Telekung

I'm about to transform this page into an online shopping blog! Went to Saigon last weekend for another shopping spree! Since this was my second time there, I kinda know what to look for and make full use of the time. SO, as not to disappoint any of my friends here, I'm selling some of the stuff I bought. I used to buy those Vietnam stuffs from a colleague before this, and now that I can go there on my own, I'm thinking of doing a side business!

For a start, I will use this blog, while I prepare myself for the next BIG step. I'm selling these nice embroidered Telekung, which is of good quality! This telekung is a bit expensive compared to the one I bought last year as the cloth is thicker and the embroidery are very pretty and plentiful! Take a look at these "amateur" shots..... hehe

Me, being a fussy person, I will always take a look at the face part. This one has full coverage of your chin and the forehead is very simple without those annoying-crumple.

Beautiful embroidery

Complete set with embroidery on the kain as well.

**** THE COLOR SELECTION ****

Sweet Pink

Gorgeous Green

Mix Pink & Baby Blue

Light Pink - Peachy

Pinkish Red

Light Brown

Dark & Light Purple (This is mine!)

Some are already booked, and I will take orders as I will be going there again sometime next month. If you are interested, do leave me a message @ farihah_lai@yahoo.com

Special discount for those who buy more than 1 piece! Oh, I haven't really think of posting it!
I have some other items such as tissue box cover made of Vietnam famous embroidery but it does not look good in the picture by using my old skool camera. I will try to use the "canggih" camera next time!

Beli jangan tak beli. I really love this telekung compared to the Indonesia made as it's very thick and I dont have to worry about the "jarang"ness hehe. Though it's a bit pricey, the quality will make every single cent worth! I've been using one for 3 years now and it still look new! Sempena Raya Haji ni, silelah beli~ Sesuai jugak untuk buat hantaran kawin2 bulan 12 ni kan? =)

Salon Spy

Gosh I have so many stories to tell but the time and the laziness in me is just not helping! Anyway, to keep this blog moving I'm sharing my great experience had last weekend.Went to new salon at Giant Kota Damansara for new haircut. Apparently my hair is a total mess! Since I had a bob cut last few months back in Setapak, never had I get it trimmed or treated. So I went to this salon, the one and only in Giant, Hair-Doo.

I was attended by Terence, which I think is a senior stylist. He's such a bubbly, warm and simply makes me feel at ease and comfort. While having his fingers run thru my hair, he couldnt stop babbling about his work history and how he had come a long way to be at his current position now. Quite informative for a first-timer huh? Anyway, I love this guy coz he is such a fussy person and me being fussy too, I know my hair is in good hands.

I took the cut+color+treatment package for medium length and that costs me RM149. For the treatment, I need to top up another RM40 for the product. I am very pleased with the result! They even have a customer information booklet, which I had never come across at other Salon. Terence said it is extremely important for them to keep customers' detail (they even have birth date column, another birthday treat perhaps??) as their main objective is to retain as many customers as possible. Oh I'm so in love with this salon! Extremely recommended!

The result!! Ok peeps, prepare yourself for my gedik post.. haha.. I dont have a decent pre-cut picture.

The pic is big coz of the intention to SHOW OFF my new hair color yang tak berapa nak nampak pun..it's a mixture of 3 colors which I'm not really sure.. :P (tak suke, sile abaikan..)

Some said the cut adds more volume to my appearance. True? No? Whatever it is, I'm so satisfied with the service. Worth every cent..

Next on the mission list is to keep it more than shoulder length, and see if my face can suit a bit of curl effect?

Salon: Hair-Doo
Location: Giant Kota Damansara (they have another branch in IOI Mall Puchong)
Prices: Cut + Wash from RM40 / color from RM120 / treatment from RM120 (If I'm not mistaken!)

Fragile

No, it's not that I'm fragile (though I really am). I wont be blogging about those sad unhappy feelings anymore. It's time to do something new to this blog.

I recently went to Miri for a short training course. Usually when I check my luggage in, I will request the staff to put it as fragile. One of the reason is because those fragile item will be handled first, i.e. i will get to take my luggage first on the conveyor belt!

Unfortunately for me this time, I forgot to ask the staff to tag it as fragile item. When I reached the airport, I discovered the handle of my luggage was damaged! I couldnt pull it up and after several attempts, I managed to pull the handle 1/3 up from its total length. Imagine how I dragged my luggage with that 1/3 height?

I examined my luggage and being an engineer (puke! puke!) I tried to figure out what went wrong with the system. I discovered the problem at the part where the handle was located, as if it had been hammered. Potentially, it was hit by something that was really hard during the flight or simply mishandled.

I wanted to lodge a report and get them replace my luggage but for unknown reason, I walked out of the airport with empty mind. I'll take it as it is time for me to get a new bag! And yes I did buy a new luggage bag at KLIA :P

So, my advise to travellers, if you think your luggage is not that durable to withstand all those harsh handling i.e. throwing, kicking or even long hours journey, get the fragile tag placed on your luggage. Yes the staff can be quite pain in the ass sometimes when you request for fragile tag, but feel free to share my experience with them. Better be safe than sorry~!

Good

1. I'm still writing. Good thing showing I'm moving on with my life.

2. I'm single, and TMF is just not the one for me. Maybe there's someone better for both of us, nobody knows. Let's just pray for the best.

3. But we are still best friends! Coz he knows me best and both of us pun mcm takde kawan je? Sebab tu sesuai dulu jadi couple kan? :P

4. Thanks to you for showing me the true meaning of love and showering me with everything. I'm going to miss all those sweet moments we had, including scene gaduh baling handphone pink saye tuh.. :P

5. Ok dah abis part mushy2...

6. Hope its still not too late to wish everyone Selamat Hari Raya. Hope you guys had a good one.

7. Thousand apologies to everyone if I ever did step on your toe (memang ade la tuh kan hehe).. mintak dimaafkan.. Dihalalkan makan minum and everything lah ye..

8. Our raya was great! Especially bila dapat hang out dengan kawan2 sekolah, oh I miss you girls so much! We should lepak2 more!

9. Relationship with family members makin baik, hopefully next year we can have a damn good barbecue lagi lah!

10. Oh, next year beraya rumah baru!! Yeeeehhaaaa~~~ Enjoy kenangan raya tahun ni yang sangat best dengan kerenah si kecik itu! Now I know how does it feels to have a kid around you. Pegi miri 3 hari pun rindu banget sama sawa!

Boring kan main sorang2 kt umah, maklumla keluarga mummy kan kecik... So, kaki maktok jadi mangsa~

Kaki maktok asyik terlebih kertas je...

Lupe nk snap hasil lukisan dia..tp mmg xde rupe bentuk kaki pun lah..

It's never too late

Lama rasanya saya termenung di hadapan laptop ni, memikirkan perkataan yang sesuai untuk memulakan bicara.

Syukur. Mungkin itulah yang harus saya ucapkan setiap kali terjaga dari tidur. Syukur kerana masih dipanjangkan umur. Syukur kerana masih dalam keadaan sempurna. Syukur kerana masih mempunyai tempat dan masa di bumi ini untuk mencari dan menghayati ajaran Islam.

Saya bukanlah baru graduate bidang agama. Saya belum pernah jejakkan kaki ke sekolah agama. Cuma sejak beberapa hari kebelakangan ini, saya dihimpit rasa sesal yang teramat sangat. Saya menangis, meraung, menyalahi diri sendiri kerana takdir yang menimpa saya. Saya tercari-cari arah untuk dituju. Saya kerap tertanya-tanya kenapa hidup saya ditulis begini. Kenapa hidup saya tidak seindah rakan-rakan saya? Tidak sebahagia rakan-rakan saya yang lain? Persoalan demi persoalan datang bertimpa-timpa sehingga saya mengalami depression yang agak teruk.

Saya mula menceritakan masalah yang saya hadapi dengan diri saya kepada rakan-rakan yang boleh dipercayai. Saya sentiasa sedar akan masalah saya namun saya tak pernah ada kesedaran untuk perbaiki diri sendiri. Sehinggalah saya diberi dugaan yang hebat ini. Syukur saya mempunyai beberapa kenalan yang bukan sahaja mahu mendengar luahan hati saya, malah mereka meng-offer solution and advices untuk saya. Niat asal saya hanyalah mahukan seseorang untuk mendengar luahan rasa saya,kerana itulah lumrah seorang wanita. Sifat wanita yang baru saya ketahui (hasil bacaan Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus). Wanita mahukan seseorang untuk mendengar masalah mereka, Cuma mendengar. Dengan hanya mendengar dan memberi sokongan seperti “you’ll be okay, you’re doing great”, dengan sendirinya beban atau stress tu hilang. Tetapi kebanyakan lelaki kurang memahami naluri dan sifat wanita, maka kaum adam akan sama ada offer solutions atau berasa boring kerana asyik mendengar masalah wanita. Dari sini, jadilah “misunderstanding”.

Saya bersyukur salah seorang rakan saya mempunyai kenalan yang boleh membantu orang yang mempunyai masalah “temper” seperti saya. Saya akui, saya sangatlah panas baran orangnya. Dari hari saya dilahirkan, saya sentiasa mendapat apa yang saya hajati, “I always get what I want when I want”. Hasilnya? Saya kurang reti bersabar dalam setiap hal. Perangai baran makin menjadi-jadi sejak saya mula berkerja offshore. Kehidupan yang serba kekurangan di offshore membuatkan saya hilang pertimbangan. Kadang-kadang bila api kemarahan memuncak, saya terasa seperti hendak membelasah orang atau membaling barang. Saya rasakan seolah-olah saya telah dirasuk oleh bad spirit.

Syukur, saya sedar akan kekurangan diri saya. Saya sedar perangai buruk saya akan memakan diri saya sendiri. Saya telah kehilangan sesuatu yang sangat saya impikan selama ini. Saya redha, saya anggap inilah dugaan Allah untuk saya. Saya diduga kerana Allah masih sayangkan saya, masih mahu memberi peluang untuk saya berubah. Masih ada waktu untuk saya berubah. InsyaAllah.

Kehidupan saya sekarang sangat tenang. Walaupun kadang-kadang rasa sedih dan sesal datang menghimpit, namun saya kuatkan semangat dan tenangkan diri. Saya tak pernah terbayang yang diri saya ni dipenuhi gangguan-gangguan. Saya lupa tentang janji-janji syaitan yang akan sentiasa menyesatkan anak-anak keturunan Nabi Adam. Saya lupa tentang tujuan hidup saya di muka bumi ini. Saya lupa bersyukur. Saya taksub dengan harta dunia, taksub dengan kebahagiaan dunia.

Saya mohon maaf daripada semua umat manusia yang pernah saya sakiti. Saya manusia yang lemah dan sentiasa penuh dengan kesilapan. Saya berusaha untuk memperbaiki diri. Saya mohon diberikan petunjuk dan support daripada keluarga dan rakan-rakan. Saya mohon diberikan peluang kedua untuk menjadi anak yang solehah, sahabat yang sejati, rakan kerja yang disenangi.

Tulisan kali ni bukanlah untuk menagih simpati. Tulisan kali ni adalah untuk pengingatan kepada saya dan rakan-rakan. Sesuatu yang terjadi itu ada hikmahnya. Setiap dugaan itu membuatkan kita menjadi lebih tenang dan redha. Janganlah mengeluh, janganlah menyalahkan takdir. Jika mengeluh atau menyalahkan takdir, kita seolah-olah marahkan Tuhan pencipta kita. Bersyukurlah dengan apa yang telah diberikan kepada kita, cukup sifat, sihat untuk berkerja dan beribadat, Negara yang aman damai, keluarga yang penyayang, etc.

Ucapkanlah selawat ke atas Nabi junjungan kita dan beristighfarlah sebanyak mungkin. Mohon dijauhkan dari gangguan syaitan nirrojim. Sesungguhnya Allah dan para malaikat sendiri sentiasa berselawat ke atas Nabi Muhammad S.A.W, maka apakah alasan kita umatnya yang tidak berselawat ke atasNya? Wallahu’alam.

-farihah-

Lost

Sometimes I realized I’m having difficulties to control myself. I’m emotional. I realized some may be calling me bitch behind my back, especially those who have been hurt or “fired” by me when they did wrong or when they couldn’t give what I really need.

Lately, I’ve been having hard times dealing with myself. I can hardly control my anger, my feelings, my emotions. I always wanted to win. I believe in “I always get what I want when I want”.

Reality zapped me. It hit hard on my face. But when I get to my senses, I realized everything is too late now. I can’t unwind what I’ve done or said. And even if I could, the scar that I left in someone’s heart stays forever. I’m in deep shit.

Why is it every time something tickles me, I get really pissed? I can’t stop myself from uttering something harsh, or do something stupid. At certain point, I feel like hitting something or throw something really hard to vein my anger.

Thing is, I realized it. I know it’s a big problem. I want to stop. I don’t want to be a bitch. I want to be a good person. But I just don’t know how. How can I keep myself calm when there’s something bothering me? How can I stop myself from hurting other people’s feeling?

I know I have to be strong at my spiritual. But when I’m in that position, I forgot everything. I forgot what I’ve promised myself to be. I neglected my previous lessons learnt.

I’m on the losing end now.

Sisters

A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter..



'Don't forget your sisters,' she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 'They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going to need sisters. Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them.'



'Remember that 'sisters' means ALL the women... your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other women relatives too....... 'You'll need other women. Women always do.'



What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman thought. Haven't I just gotten married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm 20 now a married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely my husband and the family we may start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!'



But she listened to her mother. She kept contact with her sisters and made more women friends each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came to understand that her mother really knew what she was talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, sisters are the mainstays of her life..



After more than 50 years of living in this world, here is what I've learned:



THIS SAYS IT ALL:



Time passes.

Life happens.

Distance separates.

Children grow up.

Jobs come and go.

Love waxes and wanes.

Men don't do what they're supposed to do.

Hearts break.

Parents die.

Colleagues forget favours.

Careers end.

BUT..........



Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach.



When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end..



Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you.........Or come in and carry you out.



Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family: all bless our life!



The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other..



Every day, we need each other still. Pass this on to all the women who help make your life meaningful..

I just did. Short and very sweet:



There are more than twenty angels in this world. Ten are peacefully sleeping on clouds. Nine are playing. And one is reading this at this moment.


*hugs & kisses* to my sister & my darling girlfriends (you know who you are)...