Sharmi’s Bollywood style reception

I didn’t really blog about friends’ weddings lately (except for KNizam’s) since there were too much wedding one after another – Sharifah, Eda, Ashraf, Salmi, Sharmi etc. But I gotta blog about Sharmi’s Bollywood reception.  Sharmi’s father is a Pakistani, she had this Bollywood style reception in honor to her paternal bloodline.

 

Went there with Baiti, Eda and her husband. Sharmi, Eda and I are known as Bollywood fans not Baiti. During high school, Sharmi, Eda and I used to sing and dance to Hindi songs a lot. And if you know me well, you would know that Bollywood is sooo my thing!

 

Ain’t she pretty?

 

Sentimental value vs technology

I still remember how excited I was to send and receive Hari Raya Aidilfitri cards from classmate which was mailed to my home, and received birthday cards from friends and family members during my school years. In secondary school, I made most of the birthday cards for my mum, family members and friends. When exam was around the corner, I made my friends good luck cards. Once in a while, I would make cards for anyone for no reason. Not that I make beautiful cards just that I think the sentimental value added to the hand-made cards are priceless compare to the ready-made cards.

 

 

#harimaumalaya brings back the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010

I know that every single blog must have updated about this since last night, but I want to!

I am so proud of the Malaysia #harimaumalaya team that I want share with everyone the joy of it. :D Watched the game at home last night, shouted and screamed, honestly one of the most nerve-wracking match I’ve ever watch. Feel like gugur jantung to watch every second of game (plus tweeting). :P That match seems more interesting than any Manchester United game I’ve ever watched. Haha.

Anyway, by beating the Indonesia Garuda team 3-0 in the first leg (Stadium Bukit Jalil), and score 1-2 against them in the second leg (Gelora Bung Karno), Malaysia Tiger wins the game and brings back the AFF Suzuki Cup WITH PROUD!

*STANDING OVATION*

(Source : TheStar Online)

And one thing that I really really wanna share, especially with those who are not in Twitter, check this out!

I’m the proud owner of the Nokia N8

Thank you Maxis for giving me the chance to review the Nokia N8 for the Maxis10 programme, and now let me own the gadget (wehoo!!) just when my HTC Tytn II failed on me… –__-“
Anyhow, I’d also like to thank my family especially Mum for the support, and friends who indirectly and directly helped me through the reviewing period.

Beramah mesra bersama rakan Twitter di #Oct23rdtwtup

Seperti yang hangat diwar-warkan di internet sejak berminggu yang lalu, maka tiba lah hari yang dinanti2kan, 23 Oktober 2010 untuk majlis/parti/perjumpaan pengkicau2 Malaysia, #Oct23rdtwtup kat Pusat Komuniti, TTDI.

Tunggu Aman, Paeh & Syah kat KL Sentral pastu gerak pergi TTDI. Masa tu Khairil dengan Piratz dah tweet cakap diorang kat sana. Masa lepas park kereta, Wawan sms tp x sempat reply kereta dia dah sampai kat depan mata.

Ok memang malas nak tulis panjang2, sebab dah konfem2 banyak blog lain cerita tentang ke-happening-an #Oct23rdtwtup nih! Tapi… kalau korang ada kat sana masa tu.. lagi terasa keohseman tweet up nih. Betul, tak tipu! :P

Astro B.Player World Cup Contest Winners

Did you follow @astrobplayer on twitter during the World Cup 2010?

Did you watch the matches live on Astro website, brought by the Stadium Astro - B.Player in HD?

Well, I did. And since I watch it online and I’m a twitter addict, I joined the Astro B.Player “Watch & Tweet” contest for fun. I have been very unlucky with contest. I’ve join a lot of contest but I seldom win. Kesian, kan? :( As far as I can remember, the only contest I won was the one on Sasha Bashir’s blog – the Sunsilk contest.

Anyway, I was announced as one of the consolation winners for the Astro B.Player contest and won myself RM100 worth of movie vouchers. :D

Yayyy!! I am so excited (even it’s just the consolation) since like I said – I was always unlucky when it comes to contest :D

Honestly I can’t remember what did I tweet (cos there were like a lot!) and don’t have any idea which of the tweets that actually help me won this. But that’s not a big problem, as long as I win. :P

Congratulations all the other winners and me!! XD

Life is short, so live it to the fullest

“Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you deal with it is what makes the difference.”

- Virginia Satir

In a few months, I’m gonna turn 25 and I don’t think I’ve achieve much in life. I’m not working, yet. I haven’t been conferred with the Masters Degree. I am not even married. But, I do live my life to the fullest (or at least I think I am). I tried to do many thing in life that I think If I didn’t try to do it before I get older or die, it’ll be a loss for me.

1. I tried kayak.



I am afraid of the sea since the incident where I almost drown when I was small. But when a friend asked me to go to a kayak course with her during my 1^st year study in USM, I think I should at least give it a try. We went to kayak at Pantai Merdeka, Kedah and I found myself enjoying it. The last time I kayaked was during the holiday with family at the Rebak Island, Langkawi.

2. I went into a cave.

Source : Google.com

(I don’t know what term I should use for ‘going into a cave’ activity.) I went into Gua Tempurung, Perak with high-school friends in 2001. It was one of the greatest experiences ever – to crawl in the water that almost got into the mouth, to climb up the rock, to slide down a slippery rock which almost hurt my hands palm for trying to ‘control & break’ (stupid me!). Too bad my camera fall into the water, and so I don’t have any picts during the trip.I wanna go again… but… :(


3. I savour every bite of a meal.

  How can I resist this? :/

I love foods. Enuff said. Everyone who is close to me knows the fact that I enjoy eating variety of foods and enjoy trying new food. Malay, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Indian, Middle East, Western, Italian. Name it! :D


4. I danced traditional dance. 



Yes, you can go to the club and dance till you drop. But you can’t easily dance any Malay traditional dance. Try to dance to a Zapin – you’ll be lost in the middle of the dancers if you don’t stick to the beat. Try to dance to an Inang – you’ll find yourself like a wood in the middle of the leaves blowing in the wind.


5. I hiked.

Tweeting from 227m above sea level ;)

I did it, to the Muka Head Light House, Penang National Park! That was one of my biggest achievements due to the health problem I have. It was fun! And even funnier when I get to tweet from up above and sent mms to several ‘lucky’ people, to show how excited I was.

6. I keep old friends, I make new friends.

2003 @ SMK Aminuddin Baki

Thanks to the invention of Twitter, I made new friends each day. And I honestly glad I get to know most of them – the awesome twiends of mine.


7. I travel.

 

I wish to write it as ‘I go travel all around the world’ but sadly I haven’t really been out of Malaysia for holiday. But that doesn’t stop me for still go travel all around Malaysia. I’ve already been to 12 out of 13 states in Malaysia (not including Federal Territory), and still I find that I haven’t been to a lot of interesting places in the states. I need to go to Sabah to complete all 13 states. I even dedicated my travelling experience to the places of interest in my travel blog – Bubbles Goes Travel. I wish and pray one day I’ll get to really write it as ‘I go travel all around the world’. Aminnn~


8. I touched a snake.



Like, finally!!! I am so NOT gonna touch it again! Hahaha. See the obvious muka cuak of mine? And see my cousin Diba cheated, she held the snake with a shawl. Plus the snake head is with me, Diba only held the tail. Scaryyy!!Anyway I’ve always wanted to try to touch a snake and now that I had, it’s gonna be the once in a lifetime experience. Confession : the snake was heavy that i feel pain in my neck :/


9. I learned to cook and bake.

 

Cooking and baking is hard for those who are not born with the talent, like me. So far I’ve learned to prepare simple Malay dishes such as curry, sambal, asam pedas, Indian famous Rasam and Chinese cuisine like Chicken Stew.  I tried to prepare chicken chop and mushroom soup, which I learned in a cooking class (yes, I’m not ashamed to admit that I went to several cooking and baking classes). I baked cakes and pastries. And well, I’ve tried to prepare sushi too. :D Either it taste good or not, never mind. At least I have the courage to try, right? :)


10. I got myself a Degree in Polymer Engineering.

USM 38th Convocation ceremony, 2008

And to get my Masters Degree, soon. InsyaAllah. :)


11. I blog.

www.bubbles182.com

www.live.bubbles182.com

www.bubblesgoestravel.com

Besides blogging to share what I know or done with all of the blog readers, I also blog as my life journal to keep record of every single thing I accomplished every day. Once in a while, I’ll spend my time to re-read my previous post to see how have I lived my life.

There are still a lot of things I want to do and I wish I get the chance to do it, InsyaAllah.
Join me in living life to the fullest. Start your list today! :)

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."

-Marilyn Monroe

Congratulations, USM bloggerz!

On Friday, 6th August 2010, few of USM bloggerz batch 2009/2010 were conferred the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) during the 42th USM Convocation Ceremony. And some of the bloggers are them, who i called my adiks – Hadi, Sally, Haaziq, Lya and Lily. I went to the main campus ( very last minute plan. Yes, hadi, at first i didn’t want to go :P ), thanks to bestie, Zydah who was willing to take a half day leave to accompany me to USM main campus.

So, to my lovely brothers & sisters, Congratulatios & Happy Graduation!!! I hope u guys like the simple card and the small teddy :)

  Sally @nikillas

Lily @lilyto

Hadi @maverickhornet

Haaziq @bluecrystaldude

Lya @uverXkuro

I was so glad that I managed to see all of my darlings, but tak dapat kumpul ramai2 lepak2 like the last time we hang out together :’( Hope we can reunite again one of these days. All the best in whatever path you guys choose. Love you guys!!

And thanks to dear Zydah for coming to our campus, accompany me to the convocation, hang out till late night (Abg Wan, sorry bawak isteri Abg Wan kuar sampai lewat malam. rindu nak lepak ngan Zydahhh!! :P ) and the sleepover!!

  My Buttercup!!!

This afternoon, after Zydah and I went to lunch, and Zydah went back home, I found something in my locker that almost made me cry…

A note from Zydah, with the ending…

“p/s: Take this cute pink bear as ur inspiration to finish your thesis.”

Zyd got her Master’s Degree scroll back during the USM 40th Convocation in 2009, and left me all alone in the room we used to share during her postgraduate life. :(

Yes, Zyd. I’ll try my best to finish my thesis and finish my Masters. Yes, I want to graduate as soon as possible.  And I want a huuggeee teddy bear from you for my Masters graduation, ok? :P

I miss convocation!! I still remember the feeling I had during my Degree convocation day. Come on, Juls!! Thesis thesis thesis!!! You can do it! XD

Selamat Hari Lahir, Hadief Zayed.

 

20 Julai 2009 – HUKM, Cheras.

Welcome to the world, sayang.

25 Julai 2009 – Rumah nenek Hadief, Cheras. Family potluck dinner.

Hadief’s first family gathering.

20 September 2009 – Our relative’s house, Keramat.

Hadief’s first Syawal. *ehem* mata bertentang mata. :P

12 December 2009 – Hadief’s Mak Ngah’s wedding.

Hadief kene buli dgn macik2 nya. Hehe.

16 December 2009 – Taman Tasik Perdana. Outing with family.

Tapi Hadief tak pandai lari2, main2 dgn abang Harris & Kak Nurin lagi.

19 February 2010 – at Hadief’s greatgrandpa’s, Kampung Pandan.

Macho tak Hadief buat rambut camni? ;)

 

27 March 2010 – greatgrandpa’s house, Kampung Pandan.

See the lipstick kiss on the cheek? lalala~

Saya memang suke buli dia! :P

Dan saya sangat rindu dia!!

Nnt Kak Nonoi jumpe Hadief hujung bulan ni ye.

 

 

Selamat hari lahir, Hadief Zayed.

Semoga membesar menjadi anak yang soleh, dengar kata Umi & Ayah.

:)

Rebak Island Getaway!!

Thanks to Uncle Zahar & Aunty Rozie, I went to Rebak Island for a short getaway on June 5th-8th with the whole family – Uncle Zahar, Aunty Rozie, cousins Ekha, Kaina, Shana, An, grandma (Mak), brother (Abang Awin) and sis-in-law (Kak Ann).

Rebak Island is an island off Langkawi Island. To get to Rebak, we took the boat from a small jetty, located more or less 5 minutes away from the Langkawi International Airport. The boat ride took us around 15minutes to reach the breathtaking Rebak Island.

The cousins (fr left: Shana, Ekha, Kaina, An) on the boat.

See Shana’s face in above pict – the face of a person who ‘lost’ her BB. Ok, Shana, i need to admit. It was funny since Ekha acted real good! Haha.

I don’t really have a lot of thing to tell during the holiday. Just have a look at some of the picture of the place, ok. Oh, the place we stayed at was the Taj - Rebak Island Resort.

The welcoming yacht at the Rebak Island jetty. I wish to own one. *pray*

Mak at the Rebak Island jetty

 

I missed kayak so much, that I’m happy that we get to kayak there.

Since there were not many people around, it makes the kayaking more fun! But, to have to team-up with Shana means you need to get yourself to work harder. Shana suka curik tulang, duduk belakang tau la I tak nampak!! :P

Plus, look……

…she bullied me… :’(

Get to play in the sea water!!

The next day we were there, we get to cycle around, played indoor games i.e ping-pong, archery (yeahh most of them try to beat Robin Hood so badly, but, well, you know..), and spend the time at the beach. Very chillaxing!

Kak Ann cycling.

Kaina at the archery spot

Ekha on the hammock, at the beach. 

Uncle & Aunty relaxing

The resort library. Can you spot Shana?

Spend the next day at Langkawi main island. Went to several places, bought some chocolate and had lunch before coming back to Rebak Island.

Makam Mahsuri

Galeria Perdana

If only this baby is mine… *drool*

An, with the eagle at Eagle Square

At the room balcony. Ok i know it’s too bright you can’t see the beach at the background –_-“

Abang during the breakfast on the last day

The whole crew before leaving the lovely Rebak Island

Rebak Island is indeed a nice place to go, to spend the leisure time out of the busy life once in a while. Well, at least i think so since I was tired of reading and writing. But hmmm… now I am here back in the campus, and need to write and write again.

Thank you so much again Uncle, Aunty & the whole family for the trip, and for making the trip fun!! *hugs & kisses*