[The Other Side of the Story]

Monday.... It means that I need to push myself to look at my research. I had a very long weekend, took almost 3 days off from doing my routine. So today, I need to get started. I have presentation slides to prepare (including what to present), I should look at the INCED 2008 full paper (in development) and also I have several wedding preparation tasks to do for today (buy chocolates, pick the "baju melayu" from the tailor) plus I need to buy lunch for the family (my bro, my sis-in-law and our cute nieces and nephew are around today). It's all for now. I'll be back with the updates - my progress, the wedding etc....

I have so much things to do. My bro's wedding is approaching, we have less than a week now. The wedding reception at my house is scheduled on the 10th of August 2008 but of course, the other side (his wife-to-be) reception will be held this weekend. And guess what? I have a colloquium presentation just a day after their reception at Bagan Datoh. I haven't prepared the slides yet. I do have the outline (what I intend to present) but still, I need to be prepared. I'm less motivated because my better half is not around till this Thursday. He's attending a photo camp at Hulu Langat. I missed him very much. Here are some of my checklists: Pick my bro's baju Melayu from the tailor Prepare the "hantaran" - total of 9 hantaran Prepare my presentation slides Prepare the full paper for INCED 2008 And the list goes on....

I don't care whether you read his blog or not but this entry is especially dedicated for you. Babe, happy birthday sweet-17 (you'll be always 17, sweetie). May Allah Bless you always and may all your wishes will come true. I really hope that there will be another party this year (similar to last year's at South Bank) but if you happened to organize one, we are very sorry because we can't make it this time (the airfare is very expensive {*sigh*}, we can't afford to go to Brisbane). Babe, You are a wonderful friend, very sweet and thoughtful. We are very lad to be in your circle of friends. We really hope that the friendship that we build remains forever and ever.... Babe, We missed you so much, we missed every moments that we share (especially when we went out for shopping at several places.... shopping, shopping, shopping....). We missed everything that we shared with you.... Babe, Thank you very much for being our friend. My mum also very glad that we have a wo...

Tak tahu nak mula tulis entry nie macam mana, but definitely it has to be in Malay plus English (my English sucks now).... I still miss Brisbane (bila nak mula study - kenangan itu datang tanpa dipinta), maybe sebab life as a student was much much more better there for me (for the past two years there).... But I'm glad that I'm here too, near to my mum & dad, near to my family & everyone that I love. Syukur alhamdulillah juga kerana I managed to get a good supervisor at UUM. Although everyone keeps on telling me that he is a "pushy" guy, I like the way he works. I need someone to push me along the way of doing my PhD. I told him that I do not mind if he keeps calling me - tells me to do this and that - so I know that I have a dateline and I'm working on it. He always reminds me not to feel guilty of what ever happened in the past (regarding my study at QUT) because for him, doing PhD is nasib, ada yang bernasib baik dan ada juga yang akan mengalami masalah...

First bouquet of flowers that I got from my hubby.... It was this year, after almost 3 years of marriage, on one sweet day in February 2008, not on the Valentine Day, and not on my birthday.... I love it very much.... Did I mentioned that I love tulips? Yupp, I do fancy tulips, especially the pink tulips, but any colors of tulips will work for me.... Tulips are sweet.... Very sweet....

Andai ku tahu Kapan tiba ajalku Ku akan memohon Tuhan tolong panjangkan umurku Andai ku tahu Kapan tiba masaku Ku akan memohon Tuhan jangan Kau ambil nyawaku Chorus: Aku takut Akan semua dosa-dosaku Aku takut Dosa yang terus membayangiku Andai ku tahu MalaikatMu kan menjemputku Izinkan aku Mengucap kata taubat padaMu.. Chorus Ampuni aku Dari segala dosa-dosaku Ampuni aku Menangis ku bertaubat padaMu Aku manusia Yang takut neraka Namun aku juga Tak pantas di surga Andai ku tahu Kapan tiba ajalku Izinkan aku Mengucap kata taubat padaMu Chorus Ampuni aku Dari segala dosa-dosaku Ampuni aku Menangis ku bertaubat padaMu ahh...

I miss my hubby very much.... He's not around because he goes to KL to attend "kenduri arwah" of his best friend, Arwah Auzi. Esok genap setahun pemergiaan allahyarham. My hubby & Ly dah janji nak visit kubur arwah, pastu mak arwah nak buat kenduri arwah. So sorry Arwah Auzi, I'm not around this time. I can't forget the last time we met last year, during your wedding. I did not expect that it will be the last time untuk kami jumpa awak, but we were very glad that we managed to give you what you've requested (mana la tahu itu permintaan terakhir). I'm very glad that you were my hubby's best friend for so long and till now, kami sentiasa rasa awak masih ada di sisi kami. Maaf kerana tidak berada di sisi awak mengiringi perjalanan terakhir awak di bumi ini tapi doa & ingatan kami sentiasa bersama awak. Al-Fatihah....