i) as if i'm the only one here doing so much work 2 achieve the unit's kpi???
ii) sooo geram at my maid (or his dad or his uncle) for causing me headache wit tis western union hiccups???
iii) that house-hunting in kl, tho has ended now, could lead to temporary mental instability?
iv) the older i get, the less tolerance i have for fasting?
v) and yet no matter how much i want to refrain fr taking that 2nd helping during iftar, i stil fail & sometimes end up wit the 3rd helping even???
vi) that i find it very very very difficult to maintain my interest to keep myself well-groomed during office hours?
to be continued...............
vii) easily annoyed by silly little mistakes done by everybody at home?
ix) i havent taken advantage of ramadhan at all???
x) life is so unfair to us?
& last but not least..
why do i feel like trying out colour-blocking trend?
-picking myself up. 10.00pm. 16082011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
rise!
we went 2 alamanda on saturday. so far away fr home. thing is, we had free tixs for mr popper's penguins for ahmad & kakak (courtesy of lovely aunT kay), so since the show was on for quite some time, it was still available at few cinemas & alamanda was among one. & my colleague fr ofis who was temporary bujang on that w'end since the wife & kids went balik kg (his leave application wasnt approved) had asked me 2 watch 'the rise of the planet apes' wit him. & so we went. i definitely couldnt resist mr james owh-your-sweet-smile-melts-my-heart franco on the big screen.
for some reason, i just felt that the movie wasnt suitable for dhani. that was why i made him watch mr popper instead. i thot the RotPotA (rot.pot.a???) wud confuse him coz i had planet of the apes on my mind. him being a curious one, might shower me wit questions i have no answer for. like last time wen we watched 'x-men: the 1st class', he asked why were the club girls wearing sexy lingeries? & wat does 'go fuck yourself' mean?
RotPotA is totally different fr planet of the apes, starred mark wahlberg & helena bonham carter. while PotA was set in apes world, RotPotA has today's world on the background setting. will (james franco) is a scientist working on the cure for alzheimer, tests it on a chimp and is so close to success just to get his research called off wen the chimp runs amok. the chimp is eventually shot to death but leaves a baby, entrusted to will. he brings him up and secretly carries out his supposedly abandoned research on both caesar the chimp and his own dad who suffers fr alzheimer (yes, that's why he's so adamant in finding the cure for the disease & eventually it becomes his personal battle). meanwhile, caesar grows up as an extraordinarily smart chimp who could beat his human counterparts his age. but chimps dont make a gud pet. no matter how human they are, they stil have that innate beastly traits in them. the rest, u'll have to watch it yourself.
as much as i know that the story is all fictional, i'm stil impressed wit the cgi & the magnificent techniques they use in making the film. the chimp 'caesar', tho inconsistent in size, is really convincing especially the facial expressions. i could totally feel his emotions - wen he's sad, wen he's happy, wen he's curious, wen he's disappointed, wen he's scared, wen he's confused, wen he's being rebellious etc etc etc. in short, they manage to not only portray but also differentiate the emotions felt by the chimp. & i think it might be true since we share about 90% gene wit our ape relatives. who knows...
credit to andy serkis, the man behind caesar the ape. if u watch caesar closely, u wud see gollum (LOTR) in him. yes, he played gollum too.
i almost forget 'bt will's girlfren, the only female character in the film. it's the girl fr 'slum dog millionaire'. she's pretty & she looks like a very smart girl being alongside the main character, will. but her role isnt that big, almost insignificant, to be honest. but i think she might land a role of bond girl one day (i just think she's got a bond girl persona wit her).
so peep, rise & go watch it!
for some reason, i just felt that the movie wasnt suitable for dhani. that was why i made him watch mr popper instead. i thot the RotPotA (rot.pot.a???) wud confuse him coz i had planet of the apes on my mind. him being a curious one, might shower me wit questions i have no answer for. like last time wen we watched 'x-men: the 1st class', he asked why were the club girls wearing sexy lingeries? & wat does 'go fuck yourself' mean?
RotPotA is totally different fr planet of the apes, starred mark wahlberg & helena bonham carter. while PotA was set in apes world, RotPotA has today's world on the background setting. will (james franco) is a scientist working on the cure for alzheimer, tests it on a chimp and is so close to success just to get his research called off wen the chimp runs amok. the chimp is eventually shot to death but leaves a baby, entrusted to will. he brings him up and secretly carries out his supposedly abandoned research on both caesar the chimp and his own dad who suffers fr alzheimer (yes, that's why he's so adamant in finding the cure for the disease & eventually it becomes his personal battle). meanwhile, caesar grows up as an extraordinarily smart chimp who could beat his human counterparts his age. but chimps dont make a gud pet. no matter how human they are, they stil have that innate beastly traits in them. the rest, u'll have to watch it yourself.
as much as i know that the story is all fictional, i'm stil impressed wit the cgi & the magnificent techniques they use in making the film. the chimp 'caesar', tho inconsistent in size, is really convincing especially the facial expressions. i could totally feel his emotions - wen he's sad, wen he's happy, wen he's curious, wen he's disappointed, wen he's scared, wen he's confused, wen he's being rebellious etc etc etc. in short, they manage to not only portray but also differentiate the emotions felt by the chimp. & i think it might be true since we share about 90% gene wit our ape relatives. who knows...
credit to andy serkis, the man behind caesar the ape. if u watch caesar closely, u wud see gollum (LOTR) in him. yes, he played gollum too.
i almost forget 'bt will's girlfren, the only female character in the film. it's the girl fr 'slum dog millionaire'. she's pretty & she looks like a very smart girl being alongside the main character, will. but her role isnt that big, almost insignificant, to be honest. but i think she might land a role of bond girl one day (i just think she's got a bond girl persona wit her).
so peep, rise & go watch it!
Saturday, August 6, 2011
& back again?
assalamualaikum.
it's bn so long, aint it? i havent 4gotten 'bt the existence o ahmadmiracle. how can i? he's wit me all the time, kan? i've bn constantly wanting to write away, but... there's always buts kan... so wat have i bn up to? pretty much, not so much. it's woark-home-work-home routine for the past few months. there were trips here & there but nothing big 2 highlight on.
anyway... it's ramadhan already. alhamdulillah, syukur ya Allah for another fabulous month o ramadhan. our month. let's share something i gathered fr kuliyyah by datuk hassandin a few days ago held at ns* surau:-
1) Allah has said that Rejab belongs to Him, syaaban belongs to Rasulullah saw & ramadhan belongs to us, the ummah. there are 3 most significant nights in each month: the night of nisfu syaaban, the night o isra' & mi'raj & the ever awaited night in the entire hijrah year - the night o lailatul qadar, the most special gift for us, the ummah o Rasulullah saw. therefore, let us pray hard that we'll be blessed with the amazing gift o lailatul qadar this year coz we might not live long enough 2 beseech it next year...
2) dont be too eager to get our little ones to fast coz at the age o 5/6 and with us not being around during daytime, how do we ensure they actually really do fast? hmmm a point to ponder, an eye & mind opener at the same time. i, being a mom, was (or stil am?) very excited at the idea o ahmad shenomot fasting tis year. why not? he's already 6, it feels like it's just the rite thing to do: to start training him to fast. BUT. he has to fast for Allah, not becoz his mom tells him to. that's more important. & i dont want to have a cheater at the end o ramadhan. a cheater who nibbles biscuits or gulps water secretly wen nobody's looking. so, instead o making him fast, i let him choose whether to fast or not. but o coz i do coax him a little - the RM1 upah for every full day, the trip to psr ramadhan (geee! tis boy loves psr ramadhan!) or break fast @ outlet o his choice etc etc etc. but wen he utters the magic phrase, i give in. "i cannot tahan anymore". ok, go on have your lunch.
3) tarawikh can be done at the comfort o our own home. owh dear, how embarrassing tis confession is - i havent done any tarawikh yet. gosh why la am i ever so liat to take the opportunity o tis holy month to perform more & more ibadah? gotta start somewhere!!! no lame excuses, it's plain laziness. need a little nudge here, a gentle push there. insyaAllah. my helper never fails to direct the same question past berbuka "tarawikh mlm ini, kak?" & i've bn very constant with my answer "mlm esok, ye...". come the nxt day, it's the same Q&A session over again. ok, tonite's the nite. pray i wont be calculative with the imam. pray i wont whine if the imam's pace isnt up to my preference. pray i still remember how to perform the tarawikh & witir prayers. go find the solat book after tis.
are these the only takeout o the ceramah session that day? i seriously cant recall any other key points. ok, i need to catch some sleep. we have a movie each to devour tis afternoon. mr popper's penguins for the kids (thx to aunt kay for the free tixs) & the rise o the planet apes for the adults. & we're watching it all the way @ alamanda. why la so far away? i just feel like driving that far (can that be accepted??? rite now, i'm craving for a long distance drive somewhere, anywhere like, oooohhhh pehlisss! but work's bn so hectic & there's not much fund for traveling these days so i can only crave & crave & crave & the furthest i could go is the selangor/kl/putrajaya borders. haha. something is better than nothing, i suppose?)
btw, i'm no longer on FB. deactivated it about a month ago & up till tis very moment, i havent missed it a bit. curious! i'm only on twitter & now... ahmadmiracle is back on the blogsphere.
it's bn so long, aint it? i havent 4gotten 'bt the existence o ahmadmiracle. how can i? he's wit me all the time, kan? i've bn constantly wanting to write away, but... there's always buts kan... so wat have i bn up to? pretty much, not so much. it's woark-home-work-home routine for the past few months. there were trips here & there but nothing big 2 highlight on.
anyway... it's ramadhan already. alhamdulillah, syukur ya Allah for another fabulous month o ramadhan. our month. let's share something i gathered fr kuliyyah by datuk hassandin a few days ago held at ns* surau:-
1) Allah has said that Rejab belongs to Him, syaaban belongs to Rasulullah saw & ramadhan belongs to us, the ummah. there are 3 most significant nights in each month: the night of nisfu syaaban, the night o isra' & mi'raj & the ever awaited night in the entire hijrah year - the night o lailatul qadar, the most special gift for us, the ummah o Rasulullah saw. therefore, let us pray hard that we'll be blessed with the amazing gift o lailatul qadar this year coz we might not live long enough 2 beseech it next year...
2) dont be too eager to get our little ones to fast coz at the age o 5/6 and with us not being around during daytime, how do we ensure they actually really do fast? hmmm a point to ponder, an eye & mind opener at the same time. i, being a mom, was (or stil am?) very excited at the idea o ahmad shenomot fasting tis year. why not? he's already 6, it feels like it's just the rite thing to do: to start training him to fast. BUT. he has to fast for Allah, not becoz his mom tells him to. that's more important. & i dont want to have a cheater at the end o ramadhan. a cheater who nibbles biscuits or gulps water secretly wen nobody's looking. so, instead o making him fast, i let him choose whether to fast or not. but o coz i do coax him a little - the RM1 upah for every full day, the trip to psr ramadhan (geee! tis boy loves psr ramadhan!) or break fast @ outlet o his choice etc etc etc. but wen he utters the magic phrase, i give in. "i cannot tahan anymore". ok, go on have your lunch.
3) tarawikh can be done at the comfort o our own home. owh dear, how embarrassing tis confession is - i havent done any tarawikh yet. gosh why la am i ever so liat to take the opportunity o tis holy month to perform more & more ibadah? gotta start somewhere!!! no lame excuses, it's plain laziness. need a little nudge here, a gentle push there. insyaAllah. my helper never fails to direct the same question past berbuka "tarawikh mlm ini, kak?" & i've bn very constant with my answer "mlm esok, ye...". come the nxt day, it's the same Q&A session over again. ok, tonite's the nite. pray i wont be calculative with the imam. pray i wont whine if the imam's pace isnt up to my preference. pray i still remember how to perform the tarawikh & witir prayers. go find the solat book after tis.
are these the only takeout o the ceramah session that day? i seriously cant recall any other key points. ok, i need to catch some sleep. we have a movie each to devour tis afternoon. mr popper's penguins for the kids (thx to aunt kay for the free tixs) & the rise o the planet apes for the adults. & we're watching it all the way @ alamanda. why la so far away? i just feel like driving that far (can that be accepted??? rite now, i'm craving for a long distance drive somewhere, anywhere like, oooohhhh pehlisss! but work's bn so hectic & there's not much fund for traveling these days so i can only crave & crave & crave & the furthest i could go is the selangor/kl/putrajaya borders. haha. something is better than nothing, i suppose?)
btw, i'm no longer on FB. deactivated it about a month ago & up till tis very moment, i havent missed it a bit. curious! i'm only on twitter & now... ahmadmiracle is back on the blogsphere.
Friday, February 18, 2011
sugar sugar lady!
yesterday... i was so heartbroken by an incident. but 2day, insyaAllah i'm better. wen misfortune happens, it either makes me stronger or weaker, it either makes me better or worse. & i've vowed to be stronger & better. thank you Allah...
Thursday, February 10, 2011
it's not wrong
ahmad: mom, at school 2day my fren askd me where is my dad...
me: & wat did u say?
ahmad: i didnt answer him...
me: why?
ahmad: because i'm ashamed...
me: why were u ashamed?
ahmad: because i dont have a dad...
me: ahmad, u have a dad. u have dada.
ahmad: but dada not here wit us...
me: yup, he's not here wit us. but he comes 2 see u wenever he could, kan? u have a dad.
ahmad: but why he dont live wit us? he dont love us?
me: he cant live wit us anymore. because he doesnt wanna be wit me anymore. but he loves u. he always loves u, he told u that, kan?
ahmad: yes...
me: u understand, rite? he loves u but he cant be wit us all the time anymore because he doesnt wanna be wit me. it's not your fault, he loves u. got it?
ahmad: yes, got it.
me: & u must not be ashamed wen people ask u 'bt your dad, ok. u do have a dad. it's just that he doesnt live wit us any longer... & that is not wrong ok...
ahmad: ok...
me: u do understand, rite? it's ok not to have a dad at home... it's ok to just have your mom... mummy syg nani, dada pon syg nani... we love u, it's just that we cant be together anymore... nani paham x?
ahmad: yes... but dada love me kan, mummy? he always told me that...
me: yes... he loves u very much...
Allahuakbar... tis boy is getting smarter day by day. it pains me 2 see him going thru all tis... & there'll be more & more questions, more & more incidents like tis...
but it's ok... insyaAllah we'll face them 2gether, ya sayang...
& yes, it's not wrong not 2 have a dad at home. it's not wrong 2 only have your mom... it's not wrong, my dear ahmad dhani... watever it is, your dada loves u, u must now that...
me: & wat did u say?
ahmad: i didnt answer him...
me: why?
ahmad: because i'm ashamed...
me: why were u ashamed?
ahmad: because i dont have a dad...
me: ahmad, u have a dad. u have dada.
ahmad: but dada not here wit us...
me: yup, he's not here wit us. but he comes 2 see u wenever he could, kan? u have a dad.
ahmad: but why he dont live wit us? he dont love us?
me: he cant live wit us anymore. because he doesnt wanna be wit me anymore. but he loves u. he always loves u, he told u that, kan?
ahmad: yes...
me: u understand, rite? he loves u but he cant be wit us all the time anymore because he doesnt wanna be wit me. it's not your fault, he loves u. got it?
ahmad: yes, got it.
me: & u must not be ashamed wen people ask u 'bt your dad, ok. u do have a dad. it's just that he doesnt live wit us any longer... & that is not wrong ok...
ahmad: ok...
me: u do understand, rite? it's ok not to have a dad at home... it's ok to just have your mom... mummy syg nani, dada pon syg nani... we love u, it's just that we cant be together anymore... nani paham x?
ahmad: yes... but dada love me kan, mummy? he always told me that...
me: yes... he loves u very much...
Allahuakbar... tis boy is getting smarter day by day. it pains me 2 see him going thru all tis... & there'll be more & more questions, more & more incidents like tis...
but it's ok... insyaAllah we'll face them 2gether, ya sayang...
& yes, it's not wrong not 2 have a dad at home. it's not wrong 2 only have your mom... it's not wrong, my dear ahmad dhani... watever it is, your dada loves u, u must now that...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Shaolin 2011
andy lau, nicholas tze, jackie chan (special appearance), fan bing bing- tu je yg saya kenal. it's bn ages since i last watched chinese movies so i'm kinda lost track of who's who.
nway, shaolin 2011 is quite a disappointment. yes, i'm a killjoy, i know :p it's a typical shaolin plot, nothing new. nick tze as the villain x sekejam mane (tp masih menyakitkn ati sgt2), jackie chan as usual wit his accidental hero role, andy lau... well... quite moving la his acting, losing his only daughter out o power greed & misjudgement. the scene yg ank die mati tu made my lil one sobbed. huhuhu.
prior 2 movie, ahmad had his 1st wudo lesson @ the nearby chinese school. wudo is a combination of chinese kungfu + many other martial arts. i also didnt know tis, not until last week wen we went 2 have a look. i actually was searching high & low for tae kwan do class. the nearest then was @ OU and it costs 150 a month. ntah camne tergerak nk tgk chinese school ni & yes, they have it & it costs only a fraction of wat the class @ OU charge. RM20 a month. yes. RM20 only.
i'm gonna have my own donnie yen soon :)
now i need 2 tell him that watever he learns is for self-defense & to protect those around him. eceh. mcm btul bleh jd tahap donnie yen? but seriusly, he needs 2 be told that, kalau x sume org kang die WACHAAAA!!!
aft wachaaa session, we were both starving (x sempat proper breakfast punye kes, sempat buat bread wit peanut butter spread je for ahmad) so we headed 2 kepong village mall, the nearest to our place.
& we tried tis place... espresSOUP. not bad... not bad at all :)
they have soups (clam chowder, pumpkin soup, mushroom soup, chicken cream soup, etc etc etc)
owh tis boy had mushroom soup wit 2 pcs o garlic bread at first... x cukup! tambah lagi 5 pcs but x abis pulak... hehe. & yes, he's a tea lover, just like me :D
nway, shaolin 2011 is quite a disappointment. yes, i'm a killjoy, i know :p it's a typical shaolin plot, nothing new. nick tze as the villain x sekejam mane (tp masih menyakitkn ati sgt2), jackie chan as usual wit his accidental hero role, andy lau... well... quite moving la his acting, losing his only daughter out o power greed & misjudgement. the scene yg ank die mati tu made my lil one sobbed. huhuhu.
prior 2 movie, ahmad had his 1st wudo lesson @ the nearby chinese school. wudo is a combination of chinese kungfu + many other martial arts. i also didnt know tis, not until last week wen we went 2 have a look. i actually was searching high & low for tae kwan do class. the nearest then was @ OU and it costs 150 a month. ntah camne tergerak nk tgk chinese school ni & yes, they have it & it costs only a fraction of wat the class @ OU charge. RM20 a month. yes. RM20 only.
i'm gonna have my own donnie yen soon :)
aft wachaaa session, we were both starving (x sempat proper breakfast punye kes, sempat buat bread wit peanut butter spread je for ahmad) so we headed 2 kepong village mall, the nearest to our place.
& we tried tis place... espresSOUP. not bad... not bad at all :)
a fun-filled federal territory day :)
also known as 'my 1st trip 2 the national museum' :)
alhamdulillah the one day break was optimised melayan my lil miracle.
went back 2 rawang 2 visit atok & mak wan & everyone there. managed 2 get the car serviced (if u want 2 have yours serviced at a very very reasonable price, do lemme know ok. org melayu kita, harga ok, servis pon satisfying). now senang ati lah if jalan jauh :)
sempat melayan my dear 7m preggy SIL y sgt lah teringin mkn chillied beef + lady fingers.
left mak wan's house quite early coz aunT kay & ajib were already waiting @ the national museum.
my mission is 2 cut down on mall trips & do more outdoor xtvts + educational visits. & tis visit was actually impromtu. & yes, i've become a very impromtu / impulsive person these days. rase nk pegi, pegi rase nk redah, redah. as long as there's some RMsss in my purse, as long as the car in a gud condition & most importantly, as long as ahmad dhani is sihat walafiat :)
alhamdulillah the one day break was optimised melayan my lil miracle.
went back 2 rawang 2 visit atok & mak wan & everyone there. managed 2 get the car serviced (if u want 2 have yours serviced at a very very reasonable price, do lemme know ok. org melayu kita, harga ok, servis pon satisfying). now senang ati lah if jalan jauh :)
sempat melayan my dear 7m preggy SIL y sgt lah teringin mkn chillied beef + lady fingers.
left mak wan's house quite early coz aunT kay & ajib were already waiting @ the national museum.
my mission is 2 cut down on mall trips & do more outdoor xtvts + educational visits. & tis visit was actually impromtu. & yes, i've become a very impromtu / impulsive person these days. rase nk pegi, pegi rase nk redah, redah. as long as there's some RMsss in my purse, as long as the car in a gud condition & most importantly, as long as ahmad dhani is sihat walafiat :)
magnificent dragon head
boys having fun wit the interactive display of the silk road
couldnt really tell wat the sculpture actually was...
mesmerising artifact
peace!
borobudur, we will come one day!
another interactive display
boys amazed at the life-sized dummies
more dummies...
fort of love & frenship & everything beautiful in life :)
reenactment of perjanjian pangkor (or something)
MERDEKA!
angkasawan shenomot :)
:p
yummy footies (kay yg kata... :p)
no comment... no comment...
ahmad, please stand properly nxt time eh...
& please muka tu elok sket eh...
serupa tp x sama?
smangat!
last piece...
alhamdulillah. seronok ahmad dhani. along pon seronok. mummy lagiii lah seronok (walau penat sebenarnye & now it's already 1.11am & i cant sleep lah pulak...).
nxt edu trip --> balai senilukis negara (national art gallery). it's been a while since we went there. & funny thing is, i dont know how 2 get there pon. xpe, sesat kt kl, xkan smpai london punye... :p
there are so many places we havent been to. it's ok, ahmad... we have all the time in the world just for us. yg penting ade rezeki, sihat tubuh bdn.... insyaAllah, smpai lah kite...
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