My friend Muza will be celebrating her birthday tmmrw. So...here's wishing HER another year of laughter, joy and fun, surprises, love and happiness ! Hope your birthday gently breezes into your life all the choices of things and all that your heart holds dear"
Happy birthday my friend !!! WISHING ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS

A A happy New Year!

Grant that I May bring no tear to any eye

When this New Year in time shall end

Let it be said I've played the friend,

Have lived and loved and labored here,

And made of it a happy year.

~Edgar Guest~

Home sweeeeeeeeet home

Last friday i flew back home (Penang)....and got this on the plane (MAS). Merry Christmas ! Hehehehe. I was home by 9pm. Mom & sis had this cute Christmas tree at home...(we may not be christians...but we're being Malaysians indeed)

;) Saturday we went to Taiping. My aunty had this annual prayer at home...sort of family gathering laa. I was not feeling very well. Mom & aunties did most of the cooking (hahaha) and we helped cleaning and arranging stuff. Prayers & makan-makan session finished around 11 smthg. Continued chit chat...biasa laa jumpe family kan...macam macam ada like ASTRO... ihikss...

Sunday....mom wanted to go to Aulong...the place we stayed before moving to Penang. Wow...everything brought back memories. We went to the market, the shop we always go and also my primary school. I managed to buy my favourite vegetarian kuih and pau.I miss tasting em'...that's the perks of staying in small towns like Aulong and Taiping. The food taste really good and authentic. Hmmm....time changes but memories stay forever...
So happy to be home....hmmmmmmmmm.....

Merry Christmas !!! Ho ! Ho! Ho!

It was Christmas ! Yay ! Holiday ;)... There were not much going around Putrajaya during this time of the year compared to Kay-eL. I've planned to go out with my good friend Muna...spend some time talking(a.k.a gosssiiipiiingg) and catch a movie. Met Muna at Alamanda...had lunch at Pizza Hut before heading to GSC. I was vegetarian do i opted for Pizza Hut..they serve Vege Lover Pizza ;)

After our lunch we watched 'Yes Man' ....a movie about taking chances in life...we laughed our heart out (duh...Jim Carrey movie..wat'd u expect)...and it turned out to be good.. After the movie we strolled Alam for a while before heading home... Muna had this urge for teh tarik...so...on the way we stopped at mamak...and she enjoyed her teh tarik. It was a wonderful day spent with a wonderful friend ;)
Muna recently celebrated her birthday on 23rd Dec 2008.

"So happy birthday to you Muna,

From the bottom of my heart.

And may your good times multiply,

Till they’re flying off the chart!

I’m wishing you another year

Of laughter, joy and fun,

Surprises, love and happiness,

And even when your birthday’s done,
I hope you feel deep in your heart,

How much your friendship mean to me,

More than you can ever know"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

Worn Out !

Tired- exhausted-weary-drained-sapped...phewwww....uu name it..I'M ALL THAT ! The end of the year symptom @ indication.. sheeeesssssshhh....

I need to finish up everything before i take a long week vacation -

next week :(

Well Wishes Wanderer...

My explorer friend Izzo is celebrating his b-day on 22/12. Here's wishing this amazing friend a wonderful blessed birthday.I've known Izzo for 3 years now and we've been gud frenz. Like James Russell Lowell said "the wise man travels to discover himself" So...here's to you my fren...

On your birthday, I wish that all your dreams come true.May your day be filled with joy, wonderful gifts and goodies, too.Favorite people to embrace, loving smiles and caring looks..that earthly gifts cannot replace.Wish you many years of laughter and

all of life’s best treasures.

Thank you for being a good friend... Some pics from his adventures as a salutation to him..

Places he visited (that i know of) :- Malaysia (all over i guess),France, London, Germany,Brunei, Jakarta, Bandung, Borobodur, Bali, Manila,Japan, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Macau, Siamreap, Ho Chin Minh City, Krabi, Vietnam, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Cambodia & India...

Photo(s) courtesy of http://fotoizzo.fotopages.com/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRAVEL BUG !

...travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living

~Miriam Beard~

Perghh...lepas nie besday Muzalina plak ;)

meeting...

Last Thursday was a holiday here in Selangor...but i had to attend a meeting at the Parliment with the minister. It was a meeting on the 17th CCEM which we (Malaysia) will host in June 2009.

Parliment was busy as usual...i realized i last attended the parliment sessions in year 2005...before my integration prog in Sabah. The meeting ended around 5pm and i rushed back to Putrajaya to avoid the hectic traffic jam. Thank god for the KL-P (KL-Putrajaya Highway).

Izzo..the explorer...

My very good friend Izzo was travelling in India. Do read his entries on http://www.izzomalaysia.blogspot.com or http://fotoizzo.fotopages.com . What an adventure he had ! I envy him.. and thanx a zillion for the souveniers my friend ;) Appreciate it ... very much !

Sayonara Japan...

Everyone got up early. We actually slept around 2 @ 3 am..packing / chit chat / sharing pics etc ..etc.. The bus took us to the Kansai Airport as early as 7 am. Our (MAS) flight was at 11.10 am. I saw excitement on everyone's face ;). We group-checked-in at the Business Class counter. After we're finished with the imigration and all...we visited some of the duty free shops at the airport before heading to the lounge.MAS shared lounge with All Nippon Air (ANA)...it was ok laa...At 10.40am...we boarded the plane. On board....i watched 'Hancock', 'Get Smart' and listened to songs... while being served with appetizing gastronomy.

Finally...the anouncement we've been waiting for..."Tuan tuan dan puan puan, kita telah mendarat di Lapangan terbang Antarabangasa Kuala Lumpur. bagi tujuan keselamatan.....bla..blaa..bla....". It was 5.25 pm. Fuhh..lega nyer balik ke bumi Malaysia. Hujan emas di bumi orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri...." Sen paling suka when the lead steward said.."kepada warganegara Malaysia - Selamat pulang" ***goosebumps** man ! It felt soooooo good ;) Home sweeeeet home !

28th Nov 2008 (Friday)

The last day....our final presentation as well as our farewell party. A part of us felt happy that we're going home...and another felt kinda sad leaving JiCA. Wanna see wat we enjoyed eating ? here goes...

Goodbye....JiCA / JICE / PREX...iroiro arigato gozaimasu !