Open House

Salam Lebaran (masih dalam bulan Syawal kan...)!

Alhamdulillah, my batch's open house had just been held successfully last Saturday. Unlike last year when we had rendang, nasi impit, lodeh, etc. This year, we served variety of noodles to our guests :) Yummy! We had laksa, mee bandung, mee kari, and the most special was sushi! Homemade sushi okay. We made it right at that time, in front of the guests. I also got a chance to learn how to prepare sushi. It was best to know that a Japanese also admitted that our sushi was very nice (we also invited international friends to our open house including Japanese, Chinese, Omanese, Kiwis). I hereby this post with a couple of pix during the open house :) And yeah, as usual, I kept myself in the kitchen most of the time. It was funny to hear many of my friends asking me to stop washing dishes, but eating. But on the eve of the open house, I helped my friends to bake kuih bakar. It's not difficult to bake it. Very simple, but delicious! The plate we used to serve kuih bakar got empty very soon as we put it on a table. Sedapppp!!! hehehe... Nanti bolehlah bake untuk mak, abah, kak irah, and adik-adik =)

Alhamdulillah, I learned to cook many recipes during the preparation of the open house. In fact, I have fallen in love with cooking! Because I also love to eat. Anyhow, the presentation of the food must also be taken into account. That's what makes the food looks more mouth-watering. Not only the taste, but the look and way of serving it are also paramount. I remembered the moment when me and coursemates used lesung in Bioprocess lab session. The lab seemed to turn into a huge, hustle kitchen where all 'expert' chefs were trying to work at their best. (mashing potatoes ONLY). Hahahaha...

After the open house, me and friends cleaned up the whole room and kitchen, plus, taking photos of ours. It was a big crude joke to see the boys posing too much compared to us, the girls. LOL! Yet, it was annoying to see them posing like gays. MashaAllah... Hai, budak-budak ni...

Okies, let's have a look at the pictures below! What a pleasant day!

Eidil Fitr 2009

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Sejarah Bani Israel





Z.a. Maulani - Zionisme, Gerakan Menaklukkan Dunia

Usrah Jual Gelang

Salam,

Just a refreshment of our usrah group :)
Usrah Jual Gelang! Yay!!! Missing the moments we spent together - through thick and thin.
Here, I would like to show you our exclusive short movie in conjunction of 3S programme I told you in the previous post. Here we go!

p/s: will try to upload the video sooner or later... insyaAllah.

Road Show Aman Palestine (RSAP)

Salam alaik...

Alhamdulillah, we in Chch had been successfully collecting over NZD4000 for RSAP on Sept 5. Dr. Zainur Rasyid, the rep of Aman Palestine Malaysia came to our place to run the show, hence, helping us to donate for palestians. Tho' our collected fund was not that huge compared to Dunny, Welly, and Auck, but at least we had something to give to the needy ones.

May Allah bless Palestinians always!
The most attractive point of the road show is about the chance to have foster kids by sponsoring 'em in aspects of living, studying, nutritions, etc. But let 'em stay in Palestine to fight for their independence and for the deen (Islam). InsyaAllah, if we help Allah's deen (Islam), Allah will surely help us in return. :) Bear in mind that we are actually not donating the Palestinians, but we are as an actual fact, paying our owes to 'em. Give it a thought!

Happy Ramadhan & Happy Eid!
27th Ramadhan 1430 H

Mechanical Workshop

From left: Katherine, Sarah, Anis, demonstrator (dunno his name :P)

Phew! Alhamdulillah, finally I finished my 3-day mechanical workshop. What an exhausting period! For the first time in my life, I needed to do cutting, welding, bending, molding, using heavy, giant machines who have threatened many lives. Thank God coz throughout the workshop, nothing bad happened to me. Just that, I got a 'handmade' brooch on my scarf. Hahaha... A piece of soft metal sticked on my scarf when it was still hot. It is still on the scarf and I decided to make it as a memory. :)

On the first day of the workshop, I came 5-minute late and was so embarrassed to say "Sorry, I'm coming late" to the demonstrator and the other team members. Huahuahua... Amat memalukan. Then again, I came to the room very, very late. One hour late coz I thought the demonstrator said to take a break from 10 to 12pm, but actually from 10 to 11am. That's why when I entered the room, everyone looked at me strangely. Suddenly, the demonstrator called me out, asking why I came late. I told him about the misunderstanding and he forgave me for that.

Another thing I couldn't forget was when he asked me to take off my sweater as it was going to be dangerous to wear when dealing with machines. So, I took it off thou' I felt heavy-hearted to do so. After that, he looked at my scarf and asked me to take it off too. But this time, I told him I couldn't do it. But he told me that it was for my safety. Again, I insisted on putting it on. Since he seemed understood, he asked me to wear an overall which for him was the solution. So I put it on.

After the practice time, it came to the real session where everyone must make their own hammer and another thing that I forgot its name. I was being partnered with the only senior in our team who was a 3rd. Pro student. He taught me lots on how to use the machines, etc. At first, the sound and speed of the machines made my hair stood. But as time went by, I got used to the machines and became more confident to use 'em. To tell the truth, it was not easy to work in a factory. Accidents can just happen without one's expectation. That's why safety always comes first. Thank God coz all of the team members gave their co-operations and helped me lots throughout the workshop. Indirectly, the workshop boosted in developing our friendship. We know each other better, really. I was pretty happy in the workshop, tho many people thought it was like in hell.

I still remember when the demonstrator all of sudden hugged me, just to say very good. He even put his arm on my shoulder when speaking to my partner. Selamba giler... I couldn't say no coz it just happened out of blue. As long as he didn't do something beyond that, it's still ok. Another unforgettable moment was when my partner who was HE, suddenly touched my covered chest just to tell me that there was a piece of steel on my scarf. He actually tried to take it off from my scarf, but it was already sticked there. He was so patient, anyway. I asked him so many questions about handling the machines and he just answered all of my questions very well. He even helped me with welding. I still remember he went to my place to see how I was going with the welding. He showed me how to weld in a straight line and continuously. At least, through the workshop I had experienced wearing a welding helmet, using a special thing to weld, feeling the hotness of the welded steel plate (very, very hot that I could feel it underneath my gloves).

One thing I realized in the workshop about myself is that, I am actually not gentle. As a matter of fact, most of the procedures in the workshop needed the gentleness of the maker. Say, when I cut a steel rod, I must make sure that I rolled the measuring roller gently. I failed to do it very often that I realized I'm not gentle actually. Hahaha... What a ridiculous confession! Kwank, kwank, kwank... Look 'gentle' but actually not gentle. LOL!

All in all, I should appreciate everything I obtained in the workshop as an addition value to my life as an engineering student and as a human. It's not easy to be an 'iron man'. Strong body and mental are necessary.

Pre-raya Photoshoot 2009

Me in my new baju kurung posted by mum that day. Thanks mum for giving a new baju raya! I love it! Tudung yang dipakai pun tudung raya juga. Warna baju adalah pilihan diri sendiri. Yang peliknya, how could my mum know my body measurement? Semua baju kurung yang boleh dipakai ada di sini, tiada di Malaysia. Respect mum! Right now, just waiting for kuih raya pulak... hihihi...

With all Canterbury Malysian ladies :) Sweet in our AWESOME baju kurung! hahahaha...


We were in red + purple + pink + peach (warna adik-beradik).


My housemates! :D From left: Azah, Anis, Fiqs, Kak Nisa.

Taking a pic with usrah members :) USRAH JUAL GELANG! Gambar kami memusing-musingkan tangan menunjuk gelang yang tidak boleh dilihat tiada dalam simpanan. Ada dalam dslr orang lain. Tu la yang paling syok. Memang macam joyah masing-masing... hahahaha... lawaks!

This is the pic that we showed our invisible 'gelang'... "Beli, beli gelang!!!", said Fiqs. "Tak boleh, tak boleh", replied Kak Farah :)

With Kak Lizza, wife to Aizuddin (both are medic students).

Johoreans yang excited giler nak ambil gambar... :P "Siapa mak ayah orang Johor and dia lahir kat Johor je boleh masuk dalam gambar ni", kata Raja. hihihi... Ada orang buat lawak waktu ni, tapi lupa pulak lawak apa. LOL! Gambar kumpulan yang berdarah Jowo (Jawa) juga masih belum ada dalam simpanan. Akan cuba dapatkan daripada dslr orang lain. Ramai juga orang Jowo kat sini...