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Stay-at-Home Mothers vs Working Mothers

2011-07-06T20:14:00.006+07:00

How do you feel about housewives/stay-at-home mothers vs career mothers?

In a modern world we live now, I guess working mothers are quite common. I'm also a working mother. In fact, my working schedule is a bit different from normal working mothers.

Yes, I agree memang sepatutnya suami is designated to be a provider and protector. But did you know that one of the largest sources of stress for husbands in the modern day is an inability to provide enough for their families so that their wife can stay at home? Di tambah pula dengan situasi di Malaysia sekarang ni harga barang2 dah naik, of course family expenses pon will be increased. Problem is gaji yang tak naik2. So macam manalah husband tak stress kan. That's where, working wife come to rescue.

I know a lot of people view working, career mothers as abandoning their children. Yelar, pergi kerja time anak belum bangun, then balik kerja when it is about their bedtime. Got to spend only few hours with the kids everyday. Tu pon kalau anak2 tak tidur awal. Some might say working mothers are not truly raising their kids, being selfish and self-centered.

While stay-at-home mothers, have all day to do what they want without a lot of responsibility. They don’t have to report to a boss or file paperwork nor have annoying, gossipy co-workers to deal with.

I believe every mother in this world wants the best for their kids. Obviously anyone would want to be there for their children. Setiap ibu nak experience the big milestones of their children. We want to see when they started crawling, walking, eat the first solid food, hear the first word.

I also believe in quality over quantity. There are many stay at home mothers don't spend the best quality time with their children. While working mothers, might only have an hour a day and the weekends, BUT they make the most of that time and do memorable things with their child. It can go either way.

Every family is different, people all have different circumstances. A mother does what is best for the family. Doesn't matter they are working or stay-at-home mother. I want my kids to say this to me in the future "Ibu, Thank you for raising us well and we are proud of you on what you've done". InsyaAllah.

Someone got a new car!

2011-07-05T17:36:00.003+07:00

Car that can be parked inside the house :P

Meet the owner of the car

I'm not really sure how I can finally agreed with my husband to buy this car. Bukan apa, risau excitement tu hanyalah untuk sementara. Lepas dah boring sure tersadai jer kereta ni dekat rumah. This car also takes space inside my house.

Tapi akhirnya ibu tewas jugak dengan pujukan ayah....demimu anakku....lepas ni jangan duk langgar dinding ibu okay..this car is not a bumper car!

Masih lesen 'L' lagi (ayah tolong maneuver pakai remote control)

Wordless Wednesday #1 : You're my sunshine

2011-06-29T14:31:00.002+07:00

Ibu miss you, my baby..

Makcik tua yang gempak!

2011-06-19T22:24:00.008+07:00

Kita selalu tak appreciate sangat apa² yang berada dekat dengan kita but when things being far away from us barulah nak dikenang² or rasa menyesal justeru keluarlah ungkapan seperti berikut "Kenapalah aku tak pergi dulu masa aku ada dekat sana!" "Menyesal betul aku tak try karipap makcik dekat situ, bila lagi lah boleh pergi sana.."..Well at least it always happen to me..

Last weekend, a good friend of mine offered me to join him to go to Miri. He had to run some errands in Miri and his friend invited him to go to his house. Since I had nothing to do at home in Brunei, I went to Miri with him. My first intention to go there was definitely to spend some moolah..haha..dah lama rasanya I didn't do the "real" shopping..online shopping toksah habaq la nooo....

Since we arrived quite early, my brain suddenly triggered 'hey why not we go to Grand Old Lady?'..I've been wanting to go to this place for so long since the first time I visited Miri but never had any chance to go. Selalu dok dengar orang duk cerita² jer pasal this place. This place is one of the place you should put in your itinerary when you come to Miri.

The Grand Old Lady, Malaysia’s first inland oil drilling platform and one of Sarawak’s most important historical monuments. This landmark is about 30 meters high, Located on top of Canada Hill overlooking Miri, it attracts locals to enjoy the scenery or jog on the well-designed path.

Some might said.."boring...!" but you will never know until you visit the place. Tempat² bersejarah memang la a bit dull kan but hey it's apart of your country's history. Malu lah kalau tengah borak² dengan your friend mat saleh pulak tu, then they ask you "Have you heard about Grand Old Lady?"..then you said "No" lepas tu mat saleh tu pulak yang dok sakan cerita pasal history tempat tu..wait..are we talking about your friend mat saleh's country or your country?? Malu kot...tempat kita sepatutnya kita lah cerita kat dia kan..

Proved! I've been to this place..tu pon nak kecoh..('-_-)

Drill rig replica

This well just celebrated her 100 years anniversary last year..

Gigih tau orang² dulu nak drill the well..Right now semua pakai machine jer..

So dekat dengan the Grand Old Lady tu ada Muzium Petroleum..Boleh visit untuk tahu lebih lanjut macam mane terhasilnya petrol yang you all pump for your car..From how the hydrocarbon formed million years ago sampai la how the end product has been produced (Diesel, Gasoline, petrol etc.)

Inside the museum tu ade fun area jugak for the kids. Not bad jugak lah kan. One of the game provided is this 'car'..If you wanna experience earth quake while driving a car, don't be afraid to hop on into this car...it was really fun!

I didn't miss the opportunity to mesmerize the scenery from the top of Canada Hill..You can see bandar Miri from here..

If you had a chance to visit Miri, you can take the chance to visit this place. Ooh you don't have to spend a penny to visit this place including the Petroleum Museum. They are FOC.

Tak perlu tanya apa yang aku beli masa dekat Miri. Banyak. Period. (-_-')

Internet Distraction

2011-06-06T03:47:00.000+07:00

Dulu masa aku student, aku sangat cepat di distract dengan game, cerita korea, cerita Jepun and tak lupa juga rakan yang datang ke bilik untuk bergossip isu² terkini. Masa tu internet taklah se'mobile' macam sekarang. Broadband belum lagi digunakan secara berleluasa. Therefore, kena pergi library or cyber cafe kalau nak pakai internet. Tu pon kalau terpaksa berebut² nak pakai dekat library. Imagine beribu² student dekat university, computer available tak lebih dari 50 computers. Nisbah tu tak balance. Siapa cepat, dia dapat la surf internet. Duration time diperuntukkan untuk each student pakai computer pulak tak de limit. So terpaksa menggunakan taktik 'jelingan sinis' kepada si pemakai computer untuk bagi chance dekat orang lain pulak pakai.

Second year in university, aku dah agak 'mobile'. Ade transport yang memudahkan aku nak pergi kuliah, ~~meronggeng pergi main boling dekat Skudai Parade~~, pergi library memandangkan kolej aku agak jauh dari fakulti. During that time dah tak perlu nak berebut untuk surf internet di library. Aku rempit sampai makmal komputer Fakulti Sains Komputer, pakai computer dekat situ. Orang tak ramai and I can use the computer as long as I want. Of course lah aku tak tunggu sampai makmal tu tutup baru aku balik kan..

Tujuan asal menggunakan computer untuk surf internet adalah untuk cari maklumat² penting untuk buat assignment. Tapi sebagai remaja yang meningkat naik, of course sambil² cari maklumat tu aku bukak Friendster, Hi5 and website² lain yang obviously tak de kena-mengena secara langsung atau tidak langsung dengan assignment aku. Masalahnya masa aku spent for Friendster lebih lama dari cari info untuk assignment. I'm so glad Facebook tak wujud lagi masa tu..Kalau tak memang lagi banyak la masa aku spend untuk manjaga haiwan ternakan dan bercucuk tanam di Farmville & menjadi mayor di Cityville..hikhikhik

Video dekat bawah ni memang sedikt sebanyak mengingatkan aku masa zaman university dulu except part tengok benda² lucah tu..memang lucu the way this video showed how easy students being distracted by internet.

Sekarang ni aku rasa lagi banyak benda yang boleh distract aku dari buat kerja aku yang pending ni. Blog-hopping adalah salah satu punca nya..Facebook tak yah cakap lah..Oo now dah ade duit sendiri, asyik lah duk drooling2 tengok handbag, barang² baby, baju secara online. Sampai husband aku pon cakap, isteri dia takde dekat rumah tapi barang asyik sampai jer..That's the beauty of online shopping! Tak kira di mana kau berada tetap boleh spend duit...haha...

Family time in Brunei!

2011-06-05T11:36:00.006+07:00

Hey pretty ladies and handsome guys sekalian..

How are guys doing? I'm just having usual routine on Sunday. Being lazy on the couch watching Glee-athon. By the way, I'm still in Brunei. Last 2 weeks, husband and Emir came by here to visit me. It was not a surprise anymore since hubby already informed me before hand. So awal2 lagi I dah arrange transport to pick him up at Miri airport. Why Miri and not going to Brunei straight if you were to ask. It's because Miri is more nearer to my place (Seria) than Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB). It takes almost 1-1/2 hours driving from BSB to Seria but less than an hour from Miri to Seria. Kenapa nak waste time kan??!

We spent one night in Miri, before drove back to Seria the next morning. We rented a car from Miri because it's a bit cheaper compared to Brunei. Tak banyak beza sangat pon & downside of renting car with Malaysia's plate number is susah sangat nak cari petrol station yang boleh refuel & accept kereta yang hold Malaysia's plate number. Let say if dalam five petrol station in Seria, maybe one of them jer accept kereta berplate number Malaysia. The petrol price pon a bit different compared to car holding Brunei's plate number but still a way cheaper than harga minyak dekat Malaysia la. Petrol price for Brunei's car is around BND 0.30/liter (MYR 0.70/liter) but for Malaysia's car yang nak refuel dekat Brunei, we have to pay BND 0.80/liter (MYR 1.95/liter). Until now I totally can't comprehend why harga minyak dekat Malaysia mencanak2 naik padahal harga minyak dekat Brunei still very low. Okay, I don't want to discuss about petrol price now. Next!

Hubby & Emir spent almost a week with me in Brunei. Takdelah pergi mana sangat pon since I have to work during weekday. Boring kan?! but I have to save my days off for Hari Raya and other important occasions. Ada lah one day tu I balik awal sikit because we wanted to bring Emir to Jerudung Park. Jerudung Park buka pukul 5 petang. I worked half day and after lunch kami gerak to Jerudung. Jerudung is quite far from Seria and it took more than 1 hour to reach there.

We first pay a visit to an Equestrian Park closed by Jerudung Park. We arrived just on time, since it was feeding time. So dapat la tengok kuda tengah makan..Not only that, kuda2 tu tanpa segan silu poo poo & pee pee jugak. Hehe. Emir loves animal so much!! His top on the list still a cat & by now he can recognize more than 10 animals/insects which explain kenapa banyak sangat games/flash card apps dalam iPhone aku yang berdasarkan animal.

Emir sangat excited dapat lari2 dekat padang yang sangat luas ni. I had to stop him few times and nak bagi dia minum air because of cuaca yang tak begitu friendly that evening..Panas sangat! Dehydrated anak aku..

Emir gives his best smile

Ayah dipakse naik bersama Emir sebab ibu Emir yang perasan puteri lilin ni tak tahan to stay under the sun. It seems like ayah have fun riding this ride more than Emir.

I have to admit that I actually feel a bit disappointed with Jerudung Park. The park itself really not as what I expected it would be. Not even closed. Masa aku kecik, I always heard people saying that Jerudung Park is one of the place person should visit in Brunei. Some even says, Jerudung Park is more fun and thrill compared to Sunway Lagoon..Oh come on! It is not even the same..Taman Tasik Titiwangsa lagi baguih kot..It maybe used to be one of the best attraction in Brunei. With very poor maintenance, I don't think they can survive any longer. To the extend aku takut nak bagi Emir main dekat playground dekat situ because slide dia pon macam hampir patah..There's a lot of cracks and chip edges around the playground. Totally not safe for children. Masa kami pergi pon tak ramai orang sangat. According to one of the worker yang kami jumpa dekat situ, dia cakap even during school holiday pon tak ramai visitors datang. I think management team should think of something to improve this park..maybe revamp the park..build new rides which can attract teenagers and adults to come and play..Sebab most of the rides yang ada is only for kids below 12 years old..duhh someone tell me now how on earth this park can beat Sunway Lagoon..

For this little guy, he seems to enjoy his day in Jerudung Park despite the hot sunny day. Nanti Ibu bawak Emir pergi Sunway Lagoon okay..Lagi best!

A person whom brought me to this world

2011-05-08T20:58:00.003+07:00

Happy Mother's Day to all mom in the world!!

I want to thank you, Mother,
for your patience…
your encouragement…
your strength…
your generosity…
your unswerving love…
and for those six little words
that helped me through
so many trying times…
“…because I said so, that’s why!”

source

Fever please go away

2011-05-08T16:37:00.006+07:00

I hate it when I got fever..

Even worse when I'm alone and away from my family.

I'm now in Brunei for a vacation..tettt..nope..I'm here of course because of work. I traveled to Brunei from Labuan three times in this month. Dah lah by boat! So bad the company wants to cut cost. And by that, I mean always!! My body just getting tired by traveling and I just didn't get enough rest. So I decided not to go to the base today. There's no point going to the base especially on Sunday, if I'm just doing my work in front of my laptop. I can do that at home on the cozy sofa and in front of TV, no?

Oo yeah, I guess I haven't shared the good news with you guys. I don't know if you guys noticed in my facebook status or not...No..no..I'm not yet pregnant..not yet..InsyaAllah we are working on that..Well, actually I just got transfer back to Malaysia! Alhamdulillah. Finally, I'm getting closer to my family. Though I'm not assigned to be working in KL but at least I know I have flexible time to go home more often and my husband also can always come and visit me in Labuan. That's great! I promise myself and my family that I will work on to get any position in KL. Pray for me!

I think I just lost a bit of writing mojo after wait.....I guess 2 months since the last entry was posted in this blog..hahaha..that long, ey?!! I was almost shutting down this blog. ("-_-)

He is my true happiness
Picture taken in London, 2011

Dear flu & fever..please go away...

Aku masih di sini...

2011-03-05T07:35:00.005+07:00

Salam all reader (if masih ada yang sudi nak baca blog yang dah berlalang akibat lama di tinggalkan ni)...

Lama sangat dah tak mencoret apa2 dekat blog ni..bukan takde idea nak cerita. Idea tu banyak. Story nak cerita pon ada macam2 tapi for me to fit in some ample time to write tu yang takde.

Since balik from Vietnam hari tu, memang aku busy giler. Sampai2 from Vietnam, aku dapat cuti 2 hari before balik Labuan. Sampai2 dekat Labuan, manager aku dah assigned for me to go to another job. Preparation for next job about a week before I went to Brunei. Ohhh that week was quite hectic. Orang yang nak prepare tak ramai, barang yang nak kena prepare pulak banyak. I ended up masukkan jer apa2 yang penting dalam cabin then sent them to the wellsite. Nasib baik lah job went smoothly.

Anyways, aku just spent 2 weeks in Brunei for that job. Tak sempat nak tunggu sampai job habis pon because I have to go for a training course. Tu pon after aku dah bising2 kat manager aku suruh dia hantar orang replace aku dekat wellsite. My training course almost got canceled because of that. Supposedly aku dapat balik KL awal la before start my training. Hmmphh...takde maknanya. Reliever aku sampai on the day aku naik boat balik Labuan from Brunei. On the day aku kena balik tu, aku siap pergi wellsite (BTW, it was a land job and we were staying in the hotel which located not far from the wellsite in Brunei). Hand over pon buat dekat wellsite. Manager aku tak bagi balik macam tu jer without hand-over to my reliever. Kejam nak mati. Mujur aku sempat catch boat balik Labuan. Besoknya aku balik KL. 2 hari jer dapat spent time with Emir & husband. =(

After that 2 days at home, I had to fly to France to attend that training course. In fact, I'm still in France now. My course is one month course. Next week baru habis. Lama giler. Aku dah rindu nak makan nasi lemak. Haha. Dah la sejuk giler kat sini. Paling aku suka sekali of course la bab shopping! Duit jer tak berapa nak ada sangat. Kalau banyak memang aku dah borong sakan. Kat sini jangan la sikit2 nak convert to RM, memang sakit hati. Contohnya, kalau tengok baju kat ZARA harga 20 Euro. Wow, sure rasa murah giler! Dah ambil dah ni nak pergi bayar kat counter. Tapi tiba2 otak rasa gatal nak convert. Lepas tu letak balik baju tu, sambil mata pandang kat tempat lain konon2 nak tengok baju lain la padahal terus keluar kedai sebab sakit hati baju mahal. Hmmph.

Last weekend aku sempat pergi Amsterdam dengan budak2 class aku. We spent 2 days dekat sana. Nanti aku cerita detail pasal bab tu okay.

Ni aku tengah tunggu Emir and my husband sampai. Huhu. Yes! They are on the way from KL to France to stay with me for a week here. Yeay! Okaylah nak tidur dulu. They will arrive in the morning. Tak sabar!!

Going back!

2011-01-03T08:09:00.001+07:00

Nothing comparable to what I felt now.

You know when you are on the rig offshore, place you work, eat and sleep all under one roof, there's nothing so excited to brag about besides the news of getting to know you are going to town on the next day.

Yup, I'm going back to town..not tomorrow but today!

We managed to complete the test yesterday as planned. I'm happy to see my name on the list of peoples who are leaving the rig for today. I don't know why, but this time I really feel homesick so badly after spent only 1 week on the rig. I normally start to feel like going home probably after 2 or 3 weeks after being far away from my family...err..I mean soooo badly like if possible I wanted to fly back home right now!. But this time is different. Maybe sebab Vietnam dekat dengan Malaysia and I know it is easy for me to go home and it won't take a long time to reach there. Unlike masa dekat Nigeria or Libya dulu jauh sangat! Journey jer dah take like more than half day.

Okay guys, will blog again when my feet steps on the ground. Planning to go jalan-jalan in Vung Tau city with my Indonesian friend. Probably will spend one day in Ho Chi Minh city for shopping. Can't wait!!

People says that there's a lot of shop selling silk in Ho Chi Minh city. Anyone who ever visited Ho Chi Minh city before?? Boleh share tempat2 best boleh pergi dekat sini.

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Firework

2011-01-01T06:36:00.003+07:00

Happy New Year to all!!!

Let's this year fills with more wonderful things and let's make our self better every day ahead!

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called "Opportunity" and its first chapter is New Year's Day.- Edith Lovejoy Pierce

I would like to dedicate this song to all of you..Each person is unique and let's unleash and treasure our uniqueness.

Last but not least!

2010-12-31T13:18:00.001+07:00

The end of 2010 is just around the corner. In fact the year of 2010 will be ending by the end of today. Hari ni mungkin ramai orang sibuk update new resolutions for 2011 dekat status Facebook, Twitter and blog. Me? Ada la jugak azam baru. This year punya pon belum 100% achieve. Kenapa lah malas sangat diriku ini. *cubit diri sendiri*

There are a lot of things happening this year and did give some impact both my personal life and also my career. So what did I achieve so far? Alhamdulillah, this year kami sekeluarga moved to our own house. After almost a year, scouting, endless planning, scouting lagi, dealing with lawyer and bank (this process took ages to be settled, thus seek a lot of time out of all processes! Not to mention duit banyak habis because of this matter), designing, packaging, moving...finally I can call the place that me and my family live now as OUR HOME. I guess that is the big achievement for me and my husband for this year. The best part of all that is we did everything together. With me working on rotation, sometimes made the process not as smooth as what we planned. Documents pending just because its needed my precious signature. But the moment we got the key to our house, every hassle that we faced seems disappear. It is a big accomplishment for us.

Tengok sikit2 jer dulu yer. Nanti ada entry special pasal rumah (tak tau la bila nak post entry tu) aku tunjuk ruang2 rumah yang lain yer.

Career wise, not that bad. Initially I planned to get my promotion by the end of this year. But maybe I have to carry forward my plan to the next year. Not that I'm not working on my promotion...but there's a lot of obstacles in between. Arghhh..I don't want to think about it. Life must goes on. If we keep reminiscing our past, we will never move on. So, yes next year insyaAllah kalau dimurahkan rezeki I will get to hear the good news. We'll see how it goes.

As a mother, I'm really proud to see what Emir's achieved so far. He barely talk now. He can call me 'Ibu'...Well, that's really big step baby! It's heart wrenching moment when I heard he called me 'ibu'. 'Ayah' dia memang dah boleh sebut lama dah..jealous tau! Sometimes with me pon dia panggil 'ayah' jugak. (-__-') I figured it's not easy for baby less than 2 years to pronounce 'ibu' or 'bonda'. Whatever it is, mother can never give up on her baby. All babies are unique and created differently. They are so unexpected. Never ever underestimate their ability. Emir can count 1 to 10 and sing ABC's song. Even thou it is not that clear but he knows the rhythm. His favorite song so far is 'Itsy Bitsy Spider'. He will literally moves his hand as if the spider is trying to climb on his hand. So funny!

This little guy will turn 2 next month!

As cliche as its sounds, I wanna listed out few resolutions that I wanna achieve (InsyaAllah) in 2011. Well, at least if I look back at this entry, it's kinda a reminder to me. Hihi.

1. Try to accomplish whatever I did not achieve in year 2010.
2. Try to balance my personal life and my career as much as I could.
3. Be a better mom to Emir, a better wife to my husband, a good daughter to my parents and a better Muslim.
4. Buat umrah. InsyaAllah.
5. If ada rezeki lebih, nak beli rumah lagi.
6. Sharpen my photography skills.
7. Read more books.
8. Visit and explore more new places. I really want to go to Maldives.
9. Menjadi lebih rajin and stop procrastinating.
10. Eat healthily and do more exercises..really need to get rid those 'lemak2 berlebihan'
11. Err..get pregnant?!

I guess that's it for now. Risau kalau banyak sangat nanti tak tercapai pulak. Last but not least, I pray to Allah, supaya di murahkan rezeki, dipanjangkan umur dan diberi kesihatan yang baik for me to accomplish those resolutions. Amin.

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Long absent

2010-12-30T22:54:00.003+07:00

Yeah I know..I know..It's been a long absent in this blog. And it's quite lame and cliche to tell you guys that's I'm busy. Semua orang pon busy dengan hidup masing2. Okay, fine. Sebenarnya adalah malas sebab this month aku banyak travel here and there. So by the time sampai rumah, I just wanna rest.

Ni pon aku ada dekat tengah2 Laut China Selatan for a short trip job in Vung Tau. Manager aku agak kejam this time sebab dia call aku dikala aku sedang menikmati ikan goreng sambal dekat rumah makcik aku bersama-sama suami. Justeru telah men'spoil'kan my mood cuti weekend. FYI, sekarang ni aku on-loan dekat Labuan. After received call from manager, hari ahad tu jugak aku fly to Ho Chi Minh city then naik boat for about 1 1/2 hour to Vung Tau.

Aku sampai jer Vung Tau terus pergi ke base sebab nak collect coverall and safety boots. I have no other options to use someone's else coverall sebab aku punya barang2 mostly dekat rumah Labuan. Manager aku tak bagi balik Labuan ambik barang2 aku. Jimat cost katanya so from KL straight to Vietnam (sooo cruel kan?? Aku benci manager aku time ni). The next early morning aku terus naik chopper ke platform.

Initial plan aku nak balik weekend je, so memang melenggang jer la aku balik hari tu. Laptop company pon aku tinggal sebabnya kalau dekat rumah rarely aku open company's laptop. Mujurlah email boleh excess pakai webmail. What make me more even happier is the whole platform covered with wireless connection. Tak sia2 ada encik iPhone aku ni. Even display screen kecil tapi still boleh pakai untuk excess email. Ni yang nak kena beli iPad ni, besar sikit display screen. Ewah2, ada je alasan aku nak menghabiskan duit kan.

Alhamdulillah, layanan orang2 dekat rig ni sangat baik. Ehem..maklumlah being the only lady on the rig memang dapat banyak privilege. Bilik pon dapat bilik VIP. Production platform selalunya facility sangat excellent. Just dekat sini makan jer la nak kena be extra careful. Each time, meal time mesti ada si lembu pendek. I have to request for a special meal. Mujurlah chef kat sini baik. Ker sebab aku ni girl? Haha. Apa2 pon yang penting aku masih boleh isi perut dengan makanan yang halal.

Job this time, aku sangat2 enjoy. Firstly, sebab this job is 2 mens job and colleague aku orang Indonesia. So easy to discuss things and boleh in dengan aku. Secondly, company man orang Korea. So each time dia cakap sure aku tahan gelak. Sebabnya accent Korea dia sangat pekat. You can imagine how Korean cakap omputih. Cute and funny. Teringat pulak aku cerita2 Korea. Plus orang nya sangat lucu. Haha. Thirdly, this job is short. Just 1 week. Normally, kalau aku pergi rig paling cepat 2 weeks baru aku balik base.

I really look fat in this picture. Inilah akibat makan 5 kali sehari. Benci tau.

Next week, aku balik Malaysia. Hopefully dapat lose weight before aku balik. Boleh ker ni? Risau suami tak dapat nak beza kan washing machine dengan isteri sendiri. (-____-')

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What song you shouldn't listen when you are mad?

2010-12-13T23:16:00.005+07:00

On the way back from my parents' house today, I was listening to the radio, normally kalau aku yang drive aku tak pay attention sangat to what the DJ really says, I will just enjoy the music. But topic discussion DJ masa aku drive tadi sangat menarik telah menyebabkan aku drive selaju 60 km/h.Yup sangat perlahan and aku pon tak tau berapa banyak kereta take over kereta aku sambil memaki². Sebenarnya aku phobia sikit drive laju² waktu malam. Hehe.

Okay, back to my story, DJ tu tengah discuss² pasal macam mana Chris Brown tergamak to whack Rihanna masa dieorang tengah fight. One of the DJ wanted to find out la what song played inside Chris's head when they fought sampaikan dia boleh selamber tumbuk muka cantik Rihanna kan (dayus sungguh Chris Brown ni tau!). That incident leads the DJ to open topic hangat ni "What song you shouldn't listen when you are mad to your boyfriend or girlfriend?" menarik kan topic tu? kan? kan? Haha. At least the topic caught my attention. Aku tak pernah terpikir pon nak tanya soalan tu kat diri sendiri. So ramai la yang tweet bagi song list masing². Mostly listed the song that can really easy to get them feel annoyed when they listen to it. Ada yang cakap lagu "Hey Mickey" boleh membuatkan dia rasa lagi nak tumbuk muka boyfriend dia bertubi² kalau dia dengar time dieorang gaduh. Aku pon rasa lagu tu annoying jugak kalau dengar banyak² kali.

My don't-you-ever-play-that-song-or-I-will-turn-green is semua lagu dangdut!

Kalau time aku tengah marah jangan la korang pergi sua lagu dangdut kat telinga ~~capang~~ aku ni. No offence yer peminat² lagu dangdut. Aku bukan tak suka lagu dangdut. Aku nyanyi jugak lagu dangdut kalau pergi karaoke dengan suami aku.Tapi please la jangan pasang kalau aku punya boiling point nak cecah 100 degC. It's sooo going to annoy me!

Kan best kalau each time isteri/girlfriend punya boiling point dah almost reach the top, suami hadiahkan kotak yang berisi handbag di dalamnya macam ni..daripada marah terus sejuk la *battling eye lashes ke arah suami* (Husband baru bagi kotak ni tadi, for my belated birthday present..thank you sayang!)

Dah² jangan nak berangan. Kau ingat suami kau tu petik duit kat pokok ker? Kan bagus kalau rasa² nak meletup tu, pergi ambik wudhu' ker, baca Quran ker kan? Bagi tenang sikit jiwa raga tu.

Seriously, aku still rasa lagu dangdut sangat annoying di dengar kalau aku tengah marah. What say you?

Playing badminton is actually fun!

2010-12-03T14:12:00.009+07:00

Recently, my husband kemaruk main badminton. Siap beli racket baru. Baguslah kan. Sebagai isteri yang ~~solehah~~ patuh pada suaminya, aku pon join lah sekali. Ada orang tu dah belikan racket untuk kita, kita main lah kan. Takkan nak simpan racket tu buat perhiasan pulak.

My husband said, he wants this thing become a ritual. Every Friday night, main badminton. Well, we'll see how it goes. Jangan awal² ni jer bersemangat lebih.

Yang bestnya, hobi baru husband ni jugak mendapat sambutan hangat dari member² beliau. Ramai jugak turun last Friday main badminton sama² we all. Meriah sikit bila main badminton ramai² ni. Geng JSA pon ada jugak. Boleh bersenam buang² lemak² terkumpul ni kan? Hehe.

Last week, we booked the court for only 2 hours. Tu pon dah tercungap² aku main. Sejak kerja ni aku memang jarang giler bersukan. Well, dekat Nigeria pon aku main tennis bila aku ada dekat camp jer. Kalau aku pergi offshore, tak dapat nak la nak main tennis. Dekat rumah ni ada jugak racket tennis tapi...ermm..cam biasa la sakit malas aku ni menjadi². So bila my husband dah semangat nak main badminton ni, aku pon boleh lah beriadah sekali.

Gaya jer lebih. Tapi shuttle cock tu asyik tak kena racket aku jer. Ker aku yang tak reti main badminton?

Pasangan regu paling mantap seantero dunia. Enough said.

Mereka² yang berada di tempat kejadian.

Kerajaan asyiklah kempen 'Majulah sukan untuk Negara'. Tapi as a Malaysian citizen korang sokong tak kempen tu? For me, it is not only for the country, it is also for yourself!

I wish I have more than 24 hours!

2010-11-26T11:39:00.005+07:00

Aku kalau balik rumah jer mesti blog ni akan jadi macam anak terbiar tau...bila dah sentiasa busy dengan anak sendiri, memang kurang sikit masa untuk diri sendiri (eh macam rhyme pulak)...Most of my time at home will be occupied dengan aktiviti di rumah with my family..Bukan tak nak meng'update' tapi setiap kali mood nak update datang dah duduk depan laptop then suddenly mesti hati ni selalu rasa tak senang and nak check balik tengok apa yang anak aku tengah buat..selalu tau macam tu..end up blog ni memang tak ber'update'..

Mesti ada yang cakap, eleh ko anak baru sorang dah kecoh..tu ade blogger anak 2-3-4 still jer boleh update blog tetiap hari..weh aku memang salute la dekat dieorang yang anak dah 2-3 ni boleh update blog hari²..some of them tu dah la berkerja..tapi never fail to update blog with new entry almost everyday..for instant kak merah kita..the infamous blogger..okay maybe anak dia dah besar² kan tapi still la they need her attention..I memang adore you kak red!!..sometimes I wonder how on earth they could do such things..or maybe I'm the one who is lazy?

Tapi dalam masa aku sibuk² tu, semalam aku sempat pergi buat facial..itu pon after my husband bising² tengok muka isteri dia dah macam ladang penternakan jerawat...hahaha..noo lah....of course la dia tak cakap straight to the point yang muka aku banyak jerawat but suddenly he came up with this line " Sayang..you dah lama tak pergi facial kan?..ni adik² ada dekat rumah boleh dieorang tengok² kan Emir while you go do your facial" Masa tu aku pon rasa pelik, dia tiba-tiba concern sangat pasal facial appointment aku..Pastu terus pergi tengok muka sendiri dekat cermin, lantas hatiku berkata "I really do need a facial treatment"..terus call Asterspring set appointment semalam..

Memang dah lama sangat tak pergi buat facial, since my last facial appointment was..wait I forgot..I think it was 4 months ago kot..sampaikan..last time aku balik, I was so busy with packing and unpacking (we were moving to our new house)...furthermore, it was Raya when I was at home last time..super duper busy!! So after awhile not pampering myself, yesterday facial session was such a blast!! rasa sangat relax and aku memang enjoy la..terus set another appointment next week..hehe..

I personally think as a women, no matter how busy you are, you guys really need to find sometimes to ease yourself..especially for those yang dah ada anak tu..jangan jadikan "sibuk dengan anak" sebagai alasan untuk tiada masa for yourself (peringatan untuk diri sendiri jugak)..biarlah hanya untuk beberapa jam..you guys really need it! Buat lah anything yang boleh buat you all feel relax and happy..do massage or facial..watch your favorite movie or read book...barulah diri tu nampak sentiasa muda and ceria!!

Happy mode

2010-11-13T06:13:00.002+07:00

Hati saya sangat gembira..~la..~la..~la..

Besok balik Malaysia.

Mestilah saya suka!!

Life is Like a Cup of Coffee

2010-11-12T20:27:00.003+07:00

Just wanna share with you guys a spiritual story. The writer's name is not clearly stated but his/her story did give some impact to me.

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Savor the coffee, not the cups! The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

This story was taken from here

Manusia memang tak pernah rasa puas dengan apa yang kita ada. We always look for something more even we know what's in our hand is more than enough than we could handle. Sometimes we should learn how to appreciate things we already have and try to make use of them at the very best as we could.

Keep It Simple & Straightforward = KISS.

"Peerenting"

2010-11-07T02:28:00.002+07:00

Aku ingat lagi masa aku kecik-kecik, kami adik beradik memang takut dengan mama. Mama sangat tegas garang dengan anak². Abah selalunya cool jer dengan kami. Tapi bila abah marah memang kami adik beradik sangat gerun. Tu sebab almost anything that I want from my mom or anything that I want to tell her I will go through my abah. Kira abah filter dulu la. Kalau abah kata 'Yes', mama maybe says 'Yes' or 'No' la. If abah kata 'No' tak payah la buang masa tanya dekat mama sebab jawapannya adalah sama.

After I got married, everything seems to change. Me and my mom started become closer. Especially after I have my own kid.We share story about pregnancy, motherhood, cooking..or would I say about everything? Now baru aku faham sebenarnya kenapa my mom begitu tegas dengan kami. Bukan senang rupanya nak membesarkan anak² ni. Anak amanah Allah to all parents. So kena jaga dengan betul². Aku pon pelik kenapa ada manusia sanggup buang anak. Dahlah baby baru lahir adalah sangat comel. Macam mana lah dieorang boleh tergamak letak baby comel dalam tong sampah, tepi jalan, dalam toilet. Stupid tau mereka² ini.

Seingat aku lah, aku memang tak pernah kot cerita pasal kekasih² aku ni dekat mama aku. Kalau nak rasa kena pukul dengan hanger or telinga berdesing dengar bebelan mama, try la cerita pasal boyfriend² ni dekat dia. Even abah aku seorang yang agak cool, dengan dia pon aku tak pernah nak cerita pasal kekasih² ~~gelap~~ aku. Serious weh sampai aku masuk university pon parents aku tak tau aku ada kekasih kecuali kekasih aku yang last sekali tu. *Ehem* you know who you are. Ada certain kawan² aku masa aku primary and secondary siap boleh cerita² pasal boyfriend dieorang dekat mak ayah dieorang. Siap tu mak ayah jemput datang rumah makan tengahari sama². Aku tengok parents zaman sekarang ni pon more open la pasal boyfriend-girlfriend ni. Ooh tapi lepas aku jumpa last boyfriend aku (now my husband), tiba² aku jadi berani nak bagitau my parents. Aku siap bawak jumpa mama abah lagi. Masa tu risau giler kalau mama halau dia balik kan. Up to my suprise, mama ~~beramas~~ beramah mesra lagi dengan dia. Jodoh tu ketentuan Allah. Manusia pon boleh berubah kalau dah ditakdirkan oleh-Nya.

Recently, I watched an American television series called 'Modern Family'. It's about a big family which portrays husband, wife, kids, gay couple raising an adopted daughter, mixed raced couples..which somehow exemplifies today's family. So in one of the episode, one of the character mentioned about 'Peerenting'. He was actually trying to understand the problem faced by his daughter and her boyfriend. The father is trying to berlakon jadi kawan kepada daughter dia instead of being a father so that his daughter lebih rasa selesa untuk share masalah boyfriend dia.

Source

Apa yang menarik perhatian aku, is perkataan 'Peerenting' tu sendiri and it's simplified from 'Peer' and 'Parenting'. Peerenting is when you act like a parent but you talk like a peer. Dalam bahasa yang lebih mudah di fahami, korang treat anak² korang like a friend so that anak² lebih selesa nak share apa saja dengan parents tanpa rasa takut. Parents act 'friend' role instead of 'parent' role.

I call it "Peerenting"

For me, aku suka konsep macam ni but not for all the time. As a mom, aku suka bila anak² refer pada aku kalau dieorang ada any problem. Even aku pada masa tu aku takde solutions for their problem but at that time I can still comfort them and calm them down. Kenapa aku cakap 'not for all the time' because for sure la at times, we also need to be strict to our kids at certain things especially anything yang bercanggah dengan tuntutan agama. Kalau tak sure kids, ~~pijak kepala~~ act beyond our limit kan? In the same time, we as a parents, also need to learn to listen to our kids first before make any judgment. On the other hand, kids need to understand there's must be a reason why that parents, sometimes say 'NO' to things that you desire or request from them.

Dalam mendidik anak² ni masing² ada cara tersendiri. My parents pon is typical 'parent'...strict and always wanted us to listen to what they said. But I guess they did a good job because Alhamdulillah we are all turned out okay. As a daughter to them tak semestinya aku kena ikut cara my parents didik anak². But most of the time I will try to seek advice from them and also my in-laws.

You all pon sure ada pendapat masing² pasal issue 'Peerenting' ni. I believe this concept has pros and cons. I would like to hear from your point of view. Care to share guys?

Masa berlalu ibarat siput sedut yang sedang mengesot

2010-11-04T20:19:00.005+07:00

Tick..Tock..Tick..Tock..

Lagi 12 hari nak balik. Makin dekat hari nak balik makin aku rasa time goes very² slow. Macam siput sedut. Mungkin siput sedut lebih laju kot. Encik Masa kau naik lah bullet train nanti cepat la sikit sampai waktunya aku balik.

My life on the rig pretty much stagnant for the past 3 days. We are still on preparation mode. Operation belum start lagi. Tu sebab korang boleh tengok aku update blog tiap² hari. Tak berapa nak busy sangat sebab most of the things dah settle. Lepas tu pulak shift aku 12 jam jer. Lepas shift memang free la. Aku pon bukan la bayi yang memerlukan tidur selama 12 jam. Supervisor aku pon sempoi jer orangnya. Bukan macam supervisor² aku yang lepas² asyik nak serius jer all the time. Tak boleh la tengok we all chill² sikit.

For now, tak semua crew boarded on the rig, the rest of the crew members will join us on this Saturday. Reason kenapa semua crew tak datang sekali sebab, preparation yang we all kena buat ni just minor jer because all set of equipments are permanent installed since 2 years ago. So we all yang dah sedia ada dekat rig ni just datang untuk buat function check before the job started. Berita yang paling buat mood aku ceria sikit today is because my supervisor mentioned one of the crew yang datang nanti is from Malaysia. Best giler!! Dapat aku gossip dalam bahasa ibundaku..Jarang sangat² dapat jumpa orang Malaysia dekat rig selama aku kerja ni. Hopefully mamat yang datang ni tak poyo sangat. Kalau poyo aku campak kat dalam laut. Hahaha.

Husband and Emir pulak malam ni (Malaysia time) bertolak ke Sungai Petani. Husband is going to attend his ex-school reunion organized by his batch. Rugi pulak rasa tak dapat join. Aku selalu jugak join meeting organizer reunion ni sebab my husband is one of the committee. Secara tak langsung aku tau la aktiviti² nya. Niat sebenar nak jumpa geng² gossip aku (Geng JSA). Tapi husband aku informed tadi ramai pulak geng² JSA tak dapat join sebab ada yang tengah berpantang and what not. Kiranya ramai datang sorang (read: bujang) la. My husband pon will drop Emir dekat my in-law's house in Sungai Petani. Suka la tu para² suami. Jangan nak ber'party' buih sudah lah. Aku memang pantang kalau buat party buih tanpa kehadiranku ini. Hahaha. Takpe lah aku kasik dia enjoy dengan kawan² dulu. Nanti aku balik Malaysia, you are all mine. Roarrrrr...=P

Okay guys. Will keep you guys updated.

Tata.

Anakku persis gaya seorang artis

2010-11-04T00:53:00.000+07:00

Tahniah diucapkan kepada mama saya sebab berjaya meng'transformasi'kan anak saya persis seorang artis. Dah macam Vidal Sassoon la mama ni.

Ibu ni tak boleh simpan rahsia la.. Emir segan lah dengan Mya eh silap kawan-kawan nanti. Emir nak low-profile jer..Emir tak nak mem'capub' macam Dafi "Baik Punyerrrrr!"

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Memang hampir serupa dengan artis ini...

Abu Bakar Ellah..dia artis bukan?

Baru aku tau Abu Bakar Ellah inspired by Fantaghiro si cantik ni. Kalau begitu Ibu tak kisah lah kalau Emir nak kekalkan gaya rambut macam tu.

Mari belajar bahasa melayu dengan Ben bukan bendi..

2010-11-03T00:22:00.006+07:00

I've stumbled into this video from facebook..Mamat ni kelakar giler. Dah la *cough* cute dan comel jer gaya percakapan bahasa melayu beliau. Beliau belajar bahasa melayu within 1 1/2 year jer. Tanpa intensive class or what so ever. Just by talking to our local guys and reading. *thumbs up*.

Mat Saleh pon beriya nak belajar bahasa melayu tapi kenapa orang melayu sendiri tak nak agungkan bahasa sendiri *pelik*. Haa, termasuklah aku sekali.

Korang tau tak mostly anak² menteri kita pon cakap bahasa melayu bersepah macam mana lah nak tunjukkan contoh yang baik kepada orang lain. Korang tengok anak President Jepun siap bawak translator kalau pergi mana². Bukanlah nak tunjuk beliau kaya, beliau boleh bayar translator. Bukan². Bukan jugak sebab beliau tak tau berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Inggeris tapi sebab beliau nak orang² lain tau yang beliau memartabatkan bahasa ibunda beliau even kat mana pon beliau berada.

Don't get me wrong. Aku tak bermaksud yang korang tak payah berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Inggeris langsung. Bahasa Inggeris kan International language. Even aku pon communicate dalam bahasa Inggeris time kerja. Tapi jangan la sampai jadi poyo sangat sambil berkata "Ooh, I forgot to speak Malay la" atau "Sorry, speak in English please, I don't understand you (dalam loghat Kelantan)", padahal makan budu lebih hebat dari aku. Memang nak kena pelempang.

Ooh..you all boleh kelik dekat sini untuk jadi kipas-susah-mati (die hard fan) beliau. Sabar dik² non. Akak tau korang tak sabar nak kelik link tersebut sebab nak ~~tatap wajah cute beliau~~ mengenali beliau dengan lebih rapat.

Beliau akan ke KL bulan December ni kot. So siapa² nak buat temujanji panas (hot date) dengan beliau boleh la hantarkan email ye. Oh aku tak boleh. Aku ada temujanji terpanas dengan encik suami *tak nampak ke encik suami dah jeling² tu*..=P

Gaya penulisan yang agak kurang matang

2010-11-02T03:26:00.010+07:00

HyE K0wAnG!!! HaWau u GuYZz?? hOpE kOwAnG seE-hEaRt dAn SeNtIasA cHanTeqEu sElALu.. kItEw sEe-HeArT jEwW. HaRiE nIeW kItEw MaKaN eSkRem ceKLat yAng SaNgaT seDAp..(Hi korang!!! How are you, guys?? Hope korang sihat dan sentiasa cantik selalu.. Kita sihat jer. Hari ni kita makan aiskrim chocolate yang sangat sedap).

Okay. Stop it. Annoying, bukan?

Aku nak type pon lenguh. Asyik nak kena tekan shift jer.

Korang yang baca pon mesti rasa nak tekan butang 'X' kat sebelah atas kanan tu.

Umur dah 25 tahun tapi gaya penulisan serupa budak umur bawah 5 tahun. Grow up please.

Kalau Puan Rozana (cikgu BM (bahasa melayu) sekolah rendah masa aku darjah 6) tengok ni sure aku kena cubit sambil berkata "Amirah..coba (cuba/try tapi cikgu selalu pronounce coba) kamu ubah sikit tulisan kamu ni. Nak dapat BM penulisan E ke?"

Aku tengok budak² sekarang ni gemar betul type macam tu. Bukan budak² jer la. Golongan umur pertengahan pon masih nak type camtu. Kononnya ayat manja berbaur comel la type macam tu? Tak comel langsung okay. Tak kira la dalam blog, hantar SMS atau type status dalam facebook. Orang nak baca pon pening. Macam mana la you all ni gigih type macam tu. Especially yang rajin hantar SMS tu. Serius sangat gigih. Kalau aku one word nak type huruf besar huruf kecil tu mungkin ambil masa 1 minute. Imagine kalau nak type sepuluh perkataan. Jap nak ambik kain lap peluh jap. Berpeluh akak dik non!

Aku ambil contoh abah kesayangan aku la kan. Memang aku respect, kalau dia hantar SMS dekat aku mesti ayat lengkap, siap di setiap hujung SMS mesti ada perkataan "Terima Kasih/Thank You". Aku ada jugak la campur aduk perkataan ringkas kan sebab nak cepat contohnya 'yang' kepada 'yg'. Tapi tak kuasa nak type huruf besar huruf kecil tu. Lagi2 nak ubah perkataan seperti 'sihat' kepada 'see-heart' (tengok hati?), 'how are you' kepada 'hawau u' (dah macam mencarut pon ada aku rasa). Kalau abah aku dapat SMS macam tu dari aku, sure dia terus delete. Bukan sebab dia benci dekat aku. Tapi besar kemungkinan dia beranggapan handphone anak dia kena curi lepas tu ada orang gile hantar SMS yang sukar di fahami. =P

Adik-adik jangan contohi gaya penulisan di atas. Nak dapat BM penulisan A tak?

How well can you accept criticism?

2010-11-01T02:19:00.006+07:00

"Eh, apesal make-up ko ni tebal sangat?"

"Tulisan kau ni dah la besar² pastu macam cakar ayam pulak tu"

"Report macam ni kau kata terbaik, adik aku dekat tadika pon boleh buat"

"Keciknya rumah kau, macam rumah kucing!"

"Baju kau ni aku pernah nampak la dekat uptown Danau Kota, kau kata kau tempah dekat Rizalman eh?"

Sakit hati tak kalau dapat kritikan macam ni? Rasa macam nak terjun bangunan 14 tingkat. Okay fine, melampau sangat tu. Bila kau dapat kritikan macam ni, kau rasa self-esteem kau terus merundum, say from 100% terus decline 0.01%. Tu pon mujur ada balance 0.01%.

Tak melampau sangat kalau aku cakap, dalam hidup ni kalau takde kritikan memang kita tak boleh maju. The thing is, how you face that criticism. Tapi kenapa sometimes (or should I say most of the time) susah sangat kita nak terima kritikan ni? Is it because we expect our self too high then we can't accept our weaknesses? or sebab sejak kecik mak bapak tak pernah tegur kesalahan kau, so kau ingat semua benda yang kau buat tu bagus²? So bila now orang tegur, itu salah ini salah, kau susah sangat nak terima?

Orang yang bagi kritik pon ada macam² jenis jugak, ada yang positive and ada yang negative.

Golongan I
Jenis suka nak condemn orang lain, supaya dia nampak lebih bagus dari orang yang dia kritik.
Orang² macam ni sangat keji tau. Orang macam ni, memang jenis tak boleh nampak orang lain lebih sikit dari dia. Memang dia pantang, kalau orang lain lagi bagus dari dia. Contoh ayat² kritikan dia:

Si Jenab baru beli sofa baru color merah, lalu ditegur Sepiah,

Sepiah: "Jenab, aku tengok kerusi baru warna merah kau tu dah sama macam color kain buruk alas kaki rumah si Jenah. Kalau aku, aku tak beli color cenggitu"

Tengok keji tak keji si Sepiah ni. Biarlah si Jenab nak feeling² dengan kerusi baru dia, kau tetiba nak dengki apesal?

Orang² yang tergolong dalam golongan ni memang akan sentiasa bagi kritik tak kira la if kau dah buat yang terbaik pon dia kritik, kau buat tak terbaik, memang of course lagi teruk kau kena kritik..

Harap korang boleh relate contoh yang aku bagi untuk golongan pertama ni. Boleh kan? kan?

Golongan II
Jenis yang suka kritik tapi kritik belakang², tak cakap straight to the face.
*Ehem*.
It's been our culture kot suka bitching2 belakang orang. Kalau kau tak puas hati cakap la depan² kan. Ker kau takut dan tak boleh nak menerima kenyataan?

Jenab: "Si Sepiah tu kalau pakai lipstick baru dia yang kaler merah dah macam bibir Missy Elliot dah aku tengok"

Apa kena mengena bibir Missy Elliot dengan warne lipstick si Sepiah? Memang dasar pendengki tau kau Jenab.

Golongan III
Jenis yang suka bagi constructive criticism.
Golongan ni memang harus dicontohi. Bagi dia, do right at the first place. Orang2 macam ni memang takde hasad dengki. Kalau dia kritik or tegur memang ikhlas sebab nak orang yang ditegur berubah ke arah kebaikan. Contoh ayat² kritikan yang very constructive:

Si suami melihat isterinya memakai tudung dengan blouse color kuning striking, lepas tu pakai seluar color merah mak ngah dipadankan dengan lipstik color merah jugak. Lalu si suami berkata kepada isteri:

Suami: "Yang..yang..abang tengok kalau yang pakai seluar color hitam dengan lipstik color beige/natural nampak lagi ~~sexy~~ stylo la yang..lepas tu yang pakai handbeg color brown yang abang bagi present masa birthday yang aritu tu..pergh memang kalau abang tengok pon abang rasa nak tengok yang jer tak nak tengok perempuan lain dah..oppsss..jangan marah yang..abang gurau jer.."

Isteri: "Yeker bang..alar abang ni pandai la fesyen² ni..okay la yang tukar sekarang tapi abang janji jangan pandang perempuan lain tau.."

Kan elok kalau cakap macam tu..kritikan yang di campur dengan cadangan yang membina. Bukan sahaja boleh membawa kepada perubahan yang lebih baik, malah hubungan antara kedua belah pihak pon menjadi lebih baik..

Aku rasa cara nak mengatasi criticism bagi golongan yang pertama dan kedua tu, you always need to know in your heart that what you do is right. Don't think too much about apa yang akan di kritik sebab benda ni boleh menjadi kan kau stress. Kalau boleh, instead of waiting your enemies to criticize you, become your own severe critics of your failure. Think that no one but only you can blame yourself for your fall. Be positive.

Pergi lah mana2 pon dalam dunia ni, memang tak boleh lari dengan 3 jenis golongan pengkritik di atas. Sepanjang aku kerja ni pon, aku dah di kritik oleh pelbagai jenis bangsa. Ada yang aku boleh boleh perbaiki, aku cuba perbaiki. Yang mana aku rasa macam tak patut jer aku kena kritik aku dengar jer. Paling tak pon aku discuss dengan colleague aku yang lain. Mat saleh ni kalau kritik orang memang dahsyat. Takde nyer dia nak pikir perasaan orang lain.

Bagi aku selagi kritikan yang aku terima tak invades my personal life and my family, I will always look at it on the bright side. Sometimes, aku pon degil jugak and suka melawan tapi seboleh² nya aku cuba dengar dulu kritikan tu, fikir then baru jawab. Bak kata three wise man, 'Diam adalah pintar'...Apa? tak tau three wise man tu apa? KRU lah. Dalam lagu 'Fanatik' tu.

I heart you Yusry KRU. Tiba-tiba. ("-_-)

Islam..bukan sekadar tertulis atas kad pengenalan..

2010-10-31T00:27:00.014+07:00

Sebelum saya mulakan entry ni, saya nak mintak maaf awal² kalau ada sesiapa terguris hati bila dah baca nanti..entry ni sekadar nak share pendapat..Saya pon bukanlah pandai sangat bab² agama ni dan bukanlah alim ulamak nak ulas bab² fiqah, tauhid, ibadah, tajwid dan sebagainya..tapi cukuplah ilmu di dada untuk membezakan yang mana buruk dan yang mana baik, yang mana dosa, yang mana pahala..

Saya pon tak terlepas dari buat dosa, lagi² lepas berkahwin ni....tanggungjawab makin besar..kena jaga hak suami dan taat kepada suami bukanlah satu tugas yang mudah..Tidur membelakangi suami pon dah dikira berdosa..apatah lagi kalau naikkan suara, lempang suami (ganas betul isteri dia kan)...dan kita sebagai manusia ni pon bukan la 100% perfect..mesti sikit pon ada cacat celanya..Kena selalu berbincang suami dan isteri..Hal² rumahtangga kalau boleh biarlah between husband and wife..jangan duk canang kat orang lain (saya pon kadang² terlepas jugak..maafkan saya wahai suamiku)..

Okaylah, actually entry ni bukanlah pasal hal² rumahtangga..tu just mukadimah jer..panjang giler mukadimah ingatkan dah start cerita tujuan sebenar entry ni di type..Eh dah², makin banyak pulak aku merapu ni..

I have 3 issues that I wanna bring up in this entry:

Situasi 1:

Di suatu hari yang damai di atas rig tengah² lautan ~~asmara~~, kawan sekerjaku bertanya kepadaku ketika kami sedang beratur untuk mengambil makanan,

"Eh mira, aku tengok kau ni concern sangat lah dengan apa yang kau makan..pork ~~babi~~ kau tak makan, daging dengan ayam tak halal pon kau tak ambik..asyik makan ikan jer dengan sayur..tak boring ker?"

Aku diam disitu tak terus menjawab soalan beliau..FYI, kawan aku ni mat saleh non-muslim..

"Aku ada kawan, dia muslim jugak, tapi dia makan jer pork ~~babi~~ semua..takde hal pon"

*Gulp*...Terkedu aku di situ..

Situasi 2:

Di sebuah majlis formal yang di organize by the company, sedang aku rancak berbual dengan rakanku, ada seorang teman sekerja menyuakan wine ~~air kencing setan~~ ke arahku..dengan sopan ~~santun~~ aku menolak,

"No, thank you..I don't take alcohol"

"Oh, I'm so sorry..I don't know you don't drink wine"

"Don't get me wrong, not that I don't take it, it's because I can't drink alcohol at all..As a muslim, we are forbidden to drink any kind of alcohol"

"Really, I have a muslim friend as well, and he drinks beer, wine, whiskey when we had a party or when we went to club"

*Gulp kuasa dua!!*...Aku memang tak tau nak jawab apa weh..serius aku malu dengan diri aku sendiri sebab aku tak boleh bagi a good answer for him to understand the situation..

Situasi 3:

Ketika aku sedang membetulkan hijab ku, rakan ku (a guy) yang agak curious dengan apa yang aku tengah buat pon bertanya,

"So I can't see your hair? Why?"

"Ooh..because I'm bald..Hahahaha *laugh my lung out*.."No, I can't show my hair to anyone who doesn't have a blood relation with me except my husband after I've reached puberty"

"I guess, your husband is lucky to see your hair"

"Kind of, I'm specially made for my husband *sambil tersipu²*"

"But why I see some of our colleagues, who also a muslim don't cover their hair"

*Gulp kuasa tiga!!*

First of all, no offense kepada kawan² blogger yang tak pakai tudung *lagi* yer..korang jangan band blog saya tau..Saya doakan insyaAllah satu hari nanti akan terbuka pintu hati untuk berhijab..InsyaAllah..

But again, how am I going to answer them?

Kalau korang la what is the best answer you can explain to this group of people yang obviously bukan Islam, supaya dieorang tak salah paham..You all jangan expect la dieorang tau semua benda yang orang Islam tak boleh buat, makan, minum dan sebagai nya..Mungkin non-muslim dekat Malaysia, most of them, faham dengan Islam sebabnya, mereka² ni dah bergaul dengan rakan² yang majority nya orang Islam dekat Malaysia..Tapi macam mana pulak dengan mat² dan minah² saleh out there?

Korang rasa apa yang dieorang (non-muslim) ni pikir pasal Islam, bila dieorang dapat tau yang sebenar nya orang Islam tak boleh minum arak, tapi kawan2 Islam mereka minum malah lebih hebat dari mereka..

Takkan nak jawab, "kubur asing², lantak dieorang la nak minum arak ker, nak makan babi ker kan?..nanti menjawab la dengan Tuhan.."..nampak kurang matang dan jahil kalau aku jawab macam tu..

Jawapan yang selalu aku jawab,

"I think it depends on individual, if they think what they did is not right for them to do, they should stop doing it"

Sepanjang saya kerja overseas ni, 3 issue ni lah yang selalu depa dok tanya dekat saya..ada banyak lagi issue² lain yang dieorg tanyer..ramai gak yang interested sangat nak tau kenapa orang lelaki muslim boleh kahwin 4..Wahhh korang lelaki memang suka la kan bab² kahwin banyak² ni kan..selalu aku bagi contoh terbaik dari Rasulullah masa zaman perang dulu..ramai perempuan² yang kehilangan suami di medan peperangan, so Islam bagi kahwin lebih dari satu sebab nak jaga maruah wanita² Islam yang kehilangan suami supaya tak jadi buah mulut orang..Tapi orang kita sekarang ni, bukan sebab nak jaga maruah kaum wanita tapi sebab NAFSU!! benci tau...

So, what say you? Maybe you all boleh tolong saya to come up with the helpful, best, simple answer and most importantly, tak bagi golongan² yang tak tau ni tak confuse dengan situation yang melanda umat Islam sekarang ni..

Rough sea, sea sick

2010-10-29T01:11:00.005+07:00

Salam guys!! How are you guys doing?? Me? I'm doing okay..Today is the second day I'm on the rig..and for the first time ever I've got sea sick..blerghhh..rasa macam kena morning sickness tau..dah2 you all jangan nak pikir I pregnant pulak..I tau jer apa yang terlintas di pikiran kamu² semua..Pastu rig I pergi ni bukan jack-up rig tau (jack-up rig ni, structure dia attached to the sea bed) tapi this rig is floating rig..So imagine la bila big wave hit the rig, memang terasa terhuyung-hayang..Semalam masa I tidur pon, I boleh terjaga in the middle of the night sebab rasa macam nak terjatuh katil...Laut dekat North sea ni a bit rough especially during winter time...Pastu pagi tadi cerita la kat my colleague, dia cakap kat I wave sekarang baru ala² manja gitu, belum teruk lagi..What??? Ala² manja?? Tak leh nak imagine kalau wave ni mengganas..Dia kata dia pernah experienced yang lagi teruk dari ni sampai semua orang kena evacuated dalam accomodation tak boleh kerja dekat luar..seram sejuk lak I dengar..I doa supaya takde la anything bad happen while I'm here..dah la dekat tengah² laut ni..Nauzubillah....

Sejuk tu tak payah cakap la...sekejap jer duduk dekat luar tangan dah rase kebas² dah..I duduk luar kejap² jer , pastu masuk cabin warm up myself then baru keluar balik buat kerja..Mujur I dapat winter coverall, tebal la sikit from the normal coverall yang I selalu pakai..Tapi I pelik betul la dengan Norwegian ni, kulit dieorang macam kulit biawak la..or maybe dieorang berdarah sejuk? Hihi..pakai coverall dah la yang nipis punyer pastu kat dalam pakai selapis jer..Gagah giler okay..I ni dah dengan winter coverall nyer, pastu pakai lagi 2 lapis baju dekat dalam pon masih tak tahan duduk dekat luar lama²..Maybe dieorang dah biasa kot dengan weather camni..I ni berdarah ~~manis~~ panas..=P

Pastu my skin jadi a bit dry...The same thing happened when I was in Libya and Paris during winter..I rasa my skin memang sedikit sensitive..My friend cakap time sejuk2 ni kurangkan mandi pakai air panas + sabun..so takkan nak pakai air sejuk pulak?? takkan tak nak sabun badan pulak kan? Eww!!..Has anyone got the same problem as mine?? share la tips sikit..even dah pakai body lotion sebeban plus dengan Vaseline yang dilumur satu badan, but I still feel itchy almost all over my body...I mandi 2 kali sehari yer..Perlu ker nak explain??...especially tang betis dengan peha..Dah try tahan from scratching, but kadang² 'ter'garu jugak..sekali dapat garu perghhh memang nikmat..tapi nanti menangis la kau tahan pedih..

Ooohh..tapi I nak puji sikit la dining dekat rig ni..memang best giler!! the best dining I've ever seen so far..makanan pon sedap² boleh tahan...tapi tak leh nak nak expect ada gulai masak lemak dengan asam pedas kan *drooling*..tapi macam biasa I kena be extra careful sikit, boleh dikatakan selalu jugak dieorang served pork..I kena belajar Norwegian language a little bit especially words like pork, chicken, meat, fish and mostly foods name la because everything is written in Norwegian..My favorite is the dessert section and salad bar..Macam² ada...European kan suka makan salad² ni kan, so salad dia memang fresh² and topping pon ada macam²...ice cream dieorang siap letak topping macam dekat Baskin Robbins..sedap-licious!!Kau ni mira kalau bab makanan mesti semua nak sedap kan..memang dasar ~~pelahap~~ kuat makan betol!

Banyak lagi nak cerita kat you all..tapi nanti I sambung la yer..nak pergi mandi, solat and tidur..

Tata..Titi..Tutu

Lagos - Amsterdam - Stavanger

2010-10-24T17:02:00.009+07:00

*Shivering*..Sejuk weh dekat Stavanger ni..

Alhamdulillah..I safely landed in Stavanger, Norway pukul 8.30 in the morning Stavanger time..International airport dekat Stavanger ni kecik jer. Tapi a way better la from international airport dekat Nigeria..hihihi

Journey from Lagos to Amsterdam took about 5 1/2 hours.. I bertolak from Lagos around 10 PM..flight tak berapa penuh sangat..Sampai in Amsterdam around pukul 5 AM. Transit for about 3 hours..When the plane touched down kat Schipol airport, I had to rush a bit sebab nak beli jacket. Did I tell you guys that I don't have any warmth clothes or jacket? Yes, I am in need to have at least one jacket with me..Tapi faham² jer la kalau dekat airport, most of the clothes are designer clothes..Mujur la I jumpa one jacket yang ada discount 40%..brand pon tak berapa nak famous sangat..yang penting comfortable and boleh keep me warm..Tapi...kan...kan...tiba² 'terbeli' benda ni jugak...I couldn't resist la..actually dah lama teringin ~~mengidam~~ tau nak ada benda ni..tapi tak tau bila nak pakai..sekali bila ade peluang nak pakai memang tidak ku lepas kan lah...huhu*cakap jer la memang kau suka jer nak belikan*...

My first ever UGG boot..Super duper comfortable and cute..I heart the boot so much! I think kalau beli kat OZ murah sikit kot..kat Amsterdam harga dia *gulp* in Euro la tapi...tutup mata jer bayar, lepas tu sakit hati bila tengok bil credit card..('__')

Ooh..masa I lined up dekat counter immigration, I jumpa ada sorang aunty ni dengan anak dia..Peramah sangat aunty ni..Dia and her daughter on their way to Paris ada conference..Orang² macam ni la yang I suka jumpa kalau pergi overseas..tak sombong langsung..Ada certain tu macam poyo giler, tak nak tegur langsung..

Tengah² asyik berborak dengan aunty tadi tu, sekali ternampak muka sorang pakcik dengan wife dia yang agak familiar..Aunty tu pulak dok waving² dekat dieorang..I macam ingat² lupa nama dia "Aunty, tu bukan mak Linda Jasmine ker?"..Aunty tu slow² whispered to my ear, "Itulah Datuk Murad Hashim dengan Datin Kay.."...I memang sumpah tak ingat nama dieorang okay..But I surely knew that I saw them somewhere, probably in the media..Datuk Murad Hashim was a former vice president for Petronas..Coincidentally, they also on their way to Stavanger..I met them again dekat boarding gate, sampai² dekat situ, Datin Kay Hashim terus offered me a seat beside her..She is so generous and humble..Siap ajak I datang rumah celebrate birthday cucu baru dia, Ratu (anak Linda Jasmine and Que Haidar)..

Wahh..kau mira terus nak mesra² dengan Datin Kay..Serius weh, lepas borak² dengan dia terus rasa mesra..Datuk Murad Hashim pon sangat peramah..siap cakap Penang dengan aku..sempoi giler..

For the whole period I'm in Stavanger, I will be staying in Quality Airport Hotel..The hotel is very closed to the airport..boleh jer nak jalan kaki from airport..tapi tadi I dengan luggage besar and ditambah pulak dengan angin sepoi² bahasa dekat luar, so memang sangat malas nak jalan kaki..

Quality Airport Hotel, Stavanger, Norway

The room isn't that spacious but comfortable enough for me to stay alone..not suitable for family la..

Giler boring nak tengok TV kat sini..semua channel in Norwegian language..Lama² I rasa annoyed pulak dengar dieorg cakap terus I tutup TV..Movie channel kena bayar pulak..semua nak charge la hotel..Mujur lah ada free wifi..

Nak tengok tak jacket yang I beli kat Amsterdam airport? *cakap jer la ko memang nak tunjuk* =P

Sekali tengok terus suka...Love at the first sight la bak kata omputih...Nasib baik la harga kau murah jacket..Kalau tak telan air liur jer la aku..I like the front button on the jacket..ala² Army Jacket gitu..

*Ehem*..UGG hand gloves..Bila pakai terasa macam menyentuh bulu kucing yang sangat lembut..okay I'm a bit exaggerating here..tapi memang sumpah sangat comfortable..Lepas try terus letak dekat counter and bayar..*Sila jangan tanya harga sebab nanti aku sakit hati jugak!*

Sampai bilik terus try boot dengan jacket..Kalau memang dah camwh*re tu, anytime, anywhere boleh jer nak tangkap gambar kan..

I am so glad and relief that I bought the jacket dekat Amsterdam airport, sebab bila sampai dekat airport Stavanger, semua shop tutup..Ari ahad most of the shops tutup dekat sini..Kalau tak bersejuk² kan la I dekat sini..

P/S Besok I ada offshore survival..hopefully takde la aktiviti dalam air...Otherwise I will freeze till death...I doa supaya air dalam training pool tu bertukar menjadi ice..hehehe

Wedding photoshoot segempak Wedding Photoshoot Datuk Angkasawan..

2010-10-23T00:31:00.003+07:00

This is sticky note, please scroll down for new entry..Thank You!

Semua pasangan yang melangsungkan perkahwinan mahukan saat² manis mereka di rakamkan or di photographkan..wahhh ayat permulaan sangat macam nak buat karangan UPSR darjah 6..

Sekarang ni pengantin dah makin demand and high taste..Dah tak nak lagi tangkap gambar sambil pandang² atas katil pegang bunga..Most of brides and grooms more prefer their wedding pictures to be taken naturally or in other word candid picture (walaupon sebenar nyer berlakon jer adegan gelak² manja bersama pasangan)..gambar atas pelamin pengantin perempuan duduk sambil letak tangan atas peha pengantin lelaki itu di anggap outdated...eh masa aku kahwin ada la gambar camtu.so kiranya aku ni outdated la agak nya ek...Outdoor picture menjadi demand yang tinggi bagi pasangan pengantin sekarang..

Bukan setakat gambar masa nikah and sanding + outdoor jer, now a days siap ada pre-wedding shoot lagi..macam² kan..gambar² studio kedai ~~cina~~ apek sekarang pon dah tak berapa laku lagi..

Disebabkan itu jugak, bakal² pengantin sangat teliti mencari OP or official photographer untuk menangkap gambar di hari bahagia mereka nanti..Nak hire OP sekarang ni pon, boleh tahan jugak harga nya..Kalau nak OP yang famous, kiranya kalau muka tu banyak jerawat batu tetiba jadi flawless and fair giler dalam gambar, badan yang ~~gedebuk gedebak~~ berisi boleh jadi kurus macam Erra Fazira, bayaran nya pon tinggi la..So tepuk poket, tengok ada tak duit berkepuk² nak bayar OP..

Teringat pulak masa I kahwin tahun 2008 dulu, masa tu outdoor photography baru² nak naik la..During that time, I tak la berapa ambik tau sangat pasal benda² ni..Majlis on my side, ada OP tapi yang datang dengan pakej pelamin, mak andam sekali..So kira all in one la..memang murah tapi end product nyer paham² jer la kan..Majlis on my husband side pulak was 3 months after majlis on my side (because I masa tu dah start kerja dekat Libya and on rotation)..My husband suggested to me to hire OP yang lain pulak..Initially I agak kurang bersetuju and I cakap dengan my husband ambik jer la OP yang datang pakej dengan mak andam kan..Then my husband cakap, why not we try something different this time and try tangkap gambar outdoor pulak..After few discussion, I was finally agreed with my husband considered we all takde majlis sanding on his side so budget lebih untuk di salurkan ke tabung OP..hehehe..I was glad, I agreed with him because all pictures taken by OP sangat cantik and different la from OP yang tangkap gambar on my side...

This picture taken during reception on my side..Gambar ni dah boleh dikategorikan antik..jarang dah pengantin buat pose camni..=P

This is taken at the studio...ala² macam tangkap gambar kat kedai gambar cina apek...zaman kurusku..
Outdoor photo shoot..after reception on my husband side dekat JB..'Art of seeing' photography jelas disitu..

One of my favorite..Segala jerawat and cacat cela dimuka yang tak dapat dicover oleh make up ghaib tiba² setelah diphotoshopkan...Now a days, dah banyak gambar² yang lebih kreatif..

So kalau you all yang bakal nak berkahwin November 2010 on wards, and nak hire OP yang telah menjadi OP for majlis di kayangan Datuk Angkasawan kita dengan Dr Halina,..silalah click picture kat bawah for further details..For me, this is really a good bargain..Saiful Nang tu uollll!!!

One of the picture snapped during Wedding of the century Datuk Angakasawan..Very impressive shot!

Pakat² la dengan pasangan anda untuk pergi ke Galeri SNAP (Saiful Nang Academy of Photography) dekat One Puchong on 23rd October 2010..Tempat terhad for only first 50 couples sahaja..Sila RSVP your seat by sending email to inquiry@candidsyndrome.com..Pada hari yang sama ada cabutan bertuah..Siapa² yang bertuah tu akan dapat free outdoor shoot with Saiful Nang worth RM7200!! *gulppp!*...Kenapa la Saiful Nang tak buat offer macam ni masa aku nak kahwin dulu *agak terkilan disitu*...

Sila click advert below for further information..

Hurry!! Grab your chance now!!

Me, being clumsy and skeptical

2010-10-22T23:53:00.008+07:00

Sedih. Malas. That's what I feel now. Sedih sebab hari ni pergi kerja, takde orang wish birthday secara live (dalam facebook and blog dikira secara virtual), lain tau feel dapat birthday wish secara live..Lepas tu jari terkepit masa tengah buat kerja. Sangat clumsy hari ni. Macam mana ntah my thumb boleh terkepit masa tengah check tool. Masa mula² tu tak terasa sangat. Dah sampai rumah terasa berdenyut². Adoi la...

Arghh..barang tak kemas lagi. Besok awal² pagi dah kena pergi domestic airport kat Port Harcourt. I will fly straight to Lagos and stay half day in Lagos then after that catch a flight to Amsterdam. Transit in Amsterdam for few hours, after that I'm gonna take next flight to Stavanger. It's gonna be a long journey tomorrow. And worse thing is I'm gonna travel alone. Sepatutnya ada my colleague yang pergi sekali. Tapi atas sebab² tertentu, he will join me in Norway hopefully next week. So yes, it somehow makes me feel down a bit. Bukan la tak biasa travel alone tapi sebab masa kami dapat tau yang kami kena on-loan to Norway together, we all dah plan la macam2. Furthermore, seronok sikit kalau ada geng travel sama² kan..

Memang takde mood sangat nak mengemas. The other reason is because travel kali ni bukan sebab nak balik rumah for days off but because atas urusan kerja. ('_') ..I should enjoy my trip to Norway, shouldn't I? Dapat experience baru, expose to new culture, meet new people..I bet I will enjoy the scenery the most. I've made some research from Mr.G.O.O.G.L.E, Norway ternyata sebuah country yang sangat cantik. But silly me, I left my DSLR camera at home. Last time bawak datang Nigeria tapi tak fully utilized sangat dekat sini since I pon duduk dalam camp jer kan. If I've known that I will travel to Norway, I should have definitely brought the camera with me..=(

I rasa I dah terbiasa kerja dekat tempat² yang di kategorikan 'red zone' in the company, so it made me becoming a bit skeptical. I tanya² macam² dekat manager in Norway, sampai I rasa dia pon macam dah malas nak layan I. Because of this, I easily will become panic if I encountered something which beyond my expectations. Lagi2 bila travel alone and pergi pulak tempat² yang totally different from where I come from. Sampai manager kat sana cakap "You dont have to be worried, people here are nice and civilized and they speak english very well". Okay, first of all, mungkin I dah biasa bila sampai each location ada company driver pick me up and I don't have to bother to take taxi or any public transport. Dekat Norway semua kena buat sendiri, nak pergi base pon kena naik taxi sendiri. Second, I tanya dia taxi dekat sana accept USD or Norwegian Krone, sebab nya I ada USD jer sekarang ni. Nak tukar dekat airport of course la currency exchange will be a bit higher than exchange duit dekat Money changer kat luar airport (tu pon aku nak berkira kan? Claim jer la nanti..) Ada banyak lagi soalan yang I tanya kat dia. I think I need to be a bit more relax and try to enjoy my business trip this time.

Makin terasa berdenyut² pulak ibu jari aku ni type panjang². Bukan pakai ibu jari sangat pon nak type ni. Tapi mungkin ada urat² ~~saraf~~ jari lain yang interconnected dengan urat ibu jari. Okay la, I better start packing now.

Tata.

Anniversaire heureux à moi

2010-10-22T03:16:00.006+07:00

*Ehem* Hari ni hari jadi saya..

Tapi tak seronok la hari jadi bila sambut sorang² tanpa kehadiran orang² tersayang disisi..
I wish to have my husband, my son and my family with me here..

"Happy Birthday to me"

Alhamdulillah..masih lagi di beri kesempatan untuk hidup di atas bumi Allah ni..Semoga saya menjadi lebih matang dan dimurahkan lagi Rezeki...more babies, maybe??=P InsyaAllah..Aminnn

The cutest wedding montage ever!!

2010-10-22T02:21:00.011+07:00

Ooh this is absolutely not a wedding blog..But I really admire this video montage...how I wish I had a wedding montage just like this one..It is sooo cute and creative..This wedding montage is tribute to Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar and Dr. Halina wedding day...Saiful Nang and team really did a really amazing job towards this 'Wedding of the decade"...

The second video highlight the wonderful moment during their solemnization and reception..Dr Halina looks so fairly beautiful and I can't stop looking at her face through out the video..cantik sangat² la..!! Bertuah Datuk Angkasawan kita..

Aktiviti membuat cookies beramai2

2010-10-21T03:58:00.012+07:00

Even thou raya dah lama habis, I tetap nak update entry ni..

So before raya lepas, my friend Alin, nak merasmikan oven baru beliau...Turut join on that day, Tshee, Keynote, Sara and Ijan..Mereka² ni semua wife kepada my husband's ex-schoolmates..sebab we all selalu jumpa and rumah pon dekat² jer..Jadinya kami sangat close to each other...Mula² tu we all cadang nak buat kek sebab senang sikit and tak complicated sangat kan..Almaklum la masing² pon baru² nak cuba..tapi sebab nak dekat raya so finally we decided to try buat kuih raya..

When we decided to make kuih raya, we actually takde idea pon nak buat kuih apa..Luckily, Tshee's mom selalu ambik tempahan buat kuih raya and mak dia jugak bukak kelas untuk sesiapa yang nak belajar buat kek, kuih and memasak..Kira memang expert la buat kuih raya..So kami pon mintak recipe buat kuih raya from her...

Proses membeli barang² buat kuih semua kami buat a day before nak buat kuih..Siap beli mixer baru uuuu..semangat kan nak buat kuih raya yang pada masa tu tak tahu akan jadi kuih or jadi karipap..=)..takpe yang penting semangat tu ada kan..

Ni lah oven baru yang kami rasmikan tu..=)

Alin invested on this new mixer..Sangat berjasa mixer ni..next year boleh pakai lagi..

Geng suami² kami actually agak ragu² dengan niat kami nak buat kuih ni tau..Tapi kami sahut cabaran tu..Kami cakap you all tunggu jer la end product nanti..sure kalau makan nak lagi punya...confident giler cakap kat suami² camtu tapi dalam hati "matilah kalau kuih tak jadi"...=P

Tshee..

Alin..the owner of the new oven..Oven mu sangat berjasa..
Geng ibu mengandung gigih membuat sukatan

Emir helped us too!!

Initially we all nak buat satu jenis kuih jer, tapi disebabkan bahan² kami beli terlebih, jadinya kami buat TIGA jenis kuih!! Yup you heard me right..tiga jenis kuih yer..dua jenis kami buat pada hari yang sama..then sejenis lagi kami continued besok nya..

Sambil² uli tu kami hangatkan suasana dengan gossip² terkini..

Okay..masa ni sangat berdebar okay..This was the first batch..kami risau kuih jadi keras..tapi tidak yer..Kuih yang terhasil sangat lembut dan enak dimakan begitu saja..hikhik

First kuih raya yang terhasil..

Kuih raya kedua..Kuih ni ada rasa coffee sikit..The third one I lupa nak snap gambar..
The end product..So masing² dapat la bawak balik 3 balang kuih..I letak kuih raya ni dekat rumah my mom..bertahan sampai seminggu raya jer..lepas tu I nak makan tengok² dah habis..Maknanya sedap la kan??? Ehhh perasan lah ko ni..=P

I did have fun buat kuih raya dengan mereka² ini..sambil buat kuih sambil gossip..Memang sangat² meriah lagi² dengan kehadiran anak² kami..hopefully next year kita dapat arrange lagi aktiviti macam ni..baru la suami sayang lebih kan??

Libya "Malaysian Mafia" get together

2010-10-19T04:54:00.008+07:00

Before I balik Nigeria the other day, I managed to organize small get together with my friend who used to work with me in Libya..In conjunction with that we also wanted to farewell Nurul who will follow her husband to US and tak tau lagi biler boleh jumpa..Plus I wanna meet her cute little angel Aiyu Isabella..

Because it was a last minute call, there's only few of us who showed up...the rest tak boleh join sebab kerja and takde kat Malaysia (sorry guys, I promise I will arrange one get together next time InsyaAllah)...I pulak on that day konon² nya jadi single sekejap sebab my husband kerja and I left Emir at my mom's..Bagi chance kat Ibu nak bergossip bersama rakan-rakan..hikhikhik

Apart of "Malaysian Mafia" Legend...From left Amir, Nurul, Colby, Nasa, Farah...missing in picture is me (obviously because I snapped this picture), Ochee+Ayu, Abuyazid, Alhafiz

We met at Chilli's KLCC, since Amir had only 2 hours lunch break so I needed to find place which closes to his work place..Dia actually kena assign dekat Bintulu but for the moment until he gets his work permit he stays in KL office..He used to work with the same company with me and Nurul..Nurul pulak dah jadi housewife ~~hot mama~~ sekarang..Nasa pulak sekarang ni attached to Algeria but during that time dia tengah days off..He brought his wife Farah and his daughter Aisha yang sangat comellsss!! The one who is missing is Abu Yazid, Ochee + Ayu, Alhafiz and our godmother Kak Faizah + family...We used to call our selves "Malaysian Mafia" masa kerja kat Libya dulu..memang sangat rapat dengan dieorang..berkongsi susah senang ~~makan meggi~~ sesame masa dekat sana..Kalau takde mereka² ini, I rasa mesti bosan giler hidup dekat Libya..

Kawan makan meggi sama² kat tengah² desert, Nurul and my non-biological twin, Amir..Amir ade biological twin named Amar who is also my non-biological twin..hahaha..alamak double chin yang tak dapat ku nak sorok..balik Malaysia sure berat naik..blame all the good foods I ate..=P

Nurul's my husband-is-American, Colby and their cute daughter Aiyu Isabella..best kan nama tu?? boleh isi form buat menantu tak? Abang Emir masih available lagi tau..hehehe

Cik Puan Nurul kita..Masa kat Libya I selalu mengadu nasib kat dia ni lah..I miss those days..

Amir..ni pon kawan yang setia mendengar rintihan susah senang I masa kat Libya..

Farah (Wife Nasa)..Aisha menikmati panorama kat luar..

Foods we ordered..yummy!!

Memang tersangat puas hati dapat jumpa mereka² ini..Lama giler borak and I berjaya menghasut Amir supaya extend ~~curi tulang~~ lunch break dia..ala tak lama pon another one hour jer..Next time Puan Nurul balik Malaysia kita boleh arrange lagi lunch date camni eh! Hopefully next time semua boleh datang...

Am I a Shoeholic??

2010-10-18T05:53:00.009+07:00

Men often buy things when they need them..Unlike us, women, we usually buy stuffs according to what we want instead of what we need..Sometimes, we don't even use the things we bought just simply because we buy them for the sake of having them..Hence, we end up piling them in the cabinet or in the store without using them..or who smart enough will sell their so called pre-loved stuffs to others..

Today, during our conversation on the phone with my husband, he mentioned to me that his working shoe is in very bad condition. One of his shoe has torn macam mulut buaya after almost 1 1/2 year of wearing it..lama kan kalau I sure tiap² bulan beli kasut baru..and he said he will send his shoe to the gobbler to fix it..and he still wants to wear the shoe again..I just told him just buy the new one for God sake!!

After that conversation ended, then I remember that I have lotsssssss of SHOES!!!..Kalau orang yang suka collect handbags is known as Bagaholic, so for those shoe collector like me, is Shoeholic la kan??? Most of my shoes collection are either flat pumps or ballerina..I rarely wear high heels thou..I will only wear high heels during special occasion macam pergi rumah orang kawen or event² formal..Most of the time, I will be more comfortable to put my feet in my Crocs or any of my flat shoes..senang nak bergerak especially when you have a very energetic baby boy!

Ni baru half..another half either in my car or I put outside the house..before this macam tak perasan sangat ada banyak kasut..then aritu masa nak pindah, baru sedar *gulp* (baru sedar ker? ker buat2 tak sedar) ada banyak kasut time nak kemas² masuk dalam kotak...dah lepas ni tak payah beli kasut setahun..You're RIGHT mira!

My husband selalu jugak perli² cakap my shoes take 3/4 of shoe rack and he only get a little space for his shoes...Normal la tu kan?? betul tak all ladies out there???

Certain of them I memang jarang pakai..thinking of donating them or hands down to my sister..Kasut² yang telah mengambil *ehem²* 3/4 space dalam almari kasut rumah kami *sambil dipandang sinis oleh suamiku*..

Kisah si penggemar tidur (Episode 2)

2010-10-17T02:05:00.005+07:00

Well..ada ke orang yang tertunggu² sambungan episode "Kisah si penggemar tidur" ni..eh perasan la kau tu ada peminat..choopp..sebenarnya kan diri sendiri pon nak tergelak dengan tajuk entri tersebut..macam mana boleh terpikir nak letak title entry 'Si Penggemar Tidur"..tapi I memang kaki tidur tau..tak best la letak title "Kisah si kaki tidur"..no..no..no...sangat kurang manis ~~tambah gula~~ pulak kan..eh dah² nak sambung cerita kau sekarang..

So back to my story..

Kan pagi tu I bangun lambat kan?? and ter'miss' bus kan??..Then after arranged pick up and security, I pon ke base around pukul 11 pagi camtu..Sampai base around 11.30..base dengan camp tak jauh sangat..kalau ikut kan 10 minutes dah boleh sampai..but traffic was very bad that morning..

Sampai² base, semua orang yang jumpa I, greeted me and tanya khabar semua..almaklum lah dah almost 7 weeks (4 weeks ++ at Malaysia and 2 weeks offshore) tak ke base of course la semua orang ~~rindu~~ teringat kat I kan...I kan bunga ~~pakma~~ dalam taman biru...hehehe...ahhh perasan la kau...Lepas setup laptop and changed to coverall, I went upstairs to meet my manager..hati berdebar nak tau apa yang dia nak bagitau kan..lagi² musim redundancy (orang kena buang kerja) ni..I was afraid I will be the one who affected by redundancy..

Rupa² nya nak bagi tau I kena loan out to Norway..cisss..buat suspense jer..Loan out tu maksudnya I dipinjamkan to Norway location probably because upcoming job yang banyak and they don't have enough people in their location..so they will ask people from other location yang activity agak slow..and for the moment activity at my location pon tengah slow down..and will be picking up by end of December..ramai jugak my colleague yang kena loan out, ada yang kena pergi Oman, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast..Luckily I've got a chance to go to Norway just simply because I'm Malaysian and as a Malaysian citizen, I do not need visa to go any European country..I'm soo honored to be Malaysian!!..Normally kalau mana² location yang nak loan out people, first criteria yang akan di consider is visa..Anyone who does not need visa will be top on the list..second, siapa² yang baru sampai location (meaning baru nak start rotation) will also be considered..sebab 6 weeks tu lama kan..most of my friend from Nigeria, kena hantar dekat negara² jiran la sebab dieorang tak yah pakai visa to enter the country..

Since I don't need visa and I have another 4 weeks before my rotation will end, my manager pon suggested my name to Norway location..Coincidentally, manager in Norway which happened to be my ex-colleague when I was in Libya, also Malaysian!! Tu yang I macam excited sikit tu nak pergi..I pon tak pergi sorang², ada one of my colleague will tag along (he's American, I pon baru tau American tak yah pakai visa to go to Europe)...

Supposedly by now, I dah kena fly pergi sana..tapi ada jer hal yang buat I delay..My Nigeria Visa pulak will be expired end of this month..I macam terpikir nak renew kat Malaysia jer, tapi leceh lah nanti nak berulang- alik ke Embassy..and Nigerian Embassy in Malaysia is not very welcoming at all..I rasa semua Embasssy pon camtu kot..agak nya la..eh jap Embassy Malaysia kat Libya very welcoming...Sooooo I rasa better I renew siap² dekat sini, plus kat sini I just bagi jer my passport to Visa Department and they will proceed from A to Z..yang I tau I dapat jer visa, dah siap renew..The only thing is, I just need to wait for a week for it to be ready..it wont harm me anyways..

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Oohh..ada lagi satu perkara yang buat I risau jugak...I DON'T HAVE ANY THICK CLOTHES WITH ME NOW!!!!...all my winter jacket ada kat Malaysia..dah la Norway dah nak dekat dengan kutub utara..giler sejuk!!..I can't imagine myself working in the middle of North Sea..sure nak pegang tools pon menggigil....Weather kat Nigeria ni kan ala² dekat Malaysia sikit so tak perlu la kot I nak ~~berwinter sonata~~ berjacket² bagai..Sajer jer nak bagi I chance untuk bershopping ~~sakan~~ kat sana tau...=P

InsyaAllah kalau semuanya okay, I will fly to Stavanger, Norway next week..Harap² dipermudahkan perjalanan I kali ni..and when I hit my rotation I will fly straight to Malaysia from there..Please pray for me okay..!!

Kisah si penggemar tidur (Episode 1)

2010-10-15T00:40:00.005+07:00

Alhamdulillah after spending for almost 2 weeks on the rig, now I safely arrived at home..actually semalam sampai in Port Harcourt from the rig..

Last week I sampai Port Harcourt on Saturday, then on Sunday tu terus kena pergi offshore..Tak sempat nak pergi base jumpa my manager pon..Ingatkan pergi seminggu sekali sampai 2 minggu stay kat offshore..I pergi rig yang sama I went last time..Nothing much changed on that rig, just as same as what I'd seen before I left..

After tested 2 wells, I supposedly have to stay for another 1 or 2 weeks on that rig while most of the crew balik ke Port Harcourt..I kena stay back for maintenance then suddenly my supervisor informed me that I have to go back to town ASAP as requested by my manager..I tanya kenapa tetiba I kena balik..siapa nak buat maintenance on the sensors..my supervisor kata wait until I get back to town..ermmm ada sedikit perasaan cuak di situ..

Malam before I kena balik tu, I check la my name on the manifest..On that rig, everyday there will 3 choppers will come back to back to town..Then I saw my name listed with the people who going to leave with the third chopper that should be around 3 PM..My shift finished on that day around 2 AM on the same day I should leave the rig..Dalam hati, aku boleh tidur ni sampai pukul 11 AM then bangun kemas2 bag and naik chopper..Sekali pagi tu, ada orang call bilik I, I tengok jam masa tu baru pukul 7 pagi..I tak jawab call tu sebab memang mengantuk giler..Then I sambung tidur balik..Later after that, suddenly ada orang ketuk pintu..mungkin dua tiga kali dia ketuk takde orang jawab, dia pon dengan selamber nya bukak pintu (mind you I was the only girl on that rig masa tu)..I pon terus bangun and turun dari katil..sekali rupa2 nya one of my colleague..

I dengan masih separuh sedar tu tanya la "kenapa ko kecoh2 pagi2 buta ni?" (I converse in English la masa tu sebab si dia ni orang Nigeria)

Then dia kata...... "Amirah..you've missed the flight briefing..and we're gonna leave in 1 hour time"..

I pon terus menjengilkan mata..tengok jam baru pukul 8.40 AM.."I supposed I will leave with chopper at 3 PM.."

"No...no..your name is on the first chopper..you'd better get ready now if don't wanna miss your chopper.."

I pon apa lagi terkocoh2 la siap2..nak mandi memang tak sempat la..gosok gigi jer...selekeh giler but i rather tak mandi then missed the chopper..Kelajuan I kemas bag pagi tu adalah sangat abnormal..main masuk2 jer barang..mujur la offshore bag ku yang usang tu besar..

Mula2 tu rasa pelik jugak..kenapa la semalam aku tengok nama aku under chopper yang ketiga..Rupa2 nya pagi tu pukul 6 pagi, ada list baru keluar..Mana la I nak tau kan..masa tu masih berkubang atas katil lagi..

Naik2 ke chopper deck, I tengok semua orang dah stand by kat situ..I was the last person to checked in..malu giler weh..tapi I maintain cool la, umpphhhh dalam hati Allah jer la yang Maha Mengetahui..officer kat situ pon bising2 kat I pasal I lambat..I senyum jer la kat dia..nak cakap apa lagi kan..

Alhamdulillah I sempat kemas semua barang I pagi tu and checked in..First chopper pagi tu pulak memang punctual..selalu nya akan lewat 10-15 minutes depending on the weather..weather semalam pulak sangat baik..Chopper pon sampai on time..We all departed around 9.40 AM..

It took one hour to reached NAF Base airport from the rig..sampai2 terus call driver and security..Pagi semalam pulak dieorang busy hantar orang sana sini..so terpaksa la I melepak kat airport nak dekat sejam la jugak..

Sampai2 rumah masa tu nak dekat pukul 12 tengahari..Perut lapar sebab pagi tu tak breakfast tapi adalah sangat malas nak berjalan ke dining hall..sudah nya bekalan meggi stock sebulan aku kerjakan..sedap weh bila dah lama tak makan meggi then tetiba makan, sangat terasa nikmat kesedapan monosodium glutamat di dalamnya..sangat tak sihat kan..No..no..no..yum2..=P

Lepas dah calling2 lepas rindu dekat suami and mama abah, teringat job report nak kena submit Jumaat ni..terus la I mengerjakan nya..memang bersemangat buat report sebab nak siapkan cepat nanto boleh berblogging pulak kan..just stop untuk mandi and solat..disebabkan tekun sangat buat multitasking (buat report sambil berchatting dengan suami +FB sket2) tengok2 jam dah nak pukul 2 pagi..bus besoknya pukul 7.15 pagi..terus muah2 bye2 dengan suami and naik tidur..sebelum tidur dah set alarm kat handphone nak bangun pukul 6 pagi..

Danggggg..pagi tadi I bangun pukul 7.30 pagi..itu pon sebab my colleague call tanya datang base ke tak dia nak ambik barang from me..Kelam kabut I bangun cari handphone..selalu nya I memang akan terjaga kalau dengar alarm, tapi pagi tadi boleh pulak tak bangun..check2 tengok handphone was on silent mode..*bungukssss*..first thing I did, I called my manager to inform him then call security and driver untuk pick up...yang leceh nya nak arrange dengan security la...banyak sangat procedure nya..Mujur manager I sangat berhati mulia pagi tadi..dia kata takpe yang penting datang base sebab nak discuss something...

Apa benda la yang my manager nak discuss sangat tu kan.....tunggu next entry la..dah type panjang sangat ni..lenguh jari jemari kuuu...

Hari Raya 2010 : The Compilation

2010-10-14T13:43:00.001+07:00

Dah habis raya pon, aku baru terhegeh2 nak post entry pasal raya..Bak kata omputih better late than never kan..

So here it is...

Hari Raya this year, we celebrated with my family in Kuala Lumpur..Last year dah raya with my husband's side dekat Sabah so this year raya, celebrate on my side pulak..gilir2 gitu...

Raya tahun ni bertambah meriah lagi sebab Emir dah boleh jalan..bukan tu jer, dia pon excited sebab dapat makan ketupat..last year dapat minum susu jer and he was still crawling..this year dia dapat minum air sirap selasih..=)

Di sebabkan me and my husband agak busy settlekan rumah baru kami, so kami pulang ke kampung halaman di Kuala Lumpur pon agak lewat jugak..petang raya before bukak puasa baru we all arrived at my parents' house...cisss..macam la duduk jauh sangat..Padahal rumah pon kat Kuala Lumpur jugak..macam la rumah kat Penang ke Kedah ke..Bukan tak nak balik awal, because I had only limited time in Malaysia and we wanted to move to our new house after Raya, thus we need to make sure the house is 99% ready before we move in..lagi 1% tu kira boleh settlekan bila dah masuk rumah baru nanti...

It has been a ritual on my mom's side to gather all the family members untuk bukak puasa sama2 a day before hari raya..Since almost all my aunts and uncles live near by to my grandma's house, senang la sikit nak gather semua orang..My parents' house pon selang dua rumah jer dengan rumah my grandma..lagi la dekat kan..so memang harus menghadirkan diri...My late grandma ni sangat suka masak and dia sangat suka tengok cucu2 and anak2 dia makan...after 2 years she had passed away, the ritual still continued by my aunties..but this time we all masak beramai2 la..dulu my late grandma selamber masak sorang2 untuk 20 orang makan..masa berbuka tu macam terasa agak sayu sikit terkenangkan arwah mak (I called my grandma, mak)...kalau dia masih ada, dia la yang sibuk tengokkan cucu dia, yang mana tak dapat makanan lagi dia ambik kan..yang mana belum dapat tempat duduk dia akan sediakan...masih terasa pemergian arwah mak..

Malam raya tu aktiviti biasa, bermain bunga api bersama cousin2 kecik dan besar..Emir pon tak ketinggalan jugak nak main bunga api..nak pegang sendiri, tak bagi ayah or ibu helped him..tapi bila main bunga api nak duduk setempat jer, layan jer la Emir..asalkan Emir happy, ibu pon happy...

Hari Raya Pertama..

Pagi2 raya I telah dikejutkan oleh Emir, entah kenapa pagi tu dia bangun agak awal, and kalau dia dah bangun for sure I pon akan terbangun sekali..then pagi tu konon2 nya I pon nak la pergi solat hari raya, tapi impian ku musnah sebab bendera merah dah naik..After mandikan Emir and siap2, I pon terus ke rumah my late grandma , dah kata selang dua rumah jer dengan rumah my mom, tak sempat nak ambik nafas sekali lagi dah sampai...hehehe..sementara nak tunggu my husband and the rest of my family habis solat sunat raya, I mulakan dulu aktiviti memenuhkan perut bersama Emir..budak kecik itu harus la di beri makan dahulu, supaya dia tak kacau orang lain makan nanti..Emir really likes ketupat, nasi impit and soto..tapi pagi tu tak de soto..ade kuah lodeh..First time Emir makan kuah lodeh, he really enjoyed it...=)

Emir's enjoying his nasi impit..

Lepas semua orang balik from solat, aktiviti makan2 di mulakan..part ni sekejap jer sebab semua orang tak sabar dengan part yang seterusnya iaitu...........sesi bermaaf-maafan + collect duit raya + bergambar beramai2 tanpa henti..part last tu yang paling ambik masa lama..yelar masing2 nak tayang baju raya kan..kena la click shutter camera tanpa henti..

After masing2 perasan artis depan camera, we all pon bertolak pergi ziarah kubur arwah mak yang tak jauh from my mom's house..Up to my suprise, kawasan perkuburan tu sangat meriah..ramai sangat orang..Alhamdulillah, ramai yang masih mengingati mereka2 yang telah kembali ke Rahmatullah..Al-Fatihah...

Harap jangan muntah tengok gambar banyak2 ni..

My handsome boy di pagi raya

Emir dengan atok

Emir with Aunty kakak syasya and aunty kakak Nana..complicated tak status tu..the truth is this 2 girls memang aunty Emir..comel jer kan jadi aunty kecik2..

Nana

Emir yang baru score goal..hehehe

Budak2 zaman sekarang..tengok google map..check jalan untuk pergi beraya rumah siapa dulu..=)

Emir mendengar arahan dari photo director a.k.a nenek su..sangat tekun okay..

Kids yang memeriahkan suasana hari raya tahun ni..I noticed I banyak tangkap gambar budak2 raya tahun ni..I guess just simply because they look sooooo cute and adorable wearing baju melayu and baju kurung...

Sempat berskype dengan family maklong di pagi raya...canggihkan zaman sekarang...

Bagi chance to makciks and pakciks feeling2 romantic sikit..

PakLong and MakLong

Pakde and Makde

Achik and cik Mala

Paksu and Maksu

Last but not least..
My beloved parents

My sister arrived later that afternoon sebab dia beraya dengan keluarga mertua dulu..dia mana boleh miss sesi bergambar..harus la segera dia datang..

Me and my lovely sister

Lepas dah puas bergambar sakan kat dalam rumah, tetiba I rasa macam nak ambik gambar outdoor pulak..masing2 apa lagi angkut kerusi bawak keluar..sakan betul nak bergambar..hari raya la katakan..

Budak2 kecik adalah golongan yang paling gembira sekali bila dapat tau nak ambik gambar dekat luar..especially budak kecik ini...

Pakaikan jer kasut terus mencicit dia lari sana sini..happy sebab dapat freedom..

See..orang lain sibuk posing nak tangkap gambar..Emir sorang yang nak berlari..

My big family..ni pon tak semua ada..kalau semua ada lagi ramai..

Masing2 sibuk bagi cadangan nak pose macam mana..Emir yang kelihatan serius sebab nenek suruh duduk diam2 nak ambik gambar..

My beloved family..One of my brother MIA..maybe dah pergi beraya rumah kawan dia..Emir masih kelihatan serius seperti memprotes arahan nenek..Emir tak baik lawan cakap nenek tau..Emir anak yang baik kan..kan?

After guys balik solat Jumaat, my parent ajak beraya rumah my uncle..my dad's brother..since we all tak de plan apa2 lagi, we all pon ikut jer...and another thing is because......

Nak bergambar dekat gazebo cantik rumah uncle I..rumah we all kan takde..so agak jakun di situ..
Emir cuba buat aksi comel d situ..

Balik from beraya rumah my uncle and rumah mak mertua my sister, we all semua pengsan..kepenatan beraya and perut penuh sebab setiap rumah hidang makanan sedap..

Budak kecik ni pon dah kepenatan jugak...tertidur masa tengah layan tengok Upin Ipin..

Hari Raya Kedua..

We decided to head to Malacca to visit aunties and uncles on my father's side..Konon2 nak bertolak dari rumah pukul 7 pagi tapi kesudahannya pukul 11 pagi baru gerak dari rumah..my mom siap masak nasi goreng lagi lagi pagi tu..we all makan la dulu before gerak..who can resist my mom's nasi goreng..terbaikkkkk!

We reached Malacca around 2.30 petang, then terus ke rumah my mak lang..sampai2 jer mak lang I hidang nasi dengan asam pedas..siap ada ikan bakar..sedap wehh...I agak tak segan menambah dua kali yer..asam pedas mak lang simply the best!..after that continue beraya 2-3 rumah before balik ke rumah mak lang semula..we all stayed one night dekat rumah mak lang...

At one of the house we visited when we were in Malacca..Ni rumah my nenek saudara..adik kepada arwah mak..muka dieorang dah nak dekat sama..teringat dekat arwah mak..

Hari Raya Ketiga & Keempat..

As what we planned, we headed to south on the third raya to meet my in-laws and visit relatives on my husband's side pulak...My parent and apart of my siblings tagged along to JB sebab my mom nak enter Singapore to visit my atuk saudara kat sana on the next day..We all pon joint sekali la..

We all bertolak from Melaka agak awal jugak, lepas visit kubur arwah atuk and nenek I, we all pon gerak..sampai JB around 3 petang then terus menuju ke rumah nenek saudara my husband sebab my parent in-law ada dekat sana...when we reached there, semua orang tengah makan, we all pon tanpa segan silu join sekali..nasi beriani you..memang can't resist la..

Just had nasi beriani Tok Orked yang sangat marvelous sedap..My dad and my dad-in-law seronok dapat berjumpa..

Malam tu aktiviti ritual yang wajib di hadiri ialah pertandingan bowling bersama cousin2..Seperti biasa Pakcu akan menjadi organizer yang paling berdedikasi di bantu oleh my bro-in-law..

Pakcu..selaku penganjur tournament bowling Raya 2010

Early morning raya keempat tu, we all bertolak ke Singapore..initially nak pergi dua rumah jer..sekali my mom ajak pergi satu lagi buah rumah..So agak rush jugak la since we all decided tak nak stay over in Singapore..

At rumah my atuk saudara in Singapore..

With our relative who also stay in Singapore..

We all sempat singgah shopping sekejap dekat Singapore, but tak shopping apa sangat pon since we have very little time dekat sana..My parents balik KL on that very same night but me and my husband and Emir stayed over dekat JB and spend another day with my in-laws before heading back to KL..

Itulah sedikit sebanyak (bukan sikit tapi banyak sebenar nya) cerita Hari Raya 2010..Hopefully next raya pon meriah macam this year and most importantly I dapat balik raya dekat Malaysia..InsyaAllah..

After a long break..

2010-10-02T17:37:00.003+07:00

Pejam celik pejam celik..I pon dah pijak balik bumi Nigeria ni..rasa belum puas lagi cuti kat Malaysia dah kena balik kerja..Arghhh setiap kali balik cuti pon rasa camtu jugak..kalau company sendiri boleh la kau nak cuti setahun...:P

Macam2 drama yang berlaku time balik kali ni..start from email which I received from my manager 4 days ago while I was still in Malaysia..Email yang membuatkan I dengan husband I sengih sepanjang hari..Kalau ikutkan date sebenar I balik Nigeria is actually on 30th September 2010..Ntah kenapa two days before that date tu rasa macam nak check email 2-4 kali..hehehe..That email came from my manager asking me to stay over in Malaysia until he sent another email mengatakan I kena balik..Only God knows how happy I was...tu yang happy sepanjang hari...actually masa tu I rasa malas sangat nak balik..

Di harap panas hingga ke petang rupanya hujan di tengahari..sehari lepas dapat email yang menggembirakan tu..My manager sent email lagi..tapi lepas dapat email dari dia terus rasa macam nak jer lempang orang..Dia kata plan has changed because suddenly ada upcoming job yang I kena pergi..I kena balik immediately..Ada ker dia suruh balik malam tu jugak sebab dia kata I kena attend meeting on 1st October..Gila ker apa..I dengan ticket tak book lagi barang tak berkemas..Then I cakap the earliest I boleh sampai Nigeria is 2nd October 2010..journey nak ke Nigeria jer dah more than 12 hours..kalau ada pintu suka hati Doraemon takpe jugakkan..

Dekat airport pon ada cerita menarik jugak, my flight normally at 2 A.M..tapi this time is slightly different because I fly with Qatar Airways..I normally fly with Emirates...Maybe flight Emirates was fully booked that's why the company booked me on Qatar Airways..I don't really mind, for me yang penting selamat sampai..We all bertolak from our house around 11.30 PM sampai KLIA around 12.15 AM...Pergi awal sikit sebab my husband teringin nak makan McD before I leave..sampai2 kat counter tengok orang dah beratur panjang..I pon join the group la..sampai turn I nak check-in, I pon hand over my passport..sekali orang counter tu panggil supervisor dia..I pon pelik la kan..Ada problem dengan Visa lagi ker..Rasa nya baru jer renew..

Then Supervisor tu tanya I,

"Puan, Puan ada return ticket nak balik Malaysia tak?"

"Takde, the company booked only one way ticket la"

"Kami tak boleh benarkan Puan check-in kalau Puan takde return ticket"

"Eh yeker..selama ni saya lepas jer..lagipon bukan nya saya nak migrated ke sana"

"Tak boleh Puan, ni regulations from Nigeria melainkan Puan beli return ticket sekarang baru kami lepaskan Puan"

Harusla I panic..kalau korang, korang panic tak?? boarding time lagi 1 hour, orang kat counter yang tak begitu membantu...I was lucky my husband ada kat sebelah to calm me down..Kalau tak memang rasa nak maki hamun orang counter tu padahal dia tak bersalah pon sebenar nya..I pon terus call my manager..tanya apa yang perlu I buat..End up, I terpaksa jugak la purchased return ticket malam tu jugak..melayang duit aku...bukan serat dua..imagine flight from Nigeria to KL..so ticket price harus la seperti nak bayar deposit beli motor...even I know I can claim it but still la geram..Administrator yang book ticket I pon bongok jugak..Should be, she knows better about all this regulations..I don't blame orang counter tu la kan because she told me the right thing..kang tak pasal2 aku kena tahan, lagi masalah...I don't blame the regulation either, sebab logic la kan, setiap expatriate yang travel ke negara lain mesti kena ada return ticket untuk avoid illegal migration..I blame the person who booked my ticket..and I blame myself sebab tak amek tau pasal regulation tu otherwise benda ni dapat di elakkan..Incident ni memang totally spoiled my mood nak balik kerja yang memang dah spoiled after dapat email from my manager..

On the plane pulak lain cerita nya..all the way from KL to Doha was fine, I just couldn't sleep well sebab masalah selsema yang tetiba melanda diri sehari sebelum nak balik..But my journey from Doha to Lagos was horrible..I was disturbed by a drunk guy who sit besides me..It was so scary..I had to reposition myself so that guy can't disturb me anymore..Even stewardess pon dia kacau..Kau nak mabuk tu kau punya pasal la kan..tapi jangan la nak kacau orang pulak..Stu*pid!

Sorry la yer..dah lama tak post entry, then the first entry after a long time ber'EMOsi skit pulak..InsyaAllah ada masa I upload cerita pasal raya yang hampir nak basi tu..hehehe..

My first week in Malaysia

2010-08-29T00:06:00.006+07:00

Kejap jer rasa cuti kali ni. Dah pon masuk one week since I arrived in Malaysia. Tu yang menyampah tu, kalau dekat Malaysia jer mesti cepat jer masa berlalu. Tapi kalau time kerja tu masa berlalu macam siput sedut. So entry kali ni I nak summarized all activities I've been doing for the past 1 week..

::21st August 2010::
Departed from Lagos to Dubai. Flight from Lagos quite full but lucky enough I'd got aisle seat. Tak suka sangat duduk kat window seat accept if I dapat front row. Nanti susah nak pergi toilet because kena kejut passenger sebelah-menyebelah. Kalau yang dapat yang jenis tidur tak sedar diri tu memang jenuh akak nak kejut. Lagi² long hour flight.

::22nd August 2010::
Landed in Dubai around 1.50 AM. Ntah kenapa pulak hari tu dapat keluar lambat from plane. Tunggu dekat 1/2 hour. Passengers lain dah bising². Tu belum kira budak² kecik yang menjerit sakan dalam plane tu. Yelar after long journey for sure those kids dah rimas duduk dalam plane tu. I yang dah besar ni pon rimas. I checked my flight to KL was around 2.40 AM. I dah start panic dah masa tu. Nak tanyer stewardess, jauh pulak si stewardess from my seat. So I decided to wait until I came out from the plane. Masa dapat keluar tu I checked my watch showed 2.20 AM. Duhh memang dah lambat. Boarding time 2.30 AM. Dah la gate kemain jauh lagi. Lucky me, as soon as I came out from the plane, ada airport staff held the sign board written "KUALA LUMPUR", I went close to him. He asked for my ticket and handed me the new one. Suka² jer mamat ni nak tukar flight ticket aku, dah la I dah lambat. Rupa² nya flight to KL has been delayed to 3.15 AM. Fuhhhh, nasib baik sempat but still I had to rush to the gate. I was among the last person boarded on the plane but I was relieved the plane was not that full and I'd got front seat and next to the window. After putting my bag in the overhead compartment, I duduk on my assigned seat, masa tu barulah rasa tercungap² sebab berlari² anak ke boarding gate. I tengok sebelah I takde orang duduk lagi. Memang heaven betul la siap boleh bersila lagi..Hehehe..

I tak sempat nak sahur masa dalam flight to KL sebab tidur tak ingat punya. I thought stewardess nak kejut kan for supper tapi agak nyer dia tengok I tidur ~~sampai keluar air liur~~ lena, dia tak sampai hati nak kejut. The time they served breakfast, was already 7 AM at location. So I hanya mampu menelan air liur ~~basi~~ tengok jiran sebelah makan sampai licin tray dia. Apa tak tidur ~~mati~~ lena nya, the whole journey from Lagos to Dubai I langsung tak tidur, I khatam kan movie² baru (for me la kan, padahal movie yang dah berminggu² keluar I jer yang tak tengok lagi)..By the time I arrived, tinggal lagi 5 hours nak berbuka, I still could handle my hunger.

I arrived dekat KLIA around 2.30 PM, waited for my luggage and finally left KLIA around 3.30 PM. My husband fetched me up and terus we all pergi kedai lampu dekat area Puchong. Haha. Mesti korang pelik kan tetiba I terus sergah kedai lampu. We all beli lampu for our new house. Sebab besoknya nak hantar rumah mintak wiring man tolong pasangkan. After that terus pergi rumah my mom nak jumpa anakanda kesayanganku. Sampai² rumah tengok Emir tengah tidur. Dah nak dekat² berbuka camtu baru dia bangun then bila dia nampak I terus dia datang towards me and asked me to hold him. I felt like crying at that time. Bila nampak Emir senyum, my heart melt away.

::23rd August 2010::
Pagi² dah bangun and terus ke rumah baru kami. Datang jenguk orang tengah buat finishing for plaster ceiling and kitchen cabinet. The house looks so different compared to last time when I was there. Just a bit touch up here and there totally give the house a new look. I like the kitchen cabinet. It's just like what I pictured before. In fact it is better than what I expected. Memang puas hati. Plaster ceiling pon sama. Nanti I reveal gambar rumah baru yer. Tunggu siap betul² dulu. Then pergi kedai langsir (Baguss) saje la nak survey harga custom made curtain kat situ but the price a bit expensive. So cancel tak jadi nak tempah kat situ. Discuss with my husband and we decided nak pergi tempah kat tempat lain. After that off we went to KGPA for iftar. My husband dah made reservation for both of us. Actually more to food testing for majlis berbuka puasa batch sekolah lama dia. Food was okay and quite reasonable with the price we paid.

::24th August 2010::
My initial plan was just to stay at home but terpaksa pergi kedai lampu lagi untuk beli lampu lagi. My husband decided nak survey dekat kedai lampu lain. I like the previous kedai lampu sebab lampu² kat situ murah and design pon agak moden. I tak berapa suka chandelier yang bunga² and ada crystal² tu. I prefer design yang more abstract and simple and of course can fit within my budget. Then we all pergi kedai lampu area Batu Caves which is closed to my mom's. Lepas dah beli² lampu tu, again we all pergi hantar lampu dekat rumah baru and by the time balik rumah my mom's nak fetch Emir dah pukul 4.00 PM, so alang² tu we all bukak puasa at my mom's. Singgah dekat Pasar Ramadhan Sentul. Meriah you! I jadi rambang mata. Banyak sangat makanan yang nampak sedap². Ikutkan I macam² nak beli but my husband kept on reminding me 'Larat ker sayang nak habis kan makanan ni?'. Terus jadi waras balik and beli mana yang patut jer..hahaha..

::25th August 2010::
Just relax at home. Badan terasa amat letih and decided to just stay kat rumah and rest.

::26th August 2010::
Waited my husband balik kerja around 3.00 PM then pergi rumah baru. Balik from rumah terus pergi TTDI untuk iftar kat sana with my husband's friends. Best giler dapat pergi Pasar Ramadhan TTDI. Banyak signature foods kat sana macam Nasi beriani, putu piring, murtabak raja, macam² la ada. Then iftar dekat restaurant dekat² situ jugak. Balik from iftar singgah OU nak tengok baju raya for Emir Faiz. Belum start sale for raya lagi so most of baju still normal price.

::27th, 28th & 29th August 2010::
Lepak dekat rumah and kemas rumah I yang macam tongkang pecah. I managed to start packing some of the things dalam kotak to move to the new house nanti. Activity packing² will still continue until I pindah ke rumah baru. I pack bit by bit. Lagipon bulan puasa ni agak penat jugak nak mengemas di siang hari, so I tunggu malam baru kemas betul². Nasib la barang tak berapa banyak sangat kat rumah ni.

So far my first week in Malaysia memang pack dengan activity related to our new house. Maybe tak sempat nak pergi holiday kat mana² since I pon dapat raya 10 days jer then dah kena balik Nigeria. I will try to spend quality time with my family as much as I could. For me as long as I dapat tengok my son hari² would be enough for me. There's always next time for holidays.

P/S Next week nak shopping baju raya! Nilah activity yang paling di tunggu²..;p

Adios Nigeria! (for now)

2010-08-21T14:53:00.004+07:00

By the time you read this entry, I've already flew up in the sky..Finally after 8 weeks dapat balik Malaysia..Even terpaksa tangguh one more day tapi penantian dah pon berakhir..In less than 24 hours I will see all the faces whom I missed so much during 8 weeks I was in Nigeria..Especially my husband and my son..

Doakan saya selamat sampai yer kengkawan! Will meet you guys when I touch down in Malaysia.

Tata...

Why is this happening to me now?

2010-08-20T17:39:00.005+07:00

My mood while writing this entry : Pissed off and full of frustration (Please bare with me otherwise please kindly leave this page)

Well, yesterday I traveled from Port Harcourt to Lagos, I arrived in Lagos around 12 in the afternoon. Flight to Lagos supposed to be at 8.50 AM as written on the ticket was delayed to 11 AM. Even you think sometimes AirAsia or Firefly has poor services, local flight in Nigeria is even worse. I didn't get any information regarding my flight was delayed and I had to depend on the announcement made in the airport, which was unclear and I had to listen very carefully to what the announcer said (sometimes it is hard for me to understand Nigerian accent). Not to mention, unfriendly airport staff. Urghhhhh!! That was not a good way to start my day..

I arrived in Lagos and then the driver took me to the hotel..After settling down and ordered foods for buka puasa, around 6 PM I've got a call from unfamiliar number. I picked up the phone.

"Hello may I speak to Miss Amirah, this is YY calling from travel desk" She called me Miss..=)

"Yes, Amirah speaking, anything that I could help you?"

"I have to inform you that your flight has been postponed to Saturday"

"Pardon me, you've said my flight has been postponed to Saturday? Saturday the 21st?"

"Yeah, you heard me right. You flight will be on Saturday the 21st not Friday the 20th"

"But I have got the flight itinerary, how come my flight has to be postponed?"

"Well, you were in the waiting list, the flight was actually fully-booked when we booked your seat"

"Why don't you inform me earlier? Why now?"

"We are so sorry, we just got the confirmation from Emirate*s just now"

I was speechless, feeling like slapping someone's face and the only thing I could do is to call my husband and deliver the sad news. I know. It's just one day delayed, right? It's not a big deal to certain of you. But it is a BIG deal for me. After spending 8 weeks away from my family, do you think I could handle another one day? Hell, nooooo...Even if my manager ask me to stay I would say no to him..Remember this entry...Plus I'm in Lagos now, if I am still in Port Harcourt, probably I could kill my time by going to the base and continue working. But here, I am alone and the fact that I have to spend one more day locked up in the hotel room (I can't go out because of the security thingy!) does not really help to cheer me up. Lucky me the hotel provides internet connection..at least internet could makes me occupied..

Most importantly, I have set my mind that I will see my family on this Saturday! I was and still am frustrated knowing that my flight is postponed. Not only me, my husband too..He's waiting for me to come home for 8 weeks! Even he said he's okay with the news, but from his voice I know he's also disappointed with the news. He just didn't want to show it to me..Instead he tried to cheer me up..Thank you sayang...

Maybe ada hikmah behind all this..Maybe I did something bad to someone and this is some kind like punishment to me..Ya Allah tabahkan lah hati hamba mu ini untuk menghadapi dugaan Mu ini..

Good news Bad news sometimes comes together..

2010-08-17T04:41:00.010+07:00

Tepat jam 12.30 tengahari semalam, I safely landed in NAF Base Airport in Port Harcourt after spending 3 weeks offshore..Alhamdulillah..Sampai² jer hujan mencurah² in Port Harcourt..Turun from chopper, semua passengers terpaksa lari 100 meter from chopper to arrival gate. Habis semua baju and kasut I basah. Dah la ramai giler orang tengok we all mencicit lari..Luckily I was wearing dark shirt, otherwise nampak la bahagian² yang tak sepatutnya jadi tatapan umum tu..

I guess they can put my name down..I'm out!..dieorang ni suka jer nak spell nama aku terbalik..

Terasa sedih nak tinggalkan drillship tu semalam, yelar I spent more than 5 weeks (including the previous 2 weeks I was there), so dah kenal ramai orang and I pon agak terkenal dikenali kat situ (sebab sorang jer lady ~~si cantik manis~~ kat atas drillship tu kan)..tetiba emotional pulak kan ker dah terpikat dengan mamat Nigeria kat drillship tu..oohhhh tidakkkkk!....Tak tau la after this ada lagi tak opportunity for me to have a job on that drillship but I guess probably ada sebab this campaign will be lasted for 5 years..that means our equipment also will be permanently rigged up on that drillship for 5 years.They have like 42 wells to be tested..possibility untuk pergi lagi tu ada la kot...

Excited nak balik..muka tak cukup tidur..tidur pukul 3 pagi and I had to wake up around 7 in the morning..

Hari ni kena pergi base kerja..I felt so lazy to wake up at 7 this morning..Dah terbiasa bangun at 12 in the afternoon tiba² kena tukar sleeping pattern pulak kan harusla malas..Tapi kena jugak bangun kalau tak nanti boss I mengamuk siapa nak bertanggungjawab..akak jugakk...Furthermore I can't really concentrate on my works anymore sebab mood nak balik semakin meluap²..hehe..tapi report last job nak kena buat and submit before I balik..nak tak nak kena la bersengkang mata buat report..argghhhh!..Takpe² besok last day pergi base then Thursday dah pergi Lagos..semangat sikit..yehuuuu!

Behind the happiness mode nak balik ni, today I received a bad news..sangat sedih and rasa tak puas hati..I was shocked and speechless when I heard the news..Errmm nak cerita kat you all pon I rasa sedih...Eh cerita jer la..Okay²..So pagi tadi sampai² jer base, I terus setup my laptop..After checking my mail and stuffs, tiba² one of my colleauge came to my work station and start gossip bagitau yang my manager was laid off yesterday..I was like WHAT???? Well, I knew he went back yesterday but he is on his days off not went back for good!! At first I thought it was a joke but he didn't seem like he made a joke..I didn't want to trust him but he's telling me the truth..Why him? Rasa macam ada jer orang lain yang more redundancy than him but why HIM? I am not trying ~~to kiss ass~~ being bias or whatnot but sepanjang I kerja dengan blue company ni I tak pernah lagi jumpa manager sebaik dia. Normally, I will feel a gap between me and my manager but not with him. Unlike my former manager, he's a kind of person who listen to you before he makes any judgment or before he says no..I can freely talk and discuss with him without having any feeling of manager-employee-gap..After I heard that story, I terus rasa takde mood nak buat kerja tapi gagahkan jugakla diri ni sebab report nak kena hantar besok..ikutkan hati ni nak jer aku boikot tak nak datang kerja..haha..silap² aku jugak yang kena berhenti kerja nanti..

But seriously, I have to be ready..manalah tau esok lusa my turn pulak yang kena lay off kan. Life is so unpredictable..Thus we need to be prepared emotionally, physically and financially.Apart of me of course I will be happy kalau kena lay off sebab dah tak payah kerja jauh² lagi and I will have a normal life with my family..tapi bersedia ke nak cari kerja lain? bersedia ker nak turn my working life completely a new direction? soalan yang tak tau bila boleh di jawab...

It is the time to raise the "red flag" whether you like it or not..

2010-08-13T20:37:00.011+07:00

Today, after bangun dari tidur kepala rasa berat and badan pon rasa weak and a bit panas..Duhh jangan la demam kat sini..tapi memang rasa tak larat nak bangun..Tekak rasa kering and ada symptom² nak kena sore throat..Usually, kalau dah start dengan sore throat memang akan melarat sampai demam..Rupa² nya bila pergi wee² "laaa...aku tak boleh puasa la arini" baru ingat nak puasa selama sebulan without miss any single day...=p Patutlah dari semalam kaki rasa kebas² and perut pon rasa tak sedap jer..pastu rasa nak marah semua orang..Emo tak pasal²...Rupanya bendera merah nak naik..=)

Last 2 years masa pregnant Emir, I berjaya puasa sebulan tak tinggal..First, second day tu agak tak larat tapi Alhamdulillah lepas tu berjaya puasa sampai sebulan...the next year tak payah ganti puasa langsung..tu yang best kalau pregnant..What I did was masa sahur tu minum air suam sebanyak yang mungkin and makan kurma banyak²..Masa tu I brought back kurma from Libya, freshly plucked from Tamar tree..So juicy and sedap! Mostly kurma yang jual kat Malaysia agak dry compared to yang fresh from tree..

Even dibenarkan tak puasa, tapi I tetap la tak makan or minum sesuka hati..I tunggu jugak lah waktu berbuka baru makan and minum..di sebabkan shift I start pukul 1:oo PM..so takde lah tunggu lama sangat waktu berbuka tu..half of the day from Subuh to Zuhur, I ~~jadi sleeping beauty~~ tidur sementara nak tunggu nak masuk shift..Kat atas drillship ni ada jugak beberapa kerat pak arab..and they are so kind to me..time nak berbuka siap call I bagitau maghrib dah nak masuk, pastu kat dining siap prepare kan kurma campur susu...Orang arab memang suka makan kurma ngan susu..Masa kat Libya, ada satu brand susu "Laban"..or they called it Sour Milk or susu masam..Quite similar to yogurt gitu tapi bukan macam yogurt dalam cup tu tau...Yogurt dalam cup tu selalu nya a bit viscous tapi laban ni agak cair sikit...and it does taste a bit sour..Perghh kalau dapat makan kurma ngan Laban memang layan habis...

Probably in the next two days I balik base kot..Tak confirm lagi but the last I could stay on the ship is until Tuesday..Because on Wednesday I nak kena collect passport and flight ticket and on Thursday dah nak kena fly to Lagos..Maybe stay in Lagos one night and the next day I will be flying back to tanah airku tercinta..Yeay!

1..2...3...4....5....counting the days...I really can't wait!

When it is time for me to go home, no body is allowed to stop me!

2010-08-13T02:28:00.006+07:00

Alhamdulillah dah pon masuk 2 hari kita dalam bulan Ramadhan..Time flies so fast without us realizing it..As for me now, I am pretty occupied with operation which still going on..Ni pon update blog lepas habis shift..My shift starts from 1:00 PM in the afternoon and end at 1:00 AM in the morning..So habis jer shift bukak laptop check Facebook and update blog kesayangan..Di sebabkan Nigeria is 7 hours late from Malaysia time so by the time I habis shift dekat Malaysia dah pukul 8 pagi..Encik suamiku itu sure tengah siap² nak pergi kerja or dah sampai office..Sometimes dapat la cakap through phone..Balik Malaysia ni kena adjust balik time tidur yang terjejas sebab time difference ni..Selalunya by second day tu my body dah boleh adapt dengan time in Malaysia..Probably sebab my body dah biasa dengan perubahan longitude and latitude yang mendadak..wahhh ayat geography la sangat....hehehe

Yesterday, menu berbuka yang di'serve' agak kurang menyelerakan left me no choice just to telan jer la apa yang ada..nak demand lebih karang tak pasal² chef kat dining hall tu bagi I senduk ngan kuali suruh masak sendiri...I boleh jer nak masak sendiri...mafish musykilah bak kata Pak Arab...Just ingredient jer yang tak cukup..Alasan eh cakap jer la malas masak..=p

So menu hari ni agak okay sikit..ada fried chicken dengan baked fish..I chose baked fish with rice..Dekat dining food will be served based on two categories which are continental and local..Continental food biasa nya agak western sikit and kalau dah sebut pasal western sure la either grilled, steam, baked or fried food..memang takde la gulai masak lemak or asam pedas..Local food served of course la makanan ruji orang Nigeria..Dulu I agak curious jugak kenapa la Nigerian women and men mostly berbadan agak besar..Salah satu factor mesti lah sebab gene kan and other factor is makanan harian yang they all makan everyday..seriously memang lah sangat boleh menggemukkan..sorry to say la...banyak cholesterol and carbs..nanti kalau ada chance I will take pictures and show to you all..atas rig ni susah sikit nak tangkap gambar sebab semuanya nak kena ada permit-to-work form..I pernah tanya dekat my colleague, apa yang Nigerian men will consider to choose their girlfriend or wife..Amazingly, dia cakap Nigerian men akan cari girl yang badan agak gempal² gitu..Dia kata lagi gempal lagi bagus..At first I ingat dia buat lawak ker apa, tapi bila I tanya my other Nigerian friend pon dia cakap benda yang sama..So gadis berbadan kurus ~~macam I ni~~ memang tak laku la kat Nigeria ni..=)

Dah melalut-lalut cerita I ni actually nak cerita pasal my flight ticket dah confirm..So semalam I called my manager dalam pukul 9.30 malam camtu..Nak tunggu habis shift kang tak pasal² manager I ingat I nak buat prank call pulak..So I called la awal sikit..

Me: Hi boss! how are you?
Manager: I'm fine thank you..how about you?
Me: I am great!
Manager: How's everything...bla...bla...bla.(manager I ni banyak cakap so banyak la soalan dia tanya)
Me: So far so good....bla...bla..bla..Ermmm, boss..did you received my mail regarding my flight booking?
Manager: Flight booking?(lagi nak buat2 tanya)
Me: Yes..I sent the mail to you yesterday..I want to change the return flight date..
Manager: Owhh..ya..ya..I received the mail..Don't worry I will ask the travel desk to do it for you..I thought you want to stay longer (sambil gelak yang agak menjengkelkan)...

Stay longer?? Nak kena siku dengan I ker..Even I knew he was joking but for me when it is time for me to go home I HAVE to go home..There's no joke! Nasib baik today I received email from travel desk pasal my flight booking..It really made my day..=)..Thank you Mr Manager!

Okaylah I nak balik bilik tidur dah ni..Kang tak cukup tidur pulak bertambah² besar eye bag aku yang memang dah sedia besar ni..Nak kena cantik² kan diri sebelum balik untuk suami I kan..oppss...okay dah² pergi tidur sekarang!

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Kalau puasa kat tempat orang...

2010-08-11T20:01:00.004+07:00

Few questions that I have to answer quite frequently today:

1. Why I haven't seen you in the galley (dining hall) during lunch and breakfast?
2. Have you had lunch?
3. Why do you look so pale and weak today?

Jenuh aku nak menjawab "I am fasting today" kepada mereka² yang tak aware today is the first day of Ramadhan..Agak mencabar jugak puasa kat sini sebab boleh kira dengan jari berapa kerat sangat yang puasa atas drillship ni...Mencabar disini means, bila orang lain surrounded you tak aware yang you berpuasa, they will freely eat and drink in front of you tanpa rasa segan silu..Bukan la I terliur ker apa tapi in my condition right now, it is sangat menguji nafsu makan aku..Nafsu makan tu tak lah sangat tapi nafsu nak minum air..For those yang involved kerja² macam yang I buat sekarang mesti sangat faham with my condition..It's so different compared to last year I was fasting in Libya..Kat Libya, most of my colleagues puasa, so tak lah rasa macam kau sorang² jer tak makan tengahari kan..but Libyan kadang² menyalah guna kan alasan berpuasa untuk untuk curi tulang and malas datang kerja..So during Ramadhan in Libya, base/office akan jadi lengang and only few people can be spotted in the base..yang lain² missing in action..Surprisingly, somehow the activity kat Libya pon seems slow down during Ramadhan..Pelik kan? Macam tau² jer orang tengah ~~letih~~ berpuasa

Tadi baru lepas chatting with my husband, he told me he tagged along Emir to mosque to perform solat terawih yesterday..He said Emir behaved very good at first tapi bila jumpa rakan sebaya, dia mula rasa seronok and lupa niat sebenar ayah bawak dia pergi masjid is not for him to play with his friend tapi untuk solat terawih sama²..tapi di maafkan sebab dia masih underage..=)

Tengah² sibuk² kat luar buat kerja tadi I tiba² duk terfikir apa lah yang akan di'serve' kat dining arini..It better be good sebab I ni agak cerewet sikit when it comes to food..sebab saya sangat suka makan..so kalau the food is not up to my liking, I rather not taking it or else it would be end up in the waste bin..lagi nak demand kan, kalau nak sedap masak sendiri la weh...Well, I wish I could cook myself here, but memang tak boleh so terpaksa la makan apa saja yang ada kat dining hall tu..ni yang tak sabar nak balik ni..boleh pergi bazaar Ramadhan or iftar kat tempat makan yang sedap²..

Puasa² ni kau asyik cerita pasal makan sedap jer...dah la lagi 10 hari lagi nak balik..apa? lagi 10 hari? yeay!! tak lama lagi dah...dah² pergi buat kerja sekarang..kang batal plak puasa tu...

Tata

Before I was a Mom..

2010-08-09T06:50:00.002+07:00

Someone had sent me this poem during last mother's day and I was touched when I read it..I wanna share with you guys too...

Before I was a Mom,
I made and ate hot meals
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.

Before I was a Mom,
I slept as late as I wanted
And never worried about how late I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mom,
I cleaned my house each day
I never tripped over toys or forgot words of lullabies.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on
Pooped on
Spit on
Chewed on
Peed on
Or pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom,
I had complete control of
My thoughts
My body
And my mind.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child so that doctors
could do tests or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much
I never knew I would love being a Mom

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
Could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
Every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay
I had never known the warmth
The joy
The love
The heartache
The wonder
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

Ramadhan is around the corner!

2010-08-07T19:16:00.006+07:00

Hi lovely readers...

How are you guys doing? After 2 weeks tak ber'blogging' ni mood nak blog tu kurang nak ada la..tapi hati meronta-ronta nak share story ngan you all but I don't know from where I could start..Just for you to know, I am still offshore..

IT from my company just established internet connection in the cabin I am currently working now..Finally!! Harusla pengguna internet tegar macam I ni happy kan..sangat merasakan diri ni macam katak di bawah tempurung sebab tak dapat nak update ngan dunia luar..So yes, IT crew you guys really made my day!

In 3 or 4 days, we all will welcome Ramadhan..bulan mulia..my preparation towards Ramadhan? ermm..nothing special just to prepare myself to be strong untuk berpuasa sambil berkerja..and the best thing is I can start counting days nak balik Malaysia from now..huhu..I really can't wait! I will have 4 weeks off..sempat puasa in Malaysia for 20 days and celebrate Eid for 1 week plus..Okayla tu kan...If I were given an option to celebrate the whole Ramadhan at home but balik kerja before Eid or celebrate half Ramadhan time kerja and balik Raya dekat Malaysia, of course I will choose the later option...I sanggup puasa 3 weeks without being surrounded with my family rather than celebrate Eid sorang2 kat tempat orang...So far in 3 years since I started working, I dapat balik raya dekat Malaysia every year..Somehow I managed to adjust my rotation so that dapat balik raya..

Cerita pasal nak sambut Ramadhan ni teringat pulak dulu masa kecik², perkara yang paling tak sabar sekali nak tunggu is time nak pergi bazaar Ramadhan and time nak bukak puasa..My mom trained us to start fasting since we were 7 years old..Masa tu rasa kemain lama nak tunggu time berbuka..asyik² tengok jam..bila dah nak dekat² time berbuka tu masing² berebut cari tempat duduk dekat makanan yang sedap²..and perkara yang paling I appreciate time berbuka masa tu is my whole family duduk makan sama² at one time..sekarang ni kalau nak tengok masing² duduk makan sama² kemain susah lagi..I rasa time puasa jer kot dapat gather macam tu..That time was before my sister masuk boarding school..lepas tu sorang² masuk asrama and since then mesti ada jer sorang yang missing time buka puasa...Now, me and my sister dah ada family masing² lagi la susahkan nak gather macam dulu²..sedih pulak rasa..mesti my mom pon rasa sedih jugak..InsyaAllah this year I will try my best untuk spend my time untuk buka puasa sama my parents and siblings...

Bazaar Ramadhan, who can resist kan?? Well, for me until now pon I excited dapat pergi bazaar Ramadhan, and lepas merantau ke negara² lain, I rasa in Malaysia jer yang kita dapat tengok ada Bazaar Ramadhan kot (correct me if I'm wrong), or maybe Indonesia ada jugak but I believe tak semeriah bazaar Ramadhan in Malaysia..Teringat pulak, ayam percik, air tebu, kuih pelita..terliur pulak rasa bila teringat makanan2 ni..Kadang² even my mom dah masak kat rumah pon, saja nak jenguk² apa yang boleh di beli kat Bazaar Ramadhan sambil menjamu mata tengok jejaka² hensem..hahaha...tu dulu la before kawen..sekarang ni dah tak available lagi..

When I was in primary, I memang suka ikut my dad pergi solat terawih,bukan la nak pergi solat terawih sangat pon tapi sebenar nya nak tunggu agenda lepas itu..MOREH time..makan free..siapa tak nak kan..walaupon perut sebenar nya kenyang lagi lepas bukak puasa tapi sebab nafsu makan tu kuat sangat, nak makan jugak..lagi best kalau dapat jumpa kengkawan sekolah time terawih..memang tunggu 8 rakaat pastu pergi main² sambil tunggu my dad habiskan 23 rakaat..then when my dad tanya I solat berapa rakaat, I selamber jer jawab 23 rakaat, padahal 8 rakaat jer kot..Rasa macam bunguks jer tipu abah time tu..cakap jer la 8 rakaat kan..bukan nyer abah nak marah pon...budak2 macam tu la..

Banyak kot kalau nak ingat pengalaman² sambut Ramadhan ni...tak larat nak type satu2 kat sini..I know all of you pon banyak² cerita² menarik during Ramadhan kan..nanti share la kat blog you all okay...I dah wish you all in previous entry but nak wish jugak one more time, Selamat menyambut Ramadhan Al-Mubarak..Jangan ponteng puasa tau! melainkan mana yang berkenaan yang dibolehkan ponteng puasa...=)

Offshore AGAIN!

2010-07-26T15:16:00.002+07:00

Hi guys!

This is really a quick update...In the next half an hour I will be going to the airport to go to offshore AGAIN! This time tak tau berapa lama I will be there..maybe 1 months or so..I am not really sure depending on the job..It may changed accordingly...We will see..

Anyways, Alhamdulillah I dah berjaya membayar hutang puasa last year last Saturday..Dah nak dekat puasa baru terhengeh2 nak ganti kan..hehe...Kalau I balik Malaysia macam susah nak ganti sebab setiap hari pon ada jer program or plan nak makan sedap2..You all dah ganti ker?? Tak ganti tak leh Raya tau!

InsyaAllah on the first day of Ramadhan I will be on the rig..Puasa kat sana..Hopefully it will be a smooth sailing for me..

Okay, I nak wish you all in advance, Selamat menyambut Ramadhan Al-mubarak (I know Ramadhan is in the next 2 weeks tapi I will not be able to update my blog over there)..Moga segala amalan kita di bulan puasa diberkati oleh Allah...

I love you all..See you when I step back on the ground!

Don't pour your coffee in your real lens!

2010-07-23T23:38:00.013+07:00

If you're a hardcore shutterbug, this hot item is one of the accessories that you must have! Especially if you are Canon die-hard-fan!

I know! I'm a bit late to know about this, huh? Maybe some of you have already owned one..Good for you!

What you see in this picture is just a Canon 70-200mm and Canon 24-105mm lenses, isn't it?

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Teetttttt...you are wrong! It is actually a Canon Lense 70-200mm Thermos Travel Mug!! Yes you heard me right..it is a MUG!!! How cool it is!

Cool eh?

Other than that, Canon also came up with Canon 24-105mm Lens 1:1 Scale Mug Coffee Cup..Wahh nama coffee cup pon dah panjang..penat nak sebut..

Canon 24-105mm Lens 1:1 Scale Mug Coffee Cup..

See the comparison between the real lens and the coffee cup..They really look nearly identical..You can barely noticed the difference if you look on the side view..

They were actually created by Canon Canada solely as a giveaway to photographers at Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Sure enough, since demand creates supply,Canon pon commercialized kan two items ni..

Some of you might have doubt about the plastic material they used..We are not recommended to use plastic container to heat the food or using the plastic cup for any hot drinks..The Canon Lense 70-200mm Thermos Travel Mug is made from Stainless Steel Thermos Interior & Exterior Food Safe and the Canon 24-105mm Lens 1:1 Scale Mug Coffee Cup is manufactured from polycarbonate, which is an FDA approved edible grade used to make baby bottles as well, so no worries on that part.

You can even use it as a stationary container or a fancy paper weight. Wooweee! I want..I want!

How about the price?? Well, they are quite pricey (+/- $30-$50 each~around RM 90-RM150 mahalkan??), but could be quite fun for someone addicted to both coffee and photography.

Nice foods came from skillful cook or a stunning kitchen??

2010-07-23T08:00:00.006+07:00

My hubby posted a good news on my FB wall today..I was or actually still am happy and can't wait to see it by myself...Dah lama berangan nak ada sendiri punya tapi sebab currently we are renting a house so memang tak boleh nak buat apa²..

In my previous posts I've never mentioned anything about my house kan...and sekarang pon dah in the process nak move to our own house (finally..Alhamdulillah)..just tunggu minor renovation siap and baru la nak angkut semua barang²..Well, I will update you guys later about that..

Where was I?? Ooohh pasal good news tu..Today I was so busy working outside in the yard..This morning lepas setup my laptop on the table, went to morning meeting than terus kerja dekat luar..lunch hour pon sempat duduk depan laptop check email jer..Memang busy sebab I busy prepare equipments to be send to Cameroon..Okay enough about work..So, yes memang tak bukak FB sampai la sampai kat rumah..Then bila dah sampai rumah I check my FB wall and hati terus berbunga²..

Syg,your hood,hob,oven n microwave from pacifica dah sampai!!

Huhu..=)...Finally I will have my own dream kitchen..Contractor will install the kitchen cabinet next week together with the hood, hob, oven and microwave..Tak sabar sangat nak tengok the outcomes..Last trip I was in Malaysia, we discussed pasal design and material for countertop and color selection..My hubby put 100% trust on me to choose the kitchen cabinets' design..sebabnya I pon yang akan utilize the kitchen most of the time..okay not really all the time sebab I selalu takde kat rumah but if I was at home I would definitely fully utilized the kitchen area (even I tak la masak selalu...hehehehe)..

The kitchen cabinets' design I tak nak reveal sekarang..sebab I nak tengok the end result dulu..Nervous pulak I rasa..tiba² jer kan nak nervous..I takut apa yang di harapkan tak jadi or mana la tau contractor tu tak buat betul² then jadi buruk..lagi² we spend fortune just for kitchen cabinets and of course we're hoping it will look like what we've been expecting it should be..and I'm so glad my hubby promise me that he will frequently monitor them to make sure the contractor buat kerja elok² and bukan main asbol (asal boleh) jer..

So bila dah ada kitchen cabinets baru ni haruslah rajin masak..bukan lah tak pernah masak before tapi kena lebih merajinkan diri lagi untuk masak..Ngade² kan..nak ada kitchen cantik baru kau nak rajin masak eh...Kalau mama I baca ni mesti dia gelak guling² sambil berkata 'Mama dulu dapur kecik jer tapi boleh jer nak masak tetiap ari..sedap jugak..' Yer..saya memang akui saya tak reti masak sangat..But for me la kan, my mood nak masak will differ depending on my kitchen condition..For instance kalau I tengok my kitchen bersih and kemas, semangat nak masak tu macam bertambah², tapi kalau tengok dapur kotor and bersepah² mesti rasa malas jer nak start masak....boleh gitu?? Ada jer reason padahal memang malas masak..Ntah apa² la kan..

Boleh try recipe² baru especially nak try bake cake and cookies yang selama ni hanya drooling² kat blog orang tapi lepas ni boleh buat sendiri sebab dah ada oven in my kitchen..

Jom kita feeling² nak ada kitchen macam ni......

Sangat cantik..counter top adalah stainless steel..

Suka sangat dengan kitchen ni..teringat cerita korea 'my little bride'..comel jer..

Smart jugak kitchen macam ni..Save space and very practical..

Teringin nak buat island kat dalam kitchen sendiri..tapi yang takde island tu pon harga dah hmmmphh malas nak sebut..ni kan pulak ada island mau aku puasa setahun agak nya sebab nak save duit buat island..okay I'm exaggerating..tapi memang out of our budget la..

Ni pon smart jugak..tapi tak berapa practical sangat....

This one is simple and sangat sesuai for those yang ada space dapur yang limited..modern design and color putih menampakkan dapur anda suci and bersih..

How about you guys?? How do you guys want your kitchen looks alike? The color?

The solution to make your kitchen cabinet looks more organize

2010-07-23T04:25:00.004+07:00

I like my kitchen to be clean, neat and tidy..the last thing before I leave my kitchen is just to make sure I don't have any dishes in the sink and my counter top is clear..

I also like to organize all the plate according to size..Macam bowl dengan bowl jer and plate with plate jer..but sometimes ada orang tu suka mix² kan koleksi pinggan mangkuk saya *ehem*..and I also have a little chef in the kitchen yang sangat rajin tolong ibu mengemas di dapur...

While I was browsing one of my favorite Amanda blog, I found this kitchen cabinet organizer..It's indeed a good invention to help you to organize your kitchen cabinet..Definitely a must-have-item in your kitchen cabinet..Lepas ni dah tak payah nak keluar semua periuk ~~belanga~~ and mangkuk besar² tu kalau nak ambik muffin pan yang terletak nun jauh di belakang sana..hehehe

{Pictures taken from her blog}

Nampak macam tempat letak pinggan biasa kan..but I guess this organizer looks more stable sebab boleh letak frying pan yang besar2 macam dalam picture tu..I don't know if there's any shop sell this organizer and according to her, she bought it in Walmart...Maybe I could substitued with something similar like this kan...kalau sesiapa ada ternampak organizer macam ni jangan segan silu inform I yer..

Birthday Celebration

2010-07-22T03:49:00.007+07:00

Ohh no no...It's not my birthday!

Yesterday I'd got invited to 'makan-makan' session in the base in conjunction to celebrate one of my colleague birthday that happened to be on the same day as my son turning 19 months old..

With Birthday girl yang tak berapa nak remaja sangat lagi..

The party was held in the base sebab location manager nak save duit...lagi pon expat tak boleh nak keluar celebrate kat hotel or restaurant...tu pon kira okay sebab dia baik hati nak sponsor birthday cake..statement berani mati..berani tulis sebab for sure dia tak kan baca my blog kan..so boleh kutuk secara terang²an..

THE birthday cake..luaran memang nampak tak begitu menyelerakan dengan tulisan yang senget benget tapi sumpah sedap cake ni..ni la contoh terbaik proverb don't judge a book by its cover..

It was fun indeed..We sang a birthday song for her, the Nigerian guys sang an ethnic song while she's cutting the cake and she gave her sepatah dua kata siap sang a song to us, our managers pon joined sekali..memang seronok..Final agenda of course la group picture!

I nampak macam dwarf dalam picture ni..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEATRICE!

Becoming 19 months and still growing up!

2010-07-20T04:38:00.007+07:00

Today marked 19 months after I safely delivered Emir into this world..How time flies so quickly and yet I can't believe my son turned 19 months today...or I would say Emir is now became 1 year 7 month old..In the next 5 months Emir will be officially turned 2 years...Cepat nyer Emir besar..

I am so thankful to Allah that Emir's growing up healthy..But there's small tiny feeling inside me macam nak Emir jadi baby jer jangan besar²..I know! It's crazy kan..But I rasa belum puas tengok Emir as a baby...I rasa belum puas nak breastfeed Emir..I rasa belum puas tengok Emir crawling..macam² la I rasa..Maybe sebab I tak tengok Emir membesar tiap² hari...memang I rasa sedih..Mak mana yang sanggup berjauhan dengan anak dia...Even thou I jauh from Emir, tak pernah sesaat pon I lupakan dia..tak pernah sesaat pon perasaan rindu dekat Emir hilang dalam hati I ni..and I just want him to know apa yang I sacrifice now is for his future..I promise him this condition will not be forever..I just need to be patient and pray that very soon me, my son and my husband will unite and live as a normal family..InsyaAllah..

Speaking about Emir, macam² dah dia pandai buat sekarang..New milestones so far,

Emir dah pandai kick the ball..I mean kick the ball macam orang dah pandai main bola sepak..Pantang nampak ball mesti excited and nak kick the ball.
Emir knows how to brush his teeth by himself, even most of the time I know he just like to taste the tooth paste..
Emir dah boleh makan sendiri..Kalau dekat restaurant we all makan pakai fork and spoon, dia pon nak jugak makan pakai fork and spoon..but most of the time kalau dia suap sendiri mesti banyak yang tumpah than yang masuk mulut..
Gigi pon dah banyak..dah tak berapa suka gigit ayah and ibu..kalau dulu asyik nak gigit jer..
Pantang nampak playground mesti terus excited..and kalau we all bawak dia main kat playground sure menangis tak nak balik...
His weight is now 11.3 kg as what shows on the weight scale early this month..His weight tak banyak sangat naik since he was 12 months..Naik pon 200-300 gram jer...I rasa tak sedap ati jugak at first sebab tengok Emir makan adalah agak banyak jugak tapi berat naik sikit..mungkin dia active sekarang ni..panjat sini sana and berjalan pon agak boleh tahan laju so I think I know where the foods he eat goes..
Emir dah pandai merajuk! If I tak bagi something he wanted, dia akan run away and cry..bila I panggil pon dia tak nak pandang sampai la I bagi apa yang dia nak..Aigoo..pening kepala Ibu lepas ni..

Cuba teka Emir tengah intai apa tu?

Dear Emir my love,
Ibu love you so much! Be a good boy!

Living in the middle of the sea

2010-07-16T23:52:00.006+07:00

After 2 weeks surrounded by the sea, I am now back stepping on the ground..

Ada so many things yang I nak kena catch up..While I am now getting the internet connection better I siapkan kerja² yang tergendala sebab I was internet-less for 2 weeks kan..lama tu bagi pengguna internet yang tegar macam I..Especially when I was away from my loves one..mesti nak kena tengok my husband face and paling penting hero tercinta I, my beloved son...and it also includes meng-update blog kesayangan ni..

My last 2 weeks offshore experience was so amazing..First time pergi offshore la katakan..everything that I saw over there seems like new to me..I was a bit jakun for the first few days..Surprisingly I was the only girl on the drillship..You can imagine all eyes were on me..They looked at me as if they were looking at ~~miss world~~ an alien from Mars landed on the ship..Kelakar betul...

There's one incident happened before I was boarding..Takde la apa sangat pon but I swear after this I will never let it happens again...A day before hari kejadian my manager dah confirm dengan I yang I will be going to offshore on the next day..I pon dah siap² bagitau security yang I nak kena pergi airport awal² pagi esoknya..On the way to the airport, the security guy tanya I, I berlepas at which airport? Instead of answering his question, I pulak tanya soalan dekat dia..Don't we only have one airport in Port Harcourt?..Sebab tak pernah pergi offshore so memang sumpah I tak tau la rupanya ada airport lagi satu yang khas untuk chopper jer..Duhhh..Pastu dah la sampai² airport dengan confident pergi dekat check-in counter then the guy at counter told me that my name is not in the list...Being me, even I tried to be relax, still ada jugak rasa takut and risau tu..I pon terus call my manager and explained the situation to him..My manager tried to make me calm by saying he would try his best to put me on the chopper (helicopter) that morning..Agaknya dia tau I risau and takut kot..Apa tak risaunya dahla sorang2 pastu mamat Nigeria yang ada kat keliling duk pandang semacam jer dekat I..seram uuuuu!! I text my husband and dia pesan duduk kat tempat yang ramai orang..Finally I managed to get a seat on that chopper..phewww!!

First time naik chopper, what did I feel about it?? To be honest, I felt scared! Macam-macam I pikir before naik chopper..selamat ker? Dahla that morning hujan..lagi la I risau..before naik chopper, me and few guys yang lain masuk one room for briefing...Revise balik teknik² nak selamat kan diri kalau ade emergency landing..I dah belajar masa I ambik offshore survival kat Malta dulu..but bagus jugak ada briefing session tu sebab ada few things yang I dah lupa..hikhikhik

So sampai² jer dekat rig ada briefing lagi..berapa banyak briefing daaa...first briefing jumpa dengan captain drillship..then second briefing barulah masuk bab² safety, all the don'ts and do's thing to do on the rig..Time I sampai tu dah masuk lunch hour so after I'd done with the second briefing I pon terus ler ke dining hall..Perghh dining hall die memang best la..Antara dining hall on the rig yang paling best I jumpa..The foods was not that bad..I just need to be careful jer sebab they served pork too..Awal² I dah inform dekat camp boss (macam manager for the accomodation) yang I Muslim and tak makan baa aliff baa yaa..Bab² alcohol memang I tak risau sebab any medium of alcohol is not permitted on the drillship..

Lepas lunch I pon masuk bilik yang dah di assign for me..yang tak best nya kena share bilik dengan my colleague...since I am the only ~~beautiful~~ lady on board haruslah my roommate itu berlainan gender...At first rasa sangat tak selesa but I was so glad he was on the different shift..so memang tak pernah jumpa kat dalam bilik..berselisih pon dekat working area sahaja! lega I!

Basically this is how my room looks like..macam bilik kat hostel gitu..tapi tilam itu sangat comfy..I tido rasa macam malas nak bangun..comforter is provided..sebelum² ni memang I bawak selimut sendiri..Everyday ada cleaner datang to clean the room and every week they will change the bed sheet..Kat dalam bilik ada TV siap..tapi sayang takde E! channel..hari² I layan CNN..

Each person on board on the rig will be assigned a specific muster point for any unlikely event we all semua kena gather kat assigned muster point..yang macam ala² boat kat dalam gambar tu lebih kurang macam boat penyelamat la kiranya..Each boat boleh occupy dalam 10-12 persons and each of us kena tau boat yang mana satu di assign for us..

THE Anchor

Every 2 weeks there will be a BBQ organized by the company..I had a chance to attend BBQ last weekend..memang happening!

My favorite spot during coffee break..layan habis minum hot chocolate kat sini..=)

Sepanjang 2 weeks I was there, I dah 2 kali nampak dolphin..First time nampak dolphin jumping here and there, I was so amazed..Macam nampak kat dalam TV..the second time the dolphin came closer to the drillship..Subhanallah memang sangat cantik...Other than that I nampak jellyfish, so many kind of fishes yang kadang² get close to the surface..kalau boleh fishing kat situ memang best...my husband kalau nampak ikan2 besar ni dia sure suka..

My work station...My inspiration...

Me with Nathan and Okere..teman bergelak ketawa sepanjang I kat sana..Okere sangat la funny orang nya..kalau jumpa sure I gelak jer...

I have learned a lot from there..I made a lot of new friends kat sana....Oooh lupa nak cerita.I met one Malaysian kat sini..Malaysia Indian guy..Dia yang tegur I dulu..I was so happy dapat jumpa dengan dia..at least ada kawan yang boleh converse in Malay..I memang excited kalau dapat jumpa orang Malaysia especially dekat tempat² yang macam ni lagi la I appreciate sangat kalau dapat jumpa Malaysian..I am proud to be Malaysian!

Begitulah serba sedikit experience I masa kat atas rig 2 weeks ago..Kalau ikutkan I have to stay there longer tapi atas sebab tertentu my manager terpaksa panggil we all balik dulu..since our preparation pon dah 99% complete...Nanti I kena pergi balik ke rig ni for operation pulak..last 2 weeks I pergi just for preparation jer..Next time it will be more easier for since I dah tau banyak pasal drillship ni..It was such a remarkable experience for me...

Berenang-renang ke tengah lautan

2010-07-05T04:41:00.008+07:00

Okay tipu. I dah la tak pandai berenang so macam mana nak berenang-renang ke tengah lautan..

Actually, tomorrow I will be going to offshore rig. Believe it or not, since I started working until now I have never been to offshore rig. The rest of the job that previously I did are on land meaning the rig is on the land (sahara/desert). I couldn't imagine myself being on the rig located in the middle of the sea which has limited spaces and what make me even worry is that the rig is on the drillship (Imagine cruise ship and ada rig on it). Kalau laut agak wavy sure drillship tu bergerak2 kan..I dah la jenis mabuk laut.. So memang agak nervous di situ..

Basically begini lah rupa drillship yang I akan pegi besok..Memang looks like a cruise kan??
Source

I can't stop myself thinking about what should I do if something bad happening on the rig (doa² nothing happen)?? Kalau land rig boleh la nak lari mana² kan..ni tengah² laut ..takkan nak terjun dalam laut kot..Aigooooo...

My manager pulak keep asking me.."Are you ready to go to offshore?" Nak jer I jawab "Hell no..I prefer to work on land" boleh gitu?? Tapi of course la I tak jawab camtu kan..I reply dengan penuh confident nyer "Oh yaa I can't wait..such a new experience for me!"...hakikat sebenar nyer dalam hati I ni Tuhan jer la yang tau..

I am not sure I will be provided with internet connection ker tak..supposedly ada la kot..but I won't put any hope on that sebab nanti kalau takde nanti I akan kecewa sampai tak nak makan nanti. Okay tak kan la tak nak makan tapi mungkin kurang selera makan..So I just assumed myself will be internet-less kat sana nanti..Dah pesan kat my husband awal² yang I akan ber'internet-less' sebab nanti dia risau pulak kenapa wife dia senyap jer selama beberapa minggu..risau dia ingat I dah jatuh cinta dengan mamat Nigeria and lupa kat dia which will not happen at all..I love u more baby!

Kalau dapat permission I boleh lah snap few pictures dekat situ untuk tatapan anda² semua..Doakan saya selamat pergi dan pulang yerkk...See you later once I step back on the ground..hehehe

No..no..I am not pregnant

2010-07-04T22:00:00.007+07:00

I am really craving for this now.....No..no..I am not pregnant...Kenapa kalau kita mengidam mesti orang nak relate dengan pregnancy...Orang yang tak pregnant tak boleh mengidam ker??

My Tako...sedap nya kau! Lebih bertambah menyelerakan kalau ada fish flake yang banyak..

Masa mula² my sister introduced this food to me, I was a bit reluctant to try sebab kalau tengok secara luaran memang nampak kurang menyelerakan..tapi my sister insisted me to try it..she said 'there's no harm for you to try..just one bite and believe me you will like it..'..She's right the moment I put this food into my mouth..I terus jatuh cinta dengan makanan ni..=P..I tak tau la kalau this food ada jual anywhere else sebab I tau dekat Jusco supermarket sure ada..I've never failed buying it kalau singgah ke Jusco..It's available in 3 choices of stuffing Cheese ham, octopus and prawn...my favorite is Octopus (Kecuq ayaq liuq I while typing this entry ni..)...

Lagi 7 weeks baru boleh makan makanan ni...lama nya nak kena tunggu....=(..

pi es: Kaklong ko tolong ship makanan ni to Nigeria boleh?

Black is beautiful

2010-07-03T04:31:00.015+07:00

The first day I arrived in Port Harcourt last Saturday, I've got invited to a fashion show event held in the camp which I'm staying..When my colleague told me there will be a fashion show in my camp, I asked her again if she just said a fashion show and she said YES..a fashion show?? in the camp?? small voice in me was wandering..takkan la Coco Chanel or Christian Dior nak buat fashion show kat sini pulak kan..memang tak logic la tu..So, there was me, still wandering and yet excited to see the "Fashion Show"...

Lepas I siap² solat maghrib, my housemate and I pon pergi la ke tempat kejadian..The event was happened in the open area next to the swimming located in the camp..When I arrived the event already started...So, as what I expected the fashion show tu biasa² jer..tak la grand mana pon but enough to entertain us yang memang definitely tak boleh keluar from the camp...as for me I tak la amused sangat dengan fashion show tu but I did enjoy myself sebab dapat jumpa my fellow colleague after 4 weeks on days off..dapat la catch up latest activities that were evolved while I was away..

Seriously, who dare to wear a dress like this?

Men population compared to women in our camp is a big different..women is a minority and to be exact we have only 6 expat female employees in the camp...and I am not really sure the exact number of peoples who are living the camp but I can surely tell you that almost 94% of them are guy..So you can imagine how happy they are to attend this so called "fashion show" event..I can see that they were really feast themselves especially their eyes with the model..guy is always be a guy kan..

The fashion show was held by a student in one of institution in Port Harcourt for fund raising..I have been told that they designed all clothes by themselves and they become the model too!! Most of them memang ber'getah' lagi la and they are really beautiful in their own way...After the fashion show ended, they came to us to promote the cloth in the hope that we will buy them..Sorry la dik akak ni badan dah banyak spare tayar so memang takleh la nak bergaya dengan baju² tu..lagipon most of the cloth are too sexy for me to wear..menangis abang² Nigeria kat sini bila tengok I pakai nanti..=p

Lepas fashion show tu habis mamat-mamat kat sini pon bukak dance floor dekat situ pastu ajak budak² student ni menari sekali..I tengok jer la..tak reti sangat nak ~~belly dancing~~ menari² ni..terpeleot pinggang akak nanti...sekali sekala untuk tatapan suami tercinta ade la..oppss *censored*

Kemain ligat orang tua ni menari....

I was adjourned from the event quite early sebab sangat letih after a long trip from Lagos to Port Harcourt..So balik rumah mandi² then zzzZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz......

braziL with the Capital L

2010-07-02T23:58:00.009+07:00

World cup this year turned out with full of surprises!! it wil be more as World cup reach final and we just need to wait and keep watching...

First round we can see Italy was out and not qualify for the second round..France pon sama jugak..even more surprise when one of France player was sent home because ade conflict between manager ngan player tu..

Second round was a bit dramatic, when South Korea was beaten by Uruguay..lepas game, most of the fan were crying..Mana tak nangis nyer, they lost because of penalty score..dah main penat 90 minutes plus 30 minutes extra time then suddenly kalah sebab penalty..kesian..England pon tak menunjukkan performance yang memberangsangkan..As a wife to a die-hard-fan England supporter, I am a bit disappointed..my husband tak yah citer la sampai nak bakar jersey England, boleh?? such a drama king betol encik suamiku..

The first quarter final game brought a huge disappointment to Brazil when they dumped by Dutch 2-1..memang unexpected betul! I know most of you including me thought Brazil will get through but guys..we were wrong!! Blame must goes to Felipe Melo when he blatantly and petulantly stamped on Robben and was dismissed by earning a red card..of course la motivation player Brazil dah down kan..then Dutch just take advantage on that la..I also think Brazil underestimated Dutch resulted their losses..Poor Brazil..Try again in the next 4 years eh..

Well done Oranje!

My friend even made a joke about the game by putting on his FB status,

Petrobras (Brazil) 1 - 2 Shell (Dutch)

Hahaha..so Petronas memang out of the league la kan...

Okay..sekian saje laporan sukan dari saya from Nigeria..=P

Can't wait to watch game between Ghana VS Uruguay tonight....but tetibe manager call for urgent meeting plak..demn...hopefully meeting tak lame and I could catch the game...

After 3 now comes 4!!

2010-06-30T04:36:00.001+07:00

When all people were bragging about the new released of iPhone 3G back then, I just hold back and said to myself- be patient Mira..pakai jer dulu phone yang ada...and when iPhone 3GS was released, at that time hati dah start rasa tak tenang selagi tak dapat pegang iPhone dekat tangan sendiri...I discussed with my husband about me changing my phone and coincidentally he also wanted to own iPhone for himself..Okay deal..then we each got our own iPhone 3GS...

Just when you think there is nothing else to come up with, more and more technology comes out!...I just got to know iPhone 4G is just about to be released in the market...I was like what?? I just bought my iPhone 3GS like 6 - 7 months ago and now Apple came out with the new version of iPhone which of course with more new features and applications....Duhhh...Hati kembali rasa kurang senang...Apakahhhh??

Is it worth it if I own this gorgeous shiny little thing??

Aaaahhhh...so menggoda jiwa ragaku...

Black color is even more sexy!

Here I listed out a few features of ~~the reasons why I should have~~ iPhone 4G:

Thinner! With shiny glass back piece - 9.3 mm thick.

Unified Mailbox (all email accounts in one area).

Application folders.

New wallpaper/background options.

A new, sleeker body design.

OLED screen.

Multi-Tasking. (use multiple functions at once without going in and out of apps).

iChat camera (on the front so you can have video chat!!!).

32G (basic) and 64G of memory. You're sure to never run out.

Extended battery life!!!

Hi Definition Camera (5 megapixel) with a backside illuminated sensor AND FLASH!

Hi Definition Camcorder.

Hi Definition audio.

Messaging light.

True GPS built in.

For more info kindly go to here.

For those yang pakai iPhone mesti tak berapa nak puas hati dengan performance battery kan?? With iPhone 4G they improved the battery performance to 40%!!

To all iPhone lover, iPhone 4G just been released to the market on June 2010 but tak tau la bila akan sampai kat Malaysia..and by that time I am pretty sure mesti ramai giler nak trade-in iPhone 3G and change to iPhone 4G..High possibility it will happen to yours truly jugak..opppss!

Waka Waka Song

2010-06-27T23:53:00.004+07:00

I love this song. Waka Waka. It makes me wanna dance each time I listen to it and I am proud that Shakira did do this song justice, revamped it, made it a world hit and did not westernize it at all. The song is definately inspirational... this is indeed the time for Africa! I love the fact that in this song, one gets a taste of the African melodies with the Shakira twist!

Enjoy!

Oooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehh

You're a good soldier
Choosing your battles
Pick yourself up
And dust yourself off
Get back in the saddle

You're on the front line
Everyone's watching
You know it's serious
We are getting closer
This isn't over

The pressure is on
You feel it
But you got it all
Believe it

When you fall get up, oh oh
If you fall get up, eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Cuz this is Africa
Tsamina mina, eh eh
Waka waka, eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa

Listen to your God
This is our motto
Your time to shine
Don't wait in line
Y vamos por todo

People are raising
Their expectations
Go on and feed them
This is your moment
No hesitations

Today's your day
I feel it
You paved the way
Believe it

If you get down get up, oh oh
When you get down get up, eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa
Tsamina mina, eh eh
Waka waka, eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa a a
Tsamina mina, eh eh
Waka waka, eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa

Awela Majoni Biggie Biggie Mama One A To Zet
Athi sithi LaMajoni Biggie Biggie Mama From East To West
Bathi . . . Waka Waka Ma Eh Eh Waka Waka Ma Eh Eh
Zonke zizwe mazi buye
Cuz this is Africa

Voice: Tsamina mina, Anawa a a
Tsamina mina
Tsamina mina, Anawa a a

Tsamina mina, eh eh
Waka waka, eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa a a
Tsamina mina, eh eh
Waka waka, eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa

Django eh eh
Django eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa a a

Django eh eh
Django eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa a a

(2x) This time for Africa

(2x) We're all Africa

And when I searched for the Waka Waka lyrics, I found the original version of Waka Waka song..Do you know that this song is originally sung by a makossa group from Cameroon called Golden Sounds?? Well I don't! This group were beloved throughout the continent for their silly dances and costumes.

Here's the original version of Waka Waka Song...

I personally like Waka Waka Song from Shakira better! She's hot and she totally knows how to shake her bootylicious!!!!=p

World Cup Fever

2010-06-27T18:06:00.000+07:00

I started to develop interest nak ambil tahu pasal football ni after I met my husband...Since then ada la ambil tahu sikit2 pasal nama-nama team, nama-nama player sometimes teman my husband watch football together and try my best to support his favorite football team even tak berapa nak clear why my husband menjadi die-hard-fan team tersebut...but demi suami tercinta I layan kan jer la..

So since World Cup (WC) is around the corner, memang my husband dah sound awal-awal time WC ni especially kalau time team favorite dia tengah main jangan la sesekali nak tukar channel TV or ajak dia pergi to anywhere memang permintaan anda tidak akan dilayan..But sometimes atas sebab-sebab yang tak dapat dielakkan dia terpaksa redha la miss tengok game tu but I know that hati dia memang tak tenang and his iPhone memang tak pernah lekang dari tangan sebab nak check update dekat soccernet..I, on the other hand ada dekat Malaysia masa opening WC and sempat la watch few games before I come back to work..

Kalau ikutkan distance from my work place dengan South Africa memang dah dekat sangat dah..tapi masa tak mengizinkan untuk singgah ke sana..Kalau ada rezeki boleh tengok WC live dekat Brazil in 4 years from now..Mana lah tau Encik Suami nak bagi hadiah anniversary holiday dekat Brazil ker...hehehe

Masa opening WC this year, we were in Singapore and in the hotel that we were staying has no sport channel..My husband memang frust habis..ada la channel yang tunjuk WC opening ceremony but tak tunjuk the first game..TV1 kan dapat jugak dekat Singapore but during WC TV1 blocked viewer from Singapore watching all shows on TV1..My husband told me, TV1 pays a lot to show WC game on air..Itu pon lepas share dengan Astro..If I am not mistaken they have to pay around RM 50 juta untuk dapatkan license untuk siarkan WC games..It's a lot of moneyyyyyy!!!!...Singapore government agak kedekut nak bagi rakyat Singapore tengok WC for free so Singaporean have to pay for special sport channel untuk membolehkan mereka tengok WC live..

To show our moral support towards my husband, Emir and I pon ada pakaian rasmi sempena World Cup ni...

My husband all time favorite team..ENGLAND!!
One for Ayah, one for Ibu and one for Emir..
Special delivery from UK..

UPDATE!
England is qualified to the second round.
Tonight ada game England VS Germany..Hopefully luck is always on England!

Quote from my husband "ENGLAND till I DIE"

Bon au revoir Malaysia!

2010-06-25T20:28:00.005+07:00

I calculated in one year, I travel with plane more than 10 times..and that number only includes traveling to and fro for work..If I count flying for vacations it will double the number..memang leh jadi lagi kaya owner Emirates dengan AirAsia...KLIA and Dubai international airport memang dah jadi macam my second home..To tell you the truth, after certain times I feel tired of flying here and there especially for a long distance flight..

And now again, for a countless time I am again packing my luggage and travel mencari rezeki in another part of the world..

I supposed to come back to work last week on 20th June, and 2 days before the date I was actually hoping that my manager will send email to me asking me to stay for another one week..I don't know why I feel like 3 weeks days off I had is too short..I feel like I am not ready to come back to work..I feel like I still don't get enough rest after 6 weeks working everyday..Erkk..actually that's what I felt each time I reached the end of my days off..:p

If you really wish for something and you are sincerely praying to Allah to help you, InsyaAllah your wish will be granted..You know what, a day before the date I should fly back to Nigeria, I got a call from my manager..He asking me to stay for another one week!!! Apparently, the job that I have supposedly to go is delayed..I was so extremely happy!!

Then again, now I feel the same like what I felt last week..*sigh* Being a human, bagi betis nak peha..

I felt so lazy to pack my luggage and decided to wait until football match between England VS Slovenia ended. It was indeed a very tense match to watch as both team has potential to go to second round. Since England had shown a very so-so performance in the last two games, they have by hook or by crook to win this game with victory. Emir was sleeping through out the game and woke up just 10 minutes before the game ended. My house turned out like a mini stadium since my FIL and my four BIL were staying at our house to watch the match together...

Okay back to my 'pack-the-luggage' story..Emir was awake after almost 4 hours sleep and there's no way he will come back to sleep in just a minute. The time was showing 12 o'clock and I'd already started packing half way. This time around, my luggage is loaded with foods and bahan-bahan nak masak since Ramadhan will come very soon. I need to get myself ready especially to fulfill my stomach desires during Ramadhan..Mind you, I don't have Bazaar Ramadhan in Nigeria tau and there's only few guys yang puasa..so rarely I can get foods that can ~~memenuhi nafsu makanku~~ reach my liking..hihihi

So this little guy was so generous enough to help me to pack my stuffs...After few attempts sending him to his father back and forth and he was crying his lung out each time I was out from his sight, I was finally letting him to assist me..But instead of putting things inside the luggage he threw all my things that I put in before out the luggage..I guess he doesn't want me to leave him again..

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.......or maybe....

He was trying to fit in it!

He finally made it! He lied down in the luggage and his face expression saying "Perhaps Ibu could bring me along..."

Can't stop myself smiling looking at the last picture..I didn't expect he could threw everything out and actually had an idea of lying down inside of the luggage..after all he just 1 year 5 months old!

A man whom we called "Abah-Ayah-Daddy-Bapak-Abi"

2010-06-21T10:32:00.007+07:00

Being a father has never been easier I would say.

As a father....

.....he has to set himself to be a role model to all of his kids.
.....he has to sacrifice a lot to provide the best for his children.
.....he has to put his kids' wants and needs ahead from his own.

To my Abah,

Thank You for being the best father to all of us! I know you have sacrifice a lot to give us the best as you could. Thank You for being there when we really need your help. We love you so much!!

To my husband and my father-in-law,

You guys are the greatest dad ever!

A true dad is hard to come by, but a truly special thing.

Journey to the south...cuti-cuti Singapore!

2010-06-09T08:50:00.004+07:00

Hi readers!

How's your morning? Mine, tak cukup tidur sebab semalam berjaga packing baju semua..

I will have a long journey today down south to Johor Bahru..Tomorrow we will enter Singapore! and will back to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday..

I am really excited!!

Ada siapa2 nak kirim? Fridge magnet ker or murtabak Singapore ker..do email me at miralatiff@gmail.com..bye!

I wish I had an extra super power!

2010-06-09T02:08:00.007+07:00

I want to thank Ida for this honorable award given to me and I personally think that all mothers in the world are SUPERMOM!

Why I said that:

1) From the moment you know that you are pregnant, you slowly start to sacrifice yourself with all morning sickness, heartburn, berat badan naik mendadak, your feet rapidly becoming a-giant-feet, and the list goes on and on.....
2) In the labor room, fighting for your life to deliver your cute little bundle of joy..
3) Not to mention, adventures that you have to face everyday through out your life as a mother to raise your kids...that is even more challenging huh?

Plus being a working mom, I really need that extra superpower! and also extra TIME!

But above all that, there's nothing can describe how you feel when you know that all your kids are successfully growing up happy and healthy..I can't believe that I've been a mom for almost 1 year and 5 months..how time flies and I really enjoy every bit of it!

I would like to devote this award to:

1) Azie Mommy Mya
2) Murni PG
3) Dayang Mummylicious
4) Lizzie Mummy Aiden
5) Iza The Pink Stilettos
6) Nurul Madam Soyaree - My husband is American :P
7) Ibu Arifa
8) Kak Munirah -The Triplet plus One
9) Kak CT BlackCardomompods

and last but not least........

10) To all mothers in the world!

Macaroni Chicken Bolognese, anyone??

2010-06-07T23:17:00.004+07:00

When my son entering 12 months, making homemade food for him is a lots of fun! After months of pureeing, mashing and carefully introducing new foods, making food for him now become a little easier.

Normally if I was at home, I will try my best to prepare homemade food for Emir. In some rare cases, like if we were out for vacation, we will try to search any restaurant which served porridge. Emir memang tak minat langsung dengan baby cereal yang bancuh2 tu..I've tried to give him once and it ended up fully pack until it reached expiring date. So memang no other options la..

The other day, when we were out to do groceries, I was looking for spaghetti and I saw a packet of macaroni. I remembered that my late grandma pernah masak macaroni with chicken soup and fed one of my little cousin (I reckon her age was around 1 year ++ at that time). So I decided to make macaroni for Emir but instead of chicken soup, I tukar sikit recipe tu jadi Macaroni Chicken Bolognese..:P

Here's the easy peasy recipe to make the simple yet delicious Macaroni Chicken Bolognese:

1/2 carrot, chopped
Broccoli (cut the stems)
Tomato paste/puree
One cup of macaroni (you can add more as you like)
Chicken breast

Cook the macaroni and carrot together and bring to the boil. Meanwhile, steam broccoli and chicken breast until it becomes soft (wait for about half an hour) and later minced them.

Preheat the cooking pot then pour the tomato puree and stir a bit. Add minced broccoli and chicken breast and cook for a few minutes.

Drain the macaroni (and chopped carrot) and place it into the cooking pot and stir for a 2 minutes until all the ingredient are blended together.

Walla! ready to be served to your little customer..:P Ibu dia pon join makan sekali..

Thailand's Cowboy??

2010-06-06T11:10:00.006+07:00

My first thought before I entered this restaurant was "It's just another typical Coffee Shop and served western foods.." Being me, I more prefer to eat rice and lauk2 during lunch and this restaurant not really up to my liking..Then my husband insisted to check the menu displayed in front of the restaurant..I was surprised to discover that they are not only serving coffee and typical western food but there's also eastern food like fried rice and various kind of noodles. I was suddenly changed my mind and said to my husband "okay, lets give it a try!" The main reason just simply they also served Tom Yum Goong (my favorite!)..

Black Canyon is originated from Thailand (that's explained why they served Tom Yum) and was established in 1993. Other than their famous coffee, Black Canyon also offers an extensive food menu combines Western and Eastern favorites like fried rice and noodles and also Thai specialties tom yum, som tam etc. Black Canyon has few franchised open in Malaysia too! The one that I visited is in Alamanda, Putrajaya.

As the name clearly stated "Black Canyon Coffee", Black Canyon's excellent reputation is based on serving coffees of the highest quality, with the best aroma and taste, made from 100% fresh coffee beans imported from around the world, as well as those grown in Thailand under Royal patronage.

Because I insisted to eat rice, we opted white rice and some lauk2 along with it. Fried chicken with cashew nut and stuff omelet..Yum yum!

Tadaaa! My all time favorite 'Tom Yum Goong'..So sedappppppp! Like the one I tasted in Bangkok during my last trip there. Makan sampai licin I hirup kuah tu..

The drink was not that bad thou..I had a tough time to decide which drink I wanted to order. I was like "eh nak yang ni la..jap2 tukar yang ni la.." hehe my husband tengok pon geleng kepala..At first I wanted to tasted their coffee then I changed to Tropical tea sebab tengok dalam menu and sangat tempting..For hubby Black Canyon Iced Coffee..Dapat la jugak rasa coffee kat situ..

For this little boy, I packed homemade porridge..He was attempting to suap sendiri but banyak yang spilled compared to yang masuk dalam mulut..He almost poked his nose dengan plastic fork tu..*Sigh*

In the end ayah took over to feed this little rascal..Tu pon menjerit2 nak pegang spoon sendiri..

Out of ten I can give 8.5 to Black Canyon Coffee..Price range is so reasonable and I would definitely come to eat here again! Suddenly terasa lapar while typing this entry..=P

Toddler Activity : Coloring

2010-06-03T10:00:00.009+07:00

Coloring session is more than just fun activity! Coloring is a great fine motor activity for young children. It strengthens the small muscles in their hands and improves their eye-hand coordination. When the kid holds the pencil to draw or colour, his pincer point is strengthened as well. Most important is Emir and I could both enjoy doing this activity together.

"Activities that involve colors have the power to develop and influence those abilities in children. When children take part in such activities, both the right and left part of the brain is being exercised. What does this do? It helps strengthen and develop creative thinking in children. This is a good approach to developing the child’s innate character.

Colouring activity has immense potential in the development of both the right and the left brain as it requires the help from both the hemispheres of the brain. Why? This is because colouring activity requires thoughts and coordination. Development and provision of life to thoughts is the job of the right brain while the hand eye co-ordination required to get a picture on the paper of to provide colour to the picture needs to be guided by the left brain"*Source*

I bought a coloring book and a set of color marker for Emir during our trip to Kinokuniya the other day. Initially, the coloring book was used to occupied him while we were having lunch but up to my surprise Emir seems to enjoy it so much!

Each time I hold the coloring book and color marker Emir will clap his hand excitedly and pull my hand so that I can sit beside him and join him together. I once tried to hide the coloring book and the marker away from him and Emir ended up crying out loud like someone had pinched him hard.

Most of mothers must be worried if their children started to extend their creativity to wall or sofa or even sometimes children accidentally mark themselves or their clothes while they draw and color. You, moms don't have to worry no more with Crayola Washable marker and crayon. I chose Crayola Washable Marker for Emir. It comes completely off clothes and skin and you can easily swipe any mark right off walls with sponge. Senang kan??

Price range - a bit expensive but I think it's really worth buying rather than you need to re-paint your wall or change your sofa, right?

'Don't disturb me Ibu! I'm busy coloring my book'....Sampai berkerut2 dahi tu..bersungguh betul!

Hasil creativity Emir..

Okay Ibu..I am tired..Can I just lay down for a moment?

Coloring is a great past time for kids of all ages. Sit down and color with your children sometime. You just might find that you still enjoy it too!

Safely arrived!

2010-06-02T23:50:00.006+07:00

Hi guys!

Ohh I miss blogging so much!..baru jer few days tak blogging dah termimpi2..=)

Good news is I am safely arrived in Malaysia tanah airku! My flight was on last Saturday night and I arrived in Malaysia on Sunday night..almost 14 hours flight plus 3 hours transit in Dubai really made me exhausted!! I slept most of the time on the plane and woke up during meal time..tu pon stewardess yang woke me up..

Nothing can describe how I felt the moment I saw my son...I almost drop my tears..but managed to hold my feeling..Emir was smiling when he sees me..I know that he missed me! After I took him from my husband and he was clinging to me the whole way to our house from the airport until he fell asleep..

My days off this time is very short..I have 3 weeks to juggle a lot of things besides spending quality time with my prince(s) - hubby and my son..=)

My second day at home, I went out to meet the landlord of the house that we bought to discuss some of stuffs then we headed to my parents house..My parents was so surprised to see me suddenly showing up at their house..Because I told them that I will come back next week..Ala2 nak surprisekan my parents la konon2 nyer..I felt regret thou sebab if I informed earlier my mom sure masak sedap2 nyer! We ended up beli makanan dekat pasar malam..=(

So people..I miss you all too...Can't wait to terjah your blog...adding up to my 'things-to-do' list!

A big RELIEF

2010-05-27T23:33:00.004+07:00

Remember in the previous post I mentioned that I have two presentation this week~~..Well..Alhamdulillah both of them are done! First presentation tu memang tak berapa prepare sangat because I was informed in a very short time, so sempat prepare in just one day jer..tapi quite okay sebab topic tak la besar sangat..and in the middle of presentation I open any contributions from audience..bila audience dah bagi feed back I pon macam dah comfortable nak continue the presentation..

Then for the second presentation, I was quite well prepared..Tapi biasa la kan bila dah stand up in front of a big crowd mula la ketar lutut and apa yang dah plan nak cakap pon boleh lupa..Overall it was fine..Alhamdulillah..

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I'm going home in just a few days time!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeay!

It's one week earlier than date yang I plan nak balik..Today my manager called me up..At first I thought he wanted to give a task or whatnot..Rupa-rupa nya dia cakap I boleh balik awal sebab job yang sepatut nya I kena pergi was postponed in 3 weeks time..what a big relief!

I memang dah homesick sangat ni..I miss my son so much!..Encik suami saya rindu kamu juge..*grin*

Stage fright

2010-05-25T23:18:00.006+07:00

I am under pressure now!!

I have two presentation this week..One of them was given in a very short notice!..D*mn..

The last time I did presentation was like 4 or 5 months ago. It was long time ago..I memang ketar lutut la each time nak buat presentation ni..Sometimes memang dah prepare dah but once I stand in front of crowds I tend forget what I have to say!

According to our former Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir, he was saying that he also has a stage fright each time he is about to give a speech. Semua orang rasa macam tu ker??

*Picture from google

Here's the top 7 tips to overcome stage fright which I took from here:

Know your stuff! The best thing you can do is to be overwhelmingly, thoroughly, and completely prepared and in mastery of your material. Much of the fear comes from wondering if you will make a mistake, or if the audience will know more than you. There is one sure way to beat that and that is by knowing your material inside and out.
Focus on getting through the first five minutes. That is where the problem lies. Rarely do you see someone who seems fearful all the way through his or her presentation, do you? No, they settle in and get comfortable after a while. Don’t look at it as a fifty-minute speech. Look at it as a five-minute speech.
Breathe! Fear is a bodily reflex and one that you can overcome. When you get afraid, you start to breathe in short, fast breaths. Before you speak, or while you are being introduced, you should sit quietly and breathe slow, deep breaths.
Tell yourself that the world won’t fall apart if you do a rotten job. Face it; unless you are delivering the State of the Union Address, the world will keep right on revolving if you don’t do well. Even as a professional speaker there are times when they don’t do as well as they want to. People usually appreciate it anyway and you’ll keep right on going.
Understand that you are your own worst critic. Most people aren’t going to come to your presentation with the goal of picking you apart. So you shouldn’t pick yourself apart either. Obviously, this is mainly for the one giving the occasional talk, not the professional speaker.
Understand that most of the people in the audience would be scared to death to give a speech too, and are glad that it is you and not them! For the occasional speaker, it is okay to say, "Excuse my nerves, I am not used to this."
Make ‘em laugh. That is the best way to start with a crowd. It is a guaranteed laugh and always settles the crowd in. Sometimes it has nothing to do with the topic and just say, "What does that have to do with my topic? Nothing, but I just love that joke!" Then go into your speech, and we are all a little more relaxed because we have laughed together.

I hope everything will be smooth sailing..Pray for me people!

*Need to review back my slide show..daa

Like father like son!

2010-05-24T23:22:00.006+07:00

This is what happened if you leave your son with his father for 5 weeks..

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Ooooohhh noooooo........................My son turned out to be a PS3 freak!!

But there's one thing yang buat I terharu is sambil Emir asyik main game tu gambar Ibu ada dekat tepi dia..Good boy!

Offshore Survival + Free Vacation Malta, 2009

2010-05-22T03:17:00.012+07:00

My trip to Malta was on October, 2009. It was not really a vacation trip though and this was my second time in Malta. I was attending an offshore survival course (for those whom work on the offshore rig needs to attend this course) which happened to be held in the most remarkable country in southern Europe. Malta is one of Europe's smallest and most densely populated country.

I arrived in Malta International airport on 18th October 2009 after a long flight from Kuala Lumpur. Usually, if I travel anywhere for business purposes, my company will arrange everything from flight ticket, hospitality and assigned driver to pick me up when I arrived. As soon as my luggage was clear from custom, I walked happily, expecting someone waiting for me outside the arrival. In the same time, I crane my neck looking for someone who holding my name.

After waiting for like half an hour, still no body came to pick me. Gosh..I started to become panic. Dah lah sorang-sorang and the place pulak I was not really familiar with. I tried to calm down and still waiting. 1 hour passed. Still no body. I need to do something. I tried to call the person who in-charge but no answer.I reckon it was Sunday and they are not working. D*amn..

Then I remember that Ochee once told me, he met a Malaysian couple who's staying in Malta last trip he was here. Immediately I called Ochee, he gave me the phone number. I dialed the number. Pheww..I was lucky they answered my call! After a long explanation, convincing her that I am Ochee's friend, Shah came to pick me up. Shah was my savior!! I rasa kalau Shah tak amek I sure I tidur dekat airport hari tu.

Shah brought me to her so called home. Shah and her husband,Jeff dah duduk dekat Malta for almost 5 years. Her husband's taking care one of the boat in Malta. They even live in the boat!! Boat ni bukan boat yang kecik tau..Boat yang besar! The boat named Blue Leopard and its belong to one rich guy from one of the country in Europe which I don't remember. Basically Jeff does the maintenance work on the boat. According to Jeff, Malta has 3 harbours and well known as tempat parking luxury boat, ships and ferry.

Yours truly dengan pose ayu tapi muka sangat lebar masa ni..Hmmpphh..

It was spring season when I was there. So the weather agak sejuk but still bearable.

Gzar..banyak boat2 yang parking dekat sini..

A bit information about Malta,

Malta is a group of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Only the three largest islands - Malta, Gozo and Comino - are inhabited. Malta, in the heart of the Mediterranean, is a melting pot of civilisations with a history stretching back thousands of years. The country has been inhabited since around 5200 BC and a significant prehistoric civilisation existed on the islands prior to the arrival of the Phoenicians who named the main island Malta, meaning safe haven. Later the islands were for centuries the seat of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St John and then part of the British Empire. Malta became independent in 1964.The national language is Maltese, which is part of the Semitic language family that includes Arabic. English is also recognised as an official language, and many Maltese also speak Italian.Tourism is important in Malta but the island also has an expanding services sector.*Source

Jeff and Shah took me to dinner and later they sent me to the hotel. I was staying in Vivaldi Hotel which located in Saint Julian, Malta. The room was quite spacious for only one person. There's two queen bed and my room's facing sea view.

My room

I tak banyak jalan-jalan sangat since my course started the next day and it was from 7 in the morning till 5 in the evening everyday. By the time I reached hotel it was already 6 in the evening and most of kedai close at 7 except the restaurant and pub.

The next day during breakfast, I met two guys who are working with me in Libya. So tak la boring sangat. They are very good companions besides being my loyal bodyguard. *wink*

Matheus and Anwar..Teman Tapi Mesra @ Kawan ber'camwhoring' masa dekat Malta..hehehe

But dalam tak de masa tu, I sempat la jugak visit few places sebab ada geng yang nak pergi jalan-jalan sekali. Kalau I sorang memang stay dekat bilik jer la..On the second last day. We took a bus from Saints Julian to Gzar (Jeff and Shah place) sebab Mahtheus nak tengok boat. Then we off to Sliema. From one to other places actually tak berapa jauh sangat because Malta pon tak la besar mana.

Admiring the beautiful scenery

Rock Jungle...Malta congested with building..

In Halfar..Seronok tengok makcik-makcik ni fishing..

During the course,

I was the only girl in our class. My classmates came from all over the world. From left Australian-Libyan-Italian-French-Canadian-Brazilian-Malaysian Truly Asian..=)

The water was so cold. I was shivering the whole time

The last day in Malta, was on my birthday. Sangat sedih sebab celebrate sorang-sorang. At that time, I really wished my husband and Emir were around.

Overall, it was a great experience and I would recommend Malta to be a place you must visit if you are coming to Europe.

Thank you for reading!

Emir is officially becoming a toddler!

2010-05-21T02:50:00.019+07:00

Up to date, Emir has turned 1 year 4 months old *yeay!*..I know it's a bit late to blog about this...Well, we celebrated Emir's first birthday twice because on the exact date of Emir's birthday I was not physically in Malaysia. So haruslah sambut sekali lagi. Story pasal birthday celebration Emir I will update in next entry, because I forgot to transfer all pictures on Emir's birthday from husband's laptop. *sigh*

Alhamdulillah Emir's officially becoming a toddler now!! *clap*clap*clap* Nothing can described how happy I am to see my son growing healthily even thou I am not always around him all the time. Deep down in my heart I know that Emir knows I always think of him and loves him.

Let's see Emir's progressions as we speak:

Alhamdulillah...Emir walked his first independent steps on February,2010. A week after I arrived in Malaysia.*yeay* Actually before that, Emir dah boleh jalan sikit-sikit but he needed us to coax him while he walks. But now Emir dah boleh jalan on his own!
He can say 'Naakkk' towards everything he desires simultaneously pointing his finger to what he wanted. If he declined on something he sometimes says 'anakkkkk'..Lebih kurang macam 'tak nak' la bunyi nya..
He understands the meaning of kiss, when I ask him to kiss me, he will lean towards me and kiss my cheek. But this is very much dependent on his mood.
Character wise, I would say Emir is quite a friendly boy..He has never been afraid to strangers!!..There's one time we went out for dinner, Emir suddenly waving his hand to budak yang duduk sebelah meja we all sambil cakap2 in his baby-language..macam nak ajak budak tu berkawan dengan dia..
Emir has quite a bad temper sometimes. If he wants something, not only would he want it regardless of whether you allow it or not, he wants it immediately.
Emir like sharing things with others. Tak kedekut. If you asked him "Emir nak sikit" he will come to you and give to you whatever in his hand at that time. Good boy..
Emir sangat banyak makan sekarang..He can finish up one bowl of porridge in one go jer!! Susu pon dah kurang minum..He loves drinking water! Kalau pergi mana2 kena make sure bawak his water bottle.
He's so active nowadays. Tak boleh duduk diam. The moment he wakes up from sleep, he will play sampai la dia tidur balik.
He will raise his hand each time I said "Siapa Emir Faiz angkat tangan!"
Emir now has 8 teeth all together *yeay!*..always waking up his ayah by biting ayah's nose. hehehe
Emir started to show his interest towards reading. Bila dah bosan Emir suka jugak gigit buku dia..ishh..ishh
He loves watching advertisement and not to forget Upin Ipin, each time nampak advertisement or Upin Ipin on TV he will immediately stop playing and focus on TV then after that sambung balik main.
Unlike me, he likes cat. Pantang nampak kucing nak pegang. Each time he sees cat he will says 'cinngggg'..kucing la kot..My husband dah few times cakap nak bela kucing but I give him a big "NO" sign. Because in the end I know I will be the one yang nak bagi kucing makan, mandikan kucing dan sebagai nya..I don't really have time for that..and I risau Emir kena asthma because of cat's fur..better avoid it..
Recently, he's trying to imitate 'peace' sign each time we try to snap his picture. But tak berapa nak jadi sebab it looks more like 'talk to my hand' sign..;)

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12 months..Up until now Emir is still a free-pacifier baby *yeay!*

12 months

Emir's reading his favorite book..13 months

Emir's attempted to show "peace" sign...13 months

In rabbit park..Emir amazed while pointing to a group of rabbits..he didn't notice there's a rabbit trying to poke him from his back..;)...14 months

Ibu always loves you..You are always be the apple of our eyes..*hug & kisses*

Family Escapade: Krabi, Thailand 2009

2010-05-19T23:25:00.023+07:00

I have been procrastinating to blog about this trip for like..ermmm..let me think..almost 6 months!!..hehe...I edited all pictures and uploaded in FB but I don't really have time to blog about it.

Well..This trip was on September, 2009. Right after Eid Fitri in 2009. Trip was well planned by my husband. Each time when I got back home, he will arrange a family trip to somewhere far from hectic Kuala Lumpur. It was my second *rotation from work after I delivered Emir, my husband chose Krabi as our vacation trip. *the drill is if I work for 6 weeks, I will be having 3 weeks days off..so on and so forth..

We took AirAsia Go Holiday Package which consist hotel accommodation and flight tickets for three of us for 4 days. It was quite a good bargain and if I book hotel separately, the cost will be a huge different. With AirAsia Go, you can choose your hotel rated from 1 star up to luxurious 5 stars..If ada budget lebih boleh pilih hotel yang mahal sikit..It all depends on your itinerary. As for us, we don't really spend our time at the hotel sebab according to our plan banyak jalan-jalan and site seeing, so we opted hotel yang average jer..

Our flight to Krabi was early in the morning, I reckon it was 7 or 8 o'clock in the morning...We need to be at the airport around 1 hour before departure to check-in and stuff. Journey from the airport from our house roughly will take 45 minutes to 1 hour depends on the traffic, therefore we need to bertolak from rumah around 5 o'clock in the morning. Just imagine, me and the baby getting ready at 4-5 o'clock in the morning ain't that easy..To make things become worst, we woke up late!! If not because my son woke up crying, I think we might miss our flight and forget our hoilday trip. I gave gazillion kisses to Emir sebab kejutkan ibu that morning. Ni semua angkara last minute packing..typical me!

I was also lucky because my MIL was at our house on that day. So while me and husband running to the counter, I'd got someone to hold Emir. Thanx Mak!!Otherwise, memang semput or else miss the flight. Lesson learned from that incident, pack your luggage as early as possible, recommended one day before you travel especially if you're having a baby. I will never forget what happened on that particular morning for my whole life..hehehe

This trip was a third time we traveled with Emir by plane. Emir was behaved well in fact he was sleeping as soon as the plane took off all the way to Krabi. Good boy. As we arrived in Krabi, it was around 10 or 11 in the morning. Thailand time is one hour late than Malaysia time. The flight took about 2 hours and 30 minutes. At first we thought of renting a car, then plan changed and we just took a cab to the hotel instead. Lagipon tak familiar dengan jalan-jalan dekat situ and I was worried that we might get lost. Airport and our hotel is not that far, just 15 minutes drive.

Just arrived. Emir was sleeping from Kuala Lumpur to Krabi due to kena bangun awal on that day.

We stayed at Maritim Park & Spa Resort. The hotel located in Muang Krabi. The hotel is so-so la. Not as luxury as it claims to be a four stars hotel. The grounds and the exterior of this hotel are imposing, very impressive. However our room, though very spacious and with a pleasant view from the balcony, was dingy. Lighting was feeble, the bed was hard, and the decor was tatty. We also thought the breakfast was poor , everyday was the same variety of foods and not as we are expected. Once maybe a good hotel with a very special garden/lagoon environment with large potential, but it is not well maintained and very scruffy. Me and husband quite disappointed with the hotel.

View from our balcony. Dekat belakang tu ada Lagoon..

First day, we just stayed at the hotel sebab sangat penat as a result of slept late and rushing to the airport. After late lunch, we all tiga beranak terus dozed off. The second day was not really our lucky day, sebab hujan selebat-lebat nya from the afternoon until petang. After the rain stopped, we all get ready pergi jalan-jalan kejap around lagoon which is in the hotel compound and then getting ready to Krabi town for dinner. It is quite hard to find halal food in Krabi, we end up with seafood jer. Tomyam goong in Krabi not as tasty as in Bangkok TomYam in Bangkok sangat berlemak and pedas. As a TomYam lover, I was quite frustrated la.

After a long rainy day, we finally out of our room and jalan-jalan around hotel and managed to shoot some pictures..

On the third day, the weather was excellently bright and sunny. We decided to check out Ao Nang beach. It took us around 15-20 minutes from hotel to Ao Nang beach. Ooh lupa nak cakap yang our hotel takde beach. Another down side of the hotel. That was the first and last time we all stay kat situ!

Oh boy..I was jawed down the moment we reached Ao Nang. Kept telling my husband why we didn't choose to stay in Ao Nang. Along Ao Nang beach there's a lot of hotels, restaurants, clubs and Spa. Memang ramai tourist dekat sini compared to our hotel area. Mainly because it much closer to the beach. Nak makan pon senang because you have a lot of options. There's a lot of activities that you can do in Krabi other than sunbathing like island-hopping, scuba diving, snorkeling or kayaking.

Okaylah, let's pictures do the talking now. *scroll down please*

On the way to Ao Nang. We rode a so call bus. It seems more like a lorry to me.

Ao Nang Beach

We decided to take a boat and island-hopping. There's few island around Ao Nang.

Emir's first experience ride on the boat! Minah Brazilian in front of us is so damn hot!

Emir's snagging Ayah's shirt all the way to the island maybe dia takut boat tu macam tak berapa nak stable sangat.

Emir's wailed his lung out sebab tak nak duduk atas pasir tu. On the other hand, Ibu sibuk nak buat pose gedik di situ..

Breath-taking scenery.. See the blue water and white sand. I will definitely visit Krabi again!!

My first attempt snorkeling. Hehehe. I almost drowned at first, then my hubby showed me the right way to paddle my feet..

Emir recharged his energy. He was such a sport and behaved very well.

Krabi was affected by tsunami. I saw few "Evacuation Site" sign along Ao Nang beach.

Our flight back to Kuala Lumpur was in the afternoon on the fourth day. So after breakfast, kami bawak Emir mandi in the swimming pool for his very first time. Emir really enjoyed it! Sampai tak nak keluar from swimming pool.

Eventhou the trip was not like we expected due to the weather and hotel condition, we somehow did enjoy our trip to Krabi. It was a great experience and looking forward to return back to Krabi. I would highly recommend Krabi to bakal pengantins yang tengah plan for honeymoon.

Some tips flying with a baby/ an infant (for 1-2 hours flight):

Allow plenty of time at the airport for check-in. (Lesson learned!)
Get on the plane first and off the plane last to get a better chance of assistance from cabin crew.
Pack a small bag with just one diaper, a few wipes, a perfumed nappy sack and some rash cream if needed and place it in the seat pocket in front of you. Kalau boleh salin diaper siap2 before departure.
Don't forget to bring finger food if the baby started eating solid food.
Wrap toys to add to their entertainment value. Rattles or any kind of toys that is light and easy to carry or the last resort your phone also will do.
Don't let your baby sleep right before departure, kalau boleh kasik baby penat betul2 and for sure baby will doze off on the plane.
Travel light. Kalau boleh bawak apa yang perlu sahaja on the plane. Yang tak perlu sila letak dalam luggage and check in.
Forget about style when choosing your traveling clothes - go for comfort, ease of wear.

Thank You for reading!