My hardcover english books collection

My interest on English novels started way back when I was at secondary school. During primary school I was more interested on malay fiction story books. [masa tu blum terer cakap omputih sangat..ahaks! kalo baca pun x baper nak proses :P] Citer2 detektif gitew. I have numerous books collection of Nancy Drew in bahasa malaysia [Siti Salma] Best! 1/2 day jer dah habis satu buku :)

Dulu at my housing area ada satu mini library organized by pusat belia. About 3minutes on foot from my home. Sampai kakak library tu kadang2 mai rumah cek sebab nak abaq buku library dah over due, bila nak pulangkan? heheheee

Tapi seingat cek lar kan, ada banyak buah jugak lar buku2 library tu akhirnya menjadi hakmilik tetap cek...heheeee [minta halal yer...sebab library dah tutup]

Bila dah masuk secondary school, I guess I met & mixed with friends yang juga suker baca english novels-so we shared books & stories, pastu ada huge english novel collections at our own school library and most of my english teachers were young overseas graduate yang cakap omputih mak aii! berayaqq. So, bila time mengajar tu sometimes depa selitkan pengalaman depa masa kat States & UK...siokknyer dengaq :)

Then, dedulu tu kalo dating -kat mana? heheee..mesti lar kat state library..ahukk! takkan nak baca malay novel kot? nampak sangat cek ni romantika cintan d'amor..so, hang out kat english novels section lar...HAHAAA :DDD

So, from there my interest started to grow slowly and I'm glad I am still doing it :)

some of my uncle sidney books. LOVE it so much! guarded by my balinese cats :P

On top of that, my brother selalu jugak collect left behind novels by mat salleh on the planes and passed them to me...heheeee [buku free]

mix authors. My interest is on Luanne Rice, Danielle Steel, Sandra Brown etc

It was definitely a big help at that time, almaklumlah, masa tu pocket allowances pun ciput2 jer [kalo lebih pun cukup beli kacang botak jer..ahaks!], nak beli buku-buku citer nie mana lar mampu. Buku citer omputih plak mahei sket. Tambah pulak, kat kampung dulu tu, mana ada kedai payless bookshop macam kat sini..ahokks! So, dari 5 buah buku, it became 10, then 15 then 20 and sampai lah sekarang dah fenuh lemari.

Then, for the past 2years, I started my hardcover english novel. WeEEeEEe!
I guess because they are gorgeous! [well, cik jah tahu lar kan...i kan giler gojes giles]

They are worth while to have in collection sebab bila dah susun kat shelves to nampak santek, kemas & english sangat :) "if i can't go to london, i'll bring london to me" aceh! kwang! kwang! kwang!

These are hardcover non-novel books of mine and I ♥ all these. They are precious present to me!

Anyway, last week I got myself 6 hardcover english novels and I'm done one of them and have 5 more to go! WoW! it sounds so far far away to complete all these but i know i'm gonna finish all these sometime soon :)

Hurmmm...my paperback collections pun masih ada 4-5 buah blum baca and most of them are uncle Sid's. Well....I'll find some time for that too..aha! :-B

Actually I do feel happy having unread books at home because whenever I feel like to read, I have one [or more]! YeyY! and rasa gelisah & susah hati pulak kalo sumer buku dah abes baca...huhuuuu O.O

Reading nie best sebenarnya! Kalau cik jah baca, fahami dan selami each and every sentences line by line, uishhh! so floral and rasa macam tengok tiffi [tv the way krisdayanti says] BEST! Sampai bila nak break sekejap pun rasa sayang. Kalo bulih nak habiskan satu buku cepat2 :)

Tapi yang herannya, baca novel english dah berkepuk2, tapi my english blum sampai tahap berabuk! :P lol

Lepas nie, kalo cek tak berjaya menjadi tukang masak hebat, nampak gayanya jadi tukang jahit pun boleh lah...lol ^__________^

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myGarden journal 271110

It's weekend again. Yeyyy! It feels heaven spending time at home doing my favourite things beside the compulsory house chores [aceh!].

While my reliable washing machine doing piles of laundry at the back, I'm doing the gardening at the front. Yeaa..not much things to do though but just taking the advantage of the raining season [plants grow beautifully in this season] some prunning work to retain the attractive appearance, deadheading - cutting dead or faded flowers/leaf and cutting back the branches/stems to encourage healthy new growth by removing the old, weak parts of the plant...Pheewww ~.O


I plucked some of these yummy greeny ulam [salad] from my backyard garden. Enough to cover my veggies need for lunch later :)


and what a surprise seeing my pink hibiscus blooming like an angel in the garden ^____^


my creeper Ficus Pumila/duit-duit is crawling & climbing slowly on the wall [berjanggut nak tunggu nie fenuh kat wall..haishhh]


Well, gardening is fun! It helps me release the tension [I do feel tension? huh! I don't know, maybe I got this at work..hahaaaa], it gives me some sweat but most of the time a lot of sweat! and it makes me merely happy & content with joy everytime I see fresh healthy green leafy and new flowers bloom in the garden :)

...and it doesn't cost me much, just a bowl of love and a plate of care and a glass of water of course! lol
Happy gardening everyone! :)

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Sambal belacan buah kuinin

Orang KL panggil buah kuinin, orang utara panggil buah konen. Apa pun namanya, ia tetap sedap. Wangi! Bisa membangkit selera sesiapa saja.
Enak dimakan begitu saja apabila sudah masak seperti buah mangga yang lain ataupun ditumbuk/dicincang halus bersama sambal belacan. Hasilnya? Owh! my! speachless o.O

Kebetulan, cek still simpan last kopek of this buah konen, yang lain dah habis selamat dalam perut :P Rahsia nak simpan buah konen ni supaya tak berbau satu rumah ialah simpan di dalam tong beras...urmmm....yer ker? Iyer! hampir tiada bau langsung boleh di hidu. Mana lar tau, tetiba cik jah mai rumah, satgi dah bau dia mesti tau cek simpan buah konen, konpem dia nak mintak sikit plak...mana aci lagu tu...heheeeee

Cara:

1) Blender [wopss! zaman skrg dah tak dan nak tumbuk2...huhuuu] sambal belacan seperti biasa pada tahap sedikit kasar.

2) Masukkan hirisan isi buah konen dan blender sekejap untuk memesrakan semua bahan. Siap!

Paling tragis kalo makan nie cecah ulam waktu makan tengah hari...wuiiiyoooo...payah lar nak describe kat cik jah sebab terlalu hebat lazat rasanya ^__________^
kebetulan, cek goreng ikan terubuk masin sarawak....errkkkk...."nak nasik lagi! nak tambahhhhhh!!!!~~~~~~"

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Spaghetti with basil, bell peppers & roasted beef

LAZAT!!!

This is my favourite spaghetti. Sebenarnya nak share recipe ni pun tak tau nak tulis macam mana, sebab ini adalah my recipe suka hati riang ria janji sedap.

Akan tetapi, benda sedap-sedap nie, kena lar share-share kan :) so, cek gagahi dan try to simplified the ingredients. Seriously, I don't have specific amount of ingredients. A good cook [aceh!] knows how much and how many ingredients she should use *WINK!* kalo orang melayu cakap "alah, masak campak-campak jer" whewww! :)
::mental note:: The measurement of ingredients are approx. for 3paxs serving

Ingredients:

Beef
Spaghetti [ I used 1/4 of the packet]
1 bell peppers [Yellow or red]
2 tomatoes
2 garlic [minced]
1 yellow onion
*few sprigs of thyme [preferably fresh]
*few sprigs of oregano [preferably fresh]
*few sprigs of rosemary [preferably fresh]
*1tsp thai chili sauce
*dash of chicken/beef stock powder
*dash of paprika powder
*Pepper
*Salt
*2 tbsp olive oil
Basil leaves
Butter

Method:
1] Boil spaghetti in salted water until have a litle bit of bite. Put aside. ::mental note:: always keep the boiling water to use later

2] Marinade beef with *ingredients. If you have time, leave the beef to marinade at least 30minutes. I'm in a hurry tho :P

3] Add sliced bell peppers, onion, tomatoes & minced garlic and toss with *ingredients except thai chili sauce. Place the beef on top of veggies and scatter over the butter chuncks. Roast for 30-40minutes 180C

4] In a wok, pour all the the roasted veggies in and keep the roasted beef aside. Add spaghetti & basil leaves and toss together for 2-3 minutes. Turn off heat. ::mental note::If the mixture is too dry, add a lil bit of pasta water.

5] Serve with thinly sliced roasted beef. Wallaah!

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cerita hujung minggu..gu..guu..guuuu

Alahai...lalaaalaaa ♫ ♫ ♫
Cerita hujung minggu yang fenuh dengan pelbagai aktivitas...ngehheeheee
Bukan saja penat melapah daging lembu korban [ahaks!] malah turut penat menjamu selera dengan daging lembu korban [Alhamdulillah]. Nampak gayanya, minggu nie, minggu depan dan minggu satu lagi, sumer menu daging saja-saja larr :)
But lucky me sebab I ♥ beef!!! WeeeEeeeee

Episode 1:: Dah lama menyimpan hasrat nak cuci tudung tingkap kat istana beta [ahaks!] , cuma tak berkesempatan nak mencemar duli nak buka sumer tudung tingkap pastu mencucinya di dalam mesin basuh [ahaks! lagi] Maklumlah, istana beta besaq! berkeping2 tudung tingkap haa! Ada day curtains dan ada sheer lar pulak. So, setiap keping curtain tu kena darab 2 taw!
[Dengan pendedahan kerajinan beta nak cuci curtains nie, maka tersebarlah berita di kalangan rakyat jelata bahwa beta raya tanpa tudung tingkap yang dibasuh...HAHAAAAA~~daulat Tuanku!]

Sekarang pulak, cuacanya tidak menentu. Asal petang jer, mesti hujan. So, segala perancangan awal & rapi telah di atur, maka sesudah subuh cek dah bangun dan bersiap sedia mental & fizikal nak cuci tudung tingkap. Semangat! Yeeehaaaa!! :)

Alhamdulillah, sumer siap seperti dirancang. By 2pm my curtains sumer dah kering di ampaian...acehhh..cehhhh
Tapi, cek minta mahap lar, sebab terpaksa menyidai kepingan tudung tingkap cek kat keliling pagaq rumah termasuklah kat depan gate rumah...yeaaaa.. i know it was suck! Cek cukup pantang kalo tengok ada rumah dok sidai baju berceragah kat pagar rumah. Rumah lawo2, tapi dok sidai baju macam rumah setinggan...[sidai sotong, ikan bilis, ikan sepat benua, ikan pari pun ada] hishhhh!

Tapi harap faham lar sebab,
pertama► kain tudung tingkap cek sumernya bersaiz besaq & berkeping2
kedua► nak bagi kena panas & cepat kering sbb cek mengejar waktu. Belakang rumah cek akan disirami matahari bermula jam 3pm. Pastu pulak mengikut summary cuaca seminggu yg lalu, hujan mula turun sekitar jam 3-4pm [dan memang hujan turun dgn lebatnya pada petang itu kira2 jam 3pm!]

[Hemm!! konkrit giles alasan cek nie]

Dah kering sumer, kena seterika lar pulok...aduuuu..duuuu...Pantang [lagi] cek kalo dok sangkut tudung tingkap kedott qemottt..huduh aihhh..nampak sangat pemalaih x__x
Ada lar dekat 2jam dok berdiri congok iron tudung tingkap. Pastu acara membubuh besinya plak, dan akhir sekali acara menggantung...erkkk!! Finally! by 4.30pm sumer tudung tingkap cek yang suci bersih lagi wangi dan lendit itu siap digantung seperti sedia kala....Yeeeehaaa!

Sambil2 cuci tudung tingkap tu, cek basuh baju jugak...aiyooo..yooo. Penat memang penat tapi bila sumer dah beres rasa sangat puas hati [sebab buat sendiri] dan gumbira!

Episode 2:: Esoknya plak, cek gantung periuk. Fuhh! lega siott
Terima kasih & alhamdulillah di atas jemputan spesel makan sup tulang yang lazattt itu! Sedappnyaa! and paling best, makan pulak dengan cili kicap. Owh! berapi-api...SEDAP!
Sebelum cek pergi jemputan lunch tu, aunty jiran sebelah panggil, "nah! nie daging korban. Uncle amikkan kat surau tadi" What? wow! cayalah uncle! Hebat lar uncle nie sebab tolong amikkan untuk bahagian cek :) Sehari sebelum korban kat surau tu, cek dapat circular with coupon korban. Gotong royong acara korban + kenduri. So, orang2 kat situ dapat lar bahagian sorang sket. Tapi, cek malu lar nak pegi huhuuu :p Tak sangka plak uncle tolong amikkan. Terima kasih :))

lawo kan gambar styled up by cek nie? cek rasa cek ada bakat lar untuk jadi styler...ahaks!!

Episode 3:: Sudah lar dapat makan sup tulang lazat! sebagai buah tangan dapat pulak bawa balik pulak daging korban [huish! dah banyak koleksi daging korban cek nie..heheeee] apa lagi, cek pun dok pusin2 pikiaq nak masak apa dengan daging nie. Cemuih dah dok makan gulai jar. Nak buat nasi daging dah petang dah. So, buat steak ajerlah. Kodek2 dalam fridge tu dan jumpa saki baki groceries [dah 3weeks tak stock up groceries..huhuuuu] But all my veggies still look hot! sebab simpan dalam freezer bag..Wink! :) dan lagi bersemangat cek buat steak & grilled veggie nie sebab setakat fresh thyme or oregano tu cek kepak sket kat backyard garden cek jer..heheeee


Maka, terciptalah sejarah di antara dinner tersedap! dan terbest! cek makan pada malam itu [walopun hari2 cek masak memang sedap...ahkas!]

Opppss! blum habess lagi. Tadi petang masa tengah gardening, my neighbour yang sebelah lagi satu Ting! Tong! rumah cek. Beliau datang berhajat. Masa raya haji ari tu beliau sambut kat Sarawak, so beliau ada membelikan cek buah tangan kek lapis sarawak yang sangat lazat dan satu ekor ikan terubuk masin! WaaaaWeeEeee~~~~ thank you! rejeki lagi :)

So, next week cek bercadang nak masak nasi daging lah [insyaallah] nak bagi jiran kiri dan kanan ;)

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New RPM bike!

Finally! the new bikes have arrived...yeyyyy! Suke..suke...sukeer.....erkkkk~~~

:::Old bikes:::

and these are.....
:::New bikes::: more aerodynamic design, compact structures and sharp resistance!


I joined the first class of new bike on Wednesday [kiranya kita orang yg rasmi lar..ahaks!] Aiyerkkks! rasa tak best sangat -__-
maklumlah bike baru, so belum selesa with it. I had to make A BIG turn to get a proper resistance desired. Maybe because the knob is too small :P So, I was cheating on my cycling during the entire class! o.O wooottt! wootttt!!


TAMBAHAN pulak, next to my bike was an IDIOT fella who was shouting macam orang giles during the whole 50minutes class! OMG!!!! hate him!!!

Track 2, 4 & 6 pun nak jerit2 macam standing & seating climb tak hengatt punya! Padahal those tracks are speeding with mild resistance...idiot! He kept wheezing, breathing & gasping for air loudly macam kuda! Hishhh....
"Come on lar bro, gua pun cycle jugak. There are 30 other RPMers pun cycle the same tracks & same bike bro!" Kesimpulannya, the entire class asik dok pusing tengok dia jar, sooo weird fella :( damm irritating! + annoying! and he cycled next to me woo! uweekkk

Well, memang lar RPM class ni such a super duper hectic class but at least please respect others :) Control your emotion and don't too show off your weakness bro! dah lar bau ketiak! cehhh! ~.~

Pastu ada plak kak yam ni [first timer agaknya] tertiba stop cycling terus terkaku jem ala-ala cramp and almost nak pengsan...lohhhh! kot gitew kayaknya pulak..huhuuuu [and she has been rescued]
Dia plak duduk baik punya position very the straight foward dengan chegu...hahaaa, tak bleh lari lar...chegu kata putar, add more resistance...more! and more! ahaks! kena ikut woooo LOL :)) kompom lepas nie kak yam tu tak mo dah joint rpm :P

giless semangatt! cek mengayuh gerek dalam class RPM :D

As usual, I joined my routine class on last monday. Having said so, that was my second class with the new bikes. Well, I started to like & comfortable with the new bike already! YeY! :D and I'm pretty sure of it. I guess after this, it doesn't matter anymore which bike I manage to sign for, because all are new bikes :) but no way I'm gonna cycle on a bike at the front row!...heheeee :B Takut nanti chegu Ben Sim jatuh hati dengan kayuhan laju cek...ahaks! Tak pasal2 cek kena stop cycle & turun bike collect hati chegu..HAHAAAAAA
MuaaahHHHh RPM!!! tring! ♥ tringg! ♥ tringgg! ♥

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Hijau kebunku

Teringat waktu kat kampung muder-muder dulu

Nak makan segala macam ulam, sumer petik blakang rumah jer. Agak2 tak der sayur nak masak atau malas nak ke market beli sayur, nah! pilih jer sayur kat kebun keliling rumah. Ada pucuk ubi, ada daun kaduk, ada pegaga, ada pucuk betik, ada bayam, ada kangkung dan segala macam daun kayu kampung :) Best! hijau jer mata memandang :)

Oleh yang demikianlah, cek bersungguh2 dan berusaha keras to have my backyard garden. Walopun cuma sekankang kucing, bersimen plak tu, tapi cek tetap bersemangat!

Lihat gambar diatas, aceh! himpunan ulam from my own backyard! :) woW! These are among my most favourite ulam; daun cekur, daun selom & pucuk kari. Terangkat lar makan tengah hari ni. Cecah sambal belacan..oWh! gulp!





This is my giant cekur leaves. Saiz daun adalah sebesar tapak tangan orang dewasa. Sampai cek jadi sayang nak petik...huhuuuu :P

And this is my darling chili. Jenis cili besar. Ada lar 3-4 biji. Yang lain baru berbunga

Yang ni pulak, lawak sungguh ceritanya. Cek memang sentiasa simpan lengkuas kat rumah. Senang nak masak. So, nak tahan lama, cek rendam dalam bekas [tukar air hari2 takut ada nyamuk] letak jer kat dapur without sunshine. Sekali, lama2 tumbuh tunas dan sekarang dah keluar daun. Toink! sunggguh tak disangka. Sekarang dok tengah pikiaq nak transfer ke tanah, tapi di mana? Sumer tempat dah fenuh...aramak! O.O

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Kerabu Tembikai

Gulp! Sedapnya tidak terhingga!! Membuka selera siapa saja, nasi sepinggan menjadi dua! hahahaaa

Kalau makan buah tembikai, so lepas nie kena fikir 2-3 kali sebelum buang kulitnya LOL :D

Sebab kerabu tembikai ni memang sedap. Boleh rasa manis, crunchy & freshness isi tembikai bersama rasa pedas & masam dari adunan sambal belacan...owh! yummy! dan juga amat mudah untuk disediakan :) aiceh!

Ingredients:

1. Kulit tembikai [ambil yang isi putih & merah sedikit]
2. Air asam jawa

3. Sambal belacan
[mesin cili merah + cili padi + belacan + asam jawa + jus limau nipis + garam + gula ]

Method:

1. Bawang besar + bawang kecil [dihiris nipis]

2. Cili padi hijau + merah [dihiris nipis]



3. Tembikai dihiris memanjang dan dimasukkan bersama hirisan bawang & cili padi

4. Masukkan air asam jawa & sambal belacan. Gaul sebati. Tambah gula jika perlu.

5. Sejukkan sebelum dihidang. BEST!

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YeeYyYyY!!! You are hired!

TringGGGG!!!

Finally, setelah bertahung dok kata nak beli tapi tak beli-beli...heheee

Dah jumpa yang bersesuaian dan berfatutan harganya :) Murah jer. Model & konsep kegunaan pun sama. Dulu dah survey BOSCH punya rm369. Errrkkk! garden kami tecik jar... anak itik lompat 2 kali dah sampai ujung sana...hahaaa
Memang lar brand tu bagus tapi rasa macam melampau plak nak blanjer mahai2 untuk something yang guna skali skala jar..huhuuu [kalo kasut or baju lain citer aaaa...ahakss!]

This is the one! Electric grass cutter (using nylon wire] by Black & Decker beli kat Tesco 99hengget! jarrrrrr ^___________^ [phewww! jimat~jimat~~ duit kami]

Walopun it weighted only 2.2kg, tapi buleh tahan berat juga sebenarnya. Kalo continuously 15-20minutes dok memesin, mau mendidih urat lengan & bahu...huhuuu

Tapi I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be okey sebab dah biasa buat weight training 20-30kg!...aceh! acehhh! [uweeekk! hahahaaa~~jelesss lar tuuuue]

Tips: For long term use supaya tak cepat rosak, potong/mesin rumput ketika rumput betul2 kering supaya motor tak karat

Sebulan sekali atau kadang2 kalo busy on weekend dua bulan sekali cek dok tepon regular mat Bang_La tu suruh mai mesin rumput. Cek bayaq dia rm10 dengan minum pree lagi [bukan nak mengungkit, tapi nak abaq kat cik jah lar, kata cek jamu dia ayaq..heheee] 10kali mai dah rm100. OK lar beli mesin nie, cek buleh mesin anytime cek sukak :)

Kot kalo2 cek nak mesin rumput tu buat corak2 sket ala-ala crop circle ke kan..ahaks!

Well, tak sabaq nak tunggu weekend nie...rumput pun dah panjang..nak mesin rumput..yeeehaaa!

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me lately ~____~

*sighed* sighed* and *sighed* again ~__~

Too much work at office recently. I know...I'm not supposed to complaint about it. It's my job anyway...I know x__x [ thank you and i said this with smiley face ok :) ]

Komplenlah selori pun tetap tak berubah, still cek jugak nak kena hadap sendiri...huhuuuu
Melalak, meraung, teriak guling-guling pun tatap cek jugak nak kena abiskan ontime. Sesungguhnya kerja itu pun adalah suatu ibadah, dan cek cuba sedaya upaya dengan seikhlas hati menghadap & menghabesskannya..insyaallah! [think positive]
Well, bukannya cek tak mampu buat, cuma too much stress and pushes from other side. Tight up with limited times & too many parties invloved and too many promises flying around.


Pagi-pagi datang office, baru jer melabuhkan 'punggong' yang kiut tu, tetiba 'kringGG! kringgGG!' tepon untuk cek. Tak dan nak tarik nafas. Dah tanya itu ini, minta begini, minta begitu...haihhh!! Terus potong steam semangat kerja cek. Tapi yer lah, cek kena banyak bersabar dan pujuk hati cek nie untuk stay cool and gojes [aceh!]. Dah almost 2 weeks. Hari-hari asik tengok nombot jer...mata yang juling bertambah juling @__@ Balik rumah tak larat dah aihh dok sapu anti wrinkle cream. Doa sangat this nightmare gonna over soon..Amin...

So, after work, cek make sure to have my routine workout at gym. At least mengurangkan stress di dada. Have good meal and tight sleep. Tomorrow is another fresh new day :) hopefully...and there it goes, day by day.....................................

So, on last weekend, cek pun menghiburkan hati yang sarat dengan nombot with another nombot!

tapi bukan nombot positive, tapi nombot negative! [yang kluar macam ayerrr] But weird, sebab cek sukak walopun ia adalah nombot :P


hurmmmm...it was ZARA sales! heheeee...tersenyum sekejap during the weekend :)
Bersopping dasat gara-gara konsep "treat for myself". Yang bestnya, bukan pi sekali, pi DUA kali!! [tamak haloba] Sebab cek suka baju2 Zara. Matured, modern & it fits my personality. Not too casual & leisure. Just nice and not too ambitious too..LOL

Well, again i would like to say that I'm not a branded conscious person. I wear whatever fit me :) yang penting bijak membeli dan berbelanjalah diwaktu SALES! Berbaloi-baloi ;))

Ok...a week passed by and I ended up my misery happily. Today, a new week starts and I begin with 'Bismillahirrahmanirrahim' and a BIG smile ^_____________^ insyaallah

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