Dear friends and readers,
I have started a new blog just recently.
This will be the final post in Zahira Writes. I would like to thank all my fellas who have been really supportive in my blogging hobby (eheh.. sounds like i’m quitting eh.. haha.. no no..)
Aite guys, visit me @ Ah, but then..
Cheers!
Life is tough when you are rigid.
Life is easy when you open your mind.
When the conscience is clear, good decisions can be made..
I’m a year older.. (^_^) and (-_-)
(^_^) because I’m still blessed with another year of age.. thank you GOD..
(-_-) cuz the older we get, the more things we have to think about.. and since i am just beginning to be an adult (izzit??) i am starting to have headaches.. haha.. what great endurance eh.. duhh~
See you in Labuan!
Alright. 2007 will pull its curtain down in less than 48 hours. Tomorrow I’ll be working. My office is in KLCC, which will be the centre celebration point in KL (I think so!) to greet the New Year, so I think I’ll stay back for a while to enjoy the merriment with the KL-ites hehe.. something which I have never done before.. (kinda excited.. with a lil chuckle.. yay~ hihi..)
Okay. It’s gonna be 2008 very very soon. I feel old.. -_-
Hmm.. well.. like most of us like to do - recap the year’s happenings and activities, I think I have a few good memories to jot down (^_^)
The best things happened to me this year (chronologically from January to December):
- Euphonious 2007
- UTP EDX 19th Edition 2007
- Convocation Dinner
- UTP 7th Convocation 2007
- Got hired by PETRONAS
- Reduced the distant ^_^
I believed that many friends shared the same joy with me.. especially those who were in my batch and graduated together. Most of my EE chums are in Sabah and Sarawak. Too few are in KLCC. Nevermind, I look forward for PIPE this coming February =) Surely some nostalgic faces will be there..
This year also have witnessed a few of my friends getting engaged and hitched (yang mana saya kira merupakan progress terbesar rakan-rakan sebaya saya). Hmm, let me try to list their names down. Jaja and Zul, Aliyya and Imran, Edzuan and Faizah, Bear and Intan, Nurulnadiah and Izwas, Nawar and Muspa, Wesz and his fiance, Harith and his spouse, Etty and Shahril, and last but not least, Tpot and Zulyusri. Nevertheless, I have to extend my apology to a few of them, for I have missed a few weddings this year, including theirs. I wish them joy and success on their journey as engaged and married couples.
Like my mom said, I’m just beginning to build my new life. Yeah, this present life is very much different from the life I had 5 years back (I used to not believe in that.. thought it was just a bland statement) But i guess, I love both times. Only that now is when more thinking should be done, lotsa life planning needs to be drafted; climbing the career ladder, expanding the ability as an employee, finding time to hang out with good chums (which we didn’t manage to do eh, Dib? sigh..) and deciding when to settle down and have a family. My mom (my mom again :P) always emphasizes this sentence to me: "you’re not young to avoid grown-up things, do you know that?" and I personally don’t like to be reminded about that, haha! Yeah, who likes to be reminded of their age, tell me? But then again, it’s no good to avoid thinking about that. We plan to fail if we fail to plan.
Before 2007 ends, I would want to thank those who have made my great times even more meaningful: Fairuz, Adibah, Fatin, Nadirah, Iman, Syahrul, Haidar, Emil, En. Hidayat, Adrian, Afiq Foo, Zhafri, Hafidz Dzq, Tqa, Faiz and Liza. Hope you guys too had a wonderful 2007 and may 2008 brings prosperity to us all.
My hopes for 2008: to always be a good girl, to be an excellent staff, to read more books, to grow my savings, to never procrastinate, and to be someone’s own, insya-Allah.
Lets begin 2008 with full optimism and Great expectations!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
(..confetti & fireworks in the air~!)
Tunggu..
aku sedang menyusun kata
…
entah kenapa lewat hari-hariku
terisi madah berlalukan angin
angin yang tak kutahu mengapa bertandang
tanpa bait kata walau benakku tak pernahnya lena
sudahnya aku tak mampu berkata
Culas.
sehingga menjadi Lost of Words.
Mungkin bila ku terlalu ingin
berhati-hati..
itulah saatnya semuanya kelihatan kaku.
Contentless.
Menjadi facade.
Langsung menjadi tak berharga..
tak perlu direnung.
Aku mahu ditunggu.
… can i have a little of your time?
I have so much to write about.
Nonetheless, i still can’t put them into words as yet.
Perhaps towards the end of December, I’ll be a bit released.
Why?
Cuz there will be a few days of holiday, that’s why! =)
What will I write on? Hmm.. I’m not that sure. But certainly not about work! Gue capek!
Nytes people.. zzzz.. (>_<)
Everything was going so fine. We were on our way back home from One Utama, having a great chit-chat in the car. I didn’t know what made me decide to take the old Sungai Buloh road instead of the Sungai Buloh - Subang Permai route. It was just a twist of intuition. Nothing bothered me since i was familiar with the road. We were already approaching the traffic light when the car in front suddenly made a sudden break. I managed to brake in time. We were relieved, when suddenly.. BANG!!
and it resulted in THIS..~!! T_T
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Accident! Not again.. =|
Five cars involved, we being the frontmost. And it happened when my dad was on his way to Terengganu!
Thank God we didn’t knock the front car. Or else we would have bent bonnet and boot.. and the car would be going into the workshop again for a longer period for sure (frowning face..)
.. my clean record of 5 years driving without accident is finally smeared. Oh, great, that’s one of the things i wouldn’t wanna happen in my living history.
And the sergeant said I was brave cuz I still managed to smile and didn’t tremble that much. Haha, totally a facade eh Sharifah.. 
So, these three days of going to work: hitch a ride with Uncle Azhar and his wife. Hmm, carpooling is not that bad, is it?
Some say to find love
You must look high and low
Well I’ve gone to hills and mountains,
I’ve been through tears and sorrow.
I’ve seen them trying to make it right
It’s unrewarding, but little do they know.
I’ve learned, and I know it too well
that sometimes love can just come and go..
They say that love is more than just at first sight,
Love is more than the words you say to make it right,
Love is a feeling that makes u shine so bright,
and love is what binds your beloved to your side.
I’ve seen cheerful faces immersed in love
They fly in the sky just like a pair of doves
With His blessings showering from above
Oh it seems so good to be struck by love..
Come cupid, come and fly my way
Send my wishes to my love far away
God, in love I wish myself to stay
Bring love to my perpetual side one day
and let it bloom, come what may
give me guidance to make it last all the way..
OH what’s the matter with Streamyx today?? It’s going slow again..
Hmm, nothing excites me in the news recently, except for yesterday’s BERSIH march that took place all over KL (i guess in it’s vicinities as well). It got me back to the days when Keadilan and PAS were so busy calling for ‘Reformasi’, perhaps 7 to 8 years back. Personally I think it is a move to wake up the sleeping reigning administrators. Though some may think it is an act of uncivilized minds.. well, we all know that most of the people who marched down the roads were wearing old t-shirts and slippers (apart from the yellow BERSIH t-shirts). Nevertheless, what we wear do not necessarily represent our class, do they? I am very sure that among those who participated were professionals as well. How can we tell.. huh, just read the forums of course!
What is more shameful for the reigning party is that the march took place when UMNO was holding their annual assembly. The topic most talked about was education, among others. Islamic-schools issue and teenagers-to-be-encouraged-to-participate-in-outdoor-and societal-activities were among those which I would say were liberating. Nevertheless, the assembly was ended in an anticlimax mode (at least to me). What else. The speech of the President. This issue in me was never the first one. Compared to the previous president’s speech, his speech was emotionless. It was not contentless, but soul-less. Forceless. Too much repetition of words. Too much err and pausing. Evident enough to question where his mind was wandering. Hmm.. not his first time anyway.
Talking about 2057 target, we have not yet achieved most of the targets of Vision 2020, and we are talking about planning for the next one. Maybe it’s good to plan ahead, but i think we should focus more on our short term targets first. It’s like targeting to score an A for Calculus paper at the end of the
semester, but the short term target of completing its assignment is
nowhere within the certainty to be finished. Macam mana nak dapat A
gitu?? Yeah2.. maybe the analogy is a lame one. It’s like diverging the attention of Malaysians from the 2020 vision, or maybe it is to erase the footprints of the person who initiated it.
The math is simple. Raja adil raja disembah, raja zalim raja disanggah. Kerajaan adil kerajaan dipatuh, kerajaan korup akan dijatuh. Now that the people have sanggah-ed, there must be something wrong up there.
We’ll see how the general elections will go. Fellas, don’t forget to register yourself with SPR.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Hmm.. just now this one fella blogger asked the friends in his circle (including me!) to think of a few things about us that we might feel interesting for people to know. Huh, well i dunno whether the points below are interesting to be known; some of them are just the untaken options.. huhu..
If I didn’t study electrical & electronic engineering, i would:
If my name wasn’t Zahira, I would want it to be:
The quotes I take seriously in life:
Quotes I do not agree with at times:
I can’t resist:
Distinctive features:
Must-have for everyday:
Road records (this is the crappiest of all):
Hoho.. I think that’s it. Can’t think of anything further. I’m already sleepy.
Okay2, i know that i said i couldn’t write anything before Nov 6th, didn’t i? I have ample spare time left today, and i know i should write something. And i can’t wait!
Hmm, does anyone know that i love uncertainties? Yes i do. I don’t really like routines though. It’s boring!
I think, inside everything, there is always an uncertainty. My routine every other weekday is to wake up, have my prayers and bath done, answer some late messages sent, blah blah blah, and off i go to work. Everything is a routine until i hit the road. Yeah, driving to work is a routine too. But the journey isn’t. This is one of the reasons why i love to drive. It gives this good sensation in me if i have a smooth journey, and it lets me know that i can control one of the uncertain things around me. Same route, but with different drivers and cars everyday. I love to watch people driving on the highway, especially those who speed and those who drive splendid cars (Yes, Audi (nearly most of the recent models), Peugeot 407 and Alfa GT are damn good-looking cars!) What keeps me alert is that I’ll never know what awaits me on the road. Small and big holes, lorries trying to race with the smaller vehicles, accidents that slow down the traffic, front car sudden braking, slowpokes in the middle lane; it could be anything. Not to say that i have never driven in a sleepy condition; it has happened a few times before. But thank God nothing bad happened. When the road is clear, i’ll give the accelerator a little more push. The highest speed i have reached is 150 kmph. I told that to my dad, and the day after, he broke my record by going 160. Shucks.
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The Laksa Day
Yesterday was a joyful day. Liza came to my house and waited for me to get dressed. Then we headed to Bukit Jelutong Timur to Hazrina’s place, since she said she wanted to tag along. We arrived at Tqa’s house, patiently waited outside her door since there was nobody at home when we got there. About 15 minutes after that, she came home and greeted us with a sheepish grin, saying sorry for being late. After a short late breakfast at her house, we jetted to Shah Alam commuter station to pick up Nadi, Aisyah and Naz. We divided ourselves into two groups: Me+Tqa+Nadi and Rina+Liza+Naz+Aisyah. Soon we got ourselves to Dib’s house in Bukit Jelutong. Zhafri was there eventually, arrived half an hour later than us (Thanks for the lovely laksa Johor and laksa Penang Dib, dah boleh kahwin ni, pandai masak dah, hehe..) After 2+ hours at Dib’s place, Naz suggested that we make a move to Afeeq Fadhlan’s house. Tqa has her own program that evening, so she went back home with Zhafri. We arrived at Afeeq’s house in SS19. Rahimi and Polo were there.
Joining the PETRONAS family: Nadi, Aisyah, Naz, Polo, Rahimi, Liza and Hazrina. Photographer: me (-_-)
Afeeq served laksam, which i think is a laksa recipe from Kelantan. Haha, i am actually not a keen experimenter when it comes to tasting food, and i have never actually tasted laksam before, though i have seen it somewhere. I didn’t wanna give it a try though.. i dunno why, maybe cuz i’m not a fan of Kelantanese dishes. Then there was beef curry served to be eaten with plain rice. So, replacing the laksam gravy, i ate the laksam kueytiau (is this the correct term??) with the beef curry instead. Naz said it tasted so-so. Well most of my fellas know that i have weird taste in food. This is how it looked like:
It tasted okay, haha. Well, i should get my tastebuds to be more adventurous! Next time, next time..
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Of being macho and meeting a good Samaritan
I always said i wanna become macho (suddenly i feel like i’m a total wannabe.. oh it’s sooo uncool!) Well, i have always perceived myself as a macho girl. I think it was due to the fact that many people rely on me. My folks, my friends, my siblings. But i kinda like it when people treat me that way. And i’d like to think that whatever boys can do, i can do it too (well, minus stripping in public of course!)
Yesterday, on my our way back home from Afeeq’s house, when i was just entering Guthrie highway, the driver behind me flashed his frontlight a few times to me. I thought i was being a slowpoke impeding him from speeding up. The driver later got into the lane on my left. He gave me some honks and showed signs that my back tyre had no air. I was kinda nervous, and went to Bukit Jelutong exit to find a clearer space to pull over and to see what was wrong.
Got to a quiet junction and we stopped the car. Liza and I got out to find out what was with the tyre. Huhu.. much to our dismay, it got punctured. I didn’t wanna call my dad cuz that would make me feel as if I couldn’t take control over things. Liza tried to call her cousin who worked as a mechanic who lived nearby. But we both knew that we could not wait that long. A few cars passed by, but no one stopped. It’s ok. It’s hard to find helpful hands these days.
I opened the boot and checked for the spare tyre. It was there, and all the tools I needed to jack the car were also there. I tried to recall how to change a punctured tyre: loosen the screws a bit, jack up the car, remove the screws totally, get the punctured tyre removed, install the new tyre, tighten the screws, un-jack the car, and again tighten the screws. I failed at step no. 1!! I couldn’t loosen the screws. They were too tight.
Suddenly there came a Chinese uncle who was jogging around the neighborhood. He quickly lent a hand and helped us change the tyre. In no time, the spare tyre was mounted. He un-jack the car, tighten the screws again and helped us place the punctured tyre in the boot. We thanked him, and he bid us goodbye. We were so grateful, we wanted to pay him some money, but he declined. He went off continuing his exercise, and we continued our journey. I sent Liza back to her home in Subang Permai, and headed to the tyre shop near my house after that.
It’s not everyday that we get to meet a good Samaritan, is it? Well, i am honoured to be knowing one!
Well, I did call my dad to tell him I punctured his tyre. But what satisfied me was that I got away with the problem without having him around to help. Ahh.. it felt great!(though another man helped, but i still feel macho.. haha!) And to know that I faced an uncertainty yesterday without a panicked heart, I am sure I can handle things, and I’m not easily excited.
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Zhafri said that it’s fun to work in MITCO. Well, Zap, i hold on to your words! Can’t wait!
