~SURAYA SAJOLI~

Aim For

2011-04-16T21:39:00.000-07:00

Distinction!!!

InsyaAllah :)

FINAL IN 52 DAYS

By the way,

I was so stressed up lately. It wasn't just me but others surrounding me as well (one even went missing since last Thursday, only to find out yesterday =.=")

But my way of easing my mind and soul, apart from praying of course, is

RETAIL THERAPY.

And here is what I bought...

A jewelry box!

Me love it :) And it's a handmade product by an Indian artisan . I bought one for mum too :D

And after that...indulging myself in this sinful burger...

yum!!

Thank You Allah for making everything a lot better for me :)

For those who are at the most bottom part in life, there's another quote which I like and always keep in mind in order to keep me going :)

"Just Have Faith In Allah and keep on praying because there are always answers to it, either be it a 'yes', 'not yet' or 'there's something else better for you dear' " :)

life is like a bubble on the sea (hihi)

2011-04-15T18:19:00.001-07:00

"Deep inside, we all know that we're gonna get hurt once we start caring for someone. It just that we hide it because we want to believe in magic"

A quote given by a good friend of mine :)

Thank you so much :D

You should start writing a motivational book my friend!! Hahahahahaha!

PS: Don't worry you'll definitely be in my will when I'm rich :p

Life seems a lot brighter now...lalalalala~ :)

Am i being selfish?

2011-04-13T10:23:00.001-07:00

Sometimes when your significant other is being so busy, you can't help yourself to feel left out or isolated from his life.

But then, in order to be an understanding partner, you just let it go and maybe he'll be ok soon.

But when he had the time to play sports with his friends in the evening and still talked to you only for morning and goodnight greetings since he was really tired to the point that he was already half-asleep during the middle of conversation with you, how does that make you feel?

Am I being selfish?
Do I ought to get upset or angry?

Tell me about it because when he asked me what's wrong with me, I don't know what to say because somehow it looks like my fault for not being understanding but I'm the one with the pain.

Another emo post. Bravo.

Keeping Up

2011-04-11T10:16:00.000-07:00

It's been almost 4 months since the last time I met him (It was just a 1 day date in Indonesia. Brief but very meaningful, I really appreciate the long distance he took to travel in the train, thank you Syazwan :) )

Bile time2 nak exam ni la suddenly we tend to get explosions of complicated, mix blends of emotions. Plus, summer is here too and the effects are terrifying sampai kadang2 nak gaduh ngan roommate pon ade. All I can do right now is just keep on praying and praying to have all the strength to keep going.

I miss my family so much...
I miss him so much...
I miss my country so much...
I miss being me so much too...

Final exam in 54days...
Home in 2months time...
Him in 2 months 1 week time...

You can do it Suraya!!! ;D

<3 <3 <3

hihi :P rindu kt pipi cekodok ni!

The Return

2011-04-10T01:15:00.000-07:00

Finally, I've returned from such a long blog-hibernation.

Now I'm back!

I guess i have no more avid readers here *cleaning up the spider webs*

But that's not the point. I will still continue my writing as much as I can, though, not as often as previously because life has been very different, to a point, that I feel like I am no more a teenager or a person I used to be (carefree, stay-free, my biggest problem back then would be, what would be dinner of the day).

Instead, I feel like an adult, especially when it comes to bill payments i.e. house rent, internet bill, electricity bill, maintenance fee, tata sky bill, blablabla...omg, there are so many bills! And I deal and negotiate with people here almost everyday which requires a lot of patience, energy and strategy.

So, welcome to adulthood!! (my 21st birthday are coming in July, ehem ehem)

Indian Wedding

My Apartment!

At the rooftop of my Apartment!

Current Pic of Myself. (Pls ignore the pimples. Arrrghhh!)

OK, here we go!

2010-11-20T19:42:00.000-08:00

Alright, alright, finally, i found the inspiration and spirit to blog. Haha.

Things have been awesome after the first sessional exam. I've been doing a lot of shopping lately for my family (Yes, i'm coming home in less than a month! yeehaa!)

Though, the bad part is, I'm really really excited to go home to the point that I've become reckless and lazy about my studies here. So, please wake up Suraya! Make sure all of your previous effort, all those stay-ups, zombie eyes, acned face worth it. Don't just let it go down the drain!!

Thanks to Joanna, who called me while I was in the auto yesterday, stuck in the, as always, crazy, hectic traffic of India. She reminded me that I still have 1 more month before I can go home so I better get over that post-exam jolliness. Lol.

Anyway, I better start being serious again about my studies, Dr.Harsha wants to ask anatomy viva tomorrow. Huhu..

However, I do like Dr.Harsha or normally I just call him sir. He makes me think out of the box, like dare to go beyond. His method of teaching is based on 'why' questions. Which is exactly caught my interest. Especially when it comes to anatomy, a lot of things that you must memorize. But I'm the kind of person who cannot simply memorize by not knowing what is it exactly and why it is named in such a way. So, Dr.Harsha could really answer my wonders, doubts and curiosity without any hesitation. I really salute him. A very young doctor yet very passionate of what he does and plus, never get tired of explaining the same thing again and again till you understand.

He's indeed, an excellent teacher.

:)

Nway, I wanted to post some pics and write about my eid adha (in which I got to eat beef after three months!) yet I have to go for usrah now! till then, ciao!

Exam Stress

2010-11-07T03:42:00.000-08:00

I know I haven't updated my blog since.......AGES AGO!

Well, life as a student in India is really hectic to the point that I somehow, am having an internal identity crisis (whether I'm still human or a robot) and also, being homesick, especially during this exam period.

Next week, I'll be having 4 practicals in a row. Last week was a horrible week of theory papers (Am glad, done and over with it!).

And on Thursday, weehooo! freedom! Though still haven't decided to reward myself a body massage or a retail therapy....huehehuhe.

I'll update more stories later, soon as I've finished my sessional exam. Please pray for me so that I could at least pass all the papers :s

And by the way, Syazwan is still stranded in Solo, Indonesia due to Gunung Merapi eruption in Yogyakarta. He's waiting for the third flight from TUDM to come for the rescue. I hope he will reach Malaysia safe and sound tonight. I know he's been through a lot today and I hope, with that, will make him a stronger person. Amin.. :)

After 3 Weeks In India

2010-08-24T09:11:00.001-07:00

Of course it is such a lie if I said my journey in this exotic land went out smoothly and well.

There were times I felt horrible, terrible, depressed, homesick as I continued facing my daily life here. But there were sweet moments as well :).

Parts in India in which I find it depressing would be;

1) The environment.

It’s dusty, dirty, red soil everywhere and if it’s hot, I tell you, it’s really really hot here. Once you’re out under the sun without umbrella, you can definitely feel your skin burning in a fraction of a second. And when it’s about to rain, there are no signs whatsoever to indicate rain is coming, it will just pour down on you suddenly. So, a good Indian umbrella is like a gun here. You carry it everywhere, anywhere you go.

However, as old, dirty, nasty the buildings may look from the outside here, actually, you’ll be amazed on what you’ll see on the inside. It’s pretty and posh actually. Though, there are old, dirty, nasty buildings that memang look like that either on the outside or inside =.=”.

2) Transportation

Here, there’s no such thing like Proton Saga taxi or Waja taxi and no need to mention Perdana taxi la. Here the taxi is called Auto. Auto is actually a motorcycle, modified into a small tiny carriage with a seat at the back that can fit 3 people maximum. No doors, only a hood to cover the passengers and the driver from the hot sun, rain and dust.

So just imagine if I take an Auto from my place to city which is around half an hour journey. The road is badly broken, cracked and unstable. Traffic is a mess. Busses and lorries speeding up and cutting lines as though they are small cars like Kancil or Kelisa. And it is dusty, smelly and you’re scared shitless because you’re in between two busses in one lane.

My first auto ride was a nightmare. Serious. No kidding. Though, each time I think about it again it makes me laugh. Lol.

Bus here is another thing as well. When I’m in a bus, I feel like in a butcher house where all the meats being hanging next to one another. Yes, it is true. It’s very crowded in the bus. Their principle is, as long people can fit into the bus then voila! Those who are unable to sit, have to stand up and must have a great hand grip and body balance because the drivers here drive like mad people. If they can’t overtake cars on the road, they will go to such extend, drive out of the lane, on the red soil, in order to cut the line. Amazing!

Warning: Never take buses when it’s raining. The aroma inside the bus will make you want to puke. Serious, no kidding.

In the auto

3) Class Management

So crazy! from 8 a.m. till 1 p.m. with an hour break until 2 p.m. and continue to 4 p.m.!! waahhh!!

if those classes are within one building is ok but here at my place, the practical classes are so far!!! and it’s a hilly area some more and during break time I have to rush to my hostel (which is quite far also) in order to get my Zuhur prayer done. Crazy.

If you come here, you will never have the problem of gaining weight. You will always do cardiovascular training here. Hahahaha.

Though, I’m really thankful that at least on Saturday my class is only until 10.30 am :D.

Parts in India in which I find it heaven;

1) Shopping!!!

Yes! Shopping here is awesome. Things are cheap here. Even though no Forever 21, topshop, MNG or Zara, but I tell you, you can get the same stuff and quality for the price of a pea here in India!!

Mangalore is developing very fast. Now there is City Centre, 7 floors shopping mall which is very awesome. I like to shop at Lifestyle as the clothes there are nice and boho chic :).

These two kurthis only cost around rm20-23 :). And I like the leggings here. They come in all sorts of colours to match with kurthis.

This boho top cost around rm30 plus. It’s of a great cotton quality and neat sewing work. Not like those you buy at Sg.Wang for rm25 each.

Even here they sell maxi skirts of many varieties and colours and patterns which I find it very awesome! Levi’s jeans are cheap here. If sale, you buy one, free one :D. Even if it’s not sale, it’s roughly around rm93 only :).

2) Food

Food here is marvellous!! Once you eat the authentic Indian food here, you will never want to go to Mamak again, except maybe, for teh tarik because here don’t have teh tarik. Huhu.

Moreover, food here is cheap! Even when you eat at the hotel, the total cost for everything from drink, main course to dessert, it is roughly just going to be cheapest rm20 and hardly will go more than rm30! Plus, the portion is very big!

Blueberry cheesecake only for 50rps or rm3.70!

Awesome chicken shavarma only for 30rps! that’s like rm2 something.

Lamb chili burger

Shirley temple! :)

At Aroma Restaurant, Deepa Hotel

Lays potato chips for rs20! (rm1.50)

A very tasty milk, rs14!!

Omelette yang sangat sedap.

To be continued…

Puasa

2010-08-10T09:05:00.001-07:00

Dengan rasmi, puasa di India bermula pada hari Khamis, bukan Rabu ye.

Maka, dengan ini,

RAYA LAMBAT 1 HARI DARI MALAYSIA!!!!

SEDIHNYE!!!!!

India Oh Lala

2010-08-09T06:34:00.000-07:00

It's been a week already I'm in India.

And my opinion on India would be....

Interesting! and trust me, India has a lot of things to offer, provided that you're an adventurous person and up to any challenges because living in India will definitely give you a whole new different experience which I find it a very good life lesson.

When I reached this place, Deralakatte, Mangalore, I took a public bus to a village of I-Don't-Know-What's-The-Name and it's very rural, remote, hot, dusty, undeveloped and red soil everywhere with goats, cows and dogs.

Trust me, I had a great culture shock. Once I reached back to my hostel, I was crying while cleaning and unpacking. Haha!

The village was one thing, the bus trip was a hell as well. It's not like Rapid KL or Intrakota (last time) where there are air-conds and the seats are comfortable. NO. The buses here are very old, rusty, crowded with people and you need a good hand-grip and body balance so you won't fall or trip due to a very fast driving on a serious, bumpy, cracked road.

But soon, I realised that my university is actually located in the middle. If I turn right, then, my destination would be that village which resembles almost like Africa or Ethiopia but, if I turn left, I would be heading to the big city of Mangalore where there are 3 big malls and one of them, called City Centre which has 7 floors. However, still can't beat Pavillion in KL. Though, it is sufficient enough for me to recover from my culture shock from that village trip. HAHA.

Food.

Food is great here. For me, who always eat tapau food and seldom eat homemade food, I adapted myself quite well with the food here. Alhamdulillah, so far, no experience of diarrhea yet even though I have already eaten Shavarma (a really tasty kebab) at a very old, not really clean stall, in front of my univ.

Everything is different here. From food, lifestyle, culture, clothing and etc. Of course this is not UK or Europe where everything is beautiful, picturesque and civilised. This is India, the land of spices and exotic cultures :). Be optimistic and view it from a different perspective, I'm sure it will be an increadible journey ahead of you :D.

Don't worry, I'll write from time to time about my soon-to-be-awesome journey here. About the food, cultures, trends and lots more. :)

P.S. I really do feel like Ian Wright or Anthony Bourdain (from Globe Trekker and Cook's Tour repectively) in here. And so far, I like it! :)

My University, the inside looks exactly like a hospital. Each floor, 1 dental department

Me, in a shock state while on the way back to hostel from that village.

Had A great chicken shavarma at the stall. This stall is really not for those who are neat freaks.

Sending Manipalians and MCOD-ians off

2010-07-21T20:41:00.000-07:00

A picture speaks a thousand words. So here are 9 pictures...which are equivalent to 9 thousand words. So, enjoy it! Lol.

A very hyper girl! I'll miss her :/

Next, among the 4 of us, is going to be me pulak. :s

Chilling Out

2010-07-19T01:42:00.000-07:00

I had a great time last weekend with my family. Ate all those delicious food before leaving my beloved country. Can't believe I only have two weeks left!

Still haven't packed anything yet but bought almost all the stuff needed. This Wednesday is the day in which both of my best friends are flying off to India ; Lynthia Wong and Zubaydah Abdul Aziz.

They will be studying at MCODS and Manipal respectively. Though, I am not that worried because these two are not that far from my place in India later :).

Anyway, here are some pictures during last weekend! I tried out Victoria Station for the first time (And it was awesome. Seriously!) and went to Cameron Highland after ages haven't been there.

I had Sizzling Steak. Wayy better than those at Tony Roma's, Chili's and TGI's.

Aba had black pepper steak.

Mama had Lobster and steak, with sparkling grapejuice :)

These two copycats also had the same thing like mine.

And on the next we had tea at Bharat's Teashop, Cameron Highland! The place was very nice and cold!

The view of the tea farm from the cafe was very beautiful. I had Nasi Lemak, Tuna Sandwich and some scones along with one of the best Teh Tarik I've ever had!

I tried Masala tea also. It has India spices in it. The taste was quite interesting. Interesting in a pleasant way though. You guys should try it when in India!

Sedap betul makan.

Had strawberries at the Strawberry Farm :)

Aba & Mama :)

Well, that's all for the last weekend. I really had a great time! :)

Life Lesson

2010-07-12T20:45:00.000-07:00

Having a conflict with your significant other is ugly.

But once you both have dealt with it and realized how stupid the conflict was,

You just can't forget how much you both love each other. And love each other more, now.

So it is true that couple fight somehow, is good. But for me to get through it again? Sorry, no thank you.

I am happy and grateful with the way things are. :)

Today

2010-07-09T06:39:00.000-07:00

I went out today :)

Thanks to Joanna Han Yen Ting for picking me up from my house! :D I am nothing without you..*hahaha*

Anyhow, Yasmin and Hanisah came to Melawati today, so, me and Joanna sort of like tourist guides, showed them how Melawati looks like and went to Joanna's place for awhile, playing Uno stacko.

But before that, we had lunch at Austin Chase, Wangsa Walk. I had bologneise. And it was not as good as I expected it to be *judging through the taste and the price*. I felt like being ripped-off. A bit lah.

But it's okay. The place was quite nice and comfy and got boardgames, so while waiting for food, we played taboo! I didn't know it was such an enjoyable game! I wish Lynthia was there, with us, she would rock the place upside down with her screams and laughters. Haha.

And then, we watched Knight and Day. Despite the fact that I don't like Tom Cruise because he is irritating, annoying, over-confident and short (sorry Tom, no offence..), the movie turned out to be so funny! I couldn't believe that I actually laughed....really loud...during the movie. I didn't know Tom Cruise could be that hilarious. Haha! Paid Rm9 for that movie was totally worth it! *macam lah mahal sangat pon*

After the movie, me and Jo sent Yasmin and Hanisah to LRT. Thanks again Joanna for sending me home even though you're still blur in recognizing my house, even after a dozen of times you passed my house already. Like just now, when she stopped her car, she said,

"Eh Suraya, I didn't know your myvi is black. I thought it's white"

"Joanna, that's not my house, that's my neighbour's house"

"OHHHHHH~~~! HAHAHAHA! I thought it's your house!! They all look alike!!"

C'mon Joanna, seriously? =.="

However, this very special character of yours, is the one that will make me miss you when I'm in India. :P

India, Please treat me well

2010-07-06T18:19:00.000-07:00

1st August 2010, i'll be leaving Malaysia and will start a new stage of life in the land of spices and elephants and some say pigs.

Hahaha.

By the way, my flight is at 10.10 pm. Feel free to come send me off! *Though this is compulsory for Joanna and Yasmin*

New Style

2010-06-29T16:47:00.000-07:00

People noticed that I always wear black tudung. No matter what style it is; shawl, bawal, syria, pashmina, etc. I would still wear it in black to the point of sick of wearing that color now.

It's not that I don't have any other colored tudungs, it just that I'm lazy to mix and match. Black suits everything. Right?

Though, somehow, I think, I need to add some colors in my life. I'm scared I'll be color-deprived and soon will lead to critical color depression.

And so, I bought some new tudungs online with all different colors except black!

And I'm very proud of myself for that.

I also bought this 1 shawl made of cotton, something like t-shirt kind of material.

I think my face looks super chubby in it.

Do I look normal to you?

I was wondering, where did it go wrong? It is the way I tie it? How come everyone else can pull it off and I can't?

Or is it because I'm lack of confidence on wearing something other than black tudung?

Hmmm....

I am currently into...

2010-06-23T21:14:00.001-07:00

1. Maxi dresses

Frankly, I have 2 maxi dresses!

1 is a checkered pattern and another one is floral.

I like it because;

1. It's very stylish and comfortable at the same time.
2. Which means, it would be very great to put on when I feel fat! Haha.
3. Look more feminine but rugged at the same time :)
4. The look can go from bohemian to elegant. So, it's very practical. :)

But the thing is, I don't really have the confident to rock it! I wore it once and I felt overdressed :(.

But then, lately, I've seen quite a number of women out there are wearing it and some even wear it with a cardigan or a denim jacket which make it looks so fabulous!

After seeing all that, now, I'm beginning to have faith in carrying it and probably am going to rock it soon! :)

2. Skinny Jeans

Well, I used to mention it in my older post but what the heck! I still can't get over it!

Though I prefer slim fit rather than skinny because I look like sarung cempedak wearing skinny.

Basically slim fit cut is less skinny at the ankle end, so it's not that tight.

I'm still in love with it because;

1. I don't have to alter it since the ankle ends are small and so all the extra fabrics will accumulate at the ankle ends which look fabulous :).

2. I like to wear loose tops so skinny jeans make the whole look proper and balance and I don't look sloppy or just wake up from bed.

3. It looks great with any shoes, be it flipflops, flats, heels, boots, anything!

4. Anyone can wear it; skinny, not so skinny, curvaceous, etc. (But must find the right cutting)

5. I can run great miles in it.

6. Because I feel great wearing it. Lol.

3. Short dresses and pair it with leggings

Ahh, currently I am soooo into this style because it is very comfortable!

It's comfortable because;

1. Leggings are stretchable, thin and rubber waisted. It's tight so it can tuck in your tummy which makes your tummy looks flat (Even after you eat lots of ribs at Tony Roma's). Haha. So you look slim in anything! hehe.

2. Short dresses are very easy to find. And this whole style requires only a small budget. Leggings you can get as low as rm15 at sg.wang or times square, even at Cotton On it's rm59 for two pairs if I'm not mistaken and those dresses, it's up to you whether you want it expensive and branded or you can just blogshop or go to sg.wang/times square which have fabulous dresses at only rm25!

3. It's economical yet stylish at the same time :)

4. For us muslims, we can pair it up with loose cardigans, wear inners or jackets as long as the dress is not too short (at least cover you knees).

4. Maxi skirts

Ok, the difference between maxi skirts and maxi dresses is that maxi skirts are only the bottom without the top. It's basically an A-cut long skirt.

It can be made out of chiffon, lycra, cotton and so on.

I like it to be worn with a fitted t-shirt top, tucked in and put a belt across it to enhance the whole look and of course, your body figure :).

This look can go casual or for any occasion, depending on the skirt material and the pattern :).

You can even wear it with a white shirt (tuck in) and put a nice belt across your upper waist. You will look very elegant. :)

Well, that's all so far. I have tonnes of other styles which I really like but I am quite lazy already to write it all out. Till then, toodles~ :)

You know, another dream of mine other than being a great dentist and having a cupcake shop, is to have my own boutique! Travelling around the world to find unique and nice stuff will be so fun!

Pesta Makan

2010-06-21T03:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday;

Breakfast : Half roti canai and half nasi lemak

Lunch : Chinese chicken dry noodle

Teatime: Chocolate marble pancakes with bits and pieces from Ika's mac and cheese and roasted chicken!

Dinner: Roti canai with sardine

Today;

Breakfast: Maggi curry and a slice of cheese bread

Lunch: Spicy McChicken Deluxe

Dinner: NASI MINYAK!

Oh God, please let my senses come back to me!!

Hence, have to jog 3 rounds in the neighborhood as a punishment tonight!

1 Malaysia :D

2010-06-17T02:15:00.000-07:00

And very happy with it :)

Went out with ex-housemates (excluding Lynthia because she's in Sarawak. Sorry leng lui..huhu) yesterday.

As usual, we did what we do best; SHOPPING. Hahahaha. Me and Yasmin bought flats at Cotton On and Jo bought a blouse from Forever 21.

Yasmin, trying out hats at Forever 21.

And Lynthia, don't you worry, your absence was truly felt by three of us :(. We even saved a seat for you at the Pancake International House;

See?? You were supposed to sit next to the Bollywood Queen if you were there yesterday!

We tried that restaurant for the first time yesterday. And phew, turns out, the food was great!

I had those with mushroom soup, mini pancakes and Iced lemon tea for only rm17!!

Meanwhile my other two girl-friends had roasted chicken, taco, mac and cheese, mini pancakes and the same drink at the same price too!

3 mini pancakes for each of us! Yum!

Took some pics while waiting for food.

I tried to hug Jo like how I hugged Yasmin but it seems like Jo is not that good at hugging and the picture didn't turn out quite right and so, not going to post it here.

Apparently, few days ago, there was a balloon festival at Pavi and they still had some of the pieces there yesterday. It's so cool!

This is just okay, so-so...

But this one....

Oh yeah baby! Now we're talking! Broomm broomm!

On the way home, we stopped by at the KLCC and had some drink (ice-cream in my case)

They had root-beer floats.

Wild berry yogurt gelato~~ superb!

You see, the 1 Malaysia concept is not that hard to practice. Just be confident and don't be afraid :)

Credits to Joanna for her awesome pictures! :)

Jalan-Jalan

2010-06-17T01:26:00.000-07:00

Had a very awesome vacation in Port Dickson. Who would ever thought that you can have so much fun in Port Dickson! The thing about having your siblings growing up is that, you are not that restricted anymore to do anything you want!

I've been to PD like hundreds of times already but generally I didn't get to do any fun stuff i.e. banana boat ride because my siblings were still too young for it (Remember big age gap between me and siblings). But this time around, me and family really had fun in PD! LOL.

No point of writing anymore, let the pictures do the talking!

This is the hotel we stayed for 3 days; Legend Water Chalets. The scenery from the balcony was spectacular!

Right??? :)

Hehehee...

I'd give this hotel two thumbs up for its exquisite taste in decorating the place. The bathroom is so spacious and luxurious! The bathtub is classy and the shower is the open-roof top kind where you can shower under the moonlight~ chewaahhh :P

With family :)

Cycling around the hotel compound with sis, Ika :)

My chubby brother! :)

At the beach. Had a very awesome ride on banana boat!

Lepak-ing at the beach!

Dan, aba and ika :)

At the Eagle Ranch. It's like a resort with wild wild west ambiance. It's nice but very hot!

With mama and aba :D

Played go-kart!

Now I realized that my sister is very bad at driving. She got herself into an accident while driving a go-kart! A go-kart for God's sake! Lol. And upon arriving the finish line, she hit all the other go-karts because instead of pressing the brake pedal, she pressed the accelerator =.=".

Anyhow, I had a very great vacation with my family :). I really enjoyed it!

Even though my skin is darker now :(.

1 happy small family :D.

Quick Updates

2010-06-07T20:27:00.000-07:00

KI
- Finished and done with KI and anything to do KTT 2 weeks ago.

- There was a complex blend of emotion about leaving KTT.

- I AM happy to finally be able to leave that place but sad at the same time too because it means that I have to be separated with my friends especially my housemates considering, all of us are going to different universities.

- In fact, I'm going to miss all the people in KTT; the lecturers, the mamak-s, etc. Because I know that I'll never be able to find the same kind of people in India. huhu..

- Anyway, life must go on. Hopefully in future, I'll get to know more people :).

BTN
- When I realised that only 15 of KTT-ians were going to Klang, I was quite sad.

- But then, who knows, I went there and met new wonderful friends :).

- It was OK la, not that bad but felt a little bit lost and lonely sometimes because there were only 15 of us including 2 guys who hardly utter a word.

- And that was when pre-fly syndrome hit me, if with 15 people in a strange place is enough to make me feel lonely and lost, what about later in India, only 5 of us???? Lol

- But doesn't matter, somehow we all will adapt, right? :P

KTT-ians

My awesome group members; Kumpulan 10 :)

Now
- Most of the time, I just spend my time at home, doing nothing much.

- Shop a little bit for my departure to India. Have to buy a lot of practical stuff.

- 10th June is a significant date for me and Syazwan :). How I wish he would be here on that day...

- Basically now I just laze around and enjoy this ample time that I have because later in India, I know, I'm going to miss this greatly (6 days of classes from 8am-5pm, only Sunday off =.=").

Later/Future
-"Later/ Future" as in what's going to happen till the day I fly I guess.

- On 6th July I'll have my pre-departure with JPA officers. I'll get my blazer suit and money. The date in which I'll fly to India will also be informed on that day.

- I heard this year, most of us are going to fly in July. If it's true, then I don't get to see Syazwan for the last time before I fly because he's only coming back on 29th July. So close, yet so far...(And it also means, I'll have my 20th birthday in India)

- So in order not to feel sad about that, I have to keep assuring myself that it's OK if I don't get to see him, because fate has put it that way. Maybe I'll meet him in some other time in a better way perhaps. Lol.

I miss your happy face when you get to eat desert. Hahahahahhaha.

I know that I'll miss you more than now :).

- End of July or early August will be a point in which I'll be in a new stage of life and this time around, I have to leave my family, friends and beloved country behind. *Sobsob*

I hope I'm ready by then. I better be. Lol.

One more step, then it's time

2010-05-27T01:19:00.000-07:00

A-level = done

KI = done

BTN = this coming mon

Next...

INDIA...

Suddenly, I realized that I AM SCARED to go to that so-called exotic country.

Reasons;

1) There are only 5 people from my batch going to A.B. Shetty.

It's a very small crowd. And I don't know them much except Dewi.

Can they take my dark humor? sarcasm? and evilness? Judging from what I see at the moment, they all are very nice people (except Dewi maybe) and one of them, seems very quiet. I have no idea how to break the ice. Hmmm...

2) I'll be very far from my loved ones.

Be it my family, friends and yeah, you know it. No need to mention further.

Sometimes, I can't help myself to think why I wanted to study abroad in the first place. I guess this is called pre-fly syndrome. I think it happens to anyone.

The syndrome tends to get worse when I think of only me and 4 others going to the same university *gulps*.

3) The University itself

I know whenever the country India is mentioned, I should always expect the worst. It's not that I'm being negative but that is how things are in that exotic country.

Every time I look at seniors' pictures of the place I'm going, I can't help myself not to feel scared, anxious and emo-ed.

Some more, the thought of only 5 of us going there, is making me more emo-ed.

I think the whole thing that makes me not so eager to go to India is the fact that I have to survive on my own.

I have to stand on my own two feet, carry each burden and get through it for the rest of 5 years ahead.

I'm scared. And sometimes I think, I freak out. A LOT.

I know this will make me stronger and whatever positive things that cross your mind but the process of going through it is very hard.

It's like you want to jump off the cliff, into the sea. I'm like at the edge of the cliff right now, still having doubt whether to jump or not but somehow I will jump because someone will push me from behind.

Yeah, I don't know whether you get the analogy there or not. But that's how I feel right now. It's the same kind of fear.

I feel like i'm going to India alone, on my own. But I guess, it's fated that way. I have to face it no matter what. Maybe Allah has other plans for me that I don't see it right now.

Anyway, enough of emo-ing, that's not going to get me anywhere. LOL.

By the way, I attended KI Graduation Day yesterday at Nilai Spring Resort. It was such a nice place and the food was good. I really had fun taking pictures with my college mates and all but as usual most pictures are in Yasmin's and Jo's cameras. I took very few pictures using my hp camera.

I wore a red saree. Haha. It was my first time wearing it. It was OK. But really have to be careful. I almost tripped at the staircase on the stage!!

Here's the place where the event took place;

Nilai Spring Resort

Me in Saree :)

With Lynthia and Daniel. They are among the people I'm going to miss so much!!!

I'm going to miss Baydah too...

I'm going to miss a lot of other people especially Yasmin and Joanna!! They know me very well. REALLY well I tell you. Lol.

I'm going to miss all the private jokes that I have with my housemates that only us find it funny even though it's very insulting. No kidding!

I know that there will be no other people like them, but I guess, I'll get to know new people of different interesting characters in future, of course life won't be the same as with them but it's OK, when life is taking a different path, I have to adapt myself to it. I can't just stick around to the same old same forever right? :)

Money O Money

2010-05-23T07:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday me, Baydah and classmates went to Klang road in order to find outfits for KI Graduation Day.

I was supposed to JUST accompany Baydah there and be her fashion consultant. I WAS NOT supposed to buy anything because I bought saree already, but then, while I was looking around....

I SAW THIS NICE PUNJABI SUIT!

And the salesman offered me a really great discount!

I was so tempted...

When I get tempted to something, especially clothes, I'll feel the need to try it on.

So I tried it on....

And OMG, the punjab cun2 fit me nicely pulak!

Then, here comes the second step, how many discount can the salesman give?

The price of the punjab was roughly around rm 250...hmmm..

And the salesman said he could give me the punjab only for rm90!!

Amazing...just amazing. It's always like this. Why O Why???

So, end of the story is, I bought the punjabi suit, for rm90 but I'm still going to wear my saree for this coming grad. Huhu.

The guilty feeling that I'm feeling right now, is driving me up the wall. Seriously.

Anyway, here are some pictures of the punjabi suit I bought.

I hope it's worth it =.="

How Many Lemons Can It Be..

2010-05-20T21:39:00.000-07:00

People always say that when life gives you lemons, make a lemonade out of it.

But since I have a lot of lemons right now, and so tired of making lemonades already, all i can say is,

"Yea,do whatever you want, i'll just sit here and laugh watching you lemons pile up"

Fool's Garden : Lemon Tree

I'm sitting here in the boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm wasting my time
I got nothing to do
I'm hanging around
I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I'm driving around in my car
I'm driving too fast
I'm driving too far
I'd like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely
I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

I'm sitting here
I miss the power
I'd like to go out taking a shower
But there's a heavy cloud inside my head
I feel so tired
Put myself into bed
Well, nothing ever happens and I wonder

Isolation is not good for me
Isolation I don't want to sit on the lemon-tree

I'm steppin' around in the desert of joy
Baby anyhow I'll get another toy
And everything will happen and you wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
And I wonder, wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see, and all that I can see, and all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon-tree

Kak Eny's Wedding

2010-05-15T06:10:00.000-07:00

Finally Kak Eny with Abg Zaini tied the knot today around 11 a.m, in Simpang Pertang, Negeri Sembilan. :)

I feel happy for both of them and may Allah always bless their marriage with happiness, wealth and lots and lots of children!! Just like Tok Kadi. He said he has 15 kids!!

As I mentioned before, I was assigned to become Kak Eny's pengapit. Ambil berkat la kata org :p. Hahaha. Well, it is a good experience to be a part of the wedding, to be so close to the bride and to be there for her when she was nervous during ijab kabul. I could still remember she held my hand tightly during that time. Even I felt nervous for her too! Lol.

Other than that, the wedding went quite well. The food was good! I felt happy! All of us felt happy too! But so tired by the end of the day...

Here are some pictures taken by Kak Aju :)

During nikah..

Awww....

The Sajoli's :)

During sanding...

Kak Eny's brother, Iwan and his girlfriend, Kak Suzee :D

That's me :P. Berangan lebih!
Well, more pictures on fb. Too lazy to upload more here :P

Recent Update

2010-05-13T19:04:00.000-07:00

I had an awesome time during Kannada, Hindi and Tamil Nights!

I danced for all the nights and the experience learning how to dance from Parvina and Nora (Both are my sifu) was really great!!

Here are some pictures from Kannada, Hindi and Tamil Nights..

Kannada Night. Didn't take many pictures...

Hindi Night. By the way, I was wearing a modified lengga, borrowed from Loga,

Other than that, in this last month of KI, seriously we still haven't learnt anything much since a lot of activities are going on. Well, I guess, that should be the idea of doing KI. Having lots of fun and do something than sitting in the class, learning (Especially in Miton's class) because I guess we'll have 5 years of that in India later, so, as long as I'm still here, in Malaysia, I just want to spend every minute doing something much more entertaining other than studying.

I think now is like the great time for me to try out something new, be more adventurous and everything so that later when I'm old, firstly, I'll have great stories to tell my kids or grandkids and secondly, I won't feel miss out or regret for not doing those things because when you're getting older, life tends to get more complicated. So, just enjoy yourself now while you still can!

One thing for sure, I have this dream since I was young, that is, to be a traveler! I want to travel, backpacking, around the world with my friends before I settle down or commit to something. I just feel that I need to see everything on this earth, its beauty and the people living in it. I just hope that later when I'm in India, I'll have this golden opportunity! :)

By the way, today, me and my family will be going to Negeri Sembilan for Kak Eny's wedding, which is tomorrow. Kak Eny is my auntie. I'm so excited! It's been awhile I've been to any wedding ceremonies!

I heard the food that will be served during the ceremony is Briyani! OH yum yum...

I'll post pictures of the wedding on the next post! :)

Happy Sunday!

2010-05-01T22:50:00.000-07:00

No money, so just shut up and enjoy my stay at home quietly. Lol.

I'm really having a good rest at home this weekend. Had my mum's once-in-awhile-home-cooked-lunch just now. Awww, really miss my mum's home-cooked meals. I think the last time I ate it before today was before I came for KI. Haha.

Have a lot of things happening in my life recently. Busy with KI activities, like last week, I joined for a bowling tournament even though I had no idea how to bowl. I had tremendous fun performing Kannada dance two weeks ago, even though I forgot 1 or 2 steps during the performance. Hehe.

And next week, I'll be dancing again, for Hindi Night! Yay! This time, I'll dance as a girl! If I'm not mistaken, I'll be a narrator for my class drama as well. What else...oh ya, I looked at the schedule, there's a hospital visit on this Tuesday so I don't really know whether the trip is on or not but hopefully all of us can go there to visit the forensic unit. AWESOME!

Last night, my mum told me an awesome news..I GET TO BE THE BRIDESMAID for Kak Eny's wedding! So I'm very looking forward to this wedding in May :). It's such a great honour to do the duty!

Today, I practiced a new song, The Only Exception by Paramore. Such a lovely song and the strumming pattern is quite easy too. Ohhh, how I wish I know how to do plucking. That will be fantastic!

However, of all these great stuff I've been doing, I miss my friends. A lot. I wish Auw, Jixs and Nad were there too, sharing each of those moments with me.

Though, I'm still grateful that I still have Baydah, Joanna, Yasmin and Lynthia, always there with me, either suffering or having a good time together. Hahaha.

And I'm going to lose them too soon since we're all going to different parts of India except Baydah and Lynthia perhaps. Hopefully they will go to Manipal Mangalore, then they wouldn't be so far.

Well, people come and go. That's life. I have to learn and adapt myself to changes.

Though, in return, I get to meet some new friends as well :).

*Tibe2 rase emo plak*

Sorry jo, I stole your picture :P

AB SHETTY here i come!

2010-04-20T20:49:00.000-07:00

So it's official that I'm going to A.B. Shetty Memorial Of Dental Science in Deralakatte, Mangalore!

For so many reasons, I am very grateful that I got there.

First, is because it's in Mangalore which is the city of Karnataka state. My university is like 16 minutes away from the central Mangalore.

And the senior told me that the net connection is fast too and the hostel is nice, well-equipped with AC, shower and attached bathroom. So i think i will live quite comfortably there.

It just that the lecture hall looks quite old school with wooden tables and chairs and they still use chalk. Lol. But that is the least of my concern because as long as the education system is excellent, it's great enough!

And then, the hospital is just right next to my university. So no problem in terms of transportation. Even my hostel is somewhere close to my uni too.

In conclusion, I think it's good enough for me! :)

Alhamdulillah :D

From left : AB SHETTY, KS HEDGE HOSPITAL

Hello!

2010-04-16T08:18:00.000-07:00

Long time, no blogging!

Well, here I am, back to blogging!

Firstly, yes, I am fine. Am doing good with my life. Though sometimes I think my life during A-Level was much more interesting.

But I love what I'm doing right now in my current life too. Like today, I, for the first time since ages ago....
DANCED again! And it's Kannada dancing!!

I joined Kannada dance for this coming Kannada Night since I wanted to try something new other than singing which was what I had been doing since KTT orientation, 2 years ago?

So, I felt like I needed something new and refreshing in order to make my life more interesting and that's why I joined dancing and I kinda like it :)

Like this morning, we had our first practice with Mr. Shekar. And it was seriously funny and fun!! And I sweat a lot!

The song picked by Mr.Shekar is very fast, catchy n very bollywood-ish. So just now, my body had a little bit of shock since the last time I danced was when I was 6 years old in a kindergarden concert!
I realised that my muscles were all too stiff to do any kind of groovy moves. It took me awhile to loosen up my muscles and gain control over my body. But it was a hell lot of fun!! I felt great that time!

And the way Mr.Shekar danced, was very, entertaining! Hahahaha.

I realised another thing though today, how I miss trying and exploring something new. In fact, I didn't even remember the last time I did that.

So from now on, I'll add it to my mind-list;

Don't stop being adventurous.

Actually, I am waiting for Syazwan to online right now but I guess he must be sleeping. He had a hectic day today. I hope he'll get a goodnight sleep tonight :)

Anyway, I saw the notice at the office yesterday that JPA is coming this Tuesday!! I really hope whichever university I'll get, it will be the best for me..Amin.... :D

For You :)

2010-03-13T03:35:00.000-08:00

sYaZwAn!!

We were 18 when we first met.

It was such a wonderful journey in those 1.5 years to know you :)

How much we've changed throughout that journey :P

From one transition to another ;D

Now, you've become much more MATURED and WISER

You've guided me a lot in those 1.5 years until now :)

Always there for me, whenever I need you :D

Never get tired of me :)

Protective

Understanding

Caring

Helpful

Responsible

Charming :)

You are indeed, a man of great heart and soul :)

And how lucky I am for that :D

Happy 20th Birthday Syazwan!!!

Update

2010-03-09T08:14:00.000-08:00

3 months seems like a long way to go.

Especially when you have 6 hours of language classes of 3 languages, namely, Kannada, Hindi and Tamil everyday. 2 hours for each language a day is totally unbearable especially when you're in a class where talking is a total non-stop policy.

And today, I had 3 hours 45 minutes straight of language classes, 2 hours of Hindi and Tamil for the remaining hours.

We learned vowels and consonants in Hindi class which I had A VERY DIFFICULT time rolling and folding my tongue in order to get the pronunciation correct and spent half and hour learning the India Constitution and after that, without a break, had a Tamil lesson in which I had to lend my ears for a total exact of 1 hour 45 minutes without even a missing second. No kidding.

By the time I reached my apartment, I immediately dozed off, so tired, and woke up in the next 1 hour 20 minutes to the sound of my phone beeping. Thanks honey for waking me up!!! *happy* :) (even though I actually purposely did not set the alarm so that I could miss my Kannada class but plan x menjadi. Gahaha.). So I went to my Kannada class with a groggy face. And that was the time Mr.Shyamu wanted to ask us all those Kannada alphabets and pronunciations. Great. Just great.

Huhu. Hari yg sgt memenatkan. Lagi penat daripada A-level. I even ate twice for dinner!

*Will post photos soon

Enakku Pasikkitu ("I'm Hungry" in Tamil)

2010-03-01T23:41:00.000-08:00

First day of 2 hours of Tamil class

Had a big headache and growling tummy.

Urghhhhh....

Gothic Art

2010-02-23T22:03:00.000-08:00

I like Gothic art.

It defines beauty in a different way.

Like beauty from the dark side.

It's mysterious, gloomy and cold yet enticing and mesmerizing.

That's why I admire Tim Burton's works *note: Edward Scissorhands is one of my fav movies*

Anyway, that's not the point. The point is, I saw this one book at Kinokuniya the other day and Oh my my, the cover was beautiful. Too bad, I don't appreciate classics.

Nice book cover right? But no way i'm going to waste 40 bucks because I know by my heart, I'll never finish reading it.

I'm not good with analogies

2010-02-23T07:54:00.000-08:00

That's my life. For the past 3 months of holidays.

Yes, it's a DOT.

And yes, I'm going to miss it in near future.

Oh, this is crap.

Awesome!

2010-02-21T02:47:00.000-08:00

Last week was a blast!

It was fantastic, superb, excellent, magnificent and etc etc.

Well, come to think of it, what I did last week was almost the same like any other weeks of my life after A2.

But then, there was a slight change in my normal daily routine. Because I spent most of it with my beloved,
Encik Syazwan Mohd Subri! :)

Yeah, LDR is difficult. But then, there is a sweet side of it. :)

New hairdo. I like~~ =P

A Funny Song To Lift Up Your Mood

2010-02-11T01:19:00.000-08:00

Found this hilarious song on Jixs' profile. You guys really should listen to this. Haha!!
Anyway, I miss my crazy friends.

I Will Not Survive by Project Pop

Ku suka lagu I will survive

Apalagi ketika ku hidup

Without you by my side

After so many nights

Dengarin I will survive song

I think I’m wrong

Please come back dong

Kau datang from the outer space

Dengan baju astronot

Kau membuatku impress

You have that stupid look

And I look stupid too

Kita cocok, kita cocok

Tapi kau pergi, walk out the door

Tinggalkan diriku

Yang sedang belajar ngebor

Nggak permisi, nggak bilang

Yuk dah yuk bye bye

Kau jadi krambel, keram dan sebel

Yes I know, I will not survive

Tanpa dirimu disisiku

I won’t stay alive

And I don’t have a life to live

Or a love to give

I will not survive

Ku mencoba untuk bertahan

Menghibur diriku

Dengan banyak² makan

I spent so many nights

Di berbagai restoran

Tapi ternyata tidak mempan

If you see me, with nobody new

Coz I’m that little person

Still in love with you, you know

Sudah kumencoba

Mencari penggantimu

Tapi tak ada yang berminat

P.S. This Sun...what should I do? *shrug*

Bosan Bosan Mari Conteng-Conteng

2010-02-03T19:43:00.000-08:00

And that's what I got. Hehe.

I know it's cheesy.

Archie :)

2010-01-30T05:00:00.000-08:00

Went to Great Eastern in the evening. Found something fantastic!

Archie comics, holiday package 2 only for Rm9.90!!

YES!

When I was young, I really liked reading Archie and Doraemon. I used to have a vast collection of those but somehow, since last time my family was some kind of nomad people, we were always shifting from one place to another, all the comics were lost somewhere in the process. Haaihhh...

Last time Archie comics used to be cheap like Rm5 something I think but nowadays, phewwww, one costs around Rm12!!! Same as Doraemon but only increased by Rm1.90 but I don't like the new version. I prefer the old ones :).

Anyhow, I consider myself lucky today, 2 Archies for only Rm9.90. Hoho. And mum was being generous suddenly, she belanja-ed me with those comics and a Sophie Kinsella latest book!

I wanna watch this movie..pls pls pls :)

2010-01-28T21:21:00.000-08:00

Not because of Taylor Lautner *ohh..please~~*

Not because of Bradley Cooper...

But because of McDreamy!!! ^_^

Plus, it looks kind of cool with lots of famous actors and actresses in it!

I'm grateful because....

2010-01-26T08:35:00.000-08:00

1) Things did turn out well :)

2) Things did turn out well as well for my beloved friends *you know who you are* :)

3) He's coming home!! :))

Cormamin lindua ele lle =D, amin mela lle...

Praise to Allah

2010-01-26T00:26:00.000-08:00

Alhamdulillah, I've made it through!! :)

Not a perfect score though but somehow I'm totally grateful with what have been given to me.

At least I can still make my parents happy and still can carry on their hopes and dreams.

It has always been about them all this while. I really just can't help myself to see my parents sad or disappointed.

Hence, study harder in India and become a great dentist! :)

India, I'm coming~ =)

A's to C's to DDD's

2010-01-17T06:51:00.000-08:00

Saw news on E! that Heidi Montag had 10 surgical procedures all in one day!!

And that includes breast augmentation up to size triple D's!!

Gosh.

I don't really understand the need to do that. Having realllllyyyyyyyyyyy big bosoms are not cool at all. It can be very distracting as people just can't seem to focus on what you have to say and instead their eyes will keep staring at your fake boobs. Plus, it's not good for health at all as it can lead to back pain since the proportion is not in balance to your weight.

Well, in her case, she stated that she wanted to be 'perfect' but who are we to set the standard of being perfect? Perfect is a very subjective word. Each individual has a different definition of the word 'perfect'. Of course 'Perfect' means flawless, absolutely right, all in correct places but the word 'Perfect' in terms of describing human beauty, it's just something that cannot be specifically defined because each of us is unique, beautiful and perfect in our own way :)

After listening to this news, it has finally struck upon me that by the end of the day, the main thing here is not about what we are but instead, it's who we are. It's about right up there in your brain and right down there in your heart. If you're good at heart, of course somehow you'll shine through it even though it takes a while for people to notice it :P.

But put it this way, I don't know whether y'all have ever felt this before but there are times, in fact a lot of times where I find girls or guys who were pretty, handsome or attractive at first, but then later, after awhile, I just think that they were just OK, not as what I had in mind before but for people whom I thought just normal or just OK, average, not attractive at first, soon or later, I tend to see them in the opposite way. Slowly, they have become more powerful, charismatic, attractive and superior even though physically they still remain the same. Weird eh? Or is it just me? HAHA.

Well, I think God is being fair ;) *Joanna, I know you must have missed me saying this!! Haha*

Anyhow, that's the topic of the day. Heidi Montag, thank you for giving me something to think and blog about. Haha. Without your hot new controversial life, this blog may still remain not updated. :P

Rah-rah-ah-ah, Roma, roma-ma, Gaga, Ohh la la~~

2010-01-13T02:48:00.000-08:00

Kadang2 bile sudah terlalu lame holiday, tibe2 kita mula rase diri semakin kurang pandai.

Somehow I miss college life..

Now I know that my life is about 90% studying. Look at how free I am now without studying. Haaaiihhh..

P.S. This Lady Gaga's new hit sucks. She's getting weirder and weirder.

Today In My-story :)

2010-01-07T09:23:00.000-08:00

Today...

I was in my happiest state, when it was in the morning . Had a morning Skype with Momiji :pp

Then at 2 something pm, I went out with Sarah and Azri.

Just randomly wandering around at Wangsa Walk and had lunch at Popeye's, which, in my opinion, tasted just like KFC but slightly more expensive!! Haha, sorry you guys :p I think McD has the best spicy chicken compared to the rest!!

Then, we walked around. One of us had a shopping spree. On therapeutic stuff. Lol. I heard lavender is good to make you feel relax and stress-free. Maybe I should get that for someone who is struggling his butt off on memorizing all the different kinds of arteries lately :P

Anyway, thanks Sarah and Azri for bringing me out today!! Had so much fun talking about the past with you guys. Lol.

Later that night..GYM SESSION.

I was excited to work my sweat off and get myself toned up in the body combat class but apparently tonight was something like a consultation from a trainer, so throughout the whole time, my brain was like somewhere else in a fantasy land *where I imagined myself in a hot, toned up body...huehehehe* while he kept on talking about carbs...proteins...fats...900 calories burned in 1 hour!! *tibe2 focus blk bile dgr part ni*...blablabla~~

Anyhow, my gym session starts tomorrow!! I am so excited! Tomorrow in the evening around 6 pm like that for 1 hour cardio, then on Sat at 9 am, with the trainer and on Sun too. They have belly dance class too which I am so interested to join!! Can't wait! :)

Well, that's all for today's update!!! Suddenly feel like keeping a diary. Hehe.

Men and Women

2010-01-04T07:39:00.000-08:00

Just now, I've found an article on Yahoo titled "11 Things Women Don't Know About Men".

Quite interesting, non?

So I gave it a shot, to see myself, whether was I really clueless about these 11 things and apparently, after reading the whole article, all I can say is, well, those 11 things, are not things women don't really know such as the fact that you guys can't really read our minds and don't have any sense of detection on how we feel even though verbally we say it that way but actually we mean it the other way?

You know what I mean? Like, when we say OK, sometimes we don't really mean it. We're NOT OK. For example, you were supposed to have a date with your guy tonight and suddenly on a very last minute, he had to cancel it due to work. So he called you to say how sorry he was and you said, "Oh, it's OK hunny, just go get your work done! hihi". Then he said how relief he was and grateful to have such an understanding girlfriend. But you still can't help it, even though it's not your guy's fault, you feel disappointed.

And the other situation when we say OK but actually we don't mean it when you're late!

"Hunny, I'm sorry, I still have something going on, will be there in 10 minutes!"
"Oh, it's OK, take your time!" (When we say take your time, we mean, you better hurry up!"
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10 mins after that..

"Darling, it's 10 minutes already, I still can't see you~~ Lol" (When we say/write something like that and plus with the Lol, we're trying to be casual and cool but actually we're like half-gone crazy already)

"Give me 5 mins hunny!"
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Another 10 mins after

"Hunny, I'll be there in another 5 minutes more OK? I love you!" (This is another thing with guys, when they feel guilty or feel bad or want to get rid of you from nagging or talking too much, the only thing they think can cover everything is by saying I love you, it's like as though it can bring peace to the world)

"Owh OK" (When women who usually write you long messages and suddenly reply you with something like that or just with any short messages, it means you're in trouble. Hahaha. You better have a flashback on what you've done like in this case, even though she said OK but actually a)she wasn't in the mood already and b) she's planning a revenge on you)

And soon, from 5 minutes, to another 5 minutes and another 5 minutes, piling up to a total of 1 whole hour!

That's why, after you've picked her up, you find her very irritating, annoying and trying all of her best ways to hurt your feelings.

Am I right?

Well, after reading the whole article and writing myself everything above, I think we, women, are very complicated and somehow, can be very weird!

It's like, as though, already programmed in our mindsets to expect guys to be able to read our minds and emotions even though verbally we say it differently.

No human being can do that. You know, read minds.

But somehow, we, women, are actually thinking that way without realizing it. Including me, myself.

But on my defense (Yeah, we, women, believe that every flaw that we have, guys have it too), guys can be very blur too. They just analyse what you say, verbally. They don't go deeper than that.

If you say you're OK, they translate that as "Normal, alright, good".

So if you don't really feel OK, you should say it precisely with clear definition on how you feel, verbally. Because men, they just take whatever coming out from your voice box, they don't analyse your body language except your body shape. Hahahaha.

But I know, it's hard to do that. It's our nature to create riddles or puzzles for men to figure out themselves on how we really feel. Well, nasib ko lah lelaki, we ARE complicated! Good luck with that! Lol (SEE, another Lol here, trying to be casual but actually mean it seriously, haha! (again!))

P.S Of course, sometimes when we say OK, we actually mean it you know. As I said before, we're complicated!! Women are just plain hard to be read!

2010 = Big 20

2010-01-01T04:08:00.000-08:00

We, the Sajoli's Family, celebrated new year by terbaring terbongkang in front of the TV, watching new year concert on tv 3. How sad...

Even worse, mum, abah and Dan were already asleep even before the clock struck 12!!

Well, that's our tradition. It's the same old same every year. By the end of the night, it has always been just me and Ika watched the fireworks on TV. Lol.

However, on the next day, we do have our own new year feast! We went to Pavillion and had a superb lunch at Tony Roma's!

Since the portions there are always big, so we ordered 1 appetizers and 2 main course and shared it. Lol, well, sharing is caring :)

We had bountiful ribs (nyum!), marinated chickens, onion rings, potato skin with melted cheese, asian salad with grilled chicken and lots of french fries!!

And because I am motivating someone right now, I drank plain water too :)

Here are some of the pictures (I forgot to take pictures of the food, dah hbs makan br igt..apeedaaa)

Christmas decorations are still there at the lobby

Mum and Ika at Tony Roma's

Dan and me.

Dan!

This year I am going to be 20 years old! And I can't wait for all the new adventures coming!

P.S. Someone had an awesome party last night..cis..Lol

Jogjakarta Trip 3

2009-12-31T02:04:00.001-08:00

This time around I’ll try to finish blogging this trip for once and for all!

Day 3, 21/12/09

My mum set the day today to be free from any sort of activities as she said she needed time to recover from yesterday’s tiring journey. Lol.

So I took the opportunity to hang out with Syazwan :). We decided to watch Avatar at 21 Cinema in Amplaz mall.

I was very excited. Both for the movie and us. This was our second movie together! In a foreign country some more! Haha..sorry, I can’t help myself being too overjoyed by that fact :).

As well as for the movie itself, I was looking forward to its premier actually when I watched the trailer. I heard, it took them 15 years to make the movie and from what I’ve watched, it was fantastic! Though I find those blue natives quite distracting.

Not to mention, the cinema theatre was awesome too!! The ceiling was high, in fact, higher than those we have in Malaysia, the seats were comfortable and big (Unlike those in TGV) and the best part of all, I could stretch out my legs!! Oh yea! The sound system was fantastic as well, I could reaaaaaaaallllllyyyyyyyy feel the impact of the sound effects. Cool.

Haaa, I missed 1 part there. Actually before we watched Avatar, we did some warm up by playing at the arcade! We finished all of our coins on Time Crisis 3!! Haha, thanks to Nadia Khamis, because since the day she taught me how to play it, I’ve become addicted to that game. It’s a shooting game where you have to shoot bad people. Syazwan too, I think, now a fan of that game. Lol.

After the movie, we had our lunch which was at 4 something! Syazwan brought me to this one restaurant selling Mie Ayam. It was superb! It basically consists of noodles, something like Maggi noodles except thicker, with small pieces of chicken sautéed with mushrooms, vegetables, fried bakso (meatball), something like keropok and on top of it all, is the soup. I really enjoyed the meal!plus with a lot of spicy sambal I added myself until I realized my lips became numb because of it. Lol. I am, indeed, a big fan of spicy food :).

Happy lepas dapat makan…hoho

Then, we decided to go back to the hotel as the day was getting darker. But on our way back, we decided to stop by at Syazwan’s hostel, you know, just to look around the place he lives and plus, he wanted to get his phone charger in his room.

Well, all I can say is, the road to his hostel was kind of eerie…because before reaching his hostel, we had to pass this abandoned building. It looked like an empty hostel..urrghhh. But other than that, the place looked just fine.

While waiting for him to get his charger in his room, I hang around at the lobby. There were 3 wardens and unlike what I had in mind, you know, cold, unfriendly and fierce, they were actually nice and chatty!! We had a quick chitchat before Syazwan returned with his charger.

Before reaching the hotel, we, once again, had a pit stop by going to the Roti Bakar stall and ordered it to bring back. I really like the roti bakar. It’s something different and cheap and very filling too!

The stall

Roti bakar with chocolate and strawberry filling..nyumm…

And some random photos…lol

Later that night, around 8.30 pm like that, me and Syazwan went out again to buy burgers at Mister Burger and had dinner with the whole family at the hotel cafe. After that, we lepak-lepak at the lobby, watching TV before went off to our respective rooms and dozed off, until the next day arrived….I was excited and looking forward for tomorrow’s adventure but at the same time, I was pretty upset because I was going to leave the place soon. Very soon, in fact.

Day 4, 22/12/09

Hello Jogja again! :)

Today my parents planned to go to one of the beaches here. Our driver, Yoniva, suggested us to go Parangtritis Beach.

It is located quite far from town and when we reached there, the weather was really hot!! Once I stepped out of the car, I could already feel my skin burning hot. According to Yoniva, the temperature there would normally be around 38 degree celcius!!! It’s like as hot as Hawaii!!!

However the scenery was beautiful..blue sky with white clouds which looked like cotton candies, the sparkling brown sand, the blue turquoise seawater and the sea breeze, it was almost perfect! It would have been better if there were trees though.

We went for a horse carriage ride to go-see as walking would burn us to death. Lol. As usual, I had my ride with Syazwan.

Apparently from what the coach said, this beach was highly hazardous. This year it had killed 16 people and just last Friday, 2 people died, only 1 found on Sunday and the other one still missing.

Oh boy, judging by the look of those waves, I knew it already, it must be really dangerous because the waves were quite high and fierce.

The beach, apparently, according to him, is a place for spiritual retreat. In Safar month, people from Kraton will come, along with flower petals, bathe in the seawater. It’s their custom and culture to do that.

Mamat baju pink tu suke kat ika

After the ride, Yoniva brought us to another beach where we could eat fresh seafood! And man, it was hotter there! But thank God, the food was awesome!!

Terus hitam muke ika lepas balik.

On our way back to the hotel, I asked mum to stop me and Syazwan at Malioboro to find Joanna’s Starbucks t-shirt.

Before that, we hit Fun World and played a shooting game again but it wasn’t Time Crisis. The gun was heavy but in the end, Syazwan lost the game and I won!! :P

We walked around the place and did some shopping. Lol. I couldn’t find that Starbucks T-shirt, sorry Joanna, so we went to Sapphire mall, konon-konon nak pegi urut kaki and main bowling but we did none of it! Instead we walked, by foot to Amplaz mall! Well, halfway to Amplaz because I couldn’t stand walking some more and it was freaking hot, so we took a rickshaw.

Over there, we continued playing at its arcade, Time Crisis 3 but this time around, Syazwan won the game. Haha, he’s getting better at it. Dah terer ;P

Then, we had teatime at A&W. We had a waffle and rootbeer float. It was cooling and refreshing! It’d been ages since I had my last rootbeer float, man, if only they still have onion rings…

Haaa…makan makan..

After that, we went back to the hotel only to find out, my family wasn’t there! They went out somewhere. So since I wanted a massage so much, I went for leg and hand massage at the hotel spa for 1 hour while Syazwan waited at the lobby. Haha, sorry I left you alone.

Even after 1 hour, my family was still missing, so me and Syazwan went out again at Suka-Suka for dinner. We had our usual food, Ayam Bakar and Kangkung Goreng. Superb.

Yeaa, it was so superb until something stuck on my tooth and took Syazwan to notice it and tell me. Greaaatttt….

That was actually the first rule in my dating list,

1) Thou shall not have any food stuck on thou teeth

And it happened. Perfect.

Though, I was really tired to feel embarrassed about it so I just got up to the sink and got rid of it. Haaihh.

After my family came back from somewhere, suddenly it struck upon me, that, tomorrow was the end of it.

And if only by letting something stuck on my teeth could make everything back to the beginning, I am willing to have something stuck on my teeth, no matter how embarrassing it is.

Later that night, I lepak-lepak with Syazwan. I made him a hot drink. He was utterly delighted even though the drink I made for him was Kopi Luak (Coffee beans extracted from feces). Well, the taste was nice though. Have it a try!

Other than that, I don’t know how to say it, I was very happy but at the same time sad too. I couldn’t bring myself to think about tomorrow. So I just left it for tomorrow and seized every moment I had that night…by…snapping a lot of pictures! Hahahaha!

Day 5, 23/12/09

My last day in Jogja :)

I was really happy for the last few days here.

Surely, it is one of my greatest moments being here. Lol.

In the morning, we woke up at 4 am to leave the hotel at 6 am. Our flight was at 8.20 am.

I woke up and did the usual stuff, taking shower, packing and blablabla…

I saw Syazwan when I went out for breakfast. I still felt okay that time. I could still laugh and joke around when eating breakfast with him and my whole family.

Even when I saw him looking at me at the corridor of my room, I still felt okay. Sad, of course but I could still smile :)

However I suddenly felt a pang of great sadness when I started to get into the car and Yoniva asked me why Syazwan did not follow us but I still could control myself not to shed a tear.

But then, when the car started moving, leaving the hotel compound and I couldn’t see any sight of him anymore, and suddenly really really realized with the fact that I can’t see him anymore, I lost it.

Haaaihhh. I guess that was normal, right?

Lol.

However, the whole trip was really enjoyable and I had so much fun! :))

Well, that’s the end of this journal. Looking forward to Kuching, Sarawak trip with Auw and Jixs now! :D

Jogjakarta Trip 2

2009-12-28T01:48:00.001-08:00

Day 2, 20/12/2009
Today abah rented a car along with a driver named Yoniva to bring us go sight-seeing around Jogja.
I woke up at 6.30 am and gosh, the sun was already shining bright!

I went to take my shower first before I sent a good morning sms to Syazwan :)

He joined us for breakfast. Our first breakfast together :) Hahahaha. The hotel buffet wasn’t bad. Normally they served either Nasi Goreng or Bakmie Goreng and of course other usual hotel food was served as well.
We started our journey at 8 am and our first destination was Borobudur.Well, if you still remember history (which I don’t and had to google to find info), Borobudur is an ancient Mahayana Buddhist monument.

It comprises of 6 square platforms and the last three platforms represent 3 levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely, Kamadhatu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness).

It is quite high and has a lot of stairs, you know, like Batu Caves.

And at each level, they have sort of like perforated bells? (I think) and inside each one of it, has a headless statue as though meditating. Kind of creepy…

Soon, after finishing our visit at Borobudur, we went to Gunung Merapi. This is where volcano eruptions usually occur and the last eruption happened was in 2006!

The weather there was quite nice. Chilly and breezy. Simple huts at the lower edge of the hill, selling local products like dried flowers, souvenirs and coffee. And yes, they sell kopi luak too which I heard, is the finest coffee beans in the world. The coffee beans are extracted from feces of this some kind of animal. And yes, my dad bought it.

After Gunung Merapi, we had our lunch at Nasi Padang Sederhana. The food was awesome. Then, we went to Kraton. Kraton is a place where all the royals live.

We took a ride on rickshaw to go-see. I had my ride with Syazwan. It was hilarious.
All I can say is, it was totally once in a lifetime experience. Right Syazwan? Lol :P

First, we headed to the horse carriage museum. There’s one thing I noticed about the people here. They seem to have this horse carriage madness going on.

Well, the royals here since I don’t know what century, they liked horse carriage. It’s like something symbolic for them.

At the museum, there were a lot of horse carriages owned by all the Kings since King I until the tenth king which is the current king.If you want to know which horse carriage belonged to which king, you just have to look at the number of wings on the door.

All of the horse cars over there are not just for kings to go sight-seeing, they also have their own funeral horse carriage with an 18-carat gold crown on it. Whoaa..

Besides that, they have horse carriage for princesses, princes, dancers and blablabla. Basically, they just like horse carriage so much.

After the horse carriage museum, we went for a little shopping spree. I bought a batik silk to go along with my Uluwatu kebaya. And it’s very cheap, only around Rm70+!! In Malaysia, you can only get that for Rm159!
Then, we headed back to the hotel but this time around, Syazwan stayed at the hotel too. He shared his room with my brother, Danial. Lol.

Well, that sums up everything on the 2nd day in Jogja and here are more pictures to look at! :)

Abah

Syazwan and me

Above : Ika, Mama and Dan
Below :Ika, pissed off at the never-give-up-seller

View from the top of Borobudur

Abah

Pipi sangat tembam. Huehehuehe.

Jogjakarta Trip :)

2009-12-25T06:06:00.001-08:00

Day 1 19/12/2009
We had to wake up early in the morning. In fact, very early! Around 2.30 a.m. like that because our check-in was at 4 something a.m. so we had to be there at least 2 hours earlier before boarding which was at 6.15 a.m.!!

I felt very groggy that time . Even worse for my sister, Eyka as she didn't sleep at all throughout the night!
But the day was getting a lot better after we had our caffeine dosage at this one very expensive coffee shop! 2 teh tarik, 1 nescafe and 2 iced milo cost around Rm40!!!

At the LCCT, waiting for boarding
However, after boarding, the flight was delayed for 1 hour as 16 passengers were found to be missing so the whole 1 hour was completely wasted on removing their luggage out!

Yea…we took AirAsia. LOL.
Upon arriving, I wasn’t surprised looking at the airport condition. It actually looked exactly like the one in Bandung. It’s very small, compact and cute :) Just think of a bus station then, you’ll get the idea. Lol.
But I must say, even though Jogjakarta is no near comparison to Malaysia in terms of hi-tech facilities, the people in Jogjakarta are 10 times nicer than us. Seriously. No kidding.

They are very polite and friendly. For example, taxi drivers. In Jogjakarta, whenever you need a taxi, you’ll get one immediately. The taxi drivers over there are somehow have a different mentality. It doesn’t matter where you want to go, they will drive you there without any hesitation. They are nice people and warm too. Usually they will try to chat with you, give you some information about the locals and all the interesting places over there etc etc.

Even when they are carrying passengers, they wouldn’t just drive away, ignoring you when you are calling out for them, normally, they would raise their hand, indicating that they are occupied.

Most Malaysian taxi drivers, on the other hand, they just want to cheat you. Just like the experience I had with Joanna at DU. The taxi driver tried to charge us Rm15 to get to OU from LRT Kelana Jaya!! The actual cost to get to OU, according to Yasmin’s dad was actually around Rm6-7 only!

So, after the taxi driver dropped us at the Cakri Kusuma Hotel, I went to the restroom for awhile to freshen myself up. When I came out of the restroom, my sister told me Syazwan was there just now.
So I went out, looking for him everywhere but he was nowhere to be found.

But then, when I was sitting at the lobby, wondering where the heck he was, I saw him walking in..you know, if you’ve watched romantic movies, you can see how the time has slowed down, the world is suddenly moving in a slow motion when the hero and heroin finally lock their eyes together…after ages being separated…

WELL, SCRAP THAT OUT because that, actually, did not happen! HAHA!
But only God knows how happy and relieved I was, to finally be able to see him again, in person, right in front of my eyes and talk to him face to face not via webcam or cell phone anymore. The moment was priceless. Lol.

After leaving our stuff at the hotel, we went to Amplaz mall to find a travel agency but to no avail. Instead, some of us did some shopping!!

Syazwan brought me to the shop where he bought a ukulele (It’s like a small guitar, you know, that Mexican guitar). I find it kind of funny when I saw him holding it, trying to tune it. He looked like a teddy bear with a tiny guitar. HAhahahaha…sorry, if you happen to read this..but I meant it in a good way :)
Syazwan told me the guitars over there were very cheap and indeed, it is!!

Like my Yamaha F310 guitar, here in Malaysia, it costs around Rm420 but in Jogja it is only Rm200+!!! Meanwhile for Yamaha FX310 is only Rm 400+!!! while in Malaysia it is normally around Rm 900!!!
So, if you happen to be in Indonesia and you want to buy a guitar, then, it is a good place to buy it!
I bought a guitar capo around Rm20 and drum sticks for my sister.

We had our lunch at the foodcourt and after that we headed back to the hotel to get some rest before hitting Malioboro in the evening.

Malioboro according to the locals, is actually derived from a Sanskrit word which means “Bouquet of Flowers” (karangan bunga) because last time, every time they had royal (kraton) celebrations or events, the place would be well-decorated with flowers.

The first thought conjured up in my mind when I first arrived at Malioboro was, ‘man…that is a lot of horse cars!’
Horse cars were like everywhere and rickshaw too!!

The place was crowded but it’s a good place for you to buy souvenirs as they sell nice tshirts, batiks and other local stuff.

As for dinner, Syazwan recommended us to eat at Rumah Makan Suka-Suka. The food was delicious and cheap!

The Lele and Ayam Bakar was totally fantastic it was marinated with something tasted like sate and the Gurameh Goreng was well- fried and crispy. We ate that with white rice and 3 different kinds of sambal. AWESOME!

Well, that’s for day 1 in Jogja. Here are some of the pictures :)

At one of the streets there.

Hotel compound.

Syazwan, dah macam muke local =P
To be continued….

JunMei I Need You

2009-12-14T01:25:00.000-08:00

I still don't get all of these guitar tabs stuff.

So frustrating! :/

Tick tock tick tock

2009-12-07T23:49:00.000-08:00

Bored.

No inspiration to blog anything.

Can't wait for 19th Dec!!

10 more days to go and I'll be on a vacation!!

Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. CAN'T WAIT!!!

And on 19th Jan, I'll be going to Kuching, Sarawak with Auw and Jixs. Our first lil trip together!!

We'll be staying at Nad's place for 3 days and hopefully we'll have so much fun there and I want to indulge myself in all those nice food!

Laksa Sarawak for sure would be in the list ;)

Craving for mee goreng mamak.

5 Things I Want To Buy But I Can't Because I'm Short Of Money

2009-12-02T21:16:00.000-08:00

5. Blue Skinny Jeans

I don't care with the fact that I'm not skinny to wear it (as the name mentioned above),

I simply love it! Because I can match it with long, loose tops so I can eat without feeling bad. Lol.

Well, that's not the actual reason actually. I like skinny jeans because it goes well with flats or pumps and surprisingly, it's much easier to move around in it! You know less air resistance, less friction, faster speed..meaning you can run faster in it. Yup, bear with it because it's true!

Skinny jeans basically are normal jeans but it's tapered at the end. But be careful not to get confused with mum's jeans because it's tapered at the end too but it has a high rise waist which gives the image of a muffin. Bad fashion statement!

Some celebs with skinny jeans.

Haaaa...these are mom's jeans. Please AVOID IT.

4. Cropped Black Jacket

I want it because it will go nice with my future blue skinny jeans and my rock&roll flats. Just wear a long tank top inside, there you go, a glam rock image!

Well, something like that. Cool isn't it??

3. Unstructured Black Leather Bag

You will never go wrong with a leather bag. Invest in a good one and it can last forever because the style is classic. You can even pass it on to your child, your grandchild and so on because the longer you keep the bag, the better the leather will be as it will be more seasoned.

So far, this is a hard one because it's too expensive....

2. Canon IXUS

Yeah, really need this! All this while I'm depending on my Nokia camera phone which is 2 megapix. I heard there are many series of IXUS and since i'm a gadget illiterate, I don't mind which one, as long i can take pics with high resolution images.

1. A macbook

Haha, the camera won't be in a complete set without a Macbook! Hahahaha. Well this one..I don't know how many years I have to wait to get it. It takes a miracle to happen for me to own it.

Lol. Haihhh..ini bukan short of money dah, ini memang tak boleh afford!

By the way, I like it because the laptop operates much faster, you click it on and within seconds, zoomm! you can use it straight away without having to wait for your applications to load like Windows. Even when you want to turn it off, it turns off immediately!!

And of course, because it's a MACBOOK people! Lol.

Mac & Cheese

2009-12-02T20:36:00.000-08:00

First attempt to make macaroni & cheese today.

I checked out the recipe on the internet last night and gosh..i typed "Easy Macaroni & Cheese recipe" but all the recipes appeared weren't so easy after all. Most of it require a lot of herbs and some other ingredients which are not available at my place. And not to mention the method la..

So I decided to just make my own mac&cheese!! My principle in cooking has always been "Just throw everything in and make it happen!". Well, not just everything but anything that you think will make up the taste of that particular food :)

Basically, I used low fat milk, cheddar cheese, olive oil, salt and pepper. (Though I think it would be best if you use full cream milk, real cheddar cheese and butter instead. Urghh, but it's not healthy..)

Well, the result was OK, I think I should put more cheese and less salt.

So here's the result, taaadaaaaa!!!

Now I realized how fattening mac&cheese is...

But I love it! It's a great comfort food! =)

........

2009-12-01T22:04:00.000-08:00

Should I get a job or shouldn't I?

I am seriously bored staying at home doing nothing!!

Not exactly nothing la, I do dish washing, laundry, cooking and cleaning most of the days.

But that's not enough for me to get active. Plus, staying at home is not exactly a good thing, my metabolism tends to get lower. I gain weight easily. And not to mention, mum's cooking is totally irresistible and delicious. Hence, habislah my diet.

What kind of job should I get?

I want something fun and it would be awesome if I have friends along working together. And for sure, I can't do night shifts because who's going to fetch me at night?

Hmmm, right now, I seriously think that I am wasting my holidays doing nothing. Even my money in the bank is getting less and less week by week.

What should I do?? =.='

Terkorbanlah Diet

2009-11-26T20:18:00.000-08:00

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILADHA!!

Sememangnye Nasi Minyak mama + daging masak hitam and ayam masak merah tiada tandingan!!

I planned to eat only half-plate of that but ended up with 2 plates. Haihh.

Bile nak insaf wahai suraya??

Rambling

2009-11-23T17:30:00.000-08:00

Bored. And am missing someone quite badly.

Anyway, the Prom Night was awesome. Took a lot of pictures with my girlfriends. Hopefully we can meet again in KI. Amin. :)

Well, I am very happy with the fact that I don't have to feel nervous sitting for exam in these few months and of course, I am glad because for once after such a long time, I don't have to force myself to study and stay up until what? 1 AM? Lol, I know 1 AM mcm apela sangat but serious, when it comes to studying, normally I can't even go beyond 12 midnight! :s

It's not that I don't want to do part-time job or anything. It just that I can't work for night shifts and normally all the jobs that I like are normally hard to get.

For example, working at a boutique. I don't know where the hell they all get this stupid policy saying that girls wearing hijab are not allowed to work there. Yeah, trust me, most boutiques in Malaysia are applying that policy including some low-end clothing stores.

I wonder, what do these boutique owners think of people wearing hijab? Not stylish enough? Afraid that we might scare foreigners? Because they think we are like terrorists or something? Or is it because since we're wearing hijab, we can't speak English fluently??

C'mon la, who do you think you are man? Sometimes it's even worse when the manager actually has the gut to ask whether you can take off your hijab. Only then, you can work there. It happened to me and the manager who asked me that was actually a Muslim herself.

Haaihh, dunia O dunia.

Anyway, that's the rant of the day. Thank You for reading. Hahahaha!

Top 5 Lists

2009-11-19T07:51:00.000-08:00

Grotta Azzura

Well, I'm bored. So I've come up with Top 5 Lists, either, it's something that I want, I like or I want to go. And hopefully, it will come true one day :)

Let's start with the first one,

Top 5 Places I Really Really Want To Go

5. India.

Basically because I want to make the cut of point and continue my studies there in dentistry. However, I'm looking forward to the whole new adventure there :)

4. Spain

I like Spain. I like the architecture, the culture and the history especially about the Mogul empire. And of course, would like to pay a visit at ZARA too :p

3. Paris, France

Not really because it is the city of romance (that would be another place:P) but the real reason I want to go there is to visit Louvre. It's an art museum where all the masterpieces of Leornado Da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, etc etc, are placed. And again, to go shopping at the Milan street!!!

2. Naples, Capri.

I used to read this one book (Not that literature form 4 book!) and the setting was set in Naples, Capri. The author described this one place over there called Grotta Azzura which means 'the blue cave'. It is because inside the cave, there's a small hole where sunlight can pass through it and due to the reflection of the sunlight on seawater, the water glows in bright blue colour (see the picture above)!!! I really have to go and see it! Other than that, it is famous for the gelato (ice-cream). I heard ice-cream men over there really know how to mix and match flavours, making it a perfect gelato on a hot summer day :) Besides, I want to go to Augustus Garden as well.

1. *drumrolls* GREECE!!!!

Greece, I've seen a lot of it on tv or in movies and it's beautiful!!!!! I watched The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants, I thought 'wow, this place is cool'. Then, I watched Mamma Mia, I was completely fascinated and mesmerized by its beauty and culture and thought this could be in my 1day list. After that, recently, I watched My Life In Ruins (the sequel of My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and that's it! I really really have to go there one day!!

And the rest will be continued...(tired ady)

=)

2009-11-18T22:09:00.000-08:00

Am looking for ya..you know who you are =) =D =p

Before I finished my A2, there were like a lot of things running in my mind. About stuff to write on this blog but now, I , somehow, am clueless of what to write. Hurmmm...

I need something to trigger my brain.

By the way, I've already started reading The Time Traveler's Wife. I love the book!! I find it very different and touching. Lol. I think most of y'all know already what the storyline is, about a guy who time travels to the past, present and future. However, he has a wife whom he has known since she was only 11 years old (she met him when he was 36!!). The time traveling thing is actually a disease and it can't be controlled.

So he keeps appearing and disappearing into different eras and keeps meeting his wife at different stages of age. And from that, we can see how their love has developed, turning upside down, sometimes it's sweet, sometimes it's frustrating and the longing, lonely feelings that the wife has to endure during his disappearance. Even for the guy, always has this fear that the wife might one day, can't bear it anymore and leave him.

It just feels sooooo good to finally be able to read something nice!!

I find it hard to find nice books nowadays. Usually I like to read chick-flicks as the plots are usually light but somehow, it's getting more and more cliche. The girl will usually end up with the guy of her dream..lalalala. Sometimes, I prefer something more, let's say, complicated :p

Anyway, I can't wait for the prom night!! After months of living like a sack of potatoes, finally, I managed to get myself running on a treadmill yesterday! What a great achievement! Lol. I ran and jogged for 30 minutes. Phewwhhh.

Other than that, I just keep myself busy at home most of the days ( br 2 hari jek hbs exam!) which includes cooking (I cooked Carbonara today =) ), cleaning, washing et cetera et cetera.

And one more thing about me is that, when I'm bored, I like to mix and match my clothes, try it on and strut my way to the mirror. Is that normal? I really hope that it is normal, you guys should try, it really kills your boredom :PP

It's Gonna End Soon!

2009-11-14T19:40:00.000-08:00

2 more days to go before a verrryyy loooonnngggggg holiday!!

I'm looking forward to it :))

Here are some of the things scheduled for this upcoming holiday!

1. Hang out with ggirls right after last paper. We planned to go to MidValley. Just simply hanging out, chatting, updating each other and of course, not to forget, indulging ourselves in delicious, mouth-drooling food as well.

2. But then, we can't really indulge ourselves as Prom Night is just around the corner!!! So have to work out some muscles, getting toned and fit so that all of us can fit our dresses perfectly (at least manage to get rid of any extra layers of fat and for the extra glow) :p

3. By the way, I've already bought the dress, 'the one' for the event. It just that i need to find a clutch and some bracelets to complete the look. And that...involves money again. Haaaihhh.

4. After Prom Night which is our graduation night, me, housemates and others are planning to have a sleepover!! We will place our mattresses out in the living area and drink hot choc with marshmallows (right yasmin?hehe)! while watching a movie. Hahaha.

5. The fifth one, well, I can't tell what's the event as it is supposed to be confidential ;p. So that one, i'll just keep in mind.

6. I think the last time I read a novel was before AS exam!! which was like months ago. So, considering that my english is getting more and more manglish day by day, I need to brush it up. Plus, I miss reading novels. First novel that I'd buy is The Time Traveller's Wife. Only then, I can watch the movie :)

7. I want to hang out with my old buddies :)

8. Haaaaaaaaaaaaa, actually this should be the first one but then never mind. CLEANING OUT THE APARTMENT!! YAY! Even though I'm very happy to leave this place but somehow I'm going to miss it.

9. Karaoke-ing with my family.

10. Vacation people!! Let's hit the road!

And the list goes on and on....

I'M SO EXCITED!!

Sometimes, I can't believe that it's coming to an end already. When I think about the future, gosh, I'm going to be 20 years old next year!! I hope I will age gracefully :p and gain more wisdom throughout the ageing process. And still keep in style for sure. ;p

I hope everything will turn out well for me and the rest of my friends :)

S.O.S

2009-11-06T19:39:00.000-08:00

Exam month is killing me. My housemates are killing me too. Help us. WE need serious entertainment here please.

+.+

Glad To Be Home

2009-10-15T19:05:00.000-07:00

First of all, I want to say soorrrryyyy to Shawn Paul because I informed him late about few classes and again, forgot to inform him about today's Phys class. A thousand apologies from me ya!!

By the way, as the title mentioned above, I'm happy to be home!! I missed my thick mattress, my small, homey blue room, my white study table, my study lamp, my plushy study chair...so nice to study at home.....

Not to forget, my red-hooded lil bear as well. Haha. Syok sendiri and gedik, macam tak selalu je balik rumah. Aiseh.

I didn't go home last weekend and surprisingly it ended up well. Only half an hour without electricity. Because usually whenever I tried to stay over the weekend, something bad would normally happen such as....the netball scar, no electricity, no water, tripped down the staircase and blablabla. As though I've been cursed by KTT. Lynthia said it was just a coincidence. Really? I kind of doubt that.

Anyway, thanks to Farah Alu8 for inviting me to your open house last Friday, the food was marvelous and to Auw as well, thanks for the excellent Nasi Briyani Johor! :)

OK, now the war is about to begin. I must be both physically and mentally strong. Till then, I'm not going to blog. Hence, this is my last post until November. I'm excited to finish my course. Wish me luck and pray for me ya! I really need that.

And on the other hand, I'm happy because finally after almost a month, I managed to see him again. But of course, through webcam la. I really love these people who invented World Wide Web and all those technology gadgets! Thank you, arigato!

And thanks to you too Lynthia!! For letting me used your laptop! ^^

That's him :). With Lynthia's background wallpaper as 'tiang lampu'.

Bored.Tired.Can't Wait.

2009-10-10T18:38:00.000-07:00

I'm bored and tired because everyday I study yet still, there's a lot more to cover +.+

Can't wait....to get over and done with it!!

Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Arrrrrrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feel like smacking someone, something or anything.

Home

2009-10-02T07:53:00.000-07:00

A2 is just around the corner, so, like what Mr Razib has always said

"It's not gear 4 anymore but must go beyond that!"

+.+

I'm scared.terrified.numb.

Hence, I broke my vow by coming home this weekend :)

I catched up with NurKasih.

It's my favourite Malay series, initially because of its excellent cinematography. Fabulous.

But then, as I proceed watching the show, I find the whole storyline is beautifully written and acted.

It basically started with a story of a family in which the father is a pious man and has 2 sons. The first son is like the father, religious, wise and everything good though the second one is rebellious, wild and...well,everything bad lah.

So the father was worried that the second son would be drifted away with life and he would forget about the afterlife. Hence he set up a marriage between the second son and the daughter from another pious family.

The problem is the first son likes the daughter.taaadaaa...a conflict there. And the second son has already tied the knot with someone else in Australia without the parents knowing it! Another taadaa...

So the whole drama begins from the moment the second son tied the knot with the daughter while the first son had to endure the pain, losing the one whom he loves to his own brother.

And somehow after dramas,conflicts and blablabla, the second son now is a different person now.
Well, I'm so lazy to write it here so if you're interested or got nothing to do, you can watch it on tv3.com.my
Give it a try. It's awesome! Hoho.

Haihhh..really looking forward to after A2.

Hopefully I can nail it. Amin.

When I'm broke

2009-09-26T00:55:00.000-07:00

The best solution is by locking myself in my apartment in KTT.

Avoid staying at home.

PS No malls for the next two months. So, please don't tempt me.

Raya Photos!

2009-09-21T17:54:00.000-07:00

This year, unlike some of my friends, I'm still having my raya in my beloved country,Malaysia.Lol.

So here are some of the raya pics, enjoy!

Paddy fields in Sekinchan. Beautiful isn't it?

That's definitely not my kampung. It's my late abahwan's (grandpa) sister's house.

Abah.

With siblings and super young uncles.

Family photo (Using Ika's low quality camera phone =.=')

At the porch

With sis

My cute niece, Medey (Mardhihah)

Me, Kak Aju and sis, Ika on the first day of raya.

This Coming Raya

2009-09-12T07:34:00.000-07:00

Finally, holidays are coming (this Wednesday). Even though it is less than 2 weeks but it's enough for me. I really really need a break. This A2 thing is seriously driving me up the wall +.+

And to make things much much better, he's coming home this Sunday!!Am looking forward to meeting him after more than a month not seeing each other.

As for this year's raya, me and sis are going to bake vanilla cakes and chocolate chips cookies while mum will be cooking her usual fabulous rendang and sambal ayam kacang!!

However there's someone missing this year.

Abahwan.

Hope he will rest in peace. May Allah bless him always.

Kasut Raya!

2009-09-06T00:41:00.000-07:00

I know macam budak kecik je nak kasut raya but I don't care, raya is raya, I like to preserve my childhood raya tradition where I'll get my baju raya plus kasut raya from my parents.hohohoho.

So today I went to Pavi with mum and Ika in search for the perfect shoes. Initially I wanted to buy a pair of crocs but then, tak jadi because these stilettos from Charles&Keith have made me fallen head over heels, so, bye-bye to Crocs and hi to you fabulous stilettos!

But I can only wear it on the first day of raya because that's the rule right..if not, not worth preserving the childhood raya tradition la.

So here they are;

If Chef Wan saw this, he would say, "Haaaa Cik Timah, siap ade batu-batu lagi ni hah~"

I don't know whether it's snakes skin or alligators skin. Call me an animal killer, I don't care, they look good on me.

Missing In Action

2009-08-29T18:33:00.000-07:00

It's been almost 24 hours.

Still can't get any news from you.

I sms-ed you last night but you didn't reply (which is very unlike you)

So,

I tried to call you for I-don't-know-how-many-million-times..(well, not exactly more than a million times, maybe about 5 times?)

The only thing I get was 'Nombor yang anda tujui tidak dapat dikesan, sila dial semula selepas beberapa saat'

I started to get worried.

I tried to contact your friend too but the same annoying lady operator answering the phone.

Hence, I assumed it's the network problem (it had better be it my dear).

Haihhh....

LDR can be quite hard eh?

Sahur At Home

2009-08-28T14:12:00.000-07:00

Ikan Terubuk Asam Pedas, udang kunyit and rendang tok.

Very far different from sahur in college;

Cold bread+tinned tuna+Yasmin

P.S. Next week is pre-A2 ;/

Bon Voyage!

2009-08-22T16:00:00.000-07:00

Should have written 'Bon Voyage' instead of 'Hey'.

Anyway, bon voyage to all of the Czech and Poland bound students as they are going to fly to their respective countries in this upcoming September.

Have A Safe Journey, till then we meet again! :)
huhu...

Ramadhan Recap

2009-08-21T03:38:00.000-07:00

I can still remember vividly my first time Ramadhan in college. I would say it was one of the best moments in my life.

I'd never forget the experience; buying food at the Ramadhan Bazaar (always with Nad, hunting for caramel pudding which is my favourite dessert! Not to forget, me seeing fly for the first time!Lol), sahur in the early morning with no one else but Yasmin (1 hot milo & bread for her and only mineral water for me as I wanted to go back to sleep as soon as possible) and of course, the everynight terawikh at the mosque with friends, seeking for blessing and tranquility was the best part of all.

Not to forget about that 'incident' too. Me, Nad, Jixs, Baydah, Pajen and Auw had our own terawikh in the apartment. I was selected to lead the last 2 rakaat for terawikh prayer and since that was my first time leading a prayer, I WAS EXTREMELY nervous because to me, it was a heavy responsible, one small mistake, there goes all the pahala for me and the rest.

And yeah, because I was too nervous, I recited the wrong verse of surah Alam Nasyrah!! So embarrassing! and because of that, we all ended up laughing. Astaghfirullahallazim...

Hopefully this year's Ramadhan, it would be a better Ramadhan for me and the rest (I swear, I am more prepared! InsyaAllah) and hopefully the blessing it brings will still remain with us until we finish A2. Amin.

P.S. Kawan2, Selamat Menyambut Bulan Ramadhan Al-Mubarak! :)

P.S.S Untuk yg di Yogya jugak :))

Agi Idup, Agi Ngelaban..haihh

2009-08-20T17:48:00.000-07:00

I feel like a lifeless skeleton.

A-level is really really really a pain in the ass!!

I'm at home actually. Had migraine since Wednesday night and it went up worse yesterday.

I think I should take it slow & steady.

Huhu. I wanna hang out with old friends!!

P.S. Someone please tell me again why I take this course??

Stupid and dying. Hence, the word studying. Haha. Kudos go to Daniel Chong. Hoho.

Another Present!

2009-08-17T16:46:00.000-07:00

It's been almost 3 weeks after my birthday and yet I get another birthday present!

I totally forgot that my housemates didn't give me any present. Plus, they did 2 birthday celebrations which is more than good enough for me ^_^.

But yesterday they surprised me with a pos laju parcel on my bed which took me a long time to notice it =.='.

I ripped the wrapper off and....I screamed and screamed and screamed (well, not really, more like "Oh my Oh my Oh my OH MY!")

Because I'd been eyeing on it for a very very long time. I even made the picture of it as my wallpaper desktop. I wanted it so bad and finally got it, from them :).

Thank you Joanna, Yasmin, Lynthia, Hanisah and JunMei! I really love the shoes and I really appreciate it, Lynthia for being a muka tembok, went to admin everyday just to check whether the parcel had arrived. Haha!

He's Gone

2009-08-13T20:04:00.000-07:00

To Indonesia.

Sent him and the whole bunch of JPA scholars off this morning at KLIA.

He's off to Universiti Gadjah Mada to do medicine.

I am sad but happy at the same time for him.

May God always bless him and the rest :)

P.S. In case if you read this (I know you won't but I still want to write it), have fun in Yogyakarta and don't be so passive like amoeba or paramecium! :p

Alhamdulillah :)

2009-08-09T23:44:00.000-07:00

Not 3A's.

But am happy for 2 A's and 1B. :))

Bersyukur sgt2!!

It's a good motivation to study harder!

Awesome Birthday!

2009-07-31T04:30:00.001-07:00

Another great, awesome birthday this year! Honestly, i am deeply touched by what you guys did on my birthday. Even though you guys were so tied up with classes and everything, y’all still managed to plan it well, not one but two birthday surprises!! ^_^

Not to forget, those who wished me on facebook and also via sms-es, thank you so much!! I really didn’t expect that especially from old buddies back in primary and high school. It was very flattering =D.

Once again,

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!

The birthday cake at midnight of my birthday. Thanks to Uncle Beh :)

Well, the people involved are Joanna, Yasmin, Lynthia, Junmei, , Hanisah, Ziqah, Baydah, Pajen, Auw, Jixs and Nadia. Love you guys! (sorry cannot put so many pics since i didn’t wear tudung :s)

This one comes from the second birthday surprise where Jo, Yas, Junmei, Hanisah and Ziqah made a surprise appearance at Secret Recipe. And of course, Buu was in the plan too :).

Buu, Jo, Junmei, me and Ziqah

Yasmin and Hanisah were there too :))

The very happy me. Lol. My eyes are so sepet.

Buu was there too. ^_^

Thanks for all the presents! =D

Joanna named the bear as LB. Hehe.

I had sugar rush for two days in a row. This time around, my birthday celebrations involved a lot of cakes. Even though it’s fattening, it’s worth it :)). It shows how much you guys love me. Thanks :). I really enjoyed my birthday. Hehe.

Busy Busy Busy

2009-07-25T20:16:00.000-07:00

Yea, this sem, the final sem. It's the most crucial sem. No turning back. Next week IELTS exam (exam again?! c'mon!). Pray for me and wish me luck. huhu.

Nway, here are some recent photos of me and friends. We were quite stressed up weeks ago so Jixs came up with an idea of having a Gg day (Ggurlz day) in which we exchanged gifts to one another.

Well, some might think, what on earth? It's like the same thing as buying gifts for yourself. But here you must remember, it's not just about accepting, it's more like the thought of giving that matters. It makes people happy. At least, it makes me happy :)).

Exam

2009-07-13T19:35:00.000-07:00

Exam mode (Again??)

To Future Ktt-ians and India bound students

2009-06-20T11:58:00.001-07:00

I've read few future ktt-ians' blogs and some of them got India.

And from what I've read, most of them are not satisfied with the results. Yea, going to india, 3rd world country, hot, unhygienic and blablabla.

Well, I have to admit that I used to be in that situation too when I first got my JPA letter but let's just cut the crap man. If you think you can't handle it, just leave it and don't ever think of taking the offer because it's gonna give you hell (Try All American Rejects, Give You Hell)

Because I believe that once you put your mind into negative thoughts and never had the intention to look on a bright side about it, then, it's gonna eat you inside. Why do you want to accept it if you don't like it? You're gonna waste your time and energy. So, you might as well reject it and go take whichever course that your heart desires.

Let me tell you guys something. If Marco Polo didn't take the risk to cross the ocean, just because people in that time believed that he'd get drowned in the ocean, he wouldn't have known that the earth is sphere and there're asian continents.

India, judging by its name, it doesn't sound that appealing right? Just like people in the Europe, whenever we say Malaysia, they still think we live on trees! So, it's the same thing.

India has a lot to offer. It is a beautiful country. For those shopaholics, don't worry, your bestfriends, MNG, Levi's and etc etc will be there waiting for you (Yes. They have MNG in Bangalore).

In terms of education, do you have any idea that by your 2nd year, you will already start
doing your practical?? It's a bonus you know that? Because in UK/Ireland, you will only start your practical in your final year and plus India gives a lot of exposure to different kinds of diseases too :)

I understand that it is your right to feel that way since a lot of us, Malaysians are not well-exposed about it and we tend to be sceptical when we don't really know about something and therefore, the negative perceptions. You know why? Because we feel insecure. We're afraid of the unknown. We're afraid to be out of our comfort zone and that's why we whine, we complain, we simply pass judgements and so on.

So my advise here would be, try to look on the bright side. Consider yourself lucky. I know, cliche, be grateful of what you have blablabla. But I would say, be adventurous, be a risk taker. If that place sucks, then make it fun. Paint the town red man. Because if you're a boring, whiny, liveless person, even if you got UK pun, you won't feel the joy either. This is reality man. You have to learn from the hard way to succeed. If you can't handle this, how are you supposed to handle your life in future? There's never an easy way out.

I hope this is helpful enough for you guys.

It's Not Easy To Buy Presents For Guys

2009-06-16T19:13:00.000-07:00

I've never thought that it would be very hard to buy presents for guys :s

Because usually I'd share the present with other friends and let them choose it. Me, on the other hand, just hand over the money.

So now, here comes the problem. This time around, I have to choose it myself and I have no idea what to buy *sobsob*.

I think, buying presents for girls are a lot easier because girls are easier to please. They like cute stuff, so just buy them teddy bears. If you want to score higher, get a human-sized teddy bear and she'll be happy and contented for at least the whole year (heheh).

See, world has made it easy for guys. You can never go wrong with a box of praline chocolates and a bouquet of flowers. You give that, she will love you even more (the effect is temporary though, for a more lasting effect, shower her with more gifts because it's like booster injections. The first time you get it, the effect won't last long due to few memory cells and B-lymphocytes but on the second injection, the body will produce more memory cells, thus, creating a lifetime imunity, unless of course if there are variant antigens (meaning: other guys) intrude, then you're doomed -Ok, enough with the bio crap).

Even for bffs too, girls understand girls. So they definitely know what to buy for their girl-friends.

But to buy a present for a guy is a difficult task and that's why guys hardly buy presents for their guy-friends either (Kalau western, they'll hit a pub or a strip club and get drunk. If in Malaysia, they hit mamak stalls, drink teh tarik and do a competition "who can eat the most roti canai" or simply by just kenakan the bday buddy).

Thus, with the super-advanced today's technology, I googled on "perfect gifts for guys" (I can't believe I wrote that) and to be truthful, it wasn't helping any better. C'mon, a Rolex???? I think even if I worked as a dish-washer at mamak KTT for 10 years pun belum tentu can pay the money and besides, why would I wanna give it as a present? I might as well buy it for myself right??

Of course, there are other affordable things that I can buy such as t-shirts, ties, engraved pen and blablabla but that's b-o-r-i-n-g. And I don't like to give cute little things like teddy bears either because call me conservative but I think cute things are meant for girls?? (Unless, of course if your guy-friends really like it and make a collection of it, then, that's ok).

So here I am, looking for something unique, definitely not cute (or it can be cute, but in a repulsive way) and of course, AFFORDABLE (since JPA money is not in yet :( ).

Haihh....help me :s

Boyfriend Jeans : I Want It!

2009-06-16T04:09:00.001-07:00

Not exactly jeans owned by your boyfriend (Unless of course, if you both are of the same size but c'mon, it's kinda gross).

What I'm talking about is the latest trend especially those who are big fans of jeans (who aren't?)

It's called boyfriend jeans due to its masculine cut but some are modified to fit our curves. This jeans are quite loose and it gives the laidback image.

It's great for a casual day out. Pair it up with a rock&roll t-shirt, a seasoned leather belt and a pair of shades, off you go, srutting your way with confidence. Lol.

Aim for this month : Hunt for a perfect bf jeans.

I Have No Idea When Am I Gonna See Her Again

2009-06-15T22:16:00.001-07:00

Ahhhhh....that's my other bestie (the other one is Syazana:) ).

Far is the only person that I know who has no connection to the world wide web. She doesn't have fb, ms or fs. The only way to communicate with her is through cell phone as she doesn't have house phone either :s.

We were supposed to meet up this week but time was the enemy. It's either me or she who is busy. I have LOTS (I can pile it up into volumes i'd say) of things to tell her. But I guess, the only time I can see her again is probably after A2??

Urgh, that's sad.

Ktt Likes To Give Holidays When School Holidays Are Over

2009-06-14T19:59:00.000-07:00

I know this is sooooooo yesterday but I have to say it;

EXAM'S OVER!!

After 4 weeks of suffering mental breakdown, horrendous eyebags and dark circles, finally I'm free!!

Only for awhile though because there's something much bigger and horrible coming ;s

Abstract Drawings

2009-05-29T07:04:00.000-07:00

I may not a great painter (yet) but according to my own intrepretation on my own painting, I think I'm obsessed over swirling and curvy lines.

However, about the painting of the tree, the blue hue represents sky, the yellow dots represent stars and the black swirling lines represent air. I have no idea why I drew that.

And the drawing above the tree painting is actually something random and somehow it reflects on who I am. I like vibrant colours (fyi, my favourite colour is turqoise), I like butterflies and spiders. My passion is art and guitar is something I'm new with and truly in love with. The swirling lines indicate that I'm not an organised person, I prefer things to be spontaneous and out of routine.

Well, that's all you need to know about me!! Teehee~

Guernica by Pablo Picasso

2009-05-29T02:47:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite painting.

I guess all of my friends are not aware of this since a lot of them put Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh as my favourite painting in my facebook quiz. =.="

This painting actually depicts the war in Spain, the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica by German bombers.

What really caught my eyes though about this painting is that it has hidden images.

If you look at the painting carefully, there's a human skull somewhere around the horse body and a bull appears to gore the horse from underneath.

And other than that, you can see clearly the whole chaotic situation in the painting, a woman grieving over a dead child, a dead soldier, a person screaming. All describing the war scene.

However, I'm sure my friends who took the quiz must be curious ( at least a bit la) on how other paintings listed look like, so here they are;

1) Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh,

I like the technique used.

2) The kiss by Gustav Klimt

This painting was controversial back then as it was said to be errotic. Well, generally speaking, most of his artworks are errotic.

3) Portrait with a missing ear by Vincent Van Gogh,

He cut his own ear. Sick.

4)Self-portrait by Frida Kahlo

Tahitian beauty.

What I Did Before Exam..

2009-05-22T05:08:00.000-07:00

View From The KTT Balcony.

Finally, I've found my trademark. It came 2 hours before Physics exam.

Mr.G

2009-05-02T20:14:00.000-07:00

That is the name of my new guitar.

Yamaha F310, not exactly the best acoustic guitar (the best, I heard is by the brand of Seagull which is very very very expensive) but for the price of Rm340, it serves more than enough :)).

The best thing about this guitar is the excellent resonance and the sound from this guitar is surprisingly good! It's great for a beginner.

P.S. Mr. G stands for Mr. G-strings. Don't call me pervert because it's not that G-string panty..it's Guitar Strings ok. Lol.

Comfortably Numb

2009-05-01T07:08:00.000-07:00

I wish I can make myself disappear.

Man, life is hard. =.=

No Matter What It Is, The First Wife Is Always The Best

2009-04-12T18:54:00.000-07:00

Pretty controversial, isn't it?

If only all the second wives came visited my blog today, they are so going to kill me for this statement.

However, this is only my personal opinion based on my own observation in our society.

I watched this one entertainment show yesterday. They interviewed this one artist who is currently very sick. He can hardly move, speak or do anything without anybody's help.

In general, he's like a baby now. He has to wear diapers to excrete, someone has to bathe him and he cannot feed himself anymore.

It is a sad thing to watch him in that condition because he was one an enthusiastic, talented artist who may be old on the outside but always young at heart.

Apparently, he has two wives.

However, now, when he's in his worst condition, only the first wife is taking care of him. The second wife has gone missing in action. The last time the second wife visited him was months ago.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but during his healthy years, he stayed with the second wife. And now, how ironic, when he can't move, speak and excrete normally, he stays with the first wife. The first wife is the person who feeds him, helps him changing his diapers and the one who helps him to move around. Meanwhile the first wife's children are the one who give him shower.

Where is the second wife I wonder?

And in general, if we look closely, it is the first wife who does a lot of sacrifices for their husbands. They let their husbands get the second wives would be the first sacrifice. It is never easy for women to share their loved ones with others.

It's like guys with their super hot girlfriends. No matter where you go, your girlfriend is always the centre of attraction to all the men out there. You feel threatened and insecured. And that is when you would normally act like a lunatic and somehow like a dictator. Hehe.

Anyhow, first, you let your husband get married to another woman. Fine. But here comes the second one, the other wife. Do you think you can be good friends with her? Maybe, if you're lucky. If you're extra lucky, maybe you can bully her but if you're the unfortunate one, you'll be under her. That happens when your husband is always on her side and starts spending most nights with her. What happen to your love life? The spark has gone and it's like high school again, mean girls, Queen Bee, blablabla.

Third, kids. You have to give extra care to your kids since your kids might be emotionally hurt with your husband's act and of course, since your husband is less available to be there with you, watching them growing up. If you don't give what the kids need, they may end up becoming rebellious and probably they'll become anti-men?? And worse, if the second wife's kids and your kids are enemies.

Forth, when your husband is sick and he eventually realised that you're the one. It is nice that he finally sees you as the nobel one but only when he falls from the ladder?? That's not cool.

And of course, there's the fifth, sixth and the number goes on but what I'm saying is that, dear husbands out there, don't you ever neglect your first wife because they may be the one who is going through thick and thin with you.

They're the first you fell terribly in love with, the one who made you crazy, head over heels when you first saw her, the first whom you've vowed to be with for the rest of your life and the first who went through all the pain in delivering your offspring.

If you ever think of getting the second wife, I advise you to reminisce your early moments with your first wife, maybe the spark will return.

However, I'm not saying that the second wife is always bad. Sometimes, in the worst case scenario, it's the second wife who has to endure all the pain, somemore, with the first wife acting like Hitler.

Oh ya, one more thing. To all men out there, if your second lover is willing to leave her own husband for you, don't marry her. That's an early sign that leads to the unfortunate events in future.

If Shopping Can Make Me Lose Weight, I'll Have The Body Of A Model By Now

2009-04-09T20:33:00.000-07:00

I know that I'm not supposed to shop anymore.

I still have the bohemian skirt and rock&roll t-shirt which I purchased one week before the exam and still, I wore the t-shirt once and still haven't worn the skirt yet. =.=

Last week, me and my friends went to Bukit Bintang with one and only objective; To watch The Confession Of A Shopaholic (It was fantastic!!) and that was it. No shopping for me. NOT EVEN WINDOW SHOPPING.

I was proud of myself at first when I was at Pavillion. For the first time, I wasn't tempted at all to shop (I even bought only one J.CO doughnut, the durian flavour is nice).

But then, in the evening later, everything was ruined. I broke the vow.

Yeah, Jixs wanted to find a long cardigan at Sg.Wang, so we all went there.

However, the mission to find Jixs' long cardigan was a failure and instead, it was me and Auw who bought something. Jixs went home with empty hands on that day.

Me and Auw bought the same bohemian bags. It was only Rm25. What a bargain right?? Where else could I find this bag at this price?? So, without any second thought, I bought it =.=

Too bad I left the bag in the apartment, I don't have the pic.

So, after I bought that bag, I said to myself 'OK fine. Only this one.'

But then, haihh...I saw this one top. TRES VINTAGE, only for Rm22.90!!!

I couldn't help myself and Jixs said 'Buy it Suraya, just buy it!! It's utterly cheap!"

So, there I was....losing myself to shopping again=.=. Well, on the bright side, I spent less than Rm100 on that day :)

Nice right??? I know it's very revealing but then, if you know how to mix and match, it'll look decent. ONLY RM22.90!!!!

Anyway, on that particular day, it was quite happening over there. Apparently, there was a mini concert in front of Pavillion in conjunction with the GrandPrix Opening. They were having the rehearsal during the day and Estranged was there!!! I didn't see but my friends saw Andy Estranged and they said Andy was even more good-looking in person!

On that day too, there was a runway at the Pavillion main lobby. I doubt that those models were human beings. They were super skinny and tall!! I didn't see the difference between their arms and thighs. They looked exactly the same!No kidding!!

The GrandPrix Opening Mini Concert

Actually there's a model catwalking in that pic but since she is soooo thin, she can hardly be seen.

F1 car. Chun Soon will surely go crazy if he was there because there was a Ferrari car too. And when I said Ferrari, it was the real one. ;)

Me, Guitar and How I Met Your Mother series

2009-04-09T04:18:00.001-07:00

My name-less guitar. (I don't really name my stuff)How I Met Your Mother season 1-4

This is how I survived in ktt during the intense exam week. By watching countless episodes of How I Met Your Mother and strumming the same ol same songs over and over and over and over and over again for everyday, everyhour and every few minutes before and after each exam paper.

These have kept me sober from losing my sanity.

Anyway, on a total unrelated topic, I did celebrate Earth Hour. Thank God my apartment didn't catch on fire because we lit up candles in the balcony.

And by the way, remember my resolution to become less evil for the exam week? Well, it didn't work out. Sure, I was less evil towards my housemates but then, what I did on that night;

1. Splashed a pail of water to Li Yan from the 3rd floor of my apartment because it was her birthday.

2. Splashed water to my neighbours who were my partners in crime in throwing water to Li Yan.

And

3. Instead of me, they thought it was Lynthia and Joanna who splashed water at them. So, it was Joanna and Lynthia they were hunting for to kenakan back.

4. Hey, that means I was even more evil to my housemates because the whole night they had to live in fear because the neighbours were asking and waiting for them to come out in order to get them back.

Me and my not-so-innocent-housemates.

Ahhhhhhhh.......

Oh My Oh My

2009-04-04T08:16:00.000-07:00

Mama: Sue, do you know auntie N*?

Me: Nodded.

Mama: Her daughter, your age, has a boyfriend already.

Me: Oooo, I see.

Mama: Do you know that, there's an officer at my office, he's good-looking. Did I mention that he's the son of a judge? He lives in Melawati, he has his own semi-D house.

Me: Really?

Mama: Yea, yet he's still single.

Me:Owh....

Mama: And the funny story is, all of my friends asked me to pair you up with him. They think you guys look good together but then, I told them, your heart is as hard as a rock, difficult to smash it-

Me: Whoa whoa, just hold it there ma. What's up with this whole-matching-me-up-with-who thing? Omg, I can't believe you and your friends talked about me behind my back!

Mama: Well, not just that, they said you look very uptight and serious, and that's why, guys are scared of you.

Me: WHATDAHECK? and as for my defense, duhh, of course la I look serious in front of them, takkan they want me to joke around like I always do with my friends?!

Mama: Nway, this guy I'm talking about, he looks very young but he's 30 years old. Maybe when you're free you can drop by at my place to take a sneak peek-

Me: OMG, YOU'RE MATCHING ME UP WITH A 30-YEAR-OLD GUY???? UNBELIEVABLE!!

Mama; But he doesn't look like 30. He looks young.

Me: Oh, ma, never mind. I have a lot of things going on right now. I don't want that to be on my worry list too and plus, I don't think now is the right time to have a bf. *alasan yang amat amat poyo*

That, is a conversation between a mum and her daughter.

And the daughter is only to become 19 years old..

And her mum thinks her daughter is heartless *sobs sobs*

P.S. Btw, this is completely unrelated but then, I just want to say that I hate it when I bump into a person that I know and that person knows me too, that person simply walk pass me, pretending that I'm an invisible creature. Huh.

Me, Ktt and Exam

2009-03-21T03:53:00.000-07:00

Erm, a satan with a pair of red bull's horns? Does that say something?? Lol

Yea, and no more fishing around in the sea or retail therapy in between. How pathetic.

Apparently, that is how my life gonna be in the next 7 months. Studying 24/7 is like selling your soul to the devil or like encountering a dementor, sucking all the happiness and joy, leaving you mentally exhausted, panda eyes, tonnes of evil pimples and worse, god forbid, weight gain *Sweatt!*

Well, then, what can I say, I've already sold my soul to the devil. So, I better shut up and do some action.

Now, let's just hope and pray that I won't fool around, crack some gruesome jokes to my housemates while studying or lock them out in the balcony or scare them with dead bugs, etc etc. I must be serious this time.

Jo, Lyn and Yasmin, I'll leave y'all in peace this time. Y'all gonna miss me.

Oh, that leaves me, being an emo and cranky person. So not cool.

Melaka

2009-03-15T00:59:00.000-07:00

The straits of Malacca.

Yea, yea, we look alike...

I've never seen my dad looking that happy. Lol.

Bazaar at the Jonker Street. A lot of nice stuff.

At Hotel Puri. Located in Jonker Street. The place is surprisingly nice and cheap.

Had cendol at Cendol Jam Besar.

Stick insect and meatball.

Another view of the Jonker Street Bazaar.

I bought a t-shirt, a boho top and a skirt. I. CAN'T. BELIEVE. IT.

That's it!

No more shopping after this.

Photos OF The Day

2009-03-08T18:28:00.000-07:00

Balik Kg to pay MakWan and AbahWan a visit.

My nieces were there, Mirah and Fazira. Gosh, they really have grown up!! And they are adorable!!!

But then, as I always have it on my mind, never be fooled by their cuteness, man, they are super naughty!

So as usual, I had to do "the stare" whenever they started to piss me off. It is the sharp, precise, evil stare, involving eyes need to be bulging (and flaring nostrils), penetrating deep into their souls, sending shivers to the whole parts of the body, shattering their joy into pieces (Fuh!).

Anyway, here are the photos that I think, are quite nice. Enjoy!

Full Moon at AbahWan's place.

Fazira. I always tend to forget her name.

The two sisters.

Bagan Lalang, Sepang Gold Coast

2009-03-05T20:34:00.001-08:00

The strong wind of the sea hit our face (and tudung =.=), bringing along with it, the salty air.

We tried to adapt ourselves to the harsh wind by holding to the umbrella of a banana fritter stall.

No matter how hard it's gonna be, those crispy, sweet banana fritters and keledek goreng, we must buy!

Husssshh....husssshhhh...gusssshh (Whatever the sound of a strong wind would be),

While we were walking, enjoying our kuih, mesmerised by the beautiful scenery of the beach,

"OH SHOOT!! Where the hell is-" I looked around nervously, searching for something.

"What? What happened?!" Jixs looked worried and I wasn't sure about Pajen as she's always the one among us who hardly express any emotion.

I ransacked my kuih bag, looked around me, panic starting to take control over me.

"Are you looking for your purse?? You lost your purse??!!!" Jixs' eyes wandering around, as though scanning every area of that place, hoping to see my purse.

"Wwhe...where-" My eyes were still fixed at the contents inside the plastic bag.

"Wwhe....WHERE ARE MY BANANA FRITTERS?? THEY'RE GONE!"

"They must have been flown away! Arghh"

"Erm, Suraya?" The panic in Jixs' eyes faded away, suddenly she looked amused.

Pajen, for the first time, proving to us that SHE'S NOT STONY because she laughed. OUT. LOUD.

"Suraya! Of course la they're gone because you ate them!!!" Jixs and Pajen kept laughing, the wind brushed against them, sweeping away their laughter.

Oh.

As it turned out to be, I was completely oblivious to myself eating banana fritters that I forgot I actually finished it. *Sweat* =.= =.=

Well, actually on the last Saturday, me, Jixs, Pajen, Nad, Baydah and San went to Bagan Lalang, Sepang Gold Coast to wind down a bit.

And guess what?? We actually brought some books to study over there but hah! Who are we to fool ourselves, eh?

The place was great except that,

TIP 1: Don't go there around 3-5 p.m for a date, you will look miserable as the wind is extremely strong and the small particles of the sand will fly aound (Here will come the part, 'Oh my love-*uweeek*' 'ouch! my eyes!' 'honey, are you having eye disease? Cuz you've been blinking a lot'

'Oh no! my tudung! It flew away!')

TIP2: Don't try to imitate from the movie, The Kite Runner because 1) Your kite will eventually get stuck on a tree 2) There goes your money on the kite 3) The seller will resell your kite-which-got-stuck-on-the-tree.

TIP3: For those who are not used to the Jumping pose (You jump. Pic taken. Your pic look as though you're floating in the air), don't try it. You will end up looking like having kwashiokor. But of course, you can take pics of your friends jumping, for the future use (i.e. blackmailing). Herher.

Inilah cara katak berjalan sambil melompat.

Lawa kaki hang San, Hohahohahoha!

Well, that's all. We returned to Ktt at 10 p.m. Tired. Full. Exhausted. Happy.

Ponggal Nite 2009

2009-02-20T21:39:00.000-08:00

GUESS.... WHAT...?!! WE'RE.... IN....
INDIAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaa!!!!

Taking pics with Bollywood superstars IS A MUST!

The food was FA-BU-LOUS.

All the performances were...

FANTASTIC!!!!
AHHHhhhh....

We really had fun.....

in our very own Little India Town at Dewan BBST, Malaysia. :)

Girls' Plus One Guy Day Out With All 6

2009-02-07T05:01:00.000-08:00

And that guy is Daniel Chong. Though, he was only with us during ice-skating.

Actually, it was supposed to be a class trip but then don't know why, from 24 pupils, became 16 and finally downgraded to 13 pupils only. And out of 3 guys in my class, only one made it through. Lol.

However, despite the fact that there was only a small number of us, the trip was a blast!!

We went to Sunway Pyramid for ice-skating for the first time!!! It was really fun and enjoyable even though we fell down most of the time with people accidentally banged into us (yea, someone did that to me =.=) or us, banged into them and ended up, soaking wet from head to toe (that was Jixs, she had to change her outfit and as for Nad, only her bum..hoho), of course not to forget, all those muscle pain we all had to endure on the next day.

It was indeed, an unforgettable experience.

After skating like a baby learning how to walk, we went for a movie, Bride Wars, featuring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson. It was entertaining for us, despite of its bad rating on the newspaper. Some of us even ended up sobbing (probably because of muscle pain too).

Then, of course, one of the girls' best friends; SHOPPING. Some did window shopping though the majority went for shopping sprees. And not to forget, someone even managed to go for a fish spa as well. Lol

Later at night, Miss Shira came with her friend and other 3 girls from All6. We had dinner at Pizza Hut with Miss Shira brought along strawberry cake for us.

And since Iwan (the van guy) was only going to fetch us at 10.30 pm, we still had one hour left, so we did a late night shopping at Parkson and Baydah was so happy to get a nice pink tunic at a price of Rm35+ (Original price = Rm119.90) and Jixs too, as she bought herself 2 pairs of jeans at a price below than rm100 and all these were only for that night because the price would be slightly higher on the next day! Oh, wait, Pajen, Hasmaiza and BB also did not miss the golden opportunity.

Last but not least, we reached KTT at 12 a.m, walking like scarecrows due to muscle pains and extreme exhaustion.

Had lunch at McD.
The ice-skating area.
Me On Ice.
With Nad and Pajen.
Classmates.
After watching the movie, Auw and K-own joined us.

Dinner at Pizza Hut.
The cake. Nad decided to go for relaxation at the fish spa after more than 8 times falling on the ice.

With Ronnie,

I Do Like Singing

2009-02-07T04:10:00.000-08:00

Let's start with the fact that I joined a nasyid competition *whoa!* and we won the second place! *double whoa!*.

I know it is hard for some of my friends to swallow that *especially Syazana and Farhana* because they know what kind of a person I am (An evil, sarcastic, dark-humoured person who sometimes like to talk about gruesome subjects though not as chronic as Yasmin :)).

And also because I don't really sing. All of my old buddies know that. When they found out that I joined choir in KTT, they were surprised and now what, nasyid??! Uhuh..

Actually, it's not that I don't like to sing, it just that I don't know what to sing or the real reason behind it is, I don't remember exactly those lyrics *pathetic*.

However, truth to be told, I actually do enjoy singing, even though, my voice is out of tune sometimes....well, most of the times =.=.

So, since nobody wanted to represent the india bound for that competition, plus, with Ustaz looking dissapointed, me and my friends, half-willingly volunteered ourselves to join it. Though, after all those last minute, pain in the neck, nerve wrecking practices, it was finally paid off when we won the second place and the audience enjoyed the performance. And really, the euphoria feeling of winning is AWESOME! All those worries and regrets were completely washed away!

That actually, has taught me a lesson on how we should give a shot on something (of course, on something good though) even though, we initially are not really into it.

Good Bargains!

2009-02-01T01:20:00.000-08:00

I always like to go to the bazaar at The Curve because there's a lot of unique, good stuff that you can find over there.

Plus, most of the things, from garments to accesories, all come at a good price and you can even bargain to get a futher markdown!

So, today I went there to get a pressie for Hanisah's birthday and while searching for the perfect gift, I took the opportunity to find some interesting stuff for myself as well :)

Here are the things that I bought;

1. Check Bag (Original Price: Rm39.90, After bargain:Rm35)

I'm so into checks right now because of its laid-back, casual style. It looks very effortless and rugged. I even bought a classic check shirt a couple weeks ago.

Though, what I like most about this bag is, its vintage-preppy style. Definitely one of a kind.

My sis, modelling the bag. It can also be a messenger bag.

2. Silver Plated Pendant (Price: Rm20)

This pendant came all the way from Spain yet the price is sooooooooo cheap!! Usually, this kind of pendant will at least cost you around Rm30+. I like the craving on the surface, it looks vintage but at the same time, it has the rock glam element.

3. Keychains (Price: guess how much I bought those :) )

The price is beyond reasonable *clue*. I like it because it looks funky and if you are creative enough, you can actually turn it into a pendant as well.

My sister's

My mum's

My mum's friend's

Mine!