It's been a month...

... since my last entry. I've been receiving lots of queries in different forms (sms, email, phone calls, instant messages, even one particular comment in my previous entry) regarding my return to blogosphere.... Sorry for not writing earlier - but there are reasons for my absence... Anyway - thanks for all the support so far - and yes, I would very much like all of you to continue reading my blog... Since I'm in sort of "thanking mood", I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who had attended my wedding, for sharing that moment with me. (Yes, that includes you Moontari, Nectar & family, Kit & Althie, Jordan & Leen, Derex & Sarini... ) For those I missed seeing on my kenduri - sorry for not greeting you personally that day - it was such a large crowd and I was... well, busy... As for the rest - thank you all for the warm wishes, prayers, emails and loads of sms ;-) It's not like I don't want to write earlier, but... (a) Probably due to some new ministries moving in to Parcel E in Putrajaya, the internet connection at my office was really really bad for the first two week after my return to the office. Could not even check on my email properly as the connection kept being disrupted every so often. Attempts to blog always made me felt even more frustrated, since blogspot somehow appeared to have forgotten my blog's existence. (b) Taking 10 days leave usually means the same thing to most people upon return to the office - you'll find your desk full with matters to attend to URGENTly. Not to mention heavily flooded e-mailbox(es) (c) I am now staying in Taman Rasah, Seremban. In term of distance, Seremban-Putrajaya is not that much different from Petaling Jaya-Putrajaya. However, the vast difference in toll charges (used to pay RM4 daily to & fro, now it's RM11 daily) was among the factor which I considered in deciding to car pool with another senior officer who's staying in Taman Rasah Jaya. Since he's the one who drives daily (I just pay some monthly token), I have to join him going back at about 5.00 pm daily as opposed to 6.00 pm or 7.00 pm which I used to do. Last time, at least I have an hour or two after office hour I dedicated for my blog. Now, no more... (d) If I get to stay at home after work, maybe I could also blog from home. However, my darling husband is really really big on visiting relatives and family friends, so much so that my intention to blog from home has very little chance to be turned into reality. He started taking me to visit friends and family starting from the very night of our kenduri sambut menantu in Seremban. . In fact the one week leave I took after our wedding was fully utilised to visit family and friends. On that Monday right after our kenduri in Seremban - we managed to visit 11 houses all over Negeri Sembilan. 5 houses on Tuesday, another 5 on Wednesday, 2 houses on Thursday before our drive to Kedah, 3 houses all over Kedah on Friday followed by another 5 on Saturday... Even after I started working, he insisted on taking me to at least 1 house each night, and more during weekend, up to 5 houses in a day. Yes, I must admit that it's tiring - blame it on the Negeri Sembilan's adat of "menyalang"... (e) And if he does not take me out to visit Pak this or Mak that or any of the many cousins (his mother has 36 still-alive siblings - from different mothers, since his late grandfather married more than one), I have to join him going for any of the religious classes that he joins or he conducts. But somehow someway, I'll keep on blogging insya Allah. For now, here's some pics - one each from my nikah night, the kenduri on my side, and the kenduri sambut menantu - for your view. ##### On my nikah night On my kenduri day (PJ) On kenduri sambut menantu day (Seremban)