Jun - Bulan Melawat Malaysia

TRIP TO KL
On June 14th, we have a one night stay at KL coz I had to attend Asian Oil & Gas Exhibition (OGA 2007) at the KL Convention Center. It was a very excellent event where almost all players in oil and gas industries in Malaysia gather at one platform organized by Petronas. A day is not enough if you really want to gain the insights of all the companies. Instead, I was there for just nearly half an hour due to children are not permitted to enter the hall. I just walk through and take note on companies that offer solutions in safety and environmental matters. Just enough for letting abah take care of Ariz before he started to make ‘every 1 minute alternate call that make me feel sooooooooo uncomfortable’.

Unlike our previous journeys, this one is the most unplanned. I received instruction from the GM at 3p.m and off we go at 6p.m. Alhamdulillah, we manage to find the hotel and other designated locations easily. No need to tour the city 4-5 times. The Megasale Carnival will start on 16th so we are a day earlier. Takde mood langsung utk shopping. I just went to Kinokuniya to buy ribbon embroidery books but unfortunately it was not available. So, end up buying a John Gray’s ‘Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus’ for RM36.90 and a Pingu book for Ariz at double the price. It is just a coincident that I buy the John Gray book. It is located at the payment counter + I want to end up buying something for me + I had aim to buy that book for a long time. Having read almost 2/3 of the books, I’m glad to say that it was one of the best purchase that i‘ve made so far. I will dedicate a separate entry for this one…later…

TRIP TO JB
We went to JB on 22nd through Kuantan-Pekan-Mersing-JB. Stay 2 nights at a country budget hotel, The Rose Cottage. The journey took us nearly 7 hours (coz Abah had to perform Solat Jumaat since we start the journey after Subuh).

Sementara tunggu abah, aku saje lah nak test Ariz. Aku start enjin kereta n buat2 cam nak bergerak tinggalkan abah. Ariz siap nangis2 cakap ‘janganlah tinggal abah, sianlah kat abah tu..abah pun nak balik jugok…’ Lagi lah best aku usik cakap takpelah nanti abah balik naik bas je..makin lah nangis budak tu. Sampailah nampak abah keluar dr masjid baru lega..hihi..Pastu bila abah ckp kita tinggal jelah mama ek, biar mama naik bas je. Ariz dgn suka hatinya bersetuju..isk..tak boleh jd ni..tak sayang mama ke?

We arrived at Tmn Universiti at 6p.m. I felt ashamed to admit that this is my first time to JB. Sama je mcm Ariz. Waaaaa…malunya nak mengaku. Abah had become a student again and he seems so proud (I think). And me and Ariz are proud too..yeah! We went back on 24th through Kluang-Ayer Hitam-Segamat-Muadzam Shah-Kuantan. Again it takes us 8 hours (plus shopping time at Ayer Hitam). Abang jokingly asked me whether I will mention to my friends that ‘kat Johor ni penuh ngan Ladang Kelapa Sawit je’. I said, yeah, why not? We women love to talk, so I’ll mention every single thing. Hahaha..tanyalah lagi soklan2 hampeh mcm tu ye!

The journey was very tiring, not to mention Ariz, again berak cair just after we left the petrol station. Maybe his xxx became itchy so he wanted to open his diapers. Biasalah kan, budak besar pakai pampers. Tak selesa giler lah kot. Aku pegang kuat2 diapers dia yg dah terbuka sebelah sambil sebelah tangan lagi pegang dia yg sedang melompat2 utk buka lagi sebelah. Rasa mcm nak tergeliat urat perut. End up, we stop at bahu jalan n ’mengistinjakkan’ Ariz ngan tisu..batu xde eee...heheh. Geram ada, nak tergelak pun ada. Nasib baik lah on the way balik, kalau tak, mau pengsan aku nak salin baju2 yg ada bau2 taik ni.

Coming Soon - 29/7 : KL - Westport Shooting Competition
Update: About 100/200 marks (formal result are not published) + contribute to 5 falling plates / 10 - Lenkali masuk kategori novice je lah..:). Tp yg bebst skrg dah tak takut pegang pistol. rasa mcm pegang pistol cicak je..

kategori revolver sebelah tangan

Cerita pasal Ariz lagi..biasalah kan..anak pertama ni kalau boleh semuanya nak ingat. Anak kedua nanti agaknya mcmana lak ye. Silap2 bila anak pandai bercakap pun x sempat nak catat.

Saja suka2 anya Ariz...
Ariz besar nanti nak jd apa ek ? Jd Peguam nak?
Nak
Hmm...ke nak jd hakim je..?
Nak..ayeh nak jd hakim
Atau jd doktor lah best..ke nak jd arkitek? Jd arkitek pun best gak kan? (ceh, mama dia ni semua keje yg best2 je dia nak).
Ke Ayeh nak jd apa?
Nak jd power ranger!
Alamak! Tu bukan keje lah Ariz. Tu tipu ajer
Bukanlah, dok tipulah!
Malas dah aku nak bertekak..nanti besar sok pandai lah dia
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Td sebelum tdo ariz cakap kat aku
’Mama, ayeh sedih lah..
’Kenapa sedih?
’Mama marah ayeh..sebab ayeh degil..
Ah...kesian pulak rasa bila budak kecik ckp mcm ni..tp ayeh tau ke sedih tu apa?
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Ariz boring sbb diabaikan masa kitorg kat Rose Cottage tempohari. So almost one hour, dia duk berlakon sorang2. Budak2 punya imaginasi ni best. Aku buat2 x perasan sambil baca buku, tp sebenarnya duk perati n nak tergelak je nengok. Dia ambik dulang n gelas dlm bilik tu and buat as if dia tgh makan nasi..then tetiba menangis sbb tergigit cili. Pedas la konon. Pastu berlakon kenkonon minum air then basuh tangan n bekas kat sink. Pastu siap semua tu, dia teruskan ngan aksi membaca n aktiviti bersama toys..altho' benda2 tu semua tak wujud. Mmg lama betul dia berlakon sambil berckp sorang2 dan menjawab as if aku pun wujud dlm lakonan tu. Dia tiru pulak cara aku marah dsb. Mmg nak tergelak giler tp aku kontrol sbb takut dia perasan.

Huhu..i was the visitor no 1000 in my own webpage..kesian! baru 1000.

Terima Kasih Ayah

Ayah, a man that I adore so much. He is my perfect father figure; funny but very responsible, strict yet very soft hearted, poor man yet very noble and respected. Ayah born in 1943 from a poor and broken family. Grandma was very poor to accept offer for Ayah to further his study to secondary level. That is why Ayah had put education as his highest priority to all his children. Ayah had raised all 14 of us to with such a strong determination despite our poverty.

Ayah was mainly a farmer, sometimes a construction worker, sometimes a rubber tapper, and sometimes even a fishmonger. There was an incident that nearly killed him when he went to the jungle and fell down from a tree, trying to get a ‘rotan’. He did everything he can as long as he can gain some money. There are times that we have nothing to eat. There are times that I cried along the way to my home when the shopkeeper was reluctant to give us credit to buy things. There are many times that we didn’t have a single baju raya. Don’t ever dreams of toys or TVs because we didn’t even have the electricity until I was in form 3. Thanks god, despite all the difficulties, we all manage to did pretty well in our studies.

I still remember during my teenage years, there was times when I was so ashamed to admit that I have a poor father. I had butterflies in my stomach when teachers ask about father’s occupation. When ayah sent me to boarding school. I asked him to just send me to the guard post and let me go to the registration and dorm by myself. I’m afraid that my friends will see my father with such a simple attire, wearing ‘selipar jepun’ and all. Little that I know that ayah had sacrificed a lot just to get me there. How hard for him to get money for fees, for my uniforms, for transportation, etc. What an ungrateful child I am! It’s not that I did not appreciate him, but when I was among friends, I felt inferior about it. But thanks god I had come to my senses when I become older. I start to realize ayah’s sacrifices for us. Ayah is not a smoker although all his friend are. Ayah never buy new clothes for himself. Ayah never ate at restaurant or warung coz he will felt sorry thinking that we all didn’t have good food at home.

To cut the story short, I had saw him for the last time when ayah sent me to Subang Airport on September 1996. I still remember exactly how he look like that day. I remember the way he look at me. How shouldn’t I? That was my last moment with him. Ever. Little that I know that’s gonna be the last. I regret that I did’t hug him and say that I love him soo much. And I truly appreciate whatever he did for me. And told him that I’m so fortunate to have a father like him.

05/03/1997, he left us eternally due to kidney problems. And a lot more diseases that I can’t remember. He keep his pain for himself, none of us know until it become worst. Just a week before he passed away, I had dreamed that he came to visit me and I fetched him at Heathrow airport. He was on the wheelchair, waving at me. I came home for his funeral, but I didn’t manage to arrive on time. Ayah had already in his eternal home, leaving us. At that time, I feel sooo lost. Life seems to lost it’s meaning to me. It takes years for me to overcome that feeling. There’s not a single day left that I had not remember him. Sometimes I feel touched when I look at our success in life, and he is not here to even share a bit of it. Although we all know that if not because of him, we may not be what we are today. Ayah, I pray that God bless you and place you among the Solihins.

Ribbon emboridery

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Tips
by Betty Caskey, Victorian Pleasures
What Ribbon to Use:
I recommend 100% silk. Silk is wonderful to work with! The ribbon comes in a wide variety of width, but the most common widths are 2mm, 4mm, and 7mm.
2mm -- great for French knots, small leaves and buds, and daisies
4mm -- the width most often used in all flowers and leaves
7mm -- great for gathered flowers, large leaves and any flowers where you want a full look
Buy at least 3 meters to 5 meters of each color you want to use in your project. Buy 3 to 6 shades of green. There are several companies now hand-dying silk in variegated and other dyes. Another ribbon on the market is the Hand-Dyed Bias-Cut ribbon. Great for gathered flowers!
How to select the right needle for your projects:
When you are stitching through a tightly woven fabric, use a chenille needle. It has a sharp point and a large eye. These two features help get the ribbon through the fabric with the least stress.
If you are stitching on a sweater or a loose woven fabric, a tapestry needle should be used.
In either case, the size of the ribbon determines the size of the needle:
2mm -- use size 22 or 24
4mm -- use size 20 or 22
7mm -- use size 18
NOTE: work with the ribbon no more than 10" to 12" in length.

Kat Bawah ni gambar2 ribbon embroidery yg aku suka tgk n rasa mcm cantik sgt. Hakmilik Puan Ann, Puan Intan Suraya, etc..(tak bgtau diorg pun ni..jgn saman ek!)

Let's conserve our world, let's RECYCLE!

Recycling Facts
We produce over 15,000 tons of rubbish everyday. It is only a matter of time before we run out of space to dispose of them. Recycling reduces waste, which in turn reduces the need for landfills and dumpsites.

Recycling reduces pollution and saves energy. Making products from virgin or raw materials results in pollution and uses more energy.

Recycling is cheaper in the long run compared to maintaining landfills and other systems. When recycling programmes become more efficient, there will be less rubbish to dispose of.

Recycling creates up to 5 times more jobs than waste disposal alone. It will create jobs for engineers, machine specialists, environmental personnel, general workers and many more.

Recycling improves cleanliness and quality of life.

Breakdown of solid waste created by Malaysians
27 % Paper / 36.5% Household waste / 3.9% Steel / 3.7% Glass / 16.4% Plastic / 12.5% Others

Experts believe a landfill can last 10 years longer if Malaysians recycled 50% of their garbage

The residents of Johor Bahru alone generate 1300 tons of waste every day. It will take only 3 days to fill the entire length of the Johor Causeway with this amount of garbage.

Over 90% of the computer can be recycled or reused

Recycling at work...lets do it, guys!

1. Use mugs instead of paper cups or Styrofoam ones.
2. Turn off lights when you leave for more than 15 minutes.
3. Turn your PC off if you plan on being away from your table for more than an hour.
4. Use e-mail to send memos, notes or messages.
5. Get your company to use lower watt lightbulbs. This can reduce the amount of energy used.
6. Buy/use refillable pens.
7. Instead of buying new printer and copy machine toners every time, take the old toner cartridge and get it filled up.
8. Try to reduce the use of transparencies for presentations. Use your notebook and use a projector instead.
9. Keep your mailing lists as current as possible. This helps you in cutting down undelivered mail, which uses more paper than needed.
10. Circulate a document instead of making a copy for every person.
11. Make double-sided copies.
12. Instead of printing reports, keep a soft copy in the computer, and back it up on CD or floppy. This saves a lot of money, especially when you consider that some of these printed materials never get read anyway.
13. Dedicate one day where all your employees are to clear unwanted things from their desk. Then decide which of the items can be recycled.
14. If you are remodeling, or about to transfer to a new office, try to fit your bathrooms with a toilet that has 2 flushing options. This cuts down on water use.
15. If your office has centralised air-conditioning, try to have it turned off when most of the employees have left. This cuts down on the amount of energy used.
16. Optimize print runs for literature and letterhead to avoid outdated material.
17. Have central files to reduce duplication - this not only saves paper, but office space as well.
18. Use erasable whiteboards or bulletin boards in communal areas for office communication.
19. Recycle cardboard boxes from shipments, or arrange for your supplier to reuse them.
20. For catered events, use washable utensils, tableware and napkins.
21. Use aluminium can vending machines instead of paper or plastic cup dispensing machines. Aluminium cans are recyclable. Paper cups from vending machines are usually treated with wax to keep them from becoming porous, and are therefore not recyclable.
22. Encourage employees to increase the amount of paper recycled in the work place by purging old files.
    Instead of keeping files in floppies, use them only for transferring small files or for temporary storage. Keep your files on a server, or on your hard drive, and use password protection if the files are confidential.
23. When your company wants to upgrade their PCs, don’t throw yours away. Donate them to those that can benefit from these PCs.

Mimpi kita berbeza

This is not the Ibnor Riza’s song. Same title but definitely different things. Last night we had dreams. Mine was a very sad one. I was in a very solemn moments after the death of my husband. Always crying and lifeless. It was sooo real, and I was crying until I suddenly wake up. Then I see abg beside, and realized that I had only dreaming. So grateful. Then this morning abg told me that he had a dream too. But his is a very funny one. He dreams that the Majlis Perbandaran had constructed a monsoon drain in front of our house. I was very happy with that so I go out ‘berkemban’ and ‘main lompat2’ above the drain. He then scold me coz going out with such an attire, berkemban n without tudung..hehe.. it’s funny, how can he imagine me in such a way?

All in one

It’s quite some time that I did not update this blog. Don’t know what to write and most of the time don’t have enough time to write. Lately I had interest in blog hopping and I had discover a few interesting blogs which also contribute to my ‘not enough time’. Hihi.. Okay, since today is holiday, I’ll update my blog. Write all the things that happen during my ‘silent’ period, things that I can remember, things that i want to remember.

Ariz had start calling me ‘Mama Cujiha’ and call his babysitter as ‘Mama Cik Moh’. It’s funny when he use the ‘Mama Cujiha’ instead of ‘Mama’. He also become quite ‘nakal’ lately. He loves to do things that I hate like sepah2kan barang, taburkan makanan, etc. Then when he see that I’m angry, he will gelak jahat..’Hahaha..padan muka mama!’.

I managed to shoot 2 bulls eye for revolver category, 6 for pistol and contribute to 5 falling plate during the Shooting Competition. I remember the feeling when I first touch the pistol, it’s like, ‘I’ll never be near this thing again!’ but strange enough, I fall in love with it after the competition. Can’t wait to have the opportunity to take part again. InsyaAllah (upon approval by GM), our team will participate in next month’s competition organized by Westport.

Ariz had his first proper haircut on 26/5/07. He cried when the barber wrap him with the white cloth, but he just sit still on the chair. Maybe he just don’t know how to react. Mujo dia tak meronta atau terjun dr kerusi tu.If he do, maybe we will see a shaolin boy instead. Not to forget, the barber’s face had a resemblance of Trg MB (;-)). The good things is, no more Cik Moh’s haircut which abang describes as ‘potongan mudguard tinggi’.

Last week I had kind of little misunderstanding with abg. We plan to go out for breakfast but because of that, I cancel the plan. I become sensitive, I cried loud and run into the guest bedroom. Ariz was watching the TV. When he hear me crying, he came running after me and cried even louder. He came embracing me and we both crying hysterically. It’s funny, but since abah is watching at the bedroom’s door, I just continue crying..heheh..Then abah go out alone and I comforting ariz. Poor him, he never see this kinda situation before. About half an hour, abah came back. X sempat abah buka pintu, ariz bertalu2 dgn soalan, ‘kenapa abah marah mama?’. Then they both dua beranak having sate at the kitchen and I heard abah says, ‘pergi panggil mama ajak makan..’. Ariz came and says, ‘Mama, jomlah makan sate ni…’ but I buat x paham aje sambil melipat semua kain baju yg dah seminggu bertimbun. Then I heard ariz told abah, ‘Dah ajak mama makan’. Abah replied, ‘Tak datang pun, pergi ajak sampai mama dtg.’ So ariz came again and ask me again, ‘Abah ajak mama makan, meh lah mama makan sate ni..’. Kesian lak, plus I’m hungry too..so I went to the kitchen, malu lak..hihi..so with a senyum kambing, I kiss abah’s cheek n ask for his forgiveness..i don’t realize that Ariz is watching..but there are a few incidents after that, that Ariz would say..something like, ‘Lembu, maafkan ayeh ye!..or..Baby anif maafkan ayeh ye..’. Ni sah-sah dia ajuk ayat aku ari tu..

Abah will further his study and registration will be this month. Whatever your reason is, I’m happy for you dear.

Last week was our 2-days surveillance audit for Environmental Management System ISO 14001. Got 1 noncompliance and 5 observations. Alhamdulillah, things started to become better since we had our own department.

My mom, sisters and brothers had come for a one night stay at my house last week. It’s great if we can have this sort of family gathering more often. It will be even better if all of us can be together like good old times.

Again, I had become excited with ribbon embroidery. I started to stock up a lot more ribbons and manage to complete a simple project today. A ribbon pouch..It’s not beautiful, but serves right to boost up confidence for a novice like me.

It’s been nearly a month for me lobbying abah for his permission for me to have my own shop (partnership with Ifa, of course). The opportunity emerged when one of my colleagues who happen to have ‘cable’ with the authority offers to help. I was very excited with the prospect, and starting that day I had visually planned what to do, how it will look like, how to get supplies, everything. But still one thing left, the most important, his permission. I had persuaded him with all the reasons that I can think of, but nothing work. I stop then, but not yet give up. Then last week, I finally came up with one last attempt. I send him sms,
‘Kalau abg nak cepat boleh pakai Alphard, sila beri kebenaran utk saya buka kedai, boleh?.
‘Kedai apa?’
‘Kedai barangan keperluan wanita n kids. Saya janji x akan pinjam duit abg. Nak pakai lesen niaga ajer. Saya konfiden akan berjaya. Tunggu apprvl abg je..
‘Nak buka kedai boleh, tp beli Alphard dulu..’
‘Mcmana nak beli kalau x generate pitih dulu?
A few more questions and answers..
And finally, I take is as Approved! Yeehaaaa!