I would like to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! May we have a joyous and prosperous year ahead.. Selamat mencipta azam baru... lain la aku ni, malas nak berazam2 .. huhuhu... anyway, masih dalam stage packing di saat2 akhir sebab lusa (mcm tak percaya aje..) dah nak gi dah...
We've got the tickets -- and will be travelling by MAS and United Airlines
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Our itinerary --
Friday 02 Jan 2009
Dep KLIA -Kuala Lumpur Main Terminal 1515
Arr LAX - Tom Bradley Int'l Terminal 1650
Stop at Taipei
(17 hrs 35 min)
Friday 02 Jan 2009
Dep LAX - Terminal 7 2325
Arr ORD- Chicago O'Hare Terminal 1 0520
Non-Stop
(3 hrs 55 min)
Sat 03 Jan 2009
Dep ORD - Chicago O'Hare Terminal 1 0623
Arr DSM - Des Moines Int'l Terminal 1 0735
Non-Stop
(1 hr 12 min)
I've got my travellers cheques ready --
And the passports
And now still packing the luggage.. and after that we're all set!
Lepas seminggu melepak
Kancil yg sarat dgn muatan..
Sebahagian sampah yg belum dibuang/di kitar semula
Rumah yang dah kosong..
So long, Kuantan... Insya Allah will be back after 3 years (or in between)...:))
Hari ni aku (and Fatihah, of course..) ikut mama,daddy and adik gi jumpa dentist kat Klinik Pergigian Hew kat Kepong. Adik nak tampal gigi coz gigi geraham belakang dia berdenyut..then mama suggest aku check gigi sekali. Aku pun ok je la, sebab daddy boleh claim dental untuk satu family.. aku ingat nak buat scaling and tampal la gigi sebab ada satu geraham aku ni dah berlubang.. N'way, knowing that aku akan jumpa dentist, aku terus jadi takut and tak keruan (As I mentioned in my previous entry, I am afraid of doctors and hospitals.. hehe.. dentist pun sama gak..)Lagipun aku ada experience dulu2 masa nak cabut gigi punya la takut sampai 2 orang nurse punya tangan aku genggam sebab punya takut..:)).. So masa aku masuk jumpa dentist tadi, dia tgk2 gigi aku, dia kata aku kena cabut dah gigi geraham tu sebab kalau nak tampal besar sgt... aku dah la tak set mind pun nak kena cabut.. makanya makin la debar and takutnya aku sampai aku mintak mama teman kat dalam bilik dentist tu (Fatihah tidur and daddy dukung dia kat luar). Teruk betul aku ni.. hehe.. wat malu kat Dr tu je.. nasib Dr perempuan..
Then dia bius gum aku kat tempat nak cabut tu, bagi kebas.. sementara tu, dia wat la scaling.. aku ni adeeeh.. adoi.. mcm2 bunyik keluar.. smpai daddy kat luar pun dgr.. haha.. nasib ah.. aku dah takut.. plus ngilu and adsakit sikit.. ntah berapa puluh kali aku berkumur.. habis je semua tu, Dr pun cabut la gigi aku.. surprisingly, takrasa apa pun sebab kejap je gigi tu dah keluar.. Then sampai ke petang kebas kat gigi aku ni tak hilang... sekarang ni pulak rasa berdenyut kat tempat kena cabut tu...lega... walaupun penakut.. hehe
Lepas tu, petang dlm pukul 4 mcmtu, aku dgn mama gi Butik Sri Munawwarah kat Tmn Tun.Ingat nak tengok2 tudung ala2 Ekin, kalau ada bolehlah nak beli.. so masa kitorang sampai tu, ramai gak la orang kat kedai... yang bestnya tudung munawwarah ni, boleh test suka hati semua tudung2 tu sblm beli at our own leisure.. ada byk cermin so boleh la try tengok kena ke tak size tudung tu dgn kepala kita.. So akhirnya aku rembat 3 helai, mama 3 helai.
Yang kiri aku punya, yg kanan mama punya
Close up tudung Lycra Munawwarah
Tudung2 yg aku and mama beli harganya Rm60 sehelai.. memangla mahal, tapi kualiti tudung munawwarah ni semua org pun sedia maklumlah.. mmg best and berbaloi la beli.. tudung ni ada 4 size muka (S,M,L dan XL) manakala labuh pulak ada 4 jenis.. so kiranya memang kena test sebelum beli muka kita ni sesuai dgn saiz mana..
Akhirnya jumpa gak tudung yg berkenan walaupun mahal.. hehe.. oh ya.. and tudung ala2 Ekin (awning kaler lain, separuh lagi kaler lain) tak de stok. Kalau ada aku nak mintak mama beli and pos kat sana.. Salesgirl munawwarah tu cakap mmg ramai sgt org beli smpi selalu out of stock. kalau nak tahu update pasal tudung munawwarah ni, masuk je blog kedai tu..(Er... aku promote ni agak2 dapat tak tudung free.. hehe)
Aku ni semenjak dua menjak asyik berjalan + shopping je.. hehe.. sekali sekala apa salahnya kan..
Last Friday (19 December 2008) adalah hari last aku kat KPTM Kuantan yg terchenta nih.. so the day before tu, org2 kat office Zeta and Lambda buat makan2 in my honor.. It was a potluck, so macam2 la hidangan yang dibawa -- ada nasi lemak, bihun goreng, kuih muih, variety of desserts, nasi ayam and mcm2 lagi la.. (Sorry guys, gambar aku tak amik.. tunggu org2 lain bg gmbr kat aku..hehe).. then I was asked to give a short speech.. frankly speaking, masa tu tak de la rasa sedih lagi..siap boleh gelak2 lagi...and later on my department bagi farewell gift -- jam berlatarkan ayat suci Al Quran.. besar
Petang Khamis tu Kak Mahani datang ofis bawak homemade cheesecake dia yg sedap (aku yg tak minat sgt cheesecake ni pun bolehlah layan kak mahani nye).. thanks a lot ye kak mahani.. sedap... susah2 je dia buat.. kak yam pun sama.. dia buat lasagna and bawak office hari jumaat.. terima kasih kawan2.. i really appreciate it... :)).. Mesti aku akan rindu kat korang semua masa kat sana... korang pulak jgn lupa kat aku ye... *sob.. sob*
So dah nama pun last day, since most of the KPTM staff takde on Friday sbb diorang gi PD, aku pun merafak sembah le kat pengarah and timbalan pengarah buat serahan tugas..maklumlah jadi KJ ni, byk keje kena serah.. kang tak pasal aku kena panggil balik.. huhu..
On the Friday itself kitorang (9 of us) gi makan steamboat kat Johnny's. Lama dah aku tunggu2 nak makan ramai2 kat luar, lagipun sblm ni Noni asyik ckp dia teringin nak mkn steamboat.. anyway, it turned out to be that I was treated for lunch.. thanks gals.. korang mmg best.. hehe... time kasih daun keladi, lain kali boleh belanja lagi.. heheheeeee...
As far as the packing are concern, mlm tu aku sibuk laaa berkemas sampai tidur pukul 3 pagi.. mana taknya, esok mama and daddy nak datang amik barang2 and then aku balik KL terus dgn Fatihah. Zairi pulak kerja sampai 24hb.. Badan aku punya la letih and lenguh, tuhan je yang tahu.. aku dah mintak mama panggil kan mak cik tukang urut dtg umah minggu depan. Aku nak urut seluruh badan 3 hari sebelum gi sana..
Most of my belongings yg lain tu akan dihantar ke Jengka (umah MIL) by lorry the night before Christmas. Yang tu, Zairi akan uruskan.. it turned out that maybe aku kena dtg balik dgn daddy angkut saki baki barang yang tinggal.. lepas tu kosonglah umah.. aku rasa macam gilee je pindah barang ni.. macamanalah ye org yg selalu pindah umah tu.. tobat la aku.. tak kuasa dah... huhu...
Timecheck -- lagi 11 hari lagi nak gi.. byk lagi benda nak kena buat nih... uwaaaaa
Last Monday aku and Zairi gi Jln TAR dan kawasan2 yg sewaktu dengannya - nak carik brg2 nak bwk pi US.. Lagipun aku menyahut seruan kerajaan sempena Malaysia Saving Sale nih.. haha.. pagi tu kitorang keluar rumah dlm pukul 10.30 pg mcmtu, Fatihah tinggal dengan mama, kebetulan mama MC ari tu.. (~ngeee)..
Destinasi pertama ialah gi Pejabat pengajuran MARA.. aku nak ngadap pegawai MARA tanya pasal Travelers Check (TC) ngan ticket flight aku dan Adik. Aku nyer tak siap lagi, tapi Adik punya TC rupanya dah berzaman dah siap.. bulan 8.. tapi yang mangkuk hayun org MARA ni bkn nak inform ke call ke bgtau TC Adik dah siap. Kalau aku tak gi ngadap, sampai sudah la tak tau.. hampeeehhsss... bila aku nak start 'naik hangin', org penganjuran MARA tu dok menyalahkan Kewangan MARA... isk isk isk... ntah apa2 la buat keje..
Lepas tu kitorang gi Sogo, tengok winter apparel.. ingat nak carik winter coat utk Fatihah and the accessories sekali la.. tapi knowing me, aku takkan terus beli, aku survey2 dulu, lepas tu nak tengok kat kedai winter apparel kat hujung Jln TAR (kat area kedai2 karpet nun tu..)... so destinasi seterusnya aku gi carik tudung.. konon2 nak beli tudung Ikin...kalau ada yg berkenan boleh rembat sehelai dua ke kan..
Habis semua kedai tudung kat Jln TAR tu aku masuk, tnya harga, belek2, lepas tu keluar.. Zairi dgn sabarnya tunggu aku kat luar kedai.. lepas satu kedai, satu kedai.. kesian lak kat dia, tapi aku ni jenis gi survey dulu, tgk jenis kain, tawar2 dulu.. kalau ok baru aku beli.. so tak rasa berjam ke aku kat kedai2 tudung? Hehe.. Zairi smpi tensen sbb lama betul tawaf kedai tapi beli dua, tiga helai je.. mostly aku rasa mahal, lagipun tudung Ikin yg bercorak aku tak jumpa.. lepas nak dekat 2 jam lebih kat kedai tudung, aku ke kedai Sharafali Winter Apparel -- sblm tu Zairi kata "Aiik, masuk punya byk kedai tudung beli 4 helai aje??" Huhu.. Nak buat mcmana, aku ni kalau beli mesti nak carik harga yg okay and quality yg okay...
Masuk kedai Sharafali tu, winter coat semuanya RM300++ dah tu tak de diskaun, maka aku pun patah balik ke Pertama nak carik Jeans sehelai dua utk aku and Zairi..... lepas tu destinasi seterusnya....gi Sogo beli winter apparel .. lagipun winter coat dia okay2 and byk pilihan -- kesudahannya, aku beli winter coat Fatihah sekali dgn topi, mitten and socks dia, thermal wear utk adik , aku and Zairi, winter socks, and Zairi beli satu winter coat utk dia.. dari RM 250 dapat RM 120 je.. murah dah bagi aku.. Brand pun okay, Hunt International..
Masa tu dah pukul 4 lebih.. sedar tak sedar kitorang tak makan lagi.. so gi makan kebab dulu kat bawah then lepas tu terus balik umah.. oh.. lupa nak mention tadi, kitorang naik komuter je.. senang, tak yah pikir nak byr parking berjam2.. hehe... so kesudahannya mlm tu terasa sakit kaki sebab rasa dah berkilometer gak la aku jln.. hehe...
Err.. I've completed this earlier.. cuma tak sempat nak upload picture :)
Bleh tak letak gmbr ni? hehe.. aku tukang amik gmbr.. hehe
Tag peoples :1. Malas nak tag org..boleh tak mcmtu?? Sapa2 yg tak wat tag ni dipersilakan...
1. How are you?
-Sihat, Alhamdulillah.....
2. Who was the last person you hugged?
Zairi and Fatihah
3. Look to your left, what do you see?
Window with curtain
4. Where do you like to be the most?
At home..
5. Whats your fave film?
Too many to list.. some of them are the Harry Potter series..
6. What does the last person you commented on fs mean to you?
It has been ages since I updated my fs.. I'm kinda demotivated since now I soo enjoy
FB-ing!!
7. What did you last laugh about?
Zairi cerita pasal camane dia tipu ofismate dia pasal blackout kat Indera Mahkota
8. Where was your default took?
Suria Beach Resort, Cherating
9. Whats the first thing you look for in a girl/guy?
Understanding
10. If your still in school, whats your fave lesson?
German and english
11. What do you work as / want to work as?
lecturer
12. Do you play video games? if so, which is your fave game?
I still can't figure out PS1 eventhough kat umah daddy ada mcm2 game - PS2, XBOX, Wii, PSP, Gameboy -- Zairi and my brothers sumer tak nak ajar aku.. tensen.. huhu..
13. Who never fails to make you laugh?
Zairi, my family and friends
14. What are you listening to right now?
Nothing
15. Who did you last have a sleepover with?
Zairi and Fatihah, of course!!
16. I bet you miss someone, who?!
Zairi and Fatihah, mama, daddy and my bros
17. Are you happy with your life right now?
Totally
18. Why did you last get upset?
Few days ago, terselisih faham dengan Zairi
19. Who was the last person you texted?
Zairi
20. Who do you live with?
My Family
21. Do you like living with them?
OF COURSE.......
22. Who did you last shout at and why?
Er, lama dah tak jerit2 ni, student takde, kan... hehehe
23. Are you normally a happy person?
Very the happy one..
24. What was the last thing you went to see in the movies and with who?
Tak ingat movie apa dgn Zairi masa weekdays - Fatihah kat nursery.. hehe
25. Whats your fave food?
The list is endless...
26. Are you in love?
Truly, madly, deeply... with my hubby
27. Do you remember how you was 3 years ago?
Part time Masters student
28. If so, does it make you cringe?
Nope..
29. If you could be with someone right now, who would it be?
My family
30. Whats your fave thing in your room?
My pillow - punya la best and tahan lama bantal ni sejak aku darjah dua sampai sekarang elok je.. dunlopillow la katakan.. hehe (bkn bantal busuk aaaaa...)
31. If you had one wish, what would you wish for ?
Dapat habiskan PhD dan bergelar Prof .. hehe
32. Any last words? Doakan aku berjaya ek..
Ahrghhhh... It's been awhile, people. I know. I lost count of the days, merely because I'm on leave for a couple of days. Well, been doing lots of shopping. Going overseas sounds fun, but hey, imagine the 1001 things that need to be done... *sigh*.
Going away for 3 years - of course I need luggage. We're talking the good ones here, not the expensive (Well, people at the airport don't really care if you're buying Samsonite 'coz they still throw around your luggage with no mercy before it comes through the baggage claim area. So better get a good one with cheaper price). So we went luggage + backpack-hunting last weekend. Managed to get the good stuff with 70% discount :)). But seriously, can't imagine how we're going to hail our belongings running here and there while transit and changing flights (Huhuhu..)
*Notice the 'lil girl in the walker? She's running everywhere these days (in her walker). Hehe.
Now I'm in the final stage of packing tremendous stuff at my house. Next step? Shipping it to my MIL's house in Jengka. The packing process = sucks. Too many stuff. I even thought of discarding some of it. Right now I'm trying to be as patience as possible in order to get the packing done. (If only you people can see my face when I was packing ~urgghhh)
Still to come, more shopping this weekend and towards the end before we board the flight. All the spices, medicated stuff, few pairs of jeans and a little bit of this and that need to be bought. Spices, you may ask? I need to be able to cook Malaysian food while I'm there -- imagine no Malaysian home-cooked meal for 3 years ~ nooooo!!!!
Okay, I need to start packing my stuff in the office. More updates soon :)
Lama dah tak jawab tag2 nih.. so Kak Lieyn dah tag aku, moh le kita layannnnnnnnnn...
1) Do you think you're hot ?
Seriously??*thinking hard* Sikit2 kot (hihihihi... sambil tersenyum malu)
2) Upload your favourite picture of you!
3) Why do you like that picture?
I look soooo educated (haha!).. anyway, it inspires me to get a PhD (bagus tak?)
I look soooo educated (haha!).. anyway, it inspires me to get a PhD (bagus tak?)
4) When was the last time you ate pizza ?
Last week, with Noniey and Pah - Pizza Hut Giant
5) The last song you listen to?
Aishah - Kemaafan Dendam yang Terindah
6) What are you doing right now besides this ?
Filling up claim forms
7) What name would you prefer besides yours?
I love my name ;)
Filling up claim forms
7) What name would you prefer besides yours?
I love my name ;)
People to tag :
1) kak mizar
2) halen
3) mahan
4) pah
4) pah
5) tini
8) Who is number one ?
akak kat ofis yang kekadang kalut.. hehe
9) Number three is having a relationship with?
her boyfriend
her boyfriend
10) Say something about number five?
My dear friend (x-housemate) yg just got married..
My dear friend (x-housemate) yg just got married..
11) How about number four?
rakan segosip yang sekepala.. hehe
rakan segosip yang sekepala.. hehe
12) Who is number two?
one of my blog buddy in East Malaysia :)
Tajuk entry kali ni macam subjek la pulak.. haha.. n'way, aku dihujani pelbagai pertanyaan pasal tempat yang aku nak gi sambung buat PhD ni. So berikut adalah serba sedikit la facts and info yang aku nak cerita, including the places of interest and tempat yang aku suka gi / lepak. Hopwfully boleh la beri sedikit gambaran tempat yang aku akan bermukim dalam masa 3 thn (insya allah)..
So inilah bendera Iowa, and population penduduk Iowa ni adalah dalam 3.3 million. Iowa terletak di antara 6 negeri -- South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois, Kansas (selatan).
Tempat yang aku nak gi -- Iowa State University ni terletak kat Ames (pronounce as Aims). Ames ni pekan sederhana besar, dengan population around 60,000 people. Airport yang paling dekat ialah di Des Moines (pronounce as D-Moyn - originated from a french word). Memang lawak sebab masa mula2 datang sana dulu, mesti orang salah sebut (aku tak, ye.. sbb dah tau awal2 dah..daddy bgtau...hehe). Mat saleh sana pun senyum je bila ada Malaysian yang salah sebut. Hehehe..
Tempat lepak/shopping/leisure
For grocery shopping or basic needs, I usually go to these places: WalMart, Target, Hy-Vee and Cub Food.
For window shopping/shopping saja2 je/Entertainment : North Grand Mall (ada byk kedai -- JC Penny, Younkers, Gap, Bath & Body Works, Victoria Secret, Eddie Bauer, Payless, Radio Shack and macam2 lagilah.. yang paling best ada panggung wayang yang tiketnya hanya USD 50 cents aje.. murahkan?? Eventhough diorang tayang cerita yang dah keluar panggung dua bulan dulu (kiranya tayang cerita lama), but it is still cheap.. panggung tu pun keadaannya ok sangat.. mcm TGV la kalau kat sini...kalau nak tgk cerita baru2, kena gi panggung lain, yang tu tiket dalam USD10macam tu (tengok jenis cerita -- kalau dah lama tayang, murahla sikit). Panggung tu ala2 GSC kalau kat sini..
Untuk perhiasan/hobby/ala2 SSF: Aku selalu gi Hobby Lobby -- kat situ macam SSF la.. tapi ada semua mak nenek yang berkaitan dgn hobby (dari scrapbooking ke quilting).. Nak tunjuk gambar tapi leh tengok kat sini.
Outdoor/Recreation
Kat Ames ni ada byk Park.. yang bestnya boleh barbeque.. buat outdoor activity ke, memang seronok ah.. aku dah plan dalam kepala ni nak buat barbeque ahead of time.. boleh x gitu?? hehe..
Kat sini ada Ice Arena -- aku pun dah plan nak hantar Fatihah main ice skating (padahal dia baru je setahun.. huhu). Ini Ice skating rink nye -->
Eating Out/Restaurant
Bila cerita bab makan2 ni, memanglah limited -- tapi ada la jugak beberapa restaurant tu yang aku gi kalau nak makan:-
1. Perkins Restaurant - kedai ni mcm bakery shop, tapi bukak 24 hours. Kitorang panggil Perkins ni kedai mamak Ames, sebab budak Malaysia selalu la lepak situ.
2. Red Lobster - Restoren seafood -- namapun lobster,kan.. so memang best ah makan kat sini..tapi agak mahal skit.. sekali sekala tak pe, kalau selalu, kopak weehhh
3. Pizza - yang ni kena tengok ah sebab byk kedai pizza. Aku dulu selalu order by phone aje.
4. Long John Silver - Restaurant Fish and Chips. Kat sini pun ada. Enough said.
5. Dairy King - Ice-Cream and deserts -- sini pun ada. Kekadang order ice cream cake dari sini je.
6. Subway, Jimmy Johns - ni jual mcm2 sandwich. Kekadang kalau tak sempat masak tu belasah je sandwich.
7. Ada restaurant Pakistani (tak ingat nama) - selalu makan beriani kat sini dgn ayam tandoori -- sedappp!!!
So tu la serba sedikit pasal Ames, Iowa. Ada banyak lagi sebenarnya tapi tak tau dah nak tulis apa lagi. Harap penjelasan tentang Ames dapat menjawab sedikit sebanyak soalan yang bersarang di fikiran.. :))
Masa mula2 aku start blogging, aku selalu terfikir.. apa la agaknya 'pengisian' blog aku.. memang takde idea la mula2 tuh.. then lama kelamaan aku dah rasa blogging ni macam theraphy.. addicted pun satu gak.. sebab aku boleh meluahkan apa saja yang aku rasa.. and aku leh share dengan orang lain and vice versa.. aku pun suka je baca blog orang lain, tahu life diorang dan kenal mereka dengan lebih dekat lagi.. indirectly aku boleh belajar and bertukar-tukar fikiran in a lot of aspects of life.
So, bagi aku memang blogging ni sort of a way memberi kebebasan pada aku untuk menulis. Of course bila kita kata kebebasan tu, takdela sampai menyentuh sensiviti masyarakat. Again, menyentuh sensitiviti ni depends on how the readers interpret your writing. So bagi aku, selagi aku tak de memalukan orang in such a revealing way (bagi nama sebenar and so on), aku akan terus menulis. Yelah, kadang2 cara penulisan kita ni adalah untuk memberi pengajaran dan juga keinsafan pada diri sendiri dan juga orang lain.. agar kesilapan tu tidak berulang kembali.
Aku nak quote Mr Manager -- "Ada aku kesah?" Lagipun aku berpegang kepada prinsip -- kalau aku tak suka, aku tak baca....
I would like to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! May we have a joyous and prosperous year ahead.. Selamat mencipta azam baru... lain la aku ni, malas nak berazam2 .. huhuhu... anyway, masih dalam stage packing di saat2 akhir sebab lusa (mcm tak percaya aje..) dah nak gi dah...
We've got the tickets -- and will be travelling by MAS and United Airlines
.
Our itinerary --
Friday 02 Jan 2009
Dep KLIA -Kuala Lumpur Main Terminal 1515
Arr LAX - Tom Bradley Int'l Terminal 1650
Stop at Taipei
(17 hrs 35 min)
Friday 02 Jan 2009
Dep LAX - Terminal 7 2325
Arr ORD- Chicago O'Hare Terminal 1 0520
Non-Stop
(3 hrs 55 min)
Sat 03 Jan 2009
Dep ORD - Chicago O'Hare Terminal 1 0623
Arr DSM - Des Moines Int'l Terminal 1 0735
Non-Stop
(1 hr 12 min)
I've got my travellers cheques ready --
And the passports
And now still packing the luggage.. and after that we're all set!
Lepas seminggu melepak
Kancil yg sarat dgn muatan..
Sebahagian sampah yg belum dibuang/di kitar semula
Rumah yang dah kosong..
So long, Kuantan... Insya Allah will be back after 3 years (or in between)...:))
Hari ni aku (and Fatihah, of course..) ikut mama,daddy and adik gi jumpa dentist kat Klinik Pergigian Hew kat Kepong. Adik nak tampal gigi coz gigi geraham belakang dia berdenyut..then mama suggest aku check gigi sekali. Aku pun ok je la, sebab daddy boleh claim dental untuk satu family.. aku ingat nak buat scaling and tampal la gigi sebab ada satu geraham aku ni dah berlubang.. N'way, knowing that aku akan jumpa dentist, aku terus jadi takut and tak keruan (As I mentioned in my previous entry, I am afraid of doctors and hospitals.. hehe.. dentist pun sama gak..)Lagipun aku ada experience dulu2 masa nak cabut gigi punya la takut sampai 2 orang nurse punya tangan aku genggam sebab punya takut..:)).. So masa aku masuk jumpa dentist tadi, dia tgk2 gigi aku, dia kata aku kena cabut dah gigi geraham tu sebab kalau nak tampal besar sgt... aku dah la tak set mind pun nak kena cabut.. makanya makin la debar and takutnya aku sampai aku mintak mama teman kat dalam bilik dentist tu (Fatihah tidur and daddy dukung dia kat luar). Teruk betul aku ni.. hehe.. wat malu kat Dr tu je.. nasib Dr perempuan..
Then dia bius gum aku kat tempat nak cabut tu, bagi kebas.. sementara tu, dia wat la scaling.. aku ni adeeeh.. adoi.. mcm2 bunyik keluar.. smpai daddy kat luar pun dgr.. haha.. nasib ah.. aku dah takut.. plus ngilu and adsakit sikit.. ntah berapa puluh kali aku berkumur.. habis je semua tu, Dr pun cabut la gigi aku.. surprisingly, takrasa apa pun sebab kejap je gigi tu dah keluar.. Then sampai ke petang kebas kat gigi aku ni tak hilang... sekarang ni pulak rasa berdenyut kat tempat kena cabut tu...lega... walaupun penakut.. hehe
Lepas tu, petang dlm pukul 4 mcmtu, aku dgn mama gi Butik Sri Munawwarah kat Tmn Tun.Ingat nak tengok2 tudung ala2 Ekin, kalau ada bolehlah nak beli.. so masa kitorang sampai tu, ramai gak la orang kat kedai... yang bestnya tudung munawwarah ni, boleh test suka hati semua tudung2 tu sblm beli at our own leisure.. ada byk cermin so boleh la try tengok kena ke tak size tudung tu dgn kepala kita.. So akhirnya aku rembat 3 helai, mama 3 helai.
Yang kiri aku punya, yg kanan mama punya
Close up tudung Lycra Munawwarah
Tudung2 yg aku and mama beli harganya Rm60 sehelai.. memangla mahal, tapi kualiti tudung munawwarah ni semua org pun sedia maklumlah.. mmg best and berbaloi la beli.. tudung ni ada 4 size muka (S,M,L dan XL) manakala labuh pulak ada 4 jenis.. so kiranya memang kena test sebelum beli muka kita ni sesuai dgn saiz mana..
Akhirnya jumpa gak tudung yg berkenan walaupun mahal.. hehe.. oh ya.. and tudung ala2 Ekin (awning kaler lain, separuh lagi kaler lain) tak de stok. Kalau ada aku nak mintak mama beli and pos kat sana.. Salesgirl munawwarah tu cakap mmg ramai sgt org beli smpi selalu out of stock. kalau nak tahu update pasal tudung munawwarah ni, masuk je blog kedai tu..(Er... aku promote ni agak2 dapat tak tudung free.. hehe)
Aku ni semenjak dua menjak asyik berjalan + shopping je.. hehe.. sekali sekala apa salahnya kan..
Last Friday (19 December 2008) adalah hari last aku kat KPTM Kuantan yg terchenta nih.. so the day before tu, org2 kat office Zeta and Lambda buat makan2 in my honor.. It was a potluck, so macam2 la hidangan yang dibawa -- ada nasi lemak, bihun goreng, kuih muih, variety of desserts, nasi ayam and mcm2 lagi la.. (Sorry guys, gambar aku tak amik.. tunggu org2 lain bg gmbr kat aku..hehe).. then I was asked to give a short speech.. frankly speaking, masa tu tak de la rasa sedih lagi..siap boleh gelak2 lagi...and later on my department bagi farewell gift -- jam berlatarkan ayat suci Al Quran.. besar
Petang Khamis tu Kak Mahani datang ofis bawak homemade cheesecake dia yg sedap (aku yg tak minat sgt cheesecake ni pun bolehlah layan kak mahani nye).. thanks a lot ye kak mahani.. sedap... susah2 je dia buat.. kak yam pun sama.. dia buat lasagna and bawak office hari jumaat.. terima kasih kawan2.. i really appreciate it... :)).. Mesti aku akan rindu kat korang semua masa kat sana... korang pulak jgn lupa kat aku ye... *sob.. sob*
So dah nama pun last day, since most of the KPTM staff takde on Friday sbb diorang gi PD, aku pun merafak sembah le kat pengarah and timbalan pengarah buat serahan tugas..maklumlah jadi KJ ni, byk keje kena serah.. kang tak pasal aku kena panggil balik.. huhu..
On the Friday itself kitorang (9 of us) gi makan steamboat kat Johnny's. Lama dah aku tunggu2 nak makan ramai2 kat luar, lagipun sblm ni Noni asyik ckp dia teringin nak mkn steamboat.. anyway, it turned out to be that I was treated for lunch.. thanks gals.. korang mmg best.. hehe... time kasih daun keladi, lain kali boleh belanja lagi.. heheheeeee...
As far as the packing are concern, mlm tu aku sibuk laaa berkemas sampai tidur pukul 3 pagi.. mana taknya, esok mama and daddy nak datang amik barang2 and then aku balik KL terus dgn Fatihah. Zairi pulak kerja sampai 24hb.. Badan aku punya la letih and lenguh, tuhan je yang tahu.. aku dah mintak mama panggil kan mak cik tukang urut dtg umah minggu depan. Aku nak urut seluruh badan 3 hari sebelum gi sana..
Most of my belongings yg lain tu akan dihantar ke Jengka (umah MIL) by lorry the night before Christmas. Yang tu, Zairi akan uruskan.. it turned out that maybe aku kena dtg balik dgn daddy angkut saki baki barang yang tinggal.. lepas tu kosonglah umah.. aku rasa macam gilee je pindah barang ni.. macamanalah ye org yg selalu pindah umah tu.. tobat la aku.. tak kuasa dah... huhu...
Timecheck -- lagi 11 hari lagi nak gi.. byk lagi benda nak kena buat nih... uwaaaaa
Last Monday aku and Zairi gi Jln TAR dan kawasan2 yg sewaktu dengannya - nak carik brg2 nak bwk pi US.. Lagipun aku menyahut seruan kerajaan sempena Malaysia Saving Sale nih.. haha.. pagi tu kitorang keluar rumah dlm pukul 10.30 pg mcmtu, Fatihah tinggal dengan mama, kebetulan mama MC ari tu.. (~ngeee)..
Destinasi pertama ialah gi Pejabat pengajuran MARA.. aku nak ngadap pegawai MARA tanya pasal Travelers Check (TC) ngan ticket flight aku dan Adik. Aku nyer tak siap lagi, tapi Adik punya TC rupanya dah berzaman dah siap.. bulan 8.. tapi yang mangkuk hayun org MARA ni bkn nak inform ke call ke bgtau TC Adik dah siap. Kalau aku tak gi ngadap, sampai sudah la tak tau.. hampeeehhsss... bila aku nak start 'naik hangin', org penganjuran MARA tu dok menyalahkan Kewangan MARA... isk isk isk... ntah apa2 la buat keje..
Lepas tu kitorang gi Sogo, tengok winter apparel.. ingat nak carik winter coat utk Fatihah and the accessories sekali la.. tapi knowing me, aku takkan terus beli, aku survey2 dulu, lepas tu nak tengok kat kedai winter apparel kat hujung Jln TAR (kat area kedai2 karpet nun tu..)... so destinasi seterusnya aku gi carik tudung.. konon2 nak beli tudung Ikin...kalau ada yg berkenan boleh rembat sehelai dua ke kan..
Habis semua kedai tudung kat Jln TAR tu aku masuk, tnya harga, belek2, lepas tu keluar.. Zairi dgn sabarnya tunggu aku kat luar kedai.. lepas satu kedai, satu kedai.. kesian lak kat dia, tapi aku ni jenis gi survey dulu, tgk jenis kain, tawar2 dulu.. kalau ok baru aku beli.. so tak rasa berjam ke aku kat kedai2 tudung? Hehe.. Zairi smpi tensen sbb lama betul tawaf kedai tapi beli dua, tiga helai je.. mostly aku rasa mahal, lagipun tudung Ikin yg bercorak aku tak jumpa.. lepas nak dekat 2 jam lebih kat kedai tudung, aku ke kedai Sharafali Winter Apparel -- sblm tu Zairi kata "Aiik, masuk punya byk kedai tudung beli 4 helai aje??" Huhu.. Nak buat mcmana, aku ni kalau beli mesti nak carik harga yg okay and quality yg okay...
Masuk kedai Sharafali tu, winter coat semuanya RM300++ dah tu tak de diskaun, maka aku pun patah balik ke Pertama nak carik Jeans sehelai dua utk aku and Zairi..... lepas tu destinasi seterusnya....gi Sogo beli winter apparel .. lagipun winter coat dia okay2 and byk pilihan -- kesudahannya, aku beli winter coat Fatihah sekali dgn topi, mitten and socks dia, thermal wear utk adik , aku and Zairi, winter socks, and Zairi beli satu winter coat utk dia.. dari RM 250 dapat RM 120 je.. murah dah bagi aku.. Brand pun okay, Hunt International..
Masa tu dah pukul 4 lebih.. sedar tak sedar kitorang tak makan lagi.. so gi makan kebab dulu kat bawah then lepas tu terus balik umah.. oh.. lupa nak mention tadi, kitorang naik komuter je.. senang, tak yah pikir nak byr parking berjam2.. hehe... so kesudahannya mlm tu terasa sakit kaki sebab rasa dah berkilometer gak la aku jln.. hehe...
Err.. I've completed this earlier.. cuma tak sempat nak upload picture :)
Bleh tak letak gmbr ni? hehe.. aku tukang amik gmbr.. hehe
Tag peoples :1. Malas nak tag org..boleh tak mcmtu?? Sapa2 yg tak wat tag ni dipersilakan...
1. How are you?
-Sihat, Alhamdulillah.....
2. Who was the last person you hugged?
Zairi and Fatihah
3. Look to your left, what do you see?
Window with curtain
4. Where do you like to be the most?
At home..
5. Whats your fave film?
Too many to list.. some of them are the Harry Potter series..
6. What does the last person you commented on fs mean to you?
It has been ages since I updated my fs.. I'm kinda demotivated since now I soo enjoy
FB-ing!!
7. What did you last laugh about?
Zairi cerita pasal camane dia tipu ofismate dia pasal blackout kat Indera Mahkota
8. Where was your default took?
Suria Beach Resort, Cherating
9. Whats the first thing you look for in a girl/guy?
Understanding
10. If your still in school, whats your fave lesson?
German and english
11. What do you work as / want to work as?
lecturer
12. Do you play video games? if so, which is your fave game?
I still can't figure out PS1 eventhough kat umah daddy ada mcm2 game - PS2, XBOX, Wii, PSP, Gameboy -- Zairi and my brothers sumer tak nak ajar aku.. tensen.. huhu..
13. Who never fails to make you laugh?
Zairi, my family and friends
14. What are you listening to right now?
Nothing
15. Who did you last have a sleepover with?
Zairi and Fatihah, of course!!
16. I bet you miss someone, who?!
Zairi and Fatihah, mama, daddy and my bros
17. Are you happy with your life right now?
Totally
18. Why did you last get upset?
Few days ago, terselisih faham dengan Zairi
19. Who was the last person you texted?
Zairi
20. Who do you live with?
My Family
21. Do you like living with them?
OF COURSE.......
22. Who did you last shout at and why?
Er, lama dah tak jerit2 ni, student takde, kan... hehehe
23. Are you normally a happy person?
Very the happy one..
24. What was the last thing you went to see in the movies and with who?
Tak ingat movie apa dgn Zairi masa weekdays - Fatihah kat nursery.. hehe
25. Whats your fave food?
The list is endless...
26. Are you in love?
Truly, madly, deeply... with my hubby
27. Do you remember how you was 3 years ago?
Part time Masters student
28. If so, does it make you cringe?
Nope..
29. If you could be with someone right now, who would it be?
My family
30. Whats your fave thing in your room?
My pillow - punya la best and tahan lama bantal ni sejak aku darjah dua sampai sekarang elok je.. dunlopillow la katakan.. hehe (bkn bantal busuk aaaaa...)
31. If you had one wish, what would you wish for ?
Dapat habiskan PhD dan bergelar Prof .. hehe
32. Any last words? Doakan aku berjaya ek..
Ahrghhhh... It's been awhile, people. I know. I lost count of the days, merely because I'm on leave for a couple of days. Well, been doing lots of shopping. Going overseas sounds fun, but hey, imagine the 1001 things that need to be done... *sigh*.
Going away for 3 years - of course I need luggage. We're talking the good ones here, not the expensive (Well, people at the airport don't really care if you're buying Samsonite 'coz they still throw around your luggage with no mercy before it comes through the baggage claim area. So better get a good one with cheaper price). So we went luggage + backpack-hunting last weekend. Managed to get the good stuff with 70% discount :)). But seriously, can't imagine how we're going to hail our belongings running here and there while transit and changing flights (Huhuhu..)
*Notice the 'lil girl in the walker? She's running everywhere these days (in her walker). Hehe.
Now I'm in the final stage of packing tremendous stuff at my house. Next step? Shipping it to my MIL's house in Jengka. The packing process = sucks. Too many stuff. I even thought of discarding some of it. Right now I'm trying to be as patience as possible in order to get the packing done. (If only you people can see my face when I was packing ~urgghhh)
Still to come, more shopping this weekend and towards the end before we board the flight. All the spices, medicated stuff, few pairs of jeans and a little bit of this and that need to be bought. Spices, you may ask? I need to be able to cook Malaysian food while I'm there -- imagine no Malaysian home-cooked meal for 3 years ~ nooooo!!!!
Okay, I need to start packing my stuff in the office. More updates soon :)
Lama dah tak jawab tag2 nih.. so Kak Lieyn dah tag aku, moh le kita layannnnnnnnnn...
1) Do you think you're hot ?
Seriously??*thinking hard* Sikit2 kot (hihihihi... sambil tersenyum malu)
2) Upload your favourite picture of you!
3) Why do you like that picture?
I look soooo educated (haha!).. anyway, it inspires me to get a PhD (bagus tak?)
I look soooo educated (haha!).. anyway, it inspires me to get a PhD (bagus tak?)
4) When was the last time you ate pizza ?
Last week, with Noniey and Pah - Pizza Hut Giant
5) The last song you listen to?
Aishah - Kemaafan Dendam yang Terindah
6) What are you doing right now besides this ?
Filling up claim forms
7) What name would you prefer besides yours?
I love my name ;)
Filling up claim forms
7) What name would you prefer besides yours?
I love my name ;)
People to tag :
1) kak mizar
2) halen
3) mahan
4) pah
4) pah
5) tini
8) Who is number one ?
akak kat ofis yang kekadang kalut.. hehe
9) Number three is having a relationship with?
her boyfriend
her boyfriend
10) Say something about number five?
My dear friend (x-housemate) yg just got married..
My dear friend (x-housemate) yg just got married..
11) How about number four?
rakan segosip yang sekepala.. hehe
rakan segosip yang sekepala.. hehe
12) Who is number two?
one of my blog buddy in East Malaysia :)
Tajuk entry kali ni macam subjek la pulak.. haha.. n'way, aku dihujani pelbagai pertanyaan pasal tempat yang aku nak gi sambung buat PhD ni. So berikut adalah serba sedikit la facts and info yang aku nak cerita, including the places of interest and tempat yang aku suka gi / lepak. Hopwfully boleh la beri sedikit gambaran tempat yang aku akan bermukim dalam masa 3 thn (insya allah)..So inilah bendera Iowa, and population penduduk Iowa ni adalah dalam 3.3 million. Iowa terletak di antara 6 negeri -- South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois, Kansas (selatan).
Tempat yang aku nak gi -- Iowa State University ni terletak kat Ames (pronounce as Aims). Ames ni pekan sederhana besar, dengan population around 60,000 people. Airport yang paling dekat ialah di Des Moines (pronounce as D-Moyn - originated from a french word). Memang lawak sebab masa mula2 datang sana dulu, mesti orang salah sebut (aku tak, ye.. sbb dah tau awal2 dah..daddy bgtau...hehe). Mat saleh sana pun senyum je bila ada Malaysian yang salah sebut. Hehehe..
Tempat lepak/shopping/leisure
For grocery shopping or basic needs, I usually go to these places: WalMart, Target, Hy-Vee and Cub Food.
For window shopping/shopping saja2 je/Entertainment : North Grand Mall (ada byk kedai -- JC Penny, Younkers, Gap, Bath & Body Works, Victoria Secret, Eddie Bauer, Payless, Radio Shack and macam2 lagilah.. yang paling best ada panggung wayang yang tiketnya hanya USD 50 cents aje.. murahkan?? Eventhough diorang tayang cerita yang dah keluar panggung dua bulan dulu (kiranya tayang cerita lama), but it is still cheap.. panggung tu pun keadaannya ok sangat.. mcm TGV la kalau kat sini...kalau nak tgk cerita baru2, kena gi panggung lain, yang tu tiket dalam USD10macam tu (tengok jenis cerita -- kalau dah lama tayang, murahla sikit). Panggung tu ala2 GSC kalau kat sini..
Untuk perhiasan/hobby/ala2 SSF: Aku selalu gi Hobby Lobby -- kat situ macam SSF la.. tapi ada semua mak nenek yang berkaitan dgn hobby (dari scrapbooking ke quilting).. Nak tunjuk gambar tapi leh tengok kat sini.
Outdoor/Recreation
Kat Ames ni ada byk Park.. yang bestnya boleh barbeque.. buat outdoor activity ke, memang seronok ah.. aku dah plan dalam kepala ni nak buat barbeque ahead of time.. boleh x gitu?? hehe..
Kat sini ada Ice Arena -- aku pun dah plan nak hantar Fatihah main ice skating (padahal dia baru je setahun.. huhu). Ini Ice skating rink nye -->
Eating Out/Restaurant
Bila cerita bab makan2 ni, memanglah limited -- tapi ada la jugak beberapa restaurant tu yang aku gi kalau nak makan:-
1. Perkins Restaurant - kedai ni mcm bakery shop, tapi bukak 24 hours. Kitorang panggil Perkins ni kedai mamak Ames, sebab budak Malaysia selalu la lepak situ.
2. Red Lobster - Restoren seafood -- namapun lobster,kan.. so memang best ah makan kat sini..tapi agak mahal skit.. sekali sekala tak pe, kalau selalu, kopak weehhh
3. Pizza - yang ni kena tengok ah sebab byk kedai pizza. Aku dulu selalu order by phone aje.
4. Long John Silver - Restaurant Fish and Chips. Kat sini pun ada. Enough said.
5. Dairy King - Ice-Cream and deserts -- sini pun ada. Kekadang order ice cream cake dari sini je.
6. Subway, Jimmy Johns - ni jual mcm2 sandwich. Kekadang kalau tak sempat masak tu belasah je sandwich.
7. Ada restaurant Pakistani (tak ingat nama) - selalu makan beriani kat sini dgn ayam tandoori -- sedappp!!!
So tu la serba sedikit pasal Ames, Iowa. Ada banyak lagi sebenarnya tapi tak tau dah nak tulis apa lagi. Harap penjelasan tentang Ames dapat menjawab sedikit sebanyak soalan yang bersarang di fikiran.. :))
Masa mula2 aku start blogging, aku selalu terfikir.. apa la agaknya 'pengisian' blog aku.. memang takde idea la mula2 tuh.. then lama kelamaan aku dah rasa blogging ni macam theraphy.. addicted pun satu gak.. sebab aku boleh meluahkan apa saja yang aku rasa.. and aku leh share dengan orang lain and vice versa.. aku pun suka je baca blog orang lain, tahu life diorang dan kenal mereka dengan lebih dekat lagi.. indirectly aku boleh belajar and bertukar-tukar fikiran in a lot of aspects of life.
So, bagi aku memang blogging ni sort of a way memberi kebebasan pada aku untuk menulis. Of course bila kita kata kebebasan tu, takdela sampai menyentuh sensiviti masyarakat. Again, menyentuh sensitiviti ni depends on how the readers interpret your writing. So bagi aku, selagi aku tak de memalukan orang in such a revealing way (bagi nama sebenar and so on), aku akan terus menulis. Yelah, kadang2 cara penulisan kita ni adalah untuk memberi pengajaran dan juga keinsafan pada diri sendiri dan juga orang lain.. agar kesilapan tu tidak berulang kembali.
Aku nak quote Mr Manager -- "Ada aku kesah?" Lagipun aku berpegang kepada prinsip -- kalau aku tak suka, aku tak baca....
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