She deserves to be happy

I called CikNgah while I was driving home from a mall. Oh, saya yang buta gadget ni dah reti pakai bluetooth kereta! Tapi tadi masa dekat traffic light, dua orang mamat naik motor sebelah kereta saya gelakkan saya pasal saya berborak dengan penuh gembira sorang-sorang (no, I bukan perasan, memang diorang gelakkan I, siap tunduk tengok dalam kereta. Tak pernah tengok orang bercakap eh? Debik kang!!).

Back to cerita CikNgah, I spoke to Mak earlier and Mak told me the good news. Mijah, my cousin got married yesterday and on the same day Lina and Soleha gave birth to their babies, a girl and a boy. Both mothers and babies are healthy. CikNgah dapat menantu & 2 cucu on the same day. This morning, an engagement ceremony was held for Yatie, CikNgah's youngest daughter. So another menantu in the making. CikNgah told me that she was dok rok (tired) having to handle so much in a short time but she's grateful with all the good things that God has given her lately. She sounds happy too! She deserves it... she deserves to be happy! She went through hardships to make ends meet and raise all her 8 children after AyahNgah had a stroke 23 years ago. Yatie was still a baby back then, now she has grown up, has her own career and found her Mr.Right. I guess some fairytales really deserve happy endings.

Simah would be happy too... but Simah is no longer around. She left us more than two years ago.

Hish.. this was supposed to be a happy post, tapi bila I dig posts I wrote about Simah, I pulak yang nangis. *AlFatihah for Simah*

Oh, where was I masa semua sepupu sepapat duk sibuk kenduri dua tiga hari nih? On the road, from Penang to KL, 2 days there, pegi interview, got what I needed and back to Penang. Thank you Leng for keeping me company, or else, I could end up sleep-driving on the highway and get lost on KL roads. Dalam banyak2 lagu we karaOKed in the car, I love Rick Price's Heaven Knows the most!

Nak balik kampung... huwaaaaaaaa.

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Gambar hiasan - ambik gambar sebelum campak benda ni masuk tong sampah. Teka apa dia ni?


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secangkir kopi semanis puan

kopitiam cup set & white coffee ditaja oleh kucingorengemok... hehe... thanks, I suke!

Hujung minggu yang bosan. Nak balik kampung tiket bas habis (mana la I nak tau weekend ni start cuti sekolah!). I hate Fireflyz pasal dah stop flights to KT. Nak drive balik, aduhaiii... kalau takat 2 days weekend, tak sempat nak habis penat dah kena drive balik.

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One of the best things about not having any neighbour is boleh menyanyi melalak sambil kemas rumah tanpa segan silu. Nak turn on TV volume kuat-kuat pun takde sapa nak marah kan. Infact, the TV is on almost 24 hours when I'm around, I just cannot stand silence. I catch a few glimpses of Nona on tv3 while menyapu rumah, dah takde topik sangat ke Nona ni? Perlu ke cover topik orang kumpul jenama terkenal? I think many years ago they cover better topics, on being active women, health (bukan topik nak kuruskan badan!), parenting, etc. Sekarang, balik-balik pasal jenama, fesyen, mekap dan majlis kahwin. Is that all that women need to know? Bohsannnnn! (Kurangkah kewanitaanku if I menyampah dengan topik mekap, pesen, shopping & kawin?)

Talking about kawin, sambil-sambil kemas rumah terjumpa kad jemputan kahwin, buka & check tarikh, alamak... dah terlepas semalam! Dah, I dah sms mintak maaf tak pegi.



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Coffee might help

Old photo. Flat white. Orb Coffee. Scarborough Fare.

Coffee has its positives.

It could help lower the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, Parkinson's disease and cirrhosis, read here . It may also fight skin cancer, more details here.

Go get a cuppa!

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I hate going to cafes with pretty menu but some food/drinks photos they have on the menu doesn't even exist in their cafe. Do you notice that in some, they put photos of coffee with nice latte art beside their food. In reality, they can't even make a decent coffee, even your 3-in-1 coffee at home would taste way better. Latte art? bertuahlahh kalau ada!

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Kisah seram

Malam itu suasana sunyi. Yang berbunyi hanya kipas angin berputar laju. Sekali sekala bunyi ketukan pada papan kekunci memecah sepi. Di tingkat itu, hanya aku seorang yang wujud dan bernyawa. Kalau ada pun, mungkin cicak yang sesekali meronda di keliling lampu kaki lima, mencari serangga berterbangan yang terpesona dengan cahaya lampu.

Tak semena-mena, tiba-tiba lolongan anjing bersahutan dalam kepekatan malam di tanah kosong menghadap bukit. Sudahlah kau anjing, pernah kau dengar pepatah anjing menyalak bukit? takkan runtuh srengenge itu! Tapi lolongan itu semakin kuat, semakin menjadi-jadi. Aku rasa seram sejuk. Kata orang, anjing menyalak begitu kalau nampak sesuatu. Sesuatu??? Mataku mula melilau ke kiri dan kanan. Kosong, sepi. Oh makkkkk.. apa benda hitam tu?? aku tersentak. Ciss.. aku terkejut melihat cicak besi yang belum kugantung ke dinding. Padan muka, beli lagi benda-benda macam itu. Kan dah terkejut sorang-sorang.

Sepi sebentar, kusangkakan sudah habis lolongan itu. Disambung lagi rupanya. Aku buat bodoh saja. Lolongan itu sayup-sayup, kedengaran. Oh makkk! aku tersentak bila telefon bimbitku bergetar dan bernyanyi-nyanyi. Ku jenguk. Yang tertulis pada paparan yang menyala galak itu cuma "CALL". Tiada nama. Haaaaa? Lolongan anjing yang sayup tiba-tiba kuat. Tidakkkk! Siapa? Siapa yang memanggil? Misteri. Cerita-cerita hantu dengan plot panggilan misteri ke telefon bimbit tiba-tiba kembali umpama 'flash card' dimindaku. Ku biarkan saja telefon itu terus berdering, dan akhirnya senyap... anjing-anjing itu juga senyap.

Sekonyong-konyong suatu getaran lain bermula, dengan lagu lain. Telefon keduaku pula berdering. Hati terdetik, ini sudah pastilah seseorang yang ku kenali. Kalau hantu, takkan kedua-dua nombor telefon aku dihubungi! Hantu simpan semua nombor ke? Ku picit butang 'answer'. "Hello kenapa tak angkat orang talipon?" Hehehe... panggilan itu dari Sydney. Pasal tu lah tak ada nombor telefon keluar. Tiada hantu syaiton mengacau aku. Aku saja yang gabra tak tentu pasal!

Sekian karangan kisah ketakutan malam selasa.
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one is not a lonely number

brekkie

Taken while waiting for friends this morning. I tetiba teringat my friends down south. I miss our cafe-hunting (and search for the best coffee in town) activity. I'm craving for a good cup of flat white, St@rbucks doesn't have it (st@rbucks is so over-rated!). To the coffee-kakis over there, kenang daku dalam coffee-mu!

Lunch

Aktiviti paling penting in a get together, m.a.k.a.n! Big thanks for the company, my first ever massage session, lunch and everything girls!

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Today marks a week spent in my new abode. I've been putting myself on a self-imposed-curfew after dark ever since I moved in. I don't feel safe to walk down the corridor at night knowing that I'm the only one living on that floor. Oh yes, teringat all those cerita-cerita hantu apartment , and when the tap water stinks (it does! too much chemicals innit), Dark Water comes to mind! No, I don't plan to go and check the water tank.

The hill next to the apartment is too dark at night. Reminds me of Shahnon Ahmad's Srengenge. Looks so mysterious and kinda scary. The semak samun & hutan at the hill are inviting though, I wonder how many types of bird I can find in it. Will explore it one day.

My brother calls me once in a while to make sure that I'm ok. Yes I am OK and I love the apartment. Big bro insists that I look for a flatmate and I said I will look for one soonest. Truth is, I'm not sure about that. I love having the place all to myself. Don't feel like inviting a stranger to share my space. Besides, not everyone can stand ME.



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