Rad, you dah gemok!!

Said my neighbour yesterday at the office corridor, a male, who has no reason to suck up to me. Then, an administrative lady downstairs also said the same thing - arghhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Especially on my cheek sides, she said. I did ask few other colleagues/friends but I guess they were not being honest, "No lah.. manade.. maybe baju (blouse) you pakai tu.." Tsk-tsk...

But, but it has been only 4 weeks since I have been gone to my alma mater. I did climb onto my digital weighing scale yesterday: 59.1kg, which is a bit scary but still acceptable since my weight basically yo-yoing between a maximum of 61kg and a minimum of 56.5kg (immediately post-Ramadhan last year). If only I manage to reach down to 52kg by shaking off my current excess luggage of 10kg....*sigh* dream on lah!

For the past 4 weeks, I had been running/jogging only once (the week before last week) plus a Z*mba session (last Wednesday) and on the treadmill on Saturday for 5.3km (45 minutes - I missed my thrice weekly gym session!). Food wise, I'm spoilt with choices - no nice char kue teow yet - but a plate of huge Nasi Ayam P*nyet at only RM4? Better than McD, special burger with lotsa veggies & wrap in egg at only RM3.20? Today's lunch at UNIK*B, RM5 for rice with kerabu goreng sambal, sweet-sour fish fillet and kangkung belacan plus lime drink summore? There is no cooking (gantung kuali) for me, except once or twice on weekends at my hometown. Just now, when I asked whether the fried rice & noodle selections are available - soon she said!  - the cashier also mentioned that the selection of stalls (including Arabic et al. as well as waffle/churros uols) are open 24/7! Wow....

I imagine it is pretty convenient for those in my faculty as well as those studying at the library to come out for air and replenish their energy too with good food and don't forget the spirit of entrepreneurship being nurtured (since stalls are being managed by students (local & foreign) themselves  - but I saw Indo workers too - obviously for Ayam P*nyet). But, I'm concern now about the environmental impact, I can smell the fried chicken whenever I go to the ladies at the end of the corridor on my 4th floor; I see the monsoon drain water clogging, not moving and oily, rubbish simply throw on the ground, eyesore in terms of stacks of tables, used banners put indiscriminately etc. I wonder about the proper cafes on campus and hall of residences - are they making enough money to continue their existence?

Talking about my recent gym session, sadly after about 2 years in existence, it is not properly managed. The entrance lock to the male side is jammed so the guys have to enter through the ladies side. While I was on the treadmill, a mother came in with her two kids, one about kindy or primary school age and the other around 3-4 yo. The thing is, the two treadmills are facing the wall, with no mirror. There is no way for you to know what is going on behind you, other than through sounds, or even who come in or go out. Knowing how kids and siblings are, they started to play by themselves and bicker, and the mother shouted at them while running on the treadmill next to me. And repeated the scene a couple of times. At one time, one of the guards came in & said (with a small voice) no kids allowed inside the gym and she became so mad, "I can take care of my kids lah!"  She kind of included me in the exchange but I choose not to say anything as I believe the gym is a dangerous playing ground for small kids due to equipment laying around (dumb-bells, weigh machine etc.) and given the poor maintenance and lack of caring attitude by the users, there are broken or damage parts which even I know not where to put back. I wish the father cum hubby are caring enough to look after the kids while the wife is spending time to take care of her health .. too much to hope for?

So far, I sign up only for PB*M HM n November, no other events.. which mean no urgency to keep to my training schedule. Oh, forget about better pacing too .. my knees are bothering me too especially going down the stairs.

P/s: My baju kurung for raya are ready - all 4 of them! I still need to go back to PEN next month to settle  my road tax & insurance stuff as well as few other things.
The one whose name I shall not mentioned - still no news of flight tix! I thought her extension only until May 24th, this Sunday? Aiyaiyai... I thank God for no sight of her during the short trip.

Happiness is..

...waiting for the delivery lorry!

Update on neighbours & life in general

Came back late just now, after 9pm from office, saw the owner (?) of the unit below mine is washing the floor at the entrance. Tried to catch her look (Malay, Chinese, Indian, others?) - maybe say hi too - but to no avails.

The unit above mine has been occupied since ...hmm... can't remember exactly but must be before CNY, in late January. So far, all I have seen was just the light on the dryard being kept switch on always - not much affect on the bill I guess. I saw a washing machine -duh!- and that was it! I suspected a single (not family) person too.

Last Sunday (2 March), my next door neighbour's unit has completed some repairs  by Rohman,a Bangladeshi worker - cracked walls everywhere especially the corner of window frames in all 3 rooms, sliding doors & our shared wall in the living room (Thank God not on my side, surprisingly!). Rohman told me it might be due to drilling and renovation works upstairs. But, ...I have had renovation works done on my side, upper & lower unit too. Oh, by the way, the internal contractor'' contract has been extended for another 6 months, from March onwards.

So, she's definitely not moving in (extensive renovation ahead) soon and I'm still the only Malay occupant on my floor. Earliest occupants must be the three Chinese families: next to Lift 3&4, the end outside unit of the other U-side (with large flower pots) & my other right-hand side neighbour. There were others who got their place ready for CNY but not yet fully moved in. Need to remind myself to collect a new car sticker (again!?) soon - got the notice yesterday.

My bed is getting smaller nowadays, must the nightly tossing around - having some trouble gettting my eyes shut (due to too much coffee in daytime in order to stay awake, don't know which one is the cause/effect) and often times I found myself getting dangerous to drop on the floor huhuhu.. So the 4-foster queen (or do I dare to dream for a King?) complete with hanging white muslins, bed side tables, tall-drawers unit, might as well get my nested tables (in replacement of a proper coffee table) and a small half-moon unit for the corridor leading to the rooms. Maybe a picture rail too? Hmmm...

My composting (with RM5 pamphlet as a guide) efforts suck.. I had maggots all over the kitchen floor.. near the dustbin. Too little kitchen waste (batang bayam, coffee dregs etc.) & no proper layers. But I planted the bulbs (RM5 for 3 of what? aiyoyo I forgot already..) from Botanika, last 23 February, and now two of them are showing their early shoots. I'm keeping the leftover water from cooking rice in the fridge (haha! Genius of me eh? No more smelly, disgusting water for days) and use it to water the bulbs..

My Sayang Tuah-Jebat-Lekir-Kasturi are doing ok too.. Idah bought me the colourful pebbles (RM3). I am thinking of some 'tukun' perhaps for them to hide in? Instead of changing the water twice a week, they are considered lucky if I got to do it almost after every two weeks now huhuhuhu..

Went to visit a village for a community session yesterday. And I got the seeds for Ismet Ul*m Raja!!! I already have the experience from growing lady finger in 2012 so... that is going to be my project for next week! Why next week....(see 2 paragraph below)

Penang W*men's Run - no hills! -  i did 6km in about 43 min (but the top winner took only 26 min!) so averaged pacing of 7:15. I remember when I started counting (must the PB*M2012 I averaged closed@more than 9 minutes). Don't know whether I'll get to run  on this weekend's MWM* due to the haze and threat of heat stroke. The organizer is saying it will depend on the API reading by Saturday, 6pm. I have booked my return flights, so either ways, I am still heading south to balik kampung. Mak is not feeling well, must be the dry weather and I've been too caught up with work (among other things) lately.

It's going to be day 6 now...my prayers for those on MH37* - things are getting crazier! But in Allah we trust..

I'm getting there.. insyaAllah. He is always in my prayers and I want him to be happy too. Me? Live life with no regret. And it's time to move on..

My mistakes, expecting too much from him. Lesson learnt the hard way: CAPABLE of taking responsibility, COMPROMISE, COMMUNICATE & COMMIT - my 3Cs or was it 4? huhuhu.. I am far from perfect and need to improve myself a lot in every ways. Rad no te rajes (Don't give up!)!