Kak Ina & Abg Nadzry's Wedding

15 June 2006: Nikah

Went with mummy & abg, I was excited to be invited to this event. Only family, close relatives and close friends are invited to Akad Nikah ceremony so this really means a Lot to me. =) I couldn't get a good shot from where I was. Don't wanna look too eager so I didn't move any closer. But this is good enough. The bride looked BEAUTIFUL in white. The groom did it with only ONE lafaz... very impressive. Apparently he had been practising that for several days already. :) Seems like hard work pays. The Kadi is the same age as me so technically he's younger than the newly-weds. The ceremony went well. Dinner (delicious N9's masakan kampung) was served soon after.

17 June 2006: The night b4 Kenduri
I came over just to see if there's anything I can help with, apparently none. Had Grilled Salmon Steak for dinner at Restoran As-Salam near their house where suddenly Hazmi's lil sis Abby, her bf Daus, their cousin Dilla, her bf Abg Salleh, and another cousin Nadia joined us. Was a very kecoh dinner which ended with Hazmi paying the bill. haha. We couldn't decide where to sleep that night: Nilai or KL. Mcm dah kawin laa plak kan, umah sendiri ke umah mentua. :p Kak Ina & Nadia tried to persuade me to stay but when Abby & Dilla wanted to sleep at Allson Kelana with their relatives, we went back to KL. Hence, we did not join the family's karaoke night as it was already late.

18 June 2006: Kenduri of the Bride's side & The Bride's 23rd Birthday
The Kenduri was scheduled to start at 12pm. Having arrived @12.10pm, Hazmi & I were a little bit late. Not because we overslept but we had to go to Mambau, KLIA and to Bangi before we could go back to Nilai. So actually we were on time. It's just that I signed up to give bunga telur that day so I had to rush. Had a chance to meet more ppl including Kak Azah (Abg Mi's wife-to-be), Hanisah Salehin (my 1-year TKC junior, apparently daughter to Hazmi's Mum's close friend) and of course, more relatives. The bride & groom arrived at 1pm, accompanied by the groom's family. PDRM's kompang team played the kompang to welcome them. Bersanding right away and the merenjis ceremony was carried out soon after. The bride & groom looked stunning in their pink and green suits. Proceeded outside for Makan Beradat. The Bride cut a pulut kuning "cake" for her birthday, followed by the newly-weds cutting their lovely white wedding cake. Then, it was photography session before the couple went to meet and greet the guests. Their pelamin was beautifully decorated in cream colour with fresh roses of red and pink. The bride's make up artist is Nurul Shukur, Siti Nurhaliza's favourite make up artist. The food was delicious; ayam masak merah, daging rendang etc. In conclusion, the wedding ceremony was a REAL success.

Really enjoyed myself being around his family, meeting ppl & welcoming guests. Thankful that this family treats me really nicely. Stayed around until Hazmi's ready to move after he finished packing & loading his things into the car. MMU's term has started so back to school to you :p hehe. Went back home with a goodie back for mummy and 3 bouquet of roses for me. hahahaha. Special thanx to Hubby, his parents, his 2 sisters Kak Ina & Abby, and his 2 cousins Dilla & Nadia for a Wonderful Memory...

ps: Darkie just gave birth this morning to 2 lovely kittens. Mummy was forced to stay up with Darkie as she refused to let mummy sleep. Halfway through the process, she actually paused to tell us that she was tired by meow-ing and panting with her mouth open while looking at us. What laa Darkie. We know it's very tiring. Don't have to pause JUST to tell us that.

Girls Day Out

Hey everyone! I have a lot to tell but I don't have that much time to write. Not that I was busy going places, I was busy sleeping. Haha. Anyway, Tuesday afternoon, Zanna, Ima & Hudam arrived at my house. Left their bags, waited for me to get ready and then we went to Istana Budaya to buy our tickets for Bangsawan Naga Chini. After that, we went to KLCC, had our lunch at the food court, went our own ways to settle some errands and watched Cars @ TGV. I really wanted to watch this animation because, as the title suggests, it is a story about cars, specifically car racing... and for an additional satisfaction, Michael Schumacher is the guest star. My comment??? THIS IS MY FAVOURITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME... of course on the same level as ANASTASIA. hehe. Can't challenge my obsession of that movie.

We performed our Zohor prayers before we went back home. Hudam went out with her bf, Haris, who would send her to Istana Budaya straight away. That left the 3 of us at home. Waited for maghrib and started dressing up for the play. We were supposed to be there 10 minutes before it started, which is at 8.20pm. But we only got out of the house at 8pm. Haslin, who was already waiting at Istana Budaya, was restless. Hehe. Lucky us, Hazmi came to our rescue and arrived just in time to pick us up. We made it on time... actually 5 minutes early @8.15pm. Thank you, my white knight... my knight in shining armour... hehe =p

Comments? Hmm, I think it was ok. I waited to see the naga (dragon) from the start but it only came out in the last scene... The lighting for the naga's fire was fantastic but I don't quite like the dark setting of the play. Not that it is their fault. The setting was suppose to take place in the swamp and in the woods. Hazmi like that they put in jokes along the way but Hudam said that make it less Bangsawan than it should be. After the play, we hang out in the lobby for awhile and got to see and meet some celebrities. The actors & actresses: Jehan Miskin, Ako Mustafa, Serina, Aziz Satar and some ppl I don't know. Others: Chef Wan, Khai, Rosma, Vaneeda Imran, Nasha Aziz. Took pictures with Nasha Aziz & Vaneeda Imran. Then, we took off.

Lucky us Hazmi drove his Kia instead of Satria that night as we packed all 6 into the car. Had our supper at NZ before Hazmi dropped us off at home. Hudam slept the earliest, Ima offered to sleep on the floor, Zanna, Lin & I slept around 4.30am... talking, catching up, gossiping. Well, in short, Girls Night In. The next day, Hudam went to have lunch with her bf and the rest of us had our lunch near my house. Zanna wanted to buy some tudung so we went to Pasar Besar Gombak. Met Hudam at KLCC, bought a gift for Mash baby and off we went to Kelana Jaya. Just before we arrived that we noticed that we could not all fit into a cab (legally). So Lin called her sister Kak Lina to pick us up but little that she know that there was 5 of us so she brought a friend along. Hence, this time, we had to pack 5 of us at the back of a Proton Aeroback. huii... (Imagine that. Lin dah sgt sakit pinggang & Kesian also Kak Lina, dah laa last minute call, had a drive a very packed car somemore.) But the trip was worth it. Mash's baby, Hazeeq is a real cutie. Poor little baby was hiccup-ing all the time. All of us had our chance to hold the baby but I don't think it was a success for me =p.

Well, I really miss my TKC days, especially my friends. Am really glad we still find some time to hang out, have fun & does crazy stuff together. Hope we can do this again and have others to join us as well. (but if so, we definitely need a bigger place to stay and more transport =p although that would take away some of the fun, menyempit atas katil & dalam kereta) Thanx to Zanna who initiated this outing. Hope you guys enjoy your stay and please come again ;)

06/06/06 Happy Birthday To Me!

THANX TO EVERYONE for the wish. Glad I have such sweet friends like you guys ;) So what happened on my birthday?

Had some early wishes but Nieza, who called me a few minutes b4 12, is officially the first wisher on the 6th. Nadia & Zanna's sms came in during the call. Was on the phone with hubby for the rest of the night.

Woke up with 1 missed call and 7 unread msg(s). Replied all, took a shower, went to The Mall with mummy. [Mummy gave me RM300 the night b4 to buy a watch for my bday present from her & abg when I said I wanted one with a long list of specifications. But before I went to sleep that night, I was staring at my brand-new air-cond and decided I don't want the watch coz I'm so in love with the air-cond. hahaha. So I consider that my bday present from her, gave the money back that morning but mummy don't wanna accept it.] Bought a cream baju kurung/kebaya for Kak Ina's wedding to match Hazmi's baju melayu with that money. Then, went across to Pan Pacific hotel and had lunch buffet with mummy. I ate a LOT (as if that's new) but what made me extra excited was the dessert. I ate 3 types of cakes; cheese, chocolate, strawberry... and lots more. No need for a birthday cake then. hehe. That was definitely sufficient.

Finished eating, mummy asked me to follow her to office but I refused. Had to go to HKL to visit my friend Jana, who was also a birthday girl, admitted due to high fever, suspected dengue. So went shopping for a birthday present and some magazines for her in The Mall first. I didn't know the visiting hours, just tried my luck... arrived there around 3.30pm. Apparently the visiting hours are 12.30pm-2pm and 4.30pm-7.30pm. Waited for nearly an hour before I can see her. Lucky I have the magazine with me. The rained poured down heavily around 5pm so I can't go back early but when Hazmi's on the way to see me, I just had to go. Got to meet Jana's mother before I took off @6.30pm, who gave me a pack of biscuits & drink as my bday present. :) Sweet jer. She said she bought 2 coz she knew I was there. Went back, took a shower, dressed up, waited for Hazmi

Hazmi arrived, still had to wait for me to finish dressing up :p [It's MY birthday... suke hati laa nak lambat kan?] Went to Eden Village for my birthday dinner with him. And it's a looonnggg list of order.

• Fresh Oyster on ice with lemon juice for us
• Shrimp and mango with thousand island for us
• Soup of the day for him
• Bread and butter for him
• Garlic bread for us
• Shark fin & crab soup for me
• Butterfried Garlic Big Prawn "mermaid style" for me
• Sirloin Steak for him
• Sprite for me
• Iced lemon tea for him

Was that all, honey? I thought our table was full? And we were seated at a table for four. haha. But our stomach were full, alright. I couldn't even finish my food [coz the restaurant was closing already] After that, we went for a drink, somewhere near KL Tower (don't even know the name of the place). Seated by the pool (apparently for scuba training), we had a looong romantic talk. Ngehehe. Trust my bf for a romantic setting ;) I had a cup of cappucino and he had a cup of tea there. After that, we went home. Watched Nanny McPhee from my laptop together before we bid our goodbyes for the night. Waited hubby to reach home and talked to him on the phone till we both fell asleep. All in all, it's a wonderful day.

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone again for all your wishes, which came in through all means of communications. Still coming in actually. Phone calls, sms, friendster's testimonials, msn msgr, yahoo msgr, blog comments, blog entry from hanijoe (sgt2 sweet), hallmark e-card from Dina and multiply from K Own. I can't thank you enough and can't name u all one by one but u know who u are. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! =) Alright, gtg now. Have to get ready for a celebration at Mak's house. Jaa ;)

Birthday Outing

Last friday was Nadia's birthday. I wanted to go out and celebrate with all our primary school friends so tried contacting a few of them for a dinner gathering. Some really couldn't make it, some were delighted to come but in the end, everyone had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances. That afternoon, when Nadia arrived at my house, I took her to KLCC first. Wanted to buy her something for her bday. Linda, who couldn't join us for dinner, suddenly said she's at the putra station and can't go back home so decided to come with us at the very last minute. When we arrived there, we rushed to the food court coz everyone was very hungry... me especially. Food is my priority now :p
Anyway, after lunch, we went bday present hunting. Initially for Nadia alone, then Linda asked what I want, then I asked what she wants. So we decided to spend RM10 each on the other 2. We went bday present hunting the whole afternoon. After a few hours of walking, searching & deciding, Linda bought an earrings. To finish the RM20, she bought a Cleo magazine. Nadia bought herself a bracelet and both me & Linda looked at her curiously. WE were supposed to pay that for her... why did she pay that herself. Apparently, she buys herself a birthday present every year... she will search for something else from us. Hmm, ok but good idea. I want to buy myself presents too. As for my present from them, at first, I wanted a long purse to fit into my new handbag from Hazmi. That is, if I can't find something else that interests me. But when we stopped at Memory Lane, I saw a lovely yellow butterfly wind-chime and I immediately screamed, "I want this!!!". Hehe. Nadia quickly grabbed that thing and pay for it. I got another small blue-dolphine windchime with the balance. So that leaves Nadia. We went back upstairs to Teddy Tales and bought Nadia a purse. I also bought myself the long purse I wanted, that's my bday present for me. hehe.

After that, we bid Linda goodbye coz she had to go home. Nadia & I stayed a little longer. Nadia wanted to search for something with her RM2 balance. We performed our Asar prayers, ate Auntie Anne's bread coz I was hungry again, bought myself another pack of bun from Roti Boy (pre period hunger), performed our maghrib prayers and on the way back, stopped at Chamelon. Nadia bought a chopstick and hair clips with the balance. I was searching for a looong necklace that would be visible even when I'm wearing tudung... couldn't find it at all the whole afternoon But there it was... so another bday present for myself. Haha. Over!
I had a blast time with them that day. Really! I had FUN shopping. That's something not quite normal for me. Thanx for the great time together, ol' pals. =)

I'm back home!

Hey ppl. I'm home... back in Malaysia. It has been a week now. And I'm loving it (although i know Malaysia is super hot, i don't care. I AM HOME) So what happened to the surprise I planned for mummy? Well, I told her I'll be arriving on Thursday but I actually arrived on Tuesday. Asked her to wait for a mail-delivery of something I ordered online between 4-6pm. My lovely hubby picked me up and we stopped at his Petronas station for awhile. I didn't lose a second and quickly grabbed one nasi lemak & iced Milo that I've been craving for daysss since Aida mentioned it. Met Kak Ina, Kak Madiha, Dilla and the whole Petronas KLIA 1 crew while I was eating. Had to go and have breakfast with Hazmi's parents at Nilai Spring, couldn't eat fast enough so hubby had to finish the food for me. We quickly rushed there and had breakfast with them, another plate of nasi goreng for me. hehe. Done eating, we went back to Hazmi's place, where I met his younger siblings, Abby & Apis. Funny that all of them know I'm planning a surprise for mummy so mummy didn't know that I was back but there I was... meeting the whole family. I would say that was a surprise for me! We went to the bank after that and bumped into Hazmi's parents there. Then, it is time for Hazmi to send me back home.

I wanted to buy mummy a bouquet of flowers so we went searching in Bangi but couldn't find any so we tried The Mines. Pusing punye pusing, we still failed to find one. Since we are already late, we just had to rush back home. Mummy informed me that the delivery man hasn't arrived yet and she need to go out soon. I was restless in the car coz I wanted her to be home when I arrived. Dah laa takde bunge kan. When we arrived in the area, it was around 6.05pm and mummy was waiting by the roadside for someone. She was wondering why was Hazmi there when she saw Hazmi's car. When hubby stopped in front of her, I opened the door and shouted "Surprise!!!" There was a "Jejak Kasih" moment for awhile. Mummy said she had to see someone for just a few minutes and will join us shortly so Hazmi & I brought my bags up and met abang who was at home, still waiting for the delivery man. We had dinner together that night before Hazmi went back home and I went to sleep immediately. Well, the surprise didn't go as planned but it was still a special one. Happy birthday, mummy~ =)

2 more days to go home & Bday Wish List

My last 3 papers (for 2 subjects; POF & OR) were really bad. I REALLY hope to at least get a second for POF and at least a 3rd (a mere pass) for OR. Surprisingly, the paper I thought was going to help my grades turned out to be the worst, which is the OR. *sigh* I've tried so hard but it is still not enough. Will have to work not only harder next year, but also better or more effectively. I guess that closes the door of opportunity to work here after graduation. (Maybe I can still try but the chances are super slim.) Just not my luck then. But I would say I am quite satisfied with my improvement (in attitude towards studying). I know I could improve M0R3 but this is all I could do as a change from last year. Yes, Will still try harder next year.

I am of course sad that I did not do very well (as I hope I would) in this exam. But I am more sad to think that I might have shattered Hazmi's dream and his hope of me. "I am really really sorry, honey." I feel more guilty to him than to myself. But I don't know now what the results will turn out to be. I hope everything is good enough. All I can do now is to pray and just leave it to God. I have no control over it anymore. For now, "I just can't wait to get back home." Quoted from Michael Buble's 'Home'. Went shopping yesterday and today & I'm really tired at the moment. But while window-shopping-ing just now, I came across things I want but don't really need. Ngehehe. In case someone is sweet enough to gimme a bday present but don't have any idea what to buy, this is a short list. (Not that I'm expecting them. Ingat pun dah sweet. Card je pun dah sgt sweet. Tak ingat pun takpe kot. Coz I, myself, sometimes couldn't get to wish everyone especially during the peak busy time.) But since each time I go bday present hunting, I always have problems on deciding what to buy, Most of the time wishing I have telepathy powers and secretly figure out what they want, I always thought it would be easier if there is a list I could chose from. (In the end, I always end up buying things I like instead of things the person might like. Sorry guys. I don't have a clue) :

• Sudoku machine (sort-of the play-as-you-go thingy) - Hanijoe bought this for me already =). Thanxxx
• A magic 8 ball
• A lava lamp
• An extended wind-chime... like the long ones in Covent Garden
• Or just a suncatcher
• The silky-like bead-filled-pillow
• Or if you dun like all this ideas, a book, chic lit, maybe. not heavy reading unless fantasy or sci-fi
• Jewelleries? Hmm, I like white gold at the moment so silver bracelet or necklace.
  
  Hahaha, cam beria plak list. Mahal plak tu kan. But no worries. I am actually fulfilling my own wish by doing this. A wish list so that ppl know what's on my mind. But of course you can still buy anything else if you want or not buy at all. I don't mind... Time to sleep. Good night!

2 down, 3 more to go

3 more papers and I'll be freeeeee... Urgh, I can't take this anymore. It's like sucking the life out of me. haha. just kidding. Well, I AM sick of studying and I feel like I've been doing this forever. And I'm not even half as nerd as my housemates. (hmm...) But I've put in MY best effort so everything is up to Him now. If God's willing I manage to achieve an average of 2:1 or above, of course I thank God for everything, Hazmi for constantly pushing me and supporting me, Mummy for always being there for me, but I would like to give the credit to my nerdy housemates, who helped me achieve my new-academic-year resolution of being a nerd. By creating the nerd-mode aura in the house, like it or not, I'll have to join them. And sometimes, I don't have the mood to study anymore but all I can only hear is silence so I know they are studying (or I THINK they are studying... hehe). Hence, I hafta study too. (right...) And they are always there for me whenever I have problems, academically or mentally. (I am not that "mental" this year and Hazmi has increased his patience capacity so I think I'm quite ok) So... Dina, Aida & Mimi... Thank you, guys. We'll continue this nerdy mode next year, eyh? haha. Mcm laa dah habis exam kan. But if I only manage to get an average of 2:2 or below (I pray not), then it is just not my luck. Or should I say I face a decreasing returns to scale of output. An increase in input of 150% only increases output of 100%. Owh wait, no increase in output...? Urghh, whatever.

Anyway, I sooooo wanna eat malaysian food right now. I want good foooooddd. One more week. One more week and I'll be back home. One more week and I'll be in food haven. ngahaha. (which then follows, I'll put on weight, dramatically) But who cares? ;) (Owh, I care...) Well, whatever... 3 more papers to go, peeps...

Exam, Exam, Exam

My Timetable:

AC211: Managerial Accounting - 15 May 2006: 10am Room D302
EC201: Microeconomics 1: - 22 May 2006: 2.30pm Room D1
OR202 Computer Exam: 24 May 2006: 10am Comp Lab C120
AC212: Principles of Finance - 25 May 2006: 10am D202
OR202 Written Exam: 26 May 2006: 10am Room D1

Hazmi's Timetable:

BEL1012: Electronic Commerce - 15 May 2006: 2.30pm Old Library (Main)
BST1022: Statistics for managers - 18 May 2006: 2.30pm ACR1002
BAC1014: Financial Accounting 1 - 19 May 2006: 9am CITS Lab 1
BMB3074: Manufacturing Business Management - 22 May 2006: 2.30pm ACR1001
BRB2054: Retail Business Management - 24 May 2006: 2.30pm ACR1002
BBM2044: Service Business Management - 25 May 2006: 2.30pm FBLR006A

Nickelback - Far Away

Artist : Nickelback
Song : Far Away

This time, This place
Misused, Mistakes
Too long, Too late
Who was I to make you wait

Just one chance
Just one breath
Just in case there's just one left
'Cause you know, you know, you know

[CHORUS]
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming
You'll be with me and you'll never go
Stop breathing if I don't see you anymore

On my knees, I'll ask
Last chance for one last dance
'Cause with you, I'd withstand
All of hell to hold your hand
I'd give it all, I'd give for us
Give anything but I won't give up
'Cause you know, you know, you know

[CHORUS]

So far away
Been far away for far too long
So far away
Been far away for far too long
But you know, you know, you know

I wanted
I wanted you to stay
'Cause I needed
I need to hear you say

That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I forgive you
For being away for far too long
So keep breathing
'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
Believe it
Hold on to me and, never let me go
Keep breathing
'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
Believe it
Hold on to me and, never let me go
Hold on to me and, never let me go
Hold on to me and, never let me go

When I finish my studies here, I'll dedicate this song to hubby and mean every single word. The last part is not suitable yet coz I still have one more year to go after this 2nd year exam. So... for the time being, I have to struggle to complete my degree first.
Haven't been studying this hard since SPM. Hope the hard work pays. Sometimes I think I am on track, but when I take a look at something, it'll be like "shoot, there's a LOT more I haven't read". It's a loop thing... keeps going on and on like that. Like the feeling of 'urgh-exam-is-very-near-feeling' and 'Yea!-I'm-going-back-this-month'. The good thing about this loop feeling is that it's keeping me in balance and sane.

Mimpi takut!

Called Hazmi at 6.30am London time... He was still sleeping since he slept just a few minutes before me.

me: Syg! Ayg mimpi takut...
him: tepuk. tepuk.
me: hug ayg kuat2...
him: hug ayg kuat2
me: kiss kat pipi!
him: kiss ayg byk2
me: ok, dah ok dah. syg boleh tido balik. nite2. mmuah
him: nite2. muah

hahaha, kesian hubby have to layan me kan? i ammm soooo manje, especially with him laa. But what do u expect. He IS my hubby. Thanx honey. I slept back peacfully. Love u LotS & LotS. MMuuaahhss...

Mind your words, Mind your thoughts

Last week, when my housemates were discussing a few general issues during dinner time, I wanted to make a comment but I managed to stop myself just in time. Not that it would be insulting or wrong, I just HAD to stop myself from making such a comment. What kinda of comments? Hmm, comments like "I don't understand why ppl do this..." or "I don't have that problem..." etc. I really had to stop myself because, for God knows why, sometimes when I made that kinda comments (most of the time actually), I would later find myself in that situation. Some... I would say I treasure the experience, Some... I wish I never had to go through them. But on second thought, each experience taught me something, at least one lesson, I have to be thankful with my currently-wonderful-life or be more understanding of what other ppl are going through (since I've been put in their shoes). For example, I did post an entry about my sleeping difficulty, when just that evening I commented I don't have difficulty in falling asleep. That is just one very simple example. There are a few very-complicated cases, which I believe have something to do with my comments. But I would say, not all experiences are bad... I once made a really-not-so-good comment and it had landed me "somewhere" I am really2 happy to be in. Hehe. History digging...

Before I had a bf, I wished my bf would be someone who lives in KL so I could easily go out with him anytime I want. Yeah, I hang out a lot, in KL, mind you, not in London, at least used to. So when I got to know Hazmi from a friend, I was told that he seldom went out since he worked a lot. (He still does ;) ) My stupid mind and mouth suddenly made a very unthoughful comment. "Kesiannye sape jadik gf die... susah nak kluar" which means, pity anyone who is to be his gf coz it'd be difficult to go out with him. Well, I know it is a VERY good thing to be working and NOT wasting time like me, but I supposedly wanted someone who I could hang out with. Well, childish huh? And look where I am now. I AM his gf, proud to be, and I do NOT need anyone's pity coz it is no surprise that I am perfectly happy to be with him at the moment. His working commitment actually works to my advantage for when I am here, he will not be bored waiting for me to come back home just for the sake of having someone to go out with coz he has to work instead. What I can say is that, Allah knows best (as K Own always said to me) and He would give you, not what you want, but what you need... If being with him now is a result of me making that stupid comment, I would say I will never regret making one but then again, not all experiences are as wonderful as this one. So it is still important that I watch my words and even my thoughts.~

Well, I should be studying instead of writing this right now but I am so hungry and currently waiting for Mimi to finish her 1 O'Clock class to go to chicken cottage with housemates for lunch to satisfy our sudden cravings. (That's a very long sentence :p) Alright then, gtg. Till then...

First baby of our batch - Froggies9701

Congratulations to Mash & Hubby for their new born baby, Mohd Hazeeq Mohd Azlan. Mash safely gave birth to this cute baby at 3.17pm, 18th April 2004. Woww, time flies. I still remember when we were school kids running around the block and jumping up and down carefreely. Now, one of us is officially a mother. Err, good luck going through motherhood but I'm sure you will do great. In 5 years time, I might need some tips though ;) InsyaAllah...

I love this pic coz it seems like the baby is trying to kiss you =)

3 Doors Down - Landing In London

Was searching for a suitable song for my friendster profile, a song that would reflect me better, what I'm going through or thinking or feeling at the moment. Then I found this song and since I think it suits me real well, I decided to put it on my blog too. I miss hubby like crazy and sometimes it makes me think why did I choose to come here. But there is no point looking back now and I don't regret on my decisions. I just have to hang in here and start studying real hard. Well baby, there's no word to express how much I'm missing you at the moment but this song is for you.

Alton Towers at last

After hundreds of times postponing the trip, we made it to Alton Towers at last. Thursday morning, we (Yat, Lion, Arfah & I) boarded the virgin train to Stoke-On-Trent for a
whole day fun in Alton Towers. We were supposed to arrive in Alton Towers at 10.40am but due to the bus delay, we arrived quite some time after 11. Well, to maximize our now-even-shorter time, we didn't waste any time and headed straight away for our 1st ride: the congo river rapids. This ride is classified as one of the the absolutely splashing rides and we did get wet a little. Not much. But since it was a cold day (and I'm saying this as the person who wore the thickest jacket) we decided not to go on any more absolutely splashing rides. So we went "hunting" for the "adrenalin-busters" rides only. The 2nd ride: Runaway Mine Train was quite ok but the next ride one was really interesting. It's the Nemesis. The concept is kinda like any other roller coster except that the seats are not enclosed... i mean, there's no platform to put your feet on... so u could see what's under you. There was even a lake of red water as u could see in the picture. This "waterfall" leads to the very big-red-lake. U definitely do not want your shoes to fall into that or else u'll get a free dye and never get it back. :p Here's a picture of Nemesis for your viewing. hehe.
Then, we went onto Air, a Superman-ride-like roller coaster, before we proceded to Ug Land. In Ug Land, we queued for Rita, the Queen of Speed. At the board, it said the waiting time was 40 minutes. But we waited waaaayyyy wayyyyy longer than that. Why? While we were queueing, there was a technical problem with this "Miss Rita". Since we had been queueing for more than half an hour already, might as well continue waiting. Thanx to the technical team, the problem was fixed at last so the queue continued moving. When we were in the queue, I kept asking why Rita gets the 1st place in the rides-rank. It definitely looks like a normal roller coaster to me. Maybe I hadn't been on it yet to judge it so Lion suggested I should try re-evaluate it after we've been on the ride. When we were all buckled up, Yat and I were wondering where should we hold on to. The green light suddenly flashed on and swwooooshh, we went. Omigod. We were really taken off-guard. 100km/s in 2 seconds... that was amazing man. And the 'control-tower' referred to us, the passengers, as drivers. haha. Coollll, so that's what F1 drivers feel when driving. That was really2 cooll and Rita does deserve the 1st place after all ;) After that, we went on Corkscrew, which we queued for less than 10 minutes, unlike the more than an hour queue (plus repairing waiting time) for Rita. By then, I was really hungry and cold and tired. But we had to hold on 1st for we cannot eat b4 our most-awaited ride, the Oblivion. Honestly, I was a bit afraid looking at it from below. Before we came here, I made a promise to Yat to seat in the front row. When Yat almost backed out from that promise, I wanted to backed out too. But then Arfah convinced us to take the front row again and we agreed. However, it is just not our luck to seat in the front row coz when we queued, we were placed in the 2nd row. Which I think doesn't make that much difference when I was on the ride coz I was more afraid to fall than thinking whether i'm in the front seat or not. But the ride went so fast, that I was like... "what? that's it? Laa, it was alrite then." WE SURVIVED OBLIVION. Haha. We had our long-overdue lunch right after that. Found a fish-and-chips shop around and just sat there enjoying the food and the warm atmosphere. We could try to go on 1 last ride before they're all closed but we were all too tired to make any attempt. It was a really fun though... Thanx a lot, u guys. Loving the adrenalin rush moments. =D

AKYUEM FESTIVAL 2006

Thanx to everyone. It was really fun meeting all of you and doing all those activities together.
Good job committee members. ;)

Hubby paid his due

Woww, talked to hubby for more than 2 hours just now. Kesian, after all he's still not well. Itchy nose, flu, non-stop sneezing. Wish I could be by your side and take care of u =( On top of that, he just drove all the way to KL and all the way back. (hmm, this sentence sounds familiar) I wonder whether he did mean to talk to me that long or he did that after reading my last entry. Err, if it is the latter, sorry honey. I do Not want to trouble u. But whatever the reason was, I'm really2 touched. Hubby tries to find time to spend with me although we are miles apart. Aww, I really miss u, sweetheart. Huwaa, CaN't wait to go back... *HuGz*

What have I done so far?

Evaluation time... One and a half weeks of easter break is gone now. What have I done so far??? Lets see... hmm studying wise not much. Freecell games, plenty... Sudoku games, A LOT. What the hell, Farahaida? You can't do this. Don't you remember what happened last year? That canNOT happen again. Study! Study! Study! Pleaseeee.....

Anyway, Yesterday, I experienced sleeping difficulties. Yeah, just difficulty, that is... I can't sleep. Tried to but couldn't. Woke up kinda late the day before so that might be the problem. Told mummy I DO NOT have difficulty falling asleep, that's a BIG mistake. (NEVER say something like that coz it'll happen straight away) Wanted to talk to hubby on the phone for hours but he's not well and is having mid-term exam at the moment so couldn't disturb him. But I think the main problem was... my stomach won't stop making noise and it was VERY2 loud... n very2 disturbing. In the end, I managed to sleep at 11am and asked hubby to wake me up at 1pm but he Forgot. So I slept until 6.15pm. hmmpph, there goes one day (and my Zohor prayers). So last night, I drank hot choc and ate banana-with-choc-sauce-and-whipped-cream before I went to bed. (I know it's fattening but hopefully my stomach stop growling) Called Nadia and since she's working, she can't use her high-pitched voice. That didn't stop her from talking a lot though so after awhile, I felt kinda sleepy. Put on thick track bottom and hid under the duvet to ensure no air crept into my body. Key thing, called hubby... he dodoi me to sleep... Sempat manje2 skejap =p and mengadu about my growling stomach. Hubby said, "gi tido... abaikan je perut tu." LUCKY ME! I managed to sleep again at 3am last night and woke up around 10 am. Haha. That's a LOT of sleep. I know but I need to fix that owl-sleep-pattern before it gets out of control. Hopefully won't have any problem sleeping tonight.

Today's a happy day =) for 68 BFR

Woke up quite early today. And the first thing I did was to check my email. Lucky me, there is a good news attached to my newly received email. Drum roll please... I got a placement to do internship with PwC. Lalala. U have no idea how happy I am. Hehe. Not bcoz I actually have to spend my 2 holiday-months working but I got a placement despite my ugly 1st year result. (yes, I am working hard now for my 2nd year exam. cannot afford to repeat that horrible experience again) Then, Aida got hers too. And I know dina already got hers a few weeks ago. So the 3 of us might be working at the same place this Summer. As for Mimi, she will be doing her internship with Wong & Partners but her good news for today is... she bought her ticket back home. Yeay!!! So all in all, today is a happy day =) Heylo, Spring!!!

The Mechanical Contrivium: Farah Haida

Enough of Farah then... Lets change to Farah Haida lak

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Farah Haida!

1. Farah Haida can be seen from space.
2. Farah Haida is the world's smallest mammal.
3. More people are killed by Farah Haida each year than die in aeroplane accidents!
4. The eye of an ostrich is bigger than Farah Haida.
5. Farah Haida was invented in China in the eleventh century, but was only used for fireworks, never for weapons.
6. It's bad luck to put Farah Haida on a bed.
7. If you toss Farah Haida 10000 times, she will not land heads 5000 times, but more like 4950, because her head weighs more and thus ends up on the bottom.
8. Pacman was originally called Farah Haidaman.
9. Farah Haida is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
10. If the Sun were the size of a beach ball then Jupiter would be the size of a golf ball and Farah Haida would be as small as a pea!

I am interested in - do tell me aboutherhimitthem

yes, it is bad luck to put me in bed coz there's a high probability i'll refuse to get up. hehe

F1 new season has started

1st race in Bahrain is over. Check out the link for more info... Results, Grid, Calendar, Standings... New season, new teams, new excitement. ;) Btw, I'm still on Ferrari's side now but also supporting Toyota... (As my fav car is Toyota Celica) haha. Yeah, Go Schumacher Brothers!!!

Hubby's officially a wizard

Yesterday morning, i was quite late for my subuh prayer so i had to rush to pray 1st b4 calling hubby. While getting prepared to pray, i was thinking whether i should call hubby b4 i go back to sleep or just call him when i wake up later. And out of a sudden, he miss-called me. Hmm...
As if that is not enough, when i went back to sleep, i had like thousands of dreams; trapped in a house, met hubby and his dad, owned a kerete-kuda, parked it in front of someone's gate, rode a bicycle to PD and met mummy there, her friend invited me to join her team but i didn't bring a swimming suit, someone's publishing a page and need a picture of me and hubby, wanted to give her one then decided to ask hubby first, so was trying to look for hubby... And out of a sudden, he actually miss-called me again. HEY YOU!!! You are officially a wizard. Not only u know i was thinking of you in my wake, U could sense i'm looking for you even in my dreams. Grr... U stole my powers. I'm the one who is a witch.

Hubby can read my mind?

Thursday evening, I wished hubby good night and went down to have dinner with my housemates. B4 that, he still insisted that I call him right after dinner. So when I finished eating, I checked hubby's ym window. No new messages received while I was away so I assumed he's already sleeping. Just when I was trying to call him, I received a message from him, saying 'hold on, give him 15 minutes'. He's not asleep yet and did he know I was calling? I checked my phone and the call had not been connected yet. Hmm, so it's just a coincidence. But what an accurate timing. He said, he didn't know I was already in front of my laptop and was surprised when I replied. But b4 he went to the toilet, he just felt a strong urge to tell me he's going to be away for awhile, so that I know he's not deeply asleep. It turned out, I'd finished eating and WAS already calling him. Lalala, simple coincidence. Magical moment.

On Friday morning, I was just saying to Aida, currently, I don't have any favourite song. Kinda boring when I can't just play one song to satisfy my song-craze-moments. Apart from that, I wanna receive an email from him out of nowhere though I know there is no reason for me to get any since I talk to him everyday. So when I was chatting with him that evening, I was surprised to know that I just received a song from him (which is now my favourite song) in an email. Ngaa, can hubby really read my mind? Is there a telepathy connection between us? Or there is such thing as soulcall after all? Well, sometimes it's spooky but most of the time, it IS sweet. So why bother. Hehe

Changing Qopuy to Hazmi

Some ppl may have heard it. I'm trying to change from addressing hubby as Qopuy to Hazmi. (Not an easy task, it seems) Why? Hmm, I find it weird when our families met, mummy addressed him as Qopuy in front of his parents. I don't find it weird coz mummy said it, I find it weird when we use it in front of his parents. Maybe it won't be weird anymore after some time, maybe they'll get used to it. But I don't want that. To me, it's not appropriate. Even in my extended family, everyone calls him Qopuy. From Mak, To Abah, Nyah, Bang Own, Kak Yong and the kids. It seems like a small matter now but in the long run, I don't want my hubby to be known as Qopuy to my relatives, especially to my nephews and nieces. It is just not appropriate in families. It's ok among friends but in order to change it in my family, I have to start first. (Actually mummy did) So guys, sorry to confuse u all but I'm in the process of changing that name. Lets get used to the new name, Hazmi! =)

Paintball report

Yesterday, 18th February 2006, Yat, Aida and I went paintballing under UMNO London. I knew my arm was not completely healed yet but I didn't think paintballing would make it worse. (No, it didn't although I did come back with extra bruises) We took a bus from MSD and our journey to Surrey took about an hour. I was kinda sleepy that morning and wanted to take a nap on the way there but couldn't since we got very excited and didn't stop talking at all.

Once we reached there, I started to feel scared. That time, I had no idea why I wanted to go paintballing in the 1st place. Every0ne else looked very into it. We were given an overall, a goggle (the helmet thing) and a hooper (the bullet feeder) Haha, we looked like pilots in the picture though, or mechanics. =p

We played 5 games in total, 10 rounds that is (Change side after 1 round). During the 1st game, we were kinda blurr...and cowards. Refused to get out of the hut and just shooting and got shot inside there. Yat "got killed" dramatically in the 2nd round when a guy ran past the hut and managed to shoot her while running when there was only both of us left in the hut. I was like "Oh, NOOO! Yat!!! Don't leave me alone. I'm scared" haha. Useless...

The 1st game, each team were given 2 huts, and the mission is to conquer the other team's base. 2nd mission is to get into a "castle", go upstairs and throw a bomb in the opponent's side. In the next mission, one team has to choose a president and they have to protect the president while bringing him/her to the other side without getting shot, which makes the mission of the other team is to shoot the president. 4th mission: We have to grab a flag in the middle of the battle field and bring it to the opponent's base again. Our last fight was to shoot everyone from the opponent's team.

We had lunch (nasi lemak) after 2 games and continued playing until about 3 something. We boarded the bus and started our journey back to MSD at 4pm. Our team (Yellow team) won only 2 out of 10 rounds. Quite a disadvantage to have all 3 of us in a team. Sorry guys. Hehe. But I didn't regret it. I had fun losing and having fun with Yat & Aida. Thanx for coming, u two. Bcoz of u guys, I really enjoyed myself. Not to forget, Marina, Aiman & Mad too. We rawks. Haha. At least, now I have the experience but that's it. I'm NOT going again. Haha. Seriously, I'm useless... or even a burden to the team.

Soulmates, we are

I was very tired and sleepy when I arrived home that evening from paintballing. Performed my isya' prayer, took a rest while dina was cooking, ate dinner, then straight away went to bed. Called and talked to hubby for awhile until both of us fell asleep. That was around 9pm, London Time. Being not a light sleeper, I don't usually wake up in the middle of the night unless I've had like 10 hours of sleep or my alarm goes off or I had a nightmare. But this morning, I woke up at 4+am. Wondered what happened since I didn't have a nightmare, my alarm had not went off and I've only slept for like 7 hours. Not wanting to get out of bed, I went back to sleep and woke up only at 6.30am. Only then, I once again call my bf to wish him "good morning". Then, I asked him, did he just wake up too. He said, no... he woke up like 2 hours earlier. Owh, that explains it... that explains why I suddenly woke up at 4+am. heh. Miss u more & more, honey. Can't wait for u to be here again ;)

Should i or should i not

Help! I'm in dilemma. Should i go to Jitsu training or not? After 2 weeks of resting, my arm does feel better (except for the part that i can't make it straight). However, yesterday, while rushing to school and pushing my way into the tube, my arm got stretched and it hurts again. I have been absent from Jitsu training 2 weeks now. I really need to go for this weeks' training but with this arm, i don't know if i can do anything at all as orange belt syllabus involves a LOT of breakfalling. Pre-grading is just 3 weeks away... I really wanna grade with Mimi, Priscilla, Laura and all.

Don't-wanna-be-left-alone

hey u

last weekend, when i called my father, i was so excited. haven't been able to share stories and listen to his sarcastic jokes for a long time. i was really glad that things starting to work out again between us. i do miss the ol times. but i always thought that i could only get one or the other, dad or hubby. was kinda worried but didn't actually believe that the theory would hold. i mean, i'm quite confident my relationship with hubby is pretty strong. 2 nights after my "reunion" with my dad, hubby's not so in a good mood anymore. owh my. i really can't have both huh? well, my wish is everyone's happy with their lives. Loves Papa and Can't Live Without Hubby... Yeah, that's all i wanna say. Dun wanna put extra pressure in my already tight head.

Poor left arm

Last Friday, I went for Jitsu alone since Mimi was really not well. Training went on as usual. Not that fun coz when Mimi & Laura aren't there and Robert Craig had to be the guy standing in the middle, I had to go first. (And I am always lost and blurr.) After a troubled-dizzy session, I have to practise groundfighting with Priscilla. On a 2nd day of period, I was not really into it. Already sleepy and tired (from lack of iron during period, I think), I had to do it anyway. We fought for a couple of minutes until energy was all drained out of the body. Up to a point when I was trying to stabilize myself onto the ground with my left hand, Priscilla jumped on me from behind. I fell down, broken my balance and my left hand bent the wrong way. Felt some bones clashed but lucky me, I didn't break any. Just some torn muscle. But that was enough to make me a little bit 'handicapped' for awhile.

Wore slings at Hana's bday party (Natte put it on for me), had Aida and Jid tied up my hair, Mimi put on my jacket, Dina decided to order in on the day I should cook... hmm, not that bad actually, now that I think of the "perks". But it was kinda difficult to work with 1 hand. I wouldn't think it would be that hard. Maybe we sometimes take for granted things that are not so important, like for a righthanded person like me, the left hand. But when it is taken away from u, u'd feel how difficult life is without it. Having difficulties to take a shower, put my shirt on, sleep, carry my hot chocolate etc. But everyone's been supportive especially my housemates and even my far-away-hubby. Thanx guys. U r the best. Last word b4 I continue doing my hw, appreciate the little things u have around u for when it's gone, u r going to miss it. Syukur to Allah for ALL the blessings we receive in our lives. ;)

p/s: my forearm is now kinda blue-ish. A normal sign, I was told. Getting much2 better; can move, can touch, can feel, can carry my mug upstairs. Just can't be fully bent or straighten, move heavier objects and grip tightly. So I guess, no worries =)

2nd soul-call

I did an entry about my soulcall a few weeks ago. Last few days, something similar happen again. Just woke up early one morning, I tried to call hubby. However, the call was diverted to his voicemail. That shouldn't be the case if he's on the line bcoz I should still be connected through call waiting. Before I could blame maxis for a lousy connection, my hotlink line suddenly rang. Hubby's calling. Owh. No wonder I couldn't get through. Apparently, hubby tried to call my o2 line and was connected to my voicemail as well. That's y he had to try my 012. We must have call each other at the same time that the signal clashed and were diverted to our voicemails instead. Uhh, Miss HubbY!

My 3rd 2nd name is Azmimi

Seems like Mimi & I were very enthusiast students. We were the only 2 students in our Japanese class for the 1st half an hour last week and we also the only 2 out of 3 students who went for Jitsu last Friday. For Japanese class, I guess ppl didn't know where the class was (I checked the LSE room booking to find out) but for Jitsu, I have no idea why everyone didn't turn up. Maybe coz sensei's now concentrating on our groundfighting training so less ppl showed up. Hmm, not like sensei abandon the usual training. Whatever their reasons were, Mimi & I got our personal training that day.

Since Mimi & I are always seen together in these classes, I think ppl knows us as Azmimi & Farah than our individual names. As ppl tend to remember anyone by his/her 1st name, so my name is technically now Azmimi. Our senseis' (in Jitsu and Japanese) kept getting our names mixed up. Haha. I find it funny coz in primary school, I was Farah Nadia. In high school, I was Farah Hani. Now Farah Azmimi. Hmm, wonder y I wasn't Farah Yati in KMYS =p

1st Week of Lent Term

Hmm, the 1st week of term has past. We had to finish last term's materials in our classes. Microecons EC201 was the worst with 1 essay, 1 structure question and the weekly quiz. New lecturers for AC211 Management Accounting and AC212 Principles of Finance. There was a tube strike on Monday so we had to go to our first day of school by bus. I started my volunteering work with Breakthrough Breast Cancer on Wednesday. I would say i enjoyed working there. Don't have to think that much so no stress. All we had to do was to count the stock. Mimi & I went back to our Jitsu training. There is so much to do this term... Groundfighting and another grading. Gosh! And that's about it, i guess.

Was ReALLY happy to be able to wake up late yesterday after a week long of early mornings. Currently obsessed with the song Always by Blink 182 as u might be listening to right now if u turned on ur speaker, using internet explorer (won't work on morzilla firefox, i think) and there's no problem with the host website. "Thanx" to abg for introducing this song to me. Owh, had A LOT of weird, scary dreams these past few days. The worst was about receiving my 2nd year result slip and i did horribly. I REALLY HOPE that won't come true. Mummy, at home, was so mad with her laptop and yahoo account and streamyx bought maxis 3G wireless connection for her laptop. Now she can get internet connection anywhere. Hmm, what else? MMU just started their term break. Hubby finished his exam and is back home working. Miss u darling... I wanna go back to Malaysia just like i did in this morning's dream. Owh, to u peeps, don't bother visiting my dreamworld link as i haven't been updating it for quite some time now.

Back In London

Hmm, I was really bz and didn't have time to blog at home. Must cherish every precious moment with hubby, mummy and abg. Lets recap... a boring summarized version. hehe
22/12/2005
Teman abg to take his Junior High School Examination result.
Went to Melaka and stayed a night there. Spent a lot of quality time with hubby.24/12/2005
Met Papa for a short while at Mak's house
Went to Bangi and bought webcam with hubby there
25/12/2005
Went to Bilut... ate daging salai and ikan terubuk...yummy. Watch 1st disk of i-robot with abg
Back home @5pm. Hubby came over... watched 2nd disk of i-robot with hubby
26/12/2005
Had a stupid fight with hubby coz he supposedly didn't speak softly to me... cried SO LOUD, abg had to calm me down. haha. settle the matter in no time ;) ngade2 huh? :p
28/12/2005
Applied for streamyx
Went to Mummy's office and helped filed her reports... a part time secretary this time
29/12/2005
Took abg to school to pay his tuition fees. Ngaa... I'm a part time mother too???
Down to Melaka to carry out my duty as a wife. hehe. Enjoyed Melaka's night safari and watched King Kong... Went to stay over @ Aleen's house at 4am.
30/12/2005
Perfume shopping with hubby. Back to respective homes 31/12/2005
Went to Telekom to cancel TMNet: dial-up 1515
1/1/2006
Happy New Year ppl... Hubby come over again and cut my hair. haha. mummy must be broken hearted to see her daughter's hair being vandalised. ala, straight only what. hehe
2/1/2006
Hubby drove me to Plaza Low Yat... Bought mummy's webcam, a mouse and 320Gb external hard disk for myself and hubby bought a router and a switch for his house. Said goodbye to hubby ='( Huwaa...
3/12/2006
Did some last minute shopping.
4/12/2006
Flew back to London... *sigh* Love every precious moments with my loved ones... Miss u guys already

Stuck in flood in Perlis & Harry Potter at last

That morning hubby sent us to airport. Mummy, abg and I were going back to Perlis. We took a flight to Kedah and rent a car back home. Little that we know that flood was starting in the north states. It took us more than 3 hours to reach home when it should only take less than an hour. That night, electric was turned off for safety. Since water was rising, the authorities didn't want anyone to get electricuted. Monday morning, Kangar was closed, water level was up to the waist in the town. Mummy and I panicked, decided to rushed back home. Tried hard to find alternative route since highway and main roads were closed. Arrived at the airport around 2. There was a flight at 3.30pm but we were not on the list bcoz our flight's supposed to be at 9pm. Waited in front of the counter to be on the flight. Lucky us, although it was full, some ppl didn't turn up so we flew back to KL. Fuhh...

That night, I went to Mid-valley again with abg and this time at last, I get to watch Harry Potter. What a hassle. Didn't get to watch it with hubby though... but hubby gave his blessing, heh.

Narnia & Dinner with Hubby's Parents

I really wanted to watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire since it was released. But I wanted to watch it in Msia with hubby since I'd been very bz b4 I came back. planned to watch it in Melaka with hubby, drove there for 8+pm show and drove back home right after. However, hubby said it would be dangerous to drive that late at night so he came to KL on friday. He arrived quite late, we couldn't watch 11.10pm Harry Potter, watched The Chronicles of Narnia instead and bought 11am Harry Potter ticket for the next day. However, we woke up at 11am and missed the show. Grr...
Saturday night, had dinner with parents-in-law. This time with mummy, abg, mak, abah and pak cik yaa. huih, family union plaks. :p Hubby & I were quite worried the dinner would be weird. Alhamdullilah, everything went well.

I'm not in the pic coz i was the photographer. heh. This is me, taken by hubby using my nokia 7260.

Then, I stole hubby to try catch a Harry Potter show again. There's a show at 11.15pm. However, when we arrived @ mid-valley, tickets for the show were sold out. I was so damn disappointed, refused to watch any other movie, sulked all the way home. hehe. Poor hubby had to pujuk me... lucky he was there though. If not, I might actually cry. hahah

Home Sweet Home

After 10 weeks of school, it feels great to be back. To the comfort of home, to the loved ones, to the warmth of Malaysia (although too warm at times)... This is Home. Greeted at the airport by my beloved bf, with roses in his hand for me. =D (Heh. Really excited when I saw that.) Thanx to my mum, who sacrificed and let Hazmi picked me up instead. It meant a lot to me.

Well, that's not much to tell yet. Have been jet-lagging for 2 days already... this is my 3rd night. Hmm, don't remember having trouble sleeping b4. Whatever... Like I never stayed up late and go to sleep only when the sun's rising.

Receiving-the-belt celebration

After the incident, we are more motivated to go for Jitsu training. We must be able to protect ourselves if we ever got attacked one day. (Hopefully never) Anyway, most of us are now yellow belt jitsukas, received the belt officially last Wednesday. After training (which is harder now, gosh), we went for a drink to celebrate (receiving belt ceremony). Apparently, you have to drink alcohol with the same colour as the belt you receive in Jitsu (non-alcoholic for me and mimi). This is the picture of us, with Sensei Alex, who didn't want to be in the picture but got snapped anyway.

Unlucky incident

On Wednesday, while waiting to go to Japanese class, Aida suddenly called me. She was crying, telling us her things got stolen and asked us to come back immediately. Mimi & I were worried so we rushed back home. She was not at home when we arrived which made us panicked for awhile. Lucky we managed to call her and she was on the way home with Basyar, Lomon and Amir. Here's the whole story:

When Aida was walking home alone, one black guy followed her to the front door asking for a plastic bag, showing all his stuff he was holding. Being the kind Aida, she asked the man to wait outside, closed the door and went to take the plastic bag. When she opened the door to give the plastic bag, the man asked, "Can I come inside?". "No. Why?", Aida replied. Out of a sudden, he threw all his things on the floor, blocking Aida from closing the door. Desperate not to be trapped, Aida pushed her way out of the house. The guy took the opportunity to went inside and stole anything that he could find in the living room. Realising Aida was outside, he went to the door and asked Aida to come in, which again, Aida refused. Lucky her, there was a neighbour nearby so she said, I'm going to call the neighbour and was halfway walking to him. Panicked, the mugger quickly said, "Ok. Ok. I'm leaving." However, he managed to stole Aida's purse and PDA, Dina & Rye's PS2 and XDA.

Aida went in the house, called HSBC to cancel all her cards until she realised she couldn't find her keys. Scared that the guy might come back, she ran out of the house to the nearest shop to our house, not wanting to go to the same direction as the guy. Then she called her housemates and the guys, who came immediately. (Thanx u guys) When everyone's at home, we went to make a police report.

The good thing is no one's hurt. Only some valuable things are stolen. But Aida's safe. Don't worry Aida. We are proud of you that you quickly ran away and saved yourself rather than trying to be brave and "protect the house". We can buy the gadgets but we can't buy your safety. Alhamdulillah, everyone's safe.

Yellow Belt Jitsu

Prior to the grading, I was so scared that I had a minor breakdown. As usual, I let it out by crying. Siewch found me on her way to econs and comforted me. Went to class with red eyes. I dunno why I was so stressed out. I guess last week's experience of not-be-able-to-breathe and nearly-break-a-rib because I can't break fall properly when someone kicked me down really bugged me. And we had this perception of grading would be more horrible than the pre-grading (which is horrible enough) And my lack of practice, my not-so-neat techniques, my forgetfulness especially when I'm under pressure and ...~
The night b4 grading, we went to MC's Malam Bakti. The play was good and entertaining. Went back immediately after Drog blowed her candles. Dina and Aida helped Mimi & I do some last minute practice on the techniques. Then, we went to sleep. (Supposedly, but I called my bf and get into a fight with him. Sorry honey. Blame the pressure. heh)
The grading was held in London South Bank Uni Sports Hall, Elephant and Castle. All of us arrived early. Yan gave each of us a Mars bar. I think it was his birthday that day. Pity huh, grading on birthday. But the Mars bar must be a good luck charm. After 3 hours of running around, punching, doing arm & wrist locks, forward, side, backwards rolls (which made me really dizzy), showing dangerous parts on the head, body and back and a few others, all of us passed the grading (I mean, from LSE). Some earn extra points than others. Mimi was the only one from our team passed with Yellow2. Hehe. Good job Mimi. I know u can do it WELL so I'm not actually surprised. Even our sensei have faith in you. Anyway, I graded with Yellow1 which is good enough considering all body parts intact and no broken bones. =D

2 more weeks to go...

Another week has past. The new stupid locker combination-lock got stuck. Spent another 40 minutes to be able to open that one. Changed it to key-lock at last. Better not stuck this time. Won't be able to try all keys to open it like what we did to the combination lock when we tried all number combinations from 0-0-0 to any combination that can undo the lock. Confusing? Forget it.
Went to Jitsu's pre-grading yesterday. Was kinda scary. Got thrown by a guy and nearly broke my rib. Lucky I'm still in one piece today (so Mummy & Syg, don't worry kay. If the pain worsen, I'll call u guys straight away). However, my whole body's aching. Can't move around easily. Managed to cut the grass in the backyard though, with Aida's help. hehe. Quite a big achievement since we've been putting it aside for weeksssss. Never realised we have quite a spacious backyard. =p
Owh, Shepard's Bush residence has finally made it to Manor House yesterday. After a quick lunch, Azz watched Greg's Anatomy while DRog, Yat and Lion played the dance mat. Dina coached them like a real instructor. Hey, u guys were really good, fast-learners. :) It's really addictive, right. hehe. I think DRog can't get enough of it. I fell asleep in Mimi's room for awhile and when I woke up, they were still playing... or I should say dancing.
Cold day is making me hungry ALL the time. Help me! I can't stop eating. Need to stop typing and find more food~

3rd Syawal Weekend

Time flies, huh. It is already the 3rd weekend in Syawal. Whoever haven't started their 6 days Syawal fast better hurry. You still have time. Yesterday, Dina, Aida and I went to Aimi & Ufah's open house. Oh my. They cooked a LOT. Nasi lemak, Laksa asam, Laksa Kelantan, Roti jala, Lompat tikam, triffle... Lucky we didn't eat breakfast before that. Obviously we ate so much until we felt like bursting. hehe. But thanx guys. The food was really delicious.

We left quite early coz Dina wanted to go to Primark. Initially, I didn't plan to buy anything in particular, just wanted to look around. However, I came back with a bag full of clothes and other stuff. I actually passed a bundle of socks that me & Aida were sharing to her to "reduce" my total expenditure in one receipt. =p Crazy. It makes no difference. I know. Haha.

On Sunday, the whole house except Mimi, who was tired from her travelling to Sheffield the day b4, woke up early and did some house chores. I was trying to cut the grass in our backyard when I heard Dina fell down the stairs. I thought it wasn't that serious. Turned out she can't feel her legs. There was an emergency state in our house for awhile but luckily she got better.

Mimi & I later went to another jitsu weekend training for novices at ULU Gym. Lucky us this time we didn't come back with bruises. We went for a drink after that. This time juices, not coke. Looks like going to be a trend. Hmmph. Ah well. Weekend's over. Another week to go.

Went to pub for the 1st time

Yesterday, for the 1st time I went to Jistu alone. Mimi was busy working on her essay so she decided to skip jitsu for that night. But I surely need LOTS of practice if I am really going for the grading this December so I went anyway. Technically, I was not alone. I managed to persuade Andrew to come along (but he was kinda mean during training. heh. just kidding)
After the training session, as usual, our sensei invited us for a drink in a nearby pub. Usually, I'd be reluctant to go. Being in a pub would make me feel really uncomfortable. I dunno what's with me that night but I decided to give it a shot. So I went along. Of course, I dragged Andrew along. Going alone would be especially scary for me, a 1st timer going to a pub. We didn't stay that long, only about half an hour maybe so on the way home, I didn't tell my housemates that I was going to be late. I thought they wouldn't worry about me coz I didn't get any phone call or text from them yet. However, when I was walking back home alone, I called Aida coz the place was really quiet. Only then I got to know how worried my housemates were. When I got home, I got a looong speech on how important it is to tell them before hand if I'm going to be late. Hehe. I was a little bit surprised to receive such a long warning BUT I AM REALLY TOUCHED to know that they do care for me. Wonderful housemates I have, huh ;)

Open house

hello peeps. Thanx to u guys who came for our open house last Sunday. For those who couldn't make it, it's alright. We understand (whatever the reason was. heh =p) Those who came really made it a success. (Thank them) At first, I was kinda worried that ppl won't be able to come at all and our home-cooked food would have to go to waste. Then, around 1.30pm, my ex-flatmate arrived. After that, ppl started to show up batch-by-batch. Whew! These are some of the pictures. Sorry if your face aren't in any of them. I picked them up randomly. But u know who u r =D

The 1st 3 ppl to arrive

Food: Aida cooked laksa lemak (family recipe), Dina made the Kuah Kacang, I fried the Kuey teow and Mimi did the dessert (cake & triffle), all from scratch. Well, I was actually monitored while doing the cooking so no worries. I'm sure no one had stomach ache from eating the Kuey teow, hmm I guess it was alright. We also gave a short tour around the house to our guests. Sha actually went to each and every room to take pictures with "special things" in there with her partner in crime, Natte. That's a picture in my room, with my Disney snowglobes and a potret of me & Hazmi.

Natte, Yas, Sha, Mikel, Mad and Apu stayed longer. We had LOTS of fun "exercising". hehe. Watching the guys being sporting and tried out was even more exciting. Haha. I really appreciate your presence ppl. Do come again eh.

Selamat Bertunang Kak Ina

Today's a historical day in Hazmi's family. Kak Ina's officially engaged. My mum and brother were lucky to get the chance to be there but I'm so far away over here. Wish I could be there too. My man wore a complete gold baju melayu with samping and songkok. At 1st, I was kinda wondering how gold would suit him. Then, I tortured abg to send Hazmi's pictures to me. Wow. Nice honey =D Look great on you. Bleh laa kite kawin nanti pakai gold??? hehe. Love u, angel. Muahs!

Selamat Hari Raya

Happy Eid everyone. I've been busy lately. Hmm, actually I was just too lazy to update. I don't think ppl actually read it. Haha. Sorry. But here goes, pictures of raya. I'll write something later. Sleepy already now. Huarghh...

@ MSD and Yas&Natte's Place

@ Shepard's Bush & MSD Open House

Datin Seri Endon passed away

Al-Fatihah to Datin Seri Endon who passed away just recently due to cancer stage-2 as I was told. May her soul rest in peace. Takziah to Dato' Seri Abdullah and family, also to all Malaysians

Missing MMU & Mash's having a Baby!

When I quit MMU in 2002, my body had reacted biologically to the emotional stress I was having. I had systoms quite similar to a pregnant woman (my mum initially thought I was) which I found amusing; usually dizzy, feeling nausea and my period was a week late. The thing is when I got my scholarship to further my studies abroad, I was torn apart. I love staying in Malaysia but I really want to go overseas. Then, my mum told me that my emotional unstability had caused me all the "sickness" I was having.
Then, after completing my 1st year with great difficulties, I went back for Summer and spent most of my time in MMU, generally, or with my bf, precisely. When I was waiting for my bf outside his classroom, I realise how much I miss the environment there. The feel, the smell, the scenery. Sounds very dramatic but the peaceful, quiet afternoon did make me feel that way. I didn't think I would miss MMU that much but now my body is reacting the same way again. Hmm, what your body can tell you even when you yourself don't realise your current emotional state.
Anyway, I would like to congratulate Mash and hubby for the pregnancy and wishing u both all the best for the future. First TKCian 9701's baby. ;)

"Soul-call"

I have a 9 O'-Clock class on Mondays so I have to wake up early. Before going back to sleep after sahur, I set my alarm twice, 6.20a.m. & 6.40a.m. The sleepy me turned off the 1st alarm b4 fell asleep again straight away. After the 2nd one went off, I was still sleepy so I decided to call Hazmi with hope that he could wake me up. I thought I had dialled his number, even heard he said hello when the phone I was holding rang. Hazmi's name flashed at the display screen. So I asked, "Why did u call me back? Did I fall asleep while I was talking to you?" "No, I called you straight away after I woke up", he answered. Apparently, the last time I called him was last night, meaning I didn't call him yet that morning coz I fell asleep immediately. Well, we didn't usually call each other every morning so that's quite a coincidence. Our theory is that my soul "went" to Malaysia to "call" him when I fell back to sleep. Nice. Free telecommunications means. Haha

All dressed up...

Selamat Hari Raye and Maaf Zahir Batin from 68, Beechfield Road... Haha. Beria jer

68, Beechfield Road

Hello ppl. I'm back in London... 2 weeks already now. Currently staying at Beechfield road with Dina, Aida & Mimi. Nice place but quite far from the tube station. We just got out internet connection this afternoon so I guess I should update this blog more frequently. What's there to tell? Apart from bz making this house more homely, we just settled some stuff like buying books, changed class, applied NUS & travelcard, and of course, going to lectures. I met Fina (my friend from Brunei) and her parents last week. Very friendly ppl, they are. Haven't met them for quite some time actually. Exchanged gossips and ppl's secret ;p (Not so a secret now.) Then went to Yas's bday party at Holiday Villa for buka puasa last Saturday. Ate so much until there's no more room in there. hehe. Delicious cake, Natte. Yumm!!! Hmm, what else? All my housemates are not-feeling-well. Aida & Dina coughing, Mimi had fever and sore throat. I'm the only one left which is quite surprising. Maybe I got fatter so have more resistence to germs. Or maybe the effect is delayed. Hope it's the 1st one although I hate to admit I'm fatter. Anyway, my new academic year resolution is to become a nerd. Not so successful now but still trying. Glad to have ambitious housemates to keep me on track. So here's the new me. Nerd-in-the-making.

Happy Ramadhan, everyone!!! =)

Mummy & Abg Meet The Parents

A lot had happened this Summer. I just met Hazmi's parents last July for the 1st time. Now, my mum and my bro had met them too. :) Hazmi's parents tried to invite mummy and abg to come over a few times before this but knowing my mum, she's always busy. Finally, she had to agree when his parents invited us over, again, a week b4 my holiday ends, for dinner, just our immediate families. After a long discussion, mummy & abg agreed on Saturday. I found it funny that abg was also busy. Actually he had extra classes as he'll be sitting for big exam next month. Not PMR, something equivalent, Junior High Exam something, not so sure what it's called. =p We were supposed to have another dinner that night, some UPM's occasion but since they didn't have any more free time (as I am always free for Hazmi. hehe), mummy cancelled that dinner.

We arrived there around 9-ish. A little bit late as Hazmi's house is in Nilai and we drove all the way there from Setapak after maghrib (plus the getting ready bit). Mr Abdul Halim greeted us 1st, followed by his wife, Pn Noriah. Hehe. Hazmi's lovely parents, of course, who else. Abg handed him our small gift. A basket of sparkling juice, dates & fruit. (Took us a whole week to think of what to bring.) Then, his mum suggested that we have our dinner immediately b4 the food gets cold. The chattering was lively =D as everyone's trying to get to know each other. Pn Noriah sat at the table end while I was beside En Abdul Halim ;) and Hazmi beside Mummy. Nice seat arrangement ;p Abg, who was smiling ear-to-ear when En Abdul Halim commented that he's bigger than me, sat on my left. Abby helped served the food so she was around too but did not join in. We had a delicious Negeri Sembilan dinner, daging salai masak kuning and omelette (my fav), fried chicken, ulam and mixed vege. After that, the parents continued chatting in the living room while the children just sat there looking at each other. haha. Kak Ina came back around 10 something. I did not want to go back early but I had to go back and continue packing as my flight's at 9 the very next morning. Well, that was just my excuse. Actually I did not want to disturb them as it was kinda late. We went back around 11. I think it went well. ReAlly ReaLLY HappY! hehe...

Happy 3rd Anniversary!

Wow. Unbelievable. We are officially 3 years now. When we started our relationship, it was tough. Both were immature as this is the 1st relationship for both of us. Who would have thought that we could manage to be together until today. But here we are, crossing our 3rd year mark. Sayang dear, I am proud to be with you. We sure worked hard to build this relationship. ;) Loving u more & more everyday.

Although it is our 3rd anniversary, this is the 1st time we celebrate it officially. Hazmi came and picked me up around 8.45pm. Wanted to go to Menara KL but it was fully booked although we called like 4 days earlier so we went to San Fransisco Steakhouse, The Summit, USJ instead. It was really wonderful. I felt like dreaming. It was really exclusive, the place and the music, everything was perfect. I didn't want that night to end. After we finished our steaks, we went for a drive around KL. It was way after mid-night when we bid our goodbyes. I had a wonderful night, sweetheart. Can we do this every year? ;p