LiFe iS Too SHoRT To WoRRy!

True Colors

2010-12-01T01:10:00.004+08:00

Salam.

Sometimes, I wish life is much simpler. Di mana semua orang menunjukkan "true colors" masing-masing. Supaya kita tak tersalah memilih kawan, sahabat dan juga kekasih.

Ada orang yang sentiasa beraksi menggoda. Pantang ada sang teruna, pasti lenggok bicaranya berbeza. Padahal sudah punya teman istimewa. Kasihan pada teman yang mengharap kasihnya. Sering terlepas pandang tindak-tanduk si dia. Aku hanya mampu tersenyum mesra.

Ada orang yang sentiasa kelihatan gembira. Waima apa jua ujian yang dilaluinya. Semua tersimpan kemas rahsianya. Hanya senyum ketawa penawar duka.

Ada juga yang bijak mengatur bicara. Namun manis hanya di bibir sahaja. Tidak pernah mengota kata. Namun tetap menjadi pujaan sukma.

Apa pula warna aku? Dan apa pula warna kamu?

P/S: Aku harap kau bukalah matamu. Semoga apa yang engkau nampak, adalah warna sebenar dia. Dan kau tidak perlu tahu warna sebenar aku.

Aku Cinta Padamu...

2010-11-27T13:24:00.004+08:00

Assalamualaikum.

As always, my apologies for not updating this blog for ages. No one is missing me. Especially when my FB status is updated 3 kali sehari. Heheheh.

Well, maybe posting kali ini agak berat. Berat hati ini nak menulis. Berat jari-jemari mengatur susunan ayat agar ia tidak menyinggung perasaan mana-mana pihak. Tapi sama-samalah kita ambil iktibar.

Dah lama aku tak rasa manisnya bercinta. Cinta pada aku, bukanlah satu ungkapan ringan. Aku bisa memanggil sesiapa sahaja dengan perkataan sayang, tetapi untuk menyintai, agak payah. Cinta aku pada sang suami, sehingga kini, tiada galang ganti.

Kisah kali ini adalah mengenai seorang kenalan. Aku kenal dia. Mungkin engkau jua kenal dia. Namun engkau kenal dia dalam konteks yang berbeda, dengan rasa dan pandang yg berbeda.

Dia seorang perempuan. Pada mata kasar, seorang perempuan biasa yang agak cantik. Namun jika dihalusi kehidupannya, dia seorang yang agak luar biasa.

Kehidupan kami agak sama siangnya. Bekerja dan mengisi perut. Namun bertukar corak tatkala malam melebarkan sayapnya. Jika aku berbahagia hanya duduk2 di rumah, dia betah mencari hiburan di luar. Jika lenaku pada jam 12 tengah malam dan bangkitku pada jam 5 dinihari, aku kira itulah waktunya dia baru pulang ke sarang dan melenakan mata.

Aku tinggal serumah dengan dua (kengkadang 3) adik lelaki yang amat kuhargai pengorbanan mereka menjadi driver dan bodyguardku. Dan dia, tinggal serumah bersama seorang teman. Teman lelaki.

Maaflah. Aku rasa aku harus berhenti di sini. Sila sambung cerita ini mengikut citarasa masing2.

Namun, untuk pengetahuan kalian, perempuan itu adalah Keluang Woman. Dia pulang lewat kerana bertugas menjaga keselamatan dan keamanan kampung sewaktu kita semua lena. Dan temannya adalah Keluang Man.

Tree Planting - Save Our Forest!

2010-07-12T10:12:00.007+08:00

Assalamualaikum,

Dah berzaman rasanya tak update blog. Not so much of interesting stories to share. Or maybe I'm just too busy trying to reverse my Diabetes. Oh yes, I am Type 2 Diabetics. I am not insulin-dependant, syukur alhamdulillah for that. Well, I am trying to live a healthy life. Setiap hari, Lisa jalan 2.8km for morning walk. I cut my carbohydrates, and eat more proteins & fibres.

Lisa dah lama join Eco Warriors. Last month, Yanti asked me to join the Tree Planting events, organized by GEC, Sai Baba group and the Forestry department. It was a good activity. Thus, last Saturday, 10th July 2010, I went for my 2nd time tree planting event at the Raja Muda peat swamp forest (Batang Berjuntai).

We had to walk from the roadside, into the planting area, and it was quite a long walk.

Lopak selepas hujan (malam sebelumnya)

Dari atas jambatan...

Finally! The planting site...

Pemuda2 hensem ini cuba untuk membina instant bridge for us to get accross...

"Apa yang penting? Kerjasama!"

Matthias Gelber kasik penerangan pasal Tree Planting...

Haris & pokok Mahang
(Lisa tumpang kereta Haris dr PJ ke Btg Berjuntai & return)

My friend yang happy dapat main air...

Our planting team: Harris, Vivian, Walter & Yanti.
Not in the photo: ME!

With me in the photo and Walter MIA...

This is where we plant... Good weather...

I lurve this photo!

Pencemaran alam?

Tiba masa untuk kembali ke kota...

My new friend: Yow Jian...

Some of the volunteers...

Hope to see you guys again in the next event!

Dari Kerana Mata...

2010-03-28T03:18:00.009+08:00

***I have to remove this entry. Someone has mentioned that this is not appropriate for general reading. I respect all opinion. Thank you***

Kehilangan Yang Mengusik Jiwa

2010-03-01T19:44:00.005+08:00

Ada perasaan kacau bilau lately. Aku cuba sedaya upaya solat di awal waktu & baca Quran, namun dalam hati masih punya kegusaran. Hati tidak tenang.

I believe it started when I got to know that a man I always chat with, about 10 years back, was bashed with a hammer to death. Shah Saemin, he had been more like a big brother to me, rather than simply a chat friend. We shared many things: life, dreams, hobbies.

He was in Australia eversince I knew him. He was a hospital attendant during my early years of being his friend. I adore him because he spoke good English (yeah... he called me a few times from Melbourne). He married a perempuan mat salleh and divorced her later.

He always told me how much he love and miss his family. He made a plan to see me when he came back to Malaysia, but we didn't make it. I forgot what has happened, tapi Allah dah tentukan we would never meet.

He always said he love his house in Melaka, and wanted to invite me to know his beloved family. And when TV3 shows the house in Buletin Utama, I couldn't help myself from crying. No, don't get me wrong. There's no LOVE between us. He always called me adik Lisa. If you know me well, you would understand how people simply love me.

He sent me birthday cards. He sent me postcards. He always made himself available for me, whenever I have stories (or even problems) to share with him. I myself felt comfortable sharing with him, for I never had a big brother in my life.

And then, I decided to be someone's wife. He was happy that finally I found my love. But, I asked him to never contact me again, as a respect to someone called Husband. And he did exactly what I wanted. And I never logged on until I lost my husband to cancer.

He saw my YM status. He contacted me again. But I've been very selfish... I've never replied to any of his offline messages.

Until last week. I was reading Harian Metro online, when I came across a very familar name. "MELBOURNE: Seorang lelaki warga Sydney berusia 55 tahun menghadapi pertuduhan memukul hingga mati pemandu di pejabat Konsul Malaysia, Mohd Shah Saemin, di Leichardt, pinggir bandar Sydney, Ahad lalu."

Jantung berdegup kencang. Airmata panas mengalir di pipi. I have ignored him, and now knowing I would never have the chance to meet him, hatiku menjadi sayu...

Hanya ku panjatkan doa mengiringi pemergiannya. Semoga Allahyarham Mohd Shah Saemin diampunkan dosanya dan ditempatkan di kalangan mereka yang beriman.

Thank you abang Shah for being a nice friend to me...

And this explained why I've been extra sensitive these few days.

Selamat Pengantin Baru, Alin!

2009-12-06T13:35:00.003+08:00

Semalam, 05 December 2009, berlangsungnya majlis persandingan one of my IBM friends, Azlin. My teammate, Azni, datang amik aku kat Bandar Utama. Walaupun sampai Shah Alam agak lambat (di atas sebab2 yg tak dapat dinyatakan), kami masih sempat menyaksikan dan bergambar bersama pengantin di atas singgahsana.

Nasib baik ada Usyuk, Taiko & Dorn, menemani kami di meja makan. My first time meeting Taiko & Dorn, and they were well-behaved. Hahaha. Maybe kat majlis pengantin, malu kot nak bikin havoc.

Well, thank you Azni sebab menumpangkan Kak Lisa ke Shah Alam, dan menghantar Kak Lisa pulang tanpa sesat. Thank you Usyuk and housemates to keep both of us entertained. And thank you to Azlin, yang sangat cantik on her big day, sebab mengundang Kak Lisa!

Bila aku dihalau keluar... Again?

2009-11-23T19:23:00.005+08:00

17 November: "Salisa, bulan depan awak cari rumah sewa lain. Saya akan masukkan penyewa baru untuk rumah saya pada bulan depan." Begitulah isi sms yang aku terima pada pukul 9.28am pagi tu, dari owner rumah yang aku sewa sekarang.

Cam biasa, aku senyap je. Simpan hp dalam Samsonite. Sebab kalau aku balas, jawabnya aku akan jadi someone yang kurang ajar! Aku kenal sangat diri aku. Aku mewarisi panas baran abah. Tapi panas aku cepat sejuk. Sebelum aku menyesal, baik aku jauhkan jari jemari aku yang lemah gemalai dari mereply something yang x rasional.

I tried to pretend nothing had happened. Tapi jantung berdegup pantas. Kenapalah aku selalu diberi bermacam ujian? Ya Allah! Kau telah menjadikan aku cukup kuat selama ini dalam mengharung hidup. Semoga kali ini, hati aku akan terus tabah! Pagi2 lagi dah buat drama airmata.

Disebalik rumah-rumah mewah di Mutiara Damansara, ada satu kawasan diberi nama Desa Mutiara, tempat orang2 kurang mampu cam aku. Aku sewa kat medium cost apartment, yang dahulunya dipegang oleh Persatuan Penduduk Desa Mutiara (PPDM). As the only breadwinner of 2, I had to find a place yang aku mampu nak bayar. Di awal kemasukan, I had to deal with this PPDM people to get a house to rent. Weird, huh?

June 2008: They (PPDM) arranged everything, including the agreement between Owners and Tenants. Mengikut perjanjian, I have to pay the rental between 8th-16th every month. And guess what? Duit sewa perlu dimasukkan ke akaun Maybank Puan PPDM (nama dirahsiakan), isteri kepada Pengerusi PPDM. Fine with me, as long as Owners agreed upon the T&Cs.

September 2009: aku masukkan duit sewa seperti biasa pada 09/09/09. Aku transfer guna M2U, so I have all the payment details.

October 2009: kakak aku informed aku, Owner called kata aku tak bayar sewa bulan September. So aku hold payment October. Ermmm, obviously, something is wrong somwehere! Aku called Owner, kata aku dh masukkan ke dalam akaun Puan PPDM tu cam biasa. Owner kata Puan PPDM sms, kata aku lom bayar September 2009. Aku terus mintak owner akaun dia, so aku direct paid October rental to Owner's account.

Aku tried call Puan PPDM, tak berjawab. Aku sms, takde response. I had the feeling that she has taken the money for personal use. Well, era kegemilangan PPDM dah berakhir apabila JMB ambil alih. PPDM dah tak boleh kutip duit security, etc. Pengerusi PPDM dah hilang taring. Then, owner suruh aku called Tuan x-Pengerusi PPDM. Call aku berjawab. Jawapannya senang. "Isteri saya kata tak dapat pun duit dari awak. Kalau awak ada bukti, tunjukkan. Saya dan isteri sekarang berniaga kat gerai MPPJ belakang masjid".

Nak dijadikan cerita, setiap kali aku balik, kedai makan dah tutup. Time aku pegi keje kul 7.05am, kedai lom bukak. Aku menyampah! Ended up aku mintak no rumah, so aku masukkan payment receipt M2U aku dalam mailbox dia.

Unfortunately, Tuan PPDM pun dah tak jawab call dan sms aku. Even from Owner.

Sampailah aku dapat sms chenta itu. Kalo Kimi tahu, kompem ada kedai makan yang bakal terbakar!

Bicara Hati - My Mistake?...

2009-11-09T10:18:00.003+08:00

Salam my beloved blog readers. Did you guys have good weekend? Hopefully so. Oh ye, congratulations to Zila (a teacher) who finally granted to a posting back to KL after 5 years teaching in Pahang! Bandar Baru Sentul is missing you too.

Hari ni, aku nak share pasal perbualan aku with someone last week, via FB chat.

A = aku (Salisa Salleh)
B = dia (seorang perempuan)

B: Assalamualaikum.
A: Waalaikumsalam.
B: Awak sihat?
A: Alhamdulillah.
B: Kita dah kawan berapa lama ye?
A: Almost 3 years.

(B eventually hacked into my friend's facebook ID - Z, a guy)

A: Kenapa tanya?
B: 3 tahun tu dah lama kan?
A: Lama jugak.
B: Kita takde apa2 ke?
A: ???
B: Sebenarnya, I bukan Z. I gf Z.
A: Yes, anything?
B: I cuma nak tahu u dengan Z ada apa2 ke?
A: Yeppp... We're friends.
B: Nothing special?
A: Nope.
B: Can I trust you?
A: Depends on you yourself.
B: I tak percayakan bf I tu. I terbaca chat dia ngan u.
A: Uhuh.
B: I tahu dia suka kat U.
A: I pun tahu. Tapi kami takde apa2.
B: Betulke?
A: Betul.
B: Ntahlah. I x percayakan dia.
A: Berdoalah pada Allah. Minta dia tetapkan hati Z. Semoga dia sayang U sorang (as a couple).
B: Tapi...
A: Ermmm?
B: U takkan bgtau ni pada Z kan?
A: Kenapa? Takut dia marah?
B: I tak tahu tindakan I tanya pada U ni betul atau salah.
A: Well, as his gf, maybe you have the rights to know.
(but using his ID? isyk!)
B: Maafkan saya. Maybe saya tak patut buat mcm ni.
A: Takde apa yg nk I maafkan.
B: Tlg jgn bgtau Z ye.
A: ...

After the conversation, I kept thinking, did I do anything wrong, which brought me into this guilty feeling. Was it my mistake? I have known Z for quite some time. I knew him, but like other cases, we never meet each other. The only solid reason, he is one year older than Kimi, my brother, which makes it 9 years younger than me! No hope given, no promises taken. Only friendship. I am so sure B has no idea that we have a huge gap of age. Maybe I just look young enough to steal her boyfriend.

Girls are complicated (girls: refering to age 20 something). Ladies are even more hard to understand (ladies: refering to age 30 something). And especially me, I am super-complicated. U ask me about hati & perasaan, and your question goes unanswered. Maybe that contributes to people expecting things. Good things. Bad things. Maybe I should have just made it crystal-clear, that I am not interested in younger man. But I love having many friends. Don't you?

If Z read this, I hope he learn something here: that her girlfriend did that because of love. She checked on me to know whether his having an affair. She loves him, but not dare enough to ask him directly. Maybe using his ID is not a good idea, bottomline, she cares!

And to my guy friends. Thank you for always being there. As friends.

Until love conquers me...

Bicara Hati ~Aku Yang Seorang~

2009-11-07T21:49:00.001+08:00

It has been 3 years... 3 yrs 5 mths and 25 days to be exact... The last day I was called a wife...

I have been receiving the same questions over the years. "Bila nak kahwin lagi?", "Takkan tak jumpa calon?", "Ni mesti memilih sangat", "Sibuk sangat kerja lah tu", "tak jumpa sebab tak cari!" and et cetera.

Do you think I love to answer all those questions?
Do you think I feel good living by myself alone?
Do you think I didn't do anything to get someone to love me?
Do you think its easy hurting my own heart by answering what you guys what to hear?

Sometimes I just keep my mouth shut because my answer might hurt some people. Or probably hurting my ownself.

I've tried. I have met few guys. Mostly having the same agenda. Well, I'll keep the agenda as a secret. I've tried anyway! Please stop saying I didn't try that hard!

I try to make my life simple. No love before marriage. Simple? But not easy.

Until one day, just one day before 1st Syawal. I had known someone, whom, at that particular time, claimed to be my blog reader, who wanted to be my someone. We chat almost everyday. We never met because he's far away in Sarawak. He called a couple of times and texted me everyday. And I started to feel, why couldn't I give it a try? Of course I was not comfortable with Long Distance Relationship. But, who knows?

When I started to put some trust on him, he suddenly disappeared from my life. No call, no sms, no chat, nothing... Until recently, I got an sms "kita kawan je ye"...

To be honest, I almost feel nothing. Nothing hurts me anymore. Even with what he has done to me.

Look what you guys have done to my life! I am heartless!!! Where's my frustration? Where's my sadness? Where's my feeling?

I need a husband. To love me. And to be loved by me. I really don't need a man who just want to have fun with me! If you really want to be just a friend, just be one!

Doa Perpisahan

2009-10-26T21:47:00.003+08:00

Pertemuan Kita Di Suatu Hari
Menitiskan Ukhwah Yang Sejati
Bersyukurku Ke Hadrat Ilahi
Di Atas Jalinan Yang Suci

Namun Kini Perpisahan Yang Terjadi
Dugaan Yang Menimpa Diri
Bersabarlah Di Atas Suratan
Ku Tetap Pergi Jua

Kan Ku Utuskan Salam Ingatanku
Dalam Doa Kudusku Sepanjang Waktu
Ya Allah Bantulah Hamba Mu

Mencari Hidayah Daripada Mu
Dalam Mendidikkan Kesabaranku
Ya Allah Tabahkan Hati Hamba Mu
Di Atas Perpisahan Ini

"Teman Betapa Pilunya Hati Menghadapi Perpisahan Ini.
Pahit Manis Perjuangan Telah Kita Rasa Bersama. Semoga
Allah Meredhai Persahabatan Dan Perpisahan Ini. Teruskan
Perjuangan"

Kan Ku Utuskan Salam Ingatanku
Dalam Doa Kudusku Sepanjang Waktu
Ya Allah Bantulah HambaMu

Senyuman Yang Tersirat Di Bibirmu
Menjadi Ingatan Setiap Waktu
Tanda Kemesraan Bersimpul Padu
Kenangku Di Dalam Doamu

Semoga Tuhan Berkatimu

Eid Mubarak!

2009-09-16T20:32:00.002+08:00

SeLaMaT PeNGaNTiN BaRu

2008-12-14T00:14:00.000+08:00

Putrajaya Shangri-la Part 1

2008-11-30T00:30:00.001+08:00

Aku checked-in kat Putrajaya Shangri-La at around 2.30pm. Hari agak panas, so masing2 eager nak mandi pool. While others were busy in the swimming pool, aku sempat amik gambo bilik yang dah bersepah tu. Pastu aku jadik tukang amik gambo kat swimming pool, Jacuzzi room, Sauna Room. Diorang main sampai ke Maghrib.

Picnic Brunch at Putrajaya

2008-11-29T18:29:00.002+08:00

Pepagi tadi, adik Jo sms Kimi suruh amik dia kat RMC. Since our family plan for the weekend is to picnic at Putrajaya, we just dropped by at Sungai Besi to fetch adik Jo. Finally, SPM is over.
Pagi ni banyak betul makanan yang kami bawa. Mihun, mee goreng, nasi goreng, sandwich sardin, nasi dagang, nasi kerabu, air Oren Twister, air Coke, air teh chrysenthemum. We had breakfast at Dataran Putra and then jenjalan kat area sekeliling.
It was quite hot. So we ended up makan ais kacang, fruits and ice-cream before leaving Dataran Putra.
Around 2pm, kami menuju ke tempat percutian minggu ini: Putrajaya Shangri-La.

Michael Jackson Peluk Islam

2008-11-24T08:06:00.001+08:00

LOS ANGELES: Penyanyi kontroversi Amerika Syarikat, Michael Jackson, memeluk Islam dan menukar namanya kepada Mikaeel, nama malaikat yang memberi rezeki.

Superstar muflis berusia 50 tahun itu dilaporkan memakai jubah dan kopiah ketika mengucap dua kalimah syahadah di hadapan seorang imam dalam satu majlis di sebuah rumah rakannya di sini.

Akhbar The Sun dalam laporannya semalam mendedahkan majlis itu diadakan beberapa hari sebelum Jackson atau ‘Jacko’ dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Tinggi London, selepas disaman oleh seorang putera Arab.

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Alhamdulillah. Terbuka hati seorang lagi insan seni dalam menikmati keindahan Islam. Semoga kita semua yang sudah Islam, semakin mendalam penghayatan dan Iman.

Teksi Kupon vs Teksi Meter

2008-11-21T11:13:00.002+08:00

Semalam aku sampai opis tepat jam 7am, which means aku boleh balik kul 3.30pm. Aku ingat nak balik jalan kaki dari Bdr Utama ke Desa Mutiara. I need more exercise. Badan dah makin berat.

It was 4.15pm, and the skies look OK with some dark dots. So I walked from this end (OneWorld Hotel) to the other end of OneUtama (Parkson area). I saw the skies were getting darker, but I still kept walking. Suddenly, ada titis2 air dari langit. Aku dah nearby the golf area. Nak tak nak, aku terpaksa patah balik.

Ada taxi stand kat New Wing, so I headed there. Sampai situ, ada 3 orang drivers with 3 taxis and sorang pompuan kat dalam kaunter. Aku ni manalah penah naik taxi berkupon. So aku tanyalah pompuan tu, berapa caj kalau nak balik Desa Mutiara? Diorang cam tak pernah dengar nama lokasi tu kot. So, aku cakaplah dekat area Mutiara Damansara sana. And one of the drivers said D'sara Perdana. So aku bagitau lah... kat area Ikea, The Curve, Cineleisure sana.

Pelik betul. Bawak taxi kat Bandar Utama pun tak tahu kat mana Mutiara D'sara (which is just about 3km away). Anyway, lepas tu, pompuan tu cakap: "RM11.00, kak". Wahhhh... mahalnya!!! Aku pun cakap, "dekat pun mahal camtu ke?", then dia jawab "tu lah harganya kak. Sebab tak ikut meter". Aku x jadik naik teksi berkupon.

Well, since hujan pun dah tambah lebat, I had to patah balik ke Old Wing. Amik taxi bermeter kat situ. The driver macam nak ajak borak, cuma aku je yang malas nak layan. Aku selamat sampai ke rumah dengan taxi bermeter, dengan hanya bayar RM4.40. JIMAT RM6.60, leh buat dinner aku berdua ngan Kimi.

Weekend Update: Sun 16 Nov

2008-11-20T13:27:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday, we decided to bring Najmi and Nafeesa to Kids Pool at KLCC Park. Cadangnya nak gerak awal pagi. Tapi bila aku tiba kat Sentul, bebudak tu baru jek bangun. Lin yang konon2 nak pergi piknik, tak jadik join sebab ngantuk. Chehhh...

Dua bijik Accent gerak. Sampai sana dah dekat kul 11am. Too hot, tapi bila tengok bebudak tu happy, kita pun happy sama. Pagi tu dah tapau nasi kerabu dan nasi lemak dari Desa Mutiara, so while the kids were playing in the water, "bebudak" besar makan2...
Bila kaki dan tangan dah nak beku, barulah Najmi and Nafeesa keluar dari pool. I knew Najmi was a bit frustrated sebab dia takleh nak menyelam. That's why masa kat Imperial Hotel, dia balas dendam betul2 bila Kimi melayan dia kat pool...

Bila dah siap mandi, sibuk nak main kat taman permainan pulak. Bestnya jadik budak2.

Weekend Update: Sat 15 Nov

2008-11-20T13:19:00.000+08:00

Pagi Sabtu just duduk lepak2 kat umah, sebab aku kena basuh baju untuk seminggu. Tengahari, pergi Tesco, beli barang2 makanan rapu untuk Adik Joe yang sedang SPM. So, petang tu pergi Sentul dulu pegi jumpa besdei girl Lin. Potong kek Chocolate Indulgence.
Pastu angkut Elly, anak2 and bibik, gerak ke Sungai Besi. RMC lengang je... maklumlah sekolah dah cuti. Adik Joe sms the day before, saying susah nak study sebab takde junk food. What a lame excuse. Cakap jelah nak moral support from the family. Hehehehe.

Nampak ada kenderaan sudah langgar itu traffic light.
Balik dari RMC, bebudak tu nak pegi Taman Permainan Tasik Titiwangsa. Sekejap je kat sana sebab dah nak Maghrib. As long as budak2 happy.

Imperial Hotel: Day 2

2008-11-18T12:43:00.003+08:00

Pagi ni, once again pegi pool and Mandara Spa... Ni gambo besdei girl (pakai baju semalam sebab nak mandi lagi, jimat baju... eheheh)
Kimi ponteng kelas... Opppsss...
Kimi ngan Pu3... dua2 pun ponteng... ekekeke...
Mandara Spa...
Lin & Pu3 dalam cermin... ehhh... dalam jacuzzi...
Luar cermin...
Steam room... glowing jap muka...
Sauna room... tapi tak panas sangat pun...
The changing room and locker...
The relaxation lounge...
Konon2 menenangkan fikiran...
Pu3 kidnap apa tu?
The Mandara Spa Clearance Sale... adoi...
Some gifts for them (only me know who)...
Dah abis duit kat Mandara Spa, balik bilik dan kemas2 untuk balik...

Imperial Hotel: Day 1

2008-11-17T22:57:00.001+08:00

Hari ni Lin baru dapat hadiah besdei dia. Tu pun cam biasa, aku dan Kimi join sama. Hehehe. We checked-in around 3.15pm, lambat sket sebab ujan, jalan KL jem. Masuk bilik, ada greeting kat Sony Bravia 42' tv screen. Dah upgrade since the last time we stayed here.

This is our room. Kasik can besdei girl jadik model...
Aku dan besdei girl. Sementara tunggu Kimi and the kids to come to the lobby. Aku ngan Lin check-in dulu while Kimi carik parking.
Since room rate yang aku dapat inclusive of Internet Access, dan2 check email kerja. Malam ni mau tido lewat si Kimi sebab layan MySpace/YM.
Then, Kimi, Najmi and Nafeesa sampai. Nafeesa sampai terlena di pangkuan bibik. Najmi buat buat tido.
Naik bilik, lepas sesi bergambor di atas, Nafeesa terus eager mandi buih dalam tub.

Bila dah petang sket, sesi mandi-manda di open jacuzzi and swimming pool. Cam biasa, aku cuma jadik tukang amik gambo.
Ada buaya putih dan paus putih berenang2...
Bestnya kalau ada orang sponsor Bali massage kat sini...
Operasi 1 untuk menarik kakiku supaya jatuh ke dalam air tidak tercapai.
Operasi 2 juga gagal. Nampak sangat aku ni sangat gagah. Hahahaha...
Sebelah malam bila Elly sampai, kitorang pergi ke Mandara Spa for the jacuzzi, sauna and steam. Penat bangat!

15 November: Happy Birthday, sis!

2008-11-15T10:39:00.001+08:00

To my beloved sister, Salina binti Salleh...

Happy Birthday!
Selamat Panjang Umur dan Murah Rezeki....

Ica takde apa nak hadiahkan, cuma 1 night stay at Imperial Hotel next Monday... nanti kita steam, sauna and jacuzzi sesama ekkk... oh ye... first time Ica amik gambo tak pakai tudung... hahahahha... tapi bila tengok dua tiga kali, cam orang leukimia jek...

P.S I Love You

2008-11-11T15:48:00.000+08:00

Last night, I managed to watch this film P.S I Love You, an adaptation from Cecilia Ahern's novel P.S I love You, after a few months Ayu bought me the DVD. Thanks, sis! At least I had some laughters "alone" last night.

I would like to say I Love You especially to my family, to my few IBM friends Che Yan, Idayu, Esther, Chloe, Akhi, Brandon, to my CC friends Caluk, Dina, Po, Soul, Gee, Fad, Su, MokYang, Cokek and semua kat CC, semua bloggers, blog Followers and readers, and the list goes to all the people knowing me. I Love You all.

Yang paling kusayang si kenit nakal yang lahir sehari selepas pemergian Allahyarham, my niece Nile Nafeesa (pagi2 tadi dia called marah Ta sebab Ta x tunggu dia malam kelmarin. Nak ikut balik Desa!). Dan abangnya Najmi Nafees. Ta Loves You kids!

Mencari Cinta

2008-11-10T16:16:00.000+08:00

Hari ini, buat sekian kalinya, buku La Tahzan kubuka semula. Untuk mengubat hatiku yang sedih. Or in other honest explanation, i'm longing for something I currently do not have. Aku merindui sebuah "cinta". I have lots of love, but I have no lover. Aku terasa ingin dicintai, dikasihi, dirindui, seperti suatu masa dahulu.

Aku tahu Allah s.w.t akan tunaikan doaku seperti selalu, cuma aku tidak sabar menantikannya. Mungkin tempoh dua tahun bergelar balu membuatkan aku berasa semakin "lonely". Kepingin hatiku untuk mempunyai seseorang untuk berkongsi rahsia hati. Untuk berkongsi kehidupan. Untuk berkongsi impian. Untuk berkongsi segalanya selama aku masih di dunia.

Tapi sanggupkah dia menerima aku seadanya? Cuba baca "Rahsia Tarikh Lahir" yang aku rasa 99% tepat dengan diriku:

Tarikh Lahir pada 3, 18 & 29: Sabar serta pandai menguasai diri adalah ciri yang khas bagi pasangan yang lahir pada tarikh ini. Tapi jangan cuba mempermain-mainkannya, dia akan mengamuk dengan hebat. Dia tergolong pasangan yang bijaksana dan bertanggungjawab. Sifat jujur & ramah adalah modal utamanya dalam bergaul. Tapi dalam soal cinta dia merupakan pasangan yang susah untuk di mengertikan.

Ayat pertama dan kedua memang sesuai sebab walaupun aku memang selalu bersabar, there are times when aku terikut2 panas baran Abah. Aku mengaku aku agak pandai, tapi ilmu aku terlalu sedikit. Tanggungjawab? Just ask my family. Ayat yang terakhir memang tersangat benar. Aku akui aku cukup susah untuk menyatakan perasaanku. Susah untuk aku berterus terang. Susah untuk aku difahami. Sanggupkah dia menerima aku yang bisa menjadi senyap tiba2 hanya kerana tersinggung hati atas perkara yang amat remeh?

Di manakah cintaku? Janganlah bersedih, kerana Sabar itu Indah!

tika penantian suatu penyiksaan...

2008-11-07T16:14:00.002+08:00

Yesterday, at around 1.30pm, Elly called me and asked me to do a favor. Well, I had to immediately take emergency leave. Kimi picked me up at around 1.50pm. Elly's new maid is coming and we had to fetch her at Jeti Pulau Ketam. It was a sunny day and Pelabuhan Klang was very hot.

The new maid was introduced/recommended by Mak and Abah. She used to work at rumah Cikgu back in Kuantan. We called her Kak Enni. Her working pass has expired last month, thus she comes with visiting pass only. This time we had to do it ourselves. Poor Elly. Nak dekat $3,000 duit abis kasik kat agen, who claimed can process working permit for Bibik Ros, tapi sampai hari ni dia terus senyap sekali ngan duit and passport. And today, he asked for another $1,000 for sending Ros home.

Kak Enni was scheduled to depart from Dumai at around 2pm. Thus, we were expecting her to arrive Klang around 5.30pm. We had to be there early sebab Elly nak slowtalk ngan Pegawai Imegresen tu. She is not supposed to come back working in Malaysia within 6 months after she left, but Elly did quite well in assuring that Kak Enni will be her maid after Ros leave (tak tahu lagi bila).
Lapar... so we had Chicken Rice at KFC... I bet that is the smallest KFC in town... Aku jek yang makan nasik ayam tu... orang lain meratah ayam je...
These are the few boats/ferries yang ada kat port tu. Sepanjang 4 jam dok kat jetty tu, keje aku amik gambo je lah. Aku suka duduk kat laut. Sebab aku suka kaler biru. Aku suka langit biru. Aku suka laut biru (walaupun laut Port Klang kaler ijau).
These are the faces. Semua orang pun penat menanti ketibaan kapal dari Dumai tu. Tapi semua cool jek menunggu sambil borak2. Elly punye tahap kesabaran semalam memang agak tinggi sebab dia tak marah2 pegawai Imigresen tu. Ekekeke...

Inilah rupanya bila kapal dari Indonesia tiba. Banyak sesi pemeriksaan diorang kena lalui. Dan banyak jua "uang tunjuk" yang perlu dikeluarkan. Isykkk...
Ni lah rupanya bangunan Pelabuhan Klang tempat kastam dan Imigresen periksa paspor warga asing. Maaf ya pak. Semuanya capek karena jauh perjalanannya...
Dan ini pula gambar2 keindahan laut. Besarnya kekuasaan Allah. Walau hati agak gusar dengan penantian ini, namun tetap tenang menikmati keindahan alam.
Dari siang hinggalah ke malam, kami masih di jeti Pulau Ketam...
Inilah keadaan warga2 Indonesia dan Malaysia yang perlu diperiksa oleh pihak berkuasa sebelum mereka dibenarkan keluar. Mostly untuk mengikut agen masing2 pulang.
Di balai ini kami menanti dari jam 7.30pm sehinggalah segalanya selesai... pada jam 9.55pm. Ya Ampun! Susah bangat deh untuk mengambil seorang pembantu rumah jika tiada agennya. Yang pastinya, uwangnya harus sentiasa ada.
Kami tinggalkan jeti Pulau Ketam, kepenatan, namun tetap gembira kerana Kak Enni dilepaskan dari balai tahanan. Alhamdulillah, pas lawatan dibenarkan hingga 06 December. Semoga Allah permudahkan segalanya.

Kena Tag Lagi?

2008-11-06T12:22:00.000+08:00

sapelah yang suh aku baca en3 kuIna Jentayutiara... kan tak pasal2 kena tagged... anyway, sib baik aku memang suka amik gambo...

Tag Rules:
1) Take a recent picture of yourself or take a picture of yourself right now.
2) Don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair...just take a picture.
3) Post that picture with NO editing.
4) Post these instruction with your picture. --> muka lisa kat dlm cermin Ikea... hehhehe...
5) Tag 10 people to do this --> xnak tag sape2... x ramai yg sporting...

tatkala tiada apa...

2008-11-05T16:44:00.001+08:00

I was bored to death this morning. Semua November invoices dah released, printed and mailed. OPPT Contract pun dah setel. Email2 dah dijawab.

Until Esther showed me Photofunia. It was a good distraction. Well, I don't feel guilty for not doing my work, because I really don't have any to deal with.

So inilah hasilnya... and I somehow realized that I don't have many pix of myself. Maybe sebab aku selalu rasa aku tak fotogenik. Sebab aku tak suka tengok dagu aku yang berlapis tu. Hahaha.

I wanted to upgrade a photo of my CBS geng, but it turned out to be the hilarious one...

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2008-11-03T19:14:00.001+08:00

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Raya Gathering/Open Houses

2008-10-29T19:08:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday, aku join kengkawan Caluk Corner bergathering di Seri Kembangan & Putrajaya. As usual, Kimi kena drive. Lepas setel yang dua tu, pegi fetch Elly kat Sentul. Pegi open house Ayu (adik kak Ruhaiza) kat Kelana Jaya. Perut kekenyangan makan nasi dagang & sate. Isnin badan memasing panas sebab termakan sate kambing yang dicampur2 ngan ayam dan daging.

Monday, Deepavali. Aku kerja cam biasa. Tapi balik around 4pm. Amik adik Joe kat Sentul. Hantar ke Sungai Besi. In 2 weeks time, adik Joe dah SPM. I know he'll do his best. Lepas tu amik Lin kat KL Hilton. Makan kat Pizza Hut Sentul. I ordered Prawn Ollio tapi dapat Carbonara. Frustrated.

Membantu Para Janda

2008-10-27T13:27:00.000+08:00

Daripada Abu Hurairah r.a:

Nabi s.a.w telah bersabda: Orang yang berusaha untuk membantu para janda dan orang miskin diibaratkan sebagai orang yang berperang di jalan Allah, orang yang bangun sembahyang sepanjang malam dan seperti orang yang berpuasa tanpa berhenti.

(Riwayat Muslim)

Bila aku baca Hadith di atas, pada pendapat aku, tak ramai yang ambil peduli pasal golongan janda. Being one of them (or orang Melayu gelarkan aku "Balu"), masyarakat kita kurang membantu. Segelintir para isteri mempunyai pandangan berbeza: "Janda? Aku kena jaga laki aku baik2 camnih, kang kena goda pulak" dan segala macam perasaan negatif bertaut di minda. Semakin serong bila golongan janda ini masih muda.

Berusaha membantu? Jauh sekali. Mengambil kesempatan, mungkin juga?

Terima kasih kepada semua ahli keluarga dan teman yang membantu sepanjang 2 tahun aku memegang status ini. Usah ditanya bila akan ku tukar status ini kerana aku tidak punya jawapannya. Jangan ditanya andai kalian tidak ingin membantu.

Koleksi : Jam Tangan

2008-10-18T12:06:00.003+08:00

Hari ni nak share pasal jam tangan yang aku ada... Tak banyak pun... Tapi aku cuma pakai yang satu ni most of the times... Dedulu, the first ever birthday gift arwah Laling pernah kasik was a Swatch watch... Birthday tahun 2002... I never thot that one day, I would be his wife... Just a day after we got married in 2005, aku terhilangkan jam tu kat Surau R&R Sungai Buluh... Nasib baik aku ada Voucher Isetan RM550.00 hadiah kawin kengkawan opis... So I bought myself the Swatch watch (which is slightly different dari hadiah arwah... sebab model tu dah takde)...
Jam tangan Bonia ni, aku beli sebab aku takde jam yang buat tangan aku nampak kecik. Masa test sebelum beli, memang nampak cantik je... Tapi aku tetap selesa ngan Swatch jugak... Hahaha... pembaziran sungguh... Sampai hari ni dok dalam kotak...
Ni hadiah IBM kasik sebab dah kerja lebih 5 tahun ngan IBM... Tak pernah pakai jugak... Tapi ada emblem IBM kat situ... Tu yang "mahal" bagi aku...
Jam Seiko ni leh kuarkan macam2 kaler... Ni hadiah daripada ex tunang aku dulu... Aku simpan je hadiah yang dia kasik... Cuma dah tak simpan perasaan je... Hahahaha...
Ni jam Adidas... Aku beli masa aku keje IBM RASC - Petronas Twin Tower... Aku join Fitness First kat Menara Maxis tu... Purposely beli untuk exercise... Since skang aku dah tak join membership, jam ni pun tersimpan je dalam kotak...
Ni jam peninggalan arwah Laling... Dia sayang sangat Casio hitam tu sebab beli kat Mekah, ada azan & kiblat... Yang tengah2 tu, beli sekali ngan Swatch aku guna voucher hadiah kawin... CAT tu pulak jam feveret dia zaman dia muda2....

Apa2pun... walau banyak mana pun jam yang aku ada... Aku cuma ada 24 jam sehari...

"Demi Masa! Sesungguhnya manusia itu dalam kerugian. Kecuali orang-orang yang beriman dan beramal soleh dan mereka pula berpesan-pesan dengan kebenaran serta berpesan-pesan dengan kesabaran."

(Surah Al-Asr. Ayat 1-3)

Happy Birthday, Najmi - 15 Oct 2008

2008-10-18T11:06:00.002+08:00

Sup untuk nasi ayam... yummy!
Puding mangga... from Ta with Love!

Air Sarsi and some raya cookies... kebanyakkannya kacang!

Najmi's favorite: Spaghetti from Ta... Nasi Ayam, sosej, etc...

Meehoon satu periuk!

Najmi and his favorite Auntie, Ta!
Najmi: "Ni birthday party Ami ke, majlis tunang Ta???!!"
Ta: "Tak mainlah tunang2 ni... Nak kalo, nikah terus je lah nanti..."

The non-stop mumbling Nafeesa!

Penuh satu rumah!

Ada sesi makan, tengok tv dan.... gossiping!

Bilalah Mama Najmi nak suruh potong kek...

Nasik dah makan... apalah dia tunggu...

Kalo gadoh2 mesti Mama start acara potong kek...

"Happy Birthday to u... Happy Birthday to u... Happy Birthday to Najmi Nafees... Happy Birthday to u..."

Ami dah tua setahun dari semalam...

Kawan2 aku ni mesti berebut buah stoberi atas kek ni kang...

"Ya Allah! Panjangkanlah usiaku, usia kedua Mama dan Papaku, usia adikku Nile Nafeesa, semoga Kami sentiasa bersyukur kepadaMu di atas rezeki yang Engkau berikan. Amin".

Happynya Feesa... --> Ami dah tua, Feesa kecik lagi... Hahaha!

Cepatlah potong... Tak sabar nak makan Strawberry Icecream Cake!

Wah wah... Saper suap Feesa tu?

Hadiah lain dah habis dikerjakan... Yang ni je masih selamat sebab tukang bawak hadiah sampai dah pukul 11pm...

YAYYY! Dapat beg Ben 10...

Untuk sesi bergambar bersama Ijoy... dan2 tukar baju Ben10 yang Ta belikan...

Najmi: "Ehhh... baju awak ada apa? Baju saya ada FourArm, etc..."
Ijoy: "Baju saya ada banyak gambar... Lebih kurang lah tu... Ada fire..."
- The Ben10 Kids -

APCC Raya Pot Luck - 15 Oct 2008

2008-10-17T08:55:00.000+08:00

Lirik: Sesungguhnya (OST Soleha)

2008-10-14T19:18:00.000+08:00

saat dunia berhenti berputar
saat manusia tak sanggup lagi berharap
ketika mentari tak sanggup lagi berjanji
menyinari dunia yg tlah kau singgahi

mampukah kau untuk berbagi
tanpa hasrat ingin diberi
di hadapanNya
di hadapanMu ya Allah

sesungguhnya manusia takkan bisa
menikmati surga tanpa ikhlas di hatinya
sesungguhnya manusia takkan bisa
menyentuh nikmatnya tanpa tulus di hatinya

Ami n Feesa Visit To Ikea

2008-10-13T20:07:00.001+08:00

Ceriakan Duniaku...

2008-10-13T19:29:00.001+08:00

Semalam, Ahad 12 October 2008, sekolah Najmi (St Ronan, Titiwangsa) ada buat konsert kat Dewan MCA. Aku tak pergi sebab Kimi ada hal lain. Najmi berlakon as 'Dwarf'... hehehhe...

Lepas konsert, mama and papa bawak Najmi and Nafeesa ke Desa Mutiara. I cooked spaghetti for Najmi (his favorite lah) and nasi goreng ayam. Sampai2 umah, terus mintak nak mandi. Mentang-mentanglah belakang umah aku ada kawasan untuk diorang berendam. Ni mesti kes dah lama kitorang tak pegi mana2 Hotel... (ehhh... lama ke?)

Sib baik bil air bulan September cuma RM1.80! Dah puas mandi, makan. Pastu aktiviti seterusnya, tido...
Dah puas baring kat bawah, Nafeesa kacau Najmi. Berebut nak naik recliner...
Lepas Maghrib, pegi Ikea... Cam biasalah, Najmi sibuk nak pegi Smaland...

Tagged by AmzKaz

2008-10-13T18:49:00.002+08:00

Rules:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves
3. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog

Starting time : 6.15pm

Name : Salisa Salleh
Sisters : 2 kakak dan seorang adik
Brothers : 3 younger brothers
Shoe size : I am very the Minah Salleh... Size 9, paling senang carik Snowfly boots and Bonia shoes... local made, menangis lah nak dapat saiz kakiku ini...
Height : Damansara Heights... kekekke... 165cm only...
Where do you live : Dari Kota Damansara skang dah ke Desa Mutiara...

Have you ever been on a plane : Yes
Swam in the ocean : Berenang katak counted tak? Ekekeke... Rumah nenek kat Pantai Beserah, of course pernah...
Fallen asleep at school : Tak ingat... hahahha...
Broken someone’s heart : Yes! Dah banyak kali! Kadang-kala aku tidak bermaksud untuk menyakiti hati sesiapa...

Fell off your chair : Rasanya tak pernah...

Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call : Alah... macam tak penah bercinta pulak... Mestilah selalu time dolu2...

Saved e-mails : Banyak, especially from Arwah... And I even saved his voice mail singing "Kau Pergi Jua" with anak2 when I couldn't join them balik kampung...

What is your room like : Weekend, cam hotel 4 bintang... Weekday, cam motel... Ekekekek...

What’s right beside you: my handphone... japgi kena call drebar...

What is the last thing you ate : nasi lemak ayam panggang Jusco RM4.00...

Ever had...
Chicken pox : Yup... masa kat STF... dapat cuti seminggu...
Sore throat : Agak selalu...
Stitches : 3 stitches for removing the lump...
Broken nose : Tidak pernah
Do you Believe in love at first sight : Tak percaya. Tapi aku percaya Cinta itu datangnya dari mata, turun ke hati. Sekadar membaca sms/email dari si dia juga dari mata, kan?...
Like picnics : OK jek...

Who was/were...
The last person you danced with : Tak hengat dah...
Last made you smile : My brother Kimi...
You last yelled at : Someone superior who made me regret. Hehehhe...

Today did you...
Talk to someone you like : My someone I like dah takde...
Kissed anyone : Pun dah takde...
Get sick : Sebelum makan ubat pagi tadi, yup...
Talk to an ex : Rasanya dia dah tak sudi cakap ngan aku lagi dah...
Miss someone : I am missing my mum!

Who do you really hate: Those who promised arwah to take care of me... Did they?

Do you like your hand-writing : Mestilah. Macam typewriter. Hahahah...

Are your toe nails painted : Never...

Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in : Ermmm... Katil kat Harvey Norman yang berharga $45K...
What color shirt are you wearing now : Brown-green-white blouse.
Are you a friendly person : Only to people I know. Tak kenal maka tak cinta.
Do you have any pets : Ikan laga ku Trajet yang dah mati...
Do you sleep with the TV on : Nope.
What are you doing right now : thinking of the answers to this super long tag...
Can you handle the truth : Yes, sebab rasa2nya aku dah hilang keupayaan penaakulan mantik nak pikir if the truth hurts..

Are you closer to your mother or father : Mak, Puan Noraini Abrahim.

Do you eat healthy : Trying to.
Do you still have pictures of you & your ex : Yup.
If you’re having a bad day, who are you most likely to go to : Myself.
Are you loud or quiet most of the time : Quiet
Are you confident : Sometimes.

5 things I was doing 10 years ago
1) dating my ex
2) making friends with other guys
3) baru lepas frust sebab tak fly ke US (1997 economic downturn), sambung ITM Degree je lah...
4) malas study
5) oh ya... Tudungku labuh...

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire
1) Nak duduk kat Makkah sebulan...
2) Nak bukak butik jual jubah (sebab aku suka jubah)
3) Nak setelkan hutang.
4) Nak meminang mana2 Imam muda yang bujang 4
5) Nak berenti keje sini...

5 of my bad habits
1) cepat naik angin...
2) malas layan perasaan orang lain...
3) manja tak bertempat...
4) boros...
5) tengok perangai orang...

5 places I am living
1) opis - most of the time aku kat opis...
2) bilik tido & bilik mandi
3) dapur
4) tempat ada wi-fi
5) living room - tengok tv

5 people I tag
1) Dina - Semanis Senyuman
2) Vimmi Yasmin - Alhamdulillah
3) Bancik - Where The Legend Has Begin
4) Fad ~~TeRaTaK UsAnG FaDxiOrA~~
5) Anyss ~ Sweet Home ~

Foot Spa... Cute Fish!

2008-10-13T12:37:00.000+08:00

Last Friday, lepas jumpa Dr Razipah, Kimi and I had lunch kat gerai depan Menara Orkid. Since takde apa nak buat lepas tu, I decided to jenjalan kat 1U (chehhh... macam takde tempat lain nak pegi window shopping...)

Dah lama nak try buat benda ni, tapi macam membazir. But I still did it last Friday. RM5.00 for 10minutes. Sajer buat kenang-kenangan. Dan dengan berjubah... Hahaha!

Maybe that will be the last time...

musim demam...

2008-10-09T08:40:00.000+08:00

Last night, aku duduk kat opis sampai kul 9pm... Aku turun, Kimi dah tunggu... Demam lagi adik aku sorang tu... Sib baik kolej tengah cuti...

Then we had dinner at Madam Lim's Kitchen at Tesco Mutiara Damansara...
Budak demam kena makan Siam Style Fried Rice ngan air suam jek... semoga cepat sembuh!
Kakaknya yang comel lak makan Salted Fish Fried Rice and Peppermint Smoothies with Chocolate...

Pas makan, we went to the Pharmacy dalam Tesco. Ubat demam selsema je harganya $17 (nak dekat sama ngan harga total bill dinner)...

Then balik umah... Aku takleh tido sampai kul 1am... Sib baik leh bangun gak 4.30am...

Hadith pagi ni:

Daripada Abu Zar r.a. bahwasanya Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda: "Setiap ruas tulang dari seseorang di antara kamu harus bersedekah setiap pagi. Maka setiap sekali bacaan tasbih adalah sedekah, setiap sekali bacaan tahmid adalah sedekah, setiap sekali bacaan tahlil adalah sedekah, setiap sekali bacaan takbir adalah sedekah, memerintahkan kepada kebaikan juga sedekah, mencegah dari kemungkaran juga sedekah dan keseluruhannya itu dapat dicukupi oleh dua rakaat yang dikerjakan oleh seseorang itu dari shalat Dhuha."

(Riwayat Muslim)

meatballs@Ikea...

2008-10-08T21:02:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, lepas berbuka puasa, kami bertiga terus ke Ikea. Ayu and Esther teringin nak makan meatballs. Sebab hari tu hajat di bulan Ramadhan tak kesampaian. We had the same order: 10-piece meatballs. Payah gak nak abiskan.

Lepas makan meatballs, Ayu ngan Esther beli YOGURplus. Aku dah takleh nak masuk dah, perut dah sendat. Nicely done kan decoration for Deepavalee ni?

SeLaMaT HaRi RaYa!

2008-10-03T21:19:00.000+08:00

Salam Aidilfitri dari Salisa binti Salleh dan Mohd Kamil Hakimi bin Salleh...

raya di perantauan lagi...

2008-09-30T22:55:00.000+08:00

The actual raya plan was Mak ngan Abah datang beraya kat KL. But then, Akak beria-ria nak balik Kuantan. Pagi tadi, aku kena hantar adik Joe ke Sentul, so that adik leh balik sekali ngan diorang.

Kat sini, tinggal aku, Kimi and Lin. Kesian Lin tak dapat cuti. Kesian kat aku jugak sebab pagi esok (pagi raya pertama) pun kena kerja. Lagi kesian kat Kimi sebab anak manja tu mesti nak beraya ngan Mak Abah punyelah. Tapi sebab kena jaga aku, takleh lah dia balik beraya.

Dah nak dekat 11.00pm. Aku still kat dalam opis. Orang lain dah sibuk2 kemas rumah, masak2, buat apa2 yg patut. Aku? Duk ngadap Thinkpad to ensure invoices generated untuk quarter closing.

Apa-apa pun, aku nak menyusun jari sepuluh, ku pohon ampun dan maaf sekiranya ada silap bicara atau terkasar bahasa. Andai ini Syawal terakhirku, doakan semoga segala urusanku dipermudahkan.

Salam Aidilfitri...

jenjalan lagi...

2008-09-29T12:06:00.000+08:00

Dah 28 Ramadhan, maknanya 3 hari lagi nak sambut Syawal. Tak buat apa pun semalam. Pagi duk kat umah je, basuh baju, kemas dapur. Lepas tengok Melodi, ajak adik2 jenjalan The Curve. Lin carik henpon raya kat Cineleisure.

Dah agak petang, kitorang ke Carrefour Wangsa Maju pulak, carik rak TV untuk bilik Kimi. Senang sikit dia main PS2 tak kacau aku nak tengok tv. Balik dari Carrefour, singgah kat Jakel Carpet dekat2 situ gak. Lin belikan mak sarung kusyen raya. Then, singgah bazar Ramadhan Wangsa Maju, beli nasi ayam Fantasia ngan Sup Cili Lambung. Kami berbuka kat umah Elly. Tuan umah takde. Elly bawak Akak (my eldest sister staying in Perlis) pegi bukak puasa kat Sogo.

Bila tuan umah dah balik, kami turun ramai2 temankan budak2 main bunga api.

Ramadhan buffet lagi...

2008-09-29T11:37:00.001+08:00

last Saturday, I received a call from Rajes, saying that En Amir wanted to see me. Memang dah lama tak jumpa dia. The last time we were in contact was when I was in KLIA, waiting for my flight to Korea, on the first hari raya. So, terpaksalah paksa adik2 ku temankan aku ke USJ9, opis baru En. Amir. Cantik opis baru!

Lepas jumpa En Amir, masa nak balik, asyik silap jalan je. Bila masuk LDP, silap arah pulak. So, sampailah ke Puchong. Agaknya memang dah ditentukan sampai sana. Terus tanya tuan punya bengkel kereta, berapa kalau nak tukar belting set. Ermmm, CBW beraya sakan sungguh bila kena bayar $520 (belting, aircond blower)...Dan2 si Kimi cakap, lenkali pakailah kereta Buatan Malaysia... kwang kwang kwang... (sib baik En Amir dah kasik duit raya)...

Balik dari Puchong, pegi amik Lin kat Sentul. Dah janji ngan adik2 nak berbuka puasa kat Ikea. Dari Sentul, terus ke Mutiara Damansara. It was about 5.30pm, but line yang beratur kat Ikea dah panjang giler. Terkensel rancangan nak jenjalan cuci mata kat The Curve sementara tunggu waktu berbuka. Kalau nak tahu, this is the cheapest Buffet Ramadhan charge. At $16.70nett untuk satu kepala, memang berbaloi makan kat Ikea.

(beg Guess ni hadiah raya untuk aku from Lin. Thanks, sis!)

Lepas kenyang makan, pusing2 dalam Ikea. Lin beli soft toy buaya (pantang tengok warna hijau).
Sebelum balik, sempat pekena YOGURplus eskrem...

undetected still...

2008-09-26T15:00:00.000+08:00

Petang semalam,lepas abis dengar Cancer Talk, kimi datang amik aku naik motor (nak elak jam kalo naik kete). Balik umah, amik kete, and We were rushing for the Ramadhan Buffet at Istana Budaya, just nearby Tasik Titiwangsa. It was already 6.15pm and the traffic was quite heavy. Nevertheless, kami berjaya sampai destinasi around 6.55pm. Elly and family dah ada kat table pun... dengan table yg dh penuh ngan juadah makanan... Feesa and Najmi were having their dinner... kesian gak bebudak tu lapor kalo nak tunggu waktu berbuka...

Balik dari Istana Budaya, singgah Tesco Mutiara Damansara. Beli bahan2 untuk bersahur for the last few days of Ramadhan ni. Soulman called at 10pm, so Kimi sent me to Sungai Penchala to collect my tart orders. Then terus pegi Hartamas hantar pu3. On the way balik, Soulman called, dia silap kasik cookies. Instead of choc chip, dia kasik kuih makmur. Aku pun tak check. So singgah jap kat umah Soulman tukar kuih raya.

Pagi tadi, sedar2 dah kul 6.45am... Hahahaha... Maybe kenyang sangat buffet last night sampai tak sedar. 9.45am, kami bergerak dari Desa Mutiara menuju ke Pusrawi. Hari ni ada appointment ngan Dr. Razipah. Appointment kul 10.30am, dapat masuk jumpa doktor dalam kul 11.00am. Alhamdulillah, colon memang clear, nothing to worry. I just complained that I feel sakit kat other places, so she suspected it might be urat saraf. Well, dapat 2 ubat untuk dihabiskan 2 minggu lagi before the next appointment for MRI!

Serba sedikit pasal MRI:

MR imaging of the body is performed to evaluate:
* organs of the chest, abdomen and pelvis—including the heart, liver, biliary tract, kidney, spleen, and pancreas and adrenal glands.
* pelvic organs including the reproductive organs in the male (prostate and testicles) and the female (uterus, cervix and ovaries).
* pelvic and hip bones.
* blood vessels (MR Angiography).
* breasts.

Physicians use the MR examination to help diagnose or monitor treatment for conditions such as:
* tumors of the chest, abdomen or pelvis.
* coronary artery disease and heart problems including the aorta, coronary arteries and blood vessels, by examining the size and thickness of the chambers of the heart and the extent of damage caused by a heart attack or progressive heart disease.
* tumors and other abnormalities of the reproductive organs (e.g., uterus, ovaries, testicles, prostate).
* causes of pelvic pain in women, such as endometriosis.
* functional and anatomical abnormalities of the heart.
* diseases of the liver, such as cirrhosis, and that of other abdominal organs (when a complete diagnostic assessment can not be done with other techniques).
* congenital arterial and venous vascular anomalies and diseases (e.g., atherosclerosis) of the chest, abdomen and pelvis (MR Angiography).
* conditions involving the bile duct, gallbladder and pancreatic ducts (MRCP).
* breast cancer and implants.

Hopefully the pills work so that I do not have to be tested with MRI. Janji raya ni leh makan nasi dagang...

Hehehe! Balik dari Pusrawi, here I am: in the office!

apa cerita...

2008-09-25T14:59:00.000+08:00

Hello again...

hari ni alhamdulillah, berjaya bangun sahur... I woke up at 3.45am, terus kejut Kimi... Since aku malas nak masak nasi, aku ajak Kimi pergi bersahur kat kedai mamak depan masjid belakang umah... makan nasi goreng kampung and air horlicks panas...

pagi tadi cam biasa masuk opis kul 7.30am... Quite productive pepagi tadi... Tak sempat nak layan peminat2 sekalian... hehehe...

hari ni, lain pulak penyakit yang datang... ada a few body parts lak yang rasa cam bengkak and sakit... including kat leher... duduk pun menyenget je kat opis nih... takpelah... janji jangan sakit sampai tak larat nak buat kerja...

jap lagi nak pegi dengar talk pasal "Women & Cancer" by NCSM (National Cancer Society) at IBM Employee Lounge... Keje pun dah beres nih...

apa-apa pun... layan...

wuwuwu... caket peyut...

2008-09-24T15:09:00.000+08:00

dah 24 hari Ramadhan, ini hari kedua tak bangun sahur... kesian Kimi, mesti lapar tu kang... yg paling x syiok, aku x makan ubat... so, sepanjang pagi ni tak selesa... nak berdiri, lenguh... nak baring, apa plak opismate aku kata nanti... ni bukan spital... nak terus duduk pun, dah brp kali cramp... namun terpaksa jua ku gagahi...

hari ni keje tak banyak sangat... ada 2 contract OPPT and few updates... malasnya nak buat housekeeping... dah 3 bulan semua request lom masuk fail... hehehe...

Lin baru jek sms... Informed me adik Joe dapat 5A or 6A for SPM Trial... alhamdulillah... Mohd Azizul Hakimi (nama ni aku yg create)... itulah adik bungsu aku yang belajar kat RMC... aku memang tak penah nampak dia study... setiap kali aku visit dia, mesti baru lepas main bola... anyway, aku doakan adik Joe dapat better result for SPM nanti...

takde apa nak citer sangat... Selamat Berbuka ye kawan2!

baru uji sikit...

2008-09-22T13:55:00.000+08:00

Salam...

Dah lebih sebulan aku ada abdominal pain ni... My recent visit to Pusrawi belum lagi detect any abnormalities. Pap Smear is clear, no cervical cancer. Buat ultrasound kat gall bladder pun takde masalah. On 12th Sept hari tu, buat colonoscopy. Alhamdulillah, normal mengikut kata doctor. Walaupun dalam VCD aku tu, aku nampak a few benjolan dalam usus aku. My next appointment is on 26th Sept, this Friday. Tak tahulah apa lagi Dr Razipah nak test kat aku. The pain is still there.

Through my internet readings, I am still worried of the undetected cause of my pain. Ada banyak penyakit yang ada link dengan abdominal pain. Selagi tak tahu punca kenapa aku sakit, I will request Dr Razipah to perform all the available tests, mammogram, blood test, CAT scan, endoscopy, apa apa je lah... Sekarang ni, dari sakit belah kanan, dah bergerak ke tengah perut, and sometimes, the whole body is in pain. Sometimes, it attacks other organs as well.

Ya Allah! Permudahkanlah aku untuk beribadat di malam2 terakhir Ramadhan ini. Tenangkanlah hatiku dari segala kekusutan. Aku tahu, apa jua yang ada padaku adalah milikmu. Kau pinjamkan aku segala-galanya, namun aku selalu terleka dari mengingatiMu Ya Allah. Andai kesakitan ini adalah penghapus dosaku, aku redho. Andai kesakitan ini adalah balasan terhadap perbuatanku, aku redho. Andai kesakitan ini hanyalah sebagai ujian dariMu, akulah manusia bertuah. Sedangkan Kau duga mereka dengan ujian yang lebih berat.

Apa jua ujian yang Allah berikan, Life is Too Short To Worry. Just Pray!

Harapan (Fazli Zainal song)

2008-09-19T16:06:00.002+08:00

Doaku agar kaukan selalu bahagia
Agar kau temui insan tulus menyayangimu
Lepaskanlah diriku kerna keredhaanmu
Bukan kerna dendam jua bukan kerna kau terpaksa

Ku tinggalkan memori bersamamu
Kuundur diri bersama harapan

Chorus :
Tidak kesampaian cinta kita
Kubawa harapan kupendam rahsia
Ku dikejauhan mendoakan
Agar kau bahgia tiada lagi duka
Daku rela mengundur diri
Ku pasti dikaukan fahami ...

Tiada penyesalan kasihku korbankan
Andai telah tertulis kuterima ini bukannya kupinta
Oh pergilah dikau diiringi keikhlasanku
Cuma pengalaman mengisi kekosongan mimpiku...

yummy yummy!

2008-09-19T16:06:00.001+08:00

It has been ages since we last going out together... so semalam, aku, Ayu and Esther, pergi jenjalan The Curve lepas office hours... we went to FOS, Nichii, Metrojaya for window shopping only... hehehe... Azan dah habis baru merasa juadah pertama, YOGURplus the Yoghurt ice cream... healthy sungguh kan...

Lepas makan eskrem, sesi menjelajah Brands Outlet and PDI Concept Store kat Ikano pulak... Adehhh... kalolah aku banyak duit, mesti aku dah borong macam2... sibbaik takde budget, main tengok2 je lah...

We planned to makan meatballs at Ikea, however, Ikea cuma cater for Ramadhan buffet after 5pm... No ala carte order... So kami terpaksa menukar rancangan dengan hati yang begitu berat... Desitinasi seterusnya adalah Restoren Seri Penang @ Ikano... Esther "berbuka puasa" dengan Pineaple Thai Fried Rice, Ayu makan Nasi Lemak ayam and aku mengadap Tomyam Bee Hoon...

bila terlalu lapar...

konon2 cool le tu... sebenornya x sabor jugak...

tetiba terkenang memori silam... sobsobsob!

lepas makan, we went to Harvey Norman... jalan2 carik pasal... kami bertiga memasang angan2 untuk mencari Dato' dan Tan Sri... supaya satu hari nanti kami akan dapat tido di atas katil yang berharga $45,000 itu... Hahahaha....

bila satu demi satu kedai tutup pintu, barulah perasan dah pukul 10mlm... Ayu sent me home... and she was excited for buying Nescafe at $1.80 only kat kedai tu (she used to buy it at @$2.60)... adehhhh...

dari dapur bujang...

2008-09-08T14:13:00.000+08:00

khas buat Mok Yang... resipi Murtabak Maggi...

Bahan-Bahan:

Sedikit isi daging/ayam ( potong kecil)
1 ulas bawang putih (diketuk & cincang)
1 labu bawang besar (potong dadu)
1 biji lada merah (dihiris kecil)
Sedikit sayur campur (kobis/lobak) - optional
1 peket Maggi perisa Kari (rebuskan maggi dalam air mendidih hingga lembut, kemudian toskan)
2 biji telur
Secubit garam

Adunan A:
* campurkan maggi yang telah direbus bersama garam dan telur yang telah dipukul .

Cara-caranya:
1. Tumis bawang putih hingga kekuningan.
2. Masukkan isi daging/ayam. Masak sehingga empuk.
3. Masukkan lada merah, sayur campur, bawang besar dan perencah Maggi.
4. Kacau sebati. Bila dah masak angkat dan tuangkan ke dalam adunan A. Gaul sebati.
5. Kemudian goreng adunan tersebut di atas kuali leper seperti menggoreng telur dadar. Gunakan hanya sedikit minyak sahaja.
6. Goreng lama sedikit sehingga garing.

Selamat Mencuba!

berbuka & bersahur

2008-09-05T08:34:00.000+08:00

Thursday 04/09/2008: Happy Birthday to Ustaz Izam Idris. Semoga cepat2 mendirikan rumahtangga bersama tunang tersayang. One of the not-so-many birthdays I memorized, ada kenangan yang tersimpan jauh di sudut hati.

Petang semalam ujan lebat, so Kimi stranded kat kolej. Anyway, he picked me up at around 6.15pm. Malas nak menempuh jem kalau pergi Tesco, we were just heading back to Desa Mutiara. Nampak satu kedai, ada group jual juadah berbuka. Singgah jap. I saw kuih kole kacang (i love this) 2 potong kecil dalam bekas plastik. I asked the price. I was very shocked when she said "tiga ringgit, kak". Tengok lagi kalau2 ada food yang harganya munasabah. Kurma ayam $5.50 seketul, acar timun $3.00, tu belum mintak nasinya. Adoi!!! We leave without buying anything. That is too expensive! Nearby our house, ada adik ni jual kat tepi jalan. For $5.80, I got 7 ketul kuih dan mee rebus yang sedap.

Inilah juadah berbuka: Bubur Lambuk special air tangan Mak dari Kuantan for me, air & buah laici for both of us, mee rebus for Kimi, tepung pelita 5 ketul and cucur badak 2 ketul (dalam gambar 1 ketul itu badak suda mamam!). Cam biasa, siapa lagi nak temankan aku berbuka kalau bukan Kimi?

Friday 05/09/2008: Pagi tadi, I wake up at 4.30am. Tetiba rajin nak buat murtabak maggi for juadah bersahur pagi tadi. Anyway, Kimi komen kata tak best macam dolu2 (tapi licin penggan dia pastu). Chehhhh!!!Lepas sahur, I watched Al-Hidayah. Pastu mandi, solat Subuh and baca Quran. Tup tup dah 7.10am. Time to go office!

The Last Email

2008-09-04T12:34:00.001+08:00

kenapa aku suka kereta? check this out... arwah's last email to me... he sent me the email in 2005, but this Evo masuk Malaysia tahun 2008... (if I'm not mistaken lah)
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Mohd Ahsan Rosli B Bain
12/15/2005 02:17 PM
To: Salisa Salleh
Subject: Mitsubishi Evo X

Bila auntie nak beli utuk papa nie?
Kasut dah bonia, seluar dah bonia, tali pinggang dah bonia, baju dah
bonia....

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bila resah menggamit jiwa...

2008-09-03T14:37:00.000+08:00

Kebelakangan ni, jiwa aku tak berapa nak tenteram. Macam2 benda yang aku fikirkan. This pain has made me a paranoid. All the symptoms I have clearly shown that I might be dealing with cancer. Too soon to predict, Salisa. But I couldn't stop thinking that those attacks might have something to do with it. I have checked my insurance coverage on Cancer, alhamdulillah it is still active. Oh ya, I need to check nama waris for my group life insurance and EPF as well. Not so much, but insyaAllah cukup untuk bayar hutang2 aku, especially kereta kesayangan aku tu.

My auntie died due to colon cancer. My husband's previous wife died because of breast cancer. My beloved husband died due to rectum cancer. My cousin has been diagnosed with early stage leukimia. Or maybe I am just being too worry. Aku risau, kalau aku sakit, aku tak susahkan sesape ke? Duduk kat spital, sape lak nak jaga makan minum Kimi?

Aku tak risaukan diri aku, sebab aku tahu setiap penyakit tu adalah ujian dariNya. Yang aku risaukan, orang2 yang disekeliling aku. Mungkin ramai yang kata, aku dah sombong sebab jarang2 join forum. Aku pun kengkadang tak jawab email, Friendster, Facebook. Aku mintak maaf bebanyak. Keadaan tak mengizinkan aku untuk buat banyak perkara.

Aku tak sempat nak jadik ibu yang baik. Aku takde zuriatku sendiri yang nak doakan aku kalau aku dah tak ada nanti. Apa2pun... aku mohon seribu kemaafan seandainya aku melakukan kesalahan terhadap kalian.

Salam Ramadhan.

Antara Lima Kelebihan Ramadhan

2008-09-03T13:12:00.001+08:00

Daripada Abu Hurairah r.a., Rasulullah s.a.w. telah bersabda, "Umatku telah diberikan dalam Ramadhan lima perkara yang belum bernah diberikan kepada mana-mana umat pun sebelum mereka."

1. Bau busuk mulut orang berpuasa lebih harum di sisi Allah daripada bau kasturi.

2. Ikan-ikan di laut akan beristigfar untuk mereka sehingga mereka berbuka.

3. Setiap hari Allah s.w.t. akan menghiaskan syurgaNya dan berkata, "Telah hampir masanya hamba-hambaKu yang soleh akan dilepaskan dari beban-beban dan mereka akan datang kepadamu."

4. Dirantaikan syaitan-syaitan yang jahat di dalam Ramadhan dan mereka tidak akan dapat berbuat sesuatu dalam Ramadhan ini apa yang biasa mereka lakukan pada bulan lain.

5. Mereka akan diampunkan pada malam terakhir Ramadhan.
Ditanya kepada Rasulullah, "Adakah ia lailatur Qadar?" Baginda menjawab, "Tidak! Tetapi seorang pekerja yang diberikan ganjarannya apabila telah selesai kerjanya."

(Riwayat Imam Ahmad)

***Special Credit to Abu Heakal***

Happy Merdeka Day & Welcome Ramadhan!

2008-09-01T15:54:00.000+08:00

Saturday 30th August: I worked from morning until 4pm as it was month-end. Elly called me few times to ensure that we would show up soon. Well, Kimi fetched me home and I packed the bag. At around 7pm, we arrived at The Westin Kuala Lumpur. Yup, Elly managed to get us the Executive Suite, special for the kids to watch the Merdeka celebration (especially the fireworks). It was quite frustrated for Kimi as the swimming pool already closed at 6.50pm. So, we went out at 8pm for dinner at kedai mamak belakang Millenium Hotel. Masa tu dah ramai orang. I hate crowds, so I told my sis that I just want to stay indoor. As advised by the doctor previously, I had myself a glass of hot barley. (Terima kasih pak polisi kerna gambar di bawah!)

At around 11.45pm, I started to feel the pain. It was so bad that I cried each time I need to move my body. Its like a cramp, but seriously painful. It was the first time my family ever saw me crying in pain. My sis was quite gabra. She suggested that we go the nearest clinic, but I couldn't even stand up! I was just lying on the floor (I never thought I would get the attack while watching tv!). I wanted to stand and walk to the sofa, but I couldn't even move my body.

At 12.01am, they started to shoot the fireworks. We had a good view from the 19th Executive Floor. It was very clear up there, but too bad, I could just watch far from the window, but I knew it was a great one. I wanted to grab my camera, but all I could do was just crying because it hurts so much. Then I fall asleep (tired of trying to adjust my position on the floor). Kimi came back from the celebration, woke me up and helped me to stand and moved me to the sofa. The pain remains until the next half an hour.

Sunday 31st August: I felt much better. Breakfast in the Club Floor made me feel better (ya right!)...

Monday 1st September: Bermulanya bulan yang mulia. Bersahur with adik kesayangan @home Nasi Goreng beli kat kedai mamak. Heheheh. Salam Ramadhan, everyone!

Trajet The Very Last Day...

2008-08-14T10:06:00.000+08:00

I guess from the title itself, you should have a guess already. Yeahhh, my beloved figthing fish is finally DEAD. Trajet dah mati.

Sedih? I thought I would have been very sad when the time comes. But, sadly NO. I do feel unhappy (no cry), but I don't regret. I think I am no longer having the right emotions. Maybe my husband's death has taken them away from me.

Pagi tadi, when I arrived office at around 7.44am, Trajet was still alive. No wonder Trajet didn't even eat yesterday's food. I bought Trajet in July 2006, thus it has been 2 years and a month. Not bad at all!

Friends, I definitely will get myself a new Trajet. But a husband, not so soon...

Ismail The Last Days

2008-08-14T09:24:00.001+08:00

Eversince Esther committed herself with the musical theatre audition and trainings, we were so excited to watch her very first stageshow. Idayu the planner has everything arranged yesterday. At around 6pm, we packed our stuffs and went to OneUtama (Akhi lapar laa!). I had chicken wings, Ayu and Chloe ate paitee + popiah, and Akhi had chicken rice for dinner. Around 7pm, we carpooled to KLPac. 7 of us: Idayu, Chloe, Akhilesh, Brandon, Anne Marie, Joe Peter and me.

Well, I am too bad in summarizing, thus I copied the synopsis from KakiSeni

Synopsis: He was known to those dear to him as 'The Tango King', to others, Doc Ismail; and his trade-mark pipe was always within reach, no matter what the occasion.

This 'third man' of Malaysian politics, Tun Dr. Ismail was a true nation builder, committed to bridging the gulf of ethnicity and religion in this country.

A love story about one man's love for the people in his life and his country, this presentation uses original writing and musical composition, and incorporates the remarkably beautiful poetry of fellow Johorian and National Laureate Dato’ Usman Awang.

Essentially a dramatisation of real events in the history of Malaysia, the musical does not in any way seek to present its material as historical fact. It seeks to, at the very least, remain true to the spirit of Tun Dr Ismail and his time.

Written by U-En Ng, with the poetry of Dato' Usman Awang, music by Dato' Johari Salleh, musical direction by Mervyn Peters and choreography by A. Aris Kadir.

Directed by Joe Hasham and starring Malik Taufiq, Tunku Alizakri, Tisha Zarina Zainal, Ari Ratos, Lim Soon Heng and Belinda Richardson.

Special Thanks to Dato' Faridah Merican and charming husband Joe Hasham for allowing us to learn more on Tun Dr. Ismail (IBM building used to be in TTDI, friends...)

Kuantan Lagi: Teluk Chempedak 2

2008-08-14T08:58:00.001+08:00

Kuantan Lagi: Teluk Chempedak

2008-08-14T08:45:00.000+08:00

Kuantan Lagi: Taman Teruntum

2008-08-14T08:20:00.001+08:00

We planned to bring Najmi and Nafeesa to the Swimming Pool, but we were told that it is no longer open to Public. Only those having RPGC membership can use the facility. RPGC is Royal Pahang Golf Club. Trust me or not, I once worked as the account clerk at the Swan restaurant inside the RPGC, while waiting for my SPM result. Ermmm... I still remember after all these 14 years.

Just opposite the RPGC is Taman Teruntum. Me and family used to visit this place zaman dolu-dolu. Just to ensure the kids know where the mother went to during her childhood, we brought Najmi and Nafeesa to Taman Teruntum. These are some of the pics taken...

Salam Pantai Timur

2008-08-04T00:10:00.000+08:00

It was a sudden decision. Elly planned to go up North to see our eldest sister, Akak at Perlis. However, she changed her mind at the very last minute. Even the plan to start our journey was postponed from Saturday to Sunday, due to unforeseen circumstances.

We left Menara Orkid in Sabar's saga, at around 10.00am, and arrived safely in Kuantan at around 12.45pm. Alhamdulillah Allah selamatkan perjalanan balik kami. We stopped 3 times: Karak, Temerloh and Gambang. The first place we got to, was the ever happening Jom Heboh. It was very hot! I bet we will be "dark" again after our "Tiara Beach Resort" trip.

Bila dah tak tahan panas, we decided to balik rumah. Oh ya, that was eventually after Najmi cried as he failed to climb the blue thing, and then successfully, happily bounced himself on the yellow thingy.

Najmi & Nafeesa seem so happy to meet Atuk, Nenek & kakak Ika. Mak dah masakkan asam pedas, boncis goreng with telur, kangkung, ikan goreng and the bestest sambal belacan in the world! It has been ages seen I ate 2 plates of RICE!!! Rindunya mak masak.

Malam, we went to Konsert Jom Heboh... Too many people that we decided to leave the scene... And again, it was too hot to stay...

Well, ni antara gambar2 yang ditangkap pada hari ni... (Opppsss... dah pagi Senin dah pun...) Good nite!

Putrajaya Night Visit

2008-07-23T15:35:00.001+08:00

It was a great opportunity to be able to meet face-to-face our ANZ CF Manager, during her recent visit to KL. It was Friday 11 July 2008, and Idayu suggested for a Putrajaya night outing. After taking our very healthy dinner (yepp... nasik lemak and other side dishes), we leave Bandar Utama quite late, at around 8.45pm... Well, since it was "night view", please don't expect to see clear pictures... hahaha... oh ya, THANK YOU Vesna for the good time!

Weekend Updates

2008-07-22T16:59:00.000+08:00

Elly and family stayed in my new teratak from Friday night until Sunday morning. It would be better if my kitchen is ready, but unfortunately, kewangan tak mengizinkan. Nak masak boleh, tapi masak air je lah. Hehehe. Anyway, kalau dah ramai2, mestilah happening je.

On Saturday morning, Elly was invited for a tour at OneWorld Hotel. This sister of hers, as always, being the bodyguard. We were brought to every room they offered, from deluxes to suites. I've stayed there once, so kinda not surprised with the deluxes, but suites... ermmmm... keep on dreaming, salisa... After the so-called hotel tour, she brought us to the Coffee House. Yippeeee! Buffet Lunch at Cinnamon with Elly & hubby, Kimi, Najmi, Nafeesa and Bibik...

Belah petangnya, lepas masing2 pengsan di teratakku, we decided to go to Smaland (Najmi requested). Sebelum bertolak, sempat dia main kat playground area teratak ku itu... Sementara tunggu dia main2 kat Ikea, we went to few shops... Berpinar mataku tengok offer sini sana...

Malamnya, selepas penat window shopping kat Ikano/Ikea, we went to Kota Damansara (rindu pulak rumah lama) to buy lauk pauk for dinner. On the way back, my bro-in-law belanja durian. The fruits were good!!! (as what Elly mentioned: "kalo kat Sentul, asyik dapat yang tawar or tak sedap"). Balik umah, aku terus masak nasik and then we had dinner at 10.00pm. Cerekarama baru nak start. Commercial break at around 11.15pm: Durian time! And sampai hari ni perut aku buat hal...

Sunday, aku ikut Elly n family balik Sentul. Baring2 je sebab perut sakit. Served me right...

Apa Sebenarnya...

2008-07-15T18:55:00.000+08:00

Andai sampainya waktu aku harus tinggalkan mu
Akan aku berlalu bila tiba saat itu
Tak guna kau merayu dan tak perlu menahanku
Kerana yang berlalu kehendakmu

Hanya tuhan yang lebih tahu
Susah senang hidup dengan mu
Sumpah janji semakin layu
Hingga kini jatuh satu persatu
Engkau membiarkan ku

Air mata bertamu tidak kenal erti jemu
Menemani hatiku tidak mengenal ruang waktu
Mengapa dari dulu tak kau kata kan padaku
Kehadiranku ini menyusahkan

Yang terhalang kejujuranku
Dan yang terbilang kesilapanku
Memang payah dimengertikan
kerana tertutup pintu hati mu
Terima penjelasan

Biar apa jua tafsiran
Yang ingin kau nyatakan
Aku rela terima semua...

nostalgia...

2008-07-15T18:38:00.000+08:00

yeppp... it was me years ago, wearing the tudung labuh... masa keje kat IBM PLaza TTDI...

June's Birthday

2008-07-15T16:53:00.000+08:00

Sorry friends! Dah masuk July baru update blog... Anyway, Happy Besdei to Esther, Ayu and Akhi...

KLCC Kids Pool

2008-07-15T16:30:00.000+08:00

Sunday was not as tiring as Saturday. Kinda boring for not having any good activities, I decided to bring Najmi and Nafeesa to the KLCC Park. After the long queue just to buy a dozen of currypuffs at Ikea, plus the false-alarming rain in Desa Mutiara, it was quite disappointed as Nafeesa were left at home with bibik. Only Najmi & his mama were coming along. I believe he enjoyed every single moment in the pool...

L'occitane & Magic Show

2008-07-15T16:20:00.000+08:00

Saturday 12th July was such a happening day. Being the secretary (or the only employee of the company), my sister was invited to the pre-launch of L'occitane new products @ Westin Hotel. Since her husband wasn't interested to join, she offered me to accompany her. Not a good event for an anti-social person like me (sometimes this is really true... hahaha). Well, it wasn't bad at all. Just some introduction to the new products (well, yes, indoor gifts included), a brief introduction on salsa dance and Latin-style lunch (erghhh... i love Malay food)...

And then, after lunch, we went to Pavilion. There was a fashion finale "Magic" show, presented by the Lim Kok Wing's students. I believe, there were not so many parents showing up, thus they just invited me and Elly to sit at (or fill-in) the parents' seating which is quite near to the stage. A great view! Both of us got complimentary black t-shirt. Quite a good show though everything was being performed by the students. And of course, multi-colored skins from Asia, Africa and Western, made up a very colorful evening!

Not to be forgotten, our favorite Saturday night market at Jalan TAR... I had no cravings for Nasi Kerabu last week, so I just bought mixed (chicken and beef) kebab.

No house cleaning... Sigh...

a point to ponder...

2008-07-11T12:26:00.000+08:00

Assalamualaikum friends...

i was reading an article... and found the following lines:

Tak perlu mencari teman secantik BALQIS,
Jika diri tak seindah SULAIMAN,
Mengapa mengharap teman setampan YUSUF,
Jika kasih tak setulus ZULAIKHA,
Tak perlu diri menjadi seteguh IBRAHIM,
Jika tak sekuat SARAH,
Mengapa didamba teman hidup seistimewa KHADIJAH,
Jika diri tak sesempurna RASULULLAH S.A.W,

Tak guna ada MATA kalau tak dapat MELIHAT,
Tak guna ada HATI kalau tak tau MENILAI.

life has been good, but these are the times that I highly appreciate the people who just let me be ME...

Bacalah Al-Quran

2008-06-23T07:54:00.001+08:00

Daripada Abu Ummamah Al-Bahili r.a. katanya, "Aku mendengar Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda : Bacalah Al-Quran! Kerana sesungguhnya ia akan datang pada hari kiamat sebagai syafaat (pembela) bagi orang yang membacanya. Bacalah dua surat yang bercahaya, iaitu surah Al-Baqarah dan surah Ali Imran. Kerana sesungguhnya keduanya akan datang pada hari kiamat seperti dua mega yang menaungi atau seperti dua awan yang melindungi di atas kepalanya atau seperti dua gerombolan burung yang bersaf-saf. Kedua-dua surah itu akan membela pembacanya."

(Riwayat Muslim)

**Credit to YahooGroups SN

Di Sebalik Sesuatu...

2008-06-19T20:54:00.001+08:00

Kadang2, aku terfikir, betapa bertuahnya aku dalam kehidupan... Aku punya kerja (walaupun gaji tak sebesar mana)... Aku punya rumah untuk berteduh (walaupun sewa rumah orang)... Aku punya kereta untuk menggerakkan aku ke mana2 (walaupun aku sendiri x drive)... Aku punya wang untuk makan (walaupun selalu kena catu)...
Dan anak di dalam gambar ini?... Walaupun masih kecil, jiwanya besar... Pada usia yang begitu muda, dia membantu bapanya yang cacat penglihatan... Saat bapanya menganyam bakul, dia setia sebagai juruwang di sisi bapanya... Ya Allah! Kau kuatkan semangatnya... Kau lindungilah dia... Hanya Engkau yang mengetahui segala sesuatu...

Gelas & Danau

2008-06-19T12:47:00.000+08:00

Seorang guru sufi mendatangi seorang muridnya ketika wajahnya kebelakangan ini selalu nampak murung dan sedih.

"Kenapa kau selalu murung dan sedih nak? Bukankah banyak hal yang indah di dunia ini? Ke mana perginya wajah bersyukurmu?" Si Guru bertanya.

"Guru, kebelakangan ini hidup saya penuh dengan masalah. Sukar bagi saya untuk tersenyum. Masalah datang seperti tiada akhirnya" jawab si murid muda.

Si Guru tersenyum. "Nak, ambil segelas air dan dua genggam garam, Bawalah kemari. Biar ku perbaiki suasana hatimu itu."

Si murid pun beranjak perlahan tanpa semangat. Ia laksanakan permintaan gurunya itu, lalu kembali lagi membawa segelas air dan dua genggam garam sebagaimana yang diminta.

"Cuba ambil segenggam garam, dan masukkan ke segelas air itu, setelah itu cuba kau minum airnya sedikit" kata Si Guru.

Si murid pun melakukannya. Wajahnya kini meringis kerana meminum air yang sangat masin.

"Bagaimana rasanya?" Tanya Si Guru.

"Masin, dan perutku jadi mual," jawab si murid dengan wajah yang masih meringis.

Si Guru tersenyum sekali lagi apabila melihat wajah muridnya yang meringis kemasinan.

"Sekarang kau ikut aku." Si Guru membawa muridnya ke danau berhampiran tempat mereka. "Ambil garam yang segenggam lagi, dan tebarkan ke danau"

Si murid menebarkan segenggam garam yang tersisa ke danau, tanpa bicara. Rasa masin di mulutnya belum hilang. Ia ingin meludahkan rasa masin dari mulutnya, tapi tak dilakukannya. Rasanya kurang sopan meludah di hadapan gurunya itu, Begitulah fikirnya.

"Sekarang, cuba kau minum air danau itu," kata Si Guru sambil mencari batu yang cukup datar untuk didudukinya, bersebelahan pinggir danau.

Si murid menangkupkan kedua tangannya, mengambil air danau, dan membawanya ke mulutnya lalu meneguknya. Ketika air danau yang dingin dan segar mengalir di tekaknya,

Si Guru bertanya, "Bagaimana rasanya nak?"

"Segar, segar sekali Guru" kata si murid sambil mengelap bibirnya dengan tangannya. Tentu saja, danau ini berasal dari aliran sumber air di atas sana. Dan airnya mengalir menjadi sungai kecil di bawah. Dan sudah pasti, air danau ini juga menghilangkan rasa masin yang tersisa di mulutnya.

"Terasakah rasa garam yang kau tebarkan tadi?"

"Tidak sama sekali," kata si murid sambil mengambil air dan meminumnya lagi. Si Guru hanya tersenyum memperhatikannya, membiarkan muridnya itu meminum air danau tersebut sampai sepuas-puasnya.

"Nak," kata Si Guru setelah muridnya selesai minum. "Segala masalah dalam hidup itu seperti segenggam garam. Tidak kurang, tidak lebih. Hanya segenggam garam. Banyaknya masalah dan penderitaan yang harus kau alami sepanjang kehidupanmu itu sudah dikadarkan oleh Allah, sesuai untuk dirimu. Jumlahnya tetap sebegitu, Sebegitu, sebegitulah ia, tidak berkurang, tidak bertambah. Setiap manusia yang lahir ke dunia ini pun demikian. Tidak ada satu pun manusia, walaupun dia seorang Nabi, yang bebas dari penderitaan dan masalah."

Si murid terdiam, mendengarkan.

"Tapi Nak, rasa `masin' dari penderitaan yang dialami itu sangat bergantung dari besarnya 'qalbu'(hati) yang menampungnya. Jadi Nak, supaya tidak terasa menderita, berhentilah jadi gelas. Jadikanlah qalbu dalam dadamu itu sebesar danau"

Tiara Beach Resort

2008-06-18T21:40:00.001+08:00

It was really tiring when I had to move to a new house in Desa Mutiara on Friday, and rushing to Port Dickson for holiday during the weekend. It was Elly's idea to move. Well, the new house is on the ground floor, thus no more slicing my energy to climb up to the old, 4th floor house. Thanks to Aboy who had helped a lot... I knew the fridge, washing machine, 29" tv and almari sangatlah berat...

Anyway, weekend was a joyful memory... Abis sunburn kulit ku yang putih merah ni... Jadik legam kejap... Hehehe... It was a good trip, plus good food and good stay... The above are some pix buat tatapan kalian... Too bad I didn't bring my beloved Minolta, thus all the pix were taken using Nokia N73 only...