Thursday, April 1, 2021

Should I quit?

I'm really considering to quit. Apparently my company may be offering VSS. At first thought, memang rasa nak ambik. Banyak kali dah cakap kat hubby, he response is always the question, 'kalo berenti nak buat apa?' Memang belum boleh jawab soklan tu sebab dalam kepala nak buat menda yang selama ni tak dapat buat....consistent yoga, mengaji, put my leg up, join Mak Long, kemas rumah etc. Tapi soklan hubby tu ialah pasal aktiviti yang mendatangkan RM...erkkk...

Last week, aku termenangis lepas berdoa kepada Allah SWT. VSS ni semacam peluang atau jalan Allah SWT beri and menjawab doa aku selama ini. Aku minta nak berenti kerja awal supaya aku boleh mengumpul harta akhirat. I was emotionally crying that I myself was surprised....

Yes, on 1st thought mmg nak ambik VSS tu but I still have my commitment. EVO RM1,200 and JPA RM800. Kalo aku tak keje, sapa pulak la nak bayo..

Husband bagi idea main saham and freelance. Great! Yes! I've been wanting to do that and I didn't get to because of work. Aku macam boleh bayang aku buat kerja tu...

Why nak quit

Largely because I'm done with what I'm doing...boleh tak. Dah tak tahan la buat keje macam-macam, request tak tentu masa. Aku pun bukan jenis menolak, tak reti nak cakap NO. Change is the new constant as they say and aku tak tahan....rasa habis masa buat keje, sampai masak pun tak sempat walaupun duduk rumah. I think I'm done with receiving orders.

Aku pun takda rasa confident untuk teruskan kerja aku. Aku mmg low confidence dari dulu. Nama je ada ACCA tapi aku takda pengalaman buat akaun pun. Tu yang aku termenangis tu...lama dah rasa macam tu.

The only thing that makes me hesitant is my RM commitment or else I would just go and take the VSS. Ya Allah, beri la aku jalan dalam masa beberapa bulan ni supaya aku dapat income lain supaya aku boleh quit kerja aku sekarang

 I have to start reading on investment and freelancing.....have to make something within these 3 months....Ya Allah! Permudahkan lah

Friday, March 12, 2021

Lelah

 Lelah rasanya....tak mahu kerja dah....nak duduk rumah buat kerja rumah... letih melayan kerja dan boss. Rasa nak berhenti....

However, believe in Allah SWT...He always there when you need Him...talk to Him...seek His guidance....

  • Own you title
  • Do it for the company, do it for yourself as self-development. To develop my communication, network and handling issues/obstacles. It's for your own benefit....
  • Take Monique as your role model
  • Rise and step up
  • Nothing is easy. Face it with tawakkal to Allah SWT
  • Yes, people will not agree. It's normal...

Ya Allah! Berikan ku kekuatan!

Saturday, February 13, 2021

Langsir oh Langsir

When I was in primary school, I remember seeing my mum with her sewing machine, sewing curtains for all the windows of our house. The house has many windows because my mum's house is a corner house. It was a common sight as we got close to the month of Ramadan and Syawal.

Now I know buying a curtain is money consuming because I've been spending about RM1,000++ just for 4 pieces of curtains! Imagine if my mum didn't make and sew the curtains herself. She definitely saved a lot by making her own. I do have this wish to make my own but I have misplaced the pedal for the sewing machine and now I don't know where it is. I would like to start a small project such as sewing a cushion cover.

To me, buying a curtain is a daunting task! How much fabric is needed? How do you measure? There are so many choices of fabric with various range of prices! Do you really spend this much on curtains? When buying a custom made, you definitely don't want to be scammed by the shop.

My curtain collection from UK

Aku ada beli ready made curtain untuk bawak balik Msia bila aku nak balik for good in 2004. Ada yang aku tak pakai pun sampai sekarang! Tape langsir UK lain dari kat Malaysia. Tape dia ada tali. Sekarang aku let go dah langsir-langsir tu. Lesson learnt, tak yah la beli langsir dari sana. Simpan duit bawak balik Msia lagi bagus! Haha! Masa tu memang aku tak tau apa-apa pasal langsir tapi tak nak menyesal bila tak beli. Aku nampak cantik and murah (sana kan femes Christmas Sale), aku beli je la. Naive giler!

Aku guna ada beberapa pieces kat rumah sewa Seksyen 7. Pastu bila dah pindah ke rumah sendiri, mesti nak buat baru kan....heh

My 1st set of curtains according to my taste

My first custom made curtains buat dengan Luqkissa Furnishing sbb kedai ni dekat dengan rumah. Dia ada langsir Elyza yang mirip English designs.



Activity CNY 2021

 Tahun ni dapat cuti Khamis and Jumaat for CNY. Sebelum tu mmg pulun abis kerja-kerja opis sebab nak ketenangan sepanjang 4 hari cuti CNY tu.

Hari ni dah hari Sabtu, sekejap je rasa. So what did I do up to today?

Khamis 11 Feb 2021

Aku dah booking siap-siap pukul 11.00 nak gunting rambut kat Honey Spa, Bangi Sentral. Aku dah start rimas sebab rambut dah start gugur. Pastu sekali dengan kutu, jangkit daripada anak-anak agaknya. Tak boleh bayang operasi nyah kut kalo berambut panjang....so aku decide nak potong pendek terus ala-ala Anne Hathaway dalam Le Miserable. 

Pagi sebelum pegi aku goreng keropok dulu dan buat cekodok bilis untuk pairkan dengan kuah kari daging beli kat Mat Kimbon minggu lepas (!!)... Lepas gunting rambut, pegi visit Azizah Hias nak buat curtain baru untuk living room (this one deserve a separate post)

Jumaat 12 Feb 2021

Hari Jumaat dalam kul 930 aku pegi beli breakfast, bahan dapur sket and lastly beli frozen dim sum/wantan kat kedai suami K Fai. Sambil tu nak tanya K Fai pasal posting dia on emas. Aku rasa dah sampai masa aku guna duit aku untuk melabur.

Sampai rumah pukul 11.00 terus masak Nasi Arab, guna set ni. Sebenarnya adik ipar aku yang duduk rumah aku beli dulu. Sekarang dia dah dapat pindah balik Perlis so tak nak membazir, aku guna la. Paket dia siap bagi arang nak bagi bau asap kat nasi, beras dia pun sedap. Cuma cara masak dia guna carrot, bukan tomato ygn pada aku agak leceh sikit sebab nak kena buat air carrot pulak untuk campur dengan nasi. Part tu aku tak ikut, degil ikut cara sendiri! Erk.... 

Alhamdulillah, nasi masak elok atas dapur. Aku tak guna rice cooker sebab nak ikut instruction paket tu. Sekarang aku paham, sukat air macam masak nasi putih. Masak nasi pun macam masak nasi putih. Aku nak tulis sini supaya boleh refer...

  1. Beras rendam dulu sekejap pastu toskan.
  2. Sukat air boleh guna jari kot (sbb yang masak Nasi Arab tu guna instruction dalam paket tu, lupa pulak nak sukat beras dia banyak mana. Nanti aku test lagi sekali) macam masak nasi putih biasa.
  3. Tumis bahan-bahan dulu. Masukkan air and biar hingga mendidih.
  4. Pastu baru masukkan nasi. Bila nampak kering, kecilkan api dan tutup periuk supaya nasi masak melalui wap.

Petang aku binge Netflix

Sabtu 13 Feb 2021

Hari ni nak kena cat rod langsir yang dah hitam (asal kaler putih). Sebelum tu nak kena pegi Jaya Grocer, teringin nak masak Ramen/ Chinese style noodles sempena CNY...kuang3x. Semalam dah beli dim sum/wantan. Pastu aku nak guna chili oil, sesame seed yang dah ada kat rumah, tak mau membazir.

Then pukul 3.00 nanti ada booking spa pakej kat Honey Spa juga...syok nya!

Other things to do:

  • Sort out Lutfi registration_KAFA
  • Register OroDesign and Quantummetal

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Room makeover: Kids bedroom

Adik ipar aku dah dapat transfer balik Perlis. So dapatla the boys bilik tidur untuk depa. Aku pun excited nak buat makeover. Dah alang-alang tu nak rearrange and match the furnitures, white goes with white, black goes with black. 

The challenge is we have double bed and 2 single beds. Each room is 12 x 10 kaki. Bunyi cam OK tapi rasa 10 kaki tu tak sampai rasanya. Rasa fo that size kalo single bed OK. So jenuh memikir layout yang sesuai...maybe single bed satu nak let go, ganti dengan pullout (kat Shoppe dalam RM200 or less)

Actually bilik tu boleh extend to another 8 kaki lagi (jadi 20 x 10 kaki) tapi tak tahu la bila nak extend.

Biasala, bila nak buat budget, buat la survey harga online. Melalut sampai nak ganti lantai, tingkap and pintu...tak salah kalo nak berangan kan...

Done lot's of surveying on stuff. Kinda tired of  it. So now, just need to start doing!

Monday, January 4, 2021

1st week of Jan 2021

Dah start masuk keje i.e. start tengok email, folders. Sebelum ni tak mau tengok sbb cuti kan... Don't know what to expect with work. Yang I tau, kena cover subordinate May-July nanti sebab dia akan on maternity leave. I'm just looking forward months after that sbb tahu sekarang mmg akan start busy.

Nonetheless, at least sekarang boleh duduk rumah buat kerja. Tapi after a while, I felt like I still need to go to the office...to get the work mood back or else rasa cam malasnya nak buat keje!

Tengok the kids pun sedapppp dok umah tapi sampai bila kan....takkan tak belajar. I wonder how 20th Jan would be like. Mesti liat abis, macam mak dioghang jugak!

Semalam 1st day period so hari ni tak rasa sedap badan sangat. Dahlah semalam hujan dari pagi ke malam..sejukkkk....rasa ala-ala winter Christmas..keh keh...tapi berjaya jugak la vacum rumah semalam.

Actuall hari Rabu 6hb nak pegi buat health screening tapi ni dah period, terpaksa tangguhkan. Jumaat nak pegi Perak sebab ada sepupu nak bernikah...Yeay! Pegi jalan!....

Sunday, January 3, 2021

Welcome 2021

 Let's go straight to my 2021 goals....

Yoga wise, I aim to be able to achieve these poses with ease apart from improving my flexibility and hip mobility:

  • Crow pose
  • Camel
  • Pigeon

Spend 30 min on yoga every morning which I've started doing since October 2020

Health wise, reduce my fat % to xx now that I can see the fat contribution to my body shape (thigh and butt). Eat mindfully. Less carbo more veggies and protein. Consume more nutritious food such as eggs, nuts, Omega 3s, celery etc

Maybe I should target to achieve 60kg by end of 2021? (That's around 11kg/12 mths = 1 kg per month)

Work-wise, be more accountable and speak more. Be prepared to cover my subordinate when she's on maternity leave.

Mengaji wise, target khatam Al-Quran 1 kali

Investment/ Money wise? Plan to rent EVO. I've let an agent to handle it since Sept 2020 but notake up yet

Home wise, new curtains and sofa

Relationship wise? Appreciate my mother, kids, extended family more