More Congratulations!

To Walter Francois for your second coffee book on Malaysia titled Putrajaya. I know you're very much in love with our country, it's practically your second home and we welcome you here anytime.

To Soosan Ho for the launch of your very own PrettyChantique Boutique and juggling all other events at the same time. Hope we won't be hearing you being admitted for exhaustion anytime soon. Once was scary enough. Take it easy sweetheart =)

Welcome back Wan Alleena Abdullah, who has been with her mom for a few years until very recent to teman mommy as Malaysian Ambassador in Paris. You call me for coffee, I call you for coffee, then we both gatal-gatal make other plans and yet to meet up. Miss you tonnes! Gossip cepat!

Doa Nur

Allahummaj' al lii nuuron fii qolbii
wa nuuron fii qobrii

wa nuuron fii sam 'ii
wa nuuron fii bashorii

wa nuuron fii sya' rii
wa nuuron fii basya rii

wa nuuron fii da mii
wa nuuron fii lah mii
wa nuuron fii 'i zho mii

wa nuuron min baini yadayya
wa nuuron min kholfi

wa nuuron an ya miinii
wa nuuron an syi maalii

wa nuuron min fauqii
wa nuuron min tahtii

birohmatika
Ya Arhamarahimin
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Ya Allah! berikanlah cahaya dalam hatiku
dan cahaya dalam kuburku

dan cahaya dalam pendengaranku
dan cahaya pada penglihatanku

dan cahaya pada rambutku
dan cahaya pada kulitku

dan cahaya pada darahku
dan cahaya pada dagingku
dan cahaya pada tulangku

dan cahaya di hadapanku
dan cahaya di belakangku

dan cahaya di kananku
dan cahaya di kiriku

dan cahaya di atasku
dan cahaya di bawahku

dan dengan belas kasihanMu
sesungguhnya Engkau Tuhan Maha Pengasih

Dear Mr.EX(s)

A special shout-out to all you involved so I don't have to repeat myself.. again.

Yes, Zulkarnain Zubir@Ajoi is the perfect man that I want to spend the rest of my life with.
Yes, I am genuinely in love and happy.
Yes, the wedding is confirmed.
Yes, I am excited.
Yes, I do avoid those annoying calls on purpose. heh.
No, I'm not interested to meet up.
No, I'm not gonna change my mind.

No point to even think of trying anymore.
Kindly move on.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Yours sincerely,
Nora.

mind boggling

Pessimism, from the Latin pessimus (worst), is a state of mind in which one perceives life negatively. Value judgments may vary dramatically between individuals, even when judgments of fact are undisputed. The most common example of this phenomenon is the "Is the glass half empty or half full?" situation. The degree in which situations like these are evaluated as something good or something bad can be described in terms of one's optimism or pessimism respectively. Throughout history, the pessimistic disposition has had effects on all major areas of thinking^.

Philosophical pessimism is the similar but not identical idea that life has a negative value, or that this world is as bad as it could possibly be. It has also been noted by many philosophers that pessimism is not a disposition as the term commonly connotes. Instead, it is a cogent philosophy that directly challenges the notion of progress and what may be considered the faith-based claims of optimism.

~Ladies minimum sekali sebulan pasti begini punyer.

*Shout-out to dearest cousin, Rozanna Latiff aka Nana for AGAIN making front page of NST.
Four? Five? and counting.....

elite garage

Just got back from Suzy's Corner@Ampang. Ordered the Peach Lasse- they put mamak style yogurt, "adeh, susah nak telan". Ajoi as usual, seeing the yummy roasted chicken wings, ordered a plate.

Jangan la main lumba-lumba habiskan ayam tu, memang lah awak yang menang!
~heh. Love you Sayang.

*rewind*

Tarawikh tonight at Surau Kemensah a.k.a Surau Orang Kaya. Why do I say so? Because that's the only surau here that you can see Beemers, Mercs, Porsches, Range Rovers, Ferraris and one time, a Lambo parked in the courtyard. For the ladies, you can choose between the indoor arena (10ft X 20ft)- with walls fixed with 42" plasma showing the live telecacst of the Imam, 4units of 2hp airconds and ceiling fans or an option of the wide open space (roof-covered) balcony area with wall plugged fans.

As we were about the start isyak, one mak datin asked me to sit next to her untuk rapatkan saf. Well, since her face is thick with make-up, fingers lined with gold and a very expensive looking telekung wrapping her body- I assume she couldn't be any less. Right after Isyak, she whispered to me, "rapat sangat dengan orang depan, susah nak rukuk". I turned to her and replied with a smile, "dah jemaah makin ramai, memanglah baris kena rapat sikit". She gave me a sneer. In my heart, I just went, "whatever.."

But that does not change the fact that the Imam memorized some very impressive versus from the Quran and didn't waste a single moment to complete his duties.

Overall experience- fabulous!

p/s: thank you everyone for the various job offers. I'll decide soon ok. Love you guys. However Ajoi kept insisting I'd be a suri rumah.

p/p/s: Awak nak simpan saya kat umah ye sayang? =)

khemah

Noris: Khemah mana?
Kerol: Kat depan tu.
Nora: Ada khemah ke kat sini beb?

As we were venturing the location, we finally saw the said venue, RASTA KHEMAH- right smack in our faces- funny. Memamng betul namanya KHEMAH. heh.

Sempat singgah kejap malam semalam after tarawikh to sama-sama celebrate Faiz's 23rd birthday. Nice location dearie. Ala-ala arabian setting. So the 10 of us lit the candle at midnite and wished:

Dear Faiz, have a wonderful 23rd birthday, may you pass your exams with flying colors and a great future awaits. Love from all of us.

So anyone wants to have a quiet get together for very affordable price (starting from RM2 per dish) ranging from all kinds of cuisine- shisha juga ada, make your way to Rasta Khemah@TTDI. Easiest route via Penchala Link.

Got a ride home and a quick mamak from Ajoi- Thank you Sayang.


*Accompanying mak soon to meet-up with Kak Liza, our wedding planner.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

2nd of Ramadhan

I guess it's a habit that I carry, suka testing. Food joint, new malls, surau or masjid. Be it for solat wajib or even sunat.

Personal favorites:
Masjid Saidina Abu Bakar, Bukit Damansara - kuliah subuh dia best
Masjid TTDI - air cond dia best.
Surau Jalan I, Taman Melawati- best for kids nak tarawikh (surah pendek-pendek)
Masjid Jalan B, Taman Melawati- orang lama yang nak khatamkan Al-Quran dalam tempoh Ramadhan.

So just now I went and tested Masjid Al-Hidayah Taman Melawati.
It is spacious, 3 days ago, went for Asar- not bad. Imam was clearly heard. Decided to give it a shot for tarawikh. Arrive at 8.20pm to catch the Isyak berjemaah. Full house in the ladies department, they had to extend until corridor area which is a norm for men's department but I guess, it is a culture in Taman Melawati for the whole family to come. Kids and teenagers usually will have fun cause they can also meet their friends there. Right before azan, I heard the urusetia masjid (i think he is-dengan gaya confidentnya) saying, "siapa tak tahan boleh naik ke atas, lebih selesa". As they corridor area is ventilated via standing fans, upstairs are well equipped with ceiling fans and all the windows are open- sejuk angin malam.

So I made my way to the staircase- saja nak rasa tingkat atas pulak. At the same time, the urusetia came passed me and he said, "awak naik ke atas ya". I replied, "ya, nak ke sana ni, terima kasih". He smiled and we part ways. Upon reaching the upper floor, I quickly made my way to the first row of the saf. Wah! lucky dapat betul-betul selari dengan imam and first class view of the whole jemaah.

Got short khutbah before tarawikh.
Imam is good.
Qari was assigned for tarawikh- lebih muda, lebih bertenaga.
1 juzuk every night so can khatam Al-Quran by end of ramadhan.

Good experience. Ramai orang seronok juga.

Having difficulties sleeping now cause 2 of my neighbors tengah mengaji. I can tell because their tarannum are different. They probably live in a different block sebab dengar sayup-sayup aje.
Nonetheless, both are extremely talented- layan pulak.

Ajoi kata "bunian mestilah talented"

~Chet! ke situ pulak dia.~


Salam Ramadhan Al-Mubarak!