Random Rambles of Lotfi

Oh...I need a break...I fraking hate being around pretentious, hypocrites...who can hoohaahoohaa in front of you, and later stabs you in the back almost effortlessly. Pergi jahanamzzzlah... The only consolation is I truly believe that what goes around comes around and so far it really turned out to be true, at least for me. I'm so looking forward to the weekend!! Have a good one people!!

Managed to catch Zan Azlee's "I am Muslim too" screenings at Help Uni theatrette yesterday. Picked Aisyah up at home. She has this thing about anything indie; whether it's movie ka, docu ka, music ka..She has started to ask us for handycam and has already listed subject matters that she wants to shoot...Deal with that later lah.. Anyway, after getting lost trying to get to Help Uni and frantic calls to Zan and a few other people, we finally got there. Saw a few familiar faces. Amir Muhammad was there selling his books. We bought one " New Malaysian Essays 1' which he autographed for Aisyah and later he warned me about some 'foul' languages in the book....Matilah mak dah bayar baru cakap...hehehe. All that forgotten when I hear Amir's familiar laugh..One guy with the funniest laugh I've ever met... The movie was, should I say quite interesting. Zan went to a few mid eastern countries to check out the Muslim lives there. There was ...

I just don't get it. Things's are supposed to be changing for the better, but the vibes I feel around the office is somehow not that positive..I guess it's the uncertainty of everything.. or rather things that we are not aware of yet...Freaking freaky!!! Ni lah cerita orang makan gaji...We move according to the management's direction. And I trust they know what's best for all of us..right? Matilah...skepulasi macam-macam kat office sekarang nih.. Let's wait and see...

The whole bunch of us, was in Bandung last weekend for a brainstorming session to come out with killa content for 2009. Fudge!!! We're talking 09 already???!! I'm thinking that it's only February and I hardly have enough legs and hands to do what I'm doing now... Bandung was cool, it rained on most days. The sessions was intense, but we came out with pretty good stuff. Watch out world, here we come!! Huwargh.. The best part of Bandung was actually what Bandung is good for...Shopping!!! With a capital S!!! Lin went gaga over how dirt cheap stuff are..and showed her appreciation by falling in the rain in front of Rumah Mode..hehe..wicked!! The peeps that went to Bandung were a kool bunch and we had plenty of laughs. The biggie boss came on the 3rd day, I guess checking out whether we have spent the company's money effectively...haha..sorry boss... Managed to squeezed in a massage session in the hotel, together with Lin..The massage was so, so..b...

Juicy gossip, good food, great friends, plenty of laughs and reminiscence of sweet memories....

Shannen, my colleague send me this Dr. Phil's personality test on FACEBOOK. And here's the result...Pandai lah Dr. Phil nih... I scored 40 on Dr. Phil's personality test. Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful and practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over it if that trust is ever broken. Thanks, Shannen!!

The kids' company + friends coming over for roast chicken and potatoes dinner + seeing friends at KLCC, even for a group discussion + the opportunity to nap + some lovin + dinner with friends at good ole uptown = a PERFECT WEEKEND...

Hubby and I went for dinner at Naili's place in Damansara Uptown yesterday nite for some quiet time without the kids....penat tau...dah 4 hari bergelumang dengan budak-budak....So after today's hassle of: 1. sending Aisyah and Mira for her Sweeney Todd and picking them up after.., 2. hubby and Imran's trip to the barber, and 3. visit to Fizah's 'currently being renovated house' with their cool open air rooftop - big enuff for futsal session.. ..we went to have dinner. Ordered Sup Ekor (kalau kat Indo namanyer Sup Buntut, ya)and Mexican Burritos (nothing to do with Buntut...matilah tema makanan buntut) at Naili's. It's my first visit and first impression, memang cantik tempat tu,ambience pun interesting...Tapi...nih nak buat food review sikit...Sup Bun...ooppps Ekor itiewwww, walaupun ekornya banyak dan lembut tapi very the ov...

Lion dance at Ah Kong's We decided not to join the usual CNY get together in Malacca with my mother in law's side of the family, and bravely spend these 4 days at home, well at least, most of the days The sushi party Kasut Khairin in between the escalator So far, we have managed to catch the movie ATONEMENT dengan Kiera Knightly dan James Mc A voy yang sangat aku suka itu.. went twice to the newly opened KAYU near hubby's office, grocery shopping at TESCO, watched lion dance in front of my neighbour, Ah Kong's house, lots and lots of sushi at Sushi King, cup cakes from CHIC Cupcakes, lepak at Fizah's house, HAIRSPRAY today...hmmm...jalan-jalan in Curve..where I saw NAZLAM having coffee at Gloria Jean's. You ARE looking more relaxed...

As I'm writing this, I'm watching HAIRSPRAY with the rest of the brood. To tell you the truth, the main attraction of buying the DVD cetak rompak in the first place was my undying love for John Travolta..(jangan marah sayang..) and seeing him in this movie made my admiration for him soar even more.. Ever since his Grease days, I've yet to see him in another musical..and him playing a big woman in this one., singing and dancing again is so much fun.. Best siot!!!But I prefer Danny Zucko anytime lah...Anyway, I love movies where underdogs win the day!

I don't understand people who are defensive when you point out their mistakes as if it's my fault...Tak boleh ker accept mistakes as a learning process, sayang? Some time in your course of life, someone's going to say it straight to your face and I sure hope you'll be ready for it...Nobody's perfect...But the effort we take to learn from our mistkes is what makes us at least near purrfect...Sorry folks, I'm just venting frustrations..

My table at the good old office, a big mess..kerja banyak lah katakan. Matilah!!! Mek boleh menang gelaran meja paling berserak!!! Ha...much better working condition, new table, new lappy, cool huh? Ewah, ewah!! Budak-budak nih semua....kerja,kerja!..Gelak-gelak plak....Notice the poles...dia orang kata kalau boring-boring boleh buat pole dancing...ewah! Quite sometime already since we moved to this new office that I wanted to post an entry about it but didn' have a chance to.. So today, when half of the office is gone for their CNY break, even though my workload is substantial, ish...tak kisah lah, holiday mood...... Well I can't show the new office without showing you the old one, right? Just to make a comparison between yang lama dengan yang baru...This new office is an open concept office, where the closest person sitting near me is just 2 footsteps away. Which means, no private jokes or anything private unless you want the whole office to know the private stuff in y...

Hari Ahad yang agak mendung hari ni...Fizah ajak pegi cari sungai nak picnic...She cooked her delish nasi lemak...I bought muffins and cakes from the bakery...hehe...We found nice river near Kg Janda Baik. The kids became prunes in the water..We ate, we berendam, we nap...we ENJOYS...huhuhu...Am back at home now.... The weekend is almost over...And if I may say so...what a good weekend it was....So many things to be thankful for...Alhamdulillah...

Semalam saya pegi KG NEKMAT...well..not really but Matrade convention center was completely transformed to become that kampung. When I received the invitation for Ning's wedding, I was really looking forward to go and I'm glad I did, if not to experience the whole scenario, to watch Ning and Omar enjoying their big day... The happy guests and the whole ambience of the place from where this pic was taken Hubby was not in the mood to go so Imran came with me. Lin, Shannen and Kak Intan was already seated in the hall when we got there....Gosh!!! I was really, really impressed with the whole set-up. Betul-betul macam dalam kampung wedding, with goats, ayam, ikan keli dalam kolam, half the guests sitting on raised platforms...and even the menu was a complete kampung fare... Dimana dia anak kambing saya...la la la la Ada my favorite ubi rebus makan dengan sambal tumis ikan bilis yang sangat world...got putu piring, apam balik, people cutting up jackfruit yang Imran ulang 2 ...

2nd day alone in Bandung...After the ghastly breakfast at the hotel....and I should tell you that because the hotel rooms and its corridors are not carpeted it can get quite noisy in the morning as people start waking, walking aro und, kids running to the pool outside your room. Memekak!!! Btw, after breakie, I took the angkut to Cihampelas. The fare was RP1500 so you can guess it's a bit far from Jalan Sukajadi. I've been in Cihampelas the last time I was with hubby..To cut the crap...I did most of my shopping here that I had to purchase a big backpack from Cihampelas Walk or as they say it Ciwalk (aku hengat amende lah ciwok, ciwok...rupanya CIWALK...). There 's a new building in Jalan Cihampelas where an FOS called Blossom is. Eeee, best shopping tak hengat... Also managed an Urut Refleksi...Reflexology lah yang walaupun agak sakit tapi sangat best selepas jenjalan dengan shopping yang berbag-bag. And it only cost me RP45,000, baru RM16 beng...One thing's for...

Ada 2 parts entry katanya...matilah sesekali update blog...banyak ler plak posting... The above line was written last Monday...Nih ha baru dapat sambung...Today is Thursday 31st January 2008, the last day of January..haha like u don't know.... Anyways, ni ha akak nak melalut citer pasal the last 3 days in Bandung without my beloved hubby..kwang, kwang, kwang...Dari DSE, where my friends left me I walked to another FOS along Jalan Dago...apakebende namanya..with new mission now that my hubby's not around...now that I have millions of rupiah to finish off before my flights back on Wednesday...Huwargh....!!! Walked there, with no clear notion of whether the road will lead me to the outlet or not..BUT...after about 5 mins walk, I was there. A lot of kids' stuff. Buy, buy, buy...Then head back to DSE wher I have left my luggage. On the way there, saw a music shop where I borong about 5, 6 cds. Murah bai...Only about RM14, 15 each. Sampai DSE, lepak jap minum ice coffee wh...

The plan was hubby was to join me in Bandung on Sunday, the last day of the working trip. Excited lah kan menunggu the man datang...Akak pun dengan perasaan yang sangat condifent tak lah bershopping sakan masa kengkawan lain macam langau dekat factory outlet tu sumer....sebab tunggu hubby datang nak shopping sekali....Tup...tup at around 12ish when he reached LCCT for his 1.05pm flight, dengan bangganya staff Air Asia tu cakap dengan dia passport dia tak cukup 6 month validity...When I got the phone call from him , rasa macam nak pitam pun ada jugak...Matilah akak nak dok kat Bandung sengsorang for the next 2 nights... We tried looking at other options like changing his tix, while renewing his passport and also other crazy idea like ....mampuih pi lah immigration...naik jer lah flight...apa nak jadi, jadilah...tetapi member terpikir plah takut jadi macam Tom Hanks dalam movie apa tu...lupalah plak title...jadi macam orang tak der negeri duk kat airport jer sampai berjanggut...hehehe.....

The room in Arion BelSwiss Hotel The BIG SPENDERS Ah...ah..ah..ah...Staying Alive, Staying Alive... Juara Limbo Rock... The 'Dangerous' b*#@&!s"! I was in Bandung 2 weeks back for work..well, part work part leisure...like the indonesian say...kerja sambil libur..This was not my first time in there and I sort of know what to expect. About almost 20 of us from the office including the biggie boss, coming along with us were some editors and journalists from some major publications... Pepagi Jemahat yang indah hubby sent me to the office to take the office transport to LCCT. Matilah sebelum Suboh dah keluar rumah... We have been preparing this trip for the last few weeks, preparing the presentation slides and not forgetting practicing some dance routine to be presented to our guests. Matilah...dah lama tak menjengket...tetiba kena menari bagai. But everyone's such sport..Ye ler kalau biggie boss pun mencucuk langit dancing away...takkan lah kuli-k...