Fahim (left) : Eh, dah sampai ke ?
Farhan (right) : Tunggu jap, tengah siap ni...
hey people.. this is my wedding montage.. we decided to put the pictures of the akad. credits to my cousin, Alif Abu Bakar, the photographer, my cousin Kak Mimi and her husband A. Amir who did a fabulous job :) kudos!
Dora's back people :) I am blogging from Ikhwan's house in Mannheim, Germany.
Yes, alhamdulillah we are now married after 3 and a half years of long-distant relationship.
Thanks to the Al-mighty Allah, my husband, Ikhwan lafaz his akad with one lafaz at 1104am on 13th June 2009. And after that, it rained for abit at Masjid Ar-Rahman, Kg Tunku. Hujan rahmat :)
The walimah too was a success thanks to my family, especially Mama & Papa and of course my wedding planner, KakWar who did a superb job! May Allah bless my family and everyone who helped..
So this is marriage life. Sharing, caring, loving and everything. The past is the past and the present is where we are. And for me, personally, I want to focus on the present and plan for the future, insha Allah.
I think that is enough for now.. The flight was a bit bumpy and I slipped and fell right before boarding the plane (yes, that's me, clumsy dora hehehe). I think I'm gonna rest forabit more. We're gonna go grocery shopping later to stock up food for us to cook.
I'm thinking that I will write less and post more pictures.. since pictures can tell you a thousand words :)
Yes, you can be sure there will be loadsssssssssss of pictures :) Salam
I turned 18 on 6th may 2009.
my family did a surprise celebration for me together with mother's day.
It was a nice surprise.
Im happy, people say I dont look my age (ye saya tak tipu)
Alhamdulillah I feel younger. Hopefully this feeling will last for quite some time.
I have a lot of things in my mind.
A lot of things to blog about.
But i cant blog about it. I have my reasons. I am now learning to be a private person. That's one of my resolutions.
But maybe blog more when Im less busy. Coz I love to blog :)
Here's to you kid, You turn 18 :)
Happy Birthday Dora!
counting days..
I like this pic because of the effectI'm back from my 1 week trip. I will blog about my trip later..
Mission : Accomplished
Items : You're gonna have to wait next year :)
Photogs : Improved a lot. Lucky I had a lot of practise. The pictures turned out real nice (hehe for me lah)
Summary: SUPERB AND FANTASTIC AND FABULOUS. FANTABULOUSUPERB.
Opps sorry.. I had to do a private viewing thingy. YM me at lyricaldj alias yahoo dot com or email me at ikhwan dot dora alias gmail dot com if u wanna check out the pics..
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To those yang takde facebook.. boleh tgk gambar BATCH7 MARESMART reunion at this link
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=65103&l=abcc8&id=605101561
watching SUPERHOT jessica alba (oh, come on.. am i wrong??) in Into The Blue made me feel like jumping in here :
Wish I could have this one day:
Dari manakah asalnya gambar2 nih ? Definitely not from me. Hehe.. I told my students to go on a holiday after their finals to refresh, rejuvinate and rewind (sepatutnya unwind tapi nak jugak the re- hehehe ).
After giving their Test 1 results, ada yang muka2 hampa, muka2 terkejut, muka2 (aku dah agak dah), and ada yg muka whatever... So I gave them a little boost in their confidence.. I don't think I am their favourite lecturer and I definitely teach their least most favourite subject, hehe.. But I think I can dive into their minds a little and put myself in their shoes. So I try my best to be the one lecturer that they are not afraid of to ask questions at the same time not the one they can mess around with.. (not an easy job, really) .. But its a teaching and learning process.. everyday i teach and i learn new characters, new tricks, old tricks (been there, done that), new perspective, new ideas on how to make the learning experience exciting and memorable. Only that, the one who evaluates me (SKT aka dalam bhs omputih is KPI) are the ones who never entered my class. based on surveys conducted during the end of the semester. where students just tick 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, if they like the lecturer or 1,1,1,1,1 for their least favourite lecturer.
In statistics, to test the reliability of the survey data is through Cronbach alpha. but how sincere are we when we answer survey forms? being a statistician myself, when i answer survey, i can say that 80% of the time I am honest, the rest of the time, i just wanna finish it quickly and get it over with. but there are times that i really answer the survey honestly when i feel that they can benefit from it. with the hopes that from that data, they can somehow formulate a new solution for the issue addressed in the survey.
Anyway, I'm thinking of changing to DiGi. Since I can maintain my supercool number.. hehehe.. Or should I wait for other networks to announce their MNP and see which gives the superlowest offer ?
Gimme your thoughts DiGi people ? Will they follow me ? Like everywhere ? Even in my campus yg jauh dan selalu takde line Maxis itu ? Seems like all networks are all out in marketing their services. I think at one point, the sms service will be free... will they ? u think ? remember in 2000, smses used to be 30sen and for one darned misscall yang sempat diangkat will cost you 60sen. and a frigging prepaid costed me rm238! i can top up a few ringgit and almost buy new lenses! that was the value at that time..
heh, remember the days without hp ? and public phones ? and meeting up in a middle of kl and not get lost? those days were based on trust, punctuality and public phones.. i think we took for granted that since mobile phones are well... mobile, we tend to procastinate and became less punctual. cause it's just a phone call away. so these days are based on handphones, smses and.. internet.. which is not a bad thing if we use it wisely..
okla, tajuk blog ni makin lama making pjg and labels pun dah jadi banyak sbb dia rojak kan.. so i'll stop now.
**actually i was waiting for someone to come around while writing this.. maybe dia penat kot**
ich vermisse dich
Coming back from Port Dickson, I had a 2 hour nap yang sangat KAW! Walaupun tido kat katil yang best at Selesa Beach Resort for 2 nights, there's nothing like sleeping at my own 3-lapis-toto atas lantai with full-blast kipas. We headed to KLCC at 7 and had our maghrib prayers at 730 when i terserempak with an old friend, Su.
Anyway, here are the pictures. Had a blast! Thanks to Kak Elly who got us the tickets and a tour around the backstage..
Check out the pictures here
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
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"
"omigod!!!! ouch ouch ouch.. kaki aku.."
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...
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..
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!
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"
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..hello friends.. as promised here are the pictures on 5th may. i've managed to put it into a slide show so that it won't take up too much space in my blog. enjoy!
oh yes, the descriptions are all made by me.. hehe.. credits to din who brought the camera to the bowling alley :)
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