tag from Kak Pah :)

I just do not know why I am doing this. This is my first got-tagged-by by the way. A big round of applause to me. Haha. Thank you very much to Miss Sharifah Anis for tagging me. Spasiba vam balshoye :) I have no idea on how to do this but here I go :).

1. What is the relationship of you and him/her?

~ some special relationship which I think is unappropriate to be told here :)

2. Your impressions towards him/her.

~ Very nice, good looking and smart :)

3. The most memorable things he/she had done for you.

~ A LOT. It is just so many that I can't even remember a single thing :)

5. If he/she become your lover, you will..

~ cherish *ehem* with all my life :)

6. If he/she become your enemy, you will...

~ redha dengan ketentuan Tuhan. Since I am not grateful with what I have right..

7. If he/she become your lover, he/she has to improve on his/her..

~ vocal ability, and self-confidence :)

8. If he/she become your enemy, the reason is...
~ myself :(

9. The most desirable thing to do on him/her is..

~ to stare on *ehem* face and smile with the most charming smile ever :)

10. The overall impression of him/her is..

~ a good person to be with :)

11. How do you think the people around you will feel about you?

~ No idea. And I do not bother asking. I am just being myself. If there is any unsatisfaction, come and face me.

12. The character of you for yourself is?

~ a free-guy (free as in "hey he is giving out free food". Hehe)

13. On contrary, the character you hate of yourself is?

~ can not make an angry face. Huhu

14. The most ideal person that you wanna be is?

~ myself

15. For the people who likes you, say something to them..

~ paw sikit roti! (bukan satu pertanyaan :))

16. 8 people to tag:

~ must it be 8? I have only 2 in my mind. Tag you back Anis. Haha. It is legal right? :) And Dawa :).

17. who is no. 2 having a relationship with?

~ someone. I don't really know him :)

18. Is no. 3 a male or a female?

~ no no.3. I have tagged only 2 people :)

19. If no. 7 and no. 8 were together, would it be a good thing?

~ Refer to above :)

20. How about no. 5 and 6?

~ nothing will happen. Coz they do not really exist :)

21. What is no. 1 studying about?

~ utp. And I dunno why, I saw here in a flash when i sent my sister there. And she looked fat**r :).Saja ja nak cakap ni. Hehe.

22. Is no. 4 single?

~ no number 4 :)

23. Say something about no. 2..

~ manusia yang suka mengarut and berleter :)

Что делать? (What to do?)

It is already 2 in the morning here in Moscow and my eyes are still wide open! I just don't know what to do. Sleep? Nah.The bed is not calling me yet. Maybe I am already used to sleeping late at night since we are in our holidays. My biological clock has turned upside down. And my second semester is going to start soon. How do I tune it back? Arghhh. Thinking about it only makes me worried. Hoping everything will be fine soon :).

We are not running away from the topic alright. The question again: What to do when you can't sleep or are bored at late at night? You can't go out to inhale the fresh night air, you have no games in your laptop, and you have no mates to talk to since, obviously, they all had long gone to the dream world (also because that you are in a different time zone). The best solution is, at least for me, is EAT! Yeah.I totally adore eating whenever I'm alone with not much thing to do. From snacks to heavy meals, anything that can be swallowed through my esophagus would be fine. Here I would like to share a simple way of making a very simple sandwich, if you are staying away from home, the common kitchen is closed, or your house/hostel just don't have a kitchen. I am highly recommending this method to the ones who are either lazy or incapable to prepare something complicated.

The things:


1) Bread (2 slices are enough, but if you crave for more, please, be my guest)
2) Cheese (open up your fridge and see how many you've got. Usually I used half)
3) Sauce (can be either chili or tomato)
4) Black pepper (to make it tastes slightly better)
5) A plate (to prevent any accidents of sauce spillage to happen)

The method:

1) Take the 2 slices of bread and put it on the plate. (WARNING: Do not stack the breads because it will mess up with the subsequent steps)
2) Take off the plastic cover from the cheese that you have bought. Cut it into half (in case that you are in the same boat as mine-saving). Make sure it is symmetry.
3) Put half of the cheese back into the refrigerator.
4) Place the other half on one of the bread carefully.
5) Add some tomato sauce on the same bread as you like. Do not waste a single drop of it. To waste even one drop might cause stir some war in between the members of the room.
6) Grind some black pepper on the same bread as much as you want.
7) Put the other slice of bread on the one cheesed. Again, be careful on doing this. It is actually the trickiest part of the whole process as it must fit the other slice exactly. Failure of doing this can cause a slight change in the taste of the sandwich.
8) Finally, the sandwich is ready. Enjoy your meal while it is still fresh. Do not keep it overnight as it can affect the texture of the cheese.

Serving suggestion:

As you can see here, I am enjoying it with Skittles. Different candies can also be used.

*Eat when you have nothing to do. You need the focus to actually appreciate the taste of it.

*Instructions are to be followed attentively because the slightest mistake can lead to a disaster. Outcome may vary. Happy trying. :)

Seorang

Seorang penjual roti,
Berdiri di penjuru sebatang jalan,
Menunggu sesiapa untuk bertandang,
Sambil menikmati keadaan sekeliling,
Keadaan yang aman di petang Ahad.

Seorang peniaga buku,
Sedang rancak melelongkan buku-bukunya,
Manusia tidak putus-putus datang dan pergi,
Nasibnya begitu berbeza,
Untung berlipat ganda,
Rugi jauh sekali.

Seorang penjaga kedai,
Sibuk mengemas rak-rak barangan,
Tanpa mengendahkan sesiapa yang berkunjung,
Fokus kepada kerjanya tidak berbelah bahagi,
Menyusun dengan begitu teratur dan sempurna.

Seorang pengunjung pasar,
Berhajat untuk membeli,
Menggunakan segala deria yang dianugerah-Nya,
Mata, telinga, hidung,
Melihat, mendengar, dan menghidu,
Segala yang diingini.

Dalam kekecohan ini,
Seorang peminta sedekah,
Sedang bertasbih di tengah-tengah laluan,
Tanpa kaki dan sebelah tangan,
Menagih simpati kepada yang datang,
Memohon dinar, meringankan beban.

Kini, tiada lagi pengunjung,
Tiada lagi peniaga,
Yang membeli dan menjual,
Pasar yang dahulunya hingar dengan lelongan-lelongan,
Menjadi padang jarak padang terkukur,
Penuh dengan katrij peluru,
Penuh dengan mayat-mayat homosapien,
Tersusun rapi, berlapis-lapis.

Mayat-mayat dihampar di antara langit dan bumi,
Terbiar reput di bawah pancaran sang suria,
Tiada siapa sanggup melihat,
Mahupun menjenguk,
Dihembus angin sepoi-sepoi bahasa,
Tenggelam di bawah timbunan pasir,
Pasir buatan manusia,
Daripada dentuman simen dan konkrit.

Ice Skating in Gorky Park

It has been a while since I last posted anything here. What can i do? Our holidays have been filled up with either something not really useful or useless. Sleep late, wake up late (of course), staring at the laptop's screen and listening to some antique yet exotic songs. No trip to other places whatsoever, after the plan to go to Murmansk were canceled due to some technical reason. Moscow will be our place of exploration this winter, and I hope that we will at least get to go and see other places in the world as well next year. Well, since we are totally free and absolutely have nothing to do, lots of ideas came pouring out of my mates' brilliant brains on what to do during our break.

First is classic. We used to play this when we were in primary school. Anyone our age that does not know about this game, well, hurm, I can't say anything. Either did not go for standard one to 6 studies, or you just don't want to bother knowing about this game. It is popular by the way. Whoever that does not know how to play this back then in Sek. Keb. Minden Height (my primary school), has a great chance to be deserted. Hehe. What they call this game differs in different states (now only I know about this since everyone in my room and comes to our room frequently came from different states). In Penang and Kedah, it is called "tudung tin" while in Johor and Selangor, "tudung ceper". Here is a quote: Boredom makes everything spills out. From foolish ideas, to the most creative one. Trust me on this :). And it is really nice to recall back our days when we were in the range of age 7 to 12. A lot of good and even the greatest memories happened along these period. We played until morning, laughing and chatting based on the game.

tudung tin, tudung ceper etc. (since I do not know what they call it at other states)

see the concentration on their faces?

(since I am the cameraman, all that I can do is laugh at their way of playing, fun!) :)

Second is ice skating! We have always been wanting to go for ice skating since the start of our holiday, and only yesterday we got the chance to go for it. After searching through the net, I found one interesting place to skate in, the Gorky Park. At first I thought it was free of change to enter the park, but when we arrived there, 80 roubles were charged. I can't believe that even the internet deceives! Since everyone agreed to pay for it, I have no choice but to say yes. It was actually a part of my mistake of not getting the details about that place first. Sorry!

Once we got ourselves inside, Fairuz and I began searching for the place to rent the skating shoes, while the rest did their Asar prayer. We found a place kind of far from the entrance, rented the shoes first then went back to where the others were waiting for us. To our surprise, they have found a place to rent the shoes nearer! All our hard work went down the drain T.T. We did our prayers after that and after that we skated freely! The rink is so huge that I haven't finished exploring every corner of it. Even though the condition of the rink is not like what you expected (with holes and unsteady surface), it was really worth it. It was also my first time so I do not bother about the surface very much. The company of my friends and the excitement made this experience priceless. The rink is outdoor by the way. It makes the excitement a lot better. All of us had a great time, falling onto the hard ice, learning the real way on how to skate, improving ourself, and laughing at each other. After an hour of skating, almost half of us bailed out, reciting that they have blisters and too "weak" to continue. Since we still have the energy to carry on, Fairuz and I decided to add another hour, along with Evana, Kucai, Fuad, Afiqah and Kumbang. We skated in the dark and finished at 1730. It was very exhausting. Fairuz wanted to join the large group of Human Train, but as we were shy of time, maybe next time Pai!

From back: Syahir, Fairuz and me on the skates

Thanks Fairuz for this pic

Post skating picture (except for Fairuz who is now the cameraman) :)

Sore back, swollen toe nails, wrist pain, the parts and parcel of ice skating if you are an beginner, like us. So do not afraid to try something new. There are risk of it but life is about facing risks. Even during eating you might face the risk of getting choked by the food you eat. If you can not face it, then I don't think that you have a life. Just go for it and have fun, that is what matter the most.

I think that wraps it up. Sorry for the long silence. It seems like time flies very fast, especially now, on the holidays. Till then, salam and tata! :)

p/s: In whatever cases you are in, please, do not forget to do your prayers. People gets drowned by entertainment easily, therefore we need to casually remind our friends about this. Have fun for the holidays!

Done!

Bio-Organic Chemistry Finals-done! Alhamdulillah, all of us here passed the exam with flying colours. Well, most of us. Some did not make it that well that they only passed. Still, everyone could carve a smile on their face, maybe their effort matches the results that they get.

But, some of them could not take it. They thought that their effort exceeds everyone and yet, they still can not produce an excellent results. Here is an incident I would like to share with all the readers out there. After we got our written test results, I saw one of my friends burst into tears. It was all of a sudden. Then I get to know that she did not do that well for the test. She is a bright student, yet is getting an average kind of result. I am not saying that she is not grateful whatsoever. A girl's sensitive emotion, can be easily provoked by the environment. Maybe she thought that she did not put enough effort on this, or maybe she has worked harder than everyone that she did not deserve this kind of results. Whatever it is, I just like to point out that at the end, everything is determined by Allah, the most Merciful. We have the right to plan, but to execute it, it all depends on Him. There must be some hikmah hiding behind anything that is planned for us by Allah. Be grateful with what you have (or get), and if it is not enough, double the effort up. You won't loose anything by doing this. Please, do not let the emotions controlling you, but instead you are the one controlling it.

Sorry for the very short post. I will update my blog more often since we are having our "real" holidays now. Toodles to everyone and have a great holiday!