Scuba diving?

YES PLEASE!

As you can see, it is on my wishlist (refer the side bar hehe). 

A friend of mine had kinda talked me into it 

and I've been reading a lot about diving since then and that's it, 

I think I want to try diving next!

But the whole process is not that simple. 

There'll be courses & classes; 

that requires a whole lot of time, money and commitment... 

which I don't have and I can't give for now. 

I just can't wait to graduate and have all the time in the world 

to do all the things that I love. 

2 more years! 

I can wait. 

The sea can wait.

Hiking is my (current) forte, 

and I have a long list of mountains-to-hike. 

I guess I should spend the time I have for now for the mountains :)

So yea I'm just posting this for my future reference.

1) http://www.eshamzhalim.com/scuba-diving-bagaimana-untuk-menjadi-seorang-open-water-diver/

2) http://www.padi.com/Scuba-Diving/padi-courses/course-catalog/open-water-diver/

30 by 30 list - Dream Wedding

I just want to have a very simple wedding reception.

Outdoor.

At night.

With just family and close friends.

credits : truephotography

credits : hanie hidayah 

Because i'm a sucker for string lights. Yep.

Or maybe on a rooftop.

Cool Places In Ipoh : Wall Cimbing

One more thing to scratch off my wishlist weehooo!!

What is it?

Wall climbing!

Tak plan pun. And usually the unplanned things always turn out so well and fun and exciting, no?

If you read my previous posts, you know that i am somehow in a challenge to say "YES" to everything (not really EVERYTHING).

Monday (11/8/14), i was in the surau performing Zohor. Boleh pulak lupa silent phone. Nasib baik dah tahiyat akhir. Tapi sementara nak bagi salam tu, sempat jugak la berbunyi intro lagu Coheed and Cambria - Welcome Home. Gelabah jugak la sebenarnya sebab kalau nak tau.... ni lagu metal. So bayangkan la bunyi dia macam mana memecah keheningan orang khusyuk beribadah cewah.

Rupa-rupanya OP Paep call. (OP is the gelaran given to those who graduated from Royal Millitary College Sg Besi). His real name is Amir actually. Dia ni memang kaki outdoor activities. Gunung, bukit, dinding, serata malaysia semua dia panjat. He's currently working on a program to hike an ice mountain somewhere in India. Dah kira expert jugak la dia ni. Dia cakap petang tu dia ada dekat Ipoh, so dia ajak climbing. Kita pun cemana lagi, terus on.

Taktau pulak dekat Ipoh ni ada benda cenggini. Situated in the compound of Pejabat Belia dan Sukan Ipoh (red building) next to Stadium Indera Mulia. It's free! Plus dia just ada satu dinding je dekat situ. And orang-orang yang climbing ni, diorang macam satu geng tau (or family untuk imej lebih mesra hahaha). So since diorang ni kawan Paep, kita dapat la pinjam equipment yang diperlukan. 

Stadium Indera Mulia (pic courtesy: google)

Climbing equipment (pic courtesy: google)

Firstly, Paep panjat ke atas untuk sangkut kan cangkuk and masukkan tali untuk jadi pulley. Bila Paep dah settle set up everything, I was the first to climb up. Oh, I forgot to mention that I went there with Hana and Ezza. 

Rasa macam cicakman dah melekat dekat dinding tu. As a first timer, I did quite well actually. I climbed up fast, and high! Tapi tak sampai ke puncak, dapat 3/4 je. Kenapa? Sebab bila dah sampai ke 3/4 tu, permukaan dinding tu dah start melengkung. Batu untuk dipijak/dicapai dah makin jauh. Kita ni dah la katik. Tangan pulak tak kuat. So memang tak dapat nak grip apa semua. Tangan pun dah lenguh, so give up je la penyelesaian dia.

Ezza and Hana also didn't manage to get to the top. Takpe, this is our first time kan. We'll need to practice more on the right techniques and stuffs :)

Ezza in action

I tried for the second time. Tried a different route, but still couldn't get to the top. I really had to start working out again. Nak kena kuatkan biceps and triceps. I used to play basketball on the evenings, tapi dah berhenti sebelum Final Exam Year 1 dulu sebab kononnya nak focus more on studies (kononnya la), tambah pulak sport shoes dah hancur dilanyak buat caving dekat Gua Tempurung haritu. Sampai sekarang tak terbeli kasut baru lagi.

Paep cakap kita power ok! Haha. Dia cakap probably sebab badan kita ringan. And he told me to practice to get to the top. I surely will! InsyaAllah kalau berkesempatan, i'll go and climb there again, and that time, I'LL GET TO THE TOP! Mark my words.

Read about my 30 by 30 list here.

Radhi OAG @ Khizanat

Sabtu lepas gua join satu program kebajikan "Feed to Care" nama dia, kerjasama antara Khizanat Ipoh, Kelab Pembina and Sahabat Online Shop. Nama pun dah Memberi Makan untuk Berkasih (literal abah dia), takkan neurons tak bersambung fikir objektif dia apa kan.

Ramai jugak volunteers dalam lebih kurang 70 orang gitu. Ada orang luar but mostly are my collegemates. So around 2200H after groupings and bahagi stuffs (blankets/ clothes/ food), semua gerak pergi tempat masing-masing. 

Sepatutnya seronok. But somehow i found it quite boring. Why? Sebab tak banyak pun jumpa homeless people (it's a good sign though). Sebenarnya kalau nak jumpa insan-insan terpilih ni kena keluar pukul 2-3 pagi macamtu, tapi kitorang gerak awal sangat. And kalau kau jumpa ada yang terlentang dekat corridor tu sebenarnya bukan orang gelandangan tapi mabuk.

Pictures courtesy : @pembinarcmp

0200H semua orang kena kumpul balik dekat Khizanat.
Here comes the best part.
Since ramai lagi tak sampai, tetiba......


JENG JENG JENG


Radhi OAG keluar bawak gitar !

Gigih tau nak record walaupun screen phone dah retak seribu.

Radhi memang selalu lepak Khizanat, tak caye pergi tengok instagram @khizanat. And dia memang selalu libatkan diri dengan kerja-kerja amal macamni :) Biarlah kisah silam dia. Now he's starting back from zero and we should support him.

Kau sanjung Avicii bagai nak rak tapi kalau tak kenal OAG takde makna bro. Nah gua belanja video Radhi perform tiga lagu malam tu. (never knew he was that peramah and so cheerful and sporting)

To Watch List

Call me a noob. Whatever.
I wasn't really into movies back in my childhood days.
The only movie I remember watching was Tarzan.

And a few movies I think worth watching/rewatch.

1. 1977: Episode IV: A New Hope
2. 1980: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
3. 1983: Episode VI: Return of The Jedi
4. 1999: Episode I: The Phantom Menace ☑
5. 2002: Episode II: Attack of The Clones ☑
6. 2005: Episode III: Revenge of The Sith ☑
7. 2008: Star Wars The Clone Wars (Animated Movie)

8. 2001: The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring ☑
9. 2002: The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers
10. 2003: The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King

11. 2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
12. 2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

13. 1982: E.T. :The Extraterrestrial ☑

14. 2008: Iron Man
15. 2010: Iron Man 2
16. 2013: Iron Man 3

17. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) ☑
18. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ☑
19. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ☑
20. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ☑
21. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) ☑
22. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) ☑
23. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2010/2011.) ☑

24. 2002: Drumline ☑
25. 1998: Patch Adams ☑
26. 2005: Coach Carter ☑

Any other suggestions?

(will go through the movies listed by the others here)

30 by 30 List

30 things to do before turning 30 (October 22, 2024).

I've only gotten my list up to 28 (in no particular order)

1. Scratch off all the movies in my To-Watch list
2. Complete the 52 weeks Money Challenge for 10 years!
3. Attend painting class/es
4. Live without internet for the whole week
5. Graduate my MBBS degree in May 2018
6. Pay off my undergrad loans
7. Learn how to play an instrument
8. Donate to charity/Volunteer at local events
9. Become a certified scuba driver
10. Travel solo/with girlfriends with the money from #2
11. Buy my first home and decorate it on my own
12. Going vegetarian for a week 
13. Join any triathlon/marathon
14. See Arctic Monkeys performing live
15. Learn how to fish
16. Swim with the whale/shark/dolphin
17. Bungee Jumping
18. Learn how to use adobe photoshop
19. Hike all the moutains I've ever heard of haha
20. Visit the 7 wonders of the world
21. Release a lantern during Lantern Festival in Thailand did it in UTP, but will surely attend the real one in Thailand!
22. Watch Formula 1 Grand Prix Live
23. Sky dive
24. Hot Air balloon ride
25. Watch  theater
26. Weigh 50 kg
27. White themed wedding
28. Own a car
29. Rock/Wall climbing 
30. Join all 20 festivals (click here)

And so it begins! May the force be with me.