Pet..pet...pet..

After checked in, i thought of hving s/thg to eat for dinner. So, i strolled over to Asian Cafe nearby. I was bz looking for what to eat when suddenly came this guy out of nowhere and making so much noise...he was loud n started ordering food. Made a big fuss about the quantity of food n the price. The strange thing was the pple behind the counter suddenly came forward n entertained this loud guy...and left me unattended. What was so damed special bout this funny guy. I assumed he must be one of the janitors who worked around here n those pple know him well. Thus, he gets treated nicely. That's what i thought.

As usual i overheard their conversation..well.. They r loud anyway..the guy bhind the counter asked him 'Lan nak gi mana?' Ooo.. Confirmed the guys know each other.. know him by names. Then i heard the reply...i ada show kat Kelantan(?). Opss...Lan Pet Pet rupenye. Manalah aku kenal.. But seriously...he had to b loud to b noticed.. Othrrwise, aku ingat janitor kat airport ni je.

Then only i noticed he was with one pelakon yg aku x tau name.. Tapi dia berlakon dlm manjalara yg jadi org yg jaga rumah bakti tu. Dlm citer tu pkai tudung. I happenned to like her character.. Thats y kenal. Tapi Lan Pet..Pet mati blk idup aku tk tau.

No wonder he has to Pet pet to be noticed. Kesian nye diaa...

Is that his real identity? I doubt so. Never liked him anyway. I rest my case...

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The Day

God!! Questions were damned hard. Looks like i'm coming back for my next attempt...which will be in sept 09.

My previous paper, taxation, was also tough. But managed to get thru. Hope the same 'concept' applies here to.

In terms of comprehension n familiarity of the subject matter, this time punye prepn was much better. Now im just banging on LUCK and of course a lot of prayers till the results r out.

Anyway, got calls from elissa in the afternoon. She came out third in class for the term exam. 5As. Hilda also obtained A for geography. Exam still in progress. At least s/thg to be happy about.

Now heading for KLIA again. Tking the last flight bck to kuantan. Penat toksah citer lee. Esok terruss keje. Pre board meeting with dato' chairman. The thought makes me even more exhausted.

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Bebudak Baru Belajar...

March 24th. Tuesday - 12 pm.

Here i am... Hotel UiTM Shah Alam. Room 208. The receptionists recognized me from afar. Familiar face. I came here twice a year. How could u not recognize me.

Had buffet lunch at the coffee house. Not many pple dined here. Adalah one table of 3 pple. Looked n sounded like lecturers...uitm lecturers lah i guess. Their 'typical' styles didnt escape my attention. I actually eavesdropped a little...thats how i could confirm that they r lecturers.

Anyway., one unique thing about this hotel is the fact that its being managed by uitm students under the faculty of hotel n catering. Hence, gotta lower a bit of ur expectation in terms of its quality. X blame them. Mereka budak baru belajar. Basic facilities alrightlah..can survive lah for one night stay.

Now i'm taking one hour break from studies. Enjoying spa Q .. I know somewhere out there somebody close to me also watching this. Hehe. Hv fun.

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Taking the Road Less Travelled..

March 24th / Tuesday-9.30 am.

Here I go again...taking the road less travelled. I'm on my way to UiTM Shah Alam for my MIA QE exam which will be held tmoro afternoon at 2.30 pm.

Now, at the departure hall kuantan airport, waiting to depart for KLIA. My fligt is at 10.15 am. Hubby just dropped me off n left.

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Sunday- march 22nd

Sunday- march 22nd

9.00 am- As promised, everybody looked fwd to hving bfast at McD. What's so great about it. Nothing much. It just that ...it's been ages since the last time we hd bfast there. The last time i went was the week when the girls had their replacement school day on saturday - for chinese new year. I went there with farish. That time we hardly saw any malays around probly bcoz of the palestinian campaign. So effective i thought.. But it didnt bother me that much.

Tday, the environment was the same. Other than my family, we only saw a malay couple enjoying their cup of coffee- actually in the pretext of hving coffee but matter of fact they were there to 'tumpang' the internet access probly provided free of chrge by McD to attract more pple. Yes..we are famous for grabbing free things.. Of course me included. But.. Looks like it doesnt work here.

Talking about pple.. Malaysians hv colourful attitudes..ranging from Civilized to uncivilized...considerate to inconsiderate...

Saw one guy fully engrossed in whatever he was doing on his laptop.. Probably surfing or also blogging like me..x matter what he was doing but the fact that he was occupying one whole 'gazebo' to himself irritated me. The place was for at least 6 to 8 pple. Other tables and benches were still wet as it was still early. This guy could hv occupied the single or double table under the roof n be considerate to others. So that it could leave some rooms for pple like us.

I know there were no rules written anywhere on the wall or written anywhere in the akta kerajaan or pekeliling to empty the table if u see pple r looking for places to sit. (although in some eating places that was emphasized-although not verbatim, but at least the messg is written to the same effect). .

But this is what we call attitudes or sensitivity or maturity or anythg of tht sort. These r not taught in schools, x in any syllabus but we gotta be more observant n be more sensitive to our surroundings...

Again...these r the values that separate the men from the boys...

So much for that.

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Counting Down

17/03/09-tuesday 6.00 pm

I'm finally able to get myself out of the office.. (or so i thought...) Away for 8 stressful days. My study leave has finally been approved by the management.

My MIA exam is on 25/3. This is my last paper. I hv unbelievably cleared the other 3 papers. Despite my hectic schedule especially with work n family.

18/3-wednesday

Was called back by farah, boss' PA- that a pre board meeting is to b scheduled at 2.30 pm. Well..what to say.. Since the study leaves are PAID leave, i feel obliged that i should come bck for the meetg.

ThnkGod the meetg only lasted for 2 hours.

Saturday- 21/3

Been studying..panicking..dozing off n eating a lot... Counting down the days.

This subject is the toughest of all. To attempt one question requires a solid one to one and half hours..which means no interruptions should b allowed. How can i get that kind of environment here? Not when all my kids are running around the house.. God.. This is damned tough but i hv to go thru this.

12-2.00pm

Lunch at Kenny Rogers- as suggested by hubby. At least ease off some tense. Had so much fun till we forgot that elissa actually missed her tuition class in the afternoon. Elissa being naughty.. Purposedly x remind us. Cant blame her. We hd not been doing this for quite some time. Sorry kids...i'll make it up to u after my exam. In fact, i'll make it up to u right now.. .. Tomoro we gonna hv b'fast at McD. Things that we used to do almost every other weekend. We will do it again tmoro. Hell with the palestinian campaign, its not that i am against it but, we would not make them rich setakat buying bfast at McD. Imptant thing is..togetherness as a family.

8.00 pm

Back to studies. One good thing about this is that Hilda is also hving her term exam next week. So, both of us hv been occupying the library n get ourselves engrossed. Kind of fun..at least i can make it 'mom n daughter' kinda activities. Hehe.. Be positiveee..,

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A good friend of mine..

Some issues cropped up kat ofis early this week. Actually matters arising tu pun almost settled but dlm 'keriuhan' itu rupa-rupanya ada insan yg ter'kecil' hati. Bukan nk citer pasal 'kecik' hati tu tapi nk citer pasal org yg kecik hati tu. Rupe- rupenya 'over sensitif' gak kawan aku sorang ni. Tapi seingatku, dia ni insan yg 'kuat dan kental gitu. Malah i admire her strength and her perseverance. In comparison to me, i am so fragile and sensitive ter'over'.

Rupa-rupanya kawan aku ni dah berjangkit penyakit aku lah...tu lah.. She has too much of me..

On a serious note, I think we both understand each other very well. I actually learned a lot from her..(probably i never said it out to her all these while.) Learned how to survive emotionally thru thicks n thins...although difficult but i'm learning and trying. And i always had HER in mind whenever things didnt go my way.. How would she handle this if she was in my shoes..and of course she would b the first to listen to all my 'grievances'. Sometimes to ease off sakit hati yg teramat, we start calling people names. Hah.. that' how BL got her name. But she went further and suggested that BS sounded better. Those were the times.

Anyway, as the saying goes:
It's the things in common that make friendship enjoyable but its the little differences that make them intetesting.

P/s: sorry if u misunderstood my 'worries'..u know lah it's a JUNGLE out there in the office. Kena pasang perisai byk. Anyway...thanks for always there for me.

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A Road Twice Travelled...

A road twice travelled is never as long. ??? Huh... Is that true?... MIA QE friends!! Help me.... This is my third attempt for AFAR!!! My last i hope. Anna where r u??? I'm panicking like hell. FRSes r so damned boring.. How do i cope with it? Can't wait to get it over with,..,, my MIA QE Exam on 25/3/09. Hope i would get thru it... n it means the WORLD to me...

Just to let loose a bit...that's alllll....

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taggggggeeedddd...from rina dan sedikit ubahsuai

Rules:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves
3. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog.

ANYWAY..I'M NOT GONNA FOLLOW THE RULES..I HAVE MY OWN GAME TO PLAY..HEHE

Deoderant : Rexona kot..lupa..soo routine.

Toothpaste : Colgate adults or kekadang kids' toothpaste bila keabisan

Shampoo : head and shoulder

Razor : luka nanti..

Underwear : topless and bottomless

Make up : dont put on any make up..why making it up? just be myself..

Perfume : hardly guna..susah nak solat..

Watch : dah bebulan tak pakai jam..takde bateri asyik lupa nak fix..

Car : 6612

Airline : IDRIS JALA

Backpack/Purse/Wallet : BONIA handbag but my colleague just bought something very similar to mine..confirm i x nak pakai the same handbag lagi dah..buat ape lah beli benda yang serupa ngan aku..bengangg giler..BALLY purse.. bought by husband from UK 5 years ago.

Shoes : mesti tutup depan..boss very particular..

Sandals : phasing out..x wear to ofis when boss around.

Jeans : janji muat..bontotlah..lain no hal..

Handbag : dah kabo atas tadi..tapi tu le..frust betul..bonia tu x wear to office anymore..my favourite lah pulak..kena tangkap handbag baru lah pulak..

Heels : bonia..berat..tak suka. anything that fits.

Computer : one desktop berebut ngan anak..satu laptop husband punya..satu lagi laptop tak berapa nak betul..kat ofis tokleh nak beria enjoy..so..padan gitu jelah aku..

Search Engine : tak jumpa-jumpa..kah..kah..keep searching

TV Channel : ada TV ke kat umah ni? astro was out for no reason..nak tengok spaQ pun rasa guilty..

Cell Phone : Proudly announcing my Apple Iphone..first time bought my own handphone..using my hard earned money..selama ni being sponsored by my technical savvy hubby..But still..i wished it was Blackberry..dont know why..more practical i guess..

Beer: Root beer kot..

Soft Drink : nescafe always the best

Fast Food : untuk orang malas macam aku..neeyyhh..utk practical person like me..that's more like it..

Pizza : with a lots and lots of cheeze on it..which i cant find here..by the time being served, cheeze dah beku..boring..

Cereal : coco crunch..milo cereal..oats also belasah..

Chocolate : toblerone..satu2nya coklat yang aku teringin sangat nak rasa when i was small tapi tak mampu and tak sampai hati nk minta parents beli bcoz was too expensive then..nasib baik bila dah tua2 ni coklat tu still around..now my kids get to taste the same choc that i always longed for since i was at their age..

Ice cream : anything at all.

NI TAMBAH SENDIRI SEBAB SYOK PULAK..

Tudung: dont wear black coz dont suit me..ekin..?not everyone sesuai pakai ekin..me included..

baju: dah banyak tak padan sebab dah put on weight kat satu tempat tu je lah..lain tempat still maintain..

Today: sedikit kecik ati dgn seseorang..yang diluar rumah aku lah..aku ingat nak bertanya kabar dan sedikit bersimpati tapi dapat jawapan begitu..yelah..faham..dia cuma nak bagi tau perkara sebenar, tapi..aku still rasa kecik ati..well..my close friends know me well..oversensitive and over observant..ni lah padahnya..friends..i'm not talking about u either..adalah..people that u don't know..

Yesterday: Was a purrfect day coz things went as planned despite air takde..

Tomoro: nak settle sume benda sbb ingat nk take one more study leave that i missed last week.

Boss: he is manageable but oversensitive too..very details..read things between the lines...learn a lot from him..


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Blessing in Disguise..

'Blessing in disguise' is what people say as words of comfort. But... What i'm looking for is blessing that is not in disguise...(well..just some thoughts.).

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