tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27682766971766639512024-03-05T18:17:39.025+08:00Rainbow VeinsAinalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-44715403862046289062021-02-02T19:04:00.001+08:002021-02-07T17:13:19.561+08:00The Man I'm Marrying<p>If you are a real og (ha gittew), you must've read my old posts and noticed the
names of the boys that I used to have feelings for (oh the cinta
monyet phase), how 2 years ago I wished I got married to my then partner which didn't workout because of the distance between us but mostly because I'm an asshole. </p><p>Today, I'm writing about the man that I'm actually marrying.</p><p>If you're expecting to read a romantic love story like the one in the movies, I'm sorry. I'm a house officer, I don't have a life outside of the hospital sobs but anyways, here how it went about (not that anybody asked).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I was the medical peri houseman who was
reviewing patients in ICU and he was the anaes MO oncall that day. I didn't know him, I didn't even know his name. He came up
to me and said something about the patient I was reviewing but I really didn't
pay much attention to him because I was rushing to finish my review so I just
nodded (like whatever, sorry not sorry) - that was the first time we (almost) had a conversation. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The second time, he was oncall
again, and it was Ramadhan. I had a patient in ICU whom we wanted to rule out
COVID. Had his swab result back when I was about to break fast and I needed to
make an entry regarding his result, so to the ICU I went. Since
everyone was in the pantry eating, I thought I was alone. But.... there he was,
seemingly like he wanted to say something to me... and he did.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">"Asking for a friend, are you still
single? Or do you already have a special someone?"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">ASKING FOR A FRIEND huh<br />But I didn't reply him.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Fast forward to after Raya, he found me on instagram and he said hi. We sometimes bumped into each other when we went for a run at the lake - Taiping is really <i>that</i> tiny. </span>And we also went out once- to Ipoh for lunch and just <b>casual </b>talk. TOTALLY NOT A DATE.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Two weeks later, he manned up and talked to my abang ngah on <i>wANTinG to gET tO KnOW mE BeTTer</i>, and then went to meet my parents, all within 1 month. </p><p class="MsoNormal">That photo on the top right side of this blog, the photo of me in mint green baju kurung holding a flower bouquet in my right hand - was taken on our engagement day on August 30th 2020. After knowing each other for about two months plus.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Isn't everything is just going on too fast? </p><p class="MsoNormal">Maybe.</p><p class="MsoNormal">But we're okay with it, we're so so comfortable with each other (despite the VERY short duration of knowing one another) and we're not having any second thoughts whatsoever so yeah. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Those who know me know that I'm very much career oriented, that I put my career first, that I'm not planning on getting married before I passed my Master exam. But there was this one day, when he and I were taking a stroll around the lake, and he stopped- holding his hand out, bending a bit, you know, as if he's holding a child's hand - and said "One of my dreams is walking and enjoying nature like this while holding my baby's hand" </p><p class="MsoNormal">And all those things that I've set my mind to just... I don't know, just vanished? I immediately felt like I've never been this ready. Like, let's do this. Let's just drop everything and get married. Yeah, like that.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Him, to me - is the right person who came at the right time. I love everything about him (EVERYTHING) and I really couldn't ask for a better man. </p><p class="MsoNormal">As I am writing this today on December 28th 2020, we are 67 days away until our wedding day.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Preparing for a wedding is so much work but I've got it under control (of course with the help of my family and fiance). Not the bridezilla everyone expected me to be heh? *smirking* Or maybe- not yet. Welp.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Everything is going well so far except for the fact that it's back to movement control order (MCO/PKP) again. If it lasted til March, then maybe we will only be having our akad nikah sesh at the office which is a total bummer but since it's really not under my control, the best thing I can do now is pray, and just hope for the best. We shall just follow the flow and see how things will be later.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Otherwise, </p><p class="MsoNormal">Wedding attires - checked</p><p class="MsoNormal">Wedding venue and wedding dais - checked</p><p class="MsoNormal">Henna - checked</p><p class="MsoNormal">Photographer - checked</p><p class="MsoNormal">I guess that's about it. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaGqm6Da7wbrCaGxkIjLONTNHiaRnbgI3TSOUUWg48ofWACurbG0hxbxW-cGuCcxNTEaEmeAGG2nt6VJsd2ku-u75aZ9T6dyhKitGv7KQjmsBGpKh9nnKaiCA_W0ic2HAbcmr8UG5CfQ/s1080/WhatsApp+Image+2021-02-01+at+23.47.58.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaGqm6Da7wbrCaGxkIjLONTNHiaRnbgI3TSOUUWg48ofWACurbG0hxbxW-cGuCcxNTEaEmeAGG2nt6VJsd2ku-u75aZ9T6dyhKitGv7KQjmsBGpKh9nnKaiCA_W0ic2HAbcmr8UG5CfQ/s320/WhatsApp+Image+2021-02-01+at+23.47.58.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This was taken on the day that I changed my mind. <br />Pretty sure he definitely has no idea what it meant to me haha. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Initially scheduled this to be posted on our wedding day but posting it now just because.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to our own happily ever after.</div><p></p>Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com034000 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia4.8573679 100.7560194-23.452865936178846 65.5997694 33.167601736178845 135.9122694tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-79628823271385511872018-07-23T04:10:00.001+08:002018-07-23T04:10:31.476+08:00Getting a gripThis happened a while ago.<br />
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I had troubles sleeping.<br />
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When I laid in bed, all the lights off<br />
and I tried to close my eyes,<br />
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I suddenly became so conscious of my breathing.<br />
Instead of involuntarily breathing in and out,<br />
I had to tell my self to do so.<br />
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I didn't have any difficulty but I somehow felt some tightness on my chest.<br />
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When I finally fell asleep,<br />
I became apnoeic and it startled me and woke me up.<br />
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Was it anxiety that I was having?<br />
It was surely a terrible, terrible feeling.<br />
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I had no idea why this happened.<br />
What was the stressor?<br />
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Maybe because it was my first week as a final year student.<br />
Because I needed to be really good at whatever I was doing.<br />
Because I was only one step away to be the person between the patient and their grave.<br />
Just maybe.<br />
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Grateful that this this only lasted for about a week as I finally managed to pull myself together.<br />
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This was only the first week as a final year student.<br />
Can you imagine the emotional hurricane that I will have to endure during housemanship?<br />
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This is the kind of feeling that I pray to God, to never ever have to feel again.<br />
May He give me all the strength I needed.Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-35597795145540536782018-06-10T02:02:00.001+08:002018-06-10T02:02:21.416+08:00Life As A Medical Student - THE END<div style="text-align: center;">
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Final Year Professional Exam 2:</div>
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Results announced:</div>
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20/4/18</div>
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<i>Alhamdulillah</i>, all praises to Allah,<br />
I have officially graduated from medschool on May 4th 2018.<br />
After five looooong years, the journey has come to an end.<br />
Indeed, it feels so surreal.<br />
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I have mixed feelings.<br />
Grateful, because I passed the exam.<br />
Happy, because I've graduated.<br />
Sad, because this means goodbye between me and my friends.<br />
Scared, because I'm not sure if I can handle the stress and responsibilities once I've started working.<br />
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I will start my two weeks-prehouseman/houseman shadowing program on May 14th in Surgical department- which is also going to be in <i>Ramadhan</i>. Let's pray together so that I wouldn't go into hypoglycaemic state every single day. I will try my very best to learn and grab all the opportunities that I can which may become handy for my real housemanship life later.<br />
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After <i>raya</i>, I'm planning to take Mandarin class so that I can converse better with my patients especially the elderlies but you know what, I had also planned to read my surgical textbook before starting my pre-HO rotation but that didn't happen so we will see about that hahaha.<br />
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Also:<br />
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<li>Find the best photographer available for our official UniKL convocation in October.</li>
<li>Plan a vacation with my girl gang before we all went separate ways for real.</li>
<li>Gain weight and actually learn how to cook proper meal.</li>
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I actually have a lot of things in mind for me to do during the waiting time, but I'm gonna need to sit down, make a list and plan properly first.<br />
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[June 10, 2018]<br />
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Done with my pre-HO and it wasn't that bad at all.<br />
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Current life situation is getting everything sorted out: filling forms for job application and stuffs and also taking care of my cats, especially Biyu whom just got diagnosed with urinary stones.<br />
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It's the last five days of <i>Ramadhan</i>, <i>Alhamdulillah</i> for another year. How is my <i>raya</i> preparation? Well, weirdly enough, this year's <i>raya</i> is the one that I felt least excited for I'm not sure why. Probably because I've been home for a few weeks now. I mean, there's no '<i>balik kampung</i>' excitement. <i>Baju raya</i>? Well, we had <i>Along's</i> wedding celebration last three months so we had a few pairs of new <i>bajus</i> already (color-coordinated some more) so yea, just gonna recycle em for <i>raya</i> because why not. Oh and yay, to the new addition in the family- Kak Linda. Hopefully <i>raya</i> will be a lot merrier.<br />
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That is all for now. Have a happy and blissful Ramadhan everyone.<br />
Gros bisous.Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-80939711883494270102017-06-28T10:54:00.000+08:002017-06-28T13:55:54.761+08:00Learning Photography Pt.1 - Olympus Pen E-PL7I recently bought a camera - the Olympus Pen E-PL7<br />
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I've always have this thing for photography since high school but I never had the chance to actually try taking photos "artistically". We (my family) once had a camera but..... I broke it. </div>
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Earlier this year, my mom brought me to one camera shop and let me chose a camera. It was a tough decision between a DSLR and two mirrorless cameras. Taking into account that my parents would at times borrow the camera when they go on holidays, i decided to settle for a small-sized, almost compact camera because you know how heavy a DSLR can be, and not to mention the number of buttons that will drive my mom-who-can't-even-operate-a-smartphone crazy. </div>
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The other mirrorless camera was Canon M10. So between the two, a<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">s someone who knows nothing about camera, </span>I gravitated more towards Canon because well, it's Canon. I think most of us are more familiar with either Canon and Nikon. I asked for a friend's opinion and he told me to read the reviews first. My bad because I didn't know that we were going to buy a camera, I could have done my 'homework' first. But oh well, I'm not gonna go into details on the differences between the two cameras. </div>
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In this post, I'm going to share the photos I took with my Olympus Pen E-PL7.<br />
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Most of the time I have my zoom lens on because I think it's very versatile. I can shoot both portraits and (almost) micro with it. But of course, there are always cons in everything and in this case, the zoom lens is pretty hard to work with in small space because I have to be quite far from the subject or else I'll be zoomed in to his/her nostrils hehe. </div>
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The photos are great in their original form but of course some adjustments have to be made. You know, the usuals- exposure, contrast, shadow and temperature . In case of portraiture shots, I sometimes tweak a bit to adjust the color to make the subject/model stand out. I admit I sometimes tend to over edit a photo. Something that I need to learn about more.</div>
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Here, I will attach both before and after editing photos taken with the Olympus Pen E-PL7 camera.<br />
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1/200 sec, f/5.6, ISO 320, 145mm (Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm f4.0-5.6)</div>
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These are four from thousands of photos that I have taken over the past 3 months. I've created a new instagram account: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ain4lc4ptures/" target="_blank">@ain4lc4ptures</a>. Do visit and give me a follow if you wish to see more photos.</div>
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In my next post, I will share some tips that I think useful for me.<br />
Tips from a beginner to another beginner.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this post. Thank you for reading!</div>
Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-39315193838510962352017-05-04T18:38:00.000+08:002017-08-30T19:11:04.944+08:00Rose before bros<div style="text-align: justify;">
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This is a scheduled post. I hope by the time this post is up, I'll be on my way to my darling Iejat/Izzati's wedding in Perlis instead of being at the college, having to sit for a viva borderline examination. </div>
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Oh god please don't let it be the latter one.</div>
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Me and Iejat, we go waaaaay back. </div>
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We've been really close friends since 2010. We've been there for each other since then, through all the heartbreaks and relationship roller coaster ride. I'm glad that she had finally found THE ONE and gonna start a new life together soon! By soon I meant literally like a few hours from now. Her solemnization ceremony will start after the Friday prayer, which I'm guessing will be at around 1500H.<br />
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Back in December 2016, she texted me telling that something great is happening, but she couldn't tell me about it yet. So I waited. And waited. Until one fine day, she told me that she's coming to Ipoh, and that's when we met for the first time after 6 freaking years. I think by now you can already guess, she was here in Ipoh to invite me to her wedding! (Although that was not the main reason but whatever, I'd like to think that it was).<br />
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I know, in fact, everybody knows that she'll be a good, scratch that- an AMAZING wife. Like cmonnnn, look at her cooking skills!! They are insane. Knowing how to cook is one thing, being great at it is a bonus (Arsyard, you are one lucky guy). I adore how she's very mature in dealing with problems and other stuffs. Definitely ready to become a wife, to start a family.<br />
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I couldn't be any happier for her. </div>
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Since the meet up, we've been contacting each other very frequently.<br />
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I feel so honored, so touched and overwhelmed because she has put a lot of trust in me (I know I'm not the only person), that she allowed to have a say in choosing---<br />
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Which dress is prettier?<br />
Which veil matches the dress?<br />
Which hand bouquet looks more beautiful?<br />
Which design is better for the wedding invitation cards?<br />
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The day has come, and I've worked my ass off to be here today.<br />
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It's just that I'm a bit bumped that I couldn't be there to witness her nikah moment but hey I made it to Perlis anyway, so please forgive me.<br />
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Your mom would definitely be proud of you, of how beautiful you were in your white wedding dress, of how independent you were in planning and organizing everything. Thank you for including me to be a part of your new phase of life. Wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness.<br />
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The paragraph above was from my instagram caption, pasted it here just because I can.<br />
And Iejat, you're now obligated to come to my wedding (whenever that is).</div>
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Ok, I didn't manage to complete my post and publish it on April 7th, 0900H as planned (shame on me) but hey I was busy with my final exam. That is not arguable! Now that I have all the time in the world, NOT, I only have less than 10 days left before going back to medschool, but yeah, I will try to complete and publish as many drafts as I can. No, this is not a promise. </div>
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I finished my exam on the 4th, and the result came out three days after that which was the same day as Iejat's solemnization ceremony. I reaaalllyyy reaaallyyy wanted to be there for her during her akad moment since it is the most important and meaningful part of a marriage but I decided to go a bit later just in case I had to sit for viva exam that morning. (Hint: I didn't have to)</div>
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I hopped on the train to Arau, Perlis at 1530H. I had mixed feelings- anxious and excited at the same time. Anxious because the result was still not out at that time and obviously thrilled because I got to see my good friends that I haven't seen since we left highschool.<br />
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At exactly 1630H, my notification window was flooded with messages regarding the exam result. Alhamdulillah, all the hardwork paid off. I PASSED! My anxiety all gone, I'm all pumped up for the wedding, woohoo!! Atho, Izzy, Aqish and Shake fetched me up from the train station when I arrived and I had a great night with the ladies. The wedding was definitely a great start to my one month holiday (which now is about to end, sobs).<br />
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Here's a snippet of the wedding, I hope you enjoy it. </div>
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Date: February 18, 2017</div>
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Participants: 10</div>
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Fee: -</div>
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<li>Height: 5896 ft / 1797 m</li>
<li>Location: Cameron Highlands, Pahang</li>
<li>Trek Difficulty: 4/10</li>
<li>GPS Trail: -</li>
<li>Time: 3 hours</li>
<li>Pace: Slow to medium</li>
<li>Landmark: Hardly none</li>
<li>Coordinate: N: 004<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">°</span> </span>33' 020"</li>
<li> E: 101<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">°</span> </span>19' 024"</li>
<li>Facilities & Fee:<br />- No permit required</li>
<li>Tips: - </li>
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Mel came up with the plan to take me hiking since we were both currently free. The members were the usual gang who joined us- Nik and Syed together with Naza, Nina and other 4 juniors (Year 2 students). Sorry I couldn't remember their name because this trip was a few months ago and that was the first (and hopefully not the last) time I met them. Mel asked me to pick a place and I came up with Gunung Suku single because Trans Jerging was too much for our current fitness level hahaha. And also because Mel & Syed had been here, so they know the way, no need for us to hire a guide or whatnot.<br />
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So how can you find the starting point? You can key in the coordinate as stated above or in the photo below into your navigating app. Nearing the coordinate, if you're from Ipoh, look for a clear spot of tanah lapang on your left. Or if you're lucky enough, you'll see other hikers' cars parked there as well. The starting point is actually very vague that you might missed it. On the left is the parking spot and on the right (across the road) is the starting point.<br />
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Ok, moving on to the hiking part- we started ascending at 8 and reached the peak at around 11. The trek was not hard, cuma sangat menguji stamina sebab trek menaaaaaaik dari starting point sampai lah ke puncak (ok maybe there were a few 'turun' and a lil bit of landai here and there) but no worries, still bearable because the inclination tak lah mencanak 90<sup><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">o</span></sup>, maybe ranging from about 45 to 60<sup><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">o</span></sup>.<br />
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Our trip was actually very santai and relaxing because we had to stop like every 5 minutes to wait for those who were faaaaaaar behind but we're cool because we needed that rest anyway hehehe. It's possible to make it to the peak in just 2 hours plus provided you're fit and your pace is at least medium because like I said, the trek was not hard at all.<br />
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The man behind our instagram worthy photos haha</div>
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For me, the attraction for Gunung Suku is its mossy forest. Well it is kind of the same like any other mountains in the Cameron Highland area. It's all about the green green moss. The 'mossy zone' is situated about a quarter way from the peak, that's how you know you're almost there. We were lucky because I made Syed brought his bulky DSLR to take nice photos of us :P Thank you, Syed and yes, you're welcome guys.<br />
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There's this one joke that I personally think is lame but still funny- y'know when people are all pancit and stuffs and they asked "Jauh lagi ke?", then one of us jawab "Baru suku." Even after reaching the peak, the suku joke was still going strong. Ok I know you might not get the joke here but whatever, it was really funny up there. Don't judge me.<br />
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There were only a few nice photos taken at the mossy zone and it was my fault because I really had a hard time operating Syed's camera because I couldn't make it focus. Sorry.<br />
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If you're planing on doing Trans Jerging (Suku - Irau - Yellow - Pass), the mossy forest gets even better! Because you'll be passing through the other side of Irau where people don't usually go through unless if they're doing this trans trip. Well, I haven't been there yet but that was what those who had been there told me, and I believed them. Why? Well, you can see it for yourself. Even the almost ruined mossy forest of the usual Irau trek is already THAT beautiful, what more is the hidden one.<br />
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Overall, this trip was fun. I think it was my very first time hiking with Nina and Naza and I'm liking it. You have no idea how ideally crazy the combination was hahaha. Hopefully our next trip would be Gunung Pass just because I don't wanna carry my bag up and down all 4 peaks. Why choose the hard way when you can have it the easy way right? ;)<br />
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Till our next trip.Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-68982468465420022092016-12-27T01:17:00.002+08:002017-02-26T17:56:43.192+08:00If your heart hurts a little after letting go<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>....of someone or something, that's okay. It just means that your feelings were genuine. No one likes endings. But sometimes we have to put things that were once good to an end after they turn toxic to our wellbeing. Not every new beginning is meant to last forever. And not every person who walks into your life is meant to stay. -anonymous</i></span></div>
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Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-90213035789614423592016-12-23T00:25:00.001+08:002017-04-27T20:59:49.791+08:00Cool Places In Ipoh: Hokkaido IceCream Puff<div style="text-align: center;">
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Sebenarnya benda ni takdelah baru. I've seen one kedai in Kampar, Perak (back in June) selling this dessert but yea... I guess it's new in Ipoh.<br />
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What is it actually?<br />
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Well, I'd describe it as the hipster version of roti icecream.<br />
Alaaaa y'know:<br />
roti-gardenia-lipat-dua-with-ice-cream-in-the-middle.<br />
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Since recently ramai my colleagues post about this icecream puff on instagram, I decided to give it a try. So if you're in Ipoh and want to try it out as well, you can go to this shop:<br />
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Address: 34, Jalan Yau Tet Shin<br />
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Weekdays - 11.30 am to 7.30 pm<br />
Weekends - 12 pm to 9 pm<br />
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It's not that difficult to find.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sensation Of Sound (SOS) Club</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left - The Octagon</td></tr>
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If you see these 2 buildings, it means that you're almost there! Don't give up, continue to stroll around til you find it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the shop's corridor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shop's front view</td></tr>
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Other than the oh-so-famous creampuffs, they are also selling other things that I don't really bother about because I came for the puffs remember.....<br />
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This is the creampuffs menu: MYR 3.80/pc</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hokkaido Ice Cream Puff flavours</td></tr>
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I got me my fav icecream flavour - mint chocolate chip<br />
(that everyone dislike because they said it tastes like toothpaste),<br />
*rolling eyes*<br />
yam and raspberry.<br />
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The actual size of the ice cream puffs. Not bad for MYR 3.80/pc</div>
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Oh yea, my tips for you: Just ditch the spoon and dig in.</div>
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Anddddd that's about it.<br />
I hope this post helps you a lil bit in finding the place.<br />
Will update on another place to satisfy your sweet tooth ;)<br />
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Til next post!</div>
Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-61745094668513600782016-10-30T00:31:00.001+08:002017-02-26T17:49:29.887+08:00Gunung Kenderong x Gunung Kerunai 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
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K2 Twin Peaks, Gerik</div>
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Date: October 22-23, 2016</div>
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Participants: 25</div>
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Fee: MYR 38/pax</div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">SUMMARY:</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">Gunung Kerunai</span><br />
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<li>Height: 1000m / 3280ft.</li>
<li>Location: Gerik, Perak</li>
<li>Trek difficulty: 4/10</li>
<li>Time: 2 hours 20 minutes </li>
<li>Pace: Slow to medium (with lots of stops to take photos)</li>
<li>Facilities & fee: Requires permit</li>
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<li>Height: 1253m / 4110ft.</li>
<li>Location: Gerik, Perak</li>
<li>Trek difficulty: 6.5/10</li>
<li>Time: 2 hours 10 minutes </li>
<li>Pace: Medium</li>
<li>Facilities & fee: Requires permit</li>
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Last Saturday (Oct 22) was my birthday so instead of just staying at home eating cakes and junk food and layan kdrama, I joined a trip organized by Syed and his high school friends to Gerik to visit these two mountains; twin peaks of Perak which are also known as K2 (because the initials for both are K). </div>
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*LWP = last water point</div>
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Above is the itinerary but as usual, </div>
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kita hanya merancang, perangai masing-masing yang menentukan haha.</div>
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- Bertolak from Ipoh at 1 am and reached Masjid Gerik at around 3 am.</div>
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- The pickup truck/powil fetched us at around 8 am.</div>
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- From Masjid Gerik to starting point took about 25 minutes.</div>
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So entah la macam mana cerita dia, track yang biasa orang lalu tak dapat digunakan so the pickup truck driver drop us off at another route which was sooooooooo far away from the campsite. So from this drop off point we had to walk to Kerunai junction first then only to the helipad/campsite yang mana kalau route biasanya, from drop off point to campsite will take about 20-30 minutes (or maybe less) je!</div>
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For your information, kat sini banyak sangat pacat tak tipu, even worse than Gunung Bubu in Kuala Kangsar (told by my friends who had been to Bubu). Probably because it's that time of the year; the rainy season. So yeah, <span style="color: yellow;">tips</span>: make sure you wear long socks so that you can tuck in the leg ends of your pants/leggings into your socks, and also tuck in your inner to your leggings or however you wanna do it to minimize the chance of getting bitten by those nasty pacats. I even had a few crawling and sucking blood on my back sheesh i don't know how they got there.</div>
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I think the reason why the campsite is called as the helipad is because it is like a very big field and it can actually accommodates two helis there (kot). Since the trees are all far far apart, we had to make our own tiang and whatnots to set up our flysheets. Next to the campsite is the only waterpoint, a small stream but ok la, still puas nak mandi, berendam and all that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The campsite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last water point</td></tr>
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Initially if you look at the itinerary, we planned to start hiking up Gunung Kerunai at 11 am kan but then we decided to start at 2.30 pm instead so we can reach the summit on time for sunset. And also, since we hiked up a bit late, it was not as hot as what other hikers told us it would be. </div>
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The view was so mesmerizing. It got us soooo high, feeling euphoric just by looking around; the clouds, the trees, Gunung Kenderong at the opposite side, the angin sepoi sepoi bahasa slapping your cheeks gracefully aaaahhhhhhh (don't just walk forward, sesekali pandang belakang ok). If this is the feeling and the reason why the junkies do drugs, I guess I now understand how good it feels. The trek was relaxing, not too hard but not a plain landai trek as well. It took us about 2 hours and 20 minutes to reach the summit but really, you can actually do it in just 1 hour and a half. But it's harddddd to not stop and take photos because Subhanallah - that says it all :)</div>
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We couldn't really see the sun sets because it was obscured by Gunung Kenderong. Nak tunggu apa lagi kan, we started descend as early as 6 pm and reached the campsite at 7.40 pm. All I did during the trip was hike, sleep, eat and repeat like for real, it's not just slogan on tees but it happened to me hahaha. I don't know why but I'm really hypersomniac since the past three weeks. I didn't help the other girls to prepare our dinner and only woke up when it was time to eat. Sorry, blame my messed up biological clock.</div>
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After dinner, everyone went straight to bed even though it was only 10-ish. C'mon guys, very poor social life hahaha. Another <span style="color: yellow;">tips</span>: wear socks and insect and pacat repellant (if there's such thing like that) before going to bed. Because I was awaken a few times due to those pacat bites. Tiba-tiba rasa gatal dekat leher, rupanya ada pacat. Tiba-tiba rasa jari kaki basah, rupanya active bleeding bekas pacat gigit. And it goes on and on and on til the next morning. </div>
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I was actually hesitant whether to go up this gunung or not because previously I heard someone telling that it takes roughly about 6-9 hours to reach the summit. Oh boy you must be kidding me. Because yknow, if we went up at 3 am, we'll reach the summit at 11 am. And let's say we start descend at 12 pm, at what time will we reach the campsite and then back to masjid? And then back to Ipoh? Like ??????? I have class at 0745H the next morning ok. No joke. </div>
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But of course, at the end I made up my mind to just proceed because yolo. </div>
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And since I was all malas and dilema to pergi or to not pergi and Mun and Jelin were so liat nak bangun, we all got left behind by the others hahahaha cis tak tau pun diorang dah gerak ok. Tak sound apa pun tetiba ada orang datang fly bagitau yang the others dah gerak like 10 minutes ago. K guys k.</div>
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Oh yea, forgot to mention that there were another group of probably 20 people kot sharing the same campsite as us. So no big, we asked for direction from our "neigbor"'s guide hihi. </div>
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The right hand side one will lead you to some chalet on construction. </div>
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And guess what, the rest of our members took the Right route!! Patut la masa kami berempat nak lalu route yang kiri, macam pelik, sebab ada spider web besar dekat tengah-tengah trek. Logically if the others dah lepas, mesti spider web tu dah kena langgar kan and we were right, diorang actually dah sampai ke chalet tu dah pun. Kesian a bit la sebab mesti penat.</div>
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40 minutes before reaching the summit, there'll be a camp called Kem Solar. We all rested and took a nap there planning to wait for sunrise but since it rained a bit earlier in the morning, the sky was filled with thick puffy clouds so nope, no chance of witnessing the sun rises from Kem Solar. And it was so cold up there. So another <span style="color: yellow;">tips</span>; if you're planning to hike early before dawn, please bring your sweater/windbreaker together ok. We decided to just carry on to the summit since there'll be no sunrise anyway and as it was cold, we couldn't stay still and need to keep on moving to heat up our body and also because Kem Solar was all packed and crowded already.</div>
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The trek was SUPER CRAZY. Awal-awal boleh tahan lagi, inclination around 40<sup>++</sup> degree, but as we got nearer to the summit, the inclination was around 70-80 degree. Canak teruk. There were a lot of wall climbing required. Taktau lah macam mana ada group yang boleh bawa bag besar overnight dekat summit, power betul.</div>
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To be honest it was actually very dangerous, one slip and maybe you won't be alive anymore because it was soooo steep, no kidding. Climbing up was still ok, but when I stopped to catch my breath and look behind, damn, I wonder if I will ever be able to climb down and then I started to regret my decision to join this trip lol. Ok la maybe there are some parts that are exaggerated hihi but if I were given the chance to go again, I would :)</div>
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The best place to watch sunrise is from Gunung Kerunai, and Gunung Kenderong for sunset. </div>
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The thing is, I don't think I can either climb and hike down Kenderong at night or bring up my big bag up and down the mountain in case if we planned to stay overnight at the summit. But there had been a few groups who done this so yea, maybe you could try it too.</div>
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Chasing Sunrise Merdeka Edition</div>
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<li>Height: 1940ft / 454m</li>
<li>Location: Kg Bawong, Sg Siput</li>
<li>Trek difficulty: 3.5/10</li>
<li>GPS trail (not mine): <a href="http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=3411565" target="_blank">everytrail</a> </li>
<li>Time: 1 hour 20 minutes</li>
<li>Pace: Slow to medium</li>
<li>Landmark: Sekolah Kg Bawong, Masjid Kg Bawong, Klinik Desa Kg Bawong</li>
<li>Facilities & Fee:<br />- No permit required</li>
<li>Tips: <br />- Go early in the morning or late in the evening to avoid hot weather</li>
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Macam biasa, like all of our previous impromptu plans; it all started because we were having our pishang moments hahaha and Alhamdulillah, I'm lucky to have these people that are (almost) always willing to go through all the crazy adventures together.<br />
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So I've heard about this place for the first time from Mel's Trans Jelawang clan back in May. I googled for the photos and reviews but there were none, making me felt 'meh'. Y'know, macam hesitating a bit and rasa uninterested....<br />
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But anyhoo on Friday (August 26th), since we don't have any plans for the weekend, I ajak-ed Mel, Syed and Nik who I know are always up for plans like this and obviously the answer was a big fat yes, or else this post won't exist.<br />
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Planned to gerak at 3 but only started driving to Sg. Siput at 0345H because you know how janji Melayu works (lol). The hill is situated in Kg Bawong which is about an hour drive from Ipoh and along the way you can only see kelapa sawit on your left and right (yawn).<br />
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We arrived at 'the location' (based on the GPS) at 0430-ish and was kind of umm lost because it was dark....but then we decided to just park the car in front of a house that belongs to one of the OA (orang asli/asal) there because we thought that it'd be safer.<br />
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Let's just call this location as the <b>starting point</b>.<br />
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So basically the starting point is the kawasan of tanah merah (probably due to the deforestation that is being carried out there idk) and across the tanah merah site is the OA's houses. You'd know that this is it after you dah drive melepasi sekolah and masjid Kg Bawong and suddenly there'll be one point of transformation bila jalan tar tetiba jadi jalan tanah merah.<br />
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From the starting point to the entrance was a bit confusing because there were like a few routes but no signs or anything and have i mentioned that IT WAS DARK?! Ok so after we godek-godek the GPS trail (luckily one of us downloaded the trail to his phone), we found the siratul mustaqim (straight/true path in Arabic) which was not that mustaqim pun...<br />
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<u>Starting point - Entrance</u><br />
It was just tanah merah all the way with inclination of about 30-40 degree I think. I rasa macam we walked for quite a while, probably 20-30 minutes til we reached the entrance.<br />
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<u>Entrance - 1</u><sup>st</sup><u> peak</u><br />
Hah! Bet you don't expect bukit's route to be like this. We rarely do bukit, the one and only bukit that we've ever been to was bukit kutu which was technically a gunung (read about the trip <a href="http://renbowlala.blogspot.com/2015/09/air-terjun-lata-medang-gunung-bukit-kutu.html" target="_blank">here</a>). So we kinda expect it to be a bit more relax unlike gunung's but oh boy we underestimated the bukit so bad. I was totally not mind and body ready for the canak part. Canak tu satu hal, hal yang lainnya pulak since this bukit is not that famous, tak ada la bantuan macam tali ke apa untuk berpaut, and pokok pun macam kecil-kecil je, not that strong to support you. But thank God the canak trail was short, about 20 minutes if I'm not mistaken.<br />
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<u>1st peak - 5th peak</u><br />
From 1st to 2nd peak dah start nampak view yang lampu-lampu oren from the nearest housing area cemtu, which was pretty and made me so tak sabar to reach the very last peak! From first to second peak still ada sisa-sisa canak but waaayy more pendek and sekejap than the first one. After that, the trail memang turun naik 3rd, 4th and 5th peak yang santai sahaja.<br />
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Reached the final peak at 0613H. Alhamdulillah, finally after hiking roughly for 1 hour and 20 minutes. But, I strongly believe if we didn't have to wait for Syed yang memerut tengah-tengah jalan because he ate a packet of Samyang Ramen noodles before the hike and I didn't act all dramatically macam nak mati masa going through the canak part; we can actually do it in less than that hahahaha.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">0752H</td></tr>
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So grateful that I decided to come here instead of the 'meh' feeling at the very beginning. </div>
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We started to descend at 8-ish. Usually (and logically) the time taken to descend would be shorter but we took about 2 hours to get down because we kept on stopping after every step for photos yes the view is THAT beautiful! Some people even called it as the "Malaysian savannah".<br />
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Masa we were on our way down, we met new friends; a group of 3 hikers at the 3rd peak. And... we also made them took our photos using their camera hahahahaha memang muka tak malu. If you're reading this, thank you kak sudi pinjamkan camera and ambilkan gambar kitorang! :) Other than the amazing view, that's another thing that I love about hiking. The hikers are all friendly towards each other despite the fact that we only knew then for a short 10 minutes.<br />
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Oh yea, masa we all pergi tu memang kami berempat and tiga orang yang kami selisih ni je. Tak ada orang lain lansung. But I heard from Mel who went again yesterday (Malaysia day 16/9), it was crowded up there. I guess the place has become known to other people already....<br />
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So that's about it.<br />
If you have any questions, feel free to drop a comment, or email me or instaDM me.<br />
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Impromptu plans are always the best plan.<br />
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(read about my latest trip <a href="http://renbowlala.blogspot.my/2016/10/gunung-kenderong-x-gunung-kerunai-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>)</div>
Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-57619302661928754742016-06-22T04:26:00.000+08:002017-02-26T17:50:56.452+08:00count your blessings<br />
Umm this is going to be a (very) personal post.<br />
I don't recommend you reading this post but I'm going to write it anyway because I need to let it off my chest.<br />
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Might consider this as the semi-grown up version of "appreciation post" hahaha can't remember when was the last time I wrote one - the usual posts written for your close friends on their birthday. (Those who have been blogging since schooling days would understand hehe)<br />
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Ok so where and how do I start?<br />
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I have a small circle of friends.<br />
Really good friends.<br />
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We've been so close since almost 5 years ago, since my foundation days. Planning to live in the same house when we pursue degree, and we did. But things started to become a bit... um... let's just say <i>chaotic</i>, because I was unable to adapt myself to the new things. So I went to seek for advice from someone (M-not his/her real name) whom I thought was more experienced than I was at that time, whom I thought knew best. I was so terrified of the changes around me, I was scared of so many things that I couldn't think straight. I followed whatever M told me to do, whatever M thought on how I should react about stuffs and the list goes on, which includes me being a total asshole towards my friends. I thought I was protecting myself, well technically I was, but I did it the wrong way.<br />
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Fast forward to the days really near to my first year final exam, I had a major breakdown. I was unable to do anything. I locked myself up in the room. I did not eat. I slept all day and cried all night. Sedangkan exam was only 7 days away and I have a year worth of notes to be revised. I know they were worried about me. One by one came knocking at my door, tried to get me out of my room. Siap masakkan bubur, and suapkan (<i>YES</i>, suap), ajak I study sama-sama, basically took care of me like a lost child.... even after everything that I did and said to them. I treated them so badly, like so so bad I would not forgive myself if I were them. This might sound so corny and cliche but at that point, I knew that I can really count on them, that they are my real friends, my sisters.<br />
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Until...<br />
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I found a new hobby that came in package with a new group of friends. I started to hang out a lot with them, and spent less time at home. I only came back to shower and sleep and sometimes, I didn't come home at all. And I've been putting these people that I barely knew first before my sisters. I've been so unavailable. No more food hunting and movie and shopping and girls talk and many more together. I did feel jealous and left out a bit whenever they went out without me. They did ask but eventually they stopped asking because what's the point of asking when they already knew that I will let them down like I usually do, right?<br />
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I had this feeling of complete emptiness (?) starting from the time when Nis and Sha were about to fly off to India. I saw them packing and I felt sad. Having to part with them with lots of bad things happened between us instead of the good ones. I wished I had more time to make things better but it was a little too late.<br />
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And with the remaining four...<br />
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I hope Mun and Az will put only-God-knows-whatever-it-was-that-happened-between-them aside and be bestfriends again. <br />
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and Ja and Tin;<br />
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I think I'm more close to you guys rather than the others.<br />
The others are like our elder sisters and we are the little sisters, the triplets!<br />
Yeah that's a way to describe it.<br />
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I miss to randomly walk into their room and just drop next to them on the bed, not having to say a word, they would make room for you, and they wouldn't ask a thing as well. Y'know the times when you wanted to be alone but you don't wanna feel lonely so you just be alone together kind of thing.<br />
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And when you just know that they're having a crisis, you just got the feeling that they needed you. The moment you walked into the room, they'll start pouring their heart out straight away and vice versa.<br />
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The people that their opinion matters, that have a say in almost everything, that you know will give you the brutally honest opinion you needed to hear because you were in denial about stuffs. The advice that you didn't ask for but you secretly follow them because you know what they said is true.<br />
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You kinda know everything about them that they seemed to be so predictable. When you forwarded a funny message and you waited to hear them laugh in the next room or to hear them scream from across your door because you sent them photos of hantu pocong hihihi. Even the little things like that.<br />
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But now....<br />
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To do those kind of things seems to be weird and....awkward?<br />
And it feels like we've lost the '<i>connection</i>' between us.<br />
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Which is very sad.<br />
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And who is there to blame? Me.<br />
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When sometimes I ajak them to go somewhere, they'll stare at me as if I have a tanduk growing out of my forehead. Giving me replies like "But I thought you're going with them/him?" or "Eh it's okay I'll have someone else to teman me later". Like c'mon guys, it's okay to say <i>yes</i> to me. I asked because I WANT to go and be with you people, not because I was being nice (because you know I'm not nice anyway).<br />
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Please understand that.<br />
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I'll fix this.<br />
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Because I wanna grow old and still have them in my little circle of lovely friends. I want to graduate with them. I want to be there when each one of us got married. I want my kids to know them. I want my kids to become friends with theirs. I want to be able to say "I'm going to refer you to my very good friend, a surgeon in Melaka" to my patient.<br />
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Does it sound silly & childish to you when you read this?<br />
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Honestly,<br />
To intentionally hurt you guys would be the last thing I want to do<br />
(and no, it's not even on the list)<br />
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Girls;<br />
I am trying,<br />
please allow me to.<br />
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Ahh it's 4 in the morning now,<br />
I don't know why I'm writing this.<br />
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Maybe this could be a reminder to myself to not take people for granted again.<br />
To always appreciate those who have been with you and put up with your shits for a long time but still staying.<br />
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<br />Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-89931044317900411442016-05-28T16:58:00.001+08:002016-05-28T17:09:46.081+08:00Scuba diving?<div style="text-align: justify;">
YES PLEASE!</div>
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As you can see, it is on my wishlist (refer the side bar hehe). </div>
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A friend of mine had kinda talked me into it </div>
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and I've been reading a lot about diving since then and that's it, </div>
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I think I want to try diving next!</div>
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But the whole process is not that simple. </div>
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There'll be courses & classes; </div>
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that requires a whole lot of time, money and commitment... </div>
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which I don't have and I can't give for now. </div>
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I just can't wait to graduate and have all the time in the world </div>
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to do all the things that I love. </div>
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2 more years! </div>
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I can wait. </div>
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The sea can wait.</div>
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Hiking is my (current) forte, </div>
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and I have a long list of mountains-to-hike. </div>
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I guess I should spend the time I have for now for the mountains :)</div>
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So yea I'm just posting this for my future reference.</div>
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1) http://www.eshamzhalim.com/scuba-diving-bagaimana-untuk-menjadi-seorang-open-water-diver/</div>
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2) http://www.padi.com/Scuba-Diving/padi-courses/course-catalog/open-water-diver/</div>
Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-53445401771940047752016-04-17T18:09:00.000+08:002016-04-21T00:49:52.748+08:00ShopVelvetVanity | A Malaysian Brand<div style="text-align: justify;">
It has become apparent that everyone is currently into liquid lipstick especially the matte ones. Probably because of the pigmentation and lastingness compared to tube lipsticks. There are a lot of brands out there like mac, ofra, stila, kylie jenner, anastasia, too faced (you know all the high-end brands) anddddd the <i>must-have</i> drugstore brand <i>*drum roll*</i> - colourpop & nyx. </div>
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Too bad that they are not available in Malaysia, you're gonna have to order it from the instashops/ carousellers/ shopee sellers. The <i>cons</i> are, you'll have to wait restlessly for about 3-4 weeks for your items to arrive thinking of the possibilities that you might <i>kena tipu</i> and the price, urgh. (I'm rolling my eyes so hard right now that they got muscle cramps.) It's only $6 in the US = MYR 26.40, but these sellers, some of 'em are selling it as high as RM 60 like come onnnn, it's a drugstore brand, RM 40 is acceptable but 60 is just wayyyy off. Using "shipping cost" as an excuse is a total <i>BS</i>.</div>
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Ok back to the main topic - <a href="http://shopvelvetvanity.com/home/" target="_blank">Velvet Vanity</a> | A Malaysian Brand.</div>
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Woohoo!</div>
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There are two Malaysian clothing lines (that I know) that had launched their cosmetics collections including iquid lipsticks in 2015 if I'm not mistaken - </div>
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Bella Ammara & Sugarscarf</div>
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<a href="https://www.sugarbellecosmetic.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.sugarbellecosmetic.com/" target="_blank">Sugarbelle Cosmetics</a></div>
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ZAWARA</div>
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<a href="http://www.zawara.com/cosmetics-c-85.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.zawara.com/cosmetics-c-85.html" target="_blank">ZawaraGlam</a></div>
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Now, the most recent brand, Velvet Vanity, launched in March 2016.</div>
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Currently, VV only offers 3 shades which are Slamberry, Blood Wasted and Libra Baby.</div>
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I ordered Blood Wasted, a dark red which is not emo-ish dark, but is also bright but not <i>merah-mak-ngah</i> bright. </div>
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You get me? Hahahaha.</div>
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The parcel arrived after 4 days.</div>
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Under the sunlight. I kinda stood next to the window for this photo ok. Such effort.</div>
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I only applied a thin layer of the lipstick.<br />
If you wanna go darker, you can build up the colour by applying more but I wouldn't recommend that because it'll be all smudgy.<br />
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So far, I only wear it just to try it out, to know how it feels and looks on my lips.</div>
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- I like how it looks on me.</div>
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- It's very creamy to liquidy in formula (which I'm not sure is a good thing or not). </div>
Yes yes I knowww, the name itself has the word 'LIQUID' in it but this is kind of umm too watery?<br />
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It dries so slowly unlike the colourpop liquid lipstick which dries as soon as you apply it on your lips.<br />
It definitely smudges, because it took soooo long to dry.<br />
It transfers very easily. Pretty sure I'll have it all over my burgers.<br />
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But the good part is, it's not drying at all as other matte lipsticks would.<br />
Probably due to it's watery formula.<br />
Kudos.<br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">Price: MYR 59</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;">Packaging: 5/5 Definitely</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;">Scent: 5/5 Very pleasant sweet vanilla-ish smell</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;">Color: 5/5 da-bomb!</span></div>
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I think it seems to be more satin finish than matte.<br />
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It's pretty, don't get me wrong. But it'snot what I expected.<br />
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- I'm not sure about that because I haven't worn it out yet but I'm starting to doubt it because..... how can it stays all day long when it transfers so easily?<br />
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- Yes, absolutely. The colors are beautiful. Would love to have Libra Baby. And I hope they produce more shades soon, hopefully!</div>
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I read all other reviews on instagram and twitter, and those girls' experience with this brand is totally the opposite of mine. I'm thinking probably my lipstick is a defect item, or maybe mine is the first batch, so, you know, it's not <i>that</i> good <i>yet</i>. It's okay, this is only their first month. I believe that they will improve the quality and become better! </div>
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If you want to try their lipsticks, head over to their website to purchase.</div>
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<a href="http://shopvelvetvanity.com/home/">http://shopvelvetvanity.com/home/</a></div>
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Have a lovely weekend everyone!</div>
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Gross bisous.<br />
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<i>UPDATE: 0006H | </i><i>April 18, 2016</i></div>
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(This is only a part of it, the rest is history.)</div>
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So I managed to get an explanation from the founder. </div>
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She was so helpful and kind!</div>
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I'm definitely being an avid supporter/fan of this brand. </div>
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Where can I get the fan club form? Anyone?</div>
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Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-68326656035745157802016-04-08T20:11:00.001+08:002016-04-08T20:11:59.266+08:00Never a failure always a lesson<div style="text-align: justify;">
I'm currently on a month break because I PASSED my third year final exam!</div>
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<i>*confetti* *fireworks* *confetti*</i></div>
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Alhamdulillah. I can never thank <i>Him</i> enough.</div>
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If you didn't know, I failed my second year final exam/First Professional Exam. It was not something that I'd like to talk about. It was not something that I'd like to experience again. It was the most depressive and horrifying moment I ever experienced. I was at the lowest point of my life. </div>
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Sounds exaggerated? </div>
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Maybe, because I have never failed, <i>EVER</i> in my life, especially in my studies before. </div>
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(Gagal dalam percintaan monyet itu benda biasa let's not talk about it ok guys hahaha)</div>
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But I only have myself to blame. I didn't work hard (at all). </div>
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I'm not the kind of student who studies in a group. I really need peaceful and calm and quiet environment for me to focus and study well. I was not the best student in class and I didn't always score high grades. Wanted to change that, and make improvements, I joined a study group. A month (or probably less) before final exam.</div>
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Okay first of all, the way I see it, there are two main types of study group. One being the mini lecture kind of study group and the other being the discussion & questions-based group. I joined the latter one. </div>
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Which was the biggest mistake. </div>
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Why? </div>
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To be in a study group, you should be well prepared, you should already have at least 70% of everything in your head and me being the typical lazy me, had 0. If you asked me what did I do the whole year before the exam, well, I was busy doing everything which didn't include studying. So when I joined the group, I was there only to listen and be confused and lost because I have no freaking idea about what they were discussing. I ended up sleeping throughout the discussion. Yes I did. </div>
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I only came home to sleep and shower, and rushed out again to spend the rest of the day at their place. <i>Konon</i> to have the kiasu-studying-environment, where whenever I felt <i>malas</i> but then I see everyone is studying, I will somehow got motivated and start studying as well kinda bullshit. </div>
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To be honest, I was not feeling comfortable at all. I was feeling all <i>panas</i> and sweaty but I couldn't take off my <i>tudung</i>, my cardigan, my pants because well, we were out in public and there were guys. And then like I said, I need calm and quiet environment to study which was impossible to have when they were like 5-7 of us, it was hard for us not to talk each other. In other word, I got distracted. I can't roll on the floor to stretch and take a short 10 minute nap, stretching whenever I want, make myself a glass of milo and stuffs like that. I could have studied better on my own.</div>
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Why didn't I just ditch the study group and do so?</div>
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Because I was afraid. </div>
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I was afraid of being left behind. </div>
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I was afraid of not knowing the things that I should know. </div>
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I was afraid of missing the important topics and the list goes on. </div>
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So I stayed. </div>
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When the result came out, as expected, I failed. </div>
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Which meant that I had to sit for Supplementary Exam while my friends went on a month holiday with their beloved ones, they got to take a break from the books and notes, stress-free, and also my Geng Gunung went on a hiking trip - Trans Titiwangsa V1</div>
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I was alone in the house (my 7 housemates had gone home as soon as they knew their result). Can you imagine how frustrating it was? How being a failure sucks so bad? I think I cried almost everyday regretting and feeling scared. Scared because if I didn't do well in the supplementary exam, I'd gonna have to repeat the whole second year. </div>
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Fast forward to the exam day, the questions was crazy hard, super duper hard. Like it was purposely made to fail us!!!! I seriously felt like I had lost all hope. I've been having palpitations since I woke up in the morning on the day the result came out. The thoughts of failing <i>AGAIN</i> made my knees all wobbly and weak but Alhamdulillah, I passed the exam. </div>
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<i>He</i> the most merciful knows that I couldn't face another failure, and <i>He</i> helped me.</div>
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And I made a promise to myself- </div>
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to study hard, </div>
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to become better, </div>
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and not to disappoint myself and my parents again. </div>
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And I kept that promise.</div>
Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-89097104939174379502016-03-30T16:49:00.000+08:002016-04-17T18:12:05.316+08:00Photobook Malaysia: Received<br />
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Order submitted: February 27, 2016 (Saturday)</div>
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Received: March 3, 2017 (Thursday)</div>
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Pardon my cat's bum lol. </div>
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The book arrived after 4 days yay! Just in case you're wondering how it looks like, here's a 'Look Inside' video of it :)</div>
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The quality is superb as if I paid the full price of it!</div>
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If you wanted to make one but don't know how, feel free to read the first part of this post <a href="http://renbowlala.blogspot.my/2016/03/photobook-malaysia-getting-started.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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Anddddddd, I have a special gift for whoever is reading this post hehe.</div>
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I think it's like a trend now to decorate your bedroom the 'tumblr way'. </div>
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You know the typical fairy lights and photos on string and stuffs.</div>
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This is your chance to get your room decorated the same way! Or if you don't wanna hang em on the wall you can just keep em inside the pocket of your ripped jeans. Eh. </div>
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I have this privilege to send voucher code to my friends for them to use at the checkout. You'll get one FREE insta cards set worth MYR 30 by using this code. But.... yes there will always be a but... You're gonna have to pay for the shipping fee which costs about MYR 8- MYR 10. </div>
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How many pieces are there in a set?</div>
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Well it depends on the size of the insta cards you picked.</div>
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<li><span style="color: yellow;">34 pcs for mini square 2.1" x 2.1"</span></li>
<li><span style="color: yellow;">24 pcs for petite 2.1" x 3.3"</span></li>
<li><span style="color: yellow;">23 pcs for square 4" x 4"</span></li>
<li><span style="color: yellow;">17 pcs for maxi 3.7" x 5.5"</span></li>
<li><span style="color: yellow;">14 pcs for tall 2.1" x 5.7"</span></li>
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Basically the bigger the size of your insta cards, the fewer the photos that you can print. </div>
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Unless, if you opt for the tall one or edited the photos into a collage first before uploading them to photobook.com.my.</div>
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If you've been reading my blog, you'd know about THE "Geng Gunung". Kak Amal is one of the members, and she's a final year student. Alhamdulillah, she had recently passed her final exam (congratulations to her!) which means that she's a doctor now. So as a token of farewell, I decided to make her a photobook, knowing how much she likes keeping photos in print form.</div>
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<a href="http://www.photobook.com.my/">http://www.photobook.com.my/</a></div>
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Before starting, I first look for coupons code available and I found the one that I like at Lazada. Just search the keyword 'photobook' and you'll be served with lots of photobook choices of different layouts, styles and price ranges. It's insanely cheap! Like in the photo below; 6" x 6" 40 pages photobook for RM 3 ONLY !?!? Yes, you can actually trust this. You might be thinking, for such cheap price, it must be of a shitty quality. You'll be surprised!<br />
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Purchase the one that you want, your coupoun code will be sent to your email like so:<br />
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Then go to the photobook site, and start designing! Oh yea, make sure that you have signed up first ok.<br />
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At the home page, just click on the 'Make A Book Now' button and then select your preference. If you want to start from scratch (like I did), choose the 'Start A Blank Book' option or if you don't believe in your inner creativity (hehe), you can just click the 'Online Readybooks Templates'.<br />
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Next, select your book type and size (depends on your coupon) and hit that start button.<br />
You'll be redirected to a new page where you have to re-log in.<br />
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This is the online editor page.<br />
No worries, after a few minutes (or hours....) you'll get the hang of it.<br />
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So these are just a preview of 2 out of 40 pages of the book.<br />
As you can see at the top of the photo is the original price of the book. No worries, keep on editing.<br />
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It took me a few days to get it done as I had very limited free time to sit down and start editing.<br />
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When you're satisfied with how it looks, click the "Order" green button on the top right of the page.<br />
You'll be notified if there is any error in any of the pages.<br />
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Just wait for another email on shipping.<br />
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Hope this helps!Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-86533491743551621342016-02-28T03:00:00.001+08:002016-04-17T18:12:48.734+08:00Reasons to be productive<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The heat is on, 25 days til Year 3 Final Exam.<br />
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The Year 4 students had just gotten their result;<br />
32 students have to resit for supplement exam (THAT'S A LOT!).<br />
Alhamdulillah and congratulations for those who passed by the way.<br />
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Currently it's the Final Year's turn; 2 sessions down, another 1 to go.<br />
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The seniors said that the questions are all new sets of questions<br />
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Yeah we're totally doomed.<br />
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I have to work a hundred times harder; so many things to read, so little time.<br />
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Thinking of the rewards that I would like to treat myself when I passed the exam (insyaAllah)<br />
as a motivation for me to keep on studying.<br />
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If you're a medical student and you're reading this,<br />
cramping up everything at the last minute won't work.<br />
You're just digging your own grave.<br />
Trust me, I almost got myself buried alive last time.<br />
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And Surgery posting assessment is on Thursday and Friday.<br />
It's some sort like an oral test; where the lecturer brings you to the patient's bedside,<br />
asks you to examine the patient on the spot in front of him,<br />
you gotta do running commentaries while examining,<br />
and the most horror part is the discussion;<br />
tell him what are the findings, you got to explain everything from A to Z,<br />
from anatomy to the management of the patient.<br />
EVERYTHING.<br />
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This is the part where you're praying hard that your sel-sel otak berhubung.<br />
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And when you got it wrong, you'll get scolded in front of the patient.<br />
Oh wait, in front of EVERYONE in the ward.<br />
The patient, other patients, the visitors/family members,<br />
the medical assistants, the nurses, the housemen, the medical officers,<br />
the specialists, the janitors and.... I can't think of more.<br />
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PLEASE PRAY FOR ME.<br />
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It's 3 am.<br />
I should get back to my desk (currently rolling on the floor, crying, (ROFC?))<br />
and start staring at the lecture slides while cursing myself why the hell did I enroll myself in this course.Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-78184192244548829692016-02-10T14:32:00.000+08:002016-02-10T14:46:35.222+08:005 MUST-Have Caftans You Must Get This Season<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 15.6933px;">There is no doubt that the Muslimah fashion trend is getting so popular in our local fashion industry and market. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">For
instance, </span><a href="http://www.zalora.com.my/women/pakaian-tradisional/kaftans/" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">women
kaftan online</a><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"> is getting so high in demand among young women who love
fashion and always seek the best options to look good wherever they go.</span><br />
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<i>"Comfortable"</i> is the word that comes to mind when describing a caftan / kaftan.<br />
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Kaftan is a flowing, elegant-looking garment that allows you to look hot effortlessly.<br />
Some ladies refused to wear caftans as they said the kaftans do not flatter their figure which I think is a total rubbish because there are so many options in choosing the perfect caftan.<br />
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Some caftans are made from sheer fabric (some only have a few parts that are sheer like the sleeves) which kinda gives the hint of the silhoutte of the wearer (which is hot I must say), and there are also drawstring caftans which accentuates the waist. Not to forget, the kaftan top which can be paired with a mermaid skirt or a pair of skinny jeans.<br />
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No no no, I'm not talking about the old ladies' <i>baju tidur kelawar</i> ok.<br />
I'm talking about<span style="color: white;"> THESE KAFTANS: The <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">5
must-have kaftans you must get this season!</span></span><br />
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Let’s transform your
autumnal wardrobe with a Middle Eastern charm with this kaftan from Zalia
brand. This Muslimah dress features the ever breezy and dramatic sleeves that
you seeks together with foliage pattern print to give off that exotic feeling
while keeping your look elegant and modest. This brand is one of the best Muslimah brands ever as the collections are all so beautiful yet, they are very purse-friendly.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With
this one you can stand out from the </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">ordinary when you are donning this stunning
kaftan from this brand. Crafted with soft, satin blend material, this beautiful
piece transcends traditional design with tis butterfly-inspired sleeves and an
alluring subtle shimmery finish. Suitable to be worn on a romantic dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Make
a splash with this brand’s stunning watercolour-inspired two piece caftan
wherever you go! Gorgeous and vibrant, this creation’s lively top offers a
bewitching main attraction that is sure to floor all those around you. For a more casual look, you can pair the caftan top with a pair of skinny jeans and then you're good to go!</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">4) Zihan by Shims Mandagie - Princess Pink Kaftan</span></b></div>
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brand merges style and comfort in the design of this flowy caftan in pink. It
features the classic flared silhouette and adorned with intricate lace
detailing on the shoulder which adds visual euphoria to the piece.</span></div>
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this one you can take it up a notch as it bears a sleek and very elegant design
which is further adorned with glimmering stones at the center, thus lending it
a touch of luxe to the whole look.</span></div>
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Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-67729858088467706062016-02-01T16:39:00.001+08:002016-02-01T16:39:46.484+08:00Clock is tickingFinal exam in 52 days.<br />
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Wanting to do and write about a lot of things,<br />
started writing a few posts but completed none.<br />
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I'm running out of time.<br />
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I have a whole lot of things to cover, a few thick text books to go through,<br />
a hundred thousands of symptoms to memorize.<br />
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Wish me luck, pray for my success,<br />
so that I'll be able to blog more especially on my hiking trip in my one month break<br />
after I passed the exam. InsyaAllah.Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-34634489225508387172015-11-22T22:16:00.002+08:002015-11-22T22:20:20.049+08:00Gunung Bujang Melaka DaytripI was bored and the last time I sweated was during our Gunung Bukit Kutu trip in September (read about the trip <a href="http://renbowlala.blogspot.my/2015/09/air-terjun-lata-medang-gunung-bukit-kutu.html" target="_blank">here</a>) so I asked a few of my friends if they wanted to hike up this gunung and they said yes. So to Kampar we go! The guy in red shirt is Faiz, green is Nik and black is Syed. This is Syed's second time, so he was kind of our guide of the day.<br />
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Saturday | Nov 21, 2015<br />
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Note:<br />
- The timing depends on individual pace<br />
- CP = checkpoint<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: orange;">Gunung Bujang Melaka / Bujang Melaka Mountain</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Location:</span><span style="color: orange;"> Kampar, Perak</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Height:</span><span style="color: orange;"> 4048 ft / 1233 m</span></div>
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Nearest mosque: <span style="color: orange;">Masjid An-Nur, Kampar</span></div>
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The journey from Ipoh takes about 1 hour. </div>
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<span style="color: orange;">0917</span>: departed from Ipoh<br />
<span style="color: orange;">1020</span>: reached the car park (1st check point)</div>
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<span style="color: orange;">1030</span>: started hiking<br />
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CP1 to CP2<br />
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Yes, we did start a bit late, so if you are going for a daypack trip as well, you should start ascending earlier, probably at 0800. Or else, you won't have enough time to rest and will have to walk down in the dark.<br />
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The car park is free. Well it's not really a car park, just park at the roadside and of course, park at your own risk. You can also hear the Batu Berangkai Waterfall from where you parked. I almost cancelled the trip because who would go all penat and sweaty when you can just chill and swim in the cold, fresh and clear water?<br />
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Oh yea, we would. And we did.<br />
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From the car park (CP1) to the second cp, the route is a tar road and you'll go through a durian orchard (i think it is because there were a lot of rotten durians along the way). The track is still easy at this point. It takes around 30-40 minutes until you reached the second cp.</div>
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<span style="color: orange;">1100</span>: reached CP2 - Orang Asli settlement</div>
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The second cp is the orang Asli settlement (CP2). There'll be a signboard telling you that that's the second cp and the direction to the next cp. The next cp is Kem Balak (CP3). The route from CP2 to CP3 is quite tiring. The inclination was not THAT crazy but it is continuous. You'll be required to climb up big rocks a few times using the ropes provided.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">1230</span>: reached CP3 - Balak Camp<br />
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CP3 to CP4<br />
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Kem Balak is a small campsite. We stopped for a 10 minutes rest before continuing to the next cp; Kem Lebah (CP4). You'll pass through lots of small streams and bridges en route. From Kem Balak to Kem Lebah, it takes roughly around 1 hour and a half. The inclination in this route is even more challenging than the previous one.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">1345</span>: reached CP4 - Lebah Camp<br />
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Kem Lebah is where hikers usually stay overnight as the campsite is very big and the ground is quite flat. There are a few trees that are suitable to hang your hammock. The last water checkpoint is here. We stayed for 30 minutes here to rest and perform our Zuhur prayer before we got back on track to the next cp.</div>
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You might wanna bring insect repellent with you, because well, there are bees! Hence the name.<br />
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While Nik, Syed and Faiz had their lunch, I decided to have only one piece of butterscotch bread and just lie down and appreciate this kind of view. Should have done a time-lapse video of it.</div>
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<span style="color: orange;">1425</span>: reached CP5 - Permatang (Persi Camp)<br />
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CP5 to Gunung Bujang Melaka summit<br />
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The fifth cp is Permatang (Persi Camp). The site is almost the same as Balak Camp. Nothing interesting here except for the signboard telling you that you are almost there! From here to the summit, there are more declination rather than inclination. And there are many signs and markings so InsyaAllah (with God's will) the odds of you getting lost is very small. You'll see signboards telling you the distances from where you are to the summit - 600m, 400m, 100m & 50m.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">1515</span>: reached Gunung Bujang Melaka summit<br />
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It's not that freezing cold up here that I don't think anyone would require a sweater because even the skinniest fat-less person (me) could tolerate the chilli-ness. There's not much of a view here on the summit of Gunung Bujang Melaka. It's also quite small, probably can only occupy not more than 15 hikers. But anyhoo, don't forget to give yourself a pat on the back for making it to the peak. </div>
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Since it was already late, we did not spend much time on the summit because we want to reach CP1 before it's too dark as we only brought 1 head lamp with us and also none of us brought a knife. Y'know, for safety reasons. It started to rain a bit so we hurried back down and I think we didn't stop anywhere at all, not even a short break to catch our breath except at CP4 for about 20 minutes, to perform Asar prayer.<br />
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I was not feeling tired at all, my mind and body could still can go on. In fact, i would run down if i could (but i couldn't, so i shouldn't) but my legs were all wobbly and weak, I don't know why. I led the way until we reached CP2 because I'd be left behind if I were to be at the back (hehe sorry to slow you guys down). We were all so grateful when we saw the orang Asli's hut and I started to slow down here because I really couldn't feel my legs anymore. Have I mentioned that I only had one piece of bread (and some chocolates) the whole day? Yes I'm grateful that I didn't go hypoglycemic and faint or whatever.<br />
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Nik and Syed went first. They were fast so yeah after a few minutes of walking, I no longer could see or hear them. So.... it was only me and Faiz. Both of us. In the dark. In the middle of nowhere. With just one source of light. Only God knows how many hantus and pocongs came across my mind. Lesson learnt, don't ever forget to bring headlamps because you never know when you will need them.<br />
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But Alhamdulillah (praise to God), all four of us got to CP1 safely.<br />
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I just realised that I forgot to mention one very important thing: THERE ARE FRIGGING LOTS OF LEECHES! So make sure you're all covered up to avoid this tiny vampires from sucking your blood.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">1605</span>: Start descent<br />
<span style="color: orange;">1640</span>: Reached CP5<br />
<span style="color: orange;">1720</span>: Reached CP4<br />
<span style="color: orange;">1810</span>: Reached CP3<br />
<span style="color: orange;">1900</span>: Reached CP2<br />
<span style="color: orange;">1930</span>: Reached CP1<br />
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<li>CP1 - car park</li>
<li>CP2 - orang Asli settlement</li>
<li>CP3 - Balak Camp</li>
<li>CP4 - Lebah Camp</li>
<li>CP5 - Permatang (Persi Camp)</li>
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CP1 - CP2 : 1,250m (approx. distance)<br />
CP2 - CP3 : 1,245m (approx. distance)</div>
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CP3 - CP4 : 1,630m (approx. distance)<br />
CP4 - CP5 : 700m (approx. distance)<br />
CP5 - Peak : 1,200m (approx. distance)</div>
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Gunung Bujang Melaka - <i>checked!</i></div>
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So I guess that is all for this trip. To many more trips to come, InsyaAllah. And I will try to find some time to finish the second part for my Yong Belar trip soon.</div>
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Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-63416346635266550102015-09-12T18:51:00.000+08:002015-09-12T18:51:55.244+08:00Air Terjun Lata Medang + (Gunung) Bukit Kutu<br />
Sabtu, 5 September 2015.<br />
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Setelah sekian lama plan untuk hiking Gunung Chabang, akhirnya dapat jugak satu hujung minggu yang tak busy untuk kumpulkan semua orang dan hiking sama-sama. Malangnya, bila dah sampai Pos Slim di Simpang Pulai, Tok Batin pulak tak bagi teruskan. Alasannya sebab ada orang tengah buat empangan dan dia taknak kitorang kotorkan sumber air kampung dia.<br />
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Ok fine.<br />
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Takkan nak patah balik rumah menangis kecewa dalam selimut kan? Selepas menapis cadangan yang tak masuk akal seperti Gunung Datuk, Gunung Baling Gunung Bromo, Gunung Kinabalu dan segala tok nenek gunung, akhirnya dari Pos Slim tu kami terus shoot ke Kuala Kubu Bharu untuk camping di Lata Medang.<br />
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<b><u>Lata Medang</u></b><br />
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Kami pilih Lata Medang sebab itu je yang paling dekat (lebih kurang 1 jam 30 minit). Lagipun masa tu dah lebih kurang pukul 11 pagi, agak lambat jugak untuk teruskan hiking mana-mana gunung. Dan daripada niat asal nak hiking, kami tukar mind set untuk relax-relax sahaja. Tapi takde lah relax mana pun hahaha semput pulak sebab tak fit. Boleh tahan jauh jugak lah nak trekking untuk ke Lata Medang. I was among the people who was leading, and it took us around 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach the campsite.<br />
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Please note that there will be 2 junctions.<br />
1st junction: <b>GO LEFT</b> (right will lead you to Bukit Kutu)<br />
2nd junction: <b>GO RIGHT</b> (left will lead you to Lata Makau)<br />
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Lata Medang ni ada banyak-banyak tingkat, macam biasalah, sama seperti mana-mana lata yang lain. So pilih la nak mandi dan camping kat tingkat yang mana. You can even go for a daytrip, pack light, bawa tuala sehelai (and of course some snacks and drink) pun dah cukup. Tapi since kami ni plan asalnya nak naik Gunung Chabang yang berketinggian 1711 meter, tu dia bag hiking 65L penuh dengan makanan dan sweater yang tebal. Siap ada orang tegur tanya kami ni tengah buat <i>trans</i> ke? Kahkahkah. Kami bab makanan memang mewah sikit, tak bawak baju takpe asalkan bawak makanan.We had tomyam ayam for dinner and fried macaroni for breakfast the next day.<br />
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Plan kami adalah bermalam di Lata Medang dan bangun pukul 4 pagi esoknya untuk hiking Bukit Kutu dan sampai on time for sunrise dan semestinya pada hari kejadian, takde siapa pun bangun pukul 4 pagi. Paling awal bangun pun pukul 6.30. Panaskan breakfast yang dah dimasak malam sebelumnya, packing, dan perjalanan dimulakan lebih kurang pukul 8 pagi. Perjalanan turun untuk aku dan Faiz ambil masa dalam 1 jam sebab dengan seronok dan penuh tenaganya kami berlumba dengan berlari the whole track sampai ke bawah.<br />
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Height:<i> </i>902 ft./ 275 m<br />
Trek difficulty: 3/10<br />
Time taken: Going up-1 hour and 30 minutes, Going down-1 hour<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in front of one of the waterfalls with Syed</td></tr>
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<b><u>(Gunung) Bukit Kutu</u></b><br />
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Sebenarnya trip ni adalah agak gila dan sangat memenatkan dan tidak digalakkan unless you have lots of food and drinks left after an overnight camp at Lata Medang.<br />
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Kenapa?<br />
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Sebab pukul 8 pagi tu kami turun ke starting point (car park) untuk letak bag yang gedabak tu dalam kereta, dan naik atas semula hingga sampai ke simpang yang pertama (Lata Medang-Bukit Kutu) untuk ke Bukit Kutu.<br />
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Trekking dan hiking ke Bukit Kutu ambil masa dalam 3 jam kalau anda-anda semua fit. Since i drained all my energy by running while trekking down from Lata Medang, it took me around 4 hours to reach the summit. Itu pun setiap 10 minit berjalan aku berhenti, pandang Faiz dan hampir menangis ajak beliau patah balik. Tapi bila fikir-fikir balik, bila je nak datang KKB lagi untuk daypack panjat Bukit Kutu semata-mata, aku gagahkan kaki ku untuk melangkah.<br />
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Sebenarnya trip-trip macam ni kau tak boleh nak main redah je. Kena ada proper planning. Kalau tak, mesti ada benda yang serba tak kena. Contohnya, katakan trip ke Gunung Chabang jadi, kami akan mula turun paling lewat pukul 9 pagi dan sampai kaki gunung lebih kurang sebelum tengah hari. Berjalan ke car park, start enjin kereta dan cari mana-mana gerai untuk makan tengah hari dan balik ke rumah.<br />
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Tapi untuk situasi ni, kami turun dari Lata Medang dan naik pulak ke Bukit Kutu tanpa makanan tengah hari jeng jeng jeng. Berbekalkan roti gardenia krim sorang sebungkus, dua botol kecil 100plus, setengah water bladder (1L) untuk dikongsi berdua (dan juga untuk di pau oleh member yang lain), Alhamdulillah selamat jugak sampai ke puncak Bukit Kutu!<br />
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Lebih kurang lepas 1 jam 30 minit pertama, akan jumpa batu-batu yang sangat besar bertingkat-tingkat dipanggil Batu Tedung. Jangan excited, perjalanan anda masih lagi jauh. Kawasan Batu Tedung ni sangat cantik, boleh la ambil gambar banyak-banyak kat sini tapi hati-hati, banyak lebah! Make sure pakai insect repellant ya!<br />
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Teruskan perjalanan lebih kurang 45 minit sampai jumpa papan tanda "Last water point". Kalau kat situ anda berselisih dengan orang yang turun lepastu dia cakap <i>'Dah tak jauh dah ni dik, teruskan naik.'</i>, don't freaking believe them. It takes around another 1 hour from the last water point to reach the summit.<br />
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Bukit Kutu ni sebenarnya sebuah gunung (classified according to its height: 3576 ft/ 1090 m). Tapi tak tahu lah sejarah silam dia macam mana dan kenapa dipanggil bukit. Puncak Bukit Kutu ni agak sempit. Tapi anda boleh ke bawah sedikit melepak di banglo (mansion) tinggalan. Di puncak bukit kutu ni, ada 3 tingkat batu besar. Setiap batu dihubungkan dengan tangga-tangga besi. Hati-hati ya naik. Tinggi memang tinggi. Yang tak gayat pun boleh jadi gayat, lemah lutut, angin ahmar semua ada.<br />
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Fear is not a factor because these are the things that you'd do for a selfie hahaha.<br />
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Peringatan:<br />
Jangan lah ambil masa yang lama untuk selfie sorang-sorang kat atas tu sebab ramai lagi orang yang beratur di belakang awak, dan di bawah. Please be considerate ya :)<br />
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Height:<i> </i>3576 ft./ 1090 m<br />
Trek difficulty: 6/10<br />
Time taken: Going up- 3 to 4 hours, Going down-2 to 3 hours<br />
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Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-625238760585657502015-08-31T18:06:00.001+08:002015-08-31T18:06:42.376+08:00Pengalaman panjat gunung PART 1<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>Currently in Cameron Highland (CH) for a short Merdeka
getaway with my family while the rest of the gang are in Pulau Perhentian for a
group vacation. Tiba-tiba terpanggil nak tulis entry ni sebab gunung pertama
yang aku naik juga terletak di CH hehe.</i></div>
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Gunung pertama yang aku naik adalah Gunung Yong Belar,
gunung ketiga tertinggi di semenanjung Malaysia. Sebenarnya aku tak ambil tau
pun status gunung-gunung ni, dah turun baru tau boleh tahan tinggi rupanya
hahaha. </div>
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Sebelum ni tak pernah terfikir pun untuk pergi hiking sebab tak ada family
ataupun kawan-kawan terdekat yang ada
hobi macam ni. Tapi akhir tahun 2014, ada a group of my college friends (Geng
Gunung|GG) invited me to join them for this Yong Belar hiking trip. I straight away
say YES because why not?</div>
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Mula-mula agak takut jugak sebab tak pernah ada pengalaman
lagi kan. Tak fit, stamina tak ada lansung. Naik bukit Kledang pun tak sampai
puncak, baru half way dah turun sebab lapar. And the thing that I worry the
most is the weather, the coldness. Sebab aku jenis tak tahan sejuk. Ambil wudhu
pun boleh menggigil. Orang kata sebab aku takde lapisan lemak, kurus sangat! (I
am 34kg). </div>
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A month before the hiking trip, I started hanging out with
them, trying to fit in. They are very cool people, very easy going, friendly
and just like that we clicked. And if
you people know me, you’d know how overprotective my parents are. I had Tiin to
call my mom and tell her that it’s going to be okay hehe.</div>
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Seminggu sebelum hiking, kita beramai-ramai serbu
SportsDirect.com yang terletak dalam Tesco Ipoh Garden. Memandangkan
SportsDirect tu baru bukak, almost all items are on sale! I bought my very own
hiking bag, Karrimor 65L (MYR 169 / normal price MYR 300+) and day-pack bag
also from Karrimor (MYR 169). Like I mentioned above, I really can’t stand cold
weather so I bought a pair of thermal glove (MYR 39) and a thermal shirt (MYR
35).</div>
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Untuk tidur selesa sikit dalam hutan nanti, beli la sleeping
matt (MYR 17). Sleeping bag aku dah ada, tak perlu beli. And you really don’t
want to ruin your expensive running shoes, so go to any hardware store and buy
a pair of rubber shoes (MYR 6). Tapi.....the smallest size they have is 36
while my size is 35. So nak taknak, terpaksa la pakai Nike running shoes masuk
hutan...sobs.</div>
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Plus, rubber shoes are a lot easier to clean. Sebab dia slip
on je, so kalau masuk selut ke apa, boleh bukak-bersihkan-pakai-sambung jalan.
Aku ada menyimpan hasrat nak beli hiking boots, tapi otai-otai cakap tak
function sangat pun. Nanti kalau masuk air, susah nak kering sebab waterproof. </div>
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Untuk beginner yang baru nak berjinak-jinak, memang terasa
la banyak berhabis duit. Tapi untuk sekali ni je, sebab untuk trip-trip akan
datang barang-barang basic semua dah ada. Takkan lah setiap kali nak pergi
hiking, nak kena beli bag baru ye dok? </div>
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Periuk, kuali, senduk, pinggan, mangkuk, sudu, garfu, mess
tin semua aku tak perlu beli. Sebab GG dah memang ada. Oh for your information,
GG ni dah naik beberapa gunung dah sebelum ni. Diorang start hiking dalam bulan
Ogos 2014, dalam tempoh empat bulan ni, dah 4 gunung diorang ziarah: Gunung
Bubu, Gunung Berembun, Gunung Jasar & Gung Irau. Core members are of
course, the guys: Tiin, Jelin, Ismail, Syed, Iqmal & Nik. And the ladies are:
Mun, Kak Amal & Naza. Members are not fixed, kita alu-alukan orang lain
untuk join juga.</div>
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Ni aku listkan barang asas dan anggaran harga untuk sesiapa
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Hiking bag 65L: MYR 150-300</div>
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Sleeping bag: MYR 80-120</div>
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Rubber shoes: MYR 5-8</div>
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Sleeping matt: MYR 15-20</div>
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Thermal glove: MYR 39</div>
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Thermal shirt: MYR 34</div>
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Headlamp: MYR 15-25</div>
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<li>Harga tak tetap, sebab semua
bergantung pada jenis & brand, kadang-kadang kalau rajin survey dan pandai
cari, boleh dapat yang lagi murah.</li>
<li>Hiking bag kalau untuk camping satu malam, 30L-40L dah
cukup. 65L-80L selalunya orang pakai untuk trip seminggu atau lebih.</li>
<li>Thermal glove/ thermal shirt adalah optional. Kalau rasa
jenis tak tahan sejuk macam aku, boleh la beli.</li>
<li>Headlamp is much needed because it’s very useful. I prefer
headlamp compared to flashlight because you can go hands-free with it!</li>
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So ni je untuk part 1. InsyaAllah akan cari masa untuk tulis part 2 soon.</div>
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Bisous!</div>
Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-83679416839446419412015-08-03T22:20:00.001+08:002015-08-03T22:20:15.608+08:00Puding Karamel Newbie<div style="text-align: justify;">
Penat search sana-sini, jumpa jugak satu resepi yang macam boleh difahami oleh newbie hahaha. Senaaaaang sangat sebenarnya nak buat puding karamel ni, cuma part nak mengukus tu yang macam leceh sikit. </div>
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Ok ni resepi asal dari Azie Kitchen:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Puding Karamel - Resepi II</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oleh: <a href="http://aziejaya.blogspot.com/2012/09/puding-karamel-resepi-ii.html" style="text-decoration: none;">Azie Kitchen</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Untuk: 20 bekas</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Untuk puding</span><br /><ul>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 tin susu pekat manis (kurangkan jika tak suka manis)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 tin susu cair</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 tin air</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5 - 6 telur - buang mata</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Esen vanilla</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Untuk karamel</span><br /><ul>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 1/2 cawan gula pasir</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 cawan air</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cara cara:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Goreng gula hingga perang. Bila gula bertukar warna, baru masukkan air. Masak sehingga menggelegak dan gula hangus menjadi cair semula. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Tutup api dan biarkan sejuk sebelum disimpan dalam peti ais. Esok pagi, masukkan ke dalam bekas bekas kecil.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Telur dibuang mata dan dipukul tetapi jangan sampai berbuih. Masukkan semua bahan lain. Kacau sehingga sebati. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Tuang ke dalam bekas kecil yang telah diisi dengan air gula hangus. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. Panaskan periuk pengukus sehingga air mendidih. Kukus selama 10 minit atau sehingga masak. Sentiasa di lap penutup pengukus supaya permukaan karamel menjadi cantik.</span></span></div>
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The way I did it:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">I pakai kesemua 5 bahan yang sama untuk puding, dan guna 5 biji telur gred A.</li>
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I ada tanya mama apa maksud 'buang mata' tu, mama kata yang bintik darah merah gelap yang bakal jadi mata anak ayam (kot). Entah la betul ke tidak, tapi kita bersihkan je lah telur tu daripada sebarang impurities.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Satu sudu teh esen vanilla</li>
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Esen vanilla ni function dia untuk hilangkan bau hanyir telur (baru tau sebenarnya)</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Bekas plastik yang tahan panas (20 bekas)</li>
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Macam mana nak tahu dia tahan panas ke tak, tengok dekat lid & bawah dia ada lambang microwave. Semua barang yang digunakan ni cukup-cukup untuk isi 20 bekas plastik tu, but of course, depends on how full you fill each container.</div>
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Bekas plastik cenggini, gambar juga dari Azie Kitchen</div>
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Sebab I nak the caramel gravy to be on top, and so that I tau banyak mana nak letak hehe.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Tapis the mixture using a very fine penapis</li>
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So lendir-lendir telur tu boleh dibuang or diasingkan (orang panggil tali pusat telur) daripada mixture.</div>
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Bila air dalam pengukus tu dah mendidih, baru masukkan bekas-bekas kecil tu. I tutup je terus, tapi bukan tutup rapat, sekadar letak je. I biarkan dalam pengukus lebih kurang dalam 20-30 minit. Bekas kecik sebenarnya cepat je masak, tapi saje biar lama sikit. Yelah, first time kan, taknak lah nanti ada bahagian yang masih tak masak. FAIL la gitu.</div>
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Guna cawan sukatan yang sama ok takut nanti lari pulak proportion.</div>
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Itu ajelah. Bila karamel dah siap, I tuangkan aje dalam bekas-bekas yang berisi puding dah siap tu. I suka letak banyak-banyak tapi jangan lah sampai nak tutup pun tak boleh. Jangan risau, siapa je tak suka manis hahaha. Lepastu I simpan dalam peti ais.</div>
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Kawan-kawan semua cakap sedap. </div>
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Siapa ada yang mintak resepi untuk dia buat masa open house nanti. </div>
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Seronok dengar! </div>
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Lepastu kawan puji yang puding tak rasa telur pun, so tak muak. </div>
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Ada jugak yang puji suka karamel yang tak pahit sangat.</div>
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Yay, achievement unlocked!</div>
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Next: Chocolate moist cake insyaAllah :)</div>
Ainalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959022634109867301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768276697176663951.post-51394321036726127362015-08-03T19:48:00.003+08:002015-08-03T19:49:20.846+08:00Asah Skill Memasak<div style="text-align: justify;">
Tajuk entri ala-ala suri rumah gitu.</div>
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Entah kenapa sejak kebelakangan ni terasa rajin nak ke dapur cuba memasak itu ini. Hormon keisterian dah mula keluar kot, maklumlah umur dah 21 hehe. Tapi ini serious, aura rajin ni menjelma sejak bulan puasa sebulan lepas. Biasalah perempuan kan, ada off-day. So there was this one day that I decided to cook something for my housemates and Ishmel for them to eat upon iftar. </div>
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Saje. </div>
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Satu, sebab tak puasa so boleh rasa, kedua sebab kalau kita bagi orang yang berpuasa makan, kita dapat pahala sama macam orang yang berpuasa tu, so why not? :) Sempat masak dua kali je for iftar, the rest of the month makan luar sebab during that time, I was super busy with Field Residential Program where we had to organize a health campaign.</div>
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<span style="background-color: black; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: yellow;">مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ شَيْئًا</span></span></div>
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Selama ni selalu je memasak. Biasalah, duduk rumah sewa ramai-ramai, ada giliran memasak secara duet gitu hihi. Tapi selalunya I jenis prepare bahan, and biar my partner dictate me on what I should do next. I jugak jenis tak pandai rasa, I tak boleh decide rasa masakan tu sedap ke tak sedap. Kali ni, I masak Sendiri! Tanpa! Bantuan! Orang! Lain!</div>
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Takdelah masak fancy schmancy Udang Galah Berembun Cappadocia ke menda. Takat ikan bawal sweet sour untuk yang hari pertama tu and udang masak lemak cili padi + sup sayur bayam merah untuk kali kedua. Tu je mampu, tu je sempat.</div>
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Feedback, Ishmel cakap sedap je. Tak tahu la sekadar nak ambil hati ke apa, tapi tak apa lah. Banyak masa lagi nak practice sampai betul-betul sedap boleh bukak kedai makan pastu jadi tukang masak hotel pastu bukak kelas memasak hamboi.</div>
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Rome wasn't built in one day ladies. </div>
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Kalau bukan sekarang bila lagi?</div>
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