Hanya Tentang Dhia & Zikir

Picture credit to tonton.com.my & Tentang Dhia Fanpage

 

Abis suda!!!...What a tragic ending to Tentang Dhia. So from the trending of Tentang Dhia, the whole of Malaysia(err, Singapore and Brunei too I guess) were glued to their tv watching the finale episod a while ago. ***sniff***sniff***sniff***sob***sob***sob**** the sad effect is still lingering on me now.

I had in a way expected that the ending to be so but what I was really interested was to see what would happen to the evil mother-in-law or appropriately I should label her as monster-in-law from hell. I hate Ku Salmi so much. I was very frustrated that her character was left untouched and I am fuming with anger that Ku Salmi's character was not expanded further. I would love to see what her reaction was when Zikir found out about all her evil doings, and when both Zikir and Dhia died. I would have imagined that the director should have gotten Ku Salmi to get some kind of punishments afterall the bomoh thingy she did on Zikir and Dhia and not forgetting killing Dhia's parents. Whoever the director is, you fail la Mr Director...

Love: Love all the romantic scenes between Zikir and Dhia.

Hate: Ku Salmi, the conniving bitch aka monster-in-law from hell.. Grrrrrrrrrr

Love to see: What happened to Ku Salmi after Zikir's death.  Will she go on a rampage or amok style, like pulling her hair, or perhaps scratching her eyes out of frustations for not only losing her only son etc.  Kan, how I wished it to be so..

Love the chemistry between Ady and Nora here, simply mindblowing ya!!!(the same feeling that I get everytime I saw SRK n Kajol doing their romantic thingy in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge or the chemistry  between Aamir Khan with Kajol in Fanaa.  ****sigh****

Below is one of the song in the drama, can't seem to upload the youtube though.  

Indah Dewi Pertiwi - Di Atas Satu Cinta

Jejak-jejak langkahku
Bagaikan lemran waktu
Apakah ku masih bisa terus melangkah
Serpihan hihupku ‘kan ku bangun
di atas satu cinta

Subhanallah aku mencintainya
Subhanallah aku menyayanginya

Dari ufuk timur hingga ke barat
Selalu dihatiku

Subhanallah aku mencintainya
Subhanallah aku menyayanginya
Dari ufuk timur hingga ke barat
Selalu dihatiku

Subhanallah aku mencintainya
Subhanallah aku menyayanginya
Dari ufuk timur hingga ke barat

Subhanallah aku mencintainya
Subhanallah aku menyayanginya
Dari ufuk timur hingga ke barat

Subhanallah aku mencintainya
Subhanallah aku menyayanginya
Dari ufuk timur hingga ke barat

Subhanallah aku mencintainya
Subhanallah aku menyayanginya
Dari ufuk timur hingga ke barat
Selalu dihatiku

  

Favourite dialogues:

"Dhia terlalu sayangkan abang. Demi Allah, tiada yg lain selain dari abg.  Dhia tak sanggup berpisah dengan abang. Dhia rela dimadukan"

"Abang, Dhia terlalu sayangkan Abang. Sumpah! Demi Allah tiada yang lain selain daripada Abang dan Dhia tak nak berpisah dengan Abang.  Hanya mati aje yang dapat pisahkan kita"

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Z: Dhia, Abang nak mintak maaf, Abang yang salah. Abang dah lukakan hati Dhia

D: Abang tak salah. Tuhan sedang menguji kita bang, kesabaran kita, cinta kita. Memang hati Dhia terluka bang. tapi cinta Dhia kepada abang semakin kuat, semakin dalam.

Z: Kalau macam tu Dhia, kenapa Dhia nak Abang kawin lain?

D: Sebab Dhia sayangkan Abang, biarlah hidup kita tenang.

Z: Dhia tak nak mummy kacau hidup kita lagi kan? Walaupun Dhia tak cakap tapi Abang nampak, Abang nampak  dalam mata Dhia. Mana ada sorang isteri yang sanggup dimadu Dhia.. Abang tak nak lukakan hati Dhia. Abang tak nak seksa Dhia. Abang cuma cintakan Dhia.

D: Tapi cinta tanpa restu umpama jasad tak bernyawa. Abang, penuhi hajat mummy ye. Biar kemarau dalam hidup kita berlalu bang.

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(this was the scene when Dhia was helping Zikir for his marriage with Rose)

D:  Handsomenya suami Dhia.  Abang, kenapa masam-masam ni, senyum sikit  Tak elok tau bakal pengantin masam-masam.

Z:  Dhia tak nak ikut sama?

D:  Tak naklah, Dhia taknak cacatkan majlis tu

Z:  Bukan sebab hati Dhia yang terluka?

D:  Abang, selagi Abang cintakan Dhia, tak ada apa-apapun dalam dunia ni boleh lukakan hati Dhia.

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I noticed something similar  ala2 Kuch2 Hota Hai...different situation of course but I just can't help noticing the similarities though.

1) Zikir did the sign language thingy expressing his love for Dhia on his way for his 2nd marriage with the stupid lawyer aka Rose   

Picture credit to TentangDhia (Slot Akasia TV3) fanpage

 Memang cinta Dhia dan Zikir sampai mati

2) lying next to Dhia after she breathed her last at the hospital (refer to the scene of SRK & Rani)

Just to name a few favourite scenes:

3) When Zikir apologised to Dhia in their bedroom after he found out about the mum's doing, no red eyes needed and Zikir's tears were natural enough..***sniff***sniff***sniff** 

4)  It was a heartwrenching sight watching Dhia struggling to eat while Melly just watched over helplessly and later Melly ran out to cry...that was it for me, I was drenched in tears...again

 5)  Dhia crying in the bedroom after consenting to Zikir's taking a second wife.  ***sob***sob***sob***

6)  Zikir went home to Dhia on his supposedly  first night with Rose. He spent the night with Dhia instead of Rose...

Picture credit to Tiey of Forum Cari

Ok, that's all for now, I can keep on raving and ranting about TD the whole day even.  Honestly, my heart sank deeply when Zikir started to be cold towards Dhia. 

Simply said, the whole drama managed to stir my emotions from laughters, anger and tears. 

Picture credit  to Tentang Dhia Fanpage

This entry is solely a very personal view of Tentang Dhia, others may not agree with me but I choose to ignore.  I must admit that there were a few times I got carried away with my feelings and I was in tears when certain scenes affected me so much especially when Dhia and Zikir's marriage started to hit the rock.  And those background songs simply complemented the whole situation.

Ady and Nora Danish complemented the whole drama with their superb acting and of course not forgetting the other suppporting actors and actresses especially Liza Abdullah as Ku Salmi.  I highly recommend this drama for anyone who've missed it.  Rugi kitak org eh...hehehe..

I would love to see more of Ady and Nora in future dramas and movie as both look good and fantastic as screen couples.  Love you both to bitss....

In reality, we don't always get whatever we wished for in life, some are blessed with good life and some are not.  That's life but never, ever go against Allah. Hanya Allah maha mengetahui, maha pengasih, maha penyayang dan maha berkuasa. Life goes on but never lose faith the Almighty Allah swt.

oooo En Haris......Izzah............Ombak Rindu

Finally, I get to watch Ombak Rindu (OR) with friends last night. So here goes my review on the movie.

1) The scenery is simply fantastic and I just can’t help admiring the beautiful sceneries. It was indeed a sight to behold. So a beach-lover like me definitely enjoys and love all the beautiful sceneries.

2) Loved Hariz’s kampong house…byk modern facilities tapi nang kacaklah rumah ya..

3) Dari mula sampei abis filem ya, the kitten doesn’t seem to grow up....go figure that out!!!….


4) As expected some of my favourite scene in the novel was scrapped off especially bab Hariz n Izzah, there are quite a few intimate scenes (those who’ve read the novel knows, yang belum baca, sila beli dan baca k);I guess writer/director chose not to put those in the movies for sensitivity reasons and I think AA would want to think twice before acting certain scenes especially some intimate scenes with MK.


5) The OST was simply superb and the duet song by Hafiz AF7 and Adira AF8 complemented the movie. The song was soothing and beautiful. Halfway thru the movie, tercuit la sikit emosi dan perasaan though I did not shed a drop of tear.

6) Either Aaron or those in charge of the costume seems to love white/gray tone. Don't knowla, but I noticed that Aaron's costume is mostly in those colours. The costume for Maya sucks!!!..I simply hate the caftan thingy that she wore at the beach.

I hate this costume they put on her...urgggg...disastrous choice!!!!

Picture credit to Nur Sha's fb at OR Official Fan Page


So after watching the whole movie, I have come to the following conclusions:

1) As an audience and reader to the novel, honestly, the movie as a whole was not that strong as I had expected it to be but the fact that Aaron Aziz is the current heart-throb in the local drama/film industry at the moment,the director was smart to take advantage of that despite of the weaknesses in the movie. Some may not agree with me but that is how I honestly feel about it. In fact, I would love to see more of Haris and Izzah scenes in the movie but it's fine as it is.


2) I can't help but notice that I saw some of Seth Tan in Hariz and some Hariz in Seth Tan. how?...apa2pun I love AA…good job and hope to see more of Aaron Aziz in other heavy dramas. I don’t consider myself a die-hard fan of him cos I don’t watch all his movies or drama but he is definitely making his mark in Malaysian cinema.


3) Probably either Aaron or Maya Karin stand a chance to win best actor/actress for the next Malaysian Film Festival..(ramalan ku saja....)


4)  Talking about chemistry, welllll..so far Siti Saleha has good chemistry with Aaron in Nora Elena.  Maya Karin?..hmmm...yet to see that kind of chemisty between them but who knows, if both of them are given another opportunity to work together perhaps I can see the chemistry there.

My first choice heroin is still Siti Saleha.  I maybe bias but I can sense the chemistry there. 

Picture credit to Kami Suka Seth Tan dengan Nora Elena Fanpage.


Ok, so that's my take of Ombak Rindu the movie.

TGIF

Nothing much but am glad it's Friday. Celebrating my birthday with colleagues in the office, I made this kacang pool using baked bean. Can't find any canned broad beans here so based on the recipe from Along

I am missing some old2 friends at the moment. Funny thing, both of them are in facebook but none seem to respond to my inbox messages,..I have this funny feeling that both are giving me the cold shoulders. Entahla...I've known them since school days and back in university but I just can't figured out why.


Am  very sad as both were very closed to me then and we shared a lot of things be it our sorrows or happiness.   Probably they have some problems but honestly it would be nice if both would reply to one of my many2, messages....**** sigh**** Am I asking too much?  Kadang2 ada rasa nak nanyak but I have not found any courage to do that yet. KIV jak lah niat ya dolok....


Mengong mode on:...


 

Favourite ucapan dari drama Tentang Dhia....

‎'Abang,Dhia cintakan abang'..'Abang pun cintakan Dhia sangat2.Dhia yang pertama dan terakhir'.

'Dhia, abang tak tahu apa akan jadi esok, minggu depan, bulan depan, tahun depan ataupun 10 tahun kemudian.. Abg tak boleh ramal nasib kita berdua... Tapi sebagai seorang suami yang bertanggungjawab, abang akan berikan cinta abang, hati abang, seluruh jiwa abang pada Dhia. Dan yang penting sekali abang akan membahagiakan Dhia seumur hidup abang..Abang janji...'

Zaman bergerek aka bila masih sayang, gialah rupanya kan... kalau nak call bila2 boleh, dah jadi laki bini...kenak marah pun ada..waaa....donia...(just responding to this yt jak....kan masih angol tok...hehehe) Angol mode on, so harap maklum and abaikan ajak entry lalek tokk.

Happy birthday to me

Fruit Tartlets

Mini Chicken Quiche

Yours truly and the ladies.

My facebook is full of good wishes today. So here are some pictures of my cosy celebration with sis Sue n sis Djen.  We had lunch at one of the cafeterias around campus only. . Thank you for the cakes ladies. Terasa macam kanak2 riang jak diberik surprise gia. Anyway lovely darlings...thanks a zillion. Moga kita semua murah rezeki dan panjang umur to celebrate this kind of special.  

It has been a long and winding journey throughout this 43 years.  Life has not been easy sometimes but I am thankful because I have families and lovely friends that I could count on whenever I need one.  I had my ups and downs with my personal life, in times of heartbreak and frustration I can always count on Mbok for her ears and shoulder to cry on.  I love you Mbok.

On the family side, my mum and my sister Mona has been the strong pillar for me to carry on and move with life. My mum is my source of patience and strength in life.  Through the years me, mum and sis Mona had been through some tough times in our family.  Life is indeed tough for us but we held on together all those years and tried our very best to make up for the pain that came with it.  My love for both of you always.

At times how I wish I could have done better in life and try the best to provide comfort to mum but I believe, insyallah things would get better for all of us.   

 

Rich Chocolate cake

It's Monday already...mmmmm. Weekend has been fun, first me n Sue celebrated Djen's birthday, not that kind of fancy celebration tho but cosy enough for the three of us ..... Dear sis Djen is like a sister to both of us and she would consult either one of us for any kind of advises when she needs any.

So for her birthday I decided to try one an old recipe that I found in one of mum's old magazines. So far, I've tried a few chocolate cake recipes but I can't decide any to be my favourite yet. The least of course is the one using vegetable oil instead of butter, ..personally I prefer a fruitless cake to use butter instead of oil...I would only eat a small piece cos I just couldn't accept chocolate cake with oil in it. I would go ewewewe all over.

Ok back to Djen's birthday cake, I did a simple decoration only.  Am no professional when it comes to that but I used to watch mum did all the buttercream icing when I was little. Those days there were no bakery selling birthday cakes etc. So me and the rest of my siblings gets a home-made fruitcake with buttercream icing. Mum just loved her fruitcake so without fail everyone of us gets a fruitcake birthday for our birthday.  And like any other kids at that young age I simply hate fruitcakes but I just love to lick the buttercream icing off the cake...LOL...those were the days!!!!.

I braved myself to do it myself. And here's the result,..smoochy and smudgy all over but Djen and Sue loved it.  

Rich Chocolate Cake

See the smudges....obviously no pro at work tapi Djen tetap madah nyaman..boleh mukak bakery bila pencen kelak ...kata Djen lah..

A slice of the cake, apologies for the poor quality of picture, ambik dari hp jak plus the lighting at Pizza Ria was quite dark...

A small gift from me ...Djen loves red so I thought that this bracelet would be nice for her...almaklumlah kan orang itu tengah hangat dilamun cinta kan?....oo sulu owh...ngeeeeeeee.....

Djen showing off the card and gift I gave her.  Ngegeh nuan nyak....LOL

Ok Djen, I pray and hope to hear some more good news soon, perhaps this coming Christmas....ada announcement?..!!! 

And the recipes goes like this:

Source:  Mum's old English magazine

Rich Chocolate Cake

185gm butter (I used 200gm of Butterlite)

2 tsp vanilla essence

1 3/4 cups castor sugar

3 eggs

2 cups self-raising flour

2/3 cups of cocoa

1 cup water (I substituted with fresh milk)

Method:

1) Combine butter, vanilla essence, sugar, eggs, sifted flour & cocoa powder in large bowl.

2) Beat on low speed until ingredients combined.  Increase speed to medium, beat for about 3 minutes or until mixture is smooth.

3) Prepare a deep 23cm round cake pan (I used 24" round cake pan)

4)  Bake in moderate oven for about 1 1/2 hours.

Chocolate Icing

90gm dark chocolate (chopped)

30gm butter

1 cup icing sugar

2 tbsp of hot water (approximately)

Method: 

Melt chocolate, butter & hot water. Gradually stir in sifted sugar. 

Note:  for the chocolate icing, I had to add more butter (roughly about 100gm) as I thought that the icing was a bit watery initially because I added 2tbsp of hot water immediately in my hastiness. Hehehe..I guess I should have added the water bit by bit huh..anyway when I spread the icing to the cake, the icing seems to be wet at first but was very easy to spread and dried up easily.  And the icing was just nice and not too sweet for me la....

This recipe is definitely a keeper to me.  Simple and delish.

Tentang Dhia....

'Lambat crita la kau tok'..as usual that was the response from my friend. Akulah orangnya yang sentiasa lambat minat akan sesuatu especially segala program drama dalam TV. Orang lain dah berkaol2 nanga, masuk forum keluar forum, masuk fanpage fb dan macam-macam lagik ...and here I am baruk nak start enjen kata urghang...LOL Macam kes aku dengan NE awal tahun tok tek...dah abis drama NE baruk nak nanga...that's me...LOL....and now demam 'Tentang Dhia'...my sister is already giving me that 'aku-dah-madah-look'... welllllllllllll....whatever lah.... I chose this particular episod cos sukaaaaaaaa gilak nanga ND & AP first time dating...

Come to think of it, not badlah combination between Nora Danish & Adi Putra...ada chemistry kedak Aaron Aziz & Siti Saleha and of course my favourite jodi...sapa lagik...SRK & Kajol.... Ok enough of all that angol2 stuff...this weekend will be busy attending my ex-boss son's wedding and have some baking to do...ada orang ngidam nak makan pumpkin cheesecake.... So happy Friday to me and everyone out there....

To watch or not to watch

Talking about December it seems that everyone (almost la kot?) is talking about Ombak Rindu the movie...me?..am not that excited though I've read the novel countlessly. I just love the whole story and the novel is indeed a tear-jerker but I have second thoughts about the movie though, of course temptation wise I would want to watch it cos Aaron Aziz is the hero. But I'm scared?...scared?.pelik kan?..takut?..apa nak ditakutkan nanga wayang OR. I have a knack of expecting the movie to be 100% as in the novel..that is ridiculous of course, yaaaaaaa but I can't help it. Mbok is nagging me to watch the movie this weekend and I have not given her any responses yet. I have yet to watch Happy Feet, Puss in Boots and Twilight: Breaking Dawn ...***sigh***...so which is which now...ine meeny miney mo...

Picture credit of Official Homepage of Ombak Rindu