New member of the family....

Tuesday night, a stranger came to our home. I didn't know about it until Wednesday evening... She was waiting for us at the porch, under my husband's car...Apparently, my hubby told us, she was already at our house Tuesday night, and probably she had stayed overnight...

Meow, meow, meow.... sooooo touching and inviting... of course both of my kids were excited that they want to keep it. At the beginning I was not really into the idea of having a cat for a pet, in fact, I wasn't into the idea of having pets at all!!!

She is still young, still a kid.... so cute and adorable and sooo manja! She really know how to capture our hearts...

Somehow, the whole family agree to keeping it, including myself... surprisingly my hubby was also ok with the idea of keeping her....

Now, I am thinking about her, if she will still be at home when we come back... We all have fallen in love with her...

Her name is ANJA.... the manja way of calling Manja....


~excited Xena~
Thursday, 7th October 2010, 4.21pm

Post Hari Raya 2010

Damn sleepy today! So, I thought that I should do some write up here to just bring myself awake....

Hari Raya was hectic! First day especially. It was basically to my mum-in-law's place, my mum's, mine, again and again... depending where our relatives are! This year we decided not to go back to Sg Petani as yet, probably end of this month we shall make a trip there to visit my granny.

Syawal month was basically open houses, visiting old friends, gathering here, gathering there... it was fun and tiring! Not to mention all those overeating....

O ya, I also went for my audit trip to Kota Kinabalu, Tawau and Sandakan. Did a bit of shopping here and there (shopping is my middle name!!!). I kinda fell in love with KK and I think our next destination of Cuti-Cuti Malaysia would be KK.... We'll see....

Work is ok, surviving and coping.

Ok la, got to go back to work now.

~sleepy Xena~
Tuesday, 5th Oct 2010, 8.53am

Selamat Hari Raya 2010!

It has been soooooooo long that I have written anything here.... I have been negleting this site for a while. A lot has happenned, it's just that I just could not find the time to write it all here....

Recently life have been very stressful for me. Being back stabbed twice within 1 week (domestic and work). Went for 2 interviews but none being offered. Did bead works for my hari raya clothings. Kuih raya also. Ramadhan and those berbuka puasa event with friends and family. Too many to list down actually...

But what I feel now is that, I want to have a good Hari Raya especially with my immediate family - dearest hubby and my two precious one. In the moment of difficulty, I am nothing but grateful that I have a family who truely support me, being the pillar for me in facing all those challenges. All this made me appreciate my other half even more. He may not be as what a women would have dreamt, but for sure he is not like other men who let their wives do everything when it comes to handling the kids. He is not like other naughty men who enjoy entertaining themselves in places that you would not imagine. He treats me and the family with gentle and very rarely he raises his voice, unlike other men who treat their wives and kids like shit. He never raise his hand on me or the kids. With all these, I should be very grateful.....

Selamat Hari Raya everyone!

~grateful Xena~
Tuesday, 7th September 2010, 2.09pm

Project Shake - Update #9

Day 125....

Last Friday, my coach came for my weighing session... heheheh lost 1.3kg in two weeks! Alhamdulillah...

I got 4.5kg to go...

~beaming Xena~

Project Shake - Update #8

Day 107...

Did my weighing today... Alhamdulillah, since my last weigh, I have lost 2.1kg. So, total loss is 4.9kg to date... I am proud of myself... slowly but surely...

Will continue this till I reach my target, if it takes me years....

~hungry Xena - fasting maaaa!~

Project Shake - Update #7

Day 76

Still hanging on there, but with few 'chi ngelat'....

Haven't had the chance to weigh my 'loss' with my coach as my coach is rather busy, but he has invited us to come to his house this 31st July.

Anyway, quite happy that today somebody said to me that 'my blouse is too big for me'. The blouse was previously like a 'karung nangka'. After a month on the SHAKE, the blouse seem just nice. Now, it's big!!! I am rather glad and proud of myself.

Must continue my efforts... I plan to continue for a year....

~Determined to be slim Xena~
Tuesday, 20th July 2010, 2.37pm

Arrrggghhhhh.... the auditors are driving me up the wall....

Two days audit.... the last audit was 4 years ago... this time round the audit is from the manufacturing group, so the scope that they are covering is different than before. Imagine a commercial group being audited like a manufacturing plant!

Adoi....

But I guess, it's a blessing in disguise. All this while when I conducted the internal audit, and give my findings, nobody takes note of it. The auditors have found the same findings as what I have found previously. I guess, they needed a whip from an outsider to get knocked! Haahahahahah (evil laugh again!)

Anyway, need to get back to work...

I am assigned as the 'communicator', so that is why I got the chance to scribble here for a short brief period of time!

~stressed Xena~
Friday, 9th July 2010, 10.05am

Kesian....

Entah ek, just nak cakap kesian....

May God bless you....

~Xena~

MUHAHAHAHAA (evil laugh)..............

I found you!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA....

~Mischievous Xena~

Project Shake - Update #6

Day 56 and counting....

So far so good... me and my partner is behaving and complying to the programme.

What made me happy was that I am now size L!!!!!

So pround, and will not give up till I am a size M....

~Pleased Xena~
Wednesday, 30th June 2010, 12.57pm

Scribble for the day....

Been busy lately... preparing for an audit in July. Today everybody is away for the 'Sales and Marketing Conference' aka company trip. We the support staff je yang tak pegi, so unfair! But then, enjoy it while it last ya....

What have I been doing lately?

Well, my last entry was 10th June kan? Hmmmm let me see....

12-13 June, we joined the Ex-90 SMSB PD trip. It was a nice trip, catching up with old friends and being an observer for a 'sandiwara'... hahahaha sometimes is fun to just watch people's stupidity!

The week after nothing much and that weekend as usual had our hectic weekend. I srubed the house, send Liyana to her piano class and then went to my cousin's house. She had her house warming makan-makan... Seperti biasa, mingling with the relatives....

Sunday Father's day, nothing much as the contractor was doing the house. We enggaged a contractor to do those little jobs, nothing major. Then I thought, let's do a bbq... It's quite nice having it at your home, outside the house. We invited family from my hubby's side, and it was great! It was not a fancy bbq, just a simple one. It's true that people say, simple is nicer! Our menu was: bbq - fish, prawns, squids, pari; nasi putih; gulai tempoyak ikan patin; sambal tumis ikan bilis; air asam. Simple but marvellous!

So, I am not sure what will happen this weekend, but I will sure update next week...

Gotta go now, cherio!

~Xena~
Friday 25th June 2010 9.37am

Project Shake - Update #5

Yahooo!!!!

Today my coach came to my office, to measure my weight...

Day 37 - lost 2.9kg!

Have to work harder.... he set my target this month to be 3.8kg lost....adoi!

Must work hard, must work hard....

~determined Xena~
Friday, 11th June 2010, 11.48am

Bandung Trip with the Gals - 3rd - 5th June 2010

What a tiring but pleasant trip!

Shopped till we drop and I really meant it, the second night there, I totally knocked out as soon as we reached our room!!!!

Our journey started on Thursday, 3rd June 2010. I drove myself to KL Sentral, picked up one of my girlfriend from her condo and shoot to KL Sentral. Parked my car, send MMS to hubby to show where the car was parked (he collected the car later that day!), and took the bus to LCCT.

Reached LCCT, had breakfast, checked-in and we took off. Reached Bandung on time, and our supir was already waiting for us. Straight away to the hotel, checked in, solat then off to our shopping spree. First day we shopped at factory outlet at Jalan Dago and Jalan Riau. Also went to Rumah Mode. Our supir is really-really good, in the car back to the hotel he asked, "Ada sapa-sapa mau mengurut?'. Pucuk dicita, ulam mendatang.... 5 of us had our urut in our rooms! 2 hour for Rp150,000 (RM60), mana boleh tahan right????

Second day was purely Pasar Baru. We shoot to pasar baru around 9am and stayed there till around 3pm. Never shopped like that in my whole life!!!! After that we continue our shopping spree to Toko Tiga where we all bought jeans. By that time we were damn tired! We cut short our plan and straight away went to our dinner place. We had dinner at Sierra Lounge. The restaurant is located at the higher part of Bandung and the view was excellant. I enjoyed myself there, good food with good friends with good view! Pak Agus, our supir, also joined us for dinner. I think he got a culture shock to see us 6 ladies having dinner, gossiping exchanging our plates to taste each of our food! He must taught we were some crazy bunch! But I guess, he has seen worse!!!! After dinner, we managed to drop by to a mall called 'Paris Van Java', but by the time we got there, most of the shop was closing already. Then we shoot back to the hotel, and this is when I knocked out as soon as I drop myself on the bed!

Third day, the final day, we started our day with dropping by at the famous bakery, Kartika Sari, to buy cakes. Then we shoot to Pasar Baru again, till 1pm. After that, it was our journey back home.... :(

I hope I am able to have a similar trip in the future.... Best Bangat!!!!

~Satisfied Xena~
Thursday, 10th June 2010, 6.24pm

Project Shake - Update #4

Today is Day 36....

Been not compliant last week, and that was because of my Bandung Trip... Adoi! Makan macam nak rak kat sana... huhuhuhuhu...

Now bergiat balik.... Tomorrow my coach will be coming and take my weight and measurements. So, I do hope I have lost at least a bit!

But I have noticed some improvements.... Baju memang dah longgar... Seluar, at the tighs memang loose... which already made me happy even if I have not lost any kg!

We'll see tomorow!

~positive Xena~
Thursday, 10th June 2010

A moment of low....

Life is an unfair place... No matter how hard we try to satisfy a certain person, it can never be done especially when that person has already have a mindset. At the moment, I am playing the 'be the bigger person' game. But I am not sure until when I can play this game....

It's sad to see my hubby's sad face as well when we get blamed for something rediculous and something that has got nothing to do with the main issue. But that is how it has to be... we have got no choice.

May Allah bless us always, and give us all the patience to face this challenge....

~frustrated Xena~
Tuesday, 1st June 2010, 2.01pm

Such a party pooper!!!!

There are two types of person... One is positive and the other is negative....

Scenario: I now managed to get into a dress which was tight before and I didn't wear it before because I looked like a 'karung nangka'. So, went to 'show off' to friends in the office, in particular 2 of my lunch buddies.

The positive one: Wow! Bestnya! Alhamdulillah, you managed to lose some weight. Keep it up!

The negative one: Errr... good la, but the tummy is still buldging!

I was like, what the F***, just because you couldn't lose any weight, you just have to be bitter of other people's achievement!!!

But hey, it doesn't bother me that much (it did bother me a bit, but no, no, no, not now!). I will make the negative one life's miserable, by losing more and more weight!!!!!

~you-wait-and-see Xena~
Monday, 24th May 2010, 11.59am

Project Shake - Update #3

Alhamdulillah... have good progress...

Did my body analysis last saturday night at my coach's place. Lost 2.1kg!!!! Good huh? I am so proud of myself, but I need to work harder....

I can now wear those clothes that was previously tight fitted. How I am so glad about that! It makes me feel good that there are spaces between the cloth and the skin!!!!

Entering third week now...

~pleased Xena~
Monday, 24th May 2010, 11.45am

Project Shake - Update #2

Almost two weeks since we started. So far, we have gotten the hang of it already. In fact, the shake taste quite nice! I love the vanilla flavour whereas my husband likes the Tropical Fruit one.

However, I have been overeating these past two days... I need to control myself... not only it makes me feel guilty, but also I don't feel comfortable. I think my stomuch has shrunk, so I can't really take a lot of food anymore....

Tomorrow I shall try to contain myself... as I don't like this feeling of fullness... It makes me feel lazy!

Workout at the gym, I have been doing consistantly, at least twice a week... I hope that will last..

~determined Xena~
Tuesday, 18th May 2010, 2.01pm

Resting at home....

Having the sniffles... tight nose, sore throat and coughing here and there....

Huhuhuhu....

Now at home, with my son... watching TV... getting drowsy, and drowsy...

zzzzzzzz...........

~Xena~
Wednesday, 12th May 2010, 2.25pm

Why must people judge others by their appearance or the way they dress????

Last Saturday we went window shopping at Alpha Angle Wangsa Maju. I have been looking for a watch for my birthday, and I was thinking of getting myself a Tissot watch, since it's my birthday, and it's nice to treat yourself once in a while. So, in getting a rather expensive item (well, expensive for me lah!), I would rather look for it slowly, to make sure I get the one which I really-really like.

So, while browsing through the shopping complex, I went into this watch shop at the ground floor. The lady was helpful but I was quite irritated with her. I went to the Tissot cabinet, looking through, seeing which model I'd like. She was very good in recommending models no doubt; being a good sales person of course, desperate to get some sales from me, a potential buyer. Probably my next question to her must have changed her perception on me, I think. I ask, 'Is there any discount for these watches?'. Well, I always learn that we should ask in case there is a discount right?

Then she start recommending other brands of watches. She said, 'Akak cuba lah tengok Alain Delon punya jam, itu murah sikit!'. I was like, in my heart, 'errrr do I look like I can't afford a Tissot?' I was wearing a faded imitation Polo Shirt, faded jeans with just black slippers. My husband was wearing his faded black T-shirt with those secondary-school-green pants with those pockets at the sides of the knees. My kids were dressed up equally bad as their parents.

'Tak pe', I said to myself, 'Kita kasi chance....'.

I went further in the shop, scanning at other brands, pausing at the cabinet of another swiss made watch (I forgot the brandname! Maklum le, not the type who wears expensive watches!). You know what she said to me? 'Yang ini lagi mahal dari Tissot!'. I was like, WTH! I felf like slapping her! I immediately approached my husband and told him that I didn't want to buy the watch yet, especially not from this shop!

I was rather pissed. People like to judge a book by it's cover. It's really sickening....

O well, looks like I need to be pretentious to be a filthy rich person to buy a decent watch!

~Annoyed Xena~
Monday, 10th May 2010, 8.39am