Iqra'

highly recommended!

I went to claim a parcel at our post/bookshop yesterday, and I received Mohd Kamil's 'Travelog Haji'. A BIG thank you to a blogger friend. I've read more than half..... and yes, as the sender recommended, I needed tissues to go with the book! Insya Allah.. may we all one day get to be His guests in the Holy Land. I'm putting that in my prayer from now on. Now I feel bad that I don't even have a Tabung Haji account yet! teruk kan...

I heard a knock on my door this morning. Received a home delivery of Dina Zaman's 'I am Muslim' and Awang Goneng's 'Growing Up in Terengganu'. The books travelled from KL-Dunedin-Christchurch. I asked MsVios to buy 'em for me and pass it to L who was coming to NZ. I wanted to pay but I received a reply from MsVios- no need to pay, those are your (advanced) birthday gifts! Thanks pal.... muahhhhhh!! thanks k.Su for sending them right to my door.

How would you feel when an excellent writer thanked you in a great book? Hmmm... it feels like your name mentioned in Academy Award acceptance speech!!.. hehehe... ni nama dia orang tak glamer menumpang glamer!

Now I hate to see this pile of work that needs to be done before I snuggle up with the books! *sigh*

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I was walking out of our uni library this afternoon when a guy walked in and I went 'terpana' for a few seconds. I swear he looked like T0m Cruise, only taller! oh siapakah gerangan???

Auckland

Just photos...

Parnell

Oh, he's halfway to the top!

looking down

Harbour Bridge

Auckland City Skyline

sunset

a year

I was talking to Mak on the phone when I reminded Mak that a year has passed since my cousin breathed her last. Mak was quiet for a moment there and I noticed the sudden change in Mak's voice tone after that. Mak was sobbing. Everyone in the family missed her dearly.

I dialed my aunt's number but I hang up before the second ring.

I'm sorry CikNgah, I wanted to talk to you, but I just did not know what to say. I'm sure you remember the day...

*Al Fatihah*

Simah, I miss you. Really miss you.



masa ni jugaklah baru perasan tisu kat meja dah tinggal kotak aje

staring fear in the eye

3-2-1 terojonnnnnnnn!!

I am afraid of height. V.E.R.Y afraid.

Tapi, bak kata 'pepatah' yang aku jumpa kat satu skydiving brochure:

Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be, no one can tell the difference.

I did that yesterday, pretended to be brave.. but NOT the skydiving, (I'm too chicken sh*t to jump off a plane with no strings attached) I did the one captured in the photo. I jumped off Auckland Sky Tower (192m high) WITH strings attached.

The skydiving brochure is now up on my softboard. I'll look at it everyday... hoping that one day I'll have enough courage to jump out of an aircraft at 12000 feet.

Would you skydive?

this and thats...

Saw this while walking around the small village reserve...

Hi Bill... I love the place too!

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"Di suatu senja semusim yang lalu.. ketika itu hujan rintik...."

People normally think that women tend to remember anniversary dates and birthdays. I think it is not that the ladies are putting much effort 'to remember' the dates... I kinda believe that it is our innate ability. We ladies (not all) can detect certain 'anniversaries' without knowing/remember the date of events.

The proof - one day, I've been asking myself why the hell I had certain someone appearing in my mind so many times on that same day. I was very sure that I neither dug my dirtpile of memories nor rummaged through old photos. While checking on some other stuff, I accidentally found notes of things that connects to certain place on certain date. laaaaaa..... ulangtahun tak penting macam tu pun otak ni ingat. pftttttttt.... my memory stores loads of rubbish! *sigh*.

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NZ celebrated Guy Fawkes last weekend. Ape lagi, I pun tumpang sekaki buying fireworks while they were on sale. They cut the sales period from about 2 weeks in previous years down to just 4 days this year.


I brought my 'explosives' to my friend's place, kononnya to let her kids have some fun with fireworks. It was the kid in me who was more excited to play. Budak-budak tu lepak aje...

Bahan letupan yang dah tinggal half. Choosing the next one to burn.
I lurve the 50 shots missile!
MamaRock, you were in my thoughts when I bakar these things :)

It was a very windy night, the fountain fireworks ended up like this!

Fireworks show at New Brighton Pier on the following night. It was freezing cold out there on the beach. Beku!! There were raindrops on my camera lens when the show started.

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SPM will start tomorrow. My three nephews, yang dulu I basuhkan berak, salinkan nappies & buatkan susu are now handsome young gentlemens. They will sit for their papers tomorrow. I pulak yang risau lebih... Irsyad, Azahan & Muhaimin, you guys do your best! Makcu will pray for you.