memoriesss..

Assalamualaikum and hye.

Happy Deepavali to my dear Indian friends.

Since its Deepavali, I remember one Indian friend whom I met at UM. Basically we do not know each other. It was my depressing year. My extended 5th year at UM. I was studying PDE (partial differential equation) and I was taking it for the third time.

I had different tutors for each subject. Example, for 80% of my studies was tutored by alinur ayuni. But for PDE I got Jamal as my tutor. Who was in his final year and his second time retaking PDE.

Anyway, when we were studying for the finals, I had around 2 more weeks before I face PDE at bangunan peperiksaan. Jamal was there, and suddenly came this Indian guy which I never met. He said that he were in the same Abu Omar class for PDE. He asked, if he could study together for the next few weeks. We said okay!

Days passed, week passed. I surrender. I just could not take it anymore. I could see failure in front of my eyes. But this Indian guy, I could say he is very smart. He learns fast. Everything that Jamal tutored us, he could adsorbed it. Unlike me, I'm more like a plastic sheet, "un-asorbable" (is there such word?? Sometimes  I wonder how I could end up in UM... hmm.

But, something did change. On our last day of studies, whereas tomorrow is the exam, I threw my pen and I said something very frustrating (I could not remember). I was frustrated because I could only see failure, and another lonely year of extension.

But this friend, my Indian friend came to me and said, whats wrong? Come on lets study together. I still vividly remember he sat beside me, open an equation, and solve the problem line by line until I finally solved it.

Well, please remember, this is PDE. Not some 10 lines of equation and you got your answer (maybe for the smart ones) but sometimes it took one full page of scribbling of nonsense and the next page might score you some points.

In the end, we all passed. I passed with a C. Not proud of it, but what I can tell you is that, when my project need a strength calculation for a railing post (super large and heavy ones), I do have the confidence to calculate it and until now the post and glass are still standing.

So Happy Deepavali to my dear Indian friends.

Since moving in to Nilai Impian, we got ourselves into activities done by Sime Darby. Few months ago we participate their "Program Penanaman Pokok". We got T-Shirts, goody bags filled with food, small spade, gloves, caps, and also a tree "Agatgus Borneensis". The day was great, filled with activities and sunshine.

Sunshine sunshine and more sunshine.

Dah tanam pokok, kita ambil gambar pulaaaa..

 

 Few weeks ago, we came back to our favorite holiday spot at Frangipani, Langkawi. Its our second visit there. We like the place a lot. This time we decide to enjoy the stay and have fun at the beach. 

 

I had a fever there, so most of the time I was on bed. Plus project site does not understand what is the meaning of "I am on holiday" stand for. Maybe they need to go to school. 

 

Mata kuyu sebab sesemaa!!

Wonderful breeze and view..

Sarah pose with a flag??

The room and Mentari Cafe.

Looking forward to another holiday. I need rest, rest, and rest.. 

salam. 

hmo

 

Selamat Hari Raya 2013, the Train journey..

Assalamualaikum and hye..

Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

Tahun ni, aku dan sarah beraya di Kota Bahru. Last year we were at Johor. Since both of our kampungs are at each end of Malaysia, so we decided to rotate.

There is only one differences this year compared to other previous years including before i got married. We decided to depend on KTM and took the train for Raya.

This is my first time travelling for Raya on a train. I never took the bus for Raya. We usually drove for a few hours since Johor is just 4-5 hours of journey during the Raya season.

We got a second class ticket back to Kota Bahru and for our journey home, my father manage to snatch the last first class ticket to KL.

Is quite a journey on the train for Sarah, since its her first time. While for me, I have been looking forward for it since I had my first ride a year ago.

The second class is more "rakyat" where you mix with other people. They bring families and kids, bags full of milks and flask of hot water, radios and handheld games. Children run along the pathway, while the parents tried to control their behavior.

The second class coach has more vibration compared to first class. It felt more when your berth is at the end of the coach since it is situated on top of the wheel (we have that berth). As for Sahur, the train stopped for half an hour to accommodate if not, I will have my sandwich on my head and ayam goreng McD on the other side. hehe.

2nd Class Coach. 

Sarah is playing with her phone while I'm like a kid who has his own bed. 

Interior of the berth. Its more like a coffin but comfy. 

The journey was almost 14 hours. We departed from KL Sentral at 830 and reach Gemas around midnight. Sapa yang masih ingat Geography dan Sejarah Form 3 mesti tahu apa kepentingan Gemas in our railroad history. 

Sarah took some pix at Gemas Station.

The kid who was under my berth I think he is a experience train traveler, because he kept on saying "ayah Gemas dah sampai ke belum??", and when we finally reach Gemas, he said to his father, "ayah, awal kita sampai Gemas ni!!". In the end we reach Wakaf Bahru on the dot at 1000hrs. Magnificent!

We stayed at Kota Bahru for almost a week (perhaps in another post). We depart from Wakaf Bahru at 1830hrs and we hop to the first class coach. Compared to second class, we got the privacy and better interior. 

Sarah being the model again. hahahah

Anyway, the ride from Wakaf Bahru to KL Sentral was a bliss excepted that Sarah got "railsick" because of the heavy swaying in the toilet. Apart of that, we both have some scary dreams while sleeping inside the coach. It is not expected but we do went through heavy jungle throughout the journey thus the route had its own nickname "Jungle Railway".

Overall, I might do it again as long as it is cheaper compared to flight tickets. Compared to driving in holiday seasons where you could be stuck for 12-15 hours on the road. Here, all we can do is sleep, sleep, eat, and sleep until we reach the designate destination. 

Anyway, the trip was not like Trans-Siberia nor other exotic railway travels, but it packs a lot of experience and human touch along the journey. 

I would miss the vibration of steel and heavy swaying for a while until I had the chance to travel on the train again. 

Salam 

hmo

SpongeBob Square Pants and Mr Patrick..

Assalamualaikum and hye.

Congrats to my fellow frens who got married, yg dapat baby baru, and also to them who succeed in their own way.

Its been a while  I had not update on monthly basis. Even my lil sis got married I did not put anything on this blog!

Anyway, she did got married a few months back, few of my closest fren as well, namely Mus, Peroz, Ena&Haris, Jemme, and Abbad T.

I have a new sweetheart, Odena we call her. Not mine, but my sister in law little girl.

Little Odena

Few weeks ago, met siddik, alino, nik and jas. Its a good feeling to meet your frens sometimes. When I met up with them, it reminisce the good old UM days. I think those days are one of the best memories for me. Good old fashion lecturers who still uses OHP for their lectures, crazy exams, lepakking at BT (bilik tutorial), and have crazy food at Sec 14 with roti mayo banjir and potong kaki air bandung. 

Now, when prepping for your potential interviews, you would need to run through all your cert. And when it came to your "keputusan peperiksaan", and when you open it up, it is like, demmm "dosa dosa silam aku". With all the EFF`s (F), Deees (D), plenty of Seees (C) and a rarely seen Bees (B) and As makes you smile. Somehow, somewhere, we ended up being human and sometime cursing your stupid colleagues at work. Macam laa pandai sangat kita ni kan.. But still, somehow having all those F`s and D`s makes you smarter than other people. 

To alino, good luck on ur mba. your new hash tag should be "#HR39". And eisha woii, cepat laa habis phd tuuu. Balik KL, lama tak lepak dah niiii, and to jas congrats on ur advance diving license from padi. 

General Election just ended, and for me, its still just an election. Even though I had my own opinion, but I think it is wise for me to get my ballot paper in the ballot box, and who ever wins is already been decided by God before the Earth is being created. Betulkaa? But still I had this colleague who cannot stop blabbering about the unfairness of the GE. I wish I just could say shut up, and move on, and go support Liverpool. hahaha. Eh liverpool pulak? blasah laaa...

Well, happy holidays.. Paling best duk msia adalah cuti yg banyak. So selamat maju jaya. 

salam 

hmo

 

Happy New Year!

Assalamualikum and Hye,

Happy New Year humans.

 End of the world on 21 December 2012 is not real after all. While others celebrate new year with their love ones, myself celebrate at the office with spanners and screwdrivers on my hand.

Well my journey to Johor Bahru is also disturb with frequent calls from client regarding their project. Pity Sarah because she had to cut short her holiday at JB because i had to return to KL.

So apa yang menarik tentang kerja selain mendapat gaji di hujung bulan? Its not that I have an extra 10K every month so i could pamper myself with a Golf GTi or fully furnish a house until there is nothing else to improve, but I knew there is something missing. Adakah aku tidak bersyukur? atau aku kena dengar lagu "asalkan aku OK" banyak-banyak?

 Anyway, I dont know what my future held. No one knows actually. But some people could see the light at the end of a tunnel, but for me, currently I am facing waves of tsunami going against me.

The new work place is something that I dont look forward to go everyday because of some individuals which I think is a total moron. Perhaps they live in their own world to long and might cause them brain damage. A few of them, I just felt like drilling their ears with a cordless drill while the rest I can live with. Imagine, there is only 10 worker in this company but their attitude are something that you feel like working with Banglas and Indons. However, I do feel Banglas and Indons are much more better. 

A few of my friends are already making a decision of their lives. Decision that I might not able to make in an 100 years. However, they manage to do it. Why? I do have total respect to these kind of people and I hope that they would succeed.

I dont have any new resolution for 2013. I heard that they expert miscount the end of the world to another 1000 years. So Armageddon will be around 3012. I just hope that I would be a better person, husband and son. Throw away all the hate inside me and start anew.

I dont think I will throw the hate inside me. It kept me alive.

salam
hmo

marriage the series part 1: "my nikah day!"

assalamualaikum and hye..

i got nikah to sarah on the... hmm. check calender jap, on the 30 March, hari jumaat. it was a great day. the memories are still fond inside my head. but ada je yg ingat-ingat lupa because ko sibuk nak menghafal script nak cakap kat depan tok kadi and sibuk senyum kat tetamu yg hadir.

i didn't slept well the night before. i was at biomed fac with sid waiting for kak mah finishing sarah's hantaran. dalam kul 3 baru siap. itu baru smpi rumah sarah. balik rumah kemas2 lagi. cari butang baju and everything. i think we slept at 4am.

and in the morning as usual, sid woke up late but still steady. maybe he is just being siddik. hahaha. the only thing that i didn't get to fulfill my request is to drive on my own to rumah sarah. they all sibuk said that i should be the king for the day and just ikot je apa kata org. well, ok. no probs then.

Sid is always on my side that day. boleh harap pulak mamat nih. mgkn sid berguna utk waktu-waktu terdesak mcm nih. dia boleh di harapkan. hehehe. mama (my nenek sedara) pulak always suruh mengucap. rileks, tak mende katanya and be cool.. yeeah, im already frozen kot.

but still, seeing everyone at my house, uncles, aunties, cousins, neighbors and close frens are great. they support you until the end. kepada kawan2 yg lain, harap2 jgn laa terasa sebab tak jemput time nikah bcoz, the parties i have brought to rumah sarah dah cukup nak penuhkan separuh ruang masjid. hehehe.

the picture above is a mix match from rumah cheras and at rumah sarah. here u could see sid sebuk betulkan samping aku. and the pictures which shows our back masa angkat nikah is cik zul (sblh kiri) and sid as my saksi and pengapit.

it was raining that day. the same condition when i met sarah at UM, 12 college. yg bezanya i met her at night and hujan renyai2. here u could see as usual my kawan hidup semati nini mengambil pose pose comel sementara kawan dia tgh sebuk pikir nak jawab apa kat tok kadi kalau dia main2 teka teki dgn gua...

ini masa paling bes sbb time angkat nikah. aku terima..................... there is my dad with his black baju melayu. mcm berkabung lak anak dia nak kawen and my father in-law berdoa bersyukur i got it right once. heheh.  yg aku nampak sid stress pesal? maybe he is practicing for his time later.

ini adalah gambar muka lega masing-masing. malam ni kita enjoy! hihihi.. i brought my own pen gifted by sid when i graduated from UM. nasib baik kuar dakwat. kalau tak aku masuk kat tong minyak kereta ko sid. the white baju melayu i was wearing is from GAZ tailor at bangunan Mara. he will be my long life tailor. i like the quality from his sewing and the price is affordable. the kain i bought at Kamdar. the fabric is nice, but the price is premium (for me!)..

ini adalah gmbr happy. sumpah tak tahu posing. masa deting mcm2 posing blh buat. time lepas nikah nak amik gmbr semua kaku. mcm batu stonehedge. nik came a bit late. some of the pics here are taken by him. nik sempat basuh baju melayu dia nih untuk pakai kat majlis gua on sunday. gangnam betul. hehe.

sarah kissing my hand. yea!! dah jadi isteri hafiz! habislaa tiap2 hari kena masak sedap2 sbb hafiz kuat makan. sila tgk perut. perasan tak my mom and cik ning (my auntie) sedang gelak kat blakang. mesti bahankan gua. chett..

this time is makan2 and layan2 tetamu yg hadir. i ate quite a lot. the food was great. no.. superb. aku haloba. makan mcm nak mati esok. padahal esok makan lagi. see the pics below. makan smpi penuh pinggan.

sumpah serious aku tak tahu alino tgh buat apa. ko nampak UFO kaaa?? see my tummy lepas makan. buncit terus.. aaah. who cares. hehe..

i have thousand more of nikah pics. cant put them all here. nnti blogger crash lak. aku kena saman. anyway it was a great day. nothing bad happen. takde laa aku pengsan ke or anyone crash gate my nikah day and claim that i have married somebody else or jerit "JGN KAWEN!! JGN KAWEN!!"

everything was great. btw i forgot how i get home... i think aku balik dgn sid or dgn nik. i think i drove nik's car. hmm. i cant remember. that fact is somehow shabby.

anyway thanks to all. my families, sedara-mara, and kengkawan. one day, i will return the favor back. thanks.

salam
hmo

wake up hafiz..

assalamualaikum and hye..

its almost 3 month i last wrote something in this page. i havent been busy compared to my study times when i was at UM. i dont actually know what happen to the last 3 months. it went so fast until i realize it is Ramadhan.

Selamat berpuasa.

maybe today is not going to be about my marriage series. i have no idea about it, and it will need a few hours to compose it.

i have quit KABA, and joined a company which i think might be great one day. perhaps not in a year or two. its still new, and we all work hard to make it a successful company in Malaysia.

anyway, i like being a husband because i could talk to someone at night and sleep with her. but the best is, food is always there. if not cooked, open any cabinet in the house and you will be free from hungerrr :) ..

the best part of my life now is, nothing change after marriage. i still feel like her boyfriend who hangs around in the same house and live in (keji tak?) but its kinda fun. i always said to sarah sayang, "nanti dah kahwin i macam mana ye?" and she will always answered, "macam you laaa, u nak berubah mcm mana lagi??" yeah, she is correct. i still feel like a 25 year old guy with a perut :p..

we still argue as usual. good for health i think. makes your heart beats faster since dah tak main bola. im getting fatter. sarah sayang is a great cook. she cook foods that i like. mcm biasa perasan Italian and European mmg makan pasta and sandwich sahaja. nak makan nasi, lauk kuah asam pedas or kuah lemak, pandai-pandai laa balik rumah mak or rumah ibu. eta: 10mins je. tak nak rasa bersalah, sarah sayang akan bungkus puding bawak balik rumah mak or ibu. setel. easy life comes with easy responsibility.

i still miss my frens. my UM, Saas and Poly frens. Nik mmg duduk jauh tak hengat. kalau dulu kat hillpark, mesti naik motor ngan dia pergi pasar malam kat pantai dalam tuh. beli murtabak, roti boom, nasi minyak or nasi ayam buat berbuka. takde nik, aku dera si Sid aka "budak sentiasa lewat". but amazingly time puasa dia sentiasa cepat. si lino lak still around. blh jumpa2. and thanks for the birthday present give. i still have no idea where to paste the bumper sticker. Anip lak?? sudah... nak jumpa kena naik aeroplane. Feroz lak jauh kat Nigeria. ntah apa dia buat, aku pun tak tahu. Jemmy? bakal pilot. jgn bawak balik pilot pen sudah.. anyway rest of the frens mmg aku sentiasa ingat. i miss my student life more than ever. its nostalgic...

and i still dream of not passing calculus at UM.. until to this date. can i sue UM for what they had done to me? traumatize me until now? anyway, setiap kali masuk UM, hati sentiasa cair. i dunno why i like it so much.

a few of my close frens are getting married soon. to Mus, Peroz and Abbad, welcome the club soon.. the rest aku tak tahu. mgkn ena and haris next.

bercuti sangat bes. i miss our honeymoon at karambunai. given the chance, i would go again dgn syarat dapat bonus. hehe. i would make a special post on that one day..

karambunai

and if there is a reader by the name of kadijah, i hope u are doing fine. all the best for you. you would be a successful person one day. im sure of it. finish it. :)

i hope i will continue writing soon. 

selamat berbuka. 

salam

hmo

 

Marriage the seriess...

assalamualaikum and hye..

for those yg tak tahu, i got married to the girl i love for 6 years. i hope i could start blogging again, but for the next few post i would like to reserved it for special edition, "marriage the series". perhaps i could run it for a few post.

for those who came to my wedding, i would like to say, THANK YOU very much.. for those who gave the lovely gifts, i appreciated it. some of the gifts were without names, so i cant thank them personally.

those who came, i hope you all enjoy the function, the food, and the shows. i hope i could do more for the entertain you all, but time is always not on our side.

there is a delay on the wedding pictures, but i will share with what i have now on the next post. there is something i want to share, again and again..

niksai design

this slideshow was solely done by nik sai. dia lah yang bertungkus lumus utk 48 jam sebelum majlis di puspanita (more stories on that later). anyway, thanks mate. i owe you big time. ribs perhaps?? :)

anyway, stay tune for the next series. 

salam

challo

hmo