Life as I see it....

Not so lucky!

2012-02-15T21:17:00.003Z

What do I know about laptops eh?? Nothing! Nada! All I know is that if it looks good - I want it!!! But of course there's the matter of our limited budget. So,straight away,the Apple kind is out of reach. Eventhough,I have always loved the Apple interface from many years ago. From when Apple looked like this:

I actually mean the Original all-white version that look like this one from Google Image.
Everytime we go into the electrical stores, I would play with the lovely large interface and shiny fruit-like. But of course, if it's not within your budget, then it's not for you.

Anyway, we've had a few laptops over the years. Sony viao that we got from eBay. Ot has external CD drive and Disc drive. A Dell in grey that had so many lives, it practically survived for almost 7years! A Toshiba, also in grey, that Igot in a hurry, during the year as a 'weekend wife'. So crap and slow that you wouldn't believe how many times we threaten to smash it to pieces! Then a Dell in red. The one in grey was far superior in build but the red one was reliable enough. For a year, it was 'in hiding'. This was when we had works done to our current house.
Finally, I succumbed to the need to have a workspace, hence the need for my own laptop.
We waited and waited and waited and after so many months and missing on a couple of fantastic offers, I decided to get this Packard Bell. Then, after DH installed antivirus etc, few days later, great deal was posted on HotUKDeals! Typical huh! I felt like sending this one back! But it was too late. It has been registered etc. So, no-can-do! BOOO...!!!

Nevermind. Tak de rezeki! I will get use to this one I'm sure. I'm liking it already. :D

February..brr..

2012-02-07T21:18:00.003Z

I am so never going to keep my blog updated.And will probably not sort out my workspace at home too!Haha..
So much for taking time off in October.A week even.All I did then, was sort my posts and got rid of the BMJ plastic wrapper, so that I can pile them high.I really have to cancel the stupid BMA.Paying 400pounds for nothing.And I never read the mags.Maybe I should explore the online journals.That's probably better!
Anyway, I got myself a new laptop!First time a Packard Bell.Shiny red.Intel core i3.Good enough for me.The idea is so that I can sort m self out.Now sitting here, in the front room, thinking about what to do with the space and I am freezing cold.Brr..temperatures dropping to subzero.I need to look for a radiator soon!!

Cute or not?

2011-10-11T17:23:00.001+01:00

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Little sumthing for the car

2011-10-11T17:16:00.001+01:00

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Cute stuff for sale?

2011-10-11T17:07:00.001+01:00

My sis have been trying to get me into doing business with her since like forever.And forever it has been. I have either been too busy. Forgot about the idea. Or have actually bought a lot of stuff, but because they are cute, lovely or I just can't bear to part ways with them, I ended up keeping them for myself.hikhik. I do this all the time. Guilty!Well now, should I start? How do I do this? Do I have to update my blog all the time now? Do I start a new blog? Argh!! I dunno...help!!

Lamb..slow roast or grilled?

2011-06-05T17:10:00.006+01:00

Yumm..I love lamb.

In the past, we used to buy lamb cubes especially to make lamb curry.
If we want it grilled or roasted, we'll get lamb leg or shoulder or ribs.Nowadays, half only ok.(We used to eat the whole lamb leg or shoulder or ribs between us two :P and finished it to the bone.Dah tua-tua ni sedar sikit la tak leh makan lamb banyak sangat!).

The other half,is cut into small pieces for lamb curry, which is more interesting than the cubes.We've even tried the cut from the neck which is not so bad and so much cheaper too.

So if it is grilled or roasted, we'll have it with Mr's special mash potatoes or yorkshire pud, and salad of some sort to balance it out.
It's either me or Mr will do the cooking.It's all the same to me but Mr is a fussy-pot,so he tends to want to take charge, so go nuts la!

Anyway,some people like it rare or medium.I like it well done.The crispier and chewy the better.

Now more recently,I came across Lamb Tagine.It's a Moroccoan dish cooked in the special clay triangular shaped dish and cooked slowly.I think this is used in Turkey and Lebanese too..ermm..just guessing tho'.It is mixed in herbs and spices.The lamb is so gentle and tender that it just come away from the bone and this makes it juicy too.But I have to say that I don't really like that way.

Today, Mr tried slow roasted (4 hours in the oven meh) lamb leg, marinated in barbeque sauce, pepper and paprika.This time we tried vol-au-vont with salmon,carrots and tomatoes filling to accompany the dish.And sure enough, it was just tender and juicy and all that.
The verdict for me,I didn't enjoy it as much :O coz I miss the crispy and chewy bits..
Oh well.There's always the next time.And maybe it's not so bad having a variety eh?

Makan Oren

2011-05-31T23:20:00.001+01:00

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Oranges.Cut into wedges like that.Then straight in so that when you smile,you show your orange-skin teeth...hehe..Lama tak makan oren.Azizi &Pokcik gave us oranges the other day and they've been in the fruit bowl until yesterday.I don't really like 'em coz they tend to be bland and fibrous.And you have to cut them.I much prefer mandarins or Spannish clementines or sometimes the satsumas.3-4 in one go in front of the tv coz they are only tiny.If the season is right they are supersweet.Btw I peel my oranges with my left hand even though I am right handed..how odd is that??!

Summer Movies

2011-05-29T21:31:00.001+01:00

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Spring is almost over...which means..summer movie marathon..yay!!We have seen Thor and Pirates of the Carribean so far.Thor...(like th-or ok..hehh..)the hero used to be in Home and Away.He's never quite the good actor then and much the same in Thor.We weren't that impressed but reviews were really good apparently.Whatever.It could have been better if the storyline is a bit more interesting.His posse was so weak they hardly did anything.And Natalie Portman..another movie featuring her..3 already this year..where are the other actresses??Pirates...was awesome..as in the Johnny Depp bit..:P well he never fail to amuse us and Captain Jack Sparrow is just entertaining.One significant thing was the music score..not so great as it was in the previous one.It could have been better.I am just glad they replaced Keira Knightly..she is damn annoying!!Anyhu..this weekend will be XMen.Can't wait!Then we'll look foward to The Green Lantern with the gorgeous Ryan Reynolds!!!*Drool* and err..alamak...tak ingat la pulak..but there's another one..which will complete our Summer Movies Marathon...whoopie!!

Vintage finds

2011-05-03T13:24:00.002+01:00

We went to Brighton recently and I loved it.Love.Love.Love.Made me realize how much I like being in busy environment,middle of town hussle and bussle.And how much I am excited by old buildings with characters.
The flat our friends are currently renting is just that.High ceilings,large rooms with a fireplace and sash windows.The flat is minutes away from the beach and streets lined with cafe and shops.And few minutes more to the centre of Brighton.The front of the flat is surprisingly quiet..but I can see myself sitting by the doorway drinking coffee and daydreaming.Or I could do that from the window.The kitchen is small but just perfect for a one bedroom flat and I like the fact I can perch by the window sill while chatting to the host doing her cooking.Uuhh..I'm excited already!!

Even more so when we got into town.The usual high street was...usual..but the North Laines were more up my laine(street!)..hahaha..There's a street with stalls selling vegetable in classic crates,cupcakes decorated beautifully,some junks and we found a shop full of antique furnitures.

Then we got to Snoopers Paradise.I was screaming and running around out of control-in my head of course.It was massive.I could easily spend hours in there just browsing,feeling excited by the things that I see.They are not cheap ok.I end up getting a vintage suitcase for storage in our utility cupboard..although I could easily buy 5 other things too.Aaaarrrgghhhh.....I wanna go there again!! Anyway,Brighton is special and I hope we can live there in future...maybe in 6 years time *hopeful*

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Spring

2011-04-22T21:47:00.002+01:00

Yay...I finally finished my essay yesterday at 5:59am.Went to bed then got up about 8:15am to get ready for work.MR slept about 2am so he helped me send the assignment to Swansea.I was thinking of doing it myself but since I hardly slept,probably best not to.Anyway...relieved.

Today, woke up at usual time-to-get-ready-for-work-time.I thought I was gonna have a lie in, but we got up,had breakfast and started some work in the garden.MR trimmed the large, almost-dead green-yellow bush out front.I got my little weed digger and went about front and back, going for what I can.We had a quick break to get MR to Jumaat prayers,then back home and sort out the garage.

The day ended with a slow cooked roast lamb with yorkshire pudding, caesar salad and mushroom sauce.Spring is here..at last.

Thank you

2011-04-08T20:11:00.001+01:00

Xxn

Yesterday..one of our long-stay patient became unwell suddenly.He had pseudoobstruction,then vomitting..aspirated and died.When he was rapidly deteriorating in front of our eyes, I said to him that I will make sure he is comfortable.He opened his eyes and nodded.That made me cry a little.It was the first time in a while that I shed a tear for a patient.He didn't want to live after his CVA a year ago.But he was so strong.Everytime I tell him to drink or worry about his BP..he will shrugg me off and laugh it off.He can't speak but he can understand what we say to him. Last week on his birthday he allowed us to sit him out.Little did we know then he was gonna go this week. Thank you for being such an inspiration to me Griff.RIP.

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2 weeks...

2011-04-02T21:25:00.001+01:00

Argh...I still haven't written anything.Not a single thing.I am so not in the mood and I have tried hard today to warm myself up..slowly..slowly...err..still slowly and then I start writing here..What...!Do you guys have the same problem as me?Difficult to sit down and start reading or writing?I don't mean the fun stuff of course.If it is fun, I'll get up early for it and lose sleep over it.Right?Huargghhh....

writing essays..

2011-03-30T22:31:00.001+01:00

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isk...isk...it's been years since i wrote an essay.now i hv to do 3 lots of 1000words.must start writing tomorrow coz otherwise i won't be able to do it..huhu..why have i got myself in this???

Flip-flops

2011-03-27T02:22:00.001+01:00

Spring is here and pretty things are out in the shops.For some reason or no reason at all,I wanna buy them pretty things!!!I wanna buy those Accessorize flip-flops..but I don't wanna pay £12.I wanna a couple of tunics from New Look..but don't wanna pay £60.I wanna Zara's summer shirt but don't wanna pay £25.I wanna Karen Millen cross body bag but don't wanna pay £185.Oh shut up!! Anyhu..last weekend, when I got a summer shirt for £6, I was really pleased with myself..but guess what??This weekend,I thought I should've save the £6 to buy something else instead >:/

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Early morning yawn

2011-03-24T23:51:00.001Z

How do people manage getting up early in the morning??Sometimes as early as 6am and then, they have to drive to work.I understand if they have kids.Coz from what I understand,kids get up early and wake the whole household up.Mom&Dad have to sort their breakfast and all, so I guess the earlier you get up the better.
As for me..I'm no early bird.I'll happily sleep again after subuh..unless there's something fun coming on..like going on a roadtrip,or if I don't have a choice.
Like today.Going to this course in Swansea.Yawn.It's an hour from Cardiff and already I need the toilet..and a cup of coffee...and spoil myself with a bagel :P
I'm glad I don't have to do this everyday.I can walk 50mins or take the bus if I have to..15mins..to work..but I drive :D
Come to think of it,I have always lived near work..sometimes as close as 15mins walk..like when we lived in Chichester..and it was a beautiful walk too.
What a blessing..

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Mini-crash

2011-03-18T12:42:00.001Z

I've been practising my reversing lately and have become good at it..but on that day,I was distracted.I was waving to John,our neighbour,and reversed onto the wall.OH was not pleased.I don't blame him tho.It was my fault for being careless.Have to be more careful next time.huhu.

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Swansea

2011-03-18T12:33:00.001Z

Yesterday was the 3rd out of 4day course at Swansea Univ and I arrived a bit early.So I crossed the road opposite the uni and there I was..on the beach.Fine sandy beach.The tide was out but it was beautiful nonetheless.I can imagine what it's like summertime.Jam packed with people at the beach.Can't wait for summer!

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Favourite drink

2011-03-13T21:57:00.001Z

Chrysantymum tea.Only because it's cold here.If I'm in a warmer place,I rather watermelon juice.Slurp!And no to hot drinks too.

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Whoppie pie

2011-03-13T21:33:00.003Z

This red one is the red velvet whoppie pie from Starbucks.The other one I had recently was from Ikea, which was a carrot cake.To me,it's just an alternative to cakes,cupcakes and muffins.It's so petite that u can eat it in one go.Well I did anyway :P

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Potluck

2011-03-13T21:26:00.001Z

I made Laksam for potluck yesterday.It's my second attempt.The first one was in 2009,where I ended up eating all coz OH had stomach upset and couldn't eat it.
To be honest,I've never eaten Laksam.OH wanted it,so I googled the receipe and followed it,including photos.So at yesterday's do,I was kinda proud of myself for making it.A bit different and the others enjoyed it.

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Start writing again

2011-03-13T21:02:00.003Z

I was talking to this girl yesterday and she had a fashion blog of her beautiful daughter all dressed up, looking so pretty and trendy.Then another girl said she started a blog 2 years ago but somehow never got round to writing all that time.They got me thinking of my blog, which I haven't written or thought of,for a long while.
So today, I thought why not.
After few minutes trying to figure out my password,I got in.And guess what, the last entry, August of last year, had comments.Like proper comments.Not those spam-thing.And they've probably found another fun blog to follow by now.Oh well!
Anyway,I started this blog coz I thought when I am old and wrinkley, I'll read the entries again and remember how life was in my 20s-30s.And hope it will make me feel grateful that eventho' those were the hardest times of my life, I survived.And made it to old age.
Need to remind myself.Take photos and upload.More fun to look at pictures than plain letters.

Stupid people..

2010-08-13T20:27:00.001+01:00

Sometimes, I just can't stand stupid people with their stupid ways and getting away with it all.If they are uneducated,misinformed or just don't know any better,I get that.So I may be smarter.I'll teach em a thing or two if they are willing.What bugs me are the educated ones who feign ignorance and incompetence.For what exactly?Laziness?Mockery?When one tries to teach em,they will start or interupt saying they know this that other and tries to complete your sentence.When you give a problem that needs solving,they skirt around the problem and ask you to do basic things (which of course you have thought of and done already), never commiting themselves to a decision or answer.What is worse,is when they then start rephrasing what you have just told them.So unoriginal!And mostly annoying!Come out with your own ideas and solution!!Some people are just plain STUPID!!

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Contact lens solution

2010-05-31T17:03:00.002+01:00

This is the solution I was talking about. So far so good. I do use Renu when there's no option. This one mainly because of special offers at Watson or Guardian. It's 9pounds here. And 12pounds if the replenish version. At Tesco's. More expensive at Boots.

The before..

2010-03-11T22:00:00.002Z

So this is how the house look like..in all it's mess..including us..living in and amongst the mess...until we become a mess too..
5 months is a looooonnng time..don't ever do this again!!!

Yum..yums..

2010-01-05T20:55:00.004Z

In this cold weather, while waiting for the snow showers, and after recent few weeks in the Malaysian hot weather, it would be good to think about food that we like..coz at the moment, we are in no mood to go to the freezing kitchen to cook anything..huhu..
Pizza hut..cheesy bites..just for us 2 of course..hehe..erkk!!

Carte d'or Vanilla ice cream topped with hazelnut sprinkles..
add diet coke..

or for a less caffeine option..or when craving for more exotic drinks..go for Rubicon lycee, mango or guava..slurrp..!

Summer favourites...Scottish strawberries..with assam boi..hmm..yum yummy...

Some catch ups..

2010-01-03T18:52:00.006Z

So we moved here end of August and it took us 4 days to get our stuff over from England. I say that coz Wales is actually another country and I didn't realise this before the move. Anyway, it rains more here and I miss the lovely weather down South but on the overall, being in the capital is much better. Everything is 20minutes away and that is bliss. No more long journeys to get anything and there are much more choices.
Plus bigger shopping city and the new Dewi Sant which is a bit like Pavillion in KL...all to my liking.

So goodbye Lovely Portland Bill..

Goodbye slow moving tractors (that drives us mad on the tiny country roads)

Goodbye countryside..

New Year..

2010-01-03T18:04:00.003Z

Tomorrow..back at work after weeks of fun fun fun..! I ate loads..until my tummy can't cope. I travelled back and forth loads.. until I got exhausted and a bit run down. I moved from one bed to another..until I lack sleep.
But tomorrow back to reality.Actually, we arrived on Thursday to Heathrow airport and got the coach to Southampton arriving by 330pm. Farah made us lunch/dinner of ayam masak merah and special rice. Later, we decided to stay the night coz we were tired. I was out by 8pm (up once in the night for the loo) and got up at 7am.
In the morning, Farah made us scones and nasi lemak..yum yum. I went back for a nap at 1130am but most of the day, chatting and relaxing.
So spoiled by breakfast and abundance of food!
When we got back to Cardiff, we had Twisties and I went to bed early coz it was cold cold cold..
-4degressC I'm told. Perfect for staying in bed. But too cold that I had 2 layers top, bottom, sweater, socks and hat!!!
It was that cold.
Today, went to Asda but still not in the mood to cook anything..so decided to eat cereal for the next few days..that's the plan anyway.

2009 started with a worry and a little hard times. Then, stress and ill got in the way. Followed by hard decisions that was good decisions. Then, finding the right job and leaving good friends and best job behind, in exchange for new and better place and home. Eventhough things are not quite settled, we were glad we decided to go home and was lucky that 2009 ended with such good times..

I am hoping 2010 will be better..fitter..healthier and more settled.

Ouch!!

2009-11-30T20:05:00.002Z

I was rushing out of one door...hurry hurry...then heading for another door when..
KERPLONK!!
Ouch!!Adoi!!
Few seconds later...
"You've got an egg above your eye!"
Oh man..I'm gonna have a black eye tomorrow..huhu..

Waa..so lama one..

2009-11-20T00:11:00.002Z

So many things have happened since the last time I blogged. Got lots of photos in my mobile and cybershot but no time to do anything about it. And today, we are officially connected to the world again.
We had Sky TV, BT phone and O2 BB for a very short while. Now it's all VirginMedia. Hope it's as good as we were made to believe.
I'll be back soon..with more stuff and photos.

xx

A friend indeed...

2009-04-15T18:41:00.006+01:00

Sometimes you cannot go without them..
You burn up until your face turn red and steam comes out from your ears..
You swell..
You can't eat..
You can't drink..
You can't speak..
You can't get up coz you ache from head to toe..
You can't sleep..but you wanna..afterall that's about the only thing you can do..

You then get better again..and all you do is count your blessings..:)

At last...

2009-04-04T23:07:00.009+01:00

The last of the winter..yeay...

and spring is finally here..

Snow....snow...snow..

2009-02-06T17:48:00.005Z

From the living room window...From the office window...

Bad weather

2009-01-16T21:08:00.004Z

The weather has been unsettled these last few weeks. Temperatures were in the minus degrees for 2 weeks. (I think some places were -12 which is unusual for the UK these recent years.)

Anyway, now it's warmer..but wetter. Yesterday it rained so bad..it was almost as if a hose pipe was down on us. Glad it only went on for 2 minutes. We can hardly see the road and on these narrow roads that is not a good thing. Lucky we got home safe.

Good Bye 2008

2008-12-31T22:27:00.002Z

This year has been all sorts..wanna blog about it now but am too excited about our usual night in i.e sit in front of the telly watching New Years' Eve programme till it's over. Ha ha...so cliche eh? The New Year's eve I mean...the celebration etc..so mat salleh style..
To be honest, I had my experience in the turn of the Millenia..I went to London with Gta..it was jamm packed with people like you never believe it. We walked and walked and walked...all night! and morning too!
Firstly, everyone was already there from 6pm, so late arrivals like us have to move along the crowd to the less popular spots. Which is fine as the view was just as spectacular. Then, the tube was overcrowded that they had to let people in, in big groups and in stages..then shut the station. So we stayed in the station..cold and hungry..and was only let out at 4 am..and we had to walk back to catch a bus to Finsbury Park in the cold. But it was great nevertheless...
Been there, Done that!
Today, we almost went to London, partly coz Mr has never been..luckily that got cancelled..coz it is freezing cold ouside...was -2C all day today..sheeshh...
Right now, I'm gonna get the duvet. We've got an hour to go before the New Year celebration progammes start..see ya next year ;)

Laksam Kelantan

2008-12-21T18:51:00.004Z

I know we have all the different kinds of laksa in Malaysia and I sure love them all..but I have never tried Laksam. Mr said it's yummy and all..so I was inspired to try it..in fact..I wanted to use up all the frozen fish we bought the other week...so here it is Laksam Kelantan. I have never tried it back home..I bet you haven't too..So, not knowing how it is suppose to taste...with the sambal belacan and all...it tasted yummy...!

Thai Cafe

2008-12-21T18:37:00.006Z

We are never dissapointed when we come to our favourite Thai restaurant..eventhough the restaurant has moved and had a makeover..including it's price..huhu..
I always order Tom Yum Talay, Seafood dish and a fish dish (forgot to take a photo!) and either egg fried rice or (as seen here) Pad Thai Guung. We tend to have all in one go..that in this occassion they had to join another table coz all the food won't fit on our tiny little table..hehe..
This was of course for my birthday treat and exam celebration...

33 today

2008-12-11T00:02:00.002Z

I'm thinking that maybe I should look after myself better...
Starting from today...:)

Our new friend..

2008-12-08T21:58:00.004Z

Couple weeks ago, Mr got this new little friend we call Nuvi. (Garmin Nuvi). Nuvi will obviously replace the need to buy updated maps in future and it is very handy. Just stick it to the windscreen and follow it's instructions.
And it will mean less map reading for me, which I actually enjoy and am really good at...huhu..
But nevertheless...Nuvi will never replace the great co-pilot that I am. I am entertaining and fun and always nurturing the driver and hardly ever falls asleep!!! I still prefer me..aka 'zied-zied'..;)

November 2008

2008-12-08T21:34:00.003Z

I have passed the darn PACES!
Well done Zied!!

Kek Sarang Semut

2008-12-08T20:48:00.004Z

A friend of mine in Southampton likes to make this cake...which is also known as Kek Gula Hangus. It is one of those things that I look foward to whenever I visit her... but having said that, I will never buy it at the pasar malam. I guess it is not yummy enough to spend money on...but good enough if someone else makes it...hehe...

The only cake or kuih that I will definitely buy when I go to pasar malam, without a doubt is Kuih Puteri Ayu. It is usually green in colour with grated coconut pieces on top. Hmmm...yummy...I love it so much that I sometimes buy six pieces...and have it all to myself...(of course after politely asking if anyone else wants it and secretly hoping no one does...hehehe)

Anyway, the point of this entry is to let you know that I baked my first Kek Sarang Semut last night...mmm...sedappppnyerrr...

Sejuknyerrrr.....

2008-11-28T23:38:00.003Z

I should be used to this now but I'm not! Brr...
I actually hate cold weather and love hot climate. I really do. I love staying out in the sun!
Just so happen that I live in a 4 season country although strictly speaking UK weather is more like a mix of grey and cold and rain with some sunny spells here and there. (You can see it on the tv programmes right?)
But we have been fortunate this year. I think we have seen more sunshine this year than last year. And I am thankful for that.
Anyways, this weekend is gonna be a cold one. Although it would be good to stay in and sleep all weekend because it's so cold, I think I rather join in the Christmas shopping crowd to do my people watching and window shopping and latte slurping...(hehe..giler boring UK nih..didn't I do that last weekend??!!)

My first kuih..

2008-11-16T20:19:00.014Z

We bought this steamer from ebay and today we saw some action in the kitchen. First was the juicy steamed seabass... Then...this Kuih Seri Muka....terrer gak I nih... hehe..just need time and patience..

Roast dinner at home..

2008-11-16T19:46:00.011Z

I made roast chicken...

and Mr made lamb roast..

Jemput la datang rumah...

Come and meet....

2008-11-14T20:47:00.006Z

...my little 'bravery bear'...

He is the latest addition to my current special collection..
(the rest are in my room back home...with half given away to my nieces and nephew the last time i went home...)
Each and every one of them are specially selected to be in the collection.
Hehe..fussy ke tak noo..??

Today, I saw a granny knitting a bear and it got me talking to Clare. She said I could go and look at them in MIU. In MIU, I saw a whole bunch of knitted bears and Sister said I could just take one of them. F.O.C.
So, I lined them all out...and picked this one.
When I went to see Clare to show her, guess what...?
I picked the one that was matching my outfit..!!...without even realising it...hahaha....So uncanny..

Autumn is here..

2008-11-14T20:14:00.007Z

The end of summer....

2008-11-14T01:30:00.009Z

2008-11-09T20:25:00.003Z

Baru dapat chan nak tengok cerite Sepi hari nih..nasib baik dapat ajak Mr sekali..sesaje weekend activiti..(earlier today we saw Ironman on BlueRay...it is raining and gusty outside alright..!)

Anyway, what shall I say about this movie? Most people say it's great..nice cinematografy..ok la..not bad. Storyline is ok too..using the concept of 3 storylines interlinked with each other..macam cerita Cinta..or Love Actually. I don't mind it actually..I love romantic drama which is what this movie is about.

It's about Adam, Sufi and Imaan s' love journey...

Adam this succesful chef can't seem to find his perfect match..kept attending weddings of his friends one after another and Nasha Aziz character who is crazy and funny..was crazy about him and scared him stiff...until this one day he met Yana (played by Vanida Imran).

There was a romantic scene in the chef's kitchen..which would be more romantic if I hadn't seen a French-English movie which had the same scene..but a bit more mat salleh style la kan..

It turned out that Yana was about to get married, so Adam was heartbroken..although at the end, they got back together coz Yana didn't get married as she has now fallen in love with Adam..

Then, there's Sufi who was argueing with his wife in the car..trying to get out of a family holiday coz he's busy with work..he was saying...'banyak masa lagi kan...' and they got into an accident. He left the car to help the girl he hit, but his car was in a vulnerable position, another car hit his car with wifey in it and she blew up in the second accident. Sedey tau...this bit I was touched. Then after this, I thought it was a bit too soon for Sufi, who was supposed to feel guilty all his life for what he has done to his wife and kid, to feel that it was fate that brought him to Marya. Dah la tak lawa Marya tuh. And she was married! I will stop about this part coz this plot really annoyed me.

Lastly, about Imaan. Her bf who is so sweet (yuck!too sweet macam mat bunga ke hapa..typical character played by Pierre Andre macam dalam Gol&Gincu..yuck again!) died when he got stabbed in the stomach after he tried saving a guy in a nearby gang bully. Imaan was so traumatised, she didn't let him go. She thought he was still alive and was chasing him when she got hit by a car. At the same time, Ean was trying to win her heart. After the accident, she realised that she was holding on to the past..and said to Ean 'Terima Kasih kerana selamatkan saya.' He said 'Terima kasih kerana benarkan saya selamatkan awak'..haha...do I hear an echo coming from an english movie somewhere?...

In conclusion, ok la movie nih. I just don't like the dialogue-pinching in direct translation. People speak in mixed languages anyway right, so just pinch the whole dialogue already. Don't try to make it original by translating it to Malay..!Hmmpkkh..

Ok la..tu jerrr...

Escape..

2008-11-05T20:45:00.006Z

After weeks of confinement, I was given sentence at the great city of Glasgow. What I did straight after that was...
Ran for the bus..
Hop into a train..
Ride through to Glasgow..
...and went crazy in the city...window shopping of course.
A girl never passes the opportunity to shop if she can help it.

Phalaenopsis Orchids

2008-11-05T20:31:00.005Z

Phalae-whatever..what a mouthful eh?Always known them as just orchids..
This one was for my wedding anniversary and it only lasted for 21 days..!
I thought Orchids last longer...huhu..

Beautiful highlands

2008-11-05T19:51:00.007Z

During my recent one day trip up north, I had the pleasure of the beautiful highlands of Scotland. All from the window of the hospital.
Talk about great views. It's one of the views that you wish you could have out of your window.
Breathtaking, serene and every moment of the day is different.
And I thought the views of the lake, out of my window at Poole H* penthouse was great, this was much, much more...
Pictures were taken with my mobile from the window, with window reflections in the last two.
Of course, you can never truly capture what you see.

Rest for a while..

2008-11-05T19:48:00.004Z

Lega....
All I need now, is loads of prayers so that I don't have to go through this again. Please lend me your prayers..

Love u too

2008-10-11T19:03:00.003+01:00

Selamat Hari Raya

2008-10-01T13:41:00.004+01:00

Raya in the UK was one day earlier than Malaysia...ie yesterday. Got the day off so that was good. Stayed up till 3am the night before..cooking for Raya.

This year's menu: Kari Ayam, Rendang Daging, Masak lodeh, Kuah kacang, Nasi impit, Lemang and Ketupat palas
Masak lodeh made it onto the menu at the last minute. This is the first time making it coz we are not that big on vegetables being the carnivoreans that we are..but somehow I felt like it and managed to convince Mr. But because it was so last minute, we didn't have any soohoon or tauhu kering to add into the dish..or any telur puyuh like Lis suggested. It turned out alright tho' coz we liked it. We'll definitely have it in the menu next year.
Anyhuu..last night when we were all set to ring back home to speak to the family..the landline phone refused to cooperate! Errgh..I think it's time to get a new digital home phone.
Nevertheless, I hope you have had an awesome raya this year and maaf zahir batin.

Berhati-hati di jalan raya..

2008-09-26T22:17:00.004+01:00

Since driving in these rural parts of the UK....I've become familiar with signposts that act as a prompt for drivers to slow down to the local speed limit. I like the fact that they start flashing the sign, when you are driving above the speed limit, like a gentle reminder..and they are energy efficient too coz they are solar powered. Cool huh...?
So..to ya all out there..do drive carefully especially at times like these...
Selamat Hari Raya
Maaf Zahir Batin

Kekasihku Seru

2008-09-15T17:34:00.003+01:00

Booo!

hehe..ni citer seram kat TV3. Ngeri la jugak. Tapi it's one of the better series on TV. Ada banyak drama pasal saka etc tapi this one stands out or rather caught my attention. Maybe, it's because I like Umie Aida..but then again all the actors in this soap are quite good. To me, they are nobody..coz I don't know them. But the dialogue is quite natural and selamba.

It's about unforbidden love that started in their ancestors in 1900. This rich girl, Mastora likes this poor guy, Waris. Daddy doesn't approve. They eloped and lived like married couple. Daddy found them and killed the guy. But the couple was prepared. They saw a witch and got a spell to bring Waris back. So Mastora eventually got daddy out of her way and brought back Waris...'Cinta sejati tak akan mati'...

After several years, she realized that she was a fool and tried to get rid of Waris..but wait..he was dead, so she can't kill him...even when she tried.

That's probably why he's been with the generation of Mas-es.

Until the current Mas Ayu.

At the moment, Waris is trying to move on to Marissa, Mas Ayu's daughter. And Massuri (Umie Aida), an ustaz and his cucu Rashad is trying to stop him.

Anyway, kalau nak tahu lagi kene tengok ar..sebab baru sampai episode 8..so more to come..hehe..

15 Ramadhan

2008-09-15T10:33:00.003+01:00

Dah setengah bulan ramadhan and so far semuanye berjalan lancar. Tak de sakit2 or gelojoh sangat waktu buka tuh or tak de makanan untuk berbuka...so alhamdulillah..
I tend not to sahur coz it makes me feel hungry. Mr stays up a bit late to eat..mainly snacking and sometimes pizza that he loves..
Masa buka, selalunye makan kurma with almond, which we like better than just kurma.
Then, main meal.
Right after main meal we tend to have dessert. For the last 10days or so, we've been eating choc cake with ice cream and hazelnut sprinkles...yum...ni semua gara2 testing wat kek coklat and rupa2nye tersangat la banyaknye, tak terhabis..
Anyway, yesterday we went to majlis buka at Soton...we had a few cakes and kuih, and ayam masak merah..it was ok i guess...altho at the time I was craving for Star Fried Chicken..(Star nih, kalau lama tak makan memang jadik teringin..maybe next time hey..)
So hopefully, the next 15days will be okay for us. And if you guys are eating, do remember us over here..especially if eating KFC (my favourite) or Mc D or masa gi pasar malam and ternampak kuih puteri ayu...yumm..yumm..

MTV VMA 2008

2008-09-10T13:28:00.003+01:00

A few things that came out of this when we watched it yesterday..

1 'Yey...' for Britney Spears for winning 3 moonman on the night. Britney's back!

2 Are the videos from the last 12 months that crap or is 'Piece of Me' that good? Are we missing something here? I liked the song and video but I wouldn't say it's the best though..

3 Where are the men? I mean MEN. We, especially Mr, got wondering about this yesterday. With the Jonah Brothers and Tokio Hotel looking so 'jambu'. What is happening here? Only the atheletes that made special appearance seem to be the only real men. Oh dear..

4 It was the worst MTV VMA that I have seen in a while. Hope they will be more creative. And to ask Russel Brand to host it..is there really no one else out there? Hmm...

therapeutic chat

2008-09-02T14:03:00.002+01:00

Although this job is less stressful and more flexible, one major downside would be the lack of colleagues and potential friends. Basically, you can get isolated easily.

I have never had any problems getting along with the ward clerks, nurses or HCAs (which sometimes surprises them at first). And I do get uneasy when those competitive docs tend to talk about exams, career and aspirations etc like why can't they just talk about day to day things right now..?

But the docs who are a bit normal like me, would on the odd occassions, sit around and chat about things.

...life, what you cook for dinner, good movies, nice car, wish-lists, holiday plans, crappy day, knackered, lazy house-plants, bossy nurses, good nurses, amazing people, extraordinary patients or carers, funny looking kids or patients etc..etc..

At the moment, I am so feeling it but Clare's gone out for a swim, Bev is ever so grumpy nowadays so I can't be bothered with her anymore, Tracy's on holiday and so is Sharon, Pauline is also on A/L, Jen is on sick leave...now can't think of anyone else worth having a natter with..hmpkh..

Whateva la..anyhuu..I'm glad on the second day of ramadhan..I'm feeling ok..as if we've fasted for a week already..

Ok la..sambung study..

Moving home..part 1

2008-08-30T11:24:00.005+01:00

Thank god it's not me this time! It's my sister...She is now breaking bones trying to move to the new place, which is just a few minutes away from the current one. Sorry can't be there to help!
It just reminded me on how often I had moved in the years I have been here.
As a Uni student, we started off in a crappy 5 bedroom house at 160 B**adlands Road...and there we 6 of us. There is only the one toilet..which will send the Health & Safety people to the landlord if they had known. Plus the landlord was a typical A**** prick. We were shouting to each other at the end of our stay there..by 'we' I mean him and me, as he was trying to make us pay water bills that wasn't during our time!
Then we moved to 26 Honey****** Road. Nice big house that we moved in when the boys moved out. I remember scrubbing dirt off the cooker and kitchen sink that was never cleaned..eugh! It was at this house where we had the rudest 'estate' mom and kids, living next to us with the F this, F thats going through the house day and night. And it was at this house that we had a burglary..all my possessions gone especially my first little tv and aiwa hifi-all because the holiday tenants left the house without the lights on...pfft..
The next year, we moved to ?? Honey****** Road. We fell in love with the kitchen, all white and pure. By this time, there was only 4 of us. Cik Min decided to live away..although she still come round once in a while. I think we lived here for 2 years.
We moved to a smaller house after that, 3 bedroom house at 9 Lil** Road, as we were mostly gonna be around at weekends, so CB camped out in the living room. During the weekdays, when none of us are around in Soton, we got the boys staying over, to keep the house occupied. We had Abu, Ghufran and Mr at different times. Come Friday, they were gone, and we had our little house to ourselves again.
For my first job at Poole, I had the privelege of living in the Penthouse at the hospital. It was the coolest because we can see the lake from the window. But after 6 months, I had to move to Portsmouth where my next job was and I lived in Connaught house, sharing a flat with Kishanee and Alex. But then, moved again to the New Block at SMH site after 3months. You can tell that I am pretty exhausted by this time...
I'll try and get pictures of these places when I can.
Ok gtg..

Cucur lemak manis..

2008-08-21T19:47:00.004+01:00

Ok..I know la..jemput-jemput or jejemput or cucur or cengkodok (ye ke nih??)..supposedly one of the most basic thing you could make for breakfast or makan petang..but to be honest..i don't know how to make them.
I mean..nak campur2 and buat memang la pandai..tapi tak le sesedap or up to the taste that I would like it. And to me, if you know the store or stall or person who can make a certain dish or food well....to just-how-i-like-it, i'd rather stick to them.
As for this particular cucur lemak manis, our favourite is the ready mix from Adabi. Thank you Mr Adabi.
Tapi one thing aje, kalau pakai minyak banyak, bulat-bulat and come-come jadiknye. Kalau nak jimat minyak, jadik flat..macam blood corpuscle pun ada. Sebenarnye orang buat camner ek? Tak ingat la Fizz wat camner dulu... Anyway, we tend to finish it within minutes..!Yum..yum..

Friends come and go..

2008-08-19T21:27:00.006+01:00

It's Malaysian National Day soon which is traditionally celebrated at Brickedonbury. Haven't been there for ages..I think the first time was in 1993...when we were all newbies..probably by a few days too. I remember Ain and Nu especially, and others from the same batch, sitting around having a picnic there...
The last time I think was probably 2002. As usual, lots of foodstalls, then a little game of footie and maybe something for the kids. I can't remember whether there was any entertainment though...maybe I just wasn't entertained..haha...
So, this year, are we going? Ntah.. we are never any good at making plans like this. Especially as most of the people we know have gone back for good. Anyway, Mr is working till the weekend..but he did say that I can go with other friends if I want to.
Again, I dunno. I rather drive up there myself and free to leave whenever, right?
Or visit Naj who's just had a baby. Or Nu who is such a busybee I haven't heard from her in months! (Oi Nu..where are you??)
Anyway, that's not til the end of the month...at the moment, I'm thinking that I should see Oja as she is going back for good soon. Au revoir! She's one of the last people I know from Uni days..who are slowly making their way back to our beloved country. Will definitely miss her wise ways. I still remember the first time meeting her, I couldn't believe that she's my junior coz she definitely don't act like one..not even now..but it could be me though..haha...Hopefully, we'll see each other again in the future. Ya la..Melaka is not that big a state.
So this Friday, maybe I'll surprise her with a treat of something..we'll see..

080808

2008-08-08T21:26:00.005+01:00

Hahaha...had to do it..coz i bet everyone else is too!

It reminded me when it was 8.8.88. I was at school and my teacher pointed it out. She said it would be years before another date would be like that. Of course not exactly the same...but you know what I mean.

Semua orang rebut nak kawin tarikh nih, especially Chinese la kan, as today was said to be prosperous. Hence, the Beijing Olympics opening which is today. So today, as I waited at home for the car that had to be sent to the garage, I watched the Olympics on tele.

I don't remember watching any Olympic openings before this. Hari Kemerdekaan pun dah lama giler tak tengok. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised. Apparently, they practised for more than a year to get the choreography absolutely perfect. Memang la perfect. My favourite is the drum routine right at the beginning. And of course, all the fireworks...

Arsenal won..

2008-08-05T17:33:00.011+01:00

On Sunday, we went to the Emirates stadium in London to see a football match.
It was Arsenal v Real Madrid.

To my surprise, it was fun and I enjoyed myself.

Not that the football or footballers made much difference, but the company, hubby of course, and the atmosphere was so lively and energetic.

Human waves, 'Arsenal' and 'Stand up if you're an Arsenal' shouts and sirens add in to the fun.

I also had my own Arsenal scarf to wear to be part of the gang..hehe...

So, despite the downpour, it was a great day.

Last but not least

2008-07-30T21:02:00.008+01:00

More views from Portland, at sunset, facing a man made beach..Chesil Beach. In 2012, this is where the Olympics sailing events gonna be. See you there..

Sunset gazing..

2008-07-28T17:39:00.003+01:00

..at Portland, near Weymouth...on one fine afternoon.

Stokes Bay

2008-07-28T17:37:00.005+01:00

Had a great day out on Saturday at Stokes Bay, Lee-on-solent near Portsmouth. As we arrived, the rest of the gang had fancy cameras hanging off their necks, taking shots here and there. So,I said out loud, 'As you guys have all these cameras, feel free to take picture of us and we will pinch them off you when we get home'.

So far, I have seen pictures from one friend. But most of the pictures have people posing for the camera...which is alright..except that I prefer people in action than posed. So I am yet to see other pictures taken. More pictures coming shortly..I hope.

On days like this..

2008-07-25T13:40:00.017+01:00

I would like to go to my favourite spot...and let time passes by..

Holidays aftermath

2008-07-25T12:30:00.005+01:00

Believe it or not..it's almost a week since I came back. I went to work on Monday expecting chaos but phew... it was okay and not that busy.

So I thought I was gonna slot back into our routine right...That night after work, I went straight to unpacking and trying to put everything away where they should be..but I went flat out by 11pm. I did the same thing on the next day and I was flat out by 10pm. Then the day after, I felt like I was hit by the steamroll..can hardly get up for work...yesterday too! Aiyoh..I think age is catching up with me.

Luckily, today's my day off. So, slowly I'm gonna do a bit of a spring (summer??!) cleaning.

Btw..the weather's been good here..feels almost like I am still in Malaysia.

Eventful day

2008-07-24T20:29:00.011+01:00

Ring DCH switchboard now!
What's happened?
The pipe's burst in the kitchen.
Whaa..
Panic struck at P****** Ward today, just as I walked in to say that I am off home for the day. I was wondering why the girls had their trousers rolled up to the knees.

As I got closer, water was gushing out of the kitchen.

I chucked my bag straight into the staff room and got myself useful. I scooped water into the bucket and lugged it outside before filling up the bucket for more water in order to clearout the kitchen.

Lucky for us, some guys playing football came to our rescue..an electrician with a screw driver who knows some plumbing...yeay!!

Then came the firemen and they helped us clear the excess water till the end..hurray..!

Now that it's late, I managed to get away and made my way home, walking in the wet..hehe..

Back again..

2008-07-21T17:45:00.004+01:00

I arrived back at Heathrow Airport on Saturday. Managed to get on the coach to Southampton to a friend's whilst waiting for hubby to finish work and fetch me.

When we eventually got home, it was late...way past midnight..and I felt shattered, so went straight to bed. Well..I have been awake since 445am on Saturday Malaysian time...didn't sleep very well on the flight either.

Btw, I had a really nasty pasta on the flight. Very dry and bland. I told the stewardess and asked for another meal and she managed to find one for me. I wasn't having any of it. Paid for the meal, so I definitely deserve one. (Plus at that point, it was tea time and I was hungry!)

Thanks lil bro for sending me to the airport. Thanks everyone for a lovely time as always. Miss all of you already and hope to see ya all again soon. *muahs*

2008-06-14T13:00:00.007+01:00

"Bila Allah cepat makbulkan doamu, maka DIA menyayangimu..Bila DIA lambat makbulkan doamu, maka DIA ingin mengujimu..Bila DIA tidak makbulkan doamu, maka DIA merancang sesuatu yang lebih baikbuatmu..Oleh itu bersangka baiklah dalam apa jua keadaan,kerana kasih sayang Allah itu mendahului kemurkaanNYA.."

Annoyed

2008-06-12T18:11:00.002+01:00

Yeah...really annoyed! Wanna know why? I just found out that a consultant that I know was exercising his ass kissing-PR skills and I didn't even realize it.
No wonder he didn't pay attention to anything I said. He examined the patient from top to toe..even to a point when I was thinking to myself..is this a PACES station or sumthing? That detailed! And then as usual..which is his specialty..'lets get a scan'. So for the rest of that day I was so annoyed and moody at the ward MDTM.
Today..I found out why..patients husband used to be a doctor. How typical of the cons who always make sure that anyone who is related to anyone knows who he is and that he is actively doing something.

Grr...

Good days

2008-06-08T18:37:00.006+01:00

Today was one of the best days ever.
We got to the Car Boot in Ashley Heath at a good time and eventhough there were dogs (on the lead) everywhere, we managed to get quite a few good bargains..yeay..!
Then we head on to our favourite spot...Durdle Door. After a short detour to Corfe Castle, we arrived just after 1pm and it was scorching hot! The blowing wind was just nice..sepoi-sepoi bahasa kata orang, not the usual strong chilly blows (although we did get prepared with our windbreaker and gillet just in case..which we used as pillows instead). We were there for almost 4hours..in our little pop-out tent.
After lunch, Mr had a snooze while I was just there...watching...the blue skies, the sailing boats and canoes going around the Man of War bay, the people come and go, and all that passes by.
Despite being burnt and my eyes and throat so itchy from hayfever..it was all worth it. Good days like this are hard to come by.

Apii..apii...

2008-06-06T22:18:00.002+01:00

Balik keje ari nih...nampak asap berkepul2..tebal giler. Ingatkan kat maner tadik. Rupanye kat kawasan belakang rumah..jauh sikit la. Katanye kilang terbakar.
Terus bising bunyi siren ambulans, polis etc..kelam kabut depa nak padam api. La ni dah tinggal asap aje la..tapi semorang dah blah dah.

Ni yang teringat masa ada kebakaran kat belakang umah masa kat BP. Ingat tak? Api besar and asap tebal. Terrasa bahang api lagi. Masa ni mmg la tak ingat tahun biler..dah lama gak la. Rumah yg terbakar tu sekrg dah jadik kilang besar yg ada pokok sukun tuh.

Kebakaran. Nasib baik jarang2 ek. Tapi sekali jadik, semorang nak tengok kehebatan api yang marak. Macam tadi la. Semorang kluar rumah tengok asap tebal..

Tengok jangan tak tengok bang..

Viceversa

2008-06-04T20:16:00.003+01:00

I was stuck on tv3 online yesterday..on my day off...when I came across this telemovie Viceversa. (Another good one after SpaQ that was on a while ago...). With great line up of casts like Umie Aida, Nor Aliah Lee, Abby Abadi, Fahrin Ahmad, Aziz M Osman and Jason Chong...it was actually a treat, that I spent the whole day watching all 12 episodes of it..haha..

The storyline is interesting too. About 3 couples with different relationship issues.

One where the hubby is an MCP and wants the wifey to stay at home and serve him. But she is career minded and a go getter..so conflicts there.

One divorced with 2 kids. The ex-wife works hard to make ends meet in a salon and looks after the brats, but ex-hub who is struggling-actor-turned-director is so disorganised that his life is a mess, tangled in debts and Alongs (yeah..more than one Along!) and kept pestering the ex-wife and late with nafkah etc.

And another one where you have a good wife, a good hubby, a loving inter-racial marriage..but a crazy MIL. The hubby gets torn between his mum and his wife. Very difficult this one. Being inter-racial marriage makes it even harder. But his mom is really crazy...like pretending to be ill and dying, so that the son will marry another one. (Unfortunately,I have met these type of manipulative mothers that make their children's life hell!)

Anyhu..what makes it more interesting is that the first part of the story tells it from the women's perspective and the second part, from the men's. So, a bit like he says, she says. And different than a lot of telemovies or series out there which is mostly about teenagers like Gossip Girl or rich people like Gossip Girl (again) and Dirty Sexy Money.

Viceversa got me laughing, wondering, reflecting and even crying. Also a bit of a knock on my head, reminding me about things that I take for granted and how stubborn I can be sometimes in real life. And how men and women are just different and we forget this a lot of the time.

I thought Fahrin and Umie Aida played their roles really well. I cried when Rudy (Fahrin) had to lafaz cerai talak 3. You can see that he was in so much pain and agony for the betrayal/affair of his wife that he had no choice but let her go ...huhu..

And Jason Chong..who is this guy? So good looking and playing such a heartmelting role as a good husband...he is a heartthrob la. Hope he will act more in mainstream movies/telemovies etc. Talented too.

So thanks Aziz M Osman. This was a treat and please do come out with more great series like these. Especially ones that portray real life issues in Malaysia with Malaysian lingo and slang.

Weekend nih..

2008-05-30T17:16:00.003+01:00

Nak wat pe ek?
Weather seems nice..beach sounds great..company can be arranged..or it could just be the two of us considering we've been at AB's place last few weekends..tak de orang lain nak jumpe ke?
But haven't been to the malls in ages..5 weeks to say the least! Now that's unlike me!! Jimat duit sket le..plus since living down here, I can't be bothered to drive up to Soton just to window shopping..macam bazir petrol ajek...
Neway..this weekend, hopefully there'll be some footie and I can go for my window shopping trip and chill..and maybe if I am super lucky..a little Carbootie on Sunday too...

Unsettled again

2008-05-30T17:09:00.004+01:00

So it's been only 2 months when life feels like it is trying to settle and the upheavels come again. It's a matter of whether to take the gamble or not to..Should we risk it or not?

How do you make decisions when after that journey, you've come to a junction. Left or Right? What if it takes you back to the beginning of your journey?
Crazy not to risk it? Or crazy to?

Hope this is the right one.

Women

2008-05-28T15:31:00.003+01:00

Why is it that women can get awkward in social settings?
Why is it that men get along better than women?
Why is it that men is easiar to get along with than women?

From my experience, I get along easiar with men than women. But I didn't discover this until I got into Uni.

I was in all girls school when I started out...in TMS primary school. We had a neighbouring boys school and my only involvement with them was when I was in a hockey team.
Then at secondary SMSJ, I tend to hang out with the girls. Although, I did notice that some of the boys liked talking to me, I didn't think it was necessary unless it was about school stuff.
AJ was keen right from the start and we became like competitive buddies..until I kept scoring higher marks than him in every exam..he kinda gave up competing with me.
NS was always trying to pick on me..he kept in touch with me after school and later told me that he thought it was hard to get me talking to him at school and he didn't understand why. And now that we have left school, I was alright afterall.
A..can't remember his second name. He talks to me and tries to vote me to be the class monitor. I think he saw some potential in me or something..I don't know. I remember I got into a fight with him once..god knows why..but I was really angry at him then.
SA was quite a good friend. We clicked coz he had a good sense of humour about him.
And when I was in Form 1, the Form 4s and 5s boys took an interest in me somehow that I could not explain. It was weird coz I was 'popular' in a funny way.

Anyway, when I got into Uni, my housemates just love to be at home..home..home. I ended up going out most of the times, hanging out with any friends that I could get hold off.
I guess this was when I figured out that it is easiar to make friends with men. They are less complicated than women. Not so much of the bitchiness..(altho' there are men that can be quite a b**** if they want to.) And there is no obligation as such to the friendship. With women, sometimes there is this expectation or obligation that is difficult to explain. You probably know what I mean if you are 'my type'..hehe..

Whenever I meet a girl/women, I'll suss them out right from the start whether they are 'my type' or not. If they are, ie the chemistry is there, I'll probably get along well with them. If they are not, then it's ok. It just means that we'll probably be acquaintances rather than friends and that's about it. I don't be mean to them or anything. If we happen to be in the same place, I'll get along fine with them. But I won't be jumping up and down for their attention though.
I'm sure most women are like that, right? In their different ways. Funny huh?!

Men on the other hand, they tend to just get along fine...most of the time. Probably until one of them crosses a line somehow..

And when men socialize and bring their wives along, it can sometimes be awkward. In any social events in fact. Women just suss each other out I feel and the likes tend to come together somehow. Like..birds of a feather, flock together.

Women..such complicated beings..
Although in this day and age, when women behaves more like men and men like women, you can never know until you meet someone. Maybe I should have said instead..
People..such complicated beings..

I want my coffee now!!!

2008-05-23T20:54:00.002+01:00

True story.

One of my nurses shouted at her nurse assistant yesterday in front of me. How rude. I couldn't believe it. I just looked at her in disbelief. Wasn't sure if I should get involved coz the nurse assistant just walked away. I had things to do, so I had to go away too.

And just before I left work yesterday, I told the ward sister. Hope she will address this. But she didn't seem surprise.

There are things that I don't know about this ward..but somehow it is slowly revealing itself.

I also just found out that certain someone is a manipulating b****!! Saying such and such and being sweet in front of me, and when I turn around, she says something else!! B****!

Huhu..I am slowly discovering the downside to my job. Although, you would say that it's typical of office/ward politics...it's still not very pleasant. I hate two-faced munchkins. Why can't there be honesty and openess? Stop the back stabbing and efforts to make others look bad. So insecure..makes me sick..

Now C is going on leave..I'll be on my own..how boring..I'm just gonna keep my head down..

Favourites at the moment..

2008-05-16T20:02:00.006+01:00

I got a whole load of this coz it was on offer..5 for £1. Mr likes the Greek honey and walnut flavour but it's all gone. Luckily this wasn't too bad.

My current favourite fruit. Packham pears. Buah2an kat sini kureng sikit..especially coz there's not a lot of variety. I do like strawberries, mangoes..but they are expensive. These pears I like when they are really crispy. Macam jambu batu wannabe pun ada gak..hehe

Mmm..sedap jugak ek..

2008-05-16T19:06:00.007+01:00

Mixer ni less than £5 at Tesco's. Beli murah punyer sebab jarang2 and maybe takkan gunapakai pun kann..I bought it towards the end of last year.

Then I bought these cake tins..because I thought since I have a bag of carrots that came at half price, I should really give baking Ne's carrot cake a go.
So, haritu while waiting for the Mr to come home, I finally made it. My first cake. My first carrot cake!
I followed the recipe given by Ne and made a few adjustments like walnuts and bake rather than steam...

and ta..daaa...

Then they go for keeps coz surely the two of us can't finish it..hehe..

I ended up taking some of it to ABard and co..see if they like it. He said..I should add orange zest and bla..bla..to make it moist..
Today, I tried the baking again (coz I still have loads of carrots!!) but to add more of the carrots and walnuts (we love nuts!).

And we love the crunch/crust..mmm...I even set a side to make a smaller version of the cake for extra crunch..heheh..

So the smaller one and the edges of the bigger cake goes first..
Errkk...I'm full now....I'll keep the rest for tomorrow...

I bought two..!

2008-05-10T21:57:00.004+01:00

Today at Asda, as I was browsing...I saw a selection of baking tins...
The round ones..
The square ones..
The rectangular ones..
The rectangular one I've used in the past to make lasagna..but now we use a rectangular ceramic dish which works fine. Bought a pyrex one a while ago but never get round to using it..so it became a serving dish instead.
I need one to bake a cake..if I ever bake one that is..

Does it matter which one?

Probably not.
But the one in red had an offer of 2 for £5. Don't need 2 though...but...it's red which is a nice colour...!Gotta have it..!
Clever marketing strategy makes me fall for it all the time..consciously lak tuh!Duh!

Bright colours

2008-05-09T17:51:00.002+01:00

Since coming to the UK, with the grey weather and all, I am accustomed to colours that are not so bright..such that when I go back home to buy/make baju kurung for raya, I end up buying all the darks-blues-greys-plain-dull or anything that is not so bright. Then when I look at the baju kurungs that other people wear, all flowery and bright, I cringe a little.

It's not that I don't like colours, I do. Just highly selective..as usual..hehe..

In the last few years, UK seem to start loving colours. At least there are more colours now than there used to be. So.. I do have colours in my wardrobe now. And lots of clothes (half of them I haven't worn in ages!) but I still tend to wear almost the same favourite ones, every few days...especially at work...with colours such as black, grey, white, cream. Then I try to brighten up at the weekends with prettier and brighter clothes..

Funny in the last few days, I wore a touch of fuschia at the weekend and got a remark..
'is it an anniversary or special day or sumthin?'
And when I wore red at work,
'you look lovely today'
Twice!

I think it's all because I tend to dress for comfort and in doing that, wearing simple clothes with safe colours...saves me a lot of headaches as I do spend a long time in front of the wardrobe trying to figure out what to wear...everytime...
Imagine if I do dress up..it would be twice as long then..hehe...

New SOFA

2008-04-29T17:37:00.003+01:00

Hooray...! After 10weeks of sitting on the floor-pillow-bean bag, today the new sofa arrived.
It's ivory leather and really modern looking and it's our first interest-free credit deal running over 4years..great huh!

We have been sharing a rocking chair too but it's not a proper seating place is it? And our necks hurt coz rather than resting back rocking the chair, we strain our neck and back. That's why I preferred being on the floor.

Floor no more...let's sit on the sofa...

Window Shopping..again..

2008-04-17T18:14:00.006+01:00

Of all the outlets in the UK, my favourite would be Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth. We were there when they first open, and we still go when we can. These outlets are great. Makes shopping a bit more affordable.
Sadly tho', we are used to buy-try-return-if-we-don't-like-it-times, that have gone now. All we get nowadays are store credits and exchanges. Which is fair I guess. I've always thought that was a bit too good of the retailers and I am sure there are customers out there who exploit the situation and do the... you know what I mean..

Anyhuu...having said that, despite most of the stuff nowadays coming from China, where the quality is as expected, the prices are in no way cheaper. I bet the retailers are making so much more money now! Makes shopping back home more appealing coz at least I'll be helping my fellow countymen. Nevertheless, being a gal that I am, I do still love a good bargain especially nowadays.. from KOOKAI or Oasis..hehe
Even the sales aren't as great now. Next sales are not as cheap as they used to be. The hype has gone I guess. I used to get excited about getting up at 430am to catch Next Sales at 5am..mad I know..then buy loads of stuff..queue for hours just to pay for them...and come back in 2days time to return 3/4 of them...hahaha...

Window Shopping..

2008-04-16T18:15:00.003+01:00

One of my favourite past times here is window shopping.

My uncle introduced me to the idea when I was little. He used to tell us that during his travels in the Navy, in the different countries that he goes to, he would window shop..just to see anything new on the market. Which I thought was interesting at the time. And I used to, and still do, love going round shopping malls, to see what's new since the last time.

Back home, I used to make it a must to go to all of the malls in KL whenever I go home-Suria KLCC, Megamall, Sunway Pyramid..even Subang Parade and Carrefour gets a visit by me! I buy clothes, shoes, junk food (my family will have noted this..haha) and stuffs, especially when I know that I'm not gonna get them at those price back in the UK.

The latest addition to the mall family in KL is The Pavillion. It's very central to KL. It's posh, clean, sophisticated...a bit like KLCC in the early days. You would feel like you have to dress well to go there and the shops (or they call them boutiques) are so posh that you would be scared to touch anything..haha. Hopefully it will stay like that a bit longer coz if you go to KLCC now, it's jam packed with people of all sorts...some sight for sore eyes..

Anyway, much to my dislike, for some reason, the malls back home tend to have the same stores now. Stores like Guess, La Senza, Dot Perkins, Elle, MNG etc are almost a standard. Even in Malacca, the stores are similar to the ones in KL. There goes the times where you would go to KL for the special shopping trip huh? Hmm..It's alright I guess..I just hate to think the malls would be like the High Streets in the UK..

Enough for now.. I'll continue another day...

Welsh Country

2008-04-16T17:42:00.014+01:00

I'm not a big fan of the Welsh Country I must admit. I love Scotland and I love Cornwall and there are bits of England that I love especially the South (that's why I have maintained living in the South of England for so long..hehe..)
But the Welsh Country?
We agreed to come along to a family holiday organised by a few friends 2 weekends ago. To a caravan holiday park in Kidwelly, Carmathen Bay, Wales. It's just over an hour from Cardiff. (The only town in Wales that I've ever been to ages ago...and it didn't do anything for me then..or now..)
So half of us stayed in a chalet and the other half of the gang stayed in a caravan. The chalet was quite a nice surprise, I wouldn't mind staying in chalets in other caravan parks if necessary. 3 bedrooms and a bathroom with open plan kitchen. The caravan was not too bad too.
Anyhu..Kidwelly and Carmathen were nothing special. And the so called Breacon Beacon, Welsh countryside, was hilly and full of trees..hehe..again nothing special. Suffice to say, nothing to write home about.
One thing I would write about tho' would be the Botanical Garden. Although the actual dome bit was smaller compared to the Eden Project in Cornwall, the garden surrounding the dome was much, much nicer.
I think the Welsh Country would be superb if we were on an adventures/activity packed holiday. Lots of hill walking and waterfalls to see. I managed to get us to the Aberdulais Falls, the nearest to the motorway, but as we had to pay to get in, we decided to have a peek from a distance only. Ha ha.. cheapskate..i know!!
This is what it looks like...what we saw..and thru a zoom lens...

Broadband

2008-04-02T17:30:00.004+01:00

So sad that we haven't sorted broadband until now. I can't surf the net or go on Youtube whenever I want and everytime I'm at work, I'm not in the mood to do the surfing.
But hopefully in the next week we will be back in the loop.
Then we are going away at the weekend with a few friends, to Wales. I'll load up some photos if it all went well.

Baking cakes

2008-04-02T17:15:00.010+01:00

It is interesting to know that my little sister bakes cakes nowadays..ones that look yummy too. Like the chocolate cake that she posted on her blog...here..
Show off!

Ha ha.. I was surprised we didn't get any when we went home the last time..

You must bake us some next time okay..!

My elder sister on the other hand, baked some muffins and cleverly decorated it with cream and chocholate chips to make it more interesting.

Well guys, I too have been making scones recently. Not cakes..but it is kinda baking too. Hehe.. As usual, I like the eating 'em part, not the making or baking 'em part...

It makes us fat anyway...chomp..chomp..

Awful day..

2008-03-19T18:33:00.002Z

Yesterday was horrible!

I was only trying to help this people.

The son was so aggressive, I thought things was going out of control.
The GP was horrible and shameful, putting all the blame on me.
The patient (and all the other patients) were terrified..and so were we.
At the end of the day, you cannot force anyone to do things against their will.

What I learnt yesterday..be wary of the GP who is a backstabber!

Sisters

2008-03-10T17:43:00.002Z

So my younger sister started having this blog rite..and it's probably due to her and her husband's business thing that they have going on...It's full of advert and all flashy and stuff..which is fine..you know..

Then my elder sister came up with a blog too..Full of links to this, that and what not...which is great and everything..

And then I looked at my blog which I have had for a while..
No links or advert..
Nothing..
Just me ranting on..with pictures here and there to remind me of stuff..
So nothing really special there except that it's mine and my thoughts...

So there sisters..you can read me blog right there..maybe we can catch up in a different way..

Time flies..

2008-03-10T17:18:00.006Z

I went back home for a bit before the new year, which was nice although wished it was longer than 3weeks. I have only started this job for 2weeks then and was lucky enough to be granted leave so soon. Coming back, I was a bit confused of my role in the beginning but it's all ok now.
Then new year came and went. Time's gone past really quickly, I couldn't quite believe that it's March already! And it's now almost 5 months in the job.
And we have moved..again. Only last weekend to be exact and we are still sorting out the living room and trying to figure out storage. (the thing about new-ish homes nowadays, they never sort out storage space for you which is super-annoying when you have loads of stuff, you almost need a spare room for your stuff!) Some stuff has gone to the bin, some to the household recycling area and our beloved sofa-cum-single bed has gone to a friends'. If we had a second bedroom, I would've kept it but it's time for a new sofa. It was giving us back ache and bad for our postures. We can't have that...
Anyhuuu..we now have a washing machine which is great. And our little fridge-freezer is doing fine, so everything is okay in our new place. The only snag is the commute for Mr Lovely..although so far so good.
And I passed my UK Driving test last weekend which was great. No more fear driving when police car pass by..hehh..

write again

2007-12-23T20:48:00.000Z

i wanted to write again today. but i am lost for words. there's too much that had happened since august.

i will write again...i will.

The good old english trains...

2007-08-22T02:03:00.000+01:00

got me from Basingstoke to Dorchester for 5 months, and to Salisbury when I was a weekend wife for the last 10months. It also got me to interviews and study sessions at Southampton. I am hoping that this will end..not taking up posts that will mean me away from home again.
Keep praying baby..keep praying..

Ugly duckling

2007-08-22T01:52:00.000+01:00

Nope..

2007-08-12T16:26:00.000+01:00

Na ah...not yet..and yep..failed again...
one job that we are eyeing for right now..don't wanna screw it up now..

We are grateful tho that we have each other and our health and those who care about us..

no luck yet

2007-07-05T15:29:00.000+01:00

we are still struggling and it's already july. i haven't got a job for august yet. went for an interview yesterday at a familiar place and didn't get the job. mainly because no MRCP, no experience and i didn't answer qs very well. feeling like a loser. he keeps reminding me that it's okay, we'll get through this. yeah ok..but it sucks. life sucks.. always.. i hate everything at the moment. i'm not in the mood to do anything..
and i bet ya that i'm not gonna pass it again this time...
bleurggh...

Pray..

2007-03-11T21:24:00.000Z

Major things are happening at the moment..affecting the doctor's training in the UK. Probably best explained by other doctor's blogs..I for one..can't be bothered to elaborate on the shite that we have to go through due to MMC and the stupid MTAS application.

Maybe I will vent a bit about the nonsense that's been going on at the moment..

So the NuLab decided to change the doctors training system under the implementation of MMC. What it means is from August 2007, if you want to work under the NHS, you will have to go through the MTAS application system. Application was in Jan/Feb where we had to fill in this online application form. Sounds ok filling in application form which has been made online..so IT huh..but it's all a mess because you only get to apply to 4 UoA(deanaries/areas) if you want your specified specialty, to 2 if you consider 2 specialties and if you don't mine and want to restrict yourself to one UoA... that's ok too. But..why are we bing restricted this way? We won't know which hospital we are going to be working in..a deanery covers a wide area..we won't know which specialty we will be working in as it's under some title like CMT or ACCS..whatevea..

Then you have the shortlisting process. Unfair..

In the application form there's this 150 worded statements that you have to fill in using pollitically correct statements.

Some deanery train their trainees how to best fill in these and even leaked the scoring sheets to them..Other goody-too-shoes deanery have their trainees at most disadvantage..50% not being shortlisted!
The short-lister gets only few hours to shortlist more that 600 applications. They only see one part of the form and not the person/applicant as a whole.
To be frank, this is scary, consultants don't get a proper choice to whom gets appointed. Even at interviews. Applicants are scored, and those with high marks, gets the job.

This stupid thing has pushed me to going into GP. It's the best option as I have no strong feelings about doing a specialty. OK..i do want to do Pall Care or Eld Care but I so can't be bothered with the nitty gritty stuff..and am not so competitive anyway.
Anyhu..nyesal giler coz I got shafted due to all of this which is geared to the Nu generation but sucked people of my generation into it. Actually, throw us out!

I wished I had accepted that job in Woking or that job in Cornwall. But then again, I am sure there is a blessing in disguise. Ada udang di sebalik mee..

One another note, we have not heard good news from Unis..sob..sob...one rejection..sob..sob...
Damn those Unis..give us a bloody offer already!! He so want to be a medic! Just bloody give it to him. All we want is to embark on this journey so that we can settle down.. We want a family....sob..sob..

The Last One

2007-03-04T20:54:00.000Z

In two weeks, I will be back at home with my love one. No more travelling at weekends to far away land to keep the mo coming. No more boring nights on my own with no tele and no one to chat to. No more cold nights on my own with the nasty lumpy pillow.
The only snag is I will be travelling every day to work..but being at home makes it all the better.
And at the end of it I am one point better. For the last one.

Everything is good

2007-02-18T22:51:00.000Z

I am finding myself and when I get there it will be even more worth it because everything is good until you perceive it otherwise...
Love me,
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