hot hot heat

at the beginning of the fasting month, a report was released in the local papers mentioning that the Muslims would be celebrating the holy month in a humid environment this year.

it is now week 2 of the fasting period but the heat is slowly rising in.

my fan is now at speed 4 and im still sweating.

thank God, im a medical student currently in a clinical posting. hence, i spend most of my time in the freezing hospital.

guess that is one of the reasons for me choosing medicine in the first place!

The New You!

Here is your new baju for 2010.

Looking good ey!

Ramadhan Ramblings

"where will you be raya-ing this year?"

usual answers from many will be to their respective kampongs.

in my case, i will most probably be in Cyberjaya, a piece of land where only foreigners will take the opportunity of a short break either from their studies or works. No Raya Prayers could be heard and baju raya would definitely not be the usual sight on the 1st day of Syawal.

this is one of the reasons why i no longer yearn for Hari Raya simply cause i know nobody here and nowhere that i can go to for the celebration.

Back then, I was just like any other children, anticipating the announcement for the sighting of the new moon as well as the ending. On most of the nights, our sungkais would be followed with a visit to the mosque to complete our Terawih.

I would be helping my mom preparing Kuih Raya; one of my most fave moments. I guess that was how my interest in baking grew. i also miss the time when we would clean and decorate the house as well as shopping around for new bajus.

It would also not be a complete Ramadhan without playing firecrackers. In Brunei, firecrackers were sold openly to Public. I remember we used to have a fire battle with our neighbours. This game grew even more dramatic especially during the last week of Ramadhan.

Then, our first day of Raya would start of with the delicious traditional cuisine; rendang, lemang and ketupat. The first visit of 1st Syawal would usually be that to our uncle's crib and the visitings usually continue from there on. The highlight of Hari Raya would definitely be the feelings upon receiving the green packets.

Now, the word Raya sounds pretty miserable to me. I have cousins and relatives but they are distant to me. All this while my definition of family is only inclusive of my grandparents, my parents and my siblings. Sometimes, i do feel jealous upon looking at my friends' photos in FB with their family members. I wonder how the feelings are like.

Well, fortunately this year, i have a new member to celebrate Hari Raya with. Instead of 6 family members, we now have 7. Selamat Hari Raya Betty!

this train dont stop

it has been quite a while since i took a break from blogging. well, pardon me for that. life has been busy and i came to realise that year 5 is not a joke. It's already August and i have about 120 days to prepare for the upcoming Professional exams. Not much have been done for the matter and im about to smell regrets later on.

other than about my sad academic matter, my life is pretty much unpredictable. a few weeks back, my house welcomed another member. she is not your ordinary housemate, but she is indeed a diva. her name is Betty and she's beautiful. after getting to know her more, we have decided to give her nickname as DIVA. a frequent eater but never fails to groom herself. well ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to Betty Diva, a tricolour feline who weighs 3.2kg. yes, since then our lives are pretty much surrounded with her.

moving on, i need to spill it out here that i lost my Samsung Omnia Pro 2 phone which i got bout less than 2 months back. *sigh* the history repeats itself but this time, i dont think im gonna spend my savings to splurge on its replacement. i dont think PDA phone and me are meant to be.

it's already about 5pm. i am starving and my head is spinning. fortunately, it is pouring outside. loving the atmosphere but i am pretty much bored in here. i need to finish my EBM case but im totally not up to it. duedate is in 3 days time.

argh.. im screwed.