Happy New Year!!!!

Emmm...so now we r already in 2011. Times really fly so fast. but not for me tho' 8-[
Hope that this year, some of my goals will be achieved 8). I am still working on it. This year I'm sure gonna work more harder!!! (kunun-kunun la hihi *grins* *grins* )

Viel Glueck, Hawa-chan. Gambatte! Chayok chayok!!!


btw, for my country timezone, we already celebrated year 2011 last nite :))

Archeology vs Engineering

Kinda intrigue topic, huh ? :))
Altho I am an engineering graduate, my life time dream is to become an archeologist, like Indiana Jones ^_________^ . Unfortunately, after I finished school, none of the local universities offered any archeology course.Today, only one university in Malaysia offering archeology. But well, after studied engineering like h*ll for 4 years plus A-Level for 2 years, it's such a waste of skills and knowledge if u didn't start looking for a job or at least doing Master in engineering field ^___^ , imo la.

But I'm still planning to do archeology course though, perharps after doing my soon to be Master degree :) . Well, like the old western folks say :

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it

*_____________________^

Poem for my lectures

This poem just sat on my little notebook for more than a year now. Saw them again when flipping thru my notes while waiting for my colleague to pick me up to work. Actually I was planning to send cards together with this poem to all of my lecturers just b'4 I graduated but well, got sick and was hospitalized for couple of weeks.

It is unbeta read so of coz there would be lot of grammar mistakes. Sorry about that!! ^__^

4 you, sirs and madame

Thank you for teaching us
Thank you for always listening to our endless request
Thank you for keep it up with us
Thank you for having patience with our immature attitude
Thank you for guiding us
And foremost,
Thank you for showing us how tough and wonderful life can be.
We won't forget you!!
Comes the day when some of us will forget you,
Please be assure,
The other some of us will always remember you,
Definitely!!

Guess none of my lecturers will read this huhu. Nevermind bout that. Just wanna post it somewhere ^__^

Book Recommendation : Alexander adalah Zulqarnain

If you guys ever thinking of reading or buying this book :











then you should and must take a look at this book : 











May you have an enjoyable and 'intellectable' reading then 8-)

Insert coin try again

I bet you guys would wonder what this 'insert coin try again' mean *grins* *grins* 

I was  roflol  when my brother sent me the sms after I got unsuccessful result for my interview, telling me to 'insert coin try again' . Haha I of coz knew what he means by that. Never give up and try again ^5 

What I'm curious is, where did he kidnap those words from  :Q  .  It turns out that those words are from the game center he visited during his school years, years ago. 

Tarawwih and Moreh

Everytime Ramadhan comes, it always remind me of the times when I was a kid and also when I was still a student. Years before n even just 4-5 years ago, in my hometown we didn’t practice ‘moreh’. But our breaking a fast at a mosque (at least the mosque in where I grew up) was quite grand.
Boys love to break their fast at the mosque. There, they can get ‘nasi bungkus’ during breaking their fast. Girls prefer to break their fast at home. They kinda shy to go there and join the women to break a fast, like me. Some of the boys who come from well-off family also like to join their friends breaking a fast at the mosque. It gives them kinda enjoyable memory, I guess. Nowdays, of course most boys didn’t go to the mosque for breaking a fast anymore. They now can afford to buy ‘nasi bungkus’ at anytime :) .


Because the mosque has already spend money on breaking a fast for “jemaah”, that’s why we didn’t have moreh, imo la. When I went to uni, it was the 1st time I’ve experienced moreh. But since it was organized by student council, the moreh was quite simple and light and just only to replenish our energy after performed Tarawwih. Still it was for me quite an experience.

When I entered another uni, Tarawwih and moreh gave me another valuable experience. Instead of performed my Tarawwih at my uni’s mosque, I chose to do it at the mosque of the nearby village. There are of course lotsa women performed Tarrawih, but many of them chose do it only 8 rakaat, instead of 23 rakaat. Since moreh took place after 23 rakaat of Tarawwih, there were not many people join the moreh especially from woman side. Always, there were foods and drinks left. The ‘pakcik’ in-charge always tells me and some girls to ‘tapau’ or bring back those foods n drinks to the student residential hostel. I guess it was my roommates luck!! Sometimes, when I can carry more food, I would also give it to ‘pak’ guard (security guard) at the uni main gate.


During my final year, when it was Ramadhan, the mosque started to serve moreh even for ‘jemaah’ who do 8 rakaats of Tarawwih. During that Ramadhan, the moreh was served by restaurant or foodstall across the street of my uni. Student called it (dunno if students still refer them by this name) Kedai Pakcik Pinggan Besar. It means The foodstall of Big Plate’s Uncle. It was the famous foodstall among the students at that time. I guess it still is. Not only is the food served in big plate, but also tasty and cheap. Affordable for students who are fully depending on study loan like me. Sometimes the owner, Pakcik Harun gave us discounts.
I’m still remembered, during my last Tarawwih there, before I went home to celebrate Eid-ul Fitri, one of the dishes that were served was Murtabak. It was not normal Murtabak that you can find it anywhere, but the special ones, with lotsa egg and beef and quite thick and juicy. The stall only makes them special for the moreh only. Unfortunately, I was so full that night and able to taste it just a bit. I took two pieces of Murtabak to hostel, but since my roommate and most of the girls in the hostel are already left home for Raya (Eid-ul Fitri) celebration, I gave it to the Pak Guards in the front of the main gate.


Now, when I went to the mosque at my hometown to perform Tarawwih, they start to serve moreh. Dunno when it started, but it was nice to know that my fellow folks start to practice that event. Guess it was the idea of someone or some people who experienced moreh like me, who went far away from home to study or work and found out that practicing moreh isn’t such a bad idea. In fact it tightens our bonds. Although the moreh after 8 rakaats of Tarawwih wasn’t as grand as after 23 rakaats, it was kinda nice feeling just to drink cup of teas or coffees and eat kuihs (Malaysian dessert) and conversing with makciks about some random topics.


Nasi bungkus : Rice together with vege and fish or chicken, wrapped up in paper or put in polystyrene box. Kinda like bento (Nasi = rice, bungkus = wrap,wrapping)
Tarawwih : Prayer that was performed preferably together and during fasting month only, after breaking a fast .
8 rakaat : like 8 cycles of prayer. 8 rakaat are enough to perform Tarawwih
Jemaah : People who perform prayer together.
Moreh : An event after tarawwih for those who performed tarawwih. Meals which were sponsored by individuals or organization through mosque or surau.
Surau : small mosque
‘Pak or pakcik’: uncle ; a polite way to address older men even though they are not blood-related. The same meaning of Oji-san (Japanese)
Makcik : auntie; a polite way to address older women even though they are not blood-related. The same meaning of Oba-san (Japanese)
Tapau : bring food/drinks home. Take-away
Murtabak: a stuffed pancake or pan-fried bread which is commonly found in Saudi Arabia (especially the Hejaz region), Yemen, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and Brunei. Depending on the location, the name and ingredients can significantly vary. The name mutabbaq (or sometimes mutabbag) in Arabic means "folded". In Malaysia, where it is called "Murtabak", usually includes minced mutton, along with garlic, egg and onion, and is eaten with curry sauce (taken from wikipedia).

Too much of a good thing

Too much of a good thing

Ride To Work

When I took a ride on monorail or LRT, I have always wondered, wat’s really been going on in these city ppl minds. When the train stops at its designated station, they can’t wait to get in. Cutting queues, pushing other ppl and of course never bother to wait until all passengers are out of train before get aboard (and to think most of them are office workers!!!). They can’t just wait to find a seat or good standing spot.

But the most curious thing is, during the ride, if there are passengers leave the train and left empty seats, no one seem to bother to take those seats. Most of them prefer to stand.
I’m kinda understand it if their destination is one stop ahead. But from my observation, most of them still have 2 or 3 stops more before they reach their destination. Y would they waste their energy by standing when they can conserve that energy if they are sitting. They still need to walk up n down the stairs of LRT/monorail stations. Some of them still have to walk couple of meters to reach home or office. I'm always wondered....

The Last Airbender Movie: my personal review :))

Too long huh, after my 1st entry.I'm now kinda 'nomading' at my friend's place b'coz of  this never-ending training *grins*, n dunno when it will be finished, so life's pretty messy. Enough of that,

Went to watch Airbender last week, as a birthday gift to me (kinda remember how Harry sang happy birthday song to himself  in the Sorcerer/Philosopher's Stone or Chamber of Secret...forgot already  *grins*). If you ever thinking of watching The Last Airbender on 3D, you have to think more than twice. Imo, is not worth of your money. Perhaps because I sat on 3rd  row, or perharps because this is my 1st 3D movie since 8 years ago (the 1st 3D movie I watched was a Looneytoon one  when I visited one of the Warner Bros Theme Parks n it was so awesome and wow!!), so I have a very high expectation for this Airbender 3D and or perharps because of the 3D cinematography in the cinema theater that I went is kinda c**p :D. Either way, I'm not gonna watch other 3D movies unless well... someone's willing to pay for me :))) .

The 2nd most shocking thing 4 me is that  of the Fire Nation armies and soldiers. Since when Zuko, Zhou and Iroh are coloured people?? Somehow, seeing them with ancient chinese war armours are totally messing my imagination and fantasy *pissed*. Watching that Fire Nation Lord,Ozai sitting on that chinese throne is just so weird and kinda creeps me out :D. But then this movie is written, produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, so I'm kinda understand  that *big grins* .

Yeah, not to mention Aang, Sokka and Katara are all Whites :D . Noah Ringer is far too uptight to become a cheerful 14 years old Aang. Jackson Rathbone  is too handsome and mature to become Sokka, Nicola Peltz and Dev Patel are too busy to follow script. Watching them is kinda watching Narnia with Mortal Kombat elements :)) . Few actors that I can give thumb up are the guy that played Iroh and Northen Water Tribe, Pakku. The CGI is quite ok consider the technology we have today. For me, after left the cinema, it wasn't like the same feeling I got after watching Transformers 1 or 2 or even LOTR but it was more like Harry Potter 4 or 5 or Clash of the Titans. Watchable but not recommended.

1st entry

Hi me ^___^

nuthin really. this blog is just for myself :) , as a memoir of my recent n hectic life. A journal of life of a very confused me hihi . gonna post later, bout my trip to Kuching. Ja ne ! Tschuess!!!