Friday Ramblings

I stood gazing at my wardrobe this morning - contemplating between wearing my usual pick for fridays - long blouse over jeans (or pants) or making the big shift of donning a baju kurung instead - when Fahmi came reminding me to be ready quick bacuse he wanted to leave to school early. I thought owh i better make up my mind fast else I would upset Fahmi's plan for the day. Why lah dah nak pergi kerja baru nak decide?

I finally chose to wear my plain shantung baju kurung in purple which is heavily beaded kat leher dan tangan. I told myself I'm going to cause head turns at the office sebab dah berkurun benar orang tak tengok saya berbaju kurung - months since we moved to this new place. I even put on my high heels this morning as I stepped out off the car. That was something very unusual for me to do. Tapi saya salin high heels dengan comfortable sandals yang saya tinggalkan di bawah meja reception.
Owh rasanya orang pertama yang akan terpulas leher tengok saya are the two filipinos yang duduk mengadap pintu masuk. Owh yang sorang tu akan terus terpulas urat leher sepanjang hari sebab dia memang suka perhatikan saya dari jauh menjeling-jeling saya dalam bilik kadang-kadang rasa nak pergi dekat tanya dia what's your problem? or go and get yourself a life.

I made a major wardrobe change when we first moved office. I traded (literally speaking) all my fancy baju kurung and kebayas that I normally wore on Fridays for blouses and tunics worn over jeans or pants. Dekat new place ni memang tak praktikal pakai baju kurung or kebaya or anything berkain yang meleret bagai. The weather is so hot outside, nak berjalan atas pasir dan batu-batu kerikil sambil menjinjing kain? Sangat tak sesuaiii. High heels? Lagi lah No-No, melainkan kalau nak jadi badut sarkas tertonggeng atas pasir. Kebaya? Kau jangan marahlah kalau mat-mat bangla tu tenung kau macam nak telan. People hardly sees me in baju kurung nowadays. The laundry owner at home hardly sees me nowadays. Rasanya terkejut akak tu bila tengok saya datang bawa sehelai baju kurung for dry cleaning sedikit hari lagi.

Hmmm barangkali aura Ramadhan have something to do with my change of outfit?