Celebrations

I've never been a big fan of celebrating my own birthday. My previous birthdays were celebrated almost exactly the same way every year ---> go out with friends and have dinner. The last time I've had a birthday party was when I was in standard 2. Haha..yeah...donkey years ago..when big t-shirts tucked-into jeans are still in.
This year I decided to take it up a notch. I celebrated my birthday with my house mates, girlfriends, boyfriend, and family separately. Hehe...that means, I got to celebrate it 4 times! =p
My house mates took me out for supper on the eve of my birthday...I celebrated the arrival of 12am with chicken teppayanki and also my sayangness housies.
During the weekend, the girls (Za+Irms, Dalia, Mel+Haiks, Nadiah, Ema+Pez, Sakinah,and Tasha) and I(+Adan) went to Luna Bar to celebrate me being 22. 'Twas fun even though I think that my birthday can't come at a worse time than now cause it seems like there are problems and troubles everywhere. I managed to catch up on some stuffs but still feel like ketinggalan zaman with everyone's updates. =( We went to Laundry Bar after that and saw Aizat, Nabila, Reena, Hafiza, and another birthday girl, Syazna there.
Had family lunch and dinner on Saturday. Adan had a blast meeting and bonding with my cousins, nephews, and nieces...hehe...and I had fun meeting his 'second' set of parents (the cool and awesome Aunty Yong and Uncle Megat) and also his almost siblings (the pretty Kak Iza and the hilarious Arif). Also, somewhere in between lunch and dinner, we went out with Izan and had some drinks and finger food at Chinoz KLCC...going out with Izan is always fun. This time, we managed to control ourselves from shopping. It was hard...but we didn't buy anything at all even though the word 'SALE' is plastered almost everywhere..hehe.
Ema hosted a costume party that night but unfortunately, we arrived there just in time before they call it a night. We arrived so late that only a few people were still there...we didn't even changed into our costumes cause we didn't want to arrive any later than we already were...=(
Boyfie took me for a shopping spree on Sunday (for my birthday)...and of course, I didn't splurge! hehe...thanx for the presents, Cinta. =)
And owwwhhh!!! I finally tried the much talked about Big Apple doughnuts!! It's really really good! I'm craving for it already right now..=( seriously, they have to open a branch in Ipoh!!

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On this day

On August 8, 1985 at 5.22pm, in Assunta Hospital labour room, exactly 22 years ago, my mother ended the 24 hours of excruciating labour pain and I was delivered..
I am 22 today.
Thanks, Mama =) and of course, Baba too.

P/S - Shout out to all August babies! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! =)

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I can't lift up my bottom. It's heavy now.

*Ehem ehem*
6 weeks of no updates! soooo many things to tell...so many things to write...but sooo got no time..*nahhhh...I'm just a lazy a** whom uses time as an excuse* well...I'll just briefly share what i've been doing...hehe..
Since boyfie came back from Paris, I've been pigging out like nobody's business...like there's no tomorrow....like the food gonna run out anytime soon...like I won't be able to eat tomorrow...yeah...u get the picture...I've gained weight since, that now, I can't fit into my bridesmaid's kebaya...hence, I'm on a crash diet currently so that I'll be able to snug my love handles and those excess baggage into what seem like a teeny weeny kebaya now before my sister's wedding which is end of this month...huhuu
I was in Manjung for 3 weeks for my pediatrics posting...it was a-ok. We had a few classes during our posting there (one class per day) and we had the rest of the day to ourselves...like one wise lady once told me, Manjung is a cowboy town...translation : -boring-. However, the 6 of us managed to entertained ourselves during our stay by going for food hunting every lunch and dinner...yes, makan summore...heeeeeee..and owh, does any of u guys know that the best dressed cendol seller is from Manjung and he makes killer cendol? haha...we saw his stall and we dropped by to try his infamous pulut cendol and it was awesomeee!! He received the title 'Best Dressed' from NST coz he wears a white shirt with bow tie and a chef's hat...and yes, he sells his cendol along the roadsite on his bicycle...cute kan? =p
Boyfie and I celebrated out first year anniversary the other week and seriously, it was awesome! He took me to a romantic fine dining french restaurant, cleverly named Cafe Cafe. The place was beautiful!! It almost felt like I wasn't in Malaysia anymore...gorgeous chandelier, amazing food, and the whole ambiance..it was just...wow. After dinner, we went to Sky Bar at Traders Hotel. I've been wanting to check out the place cause of the rave people have been giving and yes, the place is beautiful and the view is superb. I had my first Shirley's Temple (haha...yeah..ketinggalan) and after 2 drinks and a bowl of peanuts, we went back home feeling great and me, feeling loved...hehe
On the eve of his birthday, I decided to throw him a surprise...and since he once told me that he does not want to have a party, I decided to make it simple with only a few people. With the help of my amazing (and beautiful) house mates, we successfully organized a barbecue and surprised him with a cake. We took the chance to celebrate Dayang's birthday too since we were not around during her birthday. The night was fun fun fun and the foods were great. My house mates did the whole thing while me, went out to distract him and keep him away from my house. They made meehoon sup (with begedil yg sedap sgt sgt), marinated that killer barbecue chicken, brownies, and coeslaw...phwooarrr...I was well fed and happy that night...=p
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Back in his arms

He's hereeeee!!!!!!
He's homeeeee!!!!
I'm SO excited!!!
So many things to see...so many places to go...so many food to eat/try together (i.e - menggemukkan badan)...so many plans!!
woohoOOO!!

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Me Miss Me Didi

My favourite friend, Didi Harun's back (!!!) and I finally get to see her after so long!! the last time we saw each other was during Hari Raya last year...she did come back about 2 months ago but because it was only for four days, and I was having my exams (bleah~), we just couldn't find the time to meet up..
We went to KLCC on Saturday night and had dinner at California Pizza with Za, Dalia, Nurul, Ema, Tash, Irman and Pez...(scrumptious scrumptious) Somehow, coincidently, all of us wore a heart-shaped pendant that night...so sweet lah kan...huhu
The dinner was cut short because when we came it was already 9-ish and the restaurant closes at 1030...=( That means, our gossip session, our photo taking session and our bergelak ketawa session were cut short too....*tsk*tsk*
Didi will be in Malaysia for just a week..hopefully I'll get to see her again before she goes back to Jogja...I miss my Didi already!!! =(

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Bye Kuala Kangsar

No more Kuala Kangsar...
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I can't believe I actually miss Kuala Kangsar...I don't miss the place, but I miss those days when my group and I were working on our projects there. Huhu...'Twas a really great experience.
During the 2nd week we were in KK, we had a few field visits and some were really really dull if if it weren't for my groupmates. Here's the summary of the final week in KK...

Monday
We went to Kicap Tamin factory...it was ok..I'm still kinda grossed out with the process of making the 'yummylicious' tauchu..the factory manager gave us all a cute miniature bottles of soy sauce each (didn't take any photo of the set tho')..we spent the rest of the afternoon helping the data management department key in the survey data into SPSS..a very tedious thing to do...

Tuesday
We went to Vector Control Unit to learn about how to control vectors (duh!) such as mosquitoes and flies...we learnt how to control the fogging machine...it was somewhat a boring field trip and everybody seemed agitated and just wanna leave early...that afternoon, one third of the group (those who has nothing to do, me included) followed the health inspectors of Kuala Kangsar for fogging somewhere in Sg Siput...the fogging session was boring cause the truck was moving at 5km/hr...the part where we took tons of photos at the bendang was fun..hehe

Wednesday
The day we saw how labu sayong (Perak's pride and joy vase) was made. There were also huge and weird looking vases(see photo)..some looked like coral reefs, a corn, the tree trunk...huhu..

Thursday
We had 2 field trips...in the morning we went to the stinky dumping site...it was...ugh...plain horrible..this dumping site is so much worse than any other dumping sites because they don't have the leachate pool to collect those stinky air sampah....so basically the area was surrounded by sampah yang berair....bleurgh~ The nauseating smell actually stayed on our clothes and even in Rinni's car...huhu..we went back and each of us bathe for at least half an hour to get rid of the smell..I did not take any photos..couldn't stand the smell..but I do have this photo of these 3 silly monkeys who managed to smile right in the middle of the dumping site..hehe..that afternoon we went to a furniture factory...fortunately, the trip was a brief one..we couldn't stand the amount of dust (from the timber that has been cut) we had to inhale and went into our eyes since they did not provide us with masks or goggles

Friday
The last day..I was busy the whole morning since I was in the farewell party team and Friday is farewell party day..the ceremony was simple and short..and the food we ordered from TNB caterer was good...went back to Ipoh straight after lunch and after a few hours in Ipoh (after a few hours of gossiping with Didi) I went back to PJ....wheeeeee

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Next week is internetless week

It has been raining all day today.
And yesterday.
Sigh.
Remember in my post 2 days ago I said that I have to do my laundry? I did..and now it just won't dry off because of the rain. And worst of all, I'm going back to Kuala Kangsar in one hour...Looks like I have to bring only the important ones (jeans and big t-shirts) and since it is still a lil bit damp, I'll have to hang it somewhere...ugh...I prolly have to wash it again cause damp clothes will give out this weird smell after it has dried off... =(
*inhale*exhale*sabar*

P/S - Yayang, good luck and all the best for all of your papers this week...you've studied so hard and I'm sure you'll kick ass...love you!! =)

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First week of CRP

I'm back in Ipoh for the weekend to wash my piles of clothes...the amount of clothes I used for a week in Kuala Kangsar is almost equivalent to two weeks in Ipoh...blame the hot and humid weather for it. I had to change my clothes 3 times a day, hence, now I have a mountain of clothes to wash.
For those who does not know what CRP is, it stands for Community Residency Programme, whereby we are being allocated to a certain place (Kuala Kangsar, Batu Gajah, or Taiping), 30 of us in each place, and we are supposed to do a household survey and study about the rural community there...such as, how much they spend on medications monthly, what kind of medications they prefer...either traditional or modern medicine, standard of living, diet...things like that. And we also have to do a thematic project where we have to come up with a study topic ourselves..my group decided to do a study on connections between BMI and school performance among primary school children. We went to schools and measure the students' BMI and interview the kids and it was really fun..it almost made me miss my primary school days...hehe
It really is an amazing and humbling experience to see and talk to the village people, how contented they are even though they only earn a few hundred monthly (ranging from RM100-RM500), and how friendly they are. I do have my own "kampung" in Kota Bahru and Batu Pahat but those are not "kampung" kampung. The one I went to was a real kampung...with chickens, cats, goats, cows everywhere...even pigs and turkeys were there too..hehe..
My group for the household survey consists of 3 people including me. The other two are Asma' and Izyan. This is my first time working with them, and I must say, it has been a blast...Asma' isn't really as innocent as she may seem and Izyan isn't really as quiet as he always appear to be...infact, these two are retards...they cracked jokes and they are very efficient as well..we finished 14 houses on the very first day (hehe...way more than other groups) and we managed to finished everything within 3 days...hehe..=p and since we completed the task early, the three of us went to Sungai Perak and we went for a boat ride that cost us 80 cents (wohoo!! cheap!!) just for the fun of it..we acted like a real Sakai and took endless photos..
Since we are studying about public health, we have to go for field visits and this week we went to Kampung Orang Asli, Lembaga Pembersihan Air, and Infoternak. We went to kampung orang asli to see the water pump they use as their daily water supply. It is very rare to see a water pump these days and we are kinda lucky to get to see one. At Lembaga Pembersihan Air we saw how they clean the water before it is sent to the houses. My favourite is Infoternak. I finally get to see real ostriches! hehe..I even hugged a kid (baby goat) and pumped goat's milk..I'll get the photos from Hidayah and will post it later.
It has been a busy week for all of us...our daily routine starts at 7am and finishes at around 11pm..we have finished our household and thematic survey and now we have our hands full with reports to write and a "journal" to publish and a presentation to prepare by the end of this month.

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CRP Posting

I'm off to Kuala Kangsar for the next 2 weeks starting from tomorrow for Community Residency Programme (CRP) and I haven't even started packing yet.

Won't be able to update for the next couple of weeks...

P/s - I just found out that I left my camera's charger at home in PJ....and the battery is running low...guess I have to rely on someone else's camera...dang! =(

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Flat broke, not complaining

I'm not a big fan of blogger.com at this mo'..=( it has been almost impossible to log on to this website for few days thus, I couldn't update my blog..

These past few days were great, awesome, horrible, fun, all rolled into one. Firstly, about the exam. Well, the paper was OK I guess..no recycled past years questions came out..brand new tricky MCQs were asked..and the SAT wasn't that bad either. My clinical (or practical) exam was HORRIBLE!!! I would not go into details but the patient which my examiner signed for me to clerk was not co-operative and he was really mean towards me...he yelled and shouted at me..and I couldn't get adequate history and info from him. Luckily my provisional diagnosis was correct...I took my examiner to the patient and he witnessed how uncooperative the patient was, he let me off the hook..but since I couldn't perform the physical examination (the patient refused to let me do the examination on him), the examiner asked me tons and tons of questions about other surgical stuff..and seriously, it was tough..but I've tried my best..so let's just hope for the best, ey?

I went back to PJ on Thursday evening and of course, the weekend was greattttt!! I totally forgotten how depressed I was because of the exam once I reached home. Right after I entered the house, I called up my younger sister (Farah). She wasn't home at that time..she was "happy" that I was home (I know you were estatic Far..admit it..hehe) and we made plans to go out for dinner and watch a mid night movie...it was either Shrek3 or Pirates, but since there was no more tickets for Shrek, we settled for Pirates instead. The movie was not that bad...but I don't like the ending!! *Not gonna spoil for those of you who haven't seen it* hehe..I just don't like the fact that he's gonna spend 10 years at the ocean and only ONE miserable day on the dry land...that means, let's say if they were 20-ish, and they'll live until 70-ish...they can only see each other FIVE times in their lifetimes!! That's just plain crazy...
On Friday I went out with Dalia!! ehehe..it was fun..we window shopped at Cineleisure and I happily made a few purchases..hehe..bought a necklace and earrings at fourskin..huhu..and then we went to Ah Cheng Laksa to try out their, obviously, laksa. For those who have not try their laksa, seriously, you should! Both of us weren't that hungry at that time but we managed to stuffed in one whole big bowl of laksa assam...it was really yummylicious!
Went to Centrepoint later that night to meet Lyana cause I bought 2 cropped cardigan from her Uberlove brand (see photo)...it really is a bargain! 2 cropped cardi for RM64!! hehe...
It was a busy, fun-filled Saturday for me...I woke up early cause Boyfriend called, talked to him for almost one hour..and that afternoon Farah and I went to Sungei Wang Plaza..it was a HUGE mistake to drive to Sungei Wang on a weekend..Farah wanted to take the LRT but I was too lazy and I thought it'll be a hassle if it rained that day..so I took the car and drove there..to find a parking space was crazyly hard and luckily after about 20mins we went round and round, there was a empty parking space (it was for the lorries..but heck, it was Saturday afternoon...there wouldn't be any loading and unloading, would it? =p) It has been ages since the last time I went to Sungei Wang and both of us went crazy just by looking at the bags and shoes there (it was kinda hard to find nice clothes there..you really have to rummage through)...I couldn't help myself but I just had to purchase a few things..bought a bag, tights, shoes, and well...intimates...hehe..
Went back around 3 and straight away went for lunch with Mama...we went to Burger King and I saw Zaza and Luqman...We came home around 630pm and around 8pm I went to OU to see the girls (and boys) in OU and had dinner with them at Delicious/Ms.Read...dinner was awesome...most of us were there...and of course, they came in pairs...=( my date for the night was Zaza...hehe..Irman couldn't make it cause he had to work (yes! Irman is a working man now!) we took the compulsory photos and since everyone was either tired or had other plans (except for me and Zaza), we went back early..
I was on my way to send Zaza home when Tasha called her and asked us to come to Zeta Bar at KL Sentral's Hilton for her father's birthday...we were reluctant at first cause we were not wearing the 'appropriate' attire but at the same time we were excited since we've never been there and this is a perfect reason and perfect time to check the place out. Both of us went and we had a whale of a time there...thanx, Tash and fam =)
I did absolutely nothing on Sunday morning til afternoon...Kak Anim (elder sister) and Mama went to KL to pick up the wedding invitation cards...I saw the cards already and it looked really pretty! Kak Anim was a bit pissed off with the printer cause a few cards have to be rejected since there were smudges and tears..luckily they gave her a few extra cards in case she needs it..
Came back to Ipoh that evening and it was raining heavily...it rained all the way from KL to Ipoh..Community Residency Programme (CRP) is starting tomorrow and I'll be in a different group from Didi, Saadah, Ummu and the rest...fortunately Puteri's in my group...at least ada gang...hehe..
And as a result from my excessive expenditure, I'm totally broke and it is only the first week of the month..*sigh*

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