End of weekdays

Hello all.

It's Friday!Yeay!..seriously, am not in the mode to do any work whatsoever. I will drive back to hometown tomorrow morning though. Have a safe journey and great holidays, y'all.

Selamat Hari Raya AidilFitri, Maaf Zahir Batin.

Taa..



Listen : Satu Hari Di Hari Raya - M.Nasir

Crank up your speaker

..cause I just put up one of my favourite C.Underwood song here. The title is Start with Goodbye from her 'Some Heart' album. Hope you like it.

Random # 1
Am happy and can't stop smiling since I got 'the bag' on Saturday haha!

Random # 2
Am secretly having a crush on a friend. but I'm not telling who is it to anybody. In fact just forget it that I wrote it here.

Random # 3
Pissed off that Manutd just managed to draw with whatsthatteamnameagain..Come on Red Devil!

Random # 4
Crashed at friend's place again last Saturday, and had a good laugh when I browsed R' albums - and found so many pictures that reminding me of the old memories. Make me feels old. Haiyah!

Random # 5
Met my former housemate since her wedding in August. Miss you too, Adik!

Taa

Listen : Duh!

Travel story

Hello..

Some things did not go my way and today, I'm kinda pissed..I wish things are differently, but apparently this universe does not revolved around me alone. Crude but the truth lah kan. Anyway, I believe things happened for reason(s), be it good or bad and certainly not always favourable to me. This travel story was typed much earlier and only now ready to be post here. Actually I forgot where I keep the pics from the trip haha!

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It has been almost 6 months since my trip to Bangkok. Back in March, the situation was not so bad, no big demonstrations going on and whole city feels normal and people there were busy mourning the demise of King’s sister. The hustle and bustle was as expected but the weather was so damn hot! Oh my god! At one point, I promised to myself not to whine again and be thankful when I’m back in KL and even if it’s raining for days, it doesn’t matter as compared to being in a hot-brain frying-stuffy heat condition like that.
I would consider myself quite a trooper and doesn’t mind to do any spontaneous things during travel but the heat was so major turn off and I relished the time when we’re back in the cool hotel rooms and had a short nap before venture off to discover the Bangkok streets again. I went there with my 2 other officemates J & Kak L.

1st Day
Arrived at Suvarnabumi Airport with Air Asia. My first impression of the airport is that it’s huge but no so convenience to walk around. Took a cab (make sure you take the reputable cab company, one with proper counter and ticket/voucher purchase before hand) and we proceeded to our hotel. It is called Bel-Aire Princess Hotel at the ever famous Sukhumvit Road. We checked in and prepare to sleep straight away because it’s almost 11 pm and we reminded ourselves that tomorrow will be hectic if we are to follow our planned itinerary.

2nd Day
We woke up and ready for breakfast by 7.30 a.m but outside, the sun is already shining bright. The breakfast spread was good and later we walked about 10 minutes to the nearest BTS station (Nana) and had our first collide with the Bangkok morning crowd on the BTS. It’s a public holiday in Malaysia, but here people were all busy going to work, school and of course there were also tourist like us. We got off at the last station, walked a bit and took a boat ride on the famous Chao Phraya river. We snap few pictures and decided to start the tour at the Wat Pho, temple of reclining Buddha. The place was beautiful. To be honest this is my first time visiting a Buddha’s Wat and I am not sure what to expect. According the information that I googled before we came, it says…

” At 20 acres large, it is the largest Wat in Bangkok, and is technically the oldest too, as it was built around 200 years before Bangkok became Thailand's capital. However, today the Wat today bears virtually no resemblance to that originally constructed, as it was almost entirely rebuilt by Rama I when the capital was moved to Bangkok. It holds the dual honors of having both Thailand's largest reclining Buddha image and the most number of Buddha images in Thailand. The highly impressive gold plated reclining Buddha is 46 meters long and 15 meters high, and is designed to illustrate the passing of the Buddha into nirvana. The feet and the eyes are engraved with mother-of-pearl decoration, and the feet also show the 108 auspicious characteristics of the true Buddha “ http://www.into-asia.com/bangkok/attractions/watpho.php

It was indeed a huge statue and I got heady and bit suffocated from the smell of burning incense everywhere. We then walked around the vast ground, snapped few pictures and do some people watching while drinking our fast-depleted bottle waters. From Wat Pho area, we took our first Tuk Tuk ride and got conned into visiting our first (of many) Gem/Handicrafts/Souvenirs shop. After spent about an hour wandering around that huge shop, we were driven by our TukTuk guy to the Grand Palace. Unfortunately for us, there was a praying ceremony for the sister of King who had recently passed away. We only managed to take pictures outside of the Palace, as there are so many humans cramming around the area and we don’t want to be in their way, so off we go with another TukTuk to find our lunch and that killer tomyam that we hoped for. To cut a long story short, we found a seafood restaurant, had a good seafood tomyam and rice but boy! Communication was hard, as the waitress doesn’t speak much English and we ended up laughing at how silly we must looked, what with hand signal and all. Before we left, we’d decided to head to MBK Center (MahBoonKrong) but then, the ever conniving TukTuk driver drove us to another Gem/Handicrafts/Souvenirs shop. As we were getting more annoyed, we did try to ask him what the deal is. He later explained that for every guests/tourists group they send to the shops, they were given petrol chit/vouchers for their TukTuk. No wonder.

3rd Day
We woke up early and ready for our next day of adventure in Bangkok. We took TukTuk and instructed the driver to bring us to shop selling Thai Silk. Wah! The boutique was good. (don’t ask me where, can’t recall the place’ name) Lots and lots of fabulous Thai silks and watching palette of colours for few hours enough to made me drooling and 5 pairs later, they have to drag me out from there. Aiyoh! Tak bley tahan. We also went to Jim Thompson House & Museum. I love this place! There are schedule tours around the complex of houses and the guide explains about the history of the place and who is the guy – Mr Jim Thompson. Well, he was an American who came to Bangkok after World War II and was responsible to revive the Thai Silk production and recognized for his success to rebranding the industry. However, a tragedy has befallen the man in 1967, He had disappeared while holidaying at, get this – Cameron Highlands, Malaysia! An extensive search failed to reveal any clues of his whereabouts. By then, Thompson had been in Thailand for nearly 22 years. His house was fantastic! I can see that he was such an ardent collector (be it paintings, potteries, gems & accessories, etc) and It was great to know the legacy that he left is now protected and preserved as part of Thai rich culture heritage. If you’re in Bangkok, this is a must see place! (at least for me). That night, after an early dinner we took BTS train (Nana to Asoke) and then interchanged for subway ride to Thailand Cultural Centre Station. From there, we catches a free shuttle which then brought us to a special show ‘Siam Niramit – Journey to the Enchanted Kingdom of Siam’ Wowee! The show was so extravaganza and fabulous! We were so mesmerised and entertained by the show and personally, I think it’s worth the money spent.

4th Day
Whole morning of our fourth day was spent at Chatuchak Market. With rows and rows of shops if felt like you’re walking in a big giant maze. We were separated, got lost and regrouped back at our hotel. After checked out from hotel, we went to few shopping complexes around Sukhumvit Road and killing time while waiting for our flight to go back home. We were bone tired but I’m so happy. I finally managed to explore Bangkok albeit just a short trip and I’m not sure when I’ll be there again. The political situation is worrying and honestly, I’m thankful nothing untowards had happened during our stay there.

Chio

p/s: Pics will be upload later, so lazy aa fasting today..

Listen : Suatu Hari Di Hari Raya - M. Nasir

Random Ramadhan Rants

I slept Sunday away. Ow! that was bad. I even missed my sahur. My eyes won't open, my body felf kinda ached all over, I thought I was hit by fever or something, but luckily I'm not. So it's just pure tiredness and lazy bones I had. Heh! like I didn't recognize it lah kan.

Friday was fun. Met few friends for Berbuka puasa at Madam Kwan @ Pavillion, Bukit Bintang. Then drove around town aimlessly with R**. We chatted and she updated me with latest gossips about people we knew (its fun!) and I ended up crashed for the night at her place. Her toddler is getting bigger (since we last met) and so brilliantly cute! I love all my friends' kids. I do.

Saturday evening makan2 was with another group of friends at Cozy @ Great Eastern Mall. It was my first time there. Yeah, i know the mall was opened like 5 years ago, but I didn't make a point to go and visit every newly opened mall in KL, so you see, until I had any chance or reason to actually go there, I won't. Well, the opportunity came yesterday and I think GE Mall is nice and not too crowded. Shops are abundant and variety is the order of the day.

We (me and R**) also stumbled into an old friend from college. Funny how I recognized her voice even before actually sees her. Actually, she 's talking to her son and we were separated by racks of goods in the Pet shop, but I heard her voice loud and clear and I knew it's K*fi! She looks fine but a bit on skinny side. Probably from all the chasing her boy around, eh K*fi? and yes, her boy is also a cutie pie. I just love kids. Damn! why must the maternal instinct kicking up so bad now.

Off to my sahur now. Taa

listen: Bleeding love - Leona Lewis

Mid week rambles

Hi y'all..

It’s Wednesday. Only mid week and I’m having a mild Wednesday Blues. If you thought that there’s only Monday blues, boy, you’re wrong. It could be Tuesday blues and Thursday blues too. But never on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Why you ask me? It’s weekend, dear. And nobody’s feeling blue on weekend (except Chelsea fan, of course!). And if you do, well you better sit and analyze on what went so wrong that you can’t find things or places that could cheer you up even on weekends? I love Saturday most. Waking up and knowing that you don’t have to get ready for work is quite bliss. The next sensible thing that my mind can conjure up is of course to continue my slumber. How about you?

On a separate note, I ate the Pais Ikan Tilapia last saturday. Yeay! Here’s the proof. Let me know if you want the receipe.

Listen : I'm yours - Jason Mraz

Ramadhan this year

it's 4th day of Ramadhan and iftar by myself is soo not fun. at all.

Might dash off to hometown tommorow after work and plan to have a feast for buka puasa with my folks. Hmm, I wonder if Mak wouldn't mind to cook my favourite dish - Pais Ikan Tilapia. ergh! thinking of it enough to make my mouth watered..I generally know how to prepare the dish, but then it's not the same as my Mom's and she knows best, so take for granted a bit lah! Anyway, the reason for some guilty-feeling to ask her to cook for me is because she had an eye operation recently and since then, cooking (as in heat from frying etc) is a big no as cautioned by the doctor. but we'll see about it, perhaps my sister could be the chef and I'll be the host. You know, when you see a cooking show on tv, there is a chef who sweat it out and showing the skills and then, there's the host who rattled off nearby and only do the simplest task and taste the food. Haha! that's me.

oh by the way, I went to Avril concert with Ly*x and it was awesome!

listen : Everything back but you - Avril Lavigne

Good Bye & Good Luck

Last weekend was an absolute memorable and bittersweet days for me. My dear baby sister got married to his lovely fiancé and I was so happy for them! But somehow it felt like a mixed feeling too. Knowing that she will no longer be around and not be able spending our time together like we used to. Oh, how I’m going to miss that! First of all we are not related by blood at all, me and her. Since we first met, we just clicked and our friendship just took off from there. That was back in 2004, I think. We rented rooms in a same apartment and when I moved to my own place, she tagged along and stayed with me until recently. Since I don’t have baby sister of my own, I treat her just like a sibling does and we shared a lot. We helped each other all the times whenever any one of us needed help and I’m sure going to miss her superb driving skills especially when I was late to airport to catch my plane. Haha!

Adik, I wish you all the happiness in this world, be a good wife to AH and don’t forget to remember me. Adieu. and Good Luck!

Listen : How you remind me - nickelback

Birthday wishes

Right, I know there are quite number of people who was born in the month of July. I wish them well, have a good year ahead and live your life to the fullest!

This shout out goes to July babies:

Ja*il - my nephew 18/7
Hu*na - my niece, Ja*il's sister 24/7 (both of them now are teenagers. Man! still can recall how tiny they were not so long ago!)

An*e - friend from college 21/7

Eiz*y - friend from college
Aj*m - friend from college
Ib*il - friend from college days
Riz*zz - frind from college days (all 4 of them on 24/7)

Vij*y - former officemate 23/7

Jennifer Lopez - Jen who?you know, as in Jenny from the Block 24/7

Taa.



listen : Just a Dream - C. Underwood

Helllllooooo!!

Hi.

I hope things are well. And you're in good health. As always.

Me? same old, same old lah.

Honestly, It kinda feels weird to write here, again. But then, we'll see, I probably find rattling here could be something good to off load what I have in mind these days. I supposed, that's must be among the reasons why I created this blog in the first place. Even though, I stop writing and updating for quite sometimes now, well, doesn't mean my life stop or takes any break, you see.

So yeah, I would love to chat, let you know of any news (good or bad) and more importantly, put down in writing (whatever I'm feeling at the moment, so I can laugh at myself when I read it again) whatever I feels like.

Take care.

Chah


listen : Don't forget to remember me - Carrie Underwood

October this year..

Hi y`all!

My lil brother, Jai is now 25 years old and I was happy that he received the special parcel I sent over to Lubeck on the Oct 15th. Boy! Was he a happy man to see the goodies I packed inside. All gratitudes, touching words and many thanks aside, I actually had the intention to send him stuff for quite sometimes. And since his birthday this year coincides with Raya season, it’s all the more reason to give him some cookies, kerepek, rempah ratus and what nots. Oh! I also bought him a baju melayu too! because if I’m not mistaken, he had only 1 black baju melayu which he brought to Germany ages ago. We had many chat sessions during the holidays and seeing him through the webcam at least had cheered my parents a lot! Especially, Mak who is not very well and just being diagnosed with Diabetis during Ramadhan. My sister, Kak Chik who passed away in year 2000 was also born in October. Al fatihah to you, Chik

Raya this year was fun! I noticed that I almost never had same Raya celebration as compare to the previous year(s). That is actually what I’m looking forward during the festival. I always know that I’ll be chilling around house, eating delicious food and channel-hopping in front of TV, but greeting people who came visiting and catching up with old friends are more meaningful to me. This year, cousins & their families from N9 drove all the way to Pahang. Their late mothers and Mak are sisters. And I did managed to visit their house last weekend when I was back in KL. It was good to keep in touch with cousins whom we were so close since child, I don’t know whether it’s the distance or for lack of communication, over these past years we somehow only had minimal contact as in not in each other’s loop. So it’s good to catching up with each other’s life and their kids have really all grown up now!

Well, after Raya, it was back in the office and many open house invitations are going around in KL for these few weeks. Not helping at all with my diet plan. Erghh!










Yummy ketupat! no, i did not weaved that

Listening : Big girl don’t cry - Fergie

Eid Mubarak

Salam Aidilfitri to all.

Have a wonderful holiday & drive safely. Don't road hog, eh?


chah

hello all

Hi y'all. How you doin? it's been 4 months since I last wrote anything here. has it been that long? Time sure flies away.

Lotsa things had happened in between, but I'm not planning to tell all here, in one go anyway. Mostly, Its all about me, me & me. Oh well! its my space and how self-absorb can one be, eh?

Will write more soon, Selamat Berpuasa - Ramadhan is few days away. In the mean time, enjoy this handsome nephew of mine.

Away from home

hullo..

currently am away for work. Possibility of dying out of boredom.
Luckily, shopping is (part of) the cure! and who said you can't shop in Melaka & Batu Pahat?



Listen : I don't love you - My Chemical Romance

Life of mine

Days come and go..
morning, noon, evening and night breezing through
I'm hanging there..
Put on your brave face chah! and try not to be scare
This is life of mine..
And nobody said it'll always be kind.


Listen : Wonderful world - James Morrison

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How come it gets so lonely like this..?

Curl myself in a big ball and..die? naay sleep more like it

As most weekends, I’ll spend few hours by reading. Or sleep. These two are the activities I love so much at the moment. Almost like an escapade! Have you ever felt so bad and scared and you wish it’ll go away or change when you next wake up from your slumber? I do all the time. I mean, I wished for it all the time, but whenever I woke up, the world seems like it was before I went to sleep. No change except newfound courage and words to self saying – I can get through this one! If it was that bad, I almost don’t want the day to go by, scared shit to face the truth. And I’m the Denial syndrome sufferer at its best. But I persevere. At least I know I tried to face the reality. Be it a consequences of my actions or whatever that needs my decision, I want to do my best. But sometimes, I did not. Still, it makes my day to know that life does not revolve around me only. I don’t ever want to be a hypocrite bitch that is self absorbed and insensitive. I hate them kind with passion. I hope I’ll never turn into one.*Shudder* And did I tell you why I love reading? well, I want to get myself lost in the pages. That’s why. And I’m not that choosy when it comes to books. Oh well, everybody has their own way of unwinding, let loose, chilling out or whatever you may call it. Bottom line is we want to escape from it all once in a while. When things getting unbearable, pressures building up and you feel tired thinking about it, Get yourself away from it. Trust me! You’ll come back or relook at it with different perspective and fresh eyes!
But if it doesn’t work, do this type of quiz instead hehe..

A is for age: 30

B is for beverage of choice: black coffee with lil sugar

C is for career right now: auditor

D is for your dog's name: no dog but 2 cats at My parents house

E is for essential item you use everyday: wrist watch

F is for favorite TV shows at the moment: CSI

G is for favorite game: Super Mario

H is for home town: Jerantut Pahang
I is for instruments you've played/play: Recorder

J is for favorite juice: Mango

K is for whose butt you'd like to kick: self absorbed kind!

L is for last restaurant you ate at: PizzaHut

M is for marriage: No sign yet, really I dunno

N is for your full name: Sanisah Salehuddin

O is for overnight hospital stays: last year, broken wrist during futsal game

P is for people you were with today: office mates

Q is for quote: The only way to have a friend is to be one – Ralph W Emerson

R is for biggest regret/mistake: not study hard enough when it most crucial to do so

S is for status: single and having as much fun possible

T is for time you woke up today: 6.30 am

U is for the underwear your wearing right now: normal, practical one

V is for vegetables you love: lettuces

W is for worst habit: chewing nails

X is for x-rays you've had: wrist

Y is for yummy food you ate today: chocolates

Z is for zodiac sign: Pisces

Got this from zzeed.blogspot.com

Listen : Screw - Paris Hilton - i am a universal listener, you see?

count your blessing, dear

This is what I felt yesterday..

Feels like shouting on top of my lung, kicking and crashing my head at the wall! Arghh!! Shit!Stupid F*&^!Shit, Shit! Hmm..I suppose this is how it must feel if you’re lamenting on the fact when you just sold off your share at the stock market and for the love of my life, The price keep zooming up right after that!! Aiyoh..really, this stock market thingy is not for faint hearted people. It really cranks you up, you know. The anticipation and endless guessing (and praying) for the price to go up and when it reached your target price, you’ll decided to sell and you thought you will be content (and thankful) but no, dear! You will feel even worse when the price keep going up and up! At least that’s what I’m feeling right now. Like this bitter taste in my mouth and regretful thinking I’m having inside my head. If only I’d more patient and had more guts to wait for higher price. Arghh! Damn it! Let it go, Chah. Rezeki di tangan Allah swt kan. Really, I know I’ve been blessed in so many ways. For that, I’m most thankful to God.

And today, I (try to) feel content. Alhamdulillah..and not to check the share market website. okeh, must get back to work.

Later.

Listen : I'm your angel - Celine Dion & R. Kelly

Mundane Tuesday

Just so if you might want to know more about me... (Right, this is actually an attempt to fend my sleepiness away)

1.Am left handed – yep. I’m using my left hand for writing, holding microphone / racquets for sports etc, but I also know how to use both fork & spoon properly, thank you. Somehow, If I’m only holding one spoon (like for soup) then its automatically goes to my left hand where it’s suppose to be my right hand holding it, well, I did not realized it until someone point it out to me and well, I still couldn’t be bothered anyway.

2.March is my month. I am a Piscean; I love all fish in general.

3.I even have a same birth date with my eldest sister – March 10 but different year lah, hers 64 and mine 77.

4.My favourite colours are purple, red and turquoise. But I always ended up with more white t-shirts than I need for. Boring!

5.I am only using 1 type of perfume at a time, meaning I don’t do ‘perfume collection thingy’ where you have racks full of various bottles of perfume. I will choose & decide what smell I like, bought it and wear it till the last drop before I’ll go and buy another (probably same) smell or whatever that attracts my nose. My all time favourite is Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana but currently I am wearing Femme by Hugo Boss.

6.I can sing. Friends & strangers said so. But I don’t boast it around la. And I love to hear my friends who can sing (or have guts to sing their hearts out). I can’t stand the tone deaf people, though.

7.I have fear of heights, but I also love roller coaster and other rides which will catapult you like 20 metres above ground and spinning and let you dangling on air, its pure torture. I know

8.All time favourite band – The Beatles

9.Favourite authors – Ken Follet & Stuart Wood- these 2 fella can keeps me awake until wee hours. Ahem! with their books, I mean.

10.I hate preserved chillies, you know the chili jeruk? Hate it with passion. And I also hate the kuah petis for rojak buah, I can’t eat that. And oh yeah, I cannot eat ground nuts – in any forms, but I can take other kind of nuts like hazel, macadamia etc (so ngada ngada kan?)

Listen : Listen - Beyonce

Happy Days Ahead!

On the eve before my 30th birthday
I am pushing all the fear, uncertainty and worries away...
30s such an unchartered territory
One would ponder and longingly remember their youth’s dreams crumbled like debris...
Many plans and wishes were like million years ago
Some best be forgotten, some does make me feel hollow...

Today come at last
Dreaded but whirl me fast...
Where will tomorrow lead me next?
Only time and God knows best.
For I am such a small speck in this universe
Making my way around and keep on traverse
Finding what would fulfill me most;
My happiness and self believe that I’m not again to be lost.


Kafe Nana @ Jalan Pekeliling
10/3/2007 -- Happy Birthday to self!


Listen : Ku di halaman Rindu - Lefthanded

6 Weirds Things About Myself

I’ve been tagged by Ashraff & Aliff ‘s Mom to do this 6 weird things about yourself meme. Spent few days thinking it over (‘twas hard , man!) and after some soul searching (cheh!) I think these are 6 weirdest things that I can think of. Probably other people have their own ideas of weird things about me, I mean for all I know some might be able to come up with 12 or 24 weird things about me, No? I hope there aren’t lah. Since this is my blog kan, here goes;

1. When I worried too much or having repeated thoughts about something bad or shitty stuff, it will usually turn into reality or really happened to me! Arghh!

2. I am obsessed with man’s hand. I love to secretly watch a man’s hand (family, friends, colleagues or strangers) and see their long (or short) fingers, palm, wrinkles, calluses, hair at base of each fingers and clean nail, of course!

3. I can name all 50 states of United States of Americ@. It started when I had to prepare for a quiz during primary school and somehow the information won’t dislodge from my permanent memory. (Not that weird, i suppose)

4. I will always reread my favorite books (every of 5-6 months) simply because I love the plot which is interesting and superbly crafted, the characters felt like someone I know (better still, I wish I am one of the character!) and it always make me feel good that I did not forget what’s the story is about whenever I look at the cover.

5. I love to see, meet and be around small girls and boys age 6 or below. They are so cute, fresh and I love their innocence way of looking at this world. Some would want to grow up so fast; some were still clinging to their mom and never want to be separated.

6. And yes, I still bite and chew my nails! I know its disgusting but sometimes when I’m deeply thinking(and worrying), I’ll subconsciously put my fingers inside my mouth and grit my nail. That is why I can’t cure my cough 100% and imagine the tape worms inside my stomach..eeurrgh!