On The Air

Assalamualaikum! :D

So a few weeks ago, my friends and I arrived at KLIA on the 17th of August 2011 to head back to US before our Fall classes begin. Apparently there were more Malaysians on board on that particular flight than what we had expected :p which is a pleasant surprise! :)

Usually, we could book our seats on the plane for our flight hence we get to sit with our friends on the plane. But due to technical difficulties of Cathay's website, we were only able to book our seats for the flight from KL to Hong Kong. The seats from HK to JFK was completely random!

N there I was finding my seat. Thankfully I got the aisle seat; at least I won't need to disturb the other passengers if I needed to go to the bathroom (which we usually do need to do so eventually :P) I find myself sitting next to a nice old Chinese couple, most probably from Hong Kong as we had a transit there for about an hour :)

*okie they weren't that old, maybe around their 40s or 50s :)*

At the very beginning, I could hear the husband 'scolding' his wife on how to arrange the bags on the floor before taking off. I smiled at their honestly sweet little argument :) Then I had to put my handbag in front and below her husband's seat as under my seat was already full. Such a nice guy to not mind my handbag being there for quite a while :D

Then during the flight, as usual we will wear our headphones and scroll up and down on what movies to watch on the mini screens in front of us. Just then, the nice old couple both asked for my help on how to set up the headphones, and even show them how to choose a movie, change the language to chinese, and turn up the volume.

I did not understand mandarin, and they could not really converse in English. So we were really talking to each other in sign language hahahaha :D btol2 mcm ayam dan itik gitu. adoi2 XD

These are the ways you could use to talk in 'sign' language :p:
- How to turn up volume? = take off your headphone, and show it to the other person and shake your head or hand
- How to choose Chinese language = point your finger to the options you desire on the screen
- but please note, once the language changes to chinese, I have NO CLUE how to choose the following other options!!! XD (entertainment or music, etc etc)
- To choose a movie = point finger to desired movie
- To choose subtitle options = please wait for me to refer back to the ENGLISH version :P

There were times I tried to talk to the old couple and break the ice. But all I could get were head nods, yes-es and thank you hahaha XD There was this once where her husband went to the restroom, and I tried to talk to the lady and asked her where was she heading to in the US. I think she said Ohio, and then baby? I'm guessing she's going there to visit her children XD She did mention something else in Mandarin, but I had no clue what she meant :(

Then she said that her English~ *shakes head* hahaha that one I understood XD n then I told her "Mandarin, wo puche-tau" (means I don't know) and you could literally see her face lit up and she was laughing all the way. I said I only know wo che tau, wo pu che tau, wo ai ni~ and she really laughed when I said wo ai ni hahahaha :D

*big smiles :)*

What else happened ya? Oh2 since my friends and I ordered the Muslim meal, our meals usually comes earlier than the rest as I think they are already ready-made, and only required heating before serving it to us. And I was eating first with my meal, and the husband beside me was anxiously waiting for his food, and finally turned to me and said "I'm hungry" while holding his stomach hahahahha XD

16 hours on the flight flew by rather quickly I must say :)

But the thing I couldn't forget most was when we have landed safely, and when we were waiting to get off the plane and had taken out our bags from the overhead compartments, the chinese old lady held my hand with a wide smile and saying goodbye and thank you. (for helping with the electronics haha XD) I also can't forget the kindness of her husband when it was late at night, and he asked for instant noodles in the cup for him n his wife to have. Before he ate his noodles, he offered me some very kindly :)

Aahh old chinese couple, I miss you already :) May we meet again, and hopefully I have already mastered Mandarin by that time and could converse with you much much more better than the last time. No more sign language, aite? :)

Assalamualaikum :)

Oh just for a very incredible love story:
http://www.deewanapan.com/love-stories/an-incredible-love-story.html

:)

Goodbye Malaysia

*raya clothes for sale yeaahh :P*

Assalamualaikum :)

Summer is over, and classes will begin soon. Finally a senior at Pennstate :) how time flies!

I guess manyyy manyy things had happened throughout summer, and I kind of forgotten what I had yet to write here and what I had already written haha :D please excuse my forgetfulness, but here are the last few things that MAYBE I had not written about my summer :) ;

-finally finished my intern at FELDA :) received testimonial from my supervisor yay!

*tugas sampingan at work :P*

-and also unexpected gifts from friends at FELDA :) like ruler n penyepit baju, keychains and tudungs haha XD

*gifts from friends n housemates :)*

-I also managed to give raya cards and small goody backs for my friends at FELDA :)

*the goody bags! wee :P*

-sempat berbuka puasa with friends, housemates! :)

*candle light dinner? XD*

*with housemates! :)*

*nak bayar at the counter, saw kittens on the desk awww :D*

-managed to meet up with BESTIES!! I will miss you guyss sosososo mucchh :')

*me n aynaaa :D*

*hohohoho ;p*

*gifts from aynaa! :D tankiuu so muchh love! :)*

*Nenek enchem+my new keychain nenek bagi isk3 :P*

*:)*

-with family too :)

*mama n meee :)*

*mama freaked out when she saw her plates I brought back haha XD*

*me n muh sis! :)*

*aida wanted to get taller, soo.. :P*

-sempat mama buat my fav kuih raya to bring back yayyyy :D

Hmm I guess that's really it for the remaining days of my summer in Malaysia :)

Alhamdulillah, I have really gotten the most out of my summer! :)
Not only have I gained valuable experience of working in a lab environment (related very2 strongly to my major :D), but I have also gained the chance to live and get a small glimpse of the lives of some of the sisters there.

What it is like to be working without prior college education, how you could be working your butt off but could only get so much of a salary.
Truth be told, even though they might not be some of the richest people on Earth, they are still some of the kindest and friendliest people you could meet :) Truly, money does not equal to happiness or modesty and love.

I also felt quite ashamed, of how my friends and I would complain that once we graduate, we would only get about RM1800 as our starting salary for people of my major. But when I was talking to one of the sisters working at FELDA, they said Alhamdulillah, getting a salary more than 1000 is so much more compared to other previous jobs they had had. Oh Allah.. :'(

and Alhamdulillah, I finally managed to stand up for what I believe in, for the people I love. I no longer stand in silence. Alhamdulillah, thank you Allah for the strength you have given me :') Even though I might have lost the battle, I have yet to lose the war :) caiyok2!

*I will save you one day, insya-Allah..*

I also managed to realize what the goals of my life are. Though it might not be all that clear just yet, I recognize that I have more important priorities in life now :)

And thank you Ayna, for letting me know that love still exists :') insya-Allah, I will remember your advices. Thank you so much for our date! :)

Thank you nenek enchem jgak, sbb sudi spend time dgn biskot wlupon amat skjap, and sanggup golek2 dgn biskot yee tankiuuu2 :)

Boarded the plane to USA on the 17th of August, at 1.30pm.

*last view of home :(*
*babaiii :(*

*last pic with mama before boarding the plane :')*

Goodbye Malaysia. Till we meet again, loves of my life :')

Assalamualaikum!

Sunway Lagoon :)

*balloon perasmian :P*

Assalamualaikum! :)

Yessss we meet agaiinnn :D So last week, my new housemates and I went to the Family Day of Felda :) They sponsored the staff to have free entry at Sunway Lagoon, while if they would like to bring any relatives or children it would have to be under their own expenses :)

So yes, mine was under my own ‘expense’ :P

We were each given the hand ‘band’, and two food coupons :)

Anddd there we go, arriving at Sunway Lagoon as early as 8AM because there were a lot more events and games for that morning :)

Apparently some of my housemates got lost along the way because they have never been to Sunway Lagoon, or even Subang Jaya itself :P and they ended up making a few circles before finally being able to find the entrance to Sunway Pyramid, and finally Sunway Lagoon ;p

*on the way to the wet park! turun escalator :p*

So in the morning we had breakfast first; nasi lemak (already prepared for us in exchange for our coupon :D) I didn’t really eat any of it, because I had breakfast before heading to Sunway lagoon :) So the day started off with the opening ceremony, followed by a short performance from Sunway Lagoon crew I think haha n then games for children and adults :)

*makcik ni sgt sporting okie! XD*

Some of the games played were musical chair, tug-of-war and other fun games that requires lots of groupwork! :) To be honest, the fun part was watching the adults play games hahahahhak ;p

*kids playing musical chair+clown yg mengacau! XD*

*anak one of the kakak there~ comell haha XD*

Then sometime in the afternoon, me, Kak Siti and Kak Shipah decided to go to the dry park first before heading to the waters (ecewah) and we crossed the loonnggg bridge above the waters to get to the dry park :)

THE STAIRS was really2 tall and A LOT :P but the agonizing part was when we were crossing the bridge bare-footed (because we were directly from the ‘beach’ below, so we didn’t bring any shoes or slippers with us :P) and since it was sometime in the afternoon, the sun was nicely HEATING UP the wooden+metal bridge. Halfway through our feet were practically burning and we tried to run across. But as soon as we tried to do so, the bridge started to wobble. SCARY OKIEEEEE T.T so we had to only WALK really2 fast to get to the other side. It was sure a challenge, but we made it yayyyyyy and thankfully there was another way from the dry park to get back to the wet park Alhamdulillah :P :P

*me n Kak Shipah! Labmate in block A1 :)*

Then we tried to go into the Tomahawk ride; where it swings and swings and swings until u are upside-down and swings once again to let u fall on the other half of the circular motion. It was fun but quite hurtful, as u really do hang your body (or rather LIFE) on the safety belts when it stops halfway~ Atoii atoiii :P

All of us felt nauseous and had a little bit of headache after that ride uuggghhh :P and to my surprise, the mini zoo of Sunway Lagoon was actually at the dry park! :D (yes, I haven’t been here in ages) there were tigers, ostriches, bears, birds, snakes turtle spiders gaaaahhh :P but I didn’t really enjoy the mini zoo as I was feeling really2 nauseous, and we headed back to the wet park to get our lunch and eat :) Alhamdulillah, I felt much better after eating yayyy :D

So after lunch, I made Zohor prayers first (there’s a prayer room close to the ‘beach’! very2 convenient! :D) and we finally headed to the waters!! :D yayyyyyy eventhough I didn’t know how to swim, I surely had loads of fun getting wet! XD managed to arrive to the darkest side of the pool too haha XD

Apparently the tudung I was wearing was quite thick, and when it was drenched with water, my hearing became distorted as though water had actually entered my ear (I did spend 2-3 minutes trying to get the so-called water in my ears hahahhaa okie funny :P)

Me+Kak Ruby+ Kak Ina+ Kak Siti +2 anak buat Kak ruby were in the waters :)

Then me, Kak Siti and Kak Shipah headed to the water rides! Managed to get on to two~ the lines were long, but it was moving very quickly so it wasn’t a long wait :D and IT WAS AWESOMELY AWESOME!! XD U guys must try the water rides! :D

N then we headed to the children’s pool; the water was warm! :D and there was also a musical theatre by the pool for children to watch during the show time. It sure was fun to do some dance moves in water; more like splashing water to ur friends haha ;p

Then we headed back to the ‘beach’ for one last dip, and we changed to dry clothes before heading back home at around 4pm :)

*last dip in the waters :)*

*Me n Kak Ida (one of ma housemates) with dry clothes! XD*

On the way out, the security guard had to cut off our hand ‘bands’ and so I raised my hand for the guy to cut it off. While cutting he asked ‘nak balik da?’ n me being so blur at that moment (because everything that was on my mind was getting out of there ASAP before papa arrives, I wouldn’t want him to wait) and I said “balik? oh ha ah nak balik da” n out of the blue, he suddenly said ‘awak ni comel la’ and I dgn sgt tak sedarnya ckp ‘tima kasih’ ahahahaha okie tergelak kat diri sendiri di situ :P but then ntah ape that guy ckp lagi, sumting about kirim salam? I was like uuhh kirim salam to whooo laaa and simply walked off :P cehhhh kalau brani cube la masuk minang enciikkk, comel2 ni tak main daahhh :p

maybe I should really say that the next time someone does something like that :D

So there you go! My ‘Family Day’ with my housemates at Sunway Lagoon, which I have not been to for a verryyy veryyy long time :) I think the last time I went to Sunway Lagoon was when I was in primary/kindergarden? can’t recall hahah XD

Till next time! :)

Assalamualaikum! :)

Mid Summer Summary

*nenek enchem punya ;p*

There’s just another month left for summer! :( How time flies aite?

Alhamdulillah, my internship at Felda did start off with a rocky start (mostly because I psyche myself out :p) but everyone was very nice and was willing to help me and teach me, and I am now not as nervous or tension as before, and am actually enjoying my time here! :)

Eventhough my supervisor calls it a ‘hostel’, I think of my temporary home of the staff of Felda that I tumpang as my home/house already, not just a hostle or dorm :) My housemates are also all very friendly and loving, and especially naughty :p They would also give me a ride if there was an empty seat in one of the kakak’s cars, and also accompany me to pasar malam or any of the shops outside if I were to go to one of them to get some stuff eventhough they don’t have anything to get :) how sweet of them aite? :D

*pasar malam :)*

*honeydew drink is like my drug :P*

I just spent a day with my housemates and labmate on the Felda Family Day at Sunway Lagoon! :D will be updated soon in one of the next posts insya-Allah! ;)

Well, here are some of the stuff that I have done during my summer here back in Malaysia (other than my intern at FELDA :D);

-visited the kids at RACTAR

I managed to visit the kids at RACTAR before I started my internship at FELDA. And oh they still recognize me!! :’) what more one of the younger girls, Nadia, was std 6 I think when I met her two years ago. Now when I saw her that day, I went “YA Allah tingginya!” hahaha she sure have grown taller! XD and then when I sat down with them and had a little chat, I noticed that her voice had also changed! *da matang kn hihihik* and when I told her “Waahh suara pon da lain!! XD” she blushed hahaha XD

I did get some small magnets from Pennstate to give to them, and I also accidentally found some old Australian keychains and other stuff in my drawer (years and yearrrsss of stuff ago :P) and brought them there to give to the kids because I am definitely not using them :) Alhamdulillah, it turns out the keychains from Australia were favored over the Pennstate magnets hahahah pandai jugak diorang tau yg mane lagi mahal :P

One of the girls also managed to quickly ask me add maths questions. I was like “waaahhh lame gila tak buat ni hahahha :P” and hopefully I managed to help her! X)

Didn’t get any chance to go there again once my intern has started, but I’m hoping to be able to see them and Encik Dzul one more time before I head back to the States :) *encik dzul wasn’t in when I came that day.*

Oh kids of RACTAR, I miss you all so dearly! :)

-ate A LOT, visited the new place Empire :D

Since I only go back home in Subang over the weekends, my parents really take the chance to FEED me and bring me to places before I head back to Nilai for my intern on Mondays. Visited Empire which did not exist two years ago :p It’s quite a nice place, not too big not too small. And it also has a lot of restaurants and shops that other shopping complexes do not have *good strategy :P*

*The Yong Tau Foo is definitely awesome at one of the shops there! very2 soft and delicious! :)

*pavlova mama buat :D AWESOMELY DELICIOUSSS! :D*

-Watched movies, OH YEAAHH :P

So far I’ve watched Transformers, Green Lantern, Super 8 and X-men First Class! Super 8 was A.O.K, but the rest were AWESOMENESS! :P Wanted to watch Kungfu Panda 2 but it’s already limited at the cinemas (the slots of show times)~ Well just gotta wait then :) looking forward to see Harry Potter too!! It’s FINALLY OVER haha :p

*wohooo awesomeness! :D

*full of action- Transformers :D*

*Green Lantern! :)*

-spent time with siblings :)

I managed to get about a week or two to spend with BOTH my siblings as my bro and my sis’s classes were about to begin in just about a week. So my sis n my bro and I managed to wonder about, go here n there and spend some quality time together! :)

The thing I noticed about them is that yes, abang has gained justttt a little bit of weight :P so did my sis, but dulu my sis kurus kering so now she seimbang hahaha gud2 :p

*We have the same smile. Very obvious ya? :D

2 years ago, my sis didn’t have a driving licence yet, and by the time I came back she was already good at driving Alhamdulillah :D n yes, my bro n sis still ejek me on how slow I drive (well, that was 2 years ago :P) I recently drove my parents to Alam Sentral in Shah Alam to look for tudung, and they quietly complained to my sis about how fast I drove hahaha :P (but truth be told, I tot I was already driving slower than my usual speed XD)

*sibling's outing :D

-Met up with olddd olddd friends! :)

So far I’ve met up with Nina and Fadly. It was the first time both of them drove me to somewhere haha :D went shopping and eating with Nina, while Fadly and I simply sat at McD and chatted for hours (or rather, I listed to his stories? hahaha :P) It’s good to know that you have friends who appreciate you, and do not take you for granted :’)

*me n nenek weeeeeeeeee :P*

*gamba yg cun skit :P*

*a gift from Fadly! yayyyy! :D*

Oh2 I also managed to ‘serbu’ Fadly’s family’s stall at the pasar malam. Kakak2 wanted to go there, and I actually remembered that Fadly had a stall there so I managed to find his younger brother who looks SO MUCH LIKE HIM :P

oh2 and nenek enchemmm, teori kita yg ckp laki hensem suara tak sedap and laki tak hensem suara sedap masih terbukti sehingga ke hari ini! Ade satu aritu biskot terdengar an unfamiliar voice dlm lab, tp dlm hati fikir OMG suara sape tu mcm org sakit tak sedap hahahha pstu bila tgk muke eh good looking jgak nih :P

he wanted to get my facebook name to add me, but I was doing an RNA extraction (mind you, this is a very sensitive procedure!) so I told him that I will give it to him later (sbb takot RNA contaminated karang I have to repeat the whole thing noooooooooooo T.T)

And I think he misunderstood me and ckp “ok..” dgn sgt kecewa hahahha opssss sorry dude! :P Well if you really did give up too early, you may never know that the doors are actually open for you, so don’t give up! ;)

(okie nasihat mcm tak masuk dgn situation. but it’s true! :P)

-went to FRIEND'S WEDDINGS :D

Izzah and Faz got married to their respective partners, Alhamdulillah! :) May Allah always bless you and your hubby until the end of time, amin!! :)

*blue theme! kebetulan sama plak :P*

*ada jgak pegi other weddings :) papa's friend punya anak punya wedding XD

*Izzah n hubby potong kek :)*
*terasa nak kawin not when attending weddings, but when I went to a baju pengantin shop to temankn one of my kakaks yg will get married in September :) aahh cantiknyaaa baju2! :D :D

-spent more time with mama papa :)

*I took fries upstairs to chew on some for tea. When my parents saw me with the fries, they brought other stuff from the fridge for me. Surely they really want to make me extra chubby? :P

As I have mentioned, every weekend I will at least go somewhere with my parents and sis, or just my parents if my sis has other stuff to do. Papa is really offering to buy soooo many things for me =.=ll e.g.; phone, microwave, shoes bags and the list goes one (okie, my phone teruk sgt ke? T.T) while mama just likes it if I spend even just the slightest time with her :)

And just to let you know, mama didn’t believe me when I told her I had no boyfriend. (because she asked me the same question like a few days later, followed by no one trying to tackle you ke? XD) and the answer to the second question is also a NO :P Most probably because I am not the type to believe what others say or jump to conclusions (i.e. PERASAN SORANG2 :P) that someone likes me just because he is giving me more attention or gifts. If that person confesses, then only I will believe em haha :P This is a good strategy to elakkn fitnah or ngumpat ey?

And one fineee morning, the unexpected happened. While mama and I were chatting over breakfast, she suddenly said “nnt Yani give me ur email address ya? Maybe I can find someone for you~ like my friend’s sons..” I was like “Sure!” but really in my heart I was like WAAAAAAATTTT?? XD but hey I really don’t have anyone right now, so why not? XD excited jgak to see who mama would choose for me hahahahak but then she said it’s just for me to kenal2, manela tau if really suka then go ahead lah! :) n she said I guess this is wat mothers do now~ (I’m like NOOOOOO! :P)

But hey, I love you mama! ;)

Ohhh yaaaa! My sis n I did celebrate Father’s Day with papa! Bought some small cupcakes and just took some pictures ;)

*my papa jarang amik gamba :P muka photostat kn?? XD

*after Maghrib prayers :D*

Even though he’s not perfect, so is everyone else. Sometimes my sis would complain on how protective and ‘over’ caring our father is, but truth be told, I feel so much safer to walk around the shopping complex with my sis and mama when he’s around. No sampah masyarakat guys would dare to even look at me and my sis, what more approach us *or rather heeeyyy cik adik manniss comelnyaa* eee rasa nak tumbuk je! :P You won’t get such care free feeling to walk in public when papa’s not around. I would have to always be on the lookout if I was walking around with my friends/ only with girl groups.

Other than that ~ Papa, I’m a young women laaaa right nowww, so please stop treating me like a little girl can? :P

Balik2 after two years, noticed that papa's janggut has more whites than blacks already. He's surely getting older.

Anyways, I love you papa! ;)

One of my granduncle just passed away a few days ago. Al-Fatihah to Wan Burhanuddin :( Be strong okie family and friends!

I guess that’s all la so far? Or maybe there were a lot more but being very forgetful, this is all I can recall right now :9 Summer’s gonna end soon, I really look forward to finish my intern in a few weeks time, and the fasting month is coming up oh so very quickly! :D *excited2*

Till next time! :)

Assalamualaikum! ;)