What I Did Last Weekend

let's see, i now have NINE followers. who knew???

i started this blog just to voice out my opinion and observations over certain matters; and now i have nine followers. thanks all and welcome to my thoughts and mind, narcissistic i may be sometimes but that's me.  

             okay, let me HIGHLIGHT on some of the things that i did last weekend. since it was the school hols 

(these are some of the perks of being a school teacher. school holidays that is so irreplaceable. no other jobs can top the amount of school holidays. that's why i'll never quit no matter how good other job offers may sound.)

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And Here They Are In Some Sort Of Particular Order:-

1. i went to KL last Friday after school session ended and drove in the middle of a hot, blazing afternoon. yes, and didn't even stop for a toilet break. (didn't need one since i was fasting and the amount of water that i consumed since sahur had long evaporated)

2. i went to KL to see friends over some reunion cum buka puasa event; since a friend just got back from Japan and i haven't seen her since. plus when will i have the chance for a group gathering? Ramadhan and iftar seems like the best time to meet up till the wee hours of the morning. yes, with my baju kurung and all. again at Vivo, the Curve. found out that one friend is in a relationship and marriage is coming right up. good for her. 

3. i was complimented on the new DOWNSIZE me. so very happy. 

4. for the first time since 5 months and a half, i had teh ais. two glasses but couldn't actually finished the second glass. 

5. met two friends unexpectedly; gosh, sometimes you just have to thank your lucky stars. and made a buka puasa date with one of them. fruitful outings.

6. got up real late and didn't sahur at all the next day coz i was feeling full from the previous meal. it's ok, i'm a survivor.

7. went out again, this time to Amcorp Mall to get some stuff. saw Roslan Shah the kinda 'gay'-ish performer there. not a fan, though. but i bought two eau-de-parfum from france there; two for only rm69.90. my sister will be so bloody envious on this.

8. went for buka puasa at Bangsar where i had such a hot tom yam bee hoon. so hot it made me teary-eyed. i can't believe i actually cried over a food. 

9. sent S for balik kampung in duta. i won't see her til next year i guess since she'll be back in Japan to finish her PhD.

10. went to the Curve with L to try and shop for a new jeans but alas, disappointed. the Curve is a great hangout place but a bad shopping hunting ground. except for the flea market. 

11. buka puasa with H and L and had a good conversation all the way. the food wasn't bad too. will come again next time.

12. went to MidValley alone the next day. so i skipped about wanting to return on monday. what's another day in KL??? now it's ME time. off to Bobbi Brown for that great buys. lovely assistant by the name of Cherry made a simple make-over for me. wanted to buy the foundation only. ended up with other items as well, the blush and cleansing oil....the face vitamin and sunblock were so good. and she gave me free samples too since i haven't the budget to buy those face vitamins sunblock yet...and the samples are quite generous too..two small jars that were overwhelmed with those products. bought the cleansing oil too. liked the texture and effects. got a free tube casing for travelling and a make-up bag....and a free gift from MidValley for spending. 

13. decided to go to Body Shop to look out for a foundation brush since i figured Bobbi B's must be  exorbitant in price. Ended up with three items including a big size White Musk Oil Perfume which i so, so adore since ages ago, a soap and a cellulite massager. (this to me is a good thing to have too, to aid me in my body toning as well)...i got 15% off of each items and automatically enable me to become a member for life and getting some vouchers too...all for rm150.80. another happy purchase for me.

14. next stop is dorothy perkins. been a long time since i walked in there. i'm having high hopes. if i can't find my jeans there then i have to go somewhere else. 

15. finally, oh finally! found that jeans!!! an offer for rm73 on an indigo bootcut! wahoooo! and it fits too. hell i'm a happier person now. owh, couldn't resist the two blouses on sale too so i bought them too. one in dusty pink and another in a deep purple. hey, i need those. before i altered the others i need some clothes on my back too. 

16. last stop, the supermarket for some grocery shopping since i promised the girls that i'm gonna cook for buka puasa for them. and got all those stuff and head home to cook.

17. cooked tom yam with mushroom and chinese cabbage, salmon & mackerel fish curry using Brahim's brand...no santan. healthier option. grilled six chicken wings and marinated lamb. they will be happy once they return. 

18. finished cooking earlier than schedule. must start late the next time. A bought a home grown papaya and i also bought seedless watermelon. fruits for me and a tuna melt sandwich for buka puasa since i don't take rice these days.

19. boy those girls can EAT!!! dunno whether i'm a good cook but they each ate two plates of rice and everything else on the table. A loves the salmon fish curry so much. glad they love it. made me happy to feed them.

20. made tuna melt sandwich for supper for them. they like it too....so pampered by me.

21. and went home the next day. sayonara KL, it was fun but my cats missed me. 'til next time.

22. went on the scale and i lost 1 more kg. it must have been all those walking. 

"SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI 2010. 

EAT WITH CAUTION OR SUFFER THE ACTION"

twitter, shmitter!!!

        i only wanted to do a small little thing called changing the profile picture and what did i get??? the so-called statement that says that twitter is over capacity. eh, hello? i thought this was supposed to be the 'in' thing right now since a lot of people especially celebs love it so much so can i please get a better service?

damn. not once or twice but it's been two days already. can it actually be over capacity all the time??? hey, i am following arjun rampal on my twitter. they can't do this to me. not when it's my first time following a celeb publicly. anyway, it was sweet of him to wish a happy ramadhan to all muslims followers of him, aww....sensitive guy. i secretly envy his wife but hey that's just being a fan i guess. 

in the meantime, twitter you better upgrade your service!

        oh and i am currently 82kg. smile. hopefully this ramadhan will bring me more kilos to shed. i'm counting my blessings as it is.

was planning to use this as my twitter profile pic. nevermind the wrong date entered. 

My Fat Journey 1.1

...current weight, 85kg

     Hey, waddya know? Two & half months went pass by and now I have managed to lose 13kg which makes my current weight 85kg. I am happy because I am now receiving good remarks from people telling me I looked smaller than my previous self. Not to mention that my complexion too now enjoys the benefit of less oil consumption and thus produce an almost grease-less face. 

    The weekends were hectic, I went to KL to see friends that I haven't seen in a long time and also for some minor shopping since Jusco is on sale. I was also looking for a gift for my principal who's got a transfer and job promotion as well. I like his leadership. The best boss so far for me since I don't have a good track record with the previous principals. I also bought 2 t-shirts since my previous ones are so ill-fitting now. Next purchase was a chappati maker for my dad, a grill pan for myself, a Cornell blender that is handy enough for me to carry so that I can mix my CD drinks & soups, an Alain Delon shoes that was on a 50% discount (yeeeha!) ; a big tote bag which was originally intended for a weekend shopping bag but since I like it so much perhaps I will now use it on daily basis. Hey, it was 70% discounted! And exactly the one that I'm looking for!

      Dinner was thosai with dhal over at Mahbob's in Bangsar long after the shopping mall was closed. Got hungry since I was walking in the mall from 6pm-10.30 pm carrying all the heavy loads... Saturday was a late one for me since I slept quite late the nite before by having chat with Tini. I was telling her what happened to me the past months we didn't see each other. A quick hot shower and then zzzzz....When I got up it was 9.30 I think. Oh well, the head was pounding too. Must be the lack of sleep or perhaps BP attack. Well, gotta take those meds but not before a nice late breakfast with a CD Chocolate Mint. And drink lots and lots of water.

       Yate came a bit later in the afternoon since we all promised to meet up at Amcorp Mall around 5 with Fairuz too. Tini came back from work and then we head to Amcorp in Yate's car. We head straight to Book Excess and i got myself A Bobby Brown Make-Up Manual for only RM34.90 from an original price of RM120!! Another well deserved purchase. I also went to my fave section which is the backdated magazines section and bought around 7 or 8 health magz for not more than RM50. Another sensible purchase! A great way to spend the time while waiting for that Korean restaurant to open for dinner.
      6 pm and we head straight to the Korean restaurant. Missed the food but hey, eat with caution please since I'm still on a low-calorie diet. While all my friends choose BBQ Chicken+Rice, Beef Bulgogi, Fish Teriyaki....I chose a Kim Chi Soup. There, it should be a good alternative since it has no noodle & rice. Just veggies, beancurd, chicken chunks...and boy that was one spicy soup!
Food was great, but the company even greater.
      After dinner, we head to Starbucks since I already made a promise to L & H that I'm going to buy them Venti from that place. And more conversation with Fairuz as the centre of everything. That girl really has a lot of stories to tell. Quite interesting ones and some Arabic lesson as well incorporated.
     All in all, it was a great meeting them. Oh, no coffee for me just plain water. Being a good girl. 

My Fat Journey 1

Ugly and overweight. 

Adios. Long silence again. Huh. Too busy peeps. Sorry. Anyway, as the title says, I am going through a journey. My fat journey to be exact. I am FAT. No matter what close friends say, I have to accept the fact that I am fat. I don't look good in pictures. I feel tired and sleepy most of the times. And the worst thing that happened - my BP reached 200! Others would have died even at 130, a friend says who lost her husband to HBP. Or go into a coma. Here I was, walking, driving & teaching. I felt that there was something wrong with me when I woke up from sleeping. My head feel light and I feel as though I'm walking on air. It was that high blood pressure. What a wake up call.
No more do I want to be in this situation any longer. No more. I had wasted many years and not keeping myself in shape. My bad. My fault. My fat journey. Now it's time to make a change. 
I went to see a private doctor because I hope that he would recommend me something that will help me lose my excess load.
He told me to try Cambridge Diet. And so I did. I met the counselor in charge and I did everything. At my heaviest two months ago, I was 98 kg. 98kg, two more to reach 100. Never did I realize that I would end up as overweight as this. What did I do? I thought I was eating right. Obviously I was wrong. So I made up my mind. I will go through this journey with Cambridge Diet all the way til I get my ideal weight.
I really don't want to be that fat woman where even climbing a flight of stairs made me out of breath.
I need to change and I choose Cambridge Diet. It doesn't taste as good as food of course. But it helps me to shed from 98 to 85kg so far. So yeah. I'm happy. I spent a lot of cash for this. And I intend to start anew even after this. 
The painful knee is gone. I like it. And I will continue this journey to good health and better weight management. 

10 Jenis Cikgu Yang Korang Sure Terjumpa Time Kursus/Meeting/Seminar & Sebagainya

...dah lama wa tak ngomel hah sekarang rasa nak ngomel la pulak, kebetulan ahli panel wa ada balik dari kursus jadi ada la bermacam2 berita & cerita yg nak dikongsi..

…esp pada kaum cecikgu la (sbb tak sure profession lain mcm mana ceritanya), sure korang pernah pi kursus, seminar , mesyuarat atau bengkel kan? Pernah tak korang rasa yg korang mcm ALIEN kat situ? Completely being ignored, when nobody speaks to you or even smile at you to make you feel at ease. Tu baru fasa pertama, belum lagi masuk bab2 kerjasama dan lain2…

Wa serius perasan memang terdapat beberapa golongan orang setiap kali ada mesyuarat, kursus, seminar atau mesyuarat nie…secara ringkasnya biarlah wa kategorikan kepada jenis2 species kat bawah nie:-

1.            Kelab ‘DIORANG-DIORANG JE’ – semua kat situ semua geng2 & kroni dia. Dari penyelaras, facilitator, pemilihan peserta, pemberi ceramah, etc…semua geng dia. Yg paling best tu bila masuk2 jer semua peluk cium tanya kabar pas tu kiter yg alien nation ni tercangak2 sorang2 sbb tak kenal sesapa pun. Tengok kiri kanan semua geng2 makcik2 giler kuasa….hadui…macam mana la English education kat Perak ni nak maju? Dah hidup berkroni & berpuak2…asyik2 geng diorang jer. Bagi la chance kat orang lain, banyak lagi guru2 muda berbakat  tapi tak pernah diberi peluang & ruang. Sian bila tengok cikgu2 yg mungkin terpilih hadir semata2 untuk mengisi ruang kosong (kuota)…macam kangkung tersepit kat celah2 gigi…

 2.            Kelab ‘PERASAN BAGUS’ – jenis yg kat atas jugak ler….ceh ceh…semua pun mesti ikut idea dia. Dari isi ceramah, cadangan semua…padahal kadang2 tak masuk akal dan tak best pun idea diorang tu tapi ada la pulak back-up dari kroni2 yg menyokong & memuji mcm nak rak. Kembang la hidung makcik2 tu. Kalau ada yg berani bersuara siapla satu bala tentera datang menyerang bertubi2 tapi kalau dah memang idea cam longkang keje setakat nak nama takkan menang punya…last2 gua serang balik 3 kali ganda..apasal tak leh jawab? Tadi banyak sangat cakap? Mana kelab penyokong tu? Apasal diam??? Pas tu sure molot moncong cam sudu yg org gantung kat dinding tu...sambil ngutuk2 la kan? sudah2 la tu kak wey, jgn over sangat!

3.            Kelab ‘TENUNG-TENUNG’ – ni satu hal lagi. Tak buat kacau. Bising pun tidak tapi Ya Allah merenung kalah perogol bersiri. Ntah apa yg direnung pun tak taw kadang2 sampai gua cium ketiak sendiri sebab risau ada bau2 pengit hangit ker, ataupun ada koyak rentas baju wa kat mana2, almaklumlah wa sedar badan wa yg berisi lemak kental itew….ker tenung taik lalat wa yg banyak nie?…he he senang jer nak atasi wa jawab jer “tak payah kira sbb hari2 tumbuh baru” terus tunduk2 tak angkat muka lagi..tu la sapa suruh tengok2? Tak taw ker tengok2 tu boley kena saman kat England? Eh lupa gua. Wa kat area Batang Padang bukan England….sapa nak saman?

4.            Kelab ‘ADA AKU KESAH?’ – ni dah sah2 anggotanya cecikgu lelaki…..sian. jadi minority la pulak sbb byk cecikgu pompuan gila kuasa tunjuk power jadinya diorang ni meminggirkan diri lagi terpinggir….jenis yg tak menyusahkan orang lain. Kerja senyap dan simple, sesimple yang wujud dalam dunia ini. Mereka2 ini menyokong teguh prinsip ‘ASALKAN SIAP, ASALKAN ADA’….teman berborak yg best sbb time2 ni sama menyampah dgn kelab No. 1 & 2 tu…wa suka diorang ni sbb kelakar giler..terhibur wa….tak rasa mcm ada persaingan ker apa ker…ni la wa tak paham kenapa cikgu pompuan semua tak leh ikut contoh kaum cikgu laki2 nie….dah la sporting, peramah, kaki makan, kaki sembang..semua pakej la ada….

5.            Kelab ‘BERKECUALI’ - Anggota yg paling tak menonjol. Datang, sign attendance, buat apa2 yg patut, participate sikit2 (idea kena tolak terus diam noktah). Makan pas tu balik….esok pun rutin yg sama sampaila habis..(tapi geng ni selalu kuat makan sbb senyappppp ajer tengok2 atas meja makan semua dia kaut - segala lauk, dessert semua penuh meja…..) Selalunya ahli kelab ni baik2 belaka...Low profile la katakan….

6.            Kelab ‘ADA KER TAK ADA?’ – masa sign attendance ada. Pas tu ilang ntah ke mana. Masa nak pi makan tengok dah ada muka dia kat meja..aikkkk? pas tu ilang balik sampai la waktu makan yg seterusnya….hari last baru tunjuk muka tu pun masa upacara penutup ajer….sbb nak sijil.

7.            Kelab ‘CLAIM TERLAMPAU’ – semua benda dia berkira; dari minyak kereta, makan 3 kali sepanjang perjalanan…semua kena claim….mileage claim biar lebih jgn kurang…..makan, makan duit tak berkat tu cikgu….tak pun buat beli barang kemas baru...lantak la lu orang! tapi pas tu jgn bagi ceramah halal haram kat wa pulak sedangkan lu orang pun sama jer? lebih teruk ada la...bukan benda makan jer lu ingat ada halal haram...sendiri mau ingat la kenapa kadang2 anak2 lu orang jadi tak pandai ker, jahat ker (selalu anak2 cikgu lagi jahat dari budak2 lain, apesal ah???)

8.            Kelab ‘SEDUT’ – semua bahan dia nak sedut…berjaga2 here they comes! Dulu thumbdrive gantung kat leher 3 jenis kaler skrg sudah upgrade pada external hard drive plak…seduttttttttttt semua sampai la semput. Selagi ada ruang kat drive tu sedut…..ilmu mesti dicari! Ntah koleksi apa yg cuba dibuat pun tak tau. Nak kata jurulatih utama pun bukan, GC pun bukan…ah nak anugerah cemerlang kot??

9.            Kelab ‘TAW SEMUA’ – wah, semua orang dia kenal….semua sekolah dia taw…dan setiap sekolah tu wajib satu cikgu mesti dia kenal….wah terernya orang nie..mesti cemerlang Geografi kan??? Bukan takat sekolah malahan pasar malam kat area2 tu pun taw…huish…mantap orang nie….samada ejen CIA ataupun dia mmg suka ukur peta2 dlm negeri Perak ni…mungkin jugak pekerja part-time Google Maps & Google Earth….bagus, bagus….!

10.          Kelab ‘SMS SAMBIL BERKURSUS/MESYUARAT/BENGKEL’ dan lain2 – kalau handphone tu tak reti2 la nak letak bawah meja atau dlm beg…Silent Mode tak wujud dlm dictionary hidup diorang nie…time orang ceramah ker, org buat kerja ker dia tetap dgn SMS dier…ni direct selling kot wa rasa. Tak pun sms anak-anak dia; tp musykil la plak wa. Kata anak kecik mcm mana lak nak sms dgn anak umur bwh 5 tahun? Takkan SMS dgn bibik kot? SMS dgn husband?? Amboi romantic nyer….husband takde keje ker??? Agak2 la kak wey, hormat la sikit etika bersidang….awak tu cikgu bukan CEO. CEO pun ada etika masuk meeting….boring tul wa kalu terduduk tepi org nie…ada satu kali tu wa dengar kakak ni sembang baek punya pasal nak borong pinggan mangkuk kat supermarket tepi hotel tu….yang peliknya time makan yg ahli kelab ni reti pulak tak jawab handphone???? Wa pelik….tapi wa malas nak kesah…

 ...jadi tu la 10 kategori yg sempat wa coretkan disini…maybe kwn2 ada pengalaman serupa dgn wa sepanjang 10 tahun lebih wa pi kursus, etc…skrg wa dah jadi KP wa suruh anak2 buah wa pulak pi kursus (jgn giler kuasa nasihat wa pd cikgu2 semua)…wa nak anak2 buah wa dpt pengalaman & tonjolkan diri sepertimana wa mendapat peluang tu dulu. Yg kelakarnya setakat ni anak2 buah wa siap bergaduh dgn satu cikgu English SMKA sbb anak buah wa kena hina dgn minah tu…mentang2 la anak buah wa ni muda lagi tak semestinya dia bodoh walaupun KPLI….yg satu lagi anak buah wa jadik alien tak saper layan sbb dia pendiam…ada satu jer yg boleh get along sbb pandai BODEK Kelab No. 1….takper la wa tak kesah cara apa pun. Lembut atau keras, gaduh atau baik, bodek atau merit yg penting pegi la kursus utk menimba ilmu…wa nak ckp cecikgu kalau x dpt pi boleh request kat KP….kalau KP baik cam wa, wa mmg suka anak2 buah nak pegi kursus ker aper ker….tak rugi pun kita back-up anak buah sendiri…ok, wa chow dulu!!! Semoga terhibur dgn coretan gua yg best nie!!!!

I Dreamed of That Place

I dreamed of that place

Where quiet, gentle breeze passes me by

I dreamed of that place

Where green meadows greeted me wildly

I dreamed of that place

Where I am standing on the cliff looking over the bayou

I dreamed of that place

Where silence and sounds of small birds and animals become melodies

I dreamed of that place

Where water runs freely for you and me

I dreamed of that place

Where I long to be free from the madness of the world

I dreamed of that place

Where time stood still and moments linger by

I dreamed of that place

Where I can breathe deeply

I dreamed of that place

Where none can come knocking by

I dreamed of that place

Where someday I can and will be there