MAKAN TIME

2003-11-29T22:41:00.000+08:00

Jika Kau Bercinta Lagi....

Jika Kau Bercinta Lagi
by Alleycats / Flop Poppy

Jika kau bercinta lagi
Cintalah sepenuhnya
Jika kau bercinta lagi
Jagalah kau hatinya

Kau yang memilihnya
Tanpa memikirkan tentang diri ku

Kini aku hanya dapat berdoa
Agar berbahgia kau di sampingya

Jika kau bercinta lagi
Cintalah sepenuhnya
Jika kau bercinta lagi
Jagalah kau hatinya

Aku tak dapat menghalang
Engkau punya kemahuan sendiri
Biar ku hidup mengenang peristiwa
Yang tak dapat ku lupa

Kini aku hanya dapat berdoa
Agar berbahagia kau disampingnya
Selamat tinggal
Aku mengundurkan diri
Aku mengundurkan diri

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I'm having this song on repeat mode. As the song goes on the last 2 lines...Yes! I am leaving...this virtual world. I cannot promise if I will return or gone for good. I need time by myself and organise my life.

Thank you for a splendid time here...the frenz I made...the "enemies" I never knew I had any...and the smiles that you guys made. I will still go out with the MakanKakis but will not update this blog.

I am reachable on MSN at moshg@hotmail.com.

Good bye and thank you.

2003-11-16T13:07:00.000+08:00

Hari Raya Songs
I believe everyone has their own favourite Hari Raya songs. Despite whether you are shopping, cleaning up the house or even baking cookies, the songs never failed to bring out the spirit of Hari Raya. I have my own favourites. The oldies are still the best! Bringing you back to your childhood memoirs. Remember the songs from Hir Amir and Uji Rashid ... Sharifah Aini and also Indra Sharil. Those are the happy ones...and I bet everyone even kids had memorize the lyrics.

Of course there are some mellow and "sob sob" songs. My favourite would be Aishah's (I can't remember the title. Anyone wanna help ? ) but its a song for lovers who were in love or falling out of love. If you listen to the lyrics very carefully its about hopes... hoping that her lover would be back on this special occassion. Its the kind of song where you miss someone and reminiscing the good old days when you were with that special someone. Someone who were there in your life or who is no longer in this world. Romantic and sentimental isn't it ? But be warned! Never play this songs on a repeat mode! The feeling of loneliness might just get over you.

Too bad I was never good enough in anyone's heart for this song......anyway, here's the lyrics: -

( ...Sayang
Di hari yang mulia ini
Ku pohon keampunan
Hanya satu yang ku pinta
Pulanglah... )

Termenung ku sendiri
Memendam rindu tidak menentu
Kasih suci murni yang kita bina
Hapus hancur oleh kata fitnah

Di pagi hari raya
Hati sayu mengenang dirimu
Mudahnya kau menggantikan diriku
Seolah cintaku tak berharga

( korus )
Apakah suratan
Aidilfitri satu titik akhir
Sekian lama bercinta
Kau tiada di hari mulia

Keampunan ku pohon
Sekiranya aku yang berdosa
Pulanglah ku merindui mu sayang
Ku menanti dengan hati rela ( jiwa raga )

( ulang dari korus )

Pulanglah kepangkuan ku oh... sayang
Ku menunggu mu di hari raya

........

2003-11-12T13:35:00.000+08:00

heRDa'S bIRtHdAY at sAMAR

The place......

The Birthday Gal.....

The company....

The food...

The ambience.....

What can I say..?!?!? Iftar yesterday with the great kakis....great food...had a great time !! Cubalah....

Note: Due to the fasting and fab food spread, the pictures are a lil shaky.... mengigil!! hehe....

2003-11-10T18:48:00.000+08:00

Milik siapa kah gadis ini....Sudirman

As I blog from the office and await for the azan Maghrib, the DJ played Sudirman's song. Very sad....hehehe...Anyway, I'm still in the office. ALONE! Everyone has gone home...since its Monday. Blues lah katakan...

I'm having Prata telor bawang and kosong with dalcha campur for my break fast. Got it from Maxwell Food Center...Power!!! They are very generous with the ribs n meat in their dalcha.

Hmmm...its already been 15 days of Ramadhan. wooo hoooo...15 days more to go.
Hehehehe... quite frankly its actually kinda sad to leave Ramadhan. As everyone knows its the month of forgiveness and repent. Not forgetting a month of giving too. Ever wonder what if this is your last Ramadhan...? When can you repent and get back all the good deeds that you have lost along the way.....

Believe it or not...tears are running while typing this. I'm not sure if its the Quran reading on the radio or me suddenly miss of my late grandma....

2003-11-09T08:20:00.000+08:00

Quote for the Day

Tiada orang akan jadi miskin bila bersedekah.

2003-11-07T02:57:00.000+08:00

Baby Boy

First of all I would like to congratulate my friend cum colleague Zarinah who gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Shafiq. This will be her third child after Nur Sabrina and Afiq Sufyan. The delivery took place on the 4th of November at Thomson Medical.

She will be on maternity leave for 2 months and I will have to do her job *sigh* .... The next 2 months is gonna be hell for me...heehehhe....

2003-11-07T00:13:00.000+08:00

Quote for the day....

"Betulkan diri sendiri sebelum mengatakan orang."

2003-11-04T13:52:00.000+08:00

Patience

Cobaan....My patience have been tested alotta times this Ramadhan... May Allah bless me with great patience to go thru this.....

2003-11-03T00:52:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday NuRynn

Selamat Ulang Tahun ke-20. Semoga Allah murah kan rezeki mu dan semoga sihat selalu.

2003-11-02T14:54:00.000+08:00

Such a Wonderful Ramadhan....

You have to agree with me that this year's Ramadhan has been a wonderful one. Although its just like a week we have been fasting and yet look at it - it has been raining for the last few days. For some, rainy days make them more hungry but if you look on the brighter side, its not that hot and don't lose water that much. Ramadhan was said to be the hottest month as to test on our Iman or patience on fasting month.

Anyway, I'm telling you this bcoz I just woke up around Zohor just now...hehehehhe...Nice weather to sleep..hehehe. Dah macam puasa setengah hari seh. This is partly due to the fact I did not sleep last nite till 7am.

Insyallah if the weather permits, I might just drop by to Geylang Bazaar. Just to look see look see. I doubt there is anything new this year apart from the "dendeng" - BBQ beef slices which was getting more expensive. I remember last year, I wanted to taste the "dendeng" at this stall and for 100 gram, you get one miserable piece! That's not all, the piece was slightly heavier...maybe 110 gram or so. The makcik was soooo calculative that she cut that 10 gram away! Pelokek nyer mak cik! Hanya Tuhan membalas jasa baik mak cik!.

So maybe tonite I'll report on my blog what's new and hot at the bazaar. (..other than fashion parade of girls in skimpy dress walking around in Geylang Bazaar..ish! Ya Allah, kuat kan Iman ku! )

2003-11-02T01:44:00.000+08:00

Iftar @ Pasir Ris
My family was invited to my auntie bibi's house for iftar together. Now, she's Farhanna's granny and she's a great cook. She cook Nasi Rawon with the works!!! She made the sambal sotong (my fav), serunding, paru / begedil, mee goreng all by herself !!! On top of that, Murtabak, kuih-muih and bubur are laid for our breaking fast.

Sorry no pics of the food I had...its fasting month...but in case the list of food above made you drool, I'm sorry..hehhe

The rest of the time after break fast, we entertain ourselves with my cousin - Sani's, Xbox. It was fun but I lost most of the game. Need more practise heheheh ...... maybe someday... maybe someday....

p/s: I miss somebody ......

2003-11-01T00:45:00.000+08:00

Slack seh this week...

It was a very slack week for me....work was boring throughout this week. The server got crashed and whatever data of last month went kapoot. I mean what kinda IT dept would do backup of the server on the same one. That leaves some of my colleagues frustrated. They had to key in the data back again MANUALLY for data dated 30 Sept onwards. I pity Zar and Wdt who had to work late on Thursday and they had to break their fast with simple meal. Does that pay off the hard work? No...!!! The next day the IT dept came back to us and said the data that my colleagues did were not capture at all...Arrrrghhhh!!!!

Apart from this Mumbo Jumbo thing, fasting was great. Alhamdulillah the weather was fine. It rained on and off for the last couple of days. The journey home was splendid. I had to drop by at Bedok for a while before heading home after work. There was a heavy rain pouring starting from the highway. Visibility was low for the taxi driver but he manage to send me home safely. I saw the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen. Imagine this... a very heavy downpour hitting the taxi with poor visibility then came sunset at the end of the road. Its like a saying goes" Follow the light" ...Subhanallah...I love maghrib. Of all the things, I had to forget to bring my camera....Duh!

Oh! before I forget, I manage to break my fast with The Makan Kakis on Thursday night. It was at Ganges Restaurant. The one at Peninsula Plaza. Its a part of Komala's. For just $8.50 buffet dinner, you get to eat north indian food such as white rice, bryani, noodle, assorted curries and desserts. Free flow of Roti Naan and Coke. Murah kan???

Anyway, we celebrated Nurynn's advance birthday there....

2003-10-25T07:48:00.000+08:00

What's Cooking with Chef NuRynn
Hello. Welcome to "What's Cooking?". Today we have our special guest - a chef who came all the way from Far East (Pasir Ris lah!). Let's welcome Chef Nurynn. *Applause*

The recipe for today is - Python Curry. Its a special delicacy in the Far East. This dish is normally served during festive seasons such as Deepavali. The best meat is to find a Yellow or an Albino Python. These are a few simple steps on how to kill the python....

Step 1: Put the pyhton around your neck like this.

Step2: Position your hands firmly on the snake. One on the tail and the other slightly below the head. ( Does a snake has a neck? hmmm...)

Step 3: To make the killing less painful, give your most cheerful smile. (Jadi ular tu mati dalam imaan~~) Squeeze the snake slowly just below the head. Keep doing this until the snake is motionless.

You can have 2 dishes with this 2 metres python. You can either cook curry with bryani or fry them like nuggets. You can fool your friends as if they are eating bryani chicken or chicken nuggets. Yes! Snake DO taste like chicken. Try it today!

Note: This is for humour purposes. No snake was killed nor injured during this filming.

2003-10-23T02:29:00.000+08:00

Colourful Deepavali

Naan and Keema. Sedap...

Deepavali deco...

More deco.....

These are actually lamps. I dunno how it works.

Quench your thirst with coconut juice.

Cookies......!!!

Colourful clothes...

Sing your way home.....

2003-10-22T02:49:00.000+08:00

More pics less talk....

Mee Tom Yam from Makan House

A stall named Hensem Burger at Makan House.

Serangoon on Deepavali Mood.

NO! Forget it! They don't sell moon cakes here.

Some artwork at Esplanade

The serene view from Esplanade.

2003-10-19T22:50:00.000+08:00

Changes.....
Parkway Parade....this used to be my playground...

2003-10-14T21:52:00.000+08:00

The ONLY best thing to do on this nice weather....

My dear Socks is the only part of the family that doesn't need to work nor school. Just sleep, eat, play and sleep again. Soooo manjaaa~~~...kalau boleh cakap, mesti dia nyahut...Jeles ker per..hehehe

2003-10-12T16:56:00.000+08:00

Old Friends....

I've invited some friends over this evening...but no news from them. Below are their pics in case you recognize them.

Thank you...(khekhekehkehekhe)

2003-10-12T16:49:00.000+08:00

Will the real Moshee please stand up!

2003-10-08T01:15:00.000+08:00

errr...Do I know you?
The server was too slow at werk. After 2 days of complains to the IT dept, nothing was done. Really slow. Very unproductive at all. Not until my manager highlight this matter to the Finance Director. Then everything was done as wanted and at the fastest time. Hahahaha.....the power of email..hehhee.

Anyway, as you all notice I hardly got time to update my blog. So sorry. However I am beginning to get a few surprises from the tagboard.

Firstly it was from an old friend. Someone I know during my dayz in Darul Arqam. Her nick is Abeerah. You can visit her blog which can be found on my links. We go back all the way to 1997. Those days when I was a truly insomniac. I would surf or chat from after maghrib till after subuh. I met alotta people in the net. Some I can remember...while others.. hmmm.. let's say it was too many people that I met and chat.

Anyway, it was nice to hear from you again after all this years. Oh! I think her job deals with kids with autism. These are the people who Allah gave plenty of patience to carry on their live everyday. I salute u! and you too the one sitting at home and yesterday ate her mama's bryani...heheheh you know who you are!

I just notice a tag from Fai. Asking me if I was from Dunman Sec. errrrrrrrr........this is scary! Could she be my schoolmate...or maybe someone she knows from there...stay tune to find out! hehehhe....

The saga continues....

2003-10-05T11:32:00.000+08:00

Swinging Single
I spent my Saturday alone yesterday..It was fun! I had my tuition. I had the same class but this time 3 girls. The worksheet given was on the topic of "Angles". Which by the way is my favourite topic. I manage to do the sums very fast but the girls don't seem to understanding the concepts of 180 degrees in a triangle. One was very curious and ask alotta questions, one was very quiet and slow but too shy to ask. The other one well...lets just say smart but not interested. Now I understand why they assigned male tutors to the boys and female to the girls. We are suppose to be a so called brotherly and sisterly figures to these kids otherwise they would be too shy to ask questions.

Anyway, from Madrasah, I decide to catch Underworld. Somehow on the way to the cinema, I pass by a karaoke lounge nearby. $7 per person which include one drink and you can sing from 3-6pm. So I got a room all to myself. I mean if you can't sing, would you show it to others? hehehhehe...so I stayed till 6 and I manage to sing all my favourite songs by BoyzIIMen, Alleycats and Wings. "Rashidah utama~~ sebuah kubur cinta~~~.....ehkehkehehe..

Left the lounge and rush to the cinema but was only dissapointed when I got to know that "Underworld" showing at Midnite. Darn!....So I walk out and nowhere to go. A bus 961, I think, stop in front of the theatre. Without any 2nd thots, I hopped in and prepare for a lonnnng ride to Woodlands. Its fun you know to get lost in a bus. Anyway, you can enjoy the sight seeing around Singapore for the price of less than 2 bux.

The bus passby Chinatown, Bukit Timah, Kranji..and I don't know where else..hehehhe...I know where Al-Ameen now! heeheh. I had been there before but didn't remember the name. Yes! they serve GOOOD food. No! I did not eat there. I reserve a day outing with the Makan Kakis to try the food there.

Despite the air con in the bus, there were too many people and I cannot feel any cool air. I perspire in the so call "cool" bus. The heat was unbearable. By the time I reach Woodlands, I'm all drained and drenched.

I went for a short round Causeway Point and I had to get a drink. Stop at LJS for a quick dinner. I felt uncomfortable sitting near to the door as if its an exhibition. People who came in would look at what I eat. I HATE THAT!!! DON'T THEIR MOTHER TEACH THEM THAT ITS RUDE TO STARE!!

I got myself a shirt and ready to leave the place. I took bus 168 which went all the way to Bedok. Another longg ride. I am already beat by the time I reach home. I had shower and sleeping was not a problem after that. It was fun by tiring.

2003-10-03T13:47:00.000+08:00

Product Kecantikan

I discovered the secret of their youth is to stay in front of your PC almost the whole day. Let the radiation from the monitor cleans out the wrinkles off your face...and whitening too....!!! hehehehehe. Jangan marah...

Esplanade niari ????

2003-10-03T13:45:00.000+08:00

Puisi Anyone ??
Came across this blog for the puisi lovers......

2003-10-02T22:51:00.000+08:00

The Face of The Night....

2003-09-28T02:38:00.000+08:00

Mummy! My head was suck by a vacuum cleaner.
I went to meet the Makan Kakis again today. Yeah! some of you may ask.."Not xian meh you see the same old face?". My answer would be..."Not unless the same old face got a new hairdo!" hehehe...

Herda and Nurynn had their hair rebonding...while me..I just had mine cut short. Nurynn look so different from that norm pony tail and curly hair to something younger look. I tell you JAMBU!!! Don't take my word for it. Go to her blog and see it for yourself. (Cepat cepat upload...aku promote kau ni!)

I am not saying this because we are friends but from a guy's point of view. We took so many pictures...mostly hers and Herda's. Some of the pics and poses can make u melt! heheheheh....and yet some can give u the creeps.

From Bugis to Orchard we stop where ever we think looks good to pose and as the background. At Far East Plaza I decided to have a slight trim too. Have you been to the $10 haircut shop. Actually my normal barber charge the same but with a little care to the hair. I admit this was fast but...till the end, while cleaning me up, instead of blowing the hair off me ( which is quite normal) I had my head being sucked by a ..dig this - A VACUUM CLEANER!!! My goodness I hope the machine did not suck more hair off my head. hehehehhe

2003-09-28T02:16:00.000+08:00

Robert Palmer is Dead
I was in a cab heading for the madrasah when I heard "Addicted To Love" on radio. I was reminiscing the good old dayz of Robert Palmer and the gorgeous ladies in tight dresses. Nodding and singing to the lyrics until the song ended that there was a short message. "Robert Palmer died last night and tonight we are paying a tribute by playing all his classic hits on Robert Palmer Special tonight at 8pm" I was like...what ???.. I dunno much about him but I remember his songs like "She makes my day" or with The Power Station - "Some like it hot". If you know these songs...I'm sorry but its a sign of old age...hehehhehe..

Some how the sadness was a temporary... soon the music came back with "Come On Eileen" by Dixie Midnight Runners. There we go me singing and moving to the song again. Its a Saturday, don't ruin it. hehehhe...

2003-09-27T12:44:00.000+08:00

Fabulous Friday
Thanks to Ms Anything, I have finally decide to change my pic on the blog...WITHOUT FACE!!. Ada muka hensem gini dia cakap macam Muppet ?

Anyway, I had a blast of time yesterday. I manage to make someone happy yesterday. hehehe. You know who you are. Since I was on leave, I started my day by going to Singapore Science Center. Hehehe..I relieve my childhood again. Even the security look at me differently. hehehe...Best you know. I tried all the "machines" and experiments. Science has always been my favourite subject in school even now.

Spent the evening with the Makan Kakis and Hazel at Komala's Peninsula Plaza. It was fun. We had lotsa laugh. Oh! and to Zai I didn't know you left early otherwise we could chat more. Sorry if I have been a good host..hehehe..maybe next time ya. Anyway, nice to meet you, Zai...and Aza..bring him to join us more often.

The night ends with the jazz performance by Fusion which was led by Effendi. Great voice bro. I was swinging my head and move my body to the jazzy beat of the base....ahh...miss the old days of clubbing.

I slept soundly last night after a lonnnng day. I had fun.

2003-09-25T19:29:00.000+08:00

Linkin Park in K.L

Yupz...You heard it right. Just read Masri's blog and me thinking...I might be going to KL on Saturday, should I get the tickets ? Hmmm.....

To go or not to go....to go or not to go..........

2003-09-25T17:33:00.000+08:00

Asam Pedas Johor...

This is the Asam Pedas Dish which was serve in one of the fast food in City Square. The picture is courtesy of Ernie who went down to JB to take this pic for me. Thank you.

2003-09-25T17:21:00.000+08:00

Its a Miracle

I had my good rest today. Must be that strong medicine. Slept like a log...btw how does a log sleeps? Anyone? eheheheh. Anyway, manage to wake around 3.30pm when my mum reminded me to see the Doctor.

It was still drizzling but its a short walk to the polyclinic. My temperature was taken by a very cute nurse. I had to wear a mask because of my cough and temperature was 37. She ask me "Nak saya pakai kan awak mask ini?" Haiz cair~~~ Being a mentelman..err I mean gentleman..I reject that offer...heheehhehe

See the Doctor...aiyoh so lor soh wan. Ask me why I didn't go for my eye test and the blood test which they have arrange earlier. I mean if your nose stop bleeding, would you spent more money to know why it bled? Wasting time.
Anyway, I don't think I can claim from my company.

Then the Doctor ask me why I am here for? Immediately when he ask, my cough starts. I forgot to cough when I walk in just now. Yikes! After some observation and test, I was given an m.c. Yipeeee! The best part is after he sign the green chit, my cough and headache gone....Its a Miracle!

I proceed to the dispensary and take my medicine. The same old thing...cough syrup and lozenges. Stuff them in the plastic bag and off to the hawker center to find food. Eh! The rainy weather made me hungry. I can't find mee rebus but I was passing this stall where the Kakak just pour some hot cempedak and goreng pisang. Masyallah....POWER!

There is a lot of things I want to write today....will continue later after the hot goreng pisang!....

2003-09-25T11:11:00.000+08:00

Buat penat jer...
Haiz~ I wrote a long entry, post it and its gone...

Anyway, I'm at home .. sick. Got a very bad sore throat and heavy head. Refuse to go out of my room. I demand my sleep.

eh! sesiapa anda yang ingin nak spook by visiting kita ..tak yah eh! ....perasan seh aku!

I'm resting now while listening to some Hip Hop CD burn by my dear friend Ernie. Thank you.

2003-09-23T13:51:00.000+08:00

Monday Leave
I was on leave on Monday. Thinking of having extend my sleep longer since I never get enough sleep for the past few days...but I was awoken by my dad. There is a half naked Bangla in my hall polishing my floor ! There goes my leave.

I help him to transfer the furnitures to the room. Amazingly I discover we have alotta furnitures that I never knew we had. Once everything is done, I make my move to escape from the chores. So I shower and head down to Pasir Ris where I am spose to to have a workshop @ 1200 hrs.

Upon reaching the block, I couldn't fine any Child care center. These blocks have this underground CD shelter. And yet I still cannot locate the place. After a couple of searching for the place, I finally give up and was already thirsty. The weather yesterday was extremely hot. I was perspiring even under a shade.

Manage to get NuRynn out and send her sis to school. We had lunch at the infamous 24 hours coffee shop. She had a NAG and I had a bowl of Seafood soup noodle. I'm having a bad sore throat and dry cough so I rather not eat oily food. While eating and drinking NuRynn and I chat a little.. ok alott...we stayed till 4.30pm.
I had a few rounds of drinks - tea 'o' hot, hot soya bean (I know I can;t drink) then dessert cold chng tng aka chee kong and last ice milo. I tell you I can't bear the heat.

NuRynn had to fetch her sis and I'm meeting Hazel after school. So we parted and I took bus no. 21. Very interesting ride. From Pasir Ris - Tampines - Bedok Reservoir Rd - Eunos - Geylang the lorong lorong and Kallang. There is where I stop. I tell you around 4 plus or 5, the lorong warm up with people already. I'm talking about the red light district. Happening! You should take the double decker bus and sit on the upper deck. You can see alotta things..I really mean ALOTT...ehehhee

Met hazel for dinner at Amirans. She has another task for me to draw some vege for her science paper. Oh! I had the Steak and Spaghetti while she had her Fish and Chips. Guess what! I was still hungry after that. hahahah... I'm a growing boy.. hehehe...sidewards that is...muahahahah...

Mum called and ask me to be home early to buy dinner. Hazel and I left immediately and head down to Marine Parade Hawker Center. I bought some Mee Goreng / Mee hoon goreng and Mee Kuah. POWER !!!

2003-09-21T22:54:00.000+08:00

Places I wanna go....

2003-09-20T22:52:00.000+08:00

Ugly Singaporeans
I rarely take the train from Pasir Ris to Bedok. Just now I saw the most horrible thing! The train I took from Tampines to Bedok, it need to stop at Tanah Merah Station. There was noone going out but alotta people coming in from that station. Immediately the train door opens, people were pushing each other for seats! My goodness. Talk about Kiasu and it has to be the ching chongs.

There was a cute kid happily walking around the pole and when the door opens, just like a stampede rush through that door and everyone looking for a seat. Due to this a man of age 40's were seen rushing for the seats beside me. At the same time, an old lady about 50's was aiming for the seat too..the man flank for the left and just push the kid and the old lady. You had to see how close the lady's butt to reaching the seat but the man just shove the lady with his shoulder and sit like nothing happens. Everbody saw what happens but he act as if everything is alright. The small kid was crying out of shock...the lady was staring at the man and the man...well, he was just ignoring the world.

Honestly I was a little shock myself. I could have just embarass the man with making a loud remark on how kiasu and so un-gentleman he is ..but then...entahlah, kalau bangsa aku buat.....korang perli.....kalau bangsa kau buat...senyap aje....gasak lah korang.

2003-09-20T22:02:00.000+08:00

Arty Friday
I did quite a bit of work on Friday. Not in the mood to talk. Manage to finish everything before the day ends. I need something to look forward to coz its Friday. Got into the "Makan Kakis Chatroom" Herda and Lili were there. Planned to meet up at City Hall MRT.

I had a very light lunch so I was pretty hungry by 6 pm. I want nothing but rice. We headed down to Marina's Magik Wok. This is what I had......

My Belachan Thai Fried Rice

It reminds me alot of how my late grandma used to cook with long beans cut into small pieces and fried anchovies. Sedapppp...Oh! by the way, LiLi was fasting so we had to wait for Azan before we can consume the food..drooling~~

I wanted to show you this which I got from the JB trip last Sunday....

Check out the Pepsi Energy Cola

Just wondering why this cola is not found in Singapore but only in Malaysia (so far). Its an Energy Cola ...made in Malaysia.. so does that means it contains Tongkat Ali ?? Have Ali join partnership with Pepsi ? Stay tune to find out....

2003-09-18T13:58:00.000+08:00

Too tired
I'm at a cyber cafe near at the old Capitol Building - Chill's Cafe it is called. These is where I used to hang out during my unemployed days 3-4 years back. Wondering why I'm not working? I'm just tired. I barely had time for myself. Work... home... tuition... pratically every day of last week I had my time spent for someone. Too tired to go on.

Its a nice weather today. Alhamduillah. I refuse to be at home and in bed. I want to go out...wandering around town or probably catch a show...Free to do anything, anytime and anywhere. woo hoo....

I left the house at 9 plus with a thought of taking the morning off. The brain is too tired and decide to take bus 36 and stop at Esplanade. Just realise that arts make me relax. Very soothing...wish I have my camera working..arghhh!..

I had a chest pain and a mega headache again. Im kinda worried as the thing is very frequent now. I know that it'll come only when I think too much or not enough rest. Damn!

I will be meeting Herda / Lili and 3na later. I'm not quite sure where we are going but I need a good laughs and makan...Laughter IS the best medicine.

Maybe I'll drop by to spook Apit at her workplace....we'll just see......

2003-09-18T00:14:00.000+08:00

No camera, no shiok

I have not been blogging..due to the bz schedule...however will do so once I fix my camera. I feel "naked" without my camera....hai~~~

Anyway...since this is a food blog, I leave u the pic of kueh lopis to drool...hehehhe ta ta.!

2003-09-12T23:04:00.000+08:00

Its Friday!
Alhamdulillah..everything went smoothly today. I managed to cover alotta duties today. I pushed myself to finish off what ever is outstanding. By the time the clock struck 6..I'm outta here!!! wooo hoooo!!!

My boss's secretary email me on Tuesday to do a personal favour - to make a poster on healthy eating. As I promised, I will hand in to her on Thursday as my hands are quite tight. I did not do it till last night. I don't know what drives me but i kept going and going till I realised that its nearly 4 am. I have to wake up in 3 hours time...arggh!

Manage to get some sleep. The verdict for the poster...? Satisfactory. It pays off..woo hooo! But of course I gave a few designs to choose from. That made my day!

My little niece - Nur Farhanah's birthday was yesterday. Yup! September 11....hehehe. Anyway, her mum decided to throw a party for her at the chalet. Tomorrow going you know....woo hoo ...I can swim... can meet my cousins...can play X-box. Tomorrow should be the day where I have my long awaited rest.

Ms Anything, What Fish and LiLi...if you guys got nothing to do...you can drop by....plenty of food to go around. We can cycle again....

Warning: There will be plenty of food till you can't decide where to start...hehehehehe

2003-09-10T23:26:00.000+08:00

Mission Accomplished
Yippeee! My room is painted! heheh...Syukur Alhamdulillah. I would have taken a pic of my room but....the CAMERA!!! Nevermind...u win some ... u lose some. There was not much for me to do just probably assist the contractor. Only one miserable guy to do the painting. I must say Abang Ishak is very hardworking and knowledgeable in this kind of manual labour. He told me he used to work in PSA before. Doing loading and unloading of containers and cargo. He got laid off from work. He sure can work..!

So ok ... I may be the lazy one here. There is nothing for me to do... just carry my stuffs out of the room and later rearrange them back in. Of course some cleaning up need to be done with the dusty boxes courtesy of my dear brother. Cannot blame him with the delay of his new house and the cramp in his mother in law's place. There are more of his khazanah then mine in this room. Anyway, the room is quite neat maybe need a few more adjustment.

Oh I need to add here that I received a registered letter from SAF. No, its not a reservist letter nor a medical board. Its the letter most SAF men wish they have - The Exemption Letter. Simply means, I am out from the Army. What a waste! After all the training I went thru and the reservist cycle I completed. Now they tell me I'm out...Arrgghh!!!

Maybe the letter would be useful when you are active but I kinda enjoy the challenges I went thru. Its a challenge of the mind and soul. Its a guy's thing I guess...heheheheh...The real reason why I'm out is because of health reason. Yeah...it started from one disease and led to another...and another. It came to a point where I'm needed to take medication daily to control. I'm sure with simple excercise like cycling a few clicks a day would help the disease.
Whatever it is..I'm thankful that I'm still alive.

2003-09-10T06:36:00.000+08:00

Schedules ...schedules....schedules...
Ever wonder why people create schedules in their life? To organize their life, right? What if the schedules are tight and there was no free time at all? I guess thats what happen to me now. In the office..work till late - its the school holidays season and parents taking leave for their kids. Fine. After work, home... that is where love is. No! With the messy state of the house and dusty too. I spent most of the time in my room. I have not watch TV for like nearly a month now. Not good. Still thinking about when can I paint my room.

Although Sunday was supposed to be a free day for me, yet I got plans - friends wedding and picnic with the makan kakis. Honestly throughout the outing, my mind is still at work and home. How I wish I could get everything done with just a snap! Bottom line is...I need a break away from schedules and humans maybe. Just me with no thots on my mind. Sound freaky ain't it? A person who always like to meet people and now want to get away from it all. An extrovert person is a very weird people I tell you. I just learn that I do make impulsive decisions. That is one of my flaws. Something I need to polish on. It may be good sometime but most of the time, I will hurt somebody or maybe myself with that decisions.

I manage to take some time off on Tuesday by myself. I met Hazel to finish off her term paper preparation. I helped her draw diagrams for her Science papers. She was so nice and undestanding that I told her I need some time to myself and maybe will meet her the next day. She left me alone and she parted home.

Yeah, finally I had a peaceful mind. I walk to the City Hall and sat there watching some people doing a rugby training, With the sun setting, the wind blew gently and the lights of the skyline brighten up the evening. Such a peaceful feelings. I should this more often. I definitely need a longer break to really fully charged.

Ok, its 6.30 am now. I suppose to be on leave. Lets hope everything can be done by today.I cannot stand the mess anymore - both the house and my life.

2003-09-10T06:08:00.000+08:00

Monday post.
Being an optimistic person I've always look at Monday as a new start of the week. New opportunity u might say. I was already smiling because of my day off and I want to spend time resting from Sunday's Rendezvous. Was it a success? No...Dad came knocking at my door and ask me to assist the contractor to paint my room. Arggh!....ok fine. Around 10 am, I received a call from a colleague asking to come half day instead of a full day leave. Reason being some mother father son had applied urgent leave and medical leave. Out of 10 staffs in my department, we are down to only 4. So I had to go back to the office to complete the day'z job. Anyway the contractor did not show up till 12 noon. Thats where I have to split for work. In other words, the mission to paint my room was a failure.

The department was so quiet since there is only five of us. Despite the workload, I was so talkative while doing my work. Probably was too excited to share my busy weekend with my colleague. Anyway, the rest of the staffs look half dead on Monday and I have the feeling they just going through motion just to kill the time till six. True enough, about 5 minutes to 6, they have already start to pack up. The department was totally empty except for me and a colleague. My boss was shaking his head when he look at the department's pathetic state....

I left the office feeling lethargy around 8 pm. The body was too weak to do anything else but to rest.

2003-09-10T00:32:00.000+08:00

The one with the letter "S" entry

Sunday
Early Sunday morning for myself out of bed just because of The Big Walk. No...we are not participating...we are just collecting the goody bags. hehehe

Stadium
Stadium was packed. Maybe thousands of people around in colourful clothes and tees. Very warm day.

Sea
Headed to East Coast after breakfast at Boon Keng coffeeshop. We had pratas! All of us rent a bike and cycled up to Bedok jetty and back to the light house. It was only an hour ride...fun but hot lah!

Swimming pool.
Need to shower and dress up for a friends wedding. Drove to Bedok Swimming Complex and had a good shower there. Too bad there was a pervert in the men's room. He does nothing just hanging there and wore a dark shades to prevent people from seeing his eyes. No! the men's room was not THAT bright that he need the sun shades...

Simei
Thats where the wedding was held. Very simple yet the food is great. But for those people who turn up late complained that the food was cold and hardly anything left. Ahh...who cares the most important thing was the nikah. Alhamdulillah it was done and over. The bride was hubba hubba hubba...jambu! The makan kakis were hungry..kesian dorang. i had my lunch at the wedding reception and yet they starve themselves and had only drinks. and the waited for me in the van under the hot sun....sorry eh! So we went to Simei Banquet for a Big lunch.

Sheng Siong
Next destinations to get snacks and drinks for our "picnic" at Sentosa. Nothing much just super cheese and some crackers.

Sentosa
Thats where my relaxation starts. Kamal drove us around the island. Starting from the top..we took the cable car a round trip from sentosa / mount faber and back to sentosa. Thrilling but the cable car to slow ah...hehehhe..We then proceed to pahlawan beach. The view was serene...so calm and soothing. The wind blew on our face as we slowly munching on the snacks. Kamal and I were reminiscing our Army days...(it all started from S.W.A.T - the movie) dunno how sidetrack to that topic...hehehe....The girls went around for some photospree..I rather lay back and enjoy the sunset and the cool breeze of the sea.

Sun and Sand
The weather was kind to us when we reach Sentosa. The sun disappearing slowly as evening falls. Yet before we left the beautiful sunset and the beach. We managed to write "the makan kakis" on the beach. the beach was so nice that ease your troubles away.

Supper
ok...we did not have supper. it was suppose to be dinner.. but i guess from the time we start, we almost had 4 meals on that day alone. hehehhe ..final stop before heading home. I ask for ideas and destinations to go and no one can decide. Immediately when I ask "Durians?" ...a very manja voice from behind came.."Nakk~~" Fuyoh! peh manja....kalau kahwin isteri sound camtu...habis!!! Caiiiirrrrr~~~

For every happy story sure got happy ending rite ? well...wrong! when that nite i wanted to upload the pics. i accidentally pulled the wire from the camera, the monitor show "memory card error"..i tried using another memory card....same thing appears on the monitor. that;s it...its a goner..need to send for repair. i think i need to send to best denki to send to panasonic factory. wonder how much it'll cost...arghhh~~~ $$$$ again!.

Super Sunday....wooo hooo!!!

2003-09-08T11:59:00.000+08:00

Gulp ...gulp....gulp..
It has been a hectic week again for me as work was overwhelm and sleep was never enough. Nevertheless I had a great weekend. My Saturday was spent at Madrasah. My tuition kids did not turn up at all! Not one but all four of them. I have a feeling there must some conspiracy going on..hehehhe. Anyway, I got to teach P5 students. They were smart. Careless in their mathematics but are already thinking about their future. Their ambitions and what they want to do in life. They were very keen in NUS and NTU. They even tell me they want to get at least a degree or a master. Very ambitious kids...May Allah bless these kids.

Floating Lilac saw me @ Parco Bugis Junction. Sorry I did not recognize u in person only from your blog. Next time say hi! to me ya! Like what herda said - Kalau nampak teguh eh..kita tak makan orang.. kita Makan Kaki aja..kehkehkehekeh..

It was a hot Saturday in Bugis. I drank like a camel. (hmm...i was there at the zoo and never seen how a camel drinks) I had a large ice lemon tea from Mac, followed by Teh Ice from some coffee shop, and a super large Mountain Dew shared with Hazel while watching S.W.A.T. How I wish I was still active like last time in the army.

Damn! The contractors are here to paint my room..Gotta go..Bloody hell...almost 12 pm then turn up! I need to go off to work in an hours time!!! Arggggh!

2003-09-02T00:23:00.000+08:00

I can't smile without you....
I woke up early on Sunday morning ready to take the cab and fetch Fau and her niece to the zoo. It was our company's Family Day. It was different then the normal BBQ and chalets, which most people would just come, eat and just leave the mess to the organizing committee. This time at the zoo equip with goody bags for adults and kids. Items in the bag include a poncho, an apple, chocolate, snacks and a bottle of NeWater. A meal voucher from KFC was in there too.

I took loads of pics from my friend's digicam. There were pics of lions, kangarooes, crocodiles n camels. I was amazed with the size of the animals in real life. There was this crocodile which is like 4 meters long and 4 times my size. The lions, they are huge too. The lions roared so loud that almost all the kids nearby rush their parents to see them. The situation turn a little embarassing when the lions were actually mating. You can see blushes when the kids ask their parents what the lions were doing...hehehehehee

Sadly from my camera, I did not take many pictures. My favourite subject will always be humans. This time its on kids.....

Check out the smile on Afiq's face below during lunch.

Now check out when he discovered all the kids had their Kids Meal toy ...except him

2003-08-31T20:25:00.000+08:00

Finally the week is over...
I was really sluggish yesterday. I was supposed to clean up my room again. ( I dunno how many times have I clean up the room for the last couple of weeks) The whole house is dusty. The contractor was suppose to finish within 2 weeks but from the look of it, its still not completed. Refused to go out of my room, I woke up really late yesterday. I felt so lethargy. Mum asked me to buy brunch for her. Well, since I was hungry and its almost noon, might as well get up. The weather was really hot. A short trip to the market and back can really soak my t-shirt with perspire. Had another bath after lunch. Continued with my much deserve sleep.

I was awaken by my alarm around 6.30pm. I need to go to some kenduri arwah in Bedok Reservoir. I was there just to represent my family as none of them could make it. I was very quiet as I didn't know most of the people because the are my cousins relative. I had it all planned. A quick makan after the prayers and off cabut home....I feel different among people I don't know.

When the makan was served, normally its Nasi Bryani, that is where tears start to run down my cheeks. I was not thinking of the dead but to the people whom I last eat bryani with. I got a grip of myself and managed to finish a small amount of the bryani. It taste so much different when you eat with the people you know and the people you don't . I guess I lost my appetite. I don't eat much nowadays. I don't know what got into me. I am NOT myself...

I need a break..definitely. When they say "Laughter is the best medicine", I totally agree. I guess I haven't been a happy person for the last one week. Can a barber cuts his own hair....? Can somebody cheerful, cheer himself up...? I seriously need a long break. I hate to say this but my " old sickness is back" ...I don't think I want to share it here...but the sickness is not good for me. Before it hits me again...I need a rest badly.

2003-08-30T09:07:00.000+08:00

The Poem to the Makan Kakis

As you can tell,
I had a week of hell.
Torn between home, life and work.
When put all together, your plans just go berserk.
With the house in a mess, work is just as bad,
Any further obstacles will drive me mad.
I miss you Nurynn, Herda, Azalia and Bungalili.
You don't know how much I think of you gals daily.
Till this week ends and looking forward to a new start,
I promise you..although we can never be together, we can never be apart.

Hisham Graham

My Life This Week

2003-08-28T23:45:00.000+08:00

Teamwork and Sushi
My company sent me for a teambuilding course. Since its free and out from the office...I like! hehehe... Basically the course is to show how one can be a teamplayer and what kinda teamplayer are you...I'm a Communicator - meaning I'm an extrovert and love to give ideas (mostly silly ones) and yet be aware not to hurt feelings when the decisions are made. I'm friendly and bubbly and easily approachable. To cut the story short....I'm just being the moshee we all know... They sent me to a 2 days course to tell me this ?!?...Tell me something I don't know......

Anyway, the whole day was filled with laughter which made the course more interesting. Oh! not to mention the tea breaks...See what we had just now..

2003-08-28T00:54:00.000+08:00

A Gift From Disneyland Paris
My two colleagues Fau and Kas came back after 3 weeks in Paris. Looking through their pictures make me envy them. They get to see The Eiffel Tower, ride on the gondolas in Venice, get to visit The Leaning Tower of Pisa and even see the original painting of Mona Lisa. Don't you envy them...arrrghh!!! heheheh,

Anyway, this is what they got me from Disneyland Paris....

Yups...its a jester's hat! heheheh. I think I look like a court jester hehehe but then I look like Paddington bear. NAk act cute jer, heheh. Can you see mickey on my hat ? I love the gift. Anyway, thank you Kas and Fau.

ok...I need to turn in early today as I have to attend a course on teambuilding @ Toa Payoh HDB Hub. Good nitez....

2003-08-27T13:46:00.000+08:00

Weak Wednesday
Believe it or not, this Sunday will be my first time going to The Zoological Garden. Yeah! First time! When I was young I never had any chance of going there. Most of the class excursion would be either Science Centre or Jurong Bird Park. I guess that's when my lurve for Science bloom. Anyway, my colleagues "forced" me to go since its a company's family day. I will sure bring loads of pics this Sunday, Insyallah.

I'm not sure what happen to me lately but I have not been myself lately. I feel tire easily, lost appetite (except yesterday cos of herda's mama bryani) and lack of sleep. I read somewhere before that the positions of the planets including earth plays the mood in your life. I know it effects the animal but humans...??? Allahualam...

Meanwhile, did anybody see this today ???

2003-08-26T00:06:00.000+08:00

2003-08-24T04:50:00.000+08:00

Asam Pedas with Ikan Pari
Initially the idea to go down to Raffles Place was to get some tarts as souvenirs for my agent who going back to Dubai on Friday. Got a tip from Joops who introduce me to a shop in Arcade Center who sell pineapple tarts in plastic containers. Somehow my colleagues were not to keen on the pakaging as the last time we bought kuih baulu, they turn mouldy upon arrival at Dubai. Anyway, thank you Joops for the tip!

We decided to put the search on hold as we only got 1 hour lunch. So we head down right to the end of 2nd floor. There we found a small Nasi Padang stall. Upon seeing the dishes, immediately I know what I want to eat. You see I was never a fussy eater but I do have some favourite dishes. A standard plate of Nasi Padang for me would be - Asam Pedas with fish (any fish...preferably sting ray), two vegetables - either fried cabbages or fried greens. I'm not sure if this home renovation thing makes me craving for a hot home cook meal or do I just lurrve Asam Pedas. Its always been my favourite since young. Anyway, I add a spoon of belacan and headed back to my seat.

The moment I sat and put the first spoon of rice into my mouth, I felt a sorta satisfaction. Goodness! The Asam Pedas taste just like home cook! POWER!! Some people sold Nasi Padang the "business way" meaning they would add lotsa MSG or maybe cook with some missing ingredients to cut cost. Whereas some people do otherwise...they put their heart and soul to every dish they cook...meaning how you cook them at home, thats how they cook them for their stall. Now THATS the way it should be... a homecook food ! If you like it more spicy...add more belacan.

Oh! by the way, the stall is located @ 2nd floor of Arcade Center beside the fruits / dessert stall. Do come early as the dishes runs out fast. I don't think I can reveal the name of the stall as that would be a kinda advertisement. hehehehe

P.S: a perfect kind of Asam Pedas for me would be with daun kesum and the fish has to be sting ray. I can go for a few helpings of rice and can even drink it like a soup. My MIL-to-be make a very vicious Asam Pedas...Hazel, if you are reading this... learn from Ibu and I would love you more....hehehehehe.

If this entry makes your mouth watery or a sudden cause of hunger its totally un-intentional.

2003-08-23T08:01:00.000+08:00

Saturday spins...
Oh! I've fulfilled my craving for NAG...I got it last nite @ Kg Chai Chee Restaurant @ Telepark Tampines. Hazel had a bowl of Tom Yam Soup with rice. The Tom Yam was cooked with coconut milk to make it thicker. I prefer the original spicy Tom Yam Soup.

Talk about soup, may I suggest if you work ard Tg Pagar or maybe around that area and can't decide where to eat, may I recommend you the Amara food court. I'm not sure if I can mention the name of the stall here, cos it would be an advertisement. Then they have to pay me. heheheh..but the Tom Yam is just like the original Thai soup. With a generous helpings of the fresh fish, sotong and prawns. Its so spicy sometimes you can see alotta chilli padi floating on yr soup. They garnish your soup with some leaves that enhance the fragrant of the soup.

Amara Food Court's Tom Yam Soup

I got to clean up my room again. They gonna paint the whole house soon. The more rubbish I throw, the more they come. I might be going out later for some makan. My colleague can't decide where to celebrate her daughter's birthday....

Happy birthday to Nur Sabrina who turn 7 today!

2003-08-20T22:34:00.000+08:00

I WANT N.A.G.
My day started at the post office early morning to pay my 3 months phone bill. I know with SAM and AXS I can pay my bills faster. (Sounds like a radio commercial) I took a cab to work as I am already late. The cab driver took a detour which is a slight further from my usual route. Being a patient person, I kept quiet.

There was a traffic jam along ECP this morning. If you are a fellow Singaporean you would know darn well there is an accident on the highway when the traffic came to a stop. Just after the ERP, where the minor accident was, wah lah...the traffic is off at the usual pace. Being a patient person, I kept quiet.

The cab almost reach my destination and there was a "P" plate driver ahead who can't decide to turn or go straight. My taxi driver who was behind that car starts to swear...all I heard was..." Chee.....Chee...." Dunno if he was swearing or praying. Being a patient person, I kept quiet.

Upon reaching my office, I asked him to turn in to the backlane. He ask me, "Here?" I replied "Yes!" Again not happy he ask me, "Here?" and with a slightly higher voice i shouted "YES!". I think he was not happy because the lane was kinda cramp and difficult for him to reverse. Being a patient person, I kept quiet.

So before alighting I purposely ask him for the fare. I was fast in calculating it so I know it was $12.10 EXACTLY! You know what ? I don't know if he wanted to ketuk me or pretend to be blurr...he said "Its $14.." with a straight face. Don't mess with my maths mister...Maths is my favourite subject. Bleah!! I yelled "Uncle you need calculator? How come I calculate different you tell me higher fare?" Taxi driver step melatah "err...oh! $12 .." but being a patient person, I paid $12. hehehehe...

Dapat 10 sen discount hehehehe...teringat Sudin nak mintak pinjam boss duit...kena hang sikit dah melatar...kkekekekeke....

Of course not all taxi drivers are like that. Only a handful...I've met some friendly and helpful ones too...

Thanks to the conversation between Ms Nurynn and Ms Azalia, I have the craving for N.A.G....must get one by this week! Maybe tomorrow I will try at Ah Moy Street...

2003-08-19T23:04:00.000+08:00

Dangerously In Love
I have been hearing this song on replay mode - Dangerously In Love by Beyonce Knowles. The first time I heard this song was at Groove Theory sang by Nadirah or Nadia & gang, back up by Shakirah n Imran.....How can you resist Beyonce repeatingly say "I Love You". Oh! the song was courtesy of Ms Nurynn who by the way will let Beyonce sing to you when she can't attend your call on her mobile phone. Thank you babe!

The sun was scorching hot in the afternoon. Hardly any clouds.

2003-08-18T22:15:00.000+08:00

Monday Blue Sky

Note: All pics are un-edited...purely Allah's creation.

It was difficult to open my eyes after a heavy lunch, but when I step out to take a short breather, I began to admire the beauty of the blue sky. Subhanallah, it was so nice and so blue.

That wasn't the end...on the way home, I manage to snap a few more pics of sunset. Obviously the best place to be would be on the highway and snaps on Singapore's landscape.

Its as if the gates of Jannah is open....

2003-08-17T01:40:00.000+08:00

Very tiring week
Hi y'all...This week has been hell I tell ya ! The renovation of the house started last Monday. That was the last time I blog. The whole house is in the mess. Dah lah mak tak masak...asyik makan luar jer! This is how my house looks like till today.

Work has been really overwhelming. These few days I'm beginning to feel the stress at work. Probably due to not enough sleep or maybe I think about work too much. I NEED A BREAK!! I know we had the National Day thing last weekends but it was a weekends. I need to take leave to probably K.L and lepak for a couple of dayz.

Adding to this, some bloggers had a gathering last Thursday Nite @ Pizza Hut Suntec City. Terlalu ramai and maaf kalau tak terlayan. We can do this the next time and maybe not on a weekdays. It was such a drag to the office the next day. Sorry I did not take any picture from my camera...the batteries flat!

2003-08-11T22:50:00.000+08:00

Wonderful Monday
Wooo hoooo~~ Ok! I had a very wonderful Monday! Work was great! Manage to finish everything today. Had lunch with LiLi and Azalia. Funny thing when we were at Banquet...everything seems to be nice since its Halal...and yet, we chose to have Chicken Rice instead. Wonder why....

Okay...I bet you all think why this guy is so happy on Monday? I just came back from Ustaz Jalaludin's class @ Masjid Kassim.Sekeras mana pon hati kita, dengar syarahan cair babe.

May I invite you to his class.... Every Monday @ Masjid Kassim right after maghrib. Everyone is invited!

2003-08-11T01:20:00.000+08:00

Spring Cleaning Weekend
Just finish blog hopping and everyone seems to enjoy themselves this National Day weekend. I spend it by cleaning up the house which is due for renovation this coming Monday. *look at the watch* which is today..hehehehe

Found alotta junks or maybe memories of our childhood. Items found: The original set of monopoly / a set of congkak / a sackful of marbles / lots of old photos and toys. There were alotta "remember this...?" and "..when was the last time u see this..?" the whole evening. My siblings went thru the stuffs and gave long thots before letting it go. Sighhh~~~

For the next 2-3 weeks, Mum won't be cooking. I have to eat out.. arrrgh! hmmm... but then again..i get to eat and blog on what I eat. Folks, if you have any new makan place for me to try ...TAG ME! I will be there armed with my camera and tummy! Maybe I will give ratings for the food. What do u think....? (dah macam makansutra ah...Uncle See Toh sorry ah..!)

Anyway, if u have sinus problem or fever, try the Prawn Mee @ East Point's Banquet. They soup taste so good. Try it with their red chilli padis and light soya sauce. If that doesn't work...add a small amount of chopped garlics. Guarantee! sure clear your nose straight away.

2003-08-09T17:41:00.000+08:00

National Day Eve

It was a very long Friday tell you. The National Day Eve started when I received an SMS from Hazel saying that her dad was sent to hospital because he was in pain and was unable to walk. He has a history of gaut. He is not allowed to take any seafood, otherwise his legs will swell.

Hail a cab and off to work after that. It was an enjoyable morning ride in the cab. Probably due to this:

Yeah! a teevee in a cab. How cool can that be. Its only about less than 10 minutes ride to the office. I wish I could stay longer.

School ended early and Hazel was to meet me for lunch. I couldn't get a half day leave due to shortage of man power in the office. Well, as long as I get to see her for lunch is good enought for me. hehehe. We had lunch at Banquet Far East Square together with LiLi and Herda. Unplanned, all the gals - LiLi, Hazel and Herda were in red....(Herda was in red baju Kurung..feewit)

We were taking some photos since the girls look great and the sun was very bright. Took this picture minus Hazel as she refuse to have her pic shown on the net.

Dinner was with Herda, Kamal, Lili, Hazel and me at Zam Zam Restaurant. We had the usuals - murtabak. Kamal had the chicken bryani. I bet it taste just as good as it looks. Yummy.......biler nak rasa bryani ayam mama herda lagi nie....*drool*.

After walking around Bugis, all of us were tired and sleepy...probably after a heavy dinner..hehe. We said our goodbyes and parted at the MRT station. Hazel and I went to an old friends grandma's wake at Jalan Rumah Tinggi. We have not seen each other for some time now, due to our busy schedule. Anyway, we took a cab there and reached around 10pm. Very quiet. The hungry ghost festival has started and Chinese believes that they should not go to any funerals during this month as the dead would pull their souls to the afterlife. Instead, they sent wreaths to represent themselves to the funerals.

What do you get when you put 5 good friends in a funeral? Helluva good time!. It was unplanned but somehow ALL of us came to the wake yesterday altho the funeral started on Thursday. Great minds think alike. These are my best friends who I grew up with. Johnethan / Nelson / Azhari and Zephyr . It was so nice to see them. A word of advice: The next time we are to be at a funeral, stick to 2 people. More than that, we would create alotta laughter. You guyz are a great bunch!

2003-08-07T02:30:00.000+08:00

The Makan Kakis. (feat. aZaLia) - I ain't got no taste.

First of all, just to let you guys know that I'm getting better. I was given medication and I was back to work on Wednesday. The Doctor referred me to the Changi General Hospital' Specialist for a thorough check on my nose. Thank you very much for your concerns and the tags.

Time flew really slow just now although workload wasn't that much. The plan to take another trip to Chinatown for durian feast was the highlight for tonight with the Makan Kakis. We had another blogger joining us...Azalia. Very pretty I must say. A Hetty Sarlene look alike. Friendly too. Nice to meet you. Jangan serik ahhh...whenever you feel hungry and have a craving for any food...Call us!

To NuRynn I know you got fed-up because you can't taste anything. I have to say the taste bud and the nose is VERY important to the food lovers...hehehe...maybe next time okay..I promise. Cheer up! Maybe coz you were sick but I didn't see much of your charming smile today... only your red nose. hehehehe.

Anyway, here are the pics.....Click here for more!

2003-08-05T16:01:00.000+08:00

Bloody Tuesday
Woke up this morning with a blood stain on my pillow. Had a cold in a middle of the night and the mucus (with blood) ooze out while I slept. This is bad. I SMS my colleague that I had to take one day mc.

I went to the nearest clinic to check why this "bloody nose" never stops since the wisdom tooth surgery. It was a long wait. Before you take the number, there is a nurse who will take your temperature. When I told her last night I had nausea and cloody nose. She ask if there was any running nose. TET! I gave the wrong answer and I was told to put on the mask. arggggh~~~

To keep the story short. I was there for my bloody nose but turn out the doctor - Dr Andrew gave me a lecture on healthy diet. Bla bla bla...too young...bla bla bla...eat too much... bla bla bla... should control your diet...yadda yadda yadda. Please tell me something I don't know. After put up some test on my blood and all, I had referral to Changi Hospital for other tests....arrgh.

Now, after lunch, I have to take the medicine and rest.

2003-08-05T01:17:00.000+08:00

Moshee eat your greens.....

Feeling ill the whole day with the bleeding nose and nausea. I manage to control it till the end of dinner at Swensens with my colleagues.
I had a big helping of Chef's Salad with thousand island dressing. I like vinegrette better.

I didn't take much pics as I was controlling myself from puking. Anyway, here are the pics..........

To the Angel who change the pics in this blog. Thank you. Just dont change the layout. yet. I am still enjoying this onel.

2003-08-03T17:35:00.000+08:00

Scorching Saturday

2003-08-02T08:13:00.000+08:00

Bik Piss and Thick Lips..Hubba Hubba Hubba

Time flew slowly yesterday, probably I was in no mood to work cos ITS FRIDAY! hehhehe. I was very hungry in the morning. Of course there is a Hamba Allah who always share what she had for breakfast and that makes my hunger worse.

There is a new Pakistan/North Indian food at Tanjung Pagar called "Zaiqa". It was there first day open there and masyallah, it was their rezeki and they had so many customers. The food is nice. They have Naan, Chappati and Nasi Bryani. My colleague saw an Opening Promotion they had "Free Durian for the first 50 Customers" heheheh...by lunch time, the offer changes to Nasi Bryani Set at only $4.50. I love the deco. The have one small function room in the middle and curtains around it. I think its meant for VIPs or maybe some function room with girls doing belly dancing and serve you..hahahha...notty thots!

After work I went to catch Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life. We manage to get the 7pm show. I just found out from her blog, that NuRynn was there too catching the same movie...hmmm.. Anyway, I was so hungry for Burger King. (Remember their jingles "Aren't u hungry..aren't u hungry...for Burger King now) The auntie who serve me had some pronunciation problem. I asked for the promotion of Deluxe Ranch Beef. When she repeat...Bik piss.. I was lost but just nod my head. Tak nak ketawa ngan kecik hati. Sekali give me Big Fish...Alamak!..I was too hungry to exchange...so just grab and eat.

This time around Tomb Raider was not exciting as before. Maybe I find it a tat mushy. Not much gadget. The only thing that captured my attention was her thick lips....Mak ai....leh cair seh tengok bibir Angelina Jolie. Sigh~~~

I got tuition today at the madrasah. First time meeting the boys after a longggg break. They will be seating for their PSLE this year insyallah. Just like any other ordinary boys...they are just playful. Being a "brotherly figure", we get along very well. ..but too well that only 1 passed their mid year maths paper. I have to be more stern to them. How to be stern when you have a smiley face....? hehehhe....

2003-07-31T21:52:00.000+08:00

Durian Part II
After skipping lunch just now I was terribly hungry. I was so busy that I had only these biscuits for lunch.

The rectangle and chocolate version of the Retro Biscuit.
The hunger got worse when I went blog hopping just now. Someone put her mama's bryani on her blog. grrrr.. Anyway, I left the office SHARP at six. In fact I was the first one to leave the office. Kalau bulan puasa camana agaknya. hehehe..

I went to Chinatown, to get my Chicken Bryani. Its Indian stall dah dey! and yes in Chinatown. After that my sister SMS and ask me to get some of this home for the family....

Durians - King of the Fruits

These ang mohs were brave enough to try out the Durian. They got a one $2 durian and shared on the spot. The lady had to pinch her nose to eat it. She nod her head after putting one in the mouth. I guess its nice except she cannot stand the smell...heheheh..cute!

Refer to the pic above, it shows how durian lovers enjoy eating them outdoor. Its in Chinatown. If anyone interested, please inform me and we'll have one durian makan session. Anyone game ?

2003-07-31T13:48:00.000+08:00

Tiring Thursday

Check out the left side of the picture. Nurynn I just notice this last night. What was it ?

The Durian Party went well..just Herda, NuRynn and myself. I left the office quite late coz i got last minute to do in the office. Went to meet NuRynn around 7 ++ and by the time we reach Compass Point, it was nearly 8 pm. My tummy started rumbling. I knew its already time for dinner. We got a very small table in Banquet. I think the management know about us and its their way to make us eat lesser ... hehehehehe. I finally got to me the jambu yumyum.

Herda had fried mee hoon, I had fried kway teow and NuRynn had the chicken chop. I was still hungry after the dish but gotta make a room for durians later....

We got "some" (9 packets to be precise) durians from Cold Storage. At $1 per packet, it should be good enough to fulfill NuRynn's craving for durian. We found a spot to lepak and enjoy the durians. I tell you, I have never seen NuRynn so quiet and so delightful after the first bite of the durian. You can see thru her expression. .."close your eyes, take a small bite of the durian, feel the smoothness of the durian and slowly raise your 2 eyebrows as its goes through your throat." Do I make your mouth water? hehheh... sorry AcidCrash...hehehehhe

Took some snaps while the gals enjoying the durians. Probably might put up the pics tonite..I wanted to upload them last nite. Too tired and I fell asleep in front of my notebook...I'm not too sure how long...hehehhehe

Congratulations to NuRynn once again for passing her driving test in a single attempt.

After reading Xircuff's, Nat's and ida's blog, I feel like watching the City Of God tonite...The nearest theatre to my office would be YANGTZE. Too bad they play only R(A) movies ONLY.

Well...if anybody feel like watching the show tell me. I don't want to go alone ... heheheheh. (Malam Jumaat...Hungry Ghost Month pun dah start.)

2003-07-30T13:43:00.000+08:00

Durian Party
This call for a celebration. I just receive a call from Ms "Anything" that she passed her driving test. Congratulations! That means we can have a free ride for supper or dinner....yippeeee!!!! hehehehe

Another good news I got was...I got a bonus!!! The bonus was based on your yearly performance. I guess it pays for that late hours to meet the dateline. Alhamdulillah. Allah still love me. *smile*

Well...this calls for a celebration. We are going for a Durian session. Anyone wanna join us? Please email me.. mustaqqim@yahoo.com

2003-07-29T00:36:00.000+08:00

Manic Monday....

I slept around 4.30pm last nite. My insomnia is back! I had a hard time waking up this morning. Manage to go through the day by keeping me busy with work. Knock off at 6 pm sharp. Dont feel like heading straight home. So I walk around Parkway Parade and grab myself a Teriyaki Salmon Burger from Whata Fish. Food always make me happy...heheheh..strange phenomena.

The pic below never failed to make me smile when I am down...They are my colleague's children. Such adorable kids. I know their mum since she was 13 and now I'm watching her kids growing.

Nur Sabrina and Afiq Sufyan

Notice how cheeky Afiq's smile is? hehehehehe

2003-07-28T01:54:00.000+08:00

Free Food Day
Alhamdulillah today is my lucky day. I got free lunch and dinner. The lunch was from Amiran's Cafe catered for their VIP Cardholders. Lucky thing I got NuRynn to accompany me last minute. Most of them came with families. Meaning alotta makciks, pakciks and kids. We decided to have our food outside and looking into the dining room. There were alotta "eyes" looking at the dining table, waiting for the food to be refilled. We were served with Texas Wings, Fried Rice, Fettucini with seafood white sauce, Satay with the lontong, agar-agar, samosa, fruits and drinks. Oh! Did I tell you that its a Free Buffet ? Hehehehe....

Before the reception ends, the kids were treated to a game of "musical chairs". NuRynn and I were laughing so loud that all the people were looking at us. You see, just last Friday, Suria channel played an old Hindi movie - Aa Gale Lag Ja.. (I think thats how u spell it) There was a part in the show where they played musical chairs....ermmm....personal jokes..nevermind.

We left Amiran's and head down to Parco to watch the Amore fit instructors to perform some dances. Basically its aerobics and specially for woman. All I can say is that ..THEY ARE FIT!! Looking at their toned bodies..Wow! Nothing jiggles or shakes when they jump. No sign of flabbiness. Remind me of my old days....which I will not go into details...hehehe. Fit is the past tense of Fat.

Anyway, my day ended with another free meal - dinner at Kampong Chai Chee Seafood. It was my mummy's birthday. I got her a perfume. She personally requested for KENZO after which I introduce to her on Mother's Day. NuRynn help me to choose the latest perfume from KENZO....and it came with a free miniature sample....hehehe...that's yours for tagging along to Amiran's...thank you.

Its 0300 hrs now on Monday morning and I'm stiil online. I can't sleep... Somebody saveeee meeee....!!!

Joop...if you are reading this...I think you're right....I think too much sugar intake causes insomnia.....arrrghh!!!

2003-07-27T13:23:00.000+08:00

VIP Exclusive Invitation
I got an inivitation from Amirans today. Amirans' VIP Cardholder Buffet Appreciation Reception. I don't feel like going out since its Sunday but I might just drop by to see. Ngah lapar nie. Buffet ... Lunch... Amirans... Free... hmmm...Should i go..? hehehehe.

Anyway, it had been already a week since Groove Theory but the memories still appearing in my head. Especially this pic below here.

Due to popular demand, I have to post this pic too for those who love the ORANGE BISCUITS .

2003-07-26T09:14:00.000+08:00

Retro Biscuits
Since I began the topic on retro and food. There is something I want to share with you all. Refer to the picture below, do you guys remember this when you were young? They still taste as good as they were back then.

Being the titbits supplier in the department, I got these biscuits in high demand lately. Probably they reminded us of those days when we were in school. At 10 cents per packet, I bet it was everyone's favourite snacks. I'm not sure what's the name of the biscuit...I think its ORANGE BISCUITS because there is the word "ORANGE" on every biscuits. But if you read the ingredients, there is no orange in it. Isn't that funny.

Insyallah if I remember, I shall try to bring some on next week's makan session. We will order hot milo and dip the biscuits in...yummy!!!

2003-07-24T13:39:00.000+08:00

99 Red Balloons -Nena

Feeling Retro, Class 95 is playing 99 Red Balloons by Nena, during lunch time. One of my favourite songs of the 80's. A song that makes u sing along and feel good.

I was at Parkway Parade last evening. Looking for my barber but he hasn't been around for the past few days. I badly need a haircut. So I walk into a new salon which cost me $20 for a hair cut and wash. Since it comes with a package I dont mind the wash. The whole deal was done within 20 minutes. I guess I look different now. My hair is too short.

I was really hungry after the haircut so I went to Whata Fish for a burger meal. The pictures are self explanatory...heheheh.

2003-07-22T19:42:00.000+08:00

3-in-1
Got a surprise email from a friend, an ex-blogger and a neighbour - Noriz @ no_knee. I was so happy to hear from her. weeeeeee!!!

For those who miss her...this is a photo of her bag which she bought online. Lulu Guiness and I took this when we were in the bus.

2003-07-22T15:50:00.000+08:00

Do not try this at home....office can!
I got bored while uploading some work at the office. To prevent from falling asleep, I got "toys" on my table to keep me occupied. Being curious, I observe closely how gas in the lighter turns to fire. Of course it was dumb as you cannot see the liquid gas change to fire. So I held close to my eyes. Strike the lighter and *POOF*!! My fringe was on fire.

Luckily it was only a small one but the burnt smell was strong enough till the 2nd floor. Probably because my hair is thick. Everyone started sniffing and notice the burning smell. Finally I had to confess and my colleagues laugh at me.

So kids...Never try this at home NOR office!

2003-07-22T10:29:00.000+08:00

Oh! what a night...
Sunday afternoon was spent with Hazel for a drink at Marine Parade Hawker Centre. We had dessert as it was quite a warm day. At around six, I head down to City Hall to meet Herda and Nurynn for the Groove Theory @ Young Music Society. Great performances by ZoZo, Hadi, Nadiah, D'Cruz, Imran and Shakirah. Great work guyz and hope to see more of you guyz. For more info click here.

I had lotsa fun at the gig. Hadi, Imran and Fiq never failed to impress me with their voices. Truly amazing. I'm glad that Nurynn and Herda enjoyed themselves. Initially they felt out of place. The crowd were young and "happening" with the way they dress. As the show starts both of them were either singing or humming to the tunes. You can how people enjoy the performances by the way they applause.

So if you are into RnB or hiphop, do look forward for the performances by the people named above. Support the locals.

2003-07-20T11:55:00.000+08:00

Italian Nite

Firstly a birthday wish to the Birthday Girl - Suhaili @ Bungalili. Hope you enjoyed the mini party we had for you last Friday. Dinner @ Pizza Hut, a walk through Millenia Walk, Marina Square, Suntec City and a freaking Pan Pacific elevator ride up and down 37 floors twice! May your life be blessed with good health and full of laughters. The 7 tudungs are for you to wear one day each for a week. hehehe..

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Yesterday I had to drag myself out of the bed after a wonderful nite of makan, walk and laughter. I have to attend some enrichment class for the students at the Mardrasah. Mr Mansoor Sukaimi was there to show how to learn using mind mapping. The kids are a chaos! They ran around and talking at the top of their voices. It was difficult to control but I love them. They are just playful. It just got worst when its almost noon and all of them complaining of hunger.

When lunch was serve, the chaotic atmosphere turn to a very silent one. I guess everyone, including me, enjoyed the fried rice and chicken wing which was packed for us. Masyallah, dah penat dan lapar, a simple meal can really satisfy your empty tummy..hehehe...Oh by the way, I gave my chicken wing to one of the students as they look hungrier than I am.

After the class ends around 3 plus, I took a long bus ride to Bedok to meet Hazel. By then I was really hungry and thirsty. Its been a long time since we spend time alone. So we went to Swensons @ Changi Airport. Ingat nak makan Popeyes chicken since orang tu "seduced" me during lunch time.
I had the sirloin steak and the Sarsparilla. They served it in a big frosty mug and taste like the original A&W root beer. Marvelicious meal.

I was too tired to do anything, so I head home. After a nice hot shower around 8, I was ready to hit the bed. It was the best sleep I have in weeks.

2003-07-17T23:54:00.000+08:00

Watchalookin'at?

I'm going to a concert this weekend. I shall not tell where or when. All I can say is that I'm looking forward to watch it.

Different faces of moshee...

2003-07-14T23:49:00.000+08:00

Two more row is twos day

How am I going to work with a swollen gum? Hmm....went back to the dentist this afternoon to check what was wrong with my gum. Only to find out that the dentist will not be on duty till Sunday evening. Well, I guess I have to go with a swollen gum then...sigh~~....but I cannot wait to show my colleagues that I have lost some weight..yippeeeee!!

After the dentist, Hazel and I had our dinner @ Marine Parade hawker centre. Our "usual" order would be mee kuah for me, mee hoon goreng for her and we share beef steak (bistik) kuah. Isn't it great to have a stall owner knowing what you want just by saying "Biasa" or "The Usual". We met my sis there who was having mee kuah too! I tell you, I know friends who would come all the way from Pasir Ris or even Jurong West just to have the mee kuah or the soup tulang. Of course..nothing beats Soup Tulang Beach Road. The dish would be even nice if you ask for a plate of sliced cabbages, sliced chillis, sliced onions and a few dashes of light soya sauce. These will enhance the taste of the gravy or kuah and it adds the crunchiness with every bites.

The rest of the day was spent with Socks who refuse to do anything but laze around the house. Picture time.....hehehe...enjoy!

2003-07-14T11:07:00.000+08:00

Sick...Sale...Save.

Still having a slight fever and the gum still hurts not the wound. I'm very suspicious about this. I should have been recovered by now. It has already been a week and I want to go to work tomorrow. Already feeling bad about distributing my work and not to mention bored sitting at home. Arggh!

Despite being feverish yesterday, I know I had to go to Naqia's Pertapis Children's Home Jumble Sale. Initial idea was to buy some coupon, shop around for things and buy food home for the family. Imagine the hard time I had to finish the coupon. I took 4 pieces of t-shirt and thinking that it cost $2 per piece. To my surprise...they have reduced the t-shirts to 50 cents for 3 pieces. Alamak..tepuk dahi seh! Lucky thing there are some of XL sizes around. Manage to get about 6 pieces. I bought some books (not for me, I don't read), some stationaries, baju kurung (not my size), cartoon socks at 10 pieces for $2 (dasyattttt...), 2 boxes of pizza at $8 per box, mee hoon goreng at $1 for 2 packets and last I was down with $1. Finally i bought a cute Winnie the Pooh in Bee costume soft toy at $1 at Naqia's stall. I left the place feeling great that I manage to contribute something to them and also feeling delight with the bargains I got.

One thing I learn from my Dad is that money cannot buy you happiness...but if you give it to charity, the returns is undescribeable. Agree?

2003-07-13T13:50:00.000+08:00

This Romeo is bleeding....

It has been quite a while since I last wrote (I'm NOT blogging). Well, it has been a painful week. As per my previous entry, I'm still in pain. I'm not quite sure why it takes so long to heal. Probably because its the upper tooth and closer to the brain(?) I don't know!!...I'm no dentist, but i hope to recover fast.

Anyway, I became restless on Friday that I had to go out. I've decided to meet The Makan Kakis for lunch at Far East Square's "Banquet". I know I can't eat any solid food. So what did I have for lunch? Ice Cocktail Jelly. Yup, thats ALL I had. It was really soothing as I put the ice cold jelly inside my aching gum. What a feeling! hehehe...The rest had Fish and Chips, Sliced Fish Soups and Malay Rice. I can just watch what they are eating. Sigh~~

Somehow this extraction of my wisdom tooth makes me wonder. This could be a belssing in disguise. Probably God wants me to talk lesser and eat lesser...probably I need to loose some weight...just probably....hmmm....

I miss Richard's and Nora's birthday celebration on Friday, but I manage to sneak to the office to sign their birthday cards. Thats the least I can do. From what I heard during my absence, my job was distributed among Zarinah, Richard and Nora. Darn...feeling soooo guilty. Oh! btw Richard is getting his CPF on his birthday...hmmm...$$$$...must be nice to him when I get back to the office. hehehehe

After that we went to town to collect my "The New Paper Pictionary Challenge" prize. I'm so happy. Imagine walking to an office and you have all the toys and posters around you. Which reminds me of Tom Hanks movie "Big". I would love to work in that kind of environment. Don't you?

So yesterday, I tried playing pictionary with The Makan Kakis @ Herda's villa. It was a struggle. Nobody knows how to play the game. Buat penat angkat pergi...angkat balik jer...chet...Hahaha....Lucky thing Herda got Scrabble for us. Hmmm....I LOVE scrabble. To cut it short I will not tell you who won the game.hehehe. I thought them a new word...."SHAT".....its the past tense of ...yes! u guess it right...SH*T...Really! Check out the dictionary to find the meaning. hehehehe...Aku yang tua, ajar yang bukan bukan ngan budak budak nie..hehheh

Anyway, I manage to get my sis to explain me how to play pictionary. Her's is a tad different because of different manufacturer but the same rules applies. I discovered mine is the new version and some extra things to make the game more fun. There is an extra dice where you have to draw with eyes closed or drawing the pic continuously without lifting the pen or pencil. Sounds fun? We'll try to play this some day, ok!

I will continue writing (I told ya I'm not blogging!) later. My nose is dripping blood as I'm typing now. Hmmm.....ok guyz I need my medication and rest now.

P.S. Naqia - I wanted to visit the Pertapis Jumble Sale, but I cant make it today....so sorry.
Remember people to watch Gilmore Girls and Wayne's World today!

2003-07-09T12:06:00.000+08:00

Soggy Bread and Fab Forte

Woke up this morning and reached for the mirror. The swell got better but the pain is still there. Imagine what happens when u wake up and u can't even yawn. That's terrible isn't it.

Had a long shower under cold shivering water. Hopefully its helps the swellness to recover fast. Mum prepared some breakfast for me - raisin bread and hot tea. Since I can't chew, I had to tear them to little pieces and soak it in the tea. Once it gets soggy, all I have to do is just swallow. Unlike some people who had their popiah goreng for breakfast with sweet and "cour" chilli. I miss good food..and its only been the 2nd day. hehehe...

I watched TVISM last night on Suria and was happy to see Fabulous Forte on tv. Yeah, being a hip hop, RnB and rap listener, I do follow the local scenes. There are alotta talented people in Singapore. If you have the chance please do watch Fabulous Forte perform. They are really up to their names - Fabulous. Wah! suddenly sound like a music critic. I'm sure they can break through the international market just like Urban Exchange, Sheikh Haikel and Triple Noize. I salute you all. Peace! I'm outta here!

2003-07-09T01:42:00.000+08:00

Older and wiser....

I had a very painful experience for the last couple of days. Monday morning at work, my top, left, back tooth was giving me a hard time. I got throbbing headache and a slight fever. The pain got worse after lunch. I just had to see the dentist. Look up in the yellow pages ( the classic way to find your way around ) and manage to get a 7.30pm appointment at a dentist near my place.

I was there early as I knock off at 6 pm. The dentist was not around till around 7.40pm. I complained to him abt the pain and told me that he need to extract my wisdom tooth...I know this gonna spell trouble but what the heck, its either now or never.

After injecting some lignocaine (local anaesthesia) onto my gum I was told to wait outside as the numbness takes effect a while. Feeling like Sylvester Stallone, my left mouth could hardly move. Then came my sis out of nowhere and ask if I was there at the clinic just to watch the TV. Funny but i can't smile. I was shock to find the rest of my family outside the clinic. They were on their way to do some shopping. Dad was curious as to why I was at the clinic and told him everything. Mum asked why they were not told about me going to the dentist. I guess I am not the type who likes to get people worried.

The doctor called me up and well this is where the struggle begins.

The procedure was normal for any operation. Cover my face with a green cloth except for the mouth area for sterilize purposes. With the amount of LA they applied, can really put one to sleep. I keep telling myself its gonna be a fast one as I know someone had her tooth extracted within 20 minutes including stitching up. There i was waiting and without any feeling on the left side of the mouth. The dentist told me this could take awhile as the tooth was really tight.

After so much of drilling and cutting the gum, they finally manage to extract the wisdom tooth. The product of this...a 5 cm long tooth and 2 hours of agony. Yeah, 5 cm long. You should see the roots that grew under the gum...very long. I took a pic of the tooth as I was not allowed to take it home. I can still see gums on the tooth...chunky ones..which made me think how big was the wound.

The numbness went away after that but the giddyness comes. I lose alotta blood. Walk slowly home. Told my parents the story and ask me to put some ice on my left cheek which was swollen. While rinsing my mouth before heading to bed. Dad saw blood oozing from my nose. I gave it a few blows and splat! came fresh blood. It keeps coming out everytime I blow. I became panic but keep telling myself just do the norm thing - lay on your back and tilt your head backwards to stop the blood from oozing. Wrapped some ice with towel and applied on the forehead and the cheeks.

It has been more than 24 hours since I got the operation and my cheeks still swollen. I was feeling bad the whole day. My work which is piling up and left my colleague to do. Not be able to go to Hazel's convocation on Wednesday and the photo taking after that.

Well, that was only the first day..I still got 7 more days of mc to go. By the way, I am supposed to be on a liquid food diet. There were alotta leftovers in the fridge - mee goreng and chicken murtabak....that I can only see and not eat...Sigh~~. Probably I can lose some weight after this ordeal...Let's just wait and see............

2003-07-06T21:58:00.000+08:00

Lazy Sunday with Socks....

2003-07-06T11:30:00.000+08:00

4H - Hisham, Hazel, Herda and Hazrin

I spent my birthday yesterday with the Angels. We had Zam Zam's murtabak, strolled down Orchard Road, Wedding Exhibition and Tanglin Malls Flea Market. The whole day was full of laughters and stumbled upon. I got a birthday gift, a Braun Buffel wallet, from my dearest brother - Anil. Thank you. To Kak Ain also thank you for accompanying me for my wedding preparation. You know we need alotta help. It was a long and tiring day but a happy one. Thank you.

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2003-07-05T09:27:00.000+08:00

Age means nuthin' but a number...yeah rite!

I had a great day yesterday, my colleagues celebrated my birthday a day in advance. They got me a scanner and Hugo Boss fragrance. The cake came with colourful letters candles (nice smell too) which spells "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" on the cake. It was REALLY NICE.

The scanner box was wrapped with colourful cute fishes wrapper was laid on the table together with the cake. It came with a very sweet card that was signed by all who contributed for the gifts. It pays to be friendly in this company. hehehehe....

The evening ended with a great dinner at Amiran's with Hazel, Kasminah, Aishah and kids, Fauziah and Ira, Nora and Zarinah.

I want to thank everyone for the lovely day and for the wonderful wishes. To the bloggers - the gifts are on my office desk.

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2003-07-04T08:44:00.000+08:00

Hujan oh hujan....

Hari ini, hari Jumaat. Cuaca mengancam untuk ku kembali ke katil dan teruskan mimpi indah ku. Tetapi aku harus ke pejabat. Seseorang dari kami telah mengambil cuti dan kerja akan terbengkalai jika aku tidak datang. Waktu kerja bermula pada jam 8.45 pagi, tapi aku masih disini menulis dairi virtual ku ini dengan berat hati untuk meninggalkan komputer ku ini....Hujan oh hujan...kenapa lah kau turun.

Namun aku tetap akan ke pejabat tapi lambat dengan alasan hujan...hehehehe. Apa nak buat..kita mampu merancang, hanya Tuhan menentukan.hehehe.

Insyallah jika tidak ada halangan, rakan rakan sepejabat akan merayai hari ulang tahun ku ke 31 hari ini. Hari sebenar ialah esok. Setelah seminggu di tanya dan di soal berulang ulang kali, hari ini akan memberi ku jawapan apakah hadiah hari jadi ku? Memang jadi lazimnya untuk mengeratkan silaturahim, kita adakan majlis kecilan untuk setiap orang di sini. Tapi hanya yang rapat saja.

Malam telah di rancangkan untuk kita semua bermakan malam di restoran Swensen di Bugis. Aku harus siap ke kerja sekarang...Akan ku sambung kan dairi ini malam nanti....Insyallah...(Bersambung)

2003-07-03T15:35:00.000+08:00

Cak cak kuti.......

Hmm...2 more days before I hit 31. Yes! Ladies and gentleman, i'm turning 31 this Saturday..tua kan? Nevermind as long I'm forever young at heart.

The people in the office has been bugging me the whole week as to what i want for the birthday gift. Hmmm....thats a difficult question for me. Being a simple person as I am. I don't need anything... well almost.

So guys....any suggestions? Should I ask for a scanner for me to put up more pics on this blog...or should I ask for X-Box?

Note: I got Nokia 8250 for last year prezzie.

alamak....sini takler comment eh.heheheh

2003-07-03T01:35:00.000+08:00

Satay Nite Fever

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2003-06-28T23:31:00.000+08:00

Thank you and I love Drew Barrymore.

Thank you to those who went to the photospree and makan on just now. I had a great time. Great show -Charlie's Angels Full Throttle. Great eat -Zam Zam murtabak / Banquet. Great Models - Herda, BungaLiLi and sis - Andini, Joops, Pinky, sis - Zuna and Ghani.

Thank you also for the birthday gift and the birthday cake...u guyz shouldn't have. Its a week early, but thanks again.

Thank you for coming...Please call Herda-san.

Lastly before I end this "Thank You" entry. Just want to say...I love Drew Barrymore...oh! and u guys too...hehehehehe....

P.S.- Muka si Drew Barrymore cam muka Fau eh..?

2003-06-25T21:02:00.000+08:00

I do have a cat at home, well, actually its my sister's cat. She got him while she was studying in NZ. His name is "Socks". Why that name you might ask? Well..u see, he's a tabby cat and has four white feet. So it looks like he's wearing white socks on his feet.

2003-06-25T10:19:00.001+08:00

I know this come a little late but thanks to Biggy and Herda for putting up the blog for me.

2003-06-25T10:02:00.000+08:00

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