Marshmallows for Breakfast

Assalamu'alaikum people! Just keep calm and ❤ Monday, ok!! (:

It's quite rainy here at my place. So how was your weekend? Hopefully you ended up your week with something awesome. Anyway, so did I. My Saturday was lovely; I started off the day with an early morning breakfast at my favorite kopitiam (coffee shop) of course!, spent hours reading novel there and doing some photography later on. Hmm and my Sunday was not bad too. I had my window shopping for clothes and also bought some groceries at the nearest supermarket (now that the blessed month of Ramadhan is coming most probably in less than 24 hours, guys! ALHAMDULILLAH).

Saturday Love on-the-GO

Outfit:
Scarf: Pashmina
Long knit cardigan: Forever 21
Leggings: UNIQLO
Pumps: Payless ShoeSource
Bag: Unbranded (bought this in Madinah @ only SR10..! HEHE)

I'm a #1 coffee & tea lover, baby... tehee! And OldTown White Coffee (Ampang Waterfront outlet) is my regular spot as it is located nearby my house (less than 15 minutes drive). Well you can find their outlets almost everywhere in Malaysia but bare in mind that not all of them have or actually apply for the HALAL cert, ok! Therefore, what I like about this outlet is that it is certified HALAL by JAKIM as well as operates as a Grade-A premise :)

OldTown White Coffee Ampang Waterfront
Their hazelnut white coffee & white milk tea are my regular fav!!

Marshmallows for Breakfast is actually a title of the fourth novel written by Dorothy Koomson. Well before we got married, my hubby and I used to buy lots and lots of books for our future home (with a dream to have a mini library of our own one day! LOL). *Now that the so-called simple mini library is still in progress..* And apparently I found this novel (which we bought somewhere in January 2008 before we got engaged!) while I did my housekeeping last Friday. So I decided to read it ASAP before I keep on forgetting about its existence again and again... ahahha. Anyway, we both share a love for books. GOOD books ;)))

Living in my oblivion. Spent hours at the kopitiam reading this novel!
Eventually, I had the "OldTown Ipoh Chicken Hor Fun" instead
of having marshmallows for breakfast :p

Well just a short summary of the novel. Basically it's about a single and attractive black lady, Kendra who rents a room from a white guy named Kyle, who is a separated father of two. His kids, six-year-old Summer and Jaxon (they're twins!) later adopt Kendra as their new mother mainly because she lets them eat marshmallows for breakfast. *Haha that's kind of cute!* Kendra later on becomes part of their lives even though she's actually hiding a painful secret, which she swore she wouldn't tell anyone or ever think about it for the rest of her life!! Well as time goes by, Kendra and Kyle eventually find themselves fancy each other. Unfortunately as everything is going on well with them, the twins apparently are taken away by their mother.. hmm too bad. Anyway, I was a bit confused with Kendra-Kyle relationship status. Sometimes they act as if they are lovers but sometimes they're not more than just best friends. *Well I don't really believe that a man and a woman can actually be best friends, do you?* But overall I can say that this novel is totally enjoyable and quite funny. Love the title though I don't really like marshmallows (unless if they're dipped with chocolate!). And worry not as the story ends with a happy ending... *Wink* Aite, gotta go now. Until next time.

P.s. Can't wait for the Ramadhan announcement!

Love or Perish

Assalamu'alaikum. Morning peeps!

Many activities have become so attractive to me lately. *I wonder...* Just finished planting flowers in my 'small garden' and I feel GOOOD. It's ironic when I officially declared "gardening" as my new love whereas Mr. Worm is still among my biggest nightmares ever!!! And perhaps you could imagine how terrible I am as a gardener.. HAHAH. Anyway, I find this activity does help to reduce stress. It's amazing to see the plants grow beautifully everyday (and the fact is you don't always have to be an expert for that!). Aite, now it's time for me to enjoy my bergamot tea and to spend some quality time with this public diary of mine ❤

Well it's not going to be a long entry today since there's nothing much interesting at the moment. Besides, In Shaa Allah my hubby will be arriving tomorrow (YAY!) and I'll be extremely busy to prepare for his homecoming as usual. Oh yeah, and I've also promised my mom to accompany her this afternoon (gosh, almost forgot!!). Anyway, have you read books written by Mitch Albom before? If you haven't, I would suggest you to get yourself one. Among my favorites is definitely the famous "Tuesdays with Morrie". It's based on a true story between Mitch Albom and his old professor, Morrie. (To me) the best words to describe Uncle Morrie after reading this novel is "He's a great philosopher...". Indeed. And my most favorite part of the novel is as follows....... *ENJOY ^^v*


...Is there some kind of rule to know if a marriage is going to work?

Morrie smiled. "Things are not that simple, Mitch".

I know.

"Still," he said, "there are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don't respect the other person, you're gonna have lot of trouble. If you don't know how to compromise, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you can't talk openly about what goes on between you, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. And if you don't have a common set of values in life, you're gonna have have a lot of trouble. Your values must be alike.

"And the biggest one of those, Mitch?"

Yes?

"Your belief in the importance of your marriage."

He sniffed, then closed his eyes for a moment.

"Personally," he sighed, his eyes still closed, "I think marriage is a very important thing to do, and you're missing a hell of a lot if you don't try it."

He ended the subject by quoting a poem he believed in like a prayer: "Love each other or perish."

-From the novel "tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom-

My collection of Mitch Albom's so far...
Yup, I wrapped all my favorite books! LOL ;) 

P.s. Uncle Morrie, I choose to LOVE, LOve and love.. huhu