Monday, June 30, 2008

My One and Only Popo

I ve been contemplating with the idea of getting Popo a friend. But Yan suggested me against it, because Popo has been an only cat for a few years already and that he may not like it or start to "merajuk". Some cats would resent their owner for bringing in a new mate in the house.

Jealousy is in their dictionary apparently.




But cK said:-

Why dont you ask Popo
"Popo tak mau payung emas kah.....?"

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Pabila Bas Meninggalkan Aku

Kejadian seumpama ini sudah lama tidak terjadi pada aku.

Dan sudah hampir 10 tahun aku tidak menaiki kenderaan awam paling popular di negeri ini. Kali terakhir aku berulang alik naik bas ialah sewaktu aku mula bekerja dulu. Pun begitu bas itu sering menghampakan aku yang mana membuatkan aku terpaksa berjalan 4km ke bus stop di jalan besar...... dengan baju kebaya dan kasut tumit tinggi.... (ya aku kadang2 sangat feminine walaupun tidak suka memakai lipstick) kerana bas yang aku tunggu tidak muncul-muncul.

Pernah juga berlaku apabila bas tidak sampai-sampai dan oleh kerana aku sudah sangat-sangat terlewat, aku telah menahan satu kereta polis yang sedang lalu memintanya menghantar aku ke tempat kerja. Polis yang baik hati itu, walaupun agak terkejut, telah sudi menghantar aku pada pagi itu. Sebab itu walaupun ramai orang yang marah dan kata macam-macam pada Polis Malaysia, aku diamkan saja.

Dua kejadian itu (dimana yang pertama sangat kerap berlaku walaupun tanpa baju kebaya) tidaklah boleh dikira sebagai ketinggalan kerana taman yang aku duduk itu selalu dianggap oleh pemandu bas sebagai tempat orang yang berduit yang tak perlukan khidmat bas. Atas anggapan itu, pemandu bas selalu menipu syarikatnya dengan tidak mahu lalu di taman aku. Dia tidak tahu bahawa atas ketidak-prihatinannya itu, aku lah yang menjadi mangsa. Dia tidak tahu bahawa ada hamba Allah yang tidak berduit untuk beli kereta lagi waktu itu.

Ok. Balik kepada tajuk. Aku benar-benar ketinggalan bas pagi tadi bila aku "ter"bangun lewat dan sebaik sahaja aku sampai ke tempat menunggu bas, aku hanya sempat melihat punggung bas tersebut. Dengan pandangan sayu dan mata terkelip-kelip, aku terus juga memparkir kereta dan mengambil keputusan bahawa walau apa pun berlaku aku tidak akan membawa kereta. Aku bertekad untuk menunggu dengan harapan masih ada bas yang akan datang membawa aku ke tempat kerja.

Alhamdulillah, tidak sampai pun 15 minit, sebiji bas tiba dan aku sangat gembira kerana bas itu berhawa dingin.. yeahhh.... tidak seperti bas yang aku hanya sempat lihat punggungnya tadi yang seperti bas zaman P.Ramlee... bas yang baru tiba sangat selesa dengan tempat duduk yang empuk dan lapang. Kaki aku tidak lagi tersepit dengan tempat duduk depan.

Jika beginilah keadaan bas yang aku 'discover' pada hari ini pada pukul 8.15, aku rasa kalau aku 'ter'bangun lewat lagi sekali esok pun tak pa nih.......

Oh ya perjalanan hanya mengambil masa lebih kurang 30 minit .



Memang bas aku bas lama, tapi tidaklah seburuk ini


Ini bukan gambar kejadian sebenar antara aku dan bas

aku pakai kebaya ok !

bukan sari

:-P

Monday, June 23, 2008

A Thought ....

I had posted an entry the last time warning people not to get involved with married couple's feud. I ve heard so many stories where a best friend could turn to be an enemy just because she told the wife about the affair of the husband. The case could be vice versa too and I used to wonder why the wife/husband would always listen and accept their spouses' excuses and justifications even when it is a clear cut or caught in the act case.

But now I know why. The reason is because the partner would always want to believe what they want to believe, they want to hang on to every single explanations, justifications, excuses which are all lies most of the times, because if they do not take the "accused" words, they would have to deal with the most difficult situation and might soon have to make a life changing decision. Instead of continuing with any unwanted ugly battles and scenes with the accused, its much better to gulp in everything he/she said and move on...


Case closed.



One continue to hope and pray that it will never crop out again....





....too bad......because sometimes, it will...

Its Not That Bad

Ya... memang bukanlah sesuatu yang teruk jika naik bas ke tempat kerja. Saya tahu kalau yang tinggal di KL, naik bas atau LRT atau tren, semuanya itu bukanlah sesuatu yang asing lagi. Tapi, bila tinggal di bandar kecil, atau negeri kecil seperti di utara ini, menaiki kenderaan awam bukanlah sesuatu yang ditunggu-tunggu atau disukai. Kenderaan awam yang paling utama pula hanyalah bas.

Bas kat sini pula bukanlah bas yang macam Intrakota ka Rapid ka... yang di KL sana. Di sini bas yang ada biasanya yang macam kamu semua tengok dalam cerita P Ramlee tu, yang macam dalam cerita "Masam-masam Manis"; hah macam tu lah bas yang saya naik pagi tadi..... Cuma yang bezanya saya dengan "Cikgu Murni", tak adalah lelaki hensem yang mengorat saya .


Thursday, June 19, 2008

Few Adjustments

There are some things which I find that need a few adjustments to my new life now in Jitra. For instance:-

1. The Distance

Its now a 23 km drive from the new house to my office when it used to be only 7 km drive all these years. So, everyday its now more than a 40km drive. Hmmmm....

2. The Tolls

If I am late (which I find almost every other day) I can just use the highway which cost me RM4 to and fro; RM1.60 for the the first toll and another RM0.40 for the second one. And for one month I d have to spend close to RM120 on toll alone. Even if I dont use the first toll (by taking another route to go out through the second toll) I still have to spend almost RM32 monthly.


Now since there's a price hike on the fuel, I am seriously thinking of other alternatives to commute to work; yes, Jamis does come to my mind ... but to cycle 46 km everyday .. oh come on, even a pro will give it a second thought.. (kan Aini kan kan kan). Going is ok.. but the coming back time would be a dread, especially after all hard (?) day at work. I might have to take the taxi for me and Jamis to go back to Jitra which will defeat the purpose since the taxi price wont be RM15 anymore (before the hike).

The other choice is the BUS. Hmm.. I can park my car near the bus station in Jitra and take the bus straight to my workplace.

The price of the "I Love Jitra" thing

Oh ya, since I have to start early to work, I cant cycle and run in the morning anymore except during the weekend. So I have now started my cycling at night; quite safe actually. I dont know about my running yet.. but I'll figure it out when I buy the spot light to attach to my body during the running.......

Dia Mai Dah

JCPenney online dah mai dah..... !!


Excitednya aku


http://www.jcpenney.com.my/



Ingat nak beli boot satu lah





... murah saja RM134.99





*maklumlah kat Jitra ni snow kadang
sejuk sampai ke kaki





Monday, June 16, 2008

Perempuan Macam Polis .....




Evidence dah penuh keliling pinggang
masih mahukan Confession !



:-)

Monday, June 09, 2008

I Love Jitra

So, I'm getting into the third week of staying in the new house now. Actually its not exactly new in the true sense, its a second hand house which I bought from an old couple who made the house as their vacation/transit house. A semi detached house just like I always wanted, not so small and not so big. I dont think I can handle a bigger house. My priority is the windows, for the wind to go in and out; good ventilation is a must. I cant stand a house with no windows or just one or two.

I couldnt thank HIM more for making my dreams and my wishes come true. The surrounding is just nice too; fresh air, good neighbours who are not so nosy but still keeping their eyes on my every moves (haha..who wouldnt when a single lady with a racing bike moves in). Well at least they dont come around and start asking questions.

My house is not very far from the Jitra small town. You can find almost everything within a 5 - 7 minutes drive, the small mall with its own cineplex and bowling alley, Old Town cafe, Pizza Hut, KFC, and the rows of food stalls and some other small shops with reasonable price goods. And if you need to go to Alor Star, you can take the highway which is about 1km away from my place. What more could I ask...?

Alhamdulillah

And of course Jitra is nice for my cycling and running too. Like I ve said before, its quite hilly and the road's condition is not bad.

Soon a makcik with tudunng on a road bike would be normal sight here in Jitra.