Random Rambles of Lotfi

My old Nike is falling apart....Bought a new one a few months back but wrong size...hehehe...Gave them to Aisyah...Should've known that I'm a size 9...Gila bagak kaki aku.....Wonder how much these cost... Adidas Boost W Didn't find many reviews on this one...hmmm perhaps I should be looking at others... Nike Air Zoom Elite 4+ This one had a lot of positive reviews... hmm....should I stick to Nike or switch to Adi Wear Tester Review from www.runnersworld.com "I love the fit and support." --Adrienne Eastley, 30, East Lansing "These shoes had a nice, snug fit, but the cushioning could have been softer." --Samantha Espindola, 21, San Diego "I found this shoe to be comfortable and stable. The forefoot could be wider." --Dave Weaver, 43, Allentown "The day I received these shoes, I laced them up and took them out for 9 miles. They didn't give me that usual feeling of having to break in a shoe--they felt great!" --K...

It was a spur of the moment decision, when I heard Dot say , at 5pm, that she's going for a walk up the TTDI Hills. "I wanna go!!" Arrived just before 6pm, didn't know what to expect but continued up the hill with Dot and man!!! It was hard! The hills were crazy and the monkeys looks viscious...(well, I'm exaggerating...at least, they looked more viscious than my soft toy in the office and they sure made funny noises..). We finished one lap just before 7pm and was I sweating buckets!! Asked Dot, how far we have walked and she said around 5km...but when I checked with TSB , he said...not nearly 5km...(dunno lah who's right...but it sure was a hard especially going up the really steep part of the hills...). Day 2 went well, hang in there, girl!!!

I have started running again!!! Woohoo!!! When I climb up the scale in the gym, true to my expectation, I have gained a solid 2 kg during the last 2 months that I've not been to the gym...Giler ar!! Although, I'm not a sucker for the scale, weighing myself today helped jump start the running. I decide to go easy and ran for half hour on the treadmill.. This is how the work out look like: Time (min)0-4 Speed (kmph) 5.6 Incline (%) 0 T 4-6 S 5.6 I2.0 T6-8 S 5.6 I 4.0 T8-10 S5.1 I 6.0 T10-12S5.1 I 8.0 T12-14 S 4.8 I10.0 T14-15 S 5.6 I0.5 T15-17 S 5.8 I0.5 T17-19 S 5.8 I0.5 T19-21 S 6.4 I 0.5 T21-23S 6.8 I0.5 T23-25S 7.2 I0.5 T25-30S 5.6 I 0 Followed by 4 mins of cool down...Today I managed to do 3.14km (which is good), and burn 199cal(which I couldn't care less for, cos I will easily eat more than that...huhuhu). I think I will stick to the above for a while until I get more comfortable doing more. Maybe swapping on the ellipticals on...

We had the chance of watching 2 great shows this month...the perks of the job, I say. The only thing, is that the job does not give me the privilege of time to blog about it sooner..but like they say...better late than never. CUCI THE MUSICAL.. I didn't watch the movie so I went to watch this, with a open mind though expecting nothing but the best from Afdlin and gang! Our seats are quite near the stage so we were able to see everything quite clearly. We were not disappointed at all! The only kesian thing was Afdlin's voice was hoarse from a sore throat..Sikit potoing ar... other than that the show was excellent. Even Hans can sing..Vocal classes, I guess. AC and Awie's character was very, very funny and the rest of the cast really complimented the whole show. Vanidah, Adibah Noor was at their best! I urge you to watch it. The musical is on till 8th November in Istana Budaya..You won't regret it! THIS IS IT...MICHAEL JACKSON Although I'm not a fan of th...

Sheila!!! Warna...Warna... Zainal Abidin from where I was sitting.. The CUCI boys at the rehearsal My prompter control station Yup!! It's over! Finally! As usual I am part of the committee, representing ntv7. The screenings is a result of months of planning, sitting down in meeting yang mengantukkan, ding donging with the production house on our show reels, coaxing, negotiating with brand custodians on why their showreels should be done this way and not that way...and many, many more heartache...BUT when screening day finally arrived, my adrenaline was on rush..anxiety strikes....hoping for only the best for the show and that everyone involved are happy with the results and the audience who came goes home remembering the day for at least a few days.. I was the prompter girl woman...together with Ali from IT who handled the prompter machine. So what I basically do, was to ensure that the bosses' script are rolled in time for them to present them. It has to be pre...

Just got home from picking up my helper at LCCT. Her flight arrived at 10.10pm but it was 2 mins to 12am when she and her husband finally came out. We have decided if at 12am, they are still not out, we would go home walaupun when I checked with Air Asia, they said her name is in the list. Hubs and imran gila cuak seyh...ingat dia tak balik...Dah terbayang hantar Zaim pergi nursery...hehehe...Pengsan!!! So, she's finally back! Lega...What have 2 months of being maidless taught me? 1. Kerja rumah memang tak akan habis so I should think twice about not working and staying at home without a helper 2. I hate ironing and folding the laundry...(which made me aware how much ironing clothes cost at the laundry and Hubs is a pro at folding the laundry...I lapchiew!!) 3. I don't mind doing the laundry...yeler...bukan aku basuh pun...machine yang basuh! 4. We should consider getting a clothes dryer. It would make life easier for everyone. 5. Imran is the least affected member o...

Yikes!! We forgot our own anniversary!! Why ar?? After 10 years, you stop counting?? Ke we are enjoying things too much that time does not matter? Haha, anything to excuse the fact that we are getting old and forgetting anniversary dates is part of the parcel of aging...huhuhu... Anyway, Aisyah reminded us on the eve of 18/10 by handing us her pathetic sweet home-made card that can only be made by Aisyah which only forces me to make spontaneous last minute plans to sort-of celebrate the day..hehehe.. I decided to scrape the 3 open-houses that I'm supposed to go to, much to the secret delight of hubs.. We had a late lunch lunch at Marche. Coincidentally, the kids are staying over at my sis in law's while the older 2 are at Atuk's. Ironic, I say! And later at nite, we enjoyed the spa at Andara in Holiday Inn Glenmarie.. Cik Mur, u ols! Like this I want to have Anniversary everyday...Can ar?? On a more serious note, 11 years has been mostly blissful..We...

Naquib yang gigih nak bergambar dengan Kak Nita Kita ar semua...with Xan A iyosh...wat time already ar....12.39am...mata dah kelat2 ni sebenarnya, tapi ada manusia tanya pesal tak hupdate blog...boleh??? Musykil...baca ker? I like... Btw, been busy...biler lar tak busy ek? I like.. Attended A CUT ABOVE event in BSC just now...Very the happening..They had more celebs than we do at certain events...hahaha! Good to meet familiar faces again especially Xandria, Sean Lee, Ben Ibrahim, Alan Yun, Dayang with Shaliza her ever loyal manager, Joanna Bassey, Ash Nair. Ni yang sempat jumpa and chat lar..Yang tak sempat jumpa dan hanya lambai-lambai Miss Universe katanya ada jugak.. people like Ning. Kak Nita and her hubs pun ada...tapi....hehehe...lambai pun idak...tak kenal ar!!! Yang penting akak makan Haagen Daz 2 cups wokehhh...I like!!! On Saturday pulak, dalam kesibukan tak dak maid, baju tak berlipat menggunung apatah lagi yang nak iron, tapi tetap gigih pergi GE Mall jadi jud...

Mak letih nyah... Mak letih jenjalan kat Bandung hari tu , shopping tak hengat, dari satu factory outlet ke satu factory outlet sampai rasa nak tecabut kaki, nasib baik ada Spa Roger's tempat berurutan yang bila dipusing kepala mak sampai krakkkk...berbunyi2 and kaki rasa lega sikit.... Mak letih gi Pasar Baroe (Baru) Bandung pilih baju batik hubby, baju batik cikgu khairin, kain cotton dan jugak kiriman kain sulam kengkawan yang semuanya kalau nak banding dengan kat KL memanglah cik mur, uolss! Mak letih melayan kerenah Zaim yang mencabar kesabaran dan kengkadang ada jugak terasa nak diwakafkan aje budak itu dengan pemandu angkot kat Bandung tuh... Mak letih nyah, bila Imran kata wallet dia dengan duit raya dia yang nak dekat 300 ratus hengget tu telah berjaya dihilangkan semasa kami berlari-lari anak keluar angkot masa hujan lebat kat Bandung tuh...Anak-anak yang kau bawak duit Mesia tu buat per??? Cuba simpan kat umah...selamat duit tuhhh...tak per la tak der rezeki... ...

The first day of Hari Raya went by like a whirlwind...Malam raya aku masak lontong and kuah kacang sampai pukul 4 pagi baru tidur...mama tak nya sebok berjalan pergi Kompleks PKNS dengan alasan lame nak cari rendang daging...Gila lar crowd Kompleks PKNS..meriah..Ada sorang budak ni dok jerit-jerit suruh orang beli kuih raya dia..Akak suspect hari ni memang tak der suara, terus sakit tekak!! Before that, we tried to grab dinner at Sushi Zanma i in OU tapi punyalah ramai orang beratur terus akak bengang makan terus kat Sri Melaka! Malam raya at Kompleks PKNS...boleh??? Pagi raya by the time sedar, memang dah terlepas sembahyang raya , yang dikatakan semua kecuali Imran nak pergi...Hampeh!! By the time we reached my SIL's house it was almost 10.30am. After makan tak hengat, we headed to Segambut, to Nenek's house where walaupun bukan open house tapi manusia punya ramai macam open house lar. Everyone was there, the aunties, cousins, SIL, BIL semua tok nenek of my late husba...

Piccas from top to bottom - 1. The News anchors 2. NOT the News Anchors 3. Din din @ SFSH 4. LAT doing his launch thingy 5. The kids 6. NOT the kids 7. The view from the top KLCC has this terrific raya campaign with Dato Lat's famous cartoon characters taking over the centerstage concourse and we are proud to be a part of the launch. Hosting 40 odd underprivileged kids together with our News anchors, this Ramadan made our day! Personally, I grew up reading LAT's cartoon books and cartoon strip in the papers those days and to be a part of the event brought back some nice memories of those days. The kids were taken shopping for baju raya, kasut raya, tudung raya and everything else raya lar. After all the shebang of the launch, the kids were taken to San Francisco Steak House for buka... and laterrr ( as Naquib Pinoy would have said it), we wrapped things up with drinks at Pelita...walau pun kena menapak dari KLCC, at the end of it all WE FELT GOOODDD!!!

Goodness! How time flies...! My last entry was on the 3rd September..10 days ago! Giler malas menghupdate blog semenjak dua menjak bulan poser ni. Macam lah letih lesu sangat sampai tak boleh mengetuk keyboard kan?? Tapi memang letih nak pikir sebenarnya..Even sitting down in the office is an effort. I lived my Ramadan in a constant state of stupor...walau pun tak 'mabuk' oren bulan pose ni. Not having a maid does not help either. Most days I'll be up by 4.30am for sahur, seeing Khairin off to school at 7.15am and then later Zaim at 8.00am, camana nak tidur balik lepas sahur? Ini lah balasannya hehehe....sebab selama ni I left everything up to my trusted helper... but not complaining...am enjoying this bit when I get the chance to be closer to the kids, walaupun selama ni boleh jer...tapi I guess I take them for granted...Guilty!!! Sedih lah pulak bila teringat macam ni...Tapi kan... dulu-dulu masa aku kecik pun kengkadang Mak pun tak tunggu aku gi sekolah pun...ok jer...

Semalam saya terpaksa pergi ke Putrajaya sebab ganti boss saya yang kereta mewahnya kering minyak hitam takut tak sampai ke Putrajaya. Tukar kereta baru lar boss!! eheheheh... Hotfm pencarian lagu 1Malaysia Kita sampai ke penghujung with the announcement of Audi Mok as the winner with the winning song " Malaysia Satu"with NurFatimah penyanyi tak jadi as the lyricist. Budak Pejai anak Pak Tahir sang the winning song with much gusto sehingga menaikkan bulu roma saya. His salute at the end of the performance was something I predicted. Pak PM was shaking his body away to the song, a very nice march+pop+rockish number which beat other well known and amateur song writers and singers. Siti Nurhaliza ada, Aubrey Suwito, Taja MUH, Lah Ve kesukaan Aisyah dan mama dapat gambar dgn dia so eat your heart out Esah!! , Shazzy, Jac, Maya Karin and a lot more than I care to remember. I was anxious to get home before buka but alas had to buka outside as we were already running late. The j...

Hari Merdeka ini disambut meriah oleh pembantu rumah saya yang balik ke Jawa Timur, memerdekakan dirinya dari kerja rumah, anak-anak saya dan anything that comes in between those two... Yang tak berapa nak merdeka ialah kami anak beranak sebab Ana, pembantu rumah Indonesia yang telah hampir 10 tahun bekerja dengan kami ni, memang telah cukup-cukup 'menaikkan lemak' kami... 2 bulan ini bermulalah perjuangan kami untuk buat segala-galanya sendiri...padan muka kita orang! Haru!!! I looked forward to 31st October when she comes back. That's my Merdeka!!

What every women should try, at least once in her life....

y Shoot day with the makeup people More like my chance to tell my kids everytime we passed an F&N billboard..."haha...tu mama!!!" Sampai dia orang kira-kira agak buhsan lar. My neighbour who is one of the senior managers in F& N asked me for a favor to pose for the billboard a few months back. The actor was her husband. Creative conceptnya is the brand has been around for yonks and the pictures showed how the milk was enjoyed in the 70s, 80s and now...I was starring in the 70s one..(am I surprised??) The shoot was only a few hours somewhere in Kuang (ye lar pelakon pun ala-ala veteran...and it was still shots anyway). But I enjoyed it and the money was ok!! So kalau engkorang nampak billboard tu...jangan lupa tengok ar...and boleh lar claim " ha..fomfuan yang kiri sekali tu, aku kenai..." Cuma yang akak takut ada yang tak ngaku kawan jer..hehe..

Piccas from top to bottom : Budak first time puasa bila nampak makanan, lontong kering, asma rojak, the bazaar, air kathira (akak tu kata kalau tak sedap dia pulang balik duit...memang sedap) Diam tak diam ( eh..eh...pesal macam skrip cerekarama plak ni..) hari ni (28/8/09) dah seminggu kita berpuasa. The past one week has been a breeze.Alhamdulillah..Zaim tried fasting on the second day of Ramadan while we were in JB and managed to complete the whole day of fasting. That's it! Lepas tu dia tak try lagi until yesterday and at around 3.30pm I received a call from hubby suruh I call home sebab Zaim call dia nak mintak bukak puasa sambil menangis..tapi dia tak nak makan sebab takut tak dapat duit raya...hehehe...So I called home and spoke to him and told him " Adik makan lar nanti ayah will still give you duit raya" baru dia lega and said ok..Budak-budak ...apa dia tau? Yang dia tau kalau puasa dapat duit raya.. Giler seronok dapat balik JB for the first day of p...

Sekarang pukul 12.54 pagi ...Apsal aku tak boleh tido walaupun kepala sudah nyut..nyut...nyut.. Just yesterday I went to see Dr Roy, and found out that my blood pressure is a bit on the high side..Apa kes?? Dr. kata could be because I'm having problems sleeping...Yang tak boleh tidor tu pesal...?Orang lain dah sedap berdengkur...kau dok terkebil-k ebil dalam gelap... Dr kata..I could be having hormone imbalance...ye ker?? Progesterone, Estrogen...apa kejadahnya?? I am SO seeing a homeopathy practitioner back in JB this weekend! Yeay...yeay...b alik JB, balik JB...Aku nak start puasa dengan Mak..bes tnyer....Wooohooooo!!! We had a nice bonding session with the biggie bosses on Wednesday nite, with each of the 9 of us bringing something that we cooked at home...and we had a good laugh having conversations that we would other wise not have in the of fice. Hey...bosses are human after all. Our CEO's going into semi retirement while the GMD is moving on to a new place...

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Boss2 yang kena paksa pakai costume... Hit the pinata , kids.. I came back from Penang and was busy organising another get together to say farewell to our outgoing this week. Busy, busy, busy.. A lot of running around and coordinating on that but at the same time still have to attend to other things..like meetings, press conference and functions...Mak penat nyah!!! Tapi penat, penat pun rasa berbaloi tengok kengkawan sumer seronok...The theme was "Alice in Wonderland" and we really made it a wonderland!! In fact, I just had to tell them.."ok , here's the plan and these are what I need you guys to help with/ to do" and they whole heartedly jump into it...all the preparation for the singing, dance and the whole event...I HEART MY COLLEAGUES!!! These pictures show how much fun we had...giler gempak...And I heart the bosses for being are real sports and I would really miss them...!! Poco2 fever... I must mention that Chef Wan won "The Best TV C...