...meaning???
Was born in Louisiana, United States on 1979 February <--- the birth info of a special lady named Eta
...hehehehe... :p
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Mata...pejamlah...
Napa susah sgt nak tido? Please!..Help!..Tolong! I need enuf rest for tomorrow..the day after tomorrow..the next day after tomorrow..the next next day after tomorrow..next week..next month..next year.........and all the next next afterwards <@|@>
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Run baby run!~~~ Phewww~~~
Have you ever experienced a total adventurous journey from the beginning till the very end of your holiday trip? The suprises just keep on coming till the very last moment and ended until you finally reached home? Has that ever occured to you?
I was thinking that we were just simply lucky last weekend when me and a friend went to Singapore for SCMarathon. The first nervous-breakdown-point of our journey was at the KLIA immigration counter. The immigration officer was like double confirming, screening my face and his monitor screen back and forth for a few times, as though I have some sort of criminal records in the system. Dah lah sebelum tu ada sorang hamba Allah ni tak lepas that counter becoz of his PTPTN loan. Kesian. Anyhow, I was lucky to have passed through that counter.
Then, our flight was delayed for an hour at KLIA and departed around 3.15pm. Pic below, muka Wawa (aka Najwa) keboringan tunggu flight.
Then again, the air traffic jammed for another half an hour at Changi. Pening kepala memikirkan race pack kene amik before 8pm. Pastu tak tau pulak nak amik race pack tu kat mana..not sure the exact location of The Float Marina Bay. Aiyooo..
Once we touched down at Changi around 5pm, I called the hostel to extend our arrival hour, thinking that we couldn't make it to the hostel at 6pm, the time we supposed to check-in. Heartattack dalam lima minit biler dapat tau the room has already been occupied since I haven't replied their email to confirm the booking. I've rarely been this careless for planning any trips before. Tatau la..memang dah ditakdirkan camni. Redah dan redha jek la. Back to the hostel matters, I was told that there were only mixed dormitory left. Takmo lah tido campuq2 pompuan laki nih. Tapi..takkan la pulak nak tido kat airport kot. Pening lagik. Luckily got free internet browsing while we were still in the airport. So, we googled and jotted down all the phone numbers of the nearest hostels at Bugis area.
While queuing up for immigration, I called all the hostels. Some were already fulled. Some were only having mixed dorm left. Only one or two with available private room left..but without the bathroom attached. Reluctantly, that was the only option and hope we have. (we'd prefer the private room with bathroom attached). But we need to be there before 8pm or our booking would be cancelled. While making the reservation, there was a Malaysian guy, who overheard our problems, kindly giving his thoughful tips on the hostels we should and shouldn't stay. Thanks Derek..you are kind enough to understand our situations back then and really being helpful..luckily we bumped into a gentleman like you..;)
It was 6pm when we passed thru the immigration counter. We decided to take MRT, since it was weekend and probably the road traffic might be jammed..like the air traffic too. Nak kejar race pack lagik, hostel lagik. Luckily, we found a cute, modern Indonesian girl who was helpful to show us the way to the city by MRT. Mind you guys, it's a bit tricky for the first timer to go to the city link MRT from Terminal1. First, we took the skytrain to Terminal2. Then, bought the ticket and got into the train to Tanah Merah station. Then, changed train again to City Hall station.
I have surfed the Internet before and found that the nearest station to The Float Marina Bay is Promenade. But the thing is, there is also a "Marina Bay" station. The marathon organizer pulak bukannye nak kasik the detailed direction or a map. So clever! To be safe, we decided to stop at City Hall station, the center between the two locations. Asking around, but no one really sure where it is, except for this one makcik who seemed confident that it should be somewhere near the Marina Bay station. Quickly, we took a train and went to the station, and when we reached there, we asked again the lady at the Marina Bay station counter. We were so frustrated when we being told that the nearest station to The Float Marina Bay is the Promenade station. That would be a big U-turn and waste of our precious time when my friend made her sarcastic remarks "Boleh kalah macam ni kalau kita yang masuk amazing race ni"...Hangin aku dengar tuh..hahaha..
So we've made it to Promenade station around 7.30pm and still searching for the place, dah lah malam, gelap, takkan takde papan tanda kot. Luckily we saw a few people with the race entry packs in their hands. Terpaksalah buat muka tebal bertanya kat mana. Nasib baik sampai2 kat tempat collection tu takde orang. Yelah dah pukul 7.40pm. Semua yang nak berlari pun tau gak nak rehat for their big day tomorrow. Haha. (ketawa tension dalam hati masa tuh). Masa nak amik race pack tuh, macam nak jek straight ahead tell them the problems getting to that place. But again, I was grateful, malas nak mentensionkan diri atau sesapa. Syukurlah dah dapat apa yang dihajati. One problem down. And one more to go. The hostel!
Again, we rushed back to take the train. It was quite tricky and might take some times since we have to change trains for 3 times to get to the hostel. Around 7.55pm I called the hostel, reconfirming our stay and begging to hold on the room for us since we might be a little bit late. Pehhh..aku tak penah begging kat orang cenggitu sekali..first time and hopefully the last time ever..kuikuikui..
Nak sampai ke hostel tu punye la payah. Walhal dekat jek dengan Bugis station tuh. The hostel lady said that we should see a fountain, McDee at the corner lot of the building once we've come out from the station..tapi tak nampak pulak. When we asked around, people directed us to go here and there, while we were actually turning around and around and around the building. Dalam 10minit pusing2 tuh, singgah lah 7-Eleven, beli air, tanyalah mana Cosy Corner Hostel..Rupanya selang 2 3 kedai jek.. Penat..penat.. That 7-Eleven old man said "ohh..you are so lucky to stay at that hostel" we were just "hmmm" just what he meant by that?
When we checked-in, the hostel lady was being friendly and told us that so many people from airport asking about the room that we just reserved this evening. Thinking of what the 7-Eleven old man just said, was this what he meant by "we are so lucky"? But we were in our terrified-horror state, when we were guided to our room and passing the dormitory area, where people sleeping in their double-decks, a man without shirt was sleeping and snoring. Dalam hati "Sib baik la dapat private room. Takleh imagine tido kat mixed dorm nih!"
Lepas beli selipar kat Bugis Mall, makan kat restaurant bawah, mandi, terus tido dalam 11.30pm. Dapat sms from Azila "Have fun and enough rest for tomorrow!" dan mak "Bawak trophe balik malaysia!" Tergelak dalam hati. Kalaulah korang tau apa yang berlaku sepanjang ari kat Singapore nih..
Sebelum tido tuh, pening datang lagi when my friend's handphone couldn't get her Maxis coverage. Camno nak jumpe esok lepas larik? Takut tak jumpe sebab ada 60k participants for this event. I flipped through my race pack book, there was a checklist saying that "You should be physically and mentally prepared a night before your big day tomorrow" Isn't that ironic? Yeah!!! Arini memang mencabar dan memenatkan fizikal dan mentalku ini..hehe..
So we promised to meet up at the Finish Line tomorrow around 9.00-10.30am. No matter what happen, just be there. Paling teruk pun, kalau tak jumpe kat finishing line, jumpe kat hostel terus. Takut tak jumpe, ada plak yang tak balik ke Malaysia nanti. Mencabar mental kan? Haha.
Malam tu tido pun tak lena. Kejap2 terjaga. Takut lambat bangun. Kaki pulak terasa kepenatannya. Pasrah jek la esok camner.
I woke up the next day around 5.30am. Mandi kat bathroom bawah, lalu mixed dorm yang horror itu. Makan 3bijik epal. Minum air sikit. We've made our move around 6.45am. Before that pegi toilet. Naik train to City Hall station. Ikut la ramai2 orang menuju ke Start point. Buat warm-up. Amik gambo. Lambai Najwa, my dear friend and photog for this event, hoping that we somehow manage to meet up at the Finishing line.
Larik dan larik dan larik. Panas betul Singapore ni. Dah la start lambat, 7.45am. Panas sampai satu tahap rasa cam nak pengsan tapi digagahkan jugak. Atlast, sampailah ke garisan penamat dalam 9.10am. Tercarik2 la mana si Najwa nih. Pandang kiri kanan. Mana ada orang leh duk kat Finishing line tu unless VIP or media. Dah abis race dan dapat medal...tapi muke cuak, tak hepi mana pun...sebab bayang Najwa pun tak nampak...isk isk isk...
~~~To be continued~
I was thinking that we were just simply lucky last weekend when me and a friend went to Singapore for SCMarathon. The first nervous-breakdown-point of our journey was at the KLIA immigration counter. The immigration officer was like double confirming, screening my face and his monitor screen back and forth for a few times, as though I have some sort of criminal records in the system. Dah lah sebelum tu ada sorang hamba Allah ni tak lepas that counter becoz of his PTPTN loan. Kesian. Anyhow, I was lucky to have passed through that counter.
Then, our flight was delayed for an hour at KLIA and departed around 3.15pm. Pic below, muka Wawa (aka Najwa) keboringan tunggu flight.
Then again, the air traffic jammed for another half an hour at Changi. Pening kepala memikirkan race pack kene amik before 8pm. Pastu tak tau pulak nak amik race pack tu kat mana..not sure the exact location of The Float Marina Bay. Aiyooo..
Once we touched down at Changi around 5pm, I called the hostel to extend our arrival hour, thinking that we couldn't make it to the hostel at 6pm, the time we supposed to check-in. Heartattack dalam lima minit biler dapat tau the room has already been occupied since I haven't replied their email to confirm the booking. I've rarely been this careless for planning any trips before. Tatau la..memang dah ditakdirkan camni. Redah dan redha jek la. Back to the hostel matters, I was told that there were only mixed dormitory left. Takmo lah tido campuq2 pompuan laki nih. Tapi..takkan la pulak nak tido kat airport kot. Pening lagik. Luckily got free internet browsing while we were still in the airport. So, we googled and jotted down all the phone numbers of the nearest hostels at Bugis area.
While queuing up for immigration, I called all the hostels. Some were already fulled. Some were only having mixed dorm left. Only one or two with available private room left..but without the bathroom attached. Reluctantly, that was the only option and hope we have. (we'd prefer the private room with bathroom attached). But we need to be there before 8pm or our booking would be cancelled. While making the reservation, there was a Malaysian guy, who overheard our problems, kindly giving his thoughful tips on the hostels we should and shouldn't stay. Thanks Derek..you are kind enough to understand our situations back then and really being helpful..luckily we bumped into a gentleman like you..;)
It was 6pm when we passed thru the immigration counter. We decided to take MRT, since it was weekend and probably the road traffic might be jammed..like the air traffic too. Nak kejar race pack lagik, hostel lagik. Luckily, we found a cute, modern Indonesian girl who was helpful to show us the way to the city by MRT. Mind you guys, it's a bit tricky for the first timer to go to the city link MRT from Terminal1. First, we took the skytrain to Terminal2. Then, bought the ticket and got into the train to Tanah Merah station. Then, changed train again to City Hall station.
I have surfed the Internet before and found that the nearest station to The Float Marina Bay is Promenade. But the thing is, there is also a "Marina Bay" station. The marathon organizer pulak bukannye nak kasik the detailed direction or a map. So clever! To be safe, we decided to stop at City Hall station, the center between the two locations. Asking around, but no one really sure where it is, except for this one makcik who seemed confident that it should be somewhere near the Marina Bay station. Quickly, we took a train and went to the station, and when we reached there, we asked again the lady at the Marina Bay station counter. We were so frustrated when we being told that the nearest station to The Float Marina Bay is the Promenade station. That would be a big U-turn and waste of our precious time when my friend made her sarcastic remarks "Boleh kalah macam ni kalau kita yang masuk amazing race ni"...Hangin aku dengar tuh..hahaha..
So we've made it to Promenade station around 7.30pm and still searching for the place, dah lah malam, gelap, takkan takde papan tanda kot. Luckily we saw a few people with the race entry packs in their hands. Terpaksalah buat muka tebal bertanya kat mana. Nasib baik sampai2 kat tempat collection tu takde orang. Yelah dah pukul 7.40pm. Semua yang nak berlari pun tau gak nak rehat for their big day tomorrow. Haha. (ketawa tension dalam hati masa tuh). Masa nak amik race pack tuh, macam nak jek straight ahead tell them the problems getting to that place. But again, I was grateful, malas nak mentensionkan diri atau sesapa. Syukurlah dah dapat apa yang dihajati. One problem down. And one more to go. The hostel!
Again, we rushed back to take the train. It was quite tricky and might take some times since we have to change trains for 3 times to get to the hostel. Around 7.55pm I called the hostel, reconfirming our stay and begging to hold on the room for us since we might be a little bit late. Pehhh..aku tak penah begging kat orang cenggitu sekali..first time and hopefully the last time ever..kuikuikui..
Nak sampai ke hostel tu punye la payah. Walhal dekat jek dengan Bugis station tuh. The hostel lady said that we should see a fountain, McDee at the corner lot of the building once we've come out from the station..tapi tak nampak pulak. When we asked around, people directed us to go here and there, while we were actually turning around and around and around the building. Dalam 10minit pusing2 tuh, singgah lah 7-Eleven, beli air, tanyalah mana Cosy Corner Hostel..Rupanya selang 2 3 kedai jek.. Penat..penat.. That 7-Eleven old man said "ohh..you are so lucky to stay at that hostel" we were just "hmmm" just what he meant by that?
When we checked-in, the hostel lady was being friendly and told us that so many people from airport asking about the room that we just reserved this evening. Thinking of what the 7-Eleven old man just said, was this what he meant by "we are so lucky"? But we were in our terrified-horror state, when we were guided to our room and passing the dormitory area, where people sleeping in their double-decks, a man without shirt was sleeping and snoring. Dalam hati "Sib baik la dapat private room. Takleh imagine tido kat mixed dorm nih!"
Lepas beli selipar kat Bugis Mall, makan kat restaurant bawah, mandi, terus tido dalam 11.30pm. Dapat sms from Azila "Have fun and enough rest for tomorrow!" dan mak "Bawak trophe balik malaysia!" Tergelak dalam hati. Kalaulah korang tau apa yang berlaku sepanjang ari kat Singapore nih..
Sebelum tido tuh, pening datang lagi when my friend's handphone couldn't get her Maxis coverage. Camno nak jumpe esok lepas larik? Takut tak jumpe sebab ada 60k participants for this event. I flipped through my race pack book, there was a checklist saying that "You should be physically and mentally prepared a night before your big day tomorrow" Isn't that ironic? Yeah!!! Arini memang mencabar dan memenatkan fizikal dan mentalku ini..hehe..
So we promised to meet up at the Finish Line tomorrow around 9.00-10.30am. No matter what happen, just be there. Paling teruk pun, kalau tak jumpe kat finishing line, jumpe kat hostel terus. Takut tak jumpe, ada plak yang tak balik ke Malaysia nanti. Mencabar mental kan? Haha.
Malam tu tido pun tak lena. Kejap2 terjaga. Takut lambat bangun. Kaki pulak terasa kepenatannya. Pasrah jek la esok camner.
I woke up the next day around 5.30am. Mandi kat bathroom bawah, lalu mixed dorm yang horror itu. Makan 3bijik epal. Minum air sikit. We've made our move around 6.45am. Before that pegi toilet. Naik train to City Hall station. Ikut la ramai2 orang menuju ke Start point. Buat warm-up. Amik gambo. Lambai Najwa, my dear friend and photog for this event, hoping that we somehow manage to meet up at the Finishing line.
Larik dan larik dan larik. Panas betul Singapore ni. Dah la start lambat, 7.45am. Panas sampai satu tahap rasa cam nak pengsan tapi digagahkan jugak. Atlast, sampailah ke garisan penamat dalam 9.10am. Tercarik2 la mana si Najwa nih. Pandang kiri kanan. Mana ada orang leh duk kat Finishing line tu unless VIP or media. Dah abis race dan dapat medal...tapi muke cuak, tak hepi mana pun...sebab bayang Najwa pun tak nampak...isk isk isk...
~~~To be continued~
Friday, November 26, 2010
Pasukan Hoki Malaysia
Congrats! congrats! to Malaysia hockey team for the well played game. Walaupun hanya dapat perak, tapi kalau sampai peringkat final pun dah menampakkan satu peningkatan...bukannya senang nak melepasi halangan esp bila bertemu India..teringat pulak citer Chak De!..bersemangat betul kalau tengok movie pasal sukan2 ni..anyway, that's the spirit guys..
Oh ya! I'm proud to be one of the hockey team captain's primary school friends.. errmm..Mazli kot namanye..ingat2 luper...we were so young at that time..darjah6. The school had (or still has I guess) a big influence in exposing hockey as the main school sport to everyone of us. At least, if we were not being selected as the school team players, we still know the basic of hockey and took part in the game during pendidikan jasmani timeslot. Tau la sikit2 apa itu long corner, short corner..etc..I remember that some of my friends really took special care of their sticks..sampai lap2 dengan minyak to keep it looking new and making sure no scratches on the stick every now and then.
Well, that was a long time ago. Rindu jugak nak main balik, tapi skill pukul, gelecek dah berkarat dah. Okla, ngantuk penat nih..tadi pegi gym..jog 6km..tapi skang takleh lelap mata lah pulak..help!
Oh ya! I'm proud to be one of the hockey team captain's primary school friends.. errmm..Mazli kot namanye..ingat2 luper...we were so young at that time..darjah6. The school had (or still has I guess) a big influence in exposing hockey as the main school sport to everyone of us. At least, if we were not being selected as the school team players, we still know the basic of hockey and took part in the game during pendidikan jasmani timeslot. Tau la sikit2 apa itu long corner, short corner..etc..I remember that some of my friends really took special care of their sticks..sampai lap2 dengan minyak to keep it looking new and making sure no scratches on the stick every now and then.
Well, that was a long time ago. Rindu jugak nak main balik, tapi skill pukul, gelecek dah berkarat dah. Okla, ngantuk penat nih..tadi pegi gym..jog 6km..tapi skang takleh lelap mata lah pulak..help!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
All-mixed-up
Nak kata marah, tak bestlah marah2...
sebab marah itu datangnya dari Syaitan, muke kerut2, suara tinggi2..tak molek! tak elok untuk kesihatan dan kecantikan diri. It's just not worth it.
Nak kata lega, Alhamdullillah...legalah jugak...
sebab tidak menjadi sebahagian daripada wanita2 itu dan juga dijauhi golongan yang tidak menunaikan solat, yakni kewajipan setiap muslim, tiang agama kita. Mencari keredhaan Allah lebih penting untukku dari keredhaan manusia. As the saying goes, "People see what we have, Allah sees what we do"
Nak kata sedih, tipulah kalau kata tak sedih...
sebab setiap manusia pun ada perasaan, termasuklah diri ini, wanita yang lemah..masih punyai hati dan belaian jiwa yang lembut, mudah terguris dan tersentuh sekiranya dikasari. Biarpun tidak dizahirkan, didalam hati, hanya Allah sahaja yang mengetahui seribu rahsia.
Nak kata sakit hati, memang pun...menyampah apatah lagi...biasalah fitrah manusia bila disakiti eh? Tetapi rasa ini mungkin bersifat sementara kerana rasa lega itu melebihi segalanya.
Kesimpulannya, meredhakan dan mendoakan adalah jalan terbaik. Semoga berbahagia dunia dan akhirat. Semoga kita diketemukan dengan apa yang dicari2 selama ini. Mungkin ianya bukan sekadar berupakan 'seseorang' semata2. Tetapi lebih kepada 'sesuatu'. 'Sesuatu' yang hanya Allah berikan kepada hamba yang menjadi pilihanNya sahaja. 'Sesuatu' yang nikmatnya dirasai manis pabila kita hayati dengan mendalam, dengan mata hati. Itu lebih afdal. Amin Ya Rabballalamin...
Dalam sebuah hadis Anas bin Malik ra, Rasulullah saw pernah bersabda, "Ada tiga hal yang siapa saja di dalamnya tentu akan merasakan lazatnya iman: 1)Mengutamakan kecintaan kepada Allah dan Rasul-Nya dari yang lainnya, 2)Mencintai seseorang hanya kerana Allah, dan 3)Benci untuk kembali kepada kekufuran setelah Allah menyelamatkan darinya, sebagaimana takutnya jika dicampakkan ke dalam api neraka."
sebab marah itu datangnya dari Syaitan, muke kerut2, suara tinggi2..tak molek! tak elok untuk kesihatan dan kecantikan diri. It's just not worth it.
Nak kata lega, Alhamdullillah...legalah jugak...
sebab tidak menjadi sebahagian daripada wanita2 itu dan juga dijauhi golongan yang tidak menunaikan solat, yakni kewajipan setiap muslim, tiang agama kita. Mencari keredhaan Allah lebih penting untukku dari keredhaan manusia. As the saying goes, "People see what we have, Allah sees what we do"
Nak kata sedih, tipulah kalau kata tak sedih...
sebab setiap manusia pun ada perasaan, termasuklah diri ini, wanita yang lemah..masih punyai hati dan belaian jiwa yang lembut, mudah terguris dan tersentuh sekiranya dikasari. Biarpun tidak dizahirkan, didalam hati, hanya Allah sahaja yang mengetahui seribu rahsia.
Nak kata sakit hati, memang pun...menyampah apatah lagi...biasalah fitrah manusia bila disakiti eh? Tetapi rasa ini mungkin bersifat sementara kerana rasa lega itu melebihi segalanya.
Kesimpulannya, meredhakan dan mendoakan adalah jalan terbaik. Semoga berbahagia dunia dan akhirat. Semoga kita diketemukan dengan apa yang dicari2 selama ini. Mungkin ianya bukan sekadar berupakan 'seseorang' semata2. Tetapi lebih kepada 'sesuatu'. 'Sesuatu' yang hanya Allah berikan kepada hamba yang menjadi pilihanNya sahaja. 'Sesuatu' yang nikmatnya dirasai manis pabila kita hayati dengan mendalam, dengan mata hati. Itu lebih afdal. Amin Ya Rabballalamin...
Dalam sebuah hadis Anas bin Malik ra, Rasulullah saw pernah bersabda, "Ada tiga hal yang siapa saja di dalamnya tentu akan merasakan lazatnya iman: 1)Mengutamakan kecintaan kepada Allah dan Rasul-Nya dari yang lainnya, 2)Mencintai seseorang hanya kerana Allah, dan 3)Benci untuk kembali kepada kekufuran setelah Allah menyelamatkan darinya, sebagaimana takutnya jika dicampakkan ke dalam api neraka."
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Push-push!!!
Sedang
Selepas
Perkara2 yang berkemungkinan besar berlaku kepada kebanyakkan penggemar2 kucing kalau takleh control semasa tgh aktif bermain.....
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Takut
You by the light is the greatest find
In the world full of wrong
You're the thing that's right
Finally made it through the lonely
To the other side
No expectations.
She can be herself without having to worry about saying those all-important words.
They say things like:
Thanks for the treat.
Hi there.
So yes, she's comfortable, and lonely.
You set it again my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time
And the last time in my only life
They flirt around. Unaware of each others true feelings at first.
Then, once again she feels it. It triggers her.
But is she ready to commit?
She's afraid of even asking herself.
And this could be good
It's already better than that
And nothing's worse than knowing you're holding back
I could be
All that you're needing
If you let me try
She wants to be with him but..there's a reason she's holding it back..
All those words won't come out just right.
Actions speak louder than words though.
Coz love just ain't enuf to make this work, honey..
Unsure of their real feelings.
Is he the one for her? and is she really meant for him? or shall they give it a try?
I only said it cause I mean it
I only meant it cause it's true
So don't you doubt what I've been dreaming
'Cause it fills me up and holds me close whenever I'm without you
She misses him dearly. He might not know it.
Let it be that way....
...Coz nothing more can be done to undo what has been done.
~The End of Drama Sebabak~
Friday, October 8, 2010
Makaroni Bakar
Ermmm..makaroni bakar ni memang dah jadik hidangan wajib for my UTP's buddies ketika bertandang kat rumah esp during raya. Korang suke la western food nih, lemak banyak tuh..hehe. Anyway, since quite a few times some of them asking for the recipe..(and I've always forgot to give it to u guys..) So this is it! Next time round, korang yg masak yek..I nak jadik tukang rasa jek..
Bahan2:
1/2 kg daging cincang
1/3 paket makaroni (direbus)
6 telur
1 tin susu cair
1/2 cawan mentega
1 cawan cheese (diparut/dipotong untuk sliced cheese)
1 bawang besar (ditumbuk)
2 bawang putih (ditumbuk)
1 sudu kecik lada putih
garam secukup rasa
mushroom, capsicum sesedap mata memandang (dipotong dadu untuk topping)
Cara2: Campurkan kesemua bahan2 ni dalam loyang/pyrex. Masukkan dalam oven. Tunggu dalam 30-40 minit atau sampai masak. Tanda2 macam dah masak bila nampak minyak2/lemak2 tgh mendidih cair atau the cheese is a bit brown/burnt.
Bahan2:
1/2 kg daging cincang
1/3 paket makaroni (direbus)
6 telur
1 tin susu cair
1/2 cawan mentega
1 cawan cheese (diparut/dipotong untuk sliced cheese)
1 bawang besar (ditumbuk)
2 bawang putih (ditumbuk)
1 sudu kecik lada putih
garam secukup rasa
mushroom, capsicum sesedap mata memandang (dipotong dadu untuk topping)
Cara2: Campurkan kesemua bahan2 ni dalam loyang/pyrex. Masukkan dalam oven. Tunggu dalam 30-40 minit atau sampai masak. Tanda2 macam dah masak bila nampak minyak2/lemak2 tgh mendidih cair atau the cheese is a bit brown/burnt.
Monday, September 27, 2010
La Tahzan ;)
Sejak kebelakangan ni, banyak betul perkara yang tak terduga disekeliling berlaku. Mostly happened to some of my frens in the office. I've also experienced it too lately..(but I guess mine is just a tiny piece of theirs) Ada yang membuatkan kita down, demoralized, demotivated seketika. Sedih tu tak dapat dinafikan memang ada. Persoalan kenapa ini boleh terjadi? why me? apakah ini salah sendiri? atau salah orang lain kah? berlegar2 di pemikiran.
Things happen for a reason. Allah tidak akan menguji/memberikan beban (taklif) kepada seseorang di luar batas kemampuannya. Therefore, I just want to share a doa and a story of Ummu Salamah that might help lighten the burden/sadness a bit..(muga2 sedikit sebanyak dapat melapangkan dada dan pemikiran..insyaAllah..)
Tatkala pulang dari perang Uhud, seorang sahabat Nabi s.a.w, Abu Salamah meninggal dunia dan meninggalkan seorang isteri, Ummu Salamah dan anak2. Nabi Muhammad s.a.w telah mengajar satu doa kepada Ummu Salamah (doa di atas), supaya redha dan bersabar dengan kehilangan suaminya. Akhirnya doa Ummu Salamah dimakbulkan dan dipersunting menjadi isteri Nabi s.a.w setelah masa iddahnya selesai.
Things happen for a reason. Allah tidak akan menguji/memberikan beban (taklif) kepada seseorang di luar batas kemampuannya. Therefore, I just want to share a doa and a story of Ummu Salamah that might help lighten the burden/sadness a bit..(muga2 sedikit sebanyak dapat melapangkan dada dan pemikiran..insyaAllah..)
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِى فِى مُصِيبَتِى وَأَخْلِفْ لِى خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِى فِى مُصِيبَتِى وَأَخْلِفْ لِى خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
"Sesungguhnya kami ini milik Allah dan kami akan kembali kepadaNya"
"Ya Allah berilah aku pahala dalam musibah ini dan gantikanlah untukku dengan yang lebih baik daripadanya"
"Ya Allah berilah aku pahala dalam musibah ini dan gantikanlah untukku dengan yang lebih baik daripadanya"
Tatkala pulang dari perang Uhud, seorang sahabat Nabi s.a.w, Abu Salamah meninggal dunia dan meninggalkan seorang isteri, Ummu Salamah dan anak2. Nabi Muhammad s.a.w telah mengajar satu doa kepada Ummu Salamah (doa di atas), supaya redha dan bersabar dengan kehilangan suaminya. Akhirnya doa Ummu Salamah dimakbulkan dan dipersunting menjadi isteri Nabi s.a.w setelah masa iddahnya selesai.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Selamat Berpuasa!
Ramadhan almubarak sudah tiba kembali. Banyak bende yang perlu dimuhasabahkan semula. Alquran tahun lepas pun tak habis lagi baca, so sambung la kat juzuk 15 tuh balik. Harap2 dapat habiskan untuk kali ni. Sama jugak la solat yang tak berapa khusyuk dan kurang beristighfar lepas solat. InsyaAllah akan cuba diperbaiki lagi.
Pastu, daripada mendengar lagu2 jiwang, mendayu2, rock2 kat winamp kat opis tu..akan ditukar tune ke www.quranexplorer.com/quran/ Bagus site ni. Ada terjemahan sambil mendengar people reciting quran. Cubalah! And I'll try to cook on weekends. I reti masak ok..even masak cekodok pun ada orang sudi makan jugak tau.
Besides that, I will try to spend more quality time with my parents and family. Solat jemaah sama2 yg mana yg sempat. Dok sembang2 layan2kan karenah depa..;) I'm not a busy person, but I'd prefer to stay at room reading, playing games, sleeping, doing part time jobs, surfing the net etc..bla3..
Pastu, I will try my best not to gossip around during this fasting month and will also try to behave myself from being so sarcastic or so expressive. Kalau ada yg pernah terasa hati, maafkanlah saya ini. Aku ini..hanyalah wanita biasa.
Semoga puasa pada tahun ini lebih baik dari tahun-tahun sebelumnya dan amalan-amalan dapat dipertingkatkan dan diseimbangkan dalam mengharungi pelbagai cabaran dan ujian Allah. Wallahua’lam. Selamat berpuasa yek semua. Jangan luper set alarm untuk sahur.
Pastu, daripada mendengar lagu2 jiwang, mendayu2, rock2 kat winamp kat opis tu..akan ditukar tune ke www.quranexplorer.com/quran/ Bagus site ni. Ada terjemahan sambil mendengar people reciting quran. Cubalah! And I'll try to cook on weekends. I reti masak ok..even masak cekodok pun ada orang sudi makan jugak tau.
Besides that, I will try to spend more quality time with my parents and family. Solat jemaah sama2 yg mana yg sempat. Dok sembang2 layan2kan karenah depa..;) I'm not a busy person, but I'd prefer to stay at room reading, playing games, sleeping, doing part time jobs, surfing the net etc..bla3..
Pastu, I will try my best not to gossip around during this fasting month and will also try to behave myself from being so sarcastic or so expressive. Kalau ada yg pernah terasa hati, maafkanlah saya ini. Aku ini..hanyalah wanita biasa.
Semoga puasa pada tahun ini lebih baik dari tahun-tahun sebelumnya dan amalan-amalan dapat dipertingkatkan dan diseimbangkan dalam mengharungi pelbagai cabaran dan ujian Allah. Wallahua’lam. Selamat berpuasa yek semua. Jangan luper set alarm untuk sahur.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Atas Nama Cinta
This is the simplest version that I managed to play. I got the chords by watching people playing it in youtube plus played by ear (sebab tak semua jari orang yg tekan kat youtube tu nampak dengan jelas, so have to listen carefully). Yang susah nye version tak jumpa plak chords nye. Anyone wants to share?
Basically the chords for this song are:
Verse
Am, Em, F, Em, D, G, C
Bridge
C, D, G, C, F, D, E, Am
Chorus
D, G, C, Em, D, G
Basically the chords for this song are:
Verse
Am, Em, F, Em, D, G, C
Bridge
C, D, G, C, F, D, E, Am
Chorus
D, G, C, Em, D, G
Sunday, June 27, 2010
My 1st 10km
03:50 terjaga bila dengar air menitik kat atap rumah. napa hujan ni?! camne nak marathon ni?? syuh syuh rain rain go away *diawang2an, tido balik, hoping it was a dream*
04:30 baru betul2 bangun. tapi still hujan. lebat pulak tuh. *mandi*
04:50 dah siap2 pakai baju, tudung. tapi masih lagi hujan. so i surfed the internet on what attire to wear if it rains on marathon day. *bukak laptop/internet*
05:00 makan pisang & epal untuk alas perut. mr google says, these are the kind of foods that are recommended to be taken atleast an hour b4 u start ur run *still surfing for other info*
05:45 solat subuh and prayed for the best for my big day. rasa cam amik final exam lak. hehe.
05:55 kejut my bro to send me to dataran merdeka. masih hujan, tapi alhamdullillah, hujan dah renyai2 *naik kete*
06:05 on our way to dataran, byk jalan tutup dan nampak full marathon people were running in the dim light of the street lamps. my bro dropped me off at the back of bank rakyat building, opposite to royal selangor club. alhamdullillah, hujan dah reda. *jalan kaki sikit, warmed up a lil bit*
06:30 stretching! a-must-do-thing b4 start running to prevent/reduce injury from happening.
06:45 toilet! susah kalau bocor tgh jln :p
06:50 taking up position at the start line. i was 300meter at the back. pepandai la nak catch up later. bukannye nak race pun. hehe.
07:00 ready, get set, go! i just maintained my own pace. slowly but surely.
07:45 berenti byk kali masa kat jalan perdana belakang masjid negara, the 6km point. demotivated sat tgk jalan berbukit. this hilly-torture ended when i finally reached jalan parlimen, the flat road and also our usual training spot.
08:10 another 2km to go. so near yet so faraway. mentally im struggling. my stamina was at its lowest but the strong willed heart kept my feet going. come on eta, dont give up just yet, not now! go eta go!
08:25 yeay! i made it! *sedih takde rakan2 photog to capture this precious moment*
08:30 got the medal & queued up for the anlene bone test.
09:00 met up with my frens. they signed up for 5km fun run. hey! they really seemed to have fun. im really proud of them, they managed to finish the 5km despites of improper training and busy work schedule. thats the spirit girls! ;) *panas & lapa*
~~~now, im struggling to perform my prayers. nak duduk antara dua sujud sakit lutut wooo.. but, on 2nd thoughts, IT'S WORTH IT! ;)
04:30 baru betul2 bangun. tapi still hujan. lebat pulak tuh. *mandi*
04:50 dah siap2 pakai baju, tudung. tapi masih lagi hujan. so i surfed the internet on what attire to wear if it rains on marathon day. *bukak laptop/internet*
05:00 makan pisang & epal untuk alas perut. mr google says, these are the kind of foods that are recommended to be taken atleast an hour b4 u start ur run *still surfing for other info*
05:45 solat subuh and prayed for the best for my big day. rasa cam amik final exam lak. hehe.
05:55 kejut my bro to send me to dataran merdeka. masih hujan, tapi alhamdullillah, hujan dah renyai2 *naik kete*
06:05 on our way to dataran, byk jalan tutup dan nampak full marathon people were running in the dim light of the street lamps. my bro dropped me off at the back of bank rakyat building, opposite to royal selangor club. alhamdullillah, hujan dah reda. *jalan kaki sikit, warmed up a lil bit*
06:30 stretching! a-must-do-thing b4 start running to prevent/reduce injury from happening.
06:45 toilet! susah kalau bocor tgh jln :p
06:50 taking up position at the start line. i was 300meter at the back. pepandai la nak catch up later. bukannye nak race pun. hehe.
07:00 ready, get set, go! i just maintained my own pace. slowly but surely.
07:45 berenti byk kali masa kat jalan perdana belakang masjid negara, the 6km point. demotivated sat tgk jalan berbukit. this hilly-torture ended when i finally reached jalan parlimen, the flat road and also our usual training spot.
08:10 another 2km to go. so near yet so faraway. mentally im struggling. my stamina was at its lowest but the strong willed heart kept my feet going. come on eta, dont give up just yet, not now! go eta go!
08:25 yeay! i made it! *sedih takde rakan2 photog to capture this precious moment*
08:30 got the medal & queued up for the anlene bone test.
09:00 met up with my frens. they signed up for 5km fun run. hey! they really seemed to have fun. im really proud of them, they managed to finish the 5km despites of improper training and busy work schedule. thats the spirit girls! ;) *panas & lapa*
~~~now, im struggling to perform my prayers. nak duduk antara dua sujud sakit lutut wooo.. but, on 2nd thoughts, IT'S WORTH IT! ;)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Lamanye...
Dah lama tak jenguk2 blog ni! Bersawang! :D
Anyway, I was pretty occupied with lots of things especially during weekends since early of May. The weekends activities were quite varies, which ranging from freelance jobs (oracle programming, pening baca coding), alumni (amik gambo, charity gak nih), kiwanis teacher's day (charity activity wif my Kinabalu team) and spending some quality times with myself and my family. Kalau dah kawin camner la agaknye tahap kesibukan? Sure setahun tak update blog ni. Entah! Can't imagine! :p
Oh ya! I have myself registered the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2010 which will be held on this coming 27th June. Managed to influence some of my colleagues too. Tu la pasal sejak akhir2 ni kami jog bagai nak rak. Skang agak nyesal sebab ter'register' untuk yg 10km nye. Ergh. Napa la selalu main redah pastu nyesal kemudian? Jangan gelak la kalau tak berjaya nanti..doakan saya ini boleh lari sampai habis ye? takuttt niiii..
Anyway, I was pretty occupied with lots of things especially during weekends since early of May. The weekends activities were quite varies, which ranging from freelance jobs (oracle programming, pening baca coding), alumni (amik gambo, charity gak nih), kiwanis teacher's day (charity activity wif my Kinabalu team) and spending some quality times with myself and my family. Kalau dah kawin camner la agaknye tahap kesibukan? Sure setahun tak update blog ni. Entah! Can't imagine! :p
Oh ya! I have myself registered the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2010 which will be held on this coming 27th June. Managed to influence some of my colleagues too. Tu la pasal sejak akhir2 ni kami jog bagai nak rak. Skang agak nyesal sebab ter'register' untuk yg 10km nye. Ergh. Napa la selalu main redah pastu nyesal kemudian? Jangan gelak la kalau tak berjaya nanti..doakan saya ini boleh lari sampai habis ye? takuttt niiii..
Monday, May 17, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Camner bole kalah ngan Jepun ni?
ish ish ish......now, we are playing against Denmark in quarterfinal this evening. Even if we win, we still need to take on China/Indonesia for a place in the semifinal/final..laluan sukar tu nampaknya..atau..adakah maseh terlalu awal untuk memperkatakannya? we'll see.....
Friday, April 30, 2010
tik tok tik tok dup dap dup dap
tu dia bunyi jam yang kurasakan semakin laju dan bunyi degupan jantungku yang semakin kencang...tak lama lagi akan berjumpa dengan si dia yang sudah lama tak ketemu...adalah dekat 9tahun lamanye...rinduuuu!!! sehinggakan malam2ku sejak akhir2 ini asyik termimpi2kan dirimu...
dulu...nyesal jugak sebab takmo bergamba bersama2..eksenkan aku ini?..haaaa..lepas tu nyesal tak sudah..yelah, pertemuan yang tak dirakamkan, takde bahan bukti kalau orang bertanya "betul ke dah pernah jumpe?"...isk isk isk..itulah orang kata, kita hanya mampu merancang, Allah jua yang menentukan...
nervous, takut, risau, gelisah, excited...segalanya berbaur...diriku tertanya2..apakah kau masih seperti dahulu? atau..sudah berubahkah dikau?
harap2 dan muga2 kita dipertemukan lagi pada awal pagi 4mei ini! muga2 dijauhkan segala bentuk halangan, hujan, pemikiran negatif/"tidak boleh" dan dipermudahkan segala urusan kami ini...
ohhh PAPAN TANDA PUNCAK KINABALU...nantikan daku!!! hehehehe...
dulu...nyesal jugak sebab takmo bergamba bersama2..eksenkan aku ini?..haaaa..lepas tu nyesal tak sudah..yelah, pertemuan yang tak dirakamkan, takde bahan bukti kalau orang bertanya "betul ke dah pernah jumpe?"...isk isk isk..itulah orang kata, kita hanya mampu merancang, Allah jua yang menentukan...
nervous, takut, risau, gelisah, excited...segalanya berbaur...diriku tertanya2..apakah kau masih seperti dahulu? atau..sudah berubahkah dikau?
harap2 dan muga2 kita dipertemukan lagi pada awal pagi 4mei ini! muga2 dijauhkan segala bentuk halangan, hujan, pemikiran negatif/"tidak boleh" dan dipermudahkan segala urusan kami ini...
ohhh PAPAN TANDA PUNCAK KINABALU...nantikan daku!!! hehehehe...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Taiping
Last weekend my Kinabalu/KOMA geng and I went to Taiping for Rogaining game and hiking at Bukit Larut. Perak is such a beautiful place for outdoor activities and photography. My camera battery almost went dead just to take clouds and scenery pics along the highway. Gigam bak kata orang KOMA. *Gigam=gila gamba*
Once we had settled with our stay at Taman Lake View homestay, we planned to have a group dinner that nite after those who joined Rogaining finished with their briefing. So, me Fatma Amie Dila and Dayang went for an aimless adventure driving in Taiping while waiting for them. Since it was an aimless driving, (the main objective later was decided, to buy Fatma's top-up at 7Eleven), we somehow got lost. We were already in Kamunting and headed to Butterworth by Amie's GPS guidance. Haru-biru masa tu. At last, we finally found our way back by following our own instincts. It was quite late at that time that we all had separate dinner with the others. Lepas makan, terus balik, penat, terus tido.
While some of us involved with Rogaining on that Sunday morning, the five of us went for hiking thru the jungles of Bukit Larut. I was hoping to take pics of flora and fauna that are rarely found since I borrowed a macro lens from Razif. Susah jugak nak guna kalau tak praktis dulu. Berat pulak tu coz there are 3 flashes attached to the camera and lens. Hiking pulak stamina kurang. Huhu. Sampai Permai View, after 8km hiking, we headed back to kaki bukit by truck. Gigil lutut.
Zana's team won for the 2nd prize for Open Mixed category while Zahir's team won the Dynamic Team title. Congrats guys!
We headed back home that nite around 7pm. It was in the middle of our journey back, when I felt a cold small object at my right upper leg. When we stopped at perhentian Tapah for solat, I was rushing to the ladies. Ada pacat pulak dlm seluar kat pangkal peha pulak tuh. Patut la rasa sejuk semacam sebab darah byk keluar. Solat memang kene bukak jeans. Hish...ngeri sungguh!
Sampai rumah dlm kul 1 pagi. Ngantuk kat opis esoknye. Zzzzzzzzzzzz.....
Once we had settled with our stay at Taman Lake View homestay, we planned to have a group dinner that nite after those who joined Rogaining finished with their briefing. So, me Fatma Amie Dila and Dayang went for an aimless adventure driving in Taiping while waiting for them. Since it was an aimless driving, (the main objective later was decided, to buy Fatma's top-up at 7Eleven), we somehow got lost. We were already in Kamunting and headed to Butterworth by Amie's GPS guidance. Haru-biru masa tu. At last, we finally found our way back by following our own instincts. It was quite late at that time that we all had separate dinner with the others. Lepas makan, terus balik, penat, terus tido.
While some of us involved with Rogaining on that Sunday morning, the five of us went for hiking thru the jungles of Bukit Larut. I was hoping to take pics of flora and fauna that are rarely found since I borrowed a macro lens from Razif. Susah jugak nak guna kalau tak praktis dulu. Berat pulak tu coz there are 3 flashes attached to the camera and lens. Hiking pulak stamina kurang. Huhu. Sampai Permai View, after 8km hiking, we headed back to kaki bukit by truck. Gigil lutut.
Zana's team won for the 2nd prize for Open Mixed category while Zahir's team won the Dynamic Team title. Congrats guys!
We headed back home that nite around 7pm. It was in the middle of our journey back, when I felt a cold small object at my right upper leg. When we stopped at perhentian Tapah for solat, I was rushing to the ladies. Ada pacat pulak dlm seluar kat pangkal peha pulak tuh. Patut la rasa sejuk semacam sebab darah byk keluar. Solat memang kene bukak jeans. Hish...ngeri sungguh! Sampai rumah dlm kul 1 pagi. Ngantuk kat opis esoknye. Zzzzzzzzzzzz.....
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
I am...
I am so sorry if u are furious with my bit-harsh-but-true email. Believe me, u are not the one that I aimed for ;)
I am not sorry for myself. I am who I am. Any suggestions on how Eta should improve herself are most welcomed. But I would see to it as I think it is required.
I am feeling sorry for those who live in their hypocrite world. Never make promises u tend not to keep. Never say something u don't actually mean to say to people, then talk behind their back later on.
I am a bit down in the dumps today. Perhaps, work stress..? office politic..? I just don't feel I am appreciated by my bosses, that's all. Susah sangat ke nak isi borang permanent tuh?! It's really hard when u have to fight all alone! Sedih! Camne kalau tiba2 dapat termination letter? Mana nak carik keje? Kontrak abis early of this coming may. Takutnye!
I am now realize that worries or anger that I may have in me may not lead me to any good. Those two could just bring more destruction to my own life or my own emotional health in particular.
I am glad and thankful for the life that I've been given. I am healthy person, physically and mentally. I have my beloved family, who are always there for me. I also have lots of great frens, and we care for each other. We may rarely show it, but we just know it.
Surely, there are always solutions to every problem...Harap2...
I am not sorry for myself. I am who I am. Any suggestions on how Eta should improve herself are most welcomed. But I would see to it as I think it is required.
I am feeling sorry for those who live in their hypocrite world. Never make promises u tend not to keep. Never say something u don't actually mean to say to people, then talk behind their back later on.
I am a bit down in the dumps today. Perhaps, work stress..? office politic..? I just don't feel I am appreciated by my bosses, that's all. Susah sangat ke nak isi borang permanent tuh?! It's really hard when u have to fight all alone! Sedih! Camne kalau tiba2 dapat termination letter? Mana nak carik keje? Kontrak abis early of this coming may. Takutnye!
I am now realize that worries or anger that I may have in me may not lead me to any good. Those two could just bring more destruction to my own life or my own emotional health in particular.
I am glad and thankful for the life that I've been given. I am healthy person, physically and mentally. I have my beloved family, who are always there for me. I also have lots of great frens, and we care for each other. We may rarely show it, but we just know it.
Surely, there are always solutions to every problem...Harap2...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
FRIM
Me and my Kinabalu geng, Dila Amie Fatma and some of Fatma's frens, went to FRIM for hiking and picnic last Sunday. I just wore jeans and shirts with the thoughts of PICNIC agenda in mind. Nak bawak baju spare lepas mandi-manda pun tak terpikir langsung. Menarik dan besa FRIM nih. Ramai orang datang beriadah dgn keluarga dan tak kurang juga kompeni2 yang buat aktiviti rekreasi kat sini.
Berjaya simpan bukti sampai ke puncak.
Antara yang pegi hiking. Check kedatangan melalui kasut.
Berjaya simpan bukti sampai ke puncak.
Antara yang pegi hiking. Check kedatangan melalui kasut.Friday, April 16, 2010
"Kalau mak meninggal..."
I was in the office busy preparing slides during lunch time when my mum called. "Mak Long dah meninggal kat Seremban, rumah Abang Nyai(my cousin). Awak nak balik rumah kul brapa?"
I was so shocked and paused for a long time before I replied "Innalillah...nanti eta confirm dengan mak balik". "OK". End of conversation.
Unsure what to do, I asked my colleagues. "Makcik saya meninggal.. macammana ek?" I heard myself asking the dumbest question of the day. They suggested me to go back home and they would let my boss know once she came back from lunch. So I just emailed with whatever I have finished with the slides, hoping my teammates would be OK without me in the meeting.
Eventhough I may never be her fave niece, Mak Long will always be one of my fave aunties. She was so full of love, kind-hearted and soft-spoken. She always greeted me and my family with our favorite kuih like tapai and kuih koci whenever she knew we would come to pay her a visit. I will surely lepak longer at her house every time I went back to kampung.
That evening, me and my mum were heading to our kampung in Johor since we were told she would be buried there after Isya. In the car, we discussed a couple of things that relate to Islam when a person dies such as the will and inheritance distribution in Islam, the appropriate place and time to bury and the journey to the afterlife.
And that was when my mum told me "Kalau mak meninggal, tak payah tunggu lama2 atau nak tunggu Fara(my sis who's still studying in Indon) balik Malaysia, terus tanam jek..." I hate it when she kept on saying that these past few years. It just makes me sad. So I just kept silence and rather not respond to her. Sometimes I even changed the topic. Tak baik kan?
Malam tu, sedih dan sebak masa mendoakan kesejahteraan Mak Long masa solat jenazah. Eta doakan semoga roh Mak Long dicucuri rahmat dan berada dikalangan orang yang soleh dan baik2. Alfatihah. Amin.
Something to share: "When one dies, everything in this earthly life is left behind, and there are no more opportunities to perform acts of righteousness and faith. The Prophet Muhammad once said that there are three things, however, which may continue to benefit a person after death: charity given during life which continues to help others, knowledge from which people continue to benefit, and a righteous child who prays for him or her."
I was so shocked and paused for a long time before I replied "Innalillah...nanti eta confirm dengan mak balik". "OK". End of conversation.
Unsure what to do, I asked my colleagues. "Makcik saya meninggal.. macammana ek?" I heard myself asking the dumbest question of the day. They suggested me to go back home and they would let my boss know once she came back from lunch. So I just emailed with whatever I have finished with the slides, hoping my teammates would be OK without me in the meeting.
Eventhough I may never be her fave niece, Mak Long will always be one of my fave aunties. She was so full of love, kind-hearted and soft-spoken. She always greeted me and my family with our favorite kuih like tapai and kuih koci whenever she knew we would come to pay her a visit. I will surely lepak longer at her house every time I went back to kampung.
That evening, me and my mum were heading to our kampung in Johor since we were told she would be buried there after Isya. In the car, we discussed a couple of things that relate to Islam when a person dies such as the will and inheritance distribution in Islam, the appropriate place and time to bury and the journey to the afterlife.
And that was when my mum told me "Kalau mak meninggal, tak payah tunggu lama2 atau nak tunggu Fara(my sis who's still studying in Indon) balik Malaysia, terus tanam jek..." I hate it when she kept on saying that these past few years. It just makes me sad. So I just kept silence and rather not respond to her. Sometimes I even changed the topic. Tak baik kan?
Malam tu, sedih dan sebak masa mendoakan kesejahteraan Mak Long masa solat jenazah. Eta doakan semoga roh Mak Long dicucuri rahmat dan berada dikalangan orang yang soleh dan baik2. Alfatihah. Amin.
Something to share: "When one dies, everything in this earthly life is left behind, and there are no more opportunities to perform acts of righteousness and faith. The Prophet Muhammad once said that there are three things, however, which may continue to benefit a person after death: charity given during life which continues to help others, knowledge from which people continue to benefit, and a righteous child who prays for him or her."
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
My Legs are Killing me!
If you noticed a gorgeous woman..yang ayu berbaju kurung..in her high heels, walking like a penguin this whole week, yeah, you saw it right! That was me.
Me and my legs problem are inseparable. Especially when travelling and having outdoor activities that require me to walk or run a lot. At the moment, my legs are recovering with the help of R-I-C-E, Rest Ice Compression and Elevation.
I am also thinking to buy a new pair of running shoes. Hope this will solve my problem. I really need to get back into my Kinabalu training routine. And I will look into proper stretching too......
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Batu Caves
What is so special about Batu Caves at the moment? Haaa..ni bukan nak pi baya nazar atau nak sambut Thaipusam eh. Semuanye gara2 nak join centralized training for Kinabalu via Ferrata expedition. And my first time ever in meeting people that I've never met face-to-face before too. The only person that I know in the team was Jai. But he's now in Thailand, working, and will be back to KL another few more weeks to join us for this Kinabalu trip. I guess, making frens with my other teammates is not such a difficult thing to do after all. Alah, kawan Jai, macam Jai jugak tuh. And it proves me right. They are easy to get along with and cheerful too! ;)
Lepas subuh terus jek drive ke situ dan sampai dalam 7am. Takde manusia kecuali burung merpati yang banyak dan jinak. Yeah, today in history, the Batu Caves was officially opened by ME! I also captured some pics while waiting for others. Above, focusing on the white pigeon and blurring a row of other pigeons and the background using my new lens, 50mm f/1.8.
There are 272 steps altogether, but I didn't have the energy to concentrate on counting them. I only managed to climb 3 times to the top. Pastu tak larat. Camno ni eta???
Pic of us having breakfast after training. Depa ni semua terer2 dan laju2 belaka, takut jek saya ini dibiarkan tertinggal merata2 masa naik Kinabalu nanti...huhu..
Lepas subuh terus jek drive ke situ dan sampai dalam 7am. Takde manusia kecuali burung merpati yang banyak dan jinak. Yeah, today in history, the Batu Caves was officially opened by ME! I also captured some pics while waiting for others. Above, focusing on the white pigeon and blurring a row of other pigeons and the background using my new lens, 50mm f/1.8.
There are 272 steps altogether, but I didn't have the energy to concentrate on counting them. I only managed to climb 3 times to the top. Pastu tak larat. Camno ni eta???
Pic of us having breakfast after training. Depa ni semua terer2 dan laju2 belaka, takut jek saya ini dibiarkan tertinggal merata2 masa naik Kinabalu nanti...huhu..
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Bukit Broga
Sabtu lepas me and my photo geng ke Bukit Broga, ketinggian dalam 400m dari aras laut, kat Semenyih untuk sesi tangkap gamba. Tepukan untuk WanLiana kerana berjaya organize aktiviti ini dengan jayanya. *tepuk*
*tepuk*
*tepuk*
Kami janji berkumpul kul 5.00am depan entrance Uniten. Bertolak dalam 5.05am sebab saya terdatang lambat. Sori guys, ingatkan rumah paling dekat senang nak kejar masa..heee..
Sampai kat kaki bukit, kat ladang kelapa sawit, agak cepat dalam 5.30am. Depa praktis F1 kot. Tapi risau jugak sebab hujan rintik2. Luper nak bawak ponco atau plastik. Yang penting nak cover kamera dan lens. Other than that did not seem to matter at that time. Sib baik hujan kucing dan anjing kejap jek. Pastu reda kembali. Syukur...
Nak dekat sampai puncak kami berenti sat solat subuh. Saya ditugaskan membawa kompas kiblat dan tikar. Malam tu punye la selongkar carik tikar takut tak cukup untuk para jemaah. Terpaksa lah bawak tambahan 2 bijik sleeping bags. Rupenye depa bukan nak solat jemaah. Tapi sendirian berhad. Ish ish ishhh.. Huhu...Takpe eta, ikhlaskan diri..Pahala tu..Pahalaaa..
Lepas solat, naik lagik. Penatnye nak sampai puncak. Sapa kata 30minit dari kaki bukit? Haha. Mungkin untuk pendaki amatur macam kami ni dlm 45minit ler. Tapi berbaloi2. Bila sampai kat atas jek, pemandangannya.. Subhanallah, menakjubkan sungguh ciptaan Allah ini. Awan cantik, siap pelangi, langit membiru, lalang2 berbunga..everything there was so breathtaking. Segala penat dah seakan hilang.
Tapi sayang. I was not into landscape or scenery at that time. Banyak candid gamba orang jek yang telah diuploadkan kat FB. All in all, Bukit Broga memang BEST!!! (balik umah terus tumbang & flat....)
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Cute Kids
Just wana share some pics taken recently at majlis cukur jambul for my colleague's daughter. Comel kanak2 disitu. Unexpectedly, dapat extra upah ambil gamba plak tu. Gamba biasa2 je pun..tapi, nak tenkiu jugaklah. Anyway, lessons learned from my first freelance photog experience are:
1) Always arrive to the event atleast half an hour early. To get to know the surroundings and people, i.e. family & close frens & spots, is essential part of taking pics in any event.
2) Stay alert, take initiative and be creative in getting the angle views. Always take positions earlier whenever your instinct tells you that there is going to be a moment to be captured. Aritu luper nak cuba amik top view dari tangga.
3) Stay informed with the agenda of the event. The agenda gives a holistic view in mind on what pics to be taken in an events that makes the photo album more meaningful and complete as if nothing is left missing.
4) Be open dan ringan mulut bertanya. Atleast orang2 kat majlis tu rasa tak segan sgt dan sedikit selesa dengan kehadiran photog yang nak amik gambo candid mereka.
5) Most importantly, know how to cope with your camera settings. As for mine, for indoor: with flash=TTL mode, ISO=200, Mode=Manual, Shutter=125, Aperture=Depends. For outdoor: no flash, ISO=200, Mode=Programmed (Shutter & Aperture adjusted accordingly). Sebenarnye, suke ati, no restrictions to whatever settings you have in your camera as long as the pics turned out gorgeous!
1) Always arrive to the event atleast half an hour early. To get to know the surroundings and people, i.e. family & close frens & spots, is essential part of taking pics in any event.
2) Stay alert, take initiative and be creative in getting the angle views. Always take positions earlier whenever your instinct tells you that there is going to be a moment to be captured. Aritu luper nak cuba amik top view dari tangga.
3) Stay informed with the agenda of the event. The agenda gives a holistic view in mind on what pics to be taken in an events that makes the photo album more meaningful and complete as if nothing is left missing.
4) Be open dan ringan mulut bertanya. Atleast orang2 kat majlis tu rasa tak segan sgt dan sedikit selesa dengan kehadiran photog yang nak amik gambo candid mereka.
5) Most importantly, know how to cope with your camera settings. As for mine, for indoor: with flash=TTL mode, ISO=200, Mode=Manual, Shutter=125, Aperture=Depends. For outdoor: no flash, ISO=200, Mode=Programmed (Shutter & Aperture adjusted accordingly). Sebenarnye, suke ati, no restrictions to whatever settings you have in your camera as long as the pics turned out gorgeous!
Abang yang suke bermain dgn kereta permainan dia
Adik yang comel and well behaved
The white shirt kid "Hey! I want that lolipop too! It looks so delicous and yummy!"
The cute little boy peaces out
I have no front teeth, but who cares..I'm having a blast!
Huwaaaa...I want my mommy!!! Monday, March 22, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Belon Panas, Putrajaya pun Panas
Sabtu pagi, me Nurli Asma and KNazma, ke Putrajaya sempena ada Belon Panas di Putrajaya. The main agenda was to actually celebrate Nurli's belated birthday. Sambil2 praktis balik skill amik gamba yang dah lama ditinggalkan. After breakfast around 10am, we headed to Precint2, nearby the Goverment Office. Parking susah nak carik. Ramai manusia dan kete pun banyak. Ingatkan nak park kat tepi jambatan. Tapi bila nampak polis tgh letak tiket saman kat kete2 situ, terus tak jadik.
Me and Asma planned to give a ballon ride treat to Nurli as a gift for her birthday. But the tickets were already sold out. Kesian, takde rezeki la untuk Nurli aritu. Pic above, Nurli cekak pinggang and KNazma frust sebab tak dapat naik. I was a bit frustrated too, but can't really show it since I was the one taking this pic. Heee... Anyway, below pics are some of my faves. 
Above, perhaps more ballons? more colours?
Pic of kids enjoying themselves cycling around the pavement area.
Dare to give urself a ride in a rolling ball?
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Baju Merah di Malaysia
I walked into the office this morning when my officemates started teasing me, saying "You look so red today" "Merahnye mak ngah". I just smiled. I don't mind with whatever people say, as long as I feel comfortable in the clothes I wearing. Baju kurung moden yang agak tabaruj warnanya, tapi jenis cotton serap peluh dan selesa untuk bergerak cepat. Jokingly I replied to them that I was actually an undercover spy for the Red Shirt movement in Thailand. They laughed at my remark.
Come to think of it, I remember a holiday trip to Bangkok that me and my frens went last 2 years back. Alhamdullillah nothing bad had happened to us. It was an enjoyable trip indeed. Bangkok surely a place worth visiting. Apart from my legs cramped that I could barely walk after having foot massage. A massage is supposed to be soothing, isn't it? Dahlah backpack berat.
A month after our trip, the breaking news of Yellow Shirts (against Thaksin) picket in Bangkok caught my attention. The incident caused all the flights delayed which resulted lots of people stranded in the Bangkok's International Airport. And at that time, we were so glad that we were already back in Malaysia. And now, the Thailand's political crisis seems to be worsening. In revenge the Thaksin's supporters copied the Yellow Shirt tactics and took to the streets in red shirts. Terkejut jugak bila baca berita pasal guna darah sendiri, 300liter, untuk disimbah ke pagar rumah PM mereka. Ada bagusnya kalau derma ke hospital.
Deep in my heart, I am grateful that our country Malaysia, is a peaceful place to stay and people here live in harmony, despite of the cultural differences and minor political conflicts we might have here and there. Let's pray that this shall continue this way. Amin.
Come to think of it, I remember a holiday trip to Bangkok that me and my frens went last 2 years back. Alhamdullillah nothing bad had happened to us. It was an enjoyable trip indeed. Bangkok surely a place worth visiting. Apart from my legs cramped that I could barely walk after having foot massage. A massage is supposed to be soothing, isn't it? Dahlah backpack berat.
A month after our trip, the breaking news of Yellow Shirts (against Thaksin) picket in Bangkok caught my attention. The incident caused all the flights delayed which resulted lots of people stranded in the Bangkok's International Airport. And at that time, we were so glad that we were already back in Malaysia. And now, the Thailand's political crisis seems to be worsening. In revenge the Thaksin's supporters copied the Yellow Shirt tactics and took to the streets in red shirts. Terkejut jugak bila baca berita pasal guna darah sendiri, 300liter, untuk disimbah ke pagar rumah PM mereka. Ada bagusnya kalau derma ke hospital.
Deep in my heart, I am grateful that our country Malaysia, is a peaceful place to stay and people here live in harmony, despite of the cultural differences and minor political conflicts we might have here and there. Let's pray that this shall continue this way. Amin.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
"If you don’t take your own dreams seriously, who will?"
Menarik kan quote ni? I found it in one of the American blogs, a recommended reading by a fren. (err..I guess the blogger is an American since his life revolves mainly around US) . The blog has lots of self-development postings in it, which covers life, career and travel. Not sure whether all the postings are applicable to us, as Malaysians in general and as muslims as a whole. Apa kata, buang yang tak relevan, ambil yang boleh digunapakai. Bak kata omputih, look on the bright side. Some of the postings are worth reading.
The most interesting article posted (the only thing that I've actually read) so far is WHY YOU SHOULD QUIT YOUR JOB AND TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD. This, has never come across my mind before. I mean, the thoughts of "Should I quit my job?" always struck my head especially when I got better job offer elsewhere. And to "Travel around the world" is quite possible if I just go for holidays to a few different countries once or twice a year, or I can just get a job that requires me to travel abroad a lot. But to act on the combination of both? Pretty scary isn't it? We, the grown-ups, certainly have other commitments and obligations. So, ada berani mau cuba ka?
The reason my fren asked me to read the posting was to help me sorting out my indecisive thoughts. To go or not to go? Should I or shouldn't I? Well, enough said. Lapa ni. Jom dinner!
The most interesting article posted (the only thing that I've actually read) so far is WHY YOU SHOULD QUIT YOUR JOB AND TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD. This, has never come across my mind before. I mean, the thoughts of "Should I quit my job?" always struck my head especially when I got better job offer elsewhere. And to "Travel around the world" is quite possible if I just go for holidays to a few different countries once or twice a year, or I can just get a job that requires me to travel abroad a lot. But to act on the combination of both? Pretty scary isn't it? We, the grown-ups, certainly have other commitments and obligations. So, ada berani mau cuba ka?
The reason my fren asked me to read the posting was to help me sorting out my indecisive thoughts. To go or not to go? Should I or shouldn't I? Well, enough said. Lapa ni. Jom dinner!
Monday, March 15, 2010
When two IT people talk
The following details were divided into several subtopics, simulating the typical IT people in solving personal problems by putting their IT consultation skills into practice. *xxx bukan nama sebenar*
Frustrations & Problem Statement
tulipzt: baru minggu ni naik komuter
tulipzt: rasa penat
xxx: hahaha
xxx: biau benar
tulipzt: sbb kene bangun awal pagi kul 5lebih
xxx: u naik komuter
xxx: mcm ketidakpercayaan je
tulipzt: pastu cam conscious semacam..
tulipzt: takut kene tinggalkan dek komuter
tulipzt: terpaksa
xxx: hahaha
tulipzt: kete buat hal
xxx: lor..
The Likely Temporary Solutions
xxx: ape kate replace aje kete tu
tulipzt: mmg pun
tulipzt: tapi kan
tulipzt: rumah dah nak siap
tulipzt: byk duit nak pakai
xxx: leh sewakan kan umah tu
xxx: nak renovate ke
tulipzt: so kene bersaba dulu
tulipzt: nak sewakan pun kene pasang lampu kipas grill kan
tulipzt: kamu ni
tulipzt: heheheuhuh
xxx: takde la..klu spend byk2 pun leh dpt kete baru
tulipzt: lampu kipas grill=dlm rm2k
Confusions & Problems Realization
xxx: lampu kipas kene pasang sendiri ekk
tulipzt: aah
tulipzt: sendiri ler
tulipzt: takkan nak suh penyewa kot
xxx: satu lampu pun xde ke
tulipzt: ish
tulipzt: hahaha
tulipzt: soalan dia ni kan
xxx: bukan ke umah siap lampu skali
tulipzt: klaka la dia nih
tulipzt: wayering jek yg ada
tulipzt: lampu kene beli dan pasang sendiri
xxx: abis tu slalu tunjuk umah contoh tu
xxx: xkan satu pun x provide
tulipzt: eeeeeeeeeee
xxx: lampu n kipas kan basic
tulipzt: kene beli rumah dulu baru tau
tulipzt: mmg la basic
xxx: isk..x menarik la nak beli umah camtu
tulipzt: unless la beli umah contoh tuh..umah second hand ke..confirm la ada lampu kipas semua tu..huhuhu..
xxx: hahaha
xxx: at least ade la lampu n kipas cikai2 ke
tulipzt: macam2 la dia ni
tulipzt: hhuhuuhuhu
xxx: hahahaha
Diversions from the Main Problem
xxx: cene naik komuter
xxx: best x bersesak2..
xxx: ceh
tulipzt: skang dah kurang sesak
tulipzt: sebab 15min kekerapan
tulipzt: ada shuttle
xxx: oo yer ker
tulipzt: since nov2009
xxx: shuttle?
tulipzt: semenjak u dah takde baru dia jadik best
xxx: isk..byk dah kemajuan x tau ni
xxx: hahaha..
Irrelevant Conclusions
xxx: kang klu org ade sana abis la u
tulipzt: hahaha
tulipzt: napa abis?
tulipzt: nak lumba lari ke
xxx: nanti overshadow
xxx: wahahaha
tulipzt: mesti i menang
tulipzt: ceh
tulipzt: haha
xxx: ceh..tau arr dah slalu jogging
tulipzt: bayangkan i berlari pecut tinggalkan xxx
tulipzt: pakai baju kurung berkasut sukan warna hijau
tulipzt: haaa
The Abrupt Stopping & Issues remain Unresolved
tulipzt: ehhhh
tulipzt: aku byk keje nih
xxx: wahahaha
tulipzt: cakap ngan xxx mmg tak berenti punye
tulipzt: huhuhuh
xxx: nak gak tgk pki baju kurung kasut ijau
xxx: terserlah abis keayuan u
tulipzt: hahahahaa
xxx: nanti org balik kl jgn lupe pki tau
tulipzt: takmo
tulipzt: bye
xxx: hahaha
Frustrations & Problem Statement
tulipzt: baru minggu ni naik komuter
tulipzt: rasa penat
xxx: hahaha
xxx: biau benar
tulipzt: sbb kene bangun awal pagi kul 5lebih
xxx: u naik komuter
xxx: mcm ketidakpercayaan je
tulipzt: pastu cam conscious semacam..
tulipzt: takut kene tinggalkan dek komuter
tulipzt: terpaksa
xxx: hahaha
tulipzt: kete buat hal
xxx: lor..
The Likely Temporary Solutions
xxx: ape kate replace aje kete tu
tulipzt: mmg pun
tulipzt: tapi kan
tulipzt: rumah dah nak siap
tulipzt: byk duit nak pakai
xxx: leh sewakan kan umah tu
xxx: nak renovate ke
tulipzt: so kene bersaba dulu
tulipzt: nak sewakan pun kene pasang lampu kipas grill kan
tulipzt: kamu ni
tulipzt: heheheuhuh
xxx: takde la..klu spend byk2 pun leh dpt kete baru
tulipzt: lampu kipas grill=dlm rm2k
Confusions & Problems Realization
xxx: lampu kipas kene pasang sendiri ekk
tulipzt: aah
tulipzt: sendiri ler
tulipzt: takkan nak suh penyewa kot
xxx: satu lampu pun xde ke
tulipzt: ish
tulipzt: hahaha
tulipzt: soalan dia ni kan
xxx: bukan ke umah siap lampu skali
tulipzt: klaka la dia nih
tulipzt: wayering jek yg ada
tulipzt: lampu kene beli dan pasang sendiri
xxx: abis tu slalu tunjuk umah contoh tu
xxx: xkan satu pun x provide
tulipzt: eeeeeeeeeee
xxx: lampu n kipas kan basic
tulipzt: kene beli rumah dulu baru tau
tulipzt: mmg la basic
xxx: isk..x menarik la nak beli umah camtu
tulipzt: unless la beli umah contoh tuh..umah second hand ke..confirm la ada lampu kipas semua tu..huhuhu..
xxx: hahaha
xxx: at least ade la lampu n kipas cikai2 ke
tulipzt: macam2 la dia ni
tulipzt: hhuhuuhuhu
xxx: hahahaha
Diversions from the Main Problem
xxx: cene naik komuter
xxx: best x bersesak2..
xxx: ceh
tulipzt: skang dah kurang sesak
tulipzt: sebab 15min kekerapan
tulipzt: ada shuttle
xxx: oo yer ker
tulipzt: since nov2009
xxx: shuttle?
tulipzt: semenjak u dah takde baru dia jadik best
xxx: isk..byk dah kemajuan x tau ni
xxx: hahaha..
Irrelevant Conclusions
xxx: kang klu org ade sana abis la u
tulipzt: hahaha
tulipzt: napa abis?
tulipzt: nak lumba lari ke
xxx: nanti overshadow
xxx: wahahaha
tulipzt: mesti i menang
tulipzt: ceh
tulipzt: haha
xxx: ceh..tau arr dah slalu jogging
tulipzt: bayangkan i berlari pecut tinggalkan xxx
tulipzt: pakai baju kurung berkasut sukan warna hijau
tulipzt: haaa
The Abrupt Stopping & Issues remain Unresolved
tulipzt: ehhhh
tulipzt: aku byk keje nih
xxx: wahahaha
tulipzt: cakap ngan xxx mmg tak berenti punye
tulipzt: huhuhuh
xxx: nak gak tgk pki baju kurung kasut ijau
xxx: terserlah abis keayuan u
tulipzt: hahahahaa
xxx: nanti org balik kl jgn lupe pki tau
tulipzt: takmo
tulipzt: bye
xxx: hahaha
Sunday, March 7, 2010
My very 1st week
This is my first week taking commuter to work. Yelah, dah phobia bawak kete terberenti tgh2 jem. So, just wanna share several useful tips from the commuter experts:
1) Never stares at other people. Either put a blank face as if u are enjoying sight-seeing of the outside view, or pretend sleeping or get a book to read. I prefer the latter one.
2) Wear sandals or flat shoes. U may need to run as quickly as possible to hop into the last minute train without tripping.
3) It is advisable to bring along umbrella these days. Unless u prefer to look macho or like to get wet in the rain. Bak kata pepatah melayu, sediakan payung sebelum hujan.
4) Be alert when u are nearby ur stop station. There are some of my frens aka the experts, experienced overslept and noticed they were passing unfamiliar stations and later called the boss saying that they would be late to the office, but rather not to mention why. Malu la tuh, hihi..
5) Be patient and considerate to others in need of the seats more than u do in the train especially the elderly, pregnant women etc. Sometimes the trains tend to arrive late too!
This pic, me reading a book while waiting for my train. Just finished reading two books this week!
1) Never stares at other people. Either put a blank face as if u are enjoying sight-seeing of the outside view, or pretend sleeping or get a book to read. I prefer the latter one.
2) Wear sandals or flat shoes. U may need to run as quickly as possible to hop into the last minute train without tripping.
3) It is advisable to bring along umbrella these days. Unless u prefer to look macho or like to get wet in the rain. Bak kata pepatah melayu, sediakan payung sebelum hujan.
4) Be alert when u are nearby ur stop station. There are some of my frens aka the experts, experienced overslept and noticed they were passing unfamiliar stations and later called the boss saying that they would be late to the office, but rather not to mention why. Malu la tuh, hihi..
5) Be patient and considerate to others in need of the seats more than u do in the train especially the elderly, pregnant women etc. Sometimes the trains tend to arrive late too!
This pic, me reading a book while waiting for my train. Just finished reading two books this week!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Eta in Wonderland 3D
In this pic, goofing around with our 3D glasses. Okaylah citer ni. Not that bad. I give 3 out of 5.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Phobia
1st incident - TUDM
I prepared to go to work as usual that morning. Sharp at 6.45am, I headed straight to Seri Kembangan, the usual traffic hotspot. Got stuck there for a while. Then I passed Besraya toll straight to Tai Thong's school, another usual traffic hotspot. I estimated that I would spend around 20minutes there. Around that time, my car stopped all of a sudden every 5minutes. I was not sure why but I was quite panic when I could not start my car at all while cutting the left lane towards Jalan Istana, which is just infront the TUDM. I turned on the hazard lights at once. Some cars at the back were honking at me. Nak buat macammana. Bukan sengaja nak berenti pun. Fortunately, I was able to start the car again a few minutes after that. I was not confident that my car could go through another slow moving traffic. So I decided to stop by at the Jalan Istana-Jalan Sungai Besi junction's emergency lane, which is just below the fly over. I called my father and told him everything. My father was at kampung at that time so he gave me the number of the nearby workshop. The owner was Hisham. I waited for Hisham after I called him. Suddenly my phone rang, with my boss's number appeared on the screen.
"Apa ko buat kat emergency lane tu Zeta?"
"Saje lepak2 sambil hirup udara pagi yang segar" Haha ketawa dalam hati "Kete saya rosak la Kak Ana"
"Abis..macammana tu?"
"Saya dah call mekanik dah. Kak Ana kat mana tu?"
"Aku baru jek lepas tempat ko berenti tu, depan Istana"
"Ooo..ok..takperlah, saya tunggu jek la mekanik sampai. Apa2 hal kimsalam jek la diaorang kat opis tu kalau saya tak dapat datang keje ari ni"
"Ok"
Finally Hisham came over and sent me to the office. Later that afternoon, I was having a mere headache to know that the car needed for a top overhaul. Apakah itu top overhaul?!
2nd incident - Muzium Negara
After 3 weeks of top overhauling, same things happened to my car along the way around TUDM area. The temperature rose really quick. The car stopped at 60km/hr on the right lane aka speed lane, right after I passed the Istana. Great. Of all places, why must the speed lane? Then, I turned on the hazard lights, waited for a few minutes and try to start my car again. Alhamdullillah. The engine started and slowly I moved towards left to park my car at the small emergency lane, just before the Muzium. I waited in the car, hoping that it would cool down after another 15minutes. I really had to go to the office that day to ensure everything was ok with the Online Registration testing. Sikit lagi tu. Suddenly, a red Saga approached and parked just right behind my car. Kak Ana..you are really my saviour! I then paid RM2 for the Muzium Negara parking ticket, parked my car there and went away in the new red Saga to the office. Thanks to Kak Ana for being there for me and I am so sorry that you were late to the office because of me! ;)
I prepared to go to work as usual that morning. Sharp at 6.45am, I headed straight to Seri Kembangan, the usual traffic hotspot. Got stuck there for a while. Then I passed Besraya toll straight to Tai Thong's school, another usual traffic hotspot. I estimated that I would spend around 20minutes there. Around that time, my car stopped all of a sudden every 5minutes. I was not sure why but I was quite panic when I could not start my car at all while cutting the left lane towards Jalan Istana, which is just infront the TUDM. I turned on the hazard lights at once. Some cars at the back were honking at me. Nak buat macammana. Bukan sengaja nak berenti pun. Fortunately, I was able to start the car again a few minutes after that. I was not confident that my car could go through another slow moving traffic. So I decided to stop by at the Jalan Istana-Jalan Sungai Besi junction's emergency lane, which is just below the fly over. I called my father and told him everything. My father was at kampung at that time so he gave me the number of the nearby workshop. The owner was Hisham. I waited for Hisham after I called him. Suddenly my phone rang, with my boss's number appeared on the screen.
"Apa ko buat kat emergency lane tu Zeta?"
"Saje lepak2 sambil hirup udara pagi yang segar" Haha ketawa dalam hati "Kete saya rosak la Kak Ana"
"Abis..macammana tu?"
"Saya dah call mekanik dah. Kak Ana kat mana tu?"
"Aku baru jek lepas tempat ko berenti tu, depan Istana"
"Ooo..ok..takperlah, saya tunggu jek la mekanik sampai. Apa2 hal kimsalam jek la diaorang kat opis tu kalau saya tak dapat datang keje ari ni"
"Ok"
Finally Hisham came over and sent me to the office. Later that afternoon, I was having a mere headache to know that the car needed for a top overhaul. Apakah itu top overhaul?!
2nd incident - Muzium Negara
After 3 weeks of top overhauling, same things happened to my car along the way around TUDM area. The temperature rose really quick. The car stopped at 60km/hr on the right lane aka speed lane, right after I passed the Istana. Great. Of all places, why must the speed lane? Then, I turned on the hazard lights, waited for a few minutes and try to start my car again. Alhamdullillah. The engine started and slowly I moved towards left to park my car at the small emergency lane, just before the Muzium. I waited in the car, hoping that it would cool down after another 15minutes. I really had to go to the office that day to ensure everything was ok with the Online Registration testing. Sikit lagi tu. Suddenly, a red Saga approached and parked just right behind my car. Kak Ana..you are really my saviour! I then paid RM2 for the Muzium Negara parking ticket, parked my car there and went away in the new red Saga to the office. Thanks to Kak Ana for being there for me and I am so sorry that you were late to the office because of me! ;)
Monday, March 1, 2010
Haiwan pun tahu sayangkan anak
Just want to post something related to morality and ignorance of our nowadays society in dealing with social problems like killing and throwing babies in the dumps, child abuse and many other more. AlFatihah for adik Syafiah who just tragically passed away recently. Apalah salah si kecil ini?
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Malam yang Panas!
Kebelakangan ni selalu terjaga tengah malam. Bangun jek berpeluh2. Macam tido dalam oven yang baru dipanaskan. Takpun, macam rasa bahang kat basement parking shopping kompleks yang besar kat KL ni i.e. KLCC/Midvalley/Lowyat. Bila terjaga balik macam ni amik masa sikit nak tido. Selalunye akan terpikir esok nak pakai baju apa, nak pakai eyeshadow warna apa, apa keje yg tak siap lagi. Sambil2 tu baca gak la ayat2 quran mengharapkan dapat tido balik.
Biasalah..rumah batu 2 tingkat macam ni la. Udara panas dan bahang berada dibahagian atas rumah sebab ianya lebih ringan daripada udara dingin. Kalau dulu, rasanye, siang jek panas macam ni. But this time round, siang sampai malam, malam sampai siang pun panas gak. Dah tak enjoy makan coklat kat bilik sebab bukak2 jek mesti cair. Sejak itu coklat dirumah ini hanya berada kat dua tempat jek, kat peti ais untuk disimpan atau kat mulut untuk dimakan. Apa2 pun, cokelat Amicelli jugak yang sedap! Yum3...
Biasalah..rumah batu 2 tingkat macam ni la. Udara panas dan bahang berada dibahagian atas rumah sebab ianya lebih ringan daripada udara dingin. Kalau dulu, rasanye, siang jek panas macam ni. But this time round, siang sampai malam, malam sampai siang pun panas gak. Dah tak enjoy makan coklat kat bilik sebab bukak2 jek mesti cair. Sejak itu coklat dirumah ini hanya berada kat dua tempat jek, kat peti ais untuk disimpan atau kat mulut untuk dimakan. Apa2 pun, cokelat Amicelli jugak yang sedap! Yum3...
Friday, February 26, 2010
I..want to thank youuuu.. (Dido)
Banyak dapat birthday wishes from sms/facebook/etc. Nak sebut sorang2 tak tertaip ;) So, thanks everybody! Yang penting I masih maintain sweet 18. Hehe.
Anyway, my last weekend was quite packed. Sabtu pegi Midvalley, Najwa belanja makan kat TGIF & tengok wayang Valentine's Day. Best2. Akhirnya dapat gak tengok citer ni kan Najwa kan?
Ahad pagi, pegi piknik kat Botanical Garden Putrajaya, organized by Asma, Nurli, KElya & KNazma. We all took our sweet time that morning lepak2 and walking around the garden till afternoon. Maklumlah, dieorang ni orang KL, tak selalu datang Putrajaya. Banyak jugak bende yang diborakkan. Bak kata Asma "Tahun ni aku belum jumpe lagi ko eta!" Hehe.
At the same time I feel quite shocked..and happy to know that Nurli is going for umrah with her parents this early March. Ingatkan nak gi bulan April. Cepatnye masa berlalu. So Nurli, selamat pergi, beramal disana dan kembali semula. Take care of urself dan doakan kami semua juga ye? Petang ke malam pulak celebrate with my family. Penat tapi seronok! zzzzz...Esoknya dah menjanjikan kesibukan di opis pula..zzzzz...
Anyway, my last weekend was quite packed. Sabtu pegi Midvalley, Najwa belanja makan kat TGIF & tengok wayang Valentine's Day. Best2. Akhirnya dapat gak tengok citer ni kan Najwa kan?Ahad pagi, pegi piknik kat Botanical Garden Putrajaya, organized by Asma, Nurli, KElya & KNazma. We all took our sweet time that morning lepak2 and walking around the garden till afternoon. Maklumlah, dieorang ni orang KL, tak selalu datang Putrajaya. Banyak jugak bende yang diborakkan. Bak kata Asma "Tahun ni aku belum jumpe lagi ko eta!" Hehe.
At the same time I feel quite shocked..and happy to know that Nurli is going for umrah with her parents this early March. Ingatkan nak gi bulan April. Cepatnye masa berlalu. So Nurli, selamat pergi, beramal disana dan kembali semula. Take care of urself dan doakan kami semua juga ye? Petang ke malam pulak celebrate with my family. Penat tapi seronok! zzzzz...Esoknya dah menjanjikan kesibukan di opis pula..zzzzz...
Thursday, February 18, 2010
A peaceful week
Bestnye kalau tiap2 hari macam ni. Tak jem. Nak keluar rumah dalam 7.30am pun ok lagi. Masih boleh sampai ke opis dalam 8am and still got plenty of time to have breakfast with colleagues.
Bila kat opis pulak..agak senyap, rasa tenteram tanpa banyak call from users. Boss pun takde. Hehe. Ramai orang cuti kan? Dapat la fokus sikit nak buat keje tertangguh ni. Heaven sungguh! Am enjoying each moment of my peaceful week in the office. Sebab minggu depan tak tentu lagi macammana keadaannyeee...
Okla..nak sambung keje..till then..xoxoxo..
Bila kat opis pulak..agak senyap, rasa tenteram tanpa banyak call from users. Boss pun takde. Hehe. Ramai orang cuti kan? Dapat la fokus sikit nak buat keje tertangguh ni. Heaven sungguh! Am enjoying each moment of my peaceful week in the office. Sebab minggu depan tak tentu lagi macammana keadaannyeee...
Okla..nak sambung keje..till then..xoxoxo..
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Once upon a time in Midvalley
Hari ni ialah hari terakhir cuti untuk tahun baru cina. Esok dah start keje. I've been spending all the time I have for this CNY hols at home..and did nothing. This pathetic situation has to be stopped. And with that, I have decided to get out of my comfort zone and do something.
I had asked a fren of mine, a nite before, to watch movie together at Midvalley. We usually prefer to buy or reserve tix online. It was so happened that the GSC has got some problems with its websites. So, I had to go out early in the morning and queue up to buy those tix.
The chaos started when I didn't tell my fren earlier about my queue-up plan, and this fren of mine thought that our outing was cancelled. So, she rushed off her feet this morning, knowing the fact that I was already in Midvalley.
Being such a considerate fren, she promised to meet up somehow. Little did we both expect that the back rows seats had all sold out for the afternoon show. We dun like front rows seats. So I bought two evening show tix, hoping that my fren wud be OK with the time. Coz I cudn't reach her while I was still at the counter.
I wandered around the mall while waiting for her call. I went to Toys R Us to buy gift vouchers for our colleague's new born baby and Carrefour to have a good look around for some baking ingredients. I was not sure why I was so annoyed when seeing lots of people wearing red shirts here and there. Pandang kiri, nampak merah. Pandang kanan pun merah. Aish..apa ni? Time orang pakai merah laa..semua orang pun nak pakai merah..Huhu..
My deep RED thoughts were interrupted when suddenly my handphone rang. But that was actually causing more disturbance to my little troubled thoughts, knowing that my fren had problem to stay until late evening. She forgot that today is her dad's birthday and they will have a family dinner tonite. "Yeah, that's..jussttt..greattt.."
Luckily she was on her way to Midvalley and willing to have lunch with me first to discuss how we shud go about the movie tix. And when she came over, guess what? She was wearing a RED shirt too. Wasn't that ironic? Huhu.
Soon, after having the Subway sandwiches for lunch, we had come to the conclusion that..we shud sell it to the people queuing up for the movie tix. And if nobody wants to buy, then, I, alone, shall stay to see the movie while my fren will still pay for another tix to overcome her self-guilt (that I will watch the movie alone). Another solution wud be asking my other frens to accompany me..err..but I'd rather not to sound that desperate..
At first I dun really think that, selling the tix, was such a bad idea. People come and go. Surely, nobody will ever really notice us once we've done and gone.
But it was kinda embarasssing after the 5th persons I approached, rejected the tix I was selling. Finally, on the 10th attempt, a couple had agreed to buy the tix from us. I was a bit nervous that I gave them back the wrong change. Kalut..kalut..
Yeah, anyway, mission accomplished! I managed to get my RM24 back and bought a dozen of Krispy Kreme doughnuts for my mum instead.
~The End~
I had asked a fren of mine, a nite before, to watch movie together at Midvalley. We usually prefer to buy or reserve tix online. It was so happened that the GSC has got some problems with its websites. So, I had to go out early in the morning and queue up to buy those tix.
The chaos started when I didn't tell my fren earlier about my queue-up plan, and this fren of mine thought that our outing was cancelled. So, she rushed off her feet this morning, knowing the fact that I was already in Midvalley.
Being such a considerate fren, she promised to meet up somehow. Little did we both expect that the back rows seats had all sold out for the afternoon show. We dun like front rows seats. So I bought two evening show tix, hoping that my fren wud be OK with the time. Coz I cudn't reach her while I was still at the counter.
I wandered around the mall while waiting for her call. I went to Toys R Us to buy gift vouchers for our colleague's new born baby and Carrefour to have a good look around for some baking ingredients. I was not sure why I was so annoyed when seeing lots of people wearing red shirts here and there. Pandang kiri, nampak merah. Pandang kanan pun merah. Aish..apa ni? Time orang pakai merah laa..semua orang pun nak pakai merah..Huhu..
My deep RED thoughts were interrupted when suddenly my handphone rang. But that was actually causing more disturbance to my little troubled thoughts, knowing that my fren had problem to stay until late evening. She forgot that today is her dad's birthday and they will have a family dinner tonite. "Yeah, that's..jussttt..greattt.."
Luckily she was on her way to Midvalley and willing to have lunch with me first to discuss how we shud go about the movie tix. And when she came over, guess what? She was wearing a RED shirt too. Wasn't that ironic? Huhu.
Soon, after having the Subway sandwiches for lunch, we had come to the conclusion that..we shud sell it to the people queuing up for the movie tix. And if nobody wants to buy, then, I, alone, shall stay to see the movie while my fren will still pay for another tix to overcome her self-guilt (that I will watch the movie alone). Another solution wud be asking my other frens to accompany me..err..but I'd rather not to sound that desperate..
At first I dun really think that, selling the tix, was such a bad idea. People come and go. Surely, nobody will ever really notice us once we've done and gone.
But it was kinda embarasssing after the 5th persons I approached, rejected the tix I was selling. Finally, on the 10th attempt, a couple had agreed to buy the tix from us. I was a bit nervous that I gave them back the wrong change. Kalut..kalut..
Yeah, anyway, mission accomplished! I managed to get my RM24 back and bought a dozen of Krispy Kreme doughnuts for my mum instead.
~The End~
Sunday, February 7, 2010
HEROES is back!
Yes! HEROES (Season4) is now back on StarWorld, every friday & sunday night starting from 5th Feb. I guess, ummm..I dun really have any fave HEROES character. I can actually enjoy watching this series without hoping only for one particular character to come out. But if I were to pick one of them, it wud be...Mr Hiro Nakamura! He's just so cute whenever he does the time-stopping, isn't he?
Besides that, I kinda like this series due to its intriguing storyline especially at the end of each episode. Let's see whether I shall have the patience to follow the series diligently on StarWorld till the very end..or..shall I get all the downloaded Season4 copies from a fren? ;)
Besides that, I kinda like this series due to its intriguing storyline especially at the end of each episode. Let's see whether I shall have the patience to follow the series diligently on StarWorld till the very end..or..shall I get all the downloaded Season4 copies from a fren? ;)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...8 lagi...
Ni sebenarnye sedang mengira stretching sebelom dan selepas jogging. Kene buat, nanti sakit2 badan esok lusa, susah. Gamba hiasan ni diambil sebab tengah dok brisk walking sorang2 dan takde keje. Lagi cun gamba ni kalau ada orang pose ala2 tgh jogging kat track tuh. Tapi my jogging partner, Sue, takde pulak untuk dijadikkan model. Huhu.Suka jogging kat Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM ni. Di sepanjang track kat sini, ada banyak station untuk workout perut, tangan, kaki dll. Muat jugak untuk praktis main bola/hoki/ragbi. Yang penting rasa selamat sebab ni dlm kawasan universiti yg berpagar dan ada pak guard jaga.
Lately ada gak jogging kat tempat2 lain lepas balik keje dengan ofismates. Kat area OUM-Bank Negara-Sekolah-Tugu Negara-OUM. Tak pasti berapa kilometer. Yang pasti, penat untuk pertama kalinya. Ada satu peristiwa yg takleh luper masa berehat sekejap kat Tugu Negara. Ada sekumpulan pelancong dari China (kot..) yg datang ke arah kami sambil hulur kamera. Ingatkan nak suruh amikkan gamba depa semua. Rupe2nye depa nak dok bergamba dgn kami. Lepas satu kamera..satu kamera lagi..snap snap..click click..amik gamba kami. Rasa cam artis glamer gituuu..walaupun peluh2 dan muka merah2. Hehe.
Harapan saya dgn berjogging selalu ini, saya akan jadik semakin sihat, tiada lagi insomnia dan mempunyai tulang yg kuat.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Brownies
Bertemu kembali kita diruangan resipisipilicious. Resipi kali ini menampilkan brownies aka Hershey's Brownies. Thanks to Kak Ana, my dear colleague, for the recipe. Setakat ini, sudah try 3 kali baru berjaya. The first attempt was devasted, hangus berkerak. The second one, salah ukuran loyang, jadik leper brownies tu.Saya juga mengubah sedikit resipi asal dgn menambahkan lagi sukatan gula sebab rasa dia pahit sikit kalau tambahkan cokelat cips.
Gambar hiasan, lebih enak jika dimakan bersama aiskerim. Yummy!
Bahan2: (untuk 12perut yg berkapasiti sederhana)
1 bar (250g) mentega
1 1/2 cawan gula
4 biji telur
1 sudu kecil esen vanila
1 cawan tepung naik sendiri
3/4 cawan serbuk koko
1 cawan kekacang2 (walnut, almond, cokelat cip)
Cara2:
1. Panaskan periuk dgn api perlahan, masukkan mentega.
2. Bila mentega dah sepenuhnya cair, tutupkan api, masukkan gula. Kacau dgn whisk.
3. Masukkan telur dan esen vanila. Kacau lagi.
4. Masukkan tepung, serbuk koko. Kacau lagi.
5. Adunan yg dah dikacau sebati boleh diletakkan ke dlm loyang (yg telah disapukan mentega dan tepung terlebih dahulu untuk mengelakkan lekat2)
*Saiz loyang yg ideal ialah 8" X 8" supaya ketinggian brownies berada diantara 2" ke 3" bila dah masak nanti. Penat tau buat kira2 matematik sambil memasak ni..hehe..
6. Taburkan kekacang ke atas adunan.
7. Masukkan ke dlm ketuhar, suhu 200darjah Celcius, selama lebih kurang 45minit.
Setelah siap, boleh dihidangkan dgn aiskerim sebagai topping. Selamat mencuba...!
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