Monday, November 16, 2009

5-in-1.

Last weekend was orite. Not too bad.


Friday went wall-climbing again, but because i went alone (kamil came by a hour late) i was forced up a whole lotta walls by the trainers there. So far, alhamdulillah, i was able to climb each and every obstacle asked by them. Semua wall yg diorg suruh, i complete tau... right to the top. heheh.. *bangga dengan diri sendiri*

Right after that (as in half-an-hour later), i immediately went for my weekly badminton practice with the boys. i totally suck at badminton! hahahaha... being the only girl, i get bullied week in and week out. i think i did mention before that i've never played badminton in a real court until recently. as a kid it was always at the gates for me. sedangkan mereka semua dari dulu dah super terror main wakil rumah, wakil itu, ini dan segala bagai. nonetheless, i enjoy being 'bullied' like that. Helps me tremendously to improve my game.

The next morning, i went to show my support for the Coalition of Malaysian NGOs against Persecution of Palestinians (COMPLETE). They were having their family day and one of my friends invited us to join in the fun. Although there wasn't any formal talks or speeches or anything like that, i did manage to learn some stuff through the pamphlets distributed. May Allah bless the Palestinians.


We first played bowling. I wasn't at the top of my game due to injuries sustained during wall-climbing the previous evening, but collectively we did okay. Nama pun friendly, so takdela kiasu sangat nak menang. We were there for the fun.


Then came the more interesting part, we all were invited to play ice-skating! that was my first time ever on ice. i was soooo excited (ya, saya memang peghak atau bahasa pasarnya jakun.) sebab tak pernah ice-skate. each time i wanted to go, ada je halangan and most of my friends weren't keen on skating. So that Saturday was the perfect time for me to touch ice for the first time.


I had the time of my life. i'm telling you, i was born to skate. hahahaha! I managed to keep both feet on the ground at all times (even though the ice had puddles of water here and there, the skates weren't properly maintained and there were a whole bunch of kinds who were also obviously first timers skating around madly.. heheh.. Alhamdulillah, tak tergolek.) i think i skated rather confidently for a first timer. I certainly hope it won't be my last one because ice-skating rocks, y'all.

Right after skating, we had tea and moved on for dinner and karaoke. I knew it was late but i do think that it would be rude for me to leave just like that. I am a lot of things but rude is not one of em. nope. so i joined in for some dinner and music with the lot. adni dan karaoke adalah sinonim. so obviously i had me a ball that night.

The next day, i accompanied my housemate to see Adzlin's little newborn. They had an akikah ceremony for him. Being in the same neighbourhood, made it convenient to go. Strangely enough, most of the guests were familiar faces. Her parents even recognized me as being my dad's daughter. It seems like they have been to my house many times before. heheh.. (and i barely recognized them.. haha.. rasa keji gila..) not a huge surprise, though. Our housing community is a close-knit one and everybody knows everybody somehow or rather.

Anyway, that was my weekend. I slept late on Sunday night with sore everything. This week's gonna be another hectic one. There goes my November... wohooo!!! sikit je lagi.. i soooo can't wait for January.

p/s: If you guys are interested, do pick up a copy of Metro Ahad, flip to page C4. There's a nice centrespread about the boys in Pusat Sukan Lasak Putrajaya. and do keep a lookout in Berita Harian today, there's a write-up on the COMPLETE event. Spot me if you can. :)


p/s/s: Yantie, i'm still waiting for you to take me wall-climbing/badminton-ing/bowling/ice-skating/karaoke-ing. jom!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

:)

People like me, you see, have a lot of things to say about a lot of things. I'm highly opinionated. I read a lot and i make a lot of conversations to understand the world that i live in. So when the occassional friends come by with certain perplexions, i would be more than happy to share a few things that i've learned along my journey so far.

unfortunately, sometimes i need to hear those advice myself.

Once in a while, i do need to have some sense knocked into me. What i tell people is logical and digestable. but i can't advice my own self. i need a voice from the outside to echo me. I need friends to tell me what i already know because hearing it from another party somehow makes more sense. Things are absorbed more rapidly. I understood better hearing something from another person, even if what is said did originally come from my own lectures.

The other day, right after wallclimbing, i had an interesting session with a friend at the mamak stall in Precinct 9. She told me exactly what i have been saying and hearing for the longest of time. but somehow, that night, given the circumstances, i actually understood.

"Find someone who loves you for who you are. Even if your butt is big, he would love it because its yours. Even if its triangular, he would love it because its yours. He loves you just the way you are."

All these while, i've been whining about what i am lacking. maybe its time to stop thinking about all that... and just be. If someone can't accept me for who i am and expects me to change to his suiting, then it might not just work out. i don't have to pretend anymore. I can be me.

That gave me a feeling of liberation because for the first time in my life, i finally understood what it meant when people say just be yourself.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Way to go.

I usually don't admit to liking any particular artist. just maybe their work, but this girl is truly an inspiration. She's super duper talented. i love her voice and i love her work. Most of her songs totally relates to my life in a bizzaro kind of way (as you may recall, i said the same thing 4 years ago in my previous posts). But this really puts her on a much higher ground above the rest in my book. Sure, its kinda old, but i love it just the same.

Kelly Clarkson criticises Kanye West's VMA outburst

dated September 14, 2009

Kelly Clarkson is the latest singer to criticise Kanye West's VMA outburst by calling him a "sad human being" on her blog.

Kelly, 27, was also nominated in the same category as Taylor Swift and Beyonce for the Best Female Video.

At the bash, Kanye jumped on stage while Taylor, 19, was collecting the gong and said that Beyonce, 27, should have won the award.

However, Kelly has since written a letter to Kanye on her blog, saying: "What happened to you as a child? Did you not get hugged enough??

"Something must have happened to make you this way and I think we're all just curious as to what would make a grown man go on national television and make a talented artist, let alone teenager, feel like s**t.

"I mean, I've seen you do some pretty s****y things, but you just keep amazing me with your tactless, a**hole ways. It's absolutely fascinating how much I don't like you."

She went on to say: "I like everyone. I even like my a**hole ex that cheated on me over you... which is pretty odd since I don't even personally know you.

"The best part of this evening is that you weren't even up for THIS award and yet you still have a problem with the outcome. Is winning a moon man that much of a life goal?? You can have mine if it will shut you up."


standing ovation.


If you've been living under a rock like i did, here's what Kanye did.

Photo credits: Polk/Getty and Google Images

taken off this site

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Bukti.

lookie-look..

spot me if you can!

hehe..


05.11.2009: Participants in the 3–5 November 2009 WTO Workshop on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health.


(obtained here via this link)


yang Auntie pakai tudung muka melayu tu dari Brunei; Nora nama dia. yang cina sebelah dia tu memang dari China. sebelah dia yg baju kotak-kotak tu dari Vietnam. auntie tudung lagi satu tu dari Jordan; Maha nama dia, sangat baik orangnya. No, yang depan sekali tu is not pregnant. tak baik la korg ni. She's from the Philippines. yang mamat omputeh diri belakang sekali kiri dan kanan tu are the organizers, both German. satu nama Roger Kampf, satu nama Wolf. Second row kiri sekali tu nama dia Karyn. sangat baik hati dan comel. The blondie next to me doesn't speak much English. the other blondie tu is a lawyer dan banyak sangat cerita about her country, Costa Rica. She sat next to me throughout and she's an absolute angel. Makcik depan i tu dari Peru, suka cakap masa kelas dengan org sebelah, tapi tak faham apa dia cakap. behind me is Anarkhan from Kyrgyztan. She had a red birthmark on her face, tapi lepas diberi nama tu, the birthmark hilang... cool. on her left is Frederick from Kenya, sat in front of me during classes. such a wonderful chap. baik sangat mereka ni. belakang Anarkhan is a Doctor from Uganda. He has such high opinions about Malaysia.... and then there's John, yang suka bertanya, Mr. Brazil, Mr. Nepal and Mr. Thailand... everybody else is insignificant. hahahaha! nahhhh.... they are all awesome and each contributed towards making the experience an invaluable one for me.

soalan kuiz:
Was i wearing a skirt or pants in this picture?



p/s: to my boss (if he ever reads this), ni bukti bahawa i did attend the course dan tidak merewang ke tempat lain, ya? sekian. :)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Sushi

new memory block.. err.. unblocked.

i hated sushi. very much. but the first time i ate at sushi king was with him. i hid a tear during the meal and forced myself to enjoy it.

wasn't that bad after all.

soon after, suddenly i remembered a very important thing for my work.

weird.

i wonder if there's a psychological approach to this.

my memory's regaining.

She's finally here.

I've wrote stories of our adventures together.

There's a post on her engagement somewhere.

... and her bachelorette party.

.. also a few on her wedding.

Now it's only fair that i welcome her princess into the world here, too!

Welcome to the world, princess Nursofiyya Irdina.

Congratulations, dear Motsy & Yat!

<3

Monday, November 9, 2009

I give up.

Honestly.

I give up.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Centre William -Rappard

i've so many stories to tell. I'll try to wrap it up as briefly as i can. bear with me for just a minute, will you...?



This was my first time travelling abroad all alone.

But thank Allah, he sent an angel to look after me. She's a sweet young thing who resides in Geneva. Somehow or rather there's something different about her. i meet new people everyday and they all have a certain kind of new feeling surrounding them. But she's different. i just need to say it out loud. There's something about her that made me feel... i don't know. different? it's nothing gay-ish, if you're thinking along that line, but i don't know. Its as if she knew me before i knew her. and i just can't put my finger on what it is. She's one of the kindest person i've met nonetheless. and i sincerely owe her a lot. if she ever reads this someday, i just want to thank you once again for your kind hospitality. May Allah bless you for your kindness.

anyway, the course itself was fantastic. For once i could see what the world thought of our country. Malaysia had really made a name for herself. People listened to me when i spoke just because i'm from Malaysia. people sought my opinion, just because i'm a Malaysian. They were interested to know how things are run in our country. To the extent of asking my opinion about what was Malaysia's stand on several issues. I knew that it was not my place to say anything, so i just played the diplomatic card and simply replied of my uncertainties.


The input that i got was invaluable. The first day was the introduction of TRIPS and how it is related to public health. the spoke of different 'exhaustions'; national, international, regional. and we had a great time during group discussions. we exchanged opinions, and although i was the youngest and greenest member in the group, it felt great to be able to contribute some substantive opinions. I felt like i belong. i could sepak their language. i knew the issue. i was able to grasp what was being discussed. and to me, that feeling is worth more than a million bucks.


Second day, they discussed about Paragraph 6 of the Doha agreement. don't want to go too technical on this, but alhamdulillah, for the 1st time, i actually understood how para 6 actually works. I understood the difference between patent, generics and trademarks. they also gave relevant examples and how it could be used.

having the course in Geneva really is an advantage rather than doing it anywhere else in the world because guest speakers were able to come and go as they pleased. we had speakers from WHO, from various agencies and we managed to get the real person to speak to us about issues that they themselves are handling. getting firsthand information really beats hearing the same input from someone who only knows the matter theoratically. so that really makes a difference.

The journey itself is also another story.

i enjoy travelling. i really don't mind the exhaustion. the jet-lag. the bag-pulling. the new faces. the strangers. the loneliness. at the end of the day, satisfaction is what i get. and that's what matters most to me nowadays. plain, pure satisfaction.


sure, i had some emotional issues that went on rather discretly in this little heart of mine, but i think i've felt the last of it. Enough is enough and i'm pulling the plug on this one. There's just absolutely no point in lingering over the same memories over and over again. i do believe that we only fall in love once in our lives. My chance had passed me by. so i need to convince myself that love stories are fictious. Allah telah mengadakan ketentuan buat setiap sesuatu. i just need to cut the stupid cord thats holding me back. (sedutan iklan "potong")

i had me a fantastic time and i have a lot to be thankful for. i thank WTO, my bosses, my colleagues, friends and family for being supportive throughout. Praise be to Allah for this opportunity. It is by His grace that i am able to be there and experience all these wonderful things.

p/s: unfortunately, i had excess luggage. it was too expensive for me to pay for it (Chf50 for each kilo. i had 14 kilos overweight.. heheh..) so i posted everything home. it would probably take them about a month to send it here, so souvenirs nanti-nantilah ya? sorrryyyyy! oh, tapi yantie, i bought your Goudas at the airport, so feel free to pick it up anytime!!


i'm back.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Jardin Botanique.

i love this course.

the input is invaluable. the friends i meet are unexpected. although classes are not over yet, so far so good...

just came home from a dinner with the rest of the class. was surrounded by hott-ish German and Costa Rican. hehehe... had an extremely long day.

will talk more soon.

-XOXO-

p/s: i love being Malaysian~

0102 hrs, 4th Nove. 2009. Geneve,

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Here.

16 hours in flight, 6 hours of transit.

I'm here. and the weather's fantastic.

i think i love autumn.~



why is he on my mind again?

2242hrs, 3 Nov 2009 - Geneva.