Went to Boon Lay to buy our much desired carpets and rugs.
Its been 2 years since the last time we bought.
From there, we visited our fav Uncle - only me with Eddris, Azimah & Ezzaty.
Cousin Aishah had delivered Baby Danial two weeks ago.
He's such an angel, held him in my arms and he was so quiet throughout.
I had made a hamper of baby's necessities, I hope it will come in handy.

Went home to place the carpets and rugs, dropped the kids, Ezzaty had motion sickness.
She was fasting, with empty stomach, her head could not take the swerves, curves, turns and what have you in the car.
so she was not keen to tag along for shopping, Azimah would not come along without her. They are like twins separated from birth.

Headed to Geylang to meet Mak & Mun who were there earlier on from Bugis.
I could not find the covers that I wanted but Eddris managed to get another pair of pants - raya sakan nampak bang!

Yesterday, both me & Ani went to Bussorah street from Woodlands, we took 961 which was a longer route.
It was like ages before we finally reached our destination...The bus took us down to memory lane - Quees's close, Farrer Road, Upper Bukit Timah...places where we grew up....ahhhh! those years were our greatest moments - no worries and full of funs!

Today IFtar was simply Mee Soup...I have not had any rice since the beginning of Ramadhan,
So after Isyak, I asked Yati to cook for me some omelette to go with rice and kuah asam rebus - Heaven!

Iftar on Tuesday was welcoming - I mean once a while its great to break fast with your colleagues at the workplace. Even better when the food was prepared and bought by the guys!

Yes, when the boys did the marketing, its all up to their tastes..splendid spread!
Better still when I did not have to fork out a single cent, all paid under the staff welfare.

Weekends passed very fast.
Left at 4 am in the morning for KL right after sahur. Perform Fajr prayer at Muar stopover surau - I thought i was in Madinah. The quietness, the chill and the aura reminded me of that place. reached KL around 9 am, Eddris drove, sped all the way.. i thought it was still early to shop but most stalls were ready to sell their stuff. Kain songket is still the hot item there, practically everywhere.

Manage to get suitable outfits for the family even, Najmi. I was contented with what I bought - an outfit was good enough. I thought of wearing the past year for the 2nd and subsequet days of visiting. So i was not bothered to look for another outfits, instead we shopped at Sogo, having sales up to 70% - how timely. with purchasing power and sales - shopping is madness.

The hot weather tire us all, Ezzaty was all weak n soft but she was perservered to fast till the end, alhamdulilah, she succeeded.

Had enough of KL, we headed to Melaka after solat Asar, reached Mahkota Parade 5 minutes before iftar.
Had burger king and yes, upsize please!

When i thought i was done with the shopping, found a perfect outfit for mother and daughter - modern kurungs for the 2nd day of visiting...

reached home at 2.40am, had our sahur and slept at 4am....all in all, it was worth the trip.
bought all in the list within the budget and get to visit 2 states within 24 hrs, it was a short getaway with mission not impossible.

I thank Allah for the safe trip and thank Eddris, we slept throughout the ride, ya know, he was behind the wheels accelerating every seconds to keep himself awake and reach our destination fast and safe. he slept like a log eversince we returned.

it does not always help to be precise, specific and detailed.
got myself into unnecessary trouble-especially when you try to explain to somebody like SM.
Can't understand why she does not understand them when she's been managing the entire account for almost 3 years.
I could only conclude she does not bother to learn..SIGH!

On Monday, Im one of the management team involve in the internal audit.
SM had briefed me over lunch, she emphasized that I must be firm and not to be so lenient.
Due to the mad rush for P n L closure, I was excused to audit at our childcare centre in the morning.
So it's down to one at the Student Care across our office.

I may be joining the rest for Iftar session at our Eunos Branch. I will not make it on time.
The iftar at our centre on this coming Tuesday, I shall not miss. it would be alot of fun and food, yeah.

I cant sleep...on our way to KL.

Subhanallah, we are already in our 8th days of fasting, time passed super fast.
soon it will be busy days for the whole family - preparing for syawal.
Shall not elaborate any further, i will be kancheong way before the time.

I thought i was ahead of the dateline, who knows so many interruptions and contingencies at the eleventh hour, so much for the determination....and the motivation.

I plan to start work early tomorrow so that I will not have to stay back. SM wants the report before lunch, i gave her 2 days ago but she made so many changes...the funny thing is she was doubtful on the entries-the whole income statement.
you can see the confusion...I mean, if you are not well-versed, then be more humble and accept other's explanation, even from your junior....

fine with me if you think i know nothing, but don't put the blame on me if it does not work out the way you want it.
i know too well not too argue...im happier this way.

I had to lie to discourage the caller who was promoting a new platinum card from an offshore bank or else she will never hang up. Telling her straight in the face that I am a housewife and not earning that per annum requirement.

Almost to breaking fast and I had to smear my pahala!

Not a good time to call and of all calls I had to pick this one - thinking it was a long lost pal.

We came in abit late for the Ramadhan class although Eddris sent us there.
It was pouring heavily, thought we could not make it on time - it was almost 7 and i still had not shower.

Lesson was on maintaining relationship in the Islamic aspect - for mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, cousins, and all kind of bondings. the way to be a better muslim, not just between us and HIM but also amongst ourselves - all mankind.
Ustazah highligted the common mistakes we made knowingly or not, to acknowlegde them and to repent.

Its saddening to learn that a relationship ever turned sour and that you have played a part for it...
how i wish it didnt happen to me but it did.

Its human to err, its easy to say be more forgiving. its hard when you can never forgets. i just try to be a better Muslim each day, try to forget and be more forgiving and be loved for what i am. If all fails, im sure Allah will forgive me, only HE knows if i am sincere.

its hard to please others. * at times its hard to do things without considering others - the consequences and all*

i just hope that whatever i plan, decide and eventually do will lead to the right path to seek both happiness for both worlds.
when im happy and so everyone will be please too - that kinda of thing.

its about making choices, in time to come, whatever i have decided on, i hope its the best choice.
i need HIS guidance, its too pricey to make the wrong move. Time is running fast leaving us behind with all the mistakes and amendments. Move on. Dont look back. and dont ever repeat doing the same mistakes. dont you ever learn? Like i said, its only human to err. oh no!

I did not manage to prepare anything for breakfast.
No side dish, except for the cheesecake that Ani bought to indulge after having Mak's hor fun.

I was in the office till 1pm and upon reaching home, i started off immediately to consolidate my recipes into the files which i had bought from Popular. To date, I had filed more than 500 recipes, another hundred and so more to go. More than i had thought...wow! now, how do i find the time to try out each and everyone of them. I need to streamline to hands on the traditional kueh mueh...:-)

I was searching high and low for a particular recipe, finally when i found, the wet market was already closed.
and time was not on my side, it will be soon to breaking fast...SIGH...!

Tomorrow shall be our first Ramadhan religious lesson @ Istiqamah.
I will not be able to go back to sleep after sahur and fajr prayer....I hope i will not doze off in class.

Salam Mubarak

2nd day of Ramadhan. Not too late to wish all Muslim Eid Mubarak. May Allah bless us all with good health.

Alhamdulilah, it did not drag, i am able to start to fast earlier, though i had lost a day.
Sis S made jelly for us - how generous of her that we brought home 4 cups of jelly each.
I gave away my share of dates since some of the staff are not getting them. Been asking around, finally i gave them to Mariani.

i had to stop working @ 3pm, i could not update when Akbar needed to summarise the receipts.
one of the reason why we were so unproductive, and yes the more we wanted the new accounting software to be implemented immediately. The rest of the hours, i did some search on the degree course which I plan to start in January. sourcing for a better one than APMI has to offer, so far...NIL.

I could not be more happier than having most of the staff to be Muslims.
nobody gonna ask me the same old stuff like why we need to fast, what's the rationale for the sacrifice, why can't we drink like some other faith followers who can drink while fasting,etc. gone were the days of Q & As. not that im against those non-muslims asking but too many times the same questions being asked, i began to doubt the sincerity.

we were given the privilege to knock off half an hour earlier. some extra time for me to do some preparation for the break fast session. I made sausage rolls, eight of it-enough for everybody.

im consolidating all the recipes that i had been compiling all these years - more than 300 of them....
oooh....when will i have the time to try all?

Travelled all the way to Pasir Ris for ACCPAC course.
I was not sure how long the journey might take since I had to take a bus there instead of the train.
I skipped breakfast, reached there 15 minutes earlier, was so happy to have met Akbar there. Unlike him, I know almost nobody.
And the trainer had called to inform we had to start the session an hour later!

I was amazed with the HQ structure - how i wish our finance office would be like this *dream on*
Did not get to see my old sec school mate - NAP. no where to be found twice.

Im coping well with the training, somehow SM as usual very kancheong, Difficult to concentrate on the hands on and listen to her at the same time, it happens all the time. why cant she calm down and let the trainer do her thing.aiyoh!

Cant wait for system to go live, cant wait for the networking, i miss SAP years.
I miss doing things fast and easy. it had been rough and slow eversince i left NEC.
its time for the comeback.

8 on 10

our 8th years of marriage today.
Had an early celebration last night @ Swenson's since Eddris was called up for reservist on 9/11.

Dinner for the 2 of us was unusually quiet without the kids, the mum, the sis-the usual company. Finally able to spend quality time together.

After the meal, we decided to window shop around CP with Eddris had a haircut and bought a DVD player from Courts Megasale. How timely, just when we needed one.
Before heading home, we sat for a chat and had milkshakes @ Mcdonalds...back to the days when were still courting...hehe!

I met Kak D, Ain and Kak Eda @ HEjab IRan. Kak D actually called out for me...I had bypassed them and was miles away....it was a pleasant surprise.

all ready

:-) ahhh...i know one day Eddris will open up and agree with our plan.
we are working towards that, it will take years, but im sure with God's will, we will make it.
Trials and tribulations never fail to colour up our life.
In no time, we will achieve it, meantime, im not gonna have much thought about it.
taking a step a day :-)

Ezzaty is getting very at ease with her life.
she takes things so lightly,,,,
on a better note, she's handling her stress well, heheheh....

9 months into school life, Im training her to prepare for school on her own, taking the initiative to read the time table.
and going to bed early without been told.

I need to check if the books that have been packed are the right ones.
MIssion accomplished.

Another Day @ home

Things turned out bad last night.
First, our uncle D was not home.
Not wanting to impose on him, Mak decided to visit him without prior informing.
We were lucky that Kak Nia had just came back from her shopping spree, or else we had nowhere to go.

Our late dine out at one of the most famous outlet was such a disappointment, so much for the hoo haa..
if they do not brush up on their cleanliness aspect, im sure it will be infamous in no time...

This morning, Mak cooked our favourite breaksfast-Nasi Lemak....:-)
We have not decided yet - to visit Nita...looks like it will be on Syawal, i will get to see that family.
we were supposed to visit each other, being in laws, to have that bonding, time is always not on our side.
Its either we have no time, or they will not be at home....alamak, bila nak game nie.

saturday questionaires

You've Changed 56% in 10 Years

You've done a good job changing with the times, but deep down, you're still the same person. You're clothes, job, and friends may have changed some - but it hasn't changed you.

How Much Have You Changed in 10 Years?

You Have A Type A- Personality

You are one of the most balanced people around Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want You rule at success, but success doesn't rule you. When it's playtime, you really know how to kick back Whether it's hanging out with friends or doing something you love! You live life to the fullest - incorporating the best of both worlds

Do You Have a Type A Personality?

yeah!!! finally, i have updated the necessities of this blog....now its time for updates..ahhhh

Change

Change is inevitable.
Everything changes all the time.
And so does my blogskin.
I hope its for the better - back to basic.

Had an early 8th anniversary celebration.
A surprise cake bought by Ani-thanks, its chocolate fudge walnut cake.
It should be coming from either me or eddris, having a 3rd party remembering our wedding date-its an honour really.

Not really into celebrating our anniversary except for sending wishes via sms- i guess we are too complacent.
on our 10th, maybe, we shall have a real celebration....*wink*
we'll see in 2 years time, insya-allah.

THE BLACK N WHITE FRIDAY

Went and did not win any lucky draw prizes - i was not hopeful since I have never wonanything in my life before.

Some pixs taken from our D & D on last Friday in conjuction with the Teacher's Day celebration.
The organising team did a great job with the decor...i had few pictures taken, surely cos I was a newbie.

First time for me to attend a D n D in my 14 years of my working life.
If not because of the strict absentism rule, I would have skip it altogether and enjoy the comfort of spending the weekend with my kids.

Thanks to Mariana N Hubby who were so nice to send me off right infront of my doorsteps...:-)

FOOD n more FOOD with love from former buddies @ work

I was being pampered as usual with a hefty meal w/o having to spend a single cent.
Really paiseh! The nex time I must insist to foot the bill ;p

Last night, the much awaited gathering with former CKOHans was fulfilled @ Esplanade.
They had gathered and were waiting for me at 2HOT Halal cafe, phew! I was only minutes late, considering the journey I had to travel.
by now, i know the place very well-thanks to the Maths Traisl we had recently.

Emailed to them this morning expressing my thanks and looking forward to another gathering at my home for the Raya Feast....they love it, i'm sure.

We had some of these yummy dishes (order one each from the menu to be shared) and then proceeded to MakanSutra for a cup of coffee and camwhoring.
-im still waiting for the pix from VO

Updates! Updates! Updates!
Last weekend was superb!
What more could I ask for?
Spent the 2 days with my loved ones.
On Saturday night we went to Geylang and Bedok to look for Hari Raya’s outfits. Tried to get all done and over with the shoppings before Ramadhan.
sigh! We expedited on the shopping spree at G so that we will be able to have more time but the shop at Bedok was closed! So much for the rush!!

Also, We met Uncle D and wife at Yokoso :)

We headed to Central for our dinner @ Banquet. Both me & Eddris had chicken noodles, the bigger kids indulged in Fish N Chips, Mak had her HorFun and surprisingly Ani had Sweet Sour Fish Rice. And Najmi was happily pouring water on Mak?!

Mak was contented that she got herself some shirts, while the rest were just enjoying to be in the busy crowd looking at and getting nothing heehe..

Sunday was NOT at all sunny but snowy!
Yeah! The anticipated visit to the Snow City was accomplished with lots of fun and laughter….

so lazy to upload photos lately. been considering to purchase a new camera though my Lumix is only a year old. only a year but it is so outdated - bulky and so uncompact.

Been looking around but cant think of a better excuse to change for a new, it's still functionally good and clear....

i dont think i will bringing Lumix to D & D tomorrow night....

urgh! my body still aches from the Maths Trails on Monday.
Though I needed to control only 10 students compare to the rest of the facilitators with 20, my team did not completed the race fast enough. I took my time with the explanation, showing them how to get the sum right (though I had to skip on the perimeter thingy - totally forgotten how to get it right!) and too caught up with the markings.

I fell on my way back after sending one student to the ladies.
should have known better than to put on platforms. now im suffering old age motion, cant bend, cant move fast and i cant even sit without holding on to something.

Everyone seemed concern about me since it was my first experience.
Every now and then, either Gamar Or Shah would drop by to ask how I was coping...
duh! given the chance I rather be behind the desk doing calculation and reconciliation.

Thank goodness, none of the students evaluated me badly.
But, I really think i did NOT do a fabulous job though I had tried my best.
Over the 3 hours, Students were getting comfortable with me, complaining to me every now and then even to the slightest matter...its always "teacher2x, he hit me, teacher2x, he ran, teacher2x, i need to go to the toilet!"
Madness...phew!

Went shopping the second time to hunt for the D & D-Black & White Glamourous Theme.
Found it - yes it's Black & white but not at all glamourous....who cares lah?!
As long I will not be out of the main theme and most importantly, Im comfortable in it.

Okay, accounts is finally closed, I'm getting used to the way they do things here.
so shall not complain much....

Came back after an overnight @ Costa Sand Chalet.
My first and I think should be my last.
Though I enjoyed the slumber party alike, had a late night playing uno and putting on face mask, giggling away with my 3 sisters (Alia's mom in law complained that we were way too noisy @ 3am)...
its REALLY not my cup of tea of spending the weekend....

Routinely BBQ, Nap, Chat, watch Tv and play by the pool....i could be more productive than this.

Anyways, thanks Alia for the effort and being a fabulous hostess.
No doubt food is great, the company is awesome,,,,it would be much better if we were in the comfort of home sweet home.
yeah, im a couch potato...

photos to be uploaded later yeah....
im still feeling sleepy...gosh!

You Will Be a Cool Parent

You seem to naturally know a lot about parenting, and you know what kids need. You can tell when it's time to let kids off the hook, and when it's time to lay down the law. While your parenting is modern and hip, it's not over the top. You know that there's nothing cool about a parent who acts like a teenager... or a drill sergeant!

Would You Be a Cool Parent?

I HOPE SO :-)

Sidetrack abit, I will be involved in the maths rails as one of the facilitators at Esplanade on Monday.
Clueless on my task. Due to shortage of manpower, Corporate Services Dept has to "turun padang" to help out...
ghee...sound interesting cos it's like the amzing race thingy. Im having the chill too, handling P3 students?race?from 8-12...does not sound accounting to me, eh?

You Are 60% Normal

Otherwise known as the normal amount of normal You're like most people most of the time But you've got those quirks that make you endearing You're unique, yes... but not frighteningly so!

How Normal Are You?

Your Interpersonal Intelligence Score: 75%

Your Interpersonal Intelligence is High You are definitely a "people person." You enjoy spending time with others. You instinctively understand people, and you are both a good counsellor and mediator. However, there are definitely times when you've had enough. And that's when you cherish being alone.

How Does Your Interpersonal Intelligence Rate?

You Are Quite Worldly

You've done a good bit of worldly exploring, and you have an international perspective. And you're definitely looking forward to your future adventures abroad. You've got the passport, the desire to travel, and maybe even the language skills. Now all you need are the means!

How Worldly Are You?

hmmm....

Your 80s Hunk Is

Jason Bateman

Who's Your 80s Hunk?

quite close, should be GM or JK

by chance, i found this video....
didnt know "we are the world" has another version...
You know, Glenn Medeiros and Bonnie Tyler are amongst the various artises..sweetest!

oh dear! im down with terrible flu. its been more than 3 days.
im having blocked nose and that phlegm is getting thicker each day.
the medicine is not helping to recover fast, im getting from bad to worse.

anyway, this was not the reason why i choose not to be with Noreez and Ani.
our much anticipated meeting still had to go on despite me not being there,
I was reluctant to cancel and re-shedule for another day, nobody knows what might turn up next.
Also, I wanted Ani to give Noreez her BD gift :-)

Mimi came to SG office for some training on Thursday Night. she had emailed earlier that she might had to put up at our place since (like usual) the hotel booking was at the last hour. somehow, they managed to book a room for her at Kitchener Road via online. But poor girl, she was not able to check in due to some technical error. no deposit had been paid upfront! she was required to pay SGD500 over the counter there and then...

of course, I was more than happy to have her around.
and it would be bad for me to leave my guest alone for the firework. Mak advised me to stay put and accompany her.
Everyone will be out to visit our aunt later at night.

Mimi was not keen for the firework...
she had seen that many times at her hometown LOL...tak heran gitu.
unlike us here, once a year affair....keciankan....

somehow, she accompanied me and Ezzaty to Causeway Point for some stationery and took the chance to hunt for shoes....(AGAIN)

Trying to amuse Najmi who was so cranky after a short nap. still nursing a bad cough and throwing tantrums not able to get back to sleep. He was so agitated that Mak was not around. Mimi was having a good time looking at the 3 of us making faces infront of Mac

I should not have said those things. Its no big deal anyway.
It had happened before, even worse so why the fuss?

I may not have to go through what others had experienced.
Somehow i think its wise to be alert and not to be caught offguard.
Its good to heed advices but not to the extend of getting myself into unnecessary mess.

I need to manipulate situation and not be a victim of it.

Yeah, I have to act ethically and get away with that immaturity.

Thanks Ani for the upload.
These photos enhanced my blog :-)

Photos of my cousins, aunts and uncles after the gathering @ our aunt's.
all in the spirit for the Nation's Birthday.
They came in group all prepared with fabulous food..thanks yeah!


On 11 Aug, our dear neighbour got hitched again. Selamat Pengantin Baru yeah.
It was held in one of the bungalow @ Pasir Ris Resort, sort of a wedding by the sea. hmmmm, so romantic

Najmi in red for the ND, all ready to tampines to visit our dear aunt.

so many things to blog about, simply too lazy to update daily.why? i suppose im too occuppied with the closings, the holiday and worry for my aunt.

Noreen's last day was on Tuesday, we had mini farewell party for her and a birthday bash for Shaikkah, i made tuna sandwiches.
yummy! lots of food for that an hour and half lunch cum party, Kak N brought sup tulang, Noreen ordered KFC, Leli made puddings and Shafiqah bought cheese cake! and the boys empty handedly prepared for the feast...

My aunt is getting better, ALhamulilah. The gathering on National Day was meant to seek HIS help for her illness and to cheer her up cos she was supposed to celebrate her birthday on the 8th. I never thought to be part of this, GOD has pre-arranged all this, everything happened with a reason. Only a year ago, we were left out...should my aunt was well, I guess it will be the same like those years. However, I am glad that my aunt appreciated our effort and presence, she even prayed for my well-being.

The 3 weeks we had spent to and fro her home drew us closer.
Thats the least we could do, to care and love her like we did before. I really miss those time, I miss my old self aunt and she has came back...:-)

Tomorrow is Noreen's last day.
She took a day leave on wednesday, and both of us were puzzled that S approved it. at this crucial time?!
Have many things to rush for, the hand over duties are overwhelming, everything comes at one go...
Im keeping my cool...hoooo

was fasting today, somehow, it was not an easy thing. not when S is having PMS.
They said its very normal of her to have mood swing. So I have learnt to know nothing of her occasional bluntness. pretend that she is of unsound mind- its the best remedy.hehehe! now i know why so many people in the centre resent her presence....

we had 2 group photo sessions...nice!
and we will be having potluck lunch tomorrow....i have not thought yet what to bring.....

Came back form JB, the jam was bearable.
didnt thought we would made it since last night we reached home around one in the morning.
Visited our aunt, her condition worsen.
We leave it to HIM for miracle.

though she was struggling with pain, she tried to chat with the visitors.
its her way to forget her pain....how sad to see her in such a state.

D boss is not around for 2 days, hip2x hooray!

Life in the office is certainly a breeze, :-)
Enjoy it while you can, its not always like this on other days.

I could just log in to my pc, reading my favourite sites and taking down recipes.
I was not expected to take up any task yet, my honeymoon period DEFINITELY stretches to the maximum..heaven:-)

No motivation to work and time passes slow.
so what do we do?
Camwhoring in the office...
presenting you the 3 stooges!
Me, Noreen & our bodyguard Akhbar

I will be meeting VO to collect the mooncakes after work.
Ani will be dropping by today, we gonna have a feast again...yippee!

My aunt is still coping with the pain.
Getting worse each day.
No signs of recovery, what more to be done?
We have tried all possible ways, recited doas...

Im definitely gonna visit her this weekend.
I do not want to loose another aunty.
Stay strong, Obek. We are here for you and we pray to find the cure soon.
so that all your pains will be gone and you could have a peaceful sleep.

Imagine without a sound sleep for almost 3 weeks....

HI-TEA @ CAROUSEL 31.07.07

great food, superb ambience, lovely kakis but too bad, i have small tummy to enjoy all the spread.......

SIGH!
Jess pissed me off again today.
I thought I wont have to deal with THAT nonsensical attitude anymore.
called me to ask for help but as usual always end her conversation with sarcasm.
it's not her style, im sure about it, she just want others to share the blame...urgh!
as for today onwards, im not gonna pick any calls from her!
and poor Y has to bear with it....

well, summary of last week...
On saturday, I rushed home to pick up Ezzaty for Al-Irsyad's carnival.
such a letdown, very few stalls despite the many months of preparations.
I could not find anything to buy to utilise the coupons...
finally decided to purchase a Muslimah swimwear for Ezzaty and some brooches for myself.
we headed to BK @ Raffles Place, to spend time together like we used to have.
Sort of a compensation for her, i just could not hang around any longer at the carnival, with the rain, muddy soils, all the negativities....so i thought it would be great to treat her there, she loved it!

After Magrib, left to visit our aunt with Alia, Ani and the nephew and niece even Nurun, the maid came along.

Honestly, it was not the time to gather around to pick up the pieces and recollect all fond memories.
somehow, we had a heart to heart talk, my cousin EVEN confided in us of her trouble and her constant feud with her sis....if only we had been closer like before...if only we had that talk when my aunt was well, if only we were more forgiving. To forget and to move on....

Praises to HIM, my aunt is getting better, she could sleep longer,a s what Mak mentioned this afternoon.

Thanks to my other cousins who had painstakingly brought her for medication before her condition worsened,
Thank to Him, we stay united in time of pain and sorrow.

Sorry Nana for not turning up at your function,
your invitation came abit too late, we had other plans.
Next time maybe, hopefully the next time call us sooner....

Last night, I rushed to KT for the training session with Y.
Shall not go into details the things which made me mad before i left office.
Had some outstanding issues to solve, so far no call from Y, so everything is in order.

I reported to Mimi about the training and evaluate Y accordingly.
and also about J, should do something about her attitude.

Had an hour or so of meeting on the Mgt report and the housekeeping updates this morning.
I hope when I would be fully incharge of the accounts, S would be more helpful.
she could not accept excuses, no matter how reasonable they may be.
hmmm.....other than that, life has been a breeze at work - im still in honeymoon period....enjoy it while i can.
2 weeks time, back to business.

Had lunch with Leli, it was on me. no special occasion, i just felt like sharing. i was on cloud nine since morning, things had been great lately.

In return, a gathering with SY & SH @AMK Hub after work. Both paid for my meal.
and upon reaching home, Ani had ordered PIzzas to celebrate her increment! YUMMY!!!

Keberkahan hari Jumaat, a small deed being paid double, :-)

Me & Ani vsited kak nia last nite.
reached NUH almost to 8pm, lucky we took the cab.
Kak Nia looked well despite her swollen face - i guess she should be able to deliver soon.
I was so tired upon reaching home, almost to 11pm.
Affected my concentration in the office, I was having terrible headache.
Took a nap during lunch break so that I would have the energy for the rest of the remaining hours.

Called off my appointment with Y, sorry Gal, I was just too weak to conduct the training,
Could not wait to reach home to break fast - tomorrow shall be my 3rd day, Insya-ALLAH.

On monday, me, Kovy & Dolly went to Kaplan Cuppage to collect our transcripts.
both of them will be registering for the degree program in Oct.
I have to postpone due to my new jobscope.
need to settle down, at least till the probation period is over in Jan.

I would be 4 modules behind them when i enroll in April next year.
:-(

Sunday started early doing the norms - breakfast, reading BM, playing with Najmi and listening to Sandiwara Radio.
It has always been like these, only diff was then I had to play with Ezzaty, now that she's all grown up, she's on her own most of the time. Made plan to pick Ani to attend Cik Ram's wedding invitation @ Serangoon North. And fulfil Mak's wish to visit Cik Odah. Going back to our old flat brought back fond memories. Seeing our marble flooring and the pink gate-still the same....I miss those years.

Najmi was all excited to be out and met Azima, his other sister whom he adores greatly. should see how he hugged and kissed her like nobody business-lovely!He had not slept since morning, we wanted him to stay awake on way home so that he could have his dinner, sang to him and entertaining, all in vain. he could hardly open his eyes...

Received sms from Kak nia, could not believed what she had sent.
She was hospitalised since Friday night. Her waterbag had burst. She's due in October, that's way too early.
She has not delivered yet. I hope nothing serious and pray for both Mother & baby are well.
Should have informed earlier, we could have visited her then.....

ONE MOMENT IN TIME...sweetest :-)

Felt great after letting it out.
I may not make any sense, it seems like im getting it at nobody.
I guess I had endured too long to keep my sanity to the next level. WHATEVER!

Last night was great, spent time together with Ani watching our favourite videos and didnt realised it was already ONE in the morning. Time passed without you realising.

I shall miss doing this with her in time to come.
So for the time being, whatever limited time we have, shall prioritise on our favourite pastimes.

This time we were punctual for class. We took the train and bus 25. As suggested by our young makcik. I signed up for both me & Mak for the SATA health screen next week @9-10am. Mak should be for free since she will 55 this year but has not celebrated her BD yet so must pay $5...hehe...kak supiyah emphasized must adhere by the rules. I was surprised to see how "semangat" kak supiyah...happy nampak!

It was Tasauf today, my favourite lesson.

I HATE COPYCATS!
people dont seem to change.
Then, Now and it will be forever.huh!

Ani was right last night. both of us knew it instantly.

Technology advances arent helping to make people realise that they are not living in their own world. others know if you are making a mountain out of a hill.

If you think you are rich, millions are wealthier than you.
If you think you are smart, millions are cleverer than you.
If you think you are capable, million are better multi-tasker than you.
If you think you are lucky, millions are far more fortunate than you.

so whats the big fuss about deserving THAT great job?
its just a crap for all i care.

All i know people dont talk big when they have it all.
The higher they climb the corporate ladder the humble they become.

Hi-Tea end of this month.
*hmmm, not a good time....really. its end of the month, can we really afford the time?
I hope so. I think it should NOT be a problem. they know better, yah.
ALHAMDULILAH-makan free, banyak songeh plak aku nie.*overconcern over nothing*

Eddris came to fetch me from work. SURPRISED*
I thought I heard someone called my name. *blur2 searched franticly for the source*
Or I might be hearing things since that dizzy spell came again. *Not Again*
Turned to my right and saw him standing there smiling.*priceless-though that slender figure had long vanished*
Reached home earlier than usual (yahoo!)

its being quite sometime I had a ride home.(i hope this could be a permanent arrangement-*wink*)

funny though how i spent the entire day figuring out which digits had gone wrong-out of places.
always wonder how the reporting task would be. the final product for the Management team to review.
so here I am doing the housekeeping on the data that had been updated by the finance staff.

its a tedious process, need to focus and challenge my analytical skill.
getting the numbers right is only the tip of the iceberg.
to report on your analysis and findings is mouthful and must always makes sense.
its not the yes or no, more to why, how and if its reasonable for the variance.

more to come, i dont expect the worst. i have seen it but from a different angle.

after lunch, we had our monthly brief meeting, on our achievement, future target, bla bla bla...
and our annual D & D end of august....everyone seems to look forward to that event. its my first year so i have no anticipation for the fun...i hope im gonna have a rolling good time. and best still, i hope to have someone to go with me...

The day started and ended unbelievably slow.
Orientation was fast.
Having to travel to and fro under the scorching sun, I was sleepy way before lunch time.

I was treated to a hearty meal at Pizza Hut.
Good chance to get to know my new superior better. (*really hope she would not be like ED*)
But the moment we reached office, its platonicly the subordinate-superior thingy.
Back to business. Learnt abit of here and there. had to start somewhere since the reporting for last month account was half way through.

Many things to be handed down these coming weeks. N was super busy. I was left on my own most of the time after a briefing - real brief. not too bad though, I was not lost. S had me prepared for the transition period in Oct07-shall not worry for that yet.

My good friend came in at the 'right' time.
I could not fast to celebrate 1st Rejab.

Still, it was a memorable Rejab for me. I hope it was a good omen.

Dear Friends,

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT BULAN REJAB

Thanks to Mirna for uploading this photo.
Me & my other colleagues from Indonesia & Malaysia who came for the congress in March this year.

We were late again for kelas agama.
This time it was purely unforeseen circumstances.
There was an unbearable road jam towards Lentor Avenue.
The driver even asked me if I was going there when boarded the bus.
It stopped every minute and made a detour towards Upper Thomson, avoiding Lentor Avenue altogether. totally a different route!

I am still clueless to what actually had happened there.

Though we had missed the first half of the class, it seemed we had not missed much.
Half an hour of remaining preaching was priceless.
Ustazah reminded us to perform sujud syukur whenever our prayers are answered or each time good things happened, expect ot unexpectedly. Thanks for the reminder, I just did that. I thought after accomplishing my nazar is good enough....I owe alot of good things in life to HIM.

May Allah bless me through my remaining journey in this life. Whatever it happened, may it be for the best of dunia & akhirat.

We headed straight to Compass Point to redeem the Popular Vouchers which Ezzaty had earned for that published drawing in Berita Harian early June. I thought being published was good enough to boost her confidence, getthing the vouchers was even BETTER.

Yeah, you can expect she draws even more and harder eversince.

Alhamdulilah
Im promoted to AM-Finance.
Im surprised but very pleased.
Never thought it will be this soon.
Effectively on Monday, I hope my colleagues will give their full support and assistance.

Probation period for the new role is 6 months
My performance shall be reviewed and appraised each month.
I will be learning the rope from sifu for the next 2 months.
I will be meeting other AM/GM/SM, what have you from the other branches for orientation in months to come.

Everything changes in days, im still in daze.

Thank you for the opportunity.
I guess the advertisities and difficulities that I had been facing are indeed helping me to prepare for this new challenge.

Im no longer have report to ED who is constantly making my life miserable.(Yes5x, hands up in the air)*
I hope the new SM would be a much better superior to report to.(*prays hard*)

One positive note - I dont have to chase for collection. someone else will be doing that.
Peace at last.(*wink*)

ALHAMDULILAH!

Allah had answered my prayers. I was not confident of getting it.
Had been praying that I shall leave it in HIS good hands.
If it brings the best for both worlds, help me to get it fast and easy.
And hope that I will know soon, dont even have to wait till Friday
And was so glad, it happened.

As expected She made things so hard for me, too hot to handle, harder than usual.
I didnt show my displeasure (who am I to do that to the Director),
tried to put on a nonchalant expression but deep inside cant wait for the day to end!

Y is smarter than I thought. Help to ease the burden. At least, she made me smile today, apart from the other good news.

HELPPPPP!

SHE SHOWED HER TRUE COLOURS TODAY!

Now i understand what Celeste had been trying to tell me.
and V & C were telling that it was not something new.
she did that to all and im no exceptional.

Another day tomorrow and she will not even spare me the agony, GOD!

it must be PMS. usually i dont get annoyed easily especially to strangers. good thing i could control my temper.
or maybe she called a the wrong time. just got back from work and was tutoring Ezzaty on her Arabic homework. Need to be fast on the coaching since she was dozing off to sleep and she called, trying hard to persuade me. Definitely not a person who can take no for an answer.

I dont blame you, Ina for giving her my number, its business after all.
im not interested, no matter how lucrative it would be.
i know myself too well, im not into that kind of business and i dont see i would be in the near future.
like many before, i would end up being the buyer rather the seller..sigh.

this week shall be a busy one, i have to complete all the important tasks in 4 days!
been coming home late, cant finish those during office hour and worst, Boss had been instructing via sms from her luxury home since she was not that well to be in the office these days. pestering me to expedite on overdues, way back before i joined, harrassing with her words of "MUST DO IT TODAY BECAUSE ITS LAST DAY TO SUBMIT" .

then why cant you be resourceful to do it ages ago, you know very well when and what you have submitted in your claims. must you wait till it was the last day.

Not to mention, auditor being bugging me for documents and queries, all thanks to the previous Shirley. SO unethical of her to discard all the infos that I had been consolidating and collating for her and then she left nothing to the successor. I cant blame Joey, she's in these mess because of shirley, i have to get the things for her. by doing so, im doing repetition task- what a waste of time!

okay, enough of the outpour and outburst. hope all goes fine for the rest of the days.

After long absence from the spiritual needs, I finally attended first lesson at Istiqamah with beloved Mak.
854 had just passed, waiting for the next, we were sure to be late.
I suggested we took the train to AMK and boarded any bus which passed the route. Took 73 and oops..had to alight way further, sorry Mak, she was out of breath the moment we reached.

Ustazah had not arrived and I was so glad we had not missed anything.
Lesson of the first week for each month would be Tauhid - a subject to get to know HIM, Almighty - the most important aspect of Islamic Studies.

Terkedu sebentar, benar2 insaf bila Ustazah keluarkan kenyaataan yang kita tidak harus habiskan waktu dgn benda2 yg remeh-temeh, melayan perasaan dan emosi pada stress kehidupan kerana usia kita di dunia yg fana ini sangat singkat.
Tahu2 dah di alam lain...yeah, lalai sungguh aku...:-(

Masaalah demi masaalah akan senantiasa menghantui kita kerana mereka yg beriman akan senantiasa diuji.

Tersentak seketika dgn kata hikmat itu bila fikirkan apabila segala ikhtiar dan usaha kita kadang kala berakhir dgn kegagalan dan apa yg kita ingini tidak kesampaian. Bukan bererti ALLAH tidak sayang malah dgn segala usaha disertakan tawakal dan keredhaan itu sebenarnya mendapat perhatianNYA. Yg selalu diuji itu selalu dalam pengetahuaannya. HE is with us and those adversities draw us closer spiritually.Eternity.

Tidak hairanlah kalau kita lihat mereka yang taat dengan perintahnya menghadapi byk cabaran - ada sahaja masalah.
tetapi sebalik kesukaran itu ada hikmahnya, there is a lesson behind and paling penting kasihsayangNYA untuk jaminan di akhirat.

sebaliknya mereka yg ingkar dgn perintahnya akan bertambah kesenangannya kerana usahanya itu tanpa Rahmatnya - esok lusa apabila kesenangan itu ditarik balik - dunia akhirat musnah. Nauzubillah. tidak mahu pertikaikan. Lindungilah kita semua daripada kemurkaan.

its been a hectic week. updating the sales was a drag!
Mimi came on Wednesday to conduct interviews, its the 2nd round and the response was not much different from the first. only 2 turned up. People dont seem interested to join us. Market must be good outside, jobs are abundance and so being a SMEs does not really interest them compared to MNCs.

we were keen to employ this lady, having few years experience working in UK and ACCA qualified But the salary she demanded was way too high (asking too much I must say...)AND she has to give 2 months notice to her current employer...just too bad.

So far only 3 were shortlisted, at last minute Joe wanted to advertise the position in Sat's paper. Cannot spend more than $500 and at such a short notice, I was glad Ras was the one who attend to my queries. Had to do it by noon, after compromising on the layouts and quotes, I had to decide on behalf of Joe (who really took his time to give the grren light)to have agreed to the cost and the layout....or else we will never make it on time.

Oh yes! while Mimi was here, Me & Ani took time off to spend half a day with her to shop. Mimi suggested Bugis around the place she stayed. It was supposed to be Mimi to shop giler, but i was the one buying liked some kinda tourist...heheh...cant help it, they were cheap and I really needed them. so it was a good bargain!

on a much happier note, WIPL called ten minutes before I knocked off. ( i thought i was invisible to them since I had submitted twice since last year)
She will call again on Monday to confirm the timing. I hope it will be once and for all - AMIN!!!

First day of the month AGAIN

Its the beginning of the month AND its the 2nd qtr.
I dread for these - it will be rush rush rush......
I thought I could complete at least half of the accounting entries, but due to the GST hike, some invoices had to be back dated and my June accounts could not be finalised...urgh. told Mervin tomorrow shall be the last day for the last minute changes. No further requests to be entertained after that. Or else there will be no end...

Ezzaty had gone next door for mengaji - Quran reading,
What she had learnt from school is insufficient, and since my neighbour is a qualified Asatizah at one of the madrasahs here and she does teaches children after school, it would be a waste not to send her there to brush up her reading.

I reached home later than usual, Mak was rushing to mosque for her Iqra lesson and in the midst of helping me to carry my grocery, she was fast to mention that Ezzaty was getting ready to start her lesson. Unlike her, she's the type who would wait for me to accompany her....a good change.

While waiting for Isyak, i am typing this entry and after prayer, I shall sit with Ezzaty for her spellings...Najmi was fast asleep, thankfully.

And then off for an early dream zzzzz....

GEYLANG SI PASAR GEYLANG

A marketing session with my significant 3...awesome thing to begin the weekend.
When Geylang market is concern, it will be serkups, tudungs, kuihs and bajus....!!
Thanks Ani for the treat at D Tanjong Katong - syukur, kenyang nya!
The kids were left under Yati's good care and buying and shopping was a breez :-)
Its a rare chance, to be together just the four of us.......but hope to do this again often,yeah!

I received 2 great news, 2 friends are pregnant. Congrats to Razz - 8 weeks and Dian - 2 months.
Razz's news came as a surprise since the last time I met her, there was no sign of it.
But Dian, I expected since she was away for MC and having colds/flu so often....

Tonite, the APMI Alumni had agreed for a gathering.
Kovy was late, I thought I had waited at the wrong bus-stop. Finally when he turned up, the bus had just left.
He was lamenting that it was wrong timing to have agreed to meet up since the accounts had to be finalised for closing next week. Yeah, speaking of which, next week shall be a busy week for me....its the Qtrly task AGAIN!

We were abit late but we more disappointed to find out only 4 of us turned up and poor pei Jia rushed down from office only to find we had left....I had promised to meet up with him and kovy around our area some other time since I could not afford to wait for him. He was mad at Dolly-she certainly had misinterprete his "ok' to me as though its ok for her to leave....hahah!

Had a good dinner though with the Dolly, Kovy & SJ at Pizza Hut - never had enough of pasta.

must be the GST credit thing that I could not even withdraw my salary, such long queues everywhere.

Lunch time was terrible, no one in the office - most of them were on leave, Big boss was on MC while the rest out for appointment...i had to wait for Gary to return, having my lunch at 2pm!

SIGH...I had to do some banking, so i didnt mind to skip my lunch as long as I could perform my zuhur at Raffles place.
really only to
drop some cheques, off to pray and its almost 3pm!

sent off Mimi to the taxi stand at Newton station, right after Ezzaty reached school. she hugged and I coud almost see her shedding her tears....its not forever, we will have many opportunities to spend together, if God permits.

i enjoyed her company the past 5 days and i sincerely hope she did not mind all the noise and commotion at home, special thanks to the Kids on the block...

she could have enjoyed a quiet stay in the hotel, but turned out to have endure a home filled with kids having so much fun, with or without guests around...cant say much, kids wil always be kids, you know what i mean.

I msn syazzy about my finding - that someone had opened up an accout in friendster and posted comment on her, lamenting her boredom to have stayed at home for 2 months now....hmmm...interesting to know that she had updated her profile so misleadingly. and uploading those photos, really shows how many friends she has...

the funny part was, her shoutout remarks highligted about sincerity in friendship.
speaking like an expert for the wrong reason.

I had the chance to show Mimi that person's profile last night, not elaborating in details how we are related..... Though Mimi was clueless on her character, she could guessed specifically the type of person she is.....

Looks can show and anyone can tell if you are good or bad...really, im not surprised.

i was speechless looking at pics of my cousin's daughter.
teenagers today,...i really dont know what's up with them, so different unlike those in my years.
the worst they ever got was the infamous Centrepoint Kids....

God forbids and protect the next generation, not becoming spoilt and ignorant.
My children are taught to live in simplicity, being preached always not to waste, appreciate whatever we own, no spurlging on the wants/desires, priorities on the needs and never waste on food...it's not wrong to work hard towards luxury even Islam encourage us to fight poverty but never to living in extravagance and wastage.

or else, they will never realise how fortunate they are especially when food matters. our brothers and sisters elsewhere have to constantly fight many hungry pangs - even for a piece of bread and a clean drinking water.

Mimi was showing me her return ticket to KL and realised that it was for tomorrow's departure. she sounded happy at first, thinking that she could skip team building but when consulted Joe, was asked to stay till Tuesday. she didnt bring enough office wear and she was abit embarrased to have extend another 2 days at my place...Joe even asked her to book a hotel room but at such short notice, he still had not learnt his lesson.

Went to Harbourt Front to purchase her ticket,called Mervin to confirm the place, alamak! it's located at Havelock Road, Great world city Copthrone by the Waterfront......gosh! i swear i heard harbourfront!
on a brighter note, Mimi took the chance to snap some pics at Vivo City, the Merlion from far and a glimpse of Sentosa. Tomorrow she shall has ample chance and time to explore more of that island.

Earlier on, there was abit of drama in the office, the issue of re-hiring C. Our Director, Mimi & C met up at Amara to discuss the possibility of C coming back if she is willing to change her attitude - she's not the people oriented type, treating adults like young kids, screaming & yelling and so political...just to highlight few of her many terrible acts which the rest had to endure .,..BUT her ability to excute her main duty was an asset to the company, that's why the second chance, and the fact that she could not adapt to her new companies, I mean its not one or 2 eversince she left, but close to 10! she's fortunate to have been offered jobs every one week....and not having the qualification and difficulty to communicate in English, her luck is something everyone loves to have!

oh yes! the pasture is definitely greener but the path which i have to go through is not much smoother.
im now looking out to a less rocky pavement to stroll along....... :-)

I was expecting a sms from Mimi as promised. Been checking my mobile every now and then since I left office. Nope, nothing.

I bought the Jalibean pancakes as promised for Ezzaty at SS and I thought this Cheena looking girl looked familiar, could not be her. Mimi had her hair to the waist, this one was ear length but the built was definitely similar -small & petite....I went nearer and it is her! she had been sms-ing me for the past hour and had been there since 5.30pm..! i checked her phone, the connection had gone haywire...poor girl! must be tired...she had gone to bed. told me she sleeps early....

Talked about her wedding plans when she was browsing through my wedding photos...
told her not to plan now, by then all the wants and desires would fade...fashion changes fast.

I was surprised to hear from Mimi that Jesslyn had actually approached our Director, even threaten to quit if C would ever comes back....Didnt tell Mimi that she has in fact been looking out for new job...if C will or not coming back, Jesslyn would definitely go. so what's the threat for....really! office politics...

i tried hard not to laugh at Jess. told me with so much eagerness that she had received a call on job offer as a sales manager. when i asked if nowadays she's been applying for managerial post, she hesitated but quick to inform that the call was a surprise to her. she had not applied any of that level, but the hilarious part was - she had to do sales on sanitary wares!

should see her expression when she exclaimed - how to sell that!? and why of all things i have to market sanitary stuff! and thinking about sanitary pad - i asked naively which brand would she be promoting, new or existing ones?!hhahahah!

maybe the photo which she had included in her resume fits their desription for a suitable candidate...
the more frustrated Jess became on hearing this and rolled her eyes with dissatisfaction.....its really weird how these people manage to get hold of her contact details....

and of course, she had no intention to apply though she had been sending resume, applying jobs for almost 6 months now.
it could be her luck....but then she's being picky too.

Is being truthful a sin?

People would always tell me ooh...
you dont have to be so frank. you dont have to tell her all that. you cannot do this and that.

And I thought we are supposed to be open on things which you are comfortable at, things which you would like to avoid. saying yes to everything is not a breeze. at the end of the day, you cannot hide, pretending to be someone you are not supposed to be and cause many inconveniences due to your false testimonial.

I cannot do this and I dont like to do that.

so if you think Im not compatible, far from competent and almost redundant...be it.
dont force me to do things which I was not told in advance and expect the best from me.

Getting a hotel room for the weekends with that kind of budget is a problem.
The one we are getting is around the red light district - who would want!

so I offered one of my rooms since we have 4 rooms, one being on and off accomodated by the children.
I didnt think Bridget would think it was a great idea but she was more than happy, even mentioned the company shall pay me accordingly for putting up Mimi at my place. i was like wow....didnt think about the money factor at all. I was sincerely helping to get things done smoothly and not wanting my pal to be placed in any kind of place which would endanger her....okay, Im being unreasonable-singapore is a safe city but hey its better to be safe than sorry.

I would be seeing Mimi in the office on Thursday and she would be my housemate till Sunday Morning.
Mak voluntarily give up her room and will sleep with either Mun or the children. Yati will sleep where Najmi would.
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I left for work abit later since I had to purchase a cashier order. I had this feeling that the forms that I had downloaded from the website is abit odd, so many to fill in. but then thats what the helpline's instruction, i followed accordingly. even if i called them personally, the answer would be simply 'you may check at our website for details'. The CSO handling my request didnt mentioned anything except for collection only after 11am the next morning, so i thought everything is alrite. in the afternoon, received call from the bank that I had submitted for 2 applications to be verified..I was like ..the staff and the website need to do something about handling customers' requests...
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hmm...the closest I could get for No-brand label
Najmi could not stop calling for his Ayah
getting ready for to set off
Berjaya Times
my loves
leaving KL
@MaryBrown Ayer Hitam

dinner in our rooms - In House chef was superb, thumbs up!
love my Special fried rice

waiting to be checked in
from Mak's room's view..dont feel sleeping there, i could slip in to sleep with them
lepak session

we are back! maybe i kinda know KL too well that this time it was not really that fun. or maybe Bukit Bintang was just not the kind of place for us. no doubt that the hotel we stayed at was surrounded by so many plazas, BB, Lot10, Berjaya TIme Square, Imbi, Sungei Wang...we were at the Golden Triangle but shopping was not a thrill. didnt get what we wanted, we bumped into only one pasar malam....but then Food was superb and both rooms were connected that we felt so comfy just to laze around.

waiting to check in was half an hour late due to some who checked out late...but we appreciated the hotel's effort to ensure our rooms were side by side and bravo! we unlocked the door and 2 rooms became one.

Left home on sat morning @ 4am, reached Melaka for breakfast at 8am and finally KL at 10.30am, roamed around and had our lunch before checking in. spend the entire evening resting, and then the hungry pangs, called the room service for our dinner, the food was like i said, really yummy.......and after Isyak, we went for late shopping.....

we had missed going Melaka due to my excellent map reading!boo hooo,,,,,Mun was asleep then, she's good at road navigating.
we stopped at Ayer Hitam, before spending the few hours in JB, for Mak's reflexology session....hmmm...