Counting down to 2009

It's the 343rd day of 2008. Better start thinking of achievements made this year and what to look forward for in 2009.

The how-to's, to do lists, improvements to apply, things that works for the better. Life is not as simple as it used to be. But i'll live thru it all. (InsyaAllah...)

Like M. Nasir berpuisi in Malique's new song "Gagal merancang, merancang Kegagalan" Off to bed now, an early morning calls tomorrow. Good night!

Aidiladha in Miri...

Edited with pictures... :) All in before the working days start tomorrow!

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Life’s a blast when you’re enjoying it. So, as of this moment; I’m there... ( I think I am... Or am i talking big, here??? Hmmm....) Before that, Salam Aidiladha. Hope your hari raya is a cheerful one. Mine, I kept on thinking that tomorrow is a working day and Zukry is going back, life’s to be at the same routine it was... Sigh~~~

Well, moving on. I’m writing after a tiring weekend.

DAY 1 – Niah Cave
What do you do before you leave for Gua Niah? A VISIT TO THE DENTIST! Hahaha! That was what we did. We went to our first dental treatment in 2009. My last one was in last December at Ampang Putri, this year we went to Dr Peter somewhere in Resident Office area, Miri. Dropped at Plaza Bintang to buy our “Brunch”, Mc’Donalds and off we go.

Oh my god, this body of mine has been longing to be stretched and pushed to its potential – and I get it, alright! We walked thru the whole Gua Niah area. From the start until the Painted Cave and walked back (made a U-turn) A 4-hours, 8km walked up and down a gazillion hundreds of stairs!!! My legs were shaking the way back, but surprisingly I made it. Hehehe... Zukry was all “I love adventurous stuffs” when I was all, Where is the city I want to be in?! :)


Boy scout tunjuk terer. Padahal ikut aweks2 kat depan tu je!


Dah 3 kali sampai gua Niah!!! All uses different routes, taking up different experiences. Boleh register jadi Cave Ranger!

The whole journey to-fro was filled with Zukry’s office gossips/politics/etc. Mamat ni banyak pulak cerita dia, masa tepon taknak cerita pun. A few dah basi sangat, but since I’ve never heard the stories, kita layan jelah... :P I listen tau, bukan hear aje. Banyak different tu!

DAY 2 – Movies marathon
Anyone who hasn’t watch “TWILIGHT”, please3x go and watch! Edward Cullen is my new definition of a GORGEOUS MAN! He is just way too beautiful not to look at... vampire love story which will leave you sending messages to everyone to actually watch it. Ika, go and watch it. Cepat sket baca buku tu!

Next was Antoo Fighter. I don’t know what we were thinking but yeah, that was the choice made yesterday... Makteh, akak terbaca you actually watch it; tapi aduhai – I can’t remember why we chose to watch it! Hihihi, I felt like we should watch Twilight again! But dah takde mood lama sangat dalam cinema yang pathetic tu...
Malam sibuk mencari tempe utk Lontong, tapi takjumpe. Dah malam, mane nak ada! Hihi.




The chemistry between the actors were amazing. Tengoklah betapa hensemnya hero itu. I googled for those 2 pics. Thanks to all who have made the search easier

DAY 3 – Salam Aidiladha
I made sambal sotong which tasted better that the pilot version last 2 weeks. Yay! KakAda cooked the lontong so i don’t bother to cook another version. Kang terbanyak pulak!. I think with that sambal, Mr. Fiancé was convinced that we won’t be relying on restaurants nor kebulur his whole life with me nanti. Haha!

Us berhari raya in Miri :)

KakLaila came over with Iman (with a rather weird haircut but still uber cute especially when she started to ask “ape tu?” at all kind of stuffs!) and the thumb-sucker, Iqbal.


Iman with her weirdly cute hair-do!

I need to rest. The Niah effect is still there... but it’s all worth it... And note to who has yet to watch TWILIGHT “Tolonglah pergi tengok and tell me, Edward Cullen is just damn gorgeous!”

Today is Friday the 5th!

And that means Zukry is arriving tonight at 7.50pm and my third visit to Niah Cave (mungkin ESOK)!!! Oh my God, I have to get ready. Finally somebody i really know to hang out with... Hehehehe...

I would most probably cook this AidilAdha. despite my really teruk skill in the kitchen :P Must show to Zukry that we won't be relying to restaurants all our life. Hehehe... MakTam, i already tried the recipe and a friend of mine said "it's good" - That's you Sree. But he tasted a better Lontong though... Duh! Takkan lah terus hebat giler pun kan???

Anyway, lunch time almost over. Got to go back to the office. Taksabar! I mean to go see Zukry, not go back to the office. Hihihi... :)

Something Scares Me

Yesterday, I was reaching home and I found two guys running to the area in front of my house ( a empty area - something like a field without grass) I thought they were the usual boys who always hang out there. Anak-anak jiran sebelah-menyebelah...

I saw a mirror outside of the house and thought "Eh, 1 a bawak keluar cermin ke? Kenapa?" 2 was not around since weekend and 3 went back cuti-cuti Malaysia... When I was trying to unlock the grill, Abg Imran (KakLaila's husband) called and tell me that the two guys were trying to break into my house! TERUS TAKUT, KAKU, TAKTAU NAK WAT APE!!!

The attempt was not successful. I slept early last night. And today, I have to bring my laptop to the office and lock my room!

Moral of the story, I hate coming home to an empty HUGE house.

Don't Know, Don't Care.

Work has been really demanding lately. I don't know but i feel overwhelmed everytime i'm in the office and after work (which means it's already dark outside) I will clean myself up and suddenly found it's another working day yet again... It's unhealthy and I think I'm just everywhere, not-organize and so tensed up.

There's this one person thinks that I've been complaining too much. "Too much complaints doesn't help" OK, but at least I have it out of my system once shared. Whoever says that should be in my position, or within my office area to actually find out what's happening. Believe me, we have a team to support what i'm saying here...

Anyway, Mak lekas balik bawak banyak2 goodies for me! I know Marc Jacob and Coach handbags takde. Kita carik kat KL nanti... My parents went to Portsmouth yesterday. Down memory lane... Bapak used to study there. Masa tu tak jumpa Mak lagi but I'm sure there're a lot of things shared and Mak takleh nak imagine, now she knows... Hehehe. Best ah gi London! Kenapa nak kahwin pulak next year???!!! Kalau tak, akak boleh ikut jugak!

Ku Mahu Kau Tahu - Hujan

I just really listen to this song when I was in my car, driving back home from having breakfast (alone. Pathetic? Nah, I'm used to it) and Hujan really rocked the song at Muzik FM. Yeap, that's the best radio station in Miri. So here's the lyric. Of course, while I was listening to it i have this "I want Zukry to dedicate this song to me" thoughts.

Hujan - Ku Mahu Kau Tahu

Di sudut termenung jauh
Mengenangkan nasib kita
Kita miliki separuh
Berbentuk hati cinta namanya

Walau kau jauh
Ku sentiasa menunggumu
Inginku imbas kembali memori

Walau kau jauh
Ku berjanji kan terus tunggu
Dipisah lautan biru

Ku mahu kau tahu
Aku kan terus menunggu

Jaga benar gambarku dalam telefon bimbitmu
Jangan pernah sekali kau buang
Seperti cinta ini yang terbuku
Akan bersemi jua

Terus menunggu
Kita kan bersatu
Terus menunggu
Ku mahu kau tahu

I didn't realize, Zukry has already posted this song quite a while ago in his blog. And of course, that post was meant for me. So Hartini is a little outdated this time! :P Love, love, love...

Give time for this video to load and you can listen and sing the song, and just feel like I'm feeling... :)

London Calls

A few months ago, London called for my dad. We knew he's going to London in November. Last week, it called my mum too! So today, both my parents are on their way to London! So, as a very clever and smart daughter; I've made a list of things to buy. Hehehe...

1. Trenchcoat, white crisp shirt and knitted top
Don't ask me why but I have always wanted a long coat. A trenchcoat-Burberry-like. White crisp shirt is a must to every career woman wardrobe. I have one by Somerset Bay from ages ago 2001/2 which I should throw out already and one by Ms. Read bought early last year (almost 2 years!) So, I have to get a brand new one. Knitted top, is just a clever idea from a girl who has no time ironing baju kurung or shirt/pants combo early morning. Hope there's an Autumn/Winter sale there in London, so to get the knitted top is easy-peasy. I attached this one from Dorothy Perkin to Mum for her reference. Hehehe.



2. Ankle boots
Ideally from Clarks. But i can't find one that I like. I somehow prefers the sandal and pumps but I need boots. A covered shoes for office. I am always in poyo-sandal and ballerina flats which does not go with the Hartini-sungguh-rajin-bekerja look. Hihihi... So I attached these cuties for Mak reference together with my foot measurement. I have a Clark wedges and loafer from 2003 kot and they were size 7.


Marks & Spencer


Per Una, M&S - BEAUTIFUL!

3. Handbag/purse
I can't afford to buy a Europe luxurious brand bag yet. So no Gucci nor LV. Syed, I'm still saving up for an LV so that you can bring one for me from France next year! I could buy a Coach handbag + purse, so i posted these as reference to Mak with the price I want to buy. Anything more, forget it! Hehehe. Coach in London? Don't think so!!! :P

So, there you go; my list. Hehehe... I hope to get at least one item from this long I-WANT-THESE list :) I'm going back this December and can bring the item back for the new year 2009! Weeehooo!

Sehati Berdansa Champion!

Baby, don't forget. While I'm working hard to make sure you are guaranteed, find moves for our next Sehati Berdansa competition at our annual Family Day. This year, must beat last year's performance! :)

Oh, for those who have not seen Beyonce's awesome new video. Here it is. Please give it some time to load and you'll see Beyonce turns into Sasha Fierce the alter-ego. Hmmm... that makes me wonder if I have one??? Heheheh...



Chinese New Year ke MakTam? Em, if I cannot make it; how? Baby if we are going to be like Destiny's Child, we need another girl to join us. Mak, like we said last weekend; you have to be auditioned first. Hahaha! Oh, I'll give you a long list of things to buy for dearest daughter, TEENY. This is for you to study before you reach London. Again, I'm so jealous!!!

Apakah mengarut di waktu malam. Nite everyone!

11/11/08 and comments

Marks our 1st month. OK2 aje so far :)

Nak gitau, all comments are very much appreciated. I tried to reply all, but sometimes I only rajin to click-clikc-click but not type, so... It happens lah kan? Anyway, rasa seronok when there's people out there yang actually read this.

Oklah, better get going. Millions other things line up before me. Argh!!!

Dorothy who?

Hello readers...
It's been quite a while eh? Sorry to those who has been hoping to see some new stories/pictures here and nothing but the pictures of me at Labuan tu aje. Thanks so much for your comments. Of course, my favorite is from MakTeh... I've added bits here and there from raya. Adus, bila tension; I nak makan aje!!!

Oh pada yang tak perasan, don't worry. Takdelah banyak turun pun. But i can wear a size smaller now. Well, from Aug lagi tapi sebab tak menurun since then. Naik lagi ada. Hehehe... But while I was in KL last week, i managed to grab 2 tops and a trouser from Dorothy Perkins at a smaller size. Wooopeee! Meeting in KL and shopping alone can be very dangerous. Hundreds of $$$ boleh keluar begitu sahaja!!!

Here's a pic of what I bought. Taken from Dorothy Perkins website of course. BTW, people of around my size, you can great stuffs from Dorothy Perkins tau. The price are OK. Takdelah mahal giler, tapi don't lah expect harga cam RM39.90 for a top/pants. Memanglah takdapat... Sometimes, i always have the tendency to tailor-made my shirt but usually takpakai pun because tak best and the cost of the material and tailoring dah sama dengan 1 shirt at Marks & Spencer, might as well beli situ terus. Fit well, quality fabric. Susah2 aje....



Tengok who else in check shirt... All from omg.yahoo.com; my favorite gossip website. Ha, I pun taknak kalah :) Hihihi...









1. That Jenny girl from Gossip Girl
2. That Joey girl from Dawson's Creek
3. That Lauren girl from The Hills
4. That Teeny from Ampang, from her show "On My Own"

Tak dilupa kepada my new pants yang ridiculously susah nak takeoff. Please don't wear this when sakitperut melanda. It has three hooks, 1 button and a 2 inch zip complete with a skinny belt. Ha, tak ke payah if terkucil ke hape???!!! But why beli? Because it fits nicely. It falls in all the right places. Excuse the big butt, but really; people like me and Mak, memang perlu pants like this... barulah nampak extra Curvacious. Beyonce like Wahaha! :P Again, at RM133, beli jelah... Buat lagi mahal! Percayalah...



Apakah, my updates hanya on my buy from Dorothy Perkins. Oklah, kena wat menda lain pulak. I'll update more soon.