Count your blessings, before its too late

remember my last post about my late bestfriend, Arwah Asiyah? Today, another friend of mine passed away. It got me stunned in disbelief for a moment. A friend informed me about the accident sometime in june, and it got me wondering why is he still not recovering after 1 month in the hospital. It turned out that, he had many complications due to the accident.

When i received the news, i didnt know how to respond. to cry or to not cry. The news came like the wind. it just went, but u can feel the breeze. I cried abit in disbelief, teringatkan arwah asiyah and remembering how much he loved her, and now, he will be joining her. I can say that i was emotionally confused. I called Joe up immediately, told him the news. We were just trying to set-off after a commotion [which i irresponsibly started]. Poor him. But i was grateful, that he would still listen and gave words of comfort. that was what i needed.

Rang up a few friends of mine, broke the news to some who have yet to be notified of the death of our friend. All that i received was, 'hah?!' 'yeke?'. After all the phone calls, i wondered to myself, it could've happened to anyone, to me, to my loved ones. How will i handle the emotional stress when i couldnt even control myself from not being jealous. erkk? I quickly made my prayers to Allah, the Almighty. part of it was, 'panjangkanlah umur ku and the ones i love, dan dekatkanlah kami dgnMu. Pls forgive the sins of those yang telah meninggal...' Owh, Allah.. The Greatest, i am indeed so grateful that i still have my loved ones with me who loves me dearly. Owh Allah the Greatest'. Maybe i took Joe for granted all this while. Hurt his feelings, many times. But i truly love him, and i am so grateful. so grateful, to have him, My family, friends who loves me, and everything that i have today. syukur syukur syukur.

i should do this more often, i believe. I am still grieving, teringat2 arwah asiyah. But i believe, These are what has been written, and yang Maha Mengetahui is Allah. i'll make du'a that Arwah will be at peace in the hereafter... Al-Fatihah..

Home at Last!

And so, for your information, i am HOME!! at last! I am so happy to be home. I have definitely missed out on alot of important events during my stay in Manchester. I am so so so happy to see Him, again after a good two months of not seeing each other [mujur la teknologi canggih]. I missed my mom, my dad, my 'budak kecik', kakak and my one and only brother. Despite that, i'm starting to miss my other sister, the one in Manchester [I miss u already!]. Okay-okay.

Just so u know, I travelled by E*mirates, and it was just a bad experience this time. We arrived at the Manchester Airport fairly, 2 hours before the scheduled take-off time. As soon as i stepped in into the airport, MY FREAKING ****!! the queue was terribly long! Just to make sure that i was in the right queue, i asked someone in the middle part of the queue. Kejiii!! Apehal la e*mirates ni? apesal service teruk sangat! Dahla kat Manchester airport! I was certain it's a full flight, and all the maks and paks a*rab with their very2 big and many luggages, 'owh God, boleh ke bag2 aku nak masuk ni?!' i said to myself. 10 minutes before i reached the check in counter, it was already 45 minutes to take-off. i knew we were running late. but i kept praying that they would delay the flight. Finally it was my turn. I kindly asked the guy to put me together with my grandmother. what do u expect. thats the reason me being there, to accompany her. And then the DRAMA began...

the guy: How many hand luggages do u have miss?
me: Three all together. I had a handbag, a laptop bag, and my grandmothers handbag.
the guy: Ok, i want to weigh ur hand-luggage now.
me: hah? ok. (nenek ku dah berlari mengambil bagnye) excuse me, my gmother went to take her bag.
the guy: Its okay maam..[He saw her walking swiftly towards us and the same time, lifting the bag up in the air.] now, would u mind putting ur luggages here.

my brother in-law helped me with the bags. It was bloody heavy! i had 3 luggages with me. and i know it is going to be overweight.

the guy: Look, ur luggage is overweight by 7kgs. But u have to check in quickly. so, I suggest that u remove some of ur things from the bag, and leave it here with ur family or pay. Decide now, quickly! there are other passangers waiting to be checked-in..
me: WHAT?!! How much do i need to pay?
the guy: its 37P per kg maam, and for 7kg is 300P (that bit of info, mcm angin lalu je)

****! i was panicking! my sister called for my uncle, but obviously he was not much of help for that situation. dalam hati aku, Him, being a frequent traveller he should have known the trick. 'we cant pay 300P, its just too much! xleh nak buat ape, keluarkan je la ur barang2' he said, instead. i was already sweating the shit out of me, and cursing everyone [dalam diam]. okay. i carry two luggages with me. i bag, filled with clothes, the other is penuh dgn hadiah2. my nenek pulak terus attack buku Harry Potter [i bought two of it]. marah dah ni! those are for the 'budak kecik' and her friend! mcm la barang aku je kan yg ada dlm tu. Kalau die xtumpang beg tu, leh la nak sindir2. hisssh! Marah dah nih!! pastu my uncle said, ha, remove the chocolates from ur luggage. mind u, i bought chocs worth of 10P. kecewa!!!! those are mainly for my dad! and then, i removed the bedsheets and other stuff from the bag as well. so fine. we hoped that that was 7kgs worth of barang2. Then, i went to another counter, nak check in balek la ni! the lady there was very2 kind. She weighed all the luggages, and to our surprise..

the lady: miss, it's 61kilo only. u can carry more if u want to!
me: haa??!! WHAT! those things i removed cant be 7kg.
my sis: so which one do u want to take home first?!
me: i want the bedsheets. [hatiku teramat sedih ni]
the lady: okay, the plane is leaving in 20minutes, so u have to run.
me: what! [hish, mcm tu je la perkataan yg aku tau] okay. thanks for ur help.

Salam2 my sister in a rush, i cried. xterhingin nak salam him and her. hahaha. but i did. and xsempat nak say thanks to my brother in-law. but i have a card for them. sedih sangat! i miss my sister already! okay. sampai security check, the queue was long. there were easily 15 people in front of me! i peeped at their tix, and owh, not going on emirates, so i asked them if i could make my way first. then the security guy stopped me. miss, only one handluggage is allowed. i said to him, My flight leaves in 15 minutes! tp, sumbat jugakla my handbag in the laptop bag. then, we had to wait. bloody hell! lembab gile buat kerja!aku nak balek la!! aaaah, as soon as we passed security check, RUN! RUN! my grandmother had to take off her shoes. sian die. and after that, things went better.

Stupid la e*mirates. Dahla inflight entertainment rosak. Lauk hari tu wek! xsedap! service macam bangang!! sian chocolates tu! Bila dah tenang tu, i started recalling back what happened earlier. i remembered him weighing my laptop bag, and my laptop is a 3.5kg laptop. BODO!! he weighed my laptop!!!so,sebenarnye, xla 7kg overweight and i could have just stuffed in the chocs in my laptop bag!and carry as handluggage. ^&%)%^#%%*&! i started swearing and cursing to that guy! Esok ko jadi KATAK!!! benci nye! and my sis says that its not worth it if she post the chocs home. so, tataula, pass la kat sedara mara mana yang nak balek nanti. kecewa. bodo lah E*mirates. kalau dah a**b tu, a**b jugakla. macam la hebat sangat! aaaaah!! oppression!! i should have told the guy 'look, i am late because ur system is so stupid! it took you a fucking 4 hours to let us all in! and now u want to put the blame on me? and create all this unnecessary problem! u had 5 counters running, and yet your service sucks!' ini setelah menyedari diri ini diperlakukan!!:(

okay, i need to go to bed. Jetlag still. but, it feels so good to be home!jeds, I miss u! it wasnt our day. and hari ni, i can accept it. okla.nak tdo.ciao!

Old Trafford!

Take me home, United Road
to the place, i belong
To Old Trafford, to see United
Take me home, United Road

So i am so excited to tell you about my very-very first Manchester United match. i know i sound a bit poyo.say whatever u like, but it was really an amazing experience for me, really. My brother in-law took me to the stadium. We went there twice on the same day, Ist August 2007. early morning, to be the first thousands to get the latest home kit. for him :).. That'll last him for two seasons, i'm glad. bought some souvenirs for myself and a friend. then we went back to hulme for lunch. By 530 pm, we were ready to get our butts into Old trafford stadium. So many people, some of whom we've met came all the way from birmingham, and i am sure many came from all over the country. I was so excited that i giggled alone, and jerit2 sorang2 in the car. My brother in-law being a liverpool fan, wasnt really amused but i know he was as excited as i was, secretly. hahaha. by the time we arrived at Old trafford, tarffic was terrible. Mujur ada policemen (in hot leather pants,yaww) to guide the traffic, it took us 1 bloody hour just to get to the parking, then it was 7pm and we had to pay a freaking 10P for the parking tickets!! Shoosssh!!! But it was just soo good.

Glory-glory Man United!
Glory-glory Man United!
Glory-glory Man United!
As the Reds go Marching ON! ON! ON!

traffic congestion on the way to the car park.
Fans walking towards the stadium.

When i got out of the car, i was so overwhelmed. adults, elderlies, childrens and babies mostly clad in the new home-kit can be seen everywhere. Just too many of 'em! Met a few malaysians there. i wore his New jersey. I had too! but he gave me all clear to 'rasmikan' his new jersey. There was still an hour before the game begins, so i heret my brother in-law to go see what the locals have to offer. Byk k! Man U scarves, man u emblem pins and many2 more. I just didnt have enough money to buy 'em. managed to get 3 man u pins for ourselves. that thing costed me a bloody 2.50P each!! Siap ada episode berebut the emblem pin dgn this mat-saleh. He wanted the one that i bought and that was the last piece. haha.. sorry dudes!

This is before the game begins. Just look at the crowd!

By 7.30pm we started to make our way into the stadium. and when i stood facing the field, i was just so overwhelmed and excited. I wish you were there with me. I know it would be more meaningful for you, and for us. The field, was so beautiful. Very green and very-very well maintained. And i could see players from both teams on the field. kicking some balls, running here and there, warming up. I had to take pictures for him. I know he'll love it so much! i could see Rooney, Christiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Ferdinand, Van der Sar on the field. yang lain tu, xfamiliar mula2. At approximately 7.45 pm, the show began. It started off with the song *we are the champion, sung by two singers from New Zealand. It was superb! i went goosebumps, Yela, Inter Milan won the Siera A league and Man U won the EPL. Pastu they pasang lagu Take me Home United Road and Glory Glory Man United. Those around me menyanyi dgn semangat. If u were there, i am so sure you would sing ur heart out darling. U were constantly on my mind. muaaaah!!!

warming up session

Rooney! rooney!!

At 8 pm sharp, the game began! fuh. the rest of the Man U players were, Vidic, Wes Brown, Michael carrick, Chris Eagles, Evra, Oshea. Rooney scored the first goal at 15th minute. All of us stood up and jumped in joy!! and then they started singing Glory2 man Utd followed by united cheers. When the camera focused at Rooney, everyone screamed Rooney!rooney!rooney!. Just 10 minutes after the Man U scored, Ibramovic pushed Evra down! Kejii!! and man U players sort of lose their focus on the game because the ref refused to stop the game and then Inter Milan scored their first goal. S**l punye ref!! 10 minutes later, they scored another one!! Damn! haih!! Shortly before the end of first half, Inter Milan scored yet again,their 3rd goal, just like how they scored their first goal. ref!! lu siutss!!! Hurmm. Italians are soo super-opportunist! Kejiii!!! by end of first half, the score was ManU 1- InterMilan 3.

Just before the game starts

clap! clap! clap!

Throw in for United! Thats Giggsy!

at half time, this singer, *cortez sang an opera song, the famous *Nessun Dorma, and it was just lovely. 15 minutes later, the players got back onto the field. and the game started. This time, Christiano Ronaldo's free kick was deflected into the goal by InterMilan's players. and so we scored the second goal. I really hoped that Man U would recover back from the 1 goal difference. and perhaps and equalizer so that there would be a penalty shoot out. However, they didnt managed to do it. aaawww.. kecewaa.. but it was good though. my sister wasnt so well, that at first we thought of heading home straight. But just imagine, 73,000 people turned up at the stadium, the roads would be so badly congested. I remembered reading this girl's blog, saying that they waited outside the south entrance (where the players come out) to get for their signatures. Waited and waited, Inter Milan Players were immediately directed to their busses. xsempat nak mintak signature. byk security guards and we had to stand behind barriers. i had to squeeze myself in between those matsallehs!! dahla besar, busuk pulak tu! then from afar, i could see rooney, ryan giggs, Ronaldo. tp diorg xnak sign. Fine! pastu mase tu tomasz Kuzsczak tgh busy sign2! so i screamed! Please sign mu tickets!tp, xdpt.sedih sangat. but seb baik my brother in-law pergi dapatkan his signature for me. Then there was Anderson. owh. yang ni maximum jerit!! He came so near.depan je!and he's cute. I got his signature!! :D then came nani, and chris ronaldo, they all masuk into his car. Fletcher pon ada, ferdinand, and oshea was the last. so, xsempat nk dpt their signatures. dpt 2 pon jadi la. happy enuff. that will definitely make him soo much happy..

Tomasz Kuszczak,hmm.where are the others??

went home feeling contented. i hope that i could come here again, i want to take him with me. and take him to see a match. before we start having children. And tomorrow, i'll be on my way home. i just cant wait to see him!i really cant wait!! oklah. i've run out of ideas. ciao!!