If you guys watch Sex And The City religiously, you will remember an episode where Samantha went heads over heels for men in uniforms who flooded the city for Fleet Week. Well people, the fleet week took place last week. All around town you can see young, well build navy officer walking handsomely in their white uniform. I have to admit that they are damn cute.

Apart from fleet week and the memorial day sale that i missed due to insufficient fund ( ha ha ha), mon and I went bowling last week. It’s the annual tournament organized by Malaysia Club New York. I think the WHOLE world knows that I SUCK at bowling. Surprisingly I didn’t end up at the last place!! ha ha ha ( ramai lagi org tak terer rupanya). We met some new friends from Bank Negara. I bet not many people knows that Bank Negara also have branches abroad. Of all the new people that we met , Mon has his eyes on this one petite lady. I watched him as he watched her ( oo gatal yer…, nak kena ni) and guessed what? That petite lady was his old friend from English Course he took after MRSM. Anum that’s her name has lived 2 years in new York following her husband who is working for Bank Negara - cawangan New Yok!!. What a small world.

Mon is so damn happy about it, as now not only he has a gossip partner but also New York Shopping Guru!. You can check his status on facebook (sangat over ok!)

Since Monday is a public holiday, we decided to do some groceries shopping. With our ability to eat, added by this cold weather, we run out of stock in no time. Mon brought me to Jackson Heights in Queens. It took us about 30 mins on the subway to go to Jackson Heights. The area hosted numbers of groceries stores and halal restaurants. We had a tremendously big lunch at an Afghan restaurant before went shopping (for groceries lah!). Being in Jackson Heights is like being in Jalan Masjid India but at a larger scale. Most of the populations/ shop owners are Indians. There are shops selling Hindi Movie DVD’s and almost all of the groceries shops (obviously I went to more than one kan?) played songs from Shah Rukh Khan movies!

I would like t end this entry by listing all the things I thought I never find in this part of the world but, are there at Jackson Heights.

1) Gambir!

2) Roti Canai segera cap Kawan buatan Selangor - Malaysia

and..

3) JANTUNG pisang!

uhuhhh… ini baru betul globalization!

Untill then peeps! Love yah!

I know. I am a sinner for not updating this page of mine, when I promised everyone that I will. Anyhow I AM BACK!!!

It is amazing how time passed, within a blink, I am going to celebrate my one month NEW YORK anniversary. And so many thing has happened within the past 3 weeks.

I reported for duty on 4th of May, and immidietly get my self a phone. Uhuhh. A blackberry people… ITS A BLACKBERRY. It is amazing how cheap the blackberry services here compared to what we have to pay back home. Oh, Mon got himself one too. And it’s super cool Ok!

Got my UN pass the next day and started to attend meetings. That UN meeting of mine ended at the wee hours… given me no opportunity what so ever to spend time BLOGGING !( ada paham? ) I also went house hunting. I made it clear to my house agent, that I want a place near to the office and..enable me to install washing machine and dryers. The thing I learnt about looking for a place in New York, especially in Manhattan, that most of the buildings are old buildings, and at the time when they were build, washing machine what more dryers were not yet invented. So some of the apartments did not have the facility to install washing machine and dryer within your apartment unit. What they have is a common laundry area, and their basement, so u could do your laundry there ( like what we seen in the movies.. masuk duit pastu tunggu)

So I have shortlisted 2, but have made my decision on the one with 2 bedrooms but is so damn near to the office . Which is cool. I dont want to walk so far especially in the winter.

Apart from that. I have manage to understand 5th avenue better. he he. last week Nine west had a 30% off on any shoes/sandals things going on. So mon and I went shoe hunting. We discover that all Nine West outlets in Manhattan closed at 1930 hrs but there’s one in Queen Plaza that closed at 2030 hrs. I mean what’s up with that? You are in the so called city that never sleeps but almost all of the shops closed at 1930 hrs? At KL everything closed at 2230!!!! So in that sense KL is so much better.

Makan is no big deal. I was introduced to Kak Liza. She is the wife to one of the officer here in Mission. Kak Liza sells lunch at USD6 per pack. So people. I still have my dosage of nasi lemak, ayam masak kicap, sambal udang, mee mamak, nasi beriyani, nasi kerabu… YOU NAME IT. Mon has also found the place where we could get our groceries and halal stuff. So when ever I am not buying from Kak Liza, Mon will cook. Eastgate the hotel where we are staying allow us to cook. Even the room is like a small apartment, with living and dining area, propper kitchen, bathroom and a bed room with 2 beds. It’s comfortable enough for us.

Work is challenging. the expectations are high. I am trying to learn as much as possible so I could full fill that expectations. I have my own room. Smaller than what I had back home, but I am ok with it. The best part about the office is, it is so near to the UN building and it was officiated by Tun Mahathir on 28 SEPTEMBER 1994 . Uhuhhh macam kenal jer date tu? Yup, I have told my officemates, that there’s no way you could not remember my birtday because it’s written on the wall at the entrance of the building. he he I hope it’s a good karma , feng shui what so ever.

The weather is getting better now compared to when we first arrived. Mon walked arround town in his shorts yesterday.It’s getting hotter now, but still a bit cold at night. So the conclusion is, life is great, still struggling to settle down. But I guessed I am doing ok.

Oh I forgot to tell you that it’s going to be a HUGE sale this weekend, as a celebration for Memorial Day! Unfortunately I could not do much as it took JPA more than 1 month to send the Kew 8 for my allowances. So , pandang jer la. Dapat gaji esok beli lah apa yang patut…

Till then everyone! Take care! and Wish me Luck ok!!

The house was in a mess, 6 bags laid in the living room. Most of it not yet locked. I was still shopping for last minutes things. Relatives came with all kind of foods. Their children running and screaming. That was what it’s like on the day of my departures.

I am blessed that my close relatives and friends were there to see me off. I felt their blessings and prayers. I am blessed that Mon allowed me to do this at the very first place and willing to sacrifice things for me. I am also blessed that although I am millions miles away, I have loving friends who will look after my family for me.

I just felt blessed and loved.

It was a 22 hours flight altogether. But it was delayed for an hour due to some airways clearance issues. Mon was a bit quiet at first. I guessed he was just nervous and excited. I on the other hand was damn tired. All I wanted to do was sleep. BUT, I cant! The image of all those loving faces I left behind kept on flashing one by one. 

I was not sad to go. I was excited. I can actually felt the increase of adrenalin in my system. I am happy that my loved ones are also happy for me. I am happy that if at any point of time should I decide to not further embark on this journey, those people will always be there, waiting for me with open arms.

Don’t get me wrong. I am not turning back. 

The journey has just begun, and I am motivated by each step!!

Please feel  free to come for a lepak lepak session with me tomorrow at KLIA from 20:30 hrs onwards. My flight is at 23:59 hrs. Don’t make any attempt to bekalkan me with makanan, as I have ample packs of instant food inside my bags. BENDA LAIN TAK PE  he he.

-wanie & razi-

Life is pretty hectic and hair wired recently. Tons of things to do, and yet very little progress. Sucks!

I am lucky to have Mon who manage to settle things that i refused to deal with ( such as packing and repacking). I am also lucky to have my mom who kindly folded all my clothes for me, send them to dry cleanings and picking them up. I am so much luckier that i have nonot my sister a.k.a my mom’s most loyal assistant. I am the luckiest for  having friends that are willing to help at any time.

Apart from that, there are few things that still needs my attention :

1) visa application - not yet done, need to get address from MW

2) packers - one came to survey yesterday, expecting another 4 this week.

3)tickets - complete my autograph form (all the courses), will submit the form today and get my tickets (hoorayyy)

4)food stuff - told Mon what to get, he will deal with it ( lova ya love ya love ya)

5) go to tailor ( aisehhh- jauh tu nak ambik baju)

6) kenduri - Tomorrow at mother in law’s place ( melaka)

7) I am also selling my fridge for RM 400 (neg). Buzz me if you are interested.

busy? uhuh…

I am a gossip girl. I love gossips, it just made my life complete.

But I get my fact straight before i start gossiping. I verify rumors before picking up the phone and start my gossip session.

Lately, I am a gossip item myself. A junior officer did some silly mistakes, and I was blamed for the lack of supervision skills. Here is what I have to say to those stupid gossipers.

The thing is, i discover recently , that wise people get their facts straight before gossiping, and idiots who were raised to find mistakes done by other people, enjoy doing side walk gossips. Hmm, am i affected by your misinterpretation… let me see.. I guess NOPE. But next time if you dont know .. ASK. or else you will look stupid despite trying so hard to look your best in your not so expensive suits, and sometimes fake watches.

I know who you are gossipers, and still smile at you every time we bumped at corridors, the reason being : I strongly feels idiots deserve some sympathy, after all , we were trained to be diplomatic aren’t we?

Something good happened at the office today. The ever waited letter finally arrives. To my surprise, the excitement was not as what I imagined. It’s probably because it was so long over due. So when it finally comes, all it carries was just one great news, that has to blend it self with months of frustrations. It is just like receiving one of those instructions asking you to attend an over sea’s meeting. Except, this particular instruction requires more preparations than the normal one.  

I was excited - 10 months ago. For now I am just glad that the moment is finally here. Yes, the posting order finally crawls it’s way out from HR to my desk!!!

I am leaving …

..soon…

sebab….. dia tukarkan skin blog aku kepada skin

yang cantikkk ini….

la la la la

because :

1 ) I was lazy

2) I was in a state of extreme miserableness

3) I was chasing ghost PO

4) I was demotivated

5) I was LAZY

and still

LAZY.

p/s: I hope all these miserableness will soon go away. Please pray for me !!!

your friends are leaving for their Euro Trip and you might be leaving while they were away, but still they didn’t have time even to reply to your text messages.