My New Favourite Thing

Wah wah, today feels like Lara Croft. First time in my life i saw, touch and used guns. Lepas Shiela cakap that they are going to menembak, dengan tak malunya i told them that i wanted to tag along hahahaha.

When we reached the club, the manager told us that for beginners, we have to take a lesson before we can start shooting. Alamak so leceh one. Thought once there i can just start shooting..LOL. So experience shooters started first and us beginners, despite our eagerness and nervousness to start shooting, we have to sit for explanation on safety and proper way to handle guns. But it’s allright, the briefing is only about 20-30 mins and really informative.

So the result is as below picture.

This is the first session. Using CZ 75 kadet 22mm from Czech Rep. This gun is light and after a while, i find it quite easy to use. 2 shots are out of range and 4 headshots..hmmm

After the 22mm, the trainer trying to talk me to try 9mm. First not keen but after i see the gun, OK why not.

It's Beretta 9mm. The gun is actually quite large and i have a problem to pull the trigger as my finger can't really reach it. I conclude that ths gun is for someone who have big hands..hmmmm

Eventhough i find it very difficult to hold and shoot this pistol to the fullest of my ability, but the result is not too bad rite ??? Almost all shots goes thru the heart.

Using 9mm is quite an experience. It's really an adrenaline rush. A bit scary too.

Since i have problem with the Beretta, the trainer change it with CZ 75B 9mm (adik beradik CZ 75 Kadet)

So this is the result.. what say you ???

Overall not too bad for a first timer rite ??

Think i might get addicted to this sport. Who knows i can make a living by becoming a contract killer..LOL

Not in Dubai

I am searching for backpack and trust me finding a backpack in Dubai is like trying to find a needle in haystack. So very difficult one!! I’ve been to all major shopping malls and can’t find any. Well of course, there’s small daypack by Kipling but I am looking for something like Berghaus or Karrimor or Lowe Alpine, a real deal.

All this searches started when I finally confirmed my trip to Iran, backpacking style...OMG hahaha yup backpacking style which i have not done for the past 4-5 years i guess. A friend of mine quipped why bother to buy since I will use it most probably 1 time only. Well, I have been thinking a lot about all my past diving trips and I do miss it. Started to get in touch with the gang and of course, many of them are asking too many questions on when I am going to join them back. So, I planned that once I am back to Malaysia next year, I will go for one or even 2 diving trips to my favorite Island. So, if I have plan, I need to have the gears.

I’m still searching and googling with a hope that by end of this month I will find it. That’s another 2 weeks to go. But but but.. I read a comment in a forum that there’s none of ths product in Dubai... oh NOOOOOO. Think tonight I will be dreaming of my dirty full with dust Deuter in the storeroom back at home in KL...sob sob sob

The Secret Life of Bees

Lurrrrve it....

The Book

The Movie

" An enchanting parable of hope and love"

Last few days tetiba jadi busy la pulak. Not only busy kerja but busy with aktiviti menghabihkan duit.

But before cerita about shopping, nak eksen, that for the first time in my life, aku berjaya membuat kueh melayu..hahahaha.. and the lucky kueh is of course one of my favourite - cik mek molek. Masa kecik sampai anak dara tak pernah berminat nak balajar buat kueh. masa dok dengan mak, mak ada so buat apa nak belajar..hehehe and masa dok bujang2 dulu, kueh melayu merata, rasa nak makan apa pegi je la cari mana2, pasar malam ke tepi jalan ke mesti ada. Lepas kawin pun sama. Mana ada masa nak buat kueh, balik kerja pun dah malam. weekend selalunya we had late lunch so tak pernah rasa nak buat kueh. Aku cuma pandai buat bubur je sebab senang and cucur udang sebab tu favourite husband..so untuk menjadi isteri yg disayangikan mestila kena pandai buat fav foods dia...hehehe

Now dok kat Dubai ni mana la nak cari kueh-mueh tradisional melayu, so last week sebab rasa nak makan kan so aku pun merajinkan diri untuk buat kueh cik mek tu.. tak tau la sebab kueh tu senang ke or aku ni memang ada bakat memasak semulajadi, it turns out OK, semua cukup so sedap la bagi aku..buat 2 biji sweet potato dapat la 5 keping.. tapi kan aku tensen gak sebab rasanya dah banyak gula aku letak nak suruh air gula jadi kow2 tapi bila dah masak, air gulanya kureng..and i've conclude that it's not my fault tapi gula kat sini halus so x sedap not like our gula kasar kat malaysia yg membuatkan air gula dia meleleh..slurrrpp

Thursday nite, went to Sharja Blue Souq dengan Che'na and Putri. dah lama plan nak pergi and finally berjaya juga kami menjejak kan kaki ke sana. First time for Che'na and I but Putri had been there few times.

Che'na nak beli souvenirs and myself nak cari jubah yg colleagues kirim and tudung Turkey for mom.. Itula mak aku, masa aku pegi Turkey dulu tak cakap nak, tetiba lepas tengok cerita apa ntah dalam tv, suruh aku carikan dia tudung Turkey..


Ini kedai tudung yg first kami masuk. Putri kenal towke kedai, Abdullah nama dia. Aku beli 4 je tudung dia sebab not really my taste tapi terbeli 2 pashmina that i dont really need since aku dah ada like 5 but oklah sebab aku ni memang jenis tak tahan sejuk so all my pashmina memang di fully utilized kan.


Lepas kedai tudung, kami pi kedai souvenir sebab Che'na nak beli souvenirs for her family. kedai ni a bit scary for me sebab penuh dengan ala-ala antiques things, macam kepala monyet la, ular la, some scary look patung and kawasan yg sewaktu dengannya. Che'na tensen sebab towke kedai tak paham.. but memang kelakar tengok depa dok communicate macam itik dengan ayam..but i do understand the frustration..hehehe

Ini depan kedai jubah yang aku beli jubah for my collagues and tudung Turkey for my mom. murah dan cantik. Aku beli banyaks sebab nak bagi for adiks and in-laws


Lepas tu masuk satu lagi kedai souvenir. Ini towke kedai(yg pakai kandura) yg pandai. Dia ada indian assistant yg boleh cakap omputeh. so no comunication breakdown..


Ini highlite of the nite for me. Masa dalam keta dah cakap that aku nak beli emas. Dah lama plan tapi tak beli2 lagipun i'm not really a gold person. Aku cuma ada 2 set jewellery saja tu pun jarang2 pakai cuma wedding ring and bangle saja aku suka pakai. Tapi since Che'na mentioned that her colleagues cakap that ths week harga emas jatuh and depa suruh beli masa ni, so i thought nak survey2 la. masuk first kedai, SA tak layan. Maybe tengok aku macam Kabayan kot ingat aku saja2 tengok2. pastu masa nak kluar gi parking dah, kita tengok rantai yg display cantik2, so masuk le tengok. Towke kedai dia Leena tu service baik punya really friendly eventhough kedai dia dah nak tutup. Sabar je dok melayan kitaorg belek sana belek sini tanya harga.

So lepas fikir like 20 mins, i decided to beli saja. Yay!!..cakap kat Putri and Che'na ni my first jewellery purchase (before this sumer gift from husband) and Putri terus suruh aku bergambar ngan Leena to commemorate ths purchase..lalalala

Balik tu terus call husband sebab tak sabar nak criter pengembaraan menghabihkan duit aku. First kena lecture sebab balik pagi2 buta tapi amazingly dia tak marah aku beli jewellery sebab dia cakap itu investment... dia cakap dari aku menghabihkan duit beli handbag and nonsense2 yg sewaktu dengannya baik la aku habihkan duit beli emas..hahahaha Tapikan Yang, kalu tak pakai kena bayar zakat, sapa yg nak bayar tu ???? and i need a bracelet to match my new chain... *hint hint*

Ohhh yang tak boleh lupa is masa tengah dok pikir2 tu masuk la sorang mak Arab. Dia keluarkan satu box bagi Leena tu. Leena tu pandai cakap Arab so kitaorg tak paham la apa diaorg dok borak, tengok2 masa Leena bukak box tu penuh dengan rantai la gelang la aku rasa senang2 ada like 10-20 urat..wow, terernya mak arab tu bawak dalam box lepas tu letak dalam paper bag macam bawak barang 20ringgit jer.. kita org pon dok pikir, banyak2 macam tu bila dia pakai sumer tu ?? aku ayg ada satu dua ni pun tak terpakai..hmmm

Malaysian's Bazaar Ramadhan in Dubai

Memang meriah.. that's the word that describe Bazaar Ramadhan in Dubai yesterday. Aku dah cakap kat Lina and Kamarul that kita kena pi awal2. Aku nak beli kueh kelate Kak Neme, takut sampai lambat nanti habih.. yelah yang menjual is only like 12 stalls and yang nak membelinya beratus..figure it out yourself..


- photo courtesy from Abd Halim lens

We arrived at 3.40 sama dengan orang yang nak menjual...hehehe that shows how "jella" i am. Terus pi beratur depan meja kueh Kak Tipah and Kak Neme. I've got few friends (Kamarul's Go kart supporters) and my best friend Ilyn whose visiting from KL for Iftar at my place. Earlier i had bodek Kamarul to belanja the supporters kueh2 for Iftar today. So memang sedap Lina and me tunjuk2 saja since somebody else is paying..hehehe


- Photo courtesy from Abd Halim lens

I've bought for myself (ini dah cakap kat member2 tak boleh share since i want to indulge it sorang2 hehehe) tepung pelita, buah tanjong, laksa kelate, ketupat sotong and nasi dagang Shiela. OK OK..macam tamak je kan tapi trust me semua beli satu saja so tak banyak tau...husband baca entry ni mesti geleng kepala..



- Photo courtesy from Abd Halim lens

Anyway, macam yang aku expect, all foods finish by 5pm. Kueh kelate and laksa Kak Neme by 4.15 macam tu dah habis. Paling amazing lai chi kang, bukak kedai 5 minit je, semua habis. Tersenyum lebar abang yang menjual tu..



- Photo courtesy from Abd Halim lens

Verdict for foods yang aku beli: semua sedap macam makan kat rumah..yelah yang meniaga ni semuanya professionals and the wives, so aku rasa dia orang menjual is more for fun and tunjuk skills, so tak kedekut dengan bahan mentah unlike orang2 yang meniaga nak buat duit. Of course, semua orang meniaga nak untung but what i meant is they didn't compromise onthe quality and taste of the foods.

Now, Malaysian UAE comittee tengah encourage more sellers for next week Bazaar Ramadhan, yelah kalau macam ni tiap minggu takut nanti semua orang serbu rumah CG pukul 4 sebab takut foods habis. Aku yang balik Malaysia every 2.5 mths pun kemaruk makanan kita lagilah orang2 yang dah lama tak balik kampung...

Next week plan: Nasi Kerabu Mastura, gulai ikan ayo Shiela (ni kena merayu-rayu la bagi beli lauk saja), kueh cara

Lagi cerita dalam :


http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20080906/tts-uae-bazaar-993ba14.html


http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=357505

Bazaar Ramadhan Yang Dirindui

This is what i really miss now that i'm in Dubai during Ramadhan month, bazaar ramadhan. No place like home.....




popia - yummy...


tepung bungkus and karipap pusing - kalau dapat inti daging lagi best




jala mas and buah tanjung - traditional kelantan sweet and trust me it's really really sweet
- no wonder ramai orang cakap, oghe kelate manis2, makanan dia semua manis...manis ker???



kuih lapis and puddings - varieties of puddings can be found during ramadhan month


pulut panggang and tepung gomak


ayam panggang and murtabak



i'm writing this sambil menelan air liur terkecur-kecur..huhuhu tak sabarnya nak balikkkkkkk.

Gone With The Wind

Adoiii.. Dubai One keep on advertise it, the famous line “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” Yupp, the famous line from Gone With The Wind. So, don’t blame me if i make a mission in my life not to miss this movie this time. Dah banyak kali Astro in Malaysia aired it but never had a chance to watch it in full. Yelah, 3 and half hours long, mana tahan nak tengok.

So last nite when Dubai One air the show, i have decided to really watch it. American classic tale of love-hate romance during Civil War relates around a rebellious and fiery Southern Belle named Scarlet O’Hara. An adaptation from a Pulitzer Prize novel, the film is sometimes considered to be the greatest feature film of all time in the history of American Literature.

No wonder so many fret over this movie..Memang best.. Now i can add it to my all time fave movie list sekali dengan Titanic, Jerry McGuire, Conair, Lion King etc etc and tak ketinggalan Rombongan Cik Kiah Ke Sukan Komonwel..hahahahaha