I had my final Raya outing with my favourite Qihuaians, what an ending to an eventful month! It was definitely the best so far (quoted by most of them) and we are still talking about it!

The ladies looking their best with beautiful Bajus' and the guys looking all handsome in their traditional baju kurung as well (though macam berjanji gitu kan when almost all turned up in Black).

It was helluva of a day! We kick start the day at Su's house , it was definitely fun with her cheerful mom and sisters who were great host! And we end the night with a bang by visiting SAVANNAH(!) Ayu's house at simei,darn her house blew us away!

Oh yeah and not forgetting, how we all squeeze into 'a' car! Yups, the 'squashing and squeezing, moaning and groaning, giggling and teasing',it was a major orgy in there! I shall not disclose the number of people who squeeze inside but let's just say my mama was in utter astonished when i told her how many heh ;). And of course, our digi cam were working overtime that day,here goes


Grp photo,my house


We were merry at Siti's house


All the ladies


kin,islyana & me


How we were able to squeeze in still left me in awe


Allured

And there is still more, if you feel like viewing the rest please click here

Yet again, i feel so bless to have known this 2 wonderful ladies.

Just writing down and thinking about you guys makes me blush and mushy inside, hehe
sounds like im in love with 2 woman, nah-uh so not right!
But all the same i heart them a lot!!

So you know Miss Bedah, that few nights back the three of us had together was much needed and as usual it had been fun-'packed'! I want to do it again soon! and well it will be 'soon', *hint hint* *evil grin*! Jangan aksen dun noe eh or taknak eh pompuan!

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Anyways, lets do this hollywood style,




Pictures from People.com

It seems fashionable to accessorize yourself with kids la!

So what fun i had snapping away the other day when dearest elfy had indeed keep herself up-to-date by accessorizing herself with a kid a.k.a her little brother.


Celebrity Elfy spotted with an 'unknown' boy


'Unknown' Boy ask for a drink, elfy clueless


And (hahaa) stranger saves the day!

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Darn that Boy sure has grown up so fast tau! And well hell, he sure will grow up into a handsome fella as well as an inspiring model! Now why do i say that? Check this out,









Die suka bergambar la!!
Issh so handsome balls! Hush i shall not turn into a paedophile nut person ok!

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And finally, was told a rumour today but was able to confirm just a few hours ago.

If there's any Yishun Secondary School students or former reading this, Our beloved
Cikgu Haji Hamidon has passed away thursday morning.

Jenazah nya telah disembahyangkan di Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim tadi petang.

Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmatnya. Amin.

The news certainly shocked all of us. He was someone who will time and again remind us Malay students to achieve for the best and will always advise us to not forget our responsibility as a Muslim.

Who would expect? That 6 or 5 years ago he was alive and well, and now he's gone..
Living proof of the almighty.

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Have a great weekend y'all, while i still need to tend to my stomach infection of almost a week already, darn for not heeding Dr. Maryann advice to avoid spicy food, haizz my bad..

Congratulations to my darling adik, who has pass her PSLE today.
A huge relief for the whole family, and everyone who cares for her.
Calls has been coming non-stop today to know her results.
Alhamdulillilah she will proceed to secondary school.

It has taken a toll on her as well, judging from her worn out face i can tell she had been having sleepless nights the past few days, and just now the first thing that she requested from mama was she wants to eat Mee Kuah Mama, 2 bowls she added!
We all were laughing our heads off, because out of so many things she can ask for to celebrate her good news, she wish for something simple. My mama gleefully said 'nak 10 mangkok pun mama belikan!'

So right now as im typing this, my dear sister is enjoying her Mee Kuah Mama in Yishun with mama and her favourite aunt (her second mom, instead of calling my dad after talking to my mom to inform about her results, she had called my aunt instead!haha cute betol..).

Oh well the pending inexpensive requests will come sooner or later i know. In fact she has assign what each of her family members should get her if she pass.. Mama and ayah doesn't know that yet ;) hehe

So Harry Potter latest movie, have received mixed reviews all over the world.

I don't read Harry Potter books so i dont exactly feel the anguish of fans who read the books. This is not to say that i dont understand how disappointed they were to know that scenes that they were looking forward to like the Quidditch World Cup was not included, missing characters that should have been in the movie or the fact that the storyline changed.

But the one who should feel more devastated is J.K Rowling, i mean its her work being adapted to screen, and from what ive read she was please with the outcome (this could be just for publicity sake) and furthermore she had supervised the making of GOF.

From filmaking aspect its definitely not peanuts to turn the 700 over pages novel into a movie. Doesnt this always occurs to most movies that was adapted from books? Try as they might to follow closely from the book, im sure Mike Newell had face some paranoia to fit everything in the movie, but in the end he did not have the last say on what's going to go on screen. Time constraint, budget, and many other logistic things were things to consider. Give the fella a break, i believe he had done well for being a new director to direct the HP francise, it wasnt as bad as the previous one, HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Special effects had saved the movie, it sure keeps me busy oogling at those rather then grumbled why Hermione did not donned the 'periwinkle dress' according to the book, or that Dumbledore was more tensed.

So yeps, it has been very entertaining to watch, let's cut some slack ok and wait for the fifth installment and how it will fare the next time or if Mike Newell will direct that one too..?

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And oh yeah watch Exorcism of Emily Rose as well. A lot of psychological shit going on. The exorcism doesnt scare me much but what goes on in the courtroom that interest me.

We choose what to or not believe. Do i believe in the spiritual realm?
I do, because i had my share of first hand experience with demonic existence.
Questions arise when you watch this movie especially about your own faith.

Religious wise aspect of the movie i dont exactly believe in it, albeit there were similarities with my faith.

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So there! 2 out of 3 done..

Now whose gonna watch Just Like Heaven with me..? so far most had watch it..

heh 'dvd' la jawapan-nya..

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After the 'mungkin nanti' song was overplayed, i fell in love with peterpan all over again with their new song 'Menunggumu'.

The reason? it moved me, i simply love the words in the song.

Ive been waiting, how long more..?
I just hope i will cease to wait in time..

Haiizz at times like this, the only other song that will get me back to reality is

'I will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor
Sing my heart out and i feel better instantly :)

Over time, i got tired people asking if i have finally gotten my driving license (sadly not yet)..

But given yesterday mama has given me the ultimatum that i MUST get it early next year, if not i must die trying to get it.

Well actually she has been nagging at me for the past year about this issue and i had been putting on a deaf ear but this couple of months her nagging has become consistent ,almost everyday that i believe i have no other choice. Then again there are several factors that contribute to this 'mother of all ultimatums' that i refused to actually listen before this.

Fact Number 1 : I have to get my license before Raya next year (insyallah) because my family cannot accomodate 1 cab any longer. Since my adik has grown up and is consider an adult and during Raya my nenek will always be celebrating it with my family. So you see there is 5 of us, furthermore most of my dad's relatives lives at the east side and my dad refused to take other modes of transportation besides the cab, reason being it will be very troublesome for my nenek who is weak. Mama and dad grumbled alot this year for raya outing, hinting that if only i had gotten the license to drive like i promised.

Fact Number 2 : Those who is close to my family will be aware of my mama relationship with JB, mama complained each time she got home how tedious it had become, and it will be more convenient if i am to be able to drive.

Fact Number 3 : Almost all my relatives owns a car or means of their own transportation, mama too long to feel on par with them, it seems she had confide in me that when we all dressed up so nice and pretty we have to stand on the sideroad and hail a cab was unsightly, especially to see many malay families now owns a car whizzed pass by us, even a lot of cab drivers complained that business aint good anymore during raya. Honestly, i agree with my mama on this.

Fact Number 4 : Convenience to everything else.

Now my dad has given me a very very lucrative offer. He gave me 4 choices.
Toyota, Mazda, Nissan or Honda. All i need to do is get that damn license!!!

What's holding me back..?

I have been traumatised badly after being involved with a couple of road accidents.
Hey, its definitely not easy to forget to see a man fly across across the car and land in front of you. I was immobilised when i saw that and whats more freaky the boy escaped unharmed. The other time i was almost ran over by a cab, if the driver did not brake in time, i swear i would be headless by now (my fault though, i had fallen on the curb, as usual im a self-proclaim klutz). So yeps, having a close shave with losing someone's life and mine, is something that i have a hard time gathering enough courage to deal with my fear.

But i tell you, i have to deal with this fear before it eats me up. And before mama eats me up for sure. So hopefully, i live to tell the tale that i survive and got my freaking license. Why did everyone else was able to achieve it easily unlike me? i envy them..haizz..

What's making it more bad, gendeng my worst critic had to just add more fire to the flames, by asking me when will i get my license, all i could do was just grit my teeth and gave a controlled smile and said 'soon soon la',when i wish so much to dump his steering wheel over his head, for asking that sensitive issue especially when he starts nagging that i have to overcome my fear, damnn i get it at home and he had to give it to me too.

One thing for sure though, i promised gendeng after he drove out of Tampines mall i will never ever park my car there, the slope way out, is just freaking intimidating ok! its almost a right-angle slope (ok im exaggerating this part but almost ok, minus the curve!)!!!

Oh yah another reason why im prolonging my license is because i know what i will commit to after this. I will be a full-fledge chauffeur to my family. Since each of them have been day-dreaming the day i will finally get my license,on how they can make use of me.

So you can understand me now..? ;)
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I want to write about Harry Potter but this entry is already lengthy.
So i guess, the next entry la hehee..

But do watch it if you have not, be it you are a fan of HP 'book series', HP 'movie series' or both. The fourth franchise is directed by Mike Newell and he fared well.

So before my itchy fingers start typing away another lengthy 2nd parter of this entry, i bid goodbye and you guys have a great Monday!

The first part of this entry is specially dedicated to Miss Bedah, hehee for requesting
me to add visuals here.




So yeps, had the annually outing with my YSS friends, this year group of people was lesser then previous years, since those absentees has other commitments to attend to.
Nonetheless, we still had heaps of fun and laughter!

From stuffing ourselves with thosai masalah for breakfast at Elfy's (hah tell me has anyone been served thosai during raya..?i get it every year at her place), it was finger licking good (literally) as usual ..

To the four 'anak dara', who actually 'sempat' did a footage of 'Ucapan Hari Raya ala Suria',there were Angelina Jolie (Elfy), Angelina Coli (Yaya),Pembeli Coli (Bedah) and Penjual Coli (Me!) from 'Butik Yishun Coli'..hahahaha there were lots of takes and different nicks, it was hilarious! Definitely a worthy thing to do to kill time while waiting for the other guys underneath my block. Mama apparently said that she could hear laughters and shrieking from the 12th floor,how true was that im not sure but i will admit that our laughters were enough to wake up the whole neighbourhood!

And to the final house at Hisham's (rumah bujang), we were all really exhausted by then, it was really pleasant to chill and talk cock at his house, laughing at his trademark old photos, we all come to realise Hisham loves to take photo with his arms across his chest (heh back then la!) so kental ok!


The ever beautiful Miss Yaya and Me


Group Photo My Place


The 4 dara. Lisman's new crib, very nice neighbourhood but very isolated, away from means of communication and shopping malls, market,


Elfy and Din slacking at Hisham's crib..


Din and me, at Hisham's crib..

To view complete album, do click here!

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So far, these few days was great, spending time at home babysitting my little nephew,
other then this, im quite content(for this week heh), manage to squeeze sometime with mama for retail theraphy, didnt spent anything extravagant just got what i need

like this 'look-alike' birks that i bought (not shy to say) from BATA..hehe


Im loving it!

As well as this

Yups its definitely better than roses you know. Roses wilt faster.. I gave up on roses already..Its either Lilies or this

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And finally!!! a few hours ago i had watch the anticipated movie, Harry Potter! And yes its with him, Gendeng..So HP done, left the other 2 to watch. I shall yak about it another day though..

Im dead beat, and i cant believe i force myself to blog at this time..??

I tell you its strange how i still have retain energy left especially when im so tired!

Toodles for now :)

3 movies that is on my top list to watch(in random order):

-> The Exorcism of Emily Rose - for that constant curiosity whenever i watch supernatural stuff

-> Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire - for the kid in me and my awe for fantasy and magical stuff

-> Just Like Heaven - for the girly-girl in me, in need for constant fix of happy ending-tearjerking-endless love-pure romanticism addiction that i have and of course my favourite actor is in it Mark Ruffalo.

There you go, so far ive made random plans with some peepz to watch with but none has confirmation and this includes a certain someone who booked me to watch Harry Potter, but since yesterday(which means Tuesday) i was suppose to watch either E.R or JLH with him doesnt materialise it will not surprise me if i will be left abandon for that 'supposedly' Harry Potter date because he is one busy man (for god knows what)..

Therefore Miss Bedah, since you too had break my heart by watching JLH without me, i summon you to watch either one of the two movies with me. Though E.R is open for booking,Harry Potter still pending heh, we can arrange something aye?

If not i suppose i will hop merrily to the theatre and watch alone..hmmm sounds uninviting.. So please anyone..?free?

It hurts to be ignored..


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Maybe Tomorrow by Stereophonics

I've been down and
I'm wondering why
These little black clouds
Keep walking around
With me
With me

It wastes time
And I'd rather be high
Think I'll walk me outside
And buy a rainbow smile
But be free
They're all free

So maybe tomorrow
I'll find my way home
So maybe tomorrow
I'll find my way home

I look around at a beautiful life
Been the upperside of down
Been the inside of out
But we breathe
We breathe

I wanna breeze and an open mind
I wanna swim in the ocean
Wanna take my time for me
All me

So maybe tomorrow
I'll find my way home
So maybe tomorrow
I'll find my way home

So maybe tomorrow
I'll find my way home
So maybe tomorrow
I'll find my way home

So maybe tomorrow
I'll find my way home
So maybe tomorrow
I'll find my way home

As quickly as people grow so close together, its as fast as growing apart after awhile..

I realised that when i paid a visit to my godpa and godma house the other day, unfortunately they were not at home but managed to catch up with their daughter..
What she told my family saddens me greatly, my godpa has gotten acute dimentia,and without realising he is already 73 still younger then my nenek but i always assume that he's been much stronger of a person that will never aged a day and with the energy he used to have it can rival to that of a 30 year old guy.

That's the thing about me, sometimes i took for granted for my loved ones, always assuming that they will always be there and never aged. Now when i knew this, i felt i have neglected this person who had been a big part of my childhood.

Someone who cared for me when my parents were busy with their careers, someone who spoilt me and who would never said 'no' to any of my requests, someone who had adored me as if im a princess, someone who was very protective of me and and treat me like a rare diamond, and most of all someone who loved me just like his own flesh and blood..

And today, to know he's facing this disease i refused to believe it.

Where have all the years gone too..?

Silly me, he hasnt grown apart from me, i grew apart from him.. I was busy with growing up, exploring life as a growing teenager then turning into a young adult. I didnt think of him, he was at the back of my mind collecting dust as days went by..
How selfish can i be..? I should have visited him and my godma more often..
But whats the point of regretting now right..?

I made an oath, that i shall visit him as often as i can, what they said is true "do what you can before they are really gone"..

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Funny isnt it..? How these things happen..?
All throughout my life, ive met people, people who became friends, lovers, aquaintances, and some almost like a part of my family..
I grew attached to them, share my past, present and future with them, trust these people, loved them, cared for them..But strange after awhile some would fade away, there were the ones who fade away from my life significantly while others just went away un-noticed until you thought of them.

Sometimes i still think of these people and wonder where they are now, i do miss some of them.

Such is life..sigh..

Good morning to all, its 2:33am now.

A new day, and probably another day of meeting new faces as some old faces fade away before you can even say 'goodbye'..

Today i had the urge to go watch a movie.
I was actually contemplating to probably go and catch a movie alone or with the sister. The other option was to rent DVD.

Then suddenly i recalled that i have not watch a dvd that i bought a couple of months back. And this is the movie that i categorise as "a must watch", which means i have to die-die go and watch it at the theatre and in this case since the past few months i barely have time for that activity, i will always make a point to get the DVD of the movie.

So i was rummaging through the stash of DVDs that i have and found it! Gosh how can i forgot to watch it..?!!i guess i was that busy sigh..

Ok so what is the movie..?

Well its actually this



Luckily the quality of this 'dvd' was so good and it actually has the behind the scenes segments which is very rare for 'instant' dvds (if you know what i mean).

All i can say is, those of you who have not watch it, please do! I have a copy, and im generous enough to let you borrow it :)

There were different stories in the movie, racial discrimination is the theme, intricate characters that will make sure you wont even dare to blink an eye just in case you will miss a scene or dialogue(since im watching at home i cannot run away from distractions, thank god there is such thing as 'pause', 'rewind' and 'play') as all the stories unfolds and eventually, each story will cross path one way or another. Very interesting indeed. There were certain scenes that moved me and others which were disturbing. The complexity of the movie gets me thinking about life and us individual mankind.

I love this piece of brilliant work.

What's not to love..? Well probably some loopholes, but then again i dare not point out the flaws because its not too many that its just isnt worth describing..

Again, this is my point of view :)

*And hey as usual im hooked to the soundtrack!! The current one that is playing in my blog is from that movie..


In The Deep by Bird York

Thought you had all the answers
to rest your heart upon
but something happens
don't see it coming, now
you can't stop yourself
now you're out there swimming
in the deep

Life keeps tumbling you heart in circles
till you let go
till you shed your pride and you climb to heaven
and you throw yourself off
now you're out there spinning in the deep

One word for this Aidilfitri, "Kecoh-ness".

First day of Raya, was celebrated with mama's side of the family since nenek (mama's mother) is here. It was ultimate coziness, with uncles and aunties and cousins and new additions to the family, my nieces and nephews. Teasing and laughing all day, makes up the feeling of exhaustion at the end of the night.

Second day onwards, visiting to close and extended relatives homes, rendang, ketupat, lodeh, sambal goreng, its a wonder how we were able to keep stuffing ourselves with these galores house after each house..and that excluding all the kuihs and 'gas' drinks?! Had a 'champion' briyani yesterday at my aunt's house (dad's side), i cannot bring myself not to eat at her house since im her slave to her delicious cooking la..

Other then these, only during Raya will i get confused all over again, what with all the 'pupu, sepupu, dua pupu, anak makcik pakcik datuk nenek sedara', for example getting to know new faces that magically resurface and i found out somehow we are related,or for the fact that its very hard to keep track on my extended relatives especially dad's side.

** One incident left me bewildered though, i was doing the necessary 'selamat hari raya, maaf zahit batin, halalkan makan minum cik _____" ,my aunt response "ok sama-samala cik doa lis temu dengan jodoh cepat-cepat eh insyallah" kisses and hugs included!

The thing is im only 21, of all things she doa for me jodoh i could not help but felt embarrassed k!

Luckily my uncle responded, 'apela bukan nak doakan dapat keje gaji besar murah rezeki, dapat jodoh pulak awak ni',

Thank goodness! but then again its not so bad after all aye..?if i actually found a soulmate 'cepat-cepat'..??

hehehe

My family potrait at one of my aunt's home






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On another note, i realise i miss someone (and no it doesnt mean a particular 'someone') telling me 'i love you'..

Do you know what this means? it means ive been watching a lot OF malay movies marathon, that has been showing on tv, believe it or not i actually teared watching one of those, wont mention the name of that bloody movie title, which ive NOT done before watching these kind of malay 'cintan-cintun' movies and teared, no pun intended..!

Di sini Lis ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri kepada semua yang membaca ruangan ini.

Semoga Syawal ini ramai yang berbahagia di samping keluarga dan orang-orang tersayang.

Akhir kata, Maaf Zahir dan Batin..

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So yesterday a German fella told me "Illyyanis Hanafi, sounds like a 'greece' name"
In which i would so love to reply by saying "Oh you mean 'greek'..?"

But then again cute fellas will always get away with it, and since he is a cutie i dont have the heart to correct him, heh blueeekk!

Right now, there seems like a million things to do
Syawal will be in 2 days time
Mama is goin berserk i tell you, so 'kanchong',
This and that,if only she will calm down for a second.

Sigh.. ive not gone to print my black & white photos..
Ive yet to buy my contact lenses,
Last baking session is today,
My room is 80% done,
Went JB with mama and kak lina the previous day and bought several beautiful things to add to the final touches in my room,ive been fussing over my room more then my 'bajus'.

And finally about my 'baju', its pathetic i bought only 1 this year, im goin back to basic, nothing glamourous, no lacey or glittery stuff but i still love it because its simple and somehow kinda look sophisticated, and guess what its in black, heh yeah black, im in mourning people, this may seem such a nonsensical reason but well this Syawal im unattached unlike the couple of years ago whereby i would plan and fuss with him to coordinate our colour and design.. I think those who had been heartbroken before understood this empty feeling when syawal this time around is altogether different from the past years, it goes without saying..

Oh well i got no time to feel melancholy about this (when actually so far we are still in very good terms), like i said i got a million things to do

Got to go!