Jalan-jalan to JB

Well, my dad had been saying he wanted to meet a friend whom he and my mom met when they performed Hajj couple of years back. He mentioned it couple of times and i think it's time for us to have a trip to JB. So we booked the hotel, packed our bags and leave for JB. In our original plan, we are supposed to leave early in the morning, of course, to avoid Malaysians especially those who lives in KL. It's a long weekend and yes, the road out of KL will be super jam. It's very common for Malaysians regardless where they live to travel or have a trip if we have more than 2 days for weekend. And we created the super-long-queue at the highway, cursing each other, not to mention slowing our vehicles down just to catch a glimpse of accident. Yes, we are that Malaysian.

Anyway, back to the story, where was I? Oh yes, we are supposed to leave right after Subuh prayer. That would be around 7++ am right? Guess what? You got it right. We were late! Yep. It's all because my mom insisted to wait for one of my sister, Linda to finish her exam in UiTM and follow us to JB. Well, that would make us leaving the house around 12pm. By 11.30am, she reached home from campus. To make it more interesting, my other sister Ida sent our cousins to Gombak, and she reached home aound 1.30pm. From 7am to 1.30pm was not a very ideally timing to start a very long journey to JB.

Then the 6 of us boarded into an ALZA. Hahaha. yes. With our size, people will be surprised how the 6 of us could fit in the ALZA, with luggage. Well, that would be my last trip (if more than 2 hours) in alza. Got headache, shoulder & backpain plus sore legs for cramping at the back seat for couple of hours. Next trip we'll take 2 cars ya so we could shop alot more. heheheh

So, when we reached JB, ayah said his friend went out of town. Hmm. Nice. We were in JB anyway, so better make full use of it. I noticed since my last time sitting still, I couldnt keep my eyes open for more than 15 minutes. wonder if i have a problem. Well, Mak and Ayah were really tired when we checked in the hotel. The hotel we stayed was The Straits View Hotel. Quite cheap, only RM160 per room. However, the reception person should be more sensitive towards your guests. Maybe you guys could attend Customer Service course before dealing with a customer. Seriously. Please do that.

The rooms were very clean, spacious and nice. Sadly, you can't expect much when you stay in a very budget hotel right? The cleaning ladies were very helpful and friendly. Thanks alot kakak for your help. That night we went to Danga Bay (coz my brother was dying to check it out!). Duh. Danga Bay boring. Not sure what's best there. I dont really have time to check it out so we went around to the places we knew. After Danga Bay, it's Pasar Karat time! The night market is very similar to Uptown in Klang Valley except for the poor arrangement for displayed items, lighting and parking. Parking not so bad kot, Uptown Setapak is much worst than Pasar Karat. I dont really have the photos with me now. Waiting for my brother to upload it. Recently becoming really lazy with photography. And disappointed with bb's camera. It sucks. Ok lah. We can't ungrateful. haish. Btw, I bought a nice hat, dont know what do they call it. Gonna post it soon!

Okay, what else. It will be a draggy story. So i will save the part where i met my soon-to-be-brother-in-law hahahah. next post. promise!

Nasi Goreng & Alergi

Feels like writing a lot today and I'm hoping somebody would read this (cross my fingers). Okay. So to those who knew me closely know I some kind of allergy if I ate wrongly. hahaha. there's one time, when i was studying, got allergy because of tuna, and the very next day was my final exam. So horrible.. my lips were swollen, can't even pronounce p! Pukul Sepuluh became fukul sefuluh, and the cute doctor laughed at my new dialect. there's a lot of red spots everywhere and it was itchy like hell. My beloved roomates, ain, awe & mynah take turns to a ribena glass bottle which contained hot water over my body to sooth the itchiness. I didn't eat tuna for couple of years after that.

Than, during my first or second year of working, i developed allergy for chicken. Any chicken products, as long as it contained chicken, I couldn't take it. I stop eating chicken for couple of months and everything goes back to normal.

And nowadays, the allergy can come from anything, too much dust, too much meat, too much chicken. Looks like anything and everything. it shows how much toxin i had in my body. And it's not easy to know when can u eat this and that without having the allergy appears.

For the past couple of days, I had this allergy every time I eat meat. Either chicken, meat or fish. It's driving me crazy coz I have no idea what to eat. As solution, I think I should start bringing home cooked food to office. let's try it and see if the allergy will go away. I ate fish for dinner with eggs and some veges. half an hour later my body was covered by red spots.

So, I had prepared nasi goreng (fried rice) for tomorrow. No meat all. Just anchovies (does it consider as meat?) some carrots, cabbage and onions. With a bit of oyster sauce. Doesn't taste as good as Ayah cooked. but it's ok I think. Shall we try it? For couple of days? Hehehe. Chayuk chayuk. Oh ya. I'm watching the proposal while writing this, luv Sandra Bullock!!

Did I say it already?

Really? Did I say it already? I'm going to write again. And hopefully through writing, i can improve my English. hehehe. Some people said my English is quite bad. Not sucks, just not up to the expectation. I understand their point. They want me to be better. Well, growing up in a very 'Malay' surrounding didn't help much with my English. Furthermore, my parents didn't speak English at all at home. However, I think all of us (my siblings) turned out quite ok, I think.

There's one time, I still remember how my dad tried his best to converse in English with my ex-boss. Hahaha. I salute you Ayah! My ex-boss is a mix, Cindian. Hmm.. I don't know how he end up looked like Mat Salleh. So I invited my boss and our client from Zurich to come over to my house (in Penang of course) for Hari Raya. And they came. Ayah tried to converse with them and it was so funny. I had fun. I'm sure Ayah was very nervous at first, but he managed it well. We had Nasi Briyani (home-cooked by Ayah) and of course the in-famous pineapple tart prepare by me.

What's my point here? Owh, Ok. What I'm trying to say is, if Ayah can try his best at his age, why can't I do it. The only thing standing in between is only yourself. If you want to make it happen, Insya-Allah, it will. Chayuk Chayuk!! Insya Allah. Ameen.

With or Without You

Woah.. My last post was about How-Betty-Inspires-Me. Well. She did in a way. I moved on. And while stepping forward, couple of things happened and I think it's about time i share it with you.

I always use this blog to express myself. Some way, some how, i'm hoping this would continue more on regular basis compare to what i'm having now. I only writes when i feel sad. I should share more, I think. So we could inspire others as well.

Some one told me I will only be a friend of other person if they could benefits me. Hahaha. First time I heard that. I've been called a lot of names before, but never that. Is it really true? To all my friends, let me know if you think it's true. I know this person for almost 7 years and in the end, this person said that kind of thing to me. 7 years ended in just a split seconds.

No matter how much you value somebody in your life, never try to buy them with money. You might just lose everything. I care a lot about this person. Seriously. But there are times I need to get out from certain pressure, I need to just be a friend and instead of trying to understand, this person just shuts everything. Including me. Part of it might be my fault, my temper, my moodiness and my attitude. But ending everything that we have in 7 years and labeling me with that kind of remarks really makes me feel as if there's nothing real.

Then I realized something, a friend usually stick around and if you are doing something wrong they just smack you on ur head and say wake up! Well, that's my definition of friend and I think I've made a good choice in letting go a few people in my life who were not worth to be around me. Not because I hate them or I hold any grudge against them, simply because I deserve better. Sorry for saying this, but I'm hoping to be a better person without you. Yes, without you.