Financially comfortable Part 1 - Cashflow

Haip, semangat lak cerita hal financial kan.

 

Standard la, tengah baca Ke Mana Wang Anda - Hjh Rohani Datuk Mohd Shahir. One of the best personal financial book I ever read (macam lah banyak financial book i've read kan), not only rhetoric but most of her recommendation are practical and realistic.

 

First thing first, I memang tak faham orang yang suka berhutang.Adakah sebab it is the `in' thing? Or you want to spend more than you earn? Bukankah the ground rule is, to spend only what you have in your bank rimau(hanya contoh, boleh juga guna binatang lain). For housing loan and vehicle loan tu lain cerita la. But still, in this book Puan Hajah kita suggested if you earn RM3000 per month, your ideal monthly installment should be around RM350 to get yourself `financially comfortable'.Tapi come on la get real, MyVi pun installment dalam RM500-RM600 permonth, ni yg standard average ye, 5-7 years loan and moderate down payment. Still, personally I consider it quite comfortable. But what if we get a sedan car that is more trendy and luxurious with monthly installment up to RM900/month? I leave this question for you to decide.

 

That only touch on the hutang yg perlu (vehicle and housing loan).Belum cerita hutang yang kurang perlu (eleh nak sedapkan hati) dan tak perlu.Just look at our credit card balance monthly and think. Are you financially comfortable or not?

 

I myself had started to list down my cashflow every month, starting this year (sebab sebenar adalah perlu start saving utk kahwin-oops).But I am the type yang tak boleh buat benda too details ni, nanti I pening. Sebab tu I memang tak pernah jadi bendahari kat mana-mana even sekolah mahupun universiti.Kerja2 bendahari serah kat my roomate. Hahah iklan jap promosi u, Ami:P OK berbalik cerita my monthly cashflow, mine was quite simple. I did not even detail down my expenses monthly, just sum up and become-`perbelanjaan harian'.I am using blank excel spreadsheet with currently three main tabs:

 

expenses-perbelanjaan harian(termasuk sewa rumah),daily travelling,groceries etc

social obligation-fund,bagi duit kat parents,belanja orang,derma,zakat etc (ni penting ni, sebab boleh mengingatkan diri kalau sebulan    tu tengok you tak contribute langsung kat orang.penting utk keberkatan dan sharing with others:)

kahwin-ni pepandai la, tak perlu detail kot

 

..and each tabs' activities are tracked monthly.How did i do it? Easy.Print/copy paste the transaction details from the online banking platform.Tapi betullah, perlukan disiplin dan keazaman yang tinggi.Once I didn't track my expenses almost for 4 months and had a hard time tracking everything back from the transaction history.But seriously, you have to start documenting all your expenses to be in control of your financial (instead of vice versa). This also serves as an alarm in case you are over spending and found that one month you spend too much than the others.Puan Hajah pun cakap! :)

 

Sebelum itu..do you realize what is missing in my cashflow? DUIT MASUK. Hahaa sepatutnya you have to include this too especially when you have more than one source of income. Tapi since I just makan gaji je I did not actually track it... :)

 

OK ni baru one part, there are a lot more.The answer of our most common inquiries on personal financial, e.g. Macam mana menguruskan kad kredit, Macam mana nak jana ekonomi rumah tangga, Cara nak mengelak berhutang..banyak lagi insya Allah you can find, at least the hints and guidance towards the real answer.  Kalau rajin I will continue more in the future (tapi biasalah I ni janji je pastu tak bukak blog sebulan:P). The best part is... in every chapter Puan Hajah tak pernah tinggal menerapkan unsur-unsur keTuhanan, contoh kena bertaubat kalau dah sedar banyak sangat berhutang, banyak doa kepada Allah supaya kita istiqamah.. macam tu la. Best!

 

Hopefully I can manage Part2, Part3 and seterusnya.. :)

 

Happy planning :)

Career Conflict - Part 2 ke 3 tah?

I really can't escape this career conflict.

Even after I finished my brief plant attachment, I still can't make up my mind (of course, it is only a freaking short period!).

At one time I am ready to give up everything to start a family.

But, who, on earth ask you to give up EVERYTHING just to start a family?

And owh, I think I should become a field engineer just because I can't stand looking at the computer screen 8-5.

May a very dumb reason helps me to decide?

And how many successful people are successful because they follow their heart, and not their degree?

A LOT.

How can I determine and believe that there is a greener pasture on the other side?

Once I asked my Mum, " Can't I get everything I want in this world?"

" OF COURSE you can't"- a stereotype answer I received.

 

I am a planner by heart and this uncertainty is killing me.

 

 

(sekian babbles di petang hari.)

Happy 1st birthday :)

Hazim turns 1 today:)

 

As to date, he is

 

-very active!!

-plays alot, refuse to sleep during the day

-loves making weird noise

-loves listening to nursery rhymes

-expert in gliding

-can climb up and down a sofa safely

-can crawl up the stairs tapi tak reti turun lagi

-only has 1 tooth (1 on the way)

-still can't walk(standard lah tu, the family history-all my 3 siblings only can walk after 1 year 2 months..:P)

 

Aunty still wondering what to get you for your birthday...hmmm :)

 

May you be a soleh kid and be blessed and loved always :)

Saya di mana?

Salam and good day,

 

I did not abandon this blog intentionally. I just strayed away to have a peace of mind, besides my hectic schedule since after raya until now. And also, my blogroll feeds doesn't help at all (read:most of my buddies do not frequently update their blogs.Haha kecuali akak Bijou yg tetiba rajin dan menulis bahasa Melayu pula tu.Akak, it sounds weird, honestly:P)...until, when I realize that I had seldom practice my writing skills. (Eleh macamlah skillful sangat:P) The problem I always faced while opening the blogger.com site makes matter worse. Thus, only recently I activate my blogging via email feature (Why only recently?? Admit jelah malas kan). So next time, remind me of this post whenever I am lazy to update yea.

 

Where to start? Besides attending my good friends wedding three weeks in a row, and helped to prepare some of their hantaran,doorgifts and last minute wedding preparation (which is not usual for me, I must admit. I am creative (ceh perasan) but NOT in that sort of way), I felt blessed to being able to catch up with old and new friends and share latest stories on ourselves.Also to witness three solemnization and being there and heard most of the words, well you can't help but shivered. Those were moments of tears too for some, especially in one when I saw the groom shed a tear instead of the bride when he kissed his mother's hand. Well, weddings were such a beautiful occasion, and being in one is also such a beautiful experience (especially, when you are surrounded by your good friends in each). Also in these weddings that I met my old friends who happens to admit that they actually follow my blog quite frequently. Wahh hahaaa serious ke blog cam gini ade peminat :P Mekasih u alls!

 

OK that's all for now. I need sometime to regain my momentum to produce more lengthy post due to lack of creative writing these days. Oh, I read a few books these days and will share with you guys later,insya Allah. Some spoiler for your guys out there: Ketupat CInta-Musim Pertama(FT) is super cool!! Provided you are an avid lover of history, current issues, satire and politics-I filled all the criteria mentioned!, Maaf dari Sorga (FT) is just a simple novel yang sesuai untuk budak2 sekolah but full of peringatan indeed, Life is an Open Secret(Zabrina A.B) is always so sweet and mind opening as usual, Amy's Honeymoon (Julia Llewellyn) is so straight forward,predictable,light and fun as chic lit always do and now I'm in the midst of finishing Ke Mana Wang Anda?(Hjh Rohani M.S), wahh tukar angin,baca personal financial book lah pulak kan.. :P

 

p/s:Kak SHasha once mentioned about my style of writing informal things-that I love to include brackets in between.I didn't realize that, but when i reread this post (and most of my post..see! I'm doing it againnn!!), yes I tend to put brackets anywhere I can to justify my thoughts. Whatever lah Shah... :P

 

Bye and have a nice holiday! (Mine will be a very hectic one, though :)

So much to say, so little time (to write)

Ehem ehem.

 

After raya till now, its been three weeks in a row I witnessed solemnization ceremony of my good friends.

 

What those suppose to mean?? 

 

(post cubaan, post sebenar akan menyusul :)

2 hari sebelum raye

2 hari sebelum raye, Jumaat.

(tetiba berbentuk diari pulak..bajet dramatik la tu)

Saye masih bekerja walaupun housemates telah bergembira pulang ke kampung halaman.
Terasa amat malas nak gi kerja tapi paksa diri jugak..
Cuba untuk pergi kerja selambat mungkin (7.15..ni kira lambat gila la) sebab tahu jalan mesti clear, namun sampai opis selepas 20 minit!! ohh tidakkk kenapa cepat sangat sampai ni..walaupun rasanya average kelajuan pemanduan adalah 70km/cj (ceh,slow cam kura-kura)
Mujurlah training separuh hari kalau tak mati kutu gak dok ofis, takdop mood maa..dah pikir nak balik kampung je nih dan strategi camne nak menempuh jem sat lagi.

Sudah rezeki, GM bagi balik kul 3p.m..maka 2.50pm telah ku bersedia salam2 ngan ofis mates sebab nak melangkah keluar tepat 3p.m
Sebelum tuh dah survey kaki2 berkenaan yang tolong confirmkan jalan tentu jem punye.. nak2 KL-Seremban tu tak raye pun jem gak.Maka nekad suda, ikut MEX terus KLIA then ikut jalan lama KLIA-Nilai-Labu-Seremban dan berjaya tiba dengan selamat dan cepat, cewah (Alhamdulillahh).

Sempat kiss Ajim goodbye (si kecik tu gi raye umah nenek Grik dia tahun ni) dan teman ma pi bazar Ramadhan utk kali terakhir.. good bye bazar~jumpa lagi tahun depan.
Berbuka puasa ala kadar, was glad lauk seadanya je, tak berlebih2.tak perlu laa kite menyambut kedatangan kembali makhluk2 yg diikat sepanjang Ramadhan dengan meniru gaya mereka ye tak.
Kemudian bersolat terawikh utk kali terakhir..wahh syahdunye lagi setahun baru leh terawikh balik, entah ada umur lagi ke tak tahun depan kan..
Sesudah terawih, moreh ala kadar barang sedikit rojak buah dikongsi dua dan karipap serta dessert org siam tuh tak hingat namanya (kalau sapa tahu nama dia, alaa yg sengkuang cina hiris balut ngan tepung beras pastu makan ngan santan).

Kendian tutorial zakat fitrah,zakat pendapatan dan zakat simpanan (zakat emas ngan beras ngan kambing,lembu sume tak belajar detail lagi, sebab not applicable at this moment) bersama abah.Buat masa ni saya memilih utk bayar zakat lump sum (tak tolak bulan2) sebab nak tahu cara kira zakat ni, dah arif satgi mungkin akan dipertimbangkan utk tolak bulan2 pulak..
Ok tu je, pastu bukak internet and update kerja2 terbengkalai...

Rasanya hari ni penuh berkualiti,harapnya lebih baik dari semalam dan esok lebih baik dari harini..yeah.

Selamat hari raya Aidilfitri, Minal aidzil wal faidzin

Amazing Ramadhan

Its been a week since we celebrate the arrival of Ramadhan.

Ramadhan is a very special month, not only because the abundance of pahala Allah offers to the believers, but also the burning desire of doing ibadah that is seldom felt in other months.

For instance, during Ramadhan we do not eat from dawn to dusk, yet still we manage our daily ritual of work from 8.00 am - 5.00 pm (and sometimes even more), then settle for a while for break of fast and solat Maghrib, then attend tarawikh prayers for 8 or sometimes 20 rakaat!Then, to wake up at 4 a.m for sahur is such an easy task, whereas it was even hard to wake up for subuh during normal days. Moreover, quran recitation and solat sunat always fill the gaps in between, throughout Ramadhan- approximately 30 days.Isn't Ramadhan amazing?

Therefore, lets cherish the moment and may our enthusiasm to perform ibadah last even after Ramadhan ends, insya Allah. Who knows this might be the last Ramadhan for us?

Its 7.10 pm, am fasting although having slight fever for the past two days..hope will get well by tomorrow for work.Selamat berbuka everyone :)

Misi 20 hari menjadi engineer

updated! on 100909 with conclusion

I will put quotes I heard/invented/crossed my mind for each of the day I endured in Bintulu, during my 20 days mission to experience real engineer's work in an LNG plant.

Day 1 : Rasanya perempuan tak sesuai laa jadi engineer.. kerja teruk.
(pastu rupanya baru sedar, kerja teruk sebab attach wat kerja machine control.cis)

Day 2 : Baru la engineer..kerja tengah panas
(sebaik sahaja berkata demikian, orang tersebut terus masuk ke dalam FAR (bilik ber air cond) dan melihat sahaja vendor2 mengangkut panel masuk FAR)

Day 3 : Start dah sunburn. Is all this worth?
(manje. ni yang orang lain mengata pempuan takleh jadi engineer ni)

Day 4 : Yeay petang tak turun plant!
(pastu sibuk bukak email opis yg berkepuk dan reply email.Cis takleh lari betul dengan kerja opis.Dasar orang KLCC)

Day 5 : Eh, its gonna rain anytime."Yes but inside there (gas turbine house) got roof what"
(adeh cubaan mengelat tak menjadi)

Day 6 : Sabtu kerja (dan Ahad juga??) Tidakkk !!

Day 7 : Its never too old to learn
(So true, when a senior senior (memang senior lah kiranya) joined us during F&G System discussion)

Day 8 : Wonder why I thought the work is hard and rough? Baru perasan am attach to machine control.MC ni adik beradik Rotary Equipment (Mech Eng) ye kawan-kawan.Patut pun.

Day 9 : Langit tak selalu cerah.. (well, literally and not)

Day 10 : The only way to know the dates is to look at the daily breakfast coupons! How pathetic. (Baru faham kenapa kerajaan ( kerajaan Kelantan start dulu..saye tahuu) bagi 2 hari public holiday setiap minggu. Kalo kerja berterusan boleh jadi merengg sedikit sebanyak.)

Day 11 : The best engineer do not require a first class degree. What matter most are positive attitude and the right mindset.

Day 12 : Malu tak bertempat adalah merugikan diri sendiri.Persetankan awkward stares itu!

Day 13 : First day puasa, Saturday and work...well its not that bad after all.

Day 14 : Sunday, finally offday! Tu pun sebab kerja ahead schedule and contractors yang request.Bestnya!Masa dihabiskan dengan berfaedah..Eheheh rehat di pagi hari dan ziarah Ramadhan di Kuala Segan di petang hari.Hey, engineer needs balance life okay.

Day 15 : Things get more interesting.Assigned real work although just simple loop checks. Simple??? Yes it is, although I need some time to actually understand when to close and open contact, conceptually.

Day 16 : Dah pandai wat kerja sendiri siap ignore mentor ku hahah.. padahal.. -_-(To maximize your learnings, you have to cari kerja and bug other people.I bugged everyone, especially the contractors and technicians.)

Day 17 : Walaupun simple loop checks lead to major discovery of wiring problem. This is a good thing being an engineer, you can see the result and impact of your own hard work,almost instantly.Doing management work?? You give your very best yet nobody notice (let alone acknowledge.Sedih kan?)

Day 18 : You are not a good engineer if you don't master technician's work, no?

Day 19 : If you determine to learn, you will get what you deserve. An engineer told me that it depends on you,whether you want to be an engineer with indepth knowledge or just to know the necessary.Both are still called engineers,anyway.

Day 20 : Travelling home. Yes,an engineer needs to get use to travelling, and consequently logistics booking,claims etc etc. My senior's remark on the only thing that people will master eventually without any proper training is to make claims. How true.

OK, I managed to finished the attachment, alhamdulillah.Although right after I landed, I was downed with fever for 2 days (my body was shocked of the change on daily ritual,maybe). But my objective to actually favour one option than another, which is to become normal executive or an engineer is not accomplish. I mean, I can't favour one over another, even after I went to attachment for the pros and cons that both has.But really, this is a very good experience and the one that I will treasure, and hope it will help (alot) in my career development.

After this much effort and soul searching, I will leave the rest to Allah and istikharah for the best.

2nd August.

2 August.

My brother discharged from hospital after being treated for dengue.Confirmed case okay! This was also the first time one of my immediate family member gets warded, well minus ibu-ibu bersalin dan si kecik yang pernah kena jaundice, so just imagine how gelabah everyone were. The best part is, 2 August was also his birthday. Haha might be one of his most memorable birthday after all.

Besides, on 2 August also marked the latest 85ers reunion at Usop's wedding in Wetlands, Putrajaya.Beautiful weather,sceneries and people.Congratulations, both :)

The unmistakable wedding crashers. Haha

pic credit to Usop's photographer, tagged to me in fb

Tengok Panda

Kalau terer sila jawab soalan ini: Why Panda is endangered species nowadays?

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Jawapan : Because panda is so so so lazy, it even lazy to mate. Some of the zoo let the panda watch blue movie (starring Pandas, of course!) so that they have some idea in mating. Seriously, this is an answer given by my Chinese tour guide..

Layan `Zalzalah' di Pilih Kasih

Malam ni I've got the chance to watch `Pilih Kasih' at tv2, ala yg Rosyam Noor jadi pengetua tu. Baru tau cerita ni kat tv2, ingatkan Astro.Rupanya yang Astro tu anak wayang.. Ni pun sebab tv3 kat hotel ni tak clear, sebab tu teralih ke tv2 pada sabtu malam yang jarang sangat tengok. Biasa layan cerekarama kalo balik rumah. Alah macam laa selalu tengok tv, gaya penonton tegar je.

Anyway, sebenarnya nak cakap pasal program ni. Kebetulan tengok malam ni, peserta2 dia pentaskan teater Zalzalah arahan Erma Fatima. I watched this until the end. It was great! Tentang pembalasan yang diterima di akhirat atas dosa2 di dunia..Walaupun peserta2 ni amatur tapi bagi saya mereka agak bagus. Macam biasa berlakon.. Tapi bukan nak cakap pasal peserta, nak cakap pasal teater tu. Memang best, I bagi 4 star kat Erma. Macam hakim pertama tu cakap, dah lama tak tengok teater Islam dipentaskan secara terbuka. So tabik springlah kat Erma!

Memang one of my wishes pun nak tengok Islamic theatre kat IB. Tak percaya, sila baca di sidebar :P Memang yang saya terbayang teater yang akan saya tengok (insya Allah) adalah teater arahan Erma. Orang lain jarang buat.. antara yang saya terkilan tak dapat tengok adalah `2 Jam Sebelum Sultan Alauddin Syahid Diracun', skrip oleh FT. Ahah, FT lagi! I saw some of you smirked and almost blurt out `budak ni memang fan FT'. Without a doubt, yes I am. Saya rasa FT antara karyawan yang berani mengangkat sastera Islamik menjadi komersil dan boleh diterima umum.

Malaysia memang kurang dakwah melalui karya seni kan? Mungkin bagi kita payah nak memenuhi garis panduan sebagai Muslim melalui karya seni, iyalah banyak sangat terms and conditions nya. Tetapi nama pun karyawan seni, this is a place to become creative without crossing the line. I am waiting, and will always wait for the time where people can enjoy Islamic arts, especially performing arts more often in this country.

Featured picture

This had been my featured picture since.. forever. I used the same pic in my YM and blogger. Some even commented I have a slight similarity with the girl, minus the fair-complexion of course :P I take it as an honour, since I really love the picture. Actually this is a picture of a Palestinian girl, that I fell in love with when I googled years ago. Her eyes tell many stories and reflect hopes that is always alive for them, the Palestinian. Just a few days back when I googled again to find the exact picture, I could not find it. Luckily I saved a few copies in my hard drive and my photo host.. can someone find it for me??

My Faithful Listener

Abah was always there to listen to my ridiculous and unexpected questions. Our best medium to converse is always in a car.

When I was a little girl, I was the one who seldom sleep in the car during long journey, and ask all sort of questions like,

"Abah, kenapa Pulau Pinang ni tengah2 negeri Kedah"
"Abah, macam mana kapal terbang terbang, dia takde jalan?"
"Abah, kenapa kereta mahal banyak kaler hitam?"

And lots of `kenapa' lagi along the way.

When I grew up, I still had this habit of asking all sort of questions to my dad. Surprisingly, he can answer almost 90% of them correctly. I asked general questions like insurance procedure, autopsies, how to place billboard beside the highway, court rules, bidding for special plate numbers, unit trust, stock exchange, basically anything that crossed my mind. And he will answer everything. I consider him as my walking dictionary. And I grew up very much interested in general knowledge and current issues.

And as I grew older, I tend to think on everything, critically and share with my dad.Eventually he has a neutral political views and also reads both mainstream newspapers and blogs, so okay, I guess he is not bias in that sense.

I wish to capture our conversation yesterday morning, when we went to work.

"Abah, one of Najib's gifts are to give 20% discounts untuk pengguna Touch and Go lebih dari 80 kali. Camana dia kira? Sekali touch dikira sekali ke, satu perjalanan dikira sekali?"
"Satu perjalanan la kot, pergi sekali, balik sekali.Satu hari dua kali"
"Kalau macam tu tak aci lah. Untuk pengguna tegar tol hari2 pun paling2 sehari 2 kali, darab 20 hari bekerja baru 40 kali. So pengguna lebuh raya hari2 pun takleh dapat diskaun unless dia pengguna tegar, satu hari naik 2-3 tol."
"Haah.."

Another one, kelmarin when he started a conversation (again, in a car).

"Nanti kalau kita drive pegi Penang, senang la.Tol kat Ipoh tu dia nak cabut, so bayar masa sampai kat destinasi je.Takyah berhenti bayar halfway kat Ipoh lagi."
"Oh yeke. Maksudnya kita kena bayar lagi banyak la.Sebab kita bayar tol ikut kilometer kan.Kiranya sekarang kita dah kena bayar untuk beberapa km yang dulunya free zone tu. Kira kita rugilah kan."
"Haah"

Agak2,if you were my dad, will you get piss off with my critical comments? Don't think so, cause he is my dad. Isn't it good to share everything with people without prejudice. And we learn, and we keep on seeking relevant information to support our facts and stands.

I hope to see our leaders from all political views share a stage and share their views with others, more often for the bettermen of the country.

Don't you think so?

Insecure

This newborn feels insecure when mummy went out to search for food.

It does't hurt to feel insecure, sometimes.
Infact, it is natural to feel insecure every now and then.
Insecurity makes us think, and strategically plan for the days to come.



But, there are rules, the do's and don'ts in reacting towards insecurity.
First, stay calm and connected to the source.
Second, never jump into conclusion easily.
Third, never make spontaneous decision that you may regret later.
Fourth, don't listen to one source, opt for others too.
Fifth, live with it and get the best out of it.

Or to think in different perspective, what if we don't live that long to feel the consequences? Thus, the worrying part did nothing but just a waste of time. Isn't it much better to worry on something else worth worrying than the uncertainties?

Ada hikmah sebalik setiap kejadian.

There is a rainbow after every heavy downpour.

There is a silver lining in every storm.

Allah takkan membebani hambaNya melainkan dengan kesanggupannya (Al Baqarah:286).

“Boleh jadi kamu membenci sesuatu, padahal ia amat baik bagimu, dan boleh jadi (pula) kamu menyukai sesuatu, padahal ia amat buruk bagimu; Allah mengetahui, sedangkan kamu tidak mengetahui.” (Al-Baqarah: 216)

The Almighty and wise men of the past had showed us the way.

P/S:If you're observant and bold enough, you will understand where I am heading to.

Voucher, anyone?

Dear all, if you/you know someone who want/need this, just let me know. Voucher valid from 01/07/09 - 31/08/09, delivery in KLCC only.

Blissfully married Couples

As usual, ramai mintak gamba kawen yg I attended last few weeks. So I letak sini lah ye. Pandai2 save sendiri okk.. :)

K Sumay's

Hajar's

Tiey's

The singlesss @ Tiey's..(eheh.except Afidah yg tertinggal husband kat umah)

There is one wedding yang I tak sempat amik gambar pengantin sebab rushing pi kenduri lain, which is Ina's.Alaa regret sangat, people said they looked adorable :)

Enjoy,people.

Awed by Tash

As usual, tonight i flipped through The Sun and it was among my few rare occasion of reading a newspaper from cover to cover(except on weekends,when I have all the time in the world to digest the contents). On the page of top ten hot seller books listed by The Borders, I noticed two books being listed by the same author, Tash Aw.

Wait..Tash who?

He is a Malaysian,literally, although was born in Taipei by Malaysian parents and experienced living in many part of the world. Two books as hot sellers at one time, this guy must be good. According to the article, he spent five and four years to complete each books.

The first book, Harmony silk factory was set in World War Two in Perak,whereas the second book, Map in of the Invisible World was set duirng a Confrontation period in Indonesia around 1960's. I read a brief synopsis of the second book and it sounds very impressive. About two boys, Adam and Johan whom were sent to orphanage by their mother and later separated as Johan was adopted by a Malaysian couple while Adam was taken by a Dutchman and continue his life in Indonesia. Tash later captured Adam's journey dealing with many difficultied especially in adapting in terms of skin colour and heritage. To quench the thirst of my secret passion in history(sometimes laa pun), I guess I will head to major bookstore and get my hands on the book,perhaps.

Lagipun ni menyahut cabaran AKJ yang mengatakan golongan muda buta sejarah sebab membaca (sebab tu tak cakna dengan isu LKY datang Malaysia dan buat roadshow), insya Allah tak semua..

Any of you have read either of the book? Share with me ok!

My Best friend's Wedding

Atas permintaan ramai...

This is a friend whom most of the time with me,through thick and thin.

She was there when I cried (which was very rare) , start dari hilang kunci keta masa 2nd year, depressed mase convofair mase 3rd year, perang besar ngan dia mase 4th year (intern..haha I think the most depressed person during this time is Jasa.Peace Jess~), kecik hati ngan member and abundance of workload mase final year, kecik hati ngan ayah mase pas uni..(masa ni kat umah aku pun hang ade.Magic pe hang ni?) she was always there to console me.

She was there gak through my unforgettable experience.Naik skuter dari uni ke Ipoh and Pangkor, merentas Jambatan Pulau Pinang, she taught me my first time fishing experience in Taman Negara P Pinang (monkey beach ke? lupa dah) sampai I jadi addict and taknak dah mandi laut pastu sebab asyik sangat mancing, our air kelapa moment (and tayar pancit) lepas balik keje mase intern, my first accident (selepas itu saya fobia bawak keta selama tiga minggu, dan tumpang moto dia gi keje everyday), and trip to balai polis dan jumpe pakcik polis sengal,my first ICU experience visiting Anih's friend(Anih is her sister yang equally funny and hilarious) .. not to mention our many roadtrips to Langkawi, Sunway Lagoon, Padang Besaq, Bukit Merah, jalan2 cari ayaq terjun and mandi laut (mase intern, ni memang kerja kami tiap weekend), Penang, Port Dickson.. aih banyak lagi lah.

She was a friend that I relied solely when it comes to assignments and projects in uni.. when I came back after various meetings at 2.00 am,my ritual was always bawak bantal and assignments pi room dia, and konon nak wat keje same2 padahal I slept 10minutes after my arrival huhu..and the main resource each time I don't have time to complete my assignments on time.Hahaa apsal hang ada dalam semua occasion hidup aku nih?

Therefore a long, miserable journey to your wedding is nothing compared to your hospitality and warmth as a friend. Happy wedding, Hariri! And may the best of everything in your new life, insya Allah.

p/s:Excuse the emotional post, I think sometimes ape salahnye.Hehe

Berapa bijik pearl dalam satu oyster?

Have you seen the inner side of a pearl oyster?

Can you guess how many pearls usually contained in an oyster?

Initially when I was asked this question, my answer was one (sebab terpengaruh dengan cerita Little Mermaid, biaselahkan)

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But actually, one oyster contained many pearls!!

Yes, I just knew this fact recently. Segan I.

Picture taken in Pearl Centre, Beijing

Yet, knowing the fact, I am still wondering why pearls are still very expensive?!

Actually the lower quality ones are not that expensive..hehe

(ape ni, sendiri tanya sendiri jawab)

Last few days

Last few days, I am travelling

after office-Shah Alam overnight and whole day-KL-Seremban overnight tengok Hazim sat-KL.

KL-Parit overnight & visit Jasa-Pokok Sena akad-Alor Setar visit cousin-Pokok Sena reception-Georgetown makan at Padang Kota-Batu Feringghi-Georgetown supper at Gurney-Sg Dua overnight.

Sg Dua-Taiping for Doli kuey teow-R&R Tapah for iced latte-KL.

On Monday, dizzy and sleepy at work, blamed Monday blues for the lack of productivity.

After all, the journey worth every penny,which you wont get it kalo travelling by flight (yess, I tak menyesal).

P/S: Pictures? I dont want to be anticlimax, I always save the best for last :)