Miss Izzati finally dapat tahu jugak sekolah mana yang akan diajar nanti. Teng teng teng! SMK Seri Kota Putri! Boleh tak?? Masin betul mulut abah ni tau.

Aku punyalah berangan nak merasa dok rumah sewa, rumah bujang sendiri, boleh diet dgn lebih mudah sbb duit limited bila duduk sendiri... Tiba2 dapat sekolah yang 10minit away from home. Haruslah stay kat rumah kan. At least, boleh lah save duit nak cat kereta ke, berjimba2 di hujung tahun bersama popo ke... I like!

Tapi, yang tak berapa nak suka tu... bila da mengajar dekat tempat sendiri, silap2 ada bekas cikgu2 aku kat sekolah yang aku dapt tu karang. Bukan tak suka mereka. Tapi, yelah kan... tak berapa nak best lah kan jadi colleague ckgu2 kite sendiri. Nak start fresh pun agak susah.

Anyway, I m kinda relieved to know that quite a number of my fellow Ipbarians got Pasir Gudang and nearby districts. To know that there are othr new English teachers that I know for 5 years within my reach kinda comfort me.

Lapor diri this coming 7th Feb di Sek Datuk Menteri Batu Pahat. Hope everything goes well and I get wonderful Pengetua and Pentadbir.

Jet setter
Go getter
Nothing better
Call me Mr. been there done that
Top model chick to your every day hood rat
Less than all but more than a few
But I've never met one like you

Been all over the world
Done a little bit of everything
Little bit of everywhere
With a little bit of everyone
All the girls I've been with
Things I've seen it takes much to impress
But sure enough you go it makes your soul stand up from all the rest

I can be in love
But I just don't know
Baby one thing is for certain
Whatever you do it's working
All the girls don't matter
In your presence can't do what you do
There's a million girls around but I don't see no one but you

Girl you're so one in a million
You are
Baby you're the best I ever had
Best I ever had
And I'm certain that
There ain't nothing better
No there ain't nothing better than this

You're not a regular girl
You don't give a damn about your look
Talking about I can't do it for you
But you can do it for yourself
Even though that ain't so
Baby cause my dough don't know how to end
But that independent thing I'm with it
All we do is win baby

I could be in love
But I just don't know
Baby one thing is for certain
Whatever you do it's working
All the girls don't matter
In your presence can't do what you do
There's a million girls around but I don't see no one but you

Baby you're so one in a million
You are
Baby you're the best I ever had
Best I ever had
And I'm certain that
There ain't nothing better
No there ain't nothing better than this
Girl you're so one in a million
You are
Baby you're the best I ever had
Best I ever had
And I'm certain that
There ain't nothing better
No there ain't nothing better than this

Timing girl
Only one in the world
Just one of a kind
She mine

Ooh all that I can think about is what this thing could be
A future baby
Baby you're one of a kind
That means that you're the only one for me
Only one for me
Baby (girl) you're so one in a million
You are
Baby you're the best I ever had
Best I ever had
And I'm certain that
There ain't nothing better
No there ain't nothing better than this
Girl you're so one in a million
You are
Baby you're the best I ever had
Best I ever had
And I'm certain that
There ain't nothing better
No there ain't nothing better than this

p/s- so in luv wit this song rite now.

Posto Posto Posting!

Thanks to my dearest ex-rumie, Dee. Calling me this morning to let meknow that d posting results are finally out on the moe website. She checked for me since d broadband was wit mum, and Yay! I got Johor. But, so sad for her that she didnt get Johor. But, I am still worried coz Johore is not a small state. I wonder which part of Johor am I goin to be sent to. I dont paticularly have any area or school in mind. I just pray that I ll get the best school that suits me best. And please, not so rural.

Went to JPN Johor today to chck with Bahagian Sekolah but, they still havent receivd any news regarding our postings. They asked me to check with them again on the 1st. I was like, 1st? Tot it was a holiday??? Whatever, gonna check with them again and again every so often.

Ibu and I had a deep conversation on savings and investments. I am seriously planning on making a loan for investment. I'm gonna make sure that I fulfill at least one of my 2011 resolutions by the end of ths year. So, at least, once I've made some savings, I could have my yearly holidays during the school breaks. Popo!!!! We're gonna have our holidays!

I can't Believe It! It's 2011!

I still remember back then I was a kid. Year 2000 seems like ages to come. Almost impossible. Maybe because I was too accustomed to the number 19xx stuck on my school books' pages. And now, it has been a week since we celebrated new year-2011. Haha I m getting older, people! Huhu! It hurst, really.

As for my new year resolutions... I have so many things inmind that I don't know what I m aiming for aleady. Like, yea, I want to lose weight, I wanna attend my graduation in Auckland with my family, I wanna meet my Mr Right Guy, I wanna save lotsa money and make some long term investments, have a yearly holidays with Arifah Majid, etc.

Okay, so, I guess those are my 2011 resolutions.

Fat Fluffy Took Her Bath

Fluffy, my fat cat wasn't feeling well last few days. She vomitted few times and she didn't take her meals as often as she usually does. I think it was the thick dirt and dust from the constructions that took place around my house. Like, seriously. I just washed my car and I left it parked outside the house for like an hour and the dust that covered my car was already 1cm thick! They are building houses in front of mine, and next to my house, there is a highway construction. Huh! Imagine that!

So, poor Fluffy.. Having such thick fur makes her a living duster. Haha! I guess that's the reason why she was sick.

So, when we went back to the hostel, I finally bath her. Walauweh! She was super fat! She was so cute but noisy throughout the bath time. She just sat at one corner while I bathed her. Well of course she culd not stop meowing.. Her tummy looks and feels like jello when I touched it. But, she didn't let me dry her with towel. And she was so afraid of th sound of the hair drier that she ran and tumbled over everything. In the end, I had to let her dry her hair herself. She only let me use the towel to dry her after she had tried drying her wet, thick fur for almost an hour.

After the bathin session, she spent her time sleeping like 20 hours a day.

Kucing Bulat Macam Rabbit + Kambing Biri2

Aku kebosanan duduk kat rumah.
Tiba2 rasa macam nak mandikan kucing gemukku yang kontot dan berbulu tebal serupa kambing biri2 tu.
Tapi, macam xsanggup nak kene cakar dengan dia yang garang.
hair drier pun takda kat rumah ni.

P/s- Kucing ni bukan bunting ye. Dia memang gumuk macam pregnant.

New Haircut!

Wuaa!!! Goodbye long hair... I think I've never have above-shoulder lenght hair for about 12 years now.

This is it...

From this..

To this...

Wuaaaa! Menyesal aku potong pendek! Aku mintak Victoria Beckham Bob Cut. Tapi, Amoi tu tak reti rupenya. Urg! Sbar jeler.. Terasa macam budak2 pula rambut maam ni.Terasa mkinbuat macam doralin aku rasa muka aku. Macam tempurung kelapapun ada. Tai, syok gak da ama tak raa rambut pendek ni. Tak yah susah2 nk syampu, nak sikat, nak keingkan rambut lama2.

Nerves Wrecking

Still waiting for our allowance yang tertunggak around RM300 ++

Were told that we would get our posting around mid December. And just being informed that news might come out around February. *eyes rolling*

Need to confirm my graduation in Auckland by March 2011.

And how am I supposed to do that if I am still not posted to school? How am I going to discuss this matter with my Principle by then?
Crossing my fingers and praying hard that all being planned turns out well.

Masih Bermimpikah Aku?

Dah survey dah...
Fuhhh! Tiba-tiba bila dah abes buat a few options and backup plans, macam kene sentap jatuh dari katil pulak.
Bila total up and compare all the prices for all the options, rasa tak macam nak terjojol la pula kan biji mata gua ni.
Pergh! Biar betul! Jangan main-main...
Aku ni masih lagi bermimpi ni. Kaki dah pacak kat Malaysia, tapi kedinginan Auckland macam sangat real.

Aku bukan nak travel from NZ but from Malaysia. Which means, there wud a difference in the currency.
The figure was like.. "Woooowww!" Heh!
Sekarang nak travel pusing NZ dah tak macam dulu-dulu time belajar and kerje part time kat sana.
Currency was still in NZD now, is in MYR.
Wake up, babe!
Be real, wud you?!

Tiba-tiba je rasa macam tak realistik pulak angan-angan nak attend graduation kat Auckland.
But, I want to attend my graduation coz it might be my 1 and only graduation ever.
Please, please, please, Allah.. please grant this one wish of mine... (and many more, hopefully -_-")

p/s-this ain't just about me goin there alone. It involves my entire famil of 6. Gosh! Imagine that!
Fening lah fening....

Aku sangat2 lah berharap dapat balik Auckland or graduation next Autumn.

Ya Allah, tolonglah...

Sekarang, aku tengah survey prices for flight tickets and stuff.

Ou My God! Boleh tak?! Ada lagi ke manusia yang tak reti-reti nak pilih lorong yang betul kat plaza tol?

Okay, like I cant really remember when exactly Malaysia started its "Smart tag" and "Touch n Go" at our highway tols. But, what is for sure, it has been implemented like ages ago. So many improvements have been done to the system up till now.

Apa yang peliknya,ada lagi ke manusia yang tak tahu apa tu TnG? Touch n Go?

Ada pulak tu, drive laju menggila macam lah dia bawak tank boleh lenyek semua kereta depan dia, macamlah bawak kapal terbang boleh terbang atas kereta2 lain depan dia. Dah tahu nak masuk plaza tol, dah tak reti2 nak slow down, follow d speed limit, dude!

Dah laju2 tu, yang dia fikir dia je nak cepat, mata dah tak reti nak bukak luas2 tengok d correct lane nak terjah. Dalam otak fikir, "ok, which lane is d fastest, which lane has d shortest line of cars?" Dah lupa dah skil membaca agaknya. Sampai tak nampak signs TnG and Smart tag yang terang lagi bersuluh.

Kalau nak kata awal2 dulu masa baru di perkenalkan tu, understandable lah. But now, kalau tak reti2 tu payah lah kan.

Another possible reason for such incidents is that some TnG card holders forgot to reload their cards. Thus, once they reached the tol booth, they got stuck there. Hmm.. susah gak mcm ni. Ada yang tau kad tak berisi tapi, saja nak mencuba nasib, ada yang xbawak back up cash, ada yang terlepas booth "Tambah Nilai" so, try n error je.

There was this one incident, mamat ni main suka-suki kepala lutut dia je potong Q kereta depan aku. Muka da bajet abesla wa cakap sama lu! Skali sampai depan, punyalah lama kami tunggu, kereta mamat ni tak blah2. Bengang betul! Ingat dia je ke nak cepat. Rationale org buat TnG sebab nak cepat. Tapi, mamat kurang ajar ni, yang ingat masa dia je berharga, terpinga2 keluar dari kereta, lambai2 tangan kat orang PLUS tunjuk kat machine TnG tu. Lepas tu dia pergi TOUCH machine tu guna TANGAN dia. Dia punyalah try berkali2. Aku memang rasa nak hempuk je kepala hotak dia dengan tong TnG tu. Menyusahkan orang!

Tadi, highway Utara-Selatan from Yong Peng to JB giler jam. Tak tahu lah kenapa. stress betul. Dah berjalan jauh, penat pula, plus, sepanjang hari panas yang melampau, masuk highway dari jalan dalam, kononnya berharap dapat drive laju and lagi smooth dr drive kat dalam, rupanya hampa. Stress, aku stress. Dengan kereta2 menggila potong Q cni sana, 2 lanes became 3. I can feel that everyone out there was as stress as me. Dengan Ibu yang bermacam ragam kat sebelah. Sampai je Tol Skudai, ade 3 lorong TnG. Semua pun baris nye lebih kurang sama je. Malangnya, lane aku jugak nak buat hal. TnG 1 dan 3 laju je gerak. Lane aku macam ada bongkah ais kat depan palang. Tak gerak langsung. Bengang aku bengang. Ibu dah bising suruh hon kuat2. Aku ni jenis tak gemar hon meng-hon ni. So, tak pelah, sedap kan hati sendiri, bagi lah chance kat orang depan. Tnggu punya tunggu tak gerak2.Aku ape lagi, berapi!Aku tekan hon sekuat hati aku, diikuti orang belakang n kereta2 lain kat depan tu. Aku terus mencilok ke kiri, lane 1. Sempatlah memaki hamun, sumpah seranah segala. Tengok2, kereta Singapore! Damn! Menyusahkan orang! Geramnyaaaaaa! Aku dahlah tengah kejar waktu Maghrib... Gembira ria setan2 keliling aku tengok aku yg tak solat lagi dilanda amarah.

Maybe it would not be fair for me to say that  some peope are just ignorant about the existence of TnG and Smart Tag. Because there might be people who seldom use highways to travel or maybe they dont travel much. But, even if that so, can't they read the signs on every tol booth? There are booths for cash, TnG, Smart Tag, etc. If they find the other signs are greek to them, why cant they just stick to the ordinary-cash lanes?

Or maybe, PLUS might have to improvise their sign boards. Maybe they shud be more specific with the sign boards. Like, instead of writing "Touch n Go", they might need to write "Touch n Go CARD Holders".

So, orang2 yang tak tahu tu, mungkin kene guna akal berfikir lebih sikit yang: 1)Touch n Go, tak sure ape tu. Myb jgn masuk; 2) Touch n Go CARD? Oooo, mungkin kene touch using that specific card, bukan touch using bare hands, palms or fingers; 3) CARD Holders? Ooo.. untuk orang yang ade kad tu je kot. Bukannya beli kad on the spot.

Okay, aku tengah emo kerana jam ada penat erjlan jauh.

i-Sites for Tourists

Salah Satu Perbezaan Malaysia dan New Zealand yang boleh diambil iktibar dan digunapakai di tempat kita untuk furthur improvement bersama:

-Tourists Information Centre/Counter/Booth

Aku sebagai warga Malaysia yang tak arif tentang semua negeri dan pelusuk daerah tanah air ku tercinta ni, rasa macam terkapai2 di negeri orang. Itu aku yang berkongsi bahasa ibunda dengan warga Kuantan ni. Bayangkan kalau anda adalah tourists yang tak tahu langsung bahasa Malaysia.... mcm mana lah agaknya.

Bila dah tak tahu arah, tak tahu mana nak tuju sebab tak tahu apa tarikan sesuatu tempat tu, siapa kita nak tanya ye? Kalau dah tanya orang sekitar tapi, masih tak dapat jawapan yang tepat atau memberangsangkan, macam mana? Itupun, dah kira nasib baik kalau boleh berkomunikasi dengan masyarakat setempat. Macam mana pula dengan pelancong asing?

Hmm... kalau tak jumpa Information Centre atau tak jumpa maklumat dicari dari Internet, pergilah ke travel agency mana2. Book lah package ape2 or activities apa2. Tapi, sedar tak, saya ni bukan lah orang berada. Bukan semua pelancong atau orang asing tu kaya raya. Ada yang sangat sengkek dan travel semata2 untuk explore tempat baru, hobi, mencari ketenangan atau untuk kepuasan diri sendiri. Kalau pergi cari travel agents, nak kene pakai extra few bucks.

Lagipun, kalau tanya sayalah, saya pasti akan tanya, which travel agents is the best or better? Sebab mereka, macam business people lain juga, itu adalah mata pencarian mereka. Haruslah mereka akan cari jalan untuk dapatkan duit dari customers. Kalau saya ni tourist, dah pening2 sesat ke, tak de hala tuju ke, ada ke patut nak suruh saya fikir, memerah otak, menyakitkan kepala nak pilih travel agency mana nak dituju. Saya akan terfikir, takde ke tempat yang saya rasa secure, selamat, dan welfare saya terjaga berjalan2 di negara orang? Tempat yang saya tahu berada di bawah kerajaan sesebuah negara tersebut? Di bawah Kementerian Pelancongan negara tu mungkin?

Mungkin sebenarnya Malaysia ni memang ada banyak Information Centre cuma saya je yang tak tahu, tapi, saya terfikir, kalau lah saya ni pelancong asing, macam mana saya boleh tak tahu kewujudan Information Centre tu? Mungkin ke tempat tu tidak kelihatan? Lokasi kurang sesuai? Atau publicity, atau mungkin sign boards yang kurang jelas?

Masa saya buat road tour pusing NZ dulu, banyak kali jugak sesat, rasa macam dah sesat, tak tahu dah samapai mana, apa tarikan di sesuatu tempat yang saya tiba tu... Tapi, setiap kali terpandang logo i-Site yang besar terpampang, saya akan berasa lega dan bersyukur. Saya rasa lebih selamat dan yakin sebab saya tahu, saya boleh tanya dan mintak apa saja bantuan dari orang2 di i-Site tu. Saya tahu saya boleh percaya mereka sebab mereka bekerja di bawah Jabatan Pelancongan mereka. Saya tahu, mereka ada semua kemudahan komunikasi dan pamphlets dan maklumat tentang accommodations, transportations, etc dari yang plaing murah dan cikai ke yang bertaraf 5 bintang. Websites i-Sites pun sangat lah membantu sebab semua yang saya mention tadi ade dalam websites mereka. Search je i-Sites ikut daerah yang dicari, mesti dapat pe yang dicari (yang related to tourism lah kan).

Tak semua tourists tu kaya. Ada yang nak cari tpt tinggal murah sekadar untuk berteduh di malam hari. Kalau di Malaysia, susah nak jumpa maklumat tentang accommodation murah di internet. Sebab mereka tak di ada publisiti meluas. kalau ada pun, maklumat tak lengkap.

Selepas beberapa kali terlepas simpang di Pahang sebab ada banyak sangat Pantai dan Resorts, barulah saya terpandang Pahang Tourism House yang sangat cantik. Saya mati2 ingat rumah tu chalet. Padahal dah berkali-kali lalu tepi rumah tu. Kenapa? Sign Board sangat kecik, dan tempat tu tutup.

p/s-Niat di hati bukanlah mahu merendah2 atau memburuk kan negara sendiri. Tidak sama sekali. Cuma, dari experience ni, saya terlintas, benda2 yang tak rugi kalau kite adapt dari negara orang di negara  sendiri. Demi untuk kebaikan kite bersama. Sekadar berkongsi pengalaman yang ditimba yang mungkin akan membawa kebaikan jika dikongsi dengan semua. Tak salah rasanya melihat dunia dari luar dan dalam rumah kaca. Kita berkongsi sesama kita.

Makan Angin Sampai Kembung

Dua pencapaian yang paling dibanggakan tahun ni: Explore dan jalan2 di Ipoh, Perak dan Kuantan, Pahang.

Aku bukanlah tak pernah sampai langsung 2 negeri ni. Tapi, aku pergi Perak dulu pun masa interview UTP and pergi Pahang only when aku pergi Genting or Cameron (which was once in a blue moon).

This year, aku akhirnya dapat jalan2 di 2 bandar besar kedua2 negeri tu. Happy nyee!

Aku suka pengalaman and explore tempat baru. It's refreshing and it gives me new perspectives on things.


Malam ni, malam kedua aku di Kuantan. Esok nak balik dah.

Tadi, pergi jalan2, main air, main layang-layang di Teluk Chempedak dekat2 Bandar Kuantan ni. Memang cantik. Tak rugi langsung pergi situ. Malah rasa sangat rugi sebab tak dapat duduk menikmati kecantikan tempat tu lama2.

Lama juge kat situ. Sampai matahari tegak atas kepala barulah beredar. Went to Teluk Mak Nek, Terengganu. KOnonnya Ibu nak ajak makan sotong besar, fresh. Meredah heavy rain masa on the way.
Sampai2 je, they told us they didnt have squids today. Deym! Sedey giler.. But then, the satar was so good. The first satar that I ate before was like giler tak sedap that gave me a bad impression on satar. But, the one i tasted today was super delicious. I loike! And the fish were fresh and fat like me! Heh!

Okay, abes pasal makan. Next destination was Pantai Cherating, Pahang. Huhu.. Superb, okay! Memang terbaik! Aku rasa nak guling2 je kat pantai tu. Jalan2, main2 air, survey chalets for future holidays, then back to Kuantan.

Esok, kalau aku bercuti sorang, memang akan ku kejar sunrise. Tapi, memandangkan ade Ibu and Izzah, si budak kecik tu, maybe akan head back to Teluk Chempedak around 7.30. Ambil udara pagi, main layang-layang, main air, cari jejaka kacak untuk cuci mataku... hehe. Noon, hantar Mar balik UIA before balik Johor.

View From Ma Bed

My room is equivalent to a mini library.
Books here and there.
Out of 4 walls, I have books in front of 3. And the fourth is where my bed and closet lie.
I could say about 80% of the books are or were mine. I collected them since I was a kid coz I just love books. Either they are left untouched on the shelves or they are being passed down to my sis and bro. Anyway, those that were being passed down were still left there on the shelves.
Once a while, I do feel like throwing them away coz they are taking a lot of space in my room. But, I do love books and I don’t think I would ever be happy to throw them or give them away.

Time & Tide Wait for No Man

It’s about time to leave my nest.

Am I ready?
I highly doubt that.
Too comfortable living under my parents’ wings.
Now its time for me to hit the real world.
It’s cruel out there, they said.
I’m worried of so many things.
I can foresee myself missing the feeling of security.
As for now, my biggest worry is as to where am I going to be posted.
Honestly, I am not sure where exactly I want.
Therefore, I let Him decides what’s best for me.

Semalam Ibu kata, Ibu doakan Atie dapat jodoh lepas setahun kerja.

Second Class Lower.




Deym!

Unpacking my boxes of stuff, of books, from the hostel and from my student’s life, I brought out a whole bunch of teaching materials that I used to use for my teaching in Taman Yarl.

I miss my kids. Yup, that’s the bottom line.

I miss New Zealand. Everyday, the feeling grows stronger. Make the desires to go back to Auckland even stronger. Oh, Allah, please let me graduates in Uni of Auckland with my family.

From my bed, I could see a big map of New Zealand and a Haka scroll. I hate to remember of those good times there. Coz they are just making me sad and down.

Please give me a rich, good looking, kind hearted, loyal and faithful, supportive, understanding, gentleman, well-educated, and a soleh husband that could bring me to New Zealand for holidays. Ameen.

p/s-Giler melampau tak nak impian aku? Haruslah tak.