It's time...

... to breathe

... to forget

... to move on

... to learn new stuffs

... to explore new places

... to find some peace of mind

... to make sense out of things

... to say good bye

I will be going out of town for awhile. Don't know when I'll be able to update this space. It all depends on the Internet availability there...

If you don't hear from me soon... do take care & be good ya...!

I guess some ppl will be jumping with joy having me out of their lives... Now there'll be no inconsiderate person around to make everyone's lives miserable... I'll try my best to make it permanent, if that'll make you happy...

binx: leaving with a heavy heart...

24 hrs hiatus...

Would you believe me if I said that I was abducted yesterday?


Yups... no kidding...!


It all began with an sms that I received after Subuh that asked for a meet up around noon.

I actually agreed to the meet up and went to the agreed location at the said time. However, as soon as I've arrived, the person had forced me to follow him for a trip out of town for 2 whole days! And I was cornered into driving him to the said place without my consent. #^%$@#$@%$!

It's one thing to make me drive him there, but criticizing my driving capabilities throughout the entire journey was another thing! How can one resist not to speed on an empty highway? The sheer fact that I was actually fasting kept me from lashing out verbal replies to my abductor.

As soon as we've arrived at our destination, I thought I could actually lie down and play dead for the rest of the day. Little did I know that the trip was not a leisure trip and there was more duties that I needed to carry out.

First, there was the matter of preparing the berbuka meal. I was straight away put to work around the dirty and yucky kitchen. Very the geli ok... I was forced to stand over the open stove for 2 hours frying everything that they have lined up on the counter...

... goreng ayam
... goreng tempe
... goreng tauhu
... goreng ikan
... goreng sayur
... semua laa goreng... *sigh*

At one time I felt like fainting due to fatigue... Penat drive for 4 hours straight tak habis lagi have to berdiri for another 2 hours... Memang mencabar keimanan sungguh!

After berbuka, I had 2 hours to actually stretch my aching muscles before I was forced to face the open stove once again. This time, I had to fry 2 packets of mee hoon and also tons of bananas... Don't these people ever stop eating? *sigh*

I, on the other hand, had to refrain myself from eating more than necessary to avoid the urge of going to the loo. You see, I am very sensitive when it comes to toilet hygiene. I can't go, unless the toilet is clean and not yucky... Once when I was doing my A-levels, I would rather hold the urge to go to the toilet till I get back to the hostel rather than going to the toilet that was just next to my class.

That night, I had to wear an over-sized smelly t-shirt and a worn out kain batik to sleep, since the only clothes that I have with me was the ones I had on my back (blue shirt and jeans). Furthermore, I was put to sleep in a room full of mosquitoes and no fan. How cool is that? NOT COOL at all! Plus, I missed my internet dosage for the day!!!

After a hellish night, I managed to torture my abductor into agreeing to go back to civilization that day itself. And by 11 am, we were already on our way back to KL with lots and lots of freshly picked rambutan in my car's trunk.




Thank God that I am now in the comfort of my own room, on my comfy bed and leisurely surfing the net and updating this blog. Plus, I get to snack on those delicious rambutan too!


I never EVER want to be abducted EVER again!





binx: clean toilet at last...!!!

Renewed hope...

Since April, I have been on a journey on a road less traveled...

I thought I knew where I was heading to... I thought I had my goals all sorted out, my route all mapped out and my compass ready to point out the right path ...

However, we humans can only plan but only He can determine our true course in life. After a few steps taken on the road less traveled, I've stumbled into a huge pothole and lost my compass, the device that was supposed to point me to the direction I had mapped out earlier. With no pointing device in hand, I struggled to find my bearings. Walking aimlessly, I've made many wrong turns and faced a few dead ends that nearly killed my once determined soul.

Today, with His blessing, a light had shined over me and uncovered another road that might lead me back to my original destination. With renewed hope and motivation, I decided to continue my journey on this new path. Who knows, I might discover greater things along the way!


This time I'll make sure I keep a stronger grip on my compass.




Wish me luck, ya...!




binx: selamat berpuasa everyone...!

It's a sign of maturity, not old age...!

Gray hair is a sign of age, not of wisdom
Proverb, Greek

The person that came up with that quote must have been really hateful and have no friends at all.

I discovered that I have gray hairs a few years back, when someone spotted it and pulled it out of my skull as evidence. At that time I blamed it on all the stress from studying too hard for finals. Little did I know that those few strands of gray hair would appear again years later, only double or triple its amount that before.

My lil sis used to be the one who would pull out those gray hairs for me. At one time, the amount of hair pulled out really freaked me out that I decided to just dye the whole head. That should take care of everything. So I thought.

Last year, around the same time, while trying my best to concentrate on my Financial Strategy notes, I found a long strand of gray hair on my study table. Of course it could not have been my cat's fur! So.. apa lagi.. I closed my notes, turned to the full length mirror and started pulling out those irritating gray hairs. To my surprise, I no longer need anyone else to pull it out for me because it is visible even to the naked eye and plus it is long enough for me to yank it out myself. And when my sis came back for the holiday I forced her to dye my hair once again.

However, I don't think that my hair can take any more dying or coloring this time around. Since the hair fallout rate had escalated recently, I thought I should try a more natural method to hide those irritating gray hairs of mine. Hence, I went to the local saloon today and got myself a henna treatment. According to the lady, using henna should be able to hide the gray hairs while also curing the hair fallout problem. So, it was like a 2-in-1 treatment laa kan.

I happily sat on the chair and let her slather the henna mixture all over my hair. At first it was cooling and felt great. Then, the lady told me that if I don't want to end up with orangey-colored strands of gray hairs I need to keep the henna on for a longer period. Suddenly out of nowhere, she pulled out the clear plastic wrap (the ones that we use to wrap casseroles in the kitchen) and quickly wrapped it on my henna clad head. Since I was caught off guard by the whole act, I really can't keep a straight face the whole time she was securing the wrap. I kept imagining her wrapping up one huge chunk of leftover meat or something. Lawak ok...

Now, 7 hours after the whole ordeal, my head is still wrapped up! My neck is stiff from trying to sit up straight. I can't rest it on pillows cause then it will leave a stain... Bila boleh rinse it off nieh?

And to think that it all started with one stupid gray hair...


Do you have gray hairs?




binx: susah nya laa jadi pompuan...

Coffee, biscuits & internet...

It has been a year since I've last stepped into the Toyota Service Center in Seksyen 19, PJ. Yeah, I'm that hopeless that I've only realised that I haven't send my car for servicing for a whole YEAR!! Terrible kan.... However, it goes to show that the car is in top-notch condition that it didn't prompt me any need to send it for servicing (hehehe.. free promo laa pulak).

I have been Toyota's customer for almost 3 years now and for that period of time I have been sending my car to this particular service center. Nevertheless, the sight that had welcomed me this morning was really a refreshing one.

They had recently renovated the place and given it a new face-lift. It went from a shabby looking building to an ultra modern one, with bright color comfy chairs scattered around the customer's waiting lounge. They had even installed a huge flat screen tv with huge sofas around it. On top of that, they serve free flow coffee and biscuits! What more a coffee addict like me can ask for?

At first I was afraid that I'll be bored out of my mind since my car needed a major service work. That means long waiting hours ahead of me. I didn't bring along my laptop because judging from the old condition of the place, I didn't think that it would be of any use to me. Imagine my delight when I spotted a corner with two huge PC screens with a "free internet" sign in the lobby! Super cool ok (ok note the jakun tone here.. hehehe).. It would have been double super cool if I had brought my laptop along though coz the broadband connection was so slow and it wasn't installed with any instant messengers. But suffice to say, it still made my 6 hours wait bearable.

So, except for one annoying guy who kept trying to initiate a conversation with me by calling me "Kak Long", which was so very the irritating (sejak bila laa pulak I jadi his eldest sis?), I can say that it was a great service experience in total. I give them a 4 1/2 star rating.

How bout sharing your car service experience?




binx: smooth cruising babeh...!

Confession of a drama junkie (part II)

Since my previous post, I have managed to download all my favorite shows to date.

Grey's Anatomy - Season 1 & 2 (awaiting the release of the 3rd season)
One Tree Hill - Season 1 - 3 (awaiting the release of the 4th season)
Gilmore Girls - Season 1 - 6 (awaiting the release of the 7th season)
Prison Break - Season 1 & the weekly episodes of Season 2

Crazy eh...? So now I'm up to date with the official release of each episodes for each show!

On top of all that, I've discovered a brand new show that has just been aired last week in the States - Men in Trees. After watching the first 2 episodes of the show, I have a feeling that I am gonna be hooked to it till the end of the season.

Being too dependent on the Internet for entertainment, I can't help but to wonder how my life would be like come October....




lanun binx: where's my eye patch?

The last big breakfast....

... before Ramadhan and the big move.

binx: remembering the good days...