Random Rambles of Lotfi

Pepagi buta...well ehhmmmm....just before 10am today, I was stirred from my weekend sleep-in with a text message from Zaida " Skunk Fu ada babi lah"....she's talking about this new cartoon that we are showing on air...Aku jawab " Tak pe...kita suka babi".I just remembered that she told me that they received complaints from viewers that one of their cartoon shows pun ada character babi. Terus the show was taken off-air! Matilah...I grew up watching Porky Pig, Miss Piggy on TV tapi tak der pulak rasa teringin nak makan babi...hehehe...if anything it taught me to be more tolerant of my friends who does eat babi walaupun mereka tak bela babi....huwargh!!!And I am aware that BABI TU HARAMZ!!!! Orang Islam tak boleh pegang apalagi makan tau, adik-adik...dengar cakap akak nih...Anyway, kita tunggu lah ada tak orang complain pasal cartoon babi itu..Ke ko nak hantar sms complain Zaida???? Anyway, lepas tu ajak Zaida and Nuar gi breakfast near Wisma FAM in ...

Today was my first personal training session Mei Yee at the gym. She was cautious, i guess, it being my first session with her since my last trainer left and also the fact that I told her that I'm supposed to see a orthopaedic next week for my back and knee pain. Phew!! I went to the office dengan semangat " Hari ni hari Jumaat, nak kerja light-light jer" but no it isn't!!! Meetings, trouble shooting is the order of the day. Left the office at almost 8pm. Hubby is in Singapore for a business trip. He smsed asking me what I want from there. Let's see if he manage to get what I asked for. Balik cepat jer lah, boleh tak? Dozed off after 1am, post a marathon of Cashmere Mafia. Thank God It's Friday!!

Was tagged by Zaida , so here goes: 7 about myself - 6th child from 7 siblings - I have 4 kids - I have a weakness for sweet stuff, sushi and my hubby, not necessarily in that order - I go to the gym at least twice a week - I'm trying to get a hang of yoga - I love to sing, when I'm sad and definitely when I'm happy, happy, joy, joy... - I hardly get angry...I just bitch about things 7 that scares me (in this world) - Horror movies - Rides...like the ones in Genting..but I've tried the Solero Shots ride yang sumpah mati hidup balik aku tak nak naik lagi... - My hubby when he's angry - Loneliness - Hypocrisy...mine and others - Children molester and kidnappers (nauzubillah...) - When family members get seriously sick 7 songs that I like - I'm Yours - Jason Mraz - anything by Jack Johnson - anything by Jamie Scott - Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman - Ironic - Alanis Morisette - 80's music!!! - Anything by Hujan 7 words that I always us...

Suka betul budak dua orang ni semalam..ye lah it's not everyday that you get married kan?It was a beautiful wedding with two wacky emcees, Rina and Douglas who made the otherwise normal serious wedding into a casual, relax affair. That plus a band called 'SICK BAY' which consists of Naz's cousins dengan seorang pakcik yang cool memakai baju melayu maroon/burgundy yang dengan coolnya menggoreng keyboard masa bebudak tu nyanyi lagu Deep Purple "Smoke On The Water" and also Naz's former singing group, Soulstreet yang menyanyi lagu jiwang-jiwang siap harmonize lagi. Lepas tu, Hafidz came to me and asked me for a lift to the office and that his sister just passed away Innalillah...Kesian Hafidz. His sister was only 26, with one child who is a bit more tha a year old. This morning, we went for the funeral. I feel for the family, and I know how it felt to lose the people that we love cause I can still feel it...Alfatihah...Be strong Hafidz. Take your time to...

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooo........................!!!!!!!Can anyone hear me???? I want these, I want, I want, I want............Well, either one would do... Selepas tengok Sofwan dengan Ain punya aku pun nak...Smart seh.. Suker, suker, suker....I could go on and on and on.................nak ah..... Watched M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening which was pretty crappy yesterday, if not for Mark Wahlberg...and also watched the first episode of Lipsatick Jungle starring Brooke Shields, which is waaaaaaayyyyyy better than Cashmere Mafia...move over Lucy Liu!!! Nevertheless, for all of you who would rather wait ...catch both shows on ntv7 soooonnnn... !!

This morning at about 11am, all of us in the office, made a helluva din in the whole building bringing with us cupcakes, black , gold balloons, purple and gold popcorns in celebration of our 10th anniversary. We had so much fun...and am glad I decided not to go to the gym this morning coz walking around the office was enough workout for the day...This year is my 8th year in this family and hoping for more feel good years to come.....!!!

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. — Mother Teresa May my Friday be beautiful with the small things in life...Amiiinnn...

If you happen to wake up early...er...like 6am..don't forget to catch the show live through the tube. The launch went well yesterday...I never thought I'd have so much fun amongst fishes! Aquaria really rock!! Especially bila dapat masuk free macam ni. Must bring Zaim there. Mesti dia nganga.. Bebudak yang macam sakai masuk Aquaria...bising macam rumah sendiri!

There's a few written signs outside Aisyah's room. One says: "SARANG KUCING, MUZIUM JUNK, KEDAI SECONDHAND, TEMPAT PEMBUANGAN SAMPAH......That's her abode, her sanctuary...we let her have her space...and in time hope that she will remember and appreciate that we truly understand her...(and hope that none of our guests have to bunk in with her when they visit)

Yeay! Spain won...I didn't watch the game but have always rooted for underdogs...So to all those who lose in bets coz you bet on Germany, well, too baaadddd....Anyway, betting's illegal...huwargh!!(evil laugh...) Yesterday was also the last leg of our Futsal Carnival in The Curve. I was on duty from 11 am to 8pm. Got a call from Emi at around 11nish, saying that she was just in an accident and by the spund of it, she was pretty shaken. So Shahril and I decided to try and comfort her. Shahril drove at full speed to where she said she was. Huiyoh...her Peugeot quite smashed up and lucky her hubby was already there as our friend was still in tears...Emi, as I said, I guess this is just Allah's way of telling us to calm down and not rush through life. Stop and smell the roses, luv. Anyways, the event went well, despite us having to stop a few times because of the rain. Hubby's cousin, Zahid played in a team and to my surprise they won the overall title, bagging RM...

Monthly affair, a good reason to visit the Glenmarie office, free food while we celebrate the June babies....need I say more...

Last week I was in the kids' school taking their report cards...Aisyah did well, Imran did fairly well despite the endless tv, PS2, footie, sleeeeeeppppp....... Met an old friend from at least 10 years back, from my banking days...and we got to talking about our parents ladidadida.....and how both of us have similar experience of not being present when our abah passes on...how it still affect us to this day..on what could've been if we had been there and the 'guilt' that we felt to this day of not doing more for them when we had the chance to. And believe it or not, we both ended crying... right there waiting for our turns to see the teachers... Alfatihah...to both our abah...

Layan seh...lagu nih...best... Walaupun lyricsnya sangat cliche dan akan digunakan untuk orang yang tengah mengayat jer, aku tetap suker,suker, suker...call me lame, or maybe downright romantic or perhaps disillusion..And Aisyah said and I quote "Suara dia macam terus meresap kan...? " I guess she means the voice gets you to the core of your being...kot?? Tengok video lagi best.. Kau begitu sempurna Di mataku kau begitu indah Kau membuat diriku akan slalu memujamu Di setiap langkahku Ku kan slalu memikirkan dirimu Tak bisa ku bayangkan hidupku tanpa cintamu *Janganlah kau tinggalkan diriku Tak kan mampu menghadapi semua, hanya bersamamu ku akan bisa Kau adalah darahku Kau adalah jantungku Kau adalah hidupku, lengkapi diriku oh sayangku kau begitu, sempurna.... Kau genggam tanganku saat diriku lemah dan terjatuh kau bisikan kata yang hapus semua sesalku (*) Someone said " I love you and your imperfections coz they are what makes you perfect". Chees...

Clapboard- Resurrection Yeay...yeay...akak dah slim... They work for these....not.. Fendi, the director and Uncle Pete, the dop Madam Director giving acting lessons Have made plans to go to the gym early this morning, tetapi disebabkan oleh ketaklaratan kebangunan yang teramatz sebab ketidakbolehan ketiduran kesemalaman (apa kes bahasa kiewww ini???) terus ku kenselkan plan itiewww....Managed to get up in time to join Bundle, Boy and Lin and later met Shahril and Sharon at Ampang Puteri Medical Center (AMPC) to oversee the second day shoot of our TVC. That is , selepas sedikit kefonkiusan Boy yang ingat akak ni producer 'the making of the TVC' dan sedikit...

Can't sleep last night.....was looking forward to today... Dressed casually in trainers and jeans, picked Shahril up in the office and head straight to TTDI, Kiara Park, where Yasmin Ahmad and her crew are shooting our TVC. From top to bottom : the talents taking a breather from shoot, baby ni pun talent, teruja tengok besar...camera dia, with Kak Min Hang around for almost 2 hours, taking pictures and watching the process of the shoot. Watch out for it soon...this coming July.... p.s akak vencisssss pegi bank hari Isnin, ramainya orang...... (matilah Salmah, lari topik)

This is the second time this month that I write about change, but this one is following the first episode of Grey's Anatomy season 4 that I've just finished watching on ntv7. After the US premiere in July with all the hoohaa of the writers' strike, it's finally hit our shore. Ye lah walaupun DVD cetak rompak dah berlambak, I was not tempted to watch it earlier. Yeah, been busy... Shonda Rhimes did it again. Brilliant writing... it's very rare that I can cry over TV dramas. Movies, yeap but TV...very rare...I'm glad it's back..This week's episode "A change is gonna come" revolves around the changes that each and every character has to face in this season. Alex and Christina are both coping with lost love. Derek and Meredith with their on again-off again relationship. George having to cope with going back into internship and wallowing in self-pity, Izzie's still in love with George while George tries to fight his feelings to no a...

Happy birthday, Shikin!!! Boo hoo, darn this diet...makan secolet jer... H a ppy birthday, Faiz!!! Enjoy the pressies, guys!!

Ini orang-orang yang bekerja keras... Whewww....just came back from a two day very trying pitching session. The only consolation is it was held in Saujana where they serve the most heavenly bread pudding...Nyum, nyum...And also we are among friends..This exercise is a yearly ritual that we have to finalise the content line up for 2009 to be presented to our clients in our screenings in November. Yesterday I reached home at almost 9pm and today is another nerve wrecking day. The feel-good gang Today, it was our turn to pitch to the "power that wields" aka THE BOSSES. After our own rehearsals yesterday, the team was ready to go to battle...ewah!!! So after, we presented the 14 ideas today, at least 10 got through...Yeay!! I wanted to post nicer pic of the girl in the middle but she insisted on giving me such...

I got this in my email after my Father's Day posting: A group of men came to Rabi'a in order to test her. They said: 'Virtues and special gifts have been bestowed on men, not women. The crown of nobility has been placed on the heads of men, and the belt of generosity has been tied around their waists. The gift of prophesy has never descended on any woman. What can you boast of?' Rabi'a replied: 'I shall not dispute what you say. Yet women are less prone to pride, egoism and self-worship; they are less liable to think highly of themselves. And they do not so readily exploit others for their own pleasure.'-Attar, "Rabi'a" From "366 Readings From Islam," translated by Robert Van der Weyer. Copyright 2000. All rights reserved. This should be the post for Mother's Day....aku dah lambat posting sebulan da....