Sunday, November 28, 2010

Perantau berkata-kata

18 tahun berada di Perlis,
Singgah sebentar di Pulau Pinang,
1 tahun setengah bertapa di Shah Alam,
Naik kapal merentas lautan,
Down Under menjadi persinggahan,
3 tahun jadi taruhan,
Pulangnya ke Perlis cuma 9 bulan,
Subang Jaya pula menggamit panggil,
Klang, Batu Caves tempat dikenang,
Batu 3 kini di hati.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Them

They said they are not worry
Yet they cried when nobody's around
They said they are happy
But in fact they are hiding the tears
They said that they will be fine
Although they are truly not
In spite of all that
She knows, she really knows
Of their true feelings

...the living room, 7/2, 10.14 p.m...

To them, thank you for always being there for me.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Mari membaca!

Membaca sudah menjadi kegemaran aku sejak kecik lagi. Aku disogokkan dgn buku2 cerita oleh mak dan ayah aku tatkala budak2 lain seronok bermain. Tapi aku x kisah sebab aku memang suka buku. Mungkin faktor persekitaran juga memainkan peranan penting kerana tiada rakan sebaya di sekeliling aku. Ya lah, nama pon duduk rumah kedai dari dilahirkan sampailah sekolah menengah.

Bagi aku, buku adalah sesuatu yang berharga. Dari kecik lagi aku suka baca buku-buku Bahasa Inggeris sebab dengan buku-buku tu aku dapat belajar perkataan-perkataan yang tak pernah aku dengaq, secara x langsung aku dapat perbaiki Bahasa Inggeris aku. Mujur mak dan ayah x pernah lokek kalau bab-bab nak membeli buku, malah menggalakkan lagi. Terima kasih mak, ayah!

Melalui buku-buku tu juga ia dapat membawa aku jauh dari realiti, aku dapat rasakan yang aku seolah-olah berada dalam cerita tu, macam tengah tengok "live" apa yang cuba diceritakan sang penulis. Aku rasa sangat seronok untuk terus membaca dan membaca.

Buku-buku cerita Bahasa Inggeris memang sangat banyak dkt bilik aku, namakan saja, mcm2 ada. Daripada semua genre sampailah ke penulis, banyak lah jugak. Waktu kecik2, antara penulis yang aku suka sudah semestinya Enid Blyton. Yang paling aku suka antara semua buku-buku dia adalah siri Malory Towers, pasal budak2 perempuan kat boarding school. Buku tu buat aku rasa yang aku berada kat sekolah asrama walaupun pada hakikatnya x pon.

Waktu zaman kanak-kanak aku, aku lebih banyak menghabiskan masa membaca buku2 Bahasa Inggeris sebab buku2 Bahasa Melayu aku ada sikit saja. Bila dah besar, dah tua cenggini baru lah aku mula nak membaca novel2 Bahasa Melayu, bagi sokongan kat industri tempatan, hahaha. Buat pengetahuan, sehingga sekarang, aku tak pernah baca buku tulisan Ahadiat Akashah waktu dulu2 masa teenagers dan aku rasa bila dah dewasa ni pon x akan baca. Sebabnya? Mungkin itu bukan citarasa aku, hua hua hua.

Sampai sekarang aku sayang buku2 aku. Buku2 yang paling aku suka adalah siri Malory Tower tulisan Enid Blyton, siri Harry Potter tulisan J.K. Rowling dan Inheritance cycle: Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr tulisan Christopher Paolini. Semua buku-buku ni aku ada dan boleh dikatakan aku ni kipas susah mati lah dgn buku-buku ni.

Bila aku melangkah kaki ke negara kangaroo, aku mula sedar. Buku yang paling utama yang kita kena baca, kena suka, kena dalami, kena ikuti bukanlah buku2 yg aku sebut kat atas tu tadi tetapi adalah:

Al-Quran

Aku mula membaca tafsirnya setelah membaca ayat2 indah dalam Quran. Sebelum ni baca Quran saja, x baca pon tafsirnya, budget cukup lah tu setakat baca. Tiada kata yang dapat menggambarkan betapa bersyukurnya aku diberi kesedaran tu. Dan mulai dari hari itu aku membaca dengan harapan aku akan dapat menghayati ayat2 Quran lalu dapat menterjemahkannya dalam kehidupan seharian aku. Aku berusaha dan sampai sekarang masih lagi berusaha, insyaAllah untuk merealisasikannya.

Kalau dulu, baca buku2 cerita saja, tapi bila di Aussie, aku diberi pendedahan kepada buku2 Islamik. Alhamdulillah syukur kerana diberi pendedahan itu. Buku yg aku suka sudah semestinya The Sealed Nectar oleh Sheikh Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarkpuri. Sila dapatkan buku ni saudara saudari sebab buku ni adalah buku tentang Rasulullah s.a.w. Kalau nak pinjam dari saya pon boleh. Banyak lagi lah buku2 yang bagus untuk kita baca dan sebagai panduan untuk diinterpretasikan dalam kehidupan kita.

Jadi, tunggu apa lagi? Mari membaca!

Currently reading: Khadijah, Cinta Abadi Kekasih Nabi hasil Dr. Muhammad Abdul Yamani.

"Sungguh Al-Quran ini memberi petunjuk ke (jalan) yang paling lurus dan memberi khabar gembira kepada orang mukmin yang mengerjakan kebajikan, bahawa mereka akan mendapat pahala yang besar." (17:9)

Saturday, November 13, 2010

My best friend is getting married

This is a special post for my dearest friend/housemate/classmate/colleague, Wan Nur Faaizah.

Dearest Wan,

Congratulations!! You're getting married in less than 1 week!
Semoga Wan & Zul akan bahagia not only hingga ke anak cucu tapi hingga ke akhirat nanti, iA.
(Bercinta sampai ke syurga, eh (^_<) )

بارك الله لكما وبارك عليكما وجمع بينكما في خير

Lots of love,
E

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Stressed?

This conversations took place in a lift at WC1 (only snippets of the entire conversations):

Mr. F: ...and I heard that you're getting married...
Miss. W going to be Mrs. W: (dgn muka terkejutnya) a'ah..angguk2
Miss. E: (dlm hati: .hmmm..mcmana budak ni tau?? *the P.I in me starts to work*)
Mr. F: We are of the same age kan?
Miss E: A'ah (tindakan refleks, trus jawab, sbb ingat mcm dok dlm kelas)
Mr. F: Stress mcm ni. (rasa2nya mcm ni laa dia cakap, x ingat sgt tp confirm dia kata dia stress)
Miss E & Miss W: (^_^) (Senyum sbb x tau nak cakap apa2)

Kami pon hampir ke destinasi kami, iaitu T12..

Mr. F: btw, Congratulations!
Miss W: thanks! (terkejut pasal Mr. F tahu dia nak kahwin sampai terlupa terus nak jemput ke kenduri)

Hahaha..
Dia stress? Stress sbb Miss W yg sama baya dgn dia pun dah nak kahwin tapi dia belom kahwin lagi? Ataupun stress sbb Miss W nak kahwin, melepas la dia? ahaha..

Dia ingat dia sorang saja stress? Aku pon stress..hahaha..kidding. I am not.

X faham betul aku. Bagi aku x yah la nak stress2 sgt, iA, you'll find your other half, it's just a matter of time, whether cepat atau lambat saja.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Of there & here

Oh dear. Am I still having the post-back for good syndromes after almost 2 years coming back? My oh my. This is bad, really bad. I misses Brisbane so bad that I wish I can go back there!

Well, this is normal (I think!) considering the facts that I have learnt a lot about life there and Brisbane was the place that helps me to become who I am today.

There are soooo many things in Brisbane that I misses! Not only things, but people as well! Among them are:

1. Ashabul Brisbane.
  • My friends are the ones that I missed the most. We have gone through a lot during our stays in Brissy in which I will keep the memories close to my heart. Not only the sweet one but the bitter one as well. I'll remember the time when a drunken man shouted at us, the time when we sell "jeli gedik" at Bazar Ramadhan at Guyatt Park, the time we had D.E.A.R., the time when we had BrisBond, the time when we had LOST game, the time when we did mosque hopping, the time we celebrated Eid, the time when we shed tears, the time when we were happy & most importantly, the time when we were all together regardless of whether it's a good time or bad time.
2. 1/179 Sir Fred Schonell Drive, 4067 St.Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
  • Home sweet home. I still remember the address!!! This is the place that I had been living for almost 2 years in Brissy. This place holds so many memories that are dear to my heart. My dear housemates help me to become a better person & I am very thankful for having them as my housemates. Not to forget, my neighbours! You know who you are, dear neighbours (7/179)!
3. St. Lucia Campus, University of Queensland.
  • Should I explain more? This is the place where I had my education! Thanks JPA for sponsoring me!! hehehe *wink*. I learnt a lot there, and I am glad I studied there. There is no better place for me to further my studies than there.
4. CityCat!
  • Miaoo! Ahahaha. Taking a ride on a CityCat always cheer me up.
5. EasyWay.
  • Nyum2!! Tasty pearl milk tea! A must drink for all pearl milk tea lovers. Everytime I went to the city, i will definitely buy this!
6. Translink.
  • How I wish the public transport in Malaysia is as good as in Australia. Hmmm. I miss taking the bus ride, train ride & the citycat ride in Brissy. It's convenient and cheap! Haha.
7. Market day at Uni.
  • Every Wednesday is a Market Day at uni. You can buy all sort of cheap things there, books to be precise. Not new ones, but old ones. But, still, it's books we are talking about! I am a freaking book lovers! Ahaha. I can also buy all those cute stuffs at one of the stalls there. In fact, I still had the coin purse which only cost me 1 dollar that I bought there with me in Malaysia, & still using it! I also bought the Doraemon pens that I loved there! Ahhh, not to forget, the strawberries sold at Market day. It was fantastic. The strawberries are huge and wonderful. I love to ate it just like that or dipped it into the mouthwatering chocolate dips. Uuuu, I want that!
Ahh, memories! There are so many more that I want to write, but my fingers forbade me to do that. They kinda hinting that they need rest! ahahaha.

p/s: I'll keep the memories in my heart.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Up

from Ellie to Carl:

Thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one!
Love, Ellie.

I love this as I think what Ellie wrote is indeed beautiful & sweet.

Biar aku sendiri buat seketika

Orang tengok aku pelik bila aku kata aku nak jalan sorang2, without anyone accompanying me. Aduss. But, I really need my very own sweet time to be alone without anyone around me. Balik Malaysia saja dah x bole buat macam buat kat Brisbane dulu. Kalau kat Brisbane dulu, aku boleh saja nak keluaq jalan2 sorang2 tapi bila balik Malaysia, bila aku kata nak jalan sorang2, depa dok buat pelik plak.

Bukannya aku nak lari drpd manusia selama-lamanya cuma nak lari sekejap saja drpd segala perangai manusia nih.

Banyak sebenarnya faedah tersembunyi yang aku boleh dapat drpd perbuatan aku yg kadang2 syok nak jalan sorg2, antaranya:
  1. Aku boleh bermuhasabah diri dgn tenang.
  2. Aku boleh lihat keindahan alam ciptaan Allah dgn tenang & hirup udara nyaman.
  3. Aku boleh lupakan seketika ttg masalah2 aku.
  4. Aku boleh exercise physical & mind.
Banyak lah lagi kebaikannya, kalau jalan sorang2. Dlm banyak kebaikannya, ada lah jugak keburukannya. Jalan sorang2 ni memang bahaya tambah2 bila kau tu perempuan, pastu kalau ada benda yg menimpa kau, x dak kenalan rapat nak bantu kau. Tapi aku rasa keburukan2 ni boleh di-minimized-kan, asal kau pandai bawak diri, jaga diri.

Tapi kan sebenar-benarnya, aku bukan sensorang pon, sebab aku ada Allah.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Wish Lists

Wish Lists? It will take a lot of spaces (yes, i mean it) to list all of them. But these are my top 3, for the time being:

1. to be a better Muslimah.
2. to be a good daughter to my parents.
3. to complete my ACCA within 3 years time.

So, dear me, please do remember to strive hard to fulfill these wishes of yours!

p/s: I'll check from time to time!

Hello, we meet again!

I used to write
About anything
I used to write
Using my imagination
I used to write
Beyond my thoughts
I used to write
About everything
Dear me
Please come back
So that I can start back
To do the thing that I love
Which is to write