Bandung/Jakarta Escapade. Part 1

Assalamualaikum.

Nearly a month ago, my family & i went for our so called-annual trip to bandung & jakarta..iye iye, saye tau, dh sebulan dh pun, tp memandangkn cuti2 nih xde benda sgt nk buat, so rase terrajin sket nk upload gambo2 time jlan2 arituh.

frankly, x byk sgt amik gamba pon, byk gamba merepek kitorang tersengeh2 je. and also, x byk gi tempat2 tourist jalan2 pon except for SHOPPING punye tempat. seriously, 4 days at bandung/jakarta, kitorang shopping semata! ^_^

to & fro, we flew MAS, wic was ok, since tido je dlm flight kan, nothing much to say. from KL to jakarta, it took us 2hrs & 45mins. upon arrival, we straight away gi bandung. during our stay, abah chartered a van with his regular driver, pak ari. journey to bandung took us almost 3 hours.

sampai je, ape lg nk dibuek, melainkan shopping shopping & shopping! we stayed at hotel jayakarta, ok-lah but with few flaws here & there. tp abah dissapointed sgt with the services, nothing near to a 4 star quality, hampeh!

next day, kitorang jalan2 lah jugak to tourist spots kt bandung tuh. klau ikut hati we girls nk shopping je tp si jejaka2 yg ade tuh dah jeling menjeling bg warning je, hahahha. so, kitorang pun gi lah tangkuban perahu, wic is gunung berapi yg stil lg aktif! tempat die sejuk sgt! owh, bandung nih x panas, die sejuk2 ala2 cameron so sgt best utk jlan2, shopping pon x peloh! (erkk..shopping lg!)


so, here u go, tangkuban perahu!


*kawah gunung berapi. bau sulfur sgt menusuk hidung. tp the scenery, subhanallah, sgt cantek!*

*errkk..aksi x boleh blah mak & abah..hehe..28yrs of mrge & still soooo mengade,hahaha!*


besides shopping, we loooovvveeee the foods at bandung! most people oredi know masakan padang, wic mostly byk gune santan kan, but here, we makan msakan sunda a lot! almost evryday kottt. mkanan sunda ni simple, byk ulam & sambal, sup & goreng2. tp tu lah kan, kitorang nih suke amik gamba sendiri tersengeh2, x suke amik gambo mkanan, suke mkan je!

place to hit if u ol gi bandung, this one restoran called DAPUR SANGKURIANG. famous kt bandung tuh sbb sedaaapp sgt! tmpat die pon cantek, ade small huts, mkan bersila, ade muzik bali, heaven sgt! ^_^

* Q, Me, Abg long & DD - muke kontrol lapaq*



* ulaman & sambal, air jeruk hangat aka warm orange squeeze*

*muke2 perot penoh, esp abah ^_^*


owh ye, lupe nk cite. otw naek gi tangkuban perahu tuh, ade byk kedai2 jual satay. we ol mule2 ingat sate biase, so ckap kt pak ari, nnti otw back to city, nk singgah la jap. so we did.

this is the part yg muntah2. they were selling sate arnab, itek & KUDA!!! arnab-kelinci, itik-bebek, kuda-kuda lah. but STILL, satay kuda okaayyy!

i thought my brothers & sister are humane enuf not to hv a taste but they did! uurrgghhhh, i know, x baek for me to rase kesian at rezeki but honestly, i cried ok! my elder bro offered me sejuta rupiah, lebey kurang rm300 if i were to eat those satay..huhuh...x mau! *_*

x mau ckap byk lagik, tgk la sendiri..iskkk...


*my lil' brother, Q, with all happy smiles on his face...isskkk...*


*the SATAYS. me in orange blouse, i was forced to get close to the satays... !_! *


ok..thats for bandung...ngeri ~

Pilihan Hati.

Assalamualaikum...


Before i graduated in April this year, few friends & relatives asked me as to whether i'm interested in joining the judiciary or legal services (as in working for the Govt as prosecution officer or legal counsel).

my answer, a simple No.

i hv my utmost respect for those who are in & who will be joining the judiciary or legal services. but for me, i hv my simple reason for not opting to join the two. salary wise, yes, both offer great figures with benefits & of course with the leaves allocation which is salivating, esp for person like me who is holiday-craze! ^_^

my reason, i want to practice law.

i want to hv a taste of being a practising lawyer. i know & am very much aware that to be one, i hv to endure the fact that i hv to start from scratch, and for starter, to be a chambering student which is not easy. and when the chambering ends, start from scratch again to be a legal assistant to senior practitioners. see, byk scratching kan?

and for the record, i am not a strong person (mentally). i tend to hv few breakdowns, esp during the past 7 months. i never thought that chambering would be this difficult, esp when u are learning so much but life is not fair right? and i think, life doesnt hv to be fair. we should search for the fairness & not to blame life.

i WANT to practice law. again.

i want to know how it feels to hv a client comes to u with all sorts of problem & doesnt know where to start with.

i want to know how it feels to put the pieces together.

i want to know how hard it is to read & read & read hundreds or even thousands of cases just to hv ONE good authority to support your case.

i want to know how it feels not to hv enough time to file this & that, to draft pages of cause papers & submissions, and how it feels to stay up late just for doing those things.

i want to know how it feels to dress in black & white everyday and march to the court without knowing that that day...will you win, or will you lose.

i want to know how it feels to hv the judicial officers screaming & barking at you whenever you do something wrong, or whenever you fail to please them.

and i want to know how it feels to win a case. and how it feels to lose a case.



i know, sounds lame enough for THOSE who are NOT interested to practice law.

i wont have good cash, but i will have enough for my family & my living,insyallah.

i wont have people looking up at me, and some maybe even shun me, but i know i'm going to help a lot of people, insyallah.

but most importantly, i will have my self-satisfaction. one day, if i live long enough to be old (insyallah), i know i will smile & say "i did the right thing."



so readers, ask yourselves, what do you really want to do, or to be.


because i know, i already hv my pilihan hati.


alhamdulillah. =)

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Assalamualaikum...

Nostalgic kan post title tuh?

ingat lg dulu time skola rendah selaluuu sgt bace buku chicken soup for the teenage soul & after tuh bile dh besar sket, chicken soup for the soul. jack canfield is the soul for these books, sgt2 touching & motivating. bile bace buku die, kita akan realize yg sejahat mana pun seseorang itu rase dirinya, pasti ada satu soft spot dlm soul kita yg buat kita nih as humane as others. =)


ok, kali nih bukan nk cite psal buku tuh. aku nih klau nk cite psal buku, smpai taun depan pon x abes. jack canfield, john grisham, sidney sheldon, jodi picoult, mario puzo, nora roberts, dan brown, michael crichton, nih sume fav authors, yg semi-fav authors x campor lg tuh..hehe...byk kan? nnti la, bile keyboard nih bole type secara automatic ape saje yg keluar dr mulut aku, aku cite k psal kegilaan aku bace novel? =p *bile la ekk nk ade keyboard camtuh.. ^_^*


back to the REAL life. hari nih, my mom x sehat, x bole nk bangun sbb die pening2 & sakit belakang. kesian kt mak. =(


so, memandangkan aku cuti panjang sempena bos yg baek hati bg cuti kt SEMUA staf termasuk lawyer & clerks dari 25hb dec smpai 4hb jan *lame kan! yeay!* aku dgn penuh kesedaran & rase tanggungjawab tolong la mak apa yg patut.


mak suruh masak utk lunch sbb adek2 yg berdua tuh ade kt umah. abah lak balik dr jakarta mlam nih, abg long lak balik dr brisbane mlam ni gak, ee je la yg xde sbb die balik mesia sebulan lg, so x bole msak utk die lg, nnti basi,hehe..merepek dah ni..


SO, sbb mak x sehat, pikir2, msak la chicken soup & utk adek2, ade extra lauk - ikan sambal special k.ngah wat..heheee..jeng..jeng..jeng...

First, chicken soup. senang kan. tumis garlic, buah pelaga sket, kulit kayu manis sket, air, campak ayam, campak tomato,carrot & potato, gula garam secukup rase, biar didih. siap. hehe..kan btol, senang je. dh siap dh!



Secondly, ikan sambal. pun senang gak kan. actly, sambal utk ikan nih dah ade awal2 lg, tasha (gf abg long) yg buat. yg specialnye sbb ade kcang dlm sambal tuh. sedappp gile! so td, aku sebenarnye just 'modify' ape yg patut..hehe..

sediakan ikan. ikan nih mule2 aku grill, less thn 5mins utk bg isi die msak, pastu goreng dlm 2 minit utk bg kulit die crispy2 sket. so bile grill, xde la goreng lame sgt kan? healthy healthy!



*the cute fishies ready to be grilled*



*the hot babes*



*proses modify sambal, tambah air, garam, gula,campak bawang & tomato*


*presenting, ikan sambal with crispy kacang!*





ni belum rase lg nih, harap2, xde sape yg complaint, saye cume terima pujian sahaje ye adek2, hehe... ^_^.

bak kate bee, sedap atau tak, janji ade org masakkan, makan je laaaa....xoxo!

3 bulan...

Assalamualaikum...

Yesterday was phenomenal. sory, melebih sket tp seriouslyyyyyyy yesterday marked something of great importance in my life, to be exact, in our future, insyallah..

since mr.red & the rest of his classmates has completed their final exam a month ago, yesterday they went to Wisma Pelaut at Port Klang for the most nerve wrecking interview with the officer in charge there. purpose? for them to obtain approval & qualification as to the competency to sail from the marine department (MarDept as 'affectionately' known by the seafarers =p).

mule2 aku pun x paham jugak, ye la, katenye diorang nih kan engineers under MISC, so knape nk kene gi interview dgn org2 MarDept lak kan. then mr.red dgn sabarnye explain la kt gilpren die yg dh mule nk wat sesi soal jawab nih. die ckap "u ol lawyers nih masing2 ade firm n boss masing2 kan? tp korang still kene subject to bar council gak kan klau nk di approvekan layak jd lawyer, kan? kan? kan?". bijak kan mr.red senyapkan aku.heeee...ye bos,paham paham!

ok, berbalik kpd cite asal. knape aku bising sgt psal interview diorang tuh. sebab nye, klau x lepas, maknanye diorang fail n kene repeat balik oral exam diorang tuh, or the nightmare is, they have to re-do they'll punye cadetship for at least 3 months, AGAIN!

and mind you, memang ade candidates yg kene mcm tuh...kesian kan...bile kene mcm tu, terpaksa la terima dugaan yg lambat lg nk kerja n start new episode in life...sbb tuh aku dan mr.red sgt takut die tak lepas....isskkkk..

one nite before the interview, both of us were so cuak. hell cuak. i know, aku over la jugak kan pesan kt die mcm2, kalah mak die, kalah ayah die, tp tu la kan, dh namenye cuak, mcm2 la aku pesan...beringat...

first day (mr.red listed on 2nd day), there were 7 candidates n only 3 of them lepas...mr.red dh gigil2 takut kan, aku lg la over, mcm nk nanges pon ade... ^~^

when his turn came yesterday, aku sgt la cuak smpai ape pun x jadi...imagine klau aku yg kene interview, lagi la sakit kan...pagi2 gi court for decision, kes kalah (p/s: kak k, kes Dato' P tuh kalah,hahahha). dlm hati, dah rase laen mcm..jeng jeng jeng.....isk isk x baek, x baek...

then dlm keta otw back to ofce, rase x sedap ati...smpai kt ofce, ofce gelap, BLACKOUT! adoii...lagi la bernyanyi perut aku nih...taboo ke ape nih...isk isk...x baek la kn nk pkir yg bukan2 tp STILL, takut ok....

aku berkira2 nk call @ sms mr.red tp maria ckap "jgn y...biar je,nnti die call la tuh bile dh siap" ok,handphone campak jauh2...shhooosshhh....

then pukul 12.15, handphone yg nyanyi lagu so much in love itu mule menjerit2...mr.red tepon!

mr.red: hmmm.....u, klau 3 bulan tuh...lame tak...?

aku: lama...tp xpe la kan b...rezeki Allah ade kt mane2....

mr.red: 3 bulan gi belayar lame x....

aku: (mata dh berkaca2....) hmmm....lame...tp kita kn dh biase kn syg..... (ayat nk pujuk hati sndiri..isk....)

mr.red: klau 3 bulan kt darat, lame x....

aku: lame...tp kita boleh ckp hari2...tp xpe la b, 3 bulan je kan b, pastu kita bole plan all over again kan b... (dah nanges.....)

mr.red:oh ye ke, klau camtu, kita ckap la hari2!

aku: hah?

mr.red: saye pass syg! yeeaaaaaa!

aku: b!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (sambil lompat2)

alhamdulillah!! =)

in few months time, my mr.red will start to sail again! =) this time around, as a marine engineer...congrats bee, i know u can do it, i do hv faith in you!

me cant wait to announce THAT!!!

That Pretty Creature. And Love.

assalamualaikum...

it has been so long since my last post.

not that im not into updating n blogging n stuff but the internet connection has been cut-off deliberately by the ignorant n self fish management.

im not complaining, not even a slight sighing but just dissapointed. rily.

but the grass is always greener on the other side rite?

just have to look for it.

but in my fortunate case, i didnt hv to struggle to smile again.

despite the hectic days at work, my greeener grass has something grown on it.

hehehe. one pretty creature which came in with a comforting smile.

everytime i went or passed by toys r us, i've always wanted that pretty creature called ROSE from animal alley.

cantik.

n of course, adorably cute.

but of course thing is adorable when it's cute.

but what surprised me was, he knows all this while and remembers that i rily like the pretty creature.

so on that day, when i was so so so so tired n not in the mood for ANYTHING, he showed up, with that pretty creature in his hands.





he (and of course that pretty creature) has just made my day.

thank you b, u r the best buddy ever.

*saye kene tag*

assalamualaikum...

kak kay yg tgh tersengeh2 di opis barunye itu telah men-tag diriku utk jawab soklan2 di bawah..layan je la kan, at least lg sejuta kali best dr nk jwab soklan ethics exam *nangess...*

sila2....

1. What is the relationship of you and her/him?
= tiru friendster - in a relationship. & looking forward to the next momentum. ngeeee.....


2. Your 5 impressions towards her/him.
= 1. he adores me so much *molekul perasan yg sgt tinggi!*
= 2. very, very, very caring.
= 3. full of perspective towards the world aka sgt suke berfikir.
= 4. a sportsman
= 5. very, very, knowledgeable, bole geng dgn bakal ayah mertua..opssss...hehe...


3. The most memorable things she/he had done for you
= memberanikan diri bawak me n friends naek overnite di atas kapal yg sgt besar semata-mata nk jumpa me after years & nk bwak me jlan2 atas kapal die, in the end, die kene marah dgn kapten kapal die..hehe...cayalah b!




4. The most memorable things she/he have said to you?
= on his knees (almost lahh... =p ) : "syg, i promise u, when i sign off from my first ship; i will pinang u, will u do me the honor...? "



5. If she/he become your lover, you will
= love him endlessly & be his bestfriend for the rest of our lives, insyallah...



6. If she/he become your enemy, you will…
= pinch myself & wake me up from my dream. *ayat xnak terima kenyataan !_! *



7. If she become your lover, he/she has to improve
= nothing. he's perfect in his own way. *eyyy....ni bkn jiwang2 ye, ini knyataan hakiki*



8. If she/he become your enemy, the reason is…
= im behaving so, so, so badly...nauzubillah...



9. The most desirable thing to do on her/him is?
= hehehe...hanya liza yg tahu.... peace ^_^



10. The overall impression of her/him is…
= he completes me.



11. How do you think the people around you will feel about you?
= pompuan nih betul ke x...hahahha....



12. The character of you for yourself is?
= independent.



13. On contrary, the character you hate of yourself is?
= grumpy ~



14. The most ideal person that you wanna be is?
= my mom



15. For the people who care about and like you, say something about them.
= parents &siblings - tho u guys drive me crazy, i wil alwiz love u'll. hehehe..
= my other half - no words best to describe u bee. thank you =)



16. Eleven people to tag:
= saye x kenal ramai sgt org yg berblogging neyh, so sape2 je sile akui diri anda di tag oleh saye. =) muahxs!

post-iduladha

assalamualaikum...

hi y'all!

glad to be back to tanah air terchenta... *haha...ketidakwarasan berlaku*ehehe, ceh...mcm la jauh sgt kan gi holiday...

sbenarnye nk update psal cuti2 indonesia tp tgh kemalasan yg amat sgt dan dgn rasminye saye menyalahkan mak saye yg masak nasi tomato dgn lauk aym msk merah & pajeri nenas, dan juga mnyalahkan gelpren abg saye, tasha, yg masak rendang ayam, rendang daging, lemang, ketupat, lontong dan sambal kacang ^_^! *senyum penuh bahagia*



resolusi akhir tahun no.2 sudah ade dlm pikiran saye... (resolusi no.1 WAS x nk mlas2 update blog neyh, tp akhirnye resolusi ituu hnya tggal kenangan, tp xpe, akn ku hidupkan balik resolusi ituuu... =p)


resolusi no.2 >>>> x mo mkn nasik selama 6 bulan,minimum! *aiiiishhhhh..mcm susah jek!* before puase arituh, from bulan 6, i didnt eat rice but it ws 4 my convocation and raye, konon2 nk kurus nk pkai bju baru.. *tp obviously la xde bezanye pun sbb sebuk mkn benda laen!*

tp insyallah,kali ini akan dikuatkan semangat utk berdiet dgn jayanye! motif >> supaya bila call to the bar nnti i wont look like a bulk or pile of clothes when robed.. owh,robe ituu sgt besar okayy! *nanges*

mr.red aka my motivator cum dietician cum observer cum health trainer cum bebel-ing boyfren dh maen 'ugut2' lak,says dat he wont sponsor my slimming package next year if dis time i maen2 wif my slimming *konon* diet plan..isskkk...so i guess dis time i will keep my head up & berusaha! *chaiyok2 Y, gambate!!*


tomorrow wil be my ethics seminar, then on thursday is the exam..pening2, but i hv to pass, if not nnti kene sambung jd chambee lg, so mcm mane nk jadik lawyer...sob..sob...x prepare sgt lg..tp kak kay ckp relek2 aje, goreng2 je...*akak, sy ikut ckp akak, kalo pape jd, saye cari akak dulu !_! *

so peeps, doakan lah saye ye...nnti saye leh jd peguam yg dah dpt kelayakan utk membebel secara rasmi...*ngeeeeee....jahattttt*

till next post eyh...hpy weekdays! * ade ke....? =p *