zero procrastination

Did I ever mention that my resolution this sem is to ban procrastination? 

I keep saying and telling myself not to procrastinate but I am still doing it. Huh.

Dah la Syi, go finish your piles of tasks. 

p/s: we had to find a new housemate, so, yeah, we found her. But the bad news is her name is SHIFA! I know! We differ by an alphabet, I hate it so much that I'm going to refer myself just as Syi after this =(

My kelas mengaji

I should give name to my kelas mengaji. Well, we just call them as 'junior boys' class, but that is not so catchy right?

Probably 'Cheeky Class' suits them better.

As we have very naughty Nadjmi who is the troublemaker, baca muqaddam laju je part yang dia dah ingat, but bila sampai part yang dia tak ingat terus slow-mo haha, He is so mischievous, always try getting hints during exams from me, loves to sneak out from the class by saying he really has to go to the toilet but he really doesn't.

 then we have our very brainy, dedicated, mr-always-right Faris who is a younger brother for Nadjmi, mudah sangat ingat and faham anything that he learn. He is also quick-wittted, whenever I tersasul or use the wrong example, he will question me right away.

Last but not list we have Danish, his name reminds me of my very own nephew, Danish is easily distracted, whenever Faris and Nadjmi were talking. But he is the eldest in the group. He always quiet at the beginning of the class but will reveal his real self after few minutes later. A chinese-looking boy who is very fond of cake. He has so many stories to tell though his story sometimes very random.

=)

I should start to list everything about them because one of the things that makes my life in Cork colorful is them =)

We

"Cepat gak sikit. Aloh selow lah weh"

Pase (or his real name is Fariz) only can smile for his acknowledgeable slowly-tying-shoe-laces attitude.

"Lebih dari anok daro, paka kasut pon selow,"

I was finishing my 'bebelan' to Pase at Dzar's house so early in the morning. If it wasn't for we (there were Nisa, Bo, and Mail as well) had been in the same boarding school/class for 5 years, he would take my nagging personally.

But he wasn't. 

Because I nag to someone I am close with. 

If I am so behaved and polite when talking to you, you can get the hint that we are not close yet.

p/s: Did I ever mention that I am Kelate originated? 

p/s: Only about thousand times

I dont really have anything in mind

Do you ever need a reason to be suddenly gloomy?

Yes.

''You are a woman"

Perempuan dan sudden emo, berpisah tiada. alahai...

10 years

Hi!

It has been 2 weeks since classes started. And here it was weekend again (I'm talking about 2 days ago) So,, my high school classmates in Faris Petra came to Ireland and as a host, it was my responsibility to act as a tour guide for them here in Cork.

Luck was not on our side because it had been raining for days, so my plan to take them to one of the attractions in Cork was terminated.. Then I just took them for UCC tour. I knowwwwwww... I should had done better. I mean, UCC is so cantekkk but that was not enough. You didn't come for thousand miles just to took a picture at someone's else alma mater =( Luckyly I masak nasi kerabu for them, so my guilt was not as terrible as it should be.

Ok, the story above was about the previous weekend. Nak dijadikan cerita, for them, I have to go to Dublin for some of the reasons that gonna be long if I push myself to explain.

I never am a awkward cookie when I am with my high-school friends. Maybe because we are so close that we all lived in the boarding school for five years and we had shown all of our colors to each other. We slept in the class/labs, we were scolded in front of each other when we failed to answer some maths questions, we're getting pinched by cikgu Mukhtar before his class started for the same reason (not able to answer maths questions), we stayed up late during prep malam because we had to wait for our friend's copying our answers after a long holiday (sharing is caring), we pinched each other just to make sure we're awake during kelas sejarah or PAI,

That's why we are so comfortable with each other till now. it has been 5 years now that we left school, and our friendship last for 10 years, (i hope this bond will never be broken), we still the same people we used to know back then. All the jokes mean no harm, we understand each other on the weirdest possible conversation, yet we are still cool like that. Some are getting maried, and I of course still dedicated with my relationship with med school, but I will pray that each every one of us (Faris Petra batch 0610) will be granted lots of happiness and blessings from Allah swt no matter what path we are on. High school will always be my favorite and I am not too sure if I will able to move on =')

some of us =)

Bye Syirah

Helo hai.

Syira was my housemate. She is gentle, loving, mother-like appearance, loves to clean kitchen, speak with so lembut voice, caring and has a very kind heart.

She loves to buy things to other people as appreciation. Once I asked her, "Kenapa syira selalu hadiahkan things kat orang lain ek?" and she replied, "Syira tak pandai nak express my thankfulness to other people dengan words, so, itu cara Syira tunjukkan rasa sayang kat orang"

And today, 15th of September 2015, she went home (Malaysia) for good. Benar orang cakap, kita takkan pernah tahu what had Allah plans for us. Tapi we must always know that His plans are never ever wrong or tersasar walau seinci pun. So beruntung lah bagi orang yang redha dan always seeks for His blessings.

What is good for syira is in Allah's view. That I know for sure. It is hard to let Syira go, but I will always pray that our paths may intersect again somewhere in the future. Amin.

Syifa will miss u Syira. Now the bedroom besides mine has emptied. And it does feel strange.

"...Yesterday's gone, we're gonna keep moving on, I am so thankful for the moment, so glad I got to know you...."

Farmers' Market: one sunny weekend

So, basically the tittle directly tells everything. I arrived in Cork about a week ago. So, before the classes started, I decided to breathe a fresh air at Cork City Center. Just kidding, I have some groceries shopping to do.

There's usually an empty space in front of my favorite coffee shop, Costa, however, when I passed the place, it was so crowded almost like there was a concert held in the middle of the road. Ok mungkin tak da lah concert, macam ramai sangat pulak orang luls.

So many people gather di tengah-tengah balai si bawah sinaran terik mentari. Gituh. So, due to my curiosity, I went to see what was happening. Rupa-rupanya ada farmers' market. Farmers' market ni ala-ala pasar tani kalau nak compare dengan yang kat Malaysia.

So many fresh products like veges, fruits, breads and makanan (tak semua halal dimakan) can be found in farmers' market. They also have samples for us to try ^^ and we tried some delicious, crispy homemade chips. Sodapp.


This stall sells vegetarian food, so basically, if you want to buy them, you must make sure that they do not contain any alcohol. We never know kan, better beware!


Veges yang kiut, They looked like they were picked as soon as they mature.


Fresh breadssss! Tak ke rasa macam fresh breads from the oven dalam cerita Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True waktu Anastasia fell in love with bread maker? =P


Berries berries everywhere. And jams.

After touring the farmers' market, we decided to treat ourselves with crispy chips yeay

And I snap the picture of Shah and pakcik chips sedang beurus niaga sambil disaksikan Yaa. Lols

Till then, lovelies =3

p/s: my classes had started 2 days ago. And I am still going strong. Yeahh!

Jet lag

I don't usually experience jet lag. But this time, I have to admit that it really hit me hard.
Bayangkan, I was having my normal morning, read and cook, since my classes tak start lagi, and I went to the shopping mall in front of my house for an hour, lepas tu, dalam pukul 1pm I was home again, but all of sudden I felt so sleepy like crazy that I couldn't help myself to take a nap. I slept with my hoodie and jeans on, luckily I managed to take off my hijab first. And little did I know, I slept for 12 hours during the daylight and waking up at 1 am the next day. Gila kan?? Frankly speaking, I  tak tersedar lansung bila by housemates balik ke rumah ke dorang sesembang next door ke. Apparently my nap just now was not a nap. And now, I am writing this blog in the middle of the night when everyone else in their dreamland. Haha.



So who need a hug? Female only. =P

Back in Cork for another year

The day had come where I am back as a student again like literally. Because we are all always a life-learner kan. So yeah its 15 hour journey to the west again (though xdak lah sampai ke US kan)

1st Sept 2015, MAS had rebrand themselves as MAB. Hence explains the chaotic KLIA with people with traditional clothes at the center of departure hall. My umi and abah came along with me all the way from Kota Bharu to Kuala Lumpur just to send their precious daughter on a jet plane.. (okay, this make me homesick..) Thank you Umi, Abah and Abangman as well =') I promised I will study really hard and get 1st honors in every exams. Amin.

And yeah, I had teh ais at the cafeteria before I took the escalator down to international departure hall.Waving the loved ones are always difficult. I hate saying goodbyes, especially to those I know that they love me dearly. Semoga Allah jagakan my parents for me for another 9 months till I return home again during the summer next year. Amin ya rabbal alamin.

I always supported MAS as I never took other airlines whenever I travel from or to Cork. They should give me credits for this. Tehee.

Pros with MAS
1. Price is affordable
2. Lots of exciting movies on-board
3. Friendly crews
4. Quite flexible in term of baggage allowance. Yeah.
5. You feel like home though you are somewhere in the sky.

Cons
1. The MH16 to Schipol Airport Amsterdam is somewhat always old. I dont mind kapal terbang lama ke baru ke as long as the facilities are the BOMM! But, some of the meja for you to eat dah terabut skru and moves to side way. So, when you want to have your meal, it's quite annoying.

12 hours and 15 minutes journey is a long journey. I was so unlucky that I got the middle seat of all 26F. So, it was quite challenging for me to get out for a toilet break or to ambil wudhu to perform prayers. Therefore gais, always aim for the aisle seat. That's my advise laa.


 I had this fish in black sauce with rice for dinner.


And Nasi Lemak sambal udang for breakfast.

My flight yesterday collaborated with KLM which is a dutch airline, so there're lots of mat salleh, and when this happened, usually what's left for you to for a meal was makanan ketimuran lah. Well, I dont mind pun.


Subhanallah. I was mesmerised by the beauty of the sky. It was so mind-soothing =)

After 12 hours more and less, we touched down at Schipol Airport Amsterdam. Transit dalam 3 jam. Then I was off with Aer Lingus (Irish airline) to my beloved city Cork. The journey lasted for 1 hour and 10 minutes lebih kurang.



And finally, here I am again. Hopefully my recharging days in Malaysia for 3 months will help me to go through this tough medicine journey for 9 months insyaAllah. I am so ready and I am happy to start. Lets go!!



HOME SWEET HOME. 56 Wilton Court, Cork, Ireland =)

Till then, Lovelies <3