Are You An Optimist or Pessimist?

You Are a Realist

You don't see the glass as half empty or half full. You see what's exactly in the glass. You never try to make a bad situation seem better than it is... But you also never sabotage any good things you have going on. You are brutally honest in your assessments of situations - and this always seems to help you cope.

Are You An Optimist or Pessimist?

Cute Stuff for New borns

Since I'm on EL/MC today, I've decided to browse the web.
Looking for cute items for my newborn.
Not something that hubby would encourage.
Hehe. Anyway, its just for fun. Just window shopping. ;p

Breast Pump...

The Medela Swing Breastpump price is RM768.00. Expensive, but it looks so cool. Has anyone tried this. Am also looking at the new AVENT ISIS iQ UNO Handheld Electronic Breast Pump. Its priced at RM650 if not mistaken.

Sigh. Semua mahal2. Hmm.. maybe I'll just stick to what I have at the moment. Kalau dapat bonus 2 bln, boleh lah jugak nak invest in a new pump. hehe. Tengoklah dulu macam mana kan.

How weird are you?

I tried this after reading monvieennuyeuse 's
blog on her learning style. Hehe.

You Are 40% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

PC Fair April 2007

What I got at PC Fair..

A maxtor hd 100 gig.
Mula-mula just wanted to get a 2 gig flash drive.
But somehow, ter'beli' pulak the maxtor.
Hopefully thats enough to store my mp3s and pictures.

Shop.. Shop.. at Sogo

I went to Sogo during lunch time. They have quite good bargains especially baju budak2. (sale sampai 22nd April sajer tau) I bought a nice pair of pants and tee's to go with it for Zahra. And for my unborn baby, pee jays and tees and pants.

Ikutkan hati, nak beli banyak lagi. Hehe. But have to 'spend wisely'. Actually masa pergi Sogo tuh pun bukannya nak beli baju budak2. But to buy something for hubby. Tapi tengok2 sana sini. Tak berkenan pulak.

Anyway, shopping sakan punya hal till tak sedar dah 1 pm. So kena tapau jer lah. Hmm.. makan pun nak kena decide. Keluar2 dari lif, terus nampak 1901. Had ‘Ted Texas”. Nice.

Hmm.. still tak puas shopping. Cause tak beli apa2 for hubby yet. Maybe esok boleh singgah isetan on the way to PC Fair. By the way, I’m on leave tomorrow so that I can go to the PC Fair. Ingat nak cari some extra gig to keep all my mp3s.

Tragic Thursday

You hear it in the news and papers. Friends and colleague's send emails and sms warn you to be careful. But when it happens to someone you know, it hits you like a brick. It can happen to anyone. What am I talking about. Snatch thief.

On a fine Thursday morning, something unexpected happened to my colleague on her way to work. She got robbed. Near her house which is somewhere in Cheras. She got slashed with a very sharp 'parang'. Unfortunately for her, the sharp parang went through one of her finger/right hand's bone. A minor operation was performed on her hand and most probably wont be able to use her right hand for a while. Kesian kan. Thankfully that was it. Of course her handphone, purse and handbag is gone. And she has to make police report, cancel all her cards. Banyak lah kerja sikit. But at least she's still alive. Betul tak?

Just a word of advise to all u out there. Be careful. If someone grabs ur handbag, let it go. If you're going to the bank to take out your salary, go with a friend. And always keep a pepper spray within your reach.

Aquaria...

Some pictures taken at Aquaria. If you want to go there, bring your kid(s). Kalau tak a bit bored. The place is a bit cramp and its quite expensive. And adult's ticket costs RM28. Not so sure how much is the children's ticket though.
Conclusion: I would rate the place 7 over 10.

The exit.

A school of fish in the tank. The pictures didnt turn out so great cause we have to switch off the flash. There is actually a sign that says no flash photography.

Feeding time. The big fish is actually a shark. Not sure what kind.
If you go to Aquaria, make sure you dont miss this.
This is the highlight of the exhibition.

Another picture of the tank.
Cant remember what's the name of the fish though.

Fella Design Warehouse Sale...

Trip to Frasers Hill

Every year, we make it a point to spend at least a few days at Tanglin Bungalow, just to rest and relax. Its so quiet and peaceful. And the food prepared by Kak Rokiah is superb.

This year's journey was a bit longer than usual. We spent at least 4 hours on the road because of the jam on PLUS highway. Lucky for us, we took Guthrie Highway. If not, we're probably spend more time on the road. By the time we reach Frasers Hill, we were so hungry and tired. We had our late lunch and rested till about 8pm. Then makan lagi. Barbeque. Yum yumm... we had lamb, chicken, beef and some buttered rice. Sedapnya. Looks like I'm going to gain a few kilo's during the weekend. (no pictures of the barbeque cause the photographer was busy eating).

The next day was spent at Allen's water park and another park(not sure whats the name of the place, tapi u can ride the horse and there's some rabbits in a cage. Also ada tempat archery).

Jalan... jalan... sedar2 its already lunch time. By then everybody was feeling tired and hungry. That evening, it rained a bit. The next day we left Frasers Hill at around 11.30pm.

Traffic was good. It took us only about 2 to 3 hrs to reach Kelana Jaya.

When is the next vacation? Hmm.. not sure yet... As for now, I leave you with some pictures taken at Frasers Hill.

Loma results are out

And I passed the exam. Alhamdulillah. No need to re-sit for the exam in May. Hehe. Yahoo!!

Pureen Warehouse Sale

Just got to know that the sale starts tomorrow. Every year, Pureen will have this warehouse sales 3 times a year. So if you miss this one, if not mistaken there's another one in Feb or March.

Trip to Janda Baik

Last Friday, we went to Janda Baik. We went there cause I had to attend a personal development course given by my company. It was a good course, and I definitely enjoyed it eventhough we had to go jungle trekking. Some of the things that I learned during the course was about planning and various tools that we can use to monitor, review and implement it. In life, whether its work, or your ownpersonal development. You should plan to PLAN. And it would be beneficial if you can do it from the start so that you dont lose track of what you really want to do in life.

Among the tools that was highlighted in the course, I found three tools that's most useful ;

1. Gant Chart
2. Ishikawa Diagram
3. Pareto Law

All three are easy to use and will InsyaAllah help you with your planning, and organizing, whether its for work or your personal life.

InsyaAllah, I will also use the tools taught during the course in my life. After all what is ilmu without amal right? :)

Photos taken from my L7

Pictures taken at Putrajaya.

Zahra at ikea.

Raya Pictures..

Study Leave... or not?

I still went for my study leave. And best of all, I took time off during lunch time to shop some cloths for Zahra. Here's some of her pictures in her new attire.

Exam...

Dear Loma Student,

Exam Date
Please be reminded, that LOMA exam will be held on 6th - 10th November 2006 . You have less than approximately 27 days to prepare for the exam.

Study Leave
The company has granted study leave for you prior to the exam for those who are sitting for the first examination attempt, Please spare some time and utilize the provided benefit for your studies and revision. You are entitle for (7) days in a calendar year.
This leave is not applicable for those on second attempt of the same paper.
Those person are advised to use their annual leave.

Your Planning
Kindly plan your study leave in advance to avoid any coalition with your job tasking. You are requested to apply study leave in advance, however it's subject to department head approval.



I got this email on Monday... and I've only finished reading one chapter. 17 more to go. Sigh.

Study leave dah apply has supposed to be on Thursday and Friday. Tapi macam tak jadi jer cause my boss said this to me before I left the office 'I think I might need you to postpone your study leave..' Hmm.. What can I say but..Ok. Maybe postpone it to Monday.

See lah how first...

Errk..

Yesterday was not really a good day for me.

First, the report that I was checking was still incorrect. This is probably due to some programming error. And till now it still cant be correct. I wonder if this is because of the *SMR #696

Secondly, I found out that I overlooked the commission detail in an earlier comm report in UAT. Thereby causing the overriding commission to be double the correct amount.

Thirdly, I fell asleep with Zahra and only woke up at about 5am. Baru lah nak solat Isyak. Which made me feel a bit upset as I wanted to create a good impression to Allah Almighty. Definitely not by being tardy. Uwaa.. Sedihnya. Anyway, better late than never kan?(ni nak sedapkan hati jer).

Hopefully today will be a better day.

Started today with arriving in the office earlier than usual. Which is good.

Attended the stabilisation meeting. As usual I was late. TTH actually glared at me. I guess I'm the most unwanted person in the IT Dept. Sigh. Apa nak buat? Not that I overlook the report intentionally.

What can I do... except pray to Allah and tawakkal a lot.

"Ya Allah. Just help me get through today and let me be alert and focus today."


Note:
1. UAT is a system used for testing purposes. When an error occurs in the live system, UAT is used by the user to simulate the same scenario as the live system. This is to identify how the system reacts to different scenarios.
2. SMR is system modify request. Used allocate work to programmers for them attend to request by user to rectify or amend issues that arise in the system.

The 'L I T T L E' Things

Someone forwarded this email to me. And I think its worth your time to read and reflect on it.


The 'L I T T L E' Things

As you might know, the head of a company survived 9/11
because his son started kindergarten.

Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to
bring donuts.

One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go
off in time.

One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike
because of an auto accident.

One of them missed his bus.

One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time
to change.

One's car wouldn't start. One went back to answer the
telephone.

One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as
soon as he should have.

One couldn't get a taxi.

The one that struck me was the man who put on a new
pair of shoes that morning, took the various means to
get to work but before he got there, he developed a
blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore to buy
a band-aid. That is why he is alive today.

Now when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn
back to answer a ringing telephone...all the little
things that annoy me,

I think to myself, this is exactly where Allah wants
me to be at this very moment..

Next time your morning seems to be going wrong, the
children are slow getting dressed, you can't seem to
find the car keys, you hit every traffic light, don't
get mad or frustrated; Allah is at work watching over
you.

May Allah continue to bless you with all those
annoying little things and may you remember their
possible purpose.

Potraits of Zahra