Tapi...

Dear Beautiful readers,

Aku suka dia.

Entah kenapa...aku memang suka dia.

Probably dia ada ciri2 yang aku suka.

Dari dulu lagi aku suka dia, when we first met.

Tapi..

Aku hanya mampu berangan.

Ya...berangan. B.E.R.A.N.G.A.N

Pasal ia tak mungkin berlaku..sebab..

Errmm...

Harap2 aku jumpa org mcm dia one fine day..

Tapi bila?

Sunday Issues

Dear Beautiful readers,

It was quite a disappointing night last night. Why?

a) It turned out that my car broke down, at it's parking space! I had that feeling earlier though as I left the car at home for almost one week without asking anyone in KL to look after it. (Nak suruh sapa?)

So pagi2 lagi aku dah "accidentally" woke up from my deep sleep and searching for that 24 hour service call centre.

Yes! It did work and around 0700 hour, the mechanic came and asked me to change the battery.

Sah2 battery kong! It's ok, better sorry now than later..

b) I am missing someone...

The pics below are not related to the issue as highlighted above.

a) Breakfast @ McD on Sunday as my car is OK already :-)

b) That comfy slippers that I bought in KB.

c),d), e), f) & g) Brunch at sis' place before leaving for KL - Ketupat Palas, Lontong (sambal ikan bilis, sedap!) and sphagetti

h) Waiting for flight at KB Airport

i) Arriving at LCCT

Sayonara KB, KL I am coming..

Dear Beautiful readers,

ARAB insisted to pick me up at KL Sentral at 6 p.m. I didn't want to trouble him and didn't mind to take cab to home, but since he's willing to pick me and send me home, then I accepted his offer without saying much.

We stopped for a while for early dinner (I had early lunch at sis' place around 11 a.m.) and that's why I was kind of hungry once landed at LCCT.

And now I am at home.

Laundry - Done. Checked
Kemas Umah - Half done. Half Checked (To be Continued tomorrow)

P/S: Some pics to be uploaded later, tunggu!

Slow & (Steady)? - Part II

Dear Beautiful readers,

I was quite surprise when I read the newspaper this morning, when the CEO of CELCOM claimed on the bad reception of CELCOM coverage/network throughout the country yesterday.

hah! No wonder laa it's terribly hard to make phone calls / to send text messages / to send mms etc yesterday! (Another reason on why I was a bit pissed off yesterday!) Hehehe...
ARAB did tell me the same thing yesterday and now we got the answers..

Anyway, I went out with my younger brother after Friday prayer to do some last minute shopping. Managed to grab that NIKE bag (necessity) and a pair of comfy Hush Puppies slippers (impulse buying..maybe?) Pics will be made available later!

It's time to pack up. Looks like i'll bring back an extra bag full of foodstuff!

Later!

Slow & (steady?)

Dear Beautiful readers,

I was a bit pissed off yesterday (not to a greater extent, but slightly pissed off).
One thing I realised about being in Kelantan for the past few days that everything was so slow!

a) Long queue at ATMs - It's either we have less ATMs here or too many people queueing (memang ramai org beratur nak ambik duit or people take too much time thinking on how much money they want to withdraw, which option(s) they want to choose etc! Argghhh!)

b) Cashiers - Again...it's the same issue as queues at the ATMs. I don't want to say that the cashiers weren't not that effective (tak baik tau..). Something that we have to ponder..it's either Kelantanese are very fond of buying too many stuff at the supermarkets, or well...the "production lines" aren't that efficient? (Kad Pacific ado abe?)

c) Traffic - Yes, it's festive season. The KL traffic has flooded into the KB town. Can u imagine that? If driving in kampung2, have always to bear in mind the motorists (those yang bawak motor cam bercinta - slow gila!!) and also those yang tak ingat dunia bawak motor (pelesits!)

d) Eating out - Kopitiam ke...food outlets at supermarkets ke..I think the service is the same! It takes so long for the waiter(s) to come and get the orders. Same thing happened last year too..
And i think some of you might agree with me too..

What else eh? Nanti laa nok pikir!

Shopping di Pasar Besar Siti Khatijah

Dear Beautiful readers,

Yes, it's 4th day of Syawal and some people have started working, regardless of where is their current location.

And i am still at home, resting (hehehe...bila lagi kan?)

I went to Pasar Besar Siti Khatijah to buy some food stuff to bring back to KL. And it was quite an amazing experience and I am proud of being a Kelantanese (bukan semangat kenegerian..bear with me!). I like the way these people carry on with their business, they don't even care what other people say / see, but they keep continuing their business with high determination and spirit.

Enjoy some of the pictures that I have snapped during my 1-hour stint at Pasar Besar Siti Khatijah..

I wish I can be like them, although none of my "nucleus family members" involved in business,be it directly or indirectly..

P/S: I was fascinated with the two pics as above. I was cracking my head on what does the name means...it's like being in treasure hunt or something. It's probably a printing shop, or the office / base of local newspapers.

Anak Halal / Di Sudut Gelap Mentari

Dear Beautiful readers,

While being alone by myself at home and there's nothing much to do, the best thing that I can do is of course, watching TV.

I know that Anak Halal will be on TV tonight but I have seen it before (I even have its DVD).

The story is different and yeah, it's the reality (in some parts..)

And i love Maya Karin's theme song for this movie as well - Di Sudut Gelap Mentari (Hehehe...ada makna nih..)

Enjoy Listening! (Klik kat title to see the video)

Di Sudut Gelap Mentari

Berkecai hati terhempas tak bersambut
Sendiri kupungut cebis derainya

Bersama raga nan hampa melara

Kuhanyut terbiar dalam gelora

Ingin benar kujadi milikmu

Hingga akhir masa kita bersama

Namun mimpi dan hakikat berlaga

Nuraniku jua jadi mangsanya

Lalu kupergi

Membawa diri ini ke sana menjauh

Mencari teduh di sudut gelap mentari

Merawat kembali serpihan hati

Di gelap mentari

Hanya kau yang lebih tahu mahumu

Perasaanmu tak bisa kupaksa

Keputusanmu yang pedih menyiksa

Hanya mampu kuberdiam terima

Lalu kupergi

Membawa diri ini ke sana menjauh

Mencari teduh di sudut gelap mentari

Merawat serpihan hati

Bridge:

Ti-ada

Ruang redup, teduh

Buatku

Menghuni tanpa ada bayangmu

Menghantui hidupku

Sungguh aku menyintai dirimu

namun hatimu tak bisa kupaksa

keputusan yang terlalu menyiksa

Hanya mampu aku berdiam

Terima

3rd Syawal

Dear beautiful readers,

Today was the most unproductive raya for me I think.

Well...I wasn't complaining, there were nothing much to be proud of anyway.

Initially, I thought of going to my friends' (both hubby & wife are my friends) open house in Pengkalan Chepa. But due to my laziness and not so willing attitude of facing the bad traffic (yeah...it was really crazy!), I ended up staying at home. (Sorry Akhram & Linda, we'll meet in KB laa deh before going back to KL nanti!)

And at this point of writing, I was alone at home, all my family members went to other "warih" (i.e. relatives) house for majlis solat hajat. I didn't plan to go, just resting at home..

No special pictures were snapped today (and that's one of the reasons why i said today was quite unproductive..heheh)

P/S: First time ever last night I saw a cat being "knocked down" by a car..."gelepar2" kucing tuh...sambil terkeluar dia punya biji mata!)

2nd Day of Syawal

Dear Beautiful readers,

Another posting with no pics. ;)

Just an update of what happened since this morning.

0900 - 1400 hour: Open house at sis' place. - Nasi Dagang with variety of dishes, cakes and kuihs.

Mengantuk kekenyangan bak ular..

1830 hour: Fakh came to my house for raya. It's glad to hear that Fakh and Abah had good conversation (at least,something they have in common to talk about or else mati kutu laa kan?)

2100 hour: My niece and nephew's birthday celebration (which was about the same as mine, 7th and 15th September respectively)

1st Day of Syawal

Dear Beautiful Readers,

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar..
Alhamdulillah, now it's the time for the Muslims, all over the world to celebrate Eid-Ul-Fitr.

And this is the time to strengthen the relationship, especially with the loved ones.It's time to forgive and forget. It's kinda weird too to eat and eat, as we had been in Ramadhan for the past 1 month. Should have adjusted the "sistem penghadaman" accordingly though.

Menu? Well...typical Kelantanese menu for raya: Ketupat Daun Palas, Nasi Dagang, Nasi Himpit with Kuah Kacang (together with satay of course), Nasi Minyak etc. I rarely see lemang here, probably it's not really our speciality in this east coast region (and I m not really a big fan of lemang though..)

P/S: I'll upload the pics later...malas la :-)

Raya Eve - Sepetang di KB

Dear Beautiful readers,

I won't write much, just want to simplify my activities for the day:

1100 hour: Me and my two nieces went to KB Mall to buy some groceries and other stuff. Saw Wan M with a friend, probably doing some last minute shopping before raya.

Ramai org queue nak bayar..

Ni je aku beli actually..

1300 hour: Continued with the house chores and my nephew wanted to follow me back home. Haha...i knew that he will be bored soon, although he's actually occupied with my iPod Touch. Got a phone call from Fakh, asking me whether I can accompany him to buy the sampins at Bazar Buluh Kubu. I am fine with it, let's go.

1445 hour: Met Fakh at Bazar Buluh Kubu. I nearly bought another sampin, but thank God I didn't. Fakh bought two...


1530 hour: While waiting for the sampin to be sewn accordingly, me and Fakh went to the KBTC (the acronym for Kota Bharu Trade Centre, another new famous "landmark" for KB). Bought few stuffs, and then headed back to Bazar Buluh Kubu.

Bought a pair of flip flop (untuk "basahan" bak kata oghe kelate)

1700 hour: Yeah, we have done with Bazar's rendevous, now it's Asar time. First time ever, I went to Masjid Muhammadi, I have passed by the mosque before but never had a chance to pray there. It's soothing..Bought a pair of kain pelikat for Ayahanda.


1800 hour: F called, asking where were I at that point of time. He told me that he might be going to Perdana Resort PCB for iftar with family, so i told him probably he can book a place for me and Fakh for iftar.


1908 hour: My last day of iftar at Perdana Resort PCB. Managed to call ARAB before that. :-)


2030 hour: Reached home, and continued with the chores...
2200 hour: Beres!

Salam Aidilfitri..

Dear beautiful readers,

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you (friends, acquaintances, readers, followers, fans (ada ke, hahaha!) ) Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir Batin.

0-0 and mintak halal makan minum eh?

Jemput datang umah time raya nanti...

P/S: Pilih nak sampul duit mana? hehehe

Balik kampung...

Dear Beautiful readers,

At this point of writing, I am already in KB.

Yes, i m at my parents' place, right here in KB!

Arrived here this morning,coincidentally I took the same flight as AH (Hey buddy, u dah beefed up eh skrang? Happy kut with your other half...hehehe). So we managed to talk for a while at the airport..

The night before that, I went out with ARAB for sahur at nearby place. The sambal ikan bilis was superb indeed! I think next time i'll get that sambal and pre-packed (for home made nasi lemak at home, haha!) And later at 3.30 a.m., ARAB sent me to KL Sentral to catch the 4 a.m. (at that wee hours!) bus to LCCT. (Well....kang nanti tak sempat nak catch the earliest flight!)

Thanks so much my dear ARAB aka boss, i'll owe you one! (nanti balik KL I'll settle that...what do u want from KB?)

Ramainya umat manusia kat LCCT

As expected, there were so many people in the airport (both in LCCT and KB airport). Oghe kelate kalau raya memang laa meriah...nak kasi jam lagik jalan2 kat KB nih..hahaha.

I managed to do some groceries shopping in KB Mall (beli sayur kat KB Mall, what's the motive?) and spent the afternoon napping at home :-) (as a result, I lost the opportunity to go to Baram at Stadium KB for the pics snapping! Argghhh!)

"Ermm...i'm single, can i pay at this counter?" haha!!

Later at night, after settling all those things with my nieces and nephews, Wan M called me. We went out to the nearby kopitiam (with another friend of him, also working for the same company as Wan M and myself). Wan M brought the souvenir from London as promised and I passed him the stuff that he asked earlier (his friend passed it to me though to be delivered to him...)

3 layers iced-tea (nice indeed), the kerang was actually for Wan M and another friend, not me..

Thanks Wan M for the souvenir..

F aka Mr from My Eyes joined us later, followed by another 2 friends of him (aku tak kenal sgt, but the other party does look familiar).

Well, there's one more day to go. Ramadhan's leaving (it's kinda sad) and Syawal's approaching.

Harap2 next year dpt jumpa Ramadhan lagik...

Jom Balik Kampung!

Dear Beautiful Readers,

Heheh..tak sabar nak balik kampung. I am supposed to be on leave tomorrow but due to my boss's request (she's arranging a meeting tomorrow, for God's sake!) so I have cancelled my leave.

Anyway, I m leaving for my hometown on Friday morning...in fact, I have already packed some of my stuff (and have passed some stuff to my bro to bring back to KB)..

Nothing much though, kinda happy, a bit.. (Senyum meleret..."meow"!!)

Alhamdulillah..

Till next time, nanti aku update lagi!

P/S: KB here I come. To Wan M, nanti kawe bawok balik buah tangan from your gewe!

Jom Masak..

Dear Beautiful readers,

Aku dah buang tebiat kut today..

Dah lama dapur aku tak berasap since 1st day of Ramadhan, but all of a sudden, today terasa nak masak pulak..

it's just a simple meal, cukup laa untuk sorang..

Menu:

a) Nasi Goreng Malas with ayam (hehe..oghe kelate kato...nasi goreng "bodo", betul ke eh?)

b) Banana Fritters (nama glamer bagi goreng pisang..) hehehe

Enjoy! Bon Appetit!