A Ramadhan Weekend

And so it is already the end of the first week of fasting.
Nevertheless I am still looking, searching for the ketenangan that is associated with the holy month. Which seem so elusive at this instant.

Mungkin kena banyak lagi berdoa. Mungkin beramal dengan jasmani tapi tidak dengan hati.

I am looking forward for a better Ramadhan than last year. Bukan ke kita pun berdoa, semoga Ramadhan ini lebih baik dari yang sebelum nya.

Mungkin hakikat nya, terlalu sibuk dengan urusan duniawi...

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Taking A Different Turn; Singing A different Tune

And how do you like this?

This is the team at the new division. I think this is cool - I dont think any of my previous GMs would take a team photo like this. Take a guess who the GM is.

Life sure is different outside the toxic office.

We were also talking about appraisal in the office yesterday; I said, being able to leave the previous org is already like achieving a '5' for this year!

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Losing Patience (Again!)

I wonder why I cant teach myself to be quiet sometimes. Calm. Patient. Serene. You know like the very epitome of a lady (Mia, the misfit trying to be a princess comes to mind - thus the photo).

This is like the second time in so many days that I was like an angry lioness in the office. I mean I am a Leo; but does that mean I have to act like one? (or is that a given question?)

Ramadhan pulak bulan ni.. Help (I am feeling so small..)

Lepas ni nak buat diam je, jadi baik2 gitu (is someone laughing?) Can you see me behave like that? I think I can, but inside I would be full of exploding fireworks surely..

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The First Day

And how was your first day in Ramadhan? Ironically I cant think of writing about anything but iftar aka food.

It's nice that it is Sat so there is ample time to prepare a good spread for the children's buka puasa. It is a tradition in my home that the first day is always a buah melaka day where the kueh is concerned. And preparing the kueh is a boy's thing - meaning that the boys will get the dish ready. And that is always an outrageous ocassion (but always special to me). They sometimes come up with weird shapes and deliberately omit sugar from a couple or so buah melaka. It'll be hillarious to see who would be unlucky to eat those.

I am still trying to get into the right frame of mind for Ramadhan - kept hoping it would be better than last year. I love my previous Ramadhan - I did all I thought I wanted to do - and more.

Insya'Allah this would be a great Ramadhan. For you too.

Love this photo too - from flickr.

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Salam Ramadhan al-Mubarak 1430H

That is my wish to everyone. Mohon maaf di atas semua kesilapan.

Kata ustaz, war-warkan lah kedatangan bulan Ramadhan. Rebutlah kelebihan yang diberi sebaik-baiknya. Semoga Ramadhan ini lebih baik dari yang sebelumnya.

That gambar cantik is from here.

ps - I am thinking that wow, it HAS been a while since I blog. You know what? There's nothing to whine about - life must be a bliss at this time!

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The New Office

And yes, I do notice that it has been some time since I have posted anything - nothing to whine about, maybe. What else is there to write on the blog otherwise? Heh-heh..

Anyway, I read through my posts (sebab dah lama tak blog kan..) and thought (please excuse me) I do have a nice blog actually. ha-ha (Mengilai gitu.)

So I am already in the new office but the hours are still divided between the new and old jobs. I did my handover and am slowly letting problems / issues be solved by the successor.

The new office. It is a small org, but parked at the strategy level it definitely cant be as big as an operational department. It feels nice. The environment is nice. The bosses seem ok. What more can I ask for?

I told the boss that I look forward to "grow" here - that could mean anything under the great blue sky. But I mean it in the sincerest way. Insya'Allah.

And I have a new category on the blog today - the new office (instead of the toxic office). Let's hope this doesnt change.

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