rusty

rusty? my cooking skill? a little bit :P. broke the record of not cooking a proper meal after, erm... let me count, (referring to this entry :P, hehehe...) ok, after a total of 3 years and 13 days... crazy ain't it? i know, even how many excuses i gave, it was simply because i was plain lazy (guilty as charged :P).

anyhoo, i've finally made it. got the momentum to cook, my own home-cooked meal ;). i miss everything about cooking. from planning, groceries shopping, meal preparation and until the last bit of your "creation" fill up the happy tummy/tummies. lovely, right?

*slightly charred teriyaki chicken wing. ok, huh? for a first attempt after so many years :P

p/s: i think i must thank my elder brother. he cooks all the time. it has become a challenge for me since even a guy like him has the time to cook. so can i. gambatte!

heart

happy heart. one of my fave perfume. the picture below was taken exactly 5 years ago. many things have happened. am glad the heart still happy eventhough the journey was rather bumpy. very much thankful for everything. syukur, alhamdulillah...

*happy heart

half

i'm officially a half-marathoner, yeay me! and the bunny too ;) our first half-marathon was last night, at putrajaya night marathon. it was also our first run together, as in running side-by-side. the bunny promised to run with me and he did. thanks a lot dear, for being the coach, the pacer and the supporter. appreciate it much!
 

 *courtesy of snap-attack.com

nway, speaking of the run, it was definitely the hardest one i've encountered. not the route but the location. the weather was dry and putrajaya has the hottest night in the world (exaggerating but it's actually REALLY HOT, no kidding!) i sweat like a pig even in the first km. and what could had happened in the next 20km? real nuts, ain't it? but we've survived, with some blisters at some unimaginable parts, hahaha!!!

fly

i believe i can fly *wink*wink*

story at the office. i was given a new portfolio. very interesting yet challenging one. well, at least i don't need to do something that i'm not fond of, any longer. will do my best at the new task, of course.

speaking of new, i will be fly-wiring now. thanks to mr bunny, hehehe... gazzelle has a new partner in crime: nike lunarelite+ 5. very supportive and stable these sweet-coloured pair of racers. yet to try them in action. will prolly use them tomorrow morning at city day relay, team with the bunny and luqman. us the q-rox will rock u, hahaha!!!

lie

topics in fly fm's pagi show are getting interesting. the other day was how or ways to distract from getting scold or get caught in "cepu-emas" questions or something like that. its cool when one of the listeners said that everytime the mother ask her when is she getting married, she distracted the mother by telling her that there's a sale coming at habib jewel and the mother actually bought it! very cheeky, indeed :P. and today's topic was another interesting one. the topic: is it ok to lie to your partner or spouse? myself, i wouldn't lie. i don't even like to lie after i was caught in a dark history when i started to lie. i've promised myself not to do it to anyone ever again. so back to the pagi show's topic, a lot of listeners saying that it is ok to lie to prevent from any arguments. i wouldn't say that i 100% disagree. what is ok is not to lie but try to twist the words. do not deny but try to say the truth but in a delicate way. one example from one of the listeners is when the gf asked him, "do i look fat in this dress?". and he said no. as for me, from a girl's point of view, this is an act of dishonesty. don't lie and say no, if she actually looked fat in the dress. the best way is by saying something like, "why not try the other dress and we'll compare and see which one is better on you". just my opinion.

nway, please enjoy this video cos i do. thanks to my anything-korean-obsessed sister :P

and the scary other version of the song :P

so, moral of the story: don't lie ;)

classic

wonder why in just a few days in the new decade of 21st century, i've heard plenty of parties donned and planned to go for the 70's theme. perhaps it's cool? i would prefer even earlier years theme, the 50's or the 60's. they're just classic. just like the make-up brand i use, benefit and my grandma's classic baju kurung i wore on eid 2007. very jackie o ;)

english

the english is getting more lousy. and the surroundings are not helping either! daily conversation in malay. some bad broken english receptionist at the entertainment centre. rojak speaking customer service on the phone. help me please!

some funny incidents i've encountered but are tiny bit annoying and in need of careful and full attention:

steak is NOT stick and snack is NOT snake. would really appreciate if all can pronounce them in a proper way. tq *smiley face*

twenty

20km in 2 hours n 18 minutes. great result i must admit. but it causes my bad knee... prolly an emergency leave tomorrow? :P.

btw, new balance pacesetters 30km 2010 is the farthest run i've joined to date. i participated in the 20km category. the route? pretty similar to that of malakoff run in dec 2009. lots of hills. but we've survived! that's the most important thing, right? and i've signed up for a half marathon in feb and a 15km run in march. prolly another half marathon in late march. full marathon? not ready, still. hehehe...

*miss hunny and her first 20km finisher's medal. very proud ;)

thinking of buying a new pair of running shoes, though. hunnystar is no longer capable to go long distance and i can't depend on just gazelle if i were to join plenty more runs this year. am eyeing on nike lunarracer+ 2. real cool gear. will try to sort the financial crisis out and see whether can fit the shoes in my very-important-and-very-urgent-stuff-to-buy list :P

p/s: to mr triple a... chill k. don't worry. everything happened for a reason. and as i said, u gonna get even better stuff in return *wink*wink*

first

saucony pacemakers network run 2010: the first run on the first day of the year. the first run on friday morning. the first run at lake garden. the first run that includes climbing up stairs as high as 8-storey tall building (x3). the first run that i have to wait for the bunny to finish (ladies 3 loops while men 4 loops). the first run that i ended up in top 10 for women under 34 category (out of 20-ish :P). the first run of many more runs to come in 2010 (most definitely!).

 

*hunny n bunny after the run

happy new year!

running

and yet again, i'm referring to my previous entry: run, on the jogging part, that is... i love to run. no matter how bad my day is and no matter how big my problem is, the feeling after a long run is quite pleasant. running keeps me sane. it takes my mind off things. and especially having a very supportive running partner, to run is something very much that i'm looking forward to, either in the early morning or late evening after work. and here, i've decided that i won't quit running as yet. will keep on running as long as my body permits ;). plus, i need to make my finisher's medals collection bigger, rite? and to add the full marathon finisher's t-shirt as well, huh? *wink*wink*


p/s: it's official, december 2009 has the most posts in a month since i've started to actively blog. 8 entries and counting... will i post another entry tomorrow? we'll see :P

divert

divert? the mind. need to relax a bit. don't think too much. everything happened for a reason. you're blessed. that's what matter most. cool. chill. be patience. don't rush. life's great. challenges are life's brighteners. think positive. and don't forget to SMILE!

clutter

i am a clutter-free person. very neat and tidy. perfectionist? not so much :P.

nway, i am in midst of cleaning up the house. there are lots of stuff. i mean really a lot. the mom kept everything, from old school books to pre-historic computer peripherals. she said they are too sentimental to be thrown away. but ma, there's no use and space, what i said being rebellious :P. since i am very good at justifying the reason to do the things that need to be done (after preparing lots of proposal papers for projects at the office *wink*wink*), finally managed to persuade the mom of letting go some of the junk, hehehe... but there's still plenty to be done. with the help from the bunny, since i'm very much allergic to dust, we got to clean up half of the area. time is ticking and i hope we can finish everything up in time before new year *fingers cross*.

challenge

been challenging myself to put a pause on something that i've routinely/actively done, facebooking via mobile phone or in other word mobile facebooking. i usually facebooking while waiting for someone or something, while waiting for the food at the restaurant and even while waiting for the green light on the road. i'm easily bored, i know, hehehe... it was never easy to quit. it was real hard. on the bright side, after over a week on the challenge i would say that i can live without it. have to find some other non-annoying and informative hobby that is. reading perhaps *really?* ;)

bunny

he's twenty-nine! but still a shy guy :P

*a year older bunny ;)

train

travel by train? haven't done that in ages, locally that is. i went to singapore with the bunny, sis n cuz and the running buddies. the rest travelled by air while the four of us took the night train. traveling in pyjamas. cool huh?

*the cuz n sis in the train ready to sleep ;)

nevertheless, this very trip to singapore is somewhat an elaborate one. one part was for standard chartered singapore marathon. and the other was sightseeing baby! i was able to see more of singapore as if i'm a true tourist. we went to lots of tourist spots namely merlion park and sentosa island and less of shopping time. as per my previous post: runaway, to shop in singapore is not meaningful. prices are still much cheaper in malaysia. i didn't buy anything for myself apart from some chocolates that are hard to find in kl. love them to bits *yummy*. if only i brought bigger bag and if only i've booked the baggage allowance for the return flight, i would most definitely buy more of these delicious chocs! lesson learned right? :P

*some of us with our scsm finisher medals

oh btw, rucksack inn, the hostel that we've stayed was truely awesome!

*hunny heart rucksack!

pretentious

some peeps are pretentious and some can be too humble. some are original and some are too fake. just be yourself, will you?

true

where can i find true love? the question is always playing in our mind including myself. have i found mine? silly question i must admit :P. the question struck me when i browsed through my previous post titled love. i just bored maybe. or scared perhaps. i just can't think straight. ignore me :P

road

first time ever in my life i've broken over 5 road rules in less than 5 minutes, which includes went through no entry & no u-turn signs and ran over the red light. not proud of it though :P. crazy? maybe but not really. it's a public holiday and since its eid, not so many peeps were in town except my family that is, hehehe...

our family don't really celebrate eid adha as much as eid fitr. it should have been the other way round.  but it's the tradition :P. even since my dad was still around, we seldom go back to my parents' hometown, neither perak nor kelantan during eid adha. plus, this year's was even lamer since my grandma is in kl. so no point of us going back to kb. but last year's was great though. we did something different. very impromptu. my mom, younger bro, 2 sis and i decided to go for a roadtrip to taiping, celebrating eid with my dad's cousins. on our way there, we had a pitstop at teluk intan. visiting my dad's hometown and his family's resting place. and i must admit, i miss them so much esp my papa...

anywho, since my grandma is here, we had a small get-together at my house. my mom and aunts had a pot luck and surprisingly a lot of food was on the table waiting to be eaten by us the hungry fellows :P. after the feast, i've decided to go out with my sisters, away from the gossip monsters in da house, hahaha!!!

*sisters enjoying coffee/choc frap and cheesecake while playing chess & checkers

big

a big spender that is. little miss hunny spent some fortune in less than 12 hours. why, u ask? she's lonely that's why. no one's home. bunny's not around. mates not in town. hmm, what else can she do? shop til drop is the answer LOL. note to the bunny, never let this chick go shopping by herself again. never ever :P

p/s: she managed to grab something to revamp her entire closet (exaggerating :P). something good rite? hehehe...

miss

lately am missing the stuff while i was away. prolly because it's almost christmas. and prolly because i just got back from the holiday that has brought back the memories of something not malaysian... the most is the weather of course. secondly am so missing starbucks' mint signature hot chocolate that only came out during christmas season. not sure they still have it though. also missing the shopping spree when everybody was in the mood and busy with christmas shopping and myself to include *guilty* :P.

i loved to shop at boots. especially collecting the points and the bonus points that you can redeem and get a bunch of cool stuff for free. i repeat FREE... i remember once i redeemed my most favourite perfume in the world: clinique happy in bloom with the points and only had to wait a couple of months collecting the points to get it free. loved it so much.

nevermind that. am not gonna live in the past. am so loving the present and would hope the future gonna be much much better...