Throwback Thursday: Balimoon 2012

Thursday, March 28, 2013 Mrs Ismail 0 Comments

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Monday, March 25, 2013 Mrs Ismail 1 Comments

Nope..i'm not gonna talk about the famous comedy series of all time. Although it was one of my favorite series ever. It still is if only i could get hold of a collection of the whole season (hubbee plz take note.hahaa...).

Well, last Friday me & hubbee had steamboat dinner with some of my closest friends at Seoul Garden, Festival City KL. The occasion is to catch up & celebrate jai's & alia's upcoming baby. If u read alia's blog http://tooloudtoletitout.blogspot.com u'll find that their baby had to be delivered via C-section due to certain circumstances.

Omnomnom...

Anyway, we had been friends for the longest time. atol & alinur are my friends since school & alia is their roomy in Pasum (i'm in another room but i always hang out at their room). not everyone can make it though that night. but some of us managed to push our way through to make this dinner happened. A lot of eating, talking & photo snapping done in such a short night but it was worth it. hee.. But the baby's present will be late coz we ordered it from UK (actually Alinur ordered from her friend there). we rushed this event coz alia will be hospitalized on Sunday & the operation is on the next day which is TODAY!

We were all so happy for jai & alia upon the arrival of their bundle of joy, a baby girl called Alisha Safiya. What a beautiful name. I am glad that our group is expanding with my hubbee, jai & baby alisha. hee.. Cannot wait to add my own baby to the clan (Semoga Allah murahkan rezeki kami dengan mengurniakan zuriat kepada kami...). Soon our group will expand even more when everyone else are married as well. Aminnn...

So, since we work nearby Hospital Putrajaya, me & atol went to visit alia & baby alisha this evening. As i held baby alisha in my arms, gosh.. she looks so cute & i suddenly felt like i want to have a child of my own ASAP so that they can be friends just like me & alia. Awww....

Chop! keluar topik jap.hee...

Later tonight, me & hubbee feel feverish. so we both went to the clinic & got MC for tommorow. This is the 1st time we both got sick together. but my hubbee's fever is worst than mine. so i have to be stronger to take care of both of us. then it hit me. a mother never knows pain. if a mother is sick the children still needs to be taken care of. so am i ready for the motherhood voyage where there's no vacation? insyaAllah...

Movie Madness

Saturday, March 23, 2013 Mrs Ismail 0 Comments

This past few days we've been falling into the habit of watching movies at home while having dinner or after dinner. Maybe we're just to tired to go out after working hard during the day or maybe coz we just bought some DVDs at Speedy store, Alamanda recently.hee.. I bought 2 old movies ('Forrest Gump' & 'Shutter Island') coz they have promotion from as low as RM9.90 per DVD while my hubbee bought 2 current movies, 'CZ12' (chinese movie featuring Jackie Chan) & 'Husin, Mon & Jin Pakai Toncit' (malay's most anticipated comedy featuring Awie. Unfortunately the storyline & ridiculousness of this movie was a letdown compared to the previous sequel 'Hantu Kak Limah Balik Kampung' & 'Zombie Kampung Pisang').

Anyway, the 1st time i watched Forrest Gump i was way too young to remember it & let alone understand it. But watching it again a few days ago reminded me that in those days most movies are motivational & full with moral values & inspirations. sometimes even the simplest plot can win viewer's heart & landed the movie with numerous awards. whereas nowadays successful movies are determined with the amazing technology & action packed thrillers (sampai bole kena heart attack dlm wayang.hee..).

So u young fellas never even heard of this movie eh? ok, u just make me feel old. i mean come on.. Tom Hanks won an oscar for his character as Forrest Gump in this movie. u should at least give this movie some credit by trying to at least watch it. It is gonna be aired on TV2 i think. i thought i saw the ads on tv last night. so if u've got the chance to watch it, don't forget to tell me what u think ait. It is said that this movie is a 1994 American epic romantic comedy-drama film based on the 1986 (me & hubbee's birth year.hee..) novel of the same name by Winston Groom. To me it's not just any typical kind of romantic comedy but what makes it funny is the spontaneity of a naive & slow-witted yet athletic Forrest Gump who witnesses or experiences & in some cases influences (in 1996, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company opened a themed restaurant based on this movie ok..betapa powernya movie ni.hee..) some of the defining events of the latter half of the 20th century in the United States. even the scene where he joins the vietnam war seems funny.hahaa..no worries. i'm not gonna spoil it all for u by telling u about the whole movie plot. u're gonna have to watch it urself then u'll get what i mean. just gonna show the picture of the movie poster to excite u ols.hee..

hope u enjoy this movie too ;)

Fav quote: "life's a box of chocolates.u'll never know what u're gonna get"

Quote i don't understand: "stupid is what stupid does" (what the fish?)

Fav scene: Everytime Forrest Gump makes a conversation & everytime his army friend Bubba talks about shrimps.hahaa...

Nice surprise: a very young Haley Joel Osment in this movie.so cute but no one knew in 1994, that he would be famous in The Sixth Sense one day.

Artsy but insignificant: The floating feather at the beginning & the end of the movie.

Earth Hours Strike (Black Monday! Again?)

Tuesday, March 05, 2013 Mrs Ismail 0 Comments

Yesterday, was another black monday for us (what? again?). but this time it really is the wiring problem (or was it the pipe?). I suspect the pipes coz the walls near a few switches were wet & there's shot circuit (according to my hubbee la coz the lights were turned on automatically & making buzzing sound eventhough the switch were turned off). This past few days, earth hours seems to strike naturally on us. hahaa... but fortunately hubbee is not under oncall duty & with info from my friend & our neighborhood FB group, my hubbee got to contact the maintenance. The electricians came last night & work hard to repair the fuse box. After a few hours, everything went back to normal except a few switches & the light in the kitchen (there's water dripping from the kitchen light so they took it off). Since they ran out of stuff, the rest of the repair job will be continued in another day by Mr. Wong who must be the oldest electrician working here (i'm not kidding.he looks very old). hee..

This series of unfortunate events had become our motivation to work harder so that we can purchase our own house in the near future. Its not that i'm not thankful. Living in a government quarters has its pros & cons. What happened yesterday was one of the disadvantages of a low cost building (maintenance of coz blames our neighbours from the above floor for washing their floor instead of mopping.but the truth is i really think there's something wrong with the building. kantoi sebab bila maintenance cek takde org pn tinggal kat tingkat atas rumah kitorang). Alhamdulillah with cheap rental rate per month, we can live in a huge & almost complete high rise. But we do not own this government property. In addition to that there's limitation when designing the interior. Besides, its every parents' dreams to raise their kids in a landed property if possible or at least their own property. So lets work hard & pray together (semoga kita dimurahkan rezeki.amin...) coz property's price is rapidly increasing. Its better to purchase a property ASAP. insyaAllah..