Love story

I just left a comment at my friend's blog

"TRUE LOVE is something that you can only know yourself
When you LOVE someone TRULY (because of Allah), you will feel the warmth in your heart.
But TRUE LOVE need commitment, sharing, understanding and sacrifices.
Find it, and you will get find PEACE"

I should add:

LOVING need effort and continuing effort
LOVE is not a destination, is not a milestone, is not a punctuation mark.
It is in fact, a journey, like a flower, that need care, so that it will keep blooming....


p.s. pardon my rambling :D

yours truly,

Not so well....

Salam and hello friends,

Thanks for reading my story. Apology for not writing as often as I used too. I have no good reason to spare. Pretty submerged in the data, have a month to achieve the target. But having the cold and flu have slow things down.

There is an entry waiting to be published, maybe I will do that in the weekend.

So, have a wonderful weekend. And, Ramadhan is around the corner, dah abis ganti puasa ke? :D



yours truly,

loosing her first teeth

Tengok gigi yaya, jarang2 kan.... ikut sapa la tu...ahahahhahha

Yaya is already 6 years and 10 months old, and she has just lost her 2 milk/baby teeth (I lost my first baby tooth at 5 years plus). Itupun kena jumpe dentist, sebab dah berlapis giginya, tak jugak yang depan tu goyang2, punya la degil ya. So we have to take her to the dentist to pull out her teeth, to give way to the permanent teeth. Kang tak cantik pulak senyum Yaya tu.



She was brave through out the process. Masa kena cucuk tu, mak dia yang gerun, seriau tengok. Panjang oiii jarum dia.... Yaya had her eyes closed all the time :D, am so worried that she will give trouble. Alhamdullillah, everything settle under 20 minutes.

The doc said that, in 2 months time, we have to pull out her upper teeth, because it seems like the same thing will happen to her upper teeth. Yaya terus cakap, "Mama, yaya tak nak cabut dah, yang nie aje OK....".... turned out that she was not that brave after all. Ala kejap je tu, esok2 dia lupa laaa ......


yours truly,

Awan

Salam kengkawan and hi friends....

Nie tgh panaskan enjin, tengah patah2kan jari, pusing kanan pusing kiri, carik idea nak nulis...wakakkakaka... I do feel lazy to write a story. May be for now, I just read your story, and spamming your comment boxes......OK aje kan....hehehehe....

Best betul balik Malaysia.... I did have a good time....enjoying the unofficial break so much, with a bonus of musim buah.... I ate a lot of durian, enjoying the king of fruit from dusun kampung. Makan nasi berulam tempoyak, ghatah camtu yo pun sodap, ahahahaha. This time no pictures were taken of any of the makan2 event, coz I had a lazy, lazy vacation. Syioooookkkkk.... I guess that is what you feel when you have been wanting a break for a long time, and when you get it, your mind and body felt lazy, just follow the flow. Nonetheless, enjoying every bit and second of it.

Though I like to travel, seeing new places especially, but I hate the journey. Why... because I can't have a decent sleep during the flight. I am amazed to those who can easily doze off right after take off. Nasib baik I am the type who like to read and love staring outside the window for a long time...ahahahahah.... I love awan ....And of course I will took many pictures of them...



Cantikkan..... SubhanAllah...... rasa syahdu aje bila tengok awan-awan nie.



rasa cam nak lompat2 aje kan....ahahhahahhahah.....

On the way back to Brisbane, it was our first time travelling in daytime. And I guess laluan dia a bit different, because I never saw the view before. Menyesal pulak tak kuar kamera masa tu. We went over Surabaya, and I saw mountains with peaks surrounded by clouds....cantikkkk....SubhanAllah....

Itu la aje pengubat di kala busan dalam pesawat....ahahhahahah....

Ok tukar channel.... We went to the cinema last Friday to watch Harry Potter 6..... it is a disappointment for me. I became more confused. I guess those who have read the book feel that way too....or maybe it has been 3 years, sudah lupa sikit2 laaa...but still.... I am not satisfied with the movie. Rasa starting Goblet of fire tu dah mula macam tak best.... bukan senang nak buat movie dari buku yang tebal2 tu ekkkk.....



yours truly,

At platform 9 3/4

Lets see how it goes. Hope it was not disappointing like previous movie

Fresh n alert

What a record... Only after 3 n a half days, i finally recover from feelng sleepy. Terrible betul. Today i feel fresh n alert, like the flower that are now blooming outside our apartment. Dah nak masuk spring agaknye...
We are visiting Hogwarts tonite yiehaa

Halal food outlet in Brisbane : latest update

Old post..but new update..

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Though I have mentioned before that we seldom eat out, we did visited a number of Halal Food outlet that we would like to share to those of you who are looking for Halal food around Brisbane. Here are the list:

1. Abra kebab, Toowong (lamb, beef and chicken kebab, turks delicacy)
2. Azra kebab n pizza, Edward St (CBD) (kebab variety, turks delicacy, pizza (we love the pizzas)



3. Little Malaysia, West End (most Malaysian sought after food)
4. Tomarco pizza, Indooroopilly (pizza and steak) - I found out recently that the shop is closed, for good
5. Golden splendor, Buranda (chinese, seafood)

6. Ispa kebab n pizza, Moorooka (kebab, pizza (large and cheap), roast chicken)
7. Nandos - West End, St Lucia, Myer center in Queens Street Mall, @ Charlotte St, Clayfield,
8. Indian kitchen, West End (Indian food)
9. That briyani shop in the Myer center in Queens Street Mall, near Nandos
10. Makanan Indonesia, West End (Indonesian food)
11. Flaming grill, Darra (burger and steak)
12. Magic kebab, Edward St (CBD) next to Azra (kebab n pizza, we love the shish kebab)
13. Satay Club @ Charlotte St
14. The Grill House at 2892 Logan Road (opposite Underwood central) - served steak, burger, pizza, chicken tandoori etc.
15. 1001, St Lucia (Middle East and Western)
16. Miss India, St Lucia (Indian food)
17. Dreamy Donut (franchiese)
18. Krispy Kreme
19. Indonesian Tucker, Mount Gravatt (thanks Maryam for the info)
20. Scherhazade at Kenmore (Indian food; tandoori, naan, lassi, etc.)
21. Hanaichi, @ Queen St. (Sushi, Udon, Tempura) - not Halal certified, but they don't served pork.

Will update again when we visit new places

Container aka storage

Am preparing my "laundry list" for the next couple of months. Will be crazily busy in coming weeks and months. Ohhh, sorry for just putting the links to my published papers. I warn you, it is pretty boring stuff...wakakakkakaka.... so you can completely ignore it, I don't mind at all. It was just for self-esteem and in case somebody have interest in the same area, for research networking purpose :D.

OK... try to write up some stories during my stay in Malaysia soon, but for the time being, raya nak dekat, so in case you are planning to buy some container, feel free to browse this site :

~~Shopaholic~~

yours truly,

VALIDATING THE IS-IMPACT MODEL: TWO EXPLORATORY CASE STUDIES IN CHINA AND MALAYSIA

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Back in Brisbane

Alhamdullillah, we have arrived Brisbane..... I am pretty jet-lagged, ngantuk je zzzzzzzzzz....

will terjah your "house" soon :D


yours truly,

Goodbye Hyderabad

I am leaving Hyderabad, the city of pearls, tonight....actually, the morning of tomorrow, ahahha...am flying out at 1am. Can't wait to get home. Can't wait to hugs and cuddle the kids again. Are they missing me?? hahaha....Not!! According to atang, thirah went about as if nothing happens, but for yaya, everyday she asked atang when I will come home. Haha... Anyway, I will see both of them tomorrow.

5 days in Hyderabad, many interesting happened. New and sweet, painful and scary as well.

New = this is the first time I came to Hyderabad, first time I went overseas alone (without atang or my parents). Hyderabad very interesting place, crowded, dusty, driving here is thrilling (I practically closed my eyes during the ride). Sadly the city looks old, we can see homeless everywhere, though everywhere we can see a lot of development going on, hey they have cyberbad (like cyberjaya) here, but obviously there are many many poor people.

Sweet = the people are friendly, their hospitality can be proud of. But this is in service industry. However, shopkeeper can be arrogant too, especially when you bargain for 50% of the price...hahaha... well, that what you should do here according to local. Just imagine, when we went up Charminar, we have to pay 95 rupees, but the local only pay 5 rupees. But we can't asked for discount at Charminar, I am only giving you an example of what you get if you don't bargain. Another wonderful experience is meeting new people, people I have admired from far ...in research context aaa...bukan bollywood ka apa ka...wakakaka eh but, we enjoyed a classical indian dance show....cantik2 laaa dancers dia..... I am referring to the ladies ok :D

Painful = I have swollen ankle, I missed a step, dan akibat nye, kaki ku bengkak sikit. But I managed to drag my legs going up Charminar. And had bad experience the first night I arrived here. They put me in men hostel. Sib baik la single room, but bathroom are shared. Semalaman tak bleh tido ooo...takutttt...Luckily the next morning the supervisor came and realising their mistake they quickly moved me to the ladies hostel. I thought at first kat sini campur laki pompuan, tapi tak.... phewwwhhh lega alhamdullillah.

Scary = I refer to the ride. Giler scary ooo.... you hardly see traffic lights. Car, tut tut, buses senang cakap, berhimpit2 laaa.... and not forgetting honking, almost every second you will hear it.

All these are experience I will never forget. Not sure I will come here again laaa.... Unless I am being paid to come here....kihkihkih... shopping..... giler2...pearls, bangles, sarees, kurtas... but beggers are everywhere...so kena hati-hati.

OK.... better end this now. Need to pack and check-out. Can't wait to see my little angels :D




yours truly,

Greeting from Hyderabad

Dear friends and Salam to all....

Today is the 3rd day I am in Hyderabad, 2 more days to go. The doctoral consortium was great. I got good feedback and suggestion given both from IS scholars and research colleague. I met and did networking with some people. What an opportunity to meet renowned IS researchers, such as Prof Samba and Prof Ritu, that before this I only knew them from their papers.

There were also some uncomfortable incidents happened, which I will write later. One of it is I have swollen ankle, I missed a step, so I sprained the ankle. But nonetheless, I went up Charminar, kalau tak rugi oooooo.....



The Charminar.... been soo excited to come here and climb the winding stairs. There are 149 steps to the top, but we were only allowed to enter level 1. Can't remember how many steps to go up to level 1, I was carefully arranging my step so not to injure my ankle more. But it was worth it.





So many excitement, both good and scary too. Driving in Hyderabad mmg giler scary. Plus there are many beggers in Charminar. They will follow you, touching you, my friend got her head rubbed by one of the beggers. Giler scary.....

OK.... I have two more papers to present tomorrow and day after. Will write more soon.
yours truly,

Safe n Sound... tapi sendattttt..... perrghhhh

Dear friends/kengkawan,

We had a safe journey. Alhamdullillah no problem at the arrival hall. And we are in good health, except for minor jetlag experienced. One thing for sure both of us are bloated,ahahhaha.. for two reason. One due to the hot weather here, my hands and feet kembang, like a sponge soak in the water. I can't wear my wedding rings and my shoes are now in size 6 (need to buy a pair of new shoes for the conference).

Second, is because of the makan-makan agenda that my mom and siblings prepared. Saturday's dinner, pucuk ubi lemak, ayam kurma, sambal tempoyak, and ikan masin. The next day breakfast, roti canai tobing, lunch bento at ichiban ramen, then KFC for dinner. Second day breakfast nasi lomak sambal potai, lunch at Alamanda secret recipe, dinner at my sistah's place of arab chicken and mutton nasi beryani. And this morning breakfast, pulut with sambal potai. And now I am smelling a wonderful smell of ikan masak lomak cili api. wakakakakkak.... My family loves us so much, we gave them junk food to make them fat, and in exchange they prepared us with scrumptious meals that will make us not just fat but lazy and sleepy too :D

OK enough of rambling...my angels are waiting for me upstairs for a game on PS. Owwhhh I made I big mistake of accidently leaving my camera cable behind. Will ask abah if his cable fits my camera. Need to pack for tonight journey. Am leaving fro Hyderabad at 10pm.

See you soon.

yours truly,

Boarding

We arrived just 10 minutes before chck in time... Sib baik... I was zikir all the way, atang woke up, was bablng the entire way. Now we r q'ng, dont know 4 wat... Health cek kot...
Adios brizben

Tomorrow>> BNE (via OOL)-KUL-HYD-KUL-BNE(via OOL)

Dear friends, kengkawan...

I am leaving Brisbane for 2 weeks starting tomorrow. Am not sure whether I am able to update this blog (will try my very best to).

I have one day workshop today, in between have to run down to Budget Car Rental to rent a car. Then, send the car home and rush back to the workshop. Have last minute packing to do tonight.
Try to see you before taking off tomorrow. Pray for a safe journey for us. Until next time, take care all. Cya.

Hyderabad here I come.....


yours truly,

Finale: A bag full of junk food..yeah

Hahaha... one bag full of junk foods, fats and sugar.... Let's make them fat like us nyeh nyeh nyeh....



Yup, we finally packed our bags. We bought loads of Doritos and Smiths for our relatives. Need to get that "Fragile" sticker for the bag. Otherwise they will eat crumbs instead of chips :D.

My PDA is full with travel agenda while I am in Malaysia. Have to visit my bro and my new nephew, my uncle (recently diagnosed with cancer), my sistah (of cos a must) and not forgetting my in-laws. Ooohhh my MIL was diagnosed with cervical cancer pulak. Earlier this year she was cleared of any tumour at her small intestines (that she suffered last year). Cancereous has become normal occurence nowadays ye....gerun...

I also need to meet some people regarding my research. And also meeting some friends who have been for long pestering us to meet (wakakakka...sorry la kawan, just to emphasis je) ok ok...we too can't wait to see them. Jom ngeteh, korang belanja ekk..wakakaka

Tomorrow, I will be attending a workshop for the whole day. 1 more day to go yippie.

yours truly,

It is all about chicken last week

For me, preparing chicken dish is more easier compare to meat or fish or seafood. And it is delicious too. Do you know that atang can eat chicken everyday? His old time fav is ayam masak pedas (Chicken with pounded chillies), but I am lazy when it comes to pounding the chillies (yup, I am old fashion, would prefer pounding than using the blender). Fortunately he loves other recipe too, especially Ayam Halia (Ginger chicken) and Ayam Kunyit (Turmeric chicken). Whenever I cooked these two meals, it always reminds me of our young days, when we were courting. Atang can eat the same dish for the whole week. Like 7 days of Ayam Halia. ahahaha Sometimes even more. There were many times, before he can even open his mouth to order his meal, I quickly cut in and ordered Ayam Halia for him...ahahahahah.... It is so typical of him. But makes my job easier too.

So since he loves these recipes sooo much, I have mastered them (chewah). And last week, we had 3 chicken meals.



(It would be nice if I have pineapple to add into this meal)



(This is the first time I add black pepper)



Eat this with Nasi Lemak ... all I can say is ..... yummy :p

Sorry, I didn't post recipes for these chicken meals this time. Mine was "agak-agak", but you can go to Kak Liza's blog or Kak Liza's fotopages for her recipes instead. Enjoy cooking :D


yours truly,