Jun 3, 2009

Changes

Okay, a nice full update..

Pardon the long holiday from blogging though. Frankly speaking, I've been quite busy the past two months after my marriage. There were lots of kenduris to attend, relatives to visit and so on. Furthermore, life is good too. I now have a person to go to for everything that I do. Person to have a second opinion, to tell something, to complaint about something, even just to lie down and relax. Still, though, marriage is not all about the 'living together' part. There are quite a number of responsibilities that I have to take on as a husband, and I'm learning bit by bit of them. In the past, it was okay for me to just do something and not having a feeling of what other people will say. But for now, I need to put my wife on top of things. Has she eaten, how's her day, is her job okay, is there any of her clothes that are no more suitable, so on. Thankfully she is as understandable, allowing me to get a hold to the knowledge and correcting me as we go along. As for the usual question for newly-weds, "dah ada ke belum?", the answer is we are still trying and leave that to the fate. Actually I don't really like people asking me or my wife that question. I mean, c'mon. If it's there, it's there. We will tell you, there's really no need for you to poke around asking the question over and over again. Heck, even our moms don't ask the question. So please, really appreciate if you guys 'prod' us with the questions only once in a while :)

Okay, enough with life-wise. For daily/weekly updates on my life, you may refer to my wife's blog. There are updates, pictures, comments and so on in her blog and I don't think it's necessary for me to update with the same thing. Don't really like to do redundant things. Oh btw, we went to watch Monsters vs Aliens 3D last week. Damn nice experience, although the 3D specs made us a bit dizzy sometimes. "I may not have a brain, but I got a plan." Damn BOB, haha..

Oh, I managed to organize a paintball session with my colleagues last few weeks. It went well, and it's good to be able to help in lifting up the spirits within them. Things didn't go well in the office lately, with lots of works and meetings and more works (and people-problem *chuckles*). Having the paintball session was the correct thing to do at the correct time. Problem is, now every issue in the office will have to settle by a paintball session haha. Damn people even imagining to bring the paintball marker to the office and shoot anyone who crosses their path LOL. Will have another session on the 27/6 hopefully. Special thanks to Pejai who helped to make this a success. I do owe you a lot, thanks for that.

Ah, before I forget. I'm on a 3-day holiday starting from last Monday until today. Which is why you see my blog is updated on Wednesday morning. Went to JB yesterday and the day before to visit my uncle. As usual, any update regarding this you may redirect to my wife's blog.

A special contribution to my pet fish who died last Friday. The fish, who is only known as 'Puyu', died for no apparent reason in the morning. It saddens me though, as I used to take care of it since it was just a small fish. I do remember only feeding it with the tiny guppy pellet as it was too small to eat the normal fish pellet, feeding it once in the morning and at night. It would rise to the surface and opened its mouth when it saw me holding the pellet container. Washing the aquarium would be quite a task too, because it likes to jump around in the temporary container while waiting for the aquarium to be cleaned. There were even times when it jumped out of the aquarium at night, only to be discovered lying on the floor gasping for oxygen in the morning (wonder how it still live..). Rest in peace Puyu, thanks for looking after me all these while.. (I do really hope you didn't turn into some ikan pekasam or something)

Enough with the update, want to wake my wife up and have some breakfast. Later!

May 31, 2009

Damn!!

Almost 3 months. Didn't realize this blog was left unattended. Well this is married life, got too many things to do other than blogging (kindly refer to Azhar, hehe). Will update later, I promise. In the mean time, to see my latest activities kindly browse to my wife's blog. Later!

Mar 16, 2009

Beginning and Ending

Thanks to those who wishes us. Finally Izma and I are married. It's an ending of our 5 years of unofficial dating and 1 year of engagement. May it blooms to the end :)

15/03/2003 - 15/03/2009
15/03/2009 - Eternity

Mar 5, 2009

Wish List

I've been literally 'under fire' for not putting up my wish-list LOL. So as to satisfy and ease up the process of buying gifts, here you go. Note that list is not in any particular order.

1. Holiday voucher (there's a reason this is the first one haha)
2. Cooking utensils (taken by Azhar)
3. Knife set
4. Nice glassware for 2 person
5. Container set to put salt, pepper, herbs etc
6. Vacuum cleaner (this is a bit absurd, but heck..)
7. Set of tupperwares
8. PSP/PS3
9. Mitsubishi Lancer GT2.0
10. RM200/night price for an apartment in Langkawi (especially for Pejai LOL)
11. Your presence to the kenduri


I'm getting married on 15/03. The kenduri will be on 28/03 and 4/4, so there's little time for me to prepare things. Luckily all major things have been settled long before, left back those minor things that only take at most 2 days to do. In the process of sending out invitation cards to my friends and colleagues, so I do hope you can make it to the event. At times I do feel nervous and scared of the responsibilities that lie ahead of me. I mean, how am I supposed to manage a family. I'm not that perfect of a person, so to be said. But thankfully the significant other understands this and assures me that all will go well. Pray for us and may things go well as expected.

Note: These are Google Maps link to both kenduri sites. I have also prepared 2 map files that are suitable to be viewed by mobile phone. Links are as follows.

[Google Maps]
k-mie's side: click here
izma's side: click here

[Map File]

Jan 26, 2009

Updates!!

Ok, a lot to update. Firstly, marriage things are almost complete. Left back all those official things like submitting forms etc, but that will be settled this Wednesday hopefully. Next step will be printing out invitation cards and sending them out. Too bad my wedding is scheduled at the same day as ex-KT 9899 10 years reunion, so I won't be able to join my schoolmates in KT. I *might* make a 3G call that day to see how the reunion is and to send my regards to other schoolmates. Damn I love technology haha.

A few weekends back Izma and I went for a picnic at Sungai Congkak. Went there with my younger brother and sister. It was an impromptu plan actually, so we didn't really prepare anything to go there. Just bring our spare clothes, towels, bought some snacks and off we go in the water. My younger brother sure looked frenzied, it's been ages since he went for a picnic like that. We snapped a couple of pictures, and in effort to get a good shot the camera had to be sacrificed with some splash haha. Thank God nothing bad happened to it, else I'd be cursing myself for not being careful.

Stupid adik peeing behind some trees
Watching over younger siblings
Jump!!
Our lunch, Sate Kajang Hj Samuri

It was a refreshing trip by the way, most probably because a few weeks earlier work had become a major issue to Izma and I. We found that the picnic do freshen up our mind and spirit, and it was a timely decision to go with the plan after all. We really went all out that day, doing water splash and all like some kids. But I guess this was what made us relieved, by letting our minds free from day-to-day problems. A second trip can be assured in the near future, maybe after our marriage.

On a more serious issue, what a way to welcome the 2009 by inciting Gaza conflict. I'm not gonna comment on this issue, because I'm sure most of you can get your information from local newspapers or television newscast. Actually I'm quite awed with the military technology used by the Israelis (no I do not condone the killing of Palestinians, so stop calling me infidel or traitor or whatnot). Only in the event like this can we see the latest military technologies being rolled out and tested in warfare environment. Things like Apache gunship are things of the past. We've already saw Apache in action in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, maybe a quick peek at Predator on the later. But the use of white phosphorus bomb and cluster bombs are something new. Although these are not latest technology, but we never see it in action due to international convention that prevents these to be used for the sake of humanity. I certainly was amazed at the image of cluster bomb in action, where one big bomb dropped multiple small payloads to a designated area. Sure does save cost and ammunition. But then, yeah, it was never a fair fight over there. Huge difference of military technology, and yet not many things have changed. It's their fight after all, I'm sure the same thing gets repeated in future.

Oh ya, before I forgot. My wedding ceremonies will be on the 28th of March (Izma's side) and 4th of April (my side). People, please come. Especially my four V4E-S1 cronies. I do expect some nice gifts though, am never shame to ask for anything from you guys. Things priced RM50 or above are greatly welcomed, thank you.

I'm currently staying alone at home. Everybody else went back to hometown on this 4-days holiday. I do have some works to be finished so I skipped going back too. This has been a perfect time for me to improve my cooking skills. Made sambal sotong on Saturday for dinner, nasi goreng kicap on Sunday lunch, sambal sardin on Sunday dinner and just now nasi goreng kicap improvised (with added cabbage & spinach). All those are edible as well as got some taste. I still remember my first attempt making nasi goreng, and I do remember I ate it  with full force since it had no taste at all. So I'm giving myself a pat in the back for the improvement and I'm sure to improve more in the future. Thanks to Izma for instructions on the sambal sotong. Oh by the way, I slowly started to get the meaning of secukup rasa etc. No more needing to know exactly how many spoons of salt do I need to pinch in. I guess experiences do come with mistakes, LOL.

This is a video of us, having fun by ourselves in Sungai Congkak..