Feelunique discount (10% off)

Assalamualaikum :)

Haven't update this blog for awhile. I've been busy with my study :'(

Anyway, I got two of these discount codes. So if it's your first time purchasing at feelunique, you can use this code. But it's only valid for purchase £30 and above. Valid until 31 August 2015 if I'm not mistaken. Simply buy something from feelunique.com with a total purchase of £30 and key in the discount code. They also ship internationally :)

Happy shopping!

La Tahzan Ya Palestinians

Assalamualaikum & Ramadhan Kareem :)

During this holy month of Ramadhan, our Muslim brothers and sisters are under attack mercilessly by the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) aka Zionist laknatullah. It was claimed that the kidnapping and killing of 3 Israeli youngsters were done by Hamas, which consequently started the blood bath. There is NO CONCRETE evidence that it was Hamas' doing. In my view, Israeli used this opportunity excuse to terrorise Gaza, their nemesis. They could have been more civilised and deal with this diplomatically. Why does everything has to end up in a barbaric action????!

Having said this, I don't condone the killing of 3 Israeli teenagers, regardless who did it. No innocent lives should be taken. Something smells fishy somewhere... It could be someone (and may not be Hamas) who tried to instigate this bloody war between Hamas & Zionist laknatullah. Wallahualam...

While Israel laknatullah has sophisticated Merkava tanks, F-16 air jets & naval vessels, our brigade Al-Qassam only relies on home made rockets, du'a and prayers. The former has a US funded iron dome that shield them from Hamas rockets & shelter for their citizens. Gaza??? Have NONE of this! 

What rile me up the most is US's stand on this issue. They are not willing to negotiate with Hamas because apparently Hamas is a terrorist organisation. *flip table* Are you kidding me?? Then WHAT IS ZIONIST??? What gave them the right to brazenly massacre innocent civiliians (women, children, elders), destroying houses/buildings???

Analogy: If a US civilian was murdered and it was suspected that a Canadian citizen was the culprit, would the US hastily launch an attack on Canada? No. Right??? It's because of the diplomatic relationship between these two countries.

But for the two countries (is Israel even a legitimate country??) with escalating tension between them, they are like ticking bombs and a war is simply inevitable in this situation, which result in casualties & fatalities (and in this case only the Palestinians). This is simply outrageous!

Is it wrong for the Palestinians to retaliate when their lands are taken away? Do we just sit still when we are bombarded? Do we just succumb to all kinds of siege put on us?

I just hope for the war to be over soon. What kind of injustice is this in this holy month of Ramadhan? Both sides need to concede to a ceasefire. If Hamas demands the release of Palestinians detained using administrative detention, so be it! Who the hell are you arresting & detaining people with no trials????! That is totally unfair & atrocious!! You think that the killing of 3 Isreali teenagers warrant a war, but did you ever think of what you did to the Palestinians all this while?

SHAME ON YOU.

Looking Back 2012

Assalamualaikum :)

Basically my 2012 was abundantly filled with outdoor activities. My most favourite event of the year must have been the white water rafting! It was quite a challenge. Personally I'm not a big fan of water sports because I don't like the feeling of water getting in my ears. It was such a great experience. Worthwhile trying once in a lifetime even though you're terribly horrified by it. Maybe I'll blog about it next time.

From top-left clockwise:

1. Microflight adventure at Rantau, Negeri Sembilan.
2. 2 days 1 Night trip to Cameron Highlands, Pahang.
3. Hiking at Broga Hill, Semenyih, Selangor.
4. Engineering Day Out at Sungai Chilling, Selangor.

 From top-left clockwise:

1. White Water Rafting at Sungai Kampar, Gopeng, Perak.
2. Mini caving at Gua Tempurung, Gopeng, Perak.
3. Cycling at Taman Botani, Shah Alam, Selangor.
4. ATV Riding at Kemensah, Selangor.

Food Hunt: Capricciosa Pasta & Pizza

Assalamualaikum!

It's time for food invasion! The amount of foods I consumed & the money I spent here were unbelievable hokay!

Verdict:  ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ♡ 

I would love to go again some day. They serve in large portion so don't be like me and simply order a lot of stuffs (they've got so many on their menu that I tempted to try out so many things!) and ended up not being able to finish them! Tamak haloba namanya!

The taste is not so bad la. That's why I mentioned that I wanna go there again to maybe try out their pizza next time. The clam chowder is unexpectedly so good!

Clam Chowder (RM 9.90)

Pappardelle with Mushroom in Spicy Ragu Sauce (RM 26.90!!!!)

I have always wanted to try a croquette eversince I saw Ohno Satoshi from Arashi made one in their Mago Mago Arashi show. It was nice~~ and large serving too. Can fuel your stomach without having to eat anything else. However, since it's cheese & rice, so you might feel a bit muak after awhile. Kalau pekena dengan cili padi ni mesti lagik sodap!

Rice Croquette, Sicilian Style (RM 10.90)

Inside the croquette (rice & cheese!)

Complimentary when you ordered from the "All Fresh Pastas" menu. I ordered the Pappardelle with Mushroom

Calamari Fritto (RM 12.90)

Chicken Chop (RM 15.90)

Hiking: West Bukit Tabur, Melawati, KL

Assalamualaikum :)

This is a backdated entry. Event took place on 13th of January 2013 (Sunday).

Tahap Kesukaran:		4/5 (Sebab aku memang horror sikit kalau bab rock climbing ni)
Tahap Penderitaan:		2/5 (First 15 - 20 minutes jer rasa cam nak tercabut segala organ-organ badan)
Tahap Kengerian:		4/5 (Silalah focus time hiking & sentiasa be alert all the time)
Jom gi lagik!:		Depends but 80% macam tak nak jer :( tapi ada hati nak panjat East Bukit Tabur hehe

Itinerary:

7.45 AM	Start pendakian. 15 - 20 minutes yang amat menyeksakan bagi aku yang dah lama tak memanjat. Awal pendakian memang agak steep. Nasib baik routine jogging dah berlangsung setiap weekends sebelum ni kan. Kalau tak mau aku turun balik kan??!
8.05 AM	Sampai check point where you can see the Klang Gates dam yang amatlah the beautiful! Hilang rasa semput. Lepas ni mula pendakian yang ngeri! Walaupun ngeri, tapi amat relaks. Yang horror cumalah part rock climbing the 80 - 90 degrees, climbing down using rope, swing to the other side of the rocks using rungs. Memang pasti tangan halus anda calar-balar lah lepas panjat Bukit Tabur! Hahaha!
11.15 AM	Sampai puncak yang tak macam puncak sangat pon. So turun sikit (sikit je tau!) baru nampak view Kuala Lumpur. Tapi a bit difficult to see the KLCC & KL Tower because of the heavy haze due to the drizzles. Sampai puncak agak lambat sebab kita orang banyak stop disebabkan hujan & the trail was quite slippery.
12.00 PM	Start penurunan yang agak menyeksakan. Many hikers returned using the same route they hiked up but not us! We hiked down a trail that was very sloppy, slippery, infested with bloody blood-thirst creatures & full of misery! Bukan saja nak mencabar diri, jiwa & raga, tapi rasanya tak sanggup nak melalui lagik trail yang sama time naik. Tak mau aku tercabut jantung 2x!
1.00 PM	Sampai bawah tapi belum exactly bawah. Tunggu ada kakak yang got leg cramped. Memandangkan kiterang semua mempunyai semangat kesukanan yang tinggi, maka kami sama-sama tunggu kakak tersebut turun. Aku tak kesah pon. Sempat gak belajar yang rupanya petai tumbuh atas pokok. Berjuntai-juntai gitu hahaha!

What To Expect:

• Haruslah tangan yang halus-mulus tu bakal calar-balar sebab Bukit Tabur consists mainly batu-batu tajam & kasar. Padan muka sapa suruh tak pakai glove! Lagi-lagi anda akan mempamerkan skill spiderman anda 20% of the hike! Hehehe.

• Bila aku diketemukan dengan first challenge, aku cuak gila! Aku ingat lagik experience wall climbing. Tapi itu semua pakai harness, safety helmet bagai. Ini?? Apa pun tarak. Panjat ala spiderman tapi spiderman kalau jatuh dia ada spiderweb! Engkau kalau jatuh? Melalak je la! (dan mengucap!). Basically the first challenge, you are required to climb up a 90 degrees steep, which is quite high gak. Nak tak nak terpaksa gak bukan muhrim tolong tarik sebab aku tak dapat nak lonjakkan badan ke atas. Sebab: Tangan memang weak & fear of falling.

• At Station 9, you can choose either scaling down using a rope or experience the mini via Ferrata (whereby you grip the rungs and swing your body from rock to rock to reach the bottom! Sounds fun kan?! HAHAHA). Aku telah pilih mini via Ferrata. Pergh mental kena kuat beb! You need to believe that you can do it! Time aku pegang rungs (plugs) tu and testing, boleh lak dia gerak-gerak macam loose gitu. Seram kot!

• Lepas mini via Ferrata yang horror tu, aku ingat berakhir la sudah segala penderitaan. Tapi tak!!! The 2nd rope spot is one of the most accident prone spot at Bukit Tabur! Memang horror scaling down boulders yang mencanak 80 - 90 degrees!

• Lepas the 2nd rope spot, aku dan 3 lagi perempuan hike together, terpisah dengan group. Ingat dah tamatlah adventure, tapi tak sekali lagik I was required to do spiderman climbing without the help of men this time! Almost there and I was stuck, couldn't get through. Rasa cuak menguasai diri! Nasib baik geng tolong... Aku pun takut sebab dia pun perempuan. Our strength is incomparable to guys. Takut kang dua2 jatuh nauzubillah.

• Puncak kat Bukit Tabur amatlah banyak. Aku selalu tertipu. "Dah sampai puncak ke?". Eh tengok depan ada lagik satu puncak. "Dah sampai puncak ke?". Eh tengok depan ada lagik satu puncak. "Dah sampai puncak ke?". Eh tengok depan ada lagik satu puncak. HAHAHA. SAIKO GILER OK! Dah sampai puncak pulak, tak nampak macam puncak langsung! Kejam gila! Dahler saiko sepanjang jalan menuju puncak, gemilang cahaya....

• Kalau hike down ikut jungle trail + hujan = bapak pacat, mak pacat bagai, semua amat-amat mengalu-alukan kedatangan anda dengan hati yang terbuka. HAHAHA.

What to bring:

• 1 litre 100 plus = 500 ml + 500 ml. Aku tak suka bawa botol besar buat beg aku berat sebelah. 2 botol 100 plus cukup jer sebab bukanlah sengsara sangat. Lebih kepada ngeri daripada sengsara.
• Snickers, sandwiches, choki choki. Bawak ler apa yang korang suka makan. To be honest, aku kurang rasa lapar kalau hiking. Selalu bawa snickers tapi tak makan pon. Yang sandwich tu makan time dah sampai puncak. Sampah jangan buang merata OK!
• Bawa backpack OK. Korang ingat korang jalan-jalan cari makan ke yang bawak sling bag bagai?!
• Tak perlu badan sasa bagai tapi haruslah ada mental yang kuat! Mental boleh.

Walaupun entry hiking banyak horror je kan, tapi honestly, tak terdetik pon rasa nyesal macam "patutnya aku kat atas katil layan mimpi indah dibuaikan bunyi hujan renyai-renyai" - fine fail karangan! Aku rasa aku antara orang yang paling excited. Malam sebelumnya dah siap packing barang, buat sandwich bagai macam nak gi picnic lak haha.

Hiking gives me a sense of satisfaction, when you finally reach the top after overcoming all the obstacles along the way. It is a total opposite of my life. Apart from that, the view is always breathtakingly pleasant. You appreciate God's creations more this way. It's also a test of my stamina. I've been jogging diligently every weekends. It does help a lot when I'm hiking but I do find myself out of breath at times. Maybe I need to go two more rounds? *cries*

Feast your eyes on the photo below. Kalau nak kasik caption setiap gambo ni, mau 2 bulan lagik baru publish..

1 - Klang Gates dam. Majestic giler OK!

2- I believe the peak behind was East Bukit Tabur, which I read is more challenging than the West Bukit Tabur we were climbing.

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4 - Kasut yang suci murni lagik time panjat. Lepas hike down, rupanya macamla baru habis bersawah kat puncak sana!

5 - kabus tebal!

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10 - IWK, TG, WD

11 - KLCC dalam samar-samar

12 - Sepanjang perjalanan suka duka penat lelah ni, inilah radio bergerak yang berkemundang 

13 - Aku ingat petai tumbuh kat atas tanah!!! HAHAHAHA 

Next trip: Gunung Datuk

128 Faubourg, Salon by SOTHYS

Assalamualaikum \0/

Pampering session at SOTHYS hell yeah!!! My skin is in its worst condition lately. There are just too many works lately & it keeps piling up until now like Mount Everest already! Or maybe because I haven't had any facial in a while. My last treatment was 6 months ago at Kanebo International Salon Starhill Gallery.

I was given a form to fill up about my particular details & "healthy" life styles. After that the beautician gave some consultations on my skin conditions & recommended a suitable treatment for me. She asked my main concern on my skin. I told her it's oily & sometimes can be a bit drying. She said my skin looked dull & dry. So she recommended that I do Hydradvance Cosmeceutic Intensive Treatment with the purpose of "immediate and long-lasting hydration that leaves skin supple, well hydrated & more radiant".

So I was brought to this suite room. I think got 3 rooms. Mine is on the right. I can't remember the suite number.

So I changed to the facial attire & covered my hair with a hair cap prepared for me. It's the first salon which offered the hair cap & I think it's brilliant because it kept my hair in place. In other salons, they'd just wrap my hair with a headband which is uncomfortable because the beauticians need to readjust the headbands many many times to prevent my hair from getting in the way during the treatment.

Then I dipped my feet in the lukewarm feet jacuzzi (?). Yes feet jacuzzi. Deal with it! LOL. The beautician came inside the room and dried my feet. Not exactly dried them, more like wrapped the towels around my feet.

Feast yourself with the photos that I managed to take:

Here's my review on the overall treatment:

• Room/Ambience:
• Basic and clean. Let's just say it serves its purpose. The lighting is dimmed & there's a slow gentle music playing in the background. Basically the normal thing you'd experience in other salons. However maybe because of the thin wall, I can still hear people talking, laughing outside, which is my only gripe as I couldn't fell asleep even though I slept quite late the night before.

• Treatment:
• There's lukewarm feet jacuzzi to get you in teh "mood". Basically to calm you and I think it's a nice gesture. My legs were raised a bit using a pillow. Maybe to improve blood circulations (?) but I do feel much more comfortable. The beautician also gave complimentary massage (although not as nice as the one I had at Assata). Prior to the treatment (during the consultation), I told her I like my massage to be firm but I felt like it's not firm enough.  Anyway the treatment lasted for 1.5 hours. I thought I saw in the book that it'd be about 2 hours... Anyway, the beautician that I got didn't talk much but I prefer it that way actually. I don't like conversing when I just want to enjoy my facial treatment. The extraction is fine. The pain is bearable. However the beautician told me it was hard to extract the blackheads/whiteheads because of my dehydrated skin EVEN after the hydration treatment.

• Price:
• Very steep :-) Retail price for this treatment is RM390 but since I'm a first-timer, I was entitled to 30% discount and only paid RM270.

• Results:
• The black heads and white heads are gone albeit maybe not completely. My skin felt softer compared to prior of the treatment. For the first week, it does feel hydrated. At work after performing my ablution, I don't need to apply moisturiser like before because my skin is not flaky like before. 2nd week is still quite good. 3rd week I'm already beginning to see that flaky symptoms but not so severe.

• Would I go here again?
• Maybe since I got a RM100 voucher when I purchased their trial pack. In fact I already booked my next appointment. LOL. However, maybe after this 2nd treatment, I want to try Sothy's other branch. Secretly I like the treatment I did at the Kanebo International Salon slightly more. The lady is warm and nice and seriously no hard selling at all.

Even though the facial is a supposedly "special" intensive treatment, I feel like the procedure is similar to normal facial. Well I guess maybe the product they used are different since this is supposedly a hydrating treatment. I also forgot to ask what products they used especially when there is a moderate selling going on after the treatment. It's a given right? LOL.

Before going there I told myself that I'm not gonna buy any of their package or products. I didn't buy their package (although it's tempting!!). YESSS!! But I succumbed to their "moderate" selling and bought their trial set for combination skin *cries*

The trial set consists of 40 ml of Soothing Beauty Milk, 50 ml of Purifying Foaming Gel, 40 ml of Soothing Beauty Lotion & 50 ml of Hydra-Matt Fluid. I paid a total of RM228 for this trial set.

After using them diligently for about 20 days, here's a short review on them:

• Soothing Beauty Milk:
• Nothing to exaggerate on this. I don't see any profound effect on my skin whether I use it or not. Would I repurchase this in the future? Maybe if I got the cash since I did repurchase a 200 ml of this. Plus I'm such an OCD & believe that you need to use their complete range to achieve the results that you want. Plus plus it was a steal deal since I also bought it with the 200 ml Soothing Beauty Lotion (each cost RM146 but I only paid RM228 for these two; a story I will write later).

• Purifying Foaming Gel:
• While I also don't see any significant effect on my skin, I do love it! Funny isn't it? Maybe because I like the texture. It's a transparent gel like and it doesn't foam that much. It also smells pleasant. It's also gentle and didn't cause any breakout and does not feel tight on my skin like Peter Thomas Roth's cleanser. Would I repurchase? Yes definitely.

• Soothing Beauty Lotion:
• The same argument as the Soothing Beauty Milk applies here. It smells pleasant. Would I repurchase? Sure why not since I'm using Sothys now.

• Hydra-Matt Fluid:
• LOVELOVETHIS! The texture is light and it quickly absorbs into my skin once applied. It also doesn't feel greasy at all! I don't know whether it's because of the facial that I did or is it because of I'm using Sothys regiment now, my skin does not feel as dehdyrated as before. It is still oily but maybe slightly less? Yes my skin is actually a combination of oily and dehydrated *screams*. Well maybe it's also comparable to my Peter Thomas Roth's Oil-Free Moisturiser but since I'm using Sothys, I am the type to go Sothys all the way. Would I repurchase? Definitely!

Well I have book the next appointment on 26-Jan, which means that's almost 2 months after my last facial treatment at Sothys. So we'll see how this products fare after not going to facial for 2 months.

Karaoke at Redbox, Sunway Pyramid

Assalamualaikum semua!

So today my mate & I went for a karok session at Redbox, Sunway Pyramid. Karok is one of my favourite past times. An effective way to release all the stress apart from sewing...

We sesat OK! My friend arrived first & she tawaf around the area 3 times but couldn't find the place! Hahaha! The place is actually just outside of Sunway Pyramid (still within the premise though). With little signboard, it's quite confusing. I gave up because I didn't wanna waste time, thus I asked a waiter. Once you went outside, you need to turn right & walk until the end, then you turn left, go down the staircase & it's on your left!!

We arrived there at 11.30 AM, which is the lunch hour as we planned. It's the cheapest out of all the other hours. Imagine karok in the morning HAHA! Our session is actually until 1.30 PM, but we extended until 3 PM. Us two karok until lebam for 3 hours & we still think it's not enough! Gile!

AMBIENCE: 7/10

We got a small room, given we're only a party of two! So it was cozy but not much space to "move around" (if ya know what I mean). The room is sound proof. No one will hear you croaking ;-)

It's also clean & no weird odour... (I really can't stand room with cigs smell!).

kawan tengah layan jiwang

There's a touch-screen TV for us to choose our favourite songs. You just need to type your favourite artists or songs. It's pretty snazzy except that I found it troublesome, having to turn my body sideways to use it. I didn't come here to exercise ok...

FOODS: 4/10

Since we were in the lunch hour, we got to choose from a variety of meals for our lunch, ranging from RM14++ - 20++. We both picked Spicy Seafood Fried Rice:

1. It's NOT SPICY! -___-
2. It's bland.... dia orang kehabisan stok garam kot *fikir positif*
3. SEAFOOD means 1 ring of squid & 2 bijik small crab sticks. LOL. I give up... I didn't even finished my meal...

In the span of 3 hours, we were served 3 drinks each (mine were hot tea, ice lemon tea & mineral water). I didn't even have to bring my own drinking water as these were sufficient for me.

SONGS CHOICE: 6/10

OK I forgave you for not having The Wanted's new single "I Found You" (I so adore the high pitch chorus!) but how could you not have Freddy Mercury's "I Was Born To Love You"???? I remembered I karok to this song when I was at Senawang's cikai (a bit rundown) karaoke box!!!

How is it possible that you didn't have The Kooks' hit "Is It Me"???? How could you???????

My wajib nyanyi songs: 

• Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing"
• Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks"
• Melly Goeslow's "Kubahagia"
• Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You"
• Freddie Mercury's "I Was Born To Love You"
• No Doubt's "Don't Speak"
• Any songs from Boyzone. My favourite boyband since I was in secondary school. I missed Stephen... (Today I sang "Picture of You" even though I really have wanted to sing "Love Is A Hurricane" -__-;; or rather you wanted to see their ripped chests right????)
• Any songs from Queen ("Don't Stop Me Now" is an adrenaline pumping song that never failed to make me excited!)

OOoooh!! I think I'll be making "Fantasia Bulan Madu" by Search, my new wajib nyanyi song. A super awesome song to karok to!!!

I need to recall a song that either my mate or I sang where we all were jumping up & down like a bunch of chimpanzees during karok session at News KTV Seremban Parade.


PRICING: 8/10

Go there as early as 11 AM and start croaking karoking until you got no voice anymore HAHAHA. From 11.30 AM - 3 PM, we paid about RM35 each after tax & service charge. I find it a reasonable price. I mean I could go on until I have to pay for RM50 but we got other commitments...


Final verdict: I definitely would love to come again! We're planning to make this activity our monthly activity. Hehehe. However, I do hope they broaden the song choices.

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Hahahaha. Jangan caps boleh??! Macam arahan wajib beli je ni! Keji gile!!

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Day 5 - 6: Galway, Ireland

Assalamualaikum!!

A continuation to my previous Ireland tour - Day 1 - 4. So, the next day, our group went to Galway for a 3 days stay (23 - 25 Dec '04). We arrived there around Maghrib if I'm not mistaken & stayed at a house full of aspiring doctors :-) Thanks for your hospitalisation :)

The very next morning we went to Cliff of Moher. That was such a phenomenal experience (although can't really beat my Swiss experience hehehe). It's more like I was captivated by the sheer beauty of the place! Subhanallah!!

I couldn't remember the fee for this tour. All I can recall is that we took a tour bus & mixed with other tourists. Definitely not helping for those reading my tour journal looking for informations. LOL. I also cannot remember the total expense for this trip but it's quite cheap considering that we paid little to none for accommodations thanks to all the Malaysian students all over Ireland ;) You're the best!

Top: Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara Village
Bottom: A too-happy me at Black Head lighthouse, Burren

The fact that I was wearing gloves means that I could not tolerate the weather. p/s: Normally I only wear jumpers & no gloves even during winter. However, I think the weather in Ireland was surprisingly colder than in Manchester.

Top-Left: O'Brien Tower, Cliff of Moher
Top-Right & Bottom: Majestic Cliff of Moher

Photo above is taken at a spot where the wind was blowing too strongly. We were pretty sure we'd be blown away if were thinner. Look at how hard it took for us to take the pictures! Hilang ayu sudah hahaha.

As we headed back to our bus, hailstones (imagine tiny ice cubes) hit us out of a sudden!! It hurts but no one was injured :-P In my time abroad, I had experienced two hailstones events. Here in Ireland & in Manchester (while we were having dinner).

Top: Poulnabrone Dolmen, Burren, County Clare, Ireland
Bottom: SHEEPSSSSSSSSSSSSSS~~~~ at Burren. I freaking love SHEEPS!!!!

We woke up to the 1st snow in Galway on Christmas~ It was very light though & lasted for awhile only. I took picture using my phone & lost it when I switched phone :-(

We headed to Dublin at night.... if I'm not mistaken. Hehehe.

To be continued...

Chiefs for Super Rugby 2012 Champion!

Assalamualaikum rugby fans!

I am thrilled that my favourite super rugby team, Chiefs, was the champ for Super Rugby 2012 last Saturday!!!!

The Sharks' defense is quite solid but they made a lot of mistakes during passing the ball. I think the best try in this final game was by Tim Nanai-Williams (the 1st try). Aided by the skilful started kick by Aaron Cruden. I also noticed that the opponents were aiming Tawera Kerr-Barlow a lot. Maybe they knew that TKB is usually quick with the ball & always very enthusiastic. He's a great scrum-half. I hope he'll be in the All Blacks squad soon!

This is probably the best birthday present for Sonny Bill Williams. His birthday was a day before the game. Even sweeter, Chiefs championing the Super Rugby 2012 is also perhaps the best farewell gift for SBW before he left for Japan.

He even scored a brilliant try on his last game!!

Victory haka <3

Mean haka by the Chiefs led by Hika Elliot. My boyfriend, Aaron Cruden, fearlessly at the front~~

Sonny Bill Williams will be missed dearly. I was even planning to go to NZ next year to watch him play. It's such a lost. He was a great rugby player.

I wished that was ME!!!!!

Saranghae~ to me HAHAHA *delusional*

Good bye SBW! Please come back soon!!! If not soon, at least come back for Rugby World Cup 2015!!!!!

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Ramadhan 1433 Hijrah

Assalamualaikum.

More power to me for prolific blogging this month *tetibe*

Anyway, the day before 1st of Ramadhan (on Friday), I went to perform Zohor prayer at my company's surau and was handed a leaflet containing timetable for Solat during Ramadhan & Race of Ramadhan. This is courtesy of ISMA (Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia).

What is Race of Ramadhan?? This was what intrigued me the most. It's like a scoreboard for a list of amal ibadah that you have done during Ramadhan. So basically, you just tick whatever amal ibadah you have accomplished.

Being a KIASU & an OCD, I am thrilled! I have never thought of such a nifty idea. I like the feeling of accomplishment so:

1. I find this list very convenient to keep me on track during Ramadhan. Do as much as you can, at your own affordability with utmost sincerity. Add more ibadah. Please don't be rigid yeah.
2. Just as befitting as the title of this list (Race of Ramadhan), don't you feel the excitement as you race to accomplish as many ibadah as you can?

Click below to download the Excel spreadsheet that I have made:

Of course this not an exhaustive list & you may add more ibadah that you may fine fitting~ The more, the better, correct? InsyaAllah, more power to us this Ramadhan :)

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "Whoever established prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven; and whoever fasts in the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven."  

Day 1 - 4: Liverpool, UK - Glendalough, Ireland

Assalamualaikum.

I'm bored so why not update on my 8-days trip to Ireland 8 years ago (20/12 - 27/12 2004). HAHAHA. #pathetic

This was my first winter vacation after I went to study abroad in the UK in 2004. I didn't have any plan so my mate invited me to go to PUISI in Ireland. PUISI stands for Perhimpunan Ukhuwwah Insaniyyah Seluruh Ireland (Overseas Students Winter Gathering in Ireland). #gasp I know shut up! LOL

Anyway, we went to Ireland via a ferry *gasp please* Save cost punye pasal <3 It was a terrible experience. Never again I will take a ferry for a long journey.

We departed from Liverpool at midnight. Our bus got into the ferry & we got off, venturing into the ferry. I barely remembered this trip actually. LOL. I don't even remember how long it took. We slept at the bar & I barely slept because it was so uncomfortable & noisy as they were loud people playing cards etc.

Sleeping at the bar

The youth hostel where we stayed at and the event place where all the ceramah, pengisian were conducted were quite far. I think it took 10-15 minutes walk but since it's the beginning of winter and the scenery through out the stroll is beautiful, it made the journey quite worth it.

PUISI 2004 - Malam Gema Islam

We went hiking or more like taking a stroll (?) after the ceramah ended to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Let the pictures speak for itself yeah?

SHEEPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Such a dork and no, that's not real snow

This is simply a place I'd love to live in. So majestic & full of lush greenery. I'd love to take a walk or go for a jog and at the same time enjoying Allah's creation~ That would be a bliss <3

Subhanallah the scenery is simply magnificent!

I even met a friend I made during BTN before we went abroad. See top picture below.

Where we stayed: International Youth Hostel

After lunch, in the afternoon, we finally headed to Galway...