You know when you're reading a good book
If, for every page you turn
You'll find out that it's not the same as before
If, for every page you turn
You'll realise that you learn something new
If, after reading all the pages
The knowledge you gain can move a mountain

But, the best book of all
Is one which
You'll never be able to read all the pages
Is one which
You don't even know when to turn the pages
Is one which
You, yourself is part of the book

And that book is called The World
Where every human is a page
His whole life is a story
Where knowledge won't stop appearing
From rocks, trees and clouds
Where the author makes no mistakes
For the author is Allah SWT

The Page

I am a page with thousand meanings
Turn the page to learn more

Colours of my page

My FaMilY, IrA, DiY, SkHa,
DrAw, MeSh, MeL, RaCe, AkEm n TaShA

Phrases of my page

BoWlInG, ReAdInG and TeAcHiNg

Monday, December 31, 2007

It's minutes to 2008...so...maybe it's time to put up my targets...

I want to be:
-a better daughter and sister in the family
-a better teacher and friend to my dearest students
-a better friend
-a better me

I want to achieve:
-at least a 75% pass in bio for sec five
-at least a lowered percentage of F9's for maths
-more A's for my own DPI and SIM modules
-some degree of happiness, satisfaction in MAI's Council

I want to do:
-a carefully structured stamina+skills training for netball...inter-madrasah...here we come!
-build up my own stamina if I wanna really train those netball girls
-carefully planned out lessons for all my subjects
-more adventurous stuff (the last time, it was parasailing like 2 years ago)

I want to have:
-better time management
-more friends?
-a better health, mind, body and soul
-better stress and emotional control

I just want:
-my family to be happy
-my friends to be happy
-my students to be happy
-me to be happy

SWEET LOVE 9:26 PM ;

Just wanna share certain things with u guys...about 2007...lessons learnt and things like that...

Numero Uno: It always help to have something else to turn to when problems arise...it gives you less time to dwell on the problem and thus, makes you less depressed...with this...I haf MAI to thank...especially my very supportive MAI Council Exco (Hanif, Sadiq, Syarifah, Hakim and Farhana) + Zuhaily and Farzan, the zesty, wacky bunch of sec 3A '07 girls n 2 boys + the monkeys, Ruqy and whoeva else I left out...thanx for making 2007 worth remembering...

Numero Due: True friends stay with u during the most depressing times of your life...they don't care whether u have the money, the looks, or the fame...all they need is a little of ur time...they lend u a ear to listen to u, a mouth to advice u, an eye to look out for u, a hand to help u and a shoulder for u to cry on...thanks a lot dear Ira, Dee n Jan

Numero Tre: I actually found out this just this year...I can really multi task...there was this day...I was doing a worksheet for my students...at the same time...I was doing the laundry (alah masuk2 washing machine jer)...cooking lunch...listening to the music n dancing around... babysitting my niece and having fun! Last time...when I'm cooking...I can't do anything else... ada jer yang salah nanti

Numero Quattro: Money is the root of all evil...Foul mouth is the stems...unhappiness is the leaves and stress is the fruit...These make up the evil tree...Money matters can tear a happy family apart...I witnessed this in a certain family...not mine though...I pray to Allah that He keeps my family and many others away from this...luckily there's such thing as faraidh in Islam

Numero Cinque: (and most importante!!!) When you have less time, you tend to do more...yes...sounds weird??? sounds absurd??? but really...this is the truth...when you are given more time...there's a tendency for you to delay ur work...delay delay delay...until one day...u realise that..."Oh no!!! I should have done it long ago"
But, when less time is given...u do the job...then when job is done...u get new job...do the new job...the sense of urgency is alive...So fellow students...dun groan when u're given a short time to complete ur homework!!! U get more work done u know...that means...more information gets to ur brains... (ok ok...evil laughter here!!!)

Yah...so those are the things learnt this year...some of these was actually learnt b4...but we tend to forget...like numero uno...we were always taught to deviate our attention to somewhere else...less stressful...but...we normally are not able to do it...or simply...forget abt it...

It's almost time to say goodbye to 2007...may the memories of it never be forgotten and may the lessons learnt be instilled in me forever...Insya Allah

SWEET LOVE 8:15 PM ;

Sunday, December 30, 2007

The Year 2007...
Why do I want it to end...
-I was exhausted with my many periods
-My DPI performance went down
-People kept reminding me of my failures
I could cope with all this...After all, who cares if I failed something LAST TIME, we dun leave in the past do we? The past, however, still plays a BIG part in determining our future...sigh
Then June came...my parents went for Umrah...then when they came back...I saw that my dad seems a lot different...which triggered a series of unfortunate events...
-During sec three camp, my dad was warded...
-Due to about to spoil hp, I can't contact my family...didn't go to visit my dad...n foul mouths ruled
-somewhere in July, dad got a heart attack...(luckily though, I knew my first aid)
-dad had his op somewhere b4 Ramadhan month...the time where I was most busy setting exam papers n all (luckily I had supportive friends and a very understanding HOD)
-while my dad was recuperating in the hospital, he experienced pain...n had to undergo another op...
-mum had pains in her leg for long...decided to go to A&E...got warded...which meant, my dad n mum were both in the hospital...daily routine disrupted...
-dad got discharged...mum still in hospital...doctors did many tests on her to find out what was wrong...turned out to be tumor...
-my grandma had a fall...she was warded too...it became mum n grandma warded...I was begining to hate the hospital...
-mum discharged...put on strong medication till November...strong medication=hormonal change...hormonal change=temperamental behaviour....imagine how much scolding I got?
-mom's operation postponed to December...longer time to handle her behaviour...stress period
-5th December....last day of council camp...had mood swings..lack of sleep + worry for mum as my dear 2nd sister forgot to sms me all the info...by the time she did...I was already too tired...mum's op successful Alhamdulillah
-5th Dec-21st Dec...a lot of emotional roller coaster...
-21st Dec onwards things got better...
Now, do you know y I want 2007 to end?
Why do I want 2008? It's because....I finally have my targets...I'll update on that later...

SWEET LOVE 6:23 PM ;

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Was sitting down with my friends when one of them suddenly asked me..."Wardah, what's ur new year's resolution?"
She caught me there...I never really had one...it's not my custom u c...but somehow...I had to answer that...so I said.."It's a secret. What's urs?"
She said, "I dunno...it's the first year for me to not have a resolution...but 2007 hadn't been a good year...I just want it to end..."
So here goes...another sad soul of 2007...told her, "Dun worry...u're not alone...I can't wait for 2008."
And I was telling the truth.

SWEET LOVE 8:00 PM ;

Ok...it's time for the update...been busy busy busy suddenly...haha

Sunday 23rd December
My sis decided to treat us to a movie... We watched Alvin and the Chipmunks...Oh me Oh my!!! They're soooo soooo cute!!! "OO ee oo ah ah ting tang walla walla bang bang, oo ee oo ah ah tingtang walla walla bang bang!"
I so remembered the times where I helped Yvonne and Qiuxia with their dance...wee!!! Miss them sooo much...dun think I even met them at all this year...
After the movie...we went bowling...we walked from AMK to YCK..onli to realise that the Bowling Centre there is a no longer...so we took a cab to OCC...had a game and then my dad fetched us home...well not b4 we bought food at Jalan Kayu...I think my family is adicted to Jalan Kayu food now... Mad Jack sells wonderful western food... not forgeting the prata at the other end...

Saturday 22nd December
I promise Akem that I'd bring her out today...n sec 3A invited me to their picnic...so I brought Akem there...It was a fun filled day...made much more fun with the presence of the rain... and the rainbow!!!
Ok...here goes...we were supposed to meet at 10am at Pasir Ris...but..I couldn't decide on what to wear!!! Haha! In the end...I went for breakfast with Akem at 10...n met them at the beach at abt 11.30am...Ust Fatizah brought her kids...so Akem joined them for the whole day...It's amazing how these little kids can ignore the fact that they are soooo different and they dun even know each other yet they were playing like they were the best of frens...
at about 12.30...we saw dark clouds...I was telling Yati...passing cloud jer...then it started to pour...some of us ran into the tent...the boys went under the shelter... some grabbed the plastic thingi we were sitting on and went under it...I joined them soon...then we decided to bring the plastic sheet over the food so that they wun be spoilt by the rain...n sat at the benches...after some time...those in the tent left the tent as it got wet....haha...the rain lasted onli a few minutes...we continued our picnic...some rented bicycles...some played all kind of ball games...the three in one-soccer, captain's ball n rugby! haha! Yati n I decided to walk down to the other side to look for a prettier beach so that we could take a dip in the waters...while walking...we saw a rainbow on the other end!!! We raaaaan back to the picnic area and grabbed our hp to take a picture of the rainbow....It rained again sometime later...by the time Ummu arrived..we were all soaked...and the third time it rained...nobody bothered to go under the shelters...we continued with our splashing in the puddles, joint the boys for a game of muddy monkey...(some of them keeps falling!!!) continued eating...n then...washed up and left! That whole day was fun fun and more fun! Oh...here's the rainbow!

Thanks 3A '07 for inviting me to the picnic!!!

SWEET LOVE 7:21 PM ;

Thursday, December 20, 2007

I recieved an sms... "Wardah, can we be better friends next year? I'm so tired of being friendless."

Ok...what was that about??? Tell me...if YOU get this message...how would you feel??? Especially if...that person...is one of your best friends...

Well...as I told someone...she just added black pepper to my already not so good Eidul Adha... Haiz~~~

SWEET LOVE 9:52 PM ;

Monday, December 17, 2007

Ok...isn't it obvious that I'm way too free??? Haha
A rerun of what happened today...Had a course which started at 9...somehow, I forgot about it...n WOKE UP at 9...saw an sms from Kak Lina n Kak Ita...oh man!!! Quickly got ready and ard 10, I left home...reached Jln Selamat at 11.
Blah blah blah...the instructor went...
Blah blah blah...the 'students' went...
Tic tic tic...the hp keypads went...
Haha

Went home after that...no straying off..hahah...haven't done my Asar, that's y...so then reached home, took a shower n prayed Asar...then waited for Maghrib...after Maghrib, I fell asleep...only woke just ard 9...didn't know I was THAT tired...haha

Btw, while on my way home...I saw this couple...a weak old man and an old lady...with a wheelchair...the lady was trying to help the man down the stairs..poor old couple...takkan takder anak2 yang boleh bawa mereka kluar kan? Harap2, mak bapak saya tak jadi gitu...Hopefully, I'll be a good daughter...A guy dress in some kinda smart officewear simply walked past them...what a gentleman!!! oh well...I decided to help the lady by helping to guide the man down the stairs...then another guy stopped n helped bring the wheelchair down... we both held the wheelchair for the man to sit on while the lady slowly walked down the stairs... she just kept saying thank you... I was happy that there was some others who stopped to help when others didn't bother...

Hopefully my students in MAI wouldn't think twice about helping pple in need...

SWEET LOVE 9:26 PM ;

ok..Hady won...didn't expect it...but he won...Singapore's proud of him for sure...Way to go Hady...Taufik's still the best to me...his song for Hady was to the s, to the u, to the p, to the e, to the r, to the b!!!!

Hady is the FIRST ASIAN IDOL!!!! N he's a Singaporean!!!

SWEET LOVE 1:36 AM ;

Ok...forgot to blog about this...

U know...when we were shopping at Pelangi...Jannah wanted to buy a shirt for her dad...so there was this Metrojaya sale...she saw a nice shirt....I took it for her...n then this salesman said..."sumer baju ada kat depan...jgn bukak..."

I'm like..."ok...dah tengok...saya nak yang L"

So I took it n we were like looking for the cashier...n that salesman...he didn't bother to help... ok fine!

Then as we were at the cashier...after a long queue...the salesman tapped my shoulder... "kak, saya belum buat bill untuk kakak...yang t-shirt tu...takder bill"

What lah sei!!! We've been queuing for ages...n now then u tell us...k, he took the t-shirt n wrote the bill...n we waited...n waited...n waited...finally I couldn't stand it..I went over...saw him writing n then passing a bill to another person...he saw me...quickly write my bill...n pass it to me...eh..hello??? which customer first ah??

Ok...so we paid...after all our shopping...we passed that place again...since it's smacked in the middle...then while we were approaching the taxi stand...someone tapped me again...n with an oh-so-I-got-you look....that salesman said.."Kak, boleh ikut saya kak?"

N he was holding my shopping bags...I was like, "kenapa?"

with the same look...he said, "kakak belum bayar t-shirt tadi."

"Eh dah bayar lah, Jan tunjuk dier...kau masih ada receipt dier kan?"

n my friend showed it...n then he was like.."Ok"

and he left!!! He left!!! After literally accusing us of theft! In front of pple...this time Jannah lost it...she ran after the salesman...n I ran after her...

"eh hello? Awak dah lah lembab tadi...biler kiter amik t-shirt tu, awak tak tuliskan bill....kiter dah beratur, dah sampai cashier baru awak nak tegur...nasib baik cashier understanding...kasi kita next...lepas tu...kiter tunggu awak tak muncul2...my fren sampai kena cari awak untuk dapatkan bill...sekarang awak tuduh kiter mencuri pulak...dan lepas tu....tak tahu mintak maaf?"

"tidak, tadi blahblahblah blah"

Then, she left...after speaking her part...n his manager heard her...he totally spoilt our otherwise perfect trip....at least...apologise lah...this is when I love Singapore's service...

SWEET LOVE 1:03 AM ;

Sunday, December 16, 2007

After not going out together for like 3 years...Jannah n I decided to finally go out...n we actually got our parents' permissions to go on a weekend trip to hmm...Malaysia...n so we were planning...

weekends...well...a bit short lah...so can't go out too far...we've got to work on Monday anyway... so we were thinking of KL...let me do my unfinished shopping after the failed shopping attempt during IPT trip...and then, her parents say...no...not KL...with all the demonstrations going on...it wun be save... so far..no KL...the onli place in Malaysia that I am confident to go without parents or tour guide...then we thought Melacca...if we were to go to Mahkaota Hotel...then yeah...I'm ok...but Mahkota was fully booked...so...yeah..no Melacca... Jannah has to get out of Singapore...if not her leave will not be counted...so yeah...I told her...y not, Johor? It's not in Singapore....

Yep...so yah...JB it is...n since it's JB...we dun need to go out so early...left home at abt 10.30am...met Jannah at Woodlands and off we went...first to the checkpoints...n believe it or not...I forgot my white card!!! Lucky we can get it over there...so off we went...there were sooooooooooooo many pple there...only cleared the customs at abt 1.30pm...very bad...was at the Malaysian checkpoint for more than an hour...the queue was horible...u c 6 lines at the back...join the queue and then...at the front, it suddenly became four? WTH??? I was sweating like a cow!! (Do they sweat??) By the time we were through...I've decided...no City Square...let's head straight to Angsana...

Cut things short...We were starving...ate at Kenny Rogers...then...we went crazy shopping...everything was going sooo cheap...Year End Sale..YES!!!

I've got like...hmm...let the pic do the talking!
Yes...from head to toe...no tudung though...Now that's what I call shopping...not the Masjid Tanah!!!
Haha!!after all that...we were sooooo tired...wanted to go bowling at first...but seriously...we were so so so tired...so...we decided to do something I've never done b4...stay overnight in JB!!! Hahaha!! Got a cab...such a nice cab driver...his daughter left him though...6 years in Singapore n never visited him...he drove us to Mutiara Hotel...but it was fully booked...then he drove us to New York Hotel...phew...there were vacancies...if not...we'll just go back home...yeah...but we got the hotel...so then

Then...we took pictures!!! n look!!!...ada bathtub!! LOL!!!
next...we went for dinner at this American dunno wat restaurant at Plaza Pelangi...

both of us simply lurveee the calamari rings...not interested in the pizza...luckily we ordered the super small one...phew!
...and after that...we bought a whole lot of junk!!! We ate n ate n ate...
Just look at the amount of food!!! 10 sushi, 12 maki, 2 Auntie Anne's with caramel dip, 2 rolls of popiah and 6 doughnuts!!! We watched Asian Idol...n then chit chat...catch up on each other's lives and then fell asleep...

This was how our junks looked the next morning...

n this was the view from our hotel...couldn't c anything at night...look at the horizon...that's Singapore...

we went for breakfast and then went Plaza Pelangi again to see if there was a bowling alley...but ended up shopping again...n bought more sushi...for home...then I went...chewing gum!!! Bubble gum...and I bought this much!!!

Look!!

Rabakkan??? Those are the lolipops with gum in the middle...mentos n fisherman's friend gum...(didn't know fisherman's friend had chewing gum too...yah..overall..this was one real shopping trip...coz all we did was shopping!!!

SWEET LOVE 5:12 PM ;

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Bebas!!!
Jeritan sunyi yang cuba didengarkan,
Namun, bagai pepatah Inggeris yang tidak asing,
Jeritan itu hanya fall on deaf ears,
Tidak didengari,
Tidak dilayani,
Atau sahaja, tidak dihiraukan.

Darah muda yang mengalir,
Inginkan kebebasan,
Dalam membuat keputusan,
Untuk menjamin masa depan,
Bukan hanya satu mainan,
Bukan untuk kepentingan,
Tidak banyak yang ku pinta,
Ku hanya ingin...bebas.

~Putri Ida~

SWEET LOVE 9:14 AM ;

Vocals : HKM
Guitar, Vocals: SDQ
Guitar, Vocals: ZUL
Base Guitar: HNF
Drums, Percussion: FZN

Picture Credits: HNF

SWEET LOVE 1:19 AM ;

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Ok...I've decided to blog about something... Out of poor boredom...no lah...I'm blogging it coz I think it's the funniest thing (and the yuckiest) that happened to me this year n bcoz I think I haven't thank the person who removed the something...n yah...I'll be blogging in Malay...just out of pure nothingness... be warned that my Malay is err...karat

Yah...hari tu sumer ngah sibuk...yelah kan...ada orang tu lupa nak amik landyard dari skola...jadi dari hari sebelumnya, I dah sibuk buatkan benda yang nama2 tu...tapi tak siap2...besoknye...biler dah sampai Pasri Ris...Farhana pun tolong...biler campers belum sampai...Zul, Sdq dan Zan pun tolong...rewang lah sei...konon nak cepat...tapi gunting ada satu jer...

Biler campers sampai...dorang dah sibuk...tinggal Farhana sorang... I pun dah berenti...tak buat lagi...pastu join balik...kesian lah kan dier buat sorang...dengan angin kencang lagi...jadi I duduk...then Nep pun tolong...tak ingat lah dier buat apa...tapi dier duduk kat sblah...

abes kan...kan...abes tu kan....keleput!!! Ada benda jatuh dari atas...mula2 tak nampak apa2..dier jatuh kat tangan I lah seh...tengok2 takder benda...jadi...sambung kerja...tengah nak gunting scotchtape tiba2 nampak....tau tak nampak apa??? nampak....DIJA O!!!!! haha! k...ramai tak faham...I tahu...CICAK oi!!!! Geli sesangat...I pun apa lagi...pekik!!!

I cam kebas2 tangan...tapi benda tu masih melekat lah sei...taknak lepas...jam ngan cincin dah tercampak oi....cicak masih melekat...nak tawuh apasal??? dier jatuh cantik2 kat scotchtape tu...belakang dier facing me...geli kan??? eeewww!!!

Dah kebas2 tak lepas...I pun...

"Eeeee!! Cicak!!! Cicak!!! Nep!! Angkat Nep!!! Angkat!!!! Cepat!!!"

Entah apa lagi I pekik kat budak tu...kesian...kena pukul pukul lagi....sori eh Nep? dier cuba kuti2...tak lepas jugak...I dah geli geman...muker Farhana pun cramp....Adlina dah sengeh2....I dah mula geli habis-habisan ah...kaki2 pun dah mula dah...cicak tu...masih kat situ....

dah penat kuti2 agaknya...Nep pun kaup cicak tu...with his bare hands!!! pastu campak... geli lah kan...biler dah lepas jer...I pun bangun n kebas2 diri....sungguh geli...pastu...tak ingat pulak ada cakap terima kasih ke tak...jadi...thanx eh nep!!! Life saver lah u...!!!

Biler nampak reaksi I, Hakim pun kata..."dah lah tu cher....dah lepas dah.."

Ye..tauuu...tapi geli oi!!!

Biler look ard...campers ngah sibuk entah buat apa...tak sumer nampak...haha nasib2...tapi...yang nampak...tak kasi I lupa kisah tu...I pun takkan lupa punyer....

Geli kan???

Dan Melayu I...teruk kan???

SWEET LOVE 7:47 PM ;

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Oh man....I really want 2007 to end...please doooo!!! And do it quick!!!

I miss my DPI sisters...Ukhti Erni, Ukhtie Hafizah, Ukhtie Marlina n most of all...Ukhtie Nur!!! Rindu sesangat....N I rindu Mummy Midah!!!

I had thought that I wud probably see them at Ust Ali's wedding...but then...I had sate amal...I thought I would see them at Akhi Hafiz (Jenggo)'s wedding...but...I fell sick...(stupid immune system!!!))

Oh..I've been having bad dreams...dreams of the kind where pple leave me...in the dark....not knowing where to go..."Oh Allah...in U I seek refuge...please dun let me go astray.."

I've been wanting to go for a holiday...was thinking about it when Jan messaged me...asking me to go on holiday with her...God bless my fren...I thought it was a dream...she messaged me at 7...n onli at 9 did I realise it wasn't a dream...muackz! I love u Jan!!!

N btw, I haf found trust in someone new...no no...not a boyfren or anything like dat...but it's hard for me to actually trust someone...hopefuly, that person I trust dun break that trust... luv ya too!

I know all these have no relations to each other...but yeah...that's how it is...it's neva related....

SWEET LOVE 1:43 PM ;

Guess wat...???
I fell asleep while reading some old fren's blog...wondering y my life isn't as interesting as hers...and at the same time...I was chatting on msn...
I dreamt something...n in the dream..I was crying...I woke up pasal tersedak...skali air mata mencurah2...like sooo sooo sad like that...

SWEET LOVE 12:22 AM ;

Monday, December 10, 2007

Applause!!! Applause!!!
Let's extend our congratz to all the STE result getters...Alhamdulillah...u guys are quite happy with urselves...
Special congratz to SNJ for being the best!!! May Allah bless you!

SWEET LOVE 11:29 AM ;

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Haizz... only God knows the pain I'm going through today.... sori to those I threw tantrum to... to those who knew, biarlah rahsia ye... n thanks for being there for me...

SWEET LOVE 9:45 PM ;

Some pictures taken during the camp... Actually...I didn't really take photos....wahaha!!!

The punishment given by group A...

And here's one of MCR (Black Pepper) as I'd like to call 'em... or JBP as Zul calls them...my favourite people of the camp...minus two girls...haha!!! Autographs please!!!!

All the rest were blurred pictures of war game... and yah...hmmm...this is my personal favourite cheer...in fact...it's my personal favourite part of the cheer...

N that's all I have to give...muahaha...

SWEET LOVE 8:46 PM ;

Wonder how the name came out? No...not becoz of the Uno game you guys play...it was becoz we were talking abt bringing the council together as one...so Uno came about...n since pple were telling us about how the last camps had been physical *and doesn't seem to bring out the best in the campers?? Wha??*
this camp was less physical, and had focused more on the inner self...

Day 1 (One Self)

Things start with me reaching Pasir Ris and finding no one except Farhana there...was hungry but a lil too late to ask pple to get me food...nvm...Farhana n I settled down at our so-called base...we then started to complete what I couldn't complete earlier...the name tags...Then, Zuhaily(Zul), Sadiq n Farzan(Zan) reached...Zul asked me to taste this Himalayan Tea (or something like that...) and till now, I crave for more....

After waiting for sooo long...the campers finally arrived...led by Hakim(Kim) and Hanif (Nif)...Heard Kim shouting at the campers..."Campers On Guard!!!" I think this is the first time I heard him shout...no bad...then activities started....

Everything was quite relaxed...games played were fun...dunno if they'd play the games b4... Blanket Game had an objective...n it was to act fast...the Whistle2's objective was to be able to single out one's purpose amongst many other purposes...get it??? tak faham kan? takpelah...act faham jer...

Somehow, b4 we checked in PA Campsite, I got a little pissed off at something...dun remember what it is now...I guess it had something to do with how campers are slow at doing their stuff...n I shouted at them...which, shocked not onli campers...but also Syarifah (SNJ)!! *tak percayakan??? Yes...I do get angry and pissed off...it's just, most of the time...I dun wanna spoil the happy mood...

After checking in...it was lunch...followed by a workshop...which was great...during the workshop, we were already looking for nominees for the best camper... SNJ n I decided to catch a wink somewhere towards the end...our mistake: we invited some others...haha...so we ended up checking the room out...so yah...we didn't sleep...

Then, after Asar prayers...we had station games...in which, I was in the same station as Kim...doing a game of Confidence...which kinda strayed out from the original plan...due to time constraint...somehow, after some time, I was pulled to do a survey on National Parks...kinda stupid...but I just kept answering the lady...and got a $5 NTUC voucher....

At night, we had war game...I was with Zan 'guarding' group D's flag...actually, just holding...the game got a little crappy as players decided to disobey game rules...but still, we tried to have fun...I was acting a scene from Madu Tiga... then kept shouting and screaming for nothing...my station had the Alumni with us...so we were kecoh to the max...no one came to us...until somewhere at the end, the other group formed an ally...so poor grp D had to defend their base like crazy....

Then it was the night walk...without realising...we were about an hour or so late...maybe it was me insisting that campers walk blindfolded....maybe it was the amount of casualties...maybe it was just the fact that time flew too fast...originally, it was supposed to be a pair thingi...then I thought, since we dun haf much time...we shall go in threes...but someone else had already given the order to make it the whole grp...it was no longer scary...not even if there wasn't any light... btw, I had absent mindedly sat on a bench below which there was a whole lot of ants...kerengga!!! They crawled up my jeans...was jumping up n down to keep them away... after all the groups had gone in...I decided to go in...mind u, I'm afraid of total darkness...I kept seeing things and hearing them...but I was surrounded by brave souls...(I suppose) and I was out safely after a few minutes....

Back to PA and it was lights out for the campers...organisers had some meeting and then it was literally lights out...dunno if u campers realised...even the aircon was out...but luckily I was outside...so, didn't feel the heat...was still doing work till about 3+ using the torchlight...SNJ was still asking me questions while I was already sprawled on the floor...dunno if I even answered her correctly...

Day 2 (One Team)

Woke up at 4.30am....barely slept for an hour...bathed and then woke SNJ and then the rest...after the Fajar prayers, there was the morning exercise...b4 which, I saw that my shoes macam dah nazak... so the girls had to take off their sock and do their exercise in the MPH...after which, they followed the guys in the run...

After that, they had foosball...fun but becos the number of able bodied players per group is so little...the game wasn't as fun as the one I played during my schooling years... after that...everyone was given 45 minutes of free and easy...the girls, including me decided to have a netball game...it was the non-3A vs the 3a...I think somehow...I was quite energetic then...with less audience and nothing keeping me from running ard...it was exactly what I did...run like I never ran b4...jumped here and there...n was shouting for the ball every now and then...n the best thing was the fall...yes...I fell and landed on my left bump!!! Correction...I landed on the packet of tissue papers...it was in my pocket...and the packet burst open giving a loud bang sound...I was on the floor laughing hard when everyone came to me..."teacher, teacher ok tak???"

Then it was Ustaz Abu Bakar's lecture...after some time...SNJ n I decided to take time off...went to the bunk and fell asleep...*we had an hour's sleep the nite b4 remember?

Feedback was that the talk was good and useful...after that, the campers had their cycling...also something that wasn't as planned...

Finally, came the so-called amazing race...this time...it's not like the usual 6hr race...not enuff man-power...so we changed it to one where they must plan their own route...n then unscramble to find the last pit stop...

After that was BBQ..tell me...what kind of training camp is this? siap ngan bbq lagi??? haha...but the fire wun start...so we had to do things first...everything was impromptu... then finally, everyone got to eat... thanx to Zan, we got to taste the chicken, hotdog and crabmeat... if not... I guess I wun get to taste the BBQ food....

Then, we had another meeting...after which we all fell asleep....

Day 3 (One Council)

I woke up at 3.30...everyone was still fast asleep...I went to haf a bath first...keep forgetting stuff...while bathing, I dropped my toiletries...kinda screamed...thought I must haf woke someone up...but I didn't...after bathing...I started to wake campers up...almost all the girls were ready when we decided to go out...found out that the boys were still fast asleep...

This day, I didn't spend time much with campers...until grp presentation...almost each n everyone was creative...I sure had a great time... then it came to a point where 7 lucky people were chosen to answer questions...in the end...Ubai gave the best answer...

We ended with salam ukhuwah, a bdae song to Afifah and lastly, grp photos...n then off we go...I was drenched while on my way to 853 bus stop...n the I slept all the way home....

Meanwhile...my mom's operation had gone fine...Alhamdullilah....

SWEET LOVE 8:34 PM ;

Saturday, December 01, 2007

I had actually been waiting for this long ago... Had always wanted to see how higher learning institutions are like in Malaysia. So I grabbed the chance.

Wednesday 28th Novermber 2007

Somehow I couldn't sleep...chatted with Adlina till abt 1am plus plus...was still online till abt 2....packed my stuff like 5 times...cos couldn't decide on which bag to bring...haha...then finally...I felt sleepy...so ard 3.15...I gave up...used the FIRST bag I chose...and packed... beg besar lah sei...

Woke up at 5.15am...go myself ready and smsed those meeting me at woodlands not to forget to bring their passports and meet at 6...Waited for Faseha under my block and off we went...when I reached An-Nur mosque....only 2 of them were there...one inside the mosque doing her prayers and the other 3...not there yet...after all of them were there...we made our way to the checkpoint and waited for the rest...

Then...when all of us are there...off we went...Pahang: our first destination...

I was initially in the all girls' bus...well of course, except the bus driver and Mr Ayoub...but SOME PEOPLE...requested me to change bus...and so I switched to the other bus...which was somehow more confortable...as the aircon was working well...haha...ust Abu Bakar changed to the other bus... the bus I'm in...dah macam Academics bus...the other bus...Ukhrawi bus...cause all the teachers are in my bus...all the ustaz/ahs are in the other bus...

The journey was a long one... we didn't use the highway...so route was as if we were going to Cameron Highlands...get what I mean...and we didn't put our bags at the luggage area...so my bag was under my legs all the time...so it got a little uncomfortable to put my legs down...so I end up facing the back...after some time...we stopped for breakfast... there...Sa'amah played cat n mouse with a pregnant cat...the cat is the cat...and Sa'amah is the mouse..wahahaha

As the journey continue...vcd was played...but the sound system was bad...so I plugged in my earphones and pulled my shawl over my face...n went to sleep...guess what happenned when I woke up??? I pulled down my shawl...and the first thing I saw was the pocong on the TV!!! Selamat tak terpekik!

When we reached KIPSAS (Kolej Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah), (my tour guide said Kolej Islam Pengajian Sultan Ahmad Shah) *siapalah yang nak kaji Sultan tuuuuu???*, we did our zohor and then had our lunch...nasi ayam...had a little sharing session and tour...and then off we go to Nilai...in the bus we started to give each other teka teki...Abbas was sleeping then...the bus was becoming happening...very happening...although there were like three groups...3A girls were playing dare or dare in the front...the mid side of the bus...some 3A girls and some boys were having the teka-teki and at the back...the rest of the boys were sleeping or doing their own (secret) stuff... When Abbas woke up, he joint in with the teka-teki group and started to give his own riddles which were funny...funnier still some of which had already been given when he was asleep!!! Haha!! Sorry dude...late comers are not entertained!!! haha!!! We stopped somewhere for dinner...which was Mcdonald's for me and the 3A girls...and get to the hotel...

I was in room 103 at first...but as 103 and 104 are linked...the boys requested for a change...so I changed to room 105...at first, I was with Syarifah, Afifah n Zahroh...then some change of plan...it became just me and Syarifah...got irritated by the occasional prank calls...mastered the skills of keeping quiet till the caller say something...haha...then Syarifah n I talked a bit...while listening to music...and then we both fall asleep...

Thursday 29th November 2007

(Happy Birthday Rifhan and Cassim!!)

Woke up around 4 plus...Thought I had overslept or something...then went back to sleep until 5.45am when my hp alarm went off...I got up, took my hp, shut it up, and went back to sleep...then the wake up call from the hotel...Syarifah answered, then realised it was a recorded one...and went back to sleep...then her hp alarm went off...so I asked her to do her subuh and after that, we both got ready packed, called Afifah n Zahroh...and went for breakfast...after everyone was down, we headed for the bus...by then, Syarifah and I shared a bag...while I used her backpack to carry passports...

KUIS (Kolej Universiti Islam Selangor) (my tour guide said Kolej Ugama Islam Selangor) *alahai...salah lagi!!! was our first stop...this was by far the best, and the most liked part of the tour...we were treated like part of them...we met ex-students and they shared their experiences... had breakfast again...which I think most of us just had tea with only some taking the mee hoon goreng...and had a tour of almost the whole campus... even got to see the 'court' area...and then had our lunch which is nasi ayam...and after some exchange of gifts, we moved on to UIAM...

UIAM (Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia) was big...we didn't exactly get a tour of the school, the info given was a little too much for the kids who are not university materials yet... (who goes to university after O' levels?) The whole time, I was more focused on meeting Khairu Barieyah...a fellow friend...ex-ustazah in MAI...sadly, she was on orientation and could not make it to meet us...after a tour to the library, solat and tea time of mee hoon goreng, I accompanied Zahroh to find a bookshop...while looking for one, with Ustazah Zainab and Farhana...I spotted a group of girls in green...my mind was straight away scanning the girls for Khairu...called her, smsed her...and finally, there she is in front of us...we scanned like hundred faces!!! took some pictures with her...talked, hugged...wateva...missed her so much...then I got a call from ustazah rusydah...oh no...the bus almost left without me!!! The four of us literally ran to the buses...I was the only one there in the 'Academics' bus...the other three were in the other bus...phew!!! Luckily Khatijah N told T.Syakir I was missing...haha

Then we stopped for shopping...for like an hour...at Times Square...some kids were unhappy...that place is pretty expensive...I decided to go somewhere cheaper...Sungai Wang or Bukit Bintang... but one haour wasn't enough...no where near enough...we were practically running as if we were having an amazing race...I was with Yati, Sam, Shasha and Qila...bought certain things, including Famous Amos cookies...managed to get back on time as I set alarm on my hp...haha...

Next was dinner at Taman Titiwangsa...seafood buffet...not my favourite, really...but still got my stomach filled...was super full by then...since we were supposed to go to the bus by 10, and we had like half an hour...we decided to go to the taman and take picture...too bad none of us had good nightmodes in our camera...should have borrow Zuhaily's camera... we were jumping, screaming and laughing our hearts out...until we realised it was 10...once again...I was running to the bus...all of us were running except Shasha...then we realised that the boys were not back yet...buat penat jerrrrr!!!!

We headed for our hotel then... once again...Afifah and Zahroh went to the other room...and once again...the boys requested to change rooms with us...from room 323 (I think) to room 306...by the time the request came, I had already taken out my stuff... Syarifah had started to iron her clothes...but we agreed...kesian lah kan...n packed our stuff while I membebel away...then I started laughing my heart out...as I had somehow tripped and fell...both Syarifah n I laughed away...when we were going towards 306, the boys told us that Nash was bathing...apa lah!!! So I decided to iron my clothes first...haha...after that...got in, unpacked and started counting the passports...I think I counted like a dozen times...hah...some students were telling me that Zuhrah was injured...but they way they said it...was as if they were kidding...by the time I found out that it was the truth, Zuhrah was already taken to the clinic...she needed 5 stitches..poor girl....

Friday 30th November

hmm...we decided to have a meeting...can't find a place other than the 24hr McD...I thought somehow, T.Del had told me about the meeting...apparently, he didn't know about the meeting...and Hanif even said that he didn't say it when I was so sure he said it in front of him...ish...malam Jumaat seh...but anyhow...I went there with the exco, Zuhaily and T.Syakir...the meeting ended about an hour later...or rather...when I myself was starting to switch off...haha...

After we came back, Syarifah and I continued talking abt things...like my JC life n so on...it was 3.30am when we finally decided to call it a day...

6.00am, my alarm went off...I snoozed it...6.05 again...6.10...then I woke Syarifah up...but somehow, we both dozed off...Suddenly, I heard a screeching laughter...was kinda scary but since it was morning...I thought it must be the girls...looked at the time...and gosh!!! It was already 6.53am!!! Syarifah!!! Dah solat belum??? While she was in the toilet, I called Afifah and U.Rusydah and told them that we just woke up...wun be late for the bus...but maybe no time to eat lah...quickly get ready and packed everything...when we came down...not many people were there...thought they had their breakfast...but...they were later than us!!! Some missed their fajar prayers!!! Haha!!! Last day...

Around 8.45am, we left for USIM (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia). *by now, I dun care what the guide says* Muahaha!!!
K, this was a different thing...no one was as interested as before...we were tired...sleepy and the talk or wateva they call it was a lil boring...I even dozed off for a while...managed to cover it as I wasn't facing front..just closed my eyes for a while and then dozed off and woke within 50 secs or so? Then I was fresher...at 10 am...we were given mee curry...I didn't finish half of mine...I just had my breakfast barely two hours before that...then they continued with another forum...which was almost exactly the same as the one b4...hmm...but a lil bit more information...a lot of us dozed off...this time...I was focusing on something else...haha! Smsing...my bill's sure to rise this month...which reminds me...I haven't paid last month's!!! Hahaha!!!

Guess what, after the forum, we were asked to have lunch...and it was barely 12!!! Wanna guess what the lunch was??? No points for the correct answer though...n yes!!! It was chicken rice...once again...barely ate half...

We went off to Melaka after that...KTIAM (Kolej Teknologi Islam Antarabangsa Melaka) Sometimes, they even said KTIM...so, am not sure what the real name is... after a short introduction and a funny talk... we were given tea break...and it was mee hoon goreng with some delicacies...b4 that...the funny talk was funny...I dunno if the guy knew we were in a hurry...but he was speaking as if he was late for a show!!! N then, U.Zainab asked me to pass our school's gift to U.Abu Bakar...but I thought it'll be better if a guy does it...haha! And Sadiq was my victim...sorry boy...at first I thought he wud make a face or something...but then he took it and gave it to U.Abu Bakar in a semi-formal manner...good job there...

We made our way to the canteen...quite a distant...yet I dun see any high tech looks at all!! True to what someone said, this is no city campus...it gives you more serenity than anything else...chit chatted with a staff during the tea and found out that there's only one Singaporean there so far...graduated and from Alsagoff...and she, was my mom's tutee years ago...ahaha!!! On our way back, they met another Singaporean...so, that means, the girl wasn't the only one...some facts misunderstood I think...

We got the chance to shop once again...another hour at Masjid Tanah...I was with Hayati...got some stuff...cheap...got my mom what she wants...and got my lil sis a tin pencil box...(oh yah...she lurrrves it...yeah!) n then, off we went on our journey back to Singapore...we were told that we'll stop for dinner ard 9.30pm at Gelang Patah...so we spent the time playing Uno Cards, telling stories...taking pictures...n I think it was by far, the most fun bus ride in this trip...haha..story comes, ghost stories, and all...no more riddles though...n finally, reached our homeland after a short dinner...called my dad, but ended up being fetched by Seha's parents...

Overall, it was a great trip, made much much much more fun by the people in the bus, no thanks to the lame tour guide...haha!!! So I shall say...thanks to the 3A girls, Sa'amah, Sharizah, and the boys!!! U guys rock!!!

Sorry, I have no pictures for the trip...my digi cam sux..n my hp cam can't shut up...

Now, time to pack for council camp...haha...another 3 days away from home...away from computer...

SWEET LOVE 4:55 PM ;