new year, new lease on life

2007 dah nak habis, masuk lak 2008.

Apa resolusi 2007 anda yang masih belum tercapai? apa yang akan anda buat untuk 2008? cuba capai resolusi 2007 yang sebenarnya resolusi 2006 dan seterusnya?

Myself? I'm hoping 2008 will start fresh with a new job. Yay people! I got myself a new job! I was supposed to submit my resignation letter today but i got an SMS from the boss saying i have to go up north come morning light. Since i'm commuting using wife's car it's gonna be tricky. And maybe to put up for the night... cisss. So i'm gonna hop in the office, drop the letter and then drove up north. Hahahha...

Anyway, to pass Sunday we made an early drive to Mid Valley MegaMall with the kids for lunch and take pictures of their season decorations. There was a fantasy lake like setting complete with "lalang", seed pods... it was marvelous. As we move to the jusco area (north side?) we see a christmas tree with giant mushrooms! Nisa was overjoyed!

Nisa: "Macam Mario la ayah!"

We had a great time and hoping all of you will have the same!

Happy New Year 2008!

Semoga Allah merahmati anda dan keluarga anda! Dan jgn cakap bohong!

PS: Pics will be up soon, if i can find a scanner and process the film... i know i'm still using an old school Nikon F55D... maybe i should add an addition to my resolution... buy a new digital camera!

Entertainment Updates!

As 2007 comes to an end and 2008 is a mere 2 weeks away, we share our joy with one another and has started to be lazy at work... hehehe!

So for all you movie fans out there, here's a tidbit for you to rummage through during the aidil adha holiday and throughout the weekend. Enjoy!

Trailers:

• The Dark Knight - Christian Bale, Heath Ledger
• Sweeney Todd - Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
• P.S. I love You - Jessica Alba, Hilary Swank, Gerald 'This is Spartaaaa!' Butler <-- TQ KakakDegil for highlighting me of the error... camna tak silap? sekali baca news yg Jessica Alba preggersss... why?)
• The Great Debaters - Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker
• Horton Hears A Who! - Jim Carrey, Steve Carell
• Charlie Wilson's War - Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Rambo - Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz
• National Treasure: Book Of Secrets - Nicholas Cage, Diane Kruger

News:

Ladies and Gents, KITT is back! NBC is creating a new Knight Rider. KITT was given a new body as a Shelby GT500KR Mustang (old KITT was a Trans Am). Will Arnett will be the voice of KITT. The Hoff is in negotiations to do a cameo as Michael Knight. Justin Bruening is the designated driver. Click KITT for the full story at Jalopnik.com

Post back, leave a comment!

Aidil Adha

Selamat menyambut Hari Raya Korban.

Semoga diberkati Allah sentiasa.

Movies and TV and Music updates!

TV Series:

It's end of the year + the writers strike, expect a few weeks of you fav TV series before running out of episodes, which afterwards, we will be treated with endless reruns and reality tv shows.

Movies: Source from JoBlo.com, IMDB.com,

1. M. Night Shyamalan's THE HAPPENING is... well... err... happening (at least the poster is happening). The Happening is a paranoid thriller in which a family must survive a global environmental crisis. The film will portray the earth as a victim of mankind's doings, which causes a global backlash. Check out the cool poster here.
   
2. From the dudes who brought you The Matrix Trilogy comes a beloved cartoon of the 60's Speed Racer! Starring: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, Susan Sarandon. I've watch the trailer and it looks cool!!!!!! Check the trailer here!
   
3. Punisher Warzone is in full gear, Frank Castle continues his war with the mobsters. Starring this dude Ray Stevenson of Rome fame. Info can be found here!
   
4. And they're doing a life version of DRAGONBALL? This is gonna suck!! Read it here! http://www.joblo.com/chung-in-dragonball
   
5. The most hush-hush movie has spill out its trailer. Pure to JJ Abrams style, this movie is gonna rock (except MI3 which was just so-so). Click HERE to view the aforementioned 1-18-08, err... Slusho, err... Cloverfield movie.
   

That's all for now!

Year End events

So what is happening?

Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2 November - 29 December 2007
The country's premier gastronomic event, the annual Malaysia International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) brings to the limelight some of the world's best chefs who make their home in Malaysia.

Malaysia Year End Sale 1 December 2007 - 1 January 2008
The 2007 Malaysia Year End Sale (MYES) is back, bringing with it a stream of bargains and promotions designed to tease and tantalise your shopping buds to the limit.

Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2007 4 December - 8 December 2007 (just wrapped)
This international event is held every two years once in Langkawi, featuring the best civil and defense technologies for land, air and sea weaponry.

PIKOM PCFAIR III 2007 7 December - 9 December 2007
The event waited by computer and gadget geeks alike... Wahoo!

Hari Raya Qurban 20 December 2007
The celebration of Eid-Ul-Adha is in commemoration of the command give by Allah to Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his first born son Ismail (Ishmael) to Him. The fulfilment of this noble command of Allah by Ibrahim signifies his faith in Allah... Allah then replace Ismail with a Qibas.

Christmas 25 December 2007
A traditional celebration of the birthdate of Christ is also celebrated in Malaysia. Gotta love the decorations in malls!

Nisa Wants to Help RALK and likes Big Mushroom Burger!

This is supposed to be Saturday's entry but i kinda forgot. So here goes...

Saturday morning, the whole family went to Tesco and bought supplies for Rumah Amal Limpahan Kasih. We didn't buy much probably enough to last them 1-2 days extra of food. Since school will open next month we decided to throw in a few boxes of pencils and drawing papers.

It was a good chance to educate Nisa about the less fortunate, which afterwards she relate a story about her friend in nursery who lost her mother a few weeks back. We told her that it is a part of life and we must always help the needy especially "anak yatim" just like her friend and that Allah will test us in different ways and we must emerge triumphant... she understood although she was a little apprehensive at first.

Afterwards, as i have promised Nisa to take her out on Saturday, so i decided to have lunch at Carl's Jr Sunway Pyramid. Wife was curious about Carl's but takde la excited ke apa ke... Bagus juga Piramid nih dah siap renovate maka parking pun banyak la... takde la nak pusing sampai 30 minit cari parking lagi! After arriving at Carl's...

Nisa: "Echa taknak makan la, kenyang lagi. Echa nak drinks saja."
Ayah: "Betul ke ni? Ayah nak beli Portobello mushroom burger untuk mama. Betul Nisa taknak makan?"
Nisa: "Ayah ni, Echa kata Echa nak drinks saja. Air strawberry."
Ayah: "Betul ni?"
Nisa: "Ye."

Miahhahah... Ok la anakku... So we bought Beef Chili Fries with Cheese, Portobello Mushroom, Double Western Bacon, Charbroiled Chicken Salad, fries and drinks. Nisa was happy because she was looking forward for the outing... even asked if she can pay for her drinks herself.

Hehehe... she's getting the concept of money and was eager to try herself... sbb selama ni asyik tanya ayah dgn mama aje... so i let her pay for our lunch (using my money of course! -silly of you to think otherwise!) and ask her to keep the change in her Tiger bank...

Nisa: "Ooo tabung harimau tu ke?"
Ayah: "Yes"

As we sat down at the table, she had a whiff of the Portobello and suddenly went...

Nisa: "Mama, Echa nak makan Burger Mushroom lah!"

Hahhahaa... My wife was glad to share as she couldn't finish the burger on her own... Najah had salad and fries and Maktok had tea with her food.

If you've read my wife's blog, we are currently encouraging Nisa to sleep in her room. We promised her a lampu bunga from IKEA... so OK la, anything to encourage Nisa to sleep on her own...

2 weeks and counting...

I don't have a car... suffice to say i thrashed the engine... and i don't have 5K to replace with a different engine... been commuting with wife's car, so it's been...

0730 - nursery drop off the kids
0830 - wife's office - depending on traffic condition
0915 - my office
1645 - off to pick up wife
1815 - pick up kids
1830 - reach home

I am driver extrodinaire!!!
Wahoo!!!