Winter Break 2011: Bahamas

Assalamualaikum

Lepas beberapa hari sampai rumah, setel laundry, kemas barang-barang last quarter dan bersedia untuk quarter baru yang akan bermula 3 Januari ni, barulah terasa bersemangat untuk update pasal trip Florida hari tu.

Okay mari bermula dengan first week.

As I mentioned in the previous post, we went to almost the whole Florida, from north to south (although we missed some attractions). Florida is known as the sunshine state, and it is really blessed with a lot of sunshine. As the temperature mostly above 20 degrees, winter in Florida is just warm and windy. Tepi pantai dia janganlah cakap. But overall, Florida and Bahamas are beyond awesome. They are beautiful and people there called me "Honey" :D

Our very first destination was Bahamas. And yes, it was my first time being on a cruise. :)

This is our ship. Time ni kami atas boat nak balik atas ship lepas seharian berjemur di private island Norwegian Cruise. Ramai yang tanya, macam mana naik cruise ni sebenarnya? I had the same question too on my first day. Basically what we did was something like this. Around 5.00 pm kapal akan boarding and pukul 7.00 am camtu sampai pulau. Bila sampai dekat pulau, it depends nak turun or stay on kapal. Begitulah selama 4 malam.

First stop! Grand Bahama Island. Time ni still pening-pening tak biasa tidur atas cruise. 

Second day, Nassau. Ada massage therapy betul-betul tepi pantai. So cool. Bahamas ni ada banyak pantai, boleh pilih nak public ke private. Kalau private kena bayarlah.  

Nassau (sebut "Nasso") adalah capital city Bahamas. Basically, Bahamas is still developing but the country itself is very nice. The natives speak English fluently and know how to treat tourists. Since Nassau is the capital city, dia agak maju compare to Freeport and ada banyak gerai, kedai, even Starbucks and Hard Rock Cafe. I wonder how much money the country earn from tourism.

Last destination is Stirrup Cay Island, the private island owned by Norwegian Cruise itself. Perhaps my favorite one. Air dia cantik, biru, bersih, and not that crowded, so dekat sini tewas dengan godaan air laut, lalu terjun bermandi manda di gigi air.

Basically, here are some tips to go to Bahamas/cruise

• Sila google dan print out segala information tentang Bahamas and what you really looking for there. Sebab atas cruise tu nak bayar internet sangatlah mahal and Bahamas is outside US so kena roaming data which is fairly expensive.
• Make sure you bring semua identification documents. Passport, I-20, debit card etc. Secure everything in a safe and easy-to- reach place.
• Prepare cash yang secukupnya sebelum naik cruise bagi mengelakkan cas outside bank. Bahamas ada matawang dia sendiri, but they accept US Dollar everywhere so it won't be a problem. Cash pun cuma untuk transportation ke pulau je. Kalau nak shopping atas cruise, you can link all your expenses directly to your credit or debit card so it is not really an issue.
• Make use of everything you have on your cruise! Pergi setiap activity yang ada, guna setiap facilities, and snap a lot of pictures haha. You've paid a lot so you deserve everything that is considered 'free on board'
• Bawa compass qiblat and make sure check everytime before nak solat sebab kapal bergerak kan. Jadi kena make sure kita menghadap arah qiblat yang betul.
• Bawa satu botol penuh sunblock ye jangan lupa. You don't want to get that kind of free souvenir from Bahamas.
• Enjoy your cruise and trip! Sometimes weather kurang nice, hujan or ombak mengganas, but be positive and look at the brighter side. Observe and think about everything you see. Compare and analyze the culture, lifestyle etc. It is fun and meaningful.

Overall, being on a cruise is an awesome experience. Give it a try and you'll have a memorable experience!

Winter Break 2011

Assalamualaikum

Alhamdulillah I am here again, back in Columbus after more than two weeks on vacation to the other part of US, South America, or literally, Florida and Bahamas

I went to many places which I have never imagined of - all of them are beyond beautiful mashaAllah

As I am a faithful lover of beaches and islands, I must say that Florida is a perfect destination for me

Besides that, this trip taught me a lot about culture, geography and other qualities which are very interesting in my point of view (they might don't make sense to you)

I really hope I can blog more about this road trip, but I have to get my sleep for now

InshaAllah if ada rezeki, I will write more about this since there are also few tips I wanna share, especially if any of you guys are interested of having a road trip to Florida

Basically, here are the places I visited during last two weeks. (ihsan google maps)

Till then, take care and enjoy the remaining days of 2011! :)

Final and Football

Assalamualaikum

10 minggu dah berakhir, alhamdulillah
Sekarang tinggal nak final je minggu depan
Semoga semua urusan semua kawan-kawan OSU dipermudahkan :)

Btw #nw MSU vs WISC Big Ten Championship Game sambil tengok timeline twitter
Serious seronok tengok Fatin Inani and Farah Izni tweet pasal football
Semangat gila, macam time Harimau Malaya lawan Garuda dah diorang update hehe
Tinggal nama je tukar jadi Spartans and Badgers
And nama pulak, adjust sikit jadi nama American
Isn't that interesting?
Tak pernahlah terfikir, as a Perempuan Melayu, akan minat tengok American Football
Dah lah ganas, tak pernah dapat exposure pun, bukan macam soccer
Tapi boleh semangat kan? haha
Effect of being in Big Ten universities, maybe?

Pape pun, the new head coach is here.
Soo..Welcome back Buckeyes!
Can't wait for the next football season

Okay focus balik, nak final ni :D

Rand (11,11,11)

Assalamualaikum

First of all, I wanna let you guys know that I am soooo happy because tomorrow (or today literally), is a holiday for Ohio State yeayy!
Pathetic huh? But this is my first not-so-normal-one-day-holiday after seven weeks of classes
Still, I will be working at 5pm tomorrow, but never mind, working is always the best treatment of my day
I have two midterms next week, and then I will get myself ready for the finals
My dad will be 54 this Monday, and I haven't found anything special enough for him (not good -,-)
And insyaAllah, exactly one month from now, I will be on a plane for my winter break vacation tehee

Speaking of birthday, if any of you are thinking about giving someone special a birthday gift but everything looks so typical, why don't you visit my mom's blog? Not only that you can choose whatever design you like or perhaps invent it yourself, you will surely make people happy. Chocolate is flexible, nice and yummyy. I mean, who doesn't love chocolate? I know that little fact very well. I mean, it's my job Sir. (this might be ambiguous but yes, it is really my job!)

% Note that rand() is actually a matlab function for a random integer. I've just finished my MATLAB             % homework just now, so sorry guys, I am still in programming mood lol 
% Tomorrow will be an important day for me! Do pray for me :D

Eid Mubarak!

Assalamualaikum

Bila bulan Zulhijjah menjelma, maknanya kita akan berhari raya qurban

Qurban, sebenarnya terlalu sinonim dengan semua manusia, tak begitu?

Tak kisahlah belajar, kerja, tua, muda

Terlalu panjang kalau nak elaborate

By the way, ni kali pertama jejak ke Noor Islamic Cultural Center di Dublin

Rupanya dekat je, dalam 20 minit

Kalau nak tahu, NICC ini lah penarik utama waktu nak apply ke Ohio State

Sebab nampak macam lawa and tenang sangat

And you know what, indeed, it is extremely beautiful and calming :) 

Hari ini jadi satu hari yang banyak pengajaran

Dari start khutbah raya berbicara tentang syukur

Memerhati ragam hari raya Muslim pelbagai bangsa

Beraya di Lavash makan kambing lol

Sampailah ke malam hari

Harap-harap biarlah hari ni betul-betul penuh keberkatan, sinonim dengan ungkapan Eid Mubarak tu sendiri inshaAllah!

ps: favorite picture of the day. raya di musim luruh :)

Five More!

Mahu berjalan-jalan melihat bumi Allah lagi boleh?
Rasa mahu ketawa tanpa perlu memikirkan programming dan reading yang berlambak-lambak
Winter break cepatlah datang
5 minggu lagi insyaAllah, can't wait to meet my girlfriends!

ps: Tak sabar nak tunggu my first iPhone :) #random

Gempar Ohio 2011

Cuba bayangkan, apabila anda bangun pagi dan buka tingkap
Ada seekor harimau atau singa atau leopard di tepi tingkap rumah anda
Itulah yang mungkin terjadi dekat Zanesville Ohio hari ni
Zanesville tu sejam dari Columbus
Famous tau cerita ni, haa ni link dari The Star and Columbus Dispatch

Sebenarnya aku tak tahu apa-apa pun pasal haiwan exotic yang terlepas ni
Maklumlah pelajar bekerjaya, busy sangat chehhh
But then bila masuk kerja tadi, semua orang kepoh pasal ni
Datang-datang je manager aku cakap,
"Atikah, did you meet leopard on your way here?"
Blur gila awal2, but then dorang semangat siap bagi twitter la ape la
So that aku tau update haiwan terlepas ni
Tapi bila fikir balik, sumpah macam dalam movie
Mesti kelam kabut harimau singa tu berlari keluar dari kandang
Siap ada baboon bear semua, mesti kecoh

Di sebalik kami gelak-gelak pasal haiwan terlepas dan kisah2 haiwan lain
Ada cerita sedih sebenarnya di sebalik kisah ni
Bayangkan 56 ekor haiwan liar terlepas
49 kena bunuh macamtu je
Owner dia pulak bunuh diri
And isteri owner dia kehilangan suami and her "babies"
Kesiannyaaaaaa -,-

Salaam ke atas kamu semua

Assalamualaykum all

To be honest, I have no idea of what I should put in here
I just wanna update something so that my timeline moves lol

But as I am typing this, suddenly something made me wonder

Every time I say salaam, what is actually in my mind?

We say salaam every day in our solat

We give salaam when we meet Muslims around campus

But do we really mean it? 

Do we know what is the meaning of السلام عليكم literally?

Or, are we just as similar as the typical Americans who ask 'how are you doing' just on daily basis?

Okay, this is so random, seriously

Anyway, do you know that salaam is the greeting use by dwellers in Jannah?

Click here for a nice ilmu insyaAllah :)

Ps: Fall is already here! I took the picture as I was walking back home (161 is my apartment)
Can't wait for more yellowish sceneries!

First Football Game

Assalamualaykum

Life has been bussyyyyy, and the saddest part is I didn't even have time to skype with my family and best friends since I was working on the last two weekends.
I miss home a lot, I must say :(

However, I have something to share here and it might be outdated if I post it too late

So, here is the thing: 

I went to the stadium and watched football game, for my very first time!

I know, it has been a year, and sekarang baru nak tengok football? 

My answer is simple: 

"Sekarang baru ada budget nak tengok. Last year baru sampai, poket kering."

Yes, being a buckeye, memang tak sah lah kalau tak tengok football because I think football is the only thing that made this small town alive

But the worse part was, OSU kalah pulak in my first game lol

Tapi tak kisahlah, first one will always special

Lagi lagi bila tengok game dengan suhu 4 degree celcius and dress up tak kena

Balik tengok game pulak kena rush pergi kerja terus, nice one though

And despite those facts, it was pretty interesting as I automatically jumped when Buckeyes finally had their touchdown hahahaha

I am still learning to understand this complicated game, but I guess I am doing pretty good

These are the pictures during the game day

Enjoyyy :)

Ohio State punya band. Mantappppp!

They formed O-h-i-o. Comel sangat! Macam semut!

Again O-H-I-O and cheerleaders (if only you can see them)

Merahhhhhhhh in our stadium, The Shoe 

Player football yang kalau dalam cite omputeh tu hot hot belaka

Singkat

Assalamualaykum..
Secara amnya, sejak balik rumah, nak bukak laptop pun malas
Sindrom nak meluangkan masa dengan family maybe
Or maybe sindrom enjoy tengok tv flat screen dan besar #sigh
Secara overall, cuti ni sangat singkat tapi cukup bermakna
Tinggal 2 hari 1 malam je lagi
InsyaAllah akan bertolak balik hari Jumaat ni, yakni Hari Malaysia
Lepas ni tak dapatlah nak bermanja-manja dengan ibu and adik adik setiap hari sobss
Juga tak dapatlah nak text and call sahabat-sahabat selalu macam sebulan ni tsk
I wish America is not 15000 km away from Malaysia, I really do

Anyway, Happy Birthday Malaysia!

First Week

Alhamdulillah, life has been pretty good
I don't think I've got any jet lag, I wake up and sleep according to GMT +8 times
I receive visitors almost everyday and many people call me budak amerika lol
I bake biskut raya everyday - so much tiring
My sisters are very delighted to play my ipod touch - not too bad
I met my fabulous and terrific friends on my second day at home - it was indeed a bless

Anyway rasa rindu jugak pada Columbus, no doubt
Pre-raya OSU 2011. My favorite one, so nak buat gedabak.

Ramadan Mubarak

Assalamualaykum

Hari ni hari ke 2 berpuasa.

Alhamdulillah Allah bagi kekuatan untuk bertahan hampir 16 jam. :)

As you know, this is my first Ramadan here in USA.

Sebenarnya dari sebelum start Ramadan lagi aku dah terasa the excitement.

Sebab ada pak cik arab ni cerita keadaan Columbus time Ramadan.

Dan hari tu bila pergi masjid nak taraweeh on the first day.

Aku terkesima bila masuk je masjid kena peluk dengan sisters MSA sambil wish Ramadan.

Semua orang dekat masjid tu pun macamtu

Wishing each other semoga dapat Ramadan yang terbaik.

"Ramadan Mubarak Inshaallah!"

"Ramadan Kareem sister!"

"Alhamdulillah Ramadan is here!"

I was amazed.

Sini takde bazaar Ramadan.

Takde jugak lagu raya bekumandang di radio tempatan.

Tapi ada 'all the best wishes' for Ramadan.

Itu pun cukup buat aku rasa takde kurangnya puasa dekat negara minoriti Islam ni.
Bahkan lebih besar maknanya bila difikirkan balik.

Cita-cita dan usaha mencapai Ramadan terbaik itu yang penting, Inshaallah.

Ramadhan Mubarak everyone!

My Sunny Summer

Assalamualaykum

Summer has been pretty rough here in Columbus
I must admit that sometimes I feel like having headache because of the heat
This is my first summer and frankly speaking, I never thought that summer could be this hot
Once it used to feel like 110 degree Fahrenheit which is about 44 degree Celcius!
Added with the fact that my room here doesn't have air conditioner, only Allah knows how did I survive those few extreme days

However, summer is not too bad, seriously
I spent many days working so that I can get extra money (as well as free air conditioning)
I also explored Columbus a lot
And yes, it is A LOT cheaper because most of the places I went are free admission, or if they don't, I get discounted price as I bought the tickets at our Ohio Union
Columbus is not San Francisco, Chicago or NYC, but it is not too bad as this is my first time having chance to explore where I have been living for 10 months!

Just few shots of interesting places in Columbus Ohio
Okay now nak perasan tourist guide xD

1. Hayden Falls
It is just a small 30-40 feet waterfall with a creek. When I first saw the waterfall, I couldn't say anything else other than Subhanallah and Mashaallah. It is amazing, don't you think so? Somehow, it looks kind of magical for me. It is small yet extremely beautiful. :)

2. Alum Creek State Park

One of my colleagues said that it is a beach while another one said it is just a pool of water with a dam. lol. But clearly, I am in Ohio, there are no beaches here. This place is perfect for a picnic during a windy day and if only you put your sunscreen on. I had the best picnic here with fellow Malaysians. :)

3. Columbus Park of Roses

I visited this place around July which I think is quite late because the roses were too bloomed. Is this the right word? Sorry taktau haha. Senang cerita macam dah tua sikit roses dia. I hope I can go there next year a bit earlier because I prefer roses when they just start to bloom. However this place is colorful and smell soooooo nice! Admission is free and it is very near to my house. Recommended!

4. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

It is huge. I like the landscape a lot. It looks modern compare the one I had been in San Diego. However the heat makes my trip to be tiresome. One interesting fact about Columbus Zoo is the zoo is divided into continents and thus made it to be more educational because I got many information as they present the animals that way. The zoo is pretty clean too. If you wanna go there, bring at least a bottle of water because you will need it. Among all my pictures, I like this Grizzly Bear very much. Adorable isn't? :D

5. Franklin Conservatory Park

It is an indoor park that have many attraction in it. It has many parks that exhibit butterfly, bonsai, palm, and also replica on type of forests in the world, from rain forest to desert. Again, they divide it very clearly hence made me to gain a lot of knowledge. From the review I read, the most attractive attraction in the park is the butterfly park but honestly, I find it quite frustrating because the butterflies are too 'wild'. They fly everywhere soooo actively and it is hard to have a closer look on them.

And now I wanna present the best place I went this summer, Indian Run Falls.

(cuba translate directly, if only you get what I mean xD)

Okay sebab yang ni best sangat, nak describe dalam bm lah. sungai ni panjang and ada banyak air terjun kecil-kecil in almost every twenty feet. park ni macam dekat kawasan berbukit sikit and ada if you go along the path, you will find many viewpoints. tempat dia cantik, ada ramai jugak budak-budak mandi, and I feel like in Malaysia. Tiba-tiba rindu sungai Jahang dekat Gopeng. :')

The End of Magic

I am back from watching Harry Potter and all I can say is I can't believe that it has ended
Seriously, what in my mind was like...
Alaaa lepas ni takde dah excitement nak tunggu next movie!

Ten years watching Harry Potter has changed me a lot
Especially in my way viewing family, friendship, school, and hardship in life
I mean, even ada orang kata magical stuffs ni merepek la, merbahaya untuk kanak-kanak la, untuk aku masing-masing ada nilai yang positif and negatif. Semua benda dekat dunia ada. Logiknya, kalau ada boleh berfikir dengan waras and tahu hidup ini bertujuan, takdenya harmful. Entertainment is entertainment and life is real. Good entertainment makes a wonderful memory. Same goes with fairy tales though.

Tengok Harry Potter ni sebenarnya bagi kesan yang lain sikit sebab he is about my age, so maybe feel tu lebih kot. I don't know perasan je ke ape ke. Anyway, I enjoy watching everyone growing up in the movie and that made me realize that me too has grown up! Paling best tengok Hermione membesar jadi perempuan cun melecun made me think, bestnya dia muda muda dah banyak duit. Tengok Harry dengan Ron rasa, err I prefer their 'smaller' version, masa kecik lagi comel haha. But I also cannot wait to see how they are going to survive in the post-potter world. Will they continuously shine?

Oh yeah. One month to go and I will be home! :)

Start balik boleh?

First of all, rasa dah lama betul tak menulis dekat sini. 

Secondly, Summer quarter is here! Panas betul kadang-kadang, tapi takpe, mengajar untuk lebih bersyukur. Kalau sejuk sangat nak complain jugak. Baik belajar bersyukur, lagi bagus. 

Lastly, sebab quarter summer yang agak ringan dan kurang beban ni, InsyaAllah nak buat hobi baru. Hehe. Okay correction, sambung balik hobi yang dah berzaman ditinggalkan yang akhirnya menyebabkan skill bahasa jadi kurang mantap.

Reading.

Sebenarnya idea nak sambung membaca ni disebabkan dua perkara.

1. Lima minggu ni aku amik subjeck teater. Jadi seminggu kena habiskan satu novel. Ahh. Time baca first and second novel, aku rasa macam, ehhh tak boleh jadi ni, lambat gila baca. Mana pergi skill membaca dulu? Tap sebenarnya okay je kot. Mana taknya, aku kena baca novel Shakespeare and Sophocles. Memang membawa kepada lenalah. Kali ni untuk third week, dah lebih smooth. Mungkin juga sebab minggu ni novel moden. Takde bahasa yang klasik lagi kompleks. 

2. Kerja. Yeapp rasanya aku tak pernah bagitau lagi dekat sini. Dah Hampir 3 bulan lebih aku kerja part time dekat hotel di Ohio State. Yang buat aku sangat tertarik, setiap kali aku masuk bilik guest, mesti ada buku dekat side table, tak pun reading table. Paling kurang mesti ada sebuah, never fail! Kalau tak dekat 3 4 buah. Normal sangat orang dekat sini dengan buku kan?

Bila tengok buku-buku dekat hotel tu selalu teringat seorang yang aku kenal. He is ayah. Kalau kami holiday, dia mesti bawak buku satu beg untuk dia baca. Even kadang-kadang geram sebab buku dia ambil space boot kereta, tapi redha je lah sebab itulah ayah :')

Ohh nak habaq sikit. Dulu aku suka gila membaca start umur 6 tahun. Waktu tu pak cik aku bagi buku 5 Penyiasat. Alaa terjemahan Enid Blyton. Lepas tu aku memang macam gila dengan buku macamtu, semua siri aku beli. Seingat aku, last sekali waktu aku darjah 3, aku ada dekat 60 buku siri penyiasatan. Bila aku besar sikit, aku mula baca buku Enid Blyton version English pulak. Up sikit hehe.

Then masuk sekolah menengah, effect duduk asrama, aku mula berjinak-jinak dengan novel karangkraf, which tak sampai setahun pun aku kekal. Tak bolehlah, awal-awal okay, tapi lepas 5 6 novel, aku sedar yang sweet love story definitely not my type. Hehe

Then seingat aku last sekali lepas pmr aku mula suka novel kemanusiaan and sejarah. Kebanyakan time tu memang aku baca novel perang. Ingat lagi novel favorite aku War Trash. Violent huh? Haha. Tapi entah bila aku mula malas nak membaca. Rasanya sejak ada laptop kot. Even dua tahun aku duduk dekat Intec dengan kaki baca novel, berapa biji je buku aku baca sepanjang dua tahun tu. Ruginya fikir balik.

Bila cakap dengan kawan kerja aku, dulu aku suka sangat membaca tapi bila dah sibuk baca buku akademik, aku pun tinggalkan hobi membaca, jawapan dia buat aku terfikir. Dia kata rasanya aku belum jumpa lagi bahan bacaan yang boleh buat aku suka membaca untuk masa sekarang.

"You have to start searching and you will definitely enjoy reading again!"

Summer at Madison

Last week, I spent four days at University of Wisconsin-Madison for Midwest Games with fellow 14 Malaysian Buckeyes

Yes, 15 is a very small number compare to contingents from other universities, but that fact didn't make the 9 hours trip to be less worth it

Four days at UW, I realized that saying 'hi' and 'how do you do' to some familiar faces are really meaningful - at least for me
Supporting the soccer and bowling teams, whoahh I think I am quite good at screaming
Lastly but not the least, meeting my best buddies and ex-house mates, they made my weekend wonderful, seriously. I wish I can spend more time with them :')
These are just some very random pictures from my camera and facebook. Summer enough huhh?

I love red the moment I see this picture. Don't you?

15 of us. Go Bucks!

A frisbee champion, as always, Eton. Rindunyaaa :)

Babies! It is hard to find myself like them, or vise versa. It was a special moment indeed. :D

The so-called Lake Mendota. It is amazingly beautiful!

Enough of jalan-jalan
I have final next Monday and Tuesday!

Wish me luck! :)

WNB is 21.

Kitorang pernah fly time kelas semata mata nak pergi beli ice blended.

Kitorang pernah makan dekat kompleks pkns and suddenly time nak bayar duit tak cukup and terpaksa pinjam duit orang. Hoii peristiwa paling malu dalam sejarah hidup aku xD

Kitorang pernah sama-sama jadi solo time pertandingan nasyid and bila lupa lirik, kena saling cover meng-cover. Nasib baik orang tak perasan.

Kitorang sama rumah sukan, bila merentas desa lari sama2, lepas tu saling potong sama sendiri. Last last ambil hadiah pun sama-sama je. Cikgu siap buat muka tak percaya.

Kitorang selalu kena kacau dengan budak nakal yang gatal. Kadang kadang, budak-budak tu panggil aku dengan nama dia, orang panggil dia dengan nama aku.
Pelik betul, muka kitorang jauh beza kot.

Tu lah desk mate aku form 4 and form 5, Wan Najihah.

She is lovely, she is beautiful, she is a girl full of manners, she is the coolest girl I have ever met.

Specialnya Wan ni, dia lambat pakai handphone. Masuk matriks baru dia pakai. Time sekolah bila kitorang semua suruh dia beli handphone, dia akan kata:
"Aku rasa tak perlu lagi, bila dah perlu aku pakai."
Cool gila kan? Padahal peminat beratur nak nombor dia haha

Yang sweetnya, bila birhday aku, dia akan call rumah aku nak wish birthday. Terharu sangat :)

Happy birthday Wan Najihah!
Semoga sentiasa dirahmati Allah dalam semua perkara. :)
And jangan slim sangat! Aku jealous!

Butterfly

We sang this song together for ibu on Sunday through skype

Know what, I cried after that haha

I miss them so much. Thats all I can say. 

Girls, wait for me :')

Final Lambat Lagi

Seronok baca status kawan-kawan dekat Malaysia dan US dah start, habis, or akan final

Rasa excited pun ada, siap dengan countdown semua, meriah meriah haha

Tapi kurang seronok bila kena jawab dekat kawan-kawan, "Final aku bulan 6."

But never mind, aku okay je, saje je buat nada sedih :D

Sebenarnya takde benda nak tulis dekat sini tapi nak saje nak rekod something

Look. It is my birthday and I love this number! Hehe

Have a good weekend everyone! :)

Mediterranean Cuisine 101

Aku suka sangat makanan Mediterranean, sangat sangat

Basically dekat Malaysia, makanan Mediterranean ni ramai orang panggil, 'Makanan Arab'

Tapi daripada pemerhatian dan sumber bacaan aku selama ni, taklah tepat sangat nak cakap makanan Arab sebab dia bukan sahaja dipengaruhi budaya Middle East, tapi ada asimilasi dengan budaya Eropah seperti Greece, Italy dan Spain

Nak kata beza sangat dengan Western, basic dia lebih kurang

Cuma makanan arab lagi banyak herbs and itu yang buat best tuu

Tapi biasalah, dah Malaysia banyak sangat makanan, dah lah nak sebut Mediterranean pun susah, so normal la kita memang suka generalize benda, so itu yang jadi makanan Arab tu. Tapi nasihat aku janganlah salah cakap depan orang bukan Arab bila kau makan dekat kedai dia, yang ni makanan Arab, nanti dia naik angin tak tentu pasal. Aku pernah kena, entah pape entah dorang ni.

Aku agak fanatic dengan makanan Mediterranean ni dari dulu

Ni aku listkan sebab-sebab yang aku fikir dari kecil

1. Nak tinggi macam orang Arab

2. Nak cantik macam orang Arab

3. Nak boleh cakap Arab

Bila aku fikir balik, relevan jugak sebab-sebab aku ni, even it sounds childish

Tinggi: Makanan arab ni banyak berasaskan daging lembu dan kambing, yang secara saintifiknya orang tau pembekal protein yang banyak. Memanglah baka orang diorang ni sendiri dah besar, tapi tengok Jepun sebagai contoh. Dulu sebelum WW2 dorang makanan seafood je, tapi bila dorang tau khasiat makan daging, dorang tukar diet dorang. Sekarang tengok, dorang dah boleh cakap 6 kaki. Dulu, zaman Jepun mana ada orang Jepun tinggi-tinggi :p (Quote dari cikgu sekolah aku)

Cantik: Nak kata cantik tu aku pun tak tau sangat sampailah tadi aku google hehe. Olive oil dan buah zaitun adalah main ingredient dalam Mediterranean cuisine, dan dia sangatlah berkhasiat. Ikut statistics, dia dikatakan sebagai diet paling sihat! Olive oil ni jugak antioxidant semulajadi dan kaya dengan Vitamin E (Essortment.com, n.d). So ada logiklah makanan Arab ni buat cantikkan? Antioxidant buat awet muda, Vitamin E pula memang elok untuk kulit. Fakta ni aku ingat even aku taklah pandai sangat Bio, SPM dulu pun dapat A2 je haha.

Cakap Arab: Hahh ni sebab ayah aku cakap dia makan makanan Arab nanti boleh cakap Arab, so aku pun terpengaruhlah haha. Tapi tu lah ayah dulu selalu je selamba borak dengan orang Arab padahal dia bukan belajar dekat negara Arab, belajar sendiri2 je. Logik ke tak aku taktau lah tapi kalau korang pernah tengok satu video kat Youtube pasal orang Mesir cakap Kelantan, dia ada kata sebab student Malaysia susah nak cakap Arab sebab dorang tak makan makanan arab. Bab ni tak boleh komen lebih-lebih, kena tunggu student Mesir komen :D

Ikut pemerhatian aku, sekarang dekat Malaysia makanan arab ni dah senang dapat

Compare dengan 10 tahun dulu, sekaran rasanya dah banyak kedai makanan Arab ni

Ingat lagi kalau dulu, nak pergi cari makanan Arab ayah bawak pergi Jalan Telawi KL nuun, takpun Ampang

Tapi sekarang Sunway, TTDI, Shah Alam pun ada, nicekan? Semua dekat dengan rumah

Dan kalau dulu makanan Arab ni agak ekslusif, sekali makan tu memang beratus habis

Tapi sekarang murah dah, sepinggan boleh dapat kot bawah sepuluh ringgit, so okaylah :) 

Oh tapi sekarang nak cakap pasal dekat US pulak

Clearly, dekat US ni laaaaaagi banyak makanan Arab since ramai orang Arab

Even yang dekat dengan rumah ni pun ada banyak, ada Ali Baba, Lavash, Kabul

Tapi memang takde lah selalu nak pergi makan situ, masakkan jimat

Cuma bila tiap kali travel, memang kedai Arab lah jadi tempat bergantung, sebab tu je option halal dan merata rata dekat US ni

Walaupun tak dapat nak dinafikan tak semua best and ada yang memang mengarut

Makanan tak sedap, charge mahal, tapi biasalah tu, mana-mana pun sama

Nasib baik, dapat kedai yang review positive, puas hati, normal lah kan?

Ni antara gambar makanan yang aku amik time travel Spring break hari tu

1 hari 1 kedai, tapi gambar tak banyak pun, pergi kedai sebab lapar, so jarang keluar camera melainkan bila kedai dia cantik.

3 benda ni macam basic untuk makanan Arab la, nasi, kebab, salad, and sup

Ni Fetoush, salah satu jenis salad Mediterranean. Salad favorite dari dulu. Thanks to Tarbush :D

Shish Kebab, memang best, lepas makan takkan larat bangun

Red Lentil Soup at Anatolia Bloomington. The best soup ever!

Lagi aku suka jugak humus, falafel, manisan manisan, alaaa sedih gambar takde haha

Mood sekarang nak tunggu break, nak jalan jalan cari makan lagi :)

Alaaa dikir

Practicing dikir barat is not good for me, I swear it is

Kontroversial tak statement? hahh but that is the truth
Dikir barat buat aku rindu my other half so badly: Tokcik & Tokyah
Bukan sebab diorang berdikir barat tapi sebab dorang lah yang buat aku faham loghat kelantan, mana taknya dua dua memang cakap kelantan pure punya even dah duduk kl berpuluh tahun, aku pun pelik

Rindu bila petang petang tokcik call suruh datang rumah, ada lompat tikam, butir nangka, kuih akok. Tak pun pagi pagi call cakap ada nasi dagang ke laksam ke tak pun nasi kerabu
Even aku taklah suka sangat kuih akok tu, tapi aku still pergi jugak
2 minit je drive, nak jalan kaki dari rumah aku pun sampai, so penat macam mana pun mesti pergi. Nak jaga hati is maybe one reason, but my grandparents are awesome
They used to take care of me when my parents went to night classes yearsss ago and they have taught me so many things although they are not that educated
Lagipun, siapa tak suka nasi dagang nasi kerabu? Dengan ulam petik belakang rumah, tak mungkin ada orang boleh makan kurang dari dua pinggan, ni rekod aku la
Tak sabar nak salam tokcik dengan tokyah hari raya nanti, insyaAllah :)

Discover Islam Week

This whole week is going to be the Discover Islam Week in OSU

I must say that I am pretty excited about it
Maybe because I thought I will never encounter such a thing anymore as I left school

Even in Intec there is only American Indulgence Week that we celebrate each year LOL

Basically it is like 'Minggu Pendidikan Islam' we have gone through at school

But frankly speaking, it is never going to be the same

In a country where the majority is non Muslim

Looking at those blonde girls nodded when the speaker said something about Islam really make me realize that Hidayah is something that is too wonderful that sometimes we take it for granted..

Hello Mr. Spring !

Alhamdulillah, I am glad that Spring is here
Bunga dan mula berkembang, tupai pun dah aktif balik
Orang pun dah keluar main di halaman rumah, bersantai di beranda
Rasa tak percaya pernah sejuk beberapa hari lepas

Columbus dah mula meriah balik
Hebatnya Al-Khaliq, tak rasa ke? :)

Sejak ada iPod, inilah pertama kali cuaca dekat Columbus lagi panas dari rumah

I know it is not fair since Malaysia pukul 4 pagi, but never mind, still Columbus lagi panas

Okay kantoi I always stalk my own of home lol. Sebenarnya setiap kali check weather dekat luar, either before pergi class or malam2, mesti akan drag screen nak sekali weather dekat rumah. Macam dah tak boleh control. Mesti nak tau adik adik tengah panas ke hujan ke kat rumah. Rindu, I guess :')

Dah panas macam ni mula terasa nak beli flip flop lah pulak
Dah berapa bulan duduk sini, selipar nak keluar buang sampah pun kena pinjam, sebab tak bawak selipar langsung dari Malaysia.
Ahh I want a new pair of sunglasses too. Sakit mata lah keluar rumah :D

The Tallest One

Masa dia lahir dulu, semua bercakap

Anak siapa ni? Kenapa gelap?

Kakak-kakak dia lain

Haha kesian dia :p

But never mind, now I guess she is the fairest among us

To the tallest girl at home

Happy 14th Birthday !!

Be a good daughter

I know you are :)

Ps: April 7 is also Atuk's birthday. He was born 91 years ago and he left us back in 2007. I miss him so much, I really do. Al-Fatihah..

ABC

Aku jarang keluar status (kot), sebab selalu tak tahu nak keluar status apa
Tapi kelmarin tetiba rasa rinduuu sangat nak makan abc seksyen 2
Rindukan kesegaran, kemanisan, kepekatan, serta keseronokan abc kat situ
Yesssss. Exaggerating I know. haha
Tambah lagi satu fact, ke-murah-an dan ke-banyak-an abc dekat situ. Ha ni betul
Then bila keluar status, ibu siap like you! Ohh pertama kali ibu like status ^_^
Lagi best, esok tu snow turun pulak, tak pasal-pasal rasa macam dapat petanda nak suruh buat abc pakai snow lol

Apakah abc seksyen 2? Kepada yang tak pernah rasa, and terasa nak tengok apa rupanya, bolehlah google "abc seksyen 2 shah alam"
Merata gambar kat internet, membuktikan betapa famousnya abc dekat situ
Boleh tak macamtu? Malas gila nak upload hahaa
Dekat album facebook aku pun ada, gambar aku dengan Eton merenung abc hehh
But macam aku tulis kat atas la, bagi aku sebab dia famous serata Malaysia, eh Selangor je kot, sebab dia murah. 1 cawan besar tu baru RM2.50. Siap ada buah, coklat etc. depend kepada perasa apa kita pilih
Besar macamtu, memang la orang suka, lagi-lagi student
Kepada yang terasa nak try, haa pergilah food court depan pintu UiTM Shah Alam
Cubalah, sekali seumur hidup pun takpe, tak rugi hahaha

Bercakap pasal abc, aku teringat pulak kisah aku kempunan abc
Sebenarnya hari tu, lepas habis Intec, aku agak busy jadi takde masa nak pergi seksyen 2 walaupun hati meronta ronta nak makan abc, ohh mengadanya, belakang rumah pun ada je orang jual abc kot, tapi nak jugak kat tempat jauh
Taklah jauh mana, 15 minit je, tapi tangguh tangguh, bulan puasa pun menjelma
Then one day, sebab dah tak tahan sangat, aku cakap malam ni lepas terawih nak beli abc. "Tak kira nak jugak!" Everyday cakap macamtu, tapi habis je terawih, semua tak larat bangun, tidur, siapa nak drive malam-malam ni? Aku takut :'(
Akhirnya 28 Ramadhan, aku pun bertolak meninggalkan Malaysia, dang, tak sempat nak abc!

Hari tu skype, ibu kata selagi along tak balik, budak2 (referring to my sisters) pun tak dapat makan abc seksyen 2 hehee bangga sekejap
But I know they don't even mind about it because they have their frutti tutti, which I never had before, hishh kenapa dulu tak pernah dengar pun? lambat la atikah nii
Sekarang pun semua orang nak letak gambar dgn frutti tutti, including my sisters
I feel soooo kampung, seriously, I like abc, they like frutti tutti, ibu pun sama!
Ahhh memang duduk kampung pun, so tak kira nak abc jugak

Spring Break Trip

My 6 days trip has ended

Syukur semua berjalan lancar walaupun ada perubahan plan di tengah jalan: which caused me to cancel my plan of meeting the person I wanted to meet most, Nani
But never mind, insyaAllah kalau ada rezeki, Midwest nanti jumpa ehh :)

Basically, matlamat utama trip kali ni adalah Chicago and shopping
Kemudian kebetulan ada Malaysian Night di MSU, so dapatlah menghiburkan diri tengok persembahan kawan-kawan, serious seronok!
Thanks to Firdaus, Fahmi, Aqilah, Daya, and semua yang dijumpai sepanjang perjalanan, I had fun with all of you
Shopping, tak payah cakaplah, tak pernah tak best, but kali ni extra-best sebab dapat beli benda yang dah lama aim hihi
While for Chicago, as I expected, is an amazing city. I love it!
Mr. Spring cepatlah datang, sejuk niii..

Chicago, Illinois

Dan ini pulak universiti yang dilawati:

Universiti of Michigan Ann Arbor aka OSU Biggest Rival

Michigan State University East Lansing

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Indiana University Bloomington

Purdue University West Lafayette

@ Purdue

Dak dekat seminggu tak pegang laptop
InsyaAllah esok balik Columbus
Tak sabar nak bermukim balik
So far I am enjoying this trip alhamdulillah :)

Sekarang dekat Purdue, meeting my beloved housemate Atifa Maryam
Dan sampai sekarang masih terkilan tak dapat jumpa Nani di Wisconsin hari tu
Sorrrryyy sgt, betul2 takde rezeki hari tu :(

School

Hari ni dapat emel, titlenya:
School is your job. Time to do work.

Ahhh Atikah focuslah, dua paper je lagi.

Habis dah Winter Quarter

Dah habis sepuluh minggu? Winter quarter dah nak habis?
Salji ada lagi ni, pokok pun botak lagi, betul ke dah nak spring?
Cepatnyaaa masa berlalu

Tadi Professor Walter kata: Do not DON'T STUDY for your final!
Okay, nak study dah ni
All the best semua! ^_^

Separuh Tahun

HARI NI DAH GENAP 6 BULAN DI USA
Terperasan ni bila tengok kira kira dekat sebelah ni
Haaaiii MALAYSIA, rindunya..

Anyway, hari ni birthday my sister whom i used to hate most! hihi
Sumayyah, happy birthday ^.^
Hopefully you have a great birthday
Be strong, keep on working hard
Remember, life is not easy, but that is the reason we are here
So, cherish every moment with love and taqwa :)

Anyway,
I miss listening to your guitar show
I miss talking with you
I miss walking hand in hand with you
I miss everything about you mokmoktong! :'(

Oh lagi satu, your keep-on-activating-and-deactivating facebook is making me pening. Stop it!!

Nah hadiah birthday! Hahahahaa Rajinnya along nak editkan? So sweet :p

Stay!

"It's weird! Why you wanna go back? Stay here and enjoy the land of America!"

"Stay here! We can find husbands for all of you!"

Nahhh. Ni dua respons yang pernah diterima bila bercakap dengan sisters MSA pasal balik Malaysia lepas habis belajar

Reaksi mereka bila cakap nak balik Malaysia mesti nampak macam terkejut

Siap nak carikan suami. Buat muka serious pulak tu

Ada sesiapa berminat nak kahwin dengan orang US?

Macam-macam ada, dari pak arab, mat salleh, somali, india, bangladesh pun ada

Mata biru, hazel, hitam, semua original

Dan jangan risau, Islam

Macam iklan cari jodoh pulak haha

Kalau berhadapan dengan situasi seperti ini, ada dua benda yang bermain di fikiran

Pertama, apa patut aku respon?

Kedua, kenapa mereka berfikiran macam tu?

Untuk yang pertama, waktu tu kawan aku ni tanya aku personally dalam kelas 

Mula-mula dia tanya apa plan aku bila dah graduate dan bila cakap pasal balik, dia buat muka pelik

Dia tak puas hati bila aku cakap aku datang sini semata-mata nak study

Kenapa nak balik? Orang lain berebut-rebut nak menetap dekat US - kata dia

Ada banyak options bila nak jawab ni sebenarnya

Sama ada nak cakap nak balik sebab terikat dengan kontrak kerajaan

Atau nak cakap sebab rindu family, dan berjuta-juta jawapan lain

Tapi aku lagi suka cakap, "Because it is where I belong"

Patriotik sangat? Tapi itu jawapan dari hati

Bukan apa, kalau cakap pasal kontrak, buat aku fikir

Kalau takde kontrak, memang betul aku nak lari duduk US ke?

Untuk aku, jawapannya tidak, jadi jelaslah bukan sebab kontrak semata-mata

Persoalan kedua, kenapa mereka berfikiran begitu? Nak ajak orang menetap di US?

Bagi aku, sebab ini United States of America: 

Land of immigrants, Land of opportunity

Dari yang aku kenal dalam MSA ni, kebanyakan dari mereka adalah generasi kedua or ketiga imigran

Memang mereka American, speaking berhabuk habuk, fashion pun update

Dan memang mereka Islam, jumpa je nak bagi salam, senang hati kan?

Mereka still pakai baju tradisional mereka, tahu bertutur bahasa asal mereka

Even ada antara mereka yang masih selalu ulang alik ke negara asal

Cuma mereka dah lahir, membesar, dan belajar dekat sini

Dan mereka tahu betapa berbezanya hidup mereka kalau atuk nenek mereka tak berhijrah ke US

Teringat ada satu sister ni cerita, dia berasal dari Somalia

Dia kata mak dia cerita, dekat Somalia orang kurus-kurus, makanan tak cukup, tapi dekat US takde masalah nak makan. Merata -rata. Pilih je

Ada juga yang cakap, dekat US mereka dapat kebebasan nak bersuara

Tak kurang dengan cerita nightmare dia bila tengok wayang dekat India, dalam panggung wayang pun bertumbuk pasal berebut seat sampai panggil polis semua

Dia siap cakap, "There is no such a thing in America!"

Mana mereka tak sayang US kan? 

Jadi aku rasa mestilah mereka nak kita pun sama-sama menikmati apa yang mereka rasa, kualiti hidup dan keselamatan yang terjamin

Sampai siap nak cari husband you! haha

Sebenarnya kenal mereka buat aku faham apa erti bersyukur

Kita ni dah dilahirkan dalam kominiti Islam yang mewah makan pakai, penghayatan tu kadang-kadang kurang sebab kita tak boleh fikir, "Kalau bukan di sebagai Muslim di Malaysia, dekat mana aku hidup?"

Tengok mereka, buat aku betul-betul bersyukur menjadi rakyat Malaysia

Cuma kadang-kadang dalam hati aku rasa, cuba datang Malaysia, sure kau lagi suka! :)

Week 9

Tadi lepas kelas Statics tamat pada jam 1:48pm
Aku telah berjalan pulang ke rumah dengan lajunya
Hal ini adalah yang demikian kerana pada waktu-waktu sebegini, biasanya tiada bas COTA di jalanraya, dan perutku sudah terlalu lapar, dipercayai akibat ia hanya diisi dengan sekeping tortilla sebelum ke kelas pukul 9.18am tadi
Sebaik sahaja sampai di rumah, aku terus meletakkan barangan sekolah dan bergegas menunaikan solat zuhur
Usai solat, aku ke dapur dan cepat-cepat menumis sedikit bawang dan seterusnya memasukkan daging yang tadi telah aku nyahbekukan ke dalam periuk, hajat aku adalah untuk memasak spagetti ala mee mamak
Ia cepat dan mudah, kenyang, serta aku memang malas masak
Semua berjalan dengan lancar, daging kelihatan telah lembut dan okay, siap
Lalu aku pun menyenduk spageti tersebut ke dalam pinggan
Tiba-tiba, Tikahhh! aku jerit sendirian
Di tangan kiri aku bukan pinggan tapi cawan, tadinya kosong tapi sekarang dah melimpah dengan spagetti
Entah macam mana boleh silap ambil pun taktau
Atikah, kau lapar sangat ni. Membebel sendiri

This is an immature side of me, especially when I am hungry hehh
Okay, dah nak final kurang dari dua minggu je lagi
Good luck studying everyone! :)

Remaja dan Al-Fatihah

Tadi aku tertarik bila ada kawan di Facebook post link ini:
Pelajar sekolah, IPT tak faham makna al-Fatihah
Tapi bila aku click tak dapat bukak, kenapa entah
But then, bukak twitter, Wardina pun tweet benda sama
So I was like, okayy kena cari!
Menurut artikel tu, kajian menunjukkan lebih 80% daripada pelajar sekolah dan IPT tak faham maksud surah al-fatihah. beb, 80 tau, bukan 50. angka tu sangat besar.

Sebenarnya aku sikit pun tak terkejut dengan benda ni
Dulu waktu aku sekolah menengah and berborak dengan ayah
Dia pernah utarakan persoalan ni dan kami berbincang panjang
Bukan setakat pelajar sebenarnya, orang dewasa pun lebih kurang je
Kenapa jadi begini sedangkan sehari kita baca 17 kali baca, itu minimum!
Nak kata tak belajar Pendidikan Islam belajar, berpuluh ribu dapat A dalam PMR SPM
Aku sedih, di mana silapnya?

Dalam artikel tu, Datuk Dr. Ishak Haron cadangkan supaya kurikulum Pendidikan Islam lebih menekankan aspek pemahaman dalam solat
Betul, benda tu betul, aku tak nafikan langsung
Sebabnya waktu sekolah dulu, subjek hafazan contohnya

Cuma tekankan hafal, hafal, ni masuk dalam gred ni
Tak pernah pun disuruh faham, kalau ada pun, waktu kuliah atau ceramah adalah
Nak buat dalam kelas susah, kena kejar silibus yang banyak sangat nak kena cover

Tapi hakikatnya bagi aku, lebih dari kurikulum sekolah semata-mata
Berbalik kepada perkara asal, hari hari kita solat baca al-Fatihah
Takkan tak pernah terdetik nak fahami apa yang kita minta setiap hari dari Allah?
Perlukah ustazah ustaz beritahu, bukak tafsir, hafal dan fahami maksud?
Sedangkan lagu mat salleh pun kita sanggup fahami, kenapa al-Fatihah pun liat? Sigh
Untuk aku, kita kena sama-sama reflect balik diri kita, hati kita

Saling ingat mengingati antara satu sama lain
Jangan sekadar bergantung dekat sekolah, kena pandai gunakan peluang
Kita bukan hidup zaman purba, ilmu dah semakin mudah untuk dicari
Kalau ikhlas pasti akan jumpa jalan, insyaAllah

Akhir kata, Majulah Kurikulum Pendidikan Islam untuk Remaja Malaysia :D

Baklava

I am craving something really sweet right now
Baklava, please? :)

Happy Anniversary

Semalam 25 Februari aku ada 3 midterms: statistics, statics, electrical circuit

Dan satu quiz: English, alaa quiz je kot, takyah mention lol

First time sejak aku masuk universti ada exam serentak macamni

Balik je exam, rasa macam nak demam

Mana taknya, berselirat kot otak dengan probability, wires and beams

Okay hiperbola, taklah teruk sangat

Apa maknaya jadi student kalau takde exam kan?

Terima kenyataan tu sebenarnya sangat bermakna

Sebab buat pertama kalinya aku rasa redha je buat exam

So hati lebih senang, result diketepikan, janji dah buat yang terbaik mengikut kemampuan :)

Nak cerita sikit, 25 Feb ni special, sebab waktu kecil dulu aku selalu buat kad

Kat atas kad tu aku akan tulis, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Rasanya start dari zaman 7 8 tahun aku start buat kad ni

Tak silap kad yang masih ada disimpan ibu, aku salah eja anniversary

Budak budak kot, bukan tau nak eja word panjang-panjang ni xD

Sebenarnya,aku tak tahupun apa itu anniversary

Yang aku faham dia adalah birthday ibu and ayah

Pelik jugak sebab aku tahu birthday mereka bulan 6 and 11

Tapi entah, dah ada cake, birthday lah tu

"Ayah Ibu, along nak wish Happy Anniversary :)"

"Along dah besar, dah boleh eja betul, lagipun kalau typo ada spelling check :D"

Hmm.. This is my favorite picture ever, 25 Februari, 21 tahun lepas

Gambar ni serious bermakna bagi aku

Satu-satunya gambar ayah bersamping songket dan ibu pakai make up

Rindu mereka? Sudah pasti :)

Nothing much

Maturity.
Bravery.
I think I am gaining both of them now.
Hopefully they would last forever, amin..

Anyway, this is my first post using my ipod.
I am under my comforter and about to sleep.
My bestfriend has already asleep.
So I have no one to text, no one to call.
And I feel bored.
I sound pathetic? I know :D

12.30 AM

Inilah pengubat kepenatan lepas menghadap laptop and buku demi Statistics
Ada sesiapa rasa dia tahu apa objek bulat ini?
Siapa dapat jawab dengan tepat, anda memang super cool, seriously xD
*Kepada yang memberi sila senyap haha
And satu lagi, handphone free yang dah berkhidmat 5 bulan lebih dah tak hidup
Sedih sangat. nak handphone baru boleh tak? :(

Belajar Statistics memang buat rasa nak merepek eh?

Good night!

Bilal's Stand

Hi I am back :)
I rarely post more than one entry per day, but I feel like doing it tonight
The fact is that I really want to share this with all of you
It is about the film I mentioned in my previous entry - Bilal's Stand

This movie is about Bilal, a Muslim African American who is struggling for his college
I personally rate this movie 3.7 out of 5 but I encourage everyone who have the opportunity to watch it, because the messages are subtle, clear yet crucial for us
Besides, somehow I am sure you will find yourself connected to Bilal
Why not? He is a Muslim, he has ambitions, dreams, problems etc
This movie opens my eyes and I really think everyone should watch it

Check it out at http://www.bilalsstand.com/ to find more about it

Hmm.. I have lots of things to say about this movie, but I really have to go now
Three midterms on next Friday, I better get ready now. Ouchhh !
May Allah ease, take care :)

Yayy

I wish I could make this one as my profile picture, but nope, I couldn't
Macbeth, you are wrong! Time is not creeping, in fact, it never does
If you think it is, you are a loser, and I am not going to be a loser
Time is running out!
I am leaving for Screening of Bilal's Stand in Ohio Union
Till we meet again, insyaAllah :)