When the cat is away....

I am sure many of you people are busy applying for leave. Since it is already the long school break and now is definitely the best time to bring your kids for some overseas or local trip. My boss left for his overseas trip a couple of weeks ago and my two other seniors are on leave concurrently. I am the only senior person left to mend the fort. Sighh!!! I am so tired of the never-ending meetings, projects and so forth. Normally without the bosses around, life would be fun right?? Well NOT for me!. With the bosses on leave, I have to sit in for all ad hoc meetings, discussions or problem/solutions. Gosh, I am dead tired and all I look forward to nowadays is just the weekends. I can’t wait for this week to end. Oh God, please let it be reallllyyyyy soon :P

Enough of that, on a brighter note, I am looking forward to my Jakarta trip during the Christmas holiday. We managed to book our flight tickets and also accommodation. We were informed by the travel agent on the super-super peak season but we did not give it much thought as we were determined to go. hehe :P. We will be staying in one of the hotels in Mangga Dua. I hope my sisters and I will have the extra time to do our shopping as well as pamper our selves at the Martha Thilar SPA. Well, I haven’t had the time to scrutinize and list down the tourist spots and the must see places.

Ohhh.....lovely ain't it?

Better still, I am sure many of you bloggers out there have been frequenting Jakarta, so tell me what you all know.

• Where should I go for shopping??
• Places to visit?
• Spas??
• What are the things worth buying there??
• What about the crime rate? Pick pockets?

Thank you all.

Hey you..this is so true!

Looking at the women above reminds me on how one can be beautiful and smart at the same time!

This was written by Andy Rooney from CBS 60 Minutes. Andy Rooney says:

As I grow in age, I value women who are over 30 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

A woman over 30 will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.

If a woman over 30 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And, it's usually something more interesting.

A woman over 30 knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of 30 give a hoot what you might think about her or what she's doing.

Women over 30 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you atthe opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you, if they think they can getaway with it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated.

A woman over 30 has the self-assurance to introduce you to her womenfriends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women.

Women over 30 couldn'tcare less if you're attracted to her friends because she knows her friends won't betray her. Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 30. They always know.

A woman over 30 looks good wearing brightred lipstick. This is not true of younger women.Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 30 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.

Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one! You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise women over 30 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately,it's not reciprocal.

For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman of30+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old waitress.

*Ladies, I apologise.***For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free". Here's an update for you. *Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage, why? Because women realise it's not worth buying an entire pig, just to get a little sausage!*

The flying scissors......

Alhamdulillah, my Dad’s cataract operation went well. He is now resting at home waiting anxiously for his stitches to heal. Apart from attending to my dad, last weekend was a breeze for me as I had to go to the office to complete my work and do my rounds of the Raya open house. I can’t eat as much as I used to, ever since I had the gastritis problem. I can only “jeling” the sambal kacang, sayur lodeh and rendang the other day….Damn :P

Apart from the Raya dishes, I also had to eat the Hotel food (am not complaining here as the food was good) for two whole days (Mon & Tue) as I was tied up at a Banker’s Conference in one of the hotels in Jalan Ampang. It was a big event and the speakers were from all over the world. There was this one particular speaker who is well known for his banking knowledge and experience. He has written many financial related books that I have been reading for the past few years. His books are pretty good I tell ya! I hope they will fly him here again for many more conferences.

I guess this is gonna be my last conference for this year and also the last free Hotel food for two whole consecutive days..muaaahahaa..:P Just like everyone else, I too love attending conferences as I get to meet the people from the same industry, bankers where we can exchange ideas and knowledge about certain issues. And the best part is you will never know who you will bump into at these conferences. For instance today, during lunch, I bumped and spoke to a guy casually and only to discover later that he was a COO of one of the reputable banks in Singapore…Gosh!..(if only I had known, I would have handed him my resume…hehe....). It is the perfect place to build up your connections eh!

Oh well, there goes the 2 day event and now back to work and reality. I need to catch up on the daily newspapers and latest issues. I was pretty shocked to read an article in the papers today about how a mother physically abused her 3 year old toddler and tried to persuade her step son to take the blame instead. Talk about inhuman behaviour!

All these hardcore abuses, fights, human behaviour, negligence and attitude made me think about what my elder sis told me a few minutes ago about my lil nephew and his small cut. It happened while he was in school this morning. You know how kids can be so playful at times. Well today one kid was too playful that he threw a scissors he was holding in the air. It was done spontaneously without even thinking what the consequences would be. Unfortunately the scissors hit my nephew’s head. Although, It was a small cut but my sister was worried. I asked him howit happened, he said, "Ayol pun tak tau, tiba2 Ayol see a flying scissors" :-P

It's FRIDAY already?

Tomorrow is THE day for my dad’s cataract operation. The right eye is scheduled for a cataract operation and later next year it would be his left eye. The Doctor said that it is a minor operation and they normally require the person to come in for a day and if everything is well they can go home on the same day itself. I hope and pray that it will be a smooth and painless operation tomorrow and InsyaAllah, by tomorrow night, he will be resting at home with all of us :)

All this talk about operations and health conditions, just gives me the creeps. But then again, it is only normal that as you grow older, your body just needs more and more of tender love and care. Well as for me, being healthy is so much better than being rich. If I was given the choice to choose between the two, I would choose health for sure.

Anyway, I was surprised to discover from a reliable source that Idham, a fellow blogger is currently not well. He is having some health problems, which is keeping him away from the blogging scenes. Sigh....with one blogger down, there goes the "meriah-ness" of the blogging scene for now. Well bro Idham, I am taking this opportunity to wish you a speedy recovery and please make sure you come back and blog again only if your health permits la huh. Till then, take care ya and take plenty of rest.

As for the rest of you people, have a good weekend and don't eat too much especially with the never ending Raya open house!

As for me, I will be on leave tomorrow. Yessss, I look forward to the long weekend.

Saying goodbye is never an easy thing to do...

Nowadays, finding the right time to blog is almost impossible for me. Blogging is useful as it helps me have a peace of mind after a long day of hard work and hectic schedule. It makes me see myself in a different perspective. By blogging, I am given the opportunity to pen down my own personal opinions and thoughts in life. In other words, it keeps me sane in many ways. Muahaha :P

Sometimes when I am busy, I tend to forget all those little events that has happened in my life. So, by putting them in my blog, I am able to read them over and over again in the future. It could be something memorable, important, embarrassing or hurtful but then again who cares as life is never fair, we live life as it is. Every little event that has happened in my life matters to me now as I realized that life is short. Lately, I have been receiving news on a few people I know who died unexpectedly. No sickness, No signs or symptoms. They all left without saying good-bye. Well, we all know ajal, maut, jodoh pertemuan di tangan Tuhan. As humans, we can only plan but God knows what is best for each and everyone of us.

One bad news I received was so unexpected that I am still badly affected by it. It all happened when I met an ex colleague of mine for lunch last week. I grab the opportunity to meet up as I was having a course in a building next to hers. As soon as I saw her I knew she looked happy at the new office. I gave her a hug and we exchanged our “how are you doing?”, the all time favourite question eh! The conversation we had was as follows:-

Me : Hey you!!! You look good!! How are you doing??
She : Hey I am fine..**Big smile**
Me : Lets seat and order.
She : Sure…(So we sat and ordered food)
Me : How’s your boyfriend doing?? When are you introducing the lucky guy to me???
She : Started crying (Her tears were falling non stop, body was trembling badly)
Me : Are you okay?? (Shit…what did I say??? – my mind was trying to figure out what was happening etc)
She : We broke up!!
Me : Ohh…I’m so sorry. ( I did not expect that answer but I guess sometimes break-ups happen for a good reason)
Me : I know you must be sad but hang in there okay?? What happened??
She : We broke up and the next day HE died in an accident..(She cried louder)
Me : Oh no!!!...............
She : He was my first love and I can never ever forget him….He was not himself the night he was involved in the accident
Me : Were you with him when it happened??
She : NO…we met for a while and then he left.
Me : I kept quiet. (I did not want to torture her with more questions…I felt for her)
She : I dunno…I feel like things were never over between us…There are so many things I wanna tell him.

(We continued to talk for an hour or so…….)

I hope and pray that she will get through this tragedy stronger as ever. I know she loves him so much and I know it kills her to let him go in memory or in life. So the moral of the story for all of us is :-

• Always tell the person you love how much you love him or her. Be honest and don’t bother so much on your ego or who says the “ I Love You” first. You may never know you might not have the chance to tell him or her later.
• And also one might look so happy on the outside but deep down inside she could be crying her heart out :(
  

Take care you all. Love makes the world a wonderful place to live in. So don’t waste time and seize the moment.

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