Private message from UNICEFMY

A message which I received in my FB inbox just now would really make my day...

Hi Jid, thank you for your help, for your support, and most importantly, your commitment to children. Every bit of support you give us and share with us on our UNICEF Malaysia page is recognised by our team, and we truly appreciate your dedication to our mission to create a World Fit for Children. Thank you Jid for always standing on the side of children. Your support is so very much appreciated.

Best
UNICEF Malaysia




*bliss*

Untuk Perempuan

Aku mendapat ini di blog Farina (thanks babe!)... I'm not an avid fan of SO7, but this one is really an eye-catcher (belum dengar lagunya lagi!).  Puitis... =)

Jangan mengejarnya jangan mencarinya

Dia yang kan menemukanmu

Kau mekar di hatinya
Di hari yang tepat..

Jangan mengejarku dan jangan mencariku
Aku yang kan menemukanmu
Kau mekar di hatiku
Di hari yang tepat..

Tidaklah mawar hampiri kumbang
Bukanlah cinta bila kau kejar
Tenanglah tenang dia kan datang
Dan memungutmu ke hatinya yang terdalam
Bahkan dia takkan bertahan tanpamu

Sibukan harimu, jangan fikirkanku
Takdir yang kan menuntunku
Pulang kepada mu
Di hari yang tepat

Tidaklah mawar hampiri kumbang
Bukanlah cinta bila kau kejar
Tenanglah tenang aku kan datang
Dan memungutmu ke hatiku yang terdalam
Bahkan ku takkan bertahan tanpamu

Aku yang kan datang..
Aku yang kan datang..
Aku yang kan datang..

Aku yang kan datang..                             

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Penjaga Hati (Numata feat. Tetty Kadi)

Ada kala saatku tak berdaya
Menyerah menyusuri hidup
Jangan biarkan aku terluka
Ku di sini membutuhkanmu

Tak akan ada yang melebihi
Ketulusanku kasihku kepadamu
Karena aku yang mencintaimu
Selalu tanpa ragu

Cinta ini takkan terhapus oleh waktu
Begitu adanya dirimu
Masih disini setia tuk menjagamu
Akulah penjaga hatimu

Ada kala saat aku merasa
Sudah sampai di sini saja
Jangan biarkan aku terlena sendiri
Ku di sini membutuhkanmu

Tak akan ada yang melebihi
Ketulusanku kasihku kepadamu
Karena aku yang mencintaimu
Selalu tanpa ragu

Karena aku yang mencintaimu
Selalu tanpa ragu

Komposer & Lirik: Numata

2nd day of advance weekend...

While others are working (and some have reached home), here I am...savouring my 2nd day of advance weekend. 

*bliss*

Asalnya menjangkakan dapat cuti sehari je dek kerana Hari Kantin yang sepatutnya dibuat semalam...tapi oleh sebab ada "angin" mengatakan Melaka cuti sempena Melaka Maju 2010, makanya dipercepatkan sehari.  Kalut jugak, since aku kat KL masa diorang buat urgent meeting...kononnya berkira-kira ada satu hari lagi for final prep before the event...sekali, huhuhu~

Alhamdulillah, things went smoothly...mujurlah pagi tu ada Chelsea-Spartak Moscow's match buat pelayan mata sambil menyiapkan apa-apa yang kurang (and we won 2-0, woohoo~). 

Two thumbs up for the Urus Setia team (you know who you are!) for making this event a success...yang penting tak ada isu lebihan kupon, tak cukup lagi ado! =)) 

Thus, I mark this 2 day-off as a self-reward post-hard work which I have done since a few weeks (months?) back, and the event's success as my birthday gift this year.

*pat on own shoulder* =))

Image courtesy: revolutionmyspace.com

P.s. So, the petite Jedi won the light sabre battle, huh Arty? Thanks for your petrol pour! *winks*

20.10.2010

Courtesy: gipsye.centerblog.net

Still in my sweet 20(s) on 20.10.2010...


Countless gratitude to Allah... =))

Barakallahu lakuma

Without noticing, I've managed to memorize one hadith (alhamdulillah...), just by listening to Maher's songs  (Arabic-proficient, I am not...).  Found out that this song actually quoted a hadith last week after reading an IIUM student's blog post (thank you, sister!).  And a few days back, I figured out the meaning... =)


The Hadith:

Narrated Abu Huraira: When the Prophet congratulated a man on his marriage he would say,


Barakallahu lakuma, wa barakallahu ‘alaykuma, wa jamaa baynakuma fee khair

 “Allah bless for you your spouse, grant you blessing, and join you together in goodness.”

Reported by the Four, and Tirmidhi, Ibn Khuzaima, and Ibn Hibban graded it Saheeh.


Fiqh of Marriage


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Hati berbunga-bunga~ =)

Sempat dia berbasa-basi over the counter...
Memang tak nampak pun apa keperluannya...tapi bila dikenang-kenangkan balik, buat hati berbunga-bunga...

Kiranya betul la senyum tu pembuka kata...

=))

To be trusted or to be loved?

Ada yang kata, cinta tu lebih penting daripada kepercayaan
Tapi, di mana letaknya kepercayaan dalam percintaan?
Wujudkah cinta tanpa didasari kepercayaan?
Kekalkah cinta bila pudarnya kepercayaan pada seseorang?

Allah alone knows...

"...But you may hate a thing which is good for you, and love a thing which is bad for you.  And (remember) that Allah alone knows (all these things) but you do not know."

(al-Baqarah: 216)

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10 things I hate about you

Courtesy: intanzalani.com

I hate the way you talk to me

and the way you cut your hair.

I hate the way you drive my car.

I hate it when you stare.

I hate your big dumb combat boots and

the way you read my mind.

I hate you so much it makes me sick.

It even makes me rhyme.

I hate the way you're always right.

I hate it when you lie.

I hate it when you made me laugh,

even worst when you make me cry.

I hate it when you're not around and

the fact that you didn't call.

But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you,

not even close, not even a little bit,

not even at all.

p.s. Thanks Lisa for sharing this...how it reminds me of our zaman remaja riang, heheh.
I super loike! =))

If

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Courtesy: life-engineering.com

If you can keep your head when all about you 
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; 
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, 
But make allowance for their doubting too; 
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, 
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, 
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, 
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;


If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;


If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";


If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son! 


Source: everypoet.com     

Suddenly, my heart skipped a beat

I lost count on how many times Mak mentioned his name during Raya.
And that doesn't include how many times she talked about him to me and how many times the name slipped out of her mouth for somebody else's.

But last Friday's conversation between she and a friend was a real shocker.
I was there too, listening.  Dumbstricken.

Reflexively, my mind did a quick recall.

A few months back, this friend asked me to come along to borrow something from him.

Dhuh Jid! Pick-up speed level Intel Celeron!

Hmm... :-|

Coconut Blossom

My most favourite delicacies for Eid this year.




Malam raya, my wee brother brought home 3 boxes full, order dengan kawan katanya.  Buka kotak...tengok rupa, cium bau, terus terkenang balik zaman sekolah rendah dulu...


OMG...Mak pernah buat kuih ni! Dan rasanya sangat nostalgic...lemak santan, wangi pandan... =P~




Just imagine, kat KL baru meletup orang buat jual, padahal for the 1st time kitorang makan, belasan tahun yang lalu...with recipe recommended by Cik Yam, my Singaporean aunty.

Mak dengan segera menyelongkar koleksi resipi dia.


Resipi hilang.




Raya pertama, dapat 3 versi resipi sekaligus: 2 from Cik Pah and 1 from Cik Yam (according to her, this kuih is really popular in Singapore).




Akhirnya, 200+ biji berjaya siap semalam. =))

Heartless

Courtesy: emotionallyxhurt.xanga.com 

Don't blame me for being heartless


For it was your own doing, friend


Don't blame me for walking away


For you wasted the chances that I gave




I bleed, I rise, I move on


Leaving the dark trails behind




For once good, just let me have my peace of mind...




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My 1st homemade mac and cheese

Tiba-tiba pagi tadi kecur sangat terkenangkan mac and cheese.  Terus mencari-cari resipi online, and my search for a few good ones berjaya jugak.  =))


Simple but yummy indeed.

  
Actually, I planned to have this for dinner, but it ended up being my late night snack.  Still hot from the microwave oven. 

And I had 2 portions of this much... =P

Eid Mubarak

Makanya dah confirmedlah kita raya Jumaat ni kan? =)


Dengan kesempatan yang ada ni,  Salam Aidilfitri kepada semua...tak kiralah yang jauh mahupun dekat, tua atau muda, yang lama atau baru je kenal...mohon maaf atas segala silap dan salah tutur kata mahupun perbuatan...

Apakah?

Dreamed of getting married to an indian guy who was (in that dream) also  a relative to 2 guys whom i knew well...Malays pulak tuh!

Apakah?

*spooky + trauma*

Cough, cough...

Awal Ramadan tahun ni bermula dengan batuk (penangan ikan selayang yang aku bedal masa berbuka dengan nasi urap), melarat sampai minggu ke-2.

Ni dah masuk 4 hari missed terawih...selsema punya hal, membawa ke batuk...suara pun dah celam-celum.

Cepatlah sembuh...janganlah sampai ke hujung Ramadan yang dah tinggal tak sampai berapa hari je lagi ni, huhuhu~ 

Intricacies

This is actually one of my all-time interests: cross-stitching.  Rasanya dah tak ramai yang berminat dengan hobi ni...mungkin disebabkan kos bahan (harga benang sekarang dah RM1.40 satu, compared to back in 80s when it was only 50sen) dan kekangan masa. Tapi, kalau dah namanya minat, tak kira...


Some of my friends were quite surprised  when I placed the pics of finished patterns at FB.  Tak sangka agaknya aku berminat dengan benda-benda rencam macam ni.  Masa belajar dulu pun memang tak pernah cuba buat sendiri, setakat perhatikan Mak buat...dia pun tak pernah offer untuk tolong whatsoever. Tapi minat tu memang dah ada.


“Kemaruk” bermula masa school break end of 2007, kalau tak silap.  Masa tu Mak dapat banyak new patterns from her colleague.  Balik dari sekolah, dia terus tunjuk pada aku.


“Duduk-duduk masa cuti sekolah ni, kita buat nak? Ajak Shidot (my wee sister) sama.  Nanti kita pergi beli benang ngan kain kat Kedai Lily.”


Balik dari Kedai Lily, dan-dan tu jugak terus mula buat.  Bersemangat! Tak susah mana pun sebenarnya…yang penting tekun and perseverance nak siapkan.  Kalau tersalah kira petak, kenalah bukak balik stitches yang silap tu.  Boleh je kalau nak tetas, tapi sebab sayangkan benang, takut membazir…bukaklah balik jahitan tu satu-satu.


Bila dah mula buat, seriously…memang hooked up! Excited punya pasal, nak tengok macam mana rupa dia bila dah siap. Sampai tak tidur malam pun pernah.


Ayat Mak: “Baru kau tau…”


Hahahah…


Bila dah siap, masing-masing pun excitedlah nak tunjuk kat Mak hasil kerja sendiri.  Bukan setakat jahitan sebelah atas, belakang kain pun dia tengok jugak (jangan marah Shidot, part nak puji diri sendiri ni, hehehe…), macam mana kitorang matikan benang.  Kalau dah namanya orang kerja “beralus” tu, tak boleh nak kata apa dah la kan…. =P


And these are the finished results of our co-project:

There are a few more...will upload the pics soon.

Sejak tu, memang sentiasa mencari new patterns untuk dibuat.  At least bendanya dah ada…bila-bila teragak, boleh je terus buat.

Here are amongst the patterns which I've done so far:

Originally, these two babies had wings, but I did some alteration.

I got these two patterns from my wee sister.  She did the baby boy pattern for the BF as a birthday gift.  Now, she has none but I have TWO! =P

Las Frutas

This one was really a heck of “berani mati” project.  Measured 31.2cm x 38.1cm, using 46 different colours of threads, I took approximately 2 years to finish it.  Satisfied indeed with the result. =))


Why don’t I send these stuff and get them framed?


Well…dah tak ada space nak letak.  My mum started doing cross-stitch lama dulu.  So, banyaklah jugak dia punya personal touch.  And she shares the hobby with her twin.  But since dah berumur ni, diturunkan ilmu kat kitorang pulak.


Mentioning about my mum’s twin, Cik Pah, teringat ayat dia when Mak showed the finished fruit pattern to her.


“Benda ni tak busuk…buat je dulu.  Boleh guna untuk rumah kau jugak nanti…”


Rumah aku? Ngeeee… =P


Ok, ok…back to the subject…

Roses

Currently working on this one.  Began during end of last year’s school break.  Measured 17.0” x 13.0”.  Not as difficult as the previous one, but back stitch will definitely consume time.

Already have a few patterns in waiting: tulips in a basket, cottage, view of mountain peaks with waterfall…dalam kepala dah terbayang-bayang nak buat yang mana dulu. =)

Oh ya…to anyone who is interested to look around or feels like getting started, you may click here: DMC (also accessible under “Links”).  A number of downloadable free patterns under many different categories are there.  Enjoy!

Will update you guys with this once I get the roses pattern done.

XOXO

p.s. If there is anyone yang berminat nak swop patterns, you are mostly welcome…just let me know ya! =) 

Waiting list (and the top rank goes to...)

It’s been quite some time since I last gave a thought on this matter. Cumanya malas nak ambil pusing sangat...as it was not my priority since then.  Until now, perhaps? =P

Sambil menunggu waktu berbuka tadi, saja menconteng-conteng and I came up with this list of SINGLE cousins (ranks are based on age):

On Abah's side:

1) Me

2) Big John

3) Mukmin

4) Along

5) Kodik

6) Cda

7) Adik

8) Gina

9) Erein
10) Sara
11) Hadi
12) Ameer

On Mak's side:

1) Me

2) Big John

3) Mukmin

4) Deda & Cda

5) Nena

6) Bobo
7) Nisa

8) Nabil

9) Hani

10) Fathin

11) Syafiq

12) Hanis

Obviously from the list, I'm the ELDEST amongst all, including those who are still studying.  Omitting out the latter, the list is shortened to this:

On Abah's side: 

1) Me

2) Big John

3) Mukmin

4) Cda

5) Adik

On Mak's side:

1) Me

2) Big John

3) Mukmin

4) Deda & Cda

5) Nena

6) Adik

Tak banyak beza pun antara dua tu, as Abah is the 2^nd child in his family after Mak Ngah, and Mak is the eldest (even her younger twin sis pun dah bermenantu 2).

Amongst my siblings, Big John dan akulah yang “belum kisah apapun lagi” (quote ayat Mak, heheh…).  Kalau ditanya kat aku kenapa, jawapannya senang je…

“Kalau diletak pengantin lelaki kat sebelah aku, kat muka dia tu terpampang besar tanda soal.”

Hahaha…

Memilih sangat ke?

“Makcik, orang pergi pasar pun tau nak pilih ikan segar, yang elok.  Kalau dah tak ada sangat ikan, takkan nak ambil jugak yang dah pecah perut, merah mata?”

Itu belum lagi aku jawab, “Ni tengah memilih udang, sotong, ketam…”

Hahahah…

So far, I’m happy with my life…even my schoolmates pun ramai jugak lagi yang happily single, so it’s not a peculiar thing.  Masing-masing ada komitmen sendiri kan... 

Mak dah keluarkan statement, kalau ada rezeki, nak langsungkan majlis sekali 3 @ 4 orang anak dia.  Sekali-sekala tu, terdengar jugak plan2 lain yang dia nak buat untuk hari langsung tu.  Aku pun apalagi, siap tokok-tambah lagi idea kat plan Mak tu, heheheh...
  
Fuhh...meriahlah family sebelah Mak dan Abah, anak-anak buah yang lapis-lapis atas ni sekali langsung satu majlis!

Persoalannya: Menunggu akukah? Hmm...

Good night all...selamat bersahur! =)


XOXO