the days when we see boys lining up with sarongs for a mass circumcision. Gone we the days when we see boys trying to run away from Tok Mudim, the man with the scissors. Gone were the days when we see boys returning home all teary eyed in their sarongs lifted in front. But boys then (men now) live to tell the tale. Its a valuable experience which they get to share with their kids. But imagine the boys now. They can't do the same can they? They can't tell their sons what they go through... or understand what the pain is like. Hey they can't even remember going through it until we (the parents) tell them! Well.. not like they need too since their kids will be going through it while they are still infants. Aaaah... such interesting storytelling material are slowly fading away...harapkan atuk moyang nyot je lah.

Lepas sunat bangun pagi muka ada senyuuuuumm...

Ramzi Hits 2

2006-04-21T20:15:00.000+08:00

Ramzi finally turns 2 months old and weights almost 5kg. Getting bigger & smarter.

Yesterday, Ramzi went to Plaza Sing with his parents. This is first time for me and hubby. Going shopping as family of 3. Going around with a combi & big bag with his must haves was an experience.

Surprisingly, Ramzi was good to us with timely cranks for his feeds. Very predictable. 1) Fussing for milk 2) Wide awake in combi and looking around 3) Fusses to be carried 4) Once carried, Falls asleep soon after
All this within 2- 2.5 hrs. The cycle rpts itself.

First taxi ride

Feeding time! There's only 1 nursing room.
If it was occupied, mengamuk Ramzi! Lucky me it was not

He wanted to be carried and fell asleep soon after

More pictures at elandra.multiply.com

"Field Trip"

2006-04-17T11:27:00.000+08:00

Ramzi went on a field trip with his dad last week. It was a good trip and very educational for Ramzi. I think Ramzi enjoyed his short field trip with his dad.

Subject: Botanics
Location: Corridor ;)

Bright light! Bright Light!

Oooh.. so exciting! Colours Colours everywhere!

Father: Flower. Flaaaaoweeeer...
Son: *Stays Quiet*
Father: Flower... Flaaaooweeer...
Son: Orchid
(If this really happens, I'll freak!)

Calmed by the beautiful scenery.

End of trip. Time to go home but not before a picture with Ayah. See how's he's focused at the camera?

It was a good educational trip donch you think?

Ramzi turns 2 months tomorrow! Dah besar anak Ibu. Happy 2 months old sayang!

Mother & Baby Days Out of Confinement

2006-04-10T18:47:00.000+08:00

Say bye bye to Confinement & Hello World!

I am glad its over and to celebrate, both Mother & baby made their outing debut to Giant, Parkway Parade last week. Ramzi was all dressed for his first shopping trip with Mummy and Grandparents when it started to rain. Real heavy thunderous ones. All of us were ald dressed and so we braved the rain anyway. Ramzi... that little sleepy chap... was ignoring all the loud thunders and sleeping throughout when we were making our way to the carpark.

All cuddled up in the sarong sling, Ramzi continued to slumber in the air-conditioned supermarket as his mother looks for this cute colourful children's cupboard, which was on offer, for his room in Punggol, among other things.

His second trip was to KK, accompanying his Mother for her post-natal checkup. I was looking forward to weigh myself alrite. Curious to know how much I've lost for the past 4 weeks. Lo and behold! I lost 10kg ald. Yeah to breastfeeding! They say it helps us to lose the pregnancy weight! I just need to lose 2 more kg to my pre-pregnancy weight. But my goal is to lose 6 more kg. You see... I did gain some weight after my first pregnancy, and never did lose them till I got pregnant again. So I do really want my original original weight back...

Sometime last week too... I finally pushed myself to get into my exercise gear and go for a jog! Need to get that heart rate going, burn those fats and tone all the muscles esp the tummy! Been way too long and it felt great! I hope I can be disciplined to do this regularly. Good luck to me!

Schedule or Lack of it

2006-04-03T16:41:00.000+08:00

Being a first time mum, I am never certain about things pertaining to the baby. Why shouldn't I? Different babies are well...different. They are unique in their own way. And so...a 'perfect formula' to handling a baby doesn't really exist. Different parents experience their parenthood differently don't they? Yes, of course, I do take comfort from sharing my experiences and taking a listen to other experienced mums about what they go through on a daily basis. Again... different mums have their own preference on how they want to handle their baby either by natural instinct or by expert advise. Some alternate with both when expert's advise don't seem to work and mummy's instinct take over instead.

For me, it's mix of both... i took on the expert's advise first..even that...leaves me confused as expert's advice comes in many contradicting manner. Maternal instinct takes over when the baby don't seem to respond well to a recommended action.

Before Ramzi was born, I've decided to breastfeed him exclusively. The first few weeks were challenging. The frequent wakes and feeds took me by surprise and not to mention, very sore. The many readings I did could not prepare me for this.

Now, I am getting used to his schedule or lack of it. Books and articles state that babies feed at 2-3 hrs interval. But my babe was not on that schedule. He's..is somewhat irregular. Sometimes 1hr after, 2hr after and sometimes 3hr after (only happens when he is fast asleep). Excepting he's ireggular schedule rather than expecting one keeps me sane, believe it or not. But it always leaves me asking if he's going to grow out of it. You know..make it more regular. I guess I have to be patient.. and take it as it come.

Ramzi's going to be 6 weeks tomorrow. I've yet to bring him out (other than the polyclinic visits). He's crankier now. Crying out loud for attention and not to mention constant cuddle in the arms everytime he's awake. He cries so much till he's voice is now hoarse i tell you. It breaks my heart to hear him cry...ok i do admit laughing at him when he cries with a hoarse voice. hehe..

The Many Faces of Ramzi Amani

2006-03-19T13:10:00.000+08:00

It's been almost 4 weeks now and shall not pen down my virgin motherhood experiences juz yet. Too much to say and I am too exhausted and sleepy to ramble on it now. Insya allah will do so.

Nevertheless..out of the tiredness and sleep deprivation that comes to a new parent...I am still that over zealous mother who just can't stop snapping pictures of the boy for memory sake. He's fast going through a body and face metamorphosis and I had better take snaps of his early looks.

It's not easy taking pictures of him... since Ramzi spend most of his time eyes shut, feeding or wailing for attention. He has not master the technique of responding to people or smiling upon request but there will be moments where he will sumwat do that by himself to God knows who. So timing must right to capture that. I did of course and I am please with myself.

So...I present to you...The Many Faces of Ramzi Amani as capture by his Mummy.

Click on image to view more pictures in My Multiply!

Guess Who's In Young Parents Mag

2006-02-28T16:40:00.000+08:00

It's finally out! The March issue of Young Parents.

The new Mummy here was invited to share her story on her failed pregnancy last year by feature writer Eri Akbar.

It's a two page article and I do hope the article will be beneficial to parent hopefuls and parents-to-be.

Grab your March issue to read all about it ya!

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It's A Boy! I Have a Son!

2006-02-23T12:17:00.000+08:00

Announcing the arrival of Julyndra Jnr on Tuesday, 21st February 2005 @5pm weighing 2.9kg & 47cm tall. No my baby's name is not that. We've not decided on the name yet.

Yes Yes according to the pregnancy ticker above, I am not due till 2 weeks time. But my baby decided to enter the world and meet his parents earlier. Here's what happened on Tues,21st Feb:

0930am : Went to KK with Mum for a scheduled appt with Gynae

1000am : Did my CTG.

1030am : End my CTG and took a look at the print. Huh? Contractions? Am I looking at it right?

1032 : Did the scan to check the amniotic fluid level

1055 : See Gynae with reports

Gyane: "Hello! How are you? Hey you the CTG showed you've got contractions you know? 2 in every 10 minutes."

Me: "Huh? Really? I did not noticed it."

Gynae: "Come Come let me check if you've dilated."

[Checking]

Gynae: "Wow! You are 4cm open ald you know. Ok I'm sending you up to labour ward now. We'll break the water bag and let's get things going."

Me [in shocked]: "Uhhh..ok."

[called husband]

Me: " Sayang... You've to come to the hospital now. I'm delivering today."

Hubby: "Huh what?! How come?"

Me: "I'm 4cm dilated. I am delivering today. Come now!"

Hubby [in major shock & I can sense he was scatter brained]: "Huh?! You kidding me!

Me: "No...I'm not. Come now ok."

Hubby: "Ok ok. Going now."

1115am: Hubby arrived. Porter sent us up.

1130am: Me changed and all ready on the delivery bed. Poke here poke there. Hubby sents all excited Mum to taxi stand so that she can bring my stuffs later.

It all happened too quickly. I still could not believe that the moment we've been waiting for is taking place now.

After the water bag has been broken... and with the aid of the oxytocin drip... and another 5 1/2 hours of labour...

He has arrived... my newborn son (alhamdulillah)... RAMZI AMANI BIN JULYNDRA

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Nutella Frosted Cupcake

2006-02-17T20:35:00.000+08:00

Cupcakes are ready! Yummylicious!

More pictures via My Multiply

Inspired by Tea & Recipe from VM.
Thanks Gals!

3 weeks and counting

2006-02-17T12:30:00.000+08:00

The result is in! Headed for KK last Wednesday bright and early in the morning. Well not exactly in the wee hours...more like 930am. Quickly scanned the code to register myself, drop the slip in room A2 for CTG and hubby went to get a queue number for ultrasound at AMC.

Yupz this is the day where we will find if baby has made any progres or will I be induced this week.

The result - CTG (to check baby's heartbeat) looks a bit iffy but after consulting a specialist.. all is clear. Scan result - Guess what! My junior made a miraculous growth in juz two weeks!!! I was staring at the estimated weight in disbelief. From 1.93kg.. baby is finally at 2.6kg at 36.5weeks. So not induction for me this week. Phew! My junior did it! Jnr showed the doc that he/she wants to be in mummy's tummy a bit longer. Mummy so proud of you...

Gynae: "I don't know what you've been eating but it seems to be working!"

Me tots: "Wondering if the fish oil supplement i've been taking had anything to do with it."

Gynae checked my tummy to see where's the baby's head.

Gynae: "Ok.. baby's head is very low already."

Me tots: "Wow... it wont be long now."

For now I'm given MC till my next appt next Tuesday. Unfortunately, my gynae wont be in town from next Wednesday till the following Tuesday. Hopefully I will not go into labour next week coz I really do not want another doc to attend to me. *Sulks*
But If it does...well i dont have a choice do I?

Ok Sayang... listen to Mummy now... you have up till next Tuesday to come out. If you're not coming out by then...mummy wants you to stay inside till the following Wednesday ok? After that you can choose any day you want... but not too late ok. Mummy starting to feel a little uncomfortable.

I dont know why.. but I feel like baking something. So am inspired by Tea & VM to make the Nutella Frosted Cupcakes today!

Alright of to making them!

Entering week 36....

2006-02-08T20:43:00.000+08:00

Went for my check up earlier today at KK. It's going to be a weekly thingy now and that only means it going to be soon.

Juz did a CTG to check baby's heartbeat and a scan to check the amniotic fluid. During the routine check, my blood pressure showed a slight increase.

Gynae said that everything looks ok. Next week's appt, according to her, I will have to do another scan to check the amniotic fluid as well as the baby's estimated weight. From the last scan, which was last week, baby weighed at 1.93kg. So we are hoping that the baby will show some increase in weight next week. Should the baby not increase in weight or the growth velocity chart plots and decreasing pattern, there's a small chance that I might be induced next week to avoid any risks. Yes, for the past few months, the baby's growth velocity declined (for those who are familiar, it's almost touching the 3rd centile graph). I am positive though because despite being small (so the doc says), baby has obediently showed progress in growth... though slight...baby's still growing. So ya... Insya allah baby will tell the doc that look... i am still growing so I would like to stay in mummy's tummy till full term ok? heh!

She was also concern with the blood pressure. Despite that, she told me that I could stop taking my aspirin now since I'm approaching my due date ald. Before I left, she told me to take note of my blood pressure every day, morning, noon & evening. And come back to hospital if it constantly remains above 135/90. (*Noted doctor*) I do hope my blood pressure won't start getting erratic towards the end of the pregnancy.

Took leave from 1st March onwards. Need to clear them before the financial year ends. So I've got exactly.... 14 days to go at work!

Meanwhile... work work work! Got an event this Friday - Pesta! Pesta! Pesta!. Mak Buyong still gotta work man. Good thing I am not overseeing the logistics like I usually do. So its juz deskwork for me and registration counter and media interviews. Should be ok for almost 9 months pregnant woman. Hmm... wat shall i wear.... dress code's Denim Glamour. Sheesh... Think I'll juz borrow a maternity denim pants from a dear pal. Not worth buying at this pt of time aye. Hope it fits!!!

Oh Ya!! If you or you know of anyone who has the looks, can act and host do register and come down for our audition - ANUGERAH SKRIN! Must be eloquent in Malay hor. Watch Suria or log on to www.suria.sg for more details this weekend! First round of audition is next week!

Typical me... doing my job.. promoting my programmes and events. Attention Blog Mummies.. do catch Kelab K every Saturday at 10pm only on Suria! *Grin*

35 weeks & counting

2006-02-04T20:45:00.000+08:00

I've made it to eight and half months! Hurray! 5 more weeks to go Insya Allah...

Suratan Atau Kebetulan

2006-01-24T09:41:00.000+08:00

Pregnant pregnant ni asyik emotional je... teringat pulak lagu lama Suratan Atau Kebetulan. The song you are listening to now... that's the one.

Dear... can you play this song on the guitar for me... heee...

Lirik
Sesuatu yang tak disangka
Seringkali mendatangi kita
Itukah suratan dalam kehidupan
Atau sekadar satu kebetulan

Kita asyik membicarakan
Persoalan hidup dan pilihan
Sedang kejujuran semakin berkurang
Masih tiada bertemu jawapan

(korus 1)
Walau kita dihadapkan
Dengan berbagai pilihan
Mengapa sering terjadi
Pilihan tak menepati

(korus 2 )
Hingga amat menakutkan
Menghadapi masa depan
Seolah telah terhapus
Sebuah kehidupan yang kudus

Pertemuan sekali ini
Bagi diriku amat bererti
Tetapi ku bimbang untuk menyatakan
Bimbangkan berulang kesilapan

(ulang dari korus 1)

By: Kenny,Remy,Martin

30 weeks & counting!

2006-01-04T15:53:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah... me & baby have made it this far. Already in our 30th week and am looking forward to end my 7th month. Hello 8th month!

Went for my appointment today. I always look forward to my appointments. Esp the ones with the scans. Oh well... all my appointments come with scans anyway. Excitement and anxious. Excited to see how the baby look in the womb & anxious to know the baby's health.

I think today was the best Fetal Growth scan I've ever had. We could distinctly see the baby's face!!!!! I like!! I was just so thrilled to be able to see the baby's face this time round. Although its side view... its good enuf for me. Baby's head is down at point of scan. Gynae said that my baby is small but growing well nevertheless. I'm having a petite baby! Heeee...

Sorry people.. Me and hubby still do not want to know the baby's gender yet and we made sure that the sonographer don't spill it to us accidentally. So its a guessing game till baby comes out! Mari kita tengok siapa yang betul!

Next scan is in two weeks time! Can wait!

Catch a glimpse of baby's little face via My Multiply!

New girl in town & Another Great News

2005-12-10T08:57:00.000+08:00

Decided to visit Fariza & her new baby gurl at the hospital yesterday during lunch time. Went with Yani and we decided to buy them this cute frame that comes with a plaster where Fariza can create an imprint of her girl's little feet or palms. Baby girl was sleeping... despite our continued attempts to wake her up. Babies... arent they all adorable.

Got home today... checked the letterbox...empty...mayb my daddy has cleared it. Stepped into the house... saw some letters on the living room table... went through letters... not mine...not mine...not mine... oh wait! Huge envelope... from HDB... addressed to me and hubby. Oh My! This is it! This could be the letter. Shook the envelope a bit, hoping to hear sumthing that resembles a key (buat klakar lah tuu...)... opens it...it reads...

NOTICE TO TAKE POSSESSION (Yes!)
My new address (*Beams*)

1 We refer to your purchase the above Flat. (*kenapa this sentence sound so koyak?*)

2 HDB is ready to deliver posssession of the above Flat to you. blah blah blah

And the letter goes on... for a good..more than 5 pages... with all the documents yadah yadah yadah.

Moral of the story.... I AM FINALLY GETTING MY KEYS!!!! Will be going for the appointment in about a week's time and then can potong ribbon!

27 weeks and counting.

2005-12-08T21:18:00.000+08:00

I'm going into my 27th week and went to see my gynae today. Had a very early appointment for an elective scan - fetal growth scan. I was so thrilled to see the baby moved on the screen and at the same feel it. It was just amazing. Baby was covering the face slightly though. Hehe somehow telling the mummy & daddy that you cant see me yet...i'm not ready! The sonographer said that the baby's blood flow in the brain and heart is good. After the scan, me & hubby went straight to wait for the gynae for the scan's assesment.. hoping that we will be called in early despite the fact that my appointment was suppose to be only at 1040 and it was 9am. Thank goodness i was the 3rd person to be called in. Gynae said that everything looks ok. Blood pressure good. Baby's growth looks ok although the baby's a little bit below the 2nd centile. Baby's heart beat sounds good (baby sempat kicked the gynae while she was moving the doppler on my tummy). hehehe... Will be meeting the gynae again in 3 weeks time.That would I'd be 30 weeks by then! Cant wait. Meanwhile I have to stick to my high protein diet so that baby will continue to grow consistently. Although the baby indicated to have a small abdominal circumference... I am praying that the baby could just be petite. Come next week... I will have 3 more months to go!

It's Yani's Bday today! Happy Birthday girl! Dah..besar dia... bila nak kahwin? hehehe...Oh yes... and to top it off... dear Fariza, our mutual college mate has just given birth to a baby girl today. Fariza junior and Yani share the same birthday! hehe

Back @ Work

2005-12-02T22:51:00.000+08:00

After 3 months of upaid leave, I'm back to work. Time really flies. I needed the break from work, mainly to take xtra care of the pregnancy. But in all, the break did me some good. After 8 years of working in the same company, I finally got the chance to break free. Gave me some clarity and a chance to look at things from a different perspective. I was just inches away from being jaded at work and became easily upset & apprehensive to unfavourable occurences in the office.

I love what I do. I really do. But there are bound to be some things that will take place (and not to anyone's liking) which in turn will bring the morale down. But after the break, I do feel refresh and feel a sense of renewed motivation to get me going. Heavy work load, stress and demanding bosses aside. I do hope to train myself not let such things affect me, my family and my life or at least remind myself. Hmmm.. seeing that I'll be going on another 3 months break (maternity) later... I think i will do ok for the next few months before the baby comes. Insya allah...

6 months pregnant

2005-11-17T20:00:00.000+08:00

Come this Saturday, I will be exactly 6 months pregnant. Alhamdulillah... I did not get to experience this stage during my first pregnancy and I am greatful that the pregnant is doing well thus far. Insya allah.. all will remain well.

Dropped by my office yesterday to collect a certification letter from my company and took the train to get there. Was only 3 days away from 6 months pregnant but my pregnancy is still not visible to the public! Train = pack = no seat = standing = nobody gave away their seat to this pregnant lady! Aiyah... Oh well... tak expect it anyway... Seen women who are so visibly pregnant.. pun tak dapat seat.

Now... It may be a good idea to start shopping for the baby stuffs... but seriously... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO GET! Maklum lah... first time. Hehehe... Any recommendations?

Oh yes! I finally got it! A letter from HDB! I will be getting my house keys soon! Yeah! Excitement is overwhelming! The baby. The House. Yikes!

The celebrations

2005-11-10T20:19:00.000+08:00

It's our second year celebrating Hari raya as a married couple. However, we chose to celebrate it with minimal hassle. We did not visit many houses on the first day this year and despite it being the 9th day of Syawal, we have yet to visit several more of our aunties' & uncles' houses. Cousins, friends and colleagues included. But of course we have to prioritise... elders come first. Time and stamina is not on our side this year. Oh well... there's always next year.

Why the limited time? Well, hubby is furthering his studies and doing it part-time. He does need to juggle his time well...what not with the assignments due soon and exams in December. Stamina? Well... it has got to do with me. Some of the closer friends would have ald known... but to my fellow bloggers... Alhamdulillah I am expecting again. I am already in the late 5th month (it also explains why I am on 3 months leave). Thus the reason to not attack too many houses in a day or staying out too late. But of course... jalan raya will not do without the photo moments!

Well... there's a couple of open houses we need to get to during the weekend. After that its weddings! Who's got wedding invitations for this month ald? Hands Up! Hehehe

Cookies & Cakes for Raya

2005-10-25T17:26:00.000+08:00

Me & hubby resumed our raya cookie selling business but we were only able to take in orders for one type of cookie - Macroon Cookies. Half way to completing the orders. For those who has made the orders with us... we thank you for your support. Hopefully i will able to sell my blueberry and African mambo rolls again next year.

For the household...me, sis and mum joined forces to make cakes and cookies. We could have bought them some of them, but it wont be the same for us. We just love to make our own. Except for the jelly sweets...our cookies and cakes are all homemade. And we are almost complete...

We took pictures of some of the mouthwatering cookies... Yum Yum....

P.S If you are wondering, the one in the black paper cup is the Macroon Cookies we are selling.

Take Hold of Every Moment

2005-08-08T13:11:00.000+08:00

A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk
paper wrapped package: "This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package." He
unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.

"She got this the first time we went to New York, 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on. Was saving it for a special occasion.
Well, I guess this is it." He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothings he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died. He turned to me and said:

"Never save something
for a special occasion.
Every day in your life
is a special occasion."

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.

I spend more time with my family, and less at work.

I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through. I no longer keep anything. I use crystal glasses every day. I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions; I use it whenever I want to. The words "Someday..." and "One Day..." are fading away from my dictionary. If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now. I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell. I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favorite food. It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come.

I would regret it, because I would no longer see the friends I would meet, letters... letters that i wanted to write

"One of this days".

I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't say to my brothers and sons, not times enough at least, how much

I love them.

Now, I try not to delay, postpone or keep anything that could bring laughter and joy into our lives..
And, on each morning, I say to myself that this could be a special day..

Each day,
each hour,
each minute,
is special.

Life is too short to worry, ponder, and hold grudges.

Be content with what you have as you know that there are people out there who are homeless and, penniless

Never compare yourself to people who are above your level, use them as example and follow their footsteps and you will be there too

Taken from an email sent by a colleague..

Sawat dii kha. sabaai dii reu?

2005-06-27T23:38:00.000+08:00

Juz got back from the Land of Freedom.. Thailand. Bangkok to be exact. The last I was there...let me see.. i think it was in 1999. Bangkok has changed quite a bit. In summary, we truly had the best times there. maak dii...

Left Singapore on Friday morning. Took Airasia and put up at Asia Hotel. Not that bad a hotel considering its great location. Located just in front of the skytrain - Ratchathewi. Take the skytrain and you will find yourself at the favourite spots like Mah Boon Krong Centre, Siam Square (here's where you can find HRC & Planet Hollywood) and not to mention... the all time Chatuchak Weekend market.

Food wise.. i guess we were prepared and headed to places highlighted by other muslim travellers on the web. Our meals were covered.. Alhamdullilah.. For the ease of those planning to visit Bangkok... here's a list of places you can find halal food. Most of them stalls owned by people from Pattani. And they understand Malay mind you.

1. Petchuburi Road Soi 7
This is a lane. We had to walk quite a bit but it was worth it. If you see Masjid Darul Aman, then you are at the right place. There are more than one stalls serving Muslim food but its a matter of you being fussy or not. We chose ALI SELATAN. Clean place, cheap but good food - we had fried rice, tom yam and ice lemon tea. Spent only about 6 sing dollars.

2. A&W
There's A&W are Siam Square and Somewhere along the roads of Petchuburi

3. Mah Boon Krong
Just make your way to Level 6 of MBK Centre and you will find about 3 stalls serving halal food.

4. Chatuchak Weekend Market
Dont worry if you plan to spend the whole Sat or Sun at the weekend market. You wont go hungry. Although you might tire yourself out from all that neverending shopping. Shopperholics beware. Anyways... there's 2 stalls. Look for the Clock Tower (right now under renovation, so its covered up.) The 1st stall is just in front of the clock tower. If you are looking at the map guide in front of the clock tower...its on your right. Ok the second one... its hard to explain... but if you dont want to eat at the first stall.. just go down the 2nd lane at that same section. Patience will get you there!

5. Baiyoke Sky Hotel
There's halal food here too but we did not go there due to inaccessibility. dekat ada buat pe lah nak gi jauh2.

6. Schumvit Road
Apparently there's Middle East food sumwhere here. Did not have the luxury of time to venture.

Okies... bought lotsa stuffs... mainly bags.. ok i admit... I am a sucker for bags. Bought too many bags!!!

Oh wait? Back in Singapore ald... Oh NO!!! Work Beckons!!!!

Busy - Do Not Disturb

2005-05-31T22:24:00.000+08:00

I left work only at 9pm today and I left with a huge satisfaction. There's just too many work to be done for a major event and I need to get my artwork for this Thursday's press conference out of the way asap. Besides, I need to devote my attention to my intern tomorrow morning as she was tasked to work on a massive microsite for me. Too make sure all the scripts work is going to take me some time as it is but I still have to meet my deadline. It needs to be launched this Thursday too. I think she is a bit panicky too. I must admit I am happy with all the effort I have put into this big event. It's all stressful but its rather satisfying to see the end result.

To add to all this burden... I am ald working on another major project which will be take place for a good 3 months. I really hope I can manage it seeing that promo efforts needs to kick off in 3 weeks time.

Super Busy is one of the reasons for a long blogging hiatus apart from pure laziness.

Till then... tata for now!

Muzika Ekstravaganza

2005-04-24T10:40:00.000+08:00

The mega event is finally over! The performances I believe was great and really kept the audiences at the edge of their seats. My work began before the show and after the show. I was practically running all over the place to grab the artistes for the VIPs and media interview. But hey! At least i got to take pictures with some of them! Ok ok...tak banyak actually. No time lah dey.

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Malaysia Truly Asia

2005-04-12T22:44:00.000+08:00

4 days went by and before you know it you're back to your habitual life. One could only yearn for those workless days at your disposal. But alas, that is not the reality.

We put up at Holiday Inn Kuching and we were fortunate to have our room upgraded to the Executive room. The 4-star hotel was lovely but like most hotels, we did not really get that many entertainment channels. We can really depend on the in-house channels to entertain us when we were in the hotel, so it was a good thing that my hubby brought along his laptop. Bought two VCds and watched them on it instead. I do admit that it was a lovely moment spent.

There weren't really much shopping to be done in Sarawak and in addition the weather was scorching hot. That is why we will find ourselves in the hotel room by 3pm after tanning around the city since morn.

The highlight of the trip of course would be the Sarawak Cultural Village. Beautiful and educational place too. Learnt about the different tribes in Sarawak and their place of abode; Bidayuh, Iban, Orang Ulu, Penan, Melanau, Melayu and Cina. Well the last two we should be familiar with. I was exhausted from the climb to the Orang Ulu's longhouse and flabbergasted by the Melanau's tall house. I do wonder why the Melanau's house is built so high. Aahh yes... I finally learnt that the bamboo dance originates from the Melanaus. Of course, I could not resist myself from giving the bamboo dance a go. *Reminiscing the cultural dance moments in school*

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We managed to find our way to Satok Weekend Market and mum did her shopping for Ikan terubuk kering there. Visited the market on Saturday but dear daddy wanted to go there again on Sunday to buy more stuffs; T-shirts, traditional bracelets, the Sarawak armory, some runners and other musical artifacts. We only reached the place at 130pm that Sunday after our 1 hour visit to Sarawak's national museum. To our dismay, we realized that the market was beginning to wrap up and we learnt that the market closes at 2pm on Sunday. The 'pelisit' shopping began at once. But we learnt that, shopping near closing time is also the best time to get a good bargain!

I do admit that there's really nothing much to look out for there but we do enjoy each other's company and get entertained by each other's unsuspecting antics. In the end, its really the people you are with and how you spend it together that really matters and makes it more memorable.

Hmmm.... Where shall we go next...Brunei? Bangkok? Will see...

A weekend Getaway

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

It's finally Friday! Yippee! Ooh my bags are packed and am ready to go...yada yada yada... I'm leaving on a Silkair Plane...la la la..ha ha

Yep.. me and hubby are going on a weekend getaway to trace the roots of our descendants..the Jakuns in Sarawak! My parents are going with us too.

But there's only one setback - am not feeling well! I lost my voice last week and although the voice is almost back, I am still coughing badly. Urrgghhh...purely bad timing I must say. But of course... I will try to let this virus affect my holiday mood! Virus be gone!

Aaah... Sarawak... this my first trip there. How exciting! He he he cant wait!

Gotta go now! Pray for us for a safe journey.

Win Tickets and Meet Samara! If you dare...

2005-03-31T10:30:00.000+08:00

On behalf of Suria, I am running a viewer's contest to give out tickets to watch the upcoming movie SAMARA.

If you are interested to win a pair (I've got 20 pairs), simply log on to suriachannel.com to find out how.

It's an open ticket so you can watch the movie anytime from 7 April onwards. Of course there are a few exceptions like not for weekends, eve of public holiday and after 6pm on Friday.

Good luck!

Fishy Friday

2005-03-26T11:19:00.000+08:00

It's a public holiday yesterday and me & hubby had planned in advance to go for another fishing trip. This time we went to Bedok Jetty much earlier. Went there with Father & Sis-in-law, Hoping to catching more fishes. Not much luck though. And the scorching heat was not helping. Another sis-in-law arrived much later with her hubby and two kids. Apart from the fishing, me and hubby were snapping pictures every now and then. Trigger happy lah kata kan. Most of the pictures were of my sis-in-law's kids. By 930am FIL decided to leave the Bedok Jetty and we headed for Marina Bay instead. Hoping for better luck there. And fortunately hubby and FIL managed to catch some.

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Went back before 12nn and I was totally exhausted and juz purely uncomfortable with heat. I think I've juz got my tan. Managed to wake up at 2pm and made some chilli tuna pasta and chicken bits for lunch.

Today is another day. Gotta to work unfortunately. Konsert Hanyuuuut... at Singapore Post Centre. Work work work. Will only finish work at 6pm. Hope the concert will go well if not I'd prob face the wrath of MCYS. Bismillahirahman nir rahim...

Jam Pack Activities

2005-03-21T22:18:00.000+08:00

Tuesday: 15th March
I got 4 complimentary tickets to Disney On Ice - 7 Princess! No kids to bring along for the show, so went with hubby, sis and mum instead. It was my first time to Disney on Ice, so I won't be able to make a good comparison the previous shows. It was ok overall. We got the middle block seats. Great view! *Some day my prince will come* Cinnderella, Sleepy Beauty, Jasmin from Aladdin, Mulan, Snow White, Aerial and Beauty... we were in fairy tale land. The set was majestic.. although hubby felt that the palace looked more like a masjid.

Saturday: 19th March
Had to work at Jurong Bird Park. No no no... not with the birds but coz I had an event held at the Flamingo Lake. ROMANTIKA - a session for young married couple. Its some sort of a short couple retreat for them. Started of quite slow but got exciting with the activities lined-up for the participants. Hubby was there, so we joined in the fun. Everyone was given some aromatherapy oil and had to massage their partner's hands, everyone were taught some Malay dance steps and carry them out with their partners. Quite weird esp if you have never ever actually danced with your partner... to make it even weirder..zapin! But rather cool experience.. bila lagi nak menari dengan hubby kan??? Then the participants were given a packet of nasi lemak each and were asked to feed their partners with their hands.. awww... manja gitu kan... But the most fulfilling experience after organising such events was to see the responses from the participants. Hubbies were given flowers to give to their wives and asked to think of one sentence they would like to say to their wives. Some wives cried....awww... how touching...

Sunday: 20th March
For the first time... I went fishing with hubby and father-in-law at Bedok Jetty. Although the weather was extremely hot, we managed to have fun. At least it was an experience for me. Although I did some fishing like... more than 5 years back at Tioman. I guess it was too long ago and i dont really remember the feeling. Well I managed to only catch 2 fishes. Small ones! ha ha ha

After that we went to Sentosa for jalan2 and picture taking. Me and hubby were feeling tired ald actually.

I C Black, I C White

2005-03-14T22:59:00.000+08:00

Last Friday nite was my company's staff nite. Found out that my dad did not take the car to work and was contemplating on driving. At that point of time, I juz was not too keen on driving through Suntec City to Pan Pac Hotel. Sumthing tells me that there's going to be traffic jam.

I decided to drive anyway... and true enough the jam started at Rochor Road exit... *grumble grumble* Then there was the challenge of getting a parking lot. Almost impossible. But booked one in the end. I was late obviously. Lucky for me the event juz started. Did not miss much. Everyone... well almost everyone were doned in black and/or white.

Food was ok ok. The programme... truly sux! I was not that lucky during the draw. Bleargh! Won a $10 dollar KFC voucher! Can you believe that. Fortunately for me, one of my male colleagues was not to happy with what he got - $40 SPA voucher and exchanged it with me! Yipee! Wayan Spa here I come!

Despite the boring programme and disappointing lucky draw... us girls had our own fun of picture moments.

Work is Fun.... Not!

2005-03-11T11:14:00.000+08:00

Work has been no fun at all. And to think that the 1 and half month long break from work would recharge and be all dynamic and motivated at work. Bleargh! Not when you have to return to a messed up organisational structure!

Changes changes changes! Management always tells us to adapt and accept changes at speed. But how are we suppose to do so when they cant even make that changes quickly. How to when you dont have a clear direction? Duh... I was shocked to see a fellow colleague all thinned out! Poor her. Apparently everyone was stressed out while I was away. Put on pressure from the 'dearest' CEO. Staying up to prepare presentation for her still 4am in the office?! Crap! Thank God i was not there.

Well.. soon after, there was an appraisal drive going on. Wat are we to the company...? Just numericals. What's the result of the appraisal... nobody knows and nobody is hoping for anything. Better not hope... coz the company is known to disappoint.

As usual... no room to take your time. Events events events! Oh ya! For those who are married... we are organising a Romantic session next Saturday at Jurong Bird Park, Flamingo Lake. $50 per couple. You'll get to learn tips on sensual massage, aphrodisiacs, communication skills.. etc... Only married couples hor! Wanna join? Juz drop me a note.

Well... today's the company's staff nite at Pan Pacific Hotel. The theme is black and white. Am jus going there for the lucky draw. And I had better win sumthing! No mood to work lah...

How have I been

2005-02-24T09:39:00.000+08:00

It's been almost a month now since a significant day. I was given a month's MC and had taken the time to recover and rested. Yeah... at times it gets boring, to be cooped up at home almost 24 hrs a day. But as soon as I got 80% of my strength back, I slowly tried to get some things done for myself. I realise that I was not able to do much though - probably due to an extended leave from major chores and other physical activities. My legs, my back and my arms would start aching and would find myself out of breath. It will take time I guess. I juz need to get myself into shape physcially and mentally. Am getting there! There's definitely one thing I really really need to do. Get my track shoes out and jog! I am pretty I wont last 15 minutes when I do start. Going back to work next week... I am looking forward to a refreshed me, hopefully charged with high adrenaline (which originally comes from the passion which I used to have working where I am and hope it has returned) to work.

Umairah Syafiqah, Permaisuri yg tersayang

2005-02-02T19:47:00.000+08:00

Umairah Syafiqah; we decided to give the name to our first daughter. She looks so small about half an arm's length. 5 months & 3 weeks old. Her fingers, legs and toes are long and slender. Pointed nose prob like me. Small ears prob after my husband's. So fragile. But alas I could not hold her. Gave a soft touch to her small feet & said goodbye for now.

She is our princess and we miss her already. She is beautiful to us and will remain so in our hearts. Umairah Syafiqah... we love you very much but Allah loves you more. Insya allah Ayah & Ibu will meet you again.

I was a resident at KK hospital

2005-01-24T15:51:00.000+08:00

I am already into my 22nd weeks of pregnancy and recently, last Monday to be exact, I was admitted to KK hospital due to my high blood pressure. The admission was pretty sudden to some but me and hubby pretty much expected it to happen.

You see, my bp was ald at Normal high during my last appt with the gynae in December. Doctor’s order was to monitor my bp daily at home and inform her immediately when it’s on the high. Well, it did, which then leads to a week’s lodging at KK. So now I am labeled as high risk pregnancy. I am way too early in my pregnancy to reach pre-eclampsia, that is why I my bp is being monitored closely and the hospital’s desperate attempt to keep it normal.

On the eve of Hari Raya Haji, we insisted that I be discharged on the day and monitor the bp from home. Although they preferred me to stay coz my bp is not stable yet, they gave us a release letter to sign. Pretty much a warning letter lah about what can or might happen upon my release. And that if I suffer any weird symptoms, I was to report immediately to the hospital.

Since my bp was resistant to the medication they gave, the dosage was increased daily. At home, my body did not react too well to the high dosage. The sudden drop and rise of bp caused me to feel faint most of the time. Well, it only spells complete bed rest but my body aches from all that bed rest. I try to walk short distance around the house but I wont last for more than 2 minutes. Sumtimes not even 10 seconds.

Well, tomorrow’s is another appt with the gynae. My bp will be reviewed again and we will see how.

For more information:
Pre-eclampsia

What if...

2004-12-27T13:49:00.000+08:00

I am in the office right now but I cant help but to keep myself update about the aftermath of the recent Tsunami (caused by underwater Earthquake) in Asia.

Many were killed and it was last reported that the death toll has peaked to more than 14,000. The number is climbing.

What really triggered the tears in my eyes is to find out that most killed were children and the elderly due to drowning.

I don’t know why I am so affected by this disaster. The aftermath is just to devastating I guess. And furthermore... I guess it’s the pregnancy that causes me to be so emotional.

To think that places like Bangkok, Phuket, Phi Phi Island, Maldives, Penang and Kedah are places that anyone of us might have considered to go to for our year end vacation or even honeymoon. What if... nobody can prepare for such things to happen really…

Well.. like my husband always tell me... Ada hikmah disebalik nya...Cuma Allah sahaja yang tahu..

18 weeks and counting

2004-12-26T22:17:00.000+08:00

Haiz... it is high time I get new clothes for myself. The expanding waistline and not to mention the tummy is not allowing me to fit myself into my pants no more. Although.. most people at my workplace are still not aware of my pregnancy. Well.. will be spending the weekend in KL next week. So will most probably do my maternity clothes shopping there. And mayb baby stuffs too.

Today was my cuzin's engagement day. Congratulations Hariani! Did not take many pictures but if you wanna take a peek... juz go to the gallery aitz!

More pictures

2004-12-23T15:04:00.000+08:00

I've FINALLY uploaded the pictures we took during our honeymoon. Its juz pictures when we were at Sydney. No pics of Melbourne from the digi cam coz I accidentally reformatted the card. I have them in hardcopy but .... hmmm... to scan them in will be quite a chore. So hope this will do! See picture gallery to view!

Puteri Gunung Ledang

2004-12-06T14:26:00.000+08:00

Last Friday, my department had a BBQ gathering at Bayshore Park. We feasted on Sambal stingray, black pepper beef slices, honey glazed chicken, otah2, baked potato, corn, seafood fried rice etc etc etc. Best part about this BBQ is that most of the food are pre-cooked and a fellow colleague was doing all the bbqueing for us. We juz tinggal makan je.

I did not stay long for the BBQ coz had to send my parents off to Malay Village to catch their coach to Langkawi. Right after that, me and hubby headed for GV Marina to catch Puteri Gunung Ledang. The movie happens to be the closing movie for the Asia Media Festival organised by MDA. So got the free tickets from them.

Tiara Jac was there to give a word of thanks to the organiser. Blah blah blah. We sat through the 3 hour movie. But it was worth the watch. I truly enjoyed the movie and appreciate the superb cinematography. It was a good effort in terms of execution and treatment. And truly brings the Malay movie about our legend and culture to a higher level.

Wat's the movie about? Am sure most of you would know but here's a short brief:

Synopses
Gusti Putri, a princess of the Majapahit kingdom, has fallen in love with one of the most commanding and spirited warriors, Hang Tuah. Without consent from her brother, the King, she sets sail with the hope that she can be reunited with her love. Her romantic act triggers off a chain of events that threaten to make her happiness impossible.

The kingdom is attacked by the Kingdom of Demak. The King’s only hope for security is to forge an alliance with the Melaka Sultanate by offering her sister’s hand in marriage to the Sultan. The Princess instead offers to marry the Prince of Demak. But the Sultan will not accept and plots to ensure that he will marry the Princess. Hang Tuah is ordered to head the royal delegation and propose to Gusti Putri on behalf of the Sultan. After a fleeting and tender reunion, Hang Tuah decides to respect the Sultan’s wishes. Brokenhearted, Gusti Putri agrees to marry the Sultan provided that he is able to solve seven riddles.

Visit the Official Website

Studio Photos

2004-12-03T10:00:00.000+08:00

Aahh... Finally I found the time to put this up! Sorry for the 'pixelation', scanned from the canvas textured album. He he he...

Taufik's TV First Peformance as THE SINGAPORE IDOL

2004-12-02T13:05:00.000+08:00

Hey Taufik Fanatics!

The Idol has been crowned! And it is none other than the talented TAUFIK BATISAH!

Can't get enough of him??

Then Catch his TV FIRST PERFORMANCE as THE SINGAPORE IDOL in IKHLAS on 10th December only on SURIA!

(Scoop story: This was wat happened after the show. Taufik was too tired to go for the post event party at Hard Rock Cafe and asked if he could go back and meet see his mother and family. Of course the organisers was firm to say no and tat it was his obligation to be present at the party. Surprise surprise! His mother and family were all there at Hard Rock Cafe waiting for him! Aww....)

A Love Story

2004-11-26T14:39:00.000+08:00

(An email sent to me from my dearest hubby. Tot I wanna share this lovely story to all)

To those who are married or attached, keep the love for your gf/bf/wife/husband going!

To those who are not, juz enjoy this lovely story and hope you'll find that special someone soon

When You Divorce Me, Carry Me Out in Your Arms

On my wedding day, I carried my wife in my arms. The bridal car stopped in front of our one-room flat. My buddies insisted that I carry her out of the car in my arms. So I carried her into our home. She was then plump and shy.

I was a strong and happy bridegroom.

This was the scene of ten years ago.

The following days were as simple as a cup of pure water: we had a kid, I went into business and tried to make more money.

When the assets were steadily increasing, the affections between us seemed to ebb. She was a civil servant. Every morning we left home together and got home almost at the same time. Our kid was studying in a boarding school.

Our marriage life seemed to be enviably happy. But the calm life was more likely to be affected by unpredictable changes.

Dew came into my life.

It was a sunny day. I stood on a spacious balcony. Dew hugged me from behind. My heart once again was immersed in her stream of love. This was the apartment I bought for her.

Dew said, You are the kind of man who best draws girls. Her words suddenly reminded me of my wife.

When we just married, my wife said, Men like you, once successful, will be very attractive to girls.

Thinking of this, I became somewhat hesitant. I knew I had betrayed my wife. But I couldn't help doing so.

I moved Dew's hands aside and said, You go to select some furniture, O.K.? I 've got something to do in the company.

Obviously she was unhappy, because I had promised her to go and see with her. At the moment, the idea of divorce became clearer in my mind although it used to be something impossible to me.

However, I found it rather difficult to tell my wife about it. No matter how mildly I mentioned it to her, she would be deeply hurt. Honestly, she was a good wife. Every evening she was busy preparing dinner. I was sitting in front of the TV. The dinner was ready soon. Then we watched TV together.

Or, I was lounging before the computer, visualizing Dew's body. This was the means of my entertainment.

One day I said to her in a slight joking way, suppose we divorce, what will you do? She stared at me for a few seconds without a word.

Apparently she believed that divorce was something too far away from her.

I couldn' t imagine how she would react once she got to know I was serious.

When my wife went to my office, Dew had just stepped out. Almost all the staff looked at my wife with a sympathetic eye and tried to hide something while talking with her. She seemed to have got some hint. She gently smiled at my subordinates. But I read some hurt in her eyes.

Once again, Dew said to me, Divorce her, O.K.? Then we live together. I nodded. I knew I could not hesitate any more.

When my wife served the last dish, I held her hand. I've got something to tell you, I said.

She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn' t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want to divorce. I raised a serious topic calmly.

She didn t seem to be much annoyed by my words,instead she asked me softly, why? I'm serious. I avoided her question.

This so-called answer turned her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! .

At that night, we didn t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer, because my heart had gone to Dew.

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. I felt a pain in my heart. The woman who had been living ten years with me would become a stranger one day. But I could not take back what I had said.

Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release.

The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer.

A late night, I came back home after entertaining my clients. I saw her writing something at the table. I fell asleep fast.

When I woke up, I found she was still there. I turned over and was asleep again.

She brought up her divorce conditions: she didn t want anything from me, but I was supposed to give her one month's time before divorce, and in the month's time we must live as normal life as possible.

Her reason was simple: our son would finish his summer vacation a month later and she didn't want him to see our marriage was broken.

She passed me the agreement she drafted, and then asked me, Do you still remember how I entered our bridal room on the wedding day?

This question suddenly brought back all those wonderful memories to me.

I nodded and said, I remember . You carried me in your arms , she continued, so, I have a requirement, that is, you carry me out in your arms on the day when we divorce. From now to the end of this month, you must carry me out from the bedroom to the door every morning.

I accepted with a smile. I knew she missed those sweet days and wished to end her marriage with a romantic form.

I told Dew about my wife s divorce conditions. She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she does, she has to face the result of divorce, she said scornfully. Her words more or less made me feel uncomfortable.

My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. We even treated each other as a stranger. So when I carried her out for the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mummy in his arms.

His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room,then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly, Let us start from today, don t tell our son.

I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for bus, I drove to office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. We were so close that I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn' t looked at this intimate woman carefully for a long time. I found she was not young any more. There were some fine wrinkles on her face.

On the third day, she whispered to me, The outside garden is being demolished. Be careful when you pass there.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I seemed to feel that we were still an intimate couple and I was holding my sweetheart in my arms. The visualization of Dew became more vague.

On the fifth and sixth day, she kept reminding me something, such as, where she put the ironed shirts, I should be careful while cooking, etc. I nodded. The sense of intimacy was even stronger.

I didn t tell Dew about this.

I felt it was easier to carry her. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger. I said to her, It seems not difficult to carry you now.

She was picking her dresses. I was waiting to carry her out. She tried quite a few but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, All my dresses have grown fatter. I smiled. But I suddenly realized that it was because she was thinner that I could carry her more easily, not because I was stronger. I knew she had buried all the bitterness in her heart. Again, I felt a sense of pain. Subconsciously I reached out a hand to touch her head.

Our son came in at the moment. Dad, it's time to carry mum out. He said.

To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had been an essential part of his life. She gestured our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face because I was afraid I would change my mind at the last minute. I held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly, as if we came back to our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad.

On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step.

Our son had gone to school. She said, Actually I hope you will hold me in your arms until we are old.

I held her tightly and said, Both you and I didn t notice that our life was lack of such intimacy.

I jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my decision. I walked upstairs. Dew opened the door. I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I won't divorce.

I'm serious.

She looked at me, astonished. The she touched my forehead. You got no fever,she said. I moved her hand off my head.

Sorry, Dew, I said, I can only say sorry to you, I won t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn t value the details of life, not because we didn t love each other any more. Now I understand that since I carried her into the home, she gave birth to our child, I am supposed to hold her until I am old. So I have to say sorry to you.

Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove to the office.

When I passed the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet for my wife which was her favourite. The salesgirl asked me to write the greeting words on the card. I smiled and wrote, I 'll carry you out every morning until we are old.

-THE END-

Raya This Year

2004-11-24T14:12:00.000+08:00

It has been a long while since updated this blog.

Hari Raya was very different for me this year. Yeah... celebrating our first raya as husband and wife. We were not able to rent any car and so travelled via (+ a x 1). Occasionally we will meet up with either one of our family and hitched a ride. Not much planning in terms of where to go to was done.

First time lah kata kan... insya allah next year will be better. But then again... next year will be another different experience for us when celebrating raya. And why is that? Becoz we will be celebrating with a junior! Yeah!

Ha ha ha... ya finally announcement to the blog world (sum sort) and even to sum of our relatives. Ladies and gentlemen, honeymoon baby is on the way. *SMILES* Happy happy mood mood.

Eid Mubarak!

2004-11-13T13:16:00.000+08:00

Source: http://cards.thestar.com.my/raya/

Department Outing

2004-11-06T11:28:00.000+08:00

Yesterday I came to work rather late but pre-epmted my colleagues of course. It was a Friday and so no mood to work. Besides I only have like less than 5 hours to work.

The whole department was involved in filming yesterday at Istana Kampung Glam. So given staggered timings, diff units had already made their to RH Bridal to get their make-up and clothes. Slowly the department became silent. There was finally on 4 of us left in the office. My unit (Promotions) was the last to get our scene done. So we only left at about 245pm. By the time we reached RH, the first group was already done with their scene. Another group juz completed their make-up. Boy do the girls looked different. Ha ha ha... they were equally suaku with the way they looked. And the fact that they had fake eye lashes on. Maklumlah... first time having heavy make-up on. Ha ha ha... RH was kind enough to sponsor the clothes and make-up. Too bad the guys had to bring their own clothes.

Yaqyn was one of the make-up artistes and of course, by default she did mine! Yeah! Before the make-up, I have a tough time choosing from the limited choices of clothes left for me. I took a green kebaya (size M) and went for make-up. After a long while....almost done with the face... there was a commotion behind. They were looking for the producer's clothes. The only M left for her. Ha ha ha and i was wearing it. Gosh.. the only size S left me was the shocking yellow kebaya! Aarrghh!! Sape chose that for me??? Kuning betul! Tak pasal lah...i juz wore and told Yaqyn i did not bring any matching scarf for that yellow. So in the end I used a blue scarf to match with the dark blue beadings on the kebaya.

Then we were off to Istana Kampung Glam for our shoot. It started to rain. So we were not able to do an outdoor shoot like the other units. Darn it. So we headed for the hall instead. Have a feeling the Hari Raya greeting will turn out well. So do look out for it during Hari Raya. That's our yearly few seconds of fame. Ha ha ha...

After all that, we got changed and most of us removed the make-up. We headed for Hajah Maimunah for our department iftar. HR sponsor untuk iftar kita you! we booked 20 seats for buka. And we all dig in!! Yummy... i think we were the most kecoh there!

Headed for Sultan Mosque, did my Maghrib and met up with dearest Hubby. Before we head for home, we dropped by Banquet to get another drink and popiah basah.

At home, found out that Dad also went to Hjh Maimunah to buy some lauk and one of them being siput sedut. Hubby and dad were the only ones who had their fill on the siput for sahur.

To buat kuih or not to buat kuih

2004-10-28T19:53:00.000+08:00

Haiz...its ald 2 weeks of fasting and its abt time to start working on some. HOWEVER, this year its a bit diff.. ada susah sikit nak buat kuih this year. Hmmm.. but will see how... will attempt to make a bit at least the simple ones. Feel so odd though... not to be gearing up to start making them. Esp when last year I took some orders for 3 types of kuih. It was a lot of hardwork but satisfying nonetheless. I love making them : African mambo roll, blueberry roll and the all famous Macroon cookies.. yummy.... i would love to take orders for kek lapis - strawberry ke durian ke... but that takes a lot of time to make. And what not with me working. Cant take that many leaves to make kuihs for ppl. Ha ha ha..

Well no worries, insya allah i'll start taking orders again next year. For now.. got to think about wat i can do seeing the limitations (i shant tell what) i have now. Aahhh biskut suji senang... 1 on the list ald! :D

Not Well.. and... not well

2004-10-25T10:08:00.000+08:00

Its the fasting month and it poses to be more challenging for me this year.

Not been feeling well... and slow recovery...

Dread going to work.. and no mood to answer any phone calls or even sms. Mood swing has set in.

No mood to write anything ald.

Enjoy your fasting month ppl.

oh ya... my bro going to NS tomorrow. Going to miss you!!

`Superman' Star Christopher Reeve Dies

2004-10-11T16:30:00.000+08:00

He suffered the spinal injury after falling of the horse since 1995. Despite his condition, he managed to hang on to his life for years until yesterday.

The news came as a shocker to me somehow. Why not? He appeared in the recent Smallville episodes. Although he is juz another actor, he is the action hero icon - Superman. (yeah the man with his red underwear outside. ) I doubt though that anybody can really fill his shoes as Superman.

BINGIT NYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2004-10-08T16:05:00.000+08:00

Today has been a torture for all of us here in my office. Since morning til now... 4:05pm there has been sum renovation works or some sort at the rooms above our level. The drilling was practically the whole day! Our brains feel like its vibrating and all our ideas or train of thoughts are dispersed all over the room.

Oi Orang Atas! Diam Ler!!!

Youth Expedition Project: Medan

2004-10-05T13:08:00.000+08:00

NEWS FLASH!! Spreading the word for me best friend.

Have you ever wanted to travel but don't have the money? Have you ever wanted to do some community service overseas? Want to experience life in a close-knit community of a fishing village in Medan? well here's the opportunity!!!

if you are:
- a Singaporean / Singapore PR
- between the age of 17 - 25 years old (those not in the age range can also apply but may not get the subsidy)
- wish to experience the simpler things in life

WE WANT YOU!

WHEN: 6 to 21 December 2004
According to the team leader, if you choose to go to Lake Toba as well, then the stay will be till 23 Dec.

Interested?
contact Yani space_2u@yahoo.com or Daniel pamungkas@pmail.ntu.edu.sg for more information or go to http://www.geocities.com/space_2u/belawan.html

More Wedding Gambars

2004-10-04T10:15:00.000+08:00

Heloz ppls.. ya ya...mcm susah gitu nak upload my pictures. Well never to late. Juz click on More Pictures! under Gallery to view. Oh ya... try not to use the slideshow lah. Gambar seem to be distorted when using that feature. kwa kwa kwa...

Bye Bye Weekend

2004-09-24T11:52:00.000+08:00

Reality of work has set in me brain. The momentum has returned. Before this I was juz stoning most of the time. Practically struggling to get in the groove of things at work. So much has happened during the two weeks I was gone and am trying to really absorb the expectations set by the management. *Sob* Sob

Figures Figures proposal proposal... so many major events to plan, proposals and budgets to submit and my eyes is going red with the numbers on my computer. Standby for yet another year of roller coaster ride! Weeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

Goodbye Weekend! Am spending most of my time at Caldecott Hill. Gotta work for Fiesta Komedi over 3 days. Yeah.. cant rejoice the fact that its Fefefefriday! I still got to work till late tonite. And Saturday. And Sunday.

Hmmm.. planning to take off on Monday. Dearest hubby taking half day too. Yippeee!!

Honeymooning Summary Diary

2004-09-22T18:13:00.001+08:00

It was my first trip to Melbourne and Sydney. Yup, that’s where me and hubby went for our honeymoon. The following day after our ceremony, we made our way to the airport to catch the 745pm flight. Cepat eh? Macam tak sabar gitu. He he he… We booked the British Airways flight to Melbourne. Boarded plane at 520pm. Tunggu punye tunggu, kapal terbang tak take off…

The captain made an announcement that their left wing engine is faulty. Ewah… me and Hubby juz looked at each other then shrugged. Maintain cool je. So BA contacted Rolls Royce all the way in London to get assistance. We waited…. Soon after all the passengers were getting restless.. Aircon not working!!! Dah lah bahang, macam2 bau lak. Ha ha ha… But alhamdulillah, the problems were solved and we took off at about 930pm. Safe journey… we touched down at Melbourne airport at about 5am(aus time)

Where we stayed in Melbourne: Mercure Welcome @ $108 Aus dollars via ratestogo.com . The hotel is located at the heart of the city – Little Bourke Street. Easy access to shopping and halal food outlets. Tour group can be easily booked across the street. Kemudahan you! The hotel also has a foodcourt and one of the stalls sells Indian food.

Where we went in Melbourne: Victoria Market , Mount Buller, Great Ocean Road, Melbourne Central, City Tour and many many till our legs ache.

Cubaan2..di Melbourne:
1) Booked a tour package to Mount Buller for the following. Suppose to be ready by 645am for departure. Luckily the pickup point is juz across the street. The next day, we only woke up at 630am. 15 minutes only to get our stuffs in the bag and catch the bus. After all tat rush, found out that the tour has been cancelled. DUH!! So we booked for the weekend instead. Alhamdulillah we finally went and had ball!! First time see snow! Best she! No ski for me and hubby. We just had fun walking in the snow and played the tobbagan. Taking the chairlift was so thrilling! Kalau bole nak naik turun je. Ha ha ha

2) We decided to drive down to Great Ocean Road ourselves and stay 1 night somewhere. So booked a car from the tour desk at the hotel. We checked out from out hotel the next morning and left the bags at the luggage storage compartment first. Plan to get the car first and then get the bags into it. Took the bus to Europcar on Frankel Street. Gave our card to them to rent the car. But lo and behold the card was invalid. Yikes! They can only take credit card. And since we only have Mastercard, we had to forgo the rental and changed our plans. (Mastercard system down rupanye.) Alhamdulillah, we followed a tour to Great Ocean Road and enjoyed ourselves. Yeah! All was well.

After 6 days in Melbourne, we took Virgin Blue to Sydney. Like British Airways, the flight was also delayed. Takpelah… asal sampai dengan selamat.

Booked in at Haven’s Inn @ Glebe Point. Paid only $70 aus dollar. But it’s not in the city. Realise that it is a bit cumbersome to go to the city and decided to look for another hotel. Took the Lightrail to Pyrmount (Darling Harbour) and met up with Fad, Shamyn, Hashim & Yana. Had our dinner at Ali Baba (Kebabs) and then went our separate ways. Me and hubby finally decided to book the Capitol Hotel near Paddy’s Market the next day. We had an adventure with our luggages to travel from the residential area to the city. Turun bukit yang amat menjunam semata2 untuk ke light rail station.

Where we went in Sydney: Market Central, Paddy’s Market, Blue Mountain, Harbour Bridge, Opera House, The Rocks and Wollongong.

The most fun thing I did in Sydney was the horseback riding. Thanks to Zee, Sri and Zal for making this happen. Yeah! I really enjoyed it. Thanks guys!

Bye bye Australia.. Hello Singapore. Missed my family but not the work. Wat to do… still got to work work work! More events to come! Ayibedi yibedi that’s all folks!

Thank you

2004-09-17T18:19:00.000+08:00

The wedding is over and alhamdulillah it went well. The honeymoon was juz super. Enjoyed the wedding ceremony, enjoyed the honeymoon holiday and the company of few friends during the honeymoon.

I would like to thank the following people for helping to make the wedding ceremony a memorable one for us:
1) Mak & Abah - for blessing our marriage and making it happen
2) Emy - for your undying dedication to set up the live web cast of our nikah and for going all the way with our personal home video.
3) Eli - for all your hard work towards the ceremony and emotional support (very impt.)
4) Yan & Yani - for being there with me throughout on Saturday and Sunday. your presence and asisstance are greatly appreciated.
5) Fadil - for chauffering us around
6) Mas, Su, Sri, Fadil, Rizal, Zee, Shamyn, Ezrie, Fadhli (did i miss out anyone) - For the fabuluous surprise at Swissotel.
7)Taufiq & Abg Malik - for the fabulous pictures
8) Yaqyn - for making me look nice tat day
9) Hayati - for doing the henna on me hands and feet
10) All my relatives and cousins - for all their contributions and asisstance
11) Emy's friends - for documenting this special occasion and volunteering to be kendarats
12) Bloggers - for all your well wishes

A New Chapter of My Life

2004-08-28T09:14:00.000+08:00

Hi there fellow bloggers! The day has finally arrived. To friends who has lend a helping hand for the ceremony and bloggers who has left their wishes, Thank you.

Specially for friends downunder, you can catch ur dear July during the akad nikah at 5pm via the webcam. Other bloggers are also invited!

http://jejaka84.ww.com

Okie people! Catcha laterz! I am getting married!

More Reasons to Celebrate

2004-08-25T23:33:00.000+08:00

Today is my dear younger sister's birthday. She turns 24. Although we did not celebrate her birthday in a big way, she got her surprise from dad and younger bro at night. A new portable radio and a new sling bag. She's all smiles and jumpy. HAPPY 24th Birthday Sis! May You be blessed with good health.

Next, my little brother officially graduated from ITE today - NITEC in Information Technology. Congratulations to you!! You did well and I am proud of you. Pray that you will be able to pursue your dream course in Polytechnic soon after completing your NS.

3Fs: Fitting, Facial & Fitness

2004-08-24T21:56:00.000+08:00

It's been 2 days since I started by leave from work. So wat have I been doing?

Monday
Had lunch at Banquet at 2pm and Went for bridal apparels fitting at 230pm. We only have 4 pairs of costumes. 2 pairs for Saturday and 2 pairs for Sunday. We've actually selected the 4 pairs in April and had our measurements taken for alteration. All went well and plus we made two changes to the selection. Baju untuk tukar after nikah and baju untuk sanding. The change for sanding is far better we feel. We really like it. Besides the design only came out last month so it's pretty new. *SMILES* The change for Saturday... instead of the orange kebaya classic and full orange gear for July, we changed it to sumthing more fun. Baju orang Jawa modern kot! he he he...

After we headed for my office. Memang lah budak ni.. dah on leave pun balik ofis. Kejap je... Got one of colleagues to come down and pass me some stuffs. After which we headed straight for Tanjong Katong Complex to get my shoe from Maniq. After tat cabut to Simei to do some last minute shopping for our trip before we head for home and not see each other until Saturday....

Tuesday(today ler)
After completing my housechores, I went for my facial at 230pm. It lasted till 4pm but left later coz sempat chit chat with the kakaks there. Headed for Joo Chiat after that to get some ribbons and took a cab home. Luckily i did, coz it poured soon after! I would have been drenched if i did not take the cab.

At 8pm, I pushed myself to change into my track pants and long sleeve shirt. Put on my scarf, socks and track shoes. Yeah man! I went for a jog! I would normally go with July for a jog but today was different. I really had to psycho myself to go out and get a good workout. Good jog, good strecthing, good stomach crunches and great perspiration. Got back at about 905pm and headed for a good shower 15 minutes later. REFRESHING!! A good night sleep to follow. :)

5 days b4 the wedding...

2004-08-22T20:47:00.000+08:00

Saturday evening my dad was busy fixing up the switch/power socket for the aircon and tidying up the lose wires in my room. After which me and him decided the move the furniture around. Hmmm mayb we should turn the bed the other way around? And we did. Moved the side table and the dressing table. Hmmm... yup it does look so much better.

Sunday morning - had breakfast and read the Berita Harian. *GASPS* realised that my wedding was announced in BH among others. Ape lah Kak Hanim!!! Farnie... put under Ragam Artis corner. sejak bila lah aku jadi artis ni...Received some messages after that commenting about the announcement.
The whole family continued with the preps. After doing the laundry and cleaning the house, I continued beautifying the room. put on new fitted sheet for the bed and don part of the floor with the new carpet I bought at Arab Street. Nothing Turkish. Its modern contemporary design. Goes with the Zen look. Hmmm next... got my bro to knock some nails into the wall to put up pictures of flowers on the empty wall.

After 3pm, my grandma, aunts, uncles and cousins came. My parents invited them for a pre-wedding meeting. Grandma brought a huge pot of dalcha and we had french bread with it. Yummmy!!! Me and sis were busy in the kitchen making drinks for them. From tea with milk to tea without milk to mango syrup to juz warm water. Catering to so many tastebuds. Yikes!

Anyways... everyone was briefed about wats to happen and who will be taking care of wat. It was rather ermmm .... kecoh lah. wat do you expect... the excitement can be felt. In a nutshell here's wats happening:

Wednesday - Decorator from DECORAMA arrives to put up pelamin & decorate my room
Thursday - After Isyak, I will get my Henna done by none other than my recent reacquiantance - Hayati. Went to her blog and checked out her albums. Her work look pretty fine. Looking forward to meeting this old friend! *smiles*
Friday - Dont know wats happening. Mayb sum last minute preps by the family. I should chilling by now rite???
Saturday - Solemnization at 5pm. Location: Residence(Bedok). Groom and family to arrive by 430pm. Change to another costume for phototaking. Groom leaves after maghrib for his Quran recital at Tampines.
Sunday Maulid at residence (Bedok) at 9am. Bride to leave for Bedok CC after zuhur. Groom to arrive at 2pm. By 3 - 315pm couple will leave for the groom's place.

For those i've invited! Hope to see you there!!!

WonderWoman Is Finally Free!

2004-08-21T11:08:00.000+08:00

Yeeehaaaaa! On Friday, WonderWoman was super flustered and anxious to clear her loads. At 345pm, she managed to handover her whole long list of to dos and follow-ups for the person in command during her 3 weeks of absence.

The feeling of announcing the company that she will be on leave was super great! That was the moment she has been waiting for! And not forgetting to activate on "I am currently not in the office" auto reply!

Before she ended her date, WonderWoman had to meet another victim at 430. Left her at 530pm and headed for Grand Corpthorne for farewell dinner with the Bruneians.

During dinner, WonderWoman was dared and challenged by her colleagues to try the live oysters! That was a fear factor moment for her. "Come on Su! Try it! Do you know that oysters are aphrodisiac food?"

Huh???!!! Ok... watever... When she finally tried, it was darn hard to swallow! YUCK!!!! No way is she trying that again! That was her first and her last.

Despite all that, WonderWoman was beaming. Look at the time! It was after 630pm. She was offially on off!

Hurray Hurray!

WonderWoman to wed SuperMan

2004-08-18T11:44:00.000+08:00

It's another day of superheroic deeds for WonderWoman. She battles her way through tonnes and piles of work and mental stress. She uses all her strength to make it through the end of the week. That's right! It's just two more days of corporate madness before WonderWoman leaves all that needs saving and attend to what matters to her most! The Wedding!

Stay Tune for the next episode of..... Wonder Woman!!!

-THE END-

Gasp

2004-08-13T17:49:00.000+08:00

Omigosh! Its exactly 2 weeks before the big day! ok tu je! no crita for today. he he he

2004-08-11T21:36:00.000+08:00

Well the weekend was used to prep the house was the big day. Starting on the major stuffs like cleaning the windowns and moving the furniture around. Oh wait! The house is not any neater. We still have boxes and boxes of packed berkats in the living room. And we've shifted it from the dining room to the ermm... wat you call it... another corner of the living room.

We are clearing the dining room to setup the makeshift buffet table for the solemnization day. Why makeshift? well... its made up of two old sewing machine put side by side and a plank of wood on top of it. Then we juz put drapes over it! he he he... Next will be the windows... me and mum put up the curtains but alas it was too long and we had to hem them up. ok lah.. by the end of the day we were pretty exhausted.But at 8:30pm me, my sis & bro and July went up to the 23rd floor to watch the special fireworks from the esplanade. It was quite disappointing compared to the previous's week.

National Day was no fun. The parade was nothing new. Same old same old.

Wednesday which is today, I was on off day. Initial plan was to meet up with my decorator but that was postponed to Saturday instead. So me, mum and dad ran our errands from morning till late afternoon. My parents went to Bedok Town Council to book the void deck (for the caterer), then they picked me up and we headed for the bank. Then had breakfast at Makmur (ape seh the breakfast takde pape je!) and headed for Arab Street to purchase some wedding related stuffs. While we there, we met July's dad and his sister there. After that my parents headed for the dry market near Bugis while i waited in the car. Next up... had an appointment with HAREM to get my hair trimmed and treatment. It's long and getting out of shape! My head feels so much lighter after that. My dad & bro picked me and mum up and we headed for east coast park to get our lunch. Tired... we headed straight for home soon after we're done.

Waahh... tonite got Singapore Idol and Amazing Race after that! Best seh... You guys watching Singapore Idol? Can you believe the contestants? Some were pretty obvious that they performed ridiculous to get the attention man! Urrgh! But hey...tat makes good tv doesnt it?

Moral of the Story

2004-08-05T15:05:00.000+08:00

Tot i'd share this with you.
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Arthur's Quest

King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch
of a neighbouring kingdom. The monarch could have
killed him, but was moved by Arthur's youth and
ideals. So the monarch offered him freedom, as long as
he could answer a very difficult question.

Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and
if, after a year, he still had no answer, he would be
put to death.

The question: What do women really want?

Such a question would perplex even the most
knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an
impossible query. But, since it was better than death,
he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an
answer by year's end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll
everybody: the princess, the prostitutes, the priests,
the wise men, and the court jester. He spoke with
everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory
answer. Many people advised him to consult the old
witch -- only she would know the answer.

The price would be high; the witch was famous
throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she
charged.

Finally, the last day of the year arrived and Arthur
had no alternative but to talk to the witch. She
agreed to answer the question, but he had to accept
her price first. The old witch wanted to marry Gawain,
the most notable of the Knights of the Round Table and
Arthur's closest friend!

Young Arthur was horrified: she was hunchbacked and
hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made
obscene noises... etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant
creature. He refused to force his friend to marry her and have to endure
such a burden.

Gawain, upon learning of the proposal, spoke with
Arthur. He told him that nothing was too big a
sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the
preservation of the Round Table.

Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, and the witch
answered Arthur thus:
What a woman really wants is to be in charge of her
own life.

Everyone instantly knew that the witch had uttered a
great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared.
And so it was. The neighbouring monarch granted Arthur
total freedom.

What a wedding Gawain and the witch had! Arthur was
torn between relief and anguish. Gawain was proper as
always, gentle and courteous. The old witch put her
worst manners on display, and generally made everyone
very uncomfortable.

The hour approached, Gawain, steeling himself for a
horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But what a
sight waited him! The most beautiful woman he had
never seen lay before him!

The astounded Gawain asked what had happened. The
beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her
when she'd appeared as a witch, she would henceforth
be her horrible, deformed self half the time, and the
other half, she would be her beautiful maiden self.
Which would he want her to be during the day, and
during the night?

What a cruel question! Gawain pondered his
predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show
off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of
his home, an old witch?

Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch, but
by night a beautiful woman with whom to enjoy many
intimate moments?

What would you do?

(Please pause a while and do not read on until you
have made up your own mind)

Noble Gawain replied that he would let her choose for
herself.

Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be
beautiful all the time, because he had respected her
enough to let her be in charge of her own life.

What is the moral of this story?

THE MORAL IS:

IF A WOMAN DOESN'T GET HER WAY, THINGS GET UGLY

Counting down to a well deserved LONG break!

2004-08-04T13:06:00.000+08:00

Most of our cards have been distributed and its quite tough to select who should be invited or not. But sumtimes you juz dont have the heart to not invite esp when they terfound out and say.. Where's mine? To which i replied.. eh ada..belum sempat tulis ni... and write on a standby blank card. Maklum lah... nak jemput org ke majlis kita pun mesti jaga hati orang. They happy, we happy, insya allah majlis akan berjalan dgn lancar.. Still got a few more to go.

Apart from the wedding (23 more days to go), I am super looking forward to the start of my leave. Lemme see.... 1..3..5..16 more days before I declutch from my work! Yahoo!!! YAAAAAAHHOOOOOOOOOO!!! 3 weeks of leave. how super is that! And Australia seems to be getting nearer by the day. Ape tak... me and July juz purchased our tickets yesterday! interesting price we paid. $1234! sape nak beli 4D? It was a promotion by Qantas and British Airways.

OK... still got 16 more days before i can really switch of from work. Meantime... work never stops and the load seems to be piling up day by day. Adoi.. sakitnye blakang aku... lucky going for a good massage tonite!! :D

Tabur Kad

2004-07-30T12:25:00.000+08:00

The bulk of my events are finally over... now I can give concentration to my wedding preparation more than 50%. My card juz came in last Sunday thanks to my cousin (owner of Western Touch and proud sponsor of my card) and my parents who helped with the pasting of the ribbons at my cousin's house in JB. I shall admit that the card looks very sweet and i really did not expect it. But of course the scented card really gets to me. he he he.

My parents and I immediately kicked off our spree of tabur card. Me started at my work place and contacting old friends for their addresses. July dah start before me dah... his card was designed by his brother. cantik tau! kalau nak engage service dia for your wedding card pun boleh.

Yesterday went to Zee and Zal's place with Su, Mas, Sri & Shamyn. Ramai eh? For wat? July nak give card to Zee and zal's parents... ler... satu rombongan gitu kan? But ramai2 lah fun. Oh ya after that Fadhli ikut gi rumah Zal... After that dorang gi supper but i tak ikut lah.. dah mlm pun.. After August I will be able to join you all for late supper k!!!

Delayed entry

2004-07-28T10:29:00.000+08:00

Forgive me my friends...for I have lagged...its been a week since my last blog entry. he he he..

Yup. I've been busy with the events through the weekend.

Saturday 24th July:
I was already spending my day on Friday at Caldecott Broadcast Centre to prepare for Saturday. Left the place after 7pm. And it was back to location on Saturday at 12nn. Although the Krayon concert starts at 4pm, i had to be there to do some PR work with the public who comes for the supposed 1pm show. Due to poor response, the management decides to cancel the 1pm show. There were ald ppl who bought the tickets for the 1pm show so sapa yang ada nombor are informed. But its those who dont know that I have to layan. All alone i tell you! Stress stress...complains.. unhappiness... but alhamdulillah I managed to appease them. Exchanged their tickets for the next show. ADa pun memang laser lah... sigh... management punye decision, aku yang kena marah dengan public. Yang tak leh tahan... seeing their kids cry when their parents say no Krayon. you see... some of them cannot make it for the other shows... but alas... anak punye pasal, they relented and accepted the next show. apa tak... i kasi better seats than the one they purchased. near to 4 pm... more ticket exchanges...some of them knew about it and came later to exchange... problem lagi... they insisted on the same numbered ticket... so immpossible. la la la la... new customers bought tickets.. seems tat the sales picked up during the last few days. The receptionist at the counter still receiving calls to check if tickets are still available. so i had to reserve for them. Its amazing how the kids love watching Krayon. They new the lyrics of the songs and were able to relate to the hosts and finish their famous lines. After the show the kids got goodie bag filled with plush toy, jellies, drink, krayon bookmarks, food vouchers and xplorer discount. There were also balloons, photo taking session, sale of t-shirts and vcds. the T-shirts and vcds were selling fast. T-shirts are so cute. Sape nak i can buy for you at a discount!! :) Oni... how did you do it girl... only 2 weeks away before her due date but she is still strong and was able to perform. But before the show.. she did say she was in pain. Amy Mastura was so sweet. After the 730pm show..i still had to wait for the public to leave. They were still hanging around to buy t-shirts and take pictures. some kids were crying because they could not take pictures with the hosts. kesian nye...
Clean up clean up... packing packing... left the place at neat to 11pm.

Sunday 25th July:
Went to IMM at 11am to prepare for the ANUGERAH PREVIU roadshow. The finalists were all sent to the holding room for make-up.. me and a colleague did a run through of the programme show,did mic tests and sequence the minus one. ADi and Suhailah finally came at 1130. show was suppose to start at 12nn.Grrr... so many ppl ald at the location. sanggup nye orang ni... it was packed till the 3rd level. Of course the client was happy with the turn out. 12nn... Adi was called on standby to warm up the crowd with some games. He had to strectch it longer because not all the finalists were ready. They had to do an opening performance. 1220pm... show starts. busy busy... alert alert... Amy Mastura finally came halfway through the show. the response so far was great. When it was finally Amy's turn.. the crowd went wild!! Sing sing sing... that's a wrap!! Woo hoo... and got a surprise from Amy. she gave the organisers an autographed card with her picture and bookmark it in. so nice of her.

After that me and July waited for Su and Mas for lunch. Tapi kan... orang dua tu kan... dah makan lunch rupanye... so me and july je lah yang makan. dorang dua tu makan ais kacang. Lepas tu... me and july head for joo chiat to buy some stuffs. lepas tu balik...

Monday 26th July
Later i continue... penat type.

Focus on Problems vs. Focus on Solutions

2004-07-21T18:03:00.000+08:00

When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens couldn't work at zero gravity (Ink won't flow down to the writing surface).In order to solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.

And what did Russians do.......................................??

The Russians used a Pencil!!!

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One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the
packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.
Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent whoopee amount to do so.

But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, did not get into complications of X-rays, etc but instead came out with another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

Moral of the story: KISS (Keep It Simple,Stupid) i.e. always look for simple solutions. Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problem :-)

So, learn to focus on solutions not on problems

"If you look at what you do not have in life, you don't have anything"

"If you look at what you have in life, you have everything"

Events

2004-07-21T11:23:00.000+08:00

Wednesday, July 21, 2004:Events

Hello good people!

Do you have an event or know of anyone who is organising an event be it festival ke, cc activity ke, stage play ke and want to promote it on tv tapi takde budget?

Suria has a new service called Nadi Kota where you can posts your events or activity on a tv slide for free!

Activities/Events submitted to us will be screened and verified before we put them on-air.

Click here to submit: http://suria.mediacorptv.com/features/NadiKota/index.htm

Projects

2004-07-20T18:54:00.001+08:00

I've juz updated the white board at my office desk on the events/projects I will be working on. Mak oi panjang nye! Mana yang over I strike off lah.

~~1) SPS Juara Unveiling Ceremony 17 July 04~~
~~2) Bahas 4PM 19 July 04~~
3) Konsert Krayon 24 July 04
4) Anugerah Previu @ IMM 25 July 04
5) Masak Apa Finals 26 July 04
6) Anugerah Finals 27 July 04
7) Universiti Forum 18 Aug 04
8) Titian Minda 19 Aug 04
9) Sukmairama 19 Sept 04
10)Fiesta Komedi 24 - 26 Sept 04
11) Salam Lebaran 13 Oct 04

Kira dah full the board. Cannot include the rest. Baru events, Belum masuk keje lain. Apa bole buat...nasib badan...

Temasek vs Tampines

2004-07-19T23:50:00.000+08:00

well... another day of after the supposed office hour work has ended.. .yawn.. there was BAHAS 4PM Finals today held at MediaCorp TV Theatre. Such a deja vu. Temasek JC versus Tampines JC. The last time these two colleges competed in the finals if i am not wrong was in 1996. Kan Yani? Kan Yan? Kan Sri? We were in JC2 back then in TPJC.

Guess who I met there. Our beloved Cikgu Rosemah!! Hmm... we missed going to her house last year for Hari Raya. She did brought this up. Well...insya allah this year we will try to make it with Yani, Yan, Suzie, Suhaimi, Dzul and the rest of the gang.

Hmmm.. who else i met... oh ya... met Amrin Amin. Apparently he was one of the judges during the preliminary debates. Did not manage to catch up with him though coz was too tied up with the arrival of GOH, En Yatiman Yusof.

Yang lain2... standard lah...mcm reunion with the past debaters...Feel like i was back in JC... miss those times..

Well..if you are wondering who won? Temasek won lah... although i feel, neither team was successful in presenting a concrete argument. Balik balik asyik mencelah definisi mauduk... isinye kurang di kupas... hahaha macam Chief Judge buat ulasan lak.

This is over... 5 more events to go before the month ends. Next up KONSERT KRAYON this Saturday! Bila mata hari bersinar...

Haaa Choo!!

2004-07-16T15:33:00.000+08:00

Well I started of the day with a Creative Thinking course from 9am - 1pm. All this while my other colleagues in the office start on the Spring Cleaning! Right after the course, me and Haney decided to go to Orchard for a short shopping before we return to office. Only came back at 235pm.

I start on my spring cleaning immediately!!!! Am motivated right now. remember i told you about how my messy my desk is. well this is not juz organising the table. I am throwing all the stuffs from 4 to 5 years ago!! muah ha ha... still cleaning now! laterz!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

2004-07-15T09:46:00.000+08:00

Do check out my best friend's artwork (sempena hari jadi July) at this url: http://yaney.deviantart.com/

Yet another day..

2004-07-14T00:27:00.000+08:00

It was one of those days where I get to go to work with my beloved AND have breakfast with me at my office canteen. On normal days, I would juz buy toasts & test and consume them in the office. Yeah...of course sum of my colleagues were also having/buying breakfast at the canteen and gave me the cheeky smile. :P Buat dunno je... It was a nice way to start the day for me. :) It was great while it lasted coz My Boss came down to buy breakfast and it was already 945am!! Ha ha ha... time to make my move!!

Admists the busy day with all the running around and attempts to remember all things I have to do asap. Yeah everything also asap. Sumhow the sentence i need it urgently or I needed like this morning or yesterday has no value to me. Watever really.

Anyways, while I was busy attending to the emails, one of best friend poppped up via MSN and asked if I've gone to the dentist. To which i replied no and asked why the question. She said that she was jus asking and was thinking of my wedding preparation checklist for me. And she went to other to dos. That was OH sooooooo sweeeet!!! It really put a smile on my face. Thanks babe!

Back to work... desk getting messier & messier by the day. Well Spring cleaning this Friday anyway. But how to? Got training on Friday morning and an event on Saturday to fine tune the final details.

Work work work... until wat time? Well only managed to leave the office at 11pm. And still awake at.... 1235am. Taada!!! Watching 10 Things I Hate About You on CH 5. Kinda ok to watch.. i'll watch any other channel but SURIA. job hazard i tell you.

Ok... tomorrow.. errmm... today is another day at work.. at least i get to leave home later. Got a meeting at 10am at Caldecott. Nitez...errmm...sorry.. Morningz!

Busy Busy Day

2004-07-12T15:57:00.000+08:00

My head feels like bursting. Too much to think about right now. Ppl are breathing down my neck. And phone cannot stop ringing. Of course i did not answer, knowing full well that most of it will be complains from the public. Frankly, i dont have the luxury of time to entertain them on the phone. That's the PR officer's job. Aargh!

I've never felt so helpless. Trying so hard to cope right now. Two more days before the other guy returns from his holiday and I can throw back his workload.

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Managed to update sum web stuffs (long overdue) at my colleague's desk. His system is faster BUT its right under the aircon! I think my brain almost froze. I almost went into headache mode... looked at the time..its way past lunch time ald. Might as well get out of the aircon and get lunch at BK. Yummy! Met a colleague at International Plaza and forced her to wait for me while I buy my lunch. On the way back she story me. Ghost story leh!! Kinda spooky actually. Happened at her brother-in-laws apartment. His wife been feeling some presence behing her everytime she's seated at the computer. And there's also been occassions where her aromatheraphy bottle was left opened. And the aromatheraphy incense stick was taken out of the vase. There's only the two of them in the house. And the husband denies doing all that. So who did it?? Sppookieee....

My Song of the Day: THE REASON by Hoobastank

2004-07-11T10:51:00.000+08:00

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why i need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You [x4]

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

Burgerlicious

2004-07-09T17:16:00.000+08:00

JOKES FOR THE DAY

Soalan: Siapa yg mula2 buat burger? Org Melayu ke Org Putih?
Jawapan: Org Melayu le, kite yg mula2 buat Burger Dale (Begedil)

Soalan: Banyak2 burger, burger apa yg sekejap kat sini sekejap kat sana?
Jawapan: Burger Rack (Bergerak)

Soalan: Banyak2 burger, burger apa kalau kau pegang nanti melekat2?
Jawapan: Burger Tar (Bergetah)

Soalan: Banyak2 burger, burger apa yg boleh didengar?
Jawapan: Burger Ma (Bergema)

Soalan: Banyak2 burger, burger apa yg boleh mencederakan?
Jawapan: Burger Load (Bergelut)

Soalan: Banyak2 burger, burger apa yg boleh buat kau macam nak jatuh?
Jawapan: Burger Gar (Bergegar)

Soalan: Banyak2 burger, burger apa yg buat kite ketawe?
Jawapan: Burger Luck (Bergelak)

Perihal Semut

Soalan: Kenapa semut kecik?
Jawapan: Pasal mak bapak dia kecik.

Soalan: Ada sekumpulan semut sedang berjalan. Bila dah penat sume duduk. Lepas 2 jam dorang nak jalan dorang tak leh bangun, apasal?
Jawapan: Pasal kaki dorang semut2. HA HA HA!

Soalan cepu mas!

Soalan: Kenapa kalau masuk temple cine patong dorang mata sepet tapi kalau masok temple India patong dorang mata terbeliak?
Jawapan:Temple cine dorang datang bawak joss sticks berasap2 kena mata pedihlah, tu pasal mata dorang sepet. Kalau temple india pula, yg datang aci2 pakai sari nampak pusat nafsu pun naik tu pasal mata TERBELIAK!!

Hooked on THE APPRENTICE

2004-07-09T16:45:00.000+08:00

When it was first promoted on 5, i took no interest in it. But after I caught the first ep, I'm hooked!

It's really engaging to watch how these apprentices use their intelligence, experience and errmm... sexuality to get things done. I wonder why they split on the team by gender. Men vs Women. Protege Corporation (women) seems to proof that using their sexuality is a successful formula. Although... i dont see any planning in their efforts. They are pretty much all over the place in terms of organisation. I guess it makes it interesting to watch them. Eye-candy and outright bitchy. I wonder how long they can survive on the sexuality formula.

For the VersaCorp (men)... they are really trying to follow the SOP of doing things. Such that it really falls flat on their face. For 3 projects now... nobody seems to agree with the team leader's plans. Finally Sam is out!! Gosh! Darn irritating guy and the look on his face when Trump fired him! Priceless but scary!!

Well overall... everybody wants to control the situation and want things to go their way. When you have all leaders wannabe in a team... tough to see any followers huh? How do you get things done effectively?

Well... one things for sure... following the SOP in business may not bring you success. Its all about being different and taking risks.

The weather is "sooo cold" today! Brrr

2004-07-07T12:53:00.000+08:00

Well, I've just attended the media briefing for this year's NDP and they gave a sneak peek of some of the performances by PA, SOKA, SAF Warriors blah blah... The tap dancing kids are Sooooo cute! But the weather! Gosh! Good thing I applied by sunblock moisturizer. I wonder how all the NDP performers withstand all that heat during their intensive rehearsals. Pity them. I've never been involved in any of these. Could have been fun..what not with all your friends. But then again.. i might juz faint from the heat! ha ha ha...

Any of you ever been involved in NDP?

One Woman Show

2004-07-06T13:35:00.000+08:00

I have only two hands, two legs and a brain. I am juz one person. But I am expected to perform magic. Its juz too bad that the situation is like this. I still got to do it.

My to do list seems to grow longer and longer by the day and its seems almost impossible to complete them when you are not in the office most of the time. The situation is worsen when I have to cover somebody else's job for two weeks. Two weeks may not sound very long but when you have events coming up back to back, you need all the help & understanding from your other colleagues you can get. But alas.. who cares. Everyone CTOA (Covering their own asses). Almost everyone I'm sure can relate to this.

You see... there is only two from my department handling... promotions, events and web maintainence. And thats me and B. Well B is away so i've got to cover his responsibilities for the time being. We split the events between ourselves. Though we still work as a team, one will have to oversee and spearhead the project. For this month alone theres....6 events over the last two weeks of this month. The preparations for the events are massive. On top of that your routine work like pitching to media, paper works, planning for events coming next month and the rests, web design & maintainence. Yup.. thats my job. Its the nature of the job and the kind of pressure and stress I have to bear (have been doing this for 7 years now.) It really amazes me how I can tahan. And i wonder how i can do this. Sometimes it makes me feel very very jaded. (See my wish list?) To find another job.

What do i do? Tell your colleagues you need help? Yup i did that. Not many are that willing and its not their job!!! Tell your boss? Did that too. but it seems like whatever i said was put on deafen ears. Next course of action. Stay calm and take things as it comes. No point killing your brain cells for this. If I cant finish my work by 630, i leave it and go home. Work can never finish. Dont let the pressure others give you get to me.

Half the day to go.. time to start working again. At least I vented it out calmly here. My mind is at peace now. *sniffle* still am not well. but i cant take my mc. who's going to handle the work if i go?

Nothing is impossible THE BOSS SAYS SO.

Spring Cleaning Day

2004-07-05T21:50:00.000+08:00

My company juz received an email from the HR dept that the company will celebrate SPRING CLEANING DAY on the 16th of July! Aiyoh... Frankly, I have no idea where I am going to find the time to spring clean the office. Hello? Who's going to do all the work? But seriously... we got events happening back to back within the last two weeks of July. But of course...as the company will care abt your plight.

Well.. admists all the work and stress, stress and confusion... I managed to take a moment and admire the mess on my desk. I can never get the my cubicle tidy. Its not that I never did clean up or get it organised... it will only take less than a week for the mess to pile up again. I do make an effort though when I have the time in the office or am juz tired of working.

I guess I have to make time to throw away the junks under my table gradually (mostly tapes which dont even belong to me!). Those need to go anyway. Will see how it goes.

Prelude to Tomorrow's topic: One Woman Show

Hmmm... wat do i write about?

2004-07-05T12:17:00.000+08:00

I have no idea why I've taken part in the blogging world. I am not a person who takes a liking to writing a journal about my daily life or even be poetic. Oh ya Btw... the poem you see at the top of the page is beautifully written by my dear hubby-to-be...*grin* i love it so much that I've got it all printed out and stick it on my office cubicle. And of course this blog site of mine! he he he... Unlike him, I am not capable of writing such beautiful poems.

Anyways... lemme justify why I am having the blogsite. Firstly, It's been a while since I worked on my own website. I've got one via geocities but.. well... did not do anything to it since 2 years ago. Furthermore, am tired of doing fancy stuffs on my own web as I am practically faced with web design everyday at work! That's part of my job. Maintaining and designing my company's website.

Secondly, this could be a form of escapism for me! Mayb I can pour out my feelings and thots in the site. Tend to suppress my feelings.

Thirdly, share with the readers about the good and bad things in life? Subject to availability! ha ha ha

And of course... an update about the preparations to my wedding day! Yippee!

Aights.. happy reading! Ciaoz!