Quantum of Solace

  "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." –  Mark Twain Four years ago, I quoted this gem on my birthday post alongside an honest declaration that I was, at that point of time unable to fully comprehend the purpose of me being here just yet. After 42 times of embarking the journey around the sun, suffice to say, I already figure out the latter, though it was not a smooth sailing journey all the way. In conjunction of my birthday month, here is my reflection of life as a 40-something lass..  Life is like a Birthday Cake   ~ 🎂 People always say that life begins at 40. Little did I know that it was not supposed to mean that life after 40 is going to be a fun and easy one. Of course, by the time we've reached 40, w e got most of the major life events sorted out already – education, love/marriage, family, career and all. Adulthood undoubtfully was an eventful journey ~ burning the midnight oil to prepare for the fi

Ko jolobak ko jolobu Tuai padi tigo tangkai Kalau kono komat jolobu Tak mati badan menghasai Gurindam dulu-dulu jangan ponah dipotikai Tak tahu tanyo dulu jangan goma memandai-mandai -Gadis Jolobu, 2015- Hebat betul daerah Jelebu, hinggakan ada lagu khas untuknya.  Catchy pula tu, sampaikan kalau sebut Jelebu sekarang terus rasa nak menyanyi lagu tu, sama macam lagu Rembau Most Wanted . Genius marketing! Disebabkan dah quote lagu awal-awal, maka tema Cuti-cuti Malaysia kita ialah lagu ya 😄 Pemergian kami ke Jelebu pada 11 dan 12 Januari 2023 lalu bukanlah bertujuan untuk bercuti sebenarnya tetapi berkaitan dengan urusan persekolahan Kakak. Jika diikutkan jarak perjalanan tidaklah terlalu jauh letaknya Jelebu dari Putrajaya, 95 km atau lebih kurang 1 jam setengah perjalanan jika melalui LEKAS. Tetapi memandangkan ujian Kakak bermula seawal 8 pagi, maka kami buat keputusan untuk bermalam sahaja di sana. 🎵  Pusara Gembira di Lebuh Raya Alang-alang dah berjalan tu, kami pun a

2022 in review ~  A lot of interesting things had happened in 2022, but somehow, I did not manage to document it well, neither through this blog nor my social media and now I'm afraid that someday, I will totally forget about it.  "Nothing Is Ever Really Lost To Us As Long As We Remember It"   - L.M Montgomery Therefore, here's some of the highlights of the year for the sake of memories:  The first quarter was very interesting both personally and professionally. For the first time ever, Kakak and I participated in a 5-km run together and it was really fun and we even got ourselves matching T-shirts! I thought of registering ourselves for more running events after that, but sadly it did not materialize, along with our weekly commitment to brisk walk. So, I ended up the year getting much heavier and less fit. *Sigh* Work wise it had been interesting too – after quite a long time being in a sort of dormant status, finally we got the leg kicking with the launch of a