A Journey Beyond The Logical Mind

Top ten best activites in MJSC Langkawi

Our mentor : Brother Asyraf. Group 20.

Yeah, Jupiter won! Best Cheer Award (award yang direka sendiri..) ! Champion of Cross-Country Race 2007!

Note: This is not my team, if you're wondering. I don't happen to have any pictures of it, so, I'm putting up Soutul Imtiyaz's (or was it Soutul Faizin?, I forgot la..).

The rankings may vary to other Maresmawians. No specific criteria were taken into account, so basically, those are just my personal opinion. There are other fun activities too, but I am too tired to include them. Maybe I will tell about them later...One thing for sure, I'm missing every bit of those memories, be it sweet or not...

Location : Front porch, my grandma's house
Time : 1659 hours

Wahaha! Tak ku sangka boley dapat Wireless Internet di kampungku yang nyaman dan damai ini. Kedengaran pak Bilal melaungkan azan dengan penuh khusyu' di Masjid Al-Ghufran. Terdetik di hatiku ingin menunaikan solat Asar, lalu akan ku tuju ke bilik air sebentar lagi untuk mengambil wudu' seterusnya melaksanakan perintah Yang Maha Esa. Solat Zohor tadi sengaja ku tak Jama'kan dengan Asar. Mungkin kerana ku ingin bertemu dengan Penciptaku dengan lebih kerap....

Kini, akan ku habiskan coretanku, lalu akan ku 'log out' dan ku tekan butang merah bertanda X.

Salam perantauan buat anda semua yang suka merantau... termasuklah ke blogku ini...

Okay, since everybody is talking about UPU, matrix la, tahmidi la and so on and so forth, it seems like today's young Malaysians are working hard to make themselves 'modal insan' bak kata Pak Lah. Good! Che Det's Vision 2020 might be accomplishable before 2020 if all of us work hard and work smart plus having strong faith in Allah. And FYI, I'm not gonna explain more about this stuff because Amii did that already. For more infos, just click her link-'Amiirah' somewhere on the right hand side of this blog.

To all my Chinese friends, neighbours and teachers, may all of you have a prosperous Lunar New Year. Thanks for all the ang paus and oranges!

I wanted to write some more, but I have an important thing to complete plus I will balik kampung [Aloq Staq,boley jumpa Kay Ay la kot... KaY aY, if you're reading this, aku akan pergi Al-Bukhary Mall(aku rasa tu la kot nama dia) esok, so jangan pergi tau! Satgi ko terkejut tengok aku makin debap!!(akibat dietku yang tak berjaya...)] this evening. I know you guys will miss me! (perasan je lebey..)Hahaha.

Don't worry, my handphone is on 24 hours and walaupun takde kredit, I can still reply your messages. So, happy holiday!


Bak kata Kay Ay, Lalala~

I was tagged by Irfan. I don't know who started this tagging thingy but I think it was kinda fun.So, I took a moment to answer these questions.. Here goes...

1) Name of a person who made you laugh last night?
I can't remember.

2) What were you doing at 0800?
Writing in my blog. No wait, that was 8.00 p.m. At 8.00 a.m, I was still sleeping... ZzZzZzzzzz...

3) What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Watching Buletin Utama.

4) What happened to you in 2006?
I registered to MJSC Langkawi. And so, the best journey of my life so far, had started...Met new friends, learn new things... and the list just goes on and on...

5) What was the last thing you said out loud?
"Comel giler mat jepun tu!" Mat Jepun refers to the Japanese guy in 'Heroes', now showing in TV3.

6) How many beverages did you have today?
I don't count them really... Do you?

7) What colour is your hairbrush?
Black with white teeth.

8) What was the last thing you paid for?
My clothes that I bought last December. Since then, all expenses was paid by my mom and dad. [I told you I have no money!]

9) Where were you last night?
Gurney Plaza. Had Dinner. Cannot go shopping... I'm broke..

10) What color is your front door?
Brown.

11) Where do you keep your change?
My wallet and sometimes in my pocket.

12) What's the weather like today?
Cloudy at times.. Then a little bit sunny... Just like an average day..

13) What's the best ice-cream flavour?
Vanilla, yummy!

14) What excites you?
Going on a vacation! And maybe reunion with old friends and family gathering...

15) Do you want to cut your hair?
No Way! I love it just the way it is...

16) Are you over the age of 25?
No. Why? I can still answer this even if I'm below 25 right? Right??

17) Do you talk a lot?
Err.. When the feeling strikes.. But, when I'm meeting someone new and in a place I'm not familiar with, I'm unusually quiet. You can ask Amii, she knows better..

18) Do you watch the O. C.?
No. Never heard of it..


19) Do you know anyone named Steven?
Steven Gerrard? Steven Spielberg? I hardly know them but one thing for sure, they never know me! Hahahaha...

20) Do you make up your own words?
Sorta.. one of them is 'Sirate' which is the combination of the word silent and vibrate. Pronounced as 'sai-rayed'. That is one of my phone's profile.

21) Are you a jealous person?
Probably. I mean, who doesn't?

22) Name a friend whose name starts with the letter 'A'.
Amii, Amirah, Alyaa, 'Aina, Aizat, Aereena.. Oh, you just want 'a friend'? Sorry, the list just popped out of my head..

23) Name a friend whose name starts with the letter 'K'.
Kay Ay. Does that still count? His real name starts with Q.

24) Who's the first person on your received call list?
My mom. I hardly get calls from others, to say the least..

25) What does the last text message you received say? I've deleted it. It was from Manissa.

26) Do you chew on your straw?
I try to throw that bad habit away... So don't remind me of it!

27) Do you have curly hair?
Do I have to answer this? It's my well-guarded secret.

28) Where's the next place you're going to?
My room. To sleep.

29) Who's the rudest person in your life?
A person who does not respect my mother.

30) What was the last thing you ate?
A chocolate cake. Lovely!

31) Will you get married in the future?
Is that even a question? Of course la! No candidates yet however... Hahahaha!

32) What's the best movie you've seen in the past 2 weeks?
'Gracie's Choice', yesterday, Hallmark Channel. Recommended to all!

33) Is there anyone you like right now?
Yes. Don't you dare ask anymore question related to this!

34) When was the last time you did the dishes?
This morning. To tell you the truth, this is my favourite chore!

35) Are you currently depressed?
No, I don't think I have the reason to. Except the part that I am broke.. I'm a little depressed by that fact though..

36) Did you cry today?
No, but I cried yesterday, watching 'Gracie's Choice'.

37) Why did you answer and post this?
Why do you have to ask me this? Okay,I answered this because Irfan tagged me [thank you, Irfan!] and because I love to be interrogated by someone I don't even know! Why are you asking me all of these questions anyway? Answer me!!!

Okay, the questions were all answered as truthfully as I can. Enough of those nonsense answers already. So now, I'm tagging:

Amii

Kay Ay

Fit3

Manissa

Syazana

Najah

Yasmine

Iqbal

Happy answering all these questions and happy tagging other people... Hahaha!

I don't have any idea what to name this post nor do I have any idea what to write... So, here goes..

Thanks Irfan for tagging me. But I'll do it later. Now, i'm feeling like rambling my heart out...

This headache is making my head heavy. I feel like I want to sleep, but it is not advisable to sleep after Asar. I'm just going to write until I can hear the Maghrib's azan...

Manissa texted me just now. She is in Penang today, attending a funeral. We texted and we texted until I've had enough... I did not enjoy text messaging to be honest. My phone's keypad is such a nuisance..

So, I gave her a call. She was reluctant to pick the phone up during my first call. I called again and she answered on the second ring.

"Salam! Oh yeah, the closing date for the Bratz thingy is on the ninth. You better be hurry.."
"...yadyadyada..."
"... uh huh.. Oh.."
"Oh really? I didn't know that...."
"I see...."
"When are you coming to KL?"
"Aiya, cannot la.. It's very hard for me to travel alone here in Penang and you expect me to go to KL? Why don't you come to Penang for the EduFair? It's on the first and second of March.."
"It's the same like the one in KL what?"
"Yalah, but this time I'm gonna be there, InsyaAllah. Of course it won't be the same with me around..."
"....bla..bla...bla.."
"You know about Amii?? She......"
"oH..."
"And Kay ay..."
"I see... You know, our class is now 201."
"Oh, I thought 504..."
"No lah. And the form twos are not that okay with the form fives..."
"I didn't know that..."

And we talked, and talked, and talked. I updated her with Amii's latest news [her current unemployment], Kay Ay's [he's building houses] and some of mine. I told her of my secret [the one that I told you, Amii..] and she promised not to slip the secret out....[she better!] I told her about the Bratz camp and the upcoming Public Speaking Competition too. And how to add links to her blog..

She told me a few important stuff and updated me with the latest news from Langkawi. Appearently, the teachers have to stay back until 4 something three days a week. Wow, that's a bit harsh, I guess. Cikgu Aminah is the HEA, I think everyone knows that.. And 504 is now the class for 201. Manissa even said that the form fives said that they were compared to our batch by the teachers.. In terms of what, I'm not sure.. But, our batch wasn't that good either, frankly speaking. We did screw up once in a while...

That nearly twenty minute call was really what I'm looking for to ease my headache. I felt a lot better, thanks to you, Manissa. Alhamdulillah.

So, I better stop now. Need to get a shower and give my hair the shampooing it needs... I'll catch up with you guys later okay?

P/S: I named this post 'Untitled' at first, but then I changed it to 'The Call'.. It reminds me of the song by BackstreetBoys.. Not that it had any connection to this story whatsoever...

P/S: The green dialogue represents me and the purple dialogue represents Manissa. The others are just nothing...

This was my favourite bedtime song when I was a kid. You can hear it too. I have put it under 'Listen To This'. It took me ages to finally hear this nasheed again. There are a lot of version to this nasheed but Yusuf Islam's version is the best and the closest one to the one I used to hear twelve years ago... So enjoy! I know you guys will love it too.... Oh yeah, thanks to justsomelyrics.com.

Just want to let you guys know that my grandmother's brother had passed away yesterday of a motorcycle accident. May Allah place him alongside his faithful and blessed servants. I would greatly appreciate all of us read 'Al-Fatihah' for him. Thank you.

This incident brought back the memory of my late grandfather who died ten days after celebrating 2005's Eid Al-Fitri. It was totally unpredictable.

It was past 9 p.m that night. All of us were watching TV as usual. Laughing at the jokes and enjoying the show...

My mum's cell phone rang.

I was wondering who could be calling us at this hour?

My mom picked up the phone and went outside, to get better reception. She was talking with a serious note, as I glanced once in a while at her.

She then put her phone down and turned to us.

"Tok ayah pengsan." or in English, "Tok Ayah fainted" she said.

At that moment, my body froze. I couldn't stop but keep thinking of the worst... I always do that.. My heartbeat raced, I can feel my blood pressure rising. I wanted to ask my mom some questions, but it didn't come out.

My mom quickly called my dad who was on his way to KL that night. Over the phone, my father said he will be heading home soon and cancel his business trip.

My mother was silent. I was silent. Even my noisy brother was silent. It was as if we were stupefied. All of us looked at the floor, although there was nothing really to see...

All of a sudden, my mom's cell phone rang again.

This time, my grandfather had passed away.

That was the first time a relative that I am close with passed away. And as I am typing this, I can still recall that fateful night and that same feeling I had still hasn't changed. My heart is beating quite fast...

We went to my grandmother's home nearly an hour and a half later. We were joined by my uncle and his family who lived in Penang too.

I usually enjoyed travelling during the night, but that particular night was not one of it.

It made me realise how small we are. How we can't predict when we will be called to see the Lord. How little my deeds are and how much wrongdoings I have committed. But, as a normal human being, that feeling only lasted for some while....

Now, there's another one of my family members that had been called by Allah, the moment we least expected it. And I reflected my deeds and wrongdoings again... How little am I...

I hope I will become a better Muslimah each day, and I prayed the same to you. May we all implement the moral of this true story and improve our ibadah everyday.

I was tagged by Amii. And these are my answers.


Rules:
1. Do tag and answer all the questions on your own blog.
2. Delete question no.20 and add one of your questions instead.
3. Tag 8 victims to do this Tag. Questions: clear??!!


1. What was your dream when you were a small kid?

I know it sounds funny, but I've always wanted to be Sailormoon when I was a kid...

2. What is the happiest thing in your whole life?

[looking at the ceiling, hoping to get inspiration in some way...] Oh yeah, Raya 2005. That time, all my maternal family members 'balik kampung'. The house was soo lively and full of chit chats from dawn to dusk to midnite [sounds familiar? This is amii's url..., hehehe]. And that was the last raya we celebrated with Tok Ayah. He passed away on 10th Syawal that year, if I'm not mistaken...

3. What do you wish to have right now?

I wished I can drive, have a car, and my mom's credit card.

4. When was the last time you Horse laughed?!

Just a few moments ago.. After reading Amii's 'tag and tagged'... Hahahaha

5. What did you realize recently?

My wishes [refer to no. 3] couldn't possibly come true any second now...

My Mom and Dad. Man, I couldn't believe I'm saying this but I'm afraid of losing my brother and sister. Oh yeah, I'm afraid of losing my dignity. And I'm afraid of losing my faith.

9. Within 5 years, which target is the most realistic one?

I don't think I'll be able to get my first degree in five years... But I think I can enrol in one of the prestigious med schools I guess, if I study hard enough during Pre-U.

When Dr. House was being nice to Dr. Wilson. [yesterday's episode of House, M.D]

15. Where is the most beautiful place that you've visited?

It is not wrong for me to say that Penang is the 'KL Of The North'. In fact, Penang has more advantages compared to KL... Why am I saying that? Let's see...

1. Penang has Beaches.... I bet KL cannot beat Penang in this.. Wahahaha *that's my so-called evil laugh*
2. The traffic jam in Penang is not as long as in KL.
3. Penang is an Island..
4. There are Durian Farms in Penang.. So, durian is cheaper in Penang.. Yeeha!
5. We have a National Park in Penang.. The park was just officially launched early this year..
6. No need to pay toll.. That's right.. I remembered going to KL last year and my, it was such a nuisance to pay toll like every 10 kilometers?? Although it wasn't me who paid for it, but still....
7. Penangites can easily get fresh seafood, if they know where to find one.. I'll tell you more about this later.. So, keep visiting this page yeah?
8. Cost of food is cheaper.. This is sooo true.. A plate of ordinary fried koay teow is RM 3.OO!! KL? Hmmmm...
9. Lower crime rate?? I think so.. I guess we should KIV this first.. Wait till I've done my research...

So you see... Penang is a great place to live in.. I've been living here since July 1991 until now, and I'm really happy with it.. [Oh yeah, we need to minus the two years I've spent in Langkawi in boarding school... ]

You should come and visit Penang.. If you are planning to do so, it will be a great idea to check my blogsite again because I'm planning to reveal the Best Of Penang from my point of view. [Maybe I should host a TV show in Discovery Travel and Living Channel... Who knows if I am the next Samantha Brown...]

Salam. And a very good day to all...
Okay, I don't actually know what to say... This is my first post, you see...
But it won't stay that way this coming days.. Because I'm gonna write and I mean write looong posts... Hahahaha....[you will see a lot of those hahahaha stuff coz I just love to laugh...]...
Just keep visiting this humble site yeah!! You will never know what you will find...
And with 'Bismillahirrahmanirrahim', I officially launch my own blogspot, and A new SAGA shall begin...