What's Bothering Me At The Moment - My health, and what is wrong with me, in the entirety?
What's Interesting - Marul and Lia recommended me to try out Darul-Syifa' at Bangi, a very well known centre for Spiritual and Islamic Medical Treatment, run by Y Bhg Dato' Dr. Harun Din, a very respectable 'Ulama' in this country. And so I did went to the place in the morning accompanied by my father in-law. We arrived at about 8.30am, and there were already throngs of people at the door and in the lobby of the large complex. I registered myself as the 45th person to be treated that morning. In my mind, the wait could easily be horrendously long. To my pleasant surprise, within an hour, I was called in to one of the many rooms available in the building. I met a pleasant fellow by the name of Ustaz Bani Omar. Just like others, we had to explain our problems before we were treated in their utmost 'Islamic' manner. Very trustable, as all the words uttered were verses taken from holy Quran. There were no other elements required apart from Drinking Water - which is to be used for not just drinking, but also for a specific bathing (during a specific time) and to be sprinkled onto joints or parts of the body affected by the pain. In my heart and in my mind, I could only leave all these work and effort to God, and let Him conjure up what's best for me and for my family. Nothing in this world would have been allowed to happen if not for His instructions and His will...
What's Spiritually Uplifting - Going through the ordeals and the pains, and reading some inputs from the books written by Y Bhg Dato' Dr. Harun Din, have made me grown stronger in my faith to God. I realized that I must have done something wrong to receive all this. And it's God's way of testing me - testing my patience, my inner strength and my humility to see how far I could withstand His challenges.
What I Should Be Doing - Pray to Allah that He will make me stronger to overcome all the challenges, the pain and the hurdles. Insyaallah, things will be fine. God's willing... :-)
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Friday, 26th February 2010
What's Interesting - Had a reasonably beautiful and smooth ride up north to Kuala Lumpur. Departed at about 9.30 am. maintained a reasonable speed i.e. 110 - 120 km/hr, stopped at Machap for Breakfast. Arrived at Damansara at about 1.30 pm, and surprised Mak Cik Normah. She didn't look quite surprise though, as she had expected us to arrive anytime.
What's Also Interesting - Seeing Aidelia and her ever-so-bulging tummy... and meeting the ever-so-adorable Mila, who 'despises' her Pak Ngah (i.e. that's me) regardless of the circumstances...
What's Great - Dinner at Restoran Yus, Taman Sri Ramal - had various types of food plus Satay. I remembered visiting this joint earlier with the MISC Dancers during the Petronas Carnival 2006. But that was quite some time ago. Things have changed. The quality of food, according to my brother-in-law, deteriorated a bit. And there's also an open air 'Medan Selera' nearby, giving Restoran Yus a run for its money. And after dinner, we had a quick tour to Putrajaya Mosque - planing to try out the Drift Racing Car we bought for Adam on the beautiful outdoor surface of the Mosque. T'was unfortunate that we didn't realize that the Car Battery was not fully charged and the whole Drifting Idea went down the drain. Luckily, we had other 'UFO' options to get the kids (i.e. Adam and Milah) all too excited.
What I Should Have Done - Tested the Drift Car earlier at home before heading to the Putrajaya Mosque. Won't happen again.
What's Also Interesting - Seeing Aidelia and her ever-so-bulging tummy... and meeting the ever-so-adorable Mila, who 'despises' her Pak Ngah (i.e. that's me) regardless of the circumstances...
What's Great - Dinner at Restoran Yus, Taman Sri Ramal - had various types of food plus Satay. I remembered visiting this joint earlier with the MISC Dancers during the Petronas Carnival 2006. But that was quite some time ago. Things have changed. The quality of food, according to my brother-in-law, deteriorated a bit. And there's also an open air 'Medan Selera' nearby, giving Restoran Yus a run for its money. And after dinner, we had a quick tour to Putrajaya Mosque - planing to try out the Drift Racing Car we bought for Adam on the beautiful outdoor surface of the Mosque. T'was unfortunate that we didn't realize that the Car Battery was not fully charged and the whole Drifting Idea went down the drain. Luckily, we had other 'UFO' options to get the kids (i.e. Adam and Milah) all too excited.
What I Should Have Done - Tested the Drift Car earlier at home before heading to the Putrajaya Mosque. Won't happen again.
Thursday, 25th February 2010
What's Interesting - The idea of going back to KL again after just one day of work. Bliss!
What's Also Interesting - Having completed all the necessary Creative Briefs and distributed them accordingly, I have had less things in my mind prior to the weekend break.
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - My sister's extremely short SMS reply, after much was written by me to her in lieu of the current 'proceedings and on-goings'... What else can I do?
What I Should Be Doing - Find other ways to rectify the above situation. Being the youngest in the family, I have to give in to my elders... that's just the way life goes... :-)
What's Also Interesting - Having completed all the necessary Creative Briefs and distributed them accordingly, I have had less things in my mind prior to the weekend break.
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - My sister's extremely short SMS reply, after much was written by me to her in lieu of the current 'proceedings and on-goings'... What else can I do?
What I Should Be Doing - Find other ways to rectify the above situation. Being the youngest in the family, I have to give in to my elders... that's just the way life goes... :-)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, 24th February 2010
What's Interesting - Having breakfast with Papa and Mak Cik Normah at Damansara... Really missed living in KL and having to visit both sides of the parents very frequently. It's quality over quantity nowadays... as distance probably made my heart grew fonder... :-)
What's Also Interesting - I had one swell of a time presenting our Creative Designs at Pelangi Sdn Bhd. Client was happy with 2/4 designs, which was more than sufficient for me. They bought the final idea I tried to sell to them and agreed on another which was rather ok to me. And Client even agreed to some other suggestions of mine pertaining to their Branding and other related events. Worth all the trouble traveling down from KL, rushing to see them...
What Surprises Me - Adam was in communication with me via Yahoo Messenger (YM). Heheh... my son is now a techno-savvy person at the age of 6. He is already so familiar with Yahoo, Google and Youtube... and now, YM. What next? Facebook?? I am so proud of my son... :-)
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - Work piling up... gosh!!!
What I Should Be Doing - Go home, take a shower, have a rest, spend some time with Adam and continue work the next morning...
What's Also Interesting - I had one swell of a time presenting our Creative Designs at Pelangi Sdn Bhd. Client was happy with 2/4 designs, which was more than sufficient for me. They bought the final idea I tried to sell to them and agreed on another which was rather ok to me. And Client even agreed to some other suggestions of mine pertaining to their Branding and other related events. Worth all the trouble traveling down from KL, rushing to see them...
What Surprises Me - Adam was in communication with me via Yahoo Messenger (YM). Heheh... my son is now a techno-savvy person at the age of 6. He is already so familiar with Yahoo, Google and Youtube... and now, YM. What next? Facebook?? I am so proud of my son... :-)
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - Work piling up... gosh!!!
What I Should Be Doing - Go home, take a shower, have a rest, spend some time with Adam and continue work the next morning...
Tuesday, 23rd February 2010
What's Interesting - Y&R Malaysia's Chinese New Year (CNY) Lunch was held @ 2 separate venues... the Non-Muslims went to a Chinese Restaurant called Oriental Pavillion at Jaya33 Shopping Centre, PJ. While the Muslims went to Concorde Hotel instead. Regardless of the separation of venues, the Lunch was a superb opportunity for all of us toget together and discuss things not related to work e.g. Male, Female Gossips, Politics, Scandals, Trips to Zoos, etc...
What's Not So Interesting - Had to stay a little bit longer at the Y&R HQ to ensure that all the Creative Designs for one of our Clients in JB were duly finalized at mounted up. And had to stay further to complete a Powerpoint Presentation Slide for the next day meeting cum Presentation to Client. Dud!
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - My car's continuous 'unpleasant' condition while driving on a rough, patchy road. Probably due to some loose screws in the engine or damage to one or two of the shock absorbers, due to frequent traveling. Sigh!!!
What I Should Be Doing - Go straight to the Mechanic once I'm back in JB. Can't stand the nauseating noises coming from the bottom of the car, tires or something somewhere...
What's Not So Interesting - Had to stay a little bit longer at the Y&R HQ to ensure that all the Creative Designs for one of our Clients in JB were duly finalized at mounted up. And had to stay further to complete a Powerpoint Presentation Slide for the next day meeting cum Presentation to Client. Dud!
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - My car's continuous 'unpleasant' condition while driving on a rough, patchy road. Probably due to some loose screws in the engine or damage to one or two of the shock absorbers, due to frequent traveling. Sigh!!!
What I Should Be Doing - Go straight to the Mechanic once I'm back in JB. Can't stand the nauseating noises coming from the bottom of the car, tires or something somewhere...
Monday, 22nd February 2010
What's Interesting - Getting things ready for a quick trip up to KL.
What's Not So Interesting - Had to do a bit of work, before dozing off to get a few things done before leaving to KL the next day. Wanted to indulge myself in repose @ midnight, but too engrossed with work that I only went to bed @ around 1 am.
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - Work, for a moment... and getting the ideas and briefs accross to the Creative Team.
What I Should Be Doing - Chill out... work is never-ending. Knowing my priorities. Family comes first, as always... :-)
What's Not So Interesting - Had to do a bit of work, before dozing off to get a few things done before leaving to KL the next day. Wanted to indulge myself in repose @ midnight, but too engrossed with work that I only went to bed @ around 1 am.
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - Work, for a moment... and getting the ideas and briefs accross to the Creative Team.
What I Should Be Doing - Chill out... work is never-ending. Knowing my priorities. Family comes first, as always... :-)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sunday, 21st February 2010
What's Interesting - Adam's 'actual' Birthday... but not celebrated since we've had a huge Birthday Party a week earlier. He got his wish though, a Telescope (not from Toys 'R' Us but from Tesco... better & cheaper...). And after all these years, he is still traumatic about going to Shopping Malls as he is afraid of confronting face to face with guess what?? A Lion Dance Troupe... Huh?? Kids... :-)
What's Else Was Interesting - GLEE... we watched 4 Episodes continuously. Just like what we did for True Blood. Bloody interesting and exciting TV Show that Glee is. Full of emotions, excitement and wonderfully executed and blended in songs from diofferent ages. My favourite is when the Guys belched out 2 mashed up songs during the 'Internal' Competition, and also when the stud, Puckerman, sang 'Sweet Caroline' to the rest of the group... great music, great chemistry... :-)
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - My health still - contionuous headache, and backaches. Why? Not too sure...
What I Should Be Doing - Make an appointment to see Ustaz Yahya @ Larkin. But first, must try to obtain a few 'peculiar' items he requested for... Mana nak cari ni???
What's Else Was Interesting - GLEE... we watched 4 Episodes continuously. Just like what we did for True Blood. Bloody interesting and exciting TV Show that Glee is. Full of emotions, excitement and wonderfully executed and blended in songs from diofferent ages. My favourite is when the Guys belched out 2 mashed up songs during the 'Internal' Competition, and also when the stud, Puckerman, sang 'Sweet Caroline' to the rest of the group... great music, great chemistry... :-)
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - My health still - contionuous headache, and backaches. Why? Not too sure...
What I Should Be Doing - Make an appointment to see Ustaz Yahya @ Larkin. But first, must try to obtain a few 'peculiar' items he requested for... Mana nak cari ni???
Saturday, 20th February 2010
What's Interesting - Spending some time, just the 3 of us - Aidee, Adam & I. With the maid out for an overnight outing, we spent most of our time at home and out for a quick ride around Taman Pelangi and visited the continuously-functional Pelangi Leisure Mall. A visit to that Mall would definitely be incomplete without a stop at our favourite DVD Outlet. We bought a couple of the latest DVD's - It's Complicated, Couples Retreat, Sherlock Holmes, Paranormal Activity, The Blind Side, the Full Season 1 of Glee (yeah!!!) and a Tom & Jerry Collection for Adam. That night we had ouyr Dinner @ Stulang where Adam was treated to a 10-piece Satay Special... :-)
What's Not So Interesting - Losing ideas of what else to do and where else to go in Johor... :-)
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - Finding a replacement for the out-going Bibik Sumi (i.e. the Maid).
What I Should Be Doing - Some writing for Personal Updates (but I was a tad too lazy...)
What's Not So Interesting - Losing ideas of what else to do and where else to go in Johor... :-)
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - Finding a replacement for the out-going Bibik Sumi (i.e. the Maid).
What I Should Be Doing - Some writing for Personal Updates (but I was a tad too lazy...)
Friday, February 19, 2010
Friday, 19 February 2010
What's Interesting - After many, many long years, I chatted with an old friend of mine, Azleena a.k.a. Eena, thanks to Facebook. We have lost contact since god knows when and it just so happened that she added me as a friend probably since we had a few mutual friends in the network. It was really interesting to find out that she's now a mother of 3 beautiful kids, and she is still staying in Shah Alam with her lovely mother after all these years. What's sad is that she is a divorcee for almost 2 years now, and she's the sole breadwinner of her family. Personally, I salute such mothers - courageous, determined and headstrong. And here's wishing Eena and her family much deserved luck and success (esp. after much sufferings and obvious depressions)... and may all their wishful dreams come true.
What's Not So Interesting - Work, what else...
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - My health, and pending the Urine Test Results, I am worried about my general well-being and constant malaise.
What I Should Be Doing - Keep on writing... each day, a single thought. And continue to update My Blogs. Consider it... a legacy.
What's Not So Interesting - Work, what else...
What's Bothering Me At The Moment - My health, and pending the Urine Test Results, I am worried about my general well-being and constant malaise.
What I Should Be Doing - Keep on writing... each day, a single thought. And continue to update My Blogs. Consider it... a legacy.
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