Catcity, in memory...

Tina and I spent the whole journey home reminiscing Kuching, Feeling emotive to leave, as it’s so peaceful there… no worries…& ++… as we board the plane- it struck me- “tina, saya nak balik Kuching” – flying back to reality is not a choice I favour. My first impression of Kuching - As far sighted- no dominant feature frame the view of the city thus at view - illusion that we are in a floating distant land. Razi, awang, salman n meg were at the airport waiting. Awang drove tina & I – introducing us to Cat city- Our first stop, would be Razi’s home- for the gals (where a lot of accidents @ ‘tulah’ happened) while the guys bunked at awang’s-


1st night in Kuching- dinner at Saddad Court (razi’s uncle’s restaurant) followed by a stroll along the waterfront + cruise along the river dlm penambang- supper at benteng (katenye best mee kolok?) – Ok ja-


2nd day- sunny side up! The gals head up first with Razi & Amir for a morning dosage of Laksa Sarawak- first attempt- best! – We visited the new Sarawak Stadium coz ajil is doing a study on stadiums- then off to the waterfront again for the gals- did some shopping; we went through all the small shops up to Tun Jugah while waiting for the guys (Friday prayers) –in the evening- went to DBKU, a panoramic view of Kuching- nice! - Then off to the library- I had a misunderstanding- why are we going to a library? Ne… heee- to feed the fishes... loads of em- lazy fishies waiting to be fed with freshly baked breads… had a candlelight dinner at the other side of the waterfront- then Razi & Amir drove the gals ghost-hunting (kononnyela) while the guys head back to awang’s to freshen up b4 their futsal game… outcome- the only effected was Tina with her bloody dreams;p


3rd day- as always, the guys were late so the gals head up to rojak kucei for breakfast (nyaman~@sedap) it’s a bit odd to pick up sarawakians vocab- just learnt some of it- I didn’t try so since I’d tend to speak Indon…Lunch at sugarbun- some sort of franchise food chain in Sarawak that served all kind of food. Next stop- pasar minggu (did I get this right, amnesia?) bought a wooden kitty and some souvenirs. Head back to Razi’s early since we’re having a bbq~ chicken-soto-potato-sosej-fish- razi also invited some of his friends. We bunk in early- tired… the guys when to watch some drag racing-


4th day- complot- the gals wake up early, razi n auntie drive us to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre- a chance to see a real life orang-utan. Back to Saddad for lunch, met with the guys n off to Damai- 30minutes drive from Kuching- a day at the beach- played amateur beach volleyball- swim-stroll- a captivating vista of santubong- my favourite activity, enjoying the misty ocean breeze facing the open sea- a piece of earthly heaven.


5th day- after breakfast, Shim & I went for a swim- end up with flushed cheeks n a pocketful of sand- we just love the waves. Check out and of to the cultural village, wrong timing- since we have to rush through the houses to catch the cultural performance- had fun at the melanau house- hiks- embarrassing moment at the performance- duhh… Stop at Damai look out spot for a drink while waiting for amir & alan to pick us up- Dinner at Saddad and ‘pusing-pusing roundabout-roudabout Kuching tgk rumah-rumah” since it’s our last night in Kuching- specially requested- mee kolok benteng- then head home to packup.


6th day- last day, rojak kucei again! Heee… went to satok- for UITM –usahawan ikan terubuk masin… the guys head to the waterfront to shop while we went to tun jugah for a drink. We then sent ikha, shim, adda, emon n zam to the airport since their fight is at 1325 while ours is at 1735. Razi treat us to a lunch at KGS, then off to batu 7, to pick up Mahdi’s tikar n for me to buy a tikar for shim. On the way to the airport, pitstop at taman sahabat, a nice park- snapped some photos with tina.


Balit naik belon…


Takkan lupa nyaman laksa Sarawak, mee kolok & rojak kucei


Naik moto jalan-jalan, lalu dua tiang putih


Favourite spot emon- flyover pertama Kuching


Tingkap razi yang berjase


Anjing yang suka makan kasut


Lawak gambir gmin


Nasi goreng manok? Malu sey~


Thank you to razi, amir, wan, alan the A4’s - that was gracious enough to withstand the these 14 culprits… kecoh in Kuching- a journey embraced


One day I’ll be back!

peace & quiet...

I've been occupied with self sentences- on Sunday, which i tot i'd spend lazily at home took a turn with a morning call by miss axeem- she was my dazzle in distress as she needs a co-pilot guiding her to bb, buying drum sticks for the moonman...a slight change in plan- she pick me up in bangsar- bring me to her house in pj- to pick up afi and pojam(the driver) -go to bb to buy 2 sets of drumsticks- eat at nando's OU- then she drop me off at LRT kelana jaya.. what a long trip...fuh...Anyway- i luv the red drumsticks... haaaa....

Monday- whole day at CBE with ecah, finishing the compilation of the conference & workshop presentation...another weight released! yeah! insyaAllah... the result- a program material as thick as 2 phone directory stacked~ gigih....

I've start packing for Sarawak- 7 days trip- our flight is on thursday- 3.25pm..Spent the day relaxing at home & chasing the bunnies (goin' to miss em loads), i saw it yawn* so cute-..

Today, I had a moment of confusion, and I turn to His answers...

A random flip of the Qur'an

Surah:26.Ash-Shu'ara' (1-9)

1. Ta, Seen, Meem.

2. These are the verses of the clear Book.

3. Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

4. If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled.

5. And no revelation comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.

6. For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.

7. Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind?

8. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

9. And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Alhamdulillah...

Bunnies to cure the heart...

Will everything be alright?

Sometimes, we think that we are strong...most of the time we think wrong..

Sometimes, we feel that it is reality...normally we are caught in fantasy...

Seldom when we let go... we wonder how would it go if we didn't

Seldom when we say... we wonder what if we kept silent

Smiling to distract myself, convincing me that i am good enough

Hoping my love can blind myself for who i am

Believing that i am happy, i am lucky

I am not sure that i'll be okay yet i will try to distract myself

I don't feel great- yet i'm still standing - Alhamdulillah, i'm not stuck anymore, the suffocating feeling is gone, a feeling of relief. Tq dear axeem 4 being there. Please pray for me. May Allah bless me with peace and happiness.

Encik..thank you for being my strength and my smile. I'm sorry, i can't help it. I'm not heartless. Though I prayed for a straight path, i might stop once or twice at the roadside along the way. The joyous times in life are found in small things. Alhamdullilah i know i can feel.

Boyd the Chikang pass away....

I've lost the heart to write for a while now. Got caught in my hectic life- even days goes by faster with me stuck in moments. Inspiration to write has run dry since i wonder less, all of it loss as i strive to finish what i've started, squeezing some life into my work habits. I'm tired. where's the spark that i had before. Is this imaginary wall causing such dread.

Strolling through OU with ecah and salman earlier today, i said it "this should be my holiday" i had a blast, thinking of nothing - yet something lingers aroud, and now i am home again, hoping to firewall all this feelings. It was easier last night when I had my life in control. I had work to be done.

A semester's work had pass by, although the project was not to our favour- it was ok. i'm satisfied with the work that i've done although i didn't put all my heart in designing it- thus i deserve my B. I even had some down moment when there was so much to be done, alhamdulilah- i manage to finish everything in time. + all the sewel moments i spend talking to the late boyd the chikang & zen the cat...

My topical study topic has taken a late turn so now i have to add larger scope in context of wards layout and lighting. aiyaaaa--- and this part time job has been taking my nights and days... having me driving back n forth to PJ...

I can't wait for our Sarawak Wildlife Adventure-who's the wildlife? 12 culprits loose in kuching 12th-17th april.. heee.. i love travelling! far...further..sky is the limit.. in the mean time we have to settle for this due to the tight budget... maybe later i can go back with nadia to bangkok?... my sis & I are planning a secnd trip to bandung, insyaAllah... save money~~~

A studioful of us went to Genting Themepark last week- to release our 'tensi n sangapness' after a semester of unmerciful hard work. I scream my heart out on the space shot and the superman thing- it wasn't terrifying of such, just felt like it. 'i had a moment- up on the space shot, i felt like i can touch the clouds, everything was brighter and beautiful- that was before we fell in a milisecond- We covered all the thrill rides but the corkscrew was closed for maintainence.. duh....maybe next time- genting was fun- with the crowd.

I'm stuck- there's a feeling that is stuck- in my chest and i can't let it out or swallow it- argh- "hanged in the clouds yet tied to the ground"