I like today's weather...

it's so lovely, I don't think anyone or anything could dampen my mood.
Yesterday, I accompanied them to return the rented car. The place was about 10-15 minutes drive from ours. And since we could see the Luas track across the street, we decided to ride it into the city. So we did see the track, but the station was not within sight so on impulse we decided to take the left turn. And it took us half an hour to reach the station. EEEEErrrgggggghhh!!!!!

And guess what?! If we took the right turn, the Luas was only 6 minutes (max) away!

Hampeh btol...

The place where we wanted to have lunch was closed and then I blew €6 on a dish I didn't even like.

What a waste!

But then just as we were about to leave Epicurean, we saw M Nasir...

The M Nasir!

It took us bout 5 minutes or so to gather the courage to patah balik. So malu okay! But we did anyway and we took photos with him and his wife and his daughter.

Yipppeeeeee.....

Si Kolot yang Kalut

People blog from their heart right? But what if I don't agree with their opinion (and vice versa)? Do I let them know that they're being a prick or do I let them know that I disagree? There are issues that I don't agree on and there are things that we have to look/search beyond the blogsphere because there are 3 sides to a story. Mine, Yours and the Truth. To me la kan, cakap je lik kalau you don't agree.

When the opposition won numerous seats in the past election, I have read/heard comments like habisla nanti mesti Bangsa Lain conquer tempat/negeri tu. These comments are utterly nuts if you ask me and borders on racism. We should (tak wajib pon) all loose our faith in our leader when it is clear that he/she is corrupted, incapable to lead, a puppet to some evil master trying to take over the world and bukan sebab his/her skin colour, the religion or his/her Bangsa is lain.


Masih ade gak orang yg berfikiran kolot camni.

Gigitan yang tidak sekuat bunyi salakan

My body aches all over. Shite la cause kepale pon sakit menghentak2 demmit.

I wanna scream and I want Ice Cream. Good old fudge brownie :)
But I wonder why I've never seen the Chocolate Therapy around anymore. I guess I'd better check out their website.

My head is pounding like pound cake la. Not that I like pound cakes. I miss Kek Chiffon Perise Pandan. Too bad I'm not good at baking cakes :(

Tried (I repeat, Tried) but to no avail in our attempt membuat roti canai.
Blerghhhhh....

But at least we tried.
And it was loads of fun trying to flatten the dough however didn't dare to menebar but it was good fun.

I'm on holiday (read: I'll be @ home lazying around doing nuthing trying to figure myself out).

GGGGGGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......................

In the middle of nowhere.

I could have drenched myself with mutton curry or H2O but I didn't.
Why should I anyway?

I've been busy with work (all work no play makes me a dull girl). But yesterday we went to the long awaited M Nasir nyer concert @ Ambassador.

Baguih punya!

I wish la all other Malaysian entertainers nak and boleh datang kat sini, esp Jaclyn Victor.

I bought meself a new phone yesterday. Whoopie! So now, no more la drama with the old phone which I still sayang and will oweys sayang.

Tapi kan old phone, I've few questions for you la (altho I already know la kan the answers to all of 'em tapi lantak nk tanye jugak);

1) Why do you like to play dead esp when I need you? Don't say you don't have enough energy, cause I charge you batt kaw kaw nyer.

2) Why do I find it hard not to sayang you my dear old fren?

3) This is not a Q but I just want to apologise to you for my behaviour. I shouldn't have thrown you (when angry) or dropped you (by accident or not, no excuses allowed) or cursed you (which I did, sometimes, when you're miles away from me). I should have made you feel better, wanted, needed cause it's me who's dependant on you and not the other way 'round)

Here's a song for you my dear:

Talipon berbunyik - Kring (3x)
Ku angkat, ku jawab
Siapa?

Talipon berbunyik - Kring (3x)
Ku angkat, ku dengar
suara...

Would I think of you differently?

Yes. But in a much kinder way.



You must not blame yourself when it's clear that your dad is at fault. He's dahsyat when he tried to sell you off and keji when he tried to talk your mum into aborting you just cause he didn't want you. I know you don't have any siblings to talk things to or hear your plight, but you still have your mum. Do try to forgive you mum, because she wanted (and still do) the best for you and she must have thought that you'd be better off not knowing the truth. I know how hard it is to find out the truth after 23 years, just when you were about to get married.

Thank goodness it's Saturday!

Altho the trip is not for another 2 weeks I simply cannot hide my excitement. Yeay! The last proper holiday that I had was in July last year!

It's gonna be Paddy's day this coming monday but heck I'm gonna be working anyway. Spoil ler... But it's gonna be doublepay (plus an extra day in lieu) so lantak la..

It's almost mid month but surprisingly I'm not broke (yet)... So far I've treated myself to few clothing items and a book (a must) and some DVDs (that I have yet to watch) and I've sent my monthly commitment nyer duit to Malaysia and I've also lodged some money into the selamatkanharituayangmendatang account.

I feel good.

Am gonna shower and head to his house. But I'm planning to stop by kt kedai halal to buy some meat coz I wanna make Karipap!!!!!

Harap2 menjadi la yer...

Today so so la...

nuthing much happened today at work or at home.

I loike....

Today is Monday so tomorrow is Doomsday???

I am tired. Really, really tired.

Came home to wonderful smell of ikan goreng sambal and it lived up to the kewangian and I am now full (still tired la).

Read thru the booklet sent by Brightwater and I am ashamed to say that I am tempted to tukar kerje because the salary being offered for the same position that I currently hold is sooo besar so very different and just think of the things that I could do with the money??? But that's just greed talking la... I am more than happy, more than comfortable with this company. But I still think that I lack the proper and appropriate knowledge.

I am now holed up in my room waiting to tido (more like pengsan adalah)....

ZZZzzzzzzz...........

On P...

P is for Power, Politics, People's choice/Voice, Partnership? etc...


Malaysian have spoken and some of the casualties are actually good politicians. It's clear (to me,at least) that Malaysians are retaliating against the ruling party but unfortunately, people like Shahrizat Jalil ended up being outvoted. I think she is a good Menteri but it does not hurt to give Nurul Izzah a chance to prove herself kan? If only they can and would team up as Sharizat could guide her and give good advice as to what she could do and needs to do. After all, these people are running the country bukannye tadika, so a bit of tunjuk ajar here and there wouldn't hurt right? Lagipun Nurul Izzah is part of golongan pelapis.

Not winning the 2/3 parliment Majority is actually a good wake up call for our Gov. They must've realised by now that they are not invincible. Truth be told, I am not fond of NEP cause to me, NEP menguntungkan People With Cable and not the rakyats. What we should have is a Help Plan that fits the different (financial/education/health) needs of our fellow countrymen sebabnye orang susah takde mengikut kaler kulitnye. It's high time we regard ourself as Bangsa Malaysia and not Melayu, Cina, India dan lain-lain. If our forefathers boleh duduk semeja and makan-makan and lepak-lepak and fight for the freedom of our nation bersame-same kenape kite tak boleh? We should help retain this freedom of ours bersame-same because in the end kite sume Malaysians and not Melayu, Cina, India dan lain-lain.



Hopefully, the Gov is tersedar enough to take more serious actions on issues like price hikes (oil,necessities and etc), rising crime rates (esp corruption) and of course Perpaduan Negara. But it is still up to us, the citizens, to follow the Undang-undang Negare. Yelah, kalau setakat undang-undang kawkaw nyer in place tapi people choose to ignore tak boleh la nak salahkan Gov kan?

Inflation is inevitable but surely there must be some sort of economics plan/policy (a contingent plan, I suppose?) to help cushion the impact during bad times? Kite pon cannot rely 100% on our Gov, kite pon kene ade savings untuk rainy days. Our Gov is certainly not perfect but the People With Power must learn from past mistakes and not repeat them.



Sekian.

Alahai....

I should have bought the dvds when HMV had the promotions okay! now, nyesal tak sudah2. ade ke patut from €15, skang the price dh jadik the original price lik which is wayyyyyy out of my budget (lam €70).

And I dunno how to download the cerite from tenet... ala susah tol jadik bute IT nih....

I know they'll have the show later today kat UITV tp I wanna go to his house and dieorg manede channel tuh......

sgt berbelah baginye!!!!!!!
*sambil meraung2*

Had a fun day yesterday buat Nasik Kerabu for Kak Yati's in-advance bday celebration. Alhamdulillah jadik la juge ye masakan tuh altho I did almost ruined the kerabu by doing somthing silly. Sorry yer...

I like cooking/baking/creating/doing something new cause if I messed up I can easily say; this is my first attempt la...
Hehehehe.....

So far, I've tried cooking/making Laksa Sarawak, Laksa Johor, Nasik Kerabu, Nasik Minyak, Kerabu Epal, Sate, Nasik Ayam, Tiramisu etc.... and so far I'm pretty happy with the end results (I'm a good pemakan)...

Skang leh la try masak Nasik Dagang plak. And, I'm not learning all these masakan just because of him but because I truly enjoy these dishes esp Laksa Sarawak and Nasik Dagang. Kat Sarawak, I used to have Nasik Dagang only during the weekends cause there's this family la kan(from Kelantan I assume), they sell Nasik Dagang @ Pasar Minggu Satok and mmg have to go really early kalau tak, boleh kempunan... Before this family ade, I've never tasted Nasik Dagang before.... I wonder if they're still there, selling....

There's loads of Malaysian cuisine that I find delicious and can proudly say that they melambangkan the warnawarni of Malaysians. Mi Sapi is one of my favourite and the best kopitiam selling Mi Sapi is the one in Satok but Laksa Sarawak is definitely my faveretestofthefaveret and I do have a lot of faveret....

I want Aiskrim Potong! Flav - Red Bean la....

Freaky Friday...

It scares the hell outta me....
I don't think I'd be able to understand the whole process unless I make the effort to read and study and ASK!

Susah jugak eh...

It's election day in Malaysia and I personally believe that if you don't vote, you must not complain about the ruling/opposition party and their policies.

It's okay I guess....

Life is pretty hectic at the moment and I'm a wreck. I find the conversion process we're going thru pretty challenging as there's loads of info to absorb and there's little time to actually practice what we've learnt and it kinda reminds me of what our 3.7 lecturer used to say - you're an angry sponge... all of you are! (not in those exact word, but you know...)

I can't think of myself as a sponge let alone an angry one....

But I'd like to think of myself as a keen student who's willing to learn although I'm no good at paying full attention in lectures (except when I find the lecturers interesting).

I foresee more unavoidable late nights in the near future...

Pasrah ajelah....

In need of some TLC...

it's Saturday today and although it's only 7.30 in the morning, I'm already wide awake. This is normal (for me) as I'm used to waking up early back home.

I left the office at 7.15 last night and by the looks of it, Monday is going to be a loooooooooooong day. I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to that.

I had really weird dreams these past few nights and they seemed so vivid, so very real except that I did realise that I was dreaming in that 'I know a snake is going to bite me so I asked a friend to come and run with me' dream. I don't think I got bitten in the end of the dream so that's a good sign right?

But last night's dream is just as weird because I dreamt that I was having Ulam in my kitchen with my ang-moh colleagues. And on top of that, they seemed to enjoy themselves.

????

Panic Attack...

So what do you do when you think there's a lump you know where?

Go forth and conquer

Woke up at 5.30 and got out of the house at 7.00 and arrived at the Immigration Department at 7.30 and I'm the 12th person of the day to renew my visa which took no more than an hour then went straight to the city to have breakfast (at Madina, no less) but had to settle for a light meal at McD's then went to Penneys then to M&S then off to work since I didn't get the whole day off and I did all the works almost immediately upon arriving then had to go to the ground floor to work on the new system and went home at 6.30 (that's not too bad) and now here I am facing the laptop.



*penatnye*

Mooooooooo...................

I have valid reason for neglecting this blog these past few days; I have nothing decent to share. My weekend wasn’t too bad. I bought a medium – large storage box and a trolley/shelf and 3 small plastic boxes. I needed those to store my bags and other small bits that I found difficult or too precious to let go (just in case I need them again someday). So now most of my bags are kept (quite neatly) in the box. I’m a sucker for bags but I don’t believe in spending hundreds or thousand on a bag, yet. Maybe one day I can afford (and would like to) to splash out on bags but for now I am content on buying my bags from Penneys. They’ve so much to choose from especially for a girlwhocantdecideinwhichcolourofthebagshelovesbettersosheendedupbuyingtheminallcoloursbecausetheyreaffordable like me.

To M&S I went (again) on Sunday. I am now truly addicted to the oranges sold there. I bought 2 bags this time around and today I’ve had almost a bag of those. I went to Madina after stopping at M&S to have lunch and I had the Desi Sizzler although I was broke. Thank goodness I was having lunch with him and Ummar, kalau tak….

So to HMV we went after lunch and shared money to buy those 3 for €30 DVDs. I wanted Notes on a Scandal but ended up buying Host, as the title sounded depressing to him but I didn’t regret buying Host that much as it turned out to be quite a good film. It has everything one could ask for!

I want to watch Hairspray but it’s still expensive. I want to buy Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple but I couldn’t find it in HMV. But they do sell it online for about €15 for 8 DVDs so now I am tempted to spend the money that I don’t have.

What should I do?
I want to wait until payday but I cannot sabar….

No, I don't need that...

What I need is a Yeo's Chrysanthemum Tea - chilled please!

I bought a book, a top and a small bag despite the fact that I am broke.

Yesterday I had my pictures taken at college for my new student card. I was told that they’re going to hand out the cards during the first lecture next week. It felt like it was only yesterday that I went to the last P3 lecture at DBS!

I have been a student for more than 15 years and I have never been a good one. I do try to pay attention to the teacher/lecturer but it's hard to concentrate unless I find the subject/teacher interesting. I couldn’t remember much about my kindergarten days but I do remember getting awards for doing well in exams in primary and secondary school. And I remember dad buying me a big bar of chocolate (my favourite back then was Van Houten) as my reward. I’ve always sucked at sports but I did try to compensate by cheering as loud as I can during sukaneka.

Cikgu Aishah was my English teacher when I was in primary 3. She helped me to choose a story to tell in the (story telling of course) competition. In the end she chose “Princess Kalihe” for me and although I was not the winner, I did manage to be the runner up.

She was one of the few teachers that I could still remember (by name) from SRK Gita. I just wished that I did keep in touch with my old classmates (1 Jingga – 5 Dahlia). My mum got me transferred when I was just starting my 6th year. So to St Teresa and to 6 Biru I went. I was one of the backbenchers along with Victoria, Jennifer, Kelly, Ain, Siaw Ling, Jo Ann, Yvonne and the others. We spent our days drooling over Jonathan Brandis, the Lawrence brothers and other cute teen celebs. I miss those days.

I miss Me.

Walk, don't run.

It’s been more than a year since I started working with current company. But my knowledge about the banking/finance industry is still unimpressive. You could ask me to book the credits and debits but I won’t be able to tell you much about what’s happening out there in the market. I have been told that what I know now is more than enough but I find that hard to believe. Nowadays, I don’t put much effort to learn more about this industry and I am truly ashamed of myself.

I used to Wiki or Google (during weekends at his) every single financial terms that I have heard or encountered and believe me when I say this, I learnt quite a lot although I did not understand 100% of what I had read. So, as part of my new year’s resolution, I aim to read and learn more about Banking/Finance industry. I do hope that all the things that I could and should pick up along the way, I can pass on to my friends. And hopefully, most of what I do pass on, are (80% or more) accurate. InsyaAllah.

It is not easy being 24 and managing your own money/finances. It is even harder if you have loans to pay off. Personally, I find it difficult. I constantly think about finding ways to earn more money and to go into business is the most obvious solution. I know money does not guarantee happiness but let’s be realistic here. I am most happy when I get to read the books that I want. Money. I love eating out. Money. I want to visit my friends. Money. I need to get new schoolbooks. Money. Life saving operations? Money well spent.

What I really want to do is to secure the future of MY family. I don’t want to be filthy rich; I just want to live comfortably. I want to be able to pay for necessities without having to borrow here and there. I also want MY family to appreciate the value of money and to spend it wisely and to share it with others if we can. And when it comes to leisure spending, I want to spend because I have set aside some money to serve that purpose and not run into debt just because there’s a massive sale in the shop nearby.

InsyaAllah.

What's the story Morning Glory?

My weekend was tiring though I did manage to have fun at the newlywed’s on Saturday and his’ on Sunday. I had good food on both days and the company was great. We watched Anak Halal and it was an awesome movie! (minus Fasha Sanda’s awful acting of course!)

The menu:

Saturday – Mi Hoon Sup
Sunday – Mi Kari, Ayam BBQ, Nasi Goreng and we also had Tiramisu for desert courtesy of yours truly.

This morning I received my P3 result via e-mail and I passed! I was surprised but thankful. I really didn’t think that I’d pass as I did not study for this paper (I actually Wiki-ed almost everything that was in the syllabus). My other half @ Platonic Friend also did well. I am so very proud of you.

Lately, I have been toying with the idea of finding another job. I love my current job and it pays well but…....... (the buts are too many to be listed)

I am currently listening to Mamma Mia. The song uplifts my mood.

I spent the last 10 minutes at work trying to figure out the answers to the Rebus puzzles that I received.

I went to Independent College right after work to pick up the study material.

Bought oranges again at M&S (just a bag this time around) and had 2 once I reached home.



Goodnight.

So where do I start?

1) Kuala Lumpur, the last time I checked masih at the same kedudukan. I have been voting diligently, and so far there's not been a single day that I have failed to vote so that the city could secure a spot in Monopoly: World Series. sigh.. My reason for this semangat membara-bara is simple. It's just to get people to notice that there is a country out there called Malaysia. It is quite menyedihkan that outsiders ade je yang still never heard of our country but we know quite a lot about theirs. Let's start the teaching process! Sometimes, bende yang sesetengah orang anggap remeh temeh macam ni yang boleh lift up our semangat.

2) I really don't know where the idea of naming this blog smallstepshugeleap came from. Maybe because I'm always the semangat lebih hasil takde type of person kot (sangat kontra dengan gaye percakapan point 1)? Or maybe to just remind myself that I may not change the person that I am but I can still make a small tiny little difference if I just make an effort? I'd better stop or I'll try and cook up some other theory yang merepek merapu.

3) I sometimes wonder what would it feel like to be perfect and to have a perfect life. Just out of curiousity you know. Oh, and I have finished reading Remember Me last night. So I have another 13 days before I can afford to buy another one.

4) ACCA result will be out this monday. tengtengteng...


I am sleepy...

I can see a star. Oh wait, my eyes are playing tricks on me.

Today is 14th of Feb (not that i need to point that out). To me it is just like any other day. Well, after discounting the fact that today's Herald AM is pink like baju turun kaler, or a lot of people I saw were holding bouquets of flowers and when someone (a bunch of someones) mentioned that today is Valentine's day, so yes, today is just another day for me.



Not that I'm complaining because I have never been such a romantic person at heart. Or so I'd like to believe about myself. But even though I don't celebrate VDay, I did drop not-so-subtle-more-like-in-your-face kind of hint about the gift I'd like to receive for this special day. Hehehe...

I would just ask for it any other day but I don't think that he'll buy me the DVDs that I want. Although I really don't think he'll even buy it for VDay. Terpakse la kuar duit poket sendiri.



Anyway, had Nasi Ayam for lunch today. It was delicious and the smell simply reminds me of Singapore Chicken Rice punyer Nasi Ayam. *drool*



Oh and I heard in the E! Daily 10 that Scarlet Johannson is now a singer?? WTH?? She is a brilliant actress and I'd prefer for her to stick to what she does best. Okay, so I haven't heard her sing but I have heard of lip sync and I really don't want her to resort to that if it turns out that she can't sing! Oh well, I'm being such a drama queen kejap. Anyway, I cannot wait for The Other Boleyn Girl to be screened. I think both her and Natalie are excellent actresses.

It's makan time so I guess it's goodbye then.

the best way to overcome bitterness is to eat chocolate!

woke up this morning with a somewhat good feeling. That is until I saw The Fog. Oh darn! It was kind of hinting that today is not going to go well (or so I believe)...

Well, The Fog aside, it was a cold and lonely walk to the office. I deliberately went to the office a little late than usual but I was still the first one to arrive. Bad luck huh?

Although no names were mentioned, we terase just like sape makan cili die la yang terase pedasnye during today's team meeting (when he mentioned about going home early) at work. Aiya, both of us finished our work on time but what to dooooo....

Oh well, no use ngerepak about work. Especially after a nice shower and 2 juicy Oranges. I am so looking forward to reading Remember Me. I read few pages of the book last night and let's just say that I am having tough time refraining myself from finishing the whole book in one night. *Remember: No budget*

Popsugar. Provides sweet and light read. A must surf/visit. And yesterday I read about the S.I photo shoot that involves Will Ferrell and Heidi Klum. What a pair and what an amazing spread as well. Very kelakar lah...

Oh well, I'd better get going. CSI is on tonight @ 9.

I will try not to miss it.

a note to myself: good luck in trying to stay awake.

So I went to

Grafton St. right after work. I had to get my copy of Remember Me (Sophie Kinsella). The last time I read her book was about a year ago and it was absolutely hilarious (Shopaholic and Baby). I won't start reading her latest creation just yet. I really want to take my time with this one. I only have the budget for this one book. The Appeal (John Grisham) would have to wait as it is quite out of my budget. And don't get me started on my books-I-wanna-buy list!

M&S was my second stop. I bought juicy Valencia Oranges as there was a promotion. 2 (bags) for €6. The reason I was there in the first place was to buy the ever-so-delicious M&S Cookies. But heck, I am a sucker for promotions so there goes my €6. But it was money well spent. The oranges were yummy and the cookies did not dissapoint.

Oh, and I had a wonderful and fulfilling (very) lunch today. Nasi Tomato and Ayam Masak Merah. Nice huh? We bought our lunch from a fellow Malaysian living in Dublin for €22.50 per week. That is a good price to pay for authentic Malaysian Cuisine.

So that covers almost everything good that happened today. The downside to today's fortunate events is that we received the Bill. Argggghhhh....

Spoil la...
What to do la kan?

Anyhoo. It is time to surf the Net.

I am

in my room and surfing the net. Then I remembered that I have not blogged in a good while. Hence, my first post after what seemed like a gazillion years.

Life has been good to me lately. I am still far from perfect but nobody's perfect right?

So what's new with/about me?

1) addicted to Facebook
2) determined to place Kuala Lumpur on Monopoly: World Series (a vote a day)

Have I changed much in the past year(s)?

I'd like to think so.


*Today's life saving remedy: smile like you've never smiled before.