and June dawns upon us

Although generally its been a quiet week, except for an “almost” bomb-exploding  moment at work, everything else is good. I’m just fretting as come next week Wednesday, the “Lanai lockdown” will begin again… and which may possibly stretch on til Sunday. Allah help us all.

The last time we had a “Lanai lockdown” was 2 weeks ago and man, it wasnt pretty – 4 days straight of 8.30 to 10.00pm (and residential to boot). Good thing I managed to take a 4day leave before the thingy and went to a soothing & relaxing Thai massage @ Banyan Tree Spa @ Publika, Solaris Dutamas straight after. I’ve never really tried a Thai massage before, but this one I must say is one of the best, if not the best and for the price of rm58 for a shoulder and back massage, I would highly recommend to anyone who needs a short break from the office to get the kinks out of your back. I give them a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. Next time I’m going to try their aromatheraphy massage & scrub treatments. Will keep you posted.

p/s: My only complaint is that they don’t issue receipts, which is a bummer, as I can’t claim from my flexi yo.

Lets put the “us” in trUSt

I couldnt sleep last night, eventhough I was really tired, after a night out with my close buds from Lboro uni days , Kak E & Y. Aimlessly browsing the internet, and some how I ended up watching a 4hour plus marathon of one of my favourite movies ~ Ketika Cinta Bertasbih. A beautiful story about how if its meant to be, jika jodohnya telah ditetapkan Allah, no matter what happens you will end up with your partner to be. The movie is based on a novel by Habiburrahman el-Shirazy (an Indonesian writer) centers around two characters, Abdullah Khairul Azzam and Ana Altafunnisa and their journey, trials and tribulation….and at the end of the movie..makes you want to find your own “Khairul Azzam”…:D

Which brings to mind a conversation that I recently had with 2 friends, about another guy friend who is years older than me. My friend had tried to match us up a couple of years back, but it didnt work out. And my friend said to me why dont you think he wants to get married? he’s good looking, intelligent, rich and successful. And with a smirk, the first answer that came out of my mouth was that ..because he is too choosy. Then immediately I regretted my answer. And this friend said, “no, you dont know the whole story, he was so deeply heartbroken years ago that he just gave up.” And it made me think, how typical & prejudicial my earlier answer was. How could I pass judgement on a person that I didnt really know. I felt bad. Maybe being heartbroken years ago made him weary, and guarded from trusting anyone else to start a relationship.

The crux of the matter is, in any relationship, the first thing you need is TRUST. Without trust, nothing will work. Its not easy.

“Do you trust me enough?”