Membina menara goyang

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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!!

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

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!!

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

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. Rupa agak aneh bukan? 
2. Kenapa tak sama macam dekat pasar malam? 
3. 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

It's B.I.N.G.O time!!

Do you still remember when exactly was the last time you played BINGO? Yes, the game of chance? Game yang selalunya kita main bila kelas cancel sebab cikgu ada meeting masa kecik-kecik dulu. Ingat tak?

Describe the game? Ohh, very easy, yet sometimes can create excitement. The game is played by choosing randomly drawn numbers that have been printed on 5 x 5 matrices. One person will select a number and everybody will cross out the number from their matrices.

My BINGO board

The process follows until all numbers in the first five horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines are all crossed out. The first person who achieves a specified pattern from the drawn numbers is required to call out the word "BINGO!" which alerts the other players.

So last night, ntah kenape tiba-tiba I dengan kawan-kawan teringat nak main BINGO. I think it was like ages ago since we last played this game. Seronok jugak bila dah besar-besar main benda alah ni. Ye la, dulu mana ada PSP ke, Ipod ke. Semua pakai modal kertas dengan pen je. Budak zaman sekarang ni je yang terlebih advance. Game diorang semua yang dalam screen je.huhu.

Aimy's 

Kerol's

Farizal's
Ada kisah di sebalik the bottom right-most half blank board.
Kahkahkah!!

Hasilnya malam tadi, kitorang main 6 sets of BINGO and and also Tic-tac-toe. Hmm, reminiscing the good old days when we were all still little young berhingus kids.hahaha. Siapa cakap dah bila dah besar tak boleh have fun macam budak-budak kan? You gotta try this sometimes in a while. It does feels good. Trust me!

Multi-shape tic-tac-toe
Me (4) VS Farizal (2)

Morning walk by the sea side

How are you doing diary boy? Lama tak menjenguk kamu. Ntah makan ntah tidak kan.hehe. I have nothing much to tell you very lately I guess. Tapi hari ni I nak cerita pasal Wollongong Beach. Kalau datang Wollongong, tapi tak singgah beach, memang serupa macam tak datang sini tau.

Okay, semalam I dengan Aimy pergi morning walk dekat sini. Biasanya impromptu plan macam ni lah yang akan jadi fun. Beautiful sunny Sunday, clear blue sky, refreshing ocean breeze, awesome breaking waves, and friendly people all around. What more could I ask for? Simply perfect!

 

We had a really good time strolling down the beach, saying hello to everybody we meet, collecting sea shells and formed our names out of them, having a yummy breakfast at one of the restaurants near the harbour and among all, we really had heaps of fun taking millions of photos of us along the way. Girls? Lense? Posing? Ohh, we are the expert!

Bangun pagi, gosok gigi, tak mandi, baju tido. 
tiba-tiba I cakap, "Aimy, jom pegi morning walk dekat beach".
Selambe gila!



Feeling-feeling tepi pantai ehh? :p
While waiting for the hot surfers maneuvering their surfboards thru the breaking waves.




Caught in action.
This is not the first time I tell you how much I love the beach, isn't it?



Big big rock and cute cute girl.
Dah macam nak masuk gua pulak.

Sun bathing anyone?
Ape kelasss sunbathing siap pakai jumper, tracksuit semua??
Tapi sejuk gila oiii!!

Hello! I'm Amirah. You can also call me Mira.

And this is my friend Aimy.
Eh, macam dekat-dekat pulak nama kita.hehe..=))

Berlatar belakangkan atuk yang sedang tekun memancing.

Bombara seefood restaurant.
Yes, that's me without my smiles on. Umm, weird!

OUR BIG BREAKFAST!
Toasted bread, raspberry jam, butter, whipped ricotta
Hot chocolate and sinking marsmellow

So, how's the Wollongong beach? Beautiful isn't it? Datang la visit I dekat sini. This would be the first place yang I akan bawak jalan-jalan. Ohh btw, my family is coming over March next year! Tiket semua dah beli. I'm all excited!! Rasa macam nak plan itineraries siap-siap dari sekarang. Ngeee..:p