Picks and Pickles

Hari Raya AidilAdha

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:43:00 +0000

Would like to wish all Muslims

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI RAYA AIDILADHA

The day before Raya Haji

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:27:00 +0000

The office is half empty. The rest yang ada bukannya in Raya mood but we're just too distracted with 'other' things (read: social media). Besides, usually our HQ will declare half day leave because besok raya so we're just practically wasting our time here. I want to upload some photos on Dukethon but unfortunately my thumbdrive is still in the laptop bag kat rumah. Nak upload photos from my camera tada card reader plak kat sini :( Heeeshh!

Hopefully jadik lah HQ declare cuti half day muehehehe. So that i can go to the Big Bad Wolf book sale later hehe.

Dinner @ Balifeel, The Sphere

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:45:00 +0000

Last Friday, the GLC gang meetup at The Sphere, Bangsar South. Cemana bleh di declare as bangsar south tah padahal kat blah Kerinchi. I think it's a strategic place to meetup considering the facts that Kak Fara is from PJ, me and Mas from KL, Shara from Bukit Jalil boleh ikot NPE and D is the nearest kat TM. So it's fair for all of us and nak balik pon senang terus masuk federal highway.

Kat situ ada Carrefour supermarket, San Francisco Coffee, Little Taiwan, Balifeel, The Tappers, Penang Village, Chicken Rice Shop and S'mores. And we chose Balifeel because rasa cam dah lama tak makan ayam penyet huhu.

One of the main reason for this month meetup is to celebrate Shara (19 Nov) and Mas's (25 Nov) birthday. We ordered 16pcs cupcakes from adorablecupcakes.

The two birthday girls, Shara and Mas.

We did 2 themes. For Shara the design was sewing machine, needle + threads and buttons since she loves menjahit.

For Mas plak, kasik design bike and helmet since dia neh suker merempit dengan Shadow dia hehe.

Another cupcakes photo with Kak Fara plak. Time nie, she just arrived because jam gilos.

Gambar stok gedix must have lol! Ohhh bolatnyer muka! (^.~)

Dinner is served. I chose 'Kenangan Bali' meal which was quite good except that the chicken is too small for my tahap lapar :P Macam D punyer meal, ayam dia besar but taste lain plak. Hurmphh! But the most important thing is the sambal penyet was good :)

What else we did ah? Oh I distributed the Dukethon stuff...tshirts, caps, balms and maps because i'm the one collecting it from the organizer. So rasa cam jadik supplier plak haha.

Then we discussed bout the Dukethon route and where to park. Gambar sangat poyo hokey hahaha! Macamlah nak rompak bank gituh.

And also distributed souvenir from Jue who had vacation at Australia. Macehh :)

Sesi membayar plak. Siap kuarkan calculator hehe. Well tgh bulan kan, masing2 bayar sendiri ler.

After dinner, we continued camho outdoor. Macam2 gaya gedix ah hehe. But this time we tayang kasut cukup ler.

Friends forever babes (^.^) Insya Allah =)

Plaza GM @ Chow Kit - Part II

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:08:00 +0000

Sambung balik citer Plaza GM. Dari tingkat 1 until 7 ada kedai jual handbags, accessories, shoes, gifts, watches, sunglasses and macam2 lagik lah. All photos are taken with cameraphone, so banyak gambar yang tak jadik sbb main curik snap :P

Rows of couple-tshirts

Rattan tote bags

Backpack

Pendek kater everything is colorful :) Me likey :D 2 jam jugak lah ronda each level and kedai tapik tak beli aper pon. Balik opis tuh trus tapau food jer because dah tak sempat nak lunch (^.^) Skian citer pasal jalan2 cari pasal last Friday.

Tag dari Spiffy

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:00 +0000

Got tagged by si Spiffy the angkasaman! Sorry Spiff, can't help to jawab campor macam rojak (sket jer). So hopefully, the one i tag in the list feel free enough to do this BM tag *peace*

1. Adakah anda rasa anda hot?
Oh yeah hot-tempered tapik cepat sejuk.

2.Upload gambar kegemaran anda.

3. Cerita pasal gambar?
The Rugrats (my nephews and niece) pegi begambar di studio buat julung kali yang pertama. Rindu nak ~~gado~~ kacau dorang lagik.

4.Bila kali terakhir makan pizza?
Tak ingat tapi rasa macam baru jer lagi kat Pappa John

5. Lagu terakhir yang anda dengar?
Yuna-Dan Sebenarnya. Sedap betoi suara dia.

6. Apa yang anda buat selain menyelesaikan tag ini?
Memasak, bercucuk tanam dan menangkap ikan....di Facebook. Effisien kan? Lol!

7. Selain nama sendiri anda dipanggil nama apa?
Chayang choul comey. Hahahah *sila muntah*

8. Tag lagi 6 orang
* Bem
* Mas
* Diana
* Karen
* Yulie
* Jellyna

9. Siapakah orang No.1 pada anda?
Saya punyer ~~lou kong~~ suami. Tatau lah dia sudi buat ke tak tag nie :P

10.Kata sesuatu mengenai orang no 5
Semakin rajin mengexplore dalam bidang membaking kek. Kalo berminat nak rasa bolehlah order kat blog dia espeseli untuk orang Melaka sbb dia tinggal kat sana.

11. No.3 ada hubungan dengan siapa?
Dia ada hubungan dengan kekasih gelap (secret love affair). Hanya dia jer yang tau kekasih dia tuh gelap ke tak hahaha

12. Bagaimana pula orang no.4?
Sepupu saya yang rajin bertwitter sekarang

13. Pesanan kepada orang no 6.?
Selamat melahirkan baby yang comel dan selamat berpantang :)

Don't forget to answer it in BM yer murid2! Enjoy and thank you!!!

Nota kaki: Mas, don't worry. nama ko no. 2 tak kene hehe

Birthday Poji

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:04:00 +0000

Last Monday, we throw a birthday surprise to incik Poji. The four of us had lunch at McDonald and makan like nothing's gonna happen. Then D who worked in TM appeared with a birthday cake. So that's why lah muka dia sangat tersipu2 malu because he didn't expect that D will join the party :P

Hoh muka sukermalu sambil potong cake.

Us with birthday boy yang sangat pemalu pada hari itu. Happy birthday ek Poji. Smoga panjang umor, murah rezeki and hepi selalu.

Plaza GM @ Chow Kit

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:05:00 +0000

Last Friday, me and colleagues went to Plaza GM to scout wedding stuff for Kak Hai's brother. In case you wonder, Plaza GM is situated at Lorong Haji Taib. Yesszz the famous red light district filled with prostitutes but only at night lah. I'm not familiar with Chow Kit area but since we're going in a group so i decided to join. When we arrived at the building, Kak Hai stopped her car in front of this entrance. Then baru lah pasan cemana nak masuk building nie or mana nak park? Hehe rupa2nyer kene tunggu lift nih bukak to take us to the parking level. Hoyooo time tuh rasa sangat jakun sbb first time nak naik car lift neh! Hahaha!

Red light means stop and wait. Hehe of courselah pintu pon tak bukak lagik.

Open sesame! Saw this car exit from the lift and now it's our turn to enter the car lift! *jakun mode*

Pintu depan and blakang tutup. Then the lift started to operate. We stopped at Level 8. Not bad! Tak rasa langsung naik lift hehe.

There are buttons on the wall but takyah picit pape pon. Everything is automated. This is Kak Hai by the way :)

The 'How To' signage clearly displayed.

When the lift stopped at Level 8, we drove out amik parking ticket and carik parking macam biasa. At first we were curious kalo keta besar cemana nak naik? Because lift tuh tada lah besar mana. Who knows orang yang drive Lamborghini nak datang shopping kat sini :P But biler kat atas tuh nampak Starex, so our question dah berjawab lah.

This building nampak mandom inside out. But banyak gak barang2 yang bes jual kat dalam. Bes for peniaga especially because sumer benda boleh beli in bulk with a good price. Aper yang kedai kat sini jual, i'll post it in next entry :)

Smart Tag freaks me out

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:04:00 +0000

Today, i've experienced bad-smart-tag day...TWICE! First was when i'm on my way to work. The car in front of me 'tittt' my credit, while i 'tittt' credit from the car behind me. I didn't realize it at first but when i looked at the lcd the amount was RM158. And i was like 'ehh that's not my amount!' But since the bar dah bukak, trus tekan minyak lah aper lagik. Cuak gak time lalu tuh buatnyer bar turun and hit my car?! The car behind me followed dengan lajunyer but unfortunately he knocked the bar. I felt guilty but i don't know what to do (-.-') Takkan nak stop kat depan toll besides touchngo cannot use twice on the same toll right? (err ye kot?) Sorry ye encik Honda, hope your car was ok!

Second time was on the way back from work. It was raining and the queue was quite long. When it was my turn, the tag doesn't seems to work and the sirens start bunyik. Kat lcd displayed 'no tag'. Pulakkkkkkk!!!! Nak reverse tapik keta berdoyon2 kat blakang, arghh gelabah! I tried to wave the tag again but nothing happened. Tetiba keta blakang yang sangat impatient masuk line, trus kuar bunyi 'Tittt!' maka dengan otomatiknyer bar bukak and i spontaneously again tekan minyak. Hoh! Nak wat caner gate bukak takkan tanak jalan sbb mmg dah sangkut melainkan maju ke depan huhu. Adehhhh rasa sangat jahat hokey! I checked the smart tag kot lah tak cukup balance, but kuar error 'HI CARD' hohhh error aper kah ini? tak penah tgk. Called Cheep dia pon tatau so the next few tolls i opted for cash to avoid any unfortunate event lagik. Balik umah Cheep tolong check rupanya mmg the smart tag that i'm using rosak or maybe low battery kot. Entahlahhh!

So that is why i'm not a big fan of Smart Tag! But takde smart tag pon susah jugak (-.-)

Update: Cheep said it's the sensor problem not battery :(

Blur!

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:07:00 +0000

Yesterday evening when i'm taking the elevator to the parking lot, i was digging the ~~black hole~~ handbag looking for car keys. Then i hold it until i reached the car only to find that i was actually holding my compact camera. Haishhh!! Car keys and compact camera? That was like totally 2 different thing! What was i thinking lah (-.-) I'm sure orang dalam lif pelik aku pegang camera (kalo ada yang tengok lah).

Has this ever happened to you? I'm sure some of you did!

Tea break @ Aseana Cafe

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Last week, my 2 PMs ajak pegi minom petang at KLCC. Since i'm going to pick up my SIL there so i tagged along.

All the coffee house with outdoor seating were full that evening. So we walked until Aseana Cafe which we were lucky to find one section yang boleh muat 5 orang. Couch pon couch lah.

While waiting for my drink and food. Test camera settings.

I ordered cappuccino hot. Aaaahhh kofi is bliss.

K.Ede ordered ubi kayu rebus and salad for everyone. Ouhhh salad dia sangat sedap. Dah lama hokeh tak makan salad with crouton. Kalo tunggu sendiri order salad impossible lah because usually the price almost sama cam main course. And i'm the type who is most likely to order expensive food yang tak kenyang (-.-)

D arrived bit later because dia dari TM. Hmmm nape Azhar muka cam malu2 ehh? Hahaha!

And she came with her new handphone! Nokia xpressmusic 5800. Syiok gak!

Finish up my drink and makan hingga ke saat2 akhir until my SIL called cakap dia dah sampai KLCC. Then i made a move to Guardian to meet her.

Thanks to K.Ede for the treat.

Random video clips

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:04:00 +0000

Pixie Lott video clip reminds me of childhood game Lat Tali Lat Laili Tam Plom. I like the song 'Mama Do uh oh uh oh'. Lagu terel and she's only 18!

Have you watch 500 days of Summer? The film can be pretty much summed up in one of the first lines of the film. "This is a story of boy meets girl. But you should know up front, this is not a love story." Yep it's not the typical romantic movie but i love the artsy style with beautiful cinematography.

Watch this cute dance video by Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt for 500 days of Summer movie, but its not included in the movie ekceli. At minute 2.05, you can see Zoey cam main Teng Teng hehe.

Lunch @ Manhattan Fish Market

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:00 +0000

Took a one day leave and went to Pyramid for shopping! The best part was Zet, Wawa and Rina joined the crowd! Haruslah bes kalo kuar bersuka ria ngan girlfriends during weekdays plak tuh! It was a Jcard day ekceli so dats why truja nak gi tgk barang if ada good bargain. But later I realized that the hype to shop wasn't as exciting as before dah because the price tak drop sangat pon and the barang cam dah common due to banyak Jusco outlet kot.

I managed not to splurge on other things except the things i mmg planned nak beli *pat myself* nih pon dah bengkok blom end month lagik huhuhu.

Tiru gaya wallpaper. Gambar (atas) Rina and Wawa berjaya buat dengan comel. While my gambar with zet turns out tak snonoh sket, lol! Nih angle from Wawa's camera, but angle from Zet's camera lagik clear hahaha. Tuh untuk personal keep :P

Then we went for lunch at The Manhattan Fish Market. Dari pagi tak makan, sangat lapar wooo kaki pon dah menggigil tak larat nak diri! Since it was my first time makan kat this restaurant I let the others to suggest what to eat.

We decided to share our food and ordered the Grilled Gala Platter for Two. Everything on the platter was nice except that thing yang look like meatballs tuh. I dunno whatizit but it certainly tasted weird and ewww!

I love the seafood pasta! Sedapss!

And oh as for appertizer, we ordered fried country mushroom. Sedap gak but too oily. Tingat kat cendawan goreng pak Ali (skudai, johor) yang sedap and murah. Dolu2 sanggup batur panjang tunggu cendawan goreng siap pehtu kaut macam beli kerepek.

So sambil perabiskan makan sambil camho and borak sampai lebam

Rina and wawa yang dah bloated.

I should've ordered plain water jer. Tapik degey nak gak rasa Sweet Alabama (combination of banana and peanut butter). Arghhh trus rasa lemak berkrim bekumpul kat perot. So sessi memaksa orang lain minom and tolong habeskan terpaksa diexecute.

Then kitowang pusing2 tgk kasut. waaahh saket kaki and saket blakang dah mencengkam rasa dah time tuh. Wawa was the first to leave because parents dia nak datang umah. Then rina plak balik nak pikap husband dia. Lepas tuh me and zet sambung jalan kat warehouse sales @ stadium shah alam mmg kejer giler hahaha.

Lepas balik tuh rasa cam besnyer kalo dapat soak my feet in warm water. But i'm too tired plak nak carik air panas hehe. Tido jelah (-__-)

The Telescope

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Hohoho tengah ~~skodeng~~ locating building using the telescope. Locating our HQ office to be exact.

Kak Wy tgh describe what landmarks to see since i still couldn't locate the HQ. Kodi T___T

Penat lah pejam sblah mata and trying to focus mana nak tengok because that telescope ultimate punyer zoom in! Boleh nampak Highland Tower quite clear.

Whatchulookinat

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:02:00 +0000

Through my our window

Check out this cute videoclip Through my Window by Bunkface. Apparently this song is the talk of the town.

Reminds me of this short film.

Hmmm Taylor Swift's video clip also use the same concept.

Farewell party for trainees

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Last Friday, the MSD team organized a farewell party for 3 practical trainees. We contributed RM10 each person.

I was in charged to find RM20 gift so i bought 3 set of photo coasters. Since we're on a limited budget, nak beli wrapper pon dah tada cash so cheep bought me a paper color yang pakai zaman skolah2 dolu. Yang besnyer he bought 2 colors black and orange dah macam halloween theme plak hehe.

It was quite plain biler dah wrapped. Nak buat fancy2 fold tak reti, so i cut out letters to form their names. Noticed the name 'Anaz'? I forgot to reverse the letter 'N' and too lazy to fix it because it was almost my bedtime :P Besides they will koyak in split seconds.

We had roti bom, kari ayam and mihun goreng that morning. There were also cakes, cocktails, teh tarik and grapes. It was a quick break then everybody started to resume their work *yawnnn*

2 of the practical trainees

Up

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:59:00 +0000

I just watched UP and i loved it!!! Dolu time tayang kat cinema, i don't even bother to ask Cheep to go and watch it. But now rugi plak rasa tak tgk kat cinema. But isokay because Cheep ada version yang sangat2 clear. I had a good laugh, love every each of the characters and cool storyline!

For me it's one of the movies yang meninggalkan effect. One thing i know after watching this is that i wanna grow old with Cheep like this! Love and care for each other through thick and thin and through health and sickness (saper tanak kan?) but something cute like this lah dah tua2 pon gi picnic and amik gambar comey2 ;) But what we'll do when we get old and and all alone? Hopefully we all have fond memories of our partner and family to hold on to.

Synopsis: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.

Nota kaki: I've watched Finding Nemo more than 10 times because i never get bored of it, and i think this will be another animation movies that i'm going to watch again and again.

Tricks or Treats

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Skeleton papercraft project via Paper Craft. I was bored in the office so i printed the template and started to cut, fold and glue. Then add some halloween embelishments.

sewing costumes shooing away the bats preparing treats seasoning the cauldrons dipping the apples hanging garlic carving pumpkins ironing the shrouds lighting jackolanterns preparing tricks dusting off the skeletons stepping over black cat sharpening wooden stakes shooing away the bats happy halloween

Photoshoot @ Capsquare

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:12:00 +0000

Lepas dorang makan dan aku minom, we went to this graffiti wall to take photos. I just love graffiti drawings and colors. Sangat cool!

Nih lah geng amik gambar poyos that afternoon.

Rare gay-ish billboard models.

Lollipops placeholder graphics ♥colorful♥

Further test for the cameraman. Subjects and object (menara KL)

This shot has a clearer view of the Menara KL. Tapik cam Haikal plak jadik tiang.

An ~~cute~~ attempt to be a panda. *Kof*

Asal boleh posing

Last snap before we went back. Pueh dah amik gambar ^o^

Lunch @ Tappers Cafe, Capsquare

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:33:00 +0000

Went to Capsquare for the second time. First objective was to have lunch of course and secondly to test Poji's skill using his new camera Nikon D3000 hahaha.

So we chose to have lunch at Tappers Cafe.

Tengah pikir nak makan aper o_O Kenyang ekceli because i had late breakfast that day.

Then i decided not to eat anything....just a glass of mocha shake. Seriously! *keputusan kental*

Other drinks ordered by Mas, Padil and Haikal. Cam nampak cool and fresh jer ice dalam glass tuh.

Mas berjaya amik gambar sekelompok perokok tegar. Sila jangan tiru aksi ini.

Lepas makan dengan kadar agak segera, kitowang trus carik port yang bleh amik gambar. Huhu sibler tak panas sangat kalo tak mau lencun ngan peluh. Dahler amik gambar pon kene cecepat gak because 2 of em have to attend meeting at 2.30pm. Haisyoooo! But dapat jugak nice shots (for me lah) and slamat sampai di opis around 2.15pm. Gedix photos will be uploaded in next entry hehe.

4bia and Sukiyaki Western Django

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:48:00 +0000

I know i hate horror movies and yet i still watch it. Well, i have no choice because later on everybody will quote the movie and i don't have the slightest clue what they're talking about mana bleh kan?? So we watched this 4bia movie which were recommended by few friends. Subtitle dvd nih mmg cam harem tak boleh paham langsung! Can u imagine when the subtitle displayed 'machine is long' its ekceli meant 'captain'?? (well we figured out the meaning along the way)

4bia or 'See prang' in thailand

The first story, "Happiness" is about a lonely girl who corresponded with a stranger over hand phone text messaging and soon discovered something strange about this new stranger. My verdict is scary lah jugak!

The second story, "Tit For Tat" spun a tale of black magic and vengeance for a school kid that had been bullied by a school gang. Beginning macam bes tapik biler the ghost strike trus jadik cam katun plak because it's too digital.

The third one is, "In The Middle" - a group of friends faced one of their worst camping trip after water kayaking accident. I like this one because sumer character dia terel facial expression, lawak plak tuh! Lawak2 seram lah kira.

The final segment "Last Fright" takes horror to new heights with a psychological thriller that involves a stewardess flying solo in a cabin with a dead body. Hohoho i must say this is the best compared to the other 3. Unique plak tuh citer dia about this stewardess penah ada affair with the princess's husband. When the princess died, tuh yang jadik corpse guling2 dalam flight tuh! hohoho scary giler okehh sampai terover aku jerit and sesak napas nyorok blakang bantal.

Heroin in the Last Fright. Cunn woor and terel blakon plak tuh

Sambil2 tuh tgk gak citer yang Cheep pasang which is Sukiyaki Western Django. Didn't watch with full concentration because it's too much for my liking. Macam hindostan pon ada gak citer nih with some ekjejeret scenes. But i guess that's the whole point of this movie.

nota kaki: i wanna watch Papadom :(

The Bucket List

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:30:00 +0000

The Bucket List is a feel good and uplifting movie played by 2 strong characters Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. It's about 2 dying man writing a 'bucket list' (things to do) before they 'kick the bucket'. I love the ending part where they crosses off the list one by one. It does have a message at the end about how you should live your life to the fullest, how your family is important, and how you should be happy in life and the movie delivers that message perfectly.

To All Married Couples and To All Future Couples

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:30:00 +0000

Copied from shilashower's blog. I've read it before in a forwarded email but it's a nice story to read it again :)

To All Married Couples and To All Future Couples

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man!

That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; I had lost my heart to a lovely girl called Dew. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, 30% shares of my company and the car. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Dew so dearly.

Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Dew. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a months time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that everyday for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Dew about my wife s divorce conditions. She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully. My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mummy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset.

I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest.. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Dew about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily. Suddenly it hit me; she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart.

Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head. Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mum out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind... I walked upstairs. Dew opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished. Then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Dew, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other any more. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death does us apart.

Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote: 'I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart'

The small details of our lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, the property, the bank balance that matters. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

Relationships are made not to exploit, not to be broken.

We teach some by what we say
We teach some more by what we do
But we teach most by what we are

You don't get to choose how you are going to die, or when, but, you can decide how you are going to live, here and now.

By,
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I like the bold sentence. Small details as simple as gestures, hugs and cuddles, quick kiss, and borak even benda bodo skali pon so you know you still have a sense of intimacy between you and your partner.

The one with birthday cake and one candle less

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:30:00 +0000

On Thursday FF called me up and invited us to JJ's birthday dinner on Saturday. She invited geng lipan bara without JJ knowing it. The venue was Kedai Kopi, Shah Alam and of course lah kitowang pegi sebab dekat sangat ngan umah. So on Saturday, when we arrived most of em were already there. Huhuhu paling dekat pon sampai lambat but not the last one aar hehe! Salah budget time :P tatau dorang dah sampai mana time tuh because FF pesan don't call her to avoid JJs curiosity. Excuse...i know :P

The birthday cake. Hilang satu candle here o_O

Before makan, potong cake first. Well JJ kene buli sket jer. Kene go through the birthday song and blow the candle twice hahaha!

Birthday boy

FF foot the bill that night. Thank you, FF! Untung JJ dapat bini baik blanja kengkawan skalik :)

FF and Umik

The rest of the evening were spent makan sambil borak, amik gambar and kejar budak. All the kids suker lah ada ample space tepi tasik to run around. But kene keep an eye betoi2 lah kang ada tergolek masuk tasik plak. But ada jugak benda yang termasuk dalam tasik...bola anak JJ. Poor Riyadh hoping the ball bounce back to him.

Kak Raha and Eija

Lama tak jumpe Sam nih since benti from previous company. Dia skang dah jadik lecturer kat LKW college.

Sam and wifey

Umik yang tampil with appearance cam Yuna hehehe. Everybody said so and dia pon agreed, lol!

Umik and Nizam

And yours truly, kitowang dua lah. Of course nak jugak gambar sekeping ;)

Sumer makan puas dat night. Lepak lagik and ordered hot drink plak.

Group photos with the gurls

Yang the guys plak macam cover album.

And all of us.

Miniature Jewelry Store

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:30:00 +0000

This miniature jewelry store is my sis's latest DIY craft. Very tiny and cute sangat!

I don't know how basic each items are in the kit but according to her every item kene assemble sendiri and for an example the necklace kene amik masukkan satu2 pakai needle.

Close up of the necklace and magazine

For anyone who is interested to buy this DIY kit, you can order it from me (from my sis ekceli). Just email me at soulie@gmail.com. Oh ya, it only cost RM15 :)

MAC event

noreply@blogger.com (Soulie) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

On Friday me and D went to KLCC to check out MAC's new promo the magic mirth and mischief. D wanted to buy a compact powder so she was entitled a makeover. I love MAC but my own encounters so far have been with unhelpful and unfriendly staff. And guess what, no exception in this event.

The promo at concourse area

These are the new collections by MAC.

MAC's brush is excellent even though i never own one hehe. I was contemplating to buy my refill because i wanted to buy something else as well, sigh. Well, i succeeded tahan napsu!

The makeup bar

During the makeover, kitowang tanya the staff sepatah dia jawab sepatah. Patot time apply the makeup at least intro lah what are the products you're applying to your customer's face. Busan giler! Nak try benda lain pon kedekot okeh! Major turn off!!

Last but not least, i love this oval chair! Ohhh comfyyyy!