17 August, 2009

Chocolates don't solve all of your problems

I've been wanting to update my blog a few times but I just don't seem to have the time. Been busy with this and that and I'm way behind my study and assignment schedule that I planned earlier this sem (this really make me sounds nerdy ;) ). Today is Monday again and it's only the fourth week of semester but it seems that uni had started ages ago with the pile of works that needed attention.

Since last Wednesday I've been my aunt tourist guide whose here for work for 2 weeks. Spending time with her made me realised how much I miss my family back home. Walking at southbank, West End market, citycat ride, shopping at harbourtown and DFO all remind me of the times when I was a tourist guide to my family back in December. How I wish I could turn back time. I know that my aunt is also my family but its not the same as my parents and siblings. Remember last time I said that I'm tempted to go back for raya? Well I'm seriously considering it. Moreover I have 2 weeks of midsemester break due to 3rd year free teaching week and insyaAllah raya falls on the Sunday before my 3rd year free teaching week. That means I can really enjoy raya back home. Hmm..but I need to consider many factors first is the cost, second is my workload and lastly I'll be going back in 3 months time which if I keep myself busy will not be that long. I really need to think this thoroughly.

with my aunt

Enough with the emotion and with the updates. On the 6th was my friend, Aza's birthday. Though we planned a surprise for her but I guess she sensed it already so it was not that surprise after all. Actually we planned it kinda last minute as well but the feeling of getting together like that is something that I've not experience for some time. Happy 22nd Birthday Aza!!!


birthday girl (in the middle) cutting her birthday cake



some of the guests that night


Last saturday we had our 52nd merdeka celebration. I know we still have like 2 more weeks before the real merdeka but due to Ramadhan which we'll be meeting in a couple of days we celebrated it early. This year we had this theatre called 'Kekasih Semalam'. Its about the love between a malay girl and a chinese boy which they have to sacrifice for the sake of the country. My roomate, ciktie was one of the cast and I think this was the main reason that attracted me to watch the theatre.



one of the dancing scene



ciktie as Mak Anum


Besides the theatre, award was also present to certain individuals plus the food for the night was AWESOME!!!. The menu was nasi kerabu, ayam percik, karipap, popia plus pulut kuning. It is so rare to get nasi kerabu here, although I can be made but its too tidious. Overall the event was a success.



me and my housemates, diana and ciktie



That's all for now,

Till then~

05 August, 2009

Nisfu Syaaban

Just nak share with all of you.


Tahun nie, Nisfu Syaaban jatuh pada hari Khamis, 6 August 2009. Nisfu dlm bahasa arab beerti setengah. Nisfu Syaaban beerti setengah bulan Syaaban. Malam Nisfu Syaaban adalah malam lima-belas Syaaban iaitu siangnya empat-belas haribulan Syaaban.Malam Nisfu Syaaban merupakan malam yang penuh berkat dan rahmat selepas malam Lailatul qadr. Saiyidatina Aisyah r.a. meriwayatkan bahawa Nabi saw tidak tidur pada malam itu sebagaimana yg tersebut dalam sebuah hadis yg diriwayatkan oleh Iman Al-Baihaqi r.a:


Rasulullah saw telah bangun pada malam (Nisfu Syaaban) dan bersembahyang dah sungguh lama sujudnya sehingga aku fikir beliau telah wafat. Apabila aku melihat demikian aku mencuit ibu jari kaki Baginda saw dan bergerak. Kemudian aku kembali dan aku dengar Baginda saw berkata dlm sujudnya, "Ya Allah aku pohonkan kemaafanMu daripada apa yg akan diturunkan dan aku pohonkan keredhaanMu daripada kemurkaanMu dan aku berlindung kpdMu daripadaMu. Aku tidak dpt menghitung pujian terhadapMu seperti kamu memuji diriMu sendiri."Setelah Baginda saw selesai sembahyang, Baginda berkata kpd Saiyidatina Aisyah r.a. "Malam ini adalan malam Nisfu syaaban. Sesunguhnya Allah Azzawajjal telah dtg kpd hambanya pada malam Nisfu syaaban dan memberi keampunan kpd mereka yg beristighfar, memberi rahmat ke atas mereka yg memberi rahmat dan melambatkan rahmat dan keampunan terhadap org2 yg dengki."


Oleh itu, marilah kita sama-sama mengambil saat keemasan ini untuk menutup catatan amal ibadah kita kpd Allah dengan baik dan sempurna dan seterusnya berazam untuk memperbaiki diri kita untuk catatan yang baru. Hari nisfu sya'aban adalah hari dimana buku catatan amalan kita selama setahun diangkat ke langit dan diganti dengan buku catatanyang baru. Catatan pertama yang akan dicatatkan dibuku yang baru akan bermula sebaik sahaja masuk waktu maghrib,(15 Sya'aban bermula pada 14hb sya'aban sebaik sahaja masuk maghrib).


Berikut adalah antara amal ibadah di hari Nisfu Sya'aban:

1. Selepas solat maghrib (15 Sya'aban), Solat sunat nisfu sya'aban, 2 rakaatRakaat 1 : baca Al-Fatihah & surah Al-Qadar 1x, Rakaat 2 : baca Al-Fatihah & surah Al-Ikhlas 3x

2. Membaca Yasin 3x selepas solat Maghribnya (15 Sya'aban). Selepas Yasin pertama : mohon dipanjangkan umur untuk beribadat kepada Allah. Selepas Yasin kedua : mohon rezeki yang halal untuk beribadat kepada Allah. Selepas Yasin ketiga : mohon ditetapkan iman dan Islam & mati di dalam iman & pohonlah segala yang baik.Kemudian baca Istighfar 11x & selawat 11x Baca doa nisfu Sya'aban (ada didalam Yasin Majmuk)

3. Baca surah ikhlas 1000x

4. Berpuasa pada siangnya


Abul Khair Al Talaqaani r.a. mengira nama2 malam Nisfu Syaaban sebanyak 22. Antaranya yg termasyhur adalah:

1. Malam Dimustajabkan Doa

2. Malam Pembahagian Takdir

3. Malam Rahmat

4. Malam Berkat

5. Malam Pengampunan (Taubat)

6. Malam Penebusan

7. Malam Syafaat

8. Malam Penulisan

9. Malam Keagungan dan Kemuliaan

10. Malam Rezeki

11. Malam Hari Raya ParaMalaikat

12. Malam Penghidupan


Antara kelebihan bulan Sya'aban:

1. Sesiapa berpuasa sehari dalam bulan Sya'aban maka Allah haramkan tubuhnya dari api neraka dan dia akan menjadi teman kpd nabi Allah Yusof di dalam syurga.

2. Riwayat dari Osman Bin Abi Al-As, Sabda Nabi Muhammad (saw): pada malam nisfu sya'aban setelah berlalu 1/3 malamnya, Allah turun ke langit dunia lalu berfirman : adakah orang-orang yang meminta maka Aku perkenankan permintannya, adakah orang yang meminta ampun maka aku ampunkannya, adakah orang yang bertaubat maka aku terima taubatnya dan diampunkan semua orang mukmin lelaki & perempuan , melainkan orang yang berzina atau orang yang berdendam marah hatinya kepada saudaranya.


Sebaik-baiknya minta ampun dengan ibubapa sebelum hari nisfu sya'aban kerana amalan kita akan terhalang dari diangkat ke langit sekiranya kita derhaka/berdosa dengan ibubapa kita.
Jadi marilah kita meriahkan bulan Syaaban ini dengan ibadah yang lebih.


P/s: Ada 2 minggu lagi sebelum kita bertemu dengan Ramadhan.

02 August, 2009

Another semester

Another week has passed in this new semester, this will be my last semester before I camp myself in a research lab. I was hoping for a good start but it didn't turn out as I planned. The first day of new semester, I was already late for the first class (bangun lambat..hehe) then we were given the first assignment which was due the next Monday and worth 10%. By Wednesday, I have 6 research papers to read. No wonder some of my seniors said that third year is tough, they don't even give you the chance to rest and me still in holiday mood really2 don't feel like doing assignment on the first week of semester.

Not only that I have to face assignment on my first week, I still haven't decided on my elective yet. I'm trapped between medicinal chemistry and 1st year math. Medicinal chemistry is good for my career but I think the chemistry is too much for me as I struggled with it last year. Maths is just SPM-like math which I haven't done for 3 years. If i want to boost my CGPA it's good but I think it'lll be a waste of my 2unit plus I won't get my third year free teaching week. I don't know, I'm still thinking bout it and I have till friday to make up my mind. For the time being I'm attending lectures for both subject.

Well, I'm getting better, my cough seems to reduce by 96% after i took the antibiotic but I still feel pain on my left abdomen which makes me feel like an old lady in the morning and i think I need to see a doctor bout it. This Friday we will be having a friendly basketball match with the Indonesians which I'm really excited about but I don't know if I'm well enough to play or not. Hopefully I am.

That's it for the 1st week of semester.
Till then~

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-rajin layan aku di kala aku sedang bosan atau malas study..hehe

-suka spongebob

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-jarang sakit tapi sekali sakit mengambil masa yang lama nak sembuh

-selalu niat nak update blog tapi malas

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24 July, 2009

Winter hols

Salam,


Lamanya tak update blog. Ingat hari tue lepas NCG nak update tapi tak berapa sihat pula pastue internet rumah member pun macam kura-kura menyebabkan niat nak update tue terbantut.
Firstly update pasal NCG, Alhamdulillah dapat 3 medal. Futsal aje tak ada rezeki nak menang tapi team satu lagi dapat silver. Netball and basketball dapat silver dan tennis dapat bronze. Tennis tue tetibe last minit jadi bidan terjun untuk female double, training 2 hari je. Dah nak dekat 8 tahun tak main tennis betul2, last main waktu form2 pastu tak pernah main sampai last year housemate aku sorang tu tetibe nak belajar main tennis. Itu pun bukan main ngan serius pun. Dapat medal pun sebab tak ramai state yang hantar team, kiranya kitorg bernasib baik jela.


Sehari lepas NCG jalan2 kat Paddy's market, dinner kat Abg Sam ngan bebudak taylors pastue malam tue ada With Love Down Under Charity Gig. Overall ok jela event tue, I was hoping for it to be more but Flop Poppy performed live and I think that was the part that I enjoyed most. The next day pergi lunch ngan Hani n Tas (housemate Hani) kat sushi (sushi kat Brisbane lagi sedap..hehe) time nie badan dah rasa tak sedap. Petang tue jumpa Iza kat Paddy's, pastue ingat nak lepak skejap umah Iza sebab Iza nak masakkan dinner. Last2 petang the next day baru balik ke rumah hani semula sebab malam tue demam, temp tinggi gila. Memang 24 jam tidur aje. Nie dahla 1st time sakit kat sini, besenya kalo sakit kat Mesia abah mesti tolong letakkan kain kat dahi nak turunkan temp, mak mesti masakkan nasi ngan sup takpun bubur. Time nie sempatla juga rasa homesick kejap.


On the 14th turun Adelaide, time nie ade rase ala2 nak sehat tp batuk punya teruk. Sesampai Adelaie gi makan karipap rumah yana dulu (thanx yana, sedap karipap korg buat..hehe). Next stop, umah effa, syifa and bani. Sampai umah dorg makan lagi sebab syifa goreng nasi. Lepas kekenyangan, semua tido. Buruk punya perangai..hehe, tapi nak buat macam mane dah penat. Petang tue just jalan2 bandar and uni dorg jela. The next day, Amir ngan kacang sampai Adelaide kitorg pergi Hahndorf, tempat nie ala2 perkampungan Jerman (tapi takdela macam Jerman sangat). Niat dihati nak pergi strawberry picking, skali bukan musim. So tak dapatla nak petik strawberry, kitorg pun beli jela strawberry jam.
The next 2 days kitorg sewa keta, banyak juga tempat yang kitorg sempat pergi. Glenelg (pantai kat Adelaide), Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Victor Harbour (pergi tengok penguin), Wispering Wall, Barossa Valley, Mt Lofty (boleh tengok seluruh Adelaide. Overall it was worth it and the time spend with friends is just precious. Kalau nak tengok gamba, sume kat facebook; malas nak letak gambar kat sini.


The next trip is Central Australia. Yang nie trip yang ditunda sejak easter holiday. Akhirnya tercapai juga hasrat nak pergi tempat nie. Walaupun tempat nie ada batu dan gurun saja tapi memang best. Pastue rasanya kat sini je kot yang speed limit jalan die 130kmph. Memang bebudak nie pecut jela, dahla jalan straight aje. Tapi aku tak drive kat sana sebab masih tak berapa sihat..hehe..Seksa ok jalan time sakit nie, nak gelak pun tak boleh sebab nanti batuk. Dahla bebudak nie suka buat lawak..adoi..memang seksa..hehe..kitorg juga sempat panjat Uluru (batu warna merah yang ada kat tengah2 Australia tue). Aku tak berani nak naik tinggi2 sebab angin kuat dan kasut tak berapa grip tapi dapatla nail dalam 1/4 Uluru tue. Amir ngan kacang naik tinggi lagi, kacangla semangat gila nak panjat Uluru tue. Banyak lagi nak cerita tapi tak larat,tengok jela gambar kat facebook.


2 hari lepas balik ke Brisbane tak buat apa2 pun. Just duduk rumah dan rehat. Semalam gi clinic sebab batuk dah 2 minggu tak baik2 lagi risau juga. Tapi BUKAN swine flu ye..memula jumpa nurse, nurse kate temp aku tinggi lagi, so die pun refer ke doc. Doc check2 and bagi antibiotic, die suh datang balik kalau dalam sminggu tak baik2 lagi. Hopefully by that time dah baikla. Kelas dah nak start dalam 2 hari lagi jadi tak nak lah sakit. Nanti ade kang tak pergi kelas..hihihi..


So stakat nie je kot,nanti dah sihat nanti update lagi.
Till then~

07 July, 2009

Syurga Cinta

Finally after 2 months of waiting, I have the chance to watch this movie. I was attracted with the movie after watching the trailer 2 months ago. To me this movie is different from other movie plus Awal is the hero made me really want to watch it ;). But after watching it I was a bit dissapointed as I expected more. Not to say that the movie was not good, it's good; maybe my expectations were too high. I really like to message that they want to deliver to the viewers, the love between humans in Islam.



I've just finish reading a book entitled 'Pemilik Cintaku Setelah Allah dan Rasul' which narrates the love between people in Islamic context and how to lead a happy life after marriage (Mong, aku pun dah abes baca buku nie..hehe). This book was recommended by a friend who also went all of the trouble to post me this book from Malaysia. Thank you so much, this book really opens up my eyes regarding love. Although some of my friends laugh at me for reading a book like this, I don't care because I know that I gain something from this book. To me, I think it's never too early to gain knowledge about marriage because we will face it one day in our life. I'm recommending this book to people who are reading this post and I hope you gain something out of it as I did.



Tomorrow will be the start of my winter trip, I'll be flying down to Sydney for National Games & Conference (NCG) and hopefully I will bring back some shiny medals ;). Wish me luck and pray that I don't injure myself there. After Sydney, I will be flying down to Adelaide and will be there for 5 days. I've never been to Adelaide and I don't know what to expect there. Some of my friends said that there is nothing in Adelaide but who knows, they might be wrong. Then I'll be going to Alice Spring, the heart of Australia. There's nothing there except for desert and the big red rock which I really want to see with my own eyes. Final destination is back to Brisbane on the 22nd of July ;). I know with the swine flu pandemic my parents are worried of me travelling. But I hope everything will be fine and I will take extra precaution. Don't worry, I will take care of myself.

Till then~

26 June, 2009

Done

Salam,

Alhamdulillah..I've finished my exams yesterday. Finally after 2 weeks of having the lecture notes as my best friend I'm done with half of my third year. Although I know that I didn't do well at least I've tried my best.

So what did I do after my exams??

After maghrib, me and ciktie went to west end for dinner at Makanan Indonesia which kitorang makan tak ingat dunia ;) . After that we head to SouthBank to watch Transformers 2 which was AWESOME!!!. Seriously I enjoyed every part of the movie. I give 10 out of 10 for this movie. So, for those who haven't watched it I really recommend this movie.


Today, the official beggining of my holiday started with Diana (my housemate) waking me up at 9.15am and netball and futsal training. Yes I spend the whole day on the field running around catching and kicking balls when I thought that I could laze around and wake up late. Well, NCG is in 2 weeks time so we need all the training that we could get before people started travelling. We aimed to be the overall champion and hopefully it will become a reality in a fortnight.

So, my plan for the next two weeks is training, training and training (+harbourtown+DFO). Not to forget that I'm also expecting my childhood friend from the 1st to 4th July from Auckland. Nanad, can't wait for you to come here!!
Lastly, I've bought my tix back to Brissy next year. So, I will be in Malaysia from 23rd Nov till 30 Jan thanks to MAS for having the Grab-A-Deal sale (macam buat iklan pulak). The cheap flight actually tempt me to buy tix to go back for raya again this year but thinking of my holiday at the end of the year had stopped me from doing so. With only next year left, I think I should just celebrate raya here and experience raya oversea with friends.


That's all from me for now,
Till then~