I am Sterdam

Salam  :)

Hari tu pergi Amsterdam. From 19 December 2010 to 22 December 2010. Kami berempat ni pergi naik crusie. Style tak? Haha. Semuanya sebab saya takut kalo naik flight nanti stranded. Kami embark dari port Newcastle upon Tyne. Naik train lah dari Leeds ke sana. Dalam nak pergi ke port tu pun macam2 cabaran dah kami lalui. Yelah. Sampai train station, kami amek tram Metro lak ke North Shield. 

Dah sampai North Shield, ingatkan teroslah sampai port kan, rupanya tak. Sampai kat town die dulu. Tengok google Maps, amik masa 30 minit nak jalan kaki ke port. Haiyooooo…Pening dah kepala. Ok. Naik teksi la pergi port. Tapi sebab orang teksi tu ckp tah ape2, tengok2 die salah faham dengan ape kitorang cakap and die anta kitorang ke North Shield Factory Outlet. Like seriously?? Ok. Kitorang sesat lagi. Nasib baik time tu baru pukul 12 pm lebih. Check in kapal pukul 2.30 pm. Sempat lagi kot. So, kitorang  Tanya orang keliling macam mana nak pergi port. Dua tiga orang kami Tanya, semua tunjuk arah lain2. Pening lagi. Tekadlah terus nak call teksi. Tapi teksi tamo amek kami sebab die kata dari factory outlet tu just amek masa 5 mins walking ke port. Ahaha. Pening lagi. Berpusing lah kitorang mengangkut beg ke sana ke sini. Nasib baik ada jumpe satu geng lelaki pakai life saver jaket Port of Tyne, so kami Tanya dia. And die pon bagi lah direction yang sepatutnye tepatlah. Kami pun berjalan menuju sana. Nasib baik jumpa!! Happy sangat. Sebab kami dah almost patah berjalan, tangan dah lebam tarik beg. Bahu dah tergeliat bawak camera bag.

Tang tang sampai ni memang kagum la tengok cruise. Oooohhh. Besarnya. Jakun gilee. Memang la kan. Paling besar kapal penah naik pun kapal/ feri gi Langkawi je nun. Hehe. Nak naik kapal, adalah imegresen segala. Check passport semua. Alhamdulillah semuanya ok je.

kapal nama Princess of Norway yang kami naik

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Amsterdam: the city of sins

Patutlah pun orang ckp camtu, banyak betul benda yang illegal kat tempat lain adalah 'halal' di amsterdam. huhuhu Antaranya;

1. Adalah 'halal' untuk melakukan protistution. hoyeah. Sebab itulah wujudnya kawasan yang bergelar Red Light District. Tempat ni adalah hot spot bagi mereka yang mahukan hiburan 'halal' itu dengan tanpa rasa bersalah. Eksploitasi perempuan sangat obvious dekat sini kerana mereka menjual badan mereka dengan berpakaian seksi di sebalik box cermin di hadapan kedai. Ala-ala barang pameran gitu. Ironicnya, ada lah pulak terselit satu kedai makanan halal kat sini kan. Haiyoo

*edited version*

Area Red Light District 

2. Adalah halal juga untuk menikmati cannabis, magic mushroom dan yg seangkatan dengannya. Haha. Kalau ada yang tak paham, benda alah ni semua dadah. Tapi mana bole kan hisap dadah. Benda jahat tu. Tapi kat sini mcm2 jenis jual. Ckp je nk ape. Teh cannabis? Cannabis biscuits? Magic mushroom trifle? Haha. Just name it!

3. Rasa2, kalau semua nya pun dah halal and legal, ape je yang illegal kat sini kan. Semua yang orang kata jahat adalah baik kat sini. Sampaikan iphone ulil hilang pun macam pasrah je  Taktau nak cari kat mane dah. Harapkan orang baik jumpa pun mcm tipis gila harapan. Huhu

Tapi, tapi kan......

Amsterdam ni city yang lawa lah.For me at least. hehe. Ramai sungguh orang. And paling mengujakan. Ramai gile naik basikal. Ade tempat ni penuh dgn basikal (dekat central station sebelah Hotel kami; Hotel Ibis). Scenery semua of coz cantik even dalam timbunan salji. hehe

Let's have a look;

Penuh dgn basikal

Lagi lah banyak basikal lagi

Hotel kami: Hotel Ibis

My partners-in-crime (the Leedos)

wanna see more? here here

Till then. Sehingga kakiku berjalan lagi

Regards

efi

one of the sungai di Amsterdam. (serious byk jambatan kat sini) haha

Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding. Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Tidak Engkau ciptakan semua ini sia-sia; Maha Suci Engkau lindungilah kami dari azab neraka.

(Ali 'Imran 3;190-191)

FUIYO' 10

Salam

Saya pergi fuiyo hari tu. Supposedly, the programme started 22 December but I arrived on 23rd. Well, semuanya sebab silap plan holidays amsterdam. Dah nak pergi baru teringat redundant sehari tarikh. Tapi takpe. Still ade bende yang saya boleh komen. haha So, marilah lihat review saya tentang program ni

Fuiyo? What is fuiyo? Well, this is the abbreviation of Fun with iLuvIslam Youth Overseas. Senang kata ni ialah satu event yang dianjurkan oleh ILuvIslam organization. Overall fuiyo mmg best lah. Saya lagi suka kalau saya comment fuiyo ni by parts:

1. Accommodation: Yang penting bg saya especially time winter ni ialah dia ade operated heater and toilet bersih. Apparently sy bernasib baik dpt tmpt yang agak warm n toilet mmg bersih la. Hehe. Katil mmg cantik. Boleh kata macam hotel time sy duduk kat amsterdam bberapa hari lepas. Tapi dengarnya, ada house (accom) yang sejuk sbb heater diorg ade timer. So nasihat sy, kalau x thn sejuk tu, bwkla blower @ sleeping bag siap2. Macam saya. Hehehe. Barulah terjamin kesihatan anda.

Next......

2. Food: Food sangat ok lah. Mmg cukup sedap. Makan dlm talam. Seronok jugak. Ada passing cookies and air teh tgh2 talk. Senang kata team food dah buat kerja dgn sgt baik dah. Tahniah lah ye. Komen sy, kalo letak extra sayur kat tepi utk spe2 nk tmbh lg bgus kot. Sebab saya rasa sayur yg diletakkan dlm talam tu mcm sikit la pulak. Huhu. Tapi yang best lagi sebab banyak betul desert dapat. Custard dengan buah la, cheese cake lah (Yorke buat), apple crumble lah......gemok dah dok fuiyo. Nasib baik berapa hari je. Kalau setiap hari maunye tambah berkilo2 lagi berat badan. haha

3. Pengisian: bab ni saya bahagikan kepada dua la ye. First talk and kedua LDK ( Latihan dalam Kumpulan). Untuk talk, pemilihan ustaz Jailani sbg speaker mmg mantap la. Sbb die sangat kelakar and isi penyampaian die sangat direct. Mudah difahami. Tidak membosankan and memberi inspirasi yang tersendiri kepada saya. Mungkin sbb dia menggunakan experience dia sendiri kot dalam memotivasikan audiens supaya percaya kepada kemampuan diri. Mmg sangat best! Hari ni ada talk daripada ustaz izzam, bercerita tentang 'i believe i can fly'. Bagi saya, contoh yang diberikan oleh ustaz ; kepercayaan saidina umar tentang israk mikraj Nabi Muhammad adalah sgt tepat. Saya boleh rasakan lah perbezaan tahap believe saya dengan contoh yang diberikan.

Overall LDK utk Fuiyo rating 4/5. Terkejut jugak bila ada gusti last night. Walaupun bukanlah tu aim and obejctive session tu, (aim dia untuk buat kita yakin bahawa halangan boleh diharungi dengan semangat yang waja) tapi sesi tu agak kelakar and 18SG. Bolehlah teruskan lagi ye team Fuiyo. Tu je la kot highlight LDK yang saya rasa nak utarakan. Hehe. Then ada LDK treasure hunt. Tu best. Sebab kene work in team menjadi tokoh2 tertentu. Contohnya menjadi Ibnu Rusyd, Al-Khawarizmi dll. Apa yang saya faham, setiap orang dalam group tu ada peranan mereka masing2 dlm membuahkan kejayaan kepada semua.  Bila semua focus pada speciality mereka masing2, memang hebat la kan group tu. hehe. Then bila group yang berjaya menang dapat satu perkataan each, kitorang semua kumpul kat hall and terus susun perkataan tu. Tang ni saya kagum sbb dapat nampak la semua tak kisah sape menang, sape kalah, laju ke lambat ke, yang penting, semua dapat bg sumbangan mereka. And at last bila perkataan "Caterpillar" tu dapat digabungkan, semua bersorak semangat and seronok gila. Kat sini saya realize yang tak kisah lah walau lambat mana pun kita start bg sumbangan tak bermakna kita tak jadi sebahagian yang membawa kemenangan tu. Samalah macam Islam, walau lambat mane pun kita pickup baru nk bagi sumbangan, yg penting at last kita nak Islam berjaya di muka bumi ni. Ending yang penting.

4. Tapi saya x puas hati je la tade gamba saya lagi kat fuiyo :p 

Petikan dari organizer: Semua individu mampu untuk menyumbang. Walaupun mungkin kita masih lagi belum dapat menjadi seseorang yang penting, tapi sekecil2 sumbangan yang kita lakukan besar nilainya di hadapan Allah. Apa yang perlu kita lakukan sekarang ialah cari di mana 'niche' kita dan fokus pada itu. Pasti lambat laun kita akan dapat apa yang kita impikan (memberi sumbangan kepada human being). 

P/s: sekarang hanya pada blog sy mmpu menyumbang. Harapnya akan dtg sy mampu lakukan sesuatu yg lebih lagi.

Nak tengok gambar di Fuiyo? click HERE

Regards

Engaging with People

Salam people

"I need a your shoulder S"

Dah habis semuanya for term 1. like semuanya! I'm done. sangat bersyukur and happy :) ok. back to the point, apa anda rasa tentang engaging with people? This is actually one of my modules for Personal and Professional Development Course. but, I think the words just suit my mood now.

As much as I would love to engage with people, I am hating it at the same time too. Why? Because I am a very very emotional person. I have high empathy as well as anything-related. I don't know. It can be any emotions. huhu. I am either not engaging with people or too engaged with them. That is why I am so vulnerable. I wasn't able to put moderation upon my actions. 

I easily get irritated, annoyed, jealous and at the same time, I easily be happy, smiling and etc just because of the people surrounding me. wuuu. Before this, I think I am nothing like that. But, after I got into Leeds, I have changed. MUCH!  It can't be that dramatic? yes. it did. I changed. Sob. I don't like this new me. The vulnerable person. The emotionally-attached person. The stressful efi. 

I don't like this! I always feel scared if somebody leaves me. If somebody cannot be with me. I think I am an egocentric person that needs people I love to be with me all the time. And that is not good. I realized that the world are not just revolving around me, but seriously I can't help it. I cried when they leave me just because they have some other things to do.  I much rather avoid having love rather than hurting myself because of love. Cruel I am. 

Help me change

xx

Post-Exam Syndrome

Salam

feels like fireworks :p (bonfire night scene)

After all the hard weeks before exam, finally you manage to finish it. Then what?! Ugh. That is what happening to me. Even though I know I have lots of thing to sort out but haha, I am way too blur right now to do anything. hmmm..Maybe while writing this post I can sort my life back to normal. So, what do I have to do after this ye?

1. Go swimming! In winter. Must be a memorable one. ngeee~

2. Tomorrow, go daurah at Rochdale. InsyaAllah.

3. Supposely, I have to send NISE invitation letters to all university. (Must do) and yes. Organise the last meeting before Christmas holidays. 

4. Get ready to kick start my gear for SSC. weeehuuuuu. Gonna rock the SSC (big yeay)

5.Shopping Shopping Shopping. I haven't shopped for at least one and a half months da. Sob. Even I don't have enough comfy and warm socks to wear. How pathetic!

6. Preparation for Amsterdam holidays. Make appropriate research of places-must-go, things-to-do, what-to-eat and bla bla. hmmm. Suddenly I just remembered, where do I put the booking confirmation e-mail eh? oh prepare for winter retreat juge.

7. Taking pictures and make video!! omg! a Big must do. Ruginya tak amik gamba lagiiii. snow snoww please turun lagi. sukenyeee snow. 

Ok. I think that is enough for now. Long list dah. hehe.

What else...? hmmm. I really want to sleep well. Sekarang dah ada masalah tidur. Peliknye lah untuk efi yang snorlax ni. Since exam aritu dah dapat syndrome ni. Hope sangat boleh tidur elok2 tonite. Out of nowhere, nak tanya anda yang baca, pernah tak rasa serba salah dalam buat decision? Nak pilih plan A, tapi dah buat plan B dulu. Tapi plan A lagi elok, even though plan B lagi penting. Plan A pulak dah banyak kali tertangguh, tapi plan B pun dah lama sangat tertangguh. ok. Keling gile ayat. Whatever it is, overall, saya pening dengan rasa bersalah membuat decision memilih plan A or plan B. wuuuuu. Can't I just do both at one time??

Regards,

efi

My last wish before exam

 Hope exam tak kena postpone esok because of snow. tak larat dahhhhhhh.

but if it still happen, adalah hikmahnya kot. T.T

Life is contiously changing

Salam

Life is continously changing
At least for me......

Mentally
Physically
Emotionally
Everything......

I hope I can be independent, not being affected by others in term of emotion. I really want to have a good control over my feeling. I pray hard for that

Amin

Regards
efi

Snowy Monday

Salam

in front of my house

It's monday. It's snowy and ada exam! hehe. Menjawab soalan dalam keadaan menggigil is so not cool. wuuuuu. Takutnye after jawab BMS2 tadi. Tak rase macam dapat jawab semua. Takutnye takutnye. But worry ends when faith begins. So, whatever pun, semuanya dah lepas. Kena tabah untuk menghadapi spot test pulak this friday. Let's open the book!

Rasa x sabar nya nak habis exam. Even though ada SSC (Student Selected Component) after that, tapi kira ok la asalkan tak perlu menelaah sangat. Just kena perah otak buat essay je. Weeeee~ Tak sabar nak cuti!!

in front of rumah kak amilia

Regards,

efi xx

Exammmmm

Salam

Lamenye x sentuh blog. haha! Kelakar pulak rasanya. Macam la bizi sgt sampai takde mase pun bukak blog kan (tp memang busy pun la :p) . Ape-ape pun before tu nak bagitau, Leeds dah salji!! It's snowingg...Tahun ni sangat awal snow. Tak sempat prepare ape-ape pun. Socks sume tak sempat beli lagi tapi snow dah turun dulu. huhu. And actually the official winter is 12 December tak silap. So, this year's christmas is really early lah. 

Second thing nak bagitau, saya deactivate facebook sekejap buat sementara ni sampai habis exam. Just sebab taknak lagha berjam-jam stalk orang kat facebook. huhu. And bolehlah menyorok senyap-senyap jadi low profile buat masa ni. hahaha (padahal tak famous pun). Well, takde facebook ni boleh nampak la banyak gak masa dah save untuk buat study. Perubahan yang bagus kan? kan?

Third thing, Isnin and Jumaat depan exams!! Sangat cuak. Tapi doa sangat lah semoga semuanya ok. Semoga tak gelabah jawab spot test macam tahun lepas. Spot test ni exam die scary tau. Die ade 30 stations and setiap satu station tu die letak satu prosection (bahagian badan mayat) and die cucuk beberapa pin kat mane-mane yang dia nak. And then, die suruh kita identify that part or selalunya dia akan tanya something related to that part; "What is superior to the blue pin?" Camtulah. Susah sikit bila dia tak direct to the point. And part yang lagi buat gelabah ialah, satu section ada 3 soalan and kita kene jawab dalam masa 100 saat. Susah kot kadang-kadang nak tengok arteri or vein kat mayat-mayat yang dah reput ni. haha. And also, ade satu station name die "living anatomy station" which kita kene check real patient macam kat clinical situation. Example, "palpate left brachial pulse". Kene buat dengan betul lah, baru dapat full mark. Step by step dengan betul. Kena cuci tangan pakai alcohol gel, approach patient from right side, ask for permission and everything dalam masa 100 saat gak untuk 3 soalan. So funny bila sangat gelabah sebab even tahu macam mana nak buat, tapi sebab cuak sangat, mengigil gak tangan time palpate patient depan examiner. 

Overall, kamu-kamu yang dah terbaca post ni please doakan kami ye. Semoga kami semua lulus dengan cemerlang. hehe. 

p/s: akan cuba lagi mengupdate post yang best after this.

Regards,

efi xx

NISE

London 2

Salam

Apology for any grammatical error(s) or typo error(s) in previous post about London. hehe. Tu draft berhabuk yg baru je disiapkan. So, x check sgt. Hope semua faham je lah bace ye. Disebabkan before ni tulis in English, sekarang nak kecek Melayu pulak lah. hehe. 

Ade yang tanye, macam mana nak getting to particular place in London. Well, erm...for me. Rasenye almost semua tempat reachable by tube. So, better naik tube je lah kot. Convenient and lagi murah. Mcm mane nak naek tube? hehe. Dulu saya rasa susah jugak, tapi sekarang dah rase senang dah. Meh sini nak ajar. Sila tengok map di bawah:

ni overview besar london tube map. boleh google je ye

zoom skit map di atas

Ok. Berikut adalah langkah-langkah membaca map ye:

1. Sila cari anda berada di stesen mane. Pastikan anda nampak and tahu dengan jelas kedudukan anda di dalam map yang anda lihat.

2. Sebagai contoh: Anda berada di Victoria Station dan anda mahu ke Westminster. So, anda boleh lihat ada dua line yang berwarna kuning and hijau yang menghubungkan dua ni.

3. Then, kenal pasti apakah nama line kuning and hijau tu. Kuning: Circle Line. Hijau: District Line. Ini bermakna anda boleh menaiki kedua-dua line ini utk membolehkan anda pergi ke Westminster dari Victoria Station.

4. Jangan lupa untuk kenal pasti Westminster itu adalah berada di bahagian kanan atau kiri dari Victoria Station. Dalam kes ni, Westminster adalah di sebelah kanan. So, nanti dari Victoria Station, amek train yang east bound (ni ikut utara selatan barat timur). 

5. Begitu jugalah untuk station2 lain. Cuba jaya je kalau sesat pun. hehe. Barulah best kan travel bila sesat-sesat sikit.

Boleh fahamkan langkah-langkah naik tube kat atas ni. Hope senang la semua nanti berjalan di London ye. Disebabkan previous post saya banyak merepek tempat-tempat best yang outdoor, sekarang nak cerite tmpt indoor mane pulak yang menarik. Sebenarnya, lagi elok jugak masuk tmpt2 indoor ni. At least kalo beku kat luar, boleh jugak lah panaskan badan masuk tmpt2 macam ni sambil bersuka ria melihat-lihat bestnye London. haha. Dalam kurungan di bawah adalah tube station yg patut turun untuk tempat-tempat tu.

1. National Gallery (Piccadilly Circus) Its for FREE. Masuk je lah kan. Tak rugi pun =)

2. Madame Tussauds ( Baker Street) Ni tempat yang ade banyak patung lilin famous tu. hehe. And admission fees for adult is GBP 28. But you can get the deal of 2 for 1 if anda naik train to get to London. Maksudnya, kononnya jika saya datang dari Leeds ke London naik train, so bolehlah claim mintak deal ni dgn tunjuk tiket train (Underground ticket tak kira ye). If jarang datang London, baik masuk je lah. Seumur hidup sekali je pun masuk kan. hehe

3. London Dungeon ( London Bridge) Admission GBP 23. Pun ade gak dalam deal 2 for 1. Nak tau lebih lanjut. Silalah klik link ni 2 FOR 1. Oh lupe nak cakap, actually untuk beli tiket2 ni semua beli online lagi murah. Kalau ade kawan yg dok dekat London, bolehlah mintak tolong diorang belikan kot. hehe. Sebab kene guna akaun UK kan.

4. British Museum (Tottenham Court Road) Tempat ni menarik and FREE. So, bolehlah melawat ye 

5. Science Museum (South Kensington) Museum ni pun FREE gak and kene bayar pun if nak masuk IMAX. Serious museum ni best. Macam-macam boleh main. Rugi gak kalau tak masuk

Other places yang di-recommend untuk pergi (how-to-go boleh search pakai google map ye):

• Oxford Street (untuk shopping)
• Chelsea Stadium (if minat bola and nak masuk stadium FC tour)
• London Shopping Factory Outlet (kene tanya budak London sebab tak sure transport macam mane)
• Malaysian Hall
• Restaurant Malaysia di London (klik sini) eg. Bonda Cafe
• Harrods (tempat shopping utk orang kaya-kaya)
• Royal Albert of London (tempat Siti Nurhaliza buat show tu)

I think untuk London memang banyak dahlah saya cover dalam 2 post ni. Hope semua yang baca berpuas hati dengan hasil penulisan saya yang tak seberapa ni. Niatku hanya untuk berkongsi minat travel ke semua tempat yang ada dengan anda semua. hehe. Saya memang kaki jalan. Asalkan orang ajak je mesti dah excited dah. Nanti boleh amek gamba lawa. Hehe.

k lah. It's late at nite dah ni. Nanti nak sambung tulis post pasal Durham lak. See you =) salam

Regards,

efi xx

York

Salam

credit to cmic

Even though dah pergi York banyak kali dah, tapi baru sekarang nak buat review sikit pasal York, UK. hehe. From Leeds, perjalanan ke York hanya amik masa 20 minit je. Train lak selang 10 minit. Harga tiket return? GBP 6.95. Hehe. Murah la kirenye. Sebab tu asyek pergi je. Kat York pun ade sebuah Designer Outlet yang jual barang-barang branded pada harga kilang. Tu yang seronok je pergi sane shopping. huhu

Now, nak buat top 5 list why York is a must-visit place. ok? Silakan membaca. Enjoy!

1. York ade Designer Outlet. ahahaha. Obviously! Nak tau cane murahnye? Erm. Macam baju brand NEXT, banyak baju perempuan adalah from GBP3. So, kalau pandai pilih, memang dapat beli banyak lah. Sebab murah. hehe. Boots, jam, handbags, coats etc ade dijual kat sini. 

We're on the way to York Designer Outlet =D

2. York has York Minster. Ni actually Cathedral yang dah sangat lama tapi of coz, ancient yet beautiful. Memang cantik lah and besarrrrr gilaaa. Terpegun tengok. Tinggi sangat and besar sangat. Tapi kat UK ni memang banyak pun actually cathedral. Ni antara yang terbesar and tercantik la. hehe

York Minster

miniature of York Minster *credit to cmic

3. York ade lots of ruined castles. Like seriously. Bestlah sebab sangat cantik. Panorama yang takkan ade di Malaysia. hehe. Sebab Malaysia nye istana sume dok renovate je. So, xde lah nampak cam ancient dah. And fun fact: York is the best preserved Medival History in the United Kingdom. Cool x? hehe. Siyes boleh nampak segala kulat and lumut berjuta tahun kat batu-batu castle die =p 

Ruined york castle

loving there to witness history 

4. York ade banyak bus tour yang best! Contonye York Dungeon and York Ghost City tour. Macam real la die nye bus tour. Actually ade banyak lagi. Ade detective punye la and etc. Although saya pun tak penah gi lagi, tapi cam best la nak try bende2 ni next time. Hehe. Sebab tak semua city ade tau bus tour best camni. 

Example of bus tour in York :)

5. Kenal tak Guy Fawkes? Tengok tak cerita V for Vendetta? Kalau tak penah, gi google and tengok cite ni! hehe. Lelaki tu lahir kat York lah. Dia lah yang buat history hitam di UK ni, the Gunpowder Plot. Letupan bom dia kat London semua rasanya memang betul2 penah jadi. So, berbaloi gak melawat York. Boleh gak belaja sikit history dunie kan =p And, fun fact lagi: Bonfire night yang diadakan di setiap city di UK pada malam 5 November every year adalah untuk memperingati malam peristiwa ni lah. hehe

the Guy

Bonfire Night at Leeds last year

Hehe. So that is bits of York. Best tak York? Best kan! So, kalo nak datang York, boleh lah singgah Leeds and bermalam kat rumah saya (invitation to perempuan only). hehe. Silalah datang Leeds. Eh salah. Patut promote York. Silalah datang or pergi York. Its not bad at all!!

Next fun fact: I am a history lover. So, jangan heran if after this saya blog all the historical places is UK je memanjang. haha. In fact, I am accomplishing my mission to visit every city museum yang ade kat UK ni. Best x? =p 

Hehe. Ok. Sampai sini je. Sape-sape nak tambah silalah :)

Regards

efi xx

p/s: All photos mmg ori ye saya amik utk buktikan saya memang dah pergi sana XD

edward cullen

Edward Cullen is in my class. Sitting next to me. 

I'm not bluffing. 

He DO looks like Edward Cullen? 

Right Che Mohamad Izzat?

lalala~

So good to be in the class everyday :D

Work VS Love

 Will you ever trade your work with love?

Even if you love your work so much?

I am under pressure when people think being a doctor means sacrificing your family

you don't have time for them

you don't even get to see them frequently

but what the hack?

Is that mean that I cannot work in order to have a happy family?

I totally disagree with that

because for me, I won't trade my work for love

I am more than willing to grab every holidays I can ask for

I am willing to work extra hard like being a specialist to buy me more time with family

I will never trade my work with love

Family is always my priority

so people

Please don't judge female doctors

We are all like other women

We need love

We need family

They are the people that makes our life meaningful

Regards

Competition

Salam

Competition is something that I really hate don't favour. It's a long time ago since I last compete myself with other person. Why? Because I see winning and losing doesn't really mean it is as it is. Even though one is a winner, it doesn't really mean he is a winner. So those the loser. I see this as 'rezeki and dugaan'. Both winner and loser menghadapi dugaan yg sama. Either the winner will become arrogant and proud or not , or the loser will lose the hope and give up or not. 

I hate competing. And I hate myself being compared. People will either become intimidated with me, by which I really serious seriously don't like to, or, people will see me as small 'substance' that wont affect them much. Phew~ I don't like both. I want people to see me as it is. I am me. Please don't compare with other person. I will never become one you expect me to. 

I have my own principles. I have my own views. I literally have all the emotions of the world that either will destruct me or allow me to emphatize every single thing; alive or not. I do what I think is right. Or even it is wrong, I try to subdue my nafsu to do 'em. I force myself to behave, to become a good person. And if to you, I am not. That is the prove that you are making judgement of me. Haven't you heard, " serendah-rendah ukhwah ialah dengan berlapang dada?" So, maybe you should really figure out how to destroy your bad assumption to other people and by the time you did that, you are the most noble person I have ever known. 

Ok. Melalut. Back to the topic. Ada apa dengan competition? I don't like it so please don't do that to me. I am not a competitor. I am a friend. Even one is my best person, just DON'T compare me with him. Got that? Thank you :)

p/s: Sorry. Blame the PMS

Regards

Have you ever been in love?

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love.” Neil Gaiman

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a year older, a year wiser

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Despite from falling sick in the middle of the week, with tonnes of assignments and full 9-5 timetable everyday, I still feel like blogging. hehe. Wish me to get well soon. I hate having flu. It made me partially blind as I commonly have blurred vision as well. Not to mention the clown nose. Ok. Enough with that.

Actually I just finished my Personal and Professional Development class. A reeaalllly boring class that has lots of discussion and reflection about ourselves mostly. But sometimes the topic was really interesting though and worth to spend almost one hour discussing about it. 

Oh yes! What I wanna say in this entry is actually the feeling that somehow I think I'm improving myself. =p Yup. Compared to last year, my hatred towards this class is much bigger. I even feel sick thinking that I am going to be in the class. And I can literally feel somebody pinching my gut everytime I sit in there. And obviously, I prefer myself to be silent unless I really have to speak. huhu. Such a loser am I. The reason is plenty. Malas nak cerita one by one by I guess most of us can understand the feeling of being an alien. ke x tahu? haha. Learn!

Well well. Now, I am more comfortable being surrounded by locals, although sometimes their tongue still was too berbelit that I can't even hear and understand most of the things coming out of their mouth. But, seriously, not much of their saying is so important that its gonna be in the exam =p hahahhaa. Diorang pun pandai jugak merepek. Seriously. No kidding. One of my classmates boleh merepek banyak gila dalam 15 minit presentation. haha. 

Nevertheless, the biggest room is always the room of improvement. So, still kene improve lagi! Anda boleh! hehe

p/s: gamba tiada kene mene dengan tajuk. Cuma Chuck Bass sangat lah mencairkan dalam GG Season 4. Ok. Lagha. i know. Tapi susa nak resist. :( Ampun

Regards

efi xx

morning

Salam

Before that, I should mention that I have to study at this time actually. huhu. But gian nak tulis2 makes it harder to resists this blog. hehe. Lately, I always feel..urm.. mixture of feelings. I dont know why. Because of what. I am nor sure either. I really hope I can kick this feeling jauh2 sampai ke Pluto if I can. 

Now, um. ok. dah ade keje baru lak. got to go. I really hope I can go one-day-travel this week. Like really!! Kempunan nye daripada last week lagi tak dapat. And there is so much fully-booked days ahead and my studies and everything. Takut x sempat je. Sob.

Ok miss blog. bye

efi xx

life!

"life is full of possibilities"

I would like to grasp that. Preparing for the worst that might happen. I shall open the umbrella~

settling down

Salam

Alhamdulillah everything is in the right place now. My internet is now working, my files is organized, my chargers are all in the box, my clothes are hangered, the carpet has been 'febreeze'd and most importantly, my bed has a brand new cover! And I'm so in love with my bed right now, giving me more reason to lie down infinitely from the beginning of night till the next morning. Oooh. It's is sooo good to have a long rest. 

Okayh. And ni baru je uploaded new album to my facebook account. The album is called of Leeds Explorace. Obviously by looking at the name, surely lah the album is about us the Loiners having explorace cum the introduction of LUMSOC to the newcomers. I think this activity is so awesome that we all have the opportunity to really explore the great places in Leeds (by which apparently most of us, even the seniors, haven't discover). Besides, it is really me who loove to travel and taking nice pictures. And now I am drooling over nikon 50mm f1.8 lens or maybe 50mm f1.4. Am not sure lagi. It feels so good when you see other people look really great in your photos. Tak ke? haha

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Alamak. tetibe je kan. 

Oklah. Have to get ready for tomorrow's lecture. Doakan saya terus berjaya and doakan kami, if any of you know who we are untuk terus kekal bersama. Amin

Lots of love

efi xx

Welcome home: It's autumn!

Salam and hi,

It has been awhile since I last wrote and updated my blog. I'm so sorry blog. Neglecting you is the last thing I would do. Seriously...Ok. Hehe. Sambung kepada tajuk utama. "Welcome home!", kataku kepada diri sendiri. Yelah. Dah tade orang nak wish kan. Sekarang autumn dah. Agak sejuk. Tapi still ok lah. hehe. Cuaca yang saya suka except bile asyek hujan. Wet + cold = A big NO for me. huhu

Mengenangkan perasaan time nak balik sini, sangat sedih. Over nye sedih and homesick. Kalah last year. Siap nanges-nanges lagi dalam flight. Tapi nasib baik la support system sangat banyak kat Leeds ni. And semua orang sangat membantu. Dah tak sedih sangat. Tengok ramai orang-orang baru datang Leeds pun buat saya happy jugak. Hehe. Especially bile teman budak year 1 gi shopping. Retail theraphy always berjaya buat saya happy. haha

Sekarang fb saya dibanjiri dengan orang yang tnye, "Betul ke saya dah bertunang?" Hmmmm. To be honest, jawapan saya hanyalah "hehe. Doakan kami." Orang kate kalau bertunang takyah heboh sangat kan. So, sy cume buat satu bende je lah. Accept request utk tuka status fb and I'm done. Ekeke. Semoga cepat lah smpai jodoh saya. Amin.

p/s: Kelas gile nye banyak. Saya xsuke. Dala susah. Tapi takpe. Saya nak kluar berjalan gak hujung minggu ni. X kire. huhu. 

Regards

the 17th September

Salam

Bape hari dah tak update blog? Lame sungguh saya beraya ye. Hehe

Tp sekarang pun dah tade mood nk tulis sbb kene balik Leeds dah 17 September (Jumaat) ni.

Wuuuuu. sedihnyee

Nanti lah saya tulis lagi. Sedih tak habis lagi

Sob

Regards

Beraya di Leeds II

Salam

Dah bace dah Beraya di Leeds I? hehe. Bacelah dulu. Ni sambungannye.....

Masa: Pagi 1 Syawal
Tempat : Leeds

Bangun awal jugak lah pagi tu. Sembahyang subuh jemaah sume dengan orang satu rumah. Ramai. Penuh rumah. Hehe. Pagi dah tak ngantok dah. Sebab dah puas tido dengan nyenyaknya malam before (insiden tidur di Green Room and sambung lagi kat rumah Syifa') Hahaha. 

Dengan penuh semangat, pagi tu pun mandi sunat raya and bersiap-siap pakai baju raya. Then, turun-turun je bawah, tengok ade air teh ngan kuih-kuih raya and rendang and nasi impit dah siap terhidang. aaaaa..dalam hati.."Sahlah hari ni hari raya!" huhu. Rajinnye akak-akak ni bangun pagi-pagi siapkan semua ni. Saya lak dok lepak je. Aahaha. Anak dara tak sopan! Tapi saya macam biasalah malu-malu lagi dengan semua orang time tu. Ape orang bagi saya amek, saya makan. Senyum. Tu je lah saya reti =p 

Then, kami pun siap-siap beramai-ramai nak gi Leeds Grand Mosque untuk sembahyang raye. hoyeah! Jomlah tengok aksi 'semasa perjalanan' kami.

Aksi orang-orang Leeds nak pergi sembahyang raya. Arah tuju: Grand Mosque

Ni ialah sue dan saya *left to right

housemate saya! ainol, pinat, raja faizah and sue *from left to right

ok. ni tambahan je. tau dah sape kan? haha. 

diorang memang pantang tengok kamera. belum cakap ape dah dok depan photographer da. haha

Ok efi. Cukup-cukup. Jangan masukkan sume gamba dalam entry ni. huhu. (akibat excited di pagi raya, macam biase la. Beribu keping gamba amek. hoho) 

Nak tengok macam mana rupa Leeds Grand Mosque? See below:

Ni khemah tambahan. Khas untuk kaum perempuan

Ni signboard die lah 

Sembahyang kat sini takde beze pun mcm Malaysia. Serious meriah! Takbir pun best je. Baru saya tahu ramai rupenye orang Islam kat Leeds ni. Segala pakistan, arab etc boleh jumpe la kat sini. huhu. Nak tau mane Melayu. Senang je. Yang pakai baju melayu and baju kurung. Konfem tu melayu! Time ni tak rase sedih sangat pun lah tak raya Malaysia. Sebab seronok sangat dok tengok gelagat orang ramai. Saya just text lagi skali family sy gtau situation raya kat sini. haha. Dulu dok ingat, mesti nanges tak raya kat umah dgn family. Tapi hakikatnya, its not that bad at all! Best je :)

Ni lah kami. Year 1 Leeds 2009 :D

Hanis, Izzaty, Faizah, Mimy, efi, Pinat, Sue, Ainol *left to right

Tu belum cerita lagi part beraya rumah orang Melayu kat sini. Siyes best gila makanan. Banyaakkkk sangat. And sedap lak tuh. Cerita lah ape je yang kurang tang makan. Rendang? Nasi himpit? Laksa? Soto? Kuih raya yang over banyak and macam-macam jenis? Semua ada!! Lebih lagi ada lah. Kat Malaysia pun saya tak jumpe makanan banyak tu macam kat sini. Dahlah majoriti orang Melayu kat Leeds ni, tak kiralah postgraduates ke undegraduates ke, sume masing-masing sewa rumah. So, bila raya, banyak lah jemputan open house kan. Memang kene spare perot besar-besar supaya dapat makan even seulas kat setiap rumah. Tak nak bagi tuan rumah kecik hati kann. hehe

Petang tu, ade sambutan raya kat dewan. Dewan apa...lupalah nama die. Siapa ingat??? Tolong gitau ye. hehe. Kat dewan of course lagi meriah. Kami budak-budak year one and beberapa orang baru Leeds ni pun dipaksa perkenalkan diri skali time ni. Best lah. Happening 

Sesi perkenalkan diri

Part of the food. Banyak lagi woo...

After that, kami pun sempat la ramai-ramai amek gamba sebagai kenangan :)

Last but not least, saya nak ucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Maaf Zahir Batin untuk semua yang membaca :)

p/s: raya oversea best je. takde lah nitemare pun. hehe

Regards

efi xx