Cerita ceriti ceritu

Assalammualaikum... tis the season of joy. Christmas is kinda big here *duh* and tak lama lagi cuti winter yeay. But before the "official" holiday started, kita enjoy dulu. Siapa suruh exam on the few last days of school?? I got like two weeks gap before my final exams, jadiknyee kita hilangkan stress lama, supaya stress baru boleh masuk later. Can ah like that?

Anyhow, pegi Mississauga sorang sorang last week and kacau dak2 Missi bhahaha. Thanks Cik Faiwwuz sebab kasi kita tumpang bilik awak for two nights, masakkan sedap sedap and many many more thanks to semuaaaa lah Miwwah Suhadaaa Neyliiii :)

Yong Tau Foo Mississauga. Missing in picture, kuah sup sedap by Miwwah

Crispy beef ala Chinese by Cik Faiwwuz. Ya ampun sedap bangat sihhh

Guess what? Jumpa jambu madu and rambutan fresh kat market dorang. Alangkah best kalau dapat beli. Mahal dong :(

Dah puas tiga hari dua malam bersantai-santai kat sana, balik downtown sambung pulak kegilaan bersama housemate tersayang + housemate baru cik Keeyah. Oh and plus kak Da jugeee. Housemate lagi sorang nun jauh kat Guelph baru habis peqsa, belum dapat join weolls. Kesian cik Yam tension, kita plan baik punya nak pegi picnic Harbour Front lah, ape lah, last-last jenjalan Nathan Philips Square tgk Christmas Tree yang very the gigantic one. Twas absolutely fine night, except for extreme weather. Teringin masuk Espresso Bar nearby Canadian Tire, but they closed up in ten minutes when we reached there. Sanggup lagik and minum latte sedap plus red velvet cupcake yang teramatlah cute juga lazat!! Later, we had a quick catching up session sambil ber-poutine halal, makan kat laluan "PATH", only to discover that they close/block the pathway that connected to bus station. Ada some kisah seram, but just leave it here malas nak recall. And esok pagi sambung carik breakfast and main main kat Ferrero Rocher Golden Dome. Bestnyaaaa kalau dapat unlimited stock of FR yummy! 

very hard to get descent picture if cik zee is around :P

muka masing masing cuba tahan kebekuan 

discovering Toronto

and again no descent photo with cik zee muehehe

AND NOWWWW LET'S DO THESE EXAMSSSS PEOPLE! 

=)

Kisah PakCik Hotdog

Here's some actual conversation I just had with an uncle who has a hotdog cart on campus. I just called him PakCik for no actual reason. Nevertheless, this quick chat had somehow makes me think a different situation for my potential future. Ermmm, maybe?

Me: one halal hotdog please

PakCik: yes yes I know you very well

Me: *laughing awkwardly*

PakCik: how’s study? Everything good ey

Me: Ok I guess. It’s my final year

PakCik: Great great. Aiming for nice job?

Me: Hopefully…but I’m going back to Malaysia

PakCik: Oh you like Malaysia more?

Me: Yes, of course. But I will miss Canada more

PakCik: Who knows you’ll get married and settle down here in the future…*laugh*

Me: Ahahaha yeah why not?

PakCik: I’ll look into the option if I were you *slightly winking*

Adoi laaaah Pak Cik…

But on a serious note, why not? Eheh

Some updates

Macam macam berlaku this last few days/weeks

1. NEW YORK: Twas fun. Like absolutely great amazing arhhhh. Tak dapat nak gambarkan how much excitement I had while on the trip. Jauh berjalan luas pemandangan kan. So, this proverb sangat sangat kenaaaa dengan the experience. Tambah tambah lagi belajar Canadian English this semester, so being able to hear the differences between New Yorker and Torontonians in their speech was very awakening. It even make me considering to change career to be a sociolinguists. Hah amek, siap jadi turning point you!

1.1 This was also my first experience to travel with different kind of people, and I thought I might not be enjoying myself as much, or tak boleh cope dengan new surrounding that easily, but Alhamdulillah eveything went well. VERY WELL indeed. Suka sangat sebab kitorang sekepala bila bab makan. Bab shopping jangan cakap, memang syiokk. Thanks Fatin and Nelisa sayangsss!!

2. MUNIE DATANG: This deserve it's special bullet point haha. Thanks Munie sanggup datang lagi week after week ke sini. I owe you big time! Tak tahu lah bila nak gi Guelph, maybe ada orang heret baru sampai kot :P

3. BDAY CELEBRATION: Twas fun also! Last minute punya plan selalunya jadi best. The food was great, mana sangka ada halal Thai food kat Toronto? Berbaloi tunggu lama almost half an hour just for the table. Kedai kecik sangat, they should expand soon. Maju betul! I'm glad we spent the time to celebrate them eventhough dalam such a crazy week. The ice-cream cake was worth it, walaupun a bit overwhelmingly-sweet. Sesuai lah ada orang tu suka sangat makan manis manis eheh. 

Cute

It's Friday night 
I know you're excited to see me 
Im quite excited to see you too 
Like magic you appear out of the blue 
And surprisingly i have quite a heart for you 

Pre-chorus 
But behind this cheeky little smile that you love 
A problem i don't know if you can bare 
Don't say i don't warn you baby 
Its time you know what you're heading to 

Chorus 
I can be quirky, i can be lame 
I can be playing all those silly games 
I can be a mess you think you can get through? Ohh 
I can be a trick and i can be a pain 
I can be raining on your sunny day 
I like to fight over a small issue 
But when i love, i love with all my heart 
Its been like that from the very start 
Ooh baby, with all the things that i say 
I hope you enjoy your stay 
Hope you enjoy your stay 
Hope you enjoy your stay 
Hope you enjoy your stay 

Putting on my dress for a night to remember 
Take me in on a table for two 
You said you like the way i laugh and the way i do my hair 
Ooh, im falling into you 

Pre-chorus 
Chorus 

Please know who i am and who im not 
Because i seem to like you a lot 
Don't say i don't warn you baby 
Its time you know what you're heading to

Twitter

Lately memang rancak bukak twitter dari social network yang lain lain. Lagi senang nak luahkan kat situ lah kot, I guess. And seronok bila kadang-kadang bukak page quote2 ni, and berdebussh kena diri sendiri. Contoh macam ni:

Yang ni menusuk kalbu sebab teringat kawan kawan lama yang susah betul nak keep in touch. Makes me wonder, am I not that significant to them, walaupun dulu baik gileeee dengan diorang. Tapi, actually tu macam ayat selfish jugak. Maybe, I am the one yang tak make the effort untuk contact balik mereka mereka ini, I am the one yang feel that they were not important. To just be distance, and not bother to try and reach 'em out whenever we have time, is one of the selfish act that I think I did quite often.

How sad?

Contohnya, masa balik Malaysia, banyak plan nak jumpa kawan kawan lama. Tapi ended up tak jadi jumpa sebab rasa malas. How uncool is that? 

I know I have to change this bad habit of mine.

And despite all that, memang sangat rasa sedih bila orang lain were distancing themselves from you kan. I know that feeling. And now I know the solution to that is not to also be distance, but to talk to OR acknowledge that the person might be doing that for some reason. Jangan keruhkan masalah gituuu.

Oh well, such a random post. On another note, my pre-holiday vacation will be happening soon. Can't wait yay!!

Linguistic Fieldwork

Yay, Alhamdulillah. Today was a fine day...

• Tadi pegi buat fieldwork for kelas Linguistic. Dah berjaya overcome my fear of talking to strangers. Randomly approaching them. Fuhh nervous jugak. Nasib bukan sorang-sorang. Mana nak cari location, mana nak fikir soalan, ingat their responses etc... Thanks lah ye pada yang tolong ^_^

• Harini jugak dapat discover banyak tempat tempat baru kat Toronto. Places where I never thought I would go. Tengok tengok pemandangan, cuci mata dengan high-end places, best!

• Catching up time with bestfriends. Story-telling was always the best remedies for stressful condition. Dapat duduk-duduk minum bubble tea, makan waffles. Great time. 

• Finally, we sort of buat plan for winter break. Hopefully menjadi. Pleassseee nak berjalan!!

Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah. Syukur atas semua yang jadik. Seperti petikan ni, that's how exactly I felt right now:

Petikan Biografi Inspirasi Sejernih Sinar Matamu, Prof Dr. Muhaya:

"Apabila kita mengubah gambaran dalam fikiran kita maka emosi kita akan berubah dan tindakan kita akan berubah. Oleh itu bina gambaran positif dan sentiasa elakkan keganasan atau kekasaran"

Finding the silver lining

Minggu ni sangat disaster. I was terribly tired and unhappy for the weekend, don't know why. Actually, I do know why but I'm keeping that to myself, for now. Sigh. Why do I keep blaming everything that happened to be my fault? Even though I'm well aware that it's not always the case. Penat lah macam gini. And boring jugak asyik kena salahkan diri sendiri.

And because of all of these distractions, tambah dengan cuaca asyik hujan je, finally my body can't have it anymore. Demam. Tak larat pegi kelas for Monday's classes. Dah lah dua dua kelas Anthro, seminar pulak tu. Haih, esok kena jumpa prof masa office hour and cakap one-on-one regarding research project. Harap harap dah sembuh sikit.

Rumah Zakkeyyah lawa gila. Jeles kbai.

Melancholy

Hari ini hujan mendung satu hari. And ada midterms worth of 30%. I think I screwed that up, very very badly. Nanges. Sedih. And nanges lagi. 

Need a break.

Always

Extrovert

Recently ada buat personality test, and it turns out i'm extrovert kinda person. Not that shocking sebab I do like the presence of people around me. What kinda struck me is that how hard it is to be an extroverted person, as we constantly need people to talk to, and sometimes we cannot find that person. And personally, i'm afraid that people might misunderstood my intention to constantly contact/talk to them as annoying behaviour. So I really really do hope that people will come clean and let me know if i'm bugging them or what not. 

Susah jugak suka bercerita, tapi telinga yang ada untuk mendengar tak sebanyak mana...

Anyhow, I'm very blessed to have housemates yg understanding, walaupun every single week ada guest. I guess i need that environment. Meghiah meghiah is really my thing :)

Happy Thanksgiving + Happy Raya

Alhamdulillah for a festive week this last few days and one coming soon (tomorrow). Ate a LOT of halal turkey and many delicacies that satisfied my crave for food. Delicious scrumptious food. Say Alhamdulillah :)

Also, happy raya to everyone. To Munie cause I know you'll be reading this (sooner or later) hehe. May we all be showered with Allah blessings, Insya Allah :)

Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich at the Burgenator. Such a cool place!

Menchies for dessert. Always good :)

Gambar rendang lodeh lemang rendang will be posted in the next post iA. Till then...

Semalam punya cerita

Tau tak semalam kita rasa best sangat? 

Ok tu je kbai...

Some interesting facts...

Whaddap

Ayat cliche bila dah lama tak update:
"Dah berhabuk....Bersawang sangat sini....Berapa inci habuklah menetap kat sini...."

Wanna skip all those (tapi still mention them, but whatever) and straight to the life updates.

1) I'm in my fourth and final year as an undergrad here. Mixed feeling tak habis habis lagi. Seminggu dah kelas start, and it's very overwhelming. Banyak reading (like, A LOT) tapi they were all fun stuff. Hopefully. So far banyak sangat aktiviti every weekend and memang tak cukup 7 hari seminggu, 24 jam sehari.

2) Alhamdulillah berpeluang jadi SU for MASAT. Seems like it's gonna be a very busy year. Dah macam masa form 5 dulu jadi SU utk badar dan rumah sukan. Tahun tahun final responsibility makin banyak. It's great to have experience, and I'm trying hard to live the moment.

3) Holiday plan tak pernah pernah habis. Sentiasa cari masa, cari duit, cari kawan yang nak ikut jalan jalan. Tak tahu bila lagi boleh spend time utk travel lepas ni. Next one, NY Here I Come :)

Rindu senior, bakal merindui junior. Hari hari terkenang yang it's already final year and I only have +- 8 months left in Canada. Tak suka oi!

Sedap. Murah. Berbaloi!

Bakal merindui semua ini.

PASTI!

Not a good feeling

This week is not a good week. Many of the essay/test results just came in, and I didn't do well on either one of them. What's happening to me? I lost my self-confidence too. Penat dah macam nih. Tapi maybe it's my fault too. Tak cukup beri usaha, tak cukup faham materials, and most importantly my goal wasn't clear enough. Dulu memang dah figure out that I want to further my studies until Master degree at least. But after tengok requirement untuk apply loan Mara etc, terus hilang interest. Terus takde semangat. Please Farah. Sikit lagi nak habis nih. Sikit lagi nak sampai hujung. Sikit lagi nak genggam impian dan angan-angan masa kecil.

Itu pasal study. Pasal personal pulak, hmm entah. Makin lama makin samar. Lambat lagi kot masanya. Tapi bila tengok orang lain bahagia, sapa yang tak suka kan? Memang lain orang lain portion kebahagiaan masing-masing. Aku punya mungkin lambat. Semalam dalam kelas belajar pasal loneliness. Like, do you feel lonely even when you are in the crowd of people? Zappp kena kat diri sendiri. Ah, sudahlah!

Reading Week 2013

Alhamdulillah, one week off from school is finally here. Nama je off, tapi assignment banyak tak hengat. Takpe, one more year and I'll be holding my own degree. Anyways, last week was a great one. Bought my tickets home already, and my birthday is in two days. I'm a happy girl ^^

Also, last Saturday jugak we went to Buffalo Fashion Outlet, and I bought myself my birthday present. Konon. Penat keluar masuk keluar masuk kedai cari apa yang berkenan di hati. Tak tahu kenapa, tapi seronok sangat pegi Buffalo kali ni. Eventhough quite terkilan sebab tak dapat spent banyak time dengan kak Hani, tapi alhamdulillah dapat berjimba sakan dengan rakan-rakan Missi. Rindu korang semua dah :(

Sepanjang kat sana macam-macam suka duka, eventhough it's a one-day trip. The weather was PMS-ing, kejap panas kejap snow, kejap hujan, kejap snowstorm.Trauma sikit lah dengan pengalaman tu, tapi nasib baik semua selamat.



Enjoy the video I made sepanjang 3 days 2 nights kat sana. Will be meeting everyone soon this weekend, insya Allah :)

Perihal salji

Feb 8, hari yang sangat bermakna for us di Toronto. Snow turun mencurah curah tanpa ada tanda nak berhenti. Ala-ala hujan lebat musim tengkujuh. Hari tu hari Jumaat. Alhamdulillah sejak bermulanya semester baru ni, setiap Jumaat kami buat gathering dengan rakan rakan Muslimah, buat sedikit pengisian rohani sekadar mampu. Seperti yang dirancang, minggu Feb 8 tu pulak janji nak buat di rumah senior kami. Lokasi yangagak jauh sebenarnya. Tapi demi janji, dan demi "the seeking of knowledge" kami gagahkan diri bergerak ke sana. Salji setinggi lutut ni. Alhamdulillah selamat sampai dan selamat pulang. Ada hikmah buat usrah jauh jauh. Kalau tak, tak dapat main salji. Bila hati dah kurang merungut perihal salji lebat, dan dan tu rasa Subhanallah, cantik sangat salji ni. Putih, gebu. Takdelah sejuk sangat kalau dah lama-lama main dengan salji tu. Erm, mesti rindu betul dengan suasana macam ni nanti. Tetiba rasa alangkah bagusnya kalau dapat dilambatkan waktu. Berdebar nak habis pengajian Undergrads ni. Lepas tu, tak tahu lagi arah tuju hidup semua kan. Tapi...



Bila tengok video ni sepuluh tahun akan datang, mesti terubat rindu. Mungkin lepas nangis sikit-sikit ah kot :)




Soundtrack yang dipilih bertajuk 22, by Taylor Swift. Lagu dalam her latest album. Sesuai pulak dengan suasana sekarang ni. Almaklumlah diri ini bakal masuk group "duadua" lagi 10 hari. Tak sabar. Tapi "hadiah" hari lahir dah banyak menanti. Nama je cuti seminggu, tapi lepas tu merana study/buat assignment. Takpelah, Allah dah janjikan bersusah-susah dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian. Ada betulnya pepatah tu.

Insya Allah. Selepas hujan, akan ada pelangi :)

Quick updates

1. Winter break was fun. Didn't get any chances to write about it, but I will, someday. London was great, despite the incident. Egypt, as a whole was an eye opener, words cannot describe the experience. Istanbul was a-muh-zingggg. Endless fun, superb view, delish foods, any what more can you ask when you were surrounded by such great atmosphere.

2. School: Still taking 6 courses. Throughout the whole four months, I'll have to write about 12 essays, not including drafts. So yeah that's how my courses were. Alhamdulillah for no-late-night-classes this semester. GPA's was blergh. Will strive harder for improvement.

3. Reading break: Nak jugak plan holiday, walaupunnnnn.....duit melayang-layang bak angin wuwuwu

4. Home: Yeay! Sudah melihat-lihat tickets untuk Summer Holiday. Menarik jugak harga yang ditawarkan tahun ni. Tengoklah macam mana. Tak nak balik sorang-sorang dah kalau boleh.


Can't wait :)

rindu dengar azan bersahut-sahutan