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Busy days

2012-02-01T22:21:00.001+08:00

.. But classes have not even started yet..haha..

My housemate Sarah and I are busy working part-time to support our living (lol), and busy packing our stuff because we are moving to a new place this weekend. Woot woot!

We are really looking forward for this weekend. At least I am :P

The picture below shows how our living room transformed itself into a store room. Macam tongkang pecah, bukan?:P

That's Music, Grandpa :D

2011-12-14T14:36:00.000+08:00

"Whatever lies ahead for listeners and musicians is unknown; the only guarantee is that, however you listen to music now, it will likely be vastly different in the near future." (wiki.answers.com)

That's so true, isn't it? And yes, the video is kinda funny when you watch it once. But when u think deeply, taking into account the Grandpa's saying that he doesn't understand a word from the music, God knows how music, or anything else for that matter, is going to evolve in the next few years. I mean, when you take a look around, even many clothing nowadays do not seem like they are something wearable any more. And who would have known that a tiny memory stick/card, a size smaller than a dime, can hold so much important files and memories? And that a person's life is deemed as incomplete without his mobile phone?

Of course there are pros and cons to everything, and we should take advantage on those beneficial to us, but try to avoid those that silently destroys us. How time passes so quickly and how everything's changing rapidly kinda scares me sometimes. After all, every second spent brings us closer to the end of the road..

home alone II

2011-11-20T23:09:00.003+08:00

I was really bored that i decided to walk myself to Marden Supermarket, which was 1.2km (tq googlemaps) from home. I needed to get some stuff anyways, plus, I had been staring into my laptop for hourssss everyday, my eyes needed rest.

The weather didn't look very friendly when I stepped out of my house, but I prayed that it won't rain until I got home, and Alhamdulillah it didn't. On my way back, I took the wrong street. I'm glad that happened, because look what I stumbled across; bright coloured flowers and a cute car :)

Oh, and a reminder for me to go back to that street sometime. Because I saw two houses with a very pretty fence/partition separating them. It was nature-inspired and only uses recycled timber/wood (I think), and its pretty front yard just lifts the ambiance of the dull street. I had already taken my phone out to snap a photo of it, but I wasn't too lucky because the houses' neighbour just had to get home at that very moment, and I didn't want to look like some stalker so I just walked away. Oh well..

When I got home, I conducted an experiment in the kitchen. Tried to make my version of "Puding Sagu Gula Melaka", but it wasn't very much of a success because the sagu was too gooey. Perhaps the water ratio was too much, therefore the result was slimy sagu. Hehe. It didn't taste half bad though :P

home alone

2011-11-18T22:32:00.001+08:00

So, both of my housemates are away now. Sarah is currently in Sydney, attending an Architectural Conference, and Ashmal is staying in her Uni to finish her group assignment. And I'm home alone tonight. I can't recall if this is my first time of being alone or not.. But I have a feeling that this may not be my first time. Probably the 1st time was when I was back in Malaysia. *haha, macam la big deal sangat, maiza*

It's funny though, because come to think of it, at the age I am now, which is 24, I AM an adult. I'm no longer a teenager, or a school kid who should be worried of spending the night alone at home sweeeet home, right? I'm not exactly worried or scared, but I guess I'm just not very fond of being wrapped in too much silence? Haha, that's kinda ironic because I'm sure many people that I know will not hesitate to associate me with silence.

Saya memang tak banyak menegeluarkan suara tapi saya tak suka terlalu senyap sunyi, terima kasih :)

Anyhoo, I was in the city today to return a few uni books and also to get some stuff and post 'em back to my family in KL. After getting all those done, I walked to the usual bus stop to catch a bus ride home. But I missed my bus by just a few seconds! I saw it driving away right in front of my eyes. Oh greattt, kena tunggu lagi setengah jam la kan -____-"

But tiba-tiba when waiting for next bus, I got a call from a computer centre that I sent my laptop for service to, saying that my laptop was ready for pick-up. Oh yayyy Alhamdulillah! If I got on the earlier bus, I would have to patah balik or come back another day, which means I'd be wasting my bus ticket. So, yay for that! Besides, my laptop had been away for more than 2 weeks. I really missed her. Hehe. Terpaksa menumpang simpati pinjam Sarah's laptop. Luckily she has a desktop and wasn't using her laptop much. Thanks S! ^^

Anyways, back to the topic of "home alone", I forced my sister to skype wimme. Hahahah. And coincidentally, my aunt and uncle were visiting, and I was forced to watch all of them having dinner together, makan nasik lemak segala (agghhh) which I didn't mind at all because I felt like I was there lol. But that kinda made me hunngrehh. So I prepared myself some supper. Ni beli time sebelum pick up my laptop semasa berjalan-jalan sambil mengusyar barangan kat supermarket. Kinda craving for them sebab kat malaysia mahal sangat tak mampu beli, so sad :(

But yeah, happy happy joy joy my laptop's back with me. I sent it for service because the fan kept making weird noises, and it overheats up to 80 degrees Celsius. Sometimes more. That freaked me out so I had to turn it off from time to time. So, the problem was there were dust and the bearings in the fan had worn out, and the whole fan piece had to be replaced. And so it was replaced. But weirdly enough, my laptop still overheats now, although not as bad as before, and it burns up when I am on video calls. It heats up to about 71 degrees. I don't understand why this is happening :( My laptop's the only tool I have to strive through next year's studies. And I wouldn't want to invest in a new laptop/desktop please. Next year's budget is going to be reaaally tight coz InsyaAllah we'll be moving to a new house closer to the city and uni, so the rent is gonna be more expensive, hence the tight budget.

That's it for now. Wishing you all a wonderful and blessed weekend! :)

A Thing for White

2011-10-18T12:16:00.000+08:00

I'm already a happy owner of a number of white items ^__^

(images are not mine and are for illustration purposes only)

yes, i prefer white shoes over black!

i don't have a watch exactly like this, but of similar design <3

can't keep my eyes off white blouses, dresses, clothing. o_o

white handbags match with everything!

thanks to someone, i'm a proud owner of this :)

And my next wishlist of whites are:

Samsung Galaxy S2 in white, will be mine SOOON! xD

my dream car, small and suave, hehe :D maybe in the next few years insyaAllah.

and white gold instead of yellow. i just love the colour :D

WHITE FTW!

my favourite flower ;)

Textful Thursday

2011-08-11T20:34:00.000+08:00

image source

Okay, I've just changed my desktop background! Makes me miss my cats back at home! And I don't think you'd believe me if I told you that I was afraid of cats when I was a child! They were like furry creatures running and climbing everywhere and I was scared that they would bite. But soon after that, having a dad who was very fond of cats, and having random visits from the cats in the neighbourhood, I slowly entered the world of cats and learnt about them, consequently falling in love with them.. deeply.

And somehow, the 4 kittens kinda represent my siblings and I (yeps there are four of us). Okay I know we are not that cute, but just like those kittens, we have contrasting personalities. We argue all the time, yet we are honest with each other (and love each other, although we never show it), and whatever happens, InsyaAllah nothing will tear us apart. As the Malay saying goes: air dicincang tak akan putus.

Sooo.. I don't know where this is leading to, but I'm just feeling grateful now, and am just trying to express it.

Aaand, I owe my blog a LOT of updates, particularly entries on me spending my semester break at tanah tumpahnya darahku, and oh, I'm officially 24 years (and 11days) old! Wow I'm aging fast! :O

Last but not least, Ramadhan Mubarak everyone! :)
Btw this is my first Ramadhan of being away from my loved ones *mixed feelings*

tomorrow's mission

2011-06-15T22:02:00.000+08:00

is to only spend money on food. and nothing else.
please make this work! PLEASE.

Gloombloom

2011-05-24T21:08:00.005+08:00

I feel so uninspired, only God knows why.
I can't focus on work.
Revit 2012 installation is acting up on me. This is my 3rd try of installing, and it's still failing.
Howww to proceed with work :(
And I'm trying to ignore all other external factors that might drag me into gloom.

And that lead me to the search of a little inspiration, where I stumbled upon these beautiful photos.

On flowery mode now. Enjoy.

(images source: weheartit.com)

Newfound hobby

2011-05-22T17:33:00.002+08:00

I officially have a new hobby; browsing through cooking and recipe websites.

And I find that I'm on these websites more than I do on Facebook.

Wow :O

Feels good to be 'home'

2011-05-21T23:08:00.003+08:00

I feel so at home right now.
Had a short video call with my family, and then we let the video call left on while they are watching a weekend movie on the telly, and me doing my work here on my laptop..
So I can see and listen to everything they are doing, and it makes me feel as though I'm right at home doing work in front of the telly with everyone else..
Ohhh the wonders of the virtual world :D
Alhamdulillah for that :)

Changes #2

2011-05-18T22:59:00.006+08:00

Okay, first it was "breaking the silence". just now i changed it to "unspoken memories". and then i thought that duhhh.. memories are to be remembered and treasured, not to be spoken of. ahah. so now it becomes "i listen. i look. i see. i feel. i write.' very straightforward, right? doesn't indicate much creativity in it, hahah.

you must be wondering like "apa masalah minah ni tukar-tukar blog title pulak"

hehe. malas nak fikir panjang. i do as i please, as long as tak kacau orang :P

alrightttt. i have been spending almost a week not doing ANY work since my design and elective studio submission last week. it was heaven i tell youuu, waking up everyday at almost noon. but nowww, back to no-life mode for FINAL submission. oh how time flies by so fast- and furious. (rasa cam baru je sampai bumi adelaide ni -__-")

MARI BERTAPA DI DALAM BILIK (membuat kerja) bak kata sarah f.

MARI!!!! DEMI AGAMA, IBU BAPA DAN NEGARA (dengan penuh semangat mengajak rakan-rakan dan adik-adik yang nearing exams and work/study submissions etc untuk meletakkan priorities at the right place)

Indulging myself with..

2011-05-18T20:56:00.003+08:00

CHOCOLATE INDULGENCE!!

oh-em-gee! I'm a HAPPY person!!! :D :D :D
Been craving for chocolate indulgence since last week, and was told by a friend that Secret Recipe can be found in Melbourne. But I'm in Adelaide.. so yeah..dunno when I will reach there.

Anyways, a BIG thanks to my housemate, Ashmal, for making this!
Oh this is so blissful~
Alhamdulillah.

Changes

2011-05-18T16:53:00.002+08:00

Oh look, I have updated my profile, restyled the layout and changed my blog title!
Although I just took the background from the net, I'm planning to design the header.. but not now, hehe.
And oh, 'Unspoken Memories'.. sangatlah cliche kan? but whatever, coz I like it :)

Azam baru: update blog more frequent.
(ini macam azam sejak bukak blog bertahun-tahun lepas)

John Butler Trio - Ocean

2011-04-12T20:26:00.000+08:00

Was trying to do work with some music on, but most of them are quite heavy and disturbs my focus. Stumbled upon this when I searched for "instrumental music".. I think he's real talented!

Fuhreezing

2011-04-04T00:59:00.003+08:00

It's so cold that I'm doing my work with my gloves on, and 2 layers of socks to cover my feet.. I know it doesn't sound so bad, but it's not even winter yet :(
If it's only cold, I don't mind, I can simply hide under the covers, and sleep! The thing is, I'm a night person and there's a lot of work to be done.
Brrrrr.... Anybody got any tips on how to survive the cold weather in this situation?

On a totally different note, I'll be joining Explorace 2011 this coming weekend! Sounds fun, isn't it? :D Looking forward to it AFTER my design submission this thursday.
Wish me luck for both occasions!

Minggu lepas

2011-03-30T00:09:00.018+08:00

Dear bloggy,

It's 2.40am and I can't sleep. May bad for drinking neslo just now. Had to take caffeine coz was thinking of finishing up a little bit of work. But now I feel very fresh and awake. Still haven't finished my work though, and kinda got diverged and found myself here, haha.

You know what? Last week was pretty crazy. We had our first submission for Design subject. I repeat; FIRST submission. I didn't know what to expect, really, having myself exposed to this new environment whatsoever. I completed my work almost on time (drawings & design statement & 3d perspectives & powerpoint slides), albeit a few minutes late arriving to class for presentation, which I wasn't prepared for.. at all.

Was just starting to write down my "speech" for the slides that I prepared when my name was called, indicating that it was MY turn to present. And if you do not know, dear bloggy, I can never give spontaneous speeches. It's something that I have always successfully failed. My mind simply went blank and I spoke utter gibberish (no kidding), while clicking 'next' for my slides and just hoping that it would end quick. Oh my, it was so embarrassing! It was as if I didn't know how to speak English. Seriously.

Something weird happened though. After I finished my part, people actually applauded. I was confused. Should I feel insulted? Did they applaud because they didn't understand a thing I said, was my presentation extremely boring that they were glad I finally finished presenting.. or what? I was seriously confused. Finally I got explanation from my friend who mentioned that it was the images in my slides that contributed to the applause. So I was thinking to share a few of them here (although I personally think they suck, I am grateful I had the materials to present ) And I think that I seriously need to bring my speaking skills up to a new level. Because currently it's horrendous.

So yeah, by the way, for your eyesore:
(buat-buat faham je lah gambar-gambar ni and maaf tak cantik, tak sempat edit)

Monday reflections

2011-03-21T19:35:00.002+08:00

What is Faith?
When your good deed pleases you and your evil deed grieves you, you are a believer.
What is Sin?
When a thing disturbs (the peace of) your heart, give it up.
(Ahmad)

A Beautiful Quote

2011-03-20T21:51:00.003+08:00

"A woman's heart should so be lost in the love of Allah, that a man needs to seek Him in order to find her"

(23:29)

Don't you agree?

A whole new journey

2011-03-13T23:19:00.004+08:00

Dear bloggy,

Okaay, now it's been officially a month that I've been awaaaay from home. I currently in the driest city in the driest continent on earth; Adelaide, South Australia.

I have just settled in and thought that this would be a good time to write, although I'm already having a submission in a few day's time, on the third week of school!!!! Sheesh =__=" (but I guess this is so much better than work!)

(lets's go to school again)

Dearest bloggy, just in case u are not aware, I am doing my Master of Architecture in Adelaide Uni for 2 years. I'm actually continuing my Part II in Architecture. Yes, I took a one year break from my studies last year to gain wider knowledge and experience by working in a local archi firm. And yes, I really hope and WILL do my best this two coming years! So wish me luck and make do'a for me! (to whomsoever reading this)

Ok, so that's just a brief of what I am up to. Will write again on the details laterrrr. :D

(oh it feels so great to be writing againnn)

xoxo
maiza

Time to move on, but...

2011-02-02T22:49:00.002+08:00

Will be departing next week on the ninth to further my studies... and seriously, I am NOT ready for this. I only have a few days left to be here, to spend quality time with my family, my cats, and my friends.. I only have one week! :( and I haven't even started packing yet.

Time's moving too fast for me. Or is it just me being slow?

hip hip hooray

2011-01-30T18:41:00.003+08:00

Tomorrow will be my last day of work, InsyaAllah. Hopefully I won't have to extend another working day to get everything done. Therefore, I'm going to my office tonight (yes, Sunday night) to clean up the mess on my desk, finish up my work, and do whatever I'm supposed to do, so that tomorrow I can leave peacefully without having to receive any calls from the office.

Yeeeshhh, so excitedddd! XD

Random

2010-08-21T23:46:00.002+08:00

Okay, this may sound quite random, but Camry's rear lights, especially its signal lights, are SO SEPET and very unnoticeable when they are in action. So I almost didn't let the car switch to my lane sebab sangatlah tak nampak lampu signalnya.

I hope I'm not too late, but Salam Ramadhan to all of you and happy fasting! :)

It may be a day in may, but it isn't a mayday.

2010-05-14T23:49:00.003+08:00

good evening world.

entah apa merapu buat entry title.

hm. havent updated for ages, as usual. i guess that's what i normally mention ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TIME I POST AN ENTRY.haha.

i have a scar. quite deep of a scar that anybody who notices it would give me a stare for the first few seconds.just below my left eye, the scar. it's a gift from my kitten. and a reminder from God, I have a strong feeling that it is. Alhamdulillah though, since it's only a few milimetres away from my eyeball. Things could have gotten worse.

Wanna know what happened?

I was sleeping on the couch in the living room. My cats were chasing each other. They practically climbed and ran over everything they came across during the chase, including me, who was sleeping. I think i was kinda 'slippery', so to avoid sliding backwards,she had to hook her claws into my skin. Of course it bled etc etc. Well, that's basically how it happened.

But that's not the whole story.

The whole story is, the incident happened at about 0630hrs. I was supposed to get up for Subuh, my mum tried to wake me up 5 minutes before that incident, but I just had to delay2 kan. If I had just woken up straightaway and performed my prayer, that incident wouldn't have happened. So, the moral of the story is, jangan lambat-lambatkan solat, okay rakan-rakan? :)

A friend told me that what's on the face is not important. What's in the heart is of the utmost importance. That statement might sound cliche, but i was touched nonetheless. (at that time, i was still sad over the whole thing).

but now, i just don't mind. i don't care (about the scar). family and officemates keep telling me to put ointments etc, but i just feel lazy to do so. a huge part of me wants the scar to be visible forever.. it's almost like a trademark, hehe (konon muka gengster).

a visible scar is like a constant reminder, right?

on a different note, i'm having mixed feelings right now, for many reasons actually. i know i shouldn't. but it's difficult to push the feelings away. ish2. this is just not right. hopefully it'll disappear just like that.

anyway,

i'm trying to love my job.

i love my job i love my job i love my job.

actually i do love it.

i work in a pleasant office with a good environment and have nice officemates.

but i just need to know how to eliminate unnecessary stress and strain.

(which i unnecessarily created for myself)

blergh.

oh, hello Pluto! welcome to the family! i welcome you with a BIG heart and lots of love. ehehe.

Monday monday

2010-02-22T22:43:00.002+08:00

Today, I attended the the first meeting ever. Sebab boss ajak pegi. It was more like a discussion for a renovation of an office located in Jalan Kelang Lama. So there were 3 of us who went; my Boss the Big Architect, Jack the Architect and I, the architect wannabe. I had to follow them coz I'll have to produce the submission drawings to DBKL nanti. Ah takot!

Anyhoo, on our way there, I discovered that Boss studied in BB, PJ and he was also my super senior back in SSP (my primary school)!! Wowee!!

Anyways, the project's aim is to renovate the old building into a Green Building. It's good la since I'll be learning a lot from this project. Btw, a green building is NOT a green coloured building with green paint all over it. I'm sure u know what I mean. But I'm in a VERY MALAS mode right now which I think is quite obvious, so boleh google if u wanna know more.

Babai.

Baru isnin, tapi tak sabar tunggu weekend.

Career Woman :P

2010-02-21T19:46:00.002+08:00

Dear bloggy,

I know I've been abandoning you. But not deliberately. I've been busy. I've been working for two weeks now. Working, as in a REAL job this time. An architectural assistant, but not officially yet, as I am on probation for six months. SIX FRIGGIN MONTHSSSS!!

I can only work my ass off, put in as much effort as possible, and perform up to my bosses' expectations. Please, wish me luck.

Oh, on the bright side, I've lost 2 kilograms after two weeks of work. AHAHA. That's quite an achievement right? :P I travel to work on the KTM, from Pantai Dalam to Subang Jaya, that only takes about 15 minutes, and continue with a 20 minutes walk on foot from the KTM station to my office, every morning. But to tell you the truth, I think it's the stress that's cutting my fat, not the 20 minute brisk walk.

I shall continue my 3rd week of work tomorrow, and I can't wait for my first paycheck ever. Haha. Okane, okane!! (tiru Nabby :P)

Still in the mood for holidays though -__-"

Rev-what??

2009-12-09T20:40:00.004+08:00

I'm literally drained out today. Like seriously, even a speaker on the other line couldn't hear me on the phone. Ish. Semalam tak macam ni pun. Sangat lemah longlai sekarang. Bukan lemah gemalai yerr rakan-rakan. I can feel an incoming fever :(

Been kinda busy this past few days. I am currently attending a four-day Autodesk-Revit 2010 course held in my faculty. Baru habis 2 days. The best part is, it's free of charge, and we're trained by an Autodesk staff from Singapore. Hopefully the knowledge we gain will not just fade away without practice and all. (cuti, remember?) Plus, I don't have the software on my machine yet. Nak nak nak! Ooops, lupa, I'm supposed to be lemah longlai kan. Nakk...~

Anyways, Revit 2010 is a recent software by Autodesk, supposedly very useful for practitioners in the construction field. According to the person who's training us, this Revit 2010 is an Integrated Design Practice (IDP) software, whereby it can be used by surveyors, engineers, architects, etc, all in the same format. This would smoothen jobs as it will cut down the time consumed to convert and redraw drawings when it is passed on from one practitioner to another. (architects, engineers & surveyors use different softwares eventho they're working on the same project).

So if the files are of the same format, plus the super-hebat efficiency of the software, particularly on the Parametric Change Engine, wallaa! keje boleh siap cepat! Only if you really know how to work the software though. It's kinda complicated at first (and still is, for me!!).

Okay, I'm very exhausted right now. Fever is positive. My mum checked tadi. And I'm kinda lazy to explain more about Revit. You can always google it. If u want to that is. I bet nobody's interested. Tapi saje nak letak dalam entry :P

See ya peeps :)

*signing off longlai-ly*

Yes-vember :D

2009-11-27T11:15:00.003+08:00

It seems that I only blog once a month now ey? Don't know why, don't know why~~
Whatever it is, I can only hope to blog more, after all my UiTM affairs are done and over with. Which is by the end of next week, InsyaAllah.

Moved all my stuff from Shah Alam yesterday, and I'm back in KL. Yayness for being closer to my family!! (as if KL and Shah Alam is so far apart) and a BIG boo coz it means that I'll be stuck at home only. Yes, at this age my parents still control my whereabouts, especially who I am with.

Planning to start working in January to gain experience first before I further my studies next year. But before that, I need to search and attend a public speaking class. I suck big time when speaking to new people, let alone doing presentations and speaking in public. I wonder how I survived all these years :o Thank God I made it through.

And selamat hari raya aidiladha to each and every one of you Muslims out there :)

Oh october :)

2009-10-25T18:42:00.005+08:00

I'm sure most of us know that during Azan, there's a line calling Muslims to prayers, which is "Hayya 'ala ssolah" , right?
Last night, my family and I had a little makan-makan because my cousin is graduating, and her family came all the way from Penang for her convocation. So, my little sister who is very rajin wanted me and my other sibs to tidy up the living room.. and you know how she called us out?
"HAYYA ALA' KEMASSSS!!"
haih, kids these days..guna bahasa sesuka hati je -__-"

Hah, I've finally submitted technical drawings last week and my first draft of research paper this morning. Kinda relieved, but I know that I'd have to repair and upgrade my work after this, and I'm planning to start doing that tomorrow. As for tonight, I'm gonna pamper myself with LOTSA good food aand moviesss, with my <3ed one. Hehe. Just for tonight though. Takleh rehat lama2, or I'm gonna lose my momentum in completing my work.

Till then, see ya bloggy!! :D

10 things to worry about

2009-10-14T00:15:00.003+08:00

okay, just exaggerating. maybe not up to 10, but near to that figure (konon).

1. research paper. first draft due this monday. must meet advisor this thurs to show work progress. sheesh. banyak lagi tak siap ni. camne nak menggoreng dengan berkesan?

2. tmrw, JPM (jbtn perdana menteri) will send someone to pick me and my friend up to putrajaya. our PPP logo got shortlisted :) (u might have heard me whining of the logo assignment/competition on twitter). nervous coz dunno what to expect tmrw X( what if diorang suruh present? die die die!

3. lecturers want to see progress of working drawing this thurs jugak. must tambah site plan, section. elevation. die die die also!

4. need to compile every student's soft copy of the logo, which totals up to about 70 logos. how to kejar each and every one of them? how how how? :(

5. worrying about my afterlife, coz it isn't good to think about duniawi saja. where will i end up at? hmm :(

6. i must write something to get near to the 10th thing to worry about..

7. which is..

8. whether i'll complete this semester with flying colors or not.

9. yep, that is what i should be worried about for the moment. and to focus on what's important.

10. haa, kan dah sampai 10. hehe.

Oh october!

2009-10-02T11:13:00.002+08:00

And so we got over with final submission. But the pain and suffering does not end there because I think I didn't perform well and I need to upgrade my work in time for final review.. which is in about 3 weeks time. Plus the addition of technical drawings- which I despise much.

I'm loooking forward for an upcoming event by our fac, a pre-graduation dinner or something like that. Time to kecurian kebajuan keadikan. Melaram bersama rakan-rakan. Hahah. Apa apa sajalah.

I'm going back home toniteee.. YAYYY! Rindu rumah and the entire family. And the playful cats!! And of course the telly. woohoooo~ For once I feel a bit relieved. A BIT je lah, tapi for now only.

Oh, and I ter-recall of yesterdays'e event when someone from studio mana tah was looking for a maizawati, and someone else pointed to me saying that I was the maizawati the person was looking for. Eyy, mana ade ok. I wouldn't have minded it, but unfortunately maizawati is the name of our malaysian ustaz rock akill hayy's ex-wife. Not that I dislike her or anything but I am not fond of the latter, especially with his recent marriage to a female singer. ishhhhh, rase geram je, and that's why i don't want my name to be associated with anything like that.

hahahah, macamlah orang kenal saya pun, but apelah2. just rambling about. dah lama tak update.

Okeh, maiza signing off now. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND PEOPLE!!!
:D

Eid Mubarak

2009-09-21T08:34:00.002+08:00

Selamat hari raya to all muslimin and muslimat who's reading this.

:)

Maaf zahir dan batin to each and every one of you.

Boring weekend.

2009-09-12T21:18:00.003+08:00

Okayyyy. I have to thank Sarah and Akill for the previous post, which was published for a few minutes. which I immediately deleted after discovering it. Ish3.

Anyway, am preparing for final submission on Monday. Sudah berkampung di studio for a few days now. It feels like 1st class setinggan, with air-cond and all walaupun merempat and tidur bawah meja. Hehe.

Can't wait for raya break.

please don't mind my mind

2009-09-09T11:58:00.003+08:00

My mind's been occupied with nonsensical thoughts lately.

For example, I keep thinking that I might forget to breath, even when I'm in the state of full consciousness, like NOW. And all this paranoia started since the attack of H1N1. I keep imagining myself being unable to breath and etc. And that reminds me of death. Which is good, I suppose.

Other things that keep my mind busy would be, what if I fail my Design subject this semester and couldn't graduate on time? If I fail, all my dreams and the things I've planned and imagined will definitely be altered. I know that this is so much of a waste of time because I should concentrate on the Design itself, and not thinking whether I'd fail or not, but I just can't help it. I'm constantly in fear of failing AGAIN for I know how painful and degrading it is. Na'uzubillah. Nonetheless I'm thankful and grateful for whatever happened coz I'm happy with where and whom I am with now. Hee.

Another ridiculous thing that's been bugging my mind is Gedik. I think I've hallucinated a lot like suddenly seeing Gedik cat walking pass me. Haih pelik betul.

RIP

2009-09-01T05:37:00.003+08:00

I've just had sahur with my friends in the fac studio. And right at this moment, I am being reminded that Gedik died about 24 hours ago.. right in front of my house gate, where my dad found him lying motionlessly on the ground, and his eyes- wide open but lifeless.

Haih, sedih betul. We've had Gedik for 3 years, and he was a part of the family.

No more bunyi mengiau-ngiau yang gedik nak mintak makan, takde dah geselan si Gedik yang manja kat kaki, takde dah bunyi bising Gedik meowing for attention from outside the house calling for my little sister .

Yes, I feel a bit empty now, but I feel sorry for my little sister who's really attached to Gedik and never failed to care and shower him with love every single day.

He probably died from an internal injury, a seizure, heart attack (kucing ade heart attack ke?) or something. No wound was found on his body.

May you rest in peace Gedik. I'll miss your macho catwalk and naughtiness. Gedik memang jantan betul because we never got him neutered. My dad mentioned that we could see him again in the hereafter, and I'm looking forward for that, InsyaAllah, along with other cats of ours that had gone away.

Of hospitals and Ramadhan

2009-08-30T13:43:00.003+08:00

Designing a hospital definitely isn't easy, and it's driving ALL of us studiomates crazy. Kenapa oh kenapa kena buat hospital? Dah takde project lain ke? Huu :(

And believe it or not, submission is only about 2 weeks away. That is BEFORE raya. Wish me luck people.

Speaking of raya, memang tak raya sangat this year consedering the fact that my family's not going balik kampung since my sibs are having PMR and SPM this year. Hmm agak sedih tak dapat berjumpa saudara-mara di kampung halaman :(

Last but not least, I hope it isn't too late to wish a ramadhan al-mubarak to everyone. Make use of your time in Ramadhan wisely, and insyaAllah it will be filled with endless barakah.

Salam everyone.

22

2009-08-05T21:47:00.003+08:00

Helloww yellow! Today is nothing near yellow. What I mean is the weatherrr. I think it’s been forever since Shah Alam had a nice and cloudy weather. It even rained throughout the whole morning. Ish besttt. Lucky us, takde kelas harini :P

And whaddayaknow.. It’s already been one whole month since my last update and the commencement of my final semester. Haih, kejap je dah sebulan? Now where do I start?
Oh, I’ll kick-start with details of our psychopathic neighbours who live just one flight of stairs above our unit. During the earlier weeks of our stay here, the door of that house was practically never closed, and many a times the occupants of that house, which all consist of guys of course, keep eyeballing us whenever any of us bukak tutup pintu nak keluar masuk rumah. Psycho takk?? And pandang orang macam tahap tak cover langsung, walaupun terjumpa or lalu dekat tangga. OMG, it was scary. They are not even students. The way some of them eyeball us is as if tak penah nampak perempuan.

And on one unfortunate night, a girl staying 2 floors below us, which also happened to be our coursemate’s housemate, was attacked by a man while she was trying to unlock the door of her unit. The man practically grabbed her waist and covered her mouth, and tried to pull her upstairs. Fortunately at that second the girl had managed to unlock the door and pushed herself into her house, and kicked the door, while seeing him escaping towards the stairs; upstairs.
And we suspected that that man was probably our neighbor, due to other facts that we discovered that night, tapi malas nak bagitau, nanti panjang sangat cerita.

And yeah, the girl made a police report about half an hour after the incident. What made me and the others MAD was the policemen’s response. “Okay, adik nak kami buat apa ni? Dah malam dah ni, takleh buat apa2”. It was only 11pm kottt, fucking lazyyyyyy cops. Betul2 irresponsible okay. Pegila buat spot check ke, bagi warning kat penghuni2 rumah2 perempuan dekat situ keee.. apa TAK GUNA punya orang camtu >.< I bet even if it happened during the day pun, they’ll give some lame excuse to not do anything. Eii, marah betul tau tak. Kalau kena kat anak sendiri baru nak angkat bontot tu ke.

Betul2 menaikkan darah betulla.

Okay, on a totally different note, there will be a class trip to Cameron Highlands this Monday, I might be going with my friends. Yeayyyyy!!!! Aaand, for you Shah Alamians, kat section 9, ada kedai jual crocs yang murahh. 50-100 bucks je. Maybe bukan original, tapi diroang panggil grade triple A or something like that? My friends pergi borong this morning. Hahaha. It’s sold at a bridal accessory shop near mahligai restaurant. Baru je mula harini.

And yesterday was a very nice day out. Hehe. I’ll keep the details to myself, but to you-know-who, thank you so much yeah. You've always made my birthday memorable- every single time :) I really appreciate it.

And a big thanks to every one for the birthday wishes, be it through text msges, facebook, blog etc. I'm really grateful to have wonderful friends like you :)

Hey jules!

2009-07-09T15:44:00.007+08:00

Fuh. Monday, July the 6th marked the commencement of a new semester, and I have to say that the entire week has not been an idle one.

Ish, can't wait to go home for the weekend.

And, I'm pretty much enjoying life in rumah sewa right now after 4 years of duduk kolej :P

Are certain people naturally born to irritate and infuriate others? Is that what they live for? Are they content in living such a life? It is regretfully unfortunate that their intelligence are misted by their unspeakable attitude.

rindu

2009-06-30T02:00:00.005+08:00

i miss you, budak kecik.

i hope you're safe and sound and happy, wherever you are.

jangan suka suka berak rata-rata ok

:)

hari khamis the lapan belas

2009-06-16T22:02:00.011+08:00

I wanted to update. like betul2 nak update. But sangat MALAS. haha. This long break has taken its toll on me. Wuhuu. I feel very lazy aaand I think I've gained weight, although the weighing scale doesn't show so ._.

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Last week was pure busyness.
Hmm, I think I did mention about an architectural workshop in UiTM sometime ago, right? Right. I was there the whole week (7-11th June), in Shah Alam, for the workshop. I had fun, yes I did! What I didn't know initially was that I signed up to be a photographer (me and a few others) for the 5-day event. Huaaa. Well, being a photographer was probably just a dream for me, but last week was so.. abrupt. Bidang terjun. Luckily I managed to borrow a dslr from a friend, though with my minimal unpolished skill and all. Hehe, thank youu for lending! ( u know who u are) :)

And oh, I stumbled across someone I dearly missed on the last day of the event. Tee hee. Such a small world kan? Its been years since I last saw her!

Shara, jom saturday! And I can't wait to meet the others too =)

And this photo below saje2 nak tunjuk. Muahaha. Kebaikan menjadi crew dan boleh melepak backstage. With Estrella vocalist, Liana. (They performed on the last day of the workshop)

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Oh ye, TOTOT HILANG!! It's been almost a week already.Ahh, sangat sedih ok. :'( Maybe she ran away tak? huhu. I'd like to believe that she'd found a new home rather than thinking something bad happened to her T_T I can only pray to Allah that she's happy and healthy.. wherever she might be....

Huuu.. ok dah update. Rasa beban hilang buat masa ni.

p/s: i can't wait for Transformers to come out! :o

Pergi pergi!

2009-06-01T13:51:00.003+08:00

Here I am, at my office during break. Cewahh.. "my office" la konon.

Today I'm not going for lunch. Kenyang makan nasi lemak with office mates this morning. Hehe.

By the way, practical training will end by the end of this week. *yayness!*

Actually, I want to promote one of my closest friends punya blog. Hehe. Been wanting to do it for ages, tapi always slip my mind. Ish ish ish.

Here you go, CLICK HERE. It's Sarah Firdaus' page!! She's a blue freak! As in the colour blue la. Hehe.

The Story of Si Totot

2009-05-16T16:03:00.015+08:00

God knows why I've been extremely lazy to update my blog. Urgh.

Maybe because if I'm in college, my blog becomes somewhat of a sanctuary, but since I'm at home, I don't need anywhere else to go to. Hehe.

Despite that odd laziness of mine, I want to introduce you to the apple of my eye, Totot. Weird name? Yeah, she's not human. A kitten to be precise.

Three weeks ago, my younger brother picked up a solitary, helpless, thin and tiny kitten from the roadside, only 70m from our house, and brought it home. Its condition was pretty awful, only the size of my palm and just skin covering its skeleton. Sangat kurus keding okay!

We thought the kitten was dying coz it was still so small and wasn't in good shape. She just laid down on the doormat and slept. Poor thing. We thought that maybe she was separated from her family. Tried to look for her mother tapi tak jumpa. My sister and I practically interrogated all felines we came across the place my bro found her. And none of the felines showed recognition towards the kitten. Sangat kecewa and hampa, coz we couldn't afford the time to take care of a kitten anymore. That's the reason we gave away Mimotte last year. Haiyoh.

My family already owned a Tom and a Queen at home. Too bad Mimi, the Queen showed dislike towards the little one. Agak pening untuk seminggu, sebab tak sampai hati nak letak balik anak kucing tu tepi jalan. Dahla kecik, karang penyek dipijak orang lalu lalang pulak. We fed her tuna sebab susu untuk kucing dah lama habis.. since the death of Puci a few years back. Heartbreaking moment it was.

But then, a miracle happened :) Mimi must had confusions and thought that Totot was her litter, and began accepting her into her life. Maybe she had bits of memories of Mimotte, her baby, and mistakenly thought that Totot tu Mimotte. Hehe. At least Totot has a mother now :)) and a foster father, si Gedik. A complete happy family. Praise be to Allah.

Totot membesar dengan cepat! She's grown twice/thrice the size we first found her. Nurtured with nutritious food and abundant love I suppose :) I love herrrrr~ she's a huge eater and is very active. Geram!

Totot 01

Totot 02

Totot 03

Mimi the foster mother

Gedik yang sangat gedik

Oh, and if you're wondering why we named her Totot, it's because of the way she walks, pretty funny but cute. It's as if there's a 'tot-tot' sound in the background bila dia jalan ke sana ke mari.

Sorry membebel panjang sangat pasal kucing. Hehee. I just can't help it.

:D

Saya terdengar paluan kompang :)

2009-05-05T22:31:00.005+08:00

I'm so happy and EXCITED! Another friend(s) of mine is getting married.. by the end of this year! Congratulations Diyana and Umar! :)))

Oh no

2009-05-01T12:13:00.004+08:00

I think i might have accidentally reset the whole thing on my blog's sidebar.

This is so sad :(

I think I'll wait till my exams are over (tomorrow, yay!) before I put any attempt to fix 'em.

La dee da du dee da~

Jom wangi

2009-04-27T01:21:00.005+08:00

And before I forget, I'm helping Sarah out to advertise this. Please click the link below for more info :)

http://scentsassy.blogspot.com

Plans for the next two months

2009-04-21T18:12:00.005+08:00

hi there.

been away from the blogosphere for almost two weeks, but it feels like it's been.. 2 months? hehe. i needed a break from everything, so this past weekend lari balik rumah and tgk cerita dlm laptop je keje. tengok kyle xy lagi. he has the sweetest smile. ehehe. didn't do any work or go online at all. terer tak? :p

two down, two to go! eheheh. next paper will be on this wednesday, and the final one would be on saturday. and on monday the 4th, i'd probably start my second session of practical training.. which will only last for 4 weeks.

and thennn, i'd have to help out with an architectural workshop that my fac will be organizing. it's an event held every semester, supported by PAM (Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia), and will be hosted by different universities every time. Never been to one, and looking forward to it.

my friends and i might sign up as MMS (Minggu Mesra Siswa/ orientation week) facies for new students. And we're doing this for the sake of BADLY wanting to have a place in Anggerik residential college next semester. Oh, boleh buli budak baru>:) Haha, as if.

Oh oh. kolej ni panas dan lembap betul. (hot and humid) :(

I wish I'm at home right now. Not just because of the weather. Sebab rindu ok. Rindu rumah.

Dunno how ppl who really studies afar from home, especially abroad, can stand the homesickness.

Rabu Randomness

2009-04-08T09:37:00.008+08:00

RABU DAHHH??

Final submission is less than a week, and i think I'm freaking out!! Cuak okayyy. Been busy with design, presentations and other assignments, which I'm sure most of you are busy with too.

But my lack of updating is probably because of the wifi connection kat fac that's being a BIG pain lately.. Uh. Ah. Eee! *_*

Broadband pulak takley pakai sebab tak bayar bil lagi :P. Salah celcom la sebab hantar bil pegi rumah lama buat apa? Sapa nak bukak mailbox? hish. dah update address pun camtu gak. ishh. Ni nak marah ni. Tapi nasib baik jugak la tak dapat connection, maka tak boleh online.

Kesimpulannya kerja jalan banyak sikit. Kehkehkeh.

A few random photos. Maaf tak cantik, guna camera phone je. Tapi dah touch up sikit.

On my way to the faculty on April Fool's Day.
It looked like a beautiful day. A calm day.
Snapped that just minutes before knowing that
one of my lecturers passed away early that morning.
Al- Fatihah to Prof Abd Mutalib..

Entering the fac's courtyard, all I felt was only
blue (banyak bende dalam otak),
before I looked up and and saw a different blue.
A brilliant blue of the sky that is.

Just walking up the stairs towards my studio,
I saw the sky being framed by an arch.
Subhanallah, I thought.
The sky that day was simply magnificent.
If only I had more canggih gadgets and better skills
to capture nature's beauty at its best.

Last but not least, something interesting
and maybe humorous.
If I had a toddler sibling, I'd probably buy
one for him/her just to amuse him/her,
saying that I bought krabby patty kat
pasar malam. Haha. I think my youngest
sib yang form 3 tu pun akan percaya.
She's so gullible -_-"

And now back to work. Eeegh.

oh mengapa?

2009-03-25T21:56:00.005+08:00

I was reminded that today is supposed to mark my 4th year anniversary of r/ship with someone. But unfortunately it only managed to go as far as the 3rd year, which was last year. eheh. I dunno why but I just feel numb. No excitement, no agitation, no nothing. Just blunted emotions, maybe from our class trip (Construction Technology class) to putrajaya today, and I'd prefer to leave it that way. Thank you.
Oh, and something unfortunate happened during our site visit at UKM.

:'(( bajukuuuu.. :(
terkene paku dalam site cabin mase architect bagi brief.

lecturer tak bagitau pun nak pegi construction site!!? ingatkan pegi LEO Building je. and i (and a few other girls) wore flip flops meredah tanah merah di site. sungguh sedih.

not my usual monday

2009-03-23T21:36:00.000+08:00

Was very busy during the weekend preparing for our design critic session which was on monday.Spent most of the time in the studio, retreating to my room in college only for showers. Kolej dah jadi cam motel. hehe. And I feel like a permanent resident of the studio. Makan studio, kerja studio, tido studio. Haha.

Personally, I think that crit days are alsmot like hari raya. Coz there'll be lotsa ppl dressed up with nice attire. Hahaha. Tak percaya? Maybe it's due to the fact that on mondays, female students must wear baju kurung kot. And guys are supposed to wear formal.

Crit was like.. "huarghhhh~"(that's me in frustation) by the way. I have to think up of a WOW factor to enhance my design. It's livable, so said the lecturers. But not interesting enough :(

pretty merry as in meriah jugak although our crit was done along the corridors of the studio.haha. (the gallery was booked by other batches)

one of the students being criticised by the lecturers

adin's elevation and section

adin's floorplan (i like adin's work :p )

redza with his wall presentation yang cun.
I WISH I OWN A MAC LIKE HIS!!

Normally after crit, or waiting for their turns to crit, diorang TIDOO.
That includes me. That's Adam btw. Farhah curi2 amik gamba.

You might be wondering, ape yang best sangat dengan studio tu? (since I think I've been mentioning about my studio a few times jugak) And therefore, I've snapped a few photos of what my studio looks like. It's only fair if you see it for yourself :)

Please ignore the mess. Tak sempat kemas :P
This is Lana, Sarah, Farhah and my spot.
Comfy isn't it? Coz we made an effort to put linoleum so that it's less keras and thus boleh buat kerja dengan selesa sambil berkaki ayam :D

The best part of all is that we can sleep under the table.
(hee, that's my desk. yes, very the semak, i know)

Okay.. moving on..

After lunch when most of us had our crit session, kitorang cabut from class. Sebab nak pegi celebrate birthday Sarah. Hehe. And we were all starving!! We picked The Curve as the venue, and had our dinner at a restaurant called "Marche", I think. I was pretty jakun the first time I got in there. The setting and atmosphere is different from the usual restaurant you normally go to.

Marche=market. The restaurant is set up in a way that when you enter, it's like entering a whole new place. It's as if you've arrived to a garden-like food market, where you can simply usyar2 the stalls and place your order. Tunggu kejap, and ta-daa! Dah siap. They make the food in-situ. Bukan pre-fab ye =P And then you can find a spot in that artificial garden and have your oh-SANGAT-lah-SEDAP food! :D

twaay too cool

2009-03-20T05:10:00.002+08:00

Oooh, I love TWaAY ♥

It's stands for "Talking With an Alternate You"

You have to read it, seriously, especially if you're in love. (read: dee & qiki) :P

Kalau tak in love pun, it still is a must-read! :D
(baca from 1st season alright?)

Written by an admirable writer, Edwan (yes, our very own Malaysian), this story will definitely touch your heart from some angle :)

Okay, enough said. Click here peeps!

yada yada yada

2009-03-20T04:37:00.001+08:00

I'm happier now. Maybe.. Although deep down, there's still a little feeling of guilt that refuses to leave. Hish.

Dilemma apekah ini? Tak suka!

rasa makin tua..

2009-03-18T23:49:00.001+08:00

Tiba2 rasa macam tersilap buat blog name.. tapi dah betulkan..ehehe.. siapa yang tau, dia tau la.. kalau tak tau lagi bagus.. Kalau tak paham takpe.. I'm just crapping around.. =P

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Yesterday, my friends and I went to Sunway Pyramid right after class.. sebab? Bukan berfoya-foya okayy.. I've already made a resolution not to foya2 much this semester. Well, the reason we went there was to look for Sarah's birthday present lah.. hehee.. Makcik Sarah will turn 22 this coming Saturday! :)

The great news was that we got what we looked for. The downside is, we almost terkantoi!! A bit of miscommunication took place, and tah camne dia boleh tau pulak kitorang pegi Pyramiddd.. Maybe she felt a bit upset coz we didn't invite her along (mana boleh invite kot??).. but hopefully she'll be surprised later.. provided that she's not suspecting anything lah of course. Ehehe..

Speaking of birthdays, ever since I studied here, we've made quite a lot of pranks la jugak to our dear birthday boys and girls. The first birthday prank we played was on Sarah. We were only 19. We were lack of materials then, we only had BLUE glittering dust, which was of course Sarah's favourite colour. Mixed 'em with water and 7-8 of us spent like 20 minutes main kejar-kejar with Sarah during midnight to pour water+dust all over her. Ehehe.. And then we had our big feast. Secret Recipe's Chocolate Indulgence (my favourite!!!). Makan memang tak habis.. so we shared with our juniors. Anyway, the glittering dust was quite stubborn.. kesian Sarah.. it took her a week or so to get those sparkly stuff completely off her hair. Nasib baik pakai tudung =P

Another one that I clearly remember was Kassman's birthday, last year. Yang tu agak fun sebab baling tepung kat dia. He totally didn't suspect/expect anything. Hahaha. (Kas jangan marah kalau baca ni). I was supposed to be the bait sekejap, konon2 nak tanya camne nak paint spray model board. So we were at the corridor outside studio la konon tekun nak spray, and the next thing he knew, it was snowing all over. Ahaha. But I had to sweep the corridor after that. Ceh.

The most recent one would be Akill's, only two weeks ago. We had tepung jugak (i know it isn't very ethical to use flour coz it's fooood :/ ) This one was a little different coz we had her floured TWICE. Haha. We also brought spare clothes for her (spent the night in the studio lagi), so she should be grateful, or else she'd be spending the night doing work seeing white. Hee.

I had my moments too :) My friends had to white-lie me just to make me come to college, coz I was at home in KL, informing me konon2 ade kelas, last minute thing. So I pun terkocoh-kocoh la datang Shah Alam, just to discover that the class was "cancelled". That night ape lagi, terkena laaa. Got sprayed with those colourful party spray stuff. Was practicaly surrounded and couldn't run, and I just stood there at the corner of the room, while my friends eagerly attacked me with those cans. Sampai termasuk mulut tau takk.. it tasted horribly bitter!! Eee.. hehe.

Birthdays are fun kan? :)

Hi! & Why?

2009-03-17T03:07:00.002+08:00

The list of WHYs

Why did I move from blogdrive?-
Saje nak tukar angin. Tak boleh ke? =P Actually had considered this for a very long time already..
Why now of all times?
Because right now I'm free, so why not? haha.. (sebenarnye banyak keje lagi ok)
Why is it called Breaking The Silence?
Maybe because most of the time I'm soundless.. ehehe..and I would like to break away from that sometimes.
Why I used my name for the url?
"maiza" is already taken by another user. So I don't have much options left. Dah malas nak fikir nama lainnn..tq
Why are you reading this?
Entahla? Thanks anyway for wasting your time here. Hehe..