I managed to catch up with my ex colleague last Friday.. Miss them so badly, its really full with fun & laughter dat nite. Ekcelli, Madam Rohini wanted to meet everyone coz after Deepavali, she and her husband will be leaving country to Dubai. Jual minyak kaa?? No laa, apa ntah katanya bisness tu, freight or aviation kot.. mcm tu la bunyinya jah. Well, none other place sbb Mdvalley ni kiranya center to everyone.

So we decide to choose Amarind Heavenly Thai.. Fuhh 'Green Curry dia sodap skalik sbb tak pedas sgt & taste dia lain sket. No worries, its halal.. staff dia mostly Malay.


Well, the dinner should be around 7.30pm, but Doyle & me normally will be reach first to avoiding traffic jammed. Hehe.. sib baik aku early coz by dat time aku tak keje. Doyle reached paling early coz his work place in Kelana Jaya and dia kuar ofis kul 5pm sharp! Fuhhh best btul balik awal kn..



I text Doyle, saying waiting him at front door.. so while waiting others, both of us, have a long chatting. Teguk ice water tu smp bergelas-gelas jah, mau tak nya borak bgai nk rak dgn dia, mcm2 borak, tp still aku dgn dia jer ada, yg lain ropenya still stuck dgn jammed.. alahai cian..

Then b4 8pm, i saw Linda & husband Conellius also Suja tgh cat walk dpn restaurant.. makcik2 tu singgah beli karipap giant katanya kat Jusco bwh tu.. ayoooomaaa! Then loving couple Chin Min & Michelle pon arrived jugeks, but dis time Michelle dah preggie! Wowwwieee! After a long wait, kesabaran & kepayahan dey gone tru.. after 7th years of married, finally God listen to dey prayers.


From L-R: Sujatha, Michelle & Chin Min.. Suja, nape ler hang tak alih batang straw tu?? huhu kn dh nmpak like, sticking in dlm idung, Michelle said, the last time she cut her hair short zaman skolah dulu.. wahhh! lamanya. Bro Chin Min, i know u damn hepiiii. An early congratulationsss to u & wifey.. the due date is juz around da corner. October baby.


Patrick (left) has always fun with his laughter, he is my rockafella ex editor who always give a free consultations babeh! Now dia dh jadi Group Editor kat other cmpny, with his own office room and secretary yaa. Oh ya, he full with gossip yo! Opsss.. Madam Rohini (right) ni pulak, tau BM ni sket2 jer sbb dia kawen org local Msia, she originally Made in India yaa.. engrishhh sokmo.



Doyle and me sure can get along with.. Dia usik aku, aku usik dia.. and sumtimes Chin Min pon joint sekaki, he going to sell his Kancil and soon to get his MyVi pearl white colour katanya. He is now, traveling almost all over the world sbb dh bkerja with Asian Tour in golf industries.. Kot-kot korg trnmpak muka mamat ni kat mana2 ceruk kwsan korg jgn suprise la ek? But hey 'Doyley sudah lama dpt 'by line' bila mau buat open table? haiyaaa.

Linda (right) is my ex PR & Admin Manager dlu kat PG, makcik ni paling lama service dia kat PG, well last time dia pn poning jap dgn cmpny PG tu, siap dh bg surat resigned gak cam aku dlu. Well, past is past, mulakan la dgn idop baru kn..

Gabey (left) forever a late comers. Mmg makcik ni ada msalh timing lari kot, ada ke pulak, mentang2 dia ada driver anto setiap pg ke ofis, so she can come late? Fuhhh mmg aku rse tak aci la pd staff yg lain kn.. In the end, dia lak resigned after one year service kt PG, a week later aku pya turn pulak. Now, dh mature sket bdk ni, and she became more closer with me, tru msn plak! hahahaaha.. mmg funy.


Ni plak, Linda tgh calculate bill.. coz Michelle swap her HSBC credit card & kat amarinf ni ada DISCOUNTED rate.. so lps ni memasing byr balik kat Michelle.


Hehe.. ni shot baekkk pya, sbb rmai yg suka tgk angle ni.. urmm ye ke? aku rse biasa jer, tp mmg control sket shadow lightning tu gak laa..

Haa.. yg ni best, Madam siap nk kuar kn duit raya deepavali dia ya! hak hak hak, sekepuk duit rm1 yg dia dh tkar kt bank.. semua bantai gelak tgk, ni tak sabar nk ber-depavali kot.



Ice water anyone? Kat Amarind ni, ice water taruk lemon.. tp kat Madam Kwan ke kat Hotel mana ntah, ice water dia taruk strawberry u!


Gabey tetap nk buat Colgate Ad yer! Dolye sempat mngusik si Gabey, until she pukul him bertubi-tubi.. hihi mcm bdk2 la dia org ni.

Suja, ko tetap jadi mangsa snappy haku.. ngeh ngeh ngeh...

Ishkk tak abes-abes mngira duit si Linda ni.. kira jgn tak kira jah.. lpas sorg-sorg pya turn dia tya, mkn apa, minum apa..


Last but not least, Hepi Diwali to all my Hindu friends where ever u are.. Sempat snappy local musician doing show kt concourse level midvly the same day.. best dgr lagu2 tu, lagu Hindustan ada, lagu Arwah Sudirman, P. Ramlee fuhh konsep 1Malaysia betul.
This is not John Denver song ke hape, but memang betul-betul im leaving.. but before that, i want to say dat, it's been so tiring after majlis tahlil for arwah Eric'c Papa 3 days in a row, there will be last dy on this coming Sunday for closing day a week after his lost..

Tak apa laa, skrg maybe hari dia, mana tau sok-sok hari aku susah insyallah dia bleh tolong.. dats wat he promised to me.

I'll be missing da flat screen at this office, mmg best giler & not boring at all bila ada tv nih, well rezeki aku bukan kat sini, i losing my bloody mood nk keje sini.. why?? Sebab aku akan kejam, if people tried to play a game with me..

Why i said so, coz i'm giving them 1 week notice sajork folks.. mrasaaa la kn. Time tu br tau aku ni buat keje ke tak.. I hate people tak appreciate aku, so ni laa jd nya bila Tuhan tu mendengar aku berdoa setiap hari.




Im working here almost a year, but aku tak kuasa nk remind pd sesapa sbb they shud know wats going on.. If semua tak buta, i can say aku akan stay lama kat company ni, coz ofis ni dekat dgn ruma.. but haih.. Aku give up, kecewa eccelli..



My last dy serviced aritu, last wednesday on 7th Oct. Im leaving the cmpny with nobody asking, why, where, who accept my close colleague si shahril yg memahami. Well, i heard he planned to leave jgak.. up to u bro!

Its good thing using Mac Pro yg pricenya almost RM9K++, but leaving the cmpny is best damn thing!! Wire dlm pix tu, semua mmg aku sengaja jd kn 'hair-wired' at my last dy, sbb to showed them how my life miserable by dat time.

Adios Amigos!














For those who known Eric...


This is to convey my deep condolences to you & whole of your family members and let us pray for the departed soul..

I deeply regret to inform to everyone who known Eric my bff, about the sad demise of his loving father yesterday, Sunday Oct 4th (around 4pm) convey our heartful condolence to the family and let us pray for the departed soul, over these days of deep sorrow.



AL-FATIHAH

I request your prayers to give courage to their family to bear the sad demise. The funeral will be held on today morning around 10.30 – 11am.

Amin..














Nak jugak tepek pix lagi tu.. hihi..

Selamat beraya la ya kepada semua kengkawan, dimana saje korg brada! Raya tahun ni, rasenya merasa la beraya dlm keadaan hujan kot ni. Tapi xpe, ujan rahmat.. betul, betul, betul..

Lagi 2 hari dh nk raya, ada org xde mood nk raya, tp pd aku, mood raya tetap ada, sbb dapat balik kampung. Syukur alhamdulillah, even aku ni lahir kat KL, tp tetap beraya di kampung belah mak aku di Pekan, Pahang. Mrasa sgt-sgt!

Ok la, ada sket2 nk tepek pix, sbb kamera aku ni dh penuh pix ntah apa-apa ntah, so mana yg patut dh leh transfer ke tmpat lain, or else delete kn sajork.


Selipar ni, adik aku bli kn utk aku, huhu malu nk pkai sbb kaler pink & ada luv-luv kat tepi tu, then, kaler pink tu plak sblah putih, sblah pink penuh.. cisss! saje nk mngenakn aku, dh ler aku kureng dgn kaler pink.. Apa2 pn, thnks to adik aku Fateha a.k.a Teah, selipar yg ko bli kn ni ler aku wat p smbyg terawih taon ni, org pn x henggin nk curi, sbb kaler ko pilih ni mmg meletops!


Aku pn tak pham camne kueh raya ni tetiba ada & byk, nk kata mak aku beli byk tak jugak, aku plak bli kerepek dan kekacang jer byk, agaknya ada yg jiran-jiran bagi kot?? so aku trprasan, mak aku ado bli kueh raya yg brchocolate, so kt pix tu aku highlight jer tang cekelat jer laa.. snappy efek macro jer, abih cite.


Tiap kali bulan pose, lampu lip-lap pengganti pelita kat ruma aku ni, nk taruk pelita btul, mak aku tak kasi, sbb mnyusahkan kan lak nti nk isi minyak gas bgai.. huhu xbest tul.. alaa kan dh ada pelita moden tu..



Hahaha.. tetiba mak aku giler bunga rose kecik2 nk style 'engrishh' katanya.. gasak laa.. aku ok kan jer, yg bgus tu, curtain tu recycle ek.. xde makna nk beli baru. merah meram sungguh curtain tu. Kerusi meja tetap la kayu jati tu brtahun-tahun, sape dtg raya ruma aku, yg hengat korg nk duduk kat sofa empuk ya!


Last but not least, ni jer contribution aku kat ruang tamu ruma, iaitu bunga tulip ni.. aku bli bunga tulip plastik ni kat jln TAR.. cantek plak time nmpak aritu, sbb aku tak prnah bli bunga jenis ni b4 dis.. skali dh taruk dlm vase.. wahliao.. cun gak! kena plak frame cermin besaq kt blkang tu.. perfecto!

Ok la, itu jer dlu update mnjelang raya, pasni nk masak2 utk mlm b4 raya!
Rendang, Masak Lodeh, Kari, Ketupat, perghhhhh...
Raya! Raya! Raya!
Mebi i think, tittle entry ni more appropriate dipanggil Sempena bulan Syawal.

Sedar atau tidak, kite dah berada di penghujung Bulan Ramadhan. Juz a few days left! Can't wait.. Kejap jer kn? dah nak Raya! yay!

Bagi aku, banyak perkara berlaku di bulan puasa. Aku rasa ni lah bulan Ramadhan pdis year challenging but yet meaningful for me. Dan bila dalam kesusahan, aku suka cakap kat salah sorang kawan aku, "takpe, cuci dosa".


Dolu-dolu time kecik:
Bulan Ramadhan ni sangatlah dinantikan. Bukan sebab puasa, tapi sebab bleh keluar malam dan bermain bunga api & mercun dengan best buddies! Sanggup saving duit belanja skool tu. Same goes dgn kad raya.. wahhh berlumba-lumba with my uncle sapa dpt byk kad raya! Naik darjah 4 kena p terawikh.. tp 'skip' sokmo. kikiki..

Waktu raya, lagi best. Early morning, dapat makan sedap2. Boleh rasa banyak kuih. Tapi, malas pergi sembahyang raya. Lepas tu dapat reward berpuasa iaitu seringgit untuk satu hari. Tu dah kira mewah gila masa tu. Alaaaaa korg pn camtu gak kn?

Sekarang:
Meaning bulan puasa lebih dari bermain bunga api & mercun. For me, bulan puasa ni lebih kepada penyucian jiwa. Best timing untuk bersihkan tompok hitam di hati, waktu untuk buang segala toksin dalam jiwa. Aku mula rasa teruja untuk mencari Al-Qadr. Sbb time kecik2 dolu, bila ustazah ckp 'mencari mlm Lailatul Qadar' aku & the geng tak bape paham, pegi ler dok atas bukit tunggu Lailatul Qadar. Bila blk lewat mlm, kena bebel dgn nenek aku.. Budak-budak.

Maksud hari raya juga lebih dari makanan sedap dan berpakaian baru. Waktu raya ni kite dapat berjumpa sedara mara, dan bermaafan antara satu sama lain. Memang mintak maafp ni boleh buat bila2 dan tak perlu ditetapkan waktu, tapi masa raya ni lah mindset kita lebih terbuka untuk buat perkara ni.




Banyak perkara baru aku belajar sepanjang bulan pose tahun ni dan harapan aku, biarlah ibadah kita di bulan puasa ni akan berterusan sepanjang tahun, istiqamah. Amin.

Maaf zahir dan Batin frmm me to all my frens. Mungkin agak klise, tetapi masih memberi meaning yg mendalam jika ia datang dengan keihklasan.

We are in 2nd week of Ramadhan.. time seem so fast! Sekarang dah masuk tahap ke-2 bulan puasa, iaitu tahap keampunan, dalam 10 hari pertengahan bulan Ramadhan.

Ini apa yg aku ingat la yg di ajar oleh ustaz or ustazah aku dulu laa.. so far, alhamdulillah.. tak ada la kata aku
sakit perut, or muntah-muntah, bkn budak kecik lagi, dh tuek!

Jadi, aku nak buat checklist ibadah.
Saje-saje nak share & ingatkan diri (sendiri)
.
• Melambatkan sahur (dah bangun, tp sleepy la plak)

Sembahyang awal, tepat pada waktu
Sembahyang Terawikh
Kurangkan bercakap perkara tak berfaedah
Banyakkan baca Al-Quran
Mempercepatkan berbuka!

Ok aku dah tandakan yang pertama dan terakhir tu siap-siap!
Urmm... aci kaa camtu geng?? *larikkkkkk





Ehh cup cake pon bleh jer jadi kuih raya kan? kan? kan?
Janji boleh bedal.. hahahaha.

Enjoy lagu raya aku ok? yay!!
Fasting month ni biasa la kan.. aku masuk ofis cam biasa, xde la too early sgt, balik awal pn tetap kena fetch si botak (eric) kat stesen. Bulan pose ni dia balik awal.. so alang2 baik balik sekali. Cam tu la keje driver tak brgaji..

Dis year juadah brbuka not too heavy sgt.. nasik tak jamah sgt.. ciput jer mkn. All dis bcoz my parents dh tak jamah nasik langsung katanya. But my appetite dok bantai kuih-muih dr masjid yg sedap2 belaka. Dah ler lps terawih moreh lagi, tp tak naik-naik pn bdn ni. Keding!

Si Botak plak, asal lpas fetch dia jer, nk mnyinggah bazaar.. singgah smp 2 bazaar skali lak tu smlm.. aci tak? Selera besaw sgt, beli itu ini macam anak sepuluh org aku bg tau dia. Jawapan dia simple.. "Alaa babe, nak mkn.."

Masjid aku dh cantik skrg, dgn adanya tmpt ppuan yg baru, di floor atas! Alhamdulillah sgt. Those year kat bwah & trlalu kecik, jemaah dh makin rmai skrg ni.. Pix ni adik aku smpat snappy tru hp dia.. siap bwk hp yea.. if aku tinggal kn jer kt ruma. Ada sape ke kesah kan?

Putih bersih.. konsep open air yea.. kipas tetap ada laa


Gigih tul makcik2 ni pegi awal-awal, xnk brsesak-sesak kot. Rasenya beg biru tu cam beg my mom jer? Eh Teah, tu Ibu kita ek?


Rase luas sgt bila tmpat ppuan ni bila kat top floor.. tapi tak syioknya still bleh dgr riuh bdk2 bising kat bawah tak sabar nk moreh..


Kann.. bukan bdk-bdk jer.. org tua semua serbu nk turun balik.. Yang funny ada sorg bdk tu dia hangin sbb org pijak selipar dia. Adeehh.. yang ko p letak selipar kat TENGAH tangga apsal? If xnk selipar kena pijak, jgn p terawih laa.. aiyoo kecoh btul bdk sekoq ni.


Apa-apa pon, hati tetap girang, sbb tgk jemaah terawih kat area aku ni makin rmai.. cuma aku still tak jmp lagi anak pak arab 2 beradik yg comel tu.. hihi. Last year adik aku plan, nk kidnap bdk tu pekup masuk dlm telekung kira org, sbb bdk2 comel tu mulut pok pek pok pek. Hahaaha adoiiyaii.

Salam Terawikh semua!


As Ramadhan approaches, I feel such a wonderful thrill of that, InsyaAllah, I will get another opportunity to devote an entire month for ibadah. I will have the chance to implore my Lord for His mercy and His forgiveness. I will be able to make attempts to become even more closer to him.

And I want to make sure that my family gets the most out of this month, because as we should all be aware that tomorrow is not promised to any of us, and this might be our last Ramadhan.

In general, Ramadhan is the month when Allah opens His arms of forgiveness. But more importantly, it was the month when the Prophet Muhammad received the Divine Revelation from Allah, the primary source of guidance for Muslims to follow.

Motiff tayang bazaar ramadhan? sori, sori nk tunjuk lain sbnarnya..

For my friends and colleagues who are Muslim, wishing you all the best of health, happiness and prosperity during this blessed month and beyond. Jangan sengaja ponteng-ponteng ya.. solat terawikh InsyaAllah jgn lupa, at least.

Haa gmbr yg ni sbnarnya.. Jgn lupa byr zakat fitrah yaa, gaji beribu-ribu zakat yg tak seberapa tu sedekah la.. tak rugi pon, Insyallah.

Salam Ramadhan Al Mubarak untuk semua.
Halalkan makan minum,
Kemaafan dipohon dan ditabur.

(takkan nak tunggu masuk bln Syawal baru nak mintak maap, bagaikan? Lagipun rasanya Ramadhan ni lebih besar dari Syawal...)