almost a coincidence

isn't it funny how it's almost a coincidence that you may enjoy a nice monday till about close to 4pm when one after another urgent matters arise? phone ringing non stop. people dropping by to ask something. boss asking this and that...

isn't it funny how your big boss will sms and call u to ask or "remind" you of things need to be done altho they know well enough u are heading home - driving, nevertheless? as if i was going to skip work tmrw...hehee

sometimes i laugh at things like this. it's alrite. i'll give PR till end of the year or so. i think i can do new things applying my PR skills...

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dalie and i went to the pesta kraf thingy today. quite interesting. i am proud for being able to not shop. ok, 2 batik scarfs. but that's about it :)

and then off for dinner at pavilion. as always we talk talk talk....masuk topik biase as always. and i'm glad that dalie is always able to "knock" my head a little bit. and rationalize my emotional mind - just when i needed it. hehe.

how is it that i can let myself down so much? a mystery i never solve.

the lake

it's been quite a routine for me and nana to be at the lake by 730 am on a saturday.
and today was nice too. we ran a bit, brisk walked a bit. the andrenaline made me feel better :)

my mom and dad are back from tganu. with their whole household. so we're gonna have to make space for all their stuff. it's nice to have parents in the house for a couple months before they move again.

i wish i sat by the lake a little longer today. and just let my thoughts take me miles away. but had to rush get breakfast for the parents. maybe i'll drop by the lake again this evening....

have a good weekend everyone!

the move

today i had to pack my things and move cubicles. (mind you i really turn my desk into this cozy place to work at, so i do have LOTS of stuff to move). considering it's been just a few months since i moved to this new desk, i was really bumped. i loved my wall. i loved the corner i had. i loved the fact it's facing the qiblat.

altho i had to move merely a few feet away, all the privacy i had was taken away. it's open space now. like in the middle of the room.

i hate it.

sigh.

and to know the reason for me having to move is even sillier. beyond words. my place will now be occupied by a colleague (who originally sits about 20 feet away). and to move cubicle = improved productivity for them?

hmm. funny. and to make them happy i moved. they wanted my cubicle so bad. so there. take it.
although it's really like moving around equipment in the office space. its not really the equipment's fault if it doesn't function. it's how you actually handle the equipment.
hmm. so even after moving if they still complaint, i will never offer my new cubicle. :D

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gosh i should be doing some reading. have to do the corp. presentation at RMC tmrw. and i still tremble at the thought of doing presentations. but it's alrite. it's good to be nervous. it holds you down to the ground :)
just smile and breathe in.

nite nite.

absent-mindedness

my brilliant sister placed my parking pass on my car - somewhere in between the front windshield & wiper. without a word she left for work while i was fixing my scarf. when i started the engine, i didn't see the card as it's a tiny little card AND it was not even stuck between the wipers. it must have fallen a little bit...

by the time i realized it i was driving down from the kg tunku school and decided to stop at the indian cemetary to grab it. of course, the wind had to blow really strong and the card flew off. and fell in the middle of the road. and there i was standing by the road side in my baju kurung. thinking if i should stop the crazy traffic and grab the card. but of course it was too dangerous. so i drove off. really angry. at my sister. at myself. sigh.

huhu. it's not about paying the lost charges. it's not.
it's about ensuring if they'd issue me a new card. as it is, hundreds of people are in waitlist for the basement parking.

sigh. what a way to begin my day.

scream

so much stuff on the plate and so many phone calls to entertain. some people are "extra" friendly on the phone. and some people are "extra" moody on the phone. regardless i was expected to just be indifferent. argh. they can't reach me on my office phone they'd bug me on my mobile. and standard question "were you engaged on your office phone?" duhh. yes i LOVE talking on the phone kan? haha. NOT.

i want to scream at some people who are breathing down my neck. there's so much uncertainties. and the whole day i have been bugged by some people who are jumpy to know who will be going to penang next week for a conference. wht the heck.

i don't care. and i couldn't care less. if i'm asked to go does that make me a "bad" person for taking away someone's opportunity to go? shouldn't they take a look at the job scope required and see the fit?

and if they dare say "besnye pegi penang, grand hotel!" - i will shoot them down. such ignorant divas.

work is work. jokes aside. what is fair anyway?

got summons?

there's a govt eservice website that allows you to check all your summons - from police to jpj to dbkl....it's called ---MYEG Service.

since we got curious (we are not exactly pemandu berhemah :p ) we logged in to check.
and i have 2 summons! one dated in 2006 and one in 2007. i think both were justified. hehe. you can check the location and stuff. so yeah. :(

deng. i am 200 bucks poorer after paying the first speeding tix. will pay the second tix next month la. they didn't say how fast i was going tho. altho, i might have an instinct. adoi.

the warmth you get in a cup

it's monday yet again. and i'm sitting at my desk trying to write a paper, with a mug of warm nescafe :)

the weekend in cherating was nice. except the part i didn't get a chance to swim at all. we hosted some orphans with some activities and watched the emotional moment when a 7 year old turtle was released to the sea. to wander the rough water on saturday evening. i hope he will survive being on his own and not have a back rub anymore...

oh no. a back rub sounds so good. maybe i should go to mak ton's for a body massage.

happy monday everyone..

travel in style?

the company has just revised the overseas travel policies.
as cost cutting measures for the trips we used to fly business, will now be on economy.

hehe. :)
it's not that bad. if we can go on personal holidays on economy, why not work trip?
(regardless of the additional work related stress? :p)

fire drill

we had a fire drill today. walking down 25 floors may make you a little dizzy. but it wasn't so bad. in the end there were free ice cream for everyone. and a whole bunch of people to say hi to. :)

here are snapshots of our journey from getting in groups to gathering at the assembly area:

what else is new

i was sitting in front of the tv the other day, watching the finals of all-england with my dad. it's something we used to do a lot when i was younger. we used to sit and watch sports on tv, and become sports critics. heh. sometimes we criticize the sports commentator too. they can really talk sometimes. hehe.

anyhow. it's a little disappointing watching chongWei played that night. i thought he could have done much better. guess he wasn't able to cope with the psychological battle. but there were times he played ok :)

we had lunch at d'lish@BV last friday and the food was ok...the ambience is nice..sitting outside was more private as compared to sitting inside...here are some pics while we waited for food...

hey maybe i should have a blog for food/dining places review. :p. but we shouldn't eat at fancy places too much. not good for my wallet. :)

it's tuesday and it feels like monday. the only difference is there's only 3 more days to work before the wknds. heh.

toodles!

littlest things

the littlest things can may you happy. or sad.
we humans are truly complex creatures. each is different. each see things differently.

but in the end we all want to be happy. i am happy i guess in that context. i can be happier definitely.

but i can't change the way things are. i can't force things to happen when maybe it's not time? some people envy my single life. while i envy their committed life. funny eh?


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anyhow...the long weekend has been filled with activities - from families to friends. of course, i get some quiet time on my own too so it's all good...thanks to intan for the teh tarik session too :)


we had a family gathering yesterday. my great grandpa, sheikhAl-Jarumi came from saudi and married a local lady. his son, my grandpa married my grandma, who is of a siamese descent (he was at quite an old age) and he passed away when my mom was 10...the only memory i have of him is through stories and my mom's pics. my great grandpa, and my grandpa were both "tok guru". which explains why many of my relatives are either ustaz/ustazah, syarie lawyers, or mufti, or personalities on tv for dakwah programmes, or even....the late leader of the islamic based political party...


anyhow.....since my family and i reside in pj since like forever, i was never close to any of the extended relatives in kedah..and mom told me the family was once divided into parts when politics got in the way (ade pas, ade umno). and we were neutral. i think. can't remember anyone in my mom's family bashing anyone out loud on political stands...

but time has changed. and they realized that life is too precious to not care about one another. so the barriers were torn down and i think it's been 4 times since they hosted official gatherings with hundreds of people attending. (while i only made it first time yesterday :p)


so yeah, i went yesterday. as always, just trying to be invisible, grabbed a seat by a corner. and observed others while my mom - as always the life of family events - took centre stage....she's so funny. hehe. everybody knows her and my dad. and barely anyone knows me (or vice versa). hehe. the normal reactions i get "oh ni amilia anak mak teh Ah ka? besaq dah..keja mana la ni?". and i was easy to spot. the ladies were..hmm. much shorter...about my mom's height.. (or petite)


i warmed up closer to the time before we left. spoke to many cousins, second cousins, nieces and nephews and found out they are quite an interesting bunch. and oh how i miss listening to stories in loghat kedah. meriah!


here are some pics at the gathering before it started (notice my mom was in bright green :p)
i didn't really take pics as i was busy introducing myself to about 100+ ppl. mom wouldn't let me sit quietly by the corner. it was ok i guess...

photo galores

our normal day during lunch...at our favorite cafe... minus the other partners in crime...

the cupcakes the agency gave to all the ladies in PR:

the hotel room which we turned into temporary office in fukuoka:

all the sleepless night was for the naming of this vessel:

laugh

and we're all laughing at the office today.
it's nice to have a slow day like today. although it's a little gloomy outside. which means lunch will just be in the building. crappy choices. no walking in the sun today...

it would be nice if i can shop at midvalley today :)

call it what it is

sometimes we just have to go back to basic. let's call something what it actually is.
an apple is an apple. whether its chocolate coated or a rotting apple, an apple is an apple.

sometimes people forget the basics.
i do, sometimes.

good to be home.

our journey home yesterday started at 6 am (5 am local time) with a 40 mins bus ride to ngski airport. then it was a 2-hour flight to haneda, followe by an hour car ride to narita airport, and then 7.5 hours flight back. at the point the cabin crew announced "to all malaysians, welcome home" - a familiar sense of gladness rushed into me...heheee kalau pegi holiday sedey pulak time balek. biler outstation for work...happy amat2x :)

am thinking of skipping work tmrw but it's monday so i'd prolly take wednesday off to take my mom for errands. i can use the break i guess.

i won't be travelling for work till end of the year so it is all good for now :)

have a great week ahead!