The Movie Worth Waiting For

Have you ever wondered what goes in the mind of a suicide bomber? Have you wondered if they had 2nd thoughts before they pulled that cord in their bomb? Are they even really volunteers? Or coerced to do it? If you have ever wondered, "Paradise Now" is a movie you would really enjoy watching.


It tells the story of two Palestinian childhood friends who are called to volunteer themselves for the Intifada cause. Laced with humour at the most unexpected times the story is a heart-wrenching one. You'd never expect to sypathise with suicide bombers but the story gives a human face to them and as we see their struggles and doubts we understand why they do what they do although we do not necessarily support them. And to top it all off, the two lead actors are so handsome they make your heart fly. Kak Liza & I left the cinema with this guy's face and eyes forever etched in our memory.

Girls' Night Out

We had a wonderful time on Friday at Swensen's PS. Anyone looking at us would think we have been friends for years but truth be told it was the first time some of us were meeting. To say we "clicked" would be a gross understatement. We gelled, rather.
We brought the whole Swensen's down with our racuous laughter. We even managed to "terrorize" a few waiters. Hehe Can't wait for the next girls' night out.

To Lisa .....

Hope you enjoyed the bithday dinner and like the gift we got you.

Many more years of friendship ahead, Insyallah.

10 Life's Simple Pleasure

I kena tagged lah by my neighbour & good fren LizaNoor So here goes....

Being in a shopping centre with my husband and he says "Buy anything you want today."

When my mother kisses me in the mornings before I go to work and tells me Thank you for being a wonderful daughter.

Waking up early on a Saturday morning and realising I can sleep in coz it's SATURDAY!!!!

Looking at my childhood photos and realising how lucky I am to have such great childhood memories

Opening my eyes in the morning to find Him looking at me sleep.

Checking my mail to find my best friend has sent me an e-card.

Looking through my treasure box and re-reading love letters & cards of yesteryears.

Lying on my king sized bed with crispy sheets after a long trip away from home.

Sitting in a cafe giggling away with my best friend as we reminisce our school days, oblivious to stares from nearby patrons.

Watching tv with my husband while he rests on my lap.

Ps: I forgot to tag lah...
ok here are the 5 ppl who have been tagged

LISA

KYNNE

LYNN

MAYA

NAZ

Mother's Day Celebration

This year, we celebrated Mother's day with a difference. Usually we will choose a fancy smancy restaurant, bring both our moms and then bring on the cake and presents. This year, since we had guests over at our place (my newly wed cousin & hubby), we decided to hold the celebrations at our house instead. We bought a portable grill from Carrefour, 250 raw satay from the owner of our fav stall at Lau Pa Sat (stall No 3 & 4) 4kg of chicken wings & 2kg of drumlets which I marinated with honey & other seasonings, cooked fried bihun, invited my in-laws and had a helluva time.

The Don and my cousin's hubby, Hakim, took turns bbq-ing while the womenfolk yakked and yakked the day away. (what else right?) After Maghrib, we brought out the cake and the gifts and the smiles on our moms' faces were to die for!!! They especially liked the gifts The Don and I picked out for them, small tokens of our appreciation for being the absolute best mothers we could ask for and our gratitude for their sacrifices all our lives.

Here are some pics we snapped. More coming up soon....

Three Girls & A Guy

We left for an inpromptu trip last Saturday to Malacca & Kl. The Don wanted to bring me shopping in KL. (Am I lucky or what??) Then I suggested we stopped mid way at Umbai, Malacca for some seafood. I roped in my two girl friends, Lisa & M and they were both game to join us for a short holiday. So off we went....

The food in Umbai was as delicious as always. Anybody who has been to Malacca and hasn't been here, you really don't know what you have been missing! We choose our own fresh seafood, tell the guy how you want it cooked and VOILA!!! Since it was only the 4 of us, the Don and I chose one large seabass, 1/2 a kilo of prawns, quarter kilo of squids and some veg. The seafood is to be eaten with small packets of Nasi Lemak and Otak Otak which is provided on the tables and topped up when neccesary. Try not to drool on your keyboard ok....(photos courtesy of Lisa)

Lelong!!! Lelong!!! There were shellfish too but we were not fans so we skipped them.

This pic is a bit blur. I think Lisa is holding her digicam with one hand while the other hand she is busy trying to kopek the Otak-otak. hehe

I think she forgot to take the pic before we devoured the fish so here you only see the skin left. Oooh no evidence of our buruk-makan-ness!!

Krak Kruk Krak Kruk!!! Very crispy indeed!!

See the sambal cicah? Power gedemak!!!!

Immediately after the meal, we continued our journey to Kl to spent the night and start shopping the next day. We didn't actually get much shopping done. We only went to Midvalley & One Utama. But I think we all got what we came to Kl to get. One thing for sure, we had lots and lots to eat.

I actually wanted to eat crabs but in Umbai the stall we went to ran out of them. So when we were in KL the next night, The Don brought us to Good Evening Bangkok restaurant at One Utama.

The ambience was great, the service was tip top and the Tom Yum seafood was the kind you'd only get in Bangkok. A small sip sent your nostrils flaring, bells ringing deep in your ears and a tingle in your throat that you could remedy only by having more!!! I asked for black pepper crabs but the waiter said they didn't have crabs that night. But when he came to send the tom yum, I spotted a small crab leg in my bowl. He must have heard me exclaim because he explained that usually they use big crabs for the black pepper dish but if I didn't mind, they could make an exception for me and use these tiny crabs instead. A crab is a crab is a crab. Of course I said YES!!!!!! Such great service is definitely a rarity. I'd definitely recommend the place to anyone who is in need of authentic Thai food with great service.




For more pics, go check out Lisa's blog.