karaoke ho ho ho

its yet ANOTHER belated birthday celebration. i know, i know! my friends love me too much, i can't say no, can i? ha ha. oh well, its actually an impromptu..or maybe not celebration, but the actual idea was going karaoke to sing, and play secret Santa. But because i always have people who can't make it every time, so its best to kinda have another celebrations with another bunch of lovely people.

 what i wore that night

Secret Santa in our case would be to secretly (obviously) request someone to sing a song of our choice. Well i got Wani to sing me Valerie, a cover by Amy Winehouse, originally by The Zutons, and honestly cant made up my mind which version is the best, but i love both versions. While me, "someone (CLUE: KEKER)" got me to sing Umbrella ella ella eh eh eh! ha ha. EH! Are you freaking out of your mind asking me to sing Rihanna's Umbrella?! Well as predicted, i murdered the song! Its Rihanna's song anyway, I'll murder it anytime! Ha ha. Jihan will be the proudest person on earth knowing i did just that.

So the Secret Santa is done, and the winner were *drum roll*, Zaty and "Deena Jones". Sani brilliantly presented them with their prize, Strepsils. Just brilliant. Well, he's a PhD doctor, mind you! 

Then its sing-your-heart-out time. So everyone starts singing, and then its my turn. I sang Come On Eileen by the Dexys Midnight Runners. They were laughing at the song and me! ha ha. Ehem, how dare they? None of them knows the song. Fine, i am old, and old school, the song was probably long forgotten by the time they were born. I forgive them. Hi hi! And then I sang another song, We Go Together by Grease, still i got a lukewarm response. These kids were bullying me. So this list of songs that i planned to sing, stays in the phone *shame* ha ha. I am really not cool at all, and also old, so no Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga etc in my iPod obviously.

its called Banjo people, that sound! pfft

But on a serious note, thanks to those who's making it to the karaoke session. I know some of you will definitely come if you're around, so its not like you're missing it on purpose. Thanks for the prezzie Wani and Keker dearest. Thanks for your precious time, it meant a lot. Thanks also a lot to Sani and Madir who sang Diana by Paul Anka to me. Its too cute.

 

just how cute and sweet is this?

These beautiful people 

 Thank you darling loves

These are among songs in my "oh so famous" playlist in case you wanna know. ha ha.

Catatonia - Mulder and Scully

Suzanne Vega - Luka

Santeria - Sublime

Letters To Cleo - I Want You To Want Me

Merry Christmas.

-lady-

cry baby boohoo

so after 3 years of celebrating the whole festive seasons with umpy, this year, its not happening. the last time i blogged, the arrangement was 1.5 or 2 months, the longest, but what can i do, God have other plans for me, a better plan! we have been apart, for almost 6months now, and i thought it should get easier by day, but i was wrong. it is getting tougher and worsened over this festive seasons.

i dont know what the hell is wrong with me, think i've never cried so much like i did for the past few days. i am not on my period, so no PMS. i am not drunk, so i am emotionally stable. i am not 40 yet, so i got 10 years or more for my menopause. i've been crying like a baby, its just embarassing. well, my room looks bigger than normal. its Xmas but my God, just what is it that they show on the telly i have no fucking idea, its that CRAP! it gets really lonely, its fucking gruesome.

for a man who choose to put his family first before everything else, what more could you asked for? i have options, to let go and find some other man, who leads an easy life, good job, stable income, but i dont want to. why would i wanna let go of someone who loves me and takes me for whoeva and whatever i am? someone who makes me laugh so hard, and cry so hard at the same time. if everyone else can handle LDR, i am pretty sure i can too.

since he's not around, he asked me to go on holiday. told him i am pretty tight this month, so he said dont worry about the money, he'll take care of it. but how can i, if his family needs it more than a "crazy woman who misses his man" like me. plus, its Christmas, and last minute holiday!? if my dad can just grow a tree with money in our home, i'll do it anyway! he'll do anything to makes me happy, although sometimes he's dreading to do so, but he will eventually, EXCEPT these two things,

1. He's scared of height and fun fair rides. so NO RIDES at any cost.

2. He hates my music, so an attempt to bring him to watch any rock concerts with me, will be a waste of breath!

my point is, so please bear with me if i keep talking about umpy non-stop. sometimes, i just dont realize that it just slipped out of my mouth. also, please stop me if i start talking about umpy too much, i know its annoying! i swear i know, like i am the only one with her man who's far away bla bla bla. I am genuinely SORRY if i annoyed you.

well, umpy obviously hates this!

"Well he's my blood

Well he's my soul

I get so lost out in the cold

Feels so far

Like this lone star

It gets so hard

When I'm missing you"

-lady-

"supposed" birthday celebration

i know, i know! back-to-back blog about birthday. Boring. Yawn. Next! But wait, hear me out. I just wanna share like how my birthday celebration cudda or shudda look like, or how i actually want my birthday celebration to be.

I want simple things. I want good food on the table. Finger foods. Homemade finger foods. I am talking nuggets, crisps, jemput-jemput, fried noodle, fried chicken kinda food. Very simple and edible and are nations' favourite. Easy to cook. Easy to find.

As for drinks, I dont go for hot drinks, and will not go for hot drinks. I'll go for chill carbonated drinks. I am also good at making cordial drinks. Booze is definitely welcome, as long as its a night to remember, not "TO FORGET".

I want people to come dress-ups, the quirkier it is, the better. I am not into trend, I am into personality. If you know me well, you know that I will wear what I like, regardless. So I would really love it if people come to my birthday dress-ups all quirky, funky and eccentric.

I dont mind games. We can play games all you want, but just remember I'm 30, not 13. So dont freaking ask me to play musical chairs! *douche* I love those dancing games, Taboo, Pictionary and all fun things.

The most important part of any celebrations, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries etc, will be the MUSIC. I think people know by know that I am not a hip hop R&B fan. So dont go shoving Rihanna or Beyonce or Lady Gaga for my birthday. Fine, I'll dance to it in clubs or pubs, but its my birthday. Its only fair to play songs that I love. Although I love house music, trance, drum & bass, but for my birthday, I'll ONLY go for rock, especially the fast funky ones. The ones that you can dance to, not those head-banging ones. I know my "CROWDS" will hate the idea of rock already, but I'm asking for a nice folks, rock, mod kinda songs to be played on my birthday. I'll dance along with hip hop R&B in the club, so i am asking you to do the same for me this time, possibly once in a lifetime. Feel the rock inside you!

this pretty much sum-up my idea...haha

Well, its just my idea of a perfect birthday celebration. Very simple, rock chic! Simple food, simple drink, simply ROCK, simple game and simple dance. Also, i prefer to have it at home with people that i know, not some random bloke who'll come and give u a cheeky pinch on your bum! yikes. However, my ultimate wish is that i have great crowds around me, fun loving friends that have been through the hell of living abroad, and however still manage to makes it look easy. If you think you're boring, dont wanna dance, dont wanna make a fool out or yourself, then I am sorry, you are not invited. I am loud at times it annoying, but I can surely name you other things that YOU did to annoy others too.



Happy New Year..30th Lady

Maybe my 31st perhaps, if i am still around, InsyaAllah, and somewhere in London in that matter.

p/s: I am still grateful for the dinner celebrations ladies. Really appreciate it. Prezzies were awesome too. Love it!

-lady-

Weeks after my birthday

Well hello hello! been busy..wandering around about life..and so forth! Last blog was written almost 2 weeks ago. So what had happen so far? 

We went roller-skating for Suzanne's birthday celebration, and the theme is neon. It was hella lotsa fun. I fell off once, without no one touching me, somehow i dont know what happen, i just fell. Was ready for the aftermath of aching and stuff, but thank God for the speedy recovery. I requested for the DJ to play Blondie - Atomic, but she put the record on for like 5 seconds, that bloody DJ. The night was abso-fucking-lutely colourfully fun. Happy Belated Birthday Suzanne darling.  

Suzanne and the boys

Suzanne and the girls

As I told you before, these kids were having exams when it was my birthday, so they've made it up to me, and we went for my dinner birthday celebratory at Princi and then to Aint Nothing But Blues Bar after the dinner. The food was good, but since its Non-Halal, we basically were on a strictly MEAT DIET. I had Tuna Pizza (don't remember what they called it in Italian that), and please dont tell me tuna is a meat. Its a friggin fish!! Somehow these days, i take over my sister's habit of the last and slowest one to finish the food. Sorry ladies. And then, we went to Aint Nothing But Blues. Tada. The growing old graciously drummer is looking pretty hot in his age. He's easily 40, but goodness me, he's one hot old drummer! Second time there, never seems to dissapoint me so far. The music is obviously Blues, and its goooooood. But, its too small, and jam-packed. We had to queue for at least half an hour to get in, but its worth going, at least once. You're not gonna be dissapointed. 

Aint nothing But Blues Bar

We also had an office Xmas dinner at Khan's. Well, its a yearly company dinner. Almost 80% of the staff in the company are celebrating Xmas. Its a way of saying Thank You, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Last year was Assaha, a Lebanese food. This time it was Khan's, an Indian food. It was good. Nothing to talk about but eat and leave. Yup, they did exactly that. Its almost unbelievable, like you eat, say thank you and you leave just like that. Well, last year, i left early, because i am still so new, but this year, i had to wait to leave together with them bosses, and its call RESPECT. 

My lovely Zaty and Wani..they're my colleague yes!!

Then at night, we went for bowling and shisha session, and its all for our beautiful chef, Belle who left London for good last Sunday. It was HORRENDOUS, for me. Ha ha. These kids were bullying me through and through, and I wasnt the one whos leaving, muppets! ha ha. Fine, I am sucks at bowling. Like WTH, all my shots went either to the left or to the right, when i was targeting (supposedly) at a straight direction to all 10pins. Dude, i fucking blame the lane. Ha ha. And while everyone had great shots, i scored the lowest, and it finally came. Saving my beautiful strike for the last. Ha ha. Then we went for shisha. Somehow, whenever i went for a shisha at that particular area, i always get "can you keep it down a bit?", like dude, I am not in a fucking library. Its frustrating at times. I dont really do shisha, cause people kept telling me dont do it like you're having a fag, just inhale the smoke and blow. Whats the point? As i am not having that, i kept smoking it like i am having a fag, and choke and cough, but whatever! But the day ended on a high note. It was a good looooooong fun Friday.

Bowling at Queen's

Thanks Belle. We miss you already!

   

Its not a lot of a situation, but its enough to make me thanked God for sending me these people when I am so far away from home. There are times when I felt lonely and stuff, but at the end of the day i just thought, "being selfish doesnt help, cause their life doesnt revolve just around me, so pick yourself up and fucking move on already", and so i did just that! Life is good if you just try and live it up a bit, rather than complaint. Thats a reminder to myself too, as i tend to do it ever so often these days.  

"Life is not too short to waste it, its just too long to wait and do nothing"

-lady-

i dont...

i think lots of people get me wrong when i say "i dont" do this, "i dont" eat that, "i dont" drink this bla bla bla, and then i have a "but" clause in the end though.

My list of "I DON'T....BUT..."

1. I DON'T drink MILK, BUT i do drink something with milk innit like hot chocolate, or eating whipped cream straight from the bottle. i just dont drink milk on its own. its yucky!

2. I DON'T eat SAMBAL BELACAN, BUT i do eat kangkung sambal belacan, sambal nasi lemak, dishes cooked with sambal belacan. i just dont eat it on its own. the smell itself, holy cow!!

3. I DON'T listen to HIP HOP R&B, BUT i dance to it in a club or something like that *i might as well stay home and watch X Factor if i stay in an R&B club do fucko*. i just dont listen to it on its own, its too cheesy for me.

4.  I DON'T wear MAKE UP, BUT i try to put it on these days because i want to. i just dont see the needs to put on make up to go buy groceries in front of my house *silly that*

5.  I DON'T eat BEANS, BUT i have to eat it anyway if its in the soup, especially if thats for dinner because umpy requested for it *that's love talking lol*

6. I DONT watch MADE IN CHELSEA, BUT i do now because apparently there's nothing on the telly, and i cant wait for the next episode *why are u all up in my grill?*

7. I DON'T eat YOGURT, BUT i eat frozen yogurt cause apparently it tastes like ice cream, and i love ice cream. yum!

8. I DON'T eat OLIVES, BUT i have olive oil as my salad dressings, and i cook using olive oil sometimes *umpy loves olive*

9. I DON'T hate PEOPLE, BUT if i do, i will hate you so much that you even feel disgusted with yourself, i swear!

just so you know

I DON'T care, BUT i thought i let you know.
Cheers!

-Lady-

30

Wow, i am THIRTY years old today! THIRTY fucking YEARS OLD. Oh well, at least theres only one zero in there. So thank God for that. Also, thats how long my family has been keeping up with me, especially my parents! All those nags, late nights, sneaking boys in..u name it, i stamped my name on all those, obviously naming ONLY the obvious ones i.e. acceptable to my "surrounding". I am just saying, at least i have a blast! I am not saying i have the best life on the planet, but for a girl like me, i think i did alrite..NO! I KNOW i did alrite. Theres a long way to go, but im gonna do it my way, ON MY OWN. 

I dont feel anything. Like people always say "OMG, im 30, im fucking ancient!". Its just another day, another year, another chapter in life. Honestly, i am pretty much ready to tone down a bit. Papa is anxious than ever if i do "crazy things". Before he would go "u cant do that, its for boy!" or "u cant do that, its dangerous" and now "u cant do that, ure getting old!". So basically, hes been worrying about my "antiques" all his life, even when im 30. Mommy would probably be the best mommy in the world "happy birthday lah untuk awak. Jangan tinggal sembahyang. Camne Allah nak tolong kite, kalo asyik tinggal sembahyang". Then i'll go "im gonna go shopping, with "my" credit card". She'll go "aihh awak ni, awak nak beli ape? Awak tolong belikan mommy bla bla bla, nanti mommy bitau papa awak!" Well, thats always the case if i tell her im gonna go shopping. FYI, i dont go shopping that much, well if i have lots of money then i will, but i dont, so i'll only buy what i can afford. Allah swt promises us all the same "Rezeki masing-masing" and i am thankful for what i have, although its not as much as other people.

So what should i do to celebrate being 30? My CC has been delayed for i dont know how many times now. Grrrr! So i guess, i'll clean the house, do the house chores, go out and buy toiletteries, and possibly some groceries to cook for myself. Its my birthday anyway. Unfortunately, mom gave birth to me when everyone's having exams. So next time when i do, i'll make sure its not exams time, so my baby got friends around her to celebrate her birthday! Ha ha. Kidding! Oh by the way, GOOD LUCK you lot. A great celebration awaits after exams. We'll throw out another celebration if you pass, even if you dont *God forbid that* at least we already celebrate before the result and after the exams :) 

On the eve of my birthday, Umpy is being cute..or at least he does i thought

Umpy: Whats tomorrow? 31st or 1st?

Me: So u forgot!

Umpy: No, i am not! I just dont know whether its 31st or 1st tomorrow.

Me: You forgot *the annoying voice only zaty and them TITP girls know*

Umpy: Why would i care if its 31st or 1st tomorrow if i forget?

Me: Umpkynnnnn *yes Zaty! That voice..LOL*

So while you're studying, im gonna go and celebrate my 30's with hoover, detergants and Mr Muscle :)

 They always celebrate my birthday regardless x


  Thanks Belle for the cake

"He who thought he'd make it if only he ran fast enough - Zlatan Ibrahimovic" 

Happy birthday Lady

-Lady-