"Nur Kasih The Movie": The Anticipation

My husband came back from the office one day and told me that he had seen probably the best Malay movie ever! You HAVE to watch it! I've never seen Nur Kasih the series, why should I get excited about the movie? He promised me that it doesn't matter because what matter is, you are going to cry after 5 mins into the movie and you'll get all your answers in the movie. Some scenes of the movie were shot in Jordan and the director is Kabir Bhatia. Okay.. Kabir's name got me excited because he knows how to play with emotions but if my husband is excited, I should too because he has good taste in film. No way he's gonna say that a movie is nice when it sucks. 

So, the plan is to bring the whole Malay staff in the company for a movie on 19th May 2011 and if some Chinese staff want to join also, is gonna be more fun. And the plan is, to NOT wear any mascara or eye make up for the occasion. And the plan is to bring sufficient supply of tissues in case we decided to cry our eyes out. 

We have marked our calendar to watch the best Malay movie ever 19 days from today!

We We We So Excited For Winter Holidays!

I wanna have a photo with this awesome giant watch in Cottesloe beach.

It sounds weird to talk about winter holidays in spring but because I'm a Malaysian, I'm entitled to. I see and feel sun everyday, so give me a break! Come June, we will be in Perth once again for a mild winter holiday. This year we have to wait for school break to plan for any holidays because Tia is already in REAL school and the first break is nearing. The last time we went to Perth, it was a very short trip, where we ended up in Perth city and Fremantle; this time around we plan to go a bit further. The weather is going to between 18-21C during the day and 9-12 at night, definitely no snow.. maybe we need jackets and shawls at night. 

Shopping is my main itinerary in this trip. I know that Perth is not exactly the place suitable for retail therapy but I am adamant to make Perth Shopping amazing! Can't help it... I'm only a woman. Murray and Hay Streets are definitely in my plan but there's this little town called Subiaco that I'm interested to check out. City of Subiaco is a pleasant little town between Perth and Fremantle, opened by Italians in 1851, resembling a European village. We have to go. Another place is Mount Lawley, which holds fine examples of 1900 to 1950s architecture, great for photos. Btw, I have bought 2 large size photobooks for the trip.  It's gonna be awesome...!

And we don't think beach is good in winter but again the temperature is not going to be THAT cold, right? Cottesloe Beach is a must see destination. 15 mins away from Perth city by car, I will take a lot of great photos over there. Australian skies are amazingly beautiful! Cottesloe is one of the best places to watch the sun set into the Indian Ocean. Another not to be missed destination is the Penguin Island, just off the coast of Perth but it's open until June.. not sure early or late June. Reviews say that you can see a lot of wild animals roam free and that kinda scare me. See how leh....
And last but not least is food!!!!!!! I wanna eat seafood in Fremantle! Crawfishs, crabs, fish, prawns, lobsters.. oh em jeeee.....cepatlah june!

Then in December, we are planning to go to London to celebrate my husband's 40th and my kiddo's 7th birthday. So elitists! Haha! Both of them have never experienced snow and this trip will definitely accomplish that. We haven't decided on the itinerary yet but Christmas is around the corner... so London is gonna be gorgeous kan!  

Baby Blues

I'm turning 37, I have an adorable little girl and a happy marriage but this one question does not seem to exit my mind; do I want another baby? My husband and I have made the decision not to add another member to the family but I couldn't help but wonder, how would my other child looks like, how would we be with two kids, etc etc. I reckon, this  feeling would never leave me until I'm turning 50. 

How I hope I felt settled after the decision was made. It's not easy to deal with this decision. On the one hand, it's easy for us to have one kid, full attention, excellent commitment. On the other hand, we have so much to give but why do we settle for only one. It feels kind of selfish to only have one. Somehow, I can relate to my husband's worry. He doesn't want me to suffer another miscarriage and we are not that young to be taking care of a baby with our current job commitments. I also have my own worry, I couldn't stomach the idea of repeating the whole process of taking care of a baby all over again. Does this mean I'm done? Then, if I was done, why do I have this feeling like I am not settled? 

Perhaps this feeling is normal, every normal woman experiences it. Taking care of a baby is not a walk in the park, it's not all rosy. I don't think my kid is a difficult baby at all but I still went through that period where you have to guess what she wanted. I took everything in stride but I don't think it's something that I want to repeat. 

Looking at people who have a lot of kids, I couldn't help but wonder how do they do it? Do they give full attention to each and every kid or they just let things work out. I cheat my way through i.e. sending my laundry to the launderette,  buying dinner sometimes. How to deal with a family of five for example? I suppose my husband also have the same concern, he comes from a family of three, the parents and him. I on the other hand, come from a big family of 12 siblings. I think he's comfortable with only Tia, but me... why do i feel this way? 

At this point in time I'm gonna hold on tight to this quote "God will not give you something if you are not ready for it."... and i hope my feeling will settle sometimes soon. 

Between A Prada and A Lancel

Crazy about these two. Which one must be in my wish lish?

Burt's Bees Color Keeper: A Wasted Purchase!

One thing I learned from my purchase of Burt's Bees shampoo is, DO NOT completely trust a salesperson, no matter how reputable the brand is. At this time and age where information is readily available everywhere, it's so stupid not to do your own research. Two months ago I went into Burt's Bees shop in Sunway Pyramid and asked for a shampoo recommendation. My request was so simple, anybody could understand it. I wanted a shampoo for dandruff because recently I have a slight problem with my scalp and I wanted to get of the dandruff before it worsen. The salesperson, who was obviously gay, recommended me this shampoo. So far, gays are reliable when it comes to beauty products but I don't know what's wrong with this one! "Akak cuba yang ini, shampoo ini memang sesuai untuk kelemumur." I was skeptic because the shampoo is for colored hair. I wanted something for dandruff. "Tak kak... shampoo ni ada green tea memang akan menyelesaikan masalah rambut ada kelemumur" I didn't want to argue with a gay, most of the time they know better. Seriously! Maybe that guy was not gay.. and now I'm confused. When I reached home, I called the shop once again to confirm. "Ye kak, memang shampoo itu bagus untuk masalah dandruff" And, I was convinced and I broke the cap seals. 

After 4 times using it, I am now in regret mode. The shampoo stripped off the natural moist of the hair leaving my hair supersonic dry, I can't even comb it right. On the second try, I  put on more conditioner and the result was the same. The smell of the shampoo is really nice but it ruins my hair. This shampoo only created a mess of tangles. And more irritatingly, I found no information saying that this shampoo is good for dandruff. It was a totally useless purchase, both shampoo and conditioner cost me RM100++. 

Now, what I'm gonna do with this shampoo? Maybe I could clean my toilet using the shampoo but what about the conditioner.  To the gay who recommended me this shampoo: Do not sell your products just because you overstocked them, you might lose one customer or two over this stupid recommendation. I still remember your face and will not step into the shop when you are around, you b***h!