I never thought I’d say this but I’m hooked on Gossip Girl. It’s one hell of a scary bitchy show…
I think Serena’s character is too weak.
I think Dan is cute (so what??? I like ’em nerdy.)
I think Chuck is a tortured soul.
I think Nate has got beautiful eyes but he’s too pretty for my liking.
I think Jenny is dumb.
I love Blair! That’s what a bitch should be like. Strong and confident.
And I started watching Glee as well. That’s an A+ show. A must watch for those who love music.
Time orang sibuk guna jalan raya lah diorang mau kasi betul lampu/ tebang pokok/ siram bunga.
Alam flora/ DBKL/DBKK sepatutnya angkat sampah pagi-pagi buta. Start lah angkat jam 3 pagi, supaya tidak mengganggu traffic flow.
Why? WHY? WHYYYYYY??????
p/s: I was stuck in traffic for almost 30mins just because ada lori blocking jalan sebelah kanan sebab orang siram bunga time hujan lebat just now.
My first handsewn dress for Khadeeja… It took 3 days to finish everything.
Bahan-bahannya
Day 2 - The binding left
Bapak jadi model
Done and done!
And di atas nasihat ramai, I bought a good sewing machine from Singer. It’s not that expensive and easy to use, especially for beginners. The next project is Ziyad’s quilt. I found a fantastic vintage kain for the boy and I’m loving it. I hope he (and the mom) loves it too. Cat, I’m gonna do patchwork for everything in your house! Wait and see!!!
Bridezilla!!!
One of us got married on Saturday. It was her birthday as well… So Selamat Pengantin Baru and Happy Birthday to our beloved Manon…
We drove all the way from KL to Bidor (not Ipoh!) without getting lost despite the obvious issue (that non of us knos the place or have the best navigation sense). It was especially nice to see a lot of familliar faces there. And this was my first Catholic wedding ever. Interesting to learn new things… I’ll let the pictures do all the talkings.
Cat looking all nice and fresh at 6.45am!
Camwhoring in the car...
The venue
The Groom
Cha, SuYin, Benny doing his like-a-virgin impression, Seetha
The boys - Shahid, Alfred, Joachim, YYY (and Kim Shen missing from the picture)
Waiting for the ceremony to start.
With Benny
The priest was a funny guy.
Praying together
Mr & Mrs
Us...
Not without forgetting the ang-pow, nonetheless, it was a lovely wedding. Congratulations again Janice and Shan! Semoga berkekalan sehingga ke akhir hayat.
Should I start?
I tried watching the first episode once and half way thru I fell asleep. But that was way back when I was heavily pregnant. I’m running out of things to watch. I’m so up-to-date with my usual programs (House, Grey’s Anatomy, Bones, Supernatural, CSI Vegas). I’m contemplating if I want to download Ugly Betty or not. I loved the previous season (3… Marc and Amanda got super-hilarious in it). Now, atas desakan ramai, I think I’m going to start watching Gossip Girl.
Is it worth my time people???
My first project after tidak bekerja; Khadeeja’s Strawberry Shortcake Quilt.
IMO, if you are a beginner and wants to do something for your child, I think quilting is much easier than knitting, unless you want to do booties lah. Otherwise, if you want to make something yang diorang boleh pakai sampai besar sikit, make a blanket. Knitting, you only need the needles and the yarn (and also measurement tape). For quilting, you need a lot of stuff but it is much faster and easier sebab knitting you are making it from the first stitch. Quilting is just sewing the cloth pieces together, adding up the batting (the filling) and binding (the tepi). To those yang mempunyai tahap kesabaran yang tinggi, knit all you can! But to those who’d like to see the end product much faster, sew it.
The top pieces I got from ebay. Siap potong and it comes with the instructions on how to assemble it.
Satu block yang sudah di sambung.
The top kit doesn’t come with the rest of the stuff you need to complete the quilt. I suggest going to Anna Patchwork located in Sunway Pyramid (CP2) to complete your quilt. It is a cute small shop for your sewing & quilting needs. Anna provides classes on handbag making, baby quilting, applique doing as well.
Do you need a sewing machine to make a quilt? Actually, no. Having a machine is definitely a big huge help, but if you want to take it slow, you CAN jahit tangan. The quilt I made is 75% jahit tangan! Not kidding… I have all the patience to sew (but not with parking stealer…).
Almost done... Only the binding left...
Yezzah!!! The satisfaction of seeing the finished product.
After this, I’m going to attempt to make Khadeeja and Ameena dresses. Anybody knos where to get a simple mesin jahit (yang boleh jahit lurus saja, not the fancy ones)?
The last picture I took in March 09
Assalamualaikum,
I hope you are doing well up there with God.
I’m having a bit of a gangguan emosi today. Tomorrow is your birthday. And I don’t think I can do anything but cry tomorrow. So I’m writing this today. Because I kno tomorrow my eyes will be puffed up and I won’t be able to see the screen properly.
It’s been a while since I cry. I had a busy day today. Abu and I went to Shah Alam and finally registered our company. Can you believe it? Our own company? If you dunno yet, he’s making and selling his own satay now. Yeay!!! I kno, right? So exciting right? We started before raya but now he ‘s really doing it. We should have done it a long time ago so that you could share the excitement. I’m sorry about that.
And if you dunno, we (Ajan and I) are moving to your house. I kno!!! Finally the house will be noisy right? I’m sorry we didn’t do it earlier when you, so many times, have suggested to us. I’m really, really sorry.
The gals are healthy and great. Khadeeja now eats a lot and speaks a lot as well (although half of the time we don’t understand what she’s saying). Ameena is also growing up pretty fast. She’s trying to stand on her own already. Her hair? It is still like that. Very fine and thin. Yes, I put baby oil like you asked me to. It’s ok. She’ll have hair by the time she goes to school. If she doesn’t, we’ll let her wear tudung to school. 🙂
Anyway, the reason why I’m writing this up to you is because I want to be the first person to say ‘Happy Birthday’ to you. I kno this is cheating but hey, who cares?! So, Happy Birthday to you in advance. Let it be known that I am missing you terribly and I have all the intention to be a little bit sad tomorrow. I kno you won’t approve on the crying but maybe I’ll cry in the bathroom where no one gets to see.
I will definitely write to you again.
With all my xo’s; Ze Grandzaughter
So now you kno, there’s always a way to explain why I do what I do. Not road rage, but plain simple explanation. I do not have temper issue! I certainly don’t need to go to any anger management classes. I have my knitting and sewing to calm me down. All those idiots who drive slow/fast or steal people’s parking can go to hell!!!!!!!
p/s: parking ku di curi lagi… Sigh… Do I look like I’m a helpless damsel in distress? I have a black belt in Taekwondo and I am sooo not afraid to key the car… People never learn that looks are deceiving.
Another excellent conversation with a stranger.
Stranger: Excuse me, I don’t mean to be rude but can you are not a ‘Malay Muslim’ right?
Aku: EH?! What gives?
Stranger: You are too colorful. You must be a ‘native Borneon’ or ‘Indonesian’ or ‘something else’ Muslim.
Aku: I’m a native Borneon Muslim. I’m a Murut from Sabah.
Stranger: I think what you are wearing now is very nice. You just eliminate the usual stigma people have in Muslim clothing. You kno, the usual dark colored clothing.
Aku: Thank you!
Stranger: And you are not afraid to show people your cultural background. You should keep this up!
Aku: Err… Ok…
And I think all of you are wondering what I wore yesterday right?
Colorful Me
I think this whole thing is because of the red + green clashing and also my beaded bracelet and red bag with green crocs…
I am so smitten with the song now (and of course him as well). This is the acoustic version. The studio version is even better!
Enjoy!
Ziahlicious 