...my long literature breakdown...

yeay...finally after nearly 1-month, i'm now trying my best getting back the momentum to write again...i guess it's the time factor plus ermm...so much to tell and so much to share...i've got loads of pictures...almost 1000++...i keep on drafting every now and then...alas, i ended up with no post at all...my passion dies down...sigh~~~

this will be an extra long post if i am going to blab all happenings for the past 2-3 weeks...hey...nobody really cares, so why should i bother...i'm just gonna write whatever that seems to cross my mind at this point of time okay?!!

so, let's get start with my family holiday to Hong Kong and Shenzhen...
it was a 5days 4nights trip...i went with Jemi + Abema & family (Kak Intan, 'Aina, Iman & Afif)...

Day 1 (07/06/09) - Welcome to Asia's world city: Hong Kong!

we arrived safely at HKIA and we boarded the shuttle bus to Ramada Hotel, Kowloon...

after settling down, we went searching for food and came across Indonesian tourists at Kowloon Mosque giving us direction...we got to eat Beryani Rice at Pakistan Mess Restaurant - more like an inapparent small dining room at Level 4 inside a building, where we need to have a lift access...

after having our meal, we took the Star Ferry and went across the river to the Central Pier terminal, Hong Kong Island...from there, we rode the public bus #15 to The Peak aka Victoria Peak...

we went up the Sky Terrace (roof of The Peak Tower) where we got to see the whole Hong Kong Island view...around 8pm, the Symphony of Lights laser show started...we got to see the backlights...hahaha...

descending from Sky Terrace, we dropped by Bubba Gump outlet for souvenirs...and then, we came across Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum...since there's not much time left, we just took pictures outside the museum (Bruce Lee and Datuk Michelle Yeoh's statues)...

at lower ground floor, we were approached to buy Hong Kong Disneyland's tickets at the promotional counter...no discount but we got Disneyland's luggage tags as gifts...and it saved us queuing time later...

we took a Peak Tram ride to the bottom of the hill and experienced 45 degrees slope journey...and to get to the Star Ferry terminal back again, we were lucky to ride an open-air double decker bus (we went to sit at the upper deck of course)...

at Kowloon terminal, we then took the efficient Hong Kong MTR back to our hotel...

Day 2 (08/06/09) - Magical Hong Kong Disneyland day...

we went there early in the morning...i'm soooo soooo happy happy happy...the weather was very fine and we get to cover all the lands (Fantasyland, Tomorrowland and Adventureland)...

we started with the Disneyland Railroad train ride from Main Street,USA to Fantasyland...at Fantasyland, we went to Fantasy Gardens and met Winnie the Pooh, Marie, Goofy, Pluto and Mickey Mouse...then, we had a spin at Mad Hatter Tea Cups party...we moved on to the "happiest cruise that ever sailed" = It's a Small World featuring childrens around the world babydolls singing and dancing to the famous tune...after that, i went to take a ride on Cinderella Carousel and Dumbo the Flying Elephant...then, we went to watch High School Musical:LIVE! show in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle...eventually we met Alice at Mad Hatter Tea Cups ride...we had our rest for a while before proceeding with a 3-D theater show at Mickey's Philharmagic Hall...after the show, we got to meet Donald Duck...we ended our Fantasyland tour with a musical "The Golden Mickeys" show at Storybook Theater Hall...

we ventured into Tomorrowland and straightaway went to the Space Traffic Control Center to interact with Experiment 626 aka Stitch in "Stitch Encounter"...after that, we took the interstellar Space Mountain roller coaster ride...we then rushed to witness "Mickey's Waterworks Parade" along the Disneyland streets...back at Tomorrowland, we went to drive the Autopia electric cars and went laser shooting at Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters...we got to meet Buzz Lightyear himself at the Starliner Diner...

the last land - Adventureland is where we had a Jungle River Cruise...and we also took the raft to Tarzan's Treehouse...after quite sometime at the tree house, we moved to watch the final show of "Festival of the Lion King" at the Theater in the Wild stadium arena...

we then went to do our Disneyland merchandise shopping and finally went to watch the grand finale of "Disney in the Stars" fireworks displays...we had Beryani Rice again that night...

Day 3 (09/06/09) - Filling arrival/departure forms, Immigration checks and Health Status Declaration day...hahahahaha...

it was the day we took the MTR to cross the border to Shenzhen...at Shenzhen, it was very difficult for us as there was very minimal communication scene...we had to write and use sign languages...there's no english at all...we reached Windows of the World but it was raining heavily...so, we went to Holiday Plaza across the street...Abema had his first shopping attempt...i think he bought a Tshirt there...and we had Ben & Jerry's ice cream treats...yeay...

back to Hong Kong, we went to Ma's Restaurant (a Muslim Chinese cuisine restaurant)...we had nice Soup Noodle, Spicy Szhechuan Noodle, Black Pepper Fried Noodle, Chinese Fried Rice, Pineapple Fried Rice, North - style Steamed Lamb Dumplings and Chicken Dumplings...ermmm...yummy...

after dinner, we went to look around for souvenirs at Temple Street Night Market...

Day 4 (10/06/09) - Commemorating history and $hopping day...

i woke up early with Jemi and we went out to the Golden Bauhinia Square to witness the raising flag ceremony, which took place in front of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre at Wan Chai waterfront...

the ceremony at 750am lasted for merely 10 minutes...Jemi and me then went to get breakfast...we bought parathas and curry and rice and omelettes and boiled eggs for HK$125...the best thing was we paid all with our excess coins...

we went shopping at Hong Kong Times Square and Harbour City - Hong Kong's largest shopping mall...at 8pm, we were able to witness the Symphony of Lights laser show at the Harbour City's rooftop...this time, it was for real...ohh yaa...we had pizza for dinner at Ebeneezer's Kebabs & Pizzeria...

Day 5 (11/06/09) - back to home sweet home...yeay...

p/s: pictures can be viewed at my FB page...will upload some here...

...sincere hatred...

alhamdulillah...today i finally able to forgive myself after nearly 17 days developing sincere hatred feeling...i am a bad girl...i knew it deep down...i am soooo sorry...i've tried all my might to diminish my negative side...but still, i'm just an ordinary human being - full of weaknesses...yet, i'll improve...with time and support from family and friends whom i love and love me back...and purely true to my heart...

this is the story of T...

T is my not-friend...

i value my friendship...i really do...that's why i don't simply quote this saying:
friends are like balloons: once you let them go, you'll never get them back

T unintentionally made me lose a friend...thus, i'd rather lose T...

if i want to become a friend, i want to be a good one...i can't be a good one to T...
i am really really sorry...

only time can heal this and Allah knows best...
forgive me, ya Allah...

...broga hill trekking trip...

on 24th may 2009, i responded to the call of nature...hehe...the broga hill trekking trip was initiated by my darling Shon...thank you, babe...

Harni and me were up very very early in the morning...after Subuh prayer, we straight-away went to Nor's place with Ryan...there, we met Nor, Fizah, Kay and Genot...

we started our journey around 615am...traffic was smooth (people were still enjoying their Saturday long sleeping) and so we reached broga hill nearly 7am...Shon and Waida were already there since they came from Bangi (nearby)...

we had our warm-up session and later started our trekking up the hill around 730am...with determination, we safely reached the 3/4 top hillstop at 815am...we picked a nice picnic spot for breakfast...yeay...

then, after a while, we climbed up to the very top...we stayed and enjoyed the magnificent view for a quite sometime...ohh...what bliss~~~

and guess what, it was a relief for me to finally suppress my ache to scream...i can't seem to wait enough and just took the chance...aaaarggghhhhh...i screamed once and for all...a loud one...thank you Allah...i felt better and energized instantly...

later it was time to descend...

all in all, we had a great time...i love it...

...melawat kawasan mai...

on 9 may 2009, i went to kuantan with geng 'melawat kawasan'...it was a refreshing trip for me, FarrahIz and Pipah...Liza tagged us along...and later we dropped her at Mai's house as apparently she's Mai's bridesmaid...we reached Mai's house at around 12pm...we stayed to help prepared the 'bunga rampai' and Mai's family treated us with fried rice for lunch...nearly 130pm, Asz came by to pick us up...yeay...

we went to put our luggage at MS Garden...after having our prayers, we went out...lalalalala...

Asz brought us to have a light meal...we went to the Kuantan famous cendol place...we obviously had our delightful cendol plus Chicken rojak...

our next stop is the East Coast Mall...we window-shopped...however, Pipah and Asz were influenced to buy cheap promotional towels at Aussino...hehe...

in the evening, we went to the Kuantan centre field (near the Blue Mosque) where we had our tea time...we opted for Yes Boss Corner stall...there was the usual football match at the time...Asz ordered her favourite Clamshell Fried Kuey Teow, Pipah & Farrahiz both had Char Kuey Teow while i tried the Spicy Fried Mee...yummy...yummy...yeay...

at around 630pm, we took a walk at the local Pasar Malam...we bought the local kuehs, tau foo fahs, fried snacks, apam baliks and sweetcorn...Pipah and FarrahIz also bought the solar-driven flower deco for their cars...

we promised to meet Nozie who came all the way from Kerteh at MS Garden...we had our prayers and freshen up before another night out...this time around was intentionally to accompany Nozie for dinner...we went to Kemaman Kopitiam...

after dinner, we headed back to MS Garden for our most anticipated hours of pillow talk...yeay...yeay...thank you darlings...

early the next morning, we had our breakfast at a local mamak restaurant...when everyone's ready, we went to Mai's place...we reached there just right after Mai has been officially wedded to Najmie...Mai looked dazzlingly beautiful...

congratulations Mai and Najmie...

we stayed until 1pm...Nozie and Asz went back to MS Garden...we parted there...finally, Pipah, FarrahIz and me reached KL at around 430pm...

...woouuhhh...kuching...deym~~~

on 2 May 2009, i went on a 3 days 2 nights Kuching trip...it was meant to attend Khairool's wedding reception...well, at the same time - cuti2 Malaysia...yeay...it was my 2nd time been in Kuching...i went there nearly 5 years ago during my MLNG internship era...

so, the journey started early Saturday morning...Kak Intan sent me to KL Sentral at around 710am where i met Dewi & Shim at McDonald's...the three of us then headed straight to the Skybus terminal where Nadh has been waiting...Hamim & Mukmin were nowhere to be found...we set to proceed and promised to meet them later at LCCT...

arriving at LCCT, we rushed to the check-in counter #32...the counter agent told us that the policy is to issue boarding passes to present passengers with identification documents only...hence, we managed to obtain 4 passes leaving Hamim & Mukmin behind as we don't have their ICs...next, we went to have a light breakfast at the Oldtown Kopitiam LCCT outlet...
we entered the boarding area at 915am and off we go...weehooo...i sat next to Hamim and slept all the way... we arrived safely at Kuching International Airport and was greeted by Khairool's friends...

they drove us to Serapi Restaurant for a quick lunch...we had 'Mee Kolok' - our first Sarawak delicacy...hurmm...not bad...next, we had a tour around Kuching town and we stopped by Kuching Waterfront...we took a perahu ride across the river from the Water Front to Pengkalan Sapi...the weather was very hot and we were a bit disappointed when knowing that we were not allowed to enter the late Brooke's residence...anyway, we posed nearby and got some great shots...this is the new Sarawak State Assembly Hall building:our next stop is Jong's Crocodile Farm where the famous Bujangs are keep...alas, we missed the feeding session scheduled at 3pm...we were 30 minutes late...i guess there are about 300+ of crocodiles and alligators there...wow...however, i'm not fond of them and i dislike the stench...most of the time, the reptiles were acting like stones - very hard, no reaction at all - staring into space...we tried to make them move by throwing pebbles...hoyeah...they just lay still...

later on, we went to the breeding cages...and guess what?!! a simple trick to make them move is just to pour water onto their backs...ohh...now we know...

after spending about one hour at the farm, we then set to our destination - to Khairool's place...

we arrived at around 6pm and were treated toi early dinner...yeay...then, we're off to Khairool's grandma's house - our home for the night...

'Belulut' event - bride changing clothes + 'bersanding' accompanied by a hadrah group performance started right after Isya' prayer... Wir had three different theme costumes: Jawa Princess...

Maharani (Chinese opera)...

and PGL...the ceremony lasted until midnight with karaoke session and fireworks display...and that night, MU scores 2 - 0...yeay...early Sunday morning, we checked out from Khairool's grandma's house...we were lucky enough to catch the couple for snapshots just before they were escorted to Khairool's house...after having meals, it was photoshoot time:Wir & Khairool left for outdoor photo session giving us time to rest until 3pm...we thanked Khairool's family and bade farewell before we're off to Kuching town again...yeay...

we checked in at Harbour View Hotel and had our prayers...not so much time for lazing around, we went out at 7pm...we were looking forward for our seafood dinner at the famous Topspot Foodcourt a.k.a. Taman Kereta...a great 'makan' place...yeszza...we had coconut Longan drinks...so refreshing...and Mukmin treated us with 'Umai' - raw fish salad dish...and also 'Pansuh' - chicken cooked in bamboo with some sorts of leaves...what else aa?!!ohh...for rm30/pax, we got ourselves plain rice served with 2 sambal grilled fish (we had a stingray and a 1-sided fish), 2 bowls of mixed seafood tomyam soups, 2 plates of Japanese tofu in oyster sauce, 2 plates of fried omelettes, 1 plate of shrimp paste fried Midin (local green vegetable), i plate of battered deep fried squids, 1 plate of black pepper fried beef, 1 plate of dried chillies grilled clam shells and 1 plate of lemon chicken...all are yummylicious and satisfying...we even got discounted price and complimentary cut fruits...after dinner, we went strolling around...

to the famous action Cats Statues:and to Kuching Waterfront again:this time, we took a night perahu cruise...

most of the shops were already closed by 9pm...sigh~~~

out of the blue, we spotted a local Orang Ulu playing the traditional musical instrument - 'Sape'...we started our final day in Kuching by having a McDonald's breakfast since we don't want to risk ourselves eating at non-proven kosher local eateries...after breakfast, we went our separate ways as per discussion...the boys went to Satok local market to get salty Terubok fish while the girls went to Dayang Salhah's Sarawak layer cake factory...i bought a dozen Sarawak layer cakes with various flavours for family and friends...among my favourites include Blueberry Cheese layer, Rainbow Ice Cream layer and Chocolate Almond layer...on our way back, we met Marissa & Nik at the jetty...

we met back at Kuching Waterfront at around 10am...then, we started our souvenir lookouts...as usual, i bought T-shirts for my siblings, niece and nephews...what i bought for me? - a beaded red purse, a white stone bangle and 3 stone necklaces (orange, red and green)...

next is lunch time at Moly's Place located just behind our hotel...some of us had Sarawak Laksa and some opt for Nasi Ayam Penyet...after lunch, Is, Anoi & Cok took their leave as their flight to Kota Kinabalu was scheduled at 2pm...by this time, all of us also checked out but were thankful to Raf and friends who let us to leave our baggage in their room since they extended their check-out time...

hurmm..to kill time, Shim, Dewi, Hamim & Mukmin went for a movie outing...nice, eh?!!hahahaha...unforgettable?!!they watched ' Jangan Tegur'...Nadh and me went shopping again...yeay...at 4pm, we met at Kuching Waterfront for our tea time snacks...we had Waterfront burgers and hotdogs...we bumped into Erin and her fiancee...Yang Yang...hakhak...

at 6pm, we took 3 taxis to the Kuching airport...after check-in process, we went for a lepak session at Only Mee...here, i had Sarawak Laksa again...Khairool & Wir came to join us...thank you sweet couple :)

we arrived safely back in KL nearly 12pm...there goes my wonderful, memorable Kuching weekend trip...woouuuhhh...happy...happy...