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Emergency leave

2009-11-12T04:30:00.000-08:00

Last 2 days, while resting in da office (work quite slow pun skrg nih), my sister called me..she was crying...all I can hear is " Kak, mak dah pergi..."..I was like whattttt?? I tried to stand up, trying to find clearer reception..and she kept crying..saying the same thing..I was brought back to the time when my other sister called me, crying and telling me Tam has just passed away...my mind went blank and my whole body just shut down....I collapsed...for a few seconds, my office went into chaos...but then, I managed to get up again and grab my phone..calling my sis again. I was calm this time...that's when she told me that my mother went out from my house to my grandma's house...hampehhhh.......but really, i cudn't take another death news after having 2 this year. and that person to be my mom?? no. i hope i am strong enuff when that time comes.

I later decided to drive home and meet my family in melaka. let me have some peace of mind....bole la settle kan ape2 yg patut pasal my new house. As of now, electricity and water is settled. Grille and lightings dah settle but installation not yet. Then, has to basuh rumah and complete the master bedroom....hope everything goes well...

My life these past few days......

2009-11-06T03:47:00.000-08:00

I can't wait for this sunday..treasure hunt!! my colleagues and i signed up for the sun motorhunt. it's called the mother of all hunts in malaysia, which clearly shows how famous it is. i didn't know bout this hunt before coz i was living on the other side of the world since nov 2008. if u know wat i mean. if u don't well, i live in kerteh before!! hehe..

my grup went to the briefing last wednesday. this is the 1st timer for all of us.. i am really scarred coz the sample of questions are pretty tough. can we really win it? not sure. but out of 285 cars, 170 cars will get the prize. i am not aiming for the 1st prize, the 170th oun ok laaa...haha...

hey, i watched Pisau Cukur yesterday nite. I LURVEEEE it!! It makes me laugh and the plot are pretty good. dfntly not the typical malay muvie. kudos to fazura...i also loikeee rafida 3r. she really makes the impression in the muvie. maybe becoz she's the script writer?

on another note, i'm quite jeles with some of my friends who are now i guess is already in the flight to london...have a safe and fun journey u guys! 2 of my best friends are also heading in that direction this december. sorry i cudn't follow u guys, i'm off to singapore. yeah, singapore comparing to london?? but i just cudn't follow u guys. i have next year mapped out for sthing bigger. my budget are quite limited. but i oh-so-wanna-go to london!!! and touring europe as well...wish me the very best of luck!!

Shopping in Singapore....

2009-10-26T17:46:00.000-07:00

Picture courtesy of wikipedia

Sorry guys...some of friends even suggesting to close down this blog since I didn't write for sooooooo longggggg............So sorry!!! It wasn't easy, I tell ya!

Right now, been bz with end of year activities and also, my new house is also has been completed and ready to be occupied...I am bz with thinking of wiring, lamps, bedroom, etc, etc..getting headache here and now...still I managed to squeeze in trip to Singapore this christmas. been thinking to go there since so long ago. people says christmas season in singapore is meriah...just nak tengok..and of course do some shopping while I was there! hehehe...

We'll be taking off on dec 24 (memg christmas eve betul) and leaving singapore on dec 27. this will be the only oversea trip this year since in july dah perabih kat mount kinabalu, kan?

hmm...even my opismates is ready with their list of stuffs to "kirim". but sorry guys, don think i can stuff in many items in my bag since my list pun dah panjang nih..my luggage is only 15 kg..lupa la nak buy extra...but if anyone willing to sponsor, ok jeee...hehehe..

Amazing Gunung Kinabalu

2009-07-30T04:45:00.000-07:00

wehh..bersawang dah blog nihh...soory la fellow bloggers, the urge dah kurengg...but this time I'm back with a revenge...this my experience climbing the great gunung kinabalu on july 3, 2009...

Where do I even begin to describe about this trip? The preparation or just straight to the event itself? The preparations, planning, gathering team members is an ongoing process till the very last week to the event! This trip was actually masterminded by my good friend, Z. the three of us, Z, I and moir are gud friends since we were in secondary school and before reaching the big three-O, we wanted to do something big to signify our glorious years. The biggest in Malaysia, is definitely Mount Kinabalu, the tallest peak not only in Malaysia but also in SEA..barulah gempak sket celebration..hehe…

In order to prepare for the big climb, we practiced hiking and jogging almost every week, 3 months prior to our trip. Memg sangat membantu okey!
Back again to team members. We have members going in and out. From the initial 3, to total of 8 to back at 3. We need minimum people of 4 to get a good price. Fyi, minimum of 4 people for a tour guide to climb kinabalu. If less than 4, we have to pay more..the trip is quite pricey, totaling to more than 1k per person, and that’s for 4 people..if less than 4, do the maths laa…actually the total cost includes our padas trip also. So the actual cost for kinabalu alone is amounting to about rm800. One of our friends, who had been climbing up the mountain few years back had only to pay rm100 as compared to us now at rm800. Giler naik tahap gaban. But somehow, it’s becoz it’s getting famous and kinabalu park needs to limit the people going up. At last, end of March this year, we managed to get our 4th team members and surpirisingly :
1- Z is no longer in the team
2- 4th team member is my opismate which I didn’t know for very long but jumped in to join right after I mentioned bout the trip to her.
And that’s not the only surprise. The last surprise is, our 4th team member, at the very last minute, 3 days before our departure date to KK, informed me that she wud not be able to join. Ahah! But somehow, she had made all the payments, so our trip still went on, but we need to still have our 4th member and she turned out to be my housemate. Lucky her! She had been following me and my other team members practicing for our big climb and it’s her rezeki to also follow us to KK.
So, the final 4 are:
1- Dell, red teletubbies
2- Izan, leader of the tribe
3- Ida, saved by bumblebee
4- Moir, the superwoman..hehe
Upon touched down at KK airport, a driver was ready to take us to Kinabalu Park. Ah Hai, very fast and nauseatic driver. We had to endure his F1 driving skill for 2 hours. Once reaching the kinabalu park, located at kundasang, we mobilized our stuffs to nepenthes lodge, very comfy chalet for nite sleep before starting the journey to mount kinabalu the next day.

The view and team members.....
We woke up at bout 500am. Actually that’s the time we woke up everyday for this trip. It’s already bright here at about 6am. We decided to walk to the HQ rather than waited for the van since the van wud only start after 730am. We wanted to be early so that we cud start our climb earliest by 800am. We had breakfast (food is delicious here at balsam café!), took our packed lunch, leave the other bag (travelling bag and other unnecessary stuffs for the climb), paid for fees here and there, found our tour guide (a nice murut man named wandy- pronounced as wendy) and boarded the bus to timpohon gate. All in all, we started the climb at about 830am.
There are 2 routes to climb kinabalu. Timpohon and mesilau. Yes, I took timpohon since it is mostly recommendable for beginners since it is easier with stairs and shorter. With timpohon route, we will climb 6km up. As for mesilau, it is more challenging and adds 2 km more. So total of 8km up before reaching laban rata. But the advantage of taking mesilau route is, you get to enjoy better view. It is really up to u to choose which one is more suitable for u. as for me, if I were to climb kinabalu again, I will absolutely choose mesilau since I’ve tried timpohon.
Even though the view of timpohon was said to be less scenic than mesilau, my group still think it’s breathtaking. As we go higher, u’ll see the change of type of trees and cud see the clouds below u. the only thing which is boring is seeing the endless stairs to laban rata. Memg buhsannn and demoralized la when u see the steep stairs..penattt…but whenever I saw one, I told myself to just look at the one step ahead of me, not the overall picture since when u see how steep and high it is, u will definitely become demoralized. Just go one step by one step and not go rushing up and tire urself. U will need all the energy u have for the second phase. The first phase of climbing up from timpohon to laban rata shud not be forced. My group took our own sweet time and get to laban rata in 7 hours. More than 1km/hour. Slow? Yeah, try it urself!
Check out the pix.....

I was sooo happy reaching Waras hut that I thot it was Laban Rata. But when I saw “Waras Hut”, I became almost tak waras. Where the hell is laban rata??? Well, it’s not that far…only 200m up..whatever it is, cheer up!

Laban rata...............

U will reach the top but please be prepared physically AND mentally. Don’t come to kinabalu without any physical preparation. My group did traininig 3 months prior to our trip. We just went hiking to Gunung datok, bukit tabuh and bukit FRIM. I also did swimming at least two times a week. Since I had trouble with my leg, kena buat extra sket la. These activities help so much! As for mental strength, just stay positive. Believe in yourself that you are going to be on Low’s peak, the highest peak in SEA. To tell u the truth, I wasn’t the fittest in my group, however, I was the first one to reach Low’s peak, much to my own surprise!

Later that nite, not much activity going around since we need to sleep early. Still, since izan, is celebrating her birthday that nite, sempatla celebrate. It is surely the birthday she cud not forget!! How I wish I cud my bday in that style also..sooo jeles of u izan!

celebrating izan's bday with the uncles...one of them is ida's bumblebee...

Oh yeah, did I mention that we stayed at Gunting lagadan and not laban rata? At first, we were quite disappointed upon knowing this but since we cud delay our trip any further, we just agreed to this arrangement. The problem with staying at gunting lagadan is, there is no heated bed and it is 200m above laban rata. However, we were so grateful once knowing that heated shower is already there. The temperature up there is very cold. But no worries to those who stays at gunting lagadan coz from our conversation with our mates staying at laban rata, the heated bed didn’t help at all since it gets too hot and they had to swith it off. Yeah but the minus point is the location coz you have to climb the stairs again after having your makan at laban rata. So if u didn’t plan on going up and down from these 2 places, bring along ur extra food.

We started sleeping at bout 9pm since we need to get up at 1am!! The second phase climb started at 230am. But I didn’t even get to sleep AT ALL! I don’t know if it’s due to the coldness (I put on 3 shirts and a sweater, 2 layer of pants, 3 layers of socks AND I had 2 blankets), or excitement to climb to Low’s peak or whatever. i just cudn’t sleep and it worries me that I will get tired and not able to reach the peak. Luckily, it didn’t happen.

I got up at 1230am, after so tired of keep watching my watch for every freaking hour and go to the toilet. Not to take a bath, but to do some unfinished “business”…hehe..maybe I cudn’t sleep becoz of that?...hmm…
My friends are already up and bout by the time I reached my room. We had hot milo with Maggie (heaven!)…we were supposed to go to laban rata for supper, but we didn’t think it is wise to go down and then up again..penatlaaa..the advantage of staying at gunting lagadan is, u get to start early since u r already 200m above laban rata. We were the first group to start the climb after the gate to Low’s peak was opened (yeah, THERE’s a gate, if not, people surely suka hati up and down to Low’s peak kan?). 500m from gunting lagadan, this is ur worst nitemare. There are no more stairs coz it’s just mountain of rocks and u need to hold on to a rope to go up. As there were so many people on the climb, sometimes you have to que. Once reaching the last check point at sayat-sayat, there’s someone who will check on your tag and name (DON’T ever forget ur tag, put it ON all the time!) to record your attendance there. During our stop here, wendy told us that for those who can go faster to lead the way as not all of us has the same stamina. Seeing ida lead the pack, I joined her. This time, I didn’t want to follow the rope since I realized that the rope can actually slow me down. I decided to follow the trail beside the rope. But do watch ur step. If u are not confident enuff, just hold on to the rope. Becoz I wasn’t following the rope, I lost ida. When I turned back, she was no longer behind me. I told myself to keep my pace and hope to see her at Low’s peak. As it gets higher, it gets harder to breath. The oxygen is thinning. I was bout to give up but by a stroke of luck, I met douglas, my friend from previous rafting trip. I met her at laban rata while makan but didn’t expect to see him up there. He was quite surprised seeing me and told me that I was quite fast. No, douglas, I didn’t practice harder than my friends. It is my mental strength that gets me to the top. I fully believe I can reach the top. Douglas helped me so much. Not only he let me borrowed his spare gloves (bless him!), he also motivated me all the way. However, 300m to reach the top, I asked him to leave me since I slowed him down so much.

There is this funny story. Actually I never see the peak while climbing up since it was dark. Eventho douglas kept telling me that it wasn’t that far, I just didn’t know where the it is. So, I kept going and going and going. I was about to take a sip of the drink in my bottled water when I looked up and saw many people clustering at a spot. They were taking pictures!! That’s Low’s Peak!! I was sooo damn happy that straight away forget my drink and went to touch the plates that’s just few steps away….i looked up my watch and saw 530am…wow! I cudn’t believe it…did I make it that early? I have this friend who had just came back from kinabalu and he reached the top at 550am and I thot that I cud never beat him since he is fitter than me but I BEAT HIM!! I was so damn proud of myself!! Not only that, I was rewarded with the view of the most beautiful sunrise eva! Dell, my other group member reached the top 20 minutes later.

This is before we start the CLIMB....

With douglas, once reaching the top..thanx douglas!

sunrise....

soooo preeetyyyyy

st john's peak...

with the rest of my teammates and wendy...

Before 7am, all my other team members reached the top. We took pictures and laughed together. We made it! I still can remember how long the planning takes place and how I thot that it cud never be a reality. Having reached Low’s peak, I believe that I cud do almost all the things that I plan to do. It’s a surreal thing and I felt lie being in a different place. You have to be there and experience it urself. No words can fully describe the feelings.

Well,if I can conquer Kinabalu, so can YOU!!

This and that....

2009-06-16T06:34:00.000-07:00

I have this notion that whenever I blog, I hv to upload pictures and I'm kinda sick of it..the thot of uploading pictures in this blog is no longer fun..i hv to edit this and that and it's so tiring...so, this time, maybe i'll do it without pix..

I have so much things going on in my life rite now, with the most important of all has to be Gunung Kinabalu in early july. and all activities i'm doing now actually centers on my preparation to conquer kinabalu...i've been hiking at FRIM almost every week now and also do hiking at Bukit Tabuh which was soooo fun..also at the same time, doing water rafting to prepare for Padas expedition which will be after conquering kinabalu...

at the same time, i'm still bz in da office with the new project and i almost cringe at the thot that my leaves in july will not be approved due to the bzness of this fast track project. luckily, my boss is quite underdtanding (well, i've been reminding him about this trip for almost every single day for the last 4 months, he just cannot say NO now...hehe)..

also, i've started playing futsal...not that i really like it or skilled enuff, i'm a beginner in this game...but somehow, i think it's a good way for me to get to know my officemates better...but i play with the fear that i'm gonna injured myself before my KK trip. touchwood! so, i play-play laa...not really playing all my heart out...at this age, the zest to play games is almost nil since my stamina is running low...i'm not that old..but it has get to me now...arghhh...

i guess that's all folks! i'll try to upload KK pix after the trip...wish me luck!

One Hectic Day....

2009-05-18T22:19:00.000-07:00

May 16, 2009 is truly a day to be remembered. I went to Gua Tempurung for caving experience, to Sungai Kampar for whitewater rafting and Stadium Putra for AF Finale. I even have trouble digesting this in one sentence and let alone, doing it. I thought myself mad. But, determination really sees me thru it. Err..rather, the power of the driver for the day, Izan see us thru it. Thanks Izan!
We have planned for this caving and rafting for some time. I have also discussed with my housemate to go and watch AF Finale. Since my housemate’s company is one of the sponsors for AF, she cud easily get tickets for the concert. I’m not really a fan of AF but watching AF Finale is always on my wish list.
But never did I thot that these 2 events coincide. Not really coincide since one was held during the day and the other during the nite. But still, these 2 events are at different state, driving one way takes more than 2 hours. But never say never..that’s my motto for that day…
Trip 1: Gua Tempurung
We pushed off from KL at about 730am. We met at Taman Melati and went to Gopeng with one car, Izan’s car. There are 5 of us. Me, Izan, Dell, Ida and June. We drove to Sg Buloh R&R to meet with the rest of the team.

After a short meeting with Reha, the organizer and also with other team members (thanks Aiman for introducing me to other members with ur loud announcement..hehe), having breakfast also there, we convoyed to Gua Tempurung. Reha still made some jokes bout a team being left behind during Slim River trip, which is us, of course. Hmm..Reha, did u forget us purposely, or izit a joke to us? Ape2 pun, kitorg tak sesat this time. Yeay!!
We reached Gua Tempurung at bout 10am. There are bout 27 people on this trip. Mostly comes from KL. We only get to know few of them. Mac is our tour guide of the day.

After a short briefing and group photo, we ventured into Gua Tempurung. Almost everyone is equipped with headlamps. Headlamps are a must for this trip since your torchlights can be easily lost in the water for the wet caving (tell ya later bout it). We were also required to put on helmet to prevent from hard objects falling on our head, says Mac, but since we were the only group with helmet, I guess it’s because we headed to Sg Kampar later in the day. But the helmet really does help especially when we went into small cave where we were required to crawl. There are fat chances your head will bump the rocks above ur head. Even with helmet on, still sakit woo, so just imagine urself without one…
The trip started with dry part. There are so many stairs that u lost count on them along the way. Also, since it’s a closed area, and sooo many people inside, it’s like a sauna in there. You tend to sweat so very easily. Mac wud stop at certain checkpoint and explained to us bout all the wonders of stalagmites and stalagtires. The key word here is, “Use your own imagination”. There are many shapes of rocks inside and it cud be anything u want it to be.

My favorite part of the cave is definitely the wind tunnel. Hey, it’s natural k. the wind tunnel is formed due to the pressure difference in between the two chambers. It’s really windy and refreshing here. Too bad we have to move to another chamber.

After about one hour in the dry area, we headed to wet area. For this, we need to slide down and for me, it’s fun! Maybe not to some people and also, do NOT wear whites, you will regret it. Just follow the direction given and you’ll be safely landed on the ground. If not, there people standing at the bottom to rescue you, no worries!

And if you think that’s adventurous enuff, that’s actually the starting point of all your fear. Imagine going thru a small hole where it fits only your body and for big people, you can just shake your body and still safely get thru.

You’ll discover an area filled with water, but it’s just enuff to wet your shoes. Just ankle deep. This is when your headlamp is very useful. Not really far ahead is a small opening cave that requires you to crawl down. Ok, that’s not scarry enuff, remember the water that’s just ankle-deep? It’s now your knee-deep. When you crawl, it’s slightly above your head. For claustrophobia, this is definitely NOT for you.

And if you think that this crawling part is only a short distance, nope, wrong again. There was a time that I thot we cud never see the end of this trip. With tiredness, crawling, had to watch ur head and body, so that not to bump the cave above you, sooo penatt..at last, we finally reached the end of the tunnel when we some lights. Here, you will feel relieved beyond your imagination and thot what a fun trip it is, believe me!

Trip 2: Whitewater rafting at Sg Kampar
After a fun caving experience, we headed to Sg Kampar for rafting experience. Well, this is my third time, so I knew what to expect. Initially, I really didn’t have the heart to do rafting at Kampar coz I heard it was not really adventurous compared to Slim River and KKB, but anyway, since we are here, why not do it? Just for the fun of it. Yup, we got FUN!

When we reached Sg Kampar, it has already started raining. I wanted to jump for joy! Rain means more water in the river, hence more excitement. Double yeay! But first, we need to feed our hungry stomach after a tiring journey at Gua Tempurung. The food was delicious! Or maybe because we were so damned hungry?
Mac briefed us again on the safety and whatnots. For me and my friends, we have been hearing this for the third time, so kinda boring gak la, but since they are many beginners, they have to do it. It doesn’t hurt to remind people, right? The rain was pouring heavily when we started rafting. My friends and I were in the same raft. At first, I wanted Aiman, my regular paddler partner to join us too, but Reha wanted him to join beginners’ raft, so that we were evenly distributed. So, takde la photographer dalam raft coz he has waterproof camera. Sayang sungguh! Bole tak nak pinjam your camera for KK trip, Aiman? Hehe..

June is our new member in the raft this time but he was no beginner. He had rafted at KKB before. Our skipper for the day is Tats. Compared to other skippers we had, he seems the quietest one. June, seems to rock the raft. He’s the one shouting for command (err..Tats gave the command but he shouted it), and the harder he shouted, the harder we paddled. And we laughed our heart out. Anyway, good job june, maybe you shud join us the next time.
Since it rains, the water was really fast, and it makes the rather boring rafting route awakens to life.

I enjoyed watching the beginners got thrown out of the raft and being rescued. Our raft seems to be the life-saving raft coz we were up ahead (well, we were all experienced paddlers..hehe) and I also wud like to congratulate myself for rescuing a beginner. Sebelum nih asyik kena rescue, this time, I rescued someone else! Also, this time, after being thrown out of the raft each time on a trip (due to the current and also my mistake for not tucking in my feet properly), this time it didn’t happen. Boy, I am sooo relieved! Kalau tak, jadi jokes lg laa…

With Tats..

This is the certicate we got after the rafting trip..first time dapat cert after third time rafting nihh..But it's not my name on it..

Trip 3: AF Finale
So, rafting ended at about 530…we rushed off to KL to catch AF Finale, which started at about 9pm. We also need to stop at R&R to bath, change and pray. We took off from Tapah R&R at 7pm. Almost all our rafting friends, including the skippers, knew we were heading to Stadium Putra that nite but they were not confident enuff we wud make it. And to tell u the truth, even I, myself didn’t have the faith to say we wud be there until the moment we parked our car and raced to the hall. It was already 855pm when we got there. Thanks to Izan and her marvelous driving skill. It rained heavily on the hiway and I prayed hard that we’d be there on time.
When we entered the hall, AC Mical is already standing the center stage for opening remarks. We were still looking for our seats. But everything just went well. Phewww..but sadly, the concert was a so-so..thinking back, if we knew the concert wud be like that, we wudn’t rush and just stay at home watching on TV. But at least, one of my wishlist dah cancel out.

When we left Stadium Putra, my eyes are so heavy. Thanks Aida for driving us home.
At the end of all this, I thot, hey, what a great day! Adrenaline rush from the moment I opened my eyes that morning to the end, when I closed my eyes again that nite. I was smiling in my sleep….

Rooting for Adam Lambert..

2009-05-14T23:01:00.000-07:00

pix courtesy of www.msnbc.msn.com

It's AI season (well, nearly over..hehe) and if I can vote, I'll surely vote for none other than Adam Lambert! (well, Kris Allen nearly get my vote after "Heartless" last 2 nites, but too bad, coz I just lurve Adam)...

I was on his side since I heard his rendition of Born To Wild...then got swooned over after listening to Mad World..he's the only singer I look for in AI ever since...err..maybe Kris Allen's "Heartless" is exceptional...but still, I'm rooting for Adam Lambert!! Yesterday while attending a technical seminar, I almost fell off my chair coz of my excitement over Adam's entry to AI Finale next week. I browsed google news (thanx for 3g phone) at exactly 12pm since I knew the result wud be out by that time. Luckily I didn't scream for joy..but that wud make the boring seminar a fun one..hmm..maybe I shud do that, didn't I?..hehe

Hopefully he wins it!!

More and more to come...

2009-05-11T18:11:00.000-07:00

Owh, sungguh lama tak update blog..the urge is always there but the will, no. malas betul la sekrg nih...my schedule for may is actually full with activities. On the first week of may, me and my friends went skytrekking at bukit cerakah. the pix has been uploaded at fb. memg fun! we plan to do the extreme challenge plak the next time we visit bukit cerakah. but the owner specifically told us that he would only select fit people for the extreme challenge. he feared that the weaklings might not be able to complete the task. hmm...makes me wanna do the extreme challenge more! please, please...select me..hehe..

On the preparation to kinabalu in july, not much going on coz we were heavily on the rafting, sky-trekking activities these past few weeks. i've not jogged since the last 3 to 4 weeks. didn't go swimming at all since the last past week. and no skipping either since the last 2 weeks. sighh....would i be able to conquer kinabalu with my current shape? should start building my stamina before it all gone to the drain..i can do it!

owh, yeah..i have another rafting trip this weekend at kampar. but it is not only rafting coz the trip also involves caving at gua tempurung. more and more adventures. it's truly a year of adventure.

After kinabalu trip, I think I wud stop all my other adventures. have I had enuff? Nope, but I have other priorities. my house in melaka wud be completed in july. need to start thinking on renovating and decorating a bit. not thinking of any major works coz it involves M-O-N-E-Y, lot and lots of it...hmmm...how i wish i have a sugar daddy now...

In just 14 days...

2009-04-26T03:33:00.000-07:00

Tam has just left us two weeks ago. I was not ready for another loss. Not just 14 days after she's gone. But Allah has better plan for us. We need to be strong. Coz nenek also leaving us....

Last week, I attended a kenduri arwah for Tam to commemorate her 7th day leaving us. I was quite shocked to know that nenek was hospitalized the nite before. She was in Muar, staying with Mak Lang. But somehow, the kenduri still went on. Nenek insisted on the kenduri. She was in fine spirit when my family and I visited her. I cud still hear her voice. She wanted me to be near her that day (She had cataract, so she cud not see, but she cud still feel my presence). I cud never imagine it wud be our last meeting. If only I knew....

My sis took care of her the next day since she did not work that day while I was off to KL. My sis later called me, saying that nenek wanted to go home in Melaka. But there's nothing we cud do since the doctor wudn't release her. She had not stabilised yet. My uncle promised to bring her home once her condition is OK.

Then, on Thursday, my dad called me. Nenek is dying at the hospital...

I rushed home, driving from KL to Melaka. When I reached home, my dad told me that nenek has just passed away. I was kinda dumdfounded. This cud not be happening just 14 days after Tam's gone...

She was buried at Muar. She never return home. Her house now is empty. With her and Tam gone, the house where I used to play during my childhood will never be the same again. From what I heard, nenek's house will only be a monthly home (a family per month, but I dun think they will stay for more than a week) for my uncles. I cried hard when I entered the house this morning. I cud still hear Tam and nenek talking, laughing, eating here. This is the place I called home during my chilhood coz I didn't want to sleep with my other siblings. This is the place where I hid when my dad scold me...

Nenek and Tam, you both helped to shape me to what I am today. I will be forever thankful to you both. Al-Fatihah....

2009-04-20T07:52:00.000-07:00

Your Supervillain Name is Scream Skull

Muhahahaha!

What's Your Supervillain Name?

2009-04-20T07:34:00.000-07:00

So much has been going on..few days after Tam's funeral, I went for water rafting at Kuala Kubu Baru. Will upload that pix later, but it has already been in facebook, so not sure whether to upload it here. The rafting was fun. Is it better than Slim River? Maybe..The best thing is, we get to do body surfing and floating towards the end of our rafting session.

I'm planning foe skytrex adventure on may 2...jommm...

Tam...

2009-04-16T01:22:00.000-07:00

On April 8, 2009, after hving my lunch, I checked out my phone and was surprised to see 10 missed calls and 1 sms..what the heck? Never did I imagine that it's a call that wud rush me home to Melaka. My tam passed away...

At first, I was kinda ok when my dad informed me.. I was still chatting with my colleague, telling them I had to take leave that day and started filling my leave form..I was damn calm!.. I even told my colleagues that I just saw her few days before and she seemed fine. Suddenly, tears streaming down my face..I started to hv problem talking then and my whole body shook. Did I just hear that Tam passed away? I started questioning myself. but i just saw her...over and over again, this question played in my mind.

I must've looked terrible coz my colleagues asked me to stop watever I'm doing and just leave. They were even willing to inform my boss bout this. And my tears still wudn't stop. It takes sumtime for me stabilise myself and gather my spirit so that I cud be home for her funeral. My dad even reminded me to drive carefully. At first I thot that she wud be buried at my kampung, the place she lived in for her whole life. But since she spent her last remaining days of her lives at my Mak Lang's house in Muar, her siblings has decided to bury her there.

One of my friends asked me, "Are you that close to ur aunt? You just look terrible with her loss."

Close? I felt that she's part of my siblings. She's like an older sister I never had. When I was small, in my primary school, I slept at nenek's house, not in my own house. Nenek's house is just next to my house. Tam took care of nenek all her life. During her funeral, I know that nenek is the one feeling her lost more than anyone else but nenek is so strong, she didn't shed a tear. The only thing that keep coming out from her mouth "Nah (Tam) dah takde". I cried hearing this from her. But there's no tears from her. None at all. Tam pampered me and my other sibling, Yani like we are her own daughters. She never marries. There was a time, I heard nenek saying that a man wanted to take her hand in marriage few years ago, but Tam refused. I guess, she was so used to her life with nenek that she cudn't bear to think of living further from her. I was quite a spoilt child then. Whenever I didn't get my parents to buy me stuffs, I wud persuaded Tam to buy it for me. We wud go to town together and she wud belanje me makan and buying me stuffs. Sometimes, when i get scolded my mum or dad, I wud just run away and seek asylum in her house. I knew she wud defend me from my parents. I was a wild child. When I furthered my studies and leave home, all her love was poured to my younger sis, yanie. I did get jealous when I get back and saw how much she loved my sis, but as i grew up, i recognized her loneliness.

The one thing I really regret is, I always takes her for granted. I knew she wud always be there, in nenek's house, taking care of nenek, that I never thot that she's the one leaving us earlier. When she asked me to accompany her, going shopping or dinner, I feel so lazy and just wanted to stay home. She always belanje me, buying me things but to this day, I don't think I 've repayed her enuff.

Nenek's house will never be the same without her. To this day, I dreaded thinking of going home to melaka and not finding her there. Tam, I love you so much!!

P/S: i'm crying now..

The story of my flight tickets to KK

2009-04-07T06:07:00.000-07:00

Yeah, blame it on facebook...sorry for not updating this blog..i was not that bz in da office but currently bz with KK trip that's gonna be in july. almost all the things is ready except flight. i've been monitoring air*sia website from time to time to get the best flight deals. i've been waiting in vain since the last 2-3 weeks. yeah, air*sia was having so many promo but the date that i want, 2nd july to 6th july are just sooooo degil to get economy promo. the total price is nearly 400 for return trip to KK. too pricey for us yg plan to reduce the cost to minimum nih. Kinabalu package alone cost us above 1k. so, we hope to get flight ticket around 200++. i hv almost given up and decide to just pay double the price that we budgeted since the date that we want just degil to hv cheap price. at last today, i search for the best deal one whole day. all the hard work paid off.

from the initial price of rm395, i got a deal for rm 244. great huh? thanks to sudden change in the price of air*sia tickets. at 530pm today, i was still in the office, checking the price and the only cheap ticket i got is the flight back from kk to kl. and that, with Kuching as transit. while direct flight gonna cost me rm 180, the flight from kk to kuching and kuching to kl is only rm108. better take the cheaper ones even tho it will take us longer time in the flight la kan...plus, we get to shop around kuching town....i loikeeee....

but still, the flight from kl to kk doesn't seem to reduce. since i booked for flight back from kk, my friend book for ticket to kk. i was kinda expected that the price is quite hi, but after comparison with M*S, M*S offer cheaper price, but the ticket is for 1st july, a day earlier from our date. but i guess it's ok la since it's M*S and cheaper than air*sia, so rare kan? but somehow, i didn't know why but there's an urge to check air*sia website one last time tonite and guess what, in bout an hour, the price has dropped. from rm199 to rm79..so, what did i do? screammmmm and call my friend to check whether she has booked the tickets to kk. luckily, she didn't do it yet..phewww..so, dapatla murah sket..total is rm244..i am soo relieved...

Boys Over Flowers

2009-03-18T02:46:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I've been neglected my blog..i'm more to Facebook now. Find me there...hehe...
Have few activities here and there but definitely, the most anticipated activity of the year is....Conquering Kinabalu!! The date has been set at July 3rd...can't really wait for that one...

Currently, I've been addicted to watching Boys Over Flowers, Korean drama. It's carbon copy of Meteor Garden (MG).. I am soooo loving MG and it surprises me that this series also get me glued on pc and tv (TV-channel 303 and PC-viikii). thanks to all subbers! They are truly the most magnificent person on earth..hehe...hey, I have 2 more activities next month:
1- Water Rafting at Kuala Kubu Baru, April 12
2- Skytrex adventures, April 18...

Jom..jom...

Water Rafting at Sg Slim River

2009-03-02T15:56:00.001-08:00

We nearly could not make it to this trip. first, we were supposed to meet up at Sg Buloh R&R, but we took the wrong exit at PLUS and the road didn't converge at Sg Buloh. We were ahead. But somehow, the group leader, Reha asked us to meet them at Tg Malim exit. We waited for nearly half an hour and they came. Bout nearly 40 people, a lot of cars. When we met Reha, she told us to get ready to move. Once in the car, an uncle told us to wait and not follow any other group. Ok, we waited again. Till we didn't see any other cars ahead of us. We were being abandoned? I was confused. But someone told us to wait. But wait for whom? Maybe they didn't perasan us, I dun know. Called reha again and she was surprised that we were left behind. She gave the direction but still, we got lost here and there. We made it to Sg Slim nearly 2 hours later than everyone's else. and yes, we only knew the venue was changed from KKB to Sg Slim River when we got there. We were told that KKB's water is too shallow for the activity. It was frustrating, and we were mentally tiring. But we were up to it! the experience really worth everything we went thru before the expedition.

The entrance to Sg Slim.

Ni masa baru sampai..dah nak bersiap untuk terjun dah ni..posing depan keta yg macho…

Once being in the group, we were shipped to the rafting location with a pajero. A pajero is packed with more than 10 people. I think I'm the one suffered the most since I was sitting not on my a** but on my back bone. It hurts like hell. Luckily, it was not a very long journey. Once we got to the top, we were asked to pick our helmet, vest and pedal. An uncle (I dun know his name) then gave us a short briefing bout rafting, safety precaution, etc, etc…we were excited and couldn't wait to raft, and to tell u the truth, I couldn't even hear anything the uncle was saying coz there were so many people and concentrating is hard when there's water rushing down below.

The weather is fine that day. The water is in quite hi volume, running rapidly to the river end.

This is my teammates..Aiman, Izan, Me, Ida and Yeen…what a great team!

Posing on our lucky boat..the gud thing is, we never capsize the boat, however, all of us, were successfully thrown into the water, including our skipper, Seng…hehe..best woo masuk dalam air…kalau nak tengok how i got into the water..see here

Ni tgah break jap…minum dan makan duluuu..tgokla muka ku yg agak kelakar…

Bergambar lg sebelum masuk bot utk teruskan perjalanan…

More pix please…tenkiu skipper for taking our pix….masa nih macam nak ujan dah…actually, it rained quite heavily before we reach the end and I was quite worried they would ask us to stop since the water was really fast rising during the rain but thank god they didn't. the hi-volume of water actually made this trip more adventurous since the boat was moving very fast and we need to move fast too, if not, the boat will capsize. Move to the right, move to the left, front, back, paddle forward, paddle backward…..i could never forget all this commands.

After rafting..muka penat izan…

Yeay! We all made it!

It was everything I could imagine…adrenaline rush, check, beautiful scenery, check, fun teammates, double check!

Guys, let's do this again… (err…actually we already plan for KKB this april..anybody game for it?)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button......

2009-02-25T16:55:00.000-08:00

I just love, love, love, love, love it!!!

2009-02-25T02:33:00.000-08:00

You Would Win Best Supporting Actor / Actress

You are a quirky, fascinating person. You understand the world well.

There's no one quite like you. Your uniqueness leaves a strong impression on people.

You are bold and willing to take risks. People may love or hate you, but at least they'll notice you.

You are just different enough to make a great character actor. You can make a smaller part come alive.

What Would You Win an Oscar For?

This is of course, in line with the Oscars last few days. Eventho I didn't watch Slumdog Millionaire, I knew it was no surprise they came out as the big winner. I was rooting for Benjamin Button, tho! I'm going to watch it in another hour...

Spending the last days of Jan 09

2009-02-02T02:32:00.000-08:00

SInce my housemates has lotsa free movie tickets at BUkit Tinggi in Kelang, we decided to pay a visit there and spend the whole day there watching all the muvies we want.

Well, maybe becoz we were overconfident, the supposedly fun outing started in sour mood. First, before going out, we googled for the wrong mall. Instead of Bukit Tinggi, we went for Bukit Raja. And once reaching Bukit Raja, only then we realized it was not Bukit Tinggi. We asked for direction, but didn't anticipate that we would get lost so easily. After making 2-3 rounds in Kelang, we finally got the correct information. And I tell you this, Bukit Raja and BUkit Tinggi is NOT near each other. It took nearly 3 hours to get there. Ok, that WAS NOT the only frustration we had. Upon reaching Bukit Tinggi, we were excited that somehow, we gonna have some fun watching muvies, only to be denied by the TGV counter, saying that the free tickets were not applicable during hot season, which will only ends on Feb 4. So, how's that? That is surely the last thing on earth we need at the moment. BUt since we were already there, we just paid for one muvie, Bride Wars. Luckily, the muvie was great. Sedih betul...plan for 2 FREE muvies, end up paying for one. Dahla jauh tahap gaban...taubat la nak dtg sana lgg...NO WAY!

On Sunday, we managed to vent out our frustration. We went to Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam, formerly known as BUkit Cerakah. It was awesome!

At the entrance....

We cycled around this taman...Memg penat but fun!

Err...ni gambo dragonfly in action..in "action" yerr..

Sempat la fly to japan jap nak play with snow..nasib baik sempat kejar last flight on that day...hehe...

Cun kat rumah nih...but not my dream home...takde dinding la..bahaya..hehe...

Merak yg memg perasan dia cun...my housemate asyik cakap, macam Faizal Tahir. If you know what i mean....

Me at paddy field...lama dah tak nampak...the best green scenery i've laid my eyes on...skrg susah dah nak nampak paddy field nih..

And on Monday, since it's the replacement of Federal Day on Sunday, we (my hsemate and I) swam at PV5, courtesy of Aida. Sorry Aida, we shud've called...hehe..

Well, another 3 days holiday next week. There's already a plan in my head, but I'll tell u more bout it later....

16 random facts...

2009-01-22T21:51:00.000-08:00

I've been tagged by Mrs Zai on 16 random things, facts, habits or goals about me...Macam pernah buat, tp buat je la...Let's start...

1) I am an avid reader...just don't disturb me while I was reading something (especially novels that I really like) coz it will fall on deaf ears...but nowadays, it's so hard to see me doing this since I'm bz with other things.
2) I am veryyyyy punctual. So, if u have any appointment with me, please make it on time.
3) I used to hate pink...but now, as i grow older, i begin to like the color...girls will alwiz be girls, i guess....
4) I don't really like to keep my fingernails longer than it shud be. Asal panjang sket, potong...
5) I don't really have fav food. I can eat anything. Of course, as long as it's halal la.
6) I never have any pet.
7) I just lurve cartoons, still do! My fav has to be Spongebob Squarepants! There's still a kid in me..hehe...
8) I still have my Oxford dictionary, which was bought when I was studying at PPP/ITM. In fact, it is on my table now.
9) My goal to hv my own house before reaching big 3-0 hv been finalized last year. I was soo dmn happy..
10) I wish to do bungee-jumping, maybe in NZ...anyone wanna join me?
11) My dream car? That Honda CRV!...tatau bila nak amek dari kedai..ahakss..
12) I lurvee watching tvs and muvies..tp skrg nih balik lambat and takde masa nak tgok..sedihhh...(hey, did u watch Kasut Tumit Tinggi in Astro Ria? Macam ala-ala lipstick jungle or cashmere mafia. macam best jerr intro..)
13) My dream holiday? Europe, of course! Sapa nak sponsor, sila angkat tangan....
14) I wanna be Professional Engineer, and carry Ir title in another 5 years time..can aahh??
15) I wish the world a better place to live in...Aminnn...

Pix on my new Camphone..

2009-01-21T03:15:00.000-08:00

A lot has been going on lately, but I just didn't hv time to blog...

1) AJL 23

Me on the red carpet...I thot attending this event will enable me to brush shoulders with the stars..mimpi je laa..nampak kepala jee..sedih sungguh...

Posing before the start of AJL...

Ni ler crowd kat bukit jalil...memg gaban ramai..happening abis!

Ni ler stage AJL from our seating...agak jauh..so, tak dapat la amek gambar artis2 upclose..but memang best giler performance finalists..AJL rocks!

2) Aspen Tech Seminar

On Tuesday, I had a fab seminar organized by Aspen Tech, one of the most renowned vendor in Oil & Gas. This event is also wholly sponsored by Aspen. The venue? Impiana KLCC..makan memg sedap!

On the way to the seminar room...

Ni ler seminar room..spacious and very comfy...

Saje amek gambar my table....

Makan time!! Me and my colleague...muka serius gilerr..not camera ready yet...

My colleagues yg lain...all from Process Dept..

My colleague and Dr Svenja...She's one of the lecturers from Nottingham U. Cool!

On another note, I wud like to wish all my friends "Gong Xi Fa Cai" and happy holiday! I plan to go somewhere this holiday but not that sure yet. Will tell ya later k!

Boycott?

2009-01-15T23:35:00.000-08:00

Since after the Gaza attack, my inbox is overflowing with the news of the massacre and also urgency to boycott products that support Israel. Actually, it wasn’t the first time. I’ve been getting these msg so many times before but I just waived it or maybe just boycott the products for some period of time till the issue cool off and start using it again. It wasn’t bcoz I am ignorant. It’s bcoz this products has become part of my life like my favorite cosmetics (Maybelline), prosperity burger McD (which comes out only once a year, k), Nokia (I just bought a new phone), etc…

I now feel sinful whenever I use all the “shud be boycotted” products, but to opt for another seems to be so hard. And after the Gaza attack is over, do we still boycott the products, or not?

I’m now trying, that’s for sure…

I sure look nicer if....

2009-01-10T08:08:00.000-08:00

One of my new year resolutions is to shed off that extra pounds...but seriously, i never see myself as fat...yeah, let's forget last year when i have to travel back and forth from one offshore platforms to another..six meals a day...veryyyy nice meals...and evrytime i was on scale, i squinted my eyes, didn't even dare to look at the escalating figures...yes, i was chubby...and right after my assignments were over, i quickly gather myself for an intensive swimming and squash session to shed that extra pounds...

i know that i still didn't get my ideal weight yet. but looking at the mirror, i start to realize that i was OK. maybe need a lil work (ehem...exercising, not THAT nip/tuck), but i am happy with my body...

yes..maybe till that shirt arrives...not the usual shirt, it's hard rock tokyo shirt...my friend (no names here..u know who u are, and u r forgiven) bought me an "S" size...never in my entire life did i buy or anyone bought me an "S". Always an "M" or "L". but never "S"...initially i was flattered..but then,i was a bit afraid i couldn't fit into it...

The good news is..i can fit into that shirt...the bad news is..it sure looks nicer if...u know what it is....i just hate it! now i have to really work on it...Thank god i have swimming class tomorrow...

err...i dunno what motive am i posting bout this...

First weekend for 2009

2009-01-04T03:55:00.001-08:00

My weekend was totally awesome! Here’s the list of places I went:

1) Sate Kajang Hj Samuri
The best thing about living in KL is you get to taste sooo many kind of food. It’s anywhere! My housing area is actually surrounded by so many stalls and restaurants. This time around, my hsemates and I decided to eat at Haji Samuri’s restaurant at Wangsa Maju. Then, it was famous for the size of sate and also the dippings, but now since it has been franchised, the size has become smaller. It looks like any other ordinary sate. But I still give hi fi to the dippings. Sedappp…

We decided to try every nasi goreng on the menu...hehe..ok2 laa

ABC Teringin...ok laa..

2) Danau Kota

I went there with my housemates. It’s very near our house. But since it was at nite, we decided to drive there. Finding parking really tested our patience. There are just soo many stalls, either selling imitation handbags, ladies clothing , or anything that you could name. it’s like pasar malam. But the diffence is, it opens till the wee hour of the morning (since it starts only from 10pm). Just look at the pix

Err..baju ni tak beli pun..saje amek gambar..

3) Cheng Ho
This is totally the hi-lite of the weekend. The one we have been waiting for.
I did ask for friends on opinion on this restaurant and all I heard is good reviews, so of course I couldn’t wait. We went there for lunch. The place is already buzzing with people when we get there. We ordered ala-carte. Tomyam fried rice and special fried mihun. Initially, we wanted to order for each of us but the waiter told us the portion for a medium (there is only medium and large) could be eaten by 2 person. So, we ordered 2. the wait for the food is like taking forever. Really forever. And to make matter worse, we just came back from our swimming class. We were already famished. After nearly 20 minutes, our first meal arrived. Fried rice tomyam. The serving is good enough for three of us. When the second one arrived, we tapau je…

Ni la makanan kitorang..lihatla serving for fried tomyam yg medium..memang kenyang giler and sedap gilerr....rasa penat tunggu semua hilang dah bila makan...

4) Swimming Class
After few years not taking swimming class, I guess it’s just the right time to join one. Lgpun, this is one of the way to kuruskan badan. Hehe…the swimming class took place at Sekolah Sri Inai. Me and Ida, my housemate yg sama giler dengan I nihhh..

This is the place....Gambar kat dalam tak amek la..censored yerr..hehe

Just after the class. Surprisingly, tak penat lgsung..best2...

Me and mate..

What a great weekend to start 2009. Great beginning seems to promise great year, I hope?

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T04:44:00.000-08:00

And I'm celebrating it! Just look at my blog's layout! I just want a new beginning. And I think you too!

As much as I hate it, but some friends are already welcoming me in their 3 series club...Well, it's too early...But I will say this again and again..let's rock!

Happy Hols Peeps!

2008-12-22T21:09:00.000-08:00

It's gonna be long weekend this week due to Christmas celebration and also Awal Muharram. But I'm going back to Melaka only on 26 dec since my sis gonna come to KL to do some shopping and sightseeing here. Well, maybe I need to do that too. FYI, I've not done any major shopping since the start of YES this year. Imagine how strong my willpower! Way to go girl!

Also, did u read the paper recently? The recession is really upon us (maybe not yet but if the world is having it, it'll come to us sooner than we thot). Watch out, peeps, hard times ahead! I'm thinking to cut down on my spending and not to lavish myself on things that is not really necessary. Maybe to start doing the checklist.

However,let's enjoy our long holidays and forget EVERYTHING for a while. , I would like to wish everybody, Happy Long Holidays! Spend it wisely! (err..I mean the holiday)