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Allergic.

2012-01-25T20:39:00.002+08:00

Just now I ate Singaporean Laksa from the Secret Recipe. It was full with dried-shrimp, shrimp and fish cakes. Also a few tofu. After finishing the laksa, I waited for 30 minutes to see what. As I expected, I got allergy. Of course it was because of the shrimps. So, I took a tablet of Clarityne.

People always asked me me how to know whether we are allergy to certain foods? Well, the only answer I can give is we never know until we try it. After you try the food, if you got a few symptoms, then you are allergy to the food.

Sneeze, nose blockage, red eyes, swollen all over the face or maybe at the lips or eyes, itchy eyes, hardly breathing, those are some of the symptoms I had during allergy reaction. Luckily it was not fatal.

So, if you want to know whether you are allergy to any thing, you just have to try it first, and be prepared with anti-histamine pill. But I don't suggest this method because we never know what kind of reaction you might have. Different person will have different reactions. Anaphylactic shock is the worse because it can cause death.

Therefore, be careful with what you eat. Eat healthy food and if you got the allergy symptoms, it is better to avoid the food. You don't want to get the allergy reaction. Oooo...you don't. It's not fun at all.

Starting a new life...

2012-01-15T15:08:00.003+08:00

Alhamdulillah, tomorrow I'm going to start working. Just a simple job, but I am grateful because I am no more unemployed.

Seems like the flow for this year is going to be just like my dream. Hopefully everything will be better this year, and hopefully all my dreams will come true. Insya Allah, amin...

Oh, my thesis is still pending. My supervisor gives no respond yet. He's on leave 4 days a week for this January. I don't know what will happen to my thesis. I have no more semester to extend. The final exam for semester 1 has ended and semester 2 will start on this coming February. If the Centre for Postgraduate Studies warn me, I think it's not my fault at all. I've submitted my thesis to my supervisor about a few weeks ago. Hurm...

Hopefully Allah SWT will ease me in finishing my Master's Degree. I just want to graduate and have a new life. My life is stuck in the middle until I graduate. Sir, please correct my thesis quickly. I want to graduate. Huuuu~

It's time for me to forgive everyone.

2012-01-11T20:35:00.002+08:00

I've been betrayed, back stabbed, backbite, slandered, humiliated, and sexual harassed, until I reached a point where I couldn't forgive these people anymore. I was very hurt and couldn't tolerate anymore.

However, I watched a TV show just now, talking about 'cleaning' our soul. I don't know why suddenly I feel like I need to forgive all these people and stop hurting myself. It's like a 'wake up call' for me.

So, now I would like to say that I forgive anybody who has done many bad things to me, because I want to cleanse my soul in order for me to get closer to my Creator. It's all because of Allah the Almighty. I want to let go every dirty thing inside my heart. Now it's between you and Allah SWT.

I also would like to ask for your forgiveness in every single bad thing I did. I was a bad person, not that I am a good person now, but at least I am better than before, insya Allah. Please forgive me for not thinking properly and control myself.

I hope all of us have a better life now. I also hope that every grudge that we keep in our heart will be gone. Grudge has no positive value. The more we keep the grudge, the more our soul becomes dirty. Don't let grudge and lust take over our mind, or we will throw ourselves into the darkness.

So, have a good life, be a better person, and always remember our Creator. (^_^)V

I wish I have Doraemon's pocket.

2012-01-08T16:39:00.011+08:00

Currently I am watching Doraemon's movie. If you were a kid during 1990s, I am sure you watched Doraemon. I watched Doraemon since I was in primary school. It's a Japanese cartoon but it is dubbed into Malay language.

Doraemon is a robotic cat who has lost his ears because they were eaten by a mouse. So, Doraemon is very afraid of mouse. Haha. Doraemon got a younger sister named Dorami. Doraemon lives in Nobita's house. Nobita is a lazy kid who always fail in his exam. However, Doraemon always help him in other matters especially when he is bullied by Giant and Suneo. Nobita got a girlfriend named Shizuka. I'm not sure if they are really a couple but Nobita likes Sizuka very much. Haha.

This is Doraemon!

This is Nobita.

This is Dorami.

So, this group (Doraemon, Nobita, Giant, Suneo and Shizuka) always play and study together, and sometimes Giant hit Nobita. Giant is kinda big person who likes to bully other kids, and he sings badly, but he likes to force other kids to listen to him. Suneo is kinda show-off person because he comes from a rich family. Shizuka is a girl next door and she is very intelligent.

This is Giant.

Suneo.

Shizuka.

Doaremon got a magic pocket where he has everything in the pocket. Everytime Nobita got a problem, Doaremon will take a device or equipment or gadget from his pocket. Then Nobita will use it for his own benefit until he got greedy or over the limit, and finally Nobita got trouble. That's Nobita, always got trouble. This cartoon has many good messages to kids, if the parents know how to explain it to their kids.

When I was in primary school, I bought Doraemon's comic every month. It was about RM3.50 per comic. I have the collection from the first series until the 50th series, if I'm not mistaken. Unfortunately my eldest sister threw them away when I was in standard 6 because she wanted me to study for UPSR. Huu...there goes my comic collection. (T_T)

Now I'm an adult but sometimes I watch the cartoon. Not only Doraemon, I also watch Crayon Shin Chan. Hik hik hik. Hey, everybody has their inner child, don't you? And below is the theme song for Doraemon. Hehe~

A virtual letter for a friend...

2012-01-02T21:01:00.004+08:00

Dear my 'disappeared' friend,

I don't know if you read my blog or not. This virtual letter is purposely written for you. How are you? I hope you are doing fine and becoming a better person. It's been more than a year since you disappeared and I don't even know where you are right now. I hope you are living in a 'bright' life and you have left your 'dark' life.

Now we are in 2012. I think in this new year, we should be a better person, and become more positive and mature. Last time we met, it was not in a good situation. Both of us got bad emotions, misunderstood each other, and some negative people interfered our friendship. I was not thinking properly, that was my mistake. You were too vulnerable. This combination was too bad for our friendship, and because of that, you disappeared. When I said my mistake, I should have 'run away' when you-know-what-happened-earlier happened at you-know-where. I should not let myself involved in that stupid situation and let the negative people became more negative. So, that was my mistake.

You being so vulnerable and did not want to think logically and rationally made things worse. It was seemed like I did all the mistakes and I was the bad person, but the truth was I did not even know what had happened between you and the negative people. After that, one bad thing after another happened, I was too tired, you disappeared, so I moved on.

Now, I don't know why, suddenly you came to my mind and I think it is the sign from Allah SWT for me to let the whatever stupid things happened before go away from my mind. I want to clear my mind from those things (even though I never thought about them since a year ago because I was too busy with my lab works) and start to forgive you.

Okay, actually I forgave you a long time ago, because I want to clear my soul from negative things. So, my dear, I forgive you, for whatever happened between us, and please forgive me too, for whatever I said or did to you. As Muslim, this is the best thing to do. I forgive you for the sake of Allah the Almighty, and please forgive me too, for the sake of Him.

If you read this, I would like to restart our friendship and restart everything. We did too many mistakes before, and I believe that this year should be a good year for us to start everything all over again. However, it depends on your decision. If you think you are mature enough, you know how to find me. In Malay we say, "hendak seribu daya, tak hendak seribu dalih." I have opened the door, just waiting for you to enter my house and be my guest.

Finally, I truly hope that you are in the right path now, or even if you are not in the right path yet, I truly hope that you are going to the right path. I pray for you everyday, just like I pray for all my friends everyday. I hope you are more mature and rational now. Amin...

Yours sincerely,

Norly

P/S: If the negative people read this, I also pray for you that you are going to the right path too. Insya Allah...And I thank you for making me stronger than ever.

2011 Memories

2011-12-31T19:48:00.006+08:00

Tomorrow, we are going to enter 2012. I think I have quite a lot of memories in 2011, bad and good, but I don't think I remember all of them. Poor my too-hard-working brain, some of the memories have gone.

If you are a constant reader of this blog, you might still remember the lab burnt incident happened in January. If you don't know about it, you can read it here. The incident happened when I was in Kuala Terengganu, attending my best friend's wedding. I was quite sad at that time, and also quite busy cleaning all the mess together with my colleagues.

I thought I could end my research by April, unfortunately too many problems occurred; the yeast cell didn't grow, contamination of the competent cell, have to shamelessly use other labs' equipments (because of the lab burnt incident), some stupid people created stupid rules, etc etc etc. Because of all these problems, I have to extend 2 semesters for my Master's degree.

My health is not good after gaining 12kgs of body weight. Every night I couldn't sleep properly because I can hardly breathe. I feel tired easily. I feel pain at my feet every time I walked for a long time. I have back ache. Now, I have to work hard losing the unnecessary weight.

I went to Chiang Mai, Thailand, together with my eldest sister, her husband and my niece. Of course, I was sponsored by them. So, Chiang Mai, checked.

I think I become a bit matured in 2011. I learned from the experiences and books. I love reading motivational books, so these books helped me a lot. When I say a bit mature, it means there is still a child inside me. Too mature is boring, okay.

I forgave many people this year. Not because I'm too good to forgive them, but it's because I don't want to keep too many negative things inside me. It's tiring me, and I've had enough tiredness. Forgiving people gives me a more calm soul.

I heard a few rumours about me, spread by I-don't-know-who. It's funny because I never disturbed other people's life. I was too busy with my lab works, I even did not go back to my hometown for 9 months. However, they still spread those stupid rumours. So, I don't want to care about these people and I don't even want to know who they are. Negative people should be blocked from entering your life. We will meet in the hereafter later.

Well, that's all I can remember. See, I told you, my poor brain has deleted some memories. On the positive side, deleting old memories will allow new memories enter your brain. So I hope, in 2012, I will have a better life, and good things will happen. Insya Allah...

Happy New Year 2012 to everybody. May all your wishes come true. (^_^)V

Ironically...

2011-12-28T13:40:00.000+08:00

(Movie Review) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

2011-12-26T21:15:00.006+08:00

I went to Cathay Cineleisure at The Curve just now with my housemate to watch this movie. The hall was full, of course, because today is public holiday. So many people were hanging out with their family and friends.

This movie was awesome! It is totally recommended. You won't waste your money on this movie. It is totally worthy. You will feel the excitement from the beginning until the end of the movie. This movie was not 100% serious, it has a little bit humour which makes you won't feel sleepy.

As usual, Tom Cruise plays the main character, Ethan Hunt. In this movie, he has 3 partners, Brandt (Jeremy Renner), Benji (Simon Pegg) and Jane (Paula Patton). You should watch this movie to see how they work on their plans. Maybe some of us know hat Tom Cruise did his own stunt on the Burj Khalifa (the tallest building in the world located in Dubai). No CGI for the stunt, it was totally real! Huhu...when you watch it, you will know how high the Burj Khalifa is.

I have no more comments on this movie. Just go buy the ticket and watch it! Hehe. I give 4.5 stars for this movie.

Movie Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks 3

2011-12-17T19:14:00.004+08:00

I watched this movie at TGV Wangsa Walk yesterday. The 1.30pm show was full. Luckily I went alone, so I can easily get a seat. So many kids were there together with their mother (father went to Friday prayer).

So, the movie was about the Chipmunks and the Chipettes stranded in an island because of Alvin's naughty behaviour. They were on a cruise but Alvin wanted to have fun, which caused them flied to the island. Just watch the movie first, then you will know how they fly. It is not a surprise anymore if I tell you everything.

In the island, we can see how they tried to survive (by singing Survivor by Destiny's Child at first), and who they met, what happened to them, and how Dave and Ian became friends. Haha...it was quite adventurous for the Chipmunks and the Chipettes. Quite funny and enjoyable.

Don't put too much expectations, just watch this movie to entertain yourself and your children (if you have ones). Since Alvin and The Chipmunks movie has a good reputation before, so I think this squeakquel was not disappointing at all. So, enjoy the movie!

Movie Review: New Year's Eve

2011-12-12T21:21:00.002+08:00

I watched this movie at the GSC Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur with my best friend. I attracted to this movie because of the list of casts. Halle Berry, Sarah Jessica Parker, Katherine Heigl, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Ashton Kutcher, Michelle Pfeiffer and many more popular actors and actresses were in this movie.

The movie was very nice. Nice, in my point of view, is not too heavy and not too light. The movie was a combination of happy, sad, love and funny. I got headache before watching this movie because I did not get enough sleep last night. However, the movie was not too heavy, so I can still absorbed the emotions.

Well, I'm too tired now. What I can say is that this movie is totally recommended if you want to enjoy a light movie. If you are into action movies, maybe New Year's Eve will be a little bit bored for you. If you like romantic comedies, then you better watch New Year's Eve.

I like this song.

2011-12-11T19:19:00.004+08:00

I like this song. It reminds me of an old friend who has got married and I wish him happiness forever. Oh, he totally forgot me, and I don't mind. Hehe. And oh, the part 'someone like you', in my case, should be changed to 'someone unlike you'. My future husband should be a way much better person, for real. Hehe.

Besides that, this song is a good song for karaoke. Hehe. Hurm...I feel like going to karaoke tomorrow, if Sitot wants to. Hehe.

Back to the lab...

2011-12-06T12:20:00.002+08:00

I'm back to the lab. No, I will not do any more works. I just want to hang out and submit my dissertation. Just some unfinished matters. That's all.

I'm tired already working without payment. I need a permanent job now. No more free labour. I need money to survive.

So, now I am actively looking for a job. I don't mind starting with low salary, as long as it is a permanent job.

Just to share some pictures...

2011-11-28T21:45:00.014+08:00

Location: Pangkor Island Beach Resort, Perak

I'm back!

2011-11-25T12:15:00.002+08:00

After almost 2 months sitting in front of this laptop and writing, I have done all 5 chapters. Only appendix, list of figures and tables, and table of content left, but these are not as important as those 5 chapters.

Alhamdulillah...I'm going to submit them to my co-supervisor first, then supervisor, followed by the Deputy Dean. Finally, I will submit my corrected dissertation to the CPS.

May Allah ease me in everything...

Going away and will remove negative people.

2011-10-18T12:03:00.004+08:00

I'm going away for a month or two. So I will not update this blog and Facebook status within those times. First because I want to focus 150% on my thesis writing (quite lazy lately...), and second, I want to change myself.

Lately, there are many negative people in my Facebook friend list. They are becoming worse and worse, and they wrote about negative things and always complaining. They don't want to be grateful to Allah SWT (all of them are Muslims), and they always blame other people and try to play God.

Some got this bad ideology, every time they comment other people's status, they always want to emphasize the political views. Everything will be related to politics, and it is disgusting, annoying and disappointing.

They got a job and then they complained all the time. They got good results in examination, but still complaining this and that. Allah gave everything to them, but they always complain, and of course, based on political views.

Yes, we have the right to voice out our opinions, but those opinions that make me disappointed are being voiced out with hatred. It makes me more disappointed to read them, because those people are the ones that always talked about Islam, before, and I really love to read their status. But now they are totally changed to hatred, complaints, doubtful facts, instigation, rumours and so many negative things.

Yes, they can say it's their wall, they can write whatever they want. Don't they ever think if other people believe those lies or rumours, and spread them to other people, you are committing sins? Don't you ever think about it? As Muslims, you should know about that. I, once, spread a story about Secret Recipe which I put a few links for other people to read and think whether it is true or not, but suddenly I've been accused of spreading rumours. How about you spreading something that you don't even know the truth but you are being convinced by other haters and you believe them, then you spread those rumours everywhere?

Don't simply believe whatever people say or show or spread without finding out the truth. If you still cannot find the proof, please ignore those stories. I prefer people updating their FB status about everyday life, family and friends, activities and jobs, rather than the bad ideology, rumours, and those negative things.

If you are in my FB friend list, if you realize, sometimes I wrote my FB status in anger. Yes, I was angry at that time, because I read too much negative things updated by those negative people on my wall, those things make me want to 'explode'. I can hide their status, but why should we keep the negative people?

So, after I've done with my thesis, I will remove all negative people from my list. Besides, we never met in real life and know each other in real. I just want to keep my friends and other people who are positive only. I want to have positive thinking and I want to be happy. Negative people can get out of my life, whether I remove you, or you can remove yourself. I don't mind either way.

So, see you, readers, in another 1-2 month. Please pray for my success in thesis-writing. I really need a lot of mental strength.

Why Men Marry Bitches

2011-10-15T18:49:00.003+08:00

I wrote about the first book, Why Men Love Bitches by Sherry Argov in here. About 2 weeks ago, I went to a bookstore and found a new book, also by Sherry Argov entitled Why Men Marry Bitches.

This book is like the 'sequel' of the first book. It still explains about how a 'nice girl' can be a 'bitch'. 'Bitch' in Argov's books does not mean a very bad girl, but it means the girl who can Be In Total Control of Herself.

This book is very interesting because it teaches all girls (yes, all girls and women) to get of the 'nice girl' attitude, and transform to a 'bitch' who can stand up of her own feet, no matter what happened to her or around her.

I recommend this book and also the first book to all girls and women who read this blog, and please suggest to your girl friends too. If you want to 'catch' a guy without being a total desperado, this book is for you. If you want a guy to chase you, this is a book for you.

Hurry up, girls, go to MPH Bookstore to buy this book. It is better if you read the first book before this book. Somehow it is related, but the first book is like the introduction part to you.

Girls, if you understand and remember everything in these books, I strongly believe that you will have your dream guy chasing you, until you catch him. Hehe.

If you are addicted to Angry Birds in your phone...

2011-10-11T11:51:00.002+08:00

...you might addicted to this too!

AWESOME!!!

Please come to Malaysia!

Tehehehehe~

If you don't like traffic jam, use helicopter.

2011-10-09T22:49:00.002+08:00

Just now I had an argument with one 'makcik' in Facebook. She complained about the traffic jam she had to go through when she sent her child to the convocation in IIUM (my university). What makes me a little disappointed is that she bad-talked about the whole university,

She said that the security in IIUM is not good, the university doesn't have good PR with the police, etc etc etc, to the point she said that the intelligent people in the university cannot handle the traffic jam, etc etc etc.

I don't know how to tell her statements because they were all so short-sighted. I argued one by one, and finally she said, it's her page, it's up to her to write anything she wants. Ok, that's where she has no more points to counter argue me.

People, in future, if you have a child who's going to attend a convocation, please bear in your mind that TRAFFIC JAM CANNOT BE AVOIDED. Unless you have a good time management, insya Allah you don't need to face this problem. Don't simply blame other people because of your own mistake.

Or, the best thing to do is to rent a helicopter, so that you can go to the campus like VVIP. You have a special spot to land, and you request to the university's administration to put a red carpet for you. In your dream~

And to the student who's going to attend the convocation, you know the situation already. You have been in the campus for 3-4 years, you have seen the situation during convocation, please advice your parents about the time management. So that they won't humiliate you like this 'makcik'.

And oh, this 'makcik' got a few supporters, and one of them said I know nothing about it. The 'it' means the convocation and traffic jam situation. Hahahaha...'makcik-makcik' if you read this, I HAVE BEEN THE IIUM STUDENT FOR MORE THAN 9 YEARS. Do you know what it means? Your supporter feels annoyed when I wrote in English. Hahaha...

Ok la 'makcik', since you are too short-sighted, I have already 'unlike' your page before you requested it. I don't like to support short-sighted people like you. What a shame, 'makcik'. Shame to you and you child.

No mood yet!

2011-10-06T14:00:00.000+08:00

2 days already at home.

Still got no mood to write thesis.

Arghhhh!!!!

The Secret Life of Nora

2011-10-02T19:02:00.005+08:00

I went to Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur yesterday to watch a musical theater, The Secret Life of Nora. I went there with my housemate, because her friend got a few sponsored tickets, so she invited me to join them.

The Secret Life of Nora was a story about a singer named Nora (Tiara Jacquelina), who is trained by a spy trainer named Agent Roger Foss (Ryan Silverman), to investigate a case of the disappearance of many young girls after they went to Mr. J's (Aznil Nawawi) building (I forgot the name of the building). Nora has a manager named Khatijah (Adibah Noor) and an assistant named Betty (Stephanie Van Driesen).

Ryan Silverman as Agent Roger Foss

The story was divided into 2 acts. The first one described about the beginning until the conflict, and the second one was more to the real mission and how Nora solves the case. In my opinion, the first act was more interesting and exciting, but the second one was like confusing and maybe they want to finish it quickly.

Stephanie Van Driesen as Betty

I'm not good in reviewing the whole story, but I just want to express that all characters were played very well by the actors. Every time Khatijah was on stage, people will laugh with her funny character. Mr. J was not that mean, but the 'r' to 'w' pronunciation made people laugh all the time.

I love the part where Nora lost in the jungle and Roger found her. They were talking and Nora sang 'A Twinkle In The Dark'. The song touched my heart. For me, it was very romantic, together with fireflies at the back. Huhuhu...very romantic.

I really enjoyed the show. It was fun and exciting, and I totally recommend all of you to watch it. If you have watched the 60's movie, Nora Zain, this musical theater is totally reminding you of the movie.

Finally, I can stop my labworks.

2011-09-29T21:44:00.002+08:00

Alhamdulillah...after discussing with my supervisor, and cried in front of him, finally I can stop my labworks. I feel like a big stone has been lifted up from my head. I feel relieved and grateful to Allah SWT for helping me a lot. Without Allah SWT, I don't think I will be this strong.

Now I want to focus 100% on my thesis writing. I have started reading books and journal articles. It takes times because there are too many books and articles to read, but I must work hard for the thesis now. Hopefully I will finish writing by the end of October or early November.

Insya Allah...

Stress again!

2011-09-18T13:10:00.005+08:00

After being so excited, finding out about the gene sequence (read it in here), I did a new transformation of the Pichia pastoris. The transformation took about 3 hours to be done, and before that I need to linearize the plasmid, purified it and then I did the transformation. The whole process took about 10 hours to be done.

So, after the transformation, I need to wait for 3 days for the yeast to grow. After 3 days, I found out that the agar plates are contaminated. Suddenly I feel stress. I called the UKM lecturer asking for her opinion and she said that I need to check the cells under microscope. I did it and yes, it is contaminated. I am very disappointed.

If you can see in the picture, the cells are spread all over the agar and there are a lot of dark yellow cells among the spread cells. This is TOTALLY contaminated.

The correct one should be single white/creamy colonies and round in shape. In the picture, that is so WRONG. I am stress again.

Now, I am doing new transformation with disappointment in my heart. I want to cry but I have no tears anymore.

Movie Review: The Smurfs Movie

2011-09-16T20:15:00.010+08:00

I went to KLCC with my best friend, Sitot. We planned to watch The Smurfs movie together since today is holiday. Today is Malaysia Day. Happy Malaysia Day to all Malaysians who love this country.

Ok, back to the movie. This is the cutest movie I ever watched. The Smurfs are so cute. I want to buy a smurf doll later. Hehe.

I don't want to tell the synopsis because I prefer you to watch the movie first. Trust me, you won't regret to watch this movie. I laughed almost every time and I even feel like I was in the movie. It's very adventurous for the Smurfs. Sitot wondered who is the person for Smurfette's voice, and we found out that it was Katy Perry. Haha, no wonder the voice was cute.

Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) and Jayma Mays (Glee) played as Patrick and Grace Winslow. They are the people who helped the Smurfs. Hank Azaria played as Gargamel, the evil witch who wants to extract the Smurfs for a very strong potion. And Gargamel's pet, Azrael, was very entertaining. Haha.

Patrick Wilson (Neil Patrick Harris) with the Smurfs.

The evil witch, Gargamel.

Gargamel's pet, Azrael. In this picture, he is laughing. Wanna see how he laughs? Watch the movie. Hehe.

So people, don't miss to watch this movie. Bring along your kids, or your siblings, or your friends. You won't feel bored at all.

Papa (left) and Clumsy.

Smurfette (left) and Gutsy.

Tips to increase good cholesterol and reduce bad cholesterol in our body.

2011-09-14T10:10:00.002+08:00

I read some tips about how to increase good cholesterol and reduce bad cholesterol in our body. The tips are very useful and beneficial. So here are the 15 ways to raise your good cholesterol (HDL) and lower your bad cholesterol (LDL). I hope these tips will help you. (^_^)

1) Eat more nuts. In an analysis of 25 different studies on walnuts, pecans, almonds, peanuts, pistachios, and macadamia nuts, researchers at Loma Linda University found that eating 67 grams of nuts per day—that’s a little more than two ounces—increased the ratio of HDL to LDL in the blood by 8.3 percent.

And Australian scientists found that when men replaced 15 percent of their daily calorie intake with macadamia nuts—12 to 16 nuts a day—their HDL levels went up by 8 percent. Even better: You can eat nuts covered in chocolate or rolled in cocoa powder; a Japanese study found that the polyphenols in chocolate activate genes that increase HDL production.

2) Boost your endurance. Researchers in Japan found that exercising for 20 minutes a day increases your HDL by 2.5 points. That’s not much, but for every additional 10 minutes per day you keep huffing in the gym, you add an extra 1.4 points to your HDL. It doesn’t matter whether you pull a rowing machine or power through a tough barbell routine, just keep your activity level at a point where you’re panting but not out of breath.

3) Build killer quads. Ohio University researchers discovered that men who did lower-body work—squats, leg extensions, leg presses—twice a week for 16 weeks raised their HDL levels by 19 percent. For legs and HDL levels that are something to look at, follow the lead of the men in the study: Do three sets of six to eight repetitions of the half squat, leg extension, and leg press, resting no more than 2 minutes between sets. (this is good, trust me!)

4) Pop a milk pill. In a study published in the American Journal of Medicine, people who took a daily 1,000-mg calcium supplement saw their HDL-cholesterol levels rise by 7 percent. Choose a brand that contains calcium citrate (not coral calcium) and 400 international units of vitamin D for maximum absorption.

5) Make a date with Mrs. Paul. When Canadian researchers compared a steady diet of whitefish with regular consumption of lean beef and chicken, they found that the fish-eating folks experienced a 26 percent increase in HDL2, a particularly protective form of HDL. Remember: Fish sticks aren't health food—unless they're baked.

6) Learn how to pronounce “policosanol” (poly-CO-sanol). This mixture of alcohols derived from sugarcane wax is the rare natural supplement that may actually live up to its hype. Doses of 10 to 20 mg a day can increase HDL by up to 15 percent, according to David Maron, M.D., a cardiologist at Vanderbilt University medical center. Two brands to try: Naturals and Nature's Life, both sold at health-food stores.

7) Drink cranberry juice. University of Scranton scientists found that volunteers who drank three 8-ounce glasses a day for a month increased their HDL-cholesterol levels by 10 percent, enough to cut heart-disease risk by almost 40 percent. Buy 100 percent juice that's at least 27 percent cranberry.

8) Eat grapefruit. One a day can reduce arterial narrowing by 46 percent, lower your LDL cholesterol by more than 10 percent, and help drop your blood pressure by more than 5 points.

9) Don't let your tank hit empty. A study in the British Medical Journal found that people who eat six or more small meals a day have 5 percent lower LDL cholesterol levels than those who eat one or two large meals. That's enough to shrink your risk of heart disease by 10 to 20 percent.

10) Eat oatmeal cookies. In a University of Connecticut study, men with high LDL cholesterol (above 200 mg/dL) who ate oat-bran cookies daily for 8 weeks dropped their levels by more than 20 percent.

11) Switch your spread. Buy trans fat-free margarine, such as Smart Balance Buttery Spread. Researchers in Norway found that, compared with butter, no-trans margarine lowered LDL cholesterol by 11 percent.

12) Take the Concord. University of California researchers found that compounds in Concord grapes help slow the formation of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol. The grapes also lower blood pressure by an average of 6 points if you drink just 12 ounces of their juice a day.

13) Swallow phytosterols or phytostanols. Both substances—derived from pine trees and soy—lower bad cholesterol levels by an average of 10 to 15 percent. Besides being available in supplements, the compounds are in cholesterol-lowering spreads like Benecol and Take Control.

14) Be a part-time vegetarian. Researchers in Toronto found that men who added a couple of servings of vegetarian fare such as whole grains, nuts, and beans to their diets each day for a month lowered their LDL cholesterol by nearly 30 percent.

15) Switch to dark chocolate. Finish researchers found that consuming 2.5 ounces of dark chocolate each day boosts levels of HDL by between 11 and 14 percent.

One final tip: Your heart will benefit more from a few long-term health improvements than from a flurry of activity followed by a return to the dangerous norm. Above are the tools to protect yourself. Work five of them into your daily routine over the next month. When they become second nature, try five more. By year's end, you will have given your heart a beating chance.

Credit to Sports Toto Fitness Centre (Facebook: Stfc Bts)

Another minor mistake I did yesterday.

2011-09-13T08:21:00.002+08:00

I was too excited to know the main problem I had in my research all this while, I lose focus on the work.

Instead of using low salt LB agar with zeocin, I used LB agar with ampicillin to grow the E.coli colonies. No wonder there was no colony grown on the LB agar.

Urghhh...this kind of mistake should be avoided from now on. 10 months of suffering, I should not add more problem, whether it is minor or major.

Now I found out the main problem.

2011-09-12T13:23:00.005+08:00

For all these 10 months, I repeated the same work again and again and again and again. I feel very tired and losing hope. I am almost giving up and I want to stop doing my work.

During the fasting month, after I went back to my hometown, I got an instinct to check again the DNA sequence for the gene I work with. But at that time, since it was a holiday, I decided to rest for a while and helped my mother cooking and everything. I just wanted to enjoy the 'eid.

Then I came back to my campus and I started doing the same work, AGAIN. Today, this morning I checked again the DNA sequence. This time I checked it carefully and tried to not to make any mistakes.

Suddenly, I found out that there are mutations inside the DNA sequence that I work with for 10 months. There are 87 additional nucleotides inside the gene, which I don't even where they come from. When I translated the DNA sequence into amino acid sequence, there is a STOP codon in the middle of gene.

The mutation occurs in the middle of the sequence. The '---' line is the mutation.

Additional STOP codon is highlighted in red box. Because of this codon, the protein did not express.

O Allah, Subhanallah, I was like stunning and then I laughed out loud. No wonder I got nothing for the Western blot analysis and protein purification.

Luckily I have 2 more clones that I never used but I kept the glycerol stock. I re-checked the DNA sequence of both clones, I found out that both of them got a good sequence. Perfect alignment and no mutations. Again, Subhanallah...Why didn't I check the sequence before, I don't know.

Teaching Mathematics standard 1.

2011-09-09T22:31:00.003+08:00

My eldest sister asked for my favour to teach her son Mathematics. He is standard 1 now. Why Mathematics? Because he got B for this subject only. So, my sister thought that I can help him with a few methods.

He is calculating using his fingers. Hehe. I gave him 30 questions, and he felt sleepy after 10 questions. Huhhh...I don't know what to say.

Wedding and engagement on 5th day of Aidilfitri 2011.

2011-09-03T23:03:00.003+08:00

Today, I went to 2 events, a wedding and an engagement. I went to both events with a few male friends.

Firstly, we went to a wedding of our schoolmate, Rohani. I haven't met her since 1997. We lost contact since then and we met again in Facebook last year. This year, I attended her wedding. I feel so happy for her. Congratulations, Rohani and husband!

After the wedding, we went to an engagement of another schoolmate, Nurul Aisyah. Her engagement was a surprise to us. She said it was an open house event, but actually it was an engagement event. Congratulations, Aisyah!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Happy 54th Independence Day!

2011-08-28T18:12:00.004+08:00

One more day left before Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Malaysia. I'm already back home since last Thursday. Tomorrow will be a very busy day, preparing a lot of food, such as lemang, nasi himpit, satay sauce, cake, rendang, and many more.

So, I would like to wish Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to:

All friends from SKJ, SMKDAS, RPS
Friends from IIUM since matriculation center, Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
All school teachers
All IIUM lecturers
Other friends who know me directly or indirectly
Readers of this blog

May this Raya will be the best Raya you ever had in your life. (^_^)

On 31st August, Malaysia will celebrate its 54th Independence Day. I would like to wish Happy 54th Independence Day to all Malaysians who really love this country. Those who don't love this country, I pray to Allah SWT one day you will open your heart, eyes and mind, and be grateful to live in this country.

May Allah SWT protects this country from all backstabbers, haters, and ungrateful people. May Allah SWT keeps this country in peace and no chaos. I am very grateful to Allah SWT for being Malaysian citizen. There are so many things that we can be grateful of, why should we focus too much on ridiculous things and forget what Allah gives to us.

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI & HAPPY 54th INDEPENDENCE DAY, MALAYSIA!

Finally...

2011-08-24T16:58:00.002+08:00

After more than 9 months of trying and repeating the same works, finally the yeast that I work with grew very well. It's the yeast I obtained from UKM. Thank you Dr. Farah Diba and her student, Kamilah for giving me the cells.

Now one challenge has been solved. Another 2 challenges to be determined. DNA sequence and Western Blot analysis. If the DNA sequence is not good, it means the Western Blot result also will be negative.

Hopefully everything will be okay. If it's not okay, I want to graduate as soon as possible. I don't care.

Hukum membela anjing (Muslim only).

2011-08-21T12:47:00.004+08:00

Baru-baru ni ada seorang artis dengan bangganya upload gambar-gambar dia dengan anjing peliharaannya. Siap tidur sama-sama, bercium dengan anjing itu, bawak pergi jalan-jalan. Satu blog gossip pun menayangkan cerita itu dan terdapat banyak komen daripada orang ramai yang macam-macam. Ada yang buat fatwa sendiri, ada yang marahkan orang lain mengutuk artis itu.

Ya, anjing itu memanglah najis mughallazah. Boleh disamak dengan air tanah sekali dan air biasa 6 kali. Untuk menghilangkan najis itu. Kita boleh memegang anjing dan wajib menyamak tak kira anjing itu basah atau kering. Ini ditegaskan oleh Imam Syafi'e. Tak perlu keluar macam-macam fatwa sendiri. TAPI, yang ini tentang memegang anjing. Bagaimana pula hukumnya kalau kita memelihara anjing sebagai 'pet'?

Ada beberapa hadis sahih yang menyatakan mengenai hukum memelihara anjing. Kalau tak percaya hadis sahih, bagaimana kita boleh mengaku kita ni orang Islam?

Dari Abu Hurairah, Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda,

من أمسك كلبا فإنه ينقص كل يوم من عمله قيراط إلا كلب حرث أو ماشية

“Barangsiapa memelihara anjing, maka amalan sholehnya akan berkurang setiap harinya sebesar satu qiroth (satu qiroth adalah sebesar gunung uhud), selain anjing untuk menjaga tanaman atau hewan ternak.”

Selain itu ada hadis ini juga:

Dari Ibnu ‘Umar, Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda,

مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا إِلاَّ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ أَوْ ضَارِى نَقَصَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِ

“Barangsiapa memelihara anjing selain anjing untuk menjaga binatang ternak, maka amalannya berkurang setiap harinya sebanyak dua qiroth (satu qiroth adalah sebesar gunung uhud).” (HR. Muslim: 23 Kitab Al Masaqoh).

An Nawawi membawakan hadits di atas dalam Bab “Perintah membunuh anjing dan penjelasan naskhnya, juga penjelasan haramnya memelihara anjing selain untuk berburu, untuk menjaga tanaman, hewan ternak dan semacamnya.”

Lihat, Nabi Muhammad SAW melarang memelihara anjing selain daripada untuk menjaga binatang ternak dan tanaman (kebun/ladang).

Selain itu, Prof. Dr. Yusof alQardhawi juga ada menyatakan mengenai hukum memelihara anjing di dalam kitab alHalal wal Haram fil Islam. Anda boleh membacanya di sini - Hukum Bela Anjing.

Jadi, kepada yang suka buat fatwa sendiri, dan lepas tu siap suruh orang yang argue pergi belajar betul-betul, sebenarnya andalah yang kena belajar betul-betul dulu sebelum mengeluarkan fatwa (anda tak layak pun sebenarnya). Kena pandai bezakan antara hukum memegang anjing dan hukum memelihara anjing. Kedua-duanya sangatlah berbeza.

Hadis-hadis credit to http://rumaysho.com

Work over time.

2011-08-18T15:25:00.002+08:00

Today, I started my lab work at 6.30am and I will be finished by 9pm. Last night, I did not sleep well because there was a dog at the back of my house, barking every minute. The dog is crazy. It barks every night. I never heard of it before. It started about 2 weeks ago. I feel like to throw 'mercun bola' to the dog. Huuu~

So sad...

2011-08-16T13:15:00.002+08:00

I'm listening to Raya songs right now. It's already 16 days of fasting. I can't wait to go back to my hometown.

It's been 8 months and 21 days since I went back to my hometown. I'm trapped in this lab since then. My supervisor always gives me lots of works. Every problem I got, he will add another 4-5 new works.

Next week, on Thursday, 5pm, I will drive back to my hometown. I don't care. Additional works can wait, but family is always first.

Cakap tak serupa bikin.

2011-08-13T15:36:00.003+08:00

Saya selalu jumpa dengan orang macam ni. Dia cakap macam-macam, tapi akhirnya semua yang dia cakap tu tak betul pun. Dia cakap dia orang yang jenis macam ni, macam tu, tapi dengan terang lagi bersuluh kita boleh nampak dia jenis macam mana sebenarnya.

Ada seorang kawan saya ni, saya pun tak tahu la boleh dipanggil kawan ke tidak. Sebabnya, dia cari saya bila dia perlukan pertolongan saya je. Bila dia senang, dia tak ingat saya pun. Dia ni selalu cakap dia ni tak suka itu, tak suka ini, tapi akhirnya yang saya selalu nampak, semua yang dia buat bertentangan dengan apa yang dia cakap.

Ada lebih baik kita tak payah cakap apa-apa. Jadi diri sendiri dengan cara menunjukkan sifat kita yang sebenar. Lemah lembut ke, garang ke, kasar ke, sopan santun ke, pemarah ke, jadi je la diri sendiri. Biar orang kenal kita macam mana kita yang sebenar, daripada asyik menipu dan cerita nak tunjuk yang kita ni baik sangat.

Sekurang-kurangnya bila orang tahu perangai kita yang sebenar, bila kita jadi macam tu, orang dah boleh agak, "Oh, dia memang macam tu." Daripada orang ingat kita ni jenis A, tapi tiba-tiba orang tengok kita ni sebenarnya jenis B, mestilah orang akan terus pandang serong kat kita. Orang lain nak terima atau tidak diri kita yang sebenar, itu masalah diorang. Kita tak boleh paksa diorang terima. Yang penting, kita tunjuk diri kita. Kalau kawan yang sebenar, dia akan berusaha sesuaikan diri dengan sifat kita. Jadi, bila dah sesuaikan diri, takde la asyik terasa hati saja.

Cukup-cukuplah nak menipu saja kerjanya. Tak perlu tunjuk diri tu konon macam baik sangat, tapi hakikatnya sangat la berbeza. Jangan jadi hipokrit, sebab walau berlakon macam mana sekalipun, lambat laun kita akan terkantoi jugak. Berlakon tu lama-lama jadi memenatkan jugak tau.

Rest in peace, Putih... (T_T)

2011-08-09T07:59:00.005+08:00

If you are my constant reader, you might be still remember one of my entries about cats. If you don't remember, you can read it here - I love cats very much!

One of the cats, named Putih has died. He was hit and run by I don't know who. Now Putih is happily living in the heaven.

Putih, I miss you so much. Usually every morning when I opened the door, I will see you. You ran to me and you wandered around my legs. Then you licked my feet and you sit on my feet. When I called you, "Putih~", you will immediately come to me.

Now you are gone, Putih. We will miss you... (T_T)

Rest in peace, Putih...

How to enhance your image?

2011-08-02T13:07:00.008+08:00

I would like to share a few tips about how to enhance our image. Boys and girls, men and women. These tips apply to all. Oh, I will not tell you something like other image consultants do. This is a bit different. It will be all about our daily routine and hygiene.

1) You MUST take bath at least 2 times a day. Please, don't keep your dead skin cells. They should be washed away everyday so that new cells will grow effectively. Not only the dead skin cells, taking bath will clean up your body from sweat and bacteria. These combinations (sweat & bacteria) can lead to body odour. Use liquid soap and brush/sponge for more effective bath.

2) Wash your hands with soap everytime before and after eating, after use the toilet, after handling any dirty things, before you cook, and after touching animals. Wash inside your finger nails too. Don't leave your nails full with dirt. Oh no, it's so gross.

3) Change your clothes and wash them everyday. Don't keep them in the closet and wear them again tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, 2 days after tomorrow and etc etc etc. Your dress/shirt absorbs sweat, and sweat can attract bacteria to grow. Bacterial growth can lead to bad odour. Seriously, please don't make air pollution with your smelly dress/shirt.

4) Wear new/clean socks everyday. Your smelly feet is disturbing, eventhough you wear full covered shoes, the odour will flow out of your shoes. Wash your feet, the space between your fingers, and your nails properly.

5) Use deodorant. Your armpit is one of the best place for bacterial growth. Shave/pluck your armpit hair (it is sunnah) and use deodorant. Spray the deodorant on your armpit skin, not on your shirt.

6) Change your undergarments at least twice a day. Seriously, those who wear your undergarments for more than 12 hours, you are so not hygienic.

7) If you have a lot of pimples, please try to treat them. 2 to 3 pimples are acceptable, because we cannot avoid them. But too many pimples until they cover all over your face? That's too much. Try to treat them, traditionally or modern way. Both can be effective.

8) Moustache and beard. Men, please trim them if you don't want to get rid of them. Don't make them grow on your face like bushes. You will look like living in a mess. It's so not attractive.

9) Hair. If you have dandruff, use anti-dandruff shampoo. If you colour your hair, please colour them appropriately. Asians with totally blonde hair? Not matching at all. You have tanned skin and you want to get blonde hair? Sorry, wrong image. Muslim women and girls, wearing hijab is pretty, you know. And it helps to protect your head skin from direct sunlight. But please wash your hair at least once for 2 days. Don't leave it greasy. Men and boys, don't use too much gel or hair oil. It will be smelly and too greasy.

10) Mouth and teeth. Brush your teeth at least twice a day. Use floss and mouthwash to get better hygiene. Come on, do you think people want to talk with you when you have bad breath? Yes, they will talk with you but deep inside their heart, they are cursing you. And please stop smoking. Smoking will stain your teeth with yellow colour. Coffee and tea also will give the same effect, but after drinking coffee/tea, you must gargle with water to remove excess coffee/tea on your teeth (my dentist advised me about this).

Oh, don't misunderstand me.

2011-08-01T11:11:00.003+08:00

I am not a religious person. I mean, I am a Muslim, but I am not qualified to be a Muslim scholar. Oh no, I am so way out of that league. My knowledge about Islam is too little, like a drop of water in an ocean.

Whatever I wrote or shared in the Facebook or in this blog about Islam is based on what I read and heard. And of course I searched all the information until I feel confident to tell people about it. I won't simply copy and paste anything without searching for confirmation first. If I don't feel confident about it, I will not do anything.

Like I said, my knowledge about Islam is like a drop of water in an ocean. Luckily I am studying in International Islamic University Malaysia. When I attend a few Islamic classes, I got so many new knowledge about Islam. Seriously, there were very details and they opened my eyes about this religion.

So, again, please don't misunderstand me. I have good intentions to share whatever I learned and heard with my fellow friends.

Important reasons to exercise.

2011-07-31T11:50:00.002+08:00

I read this article in MSN Life & Style. There are many important reasons for us to exercise, and these reasons are totally true.

1) All too often we easily come up with reasons not to go to the gym and exercise, despite knowing that it is good for us and part of a healthy lifestyle. Apart from the guilt, there are some wonderful and important reasons why you should stick to that work out. Read on to find out what they are.

2) Studies have found that exercising on a regular basis will reduce your risk of dying early. Those over 50 years who jog for 20 minutes a day are known to live longer than those who don't.

3) Your quality of life will be better as you'll be fitter and more athletic, reduce shortness of breath (I have this problem now at the age of 27) and be able to get about when you're much older. Being actively fit is all part of a healthy and happy life.

4) You strengthen your heart when you exercise and therefore reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and heart disease. You will also be reducing the levels of bad cholesterol which is damaging to your heart.

5) Exercise will also help to keep the lungs healthy and improve your efficiency in breathing. Most people use a fraction of their lung capacity when they breath in.

6) Most women are at risk of osteoporosis as they get older. Exercise helps to increase the density of the bones and therefore reduce the risk of the disease and fractures.

7) Exercise helps individuals to maintain a desired weight or lose weight. With increasing numbers of obesity around the world, a healthy diet coupled with exercising on a regular basis can help those that are overweight.

8) Exercise can help a person to sleep better at night which helps to increase a person's productivity and reduce fatigue. Not getting enough sleep on a daily basis is extremely damaging to a person's health. (I have this problem too.)

9) Regular exercise is known to reduce anxiety, depression and stress. Long periods of either of these three cause damage to the body, brain and cells. (This problem too.)

10) The main reason people exercise is to tone their body, manage their weight and to look good. This helps to boost confidence and self-esteem in people as their appearance improves. (This too...)

11) Regular exercise is not only good for your health, but it also helps to improve your sex life and sexual functioning. It can help reduce the incidence of sexual dysfunction and improves circulation which is beneficial for sex. Endurance, flexibility and strength, which are also linked to a healthy sex life, are also improved.

12) Exercise helps to keep the immune system strong which means the body is better at fighting colds, viruses, and at preventing diseases.

13) Exercise will help to keep a person's skin clear, too. As circulation is improved, the distribution of oxygen, vitamins and nutrients are also improved, reducing the chances of pimples, blemishes and bad skin.

14) Exercise ensures that plenty of oxygen reaches the brain which is important in keeping brain cells active and healthy, ensuring improved cognitive function, getting rid of toxins and helping you to think quicker and clearer.

15) If you are a food lover, then exercise ensures that you will be able to eat more of the foods that you love as you'll be burning calories and fat, and gaining muscles. (The most important!)

Haish...among these 15 reasons, 10 of them are totally related to me. It seems like I MUST START to exercise now. If you are also related to 1 of these reasons, you have to start exercise. Let's exercise together, readers!

Credit to MSN Life & Style

Ramadhan is coming in 2 days!

2011-07-30T10:03:00.004+08:00

Alhamdulillah, it's raining heavily for 2 mornings already. It's a bless from Allah before Ramadhan. We should take this opportunity by performing Solat Sunat Dhuha. This is the time where our prayer will be granted, insya Allah.

In this coming Ramadhan, I would like to ask for forgiveness from all people. I have been many kinds of person. Nice, bad, rude, soft, etc etc etc. But I am still a human being. I can easily make mistakes.

I also forgive all people who did bad things to me. The next step, you can ask for forgiveness from Allah SWT.

Oh, those who owe me money, I will not say 'halal saja la'. Debt is still debt. You don't want to pay, you have to answer the questions in the hereafter. Ok.

So, Ramadhan Mubarak to all Muslims who read or don't read my blog. May this Ramadhan will a bless to all of us. (^_^)

Masalah kat department ni boleh selesai kalau...

2011-07-28T16:57:00.002+08:00

1) Repair SEMUA equipment yang rosak, lepas tu hadkan penggunaan terutama sekali kepada puak-puak bukan orang Malaysia yang datang dari negara belah Afrika. Apa saja equipment yang diorang guna, semua jahanam dalam sekelip mata. Benda baru beli pun, bila diorang guna je, lepas seminggu dua, mesti rosak. Autoclave machine terutama sekali. Essential tu!

2) Pensyarah-pensyarah yang nak ambil student untuk PhD dan Master's degree tapis dulu semua calon. Buat test tentang laboratory safety and precautions, dan juga test diorang guna equipment. Mana yang gagal tu, tak payahlah ambil. Banyak lagi student lain nak apply.

3) Sediakan 1 lab assistant/technician untuk setiap 1 lab, dan pastikan diorang ni pulak bukan jenis kerja sambil lewa dan makan gaji buta. Diorang ni pun patut kena test sebelum mula bekerja. Test semua perkara, daripada macam mana nak handle equipment, basic knowledge pasal bioteknologi, dan lain-lain perkara berkaitan. Kalau ZERO KNOWLEDGE, lebih baik buang je.

4) Pensyarah buat kerja pensyarah, engineer buat kerja engineer, technician buat kerja technician, lab assistant buat kerja lab assistant. Tak payah nak menyibuk kerja orang lain, nak jadi gila kuasa, nak mengarah orang sesuka hati itu ini. Buat orang jadi menyampah.

5) Kurangkan pengambilan pelajar-pelajar yang takde basic bioteknologi lansung. Ada tu, masa degree buat food technology, masuk Master's degree kena buat molecular biology. Tak ke bengong namanya tu. Memang la nak kembangkan ilmu, tapi agak-agak la. Ingat molecular biology tu macam masak ikan goreng ke.

6) Pensyarah kena sentiasa memantau pelajar-pelajar bawah mereka. Ye, memanglah pensyarah busy, tapi sekurang-kurangnya datang la ke lab ni 2 minggu sekali, duduk dalam lab tu 2-3 jam, tengok apa student dia buat. Lagi bagus kalau suruh student tu tunjuk macam mana diorang handle equipment dan chemicals. Mau terperanjat kambing semua pensyarah nanti.

7) Mana-mana equipment yang dibeli menggunakan grant pensyarah, bolehlah kalau nak claim itu diorang punya. TAPI, kalau beli guna duit Kulliyyah, lepas tu nak claim engkau punya, silap besar la makcik. Ditambah pulak engkau sorok semua benda tu dalam almari berkunci, 2x ganda silap besar la. Duit tu datang dari mana makcik? Dalam yuran kami ada bahagian untuk RESEARCH ye. Ini bermakna, semua student yang bayar yuran BERHAK untuk guna SEMUA equipment yang dibeli menggunakan duit Kulliyyah. So jangan nak mimpi besar claim semua equipment engkau punya.

8) Asingkan lab untuk pelajar tahun akhir dan pelajar postgraduate. Sepatutnya tak boleh bercampur tau, sebab postgraduate research ni la yang menentukan KPI pensyarah-pensyarah semua. Sebab tu la ramai antara kami yang extend semester semata-mata nak dapatkan result yang sangat bagus. Budak-budak FYP, cukup masa habis la. Paling hebat extend pun 1-2 bulan je. Bila semua pun buat kerja kat tempat yang sama, berebut-rebut nak guna equipment itu ini, akhirnya kerja siapa yang terganggu? Kerja PG student la. Semuanya kami yang kena mengalah.

9) Pelbagaikan research. Sekarang ni semua orang pun nak buat optimization, semua orang pun nak guna incubator shaker, semua orang pun nak culture. Lansung takde variety.

10) Lengkapkan semua lab dengan equipment yang penting. Contohnya, autoclave machine, incubator shaker, fridge, centrifuge machine, orbital shaker, laminar flow, fume hood, water bath, incubator, oven. Duit tu banyak, tapi taktau la ke mana perginya. Bila dah ada semua ni, adakan latihan selama beberapa hari kepada semua pelajar postgraduate yang nak guna lab tu. Ajar sampai pandai, sampai ingat semua benda-benda remeh. Then baru bagi diorang guna lab tu.

Ahhh...kalau nak senaraikan semua cadangan, berjela-jela la entry ni. Aku kasi cadangan semua ni berdasarkan pengalaman selama 3 tahun aku buat research kat department ni. Memang banyak yang tak betul daripada betul, dan lansung tak ada effort nak membetulkan. Lama-lama semua lab kat sini akan jahanam. Percayalah.

I love cats very much!

2011-07-28T13:39:00.006+08:00

This is Putih. He was born about 2-3 months ago. He is very adorable. Everyday before I go to work, he will come to me and rolling around my feet. He will bite my feet and lick my feet. It's tickling. Hehe. His name is Putih because he is white in colour. However, he never takes bath, so his fur is a bit dirty.

This is Putih and his elder brother, Oren. They have the same mother. Oren was born 1 year earlier than Putih. I am sure they have different father. Their mother is playgirl. Haha.

Putih loves to play with Oren. Oren is a bit fierce, maybe because he is older than Putih. Oren always gets jealous when I play with Putih. So he will hit Putih. Jealoussss...

Since Putih is smaller than Oren, so Putih will let his brother hit him. You see, he is lying down while Oren wants to hit him.

This is Kecik. I called her Kecik because she is smaller than others. She was born together with Putih, about 2-3 months ago. However, she is pregnant now. Poor Kecik, she is so small, I can't believe she is pregnant. Later when she delivers her babies, I will know who is the father. Oh, before this Kecik was afraid of me, I don't know why. I always called her but she ignored me. But now she doesn't ignore me and doesn't run away. Maybe because she is pregnant. I always touch her big belly and I can feel movements inside her belly. Hihi.

Oh, actually, they are all my neighbour's cats. I just play with them because they are so adorable and entertaining.

Problems I had in 3 years of battling with research.

2011-07-25T14:32:00.002+08:00

First, breakouts on my face. Before I started my life as a postgraduate (PG) student, specifically Biotechnology Engineering, I had a good skin. Not too good, but at least I didn't have a lot of pimple scars, acne, blackheads, whiteheads, wrinkles, etc etc etc. Now, after 3 years as PG student, my face is like...I couldn't describe it because it will hurt me. (T_T)

Second, dehydration. I think I am dehydrated the most in these 3 years of battling. Yes, I drink a lot of mineral water everyday but I am still dehydrated. My lips are dried, my body skin got obvious dry cell. I can see them clearly on my hands. (T_T)

Third, I gained 10 kilos withing 3 years. My weight in 2008 was 57kg with 172cm height. Now I am 67kg (of course with the same height). I have to keep 5 jeans and lots of shirts in a box. Why is this happening? It is because I haven't exercise since then. I joined the Celebrity Fitness for a few months and I have to stop because my research work takes a lot of my time. I joined capoeira for a few months and I have to stop for the same reason. Now I AM FAT!

Fourth, I don't get enough sleep, I have dizzy everyday, my bed is not comfortable it gives me body ache everyday, I'm tired at all time. I drink 100plus sometimes, I cannot drink it everyday. Too high sugar content can lead to diabetes.

Fifth, I can easily get angry. You know, when you are really stress, then you are trying hard to handle the stress, suddenly so many people around you added more stress, it's like a volcano waiting to explode. But now, I am still controlling my anger. If I feel annoyed, I will run away for the situation. Not to avoid the problem, but to avoid more annoying moments.

Sixth, you got problems in your research and you have tried all troubleshoots recommended in the manual, but your problems still cannot be solved. You have tried for 7 months or more to solve the problem, and it happened again and again. You told your supervisor about this but he always asked you to add some more works. You cannot scold him, he is your BOSS. You know how I feel now?

Seventh, no one in your family knows about Biotechnology. They asked you to do Master's degree and expect you to get the scroll immediately. Suddenly you got so many problems in your research and even after 2 and a half years, you still haven't done with it. They keep asking you when are you going to finish, bla bla bla. Stress at the laboratory, when you go back home, your family adds some more stress.

Eighth, you are 27 years old and still single. You don't have boyfriend because you want to focus on your Master's degree first, graduate and get a job. But some people always ask you when are you going to get married. And some people wanted to recommend too many guys to you, but your mind is not focusing on relationship yet. When you reject all recommendations, they said, "You think you are THAT beautiful???" "You think you are THAT cool???" "Why didn't you want this guy??? He's nice and shy." Urghhh. Luckily, I have faith on Allah. He knows when is the best time for me to get married.

Ninth, you want to work calmly at the laboratory. You want to focus on your work. You have done so many things and it took about a few weeks for you to get a sample. Suddenly, in the middle of your work, some stupid people interrupt you by creating stupid rules, power supply failure, some people like to burn the lab, bla bla bla. How do you feel about that? I'm working with yeast, and to get a sample of enzyme, I need culture the yeast for 7 days. Waiting for this long, and suddenly stupid people give problems, I will be very mad. They won't do it for me, I have to repeat the work for another 7 days. Do they care? NOT AT ALL.

You see, these are the reasons why I always have mood swing. You can say anything about me: I am rude, I am fierce, I don't have manner, etc etc etc. If you are in my shoes, I don't know if you can handle it or not. Nobody will understand unless you are in the same situations.

So, stop complaining about my attitude and behaviour. You are lucky I didn't hit you with the lab metal chair (this message goes to a fat-bloody fool-sex maniac man).

Thank you.

I am really disappointed today.

2011-07-24T12:32:00.004+08:00

I have a friend. She has an affair with a married man. I advised her not to do it, think about the consequences, think wisely about the decision, don't treat the man at all, don't answer his call and sms, don't meet him at all.

She said they are just friends. She said she will listen to me. She said she will try her best to avoid him.

Unfortunately, she cannot be patient at all. Now she said they are in love, which in the correct phrase, she is in love with him. I am so disappointed.

Don't say that I am not a supportive friend. Why should I be supportive for this stupid thing? She said she knows the consequences. Oh no you don't. You never been there, and you never done that. This is your first time.

Everyday we heard a lot of stories about this. A married man cheated his wife with other woman. Out of thousands of men, only 1-2% of them married the other woman. Others? They used the other woman to fulfill their desire (I mean, for sex). After a while, they get bored and dump her. They will give so many reasons, and they will avoid her.

I'm tired with this disappointment and I don't want to care from now on. She said she knows the consequences, yeah, right, we wait and see.

My love, you know how I really hate this situation. I told you in the first place, now I only want to say to you, please take care of yourself. I hope you will open your mind sooner (not later). I hope you will run out of this situation as soon as possible. I will pray for you.

Believe me my love, he doesn't love you at all. He just wants to try his charm, and unfortunately he chose you to be his victim. I am very sad. If he really loves you, ask him to marry you as soon as possible. You see what will he say. If he says OK, it means he loves you. But if he gives so many reasons to avoid marrying you, it means you are TOTALLY his victim.

May Allah safe you from any disaster, my love.

I am harsh, but I do really care.

2011-07-19T09:01:00.002+08:00

I don't know how many times should I say about this. I am not hypocrite, I am harsh to something I really don't like, I really care about people around me, especially my family and friends.

So, if I heard about anything from them, especially stupid things, I will immediately become protective. Yes, I will be harsh and very rude, but that is just me. I don't want my family and close friends to do stupid things. Things that can be avoided earlier.

You know why? Because I have done so many things before, I mean stupid things, I know the consequences, and I don't want them to repeat the same mistakes. Fine, if they still want to feel the consequences, it is up to them. I have done my part by giving them a lot of advices.

Some of my close friends still don't know the real me, even though we have been close friends since years ago. There are some things that should be kept to ourselves. Right?

So my dear lovely close friends, if you think I am very rude, don't get it wrong. It means I really care but it is the way I am. You should know and accept me for who I am, then you will realize how I really want you to be on the right path. Don't put yourself in a bad situation that you can avoid earlier. Please don't.

Secara jujurnya...

2011-07-16T14:51:00.002+08:00

...aku sangat tak suka nak sound orang, nak warning orang, nak marah orang. Korang tak boleh bayang betapa penatnya buat macam ni selalu.

Tapi kalau ramai orang sekeliling aku ni yang dah sampai tahap 'too dumb to think', nak taknak aku kena jugak bersuara.

Kadang-kadang benda-benda remeh kalau dibiarkan boleh jadi parah. Mula-mula kita kata tak apa, tak apa, lama-lama bila diorang dah biasa duk buat benda-benda remeh dan tak ditegur, diorang akan buat lebih teruk lagi.

So, aku terpaksa bersuara. Dalam tempat aku buat kerja ni, orang lelaki tak berani nak bersuara. Kalau ada benda yang diorang nak komplen, dia cakap kat aku. Aku jugak la yang pegi sound orang berkenaan.

Oh, aku cakap elok-elok la. Tapi bila dah banyak kali cakap elok-elok pun tak faham-faham jugak, aku jadi annoyed, suara terpaksa ditinggikan sikit la. Selalunya bila suara dah ditinggikan sikit, akan nampaklah perubahan.

See, orang asyik cakap aku garang la, kasar la, tak lemah lembut la. Tapi ada korang tahu kenapa aku jadi macam ni? Jangan main tuduh je bai. Wa memang marah bersebab. Wa tak main la marah tak tentu hala. Wa memang emo bai, tapi wa emo pada masa yang sesuai.

Kalau wa ni asik emo, wa memang akan marah semua orang, setiap masa, di mana-mana, tak kira bangsa dan agama. Tapi wa tak macam tu bai. Wa marah bila ada orang dekat dengan wa buat hal je. Kalau takde sapa buat hal, wa rilek je bai.

Lu tanya kawan-kawan yang sangat rapat dengan wa, wa ni setiap masa nak marah ke? Wa ni suka maki orang tak tentu hala ke? Wa ni brutal sangat ke? Wa memang laser, tapi laser wa bertempat bai.

Lu ingat bila wa marah, wa buat lawak ke? Kalau wa buat lawak, wa buat lawak la. Kalau wa marah, wa marah la bai. Takkan itu pun tak boleh nak beza. Tak perlu nak buat lawak waktu orang tengah marah. Silap time tu bai.

*ada orang ketuk pintu lab pulak...nak pegi bukak jap*

Ok, balik kepada menjadi orang biasa. Aku ni sebenarnya, kalau orang betul-betul kenal aku la, memang happy go lucky je. Tapi, happy go lucky aku terjadi bila aku bersama dengan orang-orang yang aku rasa selesa. Kalau orang yang aku kurang selesa, memang aku serius banyak. Sori le, aku memang macam ni.

So, next time kalau tengok aku serius, itu bermakna aku tak cukup rapat la dengan sapa-sapa. Oh, buat kerja pun kena serius la. Kalau aku gelak-gelak waktu buat kerja, aku lupa apa aku buat sebelum tu. Fokus itu penting ye.

Nak bergaya tu boleh, tapi jangan berlebihan.

2011-07-15T10:20:00.005+08:00

Saya seorang yang sukakan fesyen, tapi saya kurang berfesyen. Macam mana tu? Saya suka membelek majalah-majalah fesyen, mengambil tahu hal industri fesyen dan peragaan, tapi saya jarang mengenakan pakaian yang sangat gorgeous dan marvellous. Kadang-kadang tu ada la tapi ikut kesesuaian keadaan dan majlis.

Saya suka memerhatikan orang-orang sekeliling. Sekarang ni ada macam-macam gaya pakaian dan bertudung. Ada tu sampai tahap saya tak tahu macam mana diorang boleh pakai baju dan tudung macam tu. Banyak persoalan bermain di dalam minda ni, "Tak panas ke diorang pakai tebal-tebal macam tu?" "Kenapa diorang jalan macam tu?" "Kenapa diorang pakai make up tebal macam tu?" Bla bla bla.

Tyra Banks, seorang supermodel terkenal di dunia, dalam rancangan terbitannya, America's Next Top Model, selalu pesan pada peserta-peserta rancangan itu, "Girls, less is more." "Girls, don't wear too much make up. It's not natural." "Girls, don't wear a dress that makes you look old. It's dragitude." Macam-macam pesanan dia kasi. Sesiapa yang pernah menonton rancangan ini, mesti akan belajar banyak perkara dari segi pemakaian dan make up.

Seperti hadis yang ditulis di dalam gambar di atas, Rasulullah S.A.W tidak menggalakkan kita memakai pakaian yang berlebih-lebihan. Hadis Baginda bertepatan dengan konsep "less is more".

Ya, bila kita pakai pakaian yang bergaya, make up semua, kita akan rasa sangat confident. Saya setuju, takde yang salah dengan pakaian yang bergaya dan make up. Cumanya, janganlah terlalu berlebihan pakaian tu, sampaikan dalam cuaca panas pun nak pakai sampai 3-4 lapis baju. Make up pun kenalah ikut kesesuaian keadaan. Kalau keluar jalan-jalan, tak perlulah bermake up macam nak pergi dinner event. Dah jadi macam patung bergerak pulak.

Pernah sekali, saya keluar dengan anak saudara lelaki saya yang berumur 20 tahun. Sedang kami jalan-jalan, kami terserempak dengan seorang gadis yang memakai make up yang sangat tebal, pakaian yang sangat bergaya, dan kasut tumit tinggi 3-4 inci. Gadis ini gadis bertudung dan tudungnya digayakan pusing-pusing (saya taktau nak explain macam mana). Daripada cara berjalan, dia seperti baru first or second time pakai high heels. Memang nampak terlalu kekok. Respon anak saudara saya? Gelak besar la dia. Haha.

Ok, bukan nak mengutuk. Cuma nak berpesan-pesan je. Tak perlulah berlebihan sangat sebab lebih-lebih tu mengundang kutukan dan ketawa orang saja. Ya, memanglah boleh kata, "Peduli apa orang nak cakap apa, bukannya pakai duit diorang pun." Memang tak pakai duit orang lain, tapi dari segi imej dan personaliti, berlebihan sebegitu adalah unacceptable. Kalau modelling agent tengok korang, dia geleng kepala tau.

So, girls and boys, men and women, tak perlulah pakai melampau sangat. Simple but nice is way better than too much make up, accessories and dress. Percayalah, less is more. Kimora Lee Simmons pun cakap benda yang sama. (^_^)

Credit to 1 bulan 1 adab blog

Definition of FRIENDS.

2011-07-13T13:30:00.002+08:00

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

F = Fight for you

R = Respect you

I = Involve you

E = Encourage you

N = Need you

D = Deserve you

S = Save you

If you have all these in you, it means you are a GOOD FRIEND. (^_^)

Credit to The Noteboook in Twitter.

No time for chaos. Transformers is way better than stupid rally.

2011-07-09T21:47:00.007+08:00

Today, a funny history happened in my country. They did a so-called 'rally', and for your information, it was funny. Screw the rally, now let me tell you about my activities for today.

I heard that police wanted to block the Damansara-Puchong Expressway. But then, when I went to One Utama, there was no police. I was happily drove to the mall, and my main purpose was to watch Transformers: Dark of the Moon in 3D. I already bought the ticket online, so nobody can stop me from watching it.

Before the movie time, Sitot and I had our lunch at Otak-otak Place. We ate Nasi Lemak Special and Chicken Tom Yum with Rice. There were so tasty, I gave 4.5 out of 5 stars for the food. I deducted 0.5 because the Tom Yum was a bit hot. Hehe. Owh, I ordered a Fish Otak-otak too. It was yummy. Totally recommended. The environment was very nostalgic, you know. While having your food, you can hear many songs from 60s and 70s. The restaurant is located at the LG floor, New Wing, near to Cold Storage, Oldtown White Coffee Signature, Little Taiwan and BBQ Chicken.

Then we watched Transformers. It was awesome! Seriously I want a bumblebee as my pet. Haha. Two and a half hours in the hall was like nothing because the movie got many actions, I did not feel sleepy. There was a man who laughed out loud at some scenes. He was very excited, I guess. Hehe.

After the movie, Sitot and I walked from a store to another, because I thought I want to buy a dress. Unfortunately, none of them was attractive enough for me to buy. Nevermind, I'll buy new dresses some other time. Sad.

My bestfriend's son, Luqman.

2011-07-05T14:00:00.000+08:00

Sitot and I went to Amani's house this afternoon to visit her and her newborn son, Luqman. We bought a toy called Inchworm for Luqman. Now I miss Luqman already. We were lost a few times before we reached Amani's house, thanks to those stupid signboards. Huh~

Luqman...

Luqman and I...

Quote 2.

2011-07-04T11:23:00.002+08:00

You see, this is one of the causes why women are so hard to trust men. We know that there are many real men out there, but their quantity when compared to the quantity of not-so-real men is too little. But still, we have the faith that we can meet the real men, I mean, the right person, someday.

Our partner has already been determined by God. We just need to put a lot of efforts and keep praying to Him for us to find our partner. So, no need to worry my dear girl friends. The man is somewhere looking for you, just like you do. Keep on praying and never give up. With His will, you will finally meet your soul mate. Just be positive, okay. (^_^)

Sitot's first salary

2011-07-02T19:38:00.002+08:00

Sitot and I went to TGI Friday's last night. Sitot treated me a dinner because she got her first salary. The food was delicious. Thank you so much, Sitot. Next year I will treat you back, after I get a job. (^_^)

I'm fat now. Huu~

Our drinks, lemonade and orange juice.

Sitot and our food.

My plate.

Sitot's plate.

When they said...

2011-06-27T19:40:00.004+08:00

Situation 1:

Fat man: (screaming at me) Why are you being so rude to me?!!! Have I ever being rude to you?!!!

Me: You never being rude to me. You were worse than that. You sexually harassed me. So I lose my respect to you, and looking at you is like looking at a shit. Thank you.

Situation 2:

Girl: Kak Norly, you never changed. Always fierce like before.

Me: Girl, it is the way I am. If you like it, accept it. If you don't like it, just shut up.

Situation 3:

Boy: You are too emotional.

Me: I have feelings. I control them in my own way.

Situation 4:

An old man commented my status in Facebook. A status about my breakfast. 1-2 minutes later in the chatbox...

Old man: Have you had your breakfast?

Me: You commented my status, right?

Situation 5:

Supervisor: You do this, you do that, you add this, you add that, bla bla bla... (about my research)

Me: (T_T)

What are they selling?

2011-06-23T13:59:00.003+08:00

Click on the picture to get larger view.

You tell me...what the???

Part of my lab.

2011-06-16T14:39:00.010+08:00

A friend of mine asked me to post about my research in this blog. I'm sorry I cannot do that because my supervisor doesn't allow me to do so.

So, I can only post a few pictures of my lab. Well, my lab is not that advance or sophisticated. It's just a normal typical lab, with a few salvage equipments and apparatus from the lab burnt incident.

Measuring cylinders from the burnt lab.

Half of the lab.

The fact about me.

2011-06-14T16:54:00.005+08:00

1) I'm neither pretty nor ugly.

2) I'm not too up-to-date in fashion. I just wear whatever clothes I have.

3) I'm tall and not that slim. I have 32% fat.

4) I'm neither intelligent nor stupid.

5) I'm fierce and strict, that's for sure. So, no need to tell me about it every day, month, year, decade.

6) I can be friendly, but only to the people I know very well.

7) I can easily feel annoyed and ignore people, like, forever.

8) I can read other people's body language and facial expression. So, I can detect whether you are lying or pretending or happy or sad or anything. It's a gift from Allah, maybe.

9) I'm choosy and fussy. Maybe I have OCD. I don't know. Need to check with the expert.

10) I, sometimes, can be emotional, angry, sad, happy. I am a human, Allah gives me these feelings. Mature or not, everybody has these feelings too.

10) I'm a very particular person. I will check/investigate anything until I get to know the truth. ANYTHING.

11) I can be friendly, as long as other people are being nice with me, I will be nice to them.

12) Sex maniacs, perverts, lazy people, 'gila kuasa' people, you don't deserve my respect.

13) I've been through so many relationships, with so many kinds of men, right now I deserve to make a good choice.

There are more points about me, but I don't need to expose them all. So, don't tell me that I am this, I am that. I know I am like that. You want to be friend with me, just try to adapt to it. If not, don't say 'Hi' to me. Clear enough? I'm looking kinda arrogant? Yeah, right. Hush....

One of my prayers has been granted.

2011-06-13T16:36:00.002+08:00

Sebelum aku menulis kisah kali ini, baca dulu entry sebelum ni di sini - Makan Gaji Buta.

Yes, this simple entry is about the person I mentioned in the previous entry.

Alhamdulillah...Allah the Almighty has granted my prayer.

I have an intention to report about his harassment to the higher authority, but after hearing the news, I think I'll just keep it to myself.

Allah the Almighty has done the best. No need for me to make a report or anything, He has done the best solution, not only for me, but also for other people in this department.

Alhamdulillah...

Selamat Pengantin Baru to my friends.

2011-06-10T09:03:00.003+08:00

Since I am still busy and struggling with my lab works, I couldn't attend 2 weddings, on 4th June and 11th June. Huuu...

So, in this entry, I would like to congratulate Dayana Wazir and husband on their wedding. Dayana is my schoolmate when were in primary school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Jelapang, Ipoh, Perak.

Also, I would like to congratulate Zubir Zulkifli and his future wife. I am truly sorry I couldn't attend your wedding, buddy. Zubir is my classmate when we were in secondary school, SMK Kg. Dato' Ahmad Said, Ipoh, Perak.

May Allah the Almighty bless your marriage and live happily ever after.

Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa is rubbish?

2011-06-09T09:24:00.002+08:00

Just read an entry in a gossip blog about Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa. Some viewers in UK bought the DVD from Amazon.co.uk.

Just click the link and read all comments. Most of them said the movie is rubbish.

I watched the movie but for me it was so-so. Not too impressed, and not too boring.

Makan rambut?

2011-06-08T12:21:00.005+08:00

Baru tadi beli makanan tengahari kat EDU cafe IIUM. Nasi putih + sayur bayam + telur dadar + bergedil + kentang goreng.

Dah selamat habis, tinggal nak ratah lauk je. Final lauk, bergedil. Dah hancur dah pun tapi nak habiskan jugak. Rugi wooo tak habis makan.

Tiba-tiba...

Baru semalam je committee from Student Representative Council (SRC) edarkan complaint form, dan memang ada complaint pasal ni. Hari ni kena lagi. Ada member jumpa lalat dalam meehoon sup, ada yang jumpa lalat dalam air minuman, pekerja baru lepas mop lantai terus pegi bancuh air tanpa basuh tangan dengan sabun dulu, dan baaaaaaaaaanyakkkkkkkk lagi kes pasal kebersihan di cafe-cafe.

Huuuuu~

Her name is Lulu.

2011-06-07T11:03:00.005+08:00

When she was pregnant, she was so moody. I gave her food, but she refused to take it. And then after giving birth, she ate everything I gave.

Pregnant Lulu...

After giving birth...

Oh, she is not my pet. She is just a random cat at a cafe and I named her Lulu. She has a sister named Lala (don't have her picture yet). Huhu~

Who are they?

2011-06-07T08:22:00.004+08:00

Lately, there were 2-3 numbers appeared on my phone. I am sure there will be more numbers in future. These morons did not call me but they did a few missed calls. I don't even know those numbers and luckily my phone can block people from calling me.

Dude, if you want to be my friend, try to be a gentleman. Don't simply missed call and expect me to call you back. That is idiot, man. I'm not some kind of school girl. I'm an adult and maybe older than you, you moron.

Oh, don't pretend to be someone else and lied. I'm not impressed with any stupid stories. Architect? Engineer? Doctor? Lawyer? Pilot? etc etc etc? Don't be stupid. Just be who you are and don't lie to me. I can smell lies. Creating stories will make me hate you like...FOREVER. Don't expect me to accept you as my BOYFRIEND after 24 hours. THAT IS SO BULLSHIT, DUDE!

Look, if you really like a woman/girl, just tell her the truth. If she rejects you, then find other woman/girl. Don't chase her like she is the only woman/girl in this world. The more you chase or do those stupid bloody fool things, the more she will hate you. This is the fact, not some kind of romantic movies. Those movies are fantasies, wake up!

If you think by disturbing a woman/girl continuously will make her fall in love with you, YOU ARE TOTALLY MORON, DUDE! Women/girls want a man who is brave enough to tell her the truth, not a man who does stupid things and pretends to be someone else. There are many spies nowadays, and we can pay them. And with so many cases, we will make a police report at anytime.

So, to all men out there, remember this, if you like a girl/woman, just admit to her. If she rejects you, it means she doesn't like you and don't voodoo her, or disturb her, or do anything stupid. Just get over it, move on, and find other girl/woman. God does not allow you to have her with good reasons. Maybe He will give you a better girl/woman. Who knows what He has planned for us, right?

Back to lab work...

2011-06-06T13:48:00.003+08:00

3 days holiday with family, now back to lab work. Had karaoke and window shopping for the past 3 days, now back to hectic schedule.

I hope everything will be smooth and fine after this. It's June already and my lab work still got no good progress.

I need to find my mood to start writing the dissertation. The hardest part is writing the literature review. Need to review back all journal articles and text books, find the useful points, read and read and read.

Hopefully I don't need to register for this coming semester. I will waste RM500 just for extension. So, come on babe! You can do it!

Quote 1.

2011-06-01T10:27:00.002+08:00

Seriously moron!

2011-06-01T09:50:00.001+08:00

Read a newspaper article in here - KOSMO.

Seriously, that person said it's funny to kill the dog.

And posted the picture in Facebook.

Yeah, you start with animal, then you evolve to kill human.

That is how a serial killer started.

What a knucklehead!

Maturity.

2011-05-31T09:29:00.006+08:00

"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; evenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations."

-Anais Nin-

Well, if we think we are 100% mature, it means we are wrong. We will never be 100% mature. There is at least 0.5% in our mind still childish. Too mature is boring. People have emotions, and sometimes we cannot control our emotions. It is better to be childish sometimes, rather than forcing yourself to be matured. But don't be too childish until you annoyed other people.

Angry, disappointed, sad, are the negative emotions. If we cannot show it, why did God give the emotions to us? We cannot be happy all the times. Not all people around us will make us happy. Some of them will break our heart, disappoint us, make us angry, and we have the right to show our feelings. Never ask people to stop being angry, stop being sad. Let them be, because that is how normal human being should be.

Instead of advising and asking sad/angry people to stop being that, it is better to just listen if you want to listen, or not saying anything at all. There are ways to approach angry/sad people, but not by advising because it is like pouring oil into fire. If you think that angry/sad people are not matured, or they are out of their mind, it is up to you. Maybe people around you never make you angry, so you don't know these 'negative' people feel.

I'm a bad-tempered person, so I know what I need when I'm angry. I think it goes the same with other people like me, men and women. Don't you?

Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean 4

2011-05-30T09:07:00.008+08:00

I watched this movie with my nephew yesterday at GSC, One Utama. The hall was full, but I got the reserved tickets. I mean, after they have been released. Thanks to the ticket boy. Huhu.

Johnny Depp...Johnny Depp...Johnny Depp. No one can replace him as Captain Jack Sparrow. It's like his second life. I think he is the only person who can bring this character very very well. And as always, the character is funny, confusing, unpredictable.

The movie has no more Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly. They created a new character, Angelica Malon, played by Penelope Cruz. Angelica is the daughter of Blackbeard and she is also Jack's ex-girlfriend and Jack is in love with her. Haha...that's new.

Penelope Cruz.

There were pretty mermaids who eat human, zombies who work for Blackbeard, the Queen Anne's Revenge ship, Spanish army, etc etc etc which make the movie more interesting. There was no single boring plot. So, this movie is totally recommended for you. It's worth the money you paid for the ticket.

One of the mermaids.

Another mermaid.

Rock Legend of All Time!

2011-05-27T19:39:00.002+08:00

I don't like rock that much.

But I like this old man!

Yes!

He is STEVEN TYLER!!!!!

AWESOMEEEEE!!!!

Hectic day.

2011-05-27T18:55:00.003+08:00

This morning, I thought I want to service my car. So after Subh prayer, I slept again and woke up at 8.30am. I was dreaming for about 15 minutes, then I took my bath. Suddenly I got an SMS from a practical student at my lab, asking me when I will be at lab because nobody is there and my supervisor is there too. I asked her what is he doing at the lab, and she said he wants us to clean the lab.

So I was rushing to lab withing 15 minutes and my supervisor came. He said we need to gotong-royong cleaning the lab because the MQA (Malaysian Qualifications Agency) will be coming on next Wednesday. On Monday, the internal audit will check all laboratories and give comments.

And oh, I forgot to take breakfast. So, while feeling totally hungry, the 2 practicals students and I started to clean up everything. After 1 hour, another PG student came. Then, another one, followed by another one. Today is Friday and usually our productivity is quite low. Hehe.

We cleaned up the table, floor, bottles, flasks and everything. We re-arranged all boxes and equipments. Yes, I was thinking to do this long time ago but I do not know how to tell others. But now is the right time clean up the mess.

Luckily my supervisor got many students. So we don't have to ask for other people's favour. Only 8 of us, and Alhamdulillah almost everything has been cleaned and re-arranged. There are may be some more things that should be arranged but we decided not to do it today, or tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow. Everybody is tired and wants to have a good weekend.

And the best part of this gotong-royong is FREE FOODS!!! We had chicken rice for lunch, and my supervisor gave RM60 for hi-tea. So I bought 3 pizzas from Domino's Pizza. Huhu~

American Idol 10

2011-05-26T16:37:00.005+08:00

I seldom watched American Idol, especially during the performance. I watched the auditions and when it started to top 36 or whatsoever, I stopped. And I did not like Simon Cowell because he is too cocky. That is another reason for me to not watching AI.

However, for the tenth season, I watched from the beginning (audition) until the end (finale). Firstly, it's because of the judges. The beautiful Jennifer Lopez and the charming Steven Tyler. Randy Jackson is okay-okay la. Seriously, JLo is very pretty. It's so calming to watch her commenting, performing and smiling. Steven Tyler is so charming for a 63 years old man. and I just realized that Ryan Seacrest is very short. Huhu~

Secondly, most of the talents are very young. Most of them are below than 18 years old, but they look like adults. Some of the talents have unique voices and talents.

This morning, the winner for AI 10 has been announced, and the winner is a 16 years old boy, Scotty McCreery, from Garner, North Carolina. He has a very unique voice, suitable for country songs. Congratulations!

Hopefully for the next season, JLo, Steven and Randy will be the judges again. It's good for Simon to go because 9 years are too much to see his cocky face.

Again, let me emphasize this thing.

2011-05-26T13:12:00.003+08:00

Yes, I am soooo offended when people accused me to spread rumours.

Yes, I am soooo not matured about this.

I can accept argument, people always argue with me.

But accusing me? That is not acceptable by me.

I'm not that open when people want to accuse me with something that I hate.

Sebelum accuse, tanya la dulu, betul ke tak.

Ini main tibai je kata aku spread rumours amende.

Yes, I am totally offended.

And yes, I WILL NEVER SHARE ANY INFORMATION ANYMORE, especially in public.

Yes, I'm not intelligent enough.

The meaning of 'disagree' and 'accuse' is totally different.

I never care whether people want to agree or disagree with me.

But accusing me? That thing makes me feel offended.

Seriously, I am sad.

Not mature enough? Yes.

Sebelum nak menuduh, tanya dulu. Bukannya main cakap je.

Ingat aku suka sangat ke rumours ni?

Tau ke dalam hidup aku dah berapa banyak manusia yang suka sebar rumours dan fitnah pasal aku?

So, you think I like to spread rumours?

If I want to spread rumours, I will not put those links together with the post.

Why should I type everything?

You have your brain and intelligent mind, read and describe by yourself.

You don't agree, ok.

But not accusing me!

I had enough with people accusing me doing something I never do.

Now, one more?

Too much for me.

Ok, all of you are intelligent.

2011-05-25T15:06:00.003+08:00

Fine, I am the bad one.

I'm the one who LOVE TO SPREAD 'second hand stories'.

I'm the one who LOVE TO CREATE rumours.

You guys are intelligent and brilliant.

It was my fault to share the information that you-never-know-before-and-because-of-my-sharing-you-tried-to-find-the-truth-and-said-I'm-spreading-rumours.

Yeah yeah...no more 'rumours' from me after this.

I'll let intelligent people to spread the 'first hand story' after this.

I'm not smart enough to give 'true story'.

That was the first and the last time I shared new information.

After this I will just keep it to myself.

That's better than being accused of something that I hate to do in my life.

Easily say 'sorry' after accusing me and humiliate me?

You ask the forgiveness from Allah, not me.

Period.

How to save money?

2011-05-20T15:29:00.003+08:00

Some of my friends asked me how do I save my money, because they saw me spending hundreds of ringgit at a time when I go shopping. I'm neither rich nor poor, but I have some tips on how to save money and spend it wisely. It is up to you to follow it or not.

1) When you get your salary (no matter how much it is), firstly you must settle everything that can be considered as VERY IMPORTANT, such as bills, house rent, loans (including bank loan, PTPTN loan, etc etc), debts. If you are married and have kids, settle their nursery fee or school fee first.

2) The balance of your salary, save 10% of it in your saving account. The one that you will never touch, like forever. In Malaysia, we have Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB), Amanah Saham Nasional (ASN), Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 (ASW 2020) and others.

3) Then, you give about another 10% of the salary to your parents. This is very important!

4) Then, buy any toiletries, food, and all other important items that you need to use everyday. Remember, no need to buy the expensive ones unless you have serious diseases.

5) Lastly, after subtract everything, just keep the balance in your account. Use it only when you really need to, for example fuel, food, and other important things.

6) If you are just employed, try not to go shopping for the first 4-5 months. Oh, spa, facial treatment, and all other side things can wait. Gym also can wait. Try to do workout at home. You need to keep your money first.

Believe me, after 4-5 months, you can see that your account balance is quite high and you will be suprised. No need to subscribe those stupid 'Login Facebook Got RM100' or any MLMs. Just try to manage your money properly.

I've been there and I've done that. My allowance before was less than RM2000 and I did the same thing. Alhamdulillah, I can survive very well. I don't know other people, but trying a good thing is not wrong.

Lambakan graduan...

2011-05-09T14:07:00.003+08:00

Baru-baru ni dalam berita ada cerita pasal lambakan graduan perubatan yang tak berkualiti. Sampaikan kerajaan nak hentikan pengambilan pelajar-pelajar perubatan ke IPTA dan IPTS. Tapi pada pendapat saya, bukan setakat jurusan perubatan sahaja yang ada banyak graduan tidak berkualiti, jurusan-jurusan lain yang memerlukan skill yang banyak juga menghasilkan ramai graduan tidak berkualiti.

Apa puncanya? Puncanya ialah lambakan universiti-universiti dan kolej-kolej di negara ini. Kita kena ingat, walaupun Malaysia ada 14 buah negeri, tapi bilangan penduduk di setiap negeri takdelah banyak mana pun. Kalau nak dibandingkan dengan US of America, bilangan penduduk dalam 1 negeri mereka saja dah ada hampir separuh atau lebih daripada bilangan penduduk seluruh Malaysia ni. Jadi memang logiklah kalau mereka buka 1 universiti di setiap negeri.

Di Malaysia, bilangan penduduk kita hanyalah lebih daripada 20 juta orang sahaja. Itu kalau dikira dengan bayi, kanak-kanak kecil, orang-orang tua, dan dewasa. Kalau tolak mereka ini semua, hanya tinggal berapa kerat sajalah bilangan belia di negara ini. Dan tidak semua belia ini mempunyai keputusan yang bagus sewaktu alam persekolahan.

Ya, saya faham, kerajaan kita mahu ramai rakyat Malaysia berpendidikan tinggi, TETAPI, tidak semua layak mendapat tempat di universiti. Zaman dulu-dulu (abad ke-20, atau tahun 70an dan 80an), bilangan universiti sangat sedikit, dan kita boleh lihat kualiti graduan-graduan pada masa itu. Tapi pada masa sekarang, sesiapa saja pun boleh masuk universiti. Yang tak mampu, boleh buat pinjaman. Yang mampu, bayar je, confirm masuk universiti.

Tapi apa jaminan mereka semua ini akan menjadi graduan berkualiti? Sekarang dah timbul macam-macam masalah. Kurang pekerjaan, graduan menganggur, graduan tak reti buat kerja, graduan itu, graduan ini. Puncanya? Macam yang saya cerita tadi lah.

Saya sangat sayangkan kerajaan sekarang. Jadi, saya sangat berharap kerajaan sekarang hentikan pembukaan universiti dan kolej baru, dan tumpukan pada yang dah sedia ada saja. Janganlah sampai graduan-graduan berkualiti terpaksa bersaing dengan graduan 'cikai' untuk mencari pekerjaan (which is memang dah jadi pun sekarang ni).

Jar of Hearts

2011-05-05T21:33:00.001+08:00

Suitable for many men who think they are so good, they can do anything to women.

It's been a while...

2011-04-26T11:09:00.002+08:00

Wahhh...I haven't updated my blog for a long time. I'm quite busy right now, repeating a few experiments, writing my dissertation, and hopefully I will graduate by June. Insya Allah.

Urghh...I went to Chiang Mai, Thailand on 15th April. Nothing interesting in there, maybe a night market for souvenirs, and I don't know. I did not take any pictures because I forgot to do it so. Huhu...

Ok, I may not be updating my blog for another few weeks, I don't know, as I am focusing on my research and dissertation. Plus, I have no interesting story to tell.

My Facebook account has been deactivated temporarily. I will activate the account after I have done all my experiments.

Movie Review: Cun!

2011-04-07T20:11:00.004+08:00

Baru saja menonton filem ni kat TGV Wangsa Walk tadi. Tak letak high expectation. Hanya untuk berhibur dan bersantai nak hilangkan stress.

Cerita ni memang kelakar. Banyak jugak scene yang boleh buat kita gelak, especially scene dekat kampung. Macam-macam hal berlaku dan semuanya macam secara spontan.

Maya Karin seperti biasa bawa watak typical pretty woman. Ada kalanya terdengar jugak dia bercakap bahasa Melayunya tak macam Malaysia sikit, but still okay la. Tapi dia bukan attraction dalam filem ni walaupun dia heroin utama.

Faezah Elai memang spontaneous. Tambah lagi cakap loghat utara, yang mana dia memang berasal dari utara, so loghat tu takde masalah pada dia. Lakonan dia tak dibuat-buat. Kalau takde watak dia dalam filem tu, mungkin takde la huru hara sangat.

Remy Ishak pun not bad la. Dia reti la jugak cakap loghat utara, bunyi dan makhrajnya ada la betul jugak. Tapi agak geli waktu scene dekat sungai/parit, dia hisap jari Maya Karin, nak buang bisa ikan keli. Masa tu dia tak pakai baju and agak geli di situ. Muka dia dengan jambang serabutnya buat muka dia nampak serabut dua kali ganda. Ok, maybe nak ikut watak sebagai hero kampung.

Pelakon-pelakon lain pun best. Yang bawak watak Manis tu, tak nampak gedik lansung. Atok (Kartina Aziz) pun best. Cuma watak Ning Baizura dan Jehan Miskin tu aku tak berapa suka. Macam dibuat-buat dan tak nampak natural macam pelakon-pelakon lain.

Macam yang dicakap di perenggan pertama tadi, filem ni memang santai dan menghiburkan. Gelak-gelak, ada yang sedih sikit, ada yang menyampah rasanya. Ok la, boleh main dengan emosi penonton. So, this movie is recommended. Takde la rasa rugi keluar RM11 untuk tengok cerita ni di wayang.

Lelaki suka perempuan seksi?

2011-04-03T11:37:00.002+08:00

Baru-baru ini aku tulis status di Facebook begini, "Lelaki sekarang suka perempuan yg free hair, pakai baju nampak lurah or ketiak or perut. Ke lelaki urban je begitu?" Kemudian ada beberapa lelaki yang komen.

Daripada beberapa lelaki semua itu, aku dapat lihat betapa besarnya perbezaan pemikiran antara lelaki yang educated dan less educated. Lelaki yang rasakan mereka sangat bijak dalam agama dan lelaki yang tahu pasal agama tapi tidak terlalu menunjuk. Lelaki yang ada sifat keyakinan diri dan lelaki yang tiada keyakinan diri dan suka menyalahkan orang lain.

Apabila topik sebegitu diutarakan, ada yang menjawab soalan dengan tepat. Tapi ada beberapa yang tiba-tiba menunding jari ke arah wanita/perempuan pula. Mereka kata perempuan sekarang suka lelaki berharta, lelaki yang ada rupa. Perempuan suka jual mahal, perempuan itu, perempuan ini. Namun mereka lansung tidak menjawab soalan yang diutarakan.

Beginilah ya. Aku hendak memberi pandangan dari seorang perempuan. Kamu lelaki, kamu memang ego tinggi dan tidak mahu memahami perempuan. Jadi, sekarang cuba kamu letak diri kamu pada seorang perempuan. Fikiran perempuan sememangnya berbeza daripada fikiran lelaki. Jadi kamu cuba fahami perkara yang aku hendak tulis ini, untuk kebaikan diri kamu juga kan?

First, kamu kata perempuan suka jual mahal. Ya, semestinya kami akan jual mahal kerana kami hendak dimiliki oleh lelaki yang BETUL-BETUL MAHUKAN KAMI. Jadi untuk dapat kami yang menjual mahal ini, kamu sepatutnya berusaha bersungguh-sungguh. Daripada kesungguhan itulah kami boleh dapat sense yang kamu memang ikhlas hendak menjadikan kami pasangan kamu. Apabila kamu berjaya membeli kami yang mahal ini, then kamu akan dihargai, disayangi, dicintai sepenuh hati. Malangnya, kamu hanya tahu menunding jari menyalahkan kami yang terlalu menjual mahal, dan kemudian kamu lansung tidak mahu berusaha membetulkan diri kamu. Jika kamu dapat kami dengan mudah, KAMI YAKIN kamu tidak akan menghargai kami dikemudian hari kerana senang dapat, senang la lepaskan.

Second, kalau kamu benci sangat dengan perempuan yang jual mahal, kamu berhentilah mengejar perempuan yang sama, dan carilah perempuan yang lain. You have so many options, man! Jangan asyik pusing di tempat yang sama saja, kelak kamu akan terlepas banyak pilihan yang lain. Allah SWT sudah tetapkan jodoh yang sesuai untuk kamu, makanya kamu harus berusaha mencari jodoh kamu itu. Bukannya pusing di tempat yang sama, kemudian asyik menyalahkan orang lain, tapi kamu tetap tidak berubah apa-apa.

Third, kamu kata perempuan suka lelaki yang ada rupa ataupun kacak dan bergaya. Cuba kamu lihat sekeliling kamu dahulu, semua lelaki yang berpasangan ada macam-macam rupa. Adakah mereka semua kacak? Jawapannnya, TIDAK. Ramai saja lelaki yang tidak kacak mempunyai kekasih yang cantik, atau kategori biasa saja. Puncanya apa? CONFIDENT. Kamu hendak tahu 1 perkara? Bila kamu sentiasa menunding jari, mencari kesalahan perempuan, kamu menunjukkan yang kamu ini tiada keyakinan diri. Perempuan memang tidak akan pandang lelaki yang tiada keyakinan diri. Bagaimana lelaki itu hendak menjadi ketua keluarga jika tiada keyakinan diri? Kamu sentiasa kata kamu tiada rupa, tiada harta, itu bukan merendah diri namanya. Itu tiada keyakinan diri. Sebab itu perempuan taknak pandang.

Fourth, bila kamu kata kamu tiada rupa, tiada harta, apa kata kamu cuba betulkan diri kamu dulu. Untuk pengetahuan kamu, jika rupa kamu buruk, tetapi kamu berpakaian kemas, tidak memakai minyak rambut berlebihan, rambut disikat/dipotong rapi, tiada bau badan, misai dan janggut tidak serabut, tidak memakai selipar jamban sahaja, tidak memakai seluar menggelebeh, percayalah, kamu akan nampak segak dan kacak. Ditambah dengan keyakinan diri, insya Allah ramai perempuan akan cair dengan kamu. Jadi, ubah imej kamu. Kami tidak mahu kamu menjadi seperti supermodel atau lelaki metrosexual (kalau jadi begini, itu adalah bonus untuk kami), tapi cukuplah kalau semuanya terjaga dengan baik. Tak perlu pakaian mahal-mahal, mix and match is the best concept.

Fifth, kamu kena ubah cara kamu berfikir. Jangan terlalu nak menangkan diri dengan ego kamu yang tak ke mana. Percayalah, kamu yang sentiasa berlagak dengan ego kamu dan lansung tidak mahu kalah, akan dijauhi oleh perempuan. Ianya seperti kamu memasang tembok kepada perempuan dengan ego kamu yang sangat besar. Ego itu tidak salah, tetapi jangan terlalu tinggi.

Sixth, kamu kata kamu segan hendak tackle perempuan kaya. See, it's about your confident. Kamu segan, maknanya kamu tiada keyakinan diri. Sudah banyak kejadian di sekeliling aku yang mana lelaki biasa berkahwin dengan perempuan kaya, dan mereka hidup bahagia sehingga sekarang. Bagaimana lelaki itu tackle perempuan kaya? Mereka yakin pada diri mereka, mereka usaha memajukan diri mereka, supaya mereka dipandang tinggi. Ya, mungkin adakalanya lelaki itu akan dicemuh, tetapi jadikan cemuhan itu satu cabaran untuk memajukan diri dan meningkatkan taraf hidup. Bukannya terus mencari kesalahan perempuan itu. Kamu yakin, kamu berusaha, kamu berdoa, insya Allah kamu akan berjaya.

Hurm...kalau ikutkan ada banyak lagi yang aku nak tulis tapi aku akan tulis dalam entry yang lain. Cuma 1 perkara aku nak tekankan di sini, kepada para lelaki, tolonglah, sudah-sudahlah dengan fikiran kolot yang sentiasa menyalahkan perempuan. Cuba kamu usaha majukan diri kamu dulu, betulkan fikiran kamu, dan ubah penampilan kamu. Insya Allah, ramai perempuan akan kurangkan harga untuk kamu. Yang penting, CONFIDENT!

Earth Hour - Support or not?

2011-03-26T22:22:00.003+08:00

Just now, I switched off my light, television, fan and everything that is using electrical power for supporting the Earth Hour. It started from 8.30pm until 9.30pm. Just one hour only. Honestly, after switching off the light, I felt a bit colder as compared to when the light was on.

What's the purpose of Earth Hour? The purpose is to encourage us, human being to love the earth. As we all know, the earth is dying. So many pollutions occured. Our air, water, land are polluted with many things.

People always throw rubbish and even furniture, rusty metals, tyres, etc etc etc into the rivers or seas. Some of them incinerate openly and it pollutes the air. Too many vehicles that use petrol and diesel, producing high percentage of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and other toxic components. The forests are being cut out for development. Urghhh...I couldn't list out everything because there are too many of them.

When I mentioned about the Earth Hour to friends, some of them were laughing at me, teased me, and some of them thought that it is a joke. I just smiled, and I said in my mind, "They don't love the earth."

Like the slogan "One person has the power to make change", so I was the only person in my house switching off everything for an hour and I am very proud of it. I promise myself to support this effort every year as long as the campaign is alive and I'm still alive, because I love my earth and as a khalifa, this is the amanah from Allah to us, the human being. Insya Allah.

Makan Gaji Buta

2011-03-25T09:59:00.002+08:00

Sepanjang 27 tahun hidup aku, macam-macam jenis manusia aku dah ketemu. Yang baik, yang teruk, yang tak berapa teruk tapi ada baik sikit, yang annoying, yang ignorance, macam-macamlah. Tapi dalam entry ni, aku nak emphasize pada manusia yang suka makan gaji buta.

Makan gaji buta, maksudnya dapat gaji tanpa melaksanakan tanggungjawab yang sepatutnya. Lebih kurang macam tu la maksudnya. Aku dah jumpa ramai manusia yang bersifat begini. Paling ketara, di tempat aku belajar sekarang. Ada la beberapa manusia yang hari-hari makan gaji buta.

Mereka ini sepatutnya masuk kerja pukul 8 pagi, dan sepatutnya habis waktu kerja pada pukul 5 petang. Tapi malangnya, mereka datang pukul 9 atau 10 atau 11 pagi, dan adakalanya selepas waktu lunch. Jadi, tiap-tiap pagi, student yang nak buat kerja kena bukakan lab kalau nak guna. Kalau weekend, memang la student kena buka sendiri. Tapi ini hari bekerja.

Mereka yang selalu makan gaji buta ini adalah yang paling suka membodek orang atas. Dalam bahasa inggerisnya, ASS KISSER. Huiihhhh...kalau diorang membodek, orang atas kentut bau telur tembelang pun diorang sanggup cium la! Lagi malang, orang atas memang tahu mengenai perkara ini, tapi mereka hanya tutup mata. Maknanya mereka bersubahat sekali dengan perangai tak guna ini.

Bila student komplen, dan perkara ini dibawa ke meeting bersama ketua jabatan, tahu pula mereka call student dan suruh student komplen pada mereka sendiri. Tak perlu dibawa perkara ini ke atas. Tapi selepas meeting, mereka masih tidak berubah. Masih datang lewat, masih pemalas. Jadi, kalau dah kena tegur depan ketua jabatan pun mereka masih tidak berubah, apa gunanya student komplen pada mereka? Memang tiada kesan lansung la.

Orang-orang yang suka makan gaji buta ni tak fikirkah walaupun mereka boleh membodek orang atas, adakah mereka boleh lepas daripada hukuman Allah? Allah Maha Melihat apa yang kamu lakukan. Allah Maha Mengetahui kejujuran kamu. Kesimpulan di sini, orang yang suka makan gaji buta adalah orang yang tidak takutkan Allah. Jika mereka takutkan Allah, mereka akan bekerja dengan jujur.

Tidakkah mereka terfikir akan status gaji/pendapatan mereka? Lupakan orang bukan Islam, kerana mereka adakalanya lebih jujur daripada kita yang beragama Islam. Kita yang Islam ini, bertuhankan Allah SWT. Kita sepatutnya malu kepada Allah, kerana Dia sudah memberi rezeki pada kita, tapi kita sendiri yang menjadikan rezeki itu tidak halal. Hanya kerana mengikut hasutan iblis dan syaitan untuk menjadi pemalas.

Pendapatan yang kita dapat hasil daripada sikap pemalas dan tidak jujur kita, kita gunakan untuk diri sendiri dan keluarga. Mana yang sudah berkahwin dan beranak-pinak, menggunakan pendapatan itu untuk memberi makan pada anak-anak. Pendapatan yang tidak halal itu, semua orang tahu akan menghasilkan keluarga yang kurang elok. Jangan salahkan anak-anak jika mereka membesar dengan sikap degil, memberontak, jahat, dan sebagainya. Sila pandang kembali pada pendapatan kita, bagaimana cara kita mendapatnya.

Wahai saudara-saudara Islamku, ingatlah bahawa hidup kita di dunia ini tujuannya untuk beribadat kepada Allah SWT dan mencari keredaan-Nya. Dengan sikap menipu, pemalas dan makan gaji buta ini, adakah Allah redha? Allah Maha Pemurah dan Maha Mengasihani. Dia memberi rezeki kepada semua hamba-Nya di muka bumi ini, tak kira agama dan bangsa, namun sifat Maha Mengasihani itu hanya untuk hamba-Nya yang terpilih. Jika kita mahu menjadi yang terpilih, mulailah berubah dari sekarang.

Amalkan 4 perkara yang disarankan oleh Nabi Muhammad SAW ini: AMANAH, SIDDIQ, TABLIGH, FATANAH. Google sendiri maksudnya, supaya kamu belajar lebih mendalam.

Kaki putar belit cerita.

2011-03-22T15:48:00.003+08:00

Kisah seorang hamba Allah yang suka putar belit cerita. Beliau ini sepatutnya dihormati, tetapi disebabkan sikap beliau yang suka mengubah-ubah atau menokok tambah sesuatu cerita itu, menyebabkan semua orang hilang hormat pada beliau.

Bermula daripada beberapa orang sahaja yang tahu mengenai perkara ini, sekarang hampir semua orang tahu. Daripada rakan-rakan sejawatan beliau, hinggalah ke orang-orang bawahan, termasuklah juga pelajar-pelajar. Semuanya sudah tahu sifat putar belit beliau.

Bila seorang demi seorang dah terkena dengan beliau, masing-masing sudah buka mata. Sebelum ini semua taknak percaya, maklumlah, belum pernah terkena. Sekarang ini sudah ramai yang menjadi mangsa putar belit beliau.

Beliau tidak menipu duit orang, tetapi apabila beliau memutarbelitkan sesuatu fakta, menyebabkan fakta yang sebenar menjadi cerita rekaan, dan orang yang tidak bersalah dituduh membuat salah. Bukankah itu sudah menganiaya namanya?

Menceritakan perkara atau fakta sebenar itu adalah berasaskan kepada kejujuran. Jika fakta sudah diputarbelitkan, ini bermakna beliau sudah tidak jujur. Lagi malang apabila beliau menokok nambah cerita. Yang tiada, beliau adakan. Yang ada, beliau tidak ceritakan. Depan mata kepala mangsa sendiri beliau boleh putar belitkan cerita. Mangsa tidak mahu bersuara kerana mahu menjaga air muka beliau. Jika mangsa bersuara, beliau akan dapat malu dan aib seumur hidup.

Lihatlah, bagaimanakah kita mahu menghormati beliau sedangkan beliau sendiri tidak menghormati orang lain? Beliau fikir beliau berjawatan tinggi, beliau boleh buat atau bercakap apa saja. Oh, itu pemikiran yang salah. Sepatutnya beliau yang berjawatan tinggi lebih mempunyai sifat yang mulia, untuk menjadi contoh kepada orang-orang bawah dan pelajar-pelajar. Sekarang beliau membuatkan orang lain mula membenci beliau.

Isk...isk...isk...jadikan ini satu pengajaran. Jangan putar belit cerita, jangan cakap tak serupa bikin, jangan menipu, dan sentiasalah bersikap jujur dan amanah. Insya Allah lebih diberkati.

Belajar percayakan orang? Kah kah kah!!!

2011-03-01T16:19:00.004+08:00

Perhatian kepada manusia-yang-nak-mengajar-aku-konon:

Kau baca status kawan aku kat atas ni. Kalau kau tak faham, aku boleh tulis lagi sekali.

"Dalam pengajian aku dalam Office Management, subjek Personal Development, mengenali seseorang mengambil masa dalam 6 bulan atau setahun, baru boleh meletakkan "kepercayaan" sebab tahu bagaimana perangainya yang sebenar".

Sudah faham? Yang di atas ni, untuk orang yang pernah bertemu ye. Aku tak pernah jumpa kau, kau yang tiba-tiba SMS aku.

Kau nak suruh aku belajar percayakan kau? Kau sapa nak aku percaya kau? Dah la tiba-tiba muncul entah dari mana, semua information palsu belaka, lagi nak paksa aku percayakan kau? Kau lagi mau persoalkan aku siapa? Cakap aku perasan? Suruh aku grown up? (correction ye, it's grow up, NOT grown up).

You are so PATHETIC! Kau bernasib baik aku tak bagi polis tahan kau. Aku sudah tahu identiti kau.

Bawak-bawaklah bertaubat ye. Tak payah la buang masa menipu ye, belajarlah rajin-rajin, kasi parents bangga dengan kejayaan kau, bukannya malu dengan perangai bodoh kau. Kawan-kawan lelaki aku semua kata kau desperate. Malu dowh!

Doaku buatmu kekasih...

2011-02-28T21:25:00.001+08:00

I love this song...

And it goes to you... (^_^)

Niat buruk dan khianat

2011-02-26T12:36:00.003+08:00

Firman Allah SWT:

"Allah mengetahui pengkhianatan (penyelewengan dan ketiadaan jujur) pandangan mata seseorang, serta mengetahui akan apa yang tersembunyi di dalam hati."

Surah Ghaffir, ayat 19.

Daripada firman Allah SWT di atas, dapatlah dibuat kesimpulan bahawa segala niat buruk, hasad dengki, dan apa saja yang ada di dalam hati kita, diketahui oleh Allah. Walau bagaimana cara sekalipun kamu cuba sembunyikan niat buruk kamu daripada manusia lain, Allah SWT tetap Maha Mengetahui.

Kamu boleh berpura-pura di hadapan orang lain, kamu boleh menipu apa sahaja pada manusia, tetapi yang PASTI, kamu tidak boleh menipu Allah SWT. Perbuatan kamu untuk cuba mengkhianati atau melakukan sesuatu yang salah, kelak akan membawa kerugian kepada kamu sendiri.

Ingatlah bahawasanya kamu tiada apa-apa kuasa di dunia ini. Setinggi mana darjat kamu, sebanyak mana harta kamu, kamu tetap sama seperti manusia lain di hadapan Allah nanti. Kamu fikir kamu boleh membuat apa sahaja untuk menganiaya orang lain? Kamu silap, kerana doa orang yang teraniaya itu sangatlah mustajab. Sebagaimana sabda Nabi Muhammad SAW,

"Doa orang yang teraniaya itu mustajab (dikabulkan oleh Allah). Maka jika ia durhaka, kedurhakaan itu tanggungjawabnya sendiri."

Hadis Riwayat Thalami, dari Abu Hurairah r.a.

Jika kamu berasa mahu membalas dendam, ingatlah bahawasanya niat kamu itu sudah diketahui Allah SWT sejak dari mula lagi, dan jika kamu melakukan perbuatan membalas dendam, sedarlah bahawa kamu akan menerima balasannya, jika tidak dunia, di padang Mahsyar nanti sudah pasti.

Allah Maha Mengetahui apa yang kamu fikir, niat dan lakukan. Kamu jangan perasan hebat. Kamu bukan siapa-siapa di dunia ini.

Amalan pemakanan yang bagus.

2011-02-17T11:14:00.002+08:00

Terbaca satu link di Facebook wall, link daripada Utusan Malaysia, berkaitan kesihatan. Artikel menceritakan amalan pemakanan masyarakat Vietnam yang mana kadar peratusan obesiti di sana teramatlah rendah.

Rahsianya? Baca di sini - Kesihatan.

Kalau kita juga mengamalkan corak pemakanan yang sama, insya Allah kita tak gemuk. (^_^)

Finally...I've made it.

2011-02-14T08:56:00.002+08:00

Oh, not about my research. It's still pending like I don't know when I'm going to graduate. Darn! It's about the thing that I should have done long long time ago.

Finally, I've made it. Enough is enough. Too much hurts and I have my limit. Idiot people and disrespectful people should go away from my life.

Thanks Allah for giving me the strength and encouraged me to do whatever I should do. I know Allah gave this instinct for the best. I put all my hope on Him.

Now I am very happy with myself, I want to do the best for my life, my parents, my family and good friends. Without them, I cannot even survive all the mess. My life was very miserable once, but they gave me a lot of supports, encouraged me to be strong, and finally, I am very strong.

Oh, for those who think that they are too good to bad talk about me, you can do whatever you want. I don't even care because you are like flies eating shit. Haha.

Ok, back to my focus, RESEARCH! (^_^)V

Why do they want to blame each other?

2011-02-08T09:27:00.003+08:00

This morning, I listened to Fly FM radio in my car while on the way to IIUM. Three DJs, Phat Fabes, Nadia and Ben handling a 'Pagi Show'. Their topic was about "What is the most annoying thing about your partner?", and there were many callers gave their statements and everything.

Some men said that they feel annoyed when women dress up for a very long time (2-3 hours) before they go on a date, women like to nagging, bla bla bla. And some women annoyed when their men always interrupt when the women are talking, men always interfere women's time with their friends, etc etc etc.

For about 10 minutes of listening, one question appeared on my mind: Why do they want to blame each other? Accuse each other? Find other people's faults all the time?

If you really love your partner (wife/husband, fiancee or girl/boyfriend), just accept for who they are. Nobody is perfect, and every single person has their own attitude and habit. If you really don't like some of their attitudes, tell them politely. Discuss heart-to-heart. If your partner does not want to change, just try to adapt with the attitudes.

You must remember that you are not perfect either. You hate this and that on them, but you don't know that they also hate this and that on you. Just think maturely how to manipulate their attitude so that they will not do the same again and again. Manipulate in a positive way, if you know what I mean.

I hate to see people blaming each other, instead of trying to solve the problem maturely. IF it is too obvious that your partner is doing something wrong, then it's okay to blame him/her, but do not scold them or blaming too much. Just tell them politely. If it is just some bad attitudes or behaviours, you might try to change them indirectly. Nobody wants people to change them, but as a partner, try to think of a few solutions to manipulate their attitudes/behaviours so that in future, they will think about it a few times before they do the same thing.

And FYI, all of us will never know our own bad attitudes unless other people tell us about it. It is because we are too use to those attitudes and it becomes our habit. So, if you realize that your partner got something that annoyed you, tell your partner about it, but in a good manner and very polite way.

Urghhh...this is about knowing each other. People, all of you should read "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" by John Gray. Then you will learn a lot of things from the book. TRUST ME!

An advice for every man who reads this entry.

2011-02-02T22:22:00.003+08:00

Dear Men,

If you really really like a woman/girl, just tell her. You are a man, you should be brave. Don't say that you are shy, that is stupid. In this scenario, shyness is loss.

If you keep it to yourself, she will never know what you feel about her, and you will never know her respond. Just be brave and mature, and tell her.

Don't tell me that you are afraid of rejection? You are a man. If she rejects you, that's her problem. You have many more women to choose. If a woman is being rejected, she will be humiliated. But for man, it is like a new door opens for you. Ahh...I think it goes the same for women.

Don't just talk at her back. She will never know and maybe she will find someone else at the time you always talk about her.

Remember, God will never give you anything without your effort. Telling her is one of your efforts. If you are REALLY afraid to tell her by yourself, you may ask for her friend's favour. NEVER ask for your friend's favour, or he will get her, instead of you.

As a conclusion, JUST TELL HER WHATEVER YOU FEEL ABOUT HER.

Yours sincerely,
An annoyed listener.

Surprise Birthday Party

2011-02-01T22:00:00.002+08:00

Baru-baru ni, sorang sahabat menyambut ulangtahun kelahiran ke-27 nya. Suaminya buat surprise birthday party untuk dia. Beberapa hari sebelum itu, dia buat surprise untuk suami dia. Birthday diorang dekat-dekat saja. Selang 4 hari.

Bila tengok gambar-gambar diorang, aku rasa happy. Senyum sorang-sorang (gila!) dan bergenang air mata. Air mata gembira ye, bukan sedih. Gembira tengok kawan rapat kita bahagia dan gembira tengok orang buatkan surprise untuk dia.

Sepanjang hidup aku, aku hanya pernah celebrate birthday sebanyak 2 kali sahaja. 1st time masa umur 5 tahun di Penang. 2nd time adalah surprise yang dibuat oleh beberapa rakan UIA semasa kami mula-mula masuk main campus Gombak. Walaupun hubungan persahabatan kami sudah menjadi sejarah, aku masih berterima kasih atas surprise kecil-kecilan yang mereka buat dulu.

Itu sahaja yang pernah aku lalui. Selebihnya takde apa-apa yang menarik. Yang mengecewakan lagi ada la. Beberapa hari sebelum birthday ke-23, aku kena dump dan hadiah birthday aku pulak ialah kata-kata penghinaan. Alhamdulillah...kamu manusia mulia, Allah sahaja yang balas 'jasa' kamu ye.

Hurm...bila tengok orang lain dengan surprise mereka, teringin jugak nak rasa macam tu. Tapi dalam mimpi sajalah. Takpe, dalam mimpi pun best apa, boleh angan-angan yang macam-macam. Haha... (kesian pada diri sendiri...). Family tak pernah buat apa-apa sebab mereka tak ingat birthday aku bila... (lagi kesian...). Tapi tak mengapalah, setiap tahun pun celebrate sorang-sorang. Jadi la, daripada tak ada lansung kan. Hahahaha.

Some people are very selfish and disrespectful.

2011-01-28T08:41:00.002+08:00

After the lab burning incident, all of us are very sad. Some of us are in trauma. Me myself cannot stop crying since Monday and I'm still crying while writing this entry. My heart is full with sadness and disappoinment.

However, there were some people who don't have heart. They did not have any sympathy to us and they even teased us and being very selfish.

There was a male undergraduate student, he teased one of his classmates (a female student) who worked in the burnt lab. The female student is my mentee. When the stupid male student teased her many times, most of the burnt lab victims heard about that. We were very sad and now I am waiting for the time to face-to-face with that stupid student.

There was a female lecturer, came into our lab while we were cleaning up salvage items, saying CONGRATULATIONS to us because our lab has burnt. She said she thanks us for burning the lab because now all people want to open their eyes about safety. She said she is lucky her lab is not involved and she has already took her SDS-PAGE kit before the burning incident. She laughed at us, and everything. She also questioned us why did we clean up all the tubes for other people. She said if she is one of us, she will let those dirty things there and will never help other people. I was quite mad and I just said like this...

"Madam, for this time being, we don't have time to be SELFISH. Everybody must help each other and everything in here should be cleaned up. No more time to be SELFISH!"

There you go...she was really getting on my nerves.

There was one postgraduate student (a foreign student) who because of his unconcern attitude, the lab burnt. He appeared on Monday just for investigation, then he was gone. He was not here on Tuesday. He 'said' he came to the lab on Wednesday to help us, but he only helped to push the shaker, then he was gone. And yesterday he came to this lab TO DO HIS WORK!

Firstly, I talked to him politely, "Brother, you should help us. Everyone who uses this lab should help cleaning up all messes."

You know what? He , with his smile, gave sooo many reasons to avoid helping us. Meeting, working, bla bla bla, and then he went out of the lab. I was pissed off with those explanation.

The second time he came into lab, I told him to help us now. Suddenly he said like this, "Who are you to order me?!!" Oh my God, he was really getting on my nerves. So I scolded him and I told him to go out of the lab if he doesn't want to help us at all.

Can you see how selfish he is? Urgghhh...most of my colleagues hate him, that's the fact. We hate him because he is very selfish, disrespectful and idiot. Some of my colleagues do not want to talk to him anymore. So I am the only person who can talk to him and also everybody who enters this lab.

You know what, people can say this and that, but they never feel the pain inside us. we don't need any sympathy, but we don't want people to tease, laugh or make fun of us. How can you admit that you are a Muslim, but you don't have a heart to other people that are in pain? Shame on you.

I don't give a damn about their problem.

2011-01-27T09:03:00.004+08:00

Babak 1:

Semalam, dalam pukul 8.30pm, dapat SMS daripada kak N. Dia cakap jangan reply SMS or jawab any call from a guy named B. Aku pun setuju sebab lelaki B itu sangat annoying dan lansung tidak ikhlas nak membantu orang. Aku memang dah block lelaki B punya phone number dalam phone aku. Kak N cakap ok, bagus.

Babak 2:

Dalam pukul 9pm, aku sedang solat Isyak. Tiba-tiba phone aku berbunyi 3-4 kali. Aku sudah gelabah kerana aku sangkakan mak or kakak aku yang call sebab ada apa-apa emergency. Lepas habis solat, phone berbunyi lagi. Aku tengok 1 number asing appeared on my phone. Aku jawab. Tiba-tiba...

Me: Hello...

Stupid guy (SG): (dalam nada menengking) Apesal tak jawab phone tadi?!!!

Me: Sapa ni?!!!

SG: Ni SG.

Me: Orang tengah solat la. Apesal?

SG: Hey, kasi phone number si Z tu. I tak suka orang kacau-kacau kak N ni.

Me: (pelik) Hah? Sapa Z?

SG: Hey...u jangan nak berlakon la. I tau sangat u tau citer sebenar.

Me: Hey, amende ni??? Citer apa ni? Z tu sapa??? Ke B?

SG: Hey, kasi je la phone number Z. Tak payah nak berlakon-berlakon la.

Me: Berlakon apa ni??? Mana nak tau sapa Z tu!!!

Tuttt....talian diputuskan oleh SG.

Lepas tu aku call kak N, tak dijawab. Aku SMS SG cakap apesal end call? Apesal nak tuduh-tuduh melulu ni? Macam-macam la. Yang dia jawab, "I tau sgt, u tau citer sebenar," dan "Kalo tak bagi, sudah la. Tq."

What the fuck ni? Punya la tak matured punya perangai. Masalah kau dengan girlfriend kau, apesal tetiba nak babitkan aku? Kau nak tuduh aku kasi phone number girlfriend kau kat lelaki mana entah. Hello??? Apa kejadahnye aku nak buat kerja takde faedah macam tu? Macam aku dah takde benda lain nak dibuat. Banyak lagi kerja penting yang patut aku fikir.

Engkau? Engkau sapa? KAU TAK PENTING LANSUNG DALAM HIDUP AKU. Sebab tu aku lansung tak pernah save number engkau dalam phone aku. SEBAB ENGKAU BUKAN SIAPA-SIAPA DALAM HIDUP AKU. Apa hal kau nak maki aku tak tentu hala?

Engkau siapa nak tuduh aku yang bukan-bukan? Engkau hanya menjatuhkan maruah engkau sendiri. Shame on you. Dah la tuduh orang melulu saja, minta maaf memang haram la. Kau fikir baran kau saja? Kau ingat aku lembut-lembut depan engkau, engkau boleh maki aku sesuka hati? Kau belum tengok baran aku macam mana. Aku peduli apa kau gemuk ke, besar ke, bila baran aku dah naik, gajah pun aku boleh bunuh tau tak?!!!

Aku bukan seorang yang hipokrit dan aku tak reti berlakon ye. Tindakan kau maki aku tiba-tiba adalah tindakan yang jahanam! GROW UP LA WEI!!!

Kau tunggu balasan ALLAH SWT pada engkau. Tak selama mana engkau dengan perasan hebat engkau. Pegi mampus la!

Smoke! Fire! Burnt!

2011-01-24T22:18:00.006+08:00

There goes our beloved laboratory. Yesterday (23rd January 2011), at about 1am, our lab was burnt due to gas leakage from the gas cylinder inside the lab. No words can describe how sad we are. I cried out loud when I saw the lab this morning. It was like my second house. I spent a lot of my time in the lab, and now, it's gone.

What makes us more sad is that some people around us laughed and made fun of the incident.

They didn't have any sympathy to us. It's so sad to see people with high education acting like a primary school children. They are sooo childish and not suitable to be university students. Only Allah SWT can give the 'reward' to them.

HTC Desire HD: Review

2011-01-17T08:53:00.007+08:00

Ok, now we come to the reviewing part. I know some of you are waiting for this. Hehe. Setelah gadget ku connect dengan wireless yang agak laju, aku dapat menggunakan sepenuhnya gadget ku itu. So, apa pun mesti kena ada internet connection, sama ada wireless atau mobile internet atau prepaid broadband. Terpulang pada anda.

Advantages:

Anda boleh pergi ke android market dan boleh download sebanyak mana application, games dan wallpapers yang anda suka. Semuanya FREE.
Untuk menggunakan map atau navigation, anda boleh guna satellite saja, tapi kena ada internet connection dahulu untuk setting apa ntah, tak ingat plak. Hehe.
Ada applications untuk view .pdf file dan Microsoft Office files. Boleh digunakan bila-bila masa saja especially kalau nak edit artikel atau apa-apa dokumen. Perlukan sedikit masa untuk menguasainya tapi masih okay.
Ada juga application untuk You Tube, so boleh bukak bila-bila masa asalkan ada internet connection.
Ada Facebook, Twitter dan Skype for Android yang memang dah siap-siap install dlm gadget anda.
Juga ada eBuddy untuk chatting (Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Facebook, etc etc).
Oh ya, anda boleh block mana-mana pemanggil yang anda tidak suka ye. Ada application khas untuk itu (saya suka ini...hehe).
Ada flashlight, FM radio, Voice recorder.
Jika anda ada Gmail, ada application khas untuk email anda. Dan jika internet connection sentiasa ada, setiap kali ada email baru masuk dalam Gmail anda, anda akan dapat alert.
Kamera 8MP yang sangat terang (kalau amik gambar dekat-dekat dengan muka, boleh nampak semua parut jerawat, jeragat, bla bla bla...cis!)
Music dan video, sama macam phone jenama lain jugak. Format yang sama.
Anda boleh tahu cuaca semasa di tempat anda hanya dengan melihat pada screen menu saja. Kalau hujan nanti ada wiper lap cermin anda (mula-mula tengok phone HTC, saya sangat kagum ye...)
Saiznya agak besar tapi takde la berat sangat pun. Letak dalam poket masih okay lagi.

Disadvantage (s):

Bateri dia senang habis, terutama sekali jika anda menggunakan application setiap masa. Contohnya Facebook. Jadi anda kena charge bateri nya selalu. Kalau anda tak guna pun apa-apa application, baterinya bertahan selama satu setengah hari saja.
Tak ada keypad butang-butang. Semuanya touch screen. Untuk orang yang berjari besar, makan masa sikit untuk menguasai cara menaip anda.
Keypad touch screen nye kena tukar-tukar setting sikit sebab kalau tak tukar, bila nak taip dalam bahasa Malaysia, dia suka hati tukar jadi entah apa-apa.
Kalau takde internet connection, anda hanya boleh SMS, MMS, call, amik gambar dan video, dan dengar lagu mp3 yang dimasukkan sendiri.

So, itulah sedikit sebanyak komen aku mengenai HTC Desire HD ni. Saya bukannya gadget freak, jadi review saya hanya berdasarkan penggunaan saya saja. Nak detail dan teknikal, itu kena cari gadget freak ye. Kalau nak tanya apa-apa lagi, sila tulis di ruangan komen. Aku akan cuba menjawabnya.

Hehe.

HTC Desire HD Journey... (Part 2)

2011-01-15T18:31:00.004+08:00

Setelah sakit hati dan blah daripada kedai orang takleh blah, aku berjalan ke Low Yat Plaza. Punya la dah lama tak pergi, cari pintu masuk pun tak jumpa. Dush! Masuk ke dalam, aku terus cari kedai yang berkenaan.

Mula-mula terjumpa 1 kedai di ground floor (takde dalam list di website HTC), yang letak papan tanda besar-besar, dia tulis "HTC Desire HD - RM2299 (Limited)". Additional items such as phone casing and memory card are included. Tapi hatiku memberontak kata, "Jalan lagi...jalan lagi...cari kedai yang betul tu dulu...".

Naik ke 1st floor, aku pusing 1 level tu, mencari nama kedai yang ditarget, masih tak jumpa-jumpa. Singgah kejap kat 1 kedai, saja-saja nak tanya harga Blackberry Torch. Hampir terbeli tapi tak jadi. Huhu~

Naik pulak ke 2nd floor, pusing punya pusing, akhirnya ketemu juga dengan kedai itu, Asia Mobile Supplies (AMS). Boothnya kecik je, kalau duduk dekat booth tu siap kena langgar dengan orang yang lalu lalang. Salesperson itu, lelaki Cina, terus bertanya pada aku, "Yes? Boleh tolong?"

So aku pun tanya-tanya la pasal Desire HD. Semua la aku tanya, daripada bab wireless, additional items, GPS, other softwares, sampai la ke installed games. Hehe. Oh, lupa plak, harga yang beliau letak ialah RM2199 dengan memory card 8GB, free screen protector, free casing, and a few games. So, aku pun terus la setuju nak beli. Aku mintak 16GB memory card dan perlu tambah RM50. Total price masih murah daripada yang lain-lain and less than I expected.

Bila aku bagitahu kat salesperson tu pasal harga Desire HD kat Sungei Wang Plaza, dengan dia dan kawan dia pun ternganga. Katanya terlalu mahal. Dia juga cakap kalau kita boleh dapat harga yang lebih murah daripada RM2000, percayalah bahawa itu adalah palsu. Aku tak kisah sebab harga yang aku dapat daripada dia pun memuaskan hati. Yang penting, gadget itu original (dah check kat SIS website ye). Dan dah dapat juga additional 1 year warranty sebab register dalam SIS website tu.

(Tomorrow's entry: HTC Desire HD Review...)

HTC Desire HD Journey... (Part 1)

2011-01-14T10:39:00.004+08:00

Hehe. Sebelum buat review pasal HTC Desire HD tu, let me tell you a story about my journey to buy the gadget. Ada certain part yang bagus dijadikan pengajaran buat semua (I think so...).

Daripada Gombak ke kawasan Bukit Bintang. Aku menggunakan LRT dan Monorel saja. Jimat duit dan tak perlu susah-susah nak cari parking yang memang susah nak dapat kat Bukit Bintang itu. Destinasi pertama ialah Sungei Wang Plaza.

Oh ya, sebelum itu, aku nak beritahu yang aku dah survey awal-awal kedai-kedai menjual produk HTC yang original dalam website HTC. Fokus aku ialah di kawasan Bukit Bintang.

Ok, berbalik kepada cerita asal. Mula-mula aku pergi ke Sungei Wang Plaza, mencari kedai pertama di situ. Bila sudah jumpa, ada seorang sales assistant lelaki berbangsa Cina, sedang duduk berseorangan dan lansung tiada customer pada masa itu. Aku pun usha-usha gadget HTC semua dan tengok harga HTC Desire HD dalam RM2498. Aku pun tanya-tanya la pada lelaki itu.

Pembaca sekalian, FYI, aku ni first time nak beli handphone jenama lain. Sepanjang hidup aku menggunakan handphone, I never used other brands except Nokia, and I am not a gadget freak. So, of course la aku tak reti guna gadget canggih.

Berbalik kepada lelaki itu, aku bertanyakan pada beliau bagaimana nak on gadget itu. Korang rasa apa respon beliau?

a) Beliau on saja dan terus explain pasal gadget itu.

b) Beliau panggil kawan beliau untuk layan aku.

c) Beliau gelakkan aku.

d) Tiada jawapan di atas.

Jawapannya, beliau gelakkan aku secara sinis. IT WAS SOOOO OBVIOUS. Seolah-olah macam aku ni orang zaman kuno mana la. What's with the laugh? F***. Terus aku turn off nak beli gadget tersebut di kedai itu. Aku blah begitu saja. Kesilapan aku pada masa itu ialah aku tak tegur dia depan-depan. OMG! Gelak sinis dia menyebabkan dia hilang seorang potential customer. Apakah dia fikir aku ni miskin dan papa kedana sampai tak mampu nak beli gadget itu? Hello...duit yang aku bawak masa tu 2-3 kali ganda lebih banyak daripada gaji sebulan dia tau. Bodoh!

...to be continued...

Suka menyanyi lagu apa?

2011-01-13T08:57:00.002+08:00

Tiba-tiba teringat masa kecik-kecik dulu (in the 90s), masa tadika aku ketua koir, ketua nasyid, ketua baca ikrar. Mmg jadi Johan pertandingan koir dan nasyid peringkat negeri Pulau Pinang tau. Maksudnya, suara aku masa tadika dulu memang best la. Hahaha... (tiba-tiba masuk bakul angkat sendiri)

Then bila masuk sekolah rendah (masih di Penang), aku selalu dengar lagu Ella. Boleh hafal 2-3 album lagi. Masa tu abang aku memang minat giler dengan rock kapak ni, so banyak sungguh la kaset lagu rock dia beli. Aku suka dengar lagu Ella sebab masa tu Ella sangat popular. Jadi, bila menyanyi, aku pun tiru suara serak Ella. Akibatnya, suara best aku masa tadika bertukar jadi entah apa-apa.

Masuk sekolah menengah rendah pulak, aku terpengaruh dengan kawan-kawan la ni, minat sungguh dengan Spice Girls. Segala tarian, lagu, apa saja pasal Spice Girls, semua aku hafal. Huhu...teruk betul. Disebabkan selalu tengok video Spice Girls dan tiru diorang punya tarian, aku pun jadi pandai menari sampai sekarang.

Waktu sekolah menengah atas (form 4-5), aku tak minat mana-mana penyanyi pun sebab masa aku terlalu ditumpukan pada netball. 2 tahun ini adalah tahun-tahun kegemilangan aku sebagai pemain netball sekolah, daerah dan seterusnya terpilih jadi pemain negeri (tapi terpaksa tarik diri atas sebab-sebab peribadi).

Habis saja SPM, bermulalah zaman hiphop aku. Disebabkan aku sangat suka menari, aku mula belajar breakdance. Beli VCD Battle of the Year, lepas tu download video cara-cara nak belajar segala movements, then practice kat rumah. Habis lebam-lebam pinggang, bahu, kaki, lutut sebab bersungguh-sungguh nak belajar. Memandangkan masa tu aku takde buat apa-apa sambil tunggu result SPM, so ini sajalah kerja aku. Parents aku tak bagi kerja part time.

Minat aku pada hiphop berterusan sampai aku merantau ke KL (masuk matriks masa tu). Aku berkenalan dengan ramai budak-budak bboy kat KL ni, lepak kat Bukit Bintang, hangout tiap-tiap weekend, segala macam benda la. Macam-macam perkara aku belajar daripada kehidupan begitu.

Bila masuk ke main campus (sambung ke degree), aku mula berkecimpung dalam Capoeira. Masa ni, aku menjauhkan diri daripada dunia hiphop aku. Aku tumpukan sepenuh perhatian pada Capoeira, buat show sana sini, practice kaw-kaw, tak pernah miss kelas, tup-tup, hujung semester, result jatuh. Aduhh...aku menangis. Jadi aku kurangkan aktiviti capoeira sikit. Next semester, terus dapat Dean's list. Haha.

So, capoeira aku ni pun banyak on and off. Macam-macam hal la terjadi, malas nak cerita. Sekarang ni, aku masih off capoeira aku. Sempat on balik beberapa bulan saja tahun 2010 yang lalu. Lepas tu off sampai sekarang sebab tak mampu nak bayar yuran (takde income maaa...). Insya Allah kalau ada pendapatan tetap nanti, aku akan join balik capoeira ku. Untuk exercise dan minat aku.

Dan sekarang, di alam dewasa ni, aku dah takde minat (atau fanatik) pada mana-mana penyanyi atau pelakon. Hanya suka mendengar lagu dan menonton drama atau filem. Mana lagu yang best, telinga aku boleh terima, aku pun suka la dengar selalu. Begitu juga dengan drama dan filem, mana yang best, tak membosankan, tak ada lawak bodoh, tak mengarut, tak ada hantu-mantu yang tak logik, aku akan tonton. Yang penting, aku selesa mendengar dan menonton, bukannya merunsingkan kepalaku ini. Kan?

(^_^)V

Sudah tiba masanya untuk mencari...

2011-01-11T13:35:00.003+08:00

...CINTA SEMPURNA...

Aku manusia lemah

Selalu terjatuh

Berbeda aku darimu

Kau berdiri teguh

Aku serba tiada

Aku kekurangan

Dan bila kau tiba aku hilang dari kewujudan

Sempurnanya sifatmu

Telusnya hatimu

Jujurnya niatmu

Tingginya kesabaranmu

Lepaskanlah diriku

Kerna aku

tak mampu tuk menanggung sebuah cinta sempurna

Darimu...Darimu...Darimu...

Bukan aku tak pernah

Mengerti dirmu

ku sanjung setiap kata cinta kau berikan aku

Hilangkan rasa itu

Akhirkankan semua

Dan bila kau sedar

Aku hilang dari kewujudan

Sempurnanya sifatmu

Telusnya hatimu

Jujurnya niatmu

Tingginya kesabaranmu

Lepaskanlah diriku

Kerna aku

Tak mampu tuk menanggung sebuah cinta sempurna darimu

Darimu...Darimu...

(actually taktau la ada kaitan ke tak dengan mencari cinta sempurna...heh...)

Kawanku kata...

2011-01-10T13:23:00.002+08:00

Teringat kata-kata seorang sahabat...

"Kalau kau nak lelaki yang baik, kau jadi baik. Insya Allah kau akan jumpa lelaki tu."

Pada masa itu hatiku ada seseorang, dan aku akui orang itu tidaklah baik sangat. Namun, takdir Allah SWT, terjadi beberapa perkara yang menyebabkan kami putus hubungan. Pada masa itu aku keliru, sedih, kecewa, marah, macam-macam la.

Lepas putus hubungan dengan orang itu, aku lebih banyak dekatkan diri dengan Allah. Sedar betapa banyaknya dosa dan kesilapan yang pernah dilakukan. Lagi sedih apabila orang menghina kita, masa tu lagi la kita terbuka mata. Betapa kerdilnya diri ini, dan lemahnya hamba Allah ini. Itupun masih tak insaf-insaf lagi, masih nak lupakan Allah. Bila dah dapat musibah, baru nak menangis depan Allah. Teruk betul aku ni.

Tapi sekarang aku betul-betul sedar, apa yang terjadi dalam hidup aku selama ini adalah kafarah daripada Allah, dan mungkin juga hidayah daripada-Nya. Aku kena berusaha mendapatkan hidayah itu, dan berusaha mengekalkannya, supaya tidak lagi terjerumus dalam kelalaian.

Ahhh...berbalik kepada apa yang kawan aku kata. Sekarang aku akui, memang tersangatlah benar kata-katanya. Kufikirkan dahulu, bila kita ni tak baik, memang kita akan dapat pasangan tak baik, walaupun kita dah berubah. Tapi sangkaan aku salah belaka. Walaupun seteruk mana kita dahulu, sejahat mana pun kita dahulu, jika kita benar-benar insaf, bertaubat dan berubah, kita akan terus jadi orang baik. Dan selepas itu Allah akan temukan kita dengan pasangan yang baik juga.

Jadi, atas keyakinan ini, dan aku pegang pada kata-kata kawanku itu, aku sedang berusaha untuk berubah. Benar-benar berubah. Bukanlah dari segi fizikal, tetapi dari segi rohaniah. Aku ni sedar siapa aku. Aku sedar seteruk mana aku. Hurm...moga aku diberi kekuatan yang tinggi untuk menjadi seorang hamba Allah yang baik. Kalau tidak terbaik sekalipun, sekurang-kurangnya aku menjadi baik.

Wallahualam...

Kali ni betul-betul nekad...

2011-01-08T12:10:00.003+08:00

Nekad untuk berubah, menjadi seorang yang lebih baik. Kuatkan diri untuk berubah. Cukup-cukuplah segala kesilapan yang pernah terjadi sebelum ni. Sekarang aku dapat rasakan yang Allah sedang memberi kafarah kepada aku.

Aku redha dengan semua kafarah ini. Ya, aku benar-benar insaf dan banyak berfikir. Aku bersyukur kerana Allah masih sayangkan aku. Dia beri segala musibah untuk menyedarkan aku. Alhamdulillah.

Tahun 2011 ini, aku akan cuba menjadi seorang yang lebih baik. Aku akan cuba membuang sifat-sifat jelek aku (despite amukan aku pada 4 Januari lalu...itu adalah disebabkan oleh stress yang melampau dan manusia-manusia yang sentiasa nak menyusahkan orang lain).

Selepas itu, aku sedang cuba membuat diri aku tenang setiap masa. Korang tak tahu betapa penatnya menjadi seorang yang panas baran ni. Sangat penat, hingga akhirnya aku menangis teresak-esak. Mujurlah ramai yang memahami keadaan aku masa itu. Terima kasih kepada yang memahami.

Pagi yang malang...

2011-01-04T09:10:00.002+08:00

Pagi ini, 4 Januari 2011, adalah pagi yang mengecewakan. Pagi-pagi lagi aku dah menangis. Kenapa? Semuanya disebabkan oleh manusia-manusia bahalul yang pentingkan diri sendiri dan hanya fikirkan kerja dia saja.

Pukul 7 pagi, aku sudah tercegat di tempat ini, kerana mahu buat sampling. Itu adalah timing untuk sample aku. Aku sudah bertanya kepada beberapa orang semalam, di mana mereka simpan kunci untuk ke makmal mereka. Bila sudah mendapat kepastian, aku lega.

Malangnya, pagi ini, semua kunci tak ada. Sekarang sudah 2 jam lebih aku menunggu, seekor manusia pun tak datang bukak makmal tu lagi. Sample aku dah terlebih masa, maknanya ia sudah rosak. Itu adalah sample yang aku buat dalam masa 4 hari. Memandangkan sample dah rosak, aku kena repeat 4 hari itu.

Apa yang buat aku kecewa ialah puncanya adalah ketiadaan kunci. Perkara yang terlalu remeh yang tak perlu jadi, kerana sebelum ini kunci sentiasa ada. Sekarang aku sedang menanti si bahalul jahanam yang menjadi punca jahanamnya sample aku. Ya, hari ini aku akan jadi orang gila. Aku tak peduli orang nak cakap apa tentang aku, aku nak lepaskan marah pada manusia-manusia bahalul yang menyusahkan aku dan beberapa orang yang lain.

Dari pagi kami tunggu di sini, tapi disebabkan bahalul seekor itu, semua sample kami rosak. Kau tunggu la bahalul!

HELLO 2011!!!

2011-01-02T11:56:00.002+08:00

Ok, I know this is a lil bit too late, because today is already 2nd of January 2011. But it's still early of this year.

Yesterday I went to a talent agency in Bandar Sunway. I brought 2 male friends for a casting. My agent was quite busy that day and she asked me to handle the casting. Huhu...it was my first time and Alhamdulillah it went well. I am really glad to help. The photographer was really friendly and all candidates were doing very well.

Ahhh...my first day in 2011 was quite busy but fun. I hope in this year, more and more wonderful things will happen in my life. Insya Allah...