15
Apr

Appreciate what u have today

Again as usual, I am in the middle of doing my grounds which almost due but just can’t help it, i really need to write this as a reminder to my ownself n for those who care to read.

This afternoon while on the way back from Sipitang, i was reading this story book of mine titled “Be careful what you wish for” by Alexandra Potter, a very nice story but what really touched me is when in one of the chapter the story mainly evolved around the issue of wishing thousand of things in our life and work damn hard to achieve all those wishes n to the extent that you actually missed to appreciate your own life n those people around you.

That simple story i can say what do you expect it is a chick lit story but the message is very clear to me, while reading and looking at the sea through the car window made me thinking did i realy appreciate what i have today, did i enjoy my life, thinking back these few years since i worked in KK i feel that my life and mind is so much filled with works n works, n as for my own life and family i think n i feel i just do watever i have to do just because i have to do it because it is my duty as wife, mother, daughter and sister but deep in my heart i feel that i don’t realy enjoy my life as i used to before, writing this on makes me feel sad n i feel like i’ve lost a lot of my years in life doing nothing, the reason i feel that, i guess, because i seldom feel happy with my life now, congratz 2 my superior they really had made me concentrate 110% of my life to my work

I don’t like this to go on but i don’t know how to deal with it but the book had actually give me the answer, we have to stop wishing so much in life but wat important is to appreciate wat u have today n enjoy it, because when we are wishing for so many things in life we intend to overburden ourself with so many things in mind n we forgot to help ourself and enjoy our time, wat make me really sad is when i think of my busy n hectic life n how i juggle between being a career wife and mother, n the question whether did i really appreciate the time n chances that i have with my family happily n meaningfully, most importantly to enjoy our precious time together because as far as i remember the last time when i really enjoyed every single minutes of my life is when i was in tawau when i went to work happily and back from work happily, but today? it is a big question mark.

Whatever it is, i think i need to change my mind setting and attitude to my works as wat always said by my beloved father work smart n as what he always said during my studying time study smart but how to really work smart i’m stil looking for d formula, any idea guys?

24
Mar

Tag by Dana

This is a long overdue tag by Dana sori 4 d delay dana bz gila skrg but now boring gila buat keja so rehatkan minda buat tag ni sekejap,(byk pula perkataan gila, nauzubillah) let’s see

 

Rules: The rules are simple. Use Google Image to search the answers to the questions below. Then you must choose a picture in the first page of the results, and post it as your answer. After that tag 6 people.

I am


so thankful for having such a very understanding husband, sweet son, helpful and loving parents and siblings, I feel totaly blessed, Alhamdulillah

 

I really want to go to

LANGKAWI, never been here and attracted to its duty free shopping hehehe

 

My favourite place is


my home definitely coz i could do anything i want in my own home

 

My favourite thing are


Lipstick, i like to buy n have it wit me though there are times when i don’t feel like using it

and

handbags, i used to have a lot of them but now eversince zulfan is around, it has to be controlled

 

My favourite drinks are

Soya bean

and

Milo…

 

My favourite food is

Penang Fried Kuetiaw with a lot of clams

and

Pizza with cheese stuffed crust, yummy

 

My favourite colours are

Purple and

Blue

 

I live in


Kota Kinabalu…my hometown

 

I was born in

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kota Kinabalu

 

I attended the followings

SRK St.Agnes (1986-1991)

SMK (A) Inanam (1992-1994)

SM Petaling (1995 - early 1996) - no idea why when i typed the name of the school, this picture appeared

SMK Likas (middle 1996 - end 1996)

and

UIA - tat was during the early years of UIA in Gombak where i have to “menapak” from hostel to class every day ranging between 10 - 15 minutes walk in a very hot day (during tat time UIA also well known as “padang pasir” wit not so much trees n panas gilak & when its raining it will be very windy where there is always possibility tat u’l fly 2gether wit ur umbrella like mary poppin)

 

My favourite story HAS TO BE

Chick lit story, enough of all law books tat had caused me headache, i need something lite

 

My hobbies are

Reading, i love to read but it has to be a story book and not so on law books unless it is so necessary

and

Travelling wit my family (tho my husband is not so interested in jalan-jalan, he had to be dragged into it, hard to get leave being the main reason)

 

My wish is for

A happy family ever after Insya Allah

   
and a balanced life which i can have more time wit my family witout being harrassed wit workload tat seem to be never ending and of course to be a better Muslimah, wife, mother and daughter in this life and hereafter. Amin.

I shall now tag Boy, Jiji, kakai n anyone who interested in doing it

24
Feb

Happy Birthday Zulfan

This post is specially dedicated to my beloved son Muhammad Zulfan bin Zaini. Zulfan was born 2 years ago on this date in Hospital Likas at 11.25 pm to be exact, IOW, he’ll turn 2 tonight at 11.25 pm as well.

Zulfan 1 day old

Zulfan 1 day old

This little prince of mine now, among his progress are as follows (from 1 year old to 2 years old progress):-

1 year old birthday

1 year old birthday

(1) Can walk very fast now n can even run (suka betul main kejar2 keliling meja atau sofa lepas tu ketawa terkikik2)

(2) His teeth almost complete (tinggal beberapa batang di tepi bahagian depan belum ada)

(3) Can talk certain words although not as fluent as other toddlers of his age but stil i believe every children has their own pace so i dont’t realy want to push him so hard, let he goes by the flow. Among the words that he can pronounce very clear are “jatuh” - (sebab selalu kasi jatuh barang), Bye, three, dan beberapa perkataan lain tetapi tidak selalu disebut but these three magic words memang selalu bermain di mulut dia

(4) Despite the fact that he could not really talk but he understands instruction very well, I can always ask for his help to take his bottle from the living room and give it to me in the kitchen this is one example but overall any instruction we give he’l understand n even if me n my husband talk about him though tidak sebut nama dia, dia boleh tahu n will make sound like “hmm” (mcm warning ni oh kamu cakap pasal aku ya ingat aku ndak tahu hehehe)

(4) Sgt pandai posing ambil kamera shj dia akan start smile n give u d best pose ever except for certain time dia akan mogok especially time sleepy n merajuk

(5) Can drink using cup n feed himself with spoon almost perfectly although there are certain times when he’l play wit d water n his food

(6) He can be asked to help keep all his toys back to its own storage box n he is a type who like to susun menyusun even his pillow n mattress, he’l put it back to its designated place

(7) Like singing and dancing, whenever he hears music his body will start moving following the rhythm n he will sing in his own words

(8) He is in d middle of trying to master the art of jumping, sgt suka melompat2 di rumah ok, bergegar saja tidak rumah grandpa dia

(9) He is very friendly n he can mix with any people in 1/2 - 1 hour (this one i think i need to take extra precaution as well kan, wit all d story involvg children, u know wat)

(10) A bit manja because at d moment he is d centre of attention in my family, he wants things in his own way

(11) He is also independent n wants to do thing by his own

(12) Oh ya boleh naik dan turun tangga dengan jayanya

(13) Angkat telefon akan straight away cakap “hello” (this is also his magic words)

(14) Sekarang agak kurang sikit makan nasi puas aku cuba macam2 resipi but stil ikut mood dia kalau mood ok n ready to eat he’ll eat if not he’l eat only quarter or half of his food, he used to finish one full bowl of rice poridge

(15) Tapi kalau koko crunch n honey starz cukup suka

(16) Belum berapa pandai makan nasi sikit2 bolehlah bagi banyak sikit mulalh dia spit it out

(17) Can sleep straight til morning but morning tu pukul 5.30 pagi bangun sudah takut mummy n bapa dia tidak solat subuh tapi hari cuti pandai pulak bangun 6.30 atau 7 pagi bijak bijak more than that jangan haraplah dia akan start memekak

(18) Banyak lagi sebenarnya tapi ini antara perkembangan yang paling menonjol sepanjang setahun yang lepas

Ok tahun ini aku belum sempat beli apa2 untuk Zulfan sebab sibuk legal year n mcm2 mak nenek lagi tapi i promise myself by end of next week or at least this sunday bila semua angkatan sarawk tu balik aku akan beli something utk dia as a present. As at today, aku cuma sempat beli kad tapi belum tertulis apa2, walaupun dia belum blh baca but this is part of my present as well so bila dia besar dia boleh bacalah kan, kami sempat juga buat makan kecil2an last sunday bapa zulfan belikan kek n i made some dadih for all of us in Likas. D pictures belum tranfer once transferred i’l upload here for tatapan Zulfan bila besar nanti k

Anyway Happy Birthday Darling Zulfan, Mummy love u so much, no words or anything in this world could be used to describe my love to you.

Doa mummy semoga Zulfan dipanjangkan umur yang penuh berkah dan rahmat dari Illahi, dimurahkan rezeki yang bermanfaat di dunia dan akhirat, jadi anak yang soleh dunia dan akhirat boleh mendoakan mummy bapa grandpa grandma n babu2 n paman2mu ketika kami sudah tiada nanti (sedih bunyi kan) diselamatkan dan dilindungi oleh Allah setiap masa di mana jua Zulfan berada, dikurniakan kecerdasan otak dan kesihatan tubuh badan berserta akhlak yang baik dan disenangi segenap lapisan masyarakat dan dijauhi daripada fitnah dunia Amin

Happy 2nd Birthday Muhammad Zulfan bin Zaini

Zulfan - couple of days before turning two

Zulfan - couple of days before turning two

03
Feb

Parenting style

I’m in  d middle of doing my ruling but cannot concentrate coz lately my mind cannot stop thinking on how to manage my time being a mother, wife and a government servant at one time. While browsing the net attempting to get some gud ideas in how to juggle and balance between life and career, i saw dis one site called http://www.mominchief.com , it is a book actually and in her book, the author is  addressing the real quandaries and covers everything that smart career-oriented women need to know in order to fulfill their parenting potential and navigate challenges with skill and grace. Haven’t seen d book in any book store but i’v tried the quiz on your primary parenting style in the website n i end up with dis result, as a parent I am a connector. Lets read what it says about a connector parents  

   

Build Relationships - Connectors

Leadership is not an affair of the head. Leadership is an affair of the heart.” - Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, The Leadership ChallengeConnectors’ central sense of satisfaction comes from emotional connection with their child. They see their most important role as nurturing and expressing affection. They strive to ensure that each family member’s needs are heard and supported.

I guess dis quiz really portray who I am n i believe i got this parenting mode from both my parents who are so well known to be someone who is so family-oriented, wat ever decision to be made or watever things to be done, it has to be for the benefit of the children n at d same time not leaving behind d need to nurture the independency of each child, in other words all of us, me n my siblings, can be said to be always pampered with their love and affections but at the same time we are always asked to be independent or relying on our ownself in wat ever things tat we were doing. Since we were very young kids my dad always ask us to call the kakak pelayan restoran and pay d bills at the counter. It can be seen as a very minor thing but i believed by having such exposure as early as 4 years old it leads to a more independent and strong children in each and every one of us until today…

The same thing happen to Zulfan, dis morning we had small chat on whether shud i cook for his meal or let him eat d food to be provided by d day care centre, at first i think i need to cook for him since he is still new there but my dad have a different opinion he says that let him eat wat being provided by the day care (since i’ve seen also d menu and d cleanliness of the kitchen) n let him learn to be tough and lasak sikit jangan semua mahu diatur dan dipantau sentiasa, he gives me comparison on how budak-budak kampung survive n by having a little bit of obstacles here and there, they have been so lasak and kuat hati and at the same time their survival skills are very high. Lontarlh pegi mana pun Insya Allah boleh hidup.

Having d same discussion wit my husband, he has d same view, being a boy, zulfan need to be prepared in order to face the real challenges awaiting him out there, talking about surviving skills, my husband suggests that in zulfan’s time, those professional workers will be a lot in the market n wat is really needed during tat time is those people who really have the technical and vocational skills like electrician and technician because their expertise and skills will be very much needed when d rest of the people concentrating on learning the law, accountancy and medic but there will be not so many people being a professional electrician or technician such as mechanical or electrical engineers. Hmmm…Care to think about this? 

02
Feb

Day care Zulfan

After so many surveying and looking around, today, at last my hubby n me had decided to enroll Zulfan in Medix Day care centre. So juz before lunch we went to the centre for the registration process n booking thingy coz i’l b sending zulfan only next week so tat i can prepare his things n prepare my ownself mentally n emotionally.

Alhamdulillah everything went smooth n luckily we managed to get d last available place in d centre coz they have quota n at d moment there is only one place stil vacant. Wit 4 teachers n 37 children at d moment sounds a lot to me but looking at the place n how the teachers handle the chidlren i feel content at last. The place is a double storey house but d place for the babies n kids is only at the lower ground and d stair had its own door wit lock t4 not to worry so much on zulfan keep climbing d stairs, n  i had look around the place, d toilet is clean, the kitchen also clean d place for resting n playing is also ok. Most important thing, when we brought zulfan to d centre last saturday, he managed to mix around wit d kids n d teacher quite comfortably. Siap peluk lagi kawan and d administrator Kak Umi.

But, again d real test will be next monday when i have to leave him alone there, the test is not to zulfan alone but also for me. This will be the first time when i have to leave him wit strangers at a new place. I don’t know whether i’l be ok wit it but i have no other choice. There is some people telling me tat mother will have to control their own emotion at dis type of moment coz baby or kids will be able to sense the mom’s worries. So I have to maintain coool…

 Until today, i still cannot get any maid to look after him n my sister’s result will be released anytime soon. Therefore, i think i better prepare him from now n not to wait until its too late. I start by taking the short term enrolment whereby at d moment i’m only paying for zulfan’s stay of one week. If he is okey then we’l proceed with d one month fees. Tat is also one good point of this centre. 

To think positive, as said by my hubby, at least when he go to the day care he will learn how to socialize with other kids n this will help him in developing his social skills n independency. Although it is damn very hard for me to face this situation but i had no other alternative. We cannot afford if i’m not working, so many bills bound to be paid  :-(…Ya Allah bantulah aku lindungilah anakku jauhilah dia daripada sebarang kemaslahatan dunia dan akhirat dalam apa jua bentuk..lindungilah permata hatiku itu Ya Allah dan kurniakanlah aku kekuatan dalam menghadapi keadaan ini… Amin

Nway, TQ aunty jiji for d editing malingkat na rayang

permata hatiku

permata hatiku

12
Jan

…:-(

Its been quite sometime since the last day i update this blog, a lot of things happened lately but d peak of it is my maid ran away, gilak punya maid macam t**k n s**l i can understand if she tells me or at least give some warninglah bong*k hah dapat bertan2 sumpah seranah daripada aku Astaghfirullahalaazim ntahlah i don’t know why but i have d feeling it is because of her husband yang macam hampeh aah malaslah mahu cerita lagi pasal dia yg penting aku sekarang dalam misi pencarian maid dan nursery (kalau tiada pilihan lain) which i’m not really prepared to send my son to nursery for d reason which also i don’t have d mood to tell here terlampau tension kali sampai tidak tercakap malas tahap gaban

Tat’s about my private life ditambah lagi dengan my career life wit so many transfer coming out from the fax machine really make me nervous, although i’v got 48 but it is KUP (kerja untuk percuma) BTNP lagi i don’t know whether it is rezeki or wat but i feel it is more on tambah kerja tidak bergaji sigh.. like wat Dana mentioned in her blog which i feel the same ada terasa mahu quit tapi macammana mahu bayar semua hutang2 aku tue & yalah fikir2 penat aku belajar kan.

Bukan apa lately aku kureng bersemangat keja due to d working environment now, our performance is so much depending on stats n stats had been chased from time to time… yg itu aku blh terima lagi tapi kekdg by looking at my surrounding now where so many people transferred out n i heard there are a lot more waiting, all dis make me feel a bit down wit d work now, no matter how hardworking we are, it is not a guarantee. Even my acting post hasn’t being confirmed for almost 11 months now wat is happening???. But again, I always remind myself to keep praying hardly for strength n i believed watever happen do have its own wisdom Insya Allah n d most important thing i will be able to do it…Ya Allah berilah aku kekuatan dan semangat menempuh semuanya ini dari rumah sampai ke ofis dugaan bersinggah…

Bukan itu sahaja, tengok tv pun tension sekarang dan risau, takut, kasihan melihat penderitaan umat Islam di Palestin. By looking at all the women and children in Palestine it makes me realize my situation is far more better than those Muslim in Palestine. Again I pray very hard for Allah’s help to d Muslim in Palestine just how Allah send His help in many wars during Rasullullah’s time. 1 more thing tat i can do now is by sabotaging all products which have Israel n American connections because I strongly believed all the things they are doing now is very much depending on their economic position, if they have strong economic foundation, they can do almost anything. Like wat our former PM said, we won’t die if we don’t drink coke n as a matter of fact we are actually facing all sort of medical problems by consuming coke, I will try my best to avoid as many as possible American products such as including my favorite Pizza Hut, McD n KFC although it is so hard to resist actually esp Pizza Hut huaaah but never mind for d Muslim in Palestine, i think dis is d most small contribution tat can be done by me… Allahu Akbar n plz don’t stop praying for them..

12
Dec

Vacation

Alhamdulillah at last my bos had approved my leave application. At first i though she won’t grant it simply b’coz there is so many people going for leave this month..well festive season kan dgn raya hj, krismas, awal muharram, new year lagi.

At d moment, all my family are in kl to visit my sister who is working there n next weekend my brother will be going to kl too, aah…. tension… my hubby, my son n i will have to stay here to jaga rumah, n due to ticket fare yg semakin mahal sekarang, my hubby did suggested for us to just go, despite of the fare yg mahal gilak itu, but provided we must be there at least for two weeks, meaning i will have to extend my leave until the 2nd week of january, barulah berbaloi katanya but me again being me so penakut mau postpone case, n during first week of jan 2009 i’ll be having a lot of civil cases, when i say a lot it is really a lot tat is about 200 civil cases for mention on the first day, macammana tu mau buat? actually memang boleh postpone but for civil i’m a bit hesitant, b’coz it involved a lot of party n for those summon being served by way of advertisement how?, actually masih boleh diatur but i’m not sure how effective it is, if i were to ask my clerk or interpreter to just paste the notes on the notice board to inform about the postponement, heei ntahlah labu, tapi ada chance aku bercuti di sini saja ni..

Tgh mencari idea mcmana mau mengisi masa cuti since i don’t intend to just sit in d house n tido, although itulah yg paling best but it will be unworthy to Zulfan, since at this age i think he should be exposed to the world outside him, tgk2 tempat org, just like wat my dad did when we were small, even me was brought to labuan when my dad had to go for a work there, at tat time i was just 5 if i’m not mistaken (as told by my dad) but d point is bringing your child for a vacation actually can give him/her more experiences on wat is life out there n most important thing vacation can really strength the bond n love in your family, i really enjoyed my childhood n it will remain in my mind as a very sweet memory..jalan ramai2 dgn adik2 n bapa n mummy best kan dulu2 boy, ana jiji n kakai!  although i don’t have much experience jalan2 dgn jiji n kakai coz at tat time i was already in uia so my classes always clash wit their vacation, resulting me not be able to join, compared to my other sibling, i was the only one who travel less, at least they had gone to terengganu, langkawi n penang n me haven’t gone to any of it, n i think my last vacation was to tawau last year, n the next vacation will always be to my in-laws house in malacca(Alhamdulillah ada jugak jalan2 walaupun sgtlah sikit).

To add up, i am married to someone who also travel less, my hubby is not the type who like to jalan2 like my family, again resulting in me become also travel less. Anyway, although it will be in sabah only, i’m trying to plan our vacation so tat it will be something beneficial to all of us especially zulfan, any idea guys? simpang mengayau?lok kawi wild life? or just 1B Rainforest huh..

27
Nov

Lega…

Alhamdulillah lega rasanya boss besar sdh blk, bos no.2 pun sdh blk..tapi lega skjp saja sbb byk ruling n grounds mau buat n next january a very big event scheduled to be done by all of us again in KK tapi itu x penting skrg, skrg concentrate on buat ruling n grounds n mau bawa my in laws jalan2 nasib ada bapa bawa diorg pergi sipitang kemarin kan bapa TQ arigato salamat pa.

Dalam lega2 tu pun aku tgh risau psl zulfan, his temperature seems to be unstable lately n coughing wit flu lagi, I pray very hard tat he will get well very soon, panas bdn not so bad tapi batuk tu yang buat aku risau..

Actualy i’m in d middle way of doing my grounds but no idea n tahap kemalasan memuncak, pelik tulis blog boleh pulak menulis mau buat grounds otak beku apa maknanya itu, anda tidak suka lagi dengan kerja anda mahu tukar profesion? jadi apa? ok2 cukup aku sudah start melalut i guez i’v got already the energy to push the keypad in order to start mengarang grounds yg mampu membuat hati high court judge tertawan. tertawan kah? No I don’t think so, better just write based on the facts in the case, kalau dia setuju dia upheld saja, kalau tidak he/she can always change my decision apa susah kan? we are not perfect kan n we are bound to make wrong but at d same time I also pray to Allah tat He will always give me the guidance in passing any sentence or make decision..Ya Allah berilah hambaMu ini petunjukMu sentiasa n sembuhkanlah anakku Ya Allah Amin….

17
Nov

Hectic life

Starting this week up to 26th Nov myself and the whole crew will be facing a real hectic life due to the visit from the Big Boss, this will be his first visit. My hectic life become more worse since my in-laws from Malacca will be coming tomorrow nite n they’ll be here for two weeks. Tat is not so much problem for me but d most biggest challenge is the Big Boss’s visit n me being appointed as Liaison Officer for the wife n to make things even more worse my two outstation will be his main visit apart from KK n Sandakan, tension gue.

At least if i am not d liaison officer i could arrange something for my in-laws but with the situation in hand how am I to do tat…bosannya…benci pun ada sudah ni…boring lagi but wat 2 do as kuli kerajaan (”govt servant” bahasa yg sedap sikit) SYMP ja’ lah memanjang. All these had always made me think how am I going to face all this, balancing between work n private life, me as worker n as wife n mother as well?

Wat makes me more tensed is when thinking of next April or the most next June, my maid will be going back to her hometown since by tat time her contract finish n she needs to go back, since she had got married last July (as stated in my previous entry), wat shud I do, take a new maid, where to find? send my son to nursery, wit this type of job running all over Sabah, I can’t cope without a maid, even if I were to send him to nursery, i will still need maid especially when all this big boss around, who is going to look after my son, of course I have my parents n siblings around but they also have their own work n school to attend to, the last resort is to take leave but tat one will be up to only 30 days a year. Next question, if all 30 days had been exhausted, wats next, quit the job? How am I going to pay all the mortgage bills?  As suggested by Dana, be a Board of Director, well, tat is so far-reaching 4 me i guez.;( 

Well, wat i can say, this is our life style in today’s world, we women need to struggle very hard during our student time, get good result n next gud job wit gud pay (although being govt servant not really gud pay but Oklah cukup makan) but in the end we will still have to face this one challenge when we have our own family. But don’t quote me wrongly, I am not saying tat having a baby is something burdening, not at all, as a matter of fact, my son is actually my inspiration in doing my job, he is the reason why i work, apart from helping out my parents, but we were left with no choice, wat our bosses want to know is our work done, how u do it n how u manage ur private life in order to ensure all your work done is none of their concern n interest at all.

 As discussed wit my hubby, d govt keep saying on have a balanced life n happy family, look after your children so on and so forth but at d same time they are also playing very hard in order to ensure all works done on time n properly performed dalam erti kata lain perah habis2an. When anything happens to our family, we will still be the one to be blamed (God forbids, Nauzubillahiminzalik), i don’t know, while writing this, I feel the real stress on this issue n on the upcoming event, d only thing tat I can do now is praying hardly to Allah tat everything will be fine n I’l be shown the way out on all these issues especially on my son, wil there be any miracle? (inilah akibat terlampau tgk cerita Hindi)  n also the event next week. Wit d situation now in d ofis n around me, I don’t know, just pray n pray more, for everything to be ended even not in perfect manner but at least no major hiccups..Amin n mudah2an d wifey tu mudah diuruskan klau tidak botak kpala aku ni…

10
Nov

I’m 29 now

Yeah, I’m 29 years old now, hhuah so old already, nothing much tat I can say about my bufday this year, I’m extremely bz wit my works now n on my own bufday I have to have this trial with one realy senior lawyer who untiredly objecting to almost all questions made by the other side, tis is wat I’m worried before being a Mag, if there is any objection in the middle of trial, how shud i handle it, how do i decide about the objections but when having gone through more than 10 trials now, I kind of settled with the issue of objection, wat I can say sometimes the objections are merapu jz want to give  hard time to the other side, in a way to shaken the opposition but me being me I jz knock down each n every objections unless it is really relevant.

Undeniably it is tiring but interesting because here where you realy test your knowledge on procedures, i’m not tat well versed about procedures but by having trial u actually picking up along the line. As to this approach which I called “redah aje” (pinjam ayat Nadia AF) actually good because it gives u the opportunity learning and working at d same time, the same approach used by my senior in Tawau Tuan Bhupindar, he also main belasah je, in fact on my 2nd day posting in Tawau (mind u it is my 1st posting) he had asked me to hear new plea cases n sentencing without being accompanied by any senior officers as wat we normally do nowadays (at least org lain awl2 jadi pengapit je aku tiada pengapit tiada apa terus dengar sorang2 atas bench tu) I was extremely nervous, I can feel my hand cold and shaken, my face all red (malu n takut bah), my voice hardly out n as a result I postponed all sentencing to the next day. But it realy taught me of hardship and real learning. Anyway TQ Tuan Bhupi.

Aaik it’s my bufday but still I’m talking about work..wahhh how pathetic kan my life now even my husband will talked about ofis when we were at home, sometimes I got stressed about all this but at the same time I feel grateful, at least when I have issues involving office or tired of working, my hubby can realy console me and understand my situation.

Enough about work, I want to talk about my special day, special kah? although nothing special last 4th November, no celebration, no cake only 1 present from my interpreter, my hubby claimed that he had given my present in advance by buying me the dressing table in our room, mana aci bang itu kegunaan bersama, it doesn’t count OK, Talking about present, my bro did called me asking what present tat I want 4 my bufday, but I didn’t request anything since cannot think of anything tat time yelah he called when I was about to go out to my open court to continue trial, tapi apa2 pun betulkah kau mau kasi beli aku ni boy hehehe kalau ndak pun aku beli ja lepas tu aku claim duit dari ko boleh, Ana mau pegi Singapore ni aku mau kirim perfume ko bayarkan boleh..hehehe

As for cake actually almost every year I will have chocolate cake as my bufday cake coz it’s my favorite but this year I’m not going to have  any until all my sisters done wit their exam, Jiji wit her final n Kakai wit her SPM… ndak best mau happy2 kalau dua adik kecilku ini tengah struggle kan nantilah kita berparty2 k

But the most touching moment in my day is when I received sms from all my relatives wishing me Happy Birthday, from all the SMS es I really like two of them which is one from my dad and 1 from my uncle 

Just 2 share wit ssiapa yg sudi baca tapi memang menyentuh perasaan lah aku boleh mengalir air mata baca n ada orang yg terterima sms ni boleh cakap”bertuah anak pakcik dapat ayah yg penyayang spt pakcik” (bapa aku suka forward sms dia sama semua relatives itu jugak sebabnya ramai blh tahu bufday aku sampaikan terhntr sama salah org hehehe bapa2)

ok it read as follows:-

Salam Nde Izah (nde adalah perkataan yang membawa maksud “kakak” dalam Bahasa Bajau Ubian)  dgn ucapan slmt menyambut tarikh kelahiranmu esok. 29 thn lepas masih segar dalam ingatan sewaktu engkau dibawa bergegas dari delivering room ke bilik peralatan oxygen oleh j/rawat bertugas. Dikhuatiri engkau kekurangan bekalan oksigen akibat lambat dilahirkan. Panjangmu, luas rezekimu, sihat walafiat dirimu dan engkau dilindungi Allah sepanjang hayat serta cemerlang dunia akhirat. Wahai anakku srikandi terbilang. Engkaulah penghibur, engkaulah pengharum nama keluarga. Teringat juga sewaktu engkau di Tadika Ria Yayasan Sabah terpaksa Pakcik Irin dan Pakcik Kassim menemanimu kerana engkau minat menangis. Tentu engkau juga ingat bila abg Halim membawamu dari SMK Likas ke RTM untuk jumpa bapa selepas mengambil keputusan SPM mu (6 aggrgt). Bapa amat terharu dan amat bersyukur dikurniakan anak yg hebat2 belaka. Happy Birhtday My Babe Mother of Kokong-kokong (panggilan utk Zulfan :) ). Ketahuilah sesungguhnya engkau amat disayangi keluarga nannang.W’slm bapa dan seluruh keluarga”

Ni pulak from my uncle from my dad’s side, uncle Kassim (Dr)

A’kum Nde Izah, selamat hari lahirmu esok. Pakcik Kassim ingat betul sewaktu kecilmu dulu dan rasanya macam baru saja. Anak yang disayangi keluarga walaupun sewaktu kecil kuat menangis tapi bila dewasa cukup tinggi santunnya. Kami bangga bukan saja kerana kualiti dirimu tapi juga menjadi kebanggan pakcik dan keluarga di SMK Likas belum ada memecahkan rekod kecemerlangan mu dalam SPM 6 aggrgt. Untuk maklumanmu, sewaktu SPM diumumkan bapamu maklumkan pakcik pencapaianmu yang cemerlang itu, pakcik betul2 terharu dan mengalirkan air mata dengan rasa syukur dan bangga dalam bilik asrama UPM keseorangan sewaktu buat MA dulu. Mengambil kira pencapaianmu itu pakcik tersebut supaya anak ini elok masuk undang2 kerana keluarga kita belum ada dalam bidang itu. Alhamdulillah segala yg dihasratkan dulu Allah beri izin. Doa pakcik semoga ende izah dan keluarga sejahtera dan ada kekuatan melakar kejayaan dalam usaha memperkasakan keluarga ini. Tahniah..terima kasih Pakcik Kassim n family”

I was realy touched by the sms from all relatives especially these two important persons in my life. Of course bapa is the one who had constantly give me the strength in facing this life together wit my mum and as for uncle kassim i still remembered when he always help me in study n he never forget to supply me wit d Latih Tubi (tat time we were so overwhelmed with Latih Tubi, sikit2 Latih Tubi, those sat for SPM in 1995- 1997 I think will know about this, not sure about the practice today)

D reason why these two important people in my life keep talking about success in study and life is due to the reason tat my dad n my mum were born in a very poor family, my dad is a son of a fisherman n housewife, while my mum a daughter of a farmer n also housewife, they used to have a very hard life, eating only sagu n ubi kayu for almost every day n there were also time witout food. Even to go anywhere like school or town, they will have to walk hours before reaching the town n school. My dad is d one who had always tell us about their past life in order to give us the idea how hard the life was before so tat we won’t forget and take things for granted.  Therefore, my dad n mum had always tell us to study really hard n appreciate the opportunity that we have today in order to achieve better living. They have no assets or property to give to us, they only have love and affection that had given us the strength to fight for better or worst n they had also constantly remind us to stay together in a family n never leave your brother n sister alone, me n my brother n sisters will have to stay together in good, bad, happy or sad. TQ bapa n mummy for all the love n support that had been given to us endlessly. I am nobody without both of you n I am here now is for both of you. TQ again (mau nangis sudah memang aku kuat nangis ish2). Tat is all on my bufday n part of my 29 years of life…