Tanggal 31..

"One Two Three Four
Uno Dos Tres Cuatro.."

Just another 4 more months till the big day..
Time sure flies!

Anyways, wishing everybody
Happy 52nd Merdeka Day!

My 6-year-olds suprised me with a Merdeka hat the other day.
So, a group photo is a must!
Will be out with Kak Long & little Misha today.
Have a good day ya'll!

From Ernie to Bert..

When I was in New Fort, I managed to dig up & got some of Mr Bert's old pics. Not much of childhood pics, but he has a lot from teenager years onwards.

Here's him, as an ugly duckling 'Ernie'..

..who transform into a beautiful swan 'Bert'...
Big difference kan? hehe..
He even has some "harry potter" pics (imagine those round specs), but I won't post it up. Cian my dia will be so embarrassed..
Regardless him looking like Ernie, or Harry, or even Bert.. he is still #1 in my heart! *winks*

Escaped the rain & jam..

Fyuhh.. what a day.
I was supposed to follow my parents to break fast at Sri Kembangan.
But my bro & I were in town, and it was SO jammed up everywhere.
Mind you, it was only 2pm that time.
Headed to Low Yatt to "fix" my laptop. Left KL at around 4.45pm.
Again,the roads were jammed.
And guess what.. it rained.. HEAVILY!
We were at Jalan Sultan Ismail for a good..15 minutes, inching away bit by bit. We were still at the same spot.
"Emer, rather than we get stuck in a major traffic until we reached home, why don't we just lepak in KLCC instead?"
"Hmm...good idea meen.."

So we did! We headed to KLCC.. and it was such a relief to be able to walk around freely rather than being outside in the rain & jam! hmpphh..
We headed to Toys R Us (yes, Emer still LOVES to go there), had light buns for berbuka, prayed then ate Burger King for dinner.
At 8.20pm, we headed home. Roads were cleared. No more rain. Oh yes.. we drove home safely..

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This year, I noticed that God is always testing me with "materialistic" things.

Early this year, I lost my handbag (and hp, wallet, the whole works). Few weeks after, my camera was spoilt. Requires RM 500 to fix it. Might as well buy a new one, which at the moment, I have not purchased. Been borrowing my mom's. Then also, my semi-hard contacts decided to disappear on me. It will cost another RM 300 but buy another pair. So now, I wear my daily disposable one ONLY when needed. Am back to being spec-ky now.
And just recently.. my laptop of 4 years.. died on me. The hardisk is "kapoot".
Of course the shop ppl told me that they can replace a new hardisk (depending on how much GB I want).. But, I need to install the Original Windows, which will cost me in total RM 400.
Perghh..
So what I plan to do? :- Use the family PC.
Which means, no more surfing to my leisure in my room. :(

Camera. Contacts. Laptop. The necessities that were important to me, now not a priority no more. Plus, all these things requires LOTSA money to buy. And I am at the mist of saving money for my wedding. Sigh.. Dugaannye...
Well, like they say.. "You can replace things, but you can't replace ppl".
And least my loved ones are still with me.. :)

48hours of hecticness!

Yes, am back & recovering.
It has been a hectic 48hours. Hectic, but meaningful.
I won't elaborate much, the photos tell it all..

Pa signed & lafazed the wali wakalah

Arrived in KB

berbuka Nasi Dagang.. yummm..

Late "celuk" supper at PCB..

my fav kuih, Akok!

Me & adorable twins, Athirah & Atiqah..

Posing with Nani & the twins..

Hanging out at the newly painted house..

All the men in tow..

Now, is the ladies turn..

Papa & Baba.. finally they met!

Okay, mission accomplished.
Didn't get to shop at all, but the main agenda was all done, thank God.
Till next year KB! ;)

of scents..

Here are my current scents...
Victoria Secret's Berry Kiss Body Spray (my engagement hantaran),
Romance by Ralph Lauren ( given by Mr Bert for my bday last year),
Body Shop's Oceanus (given by one of my students for Teacher's Day last year)
Britney Spears' Fantasy (given by Tuk Teh)
Miss Dior Cherie (given by my mom for my bday last year)
Polo Club's Beverly Hills (given by one of my students during the last year's school party).
The two small golden bottles are from Mekah.

I have enough to keep me occupied for the year..
Beverly Hills & Miss Dior is almost finished. But the rest is sufficient.
Not forgetting, am getting one more for my hantaran later on.. Yeay!

ps: am loving the smell......(^_^)

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Am all packed for tmrw.
It will be a hectic 48 hours.. but I'll survive.
New Fort, here I come!

salam ramadhan..

I'm in a better mood today.
(That humongous keropok is supposed to be a my big fat smile.)
I hate being in the state of PMS & while having menstrual. My emotions are so hi-wire!
I have been extra sensitive lately.. over small-patty things.
I cried for no apparent reason.. pergh..
Finally, after all the drama that happened the past few days, this morning's sms cheered me up a bit.
Am back to my 'normal' self again.. :)

Anyways, tmrw will be the first day of puasa.
This is the month when Heaven's gate is widely opened.. all of us should take advantage to get closer to Allah.
Unfortunately for me, I can't "menyambut" puasa just yet. Most likely I can fast after my New Fort trip. Personally, I do look forward to sembahyang terawih with my family, to read my Quran (and hopefully Khatam this time round!) & of course, buying + eating the food from the pasar ramadhan..

My New Fort trip is just another 3 more sleeps.
Since it is just a 24 hours trip, I must remind myself to travel light!
Don't plan to shop actually.. maybe just shop for khaftons this time. And keropoks. And my dosage of yummy kelantanese food! yumm!
Oh yes, must get Mr Bert's childhood pics too for the montage..

Therefore, to all my muslim readers & friends, Salam Ramadhan!
May you all have a blessed & peaceful one indeed..
This will be my last puasa as a bachelorette..(^_^)

a bump on the road..

"The broken clock is a comfort, it helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow from stealing all my time
I am here still waiting though i still have my doubts
I am damaged at best, like you've already figured out

I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain there is healing
In your name I find meaning

So I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
I'm barely holdin' on to you.."

2nd year..

Well, Mr Bert & I don't really have an anniversary day of when we were 'officially together'. (except for merisik, bertunang.. and of course my nikah day insyallah).
And Mr Bert is definitely not the 'I-shall-propose-to-you' kinna guy.

But today, is a special day to remember.
Today, 2 years ago, was the first time when we 'in contact' with each other.
I still remember that time..I was on the way to Johor for my niece, Misha's potong jambul. I think we were somewhere in N9, when I got a text from an unknown number..

"Hi Meen.. This is Munir, Shades' friend. How are you?"

At that time, I was quite happy to read the msg. I remembered Shades told me that she wanted to introduce me to her colleague of hers who is still single. Initially I declined.. but Shades insisted I give it a shot. Bare in mind that at this time, I have no clue how Mr Bert looks or sounds like!

So then, I replied..

"Hi Munir.. I am Shades friend too. hehe. Pleasure 'meeting' you.. "

We msged each other back & forth.. I remembered he was still msging me when we reached JB. (Time tuh.. bersungguh2 lah.. semangat! )
The rest..well, let's just say it's history.. (^_^)

To my Mr Bert,
Happy 2nd year of getting to know 'us'..
From a stranger, to a friend, to a bf, to a fiance-to-be, to a fiance.. and soon-to be-hubby..
With these transitions, may there be many many many many many many years to come for us... Just another 4 1/5 months till am officially yours.. *winks*