Showing posts with label Home Mad Home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Mad Home. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Thank God for YouTube!

*Trying to remove rust from the blog* 

Guess I will be updating this blog on a yearly basis.
Colleagues/Friends are probably visiting another countries and doing something productive during the break while yours truly is savouring her home life. 

Been hooked on to Youtube and been streaming videos there.

From music videos, recipes, to some enlightening videos, you name it, I've watched it. 

 I would like to highlight this one amazingly talented Youtuber, Daniela Andrade. Maybe some of you have known her, but for those who haven't, you will be awed by her rendition of La Vie En Rose.  
A picture tells a thousand words, so I guess you have to multiply that one thousand with the duration of the video when it comes to watching a video? 

It is as good as Tracy's (from How I Met Your Mother) version , and I kinda prefer her rendition. Very soothing la her voice. 

Oh oh and I chanced upon this video of Sara and Bani's cover of Aubrey by Bread. Sara is one personality that I find charming. She and Bani really make a cute couple. ;)
 

Besides these two videos on music covers, there are some really enlightening videos on Youtube as well.

There was one tweethandle on Twitter who actually recommended this Youtube channel - The School of Life - and guess what, I found the videos really thought-provoking. I mean the videos posted by this channel mostly revolved around philosophy, psychology, history and some other topics along those lines. I guess it is because the founder of this channel, Alain de Botton is a philosopher. I like the fact that he turned all these big topics into something digestible and relatable to the bigger audience who might have no background knowledge in the things he discussed. Although he did get negative reviews, his channel is worth watching. I particularly like these two videos.

Who Am I - a video which discusses on what is your essence, or in other words, the things or qualities that make you, you. Is it your ability to dance, your appearance, your memory, or how you react to situations? 
Ha, intrigued already? Click on this video to find out more. 

Status Anxiety - a video which I think most millennials can relate to. Click, click!

There is one other Youtube channel worth checking out too - CrashCourse. Really useful for students who need to comprehend some lecture notes which are too long-winded.

Lastly, enjoy! Make sure you prepare coffee and snacks while streaming - you will be glued to the screen of your computer for hours. ;)


Monday, December 6, 2010

Pursuit for Career HappYness

 photo source: here

My mom always tell me not to be too choosy while looking for a job.

I know that. I know I am considered choosy because the first priority for me in choosing a job for me is whether I like that job or not. Not the salary nor the classification of the job whether it is blue collar or white collar [I am even clueless which job falls on which category (-_-") ].Whether people will classify the job as good one or not, as long as I like it and it's a clean job, then I'm on for it. I don't give a damn about what others think of my job because it's my job, my career and it is for me to decide whether it is a right job for me (or not).

I am already feeling the heat of job hunting cause I will graduate next year. Most of my peers already had their own careers and I realized that I am going to join them in the real adult world soon - the working world. No institution like university to protect you anymore, no privilege of getting student price for the services that you want to purchase, nothing.

My mom suggested me to continue with Master and she told me not to worry so much about the school fee but worry more about my future. It's nice to hear some comforting words like that but at the moment, I am done with studying. I mean, there's more to life than education, right? Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against education but for me, education is not only gained at class and lectures, but experience in the real world is an education itself.

I would like to continue Master if I can make time for it, but it won't be right after my degree I guess. I have not decide what I want to Master in, which field I like the best, so why indulge myself in something which I am still unsure of, right?

Personally, I would like to gain experience in a job first before I go for my dream career. My dream career is to be a writer, columnist or a journalist - anything to do with writing or being creative. Then again, before pursuing for this dream career, the job that I would like to experience first is the job that my senior is doing, which is to serve the community. I mean, what job is cooler than to get paid for doing good deeds for others right? Some would even do it for free. 

Still, I have to think it over. I want my future career not to revolve around earning money or getting promotion alone, but something which is more important like it involves my passion, gives me personal satisfaction and not to forget, giving back to the community. 

So, what is your definition of a career happiness? Is it a stable job, stable income, promotion, or doing what you enjoy doing? I hope it is the last one.

Whatever it is, I hope your pursuit for career happiness will meet a good outcome.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Surreal Moment in my Blogging Experience

Interframe (credits): Thanks to Cik Kiki for teaching me how to grab and save picture from the web.. Thanks to sis Mel for updating my edit post so that I can use this canceling function.. ;)Without you guys, I would be left in the dark of how to blog in an advanced manner lol.

If only words can be used to express what I felt after receiving this e-mail...




Look who won on week 1.. *wink2*

The adjectives like speechless, unbelievable, superexcited, can't breathe, Xmas feeling mode on, sure would come out...

I WON A BLACKBERRY TORCH 9800 (!!!!) 

For my blog entry for a contest held by Nuffnang and Digi - one of my privilege to join this competition for being a Digi angel.




A few minutes later, after digesting this news from the e-mail, ahem,  it's a must for me to announce share the good news and spread the joy around on facebook. Thanks for all who congratulated me and were happy for me. 


Can't believe I received two phone calls right after sharing this good news on facebook. My bestie Amanda called within 5 minutes  all the way from Kuching after I posted this status on my facebook just to congratulate me on this winning. That was so sweet of you to call in the midst of study week. All the best to you girls on your exam yea. Pray to St Joseph of Cupertino. After the phone call from Ada, I received another call from a friend of mine, Mark (bukan nama sebenar)  who happens to be a Blackberry and gadget geek - who called all the way from Penang to confirm this and asked me how I won it besides congratulating lol. I guess the aura of Blackberry Torch 9800 must be that big for a Blackberry maniac expert to call me to confirm this. Mark, iboh jeles k.. (itupun kalo ko baca post ini hua3) I will let you see it secara live when I finally got it later. Hahah. Ok kidding. 


OMG. Okay, enough with all that excitement. I hope I am not gonna jinx this. *paranoid mode on*

I hope no bad luck will come after I became so happy for this. *superstitious mode on*

Thank you guys! *touched mode on*

I felt like just hitting a first prize lottery or getting straight As for my public exams.


Thank God for all the blessings!

Thank you Nuffnang and Digi!

OMG I gotta do some charity (like washing the dishes and clean the gates) after this.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

New friends I'm gonna miss next week..

These two cute kittens which were still nameless... I'm sooo gonna miss them once I fly to Penang this Sunday..


Aww, what can I name this cutie?? Hmmm.... I have so many cats till I ran out of names for them.. *sigh*
Well, I love kittens - when they are asleep.
When they aren't, I wish I was the one asleep.
It is a known fact that kittens are very naughty. Only a few cat lovers can tolerate their naughtiness.
(Obviously I'm not one of them)
Talking bout cats and pets, I became a follower of this blog not long ago - Bubu's Shelter.
If you think I am a cat lover for having so many cats at home, then she (the blog's owner) is definitely the ultimate cat and animal lover. ;)
I've never seen anybody so passionate about cats like her before.
Hmm, if only animal shelter exist in Sibu...
[Interframe: Actually, the main purpose of this post is to show off my new kittens' pictures. Aww, aren't they adorable?? hehe. If you have name suggestions, don't hesitate to suggest to me yea.. ;) ]

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Are You Ready to Rock the New Semester?

Answer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am in the process of registering the new courses now but what the crap I could not register one of the papers online *tsk tsk* which is my minor paper and as usual I am going back to USM late which is on the first day (12th July 2010) when the classes will start *wink2*. I hope I won't be fined for later registration *praying gesture*. Honestly, I am not ready for the new semester as usual but crapz, I have lots of things to plan for the new semester. Ok first, I want to watch more movies at the cinema for the next semester cause you know, watching movies at Penang are wayyyyyyyy cheaper than back at home. And the popcorns are crunchier yummay! And then I want to read more books (dream on hmmm) at the library and travel more (around Penang cause budget is a big NO) and I want to buy mp4 or mp5 yeah. So I guess a lot of budget involved here *tsk tsk*.

But of course I cannot spend much on entertainment next semester cause I have to save lot on the budget for the new semester as the convocation is approaching -my sister is graduating and I have seniors graduating and I'm gonna miss them very very much. With the seniors graduating it means about 40% of my friends will leave USM *tsk tsk* so I have to mingle with the new juniors but ugh i don't wana sound desperate.. It's ok have less but intimate friends. (consoling self)

I hope I am going to enjoy each and every moment for the new semester and I want it to pass by slowly cause I am in no rush to grow old rapidly. And I need time to pass by really slow because I need more time for self-discovery as I think I haven't really confirm what am I gonna do with my life in the future. Hmm.. It's ironic I don't want to have a narrowed future where my future career is definite but now I think having undecided future isn't that great either. *sigh*


Wednesday, May 26, 2010

The Million Dollar Question..

Back at university, whenever I was asked the question "Mau, are you free? Want to hang out?" from my friend, it was always easy to give the green light and the definite "Yes". The only thing to consider was whether I was free or not. And transportation was the least to worry about back in university - firstly, because there was always another option like buses and secondly, there are places to hang out near our campus.

But here in my hometown, what was like a walk in the park back in campus was turning into a million dollar question. The question "Are you free?" and "When can we go out?" are the hardest questions ever - the million dollar questions which I had to get myself to think twice, if not thrice, just to come up with an answer. The first obstacle would be the transportation. Pa had to use the Myvi for work and Pa did not only work during office hours, but by shifts. And with my shitty driving skill, I had no guts to go behind the wheels again - unless it was for a very short distance. It had been a reaallly long time since I last touched the Myvi's stereng. (-_-")

So I guess the easiest answer to this million dollar question would be "NO, I can't come. I have no transport and even if I have, I had no guts to drive." Felt like a loser to utter those words out. I mean, who on earth kept a driving license and renewed them anually but do no drive? Oops, I know who, but my mom is an exception cause she did not have the opportunity to drive an auto car the first time she got her license.

So sorry guys. I can't go out tomorrow night. That's my answer to the million dollar question.


Saturday, May 22, 2010

Warning: Don't do this to your helpless old folks (Shame On You!)

[Interframe: I've been tuning in to Youtube lately and watched a few hilarious parodies. Here's one which is worth watching --> Sherry Vine and Peppermint Telephone parody. Thanks to my former student Danial for sharing this link in facebook. Enjoy~ XD]


I think besides having a vow between husband and wife, parents and children should make their vows too. Parents and their children should make a vow to stick together and help each other in times of poor and in times of rich, in sickness and in health, and whenever and wherever the children and parents should be there for each other. Or else, the children may just leave the parents to go helpless on their own. Mind you, I am not telling this because I am a good daughter, lol, I am actually far from good, it may be more accurate if you call me the black sheep of the family, but there's one thing I vow I am never going to do to my folks no matter how bad I am going to be in the future *cross fingers*. I am not going to let them ask for favours from others when I am around. I mean one favour that I myself could do for them in a snap of a finger. Ahem, like giving a ride to your parents to church on Sundays? That's one easy thing to do right? Aww, don't tell me about traffic jam because the traffic jam in Sibu won't last longer than 30 minutes. And we rarely have traffic jam on Sundays because it's a day of rest.

So today, like any other Sunday at my hometown, I went to the church with my family. And as usual, after church, we would wait for my father at the parking lot area after the Mass because my father had a duty as a warden at the Sacred Heart cathedral. And as usual, like other Sundays, my cousin, a mother of three who is in her early 40's would be with us to visit the Toto + Magnum 4d + Sarawak turf premises (ahem) together with my mother, so she would join us while waiting for her kids to finish their Sunday classes. Mind you, lol, it's their 'social activity' every weekend. So it's a full house for our Myvi car (Two passengers in front, four passengers at the backseat). So while the five of us (which consists of my mother, my cousin, and my two sisters and I) waited for my father at the parking lot area, suddenly we received a phone call from my father. He said one of his friends wanted to hitch a ride with us. We were like what? That was impossible since it was a full house there. 6 people Myvi's maximum capacity.

But my father said his friend insisted, so we had no say in this. Then when his friend appeared, we just kept quiet. It's Mr Peter (bukan nama sebenar). He was one helpless friend of my father since he could not drive and he was not in a good health condition. Mr Peter was one friend who really needed help so we did not mind to give him a ride. Since our car did not have enough capacity for all of us, my mother suggested that we ride in my cousin's car to visit the 4d outlets and my father send Mr Peter back to his house.

After my father had lunch with Mr Peter and sent Mr Peter back to his house, we learned from my father that Mr Peter did not have any transportation to go back to his house, so he desperately needed to ask for my father's favour. Then, we were really curious to know who sent Mr Peter to church this morning, and was really mad to learn that he took a taxi to church this morning. I mean what the heck? Where's his son? Where's his family? Couldn't they spare a little time off to send him to church? Or better go to church with him? When my father sent him back, he asked Mr Peter if there was anybody at home and he answered that his daughter in-law was in. (-_-")

If you had known Mr Peter, he had not always been like this. It was all due to the road accident he had on year 2008, during Easter day. He, his wife and his youngest son's girlfriend were on the road for a long journey ride back from Kuching to Sibu. They had just attended the Easter Sunday Mass at Kuching and they were on their way back to Sibu. Mr Peter was the driver, his wife seated at the front left passenger seat while the son's girlfriend was seated at the backseat. Then when Mr Peter tried to overtake a car in front of him at the Sarikei-Sibu road area, he lost control of his car and it ran into a Kancil from the opposite direction and BAM! The accident happened. It was a sad accident because this accident took his wife's life away.

I remember his late wife was a very friendly lady and he and his wife both were really active servers at the cathedral; they were the members of the Holy Trinity choir and also serve as the church wardens. But after the accident, the wife was gone, and Mr Peter survived but was admitted to the ICU. He was in a very serious condition and luckily he did survived. And if you're wondering about what happened to his youngest son's girlfriend, you can heave a sigh of relief because she survived and her condition was not serious. She was not that affected by the accident. Perhaps a small injury. But Mr Peter, though recovering, he was mentally affected. He was a little senile after the accident. He needed his children's care and protection as his wife had passed away, there was nobody else he could depend on but his children. He could not drive as he was physically incapable plus his licence was revoked due to the accident.

Sad but true, his eldest son who lived with him was not a regular church-goer because he was married to a non-Catholic. And if he wasn't a person who goes to the church weekly, at least he could send his father to attend the Mass right? And fetch him back right? And it should not be an excuse that he no longer attend the church so he could not send his father to the church. I mean, OMG, It's your FATHER! And he's not in a healthy condition!! I know I make you sound so bad here but I think it's better for you to send him to the church without accompanying him than to let your father go to the church ALONE by taxi. It sounds like your father was living alone when in fact he was living with your family. Though you father is not that old in terms of age, his capability does not equalize his age anymore. You should know better.

As a disobedient daughter myself, it might sound funny that I am telling others to be an obedient child. But actually, you do not need to be an obedient child to do the things above, you just need to be a caring child. It's sad that our parents had become less and less of our priorities when we no longer depend on them.

So once again, I vow that I will not do this thing to my parents. I will not let them ask for favour from others when I am still alive and kicking to help them myself - for the sole reason that I am their daugther and they deserved more than what I could offer them. And imagine what my sisters would do to me if I dare to do this to my parents... Ooooh, creepy.

Monday, December 28, 2009

I guess, Macam-macam Aznil is still the most original show in Malaysia.

Interframe: It's just three days away from leaving Sibu and I felt weird how I wasn't that homesick of going back to my hometown but I wasn't eager to go back to the university to study either. I can already imagine the hectic life there with the activities lining up for my club and for my academic too. I felt nauseous even when I only think of it.

Now I am a little unwell due to coughing but I guess I had to recover rapidly - or else I would not be allowed to board the plane. The worst torture is that I had to eat only porridge though I felt like eating all the good stuff as this would be my last week at Sibu. What a waste. This semester, it would be my first time taking full unit (20 unit) and I hope I can cope up with all the hectic schedule.

I have a new favourite show.

And that show is Spontan.

This is a show aired on Astro Warna (which we didn't subscribe so I watched the downloaded version which I got from my sister who knew the show from our friends Step and Melody.)

This show made me laugh hysterically.

This show is hosted by Sharifah Shahira and there are at least four players in this show for every episode.

Each of the player were given the task to perform a sketch spontaneously.

I watched the show and I thought

"Wow~ Malaysia finally have its own original comedy show (besides Macam-macam Aznil) instead of using the format of the shows from other countries (e.g: Raja Lawak is the Malaysian version of Last Comic standing, etc)".

But as I watched through the Spontan series, suddenly it hit me.

This kind of show is somewhat familiar.

It does ring a bell of


jengjengjeng

"Whose Line is it anyway."


Whose Line is it anyway is originally a british show which had the US version hosted by Drew Carey. In this show, there are four players which had to do the sketch spontaneously according to the host's given situation.

So that's it. Spontan wasn't really that original either, except that it has a few innovation with the inclusion of the beatboxer Sean and a few more original games. But the format is still the same with Whose Line is it anyway.


Spontan

Vs

Whose Line Is It Anyway


But whatever it is, I still like to watch Spontan though I think it's hard to catch Din Beramboi's jokes sometimes.

So, as a conclusion, Macam-macam Aznil is still the most original comedy show in Malaysia.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Adakah aku layak menjadi Si Tenggang versi perempuan dan Prodigal Daughter versi Malaysia?

Interframe part 1: Aku akan balik Sibu dengan selambanya tanpa rasa excited pada 22 November dan balik Penang pada 1 Januari 2010 dengan perasaan yang sungguh tak excited. Tapi aku tetap bangga kerana selama ini aku tidak pernah skip Krismas di Sibu kerana aku tidak pernah balik awal semasa pembukaan semester baru di USM. Kesimpulan: Aku memang seorang penyambut Krismas yang baik.



Tidak dapat dinafikan, semasa dekat-dekat bermulanya cuti ini, kita semua mesti mendengar kata-kata teruja orang yang tak sabar-sabar nak balik, terutamanya golongan Sabah Sarawak yang jauh merantau untuk melanjutkan pelajaran di sini. Memang teruja, sebab bukan setiap kali cuti mereka dapat balik. Aku pun golongan Sabah Sarawak juga, tetapi secara jujurnya, aku lain. Aku tak sabar nak cuti je, bukan tak sabar nak balik. Perasaan nak balik tu ada, tapi tak kuat sangat. Jujur. Aku bukannya jenis yang homesick.

Masa aku mula-mula datang universiti dulu, aku langsung tak rindu rumah. Masa itu, aku rasa nak mulakan adventure saja - dan juga kerana masa itu, aku sangat sibuk dengan tanggungjawab yang aku terpaksa pikul di kampung halaman, maka kemasukan ke universiti ini menandakan aku boleh membebaskan diri daripada segala tanggungjawab yang memberi stress kepada aku. Perasaan rindu pada rumah itu ada jugalah sedikit, tapi SEDIKIT sahaja ya. Aku cuma rindu kucing-kucing dan masakan ibu. Orang kat rumah aku rindu juga, tapi sebab diaorang selalu telefon aku, aku boleh tahan lagi perasaan rindu ini.

Selama ini, aku tidak pernah menangis malam-malam sebab nak balik rumah. Kalau ada menangis malam pun, itu disebabkan faktor lain yang tiada kena-mengena dengan balik rumah.

Oleh itu, aku ingin mencari sebab kenapa aku berfikiran sebegini; kenapa aku tak rindu rumah seperti yang sepatutnya? Orang lain di USM kasihankan aku kerana balik Sibu sekali-sekala sahaja, tetapi aku selamba sahaja. Aku habiskan masa cutiku mengemop bilik dan melayari laman web di hostel - walhal orang lain semua balik ke rumah halaman masing-masing.


Oleh itu, aku perlu mencari punca-punca kenapa aku tidak rindu rumah dengan sedalam-dalamnya seperti orang lain. Dan setelah menganalisis dan mendalami otak, hati dan jantung ini, aku rasa mungkin inilah sebab-sebabnya.


1) Bebanan kerja di rumah adalah lebih besar berbanding dengan di hostel.

Di hostel, walaupun orang kata kita kena berdikari, kena cuci pakaian sendiri, tapi aku tak rasa bebanan kerja di hostel banyak sangat. Hal ini kerana, ada mak cik cleaner yang tolong bersihkan tandas. Kalau kat rumah, tak bersihkan tandas, mak akan kata tandas di rumah kotor. Mana tak kotor, sebab KUCING-KUCING INDOOR DI RUMAH PUN SAMA-SAMA MENGGUNAKAN TANDAS MANUSIA DAN MEMBUAT BISNES MEREKA DI ATAS LANTAI TANDAS. Hmmph~ Tapi walaupun kucing-kucing tu banyak kerenah, kalau berjauhan, memang rindukan mereka juga. Selain itu, kalau nak sapu lantai, di hostel, aku cuma perlu sapu bahagian kecil, iaitu bilik aku sendiri sahaja, tetapi kalau menyapu lantai di rumah, kena menyapu seluruh bahagian rumah yang ruangnya semestinya berkali ganda lebih besar daripada saiz bilik hostel aku di sini. Jadi, itulah sebabnya aku tak rindu rumah kot.


2) Tak ada wireless line kat rumah.

Inilah satu faktor penolak besar yang buat aku tak rindu rumah sangat. Ini sebab hal laptop aku jugalah. Laptop aku yang bernama Toshi-chan ini aku beli dari KEDAI MAKSON DI SUNGAI DUA, USM (Ya, sila catat nama kedai ini sebab dengan jujurnya, aku mengumunkan bahawa kedai ini ialah kedai penipu). Punyalah happy mula-mula dapat beli laptop colour putih yang berharga kurang daripada RM3000 (RM2999 sebenarnya, tapi masih happy juga) dan berjenama T****** (ini bukan iklan, harap maklum), tapi perasaan happy itu mulai hilang apabila aku buat discovery.

Discovery!: Rupa-rupanya laptop aku cacat sebelah badan, bahagian kanan laptop aku tak dapat berfungsi walaupun setelah disambungkan dengan wayar untuk mendapat talian broadband. Jadi, laptop aku hanya dapat online apabila menggunakan talian wireless, dan tidak dapat nak online kalau guna broadband atau guna tmnet. Mesti spesifik permintaannya : WIRELESS. Adui, tension betul time balik rumah. Kalau nak online, kena guna laptop kakak. Tak ada kuasa autonomi, tak rasa best pula.


3) Aku TAK NAK risaukan nasib kucing-kucing.

Kucing-kucing di rumah aku memang tak tahu yang kami sayang pada mereka ini. Mereka suka bermain di jalan, merantau ke rumah jiran-jiran dan 'membuat bisnes' di rumah jiran. Perkara ini menimbulkan konflik antara jiran dengan kami. Di kawasan kejiranan kami, aku yakin keluarga aku mesti menjadi mangsa gosip kerana membela terlalu banyak kucing. Kami terpaksa menabahkan diri, menebalkan muka, dan membuat apa yang terdaya kalau ada jiran yang datang complain tentang kerenah kucing-kucing kami. [Tetapi kami tak complain pun bila u'all langgar kucing kami dengan sewenang-wenangnya, huhu~!]

Sememangnya, kuasa cinta mengatasi segalanya, kerana kami masih sangat sayangkan kucing-kucing yang nakal dan separuh prodigal itu walaupun mereka telah menyebabkan konflik antara manusia. Hanya dalam konteks ini sahaja aku percaya akan kuasa cinta. Harap maklum.


4) Aku tak suka naik kapal terbang.

Aku ada mabuk udara - tak tahu sejak bila. Tapi pernah sekali semasa aku naik Air A*** balik Penang, aku muntahkan kampua yang menjadi breakfast aku (ya, kampua yang sedap dari kedai Jalan Permai) semasa kapal terbang Air A*** dalam proses mendarat di Kuala Lumpur. Dan, dengan tanpa banyak pilihan, aku menghulurkan plastik kertas berisi muntah aku itu kepada seorang pramugari.

Menaiki kapal terbang adalah wajib kalau nak balik Sibu ataupun Pulau Pinang. Jadi, aku tak suka..

5) Aku ada saudara di Pulau Pinang

Secara jujurnya, inilah sebab yang utama aku tak rindu rumah sangat, sebab aku ada 'rumah' kedua di Pulau Pinang. Kakakku merupakan faktor utama yang buat aku senang membiasakan diri di Pulau Pinang. Selain itu, kawan-kawan kakak aku dan kawan aku sendiri telah membuatkan aku selesa berada di sini. Di sini juga, bahasa Melayu Sarawakku berkembang. Aneh, aku perlu berada jauh dari Sarawak untuk mendalami bahasa Melayu Sarawak. Semasa berada di Sarawak, bahasa Melayu Sarawakku berada pada tahap teru-ah-u-ah. Tapi di sini, iaitu di negeri orang, aku dapat berkomunikasi dengan lebih lancar menggunakan bahasa Melayu Sarawak.

6) Harga pakaian dan barangan supermarket yang lebih murah di Pulau Pinang.

Kalau nak beli baju di Sibu, buang sahaja niat anda itu kecuali anda mudah berpuas hati dengan sehelai baju sahaja. Harga untuk membeli sehelai baju di Sibu boleh digunakan untuk membeli beberapa helai baju yang fashionable di Pulau Pinang. Kalau nak beli barangan keperluan seperti minuman, makanan, sabun dan sayur, pasar raya di Pulau Pinang (terutamanya Tesco) menawarkan harga yang lebih murah berbanding dengan pasar raya yang ada di bandar halamanku.



Aneh tetapi benar, walaupun dengan adanya semua faktor penolak ini, jikalau aku tak balik rumah, aku akan rasa kosong. Seperti kehilangan sesuatu - atau berasa bahawa hidup ini tidak lengkap. Walaupun kampung halaman kita tidak dapat membekalkan kita dengan segala kemahuan dan keinginan kita, kampung halaman kita ada keserasiannya sendiri dengan kita, walaupun adalah susah untuk kita memahami apakah benda tersebut. Mungkin kerana kampung halaman kita terdapat orang yang kita sayangi, ada memori dan ada intipati sebahagian hidup kita yang sebati dengan tempat itu.

Aku rasa, rumahku ada sejenis bau, bau aku, bau orang-orang aku, dan bau barang-barang aku. [Tiba-tiba rasa macam kucing pulak]


Dan yang pasti, ada satu bau yang aku rindu, iaitu bau masakan ibu.




Interframe part 2: ah, aku tak dapat menahan diri daripada blogging. Help! Ok, aku memang akan tinggalkan blog ini sementara waktu. Harap maklum?


Saturday, May 23, 2009

In My Comfort Zone.. ZzZzzz


Yes, I am at my comfort zone, my home mad home. And I am really comfortable until I saw the calendar and what, it's already 23rd May? Only left approximately one month and one week of semester holiday and I haven't even do what I've planned for the holiday? (eg: change the mismatch colour of my blog, keep in touch with friends, make up my mind which minor to take for the next semester, decorate the photos of CUS club on a Manila card, etc..) What I've been doing instead of doing these beneficial things that I was suppose to do? Well, I watched Oprah (actually, this is beneficial too, I guess) , The Nanny, and other movies from the movie channels every single day. And yes, I updated myself with the latest music videos by watching MTV, Channel V and Hitz.TV. I love Jai Ho music video.

This holiday, I've been sleeping a lot, and my blog had been hibernating - until now.. It's almost the end of May, and what? I just had two posts for this month and this is only my 3rd one? And no, I did not get myself a part time job. I got myself a full time job as a lazy housewife, who got lectured from my mother everytime she got back from school (she's a teacher) for not doing a very good house-keeping job. Well, my usual retort to that comment would be " I am not destined to be housewife." --> lame excuse.. (-_-) Cause house-keeping job is a universal job that each and everyone of us need at least basic skills in doing them. Yes, even the guys need to know how to cook. And there are rules in house-keeping job too, at least in my house, well, for hygenic purposes. For example, thou shalt not cook for thy pet and thy family using the same pot, (Yes, my mom cooked for our pet, 3 times a day, while she cooked for us 2 times a day.. See how important our pets are, haiz~) Thou shalt not spit or brush thy teeth in the kitchen sink because it's the place where thou wash thy food especially the vegetables, and thou shalt not use the same clothes that thou use to clean the table and use it to clean the floor. Typing it back here, I now truly understand why my mom put such a strict rules concerning hygiene though I thought that they were unnecessary at first.

I online approximately 3 to 4 times a week because there's no wireless line at my house. Had to depend on streamyx and my sister's laptop for being able to online now. Well, it's ironic because at Penang, I had a lot of things to do but just did not have enough time to do it, but here in my hometown Sibu, I had a whole day to do anything but there's no mood to do it. I guess I am in a lazy mode now. There's plenty of time, but no energy, but while in Penang, it was the other way round. To me, it looks like some kind of a compromise. I had time to online, but the source to online is not as good as back in Penang. Well?


Oh well, the conclusion here is that, though you are back in your comfort zone, you should not be too laid-back like me cause or else, you're never gonna have a comfortable new semester. Yup, need to start my engine now. Vroom, vroom~!!



Interframe: Checked my semester result and thank God I got all pass, and there's no lulus bintang or whatsoever, so I guess the worst grade I could probably get is C-. Phew~!