my penang 'trip' (day 2) - part 2

ok so sambung to part 2.. why am i soo bersemangat nak tulis this? hehe you'll see why.. at the end of this post..

ok, so after PRamlee's gallery and stuff, we decided to go somewhere yg mcm nature like.. so it was either the beach or spice garden.. and i tell you.. if you go to penang, you really HAVE TO go to spice garden.. eh, tolong laa.. its soo heavenly and very peaceful.. (only if you're the adventurous type.. there i was in front of tropical spice garden.. nak masuk kena bayar RM13 which was totally worth it.. dia akan bagi some insect repellent nak bubuh kat badan so that insects won't bite you.. mmg boleh buat yoga kat situ.. and ada that what do u call that? hammock izzit? yeah.. ada hammock yg membuaikan kita utk tidoq.. hehehe

you know those birds that's chirping sounds.. and then ada this type of bird yg bunyi mcm "eooowooohooo" that makes u feel mcm wow im in a jungle.. its like another whole world.. mcm bunyik2 org yg horn mase tgh jam tu dah takde.. suddenly you feel soo at ease...

Air dia pun jernih.. ok gambar ni tak brapa clear coz i set it to aperture mode so mcm tangan din bergetar sket sbb dlm hutan kan.. this pic is supposed to be mcm air tu jatuh from my palm.. konon simbolik laa.. hehehe but the water was crystal clear .. and cold too.. ada ikan kat dlm tu!

This was one of the stairs yg kat dlm tu.. you see, dia mcm abit like a maze kinda..

Ok, this is the fun part when din & i did this yoga nescafe advertisement kinda... din dapat bertahan lame dgn posisi tu.. (she does yoga quite often) so mcm dah terer nak stabilize.. heheeh
ok , the pic on the right was totally buat2.. my feet weren't in the water.. sbb takut ada katak kat dpn tu.. takut jer bile2 dia melompat.. amek ko! ahahha

Alright now this is the peak of this post rasenyer.. berdebar2 nak tulis ni.. you see, we were having a blast.. posing sana posing sini.. making funny faces and laughing all the way (maklumlah ketiga2 stress kerja - see, cikyah is an engineer in motorola.. yeah.. motorola penang.. dia buat bhgn walkie talkie and currently undergoing some big project.. din is a Sales Manager kat Autobavaria glenmarie.. so mase tu dah nak month end closing.. imagine the stress.. me? well, im a statistics lecturer yg tak seberapa hebatnyer.. whose teaching 20 credit hours a week and always keeping myself busy with endless assignments from almost 200 students.. yeah, pretty stressful) so Penang was more like a break from all the work and stress.. or a breakaway or getaway or something like that.. look at me jumping so high and happy.... and while i was jumping i was like "wooooooohooooooooooooooooooo"

yer lah.. woo hoo sgt, half an hour later, while going down the stairs, i slipped ke or tripped ker... bottom line is, i fell down the stairs... gedebuk.. and sprained my right ankle... ouch!


"omigod!!!! ouch ouch ouch.. kaki aku.."
dlm hati : "OMG!!!!!!! patah ker?????"
din & cikyah : do! ko ok ker?
din : cuba ko gerakkan kaki ko?
dora : aduh aduh.. bole bole....

then mcm tersilent sekejap..
dora : mcmne laaa aku ley jatuh.. ahahhaa

yeah.. it was pretty funny though.. i tot it wud be okay... so we continued jln2.. me as the gadis tempang.. hehehe so this is the picture after the mishap.. walaupun view dia lawa.. tp tak berapa dpt nak enjoy the view coz God knows betapa sakitnyer kaki.. tp mase ni tak sakit sgt... so we continued jalan2... hehehehe

we headed off to miami bay and miami beach.. (nama jer) to have our laksa and rojak yg best!

Snapped some pictures by the beach...

3 barefooted gals who painted Penang red

on the way back, we singgah kat masjid terapung to take some pictures...

and lastly, we bought buah pala and stuff and last last but not least, borong DVDs kat bukit jambul!! gile murah.. mase tu dah 415 so we rushed back home took a quick shower and headed to Sg.Nibong bus station.. keadaan terlalu cemas sampai din tertinggal satu teket bas kat keta cikyah.. PANIC! but cikyah saved the day by bringing (dengan rileknyer) teket tu kat kitorg balik "korang tertinggal dlm keta eh?" alas, selamat pulang dgn kaki yg bengkak dan jalan yg terhencut hencut... hehehe

reached kl at 930... and there it was.................................... dpt MC 3 hari.. hehe.. but it was totally worth it!

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my penang 'trip' (day 2) - part 1

The day started with an alarm at 6am. yes. 6 am. since we had such limited time, we had to wake up early. we showered and waited for subuh. in penang, subuh dia 615am. after we performed our subuh prayers, we hit the roads.. it was almost 650 when we reached USM's hill to watch the sunrise.. and all the while i was singing Norah Jones' Sunrise.. excited. From this picture, it looked more like sunset rite? perhaps. i need an SLR camera kot.. hehe.. well, it was definitely breathtaking and refreshing. many won't do things like we do.. - waking up at 6am.. so kalu nak travel and do stuff kena cari yang sekepala laa.. baru best..

And from this picture, i realized that my 'in2it' 2-way foundation looks good on me.. and my revlon lipstick also blended well with the foundation.. hehe (iklan kejap). here are the three ladies who had a blast in penang. thanks to cikyah who sudi membawa kita jejalan and being our SLR photographer and teaching us a lot about photography.. perhaps, i'll own my own SLR camera gak one day ;)

thanks to din also who sudi menemani me to this trip.. and being there when i need a friend.. always :) gurl you rock.. [ok sesi penghargaan]

we headed off from USM at almost 730 bila matahari dah naik betui betui.. and i managed to snap this gorgeous picture.

later we had char kuey teow at a stall nearby. and it was sedap giler.. really, penang food really ada kick betul..

then, we headed to town at almost 9 kot? cant remember the time.. last time i went to penang, i wanted so much to see P Ramlee's house but couldnt cause apparently they close on Mondays.. so this time, i got what i wished for.. we managed to go in.. yeay! we took a LOT of pictures tapi tak dpt dimasukkan disini.. nnt tak muat pulak.. so i'll keep them as my own memories.. hehe.. there we were in front of the museum.. and i was doing the Pohon yang rimbun scene and the oh kanda! scene right in front of P Ramlee's rumah kelahiran..

yes, i took a photo at the exact spot and wearing the exact pants about 7 months ago when i attended the USM interview. it would be great if i had the opportunity to work in Penang. i've always loved Penang and i don't mind going there again or a matter of fact, work there kot? Despite the jam and everything, i guess there's always something that can compensate the stress... the beach... tapi if i were to work in Penang, i'd like to bring my parents along.. hehe.. anak manje.. bukan apa.. siapa nak jaga diorg if bukan their baby gurl (walaupun dah besar panjang and bole jadi mak orang).. hehehe

tu dia many2 scenes taken from the house. (1) kemanakah kanda? bilakah kanda mau pulang dari germany? (2) scene tepi tangga (3) basuh kaki bila nak masuk rumah.. tapi takde air pun?

here's pak mat the one who takes care of this place.. apparently, his dad and Allahyarham Tan Sri P Ramlee's dad worked at the same place. [ayah PRamlee sebijik muka dia]. so they were staying at the same quarter house.. and he told us that he always accompanied PRamlee whenever he wanted to go anywhere to meet people.. Pak Mat told us a lot of things that we didn't know.. or maybe things that i didn't know.. Tan Sri PRamlee was a very generous man..

"La ni, mana nak cari ganti.. org mcm dia? Kita ada beratuih ratuih artis.. takdak sorang pun mcm dia.. Depa igt depa kaya.. Hangpa tgk Tan Sri PRamlee, dia dulu gaji 7000 ringgit sebulan.. masa dulu 7000 ringgit tu kayaaa.. tapi dia punya pikiq masa depan.. nak bantu orang melayu, dia belanja 500 utk dia saja.. 500 tu la dia nak makan, jalan2, beli barang2 sket.. lagi 6500 dia sedekah kat orang susah, bagi anak yatim.... haaa.. mana nak cari orang lagu tu?"

"kita skrg ni.. taktau apa nak jadi.. pramlee dulu pikiq jauh.. dia takdak ilmu sekolah.. tapi dia bijak.. dia punya cerita semua ada msg.. semua tentang kehidupan dia sikit2.. dia nak naikkan orang melayu.. tapi zaman sekarang ni.. sedih.. takdak sorang pun boleh ganti dia.. orang doq mai jejauh. dari Belanda, Perancis, America.. dok tulih tulis nota tanya pakcik.. dok kaji pasal dia.. dia antarabangsa... tapi la ni, takdak artis sorang pun bole jadi mcm dia.. artis la ni dok kejaq glemer.. tu pun dalam2 sini saja.. takdak yg overseas..."

"pramlee tu dulu, dok jaga sembahyang.. setiap kali lepas sembahyang dia doq zikir ratuih ratuih kali.. haaa.. mana nak dpt lagu tu? amalan dia, takdak sapa nak blajaq.. "

"kalau zaman skrg, gaji beribu ribu, doq beli kereta besaq, rumah besaq.. tapi pramlee masa mati, takdak tinggalkan harta.. satu pun takdak.. pasai dia dah sedekah kat orang2.. harta dia pi kat org2 melayu...harta dia sebenar ada kat seni dia.. itu harta dia sebenaqnya.. lebih berharga... tapi sedih.. pasai dia dah takdak..baru depa nak bg pangkat Tan Sri.. buat apa? dia dah takdak.. dia dah takdak baru orang nak hargai.."

"...La ni mai dekat 20 orang nak claim depa tu Azizah.. Pakcik ckp, depa semua ni bkn azizah betui.. pakcik tanya, kalau betui hangpa ni azizah.. hang tunjuk kat aku surat yang PRamlee ada bagi azizah masa dia nak balik ke Singapore. masa tu bapak azizah suruh depa putuih hubungan. PRamlee ada bagi surat. dia suruh Azizah baca 3 kali, lepas tu dia koyah separuh, dia simpan, separuh lagi Azizah simpan.. dia ckp lagu ni, 'Azizah, kalau kita ada jodoh, kita akan jumpa balik..' haaa pakcik suruh depa tunjuk kat pakcik mana surat tu? takdak sapa yang ada.. Azizah mmg wujud.. dia lawaaa.. muka dia mcm arab.. dia mmg orang arab pun.. tapi lepaih tu, takdak kabar berita dari dia.. taktau apa jadi kat dia.. bapak dia tauke kedai emas.. lepas bapak dia jual kedai emas tu, taktau depa pi mana.. mmg takdak jodoh dgn PRamlee..."

After listening to Pak Mat's story, mmg rase sebak.. how he fought for his bangsa.. and how we are today.. Berkorban apa saja.. that was his tagline.. and indeed.. he sacrificed everything for his nation... i bought my favourite PRamlee movie, Ibu Mertuaku with the hopes that it can help with the maintenance of the gallery.. i hope that even after 100 years, PRamlee will always be remembered for his talents and his contribution... may he rest in peace.. Al-Fatihah..

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my penang trip (day 1)

hey lowww people.. im back from my penang trip.. although hanya 2 hari sahaja but i had a great time!

we bertolak on a transnasional bus at hentian duta. and get this.. the bus tiket
printed out, our bus departs at 12:14 am ok.. But we departed at 12:22.. slight delay.. heh.. din (right) was tired from working all day, she had to complete her work sbb closing on monday.. so nampak terserlah kepenatan di mukanya.. me on the other hand, i took the day off sbb nak setel some stuff.. so, din terus kong lps bas bertolak.. she had her ipod on and i had my zen mp3 also on.. lps din kong, i was struggling to sleep... pusing sana pusing sini.. i didnt feel comfortable to sleep on the bus.. so the moon accompanied me while i listened to korean drama soundtracks and big band and swing (frank sinatra) on my mp3 player...


we reached sg.nibong bus station at exactly 4:57 am.. cikyah was there to pick us up. so we headed to her house for subuh prayers and terus tido atas katil empuk di dalam biliknyer till it was 10am.. heh heh.. cikyah's mom cooked us a super delicious nasi lemak yang membuatkan masing2 tambah average 3 kali kot.. which had sustained us till 4pm! after mandi2 and stuff, first destination, we went to Jeti Jerjak where they shot a scene from Nana Tanjong with Apek and Fasha Sandha. Nice.

If you look at the bottom-right photo, you can see a portion of Pulau Jerjak. Its not that far really. But you need to go by a motor boat. History has it that during the 1940s, they put all the prisoners at Pulau Jerjak. Now they build a resort and usually companies use it for team building and outdoor activities..

Dora

chics who rawk!

Next destination, was War Museum which was totally awesome. It's the largest War Museum in South East Asia.. that had brought us back to the early 1940s. it felt like we were back to the future.. cewah.. we understood more about our nation's history and how difficult it was back then. tiba2 rase semangat nationalisme tu tinggi sket..


Yes, "Malaysia Needs You". the aunty kat reception tu was abit garang. and when she briefed us about the history of our nation, we felt like we were back in form 4 and she was like that fierce history teacher that everybody hates?



it costed us rm15 each to enter, kire bole la.. it was adventurous. ooh yes, and rm2 for each camera that we brought in. we paid rm2 jer for cikyah SLR camera cause it was pretty obvious.. we didn't pay for mine and din's camera coz camera kami kecik2 jer.. hehee but we snapped a lot of pics..

there was an interesting tunnel sorta.. and we ventured in.. really cool stuff inside.. i set my camera to aperture mode.. tu yg gambar din mcm kabur2.. see how cool the pic turned out (bottom left)

this was the original 36 steps way back in the 1930s

top left : "ok.. ni tempat kita menyorok and tgk2 if our enemies dah sampai"
top right: view from where they were menyorok-ing
bottom left: tempat ammunition
bottom left: tempat ammunition gak

Me

A really cool pokok rotan

Our photographer, Ms. Dyanna.. as paparazzi yang mana lense nyer dia terlupa nak bukak.. hehe

After the War Museum trip, we headed home to cikyah's house to have a shower sbb dah berpeluh2 giler.. tak sempat nak jumpa our schoolmates nisa&amet at rasis' wedding. yes, the main mission we went to penang was to attend a wedding.. yg mane kita pergi sekejap jer.. rasis was my classmate, (which i didnot talk much with and haven't been contacting since 10 years ago). he's a doctor now. Dr. Wan Mohd Rasis. he married a doctor too. The theme color was green and din blended well with the theme.. hehe.. we attended the wedding at almost 410 pm and surprisingly ada lagi orang kat situ? hehehe penangites..

After the wedding, we went to see Azren's baby, Aisya. A really cute one.. unfortunately, tak sempat nak amek gambar.. or more like terlupa.. sbb borak punya pasal...

After maghrib, we had mee udang at Salwa's Mee Udang at Teluk Kumbar. Cikyah laughed cause i said Teluk Kumbar.. when all the penangites says it like this Teluk Kumbaq hehe.. the place was really by the sea and ada jambatan panjang sampai ke tengah laut.. tp tak amek gambar juga coz it was dark.. and cikyah parents was around so mcm segan.. walaupun Salwa's Mee Udang gerai was really at the ghetto place of penang, utk mendescribe betapa glemer and sedapnyer mee udang dia, we met wif the gorgeous Ida Nerina and her entourage there.. nak amek gambar jugak, but.. segan.. everybody was looking at her.. unfortunately takde sape yg brani nak approach for a photo or autograph.. i think she was disappointed.. heh...

well, after mee udang, we headed home and i terus kong tidoq.. din and cikyah stayed on and watch this weird malay drama Wani & Watie..

will continue wif (day 2) which was wacko!

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my pacifier

Ok, tadi dalam keadaan membara.. now im okay.. im okay. im cool as the guy walking around the clock kat tepi belah kiri ni <--- hehehe.. what happened actually? well, no need for me to tell here.. have to take out the negative vibes.. orait. some things to be happy about.. i'll be leaving for Penang tomorrow! yippie! just going there for the weekend.. chill out.. see the sun, sea, sand.. and nature.. gonna take some nice pictures and share it here when i get back .. dah tgk2 dah brochures dia.. check it out! mmg mcm foreigner la ni.. (walaupun i just went to Penang last July for an interview.. hehehe)

i've done my homework.. dah photostat Test 1 for the Shah-Alam-ers.. baik tak i.. i bagi diorg pagi tu time off pagi tu so that they can study for the Test 1 at 2pm petang Isnin ni.. Despite diorg nakal2 sket, (biasalaa remaja) i ada jugak empathy, bak kata sesuatu Prof (nama sebenar dirahsiakan). oh yes, to answer mangchik's question, as a student (tanya la Shaz & Sue), i alwaaaaaaaayyys datang lambat dlm kelas.. mmg glemer for that.. tp we were the senyap2 type.. kan Shaz? tak kecoh.. hehehe

well, im cool now.. im cool.. dun worry :)

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my predicament (edited)

German word for the day is 'leider' meaning 'unfortunately'.

see in physics we learned that when you are at a different frequency level, you are bound to have interference. simple concept right? well... apparently its wrong..

what do you mean by different frequency? it's all science.. life is all about science. in life, when you have different frequency, susah nak ada chemistry. so we have a negative statement versus another negative statement. negative charge dgn negative charge akan menolak each other..

see what we have here are a group of people in a same place.. with different frequency.. and somehow because they are trapped in a far far away island, are naturally forced to have chemistry amongst each other.. eventually they managed to have that chemistry..

tp somehow, ada some misunderstanding in between that breaks the bond between them.. the
status, the income, the time, the everything.. the most trivial things.. suddenly became the biggest issue.. all because of some misunderstanding..

ok, so what's the fuss is all about? i dunno, being a Taurean, and i guess being brought up by my wonderful parents, they always tell me to be honest / frank to people.. and jangan talk belakang orang.. and i guess i have it in my genes that you have to be as clear and as vocal as possible to avoid things like these... 'misunderstanding'..

in my opinion, don't just assume.. or have this 'paham-paham sendirilah' punye fahaman.. you know.. because sometimes, what other people think may not be the same thing as what you're thinking.. so to avoid this TRIVIAL MATTER.. it would save everyone all the trouble if everyone would just be frank or be honest about things.. daripada cakap2 kat blkg.. so who's fault izzit if other people can't READ YOUR MIND.. we're not heroes here... if you really don't mind about something.. then don't.. but if there's something bothering you, talk.. say it out loud. or at least do something about it..

my predicament? I CAN'T MIND READ.. so don't blame me for something i didn't do or
did unintentionally because opps sorry, leider (unfortunately), i just can't read your mind.. i don't mind you telling me off.. provided, just jangan burukkan my name.. or my family/friend's name for that matter...

(part yg diedit : OMG don't get me wrong ok.. takde kena mengena dgn org yg blog or memberi comment di blog ni.. seriuslyy.. its just some people at work dats all ... jgn salah faham ya.. )

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my tricks - actually im just bored and hungry so i posted this

This is nothing really.. i just thought that this picture is cool coz baby Fahim's face is in the round thingy.. and it's really hard to get a still picture of Fahim since he's VERY active and can't stay still most of the time..


This is when i was waiting for both of my sister in laws to get ready before we hit off to AVON last saturday.. was playing around with my camera and suddenly dapat idea nak amek gambar mcm ni.. konon2 mcm gambar card or something.. (wud've looked better if the flower was real roses..)


Ni takde bende.. i just thought i looked nice in this picture.. hahaha.. this was when we photographed for 1000wajah.com hehehe nantikan kemunculan dora (on the right)... ;)

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my moment.. perhaps.. will come.. eventually

almost everybody has some sort of progressed or has gone to another level.. my dear friend, Atika is now in Australia doing her Masters.. last Saturday i chatted with another friend of mine, Emi who's currently in Scotland doing her Phd. my oldest bestfriend, Nadia is married and has gone to Morocco for her honeymoon.. another oldest bestfriend is now preparing for her wedding in April. my closest bestfriend, Adina has been promoted as a Manager in AutoBavaria. my closest schoolmate bestfriend, Sheri, pun is now pregnant with her 2nd baby.

so where does that leave me? i'll be 27 this year. what have i achieved? where have i progressed to? m i still at status quo? perhaps.. my moment will come..

'where do you go when you're lonely
where do you go when you're blue
where do you go when you're lonely, i'll follow you
when the stars go blue'

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my cousin mimi

today's german word of the day is "morgen" meaning tomorrow... so how to construct a sentence using this word? well, i dunno.. but you can say this, "Bis morgen!" meaning "till tomorrow!"
so why ada kadang2 tengah2 ayat german sentence dia ada huruf besar... coz yg huruf besar tu are all for nouns..

[i just changed the color of my blog.. what do u think? i think i kinda like this color.. lagi.. bold.. kan?]

ok.. back to my blogging.. today my cousin mimi gave me this link.
basically dia citer pasal taurus women.. which i soooo don't agree at all.. i mean, mmg la some of the things are true..however, i love this part..

Endearing/positive qualities: logical thinking, strong analytical skills Qualities that can drive you a bit crazy: extremely stubborn, a bit blunt at times but at the same time may take other's rude remarks to heart, may forget your birthday, when you got problems may just offer a “useful” solution instead of listening patiently, certain unexplainable burst of temper.

hahahaha... funny..

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my student talked on the phone while i was teaching

Today's German word :

grundlegend. cara nak sebut mcm ni
"gerun-t = sebut mcm gerun with a t"
"le = li as in li in asli"
"gend = gen as in gendang"

meaning = basically...

As usual mondays. Today i started the class with the HORROR-est chapter of all in statistics, PROBABILITY. i rase mengah kot diorg.. well, c'est la vie.. So during the 2nd half of the class, mase tengah explain pasal conditional probability, suddenly, i saw a student tgh ckp fon.. HANGIN!

So what i did was....

"I dah bgtau ok, no talking on the handphone during my class. Handphones must be off! no silent, no vibrate, OFF TERUS"

then, i purposely berdiri sebelah student yg ckp phone yg kelam kabut nak simpan hp dlm beg dia, and then i said, "ok bcoz of your friend, (i sengaja looked at her lame sket so that the class knows who was the culprit) ckp hp, im going to give the whole class a quiz"

muka dia merah.. and everybody looked at her.. haa nasib la.. siapa suruh? and then diorg bising... "weii siapa yang ckp hp tu... eeeeeeesshhh tak paham2 ke??"

then i added, "let this be a lesson for you ok.. whoever yg ckp hp i assume dah pandai sgt and doesnt bother to listen.. " i didnt say it dgn intonasi marah.. but morelike.. bersahaja.. coz i think i've up to that stage..

and you knw wat, today i didnt bother if they make noise in class... lagi kuat diorg ckp, lagi perlahan my voice.. so the ones yg betul2 nak pay attention will do the shhuhhh-ing for me..

see, thats my way.. i didn't balas dgn marah.. i balas dgn their own actions....

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my kiasi kiasu

There's nothing like a relaxed Sunday morning with a cup of nescafe and listening to my YM plus-ins. yes, now im tuning to POP 80s HITZ station on my plug-ins. And i have Debbie Gibson's Only in my dreams song running.. catchy..

Yesterday i wasn't feeling well (again). Been meaning to reply Din's SMS yesterday "Ko nak gi tak pulau perhentian bulan 4?" yes, i want. cuma i have this one constraint. $. I wanna save up to go to Germany somewhere in May. How yea?

Last night had a short chat wif Ikhwan (2 jam kire short la tu coz sambil2 tu dia tgh study and I was surfing around). So I was telling him how I felt like Im abit of a kiasu. Semua benda nak buat rasanya.. Guess I am a control freak jugak la.. tapi kadang2 tu tak terlarat.. So I asked him,

Dora : "Izzit good or bad?"
Ikhwan : "What?"
Dora : "Wanting to do a lot of things?"
Ikhwan : "Wanting to do a lot of things for yourself is not a bad thing. I think its a good quality.. wanting to do a lot of things.."
Dora : "ye ke?"
Ikhwan : "ye le :p"
Dora : "So can i take that as a compliment?"
Ikhwan : "Bole laa.."

Haha... of something like that laa our conversation on YM..

So back to the persoalan... if i should go to perhentian? Mcm nak.. but bulan 4 tu agak hardcore la.. i have about almost 200 scripts to mark.. and do a report on student's performance.. kena jaga periksa and mcm2 lagi ... and i can foresee that i will be agak busy during that time.. dgn azlina nak kawennyer time tu..

Speaking of kawen.. i have a wedding to attend to later... tp... takde geng nak gi... i dun wanna go alone.... Si izam pendek gave me a msg on friendster saying this, "kalu hang/adina kawen dulu, tak bole la korang gi wedding same same lagi" agak siut jugak la statement dia.. always being sarcastic. haritu pergi wedding yani dia ckp apa tau, "aku nampak ko pakai baju sebijik sama kat wedding budak batch kan?? takde baju lain ek?" padahal, baju tu i tak penah pakai.. mcm haram gak laa.. ntah, tiba2 rase irritated lak.. [pms kot]

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my friday at shah alam

I was surfing around today. Oh yes, the meeting wasn't that bad after all. So lepas ni kena discuss dgn boss about any changes to be made in the report. So i thought, takpe la.. lps ni i ada some exposure on this quality assurance and problem based learning thingy.. its quite interesting though.. bole la masuk dlm CV.. hehe..

anyway, i found this when i was surfing around...

Professor Arsham's Statistics Course. Your mind is what your brain does. Self-consciousness is self-knowledge. The process of becoming conscious distributes what you know throughout your brain via the brain neural network branches, unlike memorizing, which connects only two nodes of the network. The availability and expansion of what you know throughout your neural network branches make the information processing of your brain accurate. Thus, you possess a reflective, brilliant knowledgeable mind.

Nice

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my mcdonald craving that never was..

today's german word of the day "manchmal".. meaning "sometimes"

ok. so i was driving back home from work today. do you know that feeling when sometimes (manchmal) when ur driving back home from work, and u suddenly feel like eating an ice cream sundae cornetto at McDonalds? well, today i didnt feel that. i guess something else was in my mind. like what?

yeah, coz tomorrow is the Quality Assurance meeting in shah alam.. and suddenly, shah alam was just not my favourite place anymore..

so kena la study2 sket.. despite the one whole day that i was kelam kelabot and doing the report the whole day sampai terlupa makan (seriusly), i still feel like im not fully prepared.. all those who are in the committee are Prof, Associate Prof, Dr., Deans, head of program, head of all heads.. and suddenly.......... there's Miss Dora...

so tonite i gotta crank it up abit.. study like mase zaman2 blajar dulu.. only that takde exams.. coz exams u'll b graded.. but when it's work.. you'll be degraded..

perhaps.. one day i will be at par with those people... oh tak tak.. perhaps i will be at par with those people.. but with more empathy.. and down to earth.. and perhaps i hope i won't look down to other people JUST BECAUSE I HAVE A TITLE IN FRONT OF MY NAME...... (ok speaking in general ya).. let's not be those kind of people...

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my freakin' urrggghhhh sigh sugh saaahh DAY

had a freaking uuurrrgggghhhhhhhhhh aaaaarrrrrrgghhhhhhhhhhhh sigh ...
just a freaking bad day :(

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my mondays in shah alam

Today's German word for the day is 'geradeaus' and mcmne nak pronounce it goes like this 'ge-rha-de-aus'.
'ge' as is 'ge' in getah.
'rha' is in mcm huruf rghin yg lepas huruf 'ain' tu..
'de' as in 'de' in takde.
'aus' as in 'aus' in australia..

The meaning is 'straight ahead'.. mcm if someone asks u in german of course 'eh, nak pergi ke main road ikut jalan mana?' so you answer 'geradeaus'.. clear?

ok monday.. i thought i wont have such a bad 'monday blues' this semester cause every month i'll be stationed in shah alam to teach biotech students statistics.. so bole la bangun lambat sket and bertolak for work about 930 and leave earlier.. ok bukan sebab curi tulang, tp cause in shah alam takde workstation..

but i guess i thought wrong.. the shah alam students memang menguji my patience kot.. sampai sakit dada dibuatnya.. they purposely talk LOUDLY when im explaining in class.. they laugh berterabur about whatever they were talking about when im talking in front of the class.. tak salin notes and tak salin examples.. calculator tak bawak.. and act very immature and they have very little respect for me as their lecturer.. and takde tokoh2 budak2 university yang nak blajar langsung.. well, being a lecturer mmg la kena sabar and stuff... but a person can only take so much of patience...

so i gave them LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS of assignments and they have to submit within one week. lambat je dapat ZERO.. and im very strict at marking.. so, too bad la.. then they complained, "alaaa miss banyaknyer kena buat......" easy answer for that "if you taknak buat, tak payah buat.. lagi sikit saya kena mark paper and your carry mark is 0%.. its your choice.. "

they think im small and skinny and im just a lecturer.... but if they still buat perangai dalam class lagi i swear i will never help them for their coursework marks.. not even one bit.. i'll be damn strict and they'll be so sorry if they have to repeat such an easy subject..

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my muffins

I'm gonna try this perhaps this weekend.. or maybe one of the workdays to cover up for the previous week that I did not cook.. Jom try ni?
Sources : http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/
Chocolate-Chocolate-Chip-Nut-Muffins/
Detail.aspx

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup whole almonds
• 4 tablespoons white sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
   
2. In medium bowl, Sift together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In large bowl stir in milk, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients to large bowl; beat well. Add chocolate chips and walnuts, stir well.
3. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Poke almonds into tops of unbaked muffins. Sprinkle muffins with sugar.
4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

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i spy with my eye... and camera...

In my previous post, i was blogging about 'The Secret'. I actually wanted to write longer but tiba2 mama asked me to buy tepung jagung and french bread cause mama is cooking beef stew today and needed those. Yes, I know, I am supposed to be cooking tp I wasn't feeling well today. So my 2008's resolution tak dilaksanakan on the 2nd week of 2008. Takpe.. I'll try to cover for next week. So coming back from Giant, I saw 2 cats acting weird. I know, it may sound abit vulgar. Tp this is what I managed to capture which I think is pretty cool.. hehhehehe


If you can see there are 2 cats satu warna orange belang2 putih on the left of the tiang, and hitam belang2 putih & kelabu on the right side of the tiang hitam tu.. see?

Perhaps you can see clearly here right beside the bushes, the hitam belang2 putih kelabu was looking around to see if there was anyone watching.. completely not aware of me standing right there capturing them.. hahaha..
So the black belang2 putih kelabu cat masuk into the bushes and the orange belang2 putih saw the sign and ready to follow..
See, tu dia dah sampai...

Ahahahah.. don't take this personally... they're probably just playing around with each other.. saje je nak buat cerita.. jahatnyer i nih...

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my secret, your secret

Today's German word is lediglich (cara sebut: lady-glish) which means 'merely'.

Ok so, this morning i woke up at 645.. (sunday tu) i was feeling abit under the weather since thursday.. tp now dah alhamdulillah okay.. Not much update. I finished reading 'The Secret' by Rhonda Bryne and it was very inspirational. Thanks to Kamal Azra who recommended it to me.. and thanks to azlina's friend's friend who lend it to me.. Well basically what 'The Secret' says is that you can have anything you want in life if you just focus and think about it all the time. It also explained the theory that what & where you are now is actually a dream or vision you have before. Therefore if you want more in life, you have to envision yourself living that life everyday. And that there is nothing that can stop whatever you want in life. You cannot even have one single doubt that you will have it. It true though.. I guess..

So I started 2008 by reading 'The Secret' and thought about what I want in life and have starting applying 'The Secret' in my daily life routine. So of course if you think about it, in Islam, we pray 5 times a day. So when we pray, Subuh, pagi2 tu kita doakan apa yg kita nak.. 'The Secret' says, when you wake up, be thankful that you are alive. Show gratitude. So kita ucapkan alhamdulillah.. So there's actually no secret in 'The Secret'. We already know what 'The Secret' is cuma tak praktikkan aja.. So let's praktikkan 'The Secret' and live the life we have always dreamed of..

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my first attempt at photography?

Hey hey, check it out.. this is what i did when i was feeling abit feverish and tak larat.. so i main2 wif my camera.. and i discovered this...






See the difference? cool huh? well, maybe most of u dah discover bende ni dah lame, but im a newbie.. just wait till i get my hands on one of those SLR cameras.. habis laa...

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my varsiti

this morning, all the time.. i had this song in my head...


Varsity anthem

Varsiti Kita
Lihat Kampusku yang tenang
Paduan Ilmu dan keimanan
Amal dan jerih digabungkan

Lautan Ilmu kita harumkan
Sumber Ilmuan berkembangan

Inilah Varsiti kita
Ditengahkan hasrat rakyat kita
Dari mula untuk semua
Bagai tanda perjuangan kita

Bangun berbakti membela
Memupuk Insan jiwa bertakwa
Memimpin manusia semua
Kenal akan adat unggulnya

Membina Negara senantiasa
Maju berilmu dan bahagia

Inilah Varsiti Kita
Ditengahkan hasrat rakyat kita
Dari mula untuk semua
Bagai tanda perjuangan kita


What could it mean? Tiba2 rindu kat ukm ker? or was it because i read Atik's blog and suddenly semgt ke-ukm-an tu muncul? Well, mase convo, mmg rase sebak bila dengar lagu ni...

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my maal hijrah and 121st post

Selamat Menyambut Maal Hijrah.. Yes, its the new year of our islamic calender.. The day was just perfect today. I woke up for subuh and 645 and felt the cool breeze as i was saying my prayers.. and as a public holiday, i made it a point to sambung tido sket je lagi.. so i pulled my comforter and it felt comfortable so i took another 1 hour to sleep.. yes, so at 8, farhan (my nephew) woke me up as he was jumping up and down right beside me.. "ok ok... im up" hehehe cute..
the morning was nice.. sunny and windy.. as the birds were chirping it made me feel like i was in a movie or sumthing...
i love public holidays.... back to work tomorrow

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my YM plug-ins

I love the YM plug-ins

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my black & white 2007

We ended our 2007 with a black & white affair this year. why i chose the theme black & white for our family gathering? you see, 2007 was the year that thought me the meaning of black & white.. whatever you say, put it in black & white.. banyak penggunaan black & white this year.. such as my offer letter.. and other events that can't be mentioned here..

The preparation took place quite early.. we marinated the ayam and daging korban the night before supaya barbeque dia akan kaw-kaw.. and it was indeed kaw kaw.. As usual, our family had a blast preparing.. as the number of members has increased significantly over the years.. and we have become closer when we have gathering like these.. Papa always tells me that he prays that we are very closely knitted and indeed we are :) [I don't know what pose they were doing on the top left but it looked really cool so i snapped a photo of it]

As usual the kids would make the day colorful by running around and sorta like helping out with the event. Somehow deep down inside, I really wish that arwah Rafiq was with us so that he could share this joyous occassion. Al - Fatihah to Arwah Rafiq.. Baby Rafiq, you're never forgotten ...

Izzah would as usual help out in the kitchen with her being the first and only girl grandchild. And with that being said, she also blended with her cousin Aman, forming the power rangers.. or powerpuff girls or whatever it is these kids watch nowadays.. The chickedees had to be locked up behind bars sebab nakal sangat asik2 nak jalan2 tak pakai selipar.. hehe.. tuh laa.. Cu dah cakap dah... tak nak dgr..


I invited my good good bestfriend Adina, and Kamal Azra cause I owe it to them for all the impromptu hanging-outs and belanja makan and minom.. Thanks guys.. Special thanks for Din for always being there when i need a friend :) and also kamal azra for the vanilla car air freshener and the hanging-outs.. you guys rock!

So here's to the black & white 2007. May 2008 be more colorful and meaningful for all of us. And as Awal Muharram is coming soon, we shall embrace this new year with a good heart and wonderful positive thoughts..

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