Best Friend and Good Friends

How do we classify our friends as good friend and best friend? Some says Best Friend stay in our heart forever. Good friend are those that hop in and out in our heart for several of times, reasons, situations and occasions. Some says Best friend is more than a good friend. A best friend would be someone that you trust and care about while a good friend is just a friend that you do things with.

I used to know someone whom I regarded as a friend. One day, she saw my best friend visiting me at my working place. She told me how sad she was as she does not have anyone to call them best Friend or Good Friend, in fact no one to call a friend. Well… at that time I thought she was being too touchy and told her that she was my friend and I was hers.

I’m a person who would go all the way to help a friend but don’t step on my ‘tail’. Unfortunately she stepped more than just my 'tail'! She was all over me. Read my entry on People in your life and she was like those that come into your life for a reason, they act up; we have to make our stand, so I just said hi and bye. With her attitude, I am not surprised she does not have best friend, much less a friend.

But that incident has never stopped me from making friends. I keep a circle of good friends and 2 best friends. One is a person who has been with me since Secondary 3 till today. We’ve been through a lot together. She is always there whenever I need her. She is someone who I really trust and care about. Nusrat, thank you for being my friend and I thank Allah for you.

Another is definitely my dearest hubby. He is my lover, my best friend, my consultant, my adviser, my teddy bear and my banker…heheh..

To all my friends… whether you are a good friends or best friends, I really appreciate your friendship. Thank you for being my friend.

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When we first talked to each other
I knew we would always be friends.
Our friendship has kept on growing
And I'll be here for you to the end.
You listen when I have a problem
And help dry the tears from my face.
You take away my sorrow
And put happiness in its place.
We can't forget the fun we've had
Laughing 'til our faces turn blue.
Talking of things only we find funny
People think we're insane-If they only knew!
I guess this is my way of saying Thanks
For catching me when I fall.
Thanks once again for being such a good friend
And being here with me through it all.

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"If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile... But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me."

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A true friend...
-Accepts you as you are
-believes in you
-calls you only to say "hello"
-doesn't give up with you
-admires all sides of your personality
-forgives your mistakes
-helps you
-encourages you to try it again
-makes a difference in your life
-says nice things about you
-offers his/her support
-understands you
-tells you the truth
-never judges you
-explains things you don't understand
-walks by your side
-calms down your fears
-shouts if necessary, if you don't want to listen
-raises you spirit.

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People In Your Life

Got this from a friend of mine. And I wanna share it with you....

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.

They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.

They may seem like a godsend and they are.

They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.

Sometimes they die.

Sometimes they walk away.

Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.

The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.

They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.

They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.!

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.

Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person

and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.

It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

Tagging Games Not Finish??

I am doing this tag games because of this Cutie Pie. Yes, I’ve been tagged by her. And it’s because she wants to know more about me. Hahah. I think by simply reading my entire blog entries you should be able to know me already, right? No?

Well....read on…

3 schools you went to:
1) PAP Kindergarten in Jurong

2) (This one is a bit difficult because I went to 4 primary schools. Hahah..but since she wants to know more.. I give more) Primary – Yung An Primary (Pri 1 only), Telok Kurau Girls (Pri 2 only), Bedok South Pri (Pri 3-5), Ping Yi Pri (pri 5 – 6)

3) Chai Chee Secondary School (I enjoyed my secondary school days. Love it!)


3 things in your purse/backpack:
1) My Handphone
2) My make-up bag
3) My purse

3 things you do when you're really stressed:
1) Talk to hubby…(he simply knows how to make me feel better) if hubby is at work then ….
2) Email my sisters… ngadu to them.
3) Dance...heheh..with my kiddos.


3 places you go on a daily basis:
1) Bedroom
2) Toilet
3) Kitchen – to check what my maid cooks… heheh

3 favourite fruits:
1) Durian
2) Mangosteen
3) Cempedak

3 names you go by:
1) Baby (only hubby calls me Baby…hehe)
2) Lynn (by families & friends)
3) Mama (my kids, my nephews and nieces)

3 of your favourite food:
1) Daun Turi Masak Lemak.. (my mum masak….boohoo… da lama tak makan ni.. pat penang tak ada daun turi)
2) Siput Sedut masak Lemak cili padi (My aunt would cook this for me when I visited her in SG… sayang Mak Uda)
3) Fish head Curry (oooo lala… me no pandang kiri no pandang kanan if eat fish head curry)

3 things you are wearing right now:
hmmm… why oh why this question huh?? Who created this question?? Hehe.. I am at home….so please excuse me.
1) My sleeveless t-shirt
2) My sporty shorts
3) The thingy that are supposed to be worn underneath number 1 & 2.

-THE WHOS-

Who is in the house with you?
My Maid and my 3 heroes.

Who are you thinking about right now?
My dearest hubby…. Always on my mind, in my heart, in my soul… oh baby… heh

Who did you last talk on the phone?
A business development manager from one of the movers company… was discussing about our move to SG… haizz…

Who did you sit next to in your 5th period class?
I think my 5th period was P.E. We were not supposed to sit! Run! Run! Run!

Who was the last person you told you loved?
My one and only…. Dearest Hubby

Who do you wish you were with right now?
With hubby…(can brainstorm with him about our moves)… heheh…

Who gets on your nerves most at school?
My Maths Teacher…. Mr Chen. (nyampah bebenor tau)

-THE WHERES-

Where is your handphone?
In my bedroom…

Where do you sleep?
On my bed…. In between baby n hubby….

Where is the last place you took a ride to?
Batu Ferringhi...last night. To collect hubby’s pants at the tailor and then had a very romantic dinner with hubby.

-THE WHATS-

What was the last thing you ate?
Toast with Margarine… my breakfast

What colour shirt are you wearing?
Red.

What is the closest item near you is blue?
My File

What do you like best about school?
To be more specific… my secondary school friends. All the fun and nice people.

What is your favourite colour?
Blue

What do you wear more often? Jeans or shorts?
Shorts. As I am often at home

What is the last movie you watched?
Watch SpyKids 3 on Dvd with my kids

-THE WHENS-

When did you start school?
5 years old

When did you last go to the mall?
On Sunday with my dearest beloved hubby

When did you last burn something?
Last week… my first batch of Nestum cookies. Arrghhh!

3 people to do this:
1) Kathy
2) Farah Divalicious
3) Yaslam (selamatlah you bro)

ok people. I am all done. All the best to the 3 friends that I have tagged…hehehehe…

Fun Time!

We had a great weekend. On Saturday, we went to Khaleel Restaurant (near Gurney Hotel) to have breakfast. I had chapatti, hubby had thosei, kids had roti prata and my maid had nasi lemak.

After that we went to Coffee Beans to relax, have coffee and let the kids run around. Amirul had his first taste of coffee. His first coffee that cost RM11.00 was Caramel Latte. I have never allowed my kids to drink coffee but this hubby of mine broke the rule that day. Well…he wanted Amirul to experience it. He told Amirul that his next expensive coffee would be from his own pocket money. Hahah.

In the afternoon, I went to the saloon for hair rebonding… I can’t stand my curls. I wanted to trim my hair short and do a rebonding but hubby didn’t allow me to. You can do a rebonding and trim your hair to shoulder length… Period. That what he told me. Aarrghhh... Whatever! Anyway, my butt hurts for sitting 4 hours long . The outcome of my hair rebonding.... ok lah. Not bad. To me at least. Hubby like it too..

In the evening, we went to Ferringhi to collect his pants at the tailor. Unfortunately, they needed to be altered on the waist as hubby has lost a bit of weight on that area. So we will be collecting the pants tonight. Huh! We had our dinner at the same food court as last week and hubby ordered our favourite food!

On Sunday, we went to the clinic to get medication for Azirul and myself before going for our usual brunch. My breast pain is getting very intense lately. I could hardly sleep peacefully. I also had slight sore throat. On the way to the clinic, I suggested going to Telok Bahang Dam to watch the Dragon Boat Race. They were also an International Food Fair there. We decided not to have our brunch at the usual place. After collecting our medicine, we drove up to Telok Bahang and went looking for places to eat. Driving past the kampong, we saw this nice and clean stall. We decided to give it a try.

The foods were delicious. I just don’t know how to describe them. We didn’t regret giving up our usual brunch for this new makan place we found. We will be going up there again before we leave for Singapore. Must! Must! Must! Sorry people... no pictures. As you know, when I see food, I've got no time to take photos.

After a nice brunch, we drove past the Telok Bahang Dam and caught a glimpse of the event. But we must first get our…. DURIAN!!! Its about 3 minutes drive from the dam. Woohhhooo… Did I say I had slight sore throat?? Sore throat aside.. These come first… (drool people... drool....)

Then we went back to the dam to watch the Dragon Boat but we didn’t bother to go to the International Food Fair area. We had enough food already. Heheh..


On our way back, hubby stopped at Ferringhi beach. Yes, our kids have never got to play near the water. I’m glad they enjoyed themselves immensely. We didn’t stay for too long. It was a very hot day. (nanti hitam anak aku). Hehe

We got home at 1.30pm. Just nice a time to put my baby to sleep. Hubby went out to run some errands and me.... l fell asleep… heheh.. too tired.

This time, we had an early dinner at home. It was a simple dinner. Just porridge, ikan bilis, kacang goreng, ikan cencaru sumbat, fried preserved chai sim, egg omellete, fried veggie and taukwa. Simple right?

After dinner, hubby suggested we go out for a while. Actually I didn’t feel like going out. But dear hubby misses spending time with me, alone. The last time we went out together was last Saturday. Eheh. We went window shopping at Gurney Plaza. In spite of my hesitation to go out earlier, I must say that I enjoy my dearest hubby company. I always do.

Ok people… enough about my weekend.

Here’s a little something to share……

Someone will always be prettier.
Some will always be smarter.
Some of their houses will be bigger.
Some will drive a better car.
Their children will do better in school.
And their husband will fix more things around the house.

So let it go,
and love you and your circumstances.

Think about it!

The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart.
And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children.
And the richest woman you know,
she's got the car, the house, the clothes.... might be lonely.

And the word says, "If I have not Love, I am nothing."
So, again, love you.
Love who you are.
Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say,

"I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed, to be disappointed!"

"Winners make things happen--
Losers let things happen."

GreenTea

25 Reasons Why You Should Start Drinking Green Tea Now.by www.FineGreenTea.com

Green tea has increasingly become a very popular drink worldwide because of its immensely powerful health benefits. It is extraordinarily amazing what green tea can do for your health. And if you're not drinking 3 to 4 cups of green tea today, you're definitely NOT doing your health a big favor.

Here Are The 25 Reasons Why You Should Start Drinking Green Tea Right Now:

1. Green Tea and Cancer

Green tea helps reduce the risk of cancer. The antioxidant in green tea is 100 times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times better than vitamin E. This helps your body at protecting cells from damage believed to be linked to cancer. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-cancer.html

2. Green Tea and Heart Disease

Green tea helps prevent heart disease and stroke by lowering the level of cholesterol. Even after the heart attack, it prevents cell deaths and speeds up the recovery of heart cells. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-and-heart-disease.html

3. Green Tea and Anti-Aging

Green tea contains antioxidant known as polyphenols which fight against free radicals. What this means it helps you fight against aging and promotes longevity.

4. Green Tea and Weight Loss

Green tea helps with your body weight loss. Green tea burns fat and boosts your metabolism rate naturally. It can help you burn up to 70 calories in just one day. That translates to 7 pounds in one year. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-weight-loss.html

5. Green Tea and Skin

Antioxidant in green tea protects the skin from the harmful effects of free radicals, which cause wrinkling and skin aging. Green tea also helps fight against skin cancer. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-skin.html

6. Green Tea and Arthritis

Green tea can help prevent and reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Green tea has benefit for your health as it protects the cartilage by blocking the enzyme that destroys cartilage. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-and-arthritis.html

7. Green Tea and Bones

The very key to this is high fluoride content found in green tea. It helps keep your bones strong. If you drink green tea every day, this will help you preserve your bone density.

8. Green Tea and Cholesterol

Green tea can help lower cholesterol level. It also improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol, by reducing bad cholesterol level. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-and-cholesterol.html

9. Green Tea and Obesity

Green tea prevents obesity by stopping the movement of glucose in fat cells. If you are on a healthy diet, exercise regularly and drink green tea, it is unlikely you'll be obese.

10. Green Tea and Diabetes

Green tea improves lipid and glucose metabolisms, prevents sharp increases in blood sugar level, and balances your metabolism rate. http://www.finegreentea.com/diabetes-and-green-tea.html

11. Green Tea and Alzheimer's

Green tea helps boost your memory. And although there's no cure for Alzheimer's, it helps slow the process of reduced acetylcholine in the brain, which leads to Alzheimer's.

12. Green Tea and Parkinson's

Antioxidants in green tea helps prevent against cell damage in the brain, which could cause Parkinson's. People drinking green tea also are less likely to progress with Parkinson's.

13. Green Tea and Liver Disease

Green tea helps prevent transplant failure in people with liver failure. Researches showed that green tea destroys harmful free radicals in fatty livers. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-liver.html

14. Green Tea and High Blood Pressure

Green tea helps prevent high blood pressure. Drinking green tea helps keep your blood pressure down by repressing angiotensin, which leads to high blood pressure. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-and-high-blood-pressure.html

15. Green Tea and Food Poisoning

Catechin found in green tea can kill bacteria which causes food poisoning and kills the toxins produced by those bacteria.

16. Green Tea and Blood Sugar

Blood sugar tends to increase with age, but polyphenols and polysaccharides in green tea help lower your blood sugar level.

17. Green Tea and Immunity

Polyphenols and flavenoids found in green tea help boost your immune system, making your health stronger in fighting against infections.

18. Green Tea and Cold and Flu

Green tea prevents you from getting a cold or flu. Vitamin C in green tea helps you treat the flu and the common cold.

19. Green Tea and Asthma

Theophylline in green tea relaxes the muscles which support the bronchial tubes, reducing the severity of asthma.

20. Green Tea and Ear Infection

Green tea helps with ear infection problem. For natural ear cleaning, soak a cotton ball in green tea and clean the infected ear.

21. Green Tea and Herpes

Green tea increases the effectiveness of topical interferon treatment of herpes. First green tea compress is applied, and then let the skin dry before the interferon treatment.

22. Green Tea and Tooth Decay

Green tea destroys bacteria and viruses that cause many dental diseases. It also slows the growth of bacteria which leads to bad breath. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-tooth-decay.html

23. Green Tea and Stress

L-theanine, which is a kind of amino acids in green tea, can help relieve stress and anxiety.

24. Green Tea and Allergies

EGCG found in green tea relieves allergies. So, if you have allergies, you should really consider drinking green tea. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-allergy.html

25. Green Tea and HIV

Scientists in Japan have found that EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate) in green tea can stop HIV from binding to healthy immune cells. What this means is that green tea can help stop the HIV virus from spreading. http://www.finegreentea.com/green-tea-hiv.html

Now, your health is in your hands. You know you're smart. So, start drinking three to four cups of green tea every day for a drug-free and healthier YOU!

21st Century... This is so true...

From my inbox and sharing it with you....

Our communication - Wireless
Our dress - Topless
Our telephone - Cordless
Our cooking - Fireless
Our youth - Jobless
Our food - Fatless
Our labour - Effortless
Our conduct - Worthless
Our relation - Loveless
Our attitude - Careless
Our feelings - Heartless
Our politics - Shameless
Our education - Valueless
Our follies - Countless
Our arguments - Baseless
Our boss - Brainless
Our Job - Thankless
Our Salary - Very less

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Buat Renungan Bersama...

Antara isteri dan ibu bapa, mana satu yang perlu diutamakan ?

Perkahwinan pada dasarnya, tidak memisahkan hubungan anak-anak dengan keluarga masing-masing. Bagi seorang isteri, suaminya adalah lebih berhak ke atas dirinya jika dibandingkan dengan kedua ibu bapanya sendiri.

Manakala bagi seorang anak lelaki, ibu bapa tetap lebih berhak ke atas dirinya jika dibandingkan dengan isterinya sendiri. Kewajipan seorang anak lelaki dalam mentaati orang tuanya telah dijelaskan dalam sirah Rasulullah yang menceritakan tentang seorang sahabat yang bernama Al-Khomah Menangislah ibunya. Ibunya dengan penuh rasa kasih sayang telah mengampunkan segala dosa Al-Khomah.

Sejurus selepas itu, barulah Al-Khomah dapat mengucap Syahadah dan menghembuskan nafas yang terakhir. Dalam kisah ini, Rasulullah telah berpesan, " Siapa yang mengutamakan isteri dari ibunya, maka ia akan terkena laknat Allah dan tidak diterima ibadat fardhu atau sunatnya."

Ingatlah kembali bagaimana payahnya seorang ibu menahan kesakitan dan kepenatan mengandungkan si anak apatah lagi selepas melahirkannya, mata yang disengkang menahan rasa mengantuk semata-mata melayan karenah si anak yang pelbagai. Kesabaran si ibu menyediakan keperluan si anak dan si ibu menggadaikan nyawa melahirkannya.

Kesimpulan dari itu, tindakan yang saudara ambil adalah tidak menepati syariat Islam. Keperluan ibu bapa hendaklah dipenuhi terlebih dahulu sebelum saudara memenuhi tuntutan orang lain.

Jika anda seorang isteri, pesankan pada suami anda supaya sentiasa mentaati dan melebihkan ibubapanya daripada anda sendiri. Payah tapi inilah hakikat hukum. Seorang isteri yang salehah akan selalu mengingatkan suaminya tentang tanggungjawap suami terhadap ibubapanya sendiri.

Anda tidak harus marah jika suami anda lebih mengutamakan ibubapanya terutama ibunya lebih daripada anda sendiri, kerana syurga suami anda terletak pada ibunya, anda pada suami anda. Jika suami anda derhaka atau melepaskan tanggungjawapnya terhadap ibubapanya sendiri, maka tiada lah syurga bagi suami anda & tiadalah syurga bagi anda.

p.s. - Thank you for your prayers. Eventhough the operation was very long, it went well. My SIL is doing fine, Alhamdulillah.

We will Pray for you, Sis

Every Sunday evening, without fail, Hubby will call his mum. This time my MIL sounded very sad. According to her, my SIL will be going for a major surgery on Wednesday as doctor has found cysts in her womb. Hubby assured my MIL that his sister will be fine as it’s a common operation. Hubby didn’t get to talk to his sister as she was already asleep.

Yesterday I reminded hubby to call my SIL to console her. This time the actual news hit us… She does not have cysts. She has a tumor in her abdomen. Its 8cm x 7cm x 5 cm. Hubby was speechless. After talking to her, hubby told me how lousy he is at consoling people. He was upset so I told him that I would call her in the morning to talk to her.

I called her earlier. Told her that we will pray for her and that everything is gonna be fine. At the end of our conversation, I broke down. I just could not talk anymore. I am so lousy at controlling my emotions!!!

Sis, be strong ok. We will pray for you. Your family will pray for you.

We love you, sis. And looking forward to see you in July!

p.s. - Friends, please pray for her too. Thank you....