Ramadhan Day 12: Kengantukan

Today is the 12th day of Ramadhan, and I am feeling sleepy right now. I slept early last night, felt exhausted, probably due to the late nights I had couple of days ago. And now I still feeling sleepy, maybe had a lot of sleeping yesterday, plus it is cloudy with occasional rain. Adik is busy with her phone, an old phone of mine that I hand it down to the kids. She loves scribbling on the phone, and can spend a long time doing it. Aiyah, my eyes are getting heavier pulak.


I forgot to update about Yaya eye. Apparently it was not conjunctivitis as I have assumed. Alhamdullillah, probably her eye was dry and itchy, something got into her eye maybe. But the redness has subsided. We bought eye drop and applied it to her right eye. Days before that she had this 'ketumbit'. This ketumbit thing has been in my family for generation. You know how ketumbit so itchy right, maybe yaya been scratching because of the ketumbit, and that thing burst. I noticed she no longer had it before the red eye incident occur. Anyway, alhamdullillah it is not an infection.

And I also forgot to say, or give an advise when you want to buy shoes in Brisbane. You have to be really carefully, because many many shoes selling here used pig skin as the inner sole. You all tau kan how to recognise pig skin, if not please visit this here. Usually shoes that is less than AUD50 used that skin as the lining, because it is cheaper. Kasut budak2 memang banyak, terutama kalau buatan dari C-H-I-N-A, tak kisah la apa brand pun. Contoh kasut C-L-A-R-K, susah nak jumpa yang tak pakai kulit tu. We all bila nak pilih kasut, kami pegang tapak kasut tu dulu, lepas tu belek-belek dalam dia, selalunye ada label yang bagitau insole dia leather ke synthetic. Kalau leather, ha kena la belek lebih-lebih sikit, besar kemungkinan kulit babi. Jadi hati-hati la kalau membeli kasut kat Brisbane nie ya.

OK..change topic. Last night I called up Abah. Abah has completed his 5 out of 10 times radio therapy treatment. He stays at the hospital, easy for the doctors and nurses to monitor his condition. He said he misses home. Adeh, bulan-bulan puasa nie, duduk hospital, sorang-sorang, dah la tak boleh puasa, lagi la rasa sedih aje kan. Mak is at home, yela, nak teman pun, mak bukan sihat. Lagipun InsyaAllah, abah ok, lagi la in good hands. So when I called him yesterday, "Bah, lambat angkat telefon". "Abah kat balcony, tengok2 kat luar ni haa...boring dok sorang2." Alahai...sedihnya dengar. Takpe bah, tak lame aje lagi. Dan tak lame lagi gak, cucu-cucu abah nie balik. Hopefully by Friday, all treatment is completed and he can go home to mak. Abah weight is worrying though. He needs to gain more weight to start chemo, which is scheduled after raya. His must weight at least 60+kg, and his current weight is 56 (wohooo, that's so much less than my weight). Before he was sick, he weight 70kg. Yup, he lost a lot of weight definately, I can't imagine how Abah looks like right now.

Ok laaa...that is the story for day 12th Ramadhan. I have about an hour to complete a task today, before fetching Yaya at her school. Then asar, after that I will start preparing iftar. Still have left-overs from yesterday's iftar, I cooked nasi ayam yesterday. Today ingat masak kari daging aje laaa. Till next time, selamat berbuka, biar sederhana.

yours truly,

nasi campur di Brisbane

Seperti yang telah diceritakan...hujung minggu baru nie sibuk dengan barang-barang sekolah yaya. uniform, textbooks, scrap books, exercise books and stationaries; that we bought at the school. On Saturday, we went out to buy yaya's shoes and socks. Dah biasa sangat dengan mall dekat-dekat rumah, I suggested atang to go somewhere outside Brisbane area, so we went to Westfield at Garden City.

Punya la susah nak carik kasut yaya nih. Must meet the requirement of white shoes and socks (nih kalau kat mesia senang carik), sini banyak sekolah pakai kasut hitam atau kelabu. To make things worst, we want to find velcro shoes, tak la nanti cik kak nie lambat ngikat. Yaya nie kalau nak bersiap, kalah puteri agaknye, kalau orang dulu-dulu cakap, berjam-jam. Mandi berjam-jam, pakai baju berjam-jam, pakai bedak, sikat pun berjam-jam. issshhhhh.... Velcro tu kira penyelamat masa laaa. 3 4 kedai kasut kami masuk, ada velcro, takde saiz la pulak. Ada saiz, mahal la pulak, AD40++ isssshhhh... Nasib baik ada rezeki kami kat satu kedai nie, dapat la yaya berkasut velcro putih ke sekolah nanti. Kalau tak, terpaksa la beli kasut bertali, sebab tu memang senang nak carik. Selesai carik kasut sekolah, dah pukul 12 dah, perut lapar, tekak haus...tapi kena gi Coles dulu nak beli groceries.

Makan tengahari, di mana arah tuju kami, dekat Garden City tu. haaaa....dah dekat Mt Gravatt. Ada satu restoran halal kat situ. Dan teringat cakap our good neighbour pasal nasik campur kat situ...dah la tengah lapar betul....jadi kami pun ke Indonesian Tucker, 1981 Logan Road.



fuhhh.....alhamdullillah....sedap betul... nasi campur dengan 3 lauk. Tengok, gambar pun ambil bila dah separuh jalan makan....hahahhaha (sebenarnye segan nak ambil sebab ada satu meja tu penuh dengan keluarga dari seberang tengah berdiskusi). Dah lama betul tak makan nasi campur style gerai nih (arrrggghhh tetiba teringat zaman study dulu, asal tengahari, meredah Skudai carik gerai nasi campur yang berbeza2 :D).



Indonesian Tucker nie, a good friend and also my reader Maryam yang bagitau. Thanks Maryam,we had delicious meals. Can't believe I finished the whole plate, tapi memang sendat lepas tu...hahahhahah.... and I think the price is ok, with that amount of serving. But we only had nasi campur, so tak tau la yg lain ye...tapi jangan order nasi goreng ayam, sebab rasa nasi goreng biasa aje. And that was what yaya ordered, asyik dapat yang tak sedap aje si yaya nih...hehehhehe...

yours truly,

Salam Maal Hijrah....Salam Tahun Baru

Salam kengkawan and friends. May everybody in good health. The new hijrah year has started, and soon the new year of masihi will come. Hope everyone has planned for the whole year. Wish a great success, wealth and health to all of you.

Thanks again for all the doa and prayers for my abah. I was back in Malaysia, a couple of weeks ago, for several days, to visit him. Though his condition is not promising, but alhamdullillah his spirit to keep going is still strong. We now hope for the best for abah. The tumor is at stage 4. What a shocked we had when we learnt the truth, and that is only after the doc told abah, with the presence of mak, along and bang long about abah condition, almost a week after the operation. I was on the way to the airport with my brother, heading home to Brisbane, when my sistah, along called my bro, and told him everything. I knew immediately, from the tone of my bro's voice, that it was not a good news. Yup, the bad news came just before I was leaving Malaysia, but not at abah bedside.

Abah is now recovering from the stiches and wound at home. Doc, on medical advice, unable to remove the stomach that was affected by the tumor. The medical team had to perform three bypasses to abah's intestines and colon, so all the food will no longer go into the stomach. As a result, abah has to change his diet to soft food. That was from my understanding. We will wait for the advice of an oncologist for abah's treatment. Meanwhile, we hope abah in stabil condition, hope everything is good for abah. What ever the doc said about his time, that is just on medical term, life and death is in Allah's hand.

A week after abah's operation, my sistah and her family, came and visit us in Brisbane. They spent 10 days here. The trip was already planned early this year. They were supposed to come a week earlier, due to this circumstances, my sistah postponed (well actually, she nearly cancelled it) a week after. We were very happy that they finally here in Brisbane. And for the rest of the week, we were the hosts and tour guides for them. The bonus is, our two little princesses are here. Came with my sistah and will stay until my completion. So we are back as 'one' again.

My nephews and niece, penat n ngantuk after 8 hours of flying.


Our itinerary of 10 days:

Brisbane view at night at Mount Cootha;


bus rides, citycat rides;



koala and kangaroo visit at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary;



fruit picking, juice tasting, fruit eating and that delicious apple pie at Stanthorpe;







sale! sale! and sale! shopping at DFO, Carrara Market and Harbour Town;



MovieWorld, DreamWorld, Wet and Wild (we only went to the MovieWorld, the rest of the parks my sistah and her family went by themselves)


and last, the Queens St Mall tour.

phewwwwhhh.... 10 days, and that is not enough, there are still other places that we couldn't visit. For 10 days, the ten of us (with my sistah's family of 6), crammed together in our small crib. The kids did enjoyed themselves, and the adults couldn't be better, though with a hole in our pocket, seeing the happy faces, hearing the laughter, what more a parent would asked for. My sistah and her family went home on boxing day (after the boxing day shopping of course). Leaving us to finish what I have came for. And I got 9 months more to the finish line. And that is only my new year wish.

Hope you too, friends had a wonderful holidays. Till I have the time again, take care and salam.

yours truly,

Container aka storage

Am preparing my "laundry list" for the next couple of months. Will be crazily busy in coming weeks and months. Ohhh, sorry for just putting the links to my published papers. I warn you, it is pretty boring stuff...wakakakkakaka.... so you can completely ignore it, I don't mind at all. It was just for self-esteem and in case somebody have interest in the same area, for research networking purpose :D.

OK... try to write up some stories during my stay in Malaysia soon, but for the time being, raya nak dekat, so in case you are planning to buy some container, feel free to browse this site :

~~Shopaholic~~

yours truly,

Greeting from Hyderabad

Dear friends and Salam to all....

Today is the 3rd day I am in Hyderabad, 2 more days to go. The doctoral consortium was great. I got good feedback and suggestion given both from IS scholars and research colleague. I met and did networking with some people. What an opportunity to meet renowned IS researchers, such as Prof Samba and Prof Ritu, that before this I only knew them from their papers.

There were also some uncomfortable incidents happened, which I will write later. One of it is I have swollen ankle, I missed a step, so I sprained the ankle. But nonetheless, I went up Charminar, kalau tak rugi oooooo.....



The Charminar.... been soo excited to come here and climb the winding stairs. There are 149 steps to the top, but we were only allowed to enter level 1. Can't remember how many steps to go up to level 1, I was carefully arranging my step so not to injure my ankle more. But it was worth it.





So many excitement, both good and scary too. Driving in Hyderabad mmg giler scary. Plus there are many beggers in Charminar. They will follow you, touching you, my friend got her head rubbed by one of the beggers. Giler scary.....

OK.... I have two more papers to present tomorrow and day after. Will write more soon.
yours truly,

preparation part three : hoodies

Now come to the third stage of the "Malaysia stop over" traveling arrangement. Yup, I have gave a name to my not-that-long-anymore travel. Two more weeks to go. Getting excite, but I am overwhelm with a lot of things to complete before saying bye-bye to Brisbane for awhile. But what else is new...ahahahhaha... keep going I must.

(psssttt...sebenarnye tengah ngelat nak buat sesuatu nie... sebab alasan personal...wakakakakka... susah kalau kite dah tak suke kat orang kan...semuanye jadi tak suke dan malas)

owwwhhh I intentionally set the font to the smallest size, it is not a scripting glitch :D. OK, back to the purpose of this entry. I bought recently two hoodies for our two little princesses. They have outgrew their old hoodies. So I went to the Pumpkin Patch website because they are having a big sale (well it seems the sale has been forever now) markdown to 70%, I guess people are being careful in spending money nowadays. Hey, the oil price has increased in Brisbane recently.



Anyway, I was looking for something for my niece's birthday as well. And with a little bit over a hundred (plus delivery), I bought these two hoodies for beloved daughters



and these for my sweet niece...hehehhehe



yours truly,

Promo : DeClassic Shawl

Laluan iklan :D

Home business, run by my ex-student. All pictures are taken from her blog ~~DeClassic-Shawl~~ ... Visit her blog to shop. There are lovely brooches on sale too.

Jangan tenung lama-lama....ahaha....gi la jenguk-jenguk (dah lama tak pakai tudung chiffon nie)

Preparation part one

This week I was busy with making travel arrangement to Hyderabad. I need to wait for the second notification of acceptance before I can book a return air ticket and make a reservation at suggested hotel. Alhamdullillah, 2 papers that I have been working for a month finally get through. The second notification came on Saturday night. I was told about it by my research colleague, Ida. She is going as well. So, last Sunday we booked Malaysian Airlines to Hyderabad. We were lucky cos we managed to get the discounted air fare. The closing promotion date was on the 17th, that Sunday. Talk about rezeki kan.

We have made room reservation as well. We will be there for 6 days, half of the stay will be sponsored by the conference, so we need to pay for the rest of the stay. Conference registration is settled. Only two more things. Visa application (for entering India) and a return ticket back to Malaysia. I will be taking the flight to Hyderabad from KLIA. So I am planning to have a few days break before going off, spending time with my two little princesses and beloved parents.

Futhermore, since I am travelling alone this time (atang is not following sob.. sob..) I need to make sure my hands are clear to handle the luggage and documents. So carrying a laptop bag, a handbag and a suitcase would be a messy thing (ya, selalu I will only carry the handbag :D), so I bought myself a laptop backpack, senang, humban everything inside the bag. I can put my empty handbag inside the suitcase then. So I spent the entire Saturday looking for the best bargain on the internet. And I found this website which offers a reasonable price with a variety of selection RushFaster. Together with the backpack, I placed an order for Thirah's diaper bag. Dah alang-alang nak dipos kan. They received my order on Monday (dah Sabtu kan ari cuti). I received an email from them, informing about the dispatch yesterday, and today, the package arrived at my doorstep. Memang cepat, dan memudahkan, because I don't know where I can find a store that sells laptop bags in Brisbane.

What more, they have this 90 days return policy. Tapi tak pulang laaa, mmg puas hati :D.

Latest collection

Like the famous saying.... cooking is the best therapy. Well maybe not for some. But it is definately true for me. So to get my mind away from all the tense and messy things about research, I dedicate some time in the kitchen. And I have invested not just time but money on things that related to cooking, including these books.



The Italian, Chocolate and Chicken recipe books just cost me AD12 in total. The cupcakes book is the latest edition. I found the recipe for the buttercream that I used to cover up the mess on my blueberry cheesecake from this book.


And these are catalogues that I received everyweek in the mail :D. They called it Junk Mail...Junk or not, bleh rehat2 kan mata nie...and being tempted at the same...huhu

Selling off....

I want to sell these CDs.... anybody interested? There are in good condition. I only have enough of listening to them :D

Ini lah dia buah Fig

In relation to the last entry about the Farmers' market, with a mission to buy some figs, I went to the market the following week. However, the mission was unaccomplished because there were no figs on sale that day. Instead, I bought macadamia nuts, one of my fav nuts (dah kalau makan sume favorite :D).

I went again to the market a week after that. And sudah rezeki, I found and bought some figs.

Fig also known as buah Tin :D.

There is a place named Fig Tree Pocket here in Brisbane. You can find a Kaola Sanctuary there, but am not sure whether there is any fig tree around. However, definately there are a lot of eucaplytus tree (to feed the kaola). Mesti berangin je perut kaola tu bila makan daun eucaplytus tu ekk...

tie rack at Queen st

A friend of mine asked me about the price of Tie Rack's scarves here in Brisbane. I only know one outlet, at the Myer Centre, Queen St Mall. The current price is $17 (that is in AUD) per one scarf, times 2.6 (current exchange rate for ringgit). There were also discount for selected scarves, buy 2 get 1 free (kat sini cakap macam nie, buy 2, get the 3rd free).



Sorry gamba kabur, susah nak ambil gambar kat sini, orang dok lalulalang (cakap aje la tak expert, huhu).

creative dudes

Those dudes are bloody creative. hehehe....

We saw them at Queens St Mall, last Saturday.

Craving for Sushi

(forewarn, this entry is long. make sure you are not in distress before reading this entry :p)

Ever since my first taste of sushi (read my first attempt on eating sushi here, thank you very much to my friend Sabrina for introducing me to Hanaichi), I am getting fond of it, especially Hanaichi's (as if I have tried other different sushi restaurant!!). I even introduced sushi to atang, and also to kak Su (a research colleague). But to go there often is a no no, because, 1 plate of sushi will cost you between $3.30 to $7.00. Only occassionally OK laa.

On the 11th of April, we wanted to have sushi for lunch. Unfortunately the restaurant was closed because of the Easter holiday. A notice on the front door read that the restaurant will be closed for several days. So, takde rezeki la we all that day, and we were a bit dissappointed (especially atang huhu). We went to Azra Kebab for pizza instead (tu namenya rezeki pizza :D).

Anyway, last Saturday we went again to Hanaichi (dah name pun craving kan...hehe). We were supposed to meet mael and family at the restaurant, but they couldn't come early. We, on the other hand couldn't wait for them, for the parking fee is expensive in the city ($9 per hour). Usually we would circle around the block to find a space, but this time I told atang, since I need to buy some groceries at Coles (a supermarket) in the Myer Centre (a shopping mall in the city), why not we just park at the paid parking area. And because we were chasing the time (planned to not exceed 3 hours, that will cost us $16), we told mael that we will start first. Owhh mael and family was our latest mangsa in this sushi introductory (should ask for commission from Hanaichi huh!! or at least discount LOL).

And so, let fulfillin the need of having sushi (is there a plural for sushi?? err Jas if you read this, please confirm ya, am sure you are an expert in this. terima kasih). These were what we were having last Saturday (siap google tu nak carik nama dalam jepun). ahahahahha I forgot to take a photo of 1 plate (can't fight the hunger....so desperate!!).

(Click on the picture for bigger and clearer picture)

Aha... a little information about sushi. Do you know that sushi comes in many types? When I first saw this sushi, I was peculiar about the way it looks. My understanding of sushi was so limited, I thought sushi only looks like 'lemang' that is wrap with nori. So after my first attempt, I browse the internet to find any information about the type of sushi (ye, kalau bab makan laju jek buat research :p). Using my favorite and reliable online dictionary, answers.com, there are 7 types of sushi; nigirizushi, makizushi, oshizushi, inarizushi, chirashizushi, narezushi and the contemporary sushi called western sushi. So sushi that is wrap with nori (yang macam lemang tu) is called makizushi. Hanaichi mostly serve nigirizushi (or nigiri for short). And I loved nigiri (especially unagi nigiri). If you like to know more about sushi, click here.

We were like that minah salih, waiting for the right sushi to come infront of us. Eyes following the sushi on the conveyor belt (or sushi train, kaiten zushi in japanese). Note in the picture above, a menu. The price of a sushi are indicated by the color of the plate.

I was always seated infront of this sushi chef. And he is always helpful in answering our questions about the ingredients of the sushi.

We, " err, excuse me. what is this?" Chef, "crab stick"

Few minutes later, "helo, what about this?" Chef, " that's tempura, vegetable"

Later, while raising a plate of sushi, ".....this?" Chef, "unagi... grill eel"

ahahhahahahahha the point I want to raise here is, don't feel shy to ask. Kang termakan benda tak halal kang, sape nak jawab (btw kat sini takde jual daging tu, faham kan, cume ayam dan daging kat sini tak sembelih, dan sebab tu jugak la entry nie tak letak tag Halal food outlet, sbb takde certificate halal).

And for conclusion....

Hik

The birth-day of one of the most important person in my life

Tu dia panjang tajuk entry kali nie :p


Today is my mom special day. We wish her wealth and health, and most importantly she is always under Allah blessing.

Happy Birthday Mak. We love you endlessly (sayu la pulak...sob sob)

Ok, am not typing emo things here. Mak will not read this anyway, coz she is not into computer. I want to share with you of an online service that I used to send gifts for Mak on her birthday. But first, here is the story on how I came across this online service. This is the third year I celebrated Mak's birthday away from her. The first year I actually didn't do anything. Not even sending her a birthday card (and I regretted it so much). Was busy settling down, well actually, it kinda slip away from my mind of getting Mak something. Not that I forgot her birthday, will never do that, will never forgive myself if I did it (mane tau in the future), but it just that at that time I didn't know what to do. So there was nothing special from us on her birthday, only a phone call that has became a weekly routine (twice a week) since we arrived here.

So last year, I was browsing the internet, a few weeks before Mak's birthday, and I came across several online gift shops that provide delivery service door-to-door. I compared prices and delivery option, and found a website that is reasonable for my budget. Nobody knew about it, hehehe, I even kept it secret from my sistah. And it has been a custom for us, siblings to celebrate our parents birthday, trying our best to meet on weekends (if the birthday do not falls on weekend, we will celebrate prior to the day). So on that day, my family was suprise of the gift. And that was my intention. Both Mak and my sistah love the gift. My sistah said it was huge, pretty flowers with fresh fruits. Good.

And for my sistah birthday last september, I sent her a flower and fruit basket, using the same online gift shop. I am satisfied with their service.

What online gift shop I am talking about? Here it is, Love.com.my. Click on the picture to browse their shop.

This year I tried finding different option, but still I found Love.com.my is the best. They even sent me an email reminding about Mak's birthday a few weeks before the important day, making a good rapport, taking care of their customers ya :D .

So for those who are living abroad, who are thinking of getting/sending your love ones at home (malaysia), to celebrate special occasions, to represent yourself, to show love, etc. Click on Love.com.my

(am posting another testimonial on their website soon)

Farmer's market @ Queens St.

Recently, I noticed there's a market that takes place every Wednesday at the Queens St., near the City Council building aka the Library. A quick glanced, I saw that the farmers are selling a lot of stuff, from meat to bread to fruit and vegetable plus flowers. I was rushing back home, so haven't had time to look around. But did managed to take some pictures, just incase the market are here for a short while.

Maybe, I will make some time to look around ya.

owwhhhh I've just realised, from the picture, they are selling fig as well. Maybe I will drop by tomorrow to buy some figs. Tak pernah tengok fresh fig nie. Fig tu ape?? Nanti ye :D

More pictures in our fotopages.

another Halal Butcher outlet in Brisbane

On one Saturday, atang wanted to go to a Cash Converters at Stone Corner. Cash Converters has been atang fav place to hang out. Apa best sangat la cash converters tu tak tau laa...ahahahha... Cash Converters is like a kedai pajak gadai, they buy and sell used items or pre-owned items :D. They even provide a loan service for you, say if you need some cash, you can pawn your thing for some duration to get some cash. Begitu la kot, I never ask them for info. Cash Converters are everywhere, maybe one in each suburb. Atang like to visit the one at China Town aka The Valley. You can find almost anything, from video cassette to DVD, from Xbox to Nintendo DS, from lawn mower to chainsaw, from diamond rings to gold bangle. Pendek kata macam-macam laaa. Atang likes to go there because he can get 2nd hand CDs. Very cheap CDs. So on that Saturday, atang wanted to visit another Cash Converters located at Stone Corner.



After that, we went to another Halal butcher in Brisbane. A long time ago (takde la lama sangat, tahun lepas je), I wrote about a Halal butcher that I frequented, it was located at The Valley. There is another halal Butcher. Actually there are a couple more Halal butcher. But the one I am going to tell is nearby Brisbane CBD. This one is located at Stone Corner.

I prefer the one in The Valley because it offers many variety. But since we were at Stone Corner, and I was thinking about our dinner, and I thought of having some steaks. So we stopped by the butcher to buy some steaks.

We had black pepper with mushrooms steaks for dinner that night. Yummy ... :p

Rock or Metal ... which one is the hardest?

Our mission at Queens Street Mall is to find rock band t-shirts for atang's friend. We went to music/CD shops, and found two shops that sell anything that relates to rock and metal. One shop located at Adelaide St, same row with JB Hi Fi, near city hall, sell not just CDs and t-shirts but also LP, DVD, VHS, gothic clothing, boots, accessories etc.





The shop is located on 1st level . We came across this shop by the displayed t-shirts and that black dress, plus Led Zeppelin blaring from the stereo. Atang was at first reluctant to go up, because he thought it is just a tattoo shop. But I persuaded atang to go and have a look. And we did. But then, standing in front of the shop, we stop and discussed whether we should go in or not. Because, the interior of the shop is a bit gloomy, not enough light coming in for the windows are drapped with fabric posters/banners of rock bands. At the far side of the shops, there sat rows of boots; high boots with high platform and high heel; gothic clothing. When I peeked inside (yes we were still wondering whether to go in or not, we were like underaged children... ahahahah), I saw on the left, a glass cabinet, displaying dagger, knife, and other rock band accessories. But again we did walked inside, or else I would be regretted because.......

The second shop is located at Queens St. opposite Myer Centre. This one is ok, but not a lot of stuff in compare to the one at Adelaide St. The t-shirts are limited to only some specific bands.

I bought 2 CDs from the first shops.... Atang?? He bought some CDs at JB Hi Fi, unfortunately no t-shirts. A gainer for me, a failure for atang.

more pictures in our fotopages

Careless mistake

One thing about living in Brisbane, you should not leave sunglasses at home. Especially if you are wearing contact lenses. The sunlight here is so bright, it can even sting your eyes. If you guys have plan to come to Brisbane, please please please, invest in a good pair of sunglasses.

And so, I have made a mistake, a silly mistake, leaving my sunglasses back in Malaysia. Aiyahhhh....

But I don't want to waste money (kedekut sebenarnya) buying a pair of good sunglasses, so I just bought a cheaper sunglasses at a pharmacy store (I was thinking of asking beloved one at home to mail me the sunglasses). The new sunglasses just cost me $30.



But now I regret buying it (itu laaa...stingy). Because the tip of the handles have caused pain on the right side of my head, just behind the ear. It in fact has caused some small bumps behind that ear.



See that metal tip that sticking out from the handle..... Adeehhhhhh... How laaa??!! I only wear the sunglasses only if I can't stand the heat (sampai mata berair jugak la). I'll try to stay away from the sun for the time being until...... I haven't decide yet on what....

I want my old sunglasses back. Can anybody lend me a flying carpet?

Time to pack up

The thing that I want to avoid finally arrive. Have to do it.... have no choice....



Seperti biasa, athirah akan mula sibuk nak masuk luggage.



This time I bought Nan Yang White Coffee O besides Aik Cheong Coffee.



Full of instant mee. This luggage was 70% packed.



Some books and fav CDs.

As a result, we have exceeded our luggage allowance by 10kg. Have to pay RM150.00 for that. No need to comment laa.... I have expected this to happen. However, I have to leave Tun Mahathir autobiography (that big grey book, underneath "CEO Malaysia" book) because it is way to heavy. Just imagine I have that book in the luggage, must have cost me more. Am reading "Honk!! If you're a Malaysia".