CERITA JAKARTA

Pictorial Report Jakarta Visit ;)

Haha tajuk tanak kalah. I went to Jakarta on 20th -23rd April to attend my brother's Awi convocation. He's taking medicine at UKRIDA. At Ukrida, they have the graduation ceremony (they call it hari wisuda hehe) after 3 years of theory classes, and once finished the clinical years, they will have their second convocation. Poyo kan? Haha.

Flew with Lion Air. Low cost flight. rm346 return ticket.

Well I went there with my sister Ila and abah only. Its raining when we arrived.

It's raining

I am a millionaire there. 1 ringgit is apprx. rupiah 3k. den kayo lol .

Well Awi pick us up from the Suekarno Hatta Bandara. Bandara is airport, short form for bandar udara. Indonesian surely love to shorten stuffs up. Took a cab to the rented apartment, and knowing that we are from Malaysia he asked whether we know Safee Sali. Heh. Of course la kenal pak jawabku di dalam hati. Bapak itu bilang Safee itu hebat, malah udah kaya bangat di sini. Pakei Alphard, ada supirnya sendiri. Waduh2 bangga bangat gue. By the way its macet (traffic jam) along the way, so take more than 1 hour to reach the aprtment.

Mediterranea Aprtment. View from our rented aprtment. Only rm130/day with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen (stove, fridge and sink, dining table), air conditioned, tv and sofa. Great bargain I would say.

Upon arrival, we did Jama' ta'khir prayer and rest. Well, me being a sister who only 'ingat nak jalan tak ingat tujuan datang nak pergi adik convo' didnt bring formal wear including shoes. So what does it means? Shopping!!! After Maghrib we went to the nearby shopping complex, Central Park and Taman Anggrik. Walking distance je. Abah tak ikut so only the 3 of us. Shopping kasut and baju hihihi. Balik tu naik bajai (the motor 3 roda) haha bunyi kuat prepppepppeppp tapi slow nak mamp**. Haha. Pic ada tapi in camera (which is why tak ada, bcos somehting happened to my sony cybershot :( )

So the next day, we walk to the graduation ceremony at Pullman Jakarta Central Park, dekat saja dgn rumah. Before pergi, camwhore dulu.

Awi tanak pakai mortar board betul2. nanti habis rambut dah gel. Gitu kekdahnya.

Really???

Macam biasa control ayu. Their mortar board is pentagon by the way. Heheheh.

outside the ballroom

inside

Wisudawan (read: graduan) walking inside. yang ko goyang beria sangat kenapa. kakja bukan pakai camera di setiap gamabr ada lagu. ni camera phone je weh.

UKRIDA stands for Kristen Krida Wacana. If I'm not mistaken its a university built by Kristian organization. Sort of macam IIUM and OIC la kot. Thats why during opening ceremony there's all the church song, and mass by the priest in Indo language. I dont really get what they are saying though.

Alhamdulillah he is done with the first part of his study. May Allah ease the rest.

Reason for this pic? I look around and notice her, and said to Ila "weh tengok kembar rozita che wan lol". The make up the kebaya ketat the badan montok hahaha.

Because this is only a short trip and we are so tamak nak pergi banyak tempat, after the ceremony off we went back to aprtment to rest and eat. We have plan to go to Tanah Abang, syurga textile katanya. Since Tanah Abang close at 4.30 and Awi predict the traffic will be mancet, plan nak pergi Restoran makanan Padang has to be cancelled, tapau je. This half Indo-half Malaysia boy tahu tempat yg sedap and murah, so biar dia je gi beli. Serius sedap nasi padang tu. No pic though. We are in hurry heh.

Abah beli baju batik and kain batik and pelekat. High quality baju batik for only rm40. Very soft kain dia. Cantik. I nak belikan utk 'orang tertentu' tapi takut tak kena plk dgn selera dia. Hihi.

Anak beranak. Baju batik abah ija yang pilihkan.

Of course Awi did all the bargain. Harapkan kitorang? Nggak gampang deh.. Haha.

Traffic in Jakarta is crazzzeeyhh! Crossing the road there is suicidal! Gila adrenaline rush. on the side note nampak tak itu apa? Itu adalah Angkut (public transport). Kitorang sgt familiar dgn angkut ni sbb dulu ada cite indon  tajuk soleha, marshanda berlakon. die keja conductor angkut ni. bila angkut ni jalan die jerit 'angkut angkut angkut angkut..' hehe.

We only managed to buy those kain batik/pelekat, telekong, and few blouses as limited time. Tapi I sempat la pass by textile shop. Cantiknya kain2 nak buat kebaya T_T. All the lace and organza and satin and what not (to make baju pengantin) is also very cheap. Tapi xde la I beli. Takde orang nak ajak I kahwin masa tu =P.

That night, we went for night sightseeing one more time, again to both Taman Anggrik to shop (this time Ila pulak nak carik kasut, semalam dia x beli sbb die sakit perut xde mood nak pilih) and to eat the yummylicous Nanny's Pavillon pancake at central park. We were too tired to walk, so take bajai first to Taman Anggrik, then walk to Central Park.

Tired face tired body tired all

Feeling2 English di Jakarta la kekdahnye

Blueberry icecream cheese pancake kejadah nama I dah lupa and vanilla caramel waffel. Sinfully delicous. Haihh teringat la pulak.

After finishing the dinner, of we went back to apartment. Tomorrow we are heading to Bandung oyeah. Ok since hujan dah berhenti I nak balik. Haha I stuck kat office because its rain heavily. Cite Bandung is to be continued.
Udah mahu pulang. Gue udah capek bangat ini.

SENYAP

lately its been so quiet around here
senyap
sunyi
........

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN

Dulu-dulu
Masa zaman sekolah
Masa zaman boyband menari2 mengikut chareography
Ada satu lagu kita suka
Part of the song goes like this:
'You're my sunshine after the rain..'
Its a song by 98 degrees
Heh
What a memory

p/s omg they looked so gay lol.  the song keeps ringing in my head sebab terdengar dalam mixfm. haaaiihh..

U JUMP I JUMP

Finally I watched Titanic. Yup it’s the so called epic love story and I never watch it. Like I care haha. But since it comes in 3D, lets give Titanic a chance, shall we? They come out in 3d form. In memoir of 100 years after the ‘unsinkable’ ship hit the iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on the night of April 14, 1912, and sunk just over two-and-a-half hours later. What a stats huh? 

the titanic

 My question, at the end of the story is how can people love someone that he/she barely knew so dearly that you sacrifice your life for him/her? Is it possible? Does it make sense? I mean, its only few days, and you are willing to catch the grenade for your lover (analogy berkorban untuk cinta sekarang pakai lagu Bruno Mars hehe). 

Ok la I admit la romantic la seposen part ni hehe. Nanti orang cakap I hati kayu pulak. ;)

 Rose is the perfect example to show that love can’t be forced (cinta tak boleh dipaksa ok). Cal is rich (but ugly lol. Why does he has to put that eyeliner on?). But she is not happy (although she loves all the expensive paintings. Mata duitan jugak kau Rose). She found her happiness in that poor, bubbly boy, Jack. Jack is determined to enlighten Rose what real love is. To cut the story short, yadda yadda, u jump I jump. Hehe. 

I think I don’t have to review much on that movie, everybody has watch it right, except me. So lame. The 3D effect? Pfftt! Nothing much. Tak cantik pon. But what do I expect, its not like they remake the movie pon.

And the ultimate morale and lesson of the Titanic (the real Titanic collision, not the lovey-dovey Rose-Jack version)? Leadership failed! Yes. Leadership. It’s the captain, the engineer, the owner, the boss, who make the call to speed it up. To test the limit. Quoted from Titanic-facts.com: On the morning of April 15, 1912, the sinking of the Titanic the previous night shocked the world. The year had dawned bright with promise and the maiden voyage of the Titanic was a symbol of the advances mankind had made in the last few years. The ship was considered to have been so well constructed it was believed she could sustain any amount of damage and still remain afloat. Late on the night of April 14, 1912, the sinking of the Titanic proved this idea wrong in a horribly tragic way.

This infography on Titanic is cool. Check it out. 

Secondly, don’t be too proud of what u have. We are merely human after all. Especially as a Muslim, we have faith that Allah is the Almighty. So no matter how good u are (or u think u are), just remember that God is way better. We only plan, and Allah is the ultimate planner. So pray fellas. No matter what car u drive, what ship u sail, no matter how good the manufacturing is, always rely on Allah for your plan to run smoothly, for your journey to be safe. 

Thirdly, rich people are bitches and bastards! Nuff said. Well, not all of them, but majority of them.

Another lesson. I went for the movie with a friend. And here’s our conversation:

Me: Rose ni gemuk jugak eh.

My friend: Aah.

And when the story is about to end, during the scene where Rose is freezing to death and not realizing that her u jump I jump lover is already resting in peace (or rather resting in the cold Atlantic), we continue our amateur review:

Me: Ni mesti hypothermic ni, sejuk gile.

My friend: Nak tau sebab apa Rose tak mati? Sebab dia banyak lemak.

Me: *Rolling eyes*.

Hahaha that was Titanic’s punch line.

p/s thank you ;)

MARCH AND APRIL: THE PACKING AND UNPACKING MONTHS

I’ve been away quite a lot on March and April, for work and family matters. It’s very tiring. Here are the summary:

16 March

Went to IIUM Gombak to survey the cafés there. IIUM is going to implement healthy café concept, thus Facilities and Food Service Department (FFSD) has invited Miya and I to give talk on healthy food preparation. 

17 March

Dah alang-alang outstation at Gombak on Friday, we stayed overnight at KL to attend Mazu’s wedding on Saturday. After the wedding, I drove back to Pahang. 

Curik dari FB Kini. Hihi thanks kini. ;)

 29 March

This time, Miya drive to IIUM Gombak for the healthy café talk. We stayed at my sister’s place in Shah Alam, before continue our journey to Cameron Highland for the IEEP the next morning. 

After the talk. We were so relieved it was over. Terpancar kebahagiaan kan.

 30 March – 1 April

IEEP! 

5-7 April

Nutrition and Dietetics Professional Competency Symposium at IMU and IJN. Of course went with Miya, and this time, I drive (bagus kan kitorang main gilir2 ;)). Nasib baik kat KL ada orang sudi bawak pergi dinner malam2. Thank you.. ^^v

The author of our textbook, Miss Escott-Stump. Mesti dia upset kalau tahu I fotostat buku dia kan. Gomene, we were students back then. We dont have much money.

 20 -23 April

Off to Jakarta/Bandung for my brother’s convocation, or they called it Wisuda Sarjana. Sambil menyelam minum air, we also went for sightseeing and also, a little shopping (read: a little saje). 

At Kawah Domas of Tangkuban Parahu, Bandung. Tiga orang ahli rombongan bersama pak supirnya.

 Oh yes, we have also completed all the CME by products company to the third year students, as preparation before they go through clinical year, for them to get used to the products that commonly used in hospital setting. So nanti, dah clinical year, kalau tak tau lagi Ensure untuk apa, Glucerna SR untuk apa, memang nak kena haipppppp la dengan I. The company that has come are Pfizer Nutrition, Abbott, Dutchlady, Danone Dumex, Pharm-D, and Nestle. Alhamdulillah, all the Nutrition Executive that me and Miya contacted cooperate very well and are willing to come to share with the students. All 7 talks have been done successfully throughout February, March and April, Alhamdulillah. I hope that the students gain a lot from all those talks. 

If I don’t have anything up on the weekend, rumah mak is my destination. Its only 1 ½ hour drive, so apa salahnya balik. It’s not like I have anything to do pon here in Kuantan on the weekend , so hohoho balik kampunglah.

So yes, March and April are tiring months, travelling and driving every weekend. But of course, it is the amanah that I have to carry, so I’m not whining, me writing this just to remember the ups and downs, the hustle and bustle in life. Peace!

p/s: the only thing i hate of being away is packing and unpacking. sangat malas. tapi i selalu dapat support masa packing *big grin* ;). 

p/s: i have no issue kalau kena outstation ke KL lagi. bagi la lagi aiman tak kesah..... hihihihihi. ;) ;) ;)

THE COLD CAMERON

Someone asked for a pictorial report for the visit to Cameron Highland last week. I'm sorry its late. Gomene...

So KAHS organized the IEEP (Islamic Enhancement and Evaluation Programme) cum family day for the staffs and family, happening 31st March till 2nd April last week. I, of course came alone to the programme, being single and cute (apekah kaitan??). Lol. But since Miya and I involved in the healthy cafe programme in IIUM Gombak the day before, so we went by Miya's car. Our journey starts as early as 7.30 am from my sister's place in Shah Alam. Bismillah..

Nom nom nom budak kuat makan

Our first stop is Hentian Sebelah Simpang Pulai, before exit Simpang Pulai. We went up to Cameron through this route as recommended by few people, saying that the route is easier. I am having a nice hazelnut coffee and shared my favorite chocolate-strawberry waffel with Miya. And no, its not the right call. Having coffee before going through the jalan bengkang bengkok is a bad decision. Headache and diuretic effect. Full stop. I've learnt my lesson. ;)

Since I have the urgency to PU thanks to the coffee (that's pass urine, for those who didnt know), we  stop by at Brinchang (that's before Tanah Rata, our destination) at this place called S'Corner, where it has strawberry and mushroom farm.

For the record I wont have the gut to eat mushroom with this color. Looks poisonous right?

So after we did we we got to do (=p), our journey continues. But these two grown up ladies who didnt know how to read map and could not find any signage of the hotel that we about to stay happily went straight pass it until we reach Boh tea plantation and sense that we were wrong (its quite far from Tanah Rata). So, another pit stop yeay haha.

Miya

I knew I looked fat but screw that ok. Just enjoy the beautiful tea farm. ;)

After enjoying the sunny and cold afternoon at the tea farm, we were heading back to our target destination, Cool Point Hotel. Its a budget hotel, so I dont wanna talk much about it, heh.We have a chill evening at the hotel, relaxing, while waiting the rest of the KAHS family to arrived. And yeah we went to the evening market at Brinchang later that evening, during the rainy day. I bought a cute strawberry umbrella, eat jagung bakar in the rain, and shiver all night long hihi.

Steamboat dinner + opening ceremony. Dine with this great couple. Miya and Iqbal were so nice to me, knowing that I'm all alone and lonely (sedih tak?). Thank you friends. :)

The first morning in Cameron is chilly (of course) and the first destination is the Taman Agroteknologi Mardi.

Its look dark but the weather is actually sunny

What I like so much about this farm is flowers! There are a lot of them. And they are pretty. Like like like! Orang lain sibuk kat strawberry farm I tak menyempat pergi tengok munge dulu.

The pretty purple lavender

Cuteness overload!!! Snow daisy. Alahai cutenya cutenye cutenye rasa nak makan.

I'm not a big fan of rose. Tapi kena la ada kan.. Nanti munge ros sedih dengan I. :)

All time favorite: Daisy si Cantik manis dan sopan. I selalu rasa Daisy ni munge yang sopan. Who second me?

Dah nama pon all time favorite kan.. This time its red and white.

I love this one too. Reminds me of Narnia. Kan? Kan?

I dont like our first lady but that doesnt means I'm not patriotic (apakah kaitan??). Presenting bunga raya bunga kebangsaan. Demi negara yang tecinta ku curahkan bakti penuh setia~~

Banyak lagi gambar herbs kite amik. Parsley cukup la eh?

Someone pls hand me thousand island. These salads look unsinfully delicious and healthy!

Masak lomak sodap nih hihi.

Tomatoman!

After lunch, we have telematch. Indoor telematch! Aigoo very crowded. Tak sesuai ok. But I managed to join one. Team up with Dr Muz, Dr Muhammad, Zati and Shaz main Bowling cawan polistrin. Hey only 1 'pin' left tau. Not bad huh?

on your mark!

Later that evening, Miya and Iqbal ajak pergi tea plantation. Of course the me that is tak malu nak join kan. Hihihi. The scene is marvelous, the weather is cold and windy and serene, but teetttt! I got car-sick on the way there. So uncool! The route is very small and very bengkang bengkok dont blame me. :)

Upon arrival, holding back the nausea feeling. Kesian kite kan?

Esok-esok kalau dah kahwin kite nak ajak suami jalan2 macam ni la. Hewhewhew romantic noks.

Subhanallah so beautiful.

Angin kuat sejuk sangat. This is after we climbed a good 174m hill to the view point. Love on top yeah!

On the way down. Bumped into this Bangladeshi working on the tea leaves.

On the way back to hotel singgah at this Cameron Bharat Tea House. Its one of me and Miya's dream to have a nice cuppa tea. I have Mint Pudina Tea with Carrot cake. The cake is sinfully awesome. *drool*

Introducing my strawberry umbrella! ^^v

The visit to tea plantation is sooo cool! I like it so much. Thanks to Miya and Bal for bringing me up there hehe. Well on the very last day we just did discussion, group by department on certain kuliyyah's issue, and did some last minute shopping at KEA farm. I bougt vegies, dried strawberries, and sweet corn for my mother. ;)

At KEA farm. Barang2 I beli letak kat bawah, berat, x ada orang nak tolong bawak. :(

 Well thats about it. Overall its a laid back and relaxing visit. So please give me an A for this report ok. Cool! ^^v