just us THREE (for now)

To be honest,
there was one part in my life that i actually imagined,
or  rather settling to the idea,
that i might just be alone.for life.
that i would never find a man i can grow old with. let alone give birth.

Dont get me wrong
i didnt say that with pathetic and pure depression..i was saying it with pride, full independence and happy.
As someone who lives life and expect nothing in return, i was always eager to settle with whateve that is fated to me. that and probably i felt tired of hoping and wondering,that i decided to end the search.

Funny how fate comes knocking at my door. Just when i stopped thinking about jodoh, it came.
Then along came our lil man, Ashraff.
i shouldn't say it as comical. Life isn't funny. Life is fated just the way its suppose to, whether you have planned it/ dreamed it at all.

syukur alhamdulilah. faithfully and constantly chanted. for now, its just usThree.
:)

half of 2014 already

i have only have two resolution for 2014. ok three :

(i) be thankful and stay happy
(ii) no buying new designer handbag and
(iii) update the blog

and im so im doing one right now. location : singapore. UNDP conference.

so what to update?

alhamdulilah 6months in to the year and im still actively travelling the world. bangkok, beijing and singapore. all official and all ive been to before too. Was in bangkok when political turbulence happening, beijing when MH370 remains a mystery and  last minute sent to Singapore few days later. Scared,injured and tired wouldve been the theme of the travelings. bangkok has most shops closed, involved in an accident in beijing and singapore started its grand mega sales and all i could do was drooolll (torture!)

but im loving it. all of it.

syukur alhamdulilah.

now i feel less guilty of not updating the blog. less is more (tetiba!)

heheheh

cant wait for the next 6months ahead- event that has not planned properly (yet), moving in our new house and ashraff going to school in 2015 (real freaking out really. i really should!)

all the best, to me! 

CNY weekend- celebrating family and frends

feeling feeling CNY after the long weekend, boleh?

 
Short and sweet :  Chinese New Year 2014 weekend was simply a weekend of reunions, bonding with family and Love, Love, Love.

karaoke,steamboat,brunch,bbq and even visiting a farm was involved this long weekend and i loved every bit.
(even though i still haven't cleared up my vietnam luggage, boleh? hahaha)

its great to now that amidts all them facebook, twitter, instagram  to update each other on the go, NOTHING beats real bonding .  That instant love felt when you see familiar faces walk in the room. That warm fuzzy feeling when nostalgic and pathethic moments of the past were retold. Those crazy laughs, choirLike sing together with that stupid dancing moves, as if in a concert (walhal karaoke RedBox je) is simply epic. Even just feeding animals kept the bonding stronger.

syukur alhamdulilah. Just a snippet of the bonding moments:

 Pre-CNY dinner with batchmate from service. this is our twelth year together ..waaa

 CNY karaoke session with family members of rafek side. Lesson of the day, rockKapak can come from anyone, anywhere

 Brunch wit my sista4life, ida. It has never been enough so anothe fix should be due.(and the long overdue salmon consumption, kept my own promise of no salmon till brunch with her)

 Feeding the animals. both kids and parents had fun. im just greatful no bird peed or shit on me..haha

 Lunch with parents, been a while since ive done this. usually its dinner nite.


 
   
 Last nite before the holiday ended, had us some bbq food. my tudung got smoked and smelled burnt meat after that. hehe
 

The Green number

this might actually work, i havent in months (ok years) thought of waking up and deciding which handbag to wear...
 i woke up feeling determined, focussed to start the day (even tho both my bois are off today for the long CNY weekend. ishh!)

(please read previous post if your wondering what the hell am i talking about. )

so today's collection i chose is my Beautiful green Marc Jacobs .

bought this in Paris during APEC meeting trip in russia in 2012.

Aaah paris...pareeeeee

that was my second time there and like most european countries, nothing has changed.

It was just a one night stay je, before heading to St. Pettersburg but the evening stroll got me hooked on this hbag.

to be honest, i dont really know the type of handbag i buy so you wont be hearing me go "hobo", vintage,clutch blab la bla...

i remembered picking it up instantly and waltz it around over my shoulder while my other colleague elfian was buying a few things for himself and siblings. nobody stopped me, in fact some sales person was smiling and nodding, as if they can read my mind stating "i shall purchase this"
(and you know hw that gets me in the mood to shop hahaha).

Choosing a handbag is like a love affair-instant connection, stolen stares, that first touch, heart pounding..(wahh).
ok, its probably not the best way to describe.
but its just that magic feeling you get and you know that bag is meant for you. 
 
 im so glad i have this bag to remind  me of one of the most romantic cities in the world
(ratatouille cartoon does too hehehe, but this is more romantic)

i believe this is the only green bag that i have. but then again you can never tell wht's hidden underneath my stack/stash of handbag.

Its gonna be a long CNY weekend ahead. can't wait to see which iLL choose next.

Viva La France.

curbing the urge for New Handbags

ive realised it has now come to an addiction, this fetish of mine to handbag.
Considering myself as someone who buys  handbags faster than you can say "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa KLIA", getting only 2 locally crafted handbags in Vietnam is considered an achievement.
(you know instead of getting 10 ...hehe)

but i need to do more, and my abalong gave me an idea to cut the urge- to look back/review/admire/fall back in love with what we already have.

(it can actually apply to all forms of challenges in life kan?)

anyways,

HandBag Appriciation #1- Micheal Kors Safiano Leather

This is a classic  black hanbag i bought in 2013.Purchased it in Woodburry, New York while attending a meeting there. Woodbury is similatr concept like JPO but the prices are to die for.

It was a no brainer to choose this handbag for i was looking for a never full type of handbag that i can campak almost everything on working days.

Bad experience this bag ever had so far? soya sauce spilled in the handbag from a packed sushi container i assume would not spilled. It smelled of kicap for about two days, but thank good for febreeze as well as the inner is also black in colour, it never looked like it got "kicap-ed" at all. hahaha

I havent seen a smaller version of this sold in Malaysia outlets, so im very much proud of carrying this around.

I cant wait to take pics of my other gabs and share. this  might actually work, insyallah.

And the NNH Resolution Continues...

Well, supposedly i was to celebrate the first 30 days tommorrow, but then something happend. Vietnam.

it was a great extended family holiday of sightseeing,boatRides,family bonding and borong kain murah. Nursing ashraff (or rather quarantine due to Influenza A, poor ashraff) was a sure thing that i will stay strong at no new handbags for 2014.

haih, but it didnt. I gave in. the damage- 2 locally made handbags. It was beautiful. only god knows how many times i second myself to not buy it. but i did.

Luckily my resolution wasnt that clear. (ni ayat orng bersalah, trying not to feel that bersalah..dum di dum)

im no lawyer but the my NEW YEAR RESOLUTION was "No New Handbags". Technically, im still ok, because i didnt specify which New Year. Hence since the Chinese New Year will be happening this Friday, im pretty much hodling on the resolution.

Plus, ive altered this, so this too should cover..lalalala

apepun, after all the drama over ashraff not being well, and bosses tantrum about it, plus the short getaway to vietnam...

its good to be back.
alhamdulilah.

the Less,More and No-No resolution for 2014

wow! im still gonna keep this alive. i know i need to. more for laughs when im grew and old.
wow! its 2014, and im still making blog relevant, but i realised what failed last year was having a purpose to blog.

I started off blogging when my heart got broken, and kareeCrap become my sort of "life jacket" to blow off steam,anger,desparation, etc. ive moved on, alhamdulilah and posted my happiness in facebook and twitter, leaving blogging behind.


so now i need a mission, but before that, let the listing begin:

THE LESS AND MORE RESOLUTION :

Less fat, More green, Less spending, More saving, Less being a boss, More being a leader,
Less Gossip, More reading, Less online shopping, More using the online shopping i already bought,
Less speeding, More considerate, Less swearing, More Doa, Less dinner, More Breakfast,
Less enemies, More newFriends, Less starbucks, More water...

there should be more, im just too excited to announce the big NO-NO for 2014. Which brings to the mission for 2014 and for this blog

NO NEW HANDBAGS FOR 2014.

wooofff..this is not easy for an avid handbag lover like me.

so here goes. NNH day two.