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2008
12.29

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Around

Not much of going around since I’ve arrived. Pergi taman tema air kat Sungai Petani – Carnival. Fun enough. Seronok juga berendam dalam air lama-lama. Dah 9 bulan tak berendam macam tu. So it is a lot of fun.

Jetlag still?

Seriously, I never feel this way before. Bila menjelang tengah hari, mulalah aku rasa mengantuk. Kelmarin dulu, disebabkan pergi ke Carnival, tak la tido petang. Tapi kelmarin, masuk jer pukul 3, aku terus tido. Mak aku kejut Asar, aku bangun, tido balik. Mak aku kejut Maghrib, aku bangun, tido balik. Pukul 2 pagi lebih baru bangun. Ish ish, balik Malaysia untuk tido jer ke?

Celcom

Aku dah bertukar kepada Celcom. Sebab family aku kecuali abang dan kak ipar aku guna Celcom. Dan aku tak menggunakan prinsip ‘012 ialah Celcom’. I changed my number. Actually aku terlupa nak topup waktu kat UK itu hari. So nombor lama mati 2-3 minggu sebelum balik. Achik, tu la sebabnya sms tak dapat.

Pumpkin Race 5

Presenting the new logo (right) of Pumpkin Race 5. Instead of just changing the number, I put some random-artisitic-touch that I’ve got and here we go – sorta new logo of Pumpkin Race 5. The crews had been recruited, those MPSAH teachers who were doing their practical in that school had also been informed, Ali and Fariz (both are my roommates in KMPP) planned about going. The game is on 8th, 9th and 10th of January.

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Peer Pressure


2008
12.29

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Anuar, kawan sekelas aku (juga kawan Mahadi) waktu sekolah menengah dulu datang ke rumah. Bawak anak dia yang dah setahun 3 bulan. Akulah yang meng’kenen’kan dia dengan wife dia (yang juga sekelas dulu) waktu Form 4 dulu. Dah ada anak dah.

Ni baru balik dari rumah Kasyfi, kawan sekolah rendah waktu Darjah 6. Kenduri kahwin dia waktu hari aku sampai Malaysia. So, tak sempat pergi.

Mahadi, I wish that you are here to stabilise the mood. It’s all about marriage and whoa, the aura is sooo different. Hang tau tak Asma (juga kawan sekelas kitorang waktu kat sekolah menengah) dah kahwin? Dan Jet (kawan sekolah sama umur, kelas sebelah) dah dapat anak perempuan dan Amir pun dah dapat anak. Fikri (anak Pak Njang aku yang juga sebaya) nak kahwin tengah tahun depan.

Uh, all this talks – kinda drive me dizzy. Seriously. Or perhaps it’s just my haven’t-ending jetlagging as I keep feeling sleepy around this time (2.42 pm here, 6.42am in UK <– my sleeping time in UK)

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End of Year Predictions


2008
12.28

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Azam? Dulu cikgu selalu remind buat azam waktu kat sekolah rendah. Tapi sejak masuk sekolah menengah, aku selalu tak buat azam bila masuk tahun baru. Sebabnya, tak pernah menjadi. Semuanya hangat-hangat tahi ayam. Maka untuk kesekalian kalinya, aku membuat keputusan untuk tidak membuat sebarang azam. Biarlah azam itu benda yang timbul sekali sekala di tengah tahun ke.

So tahun ini aku join Kak Dijah, tak buat azam. Tapi nak buat jangkaan aka prediction. Tak pernah? buat lagi dalam blog ini rupanya. Prediction tahun 2007 dibuat di sini dan keputusannya di sini. 2008 Predictions dibuat oleh kawan-kawan di sini dan keputusannya aku reveal setahun lepas itu di sini. Well, this is how I colour my world.

Anyway, for this year, I’m gonna make my own prediction. Hopefully, it will be revealed by the end of next year. So here it goes.

In 2009, in work, love, life and leisure; I predict that I am going to:-

1. WORK
- Still doing my PhD, InsyaAllah.
- Had a part-time job.
I actually think that I won’t get any part-time job as life is already chaotic by itself, but somehow I envisioned myself of having one.

2. LOVE
- Still single in the question of single/married.
It is just yesterday that my mom just Americanly asked me to get married. No more hinting. Shoot it straight to my face, which is not bad at all – I kinda love the approach. The question of being ready or not is left to be answered. Somehow I think that I won’t be tying the knot anytime soon. But it’s up to me to prove me wrong.

3. LIFE
- Be more than 60kg.
Oh yes, I am underweight. And for the last couple of weeks I’ve been losing like 2-3 kg. Seriously. I don’t think I’ll be eating a lot considering how lazy I am to cook foods. But I think 25 is the age for me to hit those 60kg. We’ll see.

4. FUN
- Be less fun and annoying
Last 9 months is not much of turning-into-a-better-person experience. Perhaps I had been a good friend to some, but I think I had turn bitter and easily frustrated with people around me. Next year, with all the heavy weight of study on my back, I think I’m gonna be less interesting. You know the time where you see some lecturers and wonder how uninteresting they are as a person. Yeah, I might be one of those. Or developing to those people.

5. BLOG
- Blogging more?
Yep, I bet.

6. TRAVEL
- 2 more new country for 2009
I don’t think I would. I keep thinking that I will go back to Durham this 19th, being the nerd like when I was in KMPP. Staying silently in my room, trying to focus on my study and being distracted by American Idol and Survivor, and Celebrity Apprenctice.

So, here’s my predictions on myself. If you care to add some more, feel free to put it in the comment, and I’ll count it next year.

Happy Maal Hijrah:)

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Jetlag


2008
12.27

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jetlag – symptoms such as tiredness and lack of concentration caused by flying a long distance in a short period of time [dictionary.com]

Uh, panjang benar masa aku jetlag kali ini. Semalam dan hari ini, aku tido petang dari pukul 12 lebih sampai dekat pukul 7. Mak aku kejutkan Zohor, pastu aku tido balik. Cadang nak berjaga tapi rasa tak larat. Jetlag lah tu. Sebab time-time tu, aku duk tido kat UK biasanya.

How’s Malaysia? Malaysia is good as always. I am not. Tahu tak sindrom ‘posh’ orang-orang balik oversea yang tetiba tak tahan akan persekitaran tanah air sendiri? Ah, guess that I got that one this time around – badly.

Suddenly it feels like it is so hot in here.
And the sun shine so brightly – it’s hard to open my eyes.
And the internet is so damn slow – which is due to problem with submarine cable network as told by Streamyx webpage here.

Oh yes. Those kind of bad attitude syndrome – is probably the reason why I keep staying at home. No, not really. I just have to stay at home because I’ve been trying badly to adjust to the time here. Perhaps changing the atmosphere abruptly from those average 0-8 degree celcius to this average 25-30 degree celcius is causing me to feel very tired. I dunno. Yes, I know I kinda sound over the top. Baru dok 9 bulan, dah nak mengada-ngada, somehow I can hear Kak Khalidah said that to me.

[Gambar: Tadi pergi bawa mak aku ke klinik kat Bertam. Ni gambar on the way balik. Berlatarbelakangkan sawah menghijau dan Gunung Jerai. Damn yeah, I'm loving the moment of driving through there. No place like home kan. Just that it feels hot this time. Duh..]

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Back Here


2008
12.25

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Dah sampai rumah. Love the weather. Love to see my family. I brought back some oleh-oleh for them. And seriously I don’t get any for friends, so ….

Sempat stop kejap solat kat Masjid USM dan makan kat Subaidah. Tapi perut aku angin tadi, jadi tak mampu menjamah banyak. Plan for tomorrow? Entah.

I have just regain some energy and motivation to live the holiday to the fullest aka doing Pumpkin Race and ‘lepak’ing in Penang. That’s?a good sign. Because when I called Mahadi yesterday before departing from Newcastle, I told him that I don’t feel that excited of going home. Coz the abundance of my work. Still, the work is still there for me to do it, but I think I feel more motivated now.

25 days here and counting down. I know my holiday is gonna be very quick.

[Gambar: Depan masjid USM, makan sandwich sementara tunggu masuk Maghrib]

[Soundtrack of the day: Boys Like Girls - Holiday]

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NCL – AMS – KUL (Live Report)


2008
12.23

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From now until the time I reach home, I’ll be updating on here. So-called live lah.

Rabu
12.26 am MY – baru online. Sampai kat Penang pukul 6.30 tadi lebih kurang. Alhamdulillah, selamat sampai rumah dekat pukul 10. Thanks to Zeah for updating the journey
2.37 pm uk, 10.37 pm my – dah kat newcastle.tgah menunggu metro ke airport. Tadi zeah, arni dan kak dijah buat surprise tunggu kt stesen durham. Diorang yg smpi awal. Aku lewat. Ah,metro dah sampai
1.08 pm UK, 9.08 pm MY – Finalise barang-barang dan masukkan laptop dalam beg galas lepas nih. Akan bertolak ke stesen keretapi (10 minit jalan jer) dalam 1.35pm
11.55am UK, 7.55 pm MY – Sarapan pagi dengan Maggi sambil tengok Friends. Takpe, InsyaAllah nanti sampai Malaysia bleh makan sedap.
11.06am UK, 7.06 pm MY – Round 2 pack barang aka baru bangun
12.47am UK, 8.47 am MY – Round 1 pack selesai
12.25am UK, 8.25 am MY – Mula mempack barang

Selasa
9.12pm UK, 5.12am MY
Bag belum dipack. Dah internet check in dalam KLM punya website. Mahadi, seperti biasa aku pilih seat tepi tingkap untuk Newcastle ke Amsterdam. Seat ke KL tak dapat pilih. Error diorang. So, aku dapat seat 58C. Harap-harap dekat aisle. Sebab senang nak gi toilet.

Things to do before going home:
1) Pack barang
- kamera
- memory card (nanti nak rakam Pumpkin Race)
- bateri kamera extra
- charger Nokia, charger Sony Ericcsson, charger kamera, charger DS
- buku Abg Tra pesan
- DVD Survivor untuk Muzaini
- baju seluar
- shaver
- contact lense sikit
2) Taip sikit lg literature review
- dan email pada Ioannis
- email sekali plan
- email juga 6-pages proposal
3) Study stuff
- journal-journal yang dah dicite dalam literature survey. Make sure ada dalam bentuk PDF
- ZIPkan dan upload dalam email
- Backupkan kerja-kerja terbaru dalam email
4) Kalau sempat buat ini
- Burn DVD Britannia High (2 DVD) untuk Zeah (disimpan) dan Kak Khalidah
5) Benda dalam beg galas
- DS
- earphone
- passport
- tiket
- check in punya slip

[Note: If you guys remember anything please remind me yeh]

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2 days


2008
12.22

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Wah 2 hari lagi. Yes, I am very excited of taking flight home.

4.45 petang dari Newcastle Airport, 24hb, hari Rabu ni. Transit di Amsterdam pastu sampai KL 25hb pukul 3.25 petang, InsyaAllah. 5.10petang naik flight dari KL. Dalam pukul 6 petang sampailah kat Penang Airport.

But I’m still gonna have to do some works (or a lot actually) at home. Halfly being excited of doing Pumpkin Race. Anyway, I am still looking forward to hang out in Penang. Khalil and Subaidah is a must visit places while hopefully meeting with USM debaters – Abg Tra, Kak Khalidah, Zakia, juniors.

Been thinking of going to KL for a few days but won’t bet on it. I just got 3 weeks.

Anyhow, I’m really excited of going home. But you know the time where you are excited and time moves so slowly? Yeh, I don’t feel that. Time is still moving fast for me – what the heck? Oh yes, coz I’ve been thinking A LOT about my work as well, that’s why.

[Gambar: Kat Metrocenter tadi. Diorang buat promo game Wii. So aku berkaraoke lah sekejap. Pastu dapat la 5 pounds gift voucher untuk spend kat HMV.

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Maza


2008
12.18

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Dr Mohd Asri (x-Mufti Perlis) datang Durham hari ni. Dulu aku amik 2 paper ngan dia waktu kat USM. Tapi kuliah DK G tuh besarnya. So, aku tak expect la dia kenal aku. Lagipun aku tak mencapap sangat waktu kuliah dia. Kuliah Dr Jasni, aku agak mencapap, so I told Mahadi and the others. Sebab kuliah tu tak banyak lelaki, so kalau tutorial, senang nak nampak.

Anyway, Dr Asri buat sabatikal kat Lampeter. Dia saja datang melawat Durham. Diorang jemput dia bagi tazkirah sikit. Aku suka style tazkirah Dr Asri. Mungkin sebab aku dah amik 2 kelas dia, so aku boleh relate pendekatan dia.

Habis-habis tazkirah kat dewan depan blok aku nih, dia bangun dan datang menuju aku. Dia tanya, ‘kamu dari mana?’.

Ah, dia perasan, kata aku dalam hati, ‘USM, dulu saya ada amik 2 paper dengan Ustaz’. Aku bagitau. Eh, cam gak dia yek walaupun aku tidak mencapap sangat dulu waktu kuliah dia.

Tengah-tengah makan, sempatlah bersembang 2-3 baris. Aku malu alah gak dengan dia. Dia tanya aku buat Master ke? Aku jawab la PhD. Pastu aku bagitau la yang aku buat straight terus. Sebab waktu Dr Asri ajar dulu, dia baru jer dapat ‘Dr’. By the time aku abis USM, dia pun jadi Mufti Perlis. So, dia bleh cam la tak berapa lama sangat. Pastu dia tanya soalan bonus, ‘dah kahwin ke?’

Aaah… pastu aku pun beransur-ansur makan bihun goreng dengan sup (orang Baling (Kedah) selalu makan macam ni). Pastu gi mengasuh Amni, anak Abang Amir. Seperti biasa, dia tak nangis dengan aku tapi waktu Kak Zila nak amik, cam nak nangis :D (Astaghfirullah, jangan riak, jangan riak)

Gambar: Bergambar ramai-ramai sebelum balik.

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Tag Hafeez


2008
12.17

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Tetiba terasa nak buka blog Hafeez. He’s one of the guy I knew from BTN kat Ulu Sepri. We never really talk much in real life but he is one of the friend I think I feel close with through this blogging world. That includes Kak Dijah coz we never hang out before back in USM coz I’m much cooler online but much nerdier and malu-malu kucing outside (kan Kak Dijah kan?). The other one is Awin (kawan Najah). But she kinda dissappear since I do the blogging on here instead of Friendster blog.

Anyway, Hafeez tagged me with the mandatory as the word beside my name. Yeh yeh. Anyway, since Joanna’s tag which I consider cheesy, this one is also cheesy yeh. And guess I’m answering it semi-honest such that it won’t really matters. I’m a bit paranoid since I know that my readers includes some Malaysian in Durham, my juniors, friend of my friend and some strangers:D

1.? 5 ciri wanita/lelaki idaman anda:

Uh, hate this question. Hafeez, when I said hate, doesn’t mean those bad negative thingy or full of hatred yeh. My characteristic should be easy

- stupid like blond – like Lola (Zeah knows who she is) and Paris Hilton
- never takes things to seriously
- doesn’t merajuk too much
- lepak
- loves random stuff like I do

2.? 5 wanita/lelaki yang tidak pernah anda minati sepanjang hidup:

Uh, this one is hard to say. I’m capable of justifying some odds. For example, while a group of people are hating someone, I may find some reasons not to hate her. Oh, but I find this kind of people quite devastating:-

- always think they are right and wanna win. No Zeah, not in your case of winning uno. More about having some opinion and they don’t want to admit defeat even though they are wrong – like the bitch I met in debate the other day
- Hafeez, I can’t think of the other 4.

3.? 5 perasaan anda sekiranya keluar dgn orang yang anda minati:

Hafeez, I know you didn’t make this questions, so can I trash a lil bit. Kalau dah keluar dengan orang yang diminati, tak ke rasa happy, excited, best, on the top of the world, and bit of nervous? It’s kinda common answer aite, and yeah, I already list down 5.

4.? 5 tempat istimewa yang ingin dilawati bersama pasangan anda:

This is the most interesting question. I love this question.. I would choose
- Venice – naik gondola..
- Rome – I think Rome is nice:)
- Japan – love Japan a lot. The culture, the scenery.
- Mekah – I think it’s something to do with the special ones
- anywhere in Malaysia with sandy beaches.

5. 5 barangan/sesuatu istimewa yang akan anda hadiahkan kepada si dia:

Uh, I don’t know. Perhaps -

- when she is in her lowest low, I’m gonna be there, leave my work and just be there to support her. (Ah.. I’m so sweet, ain’t I? lol) That goes with her that rarely merajuk so it’s kinda make sense.
- a mobile console – like Nintendo DS or PSP. What? What’s wrong with it?
- a store credit – in UK, there’s a card where we bought and give to ppl as a gifts so they can go to that store, buy things they like. It’s a way of avoiding confusion of finding the right stuff to buy.
- teman gi shopping – Believe me, that is something special from me. Ask my friends about it (Shila debat, Kak Khalidah or Zeah)
- a song that I compose myself – unfortunately without musical instrument coz I can’t play. (Ah.. I’m so sweet again yeh? Lol)

6.? Tajuk lagu yang akan anda nyanyikan untuk pasangan anda.

I got a lot.

- HSM 3 – Can I have this dance
- Jesse Mccartney – Because You Live
- Jonas Brothers – When You Look Me In The Eyes
- Nick Lachey – What’s Left of Me
- Nick Carter – Heart Without A Home

7. Individu yang anda tag dan mahu mereka buat 5 perihal ini.

Okey people. It’s optional if you guys wanna do this cheesy tag. But 5 person which I really wanna hear the answer from should be
- Kak Dijah (come kak Dijah, I wanna see that site of you:)
- Zeah (yes, Zeah, I want to hear you. Really. But don’t pick All Or Nothing for Number 6)
- Zairi (my Besout’s friend). It’s been years since we last talk. I bet I changed a lot. So, let me see this side of you, if you allow:)
- Naz (Naz, would really appreciate if you answer. Come on boy, share it with the world and your office mates:D)
- Abg Tra (I think he won’t answer. But he can prove me wrong:)

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Counting


2008
12.17

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Meeting aku tadi dengan supervisor pukul 5 petang. 4.30 petang baru aku berlari-lari ke perhentian bas untuk kejar bas. Rasa janggal benar berjalan melepasi perpustakaan. Mana taknya, gelap gelemat dah kawasan sekeliling dengan lampu jalan yang tak banyak kat tepi perpustakaan tuh. 3.40 petang dah masuk Maghrib. Kiranya aku keluar dari rumah untuk jumpa sv tuh waktu dah settle settle Maghrib dah – time untuk gi cari makan kat Fajar Bakti kalau kat USM dulu.

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Enam darjah? Padanlah tak terasa membeku sangat tadi. Kalau 0 darjah, kaki aku akan terasa beku. Cold weather.. it’s Durham.

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Tujuh hari lagi nak balik. Hm… looking forward for it. Not damn excited about it. Kerja aku sekarang nih agak menarik semua tenaga yang ada. And friends keep asking about it which make me a lil bit depressed … er.. lot of depressed by the task alone – but I do appreciate the gesture. I know they are always rooting for me.

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Lapan muka surat dah proposal aku. Agak panjang tuh sebab dia wajibkan 6 mukasurat ja. Nanti kena pendekkan lagi. Task aku dalam tempoh terdekat nih ialah untuk siapkan 6 muka proposal dan literature survey. Kebanyakan orang akui yang buat literature survey ni bukanlah benda paling susah dalam PhD tapi renyah. I keep holding on to it. Aku rasa okey dan normal jer tapi aku rasa my unconcious mind is having quite a lot of depression. Semalam tido pukul 12, bangun jap kul 5.40, tido balik dan terjaga kul 12.30. I couldn’t believe myself coz I was aiming to wake up at 9 considering I already had a proper sleep. Well, that oughta tell something.

[Soundtrack of this hour: My new crush (from Britannia High) - Sapphire Elia - Do It All Over Again]

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