Life

Of cooking and chubbiness

2012-02-14T16:49:00.003+08:00

Ha... no not yet pregnant... but I have been cooking up so many dishes that I think I am getting chubby and so is my hubby. Hubby loves for me to try different dishes every day. Especially kampong food. Ha...terkejut oden nak belajar!

Naik timbang masih sama, tapi pipi nampak chubby. Hurm. Setiap hari meal my hubby nak nasi, and when I want to eat something else, dia cam alor, teman makan nasi please. And with rice in every meal, memanglah naik. Haish. Anyway, been busy lately. Sorry for not updating as much. Nothing much to update pun. Quite boring life lately. Haha.

Last week was great, had a meet up with Zati, my ex roomie time USM masa Bachelor. It was fun. It was great to hang out with just gals for some time. Selalu dgn men je. Oh, I'm living with three men, FIL, BIL and Hubby. Ha.... kan banyak testosterone tu. Pening gak. It was such a different experience cause I'm used to living with 5 women and 2 men. Bapak, ibu, shafik, anis, alia and adilah. And bila ada ramai women, they are more 'ringan tulang'. Betul ke pepatah tu. Hahaha... so sangat berbeza.

Pics kita masuk nantilah.... internet a bit slow.

Of bola and women

2012-02-06T01:34:00.002+08:00

Hari ini ada game chelsea vs man utd. Bg guys, memanglah best... Yg women....oooooohhhh bosan nak mampos! Hahaha.... Bilalah nak habis agaknya.

Well....the anniversary celebration was not as expected. Azmi was busy working the whole day. At night we ran woff to penang for his grandma's bday dinner. After that azmi went back to work. Boo hoo me. But he made up to me in the middle of the night with some sweet treats of ice cream and the famous sup hameed. Oklah... Today bwk g dating around sbrg jaya. Yippeee....akan tetapi now is bola time... Dah kebosanan tahap babun. Tak tahula nak buat apa lg except for blogging. Heh!

Cant wait for the holidays to be over and back to work. Next week igt nak jadikan the most productive week ever! InsyaAllah.

Anniversary

2012-02-04T10:58:00.003+08:00

This date is the first day I met him.
It's the first time he saw me.
It's the day where he got the courage to ask for my friendship.
It's the day where I accidentally gave my real number to him, as maybe it was fate, or maybe I also have a crush on him.
It's the day when I got to know how love really feels, it wasn't love at first sight, but somehow I felt something. Well, it's something until we got married 6 years later.... I think. Haha.
And he must have too, if not he would not have married me right? Haha...
I love u Azmi. As long as I can...insyaAllah.

Bowling Fun!

2012-01-18T15:07:00.005+08:00

we had some fun times playing bowling last monday. here are some pics to share with you guys. all are taken by mie's brother, man. mie played like a pro! haha, while i on the other hand sucks big time.

Of Independent Woman

2012-01-13T20:32:00.002+08:00

I just realised that men usually take independent women for granted...

... they just said "honey, don't forget to eat or honey, I'm going for lunch with my friends", they didnt not ask "honey, have you eaten?" or "honey, wanna go for lunch together"

... they asked you to go to foremen to fix their car's tyres for them. Instead of asking the women, "sayang, kereta you ok lagi tak, you need me to send the car for service?"

... they didnt go to your aid when you are in an accident, instead they just said "so you dah ok? any problems with the car? takda apa kan... call je insurance or tow truck"

... they just laugh at you when you had a mishap such as fall flat on your butt or had a cut on your finger when you cooked dinner for them

it's a totally different experience when you a not a woman in distress, or a blondie, well figurative speaking... You just tend to be taken for granted. End

Honeymoon

2012-01-09T14:22:00.003+08:00

Everybody is asking us this question... have you gone for your honeymoon?

No, belum lagi sayangku semua. Azmi sangat busy with work and so am I. I am superly devoted to my thesis sekarang sampai takda masa nak fikir benda lain. InsyaAllah, we are planning to go for our honeymoon end of this month or in February... boleh sambut my birthday sekali. Love love.

Anyway, we are having the time of our life now... getting to know each other better as well as planning our future together... saving for our future home? Haha... insyaAllah. Sekarang kami bedua sangat fokus kepada career masing masing to reach that aim! InsyaAllah.

So just enjoy this pic for the moment.

Patiently waiting...

2012-01-07T12:48:00.004+08:00

Salam,

It's a new year already... and my new life is just getting started. 2011 was great with weddings and all. I really hope 2012 will be as great or better for both of our future. With new families, new friends, new home and new lifestyle, I just really hope that everything will run smoothly.

Anyway, I am selling off my nikah shawl and veil. The items was beautifully crafted by Koleksi Vispera. I terfikir if I simpan pun tak guna... my sisters kalau nak kahwin mesti diarang nak buat yang baru. Only has been used twice, for my nikah and Emily's nikah. The veil and shawl are made of chiffon material and in off white colour - more to cream like. The beadings are really detailed with quality silverish beads and lovely off white pearls. So sesiapa yang nak rent or purchase it, silalah comment ya:)

Blissful days

2011-12-29T12:37:00.002+08:00

Hey there, sorry for the MIA. I am still adjusting myself to marriage life. Not only that, I am quite busy with my work. Nak habiskan cepatlah katakan.... Anyway, getting sick these few days. Gara-gara kucing di rumah FIL. I dont know how long I can stand it. Hopefully I'll get better nanti. Nanti I will update more ya. Promise!

Wedding Review

2011-12-19T15:37:00.015+08:00

Ok, beberapa hari ni ada ja yang bertanya tika mana u ambik baju itu, mana u ambik pelamin and etc. So apa kata I review terus and u guys can always check this blog for reference:). The official pics are not out yet... these were rembat from friends and family...especially Fahmi and Emily.

Nikah

Pelamin: NA Wedding Craft, Bkt Jambul, Penang - Pn Azizan
Baju Azmi: Tailored somewhere (nanti I tanya) at Sbrg Jaya. Samping and songkok from KL.
My Baju: My own... designed and made by Hassan Abu Bakar of Kerongsang Couture, Penang
Tudung and Veil: My own... made by Koleksi Vispera, KL
Makeup: By Nadia from Jalinan Kasih Relau, Penang
Handbouquet: Made by Mimie from Melting Bites, Penang
Inai: Ashrani, Penang
Bilik: Done by yours truly with the help of hubby and my family!

Both of the bouquets and sireh junjung were made by Mimie from Melting Bites. Other hantarans were made by me...

These were my wedding outfits. The dusty pink was for the reception, while the cream colour was for nikah.

Wedding stuff...

2011-12-14T15:41:00.001+08:00

I am thinking of renting out some of my stuff.... do you think anyone will be interested?

Alhamdulillah

2011-12-12T16:28:00.004+08:00

Hi there, sorry for the long MIA. ALhamdulillah, berjalan dengan lancar. Ada a few hiccups, but both families managed throughout the two events. Many thanks to families and friends for all of their hard work and assistance throughout our marriage. Love...Azmi & Atikah. Nanti bila official pix dah siap, will upload ya:)

More doorgifts are being filled:)

2011-11-20T23:03:00.005+08:00

In process of putting in doorgift items.

Mie & I memikirkan cake hantaran and sireh junjung yang sesuai.

Love Baking

2011-11-20T23:00:00.001+08:00

I truly love baking. Seriously, buat banyak biskut or cake pon takpe. Hehe. Lagi-lagi kalau ada mixer yang besar and best! But unfortunately, apabila I get married nanti, the mixer will remain at ibubapak's, so mesti I jadi kurang love to baking... Haish. But I promise myself that I akan beli this one day.... InsyaAllah. Amin. Cantikkan???

Baju Nikah

2011-11-18T21:23:00.004+08:00

(This is taken in early 2011... kain nikah)

Went for second fitting for baju nikah today. I am very happy with the results, cuma ada minor alterations. So kena pickup next week.

wedding preparations update

2011-11-17T10:20:00.004+08:00

What I've been doing so far? Buat assignment, baking, folding, masukkan doorgifts and relaxing myself:). Hari dah semakin dekat, rasa nervous! Haha. Takut semuanya tak seperti yang dirancang, at the same time, I always tell myself to let things go. Not to be too stress over having a perfect wedding. A nicely done wedding will do, I hope. Alhamdulillah Adilah, Alia, Ibu dan Bapak banyak membantu! Tak lupa juga kepada Auntie Noriah dan Auntie Noridah yang membanting tulang carikan the awesome chocs and sponsoring them for doorgifts. Sedap!

Ada dua minggu je lagi. Ada banyak lagi yang belum siap. Hopefully everything will be done in time kot.... take care... will update soon.

Choc Chip Cookie Making - For kids' door gifts.

Cupcake Box Folding

Salam Aidiladha...

2011-11-07T02:21:00.002+08:00

Sorry dah habis satu hari baru nak sempat ucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha.

This year, it was great. Satu, dapat sembahyang sekali dengan family, cause this will be my last one with them, tanpa ada suami lagi:). Hehe. Ibu was in such a festive mood, mungkin nak bagi I ingat forever kot... she cooked a lot! Daging sambal jawa, ayam rendang, kuah kacang, lode, ketupat and nasi impit. Yum Yum! Gemok oden hari ni!

After the big breakfast and lepas tolong masak, off I pergi ke rumah nenek Azmi. Nasib baik I datang lambat sikit. They had the korban there where they korban 2 cows. Kalau I ada di situ mestilah I pengsan. Takut. Tapi I sampai dah habis. Hehe. Jumpa semua saudara Azmi and beraya di beberapa rumah. Rasa macam Hari raya aidilfitri pulak.

Well, wedding preparations are still ongoing. And so is my study! Haish...nak habiskan dengan cepat na! And with great quality! Doakan untuk ku.

Take care and talk to u soon. Sorry no pix... malas sikit hari ni.

Updates...

2011-11-04T22:59:00.002+08:00

Wah, sejak balik dari Meilan nya wedding, terus sibuk dengan banyak sangat hal. Sampai tak sempat nak kemas bilik. Bilik bersepah! Haish.

Anyway, this week was busy...

Isnin - I was damned tired from the Kl trip that I stayed at home the whole day just working on my studies sambil menunggu my family got back from Terengganu. Yup... they had a trip to Terengganu. Seronok bila diarang balik dengan keropok lekor, dodol lah, rice cakes lah, baju batik lah dan banyak lagi.

Selasa - Terus sibuk dengan studies. Went to Mekio to get katil with Azmi. Hantar kad kahwin and did some other errands.

Wednesday - Went to buy corset, girdle and set of eye contacts for the wedding. Dah tak boleh kurus, so beli je corset. Ngeng kan... Nak spanx...tapi mahal! So beli yang biasa sudah.

Thursday - Went to thesis class. Oh, banyak betul ku pelajari! Kena buat banyak pembetulan ke atas thesis ku sebab ada benda I baru tahu!!!! Neway, lunch with Zati sambil menjemputnya for the wedding. Bought kotak. Petang went to hair salon with Ibu and Adik for hair treatments. Seronok ibu!

Friday... well todaylah - Buat kerja Masters, went to pick up eye contacts, cari some accessories and some baking stuff. Yeah, my sisters and I are baking cookies for the wedding! haha.

Okaylah, till more updates...

Productive week for us!

2011-10-20T23:36:00.002+08:00

Sorry for the MIA, I went to KL last weekend for my friend's wedding, Nisa, my ex-housemates when I was in MMU. She had a lovely wedding. Makanan pun sangat sedap!

A week before I turun to KL jugak for Rozie's beautiful engagement. My god... she looked so pretty and sweet! Can't belief we are all getting married soon. How time flies so fast. Teringat lagi time dulu duduk dekat Emerald Park in MMU. Kiterang sume ex-housemates!

Anyway, I had a great time in KL where I get to spend some time with Meilan before her upcoming wedding:). Meilan is also my close friend in MMU and my ex-roomie too. We had lots of great catch ups together with her other half too Aman...he's funny...macam comedian. Sampai my cheekbones sakit dua hari. Pergi Wondermilk punya opening di Publika. Hehe...Cupcakes sedap! Terjumpa pulak dengan another MMU mate, Halyza. Dia pun my ex housemate gak! Jangan tak tahu, kiterang 12 orang housemates. Huhu. So I got to invite her for our wedding too. She's still as beautiful as I remembered her in study days.

Balik, I sibuk buat kerja Masters I kembali. Oh pening, pening. Banyak sangat info nak tapis and report. Hurm.

Oh, on our wedding preparation, alhamdulillah, banyak dah settle.

For Azmi's side:
House & Room:
- Dah cat:)
- Perabot dah beli:) Yippee! Since I'm moving to his place after our marriage, so banyak yang dibeli. We had a few ups and downs concerning perabot. I nak ini, Dia nak itu. Biasalah, when two minds nak merge together, ada a few hiccups, tapi at last, kiterang dapat decide on our theme and colour (jangan tak tahu, macam wedding jugak!) and I love them all! Cant wait for the delivery by end of this month.
- He had minor renovations - some electrical rewiring and betulkan ceiling yang ada masalah sikit. So dah ok dah. Hehe... i kesian dia banyak buat for our future, so I bought some of the stuff for the room. Just small things here and there. Hehe... I really can't believe this is all happening, but I'm proud of him for doing all this.
- Langsir pun dah settle! His sister was so kind to help him on this one. So we just accompanied her for the fabric choosing and angkat barang. Hehe.
- Comforter semua dah dihantar dobi. Arwah MIL memang pandai choose. Sangat cantik! So I just helped Mi to find the pillowcases and fitted sheet yang matching. So itu dah settle jugak!

Catering:
- Mi dah settlekan with his family. Alhamdulillah, the price is nice! So proceed dengan kebenaran FIL and his grandma.

Paperwork:
- Dia dah dapat kad kebenaran dari Pej Agama. Alhamdulillah.

Baju sanding:
- Went to Jakel Shah Alam and picked the fabric and colour for Mi. Abg Hassan will pick it up this week for tailoring. InsyaAllah, sempat siap kot:)

My side:
Room & Home:
- I dah pasang a few things for wedding room deco.
- The pinwheels yang for the backdrop semua dah siap:) Tgu pasang je bila nak dekat wedding.

Catering:
- To meet up next month:)

Paperwork:
- Dah lulus:) So kena ambil kad kebenaran kahwin nanti. Hehe. Alhamdulillah. Berdebar juga pada mulanya. But the Ustaz was really humble and nice:)
- Booked Tok Kadhi already:)

Baju Nikah:
- To pick up once done. Maybe next week bila Mi nak kena bagi ukuran baju sanding dia pada Abg Hassan.

Guestbook:
- Sent to vendor to insert new pages cause I dun like the ready made ones. I bought them at Bandung, tapi I suka dia punya cover je. Not the inserts... so I decided to change them.
- Bought some nice Sharpie pens in different colours for the guests to use nanti to pen down their wishes:)

Will update more on our preparations:)

XOXO

Atikah

Byk lagi disettlekan, Alhamdulillah.

2011-10-07T10:59:00.002+08:00

Pagi2 dikejutkan oleh call dari bapak.

"Along, along... bapak dah buat booking for nikahnya food"

"Oh, ok pak. So dah settle ye?"

"Yes, you will get this...that and that"

"Ok, pak. Thanks a bunch!"

Oh, settle. Kay, so these are some of the things I need to do:

- Hantar report for Masters
- Contact jurunikah
- jumpa Hassan in KL for material search
- settle doorgifts
- to get kad kebenaran kahwin from Sayang once he received it. dia dah pass with flying colours:) Alhamdulillah
- I pulak kena gi interview at pej agama. Gementar!

Baju Bertandang

2011-10-02T23:20:00.007+08:00

Hi, sorry for the MIA. Banyak nak kena settlekan sampai tak sempat nak update. Beberapa hari sibuk buat kerja nak habiskan studies dengan cepat. Lepas tu, had to help ibu with some of house chores as well as she needed me to drive cause kaki dia still sakit from the fall into the drain. Kesian my mum. Baru bawak dia pergi berurut.

Today, Azmi and I went to see Hassan to settle baju sanding Mie as well as our baju bertandang. Baju mie insyaAllah akan lebih kurang jadi begini, lebih kuranglah for the sanding:

source: Gi photoshoot rasanya of Johan and Farah AF's wedding.

This design worn by Ashraff Sinclair will be the one that Mie will wear at his bertandang. :) tapi in peach colour.

As for my baju bertandang, it will look like the attire worn by the woman below:). Simple in chiffon material. I love it. It will be in peach colour lah kan according to azmie's theme colour. I fell in love with the simplicity.

source unknown. but i love her attire!

Busy Bee again

2011-09-27T14:39:00.002+08:00

Sorry, been busy with work. Tgh cuba menghabiskan segalanya on time this time!

Anyway, I have been feeling down lately. Not because of Azmi. Azmi have been great for this past week. Very loving...aisyeh. Wedding preps pun ok. Cuma.... I dont know lah, maybe it's just me. I just wish certain people pay more attention that I needed their help toooooo.... i miss them dearly. i just wish they could see that I wish for their attention and assisstance too.

Currently in love with....

2011-09-19T15:34:00.003+08:00

source - so many, I cant remember...hope u guys are okay with sharing:)

I fell in love with this decor a few months ago and bagitahu one of my friends yg I nak buat ni. Yesterday belilah a few papers and start on it. Jadi! Hehe.... so the project is still on going:) hope it turns out great....DIY babbbbyyyy!

What's done?
- Bayar deposit dewan.
- Hantaran 50% decoration done.
- Borang nikah done, waiting for Azmi's side. He already filled it up, to go to masjid for some verification before dia htr pej agama for marriage approval.
- Kad kahwin's design done. Sent for printing.

Things to settle by end of this month/early next month:
- Analysis master, ada lagi 20% to go:).
- Senarai tetamu - need to list out and finalise. Must get their addresses for postage.
- To meet up with Pn Azizan to finalise pelamin nikah.
- To meet up with Hassan for Azmi's baju sanding. Nak tunjuk design for tailoring. And to finalise the design of the pelamin sanding.
- To meet up with Mama Noriah or Auntie Noridah to finalise on the doorgift chocolate, need to show them the size.

Things to settle by October 2011:
- Food tasting and deposit payment to caterer.
- To call up Kadi and Pejabat Agama, as well as find saksi pernikahan once Azmi received his marriage approval card. Berdebar!

Wow... 3 months to go!!!

2011-09-06T12:44:00.003+08:00

Sungguh tak sangka... tengok wedding ticker lagi 2 bulan 27 hari? Biar betul? Patotla sepanjang Raya semua orang tanya semua dah ready... I macam...ready for what?

Boleh tak?

Anyway, alhamdulillah semua sedang in progress.

InsyaAllah semuanya akan okay:) Doakan ya. Oh, I am so nervous and excited at the same time. Azmi pun cam tak sangka dah nak dekat. Nasib baik kebanyakkan hal dah siap di book and ready... ada lah nak kena finalise sikit sana sini. Huhu. Okaylah, will update more soon, enjoy my Singapore trip pix. toodles!

Raya 2011:)

2011-09-02T20:15:00.006+08:00

Wa... raya kali ni sangat penat... berjalan sakan! Tapi best cause gie beraya merata...love.

Oh, tak lupa countdown wedding pun dah tinggal beberapa bulan dan hari lagi!!! My god... sungguh cepat masa berlalu. Semua orang tanya macam mana persiapan...entahlah, dah lama tak tengok dah:) Kena tengok balik lah nampaknya after habiskan kerja masters... oh, takut tak menang tangan! okeylah, seperti yang dijanjikan, here are some of the pics:)

Berapa hari saja to raya aidilfitri!

2011-08-27T02:54:00.002+08:00

Oh my goodness, raya dah dekat....my last post was on ramadhan starting... now its actually ending. Alhamdulillah, tahun ni dipenuhkan dengan lots of good things in life. I even jadi entrepreneur sat jual kueh raya. Hehe.

Well, wishing you great Raya ahead! Drive safely and eat well nanti. Tee heeee.... I am super excited for this year's raya as it's my single year raya. Huhu... next year dengan bakal suami:) lots of love. InsyaAllah.

Will upload lots of photos nanti:).

Take care and salam Aidilfitri!

Salam Ramadhan

2011-08-03T14:36:00.002+08:00

Salam all, sorry for the long MIA. Busy bee. Sambil buat kerja Master, sambil buat kuih raya:) Teehee... yes, this year I am selling kuih raya to friends and family's friends. Alhamdulillah, order banyak juga. InsyaAllah dapat ditangani dengan okay:)

Anyway, it's already 3 days of puasa for this year's ramadhan, and alhamdulillah, I am doing quite ok! Haha... Can't believe this year is my last year as a single person doing her fasting and celebrating Raya Aidilfitri with family. Next year, will be with husband and in law's family pulak. InsyaAllah. Four months to go! Clock is ticking very fast I must say.

Last weekend dah siap cat bilik! Yeah... and rearranged the room already. Alhamdulillah, satu kerja dah settle.

Ok, back to work. Lots of love. Tata.

Lelaki

2011-07-28T00:56:00.002+08:00

Saya nak cuba fahamkan mereka...

Kenapa mereka suka:

Tengok tempat lain apabila kita sedang menceritakan sesuatu kepadanya?
Hilang fokus?
Tengok perempuan yang jalan lalu lalang?
Bagi alasan?
Janji manis?
Suka jadi wing man?

Kenapa ya?

Updates

2011-07-26T15:01:00.004+08:00

Hi guys, sorry menghilang kan diri agak lama. Agak sibuk beberapa minggu ni. Last news pun pasal baju nikah kan. Well, after the post, my dearest friend Zati mintak recommend Hassan for her baju nikah. Went to accompany her to Hassan, and alhamdulillah, I believe she gets what she wanted for her dream wedding. It has been quite some time since kami meet up, sejak kami roommate masa USM dulu. So it was a great outing. Can't believe that all of us are getting married soon.

I have been quite busy in analyzing my data for quite some time. Sorry ya kalau tak sempat post anything here. And kena pulak flow kewangan kurang sikit, so sume stall je. Kesian to all my friends yang cuba contact I beberapa hari yang lalu. Sorry:)

While busy buat data, and preparing for wedding, banyak jugak berlaku these past days. My brother and SIL balik Penang. So entertain mereka sekejap for their Penang escapade. Seronok juga. Kena pulak my lovely cousin and her husband pun dtg penang.... so ada lah jalan sikit.

Last week was kinda off the radar because my lil sis ada di rumah, so most of the time spend dengan dia n my other sis. Now ada lah masa sikit for my own time.

I tak tahulah, these past few days bukanlah hari yang terbaik bagi I. I have been down lately, maybe because I suppressed all of my anger, insecurity and annoyed feelings inside and bila dah tak tahan, jadi macam malas nak buat apa pun. One of the problems have been solved yesterday. Alhamdulillah. While the other... not so sure yet.

Sorry if this post is not what you might want to read. But hey... I don't know... Might as well blog about it ha? Hehe... talk to you later.

In progress - Baju Nikah:)

2011-07-07T11:40:00.005+08:00

Inspirations from Ajai's wife punya baju, Zery Zamry (i think sorry kalau salah nama) and lagi satu tak ingat... is it still Zery or Rizman Ruzaini. Sorry kalau salah again.

Oh God... i was really smitten when I saw my baju nikah. Cause masa I hantar, Hassan was not around and I just gave my ideas to his assistant. And since then, I haven't heard from him or his assistant regarding the dress. Memang cuak, cause I heard some unpleasant things around me. So semalam I saja je call Hassan to meet up sekejap since Azmi pun tak berapa nak busy and he needs to start looking for his baju for sanding. Hassan bawak je keluar baju I, I cam, felt the same thing when Nurita brought my baju sanding. Sangat cantik! And what I wanted too! My baju akad is also simple, practical and I truly love it. Dua dua baju I suka. The baju nikah is cut just like the Ajai's wife nye baju, but it's in beaded chiffon and ada juga combine dengan designs from Zery Zamry. Thank God! Alhamdulillah... tapi semalam baru first fitting... nanti dah siap sepenuhnya baru boleh ambil:)

As for Azmi's baju, dia masih considering cause dia haven't really thought about the perfect design for him yet. We went to Hassan and Putree to find his attire, yet still dia masih berdolak dalih. Last sekali dia kata, nanti last minute lah b baru I pilih... boleh tak? I cakap boleh je... asalkan u comfortable and truly love it! Kesian dia.... pening sampai tak tahu nak pilih mana satu.

Baju Sanding

2011-07-07T11:35:00.005+08:00

Inspirations (Source: I think Rizman Ruzaini and Sabby)

Alhamdulillah, baju sanding dah siap from Nurita:) Happy. The baju is created almost the same from the inspirations above. I truly love it as it's simple, practical and beautiful. Thanks a lot Nurita...

Catering

2011-07-04T22:08:00.003+08:00

Well today is a productive one... Cleaned up the whole house, almost finishing up with my transcribing and jumpa caterer for our wedding. Met the caterer with ibu and bapak at our home. Alhamdullillah, the menu has been set. The caterer will be bringing us the food tasting samples for the next time we meet up. Can't wait!

The days towards our wedding is getting nearer. Berdebar. Baju sanding dah siap from Nurita. Alhamdulillah. Menunggu baju akad nikah dari Hassan je. Praying for the best!

Kaylah, back to transcribing.

XOXO

Atikah

Long overdue news... tapi nak cerita juga!

2011-07-03T01:34:00.013+08:00

News # 1

This was the time masa Azmi and I went to the Cameron Highlands for a day, it was back in April I think... lupa dah! Memang nak pengsan... I even muntah on the way balik. And... disebalik muka senyum dan gelak, sebenarnya ada cerita juga... Haha...

Ini bahan-bahan pujuk darinya! Hurmph...

News #2

Had a birthday lunch with sayang at Hard Rock Cafe for his birthday on last May 19. The burger sangat sedap! Teringat lah pulak. Yum yum... the Fish and chips however was not so good.

News #3

Spring cleaning the house as one of the wedding preparations... so I recycled some of the old things that we don't need like papers, pamphlets, brochures, old rosak printer, cds to the recycling place at Bayan Baru... and out of it, I get some money...not that much, tapi dapat makan a meal for lunch. Haha.

News #4

Shaping my own pewter bowl @ The Royal Selangor Visiting Centre at Straits Quay, Penang. For RM60 per person, you'll get to experience first hand on how to shape your pewter bowl from a plate, MANUALLY. Penat but fun...rasa macam kids again!

News #5

Celebrated father's day with my dad and Aya at Delicious at Straits Quay, Penang. Super great view and lovely dinner!

Masters work

2011-07-03T01:25:00.000+08:00

3 more transcribing to go and I'm off to analysing:)

Ungu Percaya Padaku

2011-07-02T23:24:00.001+08:00

Azmi gave me this song last night... I'm happy and sad at the same time.

Percaya Padaku - Ungu

aku tak tahu apa yang ku rasakan
dalam hatiku saat pertama kali
lihat dirimu, melihatmu
*courtesy of LirikLaguIndonesia.net
seluruh tubuhku terpaku dan membisu
detak jantungku berdebar tak menentu
sepertinya aku tak ingin berlalu

reff:
berikan cintamu juga sayangmu
percaya padaku ku kan menjagamu
hingga waktu menjemputku

ku berikan cintaku juga sayangku
percaya padaku ku kan menjagamu
hingga waktu menjemputku

saat ku tahu kau akan pergi jauh
izinkan aku tuk selalu menantimu
untuk katakan ku ingin dirimu (ingin dirimu)

agar kau tahu betapa ku terlalu
mencintaimu aku akan menunggu
hingga dirimu kembali untukku

repeat reff

tolonglah aku bagaimana diriku
ungkapkan itu rasa yang membelenggu
dalam hatiku ku cinta padamu

repeat reff

berikan cintamu juga sayangmu
percaya padaku ku kan menjagamu
hingga waktu menjemputku

Source: http://liriklaguindonesia.net/u/ungu/ungu-percaya-padaku/#ixzz1QxhPM5dU

Transcribing & HIV test

2011-06-21T17:23:00.014+08:00

Ok, banyak happened in my life for the past week since I post up something here.

I have been quite busy with transcribing participants' interview for my study, as well as doing some freelance work of copywriting for my friend's client. Alhamdulillah, the freelance work is done, while the transcribing have some more to go:) Trying to keep the momentum faster.

Second, I had a car breakdown on the weekends. Memang kelakar. I over budget turning the wheels menyebabkan my driveshift terkeluar. Hambik! Now my baby car is in the workshop. Kesian betul.

This is my car time dia kat tengah jalan tak ley drive or reverse. Stuck. Tapi boleh start. I ingatkan gear box at first! Notice the uncle helping to move the car? He's the tow truck guy.

Me at the background taking every angle's pic, satu cause takut kereta tercalar while dia nak naikkan ke truck, dua sebab jakun! Hahaha. First timelah katakan.

Mula-mula memang mekanik Perodua cakap gear box. You all nak tahu berapa kalau nak tukar, nak dekat 18ribu. Biar betul? Boleh boleh kereta lagi satu kay. I dah cuak. Nasib baik on Monday dia cakap bukan gear box, just driveshift, alhamdulillah.

Third, Azmi and I dah buat HIV Test! Haha... dua dua in the clear and can get married d! Alhamdulillah. It cost me RM1, and so does Azmi. So in total: RM2. The Klinik Kesihatan is at the Bukit Jambul Flat, at Flat D actually. For HIV test, you can do it on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The time is either 8am-12pm and 2pm-4pm. No need for appointment, just wait for your turn:). The results of the test in mere minutes. So jangan risau lambat. Yang lambat cause ramai orang je.

At the Klinik Kesihatan, filling up the forms before taking our test. Pix is taken by emily, who was the one, arranging for this test. Thanks em!

This morning pun Kokyew dah send first draft of our wedding card layout, a few more amendments to do. Oh by the way, if you guys ada contoh map to Dewan Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang for the kad kahwin, it would be great and very helpful! Sekarang I dok google merata tapi tak jumpa. Haish.

Actually ada banyak lagi nak diceritakan, but next timelah ye. I nak continue transcribing before off to jogging. Bye. Take care.

XOXO

Atikah

Blog dah bersawang

2011-06-16T12:22:00.001+08:00

Sorry sangat, dah lama I tinggalkan blog... bukannya apa, busy sikit dengan kerja dan house chores.

Alhamdullillah everything is going well. Hope the momentum keeps on going ya.

I will update soon... I promise:)

Take care. Much love.

Atikah

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-01T23:38:00.004+08:00

Cincin Hunting

2011-05-31T10:48:00.002+08:00

Okay, these few weeks cam hectic sikit... sibuk buat analyse for my thesis. Haish... masa semakin suntuk untuk my master... Alhamdulillah dah banyak buat, lagi a few more. At the same time of all the commotion for masters... saya juga sibuk mencari barang untuk wedding yang lagi 6 bulan ni.

Catering dah confirm dah for the sanding @ dewan. Thank god! Cuma nanti nak dekat nak finalise menu and food tasting walaupun dah memang ambil catering yang sama sejak dulu. Hehe.

About the wedding cards, I am still looking through. I have been to Galeri Kad Kahwin @ Penang, Sunflower Wedding Card @ The Curve, The Print Shop @ Penang, and even seek CahayaKad from Sarawak... unfortunately, masih tak dapat decide. But as for CahayaKad, their cards are magnificent... but its not within my budget. Hurm... insyaAllah by this June saya cuba lagi.

Alhamdulillah masalah cincin dah selesai! Actually me and Azmi beriya ke Habib tu cari cincin since they are on sale from 27/5 till 12 June nie... tapi Mie cakap "B... kita tengok Diamond & Platinum, Goldheart, Love & Co, and lain-lain juga, mana tahu lagi cantik design dia and more worth it?"

Seriously... saya sangat sayangkan dia kerana dia cakap macam tu! Hahaha... mula-mula kami jalan-jalan di Habib, but after looking through, I ada nampak satu yang I suka tapi masih mushkil lagi coz tak rasa into it sangat. Kami pergi all Habib outlets ok! Including the one kat depan nasi beratur tu. hahaha.

Then yesterday bila dah jalan tengok tempat lain, my heart was really stuck on 2 brands. Tapi last sekali I chose only one and I truly love it. It all depends on intuition... spoil for choices, but at last I know that its the one! Can't tell which one yet, nanti tak surprise kan? But I'm truly happy and really bersyukur kerana dapat future hubby yang memahami kerana kami spend more than 2 hours just to pick that one....Love u sayang!, kesian juga pada sales assistant tu!

Okey till then!

XOXO atikah

Our trip to KL

2011-05-17T18:51:00.002+08:00

My fiance and I went to KL last weekend to interview a respondent for my research as well as a bit of shopping for our wedding.

Alhamdulillah. Everything went well. Our wedding list to buy is getting shorter. We also bought a nice bekas cincin from Semua House at Jalan TAR. Such a bargain as I ada nampak the same thing in a well-known boutique in Penang that sells at 6X the price. Yes... and I cam kesian whomever pergi beli kat situ. Such a rip off!

pic source: http://elizaelies.fotopages.com/?entry=805314

Anyway, Im so sorry for the quietness as I am in the midst of analysing my data for my thesis. Pray for the easy breezy turnout! InsyaAllah.

Take care...and see you soon.

Ass

2011-05-15T19:31:00.001+08:00

hurm.

Basis of any relationship

2011-05-10T19:09:00.001+08:00

TRUST. Without it all communication fails.

Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry

2011-04-27T02:30:00.001+08:00

The smell of your skin lingers on me now
You're probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection, baby
To be with myself and center
Clarity, peace, serenity

I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do

And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry

The path that I'm walkin', I must go alone
I must take the baby steps 'til I'm full grown, full grown
Fairy tales don't always have a happy ending, do they?
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay

I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
(From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/f/fergie-lyrics/big-girls-don_t-cry-lyrics.html)

And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry

Like the little school mate in the school yard
We'll play jacks and Uno cards
I'll be your best friend and you'll be mine
Valentine

Yes, you can hold my hand if you want to
'Cause I want to hold yours too
We'll be playmates and lovers
And share our secret worlds

But it's time for me to go home
It's getting late, dark outside
I need to be with myself, and center
Clarity, peace, serenity

I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do

And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry

I cant believe...

2011-04-27T01:41:00.002+08:00

so many things happened to my life sekarang. its so over whelming... im not sure if i can take it anymore. i just wish, i could go away.

Ugh... tertinggal lagi

2011-04-24T00:45:00.003+08:00

This is like my third time tertinggal my mangga for locker at the gym. Haish. Bape kali dah ganti... duit melayang macam tu ja. I am beginning to hate my carelessness.

enuff said... mari tido. karang i buat adik i lagi bengang pulak coz lampu dok on, but she wanna sleep. btw, she's freakin' mad at me for using her broadband til capacity maxed. okay, saya janji takkan sentuh lagi...;)

okay guys, take care and have a great sleep.

atikah

I love eating!!!

2011-04-18T02:50:00.027+08:00

I love eating so much, especially at new places. Entahlah... dreaming nak kurus, tapi asyik makan aje. Hampis betul. I will try my best to tone it down a bit! Hahaha... a bit je ke? Must a lot... nak kahwin tika oi! Anyway, these past few weeks I have been to lots of great places to eat... and I wanna share my experiences with you guys...

1 - Canoodling
Its located in Bangsar, KL. Great ambience, all noodles only. Quite a cool place to eat. While waiting, we could sketch our boredom away on the table as they provide paper and crayons to work on you artsy skills.

we ate keoy teow tomyam and keoy teow seafood

2 - Next Stop
I love their food! Crunchy and nice. Its a new restaurant in Penang located at 1st avenue mall and sunway carnival shopping complex. It has this cool interior and concept of a bus looking restaurant for people to sit in and dine. The food are mostly fried stuff like tempura prawns, fish fillets and calamari with fries. Their specialty: their mayonnaise - there are 3 types: citrus, tropical and wasabe. Got to taste all of them but I love citrus the most! Sangat sedap. Cant wait to go for them again.

3 - Serai @ Empire
It was my first time eating @ Empire located in Subang. The food was great and sungguh kenyang. My family ate some delicious food and I ordered the remarkable pavlova. Memang sedap. Ingat nak try buat pavlova di rumah pula since Nina buat cam senang je. hahaha.

nasi serai platter

nasi ambang

Spicy tomyam fried rice - super nice!

delightful pavlova;)

4 - Tapas
The food here are okay to eat if you wanna a fusion of asian, western & spain. Dia ada paella! Nanti saya akan try. And not expensive, each main dish is Rm15 i think, cant remember, deserts/appetizers at RM7. Located @ Gurney.

All in all, saya suka makan. Yesterday je I buat lasagna and oreo cream pie. Tapi makan sikit jela... karang gemuk! Hahahaha. Okay, back to work. Talk to u guys later.

This post is dedicated to ALIA

2011-04-13T16:40:00.002+08:00

ALIA sibuk sangat nak I post something about her.

ALIA this is for you. I know you hated this picture the most! Hehehehe.

What I love about her? Her clothes especially her jeans. Haha. I love wearing hers cause I rasa macam I kurus kejap (perasan je lebey!). Haha.

Love you to bits... well actually I love her PAW more! Hahaha. Want to know about PAW? Go to adilah's blog. There's a post all about it.

I bet, lepas nie adik pulak sibuk.

Wow... 7 months to go...

2011-04-12T11:46:00.002+08:00

7-6 months before the wedding

- Kursus kahwin - DONE
- Permohonan Kahwin - TBA
- HIV test - TBA
- Kad Kahwin - Bapak to design (he volunteered!), hopefully by next month can see already? Kan pak...hahahha
- Theme colour for family and bridesmaids - not yet finalised cause tak tahu colour apa... u guys ada cadangan?

Majlis Akad Nikah

- Date & place - Confirmed - Atikah's Home

- Theme colour - Dusty pink + Grey

- Number of guests - TBA
- Booking OP - DONE
- Booking Pelamin Nikah - DONE
- Food & Beverage - TBA
- Bunga pahar - TBA

Azmi
- Baju nikah for groom - DONE, to pick up in May
- Samping - Nak kena cari cause sayang cakap tak jumpa kat umah dia... boleh tak? Hahaha.
- Songkok - DONE
- Kasut nikah for groom - TBA - masih mencari, sayang cerewet sikit...haha

Atikah

- Baju nikah for bride - Sent to Hassan, to follow up after May
- Tudung & veil nikah - In progress, Hawa says by next week

- Kasut nikah for bride - DONE
- Booking MUA - DONE

- Handbouquet - DIY?

Majlis Resepsi

- Date & place - Confirmed - Caring Society Complex Hall

- Theme colour - Dusty pink + Grey

- Number of guests - TBA

- Booking OP - DONE
- Booking of Pelamin - DONE but need to meet up with Hassan on the design after May
- Food & Beverage - TBA
- Door gifts - Some are bought, more to find
- Guest book - DONE, bapak to insert new pages
- Thank you cards - TBA
- Bunga pahar - TBA

Azmi
- Baju sanding for groom - To meet up with Hassan after May
- Kasut sanding for groom - No need as will use the nikah ones

Atikah
- Baju sanding for bride - In progress, 1st fitting done. Nurita says May boleh ambik
- Veil sanding - Also in progress, Nurita says May boleh pickup
- Tudung sanding - DONE
- Kasut sanding - DONE use the nikah ones

- Booking MUA - DONE
- Handbouquet - DIY?

Hantaran

Hantaran for Azmi

- Barang masih dicari, I just found out yang dia sangat particular
- Deco items - TBA

Hantaran for Atikah
- All items have been bought;)
- Deco items - TBA

Majlis Bertandang

- Date & place - Confirmed - Azmi's Home

- Theme colour - Light peach

- Number of guests - TBA

- Booking OP - TBA
- Food & Beverage - TBA

A Productive Monday!

2011-04-11T23:49:00.003+08:00

Can't believe its the end of the day dah... rasa sangat sekejap. I couldn't sleep much last night as I was waiting for my family to arrive safely. Alhamdulillah, they did, as well as Nenek Jaharah from Melaka. Grandma is in Penang;)

Anyway, last Saturday Sunday was kinda new and fun. Nothing much happened on Saturday as I was a bit busy in understanding my work and trying so hard to figure out how to get in touch with Honda as I send letters already for my Masters project, yet still I didn't get any response. Hope I will soon, if not I have to think about other ways then.

Other than that, I just had a bit more time for myself before going out on a movie date with sayang. Watched Source Code. The movie was so-so as banyak sangat flashback and rerun of the same event. I understood the story, but it was just okay. Azmi completely dislike it as he hates it when he had to watch something again and again.

On Sunday was on a better note... attended an engagement of Gee & his fiance. It was really nice... Time tu met up with other friends of Azmi - Jehan, Bob, Botak, Kulup, Gf Kulup, Raina and many more. Lepak satu hari mcm takda keja ja padahal dok fikirlah pasal Honda and C Tech satu hari.

Alhamdulillah, today C Tech I dah settle satu bhgn, 2 more sections to go. Have to work hard this year as 1, nak percepatkan habis Master, 2, nak kumpul banyak lagi for wedding, 3, nak apply for next step lagi... haiya. Pening... dah lah GRE results hampis seperti yang expected! Ish ish. N then later today, gie teman grandma and mum to SSF cause they wanted to buy some stuff for my hantaran - yes... sangat awal, but they insisted. Takpelah, ikutkan saja apabila mereka masih excited;)

Tomorrow off to another mission - habiskan 2 section of C Tech jobs, try to cari Honda phone numbers to follow up, ask my supervisors if we shall go for other plans and gie gym? Harap harap ada masa. Okay nitey nite!

Penang’s Top Wedding Planner

2011-03-31T16:33:00.002+08:00

Comparing to KL, Penang’s wedding planners are very limited, especially the ones that has the latest designs for pelamin, wedding dresses, and so many others. I have been going through many, many wedding planners in Penang and it took me quite some time to really choose the right ones for my upcoming wedding. Anyway, to make the b2bs in Penang senang, let me share with you guys some of the experiences that I had with some of the great wedding planners in Penang.

1. Kerongsang Couture

This is the wedding planner that I chose for my sanding nanti. I actually stumbled across his blog while googling bridal boutiques in Penang cause time tu I memang tak tahu ada bridal lain selain Jalinan Kasih. Masa tengok blog dia, I noticed that his (Owner: Hassan Abu Bakar) pelamins are up-to-date almost macam KL ones. And I also heard great news about his work from friends jugak whom have already seen his magic in front of their own eyes. So when I contacted him, he was sangat attentive and helpful. And I really like that because customer service is very important to me. Alhamdulillah, the price quoted is within my budget and I hope that what I want will be executed greatly ;). Butik dia ada di Komtar. You guys should have a look... baju-baju sangat cantik where all are done in different designs. Hassan is also a fashion designer, so memang baju dia all one-of-a-kind and done with detail. I also sent my baju nikah here. Hopefully semuanya will be beautifully done!

2. Putree Bridal

Actually I get to know about this bridal because I accompanied Emily. She has chosen them for her nikah and sanding events. Their packages are affordable inclusive with studio photo shooting and 3 sets of wedding attire. Sangat worth it. Baju-bajunya kebanyakkan dibuat di Indonesia, ada jugak ala-ala Lynda Rahim sikit designs dia. Customer service pun baik. Putree Bridal nie selalu buat promosi at wedding events in Penang. Their boutique is located at Queensbay area, near the Eastin Hotel.

3. Red House of Gincu

I went to their boutique once, tapi I didn’t get to meet up with the owner. Overall, the packages are affordable, tapi it was hard to change the packages. Maybe time tu just the trainee was there, so she couldn’t make her own decision. Not really sure. Anyway, their henna designs are really nice as well as their makeups, which one of the makeup artist is Jumie Samsudin. Pelamin pun not bad, and ada banyak range in terms of price. However, baju dia masih limited, but will be added through time.

4. Jalinan Kasih

This bridal boutique is well-known in Penang and banyak cawangan dah. I went to the ones in Relau and Seberang Jaya. Baju cantik, tapi more or less the same. As for packages I tak tengok sangat. I chose one of their makeup artist for my makeup. I saw her work when I ke wedding Kak Pah hari tue. More to natural look but elegant.

5. NA Wedding Craft

Butik ni dekat je dengan rumah I. I get to know about it cause her daughter was one of my mom’s students. And Pn Azizan nie pun sangat baik. Lemah lembut orangnya. I chose her to do my pelamin nikah and bilik nanti. InsyaAllah, hopefully everything will work out fine. Price pun affordable.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-03-30T14:51:00.003+08:00

Discover Your Miracle with Lancôme Maqui Miracle

2011-03-29T14:23:00.014+08:00

Hi all! Sorry for the MIA, but I’m back!

Remember on the last post, I mentioned that I went to a beauty workshop - Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE? Well... actually it was my FIRST for so many things.

FIRST for participating a Nuffnang event...

FIRST for attending a beauty workshop

FIRST for meeting popular bloggers in the nation

And most important of all,

FIRST for using Lancôme product

I’m in a mid-range income family, and I’ve never had the chance to actually buy high end beauty products because for our family it seems quite costly... and I don't even had the guts to go to their counters to ask on their products. But after attending the Lancôme beauty workshop, I discovered that I need to open up my mind more as purchasing and using products like Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE is an investment for a miraculous beauty, as well as radiant and flawless skin. Why do I say that? Well, let me explain...

Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE compact

The amazing compact powder is embedded with 3 miracles: Miracle Aura, Miracle Touch and Miracle Protection.

Miracle Aura

With the invention of the Aura Bright Technologies – a combination of light system, optic blue pigment and optic pink pigment, Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE compact helps to recreate your inner light radiance for more natural, fresh-looking skin with shine-free and brightening translucent finish.

I have been using other mid range brands for the past years, so using Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE is totally a new experience for me... When I first applied the compact powder on my face, it doesn’t feel cakey, actually I felt as if I didn’t have anything on my face. With the Miracle Touch, Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE compact feels light. It’s ultra-fine powder gives you a poreless-smooth outlook.

Created with Miracle Protection, the all NEW MAQUI MIRACLE is actually the first compact of 12hour long-lasting effect with the highest UV protection of SPF 35/PA. 12 hours is quite a long duration for people like us who are always on the move under the Malaysian’s hot sun and warmth! The mineral-rich formula is also suitable for all types of skin, including sensitive skin.

Below are some captions that shows how Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE is effective and works wonders on my skin!

My first day of using the miraculous product was on my brother's wedding day... and I made a wise decision to use it on that day!

This is the start of the day where I just had my shower and makeup on. I'm the one in dusty pink hijab by the way!

This is also on early part of the day with my siblings and cousins. I love the Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE compact, it makes my skin looks natural and flawless. It was still sunny at this time!

It was raining hard too on the wedding day... but my makeup was still in tact even with all the water obstacles...

This was almost to the end of the day... after the hot sun, and heavy rain. Alhamdulillah, my face still looks okay without any touch up. So to me, with all the sunshine and rain that I had gone through the day, Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE really works with its long-lasting protection and smoothness!

Well, that's not all! Throughout the beauty workshop, Zamri Zainol (one of the makeup artist for Lancôme) also gave great beauty tips which I think are useful for us to practice daily... Among them are:

In nurturing and taking care of your skin, you need to have daily regime which is:

Cleanse – tone – treatment – moisturise

It doesn’t matter what brand you use, you just need to practise this daily beauty regime for more supple and youthful looking skin!

Moreover, when applying moisturiser and foundation, be gentle on your skin. Don’t rub your skin too hard, instead apply it with soft circular movements. When you are near the eyes, pull the skin gently to the ears. This is to uplift your eye skin! Always dab your eye cream, don’t rub! This is to avoid wrinkles.

When seeking for a suitable compact powder, get a shade that is the closest to the colour of your skin. Preferably, one shade lighter than your skin colour. To apply compact on your skin, use both sides of your sponge. The rough side is to apply the powder on your skin, while the softer side is to blend the powder and polish it to your skin. This is to get that smooth-looking look. Always apply your powder or foundation first, before applying the concealer on your skin.

I guess that’s all...

So what are you guys waiting for? Try Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE today! I have... and I’m gonna use this compact from now on! Lancôme MAQUI MIRACLE is at your nearest Lancôme counters. Price: Compact – RM130, Case – RM55.

Adikku dah nak kahwin!

2011-03-18T02:41:00.002+08:00

Woohoo! Wow... beberapa hari ni sangatlah busy ya'll! My bro, Shafik is getting married soon... this Saturday! Waduh waduh, sungguh dekat dah.

Rumah pun macam tunggang terbalik buat bunga telurla, karipapla, apa la. Macam macam. Everyday go out to buy or pick up stuff with my bro. Kesian dia banyak sangat nak dihandle. Esok dah nak ke Kalumpang.

I've learned a lot through the whole process. Haha. Rupanya banyak ragam time nak dekat kahwin nie. Ada yang suruh itu, ada yang suggest ini. Ada yang suka itu, ada yang dislike ini.

I pun busy buatkan doorgifts for my bro. I did bake some cookies for his favors. I baked the $250 Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies and Cornflake Cookies. I'm also helping him with some decorations for the tabletop. Truly happy for him and can't wait to see the outcome. Ooo... by the way, I attended an exclusive event of Lancome for their new and miraculous product Maqui Miracle Compact Powder. Will update you guys on that soon! Have a great nite and see you tomorrow.

Alhamdulillah...

2011-03-08T11:59:00.002+08:00

Akhirnya dah habis buat pre-test survey, now off to the main interviews for my research. I hope everything siap in time! Takut betul.... nak grad tahun nie. Haiyo. Keep it together and surely everything will be done in time atikah!

Other than that, I am also glad that Azmi and I already booked most vendors for our wedding. Antara yang dah disiap book bulan nie adalah:

Photographer
Dekorasi for Nikah dirumah
Baju Nikah

Sekarang kami hanya perlu concentrate on barang hantaran, baju mie yang tak hantar hantar lagi (katanya takot dia gemok atau kurus), kasut, and makeup. Called a MUA already, hoping to meet up with her by this week. InsyaAllah.

Back to doing report for the pre-test. Have an amazing day!

Amazing day...

2011-03-01T15:45:00.003+08:00

Well, sorry for the long week of MIA. Last two weekends I was in Sepang helping out my brother for his wedding. The hantarans are done by Nilai ZC. At first it kinda looked really bad, but after I suggested to change here and there, now its looks better and nicer! Anyway, just left for sirih junjung only, which mama rokiah will help to do. Shafik and I also went around Nilai to seek for great dais maker, and we found Aloha. Their designs are well updated, great customer service and in appropriate quotation. So all in all, my mom and Shafik are satisfied and cant hardly wait for the wedding.

Then the whole week was more on my research, where I am asking most of my friends to help out on my surveys. Thanks goodness, lots of help were given and I receive quite adequate data.

So last weekend was also filled with madness. A run off to Hassan with Emily for her to survey on the package while I was there to give measurements for my baju nikah. Alhamdullilah, sume sudah diberi and just waiting for the magic to happen. Haha. Well, Hassan has new packages this year for the wedding, if anybody is interested, make an appointment with him ya. While at night I was off to BM tomyam at Bukit Mertajam to meet up with sayang's friends to interview them for my research too. Got some funny answers, but all in all, great data to use.

On Sunday, I had a great day out with sayang and his friends, Ijan and Fahmie. We went for the movies, I am Number Four. It was great. I am now in love with Alex Pettyfyer. Haha. Anyway, the night ended with me picking up my parents from the airport.

Yesterday, was a hectic day too. Run off to JPJ for insurance and renewing roadtax. And then off to SSF to buy items for my brother's wedding, and then back to USM for some other errands. Penat wei!

Today, cooling off at home while following up on my surveys. Received plenty from Em's friends, and some of my friends from all over. Thank goodness you guys are willing to help. Couldn't have done it without you guys! Lots of love.

XOXO

Atikah

YES!

2011-02-18T20:59:00.002+08:00

(pix source: can't remember but its in google image)

I have been a loyal customer of Maxis broadband for a year, and I have seen both the good side and not-so-good side of it. However, I am still their loyal customer for my phone account. Today I have decided to switch over to YES.

It's pretty cool. Actually, as you all know, I am a student at USM. There's a collaboration between YES and USM, and all students gets an account for free with RM9 rebate. Yes, USM students! Do ask their representative at the Foyer Kuliah at Library 1 for more information.

It's pretty easy too! You just go to their representative, ask about your free account. They will ask for your full name. After checking with their database, they will confirm with you your usm email. So please get to know what is you usm email. It should be on the paper when you registered to USM. They will then explain the benefits of YES and lets you have a look and feel with the system at their kiosk. Sangat laju for me as when I open up one of the videoclips in youtube, it downloaded the video sangat fast.

For those who needs a portable usb broadband, it will be RM99. And its yours! No contract basis or what-so-ever. What's more is that you are not liable to monthly payment. Its on top-up! As low as RM10 per topup. You can topup at any YES outlet, kiosk or even pay online with Maybank and such (to get more locations, just go to yes.my)

I feel like I am doing an advertising for them. Anyway... try it people;) No harm in trying as you can stop your account anytime!

Maulidur Rasul

2011-02-15T12:25:00.002+08:00

First of all, selamat menyambut Maulidur Rasul for those who are Muslim. The weather is great, holiday pulak tu, so I am sure everyone is having a good time.

I, myself is having a good time at home doing more work on my research. Masa semakin suntuk nampaknya, I have to get my momentum 200x faster than before. InsyaAllah all will end well. As for my GRE exam on last Saturday. It was kinda like hell. Excuse me for the language. I did study, but I felt like the time was not on my side. One section 30 minits for 30 questions especially for math has taken a big toll on me as I am still in shock. Hahaha... it was hard man. I dah lama kot tinggal math... since diploma years. Cam mana lah keputusan nanti. Coincidently, another RLKA student was also taking the exam, Sarah. Kami bedua cam in shock and tak tahu nak expect apa. And Sarah is a grad student from Math School;). So I feel self assured that I am not the only one yang teruk. Boleh tak?

Anyway, I miss my siblings... it has been long since I met them, so this coming weekend I'll be off to KL to meet up with them, I hope;). Shafik is coming back to settle some stuffs on his marriage procedures. I am entertaining my mom by accompanying her to go to Sepang nanti to tengok hantaran Shafik yang dah siap di buat di Nilai ZC. Ibu was not keen on the design and ask me to follow her to talk to the people. And kiterang baru nak cari orang buat pelamin for my bro. Boleh tak? Last minute punya decision. Wats more is that to book Shafik's cake hantaran and also to go to Jakel to buy the material for my baju nikah. Yes... changed of plans. Baju jubah akan dipakai untuk khatam alQuran instead. Yes, ada khatam Al-Quran as requested by my nenek Jaharah. And insyaAllah, nikah akan dibuat dirumah. So I nak kena cari tukang buat mini pelamin at home. U guys ada suggestion? Need to book.

Cakap pasal booking... I ada pergi R** *****... their designs are nice, but I must say that in terms of service, they need to improve as their people's skill is kinda not so great. Compared to others that I have been to. Oh, by the way, my friend Farah cakap kebanyakkan dewan fully book ya sekarang. Gila la... nasib baik I booked last year. She wanted to get married on 11.11.11, which is tarikh yg semua orang nak. She went through lots of dewan, unfortunately met with a dead end.

Okaylah, I have to go and masak lunch. See you guys later.

Truly happy!!!

2011-02-05T23:24:00.002+08:00

These few days have been a blast! Semalam celebrate anniversary bersama sayang... pergi makan dinner saja. Konon nak candle light, tp... dah lapar sangat gie makan awal sikit at Chili's cause I kempunan burger yg juicy. Mie pulak tamak lagi gie order tastados wit salsa and and chicken mushroom fajitas... dah takley habiskan sume. Hari nie gie lak ke Yan's lovely wedding... i datang terlambat sampai pengantin dah nak kuar gie outdoor. hehe... asalkan sempat dan dah dtg. Pastu the best about today... I dapat hadiah birthday awal... hehe. Thanks sayang! He gave me a nice and practical wallet from liz clairborne. So in all, I am so happy today.

Boredom...

2011-02-01T13:22:00.008+08:00

Its been a few days without them... and I feel bored already. Nasib baik keje bertimbun, ada jugak benda nak buat kan... Hurm, heard great news from ibu. Can't wait to see the outcome! Azmi super duper busy these days with his work before CNY, as for me, I just met up with my supervisor and got loads to do before I can do my data collection. How I wish time is at my side again.

Well... better get on to it now. Got some new pix for your entertainment;) See ya later alligator!

Being vain me... bored sudah di rumah, apa lagi tangkap gambar diri sendiri. Humph.

Dia kononnya malu malu kucing taknak ambik gambar... pastu tamaklak tue nak makan semua kek.

Gie kenduri kahwin with sayang, his father and fatihah.

New Project At Hand

2011-01-27T19:14:00.001+08:00

I got a new project at hand right now... makeover my own room.

Yes, you heard me right;). Last week my dad took off three of my wall shelves and has plastered the wall back. Now my room looks undone so I’m trying to makeover the whole room without making a hole in my wallet. How do I do that? Ha...

1 – I would like to get a new wall lighting for the room (so that I can get that romantic ambience) cause sekarang my lampu is just lampu kalimantang yang sudah buruk.

2 – Nak cari console table as my makeup table. Taknak beli yang makeup almari tu cause takut bulky for the room.

3 – Nak beli langsir. Ha! Yang nie mungkin boleh murah cause sekarang British India is having a sale, and their organza curtain panels are really awesome! Ranging from RM69 now... kalau original price would be RM189 and above.

4 – Cat my room yang dah berbelak belak since been staying here for around 10 years over already. So what colour should I choose guys? Any ideas?

Love is when you...

2011-01-26T23:09:00.000+08:00

Of many things in mind...

2011-01-26T19:34:00.002+08:00

I can't believe February is around the corner. How time flies so fast! Saya ada lagi 4 bulan untuk menghabiskan Master research saya. Atikah you can do it! Gambate bebeh.

Anyway, all is good. I love when it comes to February... there are so many celebrations. Saya ada sedikit pertelingkahan dengan Encik Tunang disebabkan ini. Ada pulak dia boleh lupa kesemua celebration itu. Sayang.... it will be out 5 years anniversary! Eh... jap ke enam;) And we are getting married soon, u are suppose to remember these things. Sedihnya.

Pastu dengan geram nya, saya pun tanya pulak, awak ingat hari pertunangan kita. And you guys tahu dia cakap apa?

"Ok b... kalau u ingat suma, bila birthday i"

Saya dengan cepatnya menjawab tarikh lahirnya, and dia terkedu. Ingat I ape? Tak ingat tunangnya birthday?

Saya pun dengan geram lagi bertanya, sayang tarikh tunang please... when?

Dia menjawab "B, boleh I jawab kat u esok.... i dah terlupa. Esok I bagitahu u, I promise".

That was last night. Now its the day that he was supposed to tell me...

"Sayang, tarikhnya?"
"B I tak sempat nak ingat"
WTF.

Kesimpulannya, saya dah taknak tanya lagi.... its a waste of time and energy bertanya... and saya akan merajuk seketika. Haraf maaf sekiranya blog ini akan menjadi sangat mushy feely dengan emosi yang terganggu. Haha.

Take care.

Just for thought...

2011-01-10T12:18:00.001+08:00

Found something great....

2011-01-04T13:33:00.003+08:00

Long Overdue Stories and Pictures

2010-12-29T11:34:00.012+08:00

Me, Azmie and Aya went to Straits Quay to check out the place. Sangat cantik... macam Mediterranean getaway... ingat nak buat outdoor shoot kat sana... hahaha... I think this was like 2 or 3 weeks ago... sekarang Azmie tgh sakit di rumah kena demam campak... kesian dia.

After going off for kursus for a week, I travelled down to KL for the weekends for Izel's lovely wedding... It has been long since I've seen her, I think since MMU years time kami housemates bersama. She looks really beautiful. Below I came with Rozie, Meilan and Khairun with her bf. Yang nie sume our housemates time MMU. Notice the big cheeks... yes, I dah bertambah weight... tak suka tak suka.

@ Kursus Penyelidikan for RLKA.. it was a nice week of kursus where I met some great new friends... above is Atiqah from UPM and below are Sue from USM, Yan from USM, Salmi and many more...

Met up with Marina and Fadila for a quickie breakfast... Fad looks beautifully radiant with her pregnancy... Truly happy for her. Haven't met marina for 4 years I think, last jumpa dia time USM. These are my friends since Sek Men TARP.

Off to Kursus

2010-12-14T00:06:00.002+08:00

Hi there...

Truly sorry guys that I have been missing in action. Been busy with many, many things. Helped my adik in his wedding things, reading literature reviews while constructing more questions, went to talk, got kursus and some other errands. Will be off to kursus for a week straight. And need to do other things as well before the weekend. Talk to you later.

Btw, Fadilah and Marina - had fun meeting up with you guys even though sangat short notice and very sekejap punya makan and gossips. Hahaha. Hope to see you again soon;) Love xoxo.

Fruitful Meetings

2010-12-02T10:27:00.002+08:00

Yesterday I went to my school to discuss with my supervisor on my research. Alhamdullillah, I have more ideas to go through and I believe I can be done with this by next year. Haha.

After going through with her, I went back home for some resting time. Unfortunately, atas rumah I tengah renovation. Gila bising and the drilling and knocking was so hard and loud until my bathroom accessories jatuh, which the soap holder pecah and now my bathroom's lights can't be on. Sakit hati betul.

Anyway, at 2 pm I went to Georgetown's public library to meet up with MACEE representative. Ms Barbara was really nice and super helpful in giving me tips, universities names and other requirements needed to be done in applying for my PhD. But, their approach is a bit different from IDP. As for IDP, they would help in everything, from your application to your visa, until you sampai universiti kat sana. We can even get processing fee waived. But as for MACEE, they can only provide information, and that's all. Last week I applied for University of Texas Austin, and it cost me $90.00 for the processing fee. If tambah lagi dengan universiti lain that I would like to apply, it would cost a whole lot man!

I also need to register for GRE test, and that cost $190. Haish, sakit kepala.

Masters, PhD... pening

2010-11-30T01:19:00.005+08:00

I'm so scared, pening and stress.

Satu I dok sibuk tukar research questions while constructing my survey questionnaire and focus group questions. Haish. Pening. Mesti supervisors waiting like kenapa atikah nie tak calling2 tok jumpa review kerja. Haish. Tolong.

Dua, sibuk mencari universiti for PhD jugak. Deadline suma dah dekat. And kena apply for my GRE test too... haish duit duit... macam air sungai mengalir. Yang paling pening when I see all the kemasukkan... all in Fall 2011 and all either in Sept, Oct or Nov.

Maknanya... I might need to cepatkan my wedding. And that means, replanning. Nasib baik banyak yang dah dibeli, dibook or diorder. Yang dah dibook, I dah cakap awal2 that I might need to percepatkan, nanti I double confirm. And they all understand. Tapi dewan boleh understand ke? Hahaha... last skali kahwin kat umah je kot... (ok jugak tue;) kalau paling nak jalan senang sikit, mintak dewan restu usm...hehehe;) Tapi tadi bincang dengan ibubapa and sayang, mungkin nikah je, selesaikan yang afdal dahulu, kalau kelam kabut nanti. Yang sanding, nantikan saja. Mana-mana pun boleh... asalkan, both marriage and studies will go smoothly and he can follow me;) Harap ada solution yang baik nanti... this Wednesday nak gie jumpa MACEE representative to know more. Hurm... insyaAllah everything will work out fine tikah.

Jangan gelabah;). (Mari sedapkan hati diri sendiri) Let's review apa yang sudah di buat dan apa lagi yang perlu dicari;):

[Nikah]
- Pergi Kursus Kahwin & dah dapat sijil - DONE
- Permohonan Kahwin - Once confirm dengan segalanya.
- HIV tests - Once dah mohon for marriage.
- Masjid - Wish for masjid USM, tapi once confirm baru ask bapak to cari tok kadi and all.
- Bantal nikah - DONE

...Azmi...
- Baju melayu - kain dah dibeli - need to send to tailor.
- Kain samping - DONE
- Songkok - DONE
- Kasut nikah - need to find.

...Atikah...
- Baju nikah (ibu beli di Mekah) - sekarang to alter to fit my body by Auntie Hana. So kena mintak tolong Auntie cepatkan sikit saja, if needed.
- Tudung & veil nikah - ordered at Koleksi Vispera... insyaAllah Cik Hawa can deliver once she is done.
- Kasut nikah - DONE
- Accessories nikah from Auntie Siti - DONE
- Cincin kahwin - need to find

[Sanding]
- Dewan - booked at Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang for 3 Dec 2011, kalau dipercepatkan, need to contact them again, harap ada opening lagi... dah lah sampai june dah fully book.
- Dais maker - booked Hassan Abu Bakar (nasib baik dah tell him awal2 about this... so apa2 hal boleh diubah nanti)

...Azmi...
- Baju melayu - kain need to find.
- Kain samping & tanjak - need to rent.
- Kasut sanding - need to find or use the same ones as nikah;)

...Atikah...
- Baju sanding + veil sanding - sent to Nurita - peringatan - do sms her tomorrow to follow up on the status.
- Kasut sanding - need to find or maybe just use the nikah ones (save sikit, hahaha)

[Hantarans]
...Azmi...
- Wallet & Belt - need to find
- Watch - need to find
- Perfume set - maybe boleh dicari sekarang since Christmas sale kan... bila lagi dia nak bagi gift set best best.
- Shirt

...Atikah...
- Handbag - DONE
- Watch - need to find
-Perfume set - need to find
- Al-Quran - need to find

[Other items]
- Favors boxes & gift bags - considered DONE for nikah kenduri, but if for sanding, tak cukup.
- Guest book - DONE
- Bedding comforter & sheets - DONE
- Throw pillows for bed - DONE
- Bed runner - DONE

Peringatan dari ibu: Along cari semua barang yang belum diorder atau dibeli lagi specifically wedding favors, bunga telur and for gubahan hantaran. Apa-apa hal, semua dah cukup.

Baik ibu;).

Stop Child Abuse

2010-11-24T19:36:00.008+08:00

I have been reading in newspapers that lately child abuse cases are becoming more everyday. How can people do that to their kids? Kids or children are pretty much innocent. They don't really know what is wrong or right. That is why, adults why higher IQs, who know which are right or wrong should be the one to advice them. When you abuse them, they can't fight back. How can they... with their small bodies and weak strength. How can you expect them to fight back?

Yes I know, kids at times can be very challenging to take care of. But, when there's a will, there's a way to overcome everything, just not with violence. According to Social Welfare Department of Malaysia, child abuse cases in Malaysia are getting serious, with each year at least 1,000 children are reported as victims. We need to put a stop into this.

I still remember a case where Syafia Humairah, a 3-year old girl who was abused by her mother's boyfriend. Syafia was brutally abused at a soccer field, in front of neighbours and soccer players, without even one person, helping her while she was slapped, beaten, kicked and stomped on the stomach until she died. Syafia had her kidneys injured and brain damaged through the process. It was so much cruelty. It was also reported that all this while, her neighbours knew she was abused, but no one reported it to the authorities because they implied the "tak masuk campur" attitude.

Please I'm begging everyone... stop child abuse. Stop this horrifying incident from happening again. Kids are innocent and they deserve to live in harmony, healthily and happily. Try to reason with them without being violent. They can't fight back...

If you have heard any families with child abuse problems, do not hesitate to help them. Pick up the phone and call for the Social Welfare Department of Malaysia if you see any signs of child abuse in your neighbourhood. Get on board and raise your hand to stop child abuse NOW!

Weddings Bells Are Ringing

2010-11-23T00:43:00.009+08:00

Last weekend, my days were filled with weddings, and lots of weddings. On Friday, I went to my friend's akad nikah, Linda's. She was one of my dear classmates in Teknik school. I went with Yan, another classmate of mine, whom I haven't seen for the past 9 years. It has been long. The akad went on smoothly, with Linda or better known as Kak Pah looking ever beautiful with her gorgeous white wedding dress. Truly flawless.

Coincidently, I knew Kak Pah's Auntie Intan (whom is wearing the brown outfit). She is a family member at my father's side. What a small world! Notice that I'm holding Kak Pah's kain, out of the kelam kabutness, suddenly I am there beside her. I pun tatau cam ne.

Then, on Saturday, I also went for her sanding kenduri. Met up with more friends, Reen and Zanariah (not pictured) whom I also haven't met for years. I also went to Mie's cuzen's wedding. However, I didnt have the pics to show. Next time then.

On Sunday, pun pergi to another wedding. Nantilah I add in the pic... Kena carik pulak. Kay nite love!

Lots of damage in a day!

2010-11-11T17:26:00.002+08:00

Hahaha... sounds very serious right. Well yesterday I did so many things in a day. At 2.00pm, I went to Hassan Abu Bakar's wedding boutique at Komtar. Talked to him about what I wanted the hall to look like on my wedding day. He listens well and I believe he's gonna be a great dais decorator. We are going to meet up again next year in May or June. Happy. Booked him for my wedding already. He'll be doing the dais, meja beradab, hall deco and many more. And also included a two tier wedding cake for free!

Then, off to Bertam. Met up with Auntie Hanna from DnA boutique. I fell in love with one of their chiffon fabrics. So I made a nice baju kurung modern with her. Will pick it up on December for my dear cuzen's wedding on January. Azmi bising. Dia kata haish, seems like for every wedding you do different baju. Heheheh... nolah sayang... sometimes only;)

Then I went to Sungai Petani for Jakel. Thought of getting a nice lace fabric for my hantaran. Tapi tak jadi cause tak jumpa yang diidamkan. So cancel terus dari intention.

Lastly, my sis and I went off to Queensbay to accompany her in getting her new glasses. It was purple and cool. Tapi esok baru ambil. Pastu I did another damage in my wallet... I beli sunglasses! Gedik kan? Dah lama sebenarnya nak beli tapi selalu hold off cause it's damn expensive! Tapi semalam I beli jugak, and I think it's a great investment for my eyes. Can't wait to get em next week.

Anyway, this weekend I'll be in Penang. Emily has booked me on Saturday to accompany her to see her friend for hantaran making, while Rozie and her friends are also coming up to Penang for a weekend getaway. Can't wait to meet both of them. Azmi... kita jumpa on Sunday tau... miss you sangat! Muahks.

Updates

2010-10-26T16:40:00.003+08:00

- Been busy with my masters things. I have a presentation this 4 Nov. Wish me lots of luck!

- Last Sunday, my mom's friend came over to our house to fix my bracelet. She's actually selling really beautiful accessories made from jades, crystals, stones, pearls etc. And all of her materials are exclusively genuine. Moreover, she uses 24K gold chains in making the accessories. My bracelet was tercabut due to my keganasan. I'm currently wearing the phantom crystal. I don't really believe what the functions are for, but I just love how it looks like cause I'm in love with Lana Lang's necklace from the Smallville series.

Anyway, my mom has these pearls given by my dad, I think it was from Sarawak. I wanted to wear pearls for my wedding, but I don't want it to be in the form where its all fully pearls. And I have been asking both my dad and my brother, who is currently living in Sarawak to find me some pearls which are trendy and lovely. Takut nanti I nampak macam betty crocker, housewives of the 60s, hehe.

So my mom gave me an idea to talk to her friend in designing it to look better. So we all gave Auntie Siti our pearls so that she can design it to be trendier and younger looking, as per what I have wished for. She is also adding in dusty pink pearls to match with my wedding dresses and theme. Sangat suka! She has started the design and showed me last Sunday. I truly love it and can't wait for it to be done. Anyway, that day I asked her how much she will be charging me and all. The best thing is she is charging me quite fairly (less than I expected) as she is giving the dusty pink pearls for free as my early wedding gift. Double like! Thanks Auntie Siti.

- So now I kene focus on finding other items. Haish, sekrang takda masa lagi. InsyaAllah year end sale akan saya turun ke KL to buy my hantaran items. My Encik Tunang akan beli his hantarans on his own.

Okay toodles!

Wedding Update

2010-10-05T12:43:00.017+08:00

Sudah book my reception venue. It will be at Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang, Penang. Had to book early as the place is limited for weddings. When I went to booked, it was already fully book until May 2011. Crazy isn't it? Now I need to go and scout for pelamin and other decorations... have a few choice in mind, but need to talk to them and see their customer service first. Huhu.

As for OP, still thinking between two. Haish.

Neway, enjoy some of my raya pix;)

My raya open house...

Mie's nephew and niece... cute aren't they?

with mie's friends - from left fahmie, arjan and gee.

eat till they sleep

Me wit my siblings and cousins

September babies

baked potatoes and corn

delicious ayam n sotong... which i didnt get to taste as I was busy cooking carbonara and nuggets

BBQ @ nenek johor;)

How I wish I could be in Penang....

2010-10-01T02:29:00.002+08:00

Last week, it was never ending days of going out with my fiance, this week its never going out with my fiance... rindula...huhu. Owh well, I might have just use my days better by doing my research then.

Been going in and travelling down for a few days... sungguh hectic. Ingat esok nak ke library to pen down more of my ideas in my research.

Well, off to bed for now... miss my sayang like crazy. Nite ya'all.

Miss my sayang...

2010-09-23T16:29:00.003+08:00

Gediknya... actually baru je jumpa si Dia semalam tengok cite Resident Evil, tapi sekarang tetiba miss him pulak. Haish. And pagi2 tadi pun dia dah terpacak depan rumah ku tuk breakfast! Can't wait to see him again tonight for dinner;)

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Raya Celebration;)

2010-09-23T13:32:00.009+08:00

Many, many things have happened for the last one month that i've been missing: Among them are...

1. Maizura, one of my schoolmates in Bukit Gambir have delivered a healthy baby girl - went for visit and she is lovely! First time met up with Mai since her wedding.

2. Have a bumped in with Siti Sarah (ex-Gambirian also) and her mother at Bukit Jambul while shopping for baju raya. She is ever pretty as always. Soon after, we met again at Papa Rich e-gate together with Ruby and her brother & friends for a cup of gos! It has been what, 7 years since I met Sarah and 2 years since I met Ruby. So many stories and love shared together. Got a pressie from Sarah too, toiletries from Victoria Secret... nice! Now Sarah is back in US. Miss her much already.

3. Had a ball baking lots of raya cookies for my home, my nenek Johor, nenek Melaka, Sayang's family and my sibling's loved ones. Thank god all worked out all right!

4. Went all the way to Johor for our raya celebration. It was a big big family event. Love... love... love.. we had bbQ too! It was fun.

5. Beraya di rumah nenek Melaka pula. Also had a sate' bbq and carbonara haven. I was the cook for both events in Johor and Melaka... heheheh...penat wei!

6. Went to beraya at rumah mama Rokiah... really super delicious mee kuah! and loved her cats... owh did I mentioned that I had my asthma attack because of the cats and was admitted to the clinic for my oxygen;) yurp!

7. Went to beraya to rumah auntie ida and off to Penang.

8. Stopped by my bro's fiance's home for raya. What a lovely cosy house u got Anis!

9. Went to Kuala Kangsar to visit my bestie Syila... her baby Aina Sofea is super duper cute! Syila love u to bits!

10. Went to Mie's friend's open house @ seberang jaya... nice to know them too!

11. Had a successful open house after many years of not having one! Thanks Zati (my ex roomie time USM years! Sgt cantek sekarang), Ruby, Adam, Yinyin, Danny, Arjan, Fahmi, Gee for coming. And not to forget... wani and husna as well as their loved ones for coming! Wish my other friends could have come too.. owh well... maybe next one!

All in all, I had a hectic raya... and cant wait for next year... owh btw, next year will probably be my last year beraya with my family and as a single lady! haish... sob sob.

Enjoy the pics... love...

Atikah!

Puasa mula kembali

2010-08-11T17:27:00.002+08:00

Tetiba dah masuh ramadhan sekali lagi... Semalam pergi ke Georgetown to buy some kurma madu... helped sayang beli kurma to sedekah to masjid. Alhamdullillah semua sudah selesai.

Pagi-pagi tadi I prepared for sahur. Masak nasi goreng kampung. Ibu and bapak suka. So, I'm good with it. Nie pon nobody is at home, so I guess its my turn to cook again.

Okaylah... got to go... need to prepare food. Lots of love and selamat berpuasa dan berbuka nanti!

Let's ponder on these...

2010-08-08T23:42:00.002+08:00

Okay, I have been aching to talk about this for the past few days, but I just don't seem to have the time to think it thru in here... I want to talk about perkahwinan or marriage.

I have gone for the Kursus Pra-Perkahwinan, and let's just say that there are so many things to understand... and especially for women.

So my eyes opened up wider nowadays looking at the surroundings around me... to see whether the rules, tips and many more taught in the course is actually realised by the married couples here.

Some are, and some dont.

They say that marriage is about sharing everything... but actually marriage has more secrets than now, when you are not yet married. Haish... I just hope that when it's my time to get married, I do hope that that new journey will be a great one, with huge blessings from Allah, family and friends.

Weird... but funny

2010-08-06T12:29:00.016+08:00

Beberapa hari yang lepas, I was a bit down kerana terlalu emotional. Akan tetapi, I'm back to the cheerie me.

Last Tuesday, had a meet up with my supervisor. Tekanan... banyak yang perlu diperbetulkan dan banyak yang perlu dipelajari. Rupa-rupanya susah jugak ya buat research seorang diri. But I know I can do it... with all of my heart.

This past few days juga I qadar puasa for the upcoming ramadhan. Alhamdullillah dah selesai. Huhu. On Wednesday I went for my break fast with sayang at Sunway Carnival. Sungguh sedap. Jumpa lah anak buah mie jugak... nadar dah semakin besar! Geram betul!

Konon bapak misali je sayang nie;)

Yesterday pulak, masa break fast time, I teman ibu ke Thalgo. Ibu pergi buat facial. I did mine last Monday. Sungguh best. Hehehe... pastu perasan muka dah cantek. Hahaha... tikah oi, u bukannya cantek. Anyway, Thalgo facial is good. The products are also suitable for my skin, as well as mom's sensitive skin. The brand is from France and has been in the market for about 30 years. The ingredients are from sea minerals. Ibu seronok betul dapat buat facial... terus nak pergi lagi.;) (This is what I like to do, try new things and belanja my mom skali) - karang dia kate i sorang je buat tak ingat dia;). It was my first time doing facial anyway. Ibulah... tetibe je tegur muka I tak cukup tegang lah, aging lah and no radiance. I pun cuak. Secepat mungkin off to the pharmacy and buy evening prime rose and straight away book facial. So from that day on... makan evening prime rose everyday... now I want to try try inner shine pati prune pulak.

By night kami beli makanan di Restoran Kayu Nasi Kandar. Our all time favourite besides Kassim Nasi Kandar @ Gelugor. Kiterang kalau pergi negeri lain, balik2 mesti nak makan nasi kandar balik... tapi sungguh tidak bagus for your health and body weight! Hari nie kena gie gym selepas selesai buat literature review for 3 journals! (Atikah, you must make a point to do 10 journals a day! In two weeks, you are meeting up your supervisor again.) Sorry, motivating myself sekejap.

Uncle Man, Auntie Sue and anaknya Khadijah slept over last night. Macam2 cerita kelakar Uncle Man cerita about his uni life. Street wise betul. Khadijah, cam biasa, sangat curious and hyperactive... sampai kol 1 pagi pun dok menggelongsor kat sofa macam main kat taman permainan. Cuteness... Owh by the way, Auntie Sue cakap I look like I lost weight. Yippee! Gym paid off jugak nampaknye.

As for Mie and his family... they are getting better. As for our wedding plans, it has shifted back to Penang... this weekend my family and I are going to discussed over which hall to choose and rent. Dewan jangan main-main, sekarang Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang dah fully book from Jan 2011 to May 2011 (for saturdays, left only for sundays). Its gonna be a simple wedding. Im so happy:) and excited.

Shafik nyer wedding in this upcoming March 2011. Dia tengah buat banyak preparations. Mesti dia pening. kesian dia.

Okeylah, back to literature reading. Lots of love;) Long overdue pics...

After a long rest...

2010-08-01T23:46:00.002+08:00

Salam...

Sorry for the long MIA. I was so busy comforting my darling, mengsiapkan masters work and doing some errands. Finally, today saya dapat memblog. Harap maaf.

Mie is getting better. He's smiling and being him again. Alhamdullillah.

Nothing much to tell for now. Will update soon ya;) Lots of love.

Atikah

Takziah

2010-07-10T23:25:00.000+08:00

The mama of my fiance has passed away today, after Asar. May Allah bless her soul... al-Fatihah.

Sayang, be strong. I know it hurts, but you will be okay sayang. Allah loves her more... We are still here for you sayang... please Allah, let him and his family be strong through this rough time.

Love,

Atikah

I wish for a Blackberry!

2010-07-02T00:13:00.002+08:00

Haish... I've been studying and working hard these few months... so tiring. I think I need a handphone with email ability and all. Thinking of Blackberry Bold.... tapi wah...mahalnya! But... at the same time, afraid that it'll be a waste as I have my lappy and broadband d... how? Hopefully dimurahkan rezeki agar dapat membelinya by this year.... positive energy people!

As for wedding planning, alhamdullillah, everything is quite okay. This coming weekend, Mie and I will be going for the kursus kahwin. Tp...got a new problem... nenek zaharah called yesterday and talked to my mom. She's concerned that shafik's and my wedding will be on the same year for the islamic calendar. According to her belief, and some of others too, siblings who married on the same year of the Islamic Calendar may have bad luck in marriage... usually will be either divorced or have many problems. So ibupun sangat kelam kabut mencari Islamic calendar. Tengok-tengok dates kami tak bercanggah. Dia pun kol nenek kembali to tell her that it is not on the same year... but... nenek cakap pulak cannot marry on muharram... must marry after, and not even on safar month. Coz it seems that its not good to marry on that month too. SO esok bila gie kursus kahwin kena tanya about this. Haish. Pening oden.

Oh panas! (Baru lepas tengok cite pisau cukur, agak kelakar ok!) Oh my Cotton On... saya kena pergi, bapak nak guna my lappy. Toodles!

Busy... sorry

2010-06-29T14:08:00.001+08:00

I've been quite busy trying to finish up my proposal. Went to Hatyai last weekend for a quickie getaway. will update soon. till then;)

My Water Moments

2010-06-11T13:08:00.011+08:00

My sister, Alia just shocked after a face-to-face with the fishes.

Having a time out at the beach.

Last December, my sister and I went to Pangkor Island for a great snorkeling trip. It was a blast, and I wish I could go there again!

I looked through my pictures and see that I didn't get to capture any of our funny moments in the water. It was my second time snorkeling but the first for my sister, Alia. While swimming in the water, we tried to look for the spot where most fishes are located at to see their pretty colours and all. But once we were near, we could feel the fishes at our legs and hands, making us cry for help cause both of us were afraid of getting bitten by them. It was hillarious, but unfortunately, we didn't get to capture those moments, as our camera is not waterproof. I wish we could have gotten a waterproof camera like Sony TX5. If we were to have Sony TX5, we could also taken awesome pictures of how beautiful the fishes were.

Sony TX5 is a waterproof camera where you can dive in the water to capture those beautiful and colourful underwater life with shots up to 3metres deep which can lasts for 60 minutes.

That's not all! The Cyber-shot camera is also temperature proof, shock proof and dust proof with effortless panoramic shots, clear and sharp images as well as perfect for twilight shots.

My sister and I are going for another holiday again soon, maybe to another island like Langkawi or Redang. We wish we could get our hands on Sony TX5 to capture our funny moments of snorkeling again with its natural and vibrant images. And maybe I could use it at my future honeymoon with my darling Azmi. We are planning to have our honeymoon at Krabi or Bali... and it will be his first snorkeling! I'm keeping my hopes high for the cool and sleek Sony TX5!

XOXO

Atikah;)

Our Date Night...

2010-06-09T18:26:00.009+08:00

Last night, we had out date night. Hehe. Right after gym, Mie came by Gurney for a movie. We watched Letters to Juliet and have a small dinner @ Nandos. I love Nandos... always and forever!

Bon Appetitte!

Lovely days...

2010-06-09T18:09:00.013+08:00

Anis & Shafik waiting for their food to come;)

The Chef at Teppanyakki, Pavilion Food Court is cooking up storm for our lunch.

The outcome... chili beef

Stir fry veggies

Us being vain even at Gurney

Shafik joking around @ Queensbay

Let's enjoy...

2010-06-04T11:28:00.013+08:00

I noticed that my posts lacked of pictures for these past few weeks... feast on these... hope you like them! All pictures are courtesy of Shikin & her fiance;)

Gaza Aid

2010-06-01T09:46:00.005+08:00

I have just read the news on the Gaza Aid ship being attacked by Israel. There are Malaysians inside the vessel. I am truly worried for the family of those Malaysians. I am praying for their safety. May Allah help them.

Updates: By the way, how can Israel says that the people on board of the aid ships are armed and dangerous and they were trying to defend themselves. The people on the ships are NGOs. Tak masuk akal okay. And if they said they were attacked. It shud be blood bath for both parties. Not just the aids people. 11-19 killed. And all are from the aids ship. Please dont make a stupid statement if the situation shows the other. I am trying to understand this. I'm truly disturbed by what is happening. What is the world becoming into.

Its all okay...

2010-05-30T15:10:00.002+08:00

Okay, setelah seminggu I was dead tired and really bugged by my fiance with his actions, alhamdullillah everything worked out fine and now we are back like we used to.

Last week, I have already confirmed with Nurita Harith for my akad nikah wardrobe. She'll be doing my outfit and selendang. Alhamdullillah, harganya pun ok. So let's proceed.

As for bedroom decoration, I have bought most of the things. Now only need to buy furniture once my parent's house are okay to move in items.

Yesterday, Shafik and I went shopping around town for our weddings. His bedroom's decorations items are almost done too.

As for favors and doorgifts, for my side is 90% bought. Only to buy things to put in them... Thank God. I'm really glad for everything. Harap Allah murahkan rezeki lagi untuk hari yang istimewa ini. Amin.

Okay, back to writing up my proposal for my Masters. Atikah you can do it! Gambate!

Wedding Designers

2010-05-10T02:16:00.005+08:00

Okay, I did a survey on many great designers here in Malaysia. Below are the names and their price range.

1. Nurita Harith @ Bangsar

- Starting from RM650 and above. Great designs and trendy for youngsters. I love her designs. She has done great weddings dresses for a friend of mine Halyza and that's how I come to know about her amazing work. Thanks Lyza for recommending;) Fabric from your own.

2. Syomir Izwa

- Starting from RM1600 and above. Fabric from your own.

3. Syahrir Nurdin @ Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam

- Starting from RM600 to above. Fabric from your own.

4. Lynda Rahim @ Ampang

- Starting from RM1500 and above. This is for baju nikah punya starting price. All depends on you. Fabric is on your own.

5. Rizman Ruzaini

- Depending on customer's budget.

Kindly bear in mind that the price are not yet fixed. They only said roughly. Ade yang workmanship saje tidak termasuk price for beading and others. So this is just a guide, but to know the exact price, you can ask the designers themselves.

Kain Nikah...

2010-05-10T01:11:00.005+08:00

Actually before this, I had already written about this when I came back from Bandung, coz I bought my lace, satin and chiffon for nikah from there. Unfortunately, when I went to see some of the designers, byk yang cakap chiffon bagi orang sane different from Malaysia, and the quality might be not so good also as it is lighter and tak jatuh cantik katenye. So terkial-kial I think it through how to overcome this as I bought my satin and chiffon from there.

Lalu rumah aya @ Shah Alam, Jakel last 2 weeks, it was the opening. And in the newspapers I saw that they are on sale up to 85% off. So i asked ibu whether ley singgah when pick up aya yesterday. Ibu cakap okay but bring along pictures of how you want your dress to look like. Dia cakap maybe orang Jakel dapat give ideas how many metres and such. And what a good idea that was. Cause it was useful.

TIPS 1: If you have a design in mind, please print it or bring the magazine along so that you can ask for suggestions from the fabric provider.

So the night before we went to KL, I tengoklah satu-satu bridal magazines that I have bought and some clippings that I have kept on the design that I wanted. The next day, we went to Jakel at Shah Alam after ambil Aya @ her house. Memang hiatus as there were so many people of all ages there. I terus ajak ibu ke tingkat dua cause saje nak tengok chiffon dual tone di atas. It was only RM9.90 per metre. Tapi bila sampai tingkat tu, ada one sales assistant datang towards me and asked how can she help me. I pun terus cakap I nak cari chiffon fabric. And she said for what kind of baju, I pun cakap for nikah. Dia pun bagi suggestion, nak naik tingkat atas tak for better quality chiffon. I cam okay, tapi tak nak terlalu costly.

SA tue terus bawak ke tingkat 4. Banyak betul chiffon. Mata dah rambang. Nasib baik bawak my lace to match up. And then I keluarkan picture clippings yang I dah simpan to ask her how many metres should I take. Dia cakap she's not so sure, but she will get the right person for me to talk about this. Time dia pergi, I saw this really beautiful chiffon in dusty pink yang berat sikit and i totally fell in love with it. Ibu pun macam, cantik cantik... terus bangkit lace along.

Then the right person datang, sorry I cant say her name here, but if you nak tahu, kindly comment and leave your email.

She was very helpful in every way. At first she asked me what is the fabric for actually. I told her that I wanted to do a simple baju kurung modern for nikah but the kain i want it to ade twirl sikit. Hehe. Then I showed her the picture. She said, for this you should use the dusty pink chiffon that I was holding - about RM98+ per metre. I cam shit, I gie pegang yang mahal. Ades!

Yet still I listened to her. She said she knew who was the designer for the picture that I was holding and she suggested that I use that kind of chiffon for the same effect. Then she asked me to take satin crepe, I think so that's what it is for the inner. It cost around RM60 per metre. I cam okay, my head was spinning with calculations as I wanted to see whether it fits to my budget and cukup ke duit aku bawak nie. Hahaha.... tak expect pun semahal itu.

And she added that the twirl needs around 3.5 metres for the kain. So u need 2 more metres for the upper part. SO that means 5.5 metres for the chiffon fabric. I think you can do the math;).

As for the inner, she said I needed around 4 metres only.

Calculate sume, terlebey ape yang I expected. I pun nego with her on the price. And at last, I got what I wanted. Then I asked if there's any designers that she recommend me with. She told me one of the great ones. Hehehe... for this, I will share in a personal email on your request.

So, I bought all of the fabrics and off we went to another part of chiffon fabrics... which is the dual tones one. My sisters and I bought the same design fabric for my brother's wedding so that we would look almost the same. Sangat cantik. Havoc sekejap Jakel as we were playing around with colours to get the perfect match. Bapak dah pening dah menunggu and ibu was giving us so many ideas sampai kami pun pening. Yet still we bought them and the inner is satin silk. Bapak beli kain linen for his baju melayu and the colour is still the same tone as ours. Ibu sahaja tidak sempat beli cause she said she still want to think about it.

Some advice from the Jakel person:

1. Kain lace

- Actually kain lace kat Indon and Jakel are almost the same price. Mase dia tengah tolong mix and match for my kain chiffon, she asked me whether i bought my french lace in Indon. I said yes. She said why you didnt buy it here, it cost around 150++ here per metre. And anyway, this is not the latest design. I cam haiyak. Murah lagi dari aku beli kat sane. Hampis. Tapi ibu cakap takpe... time tue kite pun saje nak jalan ke Bandung. So I cam okey, tak perlu risau sangat.

So if you guys tak beli lagi lace, beli jelah di Malaysia. Banyak kedai. Ada dekat Binwanis, Euromoda, Maya Silk, Jakel and many more. Hanya perlu your time to go and look at one by one for your perfect wedding attire. I ingat nanti nak ke Binwanis or Jakel bila sale lagi to buy kain lace for hantaran. Hehehe...

Lace ada banyak type, among them are:

- French Lace

- Korean Lace

and many more.

Selalunya semua kata French lace is the best because of its texture, softness and quality. Kalau di Indon, banyak jenis lace sampai rambang mata. Ade lace yang sampai RM15 semeter. Tapi ikut kepada quality lah kan. Dan yang murah itu, bukan lah French lace. But laces that were made in Indonesia. If you nak bagi bridesmaid atau sanak saudara yang biasa sahaja, you boleh beli disana. Tapi kalau nak untuk nikah atau sanding, use Korean Lace or French Lace instead.

Korean Lace selalunya dah ade beadings. Sangat cantik tapi lace nyer keras sikit. So its all up to you.

In Malaysia, French Lace yang terkenal ialah Solstis. Entah betul ke tak ejaan ini. French lace di Malaysia starts from 100++ to thousands of ringgit per metre. And yang dah beaded, and ada yang takda beaded. As for mine from Indon nyer, I saje beli takda beaded langsung.

2. Kain Chiffon

- Kain chiffon Indon and Malaysia sangat berbeza. So beli je lah di Malaysia jugak. Kain kat sini cantik jugak rupa-rupanya. And designers prefer it from here. Price range starts from RM9 to 100++ per metre. Ade jugak beaded chiffon, sangat cantik dan harga pun cantik. Hehe. So survey jangan tak survey.

3. Hantar baju 6 months before wedding.

4. Set a budget before going to designers or tailors.

Tips from me:

1. Jangan malu to tunjuk your favourite design, sketches or what not on your dream wedding dress.

2. Jangan malu untuk bertanya kepada SA kat Jakel, Binwanis or whomever. They are always happy to give suggestions and help you. Lagi2 kalau u akan beli sampai beratus2. Wahahahah.

3. Jangan malu untuk nego. Tegas dengan budget anda. Kalau tak mampu, mintak carikan material yang lebey kurang tapi harga berpatutan sikit. Tak perlu malu, nanti over budget, anda juga merana.

4. Jangan malu untuk tukar kain untuk mix and match sehingga kita rase that's the RIGHT one for yourself. Tengok sampai habis sebelum buat keputusan, coz once SA potong, you dah kena bayar. SO always cakap, jangan potong dulu ye, kita padankan dulu. Bila dah okay, suruh kira dulu sebelum potong. So that you takdalah menyesal or over budget.

5. Pergi time sale gila gila. Sebab dapat murah. Obvious kan.

6. Try on your body to picture the outcome before your SA cut. And always ask for second opinion. Macam I, my mum is the best advisor as she has great ideas. Cause baju dia nikah dulu sangat cantik and sampai sekarang ada lagi. Malangnya I tak muat cause dulu dia kurus. Aya je muat, Cet.

Continue with designers in the next entry.

Around town...

2010-05-07T10:07:00.011+08:00

Sorry, topic kali ini not much words but lots of pics. Enjoy!

Paw trying to hide from view...

With Aya @ Midvalley, KL...

Dinner for two @ Nandos, Sunway Carnival...

New set of great friends...

Happy, Happy. Happy.

2010-05-04T15:48:00.002+08:00

Ya... tu dia... punyalah happy ekk. Adilah sudah dapat tempat dalam uni kat uitm puncak alam for sains asasi. Baguslah. Semua dah turun ke bawah. Kemasukan akan saya ke sana untuk menghantarnya.

So this weekend nak turun to know the way to go there as bapak tidak dapat nak hantar nanti cause outstation. So terpaksalah daku pergi untuk survey jalan. Congrats adik!

Next story...

Kami serumah sudah confirm kedua-dua perkahwinan (Shafik dan saya) akan berlangsung di Sepang. Alhamdullillah. So sekarang I can concentrate on getting vendors from Klang Valley area. Taklah susah susah memikirkan nak cari kat northern part nie (susah tau nak cari yang macam di KL kerana citarasa yang berbeza). Tapi kami pergi survey jugak for majlis bertandang di Seberang Jaya. Dah jumpa beberapa yang sesuai. Tapi masih difikirkan lagi.

Shafik sekarang tengah sibuk membuat persiapan untuk perkahwinan dia (tarikh perkahwinannya pada mac 2011). And I might be going down again to KL with him to talk with some vendors and stuff.

All in all, saya sangat busy sekarang. Paper kena buat, freelance sane sini, wedding planning and dating ngan tunang (kene selitkan juga, dating nie bukan ape... nak bincang tentang kahwin juga). I really hope that my friends understand that I might not be able to be with you guys, but I will try to okay. Sorry sangat if I always let any of you guys down and sorry if I am not able to go out with you guys so much. Bukan saya sombong atau tidak mahu berkawan dengan anda. Saya cuma sangat sibuk. Lots of love.

xoxo

Atikah

Live life to the fullest...

2010-04-28T11:46:00.005+08:00

Okay, title gempak, tapi cerita biasa saje sebenarnya. Sorry sudah beberapa hari tidak ada story to tell.

Last weekend was hiatus. Haha... penggunaan ayat yang over. Khamis over to KL with father. Amik Alia di Uitm coz dia sebuk nak mengekori. Off to PWTC area. Buat kerja time malam.

Friday, pagi pagi swimming. Hotel Seri Pacific quite okay. Room dia besarlah juga and comfy. Pool however was small. Tapi kami hendak mandi jugak.

Kol 11 off we went to Mid Valley. Check in kat Hotel Cititel pula. Mula-mula dapat bilik yang smoking area. Mak ai! Sungguh busuk. Turun balik kami sume untuk tukar. Complain complain... dapat bilik besar terus. Bapak seronok betul. First time katenya dapat bilik besar di Cititel Hotel.

Melan sampai mid valley around 11.45am with her mom. Pusing-pusing bridal fair tengok apa yang patot. I seem to like the D'Selera Catering. Tunjuk kat ibu. Ibu kate okeh kalau buat kat Sepang. Yeah! Nanti cari mereka pada tahun hadapan.

Pastu kami ke Lynda Rahim Open Day pula. Wow... her dresses were gorgeous... tapi grey colour beberapa aje and not to my budget coz dia include honeymoon package. Tapi memang sangat cantek.

Off we went to Gombak selepas itu, hantarkan mak melan. From there, kami pergi ke bangsar pula untuk berjumpa dengan Nurita Harith. Baju dia pun cantik. And at a good price range. Still thinking whether to choose her or Rizman Ruzaini coz belum berjumpa mereka lagi.

Pada waktu malam pula jumpa dengan Syila. She has changed and her belly is getting bigger because of her almost 5 months pregnancy. Im so happy for her and I cant wait for the baby to arrive.

Keesokkannya pulang semula ke Penang. Singgah Jakel Shah Alam dulu. Penuh dengan orang coz sale gila gila. Tapi I tak sempat beli apa2. Ingat nak beli 2 meters of chiffon... nantilah kan. InsyaAllah.

Ahad pula berjumpa dengan Emily for lunch. Sembang sembang pastu off to seberang to meet friends. All in all, it was hectic.

Monday and Tuesday was slow. So we'll see the rest of the week later.

Oh... by the way I masuk Ikea contest. Cam menarik. Main-main deco bilik je and send off to ikea. Kalau lucky boleh menang RM2,000 of ikea items. Kalau menang dapat tolong decorate rumah baru ibu. InsyaAllah. Doakanlah ye. Tata. See you when I see you.

I love Pullman Hotel..

2010-04-19T15:35:00.015+08:00

Okey cerita dah basi sebenarnya, however, yet still I want to share as I just found the pictures. Pullman Hotel at Putrajaya has great accommodation and architecture throughout its premises. Lodgers, especially tourists from abroad will be ecstatic to see its detailed interior and architecture that will truly astound you. See for yourself...

Blessed and Thankful

2010-04-19T14:11:00.002+08:00

I'm truly sorry if I had been really busy for these past few weeks. So many things to do at a time, sometimes I do feel like I can't do it, but... I know in my heart that I believe I can.

At the moment, my study is going great, yet still I haven't figured out the perfect topic for proposal. Still doing some literature reviews with my supervisors... and they have been so supportive for all these months.

Second, I'm doing copywriting freelance after studies hours to further improve my copywriting skills as well as still practising them in my daily lives. Thanks to 88DB.c0m, where I advertised my service and some of my good friends, I was given opportunities to practise my writing. Alhamdullillah. And the money is kept for my wedding next year.

Third, I am also helping one of my mother's friend in doing layouts for powerpoint presentations. So all in all, I am pretty thankful for the murah rezeki that Allah has given me.

Fourth, I am also planning my wedding. It is still in the works. But I can say that almost 30% of items needed have been purchased. Thank God. Azmi and I have set the date, it will be on 3/4th December 2011. We still can't figure out whether it will be 3 or 4th is that because 3rd falls on Saturday, while 4th falls on Sunday. However, I would like it to be on 4th so that the date will be the same date as my parents as they had gotten married on 4 December 1982. But many people say that the nikah/solemnization should not fall on Sunday as we are afraid that many people cannot make it. So what do you think? Do hope that you guys can help me out here. InsyaAllah both nikah and reception will fall on the same day. As for majlis bertandang, it will be on the next week after.

Okay, got to get back to work. Lots of love for all.

XOXO

Atikah

Shafik's Engagement & out and about in KL...

2010-04-16T10:54:00.011+08:00

At a karaoke place... i felt that i dont need to name it as we had a bad experience there. The place said one person is RM44 with free dinner, but bila masuk ja, they wanted to add extra Rm25 for tidbits that we dont want. Tricking money out of people right? So at last, we forget about karaoke and off to bowling.

been busy...

2010-04-15T01:31:00.002+08:00

Am I a gold digger? No... i buy my own clothes, my own shoes, my own car, my own meal and everything else. I study but I work my ass off to get good allowance for myself.

Am I a controller? No... you can do what ever the @#$! u want and yet I support you all the way.

Yet still you have the decency to tell me I'm making your life miserable. Fine... go ahead and do whatever you want, cause from today on, I'm not going to care or want to know. Back to plain old atikah who does not give a crap to someone like YOU!

Anyway, sorry guys, been busy and emotional. I tak tahu whether I've met the RIGHT person in life. Thinking of backing off. Urgh. What a life... after all these years and I made your life miserable. Well, you have made mine too. Ungrateful &%$^#$%! Excuse the language, but I am just disappointed.

Bapak's Solo Printmaking Exhibition

2010-03-22T03:28:00.017+08:00

The opening ceremony of my father's exhibition was held on last Sunday, 21 March 2010 at Galeri Seni Mutiara, Penang. It was a small but packed with people affair, officiated by Ms Nazita (if Im not mistaken) from the National Art Gallery, KL. During the event, my father managed to sell of 4 of his prints. We are so happy for him! And yesterday his event actually came out in The Star (but only for the northern region). Kudos to u daddy!

Wedding Fair @ PWTC

2010-03-15T11:46:00.002+08:00

Hi all, sorry for the disappearance since Saturday. My weekend was hectic with so many plans. On Thursday I ke KL. Once arrived my sister and her two lovely friends, Mira and Weena (sory kalau ejaan salah ye) picked me up from Sunway Piramid. We had dinner at Ayam Penyet. It was quite nice but the sayur soup has a weird taste. After dinner, kiterang balik ke Shah Alam. Aya and her friends brought me to i-City. Quite cool with all the colourful lights.

On Friday, I met up with Meilan and off we went to PWTC, dragging Aya too. PWTC was jam packed with people for Matta Fair, Fotokem Fair, Mara Edu Fair and Pengantin Fair. Penuh habis. Nasib baik it was on Friday that we went. The bridals there were quite limited, however I did find 2 bridal boutiques that fits to my budget and has lovely wedding dresses. But I still have the time to think through it and still need confirmation from bapak and ibu whether to do in Penang or Sepang. They are quite torn into two about this. Haish. And right now they are concentrating on Shafik's engagement, so I just survey the places for great dresses first.

Asked Meilan and Taskin (Aya's friend) about any great tailor in KL that can make a really nice baju kurung modern. Both said Anne from Taman Melawati. Hurm, kenalah cari kat mane and macam mane tailoringnye. If any of you know about her, you guys are most welcome to give some comments.

At night, makan with Rozie and Zyrie and Meilan and Aman. Sedap juga tempat Yong Tau Foo di Shah Alam tue.

On Saturday, I and Aya ke Ikea for lunch and stayed there till ibu and Adik datang dr penang. Kesian mereka sampai sesat barat. Tp akhirnya jumpe jugak. Belilah beberapa barang yang bapak pesan di ikea, and off we drove to Bangi to overnight there.

On Sunday, we went to one of our relative's wedding di Desa Parkcity, Bandar Manjelara. Cantek sungguh weddingnye. Bayu Weddings was the one responsible for the wedding. Next week baru I dapat upload the pics as the camera ada ngan Aya. Aya will get back on Saturday. So lambat sikir ye. Okaylah, need to do my work. Talk to you later.

Xoxo

Atikah.

Meeting friends and family...

2010-03-13T10:43:00.002+08:00

This morning... a bit boring. Aya still tido and I am working on my freelance job. Yesterday, went to see my auntie kat hospital. Alhamdulillah she is well and recovering. Met up with my besties Rozie and Meilan and their ever funny boyfriends Zyrie and Aman. Dah lama tak jumpa mereka, once jumpe asyik laugh aje.

Okaylah, will update on others soon. I nak concentrate buat keje kejap.

xoxo

Atikah