tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201806232024-03-14T09:13:05.870+00:00....When2Become1kHaLis_k + miiRamNyRamiiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-23983659129282377382018-01-24T08:28:00.000+00:002018-01-24T08:28:22.565+00:00Hibernation mode offA lot of things happened since the last post. We're now family of four, and I have grown prosperously (in my belly dept, haha). Am thinking of reviving this blog back.<br />
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<br />miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-25752839766518365972013-02-11T16:09:00.001+00:002013-04-23T07:24:49.160+00:00<p>I feel like I'm finally qualified to write about my pregnancy now that I had safely delivered my baby. I didnt breeze thru it but it was all worth it.</p>
<p>Pregnancy sickness started as soon as I found out that I was pregnant. It started with a stretch of 2 weeks of which I couldnt get up from bed at all. I managed to 'hide' my pregnancy from my work colleagues for 3 months until my boss decided to announce it in a meeting since the other bosses were getting more n more curious about my absence. </p>
<p>My pregnancy sickness lasted until i was 8.5 months. I was vomitting 7-8 times a day until the 6th month, 3-4 times a day until the 7th month followed by 2-3 times until 8.5 months. I still puked occasionally until delivery, like 2-3 times a week but it wasnt really bad. I took dymenate every morning to help with the nausea (i tried a few but its the only thing that worked-for the nausea,not the vomitting). Dymenate however made me super sleepy in the morning and I had to take a nap in the office. If I didnt, I just couldnt do my work-I couldnt even think. I had to choose between unable to work because nausea or sleepiness..and the later was far more pleasant.</p>
<p>On top of the pregnancy sickness, I experienced back pain+pelvic pain as early as 4 months. The back pain was very bad that sitting on my office chair was a torture everytime. When the pain became unbearable I had to take time off to lie down on my back for immediate relief. But towards the end, I couldnt lie  on my back anymore as my tummy was getting heavier. I had two sessions of physiotherapy. It didnt help with the back pain but the sessions and the exercises that they taught me gave temporary relief to the pelvic pain. The pelvic pain however just miraculously disappear in the 7th month. And as for the back pain, I am happy to report that it was gone as soon as i gave birth.</p>
<p>The hardest time for me was actually during ramadhan last year. We just moved in to our new house in PJ and I had to commute to KL via bus-putra line-star line. I vomitted pretty much everywhere and all the time-but never in the bus+lrt, thank God. My tummy was slow to show so nobody offered me seats on the bus+lrt. I only managed to fast for 17 days. The journey was worse coming back. In the evening sometimes I had to wait for 1.5 hours for the bus. I remember I would come home crying. But things got much better when my workplace shifted to PJ. These days i just have to flag a cab and I'll get to the office in less than 10 minutes.</p>
<p>Because of the nausea, I didnt actually experienced any major cravings so i wouldnt know how far Khalis would go for me =p. I actually ate less during my pregnancy. My total weight gain was approx 7kg. 7kg means that I didnt gain extra fat and all of it was attributable to baby, amniotic fluid and blood. I actually stopped gaining weight at 6.5months. My gynae commented shortly after labour that my thighs didnt accumulate fat at all. So I guess being nauseous all time was a good thing for me? I had a total of 5 maternity blouses and thats enough because I could still fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes, including baju kurung. Its my first pregnancy too so my tummy was bound to be small. </p>
<p>I also didnt go out much during the pregnancy. One bcoz of the vomitting and walking+standing for more than 5 mints would give me dizzying spells and I would start seeing black. If that happened I'd just sit on the shopping mall floor. People staring at me didnt bother me anymore. When we went shopping, I'd sit on the floor in the baby section and khalis would bring baby stuff for me to choose.</p>
<p>To prepare myself for labour and motherhood, I bought 2 books - 1-Hypnobirthing and 2- The Illustrated Guide to Pregnancy, Babycare and Baby Food. I didnt do hypnobirthing during labour but the book does have lotsa interesting stuff. True to its title, The Illustrated Guide to Pregnancy, Babycare and Baby Food on the other hand was fun to read as it has lotsa pictures and and very helpful as it depicts whats gonna happen weekly during pregnancy and monthly baby development+what to do. I like it that the book assumes the readers are totally clueless abt the subject - it even has pictorial guide on how to dress up the baby. There are of course better, more detailed books out there but I found them too much for my brain. The small font, lack of photos and too many medical jargons just turned me off.</p>
<p>People said that when u're pregnant u'll like what you hate b4 and vice versa. I dont know about liking what I hated but I definitely couldnt tolerate a number of  things that I liked previously. Just giving a few instances, - Like I couldnt stand the shower gel that I was using and Khalis' too and ended up using the ones given by hotels as they tend to be lightly scented. I used to love chicken nugget but when I was pregnant I couldnt even stand the sight of it. And I totally stopped watching korean and japanese drama series because I couldnt stand the thought of having to sit in front of the tv/laptop for an hour - oh, I totally ditched tv when I was pregnant.</p>
<p>Pregnancy has definitely changed me. I am now more sensitive to others' pain n suffering. There was once I took the lrt and I gave up my seat to another pregnant lady whose tummy looked bigger.</p>
<p>In the first 6 months I kept telling khalis - cemane la nk survive the next 7, 6, 5, etc bulan. But I did. When things get really hard I'd remind myself of those who suffered more - those who were with underlying chronic diseases, those who couldnt even see the sunlight, those with placenta previa and had to be hospitalised for months, those who didnt have their husbands around and worse, those who miscarried and lost their babies.</p>
miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-54801009413758754022012-12-13T06:52:00.001+00:002012-12-13T06:52:08.543+00:00<div><p>So last night i borak2 with Khalis</p>
<p>Me: Rasa cam nk amik a day off tiap2 minggu la in january. Oh my birthday pn january..tapi kne check hari ape dulu<br>
Khalis: Hari rabu (instantenously without checking with anything) <br>
Me: Eh? How did u know?<br>
Khalis:*senyum je*</p>
<p>Needless to say, I feel so blessed!!</p>
</div>miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-71590569847836299732012-12-11T08:03:00.001+00:002012-12-11T08:03:39.074+00:00Makan @ JB<div><p>Some good food we had during our not so recent trip to JB.</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQi4YXTd3WxOhmFh3Y9Ickw8h8JCsp1ZHG7yYLm-7uGs7t20MYjiysrWSzGHvqUcApoqffTc0B_CLb9jrBmxMgqe4BJ3j_tSTAOWcl4rOTc-8aaCLJcZQrmiznS0nY4hXK624Nw/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiR9LZdX1txSG17R8BKnk-ixOYqCxlXRvjQq_j_mX9J-kZ-8NIrZHKQC-olzq3wNEh2HoLIDRUyi-oopOakqDoNKKqvfrTKJws_2SUAHIs3NPncuYHo24HjjnzFWdMwwTX_RI4eA/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLPf0RbUmaHgfd9be_f6KEHbPnPUlk81EIxbz-x0mC78z34n0kQ6lI-Kjvr5MPU9SJiUtBnHct31lVFP5NYMWZBYymPHnO5yvS76iSqqnu4LAlrS0D4OD9N0cLq10jGL4B2F38w/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9XmysThDGTfAeFQacBwZJ-UTTvmSkIBfQ2emNNo3toBOEn6sPOjv7kZyykw6aB_Wc9SvOOYbd5k7fVOTcWmj3e3GXKLWxE6PuJ6lrvm6y_pEjZzKguMwrtHzLBVNXAplSsDzXA/' /></div>miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-42508304118063439872012-10-12T06:14:00.001+00:002012-10-12T06:14:57.440+00:00Khalis and I had lunch together2 at Restoran Anak Kelantan in
NZX Commercial Centre yesterday and I was very impressed with the attentive
waiters. When we got there, Khalis and I went straight to the nasi campur
counter but they did not fail to notice that we’re together. They asked me what
I’d like to drink and I said I’d just take something from the chiller without
telling them my table no. Khalis got to the table first and when I got there I
saw that on the table, they had put a glass of ice for my canned cincau for me.
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When I finished eating, I got up to wash my hands and went
looking for a washbasin. They noticed that I was looking kinda ‘lost’ for like
5 seconds and asked me what I was looking for. If you think this is not a big
deal, you’re wrong. Once, I dined in a 5-star hotel and I realized that I my
room key was not with me. I retraced my steps and went looking for it from
table to table. Nobody asked me what I was doing (the place was pretty much
empty) – not that I wanted to be asked pn sebenarnye.</div>
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I can’t comment on the food. I always order the same thing
when I go to Kelantanese restaurant – ayam kampong goreng and plain kembung
bakar and its almost impossible for anyone to f*ck up these two. But it was
slightly pricier than A Hassan Ayam Kampung. </div>
miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-91427114245974771162012-09-26T08:18:00.000+00:002012-09-26T08:22:03.311+00:00How did I know that I was pregnant?<br />
<br />
By using the home pregnancy test kit of course..hehe<br />
<br />
But what actually prompted me to take that test?<br />
<br />
It was a busy month for me and I spent most of my time in
Indonesia and Singapore and I really didn’t expect to get pregnant so I found
it about a wee bit later than other moms would (usually ppl would check in week
4 or 5, I did mine in week 6)<br />
<br />
The first sign I had was increase in appetite.. I would have
lunch TWICE (two big meals) and was still hungry after dinner (I would have
bought another meal after dinner if its easy to get one but I lived on Floor 18
so I’d have to put on decent clothes and walk a bit for food)..This happened
from week 2 to week 6..<br />
<br />
I also felt bloated and every night I’d complain to Khalis
whyyy la perut ni buncit sgt skg..(which could be due to the above pon)<br />
<br />
And I was exhausted the whole time. I’d lie down on my bed
as soon as I got home and slept right after isya’ on most nights.<br />
<br />
And of course the major sign – missed period. But I thought
that could be due to stress from all the traveling.<br />
<br />
However, I decided to do the pregnancy test because of this –
In week 6, I felt like there’s something, a lump, in my tummy every time I
sneezed and I had to slightly bent my back to sneeze comfortably. It was then that
I considered the possibility of pregnancy and I was right. <br />
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Khalis and I registered for Hajj sometime early this year. And
we regret that we didn’t do it earlier. I mmg wanted to do it as soon as I have
the minimum balance (and I’ve had it since 4 years ago) but I thought:-</div>
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1- I would need the passbook. I lost the passbook
yearssssssss ago. If I want to get a new one, I would need to pay stamp duty. I
bought the Hasil stamp from post office but tabung haji said they only accept
the one ‘stamp-ed’ /crossed by LHDN, Land Office and another place I can’t
remember. But no, no passbook is needed for Hajj registration. </div>
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2- I would need to register with Khalis because insyallah we’ll
be performing Hajj together and it’s almost impossible for us to meet up during
office hours. But it turned out that Khalis didn’t even have to be present. I
just gave the clerk my IC and our Marriage card and its done.</div>
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3- That the queue would be long and my lunch hour wouldn’t be
sufficient. When I went to the Hajj Registration counter (which was not located
together with deposit/withdrawal counters – yang ni mmg selalu ramai org la kan) I
was surprised to see that there’s no queuing at all. I was attended to
immediately and the whole thing took less than 3 minutes. </div>
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We are scheduled to perform Hajj in the 2040s.. Had I done
it earlier maybe I could be in 2030s’ list. However, I am positive that we wouldn’t
have to wait until 2040s as almost everyone I know was called a few years
earlier. </div>
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To register, you would need a minimum of RM1400++ in your
Tabung Haji account and they will freeze the amount. If you don’t have RM1400
in your account, you can still register for Hajj using your EPF balance, so
just bring your EPF statement and they will freeze RM1400 from your EPF
account.</div>
miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-66202883412473622182012-08-06T23:56:00.001+00:002012-08-07T00:12:10.909+00:00<div><p>Our wedding anniversary is fast approaching and I still havent decided on our honeymoon destination. Work is unpredictable plus I'm pregnant so overseas trip or taking the flight is totally out of the question. I have a few resorts in mind (well actually just three because I only know three establisments in the Peninsular that have private pool) but I'm reluctant to make the reservation because none of them is known for good makan places. Food wouldnt bother me so much if I'm not pregnant, but now that I am I need to be somewhere with access to good and variety of food. When I think about it, when it comes to food, I only like Kelantan!! But unfortunately there is no good resort/hotel there!! </p>
<p>Making last minute plan can only mean disaster so I really need to make that reservation NOW. </p>
</div>miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-7823187253911285252012-07-02T02:45:00.004+00:002012-07-02T06:20:49.011+00:00KK Trip<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">I
don’t usually write about my trips as it would require a great effort
from my part (This, for example is a 2000++ -word entry). However,
Khalis and I really enjoyed our recent trip to Kota Kinabalu and I feel
that the trip deserves an entry in our blog. Khalis has been in KK a
few times before for work but I never had the chance to go with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It
was a budget vacation – we only paid RM24 for the flight and stayed in
cheap hotels. However I’m determined that it won’t be the next time.
(yes, we love KK so much and will definitely return!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We didnt bring our good camera so the quality of the photos is only so so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Day 1</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
arrived in KK at 330pm and had to wait for 30 minutes at the airport
for our rented Saga FL. Our rental guy apologized for being late and
gave us about half tank of fuel for free. Paid the full rental
rate+deposit and off we went to our hotel – Zara Boutique Hotel. The
hotel was alright I guess but a bit far from the attractions. We rested
for a while and went out for dinner at 6pm at Salut. It’s a bit far
from the city but the traffic was good so we got there in approx 30
mints. … This restaurant served fresh seafood. We picked our fish and
prawns right from the tanks. They had good variety of seafood, fish not
so much and but they had wide selection of clams and snails. Minimum
order was however 500gm (which is a LOT for 2) so we really had to
choose carefully. We had kerapu asam manis, butter prawn and softshell
crab goreng tepung. I’ve always wanted to try ‘big’ softshell crab
(instead of the small ones in sushi restaurants). We thought the food
was so-so, but expensive nonetheless! And it really broke my heart
seeing the leftover. There’s nothing we could do, we’re stuffed to the
max! The view from the restaurant was good and we got ourselves a good
table too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On
our way back to the hotel, we made a quick stop for kelapa bakar and
kelapa pudding. Kelapa bakar’s basically grilled old coconut and kelapa
pudding’s very similar to kelapa jelly in the east coast except that
the flesh is blended together with the juice so theres a hint of
santan. We couldn’t appreciate the kelapa bakar, we gave up after like 2
sips but we loved, loved loved kelapa pudding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Day 2</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
had sub-standard breakfast at the hotel before we started our journey
to Kundasang. Weather was great – it wasn’t really hot as the entire KK
was covered by clouds - thick clouds that blocked satellite signal
from reaching my GPS. We’ve heard people talking about bringing 3-4 GPS
to KK, now we knew why.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
stopped at Pekan Nabalu enroute for its famous pineapple. It was the
best pineapple I’ve had - super sweet and there was no stinging
aftertaste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
arrived at Kundasang around 1130 and it was too early to check in so
we continued driving to Poring Hot Springs which was located 400m above
sea level. We opted for enclosed bath which cost only RM15/ Hour.
There were limited no of enclosed baths around the area, maybe about
20? The bath was better than we expected, it was clean and could fit a
small family comfortably. Plus there’s a toilet with shower inside too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There’re
lotsa other things to do in Poring Hot springs. They have butterfly
farm, Orchid Conservation Centre, the tropical garden, the canopy
walkway, the Rafflesia flower site and a few waterfalls but we didn’t go
to any. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
had lunch after the bath (not worth mentioning) at a restaurant
outside the Hot Springs. We went back to Kundasang afterwards and
checked in at our Hotel – Kinabalu Pines Resort. It was a really
gorgeous hotel and had probably the best landscape in Kundasang.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In
the evening, we went to Ranau again, just driving around aimlessly. It
was only when we’re back from Ranau that we saw Mount Kinabalu. You
see, when we arrived in Kundasang we kept asking each other – where is
this Mount Kinabalu??. We’re surrounded by the Crocker Range but the
Mount Kinabalu itself was nowhere to be seen. But at around 5pm, the
clouds were all blown away and suddenly Mount Kinabalu was right in
front of us. I thank God for this wonderful opportunity. It lasted only
2 hours, but it was my best 2 hours in KK. Mount Kinabalu from where
we’re standing looked like Mordor. I don’t think I could ever describe
the feeling. We also found out later that, weather permitting, we could
actually see Mount Kinabalu from our balcony.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When
we’re back in Kundasang, we stopped at the vegetable/fruit market (by
the roadside) and bought some fruits. Turned out none was good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
went out again at night for dinner. There were not many choices
available so we went to like one of 3 restaurants there and we ordered
bihun sup. We drove around a bit after lunch and stopped for grilled
chicken wing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Its soo cold at night and I didn’t sleep well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Day 3</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
checked out from the hotel and our first destination for the day was
Kinabalu National Park (the HQ). From the entrance the park looked
really nice and it was a lot nicer inside. We couldnt find an empty
parking lot so we drove up up up and up not knowing what to expect. The
furthest a car could climb was up to Timpohon Gate, 1866m above sea
level. The summit trail begins here. There are two summit trail options,
Timpohon is the easier one, so its the most popular too. Adventurous
climbers might prefer Mesilau trail which starts at Mesilau Nature
Resort. Besides Timpohon summit trail, there are walking trails too at
HQ. It was drizzling lightly so we didnt get out of our car. We didnt
spend a lot of time here but its a really beautiful place and I really
wish we could explore one of the not so challenging walking trails.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
bid farewell to Kundasang but promised to return. The fog’s too thick
up there so we didn’t get to see Mount Kinabalu for one last time
before we left. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On
our way to KK, we stopped in Tuaran solely for Mee Tuaran. Mee Tuaran
is actually egg noodles but without the alkaline water, made only in
Tuaran. Theres Mee Tuaran in KK too but it’s extremely difficult to find
an outlet serving Halal one. So we thought we tried our luck in
Tuaran, the birthplace of the dish itself. In Tuaran we actually went
on foot from one restaurant to another checking out the menu and looked
for halal sign. We had actually given up (tired!!) when we reached
Nasi Ayam Juara and Khalis decided it’s the place we’re gonna have our
lunch at coz it looked decent and had quite a number of patrons. And
guess what, it was a nice surprise seeing Mee Tuaran in the menu! And
that’s exactly what I ordered. Khalis ordered nasi ayam as the Mee
didn’t look very appetizing. He was right. However, I must say that the
mee itself was good and its something I can eat raw. Had it been fried
like mee goreng mamak, it would be a hit in the Peninsular and mee
kuning producers would all close shop. In other non-halal restaurants
however, Mee Tuaran is actually fried and prepared with roasted pork
and egg rolls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Another
dish that I really wanted to try was Roti kahwin. Fook Yuen’s roti
kahwin’s the most famous in the KK so that’s our next target. We were
told that there’re 4 branches in KK and we decided to go to the one in
Luyang. It was a total waste of time as the shop was closed.
Disappointed, we headed to straight to our hotel and checked in at
around 130pm. This time we stayed at Promenade Hotel. We chose Promenade
because its really near to the Filipino Market and that’s where we’re
gonna have our dinner tonight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
weather was nice in the afternoon, so we decided to take a walk around
the area. We went to Filipino Market, checking out the local products
and pearls. But those were the last thing on my mind. I only had Fook
Yuen’s roti kahwin in my head. I somehow managed to convince Khalis to
walk to Gaya Street - where another Fook Yuen's located. It was quite
far, and I wouldn’t walk the distance in KL weather. Finding Fook Yuen
was a challenge. We went up and down Gaya street and we didnt see it
anywhere! I asked for directions from a few people, including a group of
policemen and nobody knew where it was. We googled for the location
and other bloggers said that its near the Sabah Tourism building, which
we had passed by a number of times. The whole time we were actually
walking on the other side of the street (Gaya street is a narrow
street) and for the last time, we decided to walk on Sabah Tourism's side and
thats when we saw it. It was right there all along. But it was easy to
miss. Next to Fook Yuen was Oldtown so we actually thought Fook Yuen
was Oldtown - they had the same concept and ambiance. There was a sign,
but it was covered by the awning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
kopitiam was huge and they had an OK selection of food too. Dim sum
was cheap and in good size too. We ordered our food - 2 sets of roti
kahwin, madras tea and sugarcane juice. The bread was good - it was
super soft and tasted great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
only spent like 15 minutes in the shop. When we got to our hotel, it
was already 4pm! I couldnt quite believe that we had spent 2 hours
walking to and from Fook Yuen. I dont remember walking this far under
the sun. Oh wait, we walked A LOT in Hanoi and it in late 2011 - so
that wasnt too long ago. But lets not talk about Hanoi. Its not a trip
I'd like to remember.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
went out again at 630pm for cheap seafood dinner at Filipino Market.
Khalis and I didnt waste our time at other sections of the market, we
went straight to the ikan bakar section. There really was no point
trying to figure out which was the best stall, the food all looked the
same. I was still feeling full from breakfast, mee tuaran and roti
kahwin so I only ordered a medium sized plaice (ikan sebelah) and a set
of squid for the two of us despite Khalis trying to make me add a super
huge prawn/lobster (Khalis doesnt really like prawn, so it was only
for me. I really appreciated the thought). The fish and squid only cost
us RM20. Cheap! I thought the fish and squid tasted ok although they
were overcooked. The fish particularly was a bit hard and dry. I think
it’s a good place for not so fussy eaters wanting affordable seafood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our
final day in KK. We started the day with sumptuous buffet breakfast at
the hotel. The nasi lemak was good which was a nice surprise as good
nasi lemak is hard to find - even in KL. We checked out after breakfast
and the first place we went to was 1Borneo Mall. It was still early and
shops were not open yet. There was nothing to do there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our next destination was the Viewpoint. The view was quite nice from here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
viewpoint’s very near to Fook Yuen so we went there again just to kill time.
This time around we had roti kahwin (again) and dim sum and took more
photos. We walked to Fook Yuen yesterday because we
thought parking was impossible but we discovered that we could park our
car inside the building Fook Yuen’s located.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Khalis
and I are still talking, reminiscing about time in KK until today. He
even suggested that we make KK our annual destination. </span></div>miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-37416216076537771452012-06-18T08:45:00.001+00:002012-06-18T08:45:36.341+00:00<div><p>When he gets home, khalis would rummage my bag for my phone. He then checks the battery level (and nothing else) and connects it to the charger. Isnt that very very very sweet?</p>
</div>miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-75388064536248185712012-05-09T14:08:00.000+00:002012-05-09T14:08:25.352+00:00Las PerlasI flew to another place after coming back from Bandung last week and now I'm home! I went there alone for work so there's nothing much to talk about. At the airport however, I decided to buy my first strand of pearls (wait, that is not exactly true coz I have 3 pearl bracelets as souvenirs from Khalis.). Its a rope length, specifically 60-inch, white pearl necklace.<br />
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The kinda accessory that I like is necklace. Other things, not so much. I only had my wedding ring on once this year for a family event. I probably have more necklaces than work clothes. And just like my work clothes, there are a few which I have never used. I have always liked pearls but its only recently that I find myself longing for pearls so it took me only 15 secs to decide upon seeing that shop that I would go home with one today. Khalis said that I should buy it when we were in Kota Kinabalu not so long ago coz it would probably be cheaper but that time the craving was not so bad.<br />
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I'm so excited I got one and I'm already contemplating on the next shade(s) to buy.<br />
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On a separate note, I am anguished that TGNA was recently labelled as 'father of kafir' from a guy who is absolutely nobody in the Islamic world. Sometime last year I took a cab to go to my meeting. The driver's a Buddhist. He told met that he really wanted to meet TGNA and he just couldn't stop praising him. And my favourite which I've been telling my friends for years, a Chinese in Kelantan once said - Puok2 mu ni kalu tok undi nik aziz kapir lebih pado aku lagi.miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-42982426651426502832012-05-05T16:38:00.001+00:002012-05-05T16:38:08.635+00:00Lies lies liesTo say that I am enraged right now is an understatement. I just came back from Bandung so I couldnt write about this soon enough and it is now basi (old news) already.<br />
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Upon knowing Australian Senator Nick Xenophon, invited by Anwar to observe Bersih, commented that the Bersih protestors were well behaved, all state-controlled media were quick to publish all sort of articles to discredit him and paint him as anti-islam. NST went as far as replacing the word Scientology with Islam in one of his speeches in 2009 thus it was then read as "Islam is not a religious organisation. It is a criminal organisation that hides behind its so-called religious beliefs". NST however issued an apology the very next day. <br />
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This is fitnah (slander) and this is what our BN government is advocating. I am not at all surprised by this debacle. Kelantan after all has been on the receiving end of all sorts of fitnah for years (and counting). I dont watch RTM/TV3 news these days but during those days, especially when the General Election or By election were near, there would be a surge of negative coverage on Kelantan. And so far, no apologies issued.<br />
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This is only one small example of the kinda lies BN have been telling us. Thats lying.. how bout covering the truth? I dont think I have seen any mainstream newspaper publishing anything about the ongoing French judicial probe on the Submarine deal involving our beloved PM. <br />
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As a Muslim, this is not something I can approve of. I cant be supporting Umno (altho all of them are Malays and Muslims) knowing full well that they act like a bunch of munafiqun - one of the characteristics being "whenever he speaks, he tells a lie".<br />
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I dont necessarily want BN to die a quick death. I want them to learn from their mistakes and stop treating us like idiots. The leaders gotta stop acting like God and take criticism constructively.miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-22471750630055588072012-01-19T07:48:00.003+00:002012-01-20T01:28:37.655+00:00<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark/> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp/> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables/> 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mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">I had a traumatizing experience at KLCC last year. (I usually take a half day off, midweek, once a month just to go to KLCC.)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">During this particular trip it was very unfortunate that I had to use the WC during lunch hour - I could see the queue from miles away. Right in front of me was a group of foreigners (perhaps tourists but I’m more inclined to believe that they’re housemaids). It was finally my turn and I went into the stall that one of them just emptied and was shocked to see splashes of urine (I repeat, urine, not water) everywhere – on the toilet seat, floor. Gross!<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The live-in cleaner went in to check seeing my reaction. She then proceeded to clean up the mess, using the same mop, (no rinsing in between) for both the floor and toilet. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I can never look at public toilet the same way again. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">One of the many plus points of KLCC is that KLCC has the RM2 toilet. Not that significantly superior compared to the free one (as KLCC free toilet pn dah already good), I’d say. But at least the entrance fee would deter the uncultured from going in. </p>miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-60224166588197146432011-11-25T01:49:00.003+00:002011-11-25T02:47:40.433+00:00The Must HavesI am now introducing my best products thus far.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1 – Dermalogica Multivitamin Power Recovery Masque.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32sFMMFafWTYAAyPqxfcWgVZzaMkM_iKR1uXzdj5O7Ep3MSaUkqxCVZB1SzdjEKmmo8Fli67FfNEk7x1UT4hzfVrVlt3-YLnvuQksyJwqVcPUcoAbfrNSwJoy7pPNCuS_54I1Bg/s1600/images+MVPR.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32sFMMFafWTYAAyPqxfcWgVZzaMkM_iKR1uXzdj5O7Ep3MSaUkqxCVZB1SzdjEKmmo8Fli67FfNEk7x1UT4hzfVrVlt3-YLnvuQksyJwqVcPUcoAbfrNSwJoy7pPNCuS_54I1Bg/s400/images+MVPR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678487919299068322" border="0" /></a>Unlike majority of the population, I am not blessed with good skin. My skin is both oily and flaky dry and I also suffer from acne. I have tried many products over the years, not to mention numerous trips to dermatologists and it was only recently that I manage to have my acne problem under control.<br /><br />This masque is one miracle worker. Victoria Beckham once called this her ‘ambulance in a tube’. I don’t know about its other benefits (people everywhere rave that it calms, nourishes and heals the skin) but this is the only one thing that really helps with my acne and it is really gentle to the skin. It is recommended to apply this masque twice a day, for 20 minutes but my skin is way more problematic than the masses so I apply it on every other day for as long as I like. Sometimes I even sleep with it although it does affect my sleep quality as I can feel it sitting on my face. Plus it stains the pillow. I am not completely cured but these days I’m off all topical acne creams.<br /><br />Pimples, although the number has significantly gone down, still pop out whenever and wherever they want but they are less angry, clear up faster, mostly puss-free and the scarring too is not deep thus easier to lighten. I love this masque to the max but I can’t say the same about other Dermalogica products – I have tried their MediBac series and few others and they have no positive effect on my skin (some just aggravated it further!).<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Price : RM241</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br />Size: 75ml</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2- Laneige Water Sleeping Pack EX</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpm55PRWwFYfV6XA_SnZAygbunYi8NBMfGZMwyzNFiogj7ZVTGrVjXyTCzvK6aR3OzbDYyebIuY0Vu2ro4w2zT6Zy8rQoAV28Sv9723yY-wv1Sz_7QASYzbi9foNgjJfUPkc0Nw/s1600/La.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpm55PRWwFYfV6XA_SnZAygbunYi8NBMfGZMwyzNFiogj7ZVTGrVjXyTCzvK6aR3OzbDYyebIuY0Vu2ro4w2zT6Zy8rQoAV28Sv9723yY-wv1Sz_7QASYzbi9foNgjJfUPkc0Nw/s400/La.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678487920875363186" border="0" /></a>This is a bestseller from Laneige and I add this to my regimen to help with my dry skin. My skin is super super dry and on certain days I experience flakiness on the WHOLE face. This product doesn’t actually work wonders but it helps - in my case my skin goes from severe to medium/mild dry. I was told to sleep with this twice a week, but my skin dryness is so severe that I slather this on my face EVERY single night. On particularly bad days, I would apply it again before I go back to sleep after Subuh prayer.<br /><br />What I like about this mask (other than the hydration) is 1) the smell is so good – although it doesn’t stay for long. 2) It doesn’t break me out and it feels soooooo light on the skin. Dry skin could be due to dehydration (means its lacking moisture) or dryness (not producing enough oils). This water sleeping pack is oil-free so I guess it is for the former. Perhaps oil-rich moisturizers would work a lot better for me but they tend to feel heavy on the face and I don’t like that sticky feeling.<br /><br />This gel needs to be applied at least 15 minutes before bed time to allow it to be completely absorbed by the skin. Otherwise it is slightly uncomfortable to sleep with the face being so ‘wet’. Left overnight, I’d wake up with super smooth, plump skin – although the effect is only temporary. I can only comment on its effectiveness to hydrate the skin and not sure about its claims on skin brightening.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Price: RM 100 but it’s a lot cheaper at duty free area. Like in Changi – RM144 for 2 tubs.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br />Size: 80gm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3- Biore UV Perfect Face Milk SPF50+ PA+++</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MtB0mBoaf8wXsOyjp6yIH4OKb3WyQhDW1_AoJM54wyf9nP5mu-WnojCbFu1CEtT2trYqNIeJDXwL2SOJwQ9uz5HPorx6v8VthIetc3HQxlA5iQ70QcGaE_6MvHa-d2rMOPa7Dg/s1600/images+Biore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MtB0mBoaf8wXsOyjp6yIH4OKb3WyQhDW1_AoJM54wyf9nP5mu-WnojCbFu1CEtT2trYqNIeJDXwL2SOJwQ9uz5HPorx6v8VthIetc3HQxlA5iQ70QcGaE_6MvHa-d2rMOPa7Dg/s400/images+Biore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678487914875377234" border="0" /></a>I don’t go out without sunscreen (face and body) and no matter how much I love the Dermalogica masque, this is one single product I can’t live without. This is the perfect sunscreen for those with hyperactive oil glands (ME! ME!). Not only it protects the skin from all sorts of harmful rays, it is also verryyyyyyyyy mattifying. I put this on in the morning and my skin stays matte until forever – if I go bare, my face would be slick with oil in 2 hours. Sometime I apply it on top of thinly applied Vit E cream (very thick and oily) and it still mattifies pretty well. Plus it also helps with large gaping pores.<br /><br />The only problem is that I don’t think it is water and sweat proof (although I’m not sure myself). If it is then it would be perfect and I can stop looking, but we can’t have everything can we? I am not someone who sweats easily so I’ll survive just fine with this sunscreen for normal ‘city activities’ and I use other sunscreens when I, say, go to the beach. Another good mattifying sunscreen is Za Power Block UV SPF40 PA++. (I’d give 10/10 to Biore for its mattifying power and 9/10 for Za). But I prefer Biore because it gives higher protection and I prefer its watery texture (Za is creamy).<br /><br />The thing with sunscreen is – ALWAYS use makeup remover at the end of the day. It will clog the pores thus creating the perfect breeding ground for acne. For the body I just whatever (at the moment its Banana Boat) and haven’t bought anything more than once.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Price: RM 30-ish (always on promotion at Watsons/ Guardian)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br />Size: 30ml</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">4 – Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4lVthgVx2caCT4WuLisnXgE_6kh7S05dN3m31828diqKGdK_V-zkcaocw61M6bXKnkJhy2S8HvISGgl_3SbeBBrNJOTMfWSfAwtw5WZz-OnzQ61Cv3MclYv1fPD2EViIV0ssSQ/s1600/Ce.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4lVthgVx2caCT4WuLisnXgE_6kh7S05dN3m31828diqKGdK_V-zkcaocw61M6bXKnkJhy2S8HvISGgl_3SbeBBrNJOTMfWSfAwtw5WZz-OnzQ61Cv3MclYv1fPD2EViIV0ssSQ/s400/Ce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678487928760243490" border="0" /></a>I have been using this gentle cleanser for 7 years now as I found that other cleansers are just too harsh for my skin. However, because it doesn’t foam or smell I am somehow deprived of that ‘clean’ feeling after washing the face so sometimes I have a slight doubt whether it actually does what it’s supposed to do i.e. clean. Since it doesn’t break me out I guess it must be working. Dermatologists everywhere would recommend gentle skin cleanser (naturally Cetaphil is top on their list) for acne – prone skin so yeah, I’m sticking with this for many many years to come.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Many sizes, price starts at RM15.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 5 – Elgy Plus Cracked Heel Cream</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFugqk8_hh_yR0xfbVubQNPjLcqqmp-X3LS5An99IfR8x8eDZrujSYwAxzt_iLFDNfxmEBgwVxq9oPudXC5A_76IHuIm25iVG3bV6zI-FZpVNvxoljnE3H9c1nkZW2iVGMHXKmgQ/s1600/images+el.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFugqk8_hh_yR0xfbVubQNPjLcqqmp-X3LS5An99IfR8x8eDZrujSYwAxzt_iLFDNfxmEBgwVxq9oPudXC5A_76IHuIm25iVG3bV6zI-FZpVNvxoljnE3H9c1nkZW2iVGMHXKmgQ/s400/images+el.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678491745384591794" border="0" /></a>10-star product. This is a famous product and I dont think it needs further introduction. Beats all other cracked heel creams hands down. I see results after just one application and my heels are cured in just two days. No more disgusting heels. A must have for those who drink less than 8 glasses of water a day.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Price: RM 20-ish (always on promotion at Watsons/ Guardian)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br />Size: 50gm</span>miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-46047789605002157872011-10-12T13:26:00.004+00:002011-10-12T13:35:17.697+00:00Cheezy cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGLfwhyphenhypheninogMRKLAmnF06ycO4qBNHaaE6BgUVcFN58by_xAYeax3swP51SR0y7ANgR4kNB_-zRWfgxVeiatf0vUqdCTmsyhUpAyBECv3Co1g42uOvcO5yu7Ubspajtst8n5Ulfg/s1600/IMG_20111012_212407.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGLfwhyphenhypheninogMRKLAmnF06ycO4qBNHaaE6BgUVcFN58by_xAYeax3swP51SR0y7ANgR4kNB_-zRWfgxVeiatf0vUqdCTmsyhUpAyBECv3Co1g42uOvcO5yu7Ubspajtst8n5Ulfg/s400/IMG_20111012_212407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662597421875534082" border="0" /></a><br />My first attempt at baking cheesecake. Cheesecake is a real pain. This is only halfway. I'm supposed to chill it for a few hours but I just x have the patience so I potong jgak cheesecake ni lpas baked before masuk fridge..<br /><br />I was so worried that it would crack, but now happy la = no cracks at all.miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-23520175544825975912011-09-19T15:44:00.002+00:002011-09-19T16:02:59.911+00:00I'm in Singapore and my suspicion is confirmed - that shopping is not my thing. My hotel is in Orchard, I'm surrounded by many, many shopping complexes in all directions, all within walking distance and I have no desire to shop. Its not just the location, I will also be getting some rezeki soon, so I really have no reason not to shop except that I dont really enjoy shopping (I might if I have unlimited supply of money). This is where Khalis and I differ. Khalis <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">encourages</span> me to shop - his fav words - we have to reward ourselves. But me, I get more satisfaction looking at my bank balance than new clothes, shoes etc.miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-36194046718867893022011-09-10T12:35:00.005+00:002011-09-10T13:00:36.477+00:00Feelin Carnivorous<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiO9nTqS6XzTn8t0wDV03UcL0fnjyE5i7nCkm-r3ZaFhu3abFxXZLrPNirh_4I3y7e0R2iT7oU6QeXaC6meu1sXAo7BJun9e2f6peY9Hn_3qSrKkJLcJR8PkoREs_d6zG9i4C4g/s1600/IMG_20110910_200956.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiO9nTqS6XzTn8t0wDV03UcL0fnjyE5i7nCkm-r3ZaFhu3abFxXZLrPNirh_4I3y7e0R2iT7oU6QeXaC6meu1sXAo7BJun9e2f6peY9Hn_3qSrKkJLcJR8PkoREs_d6zG9i4C4g/s400/IMG_20110910_200956.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650708859337935746" border="0" /></a>We bought Kobe Beef (sirloin) and I pon tried la buat steak. The result was OK, tasted better than Tony Roma's (where I had horrible wagyu and filet mignon steaks - I went there twice, I aint coming back. However, I must say that Khalis lovess their ribs.) The colour's dark due to the spices used tapi the meat mmg tender..miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-58477063471888855962011-09-03T02:02:00.001+00:002011-09-03T02:04:33.970+00:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IjkYRBZYA6gdhncpfuHAIiG1UReflMYicjHYCkk1npc_0gWV8xMRlEtBBudGOqj-tdRfPYPEdD2cGrJ1Bxb7JYsaF9wy_0dcMwEbVrJUGaN4xnjMWDyOnUb-miYaJpI4ZRkBmQ/s1600/IMG_20110903_094553.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IjkYRBZYA6gdhncpfuHAIiG1UReflMYicjHYCkk1npc_0gWV8xMRlEtBBudGOqj-tdRfPYPEdD2cGrJ1Bxb7JYsaF9wy_0dcMwEbVrJUGaN4xnjMWDyOnUb-miYaJpI4ZRkBmQ/s400/IMG_20110903_094553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647948389912307538" border="0" /></a>
<br />Imported from Pasir Mas.. Kat KL mana nk cari beb..
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<br />miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-62234718836083102112011-08-24T09:41:00.003+00:002011-08-24T09:44:53.578+00:00Mkn2..bile ntah
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<br />miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-83606846397837257492011-08-21T01:41:00.002+00:002011-08-21T01:44:51.789+00:00Every Ramadhan, my dad would unfailingly pesan..
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Nak dapat Lailatul Qadr kene menghidupkan malam. Syarat minimum menghidupkan malam kene solat isya' dah subuh berjemaah dah terawih..</span>
<br />Itu sahaja. sekian.
<br />miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-46613385610259479852011-07-29T03:32:00.001+00:002011-07-29T03:32:55.292+00:00On our way back to KL from Melaka last few weeks, Khalis and I stopped for lunch in Seremban with the in laws. We went to this famous restaurant in Seremban, Restoren Nelayan. They served authentic Nogori food and had gulai tempoyak. The highlight of the day was ikan kerai which I unfortunately couldnt try because of the tempoyak. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed my terubuk bakar..So much that I finished sepinggan nasik.<br /><br />You see, terubuk bakar is very special to me. Its something that my dad loved to make on Fridays. I'm not sure if he still does. There are not that many ppl at home nowadays.<br /><br />That time in Seremban was the first time in my whole life that I had terubuk bakar prepared by someone else other than my dad. There are two dishes that my dad could prepare better than anyone else. First would be ikan singgang and second would be terubuk bakar. He used to make ikan singgang a lot when I was small and not so much when I was in my teenage years. Nowadays I guess he doesnt cook at all. My dad's ikan singgang's not too sour and a lot sweeter than average. Same goes for terubuk bakar - his is sweeter.miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-47065420831060687722011-07-19T07:33:00.000+00:002011-07-19T07:34:22.312+00:00EndoscopyI went for an endoscopy sometime late May due to persistent heartburn.<br /><br />My history with heartburn started when I was 14, in the middle of the night and I thought I was dying. Ever since then I 've been getting heartburn for like 3-4 times a year. In the two months b4 the endoscopy however, I experienced heartburn on daily basis. It was a series of mild ones but could not be cured by Gaviscon. When I told my doctor about it, I was referred to an upper GI surgeon right away.<br /><br />I wasnt expecting an endoscopy, I tot it would be a usual consultation session. The doctor asked me a lotsa questions and he didnt seem concerned. So I was a lil bit surprised when he said that altho he thinks that that my condition is not serious, he still needs to see the extend of the damage himself (read: endoscopy) just to be sure. So I was immediately sent to the other wing of the hospital and was asked to change into a hospital gown.<br />The doctor asked me if I'd prefer to do it consciously or under anesthetic.. There's no question I chose the later. I'd imagine shoving something down my throat that deep would be pretty traumatising.<br /><br />Khalis wanted to come when I told him bout it. But I told him not to as the doctor said the it would be really quick. The hospital's really near to KLCC but it would be over by the time he got there.<br /><br />The nurses prepared me for the procedure. First they inserted the IV tube for the anesthetic into my right hand. It was slightly painful and they had to do it twice as the first time it was a lil bit crooked. Then I was wheeled to the operation theatre. The room was small but impressive enough for me. There were so many monitors! A male nurse sprayed my throat with something that tasted like antibiotics they gave you for flu.<br /><br />They told me to lie on my side. The doctor took 3 syringes of anesthesia and started injected them one by one thru my IV tube. Then I was off. For what seemed like seconds later, the male nurse said - Ok, dah siap and the doctor was nowhere in sight. The whole thing lasted 15 mints. So thats what being under anesthetic felt like. I tot its was something seen on TV, like you knew you were dozing off and you count to 5.<br /><br />I spent like another half an hour on bed, waiting for the anesthesia to wear off. Then I changed back to my clothes and was given<br /><br />1-Lunch<br />2-Report on the procedure<br />3-Photos<br />4-CD<br />5-Pills<br /><br />The result was - there's something. But not so serious. I quote the doctor - <span class="hw">the bark is worse than <span class="idir">its</span> bite.</span>miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-55658852645847578462011-04-20T03:37:00.005+00:002011-07-19T03:33:45.153+00:00London 2005These days I’m thinking a lot about the past. Today I shall write about the very first time I went to the UK. It happened 6 years ago on Sept 18th. My flight was during the day. My family, my uncle’s family, khalis and sister in law sent me to the airport. Khalis departed later in October. JPA grouped the first years together according to our unis. We Cardiff students were divided into 2 groups and my group (the first group) flew together with those accepted into UCL. JPA officers greeted us in KLIA, helped us with checked in, did a short briefing and off we went down the escalator to Immigration.<br /><br />Khalis gave me a few anak tudungs in a plastic bag, told me to look at them once I was inside the plane. Why anak tudung you might ask. I was sick before the departure date and couldn’t get a lot of things done. And I only started wearing anak tudung so I didn’t have so many. While I was recovering at home, Khalis said he’d get those anak tudung for me. It made perfect sense to me, coz I couldn’t be bothered with all the small things – I was in my departure week, my visa was still pending, and I haven’t bought the major items (luggage bag, baju sejuk etc) So ok, I put those anak tudungs inside my laptop bag and remembered them a few hours into the flight so I opened the plastic bag because I promised Khalis I would. I wasn’t suspicious at all. I was genuinely surprised when I saw a small box with a ring inside and a love letter. The ring was too big for me and very often it just slipped off my finger. Khalis didn’t check what my size was and bought one that fitted his small finger. I no longer have the ring, I lost it long, long time ago but I still have the letter and the ring box.<br /><br />I considered myself lucky coz I got a window seat. I think it couldn’t be any more perfect that I got a window seat for my first ever flight overseas. I didn’t sleep the whole 12 hours, I watched lotsa movies, played games and listened to Kelly Clarkson over and over again. We arrived in Heathrow in the morning. When we were getting off the plane, the flight attendants gave us lotsa big juice boxes. There were JPA officers in Heathrow waiting for us. They arranged for airport transfer for us, 3 students assigned to one MPV and we were housed in Malaysia Hall until our departure to Cardiff. In Malaysia Hall, JPA did a small welcoming party for us, ade speeches and makan2. Later we were brought upstairs and each of us was given a minute to call our parents informing them that we had safely arrived. I called Khalis later at night and he informed me that I was in Top In Malaysia List for A Level Accounting and I was the only one from my college. A lot of good things happened in one day. It was one of the happiest days in my life. I stayed in London for 3 nights - we had to wait for the second Cardiff group, but no one was complaining. The UCL students brought us around. I don’t remember well what we did in London. I was introduced to the Tube and double decker bus and we went to the Parks, ate kebab and went to UCL among other things.The only not so good memory was that certain parts of body got rashes. It was super itchy! But nothing serious, its gone when I got used to the weather. Its something that I always got, every year, when I came back in September.<br /><br />We made our journey to Cardiff the next day after the second Cardiff group arrived. JPA chartered a coach for us, (for free) and they even sent their officers with us. In Cardiff, our Malaysian seniors were waiting for us and they sent us to our respective accommodation receptions. Mine was Student House. I was the only who got a House, the rest would be staying in the many, many Halls of Residence. There were 12 rooms inside my house, 5 of us were international students. We had 6 females and 6 males in the House. I got Room no 1. My room was small, on the ground floor but the furnishing was good. The House was just 5 minutes away from Business School and I usually woke up 10 mints before the first morning lecture. The Seniors were kind to us, they brought us Shopping (recommended what we should buy) and showed Cardiff to us. My House was really near to the City and was on one of the major roads in Cardiff. Cardiff’s a city university, so the uni buildings were all scattered in the City. I had more than a week to get to know Cardiff as classes would only start first week of October.<br /><br />We were very lucky. We were the last batch that received such VIP treatment from JPA. Our juniors had to figure things out themselves. They were alone the moment they boarded the flights. Khalis too. He had to carik teksi to London and to Coventry and sorted out accommodation in London himself.<br /><br />I only went to London 4 times the while I was studying. 1) First year - Arrival 2) First year – Summer break – departed from Heathrow 3) Third year - Careers Fair – spent a week in London, had 4 interviews and jalan2 4) Third year – departed from Heathrow, balik Malaysia for goodmiiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20180623.post-12977035018281564172011-03-25T04:11:00.003+00:002011-03-25T08:09:01.884+00:00Food<p class="MsoNormal">I read this book by Dr D’Adamo, Eat Right For Your Type and now I am a total convert. So what is this book all about? Dr D’Adamo claims that ABO blood type is the most important factor in determining a healthy diet thus promotes distinct diets for people with O, A, B, and AB blood types. His premise is that human blood type is key to the body's ability to differentiate self from non-self. Lectins in foods, he asserts, react differently with each ABO blood type and to a lesser extent with an individual's secretor status. Lectins which interact with the different ABO type antigens are described as incompatible and harmful, therefore the selection of different foods for A, AB, B, and O types is important to minimize reactions with these lectins. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I have been on this diet for about 2 weeks now, too early to tell if it’s actually doing me any good. I’m losing a lil bit of weight (something between 1.5kg - 2kg), but I strongly believe that its due to portion control rather than the food itself. Weight loss however is only secondary, what I really aim for is healthy body. The Avoid List for my blood type isn’t so bad. Of course I have to give up a number of things that I love but I still have a wide variety of food that I can choose from. Unlike one particular blood type, I don’t have to be vegetarian, thank God. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lets have a look at what I have to avoid shall we?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1)Chicken. A typical Malaysian, I eat lotsa chicken. I like chicken. But not eating chicken is not actually a super duper huge loss for me because a) I only eat chicken breast b) I prefer fish over chicken most of the time. The only problem is that it’s not really convenient having to avoid chicken because chicken is in pretty much everything. Like I can’t eat nasik goreng or mende2 masakan panas lain, and fast food (Bye bye Domino’s classified chicken). And very often, makanan sedap2 kat kedai is exclusive for chicken, like nasik ayam and ayam goreng McD.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">2)Tomato. I never knew how much I love tomato until now. Tomato is in good food everywhere! Sambal belacan, sos cili, masak merah and that super yummy beef pie kat Dome (ok, x sure ade tomato ke x, but cam ade je).</p> <p class="MsoNormal">3)Shellfish. So no more prawn, crab and spesis2 kerang and also anchovy. So I had to bid farewell to seafood soup(lobster bisque..sob sob) and nasik lemak. Also budu and belacan and cencalok. Good thing is I can still eat squid.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">4)Wheat. I’m trying, but there is just no way I can avoid wheat. So I’m limiting my bread intake to like twice a week and each time, just a bun. And I also have to switch to spinach pasta.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">5)Corn. I used to eat cornflakes for breakfast 5 days a week so I had to switch to something else.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">6)Coconut. Coconut shake..wuwuwu..</p> <p class="MsoNormal">7)Ice cream. (BR’s strawberry cheesecake..bye bye to you too)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">8)Black and white pepper. So I now have very limited flavoring that I can use at home. To be exact, only kicap.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">9) Vegetable oil. ALL types of vege oils except olive oil. This is impossible too. There's just no way I'm gonna give up eating out just to avoid vege oils. At home, I try to use olive oil whenever possible, termasuk goreng ikan.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The list is a lot longer, but mostly of food I won’t sorely miss. Like lentil, persimmon, sesame, quail, nuts etc.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So my daily meal plan is like this:-</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Breakfast – Skimmed Milk +granola/ oats. Weekend - Bread<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lunch – Rice + Fish + Vege (I quote directly from Dr D’Adamo – vegetable world is your kingdom. So I can pretty much eat all vege. Except for tomato)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Dinner – Rice + Beef/Egg + Vege + Fruit ( I still don’t like beef very much, but telan je lah.. the reason I eat beef at night is bcoz I have to cook beef myself. Unless its steak, sup or masak biryani/rendang mcm kat knduri, I can’t really eat beef cooked by others. But some days, I skip dinner.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Weekend – I try to eat lamb. Beef is neutral to me. In the meat section, Lamb is highly beneficial to me. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Not so bad right??</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Khalis is supportive of me following this diet. He understands that this is important for me. So nowadays he too tries to reduce his chicken intake to make things easier for me. 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Utusan Malaysia in the olden days published one cerpen+few sajak once a week and I always looked forward to them. A lot were crappy ones but for me these 2 were the best (again, please note that I was only 15, my judgment could be flawed ). I have been looking for these for years. Once in a while (like once every 2 years) I would run a Google search on them. The cerpen, I remember the tajuk and the sajak, I remember about 2 lines of it. Last night, I searched for the 2 again and I found ‘em! I thank God for the internet. These days ppl can just Google anything.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">So I'm publishing them in here so that I dont have to look for them again.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: verdana;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Percakapan kepada Seorang Kekasih – Sham Al-Johori</span></b></em><i style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br />hiruplah sebahagian daripada derita masa lalu<br />sambil mencium harum yang menusuk<br /><br />kau perempuan lahir dari pelabuhan rindu<br />datang khabarkan nyanyian sejambak mawar<br />kepadaku; lelaki dari pergunungan atma cinta<br /><br />inilah saatnya kita himpunkan aksara nestapa silam<br />membebat luka yang mendarah dengan mantera sunyi<br />menyepuh kasih yang menanah dengan zikir sepi<br />maka lenyaplah kesangsian doa seorang aku<br />yang murba sayangnya terhukum<br />oleh jarak dan waktu masa lalu<br /><br />kekasih,<br />aku ingin melihat segala-galanya mewangi<br />dan harumnya tumpah ke dalam cinta abadi.<br /><br />Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><b style=""><span style="">Sekuntum Kembang Di Sayap Jibril</span></b></em><b><span style=""> - </span></b><em><b style=""><span style="">S.M. Zakir</span></b></em><em></em></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">Laila </span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">harumanmu menembusi jantungku </span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">bagai wewangian kasturi yang lurut </span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">di taman firdausi menyerbaki langit </span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">dan membakar cinta dengan nyala api </span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">yang tidak mungkin padam </span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">walau matahari sekalipun terpadam</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">Bagai kuntuman angin yang menyerbaki bunga-bunga, puisi itu lalu menjadi lagu membenahi dadanya, ngilu. Ah! Aku tidak punyai kata seindah itu untuk membalas kerinduanmu, wahai Qais. Walau aku juga punyai rindu yang bukan sahaja melurut kasturi di langit firdausi tetapi bahkan menukari gurun pasir menjadi al-kauthar yang mengalir dari syurga.</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Nizami diam memerhatikan Najwa dan Farith menghayati watak mereka. Memperdalamkan rasa bagi memenuhi tuntutan kejujuran sebuah seni. Farhad, Zuhair, Taha, Fatin, Suhaila dan Nabila diam memerhati dengan fikiran melayang ke dalam dialog-dialog yang perlu mereka lafazkan. Sementara Mukriz dan Masood tegak memandang, memikirkan cahaya dan prop yang sesuai untuk set.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Pementasan akan dipersembahkan tidak lama lagi. Sekarang tumpuan harus ditingkatkan sepenuhnya. Nizami tidak dapat dinafikan lagi adalah seorang seniman yang cukup tinggi sentuhan rasa seninya. Di tangannya, lagenda Cyrano de Bergerac yang masyhur itu kini dibaca ke dalam versi Laila dan Majnun yang cukup menyentuh. Hasil sentuhan jari fikir Nizami yang cukup mengkagumkan.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Cyrano de Bergerac adalah seorang tokoh abad ke-17 yang sangat ahli dalam membangunkan dan menghidupkan imaginasi manusia. Dalam kehidupan sehariannya Cyrano adalah seorang pahlawan pedang yang terhebat pada zamannya dan terkenal kerana banyaknya pertarungan pedang yang dihadapinya. Tetapi di samping kegemarannya yang sedemikian itu, Cyrano juga adalah seorang penyair, ahli falsafah dan idealis yang amat menentang kecurangan. Namun dalam kehebatan dan kelebi-hannya itu, Cyrano mempunyai satu kekurangan dalam hidupnya— iaitu dia mempunyai kecacatan yang harus dideritai seumur hidup. Cyrano mempunyai hidung yang terlampau panjang.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Dua ratus tahun kemudian lagenda Cyrano de Bergerac ini kemudian diangkat oleh seorang pujangga romantis Perancis, Edmond Rostand yang menghasilkan sebuah drama bersajak yang sangat masyhur—Cyrano de Bergerac. Cerita itu mengisahkan Cyrano yang sedar bahawa kejelekannya itu menjadi menghalang besar bagi cinta sucinya kepada seorang gadis jelita yang bernama Roxane. Lantaran itu Cyrano dengan rela hati telah menyerahkan curahan cinta Roxane yang tertarik dan terpesona oleh puisi Cyrano yang indah dan memikat hati itu kepada sahabat karibnya, Christian. Sedangkan Christian langsung tidak tahu mengucapkan hatta sebaris puisi pun. Roxane yangjatuh cinta dengan ungkapan-ungkapan indah Cyrano tidak mengenali siapa Cyrano. Sedang Cyrano yang pasti Roxane tidak akan menerima kecacatannya itu, menyerahkan cinta Roxane kepada Christian. Setelah Christian mati di medan perang dan Cyrano dalam saat terakhir nafasnya, barulah Roxane tahu kisah sebenarnya. Cyrano mati dalam kuntuman puisi-puisinya yang tidak sempat dikalungkan kepada Roxane.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Menghidupkan Laila dan Majnun dalam Cyrano de Bergerac, Nizami mendongak ke langit putih dan menunduk ke salji putih. Keputihan langit dan keputihan salji menyatu menjadikan alam seluruhnya putih. Nizami memejamkan matanya mencecap kemanisan angin dan menyerapnya masuk memenuhi takar dada-nya. Agh! Apakah cinta semanis ini?</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Nizami membuka mata. Langit berbau zaitun. Putih dan putih seputih-putihnya. Putihnya langit. Putihnya salji. Sehinggakan warna hitam pun menjadi pudar. Agh! Apakah cinta juga seputih ini?</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Nizami diam dan kembali menjalarkan ingatannya. Kepada masa-masa lepas yang indah dan menyerikan. Kepada dunia yang pernah memulusi jiwanya. Kepada saat yang pernah rnenyalakan api dalam dadanya.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">Laila,</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">langit kurasakan mati</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">ketika redup matamu hilang</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">dari sentuhanku – jejari mataku sepi</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">dan bibirmu menjadi darah kepada rinduku</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">Laila menatap puisi Qais. Kata-kata itu membakar tubuhnya seperti api yang membakar Ibrahim a.s. Dingin. Wahai Qais, aku terbakar dalam apimu yang dingin. Kata-katamu adalah api dan aku adalah bahan yang terbakar oleh nyala merahmu. Siapakah kau wahai Qais, yang memenjarakan aku dalam puisi-puisimu.</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Kita perlukan prop tangan.” Mukriz merenung Nizami.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Nizami menongkat dagu. Pandangannya melayang ke hadapan. Mereka berehat di sudut memerhatikan rakan-rakan menjalani latihan. Ujaran Mukriz tadi masuk berdiam di dalam cepu kepalanya.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Najwa harus mendakap sekuntum kembang…” Mukriz lagi.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Umm.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Prop tangan untuk Farith juga.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Umm. Juga prop hias. Dunia romantis harus hidup dan bernafas di dinding, di pentas, di set dan udara di sini.” Nizaini memecah. Dia mahu memastikan bahawa yang hidup bukan sebuah lakonan tetapi sebuah penjiwaan. “Farith perlu lebih bertenaga dan Najwa….” Kata-katanya mati di situ.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Nabila boleh membantu dengan sketsa kostum.” Mukriz menyambung.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Ummm…. Romantis. Hidupkan zaman itu.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Kostum….”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Sebelum kostum… ingat. Plot prop. Harus diteliti banyak kali.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Prop…” Suara Mukriz tenggelam di situ. Berfikir. Nizami bangun menuju pentas.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">“Run through.” </span></em><span style="">Nizami mengatur kembali latihan.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Dunia memang tidak seputih langit. Namun dunia tetap sebahagian daripada langit. Bukankah langit yang melahirkan dunia? Jika langit yang melahirkan dunia, bukankah dunia itu juga adalah langit? Nizami membiarkan perasaannya menerawang bebas. Bercakap semahunya. Walaupun tanpa erti. Laila dan Majnun. Cinta agung daripada sang sufi Hakim Nizami. Bukan sahaja menguntumi dunia sufi tetapi menjalar melemaskan Shakespears hingga menggodanya untuk menggubah Romeo dan Juliet. Tetapi cinta sang sufi ini terlalu agung, dan Majnun itu adalah bayangan cinta sang sufi terhadap Tuhannya. Seperti langit dan salji, ia menyatu dalam warna putih. Seperti sang sufi dan Tuhannya, ia menyatu dalam cinta. Majnun adalah sang sufi dan Laila itu adalah cinta. Dan seluruhnya demi Tuhan.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Najwa. Sebaris nama itu menyentak Nizami.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Cuaca sehari dua ini memang buruk. Salji turun tidak henti-henti. Setiap inci tanah diputihi salji. Cuaca buruk memberikan mereka sedikit ruang rehat. Bandar yang terkepung dan hampir musnah menyisakan sedikit harapan. Letusan sesekali kedengaran jauh. Mereka masih jauh dari bandar ini. Tetapi tidak lama. Itu pasti. Sebentar lagi sisa-sisa harapan ini akan menemui nasibnya. Tidak lama. Pasti tidak lama.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Farith, katakan saja itu puisi-puisimu.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Itu puisimu Nizami. Bagaimana aku boleh mengatakan ia puisiku sedang aku tidak punya walau sepatah kata pun yang dapat aku jadikan puisi.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Katakan saja Farith. Segalanya akan berjalan baik. Kau akan menyenangkan Najwa.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Nizami. Mengapa? Kau takut kepada cinta?” Suasana sejenak diam.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Aku telah biasa menyimpan setiap cintaku di dadaku, Farith.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Selama mana dadamu dapat menahan bebannya?”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Selama mana aku dapat melepaskannya dalam puisi-puisiku.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Walaupun kau harus menipu dirimu sendiri?”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Aku tidak mahu mengecewakan hatiku sendiri.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Engkau tidak layak menjadi laki-laki.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Aku hanya ingin menjadi manusia, Farith.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Farith, aku adalah laki-laki yang harus sengsara untuk setiap intanya. Salji masih turun lebat. Sehingga dia sudah tidak dapat membezakan antara langit dan bumi. Apakah dia sudah berada di langit? Melihat Majnun yang sedang meribai Laila. Mendengar nyanyian bidadari yang hanyut di setiap liang angin. Menghidu narwastu yang terkibas daripada sayap para malaikat. Agh! Aku berkhayal.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Semasa remaja ketika hatinya berdetak melihat gadis, dia akan segera menahan perasaan itu daripada keluar dari dadanya. Dia menyimpan dan menahannya sehingga dia dapat melepaskannya dalam kuntuman puisi yang mengulum di bibir angin. Suatu masa dia menjadi begitu bosan dengan cinta sehingga puisinya menjadi benturan kecewa, takut, marah dan benci. Dia cuba lari daripada cinta tetapi setiap kali dia berlari jejaknya tetap berakhir dan rebah di kolam cinta. Akhirnya dia sedar cinta itu bukan duri tetapi sekuntum kembang yang turun dari langit.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">Laila,</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">aku juga mempunyai mimpi</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">tujuh ekor lembu gemuk ditelan tujuh ekor lembu kurus</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">tujuh tahun musim semi dan tujuh tahun musim kemarau</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">tujuh tahun musim semi adalah hari-hariku di mekar redup matamu </span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">tujuh tahun musim sakit adalah rinduku yang kehilangan wajahmu</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="">Itukah mimpi yangkau pintal daripada mimpi Yusuf a.s, ya Qais. Wahai Qais, jika itu mimpimu akulah musim semimu dan musiw sakitmu. Kerana iramaku yang aku sulam dari setiap rinduku akan mengalungi setiap patah puisimu. Tidak mungkin bagiku melepaskan walaupun sepatah puisimu dari dadaku.</span></em><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Syabas. Aku kagum sekali.” Nizami berbisik kepada Faritli sebaik sahaja berakhir babak pertama. Tirai ditutup sementani menunggu babak kedua. Dalam latihan akhir atau latihan lengkap dengan kostum ini semuanya akan dijalankan sepertimann persembahan nanti.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Nizami, karyamu….” Kata-kata Farith terhenti apabila sekujui tubuh genit menyentak perhatian mereka. “Najwa…”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Aku telah bersedia untuk segalanya. Aku dapat merasakan Laila meresap ke seluruh tubuhku. Agh! Hebat. Memang persembahan ini akan menjadi sesuatu yang bermakna. Aku yakin.” Najwa merenungi Farith. Dan kemudian Nizami. Nizami menunduk.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Puas hati kostum?” Farith bertanya.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Nabila mempunyai imaginasi yang sungguh hebat.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Nizami mengangguk. Farith juga menyetujuinya.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Najwa memandang kedua-duanya. Farith, pemuda Palestin yang tampan dengan bakatnya yang begitu agung. Puisinya bukan sahaja membakar seluruh manusia di sangkar cintanya tetapi seluruh mergastua hangus di gurun asyiknya. Farith, aku adalah antara manusia yang terbakar oleh puisimu. Dan Nizami, warga Mesir yang mempunyai titisan darah Parsi, pemuda misterius pendiam dan pemendam. Seniman yang tajam sentuhan rasanya. Namun sesungguhnya dia adalah manusia yang paling misteri.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Najwa. Penjiwaanmu sungguh hebat.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Semuanya kerana puisimu, Farith.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Farith tersentak.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Siang dan malam kota ini dibedil tidak henti-henti. Kini langit berjelaga dan salji menjadi hitam. Namun semangat para pejuang adalah Umar Al-Khattab. Nizami merenung kota yang hancur. Kenangan manisnya tenggelam bersama runtuhan kota.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Kenangan manis yang tidak mungkin dapat diulangi lagi. liersemadi dalam lipatan ingatan untuk selamanya. Kenangan bermain teater bersama-sama. Pementasan mereka memang melipatkan sejarah yang paling manis. Bukan sahaja kejayaannya memukau penonton tetapi bahkan telah menukilkan sejarah dunia kesusasteraan. Universiti yang pernah harum oleh nama lqbal ini bagai kembali menyerbaki aroma yang menyihir dunia.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Namun kemudian ia berakhir. Karya itu atau sebarang karya tidak mungkin dipentaskan lagi. Dia mengambil keputusan tidak pulang ke Mesir. Ikwanul Muslimin sedang disasar hebat. Sebaliknya, dengan bantuan Masood anak komander mujahidin Afghanistan itu, dia menuju ke Peshawar menyambung perjuangan As-syahid Abdullah Yusuf Azzam yang syahid di Sab’aa Lail. Dia menyertai Maktab Khadamat atau <em><span style="">Mujahideen Services Bureauyang </span></em>ditubuhkan oleh Abdullah Azzam. Dia kemudian dihantar sebagai tenaga profesional di kem pasukan elit di Sada. Dan kini di bawah langit yang suram ini, nyawanya mungkin hanya sejengkal daripada salam malaikatul-maut. Bersama mujahidin Chechen di Grozny yang hancur.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Farith kembali ke Palestin menyertai HAMAS. Bersamanya ialah Zuhair anak Jordan itu. Mukriz kembali ke Malaysia. Dan Najwa….Najwa mungkin dapat bertemu Mukriz di Malaysia. Najwa mengambil keputusan menetap di Malaysia bersama kedua-dua orang tuanya yang menjadi diplomat di sana. Malaysia negara yang aman. Islam selamat di sana. Bukan seperti di dunia sebelah sini di mana Islam terpaksa dipertahankan dengan darah dan airmata. Tanahair di sini menuntutjihad setiap watannya demi daulah dan ukhwahnya. Syukur, Najwa di Malaysia. Iklim Islam harmoni di sana. Nizami diam tertunduk. Najwa, seluruh jiwaku tumpah kepadamu. Namun kau pun tahu aku seperti Cyrano menderitai kecacatan rupa yang menu tup separuh wajahku dengan tanda lahir yang hitam dan buruk, yang tidak mungkin untuk melafazkan sebarang kata kepada gadis yang dicintainya. Seperti Cyrano akil hanya mampu mengungkapkan puisi demi puisi. Dan seperli Cyrano yang pasti bahawa Roxane tidak akan dapat menerima kecacatannya, aku yang telah memerangkap cintamu dalam sangkar puisiku-menyerahkan seluruh puisiku kepada Farith. Farith adalah yang selayaknya buatmu.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Seperti Cyrano, aku sebentar lagi akan berkubur di si in bersama puisi-puisi yang tidak sempat aku kalungkan kepadamu, Najwa.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Kota Grozny telah mula dimasuki oleh para penjarah Rusia. Bilangan mereka terlalu ramai jika dibandingkan dengan pani mujahidin. Apatah dikuatkan lagi dengan serangan udara yang tidak putus-putus. Kota Grozny hanya tinggal namanya sahaja. Langitnya yang putih dan buminya yang putih bertukar menjadi merah dan hitam.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Ketibaan bantuan makanan, ubatan dan peluru untuk para mujahidin membawa bersama suatu khabar buat Nizami. Walaupun kota Grozny ini dikepung ketat tetapi terowong-terowong di bawah kota ini tidak dapat dikesan oleh para penjarah Rusia itu. Seorang daripada pembawa bantuan itu mengenali Nizami. Dia seorang pemuda Arabjordan yang sama seuniversiti tetapi terkemudian daripada Nizami. Pemuda Arab ini menceritakan tentang Zuhair dan Farith. Zuhair ditemuinya di kem Al-Qaeda, sebuah kem yang ditubuh dan dibiayai oleh Osama Ben Laden. Zuhair keluar dari Palestin berikutan serangan udara dan darat besar-besaran daripada rejim Tel Aviv. Menurut pemuda Arab ini, Zuhair mengatakan Farith adalah antara syuhada yang gugur. Zuhair keluar dari Palestin dan menyertai legasi Osama Ben Laden. Pemuda Arab itu berpisah dengan Zuhair di Al-Qaeda dan tidak mendengar apa-apa berita lagi tentang Zuhair.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Farith! Sahabatku. Engkau memang dilahirkan sebagai seorang laki-laki. Al-Fatihah dan doaku akan mengiringi ruhmu ke syurga. Engkau adalah syuhada yang bakal mengharumijannah.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Letupan dan letusan semakin sengit. Balatentera Rusia telah memasuki keseluruhan Grozny. Para mujahidin diarahkan keluar dari Grozny melalui terowong-terowong bawah tanah. Namun sebahagian daripada para pejuang telah siap untuk syahid di kota para syuhada ini.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Sebuah letupan kuat tepat di kedudukan Nizami.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Pemuda Arab tadi berpatah balik ke arah Nizami. Namun dia hanya sempat menampung sekujur tubuh yang sakaratulmaut.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Langit… sungguh putih… aku melihat kembang… yang turun… dari sana… langit.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Pemuda Arab itu melafazkan kalimah syahadah ke telinga Nizami. Kalimah syahadah disambut Nizami. Bergetar dan menjalar di salji yang merah.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Sayap… malaikat… Jibril” Kemudian tiada getar yang</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">menyapa salji, langit, kota, getir.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Di atas langit berjelaga. Di bawah bumi merah saljinya.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Malaysia teguh, aman dan damai. Najwa tidak sabar lagi menunggu kedatangan Mukriz. Sejak mereka berpisah di universiti dahulu, dia tidak pernah bersua muka dengan seorang pun daripada mereka. Kali terakhir hanya berjumpa Nabila yang balik ke Qatar kerana telah dipinang sepupunya, jutawan minyak. Selepas itu dia terputus hubungan dengan sahabat-sahabatnya. Najwa kemudiannya meninggalkan Mesir mengikuti kedua-dua orang tuanya ke Malaysia. Tidak beberapa lama di Malaysia, Najwa berusaha menghubungi Mukriz, pemuda Malaysia yang pintar dan kreatif itu. Dan tidak lama, negara yang lengkap infrastruktur komunikasi dan segalanya ini menemukannya dengan Mukriz.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Mukriz.” Najwa telah ternampak Mukriz di pintu lobi. Mukriz kelihatan berisi. Dari jauh Mukriz tersenyum.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Apa khabar Laila.” Mukriz menyapa Najwa, yang kelihatan begitu gembira.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Laila sekarang kehilangan Majnun, boleh tolong carikan Majnun, Laila, Mukriz.” Najwa bergurau membalas sapaan Mukriz. Mukriz sedikit terpinga namun perubahan itu tidak terkesan oleh Najwa.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Mari kita ke kafe.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Najwa mengikuti jejak Mukriz ke kafe, sambil mulut sibuk bertanya. Tidak sabar untuk mendengar berita sahabat-sahabat tercinta di universiti dahulu.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Mereka minum berbual tentang karier, kehidupan, kenanga 11 manis ketika sama-sama berteater hingga kepada puisi Iqbal dan Rumi.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Najwa. Aku ada khabar untukmu. Aku harap engkau dapai menerimanya sebagai sebahagian daripada takdir yang kitajalani.” Mukriz perlahan-lahan membawa Najwa kepada satu ruang rasa yang lain. Rasa terhadap sesuatu yang sukar dan payah.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Najwa tunak memandang Mukriz. Mukriz menarik nafas. Mengatur ayat dan kata yang dihafaznya sejak Najwa menghubu-nginya di Malaysia.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Najwa, tahukah bahawa Cyrano itu memang benar-benar wujud.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Mukriz, kelucuan apa yang kau ingin nyatakan ini.” Najwa ketawa kecil.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Antara kita, Cyrano itu muncul di dalam realiti pementasan kita.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Mukriz, kau ingin menjadi Cyrano pula.” Najwa masih tidak dapat mengesani.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Majnunmu Najwa. Majnunmu adalah Cyrano.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Um?” Najwa ingin ketawa tetapi dia melihat Mukriz serius *sekali.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Tahukah wahai Laila, puisi-puisi yang membakar cintamu itu bukan dari Farith. Sama sekali tidak.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Najwa merenung Mukriz dalam. Perasaannya mula gementar. Semua berubah dalam saat ini.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Puisi-puisi itu adalah daripada Nizami untuk seorang gadis yang dicintainya, bernama Najwa.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Begitukah? Puisi-puisi yang begitu bening mulus itu selama ini menipuku dengan cintanya yang penakut. Mengapa dia tidak menjadi laki-laki? Mengapa dia lari daripada berdepan dengan kenyataan? Mengapa dia mengorbankan aku? Mengorbankan Farith? Mengorbankan dirinya? Takut? Laki-laki apakah Nizami ini?</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Wajah Farith dan Nizami bersilih ganti muncul di fikiran Najwa.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Doakan mereka Najwa. Semoga ruh mereka dicucuri rahmat.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Najwa mendongak Mukriz. Pementasan apa pula ini Mukriz?</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Farith menyertai HAMAS dan syahid di tanah suci Palestin. Nizami menyertai legasi As-Syahid Abdullah Yusuf Azzam di Peshawar. Menjadi tenaga kepada pasukan elit Maktab Khadamat. Nizami syahid di Grozny.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Airmata. Apakah ia mempunyai nilai di sini?</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Farith, sebelum pulang ke tanahairnya pernah mengatakan kepadaku bahawa dia tidak mungkin mencintai selain dari agama dan tanahairnya.” Mukriz bersuara amat perlahan.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Farith, kini aku tahu mengapa kau menolak cintaku. Engkau mengatakan bahawa engkau tidak mahu melihat kehilangan di hadapan matamu lagi, setelah keluargamu dibungkas granit Tel Aviv di hadapan matamu sendiri. Dan engkau merasakan bahawa setiap orang juga tidak mahu melihat kehilangan di hadapan matanya. Cinta itu benar tetapi agama itu lebih benar.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">“Nizami tidak mahu keluar dari Grozny.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Nizami, mengapa engkau lari begitu jauh menghindari kenyataan yang sepatutnya kau hadapi. Apakah kerana darah syuhada-syuhada Ikhwan Muslimin yang mengalir di dalam tubuhmu itu tidak mengizinkan mereka mencintai yang lain selain daripada perjuangan mereka? Dan menjadikan jiwamu terpe-rangkap antara dirimu dan mereka? Najwa tiba-tiba teringat kata-kata Nizami. Itulah pertama dan terakhir Nizami bercakap empat mata dengannya. “Najwa, Laila itu adalah cinta yang membawa Majnun kepada Tuhan. Laila itu bukan manusia bukan syahwat tetapi cinta. Laila itu sekuntum kembang yang turun dari langit untuk dihirup kesegaran harumnya oleh para abid dan para sufi. Dan begitu juga, setiap perjuangan suci itu adalah cinta yang muncul sebagai sekuntum kembang yang mekarnya demi Tuhan.”</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Nizami, engkau juga pernah mengatakan bahawa cinta yang dipunyai Majnun bukan cinta syahwat tetapi cinta yang turun dari langit. Cinta Majnun adalah cinta para sufi yang meleburkan diri asyik ke dalam masyuknya. Cinta Majnun adalah sekuntum kembang yang tersisip di sayap Jibril.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Cintamu Nizami?</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Airmata sememangnya tidak mempunyai apa-apa erti di sini.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Namun ia tetap mengalir memenuhi kolam yang tidak pernah kering. Cinta.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">* * *</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Di atas salji yang basah, sekujur tubuh terbujur menghadap kiblat. Wajahnya menantang langit. Di atas dadanya terbaring sekuntum kembang yang tidak pernah wujud di tanah salji ini.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Langit berbau zaitun. Putih seputih-putihnya.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="">Mingguan Malaysia, 14 Mei 2000</span></em></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:10pt;" > </span></span></p>miiRaLeEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328000217680708549noreply@blogger.com0