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.

I managed to get myself a pair of baju raya, wait a sec, it didn't come in a pair, it's actually a beaded cotton blouse(& it's owh soo soft) that I'll transform into a baju kurung for my EID. he he. Now I just hafta find a nice chiffon long skirt to go with it. Hmpp..sempat kah?

Yea, this mix and match thing gonna cost me more than actually buying a pair of decent baju kurung, but perhaps it's time to stop being a cheapskate. he he. On 2nd thought, perhaps I'm a selective cheapskate. Ya know, I don't mind spending the whole paycheque on a bag, shoes and bags. he he. But, it troubles me to spend hundreds on a baju kurung that I'd only wear during EID and kenduri. Yea, I'm not much of a baju kurung person, it's one of my once in a blue moon kinda thing. You must have been very lucky to see in one. In fact, it took C*** 5 long years to finally see me in it.

Well, I finally decided that we should go all sedondon when it comes to our raya outfits, baru lah terasa macam sedikit poyo ala-ala sehati sejiwa di pagi raya. he he. The color of choice's determined by C***, on another 2nd thought, I think it was determined by me as I was wringing his neck, forcing him to buy the material for his baju melayu. Yea, he needs the motivation to shop and I'm all supportive when it comes to buying stuff for him, just like that. :P

Talking about EID shopping, we managed to do some for the parents. It's the fathers' turn this time. This year, I'm refraining myself from getting another British India linen shirt for dad. It has been the same thing each year that dad might be sick of it already. he he. Tak raya pon kasi baju tu, raya pon baju tu. Takdak benda lain ka budak ni nak beli?

So I went for the extra casual look for dad this year and also for FIL. Even managed to talk C*** into buying a pair for himself. Yea, if there's one thing bout C***, he wouldn't know how to shop for himself(otherwise for his cars). He needs someone to go "Dear, I think this shirt gonna look good on you, beli beli beli" or just grab that piece of clothing, drag him to the changing room for testing and later put a gun on his head so he'll pay for it. Yea, all those steps are crucial, so much so that you'll think to yourself "Baju orang lain nak pakai, aku pulak beria lebih", he he. Maybe it's true, opposite attracts. Kalau dua-dua gila shopping, maybe kena pinjam duit kat along Bukit Beruntung.

On a lighter note, C***'s away on a sudden work trip yesterday. So I'm all alone. *sniff sniff*

But fret not, he'll be back today. he he.

Thanks to Kakna bebeh for the bazaar trip yesterday, else I'd be alone and kesedihan. Sob. (Chaiyok chaiyok for your test tonite, berusahalah!)

On another lighter note, we'd go for more shopping tomorrow as I need a nice tudung to go with my outfit and not to forget, a matching skirt.

Owh, C*** owes me a nice dinner to commemorate our 2 months anniversary, ha ha. Poyo lebih.

Well, I'm off. Selamat Hari Merdeka and have a blessed week, okay?

Tata.

Ya know what's annoying?

When a driver from the middle lane took foreveeeer to switch lane tho you already slowed down to give em some space(as you're currently on the right lane).

Hmppp...

That kind of kelembapan adelah mendatangkan marah. Like if you have the tendency to freak out whilst switching lanes in the midst of a busy morning traffic, just goddam stick to your lane, will ya? Jangan la dok menyusahkan orang. Macam nak masuk tapi tak masuk-masuk jugak, nak masuk tapi takot. Heeeeeeeee.... *pull hairs*

Ya wanna know more?

Well, the next hafta be the drivers with bad ass expensive cars(okay, I'm not jealous of their cars, okay fine, maybe a tiny bit). Just because you're freaking rich doesn't make you superior on the road, apehal tetiba nak potong queue and menyelit sesuka hati segala (perhaps you're mr/miss important, I geddit.)

Yea, it's true people would slow down and make ways for you as a single kiss plastered on your car might cost em a whole month worth of paycheque(or more). Please lah, kindly be rich with brain, boleh tak? - unless you've traded your brain for a lifetime supply of gold - hence the richness( & stupid-ness), then I'd truly understand.

Owh later.

Yup, we're 2 months today. Alhamdulillah. Time flies eh?

I can't help but sounding a bit poyo whilst talking bout moi marriage. Ha ha. Macam dia sorang jer la ade laki. I know some of ya might be sick of it already,like sudah-sudah la tuuu. Owh well, it's my 1st time ya know?(Tho it's not like I'm looking forward to the next. he he. ).

So yea, I guess we ought to have milestones in our marriage, to mark our progress and discoveries.

So here it goes

01. I'd like to think both of us are comfy around each other in all sort of thing plus it helps to have a very expressive(yea, he speaks his mind rather clearly) and memang tak tau malu(around me at least) kind of hubby. I am on the other hand speaks my mind like nobody's business when I'm outraged about something. he he. What's new with that?

o2. Just discovered that he's a bit OCD when it comes to the fridge. The other day I came home only to see him tossing out all those melting veges(yea yea, it's my fault for buying too much) , milk(okay, fine. I bought em thinking that I should increase my calcium intake,tapi bulan puasa adelah malas, after iftar I'd be too full for em and milk during sahur is sorta yucky and owh, iced Ribena is waaay more tempting), expired yogurts(okay, if it's not because of him, we gonna die of food poisoning, eh wait, yogurts are actually milk gone bad right? Could it be worse? eh he.)

o3. I'm still the one to decide on where to go jalan-jalan during the weekend or what to eat when we eat out(dulu ingat ini adelah ciri-ciri bodek semasa berchenta), yea, since I'm a bit fussy bout what I eat, okay I'm not a fussy eater but I only eat certain stuff when I feel like it. he he.Ape? Fussy ke tu? he he.

o4. I've got myself a new nickname, owh sungguh tidak tahan bila mendengarnye, you don't wanna know. he he.

o5. Groceries shopping with C*** is fun, I could still (somewhat) retain my take-whatever-you-want-and-dump-it-in-the-trolley habit.

o6. C***'s sometimes clingy beyond words, him looking ganas and all that just won't justify his mengada-ness inside. :P

o7. He'd be rather annoyed if I pester him on what to cook for lunch/dinner as he'd basically eat everything on the plate tapiiii...sekali dia request nak certain dish, mula lah wife dia kena mintak tolong pacik google cari recipe. ha ha.

o8. I'd always surprise C*** with my cooking skills(or the lack of it). So much so that he would go "dear, awk ni ada memacam teknik pelik lah".

o9. He's awesome when it comes to the house chores and cooking. The fact that he's very helpful around the house adelah soothing when I'm back home after a long tiring day at work.

That's about it, others are too hmpp..personal to be mentioned. he he.

Owh, I heart this pic as I just love dad's handwriting, it's like owh so classy. he he. Yea, I still keep that piece of paper, a wonderful keepsake indeed.

p/s: Praying for the next 200 months and more. :P

I have tonnes of stuff in my head, it's just that I don't know where to begin.

So yea, I'm contemplating between an endless rambling about moi married life(Annoyed much? Don't blame me, this whole married thing made me feel like a kid,new stuff to discover,each and everyday) or another random entry(which would include everything.Well,almost.).

Since I'm a bit malas(& hella busy with work), let's just be random a bit(hoh, I should try to come up with a new line next time.)

o1. I don't know what has got into me, or should I say us. When I finally managed to drag C*** to the bazaar on Sunday, we only came back home with a pack of iced longan drink and popiah - since nothing looked inviting enough as we already cooked for iftar. Buat penat mengadap, belaga2 bontot dengan the unbelievable crowd jer.

o2. We had our iftar at the BIL's thrice last week(courtesy of MIL as she's the cook. (Home cooked food adalah yang terbaik) that I'm getting a bit segan as we're usually there few secs before or after iftar(Sila salahkan traffic jam). Datang makan jer adelah sungguh segan, so I pestered C*** to go earlier on Saturday, but then again MIL's already done with the cooking and whatnot, so still ended up datang and makan. Haih. T_T

o3. It's a blessing that I'm yet to have a lonely iftar as C***'s been refusing and nodging all sort of iftar invitations so he could come back home for iftar with me. Teheee...refuse if you must darling, as I'm not into eating alone and merasa kesedihan. :P

o4. I've booked my AL for EID - yup, we hafta book our slot since we're in the midst of a huge project development but then again, since it's our raya, we're given the priority. So with that in mind, I'll be off from work from Sept 9th to 20th. he he.

o5. Our first raya together-together will be celebrated in Kedah! Yey! Thanks love. Kiss kiss :x

o6. Yet to proceed with our EID shopping, planning to start this weekend so we'll see lah. Dear, I want an oven please.(Request takde kena mengena dengan raya.)

o7. We're planning for a serious duit raya giveaway this EID, but I reckon it's only for our favorite bunch kot as we're still recovering from the wedding thingymajiggy. Haih, how la to get a new car like dat?

o8. Moi Kedah's wedding album gonna be ready before EID and not within the next century. Woot! I can't wait.

o9. It funny that I managed to refrain myself from shoe-shopping for the past 2 months. Magical, yes. Absurd, hell ya.

10.Still don't know where to go for our jalan-jalan. Hmppp..

11. It's funny to call Mum to ask for her bubur kacang's recipe. he he. Yer selama ni tau makan jer.

12. Fasting makes you crave for everything, including durian which is weird as I'm never a fan. C*** bought a bag of em last week, I settled for seulas or two and C*** hafta finish up everything. he he. Memang menyesal la mamat tu penat membeli.he he.

13. I wanna have anything baked or roasted, ya know, baked pasta, or roasted lemon chicken or something, but without an oven, one could only dream.Sob.

14. We rarely eat out these days( it could be counted with one hand) since we love to cook. Hmpp..lemme rephrase that, since I love to cook and C****'s willing to help(tho he would sometimes cook on demand especially ikan goreng. :P ). he he. Sedap tak sedap belakang kira.

15. I noticed that we'd rather stay in and do house chores during the weekend instead of roaming the malls. Perhaps our mari-tawaf-shopping-mall days are over or perhaps those stuff were merely reasons for us to be around each other during the weekend back then, sekarang tidak lagi sebab boleh berkepit di rumah. he he.

That's about it, have a good week.

Ciou.

If there's one thing I detest about FB is the fact that I cannot reject certain friend request tho I swear to God I have no freaking idea who on earth they are.

Like yea, I should just click on the ignore button, but it's sorta hard since I would be labeled snobbish. Why you ask? Let's me enlighten you a bit.

o1. They are ex-schoolmates - yea, I've been to 7 schools throughout my schooling years so some of them just escaped my mind. Like seriously, tak ingat langsung, puas dok belek the pictures pon it didn't ring any bell. Hmppp...

o2. They are relative of my relatives(since the relatives are our mutual friends). Just yesterday, a girl sent me a friend request, and looking at her name & her age. I'm dead sure she's not from school, uni or work. So I sent her a PM asking who on earth is she(tho of coz, saya gunakan ayat yang sopan) and she replied saying she's a cousin of my cousin and that she came to my wedding.

I'd like to reply and ask whether that makes us friends, tapi apekah gila? Tentu lah tak boleh. he he. She would surely pegi mengadu to moi cousin."Awat lah sepupu hang ni belagak sangat, nak add friend kt FB pon tak boleh". Owh tidak. he he.

That's about it.(Sebenarnya malas nak list out.)

On another note, I'll be working tomorrow. Yey?

Well, we're going for SIT next week, so everybody hafta wrap up their codes by this weekend and I'm so determine to finish up as much as possible today and wrap it all up tomorrow.

Hope that I could leave the office by noon as the house needs a good cleaning and I'm craving for caramel pudding and I'm planning to drag C*** to the bazaar - as the only bazaar trip has been the one in Kedah.

I also need to sort out the laundry, iron C***'s uniforms, clear up the fridge & jalan-jalan a bit. Yea, the jalan-jalan is not crucial but it's important for my sanity. he he.

Talking about sanity, there are some stuff that actually help to preserve mine.

o1. A cute little kid blowing kisses to you each morning.
No. I'm not talking about C***, he's not a kid to begin with & apehal lak setakat blowing kisses jer? I digress. Well, there are these Chinese granny and her cute grandkid that I would bump into every morning, the granny would normally ask him to wave me goodbye as I'm getting into the car but he would be blowing kisses to me instead and the granny would go "owh, you like that kakak". he he. Cuteness.

o2. A good traffic on the way to or back from work.
Like yea, this is very rare but even a better-than-normal traffic would make my day, no matter how stressed out I am about work,like seriously.

o3. Coming home to see C*** doing the ___(insert house chores here).
We do not split our chores, we're running on the sesape-yang-free-dia-yang-buat basis tho they are some stuff that are informally assigned to us, like I would do the cleaning, the other half would fold the laundry, that kinda stuff but still, coming home to see C*** in the midst of doing a house chore adelah menyejukkan hati. he he. I honestly think a guy who knows how to help around the house is amazing and sexy.Does it makes C*** an amazing(& somewhat sexy) hubby? Perhaps he is but don't tell him that. he he.

04. A tub of Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia.
I love em to bits, period.

o5. Calling Mum on the phone.
It has been my habit to call her on my way back from work everyday. Listening to her daily rambling and occasional gossips are somewhat soothing, like a cold drink. It doesn't matter if I call only to ask what she cooked for dinner. he he.Haih, homesick la pulak.(Padahal baru balik. he he)

That's about it.(Sebenarnya malas nak list out jugak.)

So yea, I'm off. Have a great weekend.

Be good. Tata.

If there's one thing I hate about living in KL is the my-bum-is-burning-and-my-brain-is-melting traffic,just yesterday my drive home was elongated to an hour and a half. Sungguh gumbira.

There's no point in guessing that I reached home a wee bit after 7pm whilst figuring out on how am I supposed to pull out a magic trick on the cooking, like yea, after seven baru nak start masak, bila tahun nak makan ni? (Plus, I promised to cook something for C***, remember? Yup, I'm doomed.)

So whilst getting into the elevator, I was already drafting some clever answer for C***, in case he asked why didn't I make a move from the office earlier, dah tau petang-petang traffic jam, tak reti-reti nak gerak awal? - which surprisingly he didn't.

Yea, no mocking, no red-eyed monster hubby either(but I had a glimpse of his sad "Awak lambaaaat" look) as I was warmly welcomed by a wonderful smell wafting from the kitchen.Yes, yet another (wonderful) surprise - my darling C*** cooked for iftar!Thank youuuu love. he he♥



Yes, he made everything - including the dish which I'm supposed to cook for him, he he.Terer jer pon masak sendiri. :P

Owh, on 2nd thought, he made almost everything but he intentionally left out the veges for me to whip up, so yea, it's a new record. I made nothing but the mushroom broccoli stir-fry and iced Ribena.

Sooo darling..don't ya think we should do this often? No? Okay, how about occasionally, yes?

p/s:Yea, I love the other half for being a sweetheart but I still hate the traffic and don't let me ramble bout today's morning traffic in MRR2.Grrr...

The 6th day of Ramadan, how time flies. he he.

Had a do-nothing-but-sleep-and-eat weekend. We laze around, watched tv, went to the Ramadan bazaar, ate blardy lot during iftar, terawih at the neighborhood mosque with the parents, more food and more sleep. Like seriously,it made me feel like a huge bloated python, not something you should feel very often.

Anyway, we reached back home 30 minutes before 11pm last night, my head was already heavy with sleep but C*** was hungry(since we had a rather light iftar at Tapah) so I pulled out another batch of pasta from our magic freezer. he he. Watched him eat, cleaned the kitchen, folded the laundry and off to la la land before waking up for sahur.

Our iftar yesterday was a simple affair whilst our sahur's not - as mum tapau-ed some yummo dishes for us, so yea, the sahur was sorta lavish for our standard - compared to our usual french- toast-scramble eggs-sausages menu. he he.

Owh, am going back home later to cook a requested dish for C***. Am not sure whether I could pull it off, but we'll see.

Forgive my semi-randomness. I'm still feeling a wee bit disoriented from the lazy weekend.

Have a great week okie?

Tata.

Dad called and fussed over the fact that night driving is dangerous and whatnot. Haih, what to do dad? We could only make a move after iftar and we(or should I say C*** since he's the designated driver) hafta regain his strength back before the long drive. So yea, we'll be a wee bit late, but fret not. We'll try to be very safe, okie?

Parents, they would always worry bout you, no matter if you gonna turn 26 in a month and married. Yea, perhaps it's true that I'd always be their baby.

Owh, we're eating out for iftar tonite. It gonna be a quick date(yer, sempat lagi tu). he he. Makan dengan gembira, jalan pegang tangan, la la la. Just us, being happy whilst attracting the unwanted stares from some kepochi macik that would give ya the "budak-budak sekrang ni tak tau malu dok pegang2 tangan semua" stares.

Owh well, stare all you want macik, it's not our fault that we don't look married(even more so now that our bridal henna is somewhat non existent). In fact, it's sorta fun, rasa macam ala-ala scandalous. he he.

In fact C*** used to jokingly come up with

" what if we go somewhere dark at a park somewhere and lepak-lepak in the car, kot-kot nanti ade orang nak tangkap, we could show off our wedding certificate".

Right, that sounds awesome. We'd do exactly that darling, but dunno when lah. he he. Ade hati. I mean, now all of it seems like a laughing matter, kot ade hati nak buat before kawen dulu, memang lah mencari naya kena kerat 15 dek parents tercinta unless you're planning to have a FOC wedding. :P

Yea, enough of crappy rambling.

Gotta run,enjoy your weekend alright? I'm so going to enjoy mine.

Ciou.

Remember MIL's recipe that I was dying to try out yesterday?

It turned out to be *cough* nice *cough*(tak boleh blah puji diri sendiri, on 2nd thought C*** think it's good too. So takde la angkat bakul sangat kan? he he).

It's a gigantic relief since I sorta detest the idea of trying out someone's recipe as it's hard to replicate others cooking. No matter how specific and detailed the recipe given to you, there's always a huge possibility of not doing it right.

Mau angker kalau dah penat-penat masak tetiba ade orang cakap "Eh, tak sama pon dengan macik sebelah rumah tu masak?" Memang akan rasa macam nak curah lauk tu atas kepala. he he.

Ya know what I mean?

So yea, since everything turned out right last night (it's either I'm a good cook or C***'s too non-fussy to notice the different), I'm going to whip up another new recipe tonite( new kerana it would be invented whilst I'm cooking for iftar). he he.

Owh, credit where credit is due, I hafta thank the other half for being a sweetheart as he helped with the ingredients(siap tolong masak nasik) since he was back home early.

Thank you darling - tapi lain kali kalau saya cakap nak mintak tolong kupas bawang banyak2, it means banyaakkk, 3 biji bawang tu tak berapa banyak. Okay, I'll be more specific next time.he he

On a lighter note, we're going back to Kedah tomorrow right after work.

I can't wait.

Nope, ain't talking bout my 1st love or bout our 1st date this time.

You got it right, am gonna ramble bout our 1st sahur. It's our 1st, so I just hafta jot it down.he he.

Well, both of us managed to get up for sahur as I was wide awake by 4.30am(sungguh bersemangat, I can't believe myself sometimes) to reheat the pasta and later dragged C*** out from bed at 5.

Yea, we had pasta, not something you'd usually have for sahur - which I dug from the freezer since I've made tonnes of the bolognese sauce beforehand. Just took em out, put em on the stove and add water and milk! Pastu kacau lah to your heart's content, put it on a plate, sprinkle some grated cheese and sahur is served.

So yea,we ate whilst sipping on hot tea and iced OJ dan jugak sambil tengok the typical drama berunsurkan keinsafan on tv, owh how they like making em these days,sungguh stereotype, tengok half way pon macam dah boleh agak dah storyline.

Talking bout sahur menu, I think we gonna go for toast(or cereals) and hot drinks tomorrow, we'll reserve the fancy menu for the weekend as C***'s not big on eating during sahur(me neither), I bet he'd rather wake up just for drinks and nothing else, but since I'm so bersemangat, I think he'd still eat whatever I made for him - just to humor me a bit.

Well darling, I'm trying to be mithali here, so bear with me. :P

Anyway, gonna try out a new recipe given by MIL for iftar. I hope it gonna turn out right,he he.

On a lighter note, I reached the office a quarter before 9am. Sungguh amazing and the traffic is ain't that bad either. During Ramadan we'll get to leave the office by 5pm, so I'll make it a point to get to the office early so I could get back home on time.

Yup no more slacking off this year, I couldn't afford to reach home few minutes before iftar like I did years back. It's funny bout how you'd have to change some rituals after you're married. It's like you're now thinking for two, "if I'm late then he would be eating alone, owh I can't let that happen" ha ha.

Just when I thought that I wouldn't have to do all those thinking. :P

I'm off now.

Happy fasting and be good, okay?

Have a blessed Ramadan Al-Mubarak. Selamat berpuasa yer?

Kakna bebeh, berpuasa di perantauan kah? We should berbuka together-together sometimes. he he.

p/s: Its our 1st Ramadan! I'm excited just by thinking of how's it gonna turn out this time. ;)

My weekend(or should I say,my one day off, sob) was an eventful one for me.

We headed straight to Malacca on Saturday after work, planned to catch a midnite movie but was too tired for it, so after a quick dinner, a borak session with C*** and the PIL , saya tido. Yea, not so interesting, I know.

Well, my Sunday on the other hand,started off rather early, like heck super early. C***, MIL and me were already in the car heading out for a shopping spree at 6.30am, dengan baju comot,tak sempat mandi segala, but fret not, the tak mandi and sloppy t-shirt are the norm especially for this type of shopping.

Shopping ape pagi-pagi buta you ask? We went for fish-shopping aka jalan-jalan beli ikan kat pasar borong yo! ha ha. Yea, I can't believe myself either. It's funny to think of how I could be so semangat about the whole idea.

On second thought, crappy fishes in KL, together with the bosan-tengok-ayam-jer-dalam-freezer feeling would do this to you. It was C*** idea whilst MIL was eager to help and I'm game.

It has been ages since the last time I stepped into a wet market, like seriously I can't even remember when. Perhaps 1000 years ago, so yea, kindly imagine my surprise upon seeing the crowd(like owh rajinnya semua orang datang pasar pagi-pagi buta) and tonnes of sea foods and most of em were dirt cheap.

An hour later, we're back home with an ice box filled to the brim- with fishes, squids and whatevernot. It didn't break our banks either. Sungguh gumbira. We should do this often darling, err..I mean once a month or when we run out of fishes(& squids, I loveeee squids), whichever comes first.

So yea, when we got back to KL last night. Our freezer was stuffed, every nooks and crannies were filled. It's one happy freezer. Ayam dalam freezer pon tak keseorangan lagi,dah ade ikan,sotong and udang temankan. Hmpp..perhaps we should have sotong goreng tepung tonite, yummo.

Owh, if you're wondering, I know how to gut the fishes, of course I do(my MIL was even surprised to know that, he he). My mum would kill me if I don't, okay I might not be killed(perhaps I'll be strangled), but her years of mari-mengajar-anak-tersayang-to-be-dapur-literate sessions would be a waste. Plus I'm determined not to be hopeless when it comes to the kitchen, untuk tidak memalukan ibu tercinta.

I'm the only daughter ya see, it wouldn't do her justice if I didn't turn out right, some people would go "anak perempuan sorang pon tak reti nak ajar ke?" (tho takde lah kena terer macam Chef Wan segala). Yea, laugh all you want, but it's one of my missions in life, like seriously and it's true that a way to a man's heart is through his tummy. :P

So besides fish-shopping, we already started the pre-EID shopping. Yea, planning to get some stuff for the parents and PIL. Found nice silks for both mum and MIL but yet to figure out what to buy for dad and FIL. Pelan-pelan cari.

Owh, I'm still sorta sleepy from the lack of sleep last night and didn't manage to resume my sleep after kissing the other half goodbye, kerana I was busy with the house chores. Nak basuh baju la, iron baju la, prepare the stuff for tonite's dinner la. Tsk, I'm starting to sound and think like a macik-macik already, so God help me.

Yes, please have a nice week.

I'm off. Ciou.

Let's be random for a bit

o1. We're going back to Malacca this weekend, right after work on Saturday. The main mission is to collect the wedding album(yer,sungguh lah pantas. The one in Kedah maybe lagi satu abad baru siap) so we could show it to moi parents when we're back in Kedah during the 1st week of Ramadan. I can't wait - to balik Kedah that is, this is the 1st balik kampung after the wedding.

o2. I'm not (really) looking forward to see Malacca's wedding album as we had a bad experience with the MUA(yea, I managed not to ramble about this one, how surprising is that?) anddd I sorta detest the makeup, so saya adelah tak bersemangat - but don't tell C*** that. On second thought, I think he knew. Haih, but I still hope it gonna turn out to be okay anyway, else the moolah spent on the photog adelah wasted, not wasted wasted lah, but everyone wanna look pretty in their wedding photos, no?

o3. Both me and C*** gonna be working tomorrow. Yea, we're a bunch of workaholics. Not! he he. It's some sort of paksarela in my case (tho I'm glad that I could catch up with the datelines :P ) and it's a replacement work day for C*** as he would be enjoying a freaking long EID break later. Saya jealous.

o4. We're planning for a quick getaway, after EID. Dunno where yet lah,tho I hope it's somewhere where we could jalan-jalan and shop,like a lot. he he.

o5. We still need to hunt for some stuff for the house, else we won't be expecting any guests during EID. ha ha. Yer, raya sebulan balik kampung.

o6. I'm not going to cook tonight. Saya malas. My cooking skills won't function when there's nothing in the freezer but chicken. C***, let's eat out and shop for groceries tonight. ThankyouverymuchIloveyou.

o7. I'm a bit stressed out over work. I mean, I still love my work but working on something whilst you're not armed with the appropriate knowledge is a bit annoying. I hate being unprepared when it comes to work. Rasa sungguh blur ayam.

o8. I want a new ride. he he.

That's about it.

Ciou.