Thank you friends :)

I'd like to extend my utmost appreciation to those friends who have given me words of encouragement and wisdom in my few previous entries.


Also, bunch of thanks to a few friends who had given me Hari Raya Cards and gifts recently. I need to stress that I'm not bragging about receiving those items. My only intention are to acknolewdge receipt of everything that I've got and express my gratitude to those friends.

Again, thanks s million!

Day 20

Takde cerita menarik hari ni. Ingat tadi nak buat tag dari Adry tapi ada sikit problem. Jadi, kita tangguh dulu tag tu sampai dapat additional info dari Adry.


Hari ni takde gambar. Dah kali kedua sepanjang Ramadhan rasanya takde gambar. Hari tu sebab terlupa hehee.. kali ni sebab berbuka kat rumah orang. Jadi, seganlah nak ambil gambar. Kawan baru disini. Kalau dah lama tu, selamba aje snap snap tu.


Makan semalam sedap. Macam-macam ada. Macam buffet ramadhan pun ada jugak rasanya. Lepas ni kakak ni bakal jadi serbuan kami lagi lah jawabnya ;). Hopefully mereka sudi menerima kami lagi. Terima kasih kepada tuan rumah :).


Apa lagi ya yang terjadi semalam. Hmmm.. Coan puasa. Kakak as usual, puasa. Shahmey, as usual, tak puasa heheee.. Semalam hari tak aktif untuk Neeza sebab semalam tak basuh kain pun sebab nampak kain dalam bakul tu sikit aje. Tak berbaloi nak masuk mesin (petang kelmarin dah buat laundry banyak). So, hari ni nampaknya mesti basuh kain.


Rumah masih kemas sebab ada orang baru vacuum the carpet. Neeza tak tahan dengan habuk (dust) agaknya dan complain lah dekat orang tu. Baru-baru ni sand storm. Tu yang teruk sangat flu baru ni. Alhamdulillah sekarang okay sikit dah. Terima kasih untuk orang yang vacuum carpet tu :). Bukan senang dia nak vacuum carpet ni. Jadi, kena cakap terima kasih supaya nanti dia buat lagi ;). Neeza nak vacuum sendiri, tak larat sikit. Badan dah besar kan.... ;).


Itu sahaja buat hari ni. Pendek aje entry ni. Salam buat semua :).

Nak masak apa lagi yek?

Hari ni dah 18 hari kita berpuasa. Bukan nak mengeluh sebab puasa tapi mengeluh sebab idea nak masak hilang entah ke mana. Padahal banyak aje resepi tapi biasalah, orang yang 'sangat terer' cam Neeza ni bukan boleh adventurous sangat. Nanti ada yang tak makan apa yang di masak tu. Free free aje bagi En Tong Sam Pah makan ;).


Semalam, buat cheesecake. Tak plan pun nak buat. Tapi, since bahan-bahan tu dah lama beli, baiklah buat. Nanti dah expired, saje je. Belum letak strawberry topping jadi tak boleh ambik gambar lah sebab tak comel lagi. Ada 2 bekas dalam fridge. 1 bekas dah terkorban 1/4 bekas masa sahur pagi tadi. Anak-anak dan Abah anak nak makan. Tapi diorang tak nak topping. Makan gitu aje. Kakak dan Coan suka crustnya. Neeza buat crust bawah dan keliling dan yang keliling tu tinggi sampai sama tinggi dengan bekas baking. Lepas berbuka semalam, diorang mintak crust tu. Neeza pun kerat lah crust yang terlebih tu bagi diorang. Coan mintak nak makan cake tu, Neeza minta dia tunggu sebab cake tu baru sangat dalam fridge. Texture dia tak cantik lagi. Jadi, sahur tadi, kira dah okay sikit. Belum cukup 24 hours lah (as suggested by Kak Ummi). Yang balance tu boleh lah tunggu sampai 24 hours ataupun lebih supaya lebih gebu :).


Bila takde idea nak masak ni, selalu Neeza ingat masa belajar kat US dulu. Neeza tinggal di apartment 2 bilik, share 4 orang. Kami ada turn masak. Kenapa kena buat turn? Sebab selalunya orang yang sama akan ke dapur. Kesian kat orang tu. Dia masak, orang lain makan. Orang lain masak, dia tak makan pun sebab orang lain tu masak sikit je hehee.. Jadi, nak bagi fair, ada schedule masak. In fact beli grocery pun memang kami share duit.


Masa belajar dulu, manalah ada blog resepi macam sekarang ni. Kalau ada senang kan, g00gle aje. Walah!! dah dapat beribu menu. Dulu kalau nak masak, main ingat apa yang pernah dimakan kat rumah aje lah. Masakan yang ibunda masak. Memang lah tak tahu resepi. Kadang-kadang tu sampai call ke Malaysia semata-mata nakkan resepi. Sesambil tu bertanya khabar lah. Padahal, almost every week rasanya Neeza call Malaysia. Masa tu rate murah aje. Seminit 45sen. Murah lah rasanya. Kalau tak silap, kadang-kadang tu lebih murah daripada tu terutamanya time-time yang tak peak. Tapi tak ingatlah. Lama sangat dah. Tahun 1994-1997 - dah 11 ke 13 tahun yang dulu.


Apa yang Neeza ingat, bila time Neeza masak, resipi biasa Neeza ialah daging goreng kunyit dan ayam masak kicap. Ada juga Neeza masak ayam masak apa entah. Kuah merah cair.. hehee.. hantam sajaaa.. janji ada rasa masin, pedas sikit dan manis sikit. Yang lain-lain Neeza tak ingat tapi memang lah limited sangat. Tapi kami tak kisah sangat. Asalkan kenyang cukup. Disamping tu, adalah goreng sayur. Ada sorang housemate tu memang rajin dan pandai masak. Jadi, bila turn dia, kami memang tunggu-tunggu sangat. Banyaklah sikit kami makan hehee.. Ada sorang lagi pandai buat cheesecake. Rajin sungguh dia. Kalau dia buat cheesecake, Neeza lah orang pertama akan mengadap. Kat US masa tu, tak payah buat crust sendiri sebab memang dah ada jual bekas yang ada crust tu. Senang banget!!


Memang seronok bila dikenangkan balik. Ye lah.. kenang aje. Kalau masa tu, menghadapinya memang tak best. Apa tak nya. Bila kena masak tu. Malas sungguh laaaa.. hehee.. Sekarang ni baru tahu. Tapi takpelah, kalau malas, boleh beli saja. Ataupun makan aje diluar. Dulu, mana boleh buat gitu. Budget kurengggg jadi kenalah jimat cermat :).


Oh ya! Lagi satu kan, kalau lah ada makanan exotic dari Malaysia macam tempoyak, budu, cencalok dan serunding tu.. memang laku sangat. Kejap aje habis. Kesian kat kawan yang bersusah payah parents dia hantar benda-benda tu hehee.. Tapi kami ni tak berkira sangat. Sama-sama makan. Dan sebagai perempuan, kami takdelah mengambil kesempatan macam sesetengah lelaki tu heheh.. Habis dibedalnya makanan kawan dia macam hakmilik peribadi yang mutlak. Nak bising, nanti kena buli pulak. Alhamdulillah, kami serumah takde buli-buli orang ni :).

Semalam, Neeza malas masak lagi. Bukanlah malas tapi dah tak tahu nak masak apa. Ada ke patut hari sebelum tu, masa Neeza masak sambal udang dan ikan bakar, Kakak boleh kata "ini aje ke?". Banyak cantik muka dia. Macam lah dia makan pun. Habis-habis pun dia makan telur goreng dan serunding daging dengan kicap. Jadi, semalam, takde masak-masak lauk. Beli aje Beryani Dajaj (ayam) dari Almanakh Restaurant. Kakak pun memang suka Beryani Dajaj. Kalau Beryani Laham (lamb), dia kurang minat sikit. Ummi dia pun suka Dajaj. Tapi Abah dia suka Laham. 2 lawan 1, jadi Dajaj lah menang! hehehh.. Coan tak puasa. Alasannya - bangun tu Shahmey tepuk belakang dia. Sakit. Jadi, tak boleh puasa. Bijak sungguh idea!

Raihah and Anisz stories ;)

Raihah, a teacher to be, studying in UPSI has tagged me. A pretty simple one buat kinda personal. I may not answer them honestly hahaha!!! Just joking my dear Raihah :).


The Rules:
answer all questions sincerely...as simple as that..

1. when did you start fasting?
   When I was in standard 1 - half day though. Is that considered fasting? hehehe...
   
   
2. when did you start understanding the true meaning of fasting?
   I don't quite remember this one since I'm a very much older now. Got some memory depletion ;). If I'm not mistaken, it happened when I was in secondary school.
   
   
3. Do you like fasting?
   I used to think fasting is tiring but not anymore. It really helps my body to relax. Of course, there're so much more that I like about fasting :).
   
   
4. how about 'sahur'?
   So far, I haven't missed my sahur. Alhamdulillah. Our menu - the same menu as our Iftar ;).
   
   
5. break fast?
   I have to cook myself huhuuuu. There's no bazaar ramadhan. There's no maid to cook for me. There's no mom's cooking too :(.
   
   But, there was one day that I took my day off (from cooking). We bought kabsa!
   
   
6. how often do you perform solat terawih??
   Hmmm... we just started our fasting month, right. Only 8 days. It went okay so far. Alhamdulillah.
   
   
7. tadarus al-Quran??
   I used to do that when I was in boarding schools. Not anymore :( - with the chores and etc. I did my best to recite the Al-Quran at least once a day.
   
   
8. do your daily activity differs between ramadhan n other months??
   Pretty much. I don't have to make coffee for the breadwinner for the whole month :). My kids were not asking for what to eat in the afternoon since one of them is fasting. What else?? I have to wake up as early as 2.30am for the sahur. There are a few other things that I couldn't recall...
   
   
9. what are you hoping for this ramadhan??
   I really hope and wish that all the good deeds that I do during the Ramadhan will persist in other months too. Of course, I wish to meet with the Lailatul Qadar. Insyaallah...
   
   
10. sad of??
    I won't have a chance to break my fast with my parents and siblings :(.
    
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I don't wish to tag anybody. Whoever wish to do this, with open arms, go ahead :).

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Today is 9/9/2008 - 9th September 2008 and it is a special day for a friend of mine who is currently staying far far away in Kuantan. I'm sure she can't wait for her next birthday since the date will be 090909 huhuuuuu!!!

I want to wish this lady,

HAPPY PROSPEROUS BIRTHDAY!!!

May your life be filled with joy and happiness.
Semoga Anisz sentiasa berada dibawah lindungan Allah s.w.t. Insyaallah..

I can't share a cake with you but I'm giving you this cake. Don't ever eat this coz you're gonna crack your teeth hehee.. (mana boleh makan screen computer kan :P). Enjoy the picture my dear :)

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Last but not least, our menu for yesterday's Iftar. Frankly speaking, I really forgot to take a picture of the food yesterday. I was pretty 'kalut' preparing for the Iftar. Since we're having the same menu for the sahur, I snapped the photo before our sahur hehee.. This time, I got no model since all of them were sleeping while the picture was taken. Well, we had Ikan Tanda+Gelama Masak Sambal, Chicken Soup, Singgang Ikan Tenggiri, Bayam Masak Lemak and Keria as dessert I don't know when is that someone gonna be bored eating keria :P. We had one more delicious kuih tapi dah habis immediately jugak :). Thanks a lot to the responsible sedap kuih maker ;). By the way, we had Bandung yesterday. No picture of it coz' it has finished immediately :).

We plan, He decides..

The idea to write this entry came when an incident occured to one of our friends in Al Jubail. Kak Sarimah's father has gone to meet his Creator on last Wednesday at 2.00pm (M@laysian time). Alfatihah...


Kak Sarimah has planned to visit his 93 year old father in August as that will be the earliest time her husband is allowed to take leave. Currently, the plant is starting up. Everyone is busy and all leaves are freezed. A few days before last Wednesday, She received a phone call from her sister informing that her father was in critical stage. He didn't wake up from bed as he used to. It seems that she can't wait anymore. The husband applied for emergency leave. It was approved. However, all flights are fully booked. The next available flight will only be next week.


Yes, it was sad that a dear daughter wouldn't had a chance to meet the beloved father for the last time. But, what can we do as human. We could plan but He's (Allah) the one to decide. No matter how well our plan is, no matter how early we set things up, if He says NO, that would mean NO. We are bound by an unseen limitation. All we can do is, pray and keep praying, hoping our plan will run smooth without hurdle. Insyaallah...


As for Kak Sarimah, her father is already 'there'. The best thing to do is for her to perform good deeds like reciting Ayatul Quran and dedicate to her late father.


As for me and the rest of us, we need to tawakkal to Allah. We still have a long journey to go. We could plan and struggle to make sure our journey will be like how we want it to be but it will up to Allah. Continue praying for Allah to grant our wish. Insyaallah...

the thoughts that count..

I've been craving to eat 'Kuih Lompat Tikam' since the last 2 weeks (I think I saw the picture in Pak Payne's blog). The picture of Kuih Lompat Tikam kept appearing in my mind. Oh dear.. it wasn't easy at all.


I knew that I need to buy rice flour and glutinuous rice in order to cook the kuih. By the way, the one that I craved for is the Kel@ntan style that has 'pulut merah' with the white and green layer thing. I went to a few stores but couldn't find the rice flour and glutinous rice. I remember my friend Leeza bought the thing sometime ago. I rang her up and asked her. Of course I've to tell her what I wanna do with the things.


A few days ago, I was surprised to see Leeza and the family in front of the door with the 'Kuih Lompat Tikam'! She claimed the 'kuih' wasn't really 'jadi' since she has mistakenly used a glutinous rice flour instead of rice flour. To me, the taste is the same. Both are rice flour anyway. The different is only the look. One is bit stickier than the other. I like it both ways. In fact, I had it almost everyday until today. Perhaps tomorrow and the days after tomorrow too until there'll be no more. I really appreciate what she did for me. Though it wasn't the Kelantan style, I've satisfied the crave.


Earlier that evening, another friend, As also came. She bought me rice flour and glutinuous rice. She also bought me tapioca flour, just in case I want to make 'keropok lekor'. She also brought a bunch of very tasty 'Karipap'. I could still remember the yummy taste of the 'Karipap'.


Thank you so much Leeza and As. You guys are like dear sisters to me...

CCM 1-22 May 2008 Part 1 - Meeting bloggers

I'm not sure how to write everything concern my vacation in M@laysia recently. Too many too write. The readers may get bored I will get exhausted writing a lenghty entry. That would also means, my entry will be a 'rojak' entry since there were many occasions occured in that 3 weeks.


CCM means Cuti-Cuti M@laysia and 1-22 May 2008 denotes my vacation started on 1st May and ended on 22 May 2008. I guess there'll be many parts of the stories. Since this is about my vacation, you may find it bosan hehehe... I'm sorry if you may feel so.


My 1st part gonna be about meeting lovely bloggers. Frankly speaking, I was quite surprise when meeting them for the 1st time. They look younger than the picture I saw in their blogs. All of them. Seriously!!


The 1st blogger that I've met: Kak pb the kakak Klate

Kak pb, Bada (my sister) and myself holding a little Shahmey

Kak pb and myself with Shahmey, of course ;) - I've got kak pb's permission to post her picture here :)

We met at the Summ1t Hotel, USJ on 5th May 2007. It was a coincidence actually. I went to meet my sister who happened to stay there. We went for lunch at McD and had fun talking to each other like we've known each other for ages. She's so friendly. At first I was afraid of giving her bad impression of myself but the moment I talked to her, I knew I can forget all negative thoughts. Thanks Kak pb for the warm meeting and the pretty bracelet (Ja berkenan sangat tapi takleh pakai - nanti 2 anak dara berebut nak gelang tu... hehee..)


The 2nd blogger that I've met: Mak Lang the chef and everything else

I can't forget Mak Lang's grilled chicken, oregano potato and choc muffin yummy!!

Enjoying the super delicious dinner

Mak Lang's family and part of my family (Abang took picture)

How I wish I could own this gorgeous garden...

My family and I went to Maklang's house in K3rteh (about 40 minutes from my parents' house) on 9 May 2008. My family was so blessed to be able to meet such a wonderful family of Maklang. Maklang's parents were there too. We're served with a table full of delicious homemade food. The down to earth Paklang has got a thumb's up from Abang. His friendliness and humbleness really make us feel like home. Maklang was like a dear sister to me when she shared stories and advices with me. Thanks Maklang.


In fact, we're astonished the most about Maklang's garden - I think I'm not bluffing if I say the garden is cost a priceless amount of ecstatic value! Thanks Maklang for the huge dinner and the souvenir.


Right now, I guess Maklang is still in KSH. I pray for her soonest recovery. Though I enjoy reading Paklang's entries in Maklang's blog, I still miss Maklang's bubbly celoteh.


The 3rd blogger that I've met: Kak Rina the wanmommy sporting

Kak Rina, her hubby and part of my family

At last, I got to eat Kak Rina's scrumptious Soto yumm!!

Simply mouth watering!!

Kak Rina, little Mimi of Kak Rina, myself, Shahmey and my mom

Kak Rina invited us for lunch on 12 May 2008. All of us including my parents and youngest brother, Afir were there enjoying Kak Rina's Soto and pudding (almost licin all the food *tutup muka - malu*). Abang really enjoyed himself chatting with Kak Rina's darling (sampaikan orang dah nak balik, dia keep on talking heheee). Perhaps it was due to the fact that they involved in the same line of career.


My mother was also excited to meet Kak Rina since she knew Kak Rina since a few years back. But she called Kak Rina with a different name - **ja*. Kak Rina has entertained us with many stories of her own. If it wasn't due to time constraint, I may not leave Kak Rina's house yet.


Thanks Kak Rina and hubby for the kindness and delicious Soto. Also, thanks for the chocolates. The kids and adik Neeza ate them all in simply no time...


I haven't got the chance to meet other bloggers. Next time, Insyaallah...

think of your family my friend...

I was paged by a friend through YM last week. His 2nd line of message was,

"I baru je lepas gaduh dengan my wife"

I frowned and sent a message back asking a few questions. Let me name my friend as M. First of all, I never expect M to have a problem with his wife since I thought, they are happily married. Secondly, as far as I know, M was not the kind who likes to tell people about his personal problem. All these while, M told me all happy moments concerning his family. I'm sure if there was any problem, he had handled it very well.


M started the story by telling me how his wife being so suspicious of him. According to him, his wife was never like that. Only recently she always asked his whereabouts. I told him that the wife must have love him so much. Afterall, people get jealous because they love their partners (I think). Well, it reminded me of myself actually. I asked a lot - being very interrogative towards Abang. I know my husband get suffocated sometimes with my never ending 'bullets'. I know I should not do that.


The conversation (through YM of course) continued with his complaints about his wife. M said his wife had been regularly went out and mingle with the friends - with reasons of course. Though he didn't give any permission, the wife still went out. I told M that perhaps the wife has promised her friends and it was kind of awkward to cancel an appointment at a very last minute.


I was thinking for a while. First he told me that his wife being so suspicious towards him. Then he complained about the wife. I think something must have lead by the other. Then I made an analization which I didn't tell M yet.


The way I analyzed this:

M's mind - M noticed his wife has been regularly went out. Before this, it was okay since the life was not too demanding. Now, so much work need to be done at home. By staying home alone, M has to complete those tasks that were supposed to be done by his wife. This is not fair! I have to make my wife to stay home. She has to limit her outings. The family should come first.


The wife mind - M's wife wonder, why as a sudden M became so annoying (prohibit her from going out - she went out before but M never question). Perhaps he has a 'secret' outside that he doesn't want her to know. Aha!!! I should find what his secret is. So, I have to ask him a lot. I have to know where he went and with whom he went out. I don't care. I'm not that stupid that he can cheat behind my back...


I told M that he was lucky that he mengadu to me (I really hope he didn't go and mengadu to someone else after that). Other people make take advantage of the situation that M was having. The person chould worsen the problem instead of trying to find a solution.


I was very careful in responding to M's complaint. I asked M about the wife's birthday. He told me it was a few days back. He didn't buy anything for his wife and that made me quite angry. To a woman, birthday is a very special day. Any woman would expect her husband to remember the date and give something special like a gift. He told me that he always bought his wife gifts even though it wasn't her birthday. Again, I told him a birthday is special. He has to remember and he has to give her something, especially for her birthday. The price is not important. The thoughts that important. That shows the care and tenderness of a man.


In my opinion, some women are more attracted to a caring than a rich man. That's why a long distance relationship doesn't work for women, sometimes.


I also requested M to have a discussion with his wife. Communication is another crucial component in a relationship. Many marriages fail due to lack of good communication. If M doesn't like his wife to be out during weekend, he has to tell his wife nicely. Perhaps he should consider himself too. Look at himself. Did he regularly went out too? Perhaps, they should spend time together once in a while - having a candle light dinner like the good old days (all advices should go to myself too ;))


After that day, I didn't chat with M anymore. I hope things get better for him and the wife.


Notes:

M, if you're reading this, I know you can sense that this entry is meant for you. I just wanna tell you something. Sometimes, we don't appreciate what we have until we lose it. So, before losing it, we need to make sure 'the things' that we have are well kept. A sacrifice is worth while too...


To M's wife (I'm not sure if she reads my blog), you have a good husband. I'll always pray for your happiness. Take care.

I 'met' my exroomate - I'm thrilled :))

I started my morning dull - I woke up a bit after the sun rise (the J@pan army came to attack hehehee..) yesterday. I didn't feel good when I woke up late. My head spin a bit. But, I didn't make myself bogged down with the mood. I continued with what ever task I had to do, as usual.


After completing the housechores, I hooked myself on the internet, read the online news and checked my email. Messages from the yahoogroups that I subscribed to, okay... a few comments for the blogs, okay..., fr1endster updates, okay...


My eyes stopped when I saw a message from fr1endster friends updates. The name! the name that I've been looking for almost 10 years. I saw her name - Ij**!. I hope it was her. I clicked at the picture. I scrutinized the face. She has not changed a bit. She was just like before (but she was holding a baby now), when we were together in Ind1ana University of Bl0omington, at the age of 21. Well, I did contact her a few years after we came back from the States but I never met her in person until now. After that, we lost contact. I didn't know where she's been. I asked a few friends but nobody knew. I was frustrated...


Yesterday, upon seeing Ij** on fr1endster, I sent her a message. I waited for a reply. Not soon enough, though. A few hours after that, she replied my message. She was so excited (I could read from the words that she used). I was so touched when she wrote something like her doa dimakbulkan. I was flattered when she mentioned I was the best roommate she ever had. The happy tears dropped like rain in S@udi a few months ago. A feeling of honored and appreciated. It surely feels good when your friend remember all the good things about you.


I finally met my exroomate (though its only in cyber) whom I used to share my happiness and grievances. She used to be our (the housemates) driver since she had a driver's license. We went to an apple farm in summer with other friends and were crazy picking, eating apples and taking lots and lots of pictures. Only then that we knew there were so many kind of apples in this world (I thought we only have a C@meron Highlands and W@shington Apple hehehee..)


She even commented on my picture in fr1endster that the way I posed was like how I used to pose in the apple farm heheee... I haven't changed the way I'm standing and never realized until she prompted me. During our college years, we used to discuss, how would we look after we get married and have kids. We laughed at ourselves imagining we're holding a baby with a motherly look. Now, our fantasy has become a reality. I'm happy with my 3 kids and she's delighted handling all her 4 kids. We are mothers now!! Hehee..


I just realize that I missed many other friends too. I have so many friends since I attended 3 different primary schools, 3 secondary schools and a univeristy. I remember when I was 14, I went to my kindergarten in J3ngka (I went to visit an aunt who lived there). I was accompanying my little brother to play at the playground there when someone said,

"Awak ni Nor Raneeza kan!"

I stunted and turned my head towards that voice. It was a young boy who was about my age. I couldn't recall his name but I think he was my classmate when I was in standard 1. I left to a different school in G0mbak when I was in standard 3. It was after 6 years and he still remember my name - my full name! I thought, I was a very low profile person during my school years. I didn't expect anybody to remember me. But he did. I felt embarrass (malu sebab ada orang kenal). I quickly asked my brother to stop playing and left the playground.


I really missed all my friends. How can I get in touch with them - all of them? Should I do jejak kasih by advertising myself in the newspaper? Hehehehe... *takkan la kot...*

Tell the truth and you'll save your neck ;)

“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you” - Friedrich Nietzsche


“A lie hides the truth. A story tries to find it.” - Paula Fox


“A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity” - Baltasar Gracian


“No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's eyes.” - Paulo Coelho

It'll be just a short story that I wanna share today. Before I proceed, let's name the character so that it'll be easy for you to get the picture. Of course, I have to make up all names in order to preserve people's confidentiality.

Farah - My friend
Ella - Farah's friend
Mira - Both Farah and Ella's friend

(All of them are friends la senang cerita hehehee..)


Farah told me that Ella had lied to her. According to Farah, she found out from someone that Ella and Mira have done something with a purpose not to inform her. When Farah asked Ella about the matter, Ella denied about the fact. Farah told me she didn't care about what Ella and Mira did behind her back but she was so upset that Ella had lied to her. She would rather knowing the truth than being lied but finally get to know the truth.


When Farah asked Ella about the matter, Ella denied and say something which was far from the truth. At first, Farah believed her. After a while, when Farah digested all the facts that she could recall, she knew Ella was not telling the truth. Then, Farah met someone who confirmed that Ella was indeed lying! Farah was so upset.


Now, Farah has lost her trust towards Ella. She tried to recall. Perhaps, Ella had been lying to her for many times already. She felt like being betrayed by a friend.


I told Farah to really be like an adult and act naturally as if she didn't know about the lie. Take it positively instead of thinking about bad intention that the friends had in mind. Of course, it's easy for me to say. It's not easy for her to accept since she felt herself being deceived by a good friend.


Honestly speaking, I would feel the same. I don't think I'll swallow everything that will be told anymore. I will be extra and extra careful.


Now, having written this entry, I think, no friend is actually much better than having a liar as a friend. It's merely because, I can spend my time with more beneficial activities than listen to a fiction that is not even real and improve my life!


To my friend Farah, if you read this, please be patient. Allah will always be with you, my dear *smile*