My other blog is taking ages to load this morning so I guess I come here and rant. I haven't been able to go online yesterday evening coz my body was aching all over. I just rested the whole night watching cartoon with Yassin. I feel a bit better this morning and thought I posted the "E is for..." page. But it's that time of the year again, the server is just too slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She left for Haj yesterday and will be back on 15th December. Looking forward to the day. My uncle called from Madinah saying that they arrived safely.From left (back row): Ayang, Uncle, Mimi, Wanda, Chik, myself and my mom. Seated: Zam (Ayang's husband), Diana, Chu.

Hari ni aku balik Raub ambil emak. Kalau tak nampak aku online disebelah sana, itulah sebabnya. Banyak barang emak aku nak kena angkut.

Mak, pakcik dan makcik aku dok tunggu surat tentang jadual penerbangan ke Mekah dari awal bulan lagi dan asyik telefon pejabat Tabung Haji. Selalunya jawapannya 'belum lagi, puan', 'tunggu surat ya', 'nanti kami maklumkan' dan sebagainya. Pagi tadi mereka dapat panggilan dari Tabung Haji mengatakan penerbangan mereka dijadualkan pada hari 1hb November 2009. Mak oii! 3 hari lagi?!!!Ok, mungkin aku akan sibuk dua tiga hari ni nak uruskan kenduri doa selamat dan what-not.

Another photo captured at Zoo Negara.Ah...this photo reminds me of one of my favourite book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach. A simple great classic. It tells us to go beyond our limitations and not to give up hope. "Like everything else, Fletcher. Practice."

Captured on my recent trip to the Zoo Negara.About the bird:Name: PelicanScientific name: Pelicanus

Tangkap gambar rama-rama hinggap ditangan sendiri; rasanya seperti masuk bakul angkat sendiri. Payah nak adjust setting kamera tapi takpa bolehlah juga. Ada sekali tu rama-rama hinggap di LCD screen; nak tangkap gambar rama-rama tu guna suami aku punya LG Arena KM900 tapi bateri dah kong.

You know, I am a going-to-be-40 year old grumpy lady. And today I have a grump at all those feed suckers aka sploggers (spam-bloggers)!To all those sploggers, (you know who you are):You think you are doing me a big favor by putting my links in there? No thank you, take my posts out or I BAN all of you!Ah! Too late, you have already been BANNED!

Aku makan laksam hari ni di salah satu cawangan kedai yang terkenal dengan laksa-laksa Malaysia. Rasanya? TAK SEDAP!!!! Kuahnya masin dan tepung laksamnya berasa hapak!! Aku hanya makan sesudu dan komplen! Lepas ni aku tak nak makan lagi dekat tempat tu. Dah masuk dalam BAN list aku! Dahlah harganya RM9.90!! Hujung bulan ni aku nak balik kampung dan makan laksam pekan sari Raub yang harganya hanya RM3.00 puas-puas!Oh dan lagi satu, buatan laksamnya tak ada seni langsung! Yang aku tahu, selalunya laksam akan digulung dan dipotong cantik-cantik. Tapi yang ini macam tepung tu dibaling pada dinding dan kemudian dikutip satu persatu.Dapat kamu bayangkan? Dapat ya? Terima kasih.

I have been observing this one fast food outlet near my house for a year already and this is the question I want to ask the manager one day: "Why do you have four cash machines when you intended to operate only two?"

 If you Ever - Gabrielle feat East 17Lyrics:The very first time that I saw your brown eyesYour lips said hello and I said hiI knew right then you were the oneBut I was caught up in physical attractionBut to my satisfactionBaby you were more than just a friendAnd if you ever fall in love againYou must make sure that the lady is a friendAnd if you ever fall in love so trueYou must be sure that she feels the same way tooIf I said that I would be your one and onlyPromise that youd never leave me lonelyI just want to be the one you needI just want to be the one to serve youSometimes I feel as if I dont deserve youI cherish every moment that we shareAnd if you ever fall in love againYou must be sure that the lady is a friendAnd if you ever fall in love so trueYou must be sure that she feels the same way tooThe very first time that I saw your brown eyesYour lips said hello and I said hiI knew right then you were the oneAnd I was caught up in physical attractionBut to my satisfactionBaby you were more than just a friendAnd if you ever fall in love againYou must be sure that the lady is a friendAnd if you ever fall in love so trueYou must be sure that she feels the same way tooAnd if you ever fall in love againYou must be sure that the lady is a friendAnd if you ever fall in love so trueYou must be sure that she feels the same way tooAnd if you ever fall in love againYou must be sure that the lady is a friendAnd if you ever fall in love so trueYou must be sure that she feels the same way too Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave ONLY the actual post link here. You can grab this code at LJL Please note these links are STRICTLY for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.PS: Because of spamming purposes, the linky will be closed on Thursday of each week at midnight, Malaysian Time. Thank you!

It has been more than a month already that I have been fighting with laziness. Today I realised that it might not be laziness so I searched for information for any kind of sickness that includes fatigue. Found one: Chronic fatigue syndrome. Some of the symptoms include:

• Impaired memory or concentration
• Unrefreshing sleep
• Muscle pain (myalgia)
• Pain in multiple joints (arthralgia)
• Headaches of a new kind or greater severity
• Sore throat, frequent or recurring

I don't feel like working this weekend and have been potato-couching since Friday night. I was not feeling too well either. I just tuned in my favourite channel and there was Becoming Jane. It was quite a good story despite the controversy of the actual story of Jane Austen and the love of her life. I have never read Jane Austen's novels before but after doing research on her I am attracted to the fact that she was an English novelist and one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature. I watched Emma (a movie based on her novel) and love the story very much and will stroll along the literature books aisle of any bookstore near me to find novels by Jane Austen. I am thinking of getting few books of hers for my year-end trip to an island (yet to decide on which island but most probably those from Terengganu).And today, I watched PS I Love You for the 2nd time. I cried a lot during the first time I saw it.  Not much change today. The movie somehow touched my heart so deeply. I am a cry baby so I will cry on any scene that provoke my tears. Gerard Butler (ehem..Nessa) looks so handsome not to mention Hilary Swank. She's a babe!I just logged in after helping my son with his homework and hope the mood to work is here. I am in need of it to finish all my work. ALL! I am so behind deadlines!Here's a photo from my album; it's my neighbour's. Saw the love shape and quickly took a shot if it.

 These pictures were taken on my last trip to Tioman Island using reverse lens technique. Yes, even if it meant that I had to take off my lens from the body, reversed it, held open the shutter latch, lay down on my stomach and get myself soaked with salty water and sand; I would do it all over again. It's ugly but that is the trouble of not having a macro lens :'(Anyway, let's do this tongue twister together:She sells sea shells by the sea shore, the shells she sells are surely seashells, so if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

Speak of the devil! Dia baru sahaja membalas e-mel aku, janjinya: Will make sure to make payment before the end of this month, partially (if not full)...Tangguh lagi?Janjiku pada diri sendiri: AKU TIDAK AKAN MEMBUAT SEBARANG KERJA TANPA MENGAMBIL BAYARAN MUKA 50% (IF NOT FULL)...FULL STOP

Alhamdulillah, aku baru sahaja menerima bayaran dari kawan aku yang sepatutnya dijelaskan 1 tahun yang lalu. Aku tidak akan mengganggu dia dengan panggilan, sms dan e-mel mengenai pembayaran. Dia akan tenang melalui hari-harinya. ^_^Dua tiga bulan lepas aku sepatutnya menerima bayaran dari satu rangkaian pengiklanan secara online terbesar di Malaysia. Dari sebulan ke sebulan, pengurusannya atau lebih tepat lagi pengasasnya meminta penangguhan atau dasar ekonomi meleset. Dia membayar aku 1/5 dari jumlah pembayaran sebelum hari raya (ini bukanlah perjanjian asal dimana perjanjian asal aku dibayar jumlah penuh). Aku akur setelah dia berjanji membayar bakinya dalam bulan September. Sekarang sudah bulan Oktober. Dua tiga hari lepas aku mengirimkan e-mel kepadanya. Tiada jawapan. Hari ini aku mengirim sms padanya. Tiada jawapan. Lalu aku panjangkan e-mel terdahulu. Tiada juga jawapan.Masih hidupkah dia?

Took this picture many months ago while visiting KL Birds Park. Its highly saturated orange beak attracted me.About the bird:Name: Toucan | Toco ToucanScientific name: Ramphastos toco

Dulu masa di Melaka, ada jiran bela burung tiung yang boleh berkata-kata, dia cakap "Hello" pada aku.About the bird:Name: Common Myna | Indian Myna | Tiung Gembala KerbauScientific name: Acridotheres tristis

Suatu hari masa nak pulang ke KL melalui bandar Raub, aku ternampak seorang pakcik sedang beri makanan pada burung. Suasana amat menarik lalu aku memberhentikan kereta. Emak aku tanya kenapa berhenti, "nak borak dengan uncle tu sekejap", kata aku. Anak aku menjengulkan kepala dari dalam kereta tapi aku melarangnya turun sebab aku nak jumpa pakcik tu sekejap sahaja.Nama pakcik itu ialah Uncle Gopal. Dia ada kedai gunting rambut dan tiap-tiap hari dia dan rakan-rakannya akan memberi makan burung-burung di situ. Itu sahajalah yang aku sempat nak tanya sebab anak aku dah jerit ajak balik!About the bird:Name: Pigeon | Rock PigeonScientific name:Columba Livia

Pictures by my husband

It was my aunt who actually noticed the grapes. This time it's not just two grapes but two clusters, ok!! wohoo!Lupa nak update tentang anggur terdahulu yang hanya dua butir itu. Anggur-anggur itu rebah ke bumi tanpa dapat sesiapa merasa. Sebab-sebabnya tidak diketahui. Mungkin serangan serangga ataupun ada tangan-tangan gatal yang memetiknya. Tapi apa pun, itulah yang dikatakan, "rebah sebelum masa..'Kali ini semua dapat merasa...mak aku, makcik aku, anak-anak buah aku, aku, suami aku, anak aku, adik beradik aku...InsyaAllah.

Took this picture this morning right in front of my house. The cables are a bit mess but I like the pose of the two crows.About the bird:Name: CrowScientific name: Corvus brachyrhynchos

It's that time again...emilayusof.com cannot be accessed because the server at Mesrahosting is down. This is the 5th time it happens this year and I am done feeling angry and miserable. I'll just wait till it's up again to continue blogging from my main blog.

Jalan tersangat jem dan beratur di lampu trafik bukan kegemaran aku, lebih lagi jika telah 5 kali lampu trafik menunjukkan lampu merah. Aku paling tidak suka jika ada orang yang memotong barisan. Ini selalu berlaku dan setiap kali, aku akan bercakap sendirian memarahi kereta yang memotong barisan.Aku: Cis! Aku penat-penat beratur, dia masuk dihadapan pula!Anak: Biarlah, ibu...Aku: Yelah, tapi ibu dah penat tekan brek ni..Anak: Kalau ibu marah-marah macam ni, pemandu dalam kereta tu boleh dengar ke?Aku terdiam. Anak aku sudah pandai berfikir secara logik. Kenapa tidak aku? Lalu aku berfikir dan belajar bersabar.