Last night, I went to see a musical at Istana Budaya called Terima Kasih Cinta. One of my closest friends whom I have known since I was 7 years old, Hasanah was the organizer slash "ticket counter" for this musical. She organized and bought tickets for everyone to see this musical. To be honest, I did not really know what to expect from the musical because I mainly agreed to watching it because two friends of mine were in this, as well as to hang out with Sanah who had recently completed her second degree in Australia and who I haven't really had much time to spend with since she returned to Malaysia for good. Anyway, I can never (intentionally) refuse an invitation to go to a theatre and I've been going and enjoy going since my parents first brought me along when I was 10-11 years old.

The night did not start off too well because it took me two hours plus to get to Istana Budaya because of the heavy rain and the highly unusual traffic jam. Of course if you have lived in Kuala Lumpur long enough, you would know that it is a unique law of nature that heavy rains will always cause traffic jams here but this one was huge. I was stuck on the Jalan Tun Razak stretch which was not moving for about two hours.

Hubba-hubba Lamb Kabsa!

It was his 18th birthday yesterday and today we went out to celebrate his birthday. Nothing much really, just a quiet family lunch and I wanted to bring my family to see Shaolin at the cinema.

Now, before you say "Shao-uhm-whaat??" I admit I too was a little apprehensive when my husband suggested we watch the movie a while ago and I refused. I really didn't know what it was about and didn't want to watch it. However, a colleague of mine could not stop talking about the movie at work and he said it was a good movie and not just your standard kung-fu flick guys all love.

So I went to see Shaolin a week or two ago and in my opinion it is an excellent movie and a movie I know my whole family would enjoy. I've been wanting to bring my whole family to see it since last week because it was THAT good. Somehow we never managed to watch together as many thingsincluding some unfortunate events happened this past week so I told them that I'd treat my family to watch it after the birthday lunch.

Sadly, after almost half an hour queuing up for the tickets at GSC, I was told that the seats left for Shaolin were only the ones riiiiight in front of the screen. So instead I bought tickets for The King's Speech. We came in, not knowing what it is about but came out pleasantly surprised. It is a really good, movie and worth all the nominations. You guys should really watch it.

I wore this top called Lazy Sunday from the poplook since it suited today's mood. I also wore the butterfly brooch that I randomly bought at Penang Butterfly Farm last year to pin up my 'old school' leopard print satin-y headscarf. :) I love butterflies!

I took this heartwarming picture of a mama cat and her kittens in front of my house.

We have just found out that one of my close relative has been diagnosed with acute leukemia. I am very saddened to hear the news. In fact all of us family members are still very shocked to hear it. She was admitted because of suspected dengue and they found out that she was suffering from a worse condition. She is undergoing chemotherapy now. She is still so young and has 7 very small kids that she can't see because of the chemo treatment in the hospital.

The news has made me think about the obvious. Anything can happen in an instant. Things happen when you least expect it.

She is one of the strongest person that I know. Juggling being a mother to seven little kids and work is not an easy task. God will not test someone beyond their limits. So I hope and pray that she stays strong and I am positive that she will overcome this test. God-willing.

My cousin Cho Azalea has been trying to do a cousins get-together since we've never had the time to do one in recent times. Too many memories with these girl cousins of mine. Crazy, fun, heartbreaking & ridiculous ones. *reminiscing mode*

Anyways, it has been a long time since we hung out together, apart from the family gatherings / events and whatnot. Even then, some of the time not all of us were around at the same time so we really felt like this get-together was necessary. Cho, Min, Zara, Fara, Mira and me was there. Ika unfortunately couldn't join, but there's always a next time.

We decided to eat Japanese as it was something ALL of us could agree on. We headed to Kin No Mizu, Intermark and before that we stopped by Pu3. We tried on some new stuffs on sale at Pu3, and in the process, took LOTS & LOTS OF PICTURES!

Noticed who was missing? and Why is her top different? Haha. She was trying on tops but we just COULDN'T wait for her to change back and forced her to take a picture 'NOW'!!

This was the Salmon Shioyaki (buttered grilled salmon). Don't be fooled by the size, it is big and filling and probably too much to eat alone. The butter sauce was rich and creamy and this is one of their best dishes, in my opinion. Oh, the others agreed too! So much that we ordered more!

We chatted for hours and hours at the restaurant and with everyone being the talkative creatures that they are (we are after all family), everyone was talking at the same time! It was fun and we lost track of time. We even forgot to take proper or decent pictures in the small, secluded and cozy room that we were seated in. It was a round table and it just felt good plus the ambience was great. We left the restaurant very happy.

I took a photo of the art on display at Intermark, while waiting for the girls to finish freshening up in the restroom. Although initially we had all planned to leave just before going to the restroom, we were chatting so much that we decided we were *NOT* done talking and sat and order coffee and drinks at the nearby coffee lounge. I ordered a Banana Smoothie and it was quite nice.

Thanks, girls. It was certainly a fun get-together and it was a non-stop talk-fest where at times every one was talking and no one was listening! That's just how we are with each other and I think Mia was at first surprised, but she quickly adapted and got on with the talking! haha. Read her post on the outing here. It was super fun. We all decided to meet up like this more often so I can't wait for the next outing! Till then :)

For you hijab wearers, I'm sure you can relate and know what I mean when there are times you are just too lazy to don the hijab properly. Well, this was one of those days! So I wore it loose and comfy without really fixing it up properly and caring exactly how it looked.




By the time I went out, the weather was nice and I was determined not to let the blues bring me down. I was ready to roll and meet up with my cousins! See ya later! ;)