Sunday, May 28, 2006
The title is in Hindi which simply means: Let's Be Friends?!
And that is what was forged during my high tea session at NIE, with an Indian girl..
It all started when a bunch of girls got lost after alighting at the bustop, trying to find LT 1 at Blk 6 I think..I saw this Chinese gal whom I met twice, once during the appointment briefing at MOE and another during the Medical Checkup and silly me I forgot her name
So when I saw her again in bus no. 199, I was happy as I know that I won't be the only one looking for LT 1. While we were searching at Blk 7 I think, some girls were asking this Chinese guy whom looked like the regulars at NIE..hehe, and suddenly this Indian girl came up to me and asked, "Are you guys looking for LT 1"? and another girl nearby me answere "Aren't we all?" And we burst out laughing..
It seems that this Indian girl was alone and so I walked with her..and we talked..even after reaching the LT 1 where she saw her other Indian friends, she forgot to talk to them as she was busy talking to me..one lead to another and here we are, we shared the same favourites of Bollywood actors and actresses and Indian food..all the more made her sure that she wants me to be her roomate and she even understood about my hair issue (must still cover up hair even with non-Muslims women but I have no choice and still, I will try to cover up as much, BLIMEY) as her bf is a Muslim and Oooh..this is exciting as I can teach her stuff too..we are gonna be future roomates and we planned to paste Hrithik Roshan's posters all around our room..haha!She is Anjali.
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What I have been up to? Spent like S$350 bucks along Arab St for cloths and lunch was on me as well at Ayam something2 (the one beside Soleru Bundo..forgot the name) last Wednesday, right after the NIE tea session (more like a breakfast session..heh) and see what I bought:
A total of 6 cloths were bought, 4 of which are mine..and my 1st Day cloth is the one inside the plastic label 'Osman'..Psst..kedai bapak aku lah..lol..
The orange one from my 'bapak punye kedai' will be made into..errmm..very hard to explain lah..
These 2 cloths are pure silk and I bought for my granny and mum as a token of appreciation..maklumlah..cucu/anak dah kerja..haha..mine is pink in colour in the second picture..spot it!
As for my Mak Long who followed as well, she refused to accept my offer to buy her the silk cloth and she said she will be very contented if I pay for her sequins that she is interested and yeah, I only spent S$10 for the sequins for her..and LUCKILY pay day is just 3 days away!phew..I'm broke already!
Oh and 2 more weeks before freedom from work..my official last day is on the 12th June..can't wait!
The ratings on The Da Vinci Codes?!Superb!DiDi was impreseed as I understood the whole thing..basically the Scions just wanted to prove that Jesus is simply a mortal man (what the Qur'an said as well) and when the tomb of Mary Magdalene (is it Mary the Virgin they are referring to?Mak Nabi Isa kan?) is found which is the much awaited Holy Grail crap, they can just simply proved that Jesus is a mortal as they can just take the remnants of Mary and send for DNA testing to show that Jesus is not God..haha..with that, the whole Christianity belief will be devastated and I understand why the Christians from other countries are asking for a ban..FYI even though wat Dan Brown was writing is just fiction, the writings which are based on History are true, like the existence of Opus Dei and Priory of Scion till today..I really like the part whereby Sophie was the last descendangt of Jesus and that Robert Landon realised that the final clue to where Mary's tomb lie was actually the original place where they found Jacques Sauniere dead and that that final clue was actually pointing to 2 places, the initial place of the tomb and the current place..I asked DiDi why Langdon was kneeling..what so great about it?And he made the analogy of us Muslims of how we will feel when we finally stepped into Mecca and observe the Kaa'bah someday..
Now, if only the story ends with Robert Langdon revealing that he saw the tomb to the whole world..wonder what will happen in the other country who are no banning the show?Scaryyyy
Oh and congratulations to Mrs Izwan once again for appearing on Manja (Pengantin)..mana tahu you kene panggil interview kat Suria Segar kerr..hehe..and not forgetting Mdm Diah too..didn't know you were actually the winner of Ideal Couple..sorry lah not an avid Manja reader..this is my first time buying just because of that PINK Bag!!!teehehe..
PS: For those Life-Sciences people who visited my blog..yeah..the brushes are actually true DNA fingerprints of mice and rabbits..got it from one of the brushes under my links..I wanna match the 'theme' (Science) mah..
[Sunday, May 28, 2006]
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Firstly..this is the correct 'daun misai kucing' thanks to my granny who found it along the big drains and plucked them out..they looked like 'spinach' lah..mummy bought the wrong plant at Expo last week cos the plantseller cheated her..sigh..like what's new right (Desperate plantsellers)?No wonder my cat never nibbled much around the faux plant..now you can see she is always busy nibbling around the REAL plant
So now the faux cat whisker's plant has been given to Mak Long as she has opened a shop which caters to wedding..she managed 2 business as both her sons do cooking for weddings and decorations and so she 'sort of' has 2 different names..one is 'Uminik' (the one where she and her son has a shop at Malay Village which the shop has a sort of contract with Adam and Hawa bridal..so if any of you take the whole wedding package equipped with food..my Mak Long is the one cooking for you) and the other is 'Bibik Quraisha' (no shop for this)..so anyone out there looking for someone to cook right..my Mak Long got this cheap package for like only S$6 per head!!!Contact me eh!hehe..(must ask my Mak Long got commission for this or not)Ehem..at least I know who to book for my wedding *cough cough*..
Oh and here is the 2 other replies I got from my teacher and lecturer from my 'Thank You' emails to them:
From Cikgu Masnia..the Malay and Sejarah Islam Teacher who have helped me tremendously in winning the debates and speeches competitions:
Waalaikum salam! Tahniah kerana akhirnya cita-cita kamu tercapai.Kita guru-guru hanya doaakan yang terbaik untuk anak-anak murid semua takkiralah di mana pun mereka akhirnya. Cuma niattu mesti betulkan,biarlah semuanya kita buat lillahi taa'ala , semoga allah akanmerahmati apa juga yang kita pilih dan buat.Selamat berjuang menjadi pendidik bangsa.!
From Mr Chow..my lecturer who supervised my final year project:
Dear Ze one and Only..Wow !!! what can I say except congratulation!!1 Really happy for you. Not one but 2 offers !!You derserve it. You've worked hard and you earned it. I'm sure you'll do well. Be good to the students OK! Dont be too hard on them.take care.
No reply yet from Dr Lim..hmm..
Now I'm very excited as FINALLY..NIE invited me to the tea-session..wy I say FINALLY?BEcause these past few weeks I have received 2 invitations..1 from NTU for a high-tea session and from NUS for the open-house session but none from NIE yet..I did RSVP back to NTU but then I couldn't go at the last minute..so will be taking leave this Wednesayd and have made plans with granny, mummy and Mak Long to Arab St to find nice cloth..and this time it is MY TURN to look for..hehe..
Remember I told you about the 2 offers from NTU (1 from NTU and another from NTU/NIE)? Actually..upon doing an online acceptance to accept my NTU/NIE offer..the online web showed on 2 choices..one is to accept 'NTU-Biological Sciences' and the other is to 'Not accepting any offer'..As always..I panicked and called the NTU office of Admissions..this lady told me actually that my case is very rare and I am considered 'fortunate'..hah..MOE did call NTU up to tell them that MOE will be offering me the NIE course..but NTU told them that no need to send me any offer as NTU will be offering my 1st choice which is NTU Biological Sciences..then the lady told me that she was surprised that I still received the NIE (MOE) letter..and what's more..I 'exaggerated' that I am accepting NIE cos their letter came weeks before NTU's letter (actually NTU letter arrived one day after the MOE letter)..and the lady also told me that it is only logical that I should be accepting my first choice and she questioned me why..but of course I never told her my strategy of why I didn't put NTU/NIE as my 1st choice..the lady even told said 'Wow' when I told her that NUS also offered me an interview but at that point of time, no outcome yet..I guess some blessings do come with a 'curse'..haha..so many complications because of the 2 big offers that came from one same institution..
You see..I see a pattern as last year..all my NP friends chose NTU Biological Sciences as their first choice but they ended up only receiving their 2nd choice which was NTU/NIE..so I did the same this year..only that I hit the Jackpot big time..hehe..there has been an 'administrative error' as what the lady at NTU Office of Admissions explained..so she told me that she respect my decision and will revised the online acceptance for me..she asked me to fax over the MOE offer letter together with the email reply from MOE accepting my request to change from BA to BSc..*phew*..so many barriers that I need overcome before I reached my ultimate goal and I feel satisfied and truly deserved this success..
No...I'm not trying to be arrogant or whatsoever..God forbids!The reason why I am writing this is to remind myself that never to give up should I feel that way during my time soon..I just want to share my joy..you guys never know how down and out I felt last year when everyone around me got into University while I was left stranded..imagine I received my finalised rejection letter after so many appeals just one day before my Genting/KL trip last June!!I lost all my mood during the whole holiday period man..kept crying everytime when I sleep..even dreamt of going into Uni in my sleep only that the dream ended with this big guy carrying me and throwing me out from the tutorial room and I woke up suddenly..AND..continue crying..such exhaustion..
Also..I wish to advise to those who have and are in my shoes like last year ( you know who you are) that NEVER EVER GIVE UP..Failure is the mother to EVERY SUCCESS..What's in a success without any failures?Failures are there to only make you strive harder..and in the end..when you got IT..you will really feel satisifed..it's like the feeling of fasting for one month and when the time comes to celebrate Hari Raya..you truly feel that you have accomplished something, right?!Or after been in a relationship for sooo long and finally the time comes to get married (there I go agaaaiiin..yaaaawn)..you will feel that all is worth, right?Oh you guys should get the picture lah hor!
Mummy taught me that in order to get something that you really want, you must first give out something..and I'm referring to charity..but that doesn;t mean that after you get what you wanted, you stop donating!And truly..the feeling of giving is more nicer that receiving and yes, finally I understand what my mum told me..also..you must accompany with fasting and a whole lot of prayers..believe me..you guys know what I mean. I've yet to visit the orphanage Darul Ihsan as I have made a promise to HIM since last year..'Al-Istiqaamah Asaasunn Najah' (Consistency is the basic of success)
Khatim..still waiting for that recipes..eh can you accompany me to the bakery shop to buy ALL the..errm..baking instruments?heh
[Sunday, May 21, 2006]
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
* Knock Knock on all bloggers' computer/lappy/LCD screens *
New layout!!nice eh?!
2 and the half months ago, I attended the NUS discretionary interview and had a fun time with the interviews remember?
The moment I stepped in the house after work, my sister shoved me this big thick chocolate envelope that has the logo NUS on the front. My reaction? "Alamak, dapat pulak?Ingat tak dapat?" (Alamak, I got in?Thought I didn't?). In it, there is a complete freshmen guide and all the necessary forms.
Why my reaction was such?Because I seriously thought I didn't get in as the interviewers promised me of the outcome by email around 1-2 weeks after the interview and that was 2 months ago. Of course it is thrilling to know that I got in..but on the other hand, I felt guilty as that offer could be given to someone else.
Anyways, I can use this as a backup as my MOE appointment into NTU/NIE is subjected to me passing the medical checkup that I went last Thursday. All I need to do is not to reply anything to NUS yet and I got until 5 June to accept that offer and to post the 'OK' letter.
Speaking of medical checkup, funny thing happened, real funny I tell U!We all need to do a chest X-ray so need to change into robes/scrubs. My tudung I used to cover my chest area in the robes lah..but the outcome of the film showed that I have a small safety pin hanging on my ribcage and the malay gal who informed me that I need to do a second X-ray erupted into laughter along with me because I rememberd that the tudung I used to cover my chest has a safety pin tucked on it and we are not supposed to have any metal things on the chest area..so of I go changing into another scrub again..When she called me in, I told her jokingly.."Yah..I swallowes a safety pin lah actually.." And we laughed again..I even asked if there is any penalty as I did a second X-ray, as in..will this affect my medical record or stuff like that due to carelesness..she said nolah..I'm such a worrywart..
Last week was filled with time spent eating at Amirah's Grill on wednesday night and Ambrosia on Thursday afternoon after the medical checkup at Raffles Hospital (such expensive hospital leyy..and it's free!) with DiDi and Amirah's Grill again with mummy..Finally managed to find that Amirah's Grill after hearing a lot of recommendations especially from my colleague. While searching and gotten lost, me and DiDi found locations of Tepak Sireh, Sabar Menanti I & II, House of Briyani and Taman Warisan Melayu which is actually just beside Sultan Mosque all this while and I didn't know that..Lame..haha..
Amirah's Grill ambience on level 1 and Our food, superb and affordable
Saw old MWTI acquaintances from the window glass outside, waved at them nonchalantly, malas nak kluar and kecoh2 cos I know they are uncomfortable with me and that was when I realised there is a second story in the cafe as DiDi told me he saw them going upstairs!
Anyways, while walking around the Arab St in search of Amirah's Grill (it is actually at Pahang St, way farther), we saw the cover page of the current MAJALAH PERKAHWINAN on most of the foodshops, boutiques and on the window glass of the magazine office as well, just beside Dahlia's cafe. WHy am I highlighting this?Hehe..because we know the bride and groom very well, not for me though, but DiDi lah..hehe
Psst Mrs Izwan, if you are reading this and I know you will, you and hubby should walk around Arab St and surely those shops will invite you in and offer some freebies..very the famous tau..even my visit to pasar biru Geylang on Sunday, I saw the cover page pasted on one of this gerai nye racks..when me and DiDi saw it everytime, we will go "Eh Eh,,saper tuuuh?!"..khekhekhe
As I really wanted to feel the second floor ambience of Amirah's, I brought mummy there on Thursday. This time we ordered a set for only S$20 which consist of any one main course (ala carte pricings start from S$13 I think), mushroom soup, few pieces of garlic and Pita bread and moutabel and hummus dips, choice of desert (ice cream or cream caramel) but drinks not included..but still..it is soooo affordable and what's more, you can watch TV or sit there for as long as you want, at no extra service charges!!!!
Me and mummy far left and The table and sofas on 2nd level
The day before my 2nd visit to Amirah's, me and DiDi went to Ambrosia..food was nice..we are the only customers on that evening..felt awkward..haha..but the price was exorbitant! Drinks are all above S$5 and our nice shakes (His a choc shake and mine is..ehem..their signature drink named Ambrosia Divine) were S$7 each!!The food is priced like what Swensens would charge and they taste magnificent, spices and all!Very unique dish and a lot of different courses I must say but only the price is wayy too high..maybe they want to compensate as the place is empty whole afternoon..and they charge additional service charge while Amirah's does not! Both of us agreed that we will frequent Amirah's more..haha
The ambience at Ambrosia ala bar-like theme and Heavenly Ambrosia main courses
Oh mummy just bought the plant that is good for cats, not too sure what is the name. I remembered last time in poly, there are some plants by the name of 'cat whiskers' which were grown on the Hydroponic Lab artificial pond. Mummy was really looking for that plant and I bought it home. Turned out that it was a wrong plant, even though the name proved otherwise. In Malay, ironically, it is called 'Misai Kucing' but in English it is not translated into 'Cat Whiskers' directly for the plant even though the malay name really means 'Cat Whiskers' in English..Contradicting sehhh..the real plant my mum is looking for is grown in soil and does not grow on pond environement.
The whole plant Close up: Look really like whiskers
How does my cat feels?She keeps nibbling at the whiskers, leaves and stems as this plant is considered as a medicinal herb to all cats. Not fair..mummy never buy me stuff like this when I am sick or in need of something but for this stray cat who has been leaving for almost a year, she will do anything for this cat!!Just because I'm not cute, boncit and cuddly doesnt mean that she should love me less..Hmmph..mummy always 'melts' when my cat purred at her, especially when mummy wants to give raw prawns or rice with sardines to this notty Elisya (cat). Don't expect me to water the plants mum!
My cat is verrry fussy, it doesn't even eat those friskies which were left exposed to the air, she will look at us reluctantly, expecting us to replenish those friskies with a new and crispy ones!!!
There she is!!Sleeeeeping..what's new?
My mummy, stepdad and 3 siblings will be going Down Under this June for one week without me and my 2 elder brothers. Of course my elder bros are busy but as for me, reason is that I need to pay everything on my own as what mummy told me should I want to follow..of cos no lah..been there before when I was 7 years old anyway and so my new 3 stepsiblings want to have a feel..mcm dorannye turn plak lah..But after my my family comes back, it will be my turn to go to KL!!woohoo~~
Next eating stop, maybe would like to try Eatz19, Samar, Tepak Sireh, Vansh, Tang Tea House (some of these eating places was shown in Suria Segar) and this cafe that sells only flower drinks and you can karaoke as well at Haji Lane..not too sure of the name but it was shown in one of Seri Wayuni's eating show..you guys know the name?
[Tuesday, May 16, 2006]
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Happy Burfday Mummy!!!
Property of NJO's
[Saturday, May 06, 2006]
Mummy turned 50 last Thursday..bought her a cake from Blossoms..and she got another 2 more cakes on Friday when we celebrated her birthday-cum-Mother's-Day at Ayam Penyet Ria Joo Chiat Branch..
Mak Long and Granny from mum's side were there, followed by 4 families from my stepfather's side..Pictures above
DIDI IS COMING BACK TOMORROW!!Weee~~~
[Saturday, May 06, 2006]
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
I sent some thankyou emails to a few important people who have made a difference in my life..
From Mdm Shariffa..the great English Teacher in our school at MWTI (now abbreviated as MWTAI which stands for Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah) who polished our English language just before O Levels..she even started by giving us primary 1-like articles and verbs worksheets..this is because getting to basics is the most basic thing in English that you will need to master as sometimes, even the simplest English rule we may tend to forget especially in writing our compositions..
Alhamdulillah!!! All the best to you. If only we have vid-mail you can see me jumping for joy. SO proud of you that you were terror enough to get them to change from Malay to Science. ************************ as if madrasah grads cannot be trusted to teach any other subject but Malay. YEah, one day I hope you will be able to teach Science at one of our madrasahs. Hopefully, Umar or Fatimah or Imran may become one of your students one day, Insya Allah. Stay true Jannah!!!
Peace unto you
Wow..she HOPES that I will teach her children sehh..that's biiig..it shows that she truly trust and believe in me..*blushed*..The cut part I have to take away as I do not wish to pinpoint and create controversy..its only between me and her..for those of you who wanna know the full phrase..MSN me ok..
From Mdm Aini..my long time Physics and Maths Teacher in MWTI who have always helped me scripting and training me during speech and debate competitions..
Dearest Jannah,
Salam to you.
Good to hear from you. Congrats for all the offers you've got. Make a
wise choice, the one that suits your heart. Career path is a lifetime
commitment. Once you make the wrong choice, you'll be stuck to it
unless you're willing to start from scratch.
I can see that your future is bright. Persevered okay. Don't ever give
up even though the obstacles are too much for you to bear. You can make
all of us proud one day.
Work hard to achieve your dream.
See you someday.
Wassalam.
Masya Allah..she foresees that my future is bright..wow..it's from Teacher Aini leyy..psst..Khatim especially..you know what I mean rite lah eh..
So far..I am still waiting for replies from Dr Lim and Mr Chow (my NP lecturers) and Cikgu Masnia...
It's the Beginning of a New End people!!!!~~~~
[Tuesday, May 02, 2006]
