The Alter Ego Speaks

helloooooo (pun intended)

2012-02-12T04:09:00.000-08:00

gosh..been ages hasn't it?

well, nothing much to tell, really..other than i flew off the horse and landed on my head

(yeap you read that right)

was in cherating last week and i was enjoying my morning ride (as always)

Tito was going a lil fast, she stumbled and the next thing I knew....?

there i was...eating sand right there on that very beach...

have a little scar on my head now (macam harry potter haha)

and this hideous blue black scar on my right leg

(which by the way, was pinned under the horse during the fall)

that's me bebeh, taking mishaps to a whole new level

but I'm doing better now

and i'm back on the horse :)

leaving for bidong, terengganu a week from now.

now THAT is something I'm looking forward to

in the meantime, here's a snapshot of what's the latest happenings in town

me and my producers at the recent nokia launch...

cherating blues :)

2012-01-30T07:48:00.000-08:00

physically i'm in KL

but mentally i'm still at the beach..

where the horses are...

where seafood is just 2 minutes drive away..

where my daily schedule consists of riding, eating and sleeping...

waiting for my feb schedule so i can get outta this city

monday blueees

2012-01-09T04:50:00.000-08:00

10 days past 2012.

i'm loving the new schedule coz i get to work only once a week

most of the time will be spent at the stable; training or grooming aryan

(Sunburn jangan cakap la hahahaha, i redha je uols)

but back to how 2012 starts, i'm loving every single minute of it

i get to spend more time at home, and i get to ride more often

travelling plans will have to be put on hold for now

not with a series of race coming up

sydney has gotta wait til after election *rolls eyes*

my only concern as of now is me gaining serious weight

(yang kalau tidak dibendung agak disastrous nanti effectnya hahaha)

should i stick this in front of the fridge sebagai peringatan sebelum membuka pintu fridge tu?

ah well..it's been a very laid back monday

takde citer benda pun hari ni

saja je update..

later gator :)

masterchef gombak

2012-01-06T08:55:00.000-08:00

dulu ingat susah sangat hidup takde maid

much to my surprise...it's actually pretty bearable

i cook more now

(entah apa rasa la kan hahaha...tapi tengok pinggan licin je semua..ok la kot)

and i can pretty much settle my own laundry, without going to the laundry

handwash settle, yg masuk washer pun okay..

so takde la se-tragic yang i sangka

tahun ni antara azam baru is to cook more for my mom

orang lain tak kisah makan sangat semua boleh beli sendiri

but she's always at home and i'm always out for training

so misi tahun ini, sebelum pergi training and balik je training

make sure bonda ada lauk nak makan

so she won't have to eat out as much

walaupun agak romantic la bila ayahanda and bonda kuar gi makan dua orang

but still, i'll try to do my part whenever i can jugak lah

bila lagi nak practice masak pon..

pink karerrrr

2011-12-25T05:04:00.000-08:00

these are the most frequent comments we ladies receive whenever we don on something pink

#1 "pink! ala...pempuan..standard ah. tak pink tak sah"

#2 "alololo comelnya semua kaler pink!"

#3 "gedik siut kaler pink...cehhh!"

and of course, ayat paling celaka sekali

#4 "dah besar gajah tua bangka lagi nak pakai pink...dah dah la tu kak oiii!"

apa juga comment nya...aku tak kira..got these pink wellington boots, a gift from my trainer..

sebenarnya la kan...i'm starting to distance myself from all things pink

konon2 semakin mencecah umur 40 ni...bawak2 la bertenang

but

kasi chance la brader...!!

sekali sekala nak jugak be in touch with the inner femininity kata orang...

dah la jalan pun macam gajah nak serang kampung

sekali sekala nak jadi woman tu...kira pejam mata je laa kan...

anyhoo, i love these boots...senang gila nak clean up stable Aryan..

makes it easier to lunge him kat paddock bila byk lopak air

masuk lecak lumpur segala bagai wanita gagah perkasa muahaha!

and best part of it all, tak jual kat sini *hehehehe!*

woosaaaa!

2011-12-23T06:17:00.000-08:00

Bagi yang first time baca blog ni (or yang selalu for that matter)

Mesti wonder kan...'apahal la si Leha asyik nak marah orang je kerja dia?'

Hehehehehehe!

Habis tu, kadar toleransi terhadap kebodohan melampau tak dapat dibendung

nak buat macamana.

Itu Kraken sudah keluar lah....

Okaylah, on a serious note, I'm not that mean, really.

I can be outspoken at times, but even when I give a piece of my mind over something, there is ALWAYS, ALWAYS a good reason that prompted me to do so

And that is to tell people that common sense is something that everyone should have!

Fact of the matter is that aku tak kacau orang

(and yet people find every single reason to piss me off)

I live under my shell most of the time sebab malas nak deal dengan orang

Then again, mana boleh la...hidup bermasyarakat kena deal dengan orang eh tak?

Tak nak deal dgn orang, gi duduk kandang kuda

2012 is just around the corner....

I'm not the type to make a resolution

This time however, I guess I can make an exception

And that is to admit the fact that we can't elude morons forever

And ignoring dimwits is an art

And i'll master the art of gritting my teeth and smile and try to cease the bitchy remarks

I'm outta here

2011-12-20T02:11:00.001-08:00

there are a lotta things that I can't tolerate

1) body odour

2) bad breath

3) idiotic drivers

4) RUDE PEOPLE

the epitome of all irony is when this one fella who is more of a senior post (and age) goes on a power trip and decided to make life hell for me today. tapi sebab memikirkan dia tu dah tua, i decided to be the bigger person and walk away (tak baik menjawab dengan orang tua..berdosa)

I walked away. Before I say something hurtful. That's always the more mature decision. And maturity doesn't necesarily reflect in numbers. THAT, I learned today.

Be nice to others when you're trying to get your point across.

northbound part II

2011-12-19T01:17:00.000-08:00

arrived in lumut thru the long way

stupid gps navigator for directing me through that long way

kalau aku tau aku terus gi ipoh and masuk exit lumut terus

so stupid me jugak lah kiranya

should've followed my instincts and not rely solely on the gps navigator

then again..the view i got from the jalan kampung was oh-so-beautiful

despite the fact it took me an extra hour to get here...takpe lah

at least the journey was worth the additional effort

malu bertanya sesat jalan

2011-12-16T03:11:00.000-08:00

phone died..which also meant that gps died

i had no idea where i was going

the more turns i took, the farther i felt i was from the intended destination

tapi tu la.Tuhan sayang lagi kat I

a pizza delivery boy appeared outta nowhere

rolled down the window and asked him how do i find my way to the hotel..

he gave the directions

and here i am..already in my hotel room enjoying my free wifi

jam-packed weekend with the morning shows and live crossovers :)

i'm in kedah btw

have a break...go cuti somewhere

2011-12-15T07:57:00.000-08:00

a few months ago, the tagline for this blog was "confessions of the serial job hopper"

which i must say wasn't exactly the brightest ideas of mine lah

takde la hop mana pun.

stayed for more than a year in most companies

at times siap double bank lagi (ie pagi keja tv and petang keja radio)

tapi sebab bunyi tagline tu macam comel...so i let it stayed on for a while

until a prospect employer sound and said awat letak nama blog cam tu

so i changed it..sebab masa interview macam susah nak argue balik

betul jugak....

anyway...cerita job hopper tu starting point je

it's almost the end of 2011 and I can't help but recall as how hard i've worked this year

I mean, seriously..bunyi macam puji diri sendiri

but betul tak tipu..tahun ni busy sangat

tahun ni lepas satu satu program/event/one-off-shows

i could say no, but i didn't

masalah workaholic yang tak pernah selesai

i just don't wanna say no...which i think needs to be changed next year

learning to take a break and knowing when to stop

will try to balance out work and play next year

lately ni macam kerja kerja kerja...kena belajar rehat sikit..

okay so I was bored :)

2011-12-14T05:13:00.000-08:00

I'm actually planning to get a new helmet

which remains as a plan (still) since i hardly wear a helmet nowadays anyway *hehe!

beli mahal mahal tak pakai buat apa..

but i do have to get a new one for the race next month

anyhoo,

since helmet lama ni pun memang nak kena replace...

so i figured i might as well have some fun with it..

added some blings..chose the colors from our jalur gemilang..

and voila....!

I love how it looks like right now :)

and i love how the colors add life to an old thing

Makan jangan tak makan....

2011-12-12T02:25:00.001-08:00

Went to check up on Aryan today

He's going on a whole new diet schedule from now on

Meal's gonna be increased

Adding sugar beet into his daily meal

Haycubes twice a day

and Extra portion of pellets.

Hoping he'll be gagah perkasa come January

We'll see :)

Sure,you got the car. But WHERE are you heading to?

2011-12-09T10:03:00.000-08:00

We wish for a lotta things in life.

That's normal. I mean, we're humans after all

Needs and wants fill up our daily lives

Come on man, it's insane to not want or need things...gila ke apa...

And it's even more insane to not have crazy wishes..

I mean, being God's best creation we can pave our ways to the greatest things in life

We are blessed with intelligence (and a bit of insanity *haha) so wish away and work your asses off towards getting 'em wishes materialized

New year is just around the corner

So macam biasalah, year end will always get me into this assessing mode and gauge how things fare this year.

Let's start with career...

I'd say career is good. Better that what I expected but of course, there's so much to achieve but as for now, I'm on the right track

With more dedication and commitment, I'm set for more opportunities in the future InsyaAllah

Schedule has been mad busy though.

But busy's good right? Busy means rezeki banyak

So work is good...just improvise..and everything will be fine and dandy

And of course my love-hate relationship when it comes to talking or writing about...? love and hate andddd relationship

*jap nak gelak..

there's always this sarcastic smile when i blog about this

what happened this year taught me a great deal about being smart and logical when it comes to love

(why eh...macam ni la senang cerita...)

'working hard towards getting what you want is one thing...but the bigger question is, are you SURE that THAT is what you really, really want?'

I was sure of what I wanted..I'm still sure that it IS what I want

But...(of course there's a but)

There comes a time (after truckloads of advice from friends...and much heart wrenching incidents) when you just have to throw in the towel and say 'fuck it lah, it's time to let go'..

I'm SUREEE a lotta you people can relate to this (Men AND Women)

I've tried. I failed.

Tapi takpe.

Tuhan tu MAHA Adil

He lines up the best plans for each and everyone of us

Looking at what I have now, I'm glad I decided to let go.

It's like trading in your pinggan plastic and getting a bohemian crystal in return

or trade in kancil tahun 90' and getting a murcielago in return...

ok ok you get the drift?

HE GIVES YOU SOMETHING BETTER :)

In fact, a lotta great things happened this year:

I won biz class tix to London..

Got myself a horse

Went to so many vacations til I lost count

banyak lah lagi benda best...

Went through some tough times as well

But having sat down gauging the sad things that happened this year, it only brought me to one realization :

And that is knowing how i fare at my weakest point..

which ALSO brought me to realize one important thing that I often overlooked...

and that is knowing that people make mistakes

I'm no exception..but it helps us learn..to be smarter and stronger

so with everything that had happened this year

kalau panjang umur to see 2012,

I'm pretty sure next year's gonna be awesome :)

InsyaAllah

Best therapy ever...

2011-12-08T02:43:00.000-08:00

Been under a lotta stress lately.

It's going to be an agonizing wait til Dec 14th when I get to take a short break and enjoy my off days

So many events and programs under my sleeve and I'm starting to wonder how the heck am I gonna pull this off *LOL*

Stressed out to the max okay......

Anyway, went to visit Aryan yesterday and here are some pics

He's gaining some serious weight

I've added additional hay cubes to his daily meals

So let's hope my baby gets fatter before January...

Mahukan pintu suka hati doraemon

2011-12-04T04:16:00.000-08:00

I should be in Bali and not be stuck here with this gargantuan workload....

Berombak la sangat...

2011-12-03T08:18:00.000-08:00

Here's what I think of Ombak Rindu

1) Izzah yang patutnya ustazah and ajar budak mengaji ni, kenapa tajwid dia tunggang langgang? Baik letak dia jadi cikgu tadika. at least that would be more believable.

2) What is it with Malaysian women and wigs?Korang ada confidence issue dengan rambut sendiri ke?

3) Julia's wobbling tummy. Enough said.

4) TV Host yang buat standupper kat airport masa Mila sampai. Is that the best cast you have as a reporter? Macam buat kid's show dengan suara nak kena lempang. (theory : kawan/sedara casting manager)

5) Lisa was Lisa..OKayla...Maya Karin pun okayla...not a fan or Aaron but he brought Hariz to life.So good job there. and I feel like slapping Azizah Mahzan. Entah mana charisma nya. Annoying ada la...

Tak nangis. Annoyed. With the whole thing.

Snapshot of the day :)

2011-11-29T21:22:00.000-08:00

Baby May Waiiii

2011-11-14T06:46:00.000-08:00

meet Baby May Wai

hobby : kacau orang, buat-buat cute, canter satu riding school

fave food : whatever mummy's having

life motto : i get away with murder coz i'm cute and u know it :)

AIM #2011

2011-11-13T20:47:00.000-08:00

Never been a fan of award shows

Back in those days when I was with the other station, siap sampai kena paksa pergi

Most of the times I skipped, of course

Malas laaa nak pakai dress panjang-panjang duduk situ

I'd rather go swimming or hit the treadmill or go shopping or something

Don't get me wrong, those are fabulous events

But really, I'm just not a fan of it..I can't sit still for more than 5 minutes

I'd rather be outdoors and do things that I love..!

Makanya, selagi boleh escape, I'll escape *LOL*

Anyhow, didn't bail on the recent one

AIM 2011 was surprisingly enjoyable!

Najwa's opening performance was good and the rock kapak session at the end was the icing on the cake..

Thank you Farah for for the passes :)

Will post more pics later...

with the super talented Mr Omar K, who did Nadiku :)

Outride + Nightride :)

2011-11-13T19:05:00.000-08:00

First night-ride last night

Went out with 5 other riders into the plantation and I must say "IT WAS BLOODY AWESOME!"

I was a bit apprehensive at first coz I wasn't really sure of how it'll be

It rained the whole day so I was expecting a really crappy track

But when I got there, it wasn't that bad, really..!

Went to the hardware store to get one of em outdoor-headlamps

well, a temporary one since the real deal will be shipped from the States soon

But okaylaaaa..not bad for a 30 bucks light

It did what it had to do, I could see the tracks clearly

and Texas wasn't spooked by anything

Yep, had to ride Texas coz Aryan had to rest as he lost his shoe from the recent ride

Elok jugak bagi rehat sehari dua coz he's been kinda active since he got here

Dah balik stables, lompat2 excited sebab seronok

Only later we realized that duk ride tengah-tengah hutan tu entah ular ke, hantu ke..but biasalah, tengah seronok, nothing mattered at that time *LOL*

Best line of the day was from Kak Laily "Leha, you look like a cowgirl!"

Blackberry jatuh longkang

2011-11-10T00:42:00.000-08:00

Yeap....!

It went straight into the filthy longkang and reflex got me fishing it out in less than 5 seconds

Unfortunately..longkangs are mostly filled with water (except during drought season)

And my blackberry was swimming happily among some dried leaves and other yucky stuffs

Got it out....dried it the best I could

And that's when it became wacky as if it was possessed...

Started typing by itself with displays of 'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii' and 'oooooooooooooooo'

it goes on and off suka-suka hati..

i'm torn between laughing and crying upon seeing this generous output of i's and o's...

So I'm back to using the N97 for now..(all hail backup phones la kan)

til I get a new phone that is...time ni pulak takde sapa bermurah hati nak belikan aku phone baru (unlike the yesteryears where I get new phones on yearly basis)

Why now..? Why??? Orang tengah save up nak beli saddle ni wehhh....

snapshot of the day

2011-11-09T04:04:00.000-08:00

he behaves soooooo well whenever I groom him

no fidgeting or moving about..and better still, no peeing of pooing while we brush him all over

he just stood there..like seriously just stood there... and waited... til he's ready to be sent back to the stable..i was so happy i could cry (okay, agak dramatic but u get my drift)

this morning i was trying to get his head collar on

and he actually lowered his head and voluntarily masuk halter..

i stood there holding the head collar with my jaw almost dropping to the ground upon seeing how baik he was...

(it's like he knows, makcik pendek nak bawak dia keluar *LOL)

gonna take him out to trail for his first night ride

hopefully he adjusts well and not end up doing stupid stunts on track at night..

when to fight/not to fight

2011-11-08T05:19:00.000-08:00

i was never the confrontational type..don't see myself as a fan of arguing my way out of things..

not a good trait i guess, since most people believe that the solution is achieved from face-to-face discourse..kalau tak confront macamana nak tau eh tak?

but when things go wrong and i get upset, my defense mechanism would be "shutting the door and leave"

why? one simple reason : no one knows you better than yourself... and the same applies to me

why? because : whenever i get angry, i say the meanest and most hurtful things..things that can make a grown man cry.

so in order to avoid saying those things, i back down and hide...almost every single time.

arguing is just plain tiring. such a waste of time and energy...

and it's immensely frustrating to explain things that normally fall under common sense...

which, much to my amazement, i find to be a rare commodity among the people around me

but the good thing about me is that I never stay upset/mad for long...

give me my zen moment to master the art of forgiveness and we'll be having starbucks sooner than you think...

u tell me...

2011-11-08T05:15:00.000-08:00

each of us has 100 billion braincells...

(trust me that's a lotttta braincells)

we're blessed with great intelligence

but why do we keep saying things that hurt the people around us?

is there a down time or some kind of a sleep mode for the neurons?

This is my idea of fun :)

2011-11-05T01:01:00.000-07:00

i must be boring you guys with all these horsey stories hahaha!

sorry lah, unlike the old blogs where i observe the screwed up relationships that I see all around me, this blog has mellowed down on the claws :)

i'm loving the fact on how life has changed since i took up riding

i love it even more now that I have Don Avante Aryan

back then when free time was spent having food fest at the malls and buying stupid clothes that i don't even wear or late night at the clubs...all that has gone a complete 180 when I feel that sense of responsibility in this new passion of mine

(of course some people say kalau nak sangat responsibility, gi kahwin and jaga anak)

oh sweetheart, i'll explain that in some other posts :)

riding gives me a goal...

i have a healthy, well-behaved, beautiful horse who trusts me with his life

i have big plans for him (with this december race)

a big far-fetch to aim to win...but what i'm focusing on as of now

is to train him..and have him complete the race ; healthy and happy when he crosses that finish line)

and I'll be sure to share the story with you guys...less than 2 months from now

in the meantime..meet Don Avante Aryan

Mug shot

2011-10-28T06:50:00.000-07:00

Aryan is settling in nicely...

Been riding him daily since he got here

And I must say he's a complete joy to have :)

The thing that got me ranting on and on about how great he is due to the simple fact that dia memang well-behaved. I kid you not...

Some might roll their eyes and say 'macam la ko sorang je ada kuda yang baik'

But the thing is, I've ridden quite a number of horses...

Some of my friends spent a bomb on horses only to have the horses acting wacko or worse, not even fit to be ridden.

But as of now, Aryan's one of the calmest that I've seen..

Hope he stays that way and all geared for the upcoming race.

What's left to buy now is the saddle and I'm still scouting for the right one..

The big change :)

2011-10-26T15:27:00.000-07:00

So my oh-so-handsome Don Avante Aryan is officially here

Can't tell ya how happy I am... :)

Although I MUST say taking him away from Cherating was quite an emotional moment

Cherating has been his home for years now...and moving him to a new place can be a daunting process for him.. but what other choices do I have ya?

There I stood a few meters away from the float sengih2 padahal dalam hati,

I was putting up a brave face and tahan sedih..

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that he's here

I'm happy that the long wait is over

It was just that one moment when he was being guided onto the float with all my dear friends in Cherating (who have been taking care of him) standing all around got me in a bit of an emo mood

It feels like I'm taking someone else's child away...

Nonetheless, all I can say is..

Aryan's gonna be soooooo pampered and loved...they have nothing to be worried about...

When he got to Elmina we let him out on the paddock

And he was happily trotting away and adapting to his new environment...

I took him out for a ride around the neighbourhood and much to my delight, he was soooo well -behaved and unbelievably calm in his new surroundings.

I was grinning all through the ride..!

I couldn't ask for a better horse!

We're off to a great start and it's gonna be fabulous!

Back home and ready to battle it out

2011-10-19T05:20:00.000-07:00

Back in KL..least fave part would be the screwed up sleeping time

Been having wacko zzz time for the past 3 days...

Went back to work this morning and the funniest bit was forgetting the way to the studio. Boleh?

Took the wrong turn then I thought "Eh, mana aku nak pergi ni?" LOL

So many things have changed in a span of 2 weeks while I was gone..

Still trying to adapt to a lotta new things and I must say, it hasn't been easy

(then again, since this blog is public I can't go bearing my heart and soul la kan hahahaha!)

But what I conclude is the fact that change is inevitable and I'd say having a strong and supportive circle of friends is essential in helping someone goes through a bad time...

and I'm grateful for that...

Later peeps!

Kutu Rayau in London

2011-10-11T01:30:00.001-07:00

So I've got a few more days before I say bye bye to Tanah Inggeris

It's been a great trip and getting the chance to be away from everything is always good..

Considering how screwed up things are at home *rolls eyes*

But then again..itulah...nak lari mana pun, problems are meant to be solved eh tak?

But as for now, with the remaining days, I'm gonna enjoy this mini adventure

(Thank God for an understanding travel partner..couldn't ask for a better one, really)

I'll deal with all the bollocks once I'm back in Tanah Malaya....

Anyway, back to my London getaway

Great trip..met new friends..seen places

Half of me is toying with the idea of extending my stay

But then again, the other half of me is saying apa backup plan if my boss kills me for not coming back...

And my parentssss *gasp*..gila ke apa ko tak nak balik KL

I do miss my nephews though..rindu bagai nak gila

First thing I'm gonna do when I reach home is peluk the busuk boys

Now if you'll excuse me, I got some last minute gifts to buy...

Best day ever!

2011-10-04T07:39:00.000-07:00

Went riding at Windsor Great Park.

Best day ever!

Snapshot

2011-10-03T13:32:00.000-07:00

So this is what I've been doing since I arrived here 3 days ago.

Jadi kutu rayau *LOL*

Professional bummer at her best...

random thoughts petang thursday

2011-09-29T03:07:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I last shared the updates

But then again, nothing much has been happening...

Aryan is in Cherating, it would be another 15 days til I can have him

I feel horrible though, having others attend to him while I run off to' 'chilly England' (bak kata my mat salleh friend, Vicky, she was the one who came up with the 'chilly England'...sejuk bonar bunyi eh....)

Truth be told, I'm not so excited to go now

The endurance race is less than 6 weeks away, and I'm wasting 2 weeks in London padahal patut train kuda..

But this is beyond me, everything has been booked and the dates can't be amended...

Time time macam ni menyesal pulak amik cuti lama-lama

Anyway, other unrelated stories..

I've yet to tryout horseback archery but the team is currently in Korea for a tournament

Again, kena tunggu balik KL baru boleh buat

Apa lagi eh...? Oh yea, work-wise....I'll be hosting another show (Alhamdulillah!)

An English talk show, to be exact..but as of now, we're waiting for the timeslot selection by RTM

The only definitive thing that I can share as of now is that the show will be at night

(Sambil melompat2 kegirangan coz it won't interfere with my training/riding time)

Agak membosankan hidup lately...

Pagi train, sleep in the afternoon and petang train....

Hoping everything will be in check come November 18th...

Oh, something special is happening in November too...tapi tu citer lain kali lah :)

Oh yea...lost a lotta weight since I started riding..

And I can fit into this dress which I bought 2 years ago...

Sebelum mana-mana slimming company amik credit

Let me just clarify that no pills no injections no funny wraps were used

It was PLAIN HARD WORK AND EXERCISE AND SWEATING MY ASS OFF UNDER THE HOT SUN FOR 3 FREAKING HOURS EVERYDAY

Okay..I'm calm now :)

Perfection :)

2011-09-24T07:36:00.000-07:00

Yeap...that's my baby allright...(the horse, I mean..hahhaha..not the rider)

photo credit : John Leong

Waiting is agony

2011-09-23T03:56:00.000-07:00

So things haven't been great lately...

Aryan still hasn't recovered from his hoof injury so that pretty much means no travelling for him..not in the next 2 weeks at least..

That's heartbreaking coz I won't be around to attend to him when he gets here...

I miss my horse!!! So so much that it hurts...*sob sob*

Rasa macam nak gi Cherating and duduk depan stable sampai dia baik....

Waiting is agony...

Went riding today, and my trainer took me through the longer route, a tougher trail

But much to my amazement I wasn't tired at all although my chaps were drenched and they looked ghastly

Time to double up the intensity? my answer is a resounding 'yes'.

Anyway, no pics of Aryan yet...(stupid here was so excited sampai tak teringat pasal photos)

Here's one of me with Levi's (he belongs to my best friend, IU)

Again???

2011-09-21T01:10:00.000-07:00

Came back from the morning show and lil fella waited for me at the door

"Mak Iti pergi mana tadi?"

So I replied "I was at work.."

Then the question, "Why? Why do you have to work?"

Reply : "So I'll have money to buy you toys"....

He nodded and walked off...

Went upstairs, changed into my dress and headed out for lunch with the girls

Jack Jack asked "You're going out again??? Work??? Again????"

I couldn't help laughing out loud at the disapproval in his voice...

words from the young at heart :)

2011-09-20T20:16:00.000-07:00

2011 is the International Year of the Youth

So much emphasis is being placed on the younger generation to ensure that they grow up healthy, happy and sensible

(trust me with the crap that we deal with on a daily basis, it's easy to lose one's sanity, especially if you're from the junior category)

Now this year UNICEF launched the State of the World's Children report...

The report entails the many angles on the challenges and potential that needs to be looked into when it comes to providing a safe environment for adolescents..

This brings me back to an experience back in Bangladesh..

I was filming a docu, when I talked to a group of 9yr old boys and asked them

"what's your fave subject in school?"

The sad fact was that they didn't go to school coz the parents are just too poor and they didn't even know when the next meal is coming from...

The thing about being marginalized and living in poverty is that it kills your hopes and dreams

How can we evolve if we ain't got any vision or even the slightest glimmer of hope that one day life will get better,

and you won't be stuck working in a saree factory at the age of 9?

So Malaysians have a lot to be grateful for

No country is perfect. Not even Uncle Sam..

Make the best of what you have....

opportunities are aplenty in this country..

carpe diem people!

horses here there and everywhere

2011-09-19T07:20:00.000-07:00

It's that time of the year where I'll be blabbing about some trip

12 days and counting down to euro trip and all I can say is....entah

I guess I've waited too long for this trip and the long span of waiting time kinda wears out the excitement

Hope this zero-enthusiasm will be replaced with total happiness once I step into that plane and onto the English soil

Unrelated story :

Endurance Race was an absolute joy to be a part of...

Learned a great deal from the experts and I can't wait to compete in November...

Oh....I'm now a proud owner of Don Avante Aryan

He's 9yrs old, ex-race and he's tall!! 17hh to be exact

And I can't wait to train him for the upcoming race :)

He's still in Cherating and I'll be bringing him to Elmina sometime next week

Will post up pics once he's here at his new home

Katie ranked 7th..! Atta girl, Katie!

Jenny resting before the big day...she ranked 8th in the race..good job Jenny!

Dual celebration

2011-09-13T23:19:00.000-07:00

Hosted the pre-show of Bicara Rakyat last week...

Scope of discussion was on the merdeka-raya celebration

and how do we move forward as a nation, propelled by the youths who will be ruling the country merely years from now..

This angle has been discussed over and over via many different perspective there was...

And I can bet to my last bottom dollar that this will continue..selagi takde solution yang viable

Although I believe, only recently that major changes are slowly taking place

Thing is kan, there's always that tricky part when it comes to youth and politics

3 different categories which are the driven ones (those who are set on running for office)

the supporters or some I call, worshippers (in extreme cases, i.e main sukahati endorse Bersih)

and of course, those who do not give a rat's ass and stay in oblivion till they're too old to realize what they could've done...

i worry about the future of youths here in Malaysia

some forgot the basic lyrics of Negaraku....Rukunegara lagi la tak ingat

basic things macam ni pun tak tau...how I fear for the future of my kids...

it's time to wake up people...

Happy 54th Independence Day and Selamat Hari Malaysia...(which is celebrated on Sept 16th, in case sapa-sapa tak tau)

at least i'm not the one hiding

2011-09-04T20:37:00.000-07:00

i find it terribly insulting when people think that i support the left-wingers...waklu

a couple of tweet posts bashing that stupid organizer behind the mission doesn't make me a member of the opposition

the whole nations echoes the stupidity of it all

whole nation is outraged with the demise of our journalist

and some dingbat gallantly stamped that we journalists are plain PHDs (not the doctorate kind)

dah la orang tulis dacing, dia gi interpret at dancing..

(can u fucking read u twat..that's rich coming from someone who says that i'm reading upside down)

i grew up with BN flags all around my house

i follow my mom to every single gatherings and meetings

i even knew what goes on during elections..

and I was freaking 9 yrs old !!

i love this country, i love my people...

i just hate idiotic and fame-seeking/fame-crazy politicians...

so to bnfacebook..(u little coward, hiding behind anonymity)

kiss my ass...

5th day of raya....

2011-09-03T04:01:00.000-07:00

been a hectic week.

while others are enjoying their raya break, i'm still in my work mode.

and things are gonna get crazy this september as my schedule is as jam-packed as nkve during rush-hour *grin*

we talked about forgiveness in today's show

a subject which fascinates me the most, especially now in the month of syawal

i do know of one thing, though...

forgivenss comprises of 2 entities...to forgive and to forget..

which of course, leads to the question that boils down to one main kickoff point..

'how do you forgive when the scars are stuck in your head, hence making the process seems void?'

beats the shit outta me...

don't know which is harder..asking for forgiveness or granting forgiveness to others...

in the meantime, selamat hari raya...

pembekal limau tersohor di klang valley hahaha

2011-08-26T08:41:00.000-07:00

Went lime picking with Jack-Jack..

"I wanna follow"....he insisted when I told him I'm going outside to do just that...

Packed them up nicely in plastic containers and left them on the kitchen table

My sister came and took him home..

first thing he said when he got into the car was

"Adik dah petik limau untuk mummy tapi ada kat mak iti"....

it's like telling someone "i got u a gift but it's still at the shop"

my "assistant"...cutest one in the whole of klang valley

Grinch has spoken

2011-08-23T06:50:00.000-07:00

Raya is a week away

Where will I be?

At work.. which is okay coz I'm not much of a Raya person

I don't fancy the small chit chat about who graduates from where

I really couldn't care less

Truth be told I'd rather be away on a diving trip away from prying relatives

"tak jadi yeeee dengan budak hari tu?"

jiwa meruntun nak jawab "SUKA HATI AKU LAH JADI DENGAN SAPA PUN..KAU NAK BAYAR WEDDING AKU KE?"

but then again..wishful thinking la kan..mau cardiac arrest mak aku

So I had to opt for the sympathetic smile and shake my head "tak de jodoh mak ngah"

Seriously, what is it about raya gatherings that people use it as an opportunity to compare accomplishments?

updates from stable II

2011-07-21T07:44:00.000-07:00

been a while (yea yea i know)

have this super duper annoying habit of restricting access to my blog

well..it's public...again..for now

a lot has happened for the past few months

changed riding club

getting proper trainers this time

they've been riding for the country in many many manyyyy competitions

so my best friend and i...well, we're in good hands

ditched that stupid denai coz we were just not progressing

menopausal hags are making it worse to stick around that place

but ah well...good thing that came outta it is the fact that we're off to greener pastures now

i'll post some pics of whats been happening for the past few weeks...

as of now, i gotta finish my script. going on air tomorrow.

so good night y'all...

do i look fat in this outfit? yes you do...

2011-07-15T00:52:00.001-07:00

was getting ready for my evening riding lesson

changed into my riding attire

so there i was in my polo tee and chequered jodphurs when noah yelled out

"OMG mak iti you look so fat in those pants...!"

tanpa rasa bersalah...

selamba kan nephew aku?

counting down to the finale

2011-07-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

been following marimar lately and i just can't wait for the series to be over

all those times i spent bashing tacky telenovelas...? well i gotta eat my words now LOL

dalam byk2 tv series, ni la paling tak logic but i gotta make an exception or two

coz sergio is smokinnnn hot! hehehe!

heard that the show ends next wednesday.

cepat lah habis....

that's the thing i don't like about liking a tv series

once dah suka sure kena follow sampai habis

if only that determination can be channelled elsewhere

like finishing up my revision...wargh!

kemalasan double bonanza....

busy weekend the week ahead.

events and weddings and shows...

kena makan multivitamin cam ni coz i doze off easily nowadays..

entah apa yagn penat sangat macam la kerja bendang pun hahahah

why should i leave, i love this country, unlike some people

2011-07-10T21:35:00.000-07:00

bersih and the bunch of whiners.

you guys amuse me. big time.

whatever..kalau buruk sangatlah malaysia pada pandangan korang

silalah pack your bags and leave to some other countries yang selari dengan fahaman korang..

tak nak pulak kan?

aku tak submit nama korang kat kdn pun dah kira bagus...

don't ever question my loyalty towards my country

I can argue about this all day sweetie....allll dayyyy...

white flag

2011-07-09T08:30:00.000-07:00

been working around the clock today

penat gila. moody as hell..

exhausted jangan ceritalah

so hungry but im too tired to drive out

parents are not at home

too lazy to cook

so im gonna cease the bitching

and sleep

what a bunch of pussies

2011-07-08T20:14:00.000-07:00

I'm normally not the arguing type.

I'd go whatever and do my own thing

But don't fuck with me when it comes to matters of national concerns...

What baffles me is the fact that some of these people yang dapat scholarship from the government, balik dapat kerja bagus-bagus from the government, lead a comfortable life bawak nice cars and all, ada hati nak bash government.

aku tampor kang.

kutuk-kutuk sangat esok anak korang nak belajar jauh-jauh mintak biasiswa datang JPA jugak

please la, jangan jadi ingrates okay....sedar sikit siapa yang tolong build your life

kalau govt ni teruk sangat, then pergi mintak anwar ibrahim or lim kit siang bayar tuition fees korang.

today i've been informed by a friend who's reporting on ground (near the bersih demonstration) that some demonstrators bawak anak gi venue..

Now what i wanna ask is "What the fuck is wrong with you?"

what kind of an irresponsible parent are you to expose your kids to such situation??

jantan sikit la, kata nak demo , then brace yourself for tear gas laaa

don't hide behind the kids...

balik rumah and change your boxers into pink frilly panties laaa...

what a bunch of pussies...

ada ke bawak budak-budak....unbelievable

ingrates galore

2011-07-08T11:39:00.001-07:00

so i've been facing a lotta firing squad with regards to this Bersih 2.0 thingy

made a lotta enemies due to my opinion that Bersih 2.0 is a whole lotta crap

I still stand by what I believe in...it's pure BS!

I mean seriously...suka sangat amik budaya demo budaya merusuh ni

(of course they'll get all jumpy and say 'mana ada merusuh??'

waklu....sekarang ko cakap la tak merusuh

habis dah bila ramai2 tu...?

reformasi? remember??

anyway, some even said that working with rtm has made me a barua kerajaan

well, fuck you.

working with the government has nothing to do with me expressing my opinion.

grow up...! and be objective when u argue about something

thing is kan, im not a fan of the malaysian political scene

although i do keep track of what happens in the country

im a journalist, its my freakin job..

but career aside, as of now at the eve of Bersih 2.0 ( I still think that's the dumbest name)

What have this movement achieve? what? what?

1) menyusahkan rakyat malaysia sampai pdrm kena amik security measures tutup jalan

2) which leads to massive jam everywhere

3) day to day operations disrupted...so apa sebenarnya yang nak berarak sangat sampai menyusahkan semua orang? have u no regard to our fellow malaysians?

4) u can't even manage 5 states properly and u want to take over the whole country?

5) kelantan has been ruled by pas since i was in high school itu pun tak bersih lagi?

what more do you want? what?

don't take my word on it...get on fb and twitter and kira berapa banyak orang sumpah seranah pasal the trouble that bersih has brought

now ambiga darling...u've had an audience with the king

bagi ja la memorandum hang simpan buat pa? buat paper plane ka?

dah bagi stadium malawati tak mau....nak stadium negara..

why do u nitpick the place? kan objective nak express...?

express la kat shah alammmm...cannot?

people have lives to lead

orang nak keja

nak bawak family keluar

people actually HAVE things to do

and no thanks to bersih, everything's in chaos now

we get your point

I know those demands too

the whole country (and the whole world) dah tau apa 8 tuntutan tu

takyah la menyemak ramai2 sampai menyusahkan orang...

so esok ni hangpa semua nak pi teriak melolong tepi jalan tu.

what guarantee do u have that people will listen?

dont go blaming the government when you have some fresh test of tear gas

i truly support the government in this...

i love my country and i really don't appreciate having hooligans disrupting this peace that we are blessed with

jgn cepat lupa diri. government ni yang duk support korang...

ini la opposition.

masa menang 5 states gloat

masa kalah semua blame SPR

yang melayu semua jadi puppet ikut sangat script si liwat tu

Anda bosan? Head out to the nearest field and have some fun!

2011-07-05T20:54:00.001-07:00

So I was bored this one afternoon right?

It was rather late to go for an outride

(besides I don't fancy getting lost in the woods jusr before nightfall hahaha)

Met up with my instructor, Eddy, for my daily lessons

I was rather bored of the arena so we headed out to the nearby open area...

This hugeeee field where we can go crazy with the horse....

Nothing spectacular about this though..

People do this all the time...

But what matters most is the fact cantering out on the open field is sooo much fun!!!!

Blackie was a bit lazy at first..took a few seconds to make him run

But he did, eventually...hehehe!

It was one of the most liberating feelings ever...!

Oh, then the C130 appeared outta nowhere...

Thought that was rather amusing...sebab tetiba je ada airplane...

snapshot - rocker chic

2011-06-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

Shoe print? Not a pair, but 2 pairs...!!

2011-06-23T06:54:00.000-07:00

The horse threw me off today

Landed on my head and was rolling...(unfortunately underneath the horsey)

Was riding "Shah Alam" and somehow he spooked when he saw the lunge whip

Next thing I knew, I was jolted to one side and was thrown off...

I remembered rolling and covering my head with my hands..

And I could recall the legs moving on my back and slowly grazed over my helmet

then I heard the thumping footsteps moving away..and i slowly got up

first thing i checked was my ability to stand up and walk...

nasib baik boleh bangun and jalan....

but pasir jangan cakap la..habis all over badan and a huge amount went into my mouth

(baru boleh guna terms makan pasir hahahahah!)

i didnt want get back on the horse but my trainer insisted that I must do just that

on I went and surprisingly the pain was lessened from the trotting and cantering...

took me a few minutes to regain my courage

going riding again tomorrow, this time it'll be outdoors and it's a good way to test my skills..

but most importantly, what i learned from today's incident is that it takes less than 3 seconds for your life to be taken away just like that, so be nice to people

and don't take things for granted.

forgive and focus on the great things in life

Tiup lilinnya....tiup lilinnya sekarangggggg

2011-06-19T21:16:00.000-07:00

Simply one of my fave birthdays ever

Earlier in the day, my sister brought the whole Ismail clan for my bday treat and the father's day celebration (double bonanza la ni)

Food was oh so yummy...then I went home, took my meds and tido..

Wokeup at 5 and got ready to go riding.

and the 2nd birthday celebration happened...

My best friend IU was there, my trainers were there

The band played my fave songs..

I get to sing my fave songs (haha walaupun haru biru)

And the cupcakes were oh-so-yummy...

It was low-key, less than 20 people...

very very private, just as how I've always wanted it to be

with IU (best-est of friend, partner in crime..blue shirt is actually her birthday gift to me)

with IU and Mel (DARC owner)..yes, the cake was used as a weapon on the birthday girl

yeap..! 50 yummy choc cupcakes, with the yummiest fudge with a big fat 33 on 'em

wouldn't have them any other way. simple, delicious and cute.

Unpack repack part II

2011-06-18T04:54:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all..

Okay, so I came back from my trip yesterday and I must say it was one heck of a fabulous one

Been living in and outta suitcase for the past few weeks but I'm back for good

And as for now, I'm making the arrangements for my riding camp after raya

now thattttt, is something I'm really looking forward to

Been mad busy these past few months ever since riding appeared in my schedule

Truth be told, I'd rather spend my time training than meeting up with people which would normally ended up in talking nonsense (who goes out with who, sapa cerai dengan sapa...sangat tak productive..so yeah, horses win my vote everytime)

Oh, I turned 33 yesterday, thank you God for another day, another year

This year's birthday is simply wonderful, coz I get to spend it with the people who matter the most

will be having lunch with my family tomorrow

then off to train with the gurus at the club

Apa pun, flu ni sangat mematikan mood to celebrate.

unpack repack unpack repack

2011-06-12T20:01:00.000-07:00

came back from kk last saturday

wedding was beautiful

congratulations to faiz and bibi...!

bibi looks stunning in her purple dress..

oh, and i get to see anang and his new lurve asyanti

emceeing was allright...

sutera harbour was beautiful too..

glad to be home and im ready for the next trip

now i gotta unpack my suitcase and repack again

leaving tomorrow...

with the injury on my right thigh,

walking about is going to be quite a challenge

ironic

2011-06-02T08:27:00.001-07:00

been meaning to change my hair color but i just need to pry myself away from riding and into the salon..

funny

people had to pry me away from salons at one time..

updates from the land of the hooves

2011-06-01T01:17:00.001-07:00

hey y'all..how's it goin?

well whaddya know?

it's june!

time flies when you're not looking and voila! we have 6 more months before we conclude 2011..

my birthday is coming up in 2 weeks time and unlike last year,

this year is gonna be great (insyaallah kalau umur panjang hehe)

going away for a trip with my best friend

ke mana? ada lah......dekat dekat je....

and speaking of trips, i'll be off to london in 3 month's time (ya ya i know lama lagi)

so that's another thing that i'm really looking forward to.

will be joining a riding camp so countdown starts today

apa lagi ya...(kinda blur coz i just woke up)

ah well, can't think much, server tengah restart hahaha...

i gotta get ready for training tonight and my tummy is making funny noises..lapar ok? hehe

oh, here are some pics from today's show..

meet Diva

2011-05-29T23:32:00.000-07:00

if you're a pro in horse riding, then you'd be rolling my eyes when you read my blog

coz what i've accomplished so far tak de la hebat mana pun...

but i guess when others have been saying that whatever i managed to do now can only be done after 6 months of lessons (some after a year), I suppose i can sit back and smile and say "okay what...not bad after 2 months of riding eh tak?"

now, is the time to think of the many ways on how to improve my riding...

some people have been scaring me on how scary cantering is...

some said one can only canter after a year...(and i believed them)
only to be surprised (and shocked *LOL) when i did it within 2 months,

which apparently issss the normal timeline when u learn how to ride

8 weeks of classes and you're set for the next level already...

so if you've been following my blog, or silently reading what i've been up to (i know who u are hahaha) ...sorry la, memang takde cerita lain other than kuda

meet Diva, she's a polo pony, and she belongs to Mel, the club owner

had the chance to try cantering and she's just so lovely...

(step pendek sikit macam cartoon but she's just an absolute joy)

with Diva, I felt no fear, just excitement

Go BJ Go!

2011-05-26T23:19:00.000-07:00

yup. been progressing :)

happy girl, right here...

I loveeee Shiva!!!!!

2011-05-20T05:40:00.001-07:00

Shiva is one of my favourites

He's sooo tall and he looks soo regal

Been wanting to ride him for quite a while,

duk la singgah stable to feed him especially this past few weeks

Beginners don't get to ride Shiva...we normally get the easier ones macam Flicka ke BJ ke...

But I guess today was my lucky day

Was jumping with joy when I saw his name and my name on the board

(Although at that point of time I was a lil worried about falling off him..tinggi tu)

Then again, heck..I waited 2 months for this..!

Dapat jugak...

*shiva* yes, i'm cute like that

I thought Shiva was gonna be hard to handle...tapi tak pun...

it was surprisingly a wonderful session

He didn't give me problems at all

kecomelan melanda

Habis ride, IU and I went for a drink

and soon as we went back to the stables, he's back at his place resting

Punya lah manjaaaa dia ni...!

duk buat muka cute....

si pendek and si tinggi

What a day

2011-05-19T08:35:00.000-07:00

Endured a 3 hour jam and traffic torture to get myself to pavilion

made plans with my friend to watch pirates..

waited 3 days for it..

end result - utter disappointment

fight scenes were too choreographed.

and that scene with jack tarik pokok kelapa...aw come onnnn!

anyway, had a shoot with utusan earlier in the day

been a while since i attended one of those

loved the makeup! took lots and lotsa pics

but it's kinda unfair for me to upload studio shots selagi diorang tak release article

but as kenang-kenangan (haha) i have one of these behind the scenes shot

Ai (from Hai magazine) and our wardrobe sponsors...yep, the lady in pink? c'est moi

Rabu Rambling

2011-05-17T21:12:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Hope your day started out great.

Mine did....

Anyhoo, had the most amazing shoot few days back

can't wait for the end product to be released

(although I'm not at the liberty to disclosing what it is)

That was my first time acting as a mom

So I think this particular publicity campaign is very special

(to my portfolio lah...plus the kids were sooo delightful to work with)

What's happening this weekend?

Few friends coming down from Austin to visit Malaysia

So I'm more than happy to show them around...

Speaking of visiting, I'm busy making vacay plans of my own...

This is a very very special trip so I'm really excited to be planning away...

Best of all, the flight tix is free, so that is the best birthday present ever...

Will update soon..

Nak tido..woke up at 4 today and I'm dead tired

Heads up

2011-05-11T20:56:00.000-07:00

Amazing things happening soon.

watch this space :)

R&R

2011-05-07T21:34:00.000-07:00

Still recovering at home...

Body still sore from the fall

Can't lift heavy stuffs, can't drive much sebab sakit pinggang (it's hurting like crap)

But my head doesn't hurt anymore so that's a major relief

What I have done in the past 24 hours since riding isn't an option?

1- Watched a whole lotta movies..on DVD

2-Sorted my laundry out (thanks dad for helping me out too)

3-Slept...for many many hours

4-Put medicated patch all over my back

5-Put hot towels as well

6-And took my meds...

Been eating the whole day...and I'm still bored outta my wits.

Having apple now..teringat kat Platinum...he doesn't eat carrots he only takes apples

Rindu :(

Talk to the hand...

2011-05-07T04:34:00.000-07:00

So apparently me cantering within a span of a weeks have got some tongues wagging

There were questions like

"Apsal nak belajar cepat sangat?" or

"Apa yang nak kejar sangat belajar rushing?"

there were some who said "ala kuda tu memang senang nak canter punnnn"

I really don't appreciate those remarks

I didn't rush. I just happened to pick it up

Plus my trainers wouldn't have taught me that part if they think I wasn't ready

As for kuda tu senang nak canter, fine, then why don't you do it?

That's the thing I don't understand.

Why can't they just be happy for me?

People pick up things at their own pace and I happen to learn this in a few weeks

(If only I had the same drive and determination to excel in my studies la kan haha)

Some even cantered after days....so what's the big huha?

Suka hati la I nak belajar apa pun..ish!

Ah well..

I'm resting at home...

Back is still hurting. Head hurts still...

White jodphurs is filthy as hell coz I rode Dong bareback the other night

(that's a different story)

first attempt of no saddle...best gilos!

Ouch

2011-05-06T09:13:00.000-07:00

Graduated..

Fell off while Dibbie was cantering

Couldn't control him as he was goin' a lil too fast

Next thing I knew I lost my balance and landed on my head andddd my waist

Now I'm covered with medicated patches...

Hurts like crap...

Yeehaw part III

2011-05-03T08:42:00.000-07:00

Day started crappy.

But

It ended great...

Finally get to learn how to canter...

Still kinda wobbly, considering its my first time cantering..kasi can la hahahah

You can hear my instructor's command in the background

video courtesy of IU who came to give me the much needed moral support

Jockey.....(in the making)

2011-05-02T06:31:00.000-07:00

Feels good to be back on familiar turf

The weirdest thing happened a few days back though

My old injury on both wrists started acting up again

Worse one was on the right

Couldn't bend my wrist 90 degrees and everytime I tried doing so,

I'll end up smothering a scream..sakit gila babs...and I don't know why

It baffles me as to why it's happening again coz the surgery was done back in 2003

It's been 8 years...why creep up again now?

Anyway, with wrist injury in tow,

It was really tough trying to control the rein

Horse tarik, I tarik balik....didn't do much riding due to the lil round of 'tug of war'

punyalah sakit tangan that at the end of the ride,

my wrist was hurting like crap

and much to my humiliation, I couldn't grip the saddle and I couldn't dismount the horse *LOL

like how embarrassing is that?

took a few days for the pain to subside

but im back to riding again...

one joke i made upon returning from ipoh and now and the next thing i knew,

the trainers are calling me 'jockey' whenever i walk past *lol*

jockey pun jockey la...

snapshot of the happy trotter II

2011-04-26T10:01:00.000-07:00

my 2nd home *grins*

helllooo taman melati!

2011-04-26T09:38:00.000-07:00

I'm home..!!! Oh yeah..! Hooray! *running man + chicken dance*

first 2 faces i saw when i came home were my nephews' and their cheeky smiles

noah asked 'mak iti, do u have any presents for me???'

while isaac just ran straight into my arms and cium pipi

i.felt.like.crying.

rindu diorang to the max okay...

so anyway, i'm back on my familiar turf

can't stress on how happy i am to be home

had a 3 hour meeting after driving for 2 hours...

penat giler but i guess that's life..

nak cari rezeki lebih, kena la kerja lebih kan?

long exciting day tomorrow..

although i'm very upset to hear that one of my riding instructors is leaving for another equestrian centre *sob sob*

but ah well, he's only going to putrajaya and that ain't far

can always drop by precinct 5 and bring kfc and hang out ya?

getting late..waking up at 5am tomorrow..

it's good to be home :)

meet my boyfriend *LOL*

updates from the land of pomelo

2011-04-24T18:07:00.001-07:00

car broke down on day 4 hari tu.

changed battery..hidup balik

yesterday it broke down again.

worse still, it happened at a mall

rooftop parking woohoo!

sialan betul..

i really hate it when these kinds of problem occur

i have gazillions other things to worry about...

having a problematic car when i'm 300km away from home is not my idea of fun

it's at the workshop now

god knows how much it's gonna cost

cant wait to go home

i hate it here

lepas satu satu masalah

48 hours and counting down

updates from the land of bijih timah....

2011-04-23T21:52:00.000-07:00

read some interesting headlines in the dailies today

can't help but threw my head back and laugh

serves some people right for being so full of themselves

i'm happy with this recent development and i wish them well and all the happiness in the world

*happy sigh*

makes working so much more enjoyable today

anyway, i'm waiting for my next cross, plenty of time before i get started

so i decided to sit and down and rant for a while

it's really lively here with mascots and all

the only thing i hate about these past few days is having to deal with some stupid lecherous old men who think that all women are the same

tolonglah respect perempuan sikit....

it saddens me that i have to be all serious and unfriendly

but fact is that, it's the only way i should opt for when dealing with these kind of losers

i came to work, not to socialize

and definitely NOT to be friendly with lecherous 50year olds

so please don't ruin my week

Snapshot from labu sayong land

2011-04-23T18:35:00.000-07:00

have u taken your cod liver oil today?

updates from the land of the durians

2011-04-22T23:14:00.000-07:00

took adhoc lessons at the equestrian centre today..

best 40 minutes i've ever spent on.

radha, my instructor was very informative on riding techniques

learned so many new things and I can't wait to try em out back home

car broke down today

melayang 300...siut betul

but i guess i shud be lucky it broke down at the hotel instead of some strange roads

there's a race today, too bad i can't catch it coz i'll be at work.

3 days left for this event

it gets better everyday

crossovers went well, a few more hosting/presenting to do...

and thank you pnb for having an indoor event, unlike the past events (by other organizers) i've hosted under the blistering hot sun

and i didn't have to terkinja-kinja at the sponsors' booths

so i'm glad that i was assigned for this particular assigment

i get to work comfortably

but nonetheless, i miss everyone and everything back home

i miss my parents, my siblings, my nephews, my friends, the horses and my trainers

i used to love going outstation but somehow, this time around, i'm counting the days to go home....

rindu terubat with the equestrian centre 500 meters away from this hotel :)

Ipoh bonus...

2011-04-21T18:37:00.001-07:00

Managed to ride at the Equestrian Centre this morning

View was absolutely beautiful...morning breeze and birds chirping..oh I was a happy camper all right.

Rode Bindie, such a lovely horse, didn't give me any problems at all...

Anyway, when I arrived at the centre I was expecting to see some students trotting or doing whatever it is that we normally do when we go for our sessions..

Sekali...amik kau! jockeys were racing away, doing the laps...

I stood there rooted to the ground...

Uh-oh....am I allowed to ride horses here?
Dengan trot aku yang bersepah2 tu? Hahaha!

But all's good.

We had a hacking-outride session..

3 experts plus one newbie (no prizes for guessing who the newbie was..*ehem*)

We went out, checked out the sights..

All I can say is, my day started out great...simply great..!

Now I gotta go get ready for work. Later y'all...

Hotel Seri M yang tak berseri....

2011-04-19T08:55:00.001-07:00

I know I should be sleeping instead of blogging...but today was rather challenging

my patience was tested to the max..

arrived at the hotel only to have to wait for the hotel staff to give me my keys after a solid 30 minutes of waiting.."tengah makan la dia kak"...

fine. i wait. orang tengah makan, kesian, let him eat.

this dingy hotel that I'm staying at has no elevator.

I was prepared to tip the porter dude to carry my stuffs up to the 3rd floor

dude offered no assistance, I ended having to carry so many bags to my room..all the way up to the 3rd floor. I sabar lagi..mampus aku takkan tip la kan..pemalas punya staff..

Reached my room, he said he can only open the door but there won't be no power supply..

strike 1.

so i said, can't you just call your maintenance guy to give me a spare card?

dengan muka selamba he said "akak kena tunggu kawan akak balik..."

then i asked , "habis takkan nak duduk bergelap macam ni..agak-agak ah"

stupid boy said "memang tak bleh buat apa kak..."

okkkk....tunggu kau.

I put all my bags, tutup pintu, marched down to the front office

"Manager u mana?" I asked...

stupid front office girl siap tanya dengan muka kerek

"You nak manager nak buat apa?"

So THAT was strike 2.

"How do you expect me to stay in a room with no power supply? You tak boleh pakai logic ke? Takkan you takde spare key card?" by this time, my hands were shaking coz I was so angry

Menjawab lagi kerani ni,"Kan saya dah kata memang tak boleh buat apa selagi kawan akak tak balik..?"

Strike 3 dah tu..

I yelled at her, in front of the other guests to see..."I don't care! Get your manager NOW!"

Guests lain dah tersenyum segan+ suspen seeing Cik Leha jadi raksasa kat lobby

Aku paling pantang orang malas, and lagi pantang orang kurang ajar...

Manager came...."Kenapa ni?"

I explained that his staffs were unreasonable, pemalas, tak reti jaga welfare guests, it baffles me that the guests tak boleh masuk bilik sendiri and mintak power supply..and added "Your staff suruh I duduk je dalam bilik tu panas panas...logic ke?"

Then manager dude sound setepet kat staff "Panggil maintenance masuk keycard. Simple things pun tak boleh settle ke?"

I said "Thank you, sir..." and he walked off

I don't really throw tantrums in public you know. It's just not me. But kemalasan berganda macam those 2 dimwits reaalllllly got me pissed off big time. Maknanya benda tu memang boleh buat, tapi sebab penyakit malas, tak pasal2 diorang dah kena jerit depan orang, and tak pasal2 manager pun sound diorang depan a bunch of strangers...

Cuba kalau kerja dengan ikhlas rajin and gembira, mesti tak kena maki kan?

Madwoman schedule on...

2011-04-18T06:47:00.000-07:00

Gonna be in Ipoh for a whole week for MSAM 2011

Will be doing a couple of crossovers throughout the day for HOT and News

Been staring at the running order of the whole event and I must say I'm very excited (and a little nevous)

Hisham and Suhaimi will be anchoring as well so that's actually a good thing coz they've hosted this event before..

Just finished packing my stuffs

The thing I love about driving to the location is the fact that I get to bring half my closet and 12 pairs of heels without having to worry about excess luggage..

Apa itu excess luggage? what is that strange word?? hahahahaha....

Anyhoo, no horses for a week....(kinda bummed about that)

Called the equestrian centre and other places that offer horse riding activity but much to my dismay, they close at 6pm.

Ingatkan lepas kerja sempat la ride kejap 30 minutes but nope..they close early in Ipoh..

Ah well, I'll live...

Priorities...kerja dulu....habis kerja, enjoy la sampai lebam....

Habis assignment seminggu ni, balik KL, ride la sampai muntah...

It dawned on me that April has been a crazyyyyyy month

Madwoman schedule to the hilt

Time flies sooo fast that I didn't even realize that we're approaching the last week of April

Busy gila maut.

Will be riding tomorrow morning before setting off to Ipoh and getting on work mode for 8 whole action packed days

Nak blog pun tak de time nanti ni....

by the way, screamed my lungs out when I saw a lizard right in front of me...was so frightened that I hurled the glass right across the floor. (mak aku tak tau aku pecahkan gelas dia...syyyyyy)

Flicka merajuk

2011-04-15T01:19:00.000-07:00

Spent 3 hours at the stables today...

Riding was okay. Got the 'dramatic' Denai Alam, who's known for his passion for bullying new (and terrified) riders...hahaha!

Reached the club and IU said "They gave us Denai Alam and Shah Alam..."

I sat down, tak tau nak gelak ke nak lari luar padang..

Newbies can't handle Denai well...

I got my share of challenges while riding this morning...

He kept straying to the other arena..

But eventually I got the hang of it..so in some ways, I'm kinda happy with today's session coz Denai didn't put me through misery....

Anyway, went to check out to the other horses, was feeding them with apples...

sekali sampai kat Flicka, I ran outta food....

Merajuk sudah, tak mau manja-manja....came back later and fed him carrots....

Dah macam dolphins...kalau bagi satu, semua kena bagi..nanti jealous...

I still love Flicka, he never gave me problems

"Flicka..kenapa merajuk sayang...? Why why why why??"

I want....

2011-04-15T00:21:00.000-07:00

photographer : Jay Ismail

dress : Ed Hardy

A list of "please don'ts"...

2011-04-14T23:03:00.000-07:00

Ladies..please don't...

1. .....share on FB or twitter that you're having period cramps ke PMS ke apa. I mean, euww..! For real? Dah takde benda lain nak cerita ke sampai period cycle pun nak disclose to the whole world? What exactly do you hope to gain by telling that trivial detail to complete strangers? To gain sympathy that you're in pain? Advance apologies for barking up at people for no reason?

2. .....be so helpless. I cukup pantang kalau perempuan helpless. This might come out wrong but have some balls la..Kalau asyik kena dictate dengan laki/boyfriend and you put up with it/him/them, then don't come whining to me about your misfortune. I rimas. It's your life, so it's your responsibility to change it for the better. This ain't feminisme, this is just pure common sense. If you're dating a loser and you're miserable, dump his sorry ass and move on. If you're married to a loser, I'd say the same thing..dump his sorry ass and move on. If he tries to act funny or pull any stunts, go to PDRM and start seeking out options for a restraining order. Just don't whine about how men mistreat you when you're paving the way for them...Clearly, you deserve better.

3. .....be too nice/available/obliging. Ladies, it's their job to chase you and it's your job to run. Fact.

snapshot of the happy trotter grins

2011-04-13T22:43:00.000-07:00

something for the ladies to remember

2011-04-12T05:29:00.000-07:00

5 things for you to remember when you're walking to your car (especially you ladies out there)

1) Find your car keys way in advance. it takes less than 10 seconds for you to be a victim of robbery/murder/etc. Please la don't start digging for your keys in that canyon of a handbags of yours when you're less than a meter away from your car...always have your keys in hand when you're walking to the car.

2) Same thing applies to your parking stub/ticket. Dah sampai kereta baru terhegeh-hegeh nak cari dalam bag. Thennn you forgot that the parking is an autopay system. Have ONE FIXED PLACE in that canyon of a handbag of yours everytime u get your ticket. (I have a canyon handbag too, that's why the ticket is always placed at the little pocket. senang nak cari..I have a big handbag so I toootallly can relate)

3) Take photos of jot down the place/markings of where you parked your car. I even made notes on shops/booths that i passed on the way in. This will be vital when a mall has maaaany entrances. New wing south wing old wing segala macam wing lah!

4) avoid yapping on the phone. criminals act when you're distracted. while you're gossiping about kak mah losing her husband to the next door neighbour, mat pet tu dah bawak lari hand bag u in mere seconds. so save the phone rants for later.

5) wear sensible shoes. makes running so much easier. i'd like to vouch for women to own guns, but then again, they can't even drive properly. so no guns.

Horse whisperer wannabe

2011-04-11T22:09:00.000-07:00

After 4 days of being away

I finally get to be back under the hot sun and fumbling my way all over the arena haha!

Riding was just so-so today (but it wasn't as tragic as last week though)

It dawned on me that all those pigging out in Kuching has a toll on my stamina

I was huffing and puffing away due to extreme exhaustion

But I'd say it's good to return to familiar grounds and meet familiar faces (humans AND horses)

Kak Seham (Lateepa's owner), me, my best friend IU and kak Zaza...

rambut dah sama color dengan Lateepa

snapshots

2011-04-11T02:56:00.000-07:00

all chirpy and cheerful in the morning..selamat pagi 1malaysia

skull of buaya katak...one of the largest crocs in sarawak

but then again i've dealt with many buaya...the ones on land of course

and they're way scarier than buaya katak *grins*

with the traditional dancers..kacau diorang masa break time...

welcome 'saleh'

2011-04-11T02:35:00.001-07:00

Stopped by the club today to see the horses

Saw the newborn foal with its mommy...

sooooo sooooo cute!

the mom is very very protective of the junior

of course lah...anak dia...

one of the trainers even confirmed this to me by pretending to walk past the barrier

mommy horse got on its feet and covered the baby by reflex

kuda pun sayang anak...

and yet some humans campak baby tepi trash can...

shame on u baby dumpers

anyway, they're naming him saleh for now...

apparently there's a contest being held, to give him the right name

i'm submitting my recommendation tomorrow...

mental note - lain kali upgrade!

2011-04-10T09:20:00.001-07:00

yeeha...home sweet home...!!

sprinted outta the van to catch the last train home

which made me somewhat grateful for not shopping when i was in kuching

makes dragging the suitcase all over the place a lot easier.

the flight was horrendous

sat behind 2 really dimwitted actresses..

they didn't switch off their phone during take off

didn't position their seat upright

serious macam rempit perangai

and they won't stop yapping for the entire 2 hours...

bising ya amat...

what did the cabin crew do?

sama je buat perangai kg.com macam the actresses

starstruck habis...tak marah tak apa....

siap bagi freebies...

but then again, dah namanya cabin crew...

shouldnt be expecting miracles from them la pun

that's what i dont understand

they've flown with thousands of people

vips, ministers, ceos...

shudn't they be immuned to public figures by now??

apa yang jakun sangat?

setakat B grade pelakon drama pun mau over excited ka?

2 horrible flights in a row

tak mau dah fly economy lepas ni

anyhoo, im just glad to be home

cant wait to ride again,

drive Meon again..

and oh how I miss the busuk boys sooo much!

but i have a whole day meeting tomorrow...

*sila siapkan redbull satu crate thanks*

cat city...

2011-04-09T02:57:00.000-07:00

Kuching's been great so far. Managed to overcome exhaustion after zoning out for about 3 hours. Balas dendam tido from the lack of sleep for the past few days. One more show and I'm flyin' back tomorrow..

Food is awesomeeeeee!!!! Makan je kerja aku duk sini...balik kembali membesar sebagai johan...

No time to check out any riding opportunities just yet..weather is kinda crappy though. Hujan je..

I miss the horses. Can't wait to be home again. Esok balik weehoo!!!!!

with my assistant producers - hasnia and sala....

and the gorgon is unleashed...

2011-04-07T09:43:00.000-07:00

my dad always say that sports is a good way to test one's personality

the cheaters, the slackers, the freeloaders...and of course, the temperamental ones...

i'm the temperamental one..

tonight's session didn't turn out well...in fact, it was a complete disaster..

it baffles me because i never had problems with 'Flicka'

while others complain about his temperament, i always had a good training session with him..

but I guess I spoke too soon.

Flicka acted up big time...big...buat perangai big time...!

at first he wouldn't trot.

then when he did trot, he picked up speed, went a bitttt faster then boom!

emergency brake!

basic science would result in me being thrown off...tapi nasib baik tak jatuh...

but holy mother of god i was left hanging for my dear life on the saddle...several times!!

thanks to my super strong knees, i managed to stay on...

geram la...it can be nervewrecking tau...

trot brake trot brake..like whaddafak?

and when the other horses won't move, he decided to join the bandwagon and stayed put

so from 'come on boy' .....it later changed to 'what the fuck is wrong with you??'

so back to sports and personality,

my flaring temper inadvertently emerged...

and it was not pretty.

ikut hati nak dismount and baling helmet to the ground and balik

but i didn't wanna be rude to my instructor

who later apologised for the inconveniences...

why apologise? it wasn't his fault

cowgirl here couldn't control her horse coz she was too scared to be catalpulted off into the other arena.

at the rate that I'm going..probably will only start cantering in 2015 hahahahahah

Dust yourself off and try again

2011-04-06T22:52:00.000-07:00

Riders fall off all the time

It's a normal thing...

Olympic champions macamana pun will have their equal share of falling off the horsey

Bak kata instructor, 'kalau u belum jatuh, maknanya u belum grad'

Not looking forward to 'graduating' just yet...

I'm a happy trotter maaa..hahahah!

Cantering can wait..tunggu la 2015 ke *throws head back and laugh*

Last night I went for my lessons and someone fell off before I started my slot

The rider fell of Shahrukh

And much to my dismay, I was paired up with Shahrukh right after the previous rider

My confidence depleted even though the instructor reassured me that Shahrukh's fine

So I went back to the stables, checked out Shahrukh...

gathered all my courage (or what's left of it) and rode him anyway

He seemed fine...happily trotting away...

I was the shaken one...padahal takde apa pun

20 minutes passed, I told my instructor "I nak turun, I don't wanna do this. Not tonight'

Don't get me wrong, I trust my instructor....he's like a horse whisperer or something

Dude's realllly gooood. I believe he talks to animal coz I always catch him talking to the horses

and the horses obeys him like you can never imagine....

But back to ms chicken right here, I was just not in the mood...tukar la kuda lain pun memang I tak nak...seeing someone fell off just kills my mood there and then...

Got off the horse, instructor went up and I stood there tengah2 arena and watched him rode

My best friend IU, riding closely behind...

Going back to ride tonight

Menebus maruah kinda thing hahahhaha!

presenting.....iti and the busuk boys!

2011-04-06T09:46:00.000-07:00

abang noah snapped the pics

mak iti and jack jack just sat there and made funny faces

Stalker alert

2011-04-05T06:08:00.000-07:00

Dear men/women/and u confused souls...

Stalking IS NOT cool.

I'm very very upset.

I was at this event, was looking forward to see it since last week

Went there, got the whole interview done and over with

Then waited for the fashion show...

While I was standing there with my producer and the cameraman

Stalker dude from a previous event started walking towards my direction...

But I buat dek je lah, and continued talking to my crew

Tapi mangkuk ni, makin lama makin dekat so I told the crew, "Jom pindah dalam sikit..mamat ni creepy la..dari event hari tu duk ikut aku.."

Sue (my producer) conceded. We moved to another spot. Creepy dude followed

Sue whispered to me "Leha, he's coming here too..."

I jeling and true enough, he was standing really really close...

So I told Sue, "Jom cari mamat waiter tu.. haus la"

We moved ACROSS the hall and got our drinks

Psycho ni ada jugakkkkk ikut!!!

I was really torn at that moment, kang panggil security kang...sekali brader kata "No, why would I follow her? Jangan perasan laaaa...."

But I was really upset (and a lil scared)..I've quite had it..

So I told Sue, " Sue, I'm so sorry but si creepy ni buat I betul betul takut..Can I go home?"

Sue immediately agreed..."Tu lah, your work's done here anyway, gi la balik."

I walked to my car and tak sampai seminit, a text came in..I'm guessing it's from him "Hi, how are you?"

I.DON'T.UNDERSTAND....kalau orang dah treat kau macam wet cloth tu,

tak paham2 ke orang tak suka..? Apa lagi sibuk nak approach nak borak segala?

I.AM.JUST.NOT.INTERESTED!

Thanks for ruining my evening...

Say cheeeese!

2011-04-05T01:22:00.000-07:00

Emceed the launch of Oral Health Month 2011 today

Thanks to Colgate Palmolive for entrusting me to host the launch

Our mission for this month is zero cavity...

kinda hard, but it is actually attainable..

I consider myself lucky coz I never have issues with dentists

I loveeeee going to the dentists...vain sangat kot hahahah!

Anyhoo...OHM 2011 has been running for 7 years and counting

8 years masuk tahun ni..

700 clinics participating where free dental checkups are provided

Check je la...you never know what's going on in there..

Normally we wait when it hurts like hell, but that pretty much means it's a little too serious

So....go go! get em checked...so you can have that smokin' hawt smile!

That's not a real dentist office.

It's a part of the set for the launch...

The one on the chair doesn't come in the set ya. hahahah!

Harapan saya................

2011-04-04T05:02:00.000-07:00

It irks me everything a TV anchor asks this one particular question to the guest who appears for a show.

"Apa harapan dato/tuan/puan untuk acara ini?"

Stupid!

Memanglah harapan dia that people will show up and the show to be a success. DUHH!! Coz nothing is worse than having tents sprawled all over the venue with no crowd sunyi sepi macam baru kena langgar garuda.

He would love to say "Well, harapan saya is for people to show up in throngs/waves/truckloads coz my ass is on the line here. If people don't show up I'm pretty much screwed, because we spent a bomb on sound and light, catering, goodie bags...and minister's coming to officiate..this is my neck nicely placed on the guillotine here".... if the dude says that on air, ko yang terkebil-kebil nak jawab kanggg....

Hence, you hear the normal template answers "Harapan saya, supaya anda semua datang beramai-ramai memeriahkan suasana dan menjayakan event ini ye...."

I mean, really now, these anchors, I don't expect them to be talking about ROI's and feasibility studies (I don't think they have the foggiest idea what that is either), but my point is, ask simple yet realistic question.

Stick to the normal ones, like "What are the major changes in this year's event?" or "What was the reason of the huge turnout last year? Will you be taking the same approach" ...or "What kind of support/partnerships/collaborations do you get for this event?"

Kan senang tu.....

Now these 2 dingbats that I saw a few days ago, not only asked one 'harapan' question, but twice!! Haiyo...fail!

Are YOU a new-age leader?

2011-04-03T20:10:00.000-07:00

Met some really cool people during the show today

They're the kind of leaders I would want for my country

Young, energetic, smart, dynamic and full of ideas

Those who can handle interviews without referring to template scripts

The ones who can handle surprise questions without having blood drained from their faces

And the ones who won't say "We have done a studyyyyy..." in front of every sentence

Terence and I with Mr Aziph from Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia

(we call him the new age leader *grins*)

I think the ability to deliver points in a compelling and convincing manner is very important among leaders...ceos...teachers...

If I sense doubt or (worse) roll my eyes in disdain, then dude/babe, you'd better work on those things you're going to be convincing the the whole nation/world

You have to know your shit...(excuse the profanity)

but fact remains that if you really know what you're doing, you'd go "what cue cards?" and "I have em all up here.." (sambil dengan action tunjuk kat kepala)

Fine, fair enough, be smug...You so can do that...at least you know what you're doing

It would be way better than having a parrot who takes over a job and ended up delivering a whack job that no one even remembers...

I'm off to Starbucks...need my usual caffeine intake..

300 tonnes of workload waiting to be completed.

Coffee....come to mama!

Yeehaw part II

2011-04-03T07:58:00.000-07:00

Since the last ride didn't turn out too well, I was rather eager to join today's session

(kes nak menebus maruah la ni hahahhaahha)

Rode Platinum, again...and there were times when he kinda stumbled (missed his steps)

So that was rather scary...the worst of my imagination started to play in my head

But then again, there was no reason to panic, really....

Benda tu normal je pun sebenarnya...

Biasa lah, sometimes kita pun stumble...so no biggie...

After the first few experiences with Kenyir's near-terpeleot moments

the panic streaks have lessened substantially...

Times like these, when the horse started to get a liiiiiitle too fast,

I will steal a glance at my instructor

If the guy looks calm (or bored), that would mean that I'm nowhere near trouble

If he started yelling out 'control your speed'

thennn I would know that I'm about to screw up somewhere hahaha!

This clip was taken a few days back....

I'd say I'm kinda happy with the progress (despite the constant bickering)

I mean, come on...few weeks ago when I first started out, my horse was tied to the rope with the instructor holding the other end..

Now I'm roaming freely about the paddock...okay whatttt...

Not that I'm celebrating mediocrity, but point is, baby steps are always good

dari tak gerak langsung eh tak?

I still gotta work on the rising trot..dengan diagonal bersepah-sepah

But I'll get there..

ps: thanks to I.U for all the clips! :)

Hold your horses part II

2011-04-01T19:31:00.001-07:00

Wargh! *&%$*&*^$*^) marang kerapu kepunden parang sekeper!!!!

Excuse the...ehem....profanity..

Good news - I got to ride the dream horse , the oh-so-gorgeous Shahrukh during training today

I've always been fond of him...

One look at him and I went 'oh my, you look just like that Argentinian Criollo that I've always wanted'....

Shahrukh isn't an Argentinian Criollo though..he's an Australian Gelding..I think...entah!

So imagine the inexplicable joy when I was told that I'll be riding him in this morning's session..

BUT....hold your horses...(pun intended)

Bad news : Kena bully dengan Shahrukh!!!

He totally won't follow my instructions, trot macam nak tak nak

it's as if it was too early in the morning for him to exercise...

It was like a dealing with a horsey version of myself...degil..wargh!!

tak nak dengar cakap, vain..and buat suka2 hati...

once riding was over I went to the counter to check for another slot

tak puas hati riding hari ni..geram big time..

too bad it was full...

so I went back to the stables and saw gray..sooo manja

am i purtttty??????

Now.the thing is, I still have a lotttt to learn when it comes to handling horses.

Takut tu ada lagi...ever since that incident when Shiva knocked my helmet off sampai tercampak, I still have issues standing close to them...

I'm sure Shiva didn't mean it, maybe it was his version of manja-manja

But sakit kepala wooo kena tanduk cam tu..helmet rolled away for a few meters jugak la

Anyhoo, fed Gray carrots coz Shahrukh was still out on the paddock with another rider..

Gray was doing his aksi manja senget-senget kepala so that was something new to me

Ah well, now I gotta wait for Sunday and Tuesday for the next ride

Dessert growing out on the front yard...

2011-04-01T04:13:00.000-07:00

While others have roses and chrysanthemums on their front yard

I have this thing right here smacked right at the entrance

Have been watching it grow over the past few weeks

and in a few more weeks to come,

it'll be on our kitchen table,

Now, the irony of it all is the fact that I'm allergic to pineapples..

Entah apa aku excited pun over something that I can't eat pun..

Beats the crap outta me

I guess seeing it grow from a teeny weeny bud to a giant assed fruit holds the sentimental card

Inspected the pineapple with the 2 busuk boys

Noah was super excited with lists of questions about where pineapples come from

Opening soundbyte dia was rather funny,

He shouted to adik, "Isaac! Come see this durian..errr..banana....ehhh nenas tree!"(excited sangat sampai lupa buah apa)

I calmly interjected "it's a plant abang, it ain't some tree"...

"Where do they come from Mak Iti?" tanya abang full on interest

"From down there," I said with my muncung motioning towards the roots

"Say whatttt???? It's so big and it came out from underground??"

"Well, not underground...from inside the stems...it grew..and it's still growing...so heavy now I'm afraid it might fall off.." I explained while staring at the reclining (and heavy pineapple), my eyes wandering around for some sticks that I can use to support the fruit..

Noah was still circling the nenas as if it was some alien that just landed on the yard and he's gonna drag it off to the science labs.."Ohh I so can't wait for science class when I grow up"...

Ni baru pineapple..belum lagi where do babies come from..

I'm gona let his mom answer that

Hahahahhahah!

Ended the day with a bang..literally a bang....

2011-04-01T04:06:00.000-07:00

Alahai women drivers....

Hate to be the betrayer to my own kind but come onnnn!!!

Drive properly u nitwits!

Some auntie langgar my car today..

Was waiting for the lights to turn green when I heard the loud *thump!*

And my car shook...

Painful reality sinks in...

'Oh, kereta aku la yang kena langgar eh'

Heaved a sigh of sheer bengang-ness, made a mental note to myself to watch my vocab

And walked over to this "oh-so-competent" driver

Wind down window...middle aged lady with kids in the car

Nak marah pun tak sampai hati...

Inspected my car, nothing tragic

Then told her, "takpe la kak, u fix yours i fix mine"

Malas nak marah auntie-auntie ni....

kalau orang marah my mom sure I tak suka..

So I'll let it slide this time

Highlight of the day

2011-03-31T07:35:00.001-07:00

meet shahrukh...he's gorgeous!

Happy camper right there

Shoot was cancelled. Next thing I knew I dumped the helmet and the boots into the trunk

And off I went for the 11am training.

Tried the sitting trot with no stirrups

Didn't turn out good, almost slipped off

(I'd say penat semalam tak habis lagi and today degil nak sambung)

As always, post lessons, a trip to where the darlings are...

Wanted to reward Platinum for not throwing me off

Apparently he doesn't eat carrots...boleh?

note to self - bring grapes for the next session...he loves grapes..

I'm at home now...both legs feel as if they're about to fall off anytime...

Dah sapu Deep Heat habis dua dua kaki..(resulting in the room smelling like a pharmacy)

Contemplating if I should ride tomorrow night...

Feeding timeeee!!!!

2011-03-26T09:19:00.000-07:00

Decided to reward the horse for not bullying me

Rode Simba just now and he was such a dear

So off I went to the back of the stables and got him some carrots

The others saw it and started doing their aksi manja

killer line #1 :

leha : kuda ni brand..ehhh..breed apa?

trainer : brand??? branded!

leha : levis hahahaa!

killer line #2:

IU: kuda putih ni haa..bagi dia makan

leha : ni nama dia unicorn lah!!

killer line #3 :

trainer : amiklah carrot tu jatuh!

leha: tak nak! takut!!!!! nanti kena cium!

trainer : kena cium takpe..dia sayang!