Winter Smile @ Melbourne

I just realised that i have not put up any photo during my family trip to melbourne, June this year. I have so much fun plus full of drama as we keep on fighting with each other. hahaha.

Trip to mount buller took us more then seven hours return journey. Gila jauh. Started our snow journey at 6.30 am and safely arrived at our hotel around 9 pm. The tour bus full with asian people and the bus driver was extremely friendly. He is canadian and has more than 15 years experience driving in snow. They called him Snow Man.

Arrived at mount buller and rented our clothes. Weather was bad, but somehow we weathered the storm. Bila lagi nak layan snow. We all jakun habis. Since the weather very bad - hujan dan angin kuat, they closed the ski area. All of us decided to create our own happy hour :)

Mula-mula hujan, then hujan bertukar air batu kecil. Adoiii sakit betul bila kena muka. Lama kelamaaan ketulan air batu bertukar menjadi semakin halus... dan halus sehingga menjadi salji ais. Angin kuat seakan ribut. Memang sejuk betul. Nak pegang camera pun mengiggil.

I felt so lucky being able to experienced and playing with snow. Snow Man told us, snow macam hujan kat Melbourne. Tak selalu turun :)

Hidup Autopilot

Hari beredar seakan autopilot
Berlalu tanpa sedar
Isnin Selasa Rabu
Khamis, Jumaat Sabtu
Ahad seakan sama

Rutin yang sama
Masaalah yang sama
Perbualan yang sama

Kelmarin. Semalam . Hari Ini
Seperti siaran ulangan
Kehidupan tanpa kesedaran
A life without thought

Buka mata, Tutup mata
Untuk perkara yang sama
Siapa yang perangkap
Siapa yang terperangkap dan memerangkap

Ingatkan diri
Job doesn’t own me
People doesn’t own me
Money doesn’t own me

Kadang kadang berangan-angan
Buka mata dan meninggalkan apa yang ada
Bawa diri
Pada perkara yang memenuhkan
Jiwa, Hati dan Perasaan

Perlu Punya keberanian
Perlu Punya ketabahan
Perlu Punya kompas dalam diri

Agar tahu
Bila perlu meneruskan
Bila perlu berhenti sebentar
Bila perlu menoleh kebelakang
Bila perlu berputus asa
Bila perlu mulakan semula

Agar tahu
Melihat hujan itu rahmat
Basah kuyup itu bukan beban
Melihat gelas yang separuh penuh
Kerana yang kosong itu perlu

Ingatkan diri
Agar tidak lupa, mencari syukur pada setiap dugaan Tuhan
Agar tidak buta dan leka, pada semua yang ada
Ingat kan diri
Untuk merendah diri dan menerima

Kata Tuhan
Demi Masa
Sesungguhnya Manusia itu dalam Kerugian

:(

makan time

I'm hungry but too lazy to eat. Snacking a bar of dark chocolate and now off to bed. Bagus nya la kan :)

Talking about food, I hope this photos can explain how delicious these food are

Nasi Ambang (ada serunding, ikan masin bulu ayam, ayam, sambal, tempe & soh hoon goreng)

home made fried rice with mushroom & tabasco sauce

linguine in tomato sauce with olive and ham

Bruschetta

ice cream & friends

kuih koci superb

mee siput

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Kadang Kadang Saya...

Kadang kadang saya takut untuk mahukan sesuatu
Kadang kadang saya tidak tahu apa yang saya mahukan
Kadang kadang saya mahukan semua nya

Kadang kadang saya tidak tahu apa yang bagus
Kadang kadang saya kuatir saya tidak cukup bagus
Kadang kadang saya rasa ter lebih bagus

Kadang kadang saya kuatir pada perkara yang tidak perlu
Kadang kadang saya tidak tahu apa yang saya perlu kan
Kadang kadang saya buat perkara yang tidak perlu

Kadang kadang saya marah pada diri sendiri
Kadang kadang saya merendahkan diri sendiri
Kadang kadang selebihnya saya mengecewakan diri sendiri

Kadang kadang saya tidak faham
Kadang kadang saya buat buat tak faham
Kadang kadang saya tidak mahu faham

Kadang kadang saya lari
Kadang kadang saya membiarkan
Kadang kadang saya melawan
Kadang kadang saya menerima

Kadang kadang saya buat kerja separuh jalan
Kadang kadang saya buat kerja yang tidak sepatutnya
Kadang kadang saya buat semua kerja

Kadang kadang saya buat keputusan untuk tidak membuat apa-apa keputusan
Kadang kadang saya hanya berharap tapi tidak buat apa-apa
Kadang kadang saya tidak ada apa-apa untuk di harap kan

Kadang kadang saya tidak berkata-kata itu lebih bermakna
Kadang kadang saya tidak tahu bagaimana
Kadang kadang saya sudah tidak tahu lagi apa..

pic by EricaJoy

Ada Apa Pada Seringgit

This will be my dinner. I'm in the bus on my way to my hometown.

I have no money in my purse and I realized that when I was about to purchase the bus ticket. Adoiiii. Terdiam dibuatnya. Lucky my friend is still in the ofc and wouldn't mind to send it to me. Pheww!

Masa beli air mineral, a boy (i think masih sek menengah) bertanya kpd tuan kedai : Air mineral seringgit ada? Bila tuan kedai kata tak ada, he moved to next store.

My point is - what is the value of RM 1.00 to you now? Is it high or somehow becoming lesser and lesser? Are you willing to be that boy, continue to find his One ringgit mineral water?

Bagi saya, jika tadi saya punya RM 19.60 di dalam purse, sudah pasti RM 1.00 sangat tinggi nilainya. Kerana dengan seringgit itu lah saya boleh pulang ke kampung. Tidak perlu menyusahkan teman saya. Tetapi tadi saya cuma ada enam ringgit dan beberapa sen. Jauh lagi nak sampai dua puluh ringgit :D

Masa untuk melelapkan mata. Cerita Rambo di tv. Saya tidak minat. Saya ada hampir tiga jam utk tidur. Cuma ada empat orang dalam bas termasuk pemandu.

Saya mahu mimpi melihat Niagara Falls di New York. Selamat malam.

Location:Utara - Selatan Hwy,,Malaysia

What a day - Yesterday

Spending my Sunday watching movie the next 3 days and super hot garlic and shrimp pasta for late lunch. Oh ya.. and new book to read.

Have you in a situation whereby the hard work concluded and you are ready to pack your stuff to go home and suddenly out of nowhere someone make a nasty remark and everything turns bad.

So, when I reached home, take shower and sleep. That's how my many days of hard work ended - not with any sense of accomplishment.

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Location:Damansara - Puchong Hwy,Puchong,Malaysia

Time Off

Taking my time off to clinic today. My eyes turns to red and I can not tahan the itchiness and pain anymore. If I did not take care of myself, who will? Kata org beringat sebelum terlambat.

The doc somehow look very young. Mcm baru graduate je. He explained well, macam dlm buku. Cerita tentang penyakit mata ada 3 jenis... bla.. bla.. bla and mine is because of contact lense infection (just like what I thought).

So, I continue my time off by having teh tarik dan capati, contemplating whether I should wear glasses instead of contact lense.

I realized I've been having this infection on and off since back from g. tahan. Perhaps it's due to long hours of wearing contact lense or perhaps due to looking at too much numbers on computer screen.

:) hari ni, saya blog tentang perkara remeh, sebelum sambung kerja di ofc dgn hal-hal negara. Cuaca sgt meredakan. Tapi teh tarik dah habis. Masa utk beredar.


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Location:Jalan 1/155b,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

Bila...

bila sudah tiada minat
fikiran menjadi penat
hati terasa berat
dugaan bertambah hebat

Malam ini mahu mimpi melihat Colosseum di Rome. Jom.

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Location:Jalan 16/155c,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

Kain Buruk

Hari ini saya terasa seperti kain basah yg diperah kuat kuat. Habis kering air. Tapi masih not good enough :( Sigh.

Tuhan! Bagi saya mimpi terbang mcm superman.. ZzZzzz... Selamat malam.

virus -ve

Di sekeliling ada rasa sedih, marah, kecewa dan putus asa
Rasa negative ini penyakit berjangkit
Ada juga yang dah immune. Menerima sahaja
Ada yang berjuang melawan
selebih nya, entahlah.

Saya juga dah mula menampakkan simptom.
Tapi cuba buat tak tahu sahaja.
Saya bernafas dalam-dalam
dan ingatkan diri sendiri
kan Tuhan itu Maha Adil

pic dari thecre8ive

lil brother convo - 26 Sept 2010

congrats bro :)

Melastik Bintang

I’m a realistic person. That’s the fact. My judgment will always base on result and history. Good or bad.. I don’t know. These few days, I have been trying hard to think outside the box, to think BIG. To believe.

So if you ask me to shoot the star - I will. Lets work out the magic spell and the magic formula. I may not believe we can shoot the star, but I believe we can give our 100%. That’s what I believe. Perhaps miracle do happen - when we put everything into it.

Someone told me - if the boss ask you to jump, don’t ask why but how high :)

pic credit - lemrac

Welcome to the World Hariz :)

i'm two days old

i'm two months old and i'm not listening to you

Nowhere Island

I really really need a vacation. Was almost purchase this group tour all inclusive (return flight+Hotel+Tour+Tax) 10D8N Paris European x-trip to 6 countries - France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany and Belgium via airasia today. Promotion was damn good. Yesterday, i checked RM 4,600/person min two pax. Unfortunately today, when everything confirmed and about to purchase, the package price increase to RM 5,200. Aduhai... banyak tu. Was busy the whole day and did not anticipate that the price will increase. Menyesal gila tak beli awal :(

So, here i am with very low morale, dreaming about my vacation @ nowhere island. Jauh dari kesibukan kerja dan suara-suara sumbang. Tiada conversation tentang perkara-perkara stress. Just relax and chill by the beach with my book and ipod. Everything is perfect.

Sigh... Its time to sleep and I guess i should continue my vacation while i'm resting my eyes. Good Night. Sleep tight.

i'm four years old

Four years ago today, I wrote my first blog entry. It wasn’t much. I write to keep me sane and at the same time keeping beautiful quotes or stories that I like. Looking at my stats, I don’t think anyone actually read it, but it felt good to write something. It’s like a personal reminder. 205 stuff was posted since 23rd Nov 2006 and growing.

Blogging is therapeutic for me. So, this blog is about me. You may hate it or like it :) I wouldn’t consider myself a workaholic but a lot of my time is spent at work and I am not really interested to blog about my work and office.

I absolutely agree with JRD – ‘Blogs are a form of self expression. We are not machines that generate news, that’s what newspapers are there for’

Saya cuba sedayanya untuk tidak terlalu stress. Belajar untuk menikmati hidup seadanya. Yang pasti, saya tidak akan mendapat semuanya. Berusaha, Menikmati dan Menghargai. Semoga kehidupan kita di Berkati.

Live 100%, Love Unconditionally and Laugh Insanely

Quote from Earl Nightingale - Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now! Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future.

Pecah kaca Pecah gelas

Saya membaca article Pecah kaca pecah gelas di The Malaysian Insider. Teringat kisah lama berbelas tahun sudah. Memang betul, waktu itu tiada hp, tiada sms, email apatah lagi skype dan video call. Kami berbalas message melalui org tengah. Kursus dan kelas yg berlainan menambah sukar. Tetapi membolehkan kami low profile.

It was love at a first sight for both of us. I saw him from a class photo and immediately asked my friend about him. My friend hates him so much. Katanya budak nakal dan sombong. But, somehow I was attracted to him.

Esok nya rakan saya dgn sungguh excitednya memberitahu he asked about me too :) I was sooo surprised. Mcm tak percaya kan, but it’s true. Dia nampak saya menuggu bas utk pulang ke hostel. Kebetulan pada waktu itu dia bersama rakan saya.

Oh.. the rest was a history. Menulis adalah cara kami berkomunikasi. Nota pendek, nota panjang, kad raya, kad good luck dan surat. Itulah caranya utk kami berhubung. Tiada teknologi. Life was simple. Waktu itu student yg menjual bunga, kek dan chocolate boleh jadi kaya. Betul.

Pak Lah café dan pantai adalah tempat kami. Selalunya kami akan bertemu setelah dia selesai dgn aktiviti berbasikalnya ataupun badminton. Waktu menunggu, saya sudah kan dengan membaca komik pedang setiawan dan raja rimba. Suka betul saya dgn kedua-dua komik itu. Entah ada atau tidak lagi komik ini sekarang.

Saya kira menulis dengan pen dan kertas adalah lebih personal. Tulisan tangan adalah unik dan berlainan untuk setiap individu. Effort bersusah payah mencari posmen dan posmen yg tidak boleh di harap juga menambah value. Kalau marah sgt boleh guna pen merah dan capital letter :D

Buat arwah, al-fatehah, semoga berada di kalangan orang yang beriman.

Story of Appreciation

Loooooong day at work and I read this story @ FB. It is worth to share.

Author : (Unknown)

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview; the director did the last interview, made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV, that the youth's academic result is excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never was a year he did not score.

The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarship in school?" and the youth answered "none". The director asked, "Is it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, my father passed away when I was one year old, it is my mother who paid for my school fees. The director asked, "Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, my mother worked as a cloth cleaner.

The director requested the youth to show his hand, the youth showed a pair of hand that were smooth and perfect to the director. The director asked, "Did you ever help your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books, furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.

The director said, I have a request, when you go back today, go and help to clean your mother's hand, and then see me tomorrow morning.

The youth felt that as the chance of landing the job is high, when he went back, he happily wanted to clean his mother's hand, his mother felt strange, happy but mixed with fear, she showed her hands to the kid.

The youth cleaned his mother's hand slowly, his tears dropped down as he did that. It is the first time he found his mother/s hands so wrinkled, and there are so many bruises in her hand. Some bruises incite pains so strong that shiver his mother's body when cleaned with water.

This is the first time the youth realized and experienced that it is this pair of hand that washed the cloth everyday to earn him the school fees, the bruises in the mother's hand is the price that the mother paid for his graduation and academic excellence and probably his future.

After finished cleaning of his mother hand, the youth quietly cleaned all remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went o the director's office. The director noticed the tear in the youth's eye, asked, "Can you tell what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"

The youth answered, "I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes."

The director asked, "Please tell me your feeling."

The youth said:

Number 1, I knew what is appreciation, without my mother, there would not the successful me today.

Number 2, I knew how to work together with my mother, than only I can realize how difficult and tough to get something done.

Number 3, I knew the importance and value of family relationship.

The director said, "This is what I'm asking, I want to recruit a person that can appreciate the help of other, a person that knew the suffering of others to get things done, and a person that would not put money as his only goal in life to be my manager. You are hired."

Memahami Erti Pengorbanan

Tahun ini beraya di rumah sendiri (yeay!!). Sambil menanti emak dan adik-adik sampai, saya membaca semula kesah-kesah Nabi Ibrahim AS dan keluarganya Siti Hajar, Sarah dan Ismail. Dua hari ini, saya superstress. Jadi saya perlu mengingatkan diri saya semula agar memahami erti dan makna pengorbanan yang sebenar.

Dalam saya membaca, saya terjumpa blog ini dan suka sangat dengan cara penulisan pemunya nya. Meminjam kata-katanya - Yang berkorban itu, Allah bayar.

Salam Aidiladha :)

Sunday Morning with Grandma

It’s been a while not visiting Grandma. So, on Sunday I make a point to go before Raya Haji. She’s look tired but happy to see me. I spent more than 2 hours just listening to her stories. Nenek boleh ingat semua cerita-cerita dulu. Kadang-kadang sebenarnya she’s been repeating the same stories :) Her favorite stories are about my late grandpa, my late dad and about us when we are still young, green and silly.

This year, grandma will be 85 years old. Alhamdulillah nenek masih mampu jaga diri sendiri, walaupun kaki sudah tidak segagah dulu. Ingatan nenek masih bagus, cuma agak kurang dengar. Nenek kata tinggal satu juzuk lagi dia akan khatam Al-Quran. Dia bersyukur mata masih dapat membaca walau kurang jelas.

Antaranya, Nenek bercerita tentang asal usul kedai runcit yang sekarang dijaga oleh mak. Katanya arwah atuk sanggup mengadai tanah untuk fund arwah bapak beli kedai itu yg berharga RM700 (oh… waktu tu besar nilainya). Mujur sebahagianya arwah bapak pinjam MARA. Kedai runcit itu adalah satu satunya pusaka arwah ayah yang masih memberi rezeki buat kami. Kata nenek arwah bapak beli kedai itu sebelum kahwin dgn mak. Arwah memang mahir buat rempah giling. Kalah kedai mamak. (Tapi sekarang ni mana ada rempah giling lagi daaa, semua serbuk).

Selalunya, macam tu lah bila visit nenek. Dia hanya mahu didengari. Tidak perlu masak segala.. dia tak makan. Dia hanya makan makanan yang dia masak. No outside food allowed :D. Semoga nenek panjang umur dan sihat selalu.

Happy Hours

Too much of happy hours these few weeks. Catching up with friends during birthday month allowing me to eat all those yummy food. Alhamdulillah. Tapi habis lah tahap kolestrol saya nanti.


Last night I watched this 3D ghost movie. Hahaha.. sungguh merepek cerita ini. Then going for steamboat at flaming. Makan ketam tak ingat… penuh satu pinggan dgn kulit ketam.

On Friday, I had fun picnic-ing at Janda Baik again. This time with two other families. Arrived home around six after doing my banking stuff. I felt damn tired and fall asleep. Guess what I’ve been sleeping for almost 11 hours. Gila ah.. gile lama. Tak sedar langsung.

Felt guilty with myself, i did house chores on sat night.. cleaning up the house like never ending story. Adoi penat. Somehow I felt it is such a waste if I use the time that I have with sleeping. Oh sungguh buang masa. I should do more productive stuff.

The hard IS what makes it great

What is the use of climbing Mount Tahan? errr… i guess ...no use. I did not bring back anything from the mountain. Only the memory, cut and bruises as well as knee pain. Oh yes.. i lost two toenail too.
If you have not climbed any mountain, how can I explain it in words? You have to experience it yourself. Otherwise you won't see why we go. What we get from this adventure. And why all this hard work and pain is worth it.
If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great - Tom Hanks

Let the photos do the talking. (photos credit to Kamal)

Tahan Photos

my stuff

starting our journey @ jambatan gantung

air terjun

kubang campsite

@ berlumut

the trek

hotel 5 bintang

bonsai

botak

botak

camp is ready, we are on our way to summit

lupa eh nama pokok ni

we are small and insignificant compared to the mountain

yeay! (sejukkk)

kembali sampai di jambatan gantung... fuhh lega