Forgive the mini hiatus as I'm not really in the mood to write. No, there's no problem at work or at home. I'm just malas. You could call it writer's block, but I'm not much of a writer, I would consider myself a super whiny programmer cum wife who happens to ramble a whole blardy lot. he he.

Yea, what's new with that? :P

Anyway, let's be random for a bit.

o1. We went for a shopping spree on Saturday but I ended up with nothing. I was dying for a new pair of shoes( tho it's not like I need any since I still have boxes of them in the back room, yea a failed attempt to hide it from C***). The fact that I've stopped buying myself shoes is unbelievable. It's weird when the last pair was the one that I bought for the wedding and that's like 4 freaking months ago. Perhaps I'm wiser now oleh itu berbelanja dengan lebih bijak. he he.

o2. Was supposed to go for our le-tour-de-rumah-sedara on Saturday, but most of em were out for open houses, kenduri and whatnot hence the unintentional and unsuccessful shopping spree. Shopping spree tanpa nafsu bershopping yang bergelora memang gagal.

o3. Sunday was the foodie-day. We went for C***'s cousin's wedding, stayed there until 3pm. Headed to Subang for moi uncle's open house and later another uncle's house in Cheras. We ate like there's no tomorrow, balik rumah terus menyesal as sleeping with a full tummy is excruciating, for me at least - sungguh uncomfortable.

o4. We were bitten by the health-conscious bug so our fridge is now laden with fruits, so much so that I served the PIL bowls of em when they dropped by last Saturday. he he. Okay ini bukan taktik malas masak but all of us just got back from dinner and everything else would be too heavy. :P Currently we have berries, melon, plums, apples, pears, oranges and pomegranate in stock. Maybe tonite boleh tambah lagi, it's not a waste to spend money on foood owh glorious food invest on healthy food. :P

05. I never really cooked since we're back from our long EID break. The fanciest menu hafta be the hokkien noodles for dinner last week. Adekah sudah malas? he he. Would try my best to cook something for C*** tonite.

06. C***'s currently a big fan of the gym. Please get that dashboard abs for me ya. :P Berusahalah!

o7. A lil cousin texted and asked if C*** is any good with gasing since he's from Malacca. he he. It's funny really, being a Malaccan doesn't make him any better in such traditional stuff than we do dear. C*** and gasing just don't go together. he he.

o8. We're heading up to Ipoh on Saturday for a wedding and there's a bridal shower going on on Sunday for one of the darlings. I'm planning to do something with the leftover glass jars from moi wedding. Hmppp..now I just hafta find something nice and sweet to fill it with. Apekah apekah?

o9. I just couldn't stop eating these days. I just can't skip breakfast else my tummy shall growl like crazy. Owh, apekah ini? Goodbye to losing-5kg fantasy.

10. Moi road tax is expiring within 2 weeks. Owh duit duit dimana kau duit. Ayah, belanja please? he he.

That's about it.

Have a err..great week? he he.

Tata.

This particular picture pretty much explains the owh-so-familiar scenarios within the field that I'm working in.

It could be so sickening at times, sungguh menyakitkan hati that you'd want to wring someone's neck wonder why you're still in the business after all these years. Kan bagus pegi cari keja yang no-brainer sket? he he. Ade ke?

Honestly I hope to be doing what I'm doing now for the next 3-4 years more before jumping into another related field as I love the thrill particularly the excitement when you're done with a huge bad ass project (& of course,the moneh :P, who doesn't?).

What up with the quitting talk? Well, I'm starting to feel the struggle whilst juggling between the endless programming codes (& not to forget the annoying users and demanding workload, apekah weekend pon kena keja? As C*** put it "Bangla pon cuti" he he.) and taking care of the family(okay lah, fine, our current family is just me & C***, but who knows nanti ada addition)

So there you have it, the work and me - we've been in the love and hate relationship thingy for so long. I love the thrill, I love doing things that most people couldn't fathom(C***'d usually roll his eyes every time he sees my codes) and again, the money.(It's the reason why most of us hafta work in the 1st place. Ada ke keja FOC? Sure, provided you already have the money to be used for 7 generations.)

Yea, it really pays to do stuff that people hate. In fact most of my friends during undergrad years are off working in some odd unrelated fields( with obvious happiness) except for me and a handful others. he he.

I don't know about you, but I think it's a waste not to love what you've learned. It's like getting a degree in engineering only to realize that you actually love writing. he he. Not the most appropriate example, but ya know, that sorta thing.

Owh well, I dunno lah. Perhaps it's just my luck, my rezeki.

So as for now, let's just code (a whole blardy lot) and be happy.

Okay enough of work talk.

Tata.

C*** shall be away for another work trip tomorrow, but fret not he'll be back the next day. Tapi kenapakah merasa kesedihan? ha ha. Perhaps all those spending-time-leisurely-with-each-other-for-2-freaking weeks will do this to you. Clingy terlebih. Not good.


Since C*** brought along his big car to our crib, his little car hafta be parked outside(for sun bathing and complimentary mandi bunga) kerana ada unsur-unsur pilih kasih antara the big car and little car so the big car managed to take over the little car's parking - whilst mine doesn't lose any privilege since I could still park mine in the basement parking.

So yours truly obviously doesn't have to walk uphill every morning toward the guard house to retrieve the car outside - unlike C*** since he still prefers to take the little car to work and simpan the big car buat pekasam, okay tipu, we're trying to save for something, so we hafta watch out the amount of our fuel consumption.Konon lah berjimat, tapi membazir dengan bebenda lain, takda maknanyer he he. Pagi-pagi senaman lah sikit yer darling.

We have a wedding to attend during the weekend and perhaps I could drag C*** to some of moi aunties' places for beraya after that. Apekah daripada pengantin baru sampai dah nak jadi pengantin tak berapa baru pon belum sempat bawak C*** to visit some of the relatives. Ini adelah bahaya.

One of my darlings is giving birth soon, still wondering what to get her. Hmppp...an array of baju yang comel kah?


If there's one thing I love about C*** is the fact that he would always give in to my cravings(note: my cravings is a habit thingy,as I would come up with random things that I want anytime during the day or nite which mainly consist of err...food :P ). Currently I'm crazy about melon, particularly rock and sun melon. No point in guessing who hafta scout around after work looking for it. he he. Om nom nom.

It's the 2nd day of work after my long break and I'm still sorta malas. *yawns*

Owh kerajinan, where are youu?

Finally back from my EID break, yea I had a long one. 1st time beraya with the other half harus lah beria. he he. :P

Had an eventful raya. I was feeling like a bloated python during the night before raya and few days after the 1st day of EID. Turned into my normal self for a day or two then back to the bloated-python feeling until last night - thanks to the endless open-house invites. I'm already sick of ketupat, lemang and the like, but still could baham everything else just the same. :P

Spent the 1st 3 days in Kedah before heading to Malacca. It was a looooong drive. Thanks to the raya traffic. The expected 6 hours ride was elongated to 9. I swear both of us suffered from backache the next day, sungguh miserable but the stay in Malacca was fun nevertheless.

Well, a year older and wiser( he he). Thanks for all the generous and heart warming wishes, for that I'm truly blessed.

My birthday was celebrated with the in laws and relatives. It was a fun one. I couldn't remember when was the last time the entire house sang me a birthday song,they sang not once but twice.

Adelah sungguh memalukan, especially when you're 26 but you still hafta stand in front of a cake(it's delicious, thanks darling :D, tapi kenapa black forest takde cherry? he he) with its lighted candles, holding a pink knife whilst being surrounded by everyone. Did I mention that ianya sungguh memalukan? he he. Owh, we actually sang thrice, but the 3rd time adelah for a little nephew since anybody's birthday is also his birthday.

Gave out a serious amount of duit raya this year and get nada, zero, none in return. Heh, what do you expect la kan? Memang dah takde chance. No matter if I still look 17 or not. :P

Got back home on Friday. We did a serious cleaning and we had an adopted pet cat for a day. C*** noticed its existent by the meowing. he he. It was funny and a tad scary really. Imagine hearing the meowing and hustling sound from our dark laundry room.We didn't realize when it got in but we reckoned it came in through the bathroom window. The cat stayed in for a few hours that night, but we let it stayed in the yard area when we went to bed and it's still there the next day.

It hafta be someone's cat since it's so cute, clean, a long hair cat and all. Few hours after we fed it breakfast, it went missing. Hopefully lah dah balik its home else the owner gonna be really sad.

Getting back to work after a long break adelah malas, but what choice do I have? :P

Will post some pics later, kalau rajin.

Have a great week.

Ciou.

I'll be 26(years young) within 8 days. Time flies eh? 4 more years to go before hitting the big 30.

My birthday = public holiday = C*** would be around = yippe!

I can't help but notice that some visitors were directed to moi blog whilst googling for "lonely". Well, I've been having a lot of feeling lately, but lonely is not one of em.

Forgot to take out the lauk from the freezer last night, so I whipped up some sambal sardine to go with the instant prata for our iftar's starters.We had one each but C*** actually asked for more tapi saya adelah kejam so tak kasi as I was craving for Chinese food. he he. Nanti dah kenyang camne nak makan Chinese food? :P

Dragged C*** around for a last minute shopping spree at one of the EID bazaar, a desperate attempt to find a matching tudung. The crowd was unbelievable. (We're not a big fan of crowded places). We spent 15 minutes looking for a parking space and we're outta there after 2 tudung and 30 minutes later.

No offence but I detest the parents who dragged along their tiny babies(like super tiny okay) to such places. The crowd, the heat, the smokes from the ciggie. A clear cut of non-baby-friendly environment. What were they thinking? Ok fine, it's not my place to judge as I'm not a parent(yet). Tapi where's your blardy common sense? Jangan semangat sangat nak raya sampai tak boleh berpikir boleh tak? They should try something called time-management otherwise known as sila-lah-manage-your-time-and-shopping-awal-awal-to-avoid-the-troubles-since-you-have-tiny-babies.

I'm yet to start packing for our balik kampung trip(which is err...tonight). Panic panic.

Coincidentally, lil bro shall be wearing a purple baju melayu = kami(C***, lil bro and me) adelah boria.(Yea, we'll be wearing purple this EID.) Tak boleh la nak budget jiwang-jiwang sket. Ada 3rd person pulak. he he. Must remember to take a pic of three of us later then. he he.

It's our first EID. Excited? Owh yes. :D

Well, have a blessed EID and be safe on the road aight?

See you after raya. I'll be back in probably a week.

Tata.

I had a hectic weekend.

I was juggling between my programming codes(yea, the work followed me home, in fact it followed me back to Malacca),solemnization dress alteration, warehouse sale(it was heaven for C***, not me.Sob), C***'s-favorite-murtabak hunt, the curiosity-to-learn-how-to-cook-laksa-nyonya-from-MIL mission and the-other-half-of-my-baju-raya hunt.

The work, warehouse sale, dress alteration, murtabak hunt and the recipe bits are a bunch of wonderful success but I'm still hunting for the other half of my baju raya - in vain.

I feel like giving up.

I feel like dragging C*** for another shopping spree so I could get myself a proper pair of baju kurung.

We'll see how lah.

So let's ramble about raya a bit.

I reckon we won't be having any sort of open house at our crib. It's still lacking on some crucial stuff for the living and dining hall tho I couldn't foresee any problem when it comes to cooking as the kitchen's rather complete.( Yea, we're big on food, so having a complete(definition: big fridge and all those cooking thingy) kitchen is somewhat crucial.)

It has been 2 freaking months, kenapakah belum beli perabot? Well,we've given up furniture hunting during the fasting month hence the empty spaces. he he. Furniture hunting whilst refraining yourself from drinking is torture.

Why? As I'd usually have the tendency to have this itchy-throat syndrome each time we're in a furniture store. Perhaps it's the wood dust and whatnot, or maybe it just me, mengade lebih. :P

So we shall resume the hunt after a month, yea, a month of beraya I mean, not berpuasa. (Yer, cara mengelat supaya orang tak datang rumah. )

Owh, managed to get my hands on a few jars of cookies(for moi, for mum & MIL), tho I'm yet to find one of my favorites. MIL even gave us a bagful of those traditional kueh for us to bring back to Kedah and for our munching pleasure(Thank you Mak! :D Macam mak baca jer.hehe). Yes, the munching pleasure sudah start during this morning sahur. Owh sedapnya bahulu dipped in hot tea - would be better to get a mug of hot tea and stuff all the bahulu in it then eat it with a spoon. :P

Yea, it's our(me & my cousins on my mum's behalf) childhood favorite. I didn't know who started the craze but it started lightyears ago, during one of those years when I still didn't know how to spell crazy. :P

On 2nd thought, perhaps it was me as I'm the eldest. I'm also the reason why our grandpa's being called "yan" instead of "wan", ya laa, saya pelat.(Owh, please pray for my Yan, he had a mild stroke a few weeks back and still recovering.)

On a lighter note, we're heading up to Kedah in 2 days. Yippe! We'll be in Kedah until Sunday before heading down to Malacca.

It's our first EID, am I excited? Owh yes. :D

So have a good week aight? Be safe.

Ciou.

The other day, whilst in the car with C*** - we were in the mist of the-other-half-of-my-baju-raya hunt.

We were blabbering about friends, C***'s and mine. It's funny to see how guys could own a bunch of good friends yet they are not entirely attached to them. Like C*** have his own close-knit group of friends but it's not like they are crazy about texting or calling each other everyday but when they meet up, it feels like they have been secretly seeing each other ya know?(Cis, bunyi macam affair pulak) Like nothing is amiss. Super mesra alam like hari-hari jumpa. No awkward "Sooo..what are you up to now bro?" moments or such.

It seems like they'd always pick up where they left off. If you ask me, whatever they have is amazing.

Ladies on the other hand, or should I say, specifically mine? It's a different story altogether.

I have this friend that would PM me everyday on YM just to bug me(for no specific reason. he he.Owh macik, but ya know I love you) and she would shower me with the same questions each and everyday. Ya know, that's what friends are for, someone to annoy and be merry with, it suits me just fine - tho it could possibly means that I hafta answer the same bunch of questions everyday for the rest of moi life, so be it lah kan?

Do you get the drift? Most of the female species needs the constant reminders that they are someone's best friends(& girl friends if I might add - else why they insisted the guys on saying I love you 348 times everyday? Okay, this is not a personal experience. he he). Yea, friendship and female could be rather complicated, just like that.

Whilst being married won't effect guys in term of friendship(well,most of em, at least), it's not the same for the ladies.

Some would stay the same(provided she's blessed with an understanding hubby etc) and some would just vanish(for whatever reason that is), like seriously.

It's sad.

It's sad when you know that something is missing from a friendship but you'd rather pretend that everything is dandy. Weird eh? Just when you thought that good friends are those that could just point the obvious and throw it on your face(ya know? the I love you and you might hate me for this but I just hafta say this to your face kinda thing) and not those who would prefer to treat you like you're invisible rather then voicing out their issues.

Perhaps it's true for em, ignorance is bliss - or it's just our typical konon-tak-nak-cakap-sebab-nak-menjaga-hati-and-malas-nak-panjangkan-cerita crap, padahal lagi menyakitkan hati ade la. Yup the kesopanan bordering hypocrisy.

Err..why the sudden ranting? I dunno, perhaps it's the workload(otherwise known as kemalasan as I'm already in cuti-cuti mode), perhaps I'm pms-ing so I just need to rant a bit. he he.

So yea, I'm desperately waiting for the weekend to come.

Be good now. Tata.