MiNd PeRcEpTiOn

The Climb

2011-09-16T08:37:00.002+08:00

I can almost see it.
That dream I'm dreaming, but
There's a voice inside my head saying
You'll never reach it
Every step I'm takin'
Every move I make
Feels lost with no direction,
My faith is shakin'
But I gotta keep tryin'
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down, but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it, but
These are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most
I've just gotta keep goin', and
I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, cause

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

Keep on movin'
Keep climbin'
Keep the faith baby
It's all about, it's all about
The climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, woah

from a senior to a junior

2011-05-28T20:11:00.004+08:00

on a very fine day, i chatted with Kak Aila, a senior of mine yang comel dan lincah aksinya. She's gonna be a Senior HO soon :)

suddenly, she said this:
meh akak bg nsht ckit,
da kije nnt, jgn pkir kije je,
ingat diri sendiri kene njoy, ngan fmly n frenz,
baru seimbang dunia.
plus ingat Allah.
HO mmg tough, but datz juz part of life,
not ur whole life,
part je, ingat tu!

the seniors
from L to R: Kak Aila, senior 1 (macam rumet zuha), senior 2, Kak Yatie
p/s: sorry seniors for the names. tak ingat ler :P

a very useful advice. hope that we could remember this easy advice, all the time.

Wassalam.

thursday happiness

2011-05-12T09:22:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah, thank you Allah for blessing us with life today.
الحمد لله, praise only be to Him, The Almighty God.

Received a text from Dr Shahidi, saying,
Assalamualaikum. All of us will be graduating together this year!!!!!!! :) thanks a lot for the prayers!

Dr. Shahidi
(credits to Faten Aqilah)

Alhamdulillah. Congratulations, Mr New Specialist :)

We do really owe him a lot! He gave extra classes, with no charge, and did not even ask for any reward. I still remember, the moment we had with him; the first short case session, the first long case session, but the best thing is the sarcastic look he gave whenever we performed weird physical examination techniques. haha~ I could still remember, the wise advices; sparing time with family, minum madu, makan kurma (yang ni susah sket laa for me, coz i don't like dates so much), be good doctors because of Allah, don't quit of being HO no matter what and many more. and tak boleh lupa juga, the part yang Dr treat us with pizza hut a day before our paediatrics end posting exam, after helping him with the thesis (we didn't do much, just entering the SPSS data) and yes, dekat D'Lazat jugak. haha~ thanks a lot for those, for taking care of us, and anggap we all macam adik-adik.. really big THANKS for those..

Our last session with Dr. Shahidi
(credits to Che Ku Bahirah)

sekian, Wassalam.

when i was young

2011-05-10T22:49:00.011+08:00

attended a wedding few days ago. actually, accompanying Ayah since Mama went for outstation. so, met Ustaz's wife (UW).

UW: ni anak no brapa? (sambil menunjukkan ke arah ku)
Ayah: ni anak no 2. Yang ini sulung (sambil menunjukkan ke arah abangku, Azim). lagi 2 kat rumah, tak mau ikut.
UW: owh... yang mana satu yang pakai macam lelaki, main basikal pusing-pusing taman?
Ayah: yang ini laa..
Me: Monolog dalaman >> Owh God.. dia ni ingat lagi ke kat aku.. hahaha~ kenakalan aku memang terserlah ke? :D
UW: Owh, lainnya.. dulu, pakai baju, perangai semua macam laki.. skang, dah pakai baju kurung..
Ayah: Yelaa.. dulu kecik-kecik.. skarang, dah besar..
Me: (Tersenyum. logiknya, takkan laa aku nak pakai jeans kalau ayah pun pakai baju batik kot.. haihz~) Ayah, mestilah lain kan? dulu, kecik-kecik, mana matang lagi...
Ayah tersenyum je, sambil gelak-gelak kecil... hehe~

When i was young, i used to wear tracksuit and short sleeve. Yelaa.. nak kayuh basikal kan? takkan laa nak pakai baju kurung plak... kang terlekat, baru tau.. haha~

today, ikut ayah, to fetch Aida.. dropped by kat McD. parking keta kat depan post office sementara tunggu Aida (since i was fasting, and Aida wanted McD sangat).. i asked ayah.

Me: Ayah, kenapa dulu Ayah support aina kumpul stamps?
Ayah: Alaa... benda baik.. buat apa nak halang?
Me: Owh... ada je benda yang tak berapa baik, tapi ayah layan je...
Ayah: Ada? (Ayah macam terpinga-pinga)
Me: Ha ah... ala.. dulu, sanggup tolong cari area rumah Ako Mustapha..
Ayah: Alaa.. itu kebetulan je.. sebab ayah nak lalu situ.. (Ayah tersenyum)

hakikatnya, Ayah memang seorang yang supportive, no matter what.

dulu, waktu memula aku cakap, i want to experience, visiting other countries...
so, mula-mula, waktu aku nak pegi Australia lawat Che Tie (she's my room-mate in MRSM Lenggong) dulu, ayah cakap, sure! why not? :)
waktu aku nak pegi Bandung, ayah cakap, kalo 8 hours journey ayah boleh lepaskan, mestilah boleh pegi kat Mai (she's my best friend, met her in MRSM Lenggong) :D

waktu aku final year medical school, aku nak sangat buku Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar with the VCD... Ayah sanggup teman aku pegi amik buku tu kat Seksyen 12, P.J. (kat rumah Ayah Dr. SMS plak tu).. padahal, i can drive by myself.. Ayah cakap, it's ok. Ayah temankan.

hehe~ aku rasa, banyak sangat benda yang Ayah dah buat untuk aku... terlalu banyak... tak larat kot nak tulis satu per satu.. hehe~ i think i am one of the luckiest people in the world. Alhamdulillah. thank you, Allah for sending me a guy who is trying at his best to pleasure me.

sekian, Wassalam.

Praise be to HIM

2011-04-28T18:20:00.006+08:00

i cried for the last few days.. bukan hanya kerana takutkan result yang bakal dihadapi, bahkan mengimbau kembali kenangan-kenangan bersama examiners.

i had long case with an external examiner and Prof Kamaliah. i got ALL case. i really don't want this case.. i was hoping for a much easier case, but Allah knows the best for me.. So, He gave me this ALL case.. the problem I faced was not that big enough... except for the prognostic part... the external examiner (a paediatrician, I supposed) asked me, what investigation would you like to do to confirm remission? (something like this). I blurred, but not to keep myself quiet. I just said, I would like to send blood investigation such as Full Blood Count to see for anemic status (a very basic investigation.. actually, i just don't want to keep myself silent).. then, the external repeated the question, so, how do you confirm remission? silent. i just say, Bone Marrow Aspiration. and suddenly, he said, YES! Phew~ leganya... but that was not the end. He added, so, how do you confirm remission? and there we go again. OBVIOUSLY, i didn't know the answer... then, i said, when the blast cells reduce (i've read this somewhere).. ok, he said. but, how many percent? owh ooo... i didn't know... i looked at Prof Kamaliah, and i glanced at Dr Nazri, but knowing that i would get no answer. so, i looked at the external examiner again... i said, 8%?? he said, ALMOST ACCURATE GUESS. it was 5%. OoPss~ (huh! lucky guess, but i wasn't suppose to do that. i just should say, Sorry, Sir. I don't know, instead of saying 8%). hurm.. i regretted a bit. actually, i've read this topic, a long time ago, like 6 weeks ago, and yet, I could recall nothing much... but I'm very very very thankful to Allah, the Almighty.. coz without Him, I wouldn't have the courage to face this... Thank You, Allah :)

as for short cases, I had swelling at the left hand, axillary lump and fibroid.
1) the first case, the Dr asked me, what is the name of tumor that could possibly coming from tendon? urgh~ i tried to recall. i could recall faten's face, telling us, the tumor's name. I could remember nothing. padahal, i really like bone tumors so much before! i couldn't even remember GIANT CELL TUMOR. urgh~ Prof Faisham must be very upset about this. I was in OORU's team when i was in 4th year.. I did enjoy my posting, eventhough the doctors didn't really bother about us (hey, they still noticed our existence, ok! at least~)

2) the axillary lump case. this was the most horrible, as I could appreciate no lump initially. but Alhamdulillah, Allah gave me some hypersensation of the fingers... the horrible part was, when the sarcastic surgeon asked me, the drainage of the axilla, and that was obviously a basic question.. but i only knew, lymph drainage of the breast which will drain to axilla.. i didn't know others! urgh~ i felt like crying, and didn't want to move to the next station.. and luckily, Prof Nora was there. she held me, by my shoulder.. grabbed me to her station..

3) the most calm one.. after leaving this station, i cried hardly. hugged yasmin. and lucky me, she was there, in front of me. to support me. i owe her a lot.

today, went to see the lecturers.. met Prof Nora.. i said, sorry, Prof.. teruk sangat buat short cases hari tu... then, she replied, memang teruk pun... nasib baik lulus jer.. sigh~ terpaksa terima pukulan manja depan semua orang. urgh~ memalukan! and yet, akan jadi sweet memory! Insya Allah, saya akan work harder, Prof :)

Alhamdulillah.. nama sudah pun diumumkan.. bererti, pengajianku sebagai undergrad student sudah pun tamat... segulung ijazah bakal dibawa pulang.. gambar graduasi bakal digantungkan (Ayah, please keep note on this ye! I want my photo, hang up next to yours, mama's or azim's) hehe~

just to quote something from my reading, Nik Nur Madihah said in the book, "Kejayaan ini bukan milikku mutlak. Aku hanya sebuah alat yang telah diusahakan oleh ramai orang: ibu bapa, guru-guru dan teman-teman. Yang pasti, aku adalah alat yakni khalifah Allah yang mempunyai tanggungjawab yang besar untuk `mengotakan' ilmu yang telah dipelajari di jalanNya.

TERIMA KASIH YANG TAK TERHINGGA BUAT SEMUA! HANYA ALLAH YANG MAMPU MEMBALAS JASA BAIK KALIAN :D

sekian, Wassalam.

a good ones!

2011-04-15T09:58:00.003+08:00

a friend of mine said: Yang penting study.. Stress ke, ada masalah ke, tak masuk mana ke, takpa... Yang tu letak ke tepi.. Yang penting kita usaha, do'a dan tawakkal.. Mana tahu masa exam nanti, Allah permudahkan.. Apa yang kita baca, kita faham masuk... katanya lagi: Teringat pula zaman2 dulu., masa kita nk pro 1., lebih krg jugak kan situasinya., risau mcm2, stress pn ada., tp alhamdulillah kita berjaya., bkn setakat pro 1 je., Allah dah permudahkan utk kita naik ke thn 2, 3, 4, dan sampai lah sekarang, final year., Mungkin dulu kita pernah terbayang apa kita mampu nak hadapi semua ni., betapa mencabarnya nk menempuh jalan ini., tak dinafikan, among the toughest route., tp bila difikir., ada sebab semua nie berlaku., Allah percaya, Dia yakin kita mampu hadapi semua nie., If Allah is with us, who else dare to against us., believe in ourself, believe in Allah., mesti percaya, nanti kan berjaya... thanks a lot, my friend... rasa smangat tetiba! :)

kata ayah

2011-03-21T16:05:00.006+08:00

"Sekarang ini ibarat menghampiri garisan penamat, momentum dikerahkan untuk mendaki puncak kejayaan... Aina tak keseorangan. Ayah & Mama tidak jemu-jemu mengiringi doa, agar kecekalan tidak mudah pudar, dan Insya Allah, gerbang kejayaan menanti pasti..."

wisdom words

2010-07-09T16:04:00.004+08:00

звезда

If you are meant to be the one, no matter what happens, nothing is going to change that. Of course you have to work really hard. But there are times when no matter how hard you put effort into something, there are still some things you can't do anything about - Dr. SMS

So impressive!

Wassalam.

kembara bandung [day 3] - 280610

2010-07-08T07:57:00.024+08:00

(Nurul, Aina, Mai, Amy, Yati)

Malaysian friends!
They are very very very friendly. With lotsa talking too!
No wonder Mai suits them well! Haha~

my third day begun early. rent toyota avanza with supir (driver) for half day duration, which had cost us Rp 300,000. quite cheap for 6 person! went to Mount Tangkuban Parahu. It is one of the active volcanoes in the world. Actually, it is near to the city, but the problem here in Indonesia is, the roads, were not really good. Bukan jer bersimpang-siur sebab itu kan kawasan bukit, tapi siap berlopak-lopak juger laa sikit-sikit.. But those did not matter much! As long as I can go to this volcano, I would be satisfied! Why? Coz people said, "If you go to Bandung and you don't go to Tangkuban Parahu, it means that you have not really go to Bandung yet". That is what people said! Not me! Haha~

at the entrance, we were shocked coz the person in charge asked us to pay about Rp 300,000 for the entrance fee! 6 tickets for Rp 300,000?!!! So expensive! but after they were showing their ma3x card, we only had to pay Rp 100,00. One third of the initial entrance fee!!! What a suprised?! [I got escaped!!! Haha~]

As I got down from the car, I could smell the unpleasant sulfur!

Trip members!

This is what I got from Wikipedia. Almost similar to what Aina (one of Mai's housemates who is also studying in ITB) had been storytelling us, but of course, Aina's story was much more detail!

The name translates roughly to "upturning of a boat" or "upturned boat" in Sundanese, referring to the local legend of its creation. The story tells of "Dayang Sumbi", a beauty who lived in West Java. She cast away her son "Sangkuriang" for disobedience, and in her sadness was granted the power of eternal youth by the gods. After many years in exile, Sangkuriang decided to return to his home, long after the two had forgotten and failed to recognize each other. Sangkuriang fell in love with Dayang Sumbi and planned to marry her, only for Dayang Sumbi to recognize his birthmark just as he was about to go hunting. In order to prevent the marriage from taking place, Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to build a dam on the river Citarum and to build a large boat to cross the river, both before the sunrise. Sangkuriang meditated and summoned mythical ogre-like creatures -buta hejo or green giant(s)- to do his bidding. Dayang Sumbi saw that the tasks were almost completed and called on her workers to spread red silk cloths east of the city, to give the impression of impending sunrise. Sangkuriang was fooled, and upon believing that he had failed, kicked the dam and the unfinished boat, resulting in severe flooding and the creation of Tangkuban perahu from the hull of the boat.

Big thanks to Aina for the great story you told us! :)

hot and spicy steamed potatoes, veggies, and siew mai

betapa lakunya makanan yang dijual mak cik ni!

so, where's the Tangkuban Perahu or the upturned boat?

it should be there!
but look at the fogged mountain!
the boat was hidden!

these are the burned & blackish trees.
might be due to the high content of sulfur in this volcanic area.

and yet, it is still flowering!
Subhanallah.

the volcanic crater of Mount Tangkuban Perahu

with Amy.
we were the first timers!!!

Aina & Amy
and of coz, with the other tourists...

It was quite cold, but the one behing me was wearing short!
I bet the hairs would be standing still... You know, as to maintain the body heat! haha~

the crowd!

zooming in; they are Malaysians!

the hardworking men!

we paid their hardwork!
each scarf costs us Rp 10,000 only!
in other words, it means RM 3.63 only!
haha~

the musholla

after Mount Tangkuban Perahu trip, stopped by to have our lunch. Dare to have Sate Ayam despite ....

the hanged chicken head!

my lunch; Sate Ayam! :P

after that, went to Sari Ater Hot Spring Resort, or better known as Ciater!

ITB friends! sweet sweet memories!

is this candid?

one of the hot springs there.
met a sweet couple from Johor here!

Mai wanted to jump, but into this shallow hot spring!
Aina, you should let Mai's hands off! haha~

peace for flying fox!!! owh yeah!!!

Aina & Amy
fear to height?
tried to be fearless!

haunted house!

went for ATV, but it closed!

nevermind, still can try it out at Sunway Lagoon! :)

mas tebar murtabak yang comel! haha~

murtabak manis!
macam apam balik jer rupanya!!!

our Rp 17,000 dinner
sedap & manis!!!
dan besar jugak!!!

See! Traveling is not only about having fun, but it is a source of obtaining knowledge as well! Not only that, it is also about learning the background of the people from other places.

Wassalam.

kembara bandung [day 1 & day 2] - 260610 & 270610

2010-07-07T08:56:00.018+08:00

"Reading books is important but that is not the only way to obtain knowledge!" - Dr. SMS.

Yeah! Reading is a good habit. No doubt! But I find that my soul suits more to this passion of traveling, rather than reading. I love to travel. It does not matter where i travel; inside, or outside of the country. The more important thing that matters here; I've got to get myself traveling to some unfamiliar places every year. And Insya Allah, I will continue this passion [as I know that I'll get green light from parents and if $$$ is enough].

Last year, I went to Queensland, Australia. Cik Tie's place. Alhamdulillah. Great moment!

And Alhamdulillah, this year, I managed to fly to Bandung, the City of Flowers! [the history said]

On my very first night, created a trouble! From airport, took the airport taxi which had cost me almost Rp 45,000 for 15 minutes drive. As I arrived, I had this instinct. I wanted to check on my passport. And click! The passport was not there! Owh man!!! I carefully checked the bag. Zipped and unzipped the pockets of my blue backpack. No! No! I could not find it. I told Mai. She said that I can be an Indonesian then. haha~ At that point of time, still could made me laughed worriedly. But deep inside my heart, I kept on praying, "O'Allah, please let this vacation be as smooth as before". Mai made a phone call to the taxi we had on our way back from airport to home. The taxi was then called Mai back. Yes! It was there! Alhamdulillah. I had the "sunshine" again!

Stayed at Mai's crib for a week. A great experience! Mai called Bandung as Shopping Heaven, but me? I called it as City of Foods! There are thousands and thousands of foods. Staying there for a week is not enough for me to eat them! I need more time, but what can i do? There are many other great things to do in the list. So, here are some photos to be shared with you guys...

Duit rupiah yang ada.
3 millions.
A millionaire a while.
But I told you, not enough!

250610- At LCCT; departure!
the flight took me 2 hours to get there.

Flight's Nasi Ayam

Day 1

On my very first day, I ate this!
Nasi Bebek Kremes Kalasan
Bebek is Itik [Duck!]. My first time of eating itik.
Brave enough to try.

There are too many Factory Outlets [FO].
One of the FOs.
But my intention of going there was not for shopping purpose, so, not much spent at FOs.

Mai was surveying the soft lenses for her Graduation Dinner.
That was my first time of seeing the soft lenses are displayed like above.
[Maybe I was not exposed enough to this matter in Malaysia]

Can you see the crowd?
This photo was taken after an earthquake.

When it happened, I was in the shopping mall, looking at some antiques of Indonesian crafts. I could not feel the earthquake. I was startled, when everyone was running down the escalator. It was such a panicking moment that stroked me! Mai grabbed my hand, and we ran out of the mall. I was thinking that there were robberies going on. Nonsense! But no lies! I was telling you guys the truth. haha~ First time I had such a moment. Precious!

We had yogurt at J.Co!
Cooling us down after a hot run!

Pets selling outside the mall.
This is my bestfriend, Mai!
The leader of our Pong-pang Girlz group.

Kuskus.
Matanya besar.
Walaupun ia baik, jinak & manja, tapi saya tetap takut!

Mr. Chubby Grumpy

Day 2

ITB

Visitng ITB School of Pharmacy.

This is the info I got from Wikipedia about ITB;

In 1920, Pont planned and designed buildings for the first technical university in the Dutch East Indies, Technische Hogeschool te Bandung (the present-day Institut Teknologi Bandung), after which he was named as a professor in architecture at the university.

This is one of the buildings there.
Different building represents different school.
(If I'm not mistaken)

Front look.

Side look.

A striking local Javanese roof style is noticeably seen on top.

One of the attractions I found in ITB.
The best part of this was ...

these words.
Amazing!
Meaningful!
"Sekali Teman, Tetap Teman"

Naik kereta kuda to Black Maria.

Nasi Kebuli Kambing, Black Maria.
It was cone in shape.
Delicious! Yum-yum!!

My day did not end there. We walked a distance. Less than 5 minutes, if you walk like a doctor. Reached Jalan Dago! Full with factory outlets along the road. Awesome for those shopaholics! If I stay here, my cash, will definitely run like tap water!

More FO

Kolam Ikan outside one of the FOs

The most fantastic about the FOs here is they have their own "musholla" or prayer's room. Praying is still, the most essential aspect in daily life. Important, still!! So, here, you don't have to worry about your prayer while you are shopping!

After went in & out of FOs, went home with angkot-angkot.

This is our main transport here; Angkot-angkot.
With Rp 1000 to Rp 2000, you can get to anywhere you want!

The best thing about this angkot-angkot is,
you will be entertained with "pemuzik jalanan"; pianist, violinist, guitarist and singer.
After the song, they will get their "paid".

This is how Bandung City looks from Mai's window.

Zooming in; you can see the arrangement of the houses.

Long list of Sundanese foods!

Simple dishes

Me and foods

Gurame Saus Padang

Bakso Kuah Sapi

sekian sahaja kembara Bandung untuk hari pertama & kedua. Insya Allah, will be sharing more about Bandung, and of coz they are all from my perspective.

Wassalam.

being cheated!

2010-06-22T23:37:00.005+08:00

i hate this!
being cheated.
why can't you be honest?
at least in the personal stuff.
i won't mind.
you know what?
it hurts!

since humans are not perfect,
should i forgive and forget?
should i give you a second chance?
but to be honest,
it leaves a scar in my heart.
i confuse.

Wassalam.

Denyut Kasih Medik

2010-06-22T18:57:00.003+08:00

Aldous Huxley said:

“Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting”.

it's holiday. nothing much to think of. free from campus life. so, spent few hours of my days, reading this novel. actually, had bought it for quite some time, but only now, i had the opportunity to read it. it's a good book. no doubt! especially, for medical students. who will be entering their career life. being a doctor is not solely about treating the medical illnesses, it's also about treating their souls and helping them especially in the religious practices (started to realize that, i'm not good in this as well. hopefully, i can gain adequate knowledge and guidance, somehow). so, here's the synopsis for this book (which i took from its cover):

DENYUT KASIH MEDIK merupakan sebuah kisah perjuangan seorang doktor muda mengaplikasikan syariat di hospital ketika bergelar doktor pelatih (houseman). Ia juga kisah masyarakat kerana menyentuh isu-isu perubatan dalam kehidupan masyarakat. Bukan itu sahaja, ia kisah seorang pemuda yang hidupnya sarat impian dan cita-cita. Lebih menarik, ia bukan hanya menyentuh fiqh perubatan bahkan turut menyelitkan fiqh wanita dan fiqh cinta. Nikmatilah suatu kisah indah yang sungguh membina, Denyut Kasih Medik.

it ends with,
"Sejelas destinasi, sejelas itulah sebuah misi".
Amazing ending!

thanks to Dr. Farhan!

finished with this novel. planning of buying another one. now, surveying on Pemilik Cintaku Setelah Allah & Rasul. but am still surveying other good novel from Telaga Biru. hope to find one that suits me well, Insya Allah.

Elizabeth Hardwick said:

"The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination."

Happy holidays, friends!
May we able to spend the time available in good ways, Insya Allah.

Wassalam.

langkah tercipta (160610)

2010-06-17T06:06:00.009+08:00

Alhamdulillah. Syukurku padaMu, ya Tuhanku. Setelah 4 minggu bertarung dengan perasaan yang berbelah-bagi, aku diberikan kemenangan oleh Mu untuk perjuangan ini. Tapi, aku sendiri tidak pasti, apakah "kemenangan" ini merupakah suatu nikmat, ataupun suatu ujian Mu padaku? Jika ini adalah ujian, ya Tuhan, janganlah ia melebihi kemampuanku. Dan tolonglah, kekalkanlah aku dalam nikmat keimanan. Aku takut, jika aku tersungkur di medan pertarungan, ku tidak mampu hadapinya, dan aku kan hilang segala-galanya. Segala-galanya. Itulah yang paling ku takut, ya Allah. Aku berharap kemenangan inilah yang terbaik untuk diriku. Dengan kemenangan yang ku peroleh, aku sudah pun berjaya melayakkan diri ke tahun akhir pengajian perubatan. Pengajian yang aku mulakan dengan 50-50 ini (keinginan mama & ayah melihat salah seorang anaknya bergelar doktor, dan keinginan diriku sendiri yang ketika itu kurang pasti), ku harapkan ia dapat berakhir dengan kejayaan dan keredhaan Mu, Insya Allah.

Lately, i keep on playing "Langkah Tercipta" by UNIC. A good song, i should say.

Semalam aku kelukaan,
kecewa kehampaan,
mencalar ketabahan,
mimpi yang sering ku harapkan,
menjadi kenyataan,namun tak kesampaian.

Allah…
Inginku hentikan langkah ini,
bagaikan tak mampu untuk ku bertahan,
semangat tenggelam,
lemah daya,
haruskah aku mengalah,
namun jiwaku berbisik,
inilah dugaan.

Dan langkahku kini terbuka,
pada hikmah dugaan,
uji keimanan (menguji keimanan),
tak dilontarkanNya ujian,
di luar kekuatan,setiap diri insan.

Allah…
Pimpinlah diriku,
tuk bangkit semula,
meneruskan langkah,
perjuangan ini,
cekalkan hati dan semangatku,
kurniakan ketabahan,
agar mimpi jadi nyata,
padaMu ku meminta.

Daku mohon agung kudratMu,
wahai Tuhan yang satu,
segalanya dariMu.

I know, it's just a song. But the lyric, brings thousand meanings.

1606, birthday Ayah! Sebaik sahaja aku dapat tahu result O&G remedial, aku terus call ayah. Walaupun mukanya tak kelihatan, tapi dari suaranya yang ku dengar, aku tau, ayah gembira! Tak putus-putus ayah ucapkan tahniah. Malah, ayah juga berterima kasih kepadaku, kerana aku berusaha dan tidak putus-putus berdoa. Aku juga, berterima kasih kepada ayah. Ayah, insan yang tak pernah lekang dengan doa dan moral supportnya.

Dengan kemenangan kecil yang ku peroleh, aku harap aku mampu membuat ayah tersenyum lebar, dan mampu menarik nafas kelegaan untuk ketika ini. Aku tahu, telah banyak kerisauan yang aku timbulkan untuk ayah. Terlalu banyak. Setiap pagi, boleh dikatakan aku pasti call ayah. Untuk bercakap tentang apa-apa pun! Masalah yang aku hadapi, apa yang aku tengah buat, kelas apa yang akan ada, talking about boys and gossip, apa yang aku nak dan even aku makan apa untuk breakfast... semuanya ku jadikan topik untuk berbual.. Aku tau, akulah anak yang punyai banyak karenah... But i love in creating troubles.. Coz they make me grow! Haha~

Aida & ayah

Aina & Ayah

Ayah, happy birthday! This is the best present yang aina boleh bagi untuk tahun ni..

p/s: not forgetting, my ex-roommate, Alia NMJ, happy birthday too!

Wassalam.

trend!

2010-04-17T04:23:00.003+08:00

when it comes to trend, no one is exceptional

even babies...

(: gaya terkini baby :)

baby aniq yang sungguh comel dengan panda hoodienya!!!

Wassalam.

when it comes to an end

2010-04-03T17:34:00.005+08:00

who said that medical students are bookworms?
we know how to enjoy ourselves very well too.
may be we quite lack in the aspect of general knowledge [as it requires reading some more],
but when it comes to traveling, we are number one too!!!

Cameron Highlands, Pahang

(March 25-27, 2010)

Perhentian Island, Terengganu
(March 30-31, 2010)

now, am left with about 4 hours at home before going back to campus. wasting few minutes with sis, playing tennis. not a real ones, just an xbox! modern lifestyle, i should say. had 3 matches. only won one. so bad! lack of practice, perhaps.

so, reminiscing myself. for the past march, i had been enjoying myself over and over again. i should stop, i suppose. as my year 4 life is coming to an end. but that's not me, i guess. so, i have decided to try enjoying myself in whatever i do [nak ikut nasihat ayah laa... Insya Allah]. that's it! enjoying myself, Insya Allah.

Wassalam.

CNY Break

2010-02-20T08:59:00.003+08:00

holiday was somehow... GREAT! and AWESOME!

apart from my tutorial, i have done some COOL things. Cool things that a child wants to do!

visiting Central Market (for the 1st time in my life), museum, monument and some other places (not to be missed, some shopping complexes as well).

but the best place would be the NATIONAL PLANETARIUM (had the chance to know more about my super hero!). haha~

so, this is the BEST thing i did there:
THE SPACEBALL!!! (yeah! with only RM2. so cheap! haha~)

turned round and round...

just to get rid of my nervousness. so i smiled and laughed!

slacking tudung, but it's ok. i had fun with my super hero, Dr. SMS!

Wassalam.

screening program for learning difficulty or disability

2010-01-08T08:58:00.003+08:00

PUTRAJAYA: Mulai tahun ini, semua murid Tahun Satu akan menjalani ujian khusus selepas dua bulan memulakan persekolahan bagi menguji tahap penguasaan dalam menulis, membaca dan mengira (3M) selaras dengan pelaksanaan program Literasi dan Numerasi (Linus).

Menerusi ujian itu, murid yang dikenal pasti lembap dalam pembelajaran akan dimasukkan ke kelas pemulihan, manakala yang mengalami kecacatan fizikal seperti masalah telinga atau mata ditempatkan di kelas pendidikan khas di sekolah sama.

Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, berkata program itu adalah antara empat inisiatif sub Bidang Keberhasilan Utama Negara (NKRA) bagi memperkukuhkan tahap literasi murid sekolah rendah daripada 87 peratus tahun lalu kepada 90 peratus tahun ini.

Tiga lagi sasaran awal empat sub NKRA ialah meningkatkan kadar penyertaan murid prasekolah, melahirkan Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi dan merangka insentif berbentuk kewangan serta bukan kewangan kepada kepimpinan sekolah.

Muhyiddin yang juga Menteri Pelajaran, berkata program Linus akan disokong dengan penempatan guru terbaik untuk mengajar murid Tahun Satu, selain menambah guru pemulihan pada nisbah satu guru bagi 15 murid berbanding satu guru untuk satu sekolah sekarang.

"Penambahan guru ini akan membolehkan lebih tumpuan diberikan kepada murid yang lemah penguasaannya dalam kemahiran menulis, mengira dan membaca," katanya ketika menyampaikan perutusan Tahun Baru 2010 kepada warga kementeriannya di sini semalam, yang turut disiarkan secara langsung menerusi RTM, TV3, Astro Awani dan Eduweb.

Hadir sama, kedua-dua timbalannya, Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong dan Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi; Ketua Setiausaha kementerian, Tan Sri Dr Zulkurnain Awang dan Ketua Pengarah Pelajaran, Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom. Pada majlis sama, Muhyiddin turut menerima sumbangan RM2 juta untuk Tabung Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pelajar Miskin (KWAPM) daripada Naib Presiden Bahagian Pendidikan Petronas, Juniwati Rahmat Hussin.

Pada sidang medianya, Muhyiddin berkata, program Linus akan dilaksanakan dengan bantuan Kementerian Kesihatan bagi menguji tahap penglihatan dan pendengaran murid ketika mengikuti pembelajaran di dalam bilik darjah.

"Program ini adalah komitmen kerajaan untuk memastikan semua murid mampu menguasai 3M dalam tempoh tiga tahun awal persekolahan di sekolah rendah.

"Walaupun peratusan murid yang gagal menguasai 3M hingga Tahun Enam adalah rendah, kita mesti berusaha membantu mereka kerana mungkin kegagalan itu berpunca daripada keadaan fizikal masing-masing," katanya.

Muhyiddin turut mengumumkan kajian penilaian terhadap sistem pendidikan negara akan diadakan dengan kerjasama Pertubuhan Pendidikan, Saintifik dan Kebudayaan Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (Unesco) tahun depan.

Beliau berkata, kajian itu bertujuan mendapatkan pandangan pihak luar mengenai sistem pendidikan negara supaya kerajaan dapat menambah baik segala kelemahan sekiranya ada.

"Kita perlu mengesahkan dakwaan bahawa sistem pendidikan kita adalah yang terbaik dan Unesco mampu memberikan maklum balas yang diperlukan dengan kerjasama kementerian.

"Hasil kajian yang bakal dilaksanakan nanti diharap mampu memperkukuhkan lagi sistem pendidikan negara," katanya. Sementara itu, Alimuddin ketika dihubungi menjelaskan kaedah pemarkahan akan digunakan dalam ujian bagi murid Tahun Satu untuk menentukan sama ada pelajar berkenaan berupaya meneruskan pembelajaran dalam aliran perdana.

Beliau berkata, murid yang lembap dalam pembelajaran berdasarkan keputusan ujian berkenaan, akan dimasukkan ke kelas pemulihan di sekolah sama sebelum dimasukkan semula ke aliran perdana.

"Selagi tidak pulih, murid berkenaan akan terus ditempatkan dalam kelas pemulihan sehingga mampu menguasai 3M.

"Murid yang mengalami masalah fizikal yang disahkan doktor pula ditempatkan di kelas pendidikan khas untuk meneruskan pembelajaran, juga di sekolah yang sama," katanya.

Beliau berkata, had maksimum penempatan murid itu dalam kelas pemulihan bergantung kepada keupayaannya menguasai semula 3M berdasarkan ujian yang akan diadakan dari semasa ke semasa.

Program itu bagaimanapun tidak membabitkan penambahan waktu persekolahan kerana murid berkenaan dipindahkan ke kelas pemulihan atau pendidikan khas dan menjalani pembelajaran seperti rakan lain pada waktu sekolah.

Comment:

But what happen if these students with LD unable to conquer these 3 Ms stuff? Are they going to remain at the primary schools forever? Well, I think we've got to find these stuff out.

If Allah will, our group is going to carry out this kind of screening program. This is meant, not only to help the students with LD themselves, but this also would help the parents to understand their children with LD better. May Allah ease our job, Insya Allah.

pintu gerbang

2009-12-31T22:34:00.004+08:00

[picture was taken on 24.12.09]

-REMINISCE-

i've been living here in Kelantan, for the past 4 years [yeah, almost!].

yet, only a few places i have visited so far.

when i started to think about it, these 4 years are such a waste.

i can actually be a student, as well as a visitor.

started thinking about it again,

haihz~

what a waste!

i should visit more places next year.

yes!

that's it!

-AZAM BARU-

truth

2009-10-28T05:48:00.002+08:00

one of my friend told me the truth.
and she asked me to think thoroughly, as an adult.
actually, it's not that i had never think of it before, but i didn't take it seriously.

Allah knows what is inside urs and mine.

So, hopefully, I'm not worrying too much.

Wassalam.

it's the Eid season

2009-09-23T18:07:00.002+08:00

there are 2 memorable and unforgettable occasions which were so special that happened during this Eid season.

the first one was...

gave Cikgu Majid [my homeroom teacher when I was in MJSC Lenggong in year 2003 and 2004] a call.

me: Assalamualaikum, Cikgu. ni Aainaa ni. Selamat Hari Raya, Cikgu.
Cikgu: Owh, Aainaa. Selamat Hari Raya. Kamu apa khabar, skang?
me: Baik, baik. Cikgu plak macam mana? Buat apa lepas bersara?
Cikgu: Cikgu sihat je. Cuma skang kena makan ubat, pasalnya ada darah tinggi. Skang ni, duk-duk rumah je. Berkebun sket-sket. Aina kat USM lagi ke?
me: Haah.. kat USM lagi. lambat lagi, Cikgu. Skang ni tahun ke-4. Ada setahun lagi, Insya Allah..
Cikgu: Owh.. dah x lama dah tu..
me: Jap eh, Cikgu.. Ayah nak cakap dengan Cikgu.

after finished chit-chatting on the phone...

Ayah: Cikgu Majid cakap suara na masih sama macam kat Lenggong dulu.
me: sama? sama macam mana?
Ayah: Ayah pun tak tau. Cikgu Majid tu masih ingat lagi aina.

another one was...

a simple message was sent by me...

Salam.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Dr Hazar.
Maaf Zahir & Batin.

`Aainaa Nur Raihana Abdullah
R1 PASUM 05/06

a simple message had been replied from Dr Hazar...

Salam. Thanks Aainaa.
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to u 2. Entah nape ramai ex-assasian ingat saya hari ni.
How r u? Aainaa d USM kan?
Work hard n take care.

- Dr. Hazar Bebe

felt good that my PA [Penasihat Akademik] from the college [which i have graduated from about 4 years ago] still could remember me even though i was not really a good student who keep on asking questions and knocking on the lecturers' doors.

it made me realize that, students always and tend to forget who their teachers are, but not the other way round. so, call up your teachers, especially around this special Eid season and greet them with suprised wishes.

Wassalam.

J'en ai marre [I'm fed up!]

2009-09-18T19:08:00.003+08:00

Alizee- J'en ai marre (English version)

Bubbles and water
Legs up for hours
My goldfish is under me
To bathe for hours
Makes my mouth water
I'm "foamely" ecstatic
It's not a problem
I lazy 'round
Bubbly and stubborn
I lazy 'round
Melon and water
Is just a dream
It makes me wonder
Is it a "sin" ?

Bubbles and water
Legs up for hours
"Bombs", you keep away from me!
Today lying low
Twisting up my toes
I swim in such harmony
So what bothers me

Chorus :
I'm fed up with loneliness
With my uncle overstressed
Fumbling, crawling for something
That never shows, just a dream.
I'm fed up with creeps crying
Over the past, such a sin
Not to be cool, but a fool
If I could mess up their rules.
I'm fed up with your complaints
Baby, well I'm not a saint!
Fed up with the rain, the plane...
That makes me throw up again.
I'm fed up with all cynics
Bathing caps and all critics
I'm fed up with being fed up! Poor me!

Bubbles and water
Legs up for hours
My goldfish still under me!
Delight of pleasures
Aquatic treasures
A place out of misery, my fantasy.

Wassalam.

a lesson for said-to-be world class uni

2009-08-26T19:14:00.002+08:00

UM ambil masa 5 tahun semak rekod pelajar?

PAGI 24 Ogos 2009, saya mendapat satu panggilan telefon. ‘‘Hello, siapa di sana,’’ saya menyapa ringkas. Jawab pemanggil, ‘‘Saya buat panggilan dari Universiti Malaya... boleh saya bercakap dengan Aina?’’ Jawab saya, ‘‘Anak saya berada di USM Kubang Kerian, kenapa?’’ Tanya saya pendek.

‘‘Mengikut rekod kami, beliau masih lagi berhutang dengan universiti sebanyak RM200 lebih iaitu yuran standard yang dikenakan kepada setiap pelajar yang memasuki Pusat Asasi Sains UM sebagai yuran pendaftaran.’’ kata pemanggil itu.

‘‘Aik!’’ Jawab saya dengan rasa terkejut. Jelas saya lagi, ‘‘Takkan selepas empat tahun lebih, pihak universiti baru perasan yang anak saya tidak menjelaskan yuran pendaftaran kemasukan. Sedangkan semasa dia mendaftar di Pusat Asasi Sains UM pada bulan Mei 2005 dahulu, saya yang menjelaskan yuran ini di bank iaitu mengikut arahan sebagaimana dalam surat tawaran.’’

‘‘Kerana syarat pendaftaran, pelajar tidak boleh didaftarkan sehingga pelajar itu tidak menunjukkan slip bank yang membuktikan yuran pendaftaran telah dijelaskan. You all ni tak buat kerja ke?’’ Saya mulai naik marah.

Inikah standard yang dikatakan universiti bertaraf World Class. Sehinggakan ambil masa hampir lima tahun untuk mengesan seseorang pelajarnya yang tidak menjelaskan yuran.

‘‘Ini bukan salah saya lagi. You all semak la dengan bank sebab slip bank yang kita gunakan itu ada tercetak butiran lengkap nama pelajar dan nombor kad pengenalan. Salinan slip bank ini juga kami serahkan semasa pendaftaran dahulu. Itu tugas you sekarang, saya tidak mahu masuk campur. Saya tidak kira berapa puluh tahun lagi you nak semak, you semak. Yang pasti, saya hendak bersihkan nama anak saya itu daripada rekod yang telah dicap liat menjelaskan hutang akibat kecuaian orang lain,’’ ujar saya lagi.

Dalam tempoh tersebut, saya tidak pernah pula menerima sebarang notis tuntutan tunggakan yuran tersebut. Sedangkan saya sudah tinggal di alamat yang sama lebih 20 tahun. Sekarang zaman ICT yang canggih- manggih. Apakah Universiti Malaya sebagai universiti yang tertua di rantau Asia ini masih tidak berubah menyemak rekod pelajarnya menggunakan kaedah teknologi purba.

Walaupun ini merupakan kes terpencil, pada saya masalah berkaitan dengan kewangan ini tidak sepatutnya berlaku dalam tempoh yang begitu lama. Cuba andaikan pelajar itu tidak lagi menyimpan rekod-rekod pembayaran yang dibuat. Apakah pihak universiti bersedia untuk menimbang bagi mengabaikan begitu sahaja hutang tersebut? Tentunya tidak.

Senario ini hanyalah untuk renungan mereka yang telah diberi amanah. Kadang-kadang kita lupa amanah yang dipertanggungjawab itu amat berat dipikul kepada orang yang tahu nilainya. Kecuali bagi mereka yang menilainya dengan kebendaan.

Comment:

Alhamdulillah, praised be to Allah SWT. My name and my dignity had been cleared from that title of "LIAT MENJELASKAN HUTANG". However, I was very frustrated with that university. Four years ago, I was so frustrated since I was not listed as one of the students in that university despite all the "janji manis" the university made. And now, they blamed me for not paying my fee. Maybe, they should go and revise the system which they already had for future convenience.

Wassalam.

neurosurgeons and me

2009-08-06T17:34:00.007+08:00

this morning was quite a surprise :)

i was given a considered-to-be once in a life time experience (if i won't end up as a neurosurgeon which i think a no-no for me).. Dr. Sani Sayuthi (one of the neurosurgeons) was asking a question, and i thought he was asking us (anna, sim and me) to do the lumbar puncture.. and as a usual me, i would just shake my head as a refusal!!! but then, as a result, Dr. Sani asked me to follow him.. and suddenly, the scrubbing started.. i was like, "okay... what's going on???". regretted bcoz i shook my head in the earlier part. after srubbing was done, he took out 2 sets of white packets stuff which contained surgery gowns and gloves.. [i was wondering at that time, coz i've seen how a lumbar puncture was done before, and why for this time, we have to wear such gown??] then, he started showing me on how to put on the gown.. but i did it wrongly and thus, he throwed off the gown under the troly there.. okay.. at that time, i was like kinda shocked.. coz afraid that he would scold me, but then, i was absolutely wrong.. Dr. Sani was not that kind of man who would easily get irritated in dealing with students like me.. haha~ so, after wearing the gown and glove, re-entered the operation theatre with him.. he took over the surgery from Dr. Gee and Dr. Gee was asked to teach our group for the lumbar puncture session.. so, i stood next to Dr. Muaz (who was by that time, cutting off the cranium).. holding the sucker.. given the responsibility to suck out the blood and water.. but actually, most of the time, i was only watching, watching and watching... when Dr. Sani took over the operation, Dr. Sani had my right pointing finger touching the brain... Masya Allah, that was my very first time of touching a living human brain.. the living human brain was so soft, and yet, we could still be the hard core living human.. hehe~ Dr. Sani also asked us (ghani, mawardi and me) about the cranial stuff.. anatomy in particular.. what else, i could simply answer, "I don't know".. when i stood next to him when he did the operation, he asked me, "what do i know?".. and the usual me would say, "entahlaa..". haha~ after that, Dr. Gee took over the operation.. helped in assisting him to loose and tighten the "screw" for what-so-called snake.. that was my 1st time and of coz, i didn't know on how to do it.. i did it wrong.. apa lagi?? kena sound laa dengan Dr. Gee.. huhu~ but then, Dr. Gee cakap, "Sorry.. sorry.. i bukan nak marah..". just nodded my head.. haha~ then, Dr. Sani asked Dr. Muaz to take over my place.. haha~ Dr. Sani then taught us on looking on the CT Scan and CT Angiography... and he would asked us questions, and taught us about them.. really like his style coz his style had taught me not to be a lazy medical student as i used to be.. huhu~ and by the end of the operation, i could see how's tremor Dr. Gee's hand was when he was trying to clamp the aneurysm.. and the best thing about it was i was given a chance to hold that i-don't-know what thing that was used to clamp the aneurysm.. waahaha~ suka-suka!!!! told Dr. Sani not to challenge me coz if he did, i might took over his place one day... he just laughed and asked me to prove it.. (since masuk neuroscience posting, that was the countless times I saw him not to be so garang as he used to be when i was in my 3rd year.. kalau dulu, in 3rd year, memang sangat2 takut laa nak pegi lecture dia, coz he would randomly picked and asked anyone in the lecture.. but luckily, tak pernah terkena!!!).. haha~ eventhough i was so nervous, but i tried to control it coz i always bear in mind that any strange action i do will endager the patient's life.. this is about "acting" to clump with your hand, and looking the aneurysm site with the microscope.. it was such a difficut task for a just medical student like me.. Dr. Sani said that I was QUITE good and NOT THAT BAD, but then he "mengumpat" me with Dr. Gee.. i heard that he said, probably I was not shaking so much bcoz I was not aware of what I was doing (that kind of thing.. haha~).. mawardi and ghani said i had intention tremor.. but I didn't care about it so much.. anyway, who would be bothered about it if he or she had an opportunity to help in assisting an emergency neurology surgery??? yay!!! praised be to Allah SWT for this opportunity and big THANKS to Dr. Sani for initiating me to study harder..

p/s: to dilla and ainaa is, please don't be jealous yer!!! hehe~

Wassalam.

incredible

2009-08-05T06:25:00.004+08:00

click for larger view

amazing man with amazing story :)

Wassalam.

indiscretion

2009-08-04T07:02:00.004+08:00

yesterday, borrowed hanis's car for the 1st time. and for the 1st time, involved in a "minor" accident. got hit at the back. everyone was safe, but the car was "kemek". even though managed to handle the matter, still traumatised. stressed out. could not study at all last nite. worried excessively. i slept all the nite long. indiscretion. sigh~~

lesson: never borrow other's belongings~! haihz~

Wassalam.

psychiatry

2009-07-31T16:21:00.004+08:00

after 4 weeks, done with psychiatry.

started to miss the patients (HUSM [especially someone who once called herself as Umi from 5 Utara] & HRPZ II); who told you different kind of storiess. started to miss the patients who put their trust on you, eventhough you are not yet graduating as a doctor. and not to forget, the patients who will be paranoid with you. just bear in mind that they are still our patients, and not criminals eventhough they are bounded by an iron locked fence. do not be afraid of them. they did not ask to be like that. it is all fated by Allah SWT. please realize :)

will be entering neuroscience posting soon.

hope to do better, Insya Allah.

Wassalam.

witnessed

2009-07-29T02:32:00.002+08:00

witnessed an accident when we were on our ways to HRPZ II. happened to be in front of the main gate of HUSM. started thinking, since then.

Dalam mengejar kehidupan hidup dunia yang fana,
manusia terlupa menabur budi,

terlupa juga menyemai bakti...

Apakah aku kan jadi begitu juga suatu ketika nanti?

Wassalam.

lil info on

2009-07-28T22:10:00.003+08:00

Parasuicide

they injured themselves, but no intention to self-murder
usually female > male
young age (15-25)
most common method: drug overdose
associated with low sosioeconomic and unemployed
also associated with psychiatric d/o (depression, dysthmia, alcohol dependence, personality d/o)

Source: Textbook of Psychiatry 2nd Edition [Churchill Livingstone]

Wassalam.

for log book or for long run?

2009-07-27T12:58:00.004+08:00

had long-case exam this morning. with Prof Jamil (the best man in Department of Psychiatry). actually, it was more towards a case presentation rather than an exam. me and Aiman presented a case respectively. i got such a "SUPERB" case, but Alhamdulillah, did it (considered it as okay-okay laa).. after presented our cases, had a long chat with Prof Jamil. started because of the log-book thingy.

One of the topics: Log-book?

Prof: "Lecturers are treating students to be more childish by using the log books."

Me: "But if there is no log books, not so many students will discipline themselves to go to the ward. It's better to have log-book oriented students".

Prof: "All students now are log-book oriented without actually realize the "juice" behind it. If it is me, it does not matter how many signs the student get. Even if it 7 or 8, it will be just fine. As long as you learn the skills, it's fine. bcoz to me, you guys are here to prepare yourself, becoming a competent housement. it is for a long run, you know. Ni tidak, bila buat log book, students said lecturers are treating them childish.. tapi kalo x buat, students pulak x mau ke ward or clinic, gaining more experience. Bila ada log-book, once completed, even batang hidung pun dah x nampak. You all should not be like this, you know".

Me: [terpaku]- actually, that was my intention before. i once said to myself, when i had done with all the signature, i had no longer need to go to the ward or clinic for case clerking and etc. But now, i realized that i was wrong in my intention.

hope:
to change from a log-book oriented student --> becoming a competent student who is enjoying the long run in order to be a competent future doctor. Insya Allah.

Wassalam.

R-OH

2009-07-26T18:36:00.002+08:00

Wernicke's

D- Delirium

O- Ophthalmoplegia

P- Peripheral neuropathy

A- Ataxia

Korsakoff's
A- Amnesia (Anterograde/Retrograde)

C- Confusion (Confabulation)

Wassalam.

simple. yet, motivated!

2009-07-26T07:26:00.001+08:00

Wassalam.

walk, walk and walk

2009-07-25T09:35:00.004+08:00

this morning, went for a walk around the golf course [actually, should be called as construction site since there are few constructions going on currently] with the family. discussed some topics. but academics ones. after that, had breakfast. luahkan in direct and indirect pathways ttg masalah-masalah that we face..

felt relief bila dengar kak syu cakap,

"Yakinlah dengan Allah dan bantuanNya. tapi jangan la sampai tak berusaha langsung.."

Ye.. mungkin semua orang pun biasa dengar kan? tapi kak syu slalu reminded me about this coz i tend to forget, ever since I was in Year 1 [even now, it is still hard for me to practically practice it in my daily life]..

dulu, aku slalu fikir yang memang mudah utk orang ckp yakin, yakin dan yakin.. tapi pada hakikatnya, brapa ramai yang benar-benar percaya? berapa ramai yang merungut jika tak habis baca nota? ramai kan? boleh dikatakan, tak terkira ramainya.. [infinity!!!]

kesimpulannya, bukan mudah untuk mengubah diri secara drastik.. tp kalo gradual, Insya Allah, bole.. bak kata kak syu lagi, kalo kita betul-betul mahukan sesuatu tu, dan cuba berusaha ke arahnya, Insya Allah, boleh.. tapi dengan syarat, kita yang benar-benar mahukannya..

Wassalam.

skybridge

2009-07-03T09:19:00.004+08:00

yesterday, gambled for the KLCC Skybridge at 2.45PM.. turned out to be SO UPSET!!! the free tickets were no longer available.. the person at the counter told us that the tickets have finished at 10.30AM.. my last wish (for this break) is gone!!! sigh~!

but whatever it is, thanks Ayah for accompanying me, be my photographer yang tak pernah jemu-jemu & melayan je my wishes!!!

Wassalam.

benar atau logik?

2009-06-25T00:18:00.002+08:00

Tidak semua perkara yang benar itu logik

Kisah 1: Seorang kafir (OK) berkata pada orang mukmin (OM) yang sedang berwudhuk:

OK: “Kenapa kamu wudhuk?
OM: “Aku tadi batal wudhuk sebab terkentut”
OK: ” Aku heran, kamu kentut di belakang tapi kenapa kamu cuci muka, tangan, kepala dan kaki kamu? Kenapa kamu tidak cuci tempat yang keluar kentut?

OM: “Ini arahan Tuhanku, aku taat saja”
OK: “Jelas sekali agama kamu ini tidak benar. Arahannya tidak logik sama sekali”
OM: “Kebenaran itu tidak semestinya logik”
OK: ” Apa buktinya?
OM: Yuk ikut aku

OM membawa OK ke sebuah pintu. Lalu OM memegang tangan OK, kemudian menyepit tangan OM dengan pintu itu. OK menjerit kesakitan.

OK: Aduh tangan aku sakit…tolong lepaskan tangan aku!
OM: Baiklah…inilah jawabanku: tangan kamu yang sakit, tapi kenapa mulut kamu yang menjerit.
OM pun meninggalkan OK yang bodoh sombong itu dalam kesakitan….

Tidak semua perkara yang logik itu benar..

Kisah2: Seorang kafir (OK) berkata kepada orang mukmin (OM)

OK: Tuhan kamu sungguh tidak adil
OM: Kenapa?
OK: Tuhan kamu menghukum manusia dan syaitan yang jahat di dalam neraka yang terbuat dari api. Tentu saja manusia tersiksa tapi syaitan enak saja.
OM: Kenapa begitu?
OK: Yalah…manusia dicipta dari tanah, kalau dibakar dengan api hangus, sakitlah. Tapi syaitan dicipta dari api, kalau dibakar dengan api relaks lah….tdk terasa apa-apa….
OM: Tidak begitu. Tuhan aku kata, mereka semua akan tersiksa…
OK: Ah…tdk mungkin. Logiknya manusia saja yg tersiksa, syaitan tidak

OM diam sebentar, lalu dia meninggalkan OK. Beberapa waktu kemudian OM datang lagi dengan membawa sebongkah tanah keras dan melemparnya tepat ke dahi OK. Dahi OK luka berlumuran darah. Kemudian dia membawa OM menghadap seorang hakim. Setelah mendengar cerita dari kedua belah pihak ttg kejadian itu, maka hakim bertanya pada OM.

Hakim: mengapa kamu lempar OK begitu?
OM : Maaf Tuan Hakim, OK mengatakan bahwa Tuhan tidak adil kerana menghukum manusia dan syaitan yang jahat di dalam neraka yang terbuat dari api. Tentu saja manusia tersiksa tapi syaitan enak saja sbb syaitan dicipta dari api. Logiknya memang begitu, tapi itu tidak benar. TIDAK SEMUA YANG LOGIK ITU BENAR. Sebagai buktinya saya lempar dia dengan tanah. Logiknya OK, manusia yg dicipta dari tanah kalau dilempar dengan tanah tidak sakit, bukan? Tapi buktinya OK luka dan sakit. Saya tidak bermaksud menyakitinya, saya hanya mau menjawab pertanyaannya.

Renungan kepada para pengagum Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, para saintis, filosof dan yang sejenis dengannya
Kalau begitu, siapakah sebenarnya manusia yang paling cerdik? Einstein, dll yang kafir atau orang mukmin (walaupun dia hanya tukang kebun)?

Kesimpulannya:

Tidak semua perkara yang benar itu logik, dan tidak semua perkata yang logik itu benar.

Wassalam.

worry

2009-06-24T07:46:00.002+08:00

Wassalam.

nature

2009-06-18T23:53:00.003+08:00

"We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them."

-- Albert Einstein --

Wassalam.

kembara queensland [day 7] - 270509

2009-06-17T16:46:00.006+08:00

should be no entry for day 7, since I didn't go to anywhere.

Cik Tie got an assignment to be submitted [even though it had passed its due date.. haha~]
just "lepak-ing" at home.
however, i still wanna "share" the FREE accommodation that I had been "offered".

the living room
both of the 2-seats sofas were donated

our common place to eat [another angle of view of the same living room]

the kitchen

the "small" dining room
in fact, it should be called "serving" room coz the foods were served there,
but we ate in the living room.

the corridor which connected the living room and dining room with the bedrooms, bathroom, toilet, and laundy room.
that was the extra queen sized mattress
kaya kan? still have EXTRA2!!! haha~

laundry room

the bathroom
bathtub + shower, it offered.

the toilet? [no pics shown]
just next to the bathroom.
no water running from the pipe.
why?
coz there was no pipe in the toilet.
haha~
so?
got to fill in the pail with water before any process could be done.
[what to do? it was Aussie's style.. haha~]

that was the mattress that i used to entertain my sweet dreams

Cik Tie's house [above unit] located along Hawken Drive

sekian sahaja kembara Queensland untuk hari ketujuh.

Wassalam.

selamat hari lahir

2009-06-16T19:00:00.007+08:00

Happy birthday, ayah!!!
May Allah bless all of us.
And may we all be protected under His shelter.

Happy birthday, Alia!!! [the one at the back with pink scarf]
May Allah bless you and me, and others as well.
And may we all get more holidays this year and years ahead.

Wassalam.

kembara queensland [day 6] - 260509

2009-06-16T00:13:00.009+08:00

UQ trip?

yeah~ at last!!!
finally, managed to observe students' life; appearance, attitude, cultures, and etc..

instead of staying and watching TV at home, followed Cik Tie to her classes.. we had 2 lectures today.. nampak tak terlalu berat kan if compared to mine? but so boring.. i couldn't understand anything.. not that I didn't understand the slang of Australian English, but, the topics were way too boring for me!!! [hey! i wonder is there any lecture that really interest me before?!!!] my mind were somewhere else; in the fairyland, in the dreamland and wherever land else.. too bad.. sigh~!

while Cik Tie was concentrating on the topics taught, I was observing the students.. they were different from us.. but, not really totally different la..

first, let say about the punctuality to the lectures.. the students there were not punctual!!! they didn't come to class on the time they should; got into the lecture hall even after 30 minutes. we're going to be dead meat if we do the same thing, but the lecturers there didn't even bother at this important attitude.. for our lecturers, the common sentence: patient will die because of your attitude! [yeah~ lecturers for the future doctors. so, what do you expect they may say to us?] owh yes, another important attitude that is always being stressed on in Msia is the appearance; cloths, hair styles, and etc.. in UQ, students wore anything they wanted to; shorts, sleeveless, round nect t-shirts.. hairstyles? free to do any style; trojan? Beckham's? Alleycats's? red monkey's style? any styles were allowed.. but in my uni, should be no trojan, no Beckham's, no Alleycats's, no red monkey's style.. hair should be nicely combed, no dyes.. however, we're only human beings, not robots that were already programmed. that's why! we broke rules!!! haha~

then, the students themselves made the lectures as interactive sessions. Dr. AAAR was right! they read journals, books, and related stuff before entering the classes. but hey, why my friend was not like that? haha~ Cik Tie, Cik Tie... haihz~ they discussed their understandings, expressed their opinions and so on during the lectures. i think, that was quite a good attitude.. no shameful even if they didn't get themselves right.. [eventhough i'm "GOOD" in commenting, that doesn't mean anything. i'm not a student who loves to knock on lecturer's door, asking question and clarifying things I didn't understand.. but yeah~ exception for certain lecturers whom I believed that they were cute and energetic!!] and the coolest sentence from one of the lecturers was "I'm not so sure about that. I will check it out for you". i think, that was so cool.. please.. do not misunderstand me. i didn't say that there was none of Msian lecturers were like that, but I could hardly found ones, even for Msian lecturers who graduated from abroad..

should be enough of typing.
tired, i am now.

rama-rama

GAZA
pasted on the bulletin board
it's not only a matter of religion, but also human rights

me and UQ Fountain
hopefully, my APEX uni will have one :D

UQ duckpond

students were sitting on the grass

saje buang tabiat
nak duduk atas rumput jugak!!! :P
how did i feel?
no feeling!

Hawken Engineering Building
it looks like only a bricks-building
but inside it, it has First Year Learning Centre which is AWESOME!!!

just another pretty lawn
benches were full!

what did it offer you?

it offered me questions to be answered
more interested in answering the above question :)
why is marriage such an expensive ritual?
"really??? i don't think so.
marriage is expensive because ppl wants it to be that way.
life after marriage costs more."

waisted drum.

"All our knowledge is ourselves to know." - Alexander Pope

after surfed through the wikipedia, found that Alexander Pope is the greatest English poet of 18th century.

the philosophers' names are stated on the top of the building

smiley stone :)

that organ costed thousands dollars when it was built.
i wonder how much will it cost, if it is built now.

UQ Art Museum
nice shot! thanks, Ami :P

burgers.

Cik Tie yang suka berangan. haha~

"jangan"

they were the last members of Brisbane's Mayne family who were the long-time supporters of the university

the house behind me is the Musolla
Hawken Drive [way to Cik Tie's house]

Hawken lagi? Who is he?
he was the 1st lecturer in Civil Engineering. Later, he became Professor in Engineering at UQ. after read the wikipedia, i also managed to know that he also designed the early version of the Sydney Harbour Bridge :P

sekian sahaja kembara Queensland untuk hari keenam.

Wassalam.

happy together

2009-06-10T15:12:00.007+08:00

Happy Together

by: The Turtles

Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy together

If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

So happy together
How is the weather
So happy together
We're happy together
So happy together
Happy together
So happy together
So happy together (ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba)

It's an old song, sang by The Turtles. the song is currently become a background song for one of the advertisements (which I totally forgot for now). If i'm not mistaken, the melody of this song was once became the melody for the advertisement of Ayamas.

it seems to be a bit classical, and yet, I still love it :D

Wassalam.

rama-rama

2009-06-09T07:30:00.005+08:00

Rama-rama
[there's no connection between the photo and the title]

Khabarnya, lagu ini menceritakan kehidupan Ella setelah terlibat lebih 2o tahun dalam bidang nyanyian. Perjalanan seni Ella ternyata bukan suatu yang mudah. Dia gigih, yakin dan tetap meneruskan perjuangannya dalam bidang seni. Sampai sekarang, namanya bertapak dan lagu-lagu nostalgianya masih menjadi siulan kenangan.

Rama-rama digambarkan satu kebebasan bagi seorang wanita. Cantik sayapnya namun perlu diingatkan rama-rama akan bertukar rupa juga pada masa yang sudah dijanjikan. Ya! Manusia akan berubah mengikut peredaran masa.

Rama-rama adalah simbol kepada kedamaian dan ketenangan. Manusia mana yang mahu hidup dalam derita dek peperangan dan kemusnahan. Terbangnya rama-rama yang sentiasa mewarnai alam mencerminkan satu kehidupan yang sentiasa mencabar. Hidup perlu ada satu matlamat dan tujuan.

Erti kata lain, hidup ini bukan satu permainan. Hidup satu perjuangan yang tiada penghujung. Selagi nyawa tidak bercerai dari jasad, selagi itu manusia akan mengejar impian dalam meniti titian kehidupan.

Wassalam.

kembara queensland [day 5] - 250509

2009-05-28T05:05:00.028+08:00

another day would definitely be for another world. went to Sea World!! today, no more adventurous experience of lost. from Brisbane Transit Centre, took a train, went directly to Helensvale Railway Station. then, took a bus from there to Sea World. the best thing about today's journey was i had to pay double price for the transport [since no one was not using their concession card]. too bad~!!! haha~ however, no regrets!!! Actually, I was lucky enough to get free entrance to the park since I was using Azra's ticket [big THANKS to Azra!!!]

Sea World was awesome.

I loved this place more than the Movie World. maybe, this place had not so much thrills that could test out my nerves of bravery. haha~

soaring the skies, viewing every attraction they offered you :P

that was Captain Cook's Endeavour

first place that I went to after testing out my nerve on the Sky High Skyway!!
[tend to be scared of high places even on double decker bed. but of course not the planes :D]

enjoying good weather one of the glamorous place in Gold Coast

Shark Bay: above-water view

Shark Bay: underwater view

those divers and their guts!!! phew~!!!

touching living things created by Allah SWT
it was ray. if not mistaken, ray is somewhat related to those frightening sharks.
i also touched the Star of The Sea. bunyi sedap je, tapi it only refers to tapak sulaiman.. haha~

After visiting the sharks and their other good marine friends, went for some rides!!!
hey~! just chill out~!!!

went for said-to-be the adventurous ride of Bermuda Triangle!!!
this ride was amazing and not to be missed!!
full of high tech stuff to be enjoyed during the ride :D

the excited me and Cik Tie !!!

heading into the Volcanoes!!!

can you see the splash?!!!

that was the Viking's Revenge Flume

didn't get wet.
Yay!!!

i played this Jet Rescue Coaster.
i had been told that it was a new thrilling ride.
it was different from any other typical coaster, coz you were riding on a jetski!!!
SCARRY, but it was FUN!!!

The Sesame Street Beach
more suitable for kiddos, but I didn't want to be missed out!!! :D

Big Bird Theater
the Stage Show - Bert & Ernie's Island Holiday
happy faces :D

hey.. that was me!!!

carousel.
in other words, merry-go-round :P
that was too much.
so childish, we were :)

Imagine Dolphin Show
human-dolphin relationship
If this kind of thing can happen, the jet ski manufacturers can declare themselves bankrupt!!! haha~

after the show of the most intimate, without married relationship at Dolphin Cove

polar bear.
but why polar?
maybe the bears originated from north pole. or south pole. or any pole.

"Canadian" polar bears
i thought they were white in color.
in the map that the Sea World gave us earlier, we had been kindly asked to return to the Polar Bear Shores if the bears were napping or in their dens.
so, no more wonder about the notice given!!! haha~

Penguin Point

the care team said that the penguins were among the smallest in the world..

could you see the sea lion?
during Fish Detectives Sea Lion Show
a very funny show from 2 sea lions which were considered to be the detectives!!!

hugging the hero!!!
that was the well built Captain Cook's Endeavour

Sea World was fantastic!!! no lies~

done with Sea World, Gold Coast, Australia.

however, my journey of the day did not end there!! then, went to Surfers Paradise.
lots of skyscrapers!!! architects did really show their talents here :D no wonder people said that it is the JEWEL of Gold Coast. and not only the architects, artists also "showed off" their talents here.. sand sculptures were so nice.. but very hard to be understood. what were they trying to show us? i did not know. and still, don't know. haha~

Clock Hotel
kenapa ada banyak sangat bangunan with clocks in Australia?
symbolic, maybe.. haha~

blow a didgeridoo. it was an Australian Artcraft.

part of the sand sculptures
i did not know what they were meant for.
was it only an art?
or more than that?

Cik Tie told me that, for every year, there would be Schoolies week celebrated there in Surfers Paradise. Hotels were fully booked. Crowded bars. That was the time when all the high-school graduates from all parts of Australia came there. It was considered as a tradition for the Australian schoolies. They got drunk, involved in drugs and partying at all the time. And few years back, there was this high-school graduate who fell of an apartment balcony and died. What a serious case, and yet, they still continued with this celebration. Sigh~ may we, Malaysians did not do such stupid things. and may we all be able to think maturedly in our actions.. Insya Allah.

haunted shop with Miss Vampire

with the tile of the famous Elvis Presley

Surfers Paradise
my specs... argh~!!!

time for Nando's before heading home

that's all :D

Wassalam.

kembara queensland [day 4] - 240509

2009-05-24T17:48:00.023+08:00

today, we started so early. i didn't sleep after Subuh and i felt amazing about that. imagine this, woke up at 5.30AM to perform solat, and didn't sleep after that even though there was natural air-conditioner with those nice warmer blanket!! wahaha~ it seemed not to be me!!!

so, went out quite early, to catch the 8 o'clock bus to the Brisbane Transit Centre which is located in Roma Street.. from Roma Street, went to Ormeau.. it was quite a long jurney.. almost an hour.. Ormeau Railway Station? there was no one there except us. a very sleepy, dead silent station.. and finally, we realized, we had been on the wrong station!!! haihz~ we've got to wait for another half an hour to be in the next train... too bad~!! we actually wanted to go to Coomera Railway Station, which was exactly the next station after the Ormeau Railway Station.. sigh~ once we've got down the train at Coomera Railway Station, and asked for the bus to the planned place, the bus driver told us that it would be much easier if we took a bus from Helensvale Railway Station [this station was the one after Coomera Railway Station].. haihz~ [if we took a bus from here to the place, longer time on the bus since that bus went round and round the area.. but if we took the bus from Helensvale Railway Station, it would directly go there] what ever?!!! as long as we could arrive the place, it didn't matter me.. haha~ took a longer route would enable me to see more places in Queensland.. the place that captured my sight was only Russell Hinze farm.. Russell Hinze seemed to be like a special name, and that was the reason I remembered the name.. So, after surfing the net, my instinct seemed to be right. Russell James Hinze, was once elected to State Parliament in Gold Coast seat and he was also known to be the Minister for Everything!!! haha~ my knowledge increased a bit!!! hehe~

lost: Ormeau Railway Station

the main gate that separated me and the Hollywood on the Gold Coast

so, arrived Warner Bros. Movie World!!! Yay!! It was the Hollywood on the Gold Coast.. Way to go!!! Haha~ located at Oxenford, a section of the Gold Coast.. a long journey all the way from St. Lucia, Brisbane to Gold Coast that was worth a lot!!! believe me!!

Superman Escape: i didn't play this. no guts at all!!! anyways, i hate thrilling stuff!

Hollywood Stunt Driver: showed us on how the Hollywood film making is done.. with lotsa drifts and explosions... very, very cool actions!!! but they were very dangerous!!! should not be followed by all drivers.. only insane ones would.. haha~

the park was too big. got to do some planning while waiting.

Hollywood Stunt Driver

the police car was broken into two pieces after a few gun shots.
did not make sense at all, did it? haha~

the car was on top of the roof!!!

no wonder they could reverse so fast!!! revealed the truth of backward actions!!!

Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster

that was my first time, riding on a coaster that moved backwards.. too spooky!!! patients with heart diseases are not advised to play this coz it might gives you a sudden and jerky heart attack.. haha~

in Scooby-Doo castle
the head was programmed to move; to the right and to the left

old whittish car, typically found in the streets of London a long, long time ago

managed to watch Batman- Shadows of Gotham at the Main Street. haha~ a brief live actions of Batman, all time super hero for the kids!!! i think, everyone knows about Batman's secret identity coz he's so famous.. and Gotham City as well.. but maybe, some nerdies don't.. haha~

Gotham City Hall

with Batman

said to be the original car that was used during Batman filming.

Batwing Spaceshot.

i have played this kinda spaceshot before in Genting Highlands. so, not my attraction there!!!

but for those who haven't been on this before, should try to play this Spaceshot that will provide you guys with the exciting G-force on the way up to the blue sky!!!

for right leg, bended more, I should [Taekwondo taught it so, 12 years ago!!!]

we went for the Batman Adventure - The Ride 2.. and also Shrek 4D Adventure... the Shrek ones was more awesome than the Batman ones.. with the water sprinkling, effect of the horse riding and the specs.. it seemed to be more "professional" artwork.. hehe~

Tom and us

at the Wild West village

the traditional cowboy town

Wild West Falls adventure ride.
no opportunity to ride on it since no spared clothes were brought. too bad~!!!

another shot in the same old-style cowboy town

with crazy little fella. haha~

Road Runner Roller Coaster
i played this!!!
small roller coaster and suitable for all, including those with heart diseases!!! but own risk, of coz.. haha~

last event of the day: All Star Parade

Warner Bros. presented the Bugs Bunny and Tweety

waving happily at those.
so excited.
being childish once in a while! not a wrong thing to do, I supposed.

after the parade, still lots of people at the Main Street

a must go place if you are in Gold Coast or Brisbane or Queensland, perhaps.

entrance fee that i paid: $ 00.00 AUD. haha~ borrowed "someone's" unlimited entry theme park ticket [the $ 69.95 AUD pass is only sold to the Australian, and to those who stayed in Australia in conjunction with the 150 years of independence celebrated by Queensland. plus, apart from entering Warner Bros. Movie World, this pass would enable the ones to enter Sea World and Wet 'n' Wild as well].. big THANKs!!! and that was the reason, why i managed to save a lot!!! haha~ Praise be to The Almighty Allah..

Bendera Malaysia yang tersergam indah di perkarangan Warner Bros. Movie World.
what is that supposed to mean?
wonder, I was, once.

sekian sahaja kembara Queensland untuk hari keempat.

Wassalam.

kembara queensland [day 3] - 230509

2009-05-24T04:48:00.023+08:00

this is also a late entry. i should updated this yesterday, but i accidentally slept too early (local time is about 9.00++ p.m. while watching Charlie & the Chocolate Factory). too bad. i was tired coz I've been using a lot of energy during the day. haha~

in the morning, followed Cik Tie to the badminton matches that was held in conjunction with the Queensland Sports Carnival 09. the matches were handled by the MASCA Queensland in order to choose the best players as representatives to MASCA National Conference and Games Sydney 09. participants? quite a lot for the boys, but girls? only 4.5 pair came. So, I became one of the participants as well, but me and my pair, Azra [Cik Tie's housemate] didn't win. we got 4th place [which means 2nd last place]. haihz~ met some new Malaysian friends from University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology.. nice and friendly, they were.. no awkward at all.. hehe~

planned to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.. traveled all the way by bus of course.. from St. Lucia to Indooroopilly.. had the chance to do some window shopping at the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre while waiting for the another bus to Lone Pine..

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

arrived at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.. it was just after raining.. so, the place was somewhat wet, and not dry [of coz].. haha~ entrance fee? only $ 21.00 AUD.. that was the fee i needed to pay as i used the student ID of Cik Tie's housemate.. if not, it would be somewhat more expensive than that.. hehe~ lucky me.

the very first thing we did was, meeting Ami, Cik Tie's friend who was a volunteer there... met her somewhere before the Koala Cuddling Area.. and we managed to watch the Koala Presentation.. the most boring thing about the koalas is they sleep almost 20 hours everyday, and they only wake up for food. as koalas, there was nothing much to do. so lazy. wish i won't end up like the lazy koalas after this vacation..

see those lazy koalas!!!

Koala cuddling

Takut, tapi it might be the only chance, apa lagi? Beranikan je diri untuk pegang.
Fantastic!!!

$ 16 AUD for koala cuddling? WOW!! Koala cuddling is one of the must do things in Australia. You've got to experience this, no matter what price you have to pay for this. That was my thought. And I was very, very and very lucky coz Ami was there, on duty. Only paid for $ 5 AUD for the nice experience. It is worth. In fact, very worthy!!!

Cik Tie, me, koala, and Ami

after that, we filled our hunger by buying fish and chips there.. we only had to pay for 25% out of the normal price [big THANKS to Ami for this].. isn't that amazing? haha~

lunch time

after filling the emptiness, went to the watch the Bird of Prey Flight Show inside the Nature Kingdom. showing owls and eagles. there was an owl that refused to fly accordingly during our show, and it was quite funny. eagles were soaring high up in the sky, flying from your right side to your left side.

me and Cik Tie

Wildlife officer with the eagle

with eagle yang baik

eagle ni ganas sikit

after the Bird of Prey Flight show, went to look for the Wild Lorikeet feeding. Lorikeets are rainbow in colored birds. very colorful feathers that made them to look so cheerful enough to brighten the day. When they were fed, they would kept on chirping. telinga pun maybe boleh pekak disebabkan desible yang begitu tinggi. haha~ this lorikeets can be easily found in Australia.. rasanya, they are sort of parrots, kot.. but not so sure about it.. hehe~

me and lorikeets

holding the obor-like thingy.
the lorikeets were feeding on nectar, maybe.

after lorikeet feeding, these were among the things we did:

sheep
according to Ami, the sheep was not trimmed for the expensive fur,
but sometimes, it would be trimmed for show purposed.

anak kambing yang baru dilahirkan..
only a few months old, tapi seriously dah pandai posing.. hehe~

had the opportunity to visit the other 2 famous Australian animal: kangaroos & emus!!! the similarity that both of them share together is they can't move backwards, and not even a single step!!! We should be like both, meaning that, whatever had happen, just move forward.. Just carry on with your life.. [see!!! even animals can taught me some motivation]. Glorious is only The Almighty Allah~

in Kangaroo Reserve: could not sit properly, coz terlalu banyak baja organik atas rumput :P

hand-feeding the small kangaroo

tingginya kangaroo ni!!!

tengok ekor kangaroo.. its tail is used for balancing..
nampak macam keras sangat.. kalo kena libas, haihz~ mau masuk hospital kot..
but believe it or not, there are people who eat the kangaroo tail!!!
does it taste like ekor lembu?
i wonder~!!!

kangaroo yang ingin turut berposing

among the 3 famous Australian animals: kangaroo and emu [another one is koala]
emu and cassowary are not the same!!!
cassowary ni ganas sikit and susah nak dijinakkan..
kalo emu, lepas kita usap-usap dia, dia akan duduk to show yang dia ni nak manja-manja dengan kita..

wombat, another Australian marsupial
[if not mistaken, kangaroo and koala pun are considered as marsupials bcoz they carry their youngs in the pouches]

wombat yang kelihatan begitu bengis. huhu~

that's all in Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Australia.
walaupun takut pada binatang, once you've got here in Australia, you've got to "visit" these Australian animals.. kalau tak, rugilaa!! it might be once in a life time chance!!!

sekian sahaja kembara Queensland untuk hari ketiga.

Wassalam.

kembara queensland [day 2] - 220509

2009-05-24T04:40:00.015+08:00

late update. coz I was so tired at nite. my day started so late. and by that time, i thought it would be another day without hanging out so much. no uni trip. no anything. But my first thought was absolutely wrong. followed Cik Tie to her uni coz she had to submit an assignment. but I was late in bersiap-siap ni. So, had to walk alone, along the pathway of Hawken Drive. a new place but no big deals at all. her uni is located just 5-minutes walking from the house. so near. and no wonder she could still managed to go to the lectures even though she woke up 30 minutes before the lecture started. haha~ the only place I visited was the Biological Sciences Library.

Biological Sciences Library

the library is way too sophisticated than my uni's. you can enter the lib without having any matrix card. and there are rows of computers allocated for the students. the most thing that impressed me is, you, as a student is able to borrow a laptop daily from this library . isn't that amazing?? I wonder when will my uni as the APEX Uni be like this. in 10 years time? or 20? or never? haihz~ hope, something especially facilities for the students may improved with the money given (even though I don't actually know what the money is used for). haha~ after that, went to the Musolla (prayer room). it was actually somebody's house, and it was given by the owner to be used as Musolla. Praise be to Almighty Allah.. at least, the Muslims students here have a place to perform solat during the weekdays.. met a lot of Malaysian students here.. some are taking engineering, some are doing sciences.. sangat ramah even though we only met for few minutes.. ada siap offer pegi rumah dieorang lagi.. haha~

me and Cik Tie, menuju ke Brisbane City.

after performing solat maghrib [Maghrib prayer] at the Musolla, took a bus from University of Queensland (UQ) to the city (Brisbane). supposed to be a 15-minutes journey, but since today is Friday night, took almost 23 minutes to the city. Friday night is when the people here always go out partying, clubbing, socializing around and relaxing themselves with the others. that was the reason we got stucked in this heavy traffic. the first thing we did at the city was some photographing session. this is a MUST!!!

Brisbane City Hall Clock Tower

strolled down the Queen St, bought some souvenirs

went to The Myer Centre Brisbane.. grabbed a dozen of Krispy Kreme doughnuts that costed us $ 19.95 AUD. stopped at few places to take some photos. a nice place for photo shootings. haha~

The Myer Centre Brisbane

possing around

Friday night life performance

behind me: Conrad Treasury Casino

Kicking ball at the Brisbane Square

Brisbane City

went to the Southbank 5 Cinemas in Grey St. watched Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. it was an American romantic comedy film. typical ones, but nice to be laughed at. plus, here, there was no obligation to the censored parts. haha~ only rated it at 2 and a half stars out of 5. miss cheapskate? i know~!!

SouthBank 5 Cinemas

South Bank Lifestyle Market

then, strolled down the streets. there was a Friday night market at South Bank Parklands. they were selling home-made items. quite a nice place, but by the time I was there, almost to be closed. haihz~ so, at that night, we were just strolling those streets, here and there. was glad coz had the opportunity to see the unique of Brisbane City at night.

again, the Brisbane City

Brisbane Eye [The Wheel of Brisbane]

Statue of Themis

sekian sahaja kembara Queensland untuk hari kedua.

Wassalam.

kembara queensland [day 1]

2009-05-21T20:04:00.018+08:00

my preparation initially started after my elective stuff was done, which wa on 22nd April 09 when I went to make the passport. this started between me and my Ayah.
Aina: Ayah, nak pegi Aust, lawat Cik Tie.
Ayah: Okay. Pegi buat passport esok. Nanti, check harga tiket flight.

What? Just as simple as that! Ayah yang sporting.. No lies~
So, went to make one. RM300 for passport.. then, paid 20 AUD (at that time, it equaled to Rm51) for Australian Electronic Travel Authorities. checked for the price ticket. the basic fare for Air Asia was RM 199 for depart and Rm 299 for return. so, after including the tax, pre-booked meals and seats for both ways, costed me RM 980 which was too far cheaper from MAS. a day before departure for Aust, went to exchange some RM cash into AUD cash.. So I changed RM 1096 for only 400 AUD (by that time, 1 AUD = RM 2.74).. became a poor perantau.. haihz~ but never mind, brought about RM 1800 in case of emergency.. I'm spending my left-over JPA for this purpose since I hardly went out during my 3rd year.. hehe~

only 400 AUD!!!

so.. this is my 1st time of being here, in Queensland, Australia. hyperexcited!!! so, i took flight on 20th May 09. departed at 2125 from LCCT. checked in for luggage at 2025, which was an hour before the departure. i had a pre-booked seat. so, no worries and no point of rushing to the counter. haha~ after salam-salam and sesi nasihat with my Ayah, Mama and Aida, i went into the International Departure. went straight to Gate T16. after the Msia customs checked my passport, i was allowed to go into the Gate.

traveling with Air Asia X

Touch Screen in Airbus A330.

it will keep on updating you with the current location of your flight! during that time, "my" flight was passing through Java Sea!!!

reading the travel 3sixty magazine + still packed pre-booked meals

so, all da way coming from Msia to Aussie by Airbus A330.. it was almost an 8 hours journey (approximately 7 hours and 55 minutes).. in the flight, i was served with the RM15 pre-booked meal which was not so nice.. luckily, i was also given a bar of Kit-Kat and also a 350ml bottle of water [actually, i was not given coz i paid for those.. haha~]..

sunrise in Australia from Airbus A330

claimed to be sunshine state, but it turned out to be chill.
gloomy~!!!

so, arrived at Gold Coast Coolangata International Airport at 7.20 AM [local time].. we were only allowed to unboard the plane after a team of medical officers finished checking the passengers.. passed through Customs, alone.. very scarry!!! hard to understand the slang of their English here.. hehe~ so, after arrival, waited for Cik Tie for almost about 2 hours.. then, we took a FREE Coolangata shuttle to the other bus stop.. so, waited for the another bus which i already forgot its name to the Robina Railway Station.. then took Citytrain to the Central Railway Station, Brisbane..

Robina Railway Station

while waiting. memang gaya tourist yang jakun.. haha~

in Citytrain

had lunch at Azra's Kebab & Pizza Specialies in Edward St, Brisbane.. it is one of Halal Restaurants here.. so, decided to eat a slice of pepperoni pizza instead of kebab.. costed me 3.50 AUD (when you buy stuff, please do not count in RM or you'll be suffering).. haha~ after that, headed to the bus station which was located at Adelaide St..while waiting for the bus, had the famous Taro Milk Tea from EasyWay Tea.. rasanya macam keladi laa.. warna pun macam keladi.. Cik Tie bought a large sized ones, so that we can share..

2 slices for 7 AUD!!!

me and Cik Tie in Azra's

Adelaide St with the pearl drink

took the bus no. 411 headed to Hawken Village [in Msia, i don't even know how to take the buses in the city].. the best thing about the people here is, they said thanks or thank you to the bus driver. this is not practically practiced in my beloved said to be a multi-cultural country, Malaysia.. haihz~

so, walked up the hilly road of Hawken Drive for 3 minutes [coz of the luggage I carried], heading to Cik Tie's place.. a medium sized house with 3 bedrooms, 1 toilet, 1 bathrooom, 1 laundry room, 1 living room, 1 small area for dining, and 1 kitchen.. rumah Cik Tie ni kiranya dah lengkap laa serba-serbi.. haha~

now, the time is almost winter. so, I'm having longer night than my day.. and that means, I have shorten time to go for jalan-jalan here since the shops will be closed at 5.00pm.. less time for shopping. that also means more time for money saving!!! haha~

and the salat time here in Brisbane is:

Fajr/Subuh: 0504
Sunrise: 0625
Dhuhr: 1145
Asr: 1445
Maghrib: 1704
Isha: 1821

[the time difference between here and Msia is approximately 2 hours only]

planned for a trip to University of Queensland on the evening, but due to overslept and tiring I had, the plan is postponed to tomorrow, Insya Allah..

sekian sahaja kembara Queensland untuk hari pertama.

Wassalam.

beauty products & you

2009-05-20T00:37:00.003+08:00

2-3 weeks ago, I bought a tube of facial cleanser and a bottle of toner. that was my first time of buying and using them. my first trial, i should say. i never used those kind of beauty things before my age of 21 years. and i only had the opportunity of trying it after my 22nd birthday. i couldn't believe that i could still survived my teen life. haha~

the thing that initiate me to buy such things was my face. "stressed" face!!! lots of pimples said 'hello" to my face during my study leaves for Professional Exam II, and I couldn't do anything about it. before, I simply used the shower foam, no matter where it is, and even for my face. Haha~ Actually, I didn't really bother about those stuff.. And I don't know the effect of such action.. Haha~

However, things started to change during my lotsa free time holidays.. lotsa time to experience new things, I supposed. that was the thing that initiate me to use those.. however, I don't use them as scheduled. Facial cleanser and toner should be applied twice daily. And me? I often missed the morning ones. I'm not one of those "strict discipline" users. Haha~

My experience after using those?
Pimples remain the same, still. As one goes away, one drives in. Haha~ so bad, right? Maybe the brand isn't good enough for the functions.. Or maybe, my skin is too "degil" to let their "pampered pimples" go away.. haihz~
owh yeah~ my skin started to dry too, and i did wonder why.. and finally, i managed to get the answer tonight.. the answer is so simple!!! Simply because I didn't buy the moisturizer!!! Haihz~ what to do, rite?? that was my first trial.. So, have to get one tomorrow.. or else, my skin will become drier and even drier...

okies.. now, it's time to learn on 7 steps on how to apply the beauty products of yours.

Step One
Splash your face with warm water and make sure your hands are clean.

Step Two
Squeeze a small amount of your cleanser into your palms or to a soft cotton washcloth.

Step Three
Apply the cleanser to your face using a circular motion. Make sure you cover all the areas вЂ“ forehead, chin, nose, cheeks and neck. Massage your face for about a minute. Allow the cleaner to penetrate the skin for a few minutes.

Step Four
Rinse thoroughly the cleaner with lukewarm water. Make sure that you have removed all traces of the cleanser. You can use a face sponge, a muslin cloth or cotton pads to remove the cleanser. At the end rinse your face with cold water to shrink the enlarged pores and to improve blood circulation.

Step Five
Dry your face with a facial towel.

Step Six
Once you have cleansed your face you should begin with the next step - tone your skin. The toners remove the traces of makeup, dirt and oil that your cleanser may have missed. They also reduce pores, eliminate oil and refine the skin. What they do in addition to making your skin feel tighter, is prepare the skin for the moisturizer.

Step Seven
Always apply a facial moisturizer after cleansing your face. A moisturizer should always be applied to a clean and toned face. Take appropriate amount and apply it to the face , avoiding eyes area. Dot moisturizer, an inch away from the eyes to avoid irritation.

let's practice these rainbow steps [7 steps]!!!

Wassalam.

-co-

2009-05-19T23:53:00.002+08:00

just chill out!!!

to those who will be going for any vacation, don't forget me!!!
nak ole-ole tau!!! (^_^)

Wassalam.

sinar pengharapan

2009-05-19T13:06:00.003+08:00

Sinar Pengharapan
by: Azad Jazmin

Aku ingin memutar waktu
Agar dapat berlagu alunan yang baru
Oh..... aku di senja terbelenggu
Kepuraan yang syahdu tulusnya yang palsu

Kasih jalanan yang curam
Terjatuh dan bangun hanya aku seorang
padaMu Tuhan berserah segala jawapan

Kau...memberikan ku kekuatan
Oh keindahan memberi sinar pengharapan
Perasaanmu usah turutkan, teguhkan iman
Penawar resah kisah silam

Aku dapatkah Kau kutemu
di dalam taman syahdu, sujudku padaMu

A song from one of those dramas which I've been watching currently, Enigma. A nice song. Syahdu!!!
Click here for the video clip.

Wassalam.

syurga cinta

2009-05-15T19:22:00.002+08:00

SYURGA CINTA

15 Mei- “SEBELUM ni saya tak solat, tapi lepas tengok filem Syurga Cinta saya solat kerana takut masuk Neraka,” akui pelakon cilik Muhamad Hadziq Hazem atau Hadziq, 9.

Begitu besarnya moral yang diambil oleh Hadziq selepas berlakon dan menonton filem arahan pengarah terkenal Ahmad Idham itu.

Ternyata filem ini memang sarat dengan pengajaran yang secara tidak langsung mampu membentuk fikiran kanak-kanak seperti Hadziq untuk menilai mana yang baik dan buruk.

Misalnya, gambaran Api Neraka yang dipaparkan dalam filem ini boleh menyampaikan mesej kepada mereka agar jangan tinggal solat dan melakukan perkara yang dilarang jika tidak mahu dihumban dan merasa hangatnya bahang Api Neraka.

Filem Syurga Cinta turut dilakonkan oleh Awal Ashaari, Heliza, Mustapha Kamal, Dian P. Ramlee, Hisham Ahmad Tajuddin, Fizz Fairuz, Shaheizy Sam dan Wazata Zain.

Filem terbitan MIG ini mengisahkan Irham (Awal Ashaari), berusia lewat 20-an anak kepada pasangan Tan Sri Zakaria dan Pn Sri Mahani telah membesar di luar negara sejak berumur 12 tahun lagi. Kerana terlalu lama di luar negara, cara dan gaya hidupnya tidak ubah seperti orang barat.

Sekembalinya ke Malaysia, Irham telah bertemu dengan rakan-rakan lamanya ketika belajar di luar negara iaitu Zainal dan Alex yang sangat mengenali hati budi Irham.

Irham sememangnya seorang lelaki yang handal memikat gadis yang diinginkannya. Alex dan Zainal mencabar Irham memikat gadis bertudung, Syuhadah kerana mereka tahu Irham tidak menyukai gadis sebegini. Irham melakukan pelbagai cara untuk memikat Syuhadah yang secara kebetulan merupakan guru agama di sekolah adik angkatnya iaitu Ikmal (Hadziq).

Ikmal seorang budak berusia 8 tahun yang nakal tetapi cerdik dan petah apabila bercakap. Penuh dengan idea-idea yang bernas yang dipengaruhi dari kaca televisyen.

Ikmal bukan sahaja seorang budak yang mendengar kata gurunya malah kedua orang tuanya. Dia bersikap penyayang dan suka memerhati serta meletakkan guru agamanya sebagai sumber ilmu bagi pelajaran agama.

Hadziq semakin terkenal selepas muncul dalam program TV Tom Tom Bak yang disiarkan di Astro Ria.

Namun dia tidak merasakan dirinya sudah cukup glamour memandangkan dia baru berlakon sebuah filem dan hanya muncul di program Tom Tom Bak bersama pengacara terkenal Aznil Hj. Nawawi.

“Tetapi, di sekolah saya mempunyai ramai kawan kerana mereka suka saya mengajar mereka berlakon,” beritahunya yang tidak segan mengaku mempunyai seorang 'teman wanita' bernama Athirah Jane di sekolahnya.

Telatahnya yang spontan dan bersahaja membuahkan perasaan lucu di hati sesiapa yang melihat Haziq sama ada di dalam mahupun di luar tabir.

Misalnya dalam filem Syurga Cinta, lakonannya yang bersahaja itu menarik perhatian penonton untuk terus menyaksikan filem ini ke penghujungnya.

Ditanya tentang dialog dan aksi yang ditonjolkan dalam filem itu, Hadziq berkata kadangkala dia akan mengikut skrip yang dibaca dan adakalanya ia keluar dengan spontan.

“Saya akan menggunakan skrip yang diberikan dan adakalanya saya buat skrip sendiri.

“Kadangkala, saya cuba-cuba juga menolong Kak Heliza dan Abang Awal menghayati watak mereka.

“Tetapi Abang Awal juga ada menolong saya buat apa yang Uncle Idham suka. Contohnya semasa babak saya perlu mengawal ‘remote control’ kereta.

“Saya perlu habiskan masa selama dua hari untuk belajar supaya pandai mengawal alat itu hingga ia nak rosak.

“Saya suka Abang Awal sebab dia selalu menolong saya dan suka buat kelakar. Saya rasa cerita ini dah hancur kalau Abang Awal tiada,” katanya yang bijak berkata-kata.

Kata anak sulung dari tiga beradik ini, dia ingin berlakon lagi jika diberikan tawaran .

Apabila dewasa, Hadziq berkata dia bercita-cita hendak bergelar seorang angkasawan seperti Datuk Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor dan jika ada masa terluang hendak mengikut jejak produser David Teo.

Saksikan gelagat nakal dan lucu Hadziq dalam filem Syurga Cinta di pawagam mulai 21 Mei ini!

-mStar Online-

Comment:

Movie trailer BEST!!! Just can't wait to watch the movie!!! Kenapa laa ambil masa lama sangat untuk ditayangkan? 21st May?!!! The time is just too bad!!! Wrong timing!!! Sigh~

Wassalam.

rama-rama

2009-05-14T23:53:00.005+08:00

Rama-rama
by: Ella

Seumpama rama-rama
terbang bebas di udara
tanpa ada halangan
aman damai
suka-suka
riang ria tanpa ada rasa duka sengketa
rama-rama

Ekspresi dirimu
menawan hatiku
ingin aku terbang bersamamu
melihat kerenah, melihat telatah
manusia yang sering telagah

Ekspedisi ini bagai tiada henti
kan menjadi antologi diri
terhentilah mimpi
terhapuslah sepi
sanubari yang lebih berani

Terminal yang pasti
salju fitrah hati
kerna yang sejati
tiada gentar lagi
terbanglah ke sini
mencari abadi
terbanglah ke mari
mencari hakiki

Seumpama rama-rama
Melewati panorama yang penuh
Warna warni
Tawan bunga tawan taman
Dengan aksi lincah berputik
Hidup yang harmoni
Rama-rama

Still clueless. I still don't know what the meaning of this lyric is. Although i have been listening to the song for countless of times, clueless, still. And yet, I still keep on playing the song. A good song to be listened to my ears, I should say. Hopefully, I can understand the lyric. It's not "nice" to only know on how to sing the song, without actually knowing the meaning of it.

Wassalam.

:(

2009-05-12T07:27:00.003+08:00

been crying for i do not know how many hours,
and yet, still miss you.
this feeling is *^&$#@
so awful!!!

Wassalam.

enigma

2009-05-07T13:06:00.005+08:00

finished with Dari Mata Arisa on TV2. the best thing about it is, Ashraf Muslim, the handsomest actor [passion and passion of me :P]. argh~!!! He's gorgeous!!! the drama is an adaptation from a novel entitled Kau Sayangku, writen by Cik Bikash Nur Idris, published by Alaf 21 Sdn. Bhd. found it was quite good, and romantic as well!!! Gosh~!!!

ok. done with Dari Mata Arisa. started with Enigma on TV9 plak. Enigma means mystery, secret, perplexity, puzzle or riddle. just in the beginning. so, no comment yet. however, can't wait to go to the places shown in the drama!!! waaaa~ really, really can't wait to go. penantian ini terlalu lama buatku.. cewah~!! ooohhh Queensland,... i'm coming soon.. one day, Insya Allah.

Wassalam.

siblings dined out

2009-05-05T13:53:00.008+08:00

yesterday's dinner, went to Pak Li Kopitiam in Kota Damansara which is quite far from our beloved home. not a prob for me coz Azim drove us there.

a very nice kopitiam. definitely the best kopitiam i had ever been, so far [far away better than the kopitiam i had been in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan]. no doubts~! plus, one of their outlets was featured in the famous TV3 Jalan-jalan Cari Makan before!!!

me and Maria Tunku Sabri

the menu board.
just take note of the menu, not the price.
but they are affordable.
believe me!!!

Durian Belanda

Mocha Ice Blended

Strawberry Smoothies

Nasi Ayam Lemon

Hainanese Chicken Chop

me and Faten's fave beverage (^_^).
to Faten, pegilaa cuba. siap ada isi lagi. tapi tak tau laa itu isi durian belanda or apa. whatever it is, memang sedaap!!!

Pak Li Kopitiam, Kota Damansara.

definitely worth eating there!!!

Wassalam.

03.03.09: Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur

2009-05-04T00:18:00.015+08:00

Tiba di Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur untuk berjalan-jalan, sambil menimba pengalaman dan mempelajari teknik-teknik membelanjakan wang dengan "berkesan".

that's me and SERUM

khas buat seseorang yang amat obsess dengan kasut-kasut.
Pengajaran: Jangan shopping kasut lagi!!!

i'm GORGEOUS!!! i know~

Sambil berjalan pun boleh dapat motivasi. Tak sia-sia berjalan berjam-jam!!!

Teh tarik MarryBrown

Chicken chop MB

People in hunger!!! lunch time~

Racket gergasi!!!
Federer dan tennis. Synonym yang tak dapat dipisahkan.. Haha~

Jeans berlambak-lambak.
Macam ada SALE, tapi haihz~ mana ada SALE time ni.. kecewa~

Monorail Jalan Imbi

di tepi jalan. berlatar belakang kan KL Tower. supposedly, KLCC pun boleh nampak, tapi apakan daya? sigh~

This way, please.
KL Sentral --> Kelana Jaya.

In LRT

Dalam banyak-banyak plastic bags yang dibawa, hanya ini saya punya.
Lihatlah!!
Kan saya udah bilang, inilah cara shopping yang berkesan!!!

Sekian sahaja Kembara Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur (03.03.09).

Wassalam.

tagged by faten :)

2009-05-03T00:35:00.004+08:00

1. Anda rasa anda hot?
sometimes yes, sometimes no. but most of the time, NO!!! huhu~

2. Upload gambar kegemaran anda

3. Kenapa anda suka gambar ini?
tiada sebab perlu diberi pabila kita menyukai sesuatu

4. Bila kali terakhir anda makan piza?
Pagi tadi.. Pizza GIANT yang ada 5 pieces for RM 5.99 tu... haha~

5. Lagu terakhir yang anda dengar.
James Bond theme song

6. Apa yang sedang anda buat selain selesaikan tag ini?
tengok friendster, bukak e-mail, baca blogs sahabat-sahabat.

7. Selain dari nama anda sendiri, anda suka dipanggil dengan nama apa?
memandangkan tiada nama lain untuk dipanggil, apa kata kalo dengan panggilan sayang? haha~

8. Tag lagi 6 orang dengan hati yang terbuka tanpa rasa kekesalan. Sila lakukan kalau tak kena denda mandatori.
Fiena
Sarah
Ainaa Is
Aiman Yazid
Erma
-

9. Siapa no 1 kepada anda?
Memandangkan kami berjiran setelah sekian lama, jadi Fiena adalah sahabat yang paling lama mengenali saya iaitu semenjak zaman hingusan lagi. Sahabat akrab saya. Sehati sejiwa sewaktu hingusan. Tetiba teringat kenangan main basikal bersama, main kejar-kejar, ponteng sekolah agama bersama. Haha~ sweet memories!!!

10. Bagaimana pulak dengan no 4?
Aiman, sahabat yang saya kenali sewaktu 1st year lagi. Time tu, slalu pegi melepak bilik dia. Pegi jumpa Putera Katak Hijau dia. Kami suka lagu Ayah, dendangan Ae-man.

11. Kata sesuatu tentang orang no 5.
Kami memulakan perjalanan persahabatan dengan jalan yang "agak aggresive". haha~ kepada yang mengetahuinya, sila-sila mendiamkan diri.. tapi, setelah setahun sebilik dengannya, amatlah berharga pengalaman itu.. yang paling best, mengajar saya untuk selalu kluar dari USM bagi mereleasekan stress. walau bagaimanapun, gagal dipraktikkan sewaktu Year 3 gara-gara tiada driver yang tau memandu manual. and not forgotten, netball!!!

12. Bagaimana pulak dengan orang no 3.
Ainaa Is. banyak persamaan antara kami. more than 3, kalo tak silap.. haha~ Dia ni, anak kepada Cikgu-cikgu MRSM saya.. Sahabat saya yang sorang ni, dia has high confidence.. suka tukar template blognya. ada banyak idea.. pandai edit gambar jadi cantik.. suka berjalan.. tapi pape aktiviti skali pun, ongkosnya kena murah..

13. Siapakah orang no 2.
Wan Maisarah binti Wan Ahmad Kamal. Tinggal kat SS 7 gak. Teman sepermainan saya ketika kami kecil. Seorang yang kurus. Suka beronggeng-ronggeng, suka tgk horror films, suka shopping. Lagi, skang ni tgh STRUGGLE habis utk menjadi sorang pharmacist yang mempunyai pendapatan lebih drpd RM4000. Selamat Maju Jaya!!!

14. Bagi pesanan anda untuk orang no 6.
tiada pesanan memandangkan tiada orang ke-6.

Wassalam.

yellow lemon tree

2009-04-30T02:20:00.004+08:00

old song with cute video.
do enjoy!!!

Wassalam.

bermain perasaan

2009-04-30T00:02:00.008+08:00

Jangan kau bermain dengan perasaan.
Kelak kau akan tertipu.
Nanti kau akan kecewa.
Bukan mudah untuk mengawal perasaan.
Terutama perasaan orang muda macam kau.
Perasaan mudah berubah.
Perasaan mudah terpesong.

Sudah lama benar aku menyedari tentang permainan perasaan ini.
Sejak dari bangku sekolah lagi.
Pernah satu ketika aku telah tertipu dengan permainan ini.
Pernah juga satu ketika dulu aku telah bertaubat.
Bertaubat untuk tidak lagi cuba bermain-main dengan perasaan ini.
Namun aku selalu gagal.
Aku sering kecewa.
Aku sentiasa tumpas dengan perasaanku sendiri.

Memang diakui yang permainan ini sangat menarik dan menyeronokkan.
Namun kalau tersilap langkah padah jawabnya.
Lukanya sukar diubati.
Habis??
Apa yang boleh aku buat??
Apa yang patut aku lakukan lagi??
Lari dari perasaanku sendiri??

my mind perception:

I got this from somewhere on the net. i should say that this will be an interesting topic. kita sering kali dilanda sebuah perasaan, yang mengasyikkan. seperti yang dialami oleh remaja-remaja lain. perasaan cinta yang sukar digambarkan, yang sukar diluahkan. itulah lumrah kehidupan. aku tidak pernah berada dalam permainan ini secara rasminya, namun terlalu banyak yang dapat ku perhatikan dari sekelilingku. Bukanlah aku tak suka mengasihi dan rasa dikasihi. Bukanlah aku tak mahu menyayangi dan rasa disayangi. Tapi aku takut. Amat takut. Takut untuk merungkai segala persoalan-persoalan yang bermain di mindaku.

Apakah aku mampu lari dari perasaanku sendiri? Apakah aku mampu? Atau mungkinkah aku akan tewas kepada perasaanku sendiri, pada suatu hari nanti? Aku sendiri tidak pasti. Buat masa ini, diriku masih tak mampu memberi segala jawapan bagi setiap persoalan yang timbul. Aku dapat rasakan, yang diriku masih belum bersedia untuk menerima sebarang kemungkinan yang bakal berlaku. Apakah aku kan bahagia? Atau apakah aku kan derita? Apakah aku mampu kekal tersenyum? Atau apakah akan ku menangis pada suatu hari nanti? Aku belum bersedia. Itulah yang ku pasti. Namun, Insya Allah, aku kan sentiasa berdoa kepadaNya, agar dilengkapkan diriku dengan segala persiapan, bukanlah meminta untuk dijadikan perfectionist kerna aku tahu, tiada sesiapa yang sempurna di dunia ini. Tetapi aku berdoa, agar diriku diberi persiapan keimanan, kekuatan dan ketabahan dalam segala jalan yang bakal menemuiku kelak. Amin~

Wassalam.

a must go place

2009-04-29T00:03:00.003+08:00

holidays for 3 months long.
try to work out something beneficial within this duration.

had done my elective, but not fully done since the report and presentation are not yet finished [actually, just about to be initiated but terminated suddenly]. why? worked out the SPSS stuff tonite with Ayah, but suddenly, the program expired. nothing much can be done about it. Ayah said, "Ayah cari dulu dalam bilik Azim. kalo tak de, have to buy a new one coz the trial is already out of usage. so, need to wait for pasar malam for that purpose". sigh~ sudden outburst of working spirit is terminated. [this is actually my fault. if I listened to what Ayah had said (buat cepat-cepat, jangan tangguh-tangguh), this would not happen]. anyways, the thing is, it is already happened. tak boleh patah balik. my lesson would be:

DO NOT PROCRASTINATE~!!!

this morning, came across an exhibition when I was enjoying the free time, watching TV.

"A must go place", I told myself.

Where? Pusat Sains Negara
When? 28th April - 14th August 2009

For more info regarding this very unique and interesting exhibition, please kindly visit

::: Survival KL 09 - Save Our Earth :::

Wassalam.

archery

2009-04-28T01:12:00.003+08:00

KISAH PEMANAH, BUSUR PANAH DAN PAPAR SASARAN

Seorang pemanah yang bijak pasti tahu ke mana arah tuju panahannya. Dia tahu bahawasanya andai dia memanah dia akan memastikan bahawasanya papan sasaran pasti wujud di hadapan hala tujunya. Bodohlah ia, andai sekiranya dalam memanah, tidak tahu pula ke mana arah panahanyya itu. Malahan, papan sasaran juga tidak wujud di hadapanyya. Adakah boleh dia memanah sedangkan papan sasaran tidak pula wujud di hadapannya. Atau mungkin dia tidak perlu meletakkan sebarang papan sasaran di hadapannya. Cukuplah sekadar sang pemanah itu tadi mengetahui bahawasanya setiap kali dia ingin memanah, dia akan memastikan bahawasanya panahannya itu mempunyai sasaran nya yang tersendiri.

Kenapa agaknya sedemikian? iya, jikalau memanah tanpa arah tuju, ke manakah agaknya anak panah itu akan menyasar? sudah pastinya panahan yang tanpa sasaran akan menuju ke arah yang entah ke mana hala tujunya. Jadi, sang pemanah pun duduk sebentar, tertanya tanya, ke manakah agaknya harus ditujukan anak panahnya ini. Di hadapannya, ada dua papan sasaran yang wujud. Satu papan sasaran itu nampak sungguh dekat dengannya manakala yang satu lagi itu tersangatlah jauh darinya. Papan sasaran yang paling dekat dengannya dihias dengan sungguh cantik sekali. Terdapat pelbagai hiasan di sekelilingnya seperti emas, perak, kertas gulungan berbentuk skrol dan bermacam macam lagi yang cantik cantik belaka. Aduh! Sungguh menarik sekali papan sasaran yang ini! Mahu saja sang pemanah itu tadi terus memanah tanpa berfikir dengan lebih panjang.

Kemudian, dia melihat pula kepada papan sasaran yang duduknya nun jauh di sana. Hampir hampir tidak kelihatan. Namun, papan sasaran itu tetap masih wujud. Sungguh susah untuk menggambarkan keadaan papan sasaran itu. Sang pemanah sungguh keliru sekali, papan sasaran mana yang harus di panah?Kerana sang pemanah hanya ada satu anak panah. Jadi, sang pemanah hanya boleh memanah sebanyak sekali sahaja. Undang undang permainan yang ditetapkan oleh Tuan Medan Panah menyatakan bahawa antara kedua dua papan sasaran itu tadi, hanya satu papan sasaran sahaja yang boleh membawa keuntungan berlipat ganda. Menjadi tugas sang pemanah untuk memilih papan sasaran mana yang harus dipilih. Namun demikian, Tuan Punya Medan Panah tidaklah kejam. Sebelum memulakan permainan, sang pemanah telah pun dibekalkan dengan satu buku Panduan Memanah karangan Tuan Punya Medan Panah itu tadi untuk memberi panduan kepada setiap pemanah, papan sasaran mana yang harus dipilih. Sungguh baik hati sekali Tuan empunya medan panah ini tadi.

Lalu, sang pemanah pun membelek buku itu tadi untuk melihat deskripsi setiap papan sasaran yang wujud. Namun, alangkah terkejutnya sang pemanah bila mengetahui bahawasanya, papan sasaran yang berada dekat dengannya, walaupun dihias dengan cantik dan digantung dengannya emas dan permata, jika ini yang menjadi pilihan sang pemanah, maka dia akan mendapat kerugian selama lamanya. Malahan buku itu juga menegah sang pemanah daripada memilih papan sasaran yang ini. Dinyatakan juga telah ramai yang ingkar kepada buku ini dan masih memilih untuk memanah papan sasaran ini. Maklumlah, papan sasaran yang cantik ini sangat cantik. Masakan tiada siapa yang tidak mahu untuk memilihnya.

Dibeleknya buku itu lagi, mencari pula deskripsi tentang papan sasaran yang sangat jauh itu pula. Menurut buku itu, papan sasaran yang sangat jauh itulah sebenarnya akan membawa keuntungan selama lamanya untuk sang pemanah. Walau papan sasaran itu sangat jauh, tanpa sebarang hiasan yang manis manis dan cantik, papan sasaran inilah sebenarnya yang sepatutnya menjadi pilihan sang pemanah. Menurut buku itu lagi, tidak ramai yang telah mengikut saranan buku ini untuk memilih papan sasaran yang jauh ini. Maklumlah, ramai sang pemanah telah membeli atau mereka reka buku panduan memanah mereka sendiri, lantas memilih untuk memanah papan sasaran yang cantik itu tadi. Ada juga yang alpa untuk merujuk kepada mana mana buku, hanya menjadikan kehendak sendiri sebagai neraca penilai arah hala tuju anak panahnya itu, lantas orang sebegini juga memilih papan sasaran yang cantik itu tadi. Buku panduan itu tadi juga telah menekankan berkali kali untuk sang pemanah memilih papan sasaran yang jauh ini kerana jaminan keuntungan yang bakal diperoleh daripada Tuan Punya medan panah.

ok.habis citer…hehe..mcm tergantung plak..maaplah yerk kalo berbelit2..ok2..soalannya adalah….andai korg lah yang jadi pemanah itu tadi? ke manakah agaknyer korg nak panah? nak ikut buku panduan memanah tuh ke? nak ikut suker suki sendiri ke? nak pakai buku panduan memanah sendiri ke? haish…pk yeop pk!!!

teka teki teka teku..apa ada balik pintu..=)

P/S: i was thinking of taking either astronomy or archery for my co-curriculum activity in this upcoming 4th year. when i was searching on the archery stuff, i got this teka-teki from Majlis Syura Muslimun Cork [MSM Cork].

Wassalam.

bingkisan salam

2009-04-26T15:29:00.003+08:00

BINGKISAN SALAM

Bingkisan salam untuk semua

Doa selamat sesama saudara

Tautan hati dengan ikatan iman

Rahmat Allah semoga berjaya

Tanamkan rasa bersama

Satu matlamat hidup di dunia

Hadapi onak durinya sepanjang jalan

Tabahkan hati menuju bahagia

Lumrah kehidupan penuh pancaroba

Manusia perlukan suluh cahaya

Iman yang sejati amalan yang murni

Taqwa demi kurnia Ilahi

Kita suburkan rasa persaudaraaan

Bersama diharungi hidup di duinia ini

Bersatu dalam rahmat harmoni masyarakat

Dengan teras muafakat
Tentu mendapat untung dunia akhirat

Ucapan salam untuk semua

Moga selamat teman dan saudara

Kasih di hati itu tanda beriman

Rahmat Allah untuk selamnya

- Kamal Halim -

Wassalam.

masterpieces

2009-04-26T02:58:00.007+08:00

went to KLIBF 09 yesterday.
pulang dengan kehampaan.
buku-buku karya Ayahanda Hashim Yaacob yang dicari tidak ku temui.

"tak dibawa", kata orang DBP tu.
"buku tu dah lama diterbitkan", ujarnya lagi.
kasihan diriku.
haihz~ kecewa~!

Wassalam.

buat nurul farhana jufri

2009-04-26T01:18:00.005+08:00

farhana [bukan yang di atas pelamin tu.. tapi bakal berada di situ.. haha~]

Happy birthday, farhana!!!
Selamat menyambut ulang tahun ke 22!!!
Semoga sentiasa diberkati Allah SWT,
dipanjangkan umur,
dipertingkatkan amalan,
dimurahkan rezeki,
dan didekatkan jodoh...

Happy always,
and may success be yours..
Insya Allah..

Wassalam.

tayammum

2009-04-23T14:32:00.004+08:00

TAYAMMUM is an edited version of the famous song of Suci Dalam Debu.

ISLAM BAGAI AIR YANG JERNIH
DI BUMI YANG PENUH BERDEBU
MENYINARI SANUBARI INSAN
TUK SETIAP UMAT MANUSIA
SEPANJANG MASA
ISLAM KAN JAYA SELAMANYA
WALAU DI TANTANG MASSA
NAMUN TAK SEMUA PUNYA DAYA
MANENTANG MURKA

SUATU HARI NANTI ISLAM KAN BERCAHAYA
MENYINARI DUNIA MAKHLUQ DAN SEISINYA
DISITUKAN TERLIHAT KEBENARAN TERUNGKAP
QUR’AN JADI PEDOMAN
SUNNAH JADI ACUAN
BUKAN KHAYALAN YANG ALLAH JANJIKAN
NAMUN KEMENANGAN YANG NYATA.

enjoy listening!!!

Wassalam.

Air Mata Astagina

2009-04-21T20:21:00.005+08:00

saya bersama Pengarah PASUM, Prof. Madya Dr. Azilah Abd. Rahman (dua dari kanan saya); Naib Canselor UM ke-8, Ayahanda Dato' Prof. Dr. Hashim Yaacob (di sebelah kanan saya); dan tuan empunya Halim Mazmin Berhad, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Halim bin Mohammad (di sebelah kiri saya)

Luka di Jari Kaki

Kalau luka jari kakimu
tersepak batu, anakku
kulitmu berlumur
darah menyembur
bangun kau anakku
jangan kau gentar pada batu.
Dengan tanganmu
baling seterumu sejauh mau.

Jangan kau biar bisa di kaki
menular meracun hati.

Batu semacam itu akan terus ada
menyekat jalan di mana-mana.
Kau harus waspada
mengorak langkah setiap masa.

Lihatlah anak, pada jari kakiku
yang sering terlanggar batu.
Lukanya sudah lama berlalu
parutnya masih di situ.
Bagiku anak, luka tidak lagi bisa.
Alah batu kerana biasa.

Kalau bila tikanya tiba
Bisa di kakimu mencengkam jiwa,
datanglah kau pada air mata mama.
Air matanya Air Manik Astagina
pengubat bisa lara.
Datanglah pada doa bapa.
Doanya Pedang Puspa Jentaka Wira
pelebur batu durhaka.

Hashim Yaacob
8 Mac 1994

Wassalam.

kembara di tanah gersang

2009-04-21T18:48:00.002+08:00

Kembara berjalan bersendirian
Menanti jalan pulang
Bilakah masanya
Embunkan menjelma
Di tanah gersang yang membakar

Alangkah pedihnya nasib pengembara
Di tengah Khatulistiwa
Tak siapa yang dapat
Menghilangkan dahaga
Namun ia masih bertahan

Kami semua senasib denganmu
Hai pengembara di tanah gersang
Mencari kebahagiaan dalam hidup
Menempuh pelbagai rintangan yang ada
Namun bhagia masih impian

Uhh...

Kau masih berjalan di bawah sinar
Bulan bintang yang membimbingmu
Nan diri suatu masa
Cahayakan menjelma
Nan diri suatu masa

Uhh... Uhh...

came across this song when i opened someone's blog. this is a very good song to remind one-self, so that we are not going to give up, and keep on moving forward. this song is sang by Ziana Zain and was sang again by Ustaz Akhil Hayy. a good ones. try to listen once, and Insya Allah, you will like it.

Wassalam.

mama

2009-04-20T12:41:00.004+08:00

Happy 51st birthday, Mama.
May Allah SWT blesses all of us.
And may we all be protected under His shelter.

Without You

Mom, without you, there would be no me.
Your love, your attention, your guidance,
have made me who I am.

Without you, I would be lost,
wandering aimlessly,
without direction or purpose.
You showed me the way
to serve, to accomplish, to persevere.

Without you, there would be an empty space
I could never fill, no matter how I tried.

Instead, because of you,
I have joy, contentment, satisfaction and peace.

Thank you, mom.

I have always loved you
and I always will.

By Joanna Fuchs

P/S: I found this poem above when I was searching one on the net.

Mama

Mama,
Your love is indescribable,
Infinity, I should say,
Thank you for all,
I don't think I can repay you,
For those you had given me.

Mama,
I know that I always go against you,
I always do the "do not do" things,
Forgive me for all the sins I did.

Mama,
I know how worried you'll be when I'm facing exams,
You keep on praying, praying and praying,
Not only during that particular time,
But for all the time,
For my success all along the way.

You are my bestest friend,
And it will remains that way,
Thank you for all you've done, Mama.

By `Aainaa Nur Raihana Abdullah.

Wassalam.

yusuff

2009-04-20T12:16:00.003+08:00

for these 2 days, i've been streaming this drama [yusuff] on youtube. actually, not only yusuff. a few dramas.. [as you all know, i'm so free for these 3 months. no need to read medical books, no lecture notes, no clinicals]. haha~ no envy, please... [laughing so evil =))]

so, here goes the lyric :)

[Verse 1]
Bermulanya semua hanya dengan rasa
Ada saja yang tak kena
Rupanya kau berkasih
Menyingkir setia
Sandiwara penuh dusta

[Prechorus 1]
Kini ku beri satu amaran
Jangan nanti jadi cabaran
Aku ingin kau memadam kenangan
Menjadi mimpi berterbangan

[Chorus]
Jika engkau pergi, bulan dan bintang tetap masih di langit
Jika engkau pergi, air mengalir takkan berhenti
Jangan khuatir tentang diri ku
Ku janji takkan merindui mu

[Verse 2]
Bermusim resah hadir membelai
Menyentuh hati kecewa
Janji sehidup semati
Tinggal tiada lagi
Impian hancur depan mata

[Prechorus 2]
Semakin terungkap kepastian
Biarlah ku rela melepaskan
Pada mu cinta cuma lah mainan
Sekadar untuk senda bersama

Jika engkau pergi, bulan dan bintang tetap masih di langit
Jika engkau pergi, air mengalir takkan berhenti
Jangan khuatir tentang diri ku
Ku janji takkan merindui mu

[Bridge]
Puas sudah ku berikan engkau segalanya
Jalan cerita pun nyata akan berubah

[Solo/Music Break]

Jika engkau pergi, bulan dan bintang tetap masih di langit
Jika engkau pergi, air mengalir takkan berhenti
Jangan khuatir tentang diri ku
Ku janji takkan merindui mu

Wassalam.

9th april

2009-04-10T01:03:00.002+08:00

Saat-saat penantian,
Jantung berdenyut kencang,
Hati gundah, tidak keruan,
Bakal menjelma suatu ketentuan dan ketetapan,
Lahirnya seorang insan...
Itu dialami oleh ayah pada 22 tahun yang lalu.

Hari ini,
Saat-saat penantian itu kembali lagi,
Cuma situasinya agak berbeda,
Kerana insan itu sendiri juga merasainya,
Dan debaran jantung kian memuncak,
Bagaikan tsunami melanda pantai...

Alhamdulillah,
D.U.I.T : Doa Usaha Istiqomah Tawakkal menghasil kejayaan.

SELAMAT HARI LAHIR DAN SELAMAT MELOMPAT TAHUN 4

Dari,
Ayah.

Alhamdulillah, hari ini, 9th April, telah bertambah usiaku. Dah 22 tahun dah. Sekejap je rasanya masa berlalu. Aku masih lagi boleh mengimbau kenangan tahun lepas yang berlaku around this time laa.

8th April 08- fighting for the netball court with the boys yang nak main futsal kat situ. A funny incident to be remembered, but a very serious ones... REALLY!!! [rasa macam tak matured langsung]
9th April 08- had a called "suprise birthday party".. tapi ada ter"merajuk" dengan zuha.. why? simply because she was too busy planning for the party sampai tak teringat nak wish pun.. haha~

this year,

8th April 09- pegi tengok lampu kelip-kelip depan istana dengan zuha, faten and ckb. sangat cantik!!! tangkap banyak gambar.. tapi guna camera faten laa since my camera dah selamat sampai rumah pun.. before tu, pergi makan dekat restoran d'kantan.. tempah nasi putih + tom yam ayam + telur dadar.. sedap oo~!!!
9th April 09- had much a simpler but suprise birthday party.. this year, almost tertipu dengan helah yang dilakukan.. faten ajak teman dia.. apa lagi, teman je laa.. tak banyak sangat fikir since by that time, tengah serabut2 dengan result exam yang bakal diannouncekan.. petang tu, dalam kul 5.20pm, result Pro 2 kluar.. Alhamdulillah, berjaya juga melangkah ke Fasa III bersama sahabat-sahabat [trima kasih, sahabat-sahabat].. inilah hadiah terbaik kepada mama and ayah sempena hari lahir pada kali ini..

Sekian dulu coretan buat kali ini.

Wassalam.

medical student-related issue

2009-04-05T12:06:00.004+08:00

i came across this "interesting topic" when i was looking for other Dr related issues.. erm..
"Many becoming doctors for wrong reasons". interesting, isn't it? although it's not the latest issues, yet, still wanna share with you guys..

Friday, April 6, 2007

WITH his quick mind and love of puzzles, the medical genius works through an unconventional medical testing and symptom elimination process, aided by his shrewd, instinctive understanding of human nature, to diagnose a patient's condition.

His success rate is high, amazingly so, although his bedside manner is practically non-existent. Meet Dr Gregory House, of the medical drama House, currently one of the most popular TV doctors around.

He is also one of the popular medical myths misleading students about the profession.

"The lack of communication skills is the biggest complaint against local doctors," says Malaysian Medical Council member Prof Dr Zabidi Azhar. "You need to like people and have a caring character, as well as be able to communicate well."

Another myth, he adds, is that to excel in medicine, one would need straight As. "It is true that you need to have some brains to be a good doctor but the fact is, a flat four CGPA (cumulative grade point average) does not make a good doctor."

However, given the growing number of students with a 4.0 CGPA, the admission process into medical school has become an annual circus. It does not help that some students even treat studying medicine as their god-given choice.

Malaysian Medical Association branch chairman Dr Kuljit Singh is another who is of the opinion that exam results may not help medical students.

"Many of those who score a 4.0 CGPA are result-oriented. But are they good when dealing with patients?

"Except for the few who are all-rounded students, many do not have interpersonal skills. To be a doctor, you are required to deal with emotions and feelings; patients are not machines."

For a final-year student who only wants to be known as David, the lesson has been slow but well-learned: "I came into the programme with the idea that all I have to do to succeed is to slog but now I've come to realise that it is only half of it.

"The most important thing is to develop good people skills. You need to communicate well. And you need to want to help people."

Students have to know what they are really interested in and why they want to do medicine, says Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia medical faculty dean Prof Datuk Dr Lokman Saim.

"For example, is it because they want to help cure people or because they like learning about diseases? If they are interested in diseases, maybe they are better suited to medical labs, not to hospitals."

For a fifth-year medical student who only wants to be known as Amira, medicine was not her first choice.

Although she has not had trouble coping with her studies, she admits that she has had to motivate herself to learn things:

"I was more interested in pharmacy but my parents advised me to take up medicine. When I first started my medical course, it was difficult because I was not that interested.

"I advise those thinking about it to really examine if they have a passion for medicine before enrolling."

Medical academics concur that interest or passion is a matter not to be taken lightly.

According to cardiologist Dr Ong Hean Teik, who wrote The Life of a Doctor, a guide for prospective students and their parents, those doing medicine for other people usually don't make good doctors and are depriving the ones who are truly interested of a place in medical school.

Universiti Putra Malaysia medical health sciences faculty dean Prof Dr Azhar Md Zain agrees: "The best doctors are those who are really keen on the vocation, not those who are in it for reasons they are imagining or not clear of.

"It is a tough job being a medical student and then a doctor. It also does not pay as well as other vocations if you compare head to head.

"So, only true believers in the profession, and those with love for the sick people with the right attitude and minds will succeed. Those who lack this will not do well. They will get through but cause heartache to themselves, their families and their patients."

Dr Leticia W, who graduated recently, advises prospective medical students to take up something else if they cannot tell themselves honestly why they want to do medicine.

"It's a calling. If you are pursuing it under another person's influence, or because of other superficial reasons, you are better off pursuing something else," she says, adding that one does not need lofty aspirations to be a doctor.

"You don't have to be driven by dreams of saving mankind or finding a cure for cancer.

"Years of medical school have taught me that you need to be grounded to be a good doctor it is hard work and sometimes unrewarding. Other times, it takes small things to make it worthwhile, like getting a relieved look, a smile or simple 'thank you' from patients after you have allayed their fears by simply talking to them or just listening to their worries." The Star/Asia News Network

Wassalam.

buat sahabat-sahabatku

2009-03-16T06:28:00.003+08:00

Untukmu
by: Durani

Sahabat
Dalam kabut ku tercari-cari cahaya
Akhirnya ku temui sinar ceria diraut wajahmu

Andainya alam ini mampu berkata-kata
Pastilah pujian buat dirimu
Di waktu itu akulah yg bertuah
Punya sahabat sepertimu

Sahabat
Kau bimbing lah ku menuju cahaya ilahi

Sahabat
Aku lemah mangharungi ranjau dunia

Sahabat
Aku ingin seperti mu dalam ketenangan
Menghadapi hidup ini

Sahabat

Ku bersyukur kerna mengenali dirimu
Ku harap moga kitakan bersama
Harungi segala suka duka
Moga kejayaan milik kita
Agar hidup menuju mulia.

Wassalam.

special credits: Nisak [thanks for sharing the song]

The Power of Sharing

2009-03-05T21:39:00.002+08:00

this is another way of USAHA.. it's all about SHARING, SHARING and SHARING!!! Regardless of what course you are, what year you are in, and whatever you are, everyone including YOU is invited!!! YES!! Including YOU!!! And i mean it.. Please feel free to visit .: The Power of Sharing :.

Wassalam.