accident prone area...

there is a place in pj known as SMI area, where small and medium businesses such as factories and workshops are located (i considered this area as 'jin bertendang'). the area has 3 rows of shoplots and most are used as automobiles spare parts and workshops, so obviously we can see lots of luxury cars to most wrecked ones around here. between the end lot shops, there's a passageway like a + junction - intersection lanes whatever it is called, with a stop line junction, where one needs to stop before making any turning or speeding off. but some people being inconsiderate and so much reckless road users have caused accidents.

this what happened...

a car smashed a motorcyclist. it was sad moment to the see the motorcyclist lying half motion, enduring the pain, waving for help. by the time the pic was taken, the driver has lifted the motorcyclist into his car. i hope the guy is ok.

i can say this place is regarded an accident prone area due to the frequent of this kind of accidents. unfortunately, this is where my office is located. (i tell you.. tak glamer langsung tempat nih)

dear hubby turned 37...

It was his off-day yesterday, so he stayed home waited for our new fridge and bedroom set to arrive. so on my way home from work, i bought his all time favourite american chocolate cake. i candled the birthday cake with a help from adam and adli before entering our home and surprised him with birthday song as we stepped in.

american chocolate cake

happy 37th birthday dear hubby!!!

it was just 4 of us celebrating at home bcoz adam and adli are still in their exam week, so we will celebrating it after their exams.

have a good weekend!!!..

hair fall problem...

not a single day with no hair drops on the floor. be it during shower, walking from room to kitchen, to dining or sitting area, i can see it everywhere and that worries me. takan dah timing for baldness kot.. oh tidak!!!

when i read shopaholic mama on women skincare that we must change brand every 3-4 years, does it also effect hair will fall off when using the same shampoo brand for more than 3 year? if i really do need to change, what's the best for hair fall? i'm considering avalon organics - biotin b-complex thickening shampoo but i cant find it neither at watson nor guardian.

or maybe my head cant carry long hair (kot heavy ke?!) and i shud cut my hair short... eee menci la..

any advice for best solution is much appreciated...

help... help... help... help... help... tsk.. tsk.. tsk..

what a saturday...

last saturday was a longgg day for 4 of us. when we sent the car for repairing last saturday at 930am, the mechanic said they will finish by 5pm. when we arrive at 530pm, they have not even done on the spraying. so we waited at the workshop for 1 and half hour for the car to be completely done. boring giler ok.

of course we didnt stay at the workshop the whole day. after sending the car, we wanted to take communter to kl sentral but the taxi driver offered a good rate to kl, which is almost the same rate as the commuter ride. however, our cab ride was really not an interesting one. the cab was driven by a 60-year-old pakcik, went on up to 60km/ph all the way and kept talking about politics till we reached kl. as i stepped my feet out from the cab, i cant stop laughing at dear hubby since he was sitting on the front seat, listening to those crap (sorry ye pakcik.. saya mmg tak minat citer2 politik ni) while me and kids at the back seat feeling bored. muzik pun takde..

after breakfast at kl sentral, we took monorail to lot 10, then crossed to sungei wang plaza before walking to berjaya times square. by 4pm, we took monorail back to kl sentral and commute to shah alam. ayoo.. penat jugak naik public transport ni. monorail pulak sesak sgt2.

after the car ready, we drove straight to my aunt's open house. the invitation was supposed to be from 2pm - 6pm but dont care. nak pergi jugak coz we were all starving. luckily my cousins were still there. i get to enjoy laksa johor. best!!! after dinner, we the cousins enjoyed our chat on ghost stories, spiritual thingy , life and other things, we didnt realised the time has clocked to 130am. time tu citer seram "chermin" baru je habis. apa lagi kelam kabut balik la...

car accident...

early this morning as i was driving alone to work during slow moving traffic at LDP, my car was hit from behind by an elder chinese lady. alhamdulillah no injuries but my car bumper dented quite alot while her front part was quite bad. she admitted it was her fault as she was trying to pick up her ringing mobilephone. since she had to rush to office, we exchange numbers, i took all her particular and by afternoon, she and her husband came to my office and discussed. luckily, they agreed to pay instead of police report. if not, it wud be much hassle for both of us.

i'm still in shocked and shaken by the incident but i'm glad nothing serious happened. now, i'm going to fix the car for new bumper, knocking, spraying etc...

drive carefully all and have a great weekend!!!

i'm craving for...

ketupat, lemang, rendang etc... after the 1st raya, we've been traveling places so we hardly see raya dishes. last saturday, we received an invitation from my SIL's friend in kl and i was so excited that i could finally enjoy those dishes but sadly no ketupat lemang all, instead we were served nasi beriani gam. syukur dpt makan tapi mcm pergi rumah org kawin pulak pasalnyer siap ada khemah gitu, karaoke pun ada... only by 8pm suasana hari raya baru ada sbb ada mercun. 49 blast skali... pekak telinga seiii.

i'm looking forward this weekend coz my aunt is having open house and so hoping they serve my much craving food there. ada ke aunty??

anyone having upcoming open house??

p/s: dah nak dekat 2 bulan tak gi gym.. makan makan makan..

penang and conclusion..

finally after that 10 hrs journey on the road, we arrived penang at 730pm.

but we got lost while trying to find this g hotel. dok pusing2, tang tu jugak. last2 called the hotel and a nice chap from concierge counter guided us there. thank you zan.

g hotel is located at persiaran gurney and adjacent to gurney plaza. i love its lobby design - very modern and comtemporary.

since most of the rooms at standard floor were fully booked, we checked in at its executive floor. the room interior is very stylish. i must say most of the furniture comes from designer collection. nasib baik kereta tak muat, kalau tak lampu yg merah tu i dah bawak balik dah...

after checked in, we walked to the nearest gurney hawker enclave, where i had good taste of penang char kway teow, satay and pasembor. best!!!

those who stays on executive floor has the access to its executive lounge at 15th floor, where you can just sit, watch tv or read and dine at the same time, any time you like at no charges. on the next morning, PIL and BIL went down for breakfast while me and my family had our nice and relaxing breakfast at their executive lounge.

after breakfast, kids went into the pool, as usual...

ni tempat bersantai tepi pool. very relaxing...

dan lagi... tapi time2 panas gini takde la nak duduk kat sini kan.. ada la few caucasian sunbathing kat tepi2 tu.

from the pool, the guys went into jacuzzi tub. the ladies tgh red flag so melepas la nak merasa this massaging water. besarkannn...

after the pool, its time for us to pack. dear hubby wanted to stay another night but since i'm working on monday, we had to say goodbye. PIL and BIL stayed 1 more night there. before going home, we went to gurney plaza, the kids bought their choices of remote controls cars. we had nasi kandar for lunch along the gurney drive. at 530pm, we left penang for shah alam. dear hubby tetiba dpt flu pulak so halfway driving, dia rasa pening. i drove till mana tah , then dear hubby took over after good rest. we reached shah alam ard 1130pm. highway mmg jam, slow moving at certain parts especially near the r&r areas.

thats it. from subang to pahang to trengganu to kelantan and penang, the last destination. so far, i must say this is the most huru hara vacation ever. the journey was almost 1000km and we were on the road for hours. stayed from 1 hotel to another hotels for 1 night only and we didnt even had a chance to go sightseeing, shopping whatever... sapa punyer idea vacation mcm ni.. hmm i je la yg i tau..

although it was not a rest & relax kind of vacation, i'm glad to be able to spend this chaotic journey with my loved ones... tapi mmg serik la nak gi belah timur ni. next time nak pergi jugak, nak flight je ye....

last destination - penang via kelantan...

why i said far far away? from k. trengganu to our next pit stop in penang, BIL took jeli @ kelantan route to grik highway, which is about 300++ km. yes.. dah la beratus2 km, we were caught in the traffic for almost 3 hrs tu. stress tension segalanyer..

dlm tgh traffic jam tu, i ternampak signboard ni. me and dear hubby tergelak sakan la kejap. kira penawar tension time tu jer... nampak tak nama syarikat tu?

anyway, dlm perjalanan di kelantan tu, mmg byk surau and masjid. so i snap one of it. motif?? dah tak tau nak buat apa kat dlm kereta tu, snap pic masjid pun jadik la... :D

we all passed thru this terowong bertiang.. mcm kat rome pulak..

pastu snap scenery ni pulak. bukit ke gunung pun i tak tau la tapi yg best tu ada awan ke kabus kat atas tu.. lawa kan....

route from jeli to grik tu kan, masyaAllah... mcm naik roller coaster gitu sampai adli muntah2. kesian dia. bila dah tiba kat highway tu, another 300++ km to penang. aaaaaa tidakkk. overall, our journey from k.trengganu to penang took us almost 10 hrs tau. we reached penang at 730pm. bayangkan mcmana keadaan we all dlm kereta for that longggg hours tu. huru hara ok...

2nd destination - kuala trengganu...

from cherating straight to kuala trengganu. 78km lagi.. alahai jauhnyer lagi...

we passed this huge oil & gas refinery plant in kerteh..

this area is also known as 'city of light' at night time for its bright lights from the fire released from the pipe. siang2 tak nampak sgt...

we stopped at medan selera kelulut for lunch. see that nice beach... i love beaches.

very breezy...

after lunch, we continue our journey and dropped by at Masjid Tengku Tengah Zaharah.

masjid ni dikenali sebagai masjid terapung. dear hubby dapat la jugak solat sunat kat sini. i tak boleh masuk. tgh red flag..

at last we reached our pit stop for a night at grand continental hotel. we reached there almost 7pm. PIL tak larat nak keluar dinner so we tapau for them. lepas dinner, jalan sikit then balik hotel. next morning tu, lepas breakfast lepak jap kat bilik.

right view from the room..

middle view...

left view...

we checked out early around 10am pasal planning nak tiba petang kat next pit stop ni. so tak sempat nak visit masjid kristal tu. on the way, dpt snap dari dlm kereta je la.... lawa sgt2 masjid ni...

our next destination is so far far away...

still in pahang - cherating...

from lubuk yu, we went back to jengka 5. after bersalaman all, our next pit stop was cherating - still in pahang. checked in at suria cherating beach resort. since we reached there night time ard 8pm and all feeling very tired especially the drivers, we didnt go out anywhere. we had dinner in the room and by 11pm, i was in dreaming slumber.

the next morning, we had breakfast at bunga padi restaurant next to the hotel pool.

adam and adli in the pool...

tak cukup kat pool, kat beach pulak...

we all relaxing at the beach je..

ard 12 noon, we all checked out for our next destination. another longggg journey...

1st destination - jengka & lubuk yu, pahang...

on 2nd raya, we all ready for our vacation. ard 9am, my PIL, BIL's family and my family headed to pahang as our 1st destination. journey was smooth, no traffic. we reached jengka ard 12noon. visited BIL's friend at kampung jengka 5. merasa la jugak masakan kampung org pahang. sedap!!!

masuk gerbang pahang...

after lunch, semua dah kekenyangan, mata pun mula la mengantuk tapi takan nak tidur rumah org pulak kan. so duduk la kat tepi tu terkelip2 mata ni. ard 3pm, org jengka ajak we all pergi lubuk yu kat maran. apa lagi naik kereta terus tido. bila tiba lubuk yu, terus segar. i like the scenery. nice and very cooling gitu. go green....

dear hubby sempat la bermandi manda but the kids main splashing je. takut jugak sbb batu2 kat situ slippery.

air dia mmg sejuk so tak boleh berendam lama2. lagipun lepas ni nak ke tempat lain pulak. perjalanan yg mmg jauh.

1st raya...

this year, we choose to be in yellow and this is my 1st time wearing tailor-made kebaya. the kebaya piece was a gift from a friend couple years ago and she's been asking when i'm going to wear it... so here what the piece was turned into. tapi bila dah siap, ada je yg tak kena. nak alter mmg tak sempat so i altered it myself. i suruh aunty tailor tu letak cangkuk kat dlm tapi dia buat butang kat depan. mcmana nak pakai brooch. ayoo.. so i alter sendiri la. buang butang depan tu je.

the yellow family...

every year on 1st raya, all will gather at my eldest aunt hse but this year, she hosted the gathering at my uncle's hse in bkt jelutong, shah alam. so after sembahyang raya, we went there and met most of our relatives. although some came later after i left, it was great to see those around. mmg meriah. before i left to visit my PIL, all cousins took pics for us to treasure...

partly of the cousins. ramai tak dtg lagi.

from shah alam to subang, visited my PIL. after subang, we went to setia wangsa then kajang. while in kajang, urgent call from my office. thailand customer requires docs. so from kajang went to sha's house in sunway kayangan. she cooked laksa johor.. my favourite! and i did my work at her house. thks sha for the internet line.

PIL in purple. nice!!

by 1130pm, we reached home. tired but happy... raya kannn!!!

1 week holiday...

means 1 week no blogging... now i'm back with so much to blog, i shall start at a slow pace and hope not to miss out what i did during the holiday...

few days before raya, i had a chance to break fast with my good friend sha and her family plus elly's family too at eden subang parade. food was ok but limited as some of the food was not replenish. no pics of food taken. sume tengah lapar ye...

ni muka lepas kekenyangan...

the kids pun senang hati...

finally, i get to snap elly and her big appetite...

p/s: jgn marah ye elly.. selamat hari raya, maap zahir batin...

on the weekend before raya, me and hubby went to ikea, with intention nak survey the items and prices but ended up buying few things. kalau dah masuk ikea, mmg for sure tak boleh keluar empty-handed kannn.

i like this table... later ye.

nice chair but expensive ...

on monday, we went to balakong to collect our little dining set, just nice for 4 of us. dah order tapi delivery lepas raya. lambat la pulak so angkat sendiri la. nasib baik boleh muat kereta, tu pun adam kena menyempit kat belakang.

on raya eve, i was supposed to go to my cousin's hse for buka puasa but since hubby still working till 10pm, so i teman dia je kat sp makan kfc.