:: The story continues ::

We hired two guys to paint our house.. Voluntarily..

Good lah these two guys.. No need to pay.. Just give them food and drinks.. They have a thing for Ice Lemon Tea.. So give them more of these...

Who are these two guys.. They are from Din and Co..



The first guy is Shamsudin, my dad..



The second is my bro.. Muhammad Hafizuddin...

Now my nenek tak geng my dad.. she merajok lah.. Aiya.. You know lah orang tua.. Very possessive of her possessions. So when my dad throw the unwanted stuff.. She merajok lah..

But then again, I don't think it will last that long because he is her only child.. Anak kesayangan lah katakan.. And my parents all will make use of me whenever my nenek merajok to do something since she never merajok with me.. Slamat aku..

I also got help a bit with the house tau..



See Ain, I got proof.. So wipe out that sarcastic smile of yours.. *Hmph*

Just can't wait to finish this whole renovation thingy so that we can clean up the dust and dirt and grime and whatever that comes with it..

Went shopping with Lyn just now and I bought a bag..



Nice a not my bag.. From Charles and Keith.. $33 bucks..I am so so happy with my bag.. Longing for a new bag...



See a pic of Lyn.. She is so so petite that she is wearing a kid's dress that she bought from John Little.. She is seven months pregnant mind you.. Kalau lah aku cute mute macam kau Lyn.. Senang skit..

Anyway, Ayie wanted to bring me out for Raya and at the same time come to my house for Raya but cancel since my house is super duper messy.. SO nanti dah bersih sikit you datang eh yang..

I am going off right now.. Wanna concentrate on this Korean Drama..



I am hooked to it... I still have the Channel 8 Drama at 9pm and America's Next Top Model at 10pm. Busy Busy...

Adioz..

:: Jalan Raya with Poly Frens ::

Today was the Jalan Raya Session with my poly friends.. Another two more years and we will be friends for 10 years.. Very long time.. We are all the same except some minor changes here and there...

Initially Asraf and Yati wanted to come but last minute they buih so left kiter berempat macam biasa.. Kinda sad that Ayie didn't get to come along as he still at his Kampung...



First stop is Arwah Aat's place.. His mom and dad was super happy to meet all of us... The five of us including Arwah Aat were very very close.. I am glad to have such good friends..

After that was Bal's place.. The four of us was quite sad since senotnet jer yang ader...

Ina called us and said that she would like to join us if we can drop by her place first.. Of coz we all very happy to do that.. We zoom off to her place..

After Ina's place was Aida's place..



Now ramai lagi.. The ex students of NYP, Mechatronics, year 1998 - 2001.

After Aida's place was Asraf place..



Me and Ina and Ina's two kids, Fateha and Anissa. Cute lah this two kids..



Our last group pic.. Ina and family left first since they are going visiting at another place.. We left later since it was raining heavily..

Now I am waiting for Ayie to come back... Like so long never talk talk to him.. I am also happy that eventhough he did not follow me for the jalan jalan, he still allow me to go...

And my Cabinets dah siap tau..



See.. nice a not??

I am so tired and yet tomorrow I still have to work.. Ayie also ajak gie jalan raya tomorrow.. Haiz..

As for now, I am thirsty so gonna grab a drink while waiting for Ayie to come back..

Yippeee...

:: When it's over ::

I simply can't wait till the renovation wrap up tomorrow...

This is the state of my kitchen.. Not yet the living room..

When everything comes to a close..I have a list of things to do..

1) To clean the house.. Mop so that I can walk and feel that flooring under my feet. Now the floor is super dusty and sandy.. You have crocs and sandals and slippers and boots everywhere. You can come in with your shoes on.. Even when we have guests, they need not open their shoes.. Convenient kan..

2) Enjoy some peaceful sleep minus the drilling and hacking.

3) Bake cookies on my new oven

But despite all the inconveniences, I enjoy the fact that we skip cleaning the house for Hari Raya... Best skali..

But still I geram with the contractors, I will see how the work is done.. If it is some shoddy work, I shall not hesitate to write to CASE.. They are really getting on my nerves..

Ayie is already in Muar now. He balik kampong with his Aunties and Mom just now. They drove so he didn't bring his bike..

Met him and he gave me this before he go off ..



Chocolate chips cookies. Not bad but a bit tawar lah..



Plain Brownies.. Sedap though a bit dry. I like the chocolatey taste..

I skip class just now coz I was trapped in my room.. The Contractors left quite late. About 7pm..

In the meantime, I just hope everything will be over.. Macam nak buang jer barang barang.. Kinda geram when you have a mom and grandma who sayang wanna throw things that are no longer in use..

Arghhhhh....

:: Selamat Hari Lebaran ::

Let me warn you first that this is gonna be a loooooooogg post...

Let's have a recap of the past week...

Takes a deep breath....

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21 October 2006 - Saturday

It was iftar with Ayie's childhood friends. Also to welcome Amir's homecoming. He came back from Dubai on the 19th so they decide to gather and have iftar as well as to catch up. He is now a steward at Emirates and he will be staying there for quite a while..

We were late because my Abg Ayie was so busy cleaning up his house that he forgets the time. We had to rush there.. Fortunately Aidil booked a table for us so we were gurranteed seats..

We arrived at Jeewa Cafe @ Joo Chiat at about 7.05pm...

Help ourselves to the many many food.



Awang and Amir..



Amir, Ayie and I. Look at our plates.. Byk tol makanan..

So sayang I didn't take those crunchy squids and sausages. I love sausages that I think I could survive just with them and Maggi..

After the Iftar we jalan jalan at the Bazaar... So tired.. It was packed since that was the last weekend before raya..

I didn't buy anything even though I wanted too..

Ayie relented after I keep coaxing him to buy the pants that I wanted but unfortunately the pants sold out.. Chet..

Lepak at Kampong Glam Cafe after the jalan jalan at Geylang.. We parted ways at about midnight..

Surrounded ngan bunga bunga...

It was really fun though very tiring..

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23 October 2006 - Monday

I kept thinking of my pants that I tak dapat... Made me so sedih then Ayie told me that I can try check it out at Causeway Point. Maybe they have it at the Bazaar..

When I reach the Bazaar, Hmph.. Tinggal Besi ngan Khemah jer... Kedai sumer dah lesap.. Argh...

I called him and told him my cerita sedih lah.. He just laugh at me.. Ader ker patot.. tak kasi simpati langsung.. When I told him that he just said.. Alahai Kesian.. takpe next we buy... Hmmph

About 7 plus in the evening he called me and asked me to go over to his place after he come back from Kenduri sebab....

He wants to bring me to Geylang after going to West Coast to hand in my homework..... Yippppeeee...

So off we went to Geylang.. The pants still no have.. So I bought this Bohemian like skirt. By the time we walk walk it was already 3 plus in the morning when we reach home..

On our way back..

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24 October 2006 - Tuesday

Yeah yeah hari raya..

Eventhough my house still under construction and there is not a single kuih on the table.. I still semangat nak raya...

About two we all siap siap to go to my Pak Long House..




Ain and I dah siap wanna go out..

We were the third to arrive... Keekeke.. Not late finally.. Kalau tak slalu last..

I also start my job.. The official photgrapher..



The Makciks.. (Clockwise from left):Cik Ita, Mak, Bibik, Mak Ngah, Cik Yuni and Cik Lina.



The cuzzins.. Too many to introduce lah.. Nie not yet full force..



Kak Linda manage to fly all the way back for Hari Raya.. She was super shag but we were all happy that she manage to fly back.. Only her husband Abg Iman had to stay since he have lots of work to do..

Nevermind, next year won't be a problem since she is back for good..



My baby sister who don't look very baby.. Alamak ader goyang skit nie pic.. Sapa yang amikan nie..



After takbir and the mintak maaf session we we go off to Pak Ngah's Place..

This year raya is kinda special.. We all don the same outfit that we buy berkayu kayu and I have a personal hairstylist..



My stylist and the rest of the dayang dayang to make princess pweety..Touch up hair.. Dah serak...



Dah siap pon..

After Pak Ngah's Place was Mokde's place..



Lepak at Mokde's Place..



Then off to Pak Itam's Place..



Then to Cik Edah's place.. Ira with baby Shakirah..



Then finally to Bibik's place.. Last house..

had some Shissha session and I made my mom and Cik Ita smoke Shissha... Kekekke





Our antics on Hari Raya...

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It was fabulous... There will be more visiting.. With my angels on Saturday and with my poly friends on Sunday.. We going to Arwah Aat's place...

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Today I was drenched when I reached home.. It was raining so heavily.. Ayie fetch me from HQ after in service.. He was nice to bring me to Spize because I was craving for Tom Yam.. But tutop lah..

So we rode all the way home in the rain..

Now I am very tired.. I shall go get some sleep.. Tomorrow will be working till 4pm then doing night duty from 9pm to 9am..

So till then.. Sorry for that super long post..

To Ayie.. Thanks Dear for everything that you did.. I truly appreciate it.. Luv ya..

:; Raya Menjelang Tiba ::

Time really flies and tomorrow is the last day of Ramadhan. My preparations for Hari Raya is close to no preparations at all since the house is still under renovations. Just the normal baju kurung and some kuihs bought by my mom.

Can't wait for Hari Raya next year coz we will be able to bake kuihs for Hari Raya. Anyway, I won't wait till Hari Raya to bake kuihs though as I would like to make them once the oven is ready. Nak buat Honey cornflakes. Maybe can even kebas the ingredients from Ayie as his semangat maggi is at play again and he baked only cookies and brownies. Dear mana brownies yang you nak kasi I rasa. Tah Tah dah abis..

I am in the midst of doing my homework again. The last one that is. I just buat asal boleh because dah tak tau nak tulis apa. I hate practical papers where you need to conduct interviews and all. Leceh ah.. Have to get it done by tomorrow. And then go all the way to West Coast to hand it over. Haiz, nak raya pon tak leh enjoy. Tak understanding betol ah cikgu SIM nie eh..

My dad brought this home just now..



So sedap lah. His friend bought it from Australia. It's chocolate and there's hazelnut white choc inside with cereal. Sedap.. Taste a bit like Kinder Bueno but crunchy because of the cereal.

I wanted to update our Iftar last night with Amir who is back for a short break from Dubai but since I don't have the pics, I shall only do it later lah..

To all my Hindu friends.



Wishing you a bright Deepavali.



And to all Muslims, Selamat Menyambut Syawal yang mulia. Kalau ader tersalah bahasa atau tersilap kata, harap maafkan. Yang termakan dan terminom, Yang terkebas dan teramik harap halalkan. Senang cakap sumer yang ter ter tulah kan.. Moga ikatan persahabatan kiter akan terus berpanjangan.

I think now I shall get back to my homework. Besok sahur, we are having MacDonald's breakfast sebab every year sejak si Mac ader delivery, we will do that. Hmmm So sedap..

Selamat Hari Raya semua...

:: Assignments many many ::

I am in the midst of writing for my assignment now but I still have the mood to blog because I am feeling relieved..

My AD know about the problem I am having and it seems that I will get WL. I know that WL doesn't sound good but having the problem surfaced is definitely making me a little bit at ease.

I mean very much at ease. I broke down yesterday when I was so pressured and my mind totally went blank. I couldn't even write a single line worse still think. I just called Ayie and demand that he go home now and talk to me. He just finish terawih.. I was so so sad.. He just calm me down and talk to me till I was tired and sleep..

Even my colleagues say that the signs of stress is evident as I seem to shrink a bit... Iye ker?? Macam sama jerr..

Anyway as per normal... There are some colleagues who really talk and give you encouragement while the rest of the morons as usual came up with stupid not so funny ideas which makes you so frustrated with their stupidity that you just feel like slamming their ugly moronic face against the cold concrete wall. How I wish... I could do that.. But I just tell myself that "Sesungguh nyer aku berpuasa".

And I think I must mandi bunga because after one problem come another. I kena complain for being rude and arrogant. Aiyo.. I think my friends and colleague will agree that I am one of the courteous around.. Chey Chey.. Hmph.. To the complainant.. Wait when I really rude to you then you know.. Chet..

Now I am bursting with ideas.. For my homework that is.. I switch from

Option 1

In what ways does the interplay of risk and protective factors contribute to children's resilience in the face of adversities? Discuss with suitable examples.

to

Option 2

“I just want the bullying to stop. That is all I ever wanted. I used to love going to school. Now I hate it.”
(9-year old Verity Ward quoted in the Sunday Telegraph, 12 March 2000)
Critically examine the reasons why children perpetuate violence on their peers and steps that can be taken to minimize it, especially in schools.

I think Option 2 is much better since I suddenly have more things to write and more examples from further research. So far 600+ words so still 1300+ words to go. I ask my teacher for extension till today. Later today that is.. I am supposed to hand it over on the 18th. I explain that I have some problems right now so I a bit stress lah.. I will ask for extension for my Child Development II since it is due on Monday. Tu pon belun start.

This is my 194th entry. Very fast eh.. Soon I will hit 200. No surprise though for a chatterbox like me.. kekeke..

Anyway.. I have talked too much now. Wanted to actually blog a bit only.. Shall go to bed and wake up for sahur.. After sahur, continue with my homework. Insyallah I will finish on time..

Selamat Bersahur sumer..

P/S: Ina good luck on searching for Fate's and Bebe's Baju kurung at the Woodlands Bazaar. Insyallah ader eh...

:: Iftar @ Cavana ::

To my frens at Multiply.. This will be the last post that I will be publishing at Multiply the problem is rectified.. If you wanna have a lowdown on my life please drop me a visit at

www.sacredfortress.blogspot.com

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It was an iftar session with my angels at Cavana. I booked a table early so that we get the corner cushion seat..

Met Hasinah at the bus stop near our place and we make our way there... Being the early birds we tak waste time and straight away take out our camera to do some cam-whoring..



Ceh Ceh macam budak tarian ngan kipas sumer.. Kalau suh bukak step.. Confirm terabo kekeke...

Ezzam came and we ordered first as it was realy close to buka oredi. Cik Li Hua is late.. Ya pity her since she transfer to Bukit Timah, she no longer drives.. Go public like all of us..

Ezzam had this huge macam lalat specs and the two of us just couldn't stop ourselves for being part time clowns..



Female lalats wannabe...

As for Ezzam and Sinah.. There had this non stop fetish of posing with the kipas..



Cik Bedah.. where is the bride.... Opps salah.. bridegroom...Jangan marah ye nyah...



We took a self group photo before we left..

Basically it was the company that matters since the food at Cavana is so so and the price is pretty steep..

Then it is shopping...

At Kiddy Palace we found the overgrown shoe model..

Waduh suka dier ngan boot dier... Cute kan.. This is meant for kids yet my short no petite fren here can fit into it..

After walking and walking, Lihua bought Havainas sandals while Sinah bought a wired silver mesh shoe that I wanted but no size and I bought bedshee for Nor's birthday..

Huh after all that shopping we walked our way home.. The joy of staying so close to each other..

As for work just now.. My boss knew bout my problem already and they tried their very best to help but I guess there's nothing much that could be done ya.. The damage is done.. And me being a perfectionist towards my own self is also hard. I can accept and forgive others when they make a mistake but find it very hard to do the same when it happen to me..

I really need to focus now since I have not even start on my homework.. Just too stress.. I better start now..

:: Iftar and Shopping ::

It was my workplace Iftar session last night at Putri Pacific JB.

We left at about 5.30pm because my Cik Abang kemas store so there was a delay.. We pass by the checkpoint and were happy because we saw that it was quite clear.. But when we sampai.. Ha.. Amik kau.. The jam part was covered by the tembok.. Aiyo...Half brigde.. Luckily we didn't feel that hot. Maybe sebab orang puasa nie macam cool jer ek..

Anyway it was 6.30 when we finally reach JB. Rush all the way to Putri Pacific and was just in time for buka...

There was a big spread but I am not such a big eater.. makan sedikit jerr..



Some of my colleagues and their family who was there.. Murah and berbaloi tau coz it's only RM15++...




Me and my cik abang.. Kekeke.. Asal lah you smile like that dear.. Smile macam kene paksa.. Anyway Ayie was saying kalau hari hari macam nie kan best.. Best??? Ye best..



Me and Rizal's son. Aidan Ra'ied. I think that is how the spelling is.. Kekeke.. tembam eh and very fair.. Baju me, Ayie and him matching macam satu family lak eh..

We left at about 9pm and Ayie ajak me jalan kaki.. I was initially quite takot to do so sebab must pass by the lorong but he say takper lah he's around... Kiter ader hero lah.... it was quite a distance.. I actually chicken out and said we take bike lah.. He say yok jalan yok.. you nie dah lemak asyik nak naik motor jerr eh...Wah wah laser mulot ye.. Bila part kat town I ajak jalan you tanak..Hmph..

We walk to this shopping centre beside Kotaraya. UO something like that ah.. Went in to look for shoes but we end up doing foot reflexology.. Ayie blanjer me RM25 for the session.. I think he knows I am down and stressful so he wanna cheer me up..

After the tersangat lah sedap tapi sakit session, we went to the bazaar opposite City Square. Ayie beli jam G Shock ngan jeans.. Wah shopping sakan cik abang kiter..

After that we walk back to our bike and proceed to Singgah Slalu... We left for home at about close to 12.30am and I reach at about 1.20am...

Today was a long day.. Azman and me rush to HQ and then to HSA to made some enquiries. But not too bad since we take turns to drive.. And when I drive he tido... Ish Ish.. Penat sangat tak..Satu Singapore we round..



While at HQ.. I sempat testing this iProMedic.. Sedap you... Harga pon sedap.. 3000+

After that we left for Raffles City Shopping Centre for an appointment with someone. Oleh kerana that someone is late, I shop for my dad birthday present...

What did I get for my dad...

Polo Black Perfume 125ml... The smell very nice.. Suitable for both young and old...Then buy the perfume get this bag...

A black Polo Duffle bag..Lawa eh.. but sayang nyer one of the hook rosak..

As for the stress thingy.. It is still not over.. I might ger a warning letter... Well I think the chance for year end bonus is also very dim.. Haiz.. There goes.. A black mark in my clean record. Takper lah.. I will just try my best.. And whatever the outcome is.. I shall accept. Maybe Allah gave me this to prevent something even worse from happening ya..

Ayie is off for his Terawih.. He said he will be busy and tomorrow night, I am meeting my angels, Ezzam, Sinah and Lihua for iftar.. Kekkeke.. At Cavana.. So till then.. Assalamualaikum..