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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Strength that you never know you have

Yaaahhhhhhhh (stretching).... tired lorrr... I feel like writing something today. I have about 15 minutes before dinner, while waiting for atang to come back from musollah. Today's dinner are leftovers, from yesterday and day before yesterday, anything that I can find in the fridge. Punye la malas kan... Well actually I have a good reason for not cooking today. My fridge is running out of space with many letfovers, like one ikan sambal, beef korma, baked pasta, slices of pizza, chicken soup, my neighbour's pajeri nenas, etc. And I have threw away some dishes, to make some room for the latest dinner leftovers, oohhh I am not making sense here. It is like the a Q system, FIFO, first in first out u get what I mean? Anyway I think I should start labelling each of the container to keep track of how long it has been in the fridge ya.

hmmmm.... I thought I wanted to write something serious today, but I need a good time, undisturbed, to write about it. It is about self-reflection. I believe one will never know her capability until she is at a low point. It is when you are struggling to pull yourself up to meet the challenge and you recognise the strength that is beneath you, the strength that you thought you never have, and you face all the circumstances with your might. In the end is not about the success, but the journey that you took until you succeed. I learnt a lot last week and what prompt me to write about strength was a documentary about this 8 kids sailing through the glacier, living for several days in the freezing cold, helping scientist to preserve our mother earth. I envy those kids actually, because of the valuable experience they received from the expedition. Find out more by googling "Serious Ocean".

OK got to go, atang is back. It's dinner time.



yours truly,
 

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Cosmetic change? No time to put make up la now!!!

Aiyah...why la TCBOTB!! Are you changing your site? New contract? I have no time to choose the right background, let alone changing the colour to fit in with the new background.

Buruk la rumah maya den nih!!! (errr dulu pun bukan cantik sangat pun)....

Please bare with me ya...entah bila la dapat touch up nih.


yours truly,

You make my life easy la...thank you thank you

You know what, I just found out about this instant Mee Udang paste from a friend. One day we had dinner bidan terjun (kira unplanned dinner laaa) at her home, and the host n hostess served us mee udang. Wow.. it was so tasty, but a little bit hot, so not for kids (unless your kids can stand it). So one day, I bought the paste at one of asian store in Inala. My friend recommended the mee kari and sambal udang paste as well.

And one fine but lazy day, I took out the saucepan, pour in an amount of water, mixed in the mee udang paste, prepare the noodle, some boiled eggs, lettuce and cucumber for 3 (of course not for adik laaa), and hey presto!! mee udang for dinner. It took me about 1/2 an hour to prepare, from the kitchen to the table.


Fuh... sedap!!!

Next time I will try the mee kari paste. Need to buy some more of this paste, people say be prepare for the rainy day, I say, be prepare for the lazy day...hahahhahah

And today I baked banana, raisin and cinamon cake for tomorrow. There's gonna be a small feast host by the Malay Student Association, so got makan-makan and potluck. It has been awhile since the organiser held makan-makan and meet up event. Chance to meet new friends and catching up with your old friends. So, happy weekend ya.

p.s. I sense my writing is getting boring, too monotonous....aiyah...

yours truly,

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

10-minutes post: The proof is in the pudding

"The proof is in the pudding"

That is my boss favourite quote. After an hour of discussion, I learnt a lesson,

"Everything is open for discussion"


Hope that I am able to make one good, strong, interpretation and conclusion of what I have, found so far. Hope I have enough ingredients, utensils, the right temperature and the right amount (note the word 'right' but not 'accurate') to make a good, or better, the best pudding.

But again, will everyone enjoy my pudding?

"Que sera, sera"

Jawabnye.......
"TawakkaltuwAllah"


yours truly,

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Fresh air


Alhamdullillah, the weather is so great today. Not that cold, a bit chilly, but sunny. Why waste ur time at home?
Am sittin in the car parked in front of the garage, watchng the kids riding bicycle n scooters.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Busy busy pun dapur den totap berasap

Iyo...gitu la kironya citer kali nie... sangat-sangat busy akhir-akhirnya...nak jadi penglipur lara pun tak sempat...jangankan nak jadi...nak karang ayat pun tak gheti dah... takpo takpo...mana yang penting kita dulukan..yo tak...

Busy busy pun...den totap kona masak gak...la nie dah sebati dah...dah jadi sebahagian rutin seharian... Dah lamo den tak lotak gamba makanan yo... sebelum masuk bulan Ramadhan nie...baik den tayang dulu...huhu...


Cucur udang....first time buat dia jadi kembang kembung naik camtu....nie resepi jiran den...mokasih la yo turunkan resepi kat den...hehehhehhe....puas makan...tapi perut cepat sebu laaa..sobab lotak bi-carb-soda...tapi pastinya puas bila makan...alhamdullillah


Nasi goreng Pattaya....pun first time buat...siap ikut style tukang masak kat restoran, terlangkupkan pinggan atas nasi tu...lepas tu terbalikkan flat pan...ahahahha...

Nie den saje bolah..kasi nampak isi....


Haa yang nie den tak masak laaa.... choc paling best kat anak tokak den....sini harga dia AD1.10.... murah betul.... tapi kalau makan, boleh naik jerawat..... dah tuo2 pun ado jerawat lagi....hahahhahah

Malam nie den tak masak, banyak left-over dlm peti sojuk den .... perhangatkan yo malam nie...bagus2..malam nie jugak den nak rehat.... rehat betul2...layan anak2... besok tgk balik paper nak submit hari isnin... harap2 laaa dapat publish satu lagi paper....

OK..happy weekend you all....


p.s. terima kasih yo wish birthday utk abah den :D

yours truly,

Monday, July 12, 2010

Happy Birthday Abah/Atok

Today, Abah turns one year older. Alhamdullillah, syukur to Allah, for Abah is still here with us, and we are given the opportunity to celebrate abah's birthday this year (though we are far away). We wish abah is bless with better health, and given more strength to fight the cancer. Allah, please give me a chance to look after him. Please let me realised his dream. Please Allah, he is my inspiration, my courage is his words, my knowledge is his wisdom, my dignity is his respect. Please protect him from any harm and wrong doing. Amin.

I have recorded a video of yaya n adik singing the birthday song and mailed the CD last week. Was informed that abah's laptop is not working, don't know if he could play the CD anywhere, or have access to internet. Anyway, enjoy the video.




Happy Birthday Abah. Maaf, dah 4 tahun tak dapat celebrate birthday sama. Next year kita celebrate OK, InsyaAllah. I will always be your little girl.

yours truly,

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

the COLDEST winter this year

And that only apply to my case. This is our fourth winter experience, and the coldest of all four. Why did I say that, because we have to bring in the fan heater to the bathroom for the morning shower. Well, not everyday. But we have never done that before.

I guess some of you must be wondering why is it so peculiar, especially those who are living in much colder states like NSW. Yup, you guys have heater in the bathroom. So what is the big deal ya. But not in Brisbane. I know most of the units here don't have heater in the bathroom, I may be wrong, but I am refering to the rental unit occupy by Malaysian students. So in my case, it is something extraordinary.

This is something to remember....hahahhahah... and this is gonna be our last winter in Brisbane.

yours truly,
 

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Kadang-kadang kita lupa...

Semenjak dua menjak nie terasa diri macam zombie, buntu, tak tau nak buat ape, takde perasaan, memang rasa jiwa nie kosong. Diri sendiri pun sedar apa yg berlaku, tapi tak tau apa nak buat. Rasa macam hilang sesuatu, tapi tak tau kat mana nak cari. Nak kata sedih, tak pulak rasa sedih. Nak kata gembira, tapi kenapa tak bersemangat. Agaknya macam nie perasaan orang yang sedang buntu ya. Fikiran pun jadi keliru. Hati pulak kadang-kadang rasa tenang, kadang-kadang rasa tak keruan.

Nasib baik yaya cuti sekolah, riuh juga la rumah nie, semangat sikit nak buat keje. Tak le duduk termenung, tapi fikirkan apa pun, tak tau. Rasa otak nie bekerja, cuma tak tau apa yang diprosesnya, tak tau hujung dan pangkalnye. Tu yang kata zombie tu. Lagi la bertambah gelisah bila tak boleh mengadap dan mengadu pada Allah.

Ya Allah, kau berikanlah aku ketenangan dan ketabahan untuk menyiapkan kerja-kerja ku di sini. Permudahkanlah segala urusan ku, dunia dan akhirat. Amin


"I haven't failed. I've found 10,000 ways that don't work"

-- Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

Kalau kita dah terkenal, silap macammana pun, orang akan tertarik untuk mengetahui kenapa ia gagal. Tapi kalau baru nak  berjinak-jinak dalam penyelidikan, kalau salah, kesannya yang diberikan adalah negatif. Kalau tanpa motivasi dan kepercayaan yang tinggi dari orang lain, pasti kita akan putus asa. Tapi apa-apa pun Allah yang berkuasa. Dan segala ketentuan datangnya dari Allah. Mungkin kita gagal sebab ia bukan yang baik untuk kita. Kalau kita berjaya pun, tidak semestinya ia adalah baik untuk kita, mungkin untuk sementara waktu.

Yang paling penting, usaha selagi mampu, dan berserah pada Allah, kerana hanya Dia yang lebih mengetahui dan Dia juga yang menentukan segala-galanya. Semoga apa yang dicita-cita akan tercapai. Amin.

Teringat peristiwa kira-kira 4 tahun yang lalu. Masa tu pergi ke klinik dekat rumah. Memang selesa dengan Dr. S, satu-satunya Dr kat klinik tu, dan dia juga pemilik klinik tu. Memang bertahun-tahun lamanya, kami anak beranak dirawat oleh beliau, sebab dia juga panel doktor kami. Yang seronoknya Dr S nie, bila dia ada kesempatan, dia akan kaitkan penyakit, dan penawar dengan kisah-kisah dari Al Quran. Biasanya bila dia tengok den nie macam terlalai sikit, panjang la cerita Dr S tu haritu. Nak-nak bila tak ramai orang lagi dia nak rawat. Rasa semakin rapat pulak dengan Dr S (lama betul tak jumpe beliau, ada lagi ke tak kat klinik tu).

Suatu hari, semasa menerima rawatan dengan Dr S, dia nampak sedikit sedih haritu. Dia pun kurang bercakap. Kalau tak macam-macam cerita kuar dari mulut dia, kebanyakannya pasal patient dia haritu. Bila dia dah nak abis merawat tu, dia pun mula la bersuara, mula-mula tak berapa jelas la dia nak cakap ape. Den pun masa tu otak tengah melayang ke tempat lain, kerja masa tu memang tengah banyak, datelines silih berganti. Dengan tak sihat lagi. Masa tu memang emosi sedikit terganggu, sebab tengah berusaha untuk dapatkan adik untuk si yaya, yaya pun dah nak masuk 4 tahun masa tu. Mungkin disebabkan stress, sampai kelihatan dekat muka. Dr S pun tahu kami sedang berusaha untuk dapatkan baby. Tapi selalunya dia kalau bagi nasihat pun dalam itonasi yang lembut. Tapi kali nie, seakan ada benda yang mengganggu perasaan dia. Dia cerita tentang rezeki, tentang kesusahan, tentang putus asa. Dan paling kerap dia sebut, "Allah kan dah bagitau, minta pada aku, minta la pada aku" berulang kali dia cakap macam tu. Bergetar juga la suara Dr S bila dia bercakap macam tu. Seakan marah pun ya jugak. Lama juga la den berada dalam bilik rawatan Dr S tu, kebetulan pulak memang takde patient lain menunggu kat luar. Den lebih banyak berdiam diri, sebab Dr S tak berhenti bercakap.

Tak lama lepas tu, dia terdiam semula, dan terus bagi prescription pada pembantu dia. Mungkin Dr S merasa lega, bila dapat luahkan apa yg sedang mengganggu fikiran dia masa tu. Tapi mungkin juga dia cuba nak menyampaikan sesuatu. Sepanjang perjalanan pulang ke rumah, terngiang-ngiang suara Dr S ditelinga, "Minta pada Allah, minta la pada Allah." Selepas insiden tu, takde lagi Dr S cakap dengan itonasi agresif. Semua kembali normal.

Lewat malam semalam, sebelum offline, tengok FB jap. Ada sorang kawan post video/audio kat bawah nie. "Never lose hope in Allah". Sumber asal di youtube.com. Den dload dan save dalam hdisk, esok2 kalau sedih, boleh la dengar ceramah Brother Belal nie. Kadang-kadang kita lupa, diri kita diuji, kadang-kadang kita bersangka buruk, tanpa sedari, semuanya datang dari Allah. Jom dengar, tak lame pun, 7 minit je.


p.s. Masih lagi terngiang-ngiang suara Dr S. Apa khabar beliau skrang ya?

 
yours truly,