SINGAPORE - PART 1

MY CHRISTMAS GETAWAY

Aiyak, finally after the trauma I had to go through yesterday & today, I'm finally off to Singapore tomorrow.

I had a terrible week at office, so I kept telling myself I need to go away for the long weekend. Balik Kampung? Uh, no way. (Kalau my dad read this, ampun babah! Hehehehe :P)

Thought of going to Sanubari, telephone no plak dah hilang. Carik dalam google, the contact numbers are no longer valid-well, they have changed management, so the lady can only be contacted through her hp! (p5 : please make sure you get the no when you balik kuantan nanti, tengkiu!)

Then, plan nak pergi Singapore pulak. After checking with my friend Minah, I have a place to crash. But I need to get transport & make sure my passport is still valid. Flight totally out! Well, actually seats are still available, but it will cost me RM714.00 return journey. Does not include RM70.00 for the ERL, and the taxi fare from Changi to town. Manyak mahal la.

Nak beli ticket last night, balik lambat la pulak. Arrived home around 1030pm (was from KLCC, yes, pokok xmas cantik tahun ini!!!) terus carik passport. Punyer la doink, simpan passport tak betul. Benda dlm kotak biasa I simpan pun boleh tak nampak. Stayed up until 1am to search for the passport, but hampa! Nasib baik jumpa balik this morning!

Then hari ni, trauma carik transport pulak. Bus takde, train pun full. I was contemplating to take the flight, but my friend cakap he will try to get the bus ticket. (I was nagging the whole day not able to go away for the weekend) At 6.50pm my friend managed to get tickets for return journey. Lalalalalalalala! Sungguh gumbira! Thanks dear, I really owe you this time. (Dah twice you rescue ni, balik Spore I'll give you a treat ok?)

So, I'm off to Spore tomorrow. Tak sabar nak jumpa Minah, Aaqil, and Macho Man. I don't think I will visit my other friends, but I'll try to ring some of you. Hehehehehe.

See you people next week, Merry Xmas.

KUANTAN

My work really sucks these few days! Hmmm... But nothing much I can do about it! Still have to wake up every morning, go to office, and work! How I wish I can just stay at home & do nothing, but still earn big money! Hmm... dalam mimpi tu boleh lah. Yes, cannot complaint too much, nanti rezeki lari pulak. But I just hope I can settle this particular work problem before new year, if not, mau resign 24 hours macam hari tu. Tapi kesian plak kat my boss. I don't hate my boss, tapi orang2 kat office ni yang berlagak macam boss.

Ala, lari dari topic kejap. Tak, cuma, time tension2 macam ni, rasa nak getaway aja. And of course I remembered Kuantan! Been there twice this year. Stayed at Sanubari Resort. About 10km from Kuantan town, heading south! If anyone really want to find peace, this is the place to go. In front of beach, very quiet, very windy, very peace! I love the morning walk at the beach. Main layang2 pun puas hati. Kat Kuantan ada banyak pantai, tapi tak best la mandi, sebab air kat sana hitam, and arus pun kuat (actually memang tak minat mandi pantai, I prefer lazying around at beach only) - but note to the guys, no babes at the beach!!

Seafood kat sana very, very, very, very yummy and cheap! My friend Minah is crazy for Umbai Seafood in Melaka, but you have to try seafood at Tanjung Lumpur. Sedap & murah. Ikan pun fresh.

Shopping? Tak la kut. Nothing much. I think yg I bawak balik was only keropok lekor ja la. I spend most on food & petrol jalan sana sini. There's this one shop called Pasar Raya Pantai Selamat. Huh, tempat ni cool gila! Dari luar nampak chokia ja, tapi macam-macam ada.

Thought of going Kuantan again this February (as I keep telling myself it has to be every 6 months trip), tapi no cuti la pulak. And 50-50 about going up north for the long one week holiday. Well, kena tgk budget lepas cuti bulan January. Of course I will favour Kuantan more, as balik north, kena singgah my hometown, nanti kena leter lagi! (I'm being such a bad daughter for the past 2 months, avoiding my parents as much as possible. Nanti la, diorang dah cool sket, baru balik kampung sendiri!) But who knows, I might just go one of these days if I cannot take it with work anymore.

Okay la, 8.10pm already. Don't want to be late for my appointment tonight in KLCC. Nak tengok Christmas tree, hari tu nampak separuh ja!

Take care everyone!

DISCOVER DUBAI

Last night I dreamt of this place. Tak tau kenapa, tetiba ja mimpi pasal tempat ni. Been there in April 2004 with mama & babah. 5 days kat sana rasa tak cukup, duit pun tak cukup sbb habis shopping. Kalau sape2 ada rezeki lebih, I recommend this place. Actually, Dubai takde apa la sangat. Population pun, berapa kerat ja the locals, ramai lagi expats kat sana, inclusive our Malaysians working there - yes, you make money working in Dubai! But sementara dia tgh boom ni, baik pergi. I figure in 5 years, this place will be very very expensive!

Places of interest to visit :

- Burj Al Arab (7 star hotel with the world’s tallest atrium)
- Jumeirah Beach
- Jumeirah Mosque
- Dubai Museum
- Spice and Gold Souq
- City Centre Mall
- Bur Juma Shopping Centre
- Take the abra ride (water taxi for 50cents only)

Don't forget to go for the Desert Safari. Experience the once in a lifetime desert adventure. Drive miles and miles of golden sand like riding a roller coaster. Pass Bedouin villages, watch the spectacular sun setting in the dunes and go on a camel ride. The barbeque dinner with an exotic belly dancer to entertain you while you dine under the desert stars is interesting.

Tapi most important activity : SHOPPING. Jangan cakap ladies ja, my father pun crazy shopping when he was there (although he didn't buy much things for himself, but I remembered he bought lots for his friends & relatives, & his cucu!) You can bargain if you go to the bazaar. Kat Shopping Mall pun boleh bargain jugak in certain shops. We brought back so many things, nasib baik bawak extra bag kosong. Kain la memang heaven shopping kat sana. I still have some materials tak buat2 baju lagi. Next year raya la kut.

They use US dollars & their Dirhams. Accommodation wise, you can get 3 star hotel at USD55.00 a night. Currently I recommend Riviera Hotel (stayed there when I went last year!) or Lotus Boutique Hotel.

Food - semua ada la. But Arabs makan byk. We ordered 2 dish, for 3 people makan, but actually can eat for 5 people. I tried all the exotic food with Babah. Mama was more on the shopping.

Hmm... but last night was only a dream. Tak tau la bila lagi boleh pegi this place!

JUST LIKE HEAVEN

Last Friday night I pergi tgk Anuar Zain nyanyi kat MBSA. With kakteh & my cousins. It was not the first time I tgk Anuar nyanyi live - thanks to Busu, but I memang suka sangat tengok mamat ni nyanyi. Yes, korang nak cakap dia g** ka, k*** ka, I tak peduli. Memang hati jadi cair tgk dia nyanyi. Waktu AZ performed lagu Mungkin, rasa JLH gila! His voice is so powerful! Memang balik mlm tu angau terus! Nasib baik I was on the 2nd tier sitting. Kalau duduk bawah, ada I kidnap anak Pak Zain tu bawak balik Bukit Antarabangsa.

Thanks to Busu who has never failed me when it comes to Anuar Zain. But then again, I can only dream of kidnapping him, hehehehe. But memang betul JLH!

FIX YOU

Blog keeper : where to get this lyric? This one my sis gave me!!!! Coldplay, jatuh cinta with this song while crazy watching The O.C (am still crazy about it, next 2 Sundays episode, lagu ni will kuar!)


When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

High up above or down below
When you too in love to let it go
If you never try you'll never know
Just what your worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears streaming down your face and I

And I will try to fix you

PUSH THE BUTTON

I'm busy throwing hints that he keeps missing
Don't have to think about it
I Wanna kiss and
Everything around it but he's too distant
I wanna feel his bodyI can't resist it

I know my hidden looks can be deceiving
But how obvious should a girl be?
I was taken by the early conversation piece
And I really like the way that he respect me

I've been waiting patiently for him to come and get it
I wonder if he knows that he can say it and I'm with it
I knew I had my mind made up from the very beginning
Catch this opportunity so you and me could feel it 'cos

If you're ready for me boy
You'd better push the button and let me know
Before I get the wrong idea and go
You're gonna miss the freak that I control

If you're ready for me boy
You'd better push the button and let me know
Before I get the wrong idea and go
You're gonna miss the freak that I control

I'm busy showing him what he's been missing
I'm kind of showing off for his full attention
My sexy ass has got him in the new dimension
I'm ready to do something to relieve this mission


After waiting patiently for him to come and get it
He came on through and asked me if I wanted to get with him
I knew I had my mind made up from the very beginning
Won't miss this opportunity so you and me could feel it 'cos

If you're ready for me boy
You'd better push the button and let me know
Before I get the wrong idea and go
You're gonna miss the freak that I control

I've been dropping so many hints
You're still not getting it
Now that you've heard everything I have to say
Where we gonna go from here?

A song I really liked. Hooked time raya holidays. Video clip gila sexy! of course by SUGABABES

BECAUSE OF YOU

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break, the way you did, you fell so hard
I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far

Because of you I never strayed to far from the sidewalk
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you I find it hard to find it hard to trust, not only me,
but everyone around me, Because of you, I am afraid

I lose my way, and its not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry, because I know that?s weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh, every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break, when it wasn't even whole to start with

I watched you die, I heard you cry, every night in your sleep
I was so young, you should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else you just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night, doin the same damn thing

Because of you I never strayed to far from the sidewalk
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you I'm ashamed of my life, because its empty
Because of you, I am afraid
Because of you?
Because of you?

MELAKA TRIP -11th December 2005

Best! Best! Best!

Left KL 7.15am yesterday morning with Fahroe, arrived Melaka about 8.30am. Slept thru the journey, was not feeling well & no mood (demam, sakit tekak, nose block! due to Saturday's makan2!). Dah la Fahroe pi pasang Gamelan, silap la, memang boleh tido!

Sampai2, terus pegi d'Village (Good location, room boleh tahan, pool boleh tahan, rate pun boleh tahan). Ingat nak hi-jack bilik Minah, tapi dia dah ada kat tepi pool. Aween was there too (Aween, Minah, Wahir & Family had seafood dinner the night before without me, :( ). We had breakfast together and of course gosipping!!!. By 10.30am we gerak to Wahir's house. By that time, I felt better. Thought of going straight to the Zoo, but we had to wait for Mawaddah. So we decided to makan again. The mee kari & the bubur nasi yummy la Wahir!!! Everyone was full from breakfast, tapi makan tambah2 jugak! By noon, Linda Safri & her housemates came - they arrived earlier, & went straight to Zoo.

Jalan2 kat zoo was really tiring. 2.5km! Nasib baik bawak kasut! The kids were enjoying themselves, so as this big kid! Nasib baik cuaca was ok, and banyak pokok besar! Tapi peluh boleh tahan la. Of course thanks to Wahir, kitorang masuk free. Kalau tak kena bayar entrance fee about RM7.00 (If I'm not mistaken).

We finished around 3pm, covered most part of the zoo. Balik rumah Wahir, semua sakit kaki! The guys lepak kat luar, kitorang girls lepak kat dalam, borak2 before Omar finally managed to drag Minah balik!! (I tau Minah mmg tak nak balik semlm, hehehehe. But they have to proceed to Port Dickson.) Omar, Minah, Aaqil left about 3.30pm, Followed by Aween & family. I had a bath, lega sket rasa. Plan nak leave around 4.30pm, tapi ada teh & kuih-muih -makan lagi. Finally we made our move after 5pm, heading to Bandar Melaka. I got my congkak! Expensive, tapi tak kisah la. Janji lepas ni tak berebut kat rumah.

Return journey was okay, we took the Alor Gajah exit. Thank you Dr. Wahir, for giving me your ubat rimau. My throat was okay, and nose block cleared. Except kaki was aching all the way back. We singgah rumah P5 for dinner (hahaha, buruk makan ratah ikan!) & to pass all his things he kirim from Spore. (Wei P5 & F : bukak ja la kedai gadget! Asyik kirim2 saja!)

To all my friends, thank you very much for a very wonderful day! Good time, good makan, good memories. Thank you for all the gifts I got, thank you for making it happen. We can do again one more round.

Don't worry, i slept well last nite!

Take care everyone!

KEPALA PUSING

Byk menda happened the past 2 weeks buat otak i pening betul. Semalam handphone buat hal lak. Geram punya pasal, I decided to get one new handphone for myself. Cikai punyer, but cost me RM230.00 Ceh! I have no idea how the hp masuk air? Last used the night before, I remembered bwk msk bilik after terlelap kat depan. Hmmm.... aiyak, that is the most expensive hp ever, with a bit canggih -ada kamera la!!! But now gone! Bal said he will try check what is the prob. But I will only know on Monday, as dia cuti bsok sampai wkend! Hmmm.....

Work of course sucks as usual. Bila la nak dapat prince charming kaya raya ni? Can support me, tak yah keja, dok rumah goyang kaki. Then feel like spending money, can do anytime as I pleased! Soh my parents carik, diorang kata carik sendiri as they dont want to interupt anymore. Last Wed night I stood up on one potential PC who happens to be rich. Kesian la pulak mamat tu! Well, at KLCC station, I came out from the train, went up the escalator, suddenly felt kepala very berat. Called the mamat, apologised, gave excuse kepala pening, went straight home, mandi & rest. Smlm morning I had to explain to him & my friend (Juju -dia la pandai 2 soh I go out with this mamat!) why I didn't turn up last night. Pening-pening.

But as I was resting at home I realised why I was getting these headaches lately. I dah too overweight!!!! Tu la, mkn too much. Now dah sakit baru nak diet. Yes, I never take serious about my weight & appearence. (Yes my dear friends, you can sigh all you want, as if you don't know me) Tapi this morning I noticed that my tummy has become a 6 months pregnant lady!!! -from a 3 months pregnant lady before this!!!! hmm???

Yes, yes, I'm complaining, tapi tak nak buat apa2. No disiplin at all. I promised kaklong no rice this week (as everyone was complaining I dah overrated gemuk kat kaklong's party last saturday night). Tapi tak reti-reti jugak control makan! for example, last Tuesday, siang I pegi KLCC mkn salad la konon, tapi mlm pi one Utama, mkn sandwich sket nyer byk kat Obrien tu!!! Tak include the coca-cola I had while watching movie, and the strawberry with chocs before the movie!!!! -oh yes, I went to watch Narnia with Fahroe, Kak teh, Hanizah & with my other ofcmates! We got free tickets from EK.!! Sape ada anak2 & have kid's heart like me, do go & see the movie.

Ok, back too gemuk topic! I dont mind having the big bump, but the pregnant lady tummy must definately go!!! And so does the triple layer chin!!! If mama can do it, kak teh also can do it, why can't I? hmmmm.............................

Mama was complaining when she saw me last weekend. Yes, dad & mom came down. But I did not spend that much time with them - melarikan diri as malas nak kena leter from mom about when nak kurus? when nak ada bf? when nak kawin? - thanks to kak teh & adik who had layan them & became the driver for the weekend. I only managed to see my parents at Kak Long's House & the hi-tea we went on Sunday evening kat rumah Nani. : kakteh i owe you, nanti ckp ja la nak apa2 okay? hehehehe

Makan2 at Kak Long's on Saturday night was yummy! I brought one dish, daging masak apa entah. hehehehe. Along : You better renovate your porch!!! All the aunties dah bagi design tu, bila nak buat? Hi-time to ketuk Epi on renovating the house. But please please make sure you leave some space for us to lepak kat luar. Senang kitorang hang-out bila the next time you buat mkn2 lagi (Hmmm... wedding aniversary ada mkn2 tak? heheheh) We celebrated Sara's bday too. Uncle Teh a.ka. Chalee a.k.a kambing gurun among the cousins, bought her FURBY!!!! Punyer mahal itu present! (Chalee : my next bday lagi 8 months, can I get a bigger Furby? make sure the furby not can only talk, but can kemas rumah also!) Next time balik KL lama sket la. 10days mana cukup! Poor Bangteh, try hard pujuk kitorang send him to airport, but no one able to. Sape soh balik on a working morning?

I'm excited waiting for this Sunday. Going to Melaka with Fahroe to see Minah (first apprearence, byk nanti nak story pasal dia, tunggu ja la the right moment!), and Wahir. Aween going too, tapi dia pegi dulu on Saturday! Minah : I ada surprise! Tunggu ha. Mesti terkejut nanti, hehehehe. Btw, prepare yourself with all the hot gossips I'm bringing (Pesan kat Omar : pandai2 la dia jaga Aaqil sorang2, hehehehehehehe, yes my dear, our variapop session ni lama dah tak buat!)

Huh, byk la bebel ni. Actually byk lagi nak dibebelkan, tapi nanti korang boring plak. Actually mmg takde mood nak update blog ni, tapi sbb dah ramai gila bising bila nak update, huh, baca la korang cerita bosan kat atas tu. I know I have not tagging that much this week, tapi mmg busy la. But I did my best to reply all the emails on all the questions korang tanya tu. I okay la, just busy with work. December ni, faham2 ja la, semua nak kena settle before new year. Xmas coming! Kat ofc dah ada pokok Xmas. Kitorang ni tgh tunggu hadiah ja bila nak diletakkan.

I hope everyone will have great life towards the new year. Whatever happened, we can't turn back the clock. Just face the coming days one at a time. I'm definately going to close this year's chapter with a BIG SMILE. No regets on what I had to go through -damn, it has been a very tough year for me!!! And I'm looking forward for the new year, with so many great thoughts in mind! Azam tahun baru apa? Nak bagi menantu for mama & babah. So prince charming hunting begins now! (yes, korang akan cakap ambik yg depan mata, tapi semua kena ikut turn & isi borang! ) :P

Take care everyone!