Thursday, February 24, 2011

Nur Kasih The Movie


a surprising twist to the beautiful song
tiz zaqyah herself
rasa terumpan nak gi tgk movienye nnti :)

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Kite Festival at my place

At Pasir Gudang poyonye ayat mula, we have a very large padang..nama die Padang Layang Layang
and every year, we have International Kite Festival at the place
This year around, it was held last week from Wednesday until Sunday, morning till night as usual
Everyday there were kite competitions and exhibitions from local and international participants
There were stalls selling food and stuff all day long, 
concerts with celebs at night, uh, serius nada poyo nih..haha
ala, riuh2 standard kat keramaian + pro and amateurs playing kites..and of cos, kites penuh di udara
ala2 riuh2 di tanah + riuh2 di langit..ho

My family came last weekend for this festival..saje sbb tak penah tgk
Abah, mama, syazwan & ainaa, iqa ade exam or work camtu so she couldnt joined us
Bagus gak my family dtg nak tgk the festival
Even me myself had never really experienced the whole thing for real even after 3 years staying here
sll pegi setakat tgk2 bazar malam2, manede layang2 dah time tu :P

So off we went last saturday
semangat, pagi2 dah keluar


ayah wan berios beli baju izz sedondon dgn die..mesia pon mesia la..khairul fahmi best ader :P

Had our breakfast kat pusat bandar.sile bayangkan pusat bandar pasir gudang spt Kompleks PKNS kat shah alam tu, tp 15 tahun dahulu :P


2 gamba izz yg saye mmg takle blah..rasa nak lempang2..eiii :P

Sampai2 padang, mule2 nampak stall berderet2..tadek masalah untuk saya tu..masalahnye cuma bile dr jauh nampak bola2an besar2an gayut2an kat one of the stalls..aduuhhh..izz mmg pantang nih..pantang nampak..

nih gamba ayah wan melayan izz tendang2 bola..suke2 ko je tendang bola org tgh jual kan~

lg kepantangan berlaku..nak oi..toybox ko kat umah tu dah mcm2 saiz, mcm2 kaler bola dah..jgn harap ummi nak beli lg..tengok aje dah (ummi garang..auumm)

Pagi2 tu layang2 baru start nak naik la..sket2..lama2 jd banyak camni haa. the crowd also was getting bigger..and the sun hotter..tp ni pagi..that afternoon would be the opening ceremony by DYMM..so petang tu lagi penuh la tanah dn udara.he

sea creatures swimming in the air


warga shah alam jakun tgk layang2 (mcm la saya tak..oho)..yg izz tu dah kenape??

Amidst the chaos, ade lak mcm2 tayangan..layankan aje

 capoera..cool gak..tarian yg macho


jalan2 cuci mata mmgla saya XD  (this is the only photo of me during the day..sadis)

tok abah dn izz.. :)

sebelum sampai PG, syazwan duk peleceh kate watpe nak gi tgk layang2, die nak duk umah..dah sampai padang, die yg plg sebok nak beli layang2..haa, rasakan aura pasir gudang..ngehngeh..so kitorg pon sebokla berangan nak terbangkan layang2 



 org nak main layang2, depa pun nak main layang2..panas tau tak panas? (as if i wasnt the one holding the string just minutes before)..

 sib bek buleh naik (tp kejap je T_T ) tok abah sgt semangat main

ayah pon sama nak test skill..main yah main..dah ade anak baru merasa main layang2..gini le jadiknye..haha

the guys of my life ;P







After a few hours burning our skin under the sun, kitorg balik..everybody was smelly, sweaty, yucky yucky..and very2 tired..tapi rasanye sume org had a fun day :)
 Moral of the day, main layang2 aka belon spongebob izz lg senang..letih tau dak nak kasi layang2 tu naik..hoho

My family came for just 2 nights..ahad pagi2 they went back to shah alam..sbb syazwan ade urusan bessaaarr punyee itu petang..hoho..it's ok..as long as they come..i love having them over at my house :)
well chikqa, you should come too okeh next time..hoho

gamba buroks ni saye kate..sbb sy dgn tuala2 siap..di saat my family nak balik kul 7 pagi..muke lum mandi sumenye :P ayah seksi awwww..hek






Monday, February 21, 2011

Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

betapa lambatnye saye bab2 lagu2 ni
just heard this song last week while driving back from work
fell for the way the music sounded
a bit mcm muzik dolu2
rasa best (alamak, bunyi mcm dah masuk era ve****n jek bile dah minat muzik dolu2)
trus suke, trus sebok2 cari, ghupenye siap dah dpt grammy
hoho apekah telat

takpela, up-to-date bab lagu is not me, hehe
so, enjoy the song (tp maafkan lyric org putus cinta die..ngehngeh..saye pon dah cari2 baru tau ini lagu kesedihan)
so for the timebeing, lagu ni je la yg bakal menjadi halwa telinga en badang dn badang jr (nasib korg la dpt org yg suke nyanyi2 regardless of how i actually sound..halwanye~~~)


Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Challenge: book 1

A bit of review on my 1st book Pride & Prejudice : TAK BEST
Fans of Jane Austen, pls accept my humble apology, it's not about you, it's just me
Saya ni..keras di luar, tp taman di dalam..ewahh
Kalo baca buku, saya tak sampai tahap touching2 feeling2..tambah2 lak love story, maka tak best lah tu untuk saya..haha gile
extra points kalo tahap saya leleh2 air mata saya cengeng orgnye, kat umah asik kena gelak ngan en badang je bile nanges tgk tv..hoho
furthermore, my english tak sampai level buku tu, so..my bad :P

Now i'm on the second book, twilight
i've read it halfway actually masa early 2009 kot,
very2 interesting, tahap touching2 feeling saye nih uweekk naza
but it was my sis-in-law's fren's book,
i was at en badang's home at that time, so takle la nak pinjam lama2, buku org
trus putus tak sambung
but en badang knew how much i was into twilight and edward cullen and that vampire lovey dovey stuff haha
so for my birthday that year, he gave me the whole set of the saga
hahaha sronok gile tp sronok2 setahun simpan nih baru nak baca, ngehngehngeh kalo fans lain dah khatam byk kali dah
it's all bout the mood honeyy~ alasan alasan

blum abes baca, but i'm giving it 5 stars of course..duhhh
tp kan, i imagined edward cullen as far better looking than robert pattinson masa mula2 baca dulu..
a bit of disappointment there..teeettt
but kristen stewart is definitely perfect for bella :)

suke la photo ni..sweet in a weird way

furthermore, i'm a believer in 'movie first, book later'
bcos movie adaptation has always been..ermm..well..dissappointing, as compared to the book
for me la
buku sll lg best berganda2 dr movie
so, better to watch the movie first
layan yg kurang best sket tu, baru layan yg betul2 best
barula layaaaaann~~ XD


iklan:
upon hearing tomok on ERA..

ummi (dlm hati): eh eh tomok pujaanku!!! (dgn rasa excited nak suh izz ckp tomok)
ummi: izz!! to..mok..to..mok
izz: mooomoookk

T_T sampai ati...





Saturday, February 12, 2011

Hosni Mubarak resigns as president

Hosni Mubarak resigns as president - Middle East - Al Jazeera English <- klik untuk artikel penuh

Akhirnye org tua ni turun juge takhta
Bagi saya, kisah suara rakyat bersatu padu menjatuhkan kuasa besar ni sgt menarik
Siapa sangka,org2 kebanyakan, golongan tiada pangkat, kuasa atau harta mampu menjatuhkan kerajaan?
Siapa sangka suara rakyat mampu merubah sejarah dlm masa 18 hari?

Saya tak kaji dalam sgt ttg krisis politik mereka,
tapi yg saya faham,
rusuhan ni terjadi sbb rakyat dah lama tak puas hati dgn kerajaan
yg mana presiden mereka Hosni Mubarak tu byk buat pendekatan yg ala2 byk bagi muka kat Amerika (psl subsidi dan sebagainya)
Juga bile jadi perkara2 spt bantuan yg cuba dihulurkan kepada saudara mereka di Palestin disekat oleh kerajaan Mesir sndiri
Kalo dikaji, byk lg faktor2 lain yg menyebabkan terjadinya rusuhan
Selama pemerintahan Hosni Mubarak yg 30 tahun tu, generasi lama sudah lama rasa tak puas hati ttp tak berani buat ape2 (dah penah ade kes pembangkang2 kena bunuh dan sebagainya)
Namun generasi muda Mesir tampil berani menentang habis2an, yg mana generasi lama, bile lihat keberanian dak2 ni, turut sama menyertai rusuhan
dn bukan saja org2 biasa, askar2 Mesir yg pada awalnya menentang perusuh, pun bertukar pakaian dn turut sama menentang kerajaan, menunjukkan dlm kerajaan itu sendiri pun dah lama timbul ketidakpuasan dgn rejim pemerintah
Saya rasa kagum dgn semangat derang2 ni, sbb bermati2an membuat perubahan dn perjuang keadilan
Dn usaha mereka berhasil

Cuma, di sebalik niat baik generasi muda pembangkang, ramai pulak org2 yg ambil kesempatan berbuat jahat pada waktu2 genting sebegini
Itu yg dtgnye kerisauan untuk pelajar2 dn rakyat kita di sana, sbb byk terjadi pecah rumah, tembak menembak, rompak merompak dan sebagainya
Alhamdulillah, adik saya dah selamat sampai rumah isnin lepas, apepun saya lega (klik ->sini untuk cerita beliau)
Tapi salute saya juga untuk perusuh2 murni di sana, moga mereka dpt pemerintah yg lebih baik seperti yg diinginkan

Sedikit sarcasm, dr petikan artikel di atas tu
Anger at state television
At the state television building earlier in the day, thousands had blocked people from entering or leaving, accusing the broadcaster of supporting the current government and of not truthfully reporting on the protests.

Saya rasa familiar sgt dgn sikap media yg bias dn tidak adil dlm memberi laporan. Kan?

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

really2 miss the pool

My coach Edgardo sent some photos yesterday Ed was Ely's lead eletrical engineer for kakg-a project
It was on June 16 2009, about 3 months since we started our swimming lesson
Really missed those days
Sangat2

Berenang2 ke tepian membawa izz yg 6 bulan (dlm perut la tapi.. ho)


seriously rindu...

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Nauseatic mommy..hear yee hear yee :)

As requested by my dear babe Afifah :)
i have this entry prepared from last week actually, but due to the severe situation at egypt, i just didnt feel right to publish this at that time thinking how my brother was..now as he's already safe and sound at Malaysia Hall, awaiting to be evacuated to Jeddah, Saudi, i feel more relieved..lgpun takleh postpone lama sgt entry ni..nnti dr mabuk2 sampai dah tak mabuk lak ifah..he :)

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Looking back, waaaay back, year 2009
It was a year full of new experiences
The year when my journey to motherhood started
Yes, my pregnancy year
It was something both me and Bad had waited for quite some times
It came a bit late, but it was at the perfect time
Right after our wedding, both of us had to struggle thru some financial issues
and God knew best
Izz came when we were more stable and wholeheartedly ready
It was such a blessing

Being a 1st time parent, caused me quite an excitement
I immediately put on my geek hat..yes, a geek i became, hehe
Browsing the internet, reading books, searching infos, collecting data
I was really serious in finding out all i can about this new development inside of me
(ooh yeah, i'm getting cheesier )

Together with the baby, along came the nausea
Ifah wanted to know what i did during this "mabuk" time
Some call it morning sickness (tp tak morning pun mabuk jugak :P)
If any of my experience can provide help, i'm more than happy darling :P

The nausea usually happened during the 1st trimester (1st trimester = 0 - 3rd month), though in some cases, may effect the whole pregnancy term. The real reason is still vague, but it may due to combination of many hormonal changes in the mother's body. My favourite reason for this hormonal changes (boleh pulak ada feveret2) is the baby (or placenta at the early stage) itself is an outsider, mcm bendasing la. If the mother's body react normally as if not pregnant, surely it will do harm to this new thing for the cause of protecting the body from an "alien" element. So the hormonal change cause the mother's body to become less effective la lebey kurang, supaya boleh adapt to the new thingy residing inside of it (boleh paham ke laymen term neh?). Sbb tu la org2 mengandung ni dikategorikan dlm golongan mudah terkena jangkitan (ingat tak masa H1N1 dulu?), sbb masa mengandung,  the body protection system jd less effective (betul tak doc Syazwan? sila tambah ape2 yg patut..eh, internet ko kena block lg). So, mase mabuk2 tu, boleh la pk camni " oh takpela, ni sume supaya anak ni dpt membesar sihat, i'll do anything for you bebeh"..ewahh :P

So, how to deal with this nausea then? (baruu nak masuk jawapan untuk ifah..:P)

1. Kita biase kan dgn kisah2 pmpuan mengandung nak makan asam? Well, i hereby would like to say NO,NO,NO,NO NO to asam during pregnancy. Saya serius ni. Strictly a NO NO. Mmg betul, masa mabuk2 tu, tekak rasa nak mkn bende2 masam. Mmg tu je yg boleh lalu pon. Tp asam tak boleh ok!! It contains so many chemicals that would be harmful to your baby brain development, in which is still in its vulnerable stage of development, yet most crucial. Kalo nak masam, cari bende2 yg naturally masam, mcm green apples. Saya dulu layan laksa penang. other than that, tak lalu langsung. nak laksa penang jugak, tak kire (dah la kat Pasir Gudang ni tak brape mudah nak jumpe, ade pun time pasar malam je)..kalo dpt, makan tak pandang kiri kanan dah (tp kadang2 muntah balik jugak pastu, mcm serupa takyah makan..)..sour fruit juice mcm ribena pun sedap gak..i drank ribena all the time dulu..suke sgt, pagi ptg siang mlm ribena..sahur ribena, bukak puasa ribena..bad lak yg tak lalu tgk ribena..haha

2. During the mabuk period, i suffered such severe headache at night time..asal nak tido je sakit kepala sgt sampai nangis2 (Alhamdulillah,sib bek malam, kalo siang susah gak saya nak buat keja)..what did i do? saya makan ubat..i know many preggers out there are so worried about taking drugs..but there are drugs that are pregnancy-safe..ask your doctors, and take it in the correct dose..there are also medication for anti-vomitting, which might make your life a bit happier :P keypoint: ALWAYS consult your doctor..dont do anything simply by following what other ppl tell you..go by facts, not myth..

3. Jangan biar perut kosong..I know sometimes we feel that it's better not to have anything in our tummy if it will only be vomitted later (paranoid thinking..he)..but remember, the food is also for your baby..the nutrition and all..but dont let your stomach becomes too full, that will only makes you feel like vomitting..small portion but frequent is the best..this is helpful too masa perut dah besar..when the baby dah penuh dlm tu, space for your stomach pun dah kurang, makanan tak dpt settle down as usual, so tendency to vomit mudah ..juga akan sll rasa sakit ulu hati, sbb jarak antara tekak dn perut makin dekat, acid yg cerna makanan tu pun senang naik


4. Kalo tgh baring2, nak bangun, bangun pelan2 ye..jgn trus melompat..terkejut perut trus nak muntah kang..hehe

5. Every preggers have their own list of food and smells that trigger nausea..so avoid them..saya dulu takle takle takle bau bad..hahaha..kalau die balik kerja tu, cepat2 saya suruh mandi..padahal bukan die busuk ke berpeluh ke pun duduk kat ofis yg aircond tuh..tp bau natural "jantan" die tu cukup la buat saya loya (sori en badang..he)..pastu saya takle bau wangi2..so saye belikan sabun mandi yg plg tadek bau skali (ini mcm punye perangai pun adee)..saya wangi takpe..org lain tak boleh..haha..masa tu je la..skang busyuk2 pun saya sukee gakk~~

6. Minum air masak byk2 ek..to replenish your lost fluid..in fact, throughout your pregnancy period, drink lots and lots of water..one reason, air ketuban dlm perut tu berganti2, die akan flush out and ganti baru setiap hari (tak silap 3 kali sehari)..so kalo tak cukup air, mcm tak kualiti la air ketuban tu (ewahh)..sian baby bergelumang dgn air tak best kn..another reason, preggers sgt mudah nak constipate..something to do with the hormone level gak..kalo tak jaga pemakanan and air dlm badan, mudah sgt nak kena sembelit..which will cause you such a "good" time masa nak beranak nnti..bukan je anak je nak kuar, dgn sembelit2 tu skali nak kuar, kang doctor nak kena masukkan lak balik (let me tell you, you dont want to experience this!)

7. Give yourself a nap as much as you can..rehat2kan diri..nausea can make you tired (and moody)..so, berehat2, tenangkan fikiran, senyum2 sll


A bit about food..our culture put a lot of pantang larang..tp saya yg sekali lg degil dn keras kepala nih, susah nak termakan dek kata2 kebanyakkan itu..saya tanye doktor je..doktor saya kate "makan la ape awak nak makan"..(oh saye suke!!)..cume satu je dia tak bagi, which is pineapple..it contains an enzyme which promote contractions..contractions ni ialah movement of your stomach muscles bertujuan untuk nak tolak baby keluar masa nak beranak..so during the early pregnancy, of course we dont want contractions..tu dah keguguran namanye..na'uzubillah..other than that, saya hentam sumenye,hehe..

and a bit on myth..kan org kate masa ngandung jgn tgk cite huduh2 kan..saye tanye doktor, dn die jawab ape tau.."kalau betul la tgk bende huduh nnti anak jd huduh, dah lama anak2 doktor kluar huduh sbb doktor asik tgk mayat2 reput je"..oh sgt bernas kan!!hehe (ni sbb sebelum tu kawan2 marah sbb saya gi tgk cite vampire kat wayang.he)

dn preggers, selagi boleh cergaskan diri, ayuh!! siapa kate pmpuan pengandung ni lemah, tak boleh buat itu, tak boleh buat ini, tak larat itu, tak larat ini..try some light exercise..try swimmming!! it's the best workout for you..especially breast stroke, sbb tak memenatkan, at the same time menguatkan kaki dn peha (oh yes, you really need that during birthing :P )..swimming also allows the baby head to rotate towards downward position..saya suke swimming time ngandung sbb masa ni rasa badan yg berat sgt tu ringan melayang2 dibawak air..rasa relax and calm..boleh pusing2 dgn bebas..perasaan yg sgt best..immersing my head underneath the water, i could feel such serenity..there was only me, the baby and the water..ewaah

hmm..cukup ke ni? hehe..baru skali je pengalaman, tak expert..stakat mane yg tau je..untuk diri sndiri gak ni..kang adik2 izz lagi tgh beratur..ni fokus byk untuk masa mabuk2..kalo mase ngandung2 overall, berjela lg nnti..i hope this helps..might be you already know all these,hehe..apepon, i'm sooo happy for you dear..cherish every moment ok, it's not everyday you are pregnant kn..take a picture of yourself for each progressing month (terkilan, dulu tak terfikir nak amik gambar diri sndiri sgt masa mengandung)..enjoy k!!!!

p/s: ikut hati nak tempek gamba mase ngandung, tp tak byk..asik ulang gamba..aihh

As of yesterday

Kelmarin siang dlm kul 10 am Malaysia (4 am Mesir kot), saya call Syazwan
wahh..clear mcm srystal, gaya mcm die sebelah rumah (kagum jap dgn communication system zmn skarang)
masa tu die di rumah die lg..masih berkurung..
katanye rusuhan dekat dgn umah die tu dah reda, jd derang ade kluar2 gi beli makanan (sib bek ade kedai jugak kedai bukak), cumanye duit mereka makin short, dgn bank sume dah tutup dn atm takle pakai..
katanye ade rumours bekalan elektrik nak diputuskan..jd mereka berjaga2 di samping tutup lampu je sbb risau dgn berita banduan terlepas dr penjara dn berkeliaran

malam tu saya tgk Buletin Utama lg (31/1/11..kalini kawan Syazwan Hafiz yg buat report dlm berita), katanye sume pelajar Cairo diarahkan berkumpul di Malaysia Hall dari pagi,dn dah buat agreement dgn Jordan, Saudi n Libya untuk temporarily evacuate dak2 ke sana..saya terus call Syazwan balik kul 9pm Malaysia, Alhamdulillah, rupanya die dah pun 1 jam selamat sampai ke Malaysia Hall..saya lega sket sbb kat situ lebih selamat dn dptla makan ke ape ke..katanye die naik teksi, sempat kluar sebelum curfew hour derang (curfew tak silap dr 8 pagi ke 2 petang)..sib bek teksi pun masih sudi nak bisnes..haihh..

Jordan ade Izham (jiran selorong kat Bukit Saga umah saya, kawan skolah dn sebaya syazwan yg blajar medic di sana)..Saudi ada Mak Njang and family..so mane2 pun ok bagi saya..asalkan bawak jauh kejap dak2 tu dr kebahayaan2 tu sume..

Haritu saya rasa berita kat tv sgtla tak meluas..sbb cume cover kat Cairo je (yg derang call adik saya tu)..sedangkan rusuhan ni melibatkan byk tpt..Cairo, Alex, Tanta,, etc dn yg plg teruk Mansourah..byk cerita2 yg sgt tak enak tak kluar (mcm byk kes rumah student kita kena pecah rumah, dirompak, tembak menmbak di bawah rumah, student kena peluru sesat, dn yg plg sadis ada juga cite student kite kena rogol)..lg upto-date bile ikuti blog krisismesirnasibrakyatkita.blogspot.com..tp mlm td punye berita (1/2/11) ok sket la dah..dah menyeluruh sket..dah cover byk tempat..kami sauda mara pelajar amat memerlukan maklumat yg menyeluruh..bukan hanya sekadar diberitahu keadaan di sana masih ok dn TAK ADA keperluan bawa pulang pelajar..saya marah tul kenyataan ORG DLM TV ITU sedangkan masa tu cerita sebenar sgtla TAK OK..

apepun, saya mengharapkan yg terbaik untuk adik saya dn org2 kita sume di Mesir sana..nampaknye skarang tindakan kerajaan dah laju sket nak banding beberapa hari lepas