Jalan-jalan Cari Gym

Semangat ni nak kurus. =P

I've surveyed 5 gyms or fitness centres in order to find a good one in terms of the facilities provided, charged fee, distance from my office/home and the ambiance. I like T.L.S. in Kajang but it's quite far. The one in Equa^torial Hotel is not bad either. The gym is smaller compare to T.L.S but I love the sauna, steam bath & changing room. Looks very comfortable.

I also surveyed none-commercial gyms. Low fee but there's no other facility beside the gym.

After considering all the pros & cons, I think I should give the idea of joining a fitness centre a try first. So, yesterday I signed up for a 1-month trial at Az^Zahrah.

Today, I went home sweating after 1 and 1/2 hours workout. =D

I see you...

... in 3D. Yeap I've watched Avatar in 3D at KLCC last Saturday.

Overall, the storyline is ok. Walaupun 2 jam lebih, tak terasa. However, the plot is actually simple & predictable. Just that the planet Pandora where the local Navi lived is surreal with the fluorescent forest & floating islands. Memang cantik lah.

The message is good. Ada part yg sedih, tp tak lah sampai menangis. Sedih dgn ketamakan manusia.

But I'm quite disappointed with the 3D. I'm hoping many (many, many) things will pop out not just out of the screen, but feel like they're within our reach. Maybe I expect too much. Btw, the 3D glasses here look like made out of thick paper. Tapi masih selesa dipakai. Kat Liverpool dulu, memang mcm sun glasses. Tp mcm sun glasses yg murah lah.

However, there's no subtitle for the movie in 3D. Rasa mcm tengok movie kat UK plak.

Apa pun, enjoy tengok movie ni.

T.G.I.T!

Thank God It's Thursday! =D

Beberapa minggu ni, kita rasa seronok apabila tiba hari Khamis.

Hari ni juga keputusan PMR diumumkan. It's the moment of truth!

Hahaaa... somehow the phrase - "it's the moment of truth!" put a smile on my face. I think it's my favorite phrase during the master program. Mungkin penggunaannnya kurang tepat, but it was kinda funny to say it out loud even just to check the simulation result.

I can't recall on how did I study for PMR & managed to gel all As. But I do remember that I put extra efforts for Form 3 mid year exam & PMR trial exam just to be one of the best students in the class. (Tak ingat plak ada final year exam ke tak masa Form 3 tp rasa mcm ada 2 exam jer sblm PMR.)

Masa Form 1 & Form 2, nak menjadi yg terbaik di dlm kelas agak mudah. Tetapi masa Form 3 kerana ditempatkan di kelas yg 'terbaik', target hanyalah menjadi antara yg terbaik dlm yg terbaik. Mungkin kerana sudah belajar bersungguh-sungguh ketika peperiksaan pertengahan tahun & percubaan PMR, tidak perlu lg bersengkang mata untuk mengulangkaji pelajaran bg peperiksaan PMR yg sebenar.

Jadi, moralnya, berikan usaha yg terbaik & buat persiapan awal utk menghadapi peperiksaan.

Ketika SPM pula, masih segar dlm ingatan malam kertas Kimia. Target A1 sebab rasa dah ulangkaji habis wlupun buku rujukan Kimia antara yg paling tebal, sampai tak tau nak ulangkaji apa lg malam tu. So malam tu mcm rilek jer. Keputusannya, hanya mendapat A2. Tu lah yakin sgt. Jadi, yakin sgt pun tak boleh. Jgn berhenti memberikan yg terbaik jika mahu yg terbaik.

Isk... terasa penat. Lain kali lah sambung. Sambung zaman universiti pula.

Back to the PMR result, whatever the result is, it's not the end of the world & since it's 'just' PMR, it isn't the end of the bright future.

Masih belum terlambat kerana SPM bakal menyusul 2 tahun lagi. Ini yg akan menentukan langkah kita seterusnya pd masa hadapan. Mulakan usaha dari sekarang. Target biar tinggi sebab target ni yg akan drive kita untuk berusaha.

Apa yg penting?? Bukan kerjasama, tapi kerja keras... ;-)

Back from graduation to Winter School, now it's time...

... utk sambung jet lag!

Today is 1 Muharam 1431H. I have a few resolutions. Would like to state them down, but not now. Generally being a better person than the year before.

As for now, I think I could use some sleep.

Graduation_Day@Liverpool: Part 2

The graduation day was held on Tuesday, 8 Dec. I arrived at Liverpool on Monday nite. Since my session was at 3:30pm, so there was enough time in the morning for me to prepare for the ceremony like collecting the ticket & the graduation gown.

We had to hire our gown online before Nov 23 where we had to submit the measurement for the gown & hat. So the gown was collected by showing them the reference number. There were staff assigned to demonstrate/help us on how to wear the gown. I started feeling the excitement. =D

Hall where the graduation gowns were collected by the graduands.

Before getting ready for the graduation ceremony, I went to the city for window shopping. Really, it was good to be back to Liverpool & see the familiar places.

A few hours before the graduation ceremony.

To be continued...

A post specially dedicated to those who cracking their heads thinking of what to give me for my birthday =P

YES! It's Year End Sale & my birthday is coming. So here's my wish list...

1. Contact lens cleaner - Yang ada skrg dah rosak. Salah sendiri. Saya adalah pemakai contact lens tegar yg pemalas. So I really need a machine to clean the contact lens for me.

2. Epilator - Rasa tak larat lah nak threading/waxing consistently. So, I think the solution is an epilator.

3. Nintendo's Wii - Fun home workout. =D

4. Inverter convection microwave oven.

5. Glasses - I need a new pair that matches my tudung now. I'm interested with this design...

Nicole - A.N.T.M Cycle 13 winner

6. Multi-colored or red or orange or purple leather handbag - Not too small & not too big in size.

7. Stylish sassy wedges/sandals.

8. Tudung E^kin & yg sewaktu dgnnya - I love this tudung. So easy to wear. But the fabric for the cap must be different from the rest of the tudung.

Some of my collection.

9. Pocket PC with a sleek design like iPhone - Mine is still in a good condition. Tp tu lah, tak cantik. So far in my mind is this...

Just 9 & that's all. I'm absolutely not a demanding person. =D

Graduation_Day@Liverpool: Part 1

Where do I start? Too much to tell but too lazy to type & too bz to spend time typing it (read: nak baring tgk TV).

Ok, I did say before that I won't attend the graduation ceremony. Actually I told my friends a.k.a my comrades in Liverpool that I'd only consider of attending the ceremony if I got distinction. Too ambitious? I don't think so. It just that we hv to set our goals high & there are only 2 levels of passing the program - with or without distinction. So, of course I want to pass with distinction. Besides, there are other factors to be considered as well such as time, cost, mood etc.

To make a long story short, I do get distinction & after considering all the above factors I think I have to go. Otherwise, I might regret it later for skipping this once of a life time experience especially after all the hard works for a year. That's also why I should write it down (or type?) no matter how lazy or bz I am. =D

Pics before the ceremony.

To be continued...

The money and time spent, jet lag, travel sickness etc are worth it...

... it was an awesome-memorable-ceremony of the day!

I did it.
I pass the Master with Distinction.
Yay!

Detailed story later. It's time for (window) shopping! Oxford Street here I come...
- London, 9:58am

Feeling F

- The original post has been deleted. -

Opsss... ter-sent the post by email via the mobile phone. It should be sent last Friday nite but failed & stayed in the outbox. So there's no point on publishing the post now.

F stands for...

Nanti lah sambung. I'm not feeling well. I've got a cold.

Waktu rehat

Line tepon kat umah problem lagi... mcm hari tu. Dah tepon 100, dia kata Khamis baru ok. Tapi kalau based on the previous experience, mau seminggu ni. Nasib baik lah aku takde kebun or cafe... kalau tak mau layu semua tanaman & hangus makanan aku. Dah lah kat ofis ni social sites kene block.

Teringin gak nak bukak cafe, cuma masa masih belum mengizinkan. Sekarang kat umah cuma layan ANTM cycle 13 kat YouTube 1 episod setiap hari. Kalau tak, tak turn on pun laptop. Bz sungguh bunyinya kan. Sebenarnya, lepas balik keje, dah tak mood nak ngadap laptop. Lagi syok tgk TV sambil baring, merehatkan badan.

Petang ni nak gi Kompleks PKNS, nak jupe member. Dia nak gi haji Sabtu ni. Alhamdulillah, muda2 dah sampai seru. Aku ni bila lah agaknya. Suatu hari nanti, insyaAllah.

Tadi seseorang call aku. It was awkward. I always wonder, what if she knew the true story.

Isk, dah nak abis waktu rehat baru rasa mengantuk.

Ular?!

Masa mandi aku dgr bunyi siren kat kawasan perumahan aku ni. Pas mandi, turun bwh, aku dgr riuh rendah kt belakang rumah. Intai melalui tingkap dapur, aku tgk ramai budak2 & ada 2 org bomba kt belakang rumah sebelah. Pastu aku dgr budak2 tu kata ada ular. Ular?!

Terus pakai elok-elok & kuar rumah. Nak kene interview jiran sebelah ni apa citer sebenar.

Rupa-rupanya ada sekor ular kapak masuk kat yard rumah jiran aku & melingkar atas mesin basuh. Seram sejuk aku dgr. Aku sebenarnya ada sikit fobia kt ular. Nak berdiri dekat dgn akuarium/kandang berisi ular pun aku cuak.

Bila jd kes ni, aku rasa lega sgt sebab aku dah simen belakang rumah. Takde tanah pun yg tinggal. Kalau tak, mesti belakang rumah lalang tengah tumbuh tinggi & dipersalahkan secara tak langsung. Malu jer.

Rumah jiran aku tu pun semak gak, dia pun akui tapi takde lah tahap penuh lalang. La ni kitorang salahkan rumah sebelah kiri rumah aku yg takde org duduk. Lalang kat belakang rumah tu mmg dah lebat giler. Actually, kalau tengok kat belakang rumah org lain pun, byk jer yg tak berjaga. Penuh semak-samun & lalang macam rumah aku sebelum bersimen dulu. =P

Bangga plak rasa sebab dah simen belakang rumah.

Belakang rumah yg baru bersimen lebih kurang sebulan yg lalu.

Aku dah check yard. Alhamdulillah takde apa2. Dulu penah baca berita ular dok dlm mesin basuh. Tapi tak berani plak nak check. Kene tunggu D balik. Mana lah tau... kwang3x.

Bawang Merah Bawang Besar

Bawang merah tp saiz mcm bawang besar. Mungkin mmg bawang besar kot.

A Convoy to A Wedding

Ahad lepas ke Jengka. Ahad ni ke Banting, kenduri belah lelaki pula. Kali ni ke Banting berkonvoi lebih 15 buah kereta. Berkumpul dan sarapan di rumah Mak. Pukul 11:30am, mula bergerak ke Banting.

Berkonvoi menuju ke Banting, rumah keluarga pengantin lelaki.

Bergambar dengan sepupu & anak2 buah.

Pengantin baru. Semoga dimurahkan rezeki & berkekalan hingga ke akhir hayat. Amin.

Rombongan pengantin.

Balik dari kenduri, sambung makan nasi lemak kat umah Mak. Abis diet!

A Trip to A Wedding

Last weekend was a hectic weekend, especially for D. Actually, on Saturday morning while I was typing the previous post, there was an Indon guy repairing the broken tiles outside the porch.

Then we went to Puchong to settle something. We had to wait almost 45 minutes there bcos our agent had another customer. I started feeling starving. When our agent babbled about the promotional & non-promotional items, I felt like shouting at him to cut it off. Seriously, to be on a diet is tougher than I thought. I did have a breakfast, but still starving for a lunch.

After the business is settled, we shot to Bukit Tinggi. Not really, we stopped at McD Drive Thru & bought 3 sets of meal just for the 2 of us =D.

So, here's the pics at Bukit Tinggi.

The next day, early in the morning we started our journey to my cousin's wedding. Arrived at 8:40am. The mak andam was preparing the bride for solemnization ceremony.

Tahniah CT!

2 hours later, we headed back & reached home at 2pm. At 3pm, went to LCCT. D pun terbang ke Sabah. Me? Just did the thing that I enjoy most - relaxing at home :-).

Morning Post

JD MMS-ed me this pic yesterday.

Finally the gate is installed. Perfect timing since JD will fly to Sabah tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow, we'll attend my cousin's wedding at Pahang in the morning since we have to get back as soon as possible for D to catch the flight. A room at Bukit Tinggi for today has already been booked last 2 weeks, canceled last Monday & canceled the cancellation last Tuesday.


Luckily it's easy to deal with Cu^ti.com.

So off we'll go to Bukit Tinggi this afternoon. Tata.

Rumah terbuka

Sejak 3 minggu yg lepas, rumah aku mmg sedia terbuka. Lebih tepat lg, porch yg terbuka. Aku ni jenis yg suka tutup pagar... siap mangga sekali. Bukan apa, sebagai langkah keselamatan. So, bila dah takde pagar ni, rasa mcm kurang selamat. Tp Alhamdulillah so far, tak jd apa2 yg tidak diingini.

Gambar ni diambil rasanya 2 minggu yg lepas. Skrg porch dah siap, tp masih belum pasang pagar.

Sejak minggu lepas, aku rasa setiap hari aku makan banyak (giler). Apa taknya, rumah terbuka & jamuan raya berturut2. Hari ni hari terakhir Syawal pun ada lagi jamuan raya. Jamuan raya hari ni, ingat kan takde geng, tak makan byk. End up bertambah gak. Dasar kuat makan =D. Yer, saya mengaku yg saya kuat makan.

Sabtu lepas balik kampung, ada kenduri kawen. Syok makan, boleh terlupa plak yg tu kenduri kawen. Boleh plak nak duduk lama2 sebab ingatkan rumah terbuka. Tak sedar dah ada org tunggu kt belakang sbb nak duduk.

Sebenarnya, aku pun bersemangat nak buat rumah terbuka. Tapi tak dapat masa yg sesuai. Tengok lah, klu ada rezeki buat rumah terbuka pasca hari raya plak ;-). Yg pasti weekend ni & weekend depan famili aku ada kenduri kawen. So ntah bila lah nak buat tu.

Jadi mulai esok, boleh lah aku memulakan my own The Biggest Loser program. Kali ni aku serius. Percayalah.

Yes!

Thursday - Oct 8, 2009

I'm soooo happy!

Last Monday, I emailed my supervisor since he had asked me to keep in touch. So I think it'd be appropriate to wish him Eid Mubarak (walaupun dah 2 minggu kita menyambutnya).

Last nite he replied the email. To my surprise, in the email he informed me that he has got my aggregated project mark.

The mark is better than I have expected!

I don't know whether the mark has been finalised or not. I don't wanna be overjoyed until the official result is released. Still it's a good news & gives me hope.

I guess the hard work and tears might be worth it after all. Insya Allah.

PS: Tetiba teruja plak nak gi konvo.

PPS: I did create this post on Thursday.

Raya & bla bla bla...

Lately, nak turn on laptop pun malas sangat. Apa lagi lah nak update blog. So, here's the brief update.

Aku rasa tahun ni lah persiapan raya di Msia yg paling simple. Actually hampir langsung tiada persiapan. Kuih raya beli 1 jenis jer - tart jem & kerepek. Dah abis buat makan sendiri.

Baju raya pun sampai skrg tak beli lg. Nasib baik ada baju yg dibeli tahun lepas. Baju tu dibeli pada hari aku berangkat ke UK. Flight tgh mlm, siang tu sempat lg pergi shopping & terbeli plak baju raya wlupun tau takkan pakai raya tahun tu. Alhamdulillah, masih muat lagi. Carik jugak baju raya siap di pasaraya yg berdekatan, tapi takde yg berkenan di hati.

Sepasang kurung biru di pagi raya.

Malamnya beraya dgn Chipmunks.

Aku gi tengok wayang dgn D, citer 'The Gamer'. Orang tak ramai kt wayang. Kalau tak, segan gak nak amik gambar dgn Chipmunks ni. Tapi kualiti gambar kurang sbb amik pakai handphone.

Lepas makan rendang, nasi himpit & kuah kacang Mak, semangat raya pun berkurangan. Tu lah bila looking forward for hari raya sebab nak makan jer. Hari2 raya seterusnya dihabiskan di rumah, tengok TV. Memang officially jadi couch potato. Cuma tak lah terbaring on a couch, tapi terbaring jer atas karpet depan TV. Maklum lah, setahun tak tengok TV... jadi kemaruk sikit. Hari tu balik, tak tgk TV sgt.

Rumah yg agak bersepah, dikemas secara berperingkat. Jumaat lepas cuci langsir. Memang berkati-kati habuk. Isk... terkoyak plak day curtain akibat kecuaiaan sendiri. La ni, sliding door ni takde day curtain. So hari Sabtu, gi Kamdar yg baru bukak kt Putrajaya utk tempah langsir. 2 minggu baru siap katanya. Kiranya day curtain tu jer lah langsir baru utk raya ni. Tu pun klu sempat siap sblm raya abis.

Isnin lepas dah start keje. Memang malas giler nak start tapi paksa gak diri gi keje pagi tu. Semuanya berjalan lancar. Report for duty, mengadap boss, amik PC baru & setup opis. Di samping tu, catch up on the story/gossip kat tpt keje. Ok lah. Somehow, it feels good to return to work.

Nanti lah sambung. Nak tgk TV.

On starting over & eid preparation...

Maybe not really starting over but sort of. Yesterday, went to Alamanda to buy toiletries such as shampoo, soap etc. I also bought new handbags! Yeap, handbag with 's'.

Today I'm planning to but new clothes. You see, I came back with a 26kg baggage. The staff did check my e-ticket for the baggage weight limit. 1kg extra than allocated by MAS. Luckily, no excess baggage charge. I didn't bring many clothes home. I shipped most of them. Now, I have a limited choice of cloth to wear. I don't feel like wearing the old clothes. They seem a lil bit smaller for me. I guess they shrink in time. =P

The house needs to be clean & tidy up. It's not so dirty since D already mopped the floor but it's still quite dusty especially the kitchen tabletop. Messy, indeed. So, at least for today, hope I could clean up the kitchen. Kalau tak, jawabnya tak berasap lah dapur.

Still haven't bought cookies for raya. Malah, baju raya yg tahun lepas tu pun belum cuba, ntah muat ke tak lagi. Even, I'm not really remember where have I kept them.

Yes, I'm in the raya mode but like I've posted before, it just means makan sedap-sedap. I'm not eager to do the prepation though. Somehow, not like during the spring break, I feel tired this time. Last nite I couldn't even sleep. Maybe the effect of jet-lag. Only fell asleep after Subuh.

Ok, need to clean up the kitchen now. Yawning.

Tara Liverpool!

12:30pm UK time.

I'm on the train to Manchester Airport rite now. Tomorrow I'll have my iftar in Msia, insyaAllah. Even though I can't wait to get back home, but I have a confession to make...

Indeed.

Eh, lupa nak letak tajuk.

Takde assignment, takde keje, takde benda nak study. Alangkah indahnya! Jangan jeles kepada kawan2 yg masih belajar. Your time will come, insyaAllah.

Nothing specific to write but there's so much time to kill. So mari kita ber'random'...

☑ Notice my header? No need to eloborate more. MODE: RAYA (read makan sedap2).

☑ Semalam pegi bank. Really need to be patient with bank service here. Actually I wasn't planning to close my account bcos I do hv feeling that closing bank account here won't be simple.

Dipendekkn cerita, I told the officer that I want to withdraw all my money, but when being asked whether I want to close my account, I simply answered yes.

So my bank account is closed but I'll only get my money on Wednesday morning! She said actually it needs 1 week to close an account & take the remaining balance. But since my flight will be on Wednesday afternoon, so the soonest that I can get my balance is on the morning.

Kad aku pun diambil & dilipat. Aku pun kuar bank. Suddenly it hit me. I don't have much money left. I don't have bank cards, my account is already closed. So I went into the bank again & told the officer my situation. I managed to withdraw £200 with the officer's authorization.

Pelik kan. See... they managed to let me take MY £200 with their authorization after my account is closed. So why not the rest of the balance? But don't be worry for me. I'm sure I'll get the rest of my money on Wednesday morning. Somehow I guess they just enjoy complicate things.

Cerita pasal bank jer dah boleh jd 1 post.

☑ Tak tau lah kenapa baggage penuh & berat. ~22kg la ni. Ingatkan dah pos barang 2 kotak besar, kurang dah barang yg nak bawak balik naik kapal terbang. Hilang mood nak shopping bila pikir takut terlebih berat. Sekarang ni pun dah lebih 20kg. Tension. Tapi hati masih meronta-ronta nak shopping. Oh yer, balik guna economy class yek. No business class macam masa pegi.

Malam tadi, cuba repacking. Timbang dgn tangan apa yg berat sgt tu. Pindahkan ke backpack. Fikir apa lagi benda yg boleh dibuang. Apa pun, kalau nak shopping, hari ni lah hari terakhir but still I haven't make up my mind. Tu yg masih ada kt bilik ni. Kalau tak, dah ke city centre gi shopping.

☑ Atas galakan Mas, aku dah katam 2 anime - Fruits Basket & Ouran HSHC. Memang best dua2 anime ni. Kelakar. For me FB kelakar in a cute way. Ouran plak kelakar in a crazy way. One thing, aku kurang feel kalau tgk yg english dubbed. Lebih suka tengok with english subtitle sebab suka dgr diorang cakap Jepun. Kawaii.

☑ Bilik hotel ni sebenarnya dah book lebih kurang 2 bulan yang lalu. Book single suite room. Sekali masuk, ada 1 queen bed & 1 single bed. Memang tak sangka sebab bilik ni murah. Yg penting ada wifi & lokasi strategik. Tengah2 antara dept & city centre. Biasanya kalau dari bilik dulu pun kalau nak gi city, memang lalu hotel ni. So kawasan hotel ni tak lah asing.

☑ Semalam pegi dept gak. Amik recommendation letter from my supervisor. Walaupun tak de lah terpikir nak buat PhD dlm masa terdekat ni, tapi mintak jer lah recommendation letter.

Ok lah enough with the randomness. I think I want to go to the city now. Kalau tak shopping, cuci mata pun jd lah.

Sama tapi tak serupa

Hi, I'm at a hotel rite now. Bermalas-malasan. Nothing specific to do. TV ada, tp siaran takde. Tak komplen pun sebab ingatkan takkan rasa boring macam ni sebab ada internet. Esok lah komplen. Checked out from the uni accommodation hall ~12pm. Gi hotel, nasib baik dapat check in terus. Lega dapat merehatkan diri dengan tenang.

Sebab dah boring, mari kita bercerita. Ni ceritanya...

Semalam berbuka puasa di rumah supervisor aku. Yeap, my supervisor is a muslim, from Iran. Sebelum ni aku pun tak pasti sama ada dia muslim yg mengamalkan atau tidak sebab tak pernah bg salam & dia tak pegi solat Jumaat, dr apa yg aku nmpk lah. I was surprise when he invited me for iftar. Wlupun dlm kepala rasa ralat, tapi takkan nak tolak plak kan.

Ke rumah orang Iran & berbuka puasa bersama merupakan pengalaman yang mengejutkan. Kawan aku dari Arab Saudi ada bagitau pasal depa ni. Tapi ingatkan tak semua mcm yg dikatakannya. Yerlah, mungkin kerana nila setitik rosak susu sebelanga. Tapi rupanya apa yg diberitahunya itu benar. So tak lah terkejut sangat. Nasib baik. Kalau tak, mesti muka cuak.

Masa untuk berbuka puasa bagi depa bukan waktu Maghrib, tapi lebih kurang 1/2 jam selepas Maghrib. Sah2 dah gelap kat luar tu. Tak tau lah kalendar/jadual apa depa pakai. Aku ada 2 jadual waktu solat yg dikeluarkn oleh Islamic societies kt sini & 1 rujuk internet. Waktu maghrib paling lewat pun ~7:45pm. Ni pukul ~8:15pm baru sibuk nak berbuka. Menurut kawan Arab aku tu, depa tunggu bintang kuar baru buka puasa. Yer lah kot.

Kita selalu dengar pasal sunni & syiah. Apa yg aku faham depa ni fahaman syiah, sedangkan kita fahaman sunni. Yerlah kita berpandukan pada al-Quran & sunnah. Apa pun, baru aku nmpk yg 2 fahaman ni memang lain.

Dekorasi rumah dia pun memeranjatkan aku. Depa tak kisah letak objek manusia dan haiwan sebagai perhiasan. Hiasan rumah dia ala2 egyptian. Patung Great Sphinx of Giza pun ada. Sebab tu aku kata macam Egypt. Ditambah plak dgn lukisan orang yang ntah lah. Btw, depa ni Parsi. So tu lah kot pengaruh Persian.

He did talk about lailatul qadr & quran. Agak pelik sebenarnya. We know the same thing & we believe in the same God. But we have different understanding. Tapi kitorang takde bercakap pasal fahaman. Bagi aku, fahaman diorang salah. Tapi bagi depa plak, mungkin fahaman kita yg salah. Kalau bercakap, mungkin boleh gaduh.

Aku rasa supervisor aku tak tau yg aku, orang Msia tak sama fahaman dgn depa. Dia tak pernah sampai ke rantau ni. Negara Brunei pun macam dia tak penah dengar. Mungkin agak sedikit self-obsess di situ. Dia ingat kan orang Arab jer kot yg fahaman lain dengan depa. Menurut kawan Arab aku, orang Arab & orang Parsi memang tak ngam sebab isu ni lah.

Pengalaman ni buat aku hilang respek sikit kat depa. Dulu, aku penah terima emel memuji presiden Iran. Nampak begitu humble walaupun seorang presiden. Solat di tepi jalan. Tapi depa lain rupanya.

If you are not practising the religion, maybe you don't get the hidayah yet. However, if you are practising it, but in a different way? Patutlah sesama Islam pun kita berperang.

Panjang plak pos aku ni. Apa pun, supervisor aku & family dia amat lah baik. Isteri dia siap pelawa aku utk tinggal di rumah depa sampai aku balik instead of menginap kat hotel. Siap cakap yg dia tak ajak2 ayam. She really means it. Bungkuskan aku untuk makan sahur sekali.

Adakah mereka akan melayan aku dgn baik kalau tau aku fahaman lain? Hmm... ntah lah. Berat sungguh masalah fahaman ni sbnrnya.

Aku nak cakap lebih2 pun tak paham sgt. Ini dari pengalaman aku jer. Apa pun aku tersangat lah yakinnya kita patut berbuka puasa waktu Maghrib & jangan melewatkan berbuka puasa.

Memang kita sama agama, tapi somehow tak serupa. Sekian cerita kali ini.

Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah

Selesai sudah program MSc! Alhamdulillah.

Penat lelah selama setahun, bersengkang mata kerana study/assignment dan penyeksaan mental :P akhirnya berakhir. Tarik nafas panjang2... hembus... LEGA!

Apart of me still in disbelief that it's over. Wow. It feels really good indeed. I guess today I couldn't help smiling or grinning for the whole day.

Eh, tetiba rasa syahdu. Walaupun tanggungjawab sebagai seorang pelajar berat (dah macam karangan BM plak), somehow I have get used to it. It's not great, but it's not so bad either. Apa lagi belajar di perantauan. Certainly, there's something (other than the weather) that I'd miss here.

The graduation ceremony will be held on Dec 8. Lambat lagi kan. Tak bercadang nak pegi pun. Most importantly I have fulfilled the requirements to pass the master program, insyaAlah.

Will write about today more in another post. For now I just want to enjoy the end of the life as a master student. Seronoknya! :-D

I know that somehow I work better under pressure, but...

BUT... (memang sengaja ulang 'but' 2X)

don't ever wait until the last minute to complete a job!

Penat. I am. Really.

Last week, I've been pushing myself to work extra harder. I only realized that I was running out of time on Friday 28/8. Stupid me. I didn't put into plan the time taken for proofreading and hard-binding.

So, that's it. The plan then is just keep working. I had to ignore the backache that the period given me. Even, I wasn't fasting, I just ate muffins for the whole day. Giler lah... & I swear to myself I wont ever procrastinating. Really I did. I think I have learned my lesson.

Alhamdulillah, it ends well anw. Somehow, I do work better, or at least work well under pressure, to be exact under crunch time. I managed to send it to proofreading section by section and did the hard-binding with nice embossed lettering on the cover while most of the students just did it at the library with a blank cover.

Today, I submit the thesis. Horray! Wait, I still have an oral presentation to undergo.

But knowing myself, I know I'll repeat this mistake again. & when I'm in the middle of the crisis, I'll regret for putting myself in that situation & promise all over again not to procrastinate next time.

Simply me.

However, I'll try to change this time. This post is a reminder to me how I've been suffering because of the last minute work. Indeed. I have suffered.

I'll start by preparing the presentation and packing my stuff seriously now. Btw, the oral presentation and collection date for my boxes will be on this Friday. I'll seriously looking for troubles if I don't start both of the tasks right away.

So, here I am, thinking which one I should do rite now, preparing the presentation or packing my stuff.

Puasa@UK: Hari 9

Hari ni buat eksperimen masak mee goreng seafood sebab dah boring makan nasi. Takde cili boh. Guna kicap & serbuk cili jer. Hasilnya...

Hiks, tak teringat nak amik gambar.

Rasanya... boleh lah. Lebih sedap dr yg dijangkakan. Serius. Ingatkn tak boleh jamah langsung. Cuma masin sikit. Terlebih taruk kicap.

Kata dah boring makan nasi, tapi lepas Zohor tadi gi Tesco boleh plak beli beras 1kg. Walaupun beras sekarang dah nak abis, patutnya beli jer lah 500g sbb tinggal 2 minggu jer lagi. Nampak gayanya sebab nak abiskan 1kg beras tu, terpaksa gak lah makan nasi hari2. Memburukkan lagi keadaan, rupanya aku ada beli 500g beras pada satu masa dahulu. Jd skrg aku ada 1.5kg beras utk dihabiskn dalam masa 2 minggu. Mungkin bleh offer kat kengkawan yg nak beli beras. Lelong, lelong beras basmati 1kg!

Mungkin aku kene rancang menu berbuka puasa selama 2 minggu ni utk elakkan pembaziran dgn membeli bahan konon nak masak, pastu masaknya benda lain, di samping abiskan segala stok yg ada. Macam byk je stok makanan aku. Byk gak lah. Cereal ada 2 kotak. Tapi takde mood dah nak makan cereal & susu, walaupun utk sahur. Memang dah stop beli susu pun. Nampak gayanya cereal tu bakal jd snek, kunyah2 gitu jer lah. Daging burger plak rasanya ada 16 ketul lg. Tu bila plak aku nak makan. Isk, rosak program diet.

Ni lah akibatnya orang yg konon2 jarang ke kedai, so sekali beli tu, beli byk sekali. Tu lah tak kurus sebab tak putus2 makanan.

Teringin gak nak masak dua tiga jenis lauk & jemput member berbukak posa sekali. Tapi keadaan tidak mengizinkan. La ni masak ala kadar je, bukak posa pastu sambung siapkan tesis.

Tadi dengar PM kita berucap kat radio sempena kemerdekaan yg ke-52 tahun. Rasa macam dengar tazkirah kat radio IKIM plak. Tapi, tapi aku tak dengar radio IKIM waktu malam gini. Dengar waktu siang jer. Maklum lah bulan puasa, insaf sikit.

Selamat Hari Merdeka! 2 minggu lagi aku juga akan merdeka drp program MSc ni, insyaAllah.

Serius lah, dah boring makan nasi. Kalau makan nasi dengan lauk ketam ke, sambal kerang ke, masak lemak perut ke, baru ada selera. :-P

Puasa@UK: Hari 1

UK pun mula posa hari Sabtu. Member aku bgtau ada argument yg kata mula hari Jumaat. Klu Msia raya hari Ahad 20/9 & aku start posa kat sini hari Jumaat, maknanya 31 hari lah aku posa! So aku yakin hari Sabtu. Hiks. Memang hari Sabtu lah.

~2am sahur makan chocolate muffin & burger. Lepas subuh ~4:30am baru tido. Bangun pagi pukul 10, cuci muka, terus kuar ke porter's lodge, check kotak dah sampai ke belum. Tak sampai lagi rupanya. So xtvt packing masih belum bermula.

Pastu surfing internet, surfing internet & akhirnya settle down dgn Big Brother 11 (BB11) kat YouTube. Best gak BB ni... (waktu2 mcm ni mmg semuanya best. Distraction). Macam The Sims. Semua peserta duduk satu rumah.

Sambil tengok BB11, draft ASM chart for the Verilog program. Baru perasan ada yang tak kene & dapat idea mcm mana nak design edge triggering.

Cadangnya nak tido kejap sebab malam nanti stay up lg. Layan BB11 punya pasal, langsung tak tido. Pukul 6:40pm baru terhegeh-hegeh nak mandi. Hehee, bangun pagi td tak mandi pun.

7:15pm kuar gi Tesco beli juice & muffin. Baru terasa penat. Actually tak penat, cuma rasa lemah. Jalan pun separa zombie sambil terbayang juadah buka posa di Msia. Tapi dlm byk2 makanan di Msia, ntah camna aku bleh terbayang nasi goreng sardin.

Member jemput bukak posa kat umah dia. So lepas gi Tesco, terus ke rumah member. Pukul 8:30pm bukak posa. Alhamdulillah, walaupun tak makan nasi, makan bubur & kuih muih jer macam samosa, still kenyang (giler). Rupanya orang Arab ni depa tak bukak posa makan nasi. Eh, tetiba terbayang plak samosa daging tu. Sedap.

Hari ni sahur makan biskut 3 keping jer. Tu pun klu ikutkn tak lah sahur sbb makan ~12am, sambil layan BB11. Ingat nak masak Maggie ker utk sahur, tapi masih kenyang. Kalau tiap2 hari macam ni, mmg pasti menjadi program TBL aku.

Ermm... nak makan apa utk bukak posa hari ni yek.

Menjelang hari raya

Puasa belum lagi, dah citer pasal raya. Yer lah, persiapan hari raya kene lah dibuat dr skrg kan. Sama spt Msia, UK pun tgk anak bulan Ramadan hari ni.

Based on the schedule that I got, Imsak will be ~4:15am & Maghrib will be ~8:30pm. Alhamdulillah, bukan peak summer. Klu peak summer Maghrib pukul 9:30pm. Sah kurus klu posa time tu!

So, I'll be back for raya on 16/9, dan insyaAllah sampai kt Msia on 17/9. My flight details:

BD 591 -- 16SEP WED MANLHR -- 1745 - 1850
MH 1 -- 16SEP WED LHRKUL -- 2200 - 1725

Back for raya & back for good. Yeehaaa! Another kesyukuran kerana dpt beraya di Msia. Alhamdulillah.

Nak balik, kene lah pack barang. Tp barang bukan 1 beg... tak tau lah berapa beg. I already ordered 2 large boxes from Malaysia^Kargo yesterday. 1 kotak 35kg. Rasanya cukup kot 70kg. Sebab tu order kotak awal. Klu tak cukup, bleh order lg. I plan to ask them to collect the box to be shipped on 12/9 which is a day after the oral presentation. Oh no, tak mau cakap pasal projek skrg.

Aku ada beli baju raya utk tahun lepas tp tak pakai pun. So kira boleh lah tu. Harap2 muat lagi lah :-P. Kaler biru. Take note D, kaler biru k.

Hampir lupa sbnrnya pasal kuih raya. Takpe, malam raya pun boleh beli.

Untuk rumah, tak sempat rasanya nak tukar langsir baru wlupun mmg dah jemu dgn langsir skrg. Nmpknya tukar tahun depan lah. Tp klu D rajin, cuci lah langsir tu yek =D. Ntah berapa kati habuk kt langsir tu. Hiks.

Ok lah, sekian dulu citer menjelang hari raya.

Selamat Menjalani Ibadah Puasa! Semoga Ramadan ini membawa keberkatan utk kita semua. Semoga kita menjadi umat yg lebih baik. Amin.

Grey punya anatomi

I love Grey’s Anatomy (GA). A TV series that somehow can bring tears to my eyes… hikss. I take the quiz… yippie… I’m Christina.

Ok, from the description I’m nothing like Christina but I really like her strong character. My favorite was Izzie which was before Izzie had an affair with George. So, Christina becomes my favorite then.

What about Meredith? She’s sweet, she’s kind-hearted & she’s like a moderator among them, but she annoys me with her mcdreamy-you-love-me-&-i-love-you-but-ntahapahapa love life.

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Actually, I created the post above about a year ago & it has been in my draft since then. I forget why I decided not to publish it, maybe I planned to write more.

Now that I watch the series on YouTube, I think my favorite is still Izzie. However, I still don't get how she could be possibly in love with George. They don't make a good pair, I don't feel the chemistry. Btw, I read on internet that they might leave GA. Can't wait to watch Season 5, but I have to finish Season 4 1st. 8 more episodes of the season to go. Ok, I'm juggling my thesis & GA rite now. Bad student, I know. Roll eyes.

As usual, this series always come out with nice quotes that make me ponder.

"Forgive and forget. That’s what they say. It’s good advice, but it’s not very practical. When someone hurts us, we want to hurt them back. When someone wrongs us, we want to be right. Without forgiveness, old scores are never settled… old wounds never heal. And the most we can hope for, is that one day we’ll be lucky enough to forget."
- Grey's Anatomy (Season 4 Episode 4)

"In some ways we grow up; we have families... we get married, divorced... but for the most part we still have the same problems that we did when we were fifteen. No matter how much we grow taller, grow older, we are still forever stumbling... forever wondering, forever... young."
- Grey's Anatomy (Season 4 Episode 8)

& I'm pondering about the same thing as before. Yeah, it has been almost 2 years.

I guess it's time to forgive & forget. It's time to grow up. If we have to find a reason to do so, then do it for the good old & coming days. For a better life it is.

Cheers mate! ;-)

6 more deaths, total fatalities at 44

PUTRAJAYA: There were six more Influenza A(H1N1)-related deaths reported on Wednesday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 44.

Source: The Star Online


☞ Apasal skrg ni hari2 ada jer berita org meninggal kt Msia sbb H1N1 ni? Btw, kt sini klu ada symptom, instead of going to the hospital seeking for the treatment, we're advised to stay at home, call certain number & they'll come to check you.

End of An Affair

6 tahun!

Yer, 6 tahun kami bersama. Akhirnya, dengan berat hati aku mengucapkan selamat tinggal...

kepada...

walletku!

Ahaksss.

Isk, 6 tahun aku gunakan wallet yg sama. Wallet tu pun masih elok, masih boleh dipakai. Nak kata boring pun tidak.

Cuma tetiba terbuka hati nak beli wallet baru. Bukan satu, tapi dua!

Ni lah akibatnya kalau hobi suka window shopping. Tak banyak, sikit pun tershopping gak.

Lebih kurang sebulan yg lepas, aku ke John^Lewis. Tetiba ternampak wallet ni.

Memang berkenan dgn design & saiznya yg kecil. Aku ni tak suka pakai wallet yg besar & gemuk. Kaler merah ada satu je, terus lah beli sebab dah berkenan.

Tapi, boleh plak sayang nak pakai. Sayang juga nak stop gunakn yg lama. So simpan je wallet baru dlm laci.

Kemudian, 2 minggu yg lepas aku ke Deben^hams pula. Nampak wallet ni terus jatuh hati.

Walaupun saiz dia agak besar bg aku, suka giler dgn design dia. Ada 2 compartment berzip. Boleh asingkn syiling kpd 2 bhgn, senang nak mncari masa bayar. Kat UK ni byk sgt duit syiling - £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p & 1p.

Kali ni takde sayang2 dah. Balik bilik terus tukar wallet.

Well, skrg syiling dah tak byk terkumpul mcm dulu sbb dah tak terkial2 nak mencari especially 2p & 1p.

So now, my wallet is purple in color!

A Sweet Escape

It's a wonderful sunny day...

And nobody cries.
There's only butterflies bees.

P/s: Hati, tak mau sedih2 dah ok. ;-)

It's ugly, but it's the truth.

Dear Sir,

I've been informed that Prof. *** is the assessor for my MSc Project instead of Dr. *** as stated in the MSc Projects Allocation file. However Prof. *** is in different field, where he might not be suitable as the assessor of my project which is more related to digital system.

I hope you'll consider this. Thank you.

The reply:

Hi, I don’t think there is a problem- we all try to be fair. Also we have another assessment panel to moderate the final marks.

How fair is't when the other students project assessor are in the same field? Somebody who could understand their projects, who can judge them by the work & output of the project... not just marking based on the organization, language & contents generally.

Well, somehow the coordinator is the one who mentioned about trying-to-be-fair. So, there's an issue there. By having another assessment panel will solve this issue? Should I be relief then? This so-called assessment panel will have several numbers of meeting so that the result can only be published after a month & that's it. Nothing will change just like our exam marks.

Nak komplen & persoalkan lebih2 pun tak guna sebab penilai tu org penting dlm dept. Dia patut lebih tahu adalah tidak wajar menjadi penilai kepada projek yg bukan di bawah bidang dia. Dah lah tu, aku memang tak suka dia dari dulu. Sombong & berlagak. Dia pernah marah student for a silly thing. Kalau komplen lebih2 he might tell me to push off like he did to the poor student.

Maybe the assessor that had been assigned to my project before is very busy & dept kekurangan lecturer dalam bidang digital electronics, which is true. So, aku & sorang lagi student menjadi mangsa of dept attemp of 'try-to-be-fair'.

Somehow this dept is 'suckier' (more than suck) than I thought.

Rasa macam mimpi ngeri bila supervisor aku bgtau pasal ni. Aku rasa supervisor aku pun terkejut & dia yg nasihatkan kitorang supaya emel the coordinator. Yeah, I got a low mark for my interim report but knowing the assessor, he's being generous already. If only I knew he'll be my assessor, I'll write my interim report like the preliminary report. That's another thing that piss me off.

It's unfair! Indeed.

Nampaknya harapan utk dapat markah yg baik dalam projek - berkecai. InsyaAllah, aku lulus. Tapi terasa kecewa sebab projek ni akan affect markah purata aku & I couldn't maintain it. Seperti dlm lumba lari, aku dah mendahului peserta lain, tapi tetiba terjatuh sebab lane aku ada batu. Or is't just me being unlucky? Yes, I'm being dramatic now.

Mungkin terlalu awal utk kecewa. I couldn't help it.

Untuk menceriakan hati yang lara, aku ke city centre menonton citer The Ugly Truth sambil menikmati core sundae. Nyum, nyum. Citer ni ok tp hanya sesuai utk tontonan org dewasa. Kelakar. Memang menghiburkan. Lupa kejap masalah ni. Suka Katherine Hei^gl. Hari tu layan Knocked^Up pun sebab dia.


Somehow this movie has reminded me that I got a pocket full of sunshine =D by having this song as one of the soundtrack.

I smile up to the sky, I know I'll be all right.

For me the ugly truth is no matter how hard you try, no matter how good you are, no matter how well you've planned, no matter how control freak you naturally are... things don't always turn out as you expect them to be.

Things happen for reasons.

M.A.L.A.S

This is what I feel lately.

Cannot, cannot. Only 5 weeks left (including thesis writing). I should do my best & spend the time wisely. Tak boleh bermalas-malasan.

I got my mark for the interim report from my supervisor 2 weeks ago. Tak tau lah bila nak dapat markah dari assessor. Interim report ni 15% drp markah keseluruhan. Pembentangan pun 15% & final thesis will be 70% then. Dissertation ni 60 kredit, 1/3 drp jumlah kredit. Oh yer, somehow I never mention that here in UoL we don't use CGPA or GPA grading whatsoever. So, I don't have CGPA. Will talk more about this later but now, I wanna talk about my project.

Alhamdulillah. Projek MSc aku berjalan lancar.

*Warning: This post will get too technical.*


The logic analyzer system is working at 125MHz, 16 channels, 256 samples per channel with pattern triggering. The memory depth can be increased upto 4096 or more. Most importantly is it's working. Number of channels & memory depth are just features that can easily be upgraded depending on the hardware.

The GUI is built using VB.Net. I'm very glad that I have experience with VB6 since the options are either Visual Studio or Matlab. Turn out, to switch to VB.Net isn't so difficult. It did give me headache at the beginning but as I get familiar with the language & the differences with VB6, I started feeling comfortable. Now, I think I prefer it since VB.Net is almost as powerful & fast as C.

So the design & implementation is basically done. The issue that I have to work on now is the sampling frequency. I have to investigate why it does not work well for the higher frequency & suggest the solution. I have to do a background study & identify what cause the bottleneck in operating the system at higher frequency. Sigh.

Gotta work on it now. Sigh again. Stop sighing & being lazy!

The Biggest Smallest Loser

Nanti bakal ada The Big^gest Loser A^sia yek?

Aku pun rasa nak buat program TBL aku sendiri. Tapi takde lah nak membuang berpuluh-puluh kg.

Lagipun aku memang sedang berada di dlm mode berjaga-jaga skrg ni. Always alert apa yg aku makan & brp kerap aku makan. Alert jer, tp makan tetap makan. =D

So, kene berazam ni utk memulakan program TBL.

Aku nak capai berat 52kg. Let say berat aku skrg 58kg (wlupun Mas kata penimbang aku tu betul :-P), so aku kene buang 6kg. But for now, aku takde niat pun nak maintain 52kg. Maknanya lepas tu aku akan makan macam biasa balik (krn makan itu nikmat & melantak itu adalah amat menyeronokkan), cuma kawal berat jgn lebih 55kg. Apa punya azam la kan.

55kg tu kira maksimum lah utk zon selamat. So, utk permulaan kene kurangkan 3kg dulu. Bunyi memang sikit. Tapi dr berat aku 55kg, aku nak kurangkan 3kg... sampai la ni tak dapat2. Ha, naik ada lah! Sekarang ni dah kene kurangkan 2x ganda.

Enough babbling & start going on a diet. I wish myself good luck.

Keberangkatan Mas & Yam ke Liverpool

Apasal malas sangat nak buat apa2 ni? Nak update blog pun malas. Layan movie jer rajin. Baru lepas abis tengok Knocked^Up. Eh silap. Tak abis lagi. Turned out, citer yang diupload tu tak sampai abis. Rasanya tinggal 5 - 10 minit jer lagi. Kira tengok movie tergantung lah ni. Tengah try link yg lain plak. Hopefully, kali ni dapat full. Tapi nak menunggu abis download tu, mau berjam gak.

Ok, celoteh di atas takde kena mengena dgn tajuk.

Alhamdulillah, Mas & Yam selamat sampai ke Liverpool pada petang Sabtu 25/7. Depa naik train dari London Euston pukul 2:07pm. Aku check kat internet, dijangka sampai pukul 5:15pm. Pukul 4:30pm, Mas call kata dah sampai plak. So, aku pun tergesa2 bersiap & gi train station.

Makan di Nando's, our colleague yg tinggal di Stoke belanja. Rezeki. Kebetulan dia telefon in the morning, kata nak jumpa.

Jalan2 di Liverpool One, kedai semua dah tutup. So, terus ke Anfield. Yer pertama kali aku ke Anfield. Naik bas nombor 17, tunggu di bus stop nombor 6 di Queen Square. Catatan untuk diri sendiri.

Rupanya senang je nak pegi Anfield. Bas betul2 berhenti depan stadium. Teringat kat JD. Rasa sedih & terkilan plak sebab tak gi Anfield dgn D. Maklum lah masa tu masih bengap lagi. Really sorry D.

Tapi Anfield pun dah tutup. Yer lah, dah pukul 7 lebih.

Balik ke city centre pukul 8 lebih, tapi masih terang. So ke Albert Dock amik gambar.

Esoknya, pagi2 berjalan kaki, I showed them my dept & UoL landmark. Kemudian ke Beatles Story di Albert Dock. Tempat ni dah semakin kecik berbanding masa aku datang dulu. Lepas Cavern Club, pulang headset terus habis. Takde dah imej atau tulisan besar yang cantik di dinding. Susah lah nak describe. Check this post out... tempat gambar2 belah kiri tu, dah takde dah.

Rupa2 nya la ni ada satu lagi cawangan Beatles Story kat Pier Head. Masuk guna tiket yang sama. Tapi kitorang tak sempat pegi.

Oh yer, the weather wasn't welcoming. Keluar bilik dlm hujan & almost sepanjang hari Ahad tu hujan. That's UK anw.

Next, we went to Anfield again. Lawat muzium & membeli belah. Balik semula ke city centre, had lunch & did a quick shopping.

Balik bilik, depa kemas barang. Pukul 4:30pm, I sent them away by taxi to catch 5:01pm train to Manchester Airport.

To Mas & Yam, thanx a lot for coming. You guys have made my day! Sorry yek di mana2 yg kurang.

It's time to press the alert button.

Huh, berat sape la ni??? Kalau tak insaf gak tak tau lah.

Cukup2 lah tu makan melantak. Makan bila perlu sahaja dgn kuantiti yg seadanya. Stress sekali pun, kontrol sikit nafsu makan tu.

Tak yah lah nak tunggu bulan pose baru nak start diet, takde maknanya. Seminggu raya dah cover balik sebulan pose.

Masa utk panik. The alert button is pressed.

Boring!

After 1 1/2 hours, I started checking my watch & feeling uncomfortable. Huh, sejam lg nak abis. Tukar posisi duduk. Tukar lagi. Bila dah boring, duduk pun serba tak kene lah. I'm talking about Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince.

I'm not a HP fan. I don't read the book. So, I only expect it on par with the previous one. Btw, before watching this movie, aku tengok HP3, 4 & 5. I enjoy watching HP3 & 4 again. Yg ke-5 aku tgk (utk pertama kalinya) online sdgkn mmg dah rancang nak beli DVD sekali dgn HP1 & 2 keesokan hari. Tapi sebab tak sabar punya pasal tengok lah online. Mula2 ingat nak tengok sikit jer, sbb masa tu pun hampir pukul 12am tp akhirnya terlayan sampai abis. Skrin kecik with no subtitle, still I enjoy watching HP&TOoP.

HP&THBP ni bagi aku takde aksi, tak adventure sangat & kurang magik. Ada part kelakar, tapi gitu2 jer lah. Maybe for some audiences find that teenage crushes between Harry-Ginny & Ron-Hermione are so sweet. But for me, I'm not easily touched by love scene. I didn't even get bitten by Cullens when I watched Twilight. So, setakat love between these young couples mmg aku tak rasa apa2 lah. In fact aku rasa memang I'm not supposed to feel anything. I don't feel the connection between the 2 pairs especially Harry-Ginny.

Paling menyedihkan bagi aku ialah bila Dumbledore mati tak sedih langsung. Watak penting tu, tapi mati tak tragik pun. I think this is the biggest failure in the movie. Aku lebih terasa bila Optimus Prime mati wlupun tau yg dia takkan mati utk selamanya. Part rumah Ron terbakar looks insignificant. Macam tergantung je. These 2 parts should be more intense. Elaborated by more fighting scenes & a special funeral for Dumbledore maybe.

The movie might be a bad adaptation or whatever based on the book. I don't read the book so I don't care about how they're supposed to adapt it. I only care about what I watch. Really I think they decide to screw this movie intentionally. Whatever we do, still people will watch it & the fan would love just seeing Harry Potter in action, so why give a damn. Hahahaa... now I sound like I hate it. No I don't but got carried away while typing this review. For me, it's an emotionless story. No climax. Aku bagi 2.5/5.

DVD HP1 - 5. Don't mind to watch HP6 again, but only in DVD.

Balik bilik layan DVD HP1 & 2 back to back, lagi enjoy. Ramai org kata HP3 is the best, but I like HP2 the most. Macam2 ada. Somehow bila tengok HP2, baru aku nmpk Ginny mmg suka kat Harry & there's something between Ron & Hermione. Apa2 pun HP6 is the worst.

Sebelum tengok wayang, sempat beli Crocs. Mary Jane for me...

& Athens for JD.

Jadi tetap pulang dengan ceria. Now I'm thinking about buying jibbitzs for my Mary Jane. Might be too old for that but hey never too old to be young =D.

Perkhidmatan Percuma!!!

Byk sbnrnya benda yg aku nak tulis. Tapi... macam biasalah kan, aku kan bz. Nak approve komen pun amik masa berhari-hari.

Ok, 2 bulan lagi aku nak balik. Yeehaaaa!!! I'll be back for good. Even graduation day on Dec 8 pun aku takkan attend. Wah, macam pasti giler bunyinya kan. Tapi mmg takde hati langsung nak attend walaupun tiket pergi balik KL-London AirAsia RM2k jer.

Sabtu lepas aku gi shopping. Ingat nak gi Manchester, tapi bila sampai city, nmpk ada sale. So decided shopping kat Liverpool ni jer lah. Ingat nak beli handbag, tp takde pun yg berkenan. Beli sepasang kasut kat Clarks...

& 6 helai 'tudung' Tie Racks.

Clarks tu after 50% discount dapat lah ~£25. Tudung Tie Racks tu plak after sale £3 jer satu. La ni, kalau shopping pun aku fokus kpd office attire. Maklum lah, 2 bulan lg nak kene masuk keje balik. Huwaaaaaa...

Tetiba aku rasa nak offer diri menjadi personal shopper... atau pembeli-belah peribadi. Yes, I'm willing to be your personal shopper for free!

Saya sudi membelikan anda apa2 yg anda nak beli di UK ni, khasnya di Liverpool. Selain Clarks & Tie Racks, nak tau apa yg ada di Liverpool, check website ni.

Ok lah, aku citer skit apa yg ada kt Liverpool ni. Aku rasa tak byk yg ada kat Liverpool ni. Jgn berangan lah nak beli designer handbags or shoes. Aku berangan gak, tapi takde kat sini. Nak tau brand handbag apa yg ada kat sini, boleh lah check website Debenhams. Actually aku ni bukan lah personal shopper yg baik sbb aku sendiri jarang shopping. Kalau ada permintaan, akan diusahakan. Tapi tak janji ok.

Ahad, keesokkan harinya aku gi Manchester. Ingat nak jenguk designer handbag kat Selfridges. Tapi takde sale plak. Rasa kecik diri bila tengok 1 handbag harga beribu pound. Dah takde sale, lalu jer lah. Segan nak belek lebih2. Tak beli apa2 pun. Mood shopping mati sebab tak nampak pun perkataan SALE.

Dah sampai Manchester, rugi plak kalau nak balik gitu je. End up tengok Transformers 2 in IMAX. Kat Liverpool takde IMAX theater. Saja nak cuba apa yg bestnya IMAX ni. Rupanya IMAX ni pakai giant screen. Sebelum start citer, beriyer2 intro pasal IMAX ni. Crystal clear image, digitized... siap they call it 'experience' not just watching movie. Tapi tak clear mana pun gambar dia. Macam pakai projektor gak, cuma zoom. Tak tau lah IMAX tipu ke atau Odeon kat Manchester ni yg tipu. Yg pasti skrin dia mmg besar giler. Aku rasa ada 4 kali ganda or more drp normal screen. Sampai susah nak fokus especially tang robot tu bergaduh. Not for me. Aku lebih selesa tengok skrin normal jer. Tapi kalau betul the image is crystal clear, maybe the experience would be better. Nasib baik citer best, so kali kedua pun layan.


Oh yer, balik kepada perkhidmatan percuma yg ditawarkan, selain membeli apa yg ada di Liverpool ni, saya juga sudi membeli-belah secara online utk anda. Kalau ada benda yg berkenan cthnya di eBay atau Amazon, tp shipping only in UK, saya boleh tolong belikan.

Ok kawan2, just tell me so ok kalau nak aku tolong belikan apa2. Aku tau yg masuk blog aku ni pun member2 aku jer, tu yg berani menawarkan perkhidmatan percuma ni. Kalau benda tu sikit, aku boleh lah selit sekali dgn barang2 aku. Tapi kalau dah byk, kene lah charge lebih utk shipping.

The drawback is barang2 tu hanya akan sampai di Msia bersama dgn barang2 aku 6-8 minggu setelah aku balik. So, bulan 10 baru sampai. InsyaAllah. Kalau tak sampai, aku tak bertanggungjawab.

Esok, kalau ada progress in my project in the morning, I might go to the city after lunch to treat myself. Sbnrnya agak jemu dah dgn Liverpool city ni, tapi nak buat camna, ni lah antara cara menghiburkan diri di sini. Tengok perkataan SALE pun dah terhibur. Oh yer, maybe boleh tengok Harry Potter kat wayang.

P/s: Aku ada kelima-lima DVD Harry Potter yg dibeli di sini. Aku bukannya minat sgt Harry Potter ni. Yg ke-5 tu pun aku miss tgk kat wayang. Of course lah ori, mana nak dpt yg baik-punya kat sini. I know the DVD sold here is region 2, so might be incompatible with my home theater. Takpe, boleh layan guna laptop. Nampak sgt aku boring kat sini kan. Heheee.

I miss you!

My car sedang bersantai di Danau. Sila jeles yer sbb aku ada gambar kete parking sorang2 kt sini.

Yes I mean my car! & I don't miss my workplace.

Actually, I was clearing my mail inbox when I found email from D, sent on March 15, 2009 with the pics of the new car audio/video player (or we always refer it as a car radio) that he had bought (without consulting me) attached. I wanna delete the email but I wanna keep the pics. So I better keep the pics here, in my precious blog.

I'd say this new car radio can play anything, from DVD, CD, MP3, iPod & the best part is it can play USB as well! Wise choice, D =D. (Check here for the detailed features.)

The screen is small. But enough if you want to test the baik-punya DVD that you've just bought from pasar malam or so-called DVD shops. No need to get home to test it, then find it's not up to your standard :-P & drive back to the shop to return it. For a bigger screen, just buy a separate one & connect to this player.

Also has bluetooth & a built-in mic so you can connect to your mobile phone that works like a bluetooth handsfree. A call will interrupt whatever is playing on the player. Even the phone number can be displayed on the screen.

When I first saw this pic, the first thing that I noticed is the empty glove box except for the car radio accessories (mana lah D dah campak barang2 dalam compartment ni).

The best feature ever. Can play the songs, video or any supported format directly from USB! Before coming here, I bought a device that allow the car AV audio player (the old one couldn't play video) to play USB using RF. However it's just a medium for communication between USB drive & the player, no processor whatsoever. So cannot shuffle or choose the song interactively from the player. Even the sound is not good bcos it depends on the radio reception.

Now, I can play MP3s in USB, shuffle, pick the songs or album from the car AV player itself. No need to burn a CD of my favorite songs anymore! Driving becomes more fun absolutely.

Enough with the free promotion. =D

However, when I was back in Msia during the spring break, I only got 6 days to get to know the new player. Didn't even master using the touch pad. Oh yeah, I miss my car.

P/s: I miss you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you & you too.

A post not worth a title

I was reaallyyyyyy pissed off yesterday. Hari ni dah kurang sikit. Kalau tak, ada yg kene kutuk dgn aku kaw-kaw dalam blog ni.

It's all due to the blocked sink in the kitchen. I don't understand why is't so hard to practice a simple common sense. Don't throw away the food waste in the sink! It will block the sink. Throw the food waste into the trash bin instead.

On Thursday night, I was about to cook instant noodle when I discovered the sink was dirty with food waste. When I washed my hand, the water didn't drain away.

On Friday, I went back from the lab, straight away to the kitchen to check the sink. It was half full with water & I noticed that the bin's lid was on the floor. I think the cleaner tried to leave a message that the food waste should be thrown away into the trash bin by taking off the lid.

Several days before, actually on Tuesday of the same week, the cleaner had asked me to tell others to keep the kitchen clean. She was mad because she had cleaned up the kitchen thoroughly on Monday, but on Tuesday it was dirty again. I suppose that everyone should know that they are responsible to clean up their own mess, don't expect the cleaner to do that. This has been reminded so many times already.

Maybe for a dirty person, it's ok not to clean up the mess that they have made after cooking & eating, then directly throw away the food waste in the sink instead of the trash bin. They wash their dishes & ignore the remaining food waste in the sink. It seems like the ugly sight of the kitchen doesn't bother them at all. Maybe it isn't dirty enough for them who used to live in a dirtier place.

Yeah, I write in English so that whoever bumps into this blog could understand that I'm pissed off & currently living with a bunch of Mainland Chineses (no surprise, huh?) who love cooking & inviting their friends to dine together but don't mind a dirty kitchen. They're too lazy to throw away the food waste into the trash bin & clean up the mess themselves. They take cleanliness for granted. & I'm talking about a bunch who supposed to be 'educated'. No wonder I heard people say their public toilets are extremely dirty. They dress nicely but fail in cleanliness. Kinda superficial. Maybe not all of them. Whatever. I'm writing from my experience.

I bought raw prawns on Thursday, plan to cook today. Guess I have to postpone the plan or will never execute it. This isn't the 1st time my plan to cook had been canceled due to the same problem. This is the main disadvantage of living here. It's ok. Only 2 months left.

Taman tema tepi pantai

Semalam aku pegi Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Perjalanan dr Liverpool ke sini amik masa dalam 1 1/2 jam. Dari Liverpool Lime Street, berhenti di Preston, pastu amik plak train ke Blackpool South utk ke Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Tiket train hampir £15 pergi balik.

Aku baru tau ada taman tema tak jauh sangat dengan Liverpool minggu lepas. Terus rancang pegi weekend ni. Kalau tak, 2 minggu lagi lah boleh kuar sebab weekend depan sure busy dgn interim report sebab nak kene submit minggu seterusnya.

Harga tiket masuk ke teman tema ni kalau beli online £25. Kalau beli kat kaunter, £30. Kalau rasa nak masuk jer, tak mau main apa2 kene bayar £5.

Ini pemandangan di dalam Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Di bawah, gambar aku dalam taman tema ni. Gambar yg kat penjuru kiri tu aku tengah naik Bling (sila klik pada gambar ye untuk melihat dengan lebih besar... macam tak biasa plak). Smooth ride, terasa diri melayang-layang, siap badan terbalik lagi.

Taman tema ni besar gak, lebih besar drp Genting Outdoor Theme Park. Malah lebih cantik. Aku memang jenis teruja banyak tengok tempat yg colorful ni. Tambah teruja tengok permainan yg agak menggerunkan lah pada pandangan aku. Tapi gerun pun, kene cuba. So aku pun cubalah Infusion. Ni macam roller coaster, tapi jenis kerusi tergantung. Aku lupa lah nak tangkap gambar. Amik gambar ni dari website.

Memang menggerunkan. Satu lagi yang menggerunkan The Big One. Yg ni dia tak lah sampai badan upside down mcm Infusion tapi laju giler. Pastu ada satu tempat tu, menjunam hampir 90 darjah dengan sengetnya lagi. Klik pada gambar di bawah & you'll understand what I mean.


Ride ni tak secure bahu kita. Kerusi dia plak tak berspan. Agak painful. So hasilnya bangun pagi ni, muscle bahu aku kesakitan. Apa taknya, otot2 bahu ni terkejut sebab tetiba dia kene adjust dgn lajunya bila naik benda tu. Ke kiri ke kanan, menjunam lagi. Kepada yg tak berani atau nangis naik roller coaster kat Genting tu, tak yah lah naik 2 benda alah ni.

Selain drp tempat yg very colorful & game yg pelbagai, yang bestnya aku rasa taman tema ni, walaupun orang ramai tapi beratur tak lah lama sgt nak naik satu2 permainan tu. So takde lah penat sebab beratur. Selain drp permainan yg very thrilling, ada gak yg biasa2 jer. Naik monorail pun best, tengok pemandangan di sekitar theme park. Nak makan pun senang. Southern Fried Chicken kat dalam taman tema ni halal. Pastu kat luar pun ada byk kedai halal.

Taman tema ni dekat dgn laut. Ni pemandangan di luar taman tema.

Roller coaster yg besar kat belakang aku tu lah The Big One. Kira besar gak lah kan, sesuai dgn namanya. Walaupun sakit bahu hari ni, aku tak kisah kalau nak cuba lagi. Seronok!