I got a pocket got a pocket full of sunshine
I got a love and I know that it's all mine
Do what you want
But you never gonna break me
Sticks and stone are never gonna shake me

Today was my first time in Johor Court. It was also my first time appearing for the firm. It’s good to back in Court; it feels like reuniting with an old friend, with which I have a love-hate bond. Ngeee. I was a bit anxious at first to get acquainted with the Johor Court, but as someone told me, “If you’ve survived the KL Court, you can survive anywhere”. Maybe. From my first encounter with the Court, I must say that it certainly has different kind of vibe. It is more intimate; the staffs are friendlier, the lawyers seem to know each other and the judges seem more laid back. It has the same feel you’d get from other state Courts such as Shah Alam and Melaka. Tapi tak tahulah, baru first encounter kan. Aduh it was really hot outside so I’m a bit lemah now (ngada-ngada); famished, sleepy, exhausted but mostly thirsty.


It surprises me how well I am adapting to this new firm. Bukankah I am supposed to be like Chandler? Awkward with strangers? Bad at making small talk? Strangely I’m doing okay here, alhamdulillah. Mungkin kerana ia mempunyai warmth and setting yang identical to my old firm. I hope things will only get better from now on.

Oh and I’ve been wearing my Crocs to the office since that last post; I think I need to get myself a comfortable work shoes or better yet, another Crocs (alasan). Ngeee. Oh and in case you’re concerned (not!), I’ve bought one new work shirt. In blue. Thanks to Metrojaya Sale.

The Husband has been away on advocacy training for 4 days now; it has been very dull without him. I can’t wait to see him tonight! But not before the compulsory ‘Iftar With Clients’ which I have to attend tonight; menyampahlah! The only high point about that is dapat makan free at the longest Ramadhan buffet (again). But I’d rather choose buka puasa at mamak with the Husband anytime.

I have a research due tomorrow; I better start now if I don’t want to look stupid in front of Dato’ and the other senior lawyer. Ngeee.

Owh. My heart goes out to a good friend and a good friend’s dad; both are battling pain and illness in the hospital. Please pray for their recovery.

Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the french I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be

I suddenly feel like sharing some pictures from
our most recent trip to Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah. Here goes:

Me likey the Jonker Street. Sungguh vibrant and fun.

Ngeee. Look at Hubby imitating the patung;
Imitation is indeed the best form of flattery.


"In God We Trust. Others pay cash" Hahaha. Well said.

The Orang Utan House is the coolest t-shirt store with the coolest and cutest statement T-shirt. Art-On-T-Shirt as they call it.

Oh and there's a picture of the Husband getting his foot massaged (sungguh serene) and a picture of my jealous feet. I don't think I can stand reflexology, maaflah ya kakiku.


Of course we did some jalan-jalan, walaupun di bulan puasa.

I was so lega bila dapat naik beca but was so kesian to that Pakcik Beca yang tua (he's 65 okay!) tetapi gagah perkasa itu.

Gambar bawah, kiri: Kami di gelanggang pertarungan Laksamana Hang Tuah dan Laksamana Hang Jebat. Or so they say. Bukankah history is nothing but merely a gossip well told? Hehehe.


Melawat makam-makam and masjid-masjid.
Lihatlah wajah saya, I was forced to melawat! The Pakcik Beca was so passionate about the history of Malacca I had to pretend I cared. Ngeee.


Colourful walls. Me likey. And he was forced to pose, of course. Ngeee.


Begitulah ya, kawan-kawan. More pictures are here! Sila sila.

"Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us
our appearance only" ~ Samuel Butler, Erewhon

[Initially I wanted to write about TARA III. Atau mengenai Chevening Scholarships yang menarik itu. Atau something about my peralihan hidup sebagai isteri bekerjaya. But I’m too lazy. And I have something due to my client today. Jadi, di kemudian harilah. Entri ini untuk Kano, yang mengadu tiada bahan bacaan lalu mengarahkan blog ini dikemas kini. Disebabkan hari lahir beliau ialah kelmarin dan saya masih belum membelikan hadiah, I am thus obliged to obey her. Here goes nothingness]


How does one know when she needs new clothes?

(a) When one has been wearing the same shirts since her chambering years. Fast-forward 2 years, mind you. (Malah ada shirts dari zaman Law school, okay. Yes, it's that bad, people);

(b) When every work clothes in one's closet is either in black or white. Bosan kan? She needs to add some colours to her wardrobe lah, now that belum perlu ke Mahkamah lagi;

(c) When one's Husband complimented her that she looks cute in her grey shirt, when it's actually black. Ngeee.

I seriously need new work shirts. But I am too kedekut and fussy. I'd get all fidgety when I do the math: One plain shirt would cost me RM50 (the least) and with RM50, I can at least get 2 books! Or one week of gas for my car. Or a swanky, yummy buka puasa for two. Ngeee. Help!

All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am

The caramel pudding is cooling in the freezer; made one for tonight iftar with his sedara-mara. The thing about family gathering that really bugs me is when people start asking me “Ada apa-apa dah ke?” I know (most) sedara-mara don’t read my blog so they don’t know they shouldn’t do so. Ngeee.

I know they meant well. And some are just asking for the sake of making small talk. But still it is annoying. Kalau kawan, boleh juga aku jawab, “Ada, ada lemak” (that’s pretty much how I answer to friends). But with sedara-mara, you’d have to memaniskan wajah and answer nicely as if it’s just another ice breaking conversation.

But who can blame them? It’s just how our society functions. When you’re a woman, your makcik-makcik don’t give a damn if you got brilliant job with good pay with great friends and interesting social life.

Jika anda wanita, the society only cares about:

(a) if you’re single, “When are you going to settle down?”
(b) If you’re married, “When are you going to beranak?”
(c) If you’re with a child, “Bila nak beranak lagi?”
(d) When you’ve beranak lagi, “Bila nak beranak lagi? Takkan 2 je?” (to which my Ibu’s answer would always be, “Tuhan bagi 2 je, bersyukurlah.” The mention of Tuhan never failed to shut people up, mereka akan tersedar ianya semua takdir Tuhan)
(e) When your anak-anak are growing up, people will bother you with “UPSR dapat berapa A?” and what not.
(f) When your anak-anak have all grown up, they will start asking “Bila nak dapat menantu?”
(g) Bila dah dapat menantu, the next thing you know is you will be pestered with “Bila nak timang cucu?”


It’s a tough society to please. They make it easier for men though; men never have to endure the pain/annoyance of dealing with such situations. But I know the makcik-makcik meant well, they just care too much. But please, just leave us alone. At least, leave my kind alone (because I know some women are just too nice to be bothered by this kind of harassment. Ngeee). For God's sake, it's only been 5 months! LEAVE ME ALONE. Please.

Bukankah bulat air kerana pembentung?

Saya baru selesai membaca Pohon Maaf Versi 1.0 dan Versi 2.0 di laman Chedet. Seperti biasa, saya rasa beliau memang seorang penulis yang cukup baik. Benarkanlah saya mengagumi individu berotak kiri-kanan itu, tanpa mengaitkan saya dengan mana-mana sayap politik.

Kekecohan tentang isu perkauman ini mengingatkan saya kepada teman baik saya ketika di Darjah 6, Hoi Won Sie. Ketika kami mengikuti lawatan sekolah ke FRIM, kami disuruh oleh cikgu untuk berpegangan tangan supaya tidak hilang. Dia merajuk kerana saya enggan memegang tangannya. Saya memilih untuk berjalan dengan 2 teman baik saya yang lain, Zafira dan Yong Teng Siew. Kemudian Won Sie bertanya, “Kenapa awak tak nak pegang tangan kita? Sebab kita makan babi, ya?” Saya sungguh terkejut. Tapi saya tak ingat apa saya jawab. Mungkin saya tak jawab, sebab kemudiannya Won Sie cakap, “Yong pun makan babi jugak. Kenapa awak pegang tangan dia?”

Saya tahu ini tidak relevan dengan kekecohan masa kini. Tapi saya suka betul zaman sekolah rendah, di mana saya ada kawan dari semua bangsa, malah saya sebenarnya tak sedarpun mereka tu bangsa lain, melainkan pada hari perayaan. Beraya Aidilfitri di rumah saya. Beraya Cina di rumah Won Sie, Yong dan Chu Xiao Pei. Beraya Krismas di rumah Geraldine (kami suka sekali kerana rumahnya sangat cantik ketika Krismas; ada pokok krismas, ada candies, ada presents) Pernah juga beraya Deepavali di rumah Nirmal, budak lelaki yang baik tapi saya menyampah sebab suka mengusik.

Bersekolah di sekolah asrama penuh, seterusnya ke universiti bumiputra dan seterusnya bekerja di firma-firma yang dipelopori Melayu, telah menyebabkan lingkungan saya menjadi sungguh Melayu. Sedangkan arwah nenek saya ialah seorang Cina dari negara China? Serta keturunan bapa saya, bukanlah Melayu sangat?



Maaflah jika anda tidak setuju, tapi saya mahukan suatu Bangsa Malaysia, berkongsi dan berusaha bersama, tanpa pecah belah, tanpa perlu membangkitkan sentimen bangsa. Negara kita perlukan kita, jangan sampai ia tergadai. Tetapi tentu, janganlah sehingga membelakangi Agama dan Adat masing-masing. Sekadar menjadi Bangsa Malaysia di jiwa, bersatu untuk negara ini, apalah salahnya? Sukar sangatkah?

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

This is something I found here which I think is pretty clever. And cute too.

Never ask a single person if they’re seeing anyone special, an unemployed person if they’ve found a job, or a married couple when they’re planning to have children.

You’re not making conversation. You’re starting someone on the road to Prozac.


Ngeee. True. Anyways, I can’t wait to go to the longest Ramadhan buffet in Danga Bay tonight! Tik tok tik tok, 45 minutes to go!


** The above lyric has nothing to do with the post. I just happened to kinda like that Fort Minor song, fondly known to many as the Percent Song. Cute.

"If you judge people you have no time to love them" ~ Mother Teresa

I finally got my computer and now I’m blogging from work! Woohoo! It’s 8.20 in the morning and I’m all geared up to start working on the legal opinion due today. But first, a little update on work: I’m liking the works I’m currently getting, my roomie is super nice (sharing room is not bad after all, seronok juga ada kawan bersembang bila mengantuk, ngeee), my immediate superior (who happens to be a friend of my ex-boss) is one cool Muslimah and other people are okay too. So far so good. Tapi perlu skeptical, baru few days kan, true colours semua perkara belum kelihatan lagi.

But I promise you I’ll enjoy the ride. Ngeee :D


Yesterday was Dod’s birthday so I treated her for a birthday dinner at Imano’s Café in Angsana (I like the foods there, tak faham mengapa sungguh sedikit pelanggannya). And after solat Maghrib at the spacious surau (I highly respect malls with spacious, well maintained surau), kami berjalan-jalan di syurga baju raya itu. Sungguh membahagiakan.


As a natijah dari overdose of baju raya galore di Angsana:
(a) semalam saya telah pengsan di hadapan TV sehinggalah Suami pulang dari outstation dari Batu Pahat;
(b) saya memakai my Mary Jane flats ke kerja hari ini – sure it’s not too cute when paired with work attire but I’m so comfy I don’t even care.

Have a good day dan berpuasalah bersungguh-sungguh semua!

"There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist" ~ Mark Twain

Hello people! How’s Ramadhan treating you? Very well, I hope. As most of you probably know, I’ve started work. My first day there was not bad, but not that exciting either. I’m sharing room with a Paralegal, which is weird, because I am used to having my own room in my previous firm. And quite a huge one, I must say. But my roomie is okay, and there are other lawyers who are sharing as well, jadi tak mengapalah, orang baru.

Works have been flooding in since yesterday morning, but nothing substantial, mostly vetting Court documents for Islamic Banking; I am used to handling contested matter, jadi terasa berbeza. Come evening, barulah dapat some substantial work. But still no computer, which is bosannya! Oh fret not, my YM buddies; YM diwajibkan there, untuk memudahkan komunikasi antara partners-lawyers-staffs. Cool eh? Heh.

Initially I wanted to mengomel about the firm, but I’ve complained enough to the Husband (and comparing the Firm to my previous one) after my first day. Oleh itu, saya berpegang kepada kata-kata beliau, “Nothing’s perfect, give the firm a chance, it will grow on you.” Well, maybe it will. It’s starting to :)

"The happiest moments of my life have been the few
which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family."
~ Thomas Jefferson

We had a great fun visiting Penang last weekend! Prior to this visit, the Husband was a virgin to most of my family's favourite Penang activities :D

Our favourite hotel in Penang: Cititel.
And Merdeka fireworks view from our hotel room.


The famous Lorong Kulit:

Chow Rosta Road, for our favourite Cucoq Udang and Ayaq Sarbat:

It is well known that Penang is famous for its delicious foods!

Kacang poi. Laksa. Sotong Kangkung. Pasemboq. Ayaq Sarbat.

And of course, no visit would be complete without Penang Nasik Kandaq. Kami tahap makan 3 kali. On the night we arrived, we had Nasik Kandaq at the famous Line Clear, which is within a walking distance from our hotel. For breakfast, we had the one at Market Bayan Baru, but were dissappointed. Dulu sedaplah kat situ, kualiti dah menurun! And for lunch, my dad tapau-ed our favourite Penang Nasik Kandaq, Halim's at Jelutong, yummy goodness!

More Penang good foods.


Our Penang experiences in a whole:

[More pictures are here]

It was a great weekend! :D Already I am missing my beloved family and the comfort of home :( And I am anxious (not in a good way) to start my first day tomorrow :P Wish me luck, people!

"To be pregnant is to be vitally alive,
thoroughly woman, and undoubtedly inhabited"
- Anne Buchanan & Debra Klingsporn

My amazing weekend started with a little gathering with my girls
for Jaja's baby shower! It was so so so much fun!

We hijacked Jaja's crib and prepared the surprise with the help of her wonderful husband. Thanks, Syahrill for the assistance!


The party was so so so much fun! :D

"A mother's joy begins when new life is stirring inside; when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone." - Author Unknown


Upacara membuka hadiah!

Naem got them a baby blanket. Mazia, a baby pillow. Dod, baby flashcards. And yours truly, a musical pullout; ketam yang comel!

Far sent baju baby dari kejauhan (we missed you!) Aniz got them baju baby and baby bip yang adorable itu! Ana who couldn't be there (we missed you too! Get well soon!) MMS-ed Jaja the picture of her gift, a baby potty. Hehe.


And we played some games!

Elin won the first game: Teka jumlah candy.
Aniz won the second one: Guess Jaja's waistline.
And I won the third one (woohoo!): Create a baby product using clay.


It really was so so so much fun. I miss you girls already :(


Geng, for more photos, click here!