got cought in the middle of the frenzy

i love weddings. wedding dresses to be precise. and i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Kate's wedding dress. Simple. sweet. modern. proper. everything but over the top. and the make up...glowing. no blue green red gold eyeshadow Malay brides always have to use. blame it to the mak andams and the bapuks pak andam.

perfect. 

she's a bit to skinny, though.

compared to the late Lady Di, the dresses are polars apart. too 'frothy' to  my liking. too big for Diana's angelic youthfulness. she was 19 or 20 that time. but she did look like a doll.

the prince and the doll 

If you asked me, my favourite will always be Grace Kelly. hands down. the dress was and still so very Graceful. i wish i have the height and the figure to don that kind of creation. 

the graceful Grace

i wonder if the future the royals bride would be daring and wild enough to wear strapless gown to the church. the Queen would faint!!

(pic credit to http://plansandpresents.blogspot.com)

Obesiti dan pelajar sekolah

hai..dalam pada org suma tgh kecoh dgn anwar part 2, ada plak isu bdk2 sklh obese. tp memang pun, ramai students aku yg obese. cikgu dia takyah ckp la...hehehehe..

yg tak best tu, pihak sekolah jgk yg kena bila bdk2 obese. utk kesekian kalinya, parents cuci tgn mengatakn yg anak dioaorg gemuk sbb sklh yg buat...ala, mcm bdk2 bodoh sbb cikgu tak pndi ajar, bdk2 takut gi sklh sbb ckgu emo dan garang, bdk2 jd gengster sbb ckgu tak pndi disiplinkan murid etc. biasa la tu...klu dah almost 8-10 jam waktu mereka berada di sekolah, mmg cikgu la yg salah.

ok, apa yg ada kat kantin sklh? nasi lemak, nugget, fish cake, kuih2 manis, air pelbagai perisa dpd prisa cap double lion, keropok, roti krim, nasi goreng, mee goreng, nasi ayam bla,bla, bla. benda yg sama klu kita ke gerai sarapan tepi jalan atau warung. sungguh!

boleh ke kanak2 gemuk dgn mkn kat kantin? tak sepenuhnya kut. klu nugget tu maybe la sbb nugget dia jenis cap ayam kan, lebih lemak dpd isi ayam. sosej pun pink semacam..loya tekak aku tgk. klu itu aku tak rasa sole reason utk budak jadi gemuk. nasi lemak? dah penah mkn yg jual kat kantin? aku rasa klu seperiuk besar nasi tu santan dia sebiji dua aje. tak rasa lemak pun. ikan bilis takde, smbl seciput, telur rebus potong 6, timun sehiris. org kantin kan nak jimat kos. takkan la dia nak letak santan kow2 mcm kita buat sdr kat umah kan. jajan...tak dibenarkan di sklh @ all. sejal azali lg...klu ada yg bwk masuk maknanya dia bwk dr rumah atau dia beli kat luar kawasan sklh. kat van penjaja, mat bangla aiskrim atau rumah makcik sblh sklh. dgn waktu rehat 20-30 minit, berapa ribu juta kalori aje la yg smpt disumbat dlm tekak tu.

mcm yg Jamie Oliver buat dlm Jamie's school dinner, aku admit la kita kena bg students ni mkn makanan yg pelbagai dan berkhasiat. tu mmg sgt2 setuju. it's just that the blame is put onto us mcm tu aje. boring la jd tpt kena tala. sunguh2 boring.

maybe alternative kpd pemakanan tak berkhasiat tu adalah bersenam. 2 x seminggu, 30 minit sekali...cukup ke??? cikgu PJK tak ramai, cikgu yg ajar PJK pun tak berminat nak salin baju nak ajar murid (ha, yg ni mmg patut klu cikgu kena sound tepet kat muka!)... balik2 lantakkan baling bola,main rmi2. menambahkan masalah ialah sklh takde padang. skang mmg tak byk sklh yg ada padang..jd PJK sgt terhad aktivitinya. bdk pun klu dah kat rumah bukan main aktiviti fizikal pun. mak marah, nanti busuk2 balik rumah, baju comot. klu duduk kmpg boleh jugak nak round satu kampung naik basikal.

abis camano?

cuppies kesyukuran

for the past 2 weeks, aku telah kehilangan register murid. dokumen tu SANGAT sulit dan penting. so important that i could go to jail if anything happens to it. rupanya ada malaun dah simpan register tu dan konon2 dah seminggu ada kat bawah tangga. padahal setiap hari akak cleaner tu sapu bwh tu tak penah jumpa pun register kat situ. ah, persetankan malaun itu. yang penting register aku dah ada. tak yah masuk jel. hahahaha!

so, sbb aku sgt gembira....aku pun buat la cupcakes utk meraikannya. buat cupcakes sbb takde daun saderi..hahahaha...(wonder pets? "kita raikan dgn daun saderi? nevermind).

aku buat cupckes nutella n coco cuppies. resepi belasah sendiri (sbb tau la sikit2 nak buat basic cake). ada nutella lebih dlm fridge, pastu curious dgn 'dark cocoa powder' kat kedai, terus aku beli. petang tu bancuh dan bakar. after tai chi, buat icing lak.

kali ni cake aku gebu, halus dan lembut. sbb i pki buttermilk. apa buttermilk? susu yg hampir2 nak jd tairu. tak pki susu expired tau, tapi campura 1 cwn susu and 1 sdb cuka, dibiar 5 minit. pastu guna je la.

lupa nak amik close up bila di belah sbb tak sbr nak masuk mulut. and sbb hati sgt gembira, try sekali buat aising dia...skang pun mmg tgh2 cuba nak belajar buat icing. tapi tak la secantik pro yg buat kan..

lalalalalala....hati saya gumbira. dan lebih-lebih gumbira bila kwn2 sgt suka dgn kek saya! Syukur Alhamdulillah! syukur sangat2!

Senahs and Kak Woks

sapa yg pernah follow Gila-gila dulu mesti sgt familiar dgn "3 Dara Pingitan". cerita ttg 3 dara dr kampung yg cuba ngubah kehidupan masing2 dan menghadapi cabaran hidup dan org3 kg. tp aku tak nak focus on them, aku nak citer pasal Kak Wok. dlm komik tu, Kak Wok ni adalah penjual kain or jamu..sort of..but a seller yg jln seluruh kg dr umah ke umah. orgnya dl umur 40-an, mulut muncung, bertahi lalat besar di mulut. ye...dia adalah CNN tak rasmi kampung.

Aku pulak ada sorg mak sedara yg suka nak 'mengambil berat' sanak saudara terutamanya jenama apa kasut, baju, seluar, jam, spender, bra hatta rak pinggan kat dapur rumah. orgnya dah berumur hampir 60 thn,. dulu bertahi lalat besar di dagu (skang dah removed dah). ye..dia adalah CNN tak rasmi kuarga aku. nama dia Senah. so kini 'senah' bukan lagi sebuah kata nama, tapi kata kerja. as in "ha, dah takde keja lain la tu...tepon aku nak ajak menyenah la ni". Get it?

what i want to say here is...kat sekolah saya ada sorg cikgu yg merupakan cross-bred antara Senah n K.Wok. tapi saya rasa lebih kepada K. Wok. dia begitu pantas nak mencelah org berbual, licik berkongsi @ memberi tugas2 kpd org lain, serta sgt ringan mulut bertanyakan hal3 peribadi kitaorg. oh, dia juga suka memuncung2kan mulutnya bila dia di beri tugas oleh GB. jadi sesuai sgt la klu kita namakan saja manusia ditu Mak Wok. dah dua kali terkena. first time tu tanya2 aku psl appointment aku dgn doc pakar...fuhh sekali bertanya, bertubi2 soalan tahap wartawan hiburan Terjah yg keluar. terasa mcm aku ni Anwar Ibahim atau Fasha Sandha lak. tp sempat aku smash. insaf sekejap jer...tak smpi seminggu kepoh balik dia.

for now, aku cuma nak introduce si  Mak Wok ni aje. sbb aku dah lama tak jumpa CNN mcm tu... and by the way, Mak Wok adalah GPK 1 sklh aku...Guru Penolong Kanan Kurikulum. hmmm...interesting kan? Pentadbir ku seorang senah. dan dia tak tau mcmana jadual anjal berfungsi. boleh?????

kopi ku haram??

aku rasa separuh rakyat johor esp JB, Kluang n BP dah mmg familiar gilak dgn kopi ni. aku ni pun mmg peminat setia serbuk kopi dia. since last year, mmg tak putus supply kopi ni. sbb rasa dia mmg kow gila. tgk la warna dia..lemak berkrim!! tu, kaya dia..mmg sedap la..

sekali semalam dh kuar kat FB, internet n paper yg kopi ni haram. ALAMAK NASI LEMAK!!!!! dah berapa byk daa aku telan. terkedu kami dibuatnya. yela, it's just coffee for freaking out loud. sapa nak agak kan?

but then ada gak keraguan di kepala aku...dia pny francise yg famous kat shopping complex tu..kan ada tanda Halal JAKIM? tak kan la JAKIM buat main2 hal mcm ni? main pas halal sesuka hati aje ke? takkan sbb sultan johor n pemimppin negara minum kat situ terus aje halal? Jadi, klu tgk Sultan johor minum Bacardi je trs halal la ye? (ampun tuanku...patik buat contoh aje). klu mcm tu, salah ke klu ada sesetengah dpp kita ni tak leh pecaya sgt dgn JAKIM? dan setau aku  JAIJ kan kuarkan sijil penyediaan makanan halal utk pengeluar makanan mcm tokey kopitiam kat bwh umah aku ni display? boleh bet potong jari la para pegawai JAIJ Kluang pun mkn minum kat situ.

ish..buat memain aje  la isu makanan dan pemakanan ni. tp ada hamba Allah cuba dptkan penjelasan. baca la ye dan cuba buka minda. alangkan warung nasi lemak pun org sabotaj, inikan pulak kedai terkenal. maybe tuan punya kedai tu perlu lebih berhati2 sbb dia mualaf, keliling dia masih lg mereka yg bkn Islam. kurang peka dan tak mau peka. tp kan, org kita bila kena brand local..mmg havoc satu dunia bila jd mcm ni. rsnya dah byk kali org sebut yg starbucks n other glorified coffee outlets tu takde tanda halal..ramai jek yg hantam semacam segala mak nenek cappucino frappucino tu. JAKIM buat apa? Isu berbangkit ni menyebabkan aku terpikir la...setakat mana kesahihan dan kebolehsandaran 'tanda Halal' JAKIM tu. ye la..yg halal rupanya tak halal, apa jaminan kedai yg takde tanda halal (tp ada tanda Halal organisasi muslim luar negara) tu mmg tak halal? (err..faham x?) adakah organisasi muslim luar negara tak se'Islam' JAKIM? just bcoz JAKIM tak bg sijil halal maka makanan tu tak halal? huik, kuih raya yg kita order tu takde tanda halal JAKIM pun. halal ke?

so, buat masa ini..untuk ambil jalan selamat, stop dl kopi ni. byk lg kan kopi yg lain? lg pun ustaz dah ajar klu kita was2 dgn halal haram sesuatu makanan, maka jatuh hukum haram. berharap sgt pihak kedai kopi tu clean up their act..coz i dont wanna miss the great coffee again!!

yr 6 ke f5?

Hari ni ada kelas tambahan. utk UPSR. menarik tak? *sigh* dari awal lg aku dah cadangkan suruh buat kelas tmbhn hari sabtu, ahad n isnin awal cuti sekolah. penyelaras tak nak dgn alasan nanti mak bapak budak nak ajak anak2 dia jalan2 susah sbb tu ajela weekend yg nak dibawak mereka berjalan. so, aku negotiate utk amik kelas isnin sahaja sbb nak balik kg. kebetulan kena train netball, so pagi2 weekend ke sklh gak utk netball training.

hari last b4 cuti aku saja borak2 dgn penyelaras tu psl kelas tmbhn. aku bgtau dia klu isnin ni murid x ramai dtg, aku takkan dtg lagi buat kelas nwaktu tgh2 minggu. aku akan uat on saturday n sunday aje. borak pny borak, terkantol la rupanya dia n laki dia yg sibuk nak wat anak2 berjalan sbb laki dia keja office hour, bukan cikgu mcm dia. MACAM HAMPEH la cik puan penyelaras tu. nasib baik skill penyiasat detektif conan ku itu belum hilang. lain kali puan, klu sdr ada agenda personal nak ajak laki jejalan, tolong jgn jual nama anak2 atau anak murid. dan jgn cerita dgn aku psl cikgu yr6 perlu buat pengorbanan...sbb dah 3 tahun aku berkorban duit, tanaga dan masa utk yr6 masa kat Majidi dulu. Apa yg aku dpt? kena pindah sklh lain. tolong simpan syarahan pengorbanan tu..klu kau sdr tak larat nak berkorban. kau tu dah takde kampung, aku ada lagi. ni pun dah bertubi2 org tepon tny bila nak balik. ada faham????

bila hari yg yg ditunggu2 tiba, ramalan ku benar belaka (cue: lagu umbrella)... kelas yg aku jar cuma 20 org je yg dtg. so, aku dh sound budak2 yg aku takkan buat lg kelas tmbhn tgh2 minggu mcm hari ni lagi. aku akan buat hari sabtu dan cover beberapa jam yg perlu. sbb, latihan pepagi buta bleh dtg, takkan kelas takleh kan? dan puan penyelaras tu plak....abid aje masa pkl 10 a.m. dan tiba waktu rehat utk bebudak..terus hilang. nasib baik sessi pkl 10.30 cikgu dia dah smpi. dia...terus hilangkan diri balik dan almost biarkan bebudak tu tanpa guru dlm kelas. klu jd apa-apa?

paling best, member aku yg ajar form5 bleh utarakan soalan "kenapa eh djh 6 kelas tmbhn mengalahkan bdk2 nak SPM? aku pun tak start kelas apa2 lg." aku cuma senyum sbb dah lama benda tu berlegar2 kat kepala aku. jwppn paling mudah..." budak 12 tahun rmi lagi yg tak reti nak study sendiri. kena paksa belajar, kena ajar utk belajar. sek menengah dah ada otak sdr, dah pndi wat nota sdr, dah tau seram nak amik peksa. ni, spenda pun mak bapak basuhkan..mcmana nak study klu tak dipaksa."

aku tak la berkira sgt psl kena ajar time cuti ni...tapi klu dah Ketua Panitia pun malas nak amik pot, takkan aku yg baru 2 bln mengajar kat sini nak lebih2 plak kan? apa ke jadahnya...

kepada students ku...meh kita study awal2 so that kita ada a few days left of holiday to be enjoyed.

ngumpat pepagi buta

venue: kedai mkn nearby home
time : 2 freaking a.m.

finished working on an assignment till wee hours. gatal lak nak jengah2 kedai mkn kat bwh tu...tau apa yg aku nmpk?  SEORANG EMAK YG DINNER (?) BERSAMA2 ANAK2. sorg tu remaja, sorg lg tu aroung 3yo sorg lg dlm stroller. apa lagi yg di buat waktu mcm tu sdgkan esoknya hari sekolah???? klu kata kerja, setau aku si emak tu suri rumah...tp mmg muka dia tetap dan berpencen la kat kedai makan tu. anak...jgn ckp la, terajal na'uzubillah.

ni la mak paling sporting aku penah jumpa...setau aku kwn2 aku yg ada anak2 sibuk menambah ilmu keibubapaan...pegi seminar sana sini...dgr ceramah...ni hari2 kat kat kedai mkn.

tiba2 .."Yang, ngintai apa tu??? tido la..." hehehehehe



 

ada aku kisah?

tiba-tiba kau rasa dunia kau runtuh. gelap. suram. mcm nak mati pun ada. mcm dah tak bernilai lagi dah suma benda kat dunia ni. ada org kisah? angin tetap gak bertiup. bola tetap gak bergolek. org kiri kanan tetap dgn rutin masing-masing. ada diaorg kisah? so apa lagi yg kau nak sedihkan? bukan ada org kisah. pick yourself up, and move on. yes, it's hard. yes, it's unbearable. but what doesn't kill you only make you stronger. go to some other places, meet new people, play a new game. ada org kisah? tak, kan? so, putarkan dunia kau kerana dunia org lain tak berputar di sekeliling kau. to hell with the others..sbb kau pun tak perlu kisahkan diaorang.

lesson no 1

my chubby hand

i've always wanted a silky smooth palm. like of those people i always salam with..the ones when you come into contact with you rough hand make you wonder if that person has ever wash a plate in her life. while mine isnt as rough as a road, it has never been ..licin all these time. thanks to basketball and the endless housechores my mak made me do.

so i went rewang at my hubby's school for maulud nabi. i helped with the pineapple cutting. well, pineapple has a powerful enzyme that can naturally dissolve cells. thus the digestive properties that comes handy during constipation. after about 50 pineapples cleaned. cored and cut into pieces (those were for the paceri). i found my palm as smoth as the baby's bottom. no, smoother than that. i cant keep it away from my face!

then the reality hits the next day. my palm is all red, sore and wrinkly. please dont read my palm and fortune tell it, because i think i just lost the imprints of the fingers! my destiny might have change its course, i might not be able to meet J Depp or Ady Putra. or they might not meet me once and fall head over heel for my wit and humour. (witty la sgt!). seriously...my fingerprints are not as visible as before. though i like the pink, reddish hue on the tips...(mcm anak dara la konon!) i find them quite sensitive and itchy. and they cut easily, too. nasib baik sebelah kiri aje.

maybe thats why my palm are never thin or smooth or silky. because when they are, they hurt. careful what you wish for...lesson learnt the hard way.

rules for life

thanks

gazillion thanks to a few kind souls who bore with my emotional rollercoaster ride this past days. Allah saja yg mampu membalasnya... syukran. tapi kenapa eh, as we grow old, it's getting harder to find someone who listen?

aduhai...kenapa la diduga mcm ni???? tak tertanggung rasanya. kenapa di ambik tempat mengadu aku..kat sapa lagi aku nk bercerita??? sapa aje yg paham situasi aku klu bukan dia. itu pun nak diambik dpd aku???

tak adil. sungguh tak adil..............................................................................

Terima kasih, Tuhan.

Terima kasih sbb health screening saya semua ok.

Terima kasih sbb memudahkan perjalanan pertama saya dlm arena bola jaring ( yg sgt saya takuti).

Terima kasih atas kurnia ihsan-Mu kepada kami berdua..skang dah tak gadoh2 lagi.. :)

Terima kasih atas kurniaan cahayamata kepada adik ipar saya...anak2 mereka semua saya suka.

Terima kasih atas kurniaan cahayamata kepada kawan2 saya...dan melepaskan mereka daripada derita yg saya alami.

Terima kasih kerana masih memberi saya peluang hidup.

Terima kasih kerana memberi sahabat2 saya ruang untuk keluar daripada kesakitan dan kesedihan.

Terima kasih, Tuhan... walau pun kadang2 saya terlupa untuk berbuat demikian.

potong markah, ok?

FB status kwn ari ni story psl dia sakit bahu bwk laptop. mklum dh lama x naik lrt. pink coach lak tu....ni agaknya coach utk wanita shj tu. first comment dpd kwn dia (yg aku x kenal n xde kena-mengna pun): akak dah preggy ker?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! klu aku cikgu BM dia dh lama aku potong markah sbb x menjawab soalan atau isi terpesong.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! klu itu status aku dn dikomen mcm tu mmg dh lama kena smash dgn aku.

tapi itu bkn status aku dan aku pun rs mcm x memasal lak nak sedikit jiwa kacau dgn situasi di atas. tp sesunguhnya ramai manusia yg bersifat direct tak tentu hala dan tak kena tempat mcm pengkomen tu. org2 mcm ni selalunya yg bagi aku naik hantu n jiwa kacau dan mula bertukar warna jadi hijau. bila dah kena ayat laser memecah bumi, alih2 aku lah yg dilabel 'mulut laser'. adakah patut?

apa2 pun, aku patut apologize pd kwn aku tu sbb berperasaan begini...sbb pada aku, preggy ke tak patut ditanya dgn discreet. paling tak pun, berhemah dan hormat la skit. sbb klu dia dh preggy dan dia nk share dgn suma org, dh lama dia buat bagitu kat status dia.

hahahahahahaha.....habisla markah pahala aku kena potong ari ni sbb mengumpat...hahahahahah!

buah hati.

pengarang jantung.

batu tanda.

saya ada mereka.

saya tak punya apa-apa.

this has nithing to do with valentine...

sorry, i dont celebrate valentine. never have and never will.

but i do like it when the atmosphere is all lovey dovey...

and today i feel lovey dovey.

we went around and we found the Machap Dam. in the rain. the dam looked like a sea. imagine what kenyir must have look like?

all the time.

no rushing. at our own pace. other couples can overtake us.

love in the time of cholera

finally...habis jugak membaca buku ni. what took me so long? well, it'a classic...so, the style of writing is old-style, long sentences, bla,bla,bla. and because english isn't really my spoken language, i had to re-read afew time to actually understand it.

the book is about a melacholic love affair between 2 teenagers during the early 19th century somewhere in south america. (pardon for the lack of details). there is no usual make-outs, holding hands, touching, dating or watsoever modern couples do nowadays. instead they keep the romance alive by perfumed love letters, serenading with violin, exchanging glimpses of each other from afar and passing notes through strangers. 3 main roles: Fermina Daza, Florentino Ariza and Juvenal Urbino. 

what interest me is the story is soooooo intertwined with each other characters that you didnt notice the flashback of each other's life stories. the book has only like about 3,4 chapters. yet the history and point of views of each person is very detailed and seemed important. even the other characters were carefully written that i think makes them really matters in the story. 

and to think it all happens during the un-romantic cholera epidemic. no, they didnt catch cholera, but the fear of it tore the love of Fermina and Florentino apart. although Fermina wedded the famous, respected Dr Urbino and lasted till their golden age, Florentino kept his love strong. known for his casanova ways (with both male and female) it was clear that while his body was for lust, his heart was for Fermina. in the end, true love thrived the long years. 

here are some quotes:

"To him she seemed so beautiful, so seductive, so different from ordinary people, that he could not understand why no one was as disturbed as he by the clicking of her heels on the paving stones, why no one else's heart was wild with the breeze stirred by the sighs of her veils, why everyone did not go mad with the movements of her braid, the flight of her hands, the gold of her laughter. He had not missed a single one of her gestures, not one of the indications of her character, but he did not dare approach her for fear of destroying the spell."

"Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nastiness, and fabulous flashes of glory in the conjugal conspiracy. It was time when they both loved each other best, without hurry or excess, when both were most conscious of and grateful for their incredible victories over adversity. Life would still present them with other moral trials, of course, but that no longer mattered: they were on the other shore."

a romantic novel, not the kind u usually find nowadays. no wonder it's an award winning book. bravo!

not bad at all!

this week is my erm...3rd week @ new school. conclusion setakat ini:

1) mereka sgt kurang membuang masa bermeeting every week. esok baru nk meeting after the first one bf session opened.

2) seniors are friendly..maybe sbb akummg muka tembok menyapa menyengih all the time, tka smpi ati agaknya tak lyn aku.

3) students are waaaaaay mo behaved than those brats in old school.

4) save minyak n masa...nearer to home. 20 minutes dh smpi, sumtime less if i speed.

5) sklh agak daif sbb stinn in cionstruction phase. berhabuk! tp sbb sekeliling byk pokok kurang panas.

sure, i miss my old friends. tp aku bersyukur pada Tuhan sbb membebaskan aku dpd terus dizalimi oleh mereka yg tak bertanggungjawab. ada hikmah di sebalik semua kesakitan hati!

(tetiba teringat kat suma friends yg sedang dan pernah melalui saat2 sukar...semoga Allah permudahkan jalan keluar untuk kami semua. Amin)