Friday, December 28, 2007

Last one from Plymouth.

12 hours and counting. Soon, our stay in Plymouth will come to an end. And this shall be my last entry from House 20, Student Village, University College Plymouth St Mark and St John, Plymouth.

Will be missing this place. Will definitely be missing the people I have been working with. May we see each other again and may I have the opportunity to see this place again. Amin.

Goodbye Marjon. Goodbye Plymouth.

Monday, December 24, 2007

Baby stuff.

Kak Mia (Uncle Tamjis's and Aunty Kiah's daughter in law) has just given birth to a pair of female twin last Monday. Congratulations to both Kak Mia and Abg Azrie for having new members in the family.

Presents for the four siblings: a striped shirt from Mothercare for Haziq , a dress from Next for Alya (I have blogged about this dress) and a 50% Daddy 50% Mummy long sleeved t-shirt and a cow baby bip, all from Mothercare, for each of the twins.

I have asked Azhar, their Pak Su, for the twins's name yesterday and he said that Abg Azrie have not given them any name yet. So, Abg Azrie and Kak Mia, apa kata letak Fazlin JR and Farieza JR? Besar mesti comel macam Aunty Alin. Hee hee. :D

Friday, December 21, 2007

A beautiful love song.



Shayne Ward's Breathless

If our love was a fairy tale
I would charge in and rescue you
On a yacht baby we would sail
To an island where we’d say I do

And if we had babies they would look like you
It’d be so beautiful if that came true
You don’t even know how very special you are

You leave me breathless
You’re everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can’t believe that you’re mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you’re leaving me
Breathless

And if our love was a story book
We would meet on the very first page
The last chapter would be about
How I’m thankful for the life we’ve made

And if we had babies they would have your eyes
I would fall deeper watching you give life
You don’t even know how very special you are

You leave me breathless
You’re everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can’t believe that you’re mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you’re leaving me

You must have been sent from heaven to earth to change me
You’re like an angel
The thing that I feel is stronger than love believe me
You’re something special
I only hope that I’ll one day deserve what you’ve given me
But all I can do is try
Every day of my life

You leave me breathless
You’re everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can’t believe that you’re mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you’re leaving me
Breathless

You leave me breathless
You’re everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can’t believe that you’re mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you’re leaving me
Breathless
Breathless

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Stronger everyday.

I was tidying up the notice board in my room, when I found this, drowned by other stuff. I think I copied this from someone's Friendster, a long time ago.

Allah knows what is best for me,
So why should I complain.
I always want the sunshine,
But He knows there must be rain.
I always want the laughter,
But my heart will lose its tenderness,
If I never shed a tear.

Allah tests me often,
With suffering and sorrow.
He tests me not to push myself,
But to help me with a better tomorrow.
For growing tree is strengthened,
If I withstand the storm.
And the sharp cut of chisel,
Gave the marble grace and form.

Allah tests me often,
And for every pain He gives to me,
Provided me with patience,
Is followed by rich gain.
So whenever I am down,
And whenever I feel that everything is going wrong,
It is just Allah's way,
To make my spirit strong.

Thank you Allah.

Us in 1989

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Of INTED and Plymouth

I've been wanting to blog about this for days, but I didn't have the time to do so. I was busy working to the extent of becoming fed up with doing over time. I need a life, or shall I say, I have a life. :P

My stay in Plymouth is coming to an end. I've started packing, deciding on which shall I put in the luggage, which shall I box and have them shipped, which shall be given to the juniors, or which shall be left all alone in the cold weather. Haha. It's hard. It's really hard to decide.

I have a mixed feeling about leaving Plymouth. I really wanted to be home, but at the same time, I don't want to leave this place. It's been my home for the past two years. Where ever I went, for a short getaway or a trip to ASDA or the city centre, I always find it exciting to be back in House 20, to be under the duvet, to be in the cosiness of my own room. I guess I will definitely be missing this place as soon as I step on to the plane, or the coach. Will I ever get to see Plymouth again, or UK maybe? I hope so. InsyaAllah. God's willing.

I have learned a lot during this duration through mistakes and experiences. The thing I have learned are priceless. They taught me to be matured in my own way. They are definitely a treasure. A treasure which I'm sure will be well kept by all of us. I really wanted to write the things I've learned, but there are too many. I don't know where to start, how to start, and I'm sure the list will never end. I guess it's better left unsaid then. Hehe.

INTED has organised a farewell dinner for us on Monday. It was a lovely evening. I have enjoyed it very much, as well as my guest, Kak Nora. It's really a shame that we need to part, for INTED have done so much for us. The speech by Katy created lumps in my throat, I laughed my heart out when Steve gave his speech (who doesn't, anyway, even though you are at the verge of crying) and Sarah's speech brought me to tears. It seems just like yesterday that Sarah and Michelle picked us up from the airport. And in two weeks time, they will send us off to the airport. Time really flies, and it flies fast.



Thank you to Katy Salisbury, Steve Ansell, Lesley Woodhead, Tracy Gilpin, Michael Hall, Liz Robbins, Mike Boston, Sarah Fuqua, Michelle Charlick, Dania Moussalli, Tony Wright, Paul Gentle, and Bernice. Thank you for everything. You are our family for the past two years. You will definitely be missed. :)

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Ayam

alinyussuff: mintak tolong boleh?
Azwan: boleh
alinyussuff: gambar ini pixel nya besar
alinyussuff: susah nak crop guna paint
alinyussuff: takda software lain
alinyussuff: so tolong crop gambar ayam itu
Azwan: bwak bwak bwak bwak
alinyussuff: amboi gelak











alinyussuff: yay ayam dah siap

alinyussuff: mekaseh abang azwan
Azwan: sama sama dik alin.

Azwan: bwak bwak.
alinyussuff: udah udah la tu gelak kat ayam tuh

Azwan: hahahaha.

Menu makan malam untuk hari: Ayam Panggang bersama kentang, lobak merah dan kaNcang buncis. Dimakan dengan kuah gravy. Mendapat inspirasi dari buku Jamie @ Home.

Ainee kata, 'Shedapppp, macam kat Kenny Rogers.'


Mahukan resipi? Sila hubungi saya menerusi ruangan komentari.


*Ade ke yang nak resipi? Bajet mcm ada je. Haha.*

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Daddy cool.

I think I miss my daddy la. Right now, things are very much clustered in my mind. The job I'm currently doing, the exam next week, the trip to London over the weekend, the dinner to attend next week, the final academic week, the final assignment and the flight ticket that I've received this morning. These are the things which I will usually talk to him about. These are the things that make our conversations last hours on the phone. And I miss talking to him.

Whatever happened around me seems to make me think about him even more. When friends ask, would I like to take a ride on London Eye, I said, no, I've been on it with my parents. When I went to Harrods, I remembered the time he dropped the lit to a teapot, broke it and didn't even have to pay for it. Whenever I bought a handbag, no matter how beautiful it is, my favourite would be the one he bought me for my 21st birthday. Whenever friends asked how do I survive with the allowance, I told them may parents taught me to use whatever I have and not to ask for more. And then I remember the fact that he told Mama I was the most independent of all because I would never ask for more money and just use whatever I have or what they have given me. Then there are times when I still buy six mugs and six glasses, each and every time, the fact hit me, there's only five of us now. Not six. Not anymore. When I was home during the summer, I still think that he has gone for a meeting in KL and will return in the evening. When I continue sleeping after Subuh prayers on the couch in the living room, I could smell him, his presence. When I listen to songs, songs about fathers, it hit me that I don't have a father anymore. When I buy things for Mama, my sisters and my brother, or when friends are looking for things to buy for their fathers, I realised that I don't have to buy anything for him. Because he's gone.

My sister and I are always making jokes that he's not around and it will always be funny only to both of us. Like this one.

alinyussuff : ok le
alinyussuff : kamu ngan makcik tu dpt la senza
alinyussuff : mama got handbag
alinyussuff : baby bro cari tshirt hard rock london la
alinyussuff : daddy?
alinyussuff : uh uh
alinyussuff : oh oh
alinyussuff : sob sob srroott
alinyussuff : T_T
alizazy : daddy dpt al-fatihah la
alizazy : ape lagi
alinyussuff : alhamdulillah
alinyussuff : kami suke jawapan tuh
alizazy : hikhikhik

And there are other jokes which I don't think are appropriate to be shared. It would be better to keep it to ourselves.

It has been more than six months now and I still refuse to refer him as Arwah. I deny myself from using that term. I don't want to. Because I still feel his presence around me.

Gosh, I miss him so much that writing this creates lumps in my throat.

I miss you, Ayah. Will you please come into my dreams?

Saturday, December 01, 2007

break

Off to London.


Lalalalalalalala~~

Monday, November 26, 2007

Teka pinggan

Ketika Girls' Day Out kelmarin hari, kami telah menjamu selera di sebuah restoran Morroco berdekatan dengan marina di Barbican. Sungguh sedap sekali, lebih-lebih lagi dengan adanya insan yang sudi belanja (Thank you , Ina.......). Antara juadah yang telah kami nikmati adalah Chicken Couscous, Prawn Couscous dan juga Couscous with Meatballs. Sedap, sedap sekali. Dengan ini, saya mengumumkan, pertandingan meneka pinggan. Setiap pembaca dialu-alukan untuk menyertai. Namun begitu, tuan punya pinggan adalah dilarang sama sekali untuk mengambil bahagian. Silalah, sila caruk pinggan siapakah itu?

Senarai nama tuan punya pinggan:
  • AlinYussuff
  • HalwaniHarun
  • AineeAdnan
  • InaGerik (Nama sebenarnya bukan Gerik ya, ini adalah untuk mengelakkan salah seorang tuan punya pinggan menjadi teruja dengan nama sebenar si tuan punya nama , juga untuk mengelakkan tuan punya nama berasa teruja dengan nama sendiri)
Arah pusingan jam: AlinYussuff, InaGerik, AineeAdnan, HalwaniHarun

Ini pula senarai pinggan-pinggan nya:

Pinggan A

Pinggan B

Pinggan C

Pinggan D

Hadiahnya, sila lihat gambar di bawah. Terliur bukan. Itulah Canelloni. Lengkap dengan tomato ceri, bebola daging, sayur-sayuran dan keju yang cair. Setelah melihat gambar, Encik Omar Khayyam mengatakan, 'Gile appetizing, terus lapar perut jadiknya.' Ya, Encik Omar, memang lazat Canelloni kami semalam.


Apa lagi kawan-kawan, tekalah pinggan-pinggan di atas. Hadiahnya bukan sekadar gambar Canelloni sahaja. Lebih daripada itu. Sila lah.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Stardust Part II

ainee: u igt x quotation i smlm
ainee: apetah
ainee: psl bintang2
alinyussuff: bile kat langit bersinar, masuk kebumi jadik batu
alinyussuff: amende ntah
alinyussuff: gitu la
alinyussuff: the wall tu atmosphere
ainee: erk
ainee: hahah
ainee: saintis habes
alinyussuff: ye le
alinyussuff: u ckp tu semua smlm
ainee: i rase boleh apply
ainee: utk perempuan yg put her position high above
ainee: and those yg telah gagal meletakkan dirinya di darjat yg tinggi
alinyussuff: ape?
alinyussuff: anytime buleh jatuh?
ainee: jadilah batu buruk yg tak berguna
alinyussuff: explainnn
alinyussuff: yeah
alinyussuff: ok paham
ainee: good girl
ainee: sila caruk2
alinyussuff: yg batu pon sbnrnye leh bersinar
alinyussuff: auuuwww
ainee: hikhik
ainee: no star can shine with a broken heart
ainee: so fix your heart
ainee: yeah

Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are?

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UPDATED

Ainee managed to recall her quotation from last night.

'Bintang bile kat atas langit cantik bercahaya, bila dah jatuh ke bumi jadi batu yang tak berguna.'

Pesanan dari penaja (Ainee jugaklah),

'Jadilah bintang di langit. Jangan jadi tahi bintang'

Stardust Part I

A philosopher once asked: are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human? Pointless really. Do the stars gaze back? Now that's the question.

No star can shine with a broken heart.

What do stars do? They shine.

You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn’t true. I know a lot about love. I’ve seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain, lies, hate… It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves… You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and… What I’m trying to say, Tristan is… I think I love you. Is this love, Tristan? I never imagined I’d know it for myself. My heart… It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it’s trying to escape because it doesn’t belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I’d wish for nothing in exchange - no gifts. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine.

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Stardust, a movie must watch.

A mixture of romance, adventure, comedy and fantasy. It's worth your two hours. And I'm just in love with the movie.

Balloon and MAC.

Hi, can I have a balloon?No, not yet.(setelah ditipu 18 kali) Here you go.I got a flower! I got a flower!
Half an hour later, Ainee burst one of its petals. (Jahat kan..Haha, I tau you tak sengaja..)

-->More pictures on yesterday's Girls' Day Out in Ainee's flickr

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Ainee: Prison Break tu ABC kan?
Alin: Eh, tak la. CNN.
*both rofl*
Alin: Prison Break tu FOX la. Tak, I nak cakap bukan ABC je. Terkeluar CNN.


Saturday, November 24, 2007

December issue.

What will happen in the next few weeks?
  • I'm starting my job as a mail sorter in Royal Mail on Monday, a week earlier than expected. I hope that it will be less tiring than last year now that I am on the afternoon shift. Night shift was crazy. It took me three days just to adjust my sleeping pattern.
  • I will be on a trip to London next weekend.
  • I have another assignment to hand in on Friday the 7th of December.
  • An exam on the 10th of December.
  • I will be off the job on the 21st of December, just in time to get some last minute shopping before flying home.
  • I'll ship the rest of my stuff on the 26th of December and I hope that I will only need to ship two boxes. But I doubt it.
  • Finally, I will be flying home on the 28th December at 10pm (UK time). This time it's back for good. Yay!
Hope that everything will go well as planned. Can't wait to be home, nak ziarah kubur daddy. :)

p/s: I've handed in the dissertation. What a relief. Not forgetting the fact that my HDD broke down a week before dateline which results in re-typing almost 75% of the dissertation.

Bye bye dissey.

pp/s: By the way, this is entry number 120. I missed thelilmindofmine's 1st birthday as well as the 100th entry. 120 pon boleh lah. Hehe.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Saya rindu ayah saya.

Semalam, 17hb November 2007.
Genaplah enam bulan pemergiannya.
Tak terkata kerinduan di hati. Terlalu tebal.
Masih belum puas dengan kasih sayang yang dicurahkan.
Masih menginginkannya.
'Ku harungi hari demi hari, bersama wajah tak mungkin akan kembali.'


I miss.

Al-Fatehah.
Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat.
Amin.

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*UPDATED*

Sesudah entri dipos, air mata mula bertakung. Ah, telefon Mama. Bagitahu, sangat rindu sama Ayah.

Tut tut, tut tut, tut tut.
Hello, Alin.
Hello, Mama kat mana?
On the way nak pergi sekolah. Kenapa?
Semalam 6 bulan. (air mata menitis laju).
Sekejap je kan, 6 bulan dah. (turut menangis).

Biarlah kami menangis.
Kami rindukan orang yang sama.


Air mata menitis lagi.
Ya Allah, berikanlah ku kekuatan. Tabahkanlah hati ini.

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Orkid-lah!

Me: Maa, Alin beli buku Nigella Lawson dengan Jamie at Home. Tengok-tengok resipi kat situ.
Mama: Buku ape?!?
Me: Ala, Nigella, pompuan yang masak-masak tu.
Mama: Oh.
Me: Dengan Jamie at Home.
Mama: Oh, Jamie Oliver tu.
Me: Ha'ah. Kan selalu kita tengok dalam TV kan dia petik-petik, cabut-cabut je dari garden dia kan, pastu terus masak kan.
Mama: Ha'ah.
Me: Yang Alin beli ni buku rancangan yang tu la. Dalam tu ada ajar macam mana nak tanam sayur-sayur, kentang, bawang semua. Mama pon boleh belajar.
Mama: Haa, oklah tu. Nanti dia pon boleh belajar tanam orkid dengan Mama.
Me: ........ Hahahahaha. *gelak guling-guling*

Saturday, November 17, 2007

The good girl.

We were sitting together at the kitchen when Ainee told us about one of her childhood act, that she stuck a chewing gum to a friend's hijab. Wani then told us about the day she went cycling that her father had to go out and find her. I told them that I have nothing similar during my childhood years. Whatever happened to me were mostly accidental and the scars that I have were not caused by being naughty.

Many may realised that I have two scars from stitches above my right eyes. I got the first scar when I was about four or five. At that time, I have started helping my mother in the kitchen. I remembered putting a chair next to the stove and wanting to stir her cooking. My brother's nanny wanted to get something out of the drawer and as she was pulling out the drawer, I fell and my head hit the cabinet. Hence, I was taken to a clinic to get a few stitches just below the right eyebrow. I wouldn't consider that to be my fault or I was naughty, I was just helping out. I was in Standard One when I got the second scar. I was standing at the door waiting for the teacher to come in. The wind was blowing hard. It blew the door and the door hit me right on my head. The hit left me with stitches just above my right eyebrow. I wasn't being naughty, I got the scar because the wind was blowing. Ainee kata parut sebab kena tiup angin.

Once during kindergarten, I fell out of the van that took me to school, and I'm sure that I didn't jump out of the van or did any stunt that caused me to fall. I'm sure that a friend has pushed me even though I have told her to stop pushing a few times. That fall caused a few of my teeth to fall out of its place. And I guess that's the reason why my teeth are well structured, compared to my other siblings.

When I was about five, my family including my mother's youngest brother went to Komtar in Penang to shop. My mother was busy looking at the clothes while I was busy walking in and out of the hanging clothes when suddenly, I couldn't find my mother. I stood quietly next to a mannequin until one of the promoter was passing by and realised that I wasn't with my parents. I was then took to the missing child counter. I remembered not crying at all until the announcement was made. Not long after that, I saw my parents coming, laughing that I went missing. They didn't blame me either. For what I know both my mother and her youngest brother blamed each other. My mother thought that I have followed him to the toilet and he thought that I was with her all the time.

I remembered being the quiet little girl. I remembered that people used to say that I have gold in my mouth just because I didn't talk very much. I remembered waiting quietly at the stairs for my mother, after I woke up from my nap everyday. I don't remember my parents or other siblings recalled my bad behavior when I was little, nothing that I could think of. Both Ainee and Wani agreed that maybe I was easy to take care of because I was a good girl. Maybe that's true. And if it's true, I have to agree. Tee hee hee.

The good girl with her late father.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Saya pula bila?

Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi ingin menjadikan 10hb Oktober sebagai 'Hari Angkasawan', bertujuan untuk memperingati tarikh Dr Sheikh Muzaphar dihantar ke angkasa lepas. Kemudian, terdapat juga cadangan untuk membeli kapsul Sayouz yang akan dijadikan tugu peringatan. Saya hanya terfikir, bila pula tudung Sheikh (ala tudung Mawi) akan dijual di Jalan TAR untuk semua peminat wanita Dr Sheikh Muzaphar? Atau, jika Dr Sheikh Muzaphar menjadi tokoh inspirasi dan aspirasi negara untuk golongan muda, bila pula kita akan melihat topi keledar motosikal ala aksesori kepala sut angkasa lepas berada di pasaran untuk dipakai oleh semua mat rempit di Malaysia? Bila ye?

Mejar Dr Faiz Khaleed pula kena tunggu sehingga tahun 2011 untuk berkahwin atas alasan beliau mungkin tidak dapat menumpukan perhatian kepada latihan sekiranya terlalu teringatkan isteri dan anak-anak. Saya kena tunggu sampai bila pula ya?


Just a piece of my thought.

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Press Conference: I'm not a trophy wife.

I, Fazlin Farieza Yussuff, or better known as Alin, will now make a statement that I am not a trophy wife. I have never been and will never be. I was proud to be called trophy wife because I have misunderstood the term. All this while, I thought the term 'trophy wife' means a wife whom a husband is very proud of, who is capable of doing anything and everything under the sun or a wife who is like Bree in Desperate Housewives. However, I have read the definition of the term 'trophy wife' on Wikipedia, and I was shocked to discover the truth. I have never been taken as a second wife nor a third. Therefore, I will retrieve the statement I made earlier. I am NOT a trophy wife. If you have further questions, kindly post yours in the comment section and I will have them answered as soon as possible. Thank you.


p/s: Thank you to Ainee for linking me to the real definition of trophy wife.


terlalu cinta

Z was describing her love life to me.

Z: I was up on a plane and was being attended by a handsome steward, so I was happy. I jumped out of the plane to sky dive and enjoyed the view very much, so I was happy again. Then, "Oh sh*t!" My parachute didn't work. I fell hard near a cliff and I stood up soon after. I noticed that the view was marvellous and so I happy again. Not long after that, I stumbled down the cliff. Tergolek-golek. As soon as I reach the ground, pretty flowers are all there waiting for me. And so, I was happy again.
Me: And I think there's venus fly trap somewhere among the pretty flowers.
Z: (ignoring my statement) So the conclusion is, nak happy kena parah sikit, mana boleh happy sentiasa.
Me: Haha....
.

I can't seem to agree to what Z is doing to her life because I cant stand watching her being hurt again. But, she is happy doing whatever she's been doing. She knows that I don't agree with her doings and yet she wants me to support whatever she does. So, she has all my love, support and prayers. Semoga terbuka pintu hati Z untuk menerima lelaki lain. Amin.



Jangan dekat atau jangan datang kepadaku lagi
Aku semakin tersiksa karena tak memilikimu
Kucoba jalani hari dengan pengganti dirimu
Tapi hatiku selalu berpihak lagi padamu

Mengapa semua ini terjadi kepadaku

Tuhan maafkan diri ini
Yang tak pernah bisa menjauh dari angan tentangnya
Namun apalah daya ini
Bila ternyata sesungguhnya aku terlalu cinta dia…

Tapi hatiku selalu berpihak lagi padamu

Mengapa semua ini terjadi kepadaku

Tuhan maafkan diri ini
Yang tak pernah bisa menjauh dari angan tentangnya
Namun apalah daya ini
Bila ternyata sesungguhnya aku terlalu cinta dia

Mengapa semua ini terjadi kepadaku

Tuhan maafkan diri ini
Yang tak pernah bisa menjauh dari angan tentangnya
Namun apalah daya ini
Bila ternyata sesungguhnya aku terlalu cinta dia…

Aku terlalu cinta dia…

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

chocolates

More chocolate are in stock! Yay!

Aini reminded me in her last comment that dark chocolate is better than the normal chocolate since more cocoa means less sugar and milk, hence less effects on our teeth and weight. Yesterday, I was badly craving for Ferrero Rocher that I asked a friend to get me two boxes of Ferrero Rocher (since they are on rollback) and a bar of Cadbury's Bournville Classic Dark Chocolate (to make me feel less guilty for buying another two boxes of Ferrero Rocher). I realised that Classic Dark Chocolate is so delicious that I went to ASDA after class today and got myself a bar of Cadbury's Bournville Deeply Dark and another of Divine's Dark Chocolate. Hehe.

Banyak betul. I think these chocolates are going to last till the next PMS. :P

I felt less guilty now that I eat dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate. :D

Plus, I love what's written at the back of Cadbury's packaging.
'It's chocolate. It's good. It's just really good chocolate.'
Good, eih?



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Ferrero Rocher itu masih dijeling tajam cause I think they are baaaaddddd..Dark chocolate baiiikkkkkk..hahahaha*

Monday, November 05, 2007

please go away.

I am now taking a break from writing descriptions of language activities for my dissertation. It seems that the break is taking forever and I find it very hard to start writing again. *sigh*

And at the same time, PMS is eating me up rapidly. I sleep a lot. I become emotional and hangin instantly on small things. I constantly feel hungry and wanting to eat. I crave for sweet things, which resulted in buying 4 caramel puddings and baking a cheesecake the other day. I eat chocolates non-stop. I had just eaten three Ferrero Rocher, one after another, and I have already planned of buying another two boxes since ASDA is putting Ferrero Rocher on rollback. 2 boxes of 16 for GBP 5. I have also been thinking about chocolate cake a lot. The one with a creamy chocolate icing layer in the middle and topped with delicious melting chocolate. And right now, I am thinking about a large mug of my favourite vanilla tea with milk and I am trying not to make myself one. I already had it this morning and I limit myself to only one mug per day.

HHAARRRGGGHHH!!! *pulls hair*

I need help. I need someone to tell me to stop eating.

I know this will go away. Please go away quickly.

Saturday, November 03, 2007

Scott Simons's Umbrella

Scott Simons

I fell in love with this version since the first time I listened to it. Smart.



You have my heart
And we'll never be worlds apart
May be in magazines
But you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the dark
You can't see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share

[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella

Under my umbrella

These fancy things, will never come in between
You're part of my entity, here for Infinity
When the war has took it's part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart

[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

You can run into my arms
It's okay don't be alarmed
Come into me
There's no distance in between our love
So go on and let the rain pour
Because

[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

Strawberry Cheese Cake

I am currently waiting for the cake to cook in the oven. And I have a deep feeling that the cake wont turn out the way I was hoping it will. Well, to tell you the truth, when I was mixing the ingredient, I really thought that it wont turn out well, jadi ke tak kek ni, betul ke macam ni, since I simply mixed everything up into a bowl. But I acted confident, yakin, macam Dr. Sheikh Muzaphar tu cakap, 'I have to believe that I am the one.' Hak hak.

I think the cake looks prettiest before it went into the oven. *sigh* And I wont give out the recipe. Kek macam tak jadik, buat apa mau bagi resipi. :D

Comel kan..Siap ade swirl2 strawberry. Too bad bukan begini comel rupanya setelah siap.

p/s: The cake is done and have just ate some. Rasa ok sudah. Appearance cake saja yang tak meyakinkan. Hahaha. Should have used the recipe I have. Gatai tak mau ikut. *long sigh*

Monday, October 29, 2007

Trophy Wife.

Someone has realised my talent and ability to become a Trophy Wife. The problem is, calon suami tak ada lagi.


Thanks, Nisahk. Hehe. I suka gile.


:D

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Wear It Pink!

Yesterday was Wear It Pink Day in our college, held in conjunction with the breast cancer awareness campaign. So, to show our support, we all wore pink to class.


The Pink Power Rangers in action..





Bright and shiny, kan?!

Read Ainee's entry.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Laksa Johor: Aini, pls take note!

Resipi laksa Johor

Bahan-bahannya:
Kuah Laksa:
Bawang merah besar
Bawang putih
Halia
Serai
Lengkuas
*Kelima-lima bahan diatas hendaklah dikisar terlebih dahulu
Cili kering yang telah dikisar
Serbuk kari
Ikan yang telah direbus dan dikisar
Udang yang telah direbus dan dikisar
Santan
Kerisik
Asam keping
Garam secukup rasa

Mee laksa:
Sphagetti

Bahan sampingan:
Timun yang dihiris
Salad yang dihiris
Telur rebus
Taugeh
Tauhu goreng
Daun pudina
Sambal belacan

Cara memasak kuah:

Tumis bawang merah, bawang putih, halia, serai dan lengkuas yang telah dikisar tadi sehingga berbau harum.

Masukkan cili giling dan tumis sehingga minyak pecah.

Kemudian masukkan pula serbuk kari dan tumis sehingga pecah minyak.

Masukkan pula ikan dan udang yang telah dikisar.

Setelah mendidih, masukkan santan.

Masukkan pula kerisik.

Akhir sekali, masukkan beberapa keping asam dan garam secukup rasa. Begini lah rupanya kuah yang telah siap.

Laksa ini kemudian dimakan bersama-sama bahan sampingan yang telah disenaraikan dengan menggunakan tangan.


*Harap maaf, tiada gambar laksa Johor yang lengkap. Laksa telah dilantak sehingga licin segala-galanya. Terima kasih kepada mereka yang telah melicinkannya.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

<3 ?

"You can't love someone that you can't have. You can't teach a heart whom to love, and you can't teach your heart how to love... and it always happens that the only person that you want to catch you when you fall, is that someone you can't have."

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

motherly instinct..

On a shopping trip to the City Centre last week, I bought this beautiful dress from Next for little Miss Alya Qistina.

Cute nak pengsan tengok baju nih..

And then, yesterday, during a raya open house at Dr. Azli's and Kak Ros's crib, I stumble upon this cute little man, Mr Akil Asfar.

Ni pon chomel nak pengsan jugak. Yg pakai baju putih tu le. He he he.

Now, I have a feeling of wanting to have my own children. Beli baju untuk anak sendiri and dukung anak sendiri. Boleh ke?

:P

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Selamat Hari Raya..

It's already 2nd of Syawal here in Plymouth and I guess it's never too late to wish everyone a

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri
and
Maaf Zahir dan Batin..

Look at those shoes..Kah kah kah kah..

Up close and personal..

Crocs ke skechers ke..yang penting padan ngan kaler baju.. :p