Black Monday???

The most common term among employees is 'Monday Blues'. Is that why i'm wearing blue today? Hoping that my electrify blue baju kurung would lift up my mood & motivation on Monday. If it is than its not working. Maybe coz i'm playing it safe by matching my plain blue attire with a plain grey (with metal-like beads) hijab. But if u're a fashion hijabster, i'm sure u'll wear bold prints with hints of the same blue hue hijab. Wish I'm bolder too. i could blame it on what i wear or i can juz admit that actually i'm having the ultimate 'Monday Blues' today (susah betul nak confess.nak kena nyanyi lagu confession by usher dulu kot). hahaa...

So as i'm drowning myself in my work & discussion, suddenly my Lady Boss walks in the meeting room nagging about what she found out from her previous meeting with her boss, Diva Boss. i can't help noticing that Lady Boss kept repeating this one term while saying "Black Monday betul la hari ni". Okay that was the first time i heard the term 'Black Monday' ('Monday Blues' tau la. sume org pn tau kan..kan..). So i google it to find out what it meant. Turn out the term is used to describe the worst day in history that happens on....yup, u've guessed it peeps..on Monday. For example major drop in US market or unusual many Edward III's soldiers died from cold in 1360. Now it make me wonder if that unfortunate event happens on any other day can we call it Black Tuesday or Wednesday? (ok makin blur bila dh google.hahaa..). The information from Lady Boss does not help either coz i don't feel like it was a bad news afterall coz it doesn't concern our division. So i juz ignore that term.

Later i got an email to go to Tun Dr. Mahathir's (Tun M) talk in KL. I don't mind going but i'd appreciate if got an earlier heads up so i can book the office's driver or at least have time to do some thorough research on how to go there. In the end, me & my friend was s0o late to the event coz we got s0o lost in KL even with the help from google maps. Tun M, Malaysia's 4th Prime Minister, is a very punctual person. So this is very embarassing actually. But even at the end of his talk, Tun M has this aura to make people pay attention to him & listen to what he have to say althought he does not have to say listen..listen..listen to me..hahaa... i find that fascinating coz only a few leaders has this aura nowadays. Among them are Tun M, Ungku Aziz & Anwar Ibrahim. Anyway, all the audience got free copy of his autobiography (Malay version. Thats ok coz i already bought the English version for my dad so he can add it to his mini library in his house).   


TQ Tun M for the free book
Juz as i thought that the day could not get any worst. i return to my house in Putrajaya to find out that there's no electricity. now this is what i called 'Black Monday'. i checked the fuse box & everything seems normal. so i called hubbee & he said he already paid the previous bill. so i thougt maybe there's wiring problem (sbb pernah jadi sebelum ni tp yang effect plug je.lampu & kipas ok je.this time gelap gulita.so i mcm pelik). when hubbee comes back we went to laundry shop to iron work attire for tomorrow (moral of the story: gosok baju keje untuk seminggu terus) & went for dinner (tak masak mlm ni sbb gelap.yahoo...hee..). then on the way back home i've made some phone calls to check if TNB received previous bill's payment.turn out no payment made (hahaa..confident je hubbee ni.rupanya yang dia bayar sebelum sebelum punya bil. tak pasal2 jadi earth hoursss... ;p). so i immediately paid via maybank2u, send the proof of payment via email to tnbcareline & bear with the darkness for the night. we survived earth hours that night. huhuu... the next day i made some calls to TNB to make sure they submit my payment proof to TNB Putrajaya (untuk cancel pemotongan elektrik.sbb kalau payment via bank amek mse 3 hari utk sampai kpd TNB.so nak cepat org tnbcareline tu suggests buat camni). The next day everything went back to normal fortunately coz if not i have to call it "Black Tuesday' or 'Bleak Week' instead.hahahaa..

Flashback Friday : Singapore Family Trip

The day before our Singapore family trip which is on the 25th Jan 2013 (Friday), my in laws (FIL, MIL, SIL & BIL) were supposed to crash the night at our place. However, my hubbee's grandfather (his father's side) suddenly underwent a minor surgery on that day at IJN to insert a pacemaker due to weak heartbeat. So they stayed the night in KL instead. We almost decided to cancel our trip because my parents in law were reluctant to go under the circumstances. Fortunately, the surgery went well & atok (hubbee's grandfather) was discharged the next day. Since luck was on our side, we decided to proceed to Johor Baru (JB) eventhough we left later than we planned. In the meantime atok will be staying with hubbee's makngah (FIL's elder sister) & when we return from Singapore, atok will be staying with my parents in law.

Now back to our trip. This is my 1st family vacation with my in laws (excluding my hubbee's sister who is in confinement at that time, her husband & children). Our ride to Singapore was my FIL's innova which was driven by my hubbee. I eagerly hand out the travel itenary & brief everyone in the MPV aaaaand.... quickly i became the laughing stock because it seems as if me & my hubbee were acting like a tourist guide (mana taknya. itenary ngalah travel agent. siap ada waktu solat bagai. hee...). I'm glad that we stick to most of the itenary although we did have trouble managing our time according to the schedule.

more itenary & costing
The itenary
Parents in law at JPO

We spent the Saturday 26th in JB. Nothing much just shopping at JPO, had dinner at Stulang Laut & sleep at the Grand Hallmark Hotel (GH) JB. Initially me & hubbee wanna stay at The Zon Regency Hotel (ZR) JB but we made a last minute decision to stay at GH on the 1st night only coz there was an offer on group which entitled u to get entrance ticket into Sea Aquarium Singapore. We regret this now. It seems GH does not look exactly like in the website where the hotel building stands alone. We knew that GH is a small budget hotel but what made us taken aback is beside GH there's a night club & u can here the music from your room. In addition to that, we have to redeem Sea Aquarium tickets at Sentosa Island where the booth of the travel agency was very hard to find & was closed when we arrived (padahal operating hours belum abis lagi). Luckily, the lady from another booth (tp travel agency lain la) are willing to help us. She made some calls & she got the permission to give her tickets but i have to sign that i collect the ticket from her. However, we don't feel like the Singapore's Sea Aquarium is the largest oceanarium thus it was a let down (nasib tiket free.hee..).

Dinner at Stulang Laut (just behind ZR)















They're siblings not twins.hee..















The next day on Sunday 27th we made a mistake of going into Singapore town thinking that they were not many Indians there celebrating Thaipusam. But we were wrong. Like in Malaysia, Singaporian Indians also do kavadi, a dance performed by the devotees during the ceremonial worship of (Dewa) Murugan. Upon entering Singapore u need to purchase autopass at the Woodland checkpoint but u can only pay SGD10. so u must ensure to top up ur autopass before u travel further into Singapore because most parking place & 7Eleven haven't update their system yet since the new autopass was introduced recently. Fret not coz there's one top up place near Woodland Garden not far from the checkpoint. If u've already had autopass from previous visit before they enforced the new one, u can just top up at any 7Eleven in Singapore. But if u're just like us, who use the new autopass its' better to buy cashcard at any 7Eleven in Singapore as backup to pay the parking (just in case ur autopass cannot be read. we encounter this problems at Singapore Flyer's parking).

Traffic at the checkpoint & in Singapore city sucks during our visit. The police traffic in Singapore was obviously lacking experience in handling this situation probably coz Singapore rarely had traffic jam. I feel like kamikaze when we braced our way to Little India during Thaipusam. But on the bright side, we get to see kavadi up close & personal from our MPV & I got 2 bottles of Elizabeth Arden Red Door perfume for SGD32 & my ipanema slippers.wuhuu! 

Singapore Flyer
Marina Bay & Mr. Merlion (or is it Ms.?)

Singapore city
Zam Zam Restaurant (halal of course) opposite Masjid Sultan at Kampung Glam, Arab Street.
Famous for its baryani & murtabak singapore.

After checking out from ZR & had our breakfast (its not hard to find a place to eat around ZR which is very convenient) on Monday 28th (in Malaysia if a public holiday is on Sunday then the holiday are brought forward to Monday), we were stuck again at the checkpoint due to traffic. So we changed our strategy. We parked at a shopping mall near Woodland MRT station & board the train to Sentosa Island (Harbourfront Station). We spent most of our time in Universal Studios Singapore (USS) & then we rushed to Sea Aquarium as mentioned above. We had fun in USS & the only good thing about visiting Sea Aquarium on weekdays is u also get free access to the maritime exhibition. We went back home later that night after dinner in JB.

There's just so much more I wanna share but I must stop now before this entry becomes more wordy than it is. I'll leave u with some pics & also the itenary I've made to give u ols some idea of what we did in Singapore. I've made some notes in the itenary such as Halal restaurants, MRT stations & nearby car park just in case we cannot find a parking at the place ;)

couple moment
Fun time at Sentosa Island

Wikipedia/ Wiktionary Wednesday : Spoil

The word : Pamper
The meaning : Indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness etc.
The synonym : indulge, spoil, coddle, mollycoddle, cosset etc.

I rarely pamper myself at a spa. but if there's extra savings & time i would give anything to at least indulge on either manicure/pedicure or hair treatment at a hair salon. my sis once told me to avoid going to a hair salon during festive seasons in Malaysia coz they'll charge more than the normal price. since i finished work on time yesterday, i decided to spoil myself at The Nail Parlour (Alamanda). however, due to Chinese New Year (CNY) this weekend, there are extra charges on all services for this week from 1st - 10th Feb 2013 (haiyaa..abis spoil plan.get it?hahaa..ok the joke is on me actually). fortunately i can make a reservation for a session next tuesday on the 12th ;) 

so i've made a conclusion that any beauty/ cosmetic services owned by a 'tauke' will mark up prices during Malaysia's festive seasons.

P/S : do not travel during CNY coz its gonna be high peak season everywhere. just my 2cents. peace u ols.hee..    

Throwback Thursday : The Ultimate Throwback Photos!




My E-day on 20th March 2010
(masa ni bakal MIL lagi la.still panggil aunty.shy2 cat gitu)







Behold the natural beauty of (haiyaa..not me lah..) Sarawak's layer cake (homemade tu.masa ni terharu sbb MIL sanggup bake utk dijadikan hantaran pertunangan me & hubbee).

*dear hubbee : plz update about mak's kek lapis sarawak in another entry later k.hee..


The night before our wedding
(Malam Berinai)



Our Wedding Ceremony
(Majlis Akad Nikah & Persandingan)
23rd April 2011






Our Wedding Reception
(Majlis Resepsi)
24th April 2011






















Our Wedding Reception
(Groom's Side/ Majlis Bertandang)
1st May 2011

Maharaja Lawak Mega 2012

Maharaja Lawak Mega 2012 began late last year but the final was held by Astro in Johor Baru on 18th January 2013. never in a million years i imagine myself enjoying this show as much as i did with "whose line is it anyway" (bajet omputih celup tgk komedi mat saleh je). but i 'terjebak' with raja/maharaja lawak because of my hubbee. it  was one of his favourite show. i even had my favourite group like jozan & sepah since he showed me the last maharaja lawak show. that's why i'm happy for jozan when they were crowned as the winner of Maharaja Lawak Mega 2012. nonetheless, all finalist are talented & naturally funny people (kalau punchline kurang pun masih bole buat org bese ketawa). the voting results of the final are as follow:

*  Pic from Astro website.
1. JOZAN - 22.9%
2. JAMBU - 21%
3. SHIRO - 19.1%
4. BOBOI - 18.8%
5. SAYWHO - 18.3%

Saywho has always been consistent but their strength is in the smallest member of their group. finally boboi were in their element again. they did well when they were being sarcastic. but it was too little too late to win more votes. besides boboi's performance takes longer than the time allocated to them. i agreed with najip ali about shiro being the most improved group. i personally think they were consistent throughout the competition eventhough their new (layak dpt 2nd runner up ni). i don't really fancy jambu's show on the final but they were still entertaining as usual. as for jozan i'm just glad that johan can make it to perform with zizan. they've been together for so long that their chemistry is inevitable. i am happy for them but i'm a bit frustrated because i know they can do better. i missed their extra something in previous maharaja lawak competition such as the blackout patient & doctor show or the interogation for stealing from 'tabung masjid' show. that was unique & creative. unfortunately they didn't win previously (2nd runner up je). so when they won this time i'm happy for them. congratz jozan!

MIA

After having thorough discussion with my hubbee (yup, we're married for almost 2 years now), we have come up with an idea to share this blog. well its not really a discussion. here's how it happen :

1. i kinda 'terjebak' in reading people's blogs. it began when my colleague suggests that i do some research from blogs before travelling to certain place.

2. i suddenly remember that when we were a couple back then, my hubbee started this blog to promote his mum's homemade sarawak's layer cake. uh..uh..my MIL still bakes them if u anyone interested to order (sempat lg promo tu).

3. i immediately search for this blog thinking that i've missed years of his rambling. unfortunately his last update was in 2009. so i ask my hubbee why hasn't he keeping this blog up to date. he said he totally forgot about this blog when he started working at KIST (Kuala Berang) & he create another blog http://sukusukasuki.blogspot.com/. however that blog was actively updated in 2010 only. so i imported his rambling from that blog to this one (if anyone cares la.hee...).

4. so being a primadona girl at heart but not in a diva kind of way. i mean when i was young & still at school, i had always imagine myself as the girl who writes her journal (bajet macam character dlm citer omputih yg suka tulis diari pastu nnt dh tua bole citer kt anak cucu). but it never happen. when i was about to start writing journal i will always end up not writing & the book will be lost eventually. so i jump to this opportunity to write in this blog with my hubbee (plus blog ni takkan hilang mcm buku).

i know that for a career wife, writing an entry will be time consuming. but hopefully by sharing this blog with my hubbee we will be able to become a more committed blogger & share our stories. hopefully most of our stories will be useful or inspiring (ingat tokoh negara ke?) to those who are willing to read our blog. but if anyone could relate to our stories that's good enough for us.

i know we've been  Missing In Action (MIA) from this blog for 2 years. so we owe u ols 2 years worth of blogging. so to make it up to u, we will try our best to recap the series of events in those years in our "Throwback Thursday" entry.
Da lme rasenya x berblogging ni..since moved frm KBCC to Bangkok @ Bachok, da bersawang ak nye blog ni..xpe, ak akn cbe sdaye upaye utk mghidupkan kembali blog ak ni..dlu ade gak mbr sblh yg rjn nk blogging,skang mbr sblh pn ak xnpk..haa..

Da lme duk sni, akhirnye ak dpt gak sesuaikan dri..ak nga adapt ngn lwk yg mncabar dr housemate ak xpcly si kodeng atau nme glamernye, En. Faid..huu..Byk gak tempat ak da ronda2 kt sni, thanx to my luvly neo n black camel (vespa aku si unta hitam)..mkn kt sni ble thn murah, tp dgn kekerapan yg berganda ak mkn, cm sme je xble nk saving.haa..

Las week my fiancee dtg melawat ak kt sni, ksian bby smpi seseme sejuk dlm bus..enjoy dpt spend tme ngn my future wife, abeskan duet shopping di sume shopping complex yg ade kt KB, rantau pnjg, dan mentedarah x hingat dunie smpi msg2 tersadai keknyagan (bnyi cm gmpk)..huu

To all my frens kt k.berang, rndu nk lepak ngn korang..hpe korang ade plan baek pnye utk kte abeskan KWSP kte tu..haa..korang planla nex jun or july, coz skang nga bz ngan MQA kt sni..ni pn ak escape miting MQA lpk kt ofis, da ltey mate ak mghdap paper utk disusun..hahahaha...

ok..wasalam... (by President Q)

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fee_da_fid (http://www.blogger.com/profile/07431141389048240793)
cmni la rakan blog ak..ini ak tgk bersawang je...ape daa...ak tau ko hepi dh kt sana. dpt plak hmate si kodeng faifai itu. agaknya ko yg slalu kene buli kn...huahuaaa...amboi kuar ngan baby xhengat dunia dh. msti ko ronda2 naik black camel kn. mcm gempak jee...ktrg ad plan nk travel tp xtau bila la. jum mcm xleh la. ad plan baik punya, korang xleh kacau. tp ko ngan imah kene still byr kwsp r...
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