a joyful weekend

My brother is, alhamdulillah, back for good. We fetched him at the airport on Saturday night. Now that the family is complete, everything is starting to fall into place.

The next day (Sunday), my homies and I went for our breakfast at the infamous Nasi Lemak Longkang in Taman Sri Andalas. I know, what's with the name right? The stall is actually built over a ditch hence the name. It is also known as Nasi Lemak Haji Mail - the owner, who happens to be a friend of my dad's. However, outsiders or some people do not know the name, so they always refer to it as "gerai yang kat longkang tu eh?" Hehe Despite it's stinky name, the food there are all very very delicious. Besides nasi lemak, they have lontong, mi/mihun soup, soto, and curry mee. This stall was once featured in Warung Kita.

Then at 12.30pm, Rizal and myself made our way to my classmate's wedding in UKM, Bangi. Wan Nadiah and I were classmates back in TKC and we were deskmate once. We reached the wedding hall at around 1.30pm and I was so excited to see a table full with my other classmates - some I haven't met for a long time! However, we didn't manage to get our picture taken wth the bride and groom :( They were busy and we had to rush. I had a great time catching up with friends and reminiscing on the good old days :)

Upon arrival

We shifted to Amie's table before all of us decided to leave at the same time

The 'bakal pengantins' :)

Anyhow, congratulations Wanea and Talhah! May you have a blessed and beautiful marriage InsyaAllah :)

So, it's just a matter of days now :)

love at first sight

There will come a time when you have this feeling of simply wanting things which in retrospect, you don't even need at all. And that time happens to be today. It's trips like this that is malicious, because you'll never know what's going to catch your eye. When that one thing does catch your attention, it's really difficult to let go.

Just like this Personal Cozy Workstation (with built-in cushion) I found at MPH.

Don't you think it's adorable? And usable? Not to mention very practical. Oh dear. Why? Why in times like these you are somewhat visible to my eyes. All this while, tak pulak nampak bila pergi MPH.

However, I know this is just my lust. I don't need this thing in the first place. My table is just fine. Saja je nak. Mengada-ngada nak guna laptop masa baring la, nak tulis apa-apa kat sofa letak atas lap la. But it's really cute right? It has the built-in cushion and lamp, siap ada tempat letak air lagi! Tsk!

In the end, I decided to let go of this cute little thing and left MPH with a heavy heart :( I pray it will be there at least until at the end of this year so that when I come back later, I'll be able to decide if I really need (or want) it or not.

For now, I am just going to hold on to a quote :

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

- Bertrand Russell

Let's hope so.

simply deliciosio

The 4 days holiday is ending soon. Tomorrow, it's back to school again. Can I just skip these last two weeks and fast forward it to the 27th please?

My principal is retiring this coming Friday. That's probably the main reason why I hate the fact that tomorrow is the start of school. Major work to be done by all teachers. I'm pretty sure the upcoming week will be hell for all of us. Let's just say she's expecting a grand celebration of some kind which we hope will be pulled off perfectly. Moga Allah permudahkan segala urusan, amin.

Anyway. I'm just going to feed you with some pictures of food which I consumed for the past 2 days. Don't you just love holidays? They're a perfect excuse to forget about diet and the gym for once!

Nasi Ayam Manchongkam

Rizal brought me to this place at Section 7 Shah Alam. It specializes only on chicken rice. I ordered Nasi Ayam Garing and Rizal ordered Nasi Goreng Ayam Garing. Like the name, yes, the chicken was really crispy it felt like I was munching on chips! It was okay. If only the chilli wasn't too sweet.

Cooking with no recipe

My sister put on her chef-at-home-mode on and prepared us this deliciously healthy dinner. She doesn't have a name for it exactly because it's like a mix of this and that recipe she learned from the food channel on Astro.

Low calories chicken nuggets with mayonnaise dip, salad with thousand island, grilled bread with cheese, and the no-name dish (the filling for the bread)

The main dish
(ingredients : chicken breast cut into cubes, onions, zuccini, red capsicum, broccoli)

Ready?

Have a taste! Ayah loved it!

Subang Restaurant

We had our Sunday morning breakfast at our all-time favourite eatery, Subang Restaurant in Kelana Jaya. We ordered our usual Yong Tau Foo, Popiah, and Fried Kuey Teow. Nyum! After almost a decade, the taste remains the same.

Ok. Enough of that. Mari berpuasa sunat esok :)

you smile, i smile

I've never dreamt of doing a pre-wedding photo shoot at all. It was never in the plan. However, when a budding photographer friend offered to shoot us, I said why not? I was even more ecstatic when Rizal said yes - considering how camera shy he is.

We headed to The Curve as early as 8.30 am, trying to reach there by 9.00 am in the hopes of avoiding the public. It was drizzling that morning all the way there so my heart sank because there's no way we could do this in the rain. Alhamdulillah, just when we stepped out to The Walk, we could see a ray of light from the sky.

Didn't know what to expect, we just stood there while Eda and Yuzni were trying to get their equipments ready, testing and what not. They were snapping away but we just stood there like the National Monument Haha To cut things short, the session started off pretty funny with Rizal acting real awkward and his shyness really showed. But after 3 hours, I was surprised myself at how sporting he had become and we loosened up.

I'm still very thrilled at how the photos turned out. They're really good! I'm not saying this because they're mine, but Eda really did a good job. I love it!

Here are some of the pictures.

(My personal favourite!)

Eda was also the one who took pictures of my engagement. I think I gave her her big break when I requested for her to be my sort of OP for the event. She has received many requests ever since and I highly recommend her. I know she still has a long way to go but as an amateur I think she's doing pretty well. Do check her out at her official blog or add her at Facebook.

cerita hujung minggu

My weekend was pretty eventful. On Saturday, my school had its annual Form 5 Graduation Day and Majlis Restu Ilmu.

The day started off kinda bad as I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. To cut things short, I was the last teacher to arrive on the school ground - about the same time the VIP arrived! Haha Just when I thought I could take a breather, one of the boys who will be performing came to me and gave me a heart attack of some kind (I was in-charge of the performance that day). He left the song CD at home! Oh dear! We rushed to his house while the VIP was giving his speech and we reached school just as fast as we went. Phew!

This annual event was held to celebrate the Form 5 students and give them the chance to feel what it's like to be in a robe, receiving their certificates (knowing that this will be the only time for some of them to experience it). It is also the time when the fifth formers sort of 'memohon ampun dan maaf, memohon direstukan ilmu oleh guru' before the SPM.

the 5th formers waiting in-line

the VIP table

the setting

girls in-charge of souvenirs

the kompang boys

Besides the main event, the VIP also officiated a few significant places in the school.

Gerbang Ilmu Hajah Sri - named after our current Principal

The Co-Curriculum Store - which was revamped

'Wadi Hj Mahmud' (named after him) - a gazebo built on a small bridge of a fish pond

Anyway, the event went well. Overall, it was a success. It reminds me of the time when I had my own Fifth Formers' Graduation Night back in high school. How happy I was with my other friends, having the time of our lives. I'm sure the students felt the same.

I rushed home at around noon after I had my lunch because I had to go to Ampang with Rizal to settle wedding related stuffs on his side. It wasn't really a good idea to wade through the traffic to the heart of KL, especially on a Saturday. Plus, it was raining quite heavily so the traffic was slow. But we had no choice as that was the only time we had. I was flat out so I slept most of the way there only to be awakened by the sound of the heavy rain.

When everything was done, it was almost 4pm. The rain had stopped. We then had Pizza Hut which was just below the boutique. The rain made us hungry. After gorging down our food, we then made our way to Farhan's house in Shah Alam. I promised to meet her to pass her my VIP wedding gifts as she has willingly offered to design the Thank You stickers and paste them for me. Thank you so much dear!

And 3-month-old Adam is so so so adorable!! Babies these days grow so fast la. The last time I saw you, you were just a tiny little thing. And now look at you!

Thanks for having us over. And thanks for the pizza, too, but we had to politely decline as we had too much of it already haha I'll see you soon buddy!

I reached home flat out, totally knackered. I was on the go the whole day and I slept almost immediately after Isya'. Besides, I had to get my sleep as I had an early day today too. My photographer friend offered to photoshoot our pre-wed in which we couldn't resist. It was at 9 am at The Curve for we wanted to avoid the public. Well, that would require another post altogether and I can't wait for the photos!