HAPPY

I feel really happy. How true the Malay quotation is - gendang gendut tali kecapi, kenyang perut suka hati. I just finished eating my spaghetti curry, super yummy. And it makes me wonder how does it feel to have your own cafe selling all those beautiful food and coffee.

And what a wonderful world we live in.

Alhamdulillah hi-Robbal A'lamin. Allah swt yang menciptakan kari, kentang, herba, ayam dan santan dari kelapa, alhamdulillah. Syukran ya Allah.

BERUNTUNG ANDA

Salams,

Sahabat-sahabat yang dimuliakan, semoga Allah swt menjadi segala-galanya pada kalian. Jumaat sudah, bak kata Dikma, salah satu pintu kematian adalah kebahagian bertemu dengan Rasulullah saw, sahabat-sahabat baginda dan saudara-mara kita yang beriman. Semoga, ya, semoga kita ketemu kerana-Nya.

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Daisy Chain. I fall in love with this simple flower. Its simplicity is mesmerizing, and its unpretentious is charming. Its boldness in accepting reality is an act of bravery for me. They say daisy is traditionally used to ask the Divine about this question - He loves me, He loves me not. And when it's clearly the latter, nonetheless, the presence of daisy should heal the scar of broken-heartedness. This flower, she never holds back, and give everything, isn't she?

And the daffodils the stealer of hearts. Its shape reminds me of the star. Have you fallen for one, the star I mean?

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Kalian tahu bukan di negara Perancis itu, burqa dan niqab telah diharamkan? Allahim. Memetik kata-kata Hebah Ahmad:

And if we want to really talk about the oppressive situation of women, let’s talk about all the eating disorders, all of the plastic surgery, all of the unhealthy diets that are being done, all in the name of having the perfect body. To me, this is liberating and this is empowering."

Kasihan perempuan-perempuan zaman ini. Segala-gala yang dikenakan ditubuh badan adalah kerana manusia - "apa kata orang". Ini adalah alasan-alasan yang sering dilemparkan kepada kami, kalau kami tidak bermekap, tidak memakai sepatu tinggi, atau memakai jubah! Kita mengejar perfect body dan perfect face, bukan? Bercerita mengenai kecantikan, definasi cantik bagi kebanyakan orang Melayu adalah wanita yang berkulit putih, atau cerah. Beruntung anda.

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Berita tergempar mengenai madu. Baru-baru ini saya terbaca di NewsWeek, bahawa pengeluaran madu di kebanyakan negara seperti Turkey, Japan dan China sudah berkurangan sebanyak 40%-60% tahun ini, berbanding tahun lepas (caranya, pengeluaran pada January- April 2010 akan dibandingkan dengan pengeluaran pada January-April 2011). Mengapa ini sangat merisaukan saya? Kerana lebah-lebah ini bertanggungjawap untuk 80% pendebungaan di seluruh dunia. Angin, air, atau agen-agen lain cuma bertanggungjawap untuk 20% lagi. Sekiranya ini berterusan, adakah Albert Einstein dakwaan bahawa sekiranya lebah-lebah ini pupus, manusia hanya punya empat tahun untuk hidup akan menjadi kebenaran?

SHOCK AND UPSET

Salams,

Sahabat-sahabat yang dikasihi, yang sentiasa di hati, dan tidak pernah mati. Moga-moga kalian sentiasa berada di 'sirotol mustaqim'. InsyaAllah, insyaAllah.



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Sometimes we wish so badly that something isn't happening. But as we know, fate is irrecoverable. That's show the power of Allah The Most Exalted. All we have to do, like what Gandalf said, is what to do with the time that is given to you.

This concept has also been portrayed beautifully in Surah Al-Asr. We have been allocated with a certain amount of times. We, too, have been bestowed with an intelligence, to clearly distinguish between good and bad actions. And as the greatest gift from the Al-Mighty, we have religions to show us the true paths, and only one religion is true.

Since our time is limited, and we always do some errs, let's make up for the rest of our times with the good intentions and deeds. Even though it's hard to do it, let's struggle, and struggle, and struggle.

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My flat mates always told me that they will know that I am cooking even when they ride the elevator, through the smell. Yah, I will always fry the onions, gingers and garlics, and sometimes with all the herbs to make my cookings more edible. I could also recognize who is cooking, because each one of them has a different style of cooking. Sadly, none of them like Asian food, and I couldn't offer them any of my cooking, unlike in my previous flat. However, both of the previous and current flatmates eat vegetables a lots. Half of their plates will be filled with vegetables, mostly broccoli, cauliflowers and carrots for the Europeans flatmates, and all other Asian vegetables for the Asian flatmates.

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In another minute, the kick-off between Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur will start. My brother hates Hala Madrid, because CR7 has moved from his favourite team, Manchester United, to Real Madrid. Am I expecting any huge shock and upset? Not this time, not this time.

WE WERE WRONG

Salams,

Sahabat yang dimuliakan, semoga Allah memberkahi dan melindungi kalian dari syaitan yang durjana, serta nafsu yang tidak pernah putus asa.

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Dibawah ini dapur saya. Sangat bersih bukan? Saya bukan saja-saja menangkap gambar ini semasa ia sudah dibersihkan oleh cleaner kami (saya tinggal di asrama), tapi ini adalah standard dapur kami. Secretly, I believe that our cleaners really love to clean our kitchen compare to others, because it doesn't need to be cleaned.

Tahun lepas, saya tinggal bersama dengan 5 orang dari Asia. MasyaAllah, dapur kami penuh dengan periuk nasi dan pinggan mangkuk. Kalau dalam bahasa Inggeris nya, messy. Kalau diberi pilihan, adakah saya mahu tinggal bersama dengan orang dari Asia, atau dari benua Europe? Kedua-dua pilihan mempunyai 'pro' dan 'con', disini saya belajar erti kelapangan dan menghargai kebersihan, sehingga saya jua sudah berubah menjadi seorang yang sangat mementingkan kebersihan. Ya, attitudes can be developed too, through environments.

Lihat sahaja gambar dibawah, rakan-rakan saya disini mahu belajar bahasa baru, tidak seperti saya yang malas ini. Saya tidak sempat mahu mengisi kekosongan dibawah, kerana saya ngga punya masa mahu bersosial dengan mereka. They are very close to each other, always cook and eat together. During weekends, they will watch movies from laptop in the common room, always ask me to join them. However, being a muslim introvert lady is quite difficult here. Furthermore, I only love certain types of movies.

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Saya jumpa quotation ini:

"We need the World bank, the IMF, all the big foundations, all the governments to admit that, for 30 years, we all blew it, including me when I was President. We were wrong to believe that food was like some other product in international trade, and we all have to go back to a more responsible and sustainable form of agriculture - Bill Clinton, 2008"

Typical, sudah jatuh baru mahu mengaku. Terus terangnya, kalau mahu menghapuskan kemiskinan dan pengangguran, kita perlu membangunkan sector agriculture. Itu yang saya belajar dari tamadun Islam. Tetapi sebahagian besar dari budget kita diberi kepada manufacturing dan construction, serta banking dan financial services industri. Adakah ia sustainable? Tidak, dan percayalah, kita akan menghadapi gelombang economic and financial crisis again, soon.

IZIN

Salams,

Lagi 12 hari akan ke London, untuk menemui sahabat lama Anis. Tiket masih belum dibeli, penginapan belum dicari. Baru sahaja menelefon Abah untuk memohon izin turun ke London, Abah sudah tergelak marah. Ya, saya tahu sahaja nada gelak marahnya. Dan ya, pasti, kene marah lagi. Bertubi-tubi soalan mengenai keperluan turun ke London. Aduhai.

Adik menulis, Kak, Abah macam marah sahaja Akak ke Dundee. Semasa scene itu menelefon meminta izin ke Dundee itu, Adik, Abah dan Bonda berada di dalam kereta. Pastinya, saya dimarahi ke Dundee. Akibatnya, mood tidak berapa bagus, ditambahi dengan keperluan menambah baiki penulisan saya. Pasti jua Adik mendengar bebelan Abah mengenai saya ke Dundee. Takper Dik, Manchester United menang.

Ya, degil jua saya ini. London! Tunggu saya.

DUNDEE II

alams,

Still around Dundee. Dundee is beautiful, they have the sea too! Envy me. They have so many parks, and I am beginning to think that I need parks in my life.

The city seems like Preston, and Along, I miss our time together too. As my friends put it, we need sunshines to make the pictures look pretty, and as we know, I need the sunshines the most when my heart is gloomy.

DUNDEE I

Salams,

We spend a day in Dundee city, where the sun shines so brightly, but it is really humid. Maybe it is my first outing on the hot day, and I really feel uncomfortable. But, what a day we have. The daffodils smile beautifully, and the sky sings so happily.

I wish you are here to witness such a majestic day.