Of Smiles and Heartaches

To start with, we went to London last week. It was such a busy and exciting week for me, i got to meet many doctor friends of both my aunt and uncle. Such nice ppl they are. That doesnot count the emotional wreck i had to deal with. I'm just so glad that he's there for me, my sis as well. So, what did we do basically? the first day, i took grandmama to Highstreet *Eastham. The street stretches up to, i do not know how many miles. But, we only managed to walk until P*rimark. It rained and the poor lil A*mad, had to be kept out of the cold.so,we went back home immediately. I seriously didnt know that there are many more shops and market up ahead. *i seriously thought that was like, far enuff for me. only to founf myself being laughed at for only able to get to P*rimark?! such an embarrassment,really. H*ighstreet Ea*stham bustled with people and buses. Most of them aren't mat saleh eng*land, they are from.. everywhere. multinational town, i guess. ahaks. I craved for burger K*ing, Mc*Ds, and Pi*zza H*ut. Unfortunately, they are all non-halal in this country.So i had to settle with H*alal F*ried Chicken.

Too many people, too many shops, and not a very
good weather

The market, and fruit-mongers
the cherries were very2 fresh.yummy!

cherries.:D

The next day, we left e*astham for heath*row. but, we stopped by at Kew Garden. and it was lovely. Lovely Lovely Lovely. I can say, it's worth the money we paid. a good 12.50 GBP per person. Ahaks. Unfortunately, the weather was not as lovely as the blooming roses, but it was alright. I'll just let the pics do all the talking alright?

on the way to a conservatory. the surroundings,
tranquilizing.

i can just sit in the garden and enjoy the
tranquility.owh, its good the aching heart
:from the rhododenrum garden

one whole stretch of lavender
i have the close up,but too many pics to put up.

beds of roses
they are of different colours and vibrant.
u'll be attracted to it naturally
aaaaah.love.love.

finding our way out of that part of the garden
on the way to see

she's a beauty, but she looks like berus j*amban.
heheh.but she is a beauty.lets give justice to it.
:p

meditteranean garden. of palms, cactus
and many more. I just dont know their names.
this is when it began to rain.owh dear.

yet another conservatory
it says there :CLOSED:
:p

sungguh Indah.

one of the wonders of Allah's Creations.
*amazed

the building over there is the called O*rangery
Thats where ppl organize Garden wedding.

need i say more?
this garden is also called the smell garden
u just have to smell the flowers, they all..
lovely!

read and smell
:)

another rumah kaca

dtg sini!cuba bau!wangiii!
This is the rose that they use to make
perfumes. aaaaaah.

yes it is. this is the Rose.
.exquisiteness.
bunga untuk mama.

pretty.
Allah is the Greatest, owh most definitely

jalan slow-slow
u should want to feel the
effects of the fragrance and the beauty of
God's Creation

i've never seen this on before.

look at the colour pigmentation
amazing!

Lily?! Lily it is!!
my mom's favourite
.calmness.

why cant i go both ways?
overwhelmed by the mesmeric-view of the garden

the Princess of Wales Conservatory

They have plenty of plants from different part of the world, according to
the climate or continent.

Orchids.white, purple,yellow?
such vibrant colours.
xleh benti amek gambar!sayang!

cantiiik!!
all the different types of orchids.
i've really run out of vocabs to describe all these.
hahahaha.tp mmg tersangat indah.

rainforest plants

dead Titan Arum.
busuk but huge
oh oh terbalik
huge! but busuk!

ala,mcm penah tgk je.
kt mane?:p

this is a definitely a sirih and kayu manis family.
pandai2 je.
the bulbs are pink!

u get these alot in gardens in malaysia.
.lily.

cactus and mediteranean plants

sweet.ive always loved this shade of pink

SERABUT!!
mcm lalang.

yellow buds.

this is the barrel cactus.
besar.macam barrel.
gendang.i'm so amazed.

u dont get this often, kan?
yes, cactus do bear flowers

cactus cactus cactus

one of the last pics i took.
i was being told that the conservatory is about to be closed,
so i have to quickly leave.

water lily

periuk kera
sape tak tau?!
the ones that i saw in Malaysia, they were small,
tiny weeney,but this one is big!

well, that was it. my trip to Kew Garden. Its such a lovely experience and if i have more time, i would love to spend more time there, definitely. as i said ealier, its good for the aching heart. i really enjoyed myself. before i stop, this pokok down here, bunga die bau mcm bunga tanjung!

Wangii!!!

okay, that is all about it i guess. i'm all of vocab. thats what u get when u have to talk to a 3 year old kid, and plus the lack of reading. enjoy this post. i hope u'll love it as much as i do!
till then, ciao.

If not for you..

I Will Still Love You
[britney spears]

Time may take us apart but I will still love you. I promise
Oh ho..., Oh yeah
And when the stars, stars are falling
I’ll keep calling

I promise that you’ll be my one, my only everything
I’ll never be untrue
And I promise back that for your love I will do anything
I will give you the stars, I will buy you the moon
Even through the longest of our nights
Even through the darkest days our love will find a way

Chorus :
And when the stars are falling. I’ll keep calling
I will still love you
And when your dreams are fading. I’ll be waiting
I will still love you

You are my summer breeze my winter sun, my spring time song
My Autumn touch of gold, yeah
And you are my sky, my rain. The earth in which my love grows cos you’re all
The smile in my heart and the breathe in my soul
Even if we find ourselves apart
We will hold out hopes and dreams forever in our hearts

[Chorus]

Tell me how you feel
I finally know how it feels. Tell me if it’s real
My heart tell me it’s real
So real, so real

[Chorus]

Time will take us apart that’s true but I will always be there for you
You’re in my heart, you’ll be in my dreams
No matter how many miles in between
I promise you that I won’t forget the day we kissed of the day we met
The sky may fall and the stars may too
But I will still, I will still love you

[Chorus]

I know the distance is really bad for us. I know.. *sigh. Just hang in there a little bit. Ilu n imu

Something Funny to laugh about

He will make u laugh so hard when he sings his ABC. he's start 'A B C D eee fe d.. amamam amamam A B G!' and the song goes on and all that u can hear is A B C D and G. hahaha. Shameful for a 3 year old kid not knowing ABC, let alone to recognize the shape of the letters. hahaha. That'll be my Goal this month! to teach him ABC before he starts schooling. I was in the room, stitching when i heard him calling for his Mummy and banging on the door. I guess, it was around half past 9. he was already sleepy. but poor lil kid, mummy was praying. he waited for abit, knocking on the door. and when the door was still unopened, i could hear him grumbling 'Oh noo!! Not Again..' 'Oh noo.. Mummy!! open the door! Not again!' And, when i stood at the door, this is what i found.. isnt he adorable?!

Sitting on the weighing scale
Muncung and merajuk

when i found him, he was pouting at the corner.
i laughed immediately. Cute and Cute!!
Then i went back into the room to grab the camera, and i had to quietly
snap the pictures, coz he looooveess the camera..

After the curik-curik shot.
he realized that i was taking his picture,
he ran to me and said, 'lemme see.. i wanna see!!
its Amad!!' *thats how he pronounce his name.

then i asked him to do it all over again so that i can
take a better picture. and guess, what? he did.
he sat in that corner, and pouted! and he even sulked!
look at him! aaaww. leh berlakon! stressnye lah tgk budak kecik nih!

after the second shot, he came running to me, wanting to look at the picture,
then, he voluntarily sat back on the scale in the corner , waiting
for me to take more of his pics! he's only 3!
bebudak zaman skarang. ish2.
xsempat nak snap pon adik Ah*mad, die dah pandang sini
'Amad picture!Amad picture!'

this last one, mmg la xjadi. dah over-excited.

hahaha.. isnt he cute and adorable. Dalam marah2 pon, he could still give me a few good pose.
kids nowadays. geraaaam!! hehehe..
ok ciao.

Anti War Protest

Last friday, i was walking with me sister in town. We came upon this group of people clad in *Troops Out tees, and a man approached us. "Hi, We are from such and such, and we're going to have an antiwar march this sunday. would u like to join us? its regarding the occupation in Iraq. Would u like to sign the petition here. before the march, all is expected to gather at the Albert square at 12 noon" So, we signed the petition and took the leaflet they handed to us, and walked away. and then we thought, why not?! its a peace march. its not like the ones u see on TV with bomb strikes and stuff. so, ok sunday will be it! we're going for the anti war march!

On sunday, we got to Albert square around 10 to 2. Hoklen, lambat siut. Parking is terrible in the city centre. 5.20 GBP for 2 bloody hours. budus. anyways. so we ran to i dont know where, but we ran towards the crowd. and there were alot of posters by the road side, picked them up and disperse into the march. excited we were yesterday. then we lift the posters in our hands and start screaming "troops go out!!!" hahaha. funny. Later on, we joined this group. there were few ppl who lead the anti-war cry. so it was definitely better than having to scream alone. It ended around 2, with us back to Albert square. the thing is, Gordon Brown was somewhere near albert square, in a meeting. so since he's the next to become PM, that gives valid reason for the march to be held yesterday. We tried to stay there and listen to the 'talk of protest' but it rained so heavily. we went back straight. obviously we were soaking wet and cold.

the thing is u know, many locals joined the march. of course there were many of us, in tudung joining the protest. and the locals, they were very much excited as well. obviously, not everyone is the same.

The March
Volunteers;having a lil chat about the current issues.
Iraq,Iran,Palestine,
and those who are being oppressed by u know who

i, on the other hand.. alone..
TROOPS GO OUT! TROOPS GO OUT!
there were a few who joined my cry
so,it did feel good.

GET THE TROOPS OUT NOW!!
GET THE TROOPS OUT NOW!!
TROOPS OUT NOW!!

lalalalalalaalala...
*while pointing at the police men; ...THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

No war! World peace!
liberate the middle-east!!

Intifada!Intifada!

those, who joined the march..
young, old, and babies too!

*Albert Square
listening to the anti-war speeches

i am glad i was lucky enough to have experienced this. Its not just about being there, and screaming.. but you know, it sort of like puts you back in reality. about the war in Iraq, in most muslim countries, the middle-east, palestine. And obviously we, the lucky ones, who can still eat proper food, go to school, shopping.. we should help them. kalau tak siapa lagi nak buat kan? plus, its good to see so many locals in the March.. Bukanla sume non-muslim jahat. they were the ones who went all out in the march. i know i wont get things like these in malaysia. We should not think about ourselves all the time. Ramai lagi yg sengsara and susah and mcm2.

okay.ciao.

Pangkor Day 3

that very morning, woke up, had bfast and gathered by the beach. ada Sukaneka. fuiyooo.. the first game we played was to pass rubberbands by mouth using straws.. hahaha.. nak tergelak aku main!Gilo!saje je buat aksi2 tak senonoh. obviously our group lost la kan, despite dah pas getah dlm tgn.. kodi laa. *hahahaha..kantoi! Then main cari slippers. which ever group gets to gather their slippers the fastest, they win. Unfortunately for me, RADZI bullied me. he grabbed mine and threw it away.Hep!! i got really emotional after that. hahahaha.. slipper ilang! tp well, itu la main game namenye, dak? And so we lost again. Pastu, dah gaduh ber-round2 tu dgn yg tak puas hatinye (including me that last bit) we sambung, main group yg mane plg pjg. obviously we didnt want to sacrifice any of our tali seluar. hahaha. so our group was the shortest! owh, how pitiful. we lost every game! Tapi dapat hadiah la.obviously it was for fun. another game is to carik sweets dlm tepung jagung. Pun kalah.. apedaaa.. kodi betul! We had penyampaian hadiah as well as sesi bergambar. Ahahahaha. mcm2 aksi dan gaya. sesi membaling tepung pon ada. Hendra was kind enuff to powder my face.. thanks babe. Siap kau! nnt aku balas blk! Ok, for now, let the pics do the talking. huhu

Pais and woksay.. what are u guys doing?!
ooo,pass getah gune straw. ahaks.. fuuuh.

these, are my groupmates. walaupon kalah,
kite tetap ROCK! okla kodi la jugak!
Main tipu pon kalah. haahaha

Hello!pandang sini!buat ape pandang sane??
Pharmacy batch 2003/07
hmmm..ceria sungguh mereka2

muka2 yg telah ditepung!hendra, nanti kau!!:p
hahaha. i miss my friends already!

before we went back to the chalet to pack our bags, us, together with a few more friends went kayakking to a nearby island. best! since it is a gulf, the wave wasnt that big. so kayakking there, was easy. We saw many huge jelly fishes. it did scare the **** out of me. haha. sampai2 kat sane, we swam sepuas-puas yg mungkin. took pictures and then blk! we raced back to shore. hahaha.. enjoyed it so much! we definitely had a wonderful time on the island, kan? tp, i dont have the pics la. kat Pais. then, blk and packed our stuff. by 12 noon, we were all ready to leave for the jetty. sedih. such good memories we had in Pangkor. Since this was our last, it got me into tears. i will always remember the good times we had. so, these are some pics before we left for the mainland.

only for those in pink?!

on the ferry back to mainland. smile while u still can, ppl.
matt?layan jiwang dah?!

smile smile ppl!
nazrul, ridza, shroul, matt, hendra, syeril, akey

smiling faces. soon, the smiles will go away..
hello to tears.

we reached KL at around half past 8. Had a salam-salam session. To those who werent there, we miss you guys so much! And i tell you, eventhough we might not be close to everyone in the class, but sometimes, kite ckp/buat ada menyentuh perasaan org lain. baik/tidak. some have helped me alot! and to those, who have helped ome, even alittle, i thank you so much and i will remember each of u. Obviously i couldnt repay back, but i'll always make du'a to Allah, to bless us all with good health, life, job and a wonderful family. insyaAllah. and to those whom i have hurt their feelings intentionally/without, do forgive me. i hope all of us will become great pharmacists soon. the future is already today. Good luck and all the best to each and everyone of u! the memories we had, i'll keep it close to heart.

till then, ciao

Pangkor Day 2

Day 2 activity; the most anticipated in this holiday trip; snorkelling. yeap, we went snorkelling. the designated spot for snorkelling wasnt that far from Teluk N*ipah. 3 minutes of boat-ride? hahaaaha. So, all of us, with the life-jacket strapped onto our body, plus the goggles and mouth-piece yg macam straw tu, went snorkelling. the water there?blue, cantik!! bukan hijau mcm laut tu. very2 beautiful. the chalet owner-cum snorkelling instructor, thought us how to snorkel, all the breathing techniques and what nots. it was good. he said "kalau ko boleh berenang, nnt pakai flippers tu" which i wished i did. but obviously i didnt. the training session was for a blardy 3 hours. i took the chance to teach some friends how to swim. ahaks. enjoyed that session.

sebelum berlepas ke Pulau G*ian

another pose before we left for the island
rad,syeril,richard,hendrita,fais,ponyot,emi,locco,af,matt,thim,say, shroul,
ak,g,cactus
*saje-saje je menghighlite name org2 yg berkenaan, kerana mereka sangat funny.

After Lunch
at the designated snorkelling spot

senyum!! the goggles and the snorkel

according to hendrita, the spikey-thing that the guy is holding is a 'landak laut'

we headed back to Pangkor after many complaints due to exhaustion after almost 6 hours of snorkelling. Later in the evening, some of us went to get some refreshments; ABC, laksa, and/or rojak while lepak-ing by the beach.

Melepak by the beach

gamba feveret hendra
us sitting by the beach having ABCs. sedap!!

patutnya ada bbq and we bbq sendiri, tp sebaliknya
Nasi kawah!! hahahaha, boleh la ek hendra?

karaoke session with the gang!
mujur tak went out of tune, or sumbang!

we screamed our lungs off until midnight. and went to rest. ahaha.

Pangkor Day 1

i've been doing nothing much these past few days and it is really bugging me. i've been updated by friends that this very summer, 3 friends are getting married and a few more are going to get engaged. and then it got me abit frustrated due to the fact i won't be able to make it in time for their weddings, and i wanna get married too!! ahahah. anyways.. i'm here to update our class trip to Teluk Nipah, Pangkor. there were 56 of us. The holiday was a blast! Despite it being our last holidays as students, so to speak. So, back to it, we had to wait for a bit at the lumut jetty, so in between that, i got myself a pair of cute slippers.

In random:Ros,nana,aliaa,gee,jida,emi,sya,ema,izza
dataran jetty lumut. its all new, nice and very2 much organized
as compared to 5 years ago?

the guys: rad,shroul,locco,ridza,pjoe,say,syeril,pais,matt

apart from shopping, many decided to do this instead..

on the ferry to Pangkor!
we'd rather sit in the hot sun instead of in the air-conditioned part of the ferry

on the way way to Pangkor! HooraaY!

we reached Pangkor Jetty prolly 45 minutes after we left mainland. everyone was ecstatic and inpatient to experience Pangkor. Upon arriving, the chalet owner was already there waiting for us. we rode in a pink Van from the jetty. *rempit ku semangat! naik and turun bukit, kalah mat-mat rempit kat KL tu. so, as soon as we arrived, we settled down, and terus serbu makan. the food served was soo delicious, plus the fact that our stomaches were already screaming for food, all of us definitely ate like monkeys.

we rested for an hour or so, and then went straight to the beach. wow, the day was hot! and in the hot burning sun, we played a few games. beach volley la, bola beracun la. i on the otherhand, sat on the beach, enjoying the scenic panorama of the gulf. jiwang la sikit kan. tp i sorang je.

beach volleyball. bola tu keras, sakit tangan main!

Locco,pengasas bola beracun that afternoon! these girls
had loads of fun! and its fun to see them play too!

membasuh kaki. Situ byk barnacles, luka kaki!!

merenung masa depan agaknya.

mesmerizing and super breath-taking

Slightly before nightfall

It was just soo beautiful and being able to witness it, beyond words
Look at this one

Nightfall

speechless
i can still feel the gleaming rays of the about-to-set sun in my eyes.

and its just perfect if u're with ur loved ones

but best of all, is to remind ourselves how Great Allah is.

anyways, that very night, after dinner we had a bit of activity. but i dont have pics on that. so, thats it for day 1. What about day two?

Excuse me, I have a name!

i dont know if i'm over-reacting or not. but i guess, anyone in my position would be pissed as well! aku ada name. kalau tak tau pon, panggel la kakak. bongok. or u can even ask me my name. ade ke panggel aku Minah?! aku ni nampak je gembire2. tp aku pon ada perasaan. ingat lawak ke panggel org minah pastu siap order2 pulak tuh. aaaargh. geram2. aku bukan bestpren kau, leh sesuka hati panggel MINAH. *minah? hmmmmph!

hmmmph. berakhir sudah episod melepas geram. sekian, terima kasih.