5 Tahun 5 Bulan...

Sementara menunggu keputusan untuk masuk ke universiti, Johanna menjadi orang gaji di rumah En. Latfy...Di sana dia ditemukan dengan Along, Apeh, Nina dan Nana...Bermacam kejadian berlaku semasa tempoh itu...Along tidak habis2 'mendera' Ana membuat dan memasak itu dan ini...Dalam diam Along jatuh cinta pada Ana...Kemudian, Jo terbang ke Aberdeen menyambung pengajiannya..."Along sayang Ana..." itu kata2 yang diungkapkan kepada Johanna...
     "Assalamualaikum. Ha...Along. Apa cerita?"
     Sengih Afiq melebar mendengar suara papanya.
     "Wa'alaikumussalam. Papa, tolong call Tok Chhu Talib."
     "Kenapa pulak tiba-tiba nak call Tok Chu ni?" Dahi Encik Latfy sedikit berkerut.
     "Nak hantar rombongan minggu depan, boleh?" Afiq bertanya terus. "Papa tolong call Pak Cik Latif sekali, tolong tanya boleh tak mkita nak datang."
     Encik Latfy ketawa. "Dah selesai dah masalah kau orang tu?" Dia menggeleng perlahan. Maklum dengan gusar hati anak sulungnya ketika baru sampai dari JB. Masakan tak, muka dah mengalahkan orang dengar berita saham jatuh.
     "Insya-Allah dah selesai la tu." Ketawa Afiq turut pecah. "Papa, tolong tanyakan sekali pasal plan Along tu."
     "Plan yang mana?"
     "Winter."
   

Rooftop Rant...

Kisah berkisar di atas rooftop Wisma Topaz yang menemukan Trisy dan Jade...Trisy anak bongsu dari empat beradik...Keluarganya memang kucar-kacir...Masing2 membawa haluan masing2...Akhirnya ibu bapanya menghantar Trisy ke JB untuk tinggal bersama opah dan pak su...Surat menjadi penghubung di antara Trisy dan Jade...Pada mulanya Trisy tidak dapat menyesuaikan diri hidup di JB...Dari seorang gadis yang tidak kisah pasal agama, Trisy mula berubah...Dia mula membaca buku2 berunsur keagamaan dan mendengar muzik2 nasyid...Jade pula sudah menjadi seorang pelukis komik...Trisy menjadi pengikut setia komik Jade...Tapi, tiba2 komik Jade sudah tidak disiarkan lagi dan surat2 Trisy juga tidak mendapat balasan...Apa yang terjadi kepada Jade? 

Semusim Rindu...

Novel karya Aleya Aneesa ini sudah lama aku habiskan bacaannya cuma tidak sempat lagi nak buat ulasan...Kisah seorang kanak2 yang melarikan diri dari makciknya yang zalim...Nasibnya terbela apabila dia ditemukan dengan pasangan suami isteri yang begitu baik...Pasangan ini sudah lama berkahwin tapi masih tidak dikurniakan cahaya mata...Jadi mereka mengambil kanak2 itu menjadi anak angkat mereka...Hajar Adira ditemukan dengan Ikhman dalam keadaan yang tidak menyenangkan...Sejak kejadian itu, Hajar berdendam dengan Ikhman...Hilal, bapa saudara Ikhman menyuruh lelaki itu supaya mencari anak saudaranya yang hilang 15 tahun dahulu...Ikhman buntu memikirkan di mana hendak dicari gadis itu...Dunia memang kecil kerana gadis yang dicari2 rupanya adalah Hajar Adira...Ikhman segera menemukan Hajar dengan Hilal yang sedang bertarung dengan nyawa kerana barah yang dihidapi...Semasa akhir hayatnya, Hilal sempat berpesan supaya Ikhman dan Hajar berkahwin...Hajar tidak berdaya menolak dan cuma mengiakan...Perkahwinan mereka dilanda berbagai masalah...Hajar akhirnya mengaku yang dia mula cintakan suaminya...Emak saudara Hajar yang telah menderanya semasa kecil berusaha sedaya upaya supaya Hajar tidak dapat mewarisi harta peninggalan Hilal...Bagaimanakah kesudahannya? Bacalah sendiri dan anda pasti akan sukakan novel ini...

Diari Cintaku...

Novel ni hasil tulisan Eina Afrina...Aku tak pernah baca novel hasil tulisannya sebelum ni...Tapi novel ni tak kurang hebatnya...Kisah berkisar perkahwinan aturan keluarga...Baik Maizatul mahupun Shahril tidak mahu mengecewakan harapan orang tua mereka...Pada mulanya masing2 tak mengaku cinta pada satu sama lain...Akhirnya mereka akur dengan perasaan indah yang mula bertapak dalam jiwa mereka...Berlaku beberapa peristiwa yang menyebabkan berlaku pergolakan di dalam rumah tangga mereka...Namun akhirnya mereka berjaya mengharunginya...Kesudahan yang baik bagi novel ini...

Ranting Cinta Si Plato

Novel ini aku habis baca kira-kira seminggu yang lalu...Novel yang tak boring dibaca...Walaupun kadang-kadang terselit rasa marah kepada watak utamanya iaitu Sofea ketika diberitahu yang arwah suaminya mempunyai isteri lain...Memang wajar dia berasa marah dan kecewa tapi dia sepatutnya sudah memaafkan arwah suaminya kerana arwah suaminya berkahwin lain dengan alasan mahu membela nasib Soknah dan anak-anaknya yang masih kecil...Apatah lagi mereka kehilangan orang yang tersayang disebabkan Alfian...Alfian tidak bersalah sepenuhnya...Cuma dia bersalah bila dia menyembunyikan perkara sebenar dari pengetahuan Sofea...Selebihnya, novel ini dapat diagak penghujung ceritanya...Habis saja membaca novel ini, aku memilih novel baru untuk dibaca...Dan kali ini novel 5 Tahun 5 Bulan karya Hlovate menjadi pilihanku...

Cinta Jangan Kau Pergi

Memandangkan dah lama aku tak update blog, novel Cinta Jangan Kau Pergi ini pun sebenarnya sudah lama aku habiskan membacanya...Cerita yang menarik...Tapi cukup meluat dengan watak Qosim yang tak sedar diri dan tak mengenang budi...Mungkin di luar sana juga ramai yang berperangai begini...Sudahla Zulfa berbuat baik dengannya tapi Qosim membalasnya dengan membuat fitnah yang macam-macam terhadap Zulfa...Novel yang sarat dengan pengajaran ini memang patut dibaca...Habis je baca novel ni, aku terus menuju ke arah rak buku ku...Apa lagi, pilih novel baru yang bakal dibaca la...Dan aku memilih sebuah lagi novel karya Norhayati Berahim iaitu 'Ranting Cinta Si Plato'...

Harum Chempaka

Haritu aku baru saja menyudahkan bacaan novel ni... Kisahnya memang menarik... Cuma seperti biasa aku akan mengambil masa yang lama untuk menyudahkan pembacaan sesebuah novel... Tambahan pula sekarang aku dah tak boleh membaca dalam kenderaan bergerak... Novel Bridget Jones's Diary masih belum habis aku baca... Entah kenapa, tiba2 takde mood pulak nak habiskan baca novel tu... Sekarang ni aku baru start baca novel Cinta Jangan Kau Pergi karya Kak Norhayati Berahim jugak... Novelnya agak nipis... Harap2 dapat sudahkan dengan cepat...

Misi BESAR...

Hahaha, macam nak berperang pulak tajuk entry kali ni...Saja buat gimik la tu...Sebenarnya misi ni memang besar buat aku...Misinya : habiskan membaca semua novel2 yang aku ada sekarang ni menjelang tahun 2012...

Tau kenapa aku pasang misi ni? Sebab tahun depan nak tambah koleksi lagi...Huhuhuhu...Biasalah, tahun depan mesti pegi Pesta Buku seperti tahun2 sebelum ni...Dan aku tak pernah balik dengan tangan kosong kalau g Pesta Buku...

So, sebelum koleksi novel2 yang belum dibaca bertambah bilangannya, baik aku pasang misi...Dan, aku cuma ada dalam 3 bulan(lebih kurang 90 hari lagi menjelang tahun depan) untuk mem'possible'kan misi ni...

P/S : Mission Possible? InsyaAllah...

Bridget Jones's Diary

Novel ni dah lama aku beli (biasalah tu, huhu)...Aku dah pernah tengok filemnya tapi tak ingat dah...Sebab tu nak baca novel ni...Tapi taulah, kalau baca buku bahasa inggeris, akan mengambil masa yang lama...Pembacaan aku terhenti seketika...Dan akan disambung sedikit demi sedikit...Nanti aku dah habis baca, aku bagi review lain...

P/S : Sementara tu, aku baca novel Bahasa Melayu - Harum Chempaka tulisan Norhayati Berahim...

Bogel Menuju Tuhan

Hmmm, jangan salah anggap dengan tajuk buku ni...Buku ni adalah hasil kompilasi nukilan sajak dan blog post kepunyaan Zahiril Azim...Namanya memang familiar sebab dia pelakon yang semakin melonjak naik namanya...

Aku admit, aku jarang tengok drama melayu...Tapi aku pernah juga tengok Zahiril berlakon...Dia memang berbakat besar...Ooopss, enough bout him because the main topic here is bout his book... =)

Buku ni aku dapat tau daripada kawan sekerja aku, Anis...Dan aku baca buku ni pun, pinjam dari Anis...Thanx, Anis...Aku memang suka tulis sajak...Dan kadang2, suka baca nukilan orang lain yang terpapar di surat khabar...Dan aku memang suka cara penulisan sajak Zahiril...Walaupun kadang2 dia agak lantang di dalam sajak2nya, tapi siapa kisah? Itu adalah medium meluahkan apa yang dirasa...

Bila dah baca buku sajak Zahiril, mula la aku berangan nak publish sajak aku...Hehehe...Actually, dah lama aku ada niat nak publish sajak2 aku...Tapi, tak ada pihak yang berminat...Iyalah, siapa aku ni kan...

P/S : Zahiril, good job!

Baju Pengantin Mak Andam

Novel ni aku beli sebab aku tau aku akan suka cara penulisannya yang sempoi...Novel yang menarik dan sesuai dibaca bagi menghilangkan bosan dan tension kerana membacanya, aku kadang kala tersenyum sendiri dengan telatah watak utamanya, Aleya dan Zain...Jalan cerita yang menarik...Gaya penulisan yang bersahaja begitu mudah dibaca dan sesuai dibaca di waktu senggang ataupun ketika di dalam pengangkutan awam, atau ketika menunggu train...

Aleya sebenarnya sudah jatuh cinta pada Zain tapi tidak mahu mengakuinya kerana dia dikejar bayang2 kekecewaan cinta pertamanya dahulu...Dia menerima Zain sebagai kawan dan akhirnya bertambah akrab...Zain memang sudah sah2 cintakan Aleya tapi memandangkan Aleya sering mengelak untuk berbicara mengenai cinta, Zain hanya mengikut rentak Aleya...

Lama cinta yang Zain pendam dalam hatinya...Patah hati bila dia melihat Aleya berdua-duaan makan dengan bekas kekasih pertamanya...Lalu Zain mula menarik diri...Selsebihnya, kena baca sendiri...Huhu.

P/S : Memang best! Thumbs up!!!

Masih Setia

Lama sungguh tak update blog...Lepas habis baca The Notebook aritu, aku baca novel Masih Setia yang dipinjamkan oleh colleague aku, Kak Iejat...Dah lama novel ni dipinjamkan tapi tak berkesempatan untuk dibaca...Almaklum, terlalu banyak yang perlu dihabiskan bacaan...Mulanya aku bagi kakak aku baca dulu novel ni...Tapi dia tak menyudahkan bacaannya sebab dia pening dengan dialek Minang yang diselitkan di dalam novel ini...Pada mulanya aku pun fikir dalam novel ini wataknya berdialek Minang...Pening nak memahamkannya...Tapi, dialek Minang itu cuma sedikit sahaja di permulaan novel...Jalan ceritanya menarik namun dapat dijangka siapakah watak yang sering bermain gitar dan menyanyikan lagu syahdu di malam hari itu...Penulis bijak mengolah jalan cerita dan mengajak pembaca berfikir apakah kesudahan novel ini dan siapakah yang dipilih Miera...Ayat2 yang digunakan juga bisa membuatkan jantung aku berdegup kencang seolah-olah aku adalah Miera...Biasalah, aku kan memang suka berangan dan meletakkan diri di dalam watak sesebuah novel yang dibaca...Huhuhu, jiwang...
Sekarang ni aku tengah baca novel Baju Pengantin Mak Andam...Novel yang berunsur lucu...Kakak aku dan juga Kak Iejat sudahpun membacanya dan mereka berdua sependapat mengatakan novel ini menarik untuk bacaan santai...Tapi, sejak masuk bulan puasa ni, tak bersentuh pun novel ni...Tak berganjak penanda bukunya...Hehehe, InsyaAllah aku akan habiskan baca dalam masa terdekat...

The Notebook

Just finished reading this novel...I bought this novel long time ago yet I cannot find a time to read; as usual...This novel is one of Nicholas Saparks's novel...And one of my favorite novel too...This novel is about eternal love...Hope that I can be loved like this until I died...The patience Noah have in his way to get Allie to remember all her memories with him...Even Allie cannot remember who he is...And when finally Allie recall him, I was so happy and my tears falling in my cheeks spontaneously...Yet, I'm smiling happily...

This is an excerpt from the novel that touched my heart the most :
'Dusk, I realized then, is just an illusion, because the sun is either above the horizon or below it. And means that day and night are linked in a way that few things are; there cannot be one without the other, yet they cannot exist at the same time. How would it feel, I remember wondering, to be always together, yet forever apart?'

Mengapa sukar untuk berubah?

Untuk berubah memang memerlukan pengorbanan dan keazaman yang tinggi...Berubah kepada sesuatu yang lebih baik, memang bagus dan bukan semua orang akan tergerak atau dengan kata lainnya, mendapat Hidayah untuk berubah...Mungkin Hidayah dariNya cepat, lambat atau tiada langsung untuk kita...Tapi bila kita hendak berubah dan ada yang menghalang, adakah kita cukup kuat untuk mempertahankan niat kita untuk berubah itu? Kenapa agaknya ada yang tidak mahu kita berubah? Mungkin mereka mahu mempergunakan kita untuk aktiviti tidak sihat, atau tidak baik...Hairan bila ada yang menentang perubahan kearah kebaikan...Bukankah kita patut rasa bangga dan sama2 memasang niat untuk berubah? Bagi yang telah mendapat Hidayah untuk berubah, kenapa perlu takut? Kenapa perlu fikir apa yang akan terjadi? Kenapa perlu takut jika kawan atau insan tersayang tidak suka akan perubahan kita lantas meninggalkan kita? Adakah kita akan kerugian jika kita kehilangan orang yang tak mahu melihat kita berubah ke arah kebaikan? Bagi aku, apa yang penting adalah diri sendiri...Kita mengambil langkah untuk berubah adalah untuk kebaikan diri sendiri...Dan jika ada yang menentang, biarkan saja...Kalau kita terpaksa kehilangan mereka, biarkan...Kerana kita tidak akan keseorangan bila kita ditinggalkan orang yang tidak memahami dan menyayangi kita sepenuhnya ini...Jika orang yang menentang itu betul2 sayangkan kita, tentu dia tidak akan menghalang niat baik kita...Mudah mudahan dia juga akan mendapat Hidayah dariNya untuk berubah ke arah kebaikan...AMIN.

Versus - Hlovate

Novel ni, aku beli dari blog shopping...Aku saja2 buka blog novel2 terpakai...Then, baca sinopsis novel ni, terpikat dan terus contact blogger tu untuk urusan jual beli...Selang beberapa hari, novel dihantar ke ofis...Memandangkan waktu itu aku masih belum habis baca P.S. I Love You, aku simpan dulu novel ni...Lepas je habis baca P.S. I Love You, aku start baca novel ni...Best dan tak sangka novel ni ada diselitkan unsur keagamaan...Bahan bacaan ringan yang penuh informasi dan sesuai bagi mereka yang tercari cari arah dalam kehidupan (seperti aku)...Novel yang bagus untuk muhasabah diri...Menghiburkan sambil berdakwah (I can say that)...Walaupun ini novel pertama Hlovate yang aku baca, aku dah terpikat...Dan sudahnya pada Pesta Buku 2011 yang lalu, aku dah beli lagi 2 buah novel karya Hlovate jugak (aA+bB, Tunas)...Harap novel2 ini pun menarik untuk dibaca...


Petikan dari novel Versus :

"Please, Minn. Bukak tingkap bilik you."
"Huh?"
I'm freezing right outside your window. On the roof."
Minn tegak dari baringnya, telefon bimbit masih di tangan.
"You what?"
"No kidding. Please... "balas Ashraff Omar.
Mata Minn menala ke tingkap yang ditutupi langsir. Putus fius ke apa mamat ni.
"Enough of your tricks, AO"
"Minn, I'm dead serious."
Ashraff Omar berdiri di atas bumbung porch rumah Minn Edina
"Minn, you nak bagi I masuk atau you nak tengok I jatuh?"

P.S. I Love You

Even though I'm not Cecilia Ahern's fan, I fall in love with this novel...When I read it, I can imagine the scene...The way it's been written is simple and can be easily understand...When Holly cries, sometimes it brings tears to my eyes too(no surprise since I'm a very sensitive person)...This novel is not a waste to buy and a good novel to read...I already finish reading it about two months back...Although I already said I want to write more this year but it always hard for me to find a time to sit and write to my blog on my novel review...But I read a lot than I did last year...


This is one of Gerry's letter to Holly :

Dear Holly, I don't have much time. I don't mean literally, I mean you're out buying ice cream and you'll be home soon. But I have a feeling this is the last letter, because there is only one thing left to tell you. It isn't to go down memory lane or make you buy a lamp, you can take care of yourself without any help from me. It's to tell you how much you move me, how you changed me. You made me a man, by loving me Holly. And for that, I am eternally grateful... literally. If you can promise me anything, promise me that whenever you're sad, or unsure, or you lose complete faith, that you'll try to see yourself through my eyes. Thank you for the honor of being my wife. I'm a man with no regrets. How lucky am I. You made my life, Holly. But I'm just one chapter in yours. There'll be more. I promise. So here it comes, the big one. Don't be afraid to fall in love again. Watch out for that signal, when life as you know it ends. P.S. I will always love you

P.S. For those who haven't read this novel yet, go read and enjoy this great novel...

Welcome 2011

Finally, it's another new year... It's been a year since I last update on my blog... Lately, I've been lost interest on my hobby... I read less, I write less but it's all that I very love to do... Don't know why I'm loosing my interest... But, I will read and write more this year... And as the current result, I already finished reading a novel lend by my colleague to me... It's not my favorite author though... But since I started reading the novel, I start to enjoy it... But still, I have so many novels to finish... Hopefully, I will read a lot more before I started buying more, hehehe... Reading always been my way to enjoy my life... It started when I was being a librarian for three years at my primary school... Instead of arranging the books neatly on the shelves, I pick up some interesting title and start reading it and finished it if the book is not thick... But I do a good job arranging books... I really like to be surrounded by tons of books... The feeling to see all the books arranged neatly, the smell of the books... It's so nice... Untill now, I like to spend my time at bookstore... I can even stay in the bookstore for an hour, alone without any accompany... All my friends always like to spend thier time shopping at shoes store or clothes store, but I rather be in the bookstore... Never mind if nobody wants to accompany me... I like to be alone, surrounded by all the books... Before this, I'd try for the job in the bookstore... Don't know why they didn't call me back... Maybe they didn't see how serious I love books... Hehe, I better stop writing about this... Hope to update my blog regularly eventhough nobody's reading it...

Butterfly

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it gotten as far as it could and it could go no futher.

Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shrivelled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand that the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were the nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If nature allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.

Capricorn Outlook for 2010

12/22 – 1/19

Year 2010 Overview

One of the things that never seems to come across in those generic descriptions of Capricorns is their inherent sweetness. You're every bit as kind and caring as anyone else (if not more so), but have a tendency to hide it behind a mask that downplays your vulnerability. Now that Pluto (the planet which is best at blowing things up) has moved into your sign, and Saturn has moved into your Tenth (the Work House).

Although this one-two punch might be too much for lesser souls to handle, you're well equipped with the tenacity to not only survive these circumstances, but in fact come out ahead on the deal. Think of these two planetary placements as bringing new ways to bring out your inner strength, without you having to lose that sweetness and kindness you've had all along.

Pluto has moved from the spooky funhouse of your Twelfth House into the light of day, figuratively speaking, in your First House. This means you'll be focusing on how you see the world, and how it sees you, in new and powerful ways. Think of it as an opportunity to evolve into a higher form of yourself.

Capricorn is actually ruled by Saturn, which not only represents difficulties and limitations (every planet has its bad side), but also represents the obstacles you have to overcome to get what you want out of life. In your Fourth House now, this means questions around your home life, and brings the chance to (literally) put your house in order. The next year's difficulties will mostly serve as an opportunity for everyone else to admire how well you overcame them. And you will!

Year 2010 Career

Capricorn has never had the reputation for being a "floater" -- letting things go by without a care in the world. It's that sense of seriousness that makes so many of you popular with your bosses. With Saturn moving into Libra, you will probably have already heard a lot of the Air and Water signs moping about how it's affected their lives for the worse (even if they aren't aware of the astrological reasons behind it). Saturn, despite ruling limitations, is actually good news in many ways for you and your career this year. It will bring a new sense of seriousness, structure and order to your work life, and that's exactly the kind of environment you excel in.

You may have noticed that the economy hasn't been all that great out there, and you've likely been as affected by that as the next guy. And at the same time, you've probably retained more of your sanity through it all better than the next guy, despite the natural worries that it produces. Your career and general sense of direction in life will be solidifying and gaining ground this year. You know how you heard that it's this sector or that sector that will lead the economy out of the recession? The truth is, it's going to be you leading the economy out of its funk. Think of it as a Reality Show where the first contestant to build a shelter out of the wreckage wins the game. Congratulations!

Year 2010 Romantic

Your love life can be in one of three positions in the next year: single, in a relationship, or in a committed relationship. Regardless of where you find your status this year, there will be change, and it will likely be for the better. If you're single and looking, there are a couple of windows of opportunity this year to change that. Forces are coming together to make April and September to November this year prime time for you to either find someone, or (even better!) for someone to find you. Even if you are in a relationship during those periods, you can expect the romance to get a little better.

If you're already in a relationship, May and June mark a time when the love and warmth will be ramped up. If there has been any distancing or difficulties in your love life, it will be an excellent time for the two of you to sit down and truly hear each other out, and do the work to make things stronger.

And if 2010 finds you in a committed, long-term relationship -- hang on to your hat! Two eclipses in 2010 will make for major shifts in your relationship, both of which have been building for a while. January is the first: watch for changes in your relationship that come to a head in July, when the second eclipse comes into play. If you want to move your relationship to a new degree of closeness and/or commitment, July will be the time to make your move.

Monthly Overview (January)

The 1st is not a great day for business, so what are you doing hurrying into work? Relax, put your pajamas back on and have a nice quiet day with close friends instead. You'll wind up way more refreshed, and you'll be a lot more ready to get down to business when it's really time to get down to business. On the 5th, you are totally ready to jump in with both feet. Trouble is, your boss isn't. Put in your time convincing them and your projects will have a much better chance of getting off the ground. Stay focused on the 10th. You'll see a host of positive outcomes, at work and in your personal life, thanks to the excellent hard work you've put in on the 12th, 13th and 14th. Write on the 19th. If there are any children in your life, volunteer to babysit on the 24th. If there aren't, get in touch with your own inner child. Business is thrilling on the 29th -- but be careful. Call up an old friend on the 31st.

Monthly Love (January)

Sometimes everything's a breeze. And sometimes love is a little more challenging. If the 1st turns out to be the second type of situation, don't fret: The road to happiness goes through some unhappiness. That's just life! And the unhappiness is very useful: It will make it easier to recognize happiness when you see it. You are already feeling more positive and energetic by the 3rd and 4th, when you can achieve a lot just by being positive. Power? Prestige? On the 9th, you would trade it all for some romance. Well, don't trade you power and prestige, yet -- they will help guide you to your romantic destination! And it looks like a very romantic destination is where you have arrived, the oh-so-excellent 12th, 13th and 14th. How do you feel? Put it out there on the 19th. Your integrity and stability are going to be just what attracts them most on the 24th. Breathe through the difficult moments on the 29th and 30th.

Monthly Career (January)

Work: It's important. Career: It's crucial. Business: It means business. But not on the 1st -- not for you. Yep, it's going to be an exciting, action-packed year. You're going to make all kinds of strides, but not right away. So take the day off on the 1st -- heck, take the day off on the 2nd, too. You need to relax and recharge. You need to chill. By the 5th, you are in a strong, powerful state of mind. You can go in to work and make things happen. Have a great time! Concentrate on what you want on the 10th. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed, and will not go unrewarded, on the 12th, 13th and 14th. Verbalize it on the 19th. Your energy is light and bright and spectacularly child-like on the 24th. Your work life is anything but understated on the 29th, but be wary of too much glitz and risk. Reconnect with an old colleague on the 31st. They'll have some very intriguing scuttlebutt to share.


P/S : Sometimes it is true of what's being said about Capricorn and how it relate to me. But I'm just enjoying reading it and not so fanatic about it.

Fiza...

What will come into your mind when u think about best friend? For me, a best friend is someone who really close to u; someone who knows u very well; someone we share our sadness n happiness with; someone who always stand by your side whenever u need someone to talk to. Best friend is different from all of our friends; they're really special person. And I thank God because I've found my best friend; Noor Khafiza in my life. I first met her when I'm in standard six (if I'm not mistaken). She's a new girl in my classroom. Frankly, I'm not so close to her at that time. There's not so much conversation between us. And I cannot remember any memories with her when we're still schooling together. When I'm in form 1, I've to follow my dad to move to Kuala Lumpur. Although I'm not so close with Fiza, I feel very sad that I'm leaving her. Surprisingly, being apart has change our relationship. Living apart from each other doesn't kill our friendship but our friendship become more strong. We start writing letters to each others. And it continue year after year. And I have a bag full of her letter that she have sent to me since 1993. And I still keep it with me until now. It was like a treasure for me. And sometimes I took my own sweet time to re-read all those letters. Reading all those letters, make me fly back to those days when we're are young and still schooling. That I wear a smile in my face, thinking and dreaming of those days; while I'm reading those letter. I don't know how we're best friend but maybe because we're same in some common things. We're both the second child among 4 siblings. We're both the capricorns; that means we share same value - loyal, creative. We're both likes to write. And now, we're both Maybankers. From 1993 to 2006, we haven't seen each other. We only communicate through all those letters. In 2006, it was the first time since 13 years back, that we finally met again. The first time the idea of meeting up came to me, I was so nervous, and yet very happy. But I was very scared too. Just imagine, both of us never seen each other for the past 13 years. For me, it's very easy to write down all your feelings and stories than to talk face to face. Finally, we met at Starbucks KLCC (with another friend of ours; Cha). It was very hard for me to start a conversation with Fiza. I feel so awkward and shy at the same time. I was so nervous like it was my first date with a guy. In my head, I just wondering whether if she like my appearance; whether she notice that I'm much more fatter than last time she saw me. All those feelings and thinking made me talk just a little. In fact, I was planning to talk and talk non-stop. But I know she'll understand why I'm very different from the one in those letters. We're now both a grown up. There's so many things that happened in our life. We have much more responsibilities to think of. Although we're not writing letters to each other now, but sometimes we communicate through SMS, Maybank memo system and also YM. But it not so often that sometimes I missed all those days when I'm reading the letter from her. I think time has change us a little. But I hope that our friendship will lasts forever...


P/S : Today is Fiza's birthday... May God bless U!