Melbourne Trip - Pre.

Assalamualaikum..wowwww. It has been quite a while since the last post. It is now 2017!!!
Boleh tergelak baca post lama2. Masa bujang2. I am now a mother of 2..and is now pursuing my study..(tak serik kan?)

Anyway I will blog about that later if I have time. I will also update my 'About Me' tab you see up there. Obviously, it needs major re-vamp!

So, I am thinking of sharing my experience during our stay in Melbourne. I guess it would help those who are googling about tips to MEL, because honestly I did A LOT of fact findings and tips from bloggers.

It is the month of May and Zaime thought that it would be great to celebrate Mothers day + our anniversary there. In MEL, month of May would be the end of autumn and the entering of winter. So winter gears are very important. Since we are not frequent travelers and Malaysia does not require winter clothes, we have decided to just borrow them from my colleague, bro in law and sis in law. hehe. Jimat di situ. Alhamdulillah.

Any special attraction during autumn season? NO. So maybe thats why the flight fare was quite reasonable: dalam RM1000 return tickets per head, sekali dengan seat, makan and additional luggage. (biasala Air Asia semua nak kena bayar asing!).

Travelling during summer is not advisable because the temp will raise as high as 46 degree! Panaih lit lit. Spring is the best because they will have Tesselaar Tulip Festival and travelling during that season will be practically perfect especially when you are carrying kids or elders. Flight fare during spring normally mahal sikit. Winter is okay because you will get to play snow at few places such as Mount Baw Baw.

So things you need to do pre-MEL vacation is:

1. Don't forget to check your passports.
2. Apply for VISA. Kami buat di eta.australia@yahoo.com. RM20 satu VISA.
3. Booking hotel or apartment siap2. Kami book di City Tempo via expedia.
4. Booking kereta if you decide to drive. Kami book Hyundai Santa Fae via APEX car rental.
5. Booking park ticket siap2. I will share this later.

So just a sum-up of our tentative. For those who wants a short trip, yang terbaik is 5 days, but 4 days pun dah okay, insyaAllah.
When I shared this tentative in tripadvisor, all these mat mat salleh kata it is impossible! No way jose you can achieve this with a 3 yr old and 1 yr old baby! Noo! Too ambitious!
But guess what, Alhamdulillah, we did it!. I add some few places that we discovered during our journey. InsyaAllah I will blog in details about each days.

Day 1
One round with City Circle Tram
The Parliment
Federation Square
Melbourne park
Flinders Street
Hosier Lane
Bourke Street Mall
Coles-beli barang2 keperluan

Day 2
San Remo Newheaven
Maru Koala Park
Phillip Island - The Nobbies
Phillip Island - The Penguin Parade

Day 3
Victoria Market
Great Ocean Road - The Apollo Bay
Great Ocean Road - The Princetown
Great Ocean Road - The 12 Apostles
Point Cook

Day 4
Brighton Beach
Borthwick Park Playground
Puffing Billy Train
Melbourne University
Royal Botanic Park

Love,
Wanie

A Good 2013 ComeBack like Liverpool

 

I am back.after a year and a half of silence. 

I am currently cleaning up things, before I could really spend time to write again. Been very busy with studies (yes, I am currently in my 4th semester of M.Sc. Management in UUM), wedding preparation (InshaAllah, a proud-wife to be in a few months time) and working (there has been a lot of re-structurings going on within a year,but Alhamdulillah it has never been this exciting to join a new team with great and supportive bosses around me). And other small things in my long list.

So to start off my 2013 writings, today's post is rather random. And at the end of this post, you'll notice that my style of writing is a little bit different from the previous posts I have in this blog. 

Happy New Year

My new year started off last year November, 1 Muharram 1494H. Getting engaged with a guy that I've known for 7 years now. A very long story to tell. I think in few years time, I can picture myself as the female version of the narrator for the "How I Met Your Mother" series.haha. Okay that is me being funny. lame wanie, lame!

Sorry for those who did'nt get it. 

Anyway, I think it's not too late to wish Happy New Year to everyone who knows me. Like everyone else, I am also hoping for the best, apart from having my past resolutions being carried forward to this year.haha. 

Born-days

January 2013 has passed, not much stories to tell. Missed celebrating best friend's birthday this year.=( sorry eh, babe?rasa kta makin jauh pulak.=(  But I got to tell you, March is going to be an exciting month. A month of love. Mum's birthday, followed by fiance's then dad's. Memang a month of poket ku koyak.

Screw you Israel
It's sad also to know that our brothers and sisters in Gaza had again been attacked by the Israel army. Its also annoying to know that Obama kept on saying in medias that Israelis are entitled to defend themselves, hence the US' aid in funding the Iron Dome. But are they entitled to steal and terrorize even more of Palestine? The land have been stolen, Mr President, sir, and you knew it. Lets just pray and donate where necessary. That's the best that we can do. And I have, InshaAllah, decided to go a little bit extra by trying to start avoiding McD, one the most loyal supporter to the Israel army since forever, financially. Yes, some people may call it as just a seasonal boycott, shallow or whatever they want to call it. I am fine with it. I even have no issues walking a dear friend to buy McD's sundea, because to me boycotting is just my personal initiatives. Alhamdullillah, so far, I am surrounded by non-judgmental friends.=)

Insanity Test
In a journey back to kl last week. I quoted some interesting conversations I had with my brother.

Akak: Akak nak kurus. Nak kawen kene kurus. Nak Nak.
Adik: Hello? Senam pun malas. Ada hati nak kurus. Maybank bg facillities gym percuma. Pegi la. Nanti minggu depan adik bagi video insanity training. Nnti bila free adik dtg ajar teknik.

Yes. I cant wait to start doing this what you called, an insanity training/test. You can you-tube it to learn more about this activity.=)

Me and my brother rarely meet each other, as both of us are very busy with our own daily routines and stuffs. So, we normally decided to go back hometown together once in a while, because that's the only time where we can spend time together in the 2-hrs journey to just talk and catch up about things.

Akak: Nak blaja silat la. penting tau martial skrg ni.
Adik: Oh. ckp psl martial art, adik skrg masuk kelas Muay-Thai dgn Krav Maga utk subjek elective.Adik dah allocate sikit duit biasiswa nak join kelas ni.
Akak: Ha? Krama what?
Adik: Krav Maga. Israel punya martial art. Ala rilek. Nak kalahkan musuh, kena belajar kekuatan diorang.

So I have seen so many friends of mine born in November, having this distinct characteristics of  wanting and hunger for knowledge. These people are more practical and determine. I don't know, but I sometimes find all this astrology and months things having so much coincidences with almost everyone around me. Haha. Tapi jangan sampai jatuh syirik, Nau'zubillah.


So I guess that's all for now. Assalamualaikum and have a good weekend to everyone.=)


p.s: Adik if you even bother to read my blog, don't forget the insanity test that you've promised me.=D

Look, whom she best endow'd she gave the more..

Wow. Seriously. It has been 4 months since the last post of this blog.
Reading Shakespeare's Sonnet XI had actually triggered me to update this blog. Do not ask me why.=)
Well, so many things happen in the past 4 months. Lets recap:

June

I received surprise roses and a cake from my bestfriend. It was so sweet, it really made my day.=)

July

My high school friends Salimah & Nafis got married! Oh my God. They are such a good combination and are meant to be together.=))

My brother had an accident. His motorcycle bumped into this car. Alhamdulillah, he's recovering.


August

Bought a new sofa for my parents from my first bonus. Alhamdulillah. At least that was the best I could do for them. Putih also loves it.meow.

 Our raya celebration was as sweet and exciting as ever. 4 of us.=)


September

Gold price stikes!! haiyai yaii..=D

Among my closest friends in UKM, Syidah had made her first move. She's engaged. we're so happy for her. Wondered when is my turn? hmmm.=p



Well also other stuffs that I couldn't attached the pics here:

My cheap groupon trips with my office girls to A'Famosa Melaka.
Hayani's wedding
My first attempt making cheese tarts for Father's day.=p


Thats all I guess.=)

As fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou growest
In one of thine, from that which thou departest;
And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestowest
Thou mayst call thine when thou from youth convertest.
Herein lives wisdom, beauty and increase:
Without this, folly, age and cold decay:
If all were minded so, the times should cease
And threescore year would make the world away.
Let those whom Nature hath not made for store,
Harsh featureless and rude, barrenly perish:
Look, whom she best endow'd she gave the more;
Which bounteous gift thou shouldst in bounty cherish:
  She carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby
  Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die.

william shakespeare: Sonnet XI 

Should or Shouldn't I?

I am not a good decision maker. I doubt about so many things in life. Normally when I have to choose between 2 major things I WILL ALWAYS seek others' opinion. I am never good at making decision. Never. (well, accept when it comes to shopping, I am always sure of what I have choosed to buy.haha) As independent as I may look, deep down I am rather a confused girl. My mother said my future husband would have to bear with me because I make changes in every seconds of life and I am never going to stick to one stand! =(

This afternoon I had a team meeting together with the big boss. And suddenly they give me this big shocking news that I didn't know how to react to. Should I feel happy? sad? nervous? I just didn't know. This is a major life-changing decision that I have to make. Will it make progression to my career? Now, I have no clue. Does this shows that someone superior than my manager is seeing my potential? Maybe, 40% of me said yes. Am I ready and confident enough for it? My answer would be yes and no.

My line manager was a bit concern about this, so we had this 'peep talk', where she gave so many tips and she was quite open to me: she did pin points the areas that I need to improve on. I clarified everything to her, telling about my plan and seeking her honest opinion. It was a good talk, but in between the lines, I could see that she was quite upset about the news. So here you go..a typical me, feeling guilty and torn in between.

That was when I thought of performing Istikharah, hoping that everything I do, anything I have decided on, is for the better and is approved by Allah. I once read an article by Tok Guru Harun Din that this is something that a muslim should do constantly in daily life, not only when he/she has to make major choices. But being a human, especially a negligent person like me, Istikharah is not what I always have in practice.=(

Anyway, this is what I have found in youtube, where I would love to share with those who read this post and especially to those who have to make major life-changing decisions: whether to undertake a major project or not, whether to apply for a promotion or not, whether to change career or not, whether to invest in a certain company or not, whether to get married or not, whom to get married to, etc.

It is not necessary that you get a dream or even a “feeling.” Rather, the istikharah is a prayer that Allah guides you towards that which is best (khayr) for you. If you do the prayer of guidance (istikharah) with the proper manners, the most important of which is to truly consign the matter to Allah and suspend your own inclinations, then Allah will make events unfold in the direction that is the best for your worldly and next-worldly affairs.

In general, when it is not possible to perform the istikhara prayer itself (such as when one is out on the road, or in one’s menstrual period), it is recommended to simply read the dua itself. [Radd al-Muhtar]

Another video that I'd like to share in this post: