sunday morning breafkast

My usual Sunday mornings with the kids and their quality time with their father. Uda, my brother joined us last Sunday.

Medina with her new 'shag' hair:

Medina will always have her half-boiled eggs without fail. No matter which mamak we go to. For Ali it's either roti arab or maggi goreng or roti telur.

Uda, having his thosai, close-up...My puffy-eyed Sunday morning look...heheh. The kalau-nampak-ex-boyfriend-cabut-lari look. Horrors!

this was how i spent my weekend

On Saturday I had a nice lunch at Hush, Bangsar. It's a rather new place (at the old Society) next to Madam Kwan's. Ayu and I were actually going to have lunch at Souled Out but it was closed (they somehow have weird opening hours nowadays) so we headed out to Bangsar instead. Ordered the Salmon Teriyaki and Ayu ordered the Set Lunch - Thai Fried Rice, dessert and drinks. The Set Lunch was really affordable, it think it was for RM15++. And the food was quite good I'd say. Portions are just nice for us ladies. And oh talking about lay-dies, Hush has two days of Ladies Nites - Weds and Thurs. If only I were still in my partying days.. hehehe.

On Sunday, I went to pay my bills and did groceries at Cold Storage, Great Eastern. And cooked lunch. I miss having those sardines with loads of onions and garlic and cili padi. So I cooked just that. And my bibik bought some fried chicken from Pasar Keramat.

I missed Live Earth. Yunus broke the Astro remote and I'm just too darn lazy to change channels or even buy a new one. Damn.

The days went by quite fast. It was funny, I wasn't even having fun at all. But time flies anyway. I dread to go to work tomorrow, but at least that's the only place where the H won't be able to be in my face.

musings at marche movenpick

Spena & Fin, you guys look reaaaallyyy happy!

MORE PICTURES AT MY MULTIPLY!!!

Yet again, another makan-o-rama this time at Marche, The Curve. Spena, Hana, Rina, Fin, Dalina and our friend yang dah lama tak jumpa, Yus, were there. I arrived, not that hungry, but elated to see my friends ordering all the scrumptious food. I actually find Marche a bit overrated and overpriced. Nevertheless, the steaks, sauteed mushrooms and strawberry cheesecake were quite good. The beef would've tasted better if they'd taken their meat from Las Vacas though. (p/s: don't ever buy Indian beef cuz it's really NOT cow meat, it's BUFFALO meat ok. And they're not prepared in a hygienic environment!)

Dalina, as usual, the perpetual late-comer. Actually the purpose of us having this get-together is for Hana to update us on the "threesome" dinner but I think we ended up talking about the girls' August trip to Kota Kinabalu. Hana and Fin dah buat muka panic and poyo when they heard all the horror stories from Yus. Kan kan kan Rina?? Kan?

With her Cab Sav and romeo y julieta cigar... ;) After the KK trip conversation we were on more adult and serious issues like the Badawi administration (sizzling topic), politics, cronyism, nepotism, etc. Although the conversation can sometimes be quite frustrating and depict a rather bleak future for our next generation, it's good to know that we are share the same concerns! Now you know why I love hanging out with them - they're NOT AIRHEADS OR BIMBOS. We adjourned at about 11-ish when they actually start mopping the floors at Marche. Look forward to the next one!

Yus and Hana (sorry eh, side profile cuz you guys are sitting next to the camerawoman!)

Cheers Yus for taking the tab ;)

my JAWI day

Yesterday, I went to JAWI to file for the Big D. I wore a checkered Thai silk baju kurung Johor (the real thang ok, sebab jahit tangan) and the tudung mawi that I bought from pretty zienta. I was really a bundle of nerves. Some friends offered to accompany me, but I thought, it's just filing. And I kind of like the feeling of experiencing this alone. Sick, huh?

When I got to JAWI, I entered the wrong parking basement. I'm always doing this membabi-buta thing when I'm nervous. Finally found the correct parking space and had to walk quite a bit in the hot sun.

There were a few buildings there, I was quite at a loss. The signages on the buildings were written not in NORMAL jawi font but in freaking calligraphy. It took me 5 minutes to read one signage. As expected from clumsy me, I went to the wrong building. And obviously looking lost, a guy came up to me and asked, "Akak nak pergi bahagian penceraian ye?" Hmmm.. I do look like someone who's getting divorced ke?

So finally I found the place. Pressed the B button to get my number and it was attended to immediately. Hats off to JAWI for that. I was greeted by this young lady, too young that it made me feel quite awkward talking to her about this - I was expecting some motherly makcik with a soothing voice... But she was very nice and helpful. She said that I didn't have to file at JAWI, I should just go straight to the Mahkamah Syariah and get a court date. Then she asked, "Suami dah lafaz ke?". I said, no. "Kalau dah lafaz, senang la kak." she continued. Bring the H along and it should be quite straightforward since it's consensual.

Consensual. That's the word of the day.

So right after that I went to see the H over a cup of teh tarik. He was calmer, more rational and most importantly, in a very consensual mood. We spoke about this and agreed to go to the Mahkamah Syariah together, but no dates set yet. I should've just dragged him yesterday to the court.

Bila la akak nak senang ni...

hola amigos

Had a really nice mexican lunch at Las Carretas today with the girls (suze, pretty, zztop and cuppacake), rocky babu and A Friend (muchas gracias for the treat!). As usual, was hogging the nachos and then the chicken wings. Didn't take any pictures, but cuppacake did snap a few (bila nak upload kat multiply ni? - cuppa dah upload here!).

Las Carretas is one of my favourite food haunts actually. When I was pregnant with Ali I absolutely crave the steaks there, they have one of the best barbecue sauces in town (at par with Celestial Steakhouse in Kelana Jaya) it tastes just like the barbecue sauces in the States - the authentic N'Orleans ones, y'all. It's probably made from scratch I think, didn't get to ask the chef :)

Highly recommended are the beef backribs, steaks but ultimate fave is the nachos!!!! Crispy tortillas topped with loads of cheese, sour cream, guacamole and jalapeno slices. And must add-on the minced beef.

Sinful, heavenly, utterly divine. It will have me dreaming in Mexican.

p/s: I actually forgot that tomorrow is my filing day at JAWI.

kaca dan permata

In trying times, you will know who is a friend or foe. Honestly, I have lost a very, very close friend ever since my 'marriage standoff' became officially public. Initially, I felt so betrayed, so hurt - but eventually, I thank the Almighty for showing me who I should trust and who I shouldn't. So, no regrets.

In difficult times too, you will bump into pleasant and unpleasant surprises. I was wholly terharu when my SILs offered their emotional support when I went back to Kedah. I did not expect that from them, because I thought H did such an excellent job portraying me as "the slut". Ironically, I was suprised when a very close family member turned her back against me. It was sad, but like I expected, anything can happen.

Thank you Zaza, for being there - although not in person, but on YM whenever I need to vent out. And to my 87-91 friends who have been a therapeutic group for me to hang out with! Last nite's dinner was fun - steak sandwich, cheese rolls and durian for dinner. What a way to gain a lifetime on the hips!

kenapa aku mangkuk sangat?

Ladies, I don't think I'll be getting the KFH job... Here's why:

From: raja.zaxxxx@kfh.com.my [mailto:raja.zaxxxxx@kfh.com.my]
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 2:05 PM
To: Ja*m**n Za**i
Subject: Re: Writing Test

Dear Jasmeen, Thanks and look forward to receiving the one in Bahasa Malaysia next week.

Regards
Raja xxxxxx R. Dato' Seri xxxxx
Head of Communications & PR
Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad
Level 18, Tower 2, MNI Twins11, Jalan Pinang
50450, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

I was suddenly stunned. We had to write this two essays for the writing test, as part of the job interview lah. I submitted the first one to her, then continued on the second one. Suddenly I got the above email. Bila masa pulak ada BM test ni?

Actually the second topic was supposed to be written in Bahasa. I was reading the questions waaaayyy to fast.

Writing Test

Please write a few paragraphs in English on what you think of the traffic situation in Kuala Lumpur. What can be done to improve the situation?

A two page write-up in Bahasa Malaysia on what can be done to attract more tourists to Malaysia in view of “Visit Malaysia Year 2007”

How could I have missed that! The Comms Head must think I'm too gelojoh for the job. Boo *freaking* hoo. Let's keep our fingers (and toes!) crossed.