And another Hand Phone entry ......

Sony Ericsson K530i

Bought a Sony Ericsson for the first time, all this while I was Nokiaguy. Should have bought this instead of the Nokia Music Express I 'donated' to stranger last week.
This phone has the same functionality, more compact and much more cheaper.

May this phone serve me many many more years to come, Amin.

And now it is gone

Back to back post in handphone, impressive isn't it.

I lost it, during lunch, must have left it on the table while having lunch outside. I was rushing for Friday prayers. Someone must have taken it throw the SIM and claim they won it in some competition. Pandai-pandaile tanggung dosa.

Maybe it is not meant to be to use expensive handphone.

Chiau!

Yeah yeah , I got new phone!

Due to a freak 'accident' ( I don't want to go there), I lost my beloved (not really) Nokia 6600. In cell phone live cycle, you can place 6600 at the Late Cretaceous Period in Mesozoic Era (watching "Are you smarter than 5th grader really paying off). To exaggerate things even more, Nokia 6600 has effected my social life all this while, most of my colleagues avoided to be seen with my in public places while am using the 6600.

The phone wasn't working well anywhere since (yet another) freak accident earlier when I dropped it in some kinda water (don't wanna go there either). Been thinking of getting a new phone for a while, so here is my big chance.

I had nothing in my mind, decided walk into the store and let the the all knowing tech savvy Chinese sales guy to talk me into buying suitable phone (within my budget). Cutting a rather short story even shorter, this is my new hand phone , the Nokia 5610 and I am loving it! The sound quality is amazing.

The Quiet Man

This picture got nothing to do with this post, it is apparently a movie, which turn up when I googled for suitable image for this post.

• many problem in my life would not have happened if I have kept my big f*&8ng mouth shut. Seriously! Now when I look back, things would have much more simpler if I just had keep my mouth shut, no matter how strong the urge to voice up my bottled up emotions.
• People say it take much courage to break free from silence and finally voice out you emotion, but I would say that it requires much more strength just to keep everything bottled up and just keep quiet.
• Next time I gonna do exactly that, keep quiet, give a fake insincere smile and node my head and let it all go with the flow. I just don't give a damn anymore.
  

I won I won I won

Shell's "Over 1000 Cash Prizes Weekly Contest"

Finally I won something, all the hard work me filling up the shell contest form every time I pump up petrol had paid off!
I was skeptical when they called me last month saying that I won, but I got the cheque yesterday! Wow unbelievable, my name is even listed here!
If I say the amount I won, no one will believe me, search for my name (surname:Buhari) in the link above!

I am rich I am rich.. muahh muahh hahhaha

Majlis Cukur Jambul Nur Daaniya

Here are some picts from Function in PJ and Bentong.

PJ Function
Sunday,9th March 2008






Here are some picts from Function in PJ and Bentong.

Bentong

The Message is very clear, but some people still don't GET IT!

Look like democracy still works here, surprisingly.

It too bad, few good Ministers lost, like Sharizat, but the rest were long overdue to leave. To Sharizat, is not that people hated you, they only hated the badge you were wearing.

I did not vote this year, but I really wanted to.

To Oppostion: Stay true to your word, and make some good changes.
To BN: Stop being overconfidence and listen to people for once!


I still can't believe all this really happened in Malaysia, I am really happy that we have strong opposition so that the is healthy balance in parliament.

It would be really interesting 4 years to come.

Pink Invasion

Everything in my life in now turning PINK, everywhere I turn in the house, all I see is PINK, PINK and more PINK.
Danniya is wrapped and swimming in all her PINKNESS.

If this goes on I will have a hard time keeping my macho image la, ha ha.

More Arrivals..............

Owhhh... Look like someone proceeded to blog about her arrival before I could write. Well aren't she a cute one? Feel like kissing the monitor screen whenever I looked at her picture. (yes my wallpaper is various picture of Daaniya I change weekly.

Oh did I mention this? That, less than 24 hours after my wife gave birth, my sister delivered a twins? and 4 days after that, my wife's sister delivered her second baby? Yeah....... it is like breeding season of sort, 2008 seem to be a fertile year (or was it 2007?, since they were all conceived in 2007), but sadly all baby were born in the non-halal animal year in Chinese calender (ha ha padan muka my sis and my sis in law who bragged that they will have RAT year babies, since both of them had a premature babies, tu la lain kali jgn eksyen sgt, keh keh keh)

My mum is looking after my sister's twins back in Bentong, while my mother in law looking after her the 2 newly arrived grandchild. Seems fair, both have their hands full. My mum who came PJ for my delivery extended her stay for about 3 more weeks, since my sister's twins were 6 week premature and placed in ICU for first few day and after in incubators after till they were strong enough.

Muhamed Amirulhaqq, Wania Wazeera, Nur Daaniya and Wania Nadheera

Sleeping Daaniya
Smiling Daaniya
Daaniya and daddy!
Hmm just Daaniya

It's me again......

As I promised, I managed to download my pictures form my daddy's camera.
Daddy says I am the cutest baby girl he has ever seen!!! But you all should know my dad better, he like to brag.... big time, but I have to agree with him on this, I think I AM cute (baby chuckle... he he)

Salam and hello to all daddy's friends....

Pssttttt.......... It's me, Nur Daaniya bt Mohamed Ghazali. My daddy doesn't know I am blogging from his bloggers account, so we gonna keep this a secret for now, but I am pretty sure he wouldn't be mad even if he finds out coz he loves me SO much.

I have decided to arrive 5 days earlier than expected date, I really can't take those cord around my neck that effecting my breathing. And I also been too comfortable in mummy's belly that I grew too big that I can't really descend down. Some more I think I passed motion inside mummy's womb (sorry mummy for the mess). So Aunty Fatima decided to cut open mummy's belly and take me out earlier.

My first memory arriving in this world is seeing Aunty Fatimah delivering me and saying "Assalamualikum" and something like "besar baby ni dan dah terberak pun". I did answered her in my own language. Then I saw daddy standing there, with a look that I can't describe, not that I can describe anything that I was just a few minutes old. I can't find mummy anywhere, but I heard daddy telling mummy, "dear, it is a girl!!!". Then they took me to another room, Uncle Syed was putting some kinda tube inside my mouth, and it hurt so much. And daddy was standing beside him asking so much questions. Dad, will you let the man do the job and chat later?!! I am the one suffocating here! Then there was a sharp pain on my thigh, maybe some kinda jab. Did I mention that I was screaming top of my lung non stop from the moment of my arrival?

Then they brought me to operation theater again and they showed me to my mummy for the first time, mummy said "Assalamualaikum sayang", she looked so tired but very happy and satisfied after seeing me. After that I remember me being carried somewhere and surrounded by my grandparents, all four of them, they were all so happy and excited. I must be very special for them.

I heard daddy reciting azan on my right ear and iqamat on my left years. I didn't cry then, I just listened. Then he put me down and gazed at me for a long time before leaving the room (not before taking some photos though).

Oh gosh, I have been blogging too long for a 3 days old baby, I must return and act my usual cranky-self and act cute to everyone around me. I think daddy is waking up now, I got to go, I really didn't let them sleep and really got them exhausted last night.

I will upload my picture once I figure out how to connect daddy's digital camera to the PC. (Hey I am IT savvy too OK)

Till then Salam to all.

It's a girl !!!

Date of Arrival: 24th Jan 2008 (5 days earlier than expected)
Time of arrival: 11:59 am
Name: To be decided by the council, ha ha
Weight: 3.75 KG ( I know !!!)
Height : 53 cm
Delivered by: Dr Fatimah Najla.

Mummy and baby are fine (and daddy is fine too if anyone cares..)

ALHAMDULILLAH.

Anytime now........

First 8 months just flew by in a blink of an eye, now that the due date is nearer, I am just restless. time to pass by so slowly. I am so nervous. Even wife says she really can't carry around her belly anymore. The sooner, the better.
I pray all goes well, amin!

Knocked up

Nice movie this one, as the title suggest it is about unplanned pregnancy.
This movie has lots of interesting quotes, the one I like the most is this one....


"Marriage is like that show ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’, but it’s not funny. All the problems are the same, but you know instead of all the funny, pithy dialogue, everybody is really pissed off and tense."

so...

"Marriage is like an unfunny, tense version of Everybody Loves Raymond, but it doesn't last 22 minutes. It lasts forever."

I find this so damn funny and true at the same time!

Salam Maal Hijrah to all!

Cabbage

How long do I have to wait to eat the fruit of my own hand? It has been MONTHS and I still cant's see anything resembling cabbage coming out of this!



And the chili isn't flowering either.......

S5800

Finally I have my own camera, I find it hard to believe that this is the first camera I bought for myself! All this while I heve been using my father in law's camera, well enough if that, ladies and gentlemen, let me present my pride and joy (for time being, before the real bundle of joy arrives)...... my camera............... (drum roll........)


The one and only Fujifilm S5800!!!

Honestly I don't know much about camera, and I don't even know if this model is good, but I saw the ad on the paper and I told myself, this is the camera for me (apart from the fact that is is very reasonably priced) in fact I only know how to point and shoot, but this camera has really made me interested in photography, I am finding myself carrying it everywhere and trying to shoot some nice photos. Below are few of my amateur works.......


The food are taken from Haiqal's Birthday picture (cooked by mum)
Haiqal and Shahril...........

Guzz' Bird of Paradise

More Paradise

Wild Purple

Pucuk Paku

The Pregnant Lady....

• The room will be freezing COLD, and I would be shivering in cold and she will complaining that it is too hot.
• She just couldn't find that PERFECT sleeping position while sleeping, tossing and turning every 5 minutes, I'd rather sleep in the guess room.
• And she prefer to have the whole bed for herself anyway, not that I will be missed during her slumber.
• Now I understand, where the phrase "eating like pregnant lady" came. You will never be able to satisfy their hunger, she still will be hungry even after a very satisfying huge delicious dinner. I can't compete!
• Need back rub ALL the time.
• Can't think of any anymore.

Added later: Oh ya.. the pillows, need infinite number of them just to make her comfy.

BUT IT IS ALL WORTH IT, after 5 years waiting I would go through this again without a second thought!

Whenever I feel down, just thinking about the arrival of the baby lift up my spirit.....

Oh baby, I am so into you.......

I just found out that the basket thingy that we use to carry baby is called "Moses basket", how appropriately named?!

Anyway, went shopping for basic baby stuff yesterday, my mum said not to buy too many things as we will get lots of hampers once the baby is delivered (hint hint) Insya Allah.

Dr Fatimah is already advising wife to cut down on carbs, and do more exercise, so I guess I can just sit down and watch TV, and let wife to do the housework, she need the exercise. I know it is hard, being such a hardworking guy a loving husband that I am to let my wife to do all the work, but it is the doctor's order! I am forced to sit down and be a couch potato! LOL

Post-Raya Post.

Took this pict to compare with my last year raya deco, so I might as well post it even it is way too late.


Decided not to decorate the bamboo tree with light this year, from last year experience, it not not good for the health of the tree, the tree above is bamboo_tree V2.0, version 1 passed on to the next life (thanks to me for putting too much fertilizer on it)

Comparing with last year picture, my garden has improved a lot, look much more greener. Much more plants, and of course according to my wife's definition, it is 'hutan', but the garden is my territory as she claim the kitchen as her's (Then why the hell am I still need to cook and do the dishes?!!!)

Anyway, selamat hari raya to all!!!!

Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

More raya pictures coming soon.

Puasa

• Kalau baca balik entry poser tahun lepas, tahun ini aku memang ada improvement, memang tak rasa ketagih nak minum kopi sangat, rasa-rasanye, ada la dalam 5-6 kali aku minum kopi bulan puasa ni.
• Memandangkan aku kerja sampai kul 8 malam every monday, aku decide la nak gi gym every monday, at least once a week bulan puasa ni. Kalau aku balik rumah pun bukannyer sempat gi terawih pun (ceh, macam kalau tak kerja rajin gi terawih he he). Pada andaian aku, aku ingat I will be the only muslim in GYM masa tu, alangkah terperanjatnye aku, the usual guys are still there! Tak tau le kalau dia orang pun kerja sampai malam ke apa kan, but aku terkejut la. Tu je, aku tak nak assume apa-apa la kan. Semua orang ada goal masing2 (dunia and akhirat). Yang gi gym lepas berbuka boleh paham lagi, but aku dengar, ada jugak yang workout masa day time! Hard core giler! Kalau aku, aku rasa dah pengsan kot.
• Pernah tak korang queue setengah jam (to 45 min) untuk beli roti John? Aku dan kawan aku gi bazar Ramadan kat Putraya, ada satu stall ni (Roti John Unan ke apa ntah). Orang queue panjang giler. So kawan aku pun cakap dia memang dah lama curious pasal roti John ni, sebab hari-hari queue dia panjang gile, so dia pun beratur la, lebih kurang 30 min (aku suruh dia beli satu untuk aku). Masa berbuka, kitorang makan, rasa dia macam roti john lain jer, apa yang sedap sangatnye? ada le minced meat sikit2 dalam tu, tujer, berbaloi ke beratur buang masa macam tu? Ntah le, aku sampai hari ni tak paham.
• Aku teirngat satu cerita masa belajar kat UIA dulu, ada la aku and kawan2 aku berborak ngan sorang Paki and sorang Arab. Paki tu cakap, kat negara dia orang panggil bulan Ramadan as 'Ramzan' and Arab pulak cakap , kat Saudi depa panggil Ramadhan (mcm slang Sharifah Aini). Then aku cakap, kat Malaysia, kita panggil bulan Ramadhan as "Bajang". ( sebab one of my friend dalam group tu nama dia Ramzan, but kitorang nick dia Bajang). No one got the joke! Damn, but I found it very funny, aku gelak sorang2 jer masa tu, syok sendiri.
• Tahun aku tobat tak mo nak shopping kat KL, sebab bad experience last year. Tahun ni mostly beli kat Mydin Subang Jaya jer, tu pun mostly untuk anak-anak buah. Whoaa, Mydin ni kayo betul, dia beli tanah belakang building dia tu buat parking, now can accommodate 1000++ kereta!
  

Hit me baby one more time

• We decided not to know the gender of the baby until the delivery, wanna make it as surprise, at least we have something to look for. Knowing the sex of the baby earlier takes all the fun out of delivery, I think. Lets hope the Doctor doesn't accidentally blurt out the baby's gender during check up.
• According wife, the baby started to kick already, quite actively it seems, but whenever I wanted to feel it, the baby just stay still, maybe the baby don't like me? or maybe the baby is behaving when I try to feel, knowing what a strict dad I am gonna be? ha ha.
• We have decided to deliver in Kelana Jaya Medical Center. Been seeing Dr Fatimah since the beginning and she is kinda family friend to wife. Some more, wife's company willing to give GL even it is not a Panel, so we kinda made up the mind. KJMC is nearer to in law's house, so anything easier to rush there.

Number 1 station my a@$!!!!

After watching those really annoying advertisement on Astro promoting hitz.fm Morning Crew, I made a vow to myself, that I will never EVER listen to hitz.fm.
How desperate are they? The rating must have really drop terribly that they need to advertise that they are number one, and whenever the advertisement is on, I will frantically look for remote to change the channel, I just can't take it!

I had enough. I HATE RUDY AND JJ!!!

FLY FM is much much more better and not insulting as Hitz Morning Crew!

Mental note: To delete hitz.fm from memory in the car radio.

Hmmm, maybe I really am a ......... ;)

Hear me out first.


My company organized a team buiding activity at Eagle Ranch Resort and had a Professor hired to give us lectures and carry out the team building stuff. Pretty standard stuff. In one of the class, something about how our mind sees things, he showed the picture below and ask everyone what they see.


Off course most of us have seen this before.... millions of times, been forwarded to our inbox almost from everyone we know. Anyway , it seems that most of people sees the young girl first then only they realize an old old lady hidden within. Then I told the prof that when first I saw the pictures many years ago, I saw an old lady, the prof silent the whole class, saying that this is a rare case and that only 10% of the population sees the old lady first. Wow, I felt so special.

He said "I have a special test for you", he draw 4 shapes on the white board, a circle, a triangle, a box and a trapezoid. And asked me to choose which shape I prefer. I was clueless, then simply choose the trapezoid. Then the Prof said with serious tone, "This confirm my theory, you are a confirmed sex maniac!.
The whole room exploded into laughter, the joke was on me, normally I wouldn't fall for this kinda prank, but I didn't realize a Dr. would pull one on me!

So for the next 2 days, during the team building I was nick named sex maniac, but thank God no body continued after we return to office.

Updates.....

1. Test drove the new Persona, very nice. The boot is enormous! The handling is good, very quite inside, no vibration. The design is cool. Good car.

2. Sent my wedding watch for repair. it has been broken for a long time, the crown is missing, and no battery. Since it is Swiss watch, only the specialist shop could repair it, i have asked so many shop, none could repair. After 3 days, the shop called me, the repair cost will be RM380!!! He said, if this watch has sentimental value, it worth repairing or else buy a new one. Hmmm of course it is sentimental, it is the freaking wedding watch. But I asked not to proceeded, Maybe one day, when I am filthy rich, I will repair it.

3. Power outage in Wisma Consplant, so all home Fitness First members we upgraded to Passport (meaning we can go to any FF for that day). Went to FF Summit. it was huge! really nice, the free wight area was so big. Love it. Hmm should I change the membership to this branch? Had a great workout, and after that we and wife went shopping in S. Parade and I ate 1/2 chicken Nandos with rice. If I worked out like crazy, my appetite will be very 'healthy'

4. Fasted yesterday, and went for buka puasa at Big Plate. I oreder mixed grill and wife ordered just soup. And both of us couldn't finish the meal. it was a BIG plate indeed.

5. How can they end the season 3 of LOST like that? Frustrating isn't it. This is why I hate watching these series, they don't seems to end! (but I watch it nevertheless)

Ya Allah, kuatkan lah iman aku

I am obsessed with Proton Persona now (at least my wife thinks so).
Yes yes, I have told everyone (and promised myself) that I am not going to change my car after I finish paying for it. But this Persona really menguji my keimanan. With that price range (RM45k-50k for 1.6), it is just irresistible!
And even Paul Tan gave a good review, go read here.

I've been bugging wife to go the showroom, but she said she dah muak see that car already, since she been seeing the car since the prototype model up to the P1. I guess I will go myself then, but takut 'terbook' the car pulak. (got such thing ar?)

Hope my will power is strong enough to resist this temptation. Amin.

What are the odds?

After 1 year and 6 months moving into the new house, the gas finally ran out. Funny thing is the second cylinder we had outside in the wet kitchen ran out one week after that (while wife was cooking something).

Look like we been cooking quite a lot for two, for the past 1 and half years. I thought the gas would last for another year at least.

p/s: Gosh!! What an interesting post is this, total waste of time for those whoever reading this!

TV Addict

Prison Break.
At first, I found it quite boring, somewhere at the middle of season 1, it really started to get interesting. So I got the whole downloaded season 1 and 2 from my supplier. I watched whole of Season 1 and bit of season 2. Whoaaa really cool! How they ever going to win going against the crime committed by the President of the US of A? And they also killed Veronica, so who going to help them? Their dad?
p/s: I am such a big fan of Prison Break now that, I even follow the LINCOLN BURROWS hair style.

Lost.
And suddenly there is an invisible man ruling the island? Where are they driving the plot? What's next? They find Gilligan camp out somewhere in the island as well? no matter how ridiculous the story gets, it is still addictive.

Psych.
This is really cool and funny show. The investigation is really funny, not too heavy on the mind, really can relax watching this. How long he going to fool everyone that he is Psychic?

Why?

Sometimes I wonder why am I torturing myself like this.

Waking up early in the morning, even when I had the luxury to sleep late since I only start work at 10.
I don't know what driving me, but I am up early morning and by 0800 or 0815 I will be in the gym, on treadmill. Why?

There has been some good progress made past few weeks, that is keeping me motivated. I have been taking my body fat percentage weekly now, and it is reducing ( but my weight is increasing! Cool, meaning that my muscle mass is increasing)

I have a goal to achieve before the arrival of the baby, I want to be macho and cool dad! haha, actually, since soooo many people been scaring me that I can kiss my gym time good bye once the baby comes, I am making most of it with the time have now.

Hello baby!

It just dawned on me that there is really a baby inside my wife's womb!

I am speechless!

All the scan before this we could only see the heart beat, but now after 12 weeks,we could actually see the baby, head, hands, Umbilical cord and legs, and and the baby is moving comfortably inside the amniotic sac. I can see the baby moving the hands (it was on his (his?!!!!) face that time, and the doctor said, if we are lucky we can even see the baby opening the mouth. And we heard the baby's heart beat as well!

"Amazing isn't it, it is like an alien inside you", the doctor said, what an analogy!

I have seen this like thousand of time on tv, I didn't felt a thing, but seeing it live and knowing it is my own baby, well, just mind blowing! I can't describe it, it is miracle. It's hard to explain, but for those who been through this, it will make sense.

Gasp....gasp ....gasp....It is miracle!

Will post the picture once I scan it.

Penat Oooi..........

Me: Dear I hope you don't get used to this....
Wife: Used to what?
Me: Me doing EVERYTHING in the house.
Wife: Habis tu?
Me: Only up to delivery and pantang/
Wife: Dah agak dah, :(

Toughest Career Decision

I have decided to retract my resignation. I have no idea I am valued so much here. They counter offered me, gave me promotion, pay rise, no weird shifts and so on. So they is no reason for me to leave.... sounds simple.

But, in fact, I have been cracking my head if really to take this counter offer or not, maybe I was over thinking it, sometime I am certain, most of the time I am clueless. After consulting with family and friends, I have decided to stay.

I do feel bad for the new company, the TL sounds so disappointed when I told him I will not be joining them, he said he had lay out work for me already. But I have to do what need to be done. Tough choice, and I am sticking with it.

Don't look back...

I am sitting down here on my night shift drafting my resignation email... again.
It has only been 9 months I have been here. I like it here, normal office politics as anywhere else, work is alright, I would say its OK.

But I got a better opportunity. I need to think about future, the family, with baby on the way, I should be able to provide for them.

And with this new job, I don't have to do shift, except rotated weekend on-calls among team members, I am ok with that.

I am cracking my head now, how the hell I am gonna break this news to my boss, I feel so divided, even though I have pretty much made up my mind.

I feel guilty as hell to resign from this company, my team mates has been wonderful, they have trained me great deal. But I have to look forward........

I believe all this happening for a reason, we have to make certain sacrifice in life to move forward.

Kereta oh kereta...

Petang tadi dengan confidentnye aku start kereta, konon nak gi jumpa dentist, sebab sakit gigi.

Enjin tak start, semput.... bateri flat. Aku terlupa nak off lampu dalam kereta tu. So obviously bateri flat ler.

Berikut belanja kereta aku untuk bulan in sahaja.

• Air Cond rosak, terpaksa ganti compressor (recon unit jer tu)
• Empat-empat tayar botak, memang boleh terasa kereta drift semacam waktu hujan, so terpaksa tukar empat empat.
• Buat alignment lagi tu.
• Service kereta.
• And sekarang, tukar bateri baru.
• Mekanik cakap (lepas tukar bateri) keret aku kene tukar mounting, sebab vibration kuat.
  

Memang istilah 'kering' untuk bulan ni is an understatement.

Sejak aku habis bayar kereta ni, aku perasa kereta aku ni bertambah manja, macam longing for more attention from me... why.....................

Wahai kereta, jangan le buat hal, aku takkan jual ko lagi, please serve me for at least another 5 year ok? Deal?

There is a bun in the oven !!!

Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Ya Rabbil Alamin...

WE ARE PREGNANT!!!

There are no words can describe my feeling, I feel truly blessed. I feel it is almost like a miracle.
Thanks for all who have prayed hard for me and my wife.

Never in my life I was so happy to see two tiny red lines appearing on a piece of paper. That almost drove me to tears, that was the big news I was talking about in this post. Wanted to wait for while before posting this entry.

Quite frankly, I have been dreaming about this and how would I write this entry. Now that I am writing it, the words does not seem to flow naturally. I am trembling... of Joy.

I have been hoping for so long for this, now that it really happened, I really need to reassure myself that this isn't just a dream (believe me, I had plenty of such dream that I wouldn't want to wake up). But now slowly I have had accepted it, gladly that is, I have beginning to digest this news and start making necessary preparation.

And I never loved my wife this much in my whole life...!!! I love you dear!!! (Muahhhh Muahhhh big kiss for you) Ok ok.... I know, you guys are getting sick of this Public (or rather, virtual) Display of Affection, but I don't care! :)

Obviously there going to be lot I need to write about.... more coming soon...

Life is weird. (in a good way)

Life is weird.

Sometimes opportunities just come knocking at your door when you least expected!
And sometimes try as you might, you just could not find that big break you looking for your entire life!


I feel truly happy and blessed with this opportunity. Is this the big break I have been waiting for my entire life?

Anything happened and that will happen is in God's hand.

Allah indeed is a great planner.

My first Lotus

Err..... well not mine, my wife's, so in a way it is mine also la kan.

We need a second car, my shift is so weird and ever-changing, making it impossible for me to send and fetch my wife everyday. We got the Apple-Green, because it look cute, just like my wife. He he.

Since wife is working in Proton, we got a staff price. This car is cool, I like the AMT function, we can choose either manual or auto function while driving.

Sawi vs Savvy

Quiz: Spot 5 differences between the pictures above (hint:look carefully)

Tidings............

I woke up this morning,
I woke up this morning with a news
A news that has the power,
The power to change,
Then I knew,
I knew that my life would never be the same again.

Introducing my workout partner.....

Philips SA1115/97 MP3 Player. Nothing fancy like Ipod (sigh) but it does the job. Been wanting a MP3 player for a longest time I remembered, but only I afford to get one. This one is quite reasonable, 1 GB storage, with FM tuner and recorder, bought it at Cerrefour for RM139.

It really help me to isolate from my surrounding in the gym and focus more on my workout when you ears are plugged with music. And I notice I can work out longer and did not realise time flies as I enjoy the music.

It really helps, if you are planning to work out, I really recommend to do it while your MP3 is blasting with Metallica.

I am back........

Me at the gym...

I am back! Big time... in the GYM that is.
Been going very consistently to the one in Cyberjaya and FF Subang Jaya. FF is better off course, but I need the Cyberjaya GYM as well, for emergencies.

I have lost about 1 kg so far. But I have to make sure that I am loosing fat, and not the muscle mass. Need really to take care of my food intake, have to make sure my protein intake is sufficient and cut don on Carbs.

Hard to get healthy stuff at the stalls, so I am packing my own food now, tuna or smoked chicken sandwich (whole grain bread) Melampau tak?

Anyway my target is reduce my love handle in one month, then after that I will be thinking about bulking up again. For now , I am emphasizing on cardio and off course not neglecting weight training as well.

A gal from GNC just called me, saying that since I am a GNC member, I am getting birthday discount for month of May for 35% !!! And my protein shake has just conveniently ran out yesterday, perfect timing or what!

Somehow, when I have been working out constantly, I feel great, energy level is up and I don't have the mood swing that sometime I have. Its a good thing I found that working out is enjoyable. Thanks God for that!

GYM review time!... again

Well, not exactly a gym, it is the Cyberjaya Community Centre. I think the centre was opened few months back. Ironically, for a Community Centre located right in the MSC, this centre has no website, I couldn't find anything about this in the web.
As my post yesterday, I went to the gym there during lunch and again today. So it is pretty obvious that I am satisfied with it.
The gym is just a moderate room, with about 5 all in weight machines, few treadmills and few (very few) dumbbells and barbells. Overall it a decent gym.

Lunch time crowd there was non-existence. I was the only one there! I had the gym all for my self. The good thing about this is I can switch off the air cond, as I hate a really ice cold gym. I had a great workout!

There is hot shower and locker provided.

So overall I am satisfied satisfied satisfied....

Maybe I should keep this discovery all to myself, or else the place will be so crowded during lunch or on other thoughts, are there anyone out there insane enough to waste their lunch out for a workout?

Smeagol hates that fat Hobbit!

I am so fat now. I must do something about my weight. It has been really difficult lately to hit gym with my current shift. But something need to be done.
I checked out the Cyberjaya Community Centre. Quite good facility there and they have a reasonable gym there, RM5/entry, quite cheap huh!
Planning to go during lunch, starting today.

I need to blog this or else I will drag myself to that gym.

Wish me luck!!!


At least this will give me a peace of mind from work/politics during lunch time!

Been there before.........

I hate this, I have been at this moment before, it is like deja vu 'all over again'.
I am here just to do my work, get my salary and go home and live a life. Nothing else.
I don't come to office to socialize, to gossips nor it is my hobby! I come here to make a living, to make ends meet, I have a goal, it is for money, it is simple as that.

I really don't want to be involved in the dirty world of office politics, it sounds impossible, to avoid it, I agree. Most likely I will be labeled as 'unfriendly' or 'tukang kipas' or whatever other label. But I really don't give a damn. I am tired, tired of being a victim, I just can't take this anymore.

Thats it, I really going to ignore my surroundings now. Playing dumb. Come to office, work and go home. Simple as that

I have a life ok!

Spending all your money money.....

Extra expenses this month:

• car insurance
• road tax
• Security service payment ( for 3 months, one shot !!!)
• Family vacation, everybody had to chip in
  
• Driving license expired, have to renew ( I am illegal driver now)

The only silver lining is that (bright blinding silver lining that is) this month would be my last car payment! Yahooooo.....................

Tribute to Aathi.

Every village has one, there is no village without it, a village idiot. In my case, and to the people of Chamang, Bentong, it would be Aathi.

Everyone knows her, a thin small Indian lady, she is famous, everyone knows her name, a very well known household name in Chamang. Kids make fun of her when she walks by, and she is half mental but not a total nut case. She is married, with one son, her husband is working as guard/mandor somewhere.

I remember making fun of her when I was young, she comes to my father's shop for groceries (where we provide 555 book credit card service). She use to beg my dad to give hutang to buy sirih and pinang and while she is in shop, I use to shoot her with kacang hijau in a straw and she complaints to my mum about this all the time. I buat dunne jer.

And when grew up a bit she complained to my mum that I am trying to hit on her (mengorat) ha ha what a joke. My mum just laughed it away.

After sometime, her son grew up and left the family, leaving her and her hubby alone, she worked with my mum as maid for a while, the she stopped (or fired, don't know which one).

She alway very energetic, no one would have believed she is in her fifties. She always seen walking hastily in Chamang, where she goes and what she does, no one knew. She like to collect flowering plant all over Chamang to be planted in her house.

Recently I had a news that he she passes away in Bentong hospital. She had cancer. I felt sad. Sad thinking of her life. Only after she passed away, I was thinking why was I so mean to her? Why I treated her badly? Why did I just followed the trend and made fun of the village idiot? Would it been too hard for me to treat her a bit better? This really got me thinking.

Now that Chamang has lost one, I am hoping that I would treat the next in line for the village idiot with little more respect.

Empty.............

It has been a while since I have updated. I just seems to lose all my passion to blog. Maybe my life is becoming more boring (more than its already been I mean), or I have become boring, or I have become lazy.

(after 10 min pause)

See! I can't come up with anything to blog! My mind is empty! I have become a zombie.

(another 5 min)

Still thinking.........

Nope, nada.... nothing coming up.......

So...

No blog entry for today..... thanks for your patient!

bye!

Dentist from hell!

Whenever I go to do my fillings, she will say, I will put on a temporary filling first, and after the we will 'monitor' how your teeth feels, than you come back here to do a permanent fillings. And this temporary fillings will cost about RM40. It will last one week the most, after that I need to go to see her again for permanent fillings. And that will easily cost me RM50, so to do one cavity fillings, I am spending around RM100 with this dentist! What a blood sucking leech!

And at the most recent visit, she told me, if the amalgam keeps on coming off, we might need to do a 'crowning' for both of your teeth and each crown will cost RM600!!!

That's it, I had enough, never ever I will return to this evil witch doctor, after getting my yet another temporary fillings, I left that damn clinic for good.

When to a dentist in Shah Alam. She was really nice, explain to me what the problem with my teeth, saying that the amalgam might not hold it, because my tooth (or whatever left of it) can support it (only 3 walls of my tooth left)

I was really pleased with the result. It really look neat, and it doesn't even looked like it has been filled. And she was using all the modern equipment unlike the ancient tools used in that witch doctors clinic.

Well, anyone who is interested in dental work (unless you or you wife is a dentist and has free dental treatment for life) drop by at hmmmmm should I advertise?

Save the cheerleader !!!

I slept at about 4 am last night, I thought I had the self control, but I have failed, try as I might to overcome the temptation, I have fallen to the dark side. My wife will be furious, she would be angry!!! But what can I do? I am just a man, with normal need and urges every guys has. I am ashamed of myself.
You see, I am a huge fan of HEROES. And I am well aware that I told that busy woman, that I will watch it old fashion way (on tv), and I am not going to watch the the whole downloaded episode in one go. But when my colleague in office dangled in front of me the DVD of the whole series up to Episode 18, I was just couldn't restrain myself from grabbing the DVD from him and making a copy.
And last nite, I told myself, ok just let watch one Episode and go to bed after that, but one after one episode, I just couldn't stop! They just end every episode at the most suspend part! Somehow I manage to force myself to stop at 4am at episode12. Woke up next morning at 11am, thank God it was my off day. Watched couple of episode, then it was time for Fri prayer, My keimanan really tested , but I managed to go to mosque, came back and sit in front of the laptop till episode 18. Now that I have watched episode 18, I am going crazy and my life will never be the same again (what an exaggeration !!!). I have become a fanatic.
My wife is worried whenever I talked about the cheerleader.

Please someone out there, we have world to save (or New York city more precisely) Who is with me?

Ada Apa Pada Nama?

Aku setuju sangat dengan Majlis Fatwa Negeri Perlis, orang yang masuk Islam tak wajib menukar nama, dan yang paling best tak payah berbin atau berbintikan Abdullah. Memang dari dulu aku pelik, kenapa kene berbinkan Abdullah (macam anak luar nikah). Kekadang kat Malaysia ni ntah apa2 rule yang kita follow, sampai kalau selidik balik, kita pun tak tau tok guru kat kampung mana yang keluarkan fatwa ni. Kalau kat negara lain, India misalnya tak payah nak tukar-tukar nama ni. Kalau kat negara China, orang Islam dibenarkan jugak simpan nama asal mereka. Asalkan makna nama tu baik walaupun dalam bahasa apa pun, kita boleh simpan nama tu. Tapi kalau nama tu nama dewa-dewa agama lain atau seangkatan dengannya wajible kita tukar.

Aku harap majlis agama negeri-negeri lain pun akan ikut majlis Fatwa negeri Perlis ni.

Harap Majlis Fatwa Negeri Perlis kaji kes kat bawah ni dan buat perubahan agar Pejabat Agama lebih "Saudara Baru Friendly". Bak Kata Panjang (I quote from his email) "layan orang yg nak masuk Islam macam nak masuk jel, yang taunya, kejenya nak mengendap orang beromen. itu sampai bergaduh² dengan mufti. nak jugak² mengendap......" He he he

p/s: Aku selalu terfikir, kalau le aku dilahirkan dalam keluarga kafir dulu, akan terbukakah hati aku untuk masuk Islam, ataupun aku ni hanya Islam sebab dilahirkan dalam keluarga Islam. Aku bersyukur dilahirkan dalam keluarha Islam, Amin.

Layanan buruk pejabat agama terhadap saudara baru didedah

Salmiyah Harun Wed | Feb 14, 07 | 09:50:37 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, 14 feb (Hrkh) - Malaysia merupakan negara yang paling susah untuk orang bukan Islam memeluk Islam biarpun ia diiktiraf sebagai negara Islam, demikian dakwa seorang pendakwah bebas Muhd Fitri Abdullah. Beliau berasal dari keluarga berketurunan India, merupakan bekas penganut Hindu mendedahkan, sikap sesetengah pegawai jabatan agama negeri tidak menunjukkan akhlak yang baik. Berdasarkan pengalamannya, beliau pernah ke pejabat agama untuk memeluk Islam, tetapi dilayan secara kasar oleh pegawai yang bertugas. Bagaimanapun beliau enggan menamakan jabatan agama negeri berkenaan. Justeru, kesan daripada layanan pegawai tersebut beliau telah menangguhkan niat untuk memeluk Islam selama setahun. "Ada bawa gambar passport empat keping! Ada bawa dua orang saksi!," ulang beliau memetik kata-kata yang pernah dikeluarkan oleh pegawai berkenaan semasa ke jabatan agama suatu ketika dahulu. Beliau memeluk Islam sejak 13 tahun lalu, membidas sikap pegawai terbabit yang kasar seolah-olah tidak mahu mengislamkan beliau. "Jika ini sikap pegawai kita, macam mana nak tarik orang bukan Islam untuk memeluk Islam, malah sikap ini juga secara tidak langsung menghalang niat suci kita," katanya ketika menyampaikan tazkirah bulanan di Unit Editorial Harakah hari ini. Beliau mencadangkan agar kaedah pengislaman untuk bakal saudara baru diadakan di masjid melalui imam dan disaksikan oleh orang ramai sebagaimana yang pernah dialaminya. "Kalau buat di pejabat agama tidak ada apa-apa, kalau di masjid suasana ukhwah Islam itu wujud dengan sokongan daripada jemaah, dan dengan cara ini orang berkenaan akan sentiasa ingat,"katanya. Menceritakan pengalamannya, Muhd Fitri juga kesal, walaupun ketika beliau mula menunjukkan minat untuk memeluk Islam, tidak ada orang Melayu yang sedia berdakwah kepada beliau dan keluarganya. Katanya, beliau dan keluarga pernah tinggal di kawasan majoritinya orang Melayu tetapi mereka tidak pernah datang untuk berdakwah kepada mereka. Sehubungan itu katanya, umat Islam melakukan usaha berterusan untuk mendekati golongan bukan Islam, menarik mereka untuk menerima Islam sesuai dengan sabda Rasulullah s.a.w yang menggesa umatnya menyampaikan (dakwah) walaupun dengan satu ayat. - mr