No Skimpy Outfits, Just Tudungs...

I came across this newspaper article:


"Billboards in Kedah, Malaysia, featuring female Muslim models will in the future show them wearing the traditional 'tudung' headdress, the government announced on August 1st, 2008. A spokesman said that skimpily clad models served no purpose and the move was a means to ensure women were respected..."

Well, I do agree with this article... What about y'all, what do you think?

Wishing You A Happy 29th Birthday, Baba...!!

A poem written especially for you, on your birthday...

My Dear...

There comes a time when you're down and out in depression,

Do remember Allah swt and His Mighty Creation...

And when life seems uneasy to cope with all the pressure that surrounds you,

Remember Him, cos He is The Only One whom you could turn to...

I may not be the lady who catwalks with the looks and the hourglass figure,

My existence is the loyalty of my companionship and to appreciate what has been given...

I assure you that I'm neither after your wealth, your appearance nor for pleasure,

Thru good and bad times, I will always cherish those moments we had together...

I'm giving you a possibility to proof that not all women are of low in pride and dignity,

Pray and hope that The Almighty will bless our marriage with lots of humble love and simplicity...

Happy 29th Birthday to you, Baba... May each day brings you joy and tranquility... A year older, a year wiser... May you be a better Muslim to our children and me, to your parents and siblings, to your friends, relatives and to the society and also, most importantly to Him, The Almighty... May He guide and shield you thru, in times of happiness and your sadness. Ameen... Insya'allah... :)

To Cousin Lala: About the conversation that we had yesterday with regards to our Saturday outing... Gosh!! I'm so gonna kill you if you ain't planning to tag along... By the way, I bought like 8 freaking bags from the Internet (Actually the total number of bags is 9, plus 2 Swarovski Crystal Brooch and an Abercrombie & Fitch Lady's Long Sleeve Blouse tapi sayang, most of the items that I wanted are freakingly out of STOCK!! pffft... Mangkok aje aku...)... You're so gonna like the ones that I bought for your birthday presentssssssss... Oh oh!! There are other stuffs that I bought... I'll fill you in about those stuffs when I see you... The hubby is so gonna kill me when he finds out about this... lol!! Shipment's coming in sooooon... I can't wait!!

Anyway, tomorrow is Singapore's 43rd National Day... So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!!

Mari kita, rakyat Singapura, sama-sama menuju, BAHAGIA...

Cita-cita kita yang MULIA...

Berjaya, SINGAPURA...

Woo hoo!! Hubby, babies and I, we're so gonna see the fireworks tomorrow... Amidst of all this World Olympic Games and National Day celebrations, we have this political issue of the Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim being arrested for sodomy...

Well, I'm not precisely sure whether he's guilty or not... I just hope justice will prevail soon... I pity the guy and his family. I mean, this is the 2nd time after 10 years that he's been charged for sexual harassment... So right now, I'm quite sceptical on whether or not is he really really guilty or is this just a political scam to bring him down...

Here I Go Again... Mourning For Your Lost...

A Little Poem For Grams...

Remembering all those memories had truly helped me see,

How precious a life can be...

Watching you in deathbed was really devastating,

Praying and hoping that you'll recuperate but deep within,

I know you're dying...

If only you knew what the last three weeks or more have been to me,

What the journey was...

It seems (looking back) as if the blood of my heart must be left in stains at the stone of the road

(Allahyarhamha Esah Binte Baba, 1934 - 11.02.2004)

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Here I go again... Mourning for the lost of my late Grams from my dad's side of the family... The poem above was written for her on the day she passed away...

I dreamt of her last night... She's wearing a clean white Baju Kurong (a certain type of Baju Kurong that I always saw her wearing when she's alive). Nenek's hair was all neatly 'bun-up' as usual... She was sitting beside me, smiling, not saying a single word... Just smiling peacefully at me... Her face, full of serenity... I took a short stroll with her by the beach, held her hand... We just sat by the beach, admiring the sunset... She smiles again when I showed my 2 little adorable babies to her...

I'm trying to hold back my tears... The memories that I had with her and all... Watching her struggling to survive in the hospital bed... Her pain and her suffering... How she always relates her problems to me... How I used to drop by and visit her almost every week just to accompany and chat with her... The day when she taught me how to bake my first very own home-made bread...

I really hate it when this happens... Coz whenever I dreamt of her, all this past reflections would just come down on me and I just, you know, breakdown and cry...

It took me a whole year to accept the fact that she's gone... Till now, I truly, really miss her very much... May Allah swt bless her soul and place her among the righteous ones... Ameen...

My Weekend Spent With My Little Family PLUS Pictures Taken @ Boat Quay & Jalan Kayu...

See how big his eyes are? It's 5 plus in the morning and he's still awake...
The 3 of us, looking pretty SLEEEEEPY... (Lala, muke kau La... Ya Allah!! Muke mangkok!! lol!!)
Uncle T and his 'double-egg' prata...
Just us... The 2 PAUS... (Tapi 1 of them da slim down siket... Thanks to NS!! lol!!)
Sebenarnye kan, Abang Rizal ni ngantok... Tapi membe muke step maintain...
(above) This was taken at home. Cute isn't he? Cekak rambot nenek diye yang diye pakai tu...



Picures taken at Ba-ra-cu-da, Boat Quay...
Baby Asil and his Ummi...
Kesian... Kecik2 tak pernah pegang sudu... lol!!

(above) Picture taken at home... Baby Asyura... Cute kan? Notice how she 'squish' her lips...
Cousin Lala and Mama Yang @ Swensen's...
Little Cousin Yaya and her sister...
Too photogenic to be taken as a picture... lol!! Muke satu2 hensem... Susah nak cari ganti...
My little boy and me...

I was working on a half day last Saturday... In the office, I was totally feeling very very sleepy due to the outing that we had the night before... I mean... Had dinner at Swensen's with the Uncle, Aunt and Cousins till 10 plus in the evening. Went to watch the Uncle performed on stage at Ba-ra-cu-da with them till about 1 plus in the morning... Then, we watched a movie till 4 plus in the wee morning... And then, went for an early breakfast at Jalan Kayu after that coz hubby and I, were feeling quite hungry... By the time we reached home it was like 6am in the morning and I only had about 1 and a half hours of sleep... pfft... But I tell you, the trip that I had with my family and relatives was so unforgettable... Thank you so much y'all!! We'll do it again some day ya...!! (To Syafiq: Duh duh aduh JA-MI-LAH!! Mwahahahaha!!)

So OK, back to my Saturday... Got home from work at around 2pm... Balek aje, aku teros lepak seh... Penat dan ngantok gilerrrr... Dekat keje, otak aku cume ingat nak tido, nak tido, nak tido... So got home, changed to my "home attire", rest for a while and I went straight to bed and woke up at about 5 plus in the late afternoon... Actually, hubby and I, we planned to go to Marina Bay where we could watch the National Day Parade Fireworks, but ended up going to Toa Payoh Central instead due to a lack of time... I mean the fireworks started at around 8pm and at that time, we're still home... So, tak sempat pegi tengok bunge api la... Arrived at Toa Payoh at about 8 plus in the evening. Had dinner at Fork & Spoon Food Court as usual. We had a little stroll around the area, accompanied Baby Asil on his little RC car ride before heading back home...

Sunday was a pleasant day to go out... Hubby left for his usual ITE course earlier in the morning... I woke up, got the babies and myself ready, and we're off... Dropped by at the sister-in-law's crib for while coz hubby told me to get his mails from the mom-in-law... After which, brought the babies to Nothpoint Shopping Centre where we had our lunch there...

Took a train to Paya Lebar MRT Station as usual... Went to Tanjong Katong Complex to buy some TIME before meeting the hubby... I managed to get myself a blouse... Lawa dan murah gilerrr... Suke aku!! So, hubby fetched us at TKC and we're off for our little mini picnic at Changi Beach... (No pictures taken but there's a video that I took but I can't upload it yet coz as y'all know, my PC is totally DOWN... Thanks to the dumb ass woman... Eeeeee geram aku!! Nak buat office work pon susah!! Nak upload video, lagi susah!!)

We had our dinner at the nearby Changi Village Hawker Centre... Got home quite early after that coz hubby's quite shagged... Sorry Lala, I wasn't able to join you at Fort Canning Park... Abang Rizal penat giler... Sampai rumah pon dalam pukol 10 malam, got the kids ready for bedtime... Dengan aku skali lepak...

So yeah, that's about all... :)

My Office PC Is Down... Sheesh...!!

July 31st, 2008 was the day that I reached the age of 27 years old... Alhamdulillah... Allah swt still gives me the opportunity to live and be with the ones I love... :) Birthday was spent at home... I took a day's leave coz it happens that I need to send my adorable little Asyura for her monthly Immunisation Jab... Hubby wishes me a Happy Birthday before treating me to a nice breakfast meal... Thank you Baba... Thank you for your love and effort that you put thru for our little family... May Allah swt bless you...

Every year, it would always be Aunt Mama Yang to be the 1st one wishing me on my birthday... She'll either sms or call me at around midnight and sing me a birthday song... And for that, she will always be in my heart wherever she maybe... Mom, siblings, Cousin Lala, Uncle Wak Lan & office colleagues, they sent me sms-es wishing a very Happy Birthday... The only person who always fails to remember and wishes me on my Birthday is my dad... It's OK... I learn in life not to have great expectation from others even if they are my own family members... I'm used to it since a kid... Well, being the eldest in the family and the only girl... Priority and pampering were always given to my brothers... I don't know why but I just have this gut feeling that my dad loves his sons more than his only daughter... It's OK with me although it really does hurt to see that 'love' for his children is only 'one-sided'... I know there's always a reason behind everything that Allah swt has written for me... Insya'allah... I'm just so thankful to the Almighty for all the chances that he has given me... Thankful for giving me a good husband... Thankful for giving me a family of my own... And I'm thankful that I still have aunts, uncles, grams, cousins and friends who still love and care for me...

"A year older and a year wiser..." - This was what Cousin Lala said to me... Yes, insya'allah... A year wiser for me... There's still much more for me to learn...

August 1st was my Aunt Mama Yang's 43rd birthday... I set the alarm clock at 12 midnight in case I fell asleep and not being able to wish her on her birthday... On the night of her birthday, she and her hubby, Uncle T treated us to a nice sumptuous dinner at Swensen's... Their children were there too... Hubby and I, we came with Baby Asil... Left Baby Asyura at home with my mom coz we'll be going home late after dinner... After eating, we went to 'Ba-ra-cu-da', watched Uncle T sang on stage at his workplace till about 1 plus in the wee morning... Then the Uncle decided to give us another treat to the movies... The Uncle invited Syafiq to come along and so we watched "THE MUMMY - Tomb of The Dragon Emperor"... Baby Asil was widely awake thru out the movie... So movie ended at about 4 plus in the morning... Then hubby and me, we started to feel hungry... So this time. we decided to treat Mama Yang and family plus Syafiq to an early breakfast at Jalan Kayu... So yeah... Cousin Lala was feeling way too sleepy (membe muke mangkok) to eat... The rest of us were like eating to our hearts content...

Pics will be uploaded soon coz this new colleague of mine had spoilt my office PC!!! Arggghhh!! I feel like killing HERRRRRRRR!! Tak tahu guna PC cakap la tak tahu!! Always saying "Oh ya.. Oh ya... I-yan-derr-stan..." But don't even know a single crap about office work!! I'm so bloody pissed off with her!! Of all PCs, she did it to mine!! I mean... This is MONTH-END CLOSING for GOD's SAKE!! I need to do my billings, reports and everything!! I'm so not free to entertain her darn crap!! Urghh!! I've got no other word but to say this - YOU ARE SO FREAKING STOOOOOPID!! OF ALL PCs WHY DID YOU CHOOSE MINE!! I REALLY HAD ENOUGH PATIENCE ON YOU!! TAUGHT YOU THINGS BUT YOU ALWAYS DID IT WRONGLY!! GAVE YOU SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS BUT YOU ALWAYS DON'T BOTHER TO LISTEN!! YOU ARE REALLY PISSING MY ASS OFF!! OF EMPLOYEES WHY YOU? YOU? YOU? YOU? IF I'VE TO PUT UP WITH ALL YOUR NONSENSE EVERYDAY, I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE A HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOON!! I"M REALLY SO STRESSED UP!!

So, OK... Anyway, thank you soooo much Uncle T and Mama Yang for EVERYTHING... I really appreciate all the efforts that y'all put thru... May Allah bless you both and your family... :)

Something To Share...

I'm still in the office... End month billing needs to be done for some Hotel customers... pfft...

I was just checking my mail box when I saw this wonderful e-mail sent by a friend of mine... Her name's Adeq Deah... (Thanks Adeq for this wonderful e-mail... Cek suko noh!! Hang ada lagi tak? Mai la bagi kat Cek!!) Very interesting... So please read...

By the way, I won't be coming to work tomorrow... Need to send Baby Asyura for her monthly Immunisation Jab at the neighbourhood Polyclinic... Moreover, IT'S MY 27TH BIRTHDAY TOMORROW!! Woo hoo!! I'm a year older!! Alhamdulillah... Allah swt panjangkan lagi umor ku...

So, OK, here's the e-mail article, titled, SELOKA USTAZ HAJI AKIL HAYY RAWA... (Very interesting yet TRUE)

Di dalam hidup manusia, yang penting ialah BERKAT.

Bila hidup kita berkat, diri ini akan selamat.

Apabila diri selamat, rumahtangga jadi sepakat.

Apabila rumahtangga jadi sepakat, masyarakat jadi muafakat.

Apabila masyarakat jadi muafakat, negara kita menjadi kuat.

Apabila negara menjadi kuat, negara luar jadi hormat.

Apabila negara luar jadi hormat, permusuhan pun tersekat.

Apabila permusuhan tersekat, pembangunan pun meningkat.

Apabila pembangunan pun meningkat, kemajuan menjadi pesat.

TETAPI AWAS, apabila pembangunan meningkat, kemajuan menjadi pesat, kita lihat bangunan naik bertingkat-tingkat.

Ditengah-tengah itu, tempat maksiat tumbuh macam kulat.

Apabila tempat-tempat maksiat tumbuh macam kulat, KETIKA ITU manusia mula mengubah tabiat.

Apabila manusia telah mengubah tabiat, ada yang jadi lalat ada yang jadi ulat.

Apabila manusia dah jadi ulat, sembahyang makin hari makin liat.

Apabila sembahyang jadi liat, orang baik ada yang bertukar jadi jahat.

Apabila orang baik bertukar jahat, orang miskin pula nak kaya cepat.

Apabila orang miskin nak kaya cepat, orang tua pula nak mati lambat.

Apabila orang tua nak mati lambat, tak dapat minum madu telan jerla minyak gamat.

Yang lelaki, budak budak muda pakai seluar ketat. Semua nak tunjuk kuat.

Bila berjudi, percaya unsur kurafat.

Tapi hidup pula yang melarat.

Tali kasut dah tak berikat.

Rambut pun jarang sikat.

Yang perempuan, pakai mini sekerat.

Suka pakai baju ketat.

Suka sangat menunjukkan pusat.

Hingga tak pedulikan lagi batasan aurat.

Pakai pulak yang singkat-singkat.

Kadang-kadang ternampak benda 'bulat'.

Bila jadi macam ini, siapa lihat pasti tercegat.

Silap gaya jadi gawat, bohsia bohjan lagi hebat.

Duduk jauh berkirim surat.

Bila berjumpa, tangan berjabat.

Kemudian pakat lawan peluk siapa erat.

Masa tu, nafas naik sampai tersekat-sekat.

Usah peduli agama dan adat.

Usah takut Allah dan malaikat.

Yang penting apa kita nak buat?

Kita 'bukti' lah kita buat.

Akhirnya perut kempis dah jadi bulat.

Apabila perut kempis dah jadi bulat, maka lahirlah pula anak-anak yang tak cukup sifat.

Bila anak-anak tak cukup sifat, jam tu kita tengok bayi dibuang di merata tempat.

MAKNANYA KETIKA ITU, IBLIS MULA MELOMPAT.

Dia kata apa?

Habis manusia dah masuk jerat.

Habis manusia telah tersesat.

Inilah dia fenomena masyarakat.

Oleh itu wahai saudaraku dan para sahabat,

Marilah kita pakat mengingat,

Bahawa dunia hari ini makin singkat,

Esok atau lusa mungkin kiamat,

Sampai masa kita semua akan berangkat!

Berangkat menuju ke negeri akhirat.

Di sana kita akan ditanya apa yang kita buat.

Masa tu, sendiri mau ingat.

Umur mu banyak mana mu buat ibadat...?

Zaman muda mu, apa yang telah mu buat...?

Harta benda anta, dari mana anta dapat...?

Ilmu anta, adakah anta manafaat...?

Semoga ianya dapat mengingatkan kita supaya segera meninggalkan maksiat dan memperbanyakkan ibadat.

I'm Just Glad To See All Of Them...

(above) Cousin Lala, Wak Wit and Me...




(above) The Uncles, Aunties & Cousins...

Like I said in my previous blog, there's this Wedding Function going on from the mom's side of the family... So I've uploaded some pictures taken from the Wedding...

Hubby wasn't available on Sunday... He's at ITE MacPherson attending his course as usual... So basically, I went to the wedding with the babies...

I was so happy to meet all of them there... We then headed to my aunt's crib after the wedding coz she stays nearby... So yeah, chilled there for a while, had some 'kara-ok-ing', chit-chatted before the hubby came to fetch us home...

To Cousin Lala: I'm so glad and happy that we finally meet!! I mean... It was fun!! The best part was when we played a joke on Cousin Sutinah and you recorded it in your video camera... Gosh!! That was so freaking hilarious!! Mwahahahahaha!! So I see you when I see you again ya... Mmmmmuah!!


Pictures uploaded...