I AM 30 - it's the new 20 (or so they say)

12.8.2011 - That's the day I turned 30. Last year I dread to think I'll be going to be 3-series. Maybe cos most of the things in my list has yet to be accomplished and it scares me to bits. But come this date, I actually have crossed out many from my list and happy to say, turning 30 aint that bad after all. Plus, they say it's the new 20. I FEEL GREAT :)

2011 has been a good year so far. Maybe a little mishaps here n there but overall, it's been a good year. Many of my prayers have been answered and Allah has shown me many signs in order for me to make certain decisions. I hear Him more now than ever before. And I accepted a lot of things as fate and at ease with myself. Alhamdulillah.

Since I hardly update my blog, mind my sudden interest in writing today. On my bday, I have my family with me (except my lil sis, but she's in KK, so it's excuseable..yet still close in my heart) and this year, I have baby E in my life. No words can describe the feeling I have right now. Being a mother scares me. I myself am not the perfect daughter and disappoints my parents quite a bit. I know the feeling and I hope my lil girl will never feel sad ever. I want to be her protector - through every rain, storm and be with her through all the sunshines and rainbows. What if I cant be that perfect Mom that I want to be?

Oops lari topic. Yeah well, I'm old now, whaddaya expect...haha...

This year, Mom gave me beautiful pearls and purple roses (my fav!)...my aunt pun bagi hadiah, my bro pun beli hadiah...so I kinda forget my age for a minute there! Hope I will still get gifts when I turn 40 (over tak my request? hehe). Hubby's getting me something special soon, cant tell you all yet. But the best gift this year is from Allah...my precious baby E :) I feel so blessed to be with my loved ones on my bday...I hope there will be many more years to come to celebrate with my family. I can't imagine life without them.

Before I put u all to sleep, I better pen off now. HAPPY BDAY TO ME:) Alhamdullilah I am still alive at the age of 30 :) And here's the first pic of me, hubs and baby E. Selalu gbr baby or, baby with me or hubby...hehe

So they say 30 is the new 20, but do I still pass for 20's look? Maybe I should try the usual "Guess my age" question to a stranger and then I'll know! haha.....ok, ok...going off for real now....ciaoooooo!

Ice Cream, peeps?

Ice cream wins 5th place in my de-stress list. And it's good that there is another new ice-cream place near office, senanglah kalau terasa mcm so hot inside or bengang at someone...I can just cool down with chocolate banana ice-cream fudge...YUMMY!

I ordered this last week but terlalu busy to upload...so sorrylah my blog is not really updated with my ongoing life...kalau nak up-to-date about whats happening in my ordinary life, I'm on Twitter and FB...straight to my BB :)

This is my pick...Choc Banana Fudge (Chocolate and Banana Ice cream flavor, with banana slice, caramel and choc syrup...and some other fattening stuff)

Ni my friend yang order...it's strawberry and cheese mixture with some other sweet stuff..cherry, whipped cream etc :p

So head down to The Cream & Fudge Factory to cool yourself down...it's kinda pricey but it's worth it :)

Sista in da house

Hey, who said I am gonna talk about biz all the time? ;)

Saja je feel like saying a word or two before I go off to sleep. My sis in law, aka Adik, stayed with me for 4 months during her practical training in KL. She just completed her training and she is now back in Jitra, Kedah. And I am one of those people who needs time to fine tune myself to changes. The house suddenly feels quiet pulak. hehe. 

I'll share some happy moments photos :)

And yang paling I'll miss is all the yummy food Adik masak...can I blame the extra kilos on her? hahaha. My favourite is cucur yg sgt yummy...I cannot stop munching this!

 

 Adik, Kak Emma wish you all the best in your future undertakings. Perjalanan masih panjang...untuk capai kejayaan, usaha mesti ada dan keep on moving up the ladder of success. Cintan cintun akan datang bila tiba masanya, takyah nak risau ok :)

Love n miss u loads! InsyaAllah kita jumpa lagi soon!

The A-Z of "my dissapearence"

OK, yes...it has been over a month I havent updated my blog. Walaupun followers yang tak seberapa, tapi ramai yang dok tanye and  I wont lie...the reason is I am just pure lazy. I actually have a lot to say but lately I am disappointed in a few things, that I decided rather to just let myself cool down before I write something I might regret. A friend of mine told me, that's the whole reason I should blog, it's a place where you can speak your mind! So here I am again after menyepi diri for some time.

In the past month, many events took place. Kalau rajin, nanti I upload gambarlah...

But do you wanna know what runs through my psycho mind? Or the happenings for the past 1 month? Here goes.......

a) Hubby went for Umrah leaving me lonely for 10 days

b) Me and my family attended wedding of my cousin, Yang Azizah in Kuantan. It was like a reunion, stayed at D'Embassy and felt something missing without my other half with me (cos he's in Makkah at the time)

c) Discovered all married men and women flirts no matter how good hubby/wifey they are

d) Reunion with my two besties masa kerja Starbucks, Zalee and Fairuz

e) Belated honeymoon celebration with hubby in Cherating and had a romantika time

f) Learn the hard (or costly) way that not all friendship are worth keeping

g)Tengok penyu with hubby in Telok Mak Nik, Terengganu

h) Pergi for a special urut in Cherating and the best one by far! 

i) Pegi tengok Bruno Mars concert...best gilerrs!

j) Celebrated Mom's bday...love u Mummy :)

k) Learn to stop finding for answers, instead turn to Allah and he will show me the way

l) Celebrated Aunt, Alang's bday. Watched Rio together with Alang and Cubi and realized cartoons aint that bad after all.

m) Learn how to keep anger in and smile when Giant irritates me to the max

n) Swim 3 times a week and now Gavin and Shasha calls me "Emma from the sea"

o)  Baru tahu that there are cute guys (gay or not, I'm not sure) goes to my condo's gym

p)  Know the existence of buah zuriat and how hard it is to peel it

q) Abu the cat is madly in love with me, he comes to me if I kenyit mata (if only that works with Bradley Cooper)

r) Hubby is jealous of Abu. I am so in demand :p

s) My sis in law's cooking is better than me (or so he makes me feel like it)

t) Erin, my team mate, has split personality (hehe)

u) Getting pregnant is easy for some, but hard for me.

v) Anuar Zain is so hot! Why is he gay! I love "Sedetik Lebih" to bits

w) I hate the thought of me turning 30 this year!

x) Money can actually buy people

y) I love my family to bits...I hope I can bring them for an expensive holiday end of this year...

z) My hubby pampers me, and I love every moment together with him.

Hey, are you all asleep already? So now that I shared with you my thoughts...next post will just kickoff from here..I am back, peeps! I love writing...I may just pen down anything I can think of off for my own pleasure and for your entertainment maybe. Nites! :)

Coffee to the rescue :)

I don’t have a problem with caffeine. 

I have a problem without caffeine.

 

Thank you Nina for the caffeine session :p

This week has been challenging, I guess in business there are ups and downs. I wouldn't say it sucks, I guess it's just rather disappointing when things doesn't go as planned. I'll get over it. 

Thank you Vanilla Latte, you saved the day! 

(and great friends and business partners who are willing to listen to me crap and motivate me)

Nothing can bring me down, I am strong and the rest of the week will be better, insya-Allah. 

I have Diamond Night to attend on Saturday...yippee! Though many of my business partners can't make it, it's still going to be a blast (Fifi, I think we need to shop!)....time to shop to look extra HOT! :)

back to healthy lifestyle, Emma!

OK, I admit, I have put on weight. Tiap kali jumpa customer, tiap kali calories pun bertambah. Snacks, coffee, fastfood...sangat tidak healthy! And exercise? I haven't gone jogging as often as I used to! Err, cos I am just too busy! Really! (I know u guys are going "Alasan!")

Cubi, can we start jogging again? I need a jogging partner to keep me motivated on weekends...else I akan zzzzzzzzz on weekend mornings :p 

 

Hubby bought me new pair of shoes cos I told him my running shoes dah koyak which made my kaki sakit...haha (really!)

Boleh kira the number of times I pakai sejak beli :p

He even dragged himself out to jog (he loves team sports ie futsal, bola sepak) just to motivate me, but I found other excuses...hehe

Penat ke yang oi? :p

But I am going to make jogging my routine again...I have 4 weddings coming up (paling dekat is in March...sempat ke?) and I need to look good! Baju kebaya semua dah tempah, I even suruh tailor buat a few inches smaller...kalau tak lose a few inches, habislah i! 

My last charity run was in November, and ever since I havent joined any runs...not that I'm a runner, but if I have and event as such, lagi semangat I nak train myself...

From left: Sarcastic sista, me, and Nazi Trainer

I also need:

a) my sista to give me sarcastic remarks on my weight into piss me off so that I will actually jog again

b) I need to get Nazi trainer, Shakir for training sessions (Shasha, are u with me on this?)

c) Nazi diet instructor, Amira to marah me each time I nak minum teh tarik or eat anything with oil!

I CAN DO IT!!!

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In Memory of Dato' Adnan Mohd Tahir

"Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names"

I just feel like saying a word or two about a wonderful and inspirational man who once cross my path. Last year, as I was going through adoption sites to find out more on parents who have adopted (for my future options), I came across many articles on an organization called OrphanCARE. I dropped an email to the President's inbox to ask more about it. That's how I knew the late Dato' Adnan Mohd Tahir. Me and hubby then met him and his wife, and he was so enthusiastic and passionate when speaking of OrphanCARE and Viva Palestina.

   Dato' Adnan Mohd Tahir passed away last Saturday, on 12th February 2011, leaving his wife Datin Elya Lim Abdullah and three children. Without realizing it, tears roll down my cheeks when I heard the news. I read his status message on FB "Alhamdulillah, Hosni Mubarak has resigned. Congratulations to all Egyptians! May Egypt rise again as the centre of the Arabs, insyaAllah" at about 12midnight and a few hours later, he passed away.

Throughout my involvement with OrphanCARE, he was very passionate of their cause and he had so many ideas to contribute. Baby hatch was made possible by his great leadership in OrphanCARE. Many babies are now saved from being abandoned and many children are given homes. 

I remembered him telling me that he wanted every child in the orphanages to have a proper home and family. He said if we don't save the children from orphanages, when they turn 18, what will happen to them? I believe in the organization's mission and cause however due to personal commitments, I wasn't able to commit to the organization for long, but if I had a chance to work with any organization, it will definitely be under someone with his attributes; a true leader, sincere, hardworking and someone I have very high respect for.

He was such a father figure who pushed me to be the best I could be as he saw the potential in me. When I was involved with OrphanCARE, I only managed to finish one article as he requested, and he praised me for it. I promised him I will find time to write another one  soon, but never did I imagine the next one will be about him. 

Many high profile people would only do charity for the name and glamour, but he is one man I know who does charity from his heart. He could've have contributed more if he was still with us today, but Allah loves him more.

Moga roh arwah dilimpahkan rahmat & di tempatkan di golongan org2 yg beriman & beramal soleh. Al Fatihah ... 

Gathering BBQ bersama ACCKL

After a long time, family ACCKL (our family nyer team name) berkumpul semula untuk BBQ beramai-ramai di rumah Arwah Tok dan Wan di Hulu Langat, Selangor. Miss my late grandparents so much, lagi meriah kalau ada orang tua sebagai pengikat keluarga...but generasi ACCKL mesti teruskan hidup dgn kenangan-kenangan indah bersama mereka :)

Since saya adalah antara yg terawal sampai, so makan pun paling awal...tu yang lebih rounds makan tu...hehe

Grill sotong dan udang

 Haa...sape nak BBQ ayam?

SEBELUM

Inilah hasilnya....haha...first few tries tu api masih tak betul lagi, susah nak dapatkan api yg sesuai...so hangus...err, tapi bukan I yang bbq ni ye...saya tukang makan je ye!

SELEPAS

Ni plak mcm terkurang masak :p

I malas tol nak snap pics..mungkin sebab semalam takde mood...penat pun ye jugak...so amik sikit2 from my bb je lah...so here's the two adorable girls yang suka berposing...kalau nak tau, dlm bb i ni je ada 10 kot gbr diorang...sikit2 "Auntie M, lagi sekali..."...haha...layan je lah...

Leha and Sabrina

And this BBQ pun sebenarye sempena bday my uncle, Pak Wan. So Happy 50th Bday Pak Wan!

HAPPY BDAY PAK WAN!

It was a nice gathering...catch up with my Aunts, update them about my business...nilah time nak cerita apa kita buat....and also layan anak2 sedara...and catch up with cousins...tapi tradisi ACCKL, ada sesi performance...dengan guitar, microphone semua...malangnye gambo kat bb buruk so i tak dpt nak tunjuk....I nyanyi ngan my cousin, Bob lagu "Leaving on a Jetplane" tapi geram suara tak kuar...akibat dari terover makan lah tu...haha....but yg lain2 nyer performace was fun...

So, kalau ada gbr2 yg menarik, I update kat FB jelah..ingat nak curi je gbr from my bro's camera (cos gambo i dlm tu byk gaklah...hehe) tapi lambat sgt dia upload...In short, semalam terover makan seperti biasa. It was also potluck concept, jadi ada 1001 jenis makanan...nak rasa lah semua kan...

This week has been good, appointments tak putus-putus...Alhamdulillah...it's all about spreading the news to everyone...kalau dok diam je, camne lah orang nak tau kita jual, tol tak?

And I have one thing so say...LACTOLITE, TOLONGGGGG! Detox semula lah nampak gayenye! :p

PENCURI IMPIAN

After a stressful day at work, do you know what makes me feel alive? Sharing dreams with another dreamer, Jieha! 

Who said being dreamers aint good?

Everything starts with a dream. Without one, you will just stay put and limit your potential. You wouldn't even know if your life could be better than it currently is. 

Credit of this photo given to Mr Hubby

Only those who have big desires and dreams will have great motivation to rise to the top. Kan Jieha?

Move on to another topic. Today, I learnt that what my mentor told me is true. It's those closest to us are the ones who takes away our dreams (Orang yang rapat dengan kita sebenarnya adalah pencuri impian kita). They think they know us well enough to judge us. They think they have the right to bring us down. They think that just because they know your past, they can take away your future?

Just ignore these negative vibes. Continue chasing your dreams. No one can tell you who you are except YOU.

So when you have put your mind and soul into something, go for it and prove to them that only we can take away our dreams. Not them.

I found a business that not only rewards me with every effort, made many new friends with the same dreams...best of all, I found a new strength in myself I never knew I had. Alhamdulillah.

EMMA

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In pursuit of new handbag :)

Dahulu kala bila I keje bank, berlatar belakangkan Jalan TAR dan SOGO,  takdelah pulak pressure nak bersopping designer handbags...tetapi sejak kerja area KLCC ni, tiap-tiap hari lalu boutiques Prada, Chanel, Ferragamo...stress pulak rasenye bila nampak bags yg cantek gilers tu...

So apa kata next biz bonus treat myself to one new designer handbag? But I belum tahap boleh beli tanpa lihat tag harga (will get there someday! hehe)...so I masih gunakan teknik "Survey dan compare" baru beli...wahaha

I ajaklah mak hayam (nama samaran saje ye!) dan Taty teman survey otw to lunch.

 

Ntah kenapa I suka sgt black handbags walaupun dah banyak kaler hitam! Senang nak match kot :p tapi i ni memang old fashioned sikit....

Tapi atas permintaan ramai, I was asked to be more daring and different this time...white or turquoise blue?

 

I hate white cos I'm a messy person, nanti habis kotor! So I shortlist the blue one lah ye. What do u gurls think? Seriously, this blue one tinggal satu je ok!

 

The search continues...belum habis survey lagi! :p

And after work, met up with a friend to share this great business opportunity @ Aseana KLCC...thanks Hanis for coming! I'm so lucky to be in this great team bawah pimpinan Hanis! Sentiasa motivate me to move forward, appreciate it sgt2!  

Great leaders, great business partners...dapat more friends, more money...and with more money, insya-Allah I can provide more to people I love. 

Car fund, free trips 3 times a year, many more reasons to join us!

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EMMA

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My penny of thoughts about success

Today is another good day for me, I have this sudden inner semangat in me...so I'll just pen some of my thoughts...

Teringat kat something one of my mentors told me:

TANGAN KANAN PEGANG BONUS, TANGAN KIRI PEGANG TANGGUNGJAWAB

Why I love the business I'm doing is because I can feel it grow with each effort I put in!!! :)

GREAT BIZ PARTNERS + GREAT BUSINESS PLAN = BIG INCOME

To achieve more success and more money, apa salahnya sacrifice some time or put in a little bit more effort to make it happen. If we work just to payoff debts, that is no life to live, really!

We should be able to have some luxury in life, buy our parents whatever they want, go on holidays, shop all we want...many people are doing that with the help of a loyal friend called Credit Card. Why accumulate more debts?

A few quotes I live by:

Success doesn't come to you...you go to it!

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.

What's stopping you?

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

Left or right? You decide!

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful!

 

 

This baby agrees! hehe

So if you want to make a change to improve your lifestyle, earn big additional income every month for a better future and free yourself from debts...make that change NOW and JOIN OUR BUSINESS TEAM!!! 

You get RM4500 rebate, free holidays 3 times a year, CAR FUND, watch and other gifts!!! What are you waiting for?

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DIM SUM SAVES THE MONDAY BLUES :)

It has been another hectic week...initial state nak kembangkan business, I dont think there is enough time in the clock to do so many things..kadang2 i dah tak ingat hari ape dah cos everyday pun working. Tapi business ni sebenarnya best, cos banyak benda baru I belajar and at the same time, dapat kenal ramai lagi entrepreneurs and make new friends...I love being surrounded by successful people...nak dapatkan AURA :)

Since semalam seminar the whole day, Sunday pulak tu, today mcm susah giler nak bangun....MONDAY BLUES yang teramat sangat....back to back meeting pulak tu, and having being asked to do this, do that...arrrgh, Mondays really get to me!

Today the team nak celebrate kat Penang Village...farewell for my dear intern (who I'm gonna miss cos dah biasa mcm ada ala-ala PA...hehe..she's such a cool sport!) and a colleague who I wont be missing (perhaps some disgusting stuff he does will be remembered from time to time)....so we all decided to have the farewell kat Penang Village @ Great Eastern Mall.

I had kueh teow (which was yummy!), but I just love DIM SUM!!! I can eat loads of it, as much as I can eat sushi...but cos I'm wearing Premium Beautiful (I put kancing yang paling ketat today), so had to put a limit...limit pun, banyak jugaklah i makan! hehe...

SEDAPPPSSSS!!!

Price pun ok gak, per plate is about RM6++

I took the pic of the bandung drink only cos it looks cute!!!

After heavy lunch, we had a 2-hour meeting which they serve kuih bingka and sandwich...and oh yeah, teh tarik.....why oh why did I still took a piece of that kuih? lepas makan, baru teringat calories...hahaha

From left: Piqa, Mrs Fabulous, Cruella

It's my blog, I can name myself Mrs Fabulous if I wanted to ok! hehehe

To Piqa: All the best in your future undertakings! I know you must think all we do is eat cos we drag u to many food events, but we do try get some work done too ye :P

To my team: I was gonna blog about you all, but I think you need to treat me to something fancy first, else I can't promise I'll hide any ugly truths...hehehe

I'm gonna make this short...other pics I upload kat FB je. I need sleep. Business is closed at midnight, the bed is calling.....nites!!!