World Around White Admiral

The rainbow has arrived

2012-02-14T16:10:00.000+11:00

Assalamualaikum semua..

Alhamdulillah hari ni I dah settlekan semua urusan pasal kotak yang nak shipping hari Jumaat ni. Selagi tak selesai memang serabut kepala dibuatnya. You know what, malam tadi I buat kerja gila cling wrap sorang-sorang sampai pukul 4.30 pagi.. :O

Kalau fikir balik, I pun hairan macam mana la I boleh cling wrap 13 ketul kotak sorang-sorang malam tadi. Sedangkan sebelum ni kalau buat berdua pun rasa nak tertonggeng terbalik. Tapi malam tadi mudah and cepat je kerja. Thank you Allah for easing my work.. :)

Then tengahari tadi Aimi & Kerul dah tolong angkut bawak pergi garage Madoline St. Thank you so much guys. Lepas dah angkut tadi, lega sikit tengok rumah dah lapang. Ha, sekarang baru la boleh panggil rumah. Kalau tak, dalam rumah pun kene jalan belok-belok akibat kotak I yang melambak-lambak. hihihi.

Well, keadaan di Wollongong masih macam hari-hari sebelumnya. Hujan mendominasi cuaca. Kadang-kadang matahari keluar jugak tunjukkan cahaya. Tapi baru je hati ni nak ceria nampak suria, awan gelap datang sembunyikan matahari, bawak hujan yang membasahkan bumi.

But let's take it in positive way. In life, you need happiness and sorrow to bring colours to your days. So does the earth, it needs both the sun and the rain to make its rainbow appears. So, bila saat-saat pelangi indah tu muncul dalam hidup kita, don't miss all beautiful colours of the rainbow yea!!

So, cherish your 'rainbow time' to the fullest whenever you have chance to do so okay. Because who knows, you might lost sight to the rainbow along the way rite?

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

I vow you to see THE VOW

2012-02-13T17:06:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

Sejak dua menjak ni, Wollongong asyik hujan je. Hujan pulak bukan yang sikit-sikit. Lebat yang amat sampai banjir kilat dekat beberapa tempat yang agak rendah. I was lucky because my house is all safe and secure. Masalahnya satu je, tiap-tiap kali hujan lebat mencurah-curah, mata ni pun sebokkkkkk jugak nak mencurah-curah. Haihhh!

Anyway, siapa dah tengok cerita THE VOW? Rasanya Malaysia belom release lagi. Kat sini baru je release Jumaat lepas. And I dah pergi tengok dekat Greater Union Shellharbour dengan Aimi, Fatin, Kerul and Ayei.

Giant Coke dekat Greater Union Shellharbour
Aduhh mata sembab baru lepas hujan. kihkihkih.

Okay, jom sambung cerita pasal THE VOW. I found this movie to be worth watching. Seriously. Walaupun nampak macam other typical love stories with predictable ending, but there are some reasons why I love this piece. Antaranya:

1) Channing Tatum (the hero)

Tipuuuu lah kalau tak fall in love dengan hero kan?? ngahahaha. But seriously, ada satu part masa dia dah hampir give up nak pulihkan ingatan wife dia, he was at his recording studio alone, main gitar, then menangis. Sooo vulnerable. Melting.

I cried when he cried in here.
He succeeded in making me fall to the softness of his voice

2) Philosophical Movie

Most important characters in this movie share their theories on life and love. They really made me think about my own life. Marriage, interests, family, past life and many more. Semua ada falsafah sendiri yang kita boleh kaitkan dengan hidup kita.

3) Inspired by a true story

Cuba bayangkan, satu hari kita bangun, one partner suddenly became a stranger to the other. Sebagai suami, nak kena usaha yakinkan isteri yang mereka ni asalnya pasangan bahagia, sedangkan isteri pulak, with her memory wiped clean, her husband becomes nothing but a stranger to her. Complicated kan?

Overall, it is a fun date movie. Sometimes it captures our emotions but there are times when it fails to do so. Tapi dalam banyak-banyak watak, I think the only perfect role dalam cerita ni only Rachel Mcadams sebagai isteri yang hilang ingatan. Yang lain-lain tu still ada flaws here and there.

p/s: Walaupun cerita ni keluar untuk Valentine's Day, it doesn't mean that I support that celebration. No, not even a little bit. Kebetulan aje ni sebab Australia dah release last week lagi. Takde kaitan dengan Valentine's Day pun. Yang baik sama-sama kita ambik, yang buruk kita buang ye. Peace no war!=))

Lapar itu ubat?

2012-02-08T15:16:00.000+11:00

Haii semua!!

I'm now writing from my workplace with my stomach growling asking for some foods. I think I need to get myself something to eat to mute this noisy belly of mine. Tapi hujan-hujan ni I malehhh la nak turun pi carik makan. Tunggu balik nanti je lah. Sila bertahan okeh wahai perut!!

Ohh, it has been more than a week since I declared war with my tummy. Dalam tempoh perang ni, baru dua kali I makan nasik. Mula-mula makan bubur, then malam tadi makan nasik ayam. But the amount of rice was very little compared to my usual meals. The rest of that, I bertahan makan something other than rice. Fuyohhh! Amirah ke tu yang tak makan nasik tu? Keajaiban dunia ni!! kahkahkah.

I do feel proud of myself though. Selama ni mana boleh tak makan nasik langsung. Migrain la apa la. Alasan semua tu! Tiap-tiap hari musti mau cari nasik tak kira apa jadi sekali pun. Nasik putih, telur mata dengan kicap pun dah kira satu lauk yang cukup enak dah. Eleh, semua orang pun mesti suka makan lauk tu jugak kan kan kan? hehe.

Tapi ada orang cakap dah kurus-kurus ni nak diet apanya lagi?? Yes, memang nampak KONON macam slim and slender, but hidden fats are still there. Pandai tak dia nyorok? T__T I have my ideal weight that I think will suit my height best. However, my current weight is slightly over than that, so apa lagi?? Kerja keras lah sikit.

When I get back my ideal weight, I will keep my normal routine makan nasik hari-hari macam biasa. Ohh tak sabarnya nak tunggu waktu indah makan nasik putih, telur mata dengan kicap. Eh, tambah timun atau lettuce jadi ulam pun sodappp!! *Daydreaming*

Ha, dua hari lepas kitorang makan semua benda grilled ala-ala macam kat Seoul Garden. Best!! Walaupun telah kehilangan deria rasa dan bau yang agak kronik, but I still enjoy the meal!! Check this out:

Healthy dinner.

Grilled sausages, chicken and prawns with salads.

Terima kasih semua sebab menyokong diet kurang makan nasik saya! Mari mengamalkan pemakanan yang sehatt ye kawan-kawan. Dari muda ni la kena jaga supaya dah tua-tua nanti takde la tengok saja bila anak cucu makan macam-macam. =))

Keep your healthy heart by emptying your stomach.

Daripada Aisyah R.A,

“Bala yang pertama sekali berlaku kepada umat ini sesudah kepergian Nabi SAW ialah kekenyangan perut, sebab apabila sesuatu kaum kenyang perutnya, gemuk badannya, lalu akan lemahlah hatinya dan akan bermaharajalela syahwatnya.”

(Hadis riwayat Bukhari )

Why does my nose run?

2012-02-06T17:54:00.001+11:00

Dear diary,

I tried very hard to focus on doing my work just now, but my running nose deprieved me from concentrating. It was so bad until I barely can sleep last night. Tiga empat kali terjaga sebab the blocked nose buat I susah nak nafas.

I know it is a common problem, but when it gets stronger, it is very annoying and requiring a lot of attentions. I took some pills to depress it for a while, but I think I don't want to get too dependent on medicines. Why?

Firstly, they are drugs which may cause side effects and somewhat addictive. Sakit sikit je makan ubat, sakit sikit je makan ubat. Manja sangat tu oii! Nanti lama-lama terlampau bergantung dengan ubat sampai badan tak dapat belajar develop antibody sendiri. No good!

Secondly, makan ubat selsema tu mengantuk yang amat la!! Selamba je tadi I belasah tido dekat ofis sebab mengantuk gila tak tahan sangat. Orang keluar masuk I buat bodo je. Pastu bangun kejap buat kerja balik pastu mengantuk balik, tido lagi. Sukati je buat ofis tu macam rumah sendiri. hakhak.

Yang paling tak bestnya, makan semua pun takde rasa. Aaaaa! As if my body knows that I am on diet at the moment, so dia saja tak bagi I enjoy the foods sangat dalam masa terdekat ni. Tapi dalam dok takde rasa tu, kalau bagi Easyway secawan totap aku habiskan. hihi. DIET LAH KONON! BOOO!! haha.

One large honey milk tea by the sea
Nothing else matters

SALAM MAULIDUR RASUL

~ perfect human, true hero, battlefield tiger and soft hearted prophet ~

Homemade caramel popcorn, anyone?

2012-02-03T01:10:00.001+11:00

Hello everybody!

Firstly, let me ask you something, among all of popcorn flavours, which one do you prefer? Caramelized? Butter with cheese? Or chocolate drizzle on top? As for me, I simply love the one with butter and sugar. It is everyone's favorite I suppose.

Selama ni asyik tengok Amy buat stove top popcorn je. Ala, yang guna kuali besar, then tutup for a while. Lepas tu tengok popcorn letup-letup, lepas dah siap kena simbah caramel pulak. Isn't that sounds too complicated for you?

Tapi lepas balik uni tadi, Amy tiba-tiba cakap nak buat popcorn. Mula-mula I cakap I diet, tanak makan malam. But for popcorn, it never fills me up. I mean, it does, but I always, always have room for more popcorn. Aigoo~~

But this time around, she disregards the old style method when she finally received her long awaited Popcorn Maker. Weehoo! Benda alah ni sangat lah menyenangkan hidup, campak-campak semua dalam pot, after a while, all you know is a box of popcorn is ready to be eaten!

You want to see how easy does this thing works? All you need are:

A popcorn maker:

Brand lupa lah pulak tapi beli dekat Ebay

And the ingredients are:

One spoon of corn kernel, one spoon of sugar, one spoon of butter

Mix everything inside the pot, then just sit down and wait. Now have a look at the following video to see how interesting the process is:

Focus dekat popcorn yang beranak tu ye.

Abaikan suara orang membebel.

Hasilnya. Easy peasy yummy popped out corny

p/s: I have a secret to tell you. I've bought one for myself. Tak sabar nak balik Mesia buat sendiri dengan anak-anak nanti. hikhikhik. *berangan*

Makanan berdosa di tengah malam yang sejuk

2012-02-02T01:44:00.001+11:00

Hi!!

Selamat tengah malam wahai encik diari. Kene mention sikit tengah malam sebab I baru je mensabotaj perut sendiri waktu-waktu macam ni. Aaaaaaa!! Rasa macam nak lari pusing-pusing rumah sekarang jugak!!

Nak tau apa cerita? Tadi lepas dah siap dinner, semua dah dok tergolek rileks-rileks sambil ngadap laptop masing-masing dekat hall when suddenly Fatin started to do something very very wicked and sinful to our dearly beloved tummies.

Forgive me my dear tummy, I didn't mean to harm you but I just did. Petang tadi baru je berpeluh-peluh buat TaeBo and rasa macam sihat jeeee!! Tiba-tiba malam ni hambik kau bapak segala TaeBo pun tak bole nak lawan. huhu.

We just had chocolate covered strawberries at midnight. Hmm, is any other thing that could be more sinful than this? By the way, among hundreds of other items you can dip in chocolate fountain, I think strawberries are simply the best!

Everyone loves strawberries and when you cover them in warm, delicious chocolate, it only becomes better, and better, and better in each of every dip. Perghhhh. "Mira Mira on the wall, now you tell me how can I still keep my tummy small?"

Lepas puas cicah strawberries, tukar dengan marshmallows pulak. Dipping a marshmallow into a chocolate fountain, and sandwiching it in between your lower and upper teeth, the taste was like hanging in the air! Adoiyaiiii!! Pity you poor tummy.

Now nak pegi gosok gigi bersih-bersih, kalau tak nanti macam dok terasa lagi kelazatan chocolate tu kat dalam mulut. No good! No good! Go now Amirah! At once!

My long lost green family

2012-02-01T02:23:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

Did I ever mentioned that one of my current favourite colour is green? On top of that, I also love any other soft colours that I think will look quite friendly to my skin tone.

Nak dijadikan cerita, hari ni I pakai a green long dress to uni. I belasah je match kan dengan purple cardi and green scarf. Not my usual combination of colours. Tapi cukup untuk nampak macam sebatang pokok berbunga warna ungu yang sedang bergerak. hihi.

So anyway, when I was walking alongside the duck pond just now, there were these two green creatures came to me and claimed that I am their long lost princess. I was like, "What??"

Rupa-rupanya diorang cakap camtu sebab I nampak hijau macam diorang, The King & Queen of Green. hahaha. They were looking for the greenest person for the whole day and finally they spotted me as the greenest and I was given chance to be treated like a Green Princess for once. Lucky much huh?

Both of them are really Eco friendly and not to forget very colourful at the same time. So I bole agak lah kenapa I kena jadi Green Princess tu kan? Eco friendly and colourful just like them. Ciss!

Tapi ok lah jugak, I dapat a few green cute items and was invited to take family photo together with the King & Queen. Ha, elok sangat lah tu. Dah macam Shrek, Fiona and their baby. Keluarga Hijau yang amat.

Queen, Princess & King of Planet Green
Selamat muka I tak dihijaukan jugak. Phewww~

Spectacular Australia Day 2012

2012-01-31T15:51:00.000+11:00

Assalamualaikum everybody!

So, it's the last day of January 2012. There were quite a number of occasions occured within this month but for Australian, this is the month to celebrate and commemorate their country and the culture. They celebrate Australia Day every January 26th, just like our Merdeka Day on 31st August every year.

Sebagai penetap sementara di negara 'down under' ni, kami semua pun turut dapat benefit cuti tu sekali. Tahun lepas kitorang pergi sambutan yang dekat Wollongong je. Tapi kali ni langkah panjang sikit, kami celebrate Australia Day 2012 di Sydney.

Antara peserta rombongan

Hari tu hari yang sangat panas terik. Dari Wollongong, kami terus ke Bondi Beach nak tengok apa yang berlaku dekat situ. Sampai je sana tengok pantai Bondi tu penuh dengan pelampung berbentuk selipar warna kuning. Rupa-rupanya ada Giant Thong Challenge 2012. So, kami pun menyebok beli jugak nak bawak balik Malaysia. Seriously, it was a huge one bole buat katil atas air. =)

As tall as me. Boleh baring-baring atas ni. lalalala~~

We bought one each.

Lama jugak kitorang lepak Bondi Beach tu sambil tengok gelagat manusia yang bermacam-macam. Tapi kan, I was the only manusia yang usung payung ke sana sini. Panas gila beb! Orang lain semua rileks je dok tergolek-golek sunbathing. Mesti diorang pelik tengok kitorang yang tak ikut tema pakaian (bikini and brief) turun ke pantai. haha. Lantak lah!

Haiya amoii!! Lu pigi salah tempat laaa!!

Kami je yang berpakaian penuh dan berpayung kat situ. haha.
Style~~

Lepas dah puas menghitamkan kulit, kami teruskan perjalanan ke Circular Quay and Darling Harbour. Macam-macam cara diorang celebrate sebenarnya. Fun lah jugak dapat experience tengok semua tu. Bila dah sampai Darling Harbour, kami terselit antara ribuan manusia yang dok cari port yg paling best kat situ.

Cute kids at the back, aren't they?
Okay, buat-buat tak nampak muka dulang saya. hukhuk.

The best part was, we managed to watch spectacular fireworks and laser shows that night. Memang sangat menarik dengan susunan lagu yang best dengan show bunga api tu. Tak berkelip mata tengok rasanya. Overall, it was a very very exhausting yet so much fun day. I have no idea if I'm gonna have another Australia Day next year. If not, this was the best Australia Day I ever experienced so far.

Gambar penutup yang epic!
Tengah jalan raya, kaki ayam, fireworks. Oz habis!

Words can never tell

2012-01-30T17:20:00.000+11:00

Dear all,

To all prayers, goodluck wishes, congratulation messages and complimenting praises, I don't know any other best way to express my gratitude except a THANK YOU message.

Semoga semua doa dan ucapan tahniah berpanjangan sehingga ke akhir hayat dan saya doakan segala yang terbaik juga untuk kalian.

With sincere appreciation,

"Terima Kasih" "Xie Xie" "Nandri"

Happy first month dear Fiancé!

Here without you

2012-01-25T06:16:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

It is 6 o'clock in the morning and I still find myself wide awake. Hati rasa tak berapa tenang bagaikan ada sesuatu yang mencuit perasaan.

I went out with friends last night when suddenly something triggered my feelings. I tried very hard not to care, but still, I had tears rolled down my cheeks.

Rasa macam semua serba tak kena. I grabbed a few things to buy dengan harapan boleh menghiburkan hati, somehow it didn't work very well to ease that uncontrollable feelings.

I know mental control is the best solution so far. Although the other emotion may still linger, it will fade and eventually I won't feel it that much. Hopefully.

Otw balik tu, kitorang singgah McD and I had Strawberry Hotcakes with a cup of chocolate for supper. Real strawberry sauce and a dollop of fresh yogurt make it so irresistable that I hardly can refuse.

Fake smile. hehehe.

Sambil makan tu jugak kebetulan they had this song playing on the air. Here Without You by 3 Doors Down. Fyi, this is one of my all time favourite song yang I akan dengar almost everyday kat office. Tapi I suka version yang Boyce Avenue cover.

Favourite. Sangat-sangat.

A love is born

2012-01-23T01:40:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

It is his birthday today. Ohh, I should best address him as my fiance now I. I just turned 26 two months ago while he is celebrating his 27th birthday now. This makes him 9 months and 10 days older than me. Isn't that ironic? =)

I was actually planning to stay in Malaysia until today's date. Tapi malangnya semua ticket sempena Chinese New Year dah sold out. So I have got no other choice but to come back a week earlier than I planned.

Ni dah masuk tahun yang entah ke berapa kitorang tak dapat nak celebrate events sama-sama. Eh, cuba sabo sikit. Kalau dah kawen nanti sambut lah hari pape je yang nak. Hari lahir ke, hari cabut gigi ke, hari jatuh kerusi ke, ape-ape hari je pon bolehhh.

Pendek kata boleh sambut hari special hari-hari.hehehe. Tapi kena tunggu duduk sekali lah baru boleh kan. So sekarang tengah jauh-jauh ni tak payah nak emo-emo sangat okeh! Appreciate apa yang ada..=))

I'm sorry for not being there today. I guess this is the price I need to pay when I am still a full time student living 4000++ miles away from my fiance. Hopefully this situation wouldn't have to be any much longer.

Dear sayang,

We may be far apart but never far enough to forget the start of a bright new relationship that lived in our hearts. I'm glad we are one step closer now. Happy Birthday!

Love,
amri_mira

Chubby cheeks grow with love

2012-01-20T14:14:00.000+11:00

Assalamualaikum semua,

Sedar tak sedar hari ni dah masuk hari ke-4 I balik ke Wollongong. I felt very awkward at first and everything seems not to fall into the right place. It took me some time to get back to the old routine. I found it very hard to get out from my house and go to uni, and it is even harder to sit down at my workplace and start working.

I also missed the time when I can walk energetically to uni EVERYDAY. Sekarang ni cuaca panas sikit buat I malas nak menapak. Silap hari bulan cuaca macam ni boleh buat I tukar warna jadi dayang senandung. So I terpaksa tukar routine lah rasanya lepas ni. Pergi uni naik bas, balik uni jalan kaki.

You know what, balik Malaysia baru-baru ni I dah kumpul extra lemak sebanyak 2kg. Seriously I boleh rasa pipi kembang semangkuk, perut kembang sebesen. Ingatkan balik sini boleh control makan. Tapi harapan aje lah. Makin sehatttt ade laaaa. Aimy punya pasal la ni sape suruh masak sedap-sedap!! Aiyooo. Dear fatss, please go away from me fast!! Rasa berat sangat dah ni.huhu.

Me and my sister, Fatin.
Ada hati ni nak camwhore tak sedar diri ada sugar bun 2 bijik.

Me and my forever bestie, Emy.
Yang ni obvious pipi dah terkeluar dari landasan tudung.
Nangessss.. T____T

Having chubby cheeks in your childhood is quite a delight. Cute gila hokayy tengok budak-budak pipi tembam rasa nak cubit-cubit, rasa nak gigit-gigit. But when you are in your twenties or thirties, you might want to think twice. Hellooooo?? Who wants chubby cheeks in their photos?? Me no likey but I already got one. Aaaaaa!! Tensi tensi!! Kunyah bubble gum boleh kuruskan pipi tak ehhh??

Goodbye Penang, I will miss you

2012-01-12T15:24:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

Time passes without me noticing and now I need to go back to Australia in short. As I am counting days and weeks as they passed, now I just need to look forward to the time when I am going to come back again. For good.

With a ring on my finger, and promises forever together, here come the challenging days ahead that both of us need to treasure. Hopefully we will be alright. We sure will. InsyaAllah.

His and hers

Ohh by the way, today is going to be my last day in Penang. Hmm, tak best tak best! I'm so gonna miss this place like very badly. I have been spending my pleasant time here for the past few days, and tiba-tiba esok dah gerak ke KL. Mencik!

Tapi semalam I puas hati sebab dah dapat melunaskan keinginan tekak nak makan Mee Sotong Padang Kota. Or we just call it Mee Pata instead. I believe most people will like it especially to all food lover. Dengan gabungan Coconut Milkshake and Cendol semangkuk, memang jadi hidangan terbaik lagi-lagi masa cuaca panas!

Thirst quencher
Coconut Milkshake & Cendol

The famous Mee Pata
You try it then you know it

Perfect much??

Lepas dah puas makan kat situ, boleh jalan-jalan dekat Gurney Drive. Then kalau nak shopping boleh pegi Gurney Plaza dekat jeee. Hamboi kau promote tak ingat ye Mira. hahaha. So if you happen to go to this area, please please please la singgah yea! Tapi jangan lupa ajak I sekali!! =))

Mee Pata, checked!!=))

Okay, that's all I guess. Kalau sempat before balik I update lagi, if I don't, see you in Wollongong!! Till then, tata.. :)

From "Will you marry me?" to "I do"

2012-01-04T16:08:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

It has been four days after 2012, and here I am, sitting here without any new resolution just like the previous years. There are actually a lot to be listed! Really. But I have no idea why I never wrote them down like what other people always do.

Anyway, 2011 has been quite good to me. Alhamdulillah. Though I have been emotionally, and psychologically challenged throughout the year, but thank you Allah for granting me with the strength to sturdily get through them all. Despite all the challenges, I ended my 2011 with the sweetest moment that I could possibly forget in my whole life.

As the continuation of our love story in here and here, from "Will you marry me?" to "I do", Amri and Amirah are now officially engaged. Embracing the sanctity of matrimony, the spirit in the family, and the pride in our ancestry, it is our promise to upgrade our relation to the next level, which is sacred marriage.

Forgive me if I kept the news low. It is not that I want to keep it as a secret, but more to let my life remains low profile. But I know there are some of you whom I believe will always support me no matter what happen in my life. So now I would like to share the happiness with my dearly loyal readers, the beautiful moments when I officially became Faizal Amri's fiance.

His mom, lovely and kind.

My mum, she means everything to me

We are an item now.. :)

Love is here to stay

2011-12-29T04:08:00.000+11:00

Assalamualaikum,

Amboi lama sungguh tak report duty dekat Encik Diari. Busy tak terkata mengalahkan Datin Seri. Kadang-kadang sempat curi-curi online je. Nak duduk mengadap komputer 24jam macam dekat Wollongong memang tidak la.

What makes me so busy? I think the previous photo posted in this entry tells everything. My hectic life will at least continue until my last day in Malaysia which will be on 16th of January.

Walaupun penat asyik ke hulu ke hilir, I rasa cuti kali ni sungguh eventful. Setiap hari I keluar, pusing-pusing entah ke mana-mana, bila tengok jam, eh, tetiba dah petang. Esoknya pun macam tu jugak. Sedar tak sedar dah dekat 3 minggu I kat tanah air tercinta. How time flies~~

Whenever I am at home, I feel like not wanting to leave any more. Everything seems to be so perfect especially when I spend a little extra time with my dearest littlest sister. She could be a wee bit annoying at times, but this spoiled little brat has always be the apple of our eyes.

Hari-hari musti mau carik gadoh dengan Cheq
Eh, kitorang ada 2 bijik gigi kapak yang gedabak lah.haha.. :p

Main teka-teka benda masa bosan tunggu order dinner yang super lambat

Wordless Wednesday #1

2011-12-28T20:52:00.000+11:00

It says so much that it doesn't need any description.. ;)

There is no place like home

2011-12-09T06:42:00.000+11:00

Hi everybody!!

Here is a little update on my journey back home from Wollongong to Sydney to Kuala Lumpur and finally to Penang. They were all good and I'm now back at my lovely home safe and sound.

To make it short, I think I'm gonna shower you with heaps and heaps of pictures and let them do the talking. I believe they will best describe everything.

1) Before leaving Australia

Coffee time with my housemate, Kak Ean

They are whom I would call sisters forever, Kak Fish & Kak Ean

At the airport with Aimy and Mala. Thank you for sending me off.
Happy graduating both of you!!

2) Transit in Kuala Lumpur

After more than a year, amri_mira reunited.
Dah selebet gila time ni after long flight. haha.

Thanks.. :)

Lapor diri pertama kat McD KLIA. Prosperity Burger. Nyam!!
Macam mana nak pupuk budaya kemas meja and buang sampah sendiri lepas makan dekat fast food eh?
We need that culture like very seriously.

3) Penang the great

Lapor diri ke-2 dekat Nasi Kandar Pokok Ketapang. Nasi+Ayam Madu Sedap Gila+Kuah Campur
Double heavy dinner malam tu!! Ayo ammaa!! ;O

Masuk je gate rumah, dari jauh dah nampak ni tertampal dekat pintu.
Dah boleh agak dah siapa punya kerja.

There she is. Masuk je pintu terus nampak gantung-gantung ni.
Terharuuuuuu!! Huda, kakak loves you so much!!

And I got this some more. Also from Huda.
Mana la I tak sentiasa rindu kat budak kecik ni. Haihhh.

Love love love!!

Lapor diri ke-3. Sambal cencaru belah belakang.
I know, makan non-stop. Do I care? Not at all. kehkehkeh.

So these are basically all the things that I have been throughout my journey. And I love every single moment I had so far. Sejauh mana pun kita merantau, tanah air sendiri tetap menjadi pujaan hati. Ni baru setahun I tak balik. Kalau yang dah merantau berpuluh-puluh tahun tu macam mana la agaknya perasaan diorang ye? Hmmm..

Hello Malaysia!! See you in 24 hours!!

2011-12-06T17:56:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

The time is finally here. Tomorrow night I will set my feet in Kuala Lumpur for a few hours and continue flying back to Penang on the same night. And then my summer holiday will officially start. InsyaAllah.

In the midst of my own hectic schedule, with so many tasks need to vitally be completed, I hope my short break will provide me with something rewarding in any possible way. Rewarding here means very deep to me and only myself will understand.

Tak sabar nak balik peluk cium mak and bapak. It has been more than a year. Rasa macam kurang je keberkatan bila dah lama tak balik salam cium tangan parents. Rasulullah Saw pernah bersabda, Keredhaan Allah terdapat pada keredhaan ibu bapa, dan kemurkaan Allah terletak pada kemurkaan ibu bapa.

So, to those yang ada peluang salam parents hari-hari, sila la gunakan sebaik-baiknya. Rebutlah peluang nak dapat keberkatan tu. Cukup dengan buat parents kita redha dan bahagia dengan apa yang kita buat setiap hari. And I'm pretty sure that I am lack of that very lately. When I look back and think, I know that I need to go home and gain back the strength all over again.

Pray for my safe journey home.

Wait for more updates from Malaysia.

Till then, Sayonara! =))

Love from the land down under,

WhiteAdmiral

My little handsome drummer

2011-12-04T18:18:00.000+11:00

Hi!

Did I ever tell you about my weekly activities on Fridays? Kalau nama aktiviti best tu haruslah pasal makan-makan. As if you don't know me? hehe. Biasa tiap-tiap hari Jumaat kitorang akan ada TGIF (our own definition of makan sedap kat sini).

Venue TGIF ni biasanya kat umah Kak Fish since she normally will be our Master Chef. So, last week turn memasak nasik kerabu. Sedap yang amat. Unfortunately I was down with diarrhea so tak dapat tolong masa preparation and tak dapat nak enjoy the food. Terasa sangat rugi. huhu.

Sambil makan tu, memang kitorang akan dihiburkan dengan keletah budak berdua yang super lasak but adorable; Adam and Aydin. Eh, dah banyak kali Adam enterframe dalam blog ni kan. Kali ni I nak cerita pasal Aydin lah pulak.

Aydin ni dah nampak gaya dia yang sangat passion dengan drum. Pantang bukak cover, dia dulu yang pergi menyelit sambil mulut bising mintak tolong ambikkan sticks. Bila dah letak atas stool, dia punya ketuk memang taknak kalah. Semua nak dicapainya, cymbal, snare, tom, hi-hat, kalau kaki sampai tu agaknya bass pun dia dapat capai.

This videos were taken during our dinner at Kak Fish's house. Silalah tengok gelagat budak yang baru berusia 16 bulan ni gigih mengetuk drum lagak profesional sambil mulut bising entah apa yang dibebelnya.

Comel sangat ni. Dah besar nanti jadi drummer handsome eh.hehe.

Dalam video kat bawah ni pulak I gelak pecah perut tengok si Aydin ni. Marah bukan main bila orang letak cap dekat kepala dia. Konsentrasi terganggu agaknya bila cap besar tutup mata. Yang lucunya, Aydin gigih nak cabut cap, tapi sticks tak lepas dari tangan. Alahai Aydin, takde orang nak rebut stick you tu la. hahaha.

Pardon my noisy laugh. Serious annoying gila dengar. Tapi takleh tahan. haha.

Mega yang indah

2011-11-30T18:25:00.000+11:00

Hi!

Hari ni I jalan kaki pegi uni macam biasa. Sampai separuh jalan, I bertembung dengan sorang pakcik tua yang masih gagah sedang berjalan tengok-tengok alam. He looks like an Indonesian. His accent assured me that he really is. Sambil senyum pakcik tu tegur, "Mega mendung berarak pantas hari ni ya?". I smiled back and nodded before we went passed each other.

Mega. It has been a while since I last heard that word. My father sometimes calls me with that name. Some of my cousins also did. Kenapa dan macam mana nama mega ni terhasil? I have no idea how and I couldn't even recall since when they started calling me with that name.

Mega bermaksud besar atau sangat besar. Mega mall, mega sale, mega project etc... Kalau sebut semua ni mesti orang dah boleh bayang how gigantic they are. However, I don't see any relation between me and this description. Rasanya I ni takdela besar sangat sampai kena panggil mega pun kan. huhu. Mega Mira = Mira yang sangat besar. kahkahkah.

Mega jugak bermaksud awan. Ha, maksud ni senonoh la sikit berbanding yang sangat besar tadi tu. Cuba tengok awan masa hari cerah. They look like pure white cotton clots in various shapes. Kadang-kadang nampak macam cotton candy tergantung berketul-ketul dekat langit. Rasa nak petik je. Cantik kan?

Pebbly's beach, 2010.
See how beautiful the clouds are.

Ha, macam mana pulak dengan mega mendung? Awan ketika hari mendung? They are dark, nearly black, and they normally bring rainstorms. Menakutkan tak? hehe. Serius rasa macam garang gila. Tapi!! Biasanya mega mendung ni sarat dengan air. Bawak hujan yang membasahkan kekeringan bumi. So, walaupun mega itu mendung, dia tetap membawa kebaikan lah kan? =))

Somewhere before Carrington Falls, 2011.
Gloomy dark clouds.

So anyway, tak kira la mega cerah ke, mega mendung ke, I harap I mampu jadi selembut awan. Yang indah. Yang meneduhkan. And may I have the strength to bring smiles to everybody. Just like the clouds on a beautiful sunny day. InsyaAllah.

My summer holiday will be in Malaysia yay!!

2011-11-28T21:21:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

It is that time of the month again. And I had my stomach cramped very badly. Even if I pretended not to care, the pain decides not to leave just yet. Okay, ignore. Please ignore. Tak sakit tu bukan perempuan la namanya kan. :)

Anyway, have I told you about my holiday back to Malaysia? No? Guess what? I have finally got my ticket purchased. Yahuuu!! However, the price is insanely expensive I tell you. T__T Ohh come on, holiday season it is, what do you expect? So jangan banyak bunyik lah.

I will be going back on 7th of December until 16th of January. 5 weeks. Longest for the record. Dah setahun tak balik, so kali ni nak cuti puas-puas. I miss home like very badly already. Jap, dah lupa macam mana arrangement perabot dalam rumah. haha. Dasar! :p

I think I am lucky this year because I'm going to get escaped from the hot summer breeze here. Kepanasan yang boleh cecah 40degree sape boleh tahan beb? Hopefully by the time I balik cuaca dah kembali normal. Kalau tak, masak kulit ni berjemur.huhu.

Tapi tapi tapi! I know I'm really gonna miss this place. This is somewhere I would call home apart from Malaysia. I love the warm people, the fresh air, the weather, the cleanliness and lots more. And most importantly the beautiful beach. Wollongong beach has it's own speciality that you need to treasure yourself. Do come here, you might fall in love.

Sound of waves. Very much relaxing.

p/s: misteri mimpi syakila, talking to the moon, the scientist, part of the list, bintang di syurga, wonderwall. They eased my pain away.

Hydrangeas bloom in my room

2011-11-22T20:51:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

I went to work at Susan's crib just like usual today. All the chores were completed earlier than expected so I decided to spend some time cleaning her driveway.

While I was busy sweeping all the dried leaves and petals on the ground, I was amazed upon seeing a little touch of bright purple colour at one corner of her garden. They are Hydrangeas. I think they are beautiful old-fashioned type of flowers.

According to Susan, Hydrangeas really love sunlight. They will keep blooming until the end of summer and produce a large bushes of round flower heads. So dalam satu pokok tu akan ada banyak tompok-tompok bunga yang besar-besar. Cantik.

Large bushes and round flowerheads

These bushes come in a variety of colours with shades of cream, white, pink, blue, mauve and purple. The colour will depend on the acidity of your soil. Yang dekat garden Susan warna putih, baby blue and purple.

Close up. Purple, white and blue petals in one bunch.

Lepas dah belek-belek hydrangeas tu, tiba-tiba Susan masuk amik gunting and cut a few bushes for me to bring home. Ohhh, I'm flattered. She knew that I love flowers. Now I have a large bouquet of hydrangeas arranged in my room. Bangun tadi tengok kanan nampak bunga segar, indah sungguh perasaan tu..=))

Lovely hydrangeas bouquet in my room

Sea Games 2011 : Malaysia VS Indonesia

2011-11-22T01:35:00.001+11:00

Hai hai!

Final Sea Games 2011 match between Malaysia and Indonesia now starts. Thousands of football maniac fans be it Malaysian or Indonesian will get together in order to watch this important game in our football history and rip each other's head out of it.

Walaupun berada jauh dari tanah air, semangat untuk menyokong skuad Harimau Muda tetap utuh. Kitorang kat sini tengok online aje pun tapi nervous dia sama macam tengok kat stadium, paling tidak pun macam tengok ramai-ramai dekat big screen mamak.hehe.

Once upon a time in Melbourne.
Nama Malaysia terukir di bumi Australia.

As for the 1st half, the performance is not too bad. Beza sungguh dengan game Malaysia VS Australia dekat Canberra yang I pegi tengok dulu. They improve a lot better and I'm proud to see how the young tigers perform in the 2011 SEA Games.

When it comes to watching games, I have laser focus. Really. So, in command not to become so poignant throughout the whole match, I need to distract myself and what I think interesting to do now is to write. So, here comes this entry. hehe.

Orait. Game makin rancak. Sambil tulis, sambil terjenguk-jenguk skrin TV gedabak Kash tu. Tak tenang hati dibuatnye. haihh. I better stop now. Not gonna wait till the end. May luck be on our side this time.

Proud to be Malaysian
Canberra Stadium, October 7th, 2011

Perlawanan klasik dua negara

Jalur Gemilang berkibar megah

Ternyata Garuda patah sayapnya

Tatkala Harimau mengaum gagah

Six mathematician of all areas in a room

2011-11-19T08:10:00.000+11:00

Assalamualaikum,

Hari ni rasa macam nak cerita pasal officemates sebab semalam ada farewell lunch dengan diorang semua. I am placed in quite a spacious room with another five amazing ladies inside. All of us are doing PhD in Mathematics but of course with different majoring.

In front of our building, Austin Keane.
From left: Preeya, Rebecca, Pearl, Me, Dianne & Bothaina

Preeya and Pearl are two petite and polite ladies from Thailand. Rebecca is originally from Philipines but she has been living in Australia since like forever. Bothaina si cantik tinggi lampai dari Libya. And Dianne a super woman from Australia.

Pearl is leaving us soon. And Dianne is going to start her work at UNSW next week. Rebecca is also approaching her finishing. Maknanya tinggal la lagi 3 orang. Hopefully yang masuk nanti semua perempuan yang best-best jugak.huhu.

We have been in the same room since we first registered, and we never had any complaint about each other. Seronok duduk satu bilik dengan semua perempuan. Sebab tak terbatas sangat. Kalau nak stayback sampai midnight pun rasa selesa.

One more thing, all of them are very understanding. Masa mula-mula sampai, I tanya baik-baik dengan diorang if I could pray inside the room, and amazingly, they are all happy about that. So, sekarang ni, bentang je sejadah kat tepi meja and solat kat situ. Easy peasy!

Me and my uni. Yes, hijau macam hutan kan.

Random thoughts on my PhD journey

2011-11-14T16:48:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

I just got back from a short meeting with Tim after a month of not having any eye-to-eye discussion. You know what, tiap-tiap kali buat preparation nak jumpe supervisor mesti gelabah nak mati. Rasa macam serba-serbi tak cukup. Malu tau kalau takde progress tiap-tiap kali nak meeting.

Tapi sebenarnya, tiap-tiap kali lepas keluar dari bilik supervisor, hati rasa tenang gila. Kebanyakan masalah yang I tangguh konon nak solve sendiri biasanya terjawab dengan mudah. Paling kurang pun nampak jalan macam mana nak selesaikan and I jadi lagi bersemangat nak siapkan task yang berikutnya.

Sesiapa yang buat research mesti penah rasa situation yang kadang-kadang kita rasa ada masalah yang kita boleh selesaikan sendiri. So ambik masa berminggu-minggu cuba solve that tiny little thing. Padahal kalau buang sikit ego, banyak bertanya pendapat orang, benda simple tu dapat solve dalam masa yang singkat.

I had sleepless nights thinking of this

That situation always happen to me. Konon nak cuba buat dulu, sampai 2-3 minggu buat benda alah yang sama, last-last jammed otak tak bole nak proceed buat apa. Lepas tu bila pergi jumpa Tim, senang je sebenarnya nak buat, but with little experience that I have, that small problem became damn hard. Last-last menyesal kenape la tak pergi tanya awal-awal. haihhh.

After meeting. Comelkan tulisan Tim.hehe.

I once had a chat with my colleague who is under the same supervision with Tim. He is an Arabic friend also doing his PhD in different area. He said, "If our supervisor is a Muslim, he will be the nicest and sincerest person in this world. Let us pray one day he will be given the light from Allah swt and end his life with Imaan."

Yes, his statement is very true indeed. I never had any complaint about my supervisor. Never! Baik atau buruknya perjalanan research ni, they are all from my own fault. Lalai, malas, mudah putus asa, buang masa, and a lot more, all the blames are on myself. Muhasabah.

Beautiful girls around me

2011-11-13T21:00:00.000+11:00

Dear girlfriends,

This might be our last dine out together before the the friendship will literally dismiss. But dismiss here means just in Wollongong. Not at any other part of the world especially the hearts.

Girlfriends. The memories will cherish.

Aimi. Astounding and Admirable.

Fatin. Fun and Faithful.

Mala. Mannerly Mellifluos.

Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the ground that are not as good, but within grasp.

So the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're just amazing. They just have to wait for the right boy to come along, the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree and win that amazing apples.

-anonymous-

So let us all be the top most apples!!

Wish and hope

2011-11-11T19:17:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

Without any appropriate arrangement, this date is somehow becoming very much significant to me and some wonderful people around me. Why? Hmm, I think I will not say it here. Let it be remarkable yet confidentially privacy at the same time.

So, ada apa dengan tarikh ini? 11 November 2011. For me, hari ini istimewa bukan kerana angkanya yang seperti binary number. Well, mungkin bagi mathematician, tu je yang istimewa.haha. 11.11.11. Triple eleven. Yeah, mungkin cantik dari segi pandangan, but to me, hari ni lebih istimewa kerana hari ni hari Jumaat.

Tak ada gandaan pahala kalau ditunggu tarikh ini, tapi insyaAllah ada pahala kalau digandakan amalan sempena penghulu segala hari ni. Jumu'ah mubarakah ya mulimin muslimat. A note to myself yang selalu sangat lupa dan lalai.

Ok, that's all for today. Hoping for the best. Amin.

And the surprise just didn't stop there

2011-11-03T15:20:00.000+11:00

Hi!

Okay, firstly, rasa over pulak nak update pasal birthday sendiri banyak kali. Maaf ye. But I couldn't stop myself from writing about it so that the unforgettable memories will be nicely engraved inside this personal record of mine.

I wrote here about the small but meaningful celebration on the night before I actually turned 26. But then, as I mentioned above, the surprise just didn't stop there. Ada lagi satu yang lagi menarik yang buat air mata terharu I keluar.hahaha. You're such a girl lah Amirah.

It was organized by the same group of people but this time Zaki and Kak Fish's family were also in the team. Well guys, you really made me feel overjoyed and grateful for the whole experience. Saaayang korang lebih (pinjam tagline Ikey).

I was told that there were a lot of dramas happening in order to make things went all smooth as planned. I might not understand the situation as I was not there but all efforts are highly appreciated. Guess what? With all the surprises and presents, I felt like I'm 16 rather than 26. haha.

To Ungku, Kerul, Rem, Kash, Ikey:

Terima kasih banyak-banyak. Tak pasal-pasal korang kene involve in this whole party thingy. I know this is not you guys punya cup of tea. Ritual tu baru lah korang kan?? hahaha.

To Aimy, Fatin, and Mala:

Girlfriends always know how to make the best for each other kan? Sangat-sangat terharu dengan semua benda yang korang buat. The cake, the foods, the presents and everything else, thank you so much lovelies. Hugs and kisses.

To Kak Fish (and family):

You made me cried. I really can't thank you enough. The moment when I stepped in, everything was completely surprised. Especially bila tengok cake, and upon finding out what's on top of that, I was thrilled.

The birthday cake and the present on top
Read here to find out on what is so special about that.

Beautiful 26th birthday abroad

2011-11-02T17:14:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

It seems like I have completed my 25 years of life, and today becomes the beginning of another year as a humble servant in this world. Hmm, look at how time flies~~

Well, this is my third birthday abroad. And you know what? I do feel good about that. The first was the loneliest as I barely knew anybody at that time to share the happiness with. Then, last year was something memorable having almost all close friend celebrating it with me.

And this year, another beautiful celebration has been marked. A great BIG THANK YOU to everybody who has involved. Aimi, Mala, Fatin, Ungku, Kerul, Rem and Kash. I heart you guys so much!!=))

Birthday Cake
Look at the colorful smileys. They are super cute aren't they?

Pardon my big fat and wide smile
I just can't control the happiness. ehehe.. =))

Lovelies, you guys really made my day..=))

Prezzies

Many many thanks for all the wishes and doas. Not forgotten the private birthday song sung for me, I appreciate that one so much. Will definitely request more after this..=))

Foods to include in your diet

2011-11-01T14:14:00.000+11:00

Assalamualaikum,

Happy 1st November everyone! Today remarks another beautiful date in our calendar, 1/11/11. Yeah, it does look good, doesn't it? But I have nothing significant related to this number. To me, numbers will only be numbers. Nothing big to be fussed about.

Ohh, I found one interesting video posted by my friend on her FB wall yesterday. So I think it is good to share it here with others and for my future reference as well. You have a look yourself and I believe you will agree on how amazingly true it is.

"Dia menumbuhkan bagi kamu dengan air hujan itu tanam-tanaman: zaitun, kurma, anggur dan segala macam buah-buahan. Sesungguhnya pada masa yang demikian itu benar-benar ada tanda (kekuasaan Allah) bagi kaum yang memikirkan."

"With it (the rain), He causes to grow for you the crops, the olives, the date-palms, the grapes, and every kind of fruits. Verily, this is indeed an evident proof and a manifest sign for people who give thought."

Surah An-Nahli (11)

Now rasa macam nak pergi cari semua sumber makanan kat atas and jadikan rutin makanan harian. Especially walnuts supaya membantu bagi otak berfungsi lebih lancar untuk belajar. I need you very badly dear walnuts!!

Ohh to all females out there, eat more avocadoes, pears and eggplant from now on okay. And to you gentlemen, consume more figs (buah tin) if possible. With His will, zuriat yang sihat kuat dan cerdas akan dilahirkan. InsyaAllah. :)

Older than time

2011-10-31T18:19:00.000+11:00

Assalamualaikum,

Today is the last day of the 10th month in year 2011. Indicating that October is leaving us in the next couple of hours. Without me noticing, it ends sooner than I ever expected. And believe me, the next thing we realize, 2011 will then be another year in memory.

Ohh well, speaking of memory, I lost my dearly loved and favourite earring last Friday. It might sound like a small problem but still, it brought tears to my eyes. Why? Sebab subang tu mak yang bagi. Nothing in this world could ever return the love that tangled alongside.

Another side of you is now gone

Hmm, I don't know what is wrong with me. Hari tu hilang cincin yang mak bagi. Sekarang subang pulak. Also from my mum. What's left now are only gold bracelet and gold necklace with ruby pendant. Itu ajelah harta yang I ada sekarang. They are old, but to me, they can never be older than time. Simbolik huh? :)

Being typical me, I sangat susah nak terima kenyataan kalau hilang sesuatu benda pemberian orang. I bet everybody feel the same rite. I know tak ada benda dalam dunia ni yang kekal, but still, I will try my very best to keep everything as long as I can, especially the ones that people gave me. Tapi tu lah, sebaik-baik mana pun kita jaga, kalau jodoh tak panjang, tak ada rezeki jugak. Terima aje lah kan.

So, I think I got to get myself a new pair of earring now. Huduh sangat rupanya bersubang sebelah. Tapi kalau tak pakai rasa pelik la pulak. Nak beli sendiri tapi tak reti nak pilih. Biasanya yang orang pilih tu will look best on me. Maybe kena tunggu sampai balik Malaysia nanti lah agaknya. So, here's another thing to include in my wishlist.

Simple and classy looking hoop earrings
[photo courtesy]

Ball on leverback earrings. I love something like this.
[photo courtesy]

Loved and delighted

2011-10-24T20:34:00.000+11:00

Hai!!

Hari ni hari yang sangat panas di Wollongong dengan suhu yang menjangkau 30 degrees. Dah lama tak rasa berpeluh-peluh bila jalan kaki. Kali ni sampai pergi grab Iced Tiramisu Latte dekat Panizzi. Panas gila! Tapi ni baru panas dunia kan? So, sendiri mau ingat lah! :)

Anyway last week adalah minggu homesickness yang teramat sangat. Salah satu puncanya sebab craving gila nak makan nasik kandaq. Adoii la, muka amoi tapi selera mamak. Nasik kandaq tu memang feveret lah. hahaha. Truly Penangites I am kan??

I punya teringat nak makan tu sampai lah terkeluar status macam kat bawah ni dalam FB. I jenis yang jarang sangat nak tepek apa-apa dekat FB wall. Kalau terkeluar tu maknanya I really really mean it.

Pokok ketapang tu memang legend. haha.

Then, being such a darling sister like she always is, Kak Fish offer nak try masak nasik kandaq hari Jumaat lepas. Antara lauk yang kitorang buat, tandoori chicken + pudina dippings, sotong and udang mamak style, kari kambing and kobis kuning also mamak style.

Main dishes: Sotong, kobis, udang, ayam tandoori. Mamak enough??

Side dishes

Yang paling best, Kak Fish masak nasik putih yang betol-betol macam kat kedai mamak yang ada rasa sikit tu. Siap dengan teh tarik semua. Aaaaa!! Serious rasa macam nak nangis time tu rasanya. Terharu at the same time. Ingatkan berangan je. But I got it for real.

Little Penang.

I mengidam nasik kandaq, then dapat, perut happy, I pun happy. Nampak macam benda simple kan? However, small thing like this really touched me deeply in my heart. Thank you so much everybody!!

Anyway, tadi lunch date dengan Laili. Dah lama rasanya tak lepak dengan dia. 2 jam jugak lah tadi berborak catching up with each other's update. And guess what? I also got an early birthday gift from her. Excited and loving it so much!! Thanks babe!! =))

Love love love!! =))

A bird without wings

2011-10-21T13:08:00.000+11:00

Hi!

What a very bright day today. Panas sungguh!! The temperature goes up to 27 degrees. The highest for this week after a series of a long chilly weather. Bila cuaca panas macam ni pemandangan nampak sangat cantik. Langit biru, daun hijau and colourful flowers. What more could I ask for? Everything seems to be so perfect.

Except for myself. Should I blame it on aunty flow who came to make her visit now? I had a sleepless night. The stomach cramped really bothered me from midnight until early in the morning. The first cycle of pain was about for 4 hours, then I managed to sleep for a little while before the next cycle came. But I felt a lot better in the morning. Alhamdulillah.

The pain was one thing. Unstable mood is another thing that I need to deal with. Sangat cepat terasa walaupun dengan benda-benda kecik. Owh, saya tak suka perasaan macam ni. Knowing myself yang memang tak reti nak luahkan, maka simpan ajelah sampai perasaan tu okay sendiri nanti. Macam tak biasa pulak pujuk diri sendiri kan? Pity you lah wahai hati.

Owh, malam tadi ada mimpi something that I couldn't recall what. It's a strange feeling having your heart remember something that your mind cannot. Dah cuba nak ingat pun tak dapat jugak. Takpelah, let it remained something that the heart will always fond of. :)

Apa agaknya perasaan jadi seekor burung?
Simbolik yang berlawanan dengan kehidupan seorang ''amirah"

MAS UOW AGM 2011 :: Event of the year

2011-10-18T15:05:00.000+11:00

Assalamualaikum,

Here is some updates on what I have been up to last weekends. MAS UOW celebrated it's biggest event of the year, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2011. Remember I once told you here about AGM 2010? So, we had almost the same sort of episode this year.

Semua ahli MAS UOW turut terlibat secara tidak langsung terutamanya dari segi mengundi barisan jawatankuasa tertinggi yang baru dan serba-sedikit persiapan untuk majlis tu. Macam biasalah, ada aktiviti gotong royong dalam penyediaan makanan. So I dengan Kak Fish kena buat kek. Nyam!! :p

Chocolate cuppies with fresh strawberry slices and mint leaves on top
I made them!! Tapi seketul pun I tak jamah. haha.

There were quite a number of interesting activities organized by the outgoing team during the whole period of occasion. Semua terhibur especially during performances. Macam-macam gaya ada! Banyak yang best tapi sebab size besar sangat I boleh upload sikit je. My favourite are these two. Check them out!

"When you say nothing at all" version Abang Lan Keating.

Ada back up singer yang setia, Aimy! Gotcha!! :p

Zapin usik mengusik. Lawak ahh korang!

Walaupun penyanyi nyanyi bersepah-sepah, somehow this one became my most favourite. :)

Secara mata kasar, I nampak semuanya berjalan lancar tanpa sebarang masalah yang besar. Kalau ada sikit-sikit tu adatlah kan? Mana nak dapat semua yang perfect. Kalau nak, handle sendiri lah baru tau apa rasa. Tahniah to the organizers samada secara langsung atau tidak langsung. We all had a lot of fun that day. Jasamu dikenang. :)

Penonton setia. Clockwise: Laili, Mala, Fatin, Aimy. Kak Su separuh.. :)

Lagi penonton setia. Kalau boleh nak ngadap depan stage. haha.

Huda. Tak boleh la tengok dia.
I adore her cuteness so much! :)

Me and Laili.
Babe, lagi 2 inci je. Comfirm aku turun takhta. :p

Makan time! Sedap!

Makan time lagi.
Nasib ko la Kerul sape suruh buat muka spastik. Kan aku dh tepek dalam ni. kakakaka! :p

Young and adorable fashion show contestants.
Teringat Batman. kahkahkah. :p

My sister, my friend.

2011-10-14T15:55:00.000+11:00

Assalamualaikum,

Hari ni gigih menapak ke uni sebab kena grab peluang nak jumpa supervisor sebelum beliau away selama beberapa minggu. Sampai je terus pergi jumpa Luke dulu pasal nak belajar cara cari Lagrangian and trial function baru untuk current equation that I'm working on.

Happy because now only I understand the whole idea on how to guess the Lagrangian and the way to check if it is true or not. Hmm, rasanya kalau sebelum ni I usaha lebih sikit mesti dah lama faham. Takpela, better late than not understanding at all kan.

I went to see Tim right after my discussion with Luke. He was very satisfied with what I've got, Alhamdulillah. Even after I have been bedridden for almost 2 consecutive days, a little progress like this brings smile to my face.

Semalam seharian terlantar kat katil. I keluar lunch je kejap kat rumah Kak Fish. Tu pun Aimy datang picked up. Kak Fish masakkan nasik goreng cina and sup ayam. Lepas tu balik, sambung terbaring sampai esok pagi. Ohhh, so not me kan.

Okay, nak siap-siap nak balik dah. Kejap lagi dinner kat rumah Kak Fish. Again? Yes! Again. I am fortunate to have people taking care of me especially when I am not in my best condition. Thank you sister! May Allah repay you for yourself and your goodness.

Me and Kak Fish
We share the laughs and tears

Bila nikmat sihat ditarik

2011-10-12T17:28:00.000+11:00

Hi! Assalamualaikum,

I just got back from Wollongong Medical Centre today. Buat pertama kali dalam tempoh 2 tahun kat bumi Australia ni I jejak kaki kat situ. Sebelum ni Alhamdulillah tak penah sakit yang sampai kena pegi klinik. Tapi kali ni dah tak tahan, terpaksa pegi jugak.

For your information, I had a nagging cough and flu since last week. Dah beli ubat as advised by pharmacist, dah habiskan pun still tak okay lagi. It wasn't that bad during the day but when it comes to night time, I need to deal with short breathing. My chest gets very stuffy and coughing very hard at the same time. Sampai meleleh jugak la air mata dibuatnya.

So, sebab dah tak tahan tiap-tiap malam macam tu, I decided to see the doctor today. Treated by Dr Shimul Das who is a very nice person, made me feel very comfortable during the consultation. Dia cakap semua ni sebab virus yang going around because of the flu season now.

He prescribed me with antibiotics that need to be taken within 7 days, and Eucalyptus drop for breathing therapy. If it doesn't get any better, then I need to see him again after 7 days. Alamak, macam mana ni. Makan ubat is so not my favourite thing to do lah. Urghh!!

Obat ohh obat.

Saya memang manusia yang sangat lah malas nak consume ubat. Taktau kenapa. Tapi kali ni I need to be a little bit strict to myself. Sila makan ubat ikut masa please. Nanti kalau tak baik awak sendiri jugak yang sakit. Padan muka! ;O

Women are complicated. That makes us strong.

2011-10-11T17:30:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

I found it amusing when I first browse through my FB wall this morning to see Kak Suzana's post (pinjam ye Kak Su) about girls. Without me noticing, I cracked a wide smile on my face the moment when I relate everything to myself. Surprising not, they are actually very true and applicable to many.

They are all sooo true. Especially to myself.

Kalau dapat yang tak ada ciri-ciri pelik macam yang kat atas ni, silalah jaga baik-baik. They might be one in a thousands. The rest, semuanya sangatlah complicated. Tapi kalau dapat yang complicated pun jangan risau, kalau kena gaya and cara yang betol, mudah aje nak bentuk and lentur orang perempuan ni. :)

Anyway, if I were to list all funny characteristics that most girls might have in similar, I'm afraid if it won't be any more challenge for the guys to understand us better. Tak fun lah macam gitu kan? So, take the challenge and find out more about your girls. You will fall for them a lot more than you currently are.

As for me, people see me as a very simple and easy-going person as most girls are. Happy aje sentiasa. Senyum tak kira masa. But the fact is, I am actually far more complicated on the inner part. Padahnya, asyik lah kena berperang dengan diri sendiri. Susah kan? Takpe, dah biasa. :)

I don't know why but I love this picture so much.
Nampak macam pasangan yang bahagia sedang berkomunikasi kan? :)

p/s: Kena sungguh mood girlish dengan lagu Wanita Paling Berharga yang dominated my playlist now. Cheers!:)

Bila harimau dimakan kangaroo

2011-10-10T17:12:00.000+11:00

Hai hai hai!

Sekarang baru ada peluang nak update cerita pasal football match between Malaysia and Australia yang I pegi tengok dekat Canberra Jumaat lepas. For those yang taktau result, pasukan Harimau Malaya kalah teruk dengan Qantas Socceroos. 5-0. Lagi sebijik cukup setengah dozen. Ohh my.

Tapi bagi I tak boleh nak salahkan pasukan negara secara keseluruhannya. They had tried their best. But due to certain inevitable causes, they went back empty handed. Ye la, Australia dah masuk Top 20 world ranking. Malaysia pulak lebih dari 100. Dari situ pun kita dah nampak jurang yang besar kan?

Selain tu, I rasa cuaca pun bagi kesan yang besar dekat pasukan negara. It was raining earlier that day, and the temperature dropped down to 10-13degrees at the time they were playing. Player Aussie takpela sebab dah biasa training masa winter yang temperature sentiasa below 10degrees. Pity our tigers.

Kalau compare size pulak, alahai kesian je tengok player Malaysia kecik-kecik and comel-comel je berbanding dengan player Aussie yang semuanya galah-galah belaka. Serious rasa sangatlah kerdil. Apa nak buat. Typical Asian. Cute!

Some of Wollongong supporters. Tengok donkey pun pakai jersey tau. Semangat!

While on our way to Canberra.
Immitating Fatin's favourite pose :)

Kami di stadium Canberra.
Masih mampu tersenyum walaupun sebenarnya rasa nak balik pakai karung.hakhak.

Luck may not be on our side this time.
Try again you guys!

Me in our squad's away jersey.
I'm loving the royal blue colour.

But I personally think that the best part was when our national anthem, Negaraku is proudly been played at Canberra Stadium. When you are far away from your beloved home country, and when you get the chance to sing it together with other fellow Malaysian, perasaan dia sangat indah. Sungguh! I miss Malaysia like very seriously now.

Negaraku indah berkumandang. Rindu!

Secara kesimpulannya, sebagai seorang pemerhati yang sangatlah kurang pengetahuan dalam ilmu bola sepak, I berpendapat yang masih banyak lagi ruang yang perlu dibaiki oleh pasukan negara in order for us to be along the line with any other international squads. But InsyaAllah we will still reach there one day. Go Harimau Malaya!

Apek turun salam penyokong. Suara Fatin dengan Pai aje yang dengar. Fanatik sungguh. hahaha.
I think he's the real hero.Kalau tak ada gaya Malaysia kena belasah 12-0. ;O

My new camwhoring buddy

2011-10-06T10:59:00.000+11:00

Dear diary,

I'm not used to taking vain photos of myself. You know, yang macam budak-budak zaman sekarang suka buat tu. Bulatkan mata, moncongkan mulut, amik gambar dari angle atas so nampak cute. Aaaaa, tak boleh blaaahhh!

Kalau tengok semua gamba yang I ada sangatlah membosankan. Tak creative langsung. Samaaaaaa je gayanya. Kalau candid je la kot yang lain sikit. The rest semua very typical. The same boring wide smile pose.

But off lately, everytime I see this little girl Huda, I never failed to capture every moment I spent with her. Seeing her gorgeous smile, my heart simply melts. Looking at her deep gaze through her pair of beautiful small eyes, sangatlah menusuk kalbu. Cairrrrrr!!! No need to cakap banyak, you have a look yourself.

Introducing the adorable Nur Aliah Huda

She looks like a polite rockstar dressing up like this

But she can also be cheeky at times
Yes, it's a big fat flowerhorn landed right on top of my nose.. T__T

My attempt to smile without showing my teeth. Fail.
While her's, very charming.

Me (still with my flowerhorn) and other marshmallows of my eyes

I actually miss my own Ainul Huda (my youngest sister) at home. I told this Huda about her, and she keeps asking me to tell more about my sister since then. See, now I have two Hudas in my life. How lucky I am. :)

Ainul Huda. Kakak misses you so badly.

Qantas Socceroos VS Harimau Malaya

2011-10-05T15:13:00.000+11:00

Hi semua!!

Jumaat ni I nak pegi tengok bola dekat Canberra Stadium yeay! Semangat! Semangat! Last sekali I ingat tengok bola dekat stadium masa kecik-kecik dulu. Lepas tu bila dah besar takde dah. Biasa layan bola pun sebab teman beliau tengok live match dekat mamak. Tu pun tak geng. I sokong Liverpool tapi tengok MU lawan.. ;O

But this time, when Qantas Socceroos (Australia) will take on Harimau Malaya (Malaysia) in a friendly match prior to their 2014 World Cup Asia Qualifier, I feel like being called to join all other Malaysians to show our support to the national team. Rasanya ni perlawanan pertama Australia dan Malaysia di bumi kangaroo ni. Sejarah lah kan?

Jom ramai-ramai bagi sokongan!

Walaupun Malaysia dah terkeluar awal-awal lagi dalam pusingan kelayakan, tapi kami sebagai rakyat Malaysia di Australia tetap akan turun padang bagi sokongan. Kalah atau menang lain cerita. Pantang berundur sebelum bertempur. Cewahh!!

So nanti penyokong yang akan turun dari Wollongong adalah seramai 25 orang. It may be more than that as the number of people asking for extra tickets are increasing. Unfortunately, tempat yang dikhaskan untuk penyokong Malaysia semua dah booked out. Kami dapat tempat dekat opponents. Jadiklah dari tak dapat langsung kan?

Kalau ikutkan senarai, antara kesebelasan utama yang akan turun adalah, Khairul Fahmi, Mahali Jasuli, Asraruddin Putra, Fadhli Shas, Zafuan Abd Razak, Ismail Faruqi, Safiq Rahim, Amirul Hadi, S. Kunalan, Shahrul Idlan and Safee Sali. Perghh, sejak bila I tau nama player ni?? hahaha. I refer list je la.. :p

Tiket dah book. Transport dah arrange. Yang paling best we all siap order jersey all the way from Malaysia lagi tau. Nak pakai ramai-ramai masa tengok match ni. Semangat tak semangat tak? hehe. Nak tengok harimau lawan kangaroo ni. Weehooo!!

Tiket masuk

Teaser. Our national home jersey.
Jumaat ni pakai away jersey pulak. :)

All the best harimau-harimau kacak dan tangkas sekalian!!

Aummmm!!!

Is this Love I am feeling?

2011-09-30T19:24:00.000+10:00

Dear all,

Have you ever been in the state of feeling weird, twisted and bad? They are all strange feelings, aren't they? I did some readings about this, and I found that it describes the condition when someone chooses not to believe the truth about a situation.

Well, I talked to one of my closest girlfriend last night. We had a long chat keeping each other's up with our latest update. So now as she requested, I finally decided to let everything written so that whatever we discussed last night will be clearly delivered to her and whoever she wants him to understand.

Let it be general here, she keeps asking herself about "Is this Love that I'm feeling?". Semua orang pun mesti pernah rasa benda yang sama kan? Maybe you have been in love, but for whatever reason, you refused to call it love?

So I think this is where strange feelings occur especially when your heart desires love, but your mind says no to that. See, nampak tak macam mana kita cuba deny satu kebenaran dengan cuba mewujudkan bermacam-macam excuses?

To my dear girlfriend, you are completely right. Maybe it was too soon after being hurt. Luka lama baru je nak sembuh, and your heart is still feeling numb, longing to rekindle a past love, so when a new love comes, you could not really recognize the feeling. Or maybe you takut you may get hurt again. I totally understand that.

All I can say is, mend your broken heart first. Kalau perlu untuk pentingkan diri sendiri, just go on. Heartbreak is exquisitely painful. There is no single injury on your body, but your heart is totally smashed out. So you really need to be strong to overcome the emotional feeling at the end of a relationship.

I rasa tak ada cara yang spesifik untuk sembuhkan luka dekat hati. It will naturally recovers when the time comes. Tapi tak bermakna dalam masa yang sama, you tak boleh develop perasaan cinta yang baru kan? Siapa tahu, the new love might be the catalyst that helps to boost up the healing process? Worth trying isn't it?

So dear, it's okay to cry, grieve and be sad, but it will get easier each day. Trust me. Keep the chance open, and I believe you will finally find a relationship that works for you. Go out and find new date yea! I love you, everybody loves you and you should love yourself more.

I need to love myself before anyone else.

Mado Mado Squad!!

2011-09-26T14:29:00.000+10:00

Hello there!

A quick update to inform you about what I am up to this week. I'm going for a camping trip with my fellow Mado Squad members at Wollondily River tomorrow. Uiit, Mado Squad? Apa tu?

Haaa, meh sini nak explain. Dekat sini ada sebijik rumah Malaysian dekat Madoline Street yang jadi tempat pengumpulan hampir semua singles dekat Wollongong. Kedudukan strategic, betol-betol dekat dengan uni. So, sesape abis kelas ke, mati kutu kat opis ke, memang tu la tempat menyinggah hilangkan bosan or makan-makan.

We are just like one big family helping each others out in any good or bad situation. Ahli Mado Squad takde la tetap. Sesape yang selalu tunjuk muka dekat situ memang automatically di recruit sebagai member. hehehe. Yuran keahlian pun takde. Singgah je. Everybody welcomes you there.

Antara ahli Mado Squad.
Farewell gift to Abang Sham. Sweet kan?? -credit to Kerul

Syaratnya, kalau lapar kena masak sendiri. Kalau dahaga, kena bancuh air sendiri. Kalau baik hati, masak lebih untuk orang lain makan. hehehe. Biasanya memang masak macam kenduri. Lepas tu makan ramai-ramai. Meriah!

Semua dah macam adik-beradik dekat sini. Bertengkar and bahan-membahan tu dah jadi rutin. Tapi semua tu untuk meriahkan suasana je. Nampak tu siap ada 2 orang polis yang menjaga ketenteraman awam. Diorang pun di recruit jadi members jugak tau. Jangan memain!hehehe..:p

Ohh well, nak cakap pasal camping sebenanye. Hopefully it will turns out all good and interesting. Satu malam je pun. Kalau ada masa balik nanti I update ye. Till then, see you later when I come back. Tata.

Oops, I did it again!!

2011-09-22T19:39:00.000+10:00

Dear all,

I just made another online purchase from Maysaa London today. It's the signature Maysaa scarf, described as "long awaited" and "one of a kind", .

I already bought one last year and I had it in black. When the new colours are advertised to be ready in store, I quickly grabbed them in no time. Now I just need to wait for my new navy blue and pure white scarves to arrive. Excited!

My previous purchase

If you ask me about how much I love it, I will simply say a TOTAL LOVE without any hesitation. Why?

The chiffon material requires no ironing. You bole sumbat-sumbat masuk bag, then when you need it, just put in on and you're all ready to go.
Very very very lightweight. Believe me. It feels like nothing on your head.
Provides neck coverage so that you can style it with other scarf on top.
It requires no pin. AT ALL! But will still stay in place.
Very versatile and suits most face shapes.

However, if you ask me about the price, memang sangatlah pricey! Sangat! Especially with the currency exchange rate. You boleh beli melambak tudung yang lagi cantik-cantik dekat Malaysia dengan harga sehelai scarf Maysaa ni.

Tapi untuk para pengguna tudung bawal yang tegar yang sangatlah malas nak menggayakan tudung macam I ni, I will certainly recommend you to go and get this item. You won't regret. Trust me! :)

May I see you in Heaven?

2011-09-21T17:57:00.000+10:00

Assalamualaikum,

Saya kembali lagi.hehe. Macam ni la jadinya bila mood nak mengadu membuak-buak, hari-hari pun ada benda nak cerita. Nasib kau la ye kena dengar. Hari ni ada benda interesting yang nak kongsi. As if you don't know me yang suka membebel ni lah kan.hehehe..:p

I've told you about my part time work at Susan's house yesterday, haven't I? Actually, I was not alone there. Ada lagi sorang jejaka (perghh, tetiba panggil jejaka) dari Britain buat part time as a painter dekat situ. Nama dia John.

John is a professional snowboarder back in his hometown in England. Tapi tahun ni dia merantau ke Australia sambil bekerja part time and at the same time berjalan-jalan. He has been working with Susan for a couple of months and now that he completed his painting job, he will leave in next to no time.

He once shared this video that has him inside.

Memang star snowboarding lah dia ni.

So yesterday it was time for me to wave him goodbye. Sedey jugak dah takde membe nak borak-borak time keje nanti.huhu. Then he said, "Have a wonderful life Amirah. Who knows I may be re-born as a Muslim and see you in Heaven". I was speechless and amazed when he actually said that. I really did. I terus senyum, dan mengaminkan doa John tu dari dalam hati.

Doa I semoga satu hari nanti, Allah kurniakan rahmat dan hidayah untuk John lafazkan Kalimah Syahadah dan memenuhi kata-kata dia untuk dilahirkan semula sebagai seorang Muslim. Bukan ke setiap lafaz kalimah syahadah saudara baru itu ibarat kelahiran semula? Siapa tahu mungkin John salah seorang yang terpilih nanti? Rahmat Allah tak ada sempadan bukan?

Sedangkan insan yang tidak dilahirkan sebagai Muslim tu pun diberikan percikan perasaan untuk dimatikan sebagai seorang Islam. Apatah lagi kita yang sememangnya dianugerahkan rahmat dilahirkan di dalam Islam. Memang menjadi impian besar untuk turut dimatikan di dalam Islam dan Iman.

"Semoga rahmat dan anugerah itu tidak ditarik semula dan semoga ada peluang untuk I jumpa John di syurga sebagai saudara seagama. Amin Ya Rabbal Alamin."

Psst:

Kalau dengar John cakap rasa macam tengah tengok Jude Law berlakon dalam cerita The Holiday. Very Brit-ain. Cair beb!! hahaha. Awak, jangan marah haa. Bukan ape pun, star-struck je ni..:p

Kalau macam ni punya gaya siapa tak cair kan.
Pergi tengok cerita ni. Best!!=))

Hati berbunga-bunga

2011-09-20T19:27:00.000+10:00

Assalamualaikum everybody,

I woke up fresh in a very bright and cheerful atmosphere today, put on the most vivid smile on my face when I look into the mirror and told myself to be positively cheery for the whole day. I pegang prinsip tak perlu jadi Miss Universe untuk nampak cantik. All you need are truthful heart, sincere smiles, and genuine personality, then you will naturally look beautiful to many.

Hari ni I kerja dekat rumah Susan. Kerja part time cuci rumah orang saje.hehe. Ohh, I belom introduce you dekat my lady boss lagi kan? She is a very charming Australian lady living alone in her huge house. So once a week, I akan pergi buat domestic cleaning dekat rumah dia. Kemas dapur, vacuum rumah, mop lantai, cuci toilet and buat beddings. Senang kan? =)

Lady boss. I jemput dia datang makan-makan Aidilfitri.
Suka bukan main. :)

Semua kerja I siap cepat hari ni. Since still awal lagi and I pun takde pape nak rushing, I tolong Susan bersihkan sekitar swimming pool dia. Semua pokok dekat garden belakang dah berbunga. I was sooooo exciteddd and Susan noticed how I really love them. She picked one and handed it over to me. She said, "Hey princess, here's a beautiful flower to someone beautiful". Awwww, isn't that lovely?

She gave me this.
They remain in buds till the day they withered.

I was flattered. First, yes, she sometimes calls me princess because she googled the meaning behind the name "Amirah" and she was thrilled upon finding out that it means a princess. Dia taktau ada beribu-ribu manusia nama Amirah all around the world. And this princess is cleaning her shower. hahaha. How funny. Second, beautiful to her definitely describes the inner part. And I'm glad.. :)

Puas I belajar pasal bunga hari ni. Ada Banksia, Banksia Rose, Geranium, Azalea and my most favourite is Julia's Rose. Omg, this is the first time I ever seen a very exquisite and unusual rose. The colour has a combination of brown, cream, caramel and peach. With mild fragrance and and the size is almost as big as my face. Cantek gila!!! Terus berangan nak guna Julia's Rose dekat bilik pengantin nanti (taktau bila tu). hahahahaha. Over tau!! :p

My current favourite flower. Julia's Rose.
Gorgeous!

Doa untuk Ibu

2011-09-19T12:04:00.000+10:00

Dear diary,

I just got back from a short meeting with my supervisor just now. As predicted, more mathematical stuffs to be done in short. Deriving, integrating, applying theories and so on, they are things that will keep me busy at least for two weeks time. That's the update for my on going research so far.

Owh btw, did I tell you about Kelly's Baby Shower event which was held yesterday? Just to keep it short, it was a huge success! We had a glorious time planning, organizing and hosting a memorable event like this especially to someone like Kelly who is such a darling sister to everyone here in Wollongong. All the laughs, and even the tears, we believe they were all signs of joy. Everybody loves you Kelly!

The backdrop

Me and stunning mummy Kelly

The white crew
(From left: Aimy, Kak Suzana, me, Fatin)

Dalam banyak-banyak benda yang related to this event, I just cant take this song out of my mind up until now. Doa untuk Ibu by Ungu. Really! I kept that song in replay mode until I fall asleep listening to the soothing melody, touching lyrics and calming voice of the singer.

Dengar dan hayati, pasti tersentuh.

Specially dedicated to my mum, I love you.

oh ibu terima kasih
untuk kasih sayang yang tak pernah usai
tulus cintamu takkan mampu
untuk terbalaskan
oh ibu semoga tuhan
memberikan kedamaian dalam hidupmu
putih kasihmu kan abadi
dalam hidupku

Quote of the day #1

2011-09-14T22:55:00.000+10:00

An excerpt of my previous status in FB that has been posted on the same date two years ago.

This quote happened to appear at one corner of my FB wall just now. And I found it interesting by some means. I really can't recall why I wrote this at the first place two years ago. Or it was randomly written without anything related to me.

An update to tell you I am still alive

2011-09-14T18:46:00.000+10:00

Puh! Puh! Puh!

Tiup habuk and sawang. hahaha.

Nampak sangat dah lama tak melawat kawasan. Busy? Maybe. Lazy? Definitely. Everytime I log into this virtual personal record of mine, my mind stops working right there. Hmm, when you have so many things to tell, you normally ended up no telling anything at all. Agree?

One interesting thing to share, the task that I have been working on since a year ago has finally successfully completed. Alhamdulillah. The programming now looking and working good. Satu masalah telah selesai. Tapi tak boleh nak suka sangat because I know I'm gonna be very busy with more upcoming loads after this.

It took me a year to come out with ONLY this.
Gila tak? @___@

Update about my carbo diet, I had lost one kilogram after one week of not consuming carbo. Tapi kadang-kadang main tipu jugak. Ada dua hari yang I makan nasik. Lauk moden semua I boleh pejam mata, tapi kalau sambal sardin dengan kangkung goreng belacan, makan pulak dengan nasik panas, memang tak boleh tahan beb. Tewas!

The next day pulak, ada jemputan makan lauk kurma daging, sambal belacan, ulam timun, ikan pekasam, dengan sayur campur goreng pedal. Hambik kau!! Cukup kemelayuan tak camtu? And you expect me to stand on my carbo diet, still? Memang tak aahhh!! So, there goes my konon diet-tak-makan-nasik citt poodah!!haha.

Tapi lepas tu kelam kabut lah pergi gym burn total calorie dalam 200, and total distance about 15 kilometres (threadmill, elliptic trainer, and bicycle). Alhamdulillah tak mengecewakan. 1kg now gone! Phewww!! Minggu ni I dah boleh start makan nasik balik cuma quarter dari yang biasa. Mari kita lihat apa keputusan penimbangan hari Jumaat ni ye. Nervous nervous! hihi..:p

Intensive carbo diet starts today

2011-09-05T20:26:00.000+10:00

Hello hello,

Hari ni saya dengan rasminya telah mengisytiharkan diet secara hebat kepada diri sendiri? Why? Lepas belek-belek beberapa gambar terkini yang amik masa raya, sesungguhnya saya terkejut tengok close-up photo sendiri. Serius rasa macam, OMG, tu dulang ke muka?

Terbaek lah Mad capture gambar dulang ni. Buat sedar diri.
-__-"

Ni pulak kerja Zaki. Tima kasih lah bro!
Terasa macam muka size XL tapi pakai tudung size S. T__T

This is one thing I don't like being near anybody with advanced technology camera. Kalau amik dari jauh memang best! Sebab gambar comfirm cantek gila. Tapi bila zoom sedekat-dekatnya, hambik kau!! Segala jerawat, parut, taik lalat, rona-rona hitam, sampaikan ke liang roma pun boleh nampak. Aduii..

Cela-cela kat muka tu jangan cakap lah. Bersepah-sepah. Tapi saiz muka tu yang paling tak boleh blah. Besaq gila habaq hang!! So, starting from today, 5th September 2011, I will try to reduce at least 5 extra kilos from my current weight to make it 50kg.

Ini bukan main-main lagi dah. Sebelum ni sedar je yang berat dah bertambah dengan sewenang-wenangnya, tapi buat-buat macam tak bersalah. Tapi lepas dapat teguran kasih sayang, kini saya bertekad. 5 kilos please go away yea.. fast!

What keeps me going

2011-08-31T01:21:00.000+10:00

Salam Aidilfitri dan Salam Merdeka!

Sekarang I dah boleh ucap Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri Maaf Zahir Batin untuk semua orang sebab Wollongong pun dah raya sekali. Yahuu! It wasn't that bad I tell you. Tiada adegan melalak bengkak-bengkak mata. I managed to control my emotion very well. Ain't that surprising?

Well, tahun ni tak ada drama airmata cerekarama seperti yang semua orang jangkakan. I sendiri pun tak sangka. Meleleh sikit-sikit tu comfirm lah ada. Tapi tidak lah sampai hujan.hehe. Terer lah Amirah sekarang. Mungkin ini petanda maturity growth. Eceh!

Ohh, I declare cuti untuk diri sendiri selama 3 hari. So bangun pagi tadi siap-siap macam semua orang dekat Malaysia nak sambut pagi raya walaupun I masih berpuasa. Then, tunggu depan skype sorang-sorang sampai semua orang ready untuk sesi bersalam-salaman. Syahdu tau!

Walaupun jauh di mata, tapi tak bermakna I tak terlibat untuk sesi pagi raya bersama keluarga. Taking turn hulur tangan salam thru skype. Sounds funny huh? Tapi bagi I, itu semua sangat bermakna and buat I terasa dekat dengan semua. Thanks everybody at home. I love you all very very much.

They are so sweet, aren't they?

Family portrait

Look at how they made me miss them even more.

Goodbye Ramadhan Kareem. Welcome Eid Mubarak.

2011-08-30T01:45:00.000+10:00

Assalamualaikum,

Salam 1 Syawal buat seluruh umat Islam di seluruh dunia terutamanya mak, bapak dan kaum keluarga di Penang, Malaysia. Sebahagian besar umat Islam meraikan 1 Syawal pada hari ni namun nampaknya tidak bagi Wollongong Australia yang hanya akan menyambutnya pada hari Rabu, 31 Ogos 2011.

Ini merupakan pengalaman ke-2 saya menyambut Eid sebagai anak perantau. Let me be honest with you, the feeling is so much different compared to having all your beloved person around. Sungguh berbeza. Namun tetap bermakna. InsyaAllah.

Sekarang I tak berapa ada mood nak kongsi apa-apa. Mungkin mood tu dah kena kidnap akibat semua orang Malaysia dah raya dulu tinggal I sorang-sorang raya hari Rabu. Sedey oo.. Buat yang seangkatan dengan I, mungkin ini rezeki kita untuk tambah pahala extra satu hari lagi di bulan Ramadhan. Anugerah bukan? :)

Whatever it is, I just want to wish everybody a very happy Eid no matter which part of the world you are now. Let's have the most blissful celebration shall we?

Rutin keluarga yang paling I rindukan.

Takbir raya bersama-sama.

Where flowers bloom, so does hope.

2011-08-23T12:43:00.000+10:00

Assalamualaikum,

Ramadhan 1432. The point in time when I see the strongest part in me. I know that I have not been quite myself very lately. Everybody noticed that I suppose. Especially the ones around me.

Generally speaking, everything falls right into place. Thanks to those who have been supporting me quite a lot. Even without understanding the details, you guys were right there with me. Thank you so much. I'm spiritually and emotionally supported. Really.

Life is full of lots of ups and downs. All of the times when everything is wrong, you can't just give it up. Work it out and carry on. That's what I have been telling myself all this while. Alhamdulillah it works.

Owh by the way, flowers start blooming now. The sign that spring is peeking through the other corner. It usually takes me only 12 minutes to walk to uni, but today, it took me almost half an hour. Mana tidaknya, hampir setiap pokok berbunga kat tepi jalan tu I berhenti belek. Takde keje punya orang. haha.

My favourite.
They're beautiful, aren't they?

An evening at the park with Adam

2011-08-17T14:38:00.000+10:00

20 minutes with Adam at the park is certainly quite a challenge, but very fun indeed. Berpeluh jugak dibuatnya main kejar-kejar dengan dia. It's amazing to see how a toddler could win my heart with no matter what he did.

Adam camwhoring lagi.hahaha.

Kalau dah nama pun main dengan Adam, sila letak tepi you punya sopan-santun atau ayu-ayu. Let alone nak jalan slow-slow lemah gemalai. Takde maknanya! Habis satu play park tu I berlari kejar dia. Wedges tak wedges. Semua aku belasah. kahkahkah.

Adam busy playing

I noticed that toddlers tend to throw tantrums in order to attract our attention. It seems like they do have such a strong emotion and try to let us understand, but do not know exactly how to express themselves.

When this happens, it's either you set off the tantrum or calm the situation, both will definitely work. But I will choose the latter one. Calm the situation by looking at the soft side of him.

Merajuk peluk tiang taknak balik sebelum aksi guling-guling

For instance, masa nak ajak balik, Adam berguling-guling kat tanah sebab taknak ikut I naik atas. Kalau biar lama sikit mau bertukar warna budak tu jadi coklat sama dengan tanah. Habis comot anak teruna putih melepak ni nanti. So, what I did was to pretend a fake cry.

Sebab I tau itu dia punya kelemahan. Kalau buat-buat nangis, nanti dia akan datang pujuk, peluk kita konon-konon suruh diam la. Macam yang orang selalu buat dekat dia. Bila dia dah datang peluk tu, I terus dukung, cepat-cepat bawak dia naik atas. hahahaha. Sorry Adam sebab main tipu!! :p

Hmm, look at how emotional triggers can easily touch a person's heart even just for a little one. I wonder if there is any possibility that emotional tears are made of different chemical components that relay chemical messages to the heart? If so, yes, somehow I do agree that tears are words the heart can't express. Very meaningful.

How special we are?

2011-08-15T21:06:00.000+10:00

It's a beautiful day. A really beautiful Monday. I believe if you spice up your life on Mondays with positive vibrations, then the rest of the week will be encouraging as well. As for me, I started my day with a very big, fat smile. Like these. :D :D :D

You want to know why? I have no idea why. Really. Hmm, mungkin tak semua perkara mampu disampaikan melalui kata-kata. Hanya hati yang lebih memahami. Jadi, cukuplah sekadar hati. Kecuali kalau ada yang pandai berbicara melalui hati..=)

Owh btw, are there people in your life who are significant to you? Mesti ada kan? Parents adalah yang paling utama dan tiada tolok bandingnya. Buatlah macam mana sekali pun, ibu bapa akan tetap menjadi ciptaan paling indah yang Allah SWT kurniakan untuk kita.

What about the others? People come and go. Nobody will be forever there. Even so your most beloved someone, death will take you apart. What we don't realize is that they just might have the potential to become so much meaningful to us.

And for me, once they're listed as someone of consequence in my life, they'll be there forever. Maybe it's not just the happiness that I feel when I see them, but also the pain I feel when I miss them. Selagi nikmat daya ingatan tidak ditarik kembali, selagi itulah semua insan penting akan terpahat dalam hati.

Walk me through the maze of human life. Confusing and uncovered.
[photo courtesy]

Di mana matahariku

2011-08-12T13:31:00.000+10:00

Assalamualaikum,

Hari yang sangat dingin. Chilly inside out. It was raining quite heavily when I was about to fall in my not so serene slumber last night. And this morning, I woke up and peeked through my window just to see how damp and freezing the weather had been.

Hujan yang tidak henti-henti. Bagaikan langit yang menangis. Mungkin tidak memberi kesan kepada sesetengah orang. But to me, I am emotionally disturbed to the rain. Hati ohh hati. Kenapa begitu lembut dan mudah tersentuh? You promised me not to be so fragile, don't you?

Again, stop being so downhearted please. Where is that cheerful Amirah that everyone knows? Come back and contribute the world with your smiles. You always say that a smile is something that you can always give away, and yet you can still keep it as yours. So, give them away girl!

Ehhhh, there the sunlight comes. I know it won't be there forever. The rain might come again at anytime. But at least, may the sun shines into the eye and the heart, even just so for a little while.

Please bring me to a place like this

A special time

2011-08-10T16:42:00.000+10:00

Assalamualaikum,

Sedar tak sedar, hari ni dah masuk hari ke sepuluh umat Islam di seluruh dunia berpuasa. Hmm, nampaknya fasa kerahmatan (Mercy) baru je meninggalkan kita. My ohh my, look at how I have missed that phase. Nobody could tell whether or not we have chance to meet another merciful phase in the next Ramadhan. Wallahualam.

Now we are entering the next phase of this holy month, Forgiveness. Keampunan terutamanya dari yang Maha Esa. Tak lupa juga sekian makhluk di seluruh alam. With this, saya dengan rendah dirinya ingin memohon maaf sekiranya ada salah dan silap daripada sesiapa sahaja yang ditakdirkan membaca tulisan saya buat kali ini.

Mungkin ada perbuatan atau kata-kata saya yang menyinggung perasaan mana-mana pihak tak kira secara sedar atau di luar sedar, maaf dipinta. Dan Jika ada kesalahan dari pihak kalian, InsyaAllah, telah saya maafkan. Dengan harapan, hati saya turut bersih dari sebarang perasaan yang kotor.

Buat yang terlepas peluang merebut segala imbuhan di dalam fasa rahmat, mari kita sama-sama cari keampunan dalam 10 hari fasa pertengahan ini. Dan semoga panjang umur kita untuk mencapai peluang masuk ke fasa penghujung, Freedom from Hellfire. Ameen.

Time is running out. Make it fast! [photo courtesy]

Indahnya Ramadhan di perantauan

2011-08-08T14:45:00.000+10:00

We are now entering the second quarter of Ramadhan. And being the typical me, I started to undergo severe homesickness since past few days. Tengok apa sikit je pun boleh meleleh air mata. Besar betol empangan air mata dekat mata ni agaknye. Tak pernah kering.

Please la Amirah. Be strong, get out from the gloominess and try to overcome the feeling of melancholy. You have been handling things very well for the past two years, and the miserable parts will end sooner than you could possibly thought. Trust me! :)

Owh btw, let me share with you how awesome my weekends had been. Siapa cakap duduk di luar negara tak dapat rasa macam duduk di Malaysia? Totally wrong! Bezanya takde bazar Ramadhan yang best je, the rest, semua sama.

Sabtu lepas, I dengan kawan-kawan bukak puasa sama-sama dekat rumah Madoline. 9 of us. Berebut-rebut di dapur siapkan juadah berbuka. Sampai bersilang-silang tangan semuanya cuba siapkan tugas masing-masing. Perasaan dia sama macam dekat rumah bila juadah tak siap lagi padahal waktu berbuka dah masuk. Nostalgic!

Lepas siap semua lauk yang dibuat dalam tempoh yang paling pantas tu, semua duduk bawah makan sama-sama atas lantai. Passing lauk ke kiri ke kanan, tambah itu tambah ini, berselera betol jadiknye bila dapat makan beramai-ramai. Serius rasa macam satu keluarga yang besar.

Bila semua dah terlantar kekenyangan, Abang Sham cepat-cepat call for Maghrib prayers. Bentang sejadah penuh hall, tunggu giliran ambik wudhuk dekat toilet, siap-siap untuk solat Maghrib berjemaah. Bukan selalu dapat peluang berjemaah macam ni. Sayu sungguh masa tu and the sensation is beyond words. Inexpressible!

Ignore the mess. Focus on the crowd.

Bila dah masuk waktu Isyak, kami solat berjemaah lagi sekali dan lepas tu terus ke Omar Mosque untuk solat Terawih dengan umat Islam yang lain di kawasan sekitar. Biasanya I solat sendiri je dalam office. Sekali-sekala bila dapat peluang berjemaah, rasa bersyukur sangat.

Sesudah solat terawih berjemaah di Omar Mosque

Semua selesai dalam pukul 8 malam. Cepat kan? Bila dah malam sikit, semua pun dah mula lapar balik, kitorang goreng cucur udang cicah dengan sambal sardin. Kira macam moreh la tu.hehehe. That's how my Saturday ended with all close friends around me. Thank you everybody for making my Ramadhan here a little extra meaningful!

Photoshoot Salam Perantau

2011-08-02T14:40:00.004+10:00

Assalamualaikum,

Sedikit highlight tentang photoshoot beramai-ramai sempena Aidilfitri 2011. Tujuannya nak ambik gambar untuk hantar ke newspaper dalam ruangan salam perantau tu je. Tapi last sekali dah jadi macam ambik gambar family dekat studio pulak.

Semua orang pakai baju raya warna-warni. Mula-mula ingat nak ambik dalam uni atau botanic garden. But we finally decided to go to Wollongong Harbour for photo session. There were 14 of us, Abg Din, Abg Shahrul, Abg Sham, Ungku, Kerol, Kash, Rauf, Rem, Syaril, Aimy, Laili, Mala, Fatin and myself.

Macam-macam aksi, gaya, telatah yang menghiburkan sepanjang penggambaran. Bukan senang rupanya nak handle group photo session ni. Bila kanan ok, kiri pulak tak ok. Orang depan senyum, yang kat belakang pulak tak ready. Tiap-tiap kali pun mesti ada aksi kelakar pecah perut gelakkan orang lain.haha. Overall, best gila! Sebab semua pun sekepala.

Yang berusaha: Our official photographer, Rauf.
Thank you for all the photos. Simply beautiful!

Behind the scenes. Memang meriah.

My favourite. The girls.
From left: Mala, Fatin, myself, Aimy, Laili

Group photo 1

Group photo 2

Group photo 3

Thats all I could share I guess. Tak boleh tunjuk banyak-banyak nanti tak surprise. Gambar yang submit pun tak attach dalam sini, biar surprise.hehe. So, kalau agak-agak ada nampak muka-muka ni keluar di Utusan Malaysia, do inform me okay. Sekali sekala tepek muka kat surat khabar apa salahnya kan? :p

Segala ucapan adalah ikhlas dari hati. Harap sampai ke semua yang mengenali diri saya nanti.

p/s: Photos courtesy from our main photographer, Rauf. Good job bro! And some from Laili's FB. Thank you very much guys.

Ramadhan ke-3 di bumi Australia

2011-08-01T18:09:00.001+10:00

Salam 1 Ramadhan semua,

How is your day so far? Mine is not too bad. Alhamdulillah I baru je lepas berbuka kat sini. Anyway, jom kita sama-sama tingkatkan amalan yang baik dan cuba reduce kan apa-apa yang boleh mengurangkan pahala puasa ye. Rebut keberkatan dalam bulan yang mulia ni sebanyak mungkin.

Juadah berbuka di MAWU hari ni
Nasik goreng, ayam goreng, lasagne, fries, salad. Alhamdulillah.

Well, this is my third Ramadhan here in the land down under. And Alhamdulillah, setakat ni I tak pernah menghadapi sebarang masalah sepanjang berpuasa di sini. Paling best, berpuasa di dalam musim sejuk. Memang tak terasa langsung and masa berpuasa yang singkat sebab siang pendek.

Sayu jugak rasanya bila fikir hidup sorang-sorang di perantauan. Lucky me because I still have all good and supportive friends with me. Life could be so dull without having them around. Cuma yang tak bestnya I tak dapat nak mengada-ngada request bapak dengan mak masak lauk favourite I je la. Sedih~

Tapi bila mengenangkan balik ni antara pengalaman hidup yang I akan appreciate bila dah pulang ke tanah air nanti, buat I kuat sedikit nak meneruskan hari-hari tanpa keluarga di sisi. Sikit je lagi ye Amirah. You go girl!

Hence, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a blessed and meaningful Ramadhan. May the spirit of Ramadhan light up the whole world. Ameen.

My all time favourite. Harapan Ramadhan.

Membina menara goyang

2011-07-29T09:00:00.001+10:00

Hai-hai Encik Diari,

Apa ke huduh sangat nama membina menara goyang kan? kalau sebut rocking tower takde la buruk sangat. hihi. Whatever it is, itu la antara aktiviti yang I buat dengan kawan-kawan bila tengok masing-masing muka blur taktau nak buat apa. Kitorang main Jenga, yay!

Indoor group activity on a cold winter night

Rasanya last sekali main menda alah ni masa zaman sekolah-sekolah dulu. Konon tak berapa nak macho la kalau main bila dah besar. Hey, jangan pandang rendah dengan mainan-mainan minda macam ni tau. Nampak je macam mudah. But it is actually a game of physical that requires a very strong mental skill.

Muka ceria Rem & Aimi dapat remove block yang mudah

Cara main dia senang je. It starts with an initial tower that has about 18 levels of three blocks in each level. As the game progresses, players take turns to remove a block and balance it on top. Please bear in mind, the taller the tower, the more increasingly unstable structure is being built.

Muka focus Aup & Kerul bila game makin mencabar

Perasaan setiap kali nak remove block tu and place it on top punya la berdebar-debar sama macam meruntuhkan bangunan setinggi 18 tingkat! Nervous gila beb! Bila lepas turn sendiri rasa macam, "Phewww, nasib bukan aku yang runtuhkan. Kalau tak mati la aku kena susun balik blocks ni nanti".

The game ends when the tower falls

Antara contoh waktu-waktu getir bila menara bergoyang.

Ho yeah ho yeah! bak kata Ungku. kahkahkah..

Adam si budak debot

2011-07-28T14:14:00.000+10:00

Assalamualaikum,

Hari ni mood nak cakap pasal Adam. Tiba-tiba teringat conversation pasal how adorable babies are this morning, make me miss my Adam si budak debot. Padahal baru je semalam terserempak dengan Adam say hello cubit-cubit pipi before pergi tengok cerita X-Men. hehehe.

Introducing Adam at 2 years old
Tengok pipi tu. Tengok pipi tu. Aaaaa. Geram!!

Babies.. Greatest small little creature, ever!! Their smell, their language, their growth, their tiny little palms, their everything. The whole lot about them are just so magnificent, addictive and loveable.

Pipi debot yang dah beribu kali kena lenyek macam doh donat.

Amaran!! Telatah mereka jugak boleh buat orang geram dan rasa nak cubit-cubit, gigit-gigit. Dengan penuh kasih sayang la maksud I. hehe. Tapi bila dah besar sikit, buat perangai guling-guling dekat lantai memang rasa nak cubit kuat sikit. Sikit je la tapi. Kotor la lantai tu sayang oii..

Semua yang kat muka dia nampak boolattttt.
Mata, hidung, mulut, pipi apatah lagi.

Okay, sorry Kak Fish sebab ajar Adam camwhoring. But I just can't help it. Bijak sangat budak ni. Pegang iPhone I, tunjuk dekat camera, then he himself pushed the capture button. Hence, all the vain photos of me and him.hahaha.

Berebut-rebut nak capture gambar sendiri.
Habis pipi I dipenyeknya.

Sedar tak sedar dah dekat 2 tahun I dengan Adam dekat bumi kangaroo ni. Tengok dia membesar dari seorang innocent baby yang hanya tau baring sambil main agah-agah je sampai sekarang lari laju gila macam the road runner sampai tak terkejar dibuatnya, are such a wonderful memories. Till the bond ties forever.

Menghadapi semangat yang pudar

2011-07-26T16:53:00.000+10:00

Hello there!

How have you been very lately? As for me, things are doing okay. A very dull and wet week has just left. Yeay! Tak seronok sebenarya bila hujan sepanjang masa. Nak kena redah hujan dah satu hal. Nak pakai tebal-tebal sebab kesejukan pulak lagi satu hal.

But Alhamdulillah, the weather looks slightly promising now. Very beautiful sunny day. Even the temperature is still a bit too cold for me, but it's okay, at least kemurungan akibat hujan yang berpanjangan akhirnya hilang.

Ohhh btw, hari ni I nak share pasal perubahan cuaca di negara 4 musim tidak ekstrem seperti Australia. Selain perubahan ketara terhadap suhu, pertukaran cuaca akan turut memberi effect kepada rupa bentuk dan warna tumbuhan. Menarik bukan?

Bila stress dekat office, kadang-kadang kerja I adalah termenung mengadap luar tingkap. So, I selalu perhatikan macam mana pokok yang besar gedabak dekat luar ni berubah setiap kali musim bertukar. It's amazing to see how the process works. How? Let me show you the prove.

Daripada sebatang pokok yang rendang dan hijau sepenuhnya, bertukar menjadi hijau kekuningan, then tiba masa daun-daun mula bertukar menjadi jingga dan mula gugur, sampailah saat apabila yang tinggal hanyalah ranting pokok yang tidak bermaya. And the process evolves every year.

Every so often, I think same thing goes to human life. Ada masa yang semangat kita segar sehijau daun. Namun boleh pudar sedikit bila tiba-tiba ada masalah. Sehinggalah semangat tu pudar sepenuhnya dan yang tinggal hanyalah kita yang spiritless. Hmmm.. Ironik bukan?

But don't worry, biasanya keadaan macam tu tak lama. Sampai masanya, semangat kembali segar and the whole process repeats all over again. Cuma sedikit kekuatan diperlukan untuk menghadapi hari-hari di mana semangat kita down dan hilang. So, goodluck everybody! =))

Take a sneak peek

2011-07-20T01:25:00.000+10:00

Hints on the things that we had during our 3 days trip to Snowy Mountains last weekend

Day 1: Before the journey begins

Day 2: The morning before we went up to Perisher Valley

Day 2: Freezing faces

Day 3: Ready to leave. Goodbye Cooma Tourist Park.

Day 3: Parliament House, Canberra

Beautiful, isn't it?

Wait for more updates from me
Cheers!

Hello from Snowy Mountains

2011-07-15T14:00:00.005+10:00

Dear diary,

I'm already on my holiday trip to Snowy Mountains by the time you read this. It is Snowy Mountains re-visited by the way. I have been there last year, and it was such an incredible excursion all I could tell.

From left: Me, Syaril, Kerol, Kash, Kak Emy, Farizal

Tahun lepas rombongan disertai oleh Abang Sham & Kak Emy beserta dengan 5 orang anak instant. I, Syaril, Farizal, Kash and Kerol. Memang havoc jadinya bila semua budak sengal dapat parents angkat yang sporting gila. haha.

Tapi tahun ni peserta rombongan ada tukar sikit. Yang maintain hanya I, Farizal & Kerol. The new members are Rauf, Rem, Aimy and Mala. Kami jugak akan konvoi dengan family Kak Fish nanti. So, this time there will be 9 adults and 2 toddlers altogether. Yay!

I wrote about our journey in HERE and my first snowboarding experience in HERE for personal record. For me, the whole trip was very very interesting. So I personally hope that this year's experience is gonna be much more exciting than what we had last year.

Till then, see you soon after I come back.

Tata!

Snowfall Calling

2011-07-13T17:43:00.000+10:00

Hello hello my beloved fellow

I'm all excited to play with the snow

May there be sunlight as well as rainbow

To shine our day and make us glow

Anybody interested hurry up and follow

(^_^)v

Portrait of love

2011-07-12T13:50:00.001+10:00

This lovely piece of token arrived all the way from home

Just to warm my heart up

Engraved with our photo together

And our names written on the other side

Also the date since we called us an item

This ain't no history sculpture

Just a symbol of a love getting closer

Something classic and everlasting

Beautiful and simply true

Goodbye Australia?

2011-07-10T12:00:00.000+10:00

Hai!

Happy Sunday everyone! Ceria je bunyi pagi-pagi sebab dah terlebih tido malam tadi. Perut buat hal akibat lawatan bulanan dari 'si dia' yang tekun menjalankan tugas melawat kawasan. Sebelum tido malam tadi dah timbus-timbus perut dengan apa saja benda yang nampak depan mata.

Tiba-tiba tengah malam terjaga sebab rasa rimas yang amat bila tengok apa la yang macam-macam sangat ada atas perut ni.hahaha. Kalau ada benda seberat bulldozer pun mungkin akan turut diletak sekali dengan harapan supaya kesakitan cepat hilang. I love you lah PMS!! ;O

Ohh, pagi tadi mengemas rumah hati rasa tenang lepas tengok kotak yang 3 ketul tu dah tak ada dekat ruang tamu. Agaknya apa la yang kotak-kotak tu buat dalam kontena tu sekarang ye? Take good care of yourselves all dear boxes. Till we meet again in Malaysia somewhere around next year. Be good yea, promise me!

One of my darling boxes yang dah selamat masuk kontena.

Ceritanya macam ni, sejak beberapa bulan yang lepas, Malaysian di Wollongong dah berpakat untuk share shipping barang-barang ke Malaysia di bawah urusan Kak Syikin sebagai manager yang amat berwibawa. Dengan gabungan kuasa beberapa family, finally barang-barang yang diangkut jadi lebih dari satu kontena. I yang belum tiba masa nak balik lagi pun sebok la nak selitkan barang untuk shipping jugak. Tak banyak pun, 3 kotak je.hehe..:p

Thanks for managing everything Kak Syikin.
May Allah bless you always.

Seawal jam 8 pagi hari Jumaat lepas, sekelian rakyat jelata telah dikerahkan tenaga untuk bergotong-royong mengumpulkan barang di kawasan Graduate House. Nampak perpaduan yang sangat dibanggakan di sini apabila beratus-ratus kotak siap dikumpulkan dalam masa yang singkat. Semuanya manpowers lah. Yang perempuan mampu bagi sokongan dari tepi saje ye. Mau terkehel urat pinggang kalau nak kena angkut kotak yang melambak tu.

Proses mengangkut kotak dari rumah ke rumah

Sebahagian besar dari jumlah kotak. Ada lagi satu bahagian.
Boleh bayang banyak tak banyak??

Alhamdulillah berkat kerjasama semua orang, semua barang selamat di loading ke dalam kontena. Tiap-tiap kali tengok orang tu campak je kotak-kotak, tersentap jantung tuan punya kotak. Mana tidaknya, masing-masing hantar set Corelle berkotak-kotak, Noritake lagi, electrical appliances lagi, mau berpuluh ribu dollar jugak taksiran barang dalam kontena tu rasanya. Sambil-sambil tengok tu kami semua berdoa supaya semua barang yang dihantar selamat sampai dalam keadaan asalnya. InsyaAllah.

Nampak tak perpaduan rakyat Malaysia di sini?
Hantar barang balik Malaysia pun secara berjemaah.hehe.. :)

Semoga perjalanan selamat wahai kotak-kotak sekalian.

Gambar candid Abg Ariff dengan caption yang paling tak boleh blah.
"Call cowok sambil korek cekam".
Padahal tengah jemur kaki akibat kesejukan melampau.hahaha..=))

p/s: Photo courtesy from all Malaysian yang uploaded gambar gotong-royong shipping di Facebook. Terima kasih semua!!=))

LOVE STORY: 8th Anniversary

2011-07-09T00:00:00.000+10:00

After a year, now I am back to continue the sequel of my personal LOVE STORY. The tale of Amri & Amirah after 8 meaningful years of cruising through the ocean of our love.

Our love story.
Starring: Amri (him) and Amirah (her)

2011 marks the year that we both have been very very busy with our own personal works and life. If before this, we never missed to talk to each other EVERY SINGLE DAY. But this year, there were times when we don't even have chance to say a short hello for a few consecutive days. It doesn't sound really good, isn't it? But for us, things don't change a bit. Maybe the routine did changed, but not our love.

This year also requires us to make a few important decisions that will literally effect our future. Be it decisions regarding to our relationship or anything about our personal working life, there are really a lot to be discussed about. Hopefully these decisions are the best that have been destined for us.

We last met on 27th November 2010 on my short holiday back to Malaysia. It means that we haven't seen each other for more than 7 months since then. The longest for the record. And I guess the numbers will keep on increasing until I am not quite sure when. I hope the countings will stop soon. Very soon.

The day when we last met. 27th November 2010.

You have no idea how hard it is to not knowing when will be the next date that we are going to see each other. But I guess there are reasons for this. I believe in that. Being thousands of miles apart from each other is really a challenge, but we survived. Alhamdulillah.

May this love story continues again next year. Until the knot between us is officially tied. Till then, do pray for us. Semoga ada jodoh antara kami. Amin.

May happiness be with us forever

Pergi air terjun masa winter memang terbaik!!

2011-07-06T17:45:00.001+10:00

Hello Mr Diary,

Do you know that Australia is not only famous with its spectacular coastal areas? And have you ever thought that it also has a series of stunningly beautiful waterfalls all around the country? Well, for your information, one of them is located not very far from my place. Carrington Falls.

So a few days ago, I dengan kawan-kawan pergi picnic dekat situ. Yes, I know. It sounds crazy. Pergi air terjun masa winter? Memang cari pasal. But it was not too bad afterall. Especially with the help of bright sunlight filtering through the trees.

The famous Carrington Falls

This place also has a grotto (ala-ala artificial caves) and pools deep enough to swim in. It is called Nellies Glen. Tapi takde sape pun yang nak cuba cecah badan mandi dalam tu. Itu cubaan berani mati namanya.Baru letak hujung kaki terus rasa kebas gila. Sejuk nak mati!

Indahnya ciptaan Allah swt

Lepas isi perut masing-masing yang kelaparan, barula kitorang mulakan sesi menjelajah kawasan sampai la ke satu pool yang dipanggil Blue Pool. Cantik. Sangat cantik! Alam hijau yang mendamaikan complimenting the fresh, cold and free running waters. Simply perfect!

Cubaan jejak kaki ke dalam Blue Pool. Freezing! Numb!

Okay, I guess pictures tell more than words. So, have fun looking at the following photos taken from Aup's and Kak Zarin's camera. Please click on the photos for better view yea!=))

Me and my multi expressions at the Blue Pool

Sumpah susah gila nak lepas part ni.
Air sejuk gila, batu slippery. Very challenging!!

View from top of the fall. Cantik!

Dan bermacam-macam aksi dari semua orang.

Caught in action

Sebelum keberangkatan pulang

That's all for my latest update. Carrington Falls is another must visit place if you come to Wollongong. And thank you everybody (Aimy, Kerol, Ungku, Kak Zarin, Rem, Rauf, Kan) for the lovely accompany cherishing this wonderful half day trip.

Goodbye my dear favourite ring

2011-06-27T20:35:00.000+10:00

Dear diary,

Please allow me to be a little bit emotional today yea. I was so down since last Saturday. My most precious belonging on my left ring finger is now gone. Yes, I lost my favourite piece of ring. I have been wearing it since 11 years back, and at this moment, I need to accept the fact that it has finally dissapeared. :'(

I don't know why, but I feel naked without having that ring on. Hmm, bila dah simpan sesuatu benda tu terlampau lama, kehilangan adalah satu benda yang paling menyedihkan. Too sad to be true. Sungguh!

What made me feel more horrible, the ring is not initially mine. It was my mum's. Cincin belah rotan zaman dulu yang sangat teliti pembuatannya, berat dengan solid gold. Something that rarely can be found nowadays.

I think I can admit the absence of the ring, but the memory within is what I'm gonna miss the most. Rasa bersalah yang teramat sangat dekat mak. I have tried my best to take care of it, and after 11 years, I failed. My bad..:(

Untuk menenangkan hati, I keep telling myself that mungkin setakat tu je jodoh I dengan cincin tu. Harap sesiapa yang jumpa dapat jaga baik-baik je. As much as I love the ring. Please please please, pretty please.

Hmm, somebody told me that things happen for some reasons. Maybe it's finally time to change for another more meaningful ring. My own significant ring. Who knows? Mungkin lepas tu takkan ada lagi salah faham yang pernah terjadi seperti yang I pernah ceritakan di sini. haha. Yea rite!

Kenangan terakhir bersama cincin kesayangan.
Beberapa jam sebelum kehilangan disedari

Makan tengah hari di puncak Mount Keira. Sungguh gila!!

2011-06-22T17:56:00.000+10:00

Hai!!

I just got back from a crazy lunch session at the top of Mount Keira. Why did I say crazy? Sebab memang kerja gila pun pergi lunch dekat atas tu tengah-tengah hari berangin macam ni. Tak pernah dibuat orang tau tak. Asalnya cadangan nak menikmati pemandangan indah terus bertukar menjadi mimpi ngeri. hahaha.

Kalau cakap pasal view, okay, memang cantik. I can't deny that. Tapi itu kalau masa cuaca yang normal la. But with the blustered wind around, perasaan tu sungguh tidak menarik. Tidak langsung! Sumpah sejuk-gila-peti-ais-pun-tak-sejuk-macam-ni!!

Pemandangan meliputi hampir seluruh kawasan Wollongong dan laut sejauh mata memandang.
Ini gambar dulu-dulu masa SUMMER, 2009. Sekarang WINTER!!

Our fish and chips and chicken burger tasted like frozen fish and chicken fresh from the freezer. Tuang air panas mendidih dalam cawan, tunggu 5 minit, terus tukar jadi macam air sejuk dalam fridge. Lepas habis makan, jilat jari rasa macam jilat ranting kayu sebab dah beku. hahaha.

We plead the wind to act calmly, and let us have our lunch in peace, but too bad the wind kept blowing like mad. After a while, semua terus switch on enjin turbo makan masing-masing, habiskan makanan laju-laju, then rushed into the car. Aduhh lawak!! hahaha.

Siapa la punya idea bengong ni huh?? I la tu. Maafkan patik penunggu gua!! Ingatkan tak sejuk sebab dapat direct sunlight. Sekali nah!! Hambekk kau!! Direct sunlight hape bendanya?? Punya la sejuk sampai hingus pun beku bak kata Aimy. Bila masuk kereta ada heater terus hingus pun cair and turun macam air terjun. kahkahkah.

Okay, satu kerja gila telah dibuat hari ni. The crazy idea was from me and mission accomplished. Yahuuu!! Semua berjaya mengharungi cabaran tersebut dengan jayanya walaupun masing-masing menggigil nak mati. So kawan-kawan, what's next??? hehe..:p

p/s: Hmm, this might not be the craziest thing I have done here so far. Mungkin ada yang lebih crazy dari ini.

Hanya kerana keinginan tekak

2011-06-20T15:35:00.000+10:00

Dalam 3-4 minggu lepas, I teringin gila nak makan kuih benderam @ cucoq peneram @ kuih telinga keling. Punya lah teringin sampai masuk dalam mimpi tau. Tapi mana la nak cari kuih tradisional macam tu kat sini kan? I nak yang macam jual kat pasar malam, makan panas-panas, crispy di luar, lembut di dalam. Perghh, heaven!!

Ok, drooling. Kalau dapat makan 20bijik pun tak puas rasanya. Kuih favourite I tu. Dulu mak siap pernah pos ke Australia. Tapi bila sampai sini dah tentu-tentu la tak panas and tak crispy lagi dah. Tapi perasaan tu tetap indah bila dapat makan.

Jadi, apa nak buat bila perasaan teringin tu datang lagi sekali?? Solution nya, pergi Asean store, beli tepung beras, gula melaka (coconut sugar), eh confuse pulak gula melaka dengan gula merah. Apa-apa saja lah asalkan, yang warna dark brown tu. Lepas tu, mula lah acara buat kuih benderam.

Sedih gila kan nak makan kuih tapi kena buat sendiri? Tapi apa nak buat. Nasib hidup di perantauan. So, cubaan untuk buat kuih benderam telah berjaya. Nak tengok apa rupanya?? Lihat lah proses pembuatan di bawah. Jeng jeng jeng!

Proses pembuatan from scratch, menguli dan membentuk.

Menggoreng dan tadaaaa!! Siap!!

TAPI!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rupa agak aneh bukan?
Kenapa tak sama macam dekat pasar malam?
Kenapa yang orang jual sangat berminyak, yang ni tak berminyak langsung?

Mungkin kuih benderam version sihat agaknya. Tapi rasa sedap!! Best kalau makan masa panas-panas. Kalau sejuk nanti keras. Why eh?? Tak kisah la macam mana sekali pun, yang penting keinginan telah terlaksana.

Nak suruh buat lagi? Hmm, pakai tidak la gamaknya. I kena bersabar sikit, then balik Malaysia boleh hantam puas-puas. Dah berangan balik nanti (yang taktau bila tu), I nak pergi pasar malam, beli kuih benderam sepuluh ringit. Dapat seratus bijik. Makan lah I sampai muntah. kahkahkah. T___T