First marathon - Disney world, Florida!

Gained my Personal Best for half-marathon, and decided to push for the Full marathon. Since, i am in the States and left all my running friends in Malaysia, I eventually stopped running. Running as in the trainings. No more gangs. I did join some events, but without any training.

Registered for the Standard Charted KL Marathon (One of the biggest event in Malaysia) after decided to come back to Malaysia for the summer. But then, the haze forced the authorities and enthusiastic runners to not run on that particular day. So, the event has been pushed or postponed to mid of September. By that time, I am already back in States!

Devastatingly, I registered for a top theme running event in th US, which is DISNEY WORLD MARATHON. Balas dendam punya psl. It's not a half marathon, but a MARATHON. I am soon to be a marathoner.


Initially, I planned to be a marathoner at the age of 25 with the timing of below 4 hrs. Looks like not. See me at Disney World! Can't wait to run in all the Disneylands! Can I run with a tutu skirt on me? or maybe kain batik? Hmm... what can I wear to represent my culture? :D

Lepas ni nak cuba mud run. Who's up for it?!

Opt out haze, creatures saved boredom

"Intern? jadi office boy je la kau"

Someone says that to me.

I was hoping to gain as many things as I can. But looks like I am paid to wander about and melanguk for the whole day.. Pretty fun huh? But at some point, you will be stressful pretending to have things to do, tasks to do. Same goes to my friend who just got a job in the same company, a real worker, melanguk je keje. Penat tau tak gara-gara kebosanan.

Luckily, the internet is free to surf except those entertainment websites. Understood. So, here I am.. googled some cute creatures and tadaaa! Found one who interest me. 

DUSKY LEAF MONKEY

I loooooove monkey.. They are extremely cute! I chose Ungka tangan putih and fell in love with them since 5 years ago.they  have long hand and tails, with small heads. Macam tak proportionate, tapi comel! They are not, monkey but gibbons. 

Dusky leaf monkey can be found in Malaysia, Myanmar and Southern Thailand. Look at their eyes! They have like large white circles ringing each eye giving an appearance like spectacles. The hair? pacak-pacak tu! standing straight! Wanna hug them so badly and play with their hair. :P

The babies are born in orange or yellow color, but eventually when they grow 6 months and older, the baby fur turns to gray and darker by years. MashaAllah. God's creation is wonderful isn't? Just imagine your hair when you were born is black, then it turns to blue years by years and keep changing. Tak payah nak dye rambut ye dak? They live high up on the trees! I can say above 35m from the ground? Preferable eating on young leaves but will eat fruits and flowers too. 

I had a wish to adopt a baby monkey and make him as a pet. But too bad, they are gonna be wild once they reach an age. Plus, it is way costly than having a cat as a pet. Anyway, I am glad to say that I am the owner of 10 CATS! 

YES.. 10 of them.. :P trying my best to make sure all in good condition. For now, half of them are having flu. Phew.. duit keluar macam air..

Anyway, back to my little dusky, I adore you. We shall meet one day!

“Brains are like hearts - they go where they are appreciated” - Robert S McNamara

a WOW trip - Take 1

Let's give a brief story of my Europe trip.. After a month baru nak update. Memang terserlah kemalasannya. :D 8 countries in 26 days, via 2 countries, 4000km +/- a Renault Megane. But before that, my family came to the States for like 5 days, to fetch me, then off we go to London, United Kingdom!

1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. Netherlands
4. Germany
5. Austria
6. Switzerland
7. Italy
8. Monaco
9. France

I was initially at (1), we passed through (5), we stopped by at (8) for brushing up photography skills..La sangat.. Padahal camwhore tak habis-habis, and for the others we put up some nights. It's super tiring, sitting in the car, ogawa-ing your butt, I wish there's one for my legs, my dad was the only driver. He loves driving.. so ambil laaaa... *He planned to do another one in Asia. Towards Thailand maybe.* Hey! You cannot beat the view of the highways, washing your eyes with the greenery and beautiful automobiles. The nicest views are in Germany & Switzerland. BREATHTAKING! Rapeseed and wind turbines are everywhere. Small cottage. Sheep. Horses. Malaysia? Kelapa sawit je memanjang. Boleh la tuuu..Pokok jugak kan?

Europe countries except the UK use left handed car. From Amsterdam, we took a rental car which was initially a Ford Focus but then, we have to changed it to Renault Megane; the handling is much better. Lotus technology, mana boleh disangkal dah.. I wish there's company selling this car in Malaysia. 

Where's the ford? 

Once upon a time, Ford was perfectly fine, stunning and shining. He was taken by a master who was totally has no idea on how to drive in different side (to be a left handed driver). But Ford put faith on his master. He is not an automatic car, so he choked a lot. The master trying to get used with it. "ah.. i guess my master need some time to get used with the surroundings here" But few minutes later, when both of them tried to escape from the crowd, the city, they BANG into a stationary lorry and.... there you go, Ford's right ear broke into two, its outer surface(mirror) shattered into pieces and left hanging from the wire and the base. Too bad, the master has to sent Ford to the hospital to fix the ear. Hopefully his future master would take care of him carefully! Then, the master got a new one; Renault Megane. He is now more cautious and never hurt any cars again.

The trip passage shot, to be continued.. (FOODS, PLACES, HOTELS)............

Penculikan dengan alasan makanan

Apakah dengan tajuk post ini? Sangat tak masuk akal bukan?

Sepanjang aku duduk United States, dah 2 kali kena culik. CULIK? eh, jangan salah faham. Dengan orang yang aku kenal. Dua perjalanan yang berbeza, dua perjalanan yang random.

Tahap kemarahan aku yang maksima bukanlah sampai nak pukul orang, nak maki orang. Tapi sebagai jasad yang mempunyai hati perempuan, aku menangis. Itu je. Few days before final, aku ada marah dekat seorang ni, memang tahap maksima la. So, nak dijadikan kereta, ada la orang ni di tempat kejadian, last-last, orang ni culik aku pergi Michigan. Bayangkan serandom-randomnya, pergi Michigan yang 4.5 hours away from Indianapolis semata-mata nak makan McDonald & Subway halal. So, ramai yang tertanya-tanya, where was that? Owh, it is Dearborn, Michigan. The biggest muslim community in America. To be in that city, feels like being in a small Arabs area. Kedai-kedai semua ada tulisan jawi, owner gas station pun orang muslim. Haaa...

Sebelum ni kena culik pergi  Chicago dengan alasan, nak makan KFC halal. Pun boleh. Dia ingat kita ni budak kecik kot.

"adik, nak abang belanja gula-gula tak? Mari ikut abang."

tapi tak apalah.. Asalkan dapat mkn fast food yang halal, and jalan-jalan. Will come to Michigan again!

 

Alhamdulillah Ya Allah dengan rezeki yang engkau berikan.

 

TAK SABARNYA NAK JUMPA MAK AYAH NEXT WEEK! They are coming to Indiana, United States babeh!

Pilot - Part 1

Aku yakin, tiada siapa yang masih membaca blog aku.
*left in the dust*

fuuuh fuuhh (tiup debu & macam buka buku lama)

Masih aku ingat, kehadiran aku di US setelah berjam2 atas plane dan dinegara orang, keseorangan. Yes, I was alone, i had the feeling of lost completely.
When I arrived, I was fetch by a "kakak malaysian" who has been here for sooooo long and also, one and only malay friend that I will have in Indianapolis.

Sampai-sampai je, keselekahan aku terserlah sambil memegang bantal peluk ikea berbentuk hippotamus. Tengok muka mamat ni, sumpah poyo. Susah kot nak buat kawan.

Yes, Anggapan aku betul. Aku tanya sepatah, dia jawab sepatah. Selama aku kenal dia dari bulan August sampailah ke winter trip. Did you guys know that I went to California on a roadtrip with him? Nasib baik ada Yoong Shen and Fatin. At least adalah kawan boleh bercakap and bergurau :D

Bagi aku, tak apa lah kalau orang tu tak friendly, da memang dia macam tu, jadi aku terus je la jadi friendly. Tapi aku ada sampai tahap yang macam, ughh.. Malas la aku nak bercerita dengan kau. Tak responsive betul. Sampai kadang-kadang aku rasa, aku ni ada ke buat salah? or maybe dia tak suka kewujudan aku kat Indianapolis. Sebab dengan orang lain dia friendly pulak -__-'

Aku masih ingat, sebelum aku sampai sini, aku adalah whatsapp dengan dia, cuba untuk jadi friendly or buat kawan. Tapi yang aku tak boleh terima is his name. Dekat sangat dengan nama anak Pak Cik Ayub. Adakah ini satu takdir? ceh ceh ceh....

Last year homesick aku teruk sebab berjangkit dengan Si Arsyad tu, sampai sanggup ke New York jumpa dia nk share rasa homesick. Kononnya la kan. Sumpah LOL.

Back to the main actor.....

So, si pak cik sombong ni, bila dia tanya nak pergi Saraga or Walmart  (places for me to buy groceries), nak tak? I just refuse and rather take the bus and go with friends. Ye la, kang menyusahkan dia pulak.. lagi dia tak suka kita.

During the winter trip, we even scared to open our mouth to actually speak out some words. haha! Rasa takut sampai macam tu sekali! Tapi, dalam garang-garang dia, he's a family guy. Ramai families kat sini suka dia. The way he treats little kids, socialize with the elders. Tu aku nampak la. Tapi bila dengan aku? Sombong nak mampos. Blurghh.

MY ASSUMPTIONS:

• Budak Royal Military College(RMC) memang macam ni; garang and strict.
• Dah tak nak kawan dengan Malaysian kot
• Ah, memang dia ni takkan kawan dengan aku.
• Budak sekolah elit memang memilih kot dalam kawan
• Aku budak private, so buat apa nak layan macam puteri. Mesti si pak cik ingat macam tu.
• Jangan bagi muka sangat kat aku, mengada pulak nanti.

Tapi, macam kalian tahu, aku bukanlah typical girl. Aku lain. Kalau korang nak cakap, ah kau perempuan jugak, apa specialnya kau? Seriously, kawan-kawan lelaki pun tak paham kenapa aku ni tak kena and tak macam ppuan lain. Sikap, perasaan & sifat. Jujur aku kata, aku tak rasa macam mana perempuan tu, sensitif? Disadvantage, aku tak dapat merasa tahap sensitiviti ibu dan bestfriend(girls) aku. Mungkin aku terlalu sakit sampai jadi macam ni. Ah kau, apalah sangat sakitnya tu, ada orang lagi teruk. Tak apa, masing2 ada rasa sakit kan? I have survived, and I am strong.

Hardships are my bestfriend.

p/s: aku masih tak pandai nak tunjuk. Aku masih fikir, itu akan jadi kesilapan besar. Maafkan aku. :(

Bored + Penat

Hidup ini sebenarnya mudah je. Kita manusia yang jadikan dia complicated. Tapi kalau terlalu mudah, tiadalah thrill nya. Betul tak? Macam naik roller coaster. You feel the thrill, you screamed your lungs out, you put your hands up high, sharing the same fear with strangers and etc.

*sebenarnya aku nak menulis, tapi otak kosong*

Becoming a slave of cgpa/grades is way harder than becoming God's slaves. It's tiring, I'm exhausted and devastated. Pusing otak aku fikir ni semua. Aku bukan nak merintih atau mintak simpati. Aku just tak paham kenapa ni semua berlaku? Memang betul orang kata, You will not be at the top ALWAYS. Tapikan, ada je orang di atas...sahaja. Ah, aku mana tau belakang ceritanya. Jadi, jangan buat assumptions.

Key point: Don't give up. Consistency. Dare to dream. Believe. Faith

Aku tak tahu semester ni result akan jadi macam mana. Tak expect tinggi, tapi harap la dapat lepas apa yang aku nak. Aku sekarang jadi semula pelajar MARA :) partially I guess. Bukan macam MARA scholars la. Special case sikit.

Spring break was awesome. Miami babeh! I went to the Southern most tippest of USA. Will talk more about it later. Malas nak upload pics.

It is officially Spring today! But the temperature still sucks. Breaking my bones and cracking my skins. 

stranger again

To those who knows me; you don't need to know me really well, I enjoy making friends. I made a couple of them here in states. However, in the past or present, there are a few that comes to end without knowing the reasons. Like "we are no longer friends" kinda sad thou or I'm just being too pathetic?

I have 2 friends that just cut off the communcation without giving me apparent reasons. Few months have passed and I'm still wondering.. why? The first one, I am really not the cause of it. Some bad mouth literally screwed my feelings and told him off that I like this new friend. As a cover to shade tis bad mouth wrongdoings. Then, he distance himself from me. The second case was, probably my fault, because I confessed to this dear friend of mine. Kept the courage for so long. Anyway, We still become friends after te confession but it was just for a month. Few weeks after arriving in states. He made a decision to cut the friendship off and left me with fucking questions. Both of them have things in common; chose UK as a place to study. Motif?

Texas; 4.30 am; on i-10 highway; celine dion songs; love songs; blame azfar; winter roadtrip

My friends are mostly boys and this are the thing that will occur mostly. I guess I need to put this to an end. If I happened to like a guy, or anything that involves feelings, i would just remain silent. This gotta be end. I don't want to lose anymore friends.

Will I lose them forever?