Sunday, April 28, 2013

The house and The office

I do not have much to talk about house right now.
 
 
When you do not have loads of budget to complete the house and have to do it in phases so updates will be slowlah....
 
 
Only 4 areas almost complete as of end of April 2013.
 
1. My son's room (90% - I need to hang photograph, book case, etc)
2. Guest room (I need to hang the frame, put TV just so I could make it like a homestay concept...)
3. Dining room (the ceiling lamp not yet chosen, the table lamp and flower arrangement)
 
 
So my house still looks like in the midst of constructionlah.


 
Memang stress pindah rumah ni...
 
 
Recently, I called Astro to come and pasang upgrade for superpack and 2nd decoder... I thought I have perfectly planned the cabling and wiring.. but it is still not perfect. Dia kena cross over the roof and campak cable ke belakang so.. at the back of my house the wiring is dangling like noone's business..Earlier during thr project I actually plan for another wiring, but it did not happen that way due to some constraint.
 
 
 
Secondly, if you have "the pvr" function, they required 2 cables. Nasiblah baik the master bedroom got one extra and we can pulled out the cable from the wall and reverse the cable to the front. I hope you can imagine what I mean :P Kalau tak another hacking or cabling dangling outside :(



It is something that I NEVER expected.



The office has little updates too. Infact I kindly turn my back from it slowly. not neglecting it. Just not as passionate.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Travel : Petua and ikhtiar nak cium Hajarul Aswad

Sorry aku tak continue with new entry on my umrah trip sekian lama.... It is hard to blog backtrack when something new coming your way...


Anyway, I will blog yang penting2 so you all can share my experience.



I was quite blur about everything. But I was determined. So buku2 macam TRAVELOG haji tu banyak menolong. Baca pengalaman orang juga so you kind of do your own strategy after that.



Husband aku dah merasa masa first time dia pergi so dia tak nak try lagi, for me this is my first trip so a bit excited to do everything.



To cut the story short. I tried 3 times.



Aku dah lupa tapi I tried before subuh and in between zuhur and asar. When you looked at the sea of people, you just think it is impossible.


My first try is with husband. Dalam buku travelog haji dia ada ajar guna anak panah. But it did not work with me and my husband.


Di sebabkan takut menjadi haram berebut2, I asked my husband to call it off. So we stop after failed.



Esoknya, sebelum subuh, I went a bit early. I came alone as my husband would want to take his time to shower etc as subuh lambat lagi masuk pun.



I tried. But I forgotten that I have brooches in my sling back. One young iranian gal yang tengah bergayut kat dinding kaabah kata dengan muka sedihhhhh  "sister, you have pin in your bags.." OMG, yaAllah aku telah menyakiti dia... At that time I was about 2 feet from the hajar aswad.. But I called it off. There is no way I could reach there without hurting others, I tak boleh pun nak pusingkan I punya bag, how pack it was with people. So I back off.......... Tapi, akibat dari menyakiti orang tu, I hilang Nokia phone (my husband punya actually...huhu) Tapi tak pelah...




The next day, I went again........before subuh. This time around I solat hajat dulu.. Infact sebelum try hari tu pun memang solat hajat banyakkkk kali minta di lapangkan jalan ke hajar aswad. Walaupun sunnah, teringin nak tengok batu dari syurga.. apa lagi menciumnya.. rasullah pernah cium, so I just want to do itlah for Allah...




And then ada satu tips tu, ikut jalan indon yang kerjanya amik upah bawak orang cium hajar aswad. I tak pun upah sebab banyak pendapat pasal tu... tapi I did study camana mereka bergerak. (ini ada dalam blog orang lain so I copy the tipslah)... So I approach dari kanan. lagi satu jangan bertolak2 nanti jadi haram... So you kind of follow the push factor...


sampailah i ke dinding sebelah kanan kaabah.. nanti you akan di tolak ke depan ke belakang, sekejap macam lagi satu kaki jer nak sampai, tapi nanti you jadik tetiba 2 kaki dari hajar aswad pulak...Ikutkan aja sambil banyak serah diri pada Allah.. Dan jangan tolak, jangan pegang pun orang. kaki you jer bergerak arah ke hajar sambil berzikir dan berdoa.



Ada banyak kejadian2 yang sangat tak islamic dan kurang beradab sementara nak tunggu peluang tu.

1. Ada yang sampai tertanggal tudung - masyaAllah...

2. Orang tua yang nak pengsan, Alhamdulillah I dapat juga tolong dia keluar... ramai juga yang tolong dia keluar, yang tak tolong tu tapi terus tolak2, tu susah lah...

3. dah sampai depan hajar aswad, boleh pulak bergaduh, menjerit2 sebab kena tolak.. masyaAllah...

4. Ada plak yang curi barang, (my phone la tu)


So kejadian2 yang berlaku depan mata ni you just pasrah jer sambil tolong dan bantu orang lain yang kesusahan, insyaAllah Allah akan bantu kita bila kita susah nak keluar or apa2 saja... So akhirnya, selepas I tengok success indonesian group yang tolong sorang pempuan ni, i pun ikut jalan dia, sampai kat askar yang kat sebelah hajar aswad, tak lama lepas tu, I dah kat depan. nak cium i punya muka tak sampai, so i try masukkan muka i lagi, Alhamdulillah... Tapi betullah kata pengalaman2 orang lain, masa tu, you dah tak dengar bising2 or orang bertolak2, terasa sepi... it is just you , hajarul aswad and Allah... masyaAllah....



tetiba I di tolak keluar, tapi i hampir jatuh ke my knee. If I did mestilah habis i kena pijak. MasyaAllah, as I said earlier, kalau you tolong orang, Allah hantar orang lain bantu you, saudara serumpun kita lelaki, dengan pantas ragut belakang i dan terus i di tolak ke belakang oleh the crowd. MasyaAllahhhhhhhhh syukur!!!!


Lepas tu syujud syukurlah, atau solat sunat 2 rakaat, Alhamdulillah Allah makbulkan doa dapat tengok batu syurga.. MasyaAllahhhhh......



Alhamdulillah. Hopefully when it is your time, you will have the chance also. Amin!






House Projects : Xiaxue's new renovated hdb flat

Have you visited xiaxue's website?


if you have not, go go go.....  xiaxue.blogspot.com especially to those who wants idea for their house renovation.


She got an old HDB exec flat so it is quite spacious and the layout is I SO LOVE. the rooms are hidden and it is not out in the open for the guest. So it is definitely my choice. Great choice Wendy.


(all pics are from xiaxue.blogspot.com, "without permission..huhu" but I hope you do not mind gal. For those Singaporean, it features promotional products, so hopefully it will be useful for some)....



The area that I love most are.... drum rolllllllllll....ahaaa....................... :



THE SHOE CABINET!!!!! Love the design and color (some sort of green forgot the exact color) ! Btw, she got help from a professional photographer  so it really looks lovely.  DUN YOU JUST LOVE it? I am dying to get one for myself!



I love her wet kitchen as well. especially the glass door... The little details such as the label "kitchen" is just an awesome idea. For safety and for design... So cute. Glossy white is still my choice. She chose the "no handle" ones, which is more clean and lean. LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it.

 


Her laundry area... love it. I love mine too, but this is sooooooo ugh magazine look right? too envy for... She put the dryer on top of the washer. Mine is side by side. For practicality, up and down is more practical... Because????? it is easy to unload from washer and straight to go to dryer.... if side by side, you can do it also but jatuh2 kain tu kadang (because of the opposite door, so u need a laundry basket to unload, before loading to the dryer... ok dun judge me, bukan malas, tapi I suka cut down process to speed up the work huhu..)

Nevertheless, I am glad I make my laundry area that way.. I love the area near to my kitchen. I am waiting for extra budget for my 3D TV so I can take my LCD TV down and hang it in my laundry area. It will be lovely, sambil masak, multitask laundry and I will not miss my favourite programs while laboring for love.... kan?

Random photos

This is the GRACO playpen. I could not find the full picture. Selling at RM200. Original price is at RM300++.



We must come again. I forgotten about this activity. 

Ballet grading... She got good results, among the best. But we do not continue :(



The making of the "bun" before ballet grading....

 She is into earings and stuff since her early age. Not like me.

Swissotel Estonia, this is the cappucino machine..

 The toilet is so luxurious. This is only some part of it...

 Kids at Hulu Langat, their first time..

During our first shoot for TV commercial...

 His first tae kwon do uniform.... Now he is in blue belt 2.

Swissotel Estonia...Seaview...

 Rambut kiting..... dah banyak kali cukur, hilang...

 During commercial shooting.. abang crew tolong layan supaya they came out natural..

Sambil tunggu orang lain punya turn..... the house is huge!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The office conflicts

I am sure you have experienced one way or another hurdle/s in your career.


Weeks back everything is just so unstable for me. 2 of higher position resign, 1 manager under suspension in the department. The secondment period also over for 2 of the executives. And direction is also very very blurry at the point of time.


The waiting game is just so nerve wrecking. The decision is just not coming. Not only for me but the vibe on the "below" staff had not been good as well.


I was still not getting over the fact I did not get platinum as for me I just so deserve it. The tasks that I do is just so tough and most challenging of all. Measuring from the acceptance and compliment from the board, audit committee members, ceo and the regulators, I thought I will be assessed appropriately.




It was really a slap on my face. And when you do not have a straight answers on why the performance is not as per the expectation, of course... I was just demotivated. DOWN moment.


But now when I looked back. What is the wisdom and tarbiah that Allah wants me to have?



To let go. Leave it to Allah.



It is a motherhood statement. But believe me it is NOT an easy thing to do. Since it is not easy, Allah with all HIS wise, give me those test.


If He gave me platinum, I think I am still not letting go and not putting things in the right places.


All of sudden, I can sleep at night. My priorities were in the right place esp. for the children. And I focus on the bigger picture.


Allah is really great. I know some of you who read this may think it is just "a motherhood statement". But really.................. understanding His wisdom and the lessons learnt is really a process...if you still do not embrace it and continue to weep , you will not taste this.


Alhamdulillah. He still loves me.
















Monday, April 22, 2013

Some cute photos...and baby items for sale.

Before that.

(I really hate having a title unstructured like that. I prefer abc: defghij) Dem, I am just going to mess my head and put whatever title I like. :)


Ok here are some cute photos to enjoy...




This double Phils and Teds stroller (works for babies and toddler or 2 toddlers) is FOR SALE @ RM2200 (neg) ; new P&T is priced at rm3k++ .  The price has taken into consideration that there is scratch at the foot and side. Nevertheless it still feel like new. The fabric can be machine washed etc.. we bought this in Mothercare Singapore.

It can also be folded even with the second seat attached! VERY IMPORTANT :P sebab lepas shopping ko nak detached bagai leceh kan. I loved it coz it works with the older children, kalau malas jalan, demam, nak tidur, they can hopped in and hopped out. It is roomy (it works with my gal and my boy at 7-9 years at that time) and smart design.orang akan tengok dua tiga kali lah sebab so smart and slim. Sebab tu I beli.

Other than that, I have GRACO play pen (animal theme) in light green. Bought at 350++, I can let go at RM200 (neg).

Something like this. nanti I amik picture yang betul ya... at least this will quest your curiosity dulu.


Since I had my miscarriage last Jan, I did not intend to get pregnant again.  (I am feeling so old now that I said this)

So I am selling my SPECTRA 3 (double) breast pump as well. I can give you the many bottles as well. It is still in a very good condition as I get to use it only for 8 mths. My sis in law try it recently (less than 2 mths) but she just not into breast feeding (some mothers just want the freedom at night, having formula milk is one way to get a husband to wake up too I guess huhu) so it is now back on sale. New product is priced at RM400++ just the pump and 1 extra tubing.

I can let go at RM200 (non neg). without bag. (SOLD)

Something like this.. 



All items can self pick up either pajam, nilai, KL, puchong.  

If you buy all 3, I give you a free bouncer (branded) but I forgotten the brand. It is in blue colour. The design is not horrendous dun worry. Can match boy or gal theme.... gal can use blue, but if you have pink, there goes, you need to buy another bouncer if your next baby will be a boy kan? That is how I think lah. 

 Macam ni lebih kurang.



The brand maybe fisher and price kot?  but the likeslah... but you won't care kan, it is free, to me it still looks new as there is no stain! The bouncer can also be converted as a seat when they turn toddler. if you only want to buy this, I can let go at rm80 (non-neg). haha sabau je la rm80 pun nak jual kan katanya.. kaler and corak maybe a bit different. the toys pun lain sket but the rest sama. I have to test the vibrator first. if vibrator tak works I sell you at rm50 bley? haha! sorry i tetap nak try jual ni kasi can! hahahahha!

Can you work with installment? hmm.. for phils and teds 2 installment boleh. Yang lain2 tu I prefer cash. Malas fikir, let's just get the sale done and we carry on kan senang kan kan kan...

Do leave a comment on how to contact you or email me at dialhanis@yahoo.com.

My fourth baby is the most challenging among our 4 babies. She is being warded at ICU 3 times for bronchitis. One of the time with me in London and the father in Singapore.

My sis and my mum were crying literally. Thanks for my PRUBSN insurance agent : Johari , I called him from Brighton to help my sis with the hospital arrangement. Masa tu tengah buat presentation kat seminar, so how to help with the time difference and expensive phone bills to give instructions sangat susah... Joe just came to my sis's side and help. Orangnya sangat cool. He is the top branch manager now (for the upteenth times). If you want to try engage him, education, health or even home protection, his number is 019-2883361.

Even my sister is impressed and blogged about him immediately. Please note, he is my friend, and I do not earn any commission. But he is good to me so I treat him like a dear friend. I recommended him to my staff and some of them engage him too.

I did recommend him to my best buddy as well. Memula dia tak amik, she took ING. peer pressure kot sebab ING kasik tshirt free masa tu hahahaha! Kawan office dia bragged about ING gak..1 year after, and it does sound so unreal....but her husband diagnosed with cancer, sadly I think some tak cover, so not to repeat the regret, dia amik untuk diri dia PruBSN. 

I am a believer (sebab dulu i ni agent gak so I attended all the seminar about this product hehehehee)  I took all my 4 kids the prubsn. I terminated singapore aviva and so far still intact. lebih kurang 4 -5 tahun da kot....


 Ahhh, just sooooo cute with no teeth smile like that. right?

Baby dylan ni lahir ketika kami dalam kesusahan financially so stroller dia yang paling murah :P We bought it from Tesco, or carrefour Singapore or Giant :P

 He is known for the big eyes!
 My second son. He and my 1st daughter share the same stroller and baby car carrier. :P At that time APRICA WASSSS the brand :P So it was Aprica. We have it till now. but back in Singapore's storeroomlah....

So tiny. Dun you just love babies.. I love the baby zapper wrap..it is still the new thing back then. Konon bosankan wrap dengan napkin putih tu huhu...

Ni lagi sorang. Johan masuk hospital. Anak pertama memang gitulah.. Jatuh katil pegi hospital, demam pergi hospital.. haha! Ubat kena baruuuuu jer tak boleh recycle ekekeke! teringat I was having a conversation with an experienced father, my ex-collegues in C*tbank Singapore, I was sooo disapproved when he told me "if the kids have fever, if more than 38 degree, just find the "bullet" and the fever will go down soon... " he stock "the bullet" and did not see doctor?? It was so bizarre back then! Now I understand where he's coming from :P Geez, fever is just so normal kay.



When both got fever, it was just a beginning of a nightmare. Plus 2 more later... macam main 4x400 silih berganti :P :P :P
 Her first hair cut. Every 1st activities in her life was being documented... Such a kiasu mum I was....She does look  like my second daughter aka my 4th child kan...

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Another random updates....

I think Mix FM (the morning radio show)'s english is farrrr much better than Lite FM morning show.. Tak leh tahan lah english lite FM ni...macam ah beng okaayyy.. Maybe to some it is enlightning and easy. But not for me... The music is good but the english kind of make you feel....you are in kedai kopi ah seng gitu.... tak rasa macam kat london or kat beatles village.. so nak jiwang karat mengenang the 70s, 80s and 90s pun terbantut. Dan... walaupun I look like auntie, I do want to hear some classy radio station :P
 
 
Sarimah doesn't sound like the usual Sarimah. She is wacky kan usually. But she is doing a good job with proper english, and decent conversation. you rock gal!
 
 
The rod - I was thinking who is this guy sounded like local but not malaysian? aaahhhh the rod ex- radio dj singapore. Time really flies.
 
 
I got to know that channel 8 actor Wen Chong died recently. Ahhh I dunno him personally but I will miss him and his existence in the channel 8 drama (mandarin)... I feel really old right now. People is passing me through the years....
 
 
Dulu bertahun tak ada anak, aku duk sorang2 kat flat hdb, tunggu husband balik sambil makan dinner tengok drama dia... kadang tu berkejar naik MRT supaya dapat sampai rumah just so sempat tengok the drama series.... tu jelah entertainment aku yang best dulu!


This is so random.. eheh

Ok Ok I know I have been very quiet...
 
 
Sebab tak ada menda positif nak di updatekan....semua negative buat masa ni haha!
 
 
TV rosak.. yer CRT TV yang dekat 10 tahun dari Singapore bawak ke Malaysia rosak. Akhirnya....
 
 
So tak delah tengok Merlin selama seminggu. Ketahanan diri dan mental sangat kuat tak nak beli TV baru...
 
 
Sebab, I nak jadik that kind of mum who  brought up her children without TV...... kan?
 
 
yelah sangat... :P
 
 
My husband cuba tahan dari rasa terseksa tak dapat tengok bola juga... haha.. semua orang memendam rasa nampaknya...
 
 
So pada hari ahad................................... I beli jugak lah hahahahaha! Mula2 nak beli display unit jer Panasonic LCD 32inch at 799. How TV will not rule my family life konon kan, ekekeke...


Tahan tak nak spend extra 100 to buy LED.. sebab still dengan principle "pesai nak kena ada entertainment kat rumah" ekeekekekekeke.... yelah tu!
 
 
I ended up buying the LG 32inch LCD. Actually I am eyeing for Sharp LED 46inch at RM2699 with 3D. I think that is the cheapest 3D TV range in the market with that sizelah kan? So until duit tabung bulanan cukup, barulah I dapat beli TV yang mahal sket. Buat masa ni, just to quench our urge on suits, merlin, bolasepak and cartoon, LCD is fine with us....
 
BTW.
 
 
Pagi tadi.
 
 
Ok before that. Since moving back to Malaysia,  I have 3 bad incidents with motorbike. 1 tu dengan mamat indian yang sangat marah dengan aku, dia gi tumbuk cermin tepi i. To tell you the truth, I dun get it. I betul tak pasan dia ada kat belakang and I give signal. and is it necessary to tumbuk cermin I kalau marah pun?
 
Lagi satu, motorbike bang on my car sebab I block jalan dia... tapi keta depan stuck, so why do you have to get so rough??????????? so gangster... you horn jer ok kan.... kalau penyek keta i camner?
 
 
1 lagi motorbike incident, parah keta i. Boleh pulak dia bertentang arus , aku plak tengah belok, memang la kena langgar, masuk dalam keta, habis parts bawah keta i hancurrrrr... dia melompat so selamat. I thought it is my fault, until 1 witness said, "kak, dun give him any money, it is his fault" lelaki si witness tu baru habis solat maghrib sebab dia pakai kopiah dan jubah putih. Semoga Allah tambah rezeki dia dan famili dia.. sebab aku gugup sampai ingat it is my fault dan aku nak offer dia duit.
 
 
Bila aku nak report polis, si motor ni tipu aku suh aku tunggu sebab dia nak amik lesen , ha kau kena stood up aku.. innocent gila kan...masa aku suh dia tunggu sebab aku nak bayar dia, boleyyy plak dia tunggu, now nak report polis lesappppp.... tapi tak lama lepas tu, daging ayam dia yang berterabur tu licin dari atas jalan, nampak na dia kutip balik..baru aku ingat itulah words pertama dia masa lepas accident, "kak ubah keta ni, saya nak ambik ayam bawah keta" hehehehehehe.....
 
 
Motorbike community.
 
Anyway.
 
 
Allah tarbiah aku lepas tu supaya tolerate dengan motorbike.
 
 
Adik aku terjatuh dari motor setahun lepas... masa tu hujan dan dia macam pengsan, ada sorang motorbiker stop dan  halang dia, to elak adik aku dan motornya dari di langgar kereta. MasyaAllah, baiknya orang tu. Semoga Allah membalas kebaikan dia dan keturunan dia dari bala dan murahkan rezekinya...
 
 
Pagi tadi plak, di mex nak exit ke kerinchi, bangsar, aku menyaksikan kereta LIVINA putih tetiba tukar lorong tanpa signal dan aku rasa tanpa tengok cermin...sebab kalau dia tengok cermin, dia mesti akan nampak about 5-6 motorbike tengah nak lalu kat jalan tu at a speed. akibat nak elak keta putih ni, 2 motor jatuh. keta putih tu dengan slow macam diva siak, terusssssss jerrrr kedepan... boleh? adehhhh!!!!!!! Aku pun rasa nak sekeh jer pala driver livina putih tu.... how could you miss that. it is an obvious mistakes! nak kata cermin tengok belakang tu rosak, plate keta baru ok!
 
 
dan aku menyaksikan community motorbikers yang kuat walaupun depa tak kenai each other. 2 motor kejar keta tu... bila aku dah kedepan, aku nampak keta putih tu di halang satu motor, satu lagi motor amik nombor keta livina tu. satu lagi keta block keta putih tu. yang tu aku tak paham. cemana keta tu boleh nak blok keta putih tu.. dramaaaaaaa sangat!
 
 
sebab traffic dah mengesot kedepan, aku tak dapat lah nak menyaksikan apa jadik ngan driver keta livina tu.... driver lelaki. Aku kalau driver lelaki buat mistakes cam tu aku memang nak sekeh2 jer lah kan... kata driver lelaki lebih skill? tak ker? tu selalu sesat tak nak tanya, nak tunjuk macho, kan??? hehehehehehee
 
 
Sorry ya driver lelaki. aku tujukan ayat atas tu pada driver lelaki yang tak nak mengalah masa kat jalan, yang suka sangat tonyok2 keta aku bila kat lane laju... I have reasons, keta kat middle lane tu banyak dan rapat2 camner nak change lane dan dan tu kan.... ko pun bukan buta kan... and i have given indications, so I am telling you I intend to change lane, just wait.... ataupun keta kat middle lane tu tak nak speed tapi ada keta plak kat depan, so it would be dangerous to change.....ataupun ada motor nak potong..kang ada plak orang kehilangan orang tersayang kalau aku ikut mood ko tu kan.... cecuba berhemah sket... aku pun bukan slow, aku bawak 140km/hr :P
 
 
 
 
 
 

Monday, April 15, 2013

Ahh so many things to update...

but so little time..

some are totally shocking,

but some or one in particular quite a promising news. I would say maybe could solve some issues. esp monetary :P


I would update tomorrow insyaAllah...

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Dalam hati ada taman...

Merlin malam tadi.

One of the knights kena rasuk dek roh yang nak balas dendam to the king.

They thought it is Uther which is the previous king. Uther tu kan ker merciless. Rupa2nya, it is Arthur who did the crime. Masa tu dia muda.

So secretly, Arthur went back to the place where the killings happened, and apologize to the roh yang berdendam tu.

He is so sincere with the apology that tears running down his cheeks. That's honesty my fren.

So ibarat the higher authoritylah.

Bukan aku jer marah dan nangis2 depan dia. Bukan aku jer yang melepaskan geram depan dia.

Aku ingat as a higher authority and being a man, he is tough. I thought he could take it.

I got to know dalam meeting hari ni, he said everything that I said to him.. I know that was sarcasm on his behalf. (not to me but to the management members). I thought his reaction would be shaking off the criticism and move on.

But little that I know, he took it close to his heart. which surprised me.

From today's onward, maybe betul that I could not say what i want to say to him. he is just a human being after all. not sure how to move on with him being so sensitive like that. He cares so much. He should not care. I know he has a tremendous pressure around him, but just return to Allah, lepaskan....dun hold back.

"your crime is being closed to me"..... he should not have this in his thoughts. we just need to focus on the objectives. Otherwise, kalau macam ni gayanya, it will not be good on me. Will not be good on my family indirectly. Kenapa?

sebab aku rasa, dia cuba protect aku dari something. Tapi protecting me will not be good for my career advancement. He does not want to implicate me, but i am implicated anyway. so the way to move is up not go back to square 1.

If this affect me and my career, buat apalah my children tunggu aku balik lambat kan.. kalau aku spend my time here and then my reward can benefit them, ok gak. But now, things became so complicated I think I should just think of other alternativeslah.

sebab tu dalam hati ada taman ni, bukan smua orang perlu ada. focus.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Watch (or listen)... and learn

I have 2 things to share.
1st.
Tazkirah pagi tadi is so interesting. And I felt refreshed totally.
Antaranya...
 Ustazah kata "Kita selalu ingat bila kita tegur orang hari ni, esok dia dah kena ikut cakap kita..." Peh tu kalau tak ikut, kita frust, marah... ehehe. (this can be applied to cara kita mendidik our children or family juga... )... tahukah kita, "Kalau nak tegur orang kena puji dulu"....
Sebab?
Contoh ada dalam surah Al-Fatihah. kalau kita memahami al-fatihah, Ayat 1-5 semua berbentuk pujian. Ayat ke 6 baru kita berdoa ... "Ihdinassirothol mustaqim" or maksudnya "Tunjukkanlah aku jalan yang lurus"..

Relevannya, itulah hikmah dan ikram. Adab sebelum menegur or meminta dari Allah juga dari manusia.... MasyaAllah. very powerful example. 5 kali puji2an sebelum kita berdoa meminta pada Allah.... MasyaAllah... Islam is really a way of life.  Something that I carved into my brain to remember forever.
I could apply this to my management. I know there are with many flaws (just the same with me but I am here to improve the management performance), and it took years to change their attitudes and mindset, if I did not start now and give up, I wont see the impact in the near future. true this is not my vision, but I am part of the mechanism.
2ndly.
Of course the second thing that I wanted to share is playtime thing. Play pun with some wisdomlah. Cannot lah play dengan pandangan kosong.
You know I have developed this obsession with Merlin since February right haha.
Last night episode was about Arthur and his painful decision of having to let go Guinevere.
The pressure as a king and how all his decision will be scrutinized by his advisor and the people has influence him in his decision making. He can't do things only by his instinct. Every single thing need to be done with wisdom, consequences of the decisions need to be analyzed, thus decisions cannot be by heart alone.
Relevannya pada aku? I tend to relate it to my higher authority. Right now, he needs to know the people is in confusion by some of management's decision. It helps that he accept all opinions even if it is not on his side. That makes the process easy. But he has his limitation also, which I have to understand.
And for the first time today, one of the manager is very outspoken and shared his own perspective. I think I can see the higher authority's face expression - impressed + terkezut (that this manager could finally speak his mind) + happy (because finally he get to understand what is in his mind).
I personally love this. This is what it is supposed to be. We need to debate and criticised decisions, so that we could juice up the benefits out of a situations. But actually,  the reason why the manager finally finding his voice because he is more relax now as he will be leaving the company. What a sad thing. He should know it will not jeopardize his position by speaking out. If he has that before, I think we could do much more :(....
But... this is fate and how it is supposed to be. I just need to move on.

House Project: Kitchen

Here is some pictures for my kitchen reference. The top is granite which for me a regret. It is nice and heavy duty but I do not like the "cutting" line.... I can live with the regret though. It does not depressed me so much :) I love the stainless steel stuff tho. The skirting is also stainless steel.

As at now, have not been able to upgrade the fridge. You can't have everything right?

Sorry for the mess, but if you asked me how I find my kitchen sink and faucet, i would say thumbs up.
 
So far I think it is a good choice, right size and the pull out shower is a MUST have. Fully recommended. Kalau ada nak basuh barang besar, you just pull it out and spray, aahh so helpful.... The water filter 3M pun a good decision. Senang masak nasik. I do not have to reach to the pantry to get "clean" water.

 I am planning to buy this to be put as an isle in my kitchen, to replace the old red "tikar"....

or this? I love the wooden one. It warmth the kitchen....

Do you agree?

Monday, April 8, 2013

House Project: The dining room

I posted the inspirations in my previous entry?


So this is how it is being transpired.




Notice the dangling wire.


I would not advise if you want to choose white (even though it looks so nice in a magazine etc). I have vision but I forgotten I have small "creative" and "sloppy" kids :)

House Project: The spacious bungalow

What is your criteria of a house?
 
 
Dulu, I do not care about anything else but outdoor space for my children. And I thought terrace house in Malaysia has a standard layout anyway so why bother, yang penting it must be 22x70 or above.  Tu bagi aku.
 
 
But, lepas dah view "dual entrance" house in Nilai Impian, I thought, that was the best layout of a terrace house ever! sebab tu I offer tuan rumah tu terus tanpa berfikir. Masa tu , I want a corner house with specific budget - 400k and below to be exact.
 
 
The dual house tu ada long entrance which is perfect. Spacious kitchen tapi macam australian apartment punya style, masuk kitchen dulu muehehe...I tak paham kenapa they do it that way, maybe so they will get the balcony to have the view (for the apartment in australia) but it did not bother me at all.
 
 
The living room is in between and dining room is facing the garden. I really want that. And the whole housing for that particular area is facing the playground/garden. Perfect sangat.
 
 
But the bank value is lower than the market value. Aku rasa bank tak pandai la bab property ni muahaha! Tu jer problem buying the house in Nilai area ni. And my criteria at that time is no additional cash for the deposit, so I have to let go the house with pain in my heart. I thought I could not find another house as good as that one. I cried the hardest the day I have to let go of that house.


Allah knows best kan. MasyaAllah!! Allahuakbar.

Another best layout so far IMHO.

Last weekend selepas berbulan2 curious pasal bungalow di rumah I itu, kitorang ternampak pekerja2 tengah bersihkan rumah. Tukang cat tu kitorang kenal dan dia kata boleh masuk, so teruslah I start keta and view the house with my daughter....


And I tell you it was a bad bad decision. Why? Sebab lepas tu depress hahaha!


 The exterior design.
 This is the view from the Super Spacious balcony! Walaupun blocked but farrrr beyond, it is still good view.

 The kitchen is twice ours! you can play futsal here.

And you can have 2 or 3 seating here IMHO. Or 1 seating room , 1 living room. Whatever it is I love the space.

This is to die for. I am very envious of this space. This is the suppose to be walk-in wardrobe. If I "ever" think that I have a cool walk in, this space really make me feel stupid for thinking that way hahahahaha! I memang tau i tak akan afford to have a walk in ala2 kardashian clan kan, tapi bila tengok ni, macam rasa, pehal ko berangan, ko tengok ni. muahahahaa!
 
 Again the living room.
This is the hall towards the master bedroom. Class ko! master bedroom ada hall, ada lounge, ada balcony. Gilos privacy.
 The parking punya bumbung.

this is how big it is for a small gal like my dotter.

 The balcony... percayalah, belum sampai2 lagi ke master bedroom... haha...punya besar!


The dining room also I like. hidden space from living room. and separate from kitchen... owh.. gila best layout dia. Whatever we the traditional women wants.
 
 
It is still available. If you want to buy, drop a comment, I will insist from the developer for a commission if you buy through me lol.
 
 
On serious note. If I put my realtor's hat, I would recommend this house for you. The drawback maybe there isn't swimming pool. But you can build that later to increase the market value of your property. It is freehold. It is 45 mins from KL. It is near to college town Nilai, it will soon... attract the "professional" foreigners. I have seen a pool of them staying near here, (angmoh not the black noutoriuos kind), maybe korean as well. I know there are koreans who study at the international school in Nilai. They said it is cheaper to study here.
 
 
Price? We talk later :) The heart must like and love this property first.
 
 
The developer throws air-cond, fans, lighting,  alarm systems and some simple landscape. Last I saw them putting blind at kitchen window.