A BIG Yeay!

I just heard the best news for this week or rather in a while. A dearest friend is happily attached. I'm so ecstatic..as if I'm the one who got attached. Haha! Anyway, all the very, very best (from the bottom of my heart, hokays!) & may the relationship be the sweetest present for your birthday this year.

P/s: Don't forget about our plans, yah. The deal is still on. *winks*

The Chalet

After yet another long day yesterday, the entire morning shift went to East Coast for the Front Office chalet. Lotsa "old birds" came & it's nice to gather once again. Reminds me of those golden days when we all "suffered" together. Sighs...Nevertheless, it was a great evening of catching up...& photo taking. :)

Raya Outing

This year was the most happening one, for the fellow Conradians & ex-Conradians (or the ex-Cons as what Faizal puts it!). We've talked, we've planned, we've anticipated for this day, as early as 2 months ago. And the outing turned out well! Credits to the organisers! Who else if it's not me & Liah. Hehe! We started from 2pm till 1.30 am, hokays! Happening, can? :)

Tittle of Movie:

Orang Conrad Beraya

(translated into Conrad People Celebrate Raya)

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Director:

Norain & Liah

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Main cast:

Faizal, Nassir, Sadiq, Sabariah, Riza, Norain, Liah, Zaine

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Supporting cast:

Chandran (made it to 4 houses), Rynn (only made it to 2 houses) & Helmi (covered 1 house!)

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Location:

Almost the whole of Singapore

Special thanks to:

Kak Aini for the super-spicy fried spaghetti

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Nassir's mom for the mee soto. The chilli was like...shiok!

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Riza's mom fried macaroni with sausage & chicken wings. I also want Lingam's chilli sauce!

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Sadiq's mom for the laksa. Yes, without the tauge & corriander leaves. Lucky it's all prepared separately!

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Zaine & mommy for their delicious mee soto (again!) & to-die-for chicken wings. So sedap until I couldn't stop. Oh...they use Lingam's chilli sauce too!

P/s: If you realise, none of us actually cooks, except for Zaine. *winks*

And the funny moments:

Nassir was fasting (puasa enam) & Faizal doesn't know what that means! He thought it's fasting on the 6th day of Raya.

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Whenever we are about to leave a particular house, we have to remind Riza to go out & put on her heels first. Coz she just had to wear those that have strings to tie around the ankles...comfortable & looks good...but troublesome!

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All the girls brought cameras & knowing how important for each of us to look pretty, we kept taking & taking UNTIL we all got satisfied. And there's a point of time (at my place), where the guys just sit still & the girls did the different poses!

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Walked over from Tampines to Simei. Seems near but it was a good 30 mins walk with our kain & bajus. Not glam, especially with the 5pm sun.

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4 girls in 1 cab while the 4 guys in another on the way to Helmi's house. The taxi driver said to we girls excitedly..."Eh! Your boyfriends are behind us!". BOYFRIENDS??! Hahahaha!

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Faizal looking forward to see his "in-laws", Sabariah who is smitten by Sadiq's cute younger brother & they talking about being "family members" altogether.

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Disturbing Liah & her new found friend. Good luck, hor! :)

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Riza & Zaine making their moves like rabbits...at 1am! Oh, they were just playing video games. :)

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Thanks people for making the jalan raya so fun & fabulous. Insyallah, we'll do it again next year, yah?

Hari Raya Celebrations

The Raya outings weren't much of a difference this year. As usual, my family went to my uncle's place on the first day as my grandmommy is there. It's nice meeting my cousins, the older & younger ones. Now that we all have grown up, we only see each other like...twice or thrice every year? My mom even said that in future, their kids may not know my kids or the fact that they're actually relatives. Haha...at this rate, how true is that.

Anyway, my relatives simply luuurve asking me the million dollar question. *rolls eyes*. Tired of repeating the same answer for the same question, can? Surprisingly, my mom helped me out this time! She happily told my aunties it won't be anytime soon coz "there's still vacancy & wondered if there's anyone who wanna apply". She sounded as if her daughter will be left on the shelf like that. I'm an eligible bachelorette, hokays!

Oh..my cousin, Ayos, resigned from his "metal rice bowl" job & gonna join NIE next year! So unbelivable. Haha..his younger sister was asking me if I have anyone to intro to her brother. I immediately thought of Liah (first choice!) or Siti (if no choice!) since these 2 are the only Malay girls (whom still single) I can think of at that moment. Any other interested applicants, please feel free to contact me directly. My cousin is veeeery eligible, just that he's short! Hahaha!

Hari Raya Jitters

Oh...it's the eve of Hari Raya! I've always like the eve. I would stay up..watch tv showing all the Hari Raya songs & not forgetting old Malay movies. The likes of P. Ramlee especially. Haha!
Anyway, I was glad to be off for today, tomorrow & the day after! I went to see Dr Tan just now to get my usual dermatology fix...& a trip to the salon to get my hair coloured. Well...the mood for Raya wasn't that happening but the glamour feeling has set in! *winks* It's all about looking good & feeling good larr. In the evening, I met Helmi for a bit to return his luggage. FINALLY. It's been 7 mths! My sis even said that it felt weird that his luggage isn't around in our room anymore. Well...we've been putting our stuff on top of his luggage, you see. Like a shelf like that. I told Helmi...in a few months' time, I may need to borrow his luggage for a holiday again. Haha!

Suliana met me at my void deck for awhile to pass me some stuff. And she hugged me, wishing a blissful Raya & said that she loves me! How sweet! (I love you too, Bedah! Nasib baik tak cium, sey! Hahaha...)

To all my Muslim friends:

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir & Batin.

P/s: Don't forget next Saturday, hokays? ;)

If Eating Could Kill...

I can't recall when was the last time I had such good meal gatherings in a row. Must have been ages ago. Oh well, all I can say is that I've been out & about the past few days. Let's begin with:

Saturday

Went to Geylang with Suliana to get my Hari Raya baju. The streets were full of people & I perspired just to walk from Paya Lebar MRT to Tanjong Katong complex. You'll get to see all kinds of people during this festive season. A good-looking guy caught my attention & guess what..Suliana said he looked at me too. Excited for a moment there! Hehe! My baju this year has a touch of bronzy-goldish colour. It cost me a bomb! I never bought something that expensive for Hari Raya all my life. :)

Sunday

Dinner with the famous girlfriends! Fizah borrowed her dad's car & she drove me & Maria around for the first time. She's quite an impatient driver larr, one that curses & say her prayers on the road too. We drove up to East Coast beach & shared 1 large pizza & desserts. Nice!

Monday

Met Liah & Faizal for break fast. Felt like having Subway...& so we all did. Took a cab down to Dempsey Rd to meet Frankie & Sue. We sat at PS Cafe...& the place is so lovely! The cheesecake is sooooo delicious that we got 3 slices (Frankie had 1 slice all by himself). Do try the Berry Chocolate Cheesecake. As the cake melts in my mouth, can't help but giving the shiok look! Haha! I had ice mint tea too. Somewhat different, but taste great. Go PS Cafe to chill with your good friends or to impress that special someone. Rather expensive though. Main courses so so only...

P/s: No pics available for PS Cafe coz I forgot to bring my memory card. Lamer!

Thursday

Been a long while since I catch up with Wayne & Justin. Had dinner at Modesto's & desserts at Corduroy Cafe. Modesto's serve regular Italian cuisine but let's talk about the cafe instead. It's this American styled milk bar (or so they claim) with cool desserts. I love the candies & chocolates on display! Reminds me of Candy Empire but more...American? I saw the stacks of cupcakes & I was tempted to buy one. And I had warm milk with mint. Not bad larr...cannot afford to go often also. It stretches my purse AND my tummy. :)

Friday

Off day! Met Sadiq & our first stop was....Geylang! He wanted to get kain songket & gosh, the moment we stepped out of the MRT, I can't stand the heat already! It's scorching hot! We were at Geylang for less than 30 mins & then he decided to go to Bras Basah Rd to look for bermudas. Sadly, most of the shops don't accept Nets payment & the nearest ATM is undergoing the works! So again, we were there for about 30 mins only too. I wanted to get Crumpler (my first!) & we head down to Orchard. Daniel suggested checking out AMK Hub. I broke fast at Ramen Ten at AMK. I travelled all over the island like that, can?! The boys continued watching movie while I made my way home. And I thought...what an eventful day & week indeed!