Saturday, May 23, 2009

Weekend yang istimewa

Huh, seronoknya...

Member aku yang dah lama tak jumpa tiba2 dtg holiday Brisbane. Si Farid and Aishah yang sama batch Petronas dengan aku turun Brissie for a holiday. Macam tak percaya! Terjumpa kat Nando's, I didn't know he came down and he didn't know I was still here. Caught up and talked about heaps (Ajaib ya? Me talking heaps? That's just impossible..!!)

Bestnya!!!! Feels like I've taken a time machine and travelled back 5 years!!!!!!

Went to the office that morning to finish up some work. Needed to load up some massive data before month-end starts tomorrow. Tapi system tiba2 down!!! Dammit!!! Buat penat je drive 1/2 half-hour!! Oh well, I've found enough work to make my weekend trip to office worthwhile, since you can't do much about things you can't control.

Dapat message daripada si Zara semalam, apparently si Ayip dan rakannya kat KK for a business trip. Business trip, dahsyat mamat ni! Jual apa sampai berjalan ke Sabah ni? Part kereta ke? Hehehe.

Finished the night with the guys a.k.a guys night in. Perati si Abu study jap, and then melantak Krispy Kreme beramai-ramai sambil menonton Phenomenon, diikuti dengan sesi Winning Eleven hingga pukul 3 pagi. Kesimpulannya:

- Chelsea ada some flaws semalam yang menyebabkan midfield asyik kalah battle
- Comebacks don't happen every now and then, but when do it's always at a special time
- Aku perlu mentenyeh (dan mungkin juga menyekeh) mental si Abu ni, supaya dia tak cepat down setiap kali dikalahkan oleh musuh2 yang gemar mem'psycho' opponent. I mean, we've all been there haven't we?

Selamat malam guys. You rock!!!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Lamanya tak update

Assalamualaikum,

Huh, kat sebulan ye since Easter? Been smashed, but felt like writing a few stuff in here. After all, menulis2 ni can be a therapeutic thing if you're in the right mood and use the right words.

What's up? Well, the last 4 weeks have been a hurricane of events. I've been spending a lot of time the office, cleaning up the accounts. I work in Team Revenue, and currently those accounts have got heaps, and I mean heaps of unidentifiable payments that shouldn't belong there in the first place. So I need to reallocate them to the right places, because they might be revenue belonging to another account, or worse, payments that are supposed to go to a debtor account. Failure to do this may result in your revenue being overstated and an inflated receivables balance.

Hehehe, best baca? Ahahaha, technical stuff aside life goes on as usual. Currently helping out the Queensland Malaysians society with funraising. Recently made a food+drink sale at Uni, we made decent profits, now I'm in the process of drafting sponsorship letters to help fund our trip to Sydney for the National Games Carnival. Hopefully banyaklah pihak yang sudi membantu. Dah buat proposal dan tulis surat cantik2, harap2 dapatlah sokongan yang diingini.

What else? We had our first Winning Eleven competition ever. Good turnout of 30 people, good matches and awesome goals. Definitely will organise that again.

Apart from that, my brother and my housemate's studying for exams in June. Housemate will leave in July, might start finding new ones. Cross the bridge when you come to it? How's that sound?

Ans

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Bye Wellington! You rock!!!!

Awesome holiday! Puas hati and definitely will come down NZ again insyaallah jika masa dan kewangan mengizinkan.

Pictures all in Facebook. Sila la lawat jika berminat, next time anyone have any queries about NZ, let me know. More than happy to field them where I can (Cewah, cam tourist guide la pulak)

In summary, best sebab:

1) Makan sedap - Terima kasih kepada Abg Jastin + Kak Hani, kenyang 3 hari senang hati.
2) Weather best - Week before we came was really cold and rainy, but time kita datang weather was perfect! Loved it!!!
3) Scenery cantik - Bukit beralun macam dalam movie, and laut dia biru macam watercolour. Dammit kalau tak sejuk aku dah terjun dah.
4) Nice people - Also had the hospitable Farah taking us around the city and having a great time at the Te Papa Museum (me liking museums? Fair dinkum)
5) Last but not least ----> Lemon and Paeroa!!! Minuman rasmi NZ, dia adik-beradik Bundaberg Ginger Beer. Hehe, siap bawak balik sebotol nak kasi housemate minum.

Sekian terima kasih.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Hello Wellington!!!!

Arrived in Wellington safely Khamis malam. Sejuk!!!!! Nasib baik pegi April, bukan July!!

Abg Jastin was there to meet us, lama tak jumpa cousin aku yang sorang nih. I would've told everyone, and I'll say it again that I haven't met him for aaaaaaaages, almost 5 years. Wedding dia pun aku tak dapat pegi! Hampa!!!!!! Esp given that their family has been really nice people, and bila kita visit diorang jek, confirm diorang masak tahap kenduri, sedangkan yang datang tuh satu family jek. And then pegi air terjun kat Yan, layan mandi sungai sambil picnic. Cool as.

First day? Hehe, belum upload pics lagi tapi we loved it!! Lain gila from Brisbane, you'd go around the area and see buildings being built on hills, all over the area.

Seems that Wellington is a really hilly place, and when these developers plan the town, they didn't want to adjust the land contour too much, they somehow built the whole thing around it without 'menarah habis' bukit-bukau kat area nih.

Bukit2 dia pun beralun cantik, alih2 dah nampak kambing beberapa ekor melepak rempit sambil pekena rumput sesuap dua. Kenyang la korang.

Also, very quiet area. Would make a great retirement village, since there's enough amenities to meet your needs, and and awesome view to match. I think it's wonderful, tapi Jastin kata time spring lagi best, penuh bunga. Yeke??? Dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!

One trivial thing? No plate keta pelik. Format sama macam Aussie i.e 3 Letters + 3 Numbers, tapi dia punya zero jadinya macam ini - Ø. Layan gelak dua tiga kali gak ah.

Finally, the accent. Where can you start, or where cin you start? Pagi2 je dengar jiran sebelah cakap, "Yeah, just put it in the litterbox (letterbox)" Ahaha, sure I'll do that, if that stuff is litter material!!!! Nice bunch of people with a unique sounding accent.

Gotta go, nak jumpa Farah jiran kitorang lak tengahari nih, kat Um Te Aro (Believe it or not, tuh nama tempat tu...How Maori is that?)

Will update soon, happy holidays!!!

After a while!!!!

Hi guys,

Ampun tuanku beribu2 ampun, sembah patik harap diampun. Patik pacal hina datang mengadap etc etc etc...You get the idea :)

Sibuk bagai nak rak for the past few weeks, probably even months.

As you know, my company's currently under voluntary administration (A fancy term which in layman's terms meant "I don't have enough money to meet my debts, my business is a mess and I'm getting someone to help me out while I fix up the whole thing)

Happened back in 6/11/2009 (Public info, so I can share this). Took a while to get accustomed to the new ways of working (and still am!), and changing your work methods to adjust to the various business conditions. Had people been laid off in hundreds back in December - I survived thankfully, but hope to remain that way.

At the same time, kena admit nak balance the workload with your studies has always been a monumental challenge. Nih nasib baik still single and looking, kalau tak lagi parah entah2. Well, kena doa banyak2 la bila bangun subuh pagi and jaga kesihatan at the same time. Mintak2 ok lah.

But yeah, will update when I do have time. Sekarang tgh cuti Easter, Tuesday masuk keje. Woohoo!!! I do miss uni life (more like the uni holidays where you seem to have so many of them!!!!!) even though working has its own rewards, financial being one of them.

Till then :)

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Season baru!!!!!!!!!

Salam muhibah, apa khabar semua????

Uni season has started, maka aktiviti2 akan hidup kembali.

Been quiet so far because not much has been happening. Just doing my usual routine of working, studying, and sleeping. Unfortunately not things worth updating in my blog for the last couple of weeks.

The only thing that makes sure I'm still alive and happy is weekend football bersama geng2 yang best. Kalau dah selalu sgt turun padang Munro tu, you start to know everyone.

This includes that Arab guy yang selalu score offside, mamat Real Madrid yang suka buat skill dengan muka berlagak, mamat Fabregas yang suka pass bola2 jauh gila walhal main padang kecik jek, and not to mention mamat2 South American yang sentiasa mencantikkan permainan menggunakan skill2 superb mereka. Therapeutic....

Last but not least, the Malaysian team yang aku sayangi!!! You guys rock!! Mari kita memeriahkan padang Oval 7. Yaaaa, sudah March, semua orang sudah balik! Kita boleh training dan friendly untuk MASCA. Horee!!!!!

Let the games begin!!!!



Standing: Arip, Baloo, Faris Jr, Anas (Captain), Farez (Manager), Apit, Brian, Ayep, Ji, Me, Man
Sitting: Lan, Apek, Dan, Musab, Abu, Rahmat, Haze, Johan

Monday, February 9, 2009

Apabila Si Zara chow...



- Zara, sorang lagi member lama aku yang telah selamat pulang ke Malaysia -

Not much happening lately, but recently one of my old buddies left home to Malaysia for good.

Sesapa yang duk Brisbane would know I'm referring to Cik Zahrah Fowzi, yang berjaya menjadi seorang peguam bertauliah setelah berhempas-pulas menghafal 1001 kes perundangan selama 5 tahun.

Tentang beliau? Anak gadis berumur 24 tahun ini berasal dari Kota Kinabalu, Sabah yang juga dikenali sebagai Negeri di Bawah Bayu. Having said that, anyone who met her for the first time would never be able to pickup her accent. Yes, she's that good. Aku pun mati2 ingat dia orang KL until much later.

Came in 2004 (or was it 2003) to do her law degree at QUT. Cun, next time aku nak saman sesapa I know who to call hehe.

Terkenal dengan sifatnya yang peramah dan suka berceloteh. Can fit in with all types of people and loves netball. Barangkali kalau si Denise jadi singa betina at GK, si Zara akan jadi her harimau betina partner at GD. Awesome combination, would've been nice to see you guys win a gold medal in the MASCA games. Huh....

Also heard she's a shopaholic, but I've yet to confirm with my own eyes (Neither have I contemplated on joining the girls in their 7-hour shopping sessions. Do you have any idea how many Expert Guitar Hero songs I could've mastered by then????)

All in all, you could say I've noticed her progression from being a youthful uni student into a matured full-fledged female. Definitely wish you all the best in your future careers and remember: "Always do the right thing, and you'll be safe, di dunia dan akhirat"

P.S - Ramli's fine. Kitorang kasi dia makan banyak2, nanti dah besar boleh buat friendly dgn ikan lain. Hehe, just kidding. Take care!

Pictures of her farewell coffee session:



- La Dolce Vita. Housemate aku sampai terjuling2 mata, heh seronok sgt kot malam tu -



- Second picture, haaa...yang ni cantik! Aku suka -

Ans

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Siapa sangla (sangka) ....

Ronaldo score 2 bijik, cet nyesal tak ambik kalau tak boleh dpat 28 markah...Mmmmm 28 markah

Vidic score lagi!!!!!!!!

Djokovic kecundang

Liverpool seri last minute - Hampalah adik dan housemate aku (tapi aku happy)

Last but not least, my previous post was my 100th post!!!!!! Century....(waves bat to the crowd)

Life is full of surprises, isn't it?

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Joke of the Day

Batman: G'day mate. How you're going?
Robin: Not too bad mate. Yourself?

Batman: Going walkabout . You know I got a second job eh?
Robin: Fair dinkum. What do you do?

Batman: I'm a fortune teller. I charge $50 for 2 questions.

Robin: (Pauses). Mate, isn't that a bit expensive?
Batman: Don't think so. Now what's your 2nd question?

- What a wanker, what a champion. Bloody ripper, bloody unreal. -

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Temubual bersama Jemay - Cet, aku lak kena ye???

Jemay: Ansar! bangun! bangun! (sambil renjis² air payau di muka dia) jom aa sembang..ade soklan sket..
Ansar: Mmmpphh!! Humang aihh!!! Slurrrpppp!!!! (Hisap balik air liur basi)

Jemay: Ko mimpi ape tadi?Syok je tgk tido..
Ansar: Aku mimpi jadi muda balik. Umur aku around Form 5, tapi aku dah ada knowledge umur aku sekarang. Woohoo!!! Puas hati gila....

Jemay: Saje je..nak interbiu ko sket...bley?
Ansar: Boleh, apa salahnya. Kalau kau nak belanja makan pun lagi la bley.

Jemay: Apekah ciri² wanita idaman bini anda? Dengar cerita bukan main jual mahal lagi sekarang ni eh..hehe
Ansar: Pergh, at least soalan pertama tu tanya le pasal diri / asal-usul / hobi ke, ini straight to spotlight! Yerkkk....Well, susah nak kata la. Em, boleh jadi apa2 given that crushes2 silam aku termasuklah cute + petite, the gorgeous + independent and the sweet + compassionate. I guess 3 ciri yang paling penting bagi aku would be always have a positive outlook in life , cantik (zahir dan batin), dan terer gila masak! Insya-Allah, based on these foundations you'd definitely find someone you'd spend your life with for the next 50++ years.

Jemay: Perkara paling gila yang penah sedare buat?
Ansar: Hehe, budak Brisbane sure tau punya. Aku pernah bakar rumah sendiri. Yaa, rumah sendiri!! (Not that it's something to be proud of). Time tu kitorang tgh panaskan minyak nak masak wedges, sambil tu aku lepak bilik Adnan melayan gitar lagu Iris - Goo Goo Dolls. Sedar2 je alarm dah bunyi WOOP!!!! WOOP!!!! BING BING!!!!! Mat Pin dah keluar bilik muka mamai lalu bertukar menjadi cuak. Fuad lak hilang tah ke mana, aku dah cuak gila dah takut dia mati kebakaran dalam Campus Lodge. In the end nasib baik semua orang okay and the property had insurance. Last2 aku kena bayar $1K, tu pun PETRONAS bayar setengah. Crazy night. Aku hilang punca selama seminggu.

Jemay: Ape ko akan buat kalau tgh lapar giler, kereta takleh start utk ke kedai dan makanan kat umah dah abis?
Ansar: Heh, aku jalan je. Budak2 selalu nampak aku jalan sorang2 gi Toowong semata2 nak makan. Kadang2 Indooroopilly. Kadang2 City. Kononnya boleh exercise skali la. Pk2 balik gila gak sebenarnya.

Jemay: Kalau anda dilahirkan kaya raya, siapakah yang anda akan jadi sekarang?
Ansar: Menteri Kewangan Malaysia (WOW!!! Jawapan on the spot). Knowledge and energy permitting, aku nak make sure Malaysia boleh realise its potential and menjadi negara yang maju. Kau pun tau, negara kita ni power sebenarnya. Tanah subur, negara cantik, barang murah, orang pandai etc. Cuma resources yang ada skrg ni tak digunakan sebaiknya. I guess bila dan kaya tahap takyah fikir duit nih, bolehlah aku concentrate on giving people what they need the most..The confidence to succeed, deriving pride in their own country. MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!!

Jemay: One word describe yourself? Kenape?
Ansar: Chill. For some reason aku perasan bila time org happy, aku takdele nak happy sgt and time org marah / cuak, aku takdela cuak sangat. Agaknya sebab tu time sekolah budak2 kata aku nih takde perasaan. Mungkin gak sebab aku lebihkan logik dari emotion when dealing with any situations in life. Hopefully that's a good thing.

Jemay: Adakah anda rasa diri anda bijak dan genius?
Ansar: Genius? Mana ada. Biasa je. Satu2nya sebab aku power akademik ialah bapak aku. Dia keje lecturer, dan dia memang sejak kecik dah suruh kitorang baca semua jenis buku (English, Malay, Maths, Science). Nanti dia tanya apa kita baca, kalau tak kena marah. Seksa sungguh. Dalam keta pun tgh2 balik kampung dia boleh borak pasal fizik keta kat jalanraya. Kau bayangkan la, aku darjah 2 dah kena belajar pasal inertia, gila head start. Kalau kitorang keluar berjalan2, wajib ikut dia singgah MPH, duk sana 2-3 jam membaca je apa2. Kalau dah buat hari2 lama terpupuklah minat untuk menimba ilmu pengetahuan. Benda2 nilah yang banyak membina knowledge base aku sampai sekarang. I owe him big time, definitely.

Jemay: Hari ini hari Rabu, Esok hari Khamis; (hah sambung pantun 4 kerat ini)
Ansar: Kalau nak makan nasi kerabu, jangan lupa letak manggis!

Jemay: Dimanakah anda nampak diri anda dalam masa 2 tahun dari sekarang?dan 10 tahun akan datang?
Ansar: 2 tahun, insyaallah habiskan CA qualification aku. Dah well overdue sebenarnya pun sebab aku lambat dapat keje. Hopefully aku boleh focus and finish it for good this time round. 10 tahun? Aku pun taktau, I maybe looking at a senior manager position in a company. Harap2 dgn knowledge / network yang terkumpul I can be in the best position to use all my skills.

Jemay: Bape lame lagi anda nak lepak kat Ozi?
Ansar: Maybe till adik aku graduate. End 2010 thereabouts. See how we go. Apa2 pun, I will miss this place heaps.

Jemay: Haa ni soklan yang aku asyik tertanye2 diri aku, agak misteri...camne ko bley tido dgn cepat skali? cam kalau pc ko tekan shut down button dia akan analys dulu and take a few minute, tapi ko cam terus tiiiiiiiioooooon kronnngg kroonggg, camne tu eh?
Ansar: Aku pun taktau. Dia kalau aku dapat a certain angle + suhu yang sesuai + topik perbincangan yang sesuai (cukup bunyi + not too engaging at the same time), aku switch off la. Susah nak kata, kau tengok nanti kau tau le Jemay.


Jemay: Ape diri ko buat time ko tgh tido? study ke? revise ke? terbang ke? pelik gak memandangkan kalau bunyi kapal perang skalipon ko tetap boleh tido ngan aman damai...
Ansar: Hehe, yang tu aku pun taktau. Biasanya tido2 macam ni takde mimpi. Alih2 je dah bangun.

Jemay: Saya tahu anda sedang saving money. Untuk apa kah wang wang tersebut kalau anda sudi berkongsi cerita dan kongsi wang pon ok gak.
Ansar: At the moment, menyimpan untuk benda2 biasalah macam 1) Keta 2) Naik pelamin and 3) Rumah. Apa2 duit lebih, aku sumbat dalam ASB, for me that's the best investment vehicle ever. Kau takkan rugi, kau takkan kena cukai, kau boleh keluar duit bila2 masa dan kuota dia masih banyak tak macam ASN / ASW / ASD etc. Ideally, aku nak kumpul enough funds supaya the annual dividends boleh sara my annual expenses (basic2 around RM1500 p.m la). If I can do it I'll be looking at financial independence in 5-10 years time. Moga2 dimurahkan rezeki.

Jemay: Sbgai pemain bola profesional di ambang Queensland, apakah komen dan pendapat anda tentang percintaan Rita Rudani (37yo) dan Aidil Zafuan (21yo)? jangan ngade2 kate takde komen eh...
Ansar: Gosip artis selain Mawi ni aku mmg tak ikut langsung hehe (Ini salah satu topik yang boleh buat aku tido tak kira tempat). Apart from Rita Rudaini being an andartu lawa (nak panggil yummy mummy takde anak eh?), I know nothing else. On the surface, nampak pelik la sebab the girl is older than the guy. Tapi kalau dah betul2 suka, then silakanlah. None of my business really.

Jemay: Anda juga berbakat dari segi seni muzik, gitar dan piano dan juga keranchi..goreng piano sampai kedua kaki terangkat! kalau anda ada peluang untuk mengeluarkan album jadi artis? apa yang anda akan ubah tentang cara hidup anda sekarang?
Ansar: Benda pertama yang aku fikir is nak beli satu studio yang besar gila dan penuh dengan peralatan2 best (guitar2 hero pun kita akan letak dlm tu), pas tu ajak member2 aku jamming beramai!!! Kadang2 ajak la M Nasir jamming sama. Aku rasa no matter how successful I am as an artist pun, last2 jamming ngan member jugak paling best.

Jemay: Seorang gadis yang cantik aproach anda dengan lenggang yang ayu dan rambut cantik ditiup angin sempoi..dan berkata 'Hai~~' dgn nada manja...dan anda pula??cerite sket..
Ansar: Ya Allah Ya Tuhanku, susahnya soalan ni Ya Allah!!! Hadoi, bengkek betulla tapi aku akan jawab gak soalan ni sebab interview kau best.

1) Aku akan cakap "Hello." sambil senyum mesra dan buat2 muka super-confident. Then aku akan tunggu (sambil senyum confident walaupun by that time kepala aku dah pening2, badan dah peluh2 dingin and jantung berdegup 250km/h).

2) Kalau kiraan aku betul (Pakai logik lagi aku ni, heeyyhhh), dia akan jawab "Hello!" dengan senyuman manis kasi cair tak ingat nyer. Kalau gadis cantik tu dah approach aku in the first place, mestilah dia yang nak talk about something. So kita encourage dia.

3) Dia akan bertanya all sorts of things which include "Ansar kan? Nice to meet you", "Have we met" OR "My friends tell me about you" etc etc etc. Pompuan mmg suka bercakap, esp if she likes you. So aku dengar, while politely agreeing / nodding / asking a few questions about her in return. If sparks fly, the next thing we'll discussing is where we'll be going out!! Harap2nya begitulah endingnya.

4) On the other hand, kalau dia pun senyap, then aku start la with some safe questions to show her that she's welcomed. Get to know her more, maybe there's things shared in common. After all, the way to become interesting is to be interested about other people. Easier said than done though.

Terima kasih atas interview ini Jemay. You rock!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Sambil memegang Guitar Hero, playing "Reptilia" by the Strokes...KETAP KETAP KETAP!!!)

Monday, January 5, 2009

Quick question

Eh macamana nak tag nama org dlm facebook? Senang ke?

Saturday, January 3, 2009

My best friend's wedding - Of Luqzan and Sarah

"Ansar, do you mind being my bestman for my wedding?"

Soalan cepumas itu meng'ambush' aku tatkala aku sedang sibuk menyiapkan my month-end accounts. BESTMAN? Berat tu. Kalau nak suruh jadi LASTMAN, boleh le. Hehe, melawak kejap.

"Sure mate, that would be my honour! Tapi aku rasa baik kau mintak Hafiz / Hasfuan / Fariq, sebab diorang lagi rapat ngan kau, so sure lagi meaningful for them", ujarku.

Luqzan mengSMS kembali, "Alah, aku mintak kau ada la alasan aku yang tersendiri....Hah, boleh tak?" Haih, loyar buruk pulak mamat ni. Sambil menoleh kiri-kanan takut kena rendered, I quickly replied yes and started reflecting the last 7 years about those two close friends of mine:

Luqzan Ariff bin Mustapha Kamal



First impression? Actually aku memang dah kenal mamat ni since Form 3. I enrolled in a British Council vacation course and had the pleasure of knowing this very nice individual.

In case anyone's wondering, dia memang dah tinggi + bersuara base sejak dulu lagi, and I found him to be a very easygoing person who rarely gets angry (from my knowledge) and very dependable.

Thrives on responsibility, can work with all kinds of people and has an enormous vocabulary of music, especially Indies. Despite us initially jibbing him for liking this genre, in time we did start to warm up to some of the songs (i.e HEY!!!). Probably one of my few good friends yang minat indie. Very interesting I must say.

Been a pleasure knowing you all this while, and you have definitely made an impact in my life. Hopefully you can use your project management skills to good use in PETRONAS.

Sarah binti Kamaruddin



First day sebelum dia sampai lagii, dah dengar macam2. Keywords included "Anak Mat Saleh" and orang Sarawak. Ai, maknanya aku nak guna bahasa apa? Melayu? English? Iban? Ibanez???? Doesn't matter because in the end, she turned to be a very sweet and wonderful human being.

Sarah always tries her best to treat everyone around her nicely, and I mean really really nicely. Initially we guys tend to tease her especially her inability to pronounce "saRang", "goReng", "gaRing", even "SaRah". Get it? Kalau tak, bukan rezeki korang la hahaha. However, after a while, I stopped doing those. Don't know why, probably because she never retaliated. Tuba dibalas susu sort of stuff, definitely worked.

Loves playing the piano, an expert actually. I had the chance to learn a few songs from her, which I still play till today because I loved the tunes. Can also play the guitar, created a few songs and had a few cameos with our band for one-off performances e.g "Time after Time". Sedap gilee....

An honour to know you, and I wish you the best with your career in Melaka.

Hari Kawin - 14th December

Aku pitam gila for the last 2 days. Tak tau apasal, pelik betul. Lembik satu badan. Tgh hari tu dah fikir nak call Luqzan nak cancel, but aku tanak. Menyusahkan orang je last2 minit chow ni. So berbekalkan peppermint aromatherapy, Fisherman's friend and some Strepsils, aku dengan slow and steadynya make my to Dewan Felda Perdana. I turned out okay in the end.

Raptai (Cewah, lama tak guna word ni) started around 12-2. Went through all the procedures. Ada kompang sikit, walk up the pelamin skit, kipas2 skit, pusing kiri kanan atas bawak skit and borak2 ngan family pengantin skit. Not bad, I can do that. Also noticed that while the bridesmaid (Yasmin, Sarah's sister) attends to 101 things and scenarios, my job was pretty much confined to following Luqzan around and tolong pakaikan bow-tienya. Guys do have it easy, hahahahah. Seronok jap.

That night, alhamdulillah everything went smoothly. It helped that an event manager was appointed to oversee the whole thing. At least parents have more time to attend to their friends and get emotional about the whole thing.

For the record (should've taken pics!!!), we started with walking up the pelamin. Luqzan and I started from the right side while Sarah and her sister started from the left. We met up the middle of the hallway and walked up. We took our places, made sure the pengantins are comfortable in their seats and started 'kipasing' them. Taktau apasal, Luqzan tiba2 suruh aku kipas dia kuat sikit. Walhal time raptai dia kata sejuk, ahahahah. Must be the crowd, mmg panas pun malam tu.

Kemudian, ia diikuti bunga rampai dan renjisan air mawar. Bukan diorang je kena, in fact aku2 sekali pun kena 2-3 das bunga rampai itu. "Hah, kamu cepat2 le kawin ye?" Tanya salah seorang perenjis, probably one of Luqzan / Sarah's bosses. Heh, aku pulak kena. Thanks lah tapi. Both families from their sides came up to bless the couple, and it was good to see them giving valuable advice for the future.

Diikuti dengan makan. Time tu la aku lepak semeja ngan semua budak2 Brissie and member2 lama PETRONAS aku. Caught up on a lot of things, was really happy to see them all in good health. Heheh, miss the old days sometimes but hey, we do move on I guess. And then naik ke pelamin balik for the cake-cutting ceremony, a few more formalities after that and it's all over!!!!!

An awesome day for me, and a very very special day for them. Congratulations guys. Aku doakan agar perkahwinan korang kekal hingga akhir hayat, dan diberkati Allah. Funny that, my first bestman assignment was such that aku bukan saja kenal pihak lelaki, malah kenal pihak perempuan. In fact, bukan saja kenal biasa malah kenal rapat. Definitely went a long way in making everything easier.

Final picture from the wedding, hope you enjoy it!