tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55961353537288803092024-02-20T01:12:27.929+08:00The blogger side of meA little bit of this and a little bit of that.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-66550802880846310912018-11-22T16:47:00.001+08:002018-11-22T16:47:21.446+08:00Email manners<div dir="auto">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">Wow...This blog has been neglected for so long. In the effort to revive this blog back, I am sharing this post which I have posted in FB a while ago... Hope I can maintain the survival of this blog...😅</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">In
my line of work, I received numerous emails everyday. Some of the
emails were from students, sending their assignments, thesis, research
data, presentation slides etc. Sometimes these emails lacked etiquettes
which annoyed me. Below are some of the reasons:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">1. No subject</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">No idea what the email is about. I have to open the email and read the message.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">2. No subject, no message, only attachment.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">This
is the worst. Don't know what the email is about. Nothing to read when I
open the email. I have to open the attachment to see. Normally I will
immediately delete these kind of emails, for fear of spam or virus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">3. There's subject with attachment but no message</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">I
can guess the content of the attachment by looking at the subject. But I
would love to read some sort of greetings or introduction of the
sender. As well as some description of what the sender is sending.
Should at least write</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">Dear Prof,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is so and so from so and so... Attached is so and so.... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">Salam,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">Dilampirkan dokumen itu dan ini....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">4. Message in the subject</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">This
is amusing. Must be a blunder and done accidentally. In the subject
area, I sometimes encountered 'Dear Prof, this is so and so...' <img alt="😄" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f604" data-image-whitelisted="" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f604" style="margin: 0 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">5. Funny email addresses</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">I
think most of us have to bear the embarrassment from the first email
address we have created. When we first created the email account, we
didn't think of the future, where we need to send and receive official
emails. So sometimes I encountered these funny email addresses and it
really amused me. Reminds me of my own first email address... <img alt="😅" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f605" data-image-whitelisted="" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f605" style="margin: 0 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">Of
course there are other etiquettes of writing emails, such as not to
overuse capital letters or exclamation marks and to reply emails sent to
you promptly or timely.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">Oopps..... I think I have some emails which need responding... <img alt="😁" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f601" data-image-whitelisted="" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f601" style="margin: 0 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-89671551703775681162015-12-29T15:21:00.002+08:002015-12-30T08:10:43.070+08:00The Grand Family Day @ Raub<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">I have a rather big family. Nine siblings, of which two have passed away. And most of us are married and have children of our own. And few of these children are also married and have children too. Apart from Hari Raya celebration, we rarely gather together. So when we planned for our Family Day, we planned it BIG. So, this is the story...:)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">The date was confirmed: 24-26 December 2015. The programme outline was discussed and approved. Once the layout was established, the preparations for the Family Day started. We even had several committee to tackle different tasks. And more whatsapp groups were created just for this purpose...:D</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">When I said we planned it BIG, I really mean BIG. We had Tshirts designed specially for the Family Day, we had specially designed plaques as souvenirs, we had food hampers for prizes and we had goodie bags to be given away to each family member.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">BBQ and talent show nite. We had chicken, lamb, sausages, potatoes, salad, fried rice and aglio olio spaghetti. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">And the highlight of the night, the performance by the family members. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Here's the recordings of some of the performances from that night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Nasyid: the first and second from right are my daughters. :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">The Band Boys performed several songs. They are my nephews and they are good. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">The Aci-aci Buka Pintu musical theatre. A hilariously funny act. Directing, costume designing and props were done under the supervision of my niece. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">We had fun and laughter that night. I think my parents also enjoyed the show. Anak-anak, menantu-menantu, cucu-cucu, cucu-cucu menantu and cicit-cicit production house...:)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Mencabar dan kelakar sungguh main badminton ni. Ada yang tak tahu rules game, ada yang jadi referee terover excited bila team dia dapat point, ada yang jadi linesman kena berpayung sebab tak tahan panas, ada yang kena body smash. Yang pukul tak kena shuttle or shuttle tak lepas net pun banyak. And imagine main kat area yang kuat berangin... On one court, pukul perlahan je dah lepas net. On the other court, pukul kuat giler pun, shuttle jatuh balik kat court sendiri... Ha ha....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">So we had fun getting wet and cold at Pulau Chekas, Ulu Dong, Raub.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This 20-minute pizza mission started when I saw it in my FB newsfeed a few days ago. A friend from high school, Intan Zubaidah, posted about it and I made a mental note to try it during the weekend. So, it is weekend. And I kept my word. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are the ingredients. And the instructions on heating the pan. Hubby had to stop by the grocery store just to buy the self-raising flour. He he...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A bit tricky with the heat actually. My first try was not quite successful. The bottom was quite burned but the top part was still edible. So I just had to try again. Second try was not bad. The kids makan sampai abis. Pardon the messy presentation.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The video of this stovetop pizza can be viewed at </span><a href="http://zubaidahintan.wix.com/life-in-chanticlaire#!The-Accidental-Pizza/c23rm/555d24b50cf248741749a7ba" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Intan's blog page</span></a><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. I wonder whether we can just pop the pizza into the oven using the same no-kneading recipe...</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-48415634769498851942015-05-04T22:21:00.001+08:002015-05-04T22:21:30.789+08:00How I survived boarding school<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am going to send off my eldest daughter to boarding school tomorrow. She has just got the offer to register as Form 4 at Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu Selangor (SEMASHUR). After coaxing her to accept the offer, she finally agree to go. I am excited for her since I too studied in boarding school once. Unlike her, I entered the boarding school, Sekolah Tun Fatimah, since Form 1. And the school is many many many miles from home. My daughter is considered lucky since SEMASHUR is just 30-40 minutes away from home. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. I labelled my personal things with my name to prevent them from missing. Over the years, the label Norazlina Mohamed changed to Leena punye.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. I quickly learned about the booking system for the shower. We used to have towel booking system or pail booking system. More towels/pails at the shower mean more people queuing for that particular shower. So when I woke up late, I looked for shower with the least number of towels or pails. When I was extremely late, I learned how to brush my teeth and shower simultaneously...:P</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />8. I made prep hours bearable by having friends to chat with. I also listened to music during prep hours. I used to have walkman (those were the old days when we didn't have ipod or whatnot). Couldn't remember whether bringing walkman during prep was illegal or not. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />10. After lights off, study rooms were available for staying up to study. But can be limited too. There were always corridors with ample light to study. I had few corridor study-buddies who owned spots in the corridor. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />11. I enjoyed the flora and fauna around the school, flowers and fruit trees. Sometimes I studied under a tree. Sometimes I walked around the school compound with friends. And sometimes we spiced up things a little by having middle of the night missions of harvesting mangoes and jackfruit from the trees. :D</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">15. We had water coolers to quench our thirst. At times of extreme measures, the water cooler was used to prepare instant noodle, served cold. And hey... we survived...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />17. Made friends and not enemies. The friends from the schooldays made the activities that I joined fun and enjoyable. Be it academic, sports, weekly Yasin recitation, fasting month with Terawih prayers, weekly movie etc. Those are the friends who still get in touch with each other and we shared more than just memories. Friends until jannah, inshaAllah. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am really happy that my daughter will experience this and hope she will treasure every moment of it. Even though she will forever be labelled as Budak Form 4 baru, I hope she will embrace the label and regard that as the unique thing about her. I also hope she will make full use of this opportunity and focus on study. And on top of that, don't forget to have fun. After all, school is supposed to be fun... And sometimes, rules are made to be broken...;) But try not to be so obvious eh... Ha ha...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana;">Finally, remember that the boarding school is a small community. Even though small, the same principle of hidup bermasyarakat applies. Be good to others, mind your manners and display good attitude. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-91288585869056781162015-03-24T23:32:00.000+08:002015-03-24T23:33:07.011+08:00Hudud...explained in simple words<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The whatsapp group of my high school friends is the busiest, most entertaining, most havoc, most dramatic and many more among the whatsapp groups I am in. We would be chatting about kids one moment, then about school next, then cosmetic, health tips, recipes pun masuk, shopping and everything under the sun. Not to mention heavy stuff like politics, tax, GST. During the 370 mystery, we were like the aviation investigators or the transport minister ;).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of us asked how to explain about hudud in simple words to her non-muslim friends.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Hudud itu hukum dari Allah. Kalau you percaya Allah lagi senang i nak explain. Anyway, hudud itu special utk org Islam shj. Sebab Allah sayang org Islam, so Allah beri satu had/batasan utk cegah org Islam dari buat dosa. Hudud itu asal dari perkataan "had". Batas. Allah selalu beri batas utk make sure org Islam tak melampaui batas. Contohnya zina itu salah satu jenayah dalam hukum hudud. Dan indahnya, menuduh org berzina tanpa saksi juga bersalah dlm hukum hudud. Jadi, utk jlnkan hukum hudud ini kena piawai yg sgt tinggi dan adil. Semua ini ada dlm AlQuran. Dlm Quran ada macam macam hukum & cerita Nabi Nabi. Very interesting<img alt="😊" class="CToWUd" goomoji="1f60a" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f60a" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" />. Don't worry...hudud is specially for me from my God. If u r interested, i'm now inviting u to Islam"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Hudud is Allah's law. If you believe in Allah, it would be easier for me to explain. Anyway, hudud is special for Muslim. Because Allah loves the Muslims, so Allah puts a limit/boundary to prevent the Muslims from committing sins. The term hudud comes from the word "had" which means limit. Boundary. Allah puts these boundaries to ensure that the Muslims don't exceed the limits. Example, adultery is a crime in hudud law. And the beauty of it, accusing a person of adultery without any witness is also a crime in hudud law. So, implementing hudud law requires a very high standard and justice. All these are in the AlQuran. There are lots of laws and stories of Prophets described in the AlQuran. <img alt="😊" class="CToWUd" goomoji="1f60a" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f60a" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" />. Don't worry...hudud is specially for me from my God. If u r interested, i'm now inviting u to Islam"</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-82847108152499251492015-01-13T23:33:00.001+08:002015-01-13T23:33:22.706+08:002nd International Conference on Advances in Medical Science <div style="text-align: justify;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-28748004645262784962014-12-07T14:17:00.000+08:002014-12-07T14:17:22.968+08:00HK... Lu tunggu wa datang...lagi<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">OMG!!! It was a year ago when I made the trip to Hong Kong. And I only got to write about it now?? Really pathetic. The trip was made soon after my UK trip (</span><a href="http://leenaleeca.blogspot.com/2014/01/pussy-cat-pussy-cat-where-have-you-been.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Part I</span></a><span style="color: #e69138;"> and </span><a href="http://leenaleeca.blogspot.com/2014/03/london-bridge-is-not-falling-down.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Part II</span></a><span style="color: #e69138;">) last year. I was equally excited because I have never been to Hong Kong before. And when I checked the weather forecast, it was quite cold. Temperature between 15-20 degrees. Had to standby thick clothing. But not as freezing as London.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, to Hong Kong I went. I made the trip with another colleague. When we arrived at the HK airport, we had to make our way on foot to the bus stop. One of the cheapest ways to get to the hotel is by bus. We had to know the exact bus number that travels via the correct route though.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We bought a travel package which includes train trip to airport and unlimited MTR rides for 3 days. Saved us some money, I am sure. Because we fully utilized the MTR. And I like how organized the MTR is. Lots of people but the ride was smooth because the trains are punctual and very frequent. Waiting time was less than 5 minutes. I don't mind if I don't own a car with the excellent MTR service.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I celebrated last Syawal with mixed feelings. Hubby was sick since few months before Ramadhan. He started coughing which was not resolved with the usual cough meds. He was even admitted in one of the private hospitals for a few days. Doctor diagnosed his condition as maxillary sinusitis. He was eventually discharged. However, his coughing persisted despite the meds supplied by the hospital. He was sick throughout the month of Ramadhan and his condition worsened. However, he managed to gather strength to go to the market and shopped raw materials for Raya celebrations. Syawal came and I can see he was struggling through his illness and tried to enjoy Syawal as best as he could. He pushed his limits when we had to travel to Terengganu for my brother's engagement. It caused me as much pain as he was in pain coughing his lungs out. During that Syawal, his condition did not improved. Apart from conventional therapy, we also tried alternative therapy. Buatan orang/santau was also suspected. Despite being a pharmacology lecturer myself, I cannot dismiss those opinions considering there are sick people in this world who could go to extreme measures to get back to other people. Hubby's condition deteriorated each day, He could not go to work, he could not sleep, he had no appetite to eat, his coughing was bad and he suffered from laboured breathing. I could not sleep myself, worrying about him. He reached to the extent of talking nonsense in his half-awake state. Sometimes asking me weird questions or making weird statements. And that really freaked me out. Eventually, both his legs were swelling and his abdomen distended. However he refused to seek treatment from the hospital initially, until one day he decided to go to another private hospital. He was observed in the emergency room and doctor informed us that his heart was failing. At the time of admission, his heart was only functioning at 20% strength. He was admitted and treated accordingly (inotropic, diuretic etc). Angiogram was performed but no significant findings. To cut long story short, after being detained in the ward for a few days, his condition improved, his appetite improving and he could sleep better. He was eventually discharged. Alhamdulillah.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Syawal, I count my blessings. Alhamdulillah, after the struggle from the illness last year, hubby got better and better. Appetite much improved and he started to gain weight. And Syawal could not be any sweeter than this. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pictures of past Syawal and present Syawal. Can really see the difference in hubby's appearance between these two pictures. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-84274498738631852752014-07-22T16:11:00.001+08:002014-07-22T16:13:09.470+08:00Hijrah in Ramadhan<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For more than 10 working years in UKM, I am based in KL campus in Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz. In fact, my history with the campus goes beyond that. I did my undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the same place too. And I fall in love with the surrounding areas and its strategic location.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When HUKM was first set up, only the 3rd - 5th year students are stationed there while the preclinical years, year 1 and 2 remained in the KL campus. For many years, there have been plans for us to move to HUKM campus in Cheras. But being in the comfort of the KL campus, and not really looking forward to move, I have always thought that it won't be realized in the near future. But eventually the new preclinical building in HUKM was completed and we received directive from the faculty management that it was time to move. So, we moved. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Packing was tedious.Imagine, things accumulated from my student days. Have been in this campus longer than I have been married.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Chow Kit market. Easy to do grocery shopping. Even though I rarely go there because the market smell will stick to your clothes but it is comforting to know that the place is just walking distance away. (Note: the market has now been relocated to a cleaner site nearby. I have yet to explore but now that I have moved to Cheras, the exploring is not likely to happen.)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Food stalls!! From nasi campur, hot food, kuih-muih, fruits, etc. Semua ada... Yang paling femes mesti la Hassan Shah, betul-betul opposite the campus. And also kedai makan MZ. Kalau time lunch, memang penuh. Walking distance je...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. The Chow Kit area has sidewalk businessmen who cater to my needs such as cobbler, locksmith and clothes alteration/repair shop. And what makes it even more awesome, walking distance.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because no matter how much we earn, no matter what our title is, at the end of the day, what matters most is whether you have delivered your job or task well. And receiving feedback like that really made my day. And it means so much to me than all of the treasure in the world. I pray that in future, I will be able to do more in this line of work.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My family and I have passed by Wangsa Grill by Chef Zubir several times. I have also heard excellent reviews from others. So, we went there the other night, to celebrate the 10th birthday of my 3rd daughter, Syahidah.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I am not complaining, but just amused. We were on a budget trip anyway. Plus, it was only for one night and it was more than enough for one person actually.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then we hopped on to the bus again, and thought of heading to Oxford Street, a must stop for shopping. Unfortunately, traffic in London was quite bad and getting from one stop to another stop, took ages. I took a lot of scenery pics. And even though the recorded voice mention every building, statue and scenery that we passed by, I have forgotten most of them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And that ended my London trip. I am happy to report that, London bridge is (not) falling down while we were there... :D</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been to London</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,</span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What did you there?</span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I frightened a little mouse</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">London was like a dream then. And now at this age, I had the opportunity to visit London myself. Since I am not a pussy-cat, I did not get to see the queen... ;P</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Actually, it was a business trip to Sheffield, with two other colleagues. We represented the UKM Bone Metabolism Research Group to visit the Mellanby Bone Centre in University of Sheffield. I was excited since it was my first time experiencing London. I have been to Heathrow airport though, for transit, many years ago. Besides excitement, I was apprehensive too. Since the temperature would be very low during the visit. And I had to ensure I have everything to keep me warm.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So we made the trip. Thirteen hours of flight. My legs are very stiff after the long journey. I managed to sleep for a few hours but I ended up watching 3 movies: The Conjuring, Casino Royale and Jobs. How's that for a variety of genre? :) We finally arrived at LHR, very early in the morning, 5.30 am. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The train ride to Sheffield was about two hours. The train is very comfy. When we bought the tickets, we can actually choose our seats by stating our preference. Like near the toilet or window seat or near the plug point. I chose near the plug point and yes, my seat was just beside the plug point. In case I need to charge my phone. The train station also provides free wifi. They even have free wifi on board the train. Bliss... And what's more wonderful, they offer drinks and snacks for free! Berbaloi jugak la bayar mahal for first class.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow... two months of inactivity. This is SO unusual. But the inactivity is just limited to this blog space. Elsewhere, business as usual...:)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, where do I resume? What to write? Which story to tell? Since I started off this entry with unusual, maybe I should write on something unusual. Something from two months back.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was offered to attend a course organized by the faculty, Transformation Course, in Malacca. Mahkota Hotel to be exact. Since hubby was not able to join, I was on my own. And to make it more pitiful, it was our wedding anniversary. :`(</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyhow, there I was. Alone in a nice hotel room. With a living and kitchen area. And no one to share it with.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The hotel is in the middle of the city. Situated opposite the shopping mall, Mahkota Parade. And yet, I was not able to enjoy the luxury of shopping or window-shopping. The course schedule was packed until the night. And you just wanted to hit the bed once you are back in the room.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Interesting course, I must say. Not just because of the programme line-up. But also the participants. The participants were a mixture of all posts and grades in PPUKM. From lecturers to lab technologists, to nurses, to administrative staff, to drivers etc. I was put in a group in which I was the only lecturer. The group members thought I was someone else. And they could not believe it when they know who I am. Ha ha.... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amongst the activity that we had, one activity was very interesting. We were each given a blank piece of paper and a cellophane tape. We were then arranged in a circle and we had to stick the piece of paper onto the back of the person on our right. And then we had to go round and take turn to write on the paper our first impression of the person. Well, it ain't easy. Because of the large number of participants, I really could not make a fair or accurate impression of most of the participants. Apart from my own small group, I hardly communicate with the rest of the participants. I ended up reading what others had wrote on the paper and I tend to write the same or similar thing. Ha ha... Cheating I know. Tapi sungguh, it was hard. And to make it worse, we had a few minutes of darkness when suddenly the electric went out. Lagi la tak boleh nak buat first impression. Anyhow, these are what the others think of me... :D</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-21386646713412894172013-09-27T15:53:00.000+08:002013-09-27T16:34:53.603+08:00Varsiti Kita<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">1990-1991</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">1992-1996</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Bergelar prasiswazah di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">1997-2001</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">2000-sekarang</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Semasa di matrikulasi dan bergelar pelajar di UKM, tak pernah perasan atau terkesan dengan lagu UKM, iaitu Varsiti Kita. Bila dah kerja, baru mula nak menghayati lagu ni. Lagu yang sangat sedap sebenarnya, dan lirik yang sangat bermakna. Pelik jugak, kenapa dulu tak pernah nak ambil peduli pasal lagu ni... Mujur sempat juga perasan akan lagu ni sebelum pencen. :)</span></span></div>
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Damainya alam ciptaan tuhan<br />
Paduan ilmu dan keimanan<br />
Amal dan jerih digabungkan<br />
Lautan ilmu kita harungkan<br />
Sumber ilmuan berkembangan</span></span>
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Inilah varsiti kita<br />
Ditegakkan hasrat rakyat kita<br />
Dari mula untuk semua<br />
Bagai tanda perjuangan kita</span></span>
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Bangun berbakti membina<br />
Memupuk insan jiwa bertakwa<br />
Memimpin manusia semua<br />
Kenal akan adat unggulnya<br />
Membina negara sentiasa<br />
Maju berilmu dan bahagia
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My youngest brother was engaged on 4th of Syawal recently. To one mek Ganu. So to Terengganu we traveled, on the 3rd of raya. Wakaf Tembesu to be exact. There were 11 cars altogether in the convoy, consisting of my parents, siblings, nieces, nephews, uncle and cousins. It was a very long and tiring journey indeed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this means, another trip to Terengganu some time next year, InshaAllah.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We headed back to KL after the ceremony. Hubby had to work the next day. It was another long and tiring journey back home. And it was not easy for hubby since he was not feeling very well. That's another story for another time, maybe. He really suffered and swallowed his discomfort and pain during the journey. And for that, I am really grateful and appreciate him more. :D</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-80771460513387119292013-07-24T13:38:00.002+08:002013-07-24T13:38:50.027+08:00Jangan mencuri masa mengaji<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Ramadhan, bulan di mana umat Islam berlumba-lumba membuat kebaikan dan amal ibadah. Bulan yang diimarahkan dengan solat terawih dan tadarus. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Bercakap pasal tadarus, teringat masa belajar mengaji suatu ketika dulu. Ada ustazah datang ke office dan tunjuk ajar pembacaan yang betul. Ada dua pengajaran yang sangat terkesan di hati dan masih ingat sampai sekarang. Bukan pasal mad atau dengung atau nun mati atau huruf iqlab atau lain-lain hukum tajwid. Tapi something pasal jaga pernafasan untuk pembacaan yang betul.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Almaklumla, nafas kadang tak berapa panjang. Tak cukup nafas nak abiskan ayat yang panjang. Terpaksa berhenti di tengah-tengah ayat yang bukan designated sebagai tempat wakaf. So bila berhenti tu, kadang-kadang tak sure nak start baca semula kat bahagian mana. So, once, pernah tanya ustazah tu, macam mana nak tau nak mula </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">baca </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">balik kat mana. Ustazah tu kata, haa... kena la tau Bahasa Arab. Aduss... Terkesan sebab masa Form 1-3 belajar Bahasa Arab tapi sangat tidak ambil serius. So hasilnya, sekarang dah banyak lupa. Satu kerugian yang amat besar.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">On a different occasion, one of us tanya ustazah, macam mana kalau curi nafas. Ustazah tu jawab dengan soalan. Mencuri dosa ke dak? Berdosa kan? Adusss... Terkesan sebab rasanya memang selalu sangat berlaku bab curi mencuri nafas sebelum tu... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Jadi, peringatan untuk kita semua, especially diri sendiri. Dalam keghairahan nak khatam Quran semasa Ramadhan, mudah-mudahan pembacaan dilakukan dengan betul dan tiada aksi curi mencuri. :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hemy, Mas and I have been on several food missions previously. Just tak sempat nak update in this blog. So let's take a tour on some of these missions.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hemy and Mas boasted of the deliciousness of the chicken pie and I just had to try it. It was very nice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On another day, Hemy suggested that we should go to a restaurant in Sg Penchala area, Sambal Hijau. And we went one day. The place was very packed during lunch hour. Luckily Hemy arrived early (as usual) and secured a table. The place offers nasi campur and varieties of lauk. Semua nampak sedap. Kalau ikut nafsu, memang haru. So, I settled with this. Ha ha... pergi travel jauh-jauh makan kat Sambal Hijau, ambik lauk cenggini je? Layann... diet la konon...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I made the trip to Sambal Hijau, I did my homework on this place..(kiasu or what? nak gi makan pun, buat homework bagai). Anyhow, I visited a few blogs which feature Sambal Hijau and saw that some of them ordered teh o ais laici. Looks appetising, so I ordered one. Nice... Well, teh o ais is one of my favorites, and adding laici is like a bonus.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Later we settled down at Marche. Marche, pronounced as Mar-shay, is a French word for market.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It does applies the market concept.They have various stalls and you choose what you want to eat.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once you have chosen the dish, they prepared it fresh for you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hemy ordered this stuffed mushroom dish, as starter. Sedap...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All of us had pasta. Well, dah nama tempat ni Spaghetti Grill, pasta is a must la kan. Could not remember the name of this dish.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or this dish.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And we topped of with this dessert. Ntah apa ke nama. Something chocolatey.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After Spaghetti Grill, we strolled around the Mid Valley before we settled down for our afternoon tea. We stopped by this Japanese bakery shop, Komugi.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We bought some of the Creamy Custard Krone and took it to Pappa Rich and eat the krones there. Memang sedap.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On another occasion, Hemy secured Groupon discount voucher for Spice of India. Again, we met at Mid Valley and had our lunch at Spice of India.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The place was deserted, as if we reserved the whole restaurant to ourselves.;P</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-30562545787834685102013-06-08T14:02:00.000+08:002013-06-08T14:02:07.297+08:00Managing my stress<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I am not sure about that. I don't deny that at times I do feel stressed out. But a good stress manager? I don't know. But I do know that I have several mechanisms of releasing or venting out the stress. One of it is my whatsapp groups. Particularly the group of my high school friends. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nak stress sebab jalan jem pun tak jadi bila baca the conversation. Ha ha... In fact, I still laughed when I read the chat history just now. I supposed this can be one of my stress management kit. What's yours? :D</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-62759609464783820552013-06-04T08:39:00.000+08:002013-06-04T08:39:13.472+08:00The day I got mugged<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">31st May 2013. It was already past 9 pm when I decided to go to Giant Batu Caves for an urgent shopping, alone. I put on a pair of jeans, wore a jacket over my t-shirt and cover my hair with a tudung and drove to Giant. The place is less than 5 minutes by car. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finished my shopping in less than an hour. I remembered glancing at the time when I was about to leave Giant. It was 10.04 pm and my thought was, alamak.. Maharaja Lawak dah start... So, I hurried to my car which was parked quite a distance away from the entrance. Then it happened.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was opening the car's door when I saw two males on a motorbike approaching. I was surprised at first seeing them, which then turned into terror when I glimpsed something shiny, which looked like a knife in the hand of one of them. That guy got off the motorbike and came after me. I tried to run but he grabbed my tudung from the back. And I screamed my lungs out, 'Tolong!! Tolong!!" I was holding my purse and my handphone in my left hand. I also held two shopping bags in the same hand. The guy grabbed the plastic bags and tried to snatch it away from my hand. I resisted and hold on while screaming 'Tolong!! Tolong!! Ya Allah!'. I heard the guy said, Lepas kak, lepas... So, I let go. I let go of the two plastic bags. But still holding on to my purse and my handphone. The guy ran to the motorbike and then I supposed he suddenly realized that he only got the plastic bags but not my purse. So, he turned back and started to come after me again. By now, I should have run away la kan. But don't know why. Terror-stricken? Adrenaline? I just stood there, looking at the guy and screamed continuously, Tolong!! Tolong!! Heroic or foolish ntah. But the guy changed his mind and throw the plastic bags on the ground and got on the motorbike and they sped off. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I saw people coming towards me asking me what happened. I told them about the 2 guys, that I was not hurt and that they got away with nothing. I was shaken but I was not crying. Just shaken. I did not stay or considering of lodging a report to whoever in-charge there. I just wanted to get the hell out of there. So, I picked up my shopping bags and drove home. Only when I saw my husband and told him what happened, did I burst into tears. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I kept reliving the scary moments over and over again in my mind. And playing the what ifs game in my mind. What if the guy used the knife on me? What if I got stabbed? What if he stick the knife on my hand? Etc etc... I also wondered, was it really knife that I saw? I have no idea because it happened too fast and I was too busy screaming and holding on to my things to get a closer look. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By Allah's mercy, I escaped unhurt and I still got my valuable with me. Except for a pain in my left little finger which developed swelling the following day. Must be due to the tug-of-war between me and the perpetrator. Otherwise, I am fine physically. Alhamdulillah, sangat-sangat bersyukur. But mentally... Was I s</span></span><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">haken? Yes. Was I traumatized? Yes, to some extent. Phobia? Hmm.... maybe. But life goes on. I still have to leave the house alone for work and other errands. But I think I will stay away from Giant for a while and leave all the matters related to Giant to hubby. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lesson learnt. I have to be wary of people and the surroundings. Of course, we try to bersangka baik dengan orang but we cannot deny the fact that there are lots of sick, crazy and desperate people out there. I pray for my safety and the safety of my family and friends from these crazy people. And for the two guys who had the bad intention on me the other night, may Allah has mercy on them too and gave them hidayah to change for the good. Amiinnn...</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-36925695630731296052013-05-28T12:51:00.001+08:002013-05-28T12:53:28.218+08:00BBQ @ Raub<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-82876859814660633972013-05-06T09:14:00.000+08:002013-05-06T09:14:41.040+08:00PRU13-GE13<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's finally over. Seriously, penat layan politik ni. Tapi if tak layan, it's the future of the country at stake. So kena jugak ambil peduli. And it's really mental exhausting. (ha ha... mengalahkan calon yang bertanding).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kenangan PRU13 050513. Besides inai, I have never got my nail colored. I think. Ke masa budak2 dulu pernah kot kaler kuku dengan magic color.:)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I stayed up quite late last night accompanied by my whatsapp friends discussing and updating each other with the current results while ironing clothes. The ironing took longer than it should since my hand kept reaching for my handphone..he he... Mujur tak de baju yang terkorban kena panas seterika.;D I finally went to sleep after Najib gave his speech. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, waking up to a new day. Selangor has announced that today is a public holiday. So my kids have another day to laze around. I had to take leave since I am working in KL and I can't send my youngest kids to the nursery. Sebab nursery pun tutup. So I too have an extra day too laze around.... yeah right... boleh la sangat nak laze around. Chores awaiting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyhow, let's move on and look forward. Let's pray for a better Malaysia. Let's pray that all MPs and states assembly members that have been appointed will do their job honestly dan sentiasa menjaga kebajikan rakyat disamping tidak mengenepikan hukum-hukum Allah. Amiinn...</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-79643110165633003172013-04-22T16:57:00.000+08:002013-04-22T16:57:51.539+08:00How do you measure success?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Some people measure it by how many As you scored in the exam.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Some may measure it by the size of the house you live in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Some may measure it by how many kids you have...;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Well, talking about kids, I have 5. Each one different from the others. And you just cannot generalize your kids.They have their own personality, uniqueness and skills. They developed at a different pace too.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-66146602006914254202013-04-10T22:13:00.000+08:002013-04-11T08:00:41.418+08:00Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I came across this poem last year during the year 1 orientation week. The poem was printed on the programme book. I was so impressed with the verses and the wordings, and the meaning of its lines. And after a year, when I read it again, the feelings are still the same.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">I copied the poem from</span><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><a href="http://dunia-mts.blogspot.com/2010/01/selamat-datang.html"><span style="color: #660000;">here</span></a><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><span style="color: #e69138;">and not sure the exact source and who's the author. But one site mentioned that this poem is from Khazanah Adat Perpatih. The poem is about how one should behave, act or talk. Berbudi pekerti. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;">Bila bercakap, bercakap berkhasiat</span></div>
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Kalau makan berjimat-jimat</div>
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Kalau berlabuh pada yang tenang</div>
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Kalau bersandar pada yang kuat</div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Nice eh? Well, even though I have some queries on the words such as 'dipihak gajah' and 'ditelah gelombang', but the message is loud and clear. And if you share the same feelings as me, then I can be assured, there are still hope for this country/world.;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyhow, besides describing the guide on how one should behave, the poem also stressed on moderation in everything that we do. Bersederhana dalam bab makan, bersederhana ketika bercakap... I guess it can also be extended to bersederhana dalam shopping, bersederhana dalam memuja seseorang (..oopps!) or bersederhana dalam berkempen..(double oopps!!)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just hope that the 5th pillar of the country does not change from Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan to Kesopanan dan Kesusialan... (pardon my language). Peace!</span></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068221680246430880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596135353728880309.post-20585616279719819562013-04-02T17:16:00.001+08:002013-04-02T17:24:27.056+08:00Men from Mars, women from Venus?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is a known fact that men can't seem to understand women. Women love to communicate via hints while men tend to be straightforward. When women said they are fine, they may not be fine after all. When women said they are not that hungry, just take them to a restaurant. Bila kata tak kisah, sebenarnya kisah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">I read something about this in Facebook the other day. And I found the same article </span><a href="http://www.queachmad.com/2013/03/perempuan-bahasa-terbalik-lelaki-dengar.html"><span style="color: #660000;">here</span></a><span style="color: #e69138;">. An excerpt of the article:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Pada masa itu mereka sedang melalui deretan kedai-kedai makan. Terdapat beberapa ungkapan yang tidak terus yang wanita gunakan untuk memberitahu suami yang mereka lapar. Mereka tidak sanggup mengungkapkan perkataan, “Abang saya lapar, berhenti di kedai makan depan itu sekarang”. Mereka akan menggunakan bahasa tidak terus seperti berikut, “Abang tak lapar ke?”. Atau, “Dulu kita pernah makan di kedai depan tu kan, sedap masakannya”. Atau, “Tomyam kedai di depan tu sedapkan Abang”. Dan banyak lagi ungkapan-ungkapan yang kebanyakan lelaki tidak faham. </span><br style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;" /><br style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Maka suami yang romantik ialah apabila sahaja dia mendengar isyarat ini, dia telah tahu bahawa isterinya sedang lapar dan mahu makan. Tanpa bersoaljawab, dia terus sahaja membelokkan keretanya ke halaman deretan kedai makan dan mencari pakir yang dekat dengan restoren yang dia sebut tadi.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Not sure who's the original writer. But yes, I guess there are some truth in it. Maybe I'm guilty of it some times and was not even aware of it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently, I made a statement to my husband how my S3 battery drains out very fast. And I blamed it on excessive whatsapping with my girlfriends. Well, maybe due to heavy facebooking as well...:) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then after a few days he bought me this:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Powerbank! Cool... Now I don't have to worry about the phone dying out on me or having the hassle of bringing the charger along or to find for electric point to stick it in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then, on another day, I made a remark that my few-years-old Panasonic Lumix camera mcm dah tak sharp je bila ambik gambar. Alasan la kan... tak pandai ambik gambar salahkan camera. Ha ha... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Few days after that, he bought me a new camera. Double cool...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, in the first place, tak mintak pun beli powerbank or camera baru. Honestly those statements were made without any intention. Biasa la kot, org pompuan, semua benda nak grumble or nak whine. Sometimes words of sympathy pun dah cukup. Bukan mintak beli baru pun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But reading the article about how women say things that they don't mean, well... maybe I sent the wrong signal unconsciously. And somehow my husband expertly read those unspoken signals. So, are men really from Mars? Yeah, maybe. But some men may have ventured to Venus and learn something about women. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hmm.... lepas ni nak send signals pasal apa pulak eh...? Handbag? Kereta? ;D</span></div>
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