eh, it's already been 2 years?

Assalamualaikum w.b.t and hello!~

OMG it's already March 2015 and I haven't blogged anything till now. I'm so BADDDDD! :((( My apologies to everyone who kept coming back to see if I updated and was disappointed when they saw there was nothing new (bajet femes eh akak? -__-;;).. sorry guys and gals! :D

Anywho, I celebrated 2 years of marriage with my awesome hubby in February by taking an 11 days leave from work.. hahahaha okay melampau, padahal ada 5 hari cuti weekend and public holiday.. sharing the photos with caption below with story of honeymoon with y'all!

we reached Kuala Perlis jetty at 9.15 am but our ferry was at 12pm due to the massive crowd who also sibuk to go to Langkawi coz we were going.. LOL bajet femes lagi la kau nih Najmi.. haha.. but in all seriousness, it's coz of the Federal Territory holiday and everyone in KL & Putrajaya cuti on Monday so apparently a lot of em were going for holiday or some sort of training.. we went on Saturday till Monday, it was a 3D2N escapade.. hehe

Upon arrival at the Langkawi Jetty, we were welcomed by our travel agent who passed us the key to our rented car, a freaking Mitsubishi Lancer! hoi, merasa la jugak drive Lancer, best siotttt.. sayang, Lancer for next year's anniversary wedding pelis! :D

We wanted to save a bit on hotel so we could splurge elsewhere so we got the Honeymoon Package at this cute hotel called The Cabin Langkawi at Pantai Chenang.. it was a cute place and nearby to the beach, shopping area and Underwater World.. apart from the leaking aircond in our room, we had a very pleasant stay, would recommend it.. however do note that you will see a lot of foreigners wearing bikini's and swimming trunks walking the side walks in front of the hotel.. 

okayyyy, I was PAMPERED with LOVE and SWANS and ROSES and ROSE PETALS.. it was so cute! you see, no matter how much I pujuk my husband to buy me flowers, he will never buy em for me.. I mean, it's true what he says, no point wasting money buying something that's gonna end up dying 2-3 days later and I agree with him.. but it was nice to be covered with roses and petals tho.. err, but they all ended up in the trash can later that night.. haha.. such a waste! :p 

After checking in, we went to Taman Lagenda Langkawi and sweat between our armpits were formed.. haha.. it was nice to walk with the sea breeze gently and sometimes violently hitting out faces.. Hubby was having fun admiring the bridges and pathways and taking pictures for reference, probably for his taman rimba project.. hehe.. I own a monopod, so it was fine taking my own photos, I have to admit that I suck at using the pod tho.. :/ 

Agenda for the next day was picking up mum and dad from the jetty and going for island hopping with em.. since the jetty was very close by to Dataran Helang, we paid the eagle a visit and watched its butt from afar.. it was soooooooooooooooo HOT, even though it was only 10am.. I guess that's the only downside to being next to the ocean~

The island hopping was an amazing experience! it was, WOW! we went to Pulau Dayang Bunting where I insert my feet into the waters of the deep fresh water lake, went to see them feed eagles where I saw magnificent eagles dive for the waters and snatch up fish like it was nothing, and later to Pulau Beras Basah where hubby and me made the ocean as our playground.. he cut his foot on the jagged rocks tho, cian sayang.. hehehe.. 

To end the day on February 1, the day when the witnesses say, SAH at Masjid Sultan Badlishah, UUM during our akad nikah ceremony 2 years ago, we had a candlelight dinner on the porch of our hotel room.. it was nice, the hotel was able to set the ambience and I had a great time talking and laughing with the love of my life.. :)

On our last day in Langkawi, we went to Gunung Mat Cincang and rode the SkyCab 700 meters above sea level.. there were a lot of people even though we got there as early as 9.30am.. we missed our breakfast so once we got to the top, we got our breakfast, Maggi Hot Cup.. hahaha.. it was a nice experience, eating the hot maggi while being pounded by the forceful sea wind.. hahaha

The view was as spectacular as I remembered it 4 years ago.. the cable bridge yang goyang-goyang tu was closed due to maintenance so I didn't have the opportunity to go there.. but I had a nice time there, spending it with my hubby, mum and dad.. after the trip, we went to find lunch, shop for chocolates and when back home..

And there you have it, my first 2015 update.. hope you had a good read.. I look forward to blog my Enactus World Cup experience to Beijing last year and perhaps will do so soon.. but till then, have a nice day, stay positive and be heard for your awesomeness.. if you don't love yourself, how will others learn to love you? ;)

the ups and sometimes down

Mood : Blessed

When you enter the marriage portion of your life, devoting yourself to your significant other is your lifetime goal.. you work hard to please your husband/wife day and night, and honestly sometimes you have a bad day or two where you slip up more than you usually do.. for me, that day was yesterday.. it was my fault for being clumsy.. I'll spare you the details, but waterworks happened.. 

I honestly thought it was the end of my married life, that he was going to leave me coz I irritate him and stuff, that he regretted being my husband.. and just when I was ready to let him go to ease his burden, he comes and gives me a big bear hug, shus-shing my crying and listening to me ramble on and on about how sorry I was and stuff.. I told him that I thought he regretted marrying me and he said,"when did I say that? don't put words in my mouth, I never said that and you know it.." well, you know how women tend to exaggerate things, that's what I interpreted from his words.. in the end, we worked everything out.. I apologized, he apologized and we talked about it.. the thing is, I am clumsy and sometimes I am downright outrageously clumsy and a danger to myself.. that's where he gets mad coz he gets worried about me.. he assured me again that he's not going anywhere and that I should be more careful in what I do.. we still love each other very much, don't worry about that.. :) 

the point of this post is, WOMEN tend to exaggerate things, making a mountain out of a mole hill, so to say.. just because you're married, this trait is no exception to you.. and also, marriage has its ups and downs, the important thing is to talk to each other.. it's fine to cry sometimes, it's a human trait after all.. besides, what doesn't break you makes your relationship stronger.. it's okay to argue once or twice, just make sure to make up once you're done! ;)

cik atau puan atau cikpuan?

kringgg! *bunyi telefon bimbit*

aku          : Hello, assalamualaikum..

orang A  : W'salam.. boleh saya bercakap dengan cik Khairun Najmi?

aku          : Ya, saya bercakap.

orang A  : oh cik.. cik atau puan ya?

aku         : errr, puan.. *deng, jantan sangat eh suara aku?*

orang A : oh, puan.. *aku boleh dengar senyuman dia* saya XXX dari Universiti YYY, ingin bertanya tentang EMNE 2013.. bla bla bla~ (ini semua tentang kerja, anda anda tak perlu tahu)

ingin di highlightkan di sini, iya, diriku sudah menjadi Puan.. sudah selamat 4 bulan bergelar isteri (alhamdulillah) namun aku masih lagi kekok dengan panggilan PUAN itu, atau Madam dalam bahasa omputih.. bukan taknak sedar diri, tapi rasa pelik.. hahahaha.. muka macam budak2, perangai tak payah cakap la, memang macam budak2 pun sampai suami sendiri panggil isteri dia teletubbies.. -__-'' jadi perasaan kekok dengan gelaran Puan itu mungkin akan terus ada dalam diri, selagi diri belum bergelar ibu, mungkin? hahaha.. aku ingat lagi masa aku bagi talk di TOT UniKL bulan lepas, student yang jadi MC tu aku kenal, sebab aku handle training leadership dia masa di Port Dickson dulu (note, aku keja sebagai Program Executive jadi memang akan handle banyak program dan bergaul dengan ramai orang yang muda macam aku.. eh, muda sket dari aku, sket ja.. heh..) pastu student tu tanya aku dalam bahasa omputih, "should I call you Madam Najmi or Kak Najmi?" terus aku jadi defensive, "uish, jangan nak mengada panggil Madam, panggil kak najmi sudahhhhh... pelik nau nak panggil Madam Madam nih.. hohoho.."

tapi sebenarnya, bagus budak2 nih.. diaorang dapat didikan yang betul.. macam mana kenal rapat pun kita dengan orang yang lebih tua atau berkedudukan, perkara pertama kita kena buat dalam majlis formal adalah dengan membahasakan diri kita dan dia dengan formal sebagai tanda hormat.. selagi orang tu tak cakap, "eh apa ber-encik2 nih, panggil Hisham ja.." kita tak boleh assume yang dia boleh terus terima panggilan informal.. contohnya, aku selalu jugak la deal dengan Faculty Advisors Enactus teams dan memang akan straight away panggil dia Miss, Madam, Sir atau Dr. bila bercakap dengan FA.. nak dijadikan cerita, aku sembang dengan FA dari Asia Pacific University, aku panggil dia Madam Nadiah.. sembang punya sembang, aku sentiasa bahasakan diri dia Madam.. tuptup dia kata, "eh, jangan bermadam2 sangat la, panggil I Nadiah je.." oh, species sama dengan aku rupanya.. hahaha.. tapi selagi dia tak cakap macam tu, aku akan terus panggil dia Madam.. so pengajarannya di sini, ingat, selagi tidak mendapat kebenaran orang tersebut, teruskan dengan panggilan formal itu.. kalau rasa kekok sangat nak panggil dia secara formal, terus tanya dia, "is it okay if I call you John or do you prefer me to call you YB Brad Pitt?" okeh, habis pelajaran kita pada hari ini.. hahaha

salah satu perkara menarik adalah apabila pegi bagi talk dan ada orang cam aku sebab dia baca blog aku nih, kiranya dia blog reader lah.. pergh, itu memang terbaik! hahaha.. kepada blog reader tersebut, I owe you a "before & after" blog post.. will do it soon, insyaAllah.. ;)

ini aktiviti fevret aku, superman fall kegemaranku.. haha

semoga perkahwinan & percintaan kami suami isteri kekal hingga akhirat.. aminnn.. :)

antara aurat & pilihan hati

Suami  : tudung dah kemas?

Isteri     : *belek2 depan cermin* dah..

Suami  : dah pakai handsock? jangan sampai nampak tangan kalau lengan baju terselak nanti..

Isteri     : dah pakai, sayang

Suami  : stokin? kaki juga aurat.. dosa awak adalah dosa saya.. dah pakai stokin belum?

Isteri     : *tengok kaki* dah pakai dah..

Suami  : Alhamdulillah, comelnya isteri saya.. *kucup dahi isteri*  :) 

Assalamualaikum ya ahli syurga! *insyaAllah*

seronok bila ada suami yang tolong jaga dan ingatkan isteri tentang aurat.. sesungguhnya auratku ini adalah hak untuk suamiku sahaja.. secara jujurnya, aku time single dan hingusan dulu, tak kisah sangat tentang menutup aurat dengan sempurna.. handsock dan stokin langsung tak suka pakai, panas dan rimas lah!.. kena marah banyak kali dengan Umi dan kak Ijah pun, kadang-kadang masuk telinga kanan keluar telinga kiri.. betul, tak tipu.. Umi banyak kali tegur, jangan pakai baju tapi singkat dan menampakkan bentuk bontot, jangan pakai cardigan atau sweater yang menampakkan bentuk lengan, tu bukan menutup aurat, tu membalut aurat saja.. tapi aku degil, hati keras, iman tak kuat, langsung tak endahkan nasihat-nasihat Umi yang lebih lama hidup di dunia nih.. Umi selalu nasihatkan anak-anak dia, ingat Allah yang selalu tengok gerak geri kita, ingat dan kesian kat abah dalam kubur kena pukul disebabkan dosa-dosa kami.. mula-mula masa dengar, nangis la dan taubat kejap.. tapi lama-lama buat balik sebab dah menjadi kebiasaan kan.. alah bisa tegal biasa.. hahaha *okay tak lawak* 

dulu sibuk mahukan perhatian daripada lelaki, mahu lelaki paling dan tengok kecantikan diri *tangan di dada mata ke atas* dan mahukan pandangan kagum dari kaum wanita yang lain.. okay fine, bukan pandangan kagum, menyampah ada lah, minah prasan ja aku nih.. hahaha.. masa tu,baju semua ketat dan ikut bentuk tubuh badan, tudung yang jarang dan tak tutup dada dengan sempurna, stokin tak pakai, lengan baju disenteng sesuka hati bila hari panas.. budget dalam otak, asalkan pakai tudung, aku dah tutup aurat! dulu aku bangga pakai baju ketat-ketat sebab nampak kurus.. tak kisah, langsung tak kisah kalau Allah murka dengan aku, yang penting masa tu, aku selesa, aku bergaya, aku cantik!.. tapi bukan di mata Allah Maha Esa.. bila pikir pikir balik, rasa macam nak nangis ja.. tak sangka aku jahil macam tu dulu.. banyak betul dosa-dosa yang aku kumpul dulu, kesian abah dalam kubur.. ya lah, kan dosa seorang anak ditanggung oleh bapanya selagi belum berkahwin..disebabkan aku, abah diseksa dalam kubur.. ya Allah, ampunilah dosa hambaMu ini, janganlah seksa abah lagi.. TTT^TTT

aku tak cakap aku nih terbaik, aku memangnya bukan yang terbaik kerana aku masih mencuba mencari keredhaan Allah.. aku masih dalam proses untuk belajar menutup aurat dengan sempurna, dan aku bersyukur sebab dapat suami yang membimbing aku ke arah yang benar.. tak tak, aku bukan nak riak atau bangga *eh bukan maksud dia sama ka?* tapi sekadar sesuatu yang ingin dikongsikan dengan semua, kaum Hawa terutamanya, bahawa dosa anda tidak menutup aurat dengan sempurna, ditanggung oleh ayah/bapa/daddy/abah/babah atau apa2 panggilan untuk your father lah.. itu sebelum anda berkahwin.. lepas dah akad nikah dan disebut "sah" oleh saksi-saksi, maka dosa auratmu ditanggung oleh suamimu.. tak sayangkah anda dengan suami anda? dia ada banyak lagi bebanan tanggungjawab lepas korang kahwin, tanggungjawab kamu dengan Allah pun nak bagi dekat dia jugak ka? eh ehhhh, jangan ingat kamu takkan masuk neraka klau dosa kamu ditanggung suami.. klau suami dah suruh pakai tudung dan tutup aurat dengan sempurna, namun kamu ingkar, nerakalah destinasi kamu nanti.. dan kamu juga kaum Adam, tidakkah kamu sayang akan anak/isteri/adik/kakak kamu? tanggungjawab mendidik/menegur/mengubah mereka  adalah di tangan kamu.. dosa kamu jugak kalau tak tegur.. 

kamu tahu? tahu kan? saya juga tahu.. jadi marilah kita sama-sama menasihati dan mengingati masing-masing tentang tuntutan agama untuk kita menutup aurat dengan sempurna.. buat kaum Hawa, jom buat wardrobe change; labuh, longgar, dan menutupi dada! biar nampak gemuk kerana berpakaian labuh dan longgar dari nampak kurus kerana berpakaian ketat seakan-akan berbogel.. tak ada guna bentuk body lawa kalau akhirnya kamu masuk ke neraka juga.. ingat ya, auratmu adalah untuk suamimu sahaja.. dan sejujur sejujurnya, itu adalah nikmat yang mutlak dan manis.. ^_^

 

Terima kasih sayang.. :) *senyum la sikit -__-'

a new chapter begins

Mood : grateful

Assalamualaikum and hello awesome peeps!

it's been almost a month since I've became a wife and Alhamdulillah, everything is great! I've already moved into my husband's place in Puchong and I'm doing my best to turn the house into a home.. there's still a lot of work to be done tho but I'm sure everything will be just fine, insyaAllah.. :)

first and foremost I would like to thank my family members and my relatives for helping out with the wedding preparations and also on the wedding day itself, to my mum for helping me on the financial side (I just started working, not much money to go by yet), to my friends who came to the wedding reception in Kedah and in Perak thank you, to my husband's family and relatives thank you for accepting me into your big and fun family, and not forgetting, to my husband and best friend, Khairul Anwar, thank you for loving me and never giving up on me. I love you and may our love lasts till jannah, insyaAllah.. I will do my best to be the wife you want me to be.. :)

so on to photos! =D some of you might know that the akad and reception is for me and my older sister, Intan.. don't be fooled by her height, she's old-er than me.. hahaha.. she had gotten engaged last year in February while my engagement which was kinda short notice muehehe (hey, who knew I would have fallen in love with my best friend, right?) on June last year.. it came as a surprise to everyone actually coz I was not in any relationship at that time and everyone was freakishly curious as to who my fiancée was.. hahaha.. well now you know! =D

This is a picture with all my siblings, plus Intan's friend Mira (far right) who came to help out with the wedding

2 brides, 2 grooms, the merge of 3 families (I was nervous at this time, and tears of joy were shed when it was finalized.. tissue please!)

Alhamdulillah, I'm now married to my best friend of 4 years.. :) Thanks Rakna for coming!

Big family, right? ^_^

Aren't we just the happiest bunch? 

meh full attire on the reception day..

yeah, my make up looks weird.. (-___-;; but the cake tastes awesome!

official photoshoot with BENPHOTOGRAPHY

yeah, we're crazy..

more photos are either on my Facebook page or is still with my photographer.. Am still waiting for them coz I myself didn't really take much photos.. credits for photos go to their respective owners.. I'm happy, alhamdulillah.. :)

and look, these are my sisters and brothers.. and also hubby.. 

happy family we are, no? wheee!~ ^_^