attreviasamo

taken at my aunt's pondok near her paddy field few months ago.

there is nothing more satisfying than having to read good book at those kinda places.

read the book when it first came to malaysia. i have to admit since i am not a big fan of elizabeth gilbert, ive only read her book twice (committed n the last american man) - this book is beautiful. it describes a whole lot of feelings and what a person really wants in life. i learnt a bunch of thinks about life too, like, are u ready to leave everything u have now just to know urself better, or, what is the word for me. n the fact that the writer travelled to three different region just to know herself better. just to think of it, this book made me realized that there is so much more in life than my own life. this life is about your faith, love and yeah, agreed totally, food. i laughed, i cried when im with this book.

n yeah, i watched the movie, with nad. its pretty long, the duration (more than 2 hours), but still, couldnt put in everything. they left out some details, but im thankful that they didnt left out the ones that is significant to the story. i enjoyed the movie too, especially when u have julia roberts as Liz n she looks awesome in there. whatever that she wears in that movie, is good on her. n the is some maturity level that she has that made her suitable for the character. n yeah, the movie was beautiful too, n i really2 enjoyed the part when she was in italy. great city, beautiful food, awesome ppl. not as good as the story depicted in the book, but, im satisfied enough with the movie. i couldnt ask for more.

n yeah, both the book n the movie made me think of a word for myself - pening ;P

pelik tetapi benar.

a few things to avoid during hari raya:

1. wearing high heels to the tanah perkuburan n ur kasut tenggelam ke dalam tanah2 kat kubur tu.
2. name ur kera jagaan kat kampung, 'michael'. it reminds me of MJ.
3. wearing seluar naga2 dengan baju melayu.
4. wearing baju kurung@ kebaya yang too transparent ke rumah orang-orang tua di kampung2. what are you trying to do? nak kena pelempang dengan those ppl ke?
5. wearing a helmet at the tanah perkuburan. although death cant separate mat rempit n their helmet. (courtesy of nadia)
6. drive ur motor too slowly kat jalan kampung and too many cars tgh beratur kat belakang. jalan kampung dahla kecik.

raya.

ketupat palas.nasi impit.lemang.nasi putih.
rendang daging.serunding ayam.ayam masak merah.
lontong.kuah lodeh.kuah kacang.begedel daging.
rempeyek kacang tanah n kacang dal.tumpi.
tart nenas. popia serunding n kacang.
biskut nestum.cornflakes madu. rockbun.
kerepek sukun,ubi,ubipedas,keladi, kek marble.
kuih choc top.biskut butter.

salam aidilfitri 2010.

maaf zahir batin.

eat.pray.love.

kalos kai agathos.

ramadhan.

ku mengharapkan ramadhan kali ini penuh makna.
agar dapat ku lalui dengan sempurna.

inshaAllah.

*happy birthday, sham!

rindu.

i miss pavi+zam+dinesh+anaqi+mukhsin+pojie.
i miss cooking in their apartment.
i miss eating at the same dining table with them'
i miss spending time with them.
i miss everything that we did together.

sob3.

keliru.

im confused.

dont know what to do.
dont know what i want.
i want something that i cant get, maybe?
do i really know what i want?
do i know myself?
am i being honest enough to myself?
how about other people?
do i know them?
do i care for them?

i need to restart again. i really do.

underneath all the hardwork.

my school choral speaking team.

good luck for the state level, next week.

across the borders.

Educationally: - they try to get us back into the malaysian education system (which is good) but, the fact that we have learned in better environment (e.g , where our creativity is much appreciated), i, think we didnt really get the best learning experience. especially when we have to always follow what the lecturers want, not what we want.they treated us like kids. most importantly, i think the subjects are pretty much redundant, most lecturers will be talking about the same thing. i find that it is much more busy and more work here (i dont mind if i have lots of work, but i enjoy doing it.the thing is - i dont.)

Culturally: its good to be back at malaysia where we can apply what we have learned in australia. the good things that the australians do (e.g - lining up for your turn, bring reusable bag, walk more), and share it with people here. and its good to be back at malaysia, where my heart is.

Socially:my experience in australia has taught me a whole lot about my social life. i really enjoy meeting people and share our life experiences. especially when i can practice my english with them. i think, its pretty hard to do it here at ipba because of the 'hostel' environment where we have curfew and we cant bring friends into ipba. because of the workloads, i think most people will end up spending time with ipba people.

Psychologically: if i can ask something that will make me happy, i will ask to do my 4th year in QUT.thats it. especially the study part, i can almost feel demotivated to teach and being a teacher, or more accurately, be in the system. i always feel good when im at qut. its not about the grades, its about how the lecturers treated you, respect you and letting you experience the world like how you should do. the rules in ipba is really annoying. we had to do community service for a week because we did not attend an assembly , but have they ever thought of why we didnt go? and when i was helping danial as his assistant for international week, out of sudden, there is this lecturer told us that he , and most of ipba people doesnt like us and think that we are too outspoken and forgetting malaysian culture (why in the world they send us overseas, and not letting we improving ourselves and still be the same person that we use to be??). the funny thing is, we normally volunteered ourselves to help ipba organising things.if u ask my opinion, for the sake of future generation, let the students do their last year in qut, or dont send them overseas at all.or else, they will experience the same thing what most of us did - demotivated.

Physically: ipba. not the best environment for learning, i know. but at least they can help improving it. but they didnt. we have to wait for few months until the lcd projector in our lecture hall can work normally (that is after we wrote a petition straight to our director, asking him to fix the problem). and ipba hostels, you saw it. nothing to mention here. a picture speaks a thousand words.

Economically?: we are ok and more secure in this because our parents are here. although we are not allowed to work, i think it is ok if you live a normal life. i dont think we are able to work with such workloads in ipba.

p/s : when i say when they try to get us back in the system, and i wrote which is good, i dun mean the system, but the fact that everyone needs to get back to their root to reflect who they are.

aktiviti ketika cuti

selain pergi melancong bersama family, perkara yang saya lakukan di rumah:

- tgk world cup. tiap2 hari.
-memasak di rumah.
-main wii+guitar hero bersama teman2 gembira
-pergi ke sekolah lama dan mengajar masak
-menjaga dan bermain dengan 5 kucing seperti anak sendiri
-menjadi driver untuk mama
-menulis, melukis untuk aktiviti refleksi
-menonton tv series.

rasa malas nak mengajar ;P

pesta gol

Portugal vs Korea - portugal won (7-0)

TERBAEK!!!

1st hatrick in 2010 world cup

Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain , my age.

argentina won 4 - 1 to republic of korea. apa2 pun, messi tetap mantap. bak kata sunny, all hail messi!!

p/s: tried twister (the juice thingy), n it sucks. very2 bad orange juice. miss the juices from woolys n coles. walaupun tahap2 cap tesco, tapi, mantap!

newborn babies

daughters and son of cumi;

cita
cici
chicky
cico

welcome to the family.

renungan.

APABILA roh keluar daripada jasad, ia akan berkata-kata dan seluruh isi alam sama ada di langit atau bumi akan mendengarnya, kecuali jin dan manusia. Apabila mayat dimandikan, lalu roh berkata:

"Wahai orang yang memandikan, aku minta kepadamu kerana Allah untuk melepaskan pakaianku dengan perlahan-lahan, sebab pada saat ini aku beristirahat daripada seretan malaikat maut". Selepas itu, mayat pula bersuara sambil merayu: "Wahai orang yang memandikan, janganlah engkau menuangkan airmu dalam keadaan panas. Begitu juga jangan menuangnya dengan air yang dingin kerana tubuhku terbakar apabila terlepasnya roh daripada tubuh".

Apabila dimandikan, roh sekali lagi merayu: "Demi Allah, wahai orang yang memandikan jangan engkau menggosok aku dengan kuat sebab tubuhku luka-luka dengan keluarnya roh". Selepas dimandi dan dikafankan, telapak kaki mayat diikat dan ia pun memanggil-manggil dan berpesan lagi supaya jangan diikat terlalu kuat serta mengkafan kepalanya kerana ingin melihat wajahnya sendiri, anak-anak, isteri atau suami buat kali terakhir kerana tidak dapat melihat lagi sampai hari kiamat.

Sebaik keluar dari rumah lalu ia berpesan: "Demi Allah, wahai jemaahku, aku telah meninggalkan isteriku menjadi balu. Maka janganlah kamu menyakitinya. Anak-anakku menjadi yatim dan janganlah kalian menyakiti mereka.

“Sesungguhnya pada hari ini aku telah keluar dari rumahku dan aku tidak akan dapat kembali kepada mereka buat selama-lamanya.” Sesudah mayat diletakkan pada pengusung, sekali lagi diserunya kepada jemaah supaya jangan mempercepatkan mayatnya ke kubur selagi belum mendengar suara anak-anak dan sanak saudara buat kali terakhir.

Sesudah dibawa dan melangkah sebanyak tiga langkah dari rumah, roh pula berpesan: "Wahai Kekasihku, wahai saudaraku dan wahai anak-anakku, jangan kamu diperdaya dunia sebagaimana ia memperdayakan aku dan janganlah kamu lalai ketika ini sebagaimana ia melalaikanaku.

"Sesungguhnya aku tinggalkan apa yang aku telah aku kumpulkan untuk warisku dan sedikitpun mereka tidak mahu menanggung kesalahanku. Adapun di dunia, Allah menghisab aku, padahal kamu berasa senang dengan keduniaan. Dan mereka juga tidak mahu mendoakan aku."

watch these.

happy 26th anniversary!!

Your anniversary is a time
For sharing your affection;
It’s obvious the two of you
Have quite a deep connection!
We send glad congratulations
And heartfelt wishes, too,
For joyful happiness and love
In everything you do.

jesus lives in south korea

'Excuse me Miss, do you have 5 minutes? I just need 5 minutes and your life will change!'

i went to klpac yesterday to watch a play by mark beau de silva entitled 'jesus lives in south korea'. it supposed to be a comedy drama, but i end up thinking dat dis is a pretty heavy play about beliefs (urself and god). they did injected sum comedy, but it is not dat obvious to call it a comedy drama. i duno. dats what i think.

i was there with ash n sham, n we agreed dat we have to continuously think about what they say during the play. n like wat sham said ' if its possible, i wana jot down apa derang cakap, sbb takut terlupa n think about it after the play'.

the actor n the actresses were good. i didnt see anyone is better than the rest or vice versa, because they are all the same. they gave the same impact. n its a good one.

very simple setting. it reminds me of the macbeth play that i watched there, few years ago by some australian production. very simple setting, but it is sufficient for the whole play.

overall, a good play to watch. but if u r planning to watch this play n hoping to crack your head with laughter during the whole 90 mins, u r wrong because it requires thinking. a whole lot of it.

les miserables

Il dort. Quoique le sort fut pour lui bien etrange,
Il vivait. Il mourut quand il n'eut plus son ange.
La chose simplement d'elle-meme arriva,
Comme la nuit se fait lorsque le jour s'en va.

perlu, ke?

i went to watch RHTA last saturday at klpac. and i felt that it could be better. especially the acting part and those jokes that they trying to show. sum are very flexible/natural wit their acting and sum, u can see it, like they r trying very2 hard and uncomfortable with their character.

and another thing, when u said that klpac gives freedom for everyone to be creative and sumtimes, it doesnt adhere with our norms and cultures, i think, it just feel weird and inappropriate. and for RHTA, sum of 'the scene', i think is insignificant. perlu, ke? u can go without it or, do it differently. i duno. dats what i think. being creative doesnt mean that u have to be different from the mainstream.again, perlu sangat, ke?

and the subtitles, is so at the side and i think it is very difficult for those who cant understand bm to read it and at the same time, enjoy the play. n i noticed they did not translate everything. i felt pity for sum mat saleh who were there last week.

overall, its an ok theater by our local writer.maybe the pressure to become like those westerners, made them came out with this-kinda acting and interpretation. its pretty cheap, rm23 for students. so, if u gt the chance to watch this, go ahead because u will surely get what i mean by 'the scene'.

p/s : Adli in this play reminds me alot of zulhazmi che seman, my so-called qut junior. the way he speaks and move and everything. maybe the brother. i duno.

star world and keropok lekor

its been a while i didnt really spend my time infront of the tv. it is really awesome. its raining now, im watching american idol, it was glee before, n its raining. n theres keropok lekor and internet.

*enjoying my life.

year of tiger.

i went to visit one of my primary school teachers this chinese new year with some of my friends. puan giam , guru kelas when i was in standard 4. catching up n a whole lot more. it reminds me of my primary years ; lotsa sweet memories, being the head prefect n all. n i realized, its different now, the way we talk to her n the topics. n mun khea, actually mentioned, 'dulu, rasa pendek sangat, now, macam same height jer'. n yes, i agreed. ;P

we discussed about current issues, unity, MGS n mostly, our future. i can see how happy she is when we arrived n talk about how berjaya we are today. sebak rasanya.

we have grown up n its been more than 10 years, but, teacher, we will still be ur student.

alhamdulillah.

dean's scholar.


checked.

STUFF

A book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they have read and express their opinions, likes, dislikes, anything that they want. It is more often called simply a book club, a term that is also used to describe a book sales club, which can cause confusion. Other frequently used terms to describe a book discussion club include reading group, book group, and book discussion group. Book discussion clubs may meet in private homes, libraries, bookstores, online forums, pubs, and in cafes or restaurants over meals or drinks.

A single-title club is one in which people discuss a particular title that every person in the group has read at the same time. Clearly, the club must somehow decide ahead of time what that title will be. Most often, that title will be a new release, and it is expected that each member buy a personal copy. If it is a book discussion club that meets at a library, the title may be a new release or an older title. If they choose, each member may borrow a copy of the book from the library.

One of the problems with these clubs is that some members regard them as opportunities for social contact and conversation veering off onto a wide variety of non-literary topics, while others hope to engage in serious literary analysis focused on the book in question and related works. Still others suggest a book not because they are interested in it from a literary point-of-view but because they think it will offer them an opportunity to make points of personal interest to them. Different expectations and education/skill levels may lead to conflicts and disappointments in clubs of this kind.

seperti angin.

You may tie my hands with chains and my feet with shackles, and put me in the dark prison, but you shall not enslave my thinking, for it is free, like the breeze in the spacious sky.