Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Difference Between You & Your Boss...


When you take a long time to finish,
you are slow,
When your boss takes a long time to finish,
he is thorough

When you don't do it,
you are lazy,
When your boss does not do it,
he is busy,

When you do something without being told,
you are trying to be smart,
When your boss does the same,
he takes the initiative,

When you please your boss,
you are apple polishing,
When your boss pleases his boss,
he is cooperating,

When you make a mistake,
you're an idiot.
When your boss makes a mistake,
he's only human.

When you are out of the office,
you are wandering around.
When your boss is out of the office,
he's on business.

When you are on a day off sick,
you are always sick.
When your boss is a day off sick,
he must be very ill.

When you apply for leave,
you must be going for an interview
When your boss applies for leave,
it's because he's overworked

When you do good,
your boss never remembers,
When you do wrong,
he never forgets


Well, thru my experience, I must agree that majority of the above are true... hee hee...

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Alhamdulillah...

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"FEMININELY MODISH"


After much consideration and delays, finally, I've decided to open up my blog shop for public viewing...

Alhamdulillah...
I've my own blog shop at last!! And the best thing about it is, I created the whole blog shop thingy myself... So the satisfaction of creating and opening up my 1st very own blog shop is pretty much overwhelming for me!!

With all those ups and downs I've been thru, and juggling with my hectic schedule as a working mom/wife... Masya'allah!! It really is a challenge... Ade kadang2 tu menguji kesabaran aku... Tapi, alhamdulillah, I managed to pull thru...

Now the next step is getting visitors to blog-hop into my blog shop... hee hee...

To my fellow friends and relatives, I really need your support... Kindly drop by to this website: http://femininelymodish-blogshop.blogspot.com/ or similarly, you could just click on the link provided on the right side layout of this blog, whenever you are free and browse thru some of the stuffs I got there... Thanks y'all!! I truly deeply appreciate it...

And like I said, it's my very 1st time owning a blog shop, so pardon me if there should be any flaws OK... I'll be bringing in more stuffs soon and I really appreciate your feedbacks on it too!! =)

I do pray and hope it will all goes well for this blog shop of mine... Amin...

To my cousin, Kak Ipa: Thank you so very much for your great support!! You are the one who had struck this idea for me... You motivate me thru your own blog shop (Kiddies Zone)... And most importantly, you had taught me that nothing is impossible as long as we have the "will power" to do so... You had taught me not to care about what others might say in whatever kinds of condition our lives maybe... And most importantly, you showed me a good example of being a great mom and a great wife... And for all of that, I THANK YOU SIS!! May Allah repay your kindness... Amin... =)

To my dear hubby: Thank you for your kind support and understanding, for keeping an eye on our babies while I'm well occupied with my things... Thank you for taking your time sitting and listening to me talking about almost anything and everything... Thank you for sharing with me your opinion... And most importantly, thank you for your patience as a great husband and father to me and our children... May Allah repay your kindness too... Amin...

Monday, May 25, 2009

Definition Of "GIRLFRIEND" & "GIRL FRIEND"...

Word No. 1 - "GIRLFRIEND"

Definition - is an individual of significance with whom one shares a relationship...

Word No. 2 - "GIRL FRIEND"

Definition - is simply a FRIEND identified on the basis of gender...


In this case, for my previous blogpost, I should've used Word No. 2 instead of Word No. 1... For the fact that there are some people who are not pleased with my use of words for that particular blogpost... So, for that, I TRULY APOLOGISE to all of you (you know who you are)... Read this again, "I TRULY A-PO-LO-GISE"...

I've ALREADY changed the word used coz like I said, I was supposed to use Word No. 2 but I used Word No. 1 instead...

And, if you think I would wanna delete the picture or whatever I said in that particular blogpost just becoz of the WRONG WORD USED, then YOU PEOPLE GOT ME WRONG!! I would NEVER delete it away from my blog!!

It's my blog, it's my story, it's my say and most importantly (bear this in mind), I CHERISHED EVERY MOMENTS that I have with EVERYONE whom I KNOW, whom I SPENT MY TIME WITH and also, most importantly, whom I LOVE in this blog of mine...

And to think that I would ever try to break the relationship of other people just by the "WORDS" and "PICTURES" I used in my blog, you people are totally way out of your lines... Why I say this? Becoz, you are not ME... You don't know the TRUE me... And you can't even read my thoughts nor my feelings...

The fact that this word, "GIRLFRIEND" had created a big "HOO-HAA" to some of you out there... Masya'allah... What can I say, "WE ARE HUMANS BUT WE HAVE DIFFERENT MENTALITY AND THINKING" or should I say it in Malay, "RAMBOT SAMA HITAM TAPI HATI LAIN-LAIN"...

Let me repeat this again to you people, "I TRULY APOLOGISE"...

And I hope you are pretty well satisfied with this explanation of mine...

Thursday, May 21, 2009

How Smart Is Your Right Foot?

Proscrastinating... pfft...


This gets me going bonkers!! ahahahaha!!

Try it for yourself... It takes 2 seconds of your time...

To those of you who are procrastinating in the office right now, here's something to brighten up your day...

This experiment is from an Orthopedic Surgeon... It will boggle up your mind, and will keep you trying over and over again... See if you can outsmart your foot...

Step 1:

Without anyone watching you (coz they will think that you are GOOFY or something to be doing this) and while sitting at your office desk in front of your computer, lift your right foot off the floor and make CLOCKWISE CIRCLES...

Step 2:

Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. You'll see that your foot will change its direction...

So y'all try doing it again and again and again...

I told you so!! There's nothing you can do about it!! It's "pre-programmed" in your brain!!

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Visiting Grams...


We went to visit Grams at her crib yesterday... It's been a while since we last saw her... We had mom and bro Adam tagging along with us... Fetched cousin Sufi at his crib and off we went to Bedok...


Arrived at the grams crib only to find that my uncle (Wak Lan) was there too with his wife and kids... Cousin Maniq Shah and my another uncle (Wak Wit) arrived a little later... Kecoh skejap atmosphere kat dalam ruma tu... Maklom la, da lame jugak kitorang tak lepak kat sane...

Had dinner at the Bedok Seafood Restaurant with them and met Shafiq there... Thanks Baba for the treat!! Lain kali biar I yang blanje OK... And thanks to Sufi and Shafiq for the "makan-cash-potluck"... Lain kali tak yah ler nak potluck duit, blanje akak ni main bowling da cukop... Amacam? ahahahaha!! And much thanks to aunt Fauziah (Wak Wit's girl friend) kerane susah2 je buat kan kitorang air minom... hee hee....

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Friday, May 15, 2009

Gambar Barang Shopping Yang Da Basi...


Ahahahaha!! OK, these photos were taken a few days ago (like 3 to 4 days ago)... Baru skarang ni aku nak start upload...


Bought a pair of squeaky sandals for Asil and Asyura... Asyura's old sandals doesn't seem to fit on her already... So since we went to Giant Hypermarket at Tampines the other day, I bought a new pair for her... And to be fair, I bought another one for Asil too... =) And they both love their new pair of SQUEAKY SHOES!! Squeak squeak!!

Da la tu... Kat depan blakang blok rumah aku kan ade pasar malam... So hubby and I, we decided to jalan2 cari makan la kat situ... But it turns out aku yang jalan2 cari baju.. ahahahaha!! Pretty cheap for a Muslimah Blouse coz it comes with a Hijab... The red and purple piece costs me $30/- while the grey piece costs me $25/-... Murah la sei... Both blouses had matching Hijabs... Suke aku!!

A litttle message for Sis Zaharah: Do you sell and manufacture Muslimah Blouses that comes with matching Hijabs? Kalau ade yang lawa, canggih and berpatotan harge nye mcm yg dorg jual kat pasar mlm tu, aku nk beli la... Kau inform aku dulu eh? Thanks... hee hee...

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An Act Of Cruelty...


I woke up at 6 in the morning, only to find hubby smoking his cigarette at the kitchen window overlooking the neighbourhood carpark... He looked gloomy and sad, macam memikirkan tentang sesuatu... So I asked him, "Baba, tak tido dari semalam? Kenape?"

Him (looking at me), "Motor I terbakar Ummi..."

Me (shocked), "What!! Terbakar? Kenape?"

Hubby, "Terbakar pon tak terok sangat... My seat, speed meter and ade certain parts around the bike da cair kena heat from the fire... Orang lain nye motor hangos tros sampai tinggal rangke... My brother nye motor pon kena..."

Me (still in a daze), "Huh? You betol tak betol? Terbakar? Motor2 kat bawah sume kena api? Terbakar? Astaghfirullah... Ya Allah... Kenape bole macam tu skali, Baba?"

Hubby told me that as soon as he was about to doze off in his sleep at around 3 plus in the morning, my brother (Alep) knocked on our door and called out for him frantically... When hubby opened the door, he saw Alep standing in a "pale-shivering-shocking" kind of state and without any hesitation, my brother said, "Abang Rizal!! Motor Abang Rizal terbakar kat bawah!! Lincah turon gi tengok!! Api besar da spreading...!!"

Both of them rushed down to the scene and to hubby's horror, almost all of the entire motorbikes were caught on fire!! Even his eldest brother's (who live in the same block as us) bike was caught by the heat of the fire too!! There were firemen and police officers everywhere...

The fire actually started from one of the bikes there... It's an R6 bike and belongs to a Malay guy who lives in the same neighbourhood... Hubby knows the guy... Kenal gitu2 je... Memang motor budak tu slalu kena khianat... Exhaust pipe hilang la, orang jatoh kan motor diye la, motor diye diterbalekkan la... Nak dikate kan, ade la sparepart motor nye hilang... And now this... Fire!! Curse those culprits who had caused this!!

Kan motor2 tu sume sumber mate pencarian rezki... Tak baik betol khianat orang sampai mcm tu skali... Orang lain buat hal, yang lain2 kena tempias nye... And my hubby is one of them yang kena tempias tu!! Hey!! We love our bike... Motor tu banyak berjase dengan kite tau!! Then all of a sudden, some idiots out of nowhere set fire to one of the bikes there and cause the flame to spread!! Bloody hell!!

May the culprits who did this gets the retribution that they deserve... Insya'allah... Ade hikmah disebalek ini sume... Amin...

Thank God, hubby's bike is covered under the Fire Protection Insurance Claim... Aku rase kan, kalau suami aku tak beli Fire Insurance untok motor diye, issssh, confirm banyak lagi duit yang kitorg nak kena klua kan...

So there's a police officer who gave hubby a "Case Card"... Nak dikate kan, sume owner2 motor kat situ dapat Case Card... Well, I guess one of these days the officer would eventually call them up to help assist in further investigations... Get a statement from them maybe?

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Hanging Out At 3rd Bro-In-Law's Crib...


So we went to Yus and Muz's crib (hubby's 3rd bro and wife) with my mom and youngest bro, Adam...

I could say we were there on an "urusan" basis... lol...

Mom need to do her "thing" and we have to be there with her coz it's easier that way as we could sent her and chill over at their crib at the same time...

While mom did her "thing" on Muz, and hubby on the other hand, went out with Yuz, me did a little cam-whoring with the kids... hee hee...

You see, mom's a part-time masseuse... Basically, she only massages ladies and yes, she do accept confinement massage from head to toe also... =) Cume aku je anak diye yang tak bole tahan kena urot... hee hee...

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Me And My Adorable Little Darlings...


Not much photos were taken on my trip to KKH Women's and Children's Hospitals... The babies were keeping hubby and me busy...


Since little Asyura had learned how to walk, she's been standing on her cute tiny feet and "walk-walk-walk"... She would only ask to be carried whenever she feels exhausted... Asil on the other hand, knows how to "run-run-run" and "chase-chase-chase" his little sister... And we, the parents we would always say, "No-No-No" to them and run after our babies when they happened to run around freely... hee hee...

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P/S: Photos were taken while we were waiting for hubby in the car...

Monday, May 11, 2009

Happy Mothers' Day...

As Salam Peepz!!

OK, first of all, I'd like to wish all moms and moms-to-be a VERY HAPPY, DELIGHTFUL and MEMORABLE MOTHERS' DAY... =)

I've been busy these past two days... A lot of things came up... Spent the entire Public Holiday at home doing household chores and my blogshop... Hubby's cousin (Kak Long) from Malaysia came for a visit yesterday and so, we dropped by at the 1st bro-in-law's crib to see her... Went to Giant Hypermarket at Tampines with 3rd bro-in-law (Yus) and his wife (Muz)... It's been a while since we last been there...

To Sis Muz: Thanks for the soccer ball treat... Asil loves it a lot... I mean he really loves it as in "a lot a lot a lot"... hee hee... One more thing, I know how you feel coz I feel the same way too... Hang in there coz Allah loves you!! hee hee...

Mothers' Day was pretty much of a pleasant one... Mom cooked "Laksa Noodles"... She had me, helping her out with the cooking and all... I've friends and family members wishing me on this special day... The most touching part for me was, when hubby held one of my hand (while I was ironing some clothings) and said, "Ummi... Thank you for bearing me to adorable little children..." and then he placed his hand on my chest where my heart is... Alamak babe!! Ni part touching giler la sei... Air mate aku da ber-takong kat kelopak mate tapi aku step maintain... I mean, istri mane tak feel touching bile suami cakap macam tu kan? It feels like all the efforts that I put thru as a wife and mom were being appreciated... hee hee...

To all of you out there who had wished me on this day, I would like to say a big THANK YOU and may Allah s.w.t take good care of you guys... Amin...

To all mothers and mothers-to-be... Here's a little something for you... =)

"The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your personal development. 'I will take care of me for you if you will take care of you for me'. " - Jim Rohn


P/S: No pictures uploaded coz I've forgotten to bring along my digicam with me... pfft...

Friday, May 8, 2009

Know Your Durians...

To all you "Durian Lovers" out there...

Eat your heart out!! See whether you are as professional as the Penangites...

The Penangites are connoisseurs and take their durians very seriously. These are a selection of "branded durians" in a plantation situated in Balik Pulau, the durian centre of Penang...


#11 Durian

D11 - "Number Eleven" is a very popular durian in the 70's. It has creamy yellow flesh with a pleasant taste and a subtle smell.

D604 Durian
D604 - The D604 was first cultivated by the late Mr Teh Hew Hong of Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau. The flesh is quite sweet, and has some "body" to it as the seed is small.

D600 Durian
D600 - This durian originates in Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau. The flesh has a bittersweet taste to it, with a touch of sourness. The one in the photo is a bit hard.

D700 Durian
D700 - The flesh is darker than D600, like chrome yellow. Also slightly hard. Crispy, but the smell is not very strong.

Ang Sim Durian
Ang Sim (Red Heart) - Ang Sim is a durian with flesh which is quite soft and very sweet, and dark yellow in colour. It also has a nice aroma.


Khun Poh - This durian takes the name of the late Mr Lau Khun Poh, who first budded it. Khun Poh has beautiful orangy flesh with a slightly bitter-sweet taste and a heavy aroma.


Hor Loh (Water Gourd Durian) - The flesh of the Hor Loh is very soft, dry and quite bitter. It has a sharp smell to it. Hor Loh was first cultivated at the Brown Estate of Sungai Ara. It got its name from its appearance resembling a "Hor Lor" pumpkin. If the durian hits the ground hard when it falls, the flesh tends to be bitter thereafter.

Ang Heh Durian
Ang Heh (Red Prawn Durian) - Ang Heh originates from Pondok Upeh, Balik Pulau, and has a round-shaped husk. The orange reddish flesh is highly aromatic, very soft with a bitter-sweet taste.

Xiao Hung Durian
Xiao Hung (Little Red Durian) - Xiao Hung, whose name means "Little Red One" originates in Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau. The flesh has a bittersweet taste to it, with a touch of sourness. There are only one or two seeds per section, but the flesh is thick.

Yah Kang  Durian
Yah Kang (Centipede Durian) - Although its flesh is whitish, the taste is superb, milky, like a sweet, melting chocolate. The name "Yah Kang" means centipede, and accounts for the number of centipedes found at the food of the tree, hence giving it the rather unusual name.

Bak Eu Durian
Bak Eu (Pig Durian) - Bak Eu has a slightly acidic aroma. The flesh is whitish while the taste is quite bitter but nice.

D17 Durian
D17 - D17 is dark cream flesh. The taste is slightly dry but sweet. It is a tasty durian.

Coupling Durian
Coupling - This durian gets its unusual name because it looks like 2 durians joined together, one big and one small. When split open, you almost thought the 2 halves belong to 2 different durians. Coupling has whitish flesh which is slightly dry but tastes good.

Ooi Kyau Durian
Ooi Kyau (Tumeric Durian) - The name Ooi Kyau (tumeric) describes the colour of the bright yellow flesh of this durian. It is very sweet and tasty.

Chaer Phoy Durian
Chaer Phoy (Green Skin Durian) - Chaer Phoy is shaped like a small cantaloupe. The skin is bright green, giving it the name which means "green skin". Chaer Phoy has creamy white flesh which is a bit dry, not too sweet but tasty.

Ang Jin Durian
Ang Jin (Red Yolk Durian) - As the name suggests, Ang Jin has deep orange flesh. It is very sweet and tasty.

Lin Fong Jiau Durian
Lin Fong Jiau - This durian is named after Lin Fong Jiau aka Mrs Jackie Chan. I wonder whether it is indicative of the relationship of the celebrity couple, for Lin Fong Jiau is a bittersweet durian.


So, when's the next "Durian Party"? Anyone?

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

9 Words Women Use... lol...

Just for laughs...
  1. Fine - This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
  2. 5 minutes - If she is getting dressed, this means half an hour. (for a man, 5 minutes is only 5 minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the football game before helping around the house)
  3. Nothing - This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing end in fine.
  4. Go Ahead - This is a dare, not permission. DON'T DO IT!!
  5. Loud Sigh - This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing)
  6. That's O.K - This is one of the most dangerous statement a woman can make to a man. "That's O.K" means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
  7. Thanks - A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say, "You're welcome".
  8. Whatever - Is a woman's way of saying, "To hell with you!!"
  9. Don't worry about it, I got it - Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing herself. This will later result in a man asking, "What's wrong?" (for the woman's response refer to #3)
Guys should take note...

I Beg You!!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Keep Quiet & Ignore ...

I had just visited one of my cousin's blog and read something that (in a way) motivates me... =)

My cousin's favourite quote from one of the hit TV Series, Grey's Anatomy...

Meredith [narrating]: "Pain. You just have to ride it out. You can only hope it goes away on its own, hope the wound that caused it, heals. There are no solutions, no easy answers, you just breathe deep and wait for it to subside."

A meaningful quote I might say... Very meaningful indeed...

You know the feeling that you have when you couldn't even throw your guts out to someone who has made you furious? And due to some "specific reasons", you couldn't even retaliate to them openly? And what you normally do when this happens is, you normally keep the pain and anger inside... It's so unbearable till it causes you to break down and cry, that sort of thing...

It seems pretty arduous to please the people around you... Kindness always seems unnoticed while mistakes done unintentionally, will always be remembered... You have people talking... You have people gossiping... You have people criticising... And their sarcasm torments you deeply... So what should be done and how should you react in situations like these? Keep quiet and ignore? Yes, keeping quiet and ignore is the best solution... But for how long?

Life for me has been pretty stressful lately (walau apepon rintangan yang datang, sebagai seorang Muslim, kite haros tetap bersyukor kepade Nye), be it physically or emotionally... At times, I have people testing my patience and getting me boiled up to my freaking nerves... Alhamdulillah, I'm thankful that I am able to endure this sort of crap and keep myself positively intact...

Imagine what would have happened if I don't even know how to restrain myself... I would have erupted like an active volcano and threw my burning lava out at them (lol)...

To Kak Ipah: Nice quote you got there... Anymore? Keep 'em coming Sis!!

Monday, May 4, 2009

Know About Ka'aba...














Labbaik Allah humma labbaik
Labbaik la sharika laka labbaik
Innal hamda
Wan-ni'mata
Laka walmulk
Laa sharika lak.

O my Lord, here I am at Your service, here I am.
There is no partner with You,
here I am.

Truly the praise
and the provisions are Yours,
and so is the dominion and sovereignty.

There is no partner with You.
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Ka'aba...

The house of Allah s.w.t in Makkah. The Ka'aba is covered by a black cloth known as Kiswa, which is produced and changed every year. Special factory designed for the making of Kiswa in Makkah. It costs approximately SR17million. The cloth is made of 670kgs of silver dyed black, about 120kgs of pure gold and 50kgs of silver used in writing the Qur'anic verses over the cloth. The total area of the cloth is 658sq meter.

Allah...


There is One alone and there is no second.

And to your house is where I will be invited to one day... Insya'allah... Amin...