Saturday, February 26, 2005
I LOVE MY BLOGUNDEKS, SO SUE ME.

ehem.

ni anak met nak nyanyi sikit.

"heran tak heran, goyang tak goyang, busuk busuk gua tendang!!" :D

haiii... ingatkan story dah lama habis... tapi ada orang tak makan saman lor. what to do. kekekable, to say the least.

moving on.

i have been utilising my janda status very well to date, going out with as many gundeks as i possibly can. gundeks are a very precious commodity; they provide an excellent buffer for depressing times. yes, i'm depressed. i have already surpassed my one week husbandless pain treshold, and desolation is fast meandering into my system. work is great (i've never been happier) and thank god for that. at least it keeps my mind occupied for a big fraction of the day. but evenings are terrible. trying to disregard that empty bedspace beside me, night after night .... a futile effort, that. i want hubby back. badly.

as i was saying, the gundeks keep me sane. they're just the best lor. girls should always have tons of other girlfriends. you just have to, cos you'll be needing different gundeks for different situations! (if you've read cleo/her world/etc., you'd perhaps find this line familiar. :p) you'll be needing girl A for your relationship problems, girl B for shopping, girl C for coffee, girl D for a great night of dancing, and girl E for movies, bla bla bla... (of course a best friend is eligible for all of the above!) but sometimes a best friend can be occasionally out of reach, and that's when a bigger social circle is welcome to work its magic. :)

i love making new friends. i may not have started blogging with the singular intent to make friends, but hey, it happened, and i'm sure it happened for a reason. girls are born territorial and bitchy (no apologies for that), and so to meet new faces that one can click with in a nanosecond is a rarity that must be exploited. hehe. and i'm pleased to say, i've been exploiting. and my spoils so far are damned worth it lor. my blogundeks, regardless of their "anak met" status, rock my world.

lately, a lovely dubai princess has managed to sashay her way into my precious world of blogundeks. welcome (into my life), dear raihan! though "a wedding superstar" i am not, i shalt nonetheless render whatever services i can muster in this diminutive body to help you prepare for your fairytale wedding. pasai kawin hang jangan cakap, itu topik peberet aku noh!!

it's just orgasmic when the writer behind one of your must-read-blogs materialises as a real person in front of you! a blog doesn't usually justify its owner, being a mere veil for the bigger persona out there. but for raihan, reading is believing. she's as articulate and intelligent and witty as she is online, if not more! a truly enjoyable company. more raihan in singapore, please. :)


the rouge, raihanrusselland, and hotmama shireen after their caffeine fix at starbucks


rinirougeweddingsuperstar with raihanbakalbiniazimyangmithali


yet another priceless blogundek bond

it's also my darling goddaughter's birthday today. happy turning 2, my precious ili! *sends wet slobbery kisses to mentel little girl*



wait auntie give you present ok? cakap je, mentel girl nak barbie ke, nak lipstick? LOL!

:: rouge @ 8:33 pm :: ::


Tuesday, February 22, 2005
MAK METROPOLITAN

satu petang di orchard road...

"ni mummy nak citer sket ah kat daddy... citer dia besar punya rabak ah daddy! kemarin tu ada budak taik nak buat kacau dengan mummy ah daddy. teros terang cakap eh daddy, mummy betolnye tak puas ati ah!! ati bengkak sakkk tengok muka dia!!! step rabak ahhh!!! dia ingat apa, dia perasan chong kape??? mummy rasa macam nak suuut je muka dia satu kali. baru puas ah daddy. mentang-mentang ah badan dia gedabak rabak... dia gertak kita, kirakan kita goyang kape?! EH boleh berambos ahhhhh!!! eh daddy nak tunggu apa lagi ni? jom ah pi rembat sama muka dia!!!"

drama beb.

heh. lu relek sua brader.

:: rouge @ 2:38 am :: ::


Thursday, February 17, 2005
NEWBIE NEWS

for those curious, i'm sorry but i'm not about to reveal my workplace online (understand understood eh). does it suffice if i say that i work in the vicinity of one of the medical organisations in singapore?

first day of work was not without its glitches but i got the hang of things soon enough. the company is cosy cos it has only 13 staff members (excluding the doctors) - it is cosiness i like cos it's a far cry from the mad working environment that i used to have. i've decided: i like the job *very* much - it is definitely my cup of teh o. though the workload is very demanding (i foresee working till 7 pm every day), i don't mind it a bit cos time passes very quickly when you have tons to do (but this time, it doesn't involve constant screaming and trying to be at 3 places at the same time). the best part is, i get my social life back!! now i'm free to go out after work (hello movies and shopping malls!) and not worry about the endless impending marking to be completed at home, or feeling like i've had my life sucked out of me by 10 am. neither do i have to worry about preparing the 1001 lessons for the rest of the week every damned weekend. now my weekends = time for mindless, leisurely pursuits. no more lesson plans, gawdammit! *sings* i'm loving it, parappappappaaaaaaaa...

but i still miss my ex-colleagues very much. how liddat? i don't think my present colleagues will ever compare to them. i still visit 'em teachers every now and then at the school (while trying my best at the same time to avoid the principal with the longest nose hair) to catch up on lost time. now i can't do that anymore. and that's a depressing thought. :(

and i've having trouble sleeping at night cos i miss my boncit man very much.

:: rouge @ 12:39 am :: ::


Monday, February 14, 2005
DIA COCOK TANG SINI, DIA COCOK TANG SANA...

monday was not spent at the new workplace, but at a medical centre for my pre-employment check up. the doctor who examined me was an extremely friendly fella (a very rare find in the confines of a sterile room), who happened to be a close friend of my new plastic surgeon boss. the examination took all of five minutes, but it was the conversation we had after that which intrigued me. we talked about the education system and its pitfalls, and i was delighted that we both belonged to the same camp! having treated many teachers for stress-related illnesses/disorders, he was in staunch support of my decision to leave the service.

his words came at rapid-fire speed, "the ministry's messed up. there are too many people in the higher ranks who are more concerned about getting promoted than watching the welfare of those directly in the line of fire - the teachers. they should cut all that unnecessary crap and let teachers focus on what's important; the teaching itself. i'm so glad you left while you're still young, because there are still many other career opportunities for you. i feel sorry for those who have to stay because they simply have no other choice. do you know that the highest percentage of psychiatric cases are made up of teachers?"

now, why am i not surprised? a number of my ex-colleagues are either on anti-depressants or seeing the shrink. that's why i *really* salute those who last long in the service. it's not easy balls. and THAT'S an understatement. hmm, i could come up with a long list of my own horrific experiences on this blog, but i do not want to be discouraging future teachers out there. heh. i guess it's best you find out for yourself.

anyways, this nice doctor told me that my job is going to be very demanding. "your boss is anal retentive, but it's for a good reasonlah." well, i'll have to wait till tomorrow to find out, won't i? :p

he remained friendly right to the very end. as i made my exit from his sterile office, he waved at me and chirped, "i'll see you at the next doctors' meeting yah?" ah? me ah? *gulp* maybe i should get myself a verrryyy nice nurse outfit in order to blend in. LOL!

ok today i'd like to wish my hubby something. no, NOT v day (chet!). today coincidentally is our 6 months wedding anniversary, so... HAPPY GROWING OLD(ER) TOGEDER-GEDER, BABYKU! and i'm so so sad cos he's leaving tomorrow for perth, and i can't even send him off cos i'll be working! so if anyone wants to date me, i'll be free and available for the next 2-3 weeks ok. eh eh, girls only tau!

:: rouge @ 7:46 pm :: ::


Saturday, February 12, 2005
SAYONARA, MOE-DOM. I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR BATANG HIDONG BERKERAK EVER AGAIN.

the mosquitoes have died of heatstroke, and my punggol pond's all dried up.

alahhhh... i got a job lah!!

apparently the surgeons like me. god knows why. i thought i stood very little chance after being told "you look too outgoing and social for this kind of line", "you're newly married, what happens if you plan to have children after this?", "do you think you can handle the routine work? seriously??"... yada yada yada. so imagine my shock when i got the call from the manager yesterday. for a moment there, i was in a state of suspended disbelief.

so miracles do happen after all. i do admit, it had been a painful, uneventful six months for me. but thank God, my rezeki is finally here. i'm just so happy that i didn't have to settle for a job i didn't want. syukur alhamdulillah.

i'm starting on monday. the most un-editorial-looking editorial executive around, you say? i say stick around cos this "social butterfly" is gonna add some colour to the place!

ps// huge thanks to all those who had provided me with the many lobangs in my quest for that elusive job! you're all too kind. *heart*

:: rouge @ 10:17 pm :: ::


Tuesday, February 08, 2005
ASPIRATIONS GONE AWRY

i'm enjoying baby Em very much, even if i'm not the one to bring her out to play. but she's still in the teething stage, so we can't push her beyond 80 km/h for about 2 weeks. man man lai. we're planning to change her silver skin to something more radical, but that will wait. make that a one-year wait. heh.

so i went for my 2nd round of interview for the medical journal job yesterday, which meant meeting more surgeons! i thought it would get easier after the 1st interview, but i was dead wrong. peh nervous. i'm competing for the only spot with 3 other shortlisted candidates. and we were told to wait until the end of the week. i'm getting sooooooo f**king sick of all this waiting. m/a/r/s/h/a/l/l/c/a/v/e/n/d/i/s/h pon senyap je. i guess i can safely say goodbye to that one. aiseyman.

life right now sure is stagnant. i feel like a mosquito-breeding punggol pond. and malaria is just stone's throw away.

end of the week, if it's a no, then it's a trip to the job agencies for me. end of the month, if i'm still a mosquito-breeding punggol pond, then moe here i come (again). maybe i AM resigned to teaching. maybe that's ALL my stupid degree allows me to do in this country.

goodbye stagnation, hello non-existent life.

:: rouge @ 1:36 pm :: ::


Friday, February 04, 2005
"OH... ITU PAKCIK TAU... ITU HURUF EM!"

heh.

oklah, here's the story. it's very hard for me to catch baby Em during daylight cos the hubster is always busy bringing her around. so no photographic opportunities there. however, to appease the masses, i shall show you what baby Em looks like. ta da!


nur mazda six binte md nazri
aka baby Em


her sporty profile


she comes with a spiffy sunroof. now mummy and daddy can go tanning anytime they want to.

baby Em rocks big-time. the thing i like most about her (besides her spanking new baby smell) is that she comes with mirrors which automatically light up whenever mummy wants to preen!

ok, now mummy must *really* start on her driving lessons so that she can also bring baby Em out to play. that's a pwomish.

:: rouge @ 1:50 pm :: ::


Wednesday, February 02, 2005
OUR VERY OWN

i might not have a baby yet, but not to worry, it's hubby to the rescue! yup yup, if izadnhana have their baby colt, and ayu has her baby kel, we finally got down to getting our very own... baby Em.

she's gorgeous. just you see. due home any second now. we'll do a proper introduction later.


:: rouge @ 6:24 pm :: ::