If You Could See Me Now...

Mmmmmm.. Something to share here..

I'm currently reading this, this was a gift from a nice friend, Izu :)

Thanx Izu, really really appreciate it...

 I don't know if she has read this before, but this book is seriously interesting!

And really is my cup of tea hehehe..

It's about a woman named Elizabeth who'd been abandoned by her mother when she was only a child in her endless search for freedom.. In the beginning, her mother would returned home once in a while, and Elizabeth would wait endlessly for that moment to come, and at the same time racked her brain for something, anything which would make her mom stay, something her mom would love so much that she would never leave again..

It had never occured to her that she should be that SOMETHING... 

Sob sob sob...

Oh believe it or not, I got all emotional, and this time around I no longer laughed like an idiot in the middle of the night, but I got tears run down my cheeks!!

Ok, ok, call me an emotional freak :)

But that part of the story really breaks my heart..

And then later, her mother gave birth to a baby sister and not long after that she'd left for good, leaving Elizabeth with a brooding father, who'd sat by the fireplace all the time reading news paper but never turned the page hehe, and a baby sister she had to take care of.. 

So, Elizabeth grew up to be someone who believed that letting someone in her heart would only make her fragile and it would not do her any good.. She'd blocked her heart from any sorts of emotional feelings toward others...

But then, enters Luke in her life, her sister's son, (her sister has somehow turned into a psycopath and always wanders around that she had no idea how she had gotten herself pregnant!!)

And also enters Ivan, Luke's invisible best friend :D 

Is this best friend really exist? Or just Luke's imagination? Either way, this Ivan is about to make a difference in their life...

And Elizabeth was about to discover what she had been missing all along...

Nevertheless, I haven't finished reading this book, I'm only about 1/3 and already it's hard for me to put it down.

With a touch of a fairytale, this book is a must read!!

And for those who's been wondering, 

'What to read next??'

This is the answer!!!

PS: Anyway, in case you don't already know, Cecilia Ahern is the No.1 bestselling author of 'PS, I Love You.'

More projects...

Haaaaaiiiihhhh... 

One whole day with a piano, iMovie, Garage band, and iTunes really make my back ache.. Fuuuuuuhhhhh...

And the product is....

Tadaaaaa...

I know, i know... 

It's no difference from my previous videos, but if you notice, there's no background sounds, and the quality of the sound is better  too...

mmmmm.. ye ke..??

Never mind, enjoy the song, it's an old song, but I loved it very much and still is... 

Below is a last 2 week's project, also 'lagu basi', but I still love to listen to it till today..

And this one is not so good, I didn't have much practice, too many projects are in progress, can't spend too much time on any particular song :)

Anyway, Enjoy!

While reminiscing about old times..

"Sesuatu yang tak di sangka, 

Seringkali mendatangi kita....... " 

Silalah sambung sendiri hehe..

Perhaps...

Perhaps, this will be our last winter here...

Perhaps this will be the last time we will ever feel the snow falling on our face...

Perhaps this will the last time for us to feel it in our hands..

I'll miss it all, I'll miss to see the snow falling from the sky, I'll miss to see the kids cheering and jumping in excitement and open their arms wide welcoming the snow, I'll miss the beautiful sight it created after it has settled on the trees, on the grass, on the roof top, etc etc...

And I'll miss to see Fatini walking all the way from kindergarten to home with her mouth wide open as the snow fell directly into her mouth :D

(Kat Malaysia boleh buat masa hujan ye Fatini hehe)

I'll just miss it someday... I know I will.....

Thank you Allah for giving me the chance to feel it all, even if I have to leave it all behind someday, at least I know, in my heart, the memories remain... (If i don't get amnesia or someting like that hehe)

Till later...

Paintings, Friends, etc etc haha..

Mmmmmmmm.... It's been quite sometimes since I've last updated about my paintings. This one below is the latest which I've painted a few months ago. Then I've stopped painting temporarily because I dun know where else should I hang them? The house looks all flowery already, Lily had once said;

"Ahhhhhh Fruhling!!!", when she entered the house haha..

That means 'Spring' in English...

Ok, so what do you think?

 I've got a few fans for this painting, some even asked me to start selling my paintings online haha.. Very funny..

This particular painting however, was soooooo much adored by my mother, she'd even seriously thinking about taking it home with her..
Dun worry mom, I'll make another one for u, with a special touch :D

And not just that, it is also used as a background for a photo shoot, during Eid celebration and a few more events which I couldn't locate where have I stored those photos.

Maybe I should start a photography sessions or something with my painting as a background (yeah right, in my dream... Hehehe)

Ok, another huge fan of my paintings is of course, Mike.. Hahaha.. He's also into this painting, mmmmmmm or maybe he's just trying to be nice :D

So he was here last Sunday, and had lunch with us and another new Malaysian friend here. And this morning, again he and hubby headed for the Base, I guess checking things out, and I'm here at home wanting to share something with you guys...

When Mike was here, and as always when we meet, there's always something we've learnt from this knowledgeable guy.

Last week, he talked a lil bit bout the US army base to our new Malaysian friend here, bout things inside there, how cheap were the stuffs there..
 But something he said that day, made me think, really really think, like I've just been slapped..!
Ouch!

He said, though things are cheap in there, because they were free from tax, it is ILLEGAL, that's the word, 'ILLEGAL' for anyone to sneak them out and make money out of it!

Of course it's illegal, those are the special rights for all US armies here, and it is not meant for anyone to make a profit out of it!!!!!!!

And the thing is, how come I've never realized this before? I was so close to asking him why didn't he make profit from this? I've always thought, what a waste? He had all the opportunity, and I have so many Malaysian friends who are soooooo into Corelle!

Now I know why, why he never seemed the least interested, because it's 'ILLEGAL'...

And I feel a stab of shame, how could I even think about it? I'm a Muslim and he's not, and he has more moral values than me...

Thank God I've never voiced it out to him before about this 'Business' idea... Huhu..

Though it seems like a small matter, but...

"Walau sebesar zarah skali pun pasti akan menerima balasan...."

And it's true..... "Kefakiran menghampirkan kita dengan kekufuran....."

 I think, Mike will be the closest to a perfect Muslim if he is a Muslim, and I hope he receives the hidayah someday...

By the way, my mom had met him as well when she was here, and I heard her say, 

"You are a nice man! "

:D

By the way, that whole roasted chicken in a green cover pyrex is specially made by hubby for him hehehe...

Ok, lastly, Lesson I've learnt, we as a Muslim, shouldn't take something so lightly, shouldn't act so indifferent when dealing with anything.... 

Shouldn't be so ignorant... *sigh*

Beautiful, mesmerizing, breathtaking....

One of the best thing about having to live in a house uphill is that, you'll get to lose weight frequently, or even if u don't lose weight quite frequently, at least u gain no weight at all!!

When my sister was here, I once took her for a walk downtown and on the way back, of course we had to walk up the hill, she said to me;

"No wonder you've never put on weight!!"

Mmmmmmmm... I guess she's right, though I've sometimes complained why did we even consider living in a house uphill, but now... I've realized that it benefits us actually.. Not only bout maintaining a suitable weight but also to maintain a good health..

Ok, another thing is, we get to see this wonderful, mesmerizing sight whenever the sun is about to set :)

Check it out, aren't they beautiful? Mesmerizing? Breathtaking?

Whatever words to describe them, but every time I gaze at them, I feel utterly gripped..

Subahanallah...

"Allah is the one who created the heavens and the earth and all that in between them in 6 days, then He positioned himself on the Throne. Other than Him there is neither a guardian for you nor an intercessor. Would you then not observe the advice?" As-Sajda ; 4.