Thursday, December 30, 2010

SEHANGAT BUMI SAGUARO - SIRI 1

SIRI 1: MUSIM PANAS TERAKHIR

Aisyah mempercepat langkah kakinya. Perjalanan dari bangunan Mc Clelland ke Coconino Hall sepatutnya mengambil masa selama 5 minit. Tetapi dengan hayunan selaju itu, dia tiba-tiba sudah terpacak di hadapan papan tanda yang tertera Coconino Hall. Jam di tangan menunjukkan pukul 8.57 pagi.

Alhamdulillah, dua minit sudah sampai. Nasib baik pensyarah bagi keluar awal. Dah agak dah. Awal semester memang macam ni. Ambil silibus, pastu dah boleh balik. Dia berbicara sendiri.

Kunci pintu utama dan kunci biliknya sudah lama berada di tangan. Pintu bilik 108 dibuka. Dia terus duduk di kerusi sambil tangannya mencapai butang kecil untuk menghidupkan komputernya.

Aduh, bila nak kemas barang ni! Nak kena jumpa Resident Assistant lagi.

Matanya mencuri pandang ke arah beg besar hitam di sebelah katil.

Baru tiga hari lepas Aisyah tiba dari tanah air setelah dua bulan genap pulang bercuti musim panas. Musim panas terakhir tahun pengajiannya. Disebabkan sibuk dengan urusan kemasukan ke bilik untuk perumahan dalam campus itu dan ditambah dengan permulaan semester baru, dia tidak sempat untuk mengeluarkan kesemua barang-barangnya dari Malaysia itu.

Tiba-tiba wajah Profesor David Vanderford tadi datang mengusutkan fikirannya.

Muka macam garang. Memang aku sudah tiada pilihan, semalam kelas pukul 8 pagi dengan dia, Economics Development. Harini dengan dia lagi, juga pukul 8 pagi, International Macroeconomics. Nasib baik bilik kuliah yang berbeza, kalau tidak alamatnya tidur dalam kelaslah nanti.

Semasa mendaftar kelas untuk semester ini dulu, iaitu sebelum semester Spring berakhir, Aisyah cuba mendapatkan kelas yang berlainan pensyarah. Tetapi senarai menunggu sudah penuh. Jadi, hendak atau tidak, dia terpaksa mendaftar kedua-dua kelas itu jika mahu tamatkan pengajian satu semester awal dari yang sepatutnya.

Hari ini 23 Ogos, adalah hari kedua pengajian untuk semester Fall ini. Kalau diikutkan tarikh, sekarang sudah hampir masuk musim luruh. Tapi dengan suhu setinggi 42 darjah celcius ini, ia tidak ubah seperti masih lagi dalam musim panas. Seperti biasa, musim luruh di bumi kaktus ini agak lambat terasa kehadirannya. Walaupun tandus dengan pokok yang menghijau, deretan pelbagai jenis kaktus di segenap ceruk jalan tetap ada tarikannya. Subhanallah, cantik!

Biasanya pada hari permulaan semester ini, semua orang kelihatan sibuk ke sana ke sini untuk menyelesaikan urusan masing-masing. Student Union Memorial Center, bangunan setinggi empat tingkat termasuk bawah tanah itu, adalah tempat utama tumpuan para pelajar kerana di situlah terletaknya segala kemudahan yang diperlukan terutamanya kedai buku kampus. Di situ juga terdapatnya pejabat pos mini United Postal Service, beberapa kafe untuk anak-anak kampus mengisi perut, servis percuma penggunaan komputer, STA Travel – ejen pelancongan cawangan University of Arizona, Wellsfargo Bank, Gallagher Theater dan pelbagai kemudahan lagi.

Aisyah mengakses internet untuk membuka email kampusnya. Mungkin ada mesej penting yang perlu dibaca dan diselesaikan urusan dengan pengirimnya. Jangkaannya tepat sekali apabila dia mendapat email daripada salah seorang staf perpustakaan utama kampus.

Oh, jadual kerja.Alhamdulillah, dapat juga 20 jam seminggu.

Dia hampir terlupa akan tanggungjawabnya itu. Walaupun dia sudah berada di tahun akhir, namun dia masih senang bekerja. Padanya, yang penting adalah pandai membahagi masa antara pelajaran, kerja dan urusan peribadi terutama denganNya. Tidak ada ertinya mendapat keputusan cemerlang dalam peperiksaan, tidak ada gunanya mendapat gaji kerja yang banyak jika urusan dengan yang Esa terlalai dek urusan dunia.

″Assalamu’alaykum! Eh, dah habis kelas ke Aisyah ? ″

Tanya Wardah, teman sebilik Aisyah sebaik sahaja melangkah masuk ke dalam bilik.

″Ada satu lagi sebenarnya. Pukul 11 nanti. Tapi rasa macam nak drop je.″

″La, kenapa pula? ″ soal Wardah kehairanan. Dia duduk keletihan di atas katil. Penat berjalan agaknya.

″Entahlah. Kelas tu tak penting pun sebenarnya. Tak ada dalam senarai kelas-kelas yang wajib diambil pun. Haritu saja je daftar. ″ Terang Aisyah sambil tangannya mula menggosok mata. Pancaindera kurniaan Allah itu mula merah dan berair. Mengantuk.

″Kelas apa? ″

″Technical Writing″

″Eh itu bukan ke kelas Essay ke? Aisyah kan suka buat karangan″

″Itulah fasal. Tapi rasa macam malas lah pula. Lagipun semester ini dah semester akhir saya, pastu nak kerja kat perpustakaan tu semaksimum mungkin. 20 jam. Dah dapat jadual dah pun dari John. ″

Wardah kenal John yang Aisyah maksudkan, staf perpustakaan yang menguruskan jadual pekerja. Pernah dia bekerja di situ semester lepas, tapi tidak untuk semester ini memandangkan jadual kelasnya yang agak padat. Aisyah sepatutnya menamatkan pelajarannya pada masa yang sama dengan Wardah iaitu musim panas tahun depan. Tetapi di sebabkan di semester awal-awal dulu dia sudah mengambil banyak kelas, jadi dia dapat mendahului yang lain. Dan hari graduasinya nanti adalah pada permulaan musim sejuk!

Dan Kami jadikan malam dan siang itu dua tanda (yang membuktikan kekuasaan kami), maka Kami hapuskan tanda malam itu (sehingga menjadi gelap-gelita), dan Kami jadikan tanda siang itu terang-benderang supaya kamu mudah mencari rezeki dari limpah kurnia Tuhan kamu dan supaya kamu mengetahui bilangan tahun dan hitungan hisab (bulan dan hari) dan (ingatlah) tiap-tiap sesuatu (yang kamu perlukan untuk dunia dan agama kamu), Kami telah menerangkannya satu persatu (dalam Al-Quran) dengan sejelas-jelasnya. [Al-Israa:12]

WHAT HAPPEN TO MY BLOG?

I don't know, since a couple days ago, I noticed there are something wrong with my blog. It posted some of my old posts, I could not follow some blogs. Before this, no problem at all..blog pun sudah fenin daa...anyway, today I guess everyone is on holiday mode already..including me of course, tambah plak tomorrow is announced as a public holiday! Alhamdulillah. But I am nervous+excited for next week to come. The first thing that will happen insyaAllah is, I'll be sending my son to a kindergarten. His first day in school. Hope he will be fine and get the feeling of excitement of being in school as he always wanted to go to school. The second thing that I am excited about is, my 4th anniversary is coming soon!! I have a lil surprised for hubby..hihihi..anyway peeps, have a good weekend, have a blessed new year come in, insyaAllah today is better than yesterday.Take care!

I leave you with a photo of my precious day....

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

ZIPPER & HEAD FOR SALE!


RM1.50 per meter



RM 0.30 per head

Interested? Email me at khu_hai@hotmail.com

IMPORTED ENGLISH


Cutie Polka dots, love the bubble dots
English Cotton from Vietnam
RM23 per meter, RM 75 for 3.5 meter
x 60" (perfect for baju kurung)


SOLD
Floral Theme Creme Base

English Cotton from Vietnam
RM23 per meter, RM 75 for 3.5 meter x 60" (perfect for baju kurung)

FUN FUN WALL DECO- part2

this one i buat..


me did it!

This one, hubby did it..dah terikut enjoy!

Sunday, December 26, 2010

FUN FUN WALL DECO - part1

Last week, when I did this, my hubby asked me whether I got pregnant because lately, I am too into the house decoration..ahaha..sweettt..abang ingat kita nak dapat gegurl lagi yer..I'm not pregnant for the 3rd yet, but somehow I feel so great if I can improve the house interior deco. Not a big one pun, just small2 part and of course small investment. Yup, our boy & girl are now growing up, need a lot of money. We need to spend the money wisely. Eventhough this is our first house that we bought, alhamdulillah..but that doesn't mean that we wanna settle down here. I'll share you later my ultimate goal to really settle down. Anyway, enjoy..


Guest room/ Pray room downstairs

Border of the living room & the dry kitchen

Near the kitchen kabinet

Bathroom near the kitchen


Outside the bathroom..

Saturday, December 25, 2010

ANOTHER GOOD WAY HANDLING STRESS!

2 years plus ago, when we first got into the house, we just use simple deco, some were gifts from good friends..but now, if i feel some sort of stress at work, I'll do something with the house apart of sewing activities. I had few samples before and this was another makeover, over my stress..hihihi..good thing & better I presume because hubby didn't complaint.. :P

Old deco



Taraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..................

New deco!!, more cheerful, more color, more lively environment and more investment!! :P

Have a nice day..


Friday, December 24, 2010

CAT MIAU PILLOW ~~

I'm always a big fan of bantal kekabu..no matter how soft the fiber bantal, but I still love the bantal kekabu. I had some kekabu so I've made these bantal, so super duper easy!But I just used old case, until I make a new one I'll show it. This assignment can save some money, easy & fast! You should try one..

Thursday, December 23, 2010

END YEAR GIVEAWAY BY TINICRAFT

TINICRAFT is having an endyear giveaway! Please find out more and join, not here but at TINICRAFT

ANOTHER TIP OF HANDLING STRESS ~ WALL DECO

Aduh, I did this when I stress of my work that day. But now I feel stress because I want to do more!! wuhuuuu~~ i used woodboard from old framebox, what a satisfaction, you should try peeps! nak tak? 1 tuk 10 hinggit..hikhik..

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

ANOTHER WAY OF HANDLING STRESS

Being a crafter, we have to be creative. One of my way handling my stress is, as below. I will turn a shoe box to a creative & colorful multipurpose box! Almost at a zero cost. Just a shoe box, scrap fabby and hot glue! I've made 2 so far...


One for the rack in our guest room



One for wall rack/panel to fill things like minyak ubat, baby oil, losyen, air spray..anything for quick use.

Why don't you try some?

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

INSYAALLAH, NANTI FAHMI SEMBUHKAN?

Currently, Fahmi is sick. He's got fever & coughing a bit. But I had no choice, still sending him to the nursery. The teacher just informed us just now that he's fever is now ok, but he's still not active & talkative as before. I miss him so much, I miss his questions and funny but logic answers, i miss everything.Let me recap a conversation with him sometime before Aidiladha this year.

Since Maher Zain is now so famous, Fahmi is now a big fan of him, well should I say a big fan of the nasheed 'InsyaAllah'? Yup, maybe because that's the only nasheed he could easily memorize. Asal masuk kete je nak InsyaAllah..

Anyway, come back to the story...at that time, we were on our way back to kampung.

Hubby: Abang rasa macam nak hujan la yang.
Me:InsyaAllah tak hujan la bang, mendung je.

After a while, after hiruk pikuk, riuh rendah dalam kereta..

Fahmi: Mama! Fahmi nak kuar
Me: Takboleh lah mi, nak hujan.
Fahmi: InsyaAllah tak hujan.
(Mama & Papa were laughing, not expected that he could easily pick up the words)

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InsyaAllah..nanti Fahmi sembuhkan? Sian adik tadek kawan nak main usik2..skrg adik tunjuk2 abang je..sian abang demam yer..

MY GIRL HAS GROWN UP

Hug me huggies!


The baby boy as big as me!


Mama, can I open this & campak2?


Nop!


My heart melted. I love you so much my dearie baby!

Monday, December 20, 2010

ALHAMDULILLAH..

These photos were taken about two weeks ago. We brought Tasnim to see paed at An-Nur Bangi. We went there quite early but still we got no.5 turn. Too many people berkampung here. Maybe some of you were in the same situation before. Actually, this was the first time we brougt Tasnim to see paed, after she turned 1 yr and 3 months old, after she was warded due to diarrhea. She lost her weight about 500gm, from 8.9 kg to 8.4 kg. But now, the paed suggested Pedia Sure (doc's suggestion, sure mahal..huhu) to let her gain back her weight. after 1 week, her weight went up to 8.7 already but now I am not sure, need to check. Alhamdulillah, I feel so relieved. I don't mind paying more as long as my kid is healthy and happy!


My lil girl is growing up now..

Ecece..macam model plak posing..

Wah..gagah seperti Abg Fahmi..jgn gaduh2 yer..

I AM BACK!

Alhamdulillah, for this opportunity again. I managed to back for sewing. More updates in my shop TiniCraft

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

THE KIDS

The kids make me feel good..I feel so relieve from the work stress.

Amboi suke dok atas carpet baru tu..elok2 ye..


I am ready to go!

Uncle Ji, adik nak naik ni..ehehe..



1++, 2++, 3++.
Fahmi kidnap Aisyah's pink sunglasses.
Aisyah bawak kuda paling laju.
Adik Tasnim tgh cuba turun dari kudanya.


Fahmi takde rambut!

Monday, December 13, 2010

BUCUK2 GEGIRL..

Hair clip would not last long on her hair!


She will always try to put on the hairclip somewhere else.


Owh no! She was taking the ribbon away!

No matter what she did..I always love her....

Friday, December 10, 2010

HANDLE YOUR STRESS PROPERLY..

Stress is always an issue for anyone at one point of time. And for sure you could handle it in your own way. As for me, work is always stress for me because most of my tasks are adhoc basis. Can't help it. Sometimes I don't even have my weekends! But I can still survive in my workplace until today.Alhamdulillah. Here are some tips, how I handle my stress:

1. Solat, baca Quran & tafsir (the most effective way)
2.Talk to my sporting hubby & Play with my kids
3.Take a good shower - hair shampoo & body scrub
4.Go to spa for a massage
5.Do some sewing
6.Read magazine
7. Call family/ friends
8.(new tip) will share it one day

How about you? How do you handle your stress? Feel free to share..

CAT MIAUUUU.....

Last entry on balik kampung story..last aidiladha, Tasnim was stable enough walking around..the most thing that she loved was, playing with kittens..

The lovely dress was given by her Aunty Nor..comeyyy..


See, she got an accompany..Kak Aisyah her cousin! ada geng..siap hulur tangan tu..



Her Uncle, Cikgu Ji pun melayan!



Because of the kittens, they were closer to their Atuk..


Wednesday, December 08, 2010

RADIX FRIED CHICKEN

When we went back for Aidiladha last month, we managed to go jalan-jalan around Kubang Kerian area. And we found Radix Fried Chicken. I love the concept. Pekerja menutup aurat, baju labuh bawah bontot and ada piping music of some nasheed. And the most important thing was, I love the fried chicken!very fresh and organic and HALAL.. and we enjoyed the whole meal, and of course, Tanpa Was-Was!

Only adik ikut, abang Fahmi was too busy with his balik kampung activities!

Adik pun suke lari2!


Wow, Papa seemed to really enjoy the food!

Monday, December 06, 2010

ONE DAY OF MY BUSY DAYS

Salam Semua..As I was mentioned earlier, I was so busy with work. Part of it, I had to be an emcee of some events, one of it was a talk by the most famous chef, Chef Wan. Thanks to the I-Day committee for giving me this opportunity to be part of the team. I was so excited doing the emceeing, yet got lots and lots of butterflies in the stomach..ehehe.. Chef Wan is such a wonderful person, very humble and a great personality I must say.


I was in gold! :p, gumukkk!

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

CUTI2 AIDILADHA 2010

Salam all..i know, i've been away from my blog for a while due to my busy schedule at work. Well, it is a no end episode. Never. Aghhh...

Anyway, I have just uploaded our Aidiladha photos, only a couple of pictures due to Tasnim cirit-birit, no mood to take pictures. Ok guys, enjoy!

My lil Tasnim with her flowery baju kurung sewn with love by mama..i love you girl!

In baju kurung, but still have time to play abang fahmi's handgun..


Three of us only since abang Fahmi ada his own activities outside the TokBah's house


TokBah was generous enough to provide Fahmi a pair of rain boots for him to play around the house..so cute ok!


Hey, Mama got you! My heart got melted with the sweet smile!
(attention: the aquarium was clean enough when the picture was taken but full of sabut2,kulit rambutan,selipar etc after a while..ayahsu had to move the fishes somewhere..huhu~~)



We had fun, alhamdulillah..looking forward to go back to Kampung again next time!

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