That Okay Song!

Hey, it's okay.
We gotta live for a better day. (Hey!)
Now we give a little a love and we're on our way
Kita kaotim everything, parava-illay

You say, don't play play
Kita mudah lupa but we say "nay". (Nay!)
Now we got a little love, keep it on replay
You say semua tak boleh, tapi we all okay aje!

PopTeeVee made my day!

Puan Aini Jasmine;

Truthfully speaking -- when Min announced she was getting married, my heart dropped. I mean, I knew she was seeing someone, but getting married?

Everything was blurry wild after that, I wish I could recall back and reacted appropriately to the good news. Instead I went furious for a little while, okay-- maybe until the day itself -- What? I am being honest here, so yeah.. where was I? -- but it was so confusing, I tell you. I was er, upset? No, I still can't find the exact word till now... yet at the same time was very much happy for her. I swear I am, sumpah.

But that was then.
Before.
Jangan ah skeptik sangat cakap Along ni dengki sebab kawan-kawan dah bertemu jodoh.
Dengar sini dulu.

Along mungkin paling emosi (the friends knew or noticed how I reacted to the news) tapi se-emo emo Along ni, Along takde ah sampai tahap cakap kat Min; "Weh, ko pehal wat camni kat aku ha?"

Tu dah drama sangat.

Along syukur, dalam ramai-ramai teman Min, dia tetap jemput Along. Ingat kat Along.
Dia nak Along datang.
Biarpun Along emosi mengada camne sekalipun, Min tetap sebolehnya Along datang meraikan hari bahagianya.

How can I say no to a friend's request?
A friend who mostly understood what I went through without the need to ask, we just blend in, there and then.
Takde Min, takde la Along kenal Wani Ardy.
Sungguh. Bukan cerita tipu.
Min & Oat la yang bawak Along jumpa Wani first time kat Kelana Jaya, dengan Min jugaklah Along beli EP Wani yang pertama.

Tergamak ke Along nak marah Min sebab kahwin tiba-tiba atau plan kahwin senyap senyap mengejut camni?
Orang yang tak fikir panjang tentang kebahgiaan teman-teman dia je tergamak.
Along tak.
Along nak cakap yang Along bangga dijemput, berada di situ, peluk Min dan cakap "Min, kahwin dah kau."

But it doesn't matter what I feel now, right?

Hee.

Semuanya dah selamat, and I'm glad I was there, witnessing another friend embarking a new stage of life.

I will never forget these eyes, ever.

We waited outside while both families took place in the house during the solemnization ceremony.

We rushed & exchanged quick hugs in the super massive crowd.

I swore Min looked different that night. Pretty different, the bride glow -- I guess.

The simple dais that we couldn't help make as if its our own,hehe.

This is sweet Mia Sara, I hope I get her name spelt correctly. I wouldn't know if her Mom approached me and claimed she knew me from Leed's blog. Ah,tempias blogger terkenal!

She could only bear with us less than 3 minutes!

We fought, we make up and we are there, for one another.

Jadi Min, if you happen to read this one day, maafkan Along.
You know me well how I hated surprises, or how I am traumatised still by unexpected events, but I got back at you & Oat when I passed Wani's wedding card as you thought it was mine -- boy, your expression was super priceless!
Puas hati Along!!  
HAHA!

Min,
I might act as if I didn't care, Along kan memang keras hati camni.
Nak-nak dengan orang yang Along sayang. Yang Along rapat. Walaupun kita jumpa adalah 3 kali dalam 3-4 bulan.
But still, kau tetap antara yang rapat dengan Along, Min.
Or else, kita takkan ada nickname Teteks for nothing, kan Min kan?

Marah Along kejap je, Min.
Marah sebab sayang namanya.
Marah sebab Along tak sedia lagi untuk bagi Oat amik kau, Min. *jeling tajam kat Oat*

But I'm happy for you, sayang.
Very much that I swore at this moment I'm typing this away, I regret for not showing more how much I care for you.
Nanti ko dah jauh, please make use of Oat tu, okay?

But if you still need me, I'm here, Min.
I'm here, supporting you as always.
Loving you, biarpun Along selalu je buli-buli ko,nak-nak pasal Twitter itu ari.

Tsk.
Kan dah rindu.

Congratulations again, Min and Oat.
Stay wickedly awesome, promise?



Pictures are from Omar Bahrin & Sari Nashikim
:')

"Macam Ayah."

"Takde ke yang nak anak ayah ni?"

"Ada. Kot. Tapi derang tak best, yah."

"Kot? Ape kot kot?"

"Ade tapi takut?"

"Ke ada tapi memilih?"

"Memilih tapi tak ada?"

"Ke tak ada tapi memilih?"

"Aaaa ayah ngelat. Tu sama dengan soklan Along tadi!"

"Betulla, ada ke tak ada sekarang ni?"

"Tak ada."

"Memilih?"

"Memilih tu perlu. Tapi takde lah cerewet gile kot."

"Nak pilih yang macam mana?"

"Macam ayah."


*senyum lebar-lebar*

Happy Birthday, Ayah. Ke-empat puluh sembilan. *sebak*

Min & Wani

Two of my shooting stars, the closest girlfriends got married over the weekend.

One after another.

Aini Jasmin Ghazalli & Oat Halim

24th September 2010

Serdang

Nur Syazwani (Wani Ardy) & Syafiq Zakaria

25th September 2010

Subang Jaya

Two of them, in a row.

-- I can't find the exact word to express the happiness (and this little tiny hint of jealousy hihi) 

but you two knew me well enough, so yeah..

Congratulations sayang-sayangku!

(Pictures from Sari Nashikim Radin Iskandar)

Jabatan Kerja Raya

I had a great one week of Raya holidays and was much looking forward to start working last Monday.

Eh,no.

Eager was the exact word. Rasa cam nak cium lantai ofis bila sampai tu -- tapi cleaner belum mop lagi lantai, so I made do with tapping the chairs and glass walls as I walk by to my place ^_^

Along masih waras lagi as I'm typing this, fret not.

Mana taknya happy, rindu kot with the colleagues!
And it was even better when we were holding a Raya do at the office that day!!
(Sah-sah la kami tak berkerja the whole day, sibuk beraya hihi)

I should be preparing fried spaghetti/macaroni but it somehow slipped off my mind since the plan was made BEFORE the Raya hols. Blame it to the good food I've been stuffing myself into. So I end up buying Ayamas to make it up, lagi sedap panas-panas gitewww.

Anyways, layan gambar je lah eh?

Kalau tak kenal muka-muka ni, nampak sangat korang bukan pembaca tegar blog ni hihi.

Konsep pot luck mengakibatkan kewujudan pelbagai bentuk tupperware secara tiba-tiba.

Baru lepas kene tegur makan berdiri tadi.

Meriah tak kena berkerja memang lain macam meriahnya.

Salam perantauan dari kami anak-anak Malaysia & Indonesia :')

Cover mag Mangga isu bumper Raya yang direject sekali pandang.

Tahun depan apply jadi duta kain cotton Jakel, lepas tak?

Bukan selalu nak tengok kami manis berbaju kurung di pejabat. Manis tu memang selalu la tapaya citer.

Maaflah tiada gambar menu makanan untuk Along lelehkan air liur kalian sebab mesti kalian pun dah kenyang tengok muka-muka kami yang manis bak kuih london almond di pagi raya.
Kenyang takpe, jangan takde selera hihi.

Oh ya, ni je la berapa kerat Melayu di company ni -- might be missing a few faces here & there in the above pictures, but hey, we are one tight circle alright!

When is your open office do? Hujung bulan eh?
Whenever it is, Selamat Hari Raya still!
:')

Eid Again!

Seronok Syawal kalian?

Seperti tahun-tahun yang sebelumnya, kami sekeluarga akan bertakbir raya di Port Dickson, bersolat raya di Seremban dan terus berjalan raya ke Kuala Pilah.

Kelebihan Ummi Ayah yang kebetulan kampung satu negeri lain-lain daerah saja ye -- kami tak merasa menonton drama "Tahun ni kita raya kampung saya pulak! Saya. Tak. Kira!!"

Hihi.

Pada tiap tibanya Syawal, Along nekad dalam hati yang Along takkan menitiskan air mata di pagi mulia itu.

Nekad yang berat, cukuplah drama-drama hiba di kabel TV sempena Raya itu, cukuplah.

Along tewas secara total sebaik saja tanganku menyentuh kedua tangan orang tuaku :'(

Tahun ini meriahnya berbeda tanpa kepulangan Jenn.
Meriah kami meriah yang serba kurang lengkap.

Anak generasi pertama yang tak lengkap tanpa Jenn.

Kurang satu salam minta maaf antara kami sekeluarga.
You should listen to Angah's speech this year, Jenn. Along menangis peluk dia kuat-kuat :'(

Dan kurang juga satu sampul duit raya buat adik-adik yang masih belajar! 

Takpe Jenn, bukan rezeki kamu tahun ni hihihigelaksukahatihihi.



I do hope yours were awesomely great..
-- belum terlewat jika masih belum beraya sakan, Syawal kan sebulan!
:')

Selamat Hari Malaysia!

Even though I don't dig history THAT much, at least I still have the initiative to Google about Malaysia Day. Ingat lagi Cikgu Devagi; cikgu subjek Sejarah paling penyabar pesan : Cari yang mudah baca - nota point form - isi penting dihighlightkan - ada gambar lagi bagus, cukup. 

Macam ini.

Sebab tu lah Sejarah SPM Along dapat 1.

Happy Malaysia Day, Malaysia!

SHRMZB

Yuna - Raya Oh Yeah from Luey Motion Lab on Vimeo.

Jangan ikutkan sangat hati tu -- memang adakalanya tak rasa nak raya sangat bila dah besar-besar ni, but hey don't take this Raya for granted. Ada orang sanggup berada di tempat kita sekarang, or do we need a wake up call to learn how to appreciate?

I had mine by reading this.

As much as I'll be missing Ramadhan (thank you Allah for the chance) and Jenn's presence this Raya, I shall celebrate as if it's gonna be my last, with my family, for my family -- lillahitaala.

And to that, mohon dimaafkan, dihalalkan segala tulisan, tingkah laku dan bicara selama kita saling kenal. Buka buku baru, yeah?

Be safe, have fun and see ya soon, insyaAllah!

And please, tajuk entry tiada kena mengena dengan isu Freemason atau Illuminati..

..It's Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir Batin y'all!

Sehari Sebelum -- Sempat Lagi!

Semalam dah announce esok Raya.
Jadi takde lah awkward sangat kalau Along tetibe post pasal iftar harini.
Er, memang super lambat but last time I checked, this is my blog so sukeati ah kan?

Ewah, sopannye bahasa.

But this is for old time's sake and as a token of gratitude to the people I manage to catch up during the whole month of Ramadhan.
Haih, so sad lah dah habis puasa :'(

Anyways, I managed to avoid any iftar invites that involves buffet course the whole month! Yippie yeay! Other than the fact that I'm super sengkek, I'm super sengkek for a reason. And that reason is because I have always been an ala-carte person. So that's no point of me paying more than RM45 and eat all you can when my tiny stomach can only fit for two plates of rice (the most) pastu kalau minum air segelas dah takleh nak makan dessert? -_-"

Yeah, memang rugi bawak Along ke majlis buffet.

Ah don't you go "bile lagi nak jumpe kawan-kawan lama?" or "semua orang ade kecuali ko je,long." on me. Thanks but no thanks.

But don't be surprised if there are pictures of me below in iftar sessions yang ada makan buffet, tu sah-sah orang lain yang bayarkan hihi (read : Ayah)

Cam cool sangat guna iftar eh, dontchathink?
Takde lah confius guna break fast dengan breakfast = sarapan pagi.
Eleh long, cakap je lah pemalas nak tulis pepanjang (ignoring the fact that I am)

Eh, proceed proceed.

6 Ramadhan 1431
Kelana Jaya Food Court
Iftar with the colleagues, memasing beli makanan sendiri, makan reramai. Hujan lebat sangat time ni, I remembered Nanim & Mila were drenched to the bone! I love my colleagues better after working hours -- or else they are all zombies depan laptops, serious manjang haha. Picture taken by Heikal via Blackberry hence the picture quality.

After the iftar session, Heikal dropped me of di Sunway Pyramid where I get to catch up with my favorite couple -- and they broke the good news to me too! Sebagai denda sebab dah lama sangat tak jumpa Along, derang terpaksa hantar Along balik Seremban (in between sempat singgah Gravy Baby). Till I meet them again on their big day (insyaAllah), thanks Azie & Man :')

18 Ramadhan 1431
Italiannies, The Curve

This iftar session was somehow special -- sebab it was an adhoc plan, totally totally adhoc pastu hoping everyone could make it.

Boy, Nadek, Wani & I -- I'm just glad we just could make it again this year. It's like we could only do this once a year (not counting Wani as I get to see her during my Putrajaya visits) but yeah, better this than not meeting at all eyh?

Good food was shared among us -- since Italiannies ala-carte's were quite a whole for a person. But the best dessert came from Nadek's cheese cream cupcakes!

I had 4 or 5 of these yummy bites -- like super sedap okay? Even tho Nadek claimed the cake was a bit burnt but I did. not. I repeat - did not feel any benda hangit ke ape. Memang sedap sangats. And guess what, Nadek bakes for you too -- that is if you wanna order from her! Check her baking blog here!

Thank you great companions, kita jumpa di kenduri kahwin Boy insyaAllah ehh? Ooohyeh, asyik berkumpul di wedding orang sajehhhs.

23 Ramadhan 1431
Samudera Restaurant, Lake Club Putrajaya.
Ini er, with partners and clients. Great range of food in their buffet line tapi sebab kena borak about kerja time berbuka, Along terus kenyang dan-dan tu, haha.

Later that night I followed AJ where she went to pick up her engagement album, so I got to meet up with Linda & Kak Dee also -- ya rabbi lama gila tak jumpa derang sejak derang ikut hubby memasing berlayar. Anyways, it was great catching up biarpun kejap. I feel so loved by them yeah yeah ko memang senang happy camtu kan Long?

:')

24 Ramadhan 1431
Nilai Spring Golf & Country Club
With the family together with Ayah's colleagues -- kami adik beradik wat hal sendiri bila dah jumpa lauk ketam masak merah berlada dan kuih tart nenas. Kak Sam, tengoklah adik 'Aliya, she super loved the pashmina you gave to me! Asal sejuk je pandai dia seluk dalam my handbag and amik pashmina tu -- thank you, kakak!

27 Ramadhan 1431
Royal Bintang Hotel, Seremban
Another iftar session with Ayah and his colleagues. I was a bit late joining them tho, so while they had desserts, I was busy stuffing awesome nasi beriyani ayam masak merah and udang masak kunyit like no ones business =P

28 Ramadhan 1431
Black Canyon Restaurant, Alamanda Putrajaya.
The last iftar session di luar rumah. And this too mark the only iftar session with some of the askars, so sad lah tak dapat jumpa the others -- I JUST CANT FREAKIN WAIT TILL WANI ARDY'S WEDDING so that I could meet up the rest. Initial plan was to berbuka at Ikim's house, but turns out the whole Serdang takde air -_-" So off we went to Alamanda, with Ikim and Min bringing along their awesome mothers (not in picture) for iftar. Min had shocking news (well to me-lah) and I couldn't digest it until today, yet I wish she knew I'm nevertheless still and will always be happy for her. Wah, tetibe emosi.

That's about it-lah.
I'm proud to say I managed to berbuka bersama with the family most of the days despite commuting and all. Nothing beats home cooked meals and your family around you -- yet I thank those who invited me and managed to spend some time to a quick session. I'm sure we'll see more of each other in the near wedding events or even open houses!

Till the official Raya entry, have a great last Ramadhan to all of you.
Moga kita diketemukan dengan Ramadhan lagi tahun depan dengan izinNya.
:')

Walimatul Urus

Tahun ni kita tak main la kad-kad raya.

Kita bagi kad kahwin terus -- baru style abes!

Tarikh dah cantik dah, sila availablekan diri eh?
Tak kacau pun Raya kalian, so jangan banyak alasan.

AF - banyak sangat pengaruh Akademi Fantasia -_-"

Along dan Farid Kamil kah?

Yang pasti bukan Along dengan Fizo Omar atau Fiq Mentor.

Kad dilipat dengan penuh kasih sayang.
Ye, lipat sendiri.

Sayang tak sayang la kat kalian ni semua, tau tak?

Jangan risau kalau tak dapat lagi, banyak lagi tu ha. 

Berkotak-kotak.

Cumanya, selagi kalian tak pass alamat rumah, camne nak sampai kad-kad ni.

Ye tak?

So ape kata, tinggalkan alamat surat-menyurat anda di

ajlaabijak@gmail.com

Expected question : Nape macam pelik je alamat email?

Expected answer : Sebab itu email address si AJ.

Next expected question : Asal bagi email AJ lak? Dia PA ko ke, Long?

Obvious gila answernye kottt: Sebab ni wedding invitations si AJ la. Along saje nyebok tolong blog.

 

p/s - Ele Long, ni trick basi laaa. Orang tak terkejut punnn.

So now, I'm a Jennifer Aniston.

Suessy wrote;

aku rasa macam aku ni Jennifer Aniston. we are able to draw attention. we turned heads. we pulled surprises now and then that makes people keep talking about us. we’re good on our own, we have a job but not that we really shine at it. but we do a kind of good work at our job. we have great friends around us. but we are super freaking lonely. regardless with gorgeous gams (she), gorgeous hair (moi) and can survive without makeup (us).

- in She's the crazy bitch around here

Hm -- Oscar party, anyone?

Gerard, you are invited nevertheless.

I'm a 10!

I rarely do this, percayalah. *muka serious*
We are in different rooms while doing this, ni saje je test betapa cepat dia reply to Facebook Notifications-nye.
So yeah, for a Standard Three pupil, dia agak hebat ah bermain Facebook bagai ni.
'Aliya siap click LIKE to my last comment -- I didn't expect that tho.

Kids these days, eyh?


p/s - I meant to blog about something else, but subhanallah malasnya nak transfer gambar, hence the lack of updates -_-"

Lima Puluh Tiga [ Updated!]

Semalam rasa cam nak wat entry Merdeka, tapi setakat rasa je lah.
Sebab senarnye tak rasa pun cam Merdeka, tapi lebih pada cuti satu hari di tengah minggu yang mewujudkan hari Rabu ini seperti hari Isnin semula -_-"

Kalian rasa ke Merdeka camne semalam?
Best eh?

I spent my day washing windows around the house.
Bukan lap tingkap. Basuh. Jenis habuk dah embedded habis kat kayu tingkap tu.
Tengok air habuk hitam dalam gayung pun berselera bila tekak dah haus sangat.
Tapi takde la gila lagi.
'Aliya came and watched me from aside.

"Adik tak rasa cam cuti pun, Long."
"Nape?"
"Sebab Ayah ngan Ummi tak kasi tidur lepas Subuh."
"Elok ah. Wat je la macam hari sekolah."
"Tapi dah cuti Merdeka ni!"
"Macam lah adik tau ape Merdeka tu."
"Tau lah. Cikgu cakap kene bawak bendera gi sekolah esok. Bila bawak bendera, merdeka la tuh."

Sesia je Adik merasa kena spray pencuci tingkap berbau lemon twist dari Along.

But seriously, do we understand much?
Yes it's Malaysia 53rd Independence Day, pastu apa?
Kot tetiba ada yang tanya, "Tapi 31 Ogos tu kemerdekaan Tanah Melayu kan? Yang 16 September ni lak, pembentukan Malaysia dengan Sabah Sarawak. So all this while Malaysia is without Sabah & Sarawak la eh? Tapi Sabah & Sarawak is part of the Independence or not?"

Ha,mau tak terkincit jap nak menjawab tu.

Nevertheless, I'm sure that I'm not the only one who have this doubtful feeling of uncertainties, kan?
Kannn?
Bulan puasa ni tapayaaaa la nak tipu-tipuuu.


Or else how come Wani Ardy wrote about it beautifully here,
Atau kalau malas nak baca pepanjang, read how 1412 briefly demanding a change here,
Atau nak bergelak ketawa sambil mengangguk tanda setuju, read ijaicool here,
But my number one favorite entry bersempena Kemerdekaan ini would be Jennyto's.
A MUST READ!

Not because she's my darling sister, but somehow it's something that wrongly understood DARI DULU and the hate is being spread around like a wildfire -- walhal orang Malaysia di sana dilayan baik-baik saja. I have Malaysian friends who loves Indonesia as much as they love Malaysia, jadi damai aja yuk?

Ending this semi-serious entry with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi; "Be the change you want to see in the world."
Selamat Hari Kemerdekaan yang ke-53, Malaysia.
:')


Updated last minute : Terjumpa entry Merdeka 2008 lak. Masih emo dari dulu, HAHA. I miss my Merdeka on 2009 tho -- apa khabar anak-anak kecil itu eh? :')