~ soalan kuiz sempena Raya ~

waaaahhh... dh 10 Ramadhan npknye ye. semoga puasa kita (plus other good deeds that we've done) diterima Allah. bila dh makin nk separuh bln puasa ni la kita akn dgr soalan2 related to raya, cnthnye:-

• baju raya dh siap (ME: dah, since bln5 lagi dh siap, hehehehe...)
• cuti raya brp lama (ME: i amik 1day je raya leave)
• kuih raya buat or beli (ME: separuh beli, separuh buat)
• raya kt mana? (ME: kt umah & then off to relatives' houses kot)

tp, one of the most dreaded questions would be (drum rollssss....)

"Thn ni prepare duit raya utk anak aku x?"

(Me: * eh, duit raya??? apa tu??? jenis kuih raya ke???)

Selamat tambah amal ibadat!!!

~ fun way to learn language ~

-- this entry bkn bersifat racist or segala yg negative dengannya. i cuma nk menceritakn situasi sebenar --

dkt tmpt i kerja, ramai gk student from foreign countries (yg selain dr negara indonesia, brunei  or singapore). yg mna pnah study kt our local uni, sure dh tau sket2 nk guna B.Malaysia. so, takleh la ko nk mengumpat  sesuka hati sbb takut dia phm ko tgh mengumpat dia (bkn ke mmg xleh mengumpat at all?). pnah 1 time ni de student foreign dtg kaunter & wt urusan kt kaunter. i was there ms tu. i ni berckp le gna B.Malaysia with another staff, referring to what that foreign student was telling me earlier. TETIBA, student tu ckp gna B.Malaysia dgn i!!! dang! amik kau!!! nasib baik menda yg i ckpkn dgn d other staff tu bkn berunsur kutukan or kejian or yg seangkatan dgnnye. *phewww*

i hv this habit of teaching B.Malaysia to some of d students yg i can get along with. kdg2 i ajr words yg reflect expression, contoh plg senang is d word "alamak". mslhnye, ada plak student yg kdg2 terlbh advance nk bljr bad words. br2 ni 1 foreign student learnt d word "bodoh" (its meaning) from my friend. ada purpose la knp my friend ajr this word kt dia:-

"bila dia g kedai & org tipu hrga ke/nk cari gaduh ke, kalo diorg ckp "bodoh!", dia phm la mksdnye" - my friend.

ok, ada logik di situ.

i lk ajr kaedah nk gna pkataan "bodoh":-

"u can't smile when u say "bodoh" to someone" - me.

ok, logik juga di situ (nk kna pelangkung ke sebut "bodoh" smbl senyum dpn org, muahaha).



dh bagi betis nk peha plak... i thought cukup2 la tau mkna pkataan "bodoh" je & how to use it kn. ini, dia g tanya lk pkataan yg stronger dari "bodoh". bila dia tanya kt i & xdpt jwpn, dia g tanya kt my friend. finally, dia telah diajarkn dgn 3 pkataan yg kami rs adalah much much more stronger than a simple "bodoh", including ba-alif-ba-ya itu (i kn pemalu, yg lg 2 tu i xsggp nk tulis kt cni, hehehe). d best part is bila dia ty kitorg ba-alif-ba-ya tu apa mknanye, kitrg bg straightfwd punya jwpn - "PIG/pork". next came soalan cepumas from this student lps dh tau mkna pkataan ba-alif-ba-ya (dia ty in English, i trnslate je lah eh):-

"knp ba-alif-ba-ya tu dikategori as bad word? bkn ke tu binatang je?" - student.

ko bangga x dpt student cenggini? =)

finally kitorg srh dia stick to "bodoh" je. bgs kn de cekgu2 cmni? muahahaha... definitely fun way to learn language, eh?

** i apologize if what's written here menimbulkn rs x senang hati to some of u. as i said earlier, i just nk ceritakn my situation je. sori.

~ fun way to learn English ~

i'm not watching TV much lately bcz of those online Korean drama kepenatan tahap mega as well as takde rncgn yg mmpu menarik minat i, muahaha. (oh, ini sprti gejala anti-sosial sgt kronik, huhuhu). tp dlm bulan puasa ni la ada je citer best yg i nk tgk kt TV. dulu, "diari ramadhan rafiq". then "Moreh". sekarang "Oh My English!". smntr nk tgg perut reda jap lps berbuka & b4 nk smyg magrib, tgk "Oh My English!" kt Astro 610 & mmpu tergelak sorg2. i gelak tgk d common mistakes yg kita sll buat tnpa sedar when we speak in English. examples yg diorg bg tu mmg wujud in reality... yg i pn buat gak. so, kesimpulannye, kita gelakkan diri sndiri =)

d program teaches us d proper way of constructing a sentence. "Can you repeat AGAIN" adalah salah... for those yg terbiasa sebut, sila betulkn. ko dh ckp REPEAT, so takyah nk ckp AGAIN lg. bila kita nk blnja kwn2 mkn, "I buy you" jugak adalah salah ye... we should say "I'll treat you for lunch", OR "dinner is on me". see? itu adalah errors yg kita rs cm "eleh, cmtu pn leh salah ke". sbb kita Malaysian yg gna MANGLISH la kita tend to make that kind of mistakes/errors.

bgsnye jugak "Oh My English!" ni cz diorg bg examples of idioms & how to use it. cnthnye, "hold your horses" to mean "hold on", OR "break a leg" to mean "good luck".other idioms given as the examples are "under the weather" that can be defined s not feeling well, or "icing on the cake" that can be defined as "turning something good the become better".

i'm actually amazed that there's this edutainment program yg bkn je sesuai utk bdk2 sekolah, but it's basically for anyone... yes, anyone yg nk bljr or improve their English. so, lets-jom-mari sama2 bljr English dgn Kelas 3 Merah & cikgu Henry Middleton in "Oh My English!"

~ out-of-office... workshop ~

for the past 2 days, i was at...

attended an interpersonal & communication skills workshop together with 8 others from the same organisation. ramainye??? a'ah, rsnye ofis i la yg anta participants plg rmi. makanye, workshop tu jd cm kitrg je yg attend... mcm xde participants len... asal kna jd volunteer, among us yg volunteer. asal kna jwb soalan, among us gk yg jwb soalan. at 1 point, 1 of us was saying "workshop ni kita je yg py kot". ye, mungkin juga =)

i de bljr mnda br fr this workshop, s well s repetition of other things yg i pnah bljr fr previous trainings/workshops yg about the same nature (yakni, communication skills). plg xleh tahan, ada 1 part ni kna jwb 12 soalan, different case study for each question. d questions r about mnda2 yg "most likely" u will answer or response u would give if u happen 2b in that situation. it's a test utk nk tgk whether kita bg d "most suitable response" based on what has been taught during the workshop. out of d 12 questions, i got only 4 questions right. EMPAT je??? OMG!!! hmm... it really reflects d person i am - someone who is not so good when it comes 2give feedback/response yg melibatkn emosi org len. ok, dh g workshop, lps ni i akn make sure i lbh berperasaan, muahahaha. (** this is NOT funny, ok)

mnda plg best sepjg 2 hari workshop sudah semestinye MAKAN. yeah, makan like there's no tomorrw =) pg breakfast kul8.30, kul10.30 another coffee break, kul12.30 lunch break, kul3.30 tea break, kul5 BALIK (yeayyyy!!!). food enak didepan mata tidak mmpu ditolak memandangkn esok we r back to d office... back to d reality... back to being pkerja2 yg "food deprived". kasihan, kan? sob...sob...sob...

~ Maroon 5 "Overexposed Tour 2012" Live in Malaysia ~

i've informed u guys that Maroon 5 is gonna perform during the Singapore F1 Race 2012 in September this year, right (read it here)? & i kan berangan2 nk g tgk, kan? masalhnye, xleh la nk g Singapore lg this year. already hv another plan d following month, maka harus berjimat cermat. tiket flight + accommodation + travelling pass + mkn + tiket konsert Maroon 5 kt Singapore = kopak-by-end-of-September. sob...sob...sob =(

tp dengarlah ini wahai sang peminat Maroon 5 (x minat pn xpe), this is even better - Maroon 5 is coming to Malaysia!!! how cool is that!!! (** dan dan rs hrga tiket plg murah yakni RM198 tidak la semahal mana, sedangkn RM198 = USD62+- dh leh beli buku Islamic Finance from amazon.com).

update from Twitter taken from this link

get your ticket from TICKETPRO to watch Maroon 5 "Overexposed Tour 2012" Live in Malaysia on 20 September 2012 at Stadium Shah Alam (** bc dgn nada deejay radio, hehehe). enjoy!!!

~ i know u won't like it... ~

"i will love the light for it shows me the way, yet i will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars" ~ Og Mandino

kalo xsilap, pg smlm on d way g kerja i dgr topik psl "MEMBEBEL" kt radio. tp i kn biasa la, prjlnn pergi&blk krja dlm kereta mmg x sah kalo x tido, muahaha. yg i terdgr psl topik "MEMBEBEL" tu pn i xde la dgr betul2 sgt cz tgh mamai2, br terbgn & kebetulan dh dkt nk smpi opis. among isi kndgn yg i igt la pnceramah tu ckp is kalo de org mmbebel kt kita (cnthnye parents mmbebel kt anak, cikgu mmbebel kt ank murid, etc2), amik la bebelan tu s smthing positive, utk mmbetulkn diri.

tp skrg i jd runsing... risau cz... cz i realize nw that i kuaaaaaaat sgt mmbebel kt opis la. haih!!! by kul 5.30ptg bila nk abis office hour je i jd pnt, exhausted giller... bila pkir2 knp aku letih sgt arini, sng je lh jwb sndiri "sbb ko byk sgt mmbebel la, hoh!" i pn xsuka sbnrnye bila i jd terkuat mmbebel. org mmbebel kt i pn i xsuka, so i pn tau gk la yg org pn sure (lbh2 lg kot) xsuka bila i mmbebel. opismate ckp i can jump from one topic to another topic and to another ms i mmbebel kt opis. adeh!!! sggh buruk skali perangai mmbebel tnpa kwln ni.

mungkin la (KEMUNGKINAN BESAR) lately ni i take life serious sgt kot. waaaaaaayyyy too seriously. lpstu bila krja menimbun (krja mmg xpnah surut, kn) & ada fktr2 smpingan yg wt i rs "haihhh, knp wt cmni?" or, "haihh, awat la br skrg nk bg?", or "heeeehhh, kn dh btau td lg" (among d examples), itu la yg trigger alarm "MEMBEBEL" i. tp dlm krja menimbun tu, ada bos ckp meja i kemas, muahahaha... ok, itu selingan =)

so, i memasang niat ni (kalo nk buat amal jariah, psg niat pn dpt pahala kn), nxweek i nk cntrl diri la... mahu menjadi adik manis & xnk mmbebel2, hehehehe (blueeek... blueeekkk...). ye i tau, kesian kt sape2 yg kna tadah telinga dgr i mmbebel. sape2 yg kna directly, lg la kesian. kalo yg dok agk jauh fr my desk pn dpt dgr i mmbebel, mknanye mmg aku ni dh kronik, gegegege... yg lbh pntg, i nk jg kesihatan diri. i dnt think i mmbebel cm pjg2 sgt (tp xtau la kot yg mndgr rs i mmbebel pjg), cumanye i mmbebel byk2 point skaligus, lpstu i stop dh, hahaha... sama jelah kekdah nye tu kn... stil "MEMBEBEL" gk la tu.

ada Doktor pnah nsht srh i cntrl anger. Doktor ckp, bila kita mrh tnpa kwln, kita py jntg berdegup laju. dgn hormon2 sume lintang pukang dlm bdn (Doktor xde la bg ayt cm ni, tp it has similar meaning). bila jntg berdegup laju, pd ketika tu dgn darah pn pam laju, kita jd makin aktif nk marah, makin membuak2 nk release pe yg dlm hati/kpale. that is actually bad, Doktor ckp. so Doktor srh i cntrl... asal tgh mrh je cuba cntrl diri supaya jntg xla berdegup laju. lama2 mrh insyaallah kurg,

skrg i nk praktikkn cara Doktor dgn cntrl mmbebel. & mungkin prlu lbh enjoy kerja, wpun pd ketika itu cm tersemput2 nk siapkn. there r things/events/ppl/etc2 that i can't cntrl. i guess i jst hv 2accept it. & most importantly, i hv colleagues&friends who r there 2remind me of my weaknesses when i don't even realize it (in this case, i realize yg i makin kuat mmbebel sbnrny, huhuhuhu)... in this world that we live in, light and dark and all shades of grey in between, may we be surrounded with more ppl to remind us of our wrongdoings so that we can be a better person.

~ jln2 & mkn2 ~

spent d weekend with cousins. felt like i've overloaded myself with delicious food at Melaka. tp semua pn sedaaaaap, so no regrets, muahahahaha. went to Melaka last Friday to attend a wedding (d wedding was on saturday). left home around 10.30pm & reached Melaka around 1a.m. utk org yg on d very same day (friday) kna kerja until 7.30pm, it was indeed a very looooong day. 

lps dh g wedding, menyinggah2 rumah my cousin yg br transferred to Melaka & then to rumah my cousin's in-law pulak. dh ptg2 sket, we went to hv Coconut Shake. ni 1st time i try, dh tu plak minum di ptg2 hari, mmg la superb!!! icecream Walls untung ribu2 tu hasil sumbangan fr this gerai gk la. mana taknye, kedai dia mmg sntiasa full dgn org. lpstu kedai separate kpd 2, 1 utk yg nk mkn&mnm kt ctu, 1 lg utk sape2 yg nk tapau. yg nk tapau pn dh queue pjg smpi mainroad dpn gerai utk tapau tu dh jd jammed. in a day ntah brp kotak la icecream Walls tu diorg pki. org yg jual kelapa pn sure untung byk cz ada gerai ni.

lps dh dpt feeling refreshing hasil mnm Coconut Shake, my cousin drove to Masjid Selat Melaka. sgt cntk. & rs sgt aman. juga feeling refreshing cz msjd kt atas laut&rs berangin je. i've nvr been to a mosque yg ats air, so i was in awe. memandangkn dh solat jama', so xde la smyg dlm msjd ni.

that night had dinner at Muara Sg. Duyung. dh nma pn MUARA, so they served fresh seafood. tp ada org yg xleh mkn seafood, hrs la cntrl seafood consumption mlm tu b4 mlm2 xleh tido cz gtl2. ada org lk mmg xmkn seafood, except ikan, so agk rugi di situ, muahaha. oh yeah, during dinner ni la i got to know yg mkn nasik lemak at all times adalah perkara biasa kt melaka ni. i had nasik lemak for breakfast that day. lpstu ms mnm Coconut Shake, cousin mkn nsk lemak. msa dinner seafood, cousin mkn nsk lemak lg. mula2 rs cm pelik tgk org mkn seafood dgn nsk lemak. tp bila toleh kt meja seblh2, mmg kebanyakn org mkn nsk lemak rupanye... minoriti (like us) je yg mkn dgn nsk putih.

1 nsk lemak for that bdk kecik

went back to KL yesterday and headed straight to another wedding at Bangi. amboi maaaakkk, mkn lg!!! seriously, weekend br ni dh meng"spoil"kn segala effort i g bersenam. maka harus bermula serius menggandakan usaha bersenam again. tp, dh nk puasa kn? hmmm... tgh pkir lapan-ploh-tiga-kali whether nk g bersenam disweek, or takyah je... ngehngehngeh...

anda enjoy weekend anda? =)

~ volunteering ~

i came across a newspaper advertisement on volunteering yesterday. for those of you who would like to volunteer your time, or even would like to donate food, clothes, medicine, etc2., do visit Do Good Volunteer. the site provides the list of organisations where volunteers will get d opportunity to help, and at d same time provides opportunity for organisations to find the help that they need. for volunteers (or those who intend 2b a do gooder), you can choose from among d activities listed to help organisations such as Malaysian Nature Society (Selangor Branch), National Cancer Society Malaysia, Persatuan SLE Malaysia, PERTIWI and others.

i've actually had a chance 2participate in one activity organised by the office, in collaboration with PERTIWI Soup Kitchen recently. was not physically there & did not join my colleagues during the distribution of food and supplies at the specified area, but at least i know that i've done a small part to help others who are really, really in need.

PERTIWI Soup Kitchen provides humanitarian food-aid service to the hardcore poor. distributions are done every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday night. if you would like to lend a hand with the distribution on these nights, or if you would like to make your contributions (food and drinks, medical supplies, basic needs such as toothpaste, blankets, clothes, etc2), search for PERTIWI Soup Kitchen on facebook and you'll find Kak Munirah's contact detail there.

do good, do volunteer.