Just Another Day 2

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera” 

― Dorothea Lange

-Bristol

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Islamic Relief (Warm for Syria)

I'm helping to promote this wonderful project by Islamic Relief. On top of that, let's pray for our brothers and sisters in Syria. May Allah protect and bless them in dunya and akhira..InshaAllah.

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And whatever you spend or whatever you vow to offer, Allah verily knows it and the evildoers have no helpers. (Al-Baqarah 2:270 )

Those who spend (in the cause of Allah) privately or publicly, by night and day, have their reward with their Lord. And (on the Day of Resurrection) they shall neither fear nor grieve. (Al-Baqarah 2:274)

BIG BLACK BOX

I was stuck in a big black box
I owned the box
The box belongs to me
I tried and tried and tried to get out
I kicked, I punched and I screamed
No one can hear me
Except my big black box
Now…
I’m outside
I’m free
But I still see my big black box
Not through my eyes
But through my mind
So am I still stuck?
I breathe, I suffocate and I vomit
and now…
I wish I’m in my big black box
the box that belongs to me

To see you have to think, to think you have to understand, to understand you have to read, to read you have to learn, to learn you have to see... 

This is not real.

KOPI

KOPI

Hidup macam kopi
Kejayaan macam gula
Kesusahan macam susu
Kopi gula dan susu
Campuran yang sempurna
Tanpa gula dan susu
Kopi tiada rasa
Kopi hanya kopi
Gula tiada fungsi
Susu beralih erti

-shaqhirah-

Just Another Day

“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.” 
― Ansel Adams-

 -Bicester Town-

  

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Turning Point

I had a friend before. One day I met him and he asked me a question that I will remember forever.
"My friend, can you assure me something?"
"Well, what is it""
"Can you 100% sure that we will meet each other tomorrow, two days later, next week, next month or next year?"
"I can't definitely, that's just impossible"
 And two weeks later, my friend died in a car accident. Al-Fatiha...

We have decreed death to you all, and We are not outstripped, ( سورة الواقعة  , Al-Waqia, Chapter 56, Verse 60)

Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever is removed away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (a deceiving thing).
(  سورة آل عمران  , Aal-e-Imran, Chapter 3, Verse 185)

First manifestation of idea (GUILT)

(Park scene)

K sat on a bench

V came and sat next to her

V:           Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you everywhere (smiles)

K:            (Silence)

V:           Are you okay? (Smiles) Tell me if something’s wrong

K:            (turned her head and looked at V)

V:           Please say something? (Smiles)

K:            She’s gone, gone… (Looked away)

V:           Gone? Are you sure?

K:            Yes

(Silence)

V:           How?

K:            I killed her. Yes, I killed her (looked down, cover face with both palms)

A stranger walked by and looked at K and V

2 days earlier

(Kitchen scene)

V:           Hey! (Hugged K from behind)

K:           Hey (smiles)

V:           Have you had your dinner?

K:           Yes (turned around) Why are you so happy?

V:           Well… (Grabbed a cup) should I make you some tea?

K:           Okay I guess?

V:           (Boils water, sat next to K) I met someone and … I’m planning to move in with him (smiles)

K:           Okay (stood up and left the kitchen)

Few hours before

K:            (Knocked on the door)

Door opens, V looked at K and smiled, K entered the room holding a knife behind her, door closes, camera moved away

Shower, water flowing with blood.

End

You have to enter my mind to understand this. I'm not real.

Malas (orang ke lembu?)

Sexy tak? 4 bintang untuk anda

Assalamualaikum wbt, salam sejahtera dan salam satu Malaysia (sambil jari telunjuk ke atas dan muka tersenyum kegirangan) How are you? Kalau sihat, alhamdulillah, kalau tak sihat pun alhamdulillah sebab sakit tu penghapus dosa, betul tak? Okay, title entry nampak macam agak longkang kan or in other words, macam menganjing je..macam menganjing je// macam tak nak baca je.. (sudah cukup cukup sudah!) Whatever it is, today, I nak share something yang sangat dekat DEKAT (emphasize di situ) dengan saya -MALAS atau orang putih kata lazy. Menyedari kenyataan yang diri ini seorang yang malas, malas nak buat kerja, malas nak jalan, malas nak masak, malas nak bernafas (pun boleh), malas nak itu malas nak ini, jadi daku pun membuatlah sedikit research (kerajinan yang tak bertempat) tentang cara-cara mengatasi malas and here are the outcomes (jeng-jeng-jeng)

So tips mengatasi penyakit M (supaya anda tidak dikategorikan lagi sebagai lembu seperti saya):

1. Doa

Bagi yang beragama Islam tu, boleh lah amalkan doa untuk mengatasi rasa malas, takut dan hutang (3 in 1 ambik engkau, that's why I love my religion, simple babe). Kalau rasa macam susah nak hafal doa ni in Arabic (maklumlah lidah Melayu), bacalah dalam rumi yang penting IKHLAS nak berubah ke arah yang lebih baik. 

2. Solat

Second point ni untuk orang-orang yang malas bangun pagi, dah letak jam loceng besar London Tower pun tak bangun-bangun jugak, liat macam dodol tak jadi. Solat Subuh tu InshaAllah akan membuatkan anda senang nak bangun awal, nak pergi sekolah, kuliah, kerja etc. Ada yang kata set jam awal supaya boleh snooze, well not for me. Sebab kalau kita tau yang kita ada lagi masa nak tidur, memang masalah negara jadinya. 

3.Mandi

Yang ni lembu memang tak buat la, tapi this works on me. Kalau rasa malas, mata kuyu ala-ala Izzue Islam gitu (kuyu ke?) boleh la cuba. 

4.To do list

Memang favorite kalau nak buat to do list, kemas, cantik, elok je tersusun, tapi nak buatnye...(krik-krik) Tapi lepas ni kena rajin-rajinkan diri, nanti orang kata cakap tak serupa bikin pulak (heh)

5.10 minit je

yang nomber 5 ni dapat from one blog. Kalau nak mula buat sesuatu tapi malas nak mam***, cakap kat diri sendiri "takpe, aku buat 10 minit je, nanti boleh tido" InshaAllah that 10 minutes will extend to 20 minutes, 30 minutes dan seterusnya.

6.Keluar 

A friend of mine suggested this to me. Bukanlah maksudnya keluar gi shopping ke ape, just get out of your room. Ambil fresh air. Sebab kalau duduk dalam bilik syaitan senang nak hembus, duduk atas kelopak mata dan akhirnya kecundanglah kita di tengah jalan. Ada orang kata bersukan, pun boleh jugaklah. But not for me, I anti-sport punya orang. Eh, taklah, gurau saja (nampak dah ade orang geleng kepala tu)

7.Tidur 

Hoi! Apakah? Di manakah ke-Relevant-nan nya di situ. But trust me, kalau tidur tak cukup, badan jadi letih and as a result korang akan jadi macam hantu Kak Limah. Jadi rehat cukup-cukup, jangan rehat selamanya sudah. 

Consequence of sleep deprivation 

8.Ingat mati

Mak aii, kasar bahasa. But this is true. Ingatlah yang kalau kita malas hari ni, tup tup today is your last day, tak ke rugi tu. Jadi, jangan malas-malas ye (note to myself jugak sob sob)

And remeber you are given this life because you are strong enough to live it Wallahualam :)

Layan lagu AXL kejap - nampak macam sesuai dengan entri hari ni, ENJOY! 

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Tora datang lagi...(I'm back!)

Assalamualaikum wbt semua pembaca-pembaca blog saya yang tak berapa nak setia.. It's been a long time since I last wrote on this beloved, a bit dusty blog. I have good reasons for that (trust me!) Number 1, I was previously (around 2 months ago) busy preparing my documents before flying off to UK.. Secondly, Alhamdulillah, I'm currently staying in UK (bukan Ulu Klang ye) and therefore, I need some time to settle down and of course adapt with new environment and people.

UK Flag (promo sikit)

Tentu-tentulah sibuk kan, nak kena catch up dengan studies and stuff (which I can take hours to list them all out) Oh well, who cares! Pejam celik pejam celik dah dua bulan dah saya berada kat Reading dan dua bulan jugaklah saya dah dengan rasminya menjadi seorang pelajar universiti (dan of course dah dua bulan tak jumpa dengan family yang tercinta sob sob) 

Anyway, how's life so far? I can't really describe it using one precise word. Well, to be honest, UK is definitely different from Damansara (where I did my A-levels for two years). Its colder (woots), banyak mat salleh, greener, bigger (the University is MASSIVE), the people, the enviroment memang sangat lain. Trust me, tiga tahun pun rasaya tak cukup untuk saya fully understand every single thing that happens here i.e the tradition, culture etc. But I will, InshaAllah try my best to learn the differences and acknowledge them and if possible incorporate them into my life here. I am so axcited to share all my experiences here terutama sekali part jalan-jalan kat around Europe kan (orang kata kalau dah kat UK tak jalan Europe tu memang rugi sebab dah dekat sangat kan, ye ke?) Nonetheless, I (and all my friends yang datang ke UK especially untuk study) have to always remind myself dan sentiasa ingat tujuan utama saya datang ke sini adalah untuk BELAJAR! STUDY! Bukan saje-saje nak main-main pergi clubbing (amboi kelas kau jah) dan sebagainya. Nawaitu tu kena lurus, kena betul barulah kita akan dapat outcome yang kita nak. You will have time to enjoy later on (InshaAllah kalau panjang umur).

Study mode activated

Always remember, there are stages in life. If you want to really enjoy your life, follow the stages, do not skip any of the stages becaue if you do, you will in the future carve for that missing stage of your life (nampak macam merepek, but trust me, bila you fikir-fikirkan, betul jugak cakap minah ni, hopefully la kan) Okaylah, I'm looking forward to share my stories here with you guys in the future InshaAllah :) Thanks for reading this first entry from Reading :) Nampak tak permainan kata dia kat situ, I'm good..

Like a boss pose (location: Christchurch, Oxford)

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Chocolate Chips cookies

Assalamualaikum wbt everyone ^^ Hari kesembilan kita berpuasa. Jadi, ada lebih kurang 21 hari lagi sebelum seluruh umat Islam akan menyambut Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Aha! Sesiapa yang belum 'full-swing' untuk 9 hari pertama, apa kata kita tingkatkan lagi amal ibadat dalam bulan yang penuh keberkatan ni (amboi, mcm Ustazah Siti Nurbahiya pulak kan) hehe Hari ni, nak kongsi 'another' resepi. Kali ni, resepi biskut Chocolate Chips. Sesuai la untuk dihidangkan sempena hari raya nanti. Masa buat biskut ni, rasa was-was jugak, takut tak jadi. Nonetheless, memang dah plan nak kongsi kat blog resepi ni, tapi, right after buat memang tak dapat rase  la sebab puasa kan. Jadi, terpaksalah tunggu sampai buka. Alhamdulillah, not bad jugak rasa dia. Jadi, kalau korang nak tau sodap ke tidak biskut ni, bolehlah try buat kat rumah ye!

Home made chocolate chips cookies

Ingredients (bake 60 cookies) :

A

1 cup margarine

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 cup grated cooking chocolate

2 biji telur

B

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup chopped almonds

Optional

1 packet of instant Nestum (3in1)

Adunan biskut

Method:

1. Mix ingedients A and B in separate bowl.
2. For A, beat the eggs separately before mixing it together with the other ingredients
3. Last sekali, baru masukkan bahan optional tu. Optional tu maksud dia, nak masuk boleh, tak nak masuk pun okay.
4. Adunan tadi susun atas dulang pembakar. 
5. Lepas tu, bakar for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.

Terasa diri ini seperti food blogger (sangaaattt). Tapi sementara ada masa ni, nak cuba sebanyak mungkin resepi yang ada kat muka bumi ni (hehe) Jadi, ringan-ringankan lah jari jemari anda untuk pergi ke dapur dan cuba resepi ni ye. Selamat mencuba dan selamat berpuasa semua! 

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Coretan dari insan kerdil (dan comel)

Sakitnya hati, kalau nak ikutkan perasaan marah ni, dah lama aku cincing-cincang dua ekor makhluk tu. Kurang ajar, biadab, bodoh, dungu dan macam macam lagi perkataan kesat yang ditulis untuk menggambarkan betapa marahnya orang-orang kita terhadap blogger suam-suam kuku yang dikatakan telah membuat statement yang menyentuh sensitivity umat Islam. Masha-Allah. Pertama kali tengok gambar itu pun, hati saya mendidih. Kata kata kesat hampir hampir terpacul keluar dari mulut (hampir ye, belum lagi). Tapi mengingatkan diri yang sedang berpuasa, saya beristighfar. Bangun dari tempat duduk dan mengalihkan pandangan daripada skrin computer. 10 minit kemudian, saya kembali duduk dan termenung. Bukan apa, cuma terfikir, kenapalah orang-orang kita mudah sangat melatah? Sukar mengawal rasa marah dalam diri. Sedangkan, Islam itu sangat indah. Islam itu mengajar umatnya untuk bersederhana dalam semua hal, termasuklah dalam berbicara. Rasulullah SAW sendiri mengajar kita untuk sentiasa berlemah lembut, sabar dan menyayangi antara satu sama lain. Mungkin ada yang kata, “kalau dah orang pijak kepala kita, tak kan lah nak diam je?” Ada bertulnya, kalau kita diam, mungkin makin menjadi jadilah penghinaan yang kita akan terima. Tapi, bukan dengan cara maki hamun, mengugut dan sebagainya. Ada cara lain, bertenang dan sama-sama kita muhasabah diri. Kalau kita mudah sangat melatah dan mengamuk bila ‘dicucuk’, maka agama kita akan jadi lemah dan‘fragile’. Kita tak nak sampai perkara tu terjadi. Kita agama yang kuat, kalau dulu sewaktu Bulan Rmadan pun, Rasullah SAW dan umat Islam boleh pergi berperang dan menang, sekarang, bentuk peperangan yang perlu kita hadapi adalah berbeza. Kita mungkin tidak diserang secara fizikal, tetapi kita diserang dan diuji secara mental. Kalau mental kita lemah, kalau kita terlalu ikutkan emosi, tak taulah apa yang akan jadi pada umat Islam di kemudian hari. Islam tu sangat mudah dan senang difahami, jangan kerana sikap ekstrimis kita, maka orang lain memandang agama Allah SWT ni sebagai satu perkara yang susah. Namun begitu, jauh di sudut hati saya, agak terkilan dengan sikap bloggers ni. Kerana sikap tidak ambil peduli mereka, telah wujud prejudis dalam kalangan rakyat di negara ini. Suka saya nak bercerita, saya tidak pernah rasa terpinggir ketika bersama dengan rakan-rakan bukan Islam atau bukan Melayu. Jika kami keluar bersama, mereka akan pastikan restoran yang kami pergi ada tanda dan sijil halal. Mereka hormat waktu solat saya dan kesanggupan mereka untuk bertanyakan hal-hal berkaitan agama Islam membuatkan saya rasa lebih diterima. Adakalanya, saya terlalu emosional ketika berbincang hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan agama dan bangsa, namun, saya tetap hormat pendapat mereka dan saya cuba sedaya upaya untuk menjelaskan pendapat dan pandangan diri saya kepada mereka. Saya bukanlah seorang yang serba serbi sempurna dalam segala hal dan mungkin coretan ini juga tidak disenangi oleh segelintir pihak, namun, jika anda menghormati pandangan saya, InshaAllah saya akan menghormati pendapat anda juga. Seruan saya buat semua umat Islam, muhasabah diri sebelum nak mengeluarkan statement statement melenting anda. Jaga nama baik diri, bangsa dan yang penting AGAMA ALLAH SWT ini. Islam itu indah dan InshAllah, kita juga adalah makhluk Allah yang paling indah di muka bumi ni. Buat rakan-rakan tidak seagama, jauh di sudut hati, saya memohon agar sama-sama kita saling menghormati. Saya menerima dan sedaya upaya mencuba untuk menghormati budaya dan cara hidup anda, dan saya berharap agar anda juga begitu. Akhir kata, selamat berpuasa dan semoga Ramadan tahun ini lebih baik dari tahun-tahun sebelumnya, Wallahualam.   

Chocolate Chips Muffin

Assalamualaikum wbt (peace be upon you).. How are you guys doing? How's your Ramadan so far? For me, just a humble Alhamdulillah, thank you Allah for all the blessings in this holy month of Ramadan :) Today, I would LOVE to share another recipe = chocolate chips muffin! To all my fellow blog readers, boleh lah cuba resepi ini untuk berbuka puasa ataupun masa Hari Raya nanti InshaAllah. Tapi sebelum tu, al-kisahnya, dah cuba nak buat kek beberapa kali sebelum ni, tapi, asyik tak menjadi je. Tapi, Alhamdulillah kali ni, sedap pulak! Mungkin berkat bulan Rmadan kot? (hehe) This recipe is taken and modified from a cookbook.

Ingredients:
(A)
1 cup (about 100g) cooking chocolate
1 cup (about 100g) margarine
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
A pinch of salt
1 egg
1 cup fresh milk

(B)
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp cocoa powder
chopped nuts/chocolate chips

Method:
Mix both ingredients A and B in different bowls
Put all the ingredients together
Put the mixture into a freeze bag, seal it well and cut off one corner. Then, pipe the mixture into a muffin pan
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes / 180 C

Resepi ni untuk buat 12 mini muffins. So, happy trying!

SeeFood in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Assalamualaikum wbt ... countdown before Ramadan - 3 days and I'm so excited! Macam mane dengan korang semua? Dah prepare untuk bulan yang penuh keberkatan ni? Okay, before I start writing, nak share niat untuk berpuasa. Maklumla, bulan Ramadan cuma datang setahun sekali je kan, so mungkin ada diantara kita yang kurang ingat (hehe) niat untuk berpuasa, Don't worry, tak salah pun kalau terlupa, yang salahnya kalau kita tak cuba untuk ingat :)

.

Okay, as the title says, today's entry is about food! Yeay! So, I was thinking, I'm a Sabahan and when people ask me, "apa yang menarik di Sabah?" or "what is special in Sabah?" The easiest answer would be food (for me maybe) Sabah memang famous dengan makanan laut (seafood). Ada banyak tempat kat Kota Kinabalu ni yang korang boleh pergi untuk makan makanan laut yang best2! And one of it is Anjung Selera, located in Jalan Sulaman, near Yayasan Sabah building. About 30 minutes from Kota Kinabalu City Center. Kat Anjung Selera ni memang banyak warung. Basically, specialities kat tempat ni memang makanan laut, steamboat, tapi, pada masa yang sama, ada jugak chicken wings and satay. 

Nak dijadikan cerita, malam tadi, pegila makan kat Anjung Selera ni. Antara menu yang dipesan adalah, tadaa!

Sweet and sour fish

Udang goreng tepung (paling sadap)

Steamed fish with ginger 

Price range untuk ikan, 100g = RM 4.00 dan untuk udang 100g = RM 5.00. Dalam gambar kat atas ni, udang tu 300g, lebih kurang 10 ekor. Total semua, kurang daripada RM 100 and makan dalam 3 orang. Berbaloi, memang berbaloi! (hehe) Oleh sebab banyak giler warung kat sana, kita promo la sikit warung yang me and my family pergi semalam, warung C6 (second last stall). Service mungkin tak la hebat kebabom, tapi kena sabarla ye :)

Last but not least, kepada sesiapa yang ada plan nak melawat Kota Kinabalu, jangan lupa cuba makanan laut kat sini ye. Bak kata orang, tak sah kalau dah sampai KK tak cuba makanan laut (ye ke?). Also, selamat menjalani ibadah puasa dan semoga bulan Ramadan pada tahun ni membawa seribu keberkatan untuk kita semua, InshaAllah :) 

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Resepi Kek Batik

Assalamualaikum wbt .. entri kali ni nak share resepi kek batik. Baru try buat pagi tadi, believe it or not, it  took me less than 30 minutes untuk buat kek ni. Hasilnya, tadaaaa!! Boleh tahan sedap jugakla (tsk3, puji diri sendiri nampak) Jadi, jangan segan-segan  try okay! 

Home made Kek Batik 

Bahan-bahannya:

1 paket Milo

250g Butter/margerine

50g Coklat masakan

1/2 cawan susu pekat manis 

1 paket biskut Marie/digestive biscuit

Cara-cara untuk buat, senang, mudah lagi cepat (hehe)

1. Campurkan semua bahan (kecuali biskut Marie) dalam kuali dan kacau hingga sebati. Api biar paling kecil je, nanti hangus :)  
2. Biskut Marie tu patahkan kepada empat bahagian dan masukkan dalam kuali tadi. Padam api dan gaul dan gaul dan gaul. Dah siap :)

Last but not least, masukkan adunan tadi dalam loyang dan sejukkan dalam room temperature for about 10 minutes. After that, bolehlah masukkan dalam peti ais for 2-4 hours. InshaAllah, kalau buat dengan rasa kasih dan sayang, akan jadi (hehe). So, selamat mencuba!

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Oh dear! My abandoned blog!

Dear blog, I'm sorry for neglecting you. Okay, maybe not the best way to start off my entry. But who cares? This is my blog, I can write whatever I want. Hehe. Asslamualaikum wbt kepada semua pembaca blog yang setia (kalau ada la kan) Okay, first of all, I'm so sorry sebab dah lama menghilang. Honestly, I was busy with exams and other stuff. Tapi yang paling penting, I have officially completed my A-Levels. Alhamdulillah.

Okay, maybe not officially selagi tak dapat result kan, but whatever it is I don't have to attend classes anymore (teehee). Anyway, just a reminder to myself and others yang tengah bercuti-cuti Malayisa kat luar sana, pembelajaran tu bukan cuma kat dalam kelas saja. Kita kena terus belajar and belajar and belajar. If not, our existing knowledge will start fading and soon, you know what will happen kan. (Gaahhh this is a good reminder for me as well) Actually, me myself is still planning my holidays. Three months seems to be quite a long time, tapi like my friend said, pejam celik pejam celik dah habis cuti. So, kalau tak manfaatkan dengan baik, masa tu akan terbuang begitu saje. Such a waste right? 

Any suggestion macam mane nak utilize my holidays? Anyone? I was thinking of working part time, boleh kumpul duit sikit. Or maybe start a reading habit coz I'm not so much of a reader. Or actively writing blog, which can be the best and the easiest and the least 'need-to-think' activity (haha) Whatever it is, I just want to enjoy my holidays doing things that I love, celebrate Ramadan and Syawal with my family and at the same time, make use of my time wisely InshaAllah. 

Last but not least, I would like to say thank you so much to all my lecturers from HELP Academy, Damansara:

Ms Cristabel, Ms Caroline, Ms Cat, Ms Tan, Ms Kimmie, Ms Lam, Mr Lo, Ms Charmine, Ms Kugan, Ms Belinda, Mr Al,  friends (HA09 intake) and families especially my parents for all the support for the past two years! Thank you so much! :)

JPA Scholarship holders (Law) 

*so blessed to know these amazing people*

My Literature class

*one word to describe them - superduperawesome!*

“Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading.” 
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go

“I think it is all a matter of love; the more you love a memory the stronger and stranger it becomes” 
― Vladimir Nabokov

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I'm so stress...

My brain is exploding!

Assalamualaikum wbt ... How is everyone doing? Good? Not so good? Bad? I bet if you're still able to read this entry, that means you are fine..right? Ape-ape pun, saya harap anda semua dalam keadaan yang baik, sihat dan sentiasa dalam perlindungan Allah SWT.. InshaAllah... I have been busy these past few weeks, meeting my coursework deadline, mock exams, homework, revisions... Banyak gila benda nak kena buat and it seems that masa memang mencemburui saya. Tapi, kita kena stay POSITIVE! I can do it! Yeay.... 

(a moment of silent, looking deep into the future and sigh) 

Okay, so last night, I was lying half asleep on my bed. Suddenly, snap! I came up with an idea for my blog. Yup, stress! Tapi, I rasa, kalau I post the title of my blog as my Facebook status, I am sure I will get comments like - "kenape?" or "chill babe!" or mungkin orang akan "like" je sebab diorang tak tau nak cakap ape (or maybe because they activated the "darn-auto-like" thingy on Facebook which is so annoying). Tapi, sebenarnya, saya tak adelah terlalu stress (currently). Memang banyak benda yang nak kena buat, but as long as I get enough sleep and I am still alive!! I'm fine. Alhamdullilah (Thank you Allah)

I just want to share a few tips on how I manage my stress. Since they work for me, so, I think, why don't I share it! Remember what they say, sharing is caring (though I'm quite disagree with this phrase when it comes to food) *smile*

1. GET ENOUGH SLEEP

"Tak remajalah kalau tidur awal" WRONG!! tak kiralah you remaja, kanak-kanak atau orang dewasa, tidur tu sangat penting. That's why you will never hear me complaining about not getting enough sleep because maybe I don't usually complain (duh!) or maybe its because I really take care of my sleep. Orang kata kena tidur at least 8 hours a day kan, so, kalau you really follow this, there's no reason for you to not feel satisfied with you life (okay, maybe a bit of a stretch). But trust me, when you get enough sleep, you akan lebih bertenaga untuk memulakan hari atau buat sesuatu tugasan dengan lebih fokus. Remember, ever Ultraman needs to charge his power! *smile*

2. EAT YOUR FAVORITE FOOD

Yeay! Don't you think, one of the best part of being a human is you get to eat what you want! woots! Maybe ada yang tak setuju dengan statement I ni, "its unhealthy..bla..bla..bla.." (sorry!) but.. I don't think its a big NO! NO! kalau kita nak pamper ourselves with good food once in a while kan. I do respect others opinion, nonetheless, you need to respect mine too! So, go out and eat fried chicken, Nasi Briyani or just have a cup of teh tarik. Trust me, it won't harm you!

3. SCHEDULE YOURSELF

Remember when you're in high school, cikgu-cikgu selalu kata, buat jadual belajar dan tampal kat dinding. Trust me, it really works for me! I cannot live without a proper timetable (and of course, oxygen). It helps me to 'organize' my day and I can distinguish between important stuff that I need to complete urgently atau benda-benda yang kurang penting (such as tonton episode 12 Jodoh etc *heh*). Subsequently, I can make sure yang I tak buat kerja last minit. Hoorey!

4. CLEANING 

Apekah? hah! Some people say that one of many great ways to manage your stress is by getting active. For, me I don't like physical activities (sebab tu I comel *smile*) But, I love cleaning and it really helps me to ease down my stress. Hey, berkemas pun akan mengeluarkan peluh okay. Jadi, sesiapa yang malas nak berjogging tu, bolehlah berkemas. Bukan je you all boleh aktifkan tubuh badan, tapi kita akan rasa puas bila tengok hasil 'cleaning' kita tu. Right? 

5. LOL

A.K.A laugh out loud and lots of love. Watch funny videos on YouTube (I would suggest MatLuthfi, WongFuProductions, JinnyBoy TV etc) They are hilarious! And last but not least, love yourself, give yourself a break and don't push yourself too hard. Because, by the end of the day, all the hard work are for your own good in the future. So manage you stress! Stay positive but remember to stay realistic!

Curious about your stress level? check it out here -> http://bemindful.co.uk/mbsr/test/

Read more about stress management here -> http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/10-ways-to-overcome-stress/

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Self-esteem!

Assalamualaikum wbt (peace be upon you)

Well..Bullsh*t

It has been a while since I published my first entry. I have to apologize to those who have been waiting for my next entry (if any). Anyway, here it is! Initially, I decided to write about something else (which I already drafted it out), however, after doing some thinking and research (yang tak seberapa) I think this topic will be interesting to read as well as to write about, InshaAllah. Okay, first of all, to those who do not know what is the meaning of self-esteem, boleh la google translate, which then lead me to this interpretation - harga diri. Actually, bukanlah sangat tentang harga diri, tapi lebih kepada keyakinan diri. Theoretically, our self-esteem is derived from our self-image. Then, we come to the question, what is self-image (banyak sangat self kan)? Okay, in short, self image is how we form the picture of our self in our mind. Dalam erti kata lain, macam mana kita lihat dan terjemahkan persepsi tentang diri kita di dalam minda. Of course, what we think will not suffice because it is something that is abstract. Thence, our action or how we react towards this self image or perception is defined as our self-esteem.

Mesti ada yang tertanya-tanya, kenapa saya memilih untuk menulis tentang self-esteem. I got this idea when I was on my way back from class this afternoon dan topik ni rasanya sangat dekat dengan diri saya (at least for now). For the past few days, I have been thinking a lot on why do I feel that I have a significantly lower self esteem than others? (At least that is how I perceived them to be) For example, some of my friends, they are very confident yang mereka boleh pergi ke UK in order to pursue their studies. But frankly speaking, I do not feel that way. Instead of thinking like them, I am preparing myself for the worst. Yes, mungkin ini semua bergantung kepada rezeki masing-masing, TAPI, bukan ke rezeki tu datang daripada usaha seseorang. Macam yang selalu kita dengar, kejayaan tak datang bergolek. We have to earn it! I asked myself, kalau mereka boleh mempunyai keyakinan diri yang tinggi, why can't I? It is not easy to find the answer for this question. Tapi apa yang pasti, the reason why I am unable to feel confident about myself is because I DO NOT TRUST MYSELF. Therefore, I think the best way to overcome a low self esteem is to trust yourself, work hard and hope for the best. Usaha. Doa. Tawakal. By the end of the day, cuma kita yang dapat perbaiki diri kita dan cuma Allah SWT je yang boleh bantu kita. Having said this, I would like to stress on the fact that you should not be over confident. Be modest in everything you do. That is the best policy. 

Next, you really CAN'T ARGUE THAT SOMEONE IS BETTER THAN YOU! Analoginya seperti ni, kalau kita judge ikan atas kebolehan haiwan tu untuk memanjat pokok, ikan tu akan jadi bodoh selama-lamanya. Sebab secara fitrahnya, ikan diciptakan untuk berenang bukan memanjat pokok. Ada faham? Jadi, right now, all you and I have to do is, find your strength, work on it and be the best for yourself. Nilai diri kita dari sudut pencapaian sebelum dan selepas dan bukannya letak benchmark pada pencapaian orang lain. Remember, be realistic! Kalau si Ah Chong (bukan nama sebenar) boleh dapat A* dalam Mathematics, dan kita hanya mampu dapat B, jangan sedih, sebab mungkin Ah Chong tak ada kebolehan menyanyi atau menari seperti kita (Contoh jelah, takde kena mengena antara hidup atau mati). 

As a conclusion, ingat, yang Allah SWT ciptakan kita berbeza-beza. We are unique. So boost your self-esteem, be realistic and stay modest. Dunia bukan segala-galanya, kelak, kita akan berhimpun atas padang yang sama jugak. Wallahualam. 

Test your Self esteem here => http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/interactive/interactivetests/selfesteem.php 

More interesting article on self esteem => http://www.self-confidence.co.uk/articles/top-ten-facts-about-low-self-esteem/

Deciding? It has never been easy!

Assalamualaikum wbt (peace be upon you!)

My very first entry for my very first blog (at least for the year 2013), sebab sebelum ni memang pernah tulis blog, tapi sebab rase tak boleh nak frequently update, jadi berhenti setakat tu ajela. Well nak cakap inconsistent pun boleh, up to you. Tiba2 je dapat idea nak tulis blog semula mase tgh dok minum Iced Hazelnut kat San Francisco Coffee (nak promo sikit, air sedap cuma pekat je). So, rase macam nak cakap pasal choices la untuk first entry ni. Sebab bile cakap pasal pilihan je, benda ni memang dekat dengan semua orang. Even budak-budak kecik pun dah kena buat pilihan (though not as important as adults). For example, bila dorang ade RM1, dorang kene buat pilihan samada nak beli nasi lemak kat kantin atau nak beli aiskrim bila balik dari sekolah nanti atau menabung (walaupun pilihan yang terakhir tu agak samar2 la). My point here is, kita ni sentiasa buat pilihan dalam hidup, setiap hari kita buat pilihan. Dari nak bangun atau nak terus tidur dan miss class (err..macam tau2 je kan) sehinggalah ke nak buat assignment atau nak tido awal. Hah! Rasa dekat tak dengan korang benda2 ni. Although seems like I'm being redundant for not coming up to my point (just yet), I want you guys to understand how important for us to make CHOICES in life! Sebab kenapa? Why the because? ? sebabnya, keputusan kita tu akan mempengaruhi outcome kita pada akhirnya. Like what I said previously, kalau kita pilih untuk bangun, siap dan pegi kelas, kita tak akan miss ape yang pensyarah atau guru kita ajar hari tu, dan kalau kita pilih untuk siapkan kerja dan tido lambat sikit, kita akan dapat kepuasan yang tak akan kita dapat kalau kita tido. Betul tak? Kadang-kadang kita kena buat pilihan yang lebih susah dahulu baru dapat menikmati hasil yang jauh lebih baik dan bermakna kemudian hari. Writing this entry, does not mean that I have never done any mistakes in my life, in fact, its the contrary. At the beginning of my A-Levels course pun I dah buat pilihan yang kurang bijak, but again, semua yang jadi ade hikmahnya. Jadi, its okay if you think you have made a wrong choice, all you have to do now is to accept it as it is and promise to yourself that you will never repeat the same mistake again. Ingat, by the end of the day, kita hanya merancang, tapi tuhan yang menentukan. Kita cuma manusia yang lemah dan tak ada kuasa sepenuhnya untuk menentukan hidup kita. Wallahualam...