A late bloomer, that’s me.

Hey y’all!
You know what I did just now? Highlighting upcoming movies in the Astro guide!(What a bummer). Just to let you know that I have not watched ‘Pink Panther’ (yes the one with Beyonce) and boy was I happy to find out that it’s showing soon. And for TESLians out there ‘Wuthering Heights’ is also coming soon, yup probably the one we watched with Puan Ju at bilik tayangan. I must watch this particular movie because then I was caught up with Tyger & Donutt I actually missed the first part.

Another looming event that I am so looking forward to besides my sis’s convocation is the grand musical of ‘The King & I’ (just so you know, I once played one of the 32 Nang Nai’s; the king’s wives back then in 1993 along with Jason Lo!! Yes, you bet…back then I fit into a cheongsam!) And I strongly think they’re using the same playwright, therefore with money or without money I’m going to catch it anyhow. To boot, can you believe that funky mama Gwen Stefani will perform here in Malaysia?? I feel terribly frustrated that I did not make it to Kanye West’s and the Pussycat Doll’s (shame! shame!) So what better way to compensate my misery than to catch Gwen live?!! Yeah! I hope she’s not performing in Genting, if she does than bye bye Gwen…(shame! shame!)

I told hubby that I’m not gonna cook tomorrow because I don’t feel like it. As usual he’d give me a good stare and an unfriendly pout, you know the look of Dr. Yang? Yes, you know what I mean… Actually I’ve been craving for sushi for so long, (about 3 weeks) especially unagi and sashimi emmmppphh yummy! So tomorrow sushi it is! (cousin Asmah would surely flinch at the mention of this! Sorry Pok.)

Till then, arigato —-<@ DREW

Good Morning.
As usual I’d kick of my mornings by swapping from The Breakfast Show to Oprah to Ellen Degeneres plus… a cup of Milo and my favorite Tony’s cereal. (i just munch, no milk) Speaking of TBS, Daphne is looking so HOT today even though she was wearing a simple beige sun dress, this is probably what we call the pregnancy radiance. I recall Kak Ida was all the way radiant before she had Ashraff and she still is now.

In Ellen Degeneres show this morning, Ben Affleck said the most touching thing ever, I mean I would never expect he’d come up with something as profoundly deep and matured. Ellen was asking him about celebrating Violet’s first birthday and he put on a straight face telling her that the 1st year of children’s lives they don’t do much, it’s the mother who’s doing everything for them hence the 1st birthday should be dedicated to mothers, we should celebrate mothers that have survived the 1st year!
Gosh, I couldn’t agree more! Although am not yet a mother but seriously I would want my husband to do just that (please, please let him read this entry!). Yes, you can have your baby picture taken with  his 1st  birthday cake but the PARTY should be in the name of his mom! Ben, you’ve grown up, I guess Jennifer Garner did  punch in some sense into you. Anyway he did say that Violet is  among the best things  he had ever done (besides hunting for a rare pink diamond for JLo’s engagement ring, I bet). Well, his quote really make my day, makes me looking forward to having a child of my own.

Just recently I did some catching up with my classmate, Ana over the YM. Yesterday we were chatting about fragrances and how we have yearned to get our hands on some pricey ones. As for me, I have always loved perfumes and to mark my final year I think I’d get one. According to some research, a significant fragrance that one puts on can actually create a certain aura which mostly exudes confidence and positive impact. Yes, I believe it does because it works well with Dr. Noreen (probably something from Lancome) and Puan Ju (Kenzo Flower). These are strong women and I love being around them and also I’d love to be one of them. And I guess Ana and I will begin with layering good smell on ourselves.  Hopefully good smell will attract good hearts and intentions as well. But foremost it’s the confidence that we both really need. I believe I have lost it last semester and I need it back, promptly. Ana? Bila nak gi shopping perfume nih? (Those are the 2 perfumes that we aim for: L’eau d’Issey for me and Ralph HOT for Ana) On a personal note I’d like to take this opprtunity to thank my good friend, Zakiah Jasmin. She’s the one who taught me much about perfumeries, beauty products and branded stuff. The first perfume that I really love in fact was worn by her during our school-days, it was Lancome Tresor’ and along came Dior Poison. She taught me how to pronounce Salvatore Ferragamo, Jean Paul Gaultier and other out-of-this world designers’ names. But back then all I could afford was White Musk by The Body Shop of which I’m still fond of up till now, oh well.

Anyways, this weekend I’ll be going to Tg. Malim to send off my seamstress ’s son to UPSI. Maybe I’ll be doing some baju raya shopping over there because they’re at their best bargain and they’re good stuff too. Will I be celebrating Hari Raya? seriously I don’t know because mak talks about escaping it this year. How does one escape Hari Raya? Sometimes mak is so unbelievable.

As for today I think I’d resume my YM session with Elyn, Ana and my cousin, she talks about buying a new perfume too; to mark her new emancipation from the bully-law firm. I would recommend her Paris Hilton’s as she’s too just got released out of jail for good behaviour but still under probation till 2009. I hope we’ll see the better of her in the future.(Oh! who am i kidding?)

Ps: Pls forgive the absence of coherence in my entry.

Till then. Muacccksss on the cheek. DREW

Seriously, I don’t know whether there’s a need for me to post an entry cuz nothing really happens lately.
Anyways, yesterday I watched Surf’s Up with Hafiza at Jusco Cheras Selatan (only 6 ppl were watching, really). It was extremely disappointing to watch an animation film with no substance. The same feeling when i watched ‘Meet the Robinsons’. I guess nowadays the animation filmmakers  just put children aside, blend more adult conflict as well as more adult voices hence rip the fun out of a movie. So, why bother creating cute characters in the first place? On a 2nd thought I love Arnold in that film!
To mend my ‘broken heart’ i bought July issue magazines namely Cleo, Women’s Weekly, Hello and Female. There are interesting articles in Female magazines, one reads as "Are You an Accidental Backstabber?" Cool read.
Other than that, not much going on. I hate the fact that there are less than 2 weeks left for lazy-ing around. But it also means that 1 more semester to go till I graduate. Yeah!
Now am counting days to catch TRANSFORMERS!

Till then. DREW.

Renaming my blog as FooT in My Mouth…
Let’s see where my words will take me this time…

LOL: Drew

Post father’s day,this entry is especially for my beloved father, Mr. Mahili Saaba. He is the most hardworking father in the whole universe and the most dedicated person in whatever that he is doing. I look up to him for his patience and perseverance in raising three daughters, of whom have not yet give him anything in return (heheh…sorry pak.) By all means, should Allah grant us the best of life we know we owe it all to our dad and also mak, your sacrifice is endless and we want you to now how much we love you day and night; for every breath that we take. As children we should never confine the love for our parents to time and space. Never be an excusaholic when it comes to giving them phone calls, presents, hugs and kisses, show your TLC; they live by that. I love you Bapak & Mak.

Bapak yg macho and mak yg sexy!

   
This is my chubby hand minutes after being scratched by Donutt. Ouch!! Yes, it stings badly and I couldn’t help but whining about it whole day long. Cat’s scratch is like paper cut, they don’t appear casualty but they consume the sanity out of you! I can’t do the dishes right because any contact with detergent will just freak me out; hey mind you I did have my shower but no excessive scrubbing involved though. Just in case you’re wondering, No, I didn’t punish Donutt; he was just being himself; playful and attentive all stuffed up like a peanut butter-jelly doughnut.

Speaking of pain, my classmate text me in the wee hours just to inform me of some of my pals’ bombastic exam results. Yes, it’s finally out. Seriously I was all complacent about my so-so result till it hit me that the last semester might be the only semester which was easy to be on the dean’s list. And all of the sudden I have this chest pain which is so similar to the scratches I got this morning, but the soreness is excruciating. I thought I have grew out of being a result-freak student but I guess I have not. I’m officially broken hearted; yes, because of my exam result. I am sad because I was not focused, the time spent was endless, the amount of energy was OTT, the sacrifice was not that worthwhile. That broke my heart. I gave too much and gain almost nothing in return; all because of I countermined myself.  Ouch!!!

Now how does one break free from this guilt? My parents and my beloved hubby are so fine with my result but not me. I hate myself for not living up to my own expectation. Perhaps I was too immersed in defending my integrity to some jerks and my lecturers that I have lost the sense of purpose why I was here in the first place. Now, how do I get up? should I stay solemnly dull for the next 2 semesters and mind my own business?  Should I just let myself be and let things unfold naturally? Should I talk to Cik Pah about what has been bothering for the past few months, about my dreams and who I’m aspired to be? Or should I just meet my previous lecturer for a mark upgrade? Oh no, I can’t do that because then I know my result comes cheap, that my A is an upgrade. I cannot live with that, hell no! Ouch!!!

Gosh I miss my old friends back then in UiTM. We used to have so much fun, we couldn’t be bothered about who’s scored the most A’s, who made it to the Dean’s list, yet we did fine. Most of my UiTM pals, I must say are big shots; scholars, Diplomats, executives, legal officers you name it, they are IT. Now where do I stand in that alumni? A loser housewife who fails to get pregnant and got a B- for a must-score-paper! That, ladies and gentlemen is the most hurtful fact I can wake up to tomorrow.
I guess no new things for me for the next semester, not even the latest Issey Miyake.
OUCH!!!

This is Drew, looking shock when she first met E.T. I’m sure I’m going to wake up tomorrow looking exactly the same!

Today is so not productive. Something is definitely wrong with my YM… And it’s getting on my nerve! Nothing much I can do about it though…so I better blog before I lose my sanity over my keep-disconnecting-server. However, I am so happy that my old,old classmate from St.Mary’s, Sibu namely Johnathan; added me. I remember this fella is so funny and very naughty but in a smart way, you know what i mean? And guess what? He’s an MD now! I’m still hunting for my best pal Kitty Chan, I wonder where she is… To Edith, King Hie, Kristy, Yian Ting and the rest of Mary-ians, you guys rock and indeed the missing pieces of jigsaw in my life. So glad we finally meet each other here, wish we can meet soon.

Anywayz, last Sunday hubby and I went for a movie date (finally). We had a movie-marathon (only 2, does that count?) "The Last Mimzy" and "Ocean’s 13". Although my watch struck 1am, I felt super duper happy because both movies were fantastic!!! My personal favaourite has to be "The Last Mimzy" because I love any movies with smart kids! The little girl who plays Emma will be the next Dakota Fanning; (I love Uptown Girl as well) that I’m sure of. As for "Ocean’s 13", what more can I say, how can you not watch hunky Clooney and his associates huh? I kept on drooling for Mr.Jolie, he’s just plain gorgeous! Guys, you’ve gotta watch these 2 movies, I highly recommend ‘em. I can’t wait for "Fantastic 4-The Rise of the Silver Surfer" and "Transformers"; not forgetting "Simpsons, the Movie". A toast to a movie-buff like me.

Now, what else to crap yea? Oh, I just found out that my fav host Daphne Iking is finally pregnant! Loving it, love her more now that she’s soon mommy to be! No wonder she’s beaming on TBS and been flashing baggy clothes. What touched my heart was the 3D-ultrasound image of her 13week angel. That surely gives me the idea of doing exactly the same thing should Allah granted me one next time. We should document our procreation. Kudos to you Daph!

Now, when you think will be my turn? Keep praying for me yea.

~~<@ Drew

Argghh! Feels like ages I don’t drop by to jot some crap. As I’m typing this I’m enjoying my hot tea, cucur udang and sambal kicap bercukak with pounded bawang putih and cabik (chilli). Yummy? Yes, yummy!  I’ve been thinking about my late grandma and she used to make this sumptuous cucur udang with daun kucai, bawang bakong, chopped chillies, and fresh prawns.
Normally I would sit next to her when she made these because I wanted the best cucur with extra prawns in it. Oh, how much I miss Nenek. She made the best chicken curry too. And I guess that skill was passed down to me. Heheh…Perasan.

My Kuching trip was splendid and nothing can replace your old hometown, that I’m sure of. My pic says it all. However, I was a tiny weeny disappointed because some of my favourite spots in town are not well-maintained hence I have somehow lost the interest to return to these places. For instance, Sugar Bun; who can resist the well-known ‘broasted’ chicken and its out-of-this-world chicken burger plus the secret recipe-home-made chili sauce? It’s so sad to see the main Sugar Bun in Satok looks so old and worn-out and the staffs are not that friendly anymore. They even closed several outlets including the ones here in KL. Ask any Teresian girls especially those in the late 90’s, they will tell you why Sugar Bun means so much and played quite a big part in our teenage lives. Nevertheless, I will return to Kuching to visit my family from time to time because they are the main reason I’m always eager to come home. In fact I miss them them terribly already.

Upon coming back to KL, it’s funny that I found myself in the mood of baking, cooking, decorating; you know the stuff that good housewives would immerse themselves into. I blame it on my daily doses of Martha Stewart. And for the fact that my in laws were here for a surprise visit (more like a spot-check if you ask me) I became more obsess in keeping the house clean and tidy. Just yesterday hubby and I canceled our movie date and resort to spring cleaning instead. Weird huh? I don’t normally turn down a movie date especially with hubby but the thought of scrubbing the sink seems more appealing than watching 13 criminals attempt to rob a casino. Anyway, today becomes our movie date, maybe later on after maghrib. I don’t know what we’ll be watching; probably Ocean’s 13 or The Last Mimzy. I just can’t wait cuz I’m really hoping that hubby would get me the latest Issey Miyake summer fragrance!! Only 2000 bottles available in Asia!

Till the next post, ciao.
TLC: Drew Barrymore.