We serve Mint, Apple, Melon, Coffee, Strawberry, Mix Fruit flavors..

The weekend passed so fast that I forgot to breath.

On Saturday was the launching of my Shisha business at Taj Mahal at Seri Petaling. I am collaborating with BusinessPartner2 (BP2). I see the idea as a great opportunity given the location. What is more important that BP2 is very enthusiastic of running the show. I am very glad that she is because, honestly I know nuts about shisha. Barely could have a decent drag without choking. But as I said again, the meager Excel spreadsheet I use for the PnL shows potential.

Close friends came to show their support and that was really thoughtful of them, brick and bats are highly appreciated and we took note that the charcoals used last night are useless.

The team that set up the joint:

Me – Co-owner, the active sleeping partner that counts the dosh
BP2 – Co-owner, Operations Manager – skilled in smoking the hookah and PR skills that charmed the Mamak owner
Abe – Shisha Consultant – highly skilled in hookah retail and every detail of the art of smoking it (hired 4 hours before stall opened)
Adek – Operations Assistant – very fit and surpass expectations.
Friends, and friends of friends – supporters.

Tonight is Day 2, for Shisha. Spirits are still running high. I just got a text that orders are picking up and that is a very good sign. I am very happy that BP2 shows a change person now, not that I should judge her then. But all in all, I have faith in her and given her personal liking for Shisha, I think this is a good business for her too.

I pray that this goes well. I must have been really knackered last night from running around (even though I wasn’t the one hammering charcoals). I dreamt that the Shisha business went really well and I was about to announce an all paid company trip to the team. HAHA! Well, you never know rite? And it always starts as a dream.

Ending this, I invite you to come smoke some hot-ass flavored Shisha at Taj Mahal, Seri Petaling. The food is great too, like you can sing...

"Baby, where did u get your curry from - I got it from my MaMak,
Where did u get your kopi from - I got it from my MaMak.."

Seri Petaling is surprisingly near to PJ, Bukit Jalil, Kompleks Sukan Negara, Puchong, Old Klang Road, Mid Valley, Bangsar and Cheras.

Blast from the past

I started blogging a long time ago. With many dramas that unfolded with due respect to the entries from my blog and some not, my rantings went from one home to another. I don't see myself as a fantastic writer, in fact mediocre that I am actually surprise that people do pay for the things I write. The moolah goes a long way... all the way to the banks, the credit card bills to be exact.

I am surprised that I could track back where I moved my old blog. It is nice to read and recall what happened then. It is my not so secret diary. Oh, I remember my mom once found my diary, that I thought I hid so well which was under the mattress, it must have been the default diary hiding place. And boy, she wasn't a happy mother that week.

There is this Entrepreneur side of me, where I was so excited to put up the post on an Educational Portal thing. I think that got the ball rolling. And now, I have my CrazyForHandbag baby project. It is going for the second run, and I can't wait to go get the handbags. It is this crazy feeling when I have really really nice and affordable handbags to show. Certain things make me feel this good like... nice handbags, salmon and massages.

The link to the younger d0nut notsosecretstash.blogspot.com

Stoned

Man, have I been angry over the past few months. It is physically showing, because I have an unexplained rash now.

So, I am releasing all anger and unwanted emotional toxins from the system. Shoo.. shoo.. release… *throw stones marked with the things I want to let go down the cliff*

I have been watching a lot of Men In Trees. The second season is not as good as the first one, but my fascination of Alaska keeps me glued. Is there anybody from this side of the world that wants to visit Alaska? Apart of the extreme coldness, I would love to see the Northern Light, humpback whale tour and the beautiful scenery.

A good new year to you all!!

I am going to like 2008, because I am going to make it GOOD.

For once

For once, something that this girl wrote makes sense and got me thinking.

A bit on this girl…

This guy that I know was friends with this girl. They could always have stayed friends and I would have thought it was perfectly normal for a girl and a boy to have a platonic friendship. Instead the guy chose to not be friends with her. Anyways, this guy can keep on praising her like she is the Mother Teresa for all her sacrifices and noble heart. I am sure she’s great but on the other side, he did not have to rub it in.

Jealous? no. I feel secure about myself.

I digress.

What she wrote is on the things that you want in a life partner. Very dull topic, I know, since every chic magazine has come up with it from every different angle. But stifle that yawn because the key question here is ‘what are you willing to put up with and what you are not willing to put up with?’ This is what got me, the rest of what she wrote was trash.

By asking this question to yourself, you are acknowledging that there is no Mr. Perfect and is willing to work with the imperfections that he comes with. Vice versa.

Since I have a record of horrendous relationships, I want to list down what I am and not willing to put up with for my now and future reference.


I am willing to put up with….

A simple, comfortable lifestyle – I don’t expect a rich partner. I am happy as long as he can feed himself at least and his own family (mom, pops). When the time arises for him to pay for what he is required to, he is able to do it. Comfortable is a very subjective word. My idea of being comfortable is not keeping up with the Jones but having a game plan of our life.

Lack of knowledge – no one knows everything but we must always keep on learning.

Working together towards a certain goal – some like to marry into the rich. I don’t mind striving together.

Past history - it is important that my partner have had his share of triumph and sad stories because it will build him to be a stronger man. Life throws you a curve ball and sometimes knocks you down in so many different ways, therefore with the experience he has he is able to think rationally. Going out with a man with no relationship past can be a pain because they come with many idealistic expectations. But no ex-wives please.

Not having a single romantic bone – this is something that I don’t require in a man. I don’t mind doing the work here.

Bad English – Acceptable even though I might be bothered from time to time. (refer to point 2). Unless he says ThatS mean. erk.

Growing old and ugly together – when I meet someone that I am willing to put up with, I can accept him to be balder with an expanding waistline and love him endlessly.



I am not willing to put up with…

Infidelity – NO. Enough said. Infidelity is for kids who can’t decide on where to stick their thing at.

Roving eyes – I know it is not as bad as the full blown infidelity but I find it super offensive when you do it in front of me.

Mistrust – trust is a big thing so the need to have it from both parties is inevitable. We cannot be together 24-7 and even if we could it will be unhealthy. So a degree of earned trust is very important to make sure there are no unnecessary fights. Of course there will be times that things come up and one of us becomes uncertain of a situation. The key here is to ask and not accuse.

Party pooper – be it a real party or in what happens everyday, being a good sport that is not hyper-sensitive is important. There are times that we have to laugh at ourselves and let go. Keeping up a good face but in return sacrificing others is not my idea of fun. That shows how insecure you are of yourself. When one of us are in high-gear mode trying to achieve something, do not just shoot down the other tactlessly.

Inability to arrange a coherent sentence (Communication) – need I say more? Love is not always beautiful words with hugs and kisses. We don’t read each other’s minds and some things have to be said so to get things done. I would want to be able to say, “I catch your drift honey”.

A faithless Muslim – I want guidance to build myself and the family.

May the Rendang and Ketupat shine more light on me..

bad October

Coming from the girlfriend:

Everybody goes through one of this really lousy days when everything you do is wrong to the people you care most. You get into a fight with your boyfriend in the afternoon and you go home. At home, all your mom does is nag about someone else and repeat the same things she’s been saying for the past weeks.

Come the next day, your boylfriend and your mom are still not talking to you. This is what you pay for confronting them. You had a long day at work and forget the time to have dinner. You end up going to Subway alone and was sad thinking of how did the fight with the boyfriend started. At the very moment you were at Subway, you could have been at the very nice restaurant with him. Your boyfriend did not know the plan which was to bring him out for a surprise dinner. It has been so long since you've been out one-on-one.

Instead you and your boyfriend starts fighting about trivial things and continue to blame each other. You never felt so miserable on how such a beautiful relationship turns uglier by the week if not day. Unspoken words were better than any words that could be said at this stage.

It felt like you had no where to go. It’s been a long day and what you would love to do is go home to somewhere which is warm and welcomed.

Nearing the end of the night, you make your way home and is anxious on how will your mom react. You say hello mom, and in return you get a hello and that’s it.

You go to bed with a heavy heart and prays tomorrow will be better.

Phone-less

I have gone bonkers!!

I lost my phone at PaRam Taman Tun last Friday. To those that need to contact me, either leave a message here or through YM/MSN.

Introducing CrazyForHandbags!!!

Darlings,

If you want to get hot hot handbags for the coming Raya or for no reason at all (sounds familiar :) ), I have brought back quite a number from the traveling I did going at very reasonable price. From totes, bohos to clutches, so come check them out!!

You are all invited to view the site where a few of the handbags are already up. Ask me to view the whole collection.

http://www.freewebs.com/crazyforhandbags/

The price here beats what you can get at the shops outside comparable to the quality and design. Maximum price is rm60.

Enjoy girls (and boys!). No more spending a bomb on good handbags yeah.