Thursday, June 16, 2011

1111...


Wheee..nombor yang shantik! Hehe...;P

x fairyfar x

To those who are getting married...

I passed through my lil' brother's fb wall and found this one article. Dalam hati terpikir, "Wahhh, budak kecik ni dah terpikir nak kahwin dah nih!" Haha...Well well, good things shouldn't be stopped ait? Ceyy, bab kahwin laju je 'shouldn't be stopped'...kehkeh...*smile*

So, straight to the point - the article is about "Janji Allah untuk mereka yang ingin berkahwin". By reading just the first sentence has locked me to read further about it. Sangat menarik!

"Apabila seorang muslim baik lelaki atau wanita akan berkahwin, biasanya akan timbul pelbagai perasaan akan timbul. Ada rasa gundah, resah, risau, bimbang, termasuk juga tidak sabar menunggu datangnya si pendamping. Bahkan ketika dalam proses taaruf sekalipun masih ada juga perasaan keraguan."


Hoho..I was in THAT position just days before my e-day! In fact, siap ade gado2 sayang lagi the night before the day. Huuu..Good to hear that itu adalah normal!!! Cuak jugak as to why did I have such feelings, but yeah...The devils will always try their best to stop any two muslims from using the right channel right?


Dan kawinkanlah orang-orang yang sendirian diantara kamu dan orang-orang yang layak (berkawin) dari hamba-hamba sahayamu yang lelaki dan perempuan. Jika mereka miskin Allah akan memampukan mereka dengan kurniaNya. Dan Allah Maha Luas (Pemberian-Nya) lagi Maha Mengetahui”. (An Nuur: 32)


The truth: Money is always an issue when it comes to getting married for an average-income person. Betol tak? Kan kan? If you come from a wealthy family, then money won't be an issue usually. :) 


InshaAllah I will be getting married soon. How soon? It's yet to be set..hehe.. *smile*


Me and mr fiance, we always discussed how and where do get money to hold for such an event. Haruslah sangat banyak pakai duit! Adess...We would always end up with frustation and no solution.


I've always heard and read about the above verse before this. Tapi mestilah tak ambik port sangat sbb it wasn't applicable to me previously. But when your time has come, sudah terhantuk baru terngadah. Huhu...



Till today pon duit dalam account boleh bilang dengan jari je. Huu…Tapi takpe, I believe, Allah will make it easy for those who have good intentions and I believe in His You should believe the same as well if you’re in my position. :)promises. InshaAllah…

Well, that is just one point that I mentioned over here. You should read the whole post here. Sangat menarik untuk dikongsi. 

Shawing is cawing…;)

x fairyfar x

Monday, May 9, 2011

Late Wan...

Al-Fatihah...

Our beloved grandpa, which we called Wan, has passed away last Wednesday. It wasn't a sudden or unexpected event to happen as he was already been sick for quite some time. Apparently, he was diagnosed with a 4 cm brain tumour nearly a year ago. The doctors suspected that the tumour has been there along ago and continued to developed slowly as time pass by. He was also diagnosed with a prostate cancer, which is a typical type of cancer among men in Malaysia. Nevertheless, I personally feel that these were not the reason of his death. He was already in his 80s and it might be that his time has come. Wallahualam...

May late Wan be placed among the believers. Ameen.

Al-Fatihah...



x fairyfar

Monday, April 25, 2011

The Engagement...

This is the post about The Engagement which I've promised earlier on. I know it's wayyyyyyy outdated by now. ;P We have been engaged for nearly 9 month already. [Wahhh, that long already huh? Macam tak percaya how cepat masa berlalu ;P...]
So yes, how and where should I start?


Okey.
Things happened real fast and unexpectedly F A S T ! This whole engagement thing started when Mr. S - which is now the "Mr Fiance" - and his parents bought the ring somewhere in early May (if I could remember well) but didn't have the exact plan when to come to my house for merisik or even for bertunang. Then, during the last week in May while I was having a 2-weeks course, Mr Fiance called up and gave me one gooood news - his scholar application was approved! Alhamdulillah...I was so happy for him.


Things went silent and normal not until the middle of June, whereby the parents invited me to their home for a get-to-know-me session. And...the whole scene were set into motion a few weeks after that particular day. They came for merisik, yadayada...and time were set 3 weeks after that! YES, I did typed it right! It was only 3 WEEKS that the preparation was done for the whole thing! How chaos does that sound? Hectic!


And to top it up, my grandmother passed away FOUR DAYS before the event. I remembered it was Tuesday evening when my mother received the call. She was at the time preparing for the hantaran. Luckily, that day I had taken the whole week off to prepare for the e-day. Learning about the news, there was a corner deep inside my heart saying that this whole engagement thing would have to be POSTPONED. I was being real pessimist at the time, I know. Double the sadness! 


Anyway, late maktok looked real calm when we arrived at kampung. Alhamdulillah...Many came to visit her prior to her burial. May late maktok rest in peace and be placed among the believers. Ameen...


Back to the engagement story...


The whole event did not happened as to what I have imagined. As a matter of fact, it went wayyyy superb! Alhamdulillah...I felt so blessed that things went out so smoothly despite the last-minute chaos. Everything turned out just so well that when I thought about it, I feel like crying. Seriously! From the dress, to the hantarans, to the caterer, to the makeup - everything fit nicely into place. Alhamdulillah alhamdulillah alhamdulillah...Praise be only to Allah! I couldn't thank Him enough for this whole thing.


To cut the story short, let me just sum up how the whole preparations were done.


Engagement dress
Bought the dress materials and ready-made veil at Jakel and I got a very special price for the whole thing. Alhamdulillah...It was just a week and a half before the e-day and I knew that it was hard to get any tailors to complete my dress within a week. Me and my parents don't have any idea where to sent the materials but alhamdulillah again, the Jakel staffs recommended us this one tailor, Shaizan Collection, located at Medan Mara. Yes, they accepted my order and I managed to take the dress two days before the event. I just realised I takade gambar dress itu alone without me in it! Huhu...So for the sake of sharing, here's the picture of me wearing the dress. *shy* it was just a typical baju kurung moden. nothing fancy. purposely blurred the face cause the highlight is just the dress. ;P

[Pic captured by azim.zainuddin]

Caterer
This was all dad's work! Thank you, ayah! I love you! D'Tandoor's staffs did great job for the day. Thank you Uncle Malik and D'Tandoor! The table settings, the mini stalls and of course, the foods! All were praising for the good foods. Alhamdulillah. As for me, I mestilah tak sempat nak menikmati all the foods tapi takpe, so long as the guests enjoyed the food, t'was good enough for me. =) i really liked the setting!


[Pic captured by azim.zainuddin]



Make-up
Thank you kak Awin from Seindahwajah! Kak Awin did a real superb job that I fell in love with her piece of work. No regrets!

[Pic captured by azim.zainuddin]

Hantarans
This was all mum's work! Thank you, mama! Mum did all the hantarans and I did nothing on this part. Let her expressed her creativeness and I dared not touch anything. Well, I've offered my help but she refused. She said that I might just ruined the whole thing. Hehe...So blame me not for not helping her. I've tried at least. ;P She had not had enough sleep for days just to finish up doing all the hantarans. Oh, thank you again mama! I love you!

[Pic captured by azim.zainuddin]

[Pic captured by azim.zainuddin]

[Pic captured by azim.zainuddin]

[Pic captured by azim.zainuddin]
[Cake was ordered from mycuppycupcake]

Mini pelamin
There wasn't any pelamin at all I shall say. Just a small podium to place a chair and some decorations on both sides of the mini podium. This was the last thing that we all did - just the morning before the event! Nothing fancy. Kehkeh...So last minute!!! Thank you to the uncles and aunties for the decorations!


[Pic captured by azim.zainuddin]


Photographer
azim.zainuddin a.k.a. bob. Bob was mr fiance's friend and thanks to you bob for the nice pictures!

What more eh? Did I miss anything? Itu je kot. Rase macam I dah includekan the necessary things.


Okie dokie. Till the next update. Salam.


x fairyfar x

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Don't be sad...

Just to re-share what Mr Pyanuddin al-Helmy had posted in the comment below.

Hope this could help rejuvenate others as well. InshaAllah.


*p/s The video is in Malay.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Dear Miss SA...

I haven't blog for quite some time. I know I know. ;P

I had a chat with me bestie, Miss SA, yesterday. She felt down and somewhat lonely for what had happened. Well, it's all about this d*mn bloody st*p*d fella! Yes, I am mad with this guy! I met him once (or twice?) but what I can say about him is that he has got a look. Itu yang susah when it comes to good-looking guys nih. They think that they are handsome enough that all girls can easily be attracted to them? That when they have good looks, they can simply ditch girls just like that? Oh, tidak. Not all girls are like that. We are not blind and not THAT stupid to be fooled by your appearance. No offence to those good-looking guys with good-looking heart, but come on! Have some senses ok you people! (people = the good looking guys minus the good-looking heart)

Anyway, this fella simply disappeared just like that *snap* and could be found nowhere. And this friend of mine yang punyalah baik orangnye and treated him real well, jadi lost and terpinga-pinga on his disappearance. This was a story of 2 years ago and he was nowhere to be seen during this period. Invisible! Andddddd...a few weeks ago, he called! He reasoned out that he was mad with Miss SA after he found some random picture of her with another guy, hugging together. What the ...? Even the stupidest people could came up with that excuse hokey! Oh, LAME! It was some random picture, he didn't even investigate it real well, and the worst of all, he didn't even have the effort to clarify things out with her girlfriend (at that time). Oh sangatla childish and immature! Stupid! Sorry darling if you read this, but trust me - stop hoping for this I-dun-know-what-else-to-name-him guy cause he doesn't worth all your effort darl! Not worth it at all.

You are beautiful, girl! Your heart is real beautiful! And you tak jahat langsung k! Don't simply lose hope nor confidence on yourself just because of what you've experienced. I'm glad that you have moved on a bit but getting that previous call should not plant any more hope in you I pray.

I may not be the best person to advise you on this. I wasn't there for you when you need me (blame the distance! hehe..*kidding*), I may not be like any other best friend that you hoped for. Sorry for my weaknesses and sorry for my absence. But honestly, I care for you. I taknak you lose hope or digging your own grave for what I think is not worth it. Again, percayelah, he really is NOT worth it! Stop looking for the past and don't fret. Fretting about it doesn't going to help you, girl. Pray to Him a lot - He's the best listener and planner for the entire universe. Head up straight and be the cheerful, bubbly SA that I used to know. Sayang you SA!

x fairyfar x

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Taqbur or riya'

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILADHA
(EID'UL ADHA TO ALL)

Today's main content for Eid sermon: TAQBUR or RIYA'

There were a lot of reminders that were conveyed during the sermon. Among the contents that I could remember was, there were 7 factors or situations that could make oneself become riya' or taqbur:
  1. When he thinks/feels that he has a higher knowledge than other people
  2. When he thinks/feels that he comes from a 'good' ancestry e.g royal family, syed/syarifah etc
  3. When he thinks/feels that he has better looks than the others
  4. When he thinks/feels that he is better in terms of the ibadah that he has done
  5. When he thinks/feels that he is richer than the other people
  6. When he holds high position in the company or community
  7. When he has the physical power and strength
If we by any chance belongs to one of these kind of people, it is good to always lay low and remain humble. Just a reminder for us to ponder and reflect upon.

x fairyfar x

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Gua Tempurung caving + Bukit Merah


Presentation for research updates has been done. So can curi-curi update blog pule..hehe..

Wanna share with you the experience of Gua Tempurung caving that me and the friends went a fortnight ago.

So...

We started the journey at 5.30 in the morning while most of other people were still in deep sleep. Stop by at Selayang to fetch a friend and Subuh first and by 9.00, we were ready to rumble. ;)
Just a quick direction for those who wishes to go: from the North-South Expressway, take Gopeng exit and after the toll exit, you'll see the signboards showing directions to Gua Tempurung. Just follow the signs and you'll be there. ;)


There were four tour packages that you can take at Gua Tempurung cave but we took the longest tour of all: The Grand Tour. Well, this was my first experience doing such activities and I supposed it was worth it after all. Both thumbs up!

Well, let some of these pictures do the talking.
Near the entrance of the cave
This picture didn't do justice to real situation.
The white spots were actually seen as shimmering,
glistening spots like what you see on a rock,
full with diamonds yet to processed.
This was nearing the "pit stop". Hehe...
Shoes were already drained with water.
2 pictures above: Typical features of a cave 
Camwhoring after all the "hardships"! ;P


Next destination: Taiping.
Taiping is famous for its yong tau fu and we did not missed the chance to grab one. Cheap and heaven!

Even the ais kacang was cheap! Look at the prices. Geezz..kan best if KL has such cheap foods everywhere...


Later the evening, we hoped to lepak-lepak and snap-snap at that much-publicised Taman Tasik Taiping but since it was near dark at the time, we just went sightseeing around Taiping.


Day 2: Bukit Merah
Before we departed for KL, we went for the Orang Utan Island. Well, that was the initial plan. When we reached there, the prices was not worth it for just a 1/2 hour package, so we topped it up with another two packages that include the Ecopark and Chairlift - Eco Combo Package.
Information on the prices could be found here: Bukit Merah.

To get to the island, you would have to ride a boat.

Well, it wasn't that far though but the scene of mother nature was superb! MashaAllah.


So, here are some pictures of the Orang Utan Island.
 

So after the Orang Utan Island, Eco Park was the next destination. Well, it's actually something like a zoo but slightly smaller. And what do you expect to see none other than just animals? Hehe...It was clear, hot and sunny at the time, so if ambik gambar, sangatla cantik effect die!

After grabbing an ice-cream each, we ride the sky chair pulak. Since the cable for this chair were passing the water theme park, the view and pictures were of course overlooking it. ;)


And so, that's a little bit here and there how the activities went. And this last picture showed the whole team that went for this mini adventure. Heh. We would be arranging activities lagi. If siapa-siapa berminat nak join, feel free to let me know. [Macam pesanan penaja pule. Ceh. ;P ]

Till next update. Salam.

x fairyfar x

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Dira's baby...

Congratulations DIRA + husband on the birth of Nur Adriana Sofea!!! (Sorry Dira, mind the spelling...)

The cute teeny-weeny, little angel was born on the 17th October 2010 normally at 2309hrs.

Me and ms Anis went to visit her yesterday night at the hospital but sorry, no pictures. We were too shy to take the baby's picture because Dira's in-laws were there as well. So, a bit shy and segan. Hehe...

It was quite scary to hold the 23-hours-born baby but had the courage finally to hold her. Trust me, it was so serene to look at the baby! Well, which baby doesn't? They are just too pure, impeccable, authentic and squeakily-clean! Oh, how blissful!

I couldn't imagine how those ungrateful mothers, have the hearts to simply discard their own child! Have they not go through hardship of 40-weeks pregnancy? Have they not grow fond of the baby whilst they are in their womb? Have they not feel the heartbeats and cheekiness of the baby throughout his/her growth? Oh, how sad and pathetic these people could be! Afterall, have they lost their minds or what??? Sheeshhh...

For now, there isn't much news on abandoned babies. We'll see in the upcoming months of May or August later. Will the trend continue? We'll wait and see.

x fairy x

Thursday, October 14, 2010

100m sprint...

It's going to be an exhaustive year-end for me. I need to really run as fast as I could (more than 100m sprint kottt) to accomplish these things before the new year begins:

  • project's lab work
  • project report for publication
  • new proposal for upcoming project
  • staffs achievement/evaluation report
  • my own achievement/evaluation report

What more??? Please work, don't come near me! I'm tired!

I need a HOLIDAYYYYYYYYY gateaway!!!

And the days are coming nearer now..Oh, I am so can't-wait! Weeeee...

x fairy x

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Videography service...

Oh my god oh my god oh my god!!!

I came across this one wedding videography site - Manggis (http://manggis.tv/v2/) - which I think was superb. Their pieces of work were all just too eye-catching-melancholic-dramatic-yet-exciting videos for me to watch even the time now is 5.30am in the morning and I haven't had my sleep yet! What more can you expect apart from being sloppy and sleepy with eyes half-open, half-close at this moment of time? Heh...

From what I know through their site, the service price for videography starts from RM5k. Ini kena letak kaler merah sebab memang money-sucking!!! Huhu...

I'm not sure what's the market price for wedding videography. But I suppose most of them are quite costly though.

For now, I mean now, right at this present moment, I wish that my big day later would come with videography. Tapi...mahalnyeeeee...=(..

Mr fiance I know for sure wouldn't agree with me in the first place.

But...there's still plenty of times to pujuk2 him ait? Haha...*wink*

Coming back to my senses...Videography service though real interesting, it does sound membazir. Then how???

I haven't done much research yet on this area but anyway, if any of you people knows any good quality videographers out there, mind sharing it with me? Thanks a bunch...;D

x fairy x

Monday, September 13, 2010

Al-fatihah...

News about Malaysia's cosmetic millionaire and the three other individuals who went missing, has been revealed.  It was tragic to know that they were all killed and burnt. How inhumane people can be when it comes to money. People can easily be blinded by the luxury that money can bring in this world. If the killers are Muslims, have they not thought about the "luxury rewards" in the hereafter world? MashaAllah. May Datuk Sosilawati, the bodyguard/driver, the banker and the lawyer rest in peace. Al-fatihah...

x fairy x

Monday, September 6, 2010

August updates (though it's Sept now =P..)

There's a lot of updates to share!!! =D

First and foremost, I am officially off the 'market' now - I am ENGAGED! Hehe. I really really wish to scribble over here how sudden things happened and how rushing the preparation was + the merisik part prior to the engagement day. I would try to post a story on it later inshaAllah (despite how late it is).

Just a teaser on the engagement day...*wink*

Secondly, Ramadhan is coming to an end. How sad it is that this 'super mega sale' month is leaving us soon. The heavens doors are all open for our prayers and repentance. MashaAllah. But the question is, have we grabbed this biggest chance of the year? There are still a few days of Ramadhan left. I would like to 'invite' you and myself: Let us all grab the barakah and specialty of Ramadhan while we still can. Let us find the Lailatul-Qadr together inshaAllah.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all...
SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI
Maaf Zahir Batin
Forgive me for all my wrongdoings to whom I have made mistakes with, be it consciously or unconsciously 
Let's forgive and forget our mistakes to each other.  Have a safe journey balik kampung ya! 

Next update: Mr fiancĂ© has now gone abroad to further his studies. Ouhhhh, that's sad. We're now back to our previous state - long distance relationship AGAIN! *sigh* But anyhow, I'm happy for him that he got the chance to further the studies. Not everybody is lucky enough to have the chance ait? You're so lucky dear! Wish you all the best over there k and we'll always pray for your success from here.

Till the next update. Salam.

x fairy x

Monday, July 5, 2010

Little brother...

Little brother is not so little anymore!

He's now in the university pursuing his studying. Ouhhh..takde dah geng i nak buli hari-hari..[Eh, it's the other way round. He bullies me a lot as compared to I bully him! Cet...]

Nowadays, our nights are becoming more sunyi than before. Especially at this time now - World Cup! He would be the only one who is willing to wake up in the wee hours of the night to watch the football. Sometimes, daddy would join and hardly the big brother would join ["Lebih baik aku tido daripada nak bangun tengah malam tengok bola", he would say. Haha. Btol jugak tu. =P ] But since little brother left last last Saturday, I haven't hear any "lalat or lebah" sound of the match in the middle of the night. [It's called the vuvuzela right? I just learnt that word. Hehe...] Maybe daddy's too tired to watch..or..maybe he don't have the companion..or..maybe it's not a match that's worth watching..or..yada yada..I don't know. Hehe.

The parents seem to look cool but I know deep down they miss their 'little' boy. Mummy always ask me and sister "Tak call adik ke?". Daddy also. Me and sis texted him quite frequently but now that he's having his orientation week, so it's quite hard to get to talk long with daddy and mummy. In fact, dah 2 hari kot diorang tak cakap dengan little brother. Baru 2 hari je! Haha...

Anyhow...he has to be independent sooner or later ait? And the time has come now. He has been staying with the parents for the past 18 years. Tak pernah duduk asrama pon. Unlike me which at the age of 16 was already in asrama hundreds miles away from the family. Jauh kan? Hehe. He has to learn how to manage things on his own, has to manage his time wisely, has to choose the right friends, has to adapt to the new environment, has to even basuh, lipat and iron baju sendiri! Haha. Good for him though. ;)

Gambar curi little brother masuk 'skolah'. Hehe...


Spring cleaning little brother's 'new' room...

Anyway, that story was last week's. Yesterday, we just sent him back to his univ. He was home the past weekend. Parents were so excited though baru seminggu tak jumpa. [Well, I got excited as well. Hihi...]. Weekend went normal for us, but a bit abnormal for me in a good way though. ;)

Today, his classes has started. So...

To dearest 'little' brother: I wish you the very best of luck in your studies. Make sure that you study well and achieve excellent results with REAL flying colours k! Love you...;)

x fairy x

Friday, June 25, 2010

Camera oh camera...

Subject: My Nikon is now officially masuk bengkel!!!


Reason: The camera continuously displays "Err" message when I try to fire any shots.


Price (for repairing): Yet to be quoted. [Hope it's not that expensive. Sigh~]


Preliminary Diagnosis: Was told by Nikon's customer service staff that it might be due to the aperture or the shutter. Might have to change one of the item, or both in a worse condition. [Double sigh~]


Message: Hope that it could be fixed. InshaAllah amin...


x fairy x

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Time flies...


Time flies so fast!!! We're now already past the middle of June. It seems like yesterday that we celebrated New Year kan

Anyway, I don't have any critical issues to discuss pon in this entry. Saje je ngade-ngade nak menulis. Hehe..

Talking about time...I'll definitely feel that time will fly REAL fast till August. Why August? 

First and foremost, we are celebrating Ramadhan. Ahlan wasahlan ya Ramadhan

Secondly, inshaAllah somebody's leaving on a jet plane! Ouh...sad sad sad...


There are too many things to do yet there is only little time to accomplish all. I wish I could be a superwoman who can achieve everything I want within the time frame. Too bad I'm still not there yet. But if there's a will, there's surely a way right? If Allah has destined that your rezeki is there, then it will be there. You don't need to worry - just put your trust in Allah, inshaAllah you'll feel more at ease. 

[Thanks to Mr S who always remind me on that. Alhamdulillah...Thank you, love!]

x fairy x

Friday, June 4, 2010

The damn Israel...

My heart is full of hatred upon learning the news about the Mavi Marmara attack! Seriously feels disgusted of the Israelis actions. MasyaAllah...

Hot news for the past few days revolves around the humanitarian aid towards the Palestinians.

A list was found on the ship that contained the information on which ship to attack and the name of the people whom they planned to kill - further details am not sure. The story was real shock for me! It was all planned! It wasn't because of the Israel commandos were attacked, it wasn't because the civilians were armed, it wasn't because the ship brings threat to them. All of the reasons were all lies by them - lies, lies, lies and full of lies!

Were you aware that previously Iran-Turki-Brazil have sign contracts regarding the nuclear technology transfer? Why is it that the Turkish ship was (the first to be) attacked? It feels a bit cocky to learn that the civilians that were killed, have actually something to do with 'Turki' - be it by name or by the citizenship itself or by any other logical reason. 

Ouh, I can't write further. Am just too disgusted to write more about these damn Israelis. 

"Oh Allah. Please protect our dearest brothers and sisters in Palestine and those who have good deeds for helping those people, oh Allah. Ameen..."

x fairy

Monday, May 3, 2010

Ding, ding, ding...


Wedding bells keep ringing all year round!



Many of the friends are getting married,

AND many also have been married.



Some of them have given birth to cute little babies,

Whilst some are still waiting.



The point is...

Has my bell been ringing yet?


p/s Suddenly feels like writing on such issue. Hihi..*wink*


x fairy x