Lucky!

The day started with a splendid meaning....a moment I hope I'll keep close to my heart for the rest of my life. Thank you for being there for me and not giving up even a bit. Thank you for the care and concern. Thank you for the teddies, the flowers and the Coach wrist bag. Thank you for the songs, the Starbucks treats and the well-wishes. Thank you for being my friend. And thank you...for being my love. Insyallah, we'll work this out together, hand in hand. :)

Oh, did I already tell you that I'm flying to Bali in a few hours' time? Hehe...Updates, later.

The Day Hidayah Got Hitched!

I remember the days when my dearest sweetie-pie girlfriend, Hidayah, spoke about marriage back in secondary school. She, together-gether with Hamizah, would talk about how their dream wedding ceremonies would be...in the midst of Mr Tee's (our so duh English teacher) lessons. In between recesses, PE lessons & even walking to the building on the other side for our Malay classes, these 2 girls would talk about their Prince Charming...the marriage & the kids that follow. Not forgetting the "happily ever after look" that spread across their gleeful faces. Haha...Hamizah got married to her long time boyfriend (like 9 yrs!) last year & Hidayah got hitched...last weekend! When I hugged Hidayah & gave her my well wishes, I whispered.."You been talking about it since secondary school days, & finally, tonight is the night you been waiting for". And I almost teared. :)

Suliana & Dahlia. Lucky Dahlia is still single, like me. Haha!

The remaining few singletons. :)

Dahlia: Ain...she looks so matured with all the make-up huh?

Me: Yeah...And she's only 25 yrs of age, like us.

Dahlia: Oh no...when we get married, I guess AFTER we're about 27 yrs old, won't we look even OLDER??

Me: Shut up!

Waiting for our turn to take a snapshot with the wedding couple...

And I wish..Hidayah & Raihan: Have a blissful marriage. :)

P/s: Missing really makes the heart grows fonder, huh? *winks*

The Catch Up

It's been a looong while since the last update. Like I said before, I'm getting lazy to post entries. Why I suddenly appear again out of nowhere? Coz I've been awake since 4.30 am. Haha! My sleeping habits are horrendous these days.

Anyway, it seems just yesterday that I blogged about how fast half of the year 2007 has passed & I realised that...it's the same time of the year again! I'm not saying much now, but so far, 2008 has been good to me. Alhamdullilah.

If 6 months seem to pass by with a blink of the eyes, I guess..the next 6 months will be the same too. And before I can enjoy my 25th year of existence to the ultimate fullest, I get a year older. Sighs...

Oh! How can I forget...3 of my friends celebrate their birthdays this week. The 3 Geminians are: Naz (today is the day!), Siti (tomorrow!) and Lavanya (18th June..I think? Hehe!). To all: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

TGIF!

Great Friday evening I had with the boys. We went to PS Cafe at Harding Rd for dinner. Kinda pricey but the food isn't too bad...& the ambience, nice for couples to smoochy-moochy or for close friends to give a low-down of the week. In any case, you HAVE TO make a trip to PS Cafe at least once. The berry chocolate cheesecake there is a killer. :)

Took a ride in Daniel's ah-beng Chevy. :)

Daniel had fish & chips....

And so did Jamadi!

I had some Kofte curry...with basmati rice, chapatti & popudums. Yeah...all the works, baby!

Daniel always, always looks like he's faking a smile...

Then Jamadi & I thought that we just have to promote the berry chocolate cheesecake....

And our threesome dinner was done! :)

One Day in JB

Me & Riza planned to go tanning at Sentosa today. She sms-ed me last night saying her menses came & she couldn't go with me. Just as well. It was raining in the morning anyway. Then, Nik called me at 11.20 am, asking if I wanna go to JB with herself, Jamadi, Peixuan & Esabella. Since I don't really have better plans for my off, I decided to join them. I got ready in 20 mins & they were already at my void deck, in Jam's car.

So...to JB we went.

Esabella, Peixuan & me waiting in Jam's car. He's feeding his Subaru. :)

We had a good lunch at one of the warongs & found our way to...Aeon Tebrau City. It's just another huuuuge shopping centre. It's my 3rd time there.

Don't we look soooooo Singaporeans? Haha!

These 2 feeling couple only. But NOT.

It's tea & coffee break after lunch! Oh...and the gossiping.

The Melayus.

Jam was saying that...if any guy wants to marry me, he has to be prepared to get me a lifetime Starbucks membership. Haha! Sounds true enough.

This Peixuan actually changed S$250 to go JB!! She was so eager to use the money that she voluntarily treat us to popcorn, drinks & titbits for the movie. We watched a Korean movie called "Shadow in the Palace". Loads of gore scenes. Stressful.

I found another tanning kaki!

Nik went crazy at Dunkin' Donuts. I got myself chicken floss buns at Breadtalk. Halal mah!

And Jam forgot everything else when it comes to PSP stuff.

Yay! We both have dimples!

Still waiting for Jam to download his games...

This is how the Front Office girls look like when they are starving....

We still can smile though!

House of Sundanese. Delicious!

Time to pay for the parking & head home to Singapore!

And JB was never the same fun again. :)

KL Drifted

I was bored. He was as bored. So, one day, we decided to just pack our bags & head to KL for the weekend. Why KL? It's such a bustling city, like S'pore. The people are as multi-racial, like S'pore. The shopping is so-so, like S'pore. Haha...but my poor friend, Riduwan, hasn't been to KL since he was...7 yrs old? He was excited on entering Hilton KL. We went to have a sumptuous dinner at San Francisco Steakhouse at KLCC and watched Ironman after that. Had drinks at Zeta Bar. So typical of a Saturday evening. The next day, I show him around Bt Bintang area. He was insistent of having a local fare & it MUST NOT be chicken rice. (I don't get it either) And the moment we entered the huge malls, we stopped at level 3 (out of 7 floors). The weather was hot & humid. Forget shopping, we went back to Hilton & spent the rest of the day, napping & watching variety shows on the plasma tv. How Sunday-ish.

Why so lil picures? Coz stupid me forgot to charge the camera's battery & Riduwan hates taking pics! Hence, I got lazy myself too. Bleagh. Just like in Thailand last January. :)

The chicken briyani didn't look like a briyani. But the taste...shiok!

Saw this shop called Dickies at Berjaya Times' Square. *winks*

And that's how we covered our weekend in KL. I need a beach holiday SOON.

Lavanya: August trip still ok, tak?

I dream of...TURKEY!

It's been a week. The post Turkey syndrome still lingers. The memories of Ephesus & Cappadocia remains vivid. This has got to be the best trip so far! Worth EVERY single penny I burnt! I mean, Bali & Australia is nice too...but Turkey is the furthest, the first really long-haul flight (12 hours!) & the first time I was away from home for long (10 days!).

In those 10 days, I seen & stayed in the mountains area, valley, beach resort, hot springs, boutique hotel & a cosmopolitan city. Watched a soccer match (Fenerbahce vs Chelsea), indulged in intestines soup (kindly forced by Enis), went for hot air ballooning (BEST!), clubbing in Istanbul (Enis took us around & also to celebrate Frankie's birthday, Turkish style!) & settled for a movie on our last day to kill time. I don't remember doing soooo many things in 10 days. Even Liah agreed!

Oh, another wonderful memory of the trip: Liah forgot to bring her pyjamas. So I leave to your imagination on how she sleeps at night during the trip. Hahaha!

So people, I uploaded MOST of the pics to my Multiply account, as it's the most..convenient? But other than that, my Multiply account is dead. Enjoy the pics...:)

http://purplechrysalis.multiply.com/photos/album/3/TURKEY

Off to Turkey!

FINALLY. The most talked about topic between me & Liah. The first big vacation for me this year. THE one that I splurged (it still hurts a lil) my bonus on. And, THE most important of it all: I am sooooo gonna enjoy myself. Haha...My holiday destination to...TURKEY.

It was quite tough larr...choosing the right place to go. Well, we have to consider the weather (we want cold but not freezing), the budget (we are ordinary working adults after all), the time (given the current nature of our jobs, we can't take leave in certain part of the year) and our interest (lucky me & Liah has similiar taste!). After our Australia trip together last year, we talked & dreamt of going to Barcelona or Rome next. Alas...it was rather a short notice for me & her to really save THAT much of a money, we came to a point to go to Turkey instead. Not implying that Turkey is cheap, but for the number of days we are going, it's definitely worth it. For now. Insyallah, I still wanna go to Europe Europe sometime. (Damn...Sze Luan is going in May & she didn't tell me earlier!)

Heh...my colleagues & friends are more excited than me. They been asking if I finished packing, if I have enough cold wear & of course, the most frequent remark: "Turkish men are good looking! Bring some home!". Like they are some kinda Turkish delights. Oh well...I am looking forward more to the historic sights & culture.

It was Maria's birthday party last week. I know I am suppossed to upload the pics! Geez...I'll do it when I come back? Sorry Suliana! Been busy larr. With work & all the crap in the world.

Anyway, I'll be back only on the 14th April. Need to get back to packing now (Last minute packing brings excitement!). Take care peeps. Spring season is kicking in in Turkey! Yummy~

Incubus-ED!

When you're tired, just remember...there's a shoulder to sleep on.

That's Brandon! He reminds me of Ananda Everingham. Hehe...

Pausing for a breather?


First song


Saosin was awesome too!

Work has been busy the past few weeks. I felt especially crappy yesterday & I only left work at 3.30 am! Tanglin was telling me that, before we go on a holiday, we'll get all the s**t in the world first. Boy, she's right. I soooo cannot wait for next month. Sighs...

Anyway, what made me excited today was the fact that I gonna watch Incubus! Ok, ok...I know you people still can't believe your eyes, ears and whatnots that I, Norain Ahmad, am listening to Incubus. Honestly speaking, I didn't really know much about them or their music. Since Suliana wanted to go & from the way my guy friends hyped so much about Incubus...I thought, why not? Well....the show turned out great! Saosin did the opening act & they were cool too. Brandon Boyd sang very well... It was unbelievable that I was swaying (head-banging sounds over larr!) throughout the performance. Suliana was ecstactic when Brandon took off his T-shit, leaving a singlet on & finally being half naked on stage. I was surounded by many good-looking mamats (who don't look like those typical Mats, of course). Oh yeah...not forgetting Sufyan's friend who looks like my ex-boyfriend. Hahaha! For a brief moment, my bimbotic sense was telling me that...it isn't bad to listen to a band like Incubus after all. Haha! Roll your eyes for all I care! But yeah...I've always love alternative. Why didn't I discover Incubus earlier? I must have been in Venus.

After the show, I met Hamsa & Riduwan. They were both drenched with sweat! Yes...the performance was VERY good. More to come!

P/s: Incubus is definitely better than My Chemical Romance. *winks*

The Leap Years

It's 29th Feb. I watched the movie The Leap Years with Saiful just now. Haha...come to think of it, I haven't go out with him....since the last 4 yrs too. I even joked with him when he drove me home, that I don't wanna see him only once every 4 yrs. I've known him since good, old IRC days! Gosh...he still looks the same after all these years.

Apparently, on this day..when a woman proposes to a man, he can't refuse. It's a tradition of the leap year. Hmmm....

Best Sunday of the Month

I realise I was supposed to upload the pics for the Bangkok & Pattaya trip...but I really, really didn't take alot (only about 10 shots?) & the ones I took were like self-obsessed kinda pics, which I don't think you'll be interested in. Hah! So I guess, you won't see any of it in the blog after all.

I haven't been up & about, besides the random dates I fixed myself with. Haha...don't get me wrong here. Not that I wanna sound desperate or I've nothing better to do than to go out with the opposite sex whom I barely know....but since I'm very much single, why not? It's fun to getta know people from different background. Whatsmore, the last guy I got to know & met was like 2 weeks ago...& he's rather impressive. *winks*. Before you jump off your seat & wonder if I'm gonna be attached soon, relax yah. My marital status remains the same. Call it unfortunate..or fortunate. Up to you. :)

Since I'm off on a Sunday, I thought of going to the S'pore Airshow with Suliana & Sofyan. The tickets were sold out though! Well...I only tried to purchase the tickets at the last minute, serves me right. Hence, I asked the couple if they wanna go to Ikea instead, coz I'm looking for a coat hangar. Not to hang furry coats but to hang my bags. :) Fizah then called to check if I wanna join her & Maria for dinner at her place. In the end, it's a gathering of good friends & their partners (except for me who's partner-less lor).

I like every Ikea outing. Always dream of having this & that from Ikea..

Tea time at KFC. Starving!

We 4 girls supposed to cook together...but in the end, it's Fizah who did the cooking while we stood by, chit-chatting. Haha!

Oh....I enjoyed "distributing" the food when it comes to any meals. I was given the task to mix the pasta well...just in case there's a difference of taste (Fizah cooked 2 separate rounds).

Maria was in charge of stewarding. I took over after dinner. If Siti, Justin or Wayne remember, I was also the one who did the washing up after a potluck session years ago. :)

While Suliana just entertained us...& "arranging" the dishes. How helpful indeed! Haha!

I think it was like world cuisine, you know? There's otak-otak, fried chicken wings, char siew beefballs, chicken vegetable soup & aglio olio prawn pasta! Yummy yummy...

We watched Borat on dvd after dinner & had a good laugh. Hassan, Sofyan & Wan weren't in the pic coz they were having smoke break in the kitchen. Dessert was Marble Cheesecake which I bought (not baked!) from Polar's. :)

We looked at Fizah's Spanish honeymoon pics...

And then I asked her about a particular country which she had been to...& insyallah, I plan to go with Liah in April. :)


After Borat, Wan, Suliana & Maria insisted to watch a scary movie..like Shutter! Honestly, I'm not into horror shows but they really wanna make me watch with them. Luckily, Hassan saved my life...coz he wanted to watch a football match instead (he's the MAN of the house worr, so he's the decision-maker). We spent 2 hours watching an intense match between Tottenham & Chelsea. Hahaha...it was a great Sunday. We should do this often. Now I need a partner too. *winks*

And oh....INCUBUS: I'm soooo coming to see you all!

The Final Installation

Let me announce...the arrival of my 3rd birthday present: A lovely Gucci tote! I bought it when I was about to depart Singapore at DFS Changi Airport. So...this year's presents are indeed a bash! Haha...

P/s: Will try to update a bit on my trip to Bangkok & Pattaya. Didn't take much pics...busy shopping & partying larr. :)

The Other Gift

The second birthday present is coming in a few hours! So exciting! And too bad...really too bad that dearest Edward couldn't make it this time around. *sighs*

Edward: It's ok...it's alright...I'll celebrate for you day & night, yah! Enjoy your time slogging at Oscar's. Hahaha!

Till then...Sawadeekap!

The Presents Saga

I'm turning 25 soon! Gosh...that's like 1/4 of a century already! 5 more years & it'll be the big 3-0. For the past 1 month, I've been thinking of ways to celebrate my special day. A trip overseas? Get THAT Gucci bag? Tiffany's jewellery? Girls' famous best friends...READ: DIAMONDS? Well oh well, I decided that the birthday prezzies gonna come in 3 installments.

First, it's this lovely Michael Kors' Ladies Chronograph timepiece. Didn't really cost me a huge bomb larr....still affordable. :) Was thinking to get a Guess ...but realise it's too common & kinda "exaggerating". Armani's too much of a man & I already have a couple of DKNY watches. I was looking for something that's LIKE a bling bling..so I settled for this one that has Swarovski crystal bezel. It was really a love at first sight. :)

Stay tuned for the upcoming 2 birthday treats! 25th birthday worr...so I shall spend it all in glory. Hahaha!