So many things..

I have so many things to tell. Hmm.. Where should I start..

1. Went to Miri last weekend with 6 of my best buddies from high school to celebrate Laila and Topeq. Few unexpected incidents happened but I guess I don't have the right to tell it here. But all in all, the whole trip was fun. I still remember back then when the 8 of us used to talk about marriage stuffs, whom, how, when and where.. When it comes to Laila, we were wondering how are we going to attend her wedding since definitely it's going to be held in Sarawak. At that time, there's no Air Asia and it never cross our mind that we can afford to go. When Laila asked each of us to promise that we'll make it to her wedding by hook or by crook, I thought the 'promise' will only be another promise. But today, we finally sealed the promise that we made 11 years ago. The 5 of us, Ina, Effa, Fazz, Sakinah and me (Nurul can't make it last minute and Mimi is sooo special case) sneaked out from our busy daily life and went to Miri to witness the celebration of Laila and Topeq. To me it was an unforgettable memory since after we left high school, it's not easy for us to spend time together like we used to. Each of us has our own life with husbands and kids, works and etc. We do sometimes hang out to celebrate birthdays but to me this time it's different. Since Laila was the last one among us to get married, I considered this moment as the closure for one cycle in our friendship life and the beginning for the next one. There were times that we miscommunicate and lead to nasty fight but I do hope each of us, Ina, Laila, Fazz, Nurul, Effa, Jaja, Sakinah and Mimi will never forget the 15 years of friendship that we built together. Each of us is not perfect. But the best thing is we have each other that can counter the imperfection. Cherish all the moments we had together. The laughs, the tears, the joy and happiness that make our friendship stronger each year. I really hope we can grow old together and 30 years from now, when the world forget about our existence, we can still laugh and cry together. Learn to accept each other. Forgive and forget. That's what friends are for. I love u girls a lot. No matter what happen, I'll stick with u girls..
2. Eizwan turned 7 months last Sunday. Happy Birthday my boy.. Daddy and Mommy love u soooo much!! He now can 'mengesot' like a soldier. He has this funny way of getting to sleep. He can also sit by himself. My little hero..
3. In 3 days time I'll be seeing my love, my sweetheart and my soul.. Ezzy Ismail.. I miss him so much.. Only Allah knows.. ;) In the mean time, I need to do some shopping. Not for me. It's for him. Went to Giant with my dad, mom, adik and Eizwan just now to get some 'barang dapur', all kinds of spices, kicap kipas udang and etc. Can't wait.. Miss u babe!
4. Since everyone is talking about the latest movie Twilight, I feel obligated to say something about it. Went to watch it with my loved ones.. Not with Ezzy but with my mother and my youngest sister! Haha. Tak tau nak rasa apa actually.. But overall, it's a movie that I'm thinking of watching it more than once. But, I do think the movie is not for my age. Edward Cullen is so kiddy. So definitely I cannot relate myself to the romance part. :( I guess I need to create my own romance in Tokyo.. Ihiks!
   

Happy..

It's been awhile since I updated my blog.. Alhamdulillah, aku dah selamat ada kat Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.. Luckily, no stupid incident happen during my journey home. Few days after I happily enjoying my time with Eizwan, something unexpected happened. At first I was speechless, then I know I had to do something this time. I'm just tired. I had enough. But this time I feel like it's better for me to keep this story to myself. So I won't be telling any details here. I don't want the 'batu api' to happily make his/her own stupid assumption again and instead of keeping the assumption to him/herself, he/she used it to bad mouth about me. I'd rather not knowing who is this 'batu api' coz if I know, I'll make sure he/she tastes a piece of my Taekwondo side kick. Biar smpai terpusing kepala smpai mulut yg mcm haram jadah tu berdarah. Baru bole stop agaknya. Takde lg mangsa lepas ni. I really wish he/she is not one of my friends or somebody near to me. If not, I might have to be extra careful next time. Nanti habis belakang aku rabak ditoreh kata-kata dari mulut sang durjana yg tajam mengalahkan pisau. Atau mungkin aku ditikam sewaktu tidur kerana selimutku dipenuhi gunting2 yg tajam yg sentiasa bersedia menikamku apabila ku lelapkan mata. Hmm.. Terasa? Bagus.. Aku sebenarnya penat melayan kanak-kanak yg masih tak berhenti-henti merumitkan hidupku. Grow up please..

Anyway, right now Eizwan is sleeping right next to me.. Now I can kiss and hug him anytime I want.. :) Luckily when he first saw me at the airport he didn't cry or reject me like he used to do with other strangers. My mom is right. A child will always knows his mother. Last 2 days, went to see Hana's baby, A'mar.. Sweet je.. Hana is going to be a cool mom. A'mar nangis pun muka dia relax tenang je. Masa aku dulu, dah menggelabah. Satu rumah aku panggil tanya nak buat apa ni. Hehe. I bought A'mar a night jumper. Hopefully it fits. Okla.. Got to go.. Nak call the other baby.. ;)

Tuakah?

Today for the first time in my 28 years of life, I have to wear specs to watch tv. Before this, I only have trouble reading the subtitles (for French movies laa..), but now I can't even see the faces. Is it because of my hours in front of the pc or simply because aging finally knocking on my door?? Damn.. Not a good sign. Note to myself, eat more vege.

My head is so fully occupied right now. I can't even find a good topic to write in this blog. So I'm just going to bla bla bla.. Eizwan is having his first fever. Cian dia.. It's ok. Mommy is coming home in 2 weeks time. Yeay! But before that I have to go through the miserable part first. Aiyak! Malas ni.. It's ok it's alright, come on TF fight fight fight. Heh heh. Delay gratification.

Cop! I totally forgot that I promise to put up the 2nd article but I'll do it later eh? Kemalasan sedang melanda jiwa beta tahap maksima. ;) How do u babes find the 1st article? Is it worth reading? I know there's a lot of books on marriage and relationship out there, but then I don't think u babes would wanna spent on those books la kan. ;) So, just read these 2 articles. Oh yeah.. The part that the writer mention about decreasing interest in your spouse after few years of marriage tu, we learned it in psychology and it's actually have something to do with our hormones. Apa tah nama dia. Basically this hormone (the one giving us the 'butterfly in the stomach' effect) would eventually decrease after few years of relationship. Usually couples are advised to do something interesting after 3 years. Maybe they could try to have another child, go for a romantic trip and etc. By doing this, it is said that we can increase, not much, the hormones hence giving back the sparks to our relationship. ;)

Ok la for now.. Tata..

p/s Apakah nama hormon yang disebutkan di atas?

I feel good!

Do u babes know the NTV7's theme song, "I Feel Good"? Let's sing together now! I feel good! Tarararara.. Hehe. Finally! I've submitted my last assignment last Thursday. Woohoooo! One more time! I feel good.. Tararara.. Sorry I only know that part.. :)

It's been a week since my last entry. First, I was struggling to finish up my last n toughest assignment. Second, there's something wrong with my laptop charger. My laptop failed to on. So currently I can't access the internet unless I drag my lazy bump to the campus. Third, I need to rest my eyes from looking at the PC. Dah mcm mata Panda China. Uhuk!

Yesterday, as usual, it's reward time! Hehe. We went shop hopping like crazy. We visited all the fitting rooms and made a big time mess. Hehe. Bought 2 shirts for Eizwan n 1 long pant. Cute giler! Then bought few blouses for me. On my way home, I started to panic. Gave a quick call to Mr. Bank, got green light from him to spent. Hehe. Wife mithali. Dah spent baru tanya.

So what's new? Obama has been elected as President. Good. I like. Botak pakai spec ganti si kuat tidur. I don't like. US finally have their new direction. When is ours? :)

Oh lupa! Bila tgk balik video clip Eizwan kat bawah ni (the 2nd one), I notice he made the piggy sound. Aiyak! When I was pregnant with him, I like to make this piggy sound, "Krrrooohhh!!" every time I laugh. It was a really bad habit that seems so hard to avoid. Luckily Ezzy found it was kinda cute that time. Hehe. Perasan. Entah2 dalam hati, apakah ini?? Maybe it's just coincidence, but I find that most of the things that I did during my pregnancy, especially the disgusting ones, Eizwan is doing it right now. Adusss.. Serve me right.. Lesson learned. So babes, when u are pregnant, refrain yourself from cursing people (aku tak buatla ni..), laughing like a piggy, bad mouth about other people and etc. Cause u never know what is coming out from u!

27 days..

Fuh.. One more to go.. Break kejap.. Dah lama tak update blog.. These few days I really really miss my son.. Since he is looked after by my parents, I haven't have the chance to actually feel the feelings of being a mother. I don't know how long I could stand this. Hopefully Allah will continue giving me the miracle strength that I never thought I would have.

This is how we see each other everyday.. Pathetic right?

Luckily Eizwan is still small..

Eizwan's teman tidur.. Mr. Babuch..

It's ok.. Another 27 days to go.. I can't wait..

Hi..

Halluuu.. Firstly, sorry for the emotional entry. Hehe. It's that time of the month I guess. Women. Blame it on the hormones. ;) Anyway, thanx for all the advices. To babah dinie zikri, if I decide to saman, I'll definitely ring u, k? Starting this week I'll be drown with assignments and exams. I've bought my flight tickets. My last paper will be on the 26th November and the next day bye bye Adelaide. ;) Tp tak nak cerita apa2 pasal tu. Nanti jadi mcm last time. Touch wood! Okla babes.. Eventhough aku mcm menyampah sikit bila org ckp diri dia busy, tapi nampak gayanya dah terkena batang hidung sendiri kali ni. Aku dapat merasakan yg aku akan busy starting tomorrow. So maybe tak berkesempatan sgt nak update blog. Okla! Till then take care!

Siapa salah? Siapa betul?

Aku salah ke mereka salah? Aku betul ke mereka betul? Ke dua-dua salah? Ke dua-dua betul? Hmmm.. Manusia ni pelik. Ada yg hipokrit. Ada yg selfish. Ada yg bodoh. Ada yg pandai. Ada yg kiasu. Aku rasa aku bodoh. Bodoh kerana dari dulu smpai sekarang aku tak pandai menilai siapa kawan dan siapa haram jadah. Aku selalu fikirkan alasan utk orang kenapa mereka berperangai mcm tu. Maybe dia penat, sbb tu dia buat perangai mcm tu. Maybe dia byk kerja, sbb tu dia mcm haram jadah. Perkataan maybe tu mmg favourite word aku dari dulu. Tukang create excuses for other people's shit. Aku selalu fikir benda positive pasal orang. Kebaikan orang. Sometimes aku wonder, why should I? Life diorang, lantakla diorang nak melingkup pun. But, the sad truth is I can't. Aku susah nak marah orang and that's why some people like to take advantage of me. Tapi family aku tau, kalau sekali aku marah, segala benda melayang. Tumbuk orang pun bole. Manusia memang pelik. Orang yg baik hati selalu ditindas. Orang yg jahat mulut, ramai je kaki kipas yg bodoh nak ikut. Perasan tak? Sebab manusia takut ke? Hmmm.. Ezzy, mak aku and Alia, selalu advice aku untuk jadi selfish sikit. Tak payah fikir pasal orang lain. Buat je hal sendiri. Believe me, I'm trying. Memang itu la masalah aku dari dulu. Tapi itu ke jawapan utk kepelikan manusia ni? Semua orang jadi selfish? So kesimpulannya Jaja.. Be selfish. Be evil. Baru ada orang2 bodoh datang kipas. Panas jugak sekarang ni. Best jugak kalau ada orang kipaskan. Zaman sekarang ni susah nak cari kawan sejati. Semua berlumba nak jadi yg terbaik. No more sharing. No more I give u, u give me. Survival of the species. Species apa? Species hipo. Not hippopotamus but hypocrite. Manusia..

Jason Mraz

Selingan.. Balik M'sia hari tu dengar lagu ni mcm suka pulak.. :) So enjoy the clip!

p/s Baby! Memang confirm ni bukan Jason American Idol.. ;)

I'm Yours
by Jason Mraz

Hello

Hi babes.. I've just submitted my 1st major assignment. Fuh! I was damn relieved when I finally hit the 'SUBMIT' key. Luckily I had this assignment (alaaa.. assignment zoo tu!) to focus on for the last 2 days. At least my mind was fully occupied with it. So I didn't have much time to think about my sadness. Bless in disguise. ;) Another 3 to go. Gambatte Jaja! (ada ke orang wish goodluck kat diri sendiri? :)) I've missed a lot of other blog's entries. Need to do some catch up. Now I have one more stop. Effa has just started her own personal blog. My new 'tempat persinggahan'. ;) Best best..!

Raya..

Lagi 5 hari dah nak raya. Tapi rumah aku mcm belum start prepare apa2. This year semua org sibuk. Kalau tahun2 yang lepas, aku sorang je yang mcm budak kecik baru nak rasa raya. Aku la yang pergi beli pelita, pasang keliling rumah. Aku la yang heret mak aku pergi PKNS or Jalan TAR cari baju raya for the whole family, siap semua sama color. Aku la yang belikan mercun and bunga api utk adik2 aku main memekak kat luar smpai mak aku melatah2, then tak ingatla adik2 aku kena jerit dgn dia. Aku la yang akan make sure kuih raya semua cukup. Aku la yang set kan hari apa nak buat open house. Kenapa aku buat semua ni? Sebab aku tak nak the joy of celebrating Hari Raya tu hilang. Kenapa bila kita rasa diri kita dah matang kita tak bole jadi budak2 and celebrate raya mcm dulu2? Adakah kematangan menghalang kita utk menikmati keseronokan? Salah ke orang dewasa mcm kita nak celebrate raya like we used to when we were kids. Yang sedihnya aku dah jadi antara mereka2 yang "Alaa.. Raya je.." Serius bosan la orang2 mcm ni. Anti climax. Sour grape. Tapi nampaknya aku pun dah jadi mcm mereka2 ni. Bagi aku masa. Aku nak siapkan assignment yang berlambak ni. Then aku dah janji dgn adik aku yang bongsu (dia baca blog ni) nak buat kuih dgn dia. Then I'll get the pelita, baju raya and mercun. Biarla aku dah anak 8 pun (exaggerate la tu), cucu 19 ke, I'll try my very best to maintain the 'suasana' of Hari Raya. Ayah and mak aku cakap kalau tak puasa tak bole raya. Korang yang dah 'besar' ni tak puasa ke? Kenapa tak nak raya?

Home sweet home..

It's 4.36 am.. I can't sleep. I'm finally home. From the moment the pilot said,

".. and to all Malaysians, welcome home.."

I just can't stop smiling. Satu perasaan yang tak dapat aku gambarkan. I'm a Malaysian and I'm finally home. ;) It was an awesome scenery to finally see Malaysians all around me. It was wonderful to finally hear sweet melody of people conversing in Bahasa Malaysia. Haaaaa.. Aku rasa satu kelegaan yang tak terkata. Aku tau aku baru 2 bulan setengah tinggalkan Malaysia but it just felt like forever. Mcm mana la agaknya orang yg tak balik berbelas tahun. Biarla apa orang nak kata pasal Malaysia, I still love my country. Kita akan appreciate apa yang kita ada bila benda tu takde. Baru 2 bulan pergi dah rasa mcm ni. Hehe. Actually ada cerita di sebalik 'kepulangan' aku ni. Panjang cerita. Cerita ni la yang buatkan aku betul2 lega bila aku smpai juga Malaysia. Esok aku cerita. Malam ni biarla aku rehatkan badan dan kepala. Malam ni biarla aku tgk anak aku puas2. Malam ni biarla aku menikmati malam di Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. This my friend, is what I called happiness.. My heaven on earth.. :)

It's time..

This is it. The day is finally here. In less than 12 hours I'm going to see my baby, Eizwan Zarith Bin Ezzy Ismail. I can't sleep last nite. I feel anxious. What if he doesn't like me? What if he can't remember me? Hmmm.. Wish me luck babes. See u tomorrow in Malaysia! :) Till then, take care.

"In case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening and good nite.."
(Truman)

p/s 1st thing stop makan kat Dengkil. Walaupun sebelum ni tak sesedap mana food kat situ. I bet this time aku akan rasa sedap giler. ;)

Esok!

I am new to blogging. I read a few of interesting blogs from arts to politics. Suddenly I feel how small I am in this blogging world. People with interest in arts, they have wonderful says, inspiring words on how they defend their art blood from alienation. On the other hand, people who choose politics as their life agenda, have so much to say that really made me realize how naive I am about the politics. It really amazed me how knowledgeable some people are. Having said so, there are also bloggers like me, who choose not to be in any kind of extreme thinking. So we choose to report our daily life event from what we feel to as simple as what we eat. For me, the reason I decided to jump in the blogging world is for my husband and family to know my latest activity since we're separated in 3 different continents. I did ask Ezzy to do the same but he said not in million years. ;) Please don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that the lay back bloggers are not inspiring and knowledgeable, like me, u guys just choose not to be in complicated stuffs.

I really admire people who are really passionate with their writings. When I read them, I can feel the emotion that they put inside in each of their entry. Their writings managed to touch my heart. It's a wonder how words could actually send a message straight to your heart. I really wish I could do the same. I wish I could touch people's heart. I wish my writings could impact other people's life. I wish I could inspire people. I wish.. Maybe I need to find where my passion lies then only I could do all these. The question is, what is my passion? Lately I've been thinking maybe I could include what I've learned from Psychology in my blog. Maybe u guys could get something from it even if it is not much. Yea.. Maybe I should try that. Do u guys interested to know about Psychology? Do u wanna learn about people's thinking, behaviour and emotion? I'm not a pro, still 'work in progress'. My dream is to be able to stand in front of of the world and touch each of my listener's heart. I want each of my words could inspire people. Again, I wish.. but I do believe I can. Just give me some time. Wait for me. The day will definitely come. One sweet day.. ;)

p/s Haha. Title takde kena mengena. Esok nak balik! Nikkit, aku dah beli jus V8 kau. At last jumpa jugak. ;)

Teka la..

Teka la aku nak ckp apa? LUSAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! Haha. Hari ni malas nak tulis panjang2. Tgh dgr lagu raya. ;) Bag dah keluar. Dah start packing sikit.. Sepanjang 2 bulan setengah kat sini, aku asyik pergi airport hantar orang. But this time, it's my turn! Eventhough I'm not coming back for good but what the hell. Muahahahahaha.

Hari ni buka puasa kat Nandos. Haha. Kempunan tak bole tunggu balik Malaysia. Poyo? Diakui. Hehe. Don't worry. It's halal. Staffs pun Malaysian students. So dah tanya banyak kali. ;)



That's my room mate, Lyn. Dia yang ajak actually. Dia ajak salah org. Sebab aku pantang diajak bab makan. So kalau sesiapa yg ajak2 ayam, aku memang makan ayam. Haha. Okla. Nak chat dgn Ezzy. Tak sabar nak jumpa dia jugak. Hmmmm.. ;)

Maaa..

My mom just called me. She said this morning, something sweet happened. My mom was taking her bath when she heard my dad laughing. She went out and asked what's going on? My dad told her Eizwan was talking in his sleep. And guess what was he saying? "Maaaaaa.." Owwwwhhhhh.. Eventhough I know he was calling my mom instead of me.. :( but he was talking! In his sleep though. Hehe. Maybe he knows I'm coming back? Is that possible? Can a baby's instinct be that strong? I'm touched. Truly touched..

Seriously aku tgh sawan. Tomorrow I got one more class and one assignment to submit. Then I'm off to the city to get few things to bring back. I need to find Nikkit's V8 juice. Mengidam pulak makcik tu. Maybe I'll start packing my stuffs. Take out the bedsheet and wash. Haha. First thing I wanna do right after touch down is go to 'mamaaaaakkkkkkk!!!'. Haha. Gosh! Really miss Nescafe tarik, roti telur, maggi goreng, my cheese garlic butter naan (pronounce it with Indian style please..). I think I need to have my food wishlist just to make sure I don't miss anything when I'm back here. Haha. Pathetic.

Nway, what's going on in Malaysia? Heard so many things from the news here. As usual la. Mat saleh, they like to exaggerate things especially when it comes to Asian. Apalaaa.. Gaduh-gaduh ni. It's Ramadhan la. Takut pulak nak balik. Mengada la tu kan. Hehe. Ok la. Got to go. Need to finish up my last assignment before holiday break. Take care!

Zoo again!

Today I went to the zoo again. ;) I know I said the last trip was the first and the last one for me but I had to! I didn't have enough information for my practical report.

This is THE animal that I need to observe and do some critical analysis.
It's a Tasmanian Devil. Why did I choose this animal for my report?
Recently this animal's status has been upgraded from 'vulnerable' to 'endangered'. So kasi can la. Mana la tau I'm the last person who did a research on it before it extinct from earth. Hehe. Plus, too many people doing giraffe, penguin, lion.

Look at the ice-cream.. Adussss..
Kids nowadays just don't know that I'm fasting la!!

I think that pelican was looking at me.

Aku dah cakap. Mana-mana aku pergi dia still pandang aku kan?
Apa masalah dia??

At first I thought it was some sort of statue. Then when I was taking this pic, it suddenly moved. Kelam kabut aku lari. Kaki dia panjang. Mcm senang je nak langkah bushes tu nak kejar aku. Knp aku sorang je paranoid? Tak berapa pandai la mat saleh2 ni sebenarnya.

Anyway, nampak tak kat bawah tu tulis apa? Dia tuuuuulis.. 3 hari lagi!!! Haha. Tuhan je la yang tau apa aku rasa sekarang.. Gumbira tidak terkata! It's not that I didn't enjoy my life here. I do! But if I can choose, I will definitely prefer to be with my loved ones. ;) Never mind. This is my share of sacrifices. I've been through a lot for the past 10 years. Lately life starting to be easy on me. Alhamdulillah.. I thought I will forever be a life's white mouse. I've been tested and challenged over and over again. But I keep reminding myself that someone out there might experienced worst than me. So I just picked myself up and move on. I'm responsible for my own life. So, here I am, thanking Allah for slowly giving back my life. Alhamdulillah..

Australia vs Malaysia

Interesting thing I've discovered yesterday..

Situation 1

Australia..

Boy: Look! What's that?
Teacher: Ooo.. That's a Mandril.
Boy: A Mandril??
Teacher: Yeah. It's another species of monkey.
Boy: There! Another Mandril!
Teacher: Oh no. That's Orang Utan.

Mother: Hi honey. How's your trip to the zoo today?
Boy: It was awesome. I saw Mandril, Orang Utan, Siamang, Tiger, Giraffe..

Malaysia..

Budak: Cikgu, tu apa?
Cikgu: Monyet.
Budak: Monyet? Tadikan monyet cikgu?
Cikgu: Samala tu. Adik-beradik monyet.
Budak: Oooo.. Yang tu pun monyet, cikgu?
Cikgu: Aah.

Budak: Mak, mak. Hari ni kan adik pergi zoo. Best! Adik nampak monyet.
Mak: Ye ke? Tu tak payah pergi zoo pun takpe. Belakang rumah kita pun ada. Dah. Pergi tukar baju. Mak nak masak ni. La la la la..

Situation 2

Australia..

Teacher: Kids, that's a Malayan Tiger.
Boy: Malayan Tiger?
Teacher: Yup. It came from Malaya. That's why they called him Malayan Tiger. How's a tiger sounds like?
Boy: Roooaaaaaarrrrrrr..
Teacher: Excellent!

Malaysia..

Budak: Cikgu, tu harimau!
Cikgu: Iye..
Budak: Roaaaaaaarrrrr..
Cikgu: Kamu buatla mcm tu. Kejap lagi dia datang ngap kepala kamu.

Yup. That's the sad truth about our education and learning system. Even in the Uni, the lecturers patiently answered every single question from the students. They even asked us to interrupt them if we have anything in mind. My mother (doing her Master in the Uni with the big M) once told me, she was scolded by her professor when she tried to give her opinion in the class. That fickle shallow-minded professor said that my mother was trying to 'tunjuk pandai'. What kind of attitude is that? He didn't deserve the title at all.

I noticed the parents here are very supportive towards their children curiosity. Back in Malaysia, we always get the answer 'Korang budak2, tak payah sibuk hal orang tua.' Hmmm.. Am not trying to compare. But just trying to observe and learn for the best. Hope I can be a supportive mommy and be able to provide an excellent learning condition for my children. Maybe we, the new generation could try to change this attitude. Maybe..

p/s Part yang balik rumah tu aku tambah sendiri.. ;)

Mia and Mika

Hi babes.. Yasmin, very dear friend of mine, has just started her own online business. She's in UK now with her hubby and her cute lil Mika . If I'm not mistaken, she's in accounting line. Has a very high taste in fashion. :) So she's combining her likings in fashion and her business background and taraaaa.. her very own online biz, Mia and Mika. So if u wanna get ur hands on some of the branded items in UK and Europe but don't actually have the time to travel (nice one, takde time ;)), just go to her website http://www.miaandmika.com. Here's a peek to the website

'We are bringing to you some very established household brand names in KL and some not so familiar ones but are definitely making waves across the UK and Europe.This means that you don’t have to actually travel all across the globe to get a slice of what’s going on there. Good news is the list will only continue to grow.'

Here's ur chance to get ur baju raya, handbag raya, kasut raya ;) straight from the other side of the world. The prices are affordable. Mia and Mika also provides special request service. Special request?? Haaa.. If u have specific items u want her to look for, she'll find it for u. Want to know more? Check out the website, aite? Support her ya! Take care!

Zoo Trip

At last it's Friday.. Fuh! My favourite day of the week. No class to attend. No assignment to submit. Had my bath, did my laundry, updated my assignments' due dates and now I'm in front of my laptop with my hot coffee next to me. Hmmm.. This is nice. ;)

Went to the zoo today. Ya ya.. I know. Zoo?? Hey. It's part of my assessment la. We had to observe the animals' enclosure and their psychological state. We had to assess whether the animals' enclosure are really supporting their natural habitants and this aspect could actually lead to stress and depression among the animals. Jgn main2 animals pun tau stress. Stress ok nak fikir nak makan apa hari ni, zoo keeper bagi main ke tak, badan wangi ke tak nak attract the opposite sex and banyakla! Stressful nya! Haha. These are some of the pics..

Kebanggaan Australian, Kangaroo.. Jap. Kangaroo ke Wallaby?
Entah. Wat eva.. Hehe.

Teddy bear atas pokok.. ;) Cute kan?

Freezing monkeys..

One of the rare species.. ;)

School trip. We felt like kindergarten teachers. The kids were everywhere. Running around like nobody's business. Extra friendly pulak tu. Tak terlarat nak layan. 'Hey. What's that?' Aku jawab 2 kali, dia tanya 10 kali. Rasa nak cekup sorang masukkan dalam kandang harimau tu. That boy actually made me take his picture patting that errr.. some animal.

My weight now. :( 4 times koala.. I'm back to kudud!! Damn it!

That's not tunggul. The crocs enjoying the morning sun.

The Blue Lizard. Eewwww..
Not my type of pet.

I did enjoy the trip. It was a tired one though. I'm guessing that was the first and the last one for me. ;) Tak bole tahan. Rasa mcm marathon 8 kali padang sekolah..

Tolong!!

Aku ada 3 benda tolong hari ni..

1. Tolong! Aku dah tak bole nak concentrate ni. Semua kerja tak jalan. Kepala asyik ingat nak balik. Alaaaa.. I have 3 reports to submit after the break. But my head is not functioning. I remember when I was back in STF, weeks (I mean weeeekkkksss) before the school holiday, I've had my stuffs packed, washed my shoes and even my bedsheet. Still remember the warden especially Puan Bahiyah was really pissed when she saw my 'naked' bed during weekly inspection. With my 'senyum kambing' I happily answered her, 'Saya dah ready nak balik cikgu!'. Haha. Menyirap giler Puan Bahiyah time tu. Dia suruh aku pasang balik bedsheet tu depan dia. Fine. I put the bedsheet back but once the warden went to inspect the next dorm, I took it off again. Haha. Kalau nasib tak baik (selalunya dgn Puan Bahiyah la) dia datang balik tgk aku dgn muka cheeky tgh buka bedsheet tu. Puan Bahiyah mesti jerit nama aku sekuat hati dia 'zahiraaaaahhhhh!!!!' (ye.. my name is zahirah) Hmmm.. Really miss those good old days..
2. Tolong! Tolong jgn tgk video clip Mariah Carey kat sebelah ni. Sorry but I just can't help myself. My hand was so itchy last nite. I just have to upload it since I am sooooo crazy about this song right now (thanx to Qiddin la ni). But since we're in Ramadhan and being a Mariah Carey, she just had to do a sexy video clip of herself, please refrain yourself from looking at the clip. I don't wanna be a shareholder in your 'pahala kurang'. ;) Tapi kalau nak tgk juga, tgk je la. Hehe. Best giler lagu ni. I like!
   
3. Tolong! Rambut gugur! My mom said Eizwan starts to play with his 'air liur'. Orang tua2 ckp, when the baby starts to do this (eizwan siap bole buat belon2, wah wah sukanya dia!) the mommy's hair will start to drop. I know it's normal. It's also proven scientifically. From what I've read, it has something to do with our hormone. It's just happen to be the same time as the baby's playing 'air liur' stage. Come to think about it, terror orang tua2 kita ni. Hehe. But they didn't mention it's going to be a lot ok?? When I told Ezzy about this, dgn tenangnya (ketenanganmu kadang kala merentap jiwaku ;)) dia ckp 'Takpe. Rambut baby banyak.. ' (he's referring to me not eizwan, don't get confuse, Eizwan still botak) Aduiiii.. Mcm mana ni.. Toooolllllloooooonnnnggggg!!!
   

Lesson for today

I wanna share a touching story which I got from STFOGA yahoogroups. Had tears in my eyes when I read it. Told u I'm a wet blanket! Maybe u babes can get something out of this story.

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: 'I am blind, please help'. There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, 'Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?' The man said, 'I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way..' What he had written was:

'Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it'

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective? Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.

Invite others towards good with wisdom. Live life with no excuse and love with no regrets. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

Great men say, 'Life has to be an incessant process of repair and reconstruction, of discarding evil and developing goodness…. In the journey of life, if you want to travel without fear, you must have the ticket of a good conscience.' The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling… And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

By the way.. I'm going back NEXT WEEK!! Yeay! Yeay! I'm so excited. Finally, I'll get to see my two 'bucuk's. Bucuk senior and bucuk junior. ;) Satu benda gila aku ni. Bila dah ada perkataan or ayat yang bole aku jeritkan bila aku countdown for something, aku jadi psycho. Ezzy mmg sakit jiwa bila aku jadi mcm ni. Mcm skrg ni, aku dah ada perkataan 'next week'. So, smpai aku dapat perkataan baru la aku akan jerit 'next week' everyday. So babes, till the word 'lusa'! Haha.

My 1st. Blog Award

I've received an award today! Yeay! My 1st award for my blog. Thanx Yani for the award. So thoughtful of u. Do I need to make a speech? Hehe. Poyo macam Fasha Sanda tak? Anyway, it's so sweet. Match with my blog's colour.. ;)

Suicide

"Vandern Hoven, a psychologist from Netherlands, announced his new discovery about the effect of reading the Quran and repeating the word ALLAH both on patients and on normal persons. The Dutch professor confirms his discovery with studies and research applied on many patients over a period of three years. Some of his patients were non-Muslims, others do not speak Arabic and were trained to pronounce the word "ALLAH" clearly; the result was great, particularly on those who suffer from dejection and tension. Al-Watan, a Saudi daily reported that the psychologist was quoted to say that Muslims who can read Arabic and who read the Quran regularly could protect themselves from psychological diseases.

The psychologist explained how each letter in the word "ALLAH" affects healing of psychological diseases. He pointed out in his research that pronouncing the first letter in the word "ALLAH" which is the letter (A), released from the respiratory system, controls breathing. He added that pronouncing the velar consonant (L) in the Arabic way, with the tongue touching slightly the upper part of the jaw producing a short pause and then repeating the same pause constantly, relaxes the aspiration. Also, pronouncing the last letter which is the letter (H) makes a contact between the lungs and the heart and in turn this contact controls the heartbeat.

What is exciting in the study is that this psychologist is a non-Muslim, but interested in Islamic sciences and searching for the secrets of the Holy Quran." (taken from my senior's email)

Wow! If this is true, I should suggest this to Australian Government since they're really desperate looking for the best way to reduce suicide rate in Australia. Australian just lost their favourite actor, Mark Priestley last week. He took his life out of depression. So the government has launched a national campaign in order to prevent suicide among the Australian. If only Heath Ledger knows about this. Stupid Joker!

Masak lemak telur

Wooohhhhoooo.. At last! My masak lemak telur menjadi! Haha. Okla. Not that superb la the taste. I don't care. As long as it taste like lemak + telur = masak lemak telur la kan? Muahahaha. Eventhough u can see the onions floating (blame the landlord for not providing us the blender!) but to me (a 28-mother-who only knows how to cook Indomie) it's still a great success. ;) Maybe when u're really desperate, ur hands suddenly know how to do things. That's what Ezzy told me. He learned how to cook during his years in Japan. Hmmmm.. I wonder is that the hidden reason why he said I should come here??

Last week, there were 2 Phd students came to replace our lecturer for I/O class (I/O = Industrial Organizational Psychology). One from UM and the other from UNIMAS. U can see from the pic, the guy from UM is the one wearing blue jeans, long hair and green sweater. And the rest are our classmates; Nick Carter, Enrique Iglesias, Brendan Fraser.. Hehe. As Malaysian and Malay, we were embarassed by the UM guy's appearance and attitude. Eventhough majority of our classmates did enjoy the 'one finger-can lift a man' exercise, I still think he should wear more appropriate attire since he was there as a replacement lecturer. When he was introduced by the Director, I can see the cynical look given by some of the classmates. Come on la.. Just bcoz u're a Phd student, u don't have to look hagard just to tell others u're busy. Are u that busy to look at the mirror? Guess what was the topic for that day? How national culture influence organizational culture. Aiyak! U're representing Malaysia la bro.. Some people..


By the way, that Mat Saleh with yellow t-shirt is not straight. I bet he must be so happy being lifted by a bunch of guys. Hehe. Luckily the guys didn't know that. Hahahaha..

Selamat Berpuasa!

Tanggal tiga puluh satu, bulan lapan, lima puluh tujuh.. Hari yang la la la la.. Tak ingat la. Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! Selamat Hari Merdeka Malaysian! Unfortunately, I'm not there to celebrate the rempit's day. Hehe. Now I feel like talking about the Merdeka Nite. Organized by the Malaysian Adelaide Student Association. It was held at this Dom Polski (ye ke?) Since we didn't have any car to hitch, we had to walk and take a bus, wearing our BAJU KURUNG! Haha. Mat Saleh semua tengok berpusing2 kepala. Good experience. Ticket=AUD30, accessories=AUD25, baju kurung=Lyn's, shoes=Lyn's, the dinner=not worth my effort n my money. Okla. Actually it was fun. We met new friends from the other university, Uni Adelaide. And thanx to the committees for organizing the performances. As usual they had dikir barat, malay dance (mcm tak tgk 8 tahun). It's not that I didn't appreciate what they've done, but the performances were like 'syok sendiri'. Mind my words but there were Mat Salehs who came just to watch what does independence means to Malaysian, what is actually Merdeka but unfortunately, they went back with nothing. I think the only part I enjoyed was just watching the Petronas's Merdeka advertisements and maybe the food (the food were okla). Maybe bcoz I was so damn hungry?? Hmmm.. Never thought of that. And I like the new ad where this father (Afdlin) sacrificed his dream to have his own motorbike for his son's education. Owh.. So touching.. Maybe bcoz that's what my Ayah and Mak did for me. Uhuk! I promise myself that I'll make sure their sacrifices are going to be worth it. Not to forget my baby, Ezzy. He has his own share of sacrifices for me. I love u baby..

Anyway, tomorrow is 1st Ramadhan. Selamat Berpuasa Malaysia, Australia and Japan.. I'm going to miss my favourite air soya, roti jala, lontong section 14, ikan bakar.. Uhuk uhuk! It's ok. Eventhough my friends used to call me 'kememeh' (wet blanket, wait, I think they still do) but I know I'll survive. I don't know where I got the miracle strength. It's just sooooo not me. I guess Allah always knows what is best for his slave.











These are the pics taken at the Merdeka Nite. That 'Laksamana Bentan' was our tablemate. Cool eh? ;) And the rest are Zayna (neighbour) and my cousin, Qiddin. Okla. Nak tidur. Nanti tak bangun sahur. Goodnite everybody.. Take care. Again, Happy Eid Ramadhan!

p/s Thanks Kak Phira, Timmy and Yani for the advices. So thoughtful of u guys.. :) Rajin2 la singgah baca my blog yang tak seberapa ni..

Spring is finally here

Spring is here.. The sun is smiling.. The birds are happily singing and the bees are busy buzzing.. Bye bye cold winter.. I think I'm going to like the spring. I still can feel the cold breeze but in the same time the sun is there to keep me warm. Hehe. Cliche. The best thing is I don't have to wear thick clothes, socks (macam dalam confinement!) to walk around.

Friends, my brother's movie, Kami, is finally showing. It'll be in cinema starting on 1st Hari Raya. If u girls find your Hari Raya is boring, nothing much to do, rendang dah habis, no circus show to watch or u just wanna run away from entertaining the guests (jahatnya tak nak layan aku), do bring your family and friends to watch this movie. I haven't read any comment about the movie so I can't guarantee anything, but I have an article about Bob. I should just link this article but I've crammed my head. I'll figure it out later. So just go to this website http://www.hmetro.com.my/Current_News/myMetro/Friday/Rap/20080829093134/Article/. I don't care if people wanna think me as a bragger sister, but I do proud of my brothers and my only sister. Muahahahaha! (gelak evil) Come on la. Kalau bukan aku, siapa lg nak support, aite? Hehe. Miss them so much. Anak-anak Mukhtar and Zailan yang senget.. ;)

Sakit hati

Kenapa saya sakit hati? Sebab.. Shoutbox kat sebelah tu buruk giler. Penat saya fikir. Nantila buat balik. Malas nak fikir lg. Saya tau saya janji nak cerita pasal Merdeka Nite. Tapi macam malas lagi. Jawabnya tak cerita la smpai bila2. Saya ke aku? Saya macam schema, aku macam bagus.. Hehe. Tah pahape la yg aku merepek ni.

Actually, these past few days, I was not in a good mood. I had something bothering me. Hehe. Maybe next week, after I get the result I'll tell u guys k. For tonite, I just wanna wish all of u 'Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan'. Be a good girl n boy k. Puasa bagi habis baru bole dapat duit raya. This year is my first time fasting without my family. I can't imagine myself breakfasting as 'perantau'. Sadis! I'm sure I'll miss my mak's and my ayah's voice shouting to wake my brothers up. Nasib baik raya balik. ;) By the way, Anwar won! Woohooo! Sorry BN supporters. I'm just too happy to care. :) La la la la..

zzzzzz

It's 1.47am.. I'm too sleepy to write anything..
Just came back from Merdeka Nite.. Yup! They do celebrate Merdeka here every year. I'll tell the whole story tomorrow.. For now, my cosy bed is calling me.. Selamat Malam Malaysia, Australia and Japan.. Buhbye.. ;)

Progress

Yesterday eizwan turned 3 months. This is his latest progress..

"Your baby will probably continue to smile at strangers, especially when they look him straight in the eye and coo or talk to him. But he's starting to sort out who's who in his life, and he definitely prefers you, your partner, and perhaps a few others. Your baby may quiet down and make eye contact with you, or he may search for you in a room and move his arms in excitement or smile when he finds you. He may even find your scent calming and comforting."

But the sad thing is, I don't think he'll recognize me, my voice or even my smell.. I'll be another stranger to him..

Diamond Dust

Last night right before we say good nite to each other, Ezzy dedicates this song to me..
Eventhough I don't really get the meaning, I know it's a sweet song..
Ima wa loving u too baby.. ;)

Diamond Dust by HIMURO KYOSUKE

おまえの心　今日も泣かせて
Omae no kokoro Kyoo mo nakasete
天使達が　試している
Tenshitachi ga tameshiteiru
俺の愛が　光るガラスか
Ore no ai ga Hikaru garasu ka
灰まみれの　ダイヤモンドなのか
Haimamire no daiyamondo na no ka
夕陽がいつか
Yuuhi ga itsuka
答えを　炙(あぶ)り出すだろう
Kotae wo Aburidasu daroo

今は Lovin' you
Ima wa Lovin' you
おまえを愛すことが
Omae wo aisu koto ga
生きること　輝くこと
Ikiru koto Kagayaku koto
ずっと　Lovin' you
Zutto Lovin' you
凍(い)てついた　Loneliness
Itetsuita Loneliness
接吻(くちづけ)で　溶かしながら
Kuchizuke de Tokashinagara
...wow wow

孤独な月が　満ちた夜には
Kodokuna tsuki ga michita yoru ni wa
コ―トの中　抱きしめよう
Ko-to no naka dakishimeyoo
暴れだした　胸の痛みを
Abaredashita mune no itami wo
飼い馴らせるほど　
Kainaraseru hodo
人は強くないんだから
Hito wa tsuyokunain da kara
今夜　涙に濡れた
Konya namida ni nureta
瞳で　縋(すが)ればいいさ
Hitomi de sugareba ii sa
そうさ　Lovin' you
Sousa Lovin' you
どれだけ傷ついても
Dore dake kizutsuitemo
この愛は　ダイヤモンド
Kono ai wa daiyamondo
いつも　Lovin' you
Itsumo Lovin' you
降り積もる　Loneliness
Furitsumoru Loneliness
今はまだ　消せなくても
Ima wa mada kesenakutemo
...wow wow

愛しさの破片(かけら)で
Itoshisa no kakera de
埋(うず)めあう puzzle はきっと
Uzumeau puzzle wa kitto
楽園の地図(アトラス)
Rakuen no atorasu

今は Lovin' you
Ima wa Lovin' you
おまえを愛すことが
Omae wo aisu koto ga
生きること　輝くこと
Ikiru koto Kagayaku koto
ずっと　Lovin' you
Zutto Lovin' you
凍(い)てついた　Loneliness
Itetsuita Loneliness
接吻(くちづけ)で　溶かしながら
Kuchizuke de Tokashinagara
...wow wow