My Work Place Annual Dinner - 14 December 2012 - Theme: Disco - Retro

I guess the Annual Dinner is the event that everyone at the office is looking forward to before the year says bye bye. I skipped one, started going again last year and went again for this year's, last night. As usual, I did make an effort to dress a little more appropriately according to the the theme ( though not entirely), and made time to make myself slightly prettier than my usual blend, no-elaborate make up policy.

So, hubby and I went there, late. Everyone was already seated when we arrived. But I had fun. The entertainer was good. The food was pretty decent. The hall was spacious and bright. And everybody was dressing to kill that night. Everyone looked good. Plus, we were entertained by Adibah Noor who sang such good 70s, 80s and 90s songs. She sounds fantastic.

For the first time in my entire adult life, I won a lucky draw. RM50 bucks voucher from H&M. Big deal.... But hey, there is always a first time for everything kan.

Anyways, it was an enjoyable and memorable night all together. Looking forward for another annual dinner next year. Check out some photos of me and my husband.

signing off - nmn

So long 2012

Hokay, 7 more days to 2013 and I am excited to welcome the new year and to add 1 more year into my age.

My husband and I went through a lot of challenges in 2012. No. I do not have any marital problem or of that sort. We were just slapped with issues with the houses that we bought. The one that we bought in early 2012 from Puan Sri Drama Queen, which the purchase was not as smooth as we expect it to be. It is still not resolved, but I am prayaing so hard to Allah that we will eventually get the house without having to go to Court. Ha, yes, it may involve the Court if we are left with no other options. And the other house that we bought back in 2008 and was so bloody delayed in handing over, and when it was finally handed over, the defects are unacceptable. And nak rectify defects pun lembap, mengalahkan Talam. But they are not Talam, they are Mayland. Never again I will buy a house from you, Mayland, you sux.

But anyways, the house issue was not the only rollercoaster rides that we went through, let see...

My transfer to PDS was sooo delayed because my old department headed by a dictator-like HOD decided to only let me go when they find a replacement, who never actually came until the end. But in the end, after much persuasion, I joined PDS on 1 June 2012. 5 months delayed. But better late than never, kan.

I found that my son and his friends were physically punished by the kindy teacher and it resulted in a heated argument between the parents and the principal and some people in the management of "this organisation" who decided to take sides (of course la side the kindi principal tu kan). This whole ordeal had also resulted in me and another mother to get called and being told off by the ED of the department that oversee the management of the kindi. As far as I am concerned, I did nothing wrong, she can stab me in the stomach if she wants. I stand by my principle, i do not condone to anything that is against my principle.

There were also a few other stuff, which may be abit too personal for me to pen it down here. But we survived. Alhamdulillah, I survived all these challenges. I do not know how I faced all that, but I know Allah guided me through my journey and will continue to guide me through the path that He wants me to follow.

Year 2013, I hope will be a fresh new beginning for me and the family. I know there would still be issues spilled over from year 2012 that we still need to deal with, but I hope we will be as strong, if not stronger to face it together.

My son, will be entering a new kindergarten in January. It'll be an Islamic Montessori. I do not know how the new school will fair on him but I am just keeping my options open, and take one step at a time. Afterall, I am grateful that I am still much luckier than some other parents who have more than 1 kids to sort out.

Ok. Like I said, 7 more days to go before 2013. And in the mean time, I shall enjoy these last few days of 2012 to reflect what I have done..... as well as those that I have not done.

signing off - nmn

School Reunion - 20.10.2012 - Intekma Resort, Shah Alam

Lets see. Where did I leave the page at?

We had our batch reunion on 20.10.2012. It was great to see so many old friends from my class and other classes gather again to reunite after more than 15 years. Some of them do not change even a bit, some have changed physically, some have changed personality to be more manly and more open... but most importantly all of us have grown wiser. Most of us are now parents.

At 35, we all have grown to be more mature .... well, even though we do kid around alot. People say, in every adult, there will still be a kid in them. And yes, we are a bunch of 35 year old 'kids'... teasing, kidding around, remembering the good old times, laugh like mad people together, ejek mengejek, and ungkit mengungkit cerita cerita love story masing masing. Overall, we all had great fun.. well at least I did. Met an old-flame whom I have not met maybe more than 10 years, it felt a little awkward at first since we did not part on a good note last time, but hey we're both cool now. How unfair, how come he still looks the same (I mean...Still Looks Good and "Sasa") and I have expanded sideways? Grrrr....

I am not interested in some people who decided to open their filthy mouth and criticize the reunion negatively even before the event, I guess I pun do not need their presence if their stance were already negative even before they came. Well their loss, not ours. Check out the happy faces. Ada ke yang muka menyesal datang? Takde kan.....

                           Group photo... thanks nizam for capturing this beautiful moment

                                   Lovely, lovely ladies in the house....

                                                   Hello hello session.....

My girlfriends since sekolah rendah kut....

To all who came, thank you for supporting our event. I know it was not a perfect event as we all had to do this in between works, and we appologise for any flaws and shortcomings during the event. But we appreciate your time, and we all are happy to see you all. Thank you for coming. Terharuuuuuuu..... Till we meet again.

signing off
nmn

After 9 months - Helloooo again

It is not easy to start blogging again after more than 9 months. Do not ask what happened. I do not have the answer. I guess the hype just .... faded. Ah well, I don't blog for anyone, but myself, So, be it 9 months 9 years, I only owe the guilt to myself.

Oh Helloooo again.

Not many things has changed since my last entry. Let see.... We bought another house in April. I finally joined my new department in June - so it is as good as changing job and bosses. My good friend from office resigned and is joining another place very soon.

And the latest is that, I was told about a friend from school who is currently suffering from nose cancer - stage 4, and is very very ill. Saw his picture last night, he basically lost his nose and I was and am..... sad for him, because that is not the condition that I last remember him. And I do not wish to remember him in that condition.

To Ezmi, I know I will never have the strength to go see you in that condition. But I will pray that Allah will lessen your pain and give you the strength for you to go through this.

I do not wish to start blogging again with  news like this. But I was moved to blog again, because of what happened to Ezmi.

And to those people who have helped organise a charity football match to raise funds for Ezmi, kuddos. You guys are such good friends. And I know Ezmi is grateful that he has friends like you.

Bienvenido 2012

Happy New Year 2012. I know this is a bit delayed, but hey, better late than never. Some excitements came pretty early of the year for me this time around. They are quite unexpected, but then again, who am I to say NO or WAIT to fate? I take it as an opportunity for me to venture into some other things and widen my horizon.

I will be transferring to a NEW department and I will be doing something completely NEW. I applied for it, went for the interview, can't even remember what i bullshitted, the interviewer probably liked me, and walla! HR confirmed it on Friday. Well, forget about the fact that I have to serve my current department longer than usual, that's the least of my concern now, but hey, getting myself transferred to do a totally new stuff is good enough to bring back my drive. I miss feeling excited about going to work. I miss waking up early feeling fully driven to get to the office. I miss all that. And with me joining the new department, I am hoping to regain all that. I need my old self back! Awesome!

But of course, you gain some, you lose some. With me leaving the department, I will also be leaving the crazy bunch of my life.Team superb! The dream team as I see it. Some of us are so tight, I cannot imagine myself working without these people around. They had never failed to make my day and were my best medicine when I was having some bad ones. Some really good friends I made here.

Thank you Allah, for giving me this chance. I am very excited. Though my ultimate goal in life is to leave this whole desk job routine and do my own things, but I know god is better at doing His job, and maybe it is not my time to leave yet.

Signing off - nmn

2011 - Adios

2011 will end soon. For most of us, myself included, this year has been challenging, dramatic and full of roller coaster rides. But 2011 has also been a colourful year for me. So net-net, it was not too bad. Actually, not bad at all.

The events that we had gone through at the office has strengthen the friendships more than anyone could have imagined. We managed each other's frustrations. We hanged on to each other through challenging times. We went through rough days together. We laughed at each other's common jokes. We survived and we've grown into a stronger team in the process. And I am not complaining. Oh yes, not everything was sweet and pretty. There were ugly scenes in between, but hey...didn't I say it was colourful? We had people leaving the team, it was sad but we are happy for whichever path they chose. We had people joining the team and we welcomed them with our usual welcoming gestures and instantly  make them feel as part of our little family. This team is no doubt, the dream team.

As a person, I know I have made mistakes along the way and sometimes hurt the people I love most in my life. And there were times when I was too proud to admit them. I am far from perfect and I am sorry. As a human being, there were times when I closed one eye on other people's difficulty to satisfy my own wants and need. I was selfish and I am sorry.  Many times which I overspent thinking that I couldn't live without the stuff when I know many people around me are so unfortunate, they could use my money to eat. I was stupid, and I am terribly sorry.

I am not expecting 2012 to be a complete opposite of what I had gone through in 2011, but I hope 2012 will be lovely - make me a better mom to my son who listens to every words he is trying to tell me, a better wife to my husband who doesn't only hug and kiss him but also listens to everything that he has to say when he needs a support system, a better friend who makes time for her girlfriends and listens to their stories and most importantly, a better person with a better heart than before.

But in the mean time, I have 3 weeks before 2012 starts. I have deadline chasing me from all directions and I have an annual dinner to attend. So, before the year 2011 really ends, I shall have my fun like I always do, love the people around me and enjoy the rest of my roller coaster rides.

Signing off - nmn

Life goes on, but your past can sometimes says Hello

Have you ever encountered someone, who resembles a person that came into your past life, and reminds you so much of all the good times you had together? And you just can't stop looking at that person because it brings back so much sweet memories and some small naughty thought of you is hoping that that person is really him.

It's a weird feeling but it is also heartbreaking. But I'm guessing that is just a phase. And those people that came temporarily into your life just make life more colourful. People who are permanently part of you life now who matters most.

Ah well.... I can never turn back the past and unscrew what I have screwed before. It's probably going to make things more complicated that it was back then.

Signing off - nmn