Musim rama2 ke?

I am spotting a lot of butterflies around KL area lately, 1 type of species only lah (tropical swallowtail moth). I wonder what actually happened? I don't think this phenomena occurred in previous years.

Found on the floor in Suria KLCC

On Marini's On 57 board

On pedestrian walkway along Jalan Tun Razak

Also saw them from my office window, fluttering in the sky and I work at level 60. Tah camne diaorg ni boleh naik tinggi.

Apparently, this phenomenon is occurring nationwide. Someone told me about these butterflies in Stadium Darul Makmur Pahang vs JDT and I found this photo.

Yikes..

Also found this photo

Apple of my eye

Once, many2 years ago, I bought a bag of apples from pasar malam in Kertih. This was during my stint, working in one of the petrochemical plants there. I love the apples so much, I would hunt for them in the pasar malam every time my supply run out.

Then suddenly, my favourite apples were not sold anymore in the pasar malam. I looked for them in the grocery shops and supermarket in Kemaman/Kuantan (time tu, takde supermarket in Kertih..sedey ooo). I did not even know what apple was that...nyesal nyeee. A couple of times, I bought a bunch of them on trial and error. First bite and I knew it was not the apple that I was looking for. Left them rotting in the refrigerator.

I remembered the apple was crunchy from the first bite to the last bit and it was very sweet. The skin was a deep red in colour and the flesh had this surprising off-white colour with a tinge of green. Shape was rounded at the top and narrowing at the bottom, with knobby lobes. Aiseh...sedih tak ketemu sampai sekarang. I shall remember you...sob..sob.

So now, I am taking serious attention to the apple that I am going to eat. Thankfully, I have finally found a new favourite many months ago. Posting about it, so that I will not forget it in future...har har har.

NZ Queen from Mr Apple. I dunno what is 4122, most probably ID number. Okay laaaa. Sweet and crispy. Not exactly the shape like the one before, but passable lah in term of taste. It helps that the apples nowadays come with sticky tag, tak macam dulu...mana ada tag2 ni. tu yang gagal meng identify apple dulu tu. 

Terubat rindu kat epal yg dulu.

First beach outing for Umar

Teluk Chempedak, it was during Labour's day holiday. I brought Umar to the beach, just the two of us. Terperanjat2 haaaa anak bujang sorang ni, tiap2 kali ombak datang. First time lah katakan. But after 5 minutes or so, baru laa he could sit still and watched the waves calmly.

It was early, like 730am, tapi dah panas terik and we could not stay out long. Maka baliklah ke bilik hotel...and found the rest of the family still tidoq...ish ish. Susah jugak dukung baby and jalan2 atas pasir nih...

Office-mate's Wedding

Selamat Pengantin Baru ye Anil. Berapa tahun tah bertunang (rasa macam lama je..2? 3?), finally kahwin juga akhirnya. Never before in my life, tersangatlah ramai orang pejabat yang hadir kenduri kahwin. Fofular ke Anil ni harharhar. Agak la kut. Apart from waiting so many years for him to tie the knots, personally I really looked forward to attend this particular wedding. We were promised something different in the wedding banquet since Anil ni set2 Pakistan muslim you. So, I was expecting something culturally different from the typical Malay's wedding.
Masuk2 je dewan, lagu2 Bollywood berkumandang. Lagu Bollywood all the way, syok giler. Not to mention there were so many people wearing traditional Punjab's dress, his relatives and close family friends lah kut. Bak kata Hema (one of my Indian colleague), 'Finally I feel a bit a part of the crowd when attending to you guys nye majlis kahwin'. Budak2 ni pun...haishh...ada jugak siap bershopping baju anarkali.
Food? Uishhhh..terbayang2 lauk Daging Paratel sampai sekarang. Soft, juicy, rich with herbs...sedap lah! Pajeri terung...heheheh..first time jumpa lauk pajeri terung kat kenduri kahwin. My plate was heaped with more lauk than nasi (beriyani), siap go for second round to tambah nasik (and daging paratel...eheheh).
When the bride and groom finally arrived, tak ku sangka la pulak nampak hensem mamat ni. White suits with embroidery and sequins. Tergelak sekejap tengok kasut, putih jugakk. I knew pengantin pompuan, Nabilah tu comei, tapi memang nampak lagi cun lagi dengan sari bagai haaa. Even hasben agreed yg pengantin pompuan cun.

Too bad I could not stay for too long. I wanted to, since Anil promised ada medley ala2 Bollywood. Sempat tgk 1 medley je during arrival of pengantin. Kesian budak2 restless...Umar pun sudah terlentok tidur dalam baby sling. So after menayang2 my face depan meja beradab and making sure Anil saw me, we went home.

Tak berkesempatan pun bergambar dengan pengantin. Oh well...janji datang ek? Semoga perkahwinan berkekalan hingga ke syurga ye Anil & Nabila.

Awat laa Anil ni mencondong ke lain pulak ngehehehe...

Like Father, Like Son - the sequel

I could not remember what I was doing at that time last weekend. Suddenly hubby called me, excited about something.

'What?'

'Cuba tengok Umar. Psycho la pulak.' Hubby was giddy and all smiling.

No wonder....Umar was trying to assume hubby's favourite lounging pose, a pose that has been exhibited by his sisters too, Huda and Hayaa'. I managed to catch Huda (previous post) doing it on camera. Hayaa', masih tak berpeluang to snap a photo while she was doing it (will be a prequel if posted ngehehehe).

'Are you sure it's a genetic thing?' I asked hubby.

'Yelah kut? All the three kids dok buat.'

'Or is it a general traits in small kids, that you seems not to outgrow?'

'Ye ke...?' Hubby sounds annoyed...hehehee...ok makcik..stop teasing.

40s...Sesi Muhasabah Diri

Yesterday, I turned 39. According to tahun Masehi, I am not yet 40 but according to tahun Hijrah..I am already 40 huhuhhu which happened on 5th February (5 Rabiulakhir). A friend of mine, shared about Surah al Ahqaf, ayat 15 since most of us are going into the 4 series. The verse really caught my attention and made me pensive.

Terjemahan Surah Al Ahqaf Ayat 15 Terjemahan Dalam Bahasa Malaysia Tafsiran Ar-Rahman

'Dan Kami wajibkan manusia berbuat baik kepada kedua ibu bapanya ibunya telah mengandungnya dengan menanggung susah payah dan telah melahirkannya dengan menanggung susah payah. Sedang tempoh mengandungnya beserta dengan tempoh menceraikan susunya ialah dalam masa tiga puluh bulan. Setelah ia besar sampai ke peringkat dewasa yang sempurna kekuatannya dan sampai ke peringkat umur empat puluh tahun, berdoalah ia dengan berkata: "Wahai Tuhanku, ilhamkanlah daku supaya tetap bersyukur akan nikmatMu yang engkau kurniakan kepadaku dan kepada ibubapaku, dan supaya aku tetap mengerjakan amal salih yang Engkau redhai dan jadikanlah sifat-sifat kebaikan meresap masuk ke dalam jiwa zuriat keturunanku. Sesungguhnya aku bertaubat kepadamu, dan sesungguhnya aku dari orang-orang Islam (yang tunduk patuh kepadamu).'

Made me search more in the internet for verses which contains the word 'maturity' and found the following verses :

Terjemahan Surah Al Qasas Ayat 14 Terjemahan Dalam Bahasa Malaysia Tafsiran Ar-Rahman

'Dan tatkala Musa sampai ke peringkat umurnya yang cukup kekuatannya dan sempurna, Kami beri kepadanya kebijaksanaan serta ilmu pengetahuan dan demikian Kami membalas orang-orang yang berusaha memperbaiki amalannya.'

Terjemahan Surah Yusuf Ayat 22 Terjemahan Dalam Bahasa Malaysia Tafsiran Ar-Rahman

Dan ketika Yusuf sampai keperingkat umurnya yang sempurna kekuatannya, Kami beri kepadanya kebijaksanaan serta ilmu pengetahuan dan demikianlah Kami membalas orang-orang yang berusaha memperbaiki amalannya.' Another similar verse.

Actually, I have been thinking a lot lately about what I really want in my life, how I have lived it, how am I doing now, how am I going to live my life in the coming years. Why am I thinking so at this age? Was it a coincidence? I don't think so.

I am definitely not an expert on alQuran and its tafsiran, just a mere mortal trying (still trying) her best to be a good muslim. Looking at the connection between those verses above, I think that a person reaches maturity at the age of forty based on islamic perspective. And...and..and..Nabi Muhammad SAW became a prophet at the age of 40.

If I am truly maturing, then alhamdulillah. The famous saying that 'Life begins at forty' may ring true after all.

Hmmm...the doa from Surah al Ahqaf verse 15...I should incorporate it in my daily after solat prayers.

Choc Craze in the office

Happy mode ngehehehe...I've been consuming chocolate one papan after another papan for the past 1 week. Tak hengat dunia punya. I suspect it is because of stress...hmmm...work-related stress. There's this one new assignment, must complete it within 2 weeks. Stress...stress.
Hubby being out-station, more frequent than normal, is also not helping. Selalu nya hubby is the supir, so sendiri jadi supir and kena meranduk traffic jam pergi/balik kerja...bleghhh...oh yes, also I have to tuck-in the girls every night (ni hubby nye keje) and teman sampai depa tido. Disturb my sleeping pattern a bit.
So, not surprising, I turn to my feel good food. Sayaaaaaaangg ko chocolate oii...And people are stopping by my cubicle to pau the chocolate. Not that I mind, spread the love heh? The love for chocolate. Yang best nya, yang lain2 pun start to have chocolate bars on their desk. Time for me to pau their chocolate...nyumm!!

Not in the picture..Cadbury bar..baru habis