Awkward

I just experienced one of the most awkward situation in my life to boot...

One fine day...aku gi alamanda sajer je nak beli barang...setendet la kan...and then i encounter my long-lost used to be my close friend...giler arrr...kat alamanda gak boleh terjumpa...kawan aloq setaq aku...one of the friend in the circle...hahaha...kelakar giler...anyway he was in putrajaya on a biz purpose...so dia usung la skali wife dengan anak dia...tapi aku tak nampak pon wife dengan anak dia...dia kata tengah bayar barang...

First of all aku terus la apologise kan sebab aku tak dapat gi wedding dia dulu waktu tahun 2008 (as i was in the 6 months course)...patutnya aku kena jadi dia punya pengapit...but work had me pulled back...dia punya kenduri pon aku tak sempat pi...then lepas aku abis aku punya course dia dah gi US sebab sambung study dengan wife dia...pastu terus lost contact...okay la...but he looked happy la...

Then out of the sudden, i saw someone that i knew...long ago...during my varsity years...tengah mengendong anak...and dia mai rapat kat kitorang dua...makin dekat dia cam tak percaya...and i also can't believe my eyes...sampai la kawan aku nie sebut ~ "Apsal Yang lama sangat tadi"~ Yang??? she looked at me and i was in the flabbergasted state look across him and her...then he noticed that something was off, when he caught his wife was looking at me and i looked shocked...then he introduced his wife to me...and his word trailed off when he was saying his wife's name as if he remembered something...and i looked at him...and he looked at me, then looked at his wife then looked at me again...then suddenly he felt as if someone had slapped his head...then he was stunned...

Suddenly it was a complete silence around us...and aku boleh dengar bunyi cengkerik...awkward...suddenly i snapped out of it and aku cakap aku ada something to do...suddenly all three of us bercakap serentak...and we just left...

The wife was my ex-gf...long long long time ago...it was weird...seriously...i didnt know that my friend was married to my ex-gf who actually didn't know that her husband is my friend which the husband didn't know that the wife used to be in relationship with me...it was deng awkward...giler la...aku terkejut giler...tapi aku cam happy sebab i saw them both look happy together...furthermore dah ada anak dah pon...mesti la happy kan...

Kitorang dulu (the close friends circle) had two cardinal rules about relationship....first of all....tak boleh dating dengan adik kengkawan in the circle...it is off limit...serious...no kompromi okay...secondly...tak boleh dating dengan ex-gf kepada kengkawan in the circle...this one is total off limit...boleh putus kawan whoaa...but then again, my friend did not date my ex-gf, he married my ex-gf...so i guess it is alrite kot...?

Tetiba aku teringat sesuatu...kalau ler aku bukan kena gi kursus 6 bulan tu, mesti aku dah kena jadi pengapit dia waktu wedding...erkkk...whoaaa...that would be deng awkward man!...i think thats why kot...allah temukan dia dengan jodoh dia waktu aku kompem tak boleh attend...everything happens for reason...and the reason only god knows...but seriously that was unbelievably awkward...the top list...

ajie

2:45 p.m

30 April 2010

Putrajaya

Before/ After

Aku abis second paper exam itu ari ini...

Sebelum exam itu start...

Masak

Minum

Makan

Study

Selepas abis exam...

Tak banyak bunyik...Carl's Jr. terussssss....

ajie
6:47 p.m
27 April 2010
Putrajaya

Fesbuk Is Not A Book

Aku kena amik exam untuk naik aras gaji...but it went bad...

Dapat tahu kena gi for exam about 10 days before the exam...ample time? almost...but then again, the timing wasn't rite for me...aku urus setia bajet untuk aku punya organisation...so for the whole of the week i had been attending meetings day in and day out...and kena siapkan minit mesyuarat...all 7 of them...and then banyak giler pembetulan bajet yang nak kena buat sebelum submit to the central organisation itu...erkkk...so where did i fit on the study hours...

I Didn't...

I tried tapi seems like enjoying the company of friends overcome the importantness of the exam itself...boleh tak camtu...memang la konon jumpa kawan nak study...tapi we been caught up with the food and stuffs so study tu cam tak study ajer...gelak ajer lebih...salah siapa? hurrrmmmm...salah diri sendiri la kot...

But i am not going to beat myself to it lah...what happen is already happen but i just love to whine about it...in my blog at least...contoh cam the last two days...ha dengan nazri mai rumah aku nak baca buku...tapi aku dok goreng fussili la, popia la, nuggets la, french fries la...pastu boleh plak pasang citer Pisau Cukur dengan Syurga Cinta (okay fyne, aku memang layan citer melayu hokey)...baca buku mende? abis la tengok maya karin dok pakai micro mini skirt menari dalam kapal dengan eizlan yusof...denggg....

Patut aku baca buku...tapi aku dok melayan muka buku (fesbuk) instead...camna la nie...aduhai...ini semua salah self-discipline yang sangat la tak disiplin langsung...lenkali aku kena panggil la cikgu disiplin (cikgu mie-g ker, cikgu suraya ker, cikgu ili ker) untuk mendisiplinkan aku baca buku...bukan tengok muka buku...hadoiii...

Aku baru ajer abis paper generik itu...apa yang aku dok baca semua tak keluar...sedih tak...sedih giler weih...nasib baik gak ada soalan keluar tentang benda yang aku buat tetiap ari...contoh cam pengurusan mesyuarat...boleh la jawab...yang lain....ham ham ham hampessss....

Whatever it is...its over and done with...i still have another paper to go tomorrow (fungsional)...itupun sempat lagi aku nak menghapdet blog aku ini...biasa la...tertekan skit makan la ice cream, mengadap muka buku (bukan buku) dan menghapdet blog ini...just curahan rasa yang agak kecewa dengan diri sendiri tapi aku nie senang pulih balik...just going to sleep on it lah...sebab its unchangeable kan...

Insya allah...aku harap for the best la...eventho the outcome might not be as what i had hope to be...

ajie

5:07 p.m

26 April 2010

Putrajaya

Past/ Present

Dulu aku seorang yang comel...hahahaha

Sekarang mungkin lebih comel...hahahaha...~vain mode applied~

Ini adalah entry sewaktu aku berasa bosan hari ini...

*the pic was taken when i was 5 years old and fast forward to 12 years later...big difference...

ajie
6:21 p.m
22 April 2010
Putrajaya

Mamal & My Almost Forgotten Shoes

Seriously aku terlupa aku pernah beli kasut ini...tak tipu...

I was trying to take something out under my bed...lepas tu ada la satu kotak kasut ini...aku pun buka la...deng...it was a shoe inside...not book or cd or what not...it was shoes...i almost forgotten about this shoe...boleh tak? sengal sungguh...

Now i remember that i bought this shoe...i bought it in timberland's boutique in Isetan KLCC in 2008...it was year end sale and the shoe kinda captured my attention la...becoz i had been looking for that shoe before...but before this it was kinda pricey...RM459 to be exact...timberland does not come cheap in malaysia i guess...but it was on sale...and it was in the best buy section...yeah it is last season item la...and there's only blue and burgundy color left...i tried it on both colors...and i think i love the burgundy more...so i walk out of the shop, minus RM150 (yeah it was RM150) from my wallet...and i was denggg happy....hahahaha....

Tapi camna la aku boleh sengal tak ingat aku pernah beli kasut ini...ada bawah katil aku rupanya for almost 2 years...giler arrr...sama ada aku banyak sangat kasut (which is not at all) or aku sangat setia pada kasut lama aku itu...so no need to buy a new shoes la...i already got my new travel shoes...and i was denggg happy...so no need to think to buy a new shoes...but i wouldn't mind getting that alexander mcqueen scarred street low-cut sneakers (wah dah hafal dah nama kasut itu) for my birthday...hehehe

Timberland Jardims Ox Sneakers

ajie
8 : 11 p.m
20 April 2010
Putrajaya

Mamal & Shoes

Aku bukan gila kasut...tapi aku sangat suka kasut...tapi aku tak gila beli kasut...betulkah?

Recently, my fave sneakers got stolen...i was sad...the sneakers holds many of my travelling memories...okay la...over and done with la kan...so, to get me back on my mood, i had been surfing the net to find some sneakers to replace the one that went 'missing'...here are some of the ones that managed to capture my attention...

Alexander McQueen Scarred Street Low-Cut Sneakers

First time tengok terusss jatuh cinta sama ini kasut...dengggg gojes weih...ada color biru, hitam and putih...my vote goes to the blue one...the price...rasanya aku tersilap tengok kot ari tu...USD100...itu pun kira discount...aku tengok kat bluefly USD139 and kat saks USD179...mana satu betul nieh...tapi gile gojes...

Prada Trainers

Its prada okay...i never have any prada shoes before...this one was seriously cool...but it would be better if they have it in darker colors...the price on the net was USD79 compared to the retail price of USD399...its prada...so what do you expect...

Simple Toemorrow Casual Shoes Lace-Up

This one looks like my lost Dr. Cardin shoes...and the design is sooo last season...tapi aku suka...the price was USD39.90...the original retail price is about USD90...the look was casual yet amicable...what does i mean by that remark...i dont know...

Replay Lewis Shoe

Love the color combination...it does stray away from the usual mediocre design..cam new balance pon ada...but i love the detailing of the brand kat tapak kasut tu....its USD43.16...retail price USD100...whoaa...cam 50% discount weih...kalau depan mata aku, memang aku dah sambar dah...tak kira ini...

Puma Black Label High Street Shoes Suede-Canvas

There's something about this shoe that catched my eyes...and i couldn't put it into words what it is...the price USD49.95...retail USD159...erkkk...that is a huge difference (other than prada that i saw above)...tapi ini boleh letak kat dalam waiting list la...

Florsheim Lexington Cap Toe Shoes

I know i should be browsing for sneakers...tapi dah ternampak...hahah...boleh...sebab seriously wayyy cheaper than yang kat malaysia...its USD55.96....the retail price USD119.95...memang aku tengok kat sini its about RM700 upwards...isyk isyk isyk...

Polo Ralph Lauren Harold Canvas

Actually aku nak yang leather tu...tapi yang leather tu cuma ada navy color...which were not really to my liking la...this is grey something something color...price? USD55...retail USD80...RL memang agak affordable in US...sebab akak aku pon dah sound awal-awal...kalau kat US, made in US punya brand yang murah...kalau european designers tu mahal skit...baik cari kat london ajer...huhuhu...

Whatever it is...my vote still goes for the first one...itu scarred street really scarred my heart la...aiyo ma....terpaksa aku emel akak aku suh survey price kat sana on the ground...sebab ni semua harga over the net...maybe on the ground it goes cheaper...who knows...mebi aku dapat one of these shoes for my birthday...owh dengg...i am so wishing for the stars...tapi...its okay wat...and furthermore all these shoe's price are within the budget i am aiming for....

p.s: the last time i check USD1~RM3.20

*the photos are not mine, its taken from various website over the net

ajie
1:21 a.m
20 April 2010
Putrajaya

Photos & Memories...

When i am stressed out, i look at my old photos (other than eating)...

Photos holds thousands of unspoken memories...it was there in the photos...it captures the wealth of emotions...looking at it would make my day...and the memories all comes rushing to the brain...and i felt content and happy...even just by a glimpse of the memories...

Me & My friends in view of Via Ferata en route to Kundasang during our trip to Kota Kinabalu

My Cousins and Sisters in Feringghi after my big brother's wedding in Balik Pulau

My Brothers and Sister in KLCC during Ramadhan before we went back to Alor Setar for Hari Raya

Left - With Ha, Ina, Ned and Azrin in Port Klang after attending Dindang's wedding 

Right - I was looking for the entrance to Lourve Museum in Paris

My Cousins and Aunts in front of our apartment in Rhein Valley during our trip to Germany

We were trying to outdo another person who were taking jumping pictures in Lourve...owh yeah i finally managed to find the entrance...hahaha

Left - During my convocation day in PICC with my beloved friends, Zawani, Cher and Fara (now Mrs. Medcham)

Right - K.Rose and i was trying to emulate the bollywood scarf flying pics in The Hague...owh  yeah, k.rose's friends thought that she took picture with a 'mat salleh'...OMG...

Walking down the road to find the thermal water source in Karlovy Vary (Charles Valley)

One of the pics that would made me smile endlessly...we were trying to pose in Dome...we had a great laugh...

ajie

10:31 p.m

18 April 2010

Putrajaya

Weekend Comes Again

I am loving the day...

Saturday

Woke up this morning, went for morning jog and then came back do the household chores...i think my bedroom's furniture arrangement is getting boring...so i re-arrange it...berpeluh sakan la dok ubah perabot punya kedudukan nieh...finished...looks better...re-arrange my neck ties...made myself a nice cold tea...had an ice cream...then just read on the G.O...pastu ha seashell ajak gi study...okay la...study and lunch together...this time we choose alamanda....as for the lunch place...Bayou....actually we were kinda fooled about the set lunch...it was RM13/- but then again, it wasn't stated kat pintu masuk tu dari bila sampai bila...bila tanya waiter itu, dia kata...owh that only applicable on working days...denggg...okay la camtu...dah maleh nak kuar so we just settle down and ordered...there's a catch...for every RM30 spent on a single receipt, we can order mushroom fettucini for only RM1 (normal price RM13)...okay la tu...so i ordered the fried chicken with blackpepper sauce and mash potatoes (its a set) and ha ordered ceasar salad (konon nak jaga body ler itu)...then had the mushroom fettucini and i only had iced water and ha iced lemon tea...i think we kinda got distracted with the foods rather than continue with the studies...but we managed somehow...hahaha....

Then ha went back home and i went to the cinema for something to ease my brain for a while...watched When In Rome with Mimym and Dina-sor...hahaha...it was seriously a tacky but yet funny movie...and it managed to make me wanna go to Rome (as if i dont want to go before la)...done with the movies...had another date to catch up...

Messaged mala about our dinner outing (at first it is supposed to be a tea break but then again, re-scheduling is just a part of our life rite?hahehhe)...she said fariq would be joining...and it was a torn between IOI and Subang Parade...mala suggested Subang Parade and i suggested IOI (coz its nearer)...after much thought, and i think it would only be fair to let the lady choose this time, Subang Parade it is...went to picked ha and ned and off we went to Subang Parade...what's for dinner? i'm only going to drink coke...yeah seriously...i only had coke to drink....in Dave's Deli....

And 2 in 1 combo for my meal...hello...as if i am not going to have any dinner...hahaha...it was a combination of spaghetti and half lasagna...then mala doesn't seem to like those side salad on her plate...being me, hating to see it to go to waste...i 'half-heartedly' eat it (as if..hahaha)...then ned ordered fish and chips...and it turns out to be too big of a portion for her...what to do, mamal to the rescue (again)...and ha ordered seafood platter...ha being all these weight-concious and all, so i 'help' her to finish her food...mamal to the rescue (double again)...owh...we were chatting and talking and laughing until they started to clean up the place...its saturday nite, hello...and nobody seems to have a curfew...we need to take this out somewhere...owh yeah...like the usual malaysian...off to mamak's...

Hassan Cafe near McDonalds opposite the street to Subang Parade (okay, i made it sounds nearby but berpeluh la kalau nak jalan kan...harus la naik keta)...me with my coffee session...and we continue talking about everything...from politics (whoaaa) to world's economic situation (another whoaaa) to work (i think that this is one the 'must-have' subject in any of the conversation) and headed to the exams and also...yeah we managed to do some 'knowledge-sharing'...its not gossip...remember, guys don't do gossip...hahahaha...managed to get some good pointers from the seniors (fariq and mala) about exam...and headed back and had a nice restful and peaceful sleep...

Sunday

Woke up, went for morning jog...clean up the house...and the day is still a long way to go...

I love weekends...with friends...

ajie

1:17 p.m

18 April 2010

Putrajaya

Kasutku Diambil Orang ~Sedih~

Sepanjang 3 tahun aku letak kasut aku kat luar rumah tak pernah ada orang ambil...until today...

Me & My Shoe In Notre Dame, Paris

Bangun pagi, kuar gi joggin...balik dari joggin aku perasan cam ada yang tak kena...tengok kat rak kasut...aduhai...kasut aku sudah hilang sepasang...sedih...sebab kasut yang hilang itu adalah kasut yang pertama aku beli guna duit gaji aku more than three years ago...my travelling companion...

Me & My Shoe In Sukhumvit, Bangkok

Aku ingat lagi, dapat duit gaji first bulan November 2006 (masuk bank bulan Disember 2006)...budak kekampungan mana la tau lifestyle kat KL kan...saje je la nak jejalan kat KLCC itu secara berseorangan(lagipun pi balik kerja naik LRT, itu ajer ler tempat yang aku tau pergi)...jalan gi makan begeking (first time ever, sebab kat utara takdak begeking) then jalan lagi saja tengok barang...hamboiii...mahal sungguh tempat itu ~sambil mengesat peluh di dahi kerana rasa sangat out of place~...kemudian terserempak lah dengan sepasang kasut itu...aku pun mencoba...selesa...padan aja...apa lagi...terus ku tanya harga...ada diskon...10% aja...boleh lah...then tanya harga sekali lagi...erkkk...mahalnya...tapi...sudah ku suka pada kasut itu...beli aja lah...bukan selalu...jadi pulanglah daku ke rumah dengan membawa kasut itu dalam kotak...its a sneakers...brown color...dan sangat la selesa...

Me & My Shoe In Bandung

Kasut itu jugak la jadi teman aku berjalan-jalan ke sana ke mari...ke london, ke paris, ke jakarta, ke bangkok, ke prague...semuanya dengan kasut itu...dah jadi cam brotherhood of travelling shoes...kasut itu sangat la banyak berkhidmat dalam memberi comfort kepada kakiku yang kuat berjalan ini...

Me & My Shoe In Luzern

Tapi selepas tiga tahun...kasutku itu diambil orang...tidak tahu siapa...sedih...tapi tak mengapa...kasut itu telah banyak berbakti pada aku...mebi dan hopefully kasut itu dapat berbakti kepada orang yang mengambil kasutku itu...aku agak kecik ati kerana orang itu mengambil kasutku itu tanpa izin...dan aku tak mungkin akan mendapat kembali kasutku itu...tetapi sudah ditakdirkan begitu...aku hanya berharap supaya kasut itu dapat berbakti kepada 'owner' baru itu...dan selagi owner baru itu memakainya...selagi itulah aku dapat pahala free...alhamdulillah...aku halalkan saja kasutku itu diambil orang...mungkin sudah tiba masanya aku beralih kepada yang baru...selamat tinggal kasutku...

Me & My Shoe In Bad Tolz, Munich

ajie

12:24 p.m

16 April 2010

Putrajaya

Gucci, Fendi, Prada, Tod's, Dior, Coach...

The list could go on and on...

Last year when i was in Paris, i watched a movie about a french designer Coco Chanel (but i left 10mins after the movie started coz they don't have subtitles and its in french, godemit)...its interesting to watch a history about a well-known figure in the fashion world except that i don't watch it till the end lah...and they said that Paris is a city of high-end fashion...which i would agree...a walk down the Champs 'Elysee and seeing all those Parisians wearing all those high-end designer items...whoaaa...it made me feel as if i am so underdress ( but i am under-dressed lah)...

Kat Paris gak ler aku get to know names of designers that i haven't heard or seen before prior to the trip...namely Badgley Mischka, Oscar De La Renta, Narcisco Rodriguez, Yohji Yamamoto, Sonia Rykiel, Viktor & Rolf, just to name a few...seriously people are just well-acquinted with other names like LV, Dior, Prada, Fendi, Tod's, Salvatore Ferragamo and so on becoz they had been well marketed in movies such as Sex & The City, Devil Wears Prada, Legally Blonde, just to name a few...or even been mentioned in contemporary songs...i still remember some of my friends who are swooning over the Louboutin and Blahnik shoes they seen in the movies...and i was...FTW?...or i remember watching a movie with some of my friends and they literally ran out of the cinema trying to find the handbag that was featured in the movie...OMG?

What's up with girls (and some men too, mind you) with all these high-fashion designer items? I remember accompanying one of my girl-friends (a good friend whois a girl, not girlfriend wokey) to buy handbag...she went on and bought two of them...Hermes and Bottega Veneta....and i was like Hermes who? Bottega Mentega??? seriously, no joking...i was not really brand concious...but the price of those two bags can very well paid my P*TPTN loan...and still there are some leftovers for me to survive for another month okay...it doesn't stop there...we went to Marc Jacobs and the saleslady was telling my friend that in Malaysia there's only three of the bags she trying on existed...so it would be all totally exclusively hers (and two others) with a discounted price of 15% off the retail price...its 2 1/2 months of my paycheck without any deduction...and that's 15% off the retail price...wadahek???

Owh one more thing...do you know that there are lot types of handbags...there's clutch, satchel, duffel, tote, sling...and there's also this signature bag made by Chanel named Chanel 2.55...the name was that way because it was made in February 1955...and also there's a hobo bag...owh mai...wadaheking lah? how did i know all these...because i befriend with 2.5 months-my-paycheck-worth-marc-jacobs-handbag-girl...owh another one...for those who wants a marc jacobs but can't afford marc jacobs can try the diffusion line (a diffusion line is a modestly-priced line of merchandise created by a high-end designers that retails at more moderate prices), marc...just for information lah...also there's D&G for Dolce Gabbana, Isaac Mizrahi  and some others...and most people don't know that Armani Exchange (AX) is actually the casual line for Armani and its supposed to be the cheapest of armani...erkkk, AX is not cheap at all hokey...

Refering to my last entry...i was brought up within the society that is so different compared to the one i am living in right now...for me, having the 'item' itself is a bless compared to some who wants to have the 'items' in a specific brands...i have my own justification as for certain items that i want in specific brands...but it is not because of the name...but because of what it represent...i'll write about it in my next entry...as for now, i am drooling over the latest spring collection of bottega veneta shoes for men...owh yeah...now i already know what is bottega veneta...hahahaha

ajie

11:07 a.m

15 April 2010

Putrajaya

Kampung Boy Comes Kuala Lumpur

Yeah, my village is called Jungle Village or Hutan Kampung dalam bahasa melayu...

First of all, aku memang la orang kampung...serious tak tipu weih...back then i thought that Magnum ice cream is the most expensive ice cream in the world (RM3.50 satu)...giler arr...then Venetta is an exclusive ice cream just for the rich and famous...dok kat rumah pon makan ice cream paddle pop ajer (itu pun dah kira sangat mewah, kalau tak makan ice-cream malaysia ajer yang RM0.10 satu itu)...skali skala arwah nenek aku akan beli yang magnolia dalam bekas yang harga RM5.95 itu (back then it was way cheaper lah)...then mai ajer KL...hampeh...Haagen Dazs mahal nak mamposs...one pint (500ml) cost about RM34++...wadamaderfakingfish...giler arr...that is how katak di bawah tempurung i was...and my point was???

Thats how oblivious i was about women's item as well...dulu itu, aku ingat Bonia itu is like THE MOST expensive handbag in the world with the retail price of RM200 (errkkk)...but then again...the same thing as stated above...mai ajer KL, henbeg RM200,000 pon aku nampak...erkkkk...denggg....bukan saja henbeg, kasut, berlian, rantai and whatever...i just can't seem to fathom people who would spend the same amount that can buy some people a good house on just an item...like henbeg...per say...

Dulu during the time i was growing up, there was no mekdi in aloq setaq ya, harap maklum...everytime tengok iklan mekdi kat tv, rasa cam nak nangis ajer sebab tak dapat nak makan beger yang best...oleh kerana itu, arwah tok aku ada bawak aku gi penang semata-mata mau makan mekdi...dan dulu aku ingat mekdi adalah beger yang termahal di dunia....then comes to KL ada Carl's Jr. lah, Dome lah, TGIF lah....giler harga 5x mekdi....humppsss...

Waktu kat sekolah aku dulu, there was this student shifted from KL to my school...and i was kinda impressed with him because he spoke very fluent english...(and agak sombong gak yer)...and i thought that every single people in KL can speak impeccable english...(watching Alam Ria over TV3 kinda strengthen this particular view...asal KL ajer mesti english dasat)...mai ajer KL...owh okay...that is so overrated...

Overall, i think i had a huge culture shock when i shifted to KL a while back...seriously big one...from the prices of food and all things...to the atmosphere of it...to the way of life, the way people talk...as back then i had this preconception of how KL is like and how people in KL are like...and i also have this preconception about things in life that can be describe as very narrow view of things...seriously, kita akan percaya and analisis things from something that had been portrayed...which is not the real truth...not that i am saying it is a lie...it just a simple extraction from the whole thing...contohnya, beg itu adalah beg kulit (Betul) to beg itu adalah beg kulit buaya yang berasal dari thailand dan mati dibunuh oleh pemburu binatang dengan menggunakan shot gun yang dibekalkan khusus bagi para pemburu bagi membunuh buaya itu (Betul but seriously, the question is ~beg itu materialnya apa?~)...there are two ways of answering things...fill in the details or just simply the basic information of the question...so you can simply just made an analisis from the things that you see without taking in consideration things that you haven't see, yet...

Aku rasa, dok kat KL jauh daripada family and have to be independent has taught me lot about life...mengenai orang sekeliling terutamanya...and also about break out from the comfort zone and branch out...life is like this...adopting and adapting...as a kampung boy comes kuala lumpur...sorry for my very the berry strawberry bad english...

ajie

11:17 p.m

14 April 2010

Putrajaya

Weekend Outings - Bukit Broga

Belum pergi lagi ya, harap maklum...

Just been looking pics of my friends going to bukit broga...seriously i dont know where the h*ll is the place...but it looks like heaven...i mean literally speaking...but then again...i think that this weekend calls out for some nature outings...i wiki-ed and googled it up...and it is somewhere in semenyih...and i know that the semenyih highway boast some beautiful natural landscape...

So, how about it guys/ gals?

*the pic was taken from En Chai's fesbuk page

ajie
11:17 p.m
12 April 2010
Putrajaya

Weekend

Aku suka weekend...sapa yang tak suka memang la sangat screwed...

Sabtu

Woke up, went to surau...this is kinda one of the things that i would do in weekend...aku bukan la alim...cuma skali skala bila terbangun pagi tu rasa cam nak pi surau/ masjid, aku gi ajer ler...then balik...tukar baju, terus la gi jogging sekejap...tak jauh pon...keliling kawasan presint 11 ajer...

Then got back, fixed myself a breakfast and harus la coffee (need this everyday)...then thinking what i should do...aku ingat sebab all week long orang dok cakap aku dah lost weight, aku kinda happy to eat again...but still no rice la...kalau aku kempunan nak makan nasi pon aku akan makan beras perang...hehehe...memang tak sedap...tapi sebab perut dah cam orang dah kahwin (ooopppsss) terpaksa la do something...

Aku tengok kat dalam fridge ada daging...hurmmm...then dalam almari ada plak fetuccini and also a bottle of prego...ada cheese gak lagi...then black pepper...sos tiram pon ada...apa lagi...it calls up for something to cook lah...tengok afc website...cari fetuccini punya recipe...then adjust to what i have in my own kitchen...so terhasillah ~ FETTUCINI CHEESE MEATBALLS BOLOGNESE ~...makan sorang...drinks...pinjam blender jap...dalam fridge ada ais...dalam lemari ada chocolate malt, marshmallow and also susu...blended lah...for drinks terhasil la plak ~CHOCOLATE MALT BLENDED~ dessert? ada la pudding from the day before...so makan pudding....

Pastu mimym called me up...off me go to movies....DATE NIGHT...ya rabbi...sangat kelakar hokey...i'll write up the review (my way la, penuh dengan spoilers.hahahah) when i feel like it...then got back...take a shower and get ready for the birthday party anak inchek irwan itu di mekdi kajang...went to mimym's house, parked my car there and took her car to kajang...aku makan tak hengat okay...

Got back then i have dinbam and booi coming over to my flat...they just came back from a wedding somewhere in putrajaya...fixed them a cheese meatballs and coffee, then we were watching the malay drama on tv3 and was laughing and talking and chatting...they are both my ex-unimates...and they were loud back then and still they are right now...its fun having them in my flat....sebab both aku punya housemates balik rumah memasing, aku tinggal la sorang...so aku tengok tv citer ACCEPTED...cool movie but i was too sleepy to wait for the ending, i fell asleep halfway...so tv la tengok aku sepanjang malam....

Ahad

Woke up, went to surau, go jogging, fixed breakfast....sit, relax and just enjoy my coffee...the rest of the day...hurmm...have something planned up....

owh i love weekends...

ajie

1:17 p.m

11 April 2010

Putrajaya

17 Things I Want To Do In My Life

Everyone have their own dreams...me, not excluded...

This is sort of personal for me...coz it consists of my dreams...it doesn't have a specific time-frame...it will go on as i go on with my life...after saying all that, these are the things i want to do in my life without specific order...

*1-STUDY

I do plan to study till PhD level since i was in school...back then Ikram knew about this...and my close friends...they do know my obsession with getting a doctorate...i had a plan when i started working...but seems like the plans goes awry and i have to re-adjust from time to time...but then again...i really want to do this...

*2-TRAVEL(still going for more)

Being the 4 from 8 siblings does not spells out extensive travels...my father is a teacher...and my mom is a housewife...so back then it was only looking at the tv and reading about travels with no means as to do it...i think i used to write about this in one of my entry...alhamdulillah i do have a father who supports my interest and doesn't mind with me going on travelling here and there once i am working despite having aunts and uncles who thought i am just wasting my money...

*3-MARRIED

I want to get married...thats all...no specific time frame...preferably before i am 30 years old...thats all...

*4-CHILDREN

I want to have children...which goes along with getting married...no preferences...i just want to have my own son/ daughter...regardless of how many of them that god would bestowed upon me and my future wife...

*5-HAJI

Harus la nak gi haji...when? its a subjective question...its just i really want it...

*6-UMRAH WITH OWN MONEY

Planned to go for umrah with my father and mother...preferably after i got married along with my future wife...

*7-HOUSE

Plan to have at least two house in my life...one is in KL as the place i am working now...and another one back in Alor Setar...just for retirement...

*8-CAR

I would love to own a beemer one day...

*9-GALIVANTING(raising the bar)

This is one of the things i already did achieve...and i am darn happy...just that i am tryin to broaden the travel area...to eastern europe as well...

*10-SHAKE HANDS WITH TUN M*AHATHIR (achieved)

Another one of the feats that i had accomplished...met him face to face during hari wilayah 2009...i was the one who have to asists him around...owh...i was deng pleased...and another one during floria putrajaya 2009...i was also assigned to usher tun...yeee haaa....

*11-LIVING OUT OF NORTHERN AREA(achieved)

I am currently working in Putrajaya and before this was working in KL...yeah...just a useless dream of a kampung boy who lives up north all my life...hehehe

*12-SNOW

Getting near to realise this one dream...hopefully...hehehe

*13-PATEK PHILIPE

Okay it is near to impossible...but had been in love with one of the watches since i first laid my eyes on it...hahaha...maybe in the future...who knows....

*14-DISNEYLAND

Not one, not two but all disneylands in the world...back then when i had this dream, HK one's is not yet build...i have no doubt that given time, i'll be able to go to all the disneylands...macam budak budak betul...heheeh

*15-BACKPACKING AFRICA

First fell in love with the idea when i was watching this one particular programme in Discovery Channel...then one of my good friend recently had done that....harus buat...waiting...

*16-SAVINGS

Not going to disclose how much i targeted...but for the time being it is nowhere near...

*17-FAMILY TRIP

Only time will tell...when all my siblings got married, have children....then...i do count on it...

These are the main 17 things that i had wrote down since i was in high school to be exact 8 June 1999...my birthday...back then i still remember that i wrote this down with Ikram....over some pizza...hahaha...there's no time-frame for the any of the things that i want to do...basically...i just know what i want to do...its just that only time can tell...

ajie

12:33 p.m

7 April 2010

Putrajaya

Review - How To Train Your Dragon

I love watching cartoon...either it is from Pixar or Dreamworks, it has never fail to entertain me...when i was watching Avatar in January, they already had this trailer for this particular movie...then i immediately wrote it down as one of the must see movies in 2010...

At first i was thinking to write the 'review' like i used to, but then again, my friends kept getting irritated (hehehehe) over my so-called review that is filled with spoilers...so i think i'll adopt bro Hadi's style of review then...just crisp and clean of what the movie is all about...

Based on the book by Cressida Cowell, set in the mythcal world of vikings...it is the story of Hiccup, a viking teenager who desperately wants fit in with his tribes longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers...Hiccup's world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon and became the owner of the dragon himself...through it, he learns there's more to the dragon than just a reptile...

Okay...short and crisp...enough?

Overall i would give 4 out of 5 stars for the movie...the whole set was cool...viking world...Gerard Butler's accent was recognisable as Stoick...the man who had slayed dragons since he was a lil baby (according to the movie lah)...Toothless is just darn cute...i wish i can have a dragon for myself...overall, exciting movie...and entertaining like h*ll...

ajie

9:39 a.m

6 April 2010

Putrajaya

Unchangeable

I do dream of studying all the way to PhD level...but seems like its not going to happen...

Not going to happen the way i thought it can happen that is...one of the main reason i enter the service was because of the study-plan...after a few years of service, you can apply for the scholarship...but then again, i always missed out the fine prints...now i felt stupid...or even felt i made a mistake...but seems like there's nothing i can do to change it now...

When i was working in the private sector, i do put aside some sums as for my planned-study-allocation...not much...but i was thinking that three years down the road i would be able to applied for masters and pay the tution fees...part time masters that is...then, i should blame it on myself when i was indeed intriqued by the lure of scholarship programmes that you can apply when you enter the service...the only thing that i missed out was the requirement...so, i applied to get into the service and alhamdulillah, i got into the service at one shot...

The money that i had painstakingly saved up for the tution fees was used to help out my lil bro and sis studies as well as some other things that i don't think worth mentioning...fyne...so the money was used up...i have no more study funds...and after almost three years in the service do i know that i would never be eligible to apply for the scholarship...

Was browsing thru the requirements when my friend is thinking of applying for it...at least three years in the service~okay, getting there...and several others...okay~almost there...but i came to a dead stop at one simple requirement...CGPA 3.0 and above...now i am dumbstruck...seems like i am stuck at that particular requirement...yeah i do get a GPA of 3.0 above for several semester...but the there was this one semester that had put me downhill which pulled down my overall CGPA to below 3.0...

Now i felt a lil bit dumb...why i havent bothered to read the fine prints (the requirements actually)...it seems like that it is not open to all in the service...now i am back in square one...the only option that i have is to save up by myself and paid the tution fees myself...have restart all over again...except for one fact that, i used to have a lil bit higher income...but now i have to re-adjust to make do with what i have...all in the name of furthering my masters...

Then i can't help by thinking, back then in the year 2007, i was offered another job...concurrent with this job...it was in a factory...in a private sector...with higher paycheck and also i have to be based in certain country for several months for training...but then again, i choose this job...among the main reason was because of the reason stated above...do i regret my decision? i believe in there's no use of feeling regret over something that you have done...coz it won't change anything...no, i don't regret with my own choice...but feel a lil bit dampen though...i should have check...and i can't help thinking...that maybe by now i have enough money to further my masters if i choose the other...but then again...no use of regret...just have to adopt and adapt...

Now, i am adapting to this acknowledgement that i would never qualify to apply...so it is up to me to save up and fork up my own single cents just to realise one of the things i had wrote down as things i have to do in my life...it doesn't feel great when you know that you had made one bad call that can cost you your entire plan...but at least, i do know it now...and i can start to plan on it...coz there's no use on looking bad on the past...as the past is unchangeable...

ajie

5:03 p.m

5 April 2010

Putrajaya

Spontaneous Hang Out

Aku balik aloq setaq with the intention of going off somewhere...but it didn't happen...

Not to be daunted by that particular fact, i tried to enjoy my stay despite having to listen to Lan's radiating temper over the electromagnetic wave for almost 30mins...fyne...my fault...the day had went wrong...on every levels...but it doesn't deter me from having a good time non-the-less...

Once i touched down in Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, my friend, Shuko came and picked me up...thanks bro...and we went off to have a drink somewhere...and of course i suggested the nearby food joint to my home...Aloq Setaq's famous Mee Abu in Jalan Telok Wanjah...both of us had the fried mee...the unique-ness of it is, they fried the mee using arang...just like the old time...and the secret recipes made it so famous that most of the people who come to alor setar would just go to this food joint to try it out...it is not a big restaurant...just taking up a lil bit of space from this food outlet...there's only three things at the place...nasi lemak berlauk, drinks and of course the mee abu...aside from mee goreng, they also serve mee rebus and also koteow and bihun...but i noticed the taste has decreased from it used to be while i was growing up...but never the less, its a must try...its RM3.50 per plate which is i think is a lil bit pricey for alor setar standard...but its not like everyday i am going to have mee abu...

Then, Shuko sent me back to my home and i rest for the day...the next morning, my mom made breakfast...fried bananas...and being me and my ever creative mind when it comes to food...i ate it with the full cream milk and hershey's chocolate dip...on top of that, ice cream to conclude it all...i think i had just made a fried banana split...owh deng...and its just the start of the day...coming back from Friday prayers, my mom cooked lunch...me, being a good son, have to forgo my NO RICE policy for the moment as it would hurt my mom's feelings if i didn't eat what she had painstakingly cooked for us...the menu, rice (mau ajer tetiba aku nak suh mak aku masak brown rice, boleh tak?hahaha)...black pepper beef...sotong sambal kacang...ommelette...fried tempura...bendi goreng belacan...whoaaa...i think i had made my mom happy by eating out at least 5 plates...anything for you mom...tak kisah la man jadi gumuk sekejap...hehehe

Later that evening, Shuko came and picked me up and off we went for another food adventure...being in Kedah, it is a must to go for laksa, the kedah-famous-cuisine...supposed we went to this famous laksa joint named Zakaria Laksa...but since its closed on Friday, we have to bear with the next door's laksa joint...Din Laksa...the laksa wasn't really to my liking...coz i love the gravy to be thick...but this one is a diulated...but it taste okay...nothing to rave about...then i took another plate of Laksam...okay, this is different from Kelantanese Laksam...the gravy does bear a similiar look like laksa, except that it is add with coconut milk and kerisik...hurmm...not sure whether i got that rite in english...the taste...same at the laksa...nothing to rave about...but worth trying...on top of that, we ordered 20 sticks of sate...chicken sate (actually both me and shuko prefer beef but they ran out of beef)...its not fair to compare this particular sate to Sate Kajang...but its okay...owh, the laksa is about RM2.00 per bowl...same goes to laksam...and sate was RM0.40 per stick...but i am kinda satisfied with the drinks...i have to order extra plain water as the drinks are kinda thick...no sure how to say that...but its just about it...it didn't stop there...the most hilarious part was...when we asked for tissue paper, the waiter gave us the facial tissue...boleh tak? tergelak aku sekejap...okay fyne...

After one heavy meal (laksa is kinda heavy), we went to Stadium Darul Aman just to walk around the Alor Setar version of Uptown...its small...it didn't do justice if you want to compare it to Danau Kota...then off we went for some light snacks...in Stadium itself, there's dozens of food joints to choose from...just take your pic...i was keen on some char koay teow...but considering i already had 5 plates of rice, a bowl of laksa, a bowl of laksam and at least 10 sticks of sate, we went for something light instead...western food it is...

Its Alia Cafe...okay...whats interesting about this place is that they serve drinks in 4 sizes...S - M - L - XL...and the price range from RM2.00 to RM6.00 for XL...since the XL size is seriously damn big (its as big as a jug of water), we settled with size M instead...and it took us a while to finish it off...just imagine...i took Apple and i can't remember what shuko was having...then we get ourselves some fries to go along with it...but the fries doesn't do the drinks justice hokey...cenonet ajer...aiyo...takperlah...but its RM4.00...seriously aloq setaq's food price is increasing every time i went back...funny...i always thought aloq setaq as my village...not some Bandaraya...if you are around in aloq setaq long enough you would understand my statement...shuko understand it perfectly...

One last stop before we called it the nite, we went to Nasmir Nasi Kandar...first of all, i never see Nasmir in KL...i am not sure whether they do have an outlet in KL...i know there's Subaidah and Pelita...Nasmir? maybe not yet...finished with Nasmir, Shuko sent me back home and i just rest the nite away, as i am going to catch an early morning flight the next day...i am not about to go back to KL with Lan and da gang (as planned) as i am not ready to listen to 6 hours of non-stop radiating annoyance due to my mishap...i felt bad already...i just don't need any additional radiation of anger...scary...seriously...

Woke up early morning, and my big bro sent me off to the airport...since i was quite late, i only managed to eat 3 pieces of fried bananas...and a cup of tea...so it was kinda daunting...coz i supposed to wake up early morning...pack everything and get ready...but being me, after subuh, terus tido balik...then my father was the one who came to my room and asked me am i really going back to Putrajaya that particular morning...owh...my father does know a thing or two about being sarcastic...hehehe...

All in all, despite having a bad opening of April, i still managed to turn around the tables and try to enjoy every moment...everything happens for a reason...and i just keep on trying to be positive about it...at least, i got to hang out in aloq setaq more than i intended...which is, a good thing...and yeah, also adding in all those fats and calories...duhhh...

ajie

12:37 a.m

4 April 2010

Putrajaya

Friend...Laughs (Elle-bukan nama sebenar, Ady)

Ini adalah classic case of a bimbo...but she's not a bimbo...engineer hokey...

Chili's Bangsar Shopping Complex, Kuala Lumpur 2009

At usual lah, Ady dengan aku punya feveret food joint...and another friend of us, Elle (bukan nama sebenar) joined us for the day...Ady and I were actually trying our best to cut down with our smoking habits (Ady already came clean since Feb 2010, me-getting there)...and Elle smokes as well...so there we were, as usual Ady and I were having our usuals (tostada chips and fruit juice) as Elle was having one of my favorite, Mushroom Jack Fajitas...after food, we were chatting and smoking...my ciggies already went  out of stock...Ady's too (since we both smoke from the same box)...terpaksa la pawwww pompuan ini...shock shock shock...she is smoking Dunhill, red ones...as opposed to both Ady and I with Pall Mall Menthol...and it was a packed of 14...then the rest of the conversation might be one of the most hillarious i ever encounter...

Me : Weih, aku nak pau rokok ko bley...

Elle : Jap (while rummaging thru her henbeg)...tapi aku hisap yang tak strong punya la...ko tau la kan, pompuan...(with that she withdrew Dunhill pack 14)

Me : Erkkk...dunhill kuat la dowh...

Elle : Taklah...aku rasa dia lagi low la daripada korang...korang beli 20s...aku beli yang 14s aje...jadi 14s mesti lagi light daripada 20s...

Me & Ady : ~time when still, and bunyi cengkerik kedengaran~ (then we were laughing so hard that everyone was looking at us)...

Elle, elle...ko ini sangat bijak, S*PM straight As...dean's list...tapi, the bimbo-ness in you would never fade...hahahaha

ajie

3:01 p.m

2 April 2010

Alor Setar, Kedah

April Fool Is NOT Funny

Today is 1st April 2010...its April Fool...fyne...not funny hokey...

Early morning...i got a call from a friend saying that he had an accident...and i rushed from my house to the scene...which is by the way in Mekdi near LDP...there was no accident...he was there smiling and saying April Fool while sipping his coffee and having his mekdi breakfast...dengg...i RUSHED to the scene okay...fyne...he made it up by buying me a set of mekdi breakfast meal...it was only a warm-up to one of the most unforgettable day of my entire 2010...might be entire life...

Went back home, packed my bags and all to go back to Alor Setar...if you notice on the side of my blog there was this travel plans...and supposed today i am going to Hatyai via Alor Setar...meaning taking a flight from L*CCT then take a bus to Hatyai...been planning this since last year along with my friends...there are 6 of us...almost all of them had reached Alor Setar and are waiting for me...

I went out, paid the house rent, then off to cimbeng and mebeng to withdraw some cash to pay my car loans and some bills...off me to to E*RL Putrajaya...bought a package tickets to go to LCCT (E*RL to Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and there is a feeder bus to go straight to LCCT) which only cost about RM5.50...arriving in LCCT, of course i went for check in then off me go to have a sip of coffee while waiting for the boarding time and might as well just online...then i realise i missed something...it was my travel pouch...owh demit...godeng...i forgotten my passport...now how the h*ell i am going to Hatyai without a freaking passport...think think and think...aside from my housemates and my brother and also my ex-housemate, only Dot and Ady has my house key...i called up Dot (whois on leave...and yeah he was the one who pulled the prank on me in the morning) and asked for his help to pick up my passport at my home and send it to me in the airport...its already 3.00pm...my flight is at 4.20pm...relax...try to breathe...but it is so deng not working...

then the clock strikes 4.00pm and Dot still has not arrived...owh deng...seems like i am going to miss my flight if i am not going to the departure hall now...so called up Dot thanking him for the effort but seems like i have to forgo the Hatyai trip (already paid for the hotels and some other things)...called up Lan to tell him that i am not joining them...he was freaking mad...i never known that people can just radiate their anger via electromagnetic wave...i can just imagine if he is to do that in front of me...i get chill...so seems like i am just going back aloq setaq only lah...just sit at home...owh deng...then board the plane and found out that its going to be delayed as they are fueling the plane...it departs at 4.45pm instead of the scheduled 4.20pm...owh mai got...wadamaderfakingfish la...

On the plane, Alor Setar was raining heavily...rather too heavily that the plane can't land...so we were up in the airspace of alor setar for about 30mins just to wait for the raining to cease...owh deng...and if the rain still is bad, we might have to land in Penang instead, which is by the way is about 160km away from Alor Setar (the highway+bridge+road to airport)...but seems like it worth the wait, and the plane landed safely...okay alhamdulillah...

When i turn on my phone, i got about 16 misscalls notifications and about 7 messages...Shuko said he is going to be a lil bit late, which is actually not late since my flight was delayed...but the other message made me shriek...it was from Fariz...and he told me that his friend told him that i forgot to close my car window which by the way was park in ERL Putrajaya...godemit...and its raining heavily in Putrajaya...luckily there's nothing missing from my car as Mimym and Zaza went to take all the valuables before my lil bro come and pick my car using spare keys...but there's nothing can be done about the cushion went all wet...owh shoot...

Shuko came and picked me up from the airport (thanks bro)...we went out and have drink and then he sent me back to my house and here i am...at home...as opposed to where i should be instead...okay just forget it...

All in all, today might be marked as one of the most memorable day of 2010 or it might make it the list most memorable day of my life...things happens concurrently and collides with each other...its April Fool's Day...and instead of getting picked on by people (except for Dot's early morning call), i think the day is picking on me all by itself...seriously April Fool is NOT Funny...but maybe this is what has been fated for me to experience today...so i better as well just accept it...but its not going to stop me from whining about it...hahaha...so i just going to sleep at that note and hope that tomorrow may bring a better day...

ajie
10:56 p.m
1 April 2010
Alor Setar, Kedah