Rakhi Sawant lost!! Yeehar!

At least something made my day!
At last something I wanted ended the way it is (apart from Abhijeet Sawant winning the 1st Indion Idol in 2005).
Not that I was pro Aamir-Sanjeeda...but I'm just anti Rakhi-Abhishek. I mean, Rakhi is already an item girl, she's supposed to be a dancer...and Abhishek is already a gd dancer who thinks he's the next Hrithik Roshan. So is it fair if they win? I was pretty sure that Nach Baliye 3 was meant for Rakhi-Abhishek to win when they went into finals.
But my aching heart was "nursed" when Aamir-Sanjeeda was crowned winner!! The pleasure of seeing drama-queen attention-seeker Rakhi not winning is...heavenly! Hehe.
Her reaction showed how tak malu she is. Must've been v. confident that she'll win. Can't accept the defeat...just walked away.

Spoilt day!

Not in the mood to talk abt this (most kept secret of my life for 4 yrs, of which I nvr blogged abt it or discussed it with anyone. Ppl who know just know something happened but dunno what actually happened that turned me into a beast!)...but since it affected me so much, I might as well get it out of my system!!

I went for my nephew's wedding today @ Yishun, which was supposed to be nice coz in that ONE wedding, I'm expecting to bump into so many fellow bloggers (some for the 1st time) who are somehow related to me. Bubu Hawa came personally to invite us...she turned up with her aunt (I forgot her name) sometime in Nov. Sat for quite a while, almost 2hrs, catching up on things, while waiting for her daughter & son-in-law to fetch her. She knows I've a reputation of not attending weddings as I'm an anti-social. I'm also selective abt the functions I go to, if the person is close to my heart, I'll go, otherwise, I'm usually absent. So she asked "abih kira kita ni rapat ke tak, dtg ke tak nanti?" No doubt we meet like not more than once a yr, but I think in all my Dad's nephews/nieces, Bu Hawa is 1 of the 4 who are closest to my Mom. Not to forget her mom, Mami Buang, who's soooo fond of Dad and us. She's really a darling, whenever we meet, she'll always hug & kiss us, something I'm not used to. I thought I've not seen her for years now, the last time she came more than 3 yrs ago I was doing my Degree & was out for class.

I have a wedding dinner (to be seated by 8pm) also tonight, Maslin's close fren. I had RSVP to attend the dinner with Maslin. However, bcoz Dad came back pretty late (just after 4pm), our scheduled got screwed. Thankfully Maslin's Mom going with her, thus if I cldn't make it in time, Maslin won't be alone, or I'll feel bad. Dad had his lunch & all before he did his asar & we all started to get ready, targeted to leave by 5pm. It started pouring heavily by the time we left, which was 5.15pm. Na jane kyun, the whole day I was having a bad hunch...had a slight h/ache, almost wanted to tell Mom that I'd like to be excused from joining, but I didn't wanna disappoint her. Of coz, I was having bad tudung day & all...which is v. normal whenever we're late for something. I can't be bothered to even re-do my tudung as Amsyar was making so much noise already...he's uncomfy with his kurta so we had to leave quickly before he gets crankier.

We reached just almost 6pm, w/o getting lost. When Sis is behind the wheels & I'm reading the map, we don't usually get lost. *wink* Bu Hawa was so pleased to see us. So was Mami Buang. The groom & bride looking gorgeous in red. The hall was full, but Bu Asirah & hubby gave up their seat for us since they were just sitting dwn & not eating, which was sweet. When I saw the briyani, I instantly knew it'll be nice. After I took my tea, someone approached me. I almost thought it was the bride, since she was in red. Hehe. Nay, it was Aysha. Not bad, she recognised me instantly...which confirmed that I look like Madhuri (can I have some cheap thrill please?! I already had a sucking bad day!)!! The day b4 while we were chatting, I had told her to look out for a Madhuri lookalike. The fact she approached the right person says it all right?!

Ok ok la...ok ok la...that's not the pt at all. Let's see, Farzana recognised me (saw Neelu in her princess outfit!), Aysha recognised me (finally got to meet her since we've nvr crossed path)...Hajira btr recognise me (she was bz parading but just when I was abt to leave the hall, I caught sight of her in her purple outfit - Hajira, trying to match your Honda Fit ke aper!?). Just as I stepped out of the hall, I saw a familiar face - Sarah. So I approached her to say Hi. The last time we crossed path @ Mustaffa, she recognised me but I missed her (don't expect me to notice anyone at Serangoon...I'm always in a hurry to leave the place, can't stand crowds), so we've told each other that if we cross path agn, approach. So I've met all my fellow blogger relatives alright.

While I was eating, Mom told me something fedup-ing. The woman I hate most (she's incurred my wrath!!) is present the wedding. She saw her as we were coming into the hall...but didn't immediately tell me, perhaps she thought I saw. Oh well, an incident happened in my life in 2004. This woman works in my workplace, but different dept. & she also stays near my place. For some reason, I had introduced her to my Mom, and they because v. close. So close she asked my Mom to babysit her newborn while she go back to work after her maternity to serve her resignation notice period. She was childless for 20 yrs b4 she finally got pregnant. I recalled my Mom used to advise her not to lose hope as she can stil conceive. Something happened and she & her hubby behaved in a rude & uncivilised manner which really hurt my Mom deeply. I remember I just started doing my Degree when all this happened. My grades dipped during that period as I wasn't able to concentrate (perhaps regretting introducing her to my Mom or maybe regretting allowing Mom to babysit her baby when Dad had said No), but I pulled myself through & got back my concentration. I made an oath to Allah that I'll nvr ever forgive her & her husband & don't ever wish to cross path with them or even their child. When Mom wld talk abt her child, I used to tell Mom "I don't give a shit whether she or her child is alive or dead"!! Which would sadden my Mom, saying the child did nothing wrong...bla bla bla. I told Mom that "you may forgive & forget...but don't expect me to do the same!". Mom knows my hatred for this woman. The best part is, she's the one who has wronged us, but she behaves as though we wronged her! Mother-f**ker betul! (Pardon my french). At work, everyone knows how much I detest her & wld nvr go to her dept. I take every caution to ensure that our paths nvr cross. But Allah doesn't love me perhaps, coz there has been couple of ocassions where our paths crossed. But I'd look through her or pretend I nvr saw her.

Now this is why I avoid Indian Muslim weddings. U just nvr know who u're gonna bump into. As far as I'm concerned, we're not closely related & thus I've not bumped into her at any of my relative's weddings. I've always feared that if I marry a fellow Indian Muslim, he might be related to her which will make it v. awkward. So the best is DON'T GET MARRIED sudah! For this wedding, Mom told me it's a combined wedding by both the groom & the bride. So chances is she cld be related to the bride's side. When Mom told me abt her presence, I was already cursing my fate. We all wld've loved to stay longer enjoy the music, but I didn't wanna see her face, so I told Mom "I'm ready when u all are"...which is a signal that I don't wish to stay any longer. So we quickly salam everyone & made a move.

Oh, a funny incident occured. As Amsyar insisted to be carried by me while we were looking for the groom's parents to salam/excuse ourselves, my cuz, Nana Din (Groom's Dad) probably confused me to be Sis (who's been fleshy after marriage & I've always been skinny) & vice-versa, commented to us: "you (Sis, thinking she's me) seem to be putting on weight, and you (Me, thinking I'm Sis) are losing a lot of weight now!" We were puzzled, looked at each other & I just answered "I've nvr been on the big side to begin with"...he just went "Really?"...and I just smiled & excused myself. Later on I understood, he probably thought I'm Sis since I was carrying Amsyar. But how can he even mistake us. My eyes would differentiate us, I'm fairer & I'm the one with make-up usually. Man, Amsyar's really making me lose my identity! Wonder how many cute guys wld've wanted to approach me but hesitated thinking I'm his mother! Damn!

The whole journey back I kept cursing myself. I even sms-ed to Maslin that I had a screwed up day having to cross path with the one I detest the most, she replied that I shldn't have gone for the wedding, but shld've come with her for the dinner. I don't know if I shld agree or disagree. When I think of how 1 wrong decision can spoil a day, maybe, just maybe, I shldn't have gone for the wedding...but how wld I know she'd be there right!? Must be from the bride's side la...

Anyways, since I cldn't make it for the dinner, we went to Carrefour for some shopping instead...otherwise known as RETAIL THERAPY to cool us down (In all this that happened, Dad is the only ignorant party as he didn't know abt this incident that took place...he didn't see the woman also anyways). Once home, Mom told me "what's wrong with that &$*#&...I smiled but she ignored". I questioned her "y u go & smile @ her!?". Of coz, I kena blasted back by Mom la! I really wasn't expecting Mom to be that civilized with her after what she & her husband did...but I forgot, she has a good heart, unlike me! But she told me "for behaving like that, she can expect me to give the same treatment the nxt time I ever see her in public agn!" I wish (have always wished but nvr come true since the last 4 yrs!) she wld disappear from the face of the earth! It'll make my life much easier. For now, I'll think thrice (thinking twice backfired!) before going to any Indian Muslim wedding!!

Those who read this will probably take some time to digest this discovery that I've so much hatred/bitterness in me. I don't see anything abnormal, I aint a saint. I'm sure everyone has their fair share of people they detest. If you don't, then I'm sure you won't be so forgiving to someone who has behaved rudely, insultingly & uncivilisedly to your Mom!?!? If you do, then hats-off to you! I remember for 5 long yrs, my family, colleagues & frens just can't fathom my hatred for this 1 particular person. 5 yrs later, they realise this person was nvr worthy of our love, and hatred is what he's worthy of. So people, Sharbina don't hate/detest people for nothing...as much as I welcome anyone who wishes to hate/detest me if I've incurred their wraths!

Come come...hate me!

Kaypo No. 1

Sona kitna sona hai
Sone jaisa tera mann
Sun zara sun kya kehti hai
Deewane dil ki dhadkan
Tu mera tu mera tu mera tu mera
Tu mera ... Kaypo No. 1!!
(Tune: Hero No. 1)

I so enjoy watching this video repeatedly & laugh at his kaypo-ness! He can't see anything in my hand. He was bz watching TV after he accidentally on it while playing with my remotes (that's what he does everytime he comes to my room & mess my side table!)...and the moment he saw the camera in my hand...remote all forgotten...he quickly struggle to get to me as fast as he could!

I'm broke. Life sux. Work sux. People sux. So I decide to dedicate my time/life to my nephew instead. Our "chote nawaab" (lil prince) is now 15mths old!! Alhamdulillah.

Started walking last week at exactly 15 mths. Cimbing up & down the bed/sofa started couple of months back.

Inseparable (what's new, we're siamese twins - ala AMBER DHARA on Sony).

Cookie monster - he bites. Looks good in blue, just like Maasi! (PS: Pic taken using my 3-hour-old brand new Nokia 5610 phone with 3.2mp camera)

Spoilt-brat, pampered, genius (otak geliga, otak penipu!).

Musically-inclined, able to instantly ape every sound that we make!

Out of the blue, started mumbling "piya piya o piya piya" w/o even knowing such a song existed until I started singing to him and showed him the video clip (now that has become his 2nd craze after Mayya Mayya).

Able to identify his body parts (points wrongly at times when he's lazy or playing a fool!). Pass with flying colours, never failed -> PERUT (TUMMY)!

Latest act: Ask him "Macam mana bunyi Mama tido?" and he'll snort (to imitate his Mom's snoring!), badmaash!

Breaking News!! - 2

Staff of CAAS Commercial Division, also known as Commercians, were greeted by a cow floating on cloud 9 when they entered the office at Terminal 2 Departure Hall this morning. It is not known how the cow managed to enter the office.

The cow however remained on cloud 9 throughout its 1st day at work as it looks forward to be a part of the Commercian's family and hopes to be able to contribute (its shit, fondly refered to as BULLSHIT) in making Changi Airport remain at the top for the next 10 years to come.

When interviewed, most staff was not so welcoming of the new family member, calling it names like "irritating", "menyampah", "noisy", "bising", "busuk" dan lain-lain perkataan yang sewaktu dengannya.

(Sesungguhnya, they were making reference to the owner of the stupid cow - Pukul anak sindir menantu! I was shocked that I'm not the only 1 who hated the 'cow' and was pleasantly surprised to receive such responses when I asked everyone who appears in my path: "so how does it feel to work with a cow?!")

Baby Genius

Bought this fan ("moo" - Amsyar's fave - Mamooo) @ Pangkor's ferry terminal in Jun. It's been with us ever since...using it to fan Amsyar when he's hot, introduce him to a cow and the sound it makes, smack him lovingly when he's naughty or stubborn, and everything.

Due to the sharp edge of the pvc material, we hid it from Amsyar then as he had the tendency to hit the fan on his face and we feared he might get a cut on his face. Now that he's bigger and more stable when holding things, Mr Cow is out in the open after a hiatus.

6 mths ago, it was a fan. 6 mths later, it's still but a fan to us.

To Amsyar, it's not just a fan, but also a....

...Pen!!
*sigh* It took 6 months and a baby genius to make this great discovery! SHAME on us!

Rewinding my life's cassette

Has it been that long? I kept getting people screaming at me to "update!" (my blog). I know so many things happened after my last post on my Bali trip but for some reason I never came back to blog, although I still updated my life on my Multiply.

Rewinding back to after my Bali trip:

• I got terribly busy at work preparing for this project called "Shopping Concierge @ Changi Airport" to be launched on 15 Nov 07. We were working on a very very very (I mean VERY!) tight deadline because my bosses and their bosses were fickle! Tight deadlines stresses me a lot although I function very well under pressure! I got to experience my 1st interview, interviewing the candidates for the role of Shopping Concierge. I got to experience coordinating training sessions for the successful candidates. Attending the training (lepak at the back of the class to make sure the trainer does a good job) and benefiting free tea-breaks and lunches was like HEAVEN. Of course, after wasting time at the training session, I find myself drowning with work at the end of the day. I had to stay to finish my work.

• My Ramadhan wasn't as good as my previous year's (in terms of my deeds) but yet, for some other reasons which I can't share, it was much better than the past 5 yrs! My Eid, on the other hand, was fabulous as Amsyar's not a "pain in the ass". In fact, he was such a sport! We were able to dress him up and that made it more fun! If that's not gd enuf, it was a wonderful feeling to see him mingle and socialise with relative(s) at some of the houses we visited.

• Amsyar learns to love and share for the 1st time. Thanks to Barney! Hehe. Since he likes Barney, I made Sis buy him a soft toy which sings "I love you, you love me..." when press the tummy. Barney has since become his companion. He even shares his pacifier with Barney. During Eid visiting, when my fave aunt, Mak Ani, discovered that Amsyar loves Barney, she even gave him a huge Barney (same height as Amsyar) which has been passed down since her 1st son. We're not the kind who'll accept things when we go to people's house (we do not want Amsyar to grow up thinking that he can get whatever he likes at people's house!) but we accepted it since Mak Ani insists. Now Amsyar has 2 Barney soft toy. The small 1 is at my place. The big 1 at his place. He sleeps with Barney. He sucks 1 pacifier and stuffs his other pacifier into Barney's mouth. When you tepuk him to sleep, must tepuk Barney also. Thanks to Barney, he's more big-hearted. Now he will give me his pacifier or bottle if he doesn't want (smart boy!). Last time, even if he doesn't want them, when he sees them in our hands, he'll run to us and snatched them back! Now when I make him drink from his little cup, he'll drink 1 sip and shove it into my face to take a sip! He's reformed!! Hehe. Thank you Barney!

• Previously, if you tell him to kiss you, he'll offer his cheeks (for us to kiss him!). NOw he he can relate love with kisses. He now knows how to hug and kiss. Although he wets my face with his kisses (it's alright, I'll wipe it off), I still love getting those kisses...which I think is as sweet as...GULAB JAMUN!

• Amsyar has collected 8 teeth (4 on top 4 at the bottom). However, he still doesn't eat solid food as anything that gets stuck in his throat, he'll vomit it out. So whatever we give him, must be chewed. But he still wants everything that you eat/drink! Oh...I better mention this...Amsyar bites too, so beware.

• Our Saturday swimming regime has resumed after Eid ends. He so enjoys going to the pool that he cries when I drag him out of the pool! My heart goes out to him...but I think "1hr is MORE THAN ENUF you hippo!!"

• Amsyar finally decided he wanted to walk on 27 Oct 2007 at the T3 Open House for CAAS' staff & their families. We had so much fun. After the open house, we went to this Kembangan Plaza to get Mom a solid wood coffee table which she desired...a Wedding Anniversary gift from Sis & I.

• Amsyar nods (in agreement) at everything we say! He imitates whatever sound you make, whatever you say/do. Show him your index finger, swing it left and right gesturing to him "cannot...cannot" and he'll amuse you by doing it back to you! Ask him "mana dia Amsyar?" and he'll shock you by poking his index finger on his chest (acknowledging himself as Amsyar). Words he can say include "Air" (water), "Yum-Yum" (if he likes the food/drink), "Dah" (when you bring him to toilet to pee, he'll say "dah!" even before he even pees!), "Yak" (if he berak, he'll say that to you...if he doesn't, if we suspect he berak & ask him, he'll nod!). Oh, this is the best: when he sees the road, he goes "Car car car car"!

• Amsyar claps whenver he achieves something...like successfully pressing the lift to close it, opening/closing the cabinet door, the sliding door to the study room, puts something back to where he took it.

• Amsyar is now fascinated with the remote and phone that anything that he can get hold of, he either points it to the TV or fan and make the "peet" sound (pretending to on/off) or he puts it to his ear and go "ello". It's so mesmerising when I see him doing all this intelligent acts as much as it's so amusing when I see him doing cartooney acts like crawling backwards to get down from the bed (like a reversing car)!!

• A post will be dedicated to all Amsyar's geniuses! So much so we're not calling him Baby Genius...we're calling him Baby Guinness (record-breaking la this boy - too Harry Potter for us to handle - he cannot stop meddling with things and ends up discovering things which even we never knew existed in our own house!!)

• Amsyar qualifies as a FLIRT - he waves and flies kisses at almost anyone and everyone! He loves the bus...simply coz there's so many people from the driver to the back whom he can wave and fly kisses to! Oh, did I mention before that he goes berserk when he hears "Mayya Mayya" (from Guru)!?! He'll stop whatever he's doing and starts to groove.

• Amsyar wails when it's time to go home. And when we're at his house, he wails when we leave...he wants to come with us. If he's in the car with us while we drive to his house, he'll start to hug and cling to Mom the moment he realises that it's Pasir Ris St 72!!! That stretch of road is like as though there's some unexplained vibes with him! I feel sad I have to raise my voice at him and chase him out of the house by telling him "BALIK!" every single evening when it's time for him to go home...but I don't want him to think that whenever he cries, he gets his way! I want him to know that he has a house that he must go back to, with the exception of some days when he can stay overnight.

• Hang on! Why the hell is 88.88% of this post about Amsyar and only Amsyar (once upon a time, Liyah would count the no. of times the name Abhishek appears in 1 of my particular post about my "wish")?!?! Damn! See, I told you...he takes most of my time when I'm not sleeping/working that is! How to do anything else. I watched quite a few new movies on DVD, incl Saawariyan and Om Shanti Om. And oh...oh...how can I forget. I got addicted to STAR GOLD from 2 Nov to 12 Nov!! From the time I discovered the new channel, everday I've been checking out the preview channel (001) on Starhub cable to see if they'd give a free preview, only to be disappointed. I want to have it, but budget constraint, I'll need to terminate 2 other channels if I want to take Star Gold since the other channels will be under-utilised. Likely to terminate Star Plus and Zee. Maybe after Nach Baliye 3 (Star Plus) ends. Will make the decision on 30th Sep since my billing cycle starts from the 1st of the month.

• I'm broke after Eid. Nov's salary didn't help much. I've exhausted my day-to-day bank balance and even embezzled $200 from my own savings. This is what happens when you go to Mustafa and end up buying a SRK & Amitabh B.'s perfumes and some Himalay's health supplements in a normal month (usually such unnecessary shopping is done during bonus months!)! I'm now left with $800 in my savings!!!! Waiting desperately for Dec Bonus to resurrect my fast-depleting savings!!

• I'm sick of work. Want another job, but not getting any success despite sending out resumes. Boss' boss' boss is eating my kepala otak! She's picking on even the microscopic things and make a big deal out of it...I wonder what she gets out of it? Satisfaction? She's really depressing me & my boss. And we have only the 2 of us to pacify one another, despite her getting on my nerves ocassionally (but otherwise, she's such a wonderful boss!)!

• Shopping Concierge project finally took-off successfully on 15 Nov 2007. Of course, it's not over till it's over (5 Jan 2008 for T1 & T2) and we have to go through the same stress in Jan 2008 as we're continuing the service at T3 from 9 Jan - 14 Mar 2008. But I do know that this project will be an important evaluating point for my probation (following my upgrade). If my bosses think I've done a gd job, I'll be promoted next year. If I'm not, than it's POLITICS and nothing else. If the same shit happens for next year's PB (Mar), I seriously need to go.

• Got a new Lenovo PC at work with a 17" flat screen LCD!!! Fooyoh! But I've not found time to send my current CPU to IS dept to migrate to the new one. Neither have I found time to switch to my new monitor!

Back on track:

• Had a long weekend. Brought Amsyar swimming yesterday and spent the day at Sis' place (that's where I learnt how to change my blogskin!). When I'm there, I'll have the "curry chicken noodle" from Elias Mall's foodcourt. Came home almost 7pm and watch Hum Aapke Hain Koun on Zee. This morning, went Mustafa with family since I need to replenish my perfume stock. Came home around 1pm, showered, got ready to go for a colleague's wedding at Chai Chee (sent Mom to uncle's house 1st to prepare for cousin's wedding this Thurs). Quick one before going back to uncle's place to join Mom. Got caught in heavy rain. Spent some time at uncle's place and left around 6pm. Reached home played with Amsyar before he leaves around 7-ish. Now watching Kal Ho Naa Ho on Sony. It's 1.21am...I'm working tomorrow, should be sleeping actually! Yet another loonng week at work coming up.

• Looking forward to being on leave on Thurs...although I'm expecting another loongg weekend...gonna be tiring as I need to help Mom help uncle/aunt for their son's Nikah on Thurs nite. Followed by the sister's (my cousin Umairah who followed Mom & I to terengganu in Dec last year) Nikah on Sat nite and both their wedding reception (double wedding) on Sun! Talk of wedding, it's the wedding season this Nov & Dec. I've 2 weddings in Nov & 3 weddings in Dec. Die ah!

Breaking news!

Thursday, Nov 15th
An elephant was found roaming around Terminal 2, Changi Airport, late Thursday morning. Officials later discovered that the elephant had missed its flight to India and missed its Diwali celebrations! The elephant was later deported from the country after it saved enough money, by watering all the plants in Terminal 2, to buy another ticket.







Sunday, Nov 18th
A cat clinged desperately for its life on top of a 'Comfort' taxi late Sunday morning after falling off from CTE flyover. It is believed that the cat landed on top of the taxi after a suicide-went-terribly-wrong-attempt. The driver who was oblivious of what had happened pulled over to the road shoulder after spotting a Traffic Police Officer gesturing to him to pull over.


The Traffic Police was alerted of the incident by an anonymous lady caller. The Traffic Police is appealing for the caller to come forward to receive her 'Samaritan of The Year' award.

The cat was taken to SPCA Police Station for questioning. It is believed that the cat tried to end its life because it is pregnant and it had no idea who the father of the cub is. Cats are known to lead a wayward life.

Traffic Police warns the public human and animals that commiting suicide is a serious offence in Singapore. Anyone caught and found guilty will be deported out of the country.





DISCLAIMER: The above stories are a work of fiction and bears no resemblance to any living or dead person/animals. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

Depend on yourself only, and you'll never be let down!

More than 3 mths has passed since I converted to blogspot...I'm amazed (actually was more amused!) to find myself day-in day-out logging on to my blog wishing upon the stars that I'd find Madhuri on my blogskin but it still looks the same as I started it!

I waited...I sighed...I fret...weeks after weeks. Till I finally decided that I had to depend on myself only, so I won't feel so let down. How I envy people who change their blogskin every other month! If it's that simple, why do I have to face a boring looking blog?!

So one bright full moon night, at the stroke of midnight, I transformed into my real self (in case you didn't know I'm a shewolf)...and I made a promise in my heart: "The next time I'd blog will be when I successfully change my blogskin!"
Which explains my comeback. I knew that I've to get tuition from someone within my reach (and that unfortunately had to be Sis). If I depend on someone far from my sight, this is what happens - OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND!

The wait is finally over! I didn't need to wait for 1 year for Hajira to fulfill her two-year-ago promise since I figured it out 1st...nor did I have to stoop to reminding those who agreed to help (I asked them for help knowing they often find themselves bored with nothing to do) or begging others (I stopped at 1 attempt). I've learnt to realise that other people have better things to do in life than to sit in front of their PC and do a MD blogskin for me!! Once in a while, I tend to forget to live by motto in life: Depend on yourself only, and you'll never be let down!

This is only the beginning (at least to make myself feel good logging on to my blog and finally seeing a different look)...next in the pipeline is the MD skin I had in mind, designed by yours truly.

I'm a CUTE FREAK!

VIRGO - The One that Waits

Dominant in relationships. Someone loves them right now. Always wants the last word. Caring. Smart. Loud. Loyal. Easy to talk to. Everything you ever wanted. Easy to please. The one and only.

SCORPIO - The Addict

EXTREMELY adorable. Intelligent. Loves to joke. Very good sense of humor. Energetic. Predict future. GREAT kisser. Always get what they want. Attractive. Easy going. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Romantic. Caring.

LIBRA - The Lame One

Nice to everyone they meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! However not the kind of person you wanna mess with ... u might end up crying!

ARIES - The Liar

Outgoing. Lovable. Spontaneous. Not one to mess with. Funny. Excellent kisser. EXTREMELY adorable. Loves relationships, Addictive. Loud.

AQUARIUS - Does It In The Water

Trustworthy. Attractive. Great kisser. One of a kind. Loves being in long-term relationships. Extremely energetic. Unpredictable. Will exceedyour expectations. Not a fighter, but will knock your lights out.

GEMINI - Irresistible

Nice. Love is one of a kind. Great listeners. Very good in the you know where... Lover not a fighter, but will still knock you out. Trustworthy. Always happy. Loud. Talkative. Outgoing VERY FORGIVING. Loves to make out. Has a beautiful smile. Generous. Strong. THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE.

LEO - The Lion

Great talker. Attractive and passionate. Laid back. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at almost anything. Great kisser. Unpredictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Addictive. Attractive. Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Good when found.

CANCER - The Cutie

MOST AMAZING KISSER. Very high appeal. Love is one of a kind. Very romantic. Most caring person you will ever meet! Entirely creative. Extremely random and proud of it. Freak. Spontaneous. Great telling stories. Not a fighter, but will knock your lights out if it comes down to it. Someone you should hold on to. [My Gawd! What a reputation I have!! 1st thing abt me is MOST AMAZING KISSER (in CAPS some more!)]

PISCES - The Partner for Life

Caring and kind. Smart. Center of attention. High appeal. Has the last word. Good to find, hard to keep. Fun to be around. Extremely weird but in a good way. Good Sense of Humor!!! Thoughtful. Always gets what he or she wants. Loves to joke. Very popular. Silly, fun and sweet.

CAPRICORN - The Passionate Lover

Love to bust. Nice. Sassy. Intelligent. Sexy. Predict future. Irresistible. Loves being in long relationships. Great talker. Always gets what he or she wants. Cool. Loves to own Gemini's in sports. Extremely fun. Loves to joke. Smart.

TAURUS - The Tramp

Aggressive. Loves being in long relationships. Likes to give a good fight for what they want. Extremely outgoing. Loves to help people in times of need. Good kisser. Good personality. Stubborn. A caring person. One of a kind. Not one to mess with. Are the most attractive people on earth!

SAGITTARIUS - The Promiscuous One

Spontaneous. High appeal. Rare to find. Great when found. Loves being in long relationships. So much love to give. Not one to mess with. Very pretty. Very romantic. Nice to everyone they meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! Amazing in the you knowwhere..!!! Not the kind of person you wanna mess with- you might end up crying!

I'm a PARASITE!

LOOK UP YOUR BIRTHDAY AND SEE WHAT KIND OF A PEST U ARE!!!

January 01 - 09 ~ Ass
January 10 - 24 ~ Slug
January 25 - 31 ~ Cockroach
February 01 - 05 ~ Parasite
February 06 - 14 ~ Bullfrog
February 15 - 21 ~ Skunk
February 22 - 28 ~ Snake
March 01 - 12 ~ Ape
March 13 - 15 ~ Cockroach
March 16 - 23 ~ Slug
March 24 - 31 ~ Parasite
April 01 - 03 ~ Ass
April 04 - 14 ~ Snake
April 15 - 26 ~ Slug
April 27 - 30 ~ Skunk
May 01 - 13 ~ Slug
May 14 - 21 ~ Bullfrog
May 22 - 31 ~ Cockroach
June 01 - 03 ~ Slug
June 04 - 14 ~ Skunk
June 15 - 20 ~ Ass
June 21 - 24 ~ Ape
June 25 - 30 ~ Parasite
July 01 - 09 ~ Slug
July 10 - 15 ~ Ass
July 16 - 26 ~ Bullfrog
July 27 - 31 ~ Parasite
August 01 - 15 ~ Ape
August 16 - 25 ~ Slug
August 26 - 31 ~ Skunk
September 01 - 14 ~ Bullfrog
September 15 - 27 ~ Parasite
September 28 - 30 ~ Ass
October 01 - 15 ~ Ape
October 16 - 27 ~ Skunk
October 28 - 31 ~ Snake
November 01 - 16 ~ Cockroach
November 17 - 30 ~ Parasite
December 01 - 16 ~ Ass
December 17 - 25 ~ Ape
December 26 - 31 ~ Bullfrog

If you are an Ass: A very loyal and sweet person. Your loyalty can never be doubted. You are quite honest and sincere when it comes to your attitude towards working. You are a very simple person, indeed. Absolutely hassle free, humble and down-to-earth!! That explains the reason why your friends cling on to you! You have a good taste for clothes. If your wardrobe is not updated with what is trendy, you sure are depressed. Popular and easy-going. You have a little group of dignified friends, all of them being quality-personified.If you are a Slug: Always up to some sort of a mischief! The mischievous gleam in your eyes is what makes you so cute and attractive to everyone. You are an extremely fun-to-be-with kind of person. No wonder people seek for your company and look forward to include you for all get-together's. However, you are sensitive which is a drawback. People need to select their words while talking to you. If someone tries to fiddle around and play with words while dealing with you, it is enough to invite your wrath.God bless the person then!If you are a Cockroach: Quite contradictory to your name, you are a peace loving person. You best try to avoid a situation wherein you are required to fight. An outdoor person, you dislike sitting at one place for a long duration. You are a born leader, and have it in you how to tactfully derive work from people. You love being loved, and when you receive your share of limelight from someone, you are all theirs!!!! Well, well... hence some people could even take an advantage, flatter you to the maximum and get their work done. So be careful.....

If you are a Parasite: An extremely lovable, adorable person, sometimes shy, with a passion for quick wit. At times, you prefer quietness. You love exploring various things and going into depth of each thing. Under normal circumstances you're cool but when given a reason to, you are like a volcano waiting to erupt. You're a fashion bird. People look forward to you as an icon associated with fashion. Basically, you mingle along freely but don't like talking much to strangers. People feel very easy in your company. You observe care in choosing your friends.
(Interestingly, all the above is as accurate as me...almost the same as the last analysis I did previously. Worst still, once again I'm said to be a FASHION ICON! Since when eh!? Maybe in terms of worst-dressed ICON agaknya tak?)

If you are a Skunk: You are near to perfect and nice at heart. The examples of your kindness are always circulated in groups of people. You too, love peace. You wouldn't like to retaliate even to a person who is in the wrong. You are loved due to this. You do not wish to talk behind one's back. People love the way you always treat them. You can give, give and give love, and the best part is that you do not expect it back in return. You are generous enough. Seeing things in a practical light is what the best trait of you guys remains.

If you are a Bullfrog: You symbolize a very happy-go-lucky approach in life. Whatever the surroundings may be, grim or cheerful, you remain unaffected. In fact, you spread cheer wherever you go. You are the leader of your group of friends and good at consoling people in their times of need. You dislike hypocrisy and tend to shirk away from hypocrites. They can never be in your good books, no matter what. You are very methodical and organized in your work. No amount of mess, hence, can ever encompass you. Beware; it is easy for you to fall in love....

If you are a Snake: You are mysterious. You are someone who can handle pressure with ease, and can handle any atmosphere without going berserk. You can be mean at times, and love to gossip with your selected group. Very prim and proper. You like all situations and things to be in the way you desire, which, sometimes is not possible. As a result, you may lose out in some relationships. But otherwise, you love to help people out from difficult and tight spots when they really need you.

If you are an Ape: Very impatient and hyper!!! You want things to be done as quickly as possible. At heart, you are quite simple and love if you are the center of attraction. That way, you people are unique..You would like to keep yourself safe from all the angles. Shall your name be dragged or featured in any sort of a controversy, you then go all panicky. Therefore, you take your precautions from the very beginning. When you foresee anything wrong, your sixth sense is what saves you from falling in traps. Quite a money minded bunch you people are!!

28 yrs later...

"bhag Arjun ... bhag!"

Sorry...I just got reminded of the movie Karan Arjun (SRK & Salman). Oh, and Ab Ke Baras (introduces Arya Babbar & Amrita Rao). U know...where the hero/heroine is killed by the villain...they get reincarnated...shocking the villain to see the hero/heroine back...alive...like 20 yrs later!!

Now...if my Sis was ever killed by some enemy say 20 yrs ago, that enemy wld be pee-ing in his pants when they see "her" alive today...

Sis @ 4+ yrs...28 yrs later, her son @ 10 mths

Rendezvous in Bali - 5th to 9th Sep 2007

An unfulfilled vacation (P. Pangkor).

A desire to have another vacation in 2007.

An auto lucky draw for CAAS staff as part of the operational-readiness preparation for Terminal 3.

A stroke of luck (thanks to lucky charm Amsyar who has been bringing me luck since he came into my life!).

A pair of free return tickets to Bali on a chartered Valuair flight on 3rd-7th Oct. Damn! Fasting mth, how to go!?

Another stroke of luck (another mgr who won the same for 5th-9th Sep can't go due to work exigencies & desperate to swop to Oct!).

A desire to bring Mom for a vacation on flight (which I'll nvr be able to afford!!) this once in my lifetime!

A not-so-sporting Dad (he didn't q. give his blessing for Mom to go).

A supportive/understanding darling of a Mom (she insisted I don't let go of this opportunity...and find a friend to go with...which I told her is close to IMPOSSIBLE!)

A telepathic connection (what's spookier is if you check out Shazadi's comments on my entry dated June 17, 2007...you'll be shocked to see how her words really came true for my v. next trip!!)

A coincidence (that Shazadi was dying to take a break to India since she's resigned from her current job & her new job commences on 10 Sep -> her parents suggesting she take a short getaway to Phuket or Batam -> she telling them her friends are not likely to take leave to go vacation with her!).

A sign from Allah that He is answering my prayer for a 2nd vacation (by making everything go smoothly...15% discount for travel insurance, free late check-out @ our choice hotel which didn't come with that bonus, complimentary free 45mins massage when we had purposely chosen that hotel for it's spa & set aside budget to visit the spa for our massage).

A rendezvous in Bali.

WED, 5 SEP 07

I finally forced myself to pack on Tues nite aft ngaji (ie. arnd 11pm). Eventually completed arnd 1-ish am & went to sleep. For the trip, I only took leave on Thurs & Fri since my flight is @ 8.50pm, I can just depart from work. So since it's gonna be a looong day, I slept early.

Over the wkend, I waited & waited for my period (due on 5th of the mth) but it didn't arrive. As my luck wld have it, I woke up & found that I got my period! Oh man...not on the day I'm departinggggg...I'm gonna be troubled by nasty migraine on the 1st 2 days! Still, took it ez, went to work, brought some potential retailers to view T3 vacant retail units. By almost lunch, migraine came along with the drilling & knocking sounds in T3. Haabiss! Disaster! My colleagues who knew I was departing tonite kept asking why my face v. pale, so I told them my plight. 1 of them suggested I get myself a bottle of 100plus or any bicarbonate drink as it's known to cure migraine. I was supposed to have a lunch date with Roshni, but since I can't take it, I called it off & slept over lunch instead. By 4pm, I decided to get myself the 100plus @ Cold Storage since I needed to get a travel t/brush+t/paste (can't find mine)!! Went dwn, got the stuff I needed & drank the 100plus...slowly. By 6pm...it was a lil btr. Now, I've got last min things & Sis & Mom is due to arrive @ T2 to fetch me to bring me to T3 any moment now. We're supposed to gather @ Check-In Row 6 of T3 @ 6.50pm for the agent to give our tickets.

As Mom bought extra Nasi Ayam Penyet from Simei, they asked if I wanted it for dinner. Gd timing! As I'm in need of dinner since I didn't have lunch! They came almost 6.30pm, I went up to canteen & gobbled my food fast...and then went toilet and off we went to transfer my luggage from my car into Sis car. By then, I was already under pressure as Shazadi & family has reached T3. I was reaching just after 7pm. Luckily she handled the administrative for me...so no more pressure.

Reached...the photographers snapped complimentary pics of us with our well-wishers...met Shazadi's family...Shazadi met mine...we checked in, took more photos. Finally, traveling for the 2nd time, I had someone sending me off. :-) The timing was convenient, thus I didn't stop Mom from coming. Gd thing she did, at least she get to see T3. Don't think we'll ever fly from T3 . I'm just lucky that I won this lucky draw...and get 2b the pioneer batch to take off & land at T3. On normal circumstances, if I were to travel on Valuair, I'd be departing/arriving @ T1.

Arnd 8.15hrs we bid our family members adieu & walked our way to the departing gate. Had fun in the plane...wasn't house-full, so we had an empty seat (window seat) on our row, thus we seat-hopped. I realise I'm more relaxed traveling @ nite as I don't see the height when I look out of the window. It feels like I'm on a double-decker bus traveling on a flyover. All I see is lights of the traffic & bldg. During the day, I cld see the green patches of land & got frightened by the height thinking the plane will come crashing dwn any moment!!!

THURS, 6 SEP 07

(%&$^#!! I had completed a loonnnggg entry for Thurs & Fri and was just going to Sat...with 1 wrong press of a button, it disappeared...juz wasn't revivable as the auto-draft didn't work all that while!! Damn...1hr of my life went dwn the drain!!). Anyways...once agn, all over agn...*sigh*

Reached Bali's airport arnd 11.40pm...by time we cleared immigratn, it passed midnite. Gd thing is our luggages were already of the conveyor belt, so we didn't have to wait. We were greeted by Bali's guide, Mr Diki. With his assistants welcoming us with a garland of frangipani, a bottle of mineral water & a wet towel! WOW!

The journey to the hotel, which was supposed 2b abt 15mins took slightly almost 1/2 hr due to a massive jam along the streets (due to Bali's night life!). With all these delays, my h/ache started knocking agn. I so can't wait to reach the hotel. Plus the strong garland's smell was getting on my nerve! When we finally reached the hotel, Diki showed us the monument for the 2005 bombing which was just 5 mins away from our hotel. GREAT! Anyhow, we waited a while more to get our rm keys & by the time we got it & headed to our 3rd storey rm 3002 (no lift, mind you!!), it was way past 1am! Kesian kita. I unpacked my luggage for my necessities, showered, popped a panadol & settled in bed arnd 2am & straight to sleep. Gonna have an early + long day the nxt morning...for our planned tour. Luckily, I didn't have to pray...so I cld wake up late.

Woke up arnd 7.45am. Showered & got ready for b/fast arnd 8.20am. Juz nice so we can finsih & be ready to gather @ lobby by 9am. At b/fast, we bumped into our local agent, Betty, who told us she got for us free late check-out till 6pm. Wow...that's a relief. Save money. On top of that, she also told us that the hotel had given complimentary free 45 mins full body massage, so to book our appts. Holy cow!! We actually set aside budget for our massage & we're getting it free! Syukur Alhamdulillah. Murah rezeki.

Anyways, set off for the tour - the thing I dislike most abt vacations! A/c bus, then get dwn for 1st stop (batik gallery), 30 mins of sightseeing/shopping, then on the bus, then 2nd stop (silver/gold shop) for 30 mins of sightseeing/shopping, then up on the bus, then 3rd stop (souvenir shop), then up on the bus...Moral of the story: a/c, hot sun, a/c, hot sun, a/c...my migraine got real bad, I puked by the time we arrived Mt Batur to see the volcano & have lunch. Terrible. I shall not like to re-live the memories of my ordeal here. Plus, I feel bad Sha had to tolerate my bad table manners etc (by putting my head on the table & sleeping...I'm sure all eyes were on our table...but who cares!). It's not over...nxt stop was the coffee-bean factory. As I wasn't interested, I stayed in the bus. Went in to the window seat, closed the curtain, slouched on the seat (till I stained my cargo pants!!). Got a gd 1/2hr of sleep. Felt btr. Till the kids came up & started making noise. Nxt stop was the GALUH shopping centre (ala DFS Galleria). It sells gd quality pdts @ unbargainable price, but what made shopping there worthwhile is that if u travel in grp tours, u get a sticker for identification. That sticker entitles u 50% disc on all items! So imagine, I bought everything at 1/2 price!! I bought mainly clothes for Mom, Sis, Amsyar & myself. After that, I searched for the toilet to "change"...luckily I had my sweater to cover my backside, so not so paiseh. I juz nvr got to go toilet to "change" the whole day & it's my 2nd day!! After that we went to venture the temple area and snap some pics...spent a lil too long there till Diki had to come search for us (MISSING)!!

That was thankfully the last stop! By then it was almost 6pm. We contemplated going out to the streets to have dinner at some warong nasi padang. But by the time I entered the rm, I was too lazy. Also, fearful that I may aggravate my h/ache if I get into crowds, and puke if I have to eat food that I don't fancy. So I suggested calling Pizza Hut (Mak kau! Go to other country, instead of trying out their food, we made ourselves @ hm like in S'pore! Order Pizza!). 1st, I called the spa to book our massage for the nxt evening @ 7.30pm. Then I called the reception for Pizza Hut delivery no., made the order, then called rm service for Nescafe. So that's like our dinner. I feel contented. Now, to digest the dinner, Sha wanted to walk...but since I wasn't up to walk at their town (stretch of shops along the streets...ala Arab St) @ nite, we juz checked out the garden, pool & lobby. Had fun blasting my mp3 on my mobile @ the garden/pool & snapping pics @ the lobby/bar area. Oblivious of the staff looking at us (or not!).

By almost 10am, we head back to our rm, settle dwn & I fixed my portable DVD player (Hajira thinking out loud in her heart: "Sharb & her idea of a perfect vacation!!"). I brought Heyy Babyy which I really enjoyed watching couple of days earlier. So I thought if there's any movie which Sha hasn't watch & I'd like to watch wif her & have a gd time...it's Heyy Babyy (apart from Amsyar's b'day celebration!!). Unfortunately, the TV didn't come wif AV input (so mean!!)...so we had to watch it on the 7" screen. But gd enuf. Till the battery went flat. We were like "Oh man!! The movie's getting nicer...". So I plug in the charger adapter & we resumed watching till end...till midnite.

After that, we decided to turn in. The nxt 2 days are Free & Easy...so since b/fast ends @ 10am, we planned to go @ 9.30am, so we can wake up later. Yeayyy! This is probably my 1st time for vacation to get up late (coz nvr had F&E). We chatted & chatted (the conversation juz got interesting!)...altho my eyes were like half-closed, my ears & brain was still active. We possibly said "g'nite" dunno how many times, but after each g'nite, we still carried on chatting!! Till we hear "tch tch tch tch"...and then there was complete silence. Till Sha broke the silence by asking "Did u juz hear wat I hear?" Oh mannnn...not Mr Chipkali in the middle of the nite!!! That really ruined our nite. We didn't wanna sleep..so we carried on chatting...till I saw something near the a/c. When I tol her to on the master lights (the remote's nxt to her bed)...she refused...so while that was going on, I saw what I was focusing on moved...thus confirming my suspicion that the lizard was there! So yeah, we located the lizard. So we on the lights, so we cld keep our eyes on it. After a while, it went dwn...behind the TV...and then we nvr caught sight of it anymore.

The funniest part was...Sha has a habit of putting the a/c to as warm as possible...and I didn't noe that. Only the nxt morning I woke up perspiring due to her bed lights left on the whole nite...not able to find the a/c remote & realised it was place on the TV table. Bcoz we both didn't wanna go near the TV, none of us even took the a/c remote! Urrgghh... anyways, it was already 7am...so I just got up since I needed a visit to the toilet...I showered and then went back to sleep till 9am! Then dragged my feet outta bed & got ready for b/fast.

FRI, 7 SEP 07

We were planning to take the shuttle @ 10am to go to a shopping centre (MATAHARI... supposedly cheap). Today was dedicated for shopping. But since we missed the shuttle by 5mins, we didn't wanna wait for the 11am bus...lest we'll get lazy to kill time & might juz call off the plan. So we decided to walk the streets (which Sha wanted to check out last nite). We walked...and walked...along the way, shop keepers and the Balinese (men) will always say "Assalamualaikum" (knowing we'd answer)...I got really tired of it. Ans the salaam, they'll move on to "how r u"...I answer "Gd thank u"...1 men went a lil too bold with "I love u"...thus I lost my cool & went "F**k u"...of coz all this is while we were walking along. Teruk ah I tell u the men hanging arnd the streets...malas nak layan!

That aside...we carried on walking...and walking...looking for shops selling those bamboo-made souvenirs with tatooing service. We walked for almost 2hrs till our backs hurt! But we endured (well, at least I endured...since that's the essence of this vacation...to chill & have fun on our own!). Afterall, we hav to really exhaust ourselves so that our massage will be value-for-money (what money? it's supposed 2b free rite?!?! hehe). Finally we caught sight of KFC (oh we found the shop & she got her souvenirs...while I took the opportunity to get 1 for my boss too)...like jakun...like nvr see KFC b4!! We asked the shop vendors nearby for direction of MATAHARI...and they showed us KFC. It's just behind KFC. Hehe...wat luck!

We had our lunch @ KFC (as long as Sha gets to sit dwn! She's like half-dead!). I had spaghetti for the 1st time in my life! After lunch, we headed to MATAHARI where I did my souvenir shopping, actually another reason is I wanted to get sanitary pads from the supermarket there. Haha. Really feels like @ home sia! Go overseas buy sanitary pads all. 1st time in my life! Guess what we saw in MATAHARI??

Hehe..I told ya...we jakun!! After shopping, we ta-pao dinner from A&W (I got a strawberry milkshake from there), McDonalds (Sha got sandwich) & KFC (I got spaghetti agn!). We targeted ourselves 2b back @ the hotel by 4pm so we can have dinner & finish eating b4 6.30pm. We did juz that. Settled dwn (I showered) & then had our early dinner. After that, Sha filled me wif some mind-boggling scenarios to solve mysteries (some IQ test thingy)...after solving the mystery almost 20mins later, she gave another test (that will determine if I have the mind of a murderer). Now this 1 was really syiok. I hit bullseye @ the 1st attempt...and frightened the shit outta her...till she wanted to change rm (hehe...kidding!)! After all that, we got ready for our massage.

During massage, Sha gave me another test. After thinking for abt 5mins, I decided I wanna relax my brain for the massage...so we adjourned the test till after massage. I resumed thinking while watching her do her pedicure. Solved it anyways...after like 10mins or so. Then she gave me another funny test...failed big time! :p

By 9-ish we head back to our rm. Dunno wat to do...so she did her sorting/packing since no more shopping oredi. After that she got bz watching this english movie FEAR on Cinemax (I've seen the movie, even the hindi copied version AITBAAR starring Amitabh, Bipasha & Jon). So since I'm bored, I did my sorting/packing...so that check out day the nxt day won't be a rush. Usually my Mom is in charge of all this sorting/packing. Now...I sure miss her! ;P

After that...we chatted tru the wee hrs of the morning agn (so much for our wanting to turn in early to catch up on lost sleep last couple of days!)...think by the time we zonked off...was arnd 2am!

SAT, 8 SEP 07

Woke up same time as yest. Today's plan is to go to KUTA beach by hook or by crook. Altho we didn't bring our swimming attire (she said she not swimming, so I didn't bring la!)...her pt is that we came all the way to what's known as the "surfer's paradise"....so how can we not even check out the beach. So ok, beach it shall be. Today, we reach b/fast @ 9.50am, tak malu! Hehe. After b/fast, we checked out the monument & mourned our fellow africans (our self-made joke) killed @ the 2005 bombing. After that, we walked & walked & asked & asked...for KUTA beach. What we saw was kuttas (dogs!). Today, Sha wasn't too well & needed medication. So, it's my turn to sacrifice & make sure she's ok...even if that meant back-tracking our route (abt 10mins walk) to go to the pharmacy near the monument to get her much-needed medication. After that, we took another route & walked & walked & asked & asked...till 1 shopkeeper finally showed us "that's the beach". Whoaaa...(oh btw, it was abt 1/2 hr walk just to get to the beach! By then I was afraid the heat wld get to me...so I told Sha we btr hurry & find the beach...no more window-shopping.)...after that my mood picked up & I started my singing frenzy (much to Sha's displeasure...but who cares! Hehe). Dunno why the song "kisi roz tumse mulaqat hogi..." juz came to mind.

The beach...all I can say is BEAUTIFUL, esp the waves. Truly, a surfer's paradise. We spent abt 20 mins...incl. our singing of "chalte chalte mere yeh geet..." (this time it was Sha who started it...it wasn't me...but the prob wif me...once I start singing 1 song, it gets stuck in my head & I'll keep singing it till I get another song in mind to sing!)...and me making my last daily call home to hear Mom's voice...we made our way back when we caught sight of...McDonalds!! Whoa...r we @ East Coast!??! Hehe...we headed to McDonald's for lunch (with a stray dog sleeping behind the glass behind me!). We realised the McDonalds is an extension of Maharani Hotel. Whoa...like that nxt time come Bali muz reside here...so it's near the beach! Lunch was ok...I had cheeseburger. Now, we juz look forward to our flight back hm tonight. But b4 that...we still have the seafood dinner by the beach on the itinerary.

We somehow found our way back to our Hotel...after encountering stray dogs & freaking out! I tell u...at times like this...I really wish my Mom was wif me. At least, she'd protect me. Having Sha (another dog-phobic like me) by my side wasn't much of a help...altho now playing the role of protector (since she's younger!)...I somehow braved myself & overcome 0.0001% of my dog-fear. I tell u...if we keep u-turning & walking against the dog...we'll end up losing our way & not getting hm!! Found our way & back to our rm juz after 2pm. Enuf time to juz bunk in bed till it's time to check-out. I showered...and napped till 5.15pm (Sha got bz with her iPod). After that we got ready for check-out & 15 mins b4 we check-out, we took some final snaps @ the balcony. After that, a grp foto @ the hotel entrance b4 we set off for dinner.

The dinner by the beach shall remain as 1 of my most unforgettable moments of this trip. The scenery so breathtaking (hah...not forgeting the dogs straying arnd the beach...I almost climbed on my seat!). If u have a guy by your side, I'd say it'd be truly romantic! However, having a gal by my side, I still made full use of the moment. By blasting mp3 on our mobile & singing by the beach. U see, they had a live band where we can pay for them to sing...so to save our pockets, we sang ourselves! Hehe. Budget trip la.

After all that, we set off to the airport arnd 8-ish & juz killed time while waiting for our flight @ midnite! Means we cld only check-in fm 10pm++. It was the boringest wait. Juz can't wait to get on board & fly back home!

SUN, 9 SEP 07

Finally the plane took off! I think every1 was sleeping...except us!! We were having fun, listening to mp3 on Sha's iPod...actually she's the 1 having fun (I was reading papers, abt CAAS corporatising!)...serenading "Akkam Pakkam" to me & irritating the shit outta me...u shld see her serenading to me...complete wif her gestures...eeee gelliiii!!! For gdness sake's, I'm STRAIGHT ok! Mayb I was a lil lost in my thoughts as I was beginning to miss Amsyar & wonder if he'd have forgotten me after not seeing me for 5 days. He might not react to me in his typical "magnetic" way the way he always does at the sight of me (automatically the body surge fwd to come onto me!)

Finally reached T3 arnd 2.40am!! Alhamdulillah! So ppl...the new Terminal 3 is tried & tested. Works fine! I went & came back alive. No hiccups. Altho I found the arrival of my luggage unbearably long...think it was almost 15 mins (for someone claustraphobic...it got a lil wee bit overbearing being surrounded by kancheong ppl crowding all arnd me!). I cld spot Sha's parents waiting at the arrival hall. I'm getting a lift from her Dad to T2 to my own car. Thank God for him.

I was already damnnnnn sleepy (Sha got worried since I'll be driving)...when I reached my car...Sha's Dad insisted that I made sure I had my key & that the key worked. I beeped, opened the door & the alarm went off!!! Oh man...I tried to shut it off, but it juz won't shut up!!! It went on for 2 or 3 cycles till it got tired & stopped itself! My car caused a din @ T2 carpark @ 3am! WTH! Anyways, I took my luggage, they drove off...then I followed suit...blasting my CD player to keep me awake. I reached hm only to have to go round & round searching for an empty lot. Finally got 1. Then when I off the engine & pull off the key to go get my luggage from the bonnet, the alarm went off agn!!!! Arggghhh...what the hell is wrong! Takkan merajuk till like that...juz coz I left her for 5 days!! I really gave up & juz sat in the car while waiting for the alarm to shut up by itself. Dunno how many sleeping ppl @ the vicinity probably cursing me!

I went up, Mom got awoken...Sis & Amsyar slept over. I took out my laundry to dump into the machine & had my tea (I had sms-ed Mom b4 my flight to make tea for me...I was missing it badly!)...after that I took out all the food items to put in the kitchen...Mom told me to shower & sleep...I did shower...but until I clear my luggage, I can't get to sleep. So I cleared everything except the things I bought for them...that shall be presented when I wake up!

I planned to sleep till 11-ish...but arnd 9am, the lil monkey was creating a din, so I woke up since I needed to go toilet. I went toilet...he didn't see me...but when I came out & on my way back to my rm...he was in his walker...the moment he saw me...he started jumping with hands up in the air in gesture to be picked up! Phew...he still remembers me!! I played with him for a while...till Mom's back from market & put him to sleep arnd 10-ish, I cont'd my sleep till 12-ish b4 finally getting outta bed to have lunch & open up my luggage to show them what I bought for them.

That day, my Makni did cukur rambut for her 3rd son & my cuz Nizam's newborn daughter...but bcoz I was too tired & sleepy...I didn't go. When Mom, Sis & Amsyar left, I caught up on my lost sleep agn...till they came back arnd 5pm. The nxt day (Mon) back to work!!!

Truly...I feel fulfilled for 2007. This trip made up for my screwed-up vacation to Pangkor. This rendezvous in Bali will last me the whole yr, b4 I start yearning for 2008's vacation!! It's back to work now...gonna get bz with the T3 opening. Plus Ramadhan. Plus Eid. Gosh...I wish time wld pass slower!

Two more left!

There! I knew it. This show is rigged.
Oh well...after Chang was booted out, the show was a fight between 3 guys (Amit, Emon & Prashant) against 1 gal (Ankita). As much as the rest was more talented than Ankita, I was hoping this season I cld see a gal at the final 2 (ie. Amit VS Ankita)...but as usual, the world will nvr support WOMEN...and Ankita got booted out 2 wks ago.
Back to the game are 2 talented guys with 1 not so talented (as Aysha calls him)...NYAMUK!
I cldn't care less already. If Amit is out, btr for me too, I can stop watching the show.
But guess who was booted out last wk?
Once agn, the 1 who impressed (Emon) got booted out & the 1 who fouled (Prashant) stayed on. Happy that copycat Sonu is out...but sad that Prashant deserved 2b out more than Emon. But Emon's leaving didn't make me cry...mayb coz he was so cool abt it! He's so accepting of the rule of the game, that every wk he seems mentally prepared to be booted out. But what makes me shudder is the fact that I've to sit thru a horrible FINAL!
Amit VS Prashant.
Sharb VS Liyah.
Let's see who's idol wins!
This is so dejavu. Exactly how the 1st season was. I spotted a dark horse (Abhijeet Sawant) in the middle of the show & just told myself "he's my Indian Idol!"...and he was right there till the last 2 fighting with a lesser talented 1 but popular with votes!
The 2nd season, on the other hand, my Indian Idol pick (Amey Date) was unfairly booted out by lack of votes mid-way. Thus, there was no reason for me to carry on watching. But since Mom followed...I watched with her only hoping Karunya (the Abhishek look-alike) wld win. Waited for the Udit copycat (Sandeep) to be booted out...but he stayed on till the last. We wasted time watching the final only to have Sandeep win! Aper je!!! Crap! U see him anywhere after that?! No right? Undeserving. At least I recall, Abhijeet was like hot & sought after & he's still THE idol, just released his 2nd album JUNOON...which was really CooL!
I'm pretty sure Amit, if he wins, will share the same popularity as Abhijeet...well-deserving!
I so can't wait for he FINALS! Gosh, I'll be shattered if Prashant wins...

Zoorassic Adventure (CAAS Family Day 2007)

That's my 1-yr old Panda getting ready to visit his relatives in the ZOO! Dumped him on my bed while I get ready. He's merrily playing with his new toy frog...and my memory card!!

Set off to the zoo (Sis drove) arnd 8-ish. Reached the event venue just in time before 9.15am to make it for the Early Bird Draw. I've nvr been lucky (as in real lucky!)...but since Amsyar came into my life...he's been my lucky charm!! Been winning. I won 5th prize for early bird draw!! Won a digital cordless phone...something I've been wanting to buy for 2 yrs...but procrastinated coz didn't wanna spend the $200+. Finally got it free!!


Lunch was KFC. Amsyar enjoyed the whipped potato. He says: Yum yum! (that's what he does when he likes what he's eating).





The outing was tiring...but was an eye-opener for Amsyar who has shown an interest in animals. He did well...no crankiness...not a leceh baby at all. Well-behaved. Had fun. Of coz the crowd & heat got into me! We just cldn't wait to leave the Zoo. Finally reached the entrance arnd 2-ish...made it home (after losing our way...for taking the wrong exit) b4 3pm for Bro to make it in time for his Sat soccer dose.



After that I bathed...and then left to send my car to Komoco @ Ubi to check out the problem (only to be told that the battery is flat!!)...had to fork out $118 to replace battery. Mom, Sis & I got ourselves a gd 20-min massage each. Oh, didn't I tell u that Mom loves going to Komoco coz there's 3 massage chair there...which we can use for free while waiting for our car to be done. Cheap thrill!

But but but...I'm looking forward to my proper full body massage @ Bali next wk!

Amsyar turns ONE

After tolerating Sis' craze of cutting cake on his every MONTH...finally it's time to cut cake on the ocassion of Amsyar turning - really turning - one YEAR!


No party-varty & all (for private reasons)...but despite all that, Mom & I made sure Amsyar will have a memorable 1st B'day. Did a simple & private family affair (consisting of the birthday boy, his Mom, Nani, Maasi & Mamu).


I had taken leave (way in advance) for today. Luckily. Coz I started decorating the hse @ 9.30am (starting with his bicycle) & ended only @ 1.30pm!!! If I took just 1/2 day leave, it'll be maghrib by the time I finished! Sis brought Am to her sch for Teachers' Day concert so that peaceful time was well spent decorating the hse.


He came back just after we finished & while Mom had her bath. For a moment, he was stunned by the balloons hanging in the hse. Not the hse he left few hrs ago! After we settled dwn & had our lunch etc, we went out to collect his b'day cake. But b4 that, we brought him to Darul Ghufran to make him put twelve $1 coins into the donation box. $1 for each month. He kinda enjoyed the sound of the coins dropping into the box!! I remember on the same day last yr, Mom went to Darul Ghufran to put in $$$ to thank Allah for his arrival (she made a Nazar). Alhamdulillah, he has been in Allah's protection for a whole 1 year. It was my desire to expose him to a mosque. So that trip to the mosque was part of the itinerary of 31st Aug 2007.

After going to the mosque, and narrowly escaping being fined for not displaying parking coupon (5 mins je per...where got 5 mins coupon!?!), we went to Prima Deli at the CC few blks from my hse to collect his b'day cake. This surprise cake (sponsored by Mom) is my idea. Sis' deep dwn desire was a Barney cake as Amsyar is always fascinated at the Barney cakes there. I gave more than Barney. Hehe.

After that we went home & spent some video-ing him & my deco...before I decided to sms bro to ask how long more was he gonna take to reach home (the "party" was supposed 2b @ 5pm). If he's stuck in sch, then we might as well put sleepy Amsyar to sleep 1st & cut cake later @ nite when Nana's back. Since bro replied that he's reaching in 20 mins, we kept Amsyar awake (that boy hasn't slept the whole day, he was darn sleepy). While I was preparing for the mini-celebration, he was last seen happily playing nxt to his Mom who's eating & the nxt moment I took another glance at him, I saw him toppling backwards (while sitting)...and THUD...the back of his head hits the floor. He likes to do that on the bed...think he didn't realise he wasn't on a bed/mattress!! Bechara! He cried big-time. After that I was v. affected. Coz imagine, I hit my head...painful rite??! And he's just a baby! Skull still soft. It'd have hurt like crazy, no!??! That aside, he was also in a pissed-off mood coz he detests this b'day hat. Dunno why. He's so scared of it, he cries whenever we put it on his head, and refuse to look at us when it's on our head!

After all that hoohah...Mom changed him into the panda outfit I bought for him last wk. Shortly after, Bro came back & we got ready to cut cake, read a prayer & open his presents. Had so much fun...videoing him...but he was cranky most of the time. Sleepy. On top of that, we made him into a model. After cutting-cake, we changed him into his kurta (which we bought for him for Eid last yr...still can fit, this time, nicely) as we didn't wanna dirty the panda outfit as I wanted him to wear it to the Zoo tomorrow, so he was a lil pissed with the kurta. Took a lil goo-goo-ga-ga with him b4 he started smiling & laughing merrily on the ocassion!

After that, it's almost 6.30pm...I wanted to give a cake to Roshni's family who so sweet gave him a present. So I wanted him to come along & get their blessings. So I drove to Bdk Sth, gave the cake & goodies. Rosh, hubby Deepak & Baby Suraj was going Tamp Mall...so she asked if they cld get a lift. I told them, there's space for 2, cramped, but if they want to try to fit it, by all means. Unfortunately, my car refused to start!! Damn. Luckily, Rosh's hubby was into cars, so he taught me how to do a push-start (he push, I start!)...and the car started agn. Poor him. Not the impression I'd wanna give him on the 1st ocassion I offered to give a lift...but they truly were angels! Dropped them off @ Tamp Mall b4 driving Sis to her Pasir Ris hse to take clothes to wear for Zoo outing tomorrow.

Gonna go have an early nite...have an early morning tomorrow...going Zoo for CAAS Family Day 2007!!