Party of Five

bukan tajuk dan cover sebenar The busiest weeks have already started. Today KLIBF 2011 starts until next week. As a writer, my busy schedule starts. As a retailer, my stocks buying also starts. I have to grab the best deals offered during the fest. Finding new supplier, products and prospects. That I will hopefully do today. Tomorrow, I will attend the fest as a writer~witnessing one of my writer friend's novel launching and collecting my latest royalty...hehehe. On Monday, I have to fetch the keys to The Kids Locker. Yup, the CF has finally released and we can move in. Yippie! Also I will have to visit my supplier at Klang and find new stocks. The next day, Tuesday and Wednesday, The Kids Locker booth will be opened at Wisma Tani, Putrajaya. Then on Thursday, I have an interview for BB ambassador's selection...hahaha. I will tell this story later if I think its worth mentioning. Then on Saturday, I will be back to KLIBF to meet few writer friends. We will have a disc...

Oven aku terbakar lagi. Dah lama tak membakar...hahaha. Kali ini aku membakar kek coklat lembab atau moist (moih?). Semenjak berakhirnya Ramadan tahun lepas, dapur oven aku tutup. Tapi selepas cik abang bawa balik kek coklat moist minggu lepas, anak-anak terus minta kek lagi. Maka aku selongkar gerobok yang dah berhabuk, cari stok untuk buat kek. Semuanya ada kecuali gula kastor dan serbuk koko yang dah tinggal tak sampai separuh. Tapi waktu tu hari dah malam. Kedai pun dah nak tutup. Demi tak mengecewakan anak-anak, aku buat ajelah kek guna bahan yang ada. Siap blend gula lagi supaya halus...hahaha. Sebelum mula membakar kek, macam biasa aku kenalah selongkar dapur online chef lain. Resepi ni aku dapat kat myresepi.com. Lupa pula nak salin linknya. Google ajelah kek coklat moist oleh Kak Izan...hehehe. Bahan-bahan kek ( 21 x 21 cm ) 2 cawan tepung gandum (aku guna terpung berserbuk penaik Bluekey) 2 sudu kecil baking powder 2 cawan gula halus (aku guna gula kasar yang dikisar...

Sekarang saya sedang mengulit kisah Ryan... the next chapter atau kisah seterusnya. Apa yang berlaku kepada Ryan setelah gagal mendapatkan cinta Gia? Pada perkiraan saya, seandainya manuskrip ini mendapat pertimbangan sebaiknya daripada penerbit, novel ini bakal menemui anda tahun hadapan. Setakat hari ini, saya sudah menulis sebanyak 296 halaman. Plot cerita sedang mendaki klimaks. Saya masih tercari-cari pengakhiran cerita yang adil buat Ryan kali ini...hehehe. Apa agaknya kaitan Ryan dengan The Fountain of the Lions yang terletak di Court of Lions atau Patio de los Leones , di Istana Singa Alhambra, Grenada, Sepanyol? Hmm...kenalah tunggu ya.

Chikara bermaksud kuasa, pengaruh atau kebolehan. Diwakili oleh huruf 'ka' dalam tulisan hiragana, menjadi simbol kuasa kepada sesiapa yang menggunakannya. 'Ka' juga bermaksud api dan hari Selasa. Jadi hari Selasa ialah Hari Api dalam kalendar Jepun. Apa kena-mengena simbol chikara dan ka dalam entri saya kali ini? Saya mendapat semangat baharu dalam penulisan. Moga semangat ini kekal kerana saya ada banyak projek penulisan yang terbengkalai gara-gara kehilangan chikara. Sebagai penulis, hasil penulisan saya bergantung kepada emosi. Jika emosi saya kacau-bilau, makanya saya tidak boleh menulis dengan hati yang gembira. Mood atau suasana hati saya juga mempengaruhi aktiviti penulisan. Dahulu ada seorang editor pernah bertanya kepada saya, "Kamu menulis bagaimana? Ikut mood ataupun idea. Kalau ikut mood, susah." Memang tidak dinafikan, kata-katanya benar. Penulis yang menulis ikut mood seperti saya, memang sukar hendak menulis secara berterusan. Sekiranya saya ...

Nothing much to brag about...but the news do make my day. In fact it's the second best news I've received today, and third since yesterday. Yesterday, I received the first editing job for Izza ProEdit . And this morning, my publisher called saying that I have one cheque written for me. And later this afternoon, I received an email from my editor (from another publishing house), informing me that my Mufin Manja has been translated to bahasa Indonesia and being distributed there already. Once I have the cover for that version, I will post it here. And few minutes ago, I found out that my  Mufin Manja  and my Akademi Gemilang 3: Kunci Dimensi are among top 500 for January until Disember 2010 sales for that publisher. 145. The 360 Degree Leader - Edisi Bahasa Melayu 146.Usahawan Cilik: Mufin Manja 147. Impian Mira 148.Komik-M: Aku, Kau & Bola 1 149.Gila Gila PSP 150. Komik-M: Dunia Kartun 151. Aura Personaliti Warna 152. Rembulan Tenggelam Di Wajahm...

K-J pop love? Hmm...sounds like something is not right. Well...let me explain before anybody conjured up weird ideas on my entry title. It's actually Korean and Japanese pop song. Not only song but their drama and movies. I was into Japanese anime long before Korean pop became such a phenomenon here. I still adored The Robotech Saga, known widely in America and few parts of the world. Originally it was known as Macross, the Southern Cross, and Mospeada. Long before that, it was Captain Future, Toriton, and many others. I forgot almost all of it since I'm older now...heheh. But with the Internet, one can simply google up all those long lost memories. But I pass on the past. I'm looking into the future now. Having plenty of free times these days, I started to pay attention to the current trend, which is Korean drama and music, that have become so popular especially to the younger generations. Well...my love for Japanese anime has not lessened since the yesteryears. I ren...

Today the lady boss went to visit her new lair. And guess what? The renovation jobs have completed. The only task at hand now is to move all the stocks and fill up the store. Although, I do need to make few decorations here and there. And maybe, some new furniture will be coming in like another offer bin, bookcases, my children's IKEA table set, and the kitchenware; as I have to turn the store into my second home since the lady boss has to work very hard and smart when the store opens....hehehe. a new addition, homemade stands for hanging clothes the combination of purple wall (looks like pink) and ivory floor (looks like light brown) from the front window to the back. the kitchen office is behind the wall the entrance, in the middle of the store We work form a tiny budget. It's all that we can afford right now. If I have 1 million, then I will definitely turn this small store into a business empire...hehe

How do I spend my free time? Since I have a lot 'em, apart from managing my home business, I've decided to play around with HTML codes. This time around, I've decorated all my blogs with a cute and kawaii background. How do I accomplish that? Well, I found help from these blogger experts who love to decorate their blogs just like me. Just click the individual picture if you want to visit them. hotbliggityblog.com leelou-freelayouts.blogspot.com thecutestblogontheblock.com For business purpose, all my blogs must look cute and 'enticing' to the eyes of my customers. That was why I choose all the cute and feminine background...a contrast to my own personality...hehe. Unfortunately, not all my blogs can have cute and feminine type background. My e-novel blog, the Melarik Enigma , once used this cute background. But later, I felt it was all wrong. The background did not blend well with the content. So I search for the perfect blog background that can ...

The name Fukukids World came on the spot. Fuku in Japanese means cloths. Kids are, of course, means kids. Therefore, I'm combining those two words to become Fukukids which means kids clothing. Later I add the word World to add some class to the brand name. But after some time, I begin to realize that the name is pronounced wrongly, could mean something else. Something really not nice. Go figure. Hence, I decided to change it. After much thoughts, I have chosen The Kids Locker . At first, it was The Kids Closet. But somebody else has used it and we are in the same business. I proceed with  The  Kids Locker  after googling it to search whether anybody else is using it. The rationale of the new name: What's in every kid's locker? Cloths, books, stationery, shoes, socks, toys and maybe some snacks. All these items will be in our store soon. So, the name The Kids Locker spell out our business clearly.