I had no idea what I had turn myself into. Isolation had played it’s trick, or maybe it’s magic. By saying so, I admitted that living alone is never a good idea after all. Often by thinking back, again and again and again, I wish I could just move back to KL anyway.

But it won’t possibly solve my problems ( I know I’ve created some unnecessary ones), but all in all, I need some companions. Although people can joke around and I can gladly give my smirk upon their remark on why I should get married by now, I took it as a personal insult.

Yes, they can play cupid. Some single lecturers in the college, some gorgeous doctors in the hospital, and then what’s next? ” Hey, my name is Munirah, single and available. When do you possibly think we can tie the knot?” Nah. That’s just plain great.

My lifestyle back in the city was not that perfect either. By becoming a loyal customer at a mamak restaurant back then, I got so used to menapau, and my skill at doing so is becoming more flawless nowadays. Socializing had been quite a challenge. Simple reason such as “I’m seriously busy” is just another, well, reason. Although I enjoy outdoor activities just as much as I enjoy napping in the afternoon, dragging myself out of my house in the evening is impossible. I couldn’t answer anymore, “Mak dengan ayah tak balik ke?” question. Nor that I can stand the view of housewives in kain batik, standing by the road, chatting gleefully while laughing. And, I can’t stand anymore stupid gestures from some pervert guys in town.

Is my life that miserable?

Looking at the bright side of everything, well, I’m about to turn 23. And yes, the question of “When will you get married?” surely bombarded any working females out there too. “When ayah and mak are coming back home?”, for one obvious fact, hey, these strangers know my parents, and they know me too (surprise, surprise!). Being well-known to a group of strangers can be quite spooky but who cares. I should feel good about that, I guess.

Tapau? I better eat for one rather than polishing up my cooking skill which end up wasting. In fact, I am good at cooking my own meal so why bother? Gossiping housewives? I better think twice about my future would look like too~

And yes, pervert men are everywhere. By moving back to KL won’t solve the problem. At least we don’t have that much of immigrants, here, in Kuala Pilah.

What do I do now?

Being an optimistic is easier said than done. But it can be achieved. At least, I am my own boss. I can wake up at any time I want, without worrying over my punch card’s timeline. I have my cats to listen to my nag and my neighbours who are concerned about me. I don’t have to do a wardrobe makeover every now and then, I am more than comfortable in my old pair of jeans and sneakers. And yes, I did meet a lot of gorgeous, young, hot doctors in the hospital everyday.

Feeling lucky?

I did!

Thank you Allah for this bless

Salam to all,

It had been an interesting weekend. The best part of all, I’ve set my foot in Bukit Jalil Stadium, watched Manchester United played agains Malaysia XI with super duper disbelieving eyes.

Edwin Van der Sar, pre-warmed up 

 Malaysia XI on the right and MU was on the left.

Match ended MU 3, Malaysia 2. Which was not bad at all

These were some of the pictures taken. It was awesome and surreal. The atmosphere was superbly fantastic. The sight of red maniacs overflooding the stadium was a scene I won’t be able to forget. Overall, the match was equally great for both teams, and yes, I did had a great time there

I shall had some rest by now. Last week’s hantaran pictures will be uploaded, soon.

Till then, best regards

Salam everyone.

It’s one of these days where my brain had drained out; wondering about a lot of things, neglecting the necessities or not. Whether my mind was doing me tricks by sending blurry signals about what was happening around me or it’s just another fact that I have to learn to willingly accept, I’m not quite sure.

My bluecube hadn’t being so co-operative since last week. After numerous calls to celcom center then only we had everything in order again. Thanked God. Had some catching up with my old lecturer (asking for a new theme for www.sitimunirah.com), read the latest news on MU’s new sign-ups ( Michael Owen? for real?), updating my status at facebook (www.facebook.com/sitimunirahs) and the list goes on. Sangat berfaedah internet ni kan?

As for the activities last week, I drove myself to Shah Alam for a wedding cake delivery for Kak Aziriah  (first time!), met up my precious cousins in Subang, got lost in PJ (ended up somewhere near Sri Petaling! lorh!), attended an Irfan Khairi’s pre-seminar at Cititel ( ini sangat best!, I even gave him a loaf of cake and had him autographed my book! ^_^), and also, enjoying late night dinner ( just like the old days back in PJ). How I missed those times

The next day itself, as I and Arry made our way heading home, boleh pulak tayar pancit, in the middle of Federal Highway!

Nah.

That’s interesting!

As how my super GIRLPOWER spirit skyrocketting, we vowed to take care of the issue by ourselves. Of course, my big brother had been giving instructions on hows and to-dos. The thing is, first, I’ve never change a flat tyre. Second, Arry also never change a flat tyre (haha). Third, I had always been the ‘macho’ kind of person, so, I do prefer to do everything on my own (lagi laa). Fourth, although we were wearing the ‘kesian‘ faces, nobody was really keen on helping us, probably because it was 7.45am, they were all rushing to punch their cards on time, aite?

So that’s it. Living in a busy city required a higher level of surviving. And so we did changed the tyre with some help from a few good samaritans and the rest was history. I managed to get everything done in less then 20 minutes. Not a good record but at least, I do know how to now :)

As how fate has it, we made a safe journey home. By that evening, Arry and I walloping on a guni of durians from my kampung. It was a very interesting weekend and the next thing I know, I was down with fever on Sunday

Anyway and anyhow, a few habits-changing-challenge will be taking place all this week. A lot of things in mind, which I would love to keep them to myself at the moment, figuring how to work everything out in compose. A lot of thanks to Dr Irfan for the short and resourceful seminar. A deepest gratitude goes to my cousin for being here when I needed him the most. A grateful wish to dear God for some eye-opening scenarios, heart-warming moments, and endless nikmat. Jazakallah.

And last but not least, here goes a Turkish proverb, which was sent by Uncle Aziz (thanks!) via email :

A fool dreams of wealth, a wise man, of happiness

p/s : 11 more days for MU to come over to Bukit Jalil! I can’t hardly wait

An emergency cake, I had to get it done in the middle of finishing a wedding cake ~

Kek hantaran buat Kak Aziriah, Shah Alam. Tahniah

Pandangan dari hadapan kek

And, guess who’s this….

Ladies & gentlemen, presenting the ever humble Dr. Irfan Khairi

Ok, got to go now. I want to ‘dream’ of happiness. Best regards

Salam to all.

A mere warning. This is not going to be an easy-to-read post. My system is barely working. My almost senseless brain had only one thing in particular : MU is smashing Arsenal to the ground! Yes!

Menguaplah 20 juta kali sekalipun, I’m going to wait until the match is over Isn’t that what a die hard fan does, aite? I know I can sip some xtra sharp but trust me, in this condition, I can’t afford to stay awake up till dawn. I still need my sleep. And I can’t waste my very limited supply of the tonic.

Watch…

Yawn…

Held back tears….

Focus..

Some more yawn…

Typing..

Watch…

Yawn….

*sigh*

Today penat. Started baking from 8 am up until 1 am. I had so many plans, places to go, people to meet. But as soon as the phone rang, although occasionally,  I know I had to postpone some plans and readjusting my schedules. Sometimes prioritizing took place but most of the time, no. Patching up holes can be daunting and undeniably fussy. Bills to be paid, clients to meet, calls to return, things to buy, appointments to attend. Might as well when I had all the time in the world, the other party wouldn’t be able to make it. Imagining myself having an assistant who can drive around is a real heaven, neh? Anyone?

MU is still leading by 2-0. I’ll go back to sleep when the third goal comes flying in. Promise. Promise. Tomorrow is just another hectic day

Till then, I promise a proper post next time with an advertisement for Mother’s Day promotion I’m working on it.

Best regards and good night

Assalamualaikum =)

Saya diserang penyakit misteri (kerana ketiadaan XTRASHARP agaknya), pening dan loya semenjak Khamis hingga Sabtu. Menjelang Ahad, Alhamdulillah, saya beransur sihat. Mimpi yang pelik mengganggu beberapa malam kebelakangan ini, saya banyak termenung dan berfikir. Kadang- kadang sedih. Khuatir sekiranya sesuatu yang tidak baik berlaku. Harapnya Allah memudahkan perjalanan hidup ini, amiin.

Mungkin apa yang merunsingkan saya mungkin sekali berkenaan dengan jawapan temuduga yang saya jalani pada Mac lalu. Mengikut jangkaan, jawapan akan diberikan kepada calon yang berjaya pada akhir bulan ini. Saya gusar, walhal ayah yakin yang saya berjaya di dalam temuduga itu. Sukarnya apabila meningkat dewasa, kebolehan membuat keputusan seakan-akan semakin pudar dan samar. Segalanya bergantung kepada bagaimana kita mahu masa depan kita kelihatan. Indah, mewah, sayup atau sepi? Seakan-akan janggal apabila apa yang kita yakin dapat dilakukan, apa yang kita mahukan, seolah-olah terlepas dari genggaman hanya dengan kejumudan akal yang berlaku barang sedetik cuma. Kemampuan menghasilkan keputusan yang tepat, tidak semudah membayangkan masa depan yang penuh dengan warna-warni. Kata-kata akhir yang dikeluarkan mugkin menjadi penyelamat atau pemusnah. Jadi bagaimana? Selarikah akal bertindak dengan rintihan jiwa yang mentah? Sanggupkah nafsu ditundukkan lalu mengharung onak dan badai?

Saya masih menganggap diri sebagai pelajar yang serba kekurangan; belajar dari pemerhatian, memantau dari firasat hati, sambil berjalan dan kadang-kadang berlari. Saya jatuh. Saya luka dan menangis tetapi saya sedar, pengalaman inilah yang akan mendewasakan saya. Mungkin barangkali saya sudah dianggap dewasa oleh teman-teman seusia, kawan-kawan ayah dan ibu, namun, jauh di sudut hati, saya masih ingin menjadi normal; seorang remaja yang berusia 22 tahun, yang tidak mahu terlalu cepat belajar mengenai hidup. Tapi saya tidak tahu mengapa, saya rasakan yang terlalu banyak perkara yang ingin saya lakukan, terlalu berat agenda yang saya susun, terlalu cepat masa berlalu.. Saya harus menjadi dewasa, walaupun hati nakal saya memujuk untuk memperlahankan langkah, berhenti berehat, jalan-jalan, makan-makan..

Kadang-kadang saya rasakan tanggungjawab yang saya pikul sebagai seorang anak, seorang wanita, seorang usahawan Muslim, dan seorang hamba kepada yang Maha Kuasa, adalah pendorong kepada semangat dalaman ini. Saya hanya seorang manusia yang penuh dengan kekurangan, anak yang kadang-kadang agak degil, wanita yang tidak suka mengikuti fesyen terkini, usahawan yang cuba memberikan yang terbaik dan hamba yang sentiasa terleka, kadang-kadang alpa dibuai masa. Namun, di dasar hati, saya ingin berjaya secepat mungkin. Saya mahu kejayaan dan limpahan rezeki ini berterusan di bawah redha dan rahmatNya, agar saya dapat dan sempat menabur bakti dengan sangat-sangat sebagai seorang anak, wanita, usahawan dan hamba terhadapNYa. Mungkin inilah azam yang secara tidak lansung telah mendewasakan saya. Mungkin.

Tidak adil bagi saya memaksa diri untuk bekerja terlalu keras. Tapi apa yang penting, dengan doa yang saya panjatkan ke hadrat Ilahi, saya mohon agar saya dapat membuat keputusan yang baik dalam kehidupan, agar dengan keputusan-keputusan ini, saya dapat mengecapi kebahagiaan dan kejayaan dalam hidup. Redha dengan setiap ujian. Tabah dengan setiap dugaan, insya-Allah.

Walaubagaimanapun, hari ini, alhamdulillah, pertemuan USAHANITA berjalan lancar. Gembiranya saya apabila dapat bertemu dengan ramai sahabat-sahabat usahawan yang baru dan mendaftar sebagai ahli. Juga beberapa sahabat ibu yang dengan girangnya memeluk saya sambil berkata, ‘Awaklah Munirah!’ sambil tersenyum riang dan memuji-muji kecomelan cupcakes saya. Aish.. Berbunga-bunga hati Bunyi macam berpotensi menjadi calon menantu je

Tapi mungkin, dengan jeans lusuh dan sneakers nike usang itu tidak melayakkan saya terampil sebagai calon menantu pilihan barangkali. Hahaha. Ada seorang kakak menjangka yang saya telahpun berkahwin dan mempunyai anak! Biar betul akak ni.. Hahaha. Saya mungkin memerlukan wardrobe makeover barangkali.

Alhamdulillah. Hari ini indah. Mungkin akan lebih indah sekiranya MU dapat ke Final FA CUP.

Mohon dengan sangat

Salam hormat.

Salam to all =)

My cute little darlings! It’s an undeniably one of my greatest pleasure to play around my adorable kittens. They are so sweet! With those innocent eyes and soft tiny paws, gosh, I wish they can stay small forever =)

My parents has safely returned from Alor Setar this morning, bringing home a lot of my favourite snacks. NYuM! Gone was my lunch, heee.. Hari Bertemu Pelanggan has yet to be postponed to a new date. Though I felt quite disappointed, another door always open. My mother’s friend offered another place in USAHANITA meet-up this Sunday. Nice! Alhamdulillah. There’s always sun after the rain =)

It’s quite an interesting point anyway. As a new entrepreneur, disappointment has become my best friend. Though the feeling is very uneasy, I have to deal with it. I have to still accept it though, to tell you the truth, it was very difficult to digest. But nevertheless, always remember that perseverance is the ultimate key. You have to be strong enough and be there long enough, up until one point, everything else will come at ease, God’s willing.

Anyway, I’ve finished up my last droplets of XTRASHARP while hoping for the new stock to arrive VERY VERY SOON. Please.. maxcare.. I can’t live without my supplement

Till then, good night

Salam to all.

As how life could have been endlessly blessed by Him, I came to my senses that I am truly fortunate for this love and bliss He had showered, for how I, sometimes, shamefully forgot to be grateful. All praises in the world for Allah the Lord, for this prosperous life I’m living, for these superbly wonderful family I have, caring friends and a picture perfect of a little bit of everything in compose. Thank you Allah. And I can’t thank enough.

Last week had been great. I’ve made several customized VIP souvenirs for a school’s function, entertained ‘my first customer’ of UiTM and Mahsa College’s practical nurses. Thank you for your trust and support. I received an order for a YB birthday somewhere next week. Nice. I registered myself for Seminar Asas Perniagaan organized by MARA Kuala Pilah. Plus, Peggy Porschen is coming to Malaysia and ICCA is inviting me to attend her cake decorating classes! She’s like a goddess of modern cake decorator and I figured that the offer is very much irresistible despite the dear amount of fee!~ ‘Mom, PLEASEE.. can I go? =D’

MU had been in a great shape too! Macheda had swept me of my feet for his super heroic magical touches since they had fortunately been (perfectly) placed in order for MU to stay at the top of the table. Come on dear, 8 more games to go

I’ve successfully downloaded Brian Tracy’s audio program as well. Best bangat!

My addiction to TV, on the other hands, has become a habit which is not good though. Shark, Spongebob Squarepants, Brothers& Sisters, Samantha Who, and a few more sitcoms had kept my eyes glued to the box and that’s when my work has to be postponed. Hmm. Got to get rid of this, aite?!

By this Sunday is another function of Hari Bertemu Pelanggan organized by Jabatan Pertanian Negeri Sembilan which will be held in Dato’ Bahaman Hall in Jalan Bukit, Kuala Pilah. Nice, nice. New faces,new customers and clients. Better start planning now. Or maybe after Samantha Who tonight

For this fantastic week, thank you Allah. For my parents who are in their honeymoon in Kedah and Penang, take a good care of them, God. May they have a great time and a safe journey home. ( Sebenarnya, saya dan adik turut mahu ikut serta, tapi.. takpelah, some other time will do ;P )

Till then, best regards. I’ll upload some pictures soon.

p/s : sometimes guys can look hot in pink, don’t you think?

Salam to everyone.

It has been a busy weekend, by the time I thought I would have done the worst while producing and delivering, my client, on the other hand, had been so patient and understanding. Thank you, Kak Syima. It was an honour to have served you, though I felt terrible upon the delay. We were both not feeling well, super-busy with our duties respectively and yet, we kinda made it through. Hope that you’ll get well soon, as how I am here.

Memang sangat sibuk. 2 jam tidur untuk 2 hari. Can you believed that? All in all, it’s my asam-garam of life. In fact, it’s the norm for every entrepreneur. We play around the clock, we work and we rest as we let ourselves to. When the time required for sleeping has to be used for completing a client’s order, I have no complain. The deprivation could have easily overcome the task, but satisfying a client is much more worth it. At some points, half of my brain wasn’t working at all. 1 batch of chocolate chips muffins were rejected as I forgot to add in the sugar. I ran out of eggs and I have to went out at almost 1 a.m., finding for some and lucky there’s a grocery shop in Melang that was opened. I got scolded (yes, at this age, I still got scolded) by my dad for that action I’ve taken. No harm’s done. I know he loves me

After all, when I finally managed to complete my client’s orders, I know that I’ve tried my best. I remembered Jay Abraham’s words of wisdom on how an entrepreneur should under promise and over deliver in order to satisfy a new customer/client. I’d keep that in mind.

By Sunday morning, my head ached, as well as my right shoulder and left ankle. My flu worsen and I’ve taken double the PCM I’ve taken all year round. But I was sick with a bloomed heart. I knew I’ve done all I can possibly do to serve my clients and I hope they were happy too.

Here were some pictures taken. Some tak sempat nak ambil Till then, good night.

Salam to all.

I had a lot of things to be done by today but unfortunately, another pile of messes came out of nowhere, halt my in-progress plans and yup, I have to reschedule my to-do-list for tomorrow.

February is moving so fast. I had been busy, true, but today is already the 10th!? Awatnya lagu ni? As if I could hardly notice how time had flown by so inevitably crazy. Just now I realized that I haven’ finished reading up my January book: Awaken The Giant Within by Anthony Robbins *_* My bad!

I missed several of my friends’ birthdays. Another appointment with the dentist is postponed. My long-awaited baking class had been rescheduled, again. Probably due to fatigue, I loss my appetite easily as I started to skip meals more often than necessary. Deprivation for sleep in no longer uncommon. I think I need a break but can I really afford to lose my working’s momentum by pausing continuously along the way?

On the second thought, I know that I have to strive forward. Whether I like it or not. And at the same time, I need to figure out ways as for not jeopardizing my health for the sake of building up my 1 month’s old business.

I surely had a long way to run, I might consider some breaks at various pit stops.

Who says life is easy??

But hey, one good news here. I’ve successfully registered myself for a workshop organized by the Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Team entitled Learn to Be Rich! Grab yourself a seat and I can guarantee that you won’t regret it

Anyway, a big congrates goes to my friend, Mubarak Hussain, for the opening of his 2nd restaurant in PJ. I surely had an idol to adore! A good man by heart, generous and kind, hopeful wishes stir in my head with prayers that I might, someday, be able to be as strong as him.

Don’t give up if the pace is slow. You might succeed with another blow