Oct 15, 2008

tennis session with dura

the retail theraphy after capstone...

Di suatu hari yg suram....hujan turun non-stop...but still it didnt stop me from my retail theraphy after the big submission (a reason not to go cycling on tuesday)


dah tahu hujan....sejuk2 but still nak jugak keluar

look for some stuffs at MYER tapi tak berkenaan plak

bought some stuffs at dusk for the house...but it didnt help at the moment sbb hidung tersumbat

actually, mr evil is trying out his brand new toy...a brand new lens he got from the city....the last one....so he said!!! ntah yer ntah idak

and saya kembali demam akibat terkena huja smalam....huuuuu

Oct 14, 2008

Week 11

last class for capstone, we're having our final presentation...so some ppl dressed to kill!!! owh!! thats reuben, he's a genius. his name is everywhere on the net....he create a pen that can sms or something like that.


my team, the powerpuffs girls - minus salin (from thailand) who came in late. Lan in Green from vietnam, Jane in black from China, Joey in cream from HK (she's a PR here but will return home to HK after graduating end of this year) and me from malaysia!! yerp, i think we are the only group that dont have any local ppl for this project and of course the only all-girls group. but we had so much fun. during the first few weeks of the semester, i was telling Tao another fren of mine how lucky she is to have a local english teacher as a group member but....it is actually a DISASTER! when u work as a team....you will either have 'sleeping-member' who couldnt care less about the progress of your report or an arrogant member who always think that he is always rite and in control of everything. but anyway, presentation yesterday was great. we had one guest evaluator for the presentation. and the best part is he pick me as the best presenter (not all members present). wah!! bangga ni kena puji first time in front of the class ni. 1stly because of my voice projection (mcm reality show plak)....i was very clear and loud....well actually....i am not fully recovered yet from my sore throat...so sore masih lagi kasar so thats why nampak mcm loud kot. other than that is how i stress on some of the key points and my eye contact with the audience and the slides adalah sgt consistent....wah!!! sorry la i have to write this in my blog...sounds poyo but i need to record this...ni kan my dear diary! it will bring back memories after reading it 1-2 years later....huuuu. the presentation yesterday wrap up my my capstone project. surely i'm gonna miss all the get-together discussion plus some GG session with the girls. walaupun kami berlainan negara dan culture...tp GG tetap GG okeh!!!


with henry and joey, both from HK

kuni from japan during our training class...not the last class though.

with arif and frida from indonesia and nasir from pakistan. by the way, i am not that really short!!! nampak kertas2 kat depan tuh....thats actually kertas conteng2....time org present kat depan....kami berempat passing2 note bergossip bagai (mcm zaman DPA dulu)....ni nama nyer GGB.

Oct 13, 2008

One fine day

Last friday.. i came home early..too early than usual.still alot of daylight. Not in the mood to watch lame soap opera or Oprah..or cooking show..so i decided to walk down the beach to shoot couple of photos...
I planned to shoot some surfers doing their thing with the zoom lens and try out the ND filters i got from ebay for cheap..but nobody was surfing that day..i dunno why..maybe baru balik from sembahyang jumaat...who knows...
Anyways i decided to walk up to the beach pool and capture the waves crashing with the pool at the foreground...
I was sitting on the rocks...listening to my ipod..mounted the camera on the tripod and wait for the best moment to pull the trigger...it was heavenly peaceful...hanged out for almost an hour ...and after walking up and down the rocks and shooting more pic and trying to avoid any pictures of kids...a dude came up to me...gabriel like sylar's real name from heroes...late 40 with huge beer belly and ask if i can send him all the pictures i took...i said ok...got his email address and we started chatting....
Later, after he left..a lady around mid 30 came up and asked me whether i managed to shoot a pair of mother and baby whale swimming down the beach....and i was like, " whatttttt...there was whales just now swimming here?".. i was kicking my self again..this time i had my camera...at the beach...but i didn't notice the frickin moby dick...arghhh...she was laughing and thought i was going to send the pictures to Sydney Morning Herald for daily prizes..and i reckoned i would have won with that kind of pictures...
Well, maybe wat they say is true...luck is not abt being at the right time, at the right place...but when opportunity arise...u are well prepared, focused on the objectives and took the leap of faith...


Oct 11, 2008

dear beskal....

this tuesday, if say mr evil abis keje awal...i nak ajak dia pi centennial park because....

i nak naik beskallll!!!

the last time i naik beskal "bersungguh2" i think would be in the year 1995 or 96 kat bukit cerakah with my 14J classmates. ...jauh jugak ronda dlm bukit cerakah tu naik turun bukit masuk hutan rimba segala....what ever happen to bukit cerakah nowadays??

oh how i miss my black BMX

maybe when i'mback home later, i should get myself a beskal so that i can cycle around d'rimba every evening after work....wah!!! as if la mcm rajin kannn

yg benar,
kemaruk nak naik beskal

Oct 10, 2008

the conversation...

friday nite, after finishing her parts for the capstone project.....

wife: penat gilerr (talking to herself)
wife: lepas ni i tak nak belajar dah tauuuuuu (loudly to the husband)
husband: phd dulu ok
wife: tak mauuuuuuuuu

roger and out

Oct 9, 2008

free handbag anybody??

yerp....now who else can give you a handbag for freee.....yerpp...its free. its none other than

http://www.handbagplanet.com/

they are giving away a free handbag every hour for 24 hours on the day of the launch - 15 October 2008. so act now and choose you fav handbag...its free mann.....no harm in trying....no shipping cost, handling or even credit card requirement...

let me know if you guys do win a bag....

biar menyesal register
jgn menyesal tak register

who knows...lady luck is coming you way

Oct 8, 2008

Politics and me...

Australia got a new leader in the opposition party...brendan nelson was voted out from the liberal tribal council and will be seating as a backbencher. The voting was called by him to draw a line for supporters but I guess it back fired. He failed to forge alliance within his party and that was the main factor of his exile. The new and upcoming leader...winning the immunity challenge is malcolm turnbull...he was the deputy of liberal clan aka brendan's no 2...this reminds me of a reality tv I used to watch way back....and note the similarities ...wat a twist of event we have here..I wonder malaysia can top that...it has a good plot...the cliffhanger..the controversy

Now the US presidential election, it reminds me of American Idols...coz ppl vote for the most popular...the cutest voice...obama n mccain have great public speaking skills..even palin the alaskan governor..but very shaky on her attendance though...they all give false promises...like i'll do my best for the fan...I mean country...vote for me...critics have a love hate relationship...media spins any juicy story whether heartwarming or just slander...die hard fans have their own FC like akademi fantasia and brings huge banners...

Malaysia would be the Apprentice...we'll see whether Paklah gonna get the axe - Ur fired!....is he sleeping on the job? Twidling his thumb or he has a comeback plan and ready for round 2....would there be a shocking change to the premiership...yeap the cliffhanger ...cue music....and whether the change is just another dillusional promises of corporotacracy in action...a term from John Perkin's Confession of the Economic Hitmen....stay tuned..

Good time ain't it? The world is just one big soap opera..the politicians as the main cast....and as an old song nicely described it "sometimes truth stranger than fiction"....

I just recently watched 2 documentaries titled Zeitgeist and America : freedom to fascism that inspired this entry...coz I love good conspiracy theories..


Oct 5, 2008

my raya....2008 (Work In Progress)

RAYA PERTAMA
entry dibuat bermula dary raya ke 5...by the time nak tulis raya pertama...i dah pancit....so saya mau tido....esok ambung plus leh tambah raya ke 6

RAYA KE 2
tak gi mana coz i was really sick. call emy and say sorry to her coz tak dpt nak attend her open hse....huuuuuu


RAYA KE 3
Kak Nora MARA & Family - ni jiran setaman ni. ada mee kari, spagetti,macaroni bakar, kek from lakemba. ni 2nd time datang umah dia. 1st time was exactly one year ago masa dia buat kenduri masuk umah baru. really really love her house....modern layout and balcony view of maroubra beach!!!


RAYA KE 4
Open House MSD kat M'sia Hall - Macam2 ada: nasi beriani, sate, roti canai, roti jala, mihun goreng kuih macam2 jenis plus drinks. as usual team postgrad kena in-charge kuih muih, so i bawak mini portugis egg tart.




RAYA KE 5
raya ke 5 ni mmg complete my one day meal...ehehhehehe

1. Brunch at Hazizan, Nora and Rina - sampai dalam nak dekat kol 1 kot. haiyarkkkk....boleh lupa amik gambar. salu amik gambar lepas makan tp
since dah ramai sgt org so tak sempat sbb nak bagi ruang org lain duduk and enjoy the yummylicious lunch spread - nasi ayam, mee/mihun sup, rojak etc etc

2. Dinner at Farid, Yani and Darwish - dinner awal around 4.30 plus kot sampai lepak sampai pukul 7. Pn Yani kita buat dia nyer specialty - nasi kerabu. with ayam bakar, daging kicap, mihun sup and tiramisu. ayam bakar 14 ekor tu babe....kagum kagummmmm!!!

the three of us - me, kak nira and fiza (with spec) - adalah alumni SRK King George V, Seremban. infact fiza is my junior from SMSJ tapi dia masuk 95 so again tak sempat jumpa. kami bertiga jejak kasih di sydney, australia.

masa amik gambar ni punyer la byk kamera - 5-6 bijik kot...penat sengih

3. Supper at Fiza & Hisham - ni kira early supper...around 7 plus. dengar kata pn fiza kita buat makan2 sampai 3 kali...and each single time diff menu tu babe!!! hebat hebattt!! this time dia buat sizzling mee, custard and salad ala2 pizza hut...tu diaaa

time ni semua dah pi serbu sizzling mee dah

4. Ngopi at Insan, Lia, Durra and Diena - ni kami last minute gak request nak pi umah insan since dah ada keter ni. Pn Lia kita stilll dlm pantang....their new arrival baby diena baru 25 hari. depa 3 beranak hantu games....jgn main2 cik durra kita tuh w'pun baru 2 tahun tapi hebat. dgr citer ada org kalah main tenis ngan durra...heheheh. tp hari ni cik durra kurang konsentrasi sbb ada 'kakak' tuh sibok dok amik gambar dia. nanti tunggu baby diena besar mesti leh join sekaki. Pn Lia kita buat kopi kaw kaw....kopi cap kapal api guna coffee machine style kat cafe2 sini....akibat nyer skang ni kol 320 a.m i am still wide awake....hahahaha...bagus gak leh buat assignment



Oct 4, 2008

Daylight Saving

the beginning of daylight saving
now we are 3 hours ahead of m'sian time

Mamma Mia The Musical @ Istana Budaya

speechless ok speechless!!!
rasa mcm nak balik dgn kadar segera
tapi........


Category : Theatre
Date : 17 Dec 08 - 04 Jan 09
Time :
Venue
Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya



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Oct 3, 2008

raya gift....

i'm waiting patiently for 8th October to arrive...then only i can start dreaming about my raya gift...



AH Jourdan in black....i prefer brown actually but couldnt get any pic to link it here...can check out at their official website.
AH Brando in Black

nope...none of the above. mahal nak mampus. but AH will be introducing their affordable but stylish collection exclusively online starting 8th October for only 4 days!!! yerp it is super duper cheap but heyy....its authentic!! and sgt stylo!! makaseh evil dear

*all pixs are from shopstyle

Oct 2, 2008

demam...1st eva during raya

Chronology:

29th Ramadhan
suddenly rasa mcm nak demam. telan panadol dua biji...tido jap. dah bangun rasa lega sikit. so i thot it must be my usual demam on-off.

30th Ramadhan
ptg sket again, my voice dah start jadi 'rock'. again rasa berat kepala mau demam....so tido jap then again bangun rasa lega

1st Syawal
the day....rock abis my voice!! i am not able to enjoy my raya because of my voice...susah nak borak2...reach home after maghrib...........demam balikk....huuuuuuuuuuuu (padan muka minum lagi air sejuk...tp sgt tempting air sejuk time2 panas ni)

2nd Syawal
ok sket2....but i think i have to miss emy's open house. ikutkan boleh nak pi with mr evil but then nak naik bas panas2 and jalan2 lagi (plus makan2 lagi), i'm pretty sure balik kang temperature naik semula.......huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

my 1/2 kilo rendang yg tak terusik smalam dah selamat dikerjakan oleh mr evil's colleague. they want to fire mr evil and replace him with me at work....hahahahaha. lepas ni nak kena translate my mum's rendang recipe to english....camne erk nak describe kerisik??

Oct 1, 2008

Selamat Hari Raya.....

****pls scroll down for latest update (kalau ada)****


SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI
MAAF ZAHIR BATIN

FROM US
THE EVIL GENIUS


Sep 30, 2008

my rendang....1st eva

my 1st ever rendang - recipe from my mum :D. buat 1/2 kilo jer. i dont really fancy rendang, prefer kuah kacang daging. tapi malas nak buat kuah kacang nak blend2 kacang semua tuh.

Sep 27, 2008

my one week planner

another year and this will be my final one...so i have made plan for my pre and post raya celebration-

saturday:
1. halal butcher
2. m'sia hall for iftar

sunday:
1. paddys (ada possibility malas. setakat nak beli udang jer....gi eastgarden jerk lah!!)
2. spring clean - the whole day of sunday will be spend throwing away all notes from previous semester (w'pun sayang nak buang) and also pre-"back-for-good" packing....wohooooo. plus i need to figure out where i should put all those hundreds pieces of corelle loose pieces...seriously i got no space.
3. assignment - will start after midnite. i can only write after midnite, too many distraction any time earlier than that

monday
1. cornflakes madu
2. call umi for recipe
3. assignment (s-d-a)

tuesday
1. main masak2c - planning to prepare kuah udang and rendang daging. 1st time nak buat ni...tak tau la jadi ker tak

wednesday
1. prayer at m'sia hall
2. sessi fotografi
3. JJCM

thursday
1. dok umah

friday
1. dok umah

sat
1. m'sia hall
2. jalan2 cari shopping mall

sun
1. JJCM the whole day

mon
1. JJCM kat randwick
2. discussionn!!!! - its a public holiday here in sydney, labour day. but me and my team decided to meet on this very day....we got final plan due in one week time. so starting this monday until the following monday....we will be tak tentu arah!!!

Sep 25, 2008

RIP my friend

1 year ago..I met with a very lovely lady in bondi...she's a branch manager for the skin clinic next door...just moved in from the States..she hangs out at our place for chit chat and coffee..She had a cat named Bill for 15yr...can't pronounce my name properly...it's either azus or zues..and I gave up correcting her.. She always screw up her pc or fax machine, so will asked me to fix it. My boss aren't too happy when i go moonlighting in another place..she insist on charging labour hour.

Last July she harassed me almost everyday for the upcoming company's ball in november....after 1 week of harassment i finally cracked...said yes...just to get rid of her..she promised to borrow me her husband tuxedo..like that gonna fit

Last month she went to vacation in phuket during..she's been going there for the umpteenth time and never got bored with the place. I tried to convince her to visit malaysia but she said the traffic is horrible..I can't defend that part..sorry Tourism Dept..anyways she fell and injured her back in phuket...came back here to do MRI and CAT scan and suppose to start working back last monday....she was on painkillers due to her back and unable to move around freely..she did drop by to our office and gave me this t-shirt...she thought I liked monkeys..coz I have another monkey suit...I mean shirt...it was XL but hey...its a gift...I gave her a fridge magnet when I went to snowy mountain back then..
On early tuesday morning..i walked into the office and Mark said..Antoinette died yesterday...I was dumbdfounded...can't believe she died....it was something abt deep vein thrombosis during her flight to and fro phuket..
Her husband have cremated her body and will be spreading her ashes in Coogee beach and the rest back to Ireland..her home country...

So i'm dedicating this entry to you...Antoinette - you're a great friend....we're gonna miss u

Sep 23, 2008

the waiting.....

i need to go out...for some beautiful view of the shopping complex....do some retail theraphy maybe...eiii...boring nyer dok umah...but i need to stay home and wait for my parcel....the agony of buying online....ahahahhaha

in abt a week we will be celebrating hari raya...mcm boring jer raya tahun ni sbb jatuh middle of the week. but still this will not stop me from my raya shopping....ahahaha...need to find a nice oblong tie rack scarf that can match my baju raya 2 tahun lepas....so bondi this thursday...but the one in chatswood lagi besor...hmmmmmmm

Sep 21, 2008

sunday update....

last update was like on wednesday....hahahha....malas plus busy wif assignment.


my sultana cake from the four ingredients book. i never had confident baking a cake....salu tak sedap. tp smalam try gak buat sbb nak abis kan sultana. tgk cake mcm tak moist apa mesti tak sedap...but i kinda like it sbb tak manis sgt mcm the usual fruit cake...eheheheh...plus it is super easy

my kuih lopes....this time buat satu cawan beras pulut jerk. nak bentuk pun elok sket la dr yg buat tahun lepas. butthis time i use frozen shredded coconut...mcm kasar2 plak

ni 2-3 hari lepas punyer menu....ayam percik kelantanese style....dry sket ayam dia. and fresh watermelon juice!!! dearrr....nanti beli tembikai lagiiiiiii

Sep 17, 2008

my overcooked egg tart wif my hideous looking kuih keria....

ni jer la keria yg ruper dia senonoh sket utk photography shoot hari ni. i dunno why my keria is so lembek....dok tambah tepung pun dok lembek jugak lagi...punyer lah susah nak bentuk. so i roger my mum and ask about it....so the conclusion is...SALAHKAN SWEET POTATOES!!! ruper nyer ada org pun dah roger my mum becoz of this same problem....so umi kata...sweet potatoes sana lain kot. ayork...mcm mana nak buat belotok ni. anyway, nanti nak try beli sweet potatoes yg yellow plak. and by the way, saya masih tak pass pass lagi nak sira keria...ahahahha



another of my fav from the bakery, portugis egg tart....terlarit sampai terovercooked my egg tart. tp belah dalam kuning elok...

and finally, boring makan nasik so today we had beef stew wif pastry....ala2 style beef pie kat dome. and seriously ppl, this beef stew is soooooo sooooo nice. first time buat and the moment we all makan...we were like.....woooooo!!! sedap nyer!!!! seriouslyyyyy!!! got this recipe from here...makaseh tuan punyer recipe.

ayorkkk...esok nak masak apa ni wehhh.....and erk...congratulations to those yg dpt boss baru...congratulations kahhhh???