Deepavali's Weekend

Sunyi semula........... After spending 3 nights at my place, my best friends from Penang dah pun meninggalkan KL ni. They arrived at the very wee hour on Friday night (actually dah pagi Sabtu pun). Man, Cha'ein and Zin decided to come here for the long weekend. Zin was actually heading home tapi since dah lewat, dia pun tidoq sini sajork.

Saturday morning dah bangun awal2 untuk breakfast di Bangi (kelass tak?? breakfast melanggar sempadan daerah..... boleh consider jauh jugak dari tempat cheq ni). Tapi the journey tu berbaloi sebab dapat makan nasi kerabu dan nasi dagang yang sedap sangat di Kg Abu Bakar Baginda. I was born kat pantai timur, so I'm used to eating food dari sana. To me, makanan kat kedai ni memang sedap. And my friends pun agreed with me. Okay, this is not a cheap promo, tapi kalau ada masa, you all pi la makan kat sana. Call Zin if you need assistance sebab dekat kpg dia... ooops.

Hari yang sama, my sis was also in town. Kena la jugak entertain dia ibarat kater. Harap2 dia puas hati la sebab tercapai jugak impian dia untuk membeli tudung from Sri Munawarah Design kat TTDI. Kalau tadak adik dia sorang ni, tak dapat la my sis and friend shopping tudung2 impian they all from there (note : I had to find the place 2 weeks prior to her trip here, so that we wouldn't be sesat on the day itself..... over tak??). And my sis spent RM1000 plus for tudung saja pada hari....... talk about gila shopping kan...??

Kalau my friends tak datang, I wouldn't sampai rumah another friend, Syed tu. Dapat la jugak melawat rumah dia dan jumpa anak2 yang dia comel tu. I'm happy to see a friend who is doing so well di samping keluarga. And special thanks to Syed and Bid, terima kasih sebab masak bihun, nasi impit, kuah kacang, rendang and the lovely jelly semata2 utk kami. Kenyang sangat hari tu. Cheq memang suka makan dan macam tahu2 saja, kan?? And cheq also got the chance to meet up with Miza and Kamel after living in KL for 2 months. Kalau they all tak mai dari Penang, tak jumpa la kita no....?? Camtu la... hehehe.

Sunday was also packed with activities. For the first time ever, cheq sampai kat Aquaria, KLCC. Tourist sangat kan.....?? Bila masa lagi cheq nak pi kalau tak dengan someone. It was not bad all. I've never been to other famous aquariums, so tak boleh la nak compare. It was almost a perfect trip, kalau tak my boss tetiba call nak pinjam access card masuk office. Benci sangat, cuti2 nak kena bercakap pasal keja. I had a good time at Aquaria and here are some of the photos taken :






After Aquaria, it was time to shop shop shop :) At first we all just jalan2 cuci mata sajork. Tapi ended up membeli belah jugak la kat KLCC, IKEA dan Ikano. And cheq pun terpikir yang cheq akan pi holiday tak lama lagi, tangan pun makin gatai nak berbelanja (*matila). So after spending a few hours here and there, cheq beli benda2 berikut :



Nampaknya cheq agak excited nak pi holiday ni. So far cheq dah nekad nak pi, booking semua dah buat. I can't stand of being depressed and lonely all the time. I have to try to make myself happy..... and if possible, my loved ones too. Walaupun keja banyak, tak suka with my current job and having personal problems, cheq cuba sedaya upaya pamper myself with something I like to do. Sesusah mana pun hidup, we have to make the best of out it. Call for help if you have to.

After working for 12 years, for the first time cheq terpikir nak buat sesuatu yang unthinkable sebelum ni. I've talked to some close friends and they gave their opinions. Whatever I choose to do, they'll support me. I have not been happy living in KL. I may need to make a big decision which I'm not sure whether it is the right thing to do. Home is calling me and I will answer to that call if I have to. To friends, thanks for listening. And to Man, Cha'ein and Zin, thanks for making my weekend an enjoyable one. Do come again..............

Hujan

Nihao (hello in Mandarin or literally means you good...?? Sempena holiday in China nanti..... oops). Cheq dah dua hari berulang-alik ke Shah Alam. As I said, cheq ni sebok dengan internal ISO compliance checking kat our rep offices satu Malaysia. But as a coordinator, cheq yang tentukan siapa pi mana etc. I was supposed to go to Melaka and Seremban too, but my boss overruled my decision. Keji tak...?? Nak jimat cost katernya..... (sudehhhhh!!!). So I had to send someone from southern region instead. Mencik taw....!!!

Anyway, I quite enjoy doing the auditing/compliance checking. I may not be an auditor by profession, cheq rasa seronok la checking keja2 yang orang lain buat, samada depa ikut rules and procedures that have been set or not. Or in other words, it's fun to be "someone hated by others". Matila statement........ Seriously, it's not for us to find faults. It is our job to ensure that all records are kept in order and to promote a systematic working environment, bley...?? Suddenly, cheq macam eager nak jadi auditor. I may consider a career change in future ni..... who knows kan?

Sepanjang dua hari travelling to Shah Alam, hujan turun lebat sebelah petang. Tension jugak sebab dah la jam kat industrial area Shah Alam tu, orang pulak kelam kabut nak balik tengah2 hujan ni. I was using KESAS highway. So boleh tengok massive jam kat area Proton-Hicom junction dan also Persimpangan Kewajipan (Subang Jaya). Terasa teringin nak makan murtabak Singapore kat USJ Taipan tapi bila tengok jalan nak keluar highway pun dah jam gila, I had to pass..... gitu. Terus je balik rumah makan roti Gardenia instead, boleh...??

Sempena musim hujan ini cheq teringat kisah lalu yang jugak berlaku di waktu hujan. Every moment of it, sentiasa melekat kat kepala hotak cheq ni sampai la ni. So let us start singing this song :

HUJAN - Sudirman

Hujan yang turun bagaikan mutiara
Berkilau bersinar berkerdipan
Subur menghijau bumi terbentang
Dan bayu berpuput lembut

Cinta yang bersemi
Diwaktu hujan turun
Menyirami ketandusan hati
Dan hujan turut mengiringi
Engkau pergi...

Selembut hujan bercurahan
Begitulah cinta ini
Semesra bumi yang disirami
Begitulah hati ini

Hujan yang turun bersama air mata
Bersama pedih, bersama rindu
Kau datang dan kau pergi jua
Rindu lagi...

Okaylah you all, cheq nak buat benda lain, apa yang patut. Perut pun lapaq ni. Zhu ni guo yige haotian (have a good day in Mandarin). Zai jian (goodbye).

Sepi

Call me ketinggalan zaman, I don't care. I just bought and watched the DVD "Sepi". Selepas cheq tonton filem "Cinta" arahan Kabir Bhatia yang touching tu kat cinema a few years ago, cheq rasa berminat nak follow his next film. Walaupun filem sepi ni dah keluaq kat panggung months ago (cheq tak kan pi tengok movie sorang2), baru malam ni cheq berpeluang nak tengok filem ketiga dia ni (after "Love" - the Indonesian version of Cinta).

At first, cheq ingat the storyline ada similarity dengan Cinta tapi bila dah start tengok, memang totally different. I don't want to comment much about the storyline tapi what I can summarisekan ialah best gilerrrrrr..... very touching. I haven't had a tear dah lama. Biaq la orang nak kata cheq ni hati kering, tapi at the end of the show ada jugak teardrop on my cheek. (*matila emo...... tapi ada aku kesah...??)

Apa yang menarik yang cheq nak share ialah bait2 sajak yang ada dalam filem ni. Very touching, very personal.

"Bisikku pada bulan,
kembalikan temanku,
kekasihku,
syurgaku................................."

Good night you all..........................

This Used To be My Playground

Sempena perceraian Madonna dan Guy Ritchie, mari kita hayati lagu ini.


This used to be my playground
This used to be my childhood dream
This used to be the place I ran to
Whenever I was in need
Of a friend
Why did it have to end
And why do they always say

Don't look back
Keep your head held high
Don't ask them why
Because life is short
And before you know
You're feeling old
And your heart is breaking
Don't hold on to the past
Well that's too much to ask

No regrets
But I wish that you
Were here with me
Well then there's hope yet
I can see your face
In our secret place
You're not just a memory
Say goodbye to yesterday
Those are words I'll never say

This used to be my playground
This used to be our pride and joy
This used to be the place we ran to
That no one in the world could dare destroy

This used to be our playground
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
I wish you were standing here with me

This used to be our playground
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
The best things in life are always free
Wishing you were here with me

Impianku

The Great Wall of China. I have always been fascinated by this Chinese fortification that is claimed to be one of the seven wonders of world. I had secretly made plans to visit this man-made structure with my loved one in the past, with a hope that it would do wonders to our relationship too. Nampaknya itu belum menjadi kenyataan buat masa ni. Now that I'm back to being alone, I will have to make this dream come true no matter what. As some of you might have known, I am a very determined person. If I dream of something, I will work hard to make it happen. So, insyaAllah, I'll be there soon samada cheq bersendirian atau berteman.


Di dalam kesibukan di pejabat serta hal peribadi, cheq sudah determine akan pergi bercuti sebelum tahun 2008 ni berakhir. The destination chosen is definitely China (apart from Paris...... I wish to visit Paris someday and I even learn French... hehehe). Kalau tadak aral melintang cheq akan pergi China bulan Disember ni. Tak kira la boss nak approve cuti ka dak, I've already made the booking. Ada aku kesah....?? *matila....... awai2 dah tahana tak hengat. The package will include tour to Beijing and Shanghai, with an overnight train journey between these two cities. Although my Mandarin sucks and my Hokkien is a bit rusty, tak kira la kan. Bukannya cheq nak buat public speaking ke apa. Shopping will definitely be fun with "tunjuk2" and tekan calculator for bargaining. Excitednya.............. Well, this is something to look forward to. At least my anticipated hard work in October and November will be rewarded with this 7-day holiday.

Satu lagi perkara yang ditunggu2 is that I may be moving to a new place next month. Somewhere a bit closer to KL city centre. I've been to the new place with my future housemates and I don't have much to complain about. My housemates pun tak kesah, ok jer. One of them, cheq dah kenai for quite sometime and the other, well orang utara jugak. Lepas ni rabung la bersembang kat balcony. Hampaq tikaq, dok hisap rokok sambil bukak loghat masing2. The place itself is new. Tak ramai orang lagi. Hope everything goes well, fingers crossed.

It is now 2.38 am tapi tak rasa mengantuk. And the radio is playing lagu raya Aishah, Pulanglah Di Hari Raya (or something like that). Tetiba teringat kat someone and kampung pulak, kan?? Hmmm....... I miss home and my bantal peluk. And I miss my own house yang ditinggalkan tak berpenghuni di Kedah. Cheq akan balik jugak nanti.......... sebab nak ambik my winter clothing. Yay........ hey Mr DJ, put the record on. Holiday...... celebrate........ (hehehe marah Madonna tak bayaq royalty). Okayla........ zai-jian (goodbye in Mandarin).

Sebok

Cheq sibuk sangat minggu ni. In actual fact, I'll be a little bit busy this month and maybe next month too. Projects dah start jalan this month and on top of that, there will be some auditing work to do next week onwards. I've never learned any auditing during my varsity years, so this will be something new to me. Nasib baik la tak kena pi jauh2 kan, around this area saja. Susah jugak nak maintain ISO certification ni. Kejap2 nak kena buat internal compliance checking. Being the coordinator, matila cheq ibarat kater.

Ni pun baru balik dari makan2 kat luar dengan member. Setelah lama kenal a fellow blogger, HuggyTeddy, baru tadi cheq jumpa dia for meal. Sebelum ni pernah terspotted dia kat A&W PJ tapi tak sempat tegur. So this time baru la dapat sit down and sembang face to face. Thanks Teddy (also) for dinner. Sedap food kat Wang Solo tu. Next time it will be on me pulak, okay?


This weekend ada open house invitation tapi rasa macam malas nak bersosial ramai2 ni. Rasa macam nak duduk rumah, catch up with my sleep again. Lagipun open housenya jauh bebenor. Sure la cheq ni tersesat2 punya. Okayla u all semua. Cheq nak pi layan my kawan baik, Marlboro Lights. As I said, I'll be quite busy. So kalau lama tak blogging tu, jumpa di lain siaran. Ta ta......