Dasar Wonder Woman Tak Tau Bila Nak Rehat

Kenapa demam yang pertama untuk tahun ini harus dramatik habis?

Pulang dari Medan, terus ke client site, berpanas-panas di open parking Putrajaya yang tak pernah kurang kereta, bersejuk-sejuk kemudian di dalam bilik server selama empat jam, tolak campur perangai client yang demanding -- senyum pucat ini saja ku lemparkan tanda aku redha je ah ape kau bebelkan aku malas nak gaduh, bertempias hujan panas menghantar pesanan dari orang Kajang, masuk semula ke kantor dingin mengadap ratusan emel notifikasi kerja yang perlu diteliti -- belum lagi emel peribadi yang perlu dijawab, pusing biji mata melihat kalendar dengan urusan yang perlu diselesaikan sebelum hujung minggu ini, terus teringat air milo tin saja yang mengisi perut setelah seharian hampir selesai.

"Tak mengapa, one more thing to do before I go back & rest."

That's what I thought when I drove to Farina's for a hantar barang jap and tanye khabar session.

Mana tahu, it turned out to be a sleepover yang bertukar menjadi cuti sakit dan seterusnya sesi memulihkan diri dari sakit demam.

Thank you, Cik - and your family too.
For the great hospitality, most of all.
Selalu kalau sakit, Along takde makan banyak tu.
Ni siap makan stoberi Mesir cicah susu pekat manis, melampau gila -_-"

Oh thank you juga menghantar ku ke bandara (airport) the other day :')



Ok nak gi siapkan kerja banyak gila.

She's My Doogie Howser, M.D

Meet Wisudawati USU, Dokter Muda Zainab Zulkifli.

I'm still beyond belief on seeing my lil' sister all grown up after all these years -- especially the day she decided to take up medicine.

And in Sumatera, of all places.


And how she 'rempit' among the busy traffic goers too -- but that's another whole new entry, hehe.


Thank you, Jennyto.

Thank you for making Kak Long so proud :')

Belum apa-apa lagi dah buat Along terharu :')

See you tonight, Jennyto!

Terbang sendirian kali ini, doakan semuanya selamat dengan izinNya.

Menuju Puncak!

I might have two black toenails to remind me how hard it was -- climbing the mountain without being fit and no experience and all. Those who saw would simply shook their heads and said - "Kau memang cari pasal lah,Long. Kalau aku, baik tidur je dari panjat gunung."

Fine.

Say anything you wish, but I guess unless you experienced it then you'll know what you'll be missing. As for me, let's just say, I'm in love!

I mean, in love, being in the mountains - you geddit lah, eh?

Especially when you are so used to under estimate yourself, but then you proved yourself otherwise, like reaching to the top of the mountain, the only lady and all, COME ON.

It's the best feeling, I tell ya.

So second day in Gunung Batu Putih saw me waking up to a very chill morning and a sore thigh and all. The guys were all up and about, busy poking each other's butt, getting ready for the journey to the top. The team leader was counting heads and I gawked at the fact I was the only lady who were up for the journey. Damn. Now should I stay behind with the rest of the ladies who were not up to it and play masak-masak in Gua Azan?

Bukan selalu sampai sini, it could be my first & the last mount hiking ever and I didn't climb to the top?

Hm, mana bleh jadi.

Last minit decide nak ikut, alasan tak yah mandi pagi.

The guys estimated our time arrival was 3 hours top, considering it wouldn't rain & all. I kept reminding them that I was a newbie, and the good friend decided not to follow, so basically I was about to depend on these men that I just knew for the last 28 hours.

Muka samseng, hati kuntum memasing ni -_-"

The track was challenging as it went up-straight without any warm up paths, so basically I was huffing & puffing while leading the way. Yeah, they had the ladies first concept so that I wouldn't left behind unnoticed but gila parah pressure knowing that there are experienced hikers behind me yang konfem dalam hati menyumpah seranah apesal laaaaaah slow gila minah ni panjat T__T

Tapi biasa ah, suka benau bersangka buruk, suka benau rasa diri menyusahkan orang lain when in fact they didn't even utter a single word every time I request to stop just to catch my breath. Siap bagi kata semangat, gelak-gelak, I didn't realised we had been walking almost an hour.

Dapat benti semenet pun macam heaven rasanye, haha!

Makan cepat-cepat, ikat tali kasut cepat-cepat, amik gambar cepat-cepat!

Masa ni leh lagi fooling around, rasa wonder woman sangat jyeahhh!

As we went higher, the tracks got harder. Got batu batu besar some more and I was like damn ah, specially when we had to climb up without ropes. Terus jadi rock climbing gituuu.

Macam spider-man dah sesorang T__T

Depan batu belah batu bertangkup.

Memanjat keadaan sembilan puluh darjah tanpa tali.

Disumpah jadi tugu peringatan T__T

I learnt a lot from the guys, each has their own experience to share. Their recent climb was Gunung Ayam in Kelantan and their biggest achievement was Gunung Kinabalu. So Gunung Batu Putih ni cam kacang putih celah gigi je ni, adoiyai. But they were not cocky, that I notice very much. Humble bila bercerita, tak kering gusi ah time memanjat biarpun dah tak cukup nafas bila asyik ketawa terbahak-bahak. I came across many rare species of plants but I couldn't be bothered to take out my camera, haha - malas sebab dah ramai photographer but then I regretted it later somehow. (Penat mintak banyak kali gambar)

We finally reached a very clear spot which they called Puncak Tipu, coz it looks like it's the top of the mountain already, but it's not. So jangan tertipu, haha.
The only pic with the guide, the skinny guy - second from right.
Dia suka nyanyi lagu rock kapak sambil memanjat. :')

Kabus misteri nusantara.

We were in Puncak Tipu for awhile only as we were behind time *ehem,yours truly punya pasal* so we had to hasten our climb. Kalau boleh berlari time ni, berlari lah!

But it began to rain!!

At first it was just drizzling, all of us were kinda relieved as it made us felt cooler while climbing -- memanjat sambil minum air hujan tayah berenti minum gitu. So we thought things were gonna be smooth as we went up. I even declined when Achik offered me his raincoat sebab rasa cam best berjalan dalam hujan renyai haish pengaruh filem kuat sangat -_-"

But who are we to predict the weather?

Suddenly it was a powerful rain pour that it was too hard to see the path ahead and definitely too wet to wear a raincoat by then, BUT I HAD TO, as it was freaking cold!

Jual mahal lagi T__T

It was tough afterwards, I almost gave up. Tapi tak nangis, just I don't want to continue dah. But they kept giving morale support that I was simply dragging my feet and muttered silently to myself "sikit je lagi. sikit je lagi. tak sejuk pun. tak sejuk pun." Tapi senarnya it was an hour climb and I was drenched to the bone. Macam berjalan dalam air. Pastu bestnye lah angin gunung bertiup sekali sekala, gosh, Along ni dahlah takde penebat haba T___T

But we made it, alhamdulillah!!

If it wasn't raining when we reached the top, I would have leap and run around haha. But no, I was squashed between these wet guys so that I could be warm again. They stuffed me with sandwiches with meehoon filling campur peanut butter and later choc bars -- Along telan je semua, dah tak pikir apa as I need heat badly!

Kecik je rasanya time ni.

I can't even stand up - sejuk sangat!
I don't know what's Achik's excuse for not standing lak, haha.

Brr.


Macam nenek kebayan millenium (sebab pakai plastik) kat belakang tuh.

Di beirut Gunung Batu Putih, jyeaahhh!!

We were there for half an hour, mungkin agak kejap gila setelah memanjat empat jam. But we had to make a move as it rained heavily and we had to take count of my condition (my boots were killing my toes!) and the time too. Takut bermalam di hutan kalau lambat-lambat.

But going downhill was pure hell!

I can't walk properly, due to the compressed toenails against my wet & heavy boots, it hurts every time I stepped on anything. The guys were patient as always, seriously sangat (1000x) sabar, that I have to credit as I was slowing everyone down. I almost cried, not for the pain, tapi sebab terharu how they took turn to help me climbed downhill. Remember the batu-batu besar as we went uphill? So imagine going down that in the rain and with injuries :(

By this time, you peep would have said "Siapa suruh cari pasal?" but as for me, I wouldn't get this experience, all this, if I stayed behind. I wouldn't know how it felt, the pain & all, I wouldn't know the guys which I now considered them as my brothers now :')

Part paling menyentuh gila babi was when everyone took turn to exchange shoes with me (luckily we were the same foot size) but at one point, my toes just couldn't bare anymore pressure that resulted cramps and I couldn't even stand straight. Ada yang offer to carry me down, but I said that would be my last resort kalau dah tak tahan sangat. So end up, I climbed backwards, when I should be facing the path downhill.

Maka dapatlah nickname Cik Ketam -_-"

Sepatutnya jalan pulang was another 4 hour, but with my condition, 4 hour turned into 6 hours! That made those stayed back in camp worried and began to do a search party for us. GILA DRAMA SIOT. Dah la walkie talkie out of battery. Pastu torchlight, headlights tak cukup sebab tak bajet sampai malam. It was around 7pm, tapi sebab dalam hutan, gelapnya kan lain macam.

And best of all, I can't feel my feet.
I definitely felt numb, and I almost got mental blocked when I couldn't see where I was going in the dark :(

There was a video, taken by Abang Man using Scarlet, how I struggled to pull myself together to finish the journey. As I look back, I was thankful to have them around, how they were in the utmost spirit, cheering & supporting me, and I could see myself laughing despite in pain.

I really miss that moment, seriously I do.
The moment where I know I was able to smile despite the hardship.
:')

6 hours later, we arrived at Gua Azan, and I totally gave in and collapsed.
The ladies took over and got me in dry clothes and began forcing fluid in my mouth because I was obviously dehydrated. I think I finished the whole bottle of minyak panas that night to warm up my legs, haha. I passed out after 3 plates of nasi goreng and 2 ponstant pills.

The next day was our journey home and despite recovering, I know I had to force myself to ignore the pain. I was among the last five people to leave the place while the others made their way down. As I was considered not fit enough, I was under the watch of the otai's - Abang Roslaili, Abang Man, Mail and ZR. Gila VIP rasanya,haha.

Last group picture in Gua Azan.

Tak perlu cerita the hardship that I went through untuk turun ke bawah, basically with the injuries, memang berjalan ketam all the way haha. But as I look back at the trail behind me, it was a feeling of disbelief -- like, gileeeee ah aku panjat semua ni and satisfaction.

Pure self satisfaction yang hanya Along saja yang tahu :')

So if you think I had enough of the mountains, hehe, you had think wrongly of me!
For I am in my best effort to keep fit (read: trying hard) and be fully prepared for the next hike in February, dengan harapan banana wont fruit two times, haha.

Gunung mana, tunggu saja.
Jangan bising kalau Along hilang berat badan lagi, tu je.

Still Gazing The Way You Grow, From Far.

"Siap-siap cepat, dik!"

"Nak gi mana, Mi?"

"Kan kita nak gi jumpa abang, semalam Ummi dah cakap."

"Yeay yeay!! Agak-agak abang sihat tak, Mi?"

"Kita gi jumpa abang and tengok dia sihat ke tak, k?"

Adik mengangguk kecil lagak gadis jepun dalam drama TV. Pagi-pagi lagi Ummi riuh, kosongkan mesin basuh untuk beri ruang membasuh baju kotor Zaki. Sudah seminggu adik lelaki itu di asrama itu, Along rindu. Along sedikit risau bila teringatkan kata AJ di entry yang lepas, doa Along agar dia tidur mati agar tidak sempat menangis di bawah selimut tiap kali tidur malamnya. Hm.

"Abang mana, Mi?"

"Tunggu dulu dik, biar Ayah cari jap."

"Abang kat mana, Mi?"

"Ummi tak tau. Ayah tengah cari la tuh."

Hari itu hari terakhir minggu adaptasi Zaki. Pastinya dia masih lagi dalam program-program yang dikendalikan abang-abang senior sekolah. Zaki sudah biasa bergaul dengan orang yang lebih tua dari usianya, somehow I was so sure he's having a great time with the seniors biarpun, ya, dia bakal dibuli. Adat pelajar baru. Tapi punya abang lebih dari satu di sekolah ini, Along yakin itu yang Zaki mahukan :')

Setelah setengah jam mencari, akhirnya Ayah diberitahu bahawa Zaki di dewan sekolah. Bergeraklah kami menunggu di depan dewan, masing-masing menahan resah. Kelibat pelajar pertama yang keluar dari dewan menyebabkan Adik keluar meluru dari kereta menuju ke barisan pelajar-pelajar lelaki tersebut, tak sempat ditahan oleh Ayah & Ummi. Bimbang Adik menganggu barisan, Ummi menyuruh Ayah keluar menemankan Adik. Along ketawa kecil, masih menahan resah rindu.

"Tengok Adik tengok Abang, Mi."

"Along! Along! Kita nampak Abang dulu tadi, Abang tak nampak kita pun!"

He looked tired. Tired but happy. Dia salam tangan Along, tanya bila sampai rumah, lama tak cuti, Along sihat ke tak -- sebelum sempat Along bertanyakan dia sepatutnya. Nah, itu semua buat Along tersentuh, buat Along mahu rangkul saja badan sekeping itu tapi ya, dibiarkan saja. Masih risau dengan apa yang AJ pesan -_-"

"Kita cari tempat duduk dulu, boleh makan. Ayah beli KFC ni."

"Wah! KFC! Sangat menghargai!"

Ketawaku terbahak mendengar penggunaan tatabahasa Zaki. Baru seminggu, bang. Baguslah, karangan pasti easy peasy lemon squeezy pasni, hihi.

"Adik, bagi Abang makan dulu."

"Ala."

"Kan adik dah makan tadi? Habis chicky meal sesorang?"

"Ala."

"Meh dengan kak long meh. Duduk sini. Dengar Abang cerita."

"Asyik Abannnnng je."

"Ye la, adik kat rumah, hari-hari boleh mintak KFC. Bagilah kat abang yang ini."

Listening to what Zaki had to tell us was very hm,fascinating. Ada juga yang dia kesalkan, bukan kerana tidak cukup tidur tapi lebih kenapa abang-abang senior perlu menengking dalam setiap ucap. Itu yang diulang tiap kali. Mungkin sampai kini, dia tak mengerti relevannya ketegasan itu. Puas Ayah memujuk, "Untuk seminggu dua je ni, sabar je lah."

"Kita nak cakap mende lain tapi bila abang tuh tempik kat kita, kita terus cakap mende lain."

Along tinggalkan mereka bertiga pabila Adik mula resah tidak diberi perhatian. Ikut kata hati, sangat malas berkejaran dengan Adik, nak-nak matahari sudah tinggi di tengahari. Tapi Adik berkeliaran di kawasan sekolah, seperti itu rumahnya, I couldn't watch her from afar. Not when she decided to play by the hillside.

"Jom dik, duduk dengan Abang. Along nak dengar apa Abang cerita."

"Alaa. Nanti takde sape nak cakap dengan adiiiiik!"

"Ikut turn la. Abang dulu. Then adik. Ok?"

"Nak main game kat handphone Along,boleh?"

"Tak boleh. Manade game kat phone Along tuh. Meh la duduk sini! Adiiik!"

Along mula hilang sabar. Salahkan hari terik. Adik sentap. Berlari ke arah seberang jalan. Along tak kuasa mengejar, dibiarkan saja. Ayah perasan drama kecil kami, akhirnya Ayah yang bermain kejar-kejar dengan Adik. Adik tiba-tiba melalak, berlari dari Ayah, kawasan sekolah lengang itu bergema dengan suara tangis Adik.

Great.

Ayah finally caught up with Adik, scooped her up and brought her into the car. Her cries went louder as I took over, trying to persuade her with my phone. Bergegar kereta keluarga. Nah, kalau awal-awal diberi tadi, tak perlu berdrama air mata. Salah kak long yang kedekut. Bukannya pakai blackberry pun lagi -_-"

Just great.

Along putus akal mahu memujuk, lagi disakat adik yang menangis. Penaakulan mantik di sini, lagi kuat adik meraung adalah sebab bukan main hebat lagi kak long dia menyakat. Sehingga ditegur dek Ummi Ayah, baru Along terkial-kial berhenti. Suka benar mencari pasal dengan budak kecik, ingat elok sangat perangai? T__T Zaki panggil dari luar kereta, memujuk adik keluar.

Along menjeling ke Adik tanpa hati perut, mulut muncung menjawab panggilan Zaki.

"Biar je dia, bang. Biasa sangat."

Walhal salah sendiri, salah kak long yang tipis sangat iman sabarnya. Zaki tetap memanggil adik,lembut. Adik akur, teresak-esak menuruni kereta besar menuju ke tempat Zaki.


She stopped crying instantly. Zaki sisirkan rambut adik ke belakang telinga. Masih bertanya lembut. Adik terkulat-kulat mahu mulakan kata. Mengadu hal sekolah pada abangnya. Dulu abangnya lah akan jaga hal ehwal tepi kain adiknya di sekolah, kini adik sendirian.

She misses her brother, and all we did was taking her away from him.
I have so much to learn from my younger siblings, I really do :')

And as for Zaki being there, I know he'll be just fine. No pictures with him pula that day, too engrossed with the fact he's really in boarding school haha.

He washed his own clothes, to Ummi's super surprise. Penat je mengosongkan mesin basuh segala, comel gila. Pintanya satu saja : mahu ampaian kecil untuk sidai tuala dalam bilik. Ah, I wish I could see how he make his bed and all tapi itu semua alasan untuk masuk asrama pelajar lelaki okeh niat tak betul -_-"

Zaki obviously made me proud when the next day he told Ummi (who went to visit him again!) he hurt his finger while ironing his uniforms.

At least he ironed it himself!
Ai em so proud of yu, lil' brotha!!!


Super proud and missing you.
Takde dah Along gosokkan baju kamu lagi, tsk.






I don't know why I tend to be so melancholic when I talk about them.
Do you?
:')

"Hidup ini bukan perlumbaan kesedihan." - Wani Ardy

Pic credit : PaperTissue

And that is why I shall be the girl who will be happy even when she is sad.
Oh yes, I will.
:')

Agak-agak nak carik duit lebih, baca ni.

This was us last week, having a super late dinner (er,supper barangkali) hanya kerana mahu to be among the earliest to watch Merantau Warriors di cinema -- sanggup dinner cincai dalam panggung, bising bising bunyi plastik kunyah perlahan-lahan tako tao, semata-mata mahu melihat Iko Uwais in action hihi.

Nasib baik he was worth the cincai hurried super express dinner.
Me thinks his unaligned teeth yang buat dia adorable senarnya :')

So as they were doing postmortems on the storyline (I was still figuring out how did I end up watching that movie haha), terkeluar plak topik on Nuffnang.

I remembered how well Shila explained it in one of her blog entries - a good blogger does that, they share tips and everything.

And I freakin' don't.
I don't know how.
All you read here is my unpredictable emotional excess baggage outdated non daily life related craps -- which I'm surprised masih ada yang mahu baca, apetah lagi mahu re-quote -_-"


See how that differentiates me from the great bloggers who generate awesome paychecks from Nuffnangs?
:')

But I can't and I won't deny that having paychecks from them, no matter how much do you get will somehow motivates you in blogging.
Just blog hop around the famous ones, some are earning like 3.5K per month and moreeeee!
So it's really up to you peeps -- whether you really wanna make blogging as a money making machine or just your side income.

Nuffnang is currently my passive income, and I dont have any specific tips on how to generate more clicks to my blog, seriously I don't.
I don't do contests, attend events apetah lagi buat advert entries sebab haish, tak ghoti den.

Along dapat kenal bloggers lain pun cam dah kira extravaganzawanda, hihi.
Maka I dont want to be pressured by others who do have big incomes and know the inside people of Nuffnang.
I know where I stand, I dont usually have the time to blog on time, and most importantly I've been blogging like this waaaaaaay before Nuffnang existed, so yeah -- I'm boring, haha.

So call me lucky for having a decent amount in the account, which surprisingly excites me when I occasionally check it -- tau-tau je dah naik sikit, haha.

MAKANYA..

Maka, I felt like sharing what Shila wrote, but I'll just write my own opinion based on her tips, you can read her detailed ones here -- tips on getting high traffics to your blog tanpa menjatuhkan maruah orang lain atau dengan niat sengaja menagih simpati.

Heh, tak sengaja sarcastic.
Sumpah.

Place All 3 Ad Units

Pesan Along : Pasang all the ads given by Nuffnang (Ada 3 - leaderboard, skyscraper & large rectangle). Selalu je Along dapat soklan, "Nape korangnye iklan bergambar bergerak-gerak, aku nye button bodoh je?" Sila bersabar buat yang baru letak ads. I don't know the exact answer, but once you have the number of traffic hits, baru iklan tu shows up. Ikut logik, kenapa iklan tak keluar sebab takde orang nak tengok lagi, camtu ah lebih kurang.

So sekali lagi, sila bersabar sikit.

Be A Nuffnang Glitterati

Pesan Along : Ni seriously Along tak perasan bila Along signup jadi Nuffnang Glitterati, coz you don't have to. Once you are eligible for it, automatic je jadi member.

Jadi jangan kalut :')

Informative Topics

Pesan Along : Ni Along surrender awal-awal, haha. I at times rasa topic tuh interesting, but I end up syok sendiri. Pastu hangat-hangat tahi ayam, don't you peeps hate me for NOT finishing on my Bali trip? So don't follow my steps no no.

Sila banyakkan cerita pasal travel, kulit cantik tanpa parut jerawat, makan mahal kat mana, beli jenama apa, kahwin anak datuk siapa, jumpa artis realiti mana, bahagia dalam percintaan dan bakal melangsungkan perkahwinan sebagainya -- orang suka baca tu semua :')

Attractive Title

Pesan Along : Shila wrote I inspired her in giving attractive titles -- seriously Along tak expect that, haha. But logically, the title helps. Biarpun kekadang depress sesorang tatau nak bagi title ape.

Nak bagi contoh apa pun tatau ni.
T___T

Submit Blog Link to Popular Search Engines

Pesan Along : Yang ni, Along tak berapa sure. But yes, memang some keywords are google-able. In other words, bila orang search in Yahoo Search or Google, maka muncul lah result with your blog link. Like some readers do bila cari my blog -- they either key-ed in undefine_me or eh baca jugak.

Sangat comels :D

Update on Daily Basis

Pesan Along : Some have the time to do update daily,salute habis! Bukan auto publish entries, but LIVE updates! I no longer have the luxury to do that. Plus dah takde cerita dah. Pastu tak kuasa, to be honest. Tapi di kalangan my friends, Along dianggap AGAK kerap jugak update -_-"

But yeah, when you update daily, people will know and keep coming to your blog :')

Blogroll

Pesan Along : It's I link you, you link me back concept. Yang kat tepi blog bebanyak link, ha yang itulah blogroll. Tapi JUJUR Along mohon maaf, ada masanya Along tak terupdate the links. Along jenis godek sekali ghaapp gitu, pastu bila datang mood baru godek balik and add links baru, BUT BUT BUT that doesn't mean Along tak baca blog kalian if I don't link back.

Baca, tapi diam-diam.
Ai kan pemalu HAHA.

Visit, Comment & Leave Link

Pesan Along : Cara terbaik untuk meninggalkan jejak di blog orang lain is by leaving comments. Bila komen tu, komen bebaik. Ada adab susilanya, unless korang memang suka komen cam haram tapi taknak orang tau ko sape pastuh tuduh orang tak bersalah yang komen ha kan aku dah emo.

And a good blogger responds back to the comments left, so you do too, okay? Bak kata Shila, "It is always good to maintain this two way communication and at the end, it will increase the reader's loyalty to your blog too."

Jangan jadi cam Along yang nak reply tapi takleh reply tapi kekadang kalau leh reply pun dia dah jadi pemalas nak reply, maka ya, Along bukan blogger yang baik -- maafkan Along.

Niche Your Blog

Pesan Along : Erm, niche bukan kedai niichi ke ape eh -_-"

Some blogs are clearly defined on what they are all about, eg: Food, Fashion, Politic etc. So once readers know what kind of your blog is, they will keep coming back to know more, no?

Mine is... erm, undefined.
Hahahatakkelakar T___T

Market the Blog

Pesan Along : Ni semua pandai - letak lah blog link kat YM Status, Facebook, Twitter, Friendster semualah. Asalkan orang boleh akses and baca, terus menjana high traffic to your blog.

Along tak wat semua tu sebab, sebab, sebab malas -_-"

Keep it Simple

Pesan Along : Simple dalam layout dan tak banyak widget mahupun sub-entry yang diupdate setiap sepuluh minit. Design layout yang cecantik, tapi lambat load pun will piss off some readers, maka derang tak masuk dah blog kamu.

Simple dalam entry?
Saya surrender awal-awal, haha.

Tag

Pesan Along : Er, in other words, you label your entries. Kan sebelum publish entry ada field untuk you letak labels, so label it. Kalau citer pasal kereta, letak la kereta -- jangan letak TujuhSepuluh cam orang tuh.

Maka senang orang nak navigate through in your blog. Kalau rajin, buat section kat tepi untuk segala tips yang mahu dikongsikan.

Images

Pesan Along : Siapa tak suka tengok gambar? Bahan bukti kejadian yang berlaku lah katakan. Maka tempek la gambar bebanyak. Citer pepanjang takde gunanya tanpa gambar.

Macam entry ini, tanpa gambar -- konfem takde sape bacanye lah, Along je rajin tulis meroyan sesorang T___T


Nuffnang Blog Survey

Pesan Along : Shila bilang; "The survey is actually there to help advertisers to know the blog better and most importantly, to choose the blogs that fit their campaign."

Sekarang jugak Along jawab survey haha :P


Time

Pesan Along : Kat Nuffnang dashboard tuh, kalau klik on Analytics, akan keluar graph bar, kan? That is where we know when is the peak hour of your blog being viewed. Selalunya pepagi orang masuk ofis ada yang straight baca blogs dulu baru gi breakfast, so time range 8 am - 10 am tuh memang high peaks lah, geddit?

Tapi sekarang semua readers dah bijak (and they are mostly bloggers too) so they follow the blogs that they like and instantly know when it is being updated, jadi tak perlu masuk hari-hari.

But yeah, Along memang update ikut suka dia je biarpun dia tau time-time pagi tu la ramai orang baca -- yelah, dia kan memang sesuka gitu -_-"


So there, tips yang dielaboratekan from Shila (thanks dear!), sebab seperti yang Along kata tadi, Along tiada tip spesifik untuk dapat duit Nuffnang bebanyak.

Mungkin Along jenis syukur saja apa yang ada :')

Good luck, kalian!

Merah Mak Ngah

I wouldn't know if I wasn't on twitter yesterday that Kenny Rogers were having a one day promotion if you wore red for the day.

Thank you, you tweeples :')

Pic source here

Kebetulan, yours truly was feeling lady in red when she woke up yesterday, so she donned a blood red cardi to the office.
Masuk office, bukak PC, update twitter and wallah - mari makan Kenny Rogers hari ni.

Tapi memandangkan Along ni berkawan-kawan dengan orang yang memasing mempunyai azam untuk mengurangkan berat badan tahun ini, Along agak putus harapan juga sebenarnya memikirkan dengan siapa Along nak pergi menambah berat badan -_-"

Masa ni lah Along rindu Reena -- she's on a mission to lose weight but ate heartily because she's on USANA :')

But I went eventually with Omar yang willing to layankan kemaruk Along nak makan KR hari tuh gak, macam takde hari lain nak makan mengada sungguh!

We met up in front of Kenny Rogers Subang Parade where it was filled with people wearing reds. There was a waiting queue when I arrived, tapi tak sampai 5 minit pun menunggu.
Service pun super fast despite being full house -- bagus bangat.
KR knows not to mess with the hungry Along haha!

We sat by the glass that separates KR with Chicken Rice Shop next door and I saw how empty it was sebab semuanya lari ke KR.

Boleh nampak pekerja dia siap menguap kebosanan haha.

Gila berbeza situasi di KR.

Sempat ber-BBM dengan Beck guna BB Omar, hihi.

The promotion was when you order a quarter meal, you get another quarter meal free. But the free meal's side dishes can't be changed (it's mash potatoes, red beans & coleslaw) so Omar took the free one coz' I was craving for the mac & cheese :D

Along cam dah chubby kan?
:')

Okeh makan kasi kenyang kenyang before we both went shopping unplanned adalah sangat marveles especially bila kiteorang bayar makanan for the price of one meal sebab duit lebih boleh simpan beli phone baru oi banyak gila cerita dalam satu ayat -_-"

Mujur datang awal -- barisan bapak panjang gile pastuh.


Arineh pakai merah lagi, tapi ada kuning putih hitam sikit sikit.
Dengan harap McDonald buat promo beli satu percuma satu gak hari ni -_-"

Enough of the awesome AJL 24 reruns on Youtube..

..for you just got to watch this one!!

Nah, pasti tersenyum-senyum sendiri la tuh?
I know I am -- banyak kali!

This kind of songs yang buat frozen hearts melt, yang putus asa terus semangat :')

Bukan Lagi Rahsia

Photo by Kip Winchester

Ah.
You know, this is the part where I get tongue tied, speechless and all.

Congratulations Wani Ardy & Syafiq on your recent engagement!

I'm glad I was there to witness it all -- and by all it meant seeing it all, everything.
From the very beginning to this moment, and I wish I will still be around to witness greater things from you both :')


Congratulations once again, my sayangs!

Stay In Neverland & Don't Grow Up Just Yet, Will You?

Last Saturday saw Zaki turning 12 years old -- and he has an IC to prove it now, hehe.
While other kids his age have started school a week ago, sitting for UPSR this year, Zaki is getting all prep up for boarding school.

In other words, the whole family is -- especially dear Ummi :')

The fact that he's the first to be sent away at an early age is a big deal for all of us and kinda freak us the ladies, knowing how Zaki can be very vulnerable and sensitive and skinny and he's still young weh!!!

*muka kakak dan mak yang protective*

Just so you know, I only experienced hostel life during Matriculation years, and that was when I was what, 17, 18 years old?
Itu pun boleh homesick, nangis tiap-tiap hari nak Ayah, nak balik rumah, Perlis - Seremban buat macam pergi kedai runcit je tiap-tiap minggu -_-"

Jenn was 16 when she was sent away to Muadzam Shah. Macam biasa, homesick juga but since Muadzam is way nearer than Perlis, the parents rajin lah menjenguk Jenn di situ. Sangat tak aci tapi anak sulung memang sila lah memahami.

Maka mengertilah kalian kenapa kakak-kakaknya risau adiknya mahu pergi?

Yesterday, as I was ironing the lil one's school uniforms, I briefly paused when I hold on to Zaki's brand new white shirt, with his name on the label, and no longer the dark blue pants but instead the new moldy green pants, I realised he's no longer my baby brother anymore.


The thought that he has to iron his own clothes pasni pun bisa meruntun hati. I had to let Ummi teach him how to use the iron coz I know I can't teach him without scolding him coz that's my way of being defensive and I know I'll cry if he say; "Nanti Abang ingat semua yang Along ajar."

:'(


Despite the age gap, we were tight close.
Mungkin sebab when he was born, kami anak-anak yang dah besar, excited having a lil baby to take care of - I know I am.
Rasa cam ada anak sendiri :')

Zaki became our little genius, he talked before he could walk, and that's why I usually rant my heart out to him tanpa sedar.
Biarpun dia takkan paham kenapa kak longnya menangis bila tidurkan dia, but he'll wipe my tears with his lil' hand and ask "ayong nangis yeh?"

And kak long akan bercerita like he has the solution to all :')

Lagi dekat hari untuk dia bersiap ke asrama, lagi Along makin mencari pasal dengannya.
Jawabnya bertengkar sampai keluar air mata.

Ingat elok sangat, bergaduh dengan budak kecik?
:'(

So after I got ready this morning, I went to his room and saw him restyling his hair do for only God knows keberapa kalinya.

"Ok bang, be good there tau."
"Hm."
"If anything, kena buli ke ape ke, bagitau cikgu. Telefon Ummi. Tau kan nombor phone? Duit syiling cukup tak?"
"Ok. Tau. Cukup."
"Yang penting, have fun. Belajar camne nak buat sendiri. Kat sana takde sape leh tolong.."
"Ye, kak long. Abang tau."
"Ok."
"Hm."
"Okay then, Along nak gi keje dah."
"Okay."
"Sayang Along meh?"


And we hugged like there's no tomorrow :'(
I shamelessly had tears in my eyes, he saw it and asked; "Along nangis?"

I pat his head, scuffing his hair and took a deep breath.
He quickly combed his hair with his fingers; "Kita ok nanti, insyaAllah. Along jangan risau k?" and looked away.

AH DRAMA PAGI ISNIN SUNGGUH.
T____T

Right now tak berani nak call Ummi & Ayah and ask how did the sent off went, so I'll just imagine it went well.
I nearly texted to Zaki's number when I realised he didn't bring his handphone :'(

Right now,I'm just thankful we had the chance to be together before everybody is busy for the year.

Jenn was home for couple of weeks before and that would be the last time she'll be back as she'll be busy doing her clinical period -- where she'll breathe, sleep & bathe in the hospitals.
Zaki will be in boarding school, and despite the school is still within the state (yeah, dramakuin sungguh kaklong ni), it won't be the same back home.
Yang paling terasa all the changes would be Ayah, Ummi and 'Aliya, they'll miss the double combo at home without Zaki now.
Angah & I will be seeing them on weekends, as usual -- but I'm having second thoughts now, hehe.

We'll see how-lah.


Unless you peeps have lil' brothers and sisters - and I meant, the lil ones that you saw them growing up right in front of your eyes, you'll understand why I'm shamelessly being emotional about this.

Or is it just me, the overprotective kak long?


Let's pray Zaki would remember to call me once in awhile, shall we?
:')

And When They Ask Me About You, I'll Say..

Hari ini,
bintang jatuhku bersinar lebih luar biasa dari sinar biasanya.

:')

Takdelah Nampak Sangat, Tapi Bolehlah.

My recent visit to the tailor really made me a happy girl, I wish I could take home the tailor's measurement notes for me to keep.
Jadi bahan bukti, semuanya bertambah inci, Hanis Zalikha pasti iri hati!

Even the tailor was impressed and said - "Manyak magus ini macamm, moii. Kasi naik sikit lagi, boley bikin itu kebaya pendek kasi pakaii.."

Ye lah, ye lah, lain kali Along hantar banyak lagi kain ye?
:')

Ada yang sayang bilang, panjat gunung hilang saja banyak timbang.
I lost 2 kilos from the recent hiking -- membazir saja from the 3 new kilos I gained before that.
Agak sedih juga ah, dan sedikit redha sebab tau salah sendiri haha.

But then I found myself being hungry most of the time since that, sampai Ayah tegur especially when he found me frying drummets in the middle of the night -_-"

Last weekend I weighed myself and hello,hello -- it's 50 kg again.
Sukaaaaaa!

Friends who often see me won't notice much the difference, but yang sekali dua jumpa akan nampak -- especially from behind, they say.

Yikes,perasan la ai jadi Beyonce bootylicious *wishful thinking!*

I noticed that I can't fit my skinny jeans dah, rasa cam kenot go oredi when it comes to the thigh area, apetah lagi nak zip it up.
Sampai ada masanya tak zip pun, but baju semua labuh tebal maka cover lah, haha.

Oops, kantoi.

Just hope it's just not temporary atau sekadar symptom PMS, I'm truly happy to know I'm gaining weight.
Biarpun by inch, but slowly, I'll reach my ideal weight soon. *semangat!*

The more reason to go for shopping too, haha!


Nah, lepas ni kalian tak boleh lagi kata Along kurus!
No, no, no. *wags point finger in the air*

Buang Angin, Tambah Angin

Sebab musabab utama penangguhan pembelian phone baru adalah TujuhSepuluh lebih memerlukan kasih sayang dan perhatian Along sekarang ini.

I've been ignoring the time to send TujuhSepuluh for servicing, sampai overdue 30K rotation period dan bergegar satu kereta bila bawak 120 kmph di lebuh raya -- so not cool kalau nak bawak laju okay, and the fact that I am risking my life at the same time. Tsk tsk.

The only thing that I was constantly aware of was the air pressure in the tyres and checking minyak hitam & air.
Tuh semua I buat sendiri, I learnt my lesson well and I couldn't depend on my friends forever kalau jadi apa-apa :')

Plus, under-inflated tyres have more rolling resistance, which means you need to burn more gas to keep your car moving.
So check check check at least once a month, when the tyres are cold or baru drive supershort distance since driving the car warms up the tires along with the air inside them -- karang pepanas nanti bagi false reading pula.

How to know much pressure for your car's tyre?
Just have a look at your side door (usually the driver's side) and see the details on the data plate :')

Pergh, tetiba leh jadi duta minyak kereta dengan Fahrin Ahmad haha.


So it turns out I need to change the two front tyres as it's already worn out.
Afraid that the mechanic just wanna BS me, you know the trick to pay more than the usual service fees, I went to have a look and indeed it need to be changed.

Bunga abes semua dah.
Lambat sikit boleh keluar besi rangka tayar, which is a totally no-no lah.

Called Angah & Ayah, just to estimate how the tyres are worth so that takde la kena high price ke ape kan.
But Angah, who loooooooooves making me in dilemma, dok hasut tukar tayar yang second-hand punya je.

It's way cheaper but used tyres?
Come on.

I've heard friends changing to second-hand tyres before and memang ah takde masalah, but in few months time, you kene tukar balik sebab boleh pakai kejap je, macam leceh je nak pegi dua,tiga kali kan?

Ayah asked me if I have the budget to change it to brand new ones, proceed je lah kan.
So I went for two new Goodyear tyres that cost me RM150 each.
Total service was RM408 - masih dalam bajet :')

And boy, major difference lepas dah tukar tayar okay.
Speed 140 kmph pun tak sedar sebab tak gegar!
Major coolness -- If I knew it earlier, dah lama Along tukar tayar haha.

So there, I'm just glad my first few hundreds of the year were well spent.
And I plan to stick to the rotation limit from now on, tamau lagi dah take TujuhSepuluh for granted,cukup cukup.

After all, this baby is my first asset ever bought with my own paycheck and hard sweat :')

Yeah, TujuhSepuluh can be a pain sometimes when it comes to the yearly insurance & roadtax but hey, this car has brought me everywhere eversince, without fail.



In the meantime, kena ah sabar sikit sebelum TujuhSepuluh dapat race dengan Suparjo milik AJ, haha.