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A really good day :)

2011-11-24T23:39:00.005+10:30

Had a really, really nice time today with the most lovely people in Adelaide!

I love them so much!

Less than a month to go til I am home for good, InshaAllah.

One month to go til my my euro trip starts!

Can't wait to see the snow, the Eiffel tower, Big Ben, Parc de Guell and the Leaning tower of Pisa! ;)

Anddddd! I can't wait to see my cutest nephews and niece!

But I am already missing Adelaide... :(

I have to make the most of my time here for the next 3 and a half weeks. :(

Sad and excited at the same time.

bestttttt

2011-10-10T18:38:00.002+10:30

bessstttttt! hihihihihihiiiiii :)))))))))

Anyway, someone told me that my voice sounds like Baizura Kahar. uhukkkkk!

I beg to differ, that person has probably never heard any of Sheila Majid's songs. :PPPP hahahahahahahahaha. :p

No laaa. I don't sound like anyone.
But Salma's voice definitely sounds like me. hahah.

Anywho, I didn't know Baizura Kahar could sing tooo.

Referring to this video, I can assure you that I don't sound anything like this.

Hahahaha. :PPPPP

Selamat Hari Raya! :)

2011-09-20T00:16:00.005+09:30

Selamat Hari Raya to all! :D

Maaf Zahir Batin!

Final semester has been reallyyyy kerazeyhhhh. I feel like I have sooo much work to doooo! But soo little time! It's too overwhelminggg. Panciit buat kerjaa.

I wish there was 50 hours per day, and 10 days per week with 5 days of weekend.

Hahahahaha.

Andddddd...

I am officially on mid sem break! :))))

And I have no better plans than to spend the next two weeks right here in Adelaide!

Hehehehehe!

;)

I've realised that December is getting closer and closer.

I've been trying to spend as much time in Adelaide(Tak nak cuti tempat lain dah!) with every of my friends as much as I can... because I know that I'm going to miss everyone and everything so much by the time I am home for good. (With hope that I pass my final year, ngerhh.)

*Sentimental mode* :)

Butttt, I know I'm still gonna have to spend a lot and a lot of time at uni during the break... :(

And I still can't believe my little sister, Salma has already started her studies at King's College.

Super proud of her.

I can't wait to pay her a visit at the end of the year!!! :D

Anywhooo, Shawal is almost over.

Time really flies.

I still haven't got the chance to play any bunga api this month. :(

Nak mainnn!

Of Yeays and smiley faces!

2011-08-22T22:17:00.006+09:30

:) I am feeling happyyy and greatttt and awesomee at the same time! Hehe!

Haven't felt like this in the longesssst time!

Anyway, these are some nice songs that are stuck in my head and on my lips.

One Direction's music video on their debut single : What Makes You Beautiful is out! :D

Love it. Liam(the one that sings at the very beginning) and Louis(the one in red pants) are so cute!

Cheerio!

I love, love these

2011-07-22T18:38:00.004+09:30

Love, love, love, love, love, love this!

This cover of Next To You is definitely better than its original version by Chris Brown and Justin Bieber.

And love this too! Nak boyfriend pandai main guitar pleaseeee. :)

And Gabe Bondoc is cute! :)

Yayasan Khazanah and the Chocolate Factory

2011-06-20T16:52:00.002+09:30

Originally written and posted on Facebook by Farouk Ramli.

"Ms. X Binti Y, (sponsored by) Yayasan Khazanah”. That was the announcement made during a graduation ceremony at a prestigious A-Level school in northern Selangor recently. As per typical graduation ceremony, each graduate is called upon by name to receive their scroll on the stage. So when this one particular girl’s name was called, everybody knew who she was. She was the daughter of a prominent CEO of a government-linked company. Recently, the father was the center of press scrutiny when it was announced that his salary had been doubled to RM1.2m per year. It was further reported that his take-home pay was RM1.8m last year.

I was perplexed as to why a daughter to someone who earns that much in a year could score a scholarship from Yayasan Khazanah? Did the people at Yayasan Khazanah honestly not know who the father was? It can’t be because the name is so obvious. The name could have rung a bell and the very least they could do was to enquire further.

During the graduation, I also noticed few other daughters and sons of famous kapitans of the corporate world up there but they were all privately sponsored, i.e. paid for by the parents. In fact, one of them had insisted on not receiving scholarship because they simply could afford without it. Perhaps the parents felt more proud to pay for their children’s education from their own pockets rather than depending on other means.

I have no doubt that Ms. X Binti Y is an all-rounder excellent student. In fact, that was what I was told. Well, good for her. But if I was the father, I would have more sense of pride if I knew that at least financially, I had helped my daughter to excel and become who she turns out to be. I would feel this great guilt if I knew that I had denied someone who was perhaps equally as good as my daughter academically but not financially the opportunity to further their education at a prestigious school in Malaysia.

I therefore seek concrete explanation from the good people at Yayasan Khazanah for this unfortunate circumstance. I know that on 13 June 2011, Yayasan Khazanah issued a media statement in which it re-iterated its so-called “stringent selection process”. But unless Yayasan Khazanah has a more convincing explanation, this simple yet crystal-clear example validates recent condemnation by a parent in the media that Yayasan Khazanah had not been entirely transparent in selecting its scholarship recipients. I’m sure a lot more equally good but poorer kids applied for that golden opportunity. This is not like the “Golden Ticket” in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It’s young people’s future we are talking about here. Real characters are at stake.

So, Yayasan Khazanah…please explain?

*The writer’s mother earns her income from selling kuih. And yet, the mother helps pay as much as she can for her children’s education from her own pocket. FYI, all of her children have either furthered or are furthering their studies at various universities overseas. Thank you, mak.

Terpele'ot

2011-06-02T15:54:00.015+09:30

WARNING: Images may be disturbing.

If you have a crush on me, please close this page. Because you might be disgusted! LOL :P

A few weeks ago was futsal training(girls) at West Terrace, Adelaide. It was also the Adelaide futsal team selection for the NCG 2011. Being so good at futsal (ehek!), I scored two goals during the training (kecoh kecoh kecoh kecohhh). But so did Asilah who was on my team by the way. The other team scored none. hahahaha :PPPP (kecoh kecoh, poyo poyo). It was team effort. (Pfftt, training je punnn, I'm so kecohhh. OMG, sila muntah sekarang!)

Anyway, being so full of myself (!!!), I jumped for joy on the celebration of my second goal of the day! Just as I was landing from my first jump... "plekk".. I freaking fellllll!

HAHAAHHAHAHA.

WHAT AN EMBARRASSMENT!

I couldn't get up afterwards. My left ankle hurt! I thought it was a normal sprained. But it just hurt sooo much! My ankle was untouchable! It hurt so bad that I even cried a bit!

Just a bit okay. Not much. :p

As I was crying in painnnn, I saw Adam, Isey and Acis laughing very hard at court side. Tergolek-golek gelak!!

HAHAHA MEAN!!! MEAN PEOPLE!!

But if I were them, I would have done the same thing. HAHA.

Tapi dalam hati, "Ba**!! SAKIIIIIITTTTT!! NAK MAKKK!!!"

Fatin Zahra, Farina and Zetty had to help me get to the car after the game. At home, Zahra piggy-backed 40kg of me for like 60 metres from the carpark next door right to the front of my apartment door. Thank Allah it's on the ground floor. Kalau tak, nayalah anak orang!

A few hours after that, the swolen on my ankle had gotten bigger! So hideous! It looked like there was a golf ball underneath my skin!

1st Day: 7th May

(Excuse the tan-line, it was from snorkelling last summer. Yes, it's still there! haha)

It got worse on the second day! Spent almost an entire day in bed! The pain was horrible!

Unfortunately, Imran was at the Masca Futsal event. So he couldn't help me to get around the house. The kitchen felt like it was a million miles away, s0 I couldn't really make anything for lunch. Ended up having a piece of sandwich which didn't help to ease my hungerrr.

And you could only imagine how hard it was for me to bathe and to do my business. Haha. Getting in the shower itself had me trouble! Getting out was so much more, considering the shower and the 45cm-high bath tub are a combo. That may not sound like it is that high. But it wasss soo high for me then. Dahlah kaki aku ni tak panjang mana! LOL

Anyway, Imran had me a bandage and some Voltaren when he was back. Balutkan lagi tu. And he made dinner! Bagus! Adik yang mithali! Yelah, masa dia tak ada gigi, I was the one who did all the cooking. Fair la kan.

Day 2: The colour started to show a bit. This day was the most painful pain I've ever felt on my ankle.

Day3: I KNOW! U-G-L-Y!!

But honestly, although it looked worse, it definitely felt much better than the second day!

And then a few days after that which I can't remember when, Fatin Azemi sent me a text saying that I made the team. Phewit! I couldn't believe it. Really. Seriously. I know I bragged a lot(I still do haha), but I was only joking every time that I did. All the goals, I believe, were all by chance.:PPP There are a lot of other people who are much, much better than me. I.e. Fatin Azemi power kot, the irreplaceable Noin, Raifana who nampak je ayu dan lemah longlai hehehe when she actually is very skilful, and I don't have to mention how good Nina, Asilah and Zee-zah are. And yang lain pun. Ramai. I think it was hard for whoever it was who had to choose the players who made the team.

As much as I was shocked, flattered and honoured to be chosen and how very, very tempting it was, I had to decline the offer due to financial and health constraints. (Poyo kan) :p. I had participated in the NCG plenty before anyway. Bagi chance lah dekat orang lain yang tak pernah pergi lagi. Tak boleh lah tamak kan...

Day 12: The ankle still couldn't be seen. The swollen colour was only around the outside of the bandage line. I have no idea why. So weird.

Anyway, I couldn't really walk for the first 3 days. Didn't go to class for 2 days. Not too bad, ey? I thought I wasn't going for a week! But I had a submission that I didn't want to postpone, even though I knew I could. I didn't come in to work at SB for 2 weeks though.

I still cannot walk as fast as I want to, what more to run. But the ankle has definitely gotten much better.

Today: Left foot is a biiiiit bigger than than the right. Sikiiiiit lagi nak sama!

Anyway, I am grateful and thankful that nothing worse had happened. Ini baru sikit nikmat berjalan dua kaki ditarik Nya. Sesungguhnya ada orang yang banyak lagi Allah tarik nikmat. With all the fun and jokes, this 'tragedy' has definitely made me realise to be more thankful of Him and of what He has provided me in my life.

Moral of the story: Never jump to celebrate a goal! hehe

Or wear the right shoes for the right sport! (I really think the fell was because of my cheap shoes) HAHA.

Nahhh. Real moral of the story is: Never brag so much of yourself. Distance yourselves from riak and takbur. Hehe. :))

New Layout!

2011-05-23T21:32:00.001+09:30

Muehehe.

Comel tak layout blog niiii! Omggg sangat comel okay!

Macam ni lah baru ada mood nak makan banyak!

Yumm!

Rasa macam nak jilat screen ni. hahaha.

Mission: Impossible?

2011-05-11T01:36:00.002+09:30

Mission: To gain weight, 3-5kg, by December.

Approach: Change of diet plan, i.e to have food with me at all times.

Warghhh, nak gemuk!!! Please!!!

Jam Bumi? ;)

2011-03-26T21:26:00.008+10:30

Excuse me if I didn't join you on Earth Hour.

I save energy everyday.

At home, I turn every light, TV, computer, washing machine, internet modem, everything, every power plug(except for the fridge) off before I go to bed or when I'm not using any of them.

So I don't really think it would change anything if I did Earth Hour.

Earth Hour is more for people who like to waste energy.

Haha :p

Okay, I didn't do it to save energy. I did for the bills.

Tapi sama jeeee.

Hahahaha. I save money where I can.

We barely even put the heater on on winter through out my whole life in Adelaide.

Mahal gila weyh kalau pasang heater. Sumpah every winter kumpul haba bawah selimut saja. Dahlah keding, haba pun tak dapat nak produce.

Hahaha.

I have to finish my thesis assignment anyway that's due on Monday!

Pfft.

I wish I didn't take this freaking subject!

Because I hate writing... scholarly stuff.

Haha sue me.

Do You Slouch?

2011-03-03T17:30:00.003+10:30

I do.

And it's getting worse! I slouch all the time; when I'm walking, when I'm sitting, when I'm eating. I don't think I have scoliosis or anything. It's just that slouching has been a habit for me since after highschool. Whenever Mum point out I'm slouching back at home, I would sit up straight for a bit and automatically slouch again without even realizing it. It's a bad habit I need to fix! Haihh.

I have a huge mirror in my bedroom. Sometimes when I'm doing work on my desk, of course, I would have some glances to look at myself in the mirror and how oh so bad I look when I'm sitting! Argh! A nightmare! I feel like the Hunchback of Notre Dame. So ugly!

If I were to have an x-ray when I'm sitting, it would look like this:

Hodoh kan?!?!?!

Dahla diri ni memang dah hodoh dan kurang tinggi, bila slouch lagi lah!! Sigh.

I need to fix it. Maybe I should get a clavicle strap or back brace to help straighten my shoulders and back. Haha.

I feel like an old lady.

Sweet Tooth

2011-02-17T15:49:00.005+10:30

Yummers!!!

Don't these pictures look soooo gooood!

I swear I'm going to make these someday soon! Very, very soon!

Just you wait!!!

;)

An irresistible Banoffee Pie!

One scrumptious Carrot Cake!

One creamy, velvety Red Velvet Cake!

Oh! I think I'm going to faint! haha

And I'm still waiting on Chika to teach me how to make kuih lapis! :)

Cravers!

2011-02-14T19:48:00.008+10:30

Aaargh! This tom yum goong looks so yummyhhhhh!

I wannnttt!

I crave and I want!

I want, I want, I want, I want!!

Slurrp!

But I don't know how to make a good tom yum!!

Kesian perut tengok gambar nih!

p/s: Tomorrow's MaulidurRasul! Selawat ke atas nabi dan semoga roh baginda dicucuri rahmatNya.

Oh. And I turn 23 tonight on the Hijr calendar! Weet woot. So young!

Inconvenient

2011-02-12T14:33:00.014+10:30

It's been almost two weeks and Malaysia Airlines website is still under maintenance.

*&^%$#@!

What the hell?!

Sure. You can access their website. But there's an error, that they have yet to fix, every time you try to book any flights from or/and to anywhere in Australia.

I couldn't even get passed the first page every time I try to book a flight.

And when I try changing the region of the website to 'Australia'. It goes.

Thought I would have a better chance at calling them on their number but only to be put on hold forever.

Of course I would be put on hold for ages when they haven't done anything to fix their website and everyone who's unlucky as me would want to get them on the phone.

Pfft.

Budak IT mana lah ni yang lembab sangat nak baiki website ni.

Pandai buat hal, tak pandai baiki.

Ini memang mintak facelift betul ni.

*UPDATE*

Since they are soooo active on facebook and twitter but so hampeh with the website, I thought of complaining to them of this matter on their page!

Hah!!

They replied it straight away kot! Gila efficient bab-bab social networking ni.

I hope they get my sarcasm on my last comment.

Hahaha.

One Full Weekend.

2011-02-09T20:32:00.027+10:30

Fuhh. Last weekend was the most un-boring weekend since summer had started!

Friday

Went crabbing but only managed to catch a single crab because the waves were too strong for the crabs to come out. Sigh.

Although it was not a bad night at all. We played games, and had a lot of laughs and! we made a surprise birthday celebration for Ninah turning on 24! Fuh! What a number!

Saturday

Went to Chinatown for the Chinese New Year celebration which is held annually. But I only bothered to go this year. It was.. uhmm.. boring. It was bland and cramped and not that joyful as I had imagined and it was no different than the normal, everyday Chinatown.

The space for the event was so narrow and the marquee, where all the performances were supposed to be, blocked out our view from seeing what was happening under it. It was so frustrating. And the Lion Dance... sigh... was a disappointment. Honestly, I could have performed a better Lion Dance.

Later in the evening was Nazerul's house warming and Nina's second birthday surprise! Haha.

Penat makan kek! Oh! And we watched 127 Hours (the movie)!

Best!

Sunday

Snorkeling at Port Noarlunga, again. Unfortunately the wind was too strong so we couldn't swim off the end of the jetty. So main-main je lah tepi pantai tu sampai kena sunburn.

Monday

Ihsan was offering a free ticket (to public), to go to the zoo, on Facebook. I was the first person to ask for it, so it was mine! Haha.

Thanks Ihsan.

To be frank, that was the third time I've ever been to a zoo in my whole life. Swear to God.

So I was a biiiit excited to see pandas for the first time ever.

And to see giraffes for the first time ever. Paling excited gila kot nampak giraffes! Seriously! They were so tall!!! And their eyes were huge!

I knew it since forever that they were tall but it was exciting to have seen them for real. Haha!

Macam budak kecik kan? Jakun sangat!!

And to see a few lions for the first time ever. I feel bad for the lions. Their sanctuary/exhibit looked really much smaller than the pandas'. Kesian, kesian.

But I was a bit disappointed with the animals in the zoo at the same time. Most of them were hiding or sleeping or just sat there and didn't do anything exciting. Like the lions. Maka perasaan excited tu jadi macam tak excited.

I don't blame them though. They have to spend their time in the same, small cage everyday without freedom like all the other animals in the wild.

Sedihnya. Kena kurung. :'(

Anyway, I expected more actions from the pandas besides watching them eating. It would have been exciting if we could see them interact with their keeper. Like the one in this video.

Anyway, it's time to go back to my boring days. I've got two weeks left before my very final year of Architorture starts!

Scary, scary final year.

Haih. Yup. Hmmm..

....

I think I'm going to make some more brownies to ease my worry. Hahah.

Meredah Salji!

2011-01-31T17:33:00.010+10:30

I'm so jealous of these kiddos! I myself haven't got the chance to see and feel the snow, in my whole life! Mesti jadi jakun gila kalau jumpa snow nanti. Haha.

This looks so fun!

Hahaha! tooo cute!

Hahaha! Aisyah was stuck in the snow!

Hahahahaha! Adlan having a panic attack!

And of course! The snow man! :)

The Darndest Things

2011-01-24T20:27:00.010+10:30

Just got off the phone with my mum. I swear I could hear my nephew's voice in the background singing his lungs out. I almost forgot that he loovesss singing... and talking. Hehe. Oh my god. He never stops talking. He just talks and talks and talks and talks wayy tooo much. But sometimes it's fun to hear him talk. Sometimes he talks like orang tua! Hehe. He would say some funny things. My mum told me some things he said to her..

It was raining at home, and Faris(my nephew) out of nowhere said,

"Ni hujan-hujan ni best kalau ada goreng pisang."

And then there was another time,

Faris: "Itu seekor rumah..."

Mak: "Eh, sebuah rumah lah. Seekor untuk kucing..."

And then when he was at my aunt's house, where there was a small family gathering. He was wearing an OshKosh over-all. He went to everyone and said,

"Awak ada gula-gula tak? Saya ada banyak pockets."

And one of my cousins was a bit in awe, haha, which made Faris think that she didn't understand what he was saying. And then he said,

"Gula-gula tuuu, sweets! Awak ada tak?"

And then when I was on the phone with Faris himself,

Me: "Faris bila nak datang Australia jumpa aunty Sarah?"

Faris: "Nanti laa.. Faris kena kumpul duit dulu. Baru boleh beli ticket pegi Australia" (He loves saying "Australia" by the way)

Me: "Datangla cepat. Dekat sini ada slide besaaar sangat!"

Faris still on the phone but talking to my brother at the same time: "Papa! Aunty Sarah cakap kat Australia ada slide paling besaar!"

Me: (What? I didn't say paling besar..?)

Hahahaha. Cute! I miss him! A lot!

Haha! Lazy to wear a pair of pants, he pulled down his shirt to his feet!

Super cool Faris. Hahah.

Woah!

2011-01-24T18:49:00.005+10:30

Valentine's Day is just a few weeks away. Aand everyone seems busy on getting something special for their loved ones. And of course, flower businesses(esp roses) have already started taking tonnes of orders for that day.

And for me, I just like surveying how much roses cost around this time, just for fun. Not that I'm getting any of them for anyone, pfft.

Look here. Bapak ah! A single rose in the below picture costs AUD$59! Pergh! Woah! Wah!

Kalau orang kerja intern dekat Malaysia, habis gaji sebulan diorang beli sekuntum tu je!

A'ah. Beli sekuntum je, pastu kebulur la depa sebulan! LOL

Might as well petik je bunga yang belambak tepi jalan tu. Haha. Orang-orang kat Malaysia, petik je la bunga-bunga Raya bunga kebangsaan kita tu. Cari je dekat rumah jiran mana-mana. Mesti ada punya. Hahahaha.

Unless ada orang nak bagi la kan bunga yang mahal gilos. Ambik je la kan.

Mahal-mahal orang beli, takkan tak ambik.

Overrated?

2011-01-23T15:38:00.007+10:30

A Tutti Frutti shop has just opened in my beloved hometown, Bangi, a few days ago.

And a lot of people have been tweeting of Tutti Frutti lately.

Probably because it's one of the first frozen yoghurt chains to have ever been opened in Malaysia.

It's overrated. In my opinion.

A friend just bought a tub of Tutti Frutti and that costs her RM21. Pergh!

With that money, you can get about 70 pieces of my mum's creampuffs, or hundreds of pisang goreng that you can practically find anywhere in Malaysia!

They should open more restaurants that offer Malaysian desserts and hire those Makcik-makcik taiko to be the chefs and cooks so you don't have to wait for Ramadhan to come to get all the kuih-muih that you rarely get to eat.

Sigh.

Now I'm craving! I crave for simplest food like karipap and putu mayam and roti chotek! and ais kacang and cendol and roti john and apam balik and popia goreng and lompat tikam and roti jala and roti canai and everything!

Garh! I miss home!

Everyday is My Lazy Day

2011-01-22T20:18:00.000+10:30

Haha. Seriously! I could have made this song!

Somewhere in ..?

2011-01-20T10:37:00.005+10:30

While my brother, Imran, could not stop strumming his guitar to Grenade by Bruno Mars (which I swear I'm going to be sick to the stomach if I ever have to listen to that song again), I could not stop listening to Bruno Mars's Somewhere in Brooklyn. :)

Save the Date!

2011-01-17T01:48:00.005+10:30

10.12.2011

One of my dearest friends is getting married very soon!

Congratulations Syafiqa A. Rahman!

I pray you and your soul mate an eternal happiness.

♥ :)

She announced the date on twitter, so I guess it's okay for me to post it here? hehe kan Sya? Anyway, while this info was spreading among ourselves(the girls in my batch from highschool) on twitter, someone else was excited imagining how her wedding would be like( on facebook). Hahaha.

And we (namely Farah, Imi and Sya) got too excited getting involve with her(Sofia's) imagination. Hehe.

Look!

61 comments within an hour! Hahahaha.

I guess that's only because we clearly miss each other very muchhh.

Hehe. :)

I hate that everything's going to change after all of us step into the world of marriage.

But hopefully we'll stay just as good friends as then to now. :)

Glasses!

2011-01-14T18:20:00.004+10:30

My brother just sent me a picture of Faris trying on a pair of glasses just for fun while my grandmother picked up hers.

Hahaha. This picture just made my day.

p/s: Can't wait to go to Port Noarlunga tomorrow! Yeayers! Lama tak jumpa beach! :))

Ten Years and Counting...

2011-01-06T03:28:00.005+10:30

EDC0105

Class of 2005 of KYS

Each one of these people in the picture might have changed physically, mentally or emotionally. But one thing that definitely can't be changed is the day that we became a family.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Happy Anniversary my dearies!

May we are friends forever.

Butterfly in my tummy

2011-01-01T18:41:00.004+10:30

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODYHH!

I have been feeling so nervous today about something I can't figure out of! So strange and weird! My heart's beating so fast, I'm strangely worried of one thing out of the sudden, I can't sit still I'm just so nervous.

Hmm..

Maybe something's happening to someone who's important to me? Maybe someone's thinking about me or talking about me. Maybe someone's planning a surprise visit to see me! Huh! Hahaha. Maybe it's just the new year! Or maybe I'm just not feeling very well...Maybe I'm just heading to crazy town.

Whatever it is, I can't stop having this butterfly in my stomach!

Anyway! I can't believe it's already 2011! Rasa sedih dan pilu meninggalkan 2010. :'( sob. I don't feel like I had achieved anything significant last year.

Oh well! I look forward to achieving one particular goal for 2011! To visit UK at the end of the year! :))

I wish all of you one wonderful year ahead! God Bless!

Cute!

2010-12-21T12:52:00.003+10:30

While I was hunting for some good stuff on the internet on the preparation of this year's boxing day, I stumbled upon this video. Those babies are too cute!

One Direction - Forever Young (Winners Single)

2010-12-18T19:17:00.003+10:30

Once again, the X Factor season has ended. :( And congratulations to Matt Cardle for winning the X Factor UK 2010! Sadly One Direction, the group that I had been rooting for, came in third place. But that's alright. This is just the beginning! I'm sure they will be one of the most popular international boy bands soon! :)

And here is the song that One Direction was going to perform if they had won the X Factor. Honestly, it would've been the best and most perfect winner's single ever! :)))))))))

:'(

2010-12-12T02:10:00.009+10:30

I had a feeling it was coming. I really thought I could handle it better than this. I am trying to accept it. I want to accept it.

I keep telling myself that there's nothing to look back for... But I keep on looking back anyway.

:'(

Everything's already in the past. Wayyy in the past!

I don't understand why somehow I still feel the way I feel.

I feel angry, sad, a bit jealous and frustrated all at the same time.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do.

other than burst into tears and hope that I'd feel better after.

What's On My List?

2010-12-07T20:05:00.007+10:30

Continuation of previous post...

Sarah's list would be:

1. Family most definitely

2. Best friends

3. Friends

4. Boyfriend, if I had one

5. Everyone else

But I think the list would definitely change if I had a very serious relationship with someone. But that would not be the case anytime soon. It would probably change in 5 years time. Maybe earlier or maybe much later. Who knows.

Anyway, I was thinking of how we put those people on our list; how we arrange them as the most important to the least. And then I imagined of how they would rank us on their list.

Imagine you put, say, your pet as no.1 because apparently you love your pet so much you just couldn't live without it. How would you feel if you found out that you've been ranked third or last on its list? Pretty much sucked isn't it to find out that you weren't as important to it as it was to you. But then again, this is just a random list of a random thought of a person who has got nothing left to do than to just sit around and think about a bunch of random things when she gets really, really bored. Hahaha. :)

Have a good day! Selamat menyambut Maal Hijrah! Selamat tahun baru!

A Random Thought

2010-12-05T02:48:00.005+10:30

I just want to share one of some random thoughts and questions before I do the sheep-counting.

Try putting this in order. If you had a list of people who are important to you, who would come first on your list?

1. Friends

2. Your adorable pets (If you count them as people)

3. Family

4. Romantic friends /girlfriends/ boyfriends

5. Best friends

6. And if you're employed, your boss (If you're the boss, then that's grrrreat!)

So, what order would make sense and why?

Ignore this if you don't have any friends, because it's not my intention to make you feel pathetic. Really. No offense. ;)

[I]'ve Got Mail[s] !

2010-12-03T18:41:00.017+10:30

A bit over a month ago, I asked a few friends to send me cards for my birthday. Haha. Gedik kannn? Ada yang rajin! and ada yang malas nak layan my kerenah; to name a few Latha and Idazureen! :p But that's okay girls, I still love you anyway. ;) Since Imi's 2nd latest blog post was Posto!, I figured that I want to show off my postos too! :P wekwek. Tanak kalah. Hahaha. But seriously Imi! None of these senders have changed their writing styles!

2 postcards with images of New Zealand's iconic buildings on them. From Tahn! :)

So thoughtful of him to have chosen something architectural.

A card all the way from Germany. From Amsyar! Haven't been in contact with him in ages!

I miss gossiping with Amsyar! Haha.

Cheychey. Liyana Burhanuddin. Haha. Kad daripada Cik Wan Farah Liyana.

Terima kasih dari nun jauh di sini! :)

This is probably the cutest card I've ever gotten! Thanks Gokun! for the card AND the Cake Pops book! Now I have two of those books! Hahaha. Semangat! Sumpah comel gila orang-orang kecil itu! Haha. Kau boleh buat bisnes jual pop-up cards lepas ni!

And a super cute rhino key chain with a bended card, in spite of the DO NOT BEND stamp, from Nurjannah Ahmat!! Haha. I'm sure it got bended somewhere along its way here. I love it anyway sebab penuh dengan writings! :) Best baca.

There you go. All of this just reminds me of how we used to buat kad sendiri and how we used to give 'dedications' to our friends when we were in KYS i.e exam dedications, valentines, and donuts dedications! Hahaha. I miss those times! I miss all of my friends from highschool! And thank you again to Tahn, Amsyar, Yana, Gokun and Njay for the mails! You guys are so thoughtful and sweeet! Eventhough I was the one who asked for the cards from almost all of you in the first place! Haha. I love you and miss you to bits! :) I'll definitely reply your mails since I've got so much time on my hands! :) xoxo.

Hah!

2010-12-01T02:47:00.004+10:30

Bakerella uploaded EVERYONE's picture, everyone who went to her book signing, on her Flickr! Found a picture of my mum with her! :)) hehe

A Good Weekend!

2010-11-22T02:22:00.015+10:30

Last Saturday, we (Najmi, Epok, Pojie, Syitah and I) made a surprise birthday party for a dear friend, Khairunnisa Abang Ahmad! Hehe. And she was surprised!! Dia pakai baju tidur pulak tu! Haha. But it was a good surprise indeed. :)

It was so hard to make up so many excuses to make her to just stay in her apartment/and not bump into her during the preparation of it all. Sikit lagi nak terkantoi when Pojie bumped into her when he was on his way to grab Syitah at the lobby. Haha!

Khai: Pojie. Kau nak pergi mana ni?

Pojie: Oh.. nak beli air tin dekat bawah. (vending machine)

Hahaha. Nice cover, dude. I don't think anyone has ever bought any of those drinks in that vending machine.

Surprised Khai. Hehe. Happy Birthday Khai.

Made her a birthday cake! It was an Orange Chiffon cake with roasted hazelnuts. Hehehe :)

Syitah made dessert! Not sure what it was called. But it had a layer of juicy mangoes, a layer of "whipped" coconut cream, and a layer of lovely mixed berries. Sedap!

Najmi made pasta goreng! Pedas! Tapi lazat! Tak sempat pulak nak tangkap gambar pasta!

We got Khai and ourselves matching t-shirts! :) And we had a sleep-over at her place right after the party. Hehehehe. We were supposed to pose "ayu" in this picture. Tapi semua fail! Faiiiiiiil.

And then we headed to the beach the next morning! Because we missed the beach! Tapi panas! But we had fun.

And I've! Gained! Weight!

Yeaaaay!

Yes! Gained two kilos since the holiday started because I've been working a lot at Kedai Azam, and we get free meals every time after work. Hehehe. Apa lagi! Makan lah! hahaha :)

Terima kasih Azam bagi kerja banyak hari!

Chocolate Muffins

2010-11-15T00:01:00.018+10:30

The latest recipe posted on Exclusively Food made me craved so much for some chocolate muffins pronto. I make them almost all the time when I'm free. They're very, very easy to make and it never takes too long for a dozen of them to be finished in someone's mouth every time I make them. Hehe.

I realised that I've never posted recipes on my blog. That's only because I'm too lazy to write all the ingredients and measurements and the directions and the bloody bla bla. They make my blog look so.. skema. But I'll make this one an exception since I really, really, really do not have anything better to do. Biasalah, hidup orang tak ada exam.

Okay, for this chocolate muffins you'll need:

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
3/4 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips (I substitute this with chocolate chips because I didn't have white chips)
1 cup milk
1/3 cup plus 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Muffin tin
Paper muffin cases

Directions

Preheat your oven! Preheat your oven at 200C/400F. Always, always preheat your oven at least 5-10 minutes before you bake anything. This is because "ovens heat up at different temperatures and speeds, and preheating allows you to have a uniform temperature to start at" (fluther.com, 2010)
Mix all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Mix the wet ingredients in another bowl. Always mix the dry and the wet separately first before mixing them because "many leavening agents, i.e baking powder/soda, begin to act as soon as they get wet, and all of their leavening power will be gone by the time the goods hit the oven/griddle/whatever if they are mixed too early" (ask.metafilter.com, 2010)
Pour the wet into the mixed dry ingredients and mix them altogether. Don't worry if the batter gets lumpy. I remember Nigella once said in one of her shows that a lumpy batter makes the best muffins.
Pour the batter into the muffin cases and bake them for about 20 minutes.

My batter was a bit runny because I only had extra large eggs. Hehe.

And they didn't rise as well as they should have because I didn't have baking soda. My bad. :p

Despite all of that, the muffins turned out to be "very moist and full of melted chocolate chips, mmmmmmmm" (Imran, 2010)

And I just stumbled upon the latest video of my nephew, Faris. Sigh. I miss the spontaneity of his imaginations.

Faris terbang @ Yahoo!7 Video

Bakerella's Book Signing!

2010-11-13T10:26:00.019+10:30

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! They actually got in the very long queue for the Bakerella's Book Signing just for me.

My brother has just been blessed with his third child, Ashraf bin Amin, just over a month ago. And so my lovely mother flew to the States to my brother's place in Philly to help out on taking care of my anak-anak buah. :) And she is going to be there for quite a few months.

Alright. Okay. So. Remember that I wrote about Angie Dudley's book tour a few posts ago. I told my mum and brother(I call him Bamin) about it and sort of, kind of asked them to try to go to the King of Prussia Mall (since the mall is very near to their place) on that signing day, which was yesterday, and maybe get in the queue for the book signing and maybe snap some pictures. Hehe. I told them if that could be my birthday present from them, not that I need one or anything. Honestly, I don't really mind if there were or not any presents for me. Kalau ada, seronoklah, kalau tak ada tak apa. Tak kisah pun.. <-- Poyo di situ. Hahaha.

And I did warn my mum that if they did go, there was going to be a verrrrrry long queue because Bakerella is pretty famous, yo! And I did tell them if it was super long and they didn't think they could wait, they didn't have to wait they could just jump off the queue.

(I'm actually on Skype with them as I'm writing right this second! And I think Aisyah just pushed the off button on the pc. Tiba-tiba macam terputus and tercakap seorang diri)

Anyway, I woke up this morning, went on FB (Yes, yes, as if going online is not the first thing you too do everyday.) and saw a post/picture I was tagged in. Hehe.

Adlan & Aisyah! Waiting in the queue (Ashraf went too!! Kesian budak kecik tu!)

So I found out that they actually did go to the book signing! Sampai tertidur! Mak told me that they were last in the queue because they didn't want to bug people in the queue with the children. Takut budak-budak nangis. They had to wait for over an hour in the line! And I feel so terharu and so guilty at the same time. They did all of that for meeeee. :'( I feel like I'm about to cry now. This is the most huge thing anyone has ever done for me. I couldn't ask for more!

A quick snap of Mak with Bakerella. :) Comel je dua-dua.

Seriously!!!! Now I feel like I'm such a spoiled brat!!!!! The most spoiled Aunty/sister/daughter anyone could ever have. Haha. I love them to bits and definitely owe them so much for this!!

Thank you so much Adlan, Aisyah and Ashraf for being such good children to your Mommy and for behaving being in the line. Aunty Sarah loves you so much! Thank you to Mak and my lovely sister-in-law Kak Yan for your patience waiting in that queue with the 3 small kids!! I can't imagine how you managed to do that! I'm amazed! And thank you to Bamin for lending your family to me for that book signing! I love you with all my heart! I would definitely do the same for you if it was the other way around. :) Hehe. So blessed to have them in my life. (Sekarang lah baru nak poyo-poyo sweet kan haha) ♥♥♥ Big hugs and kisses to them. Smooch smooch.

Owh. I took some snapshots of them on Skype just now. Hehe.

Adlan already knows how to give high-fives and chalit. He was giving them a lot to me on Skype just now. So cute!

And this is my handsome brother, Bamin! Macam P.Ramlee tak?

Adlan loves to conquer the camera!

Seriously. Thank you soo much guys! I don't know how I'm going to repay you.

Rugrats

2010-11-11T00:58:00.007+10:30

I miss Faris and Adlan. I haven't got the chance to see Aisyah and Ashraf yet and I can't wait to meet them someday. :) I was just browsing through my sis-in-law's pictures on Facebook and saw these really adorable pictures. Hehe.

Ashraf bin Amin. He's almost 2 months old now. Jendul sikit. Hehe.

Aisyah binti Amin in her Halloween costume. Super cuuute! And I can't believe she's already 1.

Adlan bin Amin. This boy is quite a cheeky one and loves computer games. I once saw a video of him playing a game on the computer without looking at the keyboard! And his hands were quite quick! Hebat kan?! Haha. And Adlan is only 3!

Faris bin Shaharum with Uncle Farouk. He's super talkative. You have to wait until he goes to sleep for him to stop talking. Haha. Faris is also 3.

I miss these rugrats a lot! Love them to bits! Can't wait to have a few of my own. Ngehehehe. Berangan laa. It's decades away til I have one of these. Haha.

Buns

2010-11-08T14:43:00.011+10:30

Zulhijjah is here and lately I came to my senses that I haven't been a that good muslim and decided to chase those pahala as much as I could while I'm still young and healthy, Alhamdulillah. So as you may know, or not know, such the last 10 days of Ramadhan, the first 10 days of Zulhijjah are a few of the most valuable days in a year, disisi Allah. It is good if we can make the most out of these days with ibadah and zikir to obtain His rahmah.

For me, I want to start of this year's Zulhijjah by fasting on all those first 9 days (it is forbidden to fast on the 10th for the 10th is Aidiladha). Unfortunately, I thought the first day was today when it was actually yesterday. So I actually missed the first day. Darn it. So 8 days it is.

Anyway, since yesterday was Sunday and Coles closes early on Sundays, I decided to sort of prepare my sahur early so I would know what we were out of and what was left in the pantry and the fridge and maybe do a quick drop by at Coles to get some stuff. It turned out that we were out of everything! Well, almost everything. We were out the basics! Rice, bread, onions and meat!

I went to Imran's bedroom to ask him to drive me to Coles but only to find him being asleep! Dahlah susah nak bangun budak ni. Berapa kali kejut dah. Too lazy to walk to the store, I decided to open up the pantry and make something of what was left. Bukak bukak, nampak lah yeast! Ding! So I thought why not make some buns myself since I have got no exams and nothing to do. Boleh cicah-cicah dengan apa-apalah or boleh dimakan begitu saja! Hehe.

And so I made some buns! Mind you it was my first attempt ever to make them and they turned out well! They weren't as soft and fluffy as my Mum's but they were soft and edible. :)

:) I only made a batch of the buns because I was worried it wouldn't turn out okay.

We went to Coles after all when Imran finally woke up at 4.30pm and we quickly rushed to the store before it was closed at 5pm. Nasib baik sempat. Belilah kami setok untuk dinner.

I had the buns with curry, and they were perfect for sahur. :))

Best kan tengok! I stared at those buns for so long before putting them in my mouth because they were so bulat and cute and pretty! muehehehe :))

The Gang

2010-11-06T11:00:00.005+10:30

I miss The Gang out of the sudden! Haha. Remember that we planned to perform this song for something but we didn't?? Talentime ke Rahman dinner, can't remember exactly what but the 'practices' in the dorm and in the shower were surely fun-ny. Hahaha.

Haaaa, I really miss those days. We had so much fun together. Bangun lambat, mandi lambat, siap lambat, pegi house assembly lambat, kena marah dengan Ibu, nyanyi lagu Nenek Si Bongkok Tiga while Tania came up with that horrible dance, makan malam-malam buta, buat project cari gali phone Hanaa, main Monopoly sampai ada orang nangis, made fun of Latha. LOL.

I wonder when we get to meet everyone again..

Currency

2010-11-03T23:38:00.001+10:30

Haha. Nice!

Addicted

2010-11-01T18:40:00.006+10:30

Addicted to this song!

I officially have an addiction of something else that I need to get rid off but don't want to and will not be anytime soon. Haha. Sue me. :p

ps: 4th year will be over soon! Just a couple more days to go! Yeah babyy!

Cake Pops!

2010-10-19T16:42:00.008+10:30

Bakerella aka Angie Dudley has just published her first cooking book, Cake Pops by Bakerella (from the famous blog: bakerella.com). I have been eyeing her blog for ages. It has only been out in the US for a couple of weeks now. Unfortunately I have to wait for another two months for it to get here because it's only going to be released in Australia in December. Bugger!

Angie is currently on her book tour in the US! If you're a Bakerella fan and happened to be somewhere in the states and want to catch up with her, click here for the tour dates. Ngerhh. I wish I was in the states.

When classes are only 2 days a week...

2010-10-13T00:17:00.018+10:30

From a craving to a sponge cheesecake...

to creating a mess

While part of the mess was in the oven

other bunch of mess was being made

Just to kill time...

waiting for a sponge to rise.

Albeit the over-rose.. :)

the cake turned out to be so fluffy...

and a pleasure to eat!

But an extra block of cheese!

made some extra cups of Oreo cheesecakes!

What a cheesy week. ;)

Spring Break

2010-10-05T15:56:00.007+10:30

Gosh! Haven't written for so long that I almost forgot I had a blog.

Anyway, Syawal is coming to its end and boy, there were a lot of open houses during the last two-week spring break. Unfortunately, I still haven't managed to reach my goal of gaining 5kg by the end of this Raya. Sigh. But I have gained a couple of kilos though, which is better than nothing I guess.

I think this year's spring break was probably the best break I've ever had all the while I've been in Adelaide. I had no assignments to work on; our core subject finished just before the break and our elective has just started today, which is right after the break. There were tonnes of open houses happening so I didn't have to worry about making my own dinner/lunch, didn't spend money on shopping at all which is good because I'm on a strict saving for future purposes :D, received great news that my big sis is pregnant with her first! My second brother in the US was blessed with another healthy, beautiful and curly baby boy on September 25, 2010! I had a great time hiking from waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty summit (although it was super exhausting) and playing netball with some friends and spent a bit of alone time reading an Australian novel called Jasper Jones(a very good book, by the way).

Hiking! I was the last person to reach the summit.

The new born. Ashraf bin Amin

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

However, I did not get the chance to perform puasa enam this Syawal although I really wanted to. I just didn't realise how fast the month has gone by that it already has only 4 days left until the month of Zulkaedah is here. I guess, inshaAllah kalau ada rezeki, I'll do the fasting next year.

Cute!

2010-08-18T17:32:00.004+09:30

This cat is too cute!!!!! Geram! Macam teddy bear. Nak peluk je rasa! I want a fat, cute cat too!

Chocolate Ganache Tart with Vanilla Cream and Kiwi fruit

2010-07-31T17:18:00.005+09:30

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. You have to try making this tart! It is so easy and it's yummilicious. I saw Fiona, one of Masterchef's contestants, making a Chocolate Ganache Tart with Lavender Cream and Raspberries. It looked so good, I had to try it. Unfortunately, I didn't know where to find lavender and raspberries are quite expensive here so I made vanilla cream and top my tarts with kiwi fruit instead. They were delicious!

Click here for Fiona's Chocolate Ganache Tart recipe.

Urut Pipi

2010-07-12T02:07:00.007+09:30

My family and I went to Berjaya Hills to spend a weekend together. We had a blast. We went to the rabbit park, mandi sungai, had barbecue and karaoke night. It was a short and sweet trip. Stayed at Nora Lodge which place had a typical Malay kampung feel to it; its chalets were like 'Pondok', its bathrooms were sort of outdoorsie; they were like some booths, it had a super nice hill view and it was surrounded with kebuns.

Sungguh Best!

Anywho, I actually just wanted to show you a couple of super cute pictures of my nephew, Faris. I taught him how to massage his face with marbles when we were there. And he loved it. LoL.

This little guy never fails to cheer me up when I'm feeling gray.

Balik balik!

2010-06-13T15:57:00.008+09:30

Gedik. Manja. Mengada-ngada.

Yes! Say whatever you want, baby!

I am still going home for the break! :) 10 more days to go!

See ya, bitches! :p

p/s: Aussie will win tonight's match with Germany, I predict. :) The whole country will be cheering! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oy! Oy! Oy!

Update: Unfortunately, Aussie(0) lost to Germany (4). tsk tsk. Memalukan. Lol.

Saya Suka Onitsuka

2010-05-29T21:12:00.013+09:30

You might not know that I am a one-pair-of-shoes type of person; I wear the same pair of shoes, that I find comfortable, everyday until they are worn out or get really stink.

These are Sketchers that my dad gave for my 15th birthday. My feet are tiny that they still fit even after 7 years. The inside is in real bad condition, believe you me. And they stink. But I still wear them sometimes. How I have grown, ey?

These are converse. Had them early last year actually. I know that I wasn't supposed to treat them like walking, as in miles and miles of walking, shoes. But I love wearing them. They feel so good to walk in. But sekarang dah haus gila tapak due to the walking. Hehe. Kesian kasut.

And these are my brand new Onitsuka! Don't you reckon they look nice? I just love the marine blue. My brother, Imran, belanja them as my graduation present. Manis kan? Onitsuka shoes are really expensive here in Adelaide. So I had Gokun to help get them delivered to Adelaide from the US. Thanks Gokun! Too bad it has been raining almost every day here, now. Haven't really got the chance to fully "test-drive" them yet. Haha.

Hmm.. I think my feet looks like some boy's feet in the pictures. Haha.

Got talent?

2010-05-20T21:50:00.011+09:30

Yes! I do have talent at being lazzzzz....zyyyyyyy.

Australia's Got Talent 2010 has just started its new season. I am not really a huge fan of the show because I think all these "talent shows" are a bit... umm... unnecessary and overrated. But I do watch it sometimes. It's fun to have a bit of a laugh at those who think they've got any talent at all. ;) I do think they're brave though. Good on them.

Anywho, I sawr (that's actually how most Aussies pronounce some words; with a subtle 'R' at the end- sawR) a 15 year old boy performed 'Hallelujah' on the show, originally sung by Leonard Cohen, and immediately browsed his name; Bobby Andonov, on YouTube to watch his performance again. Found the video and found another video of him singing 'Make You Feel My Love' by Bob Dylan at some function. And Oh-Em-Gee! Sedap sangat dia nyanyi. I fell in love with his voice a millisecond after that. And don't worry, I assure you that suara dia dah pecah, unlike Justin Bieber. :)

Watch it! Oh and I love the stage's backdrop. looks vintage and sets a very nice mood. Haiihh. I think I wanna put this in the song list for my wedding. Chop dulu! (Yes, I have a song list and I like to berangan)

Sleepless Week

2010-05-07T00:36:00.007+09:30

It's only logical to do everything at the last minute when you are attacked by a disease of laziness. To me, at least, this disease most of the time corresponds to the weather... as in the climate. The colder the weather, the lazier I get.

It has been a crazy week, a sleepless week.

I've been staying up until 4.00am to 6.30am everyday throughout this whole week just doing the never-ending-assignments. And then bangun pukul 8.00am-9.00am. Dahla sejuk, lagi lah bertambah malas! Imagine how I had to struggle through those obstacles to get through the week. Hahahahah. Penat. Sakit belakang. Sakit mata. Sakit otak. Lapar.

I had a submission today at 2pm. Got to uni at 10am to print out an A0 size poster and guess what? Somebody from the first year stuffed up the plotter. For God's sakes, I felt like shoving those printer toners into his throat. Minum! Minum sampai lebam! Why would anyone print a WORD DOCUMENT ON THE PLOTTER?! Whyyy? Most of the 4th year students were pissed off and annoyed. Who wouldn't be when things go like that on the very day of your assignment was dued. It was a very important submission; it was our final design and it holds up 20% of our total grade for the course. That's a lot.

The plotter ended up refusing to print A0 after all that messiness, so I had to altered my poster to two A1 sizes. It didn't take an awful lot of time but I was/am not really happy with the outcome. Sigh. Some of my course mates printed out theirs at Officeworks but they charge up to $60 for an A0. Mahal mann. I'm on a budget here. And some of my friends lari went to use the plotter at the Engineering Building. Kemut lah Adelaide Uni. The whole uni only has TWO plotters. Makan duit students ke. But then again it was my fault too.. that's why people say don't do work at the last minute. I guess I never learn. or maybe I'm just lazy. HAHA.

Anyway, I managed to submit it in time and glad that that was over. Lega lah sikit. Balik je terus tidur. Seronok gila. But my room is extreemmmeely messyy due to the busy week+laziness to clean it up. Haha. My desk is currently full with paperssss and what not. And I am still lazy to do anything about it. Hahaha. Right now, I'm just sitting on my bed with my laptop in front of me, updating my blog and planning to watch some series after... because there's no submission at all next week! Haha that's a first for this semester! :)

There was a lot more happening under the desk. Haha.

And I'm baking a chocolate cake this weekend!! Actually, I might just do that tomorrow! And I'm going to see Iron Man2 this weekend! OMG. I just realised I haven't been to the cinema since end of last year... a true sad story that was unnecessary for me to tell. haha

Domino Effect

2010-04-25T21:52:00.008+09:30

I love, love, love Ok Go's 'Here We Go Again' video; the one with the treadmills. But 'This Too Shall Pass' video is pretty awesome too! I wished I could do those dominos too. Hehe. Watch, watch, watch! I love the glasses part the most. :)

According to OK Go, the machine ran from start to finish 3 times out of 85 tries, but the camera guy only got one complete recording. But it was one heck of an awesome outcome! Cool kan?

Now!

2010-04-24T20:50:00.004+09:30

It's been a while since I last wrote. Looking at Imi's new blog layout just makes me want to make-over my blog too! :)

But not now.

I am too busy, now.
I am too lazy, now.
I am having a love-hate relationship with my studies, now.
I feel like having a long holiday, now.
I want to go back to Malaysia, now.
I wished that time didn't pass so quickly, now.
I miss my old mates, now.
I miss my brothers and sisters, now.
I miss Mak, now.
And I really miss home, now :(

I want to cry, now..

Mid Sem Break!

2010-04-01T18:34:00.004+10:30

Woo Hoo! Easter + mid sem break is officially on for the next two weeks! Hooray for everyone who's still studying! Boo for those who are working. :p My plan is to sit at home and do nothing. haaa. Bestnyaa having a time off from all the studios and workshops.

I just cannot believe April is already here! Cepatnya masa berlalu!! And I still have no idea what to wear on my graduation day next weeeeeek. What should I wear? what do you think I should wear??

Body Mass Index

2010-03-22T23:19:00.006+10:30

Who in the world invented the BMI, classifying people who are "normal" or not?

I calculated my BMI on this website and it tells me that my BMI is 16! Oh, I am so underweight. I have to gain atleast.. 8 kilos?! to get a normal BMI=20 to 25. Heaps of weight to put on. Blergh.

Anyway, I have officially moved into my new home! :) It's very exciting and it's super cozy, I just love it. Now that our home is closer to uni, Imran decided to get a new bike from Ihsan Huhu and he just couldn't stop admiring it for even one minute. Tak habis-habis testing naik basikal. Tengok TV pun nak duduk atas basikal. Apakah? Haha.

During the clean up of the old house, we had to throw LOADS of AmFarouk's 'treasures', or shall I call them 'trash-es', away. Seriously, his 'trash-es' were more than Imran and mine combined. Mana tak nya, he brought only 20kg of luggage when he went back to Malaysia for good. No shipping for his remaining, excessive amount of clothes or books whatsoever. Apa lagi, we donated them all to SALVOS, if not the garbage truck. :D I reckon the garbage truck's BMI might have increased to its obesity level last week. Hehe.

Oh and I found my long, lost orchestra file. Lost it in 2008. I thought someone threw it away. Someone did throw it away... in the store. Kesian file. What an ambition of mine to continue playing the violin in Adelaide. End up kurung violin dalam almari. In 2010, my violin 'skills'= karat. And I found a notebook which has a page of list. Hehe. Not gonna tell you a list of what, but it was pretty adorable of 19-year-old me to have made this list. Ha ha. There was one line on that list that I couldn't stop giggling about.

I wrote;
no 11: He talks fast. Sometimes I don't understand what he says but I nod anyway :)

Hehe.

Anywho, now that the flour is in stock again at my house, I intend to bake some cookies or muffins this weekend. I have been craving for something sweet since quite a long time now. Naikkan sikit berat alang-alang. :)

Ayah

2010-03-10T18:56:00.003+10:30

Much resemblance? :)

Funnyhh

2010-03-07T14:09:00.008+10:30

Last semester, I was enrolled in a Digital Media Studio. Often in lectures, the lecturer would show us some examples of animations. Of all those videos he showed, this is probably one of the funniest I've seen. Haha. Enjoy!

Craving for Some Sweets

2010-03-06T21:18:00.008+10:30

These look purrrtyyy... and yummmyy.... Ghaarrrrrrrrh... They're making my mouth so wateryy. Mmmm. I want those cuppacakes by+wondermilk. Could someone make me some pretty cupcakes like these... please :) ?

Pricey

2010-03-04T16:47:00.012+10:30

Check out this one and only RM 26million, fully furnished, bungalow unit at Kenny Hills, Kuala Lumpur; Duta Residence. For a house, it is definitely crazy expensive to be built and sold in Malaysia. Yes, sure you can get a 5 bedroom unit in Beverly Hills with about the same price... they have tonnes of rich celebrities... but in Malaysia, I mean come on... seriously... yang betul-betul mampu pun macam.. nak ke beli? The view of the house pun paling-paling KLCC. Baik duduk dekat apartment depan-depan KLCC tu. Tengoklah KLCC sepuas-puas sampai lebam nak muntah.

It has 4 huge bedrooms, 1 luxurious guest room, 9 unnecessary bathrooms, a room/rooms for maids that is located with the services area, i.e laundry, in a separate small building, a swimming pool, a guard house, common living spaces and an entertainment room. The ridiculous master bedroom has a ridiculous seperate private pool and a ridiculously super large walk-in closet and super spacey bathroom that you could actually fix another room in there instead. Bathroom besar-besar untuk apa? Main bola dalam tu? This house is like a resort.

And I just noticed from what I can see on its floor plan, the house has five sets of staircase. Berbanyaklah exercise tuan rumah ini.

Who would buy it? Insanely rich people such as the Ministers or Tony Fernandes or Tauke Gula. The cost of maintaining the house itself would scratch your pocket until berlubang.

The mansion is too big. Too big for me atleast. Think of how you would call your maid from the maid's house to your room. I bet they have the security caller device thing in each room. Haha.
But yes, I would go beraya di rumah ini. Hehe.

Crazy Lazy

2010-02-22T23:23:00.010+10:30

It has been almost 3 months now since summer holiday had started. Haven't been out 98% of those days since I got back. My first outing with friends would be with Hanaa, second was with Hanaa and Emy, and the last one was the trip to KYS with some of my old, I mean "old", friends.

I have been extremely lazy and I didn't really have any mood to go out and socialise, bla bla bla. Lazy, lazy, lazy. I'm also trying to gain some weight but that seems to be a failure, apparently. Been sitting around at home, doing nothing other than watch TV, eat, sleep and walk around complaining about how bored I am... Sigh. It's a disease I tell you. I am so lazy that I just want to lay around like this cat here. It looks so cozy and fat and oh so lazy! I'm so jealous!

Furry, cornered & flat out by babykailan

I think I need help a.s.a.p.

Dear Bambamin

2010-02-17T05:13:00.004+10:30

Now that you have found out, from dearest Kak Yan (why oh why Kak Yan.. hahah), that I have a blog. Jangan baca blog Sarah! Maluuu. hahahaha.

Sila tukar page :)

Lady Gogo

2010-02-08T02:17:00.008+10:30

Last weekend I participated to be a facilitator in a Kem Motivasi held by KULN Australia-New Zealand. It took place at Putrajaya. Great fun. Anyway, now, I am not really that excited to write about the program. The motivational program was actually out in the Utusan newspaper yesterday, 7th Feb 2009. You can find what it was all about there. Haha. Malas nak cerita. :p

I am more excited to tell you that, during the program, I found a person who looked like Lady Gaga. Hehehe. Not going to tell you who it was because you might know her. It's not an insult or anything; looking like Lady Gaga. I'm just scared that you would think it is. But it's not. Hehe. Hence some of us facilitators, especially budak-budak Adelaide hehe, referred to her as none other thannnnn.. Lady Gaga laaa.. siapa lagi. hehe. I'm still giggling and laughing. Not at that person though. But at Lady Gaga. Because of here eskimo/bird's nest and geometric "dress" she wore at the Grammy. Haha. My mother innocently asked when she saw the 'wire-y/loopy' dress, "Macam mana dia nak duduk nanti?" Hahahahahaha.

Hilarious.

I know I'm Not Pretty

2010-02-01T18:42:00.022+10:30

I am small. I am thin. I am not pretty. I am not attractive.

Haha. I know, I know. Saying all of these just made me look like I was seeking for some pointless 'simpathy'. The fact is, I am just a normal, normal girl who happens to have feelings.

Who doesn't?

Logically. You wouldn't go up to a big or a chubby person, especially to girls.. because we are sensitive if you haven't noticed haha, and say that he/she looks fat. If you have some morals. You would know that it's rude and it sometimes hurts.

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I went to my sister's wedding reception yesterday which was held at Dewan Perdana Felda. Suddenly a friend of my sister came up to me and we had some talk. Somewhere along the talk she grabbed my arm and said, "Sarah.. kurus sangatlaa. Like, kurusss sangaaat." That was not the first time anyone had said that to me. That is actually the most common thing people have been telling me.. There was one friend, a guy, who told me that I looked as if I was an aneroxic. Haha. He was clearly exaggerating. And then there was also a friend who told me to eat more sebab nanti susah nak pregnant... ada yang perli cakap I don't have anything for guys to usha pun (bitch! what the fudge?! haha)... And it hurt the most when someone that I cared about so much told me that I was too thin in a tone that made me felt as if I was not attractive enough for him...

Sigh.

I mean. Yes, I know that I am thin. I have seen a mirror, you know. It's not like I love being like this and hearing all of those words they kept telling me. I am trying to get a bit chubbier. It's not just that easy for me to get heavy. The heaviest I have been in my entire life is 42kg. And that alone took a lot of hardwork eating tubs and tubs of ice cream and just junks. And I don't have a huge stomach.

And why should a size be so important to anyone? Just a few weeks ago my brother told me that he had realised why, in Islam, women must cover our aurat from head to toe. Everyone knows it is to avoid men to get easily seduced by our physical trait, hence to avoid ma'siat. Well it's not only that, my brother said. But because of that that most men only see a woman's beauty by just their physical appearance. They judge our looks. The inner beauty would not matter, in some case, until they get to know us better. Hijjab is sort of an equality sign for all women. There won't be the term 'hot' if everyone is the same. I agreed to what he said. Hmm... This paragraph actually doesn't really relate to what I was saying in the first few paragraphs. Haha. I guess I just felt like writing it.

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So what I don't get is, why should it be any different if you tell a skinny person that he/she is skinny?

You should not say anything to them if it only hurts them. If it's not a compliment, then save it to yourself.

For me, I get used to it after sometime. But still. I am a girl. And I do have feelings. Lots of feelings. And I am very sensitive in other times. Hehe.

Hmm. After reading this entry again. I felt as if there was a lot of 'self-pityness' going on. Haha. That is not what I am trying to get at. As a saying goes, "Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world."

Instead, I am just trying to say that sometimes we need to be a lot more sensitive on this issue. Because it is a sensitive issue!

Lost Treasure in a Secret Drawer

2010-01-19T15:19:00.032+10:30

Once upon a time... in a land not too far away, there is a little town called Bandar Baru Bangi. And there is a little house where it has a little room. And the room has a drawer. A drawer that had kept many historical things of a girl whose name shall not be mentioned. (poyo)

The drawer had rarely been opened, since the day the girl had left the little town to pursue her dream, for she and only she... has the key to the secret drawer. But! the key had been kept at a place where even the girl could not recall.

After many years searching for the key, suddenly! A prayer was answered! It was a miracle! Hoorah! The key was found! It had appeared to be in a place where no one would imagine to look in to; at the very back end of the girl's bedside table drawer.

The sweet clicking sound of the drawer lock resulted a feel of relief to the girl for she can finally reveal what had been in the secret drawer all along.

In it, there were so many things that told about her past... mostly when she was in her final high school year. And that's the tale of the Lost Treasure in a Secret Drawer.

Behold!! The treasure in the drawer!!!

Sorry. Some of the writings on the picture are not clear. The writing in pink at the bottom right actually says: Some notes form the 'dedication activities' held at KYS. You can see how ridiculous I was keeping all these cards and notes. But it's just nice having to read them again after a period of time. There were silly nicknames and codes we would use, all the jokes and all the wishes. All these cards just made me recall all the memories in KYS, how my friends and I were at school and how we have changed over time.

Then I found one of the most interesting cards I have ever received. It was a birthday card made by one of my good friends, Gokun. I think it was a cardboard cut-out and painted with Buncho. Semangat kau Gokun lukis muka aku hodoh-hodoh. The card was quite detailed; he drew out my braces. Tak boleh blah. Haha. I couldn't stop laughing when I saw this card. As I continued browsing through the notes, I had my eye on a folded letter. It was not the simple folded letter. But more of an origami sort of letter. There were lots of the same ones. Lipatan berselit-selit kena fikir macam mana nak buka. And I love those letters. They're fun to open. And then there was the kertas turas. Oh how I remember all the kertas turas we used to 'steal' from the lab to make notes! Haha. Hilarious. The kertas turas in the picture was from Latha. Sigh. She still has not changed.

When I was in form 5. Each person in my class; the class of 2005, would have a day each to put up a blank drawing paper on the notice board at the foyer of our school for other people to write their wishes for SPM on. The days were sorted by our SPM id number correspondent to the number of days left to SPM 2005. For example, my id was D048, so I would put up my blank paper when we had 48 days left on the countdown to SPM. So cute semua nak colour my name. And Hanaa! Now I remember we, 'The Gang', called you Bibik! Haha.

And guess what else I found in the drawer!!! My name tag given on the first day I became a KYS student! Hahahaha. And it has my very first locker number on it! How cute.

After I went through all the stuff when I was in KYS, I saw a pastel green box with some text that says 'Polly Pocket' on it. Jeng jeng jeng! It was my first set of Polly Pocket ever! I remember that I got it when I was 8 years old. Polly Pocket was a hit at that time! Sangat lah comel bila teringat balik! but all the mini people for my Polly Pocket had gone. Kalau tak boleh main. Haha.

And for the last thing that I would like to reveal to you is my glasses collection. It all started when I was nine years old. That glasses had been stuck to my face since. Well, not until contact lenses were introduced to me. Haha. Maybe I should have put the glasses in order (time wise). So you'd know which is during which time. Well, the most bottom right was my first glasses, above it was my second pair, and then the black thick frame at the top left was the one I wore when I was in standard 6 until form 3. I changed it to the ones at the top right until I was 19 and then there were supposed to be another DKNY glasses which got stolen during the break-in in Adelaide and the huge square glasses is what I am wearing now.

And there you go! Now you know what my precious treasures are.

The End.

Makan-makan Cari Jalan

2010-01-04T19:53:00.011+10:30

My brother, Farouk, has not been feeling very well this week. Demam. Ramai lah pulak orang demam on the first week of 2010. Ke ada udang di sebalik batu? Nak extend cuti la katakan. To those who have Standard 1 children, memang sah-sah ambil cuti nak hantar anak pergi sekolah. Anywho, we (my family) have been having the same dishes for the past few days. Black pepper beef with bread, nasi minyak from I-don't-know-whose wedding.

My brother can be very moody and choosy when it comes to food, especially when he's sick. And yesterday, it so happened that the leftover black pepper beef was still unfinished. Sigh. Membebel lah semua orang pun. Honestly. If I see a single black pepper seed anywhere now, I swear I am going to vomit worse than that nenek who gave Badang her vomit. Lol. But none of us wanted to make anything for dinner. Everyone was so tired and too lazy to cook.

It was almost 10pm, just then we decided to go out for dinner. So off we went to our favourite Roti Puri Restaurant here in Bangi. Sampai-sampai saja, kedai tutup. Lagilah abang nya moody. And then we drove to the restaurant at Bangi Golf Resort. It was also closed.

What did we expect? It was already 10pm plus. But imagine me being the driver. There were five of us in the cute, purple Kelisa. All were hungry. All were moody. Bangi je punnnn. Tapi stress gila drive dengan orang-orang lapar ni. "Sarah kanaaan. Sarah pusing kiriiii. Sarah nak pergi mana ni? Sarah park sini je. Sarah kenapa park sinii? Sarah stop. Sarah wrong way." Sarah this, Sarah that. Satu suruh pergi sini, satu suruh pergi sana. Boleh jadi gila man. Last-last, we stopped at D'One Steak House. A new cafe that's opened in Bangi. My mother wanted to go there. And just the day before Koyot had told me he once went to have some drinks there with his sister. "Ok laa, best jugak." Masuk-masuk, my brother ordered a steak, Salma and I shared a chicken fried rice. Makanan sampai je... Chehhh. Nipis nya steaak. Kecik pulak tu. Macam tak cukup makaaan je steak tu. Hahaha. Tapi mahal. Biasalah Malaysia. Kalau makanan western je mesti charge mahal. Poyo je. Kak Jah only had sirap bandung because she was on a diet. Poyo. My mum had a sizzling mee. Nampak sedap. Tapi... Mintak cili potong, takde. Terpaksa mintak garam. If I were the cook, I would feel offended. Hehe. Dan Koyot memanglah tidak boleh dipercayai dalam bab memilih tempat makan yang best-best. Sorry Koyot.

Anyway, here are some pictures of us I took from yesterday. Haihhh. Ingatkan nak tulis pendek saja. Jadi menjela-jela lah pulakkan.

Tahun Baru!

2010-01-01T22:06:00.004+10:30

Selamat Tahun Baru!!!

May 2010 be a better year for you and I!

Stuck

2009-12-31T03:35:00.007+10:30

Last week I went to Canberra to do my passport. I stayed at Eri's place for almost a week. Kesiannn Eri kena tidur atas lantai. Tak muaaat katil nak share-share. Baiknyaaaaa la Eri bagi Sarah tidur atas katil. Hehehe. Thanks Eri for letting me crashed your place! ☺

Anyway, I have to admit that there is a sensitive part of my brain that stores songs just a bit too quickly. Seriously. Especially songs that are most annoying and irritating on earth; they'd get stuck in my head in a split milisecond. Sometimes I don't even know the name of those songs, but I always find myself humming to them when I'm just walking or cleaning or cooking and even when I'm not doing anything. I always find me asking myself, "hmm, where did I hear that song from? ishh stress, mana datang lagu ni"

When I was in Canberra, Lady Gaga was always on when we were in the car. Gila, everytime naik kereta mesti ada lagu Lady Gaga. I don't even know what she's saying half of the time. "Mo mo mo mo", "Rar rar oo la laa", " Something something karamba". (Atleast that's what I think I heard) Haha. Part lirik lain tak nak pula install dalam kepala ni. Ingat tu je. Hahaha. And then when I'm back home in Bangi. My sister played "Down" by Jay Sean. Oh! My! Lord! down gila after dengar that song. How many times can one word be repeated in 3 minutes? Hehe. I could even memorise a song that's about a bike which was created by my 2 and a half year old nephew. I would stop humming a same song when a new song is played to me, I'll get over the new song when a newer song is played to me... and it goes on and on.

Huge sigh.

But here is one song that I really like. Eri was the one who introduced it to me. It's "Officially missing you" ☺☺☺☺☺ sung by Janice and Sonya Lee. They are Korean Australians (It's originally a Tamia's song). I don't know these girls but they have really nice voices. Comel la jugak. If I had a great voice, I reckon I'd be cuter. kihkihkih. Joking. Anyway, I have been playing and singing this song more than a hundred times this week. Salma muntah-muntah dengar. Hahaha. Hope you'd like it too. Enjoy! ☺

Should I post the lyrics as well? Nahh, too lazy to do that now. Nanti sedih... :( haha poyo. I'm too sleepy anyway. Esok ada lunch date with Emy and Hanaa. Hehe.

Good night you! ☺

To Do List

2009-12-27T14:09:00.023+10:30

A 'to do' list for the long holiday break. Yes. What do I do during the break. Hmm...

1. Have plennnnnty of sleep.

2. Watch plennnnty of tv.

3. Have my baju made for my sister's wedding reception. (Yes, I am gonna be her bridesmaid together with Salma. We only give out bunga telur though, to the people who renjis. A bit down tak dapat jadi pengapit. But oh wellllll... takpelah. I'll just have to wait for Salma to get married. Haha)

4. Apply for scholarships and loans for my studies.

5. Beg for a scholarship or a loan for my studies.

6. Pretend to take over Kak Jah's bedroom when she moves. (It's Salma who should move out of our bedroom. Ishhh. I want our big roommm. I want I want I want!)

7. Trick Salma to move into Kak Jah's room. Hehehehe.

8. Meet up with Hanaa who balik cuti sekejap saja sangat! (Hanaa! I haven't changed my number hehe)

9. Meet up with other friends as well, of course. (EDC0105, our anniversary is coming ok. I'm not sure when though. Is it on the 6th or 9th January? Imi! I think you know when. Bila ye ulang tahunnya? Semangat batch pulak tiba-tiba. I'm not really semangat actually. I just miss all of you! A lot!)

10. (Blank) I have to figure out what else to do for the remaining days when I'm not doing any of the above.

Dikesempatan ini juga, I would like to wish all of you Happy Holiday. Have a good Muharram and have a good time figuring out your new resolution for the year 2010! ☺
I think I need to do that too.

And this song is definitely stuck in my head right now. Tick Tock by Kesha. I think she has an annoying voice but damn this song! It is too catchy! Especially the 'wo oo wo oo wo owww' part. Haha Jap. I'm trying to figure out how to post a youtube video on this entry. Sigh. I'm such a noob.

Aha! And here it is!

And this is another song that has been in my head for weeks! I looove! Haven't Met You Yet by Michael Buble. Cute kan Michael Buble? ☺☺☺☺☺☺

Graduation Status

2009-12-16T10:06:00.011+10:30

Aaarrhh!

Today is Wednesday! And it might be the only day that I feel eager to check my uni email. Haha.

A new email in the inbox that says: 'Graduation Status are now viewable on Access Adelaide'

Okay. So I am logging into my Access Adelaide account as I write this entry haha [going back and forth from this blog page to Access Adelaide page] ngerhh.

So I am clicking the Graduations tab>Status tab...

It says..

Award: B. Design Studies
Date and time generated: 16-Dec-2009 08:53AM
Status: Eligible to Graduate

Tersengih sendirian...syukurrr Alhamdulillah.
~♫ Alhamdulillah syukur nikmat, Malaysia maju rakyat selamat ♫ ~ I'll be singing this song in the shower hahaha

For this, I sedekah a hundred smileys to you readers hehe
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and another extra 10 to those who graduate this year! Congratulations!!!
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Bumpy Road

2009-12-14T00:05:00.010+10:30

This is Siti Salma Ramli, also known as Ama. She is my youngest sister, she is 17 years old and she likes to take pictures of herself (or you might call it camwhoring). ~ Haha. Perenggan budak sekolah rendah.

This photo was actually taken at the KYS Resource Centre. Last Tuesday was her last paper of SPM. (Hence the camwhoring activity.) Dah habis dah SPM! She was only form 1 when I sat for my SPM. And now I'm already.. ehem.. 19! and have finished my degree! ;p (kihkihkih) Sigh. I didn't realise how fast time flies... :(

Anyway, this morning I checked my uni email. One of the emails was about our (the students at Adelaide Uni) graduation status. It had told us that our eligibility status to graduate will be out on Wednesday, December 16th. Reading that email made me a bit nervous. I mean I already know all of my results. Kalau ikut markah, lepas lah nak buat Masters. This semester's results were a bit disappointing though... a lot of things had been happening for the past few months; the broken heart, the broken phone, the break-in, the money-broke, the fine ticket and.. the lost. There were a lot of distractions, I could not really concentrate, I had plenty of time extensions for a few of my assignments and I had to struggle a bit to catch up. There were sooo many things going on in such a short period of time that at one point I felt like breaking down and wanted to just give up on eeeeverything. But! I told myself that life must go on! (mcm LeAnn Rimes punya lagu ~ Life Goes On, Haha semangat tak pasal) I'm grateful that I was sane enough to not do anything out of idiocity! haha and hey, the results were not as bad as I thought they would be. I should be okay, InshaAllah.

I am very grateful to Him for giving me enough strength and patience to go through the life obstacles He had planned. and I pray that He would not stop giving them at any other times as well. And I am sincerely grateful to have such supportive family and friends that were/are always there for me to help me go through the hard times. I don't know how else I can express my gratitude to you. Thank you very, very much. (Cheywah, Macam menang Juara Lagu la pulak kannn hehehe)

So peeps, no matter how bumpy your road may be, always believe that there will be some good at the end of it. :) Bak kata Prof Izi Hj Ali di Hot fm, "renung-renungkan, dan selamat beramal!" hehehe.

Day 59

2009-12-10T00:02:00.005+10:30

It has been 8 weeks and 3 days since he went away. I miss him dearly.

May my family and I never forget to include him in our prayers, always.

Al-Fatihah.

A Number of Facts

2009-12-07T13:53:00.012+10:30

Last night I had a chat with my sister via Gmail.

Mind you I have seven siblings whose every home is scattered too far away from Bangi. Some of the most convenient and low-cost ways to catch up with each other is via email or IM or Skype or Facebook. Thank God for technology, right? I am not bragging about anything. Yes, I am very proud of my brothers and sisters that they have great jobs and have their own family, but sometimes it is very sad when one of us is having an event of their lives and a few of others could not make it because of the distance. Rasa macam nak nangis pun ada.

Fact 1: Long distance relationship is very very hard.

So, Kak Jah and I talked about her wedding reception for the man's side. She sounded a bit... actually not a bit, but very frustrated that many of our family members could not attend to it; Che Long is going to Makkah for Umrah, Che Ja is going to Korea, Ayah Lan is going to the UK for work, our brother Bamin is definitely not going because he is in the States, just got a new baby and had just spent a lot to come back to see arwah Ayah last October, he could not afford to come back to Malaysia that often. Imran might not make it for he has a summer school. The reception is going to be held at the end of January 2010. And even if Imran is to attend the wedding, he might go back just for the weekend; which is such a waste of money. Lain lah kalau kaya sangat sampai taktau nak buat apa dengan duit kan. Ni nak bayar bil pun macam krek krek krek kat situ. Meme duk sebek tok jadi gapo lah.

Fact 2: Family always comes first.
Fact 3: Sometimes, having lots of money might come in handy. But! Always, always be grateful with what you have. Hehe :)

Afraid that my sister would be angry at me, I told her that I would try my best to make it. I might go back at the end of December or early January. She wanted me to be one of her bridesmaids. Her sister-in-law will be her pengapit. Chis! Once upon a time ago she told me that she'd have me to be her pengapit. Dahlah reception sebelah perempuan hari tu buat nikah saja. Tiada peluang untukku menjadi pengapit. ~Karaoke: Hatiiii sedih, hatiiii pedih~ hehe I don't really mind actually. Hobi suka merajuk, dah terbiasalah. Tindakan refleks macam tu. Hahaha. It was Kak Jah's mother-in-law who actually wanted her daughter to be the pengapit. So it's okay. I give in to my sister's mother-in-law.

Fact 4: Avoid any conflict, big or small, with any of the family member.

Kak Jah demanded presents from Imran and I. Boxing day is coming! I'll try to look what's in store at Myer ~is my store~ or ~there's no other store like~ David Jones. Or I might just get her some giant bottles of Garnier Fructis shampoo. She loves those shampoos. Biar dia makan shampoo banyak-banyak. Haha. Kak Jah told me that she wanted Qiddin and other Adelaide friends to get her a BBQ pit with six flames and Muadz to belanja the shipping cost as her wedding present. Demanding betul kakak saya ini. Haha. But I think she was just joking... kot.

Fact 5: Having presents makes you smile. :)

Urgh... and now Imran is singing Daughtry's 'What about now' downstairs. Duk teran-teran suara tak sampai high notes. Oh Lord Almighty please help my ears.

Fact 6: Cotton balls are convenient when your brother's room doesn't have sound proof walls.

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2009-12-06T15:57:00.003+10:30

Wah! Blog tuh!! Tahap kebosanan menyerlah. Hehe. Dulu pernah je ada blog. Tapi macam... diabaikan. Kasihan aduh kasihan... Tapi selalu gila baca blog orang lain.. mcm Kimbu, Gokun, and Njay dan budak-budak Adelaide. Seronok lah jugakkan. Bukak satu blog nampak link orang lain, pastu bukak blog orang lain terserempak link orang lain-lain, dan seterusnya.

Anyway, I actually wanted to write about how very hard to find a URL for my blog. Not a very long and interesting story pun actually. But oh well, bosan. Blank taktau tulis apa. Sementara menonton Ayie packing-packing, terjadilah blog ini. (Pemalas nak tolong pack kan. Haha. ) Tadi masa baru nak start terfikir lah perkataan conteng. Macammm comel macam tuuu... Hahaha. Poyo. And then I tried typing in contengconteng.blogspot.com . Unfortunately it was unavailable. Tapi kelakar. That blog only has one entry. And it was published sometime in 2004. Apakah? Membazir URL je. Chis. I tried conteng.blogspot.com, contenglah.blogspot.com, penconteng.blogspot.com, conteng-conteng.blogspot.com, menconteng.blogspot.com but all was unavailable. The word 'Conteng' is too comel and common. But I still want it. And it came to contengdotconteng.blogspot.com or contengkan.blogspot.com or berconteng.blogspot.com. All of which was available.

'Contengdotconteng'. Bunyi macam funny je. Hehe. Imagine a person says "Contendotconteng"... Kelakarrr!!! Haha.
'berconteng' pulak macam salah tatabahasa. "Salahkan?" tanyaku kepada Ayie. "Salah!" Ayie kata. Ee. Tak nak lah memburukkan bahasa.
Maka, contengkan saja yang tinggal. Hehe. I would prefer contengconteng. But like my mum always say: what to do what to done, makan budu makan belacan. hahaha