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"Jams are everyday part of life.. but not you! You plan your journey ahead..."

Familiar with this line? yea it's the traffic report ad. I cought up with traffic jams almost everyday, and IT IS a part of my everyday life. I have plenty of time to create volume to my lashes with my mascara, play all my CDs, continue my breakfast, well I have no choice.. and how to plan my journey lah? We all start work at 9am!!

I have always wanted to be caught up in a traffic jam where the cars can't move at all. It's more pleasing than those slow moving traffics. At least I can take a nap or eat ice cream..

Ice Cream? Few days back my dream came true. I was on my way to the bank nearby and I couldn't resist seeing McD Drivethru so I drop by for Chocolate Sundae Cornetto. Paid for it but I got Chocolate Mcflurry Cornetto instead! Weee!! and the moment I left McD, traffic jam! Yeay!!! I get to enjoy every slurp and cruncy bites and cooling sensation ...ouhhh the best feeling evahhhhh!!!

sometimes u just feel so lucky...

wedding invitation

Tick tock tick tock.. It's December and I'd like to sort my invitation list..!!

To all dear bloggers (I don't know how many still blogs) ,

please email me your mailing address to..

hanani.arshad@gmail.com

We're now finalizing the card design !! ;)

room-mate wanted..

I have been squeezing in a queen size bed, in a small room with a teenager and a growing kid for almost 8 years, and finally .. phew! I get a room for myself now!!

Woohoohoo.. It's been a year now, living like a queen with MY OWN STUFF being placed in MY OWN WAY.. And the best part is the privacy.. I have my own bathroom! I can laugh and cry and dance (poyo gile) and try new outfit and berangan without anyone knocking so often just to get their stuff. The feeling is incredible!! (I know many of you out there does the same thing!)

But in just a few months my privacy will be invaded!!

*Alien invasion background music *

"Oh noooo..."

" We come in peace...I come in peace.."

My new roomate is not an Alien of course, but a big bully..!! I know it's great in certain way .. ehem .. many ways actually since this will be the first time me having a guy as roomate haha but do I have to sacrifice my wardrobe, space, and especially my privacy??? I have a biiggggg baaaddddd kept secret and someone's gonna know...soon..

I hope I can deal with that.. hahahha duhhhh!!

Well actually, my biggest concern today is .... room decoration.. How do I decorate my room for my wedding? My mum has been bugging me on the theme color, settings and all but I have nothing great in my mind now. I should be worried by now with the whole preparation thingy but instead I am worried because I don't know what to worry about.. I know it's time to start gathering ideas since it will take a while to be happy with you plan for. Come on, it's your wedding!! What happen to your fairytale wedding and I-have-been-dreaming-about-since-I-was-a-little-girl preparation?? At least I have time to change my mind and add on more things..

Arghhhh !!!

Well, I did not expect luxurious looking room, anything that creates calm atmosphere that help set the mood would do..i mean the mood to sleep comfortably ok? ;p

Few ideas..

haha they don't look like a wedding room at all..

bublebath..yeahh


We'll see what's the outcome soon..

<3

Tales of a spender

Duit..
Kau umpama air..
Sering mengalir.. (kalau kat poket sendiri takpe gak)

Duit..
Kau membawa bahagia.. (bila org belanja)
Kau juga punca sengsara..
Jiwaku merana..

Duit...
Apa ada pada helaian kertas berwarna itu..
Sehingga manusia sanggup menipu, membunuh, menjadi gila..
Kerananya..

Duit..
Baru ku tahu betapa susah menyimpan kau sedikit lama..
Kerana ciri-ciri mu yang sering mengalir..
Walau ku cincang tetap tidak putus..
Sehingga aku terpaksa membiarkan ia berlalu.. (pegi shopping)

Duit..
Alangkah baiknya kalau sistem barter masih dikekalkan..
Sekurang2nya bolehlah aku menukar pakaian dan barangan lama ku dengan yang baru..
Kerana semua barang2ku begitu berharga..
hingga ruang tidurku sempit dengan harta karun...
Sehingga babyku melabelkanku pengutip sampah..

Duit..

to be continued..

desperate for change

Routines kept me busy.. very busy that I (who were once organized like Bree) became very messy like Susan Mayer. Haha am I desperate? yup, very desperate for more quality times on my own rather than calming my messed up mind and eventually wasted the whole day doing nothing.

So I joined Fitness First!! After a year resting and playing with jellies wellies jinggle bells monkey smells, I feel soo good with myself. I thought after i quit True Fitness and shifted to Kajang, I could save up on my gym membership fees and exercise on my own. Hangat-hangat tahi ayam je lah. Fitness centres have great environment and u just feel so motivated looking at hot bodies, MTVs and the music! And here I am, worked out for the 3rd time in Fitness First, hoping to get a well-toned bikini body I always wanted..in 3months time?? woohooo...

Yoga is no longer in list now since it's Haram for muslims. I admit I have great passion for yoga before, but considering myself as beginner, I only went for basic & intermediate classes where they thought u on breathing & postures. I didn't remember myself saying or even listen to any prayers, but as what people say, these are silent exposure to Hinduism. The lotus pose, might posess something in Hinduism that we Muslims might not know. They even have Sun Salutation class (which I never thought of going). Final session in Yoga always ends with corpse-pose, where u lie on the floor like corpse, in a dimmed-light, and relax.. The ending were the best session for me, since that will be the best time for quick nap! ahahaha..

It's good to notice people has become more concious over their health; you can tell by the birth of many fitness centres and pharmacies. But, it's also sad to know until today, the top 3 killers in our country were all due to overconsumption of food and unhealthy lifestyle. We have plenty of great healthy foods around that we ditched everyday, and somehow we prefers unhealthy diets. Late nite drinks is the trend today ; we sacrifice our bedtime to watch football, drinks at least 3 glasses of teh-tarik, smoking/shisha, lalala and I must say it worries me. And yet, that's what Malaysian loves..and what my fiance does EVERY NIGHT. Don't blame me for calling him so often when he is lepaking with you ok? My duty is to remind .. and keep reminding...

And now he said he enjoys "minum2" but in a healthy way.. hmm.. ye ke?? ;p

Message to all, Love yourself..for it will be returned one day..

Never Argue with a Woman..

One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book.

Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says,

'Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing? '

'Reading a book,' she replies, (thinking, 'Isn't that obvious?')

'You're in a Restricted Fishing Area,' he informs her.

'I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading"

''Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."

'For reading a book,' she replies

'You're in a Restricted Fishing Area,' he informs her again

'I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing.. I'm reading'

'Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up.'

'If you do that, I'll have to charge you with Sexual assault,' says the woman.

'But I haven't even touched you,' says the game warden.

'That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment.'

'Have a nice day ma'am,' and he left.

MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It's likely she can also think...

;p

Sepi

Finally, I get to watch Sepi..

Hmm.. I don't know how to review the film.. my emotion is seriously dominating me..

Sepi really got me.. damn!





Sedihnyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~~~~~

engaged??

Most friends are aware that i'm engaged to Megat Noor Ikram. And this Hari Raya would be the last Raya celebration as a single. haha. Everything would be the last ; Last Iftar, Last Raya, Last Visit, bla bla but it's not that bad. In fact, I can't wait !! ;p

It'll be great to have my BEST buddy / partner / soulmate with me 24/7. I don't have to drive all the way from Kajang to Bangsar to hang out with him, no more long hours calls or non stop sms and short calls asking how are u n all.. I'll be with my punching bag all the time ! yeay!

I can still hear people telling me not to get engaged too long to avoid "dugaan". It freaked us out before. When I asked them what sort of dugaan, they mentioned it will be the time u feel like u made the wrong choice or u'll meet a better person, u'll know his true colors, etc. Haha. I took those as a precaution but I still go with the engagement. For me, life is not the same for everybody and there's no rule saying that it's wrong or right to get engaged. If it meant to be painful, why people still get engaged? And I believe in jodoh..

It's been 6 months carrying this status. Alhamdulillah, we had the best times together, we get to meet families, we plan our big day accordingly, and we seem to enjoy the countdown.. The heartbeat gets faster and faster each day. I must say we made the right choice of getting engaged for 11 months. Not too long or too short for us. Engagement is like a pre-wedding preparation and it will be one of the best moment of your life if you know how to appreciate the times. As for myself, my relationship with my family members grew closer, and I realize I have families and friends who endlesslly support me, who will always be behind my back through thick and thin. I get really close with cousins, and i'm glad they showed up and offer great help to me without any costs. Mum, Aunts and grandmas has been encouraging me to cook more often and always remind me of the tips of having a heavenly marriage. First, to be an excellent wife (in every way).. Next, let's just keep it to myself. hihi.

I have learned so much about his family, about their likes and dislikes, family activities, and i'm happy they accept me for what I am. I can feel the ties whenever i'm around them, and yeahh i can soo be myself! His parents are great!! His siblings rock!! And I even had tea alone with his Aunt once.

Wedding of a dream is not a fairytale anymore. We discussed the best possible wedding we could afford that will be memorable and extraordinary. Our concern is not the grand $$$$$ wedding but the comfort that matters. We want our special guests to feel special and most importantly comfortable like we do.

Recently, a friend of mine said to me " I don't think I wanna get engaged, membazir je.. baik kawin terus!" I didn't fight her back, i just agreed. Inside, her words crashes me so bad. I did not see any unnessesary spending during my engagement? Photographers are FOC, (i love u guys!!), Hantaran are according to my budget. Foods? We love to spend for foods for families and guest. Canopy? We need them, it's a large rombongan and it's hot outside ! And the backdrop? It's very nice i didn't expect it. My uncle Razak is the greatest! Maybe my make up is a little too much for engagement. It's nice but the smokey effect on my eyes doesn't suit me that much, i think. So ape yang membazir nya?? My only concern for everyone is comfort. I hope everyone was comfortable that day.

She also said "malas la dugaan dugaan ni, baik kawin terus takyah risau dugaan". If you can't survive your dugaan before marriage, how can u survive then? Marriage is a huge commitment, I believe. And ur not only married to your husband, but family, burdens, kids, financial security, and loads more. If I were to compare, my dugaan is even worst before i got engaged. Really. My parents don't trust anyone easily. Now, it's different! My mum loves him very much. For those who knows my mum, u'll be suprised..!!

Please pray for us.. I hope this love I have for him will remain strong and solid, and together we're invincible..

i will love you until my dying day

Hope our love will bring us to heaven.. coz it is heaven sent..

vintage

Amal makruf nahi mungkar

The last time I had sudden disabilities was in 1999 ; I fractured my right leg during Math Camp in Janda Baik. Couldn't walk for a month or two..

And again... i had a sudden muscle cramp on my neck and shoulder, during the month of Ramadhan. It happened during Fajr, i couldn't move, can't even turn my head. I thought I broke my spine.. I wanted to laugh so hard and cry at the same time. It took me half an hour just to wake up and get my parents.

Doctor told me it was muscle cramps, should heal in a day or two.. And I googled..

"A muscle cramp is thus defined as an involuntarily and forcibly contracted muscle that does not relax. This causes a visible or palpable hardening of the involved muscle" source http://www.medicinenet.com/muscle_cramps/article.htm

"There are six basic causes of cramping:[1] hyperflexion; inadequate oxygenation; exposure to large changes in temperature; dehydration; low blood salt; or low blood calcium" source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_cramp

Yeah yeahh...My muscle haven't relax these days.. My accounts clerk is missing and ditch her workloads on me.. *curses* We were worried to death and finally I got to know she wanted to quit.. due to "better" offer. Damn you selfish brat! U were no one when u get here. When u get all the things u wanted u wish for better things this way. We can definitely sue her action for not giving a month notice of resignation. And I will..

And the weather... ouhh.. It's heaty outside and freezing cold in office. I guess these contributes to my cramps.

Calcium? Hmm if I could milk bath everyday, I would. I loooove milk.

Oxygen? Perhaps.. Haven't jog in a while.

And today is the 2nd day, I had to cancel very important appointments with the accountant. I can't lay back or sleep, I need supports to get up. Oh God, If this is a test, I hope I passed them, I hope I could benefit as much as I could in this blessful month. And I pray you could give me strenghts to do what I have to do.. Amin..

Happy Ramadhan to all.. May all of us value this opportunity to wash away our sins and gain as much rewards esp during Lailatul Qadr. How can we be compared with our ancestors & Rasullullah companions who fights for blessings from Allah day and night..?

Bajet 2009

Sungguh aku tidak sabar menanti pengumuman Bajet 2009..

08.08.08

Today's the day.. everyone is busy making history on this "sacred" date ; olympics, weddings, engagement, car registration, holidays, dates, etc.. while i am busy making history covering up workloads for staffs on leave *cursesssss*

Ikram and I had discussed about this date before and I still remember how I wanted this date to be our wedding date bla bla. Thank god it didn't happen!! I am sooo NOT ready! How times flies really fast and I haven't reach the stage of being the prepared bride-to-be. I have conflicts with my own self, i hate the way i look these days, i hate my closet , I can't sleep before 12pm and the result.. i'm late to work.. half an hour late everyday! WHY WHY WHY??????

Please blame my closet. Everyday without fail i have to stare at each of the hanged clothes and figure what to wear today. How i wish i could throw them all away and have a walk in closet (as in there is a secret way to secret hall of fame.. and tadaaa.. any designer's shoes, clothes, hijabs, just name it, it's all there...ahhhh...)

Blame the fashion magazine for my "in-your-dream fantasy". Fashion magazines are like pills to inferiority complex.

Back to the "sacred date", if today's my big day, I might be sharing wedding anniversaries with millions others. Hmm.. not so nice eh? The honeymoon hotels must be full this month. Not nice.
U might bump into your long-time-no-see relatives while ur busy smooching in a garden of a private resort. Not very nice. And fasting month just after a month of your hot wedding? ehehe boleh ke tahan bang? lol!

I am not so much into numbers, u can tell by seeing my math results. I guess the hard-to- remember numbers is much more unique to me and it's the best way to ensure your spouse really value the "date". But no matter how easy or hard the date is, I can guarantee most men just suck at remembering birthdays, anniversaries and suprisingly even their payday!

So congratulations everyone.. u've made it to this date :)

if i could change the world

Financial Statement for the year ended 2007 is ready. What a relieve. It's great to reach year end and start a new year, but i don't enjoy the presence of accounting auditors, tax auditor and the worse, IRB (a.k.a LHDN) agent!

IRB Agent are normal people, i supposed, who has responsibilities just like us. But their job scope is pretty scary when u know they pay u a visit just to check on your company accounts, questioning u 5w1H and well to be easy they're actually finding faults for undeclared income that somehow was suppose to be theirs. I don't see any problems with this company, we dun play-play behind, just the fact that i am not some accounting specialist to just relax when they started to "kerut dahi"..

I don't know why my relatives always thought i studied accounts before. Do i look like one? haha i don't think so. Maybe in terms of cash management, well yeah i'm quite good at spending. Everyone is good at spending. I did study Financial Accounts & Management Accounts but trust me, i studied just to pass the papers, i suck at those papers. They always confused me and i hate confusion ;p

Well, fyi, i graduated with Bachelor of Multimedia (Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship). We studied everything.. everything that an entrepreneur should know. Very interesting course! Insyaallah next year I will continue with MBA, i expect more than just a degree. I hope the spirit and desire to study will stay permanent, not just some hot hot chicken shit spirit. The desire to study is so much different when u have had the experience of a real world. Experience is a great teacher. But formal education is still mandatory if we want to go far, in a better way.

With the increase in education fees, I think the government should revise the scholarship requirements, don't bother focusing on those with flying colors results but have no interest to study. And corporate scholarship as well, u multi millionaires profit making company only sponsor top UK and US Universities?? What's with other Top Unis in the world? Focus on a group like me, we might be average students in the past, but we are the top achiever spiritually. We want to change the world!!

In short, I need scholarship!!

h a h a

When a woman lies . . .

One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, her thimble fell into the river. When she cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, "My dear child, why are you crying?"
The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the water and that she needed it to help her husband in making a living for their family. The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled up a golden thimble set with pearls.

"Is this your thimble?" the Lord asked. The seamstress replied, "No." The Lord again dipped into the river. He held out a silver thimble ringed with sapphires. "Is this your thimble?" the Lord asked. Again, the seamstress replied, "No." The Lord reached down again and came up with a leather thimble. "Is this your thimble?", the Lord asked. The seamstress replied, "Yes." The Lord was pleased with the woman's honesty and gave her all three thimbles to keep, and the seamstress went home happy

Some years later, the seamstress was walking with her husband along the riverbank, and her husband fell into the river and disappeared under the water. When she cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked her, "Why are you crying?" "Oh Lord, my husband has fallen into the river!" The Lord went down into the water and came up with George Clooney. "Is this your husband?" the Lord asked. "Yes," cried the seamstress. The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"

The seamstress replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a misunderstanding." "You see, if I had said 'no' to George Clooney, you would have come up with Brad Pitt. Then if I said 'no' to him, you would have come up with my husband. Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all three. Lord, I'm not in the best of health and would not be able to take care of all three husbands, so THAT'S why I said 'yes' to George Clooney."

And so the Lord let her keep him.

The moral of this story is: Whenever a woman lies, it's for a good and honorable reason, and in the best interest of others.

That's our story, and we're sticking to it.

Signed,

Women

liar liar your pants on fire

Managing a sales team is the craziest job. After almost 2 years in Automotive Industry, i came across all kinds of sales tricks, all kinds of "customer always right" drama, and one by one it made me become someone really strong to face anything. haha. Well it's true.. when u had to face the most difficult situation in life, when u think of it again can u imagine u actually went through it ?

I am not scared anymore.

One by one God has made me see how I can trust no one in this office. My ex-sales manager betrayed us, steal customers money. Sales person? haha every sales person has their very own magic tricks. I can count only a few good sales persons, but now each of them has extinct. There were so many events that proved their wrongdoings and that was unforgivable. The latest, my very own admin executive. A very competent, hardworking, down to earth man has fallen to money traps. He had to be responsible over 3 insurance renewals that was issued but the money was not submitted to us.

Every payments (even RM1 are entitled for receipt). Don't come and claimed for money when u were not issued a receipt.

Mom & Dad, taking care of your "baby" was never an easy thing. I wanna go study!!!!

Btw, Alhamdulillah I have received an offer for MBA but can anyone help me with the scholarships?

Beauty and the Beast

I'm gonna watch Disney Beauty and the Beast Broadway !!! It's my all time fav disney movie. I've seen Disney on Ice, twice ;p But i can't wait for this broadway.. !!! Yahoooo!!!

Thanks so much for the treat baby.. Can't wait for our date ;)

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Dance with my father

My papa killed one disgusting lizard in my room for me.. yippee!

2 days back, my sis insisted on sleeping with me..(nak manje mengada2).. I said NO so many times till I got tired of her finally I said yes. However I guess I did the right thing coz as soon as i turned off the main light I saw a coward-type lizard helplessly running here and there waiting to fall and that was scarily bitchy! I hate it!!! And after we got tired watching the show at the ceiling, I felt better the lizard got behind my wardrobe and stop.

The next day (y'day) when I got back from Fathers Day Dinner celebration, that bitch came out again.. menggelupur takut. I cursed the most horrible curses ever and called my dad, and my bestest dad came to rescue! He sprayed loads of aerosols and smack that bitch endlessly. YEAHHHHH IT FELT SO GOOD!!!

That was the best Fathers Day celebration ever.. I love my papa so much... LOL

Recommendation: A song "Dance with my father" by Luther Vandross.. U'll definitely hug ur dad after listening to this song.