tomorrow is never guaranteed

sebab makcik cleaner marah ambil wudu' dalam toilet

2012-01-18T17:50:00.000+02:00

i know the title kinda sounds silly. but it means a lot to me. I love having a use-able toilet. the one I can use without feeling like to throw up, or worry my pants or kain would get soaked in it.

you know dekat jamiah or hospital (usually jamiah lah kan) makcik cleaner selalu sangat bebel-bebel lepas melayu berbondong-bondong ambil wudu' di toilet. but since she's an arab biasanya kita pun buat muka tak faham dan buat bo-layan aje pada beliau. well, tahukah anda, apakah sebab-sebab insiden ini berlaku?

sebab lepas kita ambil wudu' tu, basah lenjun, banjir air bertakung di toilet-toilet tersebut. and orang tempatan is NOT USED to that sebab ramai yang tak basuh kaki, sapu kasut je kan. so, adakah kita pun kena sapu kasut / stokin juga seperti mereka? NOT necessarily... so here's the solution untuk mengelakkan makcik cleaner sejordan mula rasa hot je bila nampak maliziyyin menghampiri toilet menjelang waktu solat.

Wipe wipe and wipe.

Use the wiper! toilet arab ni biasanya ada wiper di mana-mana. Carilah dalam toilet-toilet kecil tu insyaAllah ada. so... lepas dah kita basahkan lantainya itu, be kind enough to wipe it back. I sometimes wipe the toilet - yes, i meant the public toilet tu sebab the lantai is too soaked, and I don't like it. So, just because you're not a cleaner, doesn't mean you're not allowed to use it.

Budi bahasa budaya kita.

Amalkanlah senyum / bagi salam dekat makcik cleaner. If not for her, and other responsible toilet user, we won't get to use the toilet dengan aman. Memanglah toilet di jamiah tu tak setaraf toilet City Mall, but still, it would've gotten worse without makcik-makcik cleaner tu. Nak-nak lagi kalau dah merantau ke hospital-hospital lain, kadang-kadang nak solat menumpang-numpang locker room staff, lepas guna tu murahkanlah senyuman dan ucapan terima kasih. Kalau korang kena marah pun, throw that muka ketat away and give them a pleasant smile.

I think dua tu je lah key point kepada isu ni. I know it seems silly and all, tapi makcik cleaner pun ada hati dan perasaan, makcik cleaner dan staff hospital pun mendoakan kejayaan kita. Kan best kalau semua orang happy tengok Maliziyyin, tak tinggal solat dan pandai jaga kebersihan tandas selepas menggunakannya? sesungguhnya habit menjaga kebersihan tandas bermula dari rumah, dan habit berbahasa dengan makcik clenaer bermula dari sekolah rendah. masih belum terlambat, anda mampu mengubahnya!

Tiada Duka Yang Abadi

2012-01-14T22:30:00.001+02:00

Sakit perit yang kita perlu lalui, is not forever. Kalau bukan di dunia, di sana nanti bahagia menunggu. Dan apa yang lebih besar lagi dari kebahagiaan di hari yang paling abadi. Semoga Allah beri kekuatan untuk semua orang, dalam perjuangan masing-masing. :-)

Found this video today, and I just have to share it with you people.

...andai bisa ku mengulang waktu hilang dan terbuang...

Visa Prepaid Card by Jordan Kuwait Bank

2012-01-08T18:59:00.001+02:00

Hellooooooo online shopaholics! Jangan asyik shopping je, membazir amalan syaitonn okeh.

So, today I nak share sikit je pasal Prepaid Visa by Jordan Kuwait Bank. Please note that, I tak dapat komisen pun tolong promote ni, niat lillahi taala je nak memudahkan urusan anda je, cewah. Anyway, sebagai customer MarkaVIP, a friend of mine suggested I use prepaid visa to shop with markavip. Actually, kalau korang ada maybank visa electron pun boleh je guna untuk shopping markavip ni, tapi bagi yang tak ada, dan ada keperluan nak shopping online, beli tiket dan merewang kat ebay misalnya, bolehlah cuba.

sekadar hiasan

Minimum nilainya 50JD, but you will have to pay 53 JD. Other available amount 100 JD, 200JD and so on. So, you can use this card macam normal credit card and nak guna kat ATM pun boleh saje. And kalau duit tak cukup, just like touch n go card bolehlah di top up...And ada sikit charge jugak, kalau 20 jd, you pay 21.5jd... i think we can ask iqtisad students, sebenarnya riba ke camne tu kiranya ke service charge? Kat mana ada Jordan Kuwait Bank ni? Yang paling dekat dengan I adalah di Yarmouk Mall tingkat atas.

Just bawak je iqamah dah memadai, on the spot dapat prepaid visa ni, tak ada susah payah sangat macam bank S******* C****** bertuah tu kan.. ha...

One more thing, kepada peminat MarkaVIP, not only you save 4JD for cash-on-delivery charge, ade jugak potongan 4 JD lagi sebab beli pakai credit card. So, dah cover dah 3JD yang kita spend kat prepaid visa tadi. But then again, i just use maybank visa electron je, not tax pun! wooo hoooo!

akhir kata, maaflah macam terlebih gula sket kan. Bagi yang tak tau markaVIP tu apa, boleh click here to join us =)

Seminggu di 2012

2012-01-07T22:15:00.001+02:00

Alhamdulillah... dah seminggu dah kita di tahun baru 2012, and how are those habits of yours kicking??? Any good? Or it's a three days thingy and off you go to the old lazy you? hee hee. Still, don't give up just yet, keep on trying, and always remember : START SMALL!

Anyhow. Last week was my first week in Ramtha Hospital nuuuun jauh di hujung kampung, approaching syrian border gitu.. Being surrounded by kids and their beloved parents are amazing and heartwarming. I don't have younger brother and sisters, so I don't get to see much of how my parents worry about a sick kid. But, I've seen my brother and sister worried soooo much about their little ones. Well, I think it's only natural for parents to worry about their kids. Maklumlah, sayangkan anak itu fitrah, tapi anak perlu diajar sayangkan ibubapanya.

Yelah kan, kalau tak, masakan ada kisah Si Tanggang, Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup, Anakku Sazali? - wow Malaysian folks memang ada parenting issues yah. No wonder we have to have so many tales on anak derhaka ni..

And you know that time of your life bila pergi program they have this muhasabah session - my first one was when I was 11. How could the motivator talks about my mom who's at home worrying of what dinner I had that night, while I'm having so much fun making new friends in that particular program? So, yeah, anak-anak memang selalu kena diingatkan tentang ibubapanya, tapi on the contrary, parents, without fail will be thinking about their kids - even when those kids have their own kids pun, still parents worry about their wellbeing.

I guess the viral video on my facebook newsfeed this weekend is this ustaz don's video.

cannot playback, you have to watch on youtube

Speaking of parenting, ( I have no idea whether it's appropriate and ethical for me to write about my patient - tapi, just nak buat renungan kan, and I'm not going to mention pun any names) last week I took a history from a young mother. She brought her daughter to the hospital because of fever and loose stool. Turns out, after evaluation, her daughter was diagnosed as a case of failure to thrive. Well, obviously from the way she feeds her baby, and history we took from her, the cause is nutritional. When our attending took us to inspect the baby pun, she wet her nappies, sampai ke baju-baju basahnya mak dia tak salinkan. She's only 19, and this is her second baby, 6 months old and currently pregnant for 4 months.

Nutritional history - breastfeeding for 40 days only. As mentioned in AlQuran, recommended BF is for two years, "Haulain Kamilain", exclusive BF up to 6 months. *Tips untuk BF will be at the end of this entry*. And when the baby cried of hunger, she just amik jus rani tu tuang dalam botol and put it in her mouth. Not even formula milk!

So, pengajarannya... At this age, I know lots of my friends are getting married, some are expecting babies, yang dah deliver pun ada, congratulations... So, young moms, prepare yourself well, jangan sambil lewa je... Being a mother requires a lot of preparation and sacrifices. I mean, kesian dekat anak-anak je la nanti. Taking care of them physically is one thing, and providing education about Islam is another. It's our job untuk pastikan anak-anak kita nanti mampu jadi asset untuk kita ke syurga, and kita pun kena muhasabah, adakah kita akan jadi asset untuk bawa abah dan mama kita ke syurga.

Tips Breastfeeding by BF role-model

"Sebenarnya susu ni yang penting kita punya mindset je... Kadang-kadang ada hari susu sikit, kita jangan susah hati, takpe, banyak ni rezeki izzah harini, alhamdulillah....InshaAllah ada je susu untuk anak tu..."-kak ida.

So, moral of the story, kalau kita bersyukur Allah akan tambah, easy pizzy lemon sneezy kan?

till then, have a nice day everyone.

darkness that brings out the best in you

2012-01-02T23:30:00.001+02:00

Assalamualaikum WBT.

Empat tahun yang lalu sewaktu saya masih baru di bumi Irbid, seringkali saya menghubungi mama di Malaysia dalam keadaan menangis mengenangkan nasib diri yang jauh beribu batu dari keluarga tercinta. Satu hari kata mama pada saya, "Mama pun sedih juga, kadang-kadang mama bangun pagi rasa terdengar-dengar suara Ikah. Tapi, kita kena sabar, korbankan sedikit perasaan tu..." Not to mention, my mama kept the blanket I used and sleep with, just so that she could "smell" her daughter whom she didn't get to kiss anymore.

Kita yang berada di kejauhan ni, kadangkala memang sedih mengenangkan keluarga, tapi manakan sama dengan seorang ibu yang mengandung sembilan bulan, bersusah payah membesarkan lalu terpaksa dilepaskan berjauhan. Kita setidak-tidaknya masih punya rakan-rakan untuk buat kita lupa yang kita jauh dari keluarga, tapi ibu-ibu kita, masakan ada yang boleh membuatkan ia lupa akan perihal anaknya.

Anyway, hari ni saya nak berkongsi satu source yang baik untuk tafsir alquran. Alhamdulillah,I found this podcast, semoga bermanfaat untuk semua.

So, what I learnt today, from Surah ad-Dhuha is that we need darkness of the night. The silence allows us to get some rest. Just like we need the "dark" times of our life. When we feel like we're at the worst point we could ever be. These situation will brings out the best of us. The virtues Allah had instilled inside us, that can only be nourished and nurtured by going through hardship and trials of life.

Don't be sad when life gets a little bit more challenging, we're being molded to become a better person. Let's not fret. For example, being patient. You wouldn't know how patient you could be, until you get the opportunity to be patient.

Oklah, nanti dengar sendirilah podcast tu ada baaaaaanyak sangat recording :-) I bukan pandai pun nak cerita panjang-panjang. Till then, enjoy the darkness of the night.

how good is good?

2012-01-01T02:46:00.001+02:00

"I want to be a better muslim / muslimah this year, inshaAllah".

If this is what your new year's resolution sounds like, I guess we're gonna need to improvise on that.

I love reading zenhabit and some other productivity blogs. And so often they talk about starting small, and be consistent with it. This year, I learnt that another good idea about changes, instead of setting goals, why not create habits.

Goals are temporary, habits are going to last.

So, list down some habits you want to instill in yourself and work on it! Try a month, you will feel the empowering feeling of being in control of yourself when you succeed. Remember, always start small :-) or you'll burn out quickly. Starting small, and being consistent - sounds familiar?

Daripada Aisyah r.ha., Nabi s.a.w. bersabda: "Wahai manusia lakukanlah amalan mengikut keupayaan kamu. Sesungguhnya Allah tidak jemu sehinggalah kamu jemu. Amalan yang paling Allah sukai ialah amalan yang berterusan walaupun sedikit."

(Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim)

That day will come when you get to scratch them off the list, you've accomplish it and it's going to stay with you forever. Nice, huh? And another wrong thing about the above mentioned phrase is that it's not measurable. How good is good? How much better is actually "better" for you? Let's be more accurate, because only when you have measures you can tell if you have succeeded or not in achieving your target. So, instead of saying I wanna be a better person, list down what you mean by "better"?. Anyway, I'm sure you get my point kan.

Whatever your plan is, I wish you all the best, may this be a great start for us all. And here's something for those who find themselves easily distracted, cheers!

you never know what you posted on facebook could do

2011-12-29T20:31:00.000+02:00

Bismillah...

Alhamdulillah dah selesai Mini OSCE & OSCE untuk rotation Surgery... Jumpa lagi di final nanti, i will update on it inshaAllah..

So, few days ago, I encountered this video on facebook. Unfortunately I couldn't recall the person who posted the video.

Basically, the message was very simple about not to membazir makanan kan... I was so touched by this video that after watching this, I always finish food on my plate when I eat out - I ordered according to my ability to finish them - and when food falls and it is still clean and safe to eat I would pick it up. And every time I eat I would think of this video.

Another video I watched was about how easy it is today to share good things with people. Yelah, kalau ada 800 friends on facebook, hopefully one of them would benefit from things you posted kan. Tapi yang ni I tak berjaya nak laksanakan lagi. hehe.. And I really love this program, lau kaana bainana. In malaysia it is aired on TV Hijrah with subtitle, before this I only watched on youtube je, so lucky you Malaysian that it is now on TV.. Ok, till next time, selamat menonton!

p.s : And keep sharing!

Katakan TAK NAK!!

2011-12-26T14:20:00.001+02:00

Ok, entry sempena nuffnang Katakan #TAKNAK photo contest.

Azam's taknak face =)

Being a medical student, of all people, we are the ones who know the most how bad smoking could be. I wish I could list down all the risks that comes with smoking. Well, actually I did.

Unfortunately, even people who knows these risks very well still doesn't have the willpower to quit smoking. It is devastating that the ones who were to advise the patient to quit smoking, is a smoker himself. My dad is not a smoker, and I thank God for that, at least I didn't have to grow up as a passive smoker. Too bad, here in Jordan, we have all become a passive smoker even in the hospital compound! I swear sometimes I wish the water sprinkler would go off in the ladies so that the smoker would get soaked in water for smoking in hospital's toilet.

One day on my way to the hospital, a taxi driver told me he's coughing black sputum. I was alarmed, but then some research and he himself told me that it's normal for people who quit smoking to experience that. Because his lung, is clearing up! How amazing! I asked if it was hard for him to quit smoking, he said yes, in the beginning, but then it's ok and not that hard.

So smokers, all you need is the first step. And I wish you all the best =) Check out this link on gayahidupsihat

And this ad, is heart breaking.

Ok, that's all for today, mana tau ada rezeki kan, dapat duit free.. heee heee.

Homosexuality: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-12-20T21:32:00.001+02:00

Disclaimer : writing this doesn't make me homosexual in any perspective available. I'm trying to share my opinion and suggest some improvisation for our society. Thank you.

So let us begin with what is homosexuality?

Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same sex; "it also refers to an individual's sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them

source

Is homosexuality a choice?

Based on this video, we're saying that homosexuality is NOT A A CHOICE. Ok now, here's where the real discussion should begin. Is it really not a choice? Researches had associated a person's sexual orientation with genes, prenatal hormones and brain structure. (source) So we encounter people who claims God has created us this way, it is not our fault, and we don't become homosexuals because we choose to. No you didn't darling, you didn't choose to be homosexual, instead, you wanted to be. Now you're starting to hate me for saying that.

Because, it was said that "no findings have emerged that permit scientists to conclude that sexual orientation is determined by any particular factor or factors. Many think that nature and nurture both play complex roles; most people experience little or no sense of choice about their sexual orientation." source.

Homosexuality and Islam.

Is it sinful to have feelings for a person of your same gender? Nope. Feelings is not something you're responsible for. You don't get to choose whom you fall in love with, but you get to choose how you conduct your feeling. Having feelings for people of your same gender does not make a person such a weirdo, it makes you human. Take it as a challenge, this is God's way of testing your iman. You CURB your desire. You don't nourish your feelings and let it overtakes you. You are the driver of your life, you choose what you want to do. You can choose either to pursue your feelings or go the other way around.

It's not the feelings that is sinful, it's the way you conduct it. If you're a homosexual, I suggest don't get alone with an attractive man/woman, always be in the company of others, don't get involved in deep / personal discussions with any person that you may think will trigger your homosexual feeling. Stay away from any other people who have similar feelings. Don't even think in such an idea of this subject, keep yourself busy in different useful thing, and stay away of anything that remind you of homosexuality. Keep a POSITIVE thinking in your mind and keep saying to yourself that you can do something about it. Don't ever say I can't. Remember with every step you are taking toward getting rid of this habit you are getting help and reward from Allah (S.W.T) and you are annoying the shaytan. Not doing something you can do, for fear of Allah, you'll be rewarded. -source-

What had we done wrong as society?

We become haters. We call them fags, sutun, kepit and what not. We think our hatred are making them weaker, no we're wrong. We help them grew stronger. We triggered them to stick together because they had become so vulnerable. I'm not saying we should welcome them with arms wide open. But we should provide them with support-system to help them with the issue. They won't recover, because they're not sick. But they will triumph because this is their battle. We help them CURB their feelings. We have association that help drug addicts, ibu muda and so on, but the homosexuals? We gave them condoms and remind them to use it so they don't catch AIDS. Ironic.

Prevention is better than cure

A child don't become homosexual overnight, it's a build up process that might take years to complete. The problem is that during the process no one was there to guide them the right way. Our kids get their information from the internet, and hardly people will google for "Homosexuality and Islam". So, all they are going to find are sites that tell them that it is OK to be different.

Rainbow and unicorn would never appear harmful or even wrong to these kids. Had we have a better system in a family, where discussion with parents are a little bit more eased, we might be able to prevent a kid from choosing the 'colorful' paths. Tell those kids, "Your feelings is not wrong, but it's not permissible in Islam, this is a challenge for you from Allah and we'll help you get through this test." But what usually happens, parents would freak out, kick those kids out from home, putus saudara and so on. Then the viscous cycle started where they start to find people who understands them and treat them nice. And family is no longer providing them with that.

Don't get me wrong, I just think if we understand them a little bit more, they might actually open up to us and accept the help we're offering. Don't judge. Don't put label on them. Help them instead.

Just my 2 cents.

and again I'm not homosexual or anyway near it.

tips perantau #2 : doing laundry

2011-12-20T19:39:00.000+02:00

okay, i seriously need to jot down my thoughts whenever i'm having them because this morning i have an idea on what to write, but when i got home i went totally blank! urghhh.

so, i did this post earlier and set it on auto publish =)

one weird thing i tried and proven to work recently is removing oil stain effectively from your clothes. one day i was preparing dinner and the oil splashed on my favorite PJs and guess what I did - I wash them with the dish detergent. is that what is it called. i meant sabun basuh pinggan. and as if nothing ever happens. hihi

FOR OIL STAIN ON YOUR CLOTHES : PRE-WASH THEM WITH SABUN BASUH PINGGAN, they work on the dishes, why not on out clothes kan!

so, kalau balik dari gotong royong kenduri tu, baju gets dirty, boleh lah cuba ya.

in winter, I prefer doing my laundry with shower gel. for two reasons, because I like the matching scents and they clean perfectly. Plus, they don't make my baju too soapy, they clean better than normal detergent, and doesn't clog my washing machine. and you know in winter kadang-kadang baju susah nak kering and they have this disturbing smell, well - DOESN'T happen with shower gels. hee hee. and there's no need for fabric softener afterwards.

here for my tips dapur perantau

and here for my washing machine maintenance tips.

how life changes since the internet : Music

2011-12-18T19:17:00.001+02:00

hai.

malam semalam i was reminded of how technology have changed our lifestyle. for tonight, I'm gonna write about music, and my big sister.

LYRICS BOOK.

hihi. I don't remember having a proper lyrics book but my sister had TWO of them, log book kot! and it would be so cool when I get to take them to school with me and show off to my friends - of course I didn't steal the creadit - she had her name on the book. Her handwriting was sooooo pretty - well that, I could never have. and she would cut lyrics from the weekend newspaper or she would write the lyrics by ears.

well, i've seen her did it so often. PLAY. PAUSE. REWIND. PLAY. PAUSE. over and over until she finishes the whole song. sometimes she uses her earphones, sometimes she didn't. and you wanna make much noise when she's on her "song re-writing" session. hihi.

I don't really do that unless it's a song I like and she doesn't. maybe once or twice. but after that it's all Yahoo! Search. Google was not in the highlight at that time. nowadays, when I hear a nice song on Glee I would google those few words I could catch and tadaaaa, the title, singer, lyrics, mp3 and the videos are all there.

MIX TAPE

we don't really get to buy original cassettes back then. (yang pirated pun jarang2). So what my sister would do, we make our own mix tape. you push the record button (the play button will follow) and pause altogether. so then when the DJ announces what's playing next, she would run to the radio and get ready to release the push button, and you're not allowed to sing along or talk during the recording. she would give the keep quiet sign and i'd read her lips saying "akak tengah record". hihi. and then we play the recording, if it's good, we'll set them back to the standby position, so we could record the next song. =)

nowadays, I'd google " Sedetik Lebih Anuar Zain 4shared", and download the song right away.

Music Videos.

yea, early in the morning during school holidays, we don't really wake up late (now we're talking zaman sekolah) because my sister would wake me up and help her with the house chores. she would clean the floor, wash the dishes, clean the living room and stuff. i got the minor jobs like susun kasut, cabut rumput dalam pasu, and my favorite, sapu rumput selepas abah mesen rumput. so, it's either she'll turn on the radio or she'll switch on the TV, pagi-pagi dulu-dulu kan ada MTV.. then the same thing, ready kan video tape, and then bila ada interesting MV we would record it - now, we usually don't re-watch thing we record except N SYNC Tour - I love that a lot!

ok lah folks! till then, selamat belajar rajin-rajin n do share how's internet changed your life =)

what happen when you eat too much "clam"

2011-12-07T21:32:00.000+02:00

I meant "lala" actually, and I'm not even sure if lala is translated into English as clam or not. When I was in Malaysia it's a must to eat things I love but I can't get in Jordan. Kalau setakat laksa tu dah boleh buat sendiri, I pun tak adalah heran sangat nak makan kat malaysia kan....

One of them was my mom's lala. I was going to blog about this actually back when I was in Malaysia with the recipe - but unfortunately I've forgotten them. I was having difficulty in telling either this lala was cooked by mama or me, but analyzing the background sayur beralaskan salad layu and the enormous slices of ginger in the lala dish, and the smudges on the bowl I'm pretty sure this is my job.

Well, long story short, for the recipe : tumis normal and add some susu sejat. that's all =)

The thing is that my mom had fed too much lala and kerang, of course during last holiday. We would go to Pasar Besar Ipoh and buy the clams there, sebab in pasar besar the lala and kerang was like besar gila, regardless bulan penuh ke, bulan separuh ke. And even at 3pm you can still get lala - in pasar Tanjung Rambutan, 11 am pun dah habis semua lala tau! I remember one time before going back to Parit Buntar my mom was like, "Atiqah, esok masak benda lain, kerang tu simpan dulu... Hari-hari makan kerang, lala, ketam ni tak elok untuk kesihatan..." hehe..and one day after I failed my first JPJ test i went to greentown mall with abah for phone-hunting preceded with 2 bowls of kerang bakar..

A few days before I went back to Jordan we stopped by near pasar besar and my mom asked "Do you want to eat lala some more?" and I suddenly felt nauseous. "No ma, please... Even the thought of it makes me nauseous". My mom replied, "Alhamdulillah...means you have eaten enough, balik next year baru makan lagi, tak adalah nanti balik sana dok teringin2 lagi dah".

Well she was right. Today I saw a picture of Pasar Besar Ipoh.
I'm already nauseous.

apple cutter untuk abah

2011-11-23T23:44:00.000+02:00

Bismillah... Abah memang suka makan apple hijau. Because his doctor said he should eat a lot of them. So, we never run out of green apples at home. And he always buy fruits in this fruit store in Ipoh Garden sebab "buah kat sini semua cantik-cantik, tak busuk". Yup, I kinda enjoy the fruits dekat situ.

Abah memang suka makan buah. We all anak-anak pun suka makan buah, tapi malas kupas. And abah is aware of that and when he kupas buah he would say, "kalau tak berkupas, haram tak ada siapa nak memandang... kalau dah kupas tu, cepat aje habisnye...". Mama thinks if you want to eat apples, mesti kena buang kulit but we're all very lazy, we don't do that.

Muaz pun suka makan green apples, and if Muaz gets his green apples it would be peeled and potong kecik-kecik. And abah would say, "nah, makan dengan maksu". We would finish the plate, and maksu will eat more because maksu can chew faster than muaz. and then I would tell ask muaz, "muaz nak lagi tak?" when he says yes I'd tell him " cakap kat atuk muaz nak lagi, ok?" and we'll get another plate of peeled, bite-sized green apples :-)

When abah cut apples for himself and sit in front of the TV i would come around, "nak sikit abah". hihihi.

Tapi dekat sini siapa pulak nak potongkan green apples. and of course I'm still the lazy me, so I get myself this apple cutter. and I'm gonna get one for abah too, for all the green apples abah had cut for us.

tips dapur perantau #1

2011-11-20T20:41:00.000+02:00

assalamualaikum.... ok, I've wanted to write about this dah lama dah, tapi harini baru ada rasa nak tulis kan... So, today I'll be sharing with you two tips regarding memasak di negeri orang ni kan..

#1 : keeping your flavors fresh.

One of the ingredients I love using but is not available in Jordan is dau limau purut. I keep them in the freezer and I hate it the most bila nak guna, daun limau purut tu dah kering/kecut... Bila kering ni, flavor nye pun tak berapa sangat dah kan. Tapi, recently, I noticed my daun limau purut maintain segar bagaikan baru dipetik dari laman rumah ya puan-puan sekelian. Then I checked on my daun pandan, only the outer layer je yang kecut, those inside pun masih segar jugak lagi, maybe sebab daun pandan tu I balut dengan surat kabar then ikat dalam plastik.

My suggestion : get yourself freezer bag or any kind of zip lock bag and simpan lah all kinds of daun kesum, daun kunyit, daun pandan dalam bags macam ni... It's very convenient, and kalau nak lebih organize, untuk ayam and daging, lepas bersihkan boleh simpan dalam tupperware dan susun elok- will make your freezer cools better! tapi jangan pulak dah beli freezer bag ko tak seal balik elok-elok plastik tu cik tipah oiii..

#2 you know you looooooove tempoyak

Okay, so this is the second time I secured landing a tempoyak in Irbid. I think ramai je yang ade buat ni, tapi nak share jugak bagi yang tak tahu.. It's not impossible, yang penting bekas kena tutup kemas-kemas. My mom said it's better to use tempoyak yang dah lama sebab dah tak ada gas kan. Tapi this year, I brought new tempoyak and alhamdulillah - still no explosion. hee hee. Seal elok-elok bekas, balut dengan surat kabar, daun pandan dan plastik beberapa kali - just in case berlaku kejadian tak diingini.. Hasilnya, tahun ni ada dekat sekilo tempoyak I bawak, ha...

OK, sekian saja untuk episod kali ini, selamat mencuba!

you know you want to snap but you just can't

2011-11-15T22:30:00.000+02:00

selalu kan dalam hidup ni, kita memang teringin nak snap (baca : sentap) tapi you read too much self-help books you just can't do it. i was looking for ways to vent my dissatisfaction and frustration the whole afternoon but once in a while my rational brain would stop my primitive thoughts from executing things i-would-love-to-do-and-regret-later.

(i hate it the most when i typed something and had to delete them because i don't want to regret later)

Lama betul tak menulis di onebonez ni kan. Tak ada mood. Alasan!

Aku ingat aku dah bersabar, tapi salah. Aku bukan sabar. Sabar itu pada 1st hit. Kalau saat itu aku diam, duduk, bertaawuz dan beristighfar, itu baru namanya aku telah bersabar. Kalau saat itu tak terhidu oleh sesiapa pun kemarahan aku itu, maka itu namanya aku berjaya menelan kemarahan. Tapi aku sempat menghamburkan dulu kecewa dan marah aku. Aku biarkan otak primitif aku mendominasi aku sekejap. Aku fikirkan apa saja boleh aku lakukan untuk menunjukkan marah aku. Aku fikirkan rasional-rasional mengapa aku perlu berbuat begitu. Aku kata aku berhak untuk marah. Aku kata "memang aku pun salah, tapi......" Aku memakai t-shirt BSE : Blame Someone Else. Aku terlupa aku dan mereka duduk pada posisi berbeza, jadi kita tidak melihat "beach ball" itu dengan pemandangan yang sama.

Jadi sekarang bila menulis ni barulah kau nak sedar kan atiqah..... ha... ini sebab aku menulis di onebonez ni, sebab bila aku nak tulis dalam keadaan marah, biasanya aku akan reda marah selepas aku taip, aku fikir dan aku padam.

maafkanlah aku andai aku mula membina tembok, sebab bagi aku, semua kata-kata manis kamu-kamu yang kononnya berukhuwwah dengan aku - tipu.

Dan hari ini aku teringatkan satu nikmat yang kadangkala aku lupa : teman-teman susah senang aku di Irbid ni. cik rokoiah, cik sopiah, cik jah dan cik mardot.

selamat malam.

onebonez kitchen : sup daging halia

2011-11-11T16:14:00.000+02:00

sup daging halia

Wah wah wah... lama betul tak update blog ye... ala-ala tak pernah ada blog pulak punya negligence... ingatkan tadi nak buat nasi goreng dengan daging merah, alih-alih tengok daging dalam peti ais pun tak de banyak sangat... (daging korban banyak la tapinye kan, alhamdulillah) so nak masak yang simple-simple je..

Bahan-bahan

bawang putih - dititik

halia - hiris nipis

cili padi

sos tiram

carrot

Cara-cara

Kalau guna daging frozen, rebus dulu sehingga empuk.
Tumis bawang putih, halia dan cili sehingga naik bau.
Masukkan daging dan goreng sehingga kering ( kalau pakai daging rebus tak payah tunggu kering lah kan)
Masukkan sos tiram dan air rebusan daging.
Kacau-kacau dan masukkan garam secukup rasa
boleh tambah carrot or kentang jika suka.
JANGAN nak menambah aji-shio bagai - will ruin the flavor!

Selamat mencuba :-) rajin-rajin boleh garnish dengan daun sup.

books to let go Part One

2011-10-21T10:23:00.001+03:00

as my effort to unclutter my room, i'm selling few books I'm not gonna need in clinical years. More books coming soon - still in the process of convincing myself to let them go. hihi.

Sherris Medical Microbiology 4th Edition

Price : 7 jd

this is the original book, with remade cover by the bookstore

recommended for microbiology when you take the integrated module

bought this in my 3rd year, should've bought it in my 2nd year!

condition : like never been used.

Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry

27th Edition

~~Price : 7jd~~

Condition : Like new

Digital Edition Internet Subscription Access Number pun tak scratch lagi ni

KAPLAN USMLE Step 1 Qbook

- includes test-taking and strategies Guide -

Price : 9 jd

recommended for people who plan to take USMLE

also to review things you've learn in basics sciences : anatomy, histology, pathology, pharma, biostat

etc etc - questions are structured according to subjects

YM : ieq_pit

0779849863 (text only)

thanks.

Online Shopping in Middle East

2011-10-12T22:29:00.000+03:00

"MarkaVIP is an online shopping club, you have to be a registered users to get access to MarkaVIP club and their discounts. The best thing about MarkaVIP is that their website is so clean, that they don’t even have about us or any page which tells the users about the website; this makes users to register to know about MarkaVIP. According to markavip website ”MarkaVIP is an online shopping club, its gives exclusive access for its members to limited sales on a daily basis on top lifestyle and fashion brands. The sales are discounted up to 85% off the retail price. When checking out, please choose the cash on delivery payment method to pay for your order when you receive it if you don’t have a credit card. Membership in our club is free but is limited to the lucky few.” I think MarkaVIP shopping club gives discounts in some countries in middle east or all, which I don’t know exactly, because I am not a registered user and which you will know, when you register."

source

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So, I've joined MARKAVIP for quite some time now. And I must say, the discounts were amazing especially when it comes to the Monster Garage Sale - technically the only campaign I've bought from because the price were soooo irresistable! Their delivery service were good enough, and their customer service speaks English too - a major plus point! So hurry hurry and join MarkaVIP today, you wouldn't wanna miss the any amaaaaazing sale coming up soon! And help ME shopping by signing up from my referral link. Thanks!

on nasi lemak 2.0 and insulting malaysian movies

2011-10-04T22:41:00.000+03:00

Okay, firstly i just realized that it's near the end of 2011 and I haven't even write half of the amount I used to. *sigh*.

Secondly, I first noticed Nasi Lemak 2.0 trailer the morning we were "bakar-ing the lemang". Soooo cute la the rasa sayang song :-) And I know this is a movie I definitely wanna watch - it's been a while since I felt so excited to watch a Malaysian movie. The same kind of feeling I'd have with arwah Yasmin Ahmad's movies.

it won't be fair if I say it's a great movie before I even watch it, but I have a good feeling about this movie. Unfortunately, some people - even film maker I adored was slamming hard on Namewee's work, mainly taking into consideration his previous hit video on youtube - negarakuku. Well, when negarakuku came out, I was in Intec Shah Alam - so to say 4 years ago. I'm not gonna talk about that. So, today I found this video where namewee's were so pissed off.

It's everyone's right to have a view and establish a certain stand against certain people. But, seriously? I don't think it's fair in show business to judge a movie based on something the director cum actor did 4 years ago. We're out of good movies in our country. And I'm sick of watching movies that takes Mat Rempit to a new level, as a role model when they "insaf" yada yada yada... Overrated malaysian poser yang lebih mat salleh dari American citizen. So why mencantas usaha-usaha film maker like him - who tells stories we could relate to.

Insulting Malaysian Movies

Well, I'm not yet a mom, but I have nephews and niece. And when I was in Malaysia for 3 months, I wonder few years from now what will these kids watch on TV. You know when people talks about movies that insult particular culture/religion, I have listed my own characteristics of movies that really ARE insulting.

Movies that show it's OK and normal for unmarried couples or friends of opposing gender, muslims to stay or be in a same house alone.
Movies that show it's very common for mat rempit who is usually a muslim and a malay of course, to screw girls after their race.
Movies that show Muslims doesn't pray 5 times a day - at all.
Movies that show certain people from particular place in Malaysia loves backbiting, gossiping like they have no other things to do.
Movies that show students go to university to find their potential spouses, flirt around, not studying, graduated and work in awesome company.
Movies that show it's really common to go to shaman, bomoh, dukun, pawang penipu and do stuff that ruins your akidah as a muslim.
Movies that show fornication is very common these days.
Movies that show certain race is more superior than the other for whatsoever reason.
Movies with jokes that are "bodoh lagi memperbodohkan" penonton.
Movies that attempted to show things are not OK in our society but the director get carried away in highlighting the unnecessary stuff instead of the suggested solution.

That's it for the night. We are all aware that the so-called "gejala sosial" in our country worsens every single day. But hey, there's no need for more publicity on that. The way to solve it, is to reach out to the youngsters, be their friends, and try our best to understand what causes all these problem. We have serious problem with our youth, and all you can do is giving them the impression EVERYONE ON THE SILVER SCREEN is doing this? pffftt..

And every time we bring it up, that there's too much exposure on the vice, they tell us "kita nak tunjukkan realiti masyarakat hari ini, dan kita tak nak remaja buat perkara-perkara tersebut..". yea right. if that's what you want you put the vices in a more subtle way in your movie, but emphasize more on the right thing to do. though it's too good to be true, still, it might have better impact on the society.

ok , i'm getting carried a way with this post. till then, have a nice week everyone :-)

anak yang bongsu lah katekan...

2011-10-02T19:44:00.000+03:00

sepanjang 4 tahun lebih keberadaan di Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ni... perhaps inilah kepulangan paling homesick i've ever felt. you wouldn't wanna know how much and how long i cried masa nak balik ke sini haritu. entry ni adalah untuk my beloved abah, even though he doesn't read my blog - i didn't left him tutorial on how to read a blog pun kan balik cuti haritu.

Happy birthday abah.

today's his birthday October 2nd. Born in 1950, abah is now 61 years old. you know when i was very young i would send mushy text to my family, one such as "Ikah sayang abah n mama sangat-sangat". then my abah replied, "abah dan mama lagilah sayang, anak bongsu lah katekan". and that got me crying immediately. pffftttt.

as much as fun as it is (weee, i definitely used too much "as" there) to be anak bongsu, it kinda sucks a little bit because i became very manja (not spoiled ehhhh) and parting with family gets more difficult meskipun since 13 dah tak duduk di rumah lagi. Now that i've put it into a sentence, I just realized semenjak umur 13 tahun, that 3 months holiday was perhaps the longest duration i've ever stayed home? let's not talk about after SPM - because I DIDN'T GET TO STAY HOME NEITHER at that time.

everyone loves their dad, and as a blogger daughter, i have the privilege to brag about my dad in my blog.

abah saye my running companion,

abah saye seorang yang sangat penyabar

abah saye rajin berkebun?

saye selalu leter abah saye supaya menjaga pemakanan beliau kerana abah saye mengidap diabetes.

abah saye selalu bawak saye makan capati pagi-pagi selepas joging sambil minum teh ais.

abah saye selalu bising saye joging sikit makan lebih.

abah saye comel.

abah saye rajin layan cucu.. hihi

abah saye pandai buat lemang.

abah saye masak gulai lemak beberapa tahun sekali but it's marvellous.

abah saye overprotective for good reason.

kalau saye nangis abah saye akan bahan saye selepas itu sampai saye rase menyesal nangis tadi.

cuti 3 bulan saye asyik tgk sports channel sebab terpengaruh dengan abah.

selamat hari lahir abah, semoga Allah bagi abah sihat tubuh badan untuk terus mengerjakan ibadah..

pics update...lame tak letak gambar kan..

mama and abah - colmar tropicale bukit tinggi

muaz's new obsession : izzah =)

bunga di taman baru sekuntum : izzah lagi :-)

big brother-to-be :-) azzam inshaAllah will be joining yeop muaz in kelab abang long next year

p.s : i miss home

p.p.s : lately malas betul update blog. aiya..

taking care of your front-load washing machine

2011-09-24T13:36:00.001+03:00

hellooooo everyone. how are you? i'm great, enjoying my weekend and feeling SUPER lazy to update my blog - I'm thinking of renaming (cuz re-URL-ing) is not something wise to do the blog, but it's not yet official. heheh.

clinical life was awesome, challenging, tiring and what not. so today, let's move to another interesting topic FRONT LOAD WASHING MACHINE.

in my previous entry I did recommend you to buy good electrical appliance, one of which includes the automatic washing machine. come on, you load your laundry , and some button-pushing and voila! your laundry is ready ladies and gentlemen :-)

Our house use the front-load (FL),basically it's cheaper than the top load at that time, and turns out FL use LESS WATER, smart buy ayte? anyway, after few years, we're quite disappointed that the FL start to smell weird, i mean, the clothes were clean but the smell is not as good as it should be. so today i googled on how tosolve this problem, and here's some tips for your FL maintenance.

once in a month or two, run your FL empty with half cup of vinegar or bleach. Preferably use whites setting - the longest cycle and the hottest water setting available.
notice the gasket on the front opening - wipe it after EVERY load because you might have mold there which causes the smell - since some water from your laundry might stuck there.
use only High Efficiency detergent, if it doesn't have HE logo, it's not high efficiency :-) i got mine from c-town.
after using your FL keep the door and the detergent inlet open.
use only recommended amount of detergent because excessive usage of detergent might cause detergent deposition.
take out the laundry as soon as it finish - do not leave the laundry in your FL overnight.

i think that's about it. since it's weekend, and I do my laundry every saturday , happy laundry-ing people. have a nice day ahead.

nikeplus versus abahplus

2011-09-11T22:38:00.001+03:00

so today was my first day in clinical years. approximately 2 years and 8 months to go until we finish this so-called medical school marathon. introductory speech was really inspiring, and in a way hit you in your face why did you wanted so badly to be enrolled in a med school since you're a little girl. oh yeah, MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE for your prayers, support and encouragement that I finally made it to year 4 :-)

your patience and undying support meant the world to me.

so, on a fine day like this, nothing is more interesting than a good run. i haven't run for so long, i was worried i couldn't make it. but i guess i've improved quite ok that i ran 1 mile non-stop. and i would hate to admit i was smiling half the way, didn't know running has gotten me this much. hehe.

but i only did 2.4 miles today - which is in abah's standard would be "hek eleh...." only.

the best running companion.

when i started walking-running i realized the importance of a good running partner. well, no one beats abah in this case. he's like the most competitive partner - well, along would be too but i'm waaaay out of his league. but abah is different. it's the way he talked me to do more than i think i could, and he'd tell me i slow him down pushes me out of my comfort zone.

"when you see someone older than you runs faster than you, you should try follow his pace - then you'll improve. take him as a challenge".

well, abah IS a challenge to me, he's 60 this year and he's still so fit. but due to some physical condition he can't do strenous activity but i know he doesn't get tired so easily. usually i would start off walking with abah the first round, then the second i would follow my nikeplus coach regimen which is a mix of running and walking - so when i'm going to start running, i would say to abah "ok, bye ikah nak lari..." i would take off and when i'm back to walking abah will be right behind me and i'd be like "abah lari ehh???" and he'd go like "mana ada...abah jalan je...pun boleh kejar kamu". - i know he ran!

running without abah sucks. i would love to hear him talk about things around us - but now i'm just listening to my running playlist.

so long, farewell.... it's time to say goodbye

2011-09-02T09:49:00.000+03:00

these 3 months fly by SOOOOO QUICKLY... perhaps the fastest quarter of a year I've ever experienced. hopefully suku-suku yang lain akan berlalu secepat ini juga atau lebih cepat lagi. heehee.

tolong doakan saye nak exam 6 haribulan ye. minta maaf salah silap.

paling sedih sekali bila mama buat ayat seperti , "jadi beg pun bagus boleh ikut sekali...." ataupun, "jadi baju pun bagus, boleh ikut ikah" haizzz.

ok babai babai babai.
:-(

persediaan hari raya : carta persalaman

2011-08-25T15:31:00.002+03:00

assalamualaikum...

Selamat memperhebatkan amalan di hujung-hujung ramadhan. Dekat-dekat nak raya ni, semua pun dah mula cakap soal baju raya, kuih raya, tak dapat kad raya dan mengharapkan duit raya. I sekarang sebelum nak bersemangat buat lemang tahun ni, perlulah menginsafi diri dan study untuk exam CNS 2 pada 6 september. Jadi, minta uolz doa-doakanlah I dan kawan-kawan lain yang nak exam sama...

i could have just write, but too difficult and long to put in words, so mari kita kaji saje carta pokok ini. secara mudahnya, all in PINK square/clouds - BOLEH SALAM. all in blue square/clouds, red handwriting TAK BOLEH SALAM. * applicable untuk ME seorang perempuan *

So, if you go to you relatives house, or they came over - note the kebolehan bersalaman. Baru habis berpuasa sebulan ramadhan, pagi raya bersalam dengan bukan mahram pula - oh no no no... And if your uncles/aunts don't get this, explain to them nicely :-)

yang sebenarnya, bukan isu nak bersalam sangat pun.. lebih penting lagi adalah tentang batasan aurat : tak boleh salam means, aurat mesti kena jaga jugalah. I don't know if people find it weird for this thing to bother me, but things like this happen dan memang ada orang tak tau pun about this pakcik/makcik/sepupu thingy.

dan lagi satu yang orang selalu terlepas pandang just because they are ALMOST LIKE FAMILY - still doesn't make them family. Selalu kan kita ni ada keluarga yang close dah-anggap-macam-keluarga so kita rasa it's ok untuk tak menutup aurat/salam-salam but the thing is tetap tak boleh. Adik beradik/keluarga susuan cerita lain ye :-)

one more category lupa nak lukis, kan... if ME were married, the husband's brothers, and the husband's sister's husband (???) semua pun kena jaga aurat jugak. bahasa mudahnya ipar dan biras lelaki. haa.. susah sangat pun cik nab oi...

that's all for today, Selamat Menjalani Ibadah Puasa.

p/s : wah sedih betul lukis pakai tangan je dah tak reti guna komputer kan... huduhs pulak tu.

malu kan.

2011-08-23T08:35:00.000+03:00

malu kan bila dah susah baru nak ingat Tuhan.
itulah sebab masa senang jangan lupa Tuhan.

malu kan bila dah sedih baru nak cari Tuhan.
itulah sebab masa gembira jangan hidup macam tak bertuhan.

malu kan.