Tentang tahun baru 2014

Assalamualaikum
Kita bertemu lagi dlm rancangan yg kadang2 ada kadang2 takde.. Apala nak jadi.. Tgk akak Real dgn adik kapten duk komen pun tak terbalas.. Ampun dan maaf dipinta.. Nanti pelan2 i balas ye? Byk sgt kekangan.. Yang terkini.., pindah rumah baru so takde internet.. Bila ada internet siang2 dia macam biskut.. Malam2 bila internet ok sket.., mood malas pulak menjelma.. Hmmm ada je alasan kan?
2013 has been eventful.. Our big move.., the situation leading to our big move.., the families we leave behind., the families we came over to see.. The few white hair that has been sprouting on my head.. (apa tandanya tu? Stress... Kan?)
Like the last NYE we're sitting at home together enjoying each other's company. Alhamdulillah we're in our own flat now so hidup lebih bebas., langkah lebih panjang as compared to masa hidup menumpang dulu. Not that there's anything wrong masa menumpang.., tapi maklum ajelah kan. Nama pun menumpang. Cara kita dah tentu tak sama dgn cara orang lain. Kita biasa dinner selepas maghrib., org lain dinner pukul lima petang.. Kita biasa makan nasik hari2 pakai tangan., org lain makan salad., kalau makan nasik pun guna pisau dgn garpu.. Dan macam2 lagilah.. So bila dah duk sendiri ni., ibadat pun lebih teratur., makan minum pun dah boleh ikut style kita sendiri. I cant tell you how happy i am and how tasty nasik with kari ayam is when eaten by hand! Sangat lazat hokeh!!
Jiran2 semua dah start pasang muzik, minum2., enjoy2. Siang tadi ke Coles beli santan punyalah sesak penuh dgn manusia yg sedang memborong cartons of beer, chips and soft drink. Cara org sini menyambut tahun baru.. JJ pulak demam harini.. So i put him to bed early and tinggallah i sorang2 melangut sambut new year sorang2..
Resolution? Nah.. Nothing in particular.. Macam tahun2 sudah, betulkan apa yg tak betul., tambahkan apa yg kurang (oh, but i ought to loose weight not gain weight!)., kurangkan apa yg terlebih (yes., i'm selling my access fat.., cheap cheap only..)., strive to improve in all aspects of life..
Selamat tahun baru semua.. May 2014 brings you rezeki yg halal, kesihatan yg baik, joy, laughter, happiness, success dan semua yg baik2.. Ameeen...




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Location:Miami,Australia

Tentang kebebasan beragama

Assalamualaikum
Hari ni i tersentap dgn persoalan seorang wanita di church (i pegi church pagi tadi tolong aunty angkat barang2 utk jualan amal mereka esok - so sila jgn nak jump into conclusion ok?) Usai memperkenalkan diri wanita itu (we shall call her Y) tanya kenapa dia xpernah nampak i on sundays. So i jawab, i'm a muslim., i go to the mosque. Y tanya, eh is aunty's nephew a muslim? Thats weird.. (sbb aunty adlh seorg yg agak warak in her beliefs) so i jawab, eh tak.., suami i converted to islam then we got married.. With a smirk on her face she said "hmm.. That's odd.., why should he convert to join u.. U're the one that should convert to join him.. Dont you think so?" I tergamam. Honestly, she caught me offguard. I xtau nak jwb apa.. Luckily ada sorg lagi makcik masuk n diverted her attention. So i politely say nice meeting you, please excuse me but i gotta run. Ya Allah.. Xpernah ada sapa2 yg tanya i soalan tu. Selalu kat malaya org akan kata Alhamdulillah.., syukur, awak berjaya mengislamkan JJ.. Bila ditanya oleh Y tadi sesungguhnya i xtau nak jawab apa.
Balik umah cite kat JJ and he got annoyed saying that Y should mind her own business. JJ reckons that Y is racist sbb kulit i yg olive ni (tetap xnak mengaku coklat kan?) dan my Asian features menyebabkan Y rasa diri dia superior dari i.. You all rasa macam mana? Len kali kalau ada org tanya soklan macam gini dkt i apa yg patut i jawab? I xnak tergamam lagi.. Perhaps i should google for an answer.. I mean i know why JJ converted.. But i dont think the christians would understand why. Duduk kat negara org, i rasa i patut sensitif terhadap agama dan kepercayaan org lain.. Tapi kalau mereka xhormat dan sensitif towards my belief macam mana?
Ya Allah, tetapkan imanku dan berikanlah aku kekuatan...


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Tentang pembaziran baju

Assalamualaikum
I tak taulah kalau korang camne kan.. Tapi bagi i kalau seluar jeans tu baru pakai utk jangkamasa 2 jam., cuma pakai utk pegi supermarket beli susu ngan roti i akan gantung dan pakai lagi another time.. Logik? Ke tak logik? Ke i ni pengotor/pemalas sebab pakai suar jeans yg sama twice?
Bagi i, ini dinamakan pembaziran pakaian.. Kalau i.., baju, seluar, skirt, dress yg i baru pakai sekejap (less than 4 hours) dan confirm tak berpeluh tak berlengas i akan gantung dan pakai semula some other time (Harus diingatkan, ini pakaian luaran ye.., pakaian dalaman xboleh recycle okeh.. Kepam baunya..) Lainlah kalau baju tu lencun dek peluh, dah terkena kotoran degil ataupun sehari suntuk i pakai baju tu sohehla i akan campak masuk mesin basuh.. Ini yg baru pakai sekejap.. Bersih suci lagi pakaian tersebut.. I cannot brain la people like this..
Satu lagi towel. Logik ke kalau setiap kali mandi, setiap kali tu kau ambik towel baru? Kalau sehari mandi 3 kali, 3 helai towel kau sorang je yg pakai.. Ini bukan cerita pakai towel dekat hotel okeh.. Ini towel dekat rumah. Hotel pun menggalakkan para guestnya supaya menjimatkan penggunaan towel. Soiled towel sila buh atas lantai, kalau masih bole pakai lagi silalah pakai dulu.. Esok lusa kami mai hantaq towel baru.. Tiap kali nak basuh baju, mesin penuh dgn towel.. Tiap kali nak cari towel, seme duk dalam mesin.. Apa pun tak boleh..
Oooo.... Mungkin bapak dia ada kilang buat sabun basuh baju kot... Atau mesin basuh rumah dia tak guna letrik, tak guna air kot.. OooOoO...
Macam cannot brain je., macam cannot brain je...
Sekian..


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Tentang balik kampung

Assalamualaikum....
Dua minggu berada di tanah air macam sekejap sgt rasanya.. List makanan yg nak dimakan pun xsempat nak khatam.., takde rezeki... But i'm glad that i had the opportunity to spend time with my 80++ year old grandma.. Memula dari KJ dia ikut i balik SP, pahtu balik KJ balik pahtu tetiba dia nak ikut balik KT pulak dan terus anto i kat airport masa nak balik bumi kangaroo tempoh hari.. I think she had fun., i took her to a fish market, to a night market dlm suasana hujan dan lecak.., sebelah tgn pegang tongkat n selak kain tinggi, sebelah tgn pegang i.. Sepanjang2 jalan dia melatah "oh babu" tapi dia yg nak pegi sangat so i bawok jer.. Makan pun kus semangat. Beli putu mayam 2 ringgit dpt 8 ketul, semua dia makan sorang.. Tafufah satu container, apam balik sejuring.. Dapat bawak dia pi makan sate, bubur pulut hitam, nasik lemak payung merah (she insisted that she wants nasi lemak from this kakak bawah payung merah., jenuh pusing taman carik..) kopok lekor, roti paung tengganu etc etc etc... Alhamdulillah... Tak tahu bila lagi ada kesempatan bawak dia jenjalan gitu..

Kisah dan tauladan 1
Masa ondeway dari OOL-KUL aritu i had an early morning flight. It so happen i was sitting with these two chinese sisters.. i would say they're between 19- 22 years old. Dressing mmg hebat, dgn micro shorts, knitted jumper bagai bawak laptop dgn tablet tgk movie dlm flight. I dah terpikir, minah ni tak panas ke pakai knitted jumper nih? Skekgi kat msia soheh2 panas yg lebat, tahan ke dia? As time goes on, it started to get pretty warm in the flight.., pahtu i start terbau sesuatu yg kurang menyenangkan. Duk pikir.., kaki sapala yg busuk nih.. Later on, the smell gets stronger and then i realised that the smell is coming from these two girls next to me. OMG, i think we have another 4-5 hour flight time. Ayoyo.., how am i going to endure the smell for the rest of the flight. Terpaksalah sombong sket, paling kepala ke tingkap tp dlm flight airasiamang yg sempit where u're practically sitting on top of each other plus size body i yg sgt ohsem ni byk mana sangatlah dpt berpaling kan? The best part was, as we are ready to land minah sebelah i ni start mencium2 ketiak dia sendiri. YES dear girl.., the bad smell is coming from YOU!! Saheh berlendir bila dia turun kapal terbang cos i can feel the heat the minute i stepped out of the plane.. Or ada angin macam air-cond masuk dari suar super-duper pendek dia kot?
Pengajaran: kalau taknak/tak sempat mandi pagi to catch your extra early flight, at least semburlah sedikit odorono kat badan tuh.. Takdelah kepam sepanjang 8 jam dalam pesawat...

Kisah dan tauladan 2
Masa ondeway KUL-OOL pulak flight malam.. Lebih kurang jam 9.40pm. Dgn eksennya aku berkata, i'm not gonna get cold in this flight.. Tapi ada spare pashmina seketoi dlm hand carry in case of emergency. KL hujan masa tuh.. Pahtu my grandma bless her heart tanya.. "Eh tak sejuk ke nanti dlm kapatebang pakai baju lengan pendek nih? Nah, bawak jaket ni nanti sejuk" sebagai cucu yg xmo melawan ckp nenet i pon amikla baju cotton tipis tgn panjang yg i used to wear during spring (maknanya takdela tebal mana pun, mcm tshirt tp long sleeve). Dkt departure hall mmg hangat tak hengat sbb kapasiti maknusia yg sangat tinggi so haku xpakai, sangkut kat hand carry je. Masuk plane pun hangat lagi spt biasa kapal airasiamang lambat nak menyejukkan kabin dia. Tiba2 bila kapal dah gostan (OMG aku tak tau apa termnya wahai kapitan tulunlah kakakmu ini).. Mula dah terasa aircond yg sangat sejuk. Mula2 tahan lagi, lama2 dah tahap nak membeku so i pun sarunglah 'jaket' i tuh. Tahan la sikit. Tgk org kiri kanan dah berselubung dgn selimut. Perlu diingatkan di sini yg airasiamang menawarkan perkhidmatan menyewa selimut utk dipakai sepanjang penerbangan pada harga rm10 selai. Ataupun anda boleh juga membeli comfort kit semasa membuat booking dgn harga rm25?? Ntah.. Kurang periksa.tapi i rasa.., airasiamang ni sengaja meng'low'kan suhu aircond nak bagi keadaan kabin sejuk beku gigil2 utk meng'encourage' para penumpang utk membayo rm10 bagi menyewa selimut mereka. I rasa this is not right and i wont condone this type of marketing tactics yg pada i mcm memaksa. Because i tak nak fall prey to their cunning ways maka i pun menahanlah sejuk sepanjang 8 jam perjalanan tersebut. JJ kata why are so tight with money, just give them ten ringgit so u wont be too cold. Ohh tidak... I tetap dgn pendirian i.. To me, kalau i beli maknanya i membolehkan atau menggalakkan airasiamang utk sokmo2 menyejukbekukan kabin supaya org ramai buleh sewa selimut.. No no.. No way jose.. I rela dibekukan okeh?
Pengajaran: next time nak naik airasiamang lagi, sila bawak blanket siap2 ataupun jaket tebal bulu2.. (Peringatan utk diri sendiri: lenkali bawak je selimut airasiamang yg JJ beli 3 tahun dulu, bukan berat pun.. Coklat banyak2 rilek je buleh angkut on board, nak bwk selimut seketoi bising.. Phuiii)

Sekian terima kasih..






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Tentang teknologi bercinta

Assalamualaikum....
Wahduh wahduh... Bersawang, berselut, berkerak, berdaki dah nin.. Kalaulah adinda kapitan i tak sound "assignment overdue" dekat fesbuk, dah tentu i kena hire excavator nak carik balik jalan menuju ke blog nih..
So anyway...
Kenapa tetiba kluar topik ni? I'm sitting in the room playing games on the pad pabila i terdengar Tom tgh ber-skyping dgn geprennya yg tinggal about 10 minutes drive from here.. Wow! Technology have certainly changed the way we communicate kan? Dedulu masa zaman i muda remaja (skrg ni still muda tp dah xberapa nak remaja dah ^^) medium komunikasi i adalah kertas, pen, sampul surat, stem dan abang posmen.. Tiap2 hari balik sekolah meluru ke posbox, kot-kot ada surat dari yg tersayang. Dulu i ada a few abang angkat, kami berkenalan thru Minda Pelajar - kalau ada yg ingat, ni mcm akhbar utk pelajar2 sekolah circa 1994-1996 dan ada gak pen pals dari Galaxy. Macam URTV tapi version omputih.. Tiap2 minggu kami berutus surat.., this particular guy dia budak bijak.. Belajo kat SMAP.. Dia form 5, aku form 3 so kiranya sama2 nak exam so konon2 sama2 bagi motivation la segala. Sending letters is the cheapest way to get in touch as inter-cities phone calls are notoriously expensive and masa tu mana ada student yg bawok henpon gi sekolah.. I used to purchase coloured writing papers, special stationaries yg ada design2 complete with matching envelopes. My mum used to be the postman, she'll take my letters and mail them when she goes to work.
Bila budak pandai ni abis sekolah dan menunggu result spm, kami pun mula berborak2 thru phone, tp tak selalu sbb rumah i takde phone masa tuh.. Kenala kumpul duit syiling nak bergayut dkt public phone.. Bila dia masuk uia, barula ayahanda i pakai henpon. Ericsson model lama yg kalau nak charge kena cabut bateri mcm charge kamera dslr skrg. So, turn dia pulak yg kumpul duit syiling nak bergayut dgn i..
Time goes on, i went to uni and we lost contacts.. I pun xtau dia kat mana skrg.. Masa dkt uni, dua bulan sekali i tulis surat hantar dekat bonda, seminggu sekali beli phonecard rm10 to call home untuk mengadu-domba. Masa ni internet dekat malaysia baru nak berkembang.. Maka bermulalah zaman chatting dekat mirc.. Masuk channel mamak la, kampung la, etc etc etc. cyber cafe mula tumbuh dekat kampus, masa ni i pakai pc dgn monitor gabak yg berat giloss tuh tp takbley akses internet, nak berinternet sila booking cyber cafe yg berdekatan.. Dan i pakai henpon motorola yg kalau emergency takde bateri buleh sumbat 4 bijik bateri AA didalamnya.. Dan bermulalah zaman bergayot dekat henpon sendirik pulak.. Bila dapat bopren yg takde henpon, kenala bopren tu tumpang henpon kawan2 dia kalau i nak bercerita dgnnya..
Masa i start kerja, teknologi sms mula berkembang.. Less talking but more texting. I pakai nokia 3315 masa tuh. Sgt kebal phone tu, jatuh tergolek2 tp dia tetap steady. Pahtu picture messaging became popular. Dlm sok-kabar penuh gambo2 dan ring tone yg kita buleh donlod dan anto kat kawan2. Mula2 black n white, pahtu gambo warna-warni., pahtu wujud pulak camera phone, buleh nganto mms segala..
Mula2 sampai bumi kanggaru, kawan2 i tgh giler berYM.. Yahoo messenger, manjang je i pi lepak lebry bukan utk study tp utk ym dgn kawan2.. Pahtu masuk friendster and later upgraded to facebook
And now... Komunikasi jadik sgt mudah.. Teknologi bercinta pun dah berubah. Ada whatsapps, viber, facebook, facetime, instagram, twitter, skype etc etc... Zaman menulis surat dan menunggu jawapan dah berlalu.., zaman kumpul duit syiling bergayut kat public phone dah berlalu.., zaman chatting online dah berlalu.., sekarang ni long distance relationship can prosper becos u'll be able to see each other even though u're far away from each other. Contohnya dalam kes Tom, sebelum dia keluar pergi party, both of them akan "tunjuk" baju masing2 on skype to make sure they match each other. Sebelum makan amik gambo (myself included, but i only post them on fb or ig) pahtu mms, whatsapps dekat yg tersayang.
Agak-agaknyala kan.. Macam mana lah anak2 i esok bercinta ye? Mesti ada mesin yg boleh beam people from one place to another kan? Or a telepathic machine yg bila tetiba kita teringat je kat orang tu, tiba2 je orang tu muncul depan kita.. Hmmmmm....
I think i watch too many sci-fi movies...
Wasallam...


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Tentang unlucky day

Assalamualaikum
Dah nak habis ramadhan baru nak bersuara? Pahtu tetiba bersuara secara live dari bumi kangaroo? Adoyai.. So much has happened since i last wrote but tonight i just need to get this out of my chest. I shall merapu about why, how, what, when did we arrive in bumi kangaroo at some other time ok?
Today the last day in the month of July 2013, bersamaan dgn 22 ramadhan 1434H adalah hari yg sgt menyedihkan..
Kisah 1
i received the news that our boy Joey has been adopted. JJ said that i should be prepared for today.. I tot i have.. I mean i said goodbye to him in Penang, gave him a big hug n kiss before we left and he had looked at me sadly, as if he knows that that will be the last time he'll ever see me..
I havent shed any tear since leaving malaysia just over two weeks ago, but receiving the news about joey released the waterworks. JJ said we have done the right thing, at least joey is in a good home not outside on the road being a stray facing a bleak future. At least joey will be safe, he shall have enough to eat., we pledged to send a big bag of kibbles to his carer every so often., and he will be loved.. And most importantly i will be able to see him whenever i go back to SP/penang..
Joey, u dont know how much it hurts your father and i to let you go.., mommy wished that our circumstances are different but maybe this is the best for you son.. Just know in your heart that we will always love you and to us, you're still our boy.. Till we meet you again.. We love you so much Joey 'Jojonut' Marurai..




Kisah 2
Went to dick smith to purchase an adapter for the ipad+ipod. The price was around $30.. Went to target and saw this big box of 15-piece ipod accessories for only $17 down from $69.99. Wow! This is a good bargain.. Sila rujuk pada gambar




Rugi woo kalau xbeli!! Tanya budak tu wall plug ni buleh charge ipad tak, dia kata boleh so sepantas kilat i grabbed this box. Sampai kat kaunter this item turn out to be only $13!! Yay! I snatched a bargain!! Sgt excited sampai rumah cuba nak charge ipad tapi nyewest!! Dia kata "not charging".. Adoyai hangin suda satu badan.. Takper takper.. Esok haku nak pi target tukar ambik adapter apple original pulak.. Deng!!
Kisah 3
3 hari yg lalu, travelling henbeg kesayangan i hampir nak putus talinya., kebetulan kejadian berlaku di depan op-shop (kedai juai brg2 terpakai - 2nd hand) maka terusla masuk dan terusla capai henbeg yg berharga $4. I beli sebab takut beg putus xdan sampai umah plus all my other handbags are in the ship., belum sampai lagi. Genap 3 hari usia bag 2nd-hand-baru i, tali dia snap! Putus!! Deng!!!




Pengajaran dari kisah 2 & 3
Sila jangan kedekut sangat.. Bila beli barang yg terlalu murah, mohon jangan expect too much from it!
Sekian...
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Location:Darlington Drive,Banora Point,Australia

Tentang mee segera

Assalamualaikum

Humang hai.. Bersawang berdebu lapan belas hinci dah blog nin.. Tak terjenguk malahan nak menjenguk blog-blog rakan-rakan cyber pun tak dan. Sangatlah sibuk mengalahkan superstar pulak i sekarang ni.. Kenapa sibuk? Kenapa tak dan? Akan diceritakan di masa2 akan datang. 

Malam ni nak buat food review pasal mee segera.. Adake org buat review pasal instant noodle ni? Macamkan takde benda lain nak direview pulak.. Eh, sukatilah.. 

Sapa tak pernah makan mee segera angkat jari?? Instant noodle used to be my staple diet masa kat universiti utan malaysia dulu especially bila time JPA belum masuk. Selalu bila dapat duit, akan beli stok megi yg boleh dimakan ketika sengkek. Pernah sekali megi tomyam 2 bungkus kami rebus kongsi makan 5 orang sebab masing2 tak cukup duit nak makan. Nak tepon rumah mintak duit malu dan takut.. Oh the good ol' days.. Nanti next time i citer pengalaman kat dlm utan dulu plak.

Now back to the actual story. Review arini adalah berdasarkan kepada mee brand yg kat bawah nin..

Mi Sedaap mi sup perisa soto..

Memang sedap. Memang jelas terasa sedapnya seperti kata tagline mee nih.. Dengan perasa limau menjadikan mi ni bertambah sedap. Tak muak. Sebab ada rasa masam2 sket. JJ tak bleh pi sebab dia kata the taste is very Malaysian.. Yelah.. Sebab tu he only eats megi perasa ayam.. Tak adventerous langsung laki i tau!

Anyway, rencah dia ada 4 pek

Bumbu gurih yg kena letak bila mi dah masak. The chilli, seasoning powder dengan minyak bumbu yg hujung kanan sekali. I think the limau is in the minyak bumbu sbb bila masukkan minyak tu bau dia semerbak kelimau-limauan gitu.. Sedap.. 

The noodle itself is not too fat and not too skinny. Masak pun tak payah lama2 sebab mi dia cepat lembut. Lama2 sgt kan kembang semangkok mi dia jadik tak best.

Meh kita tgk gambo yg dah masak

Yang macam brown sugar kat tgh2 tu is the bumbu gurih. I xtau apa function dia sbb tak rasa apa2 pun.. Perhaps lepas ni i shud try makan tanpa that bumbu pulak.

The instruction actually requires u to campur the minyak and rencah outside the pot n just rebus mi atas api then tuang into the bumbu tp i rasa mcm takut bumbu tu tak masak so i dump everything in while the mee is boiling on the stove. Result dia? Mee sedap yang memang sedap!!! 

Selamat mencuba!!

Ewah...

Tentang food review 1

Assalamualaikum
Wah.. Lama berehat ye? Sibuk berkempen kot... Hahahaha... Mana ada.. Sibuk mende ntah..
Anyways.. I've always wanted to write about food since me and JJ enjoys eating (who doesnt kan?). Lepas tu pulak habit i adalah mengambik gambo makanan sebelum memakan thus annoying JJ as he wants to say the doa and makan ASAP.. Tapi sebagai suami mithali dia layan la jugak pe'el isteri dia yg tah pape nih..

So for my food review edisi pertama ni i nak share pasal Meatworks.. One of our fav hang out kalau balik KL. The one we usually frequented is its Citta Mall, Ara Damansara outlet (sbb sgt dekat dgn istana hinggap di KJ)..

Kedai ni konsep dia restaurant + butcher. The meat are imported from Australia and they also sell the locally produced Gemas Gold beef. We often buy our meat stock there sebab di SP ni mana nak dapat rump, rib eye segala so kalau balik KL kami akan borong daging dari Meatworks. Alang2 dah borong daging harusla makan sekali kan? Rugila mai jauh2 tapi xmakan.. So meh kita tgk apa yg ado..



This is my favourite starter.. Wajib order tiap kali pi.. Tapi apakenamanya i lupa.. Its basically potatoes with slices of beef bacon, drizzled with EVO. Sedap! Sedap! Sedap!



We tried their satay the other day. Mmg mantop, mmg sedap, mmg meletops. The meat is sweet n juicy pahtu tengokla the size of the sate.. Gabak-gabak! Pueh hati makan.. Kuah kacang pun not bad, cuma its quite hot for me (i cant eat hot food anymore.., sob sob). Tp yg epic fail this time is the nasik impit (JJ calls it squashed rice).. rasa macam air.. I think they made a lot of nasik impit then they freeze it. Bila org order dia defrost n serve. Masa makan tu rasa macam u are sucking a rice-flavoured ice cube. Yuck!



JJ's rump steak. Tengoklah betapa tebalnya daging tu.. Memang maveles.. He prefers his steak to be medium raw n the chef always cooks it to perfection. That is the reason why we keep coming back!



Aritu i ordered seafood linguini.. Lepas ni tobat dah xmo order lagi. I was struggling to finish it! Or maybe i was already full from the potatoes n satay.., This dish was wayyy too tomatoey for me. Rasa macam makan crushed tomatoes yg dalam can tu pulak.. The good thing about it is they use fresh seafood. I mean some shops would serve you frozen prawns and calamaris tp ni fresh prawn, cuma i rasa the scallops tu tak berapa nak fresh. Mungkin sebab tu i tak bleh nak pi kot..

Overall, i give Meatworks Citta Mall the following marks:
Ambiance: 8/10
Food: 7/10 (sbb too tomatoey)
Price: reasonable
Service: 9/19

Sekian terima kasih. Semoga kita bertemu lagi dalam rancangan jalan-jalan makan-makan!!

:)

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Tentang masterchef selebriti season 2

Assalamualaikum
Malam ni i layan Masterchef Selebriti Season 2.. I saw the first season.., most of the time thru utube sebab selalu berebut channel dgn JJ.. sebagai isteri yang mithali i selalu mengalah (sbb i tau i buleh tgk lam utube.. hahahah) Kebetulan malam ni JJ tidoq awai sebab dia kepenatan memunggah bilik stor kami (dah setahun pindah baru nak punggah.. why? i took out the things i need when i needed them.., kalau tak perlu, diamlah kamu di dalam kotak wahai egg beater ku..) so anyway.. since he's asleep i get to watch whatever show i want on the telly.. I've always enjoyed watching cooking shows., not that i'm a good cook but i'm always amused at how easy everything is but bila nak try sendiri pasaipa tak jadik macam dlm tibi tu hah? Sebagaimana kagumnya i dengan Akak LG, Dr Lurpak dengan Kak Piah dolly-molly yg meletop-letops masakan dorang.. kagum jugak dengan adik i Kapten hensem dengan housemate nya yg dalam diam2 pandai masak dan pandai makan rupanya..

Ok, sila stop merapu.. i sebenonye nak cakap yg i sangat2 rasa tidak equip tentang pengetahuan am selebriti-selebriti di malaysia ini. not to show off that i know all the mat sallehs (which i don't) tapi mmg i fail (F9) kalau ditanya pasal retis2 malaya.. malu tak? malu woo.. retis negara sendiri pun tak kenal.. Tambah memalukan lagi bila i tak kenal more than half of the contestants in this seasons' masterchef.. how?? kawan2 duk sibuk dlm pesbuk.. wow.. che ta dengan zain masuk sesama, sangat sweet loving couple bla bla bla.. i was like.. who is this che ta? who is this zain? apa correlation antara mereka? another fren of mine suggested to google all these contestant.. tak kuasalah aku.. baik i google carik resepi nak buat mee goreng tak pedas.. ada gak pekdahnya..

So, anyway.. these are the contestants this season..

Source: Facebook Masterchef Malaysia

Dalam 19 org yang masuk seperti gambo di atas.. meh nak bilang yang i kenai..
1- Pak Nil (baik jgn ngaku rakyat malaya kalu xkenai dia nih..)
2- Enot (tu pun i xsure dia ni belakon citer ape)
3- Kenchana Dewi (yg ni i tau sbb dulu dia berlakon dgn imuda 2+1 kot)
4- Lydiawati (org lama2 mmgla i kenai)
5- Norish Karman (i penah tgk citer yg dia belakon)
6- Sathiya (ni mmg kenai sbb i peminat tegar pi mai pi mai tang tu)
7- Syanie (sbb dia comel macam i)
8- Yassin (dulu dia geng senario..)

8 out of 19?? Tak sampai separuh pun.. Hypothesis null nih.. OMG!! Where have I been all these years? I came back to malaya in 2010.. rasa2nya dorang2 ni dah tentu famous amos kan sebab kalau tak mcm mana buleh digelar selebriti kan? Malunya.. malunya... (larik nyorok bawah ketiak si fatty)

Sekian terima kasih...
;)

Tentang parking depan rumah

Assalamualaikum
Pernah tak korang hadapi situasi ni?
1) Korang keluar rumah gi opis ke pasar ke supermarket ke, tetiba bila korang sampai rumah u cant drive into your car porch sebab ada org block depan pagar korang?
2) Korang nak keluar rumah gi opis, pasar, supermarket but cant drive out of your porch sebab ada org block depan pagar korang?
It happened to me A LOT of times!

Masa memula pindah sini, kawan2 anak jiran sebelah kiri memang hobi parking depan pagar rumah i.., banyak kali dibuatnya dan selalu i cakap elok2. Alhamdulillah skrg ni dia dah reti dan kalau dtg pun dia akan gigih panjat atas side table depan rumah org sebelah. Petang tadi masa balik opis jadi lagik. Tetamu kpd jiran sebelah kiri jugak. Dia perasan bontot keta wira dia pendek cam bontot keta myvi agaknya., elok je dia tertonggeng depan pagar rumah i. So i pinpon sekali, takde org kuar.. I pinpon lagi sekali.. Maka muncullah tuan punye keta bertudung labuh dgn 2 org anaknya, sorg pakai baju sekolah bertudung labuh jugak. I pun senyum kat dia dan ready nak turunkan tingkap nak kata thank you ke apa ke., sekali dia tengok i and jegilkan mata.. Amboi! You are parked right in front of my house, blocking my gate and u dare to look at me like that? Terkedu sekejap.., xsempat i nak buat apa2 dia cepat2 masuk dlm keta n blah. Bukanlah i pinpon kuat2 pun.. Pinpon secara terhormat sbb i tau ni housing area, apake gila nak pinpon kuat2 mcm tengah jln raya.. Bila masuk dlm rumah, JJ tegur.. "Babe, don't make any enemies".. So i said, i'm not trying to make enemies or to create trouble.., i have every right to pinpon secara terhormat as they're parked right in front of our gate! Plus, i smiled at them and they just starred at me like i'm an alien from pluto! Grrrrrrrr.....

Di Terengganu lagi best.. Depan rumah bonda ada satu longkang besar yg amat yg kononnya dibina untuk mengelakkan kebanjiran berlaku di kawasan tersebut (i beg to differ sbb every monsoon season bonda have to clear downstairs, roll the carpets, tie up the curtains and keep everything off the floor due to the flood).. So kiranya nak masuk ke dlm porch and our front door tu ada la sedikit jembatan yg agak besar. Masa ayahanda renovate rumah aritu dia pun buatlah jambatan tu cantik sikit.. Cantik mendenya.. Cuma dia letak tiles yg macam batu kecik2 tu instead of just plain ol' cement rendered. Just to match the tiles inside the porch. This one time, bonda keluar gi beli ikan and when she came back she was surprised to see a car parked nicely on our bridge., right in front our front gate. Bonda pun hangen la.. Mcm mana dia nak masuk.., dgn ikan sayo segala dlm keta.. Nak masuk rumah sendiri pun tak boleh. She ended up going to our front neighbor's house and asked for a piece of paper n a pen. She then wrote a note something like "Assalamualaikum, terima kasih sebab parking depan pagar rumah saya tanpa izin saya.. Anda seorang yang cukup bermoral" pastu bonda pi letak kat windscreen kereta tersebut. After about half an hour, keta tu pun blah n bonda pun dpt masuk dlm rumah dgn aman damai.

A few weeks later bonda was told by another neighbor that the car belongs to the pengerusi JKKKkKkKK of our area and that pengerusi mengirimkan maaf buat bonda sambil berkata "jambatan u tu cantik sangat..". Waddehel?? Eh sukati kitorg la kitorg nak jambatan kitorg tu cantik ke buruk ke.., bukan mintak duit ko atau pinjam duit JKKKkK kampung pun masa buat jembatan tu aritu.. One more thing, besar sgt ke jawatan dia sebagai JKkKkKK kampung tu yg sampai she gets to park her car anywhere she wishes? Bonda said, kalau Dato MB sekalipun yg parking depan pagar rumah i, i akan letakkan nota berhemah cenggitu jugak kat keta MB.. Takut apa, rumah kita kan.. Kita yg bayo cukai pintu, cukai tanah tiap2 tahun, bukan mintak duit MB pong!... Bonda i memang funny-funny...

Tapi itulah kan.. Sungguh i tak faham sikap org kita yg cukup minat parking keta blocking rumah org.. Padahal ada je space sebesar2 alam kat depan tu utk park keta.. Ni semua sebab malas nak jalan jauh2 kalau gi mana2. Macam parking keta kat tesco, semua berebut nak parking paling dekat dgn pintu. Padahal banyak je parking tempat lain.. Bukannya jauh sgt dan bukannya kena jimbit brg2 shopping semua berjalan gi kat keta.. Boleh je tolak trolley tu sampai kereta.. JJ was saying the other day that perhaps tesco should have a drive-in service since malaysians like to park as close as possible to the mall entrances.. Alang2, bawak masuk terus keta dlm kedai., then all the items are displayed at the same height as the driver., the driver only have to pick the items that he needs, buh dlm keta and remain in the car until checkout. Make sure every item is barcoded in case people run away without paying, kalau ada yg cuba2 larik akan ada alarm bunyik beep beep beep pahtu ada 'tangan' besar yg akan pegang tayar keta tak kasik bergerak keluar...
Amboi imaginasi... Too much cartoon lah ni...
Hahahaahahahahahaahah

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Tentang booking tiket wayang

Assalamualaikum..
Booking tiket wayang pun nak kecoh ke? Tahpape tah.. Yelah.. Org lain dah biasa booking online, android, apple apps semua.. I baru je nak testing buat for the very first time.. So agak jakun la jugak sikit kan.. Lagipun i kan mmg selalu lambat pick-up benda2 yg 'in' skrg ni kan.. Kenapa baru skrg i terjerumus dgn pengebookingan tiket wayang menggunakan apple apps nih? Banyak sebab2nya..

1) dulu kami duk di ceruk changloon yg jaraknya dgn pawagam yg ado online booking adalah lebih kurang 2 jam, itupun kalau tak jem.. Jem kalu? Thus it is better to queue up n buy the tickets at the theatre itself
2) we're more comfortable watching movies at home slouched on our couch; me with a bowl of kotiau goreng and JJ with a plate of steak n eggs.. Kat movie theatre ado ke serve kotiau steak segala? Takde woo.. (Tapi popcorn panggung wayang mmg best in the world!!)
3) JJ malas nak bwk i kuar tgk wayang sbb i'm allergic to aircond and dark places.. Allergic mende? I fall asleep easily!! Hahahaahah... Adoyai.. Teringat masa zaman2 single dulu i adalah penonton wayang yg tegar.. Tiap2 mlm tgk wayang pun boleh.. Midnite semua.. No problem.. Rasanya kalau TGV KLCC tu ada frequent movie-goer card confirm dah beribu points i.. Tp itu dulu.. Skrg ni xtau nape.. Abis sebucket popcorn, mesti i tido.. So selalu miss the middle part of the movie.. So i tgk masa mula2 dan masa ending., tgh2 xtau apa jadi.. Kalau tanya JJ mesti dia bengang.. Last year we went and saw Avengers 3D gold class and paid nearly 70ringgits for our tickets pun i bleh bantai tido.. JJ said rugi je bayo mahal2, i tido.. Hahahaah.. Kesian suami i...
4) saja nak try online booking pakai GSC apple apps yg very-the-easy-to-use.. I tried online booking but somehow i did not see the link to purchase movie tickets on their website.. Kot i terlepas pandang xtaula kan.. Tp guna apps ni pun sebenonye sgt senang.. How to book GSC movie tickets using iphone -- just follow the steps and u'll be all good.. I'm also very happy to report that the apps is oh-so-user-friendly.. Very straight forward i tell you.. Lepas dah buat payment via maybank2u ke, paypal ke rhb ke., akan keluar confirmation with a barcode like this..


Kami tgk di Amanjaya Mall SP, yg ada kemudahan barcode scanning tp being the risk adverse person that i am, i pi jugak amik printed ticket dkt counter sbb takut tak ingat seat nombor berapa sbb dkt confirmation mcm yg atas ni takdo plak nombor seatnya.. Kalau confirm ingat seating, u just have to wave/scan this barcode dkt gate mcm gate masukkan tiket nak naik lrt tuh.. Since i've already picked up our tickets, the machine said to me "you have collected your tickets from the box office at 5.15pm" gitu.. wah, tabley nak tipu langsung! Then masuk kutip 3D glasses (kalu layan 3D la kan).. Its as easy as that!!
Ok, movie review plak.. GI Joe Retaliation.. Mmg best meletop-letop citer nih.. Lebih2 lagi sbb abg hensem meleleh dwayne johnson aka the rock tu ada sama.. itula sbb utama i insist on watching this movie, lagipun JJ mmg favourite la sangat cite tembak2 letop2 bertumbuk gedebuk gedebak ni semua.. Tp sayangnya the 3D version does not do it any justice sebab gambo mcm distorted bila di 3Dkan.. Nevertheless, byk gak part2 yg rasa mcm the bullet or the chopper is flying right at you! Rasanya 2D version lagi better kot.. But guess what? I fell asleep once my bucket of popcorn is finished..
Dem....
Any advices for me to stop sleeping at the movies?


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Tentang cuaca

Assalamualaikum
Wah... Lama betul blog ni bersawang bersepah berkulat segala... I've been away from home for 3x jumaat now.. Mula2 berehat di kelana jaya and now berehat di kuala terengganu..

Ever since we arrived in bandaraya warisan pesisir pantai three jumaats ago the weather has been scorching hot. Sgt2 panas sampaikan nak keluar rumah angkat baju pun pikir lapan belas ratus juta kali.. Padahal skrg ni baju cepat je kering.. Jemur 8am, 11am dah boley angkat tp memandangkan matahari yg tegak atas kepala pada jam 11 pagi tu, i rasa sgt bercinta nak keluar angkat baju.. Lalast samada tunggu pukul 6.30pm ataupun keluar berpayung bagai.. Nasib baik jugaklah rumah bonda ni pakai gantungan yg ada roda yg bangsa boleh tolak tarik kesana kemari, bleh gak tarik under the shade, tp kenit je bendanya.. Setakat nak gantung yg dalam2 dan baju dlm 7-8 lai bolehla., yg lelain kena gak kutip di tgh panas..

Dalam rumah kalau nak ikutkan hati nak je 'on'kan aircond dlm setiap ruang.. Tp nanti nangis la nak membayo bil letrik ye? Kadang rasa mcm nak duk dlm fridge ataupun berendam dlm bath tub.. At the moment i usually mandi at least 3 times a day.. Pagi, tgh hari n ptg.. Sometimes if its too hot, i'll have a shower before going to bed usually at 12 or 1 o'clock in the morning.. Mmgla org tua2 kata xelok.., tp tak tahan woo.. Berlengas2 nak tido pun xselesa.. Si ginger gumuk yg hobinya sun bathing dkt dpn sliding door now prefers to terbongkang in the middle of the room.. Lantai marmar pesen dulu di rumah bonda ni very cooling katanya.



Ramalan kaji cuaca minggu ini

Harini friday, kalau nengokkan weather forecast mcm gambo di atas yesterday (thursday) sepatutnya overcast -- mendung.. Takde maknanya.. Panas hangat langit biru tak ada sekelumit awan pun.. Harini (friday) sepatutnya hujan tp nan ado.. Td pagi nampak mendung sikit di area sebalik bukit pok apil (bukit rtm) tp dirumah sini tetap panas memancar-mancar..
The point i'm trying to make here is that.. (sambil2 memperingatkan kpd diri sendiri jugek)
1) Manusia ni serba serbi tak puas.. Hari2 hujan komplen, hari2 panas pun komplen.. Bawak2lah bersyukur dengan apa yg Allah berikan.. Hujan tu rahmat --> pokok2 dapat tumbuh dgn cantik.. Panas itu rahmat --> pokok bunga kertas dpn rumah sdg lebat berbunga skrg nih..
2) Dah tau musim panas, kalau boleh kurangkanlah aktiviti di luar.. Kang tak pasal2 kena heat stroke la, sakit kepala, demam, batuk semua.. If i dont have to run errands outside, i would prefer to stay indoors and bake (so far dah buat apple pokey, choc chip cookies n marble cake). Esok plan nak membaking lagi.., nak abiskan tepung dgn butter dgn castor sugar.. any suggestions?
3) do drink plenty of water.. I repeat WATER! Not sweet drink and not caffein either.. I ni ckp je but i'm always too lazy to go n get a glass of water.. Most times lps mkn nasik pun terlupa nak minum air.. 100plus is also a good rehydration source.. Jadi belilah sebotol dua buh dlm fridge and drink it from time to time
4) always cover yourself with a good sunscreen.. Preferably something with spf 30+ and above. Ni pun i ckp je lebih., selalunya i malas.. Masa di bumi kangaru dulu i really took care of my skin, kalau keluar rumah without sunblock rasa cam xcomplete. But once i'm back jadik malas plus i think malaysia has got a different kind of heat. Bila muka dah berpeluh melekit-lekit itu yg rasa geli nak tepek sunblock dkt muka..
5) kalau rajin, mandilah sokmo-sokmo.. Or cool yourself down by sitting underneath a fan or aircond. But bear in mind that too much aircond can dry your skin.. So equip yourself with a good lotion and slather it on your skin to keep your skin moisturised thruout the day. Yg ni i mmg rajin sket.. Mmg kena sapu losyen dkt kaki tangan dulu baru bole keluar rumah. I prefer johnson's body care body lotion dgn vaseline total moisture pure oat extract as they are not sticky n smells nice..


Utk travel i angkot yg kenit2 ni aje tp dah nak abis so kena beli lain

Itu saja lah kot i nak merepek kali ni.. Till we meet again (i hope soon..) i nak cerita pasal celcom porta wifi pulak..
Adios!!


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Tentang tidor

Assalamualaikum..
If u have noticed (berapa keratla sgt yg baca cerita merapu i ni kan) i've always updated or commented on your blogs late at night.. Why? Budak ni kerja syif malam ke? Tak.. Sebenarnya saya mengalami masalah tak bole tido atau dalam bahasa terengganu 'insomnia'.. (Kelas bahse terengganu..)

Bukan baru2 ni, tp dah lama.. Sampai satu tahap i've always had vertigo -- sudden movements (i.e standing up) will make u feel that the room is spinning.. -sila gugel for more info.. Nak semayang pun pelan2.. Getting up from sujud/rukuk harus slowly2.. Kalau tak slow mesti rasa mcm nak tumbang.. Been to the doctor countless of times but there's really no cure for vertigo they say. I just need to sleep. At one stage, i've asked the doctor to prescribe me with some sleeping tablets.. Tp xnak ajar badan ni makan ubat tido.. I've stopped asking for it. Tp xbleh tido.. So how?

Bila mlm xtido siang kena bangun pi opis mmg mood kelaut la kan. I always feel really tired after asar.. Kata org xelok tido time tu. tp kalau dah nampak monitor tu hitam je (mata dah tutupla tu) kadang terlelap jugak atas keyboard. I'll be sleeping for 5-10 minutes then i'll be ok. Power nap org terengganu panggil.. Nah kau hebat org trg ye? Teringat dedulu masa kerja di kl (tp tu bukan insomnia, i was a wild child once heheh) i used to lock myself in the toilet n sleep for 5 minutes. Lena hokeh!! Letak kepala atas cistern n sleep., after 5 minutes i'll be refreshed and ready to attack..

Is there any cures? Petua? Kata2 semangat/motivasi dari anda2 semua untuk menyetopkan masalah tabley tido saya ni? JJ said i think too much.. Maybe, my body is tired but everytime i try to sleep my brain is working extra-hard.. Wahai brain, tolonglah berenti bekerja.. Penat woo...

Malam ni fatty tido atas perut JJ.. Jeles tgk dua beranak ni.., letak kepala terus berdengkur.. How i wish i could be like that.. Sigh....



Fatty jilat perut boyot sebelum tido..

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Tentang freight forwarder

Assalamualaikum
Malam ni i nak merempan pasal freight forwarder yg nama kompeninya tidak i ketahui so kita panggil kompeni dia kompeni zombie (sbb tadi i duk main plants vs zombie utk mengurangkan stress)..

So al kisahnya i ada this shipment arriving from indonesia.. Menurut kata tukang hantar di sana, barang suda dihanto pada hari jumaat 1-2-2013 tp maybe naik kapal on monday 4-2. Normally shipments from indonesia akan sampai ke port klang dlm masa 10 hari.. So sepatutnya brg i sampai roughly on Friday 15-2.. Sebab i duk kalut2 blk kampung masa tu i didnt get a chance to call the zombie sampaila i masuk balik opis on monday 18-2. I gave him a call and was told that my goods have arrived and tgh duk tunggu customs clearance and he said that it should clear customs the same night and he can send it over on Wednesday 20-2. Ok that's fine, i congak2 maybe brg akan sampai either rabu petang or early thursday morning.

Hari rabu i call nak check brg dah keluar gudang atau belum, memula dia tak angkat. Call lagi dia kata dia tgh sibuk amik anak sekolah n suh i call awal2 pagi esok (khamis). Awal pagi khamis i call around 9.20am, dia kata dia duk ada kat klia n suruh i anto sms which i did and he did not reply.. Dalam kul 11 i call lg dia kata dia ada dekat klinik. Adoi.. Brg i nak pakai urgent before saturday.. Byk sgt alasan si zombie ni i dah cuak. JJ suh call agent di indonesia suruh diorg pulak push.. Takut si zombie ni pikir since my barang pun sikit ajer, idokle penuh satu kontena so he's probably thinking, i should look after my big clients, these small fries can look after themselves la kekdahnya..

Pi mai pi mai, dia hantaq sms at 1pm tanpa ada punctuation marks so the txt can be read in two different ways.. I jawab msg dia tp dia tak jawab balik. Takpe, sabaq sat.. Kita pi tesco beli belon dulu, nanti koi 2 kita call.. So when i rang him at 2.15 dia mcm nak marah2 n cakap yg dia dah suruh 4 budak dia carik nama i.. I ckp cuba tgk betul2.. Mesti ada sbb i dah berckp dgn dia on monday n mmg brg i dah sampai. Carik punye carik rupanya dia eja nama i salah.. (Oo, dont let me get started on how important it is for people to spell my name correctly!!) pastu dia mcm tak puas hati. I said to the zombie, look i understand people make mistakes, i tak marah pun.. Rilek la wey.. Lepas tu dia pertikai pulak yg i duk call dia guna nombor phone yg berbeza dr apa yg ada dlm rekod dia. Eh, sukati i lah nak pakai nombor mana pun.. Apa lak kena ngena nombor talipon dgn shipment i? Dia bukak cerita pasal gudang dia penuh brg, lori refused nak pick up brg la pasal CNY (alo, cny last week.. bukan minggu ni bhai..) Sampai kata nak buang2 brg segala... Lagi dia tinggi suara marah2 i.., lagi i rendahkan suara siap gelak2 lg.. Lalast i ckp, mcm nilah incik zombie, kalau i bole cari transport sendiri bole tak u release brg i? Dia dgn belagaknya kata "mai lah amik, u nak mai koi bape pun buleh. Gudang i koi 1 pagi pun ada org.." Hmmm belagak ye? Takpelah..

Lalast, dpt jugak cari transport yg sanggup amik brg i tu dgn syarat si zombie ni kena pi hantaq ke shah alam. Alhamdulillah berkat i ckp elok2 dgn zombie masa dia mengaruk2 tu dia offer nak anto brg i ke shah alam guna keta dia je.. See, bukanla beso mana pun shipment i kalau boleh je masuk dlm keta. Bohonglah takde lori nak mai SP.. Kalaulah port klang tu dekat cam penang port dah tentu kami pi collect sendiri dgn simba, tak payah nak suh dia hantaq. I hangin bukan sbb apa.. Byk sgt alasan dia masa i call, amik anaklah, pi klinik la, kat luar opis la.. Pahtu byk kali call dia xangkat.. Nak avoid my calls kah? Kita ckp elok2 dia nak marah2 kita.. sekarang ni siapa customer n siapa service provider? I xnak marah2 dia sbb i takut dia apa-apakan shipment i (boleh ke brg diapa-apakan?)

Pengajaran malam ni
1) u cant fight fire with fire.. Lg org tinggikan suara, lg rendah suara u.. Biar org yg tinggi suara tu malu sendirik..
2) berkenalan lah dgn jiran sebelah-menyebelah sbb mana tau nanti diorg boleh tolong kita
3) sila letakkan punctuation marks semasa ber-sms.. It will make a huge difference!
4) dgn bangsa sendiri sama agama segala xpayahle nak berlagak sangat.. Kang i guna services bangsa lain, korg kata i xsupport bangsa sendiri.. Tp kalau dah bangsa sendiri cuma tahu nak berlagak n tak look after their customers, dah tentu i akan pergi to those that will treat me well, regardless of race/religion kan?

Finally, string bean prefers his food with extra gravy, he loves the fancy feast royale soup/broth mixed with fussie cat.. Fatty can finish the whole can of fussie cat and a pack of fancy feast soup in one sitting.. Thus the name fatty... Hahahahahaahah --> pengajaran yg takde kena mengena....

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Tentang kelip-kelip

Assalamualaikum...
Kelip-kelip? Serangga kelip2? Err.. Bukan.. Entry malam ni takde kena ngena dgn kelip-kelip yg berkerlipan itu ok.. Entry ini adalah tentang syarikat penerbangan komuniti anda.. Kelip-kelip!! Or "Firefly your community airline..."

We had the honour of flying with kelip2 on our way back from TGG to PEN bebaru ini.. It was the cheapest tickets available utk kami yg booking last minute.. But suffice to say, we are very impressed with our first experience flying in such a teeny-weeny plane.

Our flight was scheduled to fly out from TGG at 0820 and from SZB at 1245. I received a text message advising of our flight changes, from 0820 to 1120 hrs.. I guess there weren't that many people on both flights thus they combined the flights.. No problems at all.. It just means that we get extra hour of sleep that morning... Hahahah... But.. We'll be arriving in SZB at around 1220.., mana dan nak kejo flight 1245 ke PEN?? Ayoyo... Tapi.., nasib baik dlm sms tu ada call centre utk dihubungi.. So i called and sap-sap-soy our flight to PEN berjaya ditukarkan to 1445... Alhamdulillah.. The whole process took less than 10 minutes.., and she emailed me the new itinerary approx. 15 seconds after the call ended! Talk about excellent service!! Kalau dengan airasiamang?? I have to drive all the way to the airport and try to sort it out over the counter. Kalau counter dah tutup? Kena tunggu pulak esok pagi nak setel.. Knowing me yg berpenyakit suka panik tak tentu pasal dah tentu aku tabley tido malam tu.. Kudos firefly team!!

Experience dlm kapal plak.. Adoyai.. Sgt comel kapal nya.. Mcm kapal terbang mainan.. Tangga pun ada 5 steps je kot.. Terpikir plak muat ke JJ nak naik tangga kenit tu (sebenonye i takut i yg tak muat.., haha). There are about 24 rows of seats, 2 on each sides of the aisle.., with low ceilings.. Just nice utk org comel mcm i to walk thru.. JJ nye kepala just ngam2 nak touch the ceiling.. Crew punya kerusi slides in a false wall just in front of the cockpit door., bila xpakai dia bleh slide masuk tersorok..

Take-off was surprisingly smooth for such a small plane.. In-flight snack from TGG was a delicious almond cupcake and i asked for a cup of soya milk. Nyesal xmintak 2 cuppies sbb its really yummy!! JJ asked for a pack of peanuts which i end up eating..



Landed in SZB 10 minutes ahead of schedule smoothly.. Gila lama tak turun di Subang SkyPark (dulu T3 Subang airport kalau xsilap i).. Turun kapal jalan sket dah masuk dlm terminal.. Pick up luggage, check-in for our next flight n lepak di mcD.. I love subang skypark! Why? Sebab tak crowded mcm lcct.. Toilet tak kotor n busuk mcm lcct n boleh lepak makan guling2 dlm terminal dgn aman damai. Altho takde byk kedai tp i tak rasa menyampah mcm lcct yg byk kedai tp ramai manusia..

The flight to PEN was smooth as well.. Kali ni makan chocolate danish.. Sbb taknak kempunan, i asked for 2.., konon2 one for me and one for JJ tp i bedal both :) landed in penang on time jugak..



So begitulah cerita pengalaman i first time naik kelip2 aka FireFly your community airline.. We would definitely fly with u again!! Xmo dah support airasiamang unless dah takde option lain lagi..

Note: you can get really cheap fares on firefly if you book early.. Our flights cost us less than rm800 aritu.. Luggage check-in and all.. Tp flight time cuti sekolah bulan 3 nih dah xde promo fares dah.. Dem!!

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Tentang bomoh

Assalamualaikum.....
Kali ni i nak bercakap tentang bomoh dan keberkesanannya di dalam zaman ICT yang serba canggih ini.. (Perrgghhh intro tak kalah macam nak berpidato!) hahahah

Ok seriously, kenapa? Kenapa dalam zaman yang teknologi dalam bidang perubatan yang sangat advance masih ada org yg percaya dengan bomoh? Sukacita diberitahu i bercerita pasal bomoh yang perasap kemenyan bawak pengeras ayam golek pulut kuning segala ok, bukan perubatan alternatif lain seperti rawatan islam atau berbekam atau accupuncture etc etc.. Ok.. Why? Tak paham betul aku tau..

Why am i talking about bomoh? Ceritanya gini.. Adalah seorg hamba Allah yg umurnya dah banyak.., 90 tahun lebih dah kot., dia eksiden jatuh motor so end up tulang rusuknya patah.. Instead of getting a medical doctor's opinion to whether operate on him or kasik any other treatment, anaknya yg belajar tinggi kerja berjawatan hebat taraf2 jusa nak bawak bapaknya pi jumpa bomoh.. Akai ada ka? Org tu dah tua.., pi bomoh, bomoh nak buat apa? Sambungkan balik tulang rusuk atok tu? Nak sambung camne? Pakai selotep? Pakai stapler? Ikat dengan getah? Tampal dengan gam nasik? adoyai... My granma yg patah tulang peha sikit pun kami bawak pi pusrawi depa operate letak titanium rod kat dalam tau.. Jadiklah bionic granma.. Tp tulah kan.. Mentaliti org yg berbeza.. Tapi kalau patah kaki ke kotla boleh bomoh patah nak sambungkan balik, then again i lagi percaya pada perubatan moden simen kaki pakai cast ke daripada pi jumpa bomoh.

My bonda sendiri dulu pun ada something wrong with her tear duct (air mata duk keluar je manjang non stop).. Dibawak jumpa bomoh jugak. Bomoh tu kata dia dah operate secara batin, tak payah pakai alat2 dokter bagai.. Sebab kalau dokter operate nanti muka akan ada scar kesan dari operation tuh.. Baik ke? Nan ado!! Lagi banyak keluar air mata ada.. Lalast pergi hospital tawakal, operation dilakukan melalui hidung (endoscopy ke mende ntah namanya) so takde scar dan alhamdulillah bonda dah tak menangis doplohpat jam..

Lagi cerita another elderly relative, broken ankle bawak pi bomoh patah tak baik.. Lalast pi husm kubang kerian put in cast.., dokter jaga leklok sekarang Alhamdulillah molek-molek ada boleh berjalan..

I tak kata usaha tu salah.. Tp kan ke ada banyak lagi alternatif lain.. Kenapa perlu carik bomoh yg bangsa perasap kemenyan ala-ala cerita p.ramlee "duit pengeras sudah sampai.. tolong kira selai-selai" tuh.. Kang soksok sakit bertambah teruk camne? Betul dah ajal maut tu bukan urusan kita tapi Allah kata usaha kan? Usaha carik jalan yang terbaik.. Tp kalau dah mereka rasa usaha jumpa bomoh jampi sana jampi sini tu jalan yang terbaik buat mereka.., terserah.. Tapi if i were to have the final say, i would decide to get doctor's opinion.. Then maybe cari rawatan alternatif lain.., perubatan islam, accupuncture ke.., but never bomoh. I don't believe in all those mumbo jumbo that they muttered, it may sound like they're reciting surahs from the holy Quran, tapi bila dah sembur2 dengan kemenyan berasap2.. No way jose!! Khurafat semua tuh..

Call me modern, call me lupa daratan.. Tapi kalau dah terang2 macam percaya pada kuasa bomoh lebih dari kuasa Allah.. I tak mau... I takut... Nauzubillah...

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Tentang kereta rosak

Assalamualaikum...
Lama betul tak menaip.. Lama jugak tak berblog-walking.. Lama betul diri ini dilanda kesibukkan.. Ampun maaf dipinta buat tamu yg menyinggah tapi xde apa yg nak disajikan.. (special thank you to  Kak Real sbb singgah.., malu saya akak singgah dirumah yg kosong..) will try to update regularly from now on.. Time permitting and all.. InsyaAllah




Malam ni our nearly 3-year old car (his name is Simba) mogok.. Elok je nak start enjin nak balik umah, dia xmo start.. Ah sudah, sentap mende plak budak Simba nih.. Marah sebab kena jemur tengah panas dekat LCCT for 44hours ke? Marah sebab JJ tersagat hidung dia masa u-turn ke? Malam2 jemaat ni dik non oi, mana ada workshop bukak. JJ tried to godek2 tp sbg mekanik tak bertauliah apala yg dia boleh buat kan? So decided to ring AAM. Sukacita dimaklumkan, i dulu mmg member AAM tp dari 2011 tak renew membership sbb selalu lupa je n konon2 eksyen "nothing will ever happen to the car sbb we regularly send it in for service" plus, JJ is always there to push the car or something or kalau breakdown on plus, buleh je contact plus ronda tuh.. Tp disebabkan ke-eksyen-nan itu.., bila jadik cenggini dah menggelabah..

So bila AAM di call dan setelah diberitahu yg dulu i member, skrg tidak lagi dan slps dicheck status keahlian dan diceritakan apa masalah.. The guy on the other line said "sebab u member yang tak aktif, kita tak boleh tolong".. Amboi! Sombong ye.. So i asked if i can renew my membership right there and then, katanya "oo., boley tapi kami tabley buat apa2 jugak. U kena tunggu esok pagi office hours baru kami boley tolong.." WHAT? Dahtu, keta rosak malam ni bhai., camne kami nak balik nih?.. Bila diberitahu yg i think the problem is with the battery, he gave me another number to ring which happens to be their independent workshop/battery provider.. Adoyai.. Ada bukak lagi ke malam2 nin?? Camne nin??

Takpe pikir alternatip lain, teringat dulu our mechanic at our normal service centre once said that should we need anything we can give them a call anytime. So teponla mereka.. The thing is, we are in sungai petani n our mechanic is in aloq setaq.. Takdenya mereka nak mai all the way here just to change the battery.. So dum dam dum dam.. Our loqstaq mechanic called a kia technician in SP to come. Alhamdulillah... Dia mai check lebey kurang kompem bateri kong.. Padahal our last service in sept 2012, check bateri segala ok je.. Takdela pulak di advise suh tukar bateri segala masa tuh.. Anyway, dia jump start, dapatla kami balik ke rumah. Dahle simba ni satu2nya kenderaan yg kami ada. Nanti dah balik umah, esok pagi nak kuar carik bateri macam mana? Alhamdulillah budak ni janji nak mai umah esok pagi bawak bateri so dia bole pasang siap2.. Lega sangat rasanya.. Kalau tak, nak jalan kaki pi town carik bateri? Mungkin tidak....

Pengajaran malam ini:
1) Sila make sure membership AAM valid setiap masa. Kotla jadik apa2 kat mana2 takdela pening kepala nak figure out who can help..
2) Kalau pakai bateri maintanence-free, silalah tukar bateri anda setiap setahun setengah atau dua tahun sekali. Menurut kata mekanik yg dtg rescue kami, bateri kami ni mmg takde kasik sign nak kiok.., dia macam heart attack, bila kena attack terus kojol.. Adoyai...
3) Sentiasa save nombor telpon mekanik tempat anda biasa service keta dlm phone anda.. Kalau kecemasan tak menggagau nak carik phone number segala..
4) ALWAYS have a working torch light in the car, working as in complete with new batteries and works well
5) Kia technical services rock!! Service uols memang sangat bagus.. Thank you Shahriman of Kia Huat Technical Service Loqstaq.. Siap call lagi tanya keta dah ok ke belum.. Good customer service like this makes us travel all the way to loqstaq to service simba walaupun ada je pusat servis kia dkt SP nih..
Sekian.. Selamat malam.. :)

Update 1.30pm 8-2-13
Simba telah mendapat jantung (bateri) baru.. Kos RM440.. (380 for the so-called maintenance-free battery and 60 for coming over to the house to replace the battery.. pffttt) 


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Tentang akak listen

Aritu i dah taip pahtu dah hilang? Mana pegi? Kena tulah dengan akak listen sebab i merempan2 kat dalam tu ke? OMG..

Anyway, kesimpulan apa benda yg i tulis ituari adalah:
1) i sedih bila org ramai duk kutuk2 student UUM, alma mater i tu tau.., dan sempatlah jugak menabur ilmu, budi, bakti mendidik anak2 bangsa selama hampir 2 tahun di sana..
2) i xtau cerita sebenar yg berlalu walau ramai je kawan2 i yg kata "ko kan org dlm, ko mesti tau!".. Ye dulu i org dalam.. Skrg i org luar jadi i xtau the honest truth
3) pengamatan i dari video dan komen2 dalam fb dan blog.., cik/puan moderator tu tak menjawab soalan.. Student tu pulak menanya soalan yg sudahpun dijawab diruangan media yg lain. Bukan i xsupport free education tp janganlah bandingkan negara kita dgn finland, argentina etc yg kadar cukai mereka lebih tinggi, populasi penduduk yg lebih rendah bla bla bla..
4) pengalaman ikhlas sbg student di sintok nu.., kadang2 join aktiviti2 dialog macam gini sbb tak nak kena tendang kolej (kena pindah ke kolej aseania di pinggir hutan atau ke taman U sejauh 10 minit dari kampus adalah satu penghinaan ok!). Pengalaman ikhlas sbg tenaga pengajar di sintok nu, budak2 terpaksa pergi sebab nak collect SIRA (mata point utk mengelakkan mereka ditukar ke dewan penginapan yg lain - leceh kena tukar2 room mate nih) dan jugak nak collect sijil.. Cabutan bertuah samsung galaxy tu satu insentif yg sgt best.. Maveles woo dpt galaxy note ke tab ke apajadah tu.. Wi-fi percuma sekitar kampus.. Rugi tak check-in 4sq, twit2, insta2.. I dulu masuk mengajo pakai nokia cikai je tau.. Nak bawak kuar handset dpn student pun malu.. Apahal pensyarah pakai tepon murah.. Kami yg student ni dah bawak ipong4.. beriberi.. Puan mampu? Phuii..
5) bila cerita dekat JJ, senang je dia jawab.. "She lost it" itu je.. Pendapat i pulak.. Dia period.. Itu yg emo sampai segala hal ehwal haiwan pun dia nak campur..

Sudahlah.. My cats have a lot of problems too.. Fatty cant decide whether he will sleep by daddy's or mommy's feet tonight.. Stringbean is wondering when will mommy feed him ikan rebus.. I'd better concentrate and listen to their problems..
Pfftttt


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Tentang tahun baru

Selamat tahun baru everyone!! Apa azam uols? I dont really have any.. Havent had any resolutions for years now cos i dont really believe in them. Masa sekolah2 dulu rajinla sangat berazam bagai (i.e: xnak ponteng tusyen, nak follow jadual belajar secara konsisten, xnak bangkang ckp bonda, nak basuh n kapur kasut evry weekend etc etc) tp selalunya hampeh.. Kasut xpernah basuh cuma kapur je apabila perlu (OMG).. Tusyen ponteng manjang., Jadual menjadi penghias dinding dan meja study., kadang2 lawan gak ckp bonda.. Dan macam2 lagi..

2012 has been pretty eventful.. Our big move, a big change in our life.. Done things that i never thought i'd ever do before., new friends., new environment.. Some good some bad.. But thats all part n parcel of life..

Tgk kawan2/anak2 buah update mcm2 status di mcm2 tempat men'celebrate' NYE.. Terasa diri ni sgt tua.. What did we do? Sat at home watching the telly and eating smoked lamb leg sandwiches.. Bercerita dgn JJ ttg betapa 'hebatnya' kami suatu ketika dulu.. JJ was saying that he would never be home on NYE.. He'll be out n about attending parties and watching fireworks in syd or bne.. Getting stupid like everybody else.. And me with my two new years on the same night but in different locations.. I used to live in a small town at the border of two states, and those two towns have two different time zones. So we were partying on one side wishing everyone happy new new year n walked to the other side doing another countdown on the beach an hour later.. Tho i didnt get drunk like the rest of my troop (cos i never drink).. I saw people falling on their faces and throwing up everywhere n one of my girlfrens had to be carried to another party bcos she was to drunk to walk.. And i the all-the-time-sober one would usually end up driving everybody home.. Good times indeed...
Me n JJ have spent 6 NYE together and sekali pun kami xpernah keluar berparty like we would have done if we are single.. All of our NYE would consist of sitting on the couch watching tv or that one year we celebrated with family watching fireworks from aunty v's balcony..

Boring ke hidup kami semenjak berdua? I posted that question on fesbuk n a fren said that spending NYE at home with the husband is heaven and not boring at all.. In all honesty, i think my friend is absolutely right.. Sekarang bukan lagi masa nak berparti sakan macam masa zaman muda2 dulu (skrg pun muda lg, cuma xsemuda dulu :p ).. Hahaha.. Umur dah makin lanjut.. Uban pun dah mula menjenguk.. Sampai bila nak terkinja2 macam ninja kan? Eloklah malam tahun baru ni kita kenang pahit manis yg kita lalui in the past year.. Buang yang keruh ambik yang jernih.. Perbetulkan yang salah dan perelokkan yang betul.. Aim to be a better person and have a better life in the new year.. Semoga Allah swt memberkati usaha dan melindungi kita semua..

Salam tahun baru 2013 buat semua..



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