aniz whines

2009-03-31T22:10:00.002+08:00

Especially untuk orang-orang yang keje kat opis aku yang love En Syed, dan juga bini Pak Leman.
Enjoy!

2009-03-31T18:25:00.005+08:00

I know that I've been neglecting my blog for months now. Thanks to Elin who tagged me, if not, I would never update this sad old website. Here goes!

Rules - The rules are simple. Use Google Image to search the answers to the questions below. Then you must choose a picture in the first page of the results, and post it as your answer. After that tag 6 people.

I am:

tired. Really, I am. I wake up feeling tired, I rest feeling tired. I feel so demotivated with my work (believe me, if you just tetiba nak rasa borderline insanity, you can try doing my portfolio). I ticked yes for all the symptoms for depression. What am I frigging doing to myself??!

I really want to go to:

the flea markets of the worrrrld. I love pasar malam, so why not go global, right? London and Paris rangka ayams and cheap sikats, just you wait.

My favourite place is:

my room. I can't stop thinking about my bed and my contoured pillow. Mmmm..

My favourite thing:

my car. The fact that I'm so happy to pay the monthly installments. The fact that it looks so random cuz I'm so kedekut to pay to get it washed and upgrade the rims, headlights and get it tinted, bla, bla, bla. I love love love my car.

My favourite drinks:

Dunkin' Donut's Iced Caramel Swirl (something like that la). It's worth my 10 bucks. But like everything else, don't have it too often. It'll spoil the magic.

My favourite food is:

the Colonel's Original Recipe Chicken. Which I have to have twice a week. (Mak thinks that the OR is the cause of that [long gone] "mass" in my uterus. I sincerely hope she doesn't have scientific proof!)

And

Krathong's Pineapple Chicken Rice and Tom Yam Chicken (it's at Maju Junction). Despite the fact that harga dia dah naik RM2 since last month, I still love it. But I was told by Kak EJ not to eat it anymore, cuz she thought that I was unknowingly pregnant at that time (pineapple's not good for the womb if you're pregnant). Before you ask, I am not with child. And how do I know that? I'm having my menses. Ask me again next month, ya.

My favourite colour:

Blue. It's calming. I even painted my old room sky blue just to be reminded of the blue beach sky.

I attended:

UiTM School of Law.

My hobbies are:

Relaxing and empty chatting. Kalau Min ada kat sebelah dan bukan di Slim River, lagi best.

My wish is:

to sleep peacefully without waking up in the middle of the night hyperventilating, panic thinking about work and waking up with a migraine thinking about work. Sheesh!

And:

not have my fashion adviser ask me to wear a protective device against lalat when I become Penyanyi No. 1 Malaya. Who did this to her?!?!? Not that I'm a fan, but this is just plain mean.
On the other hand, is her hair smelly? Is she keeping a kuih on her forehead? Doesn't she have a place in her big house to keep the tudung saji? What?

2009-03-01T00:50:00.010+08:00

My Wedding Pix by Green Apple,
as promised.
Yes, it's chronologically terbalik, but you know the drill for weddings, right?
This entry is a bit self-indulgent, but I feel somewhat shameless today, muahaaa..
I absolutely adore the pictures.
Enjoy!

2009-02-27T13:49:00.003+08:00

Well, since the news is out, why not tell.

Yes, I've tendered my resignation at this Firm. Two weeks ago. It took me a few days to approach the Boss with that letter, because every time I wanted to, I tak sampai hati.

But, when I did, my Boss wouldn't accept it (SHOCKING!). A few suggestions were given and arrangements were made and he asked me to try it out first. So, after some discussions and some thinking, I told him that I'm willing to try the new arrangement.

So, I'm still here at STWD. I mean, where else can I find a Boss who's actually nice, lawyers who drive me crazy (with their, inter alia, jokes about my flat chest) but whom I absolutely adore, helpful colleagues and to-die-for increment?

So, sorry for the tease that I would deliver some shocking news in my post. Kesian korang, cuz it's still the same boring story of my monotonous life.

Next up, WEDDING PICTURES from Green Apple! I just got it on Tuesday (it doesn't matter that it's almost 2 months after my wedding, cuz the pictures and the treatment from Suriya and her team are great! She's so nice!)

Nanti I upload yek!

2009-01-21T20:36:00.002+08:00

Alo people! I got married!
MARRIED!! (Can you believe!?)
And don't worry, I will post the pictures as soon as I receive them from the Green Apple team, and my cousin Nidzam, ya.
Now I'm very busy with work, my hands are full and tied with work, work, work.
Min's staying in Slim River, but would drive back to his hot wife at Subang Jaya every 2-3 days (ha!).
Currently feeling so blessed, fulfilled and happy. Sigh.. this bliss..

Can't believe the level of dedication given by my family, relatives and friends for my wedding, who worked incessantly day and night, day and night, to ensure my wedding went on without a glitch. You know who you are (I simply can't put all your names here; there's too many of you!). But, ALHAMDULILLAH FOR YOU! Sujud syukur for you! May Allah give me the health and wealth to repay you however I can.

Now it's 8.48 p.m. at the office, and I've got to get back to work. Love ya!

2008-12-20T08:32:00.004+08:00

Ye.. Sebenarnya, Nijoh ni tak sihat sebelum ni..

Ada "mass" the size of a golfball at my female parts (my poor babies, my eggs!).
(Actually, I prefer to call it a "mess").
And ada excruciating, horrible, numbing, screaming pain at my lower abdomen twice every mid-cycle since June. THE PAIN WAS HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE!!

Went to the 1st doctor, a GP, he said it might be endometriosis.
The 2nd doctor, an ob-gyn, said it's Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, a form of sexually transmitted disease. Oh please! I'm so suci, I can't even tell you!
Went to the 3rd doctor, also an ob-gyn, she said it's a gastro-intestinal problem.
Was referred to her colleague, a radiologist to do a scan, and he said, "Looks good to me".
Went to the 4th doctor, she just rambled around for 15 minutes without telling me what I'm suffering from.

Went back to the 3rd doctor (since the appointment was already fixed) and in November, she finally found the mass at my ovaries. She said sometimes it twists, and that's what causes the body-numbing pain (and my sky-high stress. And my sleepless nights. And my wet sejadah. And my bad, bad mood. And my self-pity).

Was told to see her again in December, to see the progress of the mass and whether it had membesar bagai juara.

So last Wednesday, I went with Mak to see Dr. Number 3 (I rarely go to the doctor berteman, you see, so I have to mention the teman's name cuz it's such a Kodak moment).

And she said the mass it gone.

I am extremely thankful, to say the least. Ya Allah, thank you! And I haven't had the pain in one and a half months.

Now, I'm ready to fully think about my hari kawen! Yey!

..which is in 2 weeks.. Oh my God...

2008-12-16T20:56:00.003+08:00

Why do I feel so sad today?

Is it because I can't even spend 10 minutes to eat without my clients calling?
Then losing my appetite then and there, because I just had to do the thing they want me to do immediately? (I'm soooo hungry, until I don't even feel like eating anything. There goes my stomach lining again.)
Or is it because my savings is literally diminishing for my wedding?
Or the guilty feeling afterwards that I shouldn't berkira about spending my money for my wedding, since my parents have spent so so so much more? (And it is a once in a lifetime event, so I shouldn't be stressing on this, right?)
Or is it because the nature of my work (especially this current, really stupid project), that I'd be in such a black mood the very first second I wake up?
Or is it because I'm worried if I continue doing this project, I might not be able to get pregnant?
Or is it because I'm scared to drop this project that I would be seen as incompetent, even though it would affect my health so seriously?
Or is it because my boss just doesn't acknowledge that fact?
Or is it this stupid health issue I'm facing?

Maybe that's it.

(Pray for this Nijoh. The doctor will decide tomorrow).

2008-11-19T07:39:00.000+08:00

Was Hattan's name inspired by "Khatan"? Can somebody ask him?

2008-11-12T19:27:00.003+08:00

1) Remember when I told you that I removed my famous mole? It's haunted. It came back.

2) Looks like I can't surf the net during office hours anymore. Apparently, all this while my Boss can detect whoever's online through his computer. He also knows the sites we surf. Dang. I hope this explains why I don't really blog anymore.

3) I'm starting to have cold feet. I wake up at 3 or 4 or 5 am every morning, just.. thinking. And worrying. About the ripples on my dress la, about the colour of the pelamin chair la, about stamps la. It happened when I was getting engaged too. I need more sleeeeeeeep! Or do more solats while I'm awake, tapi pemalas I ni. [Eversince I got separated from Dod, I don't really do solat sunat anymore. Dod, aku rasa ko kena se-opis dengan aku la..]

4) I'm sick and all 3 doctors I went to don't know what's wrong with me. Habih duit aku je.

5) I was supposed to move into my parents' old room yesterday kononnya sempena nak kawen ni la. [Mak and Ayah moved into the guest room downstairs, which is now the master bedroom.] After sleeping in the same bilik bujang for 20 years, I just can't move into another room la.. It just feels so weird. So I'm still sleeping in my old room, until I'm ready. But what if I'm not ready even after I get married? I guess Min and I just have to sleep on the single katil bujangs in the bilik bujang. We'll see what he says.

6) I know I could be too open to blog about topics which I'm not supposed to (like my underwear), but I'm not really open to blog about my wedding. Like so "eksi" [what my HR likes to say]. Oh well. Who wants to know anyway.

7) Been having Estrella's song in my head for 2 weeks now. Love it!

2008-11-07T23:54:00.002+08:00

Ada dilema:

Kena ke panggil Min 'Abang' bila dah kawen nanti? Gerenti akuk muntah.
Kalau panggil 'Yang' or 'Ling', nanti orang lain pulak muntah.
So, takkan nak panggil 'Min' or 'Muhaimin' - kono cubit dongan bapak aku kang.
'Awak'? Even worse.
Oh God. Maybe we should invent a new word.
Or buy lots of beg muntah - for us and other people.
Sigh..

2008-11-07T23:32:00.001+08:00

Just got an SMS from Mama Iza - she gave birth at 9 pm tonight, to little Ayesha! Yay! Alhamdulillah..

2008-11-07T23:11:00.003+08:00

October 2008

25th & 26th October

Kursus Kahwin. Sounds like Eugh! But the one Min and I took at Masjid Shah Alam was actually fun. I can't remember the last time I laughed til I had to wipe my tears! I recommend the kursus kawen there. This one was done by the state, so it's cheaper than the private ones, by RM40.
I also recommend bringing a friend, cuz you have to sit separately from the guys during mealtimes. And not having the mood to make small talk to the other girls can be a lonesome experience.

27th October

Ana's wedding! The event I've been waiting for. I had no pictures of the wedding reception itself, as I was the co-Emcee (with Elin) cum the co-singer (with Elin) cum assistant floor manager cum technical assistant cum whatever else there isn't a name for. Whatever it was, I enjoyed every minute of it, thanks to Elin's coaxing skills.
Below are the pictures during wedding dress fitting at Man Kajang's boutique, where I was the cameraman. Doesn't she look every bit of a queen?

I haven't had time to update my blog for so long. I've been busy with work, with kojo kawen sendiri (Insyaallah), with myself, with everything. When I'm not busy, I'm tired. Sigh.. Can't wait for next year.

2008-09-20T05:51:00.002+08:00

I've been laughing about this for days now, ever since Elin sent me this e-mail titled; "Kalo tak suka kat boss, bagi je hadiah brand nih".

What the heck?

2008-09-17T13:47:00.005+08:00

I don't know what's wrong with my brain. For the whole of last week, I've been having migraines everyday. The worst was last weekend, when my migraine lasted from 5.30 am all the way til 11.00 pm.

And the painkillers prescribed by my molesting doctor didn't work either. Usually I just take 1 Ponstan, and within one hour, I'd be fine. But the migraine last week, I took 3 Ponstans and 2 Synflex pun (and 1 head massage from Mak), the migraine still went strong. If you've ever had migraines, you'd know how DEAD PAINFUL it is.

I think I need an MRI. Or a head transplant. I sanggup asalkan tak sakit lagi! Tapi asalkan bukan kepala-kepala yang berikut:

2008-09-15T16:49:00.002+08:00

Hanizah is 26 today! Mmuah!

I love being me..
Being blessed with 26 years of life yang sangat-sangat murah rezeki..
Receiving birthday wishes since 7 a.m. while I'm still curled up in bed..
Receiving birthday kisses as soon as I reached the living room..
Eating Secret Recipe's Baked Cheese Cake as breakfast, bought yesterday by Mak and Ayah.. (yes Nijoh tak puasa sebab Tuhan tak kasi)
Having my office-mates remember my birthday.. (and having great, fun officemates)
Having my first non-migraine day after a week-long suffering of migraine..
Having good health and a good job and gooooood pay..
Having my own car (didn't I tell you? I bought it in July)..
Having a wonderful family..
Having Muhaimin yang hensem dan saint-ly as my fiance..

How could I ask for more? I have everything, don't I?
That's why I didn't even make a wish when I cut my birthday cake.
Ngee!

2008-09-10T11:01:00.002+08:00

Iza's Baby Shower

That was fung!
We wore pink, ate cute cupcakes with rattles on them, Naem and Dod cooked nice meals, we played games, listened to the baby's heartbeat (that was crazy for me!), opened presents..
Can't wait for Iza's next baby shower!

Our sincere thanks to Syahrill for being such a sport, bersubahat dengan kitorang to plan the baby shower, hehe!

2008-09-05T20:31:00.000+08:00

Keputusan Peraduan Spot The Difference!

Pemenang:
Munyra Hayati
(No. K/P: 410316-14-5044)

Tahniah kepada pemenang!

Hadiah yang bakal anda terima - tahi lalat tersebut!
(Jika anda tidak menerima hadiah tersebut melalui Courier dalam masa 2 minggu, sila masuk peraduan lain)

Tahniah juga kepada peserta-peserta yang telah meneka dengan betul!
1) Mardziatun Nisa
2) Farah Norlaily
(Maaf, tiada hadiah untuk anda. Jika mahu juga, sila minta Munyra Hayati membahagi hadiah tersebut kepada 3)
(Sorry Marliza Yanti, ko salah)

2008-09-05T13:53:00.003+08:00

Yes, as you all might have guessed (kalu korang pandai la), I removed my mole at Klinik Dr. Ranjit.

I read somewhere that if your mole oozes out blood or pus; or changes shape, the mole might be cancerous. All of the above were relevant to this mole on my cheek, so I got it removed.

The wait at the clinic took me 1 hour (because that's the only skin specialist clinic in Subang, I think), but the procedure took me 5 minutes. It was done by laser and as it burns, you can smell the flesh! Heeheehaahaa!

After that, I dragged myself out of the clinic, with a big white spot on my cheek from the cream, I rasa kehilangan. Betul ni, betul!

Selamat tinggal tahi lalatku.. May you rest in peace in tahi lalat heaven.. or in the wicked arms (or cheek) of Munyra Hayati!

Kengkawaaang, I was worried that you might not recognize me after the removal of my mole, but you do! You really do! Gile best!

Peraduan! Peraduan!

2008-08-28T19:57:00.004+08:00

Peraduan! Peraduan!
Spot The Difference!

Guess the difference between the two pictures!

Win Amazing Prizes: The subject matter itself!
So, make sure you guess correctly to win it!

Clue: "Bukan gigi Dod atau sape-sape"

Contest Ends: Rabu

2008-08-15T19:50:00.002+08:00

Selingan:
I'm sure this is old news, but I just love panacea81 on youtube. If you enjoy doing make-up like me (Vain! And it's totally irrelevant whether I have the time to do so or not), you should watch her tutorials on eye make-up. She makes it look so easy!

2008-08-15T11:00:00.003+08:00

Wow, I've been quiet.

Maybe it's because I've been working until 10.00 or 11.00 every weeknight for about 3 months.
And making Mak lose her sleep because she can't sleep until I'm safe at home (if I happen to come home that day).
And working on Saturdays until late in the afternoon.
And traveling to Penang and Kedah every week for 3 weeks, sometimes alone.
And driving down to Johor and Melaka, right after that, and rush back to KL, for 2 consecutive days, sometimes alone.
And stopping at R&Rs alone and eating alone and having potential rapists and murderers stare at me as I eat.
And rush back to my car and instantly lock the door and pecut.
And going deep into kampungs and small towns and getting lost.
And carrying heavy loads and getting biceps like Madonna.
And answering people's questions as to what's in those big green environmentally friendly bags bought at Giant.
And carrying cash worth about a house (Oops! Did I say that out loud? Do I care?)
And getting locked in Land Office toilets.
And having clients call me every morning whilst I was busy outstation when they know that the answer is with the clerks at the office.

But heck, I'm going to do the impossible and think positive today.

My mantra:
At least I have a job.
At least I have a job.
At least I have a job.
At least I have a job.
At least I have a job.

And Mak asked me, how come I work so hard?
I said, "Sebab Anis rajin".
And she said; "Kan best kalau ko rajin macam tu kat rumah".

Bestnye! Oh well.

My beauty products

2008-07-07T20:26:00.003+08:00

I got tagged by Farahlily about..
My Beauty Secrets

Oh, I feel so vain. That's cuz I am, haha! And yes, I do wear stuff on my face other than bedak Johnsons, and that's Nixoderm for my ever-present ketumbek. But let's see what else I slop on my face..

My foundation
My 4-year-old Revlon foundation, which I believe I bought for our Part 6 Degree dinner. Ha! Dah expired kot. Mesti ada binatang tinggal dalam tu. I don't really use foundation, but this one I don't recommend cuz it looks cakey. But whatever, they don't even make them anymore.

My Mascara
I only wear mascara during my monthly episodes, cuz it's a chore to clean for wudhuk la. Heck, as if I have time to do anything else in this office! I'm using the Maybelline Lash Discovery only cuz it was there at the pharmacy. I actually love love love the pink Maybelline mascara, but they don't sell it anymore.

My Day Cream
Day cream? Mende tu? Oil of Olay moisturiser tu I guna la. Asalkan ada sunblock, kalu tak, people will start to call me 'Charcoal' again..

My Essential Beauty Product
If there's anything I can't live without, it's eyelash curler. A MUST! Since Form 4, actually. Beli kat kedai RM5 tu je dah.

My Favourite Make-Up Product
Anything murah's my favourite. I don't see why I should spend so much on make-up.

My Perfume
My perfume dah abis. Stella McCartney's my favourite!

My nails
I do colour my nails sometimes, but only toenails. And having long nails is my ultimate pet peeve!

My Feet
I just put on my kungfu shoes.

My Hands
Sunblock sahaja. Saya bukannya Raja Losen macam Naem.

Three Products To Bring On A Deserted Island
1) Shampoo.
2) Sunblock.
3) Bawak rumah, bleh?

Women I Admire For Their Beauty
1) Mi Angelos. I think they're really purrrty...
2) Sape-sape who happens to jalan and look gorgeous, but don't really know it. Love it!
3) I'd like to write some actress' name, but I'm not sure if her beauty is real or plastic, so I'm not gonna.

Women With The Best Sense Of Style
I like Gabrielle Solis. And Blair Woodruff.

My Ultimate Dream
About beauty products? Umm takde pun..

How Do I Define Womanhood
Just check what's under your pants. If you have it, you're a woman. If you reach middle-age, it's 'womanhood'.

My Favourite Fashion Publication
Glamour!

Silly pot-bellied, moustached, dark-skinned, middle-aged, ugly males

2008-06-19T12:44:00.003+08:00

HAHA! You silly pot-bellied, moustached, dark-skinned, middle-aged, ugly males!

If you're a girl like me, you'd know that sometimes there are males who would just STAAAAAAAAAAAARRREE at you (first your face, then your butt, then your face again, then your butt) up-front, without shyness or any attempt to stop staring even when you look at them.

Sometimes, this act of male chimps are followed by that squirting sound they do with their skin-diseased mouth and unkempt moutache which hangs lowly over their open mouth (Question: How do they eat soup?). And sometimes, a snicker is shared with another male chimp, if another male chimp happens to hang around.

HATE THAT!!!!

And I can almost, aaallllllmost guarantee that the males who do this staring exercise are pot-bellied, moustached, dark-skinned, middle-aged and ugly Malay males, who often wear tired-looking striped collared t-shirts (tak hensem langsung!). Arent' they all? [Where are their wives anyway?? And don't their wives have faces and butts?]

Usually when that happens, I would just look away and pretend like nothing's happening, then quickly leave.

But today, when this Pakguard at Court [Male Chimp Exhibit A] did that squirting sound thing (What? Did he think I would suddenly fall in love and run to him and feel his biceps?!?!? What??), I just looked at him for a loooooong time with clenched teeth and muka yang marah. His face changed and I can see him blush. Haha! Besssstt! That'll teach him not to squirt and stare at my sexy butt again!

[Tapi yang ni laaaaagi best!] And when this other guy at this Mamak restaurant [Male Chimp Exhibit B] happens to stare at me and snicker at his friend whilst doing so, I took one step towards him and asked him, "APA?". He stammered (STAMMERED! Ha!) and meekly answered, "T-t-takde pape". Huh! Memang padde muko mung yang hudduh dan budduh itu!

I don't know why I have this daring streak today. I'm so proud of myself! [pats self on own back]. Girls, we should do this everytime! Seeing ugly fugly males squirm will make you happy, believe me!

2008-06-09T13:42:00.003+08:00

Murphy's Law - I am compelled by it, so it seems.

I was just about to leave for Seremban Court this morning and I woke up extra early just so I could be there at 8.30am (Court usually starts at 9.30).

Tried to start my car, and of course it wouldn't start. Luckily Ayah was around, so I got him to send me to Komuter. Reached Court at 10.15am but luckily my case was not thrown out by the YA cuz just as I sat in Court for 2 minutes, my case was called.

In the midst of that, my Ayah got Ah Twan the mechanic to come around to get the car started. Of course it did, on Ah Twan's first try. Hmm..

And another thing was accomplished after my attempt for ten years - weight gaining. Last Saturday, I finally FINALLY reached the ideal weight according to my BMI (since I failed to gain weight since I was 16, which also meant that I had failed to gain some hips along the way, I thought maybe I could shorten my height, just so I could reach the ideal BMI. That didn't work). So all my attempts all this while was finally successful last Saturday.

The only thing is, I already tempah my wedding dress. So Murphy, please, I cannot gain weight NOW! Not after all the money and time and worry I spent on it!

As the everwise Murphy always said: If anything can go wrong, it will.

My status perasaan: Agak Mangkuk.

2008-05-23T17:41:00.004+08:00

This beyoncee of mine is now my 6-year-old! Yey!

2008-05-21T17:26:00.005+08:00

Dear Readers (Elin),

Reference is made to my previous post dated 3.5.2008.

Please note that contrary to popular (Elin's) belief based on what I may have portrayed within the said post, I do not have 'bau kaki'.

Please take further notice that my feet smell like the meadows in spring. Your good request to judge the scent of the same is welcomed.

In any event if there is 'bau kaki' when I am around close vicinity, it must have come from your (Elin's) feet.

Thank you.

Smell you later,
Aniz

2008-05-03T14:48:00.006+08:00

Tagged by Am yang Hot-tah!

Senaraikan 5 hadiah yang anda impikan:
[hadiah ni benda yang orang kasik kat kita je ke, kita bleh beli sendiri?]

1) Perfume.
My Stella McCartney yang diberi oleh Min for our 5th anniversary dah abih. Sigh.. Disebabkan oleh sedikit pantang larang, my request for perfume as a hantaran could not be accommodated. Sigh..(ngade gile) Now I have to buy my own perfume, but my cute purse absolutely positively won't let me! Oh well.. like Am Yang Hot-tah, you peeps have to just tahan bau kaki ini. Nak buat camane.. But I'm sure if you love me, you wouldn't mind.

...Hello?.. Mana orang-orang?

2) Handbag. [Huwah! Vain tak akuk?]
My famous green handbag (yang membolehkan Jimin recognize aku dari jauh) dah, as they say it in N9, "kuyak ghabak". Famous cuz it's green (I like to call it 'emerald') and I wear it everywhere all the time, even if I'm wearing a bright purple outfit. Kuyak ghabak cuz the strap always gets slashed by the brooch on my shoulder. (I thought leather was supposed to last forever! Apa lembu ini?!)
Currently shopping for one. But like car service, I'm delaying it as long as I could. Cheapskate I am not!
..Okay la, I actually am. Tanye Mak.

3) Hadiah dari sebarang peraduan.
Especially cold, hard cash or a car or something that I can sell to other cheapskates. But even if I win a facial cleanser from a silly contest pun dah puas, walaupun tak boleh dijual.

4) Min.
Haaaaaaa! Elin dan Ira, nyampah tak? Muahahaha! Huah Haaahahaaaahaha! [sampai nampak crown untuk gigi-gigi rosak kat sebelah kerongkong aku ni]

5) Jogging shoes!
Sigh.. I have got to get rid of these jellies. People would think that I'm a skinny whiner, but it's true! I have things on me that shake and jiggle and I can flap! Maaacam burong. So I want to get myself toned and start exercising. As long as I don't get skinnier, I'm up for it.
And I can forget about playing tennis as a pro (and also my plan to ajak Abang Patrick Rafter main and ngorat him). Sigh..
Elin, nak join aku jogging kat lake tak?

Senaraikan alasan atas pilihan anda itu:
1) Kerna bau kaki itu.
2) Sebab i nak nampak macam minah-minah classy yang kita slalu nampak jalan2 kat KLCC tu. Walaupun brand Gussi, tapi tak kisah la, as long as you can carry it off, it's fine. But no Gussi for me la okay!
3) Sebab I pokai dan dah lama tak (boleh) shopping.
4) Sebab dia best.
5) Sebab macam burong.

5 impresi terhadap orang yang diminati:

1) She saves the world from poverty, illiteracy, low self-esteem, chauvinism, bad hair, painful shoes, anorexia, being overweight, etc, etc, etc.
2) She makes dreams come true.
3) She's super rich and she's a philanthropist.
4) She built her own empire (How many people, let alone women can do that?!?!?)
5) She better not retire before I get a chance to go to Chicago to see her show live! Oh please please please!!!!!! [Oprah, sila baca post ini. Dan hulurkan tiket free]

Perkara yang paling hebat pernah dilakukannya untuk anda:
Supra, however irrelevant. And can I just say this - Everybody needs their dosage of Oprah!

5 ciptaan yang paling disukai (tidak semestinya melibatkan teknologi yang maju)

1) Handphone - However crazy or rosak or suka mati tiba-tiba my handphone gets, I still can't live without it.
2) Internet [Tanpa internet dan tanpa saya di internet, dunia tentu akan bosan]
3) Lif
4) Mekap. [Ye. Saya suka cat muka.]
5) Remote control. Fuhhh... [for the tv, DVD player, gate, car lock]

Apakah perkara yang paling dibenci?
1) Lelaki gatal yang melihat hips anda and doesn't even care if he gets caught. Bencinyeeeeee!
2) Lagu-lagu tak best whilst stuck in a jam.
3) Last month, ada orang gile nak pukul I kat kaki lima depan kedai. I tak buat apa-apa pun untuk dia rasa macam nak lempang I.. Kan Cikgu dah kata, tak boleh kacau orang gile, nanti masuk neraka.
4) Coklat mahal. Kenapa mahal sangat? Taktau ke Nijoh nak beli?
5) This ache in my feet for wearing high heels too long, walking too fast and too far.

2008-04-29T17:03:00.003+08:00

I've been trying for years to find the rationale of this, but I just can't:

Why do people put up pictures of themselves (on desktops, walls, etc)? Kengkadang muka sama besar dengan saiz gambar tu plak tuh!

Unless it's a picture that's reminiscent of good times (vacation, honeymoon, wedding, convocation), why would people want to look at themselves? I just don't get it..

Kalau I, I malu okay! I don't even put my picture in my purse!

[And my Kesians to Am and her family for having her house broke in. Kesian ko Am, tersentak aku dengar. Marilah kita sama-sama berdoa supaya pencuri itu mengalami kegatalan sampai dia pulangkan balik barang-barang ko! Pasal barang aku tu, rilek la Am, aku tak kisah langsung!]

Geert! Geerrrrrrt!

2008-04-12T18:21:00.004+08:00

Geert, Geert...trying to be a hero eh?
You must have thought, "Oh, now people are gonna name their kids after me. Yehoo!"
[Ye la tu.. Imagine: "Geert! Gerrrrrt! Meh makan bubur kacang meh!"]
What were you thinking releasing that film?
Masuk neraka nanti, macam mana, Geert, hmm?
I'm sure your head is on the wanted list. Takpe la, Geert. Tak hensem pun.
At least that will save you from your horrible dye job.

Lipas

2008-04-12T17:53:00.005+08:00

You know, men, you suck. Except for my Ayah, my Min and my Master, you males suck.

I was in Court on Thursday, doing my usual rounds, trying to get 41 credit cards debtors to pay their debts. One of them were present. He was sitting in Court before the Court commenced, so I asked him, "Bleh kita keluar sekejap?" to talk a bit about the Saman la.

He said, "Oh, luar-luar je eh, takleh masuk?" He looked at his other guy friend and snickered.

So I replied,"Luar dulu kejap, nanti baru masuk."

The he looked at his friend and repeated, "Oh, luar-luar dulu, nanti baru masuk". The he guffawed like a stupid hyena.

Got what he meant?

Laki bodo ni ingat I bodo ke? I was fuming!!!!!!

Lepas tu, I was deliberately rude to him. I talked to him like he was dumb and to make sure that he thought he was dumb (eg. "Eh, tak paham-paham lagi? Siiiggghhhhhhhhhhhh.. Takpela, saya explain lagi sekali procedure ni"). Memang pun. Bodo. You are gonna pay your full RM6,000 debt, you stupid man!

Pastu, during the little talk, he had the cheek to ask for my phone number! Ey, elo! Dah buat sexual harrassment kat aku, ingat aku nak kat ko? Muka macam lipas (yang terbang tu). Bodo.

2008-04-07T22:16:00.003+08:00

Am dan Daud dah kawen!!!

Sigh.. Am and Daud's wedding - one of the most fun, intimate, friendly and fulfilling wedding I've ever been to. It's one of those weddings that makes you say, "Bestnye wedding tadi". And how many times can you say that in one lifetime, right?
Here are some pictures for you to see:

When my Mak looked at this picture, she asked me, "Yang belah kanan tu, siapa?"
So of course I exclaimed, "La, Anis la!"
Hmm.. I guess it comes with age. Mine, that is. Makin I tua, makin tak glamer.

2008-03-31T14:47:00.001+08:00

one

Okay kengkawan, I'm not sure if all of you know this, but it's worth telling. Some hairbrush, like the one below, is made of the usual plastic bristles and bulu babi hutan. Just so you know. Hairstylists often use this because it's the most effective method in smoothing out curls. Now that I think of it, I pun dah pernah diusap dengan bulu babi hutan tu. Kesiaaan rambut akuk, dah la burok, kena sapu-sapu dengan babi plak.

two

Nyampah dengan lawyer-lawyer yang suka potong line orang dalam Court. Yang tua-tua yang rasa terer sangat tu, sampai lawyer muda cun-cun macam I ni kena kasik jalan, okay, la, kasi chan la. Tapi muka memang sah budak chambering yang potong line ni yang buat I nyampah sangat nih! Tapi when that happens I'm usually too polite to give my 2 cents' worth so I usually sit beside their face, just about 7 cm away, and stare at them until I can feel and smell the holes in their cheeks burning.. Ha! And you can really see the transition from "muka macam tak nampak I kat sebelah" to "muka gelabah". Do I really have to say out loud how rude you are?

three

We celebrated Adorable Am's bachelorette cum birthday party last Saturday. Farah and Naem bundled her up nicely and kidnapped her to De Palma Hotel at Shah Alam and we partied la. But no stripper. And no Elin, Mazia and Ana.
Can't wait to attend Am's wedding this weekend and cry. Yes, I just found out that I cry at weddings, even at strangers' weddings. My wedding should be interesting and sticky.

four

And I'm going to be an AUNTIEEEEE!!! Iza's 7 weeks pregnant! So excited! Peeps, meet the little angel:

2008-03-12T19:15:00.005+08:00

It all started with this - the day when I went down on one knee and proposed. I just thought he was cute.

Obviously he said yes. We had to prepare gifts on trays like flowers and stuff to give him. Then came the day when his mum came and put a ring on my finger. He said he couldn't make it, he had work to do. But I think he had cold feet.

So, apparently, he was having cold feet but I was just too busy choosing kepuks to care. Kepuks galore!

That's when he met a Tok Guru Daud who saw his handsome worried face and told him not to worry. He taught on the ways to membina masjid. But he misunderstood what the Tok Guru said and literally built a masjid by using crystals. It became a tourist attraction.

After Tok Guru sorted him out (and claimed for the royalty from ticket sales), we made ourselves pretty and made our way to be solemnized.

Got married we did and had a beach wedding. Everyone came. The reception was in full swing - we drank coconut milk and ate seafood fried in tepung goreng pisang.

Then of course we went for our honeymoon but Mum insisted that we should be chaperoned. Thanks a lot, Mum. But we couldn't complain cuz she paid for it. Thanks a lot, Mum. So we were accompanied by my pengapits, Am and Paghoh. Oh well, thank God they're good company.

And we lived happily ever after.

The end.

Sobonar eh, den sajo yo nak tayang gambar lawa-lawa kek sini. Ponek Am dongan Iqa amik. Timo kaseh la yo, memang lawa pon!

Pictures from my engagement album and from our recent Terengganu trip for the Hazri-Wahida wedding. Your wedding was really heartfelt, Hazri and Wahida. Kongratulasi la yo!

2008-03-10T19:16:00.002+08:00

I was in the midst of writing a very urgent submission for work, but I just HAVE to blog about this NOW:

Why are there people in existence who lecture you out of the blue about the election - about what this party has done for who and tahpepatah lagi? And they always use the tone like you just failed your mid-term exam cuz you suka gi lepak kat kedai mamak. Why God, why?

Now my trail of thought for my submission got intercepted. How annoying!

Ooh, and I will update this blah blog of mine with pictures from my Terengganu trip, courtesy of Am and her camera yang gile cun! Serious la Am, aku tak leh stop pikir camane aku nak dapatkan camera tu..

2008-02-19T18:11:00.008+08:00

OF FOOD

Sigh.. Looks like I can't take everyone's advise to EAT, EAT, EAT anymore..

I had my first medical check-up last week (as any mild hypochondriac who just had money her own money would do) and I was so so surprised to find out that my cholesterol level is above than the healthy level. Who would've thought! The nice doctor even had to tell me not to eat kari, nasi lemak, roti canai, santan, etc., etc.

So manusia yang pernah suruh Anis "MAKAN BANYAK-BANYAK SIKIT", eventhough the FAT percentage in my body is nearly zero (as you can see), please stop telling me to eat! This test result only proves that I cannot get fat! And the only thing that's increasing is not my butt measurement, but my cholesterol level!

OF SUBORDINATES

You know how when a person reaches a certain age (i.e. old), their ego is too heavy for your sanity or for the world? What if that person is your subordinate?

I've always been nice to my subordinates. I always say 'please' and 'thank you' and I 'scold' them nicely, like how my master taught me (which can't really be called 'scolding'. I talk nicely, in a soothing tone. REALLY!). I don't give them hell (okay, maybe once. But that's only because that person was mengada-ngada, whined and complained unnecessarily and really lengthy and caused delay in my portfolio! It worked, by the way).

But recently I was instructed to handle a new portfolio (which seems to happen reeeaalyy reeeally often these days..) and the portfolio comes with this egotistical sub. I'm not sure if I can maintain my 'soothing-ness' to this particular (and particularly old) subordinate's outbursts, loud talking (I can hear you talking behind my back!) and his hobby to humiliate people.

So I won't.

One thing's for sure: I will give them hell if they give me hell.

So watch out for this hot witch! YAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAaaaa!!! (sambil naik penyapu)

OF EATING AT THE SAME CHINESE RESTAURANT 5 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS

Oh God please let this end! I'm so sick of entertaining clients for CNY at the saaaaaaame restaurant where we eat the same food over and over and over again. Luckily CNY is only 2 weeks long!

OF BEING A DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER

Photographer, gimme my engagement pictures already!!!!!!!!!

Another one got hitched!

2008-02-08T19:58:00.000+08:00

Dearest Iza plak got married to Syahrill (aka Gaban) the weekend before. My congratulations to the happy couple. You should have seen the hantarans, sooooo beautiful! And of course the bride was even more stunning!

Iza, jangan risau sangat pasal nak cuci baju tahan api Gaban hari-hari. You'll get used to it.

Yes, I got engaged over the weekend.

2008-02-08T19:35:00.000+08:00

Yes, Nijoh telah selamat ditunangkan dengan seorang lelaki yang hensem gile in a delightfully simple ceremony on 3.2.2008.

Sorry for the late update, I was hesitant to do an entry on this, rasa macam ekshen plak. But the world has the right to know my current status. Ye la, nanti you all terngorat I plak kan susah. Ehhehehe! (gelak seksi sambil pegang gelas macam dalam Marilyn Monroe movies).

Nanti la, I'm still waiting for my photograper's pictures. If they turn out as good as the picture here (courtesy of good ol' Am), which I'm sure they will, I might decide to post it here. Tengokla mood camane.

By the way, lelaki yang hensem gile tersebut tidak dapat hadir pada majlis pertunangannya sendiri as the Attorney General's Chambers had beckoned and he had to attend kursus. Alhamdulillah, memang dia nak join AG pun. My auntie kata ni rezeki nak kahwin.

So, this opens a new chapter for me - being engaged and separated from that handsome man for about a year (fyi, this would be the first time after almost 6 years). He got posted to Tanjung Malim. Nasib baik Tanjung Malim is about an hour and a half away, at least he can come and isi my angin tayar on weekends. (I just don't like to squat in a public place for a whole 4 minutes and show off my non-existant butt).

So, all is well. Alhamdulillah..

2008-01-04T16:40:00.000+08:00

I've been tagged!

Am yang cun gile telah men-tag akuk. The instruction is to do a list of (8) random facts about good ol' Nijoh. But I don't think Am knows that Nijoh is a very boring person. Anyway, let's see..

(1) Nijoh is a tree-hugger! Nijoh loves the jungle. Nijoh recycles every bit of scrap paper. Nijoh saves water. [By the way, that's Fadhli in the picture.]

(2) This is how Nijoh's hair looks like when she wakes up. Medusa-like, almost kan? Nijoh doesn't mind looking like Medusa, but Nijoh is definitely bothered looking like one half of Modern Talking who not only looks like a full-blown woman, but sounds like Mickey Mouse.

(3) Nijoh can't stand that man. [Sorry, can't mention that guy's name. Because he's so full of himself, and I'm scared that he might google his own name. Psh! But lawyers know what I'm talking about here].

(4) Nijoh loves this man. But Nijoh's man hates this man.

(5) Nijoh is scared of snakes. Nijoh can't even see them on tv or magazines.

(6) Nijoh likes to browse through DeviantART.

(7) Nijoh works late most days. So Nijoh would like to thank the person who invented the 'mi segera'.

(8) Warm doughnuts make Nijoh calm. Nijoh doesn't know why.

A great Yeyeh indeed

2007-12-21T19:09:00.000+08:00

This post is for my Yeyeh.

["Yeyeh" is what my friends call our Bibiks. One of our previous Bibiks was called Yeyeh (seriously. It's written in her passport), so everyone after her was called Yeyeh also.]

How do I live without my current Yeyeh, Kak Yah. She takes care of everything - makes my bed, arranges my toiletries, irons my pants, makes sure I tapaw my bihun goreng for work. (So now you know that I don't lift a single finger in this house. I happen to like it.)

She's very open about her affection. She has so much love to give. She's bubbly and talkative. Always positive and humble. She says "Kakak kangen sama Anis" when she comes back from Indon and hugs me when we share good news. She makes loud comments about villains on tv even when she's watching it alone ("Eih! Jelek aku!" and "Paddan muka kow"). She smiles to me in the morning. She's expecting her daughter's first baby in February, Insya Allah, but she says she can't wait to take care of mine.

Very wise and super-strong at 50. I have to get her help whenever there's some excessive lifting or climbing to do.

Kak Yah - A great Yeyeh indeed.

celebrities who had plastic surgery to look like me

2007-12-14T16:00:00.000+08:00

Celebrities who had plastic surgery to look like me.
(Aww..shucks..)

Mr. T???
That makes me say; "I pity the fool who looks like me!"

celebrities who had face surgery to look like my boyfriend

2007-12-14T15:56:00.001+08:00

Celebrities who had face surgery to look like my boyfriend

Stephen Chow!?!?!?!
Gisele Bundchen yang aku tak tahan tu

My very own Barbershop

2007-12-10T13:44:00.000+08:00

My very own "Barbershop".
Okay, that's not true. Tolongla, I don't cut my hair kat Barbershop - "Hair Saloon" is more like it. And sounds better too.

You know how in films like Barbershop and some others, you'll see this hair saloon where all mothers go to (1) do their hair; and (2) gossip?

We have that in good old SS 19, Subang Jaya.

And guess what's the latest news the nice Auntie Hairdresser told me?

I'm the child my mum's worried about the least.

Ahh.. what a nice feeling..

And what a nice thing to have - a place where you can go to hear stories about yourself (only this time, it's not a story I hear about me being naughty again. Muahaha..).

a ball's bulat, 'kay

2007-11-29T10:28:00.000+08:00

For this post, I'm gonna speak in innuendos.

Bola itu bulat. Kita tidak tahu bila kita akan berada di atas atau di bawah. Kita tidak tahu jika kita buat sesuatu yang tidak elok terhadap orang (dalam kes ini, agak mengaibkan!) orang itu mungkin akan berada di atas atau di pertengahan pula. Mungkin secara sengaja atau bukan secara sengaja. Mungkin Tuhan nak beri tunjuk ajar walaupun dengan cara yang sangat tidak disangka-sangka.

Jadi, janganlah buat perkara jahat atau yang mengaibkan kepada orang lain. Terutama sekali jika dicanang dalam Friendster (ni hint bosar nih!).

[Kepada Am dan Naem yang tahu aku cakap pasal apa kat sini, aku rasa jahat juga, tapi jahat yang baik, puas dan best! Muahahaha! Amik ko!]

2007-11-23T14:02:00.000+08:00

Isn't it tiring, almost to a sickening point, to hear about females being treated like, well, females, by who else, neanderthals a.k.a. male chauvinist pigs?

Like the poor rape victim who was sentenced to 200 beatings just because she got into the car of her rapists? What if she was abducted? What if the rapists were her friends/family?

Like whenever female drivers are being rude drivers on the road, people (males and females!) would say "Hmh! Female drivers!". I dare you people - whenever you're driving, count how many rude female drivers there are to male drivers. Usually the male drivers would win by a landslide of rudeness of 4-0.

I'm remembered

2007-11-15T12:37:00.000+08:00

It's so weird how Allah helps me sometimes.

Yesterday morning, I was supposed to wake up at 4 a.m. so that I would be ready to leave my house at 5 a.m. and reach the airport at 6 a.m. to board on my 7 a.m. flight to Penang.

But, when my alarm went off at 4 a.m., I walked about 10-12 steps to switch it off and went back to bed, all the while still sleeping.

Luckily, at 5 a.m. some soul (or angel) miss-called me with ONE RING and I woke up, only to find out that I should be out the door and on the way that very minute. I mandi dengan laju, ran to my car and speeded off to the airport. Luckily, I reached LCCT about 2 minutes before boarding time!

See how Allah makes things work? One of my greatest fear is that Allah won't remember me because of my occasional missed solats, kemalasan baca Quran and kejahatan-kejahatan lain, but of Course He does!! He does!

I'm thankful. Oh, and I won my Penang case. Yay!

And I was about to SMS that kind person/angel for his/her mistake of miss-calling me with one ring at 5 a.m., just to thank him/her but I decided against it cuz I don't know who it is. I takut dia orang gile. Ada ke tepon orang pagi-pagi buta?

Muahaha! Well..

Because I miss you

2007-11-12T18:47:00.000+08:00

Because I Miss You

LL.B (Hons) Part II
Class of 2005

One year ago, today

2007-11-09T16:55:00.000+08:00

Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah:
Pada 11/9/2006, Hanizah Halimi telah di-long-call-kan.
Happy 1st Anniversary, Nijoh!
Oh ya, you too, Blo.
So, mari kita tengok sekali lagi costume burong Nijoh. Nah:

Future Babies' Names

2007-11-08T12:11:00.000+08:00

I think it's interesting that more people are naming their babies 'older people's names', names of our pakciks and atuks; like 'Ibrahim' (Jas-Din's baby), 'Adam' (Ana and Dod's nephew) and 'Muhammad Omar' (my anak buah). Unlike during the time when I was born, parents went for the 'Mat Salleh' names, except my parents, it seemed. I once asked my mum; "Kenapa Mak namakan Anis nama orang tua? Macam nama nenek la.. Tengok anak Makteh, nama semua moden-moden". Well, now I've realised that at least my name has a wonderful meaning and after 20+ years living with the name 'Hanizah', I'm finally happy with my orang tua name. I like being 'Hanizah'.

I think 10 years from now, the trend is that people will be giving their kids names that belong to the generation before their pakciks and atuks, like 'Kutubudin', 'Batang', 'Lekeh' (my moyang's name) and the everpopular 'Burok'. The world would be so much more interesting. Can't wait! Theehee!

Segment: DYK

2007-11-08T12:00:00.000+08:00

Segment: DYK

DO YOU KNOW that you are literally putting faeces and urine in your mouth if you do not put the toilet cover down when you flush your toilet? This is because whatever 'things' inside the toilet bowl get sloshed around and travels through the air during the flushing motion, and anything placed less than 6 feet (eg. your toothbrush la) gets covered with your 'droppings'. So now you know why your breath pongs and smells like shit sometimes. Muaha ha.

me got tagged!

2007-10-31T17:50:00.000+08:00

Me got tagged!

My apologies to Dear Am cuz lambat gile nak buat mende nih. I was waiting for time to breathe; terlalu terlalu terlalu maha busy. So here I go!

NAME 5 FAVOURITE FOODS THAT YOU FEEL LIKE HAVING NOW:

1. Puff Pastry from my very own tangan;
2. Godiva - I never tasted it, but it's supposed to be the best tasting chocolate in the world. Saw it at KLIA the other day, tapi was too expensive and was too broke cuz was the end of the month. Will buy it on my next trip there. [The previous best tasting chocolate in the world is "Reese's Peanut Butter Cups" due to the kesusahan nak dapat. But now that it's sold in Giant, dah tak sedap sangat plak cuz kesenangan nak dapat]
3. Mak's choc chip raya cookies. Hmm.. cepat sangat habis. I only ate 10 pieces.
4. Cough Lozenges. Tokak den kombang la..
5. This distant relative's Kuah Kacang at Seremban. Kesedapannya masih terngiang-ngiang dalam diri ini. The only problem is, we don't really go to her house every year. And if I go on my own just to taste her kuah kacang again, she'll wonder whether I'm normal or not.

NAME 5 FOODS YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FOR BREAKFAST:
1. Mak Ngah's Roti Canai. I tell you, she makes the meanest, crunchiest roti canai! Period.
2. Kak Yah's scrambled eggs.
3. Kak Yah's Nasi Lemak. Deeelish! We eat it for breakfast, lunch and sometimes tea.
4. Kategori air bleh masuk sini ke? Kalau bleh, Nescafe, cuz I only drink it on weekends.
5. Coco Pops with milk. Eventhough I'm lactose intolerant, I can bear to go through the sakit perut after eating this cuz Coco Pops is the best tasting cereal.

NAME 5 FOODS YOU WOULD MOST LIKELY BUY FOR BERBUKA TODAY:
Erm.. I don't think this is relevant to me, mainly cuz bulan puasa dah lepas, I tak puasa hari ni and I don't really buy food for berbuka.

Current stat:

2007-10-29T13:54:00.001+08:00

Current stat:

I'm losing:

1) My lunch privileges due to work demands.

2) More weight due to lost lunch privileges. (I have to keep buying safety pins just to keep my pants up. If I ter-flash apa-apa yang patut, I tak sengaja)

3) My sanity due to working late, working weekends and (1) and (2) above. (If I ter-flash apa-apa yang patut, I sengaja)

My First Time to Sarawak

2007-10-29T13:34:00.000+08:00

Doing Sarawak!

Yay! Now I can officially say that I have visited all the negeri kat Mesia nih! I was there last weekend to attend my cousin's reception at Kuching of which I was, again, the mekap artis.

The merenjis tradition was different. Instead of sprinkling air kapur on the pengantin's hands, it was put on their foreheads, leaving a white mark. Ponek yo mak mekap..

We stayed at a service apartment in town, at the Somerset Gateway. It's quite grand and quite reasonable. Semua ada - toaster, fresh towels, shampoo, arah qiblat, microwave, washing machine, dryer, iron, ironing board, sofa malas and ottoman, fridge, sumolah eh!

Anyway, the people at Sarawak are so so so nice! So soft spoken, so generous, driving us all the way to the Indonesian border, Serikin, the place for shopping. Habiskan duit lagi la bagi orang-orang Indon kat situ. And I tasted the (I was told) famous Pak Salleh's Mi Kolok at Satok.

And of course I couldn't miss meeting Cik Felder, yang makin cun (udah la tu.. heheh!). She brought me shopping at the Waterfront, on the 30 cent boat ride and to eat Laksa Sarawak, where I happen to meet soon-to-be-married Ed and M. Daud (ala, Fiancee Am tu), tongah makan. Then Felder met me again at the airport to send me off. Siap kasik prezen mahal lagi! Gile best! Sedey gak bila cakap babai..

Takpe Felder, nanti ko kawen aku pegi lagi ye! Aku pun nak gi tengok orang utan jugak. Can't wait!

2007-10-17T16:31:00.000+08:00

[Edited on 22.10.2007 - Iyolah, Nijoh memang ketinggalan,
tapi nasib baik ketinggalan 2 bulan je dan bukan ketinggalan zaman
(macam senior UiTM kita yang suka pakai cap askar jepun tu. Korang perasan tak?).
Like of course I know that we're gonna have a Malaysian up on space really soon.
See? So korang jangan la risau dengan nijoh's state of mind, okay? Thanks peeps!]

8th ~~August~~ October 2007

The most gorgeous boyfriend in the world finally turned 25! (Really, I kesian dengan you all yang takde boyfren hensem macam yang I ada. Muahahaha! Jahok mung Nijoh!) Happy Birthday Boyfren! Nasib baik.. I was done feeling older and feeling like he should "dengar cakap saya sebab saya lagi tua dari awak". Poor boy. Hehe!

9th ~~August~~ October 2007

Left the office at 10.30 p.m. I thought that would be the lowest point of my week. But I had nooooo idea that tomorrow..

10th ~~August~~ October 2007

..I would leave the office at 1.30 a.m. That's a whole new day! Luckily I would be on leave on 11th August 2007.

12th ~~August~~ October 2007

Went balik kampung to serene ol' Rembau where, as I laid down to rest, I got bitten by garment-eating ants. Urgh! There were an army of them, up to the point that I wouldn't be surprised if a big brown busut would be formed on my sexy body the next morning. But the worst thing was, they ate my Mak's baju raya (which, mind you, she had just worn once) until it was full of holes!

13th ~~August~~ October 2007

Went to Kuala Pilah for Raya. Little did I know that my beautiful, crispy-new baju kurung songket would be worn by 2 other cousins on the same day. Oh deng! I shall proceed with the sacrificial ritual of burning the said baju kurung songket soonest. (Or maybe give it to one of Kak Yah's daughters and pray that she would not have the same fate as I did).

17th ~~August~~ October 2007

Back to work and wearing my new non-VPL undies. Wearing them must've been the worst decision I have made today as I am currently having the biggest wedgie in the worrrrldd... (bergema bila cakap nih!). Should've worn my old ones.

What are your moles trying to tell you?

2007-09-19T12:50:00.000+08:00

What are your moles trying to tell you?

Moles, be heard now!
[Okay, that's spooky - seeing hairs sprouting from the moles itself pun dah regurgitative].

To know what your moles mean, go to Lower Ground Floor of Summit USJ, near KFC. In front of this little shop where people can remove their moles, you'll see this big yellow graph that tells you all about your moles.

Now, let's hope that our moles won't betray us in the future and would not read as; "Mati Katak", "Keadaan Bahaya Keluar Kereta Kiri", "Ditentang Anak Perempuan Ketiga", "Orang Sial", or worse yet, "Tahi Lalat Yang Paling Teruk".

My mole means that I would "Menentang Suami". Min's moles mean "Orang Sial" and "Mati Keracunan".

Hmm.. Should I be worried?

Muahahahaha!

when Nijoh turned 25..

2007-09-17T10:41:00.000+08:00

When Nijoh turned 25 last Saturday, her:

brain still feels like it's 24;
body really did turn 25 and she's got wrinkles to prove it; and
heart feels 18. Good on ya, mate!

Thank you sweet peeps for the lovely birthday wishes, which started arriving at 12.01 a.m., not less!

And peeps, although I already got everything I wanted for this year, I'm still waiting for Christiano Ronaldo, wrapped in red ribbon (only!). If you peeps could be so kind enough to expedite this gift to me. Thank you.

my porn dream

2007-09-11T11:17:00.000+08:00

"My friends and I were happily traveling on a holiday when our private mini train broke down in the middle of nowhere. We got out of our train to see what the problem was and whether we could somehow repair the damage.

Once when we realised that we do not know anything about the engine of our private mini train, we aimlessly walked around to see if anybody could help.

I saw a stationary bus by the roadside, not far from where our train broke down.
"Hello?"; I said, and out peeked this gorgeous dark tszuj-ed hair above a tanned face from the bus driver's seat. I inwardly gasped at seeing this beautiful, shirtless man.

I noticed that that was where his home was, on the bus, behind the steering wheel, where his clothes were sprawled around the dashboard and passenger's seat. I thought; "Hmm, he seems single".

I asked whether he could help me with my ride. He didn't say anything; he just nodded so handsomely and took out his 'spanar' [spanar dalam English apa?].

After he spent some time looking through the engine, he said he might need a few days to repair it.

I said okay.

[At this point, my friends somehow vanished and he and I were left all alone in the middle of the plot. Sorry, Dod and Mazia and one other person I can't seem to remember.]

After being together for a few days, I was sure that we were lusting for each other.

When we realised that we can no longer hold this feeling inside, we went into his bus, atop the passenger's seat where he lives, and among his sprawled used garments, we......"

Wait, this is a 'U' rated blog right? Or has my vocabulary all this while made this webpage 'PG-13' already? Okay, so I can't tell you peeps what happened after that, an event which went on until my alarm clock blasted at 6 a.m.

Want to know who played the hot, manly-man character in my naughty, naughty dream?

CHRISTIANO RONALDO

Isn't he the most beautiful man?
I had always liked the way he looked and the way he 'gelecek' his bola for Man U; and I was kind of pleasantly surprised at myself when I felt disappointed when Man U couldn't come to Malaysia a few months ago, but I had no idea that I was subconsciously obsessed with Christiano Ronaldo, obsessed enough to have naughty dreams about us together.

Sigh.. Christiano Ronaldo, if you're reading this, please come to me. I'm sure Bipasha Basu will understand (ey sibok, tepi!). I can be your goalkeeper and we can sing 'Jingkling Nona' into the sunset together..

Gambar orang kawen

2007-09-07T14:09:00.000+08:00

Gambar orang kawen

Cousins Kamy's and Nina's wedding on 11.8.2007. Not to each other! Korang ni otak blue la..

* * *

Farah-Asril's wedding at Melaka on 25.8.2007, where I was the pengapit terjun. My first time of being a bride's pengapit (and it was Farah, what an honour!).
But of course I don't have a picture of me whilst pengapit-ing!

* * *

After the wedding, Elham took us to her house and around Melaka town. Elham's house, fuhh.. seriously vintage! Very classy. And the hospitality, first class. We were served with everything! Then she took us to Jonker Street (did I spell that right?) where there's this unique type of pasar malam and shops. Ada ramai makcik-pakcik menari kat situ! I bought my childhood toys - Rubik's cube and pick-up-sticks for RM2 each!

Segmen: Pix from my (and other people's) camera!

2007-08-11T17:04:00.000+08:00

Nijoh kembali lagi dengan segmennn..

PIX FROM MY (and other people's) CAMERA!

See! I told you that I took a picture ~~with Glenn Fredly when we were smooching in Hard Rock Cafe at Bali after he proposed to me with a huge 24K diamond ring~~ in Glenn Fredly's arms!

[This picture is so pitch black that Nijoh can say anything she wants, but noo, not Nijoh, because Nijoh is nice enough to not lie to the world when she can. Sigh..]

Min at Kedai Gunting Rambut Famous. If you're gonna cut your hair, might as well go to a Famous one. Look at that guy behind him in the white shirt, dah siap practice posing macam Atlas or some other Greek God, useful when paparazzi comes scouring when he becomes famous.

See what I've been complaining about? This is the new Court Complex at Jalan Duta. Do you even see the end of the building? No you don't cuz it's really far. But I've gotten used to it la. But it's still impossible to look sexy while carrying heaps of files and wearing heels, even though I'm hyperventilating. Yeaa baby..

Can somebody please tell him that a pink blazer just doesn't work, not even for any other man nor woman, or even some chimps and other animals? It's blaring bright, especially if you're giving motivational talks at subuh! Tolon..

I can bet you've never seen this before. Posmen naik beskel kat KL.

Gula-gula perasa Jeruk Mangga. Sounds Yech! Sesuai untuk mak-mak buyong.

Ni I don't know what's the deal. Restoran Nasi Berlauk Wau Bulan. Tak keras ke? Ada orang makan plak tuh!

Caught! Two minah indons tengah naik titanic nak masuk Malaysia! Ni ada permit tak nih?

Cute kan? Kalau Elin tengok gambar ni, dia mesti suka.. pastu mesti dia cerita pasal her love for Dr. M, what Dr. M has done for the country, how Dr. M is strictly orang utagha, yada yada yada..

George Bush on weekends.

[edited on 4.9.2007]

Nijoh's List of the Most Annoying Things the Entertainment World Had Made Us See and Hear

2007-08-10T16:52:00.000+08:00

Nijoh's List of the Most Annoying Things the Entertainment World Had Made Us See and Hear:
[Somewhat inspired by Am's post about 10 Most Annoying Songs in her blog ]

1) A movie called "Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?"; of which the main character was played by Tori Spelling. Come on la, which mother would like to hear her 'anak dara' ask whether she could sleep with someone, let alone sleep with "Danger". Gilo ko apo? And what did the daughter expect her mother to say? "Baiklah, `Nak"? Of course this movie went straight to VCR and later, cable tv.

2) That "Blue" song [Da-ba-dee]; I can't remember the name of the group, but ada laki botak tengah table spinning. Of which I hear that people sing it as; "I'm blue, na-vageena vagina vageena vagina". Hmm.. who can blame them?

3) M. Daud Kilau. Dancing. Posing. Staring at you with his Penang-JB eyes. Gakkk!!! [not to be confused with Am's fiancee, Mohd Daud. Eventhough Mohd Daud sings, Mohd Daud tak gelek macam M. Daud Kilau. Syukur..)

4) Garfield's teddybear, named Pookie. Takleh bawak masuk Malaysia nih! I remember my old classmate, when we were about 10 years old, he wanted to name his teddybear "Pookie" too, then his mother went to sabun the poor kid's mulut.

5) Lagu Burong. ["Kakakakakakakakakarenna cicicicicicicicicicinta"]. TIDAK!!!!!

6) Mawi & Ina ("Jaga mak... Jaga mak... Jaga mak").

7) Semua videoclip Nasyid. Cuba fast-forward videoclip tu. You can expect some hand movements yang samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aje.

8) Sudoku yang sendiri dah tersalah buat, tapi tak tau nak rectify. Ni gile annoying ni.

9) Lounge singers, especially foreign ones (ladies, and men, either gay or otherwise, included), who like to show their peruts. People are eating! Geli okay! Tapi perut yang tak berlipat macam burger takpe.

What I said in my previous post:

2007-07-26T19:36:00.000+08:00

What I said in my previous post:
"Nyampah kat diri sendiri cuz I could've argued certain cases better in Court, but my lack of clarity of thought holds me back. Maybe I wasn't born to do this.."

What I'm saying in this current post:
I take it back. My Boss just said, "I'm glad that you can argue so well in Court". Just what I need during this dire time of immense insecurity. Praise! Gimme more! MMuahh you Boss you!
[and so the colour of the font changes]

nak nyampah

2007-07-25T13:28:00.000+08:00

Nak nyampah kat benda-benda yang tak releven bleh tak?
Nyampah kat my late monthly episode. Nyampah cuz takleh estimate when I'll be bitchy. I was supposed to be bitchy last week, but I was actually nice last week and I'm bitchy this week. Hmph.
Nyampah kat these two particularly young 'upholders of justice' who always seem to have sticks up their asses. Always. You baru masuk judiciary, berlagak macam masuk court of appeal. Why? [Seriously, every time I see this particular male judge's face, I rasa macam nak baling something]
Nyampah kat fiancee orang yang suka stare kat aku. Obvious la ok! Aku cakap kat fiancee ko kang.. Gilo.
Nyampah kat my ugly shoes. I got the insoles replaced, now they're bright yellow inside and mighty black on the outside. Nasib baik those shoes still hold the title of "the world's most comfortable shoes".
Nyampah kat diri sendiri cuz terlalu banyak kerja and selalu balik kul 8.00 p.m. +++ malam.
Nyampah kat diri sendiri cuz I selalu whine at my parents about my money issues, or the lack thereof, sampai my mum wants to return the money I gave them since I started working. Hwaa.. What's wrong with me?!?!
Nyampah kat diri sendiri cuz I could've argued certain cases better in Court, but my lack of clarity of thought holds me back. Maybe I wasn't born to do this..

On the other hand, I'm thankful for the occasional peaceful lunch at the office.
I'm thankful for good relationships with my parents.
I'm thankful for all the various types of food that break my budget just a little.
I'm thankful for Min yang gile and klaka.
I'm thankful for my ripped wallet which can still hold my paper money but not my coins [Nyampah kat weight of coins].
I'm thankful for good, supportive, funny friends and colleagues.
I'm thankful for my sanity.
I'm thankful for my parents who have yet to pressure me to buy my own car.

Earth, don't la die, Earth

2007-07-17T18:57:00.000+08:00

EARTH, DON'T LA DIE, EARTH..

With all the cerita panas about global warming and our environment, I couldn't help but feel worried - Would a 75-year-old me have to walk around with oxygen masks and air-conditioned space outfit just to go to kedai when I need a couple of tomatoes? (not that I eat veges). Gile leceh! Gile tak fashionable!

I try to do my part and play my self-proclaimed environmentalist character. I simply:

repair my faulty jamban (or pay someone to do it);
put a bucket under a leaking pipe (my trusty Reader's Digest says that you can save up to 4 litres each time);
I don't throw rubbish out of my car (and shrieking whenever anyone else tries to);
I use my room air-cond (kat rumah) about 4 times a year and only for 2 to 3 hours maximum each time;
I try to quickly close my fridge doors everytime I open them;
I telah berjaya menghasut my office cleaning ladies to recycle paper (I just said in an ekshen way "Akak nak tau tak, Bibik saya jual semua kertas-kertas sampah macam yang ini, lepas tu dia boleh beli tiket balik Palembang"; then Prrink!, before I know it, they separate the waste paper with other wastes in two bags. Which is true, Kak Yah did save enough money for flight tickets just by recycling paper; the only thing is, my Ayah paid the other half. Heheh!);
Of course, I hasut-ed Kak Yah prior to that;
Don't support and buy magazines that feature garments made out of fur (US edition of Elle Magazine is horribly guilty of this);
Use both sides of the paper (although I think this trend is making its waves in KL as paper is expensive. Eventhough my office culture is to use both sides of the paper, we still buy 40,000 packs of 100 pieces of paper each month. Imagine those poor trees!)

As much as I keep reminding people to close the tap everytime they do whatever that they're doing over the sink, I can't proclaim myself to be the ultimate environmentalist either.

I have to confess that I keep the water running when I do my Number 1 in the office ladies, albeit minimally and not full blast. I just don't like my next-stall neighbour to hear my Number 1 sound. (And covering the Number 1 sound with a cough doesn't work either).

And I drive everywhere too, so I'm contributing in secreting some carbon monixide. It's just the nature of my work.

Sigh.. if only saving the environment were that easy. At least I'm attempting to. And whenever I hear the question on tv "What have you done for your environment today?", I bleh jawab la, eventhough my answer I would not warrant even a D+..

penang hen nights!

2007-07-08T19:24:00.000+08:00

PENANG HEN NIGHTS!

Makes us sound so sexy, doesn't it? Muahaha!! But, honestly, it was good, clean fun.
Sigh..it was great! We toured almost to the end of Penang island, jalan-jalan, contributing to the Penang economy (heh!).

Sampai-sampai je on Friday afternoon, boy, were we hungry! We ate at Line Clear, the famous nasi kandar eatery. The food was piping hot, and tastes okay. Ni gambar Elin, Paghoh and Dod stuffing their faces with piping hot food!

After that, we checked into our hotel apartment, Sri Sayang Resort, along the Feringghi beach. We decked out all the mattresses out of the three rooms, and susun dekat the living room and slept together. Gile best!

We visited the Butterfly Farm. Gile susah nak ngorat those butterflies! Asyik gi hinggap kat Iza je. Probably because I wreaked of yesterday's nasi kandar smell, still.. Anyway, towards the end, baru la ada sekor dua ekor butterfly nak kat Nijoh, see. Ngee!

Then we made our way up Bukit Bendera via the kareta kabel.

The highlight of our vacation happened on the 2nd night, when we cooked our own food by barbeque. Nijoh yang masak once a year ni sangat kagum dengan diri sendiri cuz dapat help out masak makanan sendiri. By the beach plak tu! Above is gambar Elin tengah ratah ayam. Yum!

Then we celebrated the up and coming weddings of Paghoh, Iza and Am. Dod bought these festive looking crowns and we bought cakes and sang the "Here comes the bride" song. It was fun and childish! Just the way we planned it!

Later that night, we had some silly games, yang mana "Kumpulan DodElin" telah menang secara main tipu. Haha! Hadiah ialah bola. Hahaha! But the pictures are kinda explicit and tidak boleh ditayang di world wide web.

So that was our trip to Penang to celebrate the hen nights. Hopefully after this, yang sudah kawen masih boleh celebrate nights like this with us. Sangat wishful thinking.

BALI BEST!

2007-07-06T12:59:00.000+08:00

The next weekend after the Penang Hen Nights,
Nijoh went to Beautiful Bali for her office trip!

...Ahhh.. BALI..

One of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. Period.
But I haven't been around much, so..
FYI, the pictures in this entry tak ikut sequence, cuz I'm tired, what, with the Penang trip the previous weekend. So I'm friggin lazy after 2 whole weekends of jalan-jalan. My life is so full of sand and sea right now..

Above left: We were treated like royalties right from the start. Note the garlands on Kak Tini, Mr. Syed (the world's most sporting Boss), me and Ah Ong.
Above right: The view from my balcony. Another FYI, the buildings there are prohibited from being taller than coconut trees. Seriously!

This is my room, which I share with Kak Faridah. Day 2, we watched the theatre. Sangatlah tak paham cuz it was in sanskrit (I think), and ada some parts yang lucah plak, one of which, one character nyanyi lagu 'happy birthday' to another character's erect penis whilst he was lying down. Tetibe!

The dancers and me at the stage, in front of the mini kuil. Almost all houses, shops and offices have its own kuil, usually more intricate and beautiful than the main building itself.

Above left: My butt.
Above right: Sunset at Tanah Lot. Peeps, this is THE place to visit before you die. The view of the sunset is utterly butterly amazing...

Above right: Teh Botol, Coca-Cola's main competitor in Indon. Gile sedap! While other people were chugging the famous Bintang beer, I was chugging on Teh Botol all the way.
Above right: Mr. Syed tengah ekshen nak tunjuk skill blowing mini loops from his cigarrette smoke. Eleh, tak jadi pon.

Above right: This is the offering the Hindus give to their Gods. Like other offerings, intricately made out of leaves.
Above middle: One of the Mahabhrata monuments at the Spring Temple.
Above right: This is the holy water for the Bali Hindus. Whilst there, we were lucky enough to witness the post-Hari Raya for the Hindus, called 'Galungan & Kuningan'.

Above left: Walking along the Kuta beach with Bart and Ong (on camera), while the rest of the lawyers hit the spa. There I am again, getting drunk on my Teh Botol.
Above right: If you like paintings but can't really afford it, come to Sukawati. I bought mine for RM20-RM30 a piece, and it's huge!

Above left: On the mini van towards Sukawati for shopping, with Kak Tini and Mr. Syed. Bart on camera.
Above right: Sudanese Rice. Gile sedap.. GILE SEDAP!!! The cylinder-shaped banana leaf is where the rice is, there's soup, crunchy ikan goreng, sambal belacan, ayam goreng and ulam. For drinks, air kelapa and jasmine tea. And peeps, you don't have to worry about finding halal food there. It's everywhere.

Above left: We were dragged around to help Bart look for his spandex at Matahari shopping complex. [He's gonna kill me for showing this picture!]
Above right: Making my way to watch the sunset at Tanah Lot. There's Chew with the cream-coloured cap, sneezing.

Apa lagi! Posing maut la kitorang! This is still at Tanah Lot, waiting for the sunset.

Above left: Teringin nak pose macam tiki tu. After seeing this picture, one of my friends tanye: "AIyah! You baru jatuh ke?" Seems like it, kan?
Above right: Silhouette of us and our Teh Botols again. [Sorry, peeps, sangat suka Teh Botol dan sangat rindu Teh Botol]

One of the temples. I forgot la which temple this is.

The kampung side of Bali.

The first night, our Big Boss treated us to Hard Rock Cafe. Gile mahal, per entry you have to buy a drink. So my Boss bought Jack Daniels and Coke for the 10-15 of us, which cost IND$1.4 million, which is about RM480 per entry! Gilo! And don't worry, Nijoh drank Coke aje okay!

And I SWEAR, I took a picture with Glenn Fredly that night. But since the club was dark, the picture turned out pitch black! There's no point in showing you peeps. Kalau nak tengok sangat, gi tengok gambar kaler hitam, sama je. He was there to teman his gorgeous wife, Dewi Sandra, perform. Boy, she can sing!

So there, some clean pictures to show you. Some other pictures, not so clean, heh! I"ll just leave you to your imagination.

URGH! Can't wait to go to Bali again!!!!
Next year, the office trip would probably be at China (yawn) or Perth (expensive). I'll try to push for the next trip to be at Bali again.
I can't stop thinking about Bali! Kepada kawang-kawang yang tengah gatal nak kawen (hehe! takde la), gi la honeymoon kat situ. Gi la.. Pastu bawak balik kat aku selipar satu, na?

NEW ENTRY:
More Bali Pix!
Saje nak ekshen dekat blog sendiri. Haha! Nyampah tau!

Above left: Shahrul showing me the ways to "Cho Tai Ti" [I think that's what the card game is called] in flight to Bali
Above right: Another mesmerizing view. Sigh... Memang a surfer's paradise. Not that I surf.

Above left: The fish jadi dragon! One of the meals eaten together with the Sudanese Rice. Hebat tak? Gile crunchy!
Above right: One of our dinners.

Above left: With Hong Kait and Alvin. Hong Kait is the one responsible for all my incriminating pictures (which would never be shown here. Ha!)
Above right: Dewi Sandra performing.

Above left: On our way back, at Ngurah Rai Airport.
Above right: Another one of Nijoh's futile attempt to look cool.

Above left: With STWD-ians at one of the shopping places they bought us. Gile mahal!
Above right: With Kak Tini, proudly showing our bus.

Above left: Shahrul's dream hairdo.
Above right: I'm so glad Kak Tini recommended those original glazed Krispy Kreme Donuts to be bought home from Bali. Gile best! Aku beli sedozen!

Above left: Ong nak bunuh diri. Jangan Ong! Jangan! kita boleh runding!
Above right: This picture seems so right.. Life IS fair!

Above left: A night of gambling. Akuk jadi tukang cong yang agak suey.
Above right: This dinner was so cool. A dish of barbeque-d seafood, with tables set just a few metres from the sea.

Above left: Blo posing, with sunset as his background.
Above right: I was so damn happy, tahap tekinja-kinja!

Above: Okay, this, I've nothing to say.

So there you have it - Bali.
Selain menyediakan Sup Tulang Buntut Lunak, Sate Kambing Gule, Babi Guling dan Semen Tiga Roda, Bali juga menyediakan view yang sangat Subhanallah and culture yang sangat Wow. Rugi kalau tak pergi.

Only people closest to me know about this.

2007-06-09T20:05:00.001+08:00

Only people closest to me know about this.

Eversince I was little, I always think that pekerjaan yang paling best dan dreamy untuk manusia adalah:

1) Street cobblers - High satisfaction, a bit artsy and so articulate, NO rent.
2) Pembancuh simen - Macam best gile nak concoct a cement mixture, pastu dapat slap it on a building.
3) Pemotong rumput - Specifically, yang guna that machine yang kena angkat macam backpack tu, pastu sway kiri, sway kanan. Best.

Yes, not many are aware that Nijoh has moved far from normalcy. That's not a bad thing!

But I love love love being a Lawyer, an Advocate & Solicitor, a Legal Assistant. I love it! High satisfaction jugak, good pay, good friends, you get to mingle with the greatest brains that ever walked the earth.

Penat belajar dulu woiii...! Sebab tu sangat puas and sangat content.

Well, maybe time-wise, there could be more improvement. I'm not sure if I can spend 10-12 hours working almost every weekday in one lifetime..

The greatest words that have ever been spoken are:

2007-06-09T19:12:00.000+08:00

The greatest words that have ever been spoken are:
(1) If anything can go wrong, it will [a believer in Murphy's law, I am]; and
(2) If something goes wrong, rectify it before telling your BOSS!!

Sheesh, I feel like such a disappointment this week. My poor Boss.. I went to him to tell him a current problem that I see would turn ugly in a month or two, but the way I relayed it must've seen like I was whining to him. So he said, "Then do [this, this, this lah]", like my somewhat puny brain couldn't have thought of before. Kenapa la aku tak rectify dulu baru bagitau Ah Boss?? Heish..aku..aku..

I tried so hard to put up a hard exterior in front of my Bosses and NOT whine about ANYTHING. Susah nye bila YOURSELF starts creeping up on YOU! Kesian Boss-boss aku, mesti tension dapat worker macam aku ni.

So, suddenly I remembered a tip I heard on tv by some guy, that is No. 2 above [Bless him]. Sigh, walaupun tip tu memang ada dalam kepala otak Nijoh dan manusia lain sejak dari lahir, tapi agak senang dilupakan oleh Nijoh dan orang seangkatan dengannya i.e. Whiners, Drama Queens, Naggers, etc.

You won't know how inept a worker you are to your Boss until you have inept workers under you. Susahnye bila kena request for quite an urgent thing to be done, hari-hari, sampai seminggu. Dah la aku ni pelupa. Kalau lupa nak push, habih la portfolio den. But I'm not saying that I'm a bad worker, I'm just...Aniz. You know?

Pastu, [if it is even remotely possible] bleh tak manusia sabar sket tunggu Hanizah kawen? Rilek ah.. Buat apa nak rush2 sangat? I swear, every wedding Min and I go to together, we will be asked "Korang bila lagi?" ELEVEN times secara purata. huhu! Mapuh aku nok jawak!

[Which reminds me of what my Aunt said last week, "Janganlah lambat-lambat sangat, kesian your Mother". Cringe!]

It seems that the Malay stigma is that a woman won't be looked on as 'successful' until and unless she is married. Rilek lu, macik, takkan nak suruh us young-uns pakai amik je laki manetah, pastu kawen; God knows what will happen to the marriage. Dah la susah nak cari laki berkualiti these days [irrelevant to Min, heheh!].

Went to three weddings in two weeks [Will post pictures later]. Although generally all of it are elaborate and lavish, it's nice and really refreshing to see a wedding yang simple dan tak berapa ekshen sangat.

[Question: Ada tak orang buat wedding masa teatime? Bleh tak Nijoh gilo start the trend? Best apa, bleh serve cakes, muffins, pies, teh tarik, kueh lapis, goreng pisang panas, lemonade.. Not that I'm getting married anytime soon. Lek lu!]

Currently shopping for my [very beloved office's free of charge] trip to BALI end of this month. And saving money whilst doing it [HUH?]. June 2007 is a month of cuti for Nijoh, first with the Penang trip with the girls [for someone's Hen Night. heh heh heh..], then with Bali. So excited! Can't wait to PARTI !!!!

Isu-Isu dalam kepala Hanizah yang oversized ini

2007-05-25T11:36:00.000+08:00

Isu-Isu dalam kepala Hanizah yang oversized ini

Bocor issue at Parliament. Can somebody tell me how those 2 MPs got voted as MPs in the first place? But I'm glad that they've proven their stupidity. In Parliament. The worst thing was their lack of remorse. Sheesh! Instead of being called "MPs", they should be called "MCPs".

The new Court Complex. I don't know if this is another Malaysian stupid attempt to be the "biggest" or "longest" again. Seriously, walking in between the Courts takes a long time. And all attempts to look sexy by cat-walking would miserably fail. I'm sure almost all lawyers who has to commute between 3 or 4 Courts at one time are complaining of leg pain. [I wonder if it's ethical for lawyers to wear rollerblades..] And I have to worry about the ceiling falling la, floods in the cafetaria la, hantus in the lifts and toilets la.. As if lawyers don't have enough stress handling clients, loan defaulters, public complaints, Judges, court clerks, interpreters, bosses, clerks, etc. So I guess it's true that the life-span for lawyers is 56..

Yes, I know I'm flat chested. Humans, you don't have to remind me every week.

Things I found out recently:

Said Mak, "Kaklang kan perfectionist". Said Ayah, "Ha'ah". [Whaa? I'm the most asal-boleh person I know!]

Said my colleague, "You memang tak boleh simpan rahsia punya". [Haha! Have I become the gossip queen of the office?]

Said an Aunt, "Mak Bapak mesti akan selalu teringatkan anak-anak yang jahat sikit". [Habih I ni, penat jadi anak baik, takde orang ingat rupanye..]

Said Brain, "Susah nak merajuk dengan boyfriend, cuz you would still feel like going to the very person to make yourself feel better".

Said colleague, "You jalan macam laki-laki" [I blame the long walk in heels at the new Court Complex and the constant 'urgent-ness' of my assignments]
Said Kak Yah, "Eh, Anis potong rambut ya? Kaek (macam) ini ya, apa namanya.. kaekkk kuda". [Great.. so I really look like a kuda. And I didn't even mention the word 'kuda' to her that time]

horse

2007-05-17T16:41:00.000+08:00

For those who are curious about what's happening with my hair [haha! ye la tu!],

I just had a haircut and I look like a horse.

2007-04-29T00:19:00.000+08:00

Muhaimin, why are you my 5-year-old?

Because you inflate my tyres.

Because you're a little vain and you don't let me touch your hair.

Because you talk like me.

Because you don't even mind when I stop your romantic sentences mid-way just to say, "Yang, awak nak tau tak, pusat saya sengeeett", in an ekshen kind of way.

Because you, however initially hesitant, are always okay with my silly ideas, like when I suggested that we "mandi dengan gajah kat Pahang" as an idea of jalan-jalan.

Because your arms are just the right muscle size.

Because you can actually go shopping with me for hours and hours.

Because you call me "Sayang Saye".

Because you understand my 'wajib tengok tv' hour and not call me during the 'wajib' times.

Because you remember our monthlyversaries.

Because you love your mother.

Because you like to sakat me.

Because you worry about me.

Because you actually like my sweaty palms.

Because when I say I want to eat at KFC for dinner, and when we reach KFC, I say that I want to eat at Mamak, which takes another 7 minute car ride, you don't even mind.

Because I syok gile kat you!

HAPPY 5TH ANNIVERSARY, BOYFRIEND!

DAH BESAR DAH KITA NI RUPANYE..

2007-04-29T00:14:00.000+08:00

Happy Belated Birthday, Am!

updates!

2007-04-28T14:26:00.000+08:00

Huuui.. Den dah lamo bonar tak update blog den nih! Sobulan. Macam la ghamai naa yang nak tau apo jadik dongan idup den nih.. Tak best pon [Tapi untok den hidup den best gilo! Hwah hwah hwah!]

Kopado yang asik tanyo bilo den nak update tu, maap la yo.. Sojak den amik portfolio astro dongan kredit kad kek opis den tu, den memang sibuuuk yo momanjang. Bodighi boghojam-ghojam, sain Letter of Demand dan Saman yo. Boghatuih-ghatuih! Tu baghu kojo sain, bolum masuk kojo lain-lain laie yang den kono buek!

Kopado yang boghutang kek Bank Standard Chartered dan Astro tu, tolong la bayar utang, iyo. Banyak kojo lain den buleh buek solain mintak utang kek ekau!

Dan kopado yang tak paham apooo la yang budak Anih ni tongah cakap 'an, nasib ekau la Milah oi! Muahahahahahahaaa!!!

What Nijoh did with her weekends and public holidays for this past month:

(cuz her weekdays were spent at the office working like a cute, expensive pedigree dog. Luckily dah dapat increment just 5 months of working, heheh! I feel so terer because the increment was based on performance. Alhamdulillah.. I love my firm! No complaints!):

Helped out at Kak Nai's wedding at my kampung on 24.3.2007.

Allow me to become poyo for a minute and put my picture here too, walaupun tak relevant langsung. It's just that I don't have a lot of my face cemented in pictures on events like this, since I'm always behind the scene or the camerawoman. And that the light makes me nampak cun in that picture haha! Well...

I remember one of the nicest things a person has done for me in a situation like this. Paghoh's sister, Liya, during Paghoh's engagament said to Paghoh "Amik la gambar Kak Anis tu" and "Meh, Liya amikkan gambar". How nice, kan? Liya, Kak Anis akan ingat, however simple the gesture was. In the end, dapat la muka Kak Anis masuk dalam 5 gambar. Heheh!

Nina's merisik cum engagement on 8.4.2007.

This was held at my house cuz Nina's house in JB was being renovated, and it was geographically easier for her now fiancee's family to come, who, btw came all the way from Kuching.

Nina's parents said "segan la buat kat rumah you all.. orang rumah ni belum lagi (you know what), tiba-tiba kena buat untuk orang lain". Hehe! Ala, mana ada "orang lain", kazen apa.. And of course, that statement was followed by "Awak tu bila lagi?"

..Sigh.. every time..

Attended Iza's beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful engagement on 14.4.2007.

Although Elin and I arrived at 4.30 pm (when the khenduri was at noon) because I had to work that day at Seremban and Elin was from Penang that morning, Iza promised not to change her engagement outfit until we arrived. Lucky me, dapat amik gambar tonggek macamtu with Iza's beautiful dress! The trip there took us an hour and a half because we got lost and ended up at "Tangki Sedut Dua". Tah mane tah!

Tingkatan 5 Elok gathering at Khai Yeng's house on 14.4.2007.

[Yes, I was in 5 "Elok". Do not laugh.]

That night was fun. I think i over-laughed. Hehe! But a lot couldn't make it that night la, so Zuhaili's arranging for another gathering soon.

Picture courtesy of Zuhaili. This was only a quarter of who came.

The one in white tudung is my good friend Mollie and the one in the white shirt is Zaidi, my old neighbour/classmate.

I had friends who asked me, "Kenapa awak tak couple dengan Zaidi ek?". The thought itself is appalling as we grew up together and it would almost be like incest! Haha!

Having lunch at Vicchuda with my girls on 15.4.2007.

The food was good, the conversations were great, the people were amazing. Macam biase la.

Rockin' at Good Charlotte concert on 21.4.2007.

Gile best! Gile best! Free tickets from MTV plak tuh! I went with Min; my lifelong concert cum gig partner Mollie, who came with her boyfriend, Nizam.

This is the first time Min saw me headbanged, and I don't think he was at all surprised. Penat je I portray this sopan santun persona in front of Min, tengok2 he knows I'm really not. Haha!

Tennis and breakfast with Elin on 22.4.2007.

THIS! Haiyo... I ni gile loser nak main tennis. We spent most of the time trying to catch the straying ball rather than hitting it. So, in the end, kaki kurus, tangan gemok. Oh well.. it's not like I'm trying to lose any of my 5% body fat anyway. Thank God for Old Town's Special Nasi Lemak!

Kak Fie's engagement on 22.4.2007.

This only meant one thing - meeting Min's whole family for the first time, since Kak Fie is Min's sister. The siblings, the Mak Udas, The Pakcik Hadis, the kazens, the Maktok, everyone! But everyone made me feel right at home, especially his parents and sisters. Yay!

And of course Min asked me to arrive late, even after I asked Min to tell his mother that I wanted to "potong kuih sebab Anis tak tau nak buat apa kat rumah awak".

To which his mother replied when I arrived "awak nak potong kuih tu, dah lalu dah".

Oh, the shame and guilt of it!

And of course Min had to leave me alone the minute I arrived, because of course the rombongan pihak lelaki arrived at that very minute, which Min had to sambut as he was one of the tuan rumahs.

And I had to eat with his cousin and Auntie, who were very pleasant, who of course saw how my hand shook crazily masa nak suap nasi masuk mulut.

Gakk! I almost died!

But I feel all flowery and fluttery when Min's mother introduced me as "pasangan Muhaimin" to Min's aunts. Wahwah, Nijoh! Auw!

I can now cross this very important moment in my life off my list as I had made it successfully through. Yeyey!

Movie with my girls on 25.4.2007.

We watched that "23" movie where Jim Carrey played a serious, recovering psychotic role. His acting was good. But all I can say about the storyline is that it puts you to sleep, since I fell asleep after 10 minutes watching it. But I did wake up to watch the end bit.

Oh, forget it. I didn't really watch it. I was too tired to watch a midnight movie on a working day, even if the next day was a public holiday.

This weekend, I nak layan tido. Gile best!

2007-03-19T11:01:00.000+08:00

My Ayah turned 57 today!

Ahh...my Ayah. How do I live without my Ayah..

I'm still amazed at his patience (with our stubbornness);

his sense of humour (he's the funniest man! he likes to repeat his jokes, but no matter how many times, it's still funny!);

his positivity (eventhough he's battling the world's most deadliest disease, he still takes IT and EVERYTHING in his stride, with a full sense of redha-ness and a smile);

his gentleman-ness ("Okay la Kaklang, you leave the car here (tepi jalan mane tah!) with me, you can go home first la");

his brain (he's the carpenter, plumber, painter, electrician, CNN.. he knows everything. He makes all men seem so puny. Ha!);

his youth (not many people can be 57 years old and still rock in jeans);

his talents (he plays guitar, organ and he sings. His band even got 2nd place in a Battle of the Bands competition once, during his heyday. Masuk tv wo! Siap ada peminat mintak amik gambar and signature);

his generosity ("takpe la Kaklang, you pay half of the mechanic bills aje la, you don't have to pay anymore.");

his selflessness ("You can use the car today. I can walk home; it's not that far") [which makes me feel so damn jahat until today];

his love and loyalty for his family ("Ha, see, your father will do anything for you");

and countless more examples.

How do I live without my Ayah?

herrre taggie taggie!

2007-03-16T11:06:00.000+08:00

I got tagged! By Am.

The instruction was to show my desktop picture.

So here goes -

If you're on my friendster list, you'll notice that I have the same picture.

I love love love this picture cuz it's gile poyo tahap super saiyan! I got it by e-mail but i don't remember who sent it.

Ada jugak humans yang sanggup pakai baju lawa-lawa, pastu naik bas dan pegi studio gambar dekat pekan, pastu mintak background 'gambar kampung tepi tasik' dan sebuah tv dan telefon kaler putih sebagai prop. pastu, pose tepi tv tu [of which buttons, btw, are the 'kena pusing' kind] and pick up the phone and smiiiilllleee....

gile poyo!

luv it!

2007-03-04T17:50:00.000+08:00

Hanizah welcoming the year of the pig - Chinese New Year 2007!

i was told by Bart (one of the most Chinese person without a Chinese muka that i know) that the year of the pig is good for the dog. so my 1982 dog friends, let's celebrate! [not that i believe in this kind of things]

the whole of Sidek Teoh clan was treated for a CNY lunch at, where else but, Maju Palace. this is the lawyers' table.

lou hei! I love yee sang!

and we had the usual karaoke. that's Lai Seong singing the famous "Long Pan, Long Lau" song whilst one of the Senior Partners, Ms. Linda provided the dancing! you won't see this in the office!

it was nice when the nice lions came to visit. no migraines this time, despite the loud "tong-tong-chiang"s that went on for more than 1 hour.

it even dropped by my room, to kinda "break apart" my oranges and make it into flowers. that's me, hot boy and mr lion. i love CNY this year! more angpows than last year!

as at Monday, I'm moving into my new room, which is Bart's old room [Bart's moving into Mr. Justin's old room, the "aura" room where the person who occupies that room previously is now a partner or gets partner's salary]. Goodbye KLCC-view and gunung-ganangs..

Bart's old room doesn't have a nice view (except for a helicopter that lands on the next building) and has an inconspicuous tiang! A Tiang! oh deng!

and I'm bringing my old chair too, cuz Bart's old chair has white stains from previous lawyer's use, which Hong Kait said could make me pregnant. haha!

squeeze them out already!

2007-02-22T11:46:00.000+08:00

this is so heartwarming and unbearably cute! dedicated to my friends who are getting married soon (or not) who are in the running to squeeze a whole human out of her! [sometimes the human has lookalike friend that you have to squeeze out too!]. enjoy!

excerpts from Marian Keyes' "The Other Side of the Story" at p.248 [which I'm sure all of you have read]:

"I had never loved anyone the way I loved her

and no one had ever loved me as much as she did;

not even my own mother. My voice could stop her crying

and her eyes sought my face,

even before she could see properly...

She was a big smiler, sometimes she giggled on her sleep

and she was the squeeziest creature ever.

The creases in her thighs were irresistible.

She smelt adorable, she felt adorable,

she looked adorable and she sounded adorable."

ahh... babies have that power on me. babies can make me smile giddily. i just realised: this tight mouth of mine can brrrreaaakk into a smile just by looking at babies, kittens who don't know they're stupid and also small dogs that grin but can't bark.

encik antu! oooo encik antu!

2007-02-21T12:17:00.000+08:00

encik antu! oooo encik antu..

encik antu..bleh tak tolong jangan kacau i tido malam-malam? i nak jugak dapat beauty sleep macam orang lain.. bleh laaa... yeh!?

encik antu ni gatal betul la! ihihihihihiii! sampai pegang-pegang i sume.. mana bleh camtu, encik antu.. kalo nak pegang-pegang i pun, shave la bulu-bulu tu dulu. panjang sangat la.. sampai 5-6 inci, ape citer kan...

pastu kenapa encik antu suka sangat duduk atas i? sampai ajak kawan-kawan 2-3 plak tu.. i ni dah la nafas pendek. encik antu ni..nyampah tau! ihihihihiiiii!

pastu encik antu ni suka bawak i mimpi masuk rumah arwah nenek i kat atas bukit tu.. asik-asik kat situ, asik-asik kat situ.. i tau la rumah atas bukit tu banyak geng you, tapi i dah boring laa..

encik antu, i rasa pelik la.. haritu Ustaz tu kata you syok sangat kat i.. Ustaz tu kan dah halau you; i pun dok baca Quran nak halau you, tapi kenapa you nak jugak kat i? you ni.. tak boleh lupakan i ke?

encik antu, i rasa kita putus aje la yeh.. ada banyak lagi gadis-gadis antu yang encik antu bleh pilih. sape la i ni kan? kalau you dekat dengan i pun, you jugak rasa panas. hihihihihihiii! ye la, i kan bleh buat you hot.

ventilator

2007-02-19T18:18:00.000+08:00

the objective of today's blogging: to effectively VENT [yeahhh... all of you who are so sickeningly positive, abort now! [oooooneeeenooneeenooooneee!]

I'm sure you've heard this before : "Sometimes a stranger taps you on your shoulder and changes your life".

In my case, that's exactly what happened.

Let's call this stranger "GH".

It's one thing to meet me one fine day for the first time, but to question my integrity on your first encounter? That's a little too much, dear GH. And not at all relevant to the issue at hand.

You're funny, you know, GH. Waiting outside of the Courtroom just to pounce on me [oh let me say it!:] in public, for a mistake that was not mine.

You decided to spit on me just because you got rapped by the Judge? That's not nice, GH.

I very nicely explained the situation to you, GH, an explanation that i did not even owe you.

Now you've made me question what I want to do with my life and my future. To that, GH, I raise my broken shards of glass to you, for you have succesfully got under my skin with your attitude that you think is Oh, so holier-than-thou and your words that I think are Oh, so sick.

Yes GH, you win. For now.

I hope our paths do not cross again, but if they do, I will look down on you just the same and let you very idiotically scream and vent in a public place, of which I will again respond with just my calm breathing and my quiet inner serenity. At least Allah gave me peace. At least I have my social sanity and class, and at least I don't need to employ a Psychotherapist, GH, but you? Pity, pity.

Just for the record, GH, although I let you get to me, I will come out positively from this sick encounter with you, for I will reap my success with class and integrity intact, either in the legal profession or not; but you will end up with high blood pressure and a face so ugly just because you resort to spitting in strangers' faces and you do not have the slightest clue as to how to control your anger. Sigh..GH..GH..

[friends, PLEASE don't ask]

Am got engaged!

2007-02-04T12:03:00.000+08:00

Am got engaged !

am, all dolled up and ready to be engaged. isn't she just beautiful?

we're all lepaking in her room before the big event.

Kano on camera [tengkiu Kano! Masuk jugak muka anis dalam gambar]

posing with the intricately made hantarans

the big moment - on the pelamin with Daud's mum

Alhamdulillah.. Doas being read after jari manis Am selamat dipakaikan cincin.

Apparently the cincin has many fans! Hehe!

Wow, the grandeur of Am's engagement! I was all mouth agape and very impressed. Everything was beautiful. I think sume orang yang tak terfikir nak bertunang pun, after seeing the kenduri yesterday, akan rasa nak tunang jugak! Haha!

My congratulations to Am and her future hubby, Daud.

ikan yang kugoreng

2007-01-30T21:09:00.000+08:00

Ikan yang kugoreng

"Budak Anis tu, goreng ikan pun tak tau"

I can hear it already. Akan ada mulut makcik-makcik yang akan tell it (and everyone in the neighbourhood) like it is.

Cuz it is like that - Anis ni goreng ikan punnnnn tak tau.

This poor dish happened when kak yah was in indon. I was, of course, like any other anak dara, instructed to goreng ikans and sayurs and tahpape yang lain that i, at that moment of time, don't really care whether has a name or not.

Mak took a peek at my ikan goreng..

And bellowed out this laugh - "Hahahahhahahihihihihiii!" Mak sometimes has this laugh that reminds me of the wicked witch of the west, which isn't a bad thing, cuz you would be brought to laughter too. theehee!

The ikan was hannncur! [hancur, i tell ya!] From the picture, you only see the better part. The other side of the ikan lagi teruk - skinless, some parts white, some parts hangus, and some parts dah takde flesh dah. The ikan cannot be saved..

The ikan was in rags and tatters. I told Mak, "Kalau Mak nak kulit dia, ada kat kuali."

"Hahahahhahahhihihiihiiii!"

Sigh..

take thatters reunite!

2007-01-28T17:06:00.000+08:00

i was watching double shot on channel [v] and take that's video 'patience' was playing. i've seen it before a few weeks ago. i wasn't too thrilled, actually. as i told Am, lagu tu "macam yodel". i thought, oh well, this is gonna be another sad one hit wonder. they're gonna crash and burn, just like Mark's and Gary's solo efforts. kesian..

then their next song came up - 'pray', sung at a concertful of people. just the four of them. singing AND dancing to 'pray', one of my favourite take that oldies.

suddenly, my extreme fanaticism for take that that i experienced more than 10 years ago was slapped in my face. tears sprung to my eyes.

watching the video, i was friggin crying !

just like the time when they broke up 10 years ago..

through my tears, i can still see that they are still so hot, wearing butt-hugging slacks. that explains the article in NST on friday about them topping the 'sexiest' list. i cannot believe it.. maybe they're right. i should "have a little, patieeeeeennnnnnce". btw, this song isn't so bad. i kinda like it after giving it some time to grow on me. this is an 'acquired taste' kind of song.

TAKE THAT IS BACK! TAKE THAT IS BACK !

haha! i remember when take that was doing a concert in singapore [i think masa form 2 or 3] and i reeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllly dessssssssperately wanted to go. but ayah instead asked me, "nak pegi konsert slam tak?". SLAM? SLAM??? dengan penyanyi sengau mata penang-jb tu? HAHAHAHAHHAA! ingatkan nak offer bawak gi konsert take that.. gile disappointed.

and for the 2 girls who killed themselves when the group broke up, you don't know what you're missing. tu la, penat je bunuh diri. but i kinda understand how they felt when gary said "...is no more"..

TAKE THATTERS REUNITE!

take that, i love you! i still want to marry you!

me don't like me monthly episodes

2007-01-22T15:51:00.000+08:00

i don't like my monthly episodes.

i don't like the stomach cramps.

i don't like to look out for stains all week long

[especially now, when my closest friends are boys].

i don't like the crappiness that overwhelms me.

i don't like feeling like i'm the unluckiest person in the world.

i don't like to always 'accidently' snap at people.

i don't like the guilt afterparty.

i don't like my sudden crying in public places

[mainly because i don't like to carry tissues].

i don't like the heightened sensitivity of my six senses.

i don't like not being able to consume ice-cream and cold drinks all week long.

i don't like the pull of my face.

i don't like the fatigue.

i don't like men who do not understand this monthly episode of mine.

but neither do i.

i like the old times.

when i don't have those episodes.

nor boobs.

[as if i have it now]

when i can live without wearing pads and bras and anything.

go tree huggers!

2007-01-21T23:16:00.000+08:00

i wish people would recycle paper more.
i wish people would care more about trees.
i wish that people would realise that even the smallest pamphlets, brochures, cereal boxes, toothpaste boxes, receipts, old cards, magazines, newspapers, papers [that have been used on BOTH sides] etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, CAN and SHOULD be recycled [your local paper-lama-man would be happy to pay you for it].
it annoys me how some people throw away a WHOLE newspaper in the dustbin [what in the world is WRONG with you?].
please, please please
think about the forest before you throw away a good piece of recyclable paper.

go tree huggers!

kereje kereje kereje

2007-01-20T20:57:00.000+08:00

work has been treating me okay the first half of this month. i think i'm handling the pressure better and I'm bringing better results. my boss even commented "you did good". sigh.. i'm keeping that sms for as long as i live!

my application for a Practicing Certificate cleared two thursdays ago and i have been going to court almost every morning now. best! best!

to adik-adikku yang aspire to be lawyers: to be a lawyer, you have to have a good back and good shoulders and good spongey shoes, to carry your super friggin heavy files whilst running up and down the court halls and the office. if you're lucky like me and you have a good Bart, you can dispense with the good back.

driving in kl, sigh.. as much as i hate those pesky rempits, i wonder why there's no oversized rempits.. come on now rempits, don't discriminate. i hate you all just the same.

i just adore muhaimin. when i was having a bad week at work (sometime last month), he somehow managed to make me laugh and cackle like a hyena for a good 10 minutes! while i was driving! he said, "sebab saya tengok muka awak macam muka dah lama tak gelak" (it's true too! i went for 2-3 days without laughing! i barely survived!). isn't he sweet, in an off kinda way? i llllllike it!

weddings! weddings!

2007-01-20T20:51:00.000+08:00

Wedding Congatulations to:

(teng teng tennnnng!)

My opismate Shahrul and his lovely bride, Kak Fiz

My elementary schoolmate, Zuhri and his lovely bride, Kb

My university friend, Jasmina and her handsome groom, Din

so, who's next la (besides Milia and Paghoh)?

[fyi, currently there's a slight push on my panic button. don't we all?]

[and please spare me on the sex stories. i didn't have to know how long you bertahan yesterday night, okay, please!]

pix from my phone

2007-01-20T20:43:00.000+08:00

pix from my phone

hai adik-adik! bersama-sama lagi kita dalam segmennnn...

"pix from my phone!"

things that i'm currently so proud of. my name being stated on my firm's letterhead. and i have my own namecard that says "Advocate & Solicitor" on it. and the view from my room is spectacular - taken juz before sunset. i have come a long way (in reply to barto's statement)

me in my room at the office. konon-konon buat keje la tu. padahal, kelam kabut nak set camera, pastu cepat2 duduk, pastu cepat2 tengok camera balik. nasib baik time tu sume orang dah balik..

one of the things i'll definitely miss - the old age architecture of the current court near dataran merdeka. the courts will be moving to another place near jalan duta real soon.

yan, aku tau ni keje kau! buat rempeyek pastu jual kat giant konon.. cara kau spell nama kau didn't fool me, na'a girlfriend! aku tau ni attempt kau untuk lebih glamer dari aku. huh!

haaah... it's nice to have a cute guy to help isi my angin tayar whilst i stay inside the air-conditioned comfort of my car (albeit my self-proclaimed minor feminism. i dont like to get my fingers dirty). this is muhaimin being the gentleman that he is. it helps to have a boyfriend who's so concerned at surrounding men looking at my cute non-existent butt.

me, dod, elin and iza getting squished to enter prame. taken at thariq-mia's wedding.

HAH! i caught you on my low resolution camera phone! i know you peeps can't see what's happening inside the car behind me, but the driver was happily giving the inside of his nose a goooood scrape. actually i took a lot of pictures of people doing the same thing, tapi dah hilang. and girls, jangang amik gambar whilst driving.

and again, please, please wear your seatbelts. i dont want you people to go to heaven before i do.

[recently added: don't think i'm disgusting cuz my post is about people digging their noses okay? [yes.. as disgusting as i may seem..] this is my attempt to help all of us from the detestable sight of people digging their noses in public. hopefully they would repent and stop doing it in their cars. do they realllly think that we can't see them?]

happy belated birthday, elin!

2007-01-12T14:23:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, ELIN!

huh, loteh botul den nak bukak blogger ni. tak dapek-dapek!

so, my apologies to elin for this delayed post.

happy birthday, elin.

may your life be as sweet and happy as you are.

love, aniz.

Resolution 2007

2006-12-30T14:55:00.000+08:00

It's almost time to make a new resolution for 2007. Tapi adakah Nijoh berjaye mengfulfill resolutionnya tahun ini? Let's have a re-cap, shall we? My post on December 25, 2005. [letak lagu fairy kat sini - "prinkprinkprinkprinkprink..!"]

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Resolution 2006

"1. Stop assuming that somebody's gonna take care of me financially. I'm a big girl. I'll be earning soon. Juz because I have well-to-do family and a boyfriend, doesnt mean that they'll always have my back. I need to stop thinking like a [MALAY] GIRL. so there."

[I just received my FIRST PAY yesterday! yeyeyeyeye! 29/12/2006 - hari bersejarah. i bought my very first branded handbag at sogo yesterday. and i bought pizza for lunch today. this afternoon will stop by an ATM to settle a part of my debts to mak and ayah. tengah rasa sangat terer. i'm taking care of hanizah. hanizah will be okay. so i guess i can strike No. 1 off. Strike it off!!]

"2. Stop saying words / phrases that have no meaning, eg. "like"/"macam", "you know", "and stuff/things like that". the world is so driven with the 'im so dumb it's cute' trend that even the most powerful woman is caught [shame on you, Oprah]"

[uhh.. No. 2 still needs some work la, especially "like/macam". but i'm 80% cured! i'm sure i'm less dumb, but still cute muahahahahaaa! with this teeth?]

"3. Stop dreaming of long luscious hair. My hair is dry and brittle, extremely poufy and i have absolutely no tolerance if my hair is past my shoulders. I need to embrace that. [my mantra: at least i have hair. at least i have hair.]"

[as if i can! as if any woman can! No. 3 stays.]

"4. Start on my anti-wrinkling regime."

[oh this one, haven't started yet la. mainly cuz i juz received my first pay just yesterday. will get hold of some eye serum and flaxseed oil really soon]

5. Smile more. I love how contagious it is!

[i believe that i am entitled to strike No. 5 off too. it's mainly because of my office culture and most lawyers' culture of smiling at everyone who wears a black jacket around Court]

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so I have yet to fulfill ALL of my 2006 resolution. same ol', same 'ol la. but so what? i'm not disappointed. i'll still make more resolutions and break it if i feel like it.

so people, behold my 2007 Resolution!

1. Continue to (at least try to) commit to Numbers 1 to 5 above.

2. Commit to at least one charitable organization and make bigger donations whenever I can from time to time, because since i'm still in the midst of balancing my budget, i can't really opt for one of those monthly debit schemes like Ayah. my choices so far - WWF or WAO or any of those tabungs u see at McDonalds or Jusco counters. "Giving makes you richer". Yes... great minds think alike.

3. Try to work my hardest and be less sickly this year. And no more avoidable stupid stupid mistakes.

4. Stress less. Like what my favourite Glamour magazine preaches: Categorize your worries into: (1) Productive worry; and (2) Unproductive worry. Get to know the difference and you'll eliminate half your stress. [amboi.. senangnye cakap...]

5. EAT! EAT! EAT! AND THEN EAT SOME MORE! I want to be meatier this year [oh please please please!]. I'm sick of being sick and losing weight and not being able to regain them. I'm sick of people telling me how skinny i am [i know already la! u think i can't afford mirrors?]. I'm sick of uncles pinching my cheek and telling me "Kurusnyee...". I'm so sick of shopping for clothes that are always a little too big. Even size "3" is like size "L" to my body. And it's impossible to look for a size "0"!

6. Save money for whatever my deserving heart and brain want to indulge in [both think differently. susah gak.] - holidays, shopping, marriage, house, car, etc. Yes, I'm seriously planning to follow my Mak's footsteps and buy my own house, however rich or giving my future husband will be. Maybe it's the Negeri Sembilan girl-power atitude running through our veins. InsyaAllah, Amin.

[On that note, dear people from other Negeris, why do you have a negative feeling against Negeri Sembilan people? "Eee, kitorang tak suka orang Negeri Sembilan, pasal harta distribution sume-sume tu". It's always from friends from this particular state. And it's usually straight to my face, from another female [traitor!]. People, if you don't understand it, how could you "tak suka"? Just because we put women on a higher pedestal? Just because your wife's land (which she inherit from her mother) will still be hers when you get divorced? You should be proud of us! It's what women all this while are fighting for in suffrages! When women in the west were burning their bras, we achieved that already! In some particularized aspects, maybe, but we got there first. HA!]

So there goes another so-called resolution that Nijoh will try to commit to [beetullll kkkee? Hahahahahahaa!]. Wish me luck!

work, work, work

2006-12-23T20:34:00.000+08:00

this week, work has not been good to me. i missed lunch 3 times this week (no time. i ate only biskut kelapa).

it juz dawned on me - being a lawyer, you can't be really organized. in school, I'm used to planning out what i'm going to do today, tomorrow, the next. only 3 hours to do A, then the next hour will be spent to do B, and tomorrow will finish on C.

now, very sudden, very urgent things keep coming up which i have to do right that instant, which disrupts my schedule, which makes me terkumbang kambing because i'm so used to my schedules.

my sleep is also disrupted, thanks to a jim-ya-nun-in-my-body experience which i dont really want to talk about now.

on thursday, my very polite boss even asked me where my brain is. i marveled at how appropriate the question was. where was my brain?

the learning curve is a bit tough, but that's what to expect when you're familiarising with a new job.

but now, since it's a long christmas weekend, i'm proud to say that my brain is still inside my skull (tadaaaa!). i slept for so long, due to the fatigue.

but also due to the prawn mee i ate for lunch at subang's mydin food court. people, stay away from the prawn mee! now it's saturday night and my perut is still sakit. going to see the tuan doctor in a few minutes.

..Ahh, Terengganu..

2006-12-23T19:49:00.000+08:00

..Ahh, Terengganu..

the place where Maya Karin wears tudung, where there are no traffic jams at all and where there is only a total of 2 rempits. The place where the beach is 10 minutes from everywhere. The place where I'm seriously considering to live in.

Iza, Am, Mazia, Ana and I went down to Kuala Terengganu on 15 to 17th December to see the Paghoh finally get engaged to her loverboy, Asril.

Everything was very beautiful.. Paghoh looked beautiful, sitting shyly on her throne. The hantarans were beautifully made. And her engagement ring - gile cun!

When the ring was slipped on her finger, I dengan silly-nye got a bit teary-eyed. You know what they say - the best things in life aren't things. It's watching two very nice people dengan sucinye get hitched (or, in this case, about to get hitched).

There's Paghoh with Asril at the background. Dua-dua malu nak tegur each other muahahahaa!!

Wahida, Mazia, Iza, Paghoh, Am and I tengah amik berkat (hohoho), sitting on Paghoh's engagement throne.

My heartfelt congratulations to Paghoh and Asril. Insyaallah, will turun to Terengganu for the wedding.

2006-12-12T22:28:00.000+08:00

isn't it weird how body-building got slot into the doha games? there's no racing involved, no strength being put to the test, no physical contact with your competitor. juz you showing off your badan yang kena kiwi to the beat of "hips don't lie". body-builders, i kesian la kat you all..betul. body-building is such a lonely sport. tak kesepian ke bang?

i knew it! i'm being bullied by this clerk who's handling my portfolios. he is notoriously known for his perangai manipulatif, especially on unsuspecting and naive and good and comel and hot and rajin newbies like me [i did get a lot of work from him during chambering, but that's only because chambees are at the bottom of the food chain]. he's still treating me like i'm one of his "girls".

i keep having to do his work. padanla pelik je, asyik buat benda-benda clerk-y.. lepas ni i nak cakap "Nnnnna-ah boyfriend!" sambil waving my index finger up and buat aksi kepala macam a black woman.

went to the cheap book fair behind the Dang Wangi [the place where all shit smells nice] police station and bought 3 novels, all for RM13.50. there are so many really cheap books, i juz went crazy and missed my lunch!

but since they're second-hand books, i really have to think about bacteria. what if the previous owner kuat bersin macam Anep and sneezed on some pages in the book, or lick her [yes, i'm sure book-readers are of the HER gender] fingertips before flipping the page, or the book got bitten by a dog or laki-laki yang ada sakit gilababi atau gatal? maybe i have to air them out under the sun or put them in the microwave first..

banyaknye problem whilst handling this case with my ex-master [who is one of my bosses now. i have 6]. i was so busy, mainly cuz teknologi telah menghilangkan soft-copy submission yang telah saya buat sampai pukul 1.30 pagi tadi untuk hearing 2.30 petang tadi yang membuatkan saya tak cukup tidur.

i was so terkumbangkambing - i had to re-edit the 50-page submission, i had to go to the library in the morning to do research, help my boss' secretary do the bundle of authorities, attend the hearing at 2.30, and i could only eat lunch at 5.30. during the hearing, i sat in between my boss and the other lawyer and my perut bunyi 4 kali. jenis bunyi yang lama tu.

..but i wonder why i feel so best.. i'm all sengih and nyanyi without any discrimination towards objek-objek. i feel like a flute player from shakespeare is skipping right behind me whilst playing a happy garden song, which made me feel like saying words like "tis a beautiful dayeth! what time art thou going backeth today, barthol?"

yey! jumaat gi ganu tengok paghoh paka cincing. paghoh, aku tau mung tengah testing-testing dekak atah kerusi kat bilik mung sambil hulur tangang! mung mana bleh tipu nijoh!

a shift in the wardrobe paradigm

2006-12-10T11:37:00.000+08:00

cleaning my closet, i juz realised how my wardrobe has changed and how different it is now compared to when i was 14 to 18.

now i wear smarter clothes with cleaner lines - button-down shirts, sweaters, fitted jeans and slacks, paired with [the world's most comfortable Alain Delon] shoes or high-heeled sandals. when i was 16 i was into the hip-hop scene [..wait.. i think i hear gasps and snickers...a'ah la..] and i wore realllllllly baggy jeans, loose t-shirts, extremely ketat baby-tees and "hanging" tops, with chunky sneakers. my stomach or back would be revealed if i move in a certain way and i wouldnt mind a bit. [i had a mild but noticeable six-pack back then, harharharharharhar. but now im all boncet. where did i go wrong?]

now those baggy pants are slowly decomposing into oblivion at the back of my closet. i better donate it to some other wannabe hip-hopper quickly.

and then there's the tudung.

and my piercings, from 5, are now left with the usual [and kinda boring] 2 holes. i previously resort to piercing [or as i used to call it = head mutilation] whenever i feel angry or upset or whenever cutting my hair was not an option or simply whenever mollie invited me to share, since the jewellery shops only do pairs ["okay, kau pierce satu, aku pierce satu. kau bayar tujuh ringgit, aku tujuh ringgit"]. yes, i was an angry kid. and as sick as it sounds, i liked the pain.

but one thing remains - i still have songs playing in my head 24/7. and i found out in Reader's Digest that it's normal [see! see! i told u i'm not gilo!] and a percentage of people have it. i'm happy that i have it because it keeps me from being bored. and it helped me with my English vocabulary when i was in school too. [helo, takkan nak guna vocab lagu Melayu dalam karangan; lagu Melayu sume gile meleleh!]

but on the flipside, sometimes rrrrrrrrrrrrreeeealllly uuuuuuuuuugly songs stay there for four days or so - songs like C.I.N.T.A.K.I.T.A. [i recently discovered that this song is often used for aerobics at public padangs. and dod told me that there's a sequel to this song, "macam tu jugak, eja-eja". what is happening to the world?!?!?!]. or my Nauzubillahiminzalik song, that rap/dangdut song "oh buruuuunnnng nyanyikanlahhh..." and [oh God, please!] the rapping part "ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-karena ci-ci-ci-ci-ci-ci-ci-ci-ci-cinta". the worst part is, I HAFAL PLAK TU LAGU-LAGU NI! sifir 7 dengan 8 tahap susah plak nak hafal!

agak letih jugak la jadi Hanizah ni.

celebrate love and girlfriends!

2006-12-08T22:00:00.000+08:00

pictures are worth a thousand words.

celebrated love and girlfriends are worth a thousand more.

congratulations my dear classmates, Thariq and Mia

and thank you for making us gush at how cute you two are

and thank you to my girlfriends for being a fun and beautiful bunch.

2006-12-07T09:26:00.000+08:00

WAHAAAII MANUSIA-MANUSIA YANG KERJA

KAT FIRM AKUU....

TOLONG LA MANDI PAGI.

Seriously. I already smelled your yesterday's armpits.

Yesterday.

Why do you think that I still would like to smell it today?

i got my own room! yaaaaayyy!!

2006-12-02T12:06:00.000+08:00

[aniz tengah nyanyi:] "workin'.. 9 to 6"

so i started my job as a junior Legal Assistant yesterday, which was a friday [cuz it was 1st December] which was perfect cuz now it's the weekend! [wow, i actually, like, succeeded in sounding like a bimbo! like, no way! ..God-dah!]

i get to park my car inside the building using the seasons' parking transmitter-gadget-thing which makes me look so cool, crrrruising in my "toaster" [that's what they call my Kenari].

[seriously, amende la nama mende transmitter tu.. "trans-pondan-sir"?]

and i've been told that one of the lawyers i'm teamed with were eagerly waiting for my arrival, again and again saying "Hanizah's coming in on the first of December, Hanizah's coming in on the first of December". it's because there's just so much work and they can't wait until i get my fair share of it. i'm weirdly excited!

when i was offered the position, my big boss told me that i would be sitting in a special cubicle as the firm is currently expanding and there's just no room for new lawyers in my department [General Litigation Dept]. but the day before i reported for work, bart told me that there's a surprise for me in the office. i instantly thought that he installed Winamp in my computer or something. it turns out that i get my own room! i was over the moon!! [okay, i think i have maxed out my quota to say "over the moon"]

my room seems bigger than bart's room and i have the view of KLCC [unlike bart who ekshen-ly says "i get the view of the new court..". but that's puny from the 32nd floor and u can't really see it with all the hutans surrounding it! haha!] although it's at the Conveyancing Department and my bosses' rooms are a bit far, i'm totally happy! but it's temporary, but so what? i would still occupy that room for a good few months!

i still have yet to discuss my portfolio with the big boss [it turns out that i have 4 bosses. i initially thought 3 - even that is overwhelming!]. i'll be doing banking litigation for 2 banks and "high-end" civil litigation [yes, that's what they call it! eek!]

excited, excited, excited!

2006-11-28T12:45:00.000+08:00

Hospital Diaries: Part 1

Sent him to the hospital yesterday for his appointment at the Urology and Nefrology Unit [did i get that right?]. After waiting three hours to see the doctor, the doctor said that he would be admitted to the ward on the same night and another doctor would decide whether he needs surgery or radiotherapy.

This morning, we got a call from him at the hospital that he would be coming home today via taxi and train, even though I offered to pick him up from the hospital [I was told by Mak that the trip would be good exercise for him]. He would have to undergo radiotherapy instead and it would be a daily trip to the hospital for six days a week for four weeks.

I have done my research and although pain is out of the picture, fatigue and discomfort are some of the side effects. Beginning to worry even more. What if we are suddenly preoccupied and couldn't send him for his therapy? [it seems that there are only 2.5 persons who can be relied on in this nucleus and although I'm one of those persons, my employment is starting this Friday!]. Or worse, what if he refuses our help? He has been the help-giver all our lives and not so much as the help-receiver. He has refused my help before. Sigh..

Worse still, Kak Yah would be going back to Palembang this Saturday for her daughter's wedding and she would only be back in January. That means more work to do around the house, which means more stress and possible neglect of priorities.

gile takde mende nak buat ni..

2006-11-19T00:49:00.000+08:00

gile takde mende nak buat ni..

gile bosan layan pompuan gile hari ni [seriously, she's in dire DIRE need of prozac. get help]. nasib baik Hanizah ni gadis yang lemah lembut dan tak paneh baghan dan baik [huishhh nijoh!!]. takpe la, it's just Allah's way to make me practice my kesabaran. i'll reach my zen in my own nirvana eventually. nasib baik her penyakit Gilo is not contagious.

boyfriend's AWOL doing his civil litigation thingamabob. mana awak hmm?

went to farah hani's house all the way in keramat for dinner [keramat's far!]. haven't met her in 5 years or so. she lost a lot of weight crying over some pisau cukur loser. but she found a new beau [at AF audition, no less] and will be getting engaged next month. bliss..

so people around me are getting engaged and getting hitched right this moment [i wonder how thariq and mia are doing..i was thinking about calling mia, but they're probably in the midst of Malam Pertama hehe..] which makes my mum play the broken record [agaknye bila kau nak kawen ni kaklang?] sigh.. Halo Mak, lek lu..

nasib baik ada mollie who kept me sane throughout the night. mollie keeps mentioning Wohnen si penyanyi rock [sape ingat Wohnen?]. initially i ingat 'Ramziela' and 'Sare Penyanyi Dari Gunung' [yes, that was his full name. commercial la sangat] je, but then i remember Wohnen..o God.. tengok mollie, skarang aku akan ingat Wohnen sampai bile2.. kau la ni!

i juz love old friends!

2006-11-15T21:51:00.000+08:00

what is happening?

tak paham..

2006-11-14T21:39:00.000+08:00

congratulations on receiving your LL.B (Hons.), iza!

raya with friends

2006-11-13T00:29:00.000+08:00

raya with friends

BOJAYO!

2006-11-12T19:36:00.000+08:00

BOJAYO!

.. SIX YEARS ..

OF BERKOYAN-KOYAN BESEN OF BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS, LAUGHTER, CONTENTMENT, DEPRESSION, SICKNESS, HEALTH, BOREDOM, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, RAIN CHECKS TO SOCIAL INVITATIONS, MISSED TV SHOWS, MISSED CONCERTS, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, THE HIGHEST OF HIGHS AND THE LOWEST OF LOWS...

finally,

on 9/11/2006,

Hanizah binti Muhammad Halimi is now:

an Advocate and Solicitor;

Peguamcara dan Peguambela;

Counsel;

Loyar Burok;

Majistret [as my Pak Long calls it]

hee hee hee!

i'm happppeeeeee!

i'm so proud of myself for making it out alive

[i still don't know how this may have happened to Hanizah Halimi!]

my Admission to the High Court of Malaya a.k.a. Long Call was beautiful..

i was robed by my dear master, Mr. Justin and my master's good friend, Mr. Leonard was my mover.

suka! yeyey!