Brand new 30 series

Yeah, that's me.

Happy New Year everyone!

Sneak preview of the pre-celebration with hollywood stars...

Bergambar dgn Johnny Depp.

P/s: Tak tau lah plan tgk bunga api kat London ni jd ke tak... penat shopping sekitar Oxford Street siang td masih terasa.

Melawat muzium Beatles

La ni aku kt London, sampai kt London Stansted Airport pukul 11:45am. Takde mood la nak citer pasal trip ke Paris, Milan & Frankfurt. Citer pasal melawat muzium Beatles dulu lah yek. Lagipun aku lawat muzium Beatles ni sehari sebelum gi Paris which was 21st of Dec.

Aku bukanlah peminat Beatles. John Lennon yg mana satu pun aku tak kenal. Klu terserempak dgn Sir Paul McCartney kat tengah jln, sure aku buat tak tau jer (hari tu tgk dia terima anugerah MTV, live from Liverpool kat Milan). Memandangkan Liverpool ni mmg sinonim dgn The Beatles & dah alang2 sampai depan muzium ni dgn D, rasanya mcm tak lengkap plak klu tak masuk. Tu pun sblm masuk tanya dulu boleh amik gambar ke tak... klu tak boleh, mmg aku tak mau masuk. Nasib baik boleh.

Sedang org lain khusyuk mendengar kisah Beatles thru headphone, aku & JD kemaruk bergambar. Kira ok lah muzium ni, byk spot menarik utk bergambar. Standard ticket ~£12, student ~£8. Sbb byk bergambar, kira berbaloi gak lah utk yg bukan peminat Beatles mcm aku.

Manchester, reunited

Alhamdulillah, D selamat sampai kt sini. Di stesen Manchester Piccadilly, kami bertemu semula setelah 13 minggu.

2 bungkusan tak lepas kastam, ikan bilis yg telah dimasak dgn bungkusan yg Catz bagi. Yer Catz, perencah2 tu tak lepas. Actually kastam tu tak bukak pun bungkusan2 tu, cuma hidu gitu2 jer. He asked, is't chicken? JD, being honest simply answered yes... sebab ada gambar ayam. Takut gak klu tetiba kastam tu rasa nak bukak plak kn, so lebih baik lah jujur. Yg ikan bilis tu pun patutnya lepas, rendang daging yg tak lepas... tp somehow bila dia tanya, D kata yg ikan bilis tu daging, rendang tu plak ikan bilis bcos he himself wasn's sure which one. Tak per lah, nak buat camna, takde rezeki. Tp merasa gak lah makan rendang daging yg Mak masak... :-D.

Selepas tu, alang2 dah berada di Manchester, kami pun pergi ke Old Trafford, naik tram. Gi mana lagi, stadium lah. Tak join tour, bergambar kt luar pun jd lah.

Ok lah, we're going to Paris today. So, today we will spend an evening in Paris! ;-).

Layan movie @ YouTube

Saya tgh byk masa skrg ni, sebab tu tetiba rajin plak update blog.

Weekend lepas, saya meluangkan masa layan 4 filem Melayu di YouTube sambil buat assignment. Ketika tu saya rasa sungguh enjoy sekali buat assignment. Tak tido pun takpe. Tapi hasilnya bila saya baca balik, memang tunggang langgang assignment tu. Tapi kira ok lah, drp tak buat langsung kan. Good job, saya kata pada diri sendiri.

Balik kepada cite Melayu yg saya layan tu, saya layan cite Dun*ia Baru The Movie, I'm Not Sin*gle, Se*pi dan Ka*yangan. Kesian saya, pas tgk cite2 tu nak lah komen kan, tp tak tau nak komen kat sape... pendam jer lah. Ni baru ada masa nak komen kat blog.


1. D*unia Baru The Movie

Menghiburkan, cukup ringan. Pelakon2 dia pun selamba & bersahaja. El*yana pandai berlakon. Antara sebab saya rasa berlakon ni senang... sesape pun boleh berlakon.


2. I'm Not S*ingle

Citer ni pun ringan gak, amat sesuai ditonton sambil buat assignment. Saya tak teringin langsung nak tgk citer ni kt wayang. Memang tak best pun. Saya tak feel langsung. Saya tak nampak mcm mana cinta antara hero & heroin boleh wujud except atas ikatan perkahwinan tu sendiri.

Satu lagi, saya tak suka lakonan si heroin. Pandangan mata dia saya rasa tak fokus la. Saya rasa dia berlakon... memang lah dia berlakon kan. Saya rasa lakonan dia tak real. Tapi tak silap saya dia ada menang anugerah kan, Pelakon Harapan, something like that lah.

Oh yer, part salesman jual ubat tu, saya rasa tak lawak... kesian ada lah. Kesian krn lawak yg tak menjadi.


3. Se*pi

Wow! Mengkagumkan. Serius, saya suka cerita ni. Tangan saya tidak mampu menaip assignment ketika menonton cerita ni, walaupun sekadar di YouTube. Begitu kemas & cantik sekali ceritanya.

Saya suka semua watak, malah watak Suzi (? rasanya lah) yg gedik tu pun saya suka. Saya suka krn saya rasa mereka semua tulus dlm cinta... cewah.

Saya suka part Adam cakap kat adik dia, "Dia sayang abang" merujuk kpd Suzi yg baru sampai dgn gediknya. Simple statement yet besar maknanya. Tapi akhirnya kita akan pilih org yg kita syng, lagi2 bila kita tau org tu pun syng kat kita gak. Selfish, but that's the right thing to do.

Kisah Sufi plak mungkin ramai yg tak paham & tak boleh terima. Mungkin meraka bersalah kerana jatuh cinta, tapi rasanya mereka telah menghukum diri sendiri dgn memilih utk tidak bersama & juga telah menerima hukuman kerana tidak dapat bersama hingga ke akhirnya... oopsss spoiler. Unselfish, still the right thing to do.

Akhir sekali kisah Imaan. Kita lupakan kisah rambut palsunya yg kejung. Saya terpikir adakah kehilangan seseorg hanya boleh diubati dgn kehadiran seseorg juga?? Tu yg menariknya citer ni, membuatkan saya berfikir.

Saya tak menangis ye menonton citer ni. Cuma rasa sayu menonton anak Sufi menyiapkan sarapan pagi sendiri. Walaupun tiada air mata yg mengalir, citer ni tetap best bg saya. Saya rasa mesejnya sampai - "Cinta tak datang hanya sekali".

Rasa mcm nak tgk lagi citer ni.


4. Kay*angan

Satu lg percubaan untuk distract diri sendiri. Saya paham knp filem ni tak leh jual kat wayang. Rasa spt menonton cerekarama. Tapi cerita ni tak lah teruk sgt. Cuma terlalu biasa. Mungkin akan rasa rugi klu tgk wayang... tp tgk free kat YouTube, buang masa pun rasa berbaloi gak lah.


That's all. Selamat bercuti... hahaha... kepada diri sendiri.

Diari Seorang Pelajar

Dah nak abis semester ni, baru saya teringat nak tulis pasal rutin saya sebagai seorang pelajar. Takde yg special pun, biasa jer.

- Saya 'cuba' bangun pagi 1 jam 15 minit sebelum kelas yg terawal bermula & 'cuba' kuar dari bilik utk ke kelas 15 minit sebelum kelas bermula.

- Biasanya kelas saya bermula pukul 10 dan berakhir pukul 5. Hanya 1 atau 2 jam rehat. Waktu rehat saya tak balik bilik. I'll have a quick lunch, pastu stay in the lab menyiapkan assignment. Klu ada masa & rasa perlu sesuatu yg menyegarkan sblm kelas belah petang bermula, minum mocha panas di Costa.

- Biasanya lunch saya ialah seafood sandwich atau roti yg dibeli di Tesco atau sandwich tuna dgn sos BBQ yg dibeli di Subway. Dulu2 saya tak suka sandwich tuna Subway ni, tp skrg saya mula menyukainya. Takpun saya tak lunch langsung. Adakah saya makin kurus? Semestinya.

- Waktu rehat juga digunakan untuk solat. Saya kira bertuah kerana department saya begitu dekat dengan deretan kedai di mana Tesco, Costa & Subway terletak dan juga dekat dengan bilik solat.

- Habis kelas pukul 5, saya pulang ke bilik. Prepare dinner ala kadar & buat assignment. Biasanya paling awal saya tido pukul 2am. Esoknya bangun pagi, gi kelas.

Ini lah rutin saya sepanjang 12 minggu ni. Saya rasa lega kerana semester 1 sudah sampai penghujungnya. Malah, hormon saya juga turut bersetuju ;-). Alhamdulillah, pas ni bleh lah berehat drp rutin ni selama 3 minggu.

Mungkin semester depan, rutin ni akan berubah sbb tgk jadual, tak lah sepadat semester ni. Takde lah setiap hari kelas dr pagi sampai petang. Tp yg pasti, assignment akan lebih byk berbanding semester ni. Huh... menakutkan & pressure klu ingat. InsyaAllah, saya boleh lakukan.

Well, just focus, no less & no more, I'll be managed to keep my sanity... ;-)

Tak sangka!

Tak sangka dah hampir 13 minggu sejak pertama kali aku menjejakkan kaki di sini.

Tak sangka aku kat UK la ni... mmg kdg2 aku masih rasa mcm ni, rasa mcm tak percaya jer.

Tak sangka dah minggu terakhir Sem 1. Yay cuti. Abaikan dulu exam yang bakal menyusul sebaik abis cuti.

Tak sangka beberapa hari lagi penyeksaan sbg seorang pelajar akan berakhir utk sementara waktu.

Tak sangka minggu depan tak payah pikir pasal assignment. Sebenarnya ada satu assignment yang kene submit naik Sem 2 nanti, tp akan turut diabaikan buat masa ini.

Tak sangka sekarang ni pegi kelas tak mandi pagi adalah normal bagi aku. Tapi camna pun, aku akan pastikan aku mandi sekurang-kurangnya sekali sehari. Heheee.

Tak sangka, D dah nak dtg Sabtu ni. Seronoknya!

Tak sangka minggu depan aku akan berada di Paris.

Tak sangka dalam masa 2 minggu akan datang, aku akan menjejakkan kaki di Perancis, Itali dan Jerman. Tapi aku nak gi Itali lagi, nak gi Rom!

Tak sangka aku dah nak masuk 30 tahun! Huhuuu.

Tak sangka aku akan sambut hari jadi ke-30 tahun di London. Sekurang-kurangnya ada sebab untuk aku gembira dan bersemangat menyambut hari ulang tahun yg tidak lah dialu-alukn ini.

Tak sangka, walaupun berjauhan, D tak miss sambut besday aku bersama.

Tak sangka, tinggal lagi 2 semester.

Tak sangka masa begitu cepat berlalu. Ditambah pulak dgn otak dok ingat tarikh2 utk antar assignment... bila dah nak dekat tu, mmg berharap agar masa dpt diperlahankan. Tapi, nak buat camna... masa mmg cepat berlalu!

Tak sangka, lebih kurang 9 bulan lagi aku akan pulang ke Msia. 9 bulan? Tetiba rasa macam tak lama lagi jer.

Tak sangka, rupanya UK tak lah best mana. Hehee... tapi betul. Kalau tanya aku skrg, aku tak mau tinggal kat UK.

Tak sangka esok aku takde kelas. Tapi, masih ada 2 assignment yg perlu dihantar esok & Khamis. Jadi, tetap kene pegi ke department esok.


Memang tak sangka... ;-)

Tertekan

I'm physically tired...
mentally drained...
& hormonally unstable (yeah, blame the hormone).

Wish I can just lying in bed, doing nothing or lepak kat kedai mamak pekene teh tarik & 2 keping roti canai :D

However, tomorrow I have...
1 oral presentation...
1 class test...
& 1 assignment to be submitted.

Absolutely bad timing to feel depress.
So, here I am, writing the blog & struggling to fight the feeling away.
Purp, you're in UK, so forget the teh tarik & roti canai ok!

Saya Mulan

Jumpa kuiz ni kat blog KTy. Teringin plak nak buat.

I was hoping the result would be Belle from 'Beauty & The Beast'...

but...

You Are Mulan!

Strong and spirited. You're no one's girly girl; actually you are very determined person with a strong sense of self. Never let go of that! The only thing that equals your sense of self is your family, but the traditions of society can always be bent to protect something or someone you love.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Ok gak tuh.

Frozen

Ohh... salji turun di Newscastle malam tadi. Tp tidak di Liverpool.

Malam td (seperti biasa), saya & rakan ke library.

Memang sejuk. Di dalam kesejukan itu, & dek krn kesejukan itu, boleh plak kawan saya berfikir nak bawak kereta ke tak. Saya pun cakap dgn dia, jika dialih bahasa ke BM, bunyinya lebih kurang begini, "Sambil ko pikir ni kan... kalau jalan kaki, kita dah sampai library."

Di sini ada dua library. Satu library tu mmg dekat giler dgn rumah kami, tapi buku-buku yg ada utk sastera & management, klu tak silap. Satu lagi dekat dengan department. Memandangkan kami perlu mencari buku, so kene lah pegi yg dekat dgn department, mengambil masa ~10 minit berjalan kaki.

Yer, malam minggu lepak kat library. Sungguh takde life kan! Orang library pun ada life, so hari Sabtu library tutup pukul 11pm. Terpaksa lah orang yang takde life macam kami, dgn berat hati menamatkan sesi perbincangan seawal 10.45pm.

Sabar... 4 minggu jer lagi.

Rehat sebentar

I've never been this busy!
Ungkap saya kepada seorang rakan beberapa hari lepas.

Hujung minggu yang dinanti-nanti, masih dinanti-nantikan tetapi bukan untuk berehat. Sebaliknya untuk menyiapkan assignment.

Saya penat.

Ada satu ketika saya rasa I'm not good enough. Rasa seperti mahu mengalah.

Mungkin mental saya tidak cukup kuat untuk menerima cabaran ini.

Ada pelajar yang lebih teruk, kata seorang rakan. Benar. Tapi membandingkan diri saya dgn pelajar lain tidak membantu menyiapkan assignment yang sedang beratur menanti giliran.

Rasanya seperti sudah lama saya meninggalkan sesi menelaah pelajaran. Akibatnya, saya sering merasa blur ketika di dalam kelas. Keutamaan saya ketika ini hanya lah menyiapkan assignment. Mungkin saya tidak bijak menguruskan masa. Tapi saya agak sibuk untuk mula belajar menguruskan masa ketika ini.

Otak saya tepu. Saya perlu rehat sebentar, beberapa jam atau beberapa hari. I wish! Walau bagaimanapun saya tekad untuk cuba menyiapkan salah satu assignment hari ni. Saya sangsi, tapi semangat itu yang penting kan. Mungkin malam ini seperti malam-malam kelmarin, saya akan tidur pada pukul ~3:00am.

Seperti biasa, esok kelas dari 10am hingga 5pm.

Apa pun sekarang, matlamat saya bukan sahaja berjaya menamatkan program ini, malahan berjaya mengekalkan kewarasan saya.

:)

Secure your sh**!

Amaran: Pos ini mungkin memualkan sesetengah pihak.

"I thought you might be worried... about the security... of your sh*t."
- Brad Pitt as Chad in 'Burn After Reading'

Last Sunday, I've seen the biggest sh*t in my life.

I'm not talking implicitly.

There, it was stuck in a toilet bowl.

WTF! Who left it???

Maybe one of the Chineses, or maybe one of the Indians. They might pointed finger at me as well. That's another sh*t.

It had stuck there for the whole day. Flush wasn't do any good. I told ya, it was big. Luckily, there's another bathroom upstairs. I think the cleaner was the one who removed it on Monday.

The big sh*t wasn't just the problem. Tell you what, it wasn't even the first time. Somebody is a total a*shole with a big as*hole.

Last 2 weeks on Friday, someone threw food waste in the sink of the kitchen. The sink was very dirty & tersumbat for the whole weekend. I was so pissed-off. I had planned to cook nasi lemak on that weekend. Seriously.

Due to the condition of the sink, I canceled the plan.

Right until now, the plan to cook nasi lemak is postponed.

Yesterday, again, the sink was left dirty with food waste by someone. However, it wasn't so bad compare to the other day. Somehow the irresponsible person will keep doing it.

I don't want to talk about the shower room.

It is hard to live with 7 strangers.

God, please confer me with more patience.

My life as a student...

Tarikh2 keramat...

10hb... Test on C++.
14hb... Due date C++ assignment.
18hb... Due date Verilog assignment.
21hb... Due date Research Skills - Literature Review assignment.
28hb... Research Skills Presentation.

Nmpk mcm lambt lg kn nak kene submit all the above assignments...

Hakikatnya masa yg diberi cukup2 sahaja to come up with a good design & report. A good design is one thing, a good report is another thing. I've been told that we actually need at least 4 days to work on the reflection of the report such as discussion & conclusion. Yeah, I've learned my lesson well from the previous assignment. I need more days to prepare the report.

For Research Skills subject, now we have to prepare the literature review on our MSc Project. Rasa macam program ni bukan shj taught program, tp taught+research program.

Writing literature review sounds easy, right? Yeah, that was what I thought at 1st... but it's not as easy as it sounds like. We have to prepare 4-5 pages, single line literature review ok. For this assignment we have to have at least 20 references! The references must be quoted in the text. Websites as reference is not encouraged. Meaning we have to read at least 20 papers/books. I'm not exaggerating. Aku baru baca 3 paper... hehehehe.

For Verilog, I haven't come out with the design yet. Have tried the basic code, it works. This is the 2nd assignment, sounds harder than the 1st one of course. Actually subjek ni memenatkan... every week we spend a lot of time on it. If there's no assignment, there'll be homework. Maybe I'll come out with the design during the lab. The lab session for this subject alone is 6 hours per week.

I have 7 subjects this semester! 1 subject basically 2 or 3 hours per week excluding lab session. Tarikh2 keramat kat atas, hanya utk 3 subjek... belum masuk lagi other assignments for other subjects yg bakal menyusul, maybe next week.

Besides the 7 subjects, kitorg jugak wajib attend department seminar every Thursday for 1 hour. We have to take notes of every seminar because there'll be assignment on it as well.

Everyday the class/lab is basically 10am-5pm, with just 1 or 2 hours break kecuali hari Rabu. La ni, balik kelas dah gelap sebab Maghrib pukul ~4:45pm. Hari Rabu relax lah sikit, sbb lab 2 jam jer. Tu yg sempat gi shopping. Klu takde kelas pun, kat lab still ramai student siapkan assignment/homework.

Kat sini klu hantar homework/assignment lambat, akan dikenekan penalty which is tolak markah. Tp aku tgk ramai jer yg dah due date pun, still struggle nak siapkan. Well, better late than 0 mark, rite.

I don't know how in the world some people say study here, in UK is easy, banyak masa free. Maybe in other universities??? But here in UoL, 1-year MSc course in engineering means you have to forget travel on weekend. It's unwise to take the whole weekend off with bundle of assignments waiting to be finished & a lot of subjects to revised. 6 minggu berlalu, aku masih terperap dalam Liverpool.

However, aku tak lah terkejut sgt dgn kesibukan program ni sbb I've been warned by an undergrad student who used to live with an ex-student of this program that I'll be very busy that I won't even have time to miss home & my family in Msia. She's absolutely right.

Don't take me wrong. I do miss home & my family... but I just dont have time to melayan perasaan itu ok. So, since the class has started, I never suffer from homesickness.

So, if you plan to undertake the same program, think again.
Well, if you somehow stuck in the program, I'm sure you'll manage just like I'll manage.
InsyaAllah.

How effective!

Ptg smlm, aku call Maybank... waktu Msia masa tu dlm pkul 1am. Aku desperate utk kenaikan credit limit for my credit card sbb nak bayar 1st installment accommodation. Salah sendiri, lambat sgt setup direct debit, so accommodation office katanya tak leh nak buat transaction. Tp, masa aku setup tu belum lagi sampai due. Tp takpe, depa tak kisah cuma kene bayar 1st installment by immediate card payment.

Sambung balik citer aku contact Maybank ptg semlm... pagi ni aku check... wah depa dah naikkn! Sungguh berkesan kan...

So, skrg ni cuma perlu tunggu reply from accomodation office brp aku kene byr sbnrnya... suruh aku bayar, tp tak ckp berapa. Mengikut pengiraan aku GBP1,309. Btw, servis kat sini mmg lembap. Tu yg aku pun kdg2 terikut jd lembap sama. Nak bank statement pun, kene tunggu pos... mcm lah tak leh print jer kat bank tu. Dah amik debit card, nak kene tunggu pin number by post plak. Debit card tu pun nak siap amik masa 3 minggu. Agak2 klu nak naik credit card limit, tak tau lah brp lama kene tunggu.

Kat sini, normal guna debit card utk bayar apa shj. So, aku rasa mmg kene ada lah debit card. Ni salah satu yg buat aku lembap setup akaun bank sbb mula2 aku bukak HSBC. Rupa2nya dia charge GBP6 sebulan utk kad debit. So, aku bukak basic account jer kat HSBC, without debit card. Giler apa... aku boleh beli baju tau dgn GBP6. Byk pilihan kat Primark. Byngkn, 12 bulan... 12 helai baju!

Pastu aku bukak NatWest plak. Depa tak charge apa2 pun utk kad debit. Tp, proses nak bukak akaun tu yg makan masa. Kiranya aku ada 2 akaun bank lah kt sini... tp HSBC tu aku ignore jer. ATM card pun aku tak amik... nasib baik aku tak deposit lg duit dlm bank HSBC.

Oh yer, cakap pasal credit card... hari Rabu lepas, 1st time aku try guna credit card. I try not to use credit card here... takut menjadi shopaholic. Mula2 try pakai Maybank... huhuu tak lepas. Tak tau sbb apa. Tp tak lah ralat sgt, I have cash ok. Then, try pakai CIMB plak... lepas pun. Apa lagi sign jer lah. Aku beli kasut Clarks. Ni lah kasut yg aku beli...

Clarks Fine Feathers

Harga kasut Clarks kat sini sama jer dgn Msia... takde murahnya pun wlupun Clarks dr UK. Mahal lg maybe ada. Yg aku beli ni harga dia GBP49.99. Mmg carik kasut kaler hitam... senang, comot pun tak nampak. Nampak kasut ni terus terpikat... black in color & I like the purple accents.

Pastu, kepala aku pun start rasa kuar tanduk ... nak beli jacket kat Marks & Spencer. Tp aku end up, beli glove & muffler jer... pay by cash, GBP12. So, rasanya aku takkan bertukar menjadi shopaholic. Lagipun actually aku baru jer beli jacket kt M&S hari Sabtu lepas... this will be another story.

Ok lah, nak gi mandi. Hari ni kelas pagi batal. Seperti biasa abis kelas pukul 5. Anyway, today is Friday. Happy weekend everyone!

Oh yer, today is Halloween!

The City: Late @ Night

Continue from the previous post...

Pic bersama2 tukang cerita masa Shiverpo*l Tour.

Friday, late at night... instead of expecting a group of drunken people, the city might be quite surprised to see 9 completely sane people, walking, running, singing & snapping pictures.

To the parents who think about sending their kids studying abroad, look at this picture & think again. Ni lah jadinya bila dah jauh dr mak bapak. Sbg yg paling tua, aku rasa bertanggungjawab utk merakamkn gambar ni...

Hehee... gambar2 di atas hanya lah lakonan semata2. They were not drunk, not even high... maybe a lil bit hyperactive. Motif? Mungkin utk menambah koleksi foto dlm Facebook. So, takde sape yg cedera ok.

Despite the cough & cold, I did have a good time. Ciao.

Shivering Cold or Scared?

Ada bbrp lg entry raya tak update... tp kita hold dulu citer raya. Here's a fresh story from last nite...

Malam td aku join Sh*verpool tour! Asalnya mcm malas jer nak join sekali since I've got a cold, tapi memandangkn aku dah setuju nak join before this & depa dah book for my place as well, join gak lah. Lgpun, Umi nak tido bilik aku malam td. Pukul 7, dia dah sampai dah. So, ala2 kene drag kuar bilik lah ni.

Aku join tour ni dgn Umi & 7 org budak Msia yg lain. Aku dgn Umi jer budak MSc, yg lain2 tu undergrad. Not just us, ada gak mat salleh yg join tour ni. Semuanya ada lah dalam 20 org. Click here for more info about the tour.

Kitorang ingatkn konon2 nak tgk hantu lah, tp rupa2nya berjalan kaki sekitar Liverpool City sambil mendgr cerita hantu. Iyer2 jer menyeramkan diri sendiri... tp tak seram pun. Lawak ada lah.

Sbb story telling jer, takde amik gambar pun. Kitorang ada gak tangkap gambar with the story tellers tp kamera org lain. Nanti klu ada yg letak kat Facebook, I'll upload here k!

The tour started around 10pm & finished at around 11pm. Memandangkan malam masih muda & aku pun masih muda gak, we all pun jalan2 lah around city... apa lg masa utk jd camwhore!

Ni lah geng yg join Shiv*rpool tu. Where was me? I was behind the camera. Bg can lah kat budak2 yg kemaruk bergambar ni...

Anyway, here I am!

More pics will be coming in... ;-)

Raya's Entry

Ok, you've seen the sneak peek... now, more Raya's pics.

Aku tak tangkap byk gambar pun... & tak tertangkap gambar sendiri. So all the pics here are from my friends' cameras ok yg dicilok dari Facebook.

Back to the sneak peek pic, tu gambar masa Hari Raya pertama, hari Selasa 30hb Sept. Balik dr kelas, about 5:30pm kitorg pegi ke open house ni.

Nak makan pun tak senang... ada jer org amik gambar.

Pastu pegi plak satu lg umah, sebelah2 jer umahnya.

Tuan rumah & keluarga yg berbaju hijau tu ler...

Yg ni plak raya's invitation dr budak undergrad JMU, freshie gak on Thursday, Oct 2. Katanya mcm kat JMU tak ramai Melayu, so jemputlah kitorg yg dr UoL ni. Kitorg apa lg, belasah je. Dia belanja pizza & nasi goreng. Semoga murah rezeki lah yer...

Tetiba terbayang plak kesedapan pizza tu.

Muka2 org yg kekenyangan... tu pun ada sekotak pizza tak berusik lg tu.

Camni lah kitorg beraya... dapat makan2 tu pun dah kira raya.

Sebenarnya aku tgh malas tahap cipan ni. Semalam aku rasa aku dah rajin giler. Study a.k.a tenung lecture notes hampir spjg mlm sblm tido tau. There are always notes/books to read & assignments to be finished. I should start tenung some lectures note now.

See you in the next Raya's entry.

I desperately need help...

Di kala jam menunjukkan hampir pukul 12:00am, I decided that I desperately need help.

I looked at the notes, trying to making some sense over the terms & formulas. All I can see are terms that I can't really define in a way that I myself could understand & formulas which my brain translated into nothingness.

Feel like I'm lost in a deep deep shit forest.
I need to get out. So I ask for help! Please help me... (you know who you are ;-))

I'm in Liverpool which synonymous with The Beatles... & I need help. So, there's no any other song that is best describes my situation at the moment... 'Help' by The Beatles.

My current theme song.

Raya's Sneak Peek

:-D...

I was sad...

... this morning but now I'm happy!

Why? Because this morning, I just found out that the time to check mails is restricted from 8 to 10 & 4 to 4:45 on weekdays. I was expecting the printer that I've ordered online from Argos to be delivered today. But I have class till 5. So mcm tak sempat je nak amik printer tu nanti. I was sad... & the cold weather (+ the unbalanced hormone too... hiksss) made me felt sadder... :-( .

Luckily, the class finished earlier at 4:40 & I rushed out to get back. Yes! The porter's lodge was openned & there was Robbie sitting. I was so glad to see Robbie & as usual asked him if there's any mail for room 83 & there it was... my printer!

Finally, I'm ready to be a student! I've got a printer. Not just a printer... but an all-in-one printer. I'm happy. What a relief. If you're a student, you'll understand how relieve it is to own something that will help you go thru life as a student.

Being me... yer, aku student yg demand... printer is a must. A good one is a bonus ;-). Tak yah pening2 dah nak pikir kat mana & bila masa nak print.

Errr... tp plain A4 paper takde lg. Esok lah carik, klu sempat.

Btw, tomorrow siang ada jamuan raya & for dinner I got another invitation. It means free meal for lunch & dinner!

I know I owe you guys lots of pic... pics of the university, the city, open house etc... but now I just want to show you my brand new printer! Ahaksss...

Testing the printer by printing my wedding photo.

It's Hari Raya & I feel 'it'...

I don't wanna make a big fuss about it since this isn't the 1st hari raya I've celebrated abroad & alone. However this time I'm not really 'alone'. I do have Msian friends & today we have celebrated it together by going to 2 open houses near the University.

Despite not being alone & dapat merasa rendang ayam :-D...
I feel the loneliness. I miss home. I miss everybody at home. I miss the foods. :-P

Yeah I'm making a big fuss over it!

Maybe I'm getting too old for this kind of experiment experience.

Hahahaa... in fact kat sini mmg aku tua pun. Depa semua muda2. But you're never too old to be young, rite. Lgpun, rasanya aku awet muda kot. Hehee.

Btw, aku tgh selsema skrg ni. So please excuse me. I need to blow my nose.

Esok Hari Raya!

Esok... Selasa, 30 September adalah 1 Syawal di sini.

Tak sangka sebenarnya, hari ni dah hari terakhir berpuasa dlm bulan Ramadhan 1429 Hijrah.

Kepada semua diucapkan selamat menyambut Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Mohon maaf di atas segala salah & silap, sama ada yg tak disengajakan malah yg disengajakan sekali ok. Sesungguhnya walau pun tidak diluahkan, penyesalan tetap dirasai. Jadi maafkan lah ye. Isk... syahdu ni.

InsyaAllah, kita akan bertemu di lebaran tahun hadapan. Hopefully!

Esok ada kelas dari pukul 10am - 5pm... beraya dalam hati jer lah. Kalau makan rendang, lemang, nasi himpit & pulut, ingat2 lah orang yg jauh ni... huhuuu. Kalau rasa kesian, kirim lah kat sini. Rendang daging tu klu masak & keringkn betul2, 10 hari tahan kot... ;-)

Huwaaaa... nak balik!!! (Sesi melepaskan perasaan...)

Hehee...

Selamat Hari Raya! Maaf zahir & batin.

Iftar with Family

Ni gambar2 berbuka posa Jumaat lepas... bukan semalam, Jumaat sebelum aku berangkat ke sini. Aku & famili berbuka posa kat Kenny Rogers. Biasa lah aku ni, carik tempat yg dekat dgn umah je.

~2:30pm aku gi Alamanda & book, order siap2 makanan kat Kenny Rogers. Nasib baik gi awal gak, sbb mcm dah nak penuh dah tempahan Kenny Rogers masa tu. Pastu balik lah rumah balik... takde benda pun nak buat kat Alamanda. ~6:40pm datang balik.

Tengok ayam Kenny Rogers ni, rasa teringin lg lah plak. Isk, isk... godaan.

The Room

Remember the previous post that I had acted like Paris Hilton sbb terkejut tgk bilik kecik. Take another look at it, actually bilik ni tak lah kecik sgt. Cuma maybe aku expect larger since I pay extra for a larger room which is GBP77.00 weekly. Standard size punya bilik costs GBP72.80 per week. Well, I've entered the standard size bedroom... yeah it's much smaller.

So here are my room pics. Amik gambar ni before Re*Net buddies datang to assist me get connected to internet, so kemas lah sikit bilik ni. Actually masih bersepah... with cloths & papers everywhere.

Lagi satu masa aku sampai, there was no pillow & duvet/blanket. So, aku kene beli the bedding pack for GBP25.00... dapat lah bantal & duvet satu & 1 set sarung bantal, tilam & duvet... the light blue plain one as you see in above pics. Ada kotak tepi baggage tu, tu lah kotak bedding pack yg aku beli.

Aku tak suka karpet dia, looks a lil bit worn out. So, aku gunakan sarung duvet yg dibeli kat sini sebagai alas lantai. Nasib baik, aku mmg ada bwk sarung duvet dr Msia. So sarung duvet & bantal yg cantik tu, mmg aku bwk dr Msia tau. Actually tak tau pun diorang pakai duvet kat sini, cuma aku rasa sarung duvet is more flexible than fitted sheet. Lgpun ada diskaun 50% masa beli tu. Hehee... that was the actual reason.

Lega rasanya sbb amik bilik ni. Dulu masa nak book, I was like berkira-kira. I even did some measurement of the dimension of the room following the floor plan. Actually takde lah beza sgt living in a smaller or larger room, cuma lapang skit fikiran aku ni bila bilik lapang. Huh... bunyinya sungguh ngengada aku kat sini kan.

Aku takde mood nak amik the pics of shared bathroom & kitchen. Takde yg menarik pun utk ditunjukkn. Bilik air dia kecik... cuma ada sinki, tandas duduk & shower room yg gelas tu. No bathtub. Demand tu nak bathtub... hehee.

Satu lg kelebihan amik bilik besar, bilik tu kat ground floor... so tak yah naik tangga & there're only 3 rooms kat ground floor with 1 bathroom & the kitchen of course. So, senang nak pegi dapur & bathroom biasanya takde org. Kat tingkat atas ada 5 bilik with 1 bathroom. Well, org tingkat atas boleh lah gak guna bilik air kat bwh, cuma not their 1st choice lah kn. Setakat ni aku cuma penah jumpa 3 org housemates jer. Aku rasa mcm lebih sbb peti ais penuh.

Kat dapur, we have agreement to use our own equipments to cook. No sharing. Dalam peti ais plak, rak dibahagikn... so our foods won't mix up. So, ok lah.

I haven't really utilize the kitchen yet. Ermmm, seperti yang dijangkakn yg rajin guna dapur adalah org dr China. I did wish before coming here that aku tak perlu berkongsi rumah dengan depa sebab mmg tau depa ni akan rajin memasak. Tp rasanya, mmg susah nak elak sebab depa terlalu ramai kat sini. Rasanya majoriti kot. Kedua banyak adalah India. Kat rumah aku ada gak dari India sorang, tp tak penah plak nmpk kat dapur. I wish semua housemate aku camtu. Tp nak buat camna... :-(

Malas nak amik gamba bilik air & dapur, gamba pintu pun jd lah ye.

Oh yer, jemput lah datang. Don't let any of the above facts turn you off to come. If I can survive here for a year... for a couple of weeks then, you'll surely can enjoy yourself. ;-)

Not Another Day Like Paris Hilton in A Prison

I just got back from Computing Services Dept. At last, I can get connected to internet from my room.

The previous post was posted from the computer lab in one of the library here.

Phewww... lega rasanya dapat berinternet dr dlm bilik sendiri. Ni pun bukan senang nak dpt connect, tu yg lega sgt tu. I've tried so many times last night but failed. I called ResNet (that's what internet connection is called in residence hall) buddies last night to help me solving the problem, tapi dia pun tak boleh buat. So he asked me to go to CSD.

Pagi2 ni bersemangat bangun & went to CSD. I couldn't stand another day without internet in my room. Lagipun ada bbrp benda nak survey like bank, service provider for mobile phone etc. Feel like a lil bit lost without internet.

Oh yer, just a brief note... barang2 kat sini mahal lah! I'll eloborate on it later.

Ok, got to go.

Hi everyone! I'm officially in Liverpool.

The previous post was autopublished actually. Masa tu baru naik flight kot.

Btw, the timestamp is Msia time ok. So pandai2 lah tambah 8 atau 7.

Alhamdulillah, dah 2 hari kat sini. Banyak benda nak citer ni.

To tell you the truth, on the 1st day which was Sunday, I really felt like goin home. Sampai kat bilik ~5:30pm. I was shocked to see the small bedroom & bathroom. The kitchen looked like has been abandoned for a while. The internet connection wasn't ready because I need to register 1st. I think I understand Paris Hilton's feeling when she had to spend a day in a prison & I think I had acted like Paris Hilton. I cried. Hahaa. I wanted to go home so badly. Another hahaa. But like I told D, maybe because I was very tired. It was a very long day... more than 24 hours since I departed from KL.

So, I calmed myself down, solat & went to sleep. Luckily, I had a nice sleep.

Oh yer, aku posa on the travel day & I haven't miss one since I arrived here. Hari Ahad tu, I didn't really feel like break fasting since I was acting like Paris Hilton already. Tp gagahkan diri gak utk masak nasi & buka posa. Tak sangka byk plak nasi aku masak, so byk gak lah makan.

Ok lah. Everything's fine now. I already met a few Malaysians yesterday, even break fasting with them.

Nanti sambung lg k! I know you guys want picture. Nanti yek. Ciao!

So long Malaysia!

At last all my bags are packed, I'm ready to go. In fact, right now I'm on the 'jet plane'! Going to London Heathrow Airport.

To my dearest family & friends, thank you very much for all the supports & best wishes given. InsyaAllah, we'll meet again next year k.

To D, next 3 months we'll meet ok! Don't forget all the things that I had to leave behind sebab beg tak muat... huhuuu. :-(

Good health, good luck always to all of you! Take care.

I'm gonna miss you so much. Love you.

Btw, my travel itinerary is as follows:
20 Sept 11:40pm - depart from KLIA.

21 Sept (UK time)
5:50am - arrive at London Heathrow Airport.
10:50am - depart from London Heathrow Airport.
11:45am - arrive at Manchester Airport.
2:00pm - by Meet & Greet service bus to University accommodation.

Ok, so now let's start counting down to 1 year! Errr... maybe 1 year plus several days or less. I'm not sure myself. Lebih kurang lah tu kan. 365 days & counting down...

Tag dari Catz

Ini kira tag yg agak mencabar gak lah... sebab kene perah sikit otak ni. Isk... klu ni pun dah dikatakan mencabar, tak tau lah camna nak exam nanti kn.

Tapi takpe, aku suka kene tag. So, aku buat gak. Btw, thanx Catz for tagging me!

The answer is in a random order k...

1) My top 10 most favourite food

Ni kira makanan2 yg aku suka & yg senang dpt.
1-Ikan bilis cili api
2-Sotong sambal/cili api
3-Nasi goreng kampung
4-Ayam Nando's extra hot peri-peri
5-Zinger KFC
6-Chicken McDeluxe McD
7-Oreo McFlurry McD
8-Rendang daging
9-Lemang, nasi impit & kuah kacang (ni dah start masuk juadah raya dah ni...)
10-Pulut (i prefer just the white one compare to the yellow one)
11-Cekodok ikan bilis
12-Kek coklat Catz (Catz, paham2 lah yek)
13-Mee kari
14-Takoyaki & sushi tak-ingat-nama kat Sushi King

Eh... dah lebih 10... cukup lah yek... klu ikutkn byk lg ni.
So, tak susah kan to please me... ;-)

2) 10 things I love doing

1-Tido
2-Tgk TV/wayang/DVD
3-Baca blog yg aku suka
4-Tulis blog klu ada idea
5-Dgr muzik/lagu
6-Baca novel
7-Belek majalah
8-Shopping
9-Makan

Last but not least
10-Tak buat apa2... atau perkataan lain... 'buat bodoh'.

3) 5 types of guys I adore

Yg ni mmg susah gila... tak reti nak senaraikn.
Ringkasnya mcm my hubby, boleh? ;-) (D mesti tgh kembang.)

4) 5 things i love doing when I'm emo

1-Menangis
2-Drive kete
3-Makan
4-Tido
5-Shopping

5) 5 things I love doing when I'm happy

1-Shopping
2-Makan
3-Tido
4-Tgk TV
5-Makan... eh dah ada... sukatik aku lah kan.

6) 10 ways to win my heart

Rasa malas lah nak jawab yg ni sbb 10 tu byk.
Rasanya jawapan pun standard je... relating to food, money, gift, travel & care.
Ceh... suka2 aku je komen soalan.

7) My top 5 most favourite junk food

1-Coklat yg byk kacang
2-Cheezels
3-Twisties BBQ
4-Aiskrim
5-Potato chips

8) 5 things I wish it could happen

1-Semua manusia baik
2-Dunia aman
3-Takde jenayah
4-Takde penipu
5-Alam sekitar bersih...
... ni jawapan ala2 Miss World. Tp boleh lah gak.

Aku punya jawapan...
1-Duit boleh tumbuh kat tanah ganti lalang... sure kaya-raya aku sbb tanah kat umah aku ni mmg cpt sgt tumbuh lalang. D pun sure semangat gila nak tebas nanti.

Ok lah yg realistik punya...
Macam takde jer. Otak jam.

9) 10 ridiculous things I wish to do before I die

Takde 10. Ada 1 jer.
1-Gi bulan.

10) My top-10 recently most addicted songs

1-Leaving On A Jet Plane
Tak larat lah nak senaraikn sampai 10.

11) 10 Person you wish to tag

Rite now, I don't wish to tag anybody. Tapi sape yg rasa nak buat, buat lah.

I'm leeaavinggg...

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...

I wish!
I stared at my half packing bag & suddenly remembered this song - 'Leaving On A Jet Plane'. Officially, it's my current most favorite song. I can listen to the song over & over again.

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cuz I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

And now the time has come to leave you
One more time, oh let me kiss you
Close your eyes and I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the times when I won't have to say

If you're lucky you'll be listened to the song rite now sung by Peter Paul & Mary. Or you can enjoy the music video by Chantal Kreviazuk from Armageddon movie soundtrack here.

Leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go...

Gendang gendut tali kecapi

Last Sunday Mak held a majlis berbuka puasa attended by close family members. Seperti biasa, Mak masak banyak gila & seperti biasa sedara-mara diwajibkan menapau sebelum balik supaya habis semua makanan.

So, for the whole day (yes, for the 'whole day' indeed... ;-)) I ate nasi impit & kuah kacang, rendang daging & pulut kuning... my favorite dishes on hari raya. Absolutely nothing else but my favorite dishes. Of course, maybe at UK I'll having the same menu... but it won't be the same. They aren't just kuah kacang & rendang daging... Mak's cooking is my favorite, to be specific.

Betul lah kata orang dolu2 yang cipta pantun dua kerat ni...
"Gendang gendut tali kecapi, kenyang perut senang hati."
Alhamdulillah.
:-)

Just a few days before I leave...

Shop, shop till you drop! I have a nice day of shopping yesterday with Catz at Jusco Taman Equine. After that, I went to Alamanda alone & continue shopping. What was for iftar then? McD! Yes, take away please... hehee.

3 days left before I'm leaving, temporarily...

I think the worst thing to happen when you're thousand miles away from home is a loved one got sick or passed away.

Leaving my husband is another issue. Most are very supportive, understand the situation but a few, luckily just a few... think that it's a bad idea.

I have a feeling that those kind of a few people would rather something bad happens to us just to prove that they were right. So D, don't let them be ok.

I am scared. However, no matter what I'm gonna be fine, I believe.

I have yet to finish packing. I know I'm sort of procrastinating. The time's not up yet! So allow me to do nothing today... ;-)

TARA is back!

My favorite reality TV - The Amazing Race Asia is back! Season 3 - The toughest race ever. Woohooo!

For the 1st episode last Thursday nite, it was tough alrite. Tak sabar2 nak tgk the 2nd episode which will be special 90 minutes.

My comment on Ida Nerina participation - it's more entertaining to see a familiar celebrity face in the race indeed.

I hope someone will upload the series to YouTube supaya aku boleh terus layan citer ni kat UK nanti.

Btw, aku dah amik keputusan tak mau amik lesen TV kat UK nanti, so aku tak bleh tgk TV. Eventhough there's IP TV available in my room with access to 16 channels through PC, I do need a TV license k! By referring here, colour TV license costs GBP139.50 a year. Mahal lah! For black & white TV GBP47.00. Ada lagi ke org tgk TV hitam putih?? Ntahapahapantah kan...

Therefore, no TV! Good for me as one of the steps on being an excellent student... hehee.

A life saver for a forgetful me

Lately I realize that I have a focus issue that makes me tend to be forgetful. Agaknya klu aku ni kartun, mesti byk bubble2 kat kepala aku ni... sampai aku sendiri pun jd confuse.

For example, which aku sendiri pun rasa bengang dgn diri aku... I plan to make samosa. I went to Carrefour & bought minced beef. On the way home, baru teringat kulit popia. So yesterday, I went to Carrefour again & beli kulit popia. Dah sampai rumah, baru teringat kentang. Aiyooo... camna lah aku boleh jd cenggini.

I can't even focus on making samosa, so I guess it's quite demanding to expect me focus on work rite now. I just can't...

Something need to be done. Penat lah ulang alik kedai/Carrefour... satu benda pun tak jadi. I know that the solution is a checklist. I need to jot down everything that I want to buy. Tp malas lah plak nak carik kertas, pen & tulis pakai tgn.

Then I got a better idea. There must be a WM6 software that can help me create a list & check it easily. Not to mention Task program... I don't like it. It's not friendly & hard to categorize. I found this - HandyShopper on Freeware PocketPC.

So, I can create checklists using the software. Not just a to-buy list but also my to-do list & to-bring list... sambil baring2 lg. I kinda enjoy making the list & jot everything down.

Now that I have checklist, just hope that I won't forget to bring anything important to UK.

Random post on yesterday - Updated

1. Yay! Akhirnya I can log in to CIMBclicks. 3 kali aku perlu ke bank utk selesaikan masalah ni. Semuanya gara2 customer service bagi info tak lengkap or tak reti toubleshoot masalah. Lepas aku selesaikan satu, still tak leh login, depa kata masalah lain plak. Pheww...

2. I called Sony & faxed the necessary documents. Seems like Sony ni, bila orang mintak kad warranty international tu baru lah dia nak proses & hantar. Macam tukul dgn pahat sungguh! Nasib baik lah they take it seriously & will courier asap.

3. I tried to test an 8-bit ADC & modified the programming. Huh... byknya error! Not that I cannot fix the error... but it's quite a time-consumimg process. I got to really sit down in the office, WORK & FOCUS to do that. I said to myself... calm down, calm down... you can do this. Then it hit me... hey, I got 10 days left! That's it. I left the chair & did some photocopy instead.

4. On the way home from office, singgah Pasar Ramadhan & beli nasi beriani! Ketika aku beli tu, ayam goreng dia kelihatan begitu lazat sekali. I wish I could take the pic. Oh yer, I have learned a lesson... less is better dlm bulan Ramadhan ni. Bila membeli asyik rasa tak cukup... turns out, berlebih. Membazir jer... :-/

5. I arranged all the necessary documents in a clear folder to bring to UK. So, the important thing has almost settled. Another "Yay" for me. :-)

5. After 10pm, I watched DVD citer 'The Hottie & The Nottie'. Layan sorang2, D tak mau join. Tak penah dengar movie ni? Sama lah. D bought it knowing that his wife beside suka layan Star Wars & Bourne Trilogy, suka layan chick-flick. Paris Hilton tau antara pelakonnya. I have to admit, at first she might looks weird, but then as the story goes, she looks pretty & gorgeous. The movie is ok, but won't enter my favorite list.

6. Nearly 12am, masa utk tido... & I'll wake up at... ermm... you don't want to know. Ya, sejak akhir2 ni, saya kuat tido! But I know, this is kind of a way my body distracts my mind. Just thinking about the need to pack will make me sleepy... or in the mood for blogging. ;-)


Today Update:

11:50am... I just received a courier from Sony. Goob job Sony! That's asap enough. Call & fax semalam, hari ni dah dpt the card.

Apa ada dalam beg tangan saya?

Kene tag dgn KTy! Suka tag ni sbb senang... (mcm lah tag2 sblm ni susah sgt...)

Ok, apa yek dalam handbag aku...

Errr... handbag yg mana satu ni??? Hehee...

Biasanya klu kuar sekejap jer mcm gi makan or Alamanda, aku cuma bawak wallet & hp jer. Klu kuar lama mcm gi keje or somewhere yg maybe memerlukan aku utk touch-up, I'll bring my pink pouch yang buruk.

Dlm pink pouch tu ada benda2 ni...

Selain drp benda2 di atas, biasanya dlm handbag aku mesti ada kunci.

Kadang2 tu ada gak kamera yg aku guna utk tangkap gambar2 ni, usb drive, pen, notepad, tissue, sapu tangan, gula2, resit2 lama, pad & ntahapahapantah lg lah. ;-)

Ok lah... nak suruh sape buat plak yek?
Member2 ku Catz, Saira & Mimi... sila lah buat yek klu rajin.

Thank God I Have GPS!

Seriously.

Pagi smlm, berpusing2 aku drive kete dr Semenyih ke Bandar Kajang carik Kajang Prima. I was hoping there's a signboard, tp takde pun.

At last, stop tepi jalan & run GPS software in my hp. Set the destination to Jalan Kajang Prima 1. Tunggu GPS detect current location, pastu drive balik. Instead of using MapKing, kali ni aku guna IGo, introduced by my senior colleague.

Tgh memandu lurus, tetiba GPS tu suruh belok kanan. Ermmm... mmg ada simpang kanan kat depan, nmpk lah ada shoplots tp takde pun signboard Kajang Prima. Since aku sendiri pun clueless, ikut jer lah. Sambil tunggu traffic light hijau... carik2 gak lah signboard. Mmg takde... tak pun aku tak perasan.

Bila traffic light hijau, aku pun belok kanan. Dah belok kanan, baru lah nmpk signboard Taman Kajang Prima. Sabar jer la. Masuk kawasan shoplot & jumpa gak HSBC.

Kat HSBC, bukak saving account. Oh rupanya HSBC dah ada Islamic Banking... & I deposit cek yg JPA bg utk sara hidup kat sana selama 3 bulan.

Btw, drp info2 yg aku dpt... wlupun dah bukak akaun HSBC kat sini, still kene bukak yg baru kat sana. Cuma klu pakai kad ATM HSBC sini & cucuk kat ATM HSBC sana, the charge is only RM5. Klu ATM bank lain plak kene charge RM10. Kira ok lah kan.

The nearest HSBC from Melville Grove. About 0.4 miles (0.64km).
Thank God we have Google Earth... hehee...

Lepas selesai segala urusan di bank, aku pun masuk opis. Pukul 4:15pm aku balik. Yer skrg sesuka hati aku jer nak masuk opis... sebab...... aku dah cuti!!! :-D

My replacement

Aku belum pegi lagi tau, but D already got a new company. Being a sporting wife, I had reluctantly agree on this...

Panasonic SC-EN38

Hehee... it turns out I'm enjoying the new company as well since it isn't just a CD player with radio & integrated universal dock for iPod but it can also play music direct from USB.

D must be glad that I'm leaving soon. Klu tak, the micro hi-fi will only play the songs from my MP3 player instead of his iPod. So I guess D won't be too lonely while I'm away... kan D... ;-)

Wow wee... marvelous!

Kek ni aku yg buat... hiksss... in my dream!


Actually, Catz yg buat. Nampak sedap kan... rasanya pun sedap.
Thanx a lot Catz!

We Are Together

2 weeks from now, I'll fly to UK. Will I miss you all? Of course I will. Thank God, we live in an era of world wide web. The internet will bring us together...

This is funny indeed...

Boss of Me

Boss: Tak boleh ke delay flight?
Me: (Hahaa... that's very funny, Boss.) Tak bleh... saya ada event 22hb tu.

& I maintained my serious look...... but he was just making a joke rite???

;-)

Pisang emas dibawa belayar...

This pic was snapped about a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, I've already sent several items to Liverpool. Semangat kan... hehee.

InsyaAllah, sekarang bungkusan ni sedang belayar dlm kapal laut & dijangka ~2 bulan baru sampai. Lama kan... so, takde lah aku letak pisang emas dlm bungkusan ni. Klu nak cepat, hantar pakai airplane but the cost is much much higher compare to by ship & still takes about 1 week to arrive.

For those who want to send parcels to me, which is highly encouraged, contain dry foods, spices or anything useful, check the parcel rates from Msia to Great Britain here & email me for the address ;-).

What a discovery!

Less hassle wearing contact lens as now, I have found a way to clean the lens automatically & apply them to my eyes without using my hand/fingers. Yay! I guess I can say goodbye to glasses for now & hello to a pair of big sunglasses. ;-) Tgh jakun ni... hehee...

Selamat Berpuasa!

Yeay! Ada bonus!! *chicken dance*

Bonus sebulan gaji untuk kakitangan awam

29/08/2008 5:23pm

KUALA LUMPUR 29 Ogos _ Kakitangan kerajaan akan menerima bonus sebulan gaji atau minimum RM1,000 yang akan dibayar dua kali.

Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, bonus itu akan dibayar pada September dan Disember.

"Kerajaan menghargai peningkatan produktiviti dan sumbangan kakitangan sektor awam kepada pembangunan negara," katanya. - Utusan
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Alhamdulillah... ada extra rezeki tahun ni. Tp saya suka nak mencadangkn kpd Pak Lah, mana lah tau klu Pak Lah termelawat blog ni... apa kata diadakan bonus maksimum... RM5000 ke... bonus minimum plak dinaikkan jd sekurang2nya RM2000. Takpun, semua dapat RM5000. Bukankah kita perlu membantu golongan yg lebih memerlukan?

Yg gaji atas RM5000 tu sure tak puas hati yek... sbb gaji aku bwh RM5000 lah aku mncdgkn sedemikian rupa... hikss. Tp aku hanya lah rakyat marhain yg takde apa2 kuasa pun nak execute the plan, just a suggestion... so tak perlu perarakan utk membantah k. ;-)

Ok... sambung balik chicken dance.

No Internet: Final Episode

Yahooo! Internet dah ada. Menurut kedai mamak kat umah aku ni, sbnrnya internet dah ada sejak smlm lepas pukul 12am. Now, I'm back in the game... internet surfing.

Good job, good job... TM Nut. (Ala2 Hancock ckp. It's not like he really means it.)

Berjumpa lagi di musim akan datang.
Hopefully nope!

No Internet: Episode 3

Saturday, August 23, 2008. 9:30pm.

I'm writing this offline. The Steamyx at my area fails to connect to Internet due to the cable putus kot since yesterday & needs 2 days to be repaired.

I'm not really pissed-off. I'm feeling kinda sick. I have a nasty cough & sore throat. No fever, luckily. But the cough & sore throat are enough to make me feeling uncomfortable even in my sleep. So, I'm not really in the mood to even feeling pissed-off over the Steamyx besides I'm not desperate to get connected to Internet... for now.

Tp pelikkan, this kind of service pun ada. Oh yer, tahun ni tahun ke-51 kemerdekaan. Spt tahun lepas, sekali-sekala kedengaran dentuman bunga api drp Pertandingan Bunga Api Antarabangsa & boleh lah nmpk sikit dr rumah aku bunga api bertaburan d langit.

Btw, we have quite lots of DVD that we haven't watch. However, D suggested we watch The Bourne Identity that we had already watched before. I had been planning to re-run Bourne Trilogy, so D's suggestion to watch Bourne is agreeable. Tonight, we plan to watch the 2nd one, The Bourne Supremacy.

Ok la, it's DVD time! Yeah Bourne time!
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008. 9:50pm

There's still no internet... so, I'm still writing this offline. Pinda tarikh lagi... 29hb plak dijangka siap. Seems like this "No Internet" post-series will have quite lots of episode.

Btw, we've finished re-watching Bourne Trilogy. I'd vote Jason Bourne as the coolest action hero!

Back to the internet subject, I'd like to use wireless broadband but I'm living somewhere at ulu with no 3G. I have tested Celcom Broadband before, the internet was so slow using GPRS. So, I guess I just have to settle with Steamyx, the best of the worst. However, due to this problem I don't think Steamyx deserves the title. It's not the best after all, not even among the worst.

6 days without internet connection at home & counting up...
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No Internet: Episode 2

Patutnya ptg ni aku duduk di dewan, tekun mndgr pembentangan. Tp, since masa begitu mencemburui aku ketika ini... cewahhh... aku pun tak senang duduk di dalam dewan tu memikirkan keje2 di ofis yg belum siap. Sori Boss, I think completing the current projects lg penting kan. Less than 2 weeks left & being myself, I work better under pressure. I focus more & no lazy2.

Cite pasal takde internet, bengang gak lah dgn Steamyx ni. Tp aku dah tanya, bleh dpt rebate tak... org Steamyx jwb boleh. So, ok lah... mistake happens kan. Nak bengang2 pun tak guna.

Just imagine dr hari Jumaat balik keje aku notis takde... sampai lah ke hari ini. Masa weekend tu, ntah brp kali aku call 100 tanya pasal status. Yg buat aku tambah bengang sbb staff TM Nut tu bg info yg berbeza. So, ada lah staff yg kene lecture dgn aku.

Ada masalah kabel... patutnya siap 24hb 12:30pm. Tp tak siap2 gak.

Semalam I was a lil bit panic bila tgk internet still takde & nak call 100... angkat tepon, no dial tone! Alamak... nasib aku ni ala2 sudah jatuh ditimpa tangga ke? Steamyx dah elok, land line plak buat hal? Btw, b4 this land line aku mmg penah rosak... so, takut lah klu rosak lg. I called 100 using hp. Ermmm... rupanya mmg tepon pun dah takde. Mcm besar kan masalahnya.

Now, tepon umah tak berfungsi, internet connection pun takde. Bak kata Catz, ada lah gak rasa mcm duduk dlm gua... hiks. Cuma gua ni ada set home theater... hehee. So, life without internet is still bearable.

Ruang lepak tgk TV/DVD... hot spot di kala internet takde.

No Internet

Internet kat umah aku down dr hari Jumaat. Bukan rumah aku je, actually satu kwsn. The latest status yesterday, 52 umah terlibat. Dijangka siap 27hb. Lama kan...

La ni aku dlm dewan, sdg 'mndgr' Datuk KP brucap, blogging using my hp.

Continue later...

Bowling Olympics?

Perlawanan bowling ini telah diadakan pada hari Selasa, 19 Ogos iaitu semalam, malangnya bukan di Beijing ttp hanya di Mines Shopping Fair... dari segi design bangunan lebih kurang lah kan mcm kat China.

Aksi2 ketika perlawanan.

Aksi seorang juara.

Dari kiri: Ekin, Nurul, Dil, Ijat & Ayap.
Pose gediks dari pemain pompuan & pose control macho dari pemain lelaki. Pose tetap maintain sblm & selepas game.

The result. Sila klik utk melihat keputusan dgn lebih jelas.

Ucu mesti lah juara kan. Juara sejati k, bukan sebab budak2 kasi can.
2nd - Nurul... mendahului pada awal game.
3rd - Ijat... hanya percaya pada satu bola (bola biru yg dipegang dlm gamba2 di atas).
4th - Ayap... hanya ketinggalan 1 mata di belakang Ijat.
5th - Ekin... pemain kidal.
Last a.k.a juara masuk longkang - Dil... the youngest, tangan masih terlalu keras.

Next time, klu ada rezeki kita main lg yek. Agaknya bila la tu. Yg ni pun aku gamble je bwk 5 org budak dlm 1 kete, maknanya 4 org dok belakang. Tak sampai hati plak nak tinggalkn yg paling kecik... wlupun muda compare to others, dia pun ada perasaan gak kan. Aku pk klu tetiba ada road block & polis nak saman semata2 4 budak kat belakang, aku suruh jer yg paling kecik tu kuar... mintak polis tu anta balik... mau meraung budak tu. Masa tu pandai2 lah polis tu nak pujuk.

Pas main bowling, xtvt shopping. Pkul 1.45pm, tgk wayang, citer Wallllllllllll Eeeee.

La ni aku takde mood nak buat review filem. Before this tgk cite Dark Night & SATC: The Movie pun takde mood nak review. Bukannya movie2 ni tak best atau tak berkesan.

Eh, tetiba ada mood plak nak buat review filem. Wall-E - cite ni amat sesuai ditayangkan pada Hari Bumi sebagai tayangan amal. Filem yg amat bermesej. Tak cukup kelakar... membuatkan aku tak sabar2 nak tgk Ice Age 3. Silap aku gak... entered the cinema with high expectation based on reviews at CinemaOnline. 3 bintang.

Dark Night - "Why so serious?" soalan Joker yg mendebarkn. Aku takut dia toreh mulut org tu dgn pisau je. Filem ni berjaya buat aku tak senang duduk. Cuma lupa-dah-nama-dia jadi Two-Faced quite lame la. 4 bintang.

SATC: The Movie - drama or chick flick yg kira best gak lah. ~180 minit yg tidak membosankan. Bergenang gak air mata tgk the gentle Charlotte yelled at Mr. Big for Carrie's sake & how Miranda struggled to mend her marriage. Tp knp yek Miranda's marriage problem mcm tak besar jer berbanding masalah Carrie? Is't the disadvantage of being independent for Miranda & advantage for being dependent for Carrie? I don't expect any answer, just something to ponder. 3 1/2 bintang... errr... 4 bintang. Between that la.

Ok, back to the original topic, pas tgk wayang, continue shopping. Inilah xtvt cuti sekolah urban style... spend dlm shopping complex je.

Btw, hebat budak2 ni shopping. Sampai lunch pun tak sempat. Kepenatan Ucu tau! (Refer to previous post.) Tapi takde lah tunjuk depan depa yg aku penat, maintain je la. Ucu ni muda lagi ;-). Sib baik lah kasut Crocs ni mmg selesa... not super-comfortable though, just comfortable. Sama je mcm kasut2 jalan aku sblm ni.

Crocs celeste suede ok, not celeste canvas.

Apa2 pun... budak2 tu seronok, aku pun seronok. Tired, yet it was fun!