The KLIA Flash Mob!

It was finally the day of the event.Before we even got started,reporters from media such as The Star approached to interview us and snapped pictures of us.It was just an involvement with flash mob,yet we felt so important already,as if we were stars in a movie or something.

The personal interviews went well and I managed to answer all the awkward questions directed to me without sounding like a major amateur in show business,but I still hope that none would actually come out on printing.

Our 'public shows' were scheduled to be at 1pm,2.15pm and the last performance to be at 4pm,but some unexpected delays occurred due to technical faulty,so the 1st and 2nd performances were half an hour later from scheduled times.Before we began with the 1st show,the international arrival hall was already packed with people arriving from flights,as well as those expecting the unexpected performance from us.

The flash mob consisted of a medley of 8 songs in total,with almost 200 participants involved in it,including 5 Malaysia Airlines' cabin crew talents in uniform (that would be us) and 150 other volunteers of Malaysia Airlines' staff,friends and family.Blasting off with the song 'I Miss You Much' as the opening,followed by 'Istana Menanti',a Hindi song 'Aankhen Khuli',a catchy acapella tune 'My Boyfriend's Back',a Chinese song 'Lang Hua Yi Duo Duo',a classic Malay song 'Rindu',special appearance by 5 Malaysia Airlines cabin crew singing 'Signed,Sealed,and Delivered',and last but not least,the grand finale with everyone singing and dancing to Amy Mastura's famous tune 'Akan Datang'.

A natural entrance made from the arrival area,before we unexpectedly performed in the middle of the crowd.

And there we went, 'Like I fool,I went and stayed too long....'

...joined by the team of dancers...

...'Here I am,baby!Signed,sealed,delivered,I'm yours....!'

...and the final pose in front of the cheering crowd before singing 'Akan Datang'.

The adrenaline rush that we experienced as we performed in front of the crowd was just marvelous!It felt just as good as when I 1st did my catwalk show for Rizalman at the KLCC Suria concourse back in 2006,along with the famous Nasha Aziz.The louder the crowd cheered,the more energy generated in our body while performing.Hence,energetic and vibrant performances delivered.

During the breaks in between shows,we were gathered at a secluded area of KLIA to enjoy refreshments and drinks provided by the organizer.We even managed to review our performance captured on video,in order to improve on the next show.

Yeah,Sweetie Pie was there to give all the support I needed,including being my personal camera man ;P

The MH smile =)

More pictures of us taken by the press.

Even Datin Seri Tiara came all the way to KLIA to see our flash mob.

By the time we came out for our 2nd and last performances,the arrival hall was even more packed than before.Strangers,families and friends have been surrounding the area to sing and dance along with all of us since they've enjoyed themselves doing it during the 1st round.We couldn't be happier seeing all those people being supportive towards what we were doing rather than seeing us as fools who 'syok sendiri' dancing and singing in the middle of an unknown crowd.

When the last show finally ended,it was time to say goodbye.Weeks spent with each of the talents were so precious and memorable.All of us have gone through so much laughter and pressure together during rehearsals and trainings which made it hard for us to say goodbye.But of course,before we went our own separate ways,we managed to capture 'almost family' portraits.

Of course the pictures couldn't fit all 200 of us but they were good enough to treasure.

Malaysia Airlines' talents with Pat Ibrahim.

So that was it,folks.I hope there will be more flash mobs organized by the company.Perhaps,a surprise flash mob on board a flight?That would be something,won't it?Hope you folks have enjoyed reading my journey towards the big event and I'm leaving you all lovely readers with a footage by Staronline.tv/ posted on Youtube!No laughing ok?Good night! =D

KLIA Flash Mob - The Making Of (Part 2)

Fun was finally over *sob,sob* ='( After 2 weeks of hardship from rehearsals,choreography and vocal training,and not forgetting 2 weeks of free from flights,I finally hafta accept the fact that I didn't belong in the world of show business.It was just temporary,although I seemed to be chasing the lime light,still.

Anyway,there are no words to describe of how awesome the past 2 weeks have been.Every minute of hanging out with the Enfiniti Academy talents,outsiders,and fellow crew members who were directly involved in the flash mob had been so wonderful that they were almost unforgettable.

Here are some pictures taken from rehearsals at Enfiniti Academy,MAS Academy and KLIA's arrival hall :

Our last day of rehearsal at Enfiniti Academy.We are definitely gonna miss that studio!

1st day of rehearsal at MAS Academy.Well,it was more of 'fun & mingle' session than serious rehearsal,coz the heat of the event wasn't felt,just yet =D

2nd day of rehearsal at MAS Academy,and we decided to coordinate with pink color!

Midnight rehearsal at KLIA's International Arrival Hal.And yeah,Sweeti Pie was present too!

Midnight full dress rehearsal at KLIA's International Arrival Hall.I have no clue how did I agree to idea of painting my lips red that night.Gotta blame Pipi and Autumn for the influence.

Pictures and a footage of the event that was held earlier will be posted on the next blog post.So stay tuned,lovely readers! =)

KLIA Flash Mob - The Making Of

Ever heard of the term flash mob before?It is defined as a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place,perform an unusual and seemingly  pointless act for a brief time.Perhaps if you're a Glee fan,you might have come across a few episodes of Glee where the McKinley students performed flash mobs at their local shopping mall.

One of the 1st flash mobs was created in Manhattan back in May 2003,and now,on 14th January 2012,one of the biggest flash mobs in Malaysia will be taking place at KL International Airport!Malaysia Airlines is the main organizer of the event and I'm more than honored to be picked as one of the performers,representative of Malaysia Airlines.MAS is collaborating with Kit Kat Klub and Pat Ibrahim,as the choreographer,for the flash mob to be a successful one.

The process wasn't as easy as I imagined.Ten of our names were handpicked by the company to attend an audition judged by the famous Pat Ibrahim,but only five will be selected for the lead positions in the mob.Singing 'I See The Light' and dancing to the 'Signed,Sealed,Delivered' tune,I was lucky to have made it through the audition with flying colors!I was proud of myself and overjoyed with the result,not knowing what I was getting myself into.

Rehearsals started almost immediately,and all five of us were removed from our scheduled flights from 5th til 14th January to attend every single rehearsal.That wasn't even the best part!Daily allowance and payment of gratitude will also be given to us at the end of the event by the company!Rezeki orang nak kahwin katanya... ;D

1st and 2nd day of stepping into the studio for rehearsals were challenging enough for all five of these freakin' amateurs.We hafta learn complicated routines for 2 dance numbers,as well as vocal training.God they were tough!Loosening my super tight diaphragm was never my forte,and will never be!

It was bad enough that we needed to go through vocal training,and on the 3rd day,they made it worse by sending all of us to a recording studio at Taman Seputih for voice recording!The idea of putting on a large headphone across your head and singing to the microphone while others are listening to your pitchy voice on the other side of the room was nerve wrecking enough,so we decided to have a short lunch together at Gardens,Midvalley before proceeding to the recording studio nearby.

The lunch and company we had were great,so by the time we stepped into Bsync Studio,all the nervousness were temporarily gone,til it was our turn to sing in the confined scary area =S Like I said earlier,we were such amateurs and ended up spending time in the recording room for more than an hour!We kept on repeating the lyrics of 'Signed,Sealed,Delivered' over and over again til the technical team gave us a thumbs up.At that particular moment,I swore on my life that I'd never EVER step into a recording studio ever again!

Totally parched and voice drained out after just 1 session in the studio room =P

But still,being the typical jakun that we already were,we managed to pose inside a cool music studio room where all the coolest instruments were placed =D 

Quoting Pipi "Biar takde suara,asal ada gaya!" =D

The lucky number 5 : Adnan,Autumn,Pipi,me,& Yazid.

Oh,and meet the fattest permanent resident of the studio,Cheec =)All he ever did when we were around was rolling on the floor,licking himself & walking towards his bowl of food (over & over again).Such an overfed spoilt little kitty.

Earlier today was our 4th rehearsal,and I was energized and excited more than ever to attend it as Sweetie Pie,who was just back from offshore,did the picking up and sending me off to the studio and home.He even stayed for a little while longer at Enfiniti Academy to watch us rehearse.We managed to finish the whole choreography of our dance number,and most importantly,Pat was quite satisfied with our never ending efforts and hard work.We'll be wearing our beloved kebaya/suit uniforms,complete with accessories such as the trolley bags and handbags for the event,so it was crucial for us to get use of dancing in/with them.

Shoving and spinning our trolley bags felt good coz most of time,we were just pulling them around.

There are 5 more days to go before the big event and 5 more mind torturing rehearsals.Torturing but extremely fun at the same time.We get to meet new friends from outside the circle of our company and valuable experiences.Can't really wait for the 14th January to come and absolutely hoping for the best.

Perhaps there will be more reports on the flash mob rehearsals coming up in another few days or so.Stay tuned and goodnight,awesome readers! 

On Christmas Eve

While everyone was out doing last minute Christmas shopping,or some putting on their Santa hats or reindeer horns for fun,and others were gathered by the table for their Christmas Eve's family dinner,my sweet little doctor friend,Yaya,got herself hitched to the love of her life.And I was there to witness the moment.

The beautiful bride.

Actually,there wasn't much to elaborate here.Zack and Yaya have known each other and been together for so long,and everyone around had always knew that they would end up together.Years and years of tough long distance relationship,but still,they made it through.I'm more than impressed =)

Match made higher than heaven.

It was an intimate little solemnization ceremony back at the bride's beautiful place in Bangi,attended by relatives,neighbours and friends.With only a single lafaz,Yaya was legally married to Zack.It was a magical and breathtaking moment for both of them.Again,like I said,there wasn't much to describe here.They're just so divine!

So,just enjoy the pictures taken here.

Yaya's dad did the honor of menikahkan (crap!I have no idea what it stands for in English!) her own daughter to Zack.

Upacara membatalkan air sembahyang.

Lovely,lovely couple.

With the invited Fightersz.

And,lastly,what's a wedding without both of us? ;D

To Zack and Yaya,good luck in embarking into a whole different new life with each other.Keep the relationship even stronger than before and hope to hear very good news from both of you in a month or two (?) from now =D

2012's Resolution - Being Lovely

It's 15 days away til the major life changing countdown.I've managed to make a hell of a list on resolutions for the shiny new year...and they all went down to..

BEING LOVELY

Less of Hilton,More of Hepburn

The word lovely is subjective.Therefore,I'll break down the major contents of loveliness,according to none other than my personal role model,Audrey Hepburn.Well,she didn't actually classify herself as a lovely woman,as she was way too modest to admit that,but others (including myself,of course) see her as the irreplaceable golden lovely girl.

It would be naive to think that I could ever be exactly identical to the wise,elegant,and beautiful Audrey Hepburn as we were all born different and live in a different world now.But there are no harms of projecting her greatest attributes for the future generation (particularly mine and your daughters/granddaughters) to seek and look upon as examples.Clearly,I can't rely on the girls splashed across the pages in Mangga or URTV (most probably posing next to the pool) to hold up our feminine honor and reputation.I'm obliged to alter some of my character measurements to be a qualified role model,while hoping for my fellow sisters out there to join in.And may we all together be LOVELY =)

In order to achieve the target of loveliness,here are the key points that I need to work on :

*Believe others come first

- listen effectively,and keep your mouth shut.Know the right time to talk.

- practice empathicalism (like Hepburn did in Funny Face)

- respect wishes and personal choices of others.

*Impeccable in appearance and generous with smile

- consider that it is rude to go out in home attire and unmade face.

- feel graceful with good body language and posture.

- have positivity that my smile will be returned.

*Be gracious and kind

- assume the best of people (even if I know that person dislikes me).

- give and accept compliments genuinely.

- offer a helping hand to those who are in need.

- believe that manners are fabulous and class is sexy.

*Have a balanced life with values intact

- never too busy for my family,loved ones,friends and pets (Cat & Polly ;D).

- prioritize and keep things simple and untangled.

- passionate about everything I do.

Phew!One heck of a list huh?

I'll try my very best to ace all of the above like I've always aced my Japanese language tests back in high school (coz that was the only subject I adored).I might not have problems on getting some done,coz they might be strong natural values inside of me,perhaps a matter of improvising them.But as for the rest that I don't really have,I'll obtain them little by little til I finally learnt,loved and lived with them.

It is such a shame that a woman of class,charm,style and heart like Audrey Hepburn no longer existed to watch the world continue to lose its luster as outspoken,bitchy,self-centered,and snobby women rule the streets,homes and work place.She'll just die again! = P I hope it is still possible for young women,including myself, to maintain traditional virtues in this modern world,irregardless of their status.

So,'being lovely' is my big resolution for the new year.What are yours? =)

P/S: Miss Hilton,you could have dressed like Holly Golightly in a spread,but you're not even close to being lovely like Miss Hepburn.

Cleansing Goodness

Tuesday night,an off day night after long hours of flying for the past few days.

It is a pleasure being home,doing absolutely nothing but my Macbook on the lap,and comfortably cozy in my jammies.If I have a sister,I would have organized a pillow talk session or a mini slumber party in the room,doing each other's nails or talk about boys.Too bad the only sibling I have is a football watching,Playstation worshiping,and anime loving younger brother,who's peuw peuw-ing on the jerky controller in front of the big flat screen.

Fortunately,I have YOU,adorable readers,to talk and share girly informations with tonight!Well,technically.And totally one sided,I must say =P

So,pretty ladies!Put on those jammies and join me on my royal bed..

Excuse the clarity.It was taken via Macbook's webcam.

Since the early of my existence til now,I've always dreamed of having doll-like features and complexion.As I looked at my Barbie dolls,I wished that I would grow up looking like them; big eyes,full lips,lustrous hair,lanky figures,long toned legs and flawless porcelain complexion.I mean who doesn't?Apparently,my wish never came true,but Alhamdulillah.At least I grew up looking decent enough to capture a dreamy Ken's heart (that's you Sweetie Pie ;D)!

Anyway,we are who we are,no matter how we look like.We are blessed with unique features of our own for reasons we won't know,or eventually will know.We shall not change any tiny bit of them,but of course,we can always enhance the beauty or overcome the flaws naturally,into getting them to look absolutely stunning.Enhancing and improving the 'canvas' are indirect ways of showing gratitude to our Mighty Creator for what we have now.

Recently,I've just discovered the true beauty of cleansing.I've always considered cleansing as the most vital part in our beauty regime,so did toning and moisturizing.But have you ever wondered how the results of a clean,beautiful,fresh,zit-less skin like shown on TV commercials or as promised on the label of cleansing products can be achieved?Well,after 11 years of cleansing my face with various cleansers,I finally got it.A desired result,which varies (less oily/no acnes/more moisture),can be achieved by soaking your face skin wet with warm water.Before,while,and after cleansing your face skin.

I've been suffering skin congestion,practically with teeny weeny oil seeds and zits,all my life.They would be  gone after a session of facial treatment and would make their grand comeback a month after that.They were too stubborn to leave my face skin alone!I could always make monthly visits to the beauty salon to get rid of them,but at the same time,I would create 1001 reasons to avoid the visits.I'm a major bum when it comes to hair and beauty salon visits,and I'm very sure most of you are already aware of that =P

So,my miracle two-word solution was warm water.All this while,I've never considered on cleansing my face with warm water to complement the facial cleanser until this particular article in a magazine suggested that we steamed our faces before lathering the skin with cleanser.And the skin were to be steamed again before the toning and moisturizing process began.Of course steaming would consume so much of our precious little time in the morning and evening,so I took the initiative to substitute steaming with soaking my face wet in warm water up to 10 times (until the skin felt dewy) before and after cleansing.

I've skipped toning the face skin for almost 5 years now and replaced it with serum application instead.Well,it wasn't an original idea of a beauty regime,I totally copied Jessica Alba's secret to beautiful skin which mentioned the skipping of toning process =P So right after rinsing the cleanser off with luke warm water (until the skin were dewy),it was advised to put on your beauty products (not makeup!) immediately on your skin as everything could easily be absorbed into the skin.

Just follow the steps above,and I can promise you that you'll achieve the desired result better than before.As easy as that eh? 

Well,it is really up to the individual to create their own method of skin caring,but as long as you open up the pores before cleansing and close them back after (at least before putting on makeup),you're good to go.Proper cleansing,toning and moisturizing will also help your makeup to stay beautifully longer.Since I've managed to overcome the impurity problems on my facial skin with the right method of cleansing,the only flaw left to fix would be the fine lines and dark circles under my BIG GUNDU EYES.Oh just don't ask me what 'gundu' means and how to erase those nasty fine lines and dark circles.I don't have a freakin' slight idea!

Until the next beauty secret to be shared,good night lovely readers! =)

Books And Shoes

As  much as I love to catch up with my never ending issue of lacking of sleep and shopping craves during nightstops,I do fancy clicking on stranger channels,beyond similar from those we have on Astro.Sometimes it's fascinating to get to watch unfamiliar TV programs,regardless if they're old or new.

Earlier yesterday,1 of the episodes of Spin City viewed at Australia's GO! channel caught my attention,and made me burst into laughter!I hope you guys still remember Spin City and its main star,Michael J. Fox (the Back To The Future guy yang tak berape cukup tinggi tu?Ring any bells?).There was this part when a family was having dinner and invited MJ Fox along as he was the employer of the daughter.

Daughter : Mom,dad..I wanna move out.I wanna live on my own in the city.
*Dad freaked out*
Dad         : What?But why?!You want a bigger room?You'll get gran's room....in another few years!
*Old granny looked confused but continued eating anyway*
*Audience at the studio laughed*
Daughter : Hey,help me out here!
*Daughter nudged MJ Fox who was very into the food served on the table*
MJ Fox    : What?Oh,right...More salt,Gran?
*Old granny looked confused again but took the salt anyway*
*Audience in the studio laughed*
Daughter : No!That was not what I meant!

Well,I found the scene very amusing as there were so much miscommunications involved there.Daughter wanted freedom,but daddy thought he wasn't providing enough.Daughter wanted her boss to back her up,but boss was too focused on dinner served and decided to help reduce the number of granny's living years.How hysterical!

So,the point I was trying to stress out here,that not everyone could understand each individual's needs.Like my vital need for good,entertaining books just as much as I need designer bags and shoes filling my closet.Some got it (like my parents and fiance) but some just didn't (like most of my fellow colleagues).

Although my most recent stay at Down Under was extremely short,I made a point to be an early riser,just to make time for book hunting before our wakeup call for flight at noon.When it's almost Christmas,good books will be released sparingly throughout the month.I would normally take the excellent opportunity to stock up my collection of books for my routine reading pleasure.Well,my crew members could hardly understand that and thought I was insane for sacrificing the rest time I had to get a few bloody books.

Lately,I've been seriously obsessed with self-help,relationship,style and beauty hand books.On the way back to KUL,flying as a dead head crew,I spent the whole 6 cruising hours digging my nose into the new books I purchased.

The books were too interesting that made the inflight headphone given meant for the IFE remained untouched.

While others just couldn't get how my feminine complicated brain worked,Sweetie Pie and Asha definitely got me.I've never received that many pair of shoes on a birthday before!Only 2 pairs of them,but both were super lovely!Not just some shoes,they were ballet flats (my absolute favourite type) from Stuart Weitzman and Coach =D

A girl like me couldn't ask for better presents.Thanks a bunch,guys!

Anyway,I've gotten over the birthday excitement and moving on as a 26 year old bum.Only the notorious wedding jitters have started creeping into my nerves slowly.Hope I'll make it through these last 2 months =P

That's all for now,folks.Have fun in the 1st week of December! =D

Happy Birthday,Scorpions!

"The beauty of a Scorpio woman is exceptional,mysterious and totally magnetic.She knows that and proud of herself.She knows how to hypnotize a man and gets successful,more often than not.With those beautiful, penetrating eyes of hers,she can read exactly what's on your mind.A Scorpio girl is extremely jealous and fiercely possessive of her loved ones.On the other hand,you'll have to control your jealousy,since she will be attracting a lot of members from the opposite sex.Determination and will power are her basic personality traits.She has a sense of fairness and justice.A Scorpio woman can drown you in her passion.Once you win her love,you will never be lonely again.You will always come back to a spotless home,radiating with the aura of her magnetic personality,the charm of her deep beauty,and the warmth of her everlasting love!"

No doubt that it is the month of the year when Scorpions rule the entire world.On every November,they age another year gracefully and spread their charm.Oh,don't be jealous!Everybody gets their turn to rule,right? 

Everybody celebrates the fact that they're getting older in their own special way,including these 2 young Scorpions...

Since we both fancied Japanese cuisine,we started off our celebration that evening with dinner at a Tokyo Cuisine Restaurant called Ozeki.I normally dined at Ozeki with my parents during Ramadhan month,so taking my future sister-in-law to dine there,at the end of a November,was the first for me.Besides serving great Japanese food,with not-so reasonable prices I might add,I adored the ambience of the restaurant which was neither crowded nor noisy.It was definitely the right place to have intimate personal conversation between 2 or more people as most of the tables were separated by partitions.

It didn't seem fair to not introduce my future sis-in-law,Kak Aza,to my fellow blog readers,like I always did when new characters made their debuts on my previous posts.So here it goes.

Kak Aza is the elder beautiful sister of Sweetie Pie.She's married to a wonderful man we called Abg Nik and blessed with 4 witty rascals.Those rascals made their debut on my previous blog posts,so I'll just skip their introductions.She's an independent,strong Scorpio woman who has been raising her children with her bare 2 hands,without any help from a maid.She's a full time dedicated housewife and my personal close friend =)

I was quite glad that Kak Aza loved the selection of food I ordered at Ozeki coz trust me,I'm hardly a good judge when it comes to the level of tastiness of food.I'd eventually say 'Great' to food that should make their grand entrance to the dustbin and 'Ok' to those which should be awarded with 5 gold stars.I guess it also indirectly explained why I was never good in the kitchen too =P

After there was nothing left to be munched on the sashimi and beef carpaccio plates,we left Jalan P.Ramlee and headed to Gardens,Midvalley.We have decided on a movie to watch and purchased the tickets online.Well actually,it was more like I have decided on the perfect movie to watch while Kak Aza just agreed =P I've been wanting to watch the final sequel of the Twilight Sagas since it premiered on the 24th and I was lucky enough that Kak Aza actually followed the saga too.Not religiously of course,unlike myself.

Signature's Gold Class hall was fully booked that night.Our seats were perfectly placed at the last row,with the greatest view of the screen.I couldn't afford to settle for an 'OK' view of screen with it comes to witnessing great acting by the object of my affection,Robert Pattinson.Well,I believe there's no need to elaborate more on that as most of you might already aware of my crazy obsession towards Rob Pattinson by now =P

Both of us were getting comfy on the huge seats.

Overall,Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part 1 was satisfactory.Hardly has action,but emotionally touching til I could see tears watering Kak Aza's big eyes.Hehehe.Coz they vaguely watered mine too ='( They pictured Bella's wedding,pregnancy and death perfectly,just like in the book.Oh and the soundtracks were breathtaking!I loved the fact that they recycled the tracks from Twilight.Now,I just couldn't wait for Part 2 to be shown next year as I'd be the first standing in the ticket line.

To Pear,if you ever need companion to watch Breaking Dawn,I'd be more than willing to go watch the movie for the 2nd time and drool over the entire magical intimate moments between Edward and Bella ;D

So there were no cakes or candles to be blown,but Kak Aza and I were capably happy with our own idea of a birthday celebration.We had a great time blowing our minds with internal gossips and sharing of personal experiences.Well,a Scorpio should definitely learn as much as she can about life from another fellow mature Scorpio.Afterall,we both sting to survive!

I'm guessing that you folks have started enjoying your lovely long weekend with lists of plans.I'll be stucked waiting by the phone to be called for next available flight til the end of the month,but it's alright.Hope I'll have better luck next time.Have fun & good night for now =)

Date Of The Year

Marriage is like a sorority in college that every student (mostly girls) are desperately hoping to pledge.Those who are lucky enough to have found their soulmates are most likely to be planning to be married,while the rest are still struggling kissing their frogs,hoping them to magically transform into prince charming.Before marriage,there lies a wedding,a formal ritual of celebration of a marriage.And before a wedding,the desperate need of choosing the right date of the wedding sneaks in.

Fortunately,2011's 11th November fell perfectly on a glorious Friday.All to-be-married couples around the world grabbed hold of the date,wanting to make it special for themselves.Including my younger close cousin,Angah.

Angah's nikah ceremony took place at Rumah Limas Yayasan Warisan Johor in Johor Bahru.She was married to a football superstar of Johor FC team,Khairi,who's also known as Burut.As busy as I was,I managed to make a return trip to JB on that particular date to witness the merriment.

Tragic enough,everyone was on time for the ceremony except....for the celebrated bride herself.

The couple had decided to tie the knot after Isya' conducted by a well known veteran Imam,who was also committing himself to conduct 2 more akad nikah ceremony right after Angah & Burut's,so the Imam was present right on time at the venue.Burut arrived shortly after,but there was absolutely no sign of the bride.According to her sisters,the makeup artist came so late that he started dolling up the bride only during Maghrib.Can you imagine the hassle and rush?

By 8.30pm,the bride was still out of sight.We,ladies,have started to panic with sweat on our foreheads.The bride's family members kept calling her mobile but she kept saying she was on the way.The Imam couldn't wait any longer so he started the ritual without her.

Tok Imam was browsing through the legal documents,in an attempt to stall the ceremony while the bride was on the way there.

Just right before akad,the beautiful bride finally showed up.It was obvious that her hands were shaky,feeling extremely nervous.

Alhamdulillah,with only 1 attempt of lafaz from the groom,they were officially man and wife.It was a touching moment for me to see my younger cousin,who used to play lubang tikus and lompat getah with me when we were younger,had finally moved on to another phase of her life.

From the look on her face,we could tell that she was obviously very happy to be married to her soul mate.

Couldn't be happier for both of them =)

From the top (clockwise) : Burut,Ayah Long (father of bride),granny,Angah,myself,Balqis (younger sister of bride),Ika (youngest sister of bride),and Kak Huda (eldest sister of bride).

Well,the theme for Angah's nikah ceremony was Arabic so all guests were encouraged to wear kaftans or jubahs.I managed to find a kaftan for myself just a few days before the ceremony as I'm hardly a fan of either kaftans or jubahs.But it seemed to be unfair that neither of the gentlemen were found to be wearing jubahs including the groom himself.I guess themes were meant for the ladies to obey to,but not gentlemen =P

Anyway,after wishing the lovely couple the best of luck in their marriage and bid farewell,Sweetie Pie and I made our way back to KL and had to resist the temptation of attending the couple's dinner reception the next day,due to work commitments.But I was glad with the fact that I managed to witness the couple's memorable sacred moment of officially committing themselves to being man and wife.It was priceless.

Before I go,again,I would like to wish Angah and Burut 'Selamat Pengantin Baru' and make me an aunt a.s.a.p.!Hehe =D

Goodnight folks.

Shanghai Horror

Hotel rooms can be terrifying.This comes from a girl who never fails to sleep with the lights and TV on,when alone in her hotel room,during nightstops at every single station.Since 2004,I might add.But nothing's more frightening than the prospect of being disturbed even before you get to feel the bed.

Alright,before we get to the heavy stuffs,lets rewind a few hours before.As soon as we landed in Shanghai that Friday afternoon,a few of us planned to hit the famous shopping district in Shanghai,Nanjing Road,just right before dinner time.At Nanjing Road,I managed to restrain myself from spending on the desirable unnecessaries and had fun watching the rest clearing their pockets.

As for the usual routine of nightstop in Shanghai,it was always a Mongolian treat right after shopping,then finally back to the hotel.But that night,we modified the routine and headed towards a new happening halal Indonesian restaurant not far from our hotel.It was called the Bali Bistro.

The dishes were not that bad.Tasty but I regretted ordering its ayam penyet.Some might aware of how critical my intolerance towards spicy food was and still is,but not this company.The 3 of them practically laughed on how I reacted towards the incredibly spicy ayam penyet and how I desperately gasped for air after tasting it.

Stewardess Janny,Co-pilot Farez,myself & steward Faidz.

Since I was bloated with glasses of water and not even full yet,I dragged them to our usual eating spot in Shanghai,a Mongolian restaurant for some juicy lamb skewers.We didn't actually sat there and ate,we walked and ate,enjoying Shanghai's night air.

Fun was over so it was time to hit the sacks.Before we went out earlier,all I have time for was changing into my casual attire and let my hair loose off the croissant while in the room.As I reached my room after dinner,usually the 1st thing I would do was turning on the TV,so I did.It happened that the TV's volume was at its maximum,99,and it blasted loudly as if the previous guest had organized a party in there!I quickly turned the volume down using its remote but it took me awhile to figure out which were the volume buttons as everything on the remote was scribbled in Chinese.Then the volume slowly went down from 99 to 50 and below,but as it reached number 30++,it automatically went up to 99 again eventhough I was clicking the minus button!I kept on clicking the minus button,panic with the extremely loud sound but it wouldn't budge!

I continued doing whatever that crossed my mind such as knocking the remote by the desk and chair to make it work again,but that big freaking number 99 was there on the screen,as if it was challenging me on a duel!Running out of idea on how to turn down the volume,I switched off the TV immediately and called front desk to send a technician up to my room.

The technician that came up hardly spoke English,so he just nodded his head as I told him what happened to the remote that wouldn't obey me.When he turned on the TV,of course as expected,the volume was still at 99 and with just 1 attempt,the technician managed to turn the volume down using the remote.It magically obeyed him without question.The technician tested the remote further by clicking other buttons as well,and it looked like it didn't need a knock on the desk or chair.The technician gave me a funny smirk and passed me the remote,and of course,the remote worked pretty well.

By 11pm,I already had garfield eyes as a sign I couldn't stay up longer.I fell in a deep sleep,with the lights and TV on,just the way I loved it.But guess what happened at 2am?

I was awaken by the sound coming from the TV and again...the freaky 99 was on the screen!The TV blasted so loudly that I almost had a heart attack when waking up.I searched for the remote around me,guessing that I've accidentally turned up the volume while sleeping,but to my dismay,it was perfectly placed NEXT to the TV,ON the TV rack,totally OUT of my reach,where the technician placed it last!Can you believe that?!I got even more stressful when the remote decided not to obey me again.I kept on clicking on the minus button but nothing worked!I quickly approached the TV to look for its manual button somewhere around its frame and finally,that manual button obeyed me.Pheww!!

As I crawled back into bed,the hairs on the back of my neck all stood up.The room felt colder and suddenly,it occurred to me that the warning given by a fellow colleague was absolutely relevant.She told me her spooky experience in a particular room at our hotel in Shanghai while she was nightstopping there a few weeks ago.She was disturbed by the flickering of her bed lamp at 3am & when she decided to freshen up in the bathroom,it was locked from the inside.Panic,she called the the front desk to send someone to check it out after a few attempts of trying to turn the knob.But as the attendants arrived at the room,with just 1 attempt,the bathroom door was opened and obviously unlocked.

As the flashes of her story was playing on my mind,suddenly my window was tapped.When I turned to look at the window,the tapping stopped,but as I tried to shove myself under the duvet,the tapping started again.After awhile,the tapping turned into knocking as if somebody out there was angry that I didn't bother checking it out.Only God knew how I felt at that moment,so I turned to God.With all the hairs at the back of my neck still standing up,I tapped the Yassin application on my iPhone and started reciting it.I recited it til it was finally 4am and all the tapping/knocking bullshit disappeared.I managed to tuck myself in and slept peacefully.

That night,I wasn't the only 1 haunted.It turned out that a supervisor of mine didn't get her sleep due to disturbances too.I didn't wana believe that our hotel accommodation in Shanghai was haunted coz we've been staying there for decades and nothing as such ever happened to any of us until recently.But at this point,I'm almost hoping there was a ghost in my hotel room.Otherwise,I was probably cuckoo.Out of my mind!

Well,the creep show didn't stop there at the hotel.There had been creepy shows on our flight back to KL itself.But this time it wasn't ghost,but very bad luck that followed us around.1st,our aircraft was grounded for 4 hours in Shanghai due to technical problems.We patiently waited til the engineers gave us the thumbs up for us to go.After we took off,there were incidents took place in the economy.An attention seeking passenger yelling at a crew in the cabin with his index finger pointing straight at the crew's face wasn't enough to create havoc.Adding up,a passenger collapsed on the cabin floor after he had his dinner.It was lucky that all of us were trained being first aiders in a medical emergency situation to attend the victim.Necessary aids were rendered to the victim before 2 medical doctors traveling as passengers on board came to help.It turned out the victim was suffering hyperglycemia,and suffocation due to poor ventilation in the cabin caused by passengers themselves.

Remember folks,when you travel on medium to long haul flights,avoid from shutting the air vents above your head off.The air vents help to ventilate proper oxygen in the cabin to inhale throughout the flight.If you folks feel cold,turn its direction away from you but don't ever shut it off.Wear a suitable attire when traveling to avoid uneasiness or lack of comfort while onboard.If a sleeveless shirt or mini skirts are your idea of comfort inflight,then don't push the freaking attendant button complaining that the cabin is too cold for you.

Okay,looking at the condition where I am home alone right now,I'm guessing it is enough of spooky stories for a day.Before I forget,Salam Aidil Adha to my family members,dearest Muslim friends and blog readers.Hope you've enjoyed your korban and continue to enjoy the public holiday tomorrow :)