Ninie Ahmad: Off her yoga mat. » personal (Relationship)

I count my blessing that my life partner is the perfect reflection of what I want to see(k) within myself – healthy, intelligent, optimistic, generous, humble, loving and honest.

Ninie — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:43:19 +0000

It feels like yesterday I got married.

Exactly one year ago,
we started off 11 December 2010 with a short Ashtanga practice at sunrise,

Upward dog

Heels over head

..a couple of hours before they pronounced us man and wife.

Above photos by Pretty Peektures

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Yesterday, we celebrated 11 December 2011, 365 days of being married
by hosting an Ashtanga workshop until sunset at Upward, our pride and joy

..and surprised each other by accidentally getting the very same 1-Year Anniversary card for each other.

If that’s not MFEO, I don’t know what else is.

Yoga brought us together and this much I know,
it is yoga that is going to keep us happy and healthy together.
God willing, forever.

I choose marriage.

Ninie — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:59:16 +0000

11 December 2010 | Bangsar KL, Malaysia

Because to the depths of me, I long to love one person,
With all my heart, my soul, my mind, my body…

Because I need a forever friend to trust with the intimacies of me,
Who won’t hold them against me,
Who loves me when I’m unlikable,
Who sees the small child in me, and
Who looks for the divine potential of me…

Because I need to cuddle in the warmth of the night
With someone who thanks God for me,
With someone I feel blessed to hold…

Because marriage means opportunity
To grow in love in friendship…

Because marriage is a discipline
To be added to a list of achievements…

Because marriages do not fail, people fail
When they enter into marriage
Expecting another to make them whole…

Because, knowing this,
I promise myself to take full responsibility
For my spiritual, mental and physical wholeness
I create me, I take half of the responsibility for my marriage
Together we create our marriage…

Because of this understanding
The possibilities are limitless.

by Mari Nichols-Haining ( via Juliana Ibrahim )

Wish us peace, love, happiness and health ‘Til Kingdom Come.

I believe this Love is here to stay.

Ninie — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:38:50 +0000

Ku De Ta, Bali (NOV 10)

OK so my last update here was posted some 40 plus days (after I got back from Bali in October) before my entry yesterday (errrrr, after I got back from Bali on Monday)..

Many girlfriends expressed, “We don’t know how you d-a-r-e-d go to Bali with Petrovsky – haven’t you heard of the Bali ‘forbidden love’ curse?”

Ubud Hanging Gardens, Bali (OCT 10)

Of course, I have

Bali ‘forbidden love’ curse is a myth that when couples that are not religiously / legally bound yet – go to Bali together, they will somehow break-up within 6 months (or was it 6 weeks?) upon their return.

But I refuse to buy it and let alone allow some cautionary tales rule my love life!

Although.. I personally know no less than a dozen couples / first-hand friends that allegedly broke-up after they got back from Bali.

And coincidentally – I was in one too..

Kuta Beach, Bali (SEPT 06)

But you know what – people break-up, relationships end ANYWAY when sparks die and two people are not in the same page anymore.

And come on, I was in (let’s say lahhhhhhhhhhh..) eight relationships before and the rest that ended ANYWAY, did not even need Bali to break us up – you get what I’m saying?

But just soooooooo if there is such curse anyway, Petrovsky and I prayed and dedicated our yoga practice and sun salutations every morning we woke up in the Island of Gods - to the Highest Above that rules our universe, that sets our Destiny, with the intention that we cherish going to Bali – to celebrate our love and gratitude for each other, at one of the most beautiful islands He created for us all to share.

* * * * * * *

UPDATE:

from Crystal via comment post:

some of my indo friends said, it’s not Bali per se, but Tanah Lot. If you go to Tanah Lot, unmarried, you will break up with your boyfriend. My indo friend had many indo friends who broke up after going to Tanah Lot.

So, as long as you didn’t go to Tanah Lot, you should be okay I guess.

* * * * * * *

And in the end..

Hard Rock Cafe, Bali (APR 10)

There is no other place I’d rather be, no other man I would want to marry..

And perhaps, because he asked me for my hand to start a family & to be together til death do us part IN Bali, maybe we ARE blessed and will live happily + healthily ever after InsyaAllah.

Love and breathtaking sunset.

“And you ask me what I want this year and I try to make this kind and clear, just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days. ‘Cause I don’t need boxes wrapped in strings, designer love and empty things..” ~GOO GOO DOLLS

Ninie — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:45:12 +0000

Just came back from my lovely birthday weekend filled with lotsa yoga, spa, sun and romance at Ubud Hanging Gardens, Bali.

To my 28th and last birthday as a single girl

This I promise myself.

Ninie — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:29:36 +0000

I am not giving ANYONE any ideas (ok, my mom – maybe) but on my wedding day,

I promise myself – there’d be vegetarian option at the every dinner table (God knows how I starve during weddings )

I promise myself – I’d rock this short hair. No fake diamond crown, no 7-feet train, no blinding tiara.

But I can’t promise I won’t wear a bird

I promise myself – I will look as if I’d be wearing NO make-up at all.

No purple eyeshadow & peacock lashes, thank you!

I promise myself – my wedding dress will have no ‘manik kilau-kilau’ (any attempt in translating will lose its’ essence of tackiness)

This is my idea of MY wedding dress

I promise myself – my groom will look this good

. . .

Now Til’ Kingdom Come and IF ONLY the concept of marriage makes sense to me..

“When you fall in love, you fall for a mirror of your own most present needs.” ~DEEPAK CHOPRA

Ninie — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:57:20 +0000

Oh yes..

This photo is best viewed from this position, good luck !

‘I need someone.. someone who hears, for you I’ve waited all these years’ (‘TIL KINGDOM COME)

Ninie — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:55:15 +0000

I am surprised sooooo many people searched for ‘Ninie Ahmad’s New Boyfriend’ (search results appear in Wordpress, in case you don’t know) after yesterday’s post.

All these years of dating and blogging, I have (finally!) learnt to not kiss and tell ALL (kesian Supertall, korang masih lagi Search dia).

I am sorry to disappoint you but I don’t think you will ever find any more photos of Ninie Ahmad’s boyfriend online, at least not here! And I will pretzel and hang them upside down those who do post us in their blogs / Facebook, LOL.

But what I can’t help to not share is – why I fell for (let’s just stick to calling him) Mr Petrovsky.

His ‘platinum’ hair that makes him look errr, wise.. Not Mikhail Baryshnikov 60-years-old old wise, but you get the picture.
HE IS NOT ON FACEBOOK, DUDE (don’t get me started with Twitter)! Who else can say as much?
He took me to watch Sex And The City in New York City (that’s 3 million brownie points!)
He speaks French, jangan marah. Ok, you can come back to envisioning Aleksandr Petrovsky.
He loves yoga and is ZOMG good at it! Plus he looks so good on his mat, it tingles my orange chakra
He makes pancakes! And cooks, yo! Fancy dinner! For me!
He recycles! And uses organic everything!
Since he cooks and recycles and DOES YOGA, it’s a no-brainer that he is not our typical Malaysian man (fine, he is French not Malaysian – happy?)

As much as I can’t wait to leave KL, I don’t know how can I leave such a wonderful man here when I am not sure if I want to ever come back, when I don’t know where my next home is..

‘And the wheels just keep on turning,
The drummers begin to drum,
I don’t know which way I’m going,
I don’t know what I’ll become.

For you I’d wait ‘til kingdom come,
Until my days, my days are done,
And say you’ll come and set me free.
Just say you’ll wait, you’ll wait for me.‘

~ COLDPLAY

‘Now the time has come to leave you, one more time oh.. let me kiss you, close your eyes and I’ll be on my way..’ (LEAVING ON A JET PLANE)

Ninie — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:13:13 +0000

As a potential practitioner of a long-distance relationship (LDR), from what I’ve read, seen and asked around -

LDR is.. (almost like) doing yoga with a DVD,

might still deliver promising result
it will still hurt (whoever says yoga AND relationships are easy?)
can be boring, if not thoroughly challenging
and – you might just get used to doing it alone after some time (wait, that doesn’t sound right..)

I can’t wait to leave this city of no-angels but I don’t think I’ll ever be ready to part with the one who’s got my heart.

by Kim Casali, conceived by and drawn by Bill Asprey

So help me God..

I am in heaven on earth.

Ninie — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:32:33 +0000

Speaking of the other side of the world, I am now at

the home of Lululemon, M.A.C, Alanis Morissette, errr.. Justin Bieber and the one who’s got my heart

I survived New York cab rides..

Ninie — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:49:59 +0000

..survived the longest day of the year

where 10,000 New Yorkers performed sun salutations at Times Square

..survived Dharma Mittra master class

where everybody tucked their leg behind their head (standing up)!

..and survived

meeting the parents .

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Pheww!