A Note from the CEO of the blog.

"Disclaimer: someone has disqualified me as the CEO, but instead promoted me as the Founder. Now my salary has been raised up to 20 cent. "

Ehem, ehem.

It seems like there were some small disputes going on internally. Since I didn't get to see what has been changed on the template, and being democratics, I'm asking Fauzan to redo his modification on the layout so that all of us the members of the blog will get the chance to see and evaluate it.

Anyone agree with the new layout modified by Fauzan, please write 'Aye' in the comment, and anyone who prefer the original layout made by Arshana and me, please write 'Nay' in the comment section.

Huhu~ and the comments feature is terribly weird, I will figure it out, but maybe during holidays. And if suitable, I'll replace the moving picture with one of our own. Ehem, ehem.

Okay, all the best to everyone having midterm exams this week, saya nak pergi buka puasa nasi + tomyam (hm, bahagianya...)

Disclaimer: since the comment feature is currently not working, write your feedback on the tagboard, ok?

Mid break is coming....

I just can't wait to be at home.So you guys, dah beli tiket ke? (tak tanya Arshana). I buy mine last week with Izra.Terus lepas itu kami beli yang lain.Hehe...Anyway,those who have little brothers or sisters taking UPSR after this school holidays I like to wish good luck. This will be including my twin brothers.For sure during my holiday I gonna be "cikgu tak bertauliah" for them. Well then,enjoy ur holiday and prepare for your mid exam...astalavista...

Warning: Hacked?

Everyone! Was just checking out our dear blog, when I noticed spots all over it! Someone messed up with the template. Mesti ada orang jeles. Haha.. Good thing I saved a copy of it. Everything is restored now. It could be an inside job. *stares* Siapa yang bersalah, sila mengaku.

Note to Yati:

Comments tu cacat yang teramat. Kena edit. I leave it to you. =D

Volutpat Venenatis

Announcing the arrival, of our new layout! Bask in all its glory! Mwahaha....

The drop-down menu is that little plus sign on the top right corner.

Just to let everyone know, Yati and I (Arshana) were the brains behind it. We went through a very exhausting process to get this done, so you guys better put some effort to spice up this blog with good entries (and mind you, ehem, definition of good entries is very, very subjective).

Oh yes, korang kena belanja kami makan as upah. Boleh?

Bukan blog SAYA seorang.

Malam Sabtu, seperti biasa, saya sendirian lagi di kamar. Bosan2 saya ‘selongkar’ My Documents dlm PC kesayangan saya, lalu saya menemui sesuatu yang saya sendiri sudah lupa kewujudannya. Sesuatu yang saya tulis lebih setahun yang lalu. Saya tak sangka begitu rusuh hati saya pada waktu itu. Saya tidak berapa pasti apa sebabnya. Mahu saya menceritakannya di sini tapi ini bukan blog SAYA seorang, ini blog saya dan teman2 sejurusan. Tak wajar pula rasanya. Mungkin saya patut bina blog sendiri. Biar tiada orang mahu melawat, asalkan hati saya puas. Tengoklah bagaimana. Saya perlu menuntut ilmu dahulu dgn tutor tidak rasmi saya, Ati. Hmmm, mungkin juga Arshana……dan Fauzan. Tengoklah.....






Nota kaki:
Skrg adalah fasa dlm hidup saya di mana saya sering hesitate utk melakukan sesuatu. Ada sesiapa boleh bagi nasihat? Uncertainties selalu saja 'melawat' saya....

Brownies Ahoy!

The substrate

Due to the high demand for my famous and delicious *riak, riak* brownies, I decided to bake another one after an absence of over one year. So chocolate-y and yummy! Wait for it tomorrow guys! ^_^

The product

Back to Nature

I was going through the entire stack of newspaper for the week, when I came across this article:

London - At London Zoo, you can talk to the animals - and now some of them talk back.

Caged and barely clothed within a rocky enclosure, eight British men and women monkeyed around on Friday for an amused, bemused crowd behind a sign reading "Warning: Humans in their Natural Environment."

The captives in the Human Zoo exhibit sunned themselves on a rock ledge, clad in bathing suits and pinned-on fig leaves. Some played with hula hoops, some waved. A signboard informed visitors about the species' diet, habitat, worldwide distribution and threats.

Visitors stopped to point and laugh, and several children could be heard asking "why are there people in there?"

London Zoo spokesperson Polly Wills said that's exactly the question the zoo wants to answer.

"Seeing people in a different environment, among other animals ... teaches members of the public that the human is just another primate," Wills said. It also, she conceded, lets them "have a gawk at people."

So, what do you guys think?

I for one think it is totally absurd. Why would anyone go back to the origins of being a caveman? C'mon seriously. It's like you preferring Pentium 1 (do they still have this in the market?) over Pentium 4?!

So, what exactly is the purpose of civilization if there are a bunch of people who like to behave like a bunch of monkeys. Pun intended. And not forgetting the certain bunch who strongly believe that men comes from apes. Now this is even more absurd. I have to admit that Darwin DID come up with some logical thoughts on biology, but this?! According to Darwin, apes evolved into humans over time. If so, like my lecturer said, wouldn't all apes be humans by now? Logical enough?

Article was taken from here.

Another Coretan Jiwang!

The entry herein contains a fresh-brand new Jiwang's story from guys.


.......................untuk mengikuti kisah cinta Fueng (bukan nama sebenar) dengan Nur Jangnaratul Nuha (mungkin nama sebenar)....................... klik sini!

Stationary state

I intend to write an extensive report of our visit to KLAquaria, but I'm having a very bad cough and mounting tasks are putting me in stationary state, my minds are all saturated. There's no room for creativity anymore... :p

Kura-kura oh kura-kura

Akibat letih pusing2 di Klaquaria ptg semlm, sy tidur agak awal. Bangun2 terus ke komputer dan sambung menyiapkan lab report tissue culture, sambil2 mendgr siaran ulangan ‘Urban di ERA’. Terasa lawak bila mengenangkan sy pernah meminati N' Sync semasa zaman remaja dulu. Sekarang, sy kira mereka sudah invalid utk saya hehehe. Tiba2, sy teringat akan satu kisah………
Usai menenangkan fikiran di Klaquaria, sy dan seorg teman bergerak ke stesen lrt secara santai. Malas mahu buru2 kerana tiada apa yg dikejar sebetulnya. Teman2 yg lain jauh meninggalkan kami di belakang. Teman sy yg ‘lapar air’ mahu singgah di Guardian tapi sy sarankan kami ke Cold Storage sahaja. Kemudian, nak dijadikan cerita, kami bertemu seseorg. Sy mengambil masa utk ‘search database’ sy, siapakah yg kami temui di kaunter membayar Cold Storage ini? Oh, ‘dia’ rupanya. Sy mula senyum2 kpd teman sy dan dia cuma gelak2. Secara jujur, sy kira ini satu kebetulan yg amat manis ( terjemahan utk ‘sweet coincidence’ tentunya). Mana taknya, bumi Allah ini luas lg, tapi di situ dan di waktu itu juga mereka bertemu. ‘Dia’ pula sy kira gembira dgn pertemuan yg tak diduga ini. Kami kemudian ke surau utk solat asar (‘dia’ dgn ‘tabahnya’ menunggu kami selesai solat) dan seterusnya ke stesen lrt utk pulang. ‘Dia’ menunggu sehingga train kami tiba dan, walau saya kira ‘dia’ mahu bercerita lg, kami terpaksa say goodbye.
Semasa kami berkira mahu beli air apa di Cold Storage, sy mengusik teman sy, “Eh, korang ada jodohlah…….” Teman sy kata sambil gelak2, “Mun la yg tentukan. Mun yg suruh kita pegi Cold Storage.” Wah, sekarang sy berbakat menjadi match-maker pula! Setibanya kami di kampus, teman sy berkata, “Agaknya kura2 tadi dgr doa kita”. Sy langsung gelak secara ‘rakus’, terbayang wajah comel kura-kura di Klaquaria yg menjengukkan kepalanya ke permukaan air. Memang, kami secara suka2 dan main2 membuat ‘hajat’ supaya bertemu jodoh yg baik di ‘wishing well’(kolam yg menjadi rumah kura2 tentunya hehe) semasa di dlm Klaquaria. Agaknya sbb itulah kami keluar plg lambat . Mujur teman2 yg lain tak jd ‘naga’ menanti kami.
Antara kura2 dan kebetulan, saya memilih kebetulan. Kebetulan yg dirancang oleh Allah. ‘Dia’ sy kira teman yg padan utk teman sy itu. Sama2 mempunyai minat yg sama dan they look sweet together! Sy memang gemar memadankan teman2 sy dgn siapa2 yg sy kira ‘sesuai’ dgn mereka. Saja suka-suka sebenarnya. Tapi, dlm kes teman sy yg seorg ini, boleh tak kalau sy kata, sy bukan main-main? Muahahahaha!!

* A portion of this story has been edited for the purpose of not creating any ‘bizarre’ situation.

Are We There Yet?

Recently, in Saturday's paper, some scientists in Darwin, Australia announced that they might be getting closer to the cure for AIDS. It could be for real this time. It is quite an 'old' piece of news, but I was too lazy to write it up.

Apparently, crocodiles injected with HIV were able to fight it off. That means that their immune system can surpress and overcome this fatal disease. Researchers are now working on the croc's blood to find the exact protein/ molecule/ etc. that can be the very key to one of the most lethal diseases around.

To know more about this, Google it yourself. I'm lazy to look up the articles.

Need for a help!

Help! Help!Help!

i'm reconstructing my blog, somehow, i was lost. Lost in the midst of

wierd+freak html+script codes.

so u guys, visit my blog first by clicking URL down herre:

http://janganbersedih.blogspot.com

see, it is a dull web blog with unknown color (purple+blue= i dont know how to name it)

i was planning to stick a picture on it!

in the dearth of knowledge in IT,

i really need for a help to alter the script or anyone of u guys know any alternative

and anyone who can solve this prob,

"there should be a grace"

i promise!

Lagu Untuk Is

• Mahar Cinta
  
  Andainya dapat engkau mendengarkan
  Suara dihatiku melagukan rindu
  Kiranya engkau mampu mentafsirkan
  Setiap bait kata-kata yang terucap
  
  Pasti dirimu kan memahami
  Harapan kasih yang terbina
  Sekian lama disudut hatiku
  Hanyalah untukmu
  
  Bukanlah aku sengaja
  Melindungi rasa di jiwa
  Namun bimbang diri kan terleka
  Hanyut dibuai angan dan mimpi indah
  Hingga terabai segala cita
  Sedang khayalan tak menjanjikan
  Segunung kebahagiaan
  Sebagai mahar hantaran
  
  Apakah mungkin engkau mengerti
  Setiap cinta yang dilafazkan
  Bukanlah sekadar mainan
  Tetapi sebuah janji
  
  Andainya dapat engkau mendengarkan
  Suara dihatiku melagukan rindu
  Kiranya engkau bisa mentafsirkan
  Setiap bait kata-kata yang terungkap
  
  Pasti dirimu dapat melihat
  Rahsia kasih yang terpendam
  Sekian lama di sudut hatiku
  Hanyalah untukmu
  Selamanya……
  
  Lagu/ Lirik: Manis Helma/ Atie
  Nyanyian: Devotees
  
  
  Is memerlukan pendapat katanya, lalu saya berikan. Saya anggap, pemuda yang kini berada di Mekah itu mempunyai niat yang baik. Saya tahu Is pasti dapat memahami apa yang cuba pemuda itu sampaikan, cuma Is tidak yakin, tidak pasti. Dengan bantuan Allah, insya-Allah Is akan tahu. Lagu ini hanyalah tamsilan perasaan pemuda itu pada Is (menurut pandangan saya tentunya). Jangan terbawa-bawa atau terpengaruh tanpa Is memastikan perasaan Is sendiri. Sekali lagi Is, ini adalah pandangan saya.
  
  Selama mengenali Is, inilah kali pertama saya melihat 'sisi' Is yang satu lagi. Is tidak pernah berbicara tentang soal 'ini' sebelum ini. Sekurang-kurangnya, tidak seserius ini. Is, jika dia untuk Is dan Is juga untuk dia, pasti Allah akan memberi 'hint'. Is pernah katakan kepada saya, jangan terlalu melayan perasaan. Is juga harapnya begitu kerana bimbang nanti si syaitan akan mula 'berbisik-bisik jahat'. Seorang sahabat baik saya pernah berkata, jika memang lelaki itu yang akan menjadi 'pemimpin' kita, intuisi wanita kita akan dapat merasakannya. Semoga intuisi itu dipandu oleh Allah Yang Maha Penyayang, insya-Allah.
  
  Nota:
  -Saya sangkakan, Is bukan seorang yang ‘jiwang’. Tetapi, saya nyata tersilap. Jangan marah ye Is!
  -Kalau Is tak faham apa yg cuba saya sampaikan, mcm biasa, kita boleh discuss from heart to heart (ceh, geli betul dgn ayat sendiri).
  -Arshana, maaf. Sekali lg ada entry yg menyimpang…..but, it’s a part of the life of the BTBs..
  
  

Kita adalah apa yang kita fikirkan…

Saya hendak membawakan satu kisah tentang seorang teman yang tidak redha dengan kejadiannya ini. Teman saya itu seorang yang dilahirkan lembut-maksud saya dia seorang lelaki tetapi pergerakannya lembut mengalahkan perempuan. Pada waktu itu saya masih menetap di Alor Gajah. Ibunya merupakan kakak angkat kepada ibu saya. Hubungan kami sangat baik sehinggakan ketika ayah meninggal dunia dialah orang yang paling banyak memberi dorongan kapada ibu saya. Dia ada seorang anak lelaki yang berumur lewat 30-an. Biar saya namakan dia F sahaja.
Satu hari F telah datang kepada saya dan bertanyakan soalan yang berbunyi begini, “Along (nama gelaran saya), di mana keadilan Tuhan. Aku dilahirkan tidaklah lelaki, dan tidaklah perempuan. Aku di tengah-tengah.”
Sudah tentu saya terkejut beruk mendengar pertanyaan demikian. Yelah teman saya tu seorang Islam, yang dilahirkan dalam keluarga Islam. Seharusya dia sudah tahu tentang kekuasan Allah untuk melakukan apa sahaja sekehendakNya terhadap ciptaan-ciptaanNya.
“Alamak…apa aku nak jawab ni.” Saya berbisik dalam hati sambil tangan tergaru-garu kepala yang memang gatal. Lalu, apa yang dapat saya jawab? Saya jawab dengan persoalan kembali. Tanya saya kepadanya, “Mengapa tanya sampai begitu?” Jawab F, “Aku sengaja hendak tahu dimana keadilan Allah menjadikan aku begini. Padahal Dia melarang lelaki menyerupai perempuan dan perempuan menyerupai lelaki. Kalau aku sudah dijadikan seakan-akan perempuan sedangkan fizikal aku lelaki, sudah tentulah aku akan menyerupai perempuan dan dalam masa yang sama juga lelaki. Habis kalau aku berbuat salah, aku akan dihukum pula oleh Tuhan. Padahal aku bukan hendakkan aku dilahirkan begini. Tiba-tiba saja aku lahir sebagai lelaki tetapi juga perempuan. Aku hanya mengikut ciptaan Tuhan. Tuhan telah menjadikan aku berfikir seperti perempuan, bertindak seperti perempuan, berjalan seperti perempuan, bercakap seperti perempuan. Dalam masa yang sama Tuhan memberikan aku tubuh seorang lelaki. Mengapa?”
“Ahh…sudah. Jadi ustazah plak aku.”Saya pun bertanyalah kembali. “F, sekarang ini engkau hendak jadi yang mana satu? Lelaki atau perempuan?”
“Lelakilah,”jawabnya.
“Okey, kalau kau sendiri sudah membuat keputusan untuk menjadi lelaki, kau kena berfikir cara lelaki berfikir. Kau kena ingat setiap masa, bahawa kau adalah seorang lelaki.” kata saya.
“Macam mana? Fikiran aku perempuan.Macam mana aku nak berfikir sebagai lelaki plak?” bantah F.
“Bukankah engkau kata engkau hendak jadi lelaki tadi. Maknanya engkau pun tahu engkau memang lelaki sebenarnya,” jawab saya.
F masih tak berpuas hati, “ Habis, fikiran-fikiran perempuan ni macam mana?” soalnya lagi. Saya mula pening. “Banyak soal pulak mamat tua ni”
“Itu semua bisikan-bisikan syaitan. Syaitan sentiasa membisikkan ke telinga engkau yang engkau ini perempuan sehinggakan engkau percaya engkau perempuan. Langsung engkau pun menyalah-nyalahkan Tuhan sebab menjadikan engkau dua dalam satu. Padahal kalau engkau sentiasa berfikir secara lelaki, sebagai lelaki, engkau akan muncul sebagai lelaki. Pernahkah engkau berfikir bahawa engkau ini lelaki?”
Fuhh… akhirnya teman saya itu terdiam. Melihatkan dia terdiam saya percaya dia sentiasa berfikir dia seorang perempuan selama ini. Ini tergambar jelas melalui cara dia bercakap, cara dia berjalan, cara dia memujuk, cara dia merajuk. Saya sendiri pun tak selembut dia. Boleh pengsan.
Kata saya, “F, kau kena ingat, dalam engkau bersendirian, engkau sebenarnya beramai. Bersama engkau ada banyak lagi makhluk yang tidak kelihatan. Selain Allah yang sentiasa memerhatikan, engkau juga sentiasa diekori syaitan2.Malaikat juga sentiasa mengiringi engkau ke mana saja engkau pergi. Bukankah Malaikat Kiroman Katibin itu bertugas mencatat segala-galanya tentang engkau tanpa tertinggal satu apapun.”Teman saya itu agak lama terdiam. Barangkali selama ini F tidak pernah terfikir bahawa segala gerak hatinya dipandu oleh syaitan. Syaitan telah lama menjadi jurunasihatnya tanpa disedarinya. Barangkali dia mula berfikir, jika dia mula berfikir sebagai seorang lelaki sekarang ini, lambat laun, dia akan menjadi lelaki sejati.
Kisah yang saya paparkan ini membuktikan diri kita yang sebenar adalah apa yang kita ‘set’kan dalam minda.Setuju tak dengan saya?

Ehem, Ehem.

Now, let me break the on-going moods here. Just an updates of what we've been doing at this time of the semester.

First, CONVEST (Convo Fiesta) has started. As usual we can expect the graduating seniors going back and forth with their robes and everything, and of course the stalls and bazaars at the CONVEST hill (will I have the chance to go this year?). Also, the Ummatic Week are taking place simultaneously, now this is interesting.

Next, today's the end of the 6th weeks. So that means mid term exams are coming in a few days to come. So far, UNGS 2040 and 2050 will be on 1st and 2nd September respectively. For other subjects, some might be after the break.

There will be mentor's meeting this Saturday night (20/8). So my fellow mentors, get your gears ready (and it's only Mun and I whom will be attending it. Oh my!).

I'm thinking of inviting others to have "Big Makan-Makan Projects" at CONVEST Hill. What say you, guys? Since by the end of this semester we'll already be in the midst of Ramadhan, so it might be quite difficult to plan anything. Though iftaar followed by tarawih prayer (Musolla Engin?) seems nice and sweet, too.

Okay, that's all.

Cloud Seeding

A lot of people seems to be meluahkan their perasaan here. So, I'm breaking the mold. =D

The recent haze nearly brought about cloud seeding. All I know is that preparations were made to do it, but I'm not so sure if it was executed since there was a heavy downpour.

Seeding is usually done in cumulus clouds. That's the big, fluffy clouds.

"In mid-latitude clouds, the usual seeding strategy has been based upon the vapor pressure being lower over water than over ice. When ice particles form in supercooled clouds, they grow at the expense of liquid droplets and become heavy enough to fall as rain from clouds that otherwise would produce none."



For more info, go here.

And yes, I am aware of the fact that this post is boring. I'm bored too. v_v

Maafkan saya..

15 August 2005

@ Akak Lyana- Sorry for the cannibal.

16 August 2005

@Sitot-Sorry for the freak entry.

17 August 2005 (1:05 am)

@Luppies-Sorry for the "second house".

17 August 2005 (9:55 am)

@arshana-Sorry for the batman stuff.

ps/ Im so sorry, please forgive me!

Aduhai Saliha!

Aduhai Saliha Sitot

Mana rayuan ku

Hendak ku sampai kan

Rindu berahi ku pada

Kasih yang jauh

Jauh bukan jarak dan tempat

Jauh nama dan pangkat

Mana pengganti mu

Hendak ku dakapkan

Dendam asmara ku

Pada cinta yang luruh

Luruh bukan daun yang pudar

Luruh jiwa dan badan

Bertahun ku sandar percaya

Tak mungkin padam cahaya

Cinta mu bagai rembulan

Hilang di pandangan

Kala langit di lindung awan

Aduh mahkota terhempas

Baru lah ku sedar

Yang ku sangkakan intan

Oh hanya lah kaca

Sesudah berdarah barulah

Aku sedar jiwaku tercalar

Oh ... sakitnya

Bukan kepalang

c/oKau biarkan aku sendiri

Menderita siksa

Racun hidup ku Sitot

Kau biarkan aku sendiri

Melewati sepi dalam hidup ku Sitot

Kau biarkan aku sendiri

Meratapi nasib dalam gelita

Sitot

Ooohhhhhh Sitot

Aduhai Saleha- Mawi AF3 Sumber: http://myelirik.cjb.net

asifah...

kabare everyone...well dah lama tak contribute apa2 kat blog nie.ada idea tapi bila start je nak nulis otak terus beku sesejuk badan saya yang tengah demam.sungguh saya ni tak de bakat dalam penulisan.maybe i was not born as a writer.bahana dah lama sangat saya terlupa password nak sign in.tambah lagi beku sebab bila saya baca blog ni semuanya dalam english.huhu~...bukannya tak tau tulis in english tp for sure banyak grammar error.berbalik pada kelupaan tadi, alhamdulillah berkat membaca buku motivasi dr tuah saya ingat balik apa yang saya lupa.menurut pakar motivasi tersebut sebenarnya otak manusia terbahagi kepada 2 bahagian.rasa janggal plak sebab setahu saya ada 3 parts.2 parts tu merujuk kepada conscious mind and sub conscious mind.minda sedar dan minda bawah sedar.sungguh menarik...
esok ada kuiz tissue culture so nak wish good luck.tabahkan hati...insya allah mesti okey punya.bak kata dr tuah,"seseorang itu tidak dilahirkan bodoh melainkan dia sendiri yang membenarkan dirinya menjadi bodoh". illa liqa...

saya sudah imun!

nampaknya sahabat2 saya begitu lantang meluahkan rasa hati masing2. saya sebetulnya sudah imun dengan hal2 sebegini. pengalaman bertahun2 membantu warden mentadbir asrama sewaktu sekolah dahulu banyak menemukan saya dengan masalah2 begini. mungkin pada zahirnya saya nampak seperti tidak kisah, tetapi dalam hati Allah yang tahu. Saya kesal yang teramat.Bukankah kita umat Islam seharusnya bersatu dan mambantu satu sama lain?Ironinya, kita semakin jauh meninggalkan kebersatuan itu. Usah lihat dunia luar, lihat saja di sekeliling kita.Saya kira umur dapat mematangkan seseorang dalam menilai mana yang rasional, mana yang gila. Ya, saya anggap apa yang berlaku pada saya dan sahabat2 minggu lalu adalah satu kegilaan.Saya kuatkan diri untuk tidak membazirkan air mata. It is worthless. Very worthless. Suka untuk saya tekankan, seperti kata Isma, adaptasi memang penting tapi jangan sampai kita hilang karakter kita, jiwa kita. Tak perlu terlalu terikut2 kerana apabila kita berada dalam situasi itu, kita boleh dikategorikan sebagai hipokrit. Dan itu menakutkan.Saya akan cuba sedaya upaya untuk tidak menjadi hipokrit. Kepada sahabat2, marilah kita semua saling ingat-mengingati. Renungkan pesan Kak Azzah:

Tautan hati itu amat penting kerana tautan hati itulah yang akan membuatkan kita merasa manisnya ukhuwah.

Saya percaya, jika tautan hati itu kuat, datanglah badai sehebat mana, hati2 itu akan tetap bersatu.Saya amat bersyukur kerana dalam keadaan dunia yang semakin tua ini, Allah menganugerahi saya dengan sahabat-sahabat yang kuat tautan hatinya. Sahabat2, bersabarlah kerana sabar itu adalah kunci kepada segala kekuatan.


Ralat: Rujuk kpd entry saya yg bertarikh 10/8/05, cintapucinno seharusnya dieja cintapuccino.harap maklum.

ish, ish, ish.....kami dituduh skema

i'm not so good in english.....
Santap tengah hari 10 ogos langsung tawar dan pahit usai mendengar laporan dari sitot. Hati terasa agak goncang, agak suam, sesuam air coklat cenkudu (keluaran SURECO) yang diorder dari kafe engine… entah kenapa saya dan kawan2 kurang disenangi…terasa agak sedih sebenarnya. Kami dituduh “skema”. Agak kurang senang dituduh begitu. “ Biasanya orang tak suka kat kita sebab dia jeles ngan kita” tiba2 isma bersuara setelah nasi putih separuh berlaukkan ikan kelinya habis berpindah ke dalam perut. “ Tapi, apa yang kita ada sampai diorang jeles?kita bukan jelitawan, kita bukan hartawan, kita bukan jutawan”.mun yang baru aje sampai dengan ati pulak yang luahkan kata. Ati cuma diam,malas nak fikirkan sangat katanya. Saya mula mengelamun… Entahlah, biarlah apa yang mereka nak kata. Yang penting lepas ni kita jangan pulak bermasam muka semasam cuka. Setelah 3 bulan di rumah, banyak yang saya belajar, banyak sekali sebetulnya. Menadahkan telinga pada kebanyakan ahad malam untuk menuntut ilmu, memberi saya sejuta kekuatan. Ditemani pula buku “jangan bersedih”tulisan Dr. ‘Aidh bin Abdullah Al-Qarni yang ditolongbelikan oleh kawan saya Fauzan, waktu pesta buku tempoh hari. Namun, terdetik bimbang di hati, bimbang kerana makin kita cuba jadi yang lebih baik, makin kuat dugaan mendatang. Saya bimbang andai dugaan itu tak dapat saya tentang. Takut rasanya menjadi penumpang kepada pemandu yang bernama nafsu dan syaitan. Jadi, pada kawan2 yang saya sayang, jadikanlah kritikan tajam sebagai satu penghormatan. Kerana, sedangkan Allah acapkali mendapat cacian, sedangkan Allah seringkali dilupakan, sedangkan Allah selalu saja lupa untuk disyukurkan, inikan pula kita, manusia yang sudah pasti banyak kesalahan, yang sudah pasti banyak kelemahan. Balaslah kritikan tajam mereka dengan akhlak yang mulia… lamunan saya terhenti semerta bila terdengar suara mun menerjah telinga. “nurul, saya dah habiskan air coklat cenkudu awak!” “takpelah mun, saya memang suruh awak habiskan tadi”
skema pun skemalah..............................wallahua'lam.

Book Review: Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception

Since that Yati asked so kindly that I write a review on this book, I will. Yati, the 'walking library' insisted that I read this book. Knowing the fact that I am a self-professed bibliophobic, this must have been a good book if Yati insisted that much. And indeed it was. Even my dad and sis was fighting over it. But that was last night. No one's bothered about it now. >.>

Let's start off with the cover.

It shines!

What good is a digicam, if you don't take pics eh? The cover is pretty amusing. With cut-outs to reveal some DNA-looking structures in all sorts of colours. This book is by Eion Colfer. It is the 4th series to his Artemis Fowl line.

Moving on, the characters.

1. Artemis Fowl. The lead character. He's a 14 year old Mud Boy a.k.a. human. He's the only person who knows about the fairies' world and had his mind-wiped. So he forgot everything unless something triggers his memory back.
2. Captain Holly Short. She works for the Lower Element Police (LEP). She was once convicted of 2 charges but she's free.
3. Commander Julius Root. Holly's superior. Her only friend.
4. Foaly. The centaur who does the all the tech-related stuff.
5. Opal Koboi. The sinister pixie who wants to destroy all those who had a part in putting her behind bars. She wants the humans to discover about the fairies' world which would lead to its destruction.
6. Mulch Diggums. Dwarf. Has a bum-flap. Don't ask why.
7. Merv and Scant. Opal's minions. The only twins in fairy land. Appeared on few TV shows.
8. Butler. Artemis' personal bodyguard. Had his mind wiped too.

It's starts off with Artemis trying to steal a painting. He is after all a criminal genius. Someone tries to kill him. Opal Koboi. Holly saves Artemis. That was her last order by her superior, Root before he was killed by Opal. Holly barely escapes with Artemis only to be captured by Opal and her henchmen. She puts 'em in a place infested with trolls. Dangerous creatures they are. They escape thanks to Mulch and Butler. Butler has revived his memory. Artemis too. Throughout the entire story, the LEP is after Holly. They think she killed Root. But Foaly refuses to believe. Until the LEP finds out that the Opal in their custody is a clone and the real one is on the loose. Off they go on a chase. At the end, Opal is caught. Defeated. The end.

It was definitely a good read. Pixies, fairies, trolls and dwarfs. With science. Enid Blyton with a twist. The humour was cynical. Just they way I like it. Heh. And throughout the entire book there's symbols running through it.

The symbols!

There's some meaning for those symbols. But being the lazy me that I am, I shall not look it up the net.

And here's another picture.

I suspect it's fairies' DNA. Sure looks like that to me. Of course there are a lot of other mythical creatures in the story. The book does not lack in the cursing department too. With plenty of "D'Arvit". Whatever that might mean. It's ending was quite fitting too. Bibliophobic approved! =D

cintapucinno

udara di uia semakin tidak sihat.natijahnya, saya juga turut ikut tidak sihat. batuk melengking-lengking kata mak saya. jam 9 pagi tadi saya mengintai dari jendela bilik.masyaallah! blok2 di maryam sudah tidak kelihatan!tidak dapat saya bayangkan bagaimana keadaan di putrajaya. bagaimana agaknya adam haziq?sihatkah dia di sana?
saya baru selesai membaca cintapucinno, karya icha rahmanti. kata penulisnya, disebabkan indonesia tiada chicklit, dia mahu menjadi perintis menulis literature untuk perempuan(bacaan cewek katanya). walaupun saya gagal memahami setiap perkataan di dalam buku itu, tapi saya boleh katakan i was enjoying it. terima kasih kepada citra,teman sebilik saya yang mengenalkan saya dengan dunia chicklit dari indonesia. teman saya itu datangnya jauh dari sumatera untuk menuntut ilmu teknologi maklumat dan informasi di sini.nafas saya semakin sesak, jadi saya akhiri dengan satu quote dari saudara Fadzli Yusof:

"Membaca seperti bebola salji. Semakin bergolek, semakin besar dan laju jadinya"

Nota: chicklit adalah singkatan untuk chick literature.harap maklum.

Tissue Culture Lab.

A new spokeperson for vented flask!

I'm late, gomennasai!

Assalamualaikum.

Hn, I just found out I'm the ONLY person who hasn't joined this particular blog... Malu giler!

Anyway, thank you so much for the invitation and, um... sila2 la tunjuk ajar ape yang patut, onegaishimasu. I've never been in a blog b4, (yeah, shows how kuno I am...) so I'm bound to make all sorts of mistakes. You can try to correct me whenever possible.

Or you ignore them, also can...

Ja matta (can you tell that I'm learning Japanese...?)

My Resident 'Pet'

DISCLAIMER: Image below might scare some. Be warned.

I have a 'pet'. It is huge. We did not adopt it from anywhere. Neither did we buy it. It just came one day to our house. Many people may not like it. I guess it would be called as an exotic pet then. I'm not sure anyone keeps it as a pet. Even more exotic. It is usually found in the wild. Due to its gigantic size and wild behaviour, we do not let it in the house. If possible, we wouldn't even want it to be anywhere near the house. But it refuses to leave. It has its own family. But due to lack of food, I suppose its original gigantic size is not so gigantic now. I hate it. All of us hate it. So, here's a picture of it.

I am still confused if it is a Komodo dragon or a monitor lizard. All of us at home think it is a Komodo. But Komodos are usually found in Indonesia. Any clues?

I hate lizards even more now.

It's Raining Ads

The latest invention from the Land of the Rising Sun. Raining ads. Literally. A projector projects the images of rain drops. It is also complete with the effect of ripple as it hits the ground. A camera tracks the movements of the rain drop. As you hold out your hand, the ads can be seen. This technology has been developed by NTT Cyber Solution Laboratories which is run by the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone company in Yokosuka, Tokyo.

Looks like this is going to be one rain no one's gonna mind getting wet in.

For more info, click here.

2006 Endeavour Programme

Found an article about this in the Sunday paper the other day.

Under the Endeavour Programme, there's loads of other sub-programmes. Some catering for other countries and some purely for Malaysian. It is joined collaboration between the Malaysian and the Australian government.

The one I read was about 2006 Endeavour Malaysia Awards. There will be altogether 6 recipients, 3 from Malaysia and 3 from Australia. It's more of an exchange programme. Out of the 3 Malaysians, 1 will be from our university.

There's another one for research. Only 4 recipients. 2 from each country. And again, 1 will be from our university.

You check these links out for more information:
Endeavour Programme
2006 Endeavour Malaysia Awards
2006 Endeavour Malaysia Research Fellowships

At the moment, none of use are eligible to apply since we don't have a degree yet. So, whoever is interested, go ahead and apply.

first time

upon receiving the second invitation to join this blog,i've got the courage + excitement to join it.to late huh?gosh,i'm so (6x) excited that my fingers are actually trembling hahaha!

aha!actually,nestle's r&d centre is in switzerland, not new zealand.i was wondering,if we were to do our industrial training at nestle,do we have to actually do it at one of their factories? (of course because of their r&d being over the seas) i suddenly remembered nurul joked about having to drive the NESTLE lorries and distribute their goods hahaha.if that's the case,looks like i have to start practising or finding another location for doing my industrial training(this sounds much better!)