I've escaped safe and sane..

No excuse, didnt think of giving one either.. basically I just dont feel like blogging in a loooong while..

The reason I'm here? Cos i need to create a live update of my daily work life - a log book of my 8 hrs of professional life. What better way to do it then blogger.com.
So here I am, another blog up, another committment to fulfill (and conveniently forget..haha)

Well.. new stuff

1. I started teaching tution to primary school students on independent arrangement - although that sounds cool, i only have 2 students currently.. so there's now whooaaa factor there yetlah.. even in the $$ ..haha

2. I joined a new MLM business. The business itself is not new, but the mktg plan is slightly different, and more flexible.. so again, where there is flexibility, there's always a chance for slacking and hence, while the $$ is consistently flowing in, the rate of it , is nothing to shout aboutlah.

3. I left my old company, well not really left, but I joined a leadership training program which gives me the luxury of being attached to 3 different companies within this group for 18 mths. In other words, I'm out of there and the absurdity surrounding it. It's suppose to be an exclusive program that provides us platform to be exposed to mgmt level stuff, mingle with important ppl, doing important things, attending expensive trainings..hence preparing us to be the next generation of leaders, particularly in this grouplah. It always feel good when i'm reminded of this program aspiration (refer last sentence) cos for me, as cocky as it may sound, it's really just a change i need ... oh well, dah 2 weeks start, and i'm loving it.. well, except for the logbook part.. so malas..

4. Got a new toy. A great bargain on Motorola v3x in SHOCKING PINK!!.. Thanks sayang!

5. Yeh is now in aussie, in my uni kesayangan, staying just across the road from where i used to blog.. how i wish..hmm...

Dah.. malas dah..

Sambung later2..

Where the heart is..

I'm back..
Finally after two weeks of love-hate relationship with Turkey, i'm finally back in tanahairku tercinta.
Overall Istanbul was great! Ppl are frenly, (halal) food are easy and tasty but €xpensiv€ and quite dry, views are breathtaking.. be it mosques, sky, guys.. sigh..
but two weeks in the romantic city without my other half, can be just that, half the fun..
I guess I'll let the excitement subside and reappear in other entries if i feel like it later..
but for now..just so glad i'm back..

reached here on saturday morning, only to learn that Mr will be leaving Sunday morning sebenarnya..
so, calculate balik.. tgk cuti, tgk exam schedule, tgk mth end closing.. i made a decision to follow him to JB for his exams. So that was a week of study leave in JB + a weekend in Spore..
It was Mr's first time in Spore, and given the time (and budget) constraint, we only walk ard Orchard and see Clarke Quay by nite.. (thanks to Hetz, Jazlan and Niz)
It wasnt an ideal holiday lah.. not when the currency is SGD.. haha..
but it was an interesting one.. very eventful and yeah.. spontaneous..
actually.. it's the most spontaneous thing we've ever done before.. well, besides the AirAsia madness rush booking for Bali..but that doesnt count cos we've months to prepare for the actual trip...

i kinda like this jetsetting here n there thingy.. but only when the pocket's full la kan..
mama pun kata we're lucky to be married young and able to travel here n there in our first aka honeymoon year.. though bukannya Paris, London, Spain or some Europe tour somewhere.. at least we're going places, together.. and most importantly, within our means..
but tulah, due to our numerous honeymoons, we're getting A LOT of enquiries regarding the result... which is, to date, still NIL.
doa2kan la yee....

Tiredisation Tirerification Tiredliness

Hi, it's almost 11 pm here and it's been a loooong day
We went to the local international trade center here for a series of meetingsssss...
tak larat man.. imagine we were trying to get to know total strangers and their business in brief from 10am till 5pm straight..
i guess i got a glimpse of what speed dating is like..
but overall kudos to the local int trade dept, and the non profit org that arranged the meetings.. they were extremely helpful, knowledgeable and damn efficientlah!

still at work tonight.
the price you have to pay for such an exotic 'fully paid vacation' huh?
tadi went shopping for parents and granmas. bought 2 real full leather purse for only RM35 each..full leather!
either i've not been around much in msia or that's a real cheap bargain
got few more to go before i settle for what's best [and most affordable] for me/ myself and I

called home just now..
damn i miss him.
dahla balik nanti he will be away pulak for few days..
tomorrow another long day.. cant wait till this is over, or at least till we go to Ankara, or change hotel..
the same exact array of buffet breakfast here is killing me softly..

nite nite people..
and i didnt manage to learn a single Turkish word to end my blog here..

The Blue Mosque blues

Currently blogging from hotel in Istanbul, which is right in front of the Grand Bazaar, talk about location, location, location...

Work is going fine, as planned, in fact better than expected. And apparently the wateva** wasnt that bad afterall. It's a hectic schedule, we have at least 2 meetings and a factory visit in a day.. and since Istanbul retires at 7pm, our working hours feels like forever. We even work on weekends on this trip!

Enough on the boring stuff.. now Istanbul.. so far it's been great minus the fact that I lost my purse during prayers in the very Blue Mosque. Still hasnt changed my perception on Istanbul though but my spending MUST change tremendously now since I lost a qtr of my allowance! I blame myself entirely cos I did not put the bag in front of me, but letak tepi which i can only observe during standing or rukuklah. Nampak sgt jarang2 sembahyang kat masjid, takde skill. I think it would have happen in Msia too.. cos u just cant trust ppl la nowadays, even in such holy place. But one thing worth noting, the locals are very helpful and attentive when they learnt that I've lost the purse, especially in their beloved landmark. I've got 2 young girls who offered to follow me around as translator, tourist police who accompanied us to the police station and even comforted me, and the policemen.. they're are so hospitable.. i mean they really take pity on you rather than start nagging or making fun on your carelessness..

Due to that mishap, we only manage to visit the Blue Mosque and skipped Hagya Sophia cos it was already close once the police report was settled. Next time la kot since our hotel pun just a nice half hour walk from there. Thursday pegi Bhosporus cruise. Then maybe tgk the traditional 'tarian perut' on friday. to make up for the weekend that we have lost here.. hahahaha.. excuses!

Food is 'still' great but damn expensive lah! Weather is the best.. I really love it.. but then again, it's only summer over here.. i think it's the best time to visit Istanbul anyway..

Oh well, more later. Going to Ankara this weekend, slight change of plan, which is oklah jugak.
hope to go Cappadocia but it's just wishfull thinking

Btw, called insurance, they cover my lost under the travel insurance policy.
My advice is, for those travelling, pls take the insurance.. it will help to keep u sane when things like this happen.. that's y I still can afford to be here... emotionally..

New gadget alert!!

Currently blogging using my spanking! new! laptop! via wireless! connection! at home! ie on my bed without all those hideous cables ..coolness or what??

oklah jakun sikit..
and yeah all these stuff did cost me few mths savings la.. but I deserve it, according to Mr.. who is a very big (influencing) factor for this unplanned acquisitions
but looking at his excitement and enthusiasm at the PIKOM pc fair last weekend, i just cant resist la.. so terus decide to buy. have to admit, i am happy because he is la rather than anything else..
kill 2 birds with 1 stone u see
making him happy by getting myself something new and usefull..

Thank you sayang for all the installation stuff!!!
We should start charging our student neighbours a small sum for internet usage la
couple that with free AF viewing on Saturday soon.. i might be able to cover cost by the end of next AF season i think..
Brilliant!

Bali and Istanbul

The trip to Bali was eventful. In short, we missed the flight cos silly me didnt know that our passport has to be valid for another six mths (thought it was 3 mths je). had to forgo the departure that day and buy another ticket for both of us on the next day at 4pm instead of 10am.. so rugi 2 hari.. and the flight that day got delayed for almost 2 hrs, by the time we reach Bali, it's almost 11pm. And since we have to fork out extra money to replace the tix, budget lari so was quite on a tight budget... We did enjoy ourself though.. went for some sightseeing (though i wasnt particularly happy with it), lepak @ pool, lepak hard rock, shop for some craftwork for our new home and of course spa! Puas hati la, but if you're asking my opinion, i prefer our first honeymoon, Phuket.. it's cheaper, definitely better beaches, great food, and more relaxing.. u wont have dozens of ppl following u around trying to make a living out of u.. and u cant never beat Thais hospitality..

Next week, I'm going to Istanbul for 2 weeks on business trip..
that should be interesting since i was just dreaming about a trip to Turkey recently - biasala.. org baru balik holiday.. Only thing is Mr wont be around la, dgn final exam.. so definitely cant expect a surprise visit or something like while I'm there.. sigh...
nak buat mcm mana.. rezeki takat tu je..
but mmg syukur and looking fwd to it even though there's an obvious catch to this..
more abt it later..

Off to Bali..

..to make a baby!

I never know the true meaning of guilt untill..

Cerita pasal semalam , cos i meant to blog this yesterday but didnt have time..
ok, yesterday.. the stupid wateva** made us stayed at work till late. I went back at 9pm, leaving most of my staff behind for few more hrs..something i never did before...the leaving them part.
I dont really mind la, knowing that i'm already 75% to completion of the tender submission, but when all these last minute wateva** happens..it's sooooo irritating

ok, the staying back, the last minute, the tiredness mentally and physically, is NOTHING compared to my guilt of making Mr wait from 5pm in the car! 4 bloody hours cos he was too tired/lazy to go elsewhere.. or maybe cos i keep on telling, kejap lagi, kejap lagi.. but my kejap keep on moving from one hour to another... i was drench with guilt when i finally went down, open the car door, and saw him smiling, as usual..
and just when i thought i can never be any guilty-er, i saw the pink rose on the passenger seat..
and remembered it's our anniversary..
not! haha.. (i'm still consoling myself by thinking of a worse situation)
it wasnt our anniversary, but the rose was a surprise, just because, just because he arrived early at 4.00pm.. and that makes it 5 HOURS... !

i could have called him and arrange for later time.. but the wateva** wasnt planned and i'm left feeling lousy all nite.. and a little bit more this morning

did i mention that my staff left around 11pm.. i'm numb by guilt..

Legend
** - ambiguity intended, can be a person, situation, task, wateva .. so that the author can keep her job : )

(Get) Lost!

Update.. Link in last entry tu silap... spoil je kan..but here's the correct one.

Semalam layan DVD Lost, whole of season two.. sempat sapu rumah, lipat and gosok laundry, cook tea AND dinner over it.. PUAS HATI!!

But I think I got overdosed, had series of nightmare last night.. plane crash la, unidentified monster chasing me in the jungle la.. weird dark places.. visions of this and that.. in the end didnt get much sleep. but i think the monster was actually the fact that we've got this HUGE tender to submit.. and that (they put me in charge of it and) i've got a long way to go even though i was at work whole of saturday.

yeah.. this beeeg daaaark monster..

Joy to the World!!

This kind of good deeds seldom happen here..

So HERE people, go, be entertained and enjoy it!

Hope it makes your day, it has definitely made mine!
It's better than panadol activefast, i tell u..

Thanks Naura for the lead!

Bye bye SJ

Today whole family finally moved to this new township.
And that means, after 15 yrs witnessing Subang Jaya develop and mature, we have to part. Thank God to the the massive ongoing contruction along its main veins, leaving SJ is not as bad as i thought it would be.

And it's great that i'm working in PJ now, at least I still can get my monthly dosage of S.Parade trips on my way back. Dont ask me why, but S.Parade - however boring and 'elderly' it may be - is just a lovely place for a stroll, esp when u have nothing specific to do.

10 Things i'll miss abt Subang Jaya

1. Bawang merah cafe
2. Subang Parade
3. SS15 and the array of mamaks (and DVDs) it has to offer
4. The 24/7 drive through McD and the notorious rojak/cendol across
5. Kedai makcik apetah yg jual nasi lemak, lontong and pulut kuning yg the best in the world (in SS19)
6. The convenience of being oh so near to SJMC and all my company's panel clinics
7. 3 Shell stations
8. Carefour (and the bargain sushi shopping after 9pm!)
9. The fact that my bro's gf is actually my fren's sister's friend who is also best friend to my mother's friend daughter who dated my friend's brother.. it's just mad..
10. Highwaysss to choose from (NKVE, KESAS, NPE, Federal.... err KTM commuter)

10 reasons why i easily warm up to this idea of moving hse

1. It's a new life
2. With a new person
3. In a place that feels like a real HOME..away from the hustle n bustle
4. The cheap and yummy nasik lemak stall just a block away
5. Less jam
6. Less jam
7. Less jam
8. Less jam
9. Less jam
10. Less jam

Oklah.. i guess i'll miss Subang anyhow!

Last weekend this and that...

Last weekend, we went to watch "Prime".. oklah..very 'relaxed' type of movie.
I must say the escalator to GSC One Utama is quite a challenge for those who r afraid of height.

Also got ourself a dvd player using the Jusco vouchers we got for the wedding. Best gila, just browse ard, pick up what we like, (which was the most expensive there mind u!) without much berkira-kira. Pull out the bunch of neat denominated pieces of papers.. and voila! We are now the proud owners of a dvd cum karaoke player.. jakun gila!

Anyway, I'm now into gardening, though my definition of gardening is just to ensure siram pokok every day, pull them under the shed during fierce rainstorm, and occasional weeding.
But it's now a challenge with the existance of the new DVD player. Sunday, I spent hours watching movies after movies which is an achievement to me, given my veryvery short attention span.

See, that's y i dont think blogging is for me anymore.. i'm so dead boring.

Just to spice things up a little.. ponteng work on Monday, followed mama on her hunt for slabs/curtain/etc for the new house.. but today, first thing i do when arrived at the office - applied for leave like any goodytwoshoes does. Mann...

Evolution

Hi again. I dont know how long this will last, but I'm giving myself a chance again..

It's funny when I read the last entry I wrote. It was somewhere between a wedding preparation (ticked!), due promotion (ticked!), moving houses (ticked!) and an exciting new venture(ticked!).. and now here I am again, at quite a busy point of my life, in between another promotion, another house shift, another new venture.. and attending weddings of friends and relatives. It makes me wonder and think back a little. I've just noticed that when life hits me bad..it's serious business-in every ways, but when it's all rosy and peachy.. damn, it is ALL rosy and peachy! Alhamdulillah.. what can I say.. thank u Lord!

So I'm back, this time as a Mrs. Staying in a new remote yet peaceful place with my favourite roommate ; )

Ok, let's not be too fairy-tale like and bring out the truth

The truth is i'm so bloody happy that boss in considering another promotion even when i just got one last yr.. unexpected, really caught me by surprise this time! He even tells me I deserve it and blablabla.. so kembang man! But...but.. I cant really share it with anyone yet, cos first, mmg tak confirm lagi.. nanti tak dpt kang malu, then secondly takut appear as berlagak pulak escpecially after assessing my peers punya positions now.

Nasib baik dah kawin, ada jugak org to share P&C info with..ehehehe

Oh btw, I'll try to not turn this place into a typical married ppl's blog with my hubby this n my hubby that.. no offend but I cant stand it.. so just in case my subconcious mind is at work..this is my pledge (to try)