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I miss my mom so much especially during this fasting month.

I can still picture her sitting in the kitchen during breakfast and sahur.

I can still remember the dishes she loved eating ie. nasi rawan/laksa johor & sup tulang. We will always make sure she gets what she wants from the Bazaar Ramadhan.

I can still remember her telling me all of a sudden last year to go to Kamdar and shop for new curtains and sofa covers. Not knowing it was her last year celebrating Aidilfitri. Alhamdulillah, she managed to see the olive coloured curtains and sofa covers :)

I miss having her around for family gatherings. She has always been the main person during those sessions of good food and kecohness. Without her, it will never be the same.

Whenever I think of kuih makmur, I think of her. She loves them but when she was diagnosed with kidney failure, she tried to avoid all those cookies as well as kuih makmur. She loves to bake, her specialty was fruit cake and durian cake.

As I was in the train on the way to work today, I cried quietly, missing every bit of her. Oh boy, I thought I was stronger since it has already been more than 100 days since she left us , but no I still get teary eyed whenever it hits me hard that she is no longer with all of us.

Al fatihah.

Semoga roh arwah mama dicucuri rahmat dan ditempatkan di kalangan orang-orang yg beriman.

I will always miss you mama.

A story with a sad ending..Al fatihah.

I just got back from a 2 hour training with Reuters this afternoon, in one of the offices in Petronas Twin Tower, all giddy with so much info/knowledge and yummy chocolate bars that they always have at the counter for people like me to enjoy. (Oh well, since it is fasting month I took back a few for “berbuka puasa”) Muahaha! I look forward to it whenever I am there for short classes. I bet my colleagues will agree with me on this :D

Anyways, that’s not what I plan to blog about today, I am still dumbfounded and am very sad when I read the following email a few minutes ago which was forwarded by a friend:-

September 20, 2007 13:49 PM

Test Confirmed Body In Bag Is Of Nurin
PETALING JAYA, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- DNA test confirmed that body stuffed in a sports bag on Monday at a shophouse at Jalan PJS1, Petaling Jaya Utama as that of Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, 8, who had gone missing a month ago, said Petaling Jaya OCPD ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed.

-- BERNAMA

I really hope that they will nab the bastard(s) who did this to her. For the past few weeks, I have been hearing several comments from others that sound more or less like this “ I blame the parents for letting her go alone”. Well, I am not here to judge her parents, because only God knows what they are going through right now. My main corncern is that the culprit with the sick mind is brought to justice for his beyond animal behaviour!! So SICK that it makes me wanna puke!

I am sure the nation mourns with the family for their sad loss :(

For adik Nurin, Al fatihah. Semoga rohnya dicucuri Rahmat. Amin.

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1st update:

DNA tests show body found in the gym bag is Nurin.

But parents adamant that it is NOT her.

Second test scheduled.

Final update:

Nurin's parents accepted the first DNA test after going thru the DNA report with the police and on the following day, her father claimed Nurin's body for burial. Apart from the DNA test, Nurin's dental records showed a 95% match. People from all walks of life cried their hearts out for her as it was such a sad tragedy.

Many visited her family's residence to pay their last respects. Malaysia mourns for the sad loss. We pray that her father, mother and sisters will be strong in overcoming this nightmare. I pray and hope that the sick bastard will be caught! It is a big loss not only to her family but to everyone who knew her, and the way she was killed is so unbelievable. Good bye you, little angle and may you rest in peace.

Al fatihah.

Talk about being a victim of fashion!!

I was in the LRT train this morning on the way to work when I saw this petite looking girl in her “winter clothing”. Muahahaaha! I kept looking at her with her white “turtle-neck” top and a long gray jacket with a belt across her waist. I did not blink my eyes even for a second as soon as my eyes caught her standing right in front of me.

My god, it is so hot and humid in KL. How can one wear a turtle-neck top with a long jacket to work? It is not like it is snowing here in KL, you know. Anyways, this is what I call a victim of fashion. Hmm, to think of it, she looked identical to the girls in Seoul or Tokyo during winter.

Oh wow, definitely a fashion statement.

I would never succumb to this just to look good or different, would you?

Crash Boom Bang!

I wanted to write about this unexpected ordeal which happened less than three months ago but never really had the time to do it. Anyways, what happened to me was pretty scary plus funny. Hmm, how is that funny and scary?

I was seated quietly at my cubicle when suddenly I heard a soft cracking sound. Upon hearing that sound I looked down at my chair to check it out. There was nothing different so I continued doing my work. Then suddenly I heard a big cracking sound, and before I know it, my chair swayed to the left and the chair base just snapped. It happened so fast that all I can remember was me still seated in the chair but the chair just broke and fell right on the floor. I was caught off guard and that explains why I did not utter a single word or even scream for help. The first person who came to my rescue was this new male colleague of mine. Malu sungguh saya! Thank god when I fell with the chair I was in a very decent manner..kalau I flipped backwards...tak tau la apa nak jadi!:D

My workstation with the new chair

Then all the guys came rushing towards my cubicle. They had worried looks on their faces. They even told me what got them so worried was the possibility that I might have fainted due to my fragile condition since at that point of time I had just lost my mom. But now when they talk about it, they can't stop laughing and they even said,"Wahh..Mr X was really fast when he came to your rescue, apa tunggu lagi, good candidate tu since he is nice, responsible and still single!"......etc

Well, one thing's for sure, I did not faint people, I blame it totally on the “faulty and flimsy" chair! It was definitely too worn out to be used. Muahahaha! By the way, I got my new chair today and before the new chair came, I was using the normal VERY comfy bosses' chair for the three whole month. Well, since they had an extra, I can’t help but use it temporaryla kan.

The faulty chair...all broken! Bye-bye!

I was talking to my sis about it and she said it happened to her once when she first joined an organization..Hahaha!..what a way eh to welcome a new staff! Another story I heard was a guy whose chair gave way during an important meeting. That is scary!

I wonder whether any of you out there experienced anything similar to my crash boom bang episode?

P/S: Selamat berpuasa/Happy fasting to all muslims, this time round, ramadhan will be very challenging without my arwah mama around, like always I will take one day a time.

A messy prawn affair..

I had a wonderful time during my cousin's wedding in Ulu Langat last Saturday..I did something I never knew I was capable of..muahahaa..I can't believe I help prepare the dishes for the meja pengantin! Check this out I was the one who had to cucuk the prawns to the pineapple.. :)

the prawns look as though they are about to dive into a swimming pool..muahaha! my aunt kept telling me..asal ada dah :D

the meja pengantin.

both my sisters' masterpiece...the telur puyuh disusun ala ala twin tower je! ..was definitely challenging..:D

the orang kampung bergotong royong helping with the food preparation..I love this part!

chaotic

the couple

Goodnight Malaysians, wherever you are!..hehe

I was stuck in the aftermath massive traffic jam of last nights Merdeka fireworks in Putrajaya. The fireworks lasted for a whole 10 mins and the journey to Putrajaya took us about 1 hour plus! I saw stream of cars entering at around 9 nish and started to leave at 10.30pm. Since it was the last night for the fireworks, we wanted to experience the beautiful fireworks with our realtives who are currently on vacation from Jakarta. Oh and all the way through the massive cars, I can only pacify myself with this song we kept playing in the car from Dewa 19.

Dewi aku mohon beri kesempatan..
’tuk bisa menebus dosaku kepadamu
Maafkanlah aku telah menyakitimu..
Aku tidak pernah menyangka bisa begini


Ooh..dewi..dengarkanlah

Reff :
Dewi kaulah hidupku..
Aku cinta padamu sampai mati
Dewi belahlah dadaku, agar kau tau..
Agar kau mengerti..


Semua terjadi begitu saja..
Tak ada yang serius antara dia dan aku
Tidak ada cinta dan tak ada hati
Hanya karena aku lelaki dan dia wanita


Ooh.. dewi..dengarkanlah

Reff

BTW hope it is not too late to wish all you Malaysians out there, SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI KEMERDAKAAN!