Last night, the Cen Com had late dinner/early supper (so what does that make? 'dipper'?) together. Will upload the photos soon! It was a get-together to 'relive old times'. But, it was just a week ago, why so early, you may ask? Cos any later, everyone will be busy with assignments, tutorials, essays, lab reports etc. So I guess that is the last time I get to slack and enjoy my time with friends. I gotta focus myself now. Juggling around 6 things with 2 hands. Ganbatte! I can do it! InsyaAllah. Amin.
Oh yes, before the 'dipper', I ran with Yusri to boost our fitness. We ran at quite a fast pace. From MPSH to Fong Seng and back via Central Library. The slopes are a killer... Pancit (wear out) myself on the way back. Just goes to show I need to really improve my fitness. It's been long since I perspired so much from running alone. NS time maybe? InsyaAllah, we'll be running every Tuesday.
Stayed over at Kent Ridge Hall. Yeah, not joking. I'll be staying alot more this semester. Since I think I can really cut down the travel time. Thus, more time for studies... hopefully. But does that mean less time for family? Argh... the dilemma.
Interesting quote for the day:
"If all good things last forever, would we appreciate how precious they are?" - taken from Ily's nick.
I find it so true...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
One week till I have a sister-in-law
One more week. So fast... Alhamdulillah, everything is prepared. Just left with minor details like making the bunga mangga. And I have learnt Silat Pengantin! Many thanks to Fadzli (Chong) for teaching me. He's really a nice guy. I'm really learn alot from him. Shall call him my shifu or sensei.
Prepare for my public debut! Actually not a debut cos I've performed in public before during the PPIS performance last month. Hehe.
Here's some pics of the silat team at Mr. Prata. So fun eating with all of them:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=26974&l=291cc&id=583720078
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open! I'm so happy! The match was superb! Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was good also. Unseeded and crowd favourite to win. I agree with the speech at the end, "Tonight, we have a champion and a champion-in-waiting." Tsonga will have to wait this time cos Djokovic came out top. Haha, 20-year-old and already a multi-millionaire doing something he loves. But here I am, a 21-year-old stressing over my life in uni. InsyaAllah I'll be successful too. Amin.
Actually I'm kinda stressed out by all the things that I've committed myself to. Feel I can't commit to the many committees. Feel like I've committed a crime to myself. Okay, I shan't pun 'commit' and 'suicide'. This will really teach me to say 'no' when I can. I will learn not to feel obliged to help everyone that comes to ask for aid. I shall learn to be more selfish. Ironic, I know. For now, I hope everyone will bear with me in my struggle to perform the best I can for everything. May Allah give me strength and patience. Amin.
Interesting quote for the day:
"It's an uphill slope
But I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance
And my journey is complete"
lyrics from "Go the Distance" by Michael Bolton (in Disney's Hercules)
Prepare for my public debut! Actually not a debut cos I've performed in public before during the PPIS performance last month. Hehe.
Here's some pics of the silat team at Mr. Prata. So fun eating with all of them:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=26974&l=291cc&id=583720078
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open! I'm so happy! The match was superb! Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was good also. Unseeded and crowd favourite to win. I agree with the speech at the end, "Tonight, we have a champion and a champion-in-waiting." Tsonga will have to wait this time cos Djokovic came out top. Haha, 20-year-old and already a multi-millionaire doing something he loves. But here I am, a 21-year-old stressing over my life in uni. InsyaAllah I'll be successful too. Amin.
Actually I'm kinda stressed out by all the things that I've committed myself to. Feel I can't commit to the many committees. Feel like I've committed a crime to myself. Okay, I shan't pun 'commit' and 'suicide'. This will really teach me to say 'no' when I can. I will learn not to feel obliged to help everyone that comes to ask for aid. I shall learn to be more selfish. Ironic, I know. For now, I hope everyone will bear with me in my struggle to perform the best I can for everything. May Allah give me strength and patience. Amin.
Interesting quote for the day:
"It's an uphill slope
But I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance
And my journey is complete"
lyrics from "Go the Distance" by Michael Bolton (in Disney's Hercules)
Friday, January 25, 2008
Just an interesting day
Had my first lab of the semester. CM1131: Basic Physical Chemistry. Was abit late... caught the 7:45 bus thinking that I will reach in a hour's time but due to the traffic jams at various parts, I reach school at 9 which is when the lab is starting. Rushed to the lab. Note to self: the traffic conditions at 7:45 is a lot worse than the conditions at 7:00.
When I reached the lab, they were doing experiment 4... I printed the manual for experiment 1 and 2 only cos my printer ran out of ink so I felt really screwed. Dah lah lambat... So I made my first new friend for the semester, by... "Hey, my printer ran out of ink so I only printed until experiment 2. May I borrow yours to read? Oh by the way, what's your name? I'm Na'im."
It's not the first time I forgot to introduce myself first before making a conversation. Haha. The experiment was pretty easy, just that it is time-consuming. We had 5 minutes interval between readings, so I made friends with everyone at my table. They say I don't look like the teaching kind. My merepekness and crappiness obviously made them doubt. At least I make them smile/laugh. Hehe.
Had lunch at Megabites after lab... when I wanted to order... the 2 workers that saw me immediately said "Chicken Cream?". Haha! I was pleasantly surprised. Okay, in case you didn't know, I always order the same thing cos I like it so much. I replied with a smile after the surprised look "Ah, how you know?" "Yah, I remember you."
That was the first time that they actually say out my order for me. Haha, so I guess from now on, I can just say "The usual". Chey, macam banyak punya besar gitu. Feels nice to be remembered. Yeah, even from 2 chefs in a restaurant.
Solat Jumaat, lecture at Arts, followed by lecture at Science. Fridays are gonna be a drag for me. After school, I went to town to find my present for Zikri. His 8th birthday is coming up on 20th Feb. He's been wanting Transformers figures so I shall grant him his wish. Went to Wheelock Place with Nurul'Ain. Thanks for the company =), appreciate it! The really nice big transformable figurines of Optimus Prime and Megatron were like almost a hundred each. I wanted to buy those two cos takkan robot nak lawan seorang diri. Haha, so I was in a dilemma: being a super-nice brother and burning a hole in my pocket OR being a nice brother and buy something less nice. I went with the latter and bought smaller versions of the 2 robots that cost slightly above a hundred for BOTH of them. Must think for myself sometimes, cannot be too nice. After that, I decided to send 'Ain off at the bus stop so we walked all the way to Somerset. Nice to catch up on stuff and talk about anything. Shared some funny stories. Hehe. Oh yah, stopped by Mrs Fields at Cineleisure to buy brownies for her friend. Now I know where to get nice cookies and brownies!!! Haha.
Talking about life with 'Ain plus her notecard makes me grateful to have a loving family and many friends who care for me. Not everyday someone calls you a 'hero'. Touched. So, my sub-nick for tonight is "grateful. Alhamdulillah" which goes out to my family and friends. My life wouldn't rhyme without all of you. Thanks for being there! You all are treasures that Allah has blessed me with. Alhamdulillah.
Interesting quote for the day:
"I only hope that I'll one day deserve what You've given me.
But all I can do is try, everyday of my life."
lyrics from "Breathless" by Shayne Ward
It is a romantic song, but I just take this line and interpret it as such: The 'You' is Allah. Alhamdulillah for all His blessings. Sometimes we forget to count all the blessings that have been given to us. And I sometimes feel I don't derserve all that Allah has given me. So, I shall try everyday to be a good Muslim and be grateful. That is the least I can do. Syukur, Alhamdulillah.
When I reached the lab, they were doing experiment 4... I printed the manual for experiment 1 and 2 only cos my printer ran out of ink so I felt really screwed. Dah lah lambat... So I made my first new friend for the semester, by... "Hey, my printer ran out of ink so I only printed until experiment 2. May I borrow yours to read? Oh by the way, what's your name? I'm Na'im."
It's not the first time I forgot to introduce myself first before making a conversation. Haha. The experiment was pretty easy, just that it is time-consuming. We had 5 minutes interval between readings, so I made friends with everyone at my table. They say I don't look like the teaching kind. My merepekness and crappiness obviously made them doubt. At least I make them smile/laugh. Hehe.
Had lunch at Megabites after lab... when I wanted to order... the 2 workers that saw me immediately said "Chicken Cream?". Haha! I was pleasantly surprised. Okay, in case you didn't know, I always order the same thing cos I like it so much. I replied with a smile after the surprised look "Ah, how you know?" "Yah, I remember you."
That was the first time that they actually say out my order for me. Haha, so I guess from now on, I can just say "The usual". Chey, macam banyak punya besar gitu. Feels nice to be remembered. Yeah, even from 2 chefs in a restaurant.
Solat Jumaat, lecture at Arts, followed by lecture at Science. Fridays are gonna be a drag for me. After school, I went to town to find my present for Zikri. His 8th birthday is coming up on 20th Feb. He's been wanting Transformers figures so I shall grant him his wish. Went to Wheelock Place with Nurul'Ain. Thanks for the company =), appreciate it! The really nice big transformable figurines of Optimus Prime and Megatron were like almost a hundred each. I wanted to buy those two cos takkan robot nak lawan seorang diri. Haha, so I was in a dilemma: being a super-nice brother and burning a hole in my pocket OR being a nice brother and buy something less nice. I went with the latter and bought smaller versions of the 2 robots that cost slightly above a hundred for BOTH of them. Must think for myself sometimes, cannot be too nice. After that, I decided to send 'Ain off at the bus stop so we walked all the way to Somerset. Nice to catch up on stuff and talk about anything. Shared some funny stories. Hehe. Oh yah, stopped by Mrs Fields at Cineleisure to buy brownies for her friend. Now I know where to get nice cookies and brownies!!! Haha.
Talking about life with 'Ain plus her notecard makes me grateful to have a loving family and many friends who care for me. Not everyday someone calls you a 'hero'. Touched. So, my sub-nick for tonight is "grateful. Alhamdulillah" which goes out to my family and friends. My life wouldn't rhyme without all of you. Thanks for being there! You all are treasures that Allah has blessed me with. Alhamdulillah.
Interesting quote for the day:
"I only hope that I'll one day deserve what You've given me.
But all I can do is try, everyday of my life."
lyrics from "Breathless" by Shayne Ward
It is a romantic song, but I just take this line and interpret it as such: The 'You' is Allah. Alhamdulillah for all His blessings. Sometimes we forget to count all the blessings that have been given to us. And I sometimes feel I don't derserve all that Allah has given me. So, I shall try everyday to be a good Muslim and be grateful. That is the least I can do. Syukur, Alhamdulillah.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
This entry goes out to my Cen Com
The post mortem meeting made me realise that the Cen Com is a very close bunch of people. Everyone is practically friends with everyone else. We weren't chosen by an EXCO... We just roped in our friends who roped in more friends.
It's funny when I think about it. It all started at MS iftar where we were handed out this list of events for the upcoming year. We were to indicate which events we want to participate in and if we want to organise them.
Yusri: "Eh, aku macam nak organise Night Cycling ah. Seems interesting."
Me: "Boleh ah, kau nak jadi apa?"
Yusri: "PD"
Me: "Set ah. Kalau kau PD, aku jadi APD"
Then Zuraimi got to know and he also wrote his name for APD.
Zuraimi: "Boleh ke ada 2 APD?"
Me: "Boleh punya. There's a first time for everything"
And there you have it, the 3 of us engaging on something serious for the first time despite having known each other for more than 5 years.
After a month passed, we got to know that no one else wanted to take charge of the event, so Yusri became the offical PD. And so began the hand-picking of members for our comm. Gadisti and Aizat were the first 2 to join after I mentioned to them during Breat-fast Kit giveaway period. I volunteered to be in-charge of Logistics. Roped in Haekal who can't cycle, thus be a perfect candidate for Logs team. Yusri got hold of Izarina and Izyana. I asked Khairi to join the team when in fact Izy was supposed to ask her. They kinda made a pact that if either of them joins an MS event, she will rope the other in as well. Izarina recruited Ily who in turn roped in Rasheilla and Nurul. Yusri roped in Fahmi. Omar volunteered. And at the spur of the moment, Nadia was called to be Treasurer. Syamim was recruited by Yusri but she wanted a part-time role whcih explains her late entrance. The point of it all is that everyone are like friends with everyone else. Mostly are either from Silat or PoW.
Our meetings were full of jokes and nonsense cos let's face it, when we have a few PoW members together, guaranteed to be kecoh. Everyone did a marvellous job. So let me give a holler to each of you out there!
Marketing Team, Ily, Rasheilla and Nurul: Kudos to you for getting sponsors and not giving up when pressure sets in nearing the event. We had too much food and drinks but that showed how ganas our marketing team was! Thanks for helping with the transport of the food, collecting them and distributing them. Two thumbs way way up!
Publicity Team, Izarina and Khairiana: Izarina did a wonderful blog. You guys publicise so well that there were many people outside of NUS. Khairi could keep her head cool while handling all the registration, forms and payment. Orang nak back out lah, orang nak bawak lagi ramai kawan lah... You gals are up there ah. Salute!
Secretary, Izyana: Thanks for helping me liase with the masjid. Sending many emails to confirm the stuff and all. Couldn't do it without you. Cos really, my language will seem rude compared to your grace in the emails. Arigato!
The Chiefs Safety, Aizat and Syamim: Hi5 to Aizat for being a true leader, able to handle tough decisions and making the right calls. And also to stand up for everyone in the com. Syamim showing her great concern for cyclists that she exchanged bikes with one of them cos it was faulty which inadvertently made her lag behind and risking getting lost. And also, thank you Syamim for getting Afghanistan to sponsor the superb Nasi Lemak. Take my hat off for the both of you!
Chief Faci, Fahmi: Cute nampak! Congrats on the good job of getting all the facis despite many obstacles along the way. You double up as a sweeper and helped with the loading and unloading of bikes. Many thanks!
Treasurer, Nadia: Grateful to you for volunteering to become faci when we needed them. Thanks for getting sponsor for the bread. Also calculating the budget and all. Thanks sis!
Route Manager, Omar: Thanks for helping with the loading and unloading also. You also double up as safety by giving briefing and refresher course to the Medics. Also a sweeper to ensure everyone is safe. Respect.
Transport IC, Gadisti: Very grateful to you for securing the vehicles for us. Yeah they are run-down vehicles but still, we needed them. Of course, you also roped in the drivers for the vehicles and cars. Also for getting transport for the many items from the sponsors. You rock!
Refreshements IC, Haekal: Sanggup bawak the coolers walaupun tidak digunakan akhirnya. Great job in coordinating what food and drink to give at what time. You also helped alot in the loading and unloading of the bikes. Pro-arranger of the bikes. You took over me for the replacement of bikes in the end so, I'm really grateful to you. Having to brave the dark at some point even. Members sejati.
APD, Zuraimi: Wonderful programme. Everyone enjoyed it and some even wanted more. Thank you for distributing the food also. Thanks for being there when things were tough for me. You are like the glue in the com, entertaining everyone and keeping everyone together. Syukran.
PD, Yusri: Job well done. No one knows the map better than you and I second that. There were friction here and there but you proved that cool heads prevail. You oversee everything and ensured everyone did their tasks. I cannot imagine anyone who fits your post better. No regrets and thanks for your kind understanding to my shortcomings. Standing Ovation for you!
Special mention, Ahmad and Hakim: The two drivers that handled the rabak vehicles... Braving sleepiness and exhaustion, I thank both of you from the bottom of my heart. Sorry if I pushed you too far. We are grateful for your service. Fairus and Nani: Your help in logistics is deeply appreciated. All outriders: You guys were willing to render your time and effort for the safety of everyone. Really appreciate it. I give a pat on the back to each of you.
I will miss working like this. Joking every time and feeling a strong bond between everyone. Like Yusri said, we had the right people at the right places. And I find that Logistics is somewhat my niche, since JC. I'm really sorry for any shortcomings on my part or if I made any of you upset. You guys are the most fun comm that I'm grateful to be given the opportunity to work with. Hope to work with you all again, though I doubt we'll ever get the same bunch ever again. Thank you once again to everyone.
Interesting quote for the day:
"Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success" - taken from a "TEAMWORK" poster.
It's funny when I think about it. It all started at MS iftar where we were handed out this list of events for the upcoming year. We were to indicate which events we want to participate in and if we want to organise them.
Yusri: "Eh, aku macam nak organise Night Cycling ah. Seems interesting."
Me: "Boleh ah, kau nak jadi apa?"
Yusri: "PD"
Me: "Set ah. Kalau kau PD, aku jadi APD"
Then Zuraimi got to know and he also wrote his name for APD.
Zuraimi: "Boleh ke ada 2 APD?"
Me: "Boleh punya. There's a first time for everything"
And there you have it, the 3 of us engaging on something serious for the first time despite having known each other for more than 5 years.
After a month passed, we got to know that no one else wanted to take charge of the event, so Yusri became the offical PD. And so began the hand-picking of members for our comm. Gadisti and Aizat were the first 2 to join after I mentioned to them during Breat-fast Kit giveaway period. I volunteered to be in-charge of Logistics. Roped in Haekal who can't cycle, thus be a perfect candidate for Logs team. Yusri got hold of Izarina and Izyana. I asked Khairi to join the team when in fact Izy was supposed to ask her. They kinda made a pact that if either of them joins an MS event, she will rope the other in as well. Izarina recruited Ily who in turn roped in Rasheilla and Nurul. Yusri roped in Fahmi. Omar volunteered. And at the spur of the moment, Nadia was called to be Treasurer. Syamim was recruited by Yusri but she wanted a part-time role whcih explains her late entrance. The point of it all is that everyone are like friends with everyone else. Mostly are either from Silat or PoW.
Our meetings were full of jokes and nonsense cos let's face it, when we have a few PoW members together, guaranteed to be kecoh. Everyone did a marvellous job. So let me give a holler to each of you out there!
Marketing Team, Ily, Rasheilla and Nurul: Kudos to you for getting sponsors and not giving up when pressure sets in nearing the event. We had too much food and drinks but that showed how ganas our marketing team was! Thanks for helping with the transport of the food, collecting them and distributing them. Two thumbs way way up!
Publicity Team, Izarina and Khairiana: Izarina did a wonderful blog. You guys publicise so well that there were many people outside of NUS. Khairi could keep her head cool while handling all the registration, forms and payment. Orang nak back out lah, orang nak bawak lagi ramai kawan lah... You gals are up there ah. Salute!
Secretary, Izyana: Thanks for helping me liase with the masjid. Sending many emails to confirm the stuff and all. Couldn't do it without you. Cos really, my language will seem rude compared to your grace in the emails. Arigato!
The Chiefs Safety, Aizat and Syamim: Hi5 to Aizat for being a true leader, able to handle tough decisions and making the right calls. And also to stand up for everyone in the com. Syamim showing her great concern for cyclists that she exchanged bikes with one of them cos it was faulty which inadvertently made her lag behind and risking getting lost. And also, thank you Syamim for getting Afghanistan to sponsor the superb Nasi Lemak. Take my hat off for the both of you!
Chief Faci, Fahmi: Cute nampak! Congrats on the good job of getting all the facis despite many obstacles along the way. You double up as a sweeper and helped with the loading and unloading of bikes. Many thanks!
Treasurer, Nadia: Grateful to you for volunteering to become faci when we needed them. Thanks for getting sponsor for the bread. Also calculating the budget and all. Thanks sis!
Route Manager, Omar: Thanks for helping with the loading and unloading also. You also double up as safety by giving briefing and refresher course to the Medics. Also a sweeper to ensure everyone is safe. Respect.
Transport IC, Gadisti: Very grateful to you for securing the vehicles for us. Yeah they are run-down vehicles but still, we needed them. Of course, you also roped in the drivers for the vehicles and cars. Also for getting transport for the many items from the sponsors. You rock!
Refreshements IC, Haekal: Sanggup bawak the coolers walaupun tidak digunakan akhirnya. Great job in coordinating what food and drink to give at what time. You also helped alot in the loading and unloading of the bikes. Pro-arranger of the bikes. You took over me for the replacement of bikes in the end so, I'm really grateful to you. Having to brave the dark at some point even. Members sejati.
APD, Zuraimi: Wonderful programme. Everyone enjoyed it and some even wanted more. Thank you for distributing the food also. Thanks for being there when things were tough for me. You are like the glue in the com, entertaining everyone and keeping everyone together. Syukran.
PD, Yusri: Job well done. No one knows the map better than you and I second that. There were friction here and there but you proved that cool heads prevail. You oversee everything and ensured everyone did their tasks. I cannot imagine anyone who fits your post better. No regrets and thanks for your kind understanding to my shortcomings. Standing Ovation for you!
Special mention, Ahmad and Hakim: The two drivers that handled the rabak vehicles... Braving sleepiness and exhaustion, I thank both of you from the bottom of my heart. Sorry if I pushed you too far. We are grateful for your service. Fairus and Nani: Your help in logistics is deeply appreciated. All outriders: You guys were willing to render your time and effort for the safety of everyone. Really appreciate it. I give a pat on the back to each of you.
I will miss working like this. Joking every time and feeling a strong bond between everyone. Like Yusri said, we had the right people at the right places. And I find that Logistics is somewhat my niche, since JC. I'm really sorry for any shortcomings on my part or if I made any of you upset. You guys are the most fun comm that I'm grateful to be given the opportunity to work with. Hope to work with you all again, though I doubt we'll ever get the same bunch ever again. Thank you once again to everyone.
Interesting quote for the day:
"Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success" - taken from a "TEAMWORK" poster.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
In the confusion and the aftermath...
Will-2-Wheel NUS MS Night Cycling 2008 is over. Alhamdulillah it was okay. Thank you Cen Com (Central Committee) and all other helpers (i.e. Fairus, Hakim, Ahmad, Fadzli, Ramli, Hamid, Zai, Haikal, Walid and so many more). Without your help and support, I wouldn't be able to execute my role well. Thank you to all the participants and facis. You guys are the reason why we're here. Sounds like a band's appreciation for their fans. I hope everyone had fun. I apologise from the bottom of my heart if there were any flaws and shortcomings on my part or I hurt anyone's feelings in my stressed state. I'm sorry!
Well, the day started off with me going to NTUC to buy some logs stuff, followed by going to Haekal's home to collect the water dispensers. We didn't use them in the end but nvm... Reached school around noon. We were gonna load all the necessary stores from school to the van and lorry. The trolley was heavily damaged so it was quite a hassle bringing down the stuff and transferring them to the vehicles. Hakim (MS Vice-Pres) was driving the lorry and Ahmad (German) was driving the van. Both vehicles were in the state fit only for the junkyard but I guess for $50 per day, we couldn't complain much. The headlight was smashed and the speedometer wasn't working for goodness sake!
Reached Masjid Kampong Siglap around 2:45pm. Called Pak Basir the noja to open the rooms and Audi. They were so kind to lend us such a huge room and the equipment such as groundsheet and loudhailer. Thanks to Masjid Kampong Siglap for your help, especially Ustaz Mahyudin and Pak Basir. Couldn't do it without you! After solat, me, Aizat, Haekal and Hakim headed to East Coast to the Kit Runners Bike Shop. Oh yah, Omar joined the lorry as soon as he reached MKS.
I was at the bike shop for around 4 hours from 3:15pm onwards... Loading bicycles into a small lorry is tough! 155 bikes... we could only load up 15 bikes at a time... so we have to make 11 trips. It was taking too long. We were supposed to finish loading at 5pm. Stress! So I requested for the van to come aid us after they have finished collecting the food. Haekal is a pro-arranger. Haha. Towards the end, we couldn't care less how the bicycles were arranged, we put them vertically, pile 3 of them and other questionable methods. 155 helmets had to be checked. Solat at the bike shop itself when they brought as a canvas to solat on.
Went back around 7:15pm to take my dinner. Reached MKS to find a faulty van waiting for me. It couldn't start. Using my acquired automotive technical skills (macam real) I diagnosed the fault as a weak battery. The engine couldn’t even crank. So there I was trying to figure out how to solve the problem without a jumper cable. Wanted to push start the vehicle but that could destroy some parts in the engine. Called Haekal to confirm if it’s okay... it wasn’t, but no choice. Haha, so there we were, 4 guys pushing the van while Ahmad was in the van. When the car almost reversed into the curb, Fadzli and Fairus pulled the windscreen wipers in an attempt to stop the van. Haha, worth remembering. Alhamdulillah, it worked. But the engine cannot be switched off lest we have to push it again. The van was needed to fetch some of the guys and some bikes from the shop. I was still hungry. And when I went up to the room, there wasn’t food left for me. The van has yet another task to do: get food.
There were many participants there already. It was a bit daunting as I imagined all of them cycling... Safety must be of utmost importance. There were many more non-NUS participants in this supposedly NUS event, so there were many unfamiliar faces. I was STILL hungry. Had a bit of chicken rice from Sarah and Maryam gave me an apple pie. Hehe, one of the small joys in my life is an apple pie. Thanks, people. After solat Isya’, I went to check on the bikes and tagging. I also set aside some bikes to be used as replacement bikes for any faulty ones during the event. Loaded up some of them onto the lorry with the help of Izyana. Went back up to the room and they were asking me to finish eating Khairiana’s chicken rice. Alhamdulillah, finally something filling. Thank you again people. Saw Khairi’s scar, kesian dia. While eating, we had a short Cen Com meeting. We discussed on what food and drinks to issue when, the small change in the route and the tasks to be done at hand. All this was done while Hasanul gave a tazkirah. I forgot to bring extra batteries for the walkie-talkie, so only 3 out of 4 could be used. Sorry... The meeting was concluded and Yusri gave his short intro to the event. Yusri’s wit and sarcasm can be seen in that short intro especially in the introduction of the Cen Com members. The emphasis on my lack of weight was a bit overdone but it’s okay. Haha, even Omar said that the cables of the Singapore Flyer was as thick as me. My self-defence mechanism cannot work here. After all the briefings were done, the participants had icebreakers. The participants were asked to collect the bikes in two groups at a time. I gave a briefing to each batch about helmets taillights and tags. Yusri took over which allowed me to help with the issuing of bikes.
The scale of the event can be seen when the participants were lining up along the road. This is gonna be huge! Some of my friends participating asked if I was gonna cycle. I told them “Sorry, no. I’m doing logs (logistics). The work where a lot is done but is rarely seen or appreciated”. Haha, it was like a scripted answer to recognise the efforts of the Unsung Heroes Contingent. “No it’s okay, I cycled alot during the recce for the event. You guys have fun!” It was nice to see all the smiling and excited faces of everyone. We gave Nani a decorated bicycle which comes with balloons and even a P-plate. She just learnt cycling and her birthday just passed, so Khairi decided to make this special for her.
11:30pm, they flag off! 30 minutes pass planned timing but that’s expected. Barely 10 minutes into the event, there was a request to replace a bike. The lorry couldn’t be mobilised yet cos we were still loading up stores into the vehicles. The faulty bicycle wasn’t so far away and so, there I was riding a bicycle to the rescue scene. Replaced Syamim’s bike. There was something wrong with the derailer but it was good enough for me to cycle back to the masjid. Back at the masjid, we were loading up stores and storing the extra bikes. The extra helmets and some stores were stored in the room. The stores can be picked up later in the morning. The van died again... needed a push-start. Then, I had a call from Aizat. He requested to pick up 2 girls from the underpass cos they were struggling. Hanisah was with them, so that makes 3 people needing rescue. That means we need the lorry to pick up the bikes and a car to pick up the people. Then, Omar called me requesting a bike replacement at Fort Road. There was a slight confusion over whether to bring the Milo packets or not. We decided not to bring them due to space constraints but the room was already locked. Time check, 12:30am: so the cyclists should be going out of East Coast to Fort Road. No time! Everything was so stressful that I almost broke under pressure. Alhamdulillah, Pak Basir was there so I requested him to open the store room at the ground floor so we can store the Milo packets. Called Hanisah who passed the phone to Aizat and it seems that all of them are going to Fort Road after all. Alhamdulillah, that centralised the rescue locations. The van was also up and running again. So this was the plan, the lorry and car (driven by Cassim to be a manpower vehicle) goes to Fort Road while the van goes to Kallang Riverside park to set up the rest point. Unfortunately, Ahmad doesn’t know the route. So in the end, all 3 vehicles went to Fort Road. Alhamdulillah the first group just reached Fort Road, so we still had time to set up the rest point. I replaced the one bike Omar requested. The 3 girls were still far behind. So, I gave the responsibility of replacing the bikes to Haekal and Fairus while I go with the van to set up the rest point. Informed Gadisti in Cassim’s car before making my way to Kallang Riverside Park.
Along the way, Ahmad informed me of a problem. The van was running low on fuel. The problem was that we have to cut the engine in order to refuel. That would mean having to push-start the van again. And there isn’t much space to push a van at a petrol station. We decided to set up the rest point first. Rauf’s car also arrived. He was assigned to drop off Zuraimi and Izarina who are road-marshalls at Fort Road. So, his arrival meant that the last group has left Fort Road which means they are arriving at the rest point soon. I discussed with Rauf and Ahmad about the fuel problem. We decided to just go to the petrol station and if we get stranded, we will request help from the lorry guys to push the van. As we moved off, the first group just arrived. Alhamdulillah, at the petrol station, the uncle allowed the engine to run while refuelling after I explained the problem. How many times have you refuelled while the engine was running? I even asked if I could get crocodile clips in case the van dies again. It wasn’t worth it, he says, if we are just using the van for this night. Bought batteries for the walkie-talkie. Went back to the rest point and everyone was there. Haekal and Fairus were replacing bikes. Syafie helped to repair some of the bikes. The Progs Team were giving out the food and drinks. We decided to do away with water dispensers cos we had too much drinks sponsored. There was a briefing for the facis which was followed by a briefing for the Cen Com by Haikal. Apparently, there were some safety issues. It kinda killed the mood. I wasn’t there to see so I couldn’t judge for myself. Alhamdulillah no one was hurt, that was of utmost importance. Luck was not on our side, Allah is. Alhamdulillah our do’a terkabul. The hardest part was over. So, if we keep up the safety, InsyaAllah everything will be fine. Haekal was abit annoyed cos the facis were chatty and didn’t settle down for the briefing. He had to shout to silence them. Don’t take offence people, cos really, it was a serious thing and Haikal was like waiting there for people to keep quiet. So, Haekal decided to take action. Don’t get confused with ‘Haekal’ and ‘Haikal’. He knows when to get serious, trust me. So the Cen Com took it positively and we moved on.
Around 1am, everyone moved off to Esplanade. The midpoint is War Memorial, somewhere there where there is an open area for games to be conducted. The Unsung Heroes Contingent packed up and made our way there. On my way there, I realised I didn’t have my camera with me. Oh darn, I was stressed for a moment and then I pasrah. Hopefully it was in the room back in the masjid. Everyone was concerned and I told them not to worry and stress about me cos I wasn’t worried and stressed. My own carelessness... worrying and stressing won’t change anything. Explains my lack of pictures for this event... Reached Connaught Drive, the nearest place to park the vehicles. We had to change our midpoint cos of the Chingay contraptions at Esplanade Park. It was a blessing in disguise cos apparently, there was a crime scene there... so, Alhamdulillah. Khairi called me and it became apparent that the gang in Cassim’s car went back to Kallang Riverside Park to look for my camera. I was sincerely touched. But I told them not to worry cos I’m fine. Their action turned out to be a blessing in disguise too cos there were 2 bicycles there that we forgot to pick up. They were the faulty ones that needed replacing.
Everyone arrived and we had games. Due to the lack of time, we had to cut short the games. We planned for 3 games but we ended up doing 1.5 games. The Cheering was meant to be part of a Mascot Game. They played Text Twist also. It seemed everyone was enjoying themselves, which is important. They had very interesting cheers :
1) Captain Planet Group: “Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Heart. Go Planet!” (someone jumps from inside the circle)
2) Transformers: Ehwah Bulan Cheer. “Te-rans-form” it’s a 3-syllable word, mind you.
3) Tom & Jerry Group: The MGM lion... Haha, that was cute. And Hanan and Irah chase like cat and mouse
4) Popeye group: “Assalamu’alaikum, Kum apa? Combat! Bat apa? Batman! Man apa? Mentel! Tel apa? Telephone! Phone apa? Pondan! Dan apa? Dancing! Cing apa? Singapore! Pore apa? Popeye!” that was classic! Haha I wanted this group to win.
5) Looney Tunes: They hummed the famous tune... and “Beep beep” Azhar. They had to re-do their cheer cos abit confused but funny nonetheless.
6) Scooby Doo team: “Dooby do, Dooby do” Melodious... except when Hazirah said “Nyanyi ah!” Haha. Fadli was supposed to sing solo.
7) Casper team: “Ooo.... Ah... Ooo La La...” Transition from ghost to cheer... nice.
8) Animaniacs: There was this fit guy leading the cheer. He can be a great faci. It was fine except they forgot the tagline: “Helloooo Nurse!”
9) Flinstones Team: Short and Sweet. Really short... not so sure about the sweet part actually. Haha, good effort nonetheless.
10) Smurfs: The unforgettable gelek by this guy named “shy”. Winning Team.
It was fun. Making noise at 2am in the morning. Our loudhailer was quite loud. Could hear them from Connaught Drive. After the activities, they set off for the end point. The Unsung Heroes Contingent separated. The van went back to MKS to collect the Milo and our stuff from the room. While the lorry and car followed the cycling body. I was in the van and with the help from Ustaz and Pak Basir, we managed to transfer stuff without much hassle. We went back to East Coast and by that time, the fatigue can be seen as people nod off in the van. There was a sulphur dioxide build-up in the van due to the faulty battery... recoginsed the smell from my mech days. Had problem finding a suitable place for the end point cos the bike area had 2 bars which will not be conducive for solat Subuh. We went around for quite a while and finally jsut decided on a grass patch near the carpark after the bike shop. Carpark C-4 if I can recall. Sorry to everyone for setting up late. Everyone reached and they they separated into 2 groups to take turns to solat. The marketing gals along with Syamim went to collect the breakfast from Afghanistan (the one at Tampines, not Middle East). Ahmad was really tired. I salute him for his perserverance.
The nasi lemak with chicken was great. Alhamdulillah. After breakfast, everyone send their bikes back to the shop. I went back to MKS with Hakim, Haekal and Fairus to load up the bicycles from the masjid. Me and Hakim stayed behind cos the lorry had to make 2 trips. Apa lagi, tido ah. It was coming to 9am. Nampak sah lambat for madrasah. Khairi called and I said I’ll be going to pergas in the state that I am. Without books and baju kurung but with laptop and greasy jeans. I told her we would be late but she didn’t want to go alone. Sharing a cab is better anyway. After loading up the final bikes, we reached the shop around 9:30am. Without much thinking, I handed over the money and receipts to Aizat, salam every guy and said goodbye to everyone. There were some missing and defective items. Can’t be helped. Went to Pergas with Khairi and reached around 10am. The fare was only $8.80. We were late for the first lesson but my principle is, 30 minutes of learning is still learning. I dozed off alot during class and could barely understand or remember what I was writing. I even slept with my head on the wall and woke up when I heard someone said “night cycling”. The ustaz was looking at me... Haha, rabz ah. So that concludes the experience... Alhamdulillah everything turned out fine and the weather was good. Generally everyone was happy from the event. Alhamdulillah.
P.S. I’m ugly when I sleep in the bus when I’m super tired.
Interesting quote for the day:
"Verily in all difficulty, there is relief" (Al-Insyirah:5)
Well, the day started off with me going to NTUC to buy some logs stuff, followed by going to Haekal's home to collect the water dispensers. We didn't use them in the end but nvm... Reached school around noon. We were gonna load all the necessary stores from school to the van and lorry. The trolley was heavily damaged so it was quite a hassle bringing down the stuff and transferring them to the vehicles. Hakim (MS Vice-Pres) was driving the lorry and Ahmad (German) was driving the van. Both vehicles were in the state fit only for the junkyard but I guess for $50 per day, we couldn't complain much. The headlight was smashed and the speedometer wasn't working for goodness sake!
Reached Masjid Kampong Siglap around 2:45pm. Called Pak Basir the noja to open the rooms and Audi. They were so kind to lend us such a huge room and the equipment such as groundsheet and loudhailer. Thanks to Masjid Kampong Siglap for your help, especially Ustaz Mahyudin and Pak Basir. Couldn't do it without you! After solat, me, Aizat, Haekal and Hakim headed to East Coast to the Kit Runners Bike Shop. Oh yah, Omar joined the lorry as soon as he reached MKS.
I was at the bike shop for around 4 hours from 3:15pm onwards... Loading bicycles into a small lorry is tough! 155 bikes... we could only load up 15 bikes at a time... so we have to make 11 trips. It was taking too long. We were supposed to finish loading at 5pm. Stress! So I requested for the van to come aid us after they have finished collecting the food. Haekal is a pro-arranger. Haha. Towards the end, we couldn't care less how the bicycles were arranged, we put them vertically, pile 3 of them and other questionable methods. 155 helmets had to be checked. Solat at the bike shop itself when they brought as a canvas to solat on.
Went back around 7:15pm to take my dinner. Reached MKS to find a faulty van waiting for me. It couldn't start. Using my acquired automotive technical skills (macam real) I diagnosed the fault as a weak battery. The engine couldn’t even crank. So there I was trying to figure out how to solve the problem without a jumper cable. Wanted to push start the vehicle but that could destroy some parts in the engine. Called Haekal to confirm if it’s okay... it wasn’t, but no choice. Haha, so there we were, 4 guys pushing the van while Ahmad was in the van. When the car almost reversed into the curb, Fadzli and Fairus pulled the windscreen wipers in an attempt to stop the van. Haha, worth remembering. Alhamdulillah, it worked. But the engine cannot be switched off lest we have to push it again. The van was needed to fetch some of the guys and some bikes from the shop. I was still hungry. And when I went up to the room, there wasn’t food left for me. The van has yet another task to do: get food.
There were many participants there already. It was a bit daunting as I imagined all of them cycling... Safety must be of utmost importance. There were many more non-NUS participants in this supposedly NUS event, so there were many unfamiliar faces. I was STILL hungry. Had a bit of chicken rice from Sarah and Maryam gave me an apple pie. Hehe, one of the small joys in my life is an apple pie. Thanks, people. After solat Isya’, I went to check on the bikes and tagging. I also set aside some bikes to be used as replacement bikes for any faulty ones during the event. Loaded up some of them onto the lorry with the help of Izyana. Went back up to the room and they were asking me to finish eating Khairiana’s chicken rice. Alhamdulillah, finally something filling. Thank you again people. Saw Khairi’s scar, kesian dia. While eating, we had a short Cen Com meeting. We discussed on what food and drinks to issue when, the small change in the route and the tasks to be done at hand. All this was done while Hasanul gave a tazkirah. I forgot to bring extra batteries for the walkie-talkie, so only 3 out of 4 could be used. Sorry... The meeting was concluded and Yusri gave his short intro to the event. Yusri’s wit and sarcasm can be seen in that short intro especially in the introduction of the Cen Com members. The emphasis on my lack of weight was a bit overdone but it’s okay. Haha, even Omar said that the cables of the Singapore Flyer was as thick as me. My self-defence mechanism cannot work here. After all the briefings were done, the participants had icebreakers. The participants were asked to collect the bikes in two groups at a time. I gave a briefing to each batch about helmets taillights and tags. Yusri took over which allowed me to help with the issuing of bikes.
The scale of the event can be seen when the participants were lining up along the road. This is gonna be huge! Some of my friends participating asked if I was gonna cycle. I told them “Sorry, no. I’m doing logs (logistics). The work where a lot is done but is rarely seen or appreciated”. Haha, it was like a scripted answer to recognise the efforts of the Unsung Heroes Contingent. “No it’s okay, I cycled alot during the recce for the event. You guys have fun!” It was nice to see all the smiling and excited faces of everyone. We gave Nani a decorated bicycle which comes with balloons and even a P-plate. She just learnt cycling and her birthday just passed, so Khairi decided to make this special for her.
11:30pm, they flag off! 30 minutes pass planned timing but that’s expected. Barely 10 minutes into the event, there was a request to replace a bike. The lorry couldn’t be mobilised yet cos we were still loading up stores into the vehicles. The faulty bicycle wasn’t so far away and so, there I was riding a bicycle to the rescue scene. Replaced Syamim’s bike. There was something wrong with the derailer but it was good enough for me to cycle back to the masjid. Back at the masjid, we were loading up stores and storing the extra bikes. The extra helmets and some stores were stored in the room. The stores can be picked up later in the morning. The van died again... needed a push-start. Then, I had a call from Aizat. He requested to pick up 2 girls from the underpass cos they were struggling. Hanisah was with them, so that makes 3 people needing rescue. That means we need the lorry to pick up the bikes and a car to pick up the people. Then, Omar called me requesting a bike replacement at Fort Road. There was a slight confusion over whether to bring the Milo packets or not. We decided not to bring them due to space constraints but the room was already locked. Time check, 12:30am: so the cyclists should be going out of East Coast to Fort Road. No time! Everything was so stressful that I almost broke under pressure. Alhamdulillah, Pak Basir was there so I requested him to open the store room at the ground floor so we can store the Milo packets. Called Hanisah who passed the phone to Aizat and it seems that all of them are going to Fort Road after all. Alhamdulillah, that centralised the rescue locations. The van was also up and running again. So this was the plan, the lorry and car (driven by Cassim to be a manpower vehicle) goes to Fort Road while the van goes to Kallang Riverside park to set up the rest point. Unfortunately, Ahmad doesn’t know the route. So in the end, all 3 vehicles went to Fort Road. Alhamdulillah the first group just reached Fort Road, so we still had time to set up the rest point. I replaced the one bike Omar requested. The 3 girls were still far behind. So, I gave the responsibility of replacing the bikes to Haekal and Fairus while I go with the van to set up the rest point. Informed Gadisti in Cassim’s car before making my way to Kallang Riverside Park.
Along the way, Ahmad informed me of a problem. The van was running low on fuel. The problem was that we have to cut the engine in order to refuel. That would mean having to push-start the van again. And there isn’t much space to push a van at a petrol station. We decided to set up the rest point first. Rauf’s car also arrived. He was assigned to drop off Zuraimi and Izarina who are road-marshalls at Fort Road. So, his arrival meant that the last group has left Fort Road which means they are arriving at the rest point soon. I discussed with Rauf and Ahmad about the fuel problem. We decided to just go to the petrol station and if we get stranded, we will request help from the lorry guys to push the van. As we moved off, the first group just arrived. Alhamdulillah, at the petrol station, the uncle allowed the engine to run while refuelling after I explained the problem. How many times have you refuelled while the engine was running? I even asked if I could get crocodile clips in case the van dies again. It wasn’t worth it, he says, if we are just using the van for this night. Bought batteries for the walkie-talkie. Went back to the rest point and everyone was there. Haekal and Fairus were replacing bikes. Syafie helped to repair some of the bikes. The Progs Team were giving out the food and drinks. We decided to do away with water dispensers cos we had too much drinks sponsored. There was a briefing for the facis which was followed by a briefing for the Cen Com by Haikal. Apparently, there were some safety issues. It kinda killed the mood. I wasn’t there to see so I couldn’t judge for myself. Alhamdulillah no one was hurt, that was of utmost importance. Luck was not on our side, Allah is. Alhamdulillah our do’a terkabul. The hardest part was over. So, if we keep up the safety, InsyaAllah everything will be fine. Haekal was abit annoyed cos the facis were chatty and didn’t settle down for the briefing. He had to shout to silence them. Don’t take offence people, cos really, it was a serious thing and Haikal was like waiting there for people to keep quiet. So, Haekal decided to take action. Don’t get confused with ‘Haekal’ and ‘Haikal’. He knows when to get serious, trust me. So the Cen Com took it positively and we moved on.
Around 1am, everyone moved off to Esplanade. The midpoint is War Memorial, somewhere there where there is an open area for games to be conducted. The Unsung Heroes Contingent packed up and made our way there. On my way there, I realised I didn’t have my camera with me. Oh darn, I was stressed for a moment and then I pasrah. Hopefully it was in the room back in the masjid. Everyone was concerned and I told them not to worry and stress about me cos I wasn’t worried and stressed. My own carelessness... worrying and stressing won’t change anything. Explains my lack of pictures for this event... Reached Connaught Drive, the nearest place to park the vehicles. We had to change our midpoint cos of the Chingay contraptions at Esplanade Park. It was a blessing in disguise cos apparently, there was a crime scene there... so, Alhamdulillah. Khairi called me and it became apparent that the gang in Cassim’s car went back to Kallang Riverside Park to look for my camera. I was sincerely touched. But I told them not to worry cos I’m fine. Their action turned out to be a blessing in disguise too cos there were 2 bicycles there that we forgot to pick up. They were the faulty ones that needed replacing.
Everyone arrived and we had games. Due to the lack of time, we had to cut short the games. We planned for 3 games but we ended up doing 1.5 games. The Cheering was meant to be part of a Mascot Game. They played Text Twist also. It seemed everyone was enjoying themselves, which is important. They had very interesting cheers :
1) Captain Planet Group: “Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Heart. Go Planet!” (someone jumps from inside the circle)
2) Transformers: Ehwah Bulan Cheer. “Te-rans-form” it’s a 3-syllable word, mind you.
3) Tom & Jerry Group: The MGM lion... Haha, that was cute. And Hanan and Irah chase like cat and mouse
4) Popeye group: “Assalamu’alaikum, Kum apa? Combat! Bat apa? Batman! Man apa? Mentel! Tel apa? Telephone! Phone apa? Pondan! Dan apa? Dancing! Cing apa? Singapore! Pore apa? Popeye!” that was classic! Haha I wanted this group to win.
5) Looney Tunes: They hummed the famous tune... and “Beep beep” Azhar. They had to re-do their cheer cos abit confused but funny nonetheless.
6) Scooby Doo team: “Dooby do, Dooby do” Melodious... except when Hazirah said “Nyanyi ah!” Haha. Fadli was supposed to sing solo.
7) Casper team: “Ooo.... Ah... Ooo La La...” Transition from ghost to cheer... nice.
8) Animaniacs: There was this fit guy leading the cheer. He can be a great faci. It was fine except they forgot the tagline: “Helloooo Nurse!”
9) Flinstones Team: Short and Sweet. Really short... not so sure about the sweet part actually. Haha, good effort nonetheless.
10) Smurfs: The unforgettable gelek by this guy named “shy”. Winning Team.
It was fun. Making noise at 2am in the morning. Our loudhailer was quite loud. Could hear them from Connaught Drive. After the activities, they set off for the end point. The Unsung Heroes Contingent separated. The van went back to MKS to collect the Milo and our stuff from the room. While the lorry and car followed the cycling body. I was in the van and with the help from Ustaz and Pak Basir, we managed to transfer stuff without much hassle. We went back to East Coast and by that time, the fatigue can be seen as people nod off in the van. There was a sulphur dioxide build-up in the van due to the faulty battery... recoginsed the smell from my mech days. Had problem finding a suitable place for the end point cos the bike area had 2 bars which will not be conducive for solat Subuh. We went around for quite a while and finally jsut decided on a grass patch near the carpark after the bike shop. Carpark C-4 if I can recall. Sorry to everyone for setting up late. Everyone reached and they they separated into 2 groups to take turns to solat. The marketing gals along with Syamim went to collect the breakfast from Afghanistan (the one at Tampines, not Middle East). Ahmad was really tired. I salute him for his perserverance.
The nasi lemak with chicken was great. Alhamdulillah. After breakfast, everyone send their bikes back to the shop. I went back to MKS with Hakim, Haekal and Fairus to load up the bicycles from the masjid. Me and Hakim stayed behind cos the lorry had to make 2 trips. Apa lagi, tido ah. It was coming to 9am. Nampak sah lambat for madrasah. Khairi called and I said I’ll be going to pergas in the state that I am. Without books and baju kurung but with laptop and greasy jeans. I told her we would be late but she didn’t want to go alone. Sharing a cab is better anyway. After loading up the final bikes, we reached the shop around 9:30am. Without much thinking, I handed over the money and receipts to Aizat, salam every guy and said goodbye to everyone. There were some missing and defective items. Can’t be helped. Went to Pergas with Khairi and reached around 10am. The fare was only $8.80. We were late for the first lesson but my principle is, 30 minutes of learning is still learning. I dozed off alot during class and could barely understand or remember what I was writing. I even slept with my head on the wall and woke up when I heard someone said “night cycling”. The ustaz was looking at me... Haha, rabz ah. So that concludes the experience... Alhamdulillah everything turned out fine and the weather was good. Generally everyone was happy from the event. Alhamdulillah.
P.S. I’m ugly when I sleep in the bus when I’m super tired.
Interesting quote for the day:
"Verily in all difficulty, there is relief" (Al-Insyirah:5)
Thursday, January 17, 2008
First 3 days of School... or is that 4?
First 3 days of school and I'm already stressed. Wait a minute, it's already the fourth day of school. Here I am printing stuff at 1:30am for my Night Cycling event this Saturday.
Complaining?
No I'm not complaining. Just that I need to rest.
I need to breathe... Oh no, what's this? I can't swim to the surface! There are so many things holding me down... I'm gonna drown! Why did I tie anchors to my own feet?
Even when this weekend is gone, I will still be suffocating... but hopefully, not drown. Well, I guess I can learn from my mistakes and stand up for myself more. Unfortunately, "the rice has become porridge". So I shall just be strong and go through this challenge. As someone told me, if I can get through this sem sucessfully, it's a great achievement.
Just maybe, I will be strong enough to swim to be surface with anchors to my feet.
Allah is always there to help anyone in need. My family and friends are there for me too. Alhamdulillah. But me being me, I will not burden anyone else. Or try not to... cos it looks like I will need help this time... even if I like it or not.
I just realised my entry is random blabber that hardly makes sense. Performance varies when battery is low. Well, I gotta update this blog anyway. Gonna ask my friends if I can link them.
Interesting quote for the day:
"Speak to me, when all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through"
lyrics from 'Move Along' by The All-American Rejects
Complaining?
No I'm not complaining. Just that I need to rest.
I need to breathe... Oh no, what's this? I can't swim to the surface! There are so many things holding me down... I'm gonna drown! Why did I tie anchors to my own feet?
Even when this weekend is gone, I will still be suffocating... but hopefully, not drown. Well, I guess I can learn from my mistakes and stand up for myself more. Unfortunately, "the rice has become porridge". So I shall just be strong and go through this challenge. As someone told me, if I can get through this sem sucessfully, it's a great achievement.
Just maybe, I will be strong enough to swim to be surface with anchors to my feet.
Allah is always there to help anyone in need. My family and friends are there for me too. Alhamdulillah. But me being me, I will not burden anyone else. Or try not to... cos it looks like I will need help this time... even if I like it or not.
I just realised my entry is random blabber that hardly makes sense. Performance varies when battery is low. Well, I gotta update this blog anyway. Gonna ask my friends if I can link them.
Interesting quote for the day:
"Speak to me, when all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through"
lyrics from 'Move Along' by The All-American Rejects
Monday, January 14, 2008
Question?
What's the difference between me and most of my friends?
a) I'm thinner than thin air
b) I'm thinner than thinner
c) I started a blog in 2008
d) All of the above
Hopefully your answer is not (d). Though it may be true, the intended answer is (c). Please do remember cos it may be tested in your exams.
My first post and what a way to start it off...
a) I'm thinner than thin air
b) I'm thinner than thinner
c) I started a blog in 2008
d) All of the above
Hopefully your answer is not (d). Though it may be true, the intended answer is (c). Please do remember cos it may be tested in your exams.
My first post and what a way to start it off...
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