Growing Old With You

Assalamualaikum

Venue: Alexandria City Centre
Date: 2/1/2012
Scene:

While waiting for my friend to come out from the musalla (took turns because someone has to watch the full-of-goods trolley), I was standing alone watching the passing by crowd. My eyes caught an old man standing at a corner. He's alone too. Holding a walking stick. Apparently, he's blind. Then, an old woman walked towards him. Most probably his wife. She held the man's hand, leading their way through the crowd. I managed to notice the look of relief on the old man's face when his wife held his hand. Realising there's someone familiar, someone who cares in the crowd, in the dark, he smiled. And I smiled along with him. :)

p/s: everyone needs someone to lead him/her out from the darkness, hold his/her hand and walk beside him/her along this journey of life...

...and I hope I find that someone too someday :)

though yeah friends, bestfriends, I found you first!

Heee

Backpacking

Assalamualaikum

It's been a long day yesterday.  Mana tak nye, pergi backpacking!  Dengar macam grand je kan.  Haha

Bukan ape.  Semalam kelas habis awal **eh bukan sebab pergi join lecture orang yang sebelah pagi ke shafiqah? :p. 

Pastu kawan, Syaza **syaza, are you reading this?  Then you should be proud.  Haha.  ajak  **syaza yang ajak ke sebaliknya? :p pergi Mandaroh.  Tahukah sahabat-sahabat apakah itu Mandaroh?  Well, meh la nak cite.

Habis kelas tu, kitorang pon memulakan la ekspedisi backpacking kitorang.  Seriously, literally backpacking.  Sebabnya, memang kitorang angkut backpack kat belakang.  Kan baru balik kelas?  Heh.

Saya  : Syaza, macam mana kita nak pegi Mandaroh ni?

Syaza: Ngan train.

Saya  : Stesen train tu kat mane?

Syaza: Entah.

Yeah.

So jalan-jalan-jalan, tanya orang-tanya orang-tanya orang **over, tanya sorang pak cik je padahal, sampailah kat stesen train tu.  Dekat jugak la sebenarnya.  Hee.  And nasib baik la Syaza jumpa kawan dia kat stesen tu.  **Identiti kawan tu biarlah rahsia.  Hehe.  So beliau a.k.a kawan Syaza **weyh asal kite asyik mention nama awak ni? yang tolong cakapkan naik train mana, nak berhenti kat mana.  Sebab serious tahap ekstrem kitorang main pergi redah je.  Sekarang korang faham kenapa saya cakap ni backpacking? :)

Setelah berhimpit-himpit dalam train untuk satu jangka masa yang agak lama, Alhamdulillah sampai.  Turun train.  Tercengang-cengang.  Kalau rusa masuk kampung tu pon malu kot tengok muka terpinga-pinga kitorang. 

"Nak pergi arah mana ni?"

Saling pandang.

"Kita jalan je la."

Sweet.

Beberapa ketika lepas tu, discoverlah yang Mandaroh ni rupanya ada kawasan kampungnya (suburban).  Berbanding kawasan asrama Mara yang saya menetap dan jalan-jalan nak pergi U tu, Mandaroh banyak lorong-lorong kecik, kawasan pasar dan kenderaan yang selalunya boleh nampak dalam movie hindustan **amek kau yang kalau kat Bombay **apakah tetibe? dipanggil auto.

Auto Mesir :P

Happy kau Syaza. Aku suke! ^^

Sepanjang sightseeing tu **tourist-kah kami? tangkap-tangkap gambar tapi tak berapa clear, tak worth upload banyak-banyak kat sini, keluar-masuk kedai, try makanan baru yang mainly roti la.  Konklusinya, jalan-jalan, jumpa tempat menarik, berhenti; masuk waktu, solat sebab senang jumpa surau; lapar makan; dahaga beli asir (jus buah yang teramattt lah fresh nye).

Dan jalan punya jalan sampai salah jalan pusing balik, dalam maghrib macam tu **I know, err...bahaya jugak tup-tup sampai Fatallah MiniMart. **Heh.  Suka hati je tambah-tambah MiniMart tu.  Fatallah ni takde la mini sangat.  Biggest franchise in Alex kot.  Kitorang panggil Mydin Malaysia.  Dan kat sinilah bahagian urban Mandaroh tu sebab dekat-dekat pantai.

Habis borong sikit-sikit kat Fatallah **ehh memang sikit ye.  Tahan tramco.  Tramco ialah sejenis kenderaan beroda empat yang lebih besar daripada motorsikal dan lebih kecik daripada lori.  Orite.  It's a van.  Alaa..van yang selalu orang naik ramai-ramai tu.  Haa bebudak asrama jangan nak bajet tak pernah naik time keluar pergi outing.

Tramco pulak nak elak traffic jam entah jalan mana dia masuk time nak dekat-dekat sampai asrama tu.  Kitorang dah cuak-cuak.  Nak berhenti kat mana ni?  Kebetulan, ada pakcik tu nak turun.  "A'la gambil!" Baca: Berhentikan saya di tepi.  Alhamdulillah.  Thanks pak cik.  Keh3.  Kitorang dengan tangkasnya melompat keluar dari tramco tu.  Sekali, berbondong-bondong orang yang turun jugak.  Haih.  Macam kitorang jugak rupanya Egyptians ni.  Hehe.

Nasib baik la jugak cam sikit-sikit jalan sebelum terkandas kat situ tadi.  Jalan lagi.  Perut berdendang irama Melayu klasik mohon diisi.  Beli makanan tepi jalan lagi.  Burger daging, firah banih (macam nuget ayam yang dimakan ngan roti hotdog), gibna ma'li (potongan keju celup tepung digoreng yang juga dimakan dengan roti).  Amek kau.  Kalah iklan Ayamas.

Pastu saaaaaaampailah kitorang kat asrama. *yeay*

Fiuhh.  Well, maybe korang yang baca anggap sightseeing-la-sangat kitorang tu tak seberapa.  Antara expected comment: Ape kelas jalan-jalan kampung?  

Tapi, saya tak kesah. :) .  Seriously.  Sebab jujurnya, saya happy sangat.  Bestlah dapat buat trip macam tu.  Pengalaman baru.  Seronok.  Go with the flow.

Terima kasih Syaza untuk semalam.

Terima kasih ya Allah sebab permudahkan urusan kami dan sampaikan kami dengan selamat kat asrama Mara terchenta ini.

P/s: nak wat trip macam ni jelajah Europe boleh? ^^

Holes Inside

Assalamualaikum

I've been this girl who doesn't know how to express her feelings

That sometimes I'm hurt

And I'm just not okay.

I know that the best listener would be Allah

but I do hope that others,

some if not all,

would understand.

Because I'm not the girl

who could just simply say,

"Hey, I'm crying inside,

can't you see?"

I would be,

"It's okay. Things happen. There's nothing to worry about."

And smiled.

Pathetic?

For considering others' feelings

to the extent that I couldn't express mine?

Me dunno.

But I can say this

That I'm truly grateful

Because in this world

There are people;

Family

Friends

Who will always make the end of my day better,

lots better.

And maybe some of the painful things will remain in my heart

But the love that I cherish would be even sweeter to be remembered.

I know the people who care
will always know :')

Ahlan Wasahlan Ya Shita'a!

Assalamualaikum

Takdenya nak ber-snowman
kat Alex ni :P

Yep.  Ahlan wasahlan ya shita'a a.k.a welcome winter!

The wind is howling,

Rain is pouring,

It keeps snowing,

I'm freezing,

Winter is definitely coming!

Sejak dua tiga hari lepas, hujan asyik mengguyur a.k.a turun je kat sini.  Dan kitorang memang dah expect tak lama lagi dah nak winter!  Suhu memang dah boleh dikira sejuk (bagi pelajar Malaysia) tapi untuk pakai winter coat segala bagai time-time siang untuk pergi kelas jadi agak segan sebab Egyptian ni still selamba je pakai baju nipis macam biasa.  Bajet hot la tu.

Kat Alex ni actually, wujud satu indikator untuk kenal pasti sama ada dah betul-betul musim sejuk atau belum iaitu...

Bila polis dah start pakai uniform hitam.  Sebab selama ni uniform diorang biasanya putih.  Dan jangan tanya apa signifikannya uniform hitam putih belang-belang tu sebab cheq pon tak tau nak hapaq pa.  Heat absorber mungkin? :p

Dan dan dan pagi tadi, the cops are in black.  So pengumuman, it's officially winter!  Yeayyy.

Bestnya esok keluar-keluar salji depan rumah.

Jadi ayuh-ayuh kita alu-alukan ketibaan musim sejuk ni sebab Ibnu Mas'ud RA pernah berkata:

“Selamat datang musim sejuk, turun padanya keberkatan, malamnya panjang untuk berqiamullail, pendek siangnya untuk berpuasa.”

Juga di dalam Al-Quran Allah swt berfirman yang bermaksud:
"Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang bertaqwa ada di dalam syurga dan dekat dengan air yang mengalir sambil mengambil apa yang diberi Tuhan mereka.  Sesungguhnya mereka sebelum ini di dunia adalah orang-orang yang berbuat baik.  Mereka sedikit sekali tidur di waktu malam.  Dan di akhir-akhir malam mereka memohon ampun kepada Allah" 

(az Zaariaat:15-18)

Jadi jom-jom rebut peluang ni sebaik mungkin.  Ayuh kita jihad melawan saratoga! (selimut tebal).  InsyaAllah peringatan untuk anda dan saya juga.

P/s: teringin nak pergi Sinai tengok salji :)

Primi Eid Hena

Assalamualaikum

Hype! Raya weyh raya!

Dah hari ketiga la pqah.

Hee.

Entah.  Maybe sebab sini tak rasa sangat kot raya.  Ke saya je yang fikir camtu sebab jauh ngan family?  Isk3.

So ehhm.  Raya2.  First day macam biasa.  Solat sunat raya, takbir. ^^ .

Juadah aidiladha--> nasi lemak.  Nak nasi dagang. *syukur2

Pastu pegi rumah akak senior.  Ada makan2.  Syukran akak.

Then, pergi SEMINAR.   Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

Second day.  Seminar lagi.

Third day.  Jamuan pelajar Malaysia Universiti Iskandariah kat sutuh (bumbung) asrama MARA.

Gulai daging!  Yeahh.

So these're some of the pics taken.  Bersyukur untuk semuanya because sacrifice is what Aidiladha is all about anyway.  

Salam Aidiladha daripada perantau.

Kull sana wa antum tayyibin.

A Dream In Wonderland

Assalamualaikum

It was such a beautiful dream I had last night

I was running under the blanket of stars

In the night sky

With my friends

Stars such like these

Spreading arms
Feeling the breeze
The sky looked so close
that I reached out for the stars above


It was cold
but I felt warm
and I knew
I was smiling in my dream


Oh please
I really do hope
to visit such wonderland again

Do wait for me

25 Oct

Assalamualaikum

I have this friend

Whose name is same as me

Who my heart are bonded together

Who the sweetest experiences I had

were always around her

Riding bike together to the playground

Running in the rain

The campfire gathering

The ice creams moments

And lots more

which in my heart will remain forever

I have this friend

Who the only one in this world would laugh

whenever 'Wasabi' and 'Menjaga Hati' are mentioned x)

I have this friend

Who every night I wish

she is here by my side

I have this friend

Which rain and stars are our secret memories

And I have this special friend

Whose hopes I share

Whose dreams I pray would come true

Whose existence I'm really thankful

because Allah destined me to be her rafiq

So my dearest 

NUR SHAFIQAH ATHIRAH

Saengil Chukha Hamnida!

Though you already knew this

I love you

Really really love you

And....