18 December

18th December. What with this date?

18th December 1996: Registering myself as a diploma student at UiTM Shah Alam. I’m doing my 1st DPA which stand for Diploma Pentadbiran Awam. Took me 3 years to complete it. Very young and naïve. Weight watch: 41kg

Ok fast forward 10 years later.

18th December 2006: Reporting for my current job at IKWAS, Johor. 10 years older, wiser (agaknya lah kot) and more confident compared to what I was 10 years before. Weight watch: 47kg (started to put on weight)

18th December 2007: On my bed at Intan Bukit Kiara. I was so sick that I can’t even bring myself to stand. Just coming back from army module where I was subjected to physical and emotional torture (though some would not take it that way). While somewhere at auditorium, all my batch mates were having surprised party on the 1st anniversary into this service. Siap ada kek ok. Ceh poyo je lebih. Oh I was there doing my 2nd DPA. This time it stands for Diploma Pengurusan Awam and only for a 6 month time. Definitely older, tougher (tapi lembik sebab sakit) and not so naïve anymore. Weight watch: 55kg. Gulp. I am definitely have to loose weight. Sume baju sudah ketat woo.

18th December 2008: I’m at Dataran Merdeka when you read this. In charge for protocol thingy at Karnival Usahawan Desa. Definitely the different me; I live on my own and I can drive now ok. Oh one thing for sure, I’m still unattached. Hehehe. Weight watched: 53kg. Waaaaa bila nak kurus ni? Kenapa susah sangat nombor kat weight scale tu nak bertukar. Tapi bila nampak makanan I still nyum..nyum..nyum…. Lupa berat ke ape ke.

So where and what will I be for the next 18th December ek. And adakah saya berjaya menguruskan badan ketika itu?

P/S: Silalah beramai-ramai datang ke Dataran Merdeka. Ada Karnival Usahawan Desa where you can buy barang-barang kraftangan, makanan dan sebagainya. From 18th till 21st December. Bukan selalu ada ni. Yanti sila pegi. I know you like benda-benda craft ni.

Busy mode ke...

Today there would be a full rehearsal at Dataran Merdeka for tomorrow’s event. Sigh…. at this times jugaklah keje turun mencurah-curah (forgive my language please). Today and tomorrow I tak de kat ofis so how to settle huh.

I hate waiting for the eleventh hour to finish any task but at the eleventh hour la idea datang non-stop. End up my stress level pun naik. I try (so hard ok) to write minutes right after meetings but I just can’t figure things to write. Until I got the date of next meeting which of course very soon hah barulah idea datang untuk menulis minutes ini.

Seems like I would be pretty busy before my approved long leave. Nampaknya time cuti sure teringat-ingat keje la ni.

On a lighter note, someone told me of something good that will happen in near future. I can hear the ‘kompang’ already. Wink wink.

I drive to KL you....

Yeay… I achieved another milestone in my driving skills. Yesterday night, I drive to and fro Pekeliling bus stand to pick up Abah and Ayum. I takut nak drive kat KL tu sebab kereta masuk kiri kanan, seriau beb. So bila lepas tu kira macam achievement la sket. Poyo…

On the way pegi tu ok la sebab straight aje, on the way balik tu nasib baik Abah ada. Kalau tak tak tau plak camne nak balik, boleh? I selalu camtu… nak pegi tau, nak balik tak tau. Giloss.

So this morning I drive to office and Abah drive the car back. Diorang nak balik kampung seminggu. Weh syoknya tapi keje banyak so I tak bleh nak ikut. Kalo balik kampung sure boleh makan masakan kampung; sambal picit, sambal tumbuk dan ulam-ulaman. Hmm yummy!

Updates!!!

1. Diorang dah sampai kat kampung.

2. Busy mode is on!

Weekend yang meletihkan

Ok some weekend updates. On Saturday we plan to have our lunch at Mak Long Nor place at Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi. But before that went to Alamanda first. 1st stop, post office. Bought some Pos Ekspress envelops and send last week contest form straight away. (I’ll update on this contest later). Then lepak kat laluan pokok buluh at the entrance near Carre Four tu sambil munching our roti boy. Last time I had roti boy was few years ago. I love the bun so much that I ate it till can’t tolerate the taste anymore. Muak. So I stop. After this I’ll definitely start to eat it again.

The went straight to Mak Long Nor place. 2nd time driving there, Alhamdulillah I can still remember the route. Sampai je terus makan ok. Tak senonoh. There’s lot of food; masak lemak ayam kampung, tomyam, kerabu mangga, ikan pekasam and some other that I can’t remember.

Then borak until very late in the evening. Before balik makan lagi. Reach home at 7pm; but not before getting lost somewhere in Dengkil. Silap masuk simpang daaa.

Sunday tu plan nak ke Maroz with W&A, to alter the baju istiadat. After Subuh I’m already out and about. This time I delegate the works; not bullying ok. After breakfast, I’ll prepare lunch, Akak iron the clothes and Dik Man washes the toilet. Thank God for their help even though I still have to wash the toilet again. Lunch was ready by 10.30am ok.

Since it was still early, we were lazing around; playing games and what not. We had a quick lunch and already waiting downstairs for W&A to pick us. We had to wait nearly 1 hour before they came ok. I nearly cancel it and we’re already upstairs when they said they’re coming. So pegilah jugak.

Sekali sampai je kat Maroz, kedai tutup ok. Agak benganglah jugak coz obviously someone didn’t check before planning to go. Minum-minum dulu at a stall there and terus ke IKEA. Someone plan to buy a lamp and yet I am the one yang membeli.

I hate waiting or doing unplanned thing. So I expect the same from other. When dealing with my siblings, I would push them to be quick and would always plan things up ahead. Dik Man and Akak kept questioning me for things that went different way from what I taught them. They were like…

Ish lamanya nak tunggu ni…. (not once ok)

Kata nak beli lampu tapi kenapa tengok barang lain?

Hmmpphh tak beli ape-ape pun.

So tell me… what am I supposed to say? So much so on teaching by examples huh. And yang paling kesiannya budak-buak ni dok mengadu letih for we all berjalan tanpa tujuan. At least if we plan on what to look for, we can go straight to that area. Dok jalan sana-sini, kepenatan dan kelaparan.

Dinner was another story. A few places we went was closed so lastly makan kat Seri Kembangan aje. Menunggu meals nak sampai punyalah lama. Sehari yang sangat mencabar kesabaran. Finally reached home at 11pm; exhausted. Solat and terus zzzzZZZZZ.

Gotta be somebody

This time, I wonder what it feels like

To find the one in this life, the one we all dream of

But dreams just done enough

So I'll be waiting for the real thing, I'll know it by the feeling

The moment when we're meeting, will play out like a scene

Straight off the silver screen

So I'll be holding my own breath, right up 'til the end
Until that moment when, I find the one that I'll spend forever with

Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares

Someone to love with my life in their hands

There's gotta be somebody for me like that

Cause nobody wants to do it on their own
And everyone wants to know the night alone

There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere

There's gotta be somebody for me out there

Tonight, out on the street, out in the moonlight

And dammit this feels too right, it's just like déja vu

Me standing here with you

So I'll be holding my own breath, could this be the end?

Is it that moment when, I find the one that I'll spend forever with

Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares
Someone to love with my life in their hands
There's gotta be somebody for me like that
Cause nobody wants to do it on their own
And everyone wants to know the night alone

There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere
There's gotta be somebody for me out there

You can't give up, (when looking for) a diamond did erupts?? (you will never know)

The wind shows up, (make sure you're holding on)

Cause it could be the one, the one you're waiting on

Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares
Someone to love with my life in their hands
There's gotta be somebody for me, oh

Nobody wants to do it on their own

And everyone wants to know the night alone

There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere

There's gotta be somebody for me out there
Nobody wants to be the last one there
Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares
There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere
There's gotta be somebody for me out there

I'm so in love with this song. It's from Nickelback. Sangat rock but it's catchy. And very meaningful too.

I cook during lunch ok!

Just come back from home. Wah I did something new today. I went home for lunch break at 12.30. Immediately wear the apron and start cooking for lunch. Although it was just a simple dishes; sardines and omelette, but to cook it during lunch break is some kind of a feat to me. But if not for Dik Man and Akak’s sakes, I wouldn’t do it either.

Since I’m into cooking nowadays, I should learn and collect more simple recipes. Baru lah best kan. Any recipes to share?

Rainy season

Yesterday I had the scariest drive ever. It was raining heavily that I couldn’t see the road in front of me. I drive as slow and careful as I can. The lightning did scare me a bit and I keep on reciting the bismillah and whatnot.

And to make it worse, there’s a few traffic light that were not in service. Alahai time nilah nak rosak pun. And there’s also a few car; 2 if I’m not mistaken that I don’t know what went wrong with them that they have to stop at the weirdest place causing some of other car changed lane without giving signal first. Scary ok.

At home, the stormy-like rain drenched the front door and the shoe rack plus all the shoes there. Water everywhere. And no way I can enter the house before getting wet. I tried calling Akak to open the door but she didn’t answer her phone. So I just have to do it my self.

Imagine this; you try to open the gate of your house, without any umbrella and the lightning keep on flashing. And I’m actually living in an apartment ok. Sape la yang gila design rumah macam tu?

Raining would cause all sort of problem at that house. Water would come in from the front door, the kitchen door and also the sliding door. Again, I blamed it on the design. If I jumpa the architect, nak je I fire him/her. Boleh tak kalau nak cakap bodoh? Bodoh punya architect. (sorry but I can’t help myself).

At this time I’m still sabar. Wait till I lost all my patience, I’ll send complaint in the newspaper. Eh boleh tak ah? Ah tak kira….

Mat rempit in Putrajaya

Ahah I remember stuff that I want to update last Friday. It’s about mat rempit. There’s mat rempit, here in Putrajaya ok. To make it worse, the mat rempit; there’s 4 of them in 2 bike works as security staff. How do I know? Because they’re still in their uniform when doing the wheelie thingy.

I was driving to work that morning using the route at Sri Wawasan bridge which was quite desolate. Then this 2 bike passed me. The bike on the fast lane did the wheelie while the ones on the middle lane recorded it using the phones. I was on the middle lane and I nearly hit them. I wanted to honk them but my horn broke down already and I’m afraid they would chase me and we can never know this mat rempit action right.

They even stopped in the middle of the bridge to take photos ok; ape diorang ingat jalan ni diorang punya ke? Big lorries are using the route to get to the construction site nearby. What if suddenly these big lorries came and rammed into them? Sape yang salah? Mati katak tau tak.

I was speeding at that time, if not I would have memorize the plat number and maybe there’s something that we can do to make sure they won’t do it again. But on the second thought, is there any chance for them to insaf? Dah mati kena langgar baru insaf kot but it’s too late already.

Pre-raya

Friday tu internet down. So tak bleh la nak update blog. And I pun dah terlupa cerita yang nak diupdate tu. Hampeh.

Friday nite tu gerak balik Kuantan lepas isya’. And as usual, I have to pick up Eman and Bang Long at their home. Sampai Kuantan dalam kul 2am. Masa nak masuk simpang depan rumah tu Dik Man call.

Nak makan nasi tak?

Laaaa. Dah dekat depan umah dah pun. Lambat bebenor nak tanya. Baru nak masak kul berapa la nak makan Dik Man oiii. Tapi ingat jugak dia kat kitorang ek. Masa sampai tu tengok sume tak tido lagi. Tunggu kitorang sampai la kot. Boleh tak kitorang beborak sakan tengah-tengah malam tu. Mak yang selalu tido awal pun join sama.

Dik Man pulak paksa-paksa suh makan nasi yang dia dah masak tu. So makan la sekali dengan Mak, Dik Man and Akak. Pastu kul 4am baru tido.

Kuantan hujan non-stop 24-7 ok. Sabtu tu plannya nak keluar awal la. Macam-macam hal sekali lepas zuhur baru keluar. Abah tak join, cuma Mak dan anak-anaknya sahaja. Since Thalha tak de, sorang pun tak berani nak drive Citroen. Bang Long dah phobia agaknya bawak Citroen semenjak accident hari tu. Last-last kena keluar 2 kereta; lelaki naik perdana, perempuan naik savvy. Tapi Dik Man pun kena naik savvy sebab perdana dah penuh. Macam bengang jugak sebenarnya sebab savvy yang kecik tu bawak 7 orang; 6 dewasa and 1 kanak-kanak whilst perdana yang besar tu bawak 6 orang je; 5 dewasa and 1 kanak-kanak. Overload ok. Ni sume pasal tak de orang nak bawak Citroen lah ni.

Kalau you all nak tau, kat umah I tak de kete kecik-kecik ni sebab anak-anak kan ramai so kalau beli kete kecik tak muat pulak. Van ford dah masuk worksyop. MPV Citroen tu plak, Abah and Thalha je yang berani drive. Kete kecik (saloon car dan yang sewaktu dengannya) ni hanya anak menantu je yang ada.

Geng savvy pegi shopping sakan kat East Coast Mall whilst geng perdana pegi PC fair kat Megamall. Dah siap shopping baru diorang datang. Orang perempuan ni nak berjalan tu dah siap plan dah. Mula-mula nak cari apa kat kedai mana, then cari benda lain kat kedai lain dan seterusnya. Lelaki plak main hentam keromo je. Last-last kitorang jugak yang penat dok pusing-pusing kat tempat yang sama je.

Balik pun dah lewat jugak lah. Kul 6 lebih kut. Abah yang tinggal sorang-sorang kat rumah dah siap masak ok. Lauk daging masak kicap and sayur. My parents bab-bab masak ni memang pro, macam chef tapi malangnya tak menurun kat I. Adik-adik I je yang dapat talent tu.

Ahad tu sibuk memasak lah pulak. This time tak masak banyak pun tapi menu wajib tu memang ada la. Nasi himpit, ketupat pulut, kuah kacang and rendang daging. Jannah as usual buat pudding caramel and kek oren. Oh this time along ada pulut kuning sekali. Best woo sebab dah lama tak makan pulut kuning yang mak buat. Kukus punya memang sedap.

Abah plak buat experiment (Abah memang suka bab-bab experiment masakan ni), pulut kuning buat ketupat. Ada ketupat pulut kuning, ada ketupat pulut biasa and ada ketupat pulut kuning campur pulut biasa. Cantik ok.

Hujan tak henti-henti so banyak baju yang tak dapat nak dibasuh. Yang kat ampaian pun penuh. Dapur pun sangat lecah. Memang horror ok. Cuma depan la yang macam ok sikit. Hai bilalah nak buat rumah baru ni?

Update on hari raya tu later kay. Satu kekesalan ialah tak amik gambar untuk semua aktiviti tu. Ada la a few tapi masa shopping tak de, masa memasak tak de and banyak lah yang tak de. Lenkali I’ll make sure I’ll took enough photos ok.

Air oh air

Wah bengang betul hari ni ok. Masuk kali ni dah 3 kali. 1st time pagi tapi nasib baik dah siap mandi. 2nd time malam sahaja, pun nasib baik dah siap mandi and esoknya dah ok so boleh la pegi keje as usual. Malam tadi I sampai rumah dekat kul 2am and bila buka paip, air tak de. Nasib baik last time kena, I sempat tadah air dalam baldi so dapat la guna bila nature’s call tu.

Pagi tadi I bangun air still tak de. Takkan nak pegi keje tak mandi. No way! So hantar sms kat Edwin informing him that either I come in late, took half day or EL terus, depend on the availability of the water. Near noon baru air ada so cepat-cepat mandi.

Kul 12.45 baru clock in ok. Sabar je lah. Oh Dik Man and Akak ada sekali. Dua-dua pun ikut datang office hari ni.

Musim hujan tapi manjang tak de air. Pelik betul lah.