July is Finally Here!!!

Yay!!!!

This month is the last month of my working period. And not to mention, will be a busy month as well.

We will be going back to KB this weekend for my sister-in-law's wedding. By bus. Will be my first ride to travel from Melaka to KB by bus and the first ride for the twins as well . We had not planned initially to go back to KB since we had chosen to go the groom's wedding reception in Perlis next weekend. I don't have enough annual leave to spend anymore. So it was either KB or Perlis.

We called KB last week and heard that everybody is planning to go back to KB for the wedding despite the earlier statements that those (our siblings) who stay outside Kelantan do not plan to go back due to not having enough annual leave and have dedicated their leave for the wedding in August. And suddenly we felt guilty of not being there. Then we thought about going back by bus. Cause if we take bus, it is more convenient in terms of time. We can sleep through out the journey. So we went to buy tickets. Apparently the cost of travelling by bus for the four of us is equivalent to travelling by car. But since money is not the issue here ( I mean, we can afford it), riding by bus is the best option.

HB is excited about riding the bus coz he said he has not travel to KB by bus for so many years eversince he bought his car. I just hope that the twins would not have any problems riding in the bus.

Oh! July also is the month I should start with the preparation to go to Germany. I'm going to have very long list of things-to-do.

Tag: So You Want to Know More About Me?

I got another tag from Zara so here I go....

1. What do you want for your birthday?

My birthday had just passed on 12th this month. Well, to be honest I didn't get any present from dear cik HB except for birthday wish cause he was broke, he spent all his money on making passports and visa for the whole family and I'm ok that. I've been thinking to get a set of skin care from Artistry, Amway so cik HB has promised he would pay for that next month.

2. Who will be your next kiss?

My twins daughters!!!

3. When was the last time you went to the mall?

Yesterday, we went to Jusco. We surveyed the price of travel bags and things necessary for us to buy before we off to Germany in September.

4. Are you wearing socks right now?

Nope. I only wear socks when I need to wear the safety boot i.e for going to the site.

5. How did you spend your summer?

Err..I'm in Malaysia. So no such thing as summer in my country.

6. Have you been to the cinema in the last 5 days?

5 days? The last time I went to cinema was in December last year. I wanted to watch Narnia: Prince Caspian so badly last month but I failed to find the right time to go.

7. What was the last thing you had to drink?

The mineral water. I still fail to drink as much as 2 litres in a day.

8. What are you wearing right now?

My beige Arcadia blouse and dark blue Diesel jeans. Nothing fancy....

9. What was your last purchase?

Groceries from Tesco...hihihi. I'm a dull person.

10. What was the last food you ate?

We had meeting until noon today, and we got free lunch. It's nasi beriani. Hancuss dietku...

11. Who would be the person you would call if you were up in the middle of the night and couldn’t sleep?

No one. Last time I called cik HB before we got married. Now if I couldn't sleep (which hardly the case) I think I would switch on the tv.

13. Do you have a pet? Pet??

No. I'm not a pet person.

14. What made you laugh in the last 5 days?

Cik HB's stupid jokes and the twins.

15. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?

Home rather in the office.

16. What is the last thing you purchased online?

A hotel room in Genting Highlands.

17. One thing you hate about yourself?

I'm not so friendly enough. I don't make friend easily...unlike my mother who could always chat easily with a new-found friend. And I'm not so determined to get something...like I want to lose weight, but I haven't lose any because I don't work hard enough towards that.

18. Do you miss anyone?

I miss my friends from Uni. I think I can really laugh my heart out when I mingle with them especially my hiking friends.

19. What are your plans for the day?

Half a day has gone today, so nothing much I can plan for but I need to collect my contact lens from the optometric shop after work.

20. Last person you msg’d?

Dear cik HB, telling him that I'd be home a little bit late than usual.

21. Ever went to a camp?

Yes. Can't remember how many but so many. The most memorable one was the Malaysia-Singapore Youth Camp held for a week in 1995.

22. Are you a good student in school?

I guess I was, except for a minor thing I and few friends did after PMR. We sneaked out from school, changed our uniform and went to shopping mall in KL (that time I lived in Rawang).

23. What do you know about the (your) future?

Err...not that I know because our destiny is not in our hands, right? But I hope that I have a happy life along with my family.

24. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?

Yes, I love perfume. Those days when I still can afford expensive perfume, I like Happy from Clinique or the Elizabeth Arden collection. But now for daily use, I just use the roll-on perfume I buy cheap from Avon collection. I save the expensive one (I still have the Prelude from Elizabeth Arden) for special occasion with my HB...hihihi. Now I will use the credit card points to redeem perfumes. But the choice is very limited.

25. Where is/are your best friend/s right now?

Mostly reside in KL/Selangor. I wish I could see them more often.

This tag goes to Linda, Adah, Are-T and Kak Ajzie.

Yay!! I Got It Back

I'm so happy...my Kembara is back into action. I feel like doing tango....(despite I don't even know how to dance tango!)

You people must be wondering why am I so happy just because I got my car back, huh? Happy because I don't have to ride with my boss anymore, yeehaa!!!!

Just hope that this Kembara will not cause any more problems until 1 August. Just one more month!

Oh! By the way it cost me RM1320 to get it back. And since I was so desperate to get it back, I paid with my own money first (hopefully the owner will reimburse my money a.s.a.p). And syukur that on the same day my car was ready to be fetched, I received money from terminating my ASB loan. Allah s.w.t Maha Mengetahui.....

So guys, please do check on your car especially the timing belt. If it breaks, it'll cost you a bomb. But, hey, I heard the new designed cars are no longer using timing belt, it's timing chain now with minimal maintenance. Is it true?

It's So Mentally Abusing.....

Today is one peaceful day. The shitty boss is not around. And it doesn't mean that I don't do my works. It's just feel so nice not being summoned by him constantly (sometimes it is just to help him downloading something into his PC). Or if he's in his shitty moods, I'll get a good slash for something I don't think I'm deserved for. His absence makes me feel so good.

Actually I'm traveling to work today by using his Kembara (company's car, ok!). Call me being ungrateful to him, but I would prefer to be getting less salary this month (because it is unpaid leave) rather than feeling in debt to him. He made a lot of noises when I said I'd be on unpaid leave until my car's issues settled, saying that I wouldn't be able to finish my work before I leave. Despite my explanation that I've finished whatever works I had, and waiting for the resubmission from the Contractors, he still couldn't accept it. I know what is the main reason, he needs somebody for him to boss around, like preparing all sorts of documents or paper works he wants to send to the Client. He doesn't even know how to use the fax machine, mind you!

Yesterday, since he urged that I should come to work even by taking bus, I took up his challenge. I had no idea what kind of bus system would there be to travel from Melaka to Yong Peng. But I always consider myself an adventurous type, so why not give it a try. As I have expected, there is no direct express bus from Melaka to Yong Peng but I can travel from Melaka to Muar and see whether there is any bus from Muar to Yong Peng. But as I had missed the 8 am bus, I had to take the 9.30 am bus. I didn't really care what time will I arrive to my office as long as I've tried and let my boss see that I've made some effort.

As the bus reaching Muar town, I received a call from my boss asking my whereabout. When he knew that I'm reaching Muar, he asked me to wait for him at the bus station ( he lives in Muar). I told him I wanted to try to get a bus from Muar to Yong Peng but he insisted that there's no bus travelling in that route. I know that was not true, I travel everyday on the same route and I've seen the bus. But arguing with him is just a waste of time. By the time I reached the bus station, he was already there. I had no choice but to ride with him.

At 4pm, he asked me how would I go back home. I indeed was thinking about taking bus all the way from Yong Peng, knowing that he always gets home late. If I were to get a ride with him, I didn't know what time would I reach Muar and then get a bus to Melaka. Before I could speak out, he said this 'Ok la, let me be nice to you. You ride with me, then you take my car home. Tomorrow I'll be on leave and you use the car. I think you better travel to work with me until you get your car back', with a smirk on his face which I hate so much! No, I don't recognize that as a good deed from him, he'll use that back to stab me. But, again I had no choice.

We finally left the office at 6.30 pm, which meant I'd reach Melaka at 8.30 pm. In between, he kept saying that I should be grateful enough that he's willing to share his car with me, or else I'm in trouble. I purposely said that I would be resorted to take unpaid leave. It made him angry then...hehehe. Saja je aku kan....But I was so satisfied I talked back....hehehe

And tomorrow I'm supposed to pick him up at his house. And if my car repair works is still not done, or if the owner delay the payment, looks like I have to travel with him everyday. I hate traveling in the car with him. I hate to listen to his dirty ramblings, his driving skill and everything about him.

How I wish that I can really avoid this man....how I wish that 1st August comes in so fast. Or better, I wish that I don't feel this unpleasant feeling.

Help me!!!!

Hey, My Blog Should Not Be Linked to Any Porns , OK!

The reason why I put the FEEDJIT Live Traffic Feed is to see whom have visited my blog and their location. And from the traffic feed also I can visit other people's blog.

I always notice that I have visitors from this one website called manonazi.com. The first time I clicked on this link it appeared that this is a porn website in Malay. Thinking that probably the visitor had accidentally arrived to my blog, I just ignored it. But then I keep seeing that more visitors coming to my blog via this link. It doesn't seem good to me, how could people get a link to my blog via a porn website?

So I went to that website and tried to figure out how my blog's link can appear in that website. There wasn't any sign shows 'The Rose Garden', title of my blog on it. The website has combination of Malay-Indon words, and words like 'ngesek adik sama mama' ( I don't even know the meaning of ngesek) 'adik ipar gatal' made me sick. Then I captured sentences 'since aku x dpt balik KB...' and my sense told me to click on that. And....yes! It links to my blog!!!!!

Ku sgt terkejut beruk!!!!

How in the world the word 'adik ipar' can be considered a source of porn stuff? It really pisses me off, cause that 'adik ipar' was a story I mentioned about my sister-in-law and suddenly captured by a porn website. It's so crappy!!!!

Bloggers, has this happened to you? How can I avoid this kind of thing? It spoils the reputation of my blog. How would I ensure that my blog is not linked to any porn related website? Tell me, pleaseeeeeeeeee...........

Weekend Get-Away

As the Kembara's problems is bugging me, dear cik HB popped the news that he was going for a short course in PD on the weekends and family was allowed to come along. Yahoo!!! It was just a perfect time for me to release my stress.

That Friday I was on unpaid leave coz my boss was really inconsiderate to allow me to take the paid leave (I still have 2 days more before my last day working but only entitled for the month of July). Instead he suggested that I take bus to work. Well, I said I'll figure out on the bus thing but I won't come on Friday.

Being at home on working day somehow gave me different feeling. Like, I feel like a real homemaker. And within half a day I managed to do quite a lot of house chores. From laundry, sweeping, even dusting and then cooking, I was so glad I can see my house in order.

We left home at 3 pm but we stopped at Jusco and later Giant to buy swimming suit for the girls and some foods. We only arrived at Tiara Beach Resort at 7pm. As HB was busy with his course, I was left with the kids and we just lepak in the room watching TV.

Tiara Beach Resort has huge swimming pools and surrounded by man-made beach. So the next morning I took the girls down to the pool. Nabihah enjoyed being in the water but Nabilah refused to get into the water. Poor Nabihah, she just had to play at the shallow area. I can't leave Nabilah by herself if I were to take Nabihah into the deep side. So Nabilah kept playing with the sand and Nabihah kept demanding that I take her into the deep water. After 1 hour and since we couldn't really enjoy ourselves, and it was already hot, I decided it was time to get back to the room.

Tiara beach Resort view

Children area

My girls

But being in the room with the girls had nothing to do, really drove me crazy. They kept asking for cartoon show, not understanding that this TV is not TV at home with Astro. My mistake, I didn't bring the colouring books and crayon with us.

So when HB took us out for lunch, I quickly went to a sundry shop to buy some exercise books and crayons. So the whole afternoon I had a moment of peace as the girls were occupied with the conteng activities. And late afternoon we went down to the pool again as HB had free time the whole evening to night. This time I could enjoy playing in the water with Nabihah as Nabilah being entertained by HB.

The loved ones. Note that Nabilah (in blue suit) looked so tense in the water

That night while dining, due to exhaustion, the girls fell asleep on our arms. It was so difficult to eat while handling a sleeping child. I was tired too, I guest when you spent long hours in the water, it wears you out.

Sunday afternoon we left Tiara Beach Resort and reached home feeling better. I'm glad we spent the weekends there. A get-away really improves my emotion even though it is a short one. I'm glad it was free too (for accommodation only, we paid for our foods).

It Happens Again!!!

When I thought everything going to be smooth until I finally resign, the Kembara gave problem again. And this time, the timing belt has snapped! Timing belt...oh, dear...that will cost more than 1k to be repaired, I understand. Last month I've spent about RM300++ on the repair works and had just received the reimbursement and now this....

Well, obviously I can't pay for the cost on my own this time, where would I fork out that much of money? I've called the owner, he sounded very disappointed on hearing the news. Somehow I felt like I am blamed for the damage, like I didn't really take care of the car.

This morning, my dear HB is kind enough to take leave so that I can use his car to go to work. Only for today, tomorrow and days onward I think I might have to take unpaid leave and stay at home until the car issue is settled. That if the owner is willing to pay direct to the workshop.

I keep reminding myself, this is only a small challenge in my life, so please dear me...don't get so disappointed over the matter....