My Backbencher!

"Halluuuuuuu babe, kau kat mana? Aku ada signing somewhere near Hartamas. Jom teman aku makan lepas aku habis signing nak?"
"Okeh, kau ambik aku kat rumah!"

"Halluuuuu babe, how's work? Ada mamat handsome kenyit-kenyit mata tak?"
"Haha. Booooring! Officemates aku chinese and perempuan. So takde chance! Client ada, kau nak?"

"Babe, teppanyaki jom?"
"Wuhuuu, yes yes, kau belanja!"

The one who would call me in the middle of working hours just to ask for lunch. (Hafiq kata kerja kami asyik makan, makan dan makan saja.) The one who would always check on me and give me the simplest reason to have fun and smile.

... and she's engaged! Congrats Zilsssss! Happy happy happy for you babe!!

p/s: Ohh.. nobbody told me that 2011 is the year to get engaged or married! Not that it matters, I'm still young anyway! teheee~

lalala.

The Execution of Loyalty

"Dia cukup setia dengan awak tapi dia tak dapat mengelak dari jatuh cinta dengan saya!"

Haha. PSYCHO!!! Inilah yang buat drama-drama Melayu malam Sabtu makin 'interesting'! Kau rasa emotional infidelity sama tak macam tikam jantung dan/atau hati pasangan kau seribu juta kali?

Hahahahaha. Hadoihlaaa.. kalau macam ni lah, memang takkan ada orang curang dalam dunia! *Gelak dan geleng kepala dengar skrip drama malam nie.*

Lala.

Summary for a Week

I've been busy for the past couple of days. Apparently, I'm busy with all the submissions and the reading for the next hearing date. Wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, retrechment and redundancy, demolition and downgrading, bla bla bla, reinstatement, bla bla bla, sexual harrassment, ahh..macam-macam lah vocab 'baru'. All the new interesting things that are fun to deal with. The workload is heavy but I love my job (for now).

On my first day, we got a client crying in our discussion room telling us the chronology of events leading to her resignation. She was sexually harassed by her employer and I have to prepare her Statement of Case. That was forenoon. Right after lunch, there's a meeting with one client for the case of constructive dismissal by the company. See... hari pertama yang produktif. :)

Masuk hari kedua, I've been working my ass in drafting pleadings. It took me one whole day to finish my Statement of Case and the Witness Statement, apakah? Lama hoi! Ahhh... guna alasan first time draft Statement of Case padahal Statement of Case is more or less similar to Statemen of Claim. (Talking about 2 months holiday break here.)

Hari ketiga keempat, tak payah cakap lah ye. Paling awal sampai rumah pukul 8 malam. Macam semalam, keluar office pukul 9 malam. Itu pun sebab takut dah dengar bunyi pelik-pelik. Nasib baik office sebelah shopping mall. Ohh, did I tell you guys that my office is at Damansara Intan, next to Tropicana City Mall?? Haha.. yes yes. Lepas nie kalau stress boleh jalan kaki pergi tengok movie dekat Tropicana City Mall (and cakap dekat boss, "Saya ada appointment boss!") atau pun boleh pergi Borders dan baca buku free dan bagi alasan nak buat research! Haha.

Anyway, my baby brother had an accident. Somebody knocked him down while he was cycling with his friends to get Arif's favourite cakoi and bring it to him masa melawat. Kesian jimbo! He was knocked down sampai pengsan and he got a minor concussion plus 15-20 stitches dekat kepala. And that lady driver, boleh tanya macam mana nak angkat bumper kereta dia yang jatuh and kemek tu? Hellooooooooo? Consider the fact that it's a residential area dan kau bawak kereta laju-laju tu kau tak kesah pulak?

Budak nakal yang pasif tiba-tiba. Tapi ward paed Tawakal Hospital comel!

So yeah, not a great weekend for me. I had sleepless nights and today I went to the office with my eyes half-opened and brain half-functioning and I felt like a zombie. Cool habisss! And as usual, setiap pagi lari pergi beli Iced Caramel Macchiato with extra caramel (or Iced Choc!) dan jumpa abang-Starbucks-yang-tak-handsome-tapi-cute. Haha. Miskin kalau lama-lama macam nie. (Ohh..ada Tutti Frutti as well!) Mati!

look at that EXTRA CARAMEL! omnomnomnom

Dan untuk kerja-kerja hari ini at least cemerlang lah sikit! (Sekurang-kurangnya nampak matahari bila balik!) Haha. Selamat malam.

lala.

Of Being a Lawyer

First thing you learn is that there ain't any definite answers to almost anyhing!

"Dan janganlah kamu mengikut apa yang kamu tidak ketahui; sesungguhnya pendengaran, penglihatan dan hati, semuanya akan ditanya apa yang dilakukan." (al-Isra:36)

I love my new job... and I love how Employment Law can be very "subjective" where you have to figure out what to do and how to go about it. (Well at least for a start.)

najlaa haridan.

Wish me luck

Tomorrow. Is my first day to work, as a full-fledged lawyer!

najlaa.

Grey's Anatomy

Between Alex Karev and Izzie Stevens, they have this one beautiful song that defines their relationship.



Beautiful. Very beautiful!

lala.

21 (2CD Limited Edition)

I got a present for 'being a lawyer'. Hihi. I knew I was a 'bit' annoying when I indulge you with Adele every single time we went out, but who would have thought about getting me the limited edition? Thank you sooooooooo very much mister. Anyway, I'm not sure what to do with that 'extra' album 21 just yet, but I'm one happy lawyer in town. Super happy! WOHOOOOOO! :) Now I'm hunting the Deluxe Edition. *winkkkkkk*

Second CD with 2 bonus tracks. *wink*

Ok. Mari fikir tentang kerja (dan Adele!) Hihihi.

[Adele- If It Hadn't Been for Love]

lala.

Oprah Winfrey:

"If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay. Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be. Slower is better. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy. If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends". A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend. Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is. Don't stay because you think 'it will get better.' You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better. The only person you can control in a relationship is you...

You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within. Don't make him feel he is more important than you are... even if he has more education or in a better job. Do not make him into quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less. Never let a man define who you are. Never borrow someone else's man. If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you. A man will only treat you the way you allow him to treat you...

Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need. Keep him n your radar, but get to know others."

[The Perishers - My Heart]

Spot on Oprah, spot on! And I like the idea of getting to know others. Macam angah kata, konsep jodoh depan mata nie menarik rupanya! Hahaha. ;)

lala.

At times, I run out of reason to smile.

Just like today. I don't feel like smiling to anybody. I even refused to crack the goddamn smile when I watched the cutest scene on the final episode of Secret Garden. And I have NO REASON whatsoever to not to smile. This. Annoys. Me!

Till I got my fav Iced Caramel Macchiato, and some random phone calls and text messages! Thank you stranger(s)! :D (I know I shouldn't let my conscience take over... but hellooooooo, I can't help it! Teheeee!)

lala.

my partner in crime

Being back from the camp, my skin burns like nobody's business. Yesterday, I was running out of mosturizer so I grabbed the car key and headed to the nearest Guardian at Solaris Mont Kiara. As usual, I put Adele in the player to accompany my 10-minutes-journey. As I was about to reach, Hometown Glory was on track. (yes, I put on my Adele 19, not 21!) Right that very moment, all I think was Elanie Khamil.

She has a little resemblance to Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. Most of the time when I listen to Adele, I'm smiling all the way thinking about Lanie. They are of the same age. They look alike (at least to me), they have the same laugh. And that my darling Lanie is in London, completing her Masters at SOAS. It was on Raya 2010 that we last met before she went back to London. GOD, I MISS HER!

13 years of friendship. Kakak, Lanie, moi, and Aida. (missing: Lydia Khamil and Elyza Khamil).

I miss this pretty woman!

p/s: We used to have the 'singlehood-tabung' created by our mothers. Nasib tak jadi! Aida dah pregnant pun. Hahaha.

Najlaa.

"You can never walk straight when the road bends!"

And I am the best example to begin with. As much as I want to head up to one point, I just can't move my limbs properly. I keep on falling and falling and I don't know how long it will take for me to reach there. Perhaps forever!

And even if it takes the whole of me, I might still not end up getting there.

Maybe I should consider the road not taken?

najlaa.

Camp Salak North

I love outdoor activities. That is something that I've been exposed and atracted to since I was small... prolly when I was 7-8 years old. I miss going for a snorkeling at Pulau Beras Basah or sleeping in the tent at Datai, before it was explored by some high profile resort projects. Pulau Beras Basah and Datai have the best beaches ever! I learned how to kayak when I was 8 years old, and I remember it well! And I joined my first kayak expedition in Langkawi from Pulau Beras Basar to Pulau Singa Besar with the UPM students when I was 9. Yeah..9! Itu belum kira kena campak tidur dalam hutan untuk survival session, abseiling, flying fox etc etc. (Ohh.. and I learned how to operate a rubber dinghy first before a car! Hahaha.) Thanks to my father who was the then General Fasilitator for the Outdoor Education at UPM.

Anyway, it's been a while since I last joined abah with his camping trip, and when he asked me to join in, I was jumping here and there saying "Yes, I'm in! I'm in!". Mama kata macam kera dapat bunga. Haha. Whatever. Even if there's no beach this time, I'll make do with jungle and river! ;) I longed for this kind of trip. I want to be in close-proximity with nature! That is the best treatment to rejuvenate and de-stress myself from all problems.

The camp was organized by ASAS Outdoors for the UIA international students sponsored by Albukhary Foundation. I'm not the participant. The original plan was to be the observer and join in for the Kayak Expedition only, but I ended up being the participant cum translator for the international students and part time urusetia. We learned so many things like the water safety, radio communication, abseiling and the CPR procedure (External Chest Compression + Artificial Resuscitation).

Amir Haridan doing abseiling! Good job lah adik! Unfortunately I was not allowed to participate because of my knee condition. Blearghhh~

But the highlight was of course, the KAYAK EXPEDITION: Sg. Perak! The journey was roughly around 18km, so I've been told. We had a good 5 hours paddling our kayak left and right (try not to capsize when we fought against the rapid river flow). I was on a single-kayak and it makes it a lot tougher! Mind you, there's only 3 (or was it 2?) girls on single kayak and the rest were on double. *wink*

Briefing prior to the expedition

Abang Saiful (team leader) giving out instruction to paddle to his right side.

My adik Arif yo! Phewiiiiiiiit! Haha. That's me 14 years ago!

Our First Pitstop (after 1 and half hours):

With Nassour (Chad), Anis Ur Rahman (Bangladesh), Shakir (Maldives), Syed (Afghanistan), Farida (Vietnam) and Amalina (Thailand)

After kayaking for 1 and half hours after the first stop, we had our second Pitstop :

Yang si kenit itu naik bot sahaja.

Uncle Asrul, Osama and Amir; resting!

With Syed and Jetmir (red cap) at our second lap. Ohh..Jetmir a.k.a Miri, kawan cari pasal and geng karaoke kat camp! :) (Abaikan tudung bulat tutup dahi itu)

Rafting at first bridge.

Hahaha. Ini lawak. Cap biru yang dicuri masa second lap expedition. Panas gila okeh!

It was fun. I got friends from all around the globe. I had fun 'arguing' with some of them like Miri and Tarique. I learned how to make Vietnamese spring rolls from Farida and Hakim, and chicken kabsa from the Saudi team. I simply had fun. Period. Tapi muka berkilat lah kena sunburn. Bukan setakat berkilat, berbelang-belang dan merah macam udang kena bakar! Nampak gaya macam tak boleh keluar rumah seminggu!

Rafting for a picture. Final lap, second bridge!

I guess, that's that.

Happy holiday people!

lala.

Penat. Tapi LEGA!