Random Rambles of Lotfi

Nenekkkkkk.... The birthday girl ..and ohh...forgot about the birthday boy.. Aisyah and her cuzs.... Out of the list I made before the weekend I manage to almost do them all plus a few more...but adalah yang miss jugak...But I enjoyed myself. Managed to squeeze in shopping at The Curve, Street and attended Kakak Ton's 55 birthday party in KL, where Aisyah and Imran gets to see their aunties, uncles and second cousins from their ayah's side. Nenek was also there and she really enjoyed the nasi beriani and the birthday cake. To live to be a 103 and to be able to still enjoy your food is amazing!! On Sunday, Anis sent an sms to say that she has given birth at 10.41am that day..Haha..finally! A new baby boy for her!! Congrats dear!! You ARE one of the most beautiful pregnant women I've known! She was at least 6 months preggie when this was taken...

Bestnyer hari ni hari Jumaat... I wanna go home and.... go through the magazines that's piling by my bed side; read the chick lit that I just bought in MPH warehouse sales last weekend; curl up in bed, aircond on, in my blanket sedap; go for breakfast with the kids and hubby and not think about dieting; watch the rest of DIRT, MERLIN and other downloads that hubby has in that hd of his; go for yoga; cook pasta for Sunday lunch; have fun with the kids; get a massage.... hmmmmm.......it's oklah...tak apa lar... just curl up in bed lah...with the blanket sedap...and the hubby sedap...hahaha... Bestnyer weekend...

Happy Deepavali to all my Hindu friends...tak termasuk Seelan Paul yang bila aku hantar sms....katanya...dia sambut Christmas...hentam jer lah Seelan...!!! We just got home from Suzy's Raya potluck. Suzy memang pandai...dia suruh semua orang bawak makanan, dia sediakan rumah je...hahaha, my friend Suzy has never been famous for cooking. Goreng telur bolehlah...But it was great fun anyways. Thanks Suze!! Fizah brought her famous nasi beriyani, Lin siap order ayam masak merah, dalca plus acar to complete it. Muna brought a whole lamb leg. While I provided the yam cake and kuih bakar famous makcik aji damansara jaya yang sedap itiew... Just 2 more days of Syawal...I guess that's the end of all the open houses this year...Tahun depan aku akan cuba puasa 6 pulak...insyallah..

Itinerary hari Sabtu. 11am - Bestnyer dapat bangun lambat! 11.30am - Raya brunch at Nazri's place. Menu: Nasi lemak, roti canai, mee goreng 1.30am - Zara, Mossimo Dutti, Pull & Bear's Warehouse Sale. Uiishhh!...pening nak pilih... 4pm - Teh tarik in Ismail, TTDI 8.30pm - Date night. Dinner in Apartment, The Curve. 10.30pm - Picked Aisyah and my sis up from KJ LRT after their outing in KL 1.30am - Back in bed...Alhamdulillah..I have everything to be thankful for.. How was you day??

Our half done stall Our center piece Adakah ini akan jadi satu habit yang menjengkelkan hati sendiri?? Hanya update blog seminggu sekali?? Ini semua lantaran masa tak mengizinkan ditambah pulak dengan masalah problem line internet kat rumah yang meragam..Hope to be able to resolve this soon. Putting the finishing touches...ewah.. Hari-hari yang berlalu lewat minggu lepas memang cukup mencabar dengan kerja yang berlambak-lambak tak tahu bila boleh selesai..and on top of that on Friday, I was also helping Tony to organise our Raya stall for our company's raya do. Amidst the panic after seeing the other department's effort yang tersangat lah beria-ia bagai nak rak...we manage to pull through, dengan mengangkut segala macam harta karun kat dalam office untuk mendecoratekan stall kami seadanya..ditambah dengan mengarahkan bebudak kat opis bawak alas meja, bunga, shisha pipe dari rumah. Really, there's a lot you can do when everyone lends a helping hand. And the re...

Hahaha....it was on 18th October...I forgot!! Hubby remembered!! Which was quite touching coz he hardly remembers his own birthday! The Rebak trip was somewhat an Anniversary get-away trip which was the reason I forgot the date as we celebrated earlier...hahaha...alasan!! Anyway, when we were in Langkawi in one of the shops looking around, tetiba terdengar dari radio kat dalam kedai tuh....Datuk Dr Fadzillah Kamsah kata (lebih kurang macam ni lah bunyinyer): "Sesungguhnya pasangan yang Allah tentukan untuk kita adalah sebaik-baik pasangan untuk kita...tak kisahlah kalau lepas beberapa tahun kahwin tetiba kita tersedar yang pasangan kita tu tu ada kekurangan sikit sini, sikit sana...kerana kita kena menerima pasangan kita dengan penuh keredhaan...barulah berkat...sebab memang Allah dah kata pasangan kita tuh memang yang TERBAIK untuk kita" In other words, my English speaking readers, accept your love ones for who they are, not who you want them to be...(something li...

Dia nih nak snap gambar dengan birthday cake sebab warna baju sama dengan cake Blow the candles!! Bebudak yang posing lebeh dari birthday girl Ek eleh, tup-tup dah hari Jemahat dah hari ni..So fast the time. Semalam kami kengkawan sambut birthday budak Zaida dekat balcony kat opis ni. Menunya nasi lemak sambal sotong dengan paru yang ditempah khas dekat Boy budak cameraman yang tak berapa nak budak sebab dia pun baru dapat baby. Rasa meriah lebeh lah pulak breakfast ramai-ramai kat balcony semalam sebab since Zaida and Faiz left for TV9, dah lama kami tak dapat nak breakfast sama. Ha, terkuit-kuit Zaida bila kami bawak keluar birthday cake Strawberry Yoghurt yang ala-ala bidan terjun Lin beli pagi tu jugak. Lin, pun...pepagi masa akak tengah vass buat pose-pose yoga lah baru nak tanya nak beli cake apa.. Thanks Lin. Nasib baik pez...

The suite, the view from the suite, lovely scones and tea coffee, menu yang ada nama Che Det. Yes, indeed! Langkawi was wonderful. Rebak Island Resort was very nice. Very posh room which faces the sea and we enjoyed our time immensely. The people there really made us feel very welcomed. A note to people who are looking for excitement or a lot of activities though, you have to get out of the resort to do that!! As my daughter puts it, Rebak is a perfect place to do nothing... We ended up watching episodes of DIRT . And also went around the island with the rented Kancil. We went to The Loaf dan berangan-berangan macam Tun Mahathir, enjoying lovely English scones. And unless you are looking for Corning Ware, pinggan mangkuk bagai, minyak gamat and chocolates, Langkawi is not that great for shopping. Honeymoon macam akak...ok lah... We were in Rebak for 2 nights, reached KL via Air Asia on the third day, late at night and was off to Pahang the next morning. Istana Abu Bak...

The last time we were in Langkawi was during our honeymoon. It's time for a revisit I should think....our 10th anniversary is in 10 days...quite timely...I hope the place is as beautiful as the pictures.. Will write again soon...

Ini lagi satu posting 'past-tense' katanya... I was tagged by the "mungkin pregnant with twins", Zaidah (seronoknyer Hj Mail dapat 2 cucu sekali nih) ....So here goes... 1. Berapa pasang baju raya anda tahun ini dan kaler apakah? Tak der baju baru...baju kurung lama berlambak-lambak tak terpakai... 2. Apakah makanan raya tradisional kegemaran anda? Laksa Johor yang canggih pakai spaghetti yer..( pernah makan spaghetti dengan sambal belacan?? ha...cubalah) 3.Apakah biskut raya kegemaran anda? Biskut cornflakes yang si make-up artiste yang namanya Baby Elle jual (sedap nak mati ok...), lagi satu chocolate chips cookies Famous Amos yang aku dapat dalam hamper raya...yeay, yeay... 4.Berapa banyak duit raya anda dapat n spend untuk bagi kepada budak-budak? Ini syuben saya punya kerja...saya tukang masuk money pockets and distribute sahaja yer... 5. Apakah aktiviti malam raya korang? Cari lemang and rendang kat ...

Raya ini, first time aku masak lontong complete set dengan kuah kacang, serunding kelapa and sambal sotong yang ala-ala lontong orang beratur panjang kat pasar ramadhan seksyen 14; Raya ini, first time aku tak beli baju raya, kasut raya bagai....tak der mood...walaupun first time aku amek cuti nak dekat 2 minggu.. Raya ini, first time aku sampai rumah nenek lambat, at almost 4pm on the first day of raya, and was surprised that rupanyer rumah nenek bila petang raya lagi haru biru, orang lagi ramai; Raya ini, first time aku jumpa orang yang sambut birthday yang ke 103 tahun...how does it feel to still be able to see your anak, cucu, cicit at that age?wallahuallam...hanya nenek yang tahu... Raya ini, penuh dengan first time nyer....penuh dengan cerita sedara mara...penuh dengan gelak ketawa anak-anak aku..penuh dengan kolestrol dan lemak-lemak dari harisa kambing, stew kambing, rendang daging dan ntah haper-haper kuih muih yang penuh b...

It's funny how enthusiastic you can get when you have things in your mind that you want to shout out and tell the world. This blog for instance...It's my space to rant, to say out what I have in mind and to let go...I started typing fervently, almost carelessly. Type..type..type...wishing I don't have a care in this world but alas the draft will remain a draft. Surprisingly though I felt better....My words and sentences have freed me...well, to a certain extent... and I highlighted the whole paragraph and hit the delete button. Let it be my secret...my 'weapon', as i believe my strength will not fail me... till then, I await.... Uihhh....this is serious shit... Aku tak der apa nak post hari ni sebenarnya...Buhsan! There's a certain lull in the office what with almost half the office gone on Raya break already... I'll be back... In the meantime, Selamat Hari Raya. And from the bottom of my humbled heart, Maaf Zahir Batin. Forgiveness i...

This morning on the way to work, I called the gym to enquire whether I can swap the remaining PT sessions that I have into Pilates session. Budak tu kata nak call balik...haramz tak der... Lepas tu petang sikit I tried calling CIMB Aviva Takaful Assurance to enquire about my long overdue front wind shield yang dah retak...I got through the answering machine yang kena tekan the choices of services that we want and by the time someone picked up the phone, they cannot help because it's not their area and when they transfered me to another line...Haramz tak der orang angkat telefon. Last lah aku amek CIMB Aviva Takaful nih..Is there such thing called customer service, HARAMZ!!! Bengkek jer...Dah lah hari ni busy memanjang...campur pulak dengan masalah problem yang lain...Best giler hari ni!!!

The day started off just nice..I got in the office earlier than usual. I must say I had a good night sleep yesterday. Hmmm....it’s been some time since I had a restful sleep. Just wondering if it’s contributed by the fact that I had a very, very ultra light break fast. I should do this more often if that is the reason. Starting from my first meeting at almost 10am (walaupun boss kata meeting pukul 9.30am, tapi tak per lah sebab dia boss kan), the day went by like a whirlwind. I left the meeting towards the end of the meeting to see a client in KL. JAKEL is a retail outlet for carpets, fabric for clothing, curtains and upholstery, with an amazing collection of the goods. To think that MOHD JAKEL went into retail almost 10 years ago because of the country’s economic downturn, I am very impressed with what I saw in their outlet. Bangga giler orang kita dah excel in the business with 16 branches nationwide. Rows and rows of kain cantik-cantik...I wished I had the money to spend. Tambah- t...

Just got a call from Yee Mei, my gym instructor. She's leaving the gym!!! Abis tu aku macamana??? So far, that's twice that my PTs have resigned from the gym. Yee Mei said she wants to concentrate on her studies. She's going to recommend a new PT for me and the guy (guy??) will be in touch with me soon. I've a good mind to stop going to CF and change to another gym in Centerpoint once my private sessions are over. See how lah...

Budak Zaidah tu dah pregnant...I am very happy for her sebab kesian dia tiap-tiap kali orang jumpa dia semua tanya dia pregnant ke...and I think after some time, she decided to play along and answered she is. Now, it's really happening for good. The power of positive thinking. Berseri-seri aku tengok muka dia, when she came by my office to tell me and later I found out through her blog that I was the 6th person that she informed.Terharu seh... Zaidah, welcome to the mummy club! There will be a bit of adjustments to do..but it's all worth it. Take care...minum susu banyak (uwekkk!!!). Ok lah..there's always yoghurt, chocolate milk and calcium pills! Enjoy your pregnancy!

My day started at 4.45am when I woke up for sahur today. Came out of the house at 6.30am and went to the gym. This is the third time since Ramadan that I went to the gym. The sessions are low in intensity but I feel that I'm working the muscles more efficiently as the weights are lighter, I really push myself. Orang kata aku sikit giler...bulan-bulan pose pergi work out...hehehe...but I feel good on the days that I went to the gym cuma ngantuk sikit lah. Last week I went for yoga which was just as good. We did the welcoming hoohaa for the news team who finally moved to this office, 10 months after our team first relocated. The first news bulletin aired for the first time from the new studio at 1pm today. The 'picket board' that my collegue did for the welcoming party along with the ballons, whistles and all things noisy. Jasmin having "first day at the new set" jitters...she was actually shaking.. Met Iskandar, our long lost friend who sms'd to in...

Selama nih aku ingat macam suka-suka tengok jer dia acting...tapi kalau dah sampai tahap pergi ke http://www.jamesmcavoy.com/ to check out his bios and all sampai blackberry gua panas...hmmm...musykil. There's something about this Scots that...ish tatau nak cakap ahhh...We watched the movie PENELOPE yesterday night...second time for Aisyah yang suka McAvoy kurang sikit jer dari Depp...Babe, jgn marahI love you more that McAvoy though... Anyway, back to McAvoy, I guess what attract me to him is that he has this underdog qualities that is endearing. He's not Cruise cute or Pitt dashing...but...aiyoh lost for words...and when he acts it's almost effortless. I've watch Atonement, Wanted, Becoming Jane, The Last King of Scotland. Siapa ada the old Band Of Brothers tak? He's in that one too.. The movie is cute...almost fairytale like; the kind that has a moral of the story at the end of it...Check it out if you like chick flick and James McAvoy!!!

Pizza and nasi tomato Cupcakes Big Apple donuts and kuih-kuih We love ourselves!!! Birthday boy and his new Crocs pressie Sejak-sejak puasa ni, so far aku dah 2x buka kat luar. Hari tu office buat buka puasa besar-besar jemput anak2 yatim bagai... Semalam pulak the production people in the office hosted a berbuka puasa in our office....

Hari ni dah 9 hari Ramadan...aku jugak yang tak pergi sembahyang terawikh lagi...ish...ish apa nak jadi?? Zaim pun pergi surau...walaupun dia cuma dok diam (diam ker?) kat surau tunggu maid aku terawikh...Akak bila nak gi nih...I need some pep talk!!! Mak!!! Minggu lepas balik JB rumah Mak for the first day of Ramadan, syok giler. Walaupun everyday it rained...akak tetap girangs!! My sister and hubby came along with us in our small SUV tak MPV tuhh...Maximum capacity wei!! On Merdeka eve, my sis insisted that we go to dinner at Danga Bay. Punyerlah ramai manusia..tak tau datang dari ceruk kampung mana...Merdeka sungguh mereka ni... Macam-macam rupa..yang rempit, punk rockers, jinjang joe and not forgetting the 'hip' indons and 'happening abangla'. I don't think I can't last long hanging around there..M so getting old... Disebabkan akak masih dalam mode diet, jadi tak bolehlah kenduri makan macam selalu balik JB. Tapi mrasalah yong tau foo johor...