South-east Asian girls day out :D

السّلام عليكم

PEACE be upon YOU! ;)

YEAY!  i finally met up both of my south-east asian besties last Tuesday! :D

They are Weeraya, from Thailand and Joanita Srikandi a.k.a. Joan, from Indonesia. Both of them are taking Master Degree here in Malaysia. Wee's currently studying in Monash University Sunway Campus, while Joan is now studying in Univ. of Malaya. They're both Muslims, still single and available!! :P [if i'm not mistaken, hihi]. i actually got to know these friendly girls while taking an IELTS preparatory course at British Council last year. Stayed back and study grouping together, had lunch together, and window shopping together throughout the course back then had cause us to be this close until today. With the existence of the Facebook, we're abled to keep in touch even when both of these girls went back to their country before this. Okay,, this time i should thank Mark Zuckerberg for creating this thing called Facebook. HAHA. Ohh, not to forget, there're actually 4 of us, but the other local girl named Ada as seen on>> THIS entry wasn't free to gathered with us last Tuesday. :(

Uhm, The last time the four of us met was long time ago in November 2011. Don't you remember the entry "a quick tour around Putrajaya" as seen >> HERE.

Yes, it's been a year since our last meeting. How fast time flies isn't it? :') It feels like i just got to know them in class and discussing on how to beat the other groups while playing the language games in Miss Donna's fun class. ;) Even though their mother-tongue isn't the same as mine [both of them can't understand Malay language], and they're actually much older than me, but that never counts when it comes to friendship. :D

i never 'assume' them like 'elder sisters' to me. It doesn't mean that i don't respect them, but i can feel that they're actually the same age with me inside. ;)

So, the plan was that we'd be meeting each other in front of Zara Shop, KLCC at 11.30a.m.

BUT, i only get out of my house to go to LRT station at 11.20A.M. due to my current procrastinating habit. HAHAHA. My bad~ At that time, i felt so guilty and was like "OH MY GOD, they must be waiting for me right now!!". So i was waiting in the train so impatiently and quickly rushed out of the LRT as soon as i reached at KLCC Station. Unfortunately, none of them were there in front of Zara Shop. Thus, i sat on the bench there and SMS Wee. As my watch strikes 12 noon, i've got bored and started to cross-legged on the bench. [to be specific, in Malay we called it as 'duduk bersila']. Not long after that, a guard came to me and gave a sign using his fingger showing that i should put down my feet. Duhhh~ What's the problem?? The man sitting on my left told me "Wahhh~ i never know here got such rules". me: "yeahh, me too!-,-" Then the Singaporean woman sitting on my right asked me "What the guard told chu?". I replied, "He asked me to put down my feet". "Why? izit something to do with religious belief or what?". "No, maybe he afraid that my shoes are dirty and it might leave stains on the bench,MAYBE.:/ ". "Wahhh~ so strict ahh??", she said surprisingly. HEH, what a drama suddenly happened. >,<" So i had a short chat with the Singaporean aunty before Wee came. 

Wee arrived there around 12.20 p.m. and we had quite a longgggggggg chat before Joan arrived at 1.30 p.m. ;) Wee told me that she isn't really happy studying in Monash due to a few things. First, the costs of living there are way too expensive compared to other places. Just imagine, she have got to spend at least RM6 to RM13 for a plate of meal, which i can usually bought it at RM2 to 4 Ringgit in my campus. Second, she have got no close friend there. She told me that surprisingly, the majority of the students there are Indonesian, it's like 60% of them! WHAT??? and the rest are Local Chinese, and a few mix of Korean, European, and all. She's the only Thai people there! Most of her classmates would always communicate in their mother-tongue's language outside the English class. Well, since she couldn't understand the Malay language and any other languages like Chinese and Indonesian, so she felt a bit alienated by the other students. :(

Right after Joan arrived, we had our lunch at the food court. Wee and i had our plates of Pepper Lunch, while Joan had rice with sardines in the lunch box she brought as always! ;D

After finished our meals, we continued chatting a lil bit before went to Surau to perform Zohor prayer. ;) After that, we walked down the underground KLCC tunnel and then walked straight away to the KLCC-Bukit Bintang Pedestrian Walkway. Yeahh, that one with the air conditioner! ohh, everyone could walk there without their eyes opened and worrying about all the motorcyclist, snatcher, or what so ever. :D

We went to Pavillion and then walked down to the newly opened H&M in Lot 10 that evening. Uhhh, looking at the condition of the H&M which was like it's just being robbed, makes me wonder why people here in Malaysia are too obsessed buying all these WINTER clothes in this TROPICAL CLIMATE country? I could still remember how deserted the H&M outlets in the USA when i once visited there last year. Wee bought two pairs of pants for both of her little sisters. So kind of her! ;) i only bought a basic top for myself. Gotta save my money starting from now for my future. YEAHH! :D

We went our separate ways after that. and that's the end! :)))

Wee & Joan

celebrating teacher's day at school!

السّلام عليكم

PEACE be upon YOU! ;) 
Last Wednesday, on the 16th May 2012, Muzaireen, Amirah Diana, Niezwan, Sufian, Fikri, Hafiz, Aidil, Qutbi, leman, and I went to our beloved secondary school, SMK Gombak Setia. :D
At first, we [all 5 Sejahtera 2010 students] planned to organize a so called reunion at the Kemensah Heights. So that we could picnicking, barbecuing, etc. Everyone agreed with the plan. but then, after all UiTM, Matriculations, IIUM, and UTP students have had our Semester Break, there were still a few of our classmates at other private universities and colleges doesn't had their sem break yet. Thus, only a few of us attended the event. However, we eventually decided to meet up at school on the Teacher's Day instead of picnicking at the waterfall.
We had set the time to meet up at 11 a.m. , but as expected, Malay Promises a.k.a. 'Janji Melayu' is always fulfilled in a 'timely manner'.HAHAHA. Around 12 noon, we showed up at the school and watched the teachers playing all those typical 'teacher's day games' which was conducted by our classmate, Syarifhidayat, who's still studying there in Upper Form 6. :)
 

P/S: i'm jealous because when i was still a student of this school, the menu was not this long. and the canteen tender was always under a very bad management. huh~

We waited at the canteen untill the teachers finished participating in all of those activities scheduled. At 2.30 p.m. then only the teachers finished watching the podcast video of speech from the Education Minister if i'm not mistaken. Yet, our patience worth the time consumed. Our former class teacher, Mrs Latifah Hamid kindly gave us quite a big sum of money to buy KFC! muahahaa~ *evil laugh*

Thus, we had KFC as our lunch with this beloved Maths teacher of our class.

Aside from that, i also brought my own homemade Red Velvet Cake. Just like the previous years, i am always given the task to bring a cake during our potluck gathering.

oh ya! i almost forgot to tell that 16th May is Syarifhidayat's and Hafiz Nordin's birthday. Therefore, Mrs Latifah requested for them to cut the cake for her. :D Seeing those two boys cuting the cake indeed reminds me so much to their so called 'surprise' birthday party back in 2008 at Sufian's house which was also organized by me. :')

nothing much changes at Syarif's style, he is still the old 'cute' him. :P but Seeing Hafiz's 'Hard Hair Look' back in those teenage years, almost made me laugh out loud. :DDD

while the cutie little Niezwan in the picture up here is no longer exist. He's now have grown up into a mature guy. ecehh~ :P

okay, back to the teacher's day celebration thinggy, oh ya, Mrs Latifah's daughter, Yasmin Hanani were there too during the celebration. She's waiting for her mum to go back home together. but the funny part was, my friend, Niezwan kept teasing her by pretending to 'seduce' her. :P and then my teacher asked, "so what about Syazana? Where would you put her?" LOL! somehow she still remember the gossips that used to spread in our class back then. ;)

After we finished eating those KFC's chickens, there were still half of my Red Velvet Cake left. So my teacher asked each and everyone of us like. . . "Amirah, do have some more cakes." but everyone refused not to eat some more and pretend to be so full. She eventually said, "Fatin, i'll bring this remaining cake home okay?" :P hambek kau~ kunun ada lah baki untuk mereka bawa pulang ke rumah. xD

Not long after that, she decided to go back home. and thus, we made our way to KL Festival City a.k.a. KLFC to spend some more time together. Since it was quite late, so we decided to just window shopping and not to watch any movie.
but it wasn't just a 'window shopping' for Aidil. He wanted to buy a new pants since Niezwan's Iced Tea had spilled on his white pants that he was wearing. That's why he kept covering up the pants with his hand like this >>>

However, he couldn't find a pair of pants that suits his style and his 'wallet' as well. :P so he end up not buying any new pants. but somehow he bought a sweater instead??? whattafish???!!!

After accompanying Aidil to find a brand new pants for himself, and helping out Hafiz to find a handbag for him to present it to his girlfriend, we went to an arcade. Eryn, Mira,Apiz, and Aidil were so eager playing with the games there. While the rest went to the bookshop. :) one weird fact about most of my boys ex-classmates is, they really love to read love novels. believe it or not? :DDD Eryn sent me home that evening and that's how the day ends. i slept early that night, since i only slept for 2 hours the morning before, after i've finished baking the cake.

The next day, i accompany Firdaus Salim a.k.a Pedot to another so called 'SCHOOL' of mine, the British Council  Institute. He planned to take up a general English course there in order to improve his English before continue studying. He really wanted to persue his studies in Cairo, after i recommended him to watch the Indonesian movie "Ketika Cinta Bertasbih 1&2"!! LOL! Urmm~ Since i used to take up a few classes at BC previously, that's why he asked me to guide him there. Awwwh~ there's no much changes at the British Council. However, those 'cute' looking chinese receptionist are no longer working there. :(

After done at British Council, we went to KLCC to had our lunch. :D I finally ate my favourite mcd Chicken Foldover after almost 4 years[if i'm not mistaken] it was discontinued. Oh, two of our friends, Syuhada and Anis Nadia currently are working at a bakery shop in KLCC. Thus, i called Anis to come over, but she's on off day. and then i called Syuhada Hussin a.k.a Syue too, to come over to the food court since i  brought along 2 slices of the Red Velvet Cake that she craving for recently. So, she came and spent about half an hour with us. She ate one slice of it, and left another one for Pedot. She even tweeted the picture of the cake that i brought for her on Twitter. :P how excited she was!

Hey look! He even bought the novel with the same title with the movie at Kinokuniya that day. How obsessed he is towards that story. :O

we quickly went back home right after that, because i have to babysit my niece Aleena that evening. and that's how the story ends. :D

a quick 'tour' around Putrajaya!

السّلام عليكمPEACE be upon YOU! ;)
last Sunday, me and my new mates at BC spent our time together for a quick so called 'tour' around Putrajaya area. 
at first, we actually planned to go for a vacation to Penang on last Saturday,,
we had already made a reservation and paid for the accommodation.
but unfortunately Joan's dad didn't allowed her, and then my mother didn't allowed me, and eventually Ada's parents didn't allowed her to go for a vacation in Penang as well.
so we cancelled it, and Joan's mother decided to take the four of us for a quick tour nearby KL, since she got some free time,,and Joan's father was outstation.
thus, we had so much fun there! and Joan's pretty younger sister came along too! ;)
 so we took quite a lot of pictures there,,
but since Joan's sister was having quite a bad back pain at that time,[well she got Scoliosis,,] so we used the self timer instead of asking her lil' sis to snap the pictures for us. :)
and that's the reason why some of the picture i upload here are badly captured,,HAHA.

first,we went to the Putra Mosque or also known as Masjid Putra,,

as you can see in the pictures above, Weeraya, Joan, and her younger sister, Dora had to wear the robe,,
this was because they didn't wear the scarf,,

but Ada and I also have to wear the robe as well, even though we were both wearing a scarf,, maybe because of my shirt was quite short,, heee~ shame on me.

after touring around Putrajaya city,, we went back to Joan's house at 4p.m,,

we had a bowl of Ramen and some Samosa, banana fritters, and Keropok Lekor from a stall nearby her house.

after Asar prayer, Joan illegally drove the three of us to the nearest LRT station,,

the reason why i said 'illegally' was because she didn't have any Malaysia's driving license! HAHA. :P

we went to Masjid Jamek to accompany Weeraya to buy some souvenirs or gifts for her family back in her hometown.

therefore, here are some of the picture we took last Sunday! :D

the four friends! ♥

the siblings. ;)

i just love the quote below the prohibition sign!

"tiada panggilan sepenting panggilan ilahi" which means "there's no call as important as the divine call" :)

the prayer hall.

us.

in front of the mosque.

in front of the prime minister's office.

views nearby the Putrajaya Lake.

random places.

on one of the bridges in Putrajaya. :)

at Joan's house.

at Masjid Jamek,, Joan and me helped out Weeraya to find the perfect scarfs for her mum.

i also helped Weeraya to bargain the price of this dress,, 

but in the end she didn't bought it coz there's no green colour,, huhu~

 on the LRT.

on the way back.

and that was the end. :')