:: urban batik ::

Syawal has ended yesterday but Raya mood still remains. I have been attending Raya celebration in and around Menara TM every single day this week and today alone, I got two invites to similar events. I have worn baju kurung twice this week so I decided to wear something different yet appropriate for such gathering and this is what I'm wearing right now...

Urban batik?

While raiding my closet last night looking what to wear, I just realised I haven't worn this dress for ages. In fact I haven't worn it ever since I was transferred to Menara TM from Multimedia College (MMC) and that was in 2009! This dress, bought in Zara KLCC many years back is one of my favourite piece. It has its own sentimental value - a friendship dress because my BFF, Fila and Nor also own the same exact dress only that we never wear it at the same time. When I was attached to MMC before, Nor and I used to hang out in KLCC after office hour. We usually bought sushi from Isetan market, spent hours in Starbucks and did a lot of shopping together. That day Zara was on sale and we instantly felt in love with that dress when we saw it. Without thinking any further we happily bought it and if not mistaken, Fila also bought it on the same day. Now, that is one good reason why we are Best Friends Forever.

Hrmm... those sweet days in KLCC... 

Anyway anyhow, this is me and my partner in crime in TM Convention Centre attending Majlis Jalinan Mesra Aidilfitri organised by Kelab TM and Persatuan Eksekutif TM this afternoon...

...and last but not least...

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 a pose from yours truly ;-)

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:: explosion at empire shopping gallery subang ::

A friend updated her Facebook status with an image that made me surprised. It was a photo of an after explosion scene at Empire Shopping Gallery, which is located in our community area. From news found on the Internet, an explosion happened around 3:40 am this morning in that one year old shopping complex causing extensive damage and injury to four people. It's quite scary knowing such incident could happen in a shopping complex here in Malaysia where most people spent their time with family and friends. It reminds me of a documentary I saw on National Geographic months before about Sampoong Department Store in Korea which collapsed due to structural failure and caused hundreds death.

Thank God the incident happened at odd hour and not during weekends, or it could be worst. I like going to Empire because it is near and conducive but I have to forget about it for a while now. Further story on the news as extracted from The Malaysian Insider is per below:

SUBANG JAYA, Sept 28 — Four people were hurt in an early morning explosion at the Empire Gallery shopping mall here, which was heard from as far away as Bangsar.

Eyewitnesses described a scene of chaos, adding that police, ambulances and the fire brigade were still on the scene.

Police tracker dogs were also there as were Fire and Rescue Department personnel from stations across Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, Damansara and Puchong to investigate the incident.

Subang Jaya OCPD ACP Zainal Rashid Abu Bakar told reporters at the scene that the blast was believed to have started in the basement and involved a gas pipeline.
“We have yet to determine the cause of the blast but damage is extensive, affecting the parking lot and many outlets on the basement level and even the ground floor,” he said.
“Our forensics team is still investigating. We have not been able to enter certain parts of the mall . . . the damage is too bad and the areas are sealed off.”

He confirmed that a distress call was received at 3.45 this morning on the explosion at the mall, which is at the entrance of Subang Jaya from the Federal Highway.
Zainal Rashid said four people were injured — two Nepalese security guards and a couple. They received minor scrapes and bruises. Rescue workers are still combing the basement in search of more victims.

The security guards, who were initially trapped in the basement, have been sent to hospital.
The couple, sales executives Daryl Chua, 27, and his girlfriend Hibbie Tan, 23, were taken to hospital in an ambulance but have since been discharged.

Nearly the entire stretch of the front portion of the newly built mall have been blown out, damaging a number of cafes, restaurants and clothing stores including Tangs and Starbucks Coffee.

Chua told reporters that he was walking with his girlfriend to an Autopay station a few steps from Starbucks when the explosion occurred about 3.30am.

“We were at La Bodega earlier for dinner and then we were just hanging out outside my car and talking," he said.
“Just as we were heading to the Autopay, there was a loud ‘boom’, like in the movies. I thought it was a bomb.”
Chua said he was “literally lifted off the ground” and thrown sideways several meters from the blast, lightly grazing both his arms.

The sound of breaking glass, falling debris and metal and sirens broke the earlier silence, he said, leaving him in a momentary state of confusion and panic.
“And then the flames came up. It was all over, the entire front of the mall was razed. I thought I was going to die,” he said.
When the scene calmed slightly, Chua said he carried Tan, who had sprained her leg, to safety and noticed passers-by and nearby residents rushing to the scene.
His car, a black Volkswagen Golf GTI, was severely damaged.

Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim tweeted this morning and prayed for the safety of the residents nearby.
Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh was also there, he added.
The shopping mall opened last year.
Yeoh told The Malaysian Insider she scrambled to get there after receiving a tweet about three-something this morning.
“The four injured have been taken to the hospital,” she said. "One broke his leg, apparently."
“The damage [to the building] is extensive. All of the lower floor all the way up to the second floor.”
The cause of the explosion was still not known, she said.
The police have sealed off the area, causing a traffic jam in the morning rush hour.

:: chillin' ::

This is how a 3-month old baby chillin' at home.

:-D

Ady likes to sit like an adult rather than lying on his back so he has his own spot on the couch. This was taken last Saturday when he was watching Back to Barnyard on Nickelodeon. He usually looked at me or into the camera but this time Otis and the gang attracted him more. Papa, someone will be joining you watching movies and learning channels soon ;-) 

:: colour block-ing ::

Cherish your life with colours

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Have a colourful week ahead~!

I dare myself to wear something bold for casual Friday last week and ended up wearing a lemon yellow top, paired with an electric blue cropped cardie. My fuschia iPad case complete the colour block theme.

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Question: do you dare to colour block?

:: redmummy ::

Don't get me wrong. I'm not talking about RedMummy the famous blogger but since I'm now a mother and I was wearing red, I deserve to be called RedMummy too right? :-P

Our department, Group Human Capital Management's hari raya celebration was held last Tuesday at TM Training Centre, Jalan Semarak. It was a close event for Human Capital's staff but those attended mostly donned in their best baju kurung, kebaya or baju melayu complete with sampin and songkok. I had hard time finding what to wear because I only have one raya dress that looks a tad too glamorous for a day event so I just wore that old red kebaya instead. Ok I know it was also a bit OTT to be worn from early morning but hey, it's Hari Raya... need to be extra pretty lor. Hehe.

I don't have much time to write about the event so I just let these pictures and short captions do the job.

Left to Right
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- We were encouraged to bring something for gift exchange activity. That was what I bought and how I wrapped it.
- Overwhelming responds for gift exchange activity.
- The best sampin contest.

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- My tablemates: Nurul and En. Baharin.
- People were busy eating or queuing for food.
- Lovely chocolate cake & cheese cake... and a cute ladybird chocolate.

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- Tapai pulut sedap!
- A colleague chose a yellow coloured giftbox to match his baju melayu.
- Me & Nurul with our selected prezzies. We participated in "highest high heels" contest and I won it, thanks to my red skyscraper heels. Choosing the perfect gift for myself was quite challenging because I didn't want to end up with food or beverages. Made an excellent choice and got a set of 3-in-1 plasticware :-D

*4th Row:
- Another pic with Nurul
- Ketupat weaving contest were mostly participated by the seniors...

:: dps rosmah mansor & her hermes birkins ::

While most of us could only dream on owning at least one Hermes bag, our Prime Minister's wife, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor has no problem expanding her Hermes Birkin collection. As a handbag lover I envy her for having these colourful Birkins, which are mostly made of crocodile skin. A preloved calf leather Birkin is priced from RM30,000 and above, so imagine how much a croco skin bag cost her. Perhaps this is one of the perks of being a PM's wife.

What would be the next colour and will she 'invests' in lizard skin or ostrich Birkins? Let's wait and see but in the meantime let us enjoy looking at some of her collection...

BEIGE

BLACK

NAVY BLUE

 BLUE

BROWN

DARK BROWN

GREY

MAROON

ORANGE

PINK

RED

:: partners in crime ::

Me + Nor = Partners in crime ;-)

Our pics were taken during my last outing as a mommy-to-be at the Estee Lauder model search 2011 but Nor just collected them from One Utama last Friday.

Time flies. 

I was still pregnant in the picture and now, our baby is almost 3 months old. My days as a full time housewife last today. I will start working again tomorrow, back to reality.