Just another day...

So yesterday I went to meet up with KakYong at Putra Terminal (not the LRT terminal at Gombak, but the one at PWTC). Anyway... we met there in order to meet Cumi so that he could pass some stuff he brought from Kelantan to Kakyong.

While waiting, we explored that what's-it's-name shopping complex near the bus station. I really liked it. Yup. It was big and spacious, and it wasn't too crowded with people even on a Saturday. I dunno if every other day is the same, but the shops are pretty interesting. Interesting enough to make my sister (I am not going to mention which sister, she'll know who she is when she reads this, haha) spend RM 250+ on some things for herself. Imagine, huh? Although I have to admit the things she bought were pretty worth it - like this trench coat thingy that you can wear like a blouse which we got for RM50. The original price? RM 130. Really cool. Gotta go and check the store again someday - Ali Muslimah. Has all kinds of Muslimah clothing at really good prices. Next time I'll take a picture and post it up here.

Well after that we walked to OUM to meet Cumi and his little kiddy Sarahanis, and he took us for pizza (free lunch, yay!). Then we went our separate ways. My sister's plan was that we go to Masjid Jamek and Amcorp Mall after meeting Cumi, but unfortunately we exhausted our energy (and on her part some- or quite-a-lot-of money), so we just went back to her place. And yep, I slept like a log. What an exhausting day!

And today I came back to uia- and experienced what sardines in a can feel like squashed up in such a small space. Or how they probably feel like, since the sardines in cans are not actually alive but instead are swimming around in sauce waiting to be eaten. Do I sound rather cannibalistic? I suppose it should make me wanna turn vegetarian, but it doesn't. Anyway, there I was squashed in an LRT train full of people with nothing to hold on to. Fortunately I had my trusty old laptop bag squashed between some people behind me, so I managed not to fall down. Unfortunately I had one part of my face- the part with my nose conveniently sticking into someone's hair and the other part under some foreign Mexican guy's armpit. Eww... Fortunately it was only noon and most people were just setting out for some place, so the train smelled of perfumes and colognes and what-else. Thank goodness.

So that's another day passed. Two days in fact, and today's not even over. Tomorrow it's back to class(es) and back to learning. That's life, as it is.

Hello from Kak Ngah

To start with, I didn't even know that we have and share a blog - Kakyong, Kak Cik & I. I've always fancied the idea of blogging - well, no, that would be exaggerating, I never always wanted to blog. In fact I thought the idea of having people read about my personal life rather disturbing. But lately my views have changed a bit, and it does sound kind of fun, so I'll give it a go. It's not like anyone's going to come and visit anyway, so why worry?

Well, well, well, it's over a week into 2010, and so much has happened. Hmmm... probably due to the fact that I started classes over a month ago (next week will be week 6. Gosh.) One thing that happened was losing my purse. Sigh. I am in despair over the fact that this is probably the third time I've lost it (well not it since I've lost different purses with different stuff in each). Yup. With my I.C., bankcards, everything. The result? I had to go and apply for a new MYKAD, pay a summon of RM100, pay RM35 for a new matric card, apply for new bankcards, bla bla bla. I did hope and still hope that someone found my purse, but so far the hope has remained a hope. Sigh.

I also got to meet some new lecturers. Some are quite interesting. I look forward to writing about them sometime in the future. Oh, and my subjects too, Wonder what I'll get for this sem. Last sem was okay but not TOO good. Yikes...

And chess!!! I love chess. I adore the game. I love the challenge the game offers, how it makes you think, and it is SO NOT BORING! Well, for me it isn't. Alhamdulillah, I'm glad I took part in the USC this year - ooops I mean last year as it was in Dec 2009, but anyway our mahallah took second place, yay! Last year we only managed the seventh place. Anyway, it's lovely that we won, but with it came a scary offer... I don't think I'll talk about it yet. Nope.

Well with that my first entry ends. I can't believe I'm actually writing in a blog. Although not my own entirely, but still... onwards and upwards! TTFN :P

Kakchik writes it again...

Years passed... I never thought that I seeing myself writing again in this blog..!!! Incredible!!! Both of my sisters are busy... busy... busy... As 4 me, I just started my new sem at UiTM.. Oh, b4 I forgot to mention, my study continues at UiTM.. Kakyong is at her last sem... Kakngah still has a long way to go.. Well, not dat loooooooonnnnggg.... As 4 me, I'm at my 2nd sem.. First sem ended well.. Alhamdullilah... (Dapat gk dekan wlupn ciput... huhu)..

Aloha From Me, Kakcik!!!

Aloha from me!!!

ok, my turn.. Nk kongsi pengalaman kt mtrx penang. Baru2 ni, miggu lps, biro kerohanian ada wat Kempen "HATIKU MILIK SIAPA???". itu yang tersurat. yg tersirat, hehe.. kempen AVOID COUPLE!! kami adakan selama seminggu. sepanjang miggu tu, ada wat pameran, tayangan, quiz, video terjah!!!, n yang paling best 'forum KASIH KEKASIH'.. ahli forum dia.. Dr. Jamnul Azhar Mulkan.. Mmg mantap giler mlm tu.... Alhamdulillah, semua berjalan lancar. What a busy week we had. Then, back to study!! Bru dapat result PSPM 1 awal bln December. Hehe.. Nmpk gaya, kena effort tu kne double, triple.. Ok, thats all for now. Roger and out.

Kak Yong writes: The Joy Luck Club assignment…done!

Alhamdulillah, finally, I’ve finished the essay set by Ms. Cat, on the novel by Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club. I must say I never thought it would be interesting at all. Dr. Saratha mentioned it a couple of times when I was in first year, but I admit I was not even interested, even though I knew Dr. Saratha was one of the experts in the literature field in Malaysia, and books recommended by her bound to be something. But I don’t know, the title itself doesn’t sound very creative and I thought it was a translation. Only now I discovered it was written by an American-born Chinese woman and it was written in English, and the title that I found was so unattractive is the whole essence of the story…talk about judging a book by its cover…but cover do matters, as the great Dr. Saratha said, and I couldn’t agree more.
Anyway, back to our novel, maybe I wouldn’t exactly add it my favourite books’ list, but to study it is quite interesting. I really enjoyed the class discussions that we had on that book, though watching the movie was not that fun, since we couldn’t finish it in one go, and had to continue the week after, and also I didn’t really enjoy it with everyone else being there. I have to admit, I prefer watching movies alone, and yes, I don’t think I will ever set foot in the cinema, so I’m not worried. I managed to download the movie anyway, though never had time to really watch it again. No matter, the assignment is done anyway, just a little editing here and there.
One of the reasons I wanted to start a blog like this is because I want to write about things that I like, and one of them is literature, English literature to be exact. But I admit, coming from an Islamic background, what I like and what I believe in doesn’t really fit in with each other. So, how to make them compatible? By looking at the literature from a Muslim point of view. What do you think? And since in literature there is no right or wrong as long as you can argue your way through it, and in Islam, what you should do and shouldn’t do has already be set down (doesn’t that make life much more easier?), my analysis of the literature will be from my view, as a student of literature and also a student of Islam. I may be born a Muslim, be there are still lots to learn about Islam. After all, Islam is the way of life, and how long will it take you to learn about life? Hmmm…a lifetime? Yeah, that’s what I’ve figured…
Back to the novel : For example, one of the main themes in The Joy Luck Club is mother-daughter relationship, so I’ll just talk about how I see it as a Muslim, that’s all. It may be imperfect in either way, but I’m still a student, so I should be forgiven. And I don’t think I’m going to produce a world-class opinion…maybe not yet anyway. Another interesting thing about The Joy Luck Club is that it has been labeled as a feminist literature. Hmmm, feminism huh? Another interesting topic to look at…