Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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.

Monday, September 29, 2008

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.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

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.

Friday, September 26, 2008

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. ;-)

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

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.

Friday, September 19, 2008

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...

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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... ;-)

Saturday, September 13, 2008

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.

Friday, September 12, 2008

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.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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.

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

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

Sunday, September 07, 2008

My replacement

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


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!

Saturday, September 06, 2008

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???

;-)

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

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 ;-).