Bila Nenek Membebel

makin lama nenek kat utp, rasa makin kurang bersemangat. all i want to do is to finish everything and to get this over with. even masa final oral presentation pun rasa tak bersemangat and buat persiapan ala kadar je.

tapiiii… mlm lps presentation tu, dh janji dgn budak #jan03 utk karok. mula2 janji 10 org yg join. last2 5 org je turn up. tp boleh dimaafkan la because some of them mmg taleh tolerate tpt camtu. bygkn tpt tu is more like a bar than karaoke center. siap ade lambang heineken (or carlsberg. not sure which) kt depan tu. sapa tak cuak. haha… but i have to say, we don’t plan to get drunk pun. 2 jag air yg derg sediakan were air mangga and iced lemon tea. tp klu ikutkan hukum pun, even tho tak minum, still dpt saham gk dosa sbb masuk tpt ade serve arak. (insaf2)…

so 5 of them bailed. nenek, my rumet and another 3 crazy fellas stay behind. nk karok pya psl. wahaha…

but it was a fun night. sumer plk boleh tahan kepala gile2 masing2 and sporting. and yg paling penting kami SELAMBER! nyanyi ada yg sumbang, off-tune, berterabur lirik and keluar suara ayam sumer tp masing2 tak kisah and gelak cam haram :D. nenek mmg dh announce awal2 kt derg kata nk nyanyi dangdut. mebi derg ingt nenek gurau agaknye sbb nenek ni mmg derg tau ske wat lawak bodoh cam tu. tp last2 nenek amek gk lagu Amelina "Asyik" tu.

masa mula2 keluar skrin Asyik and opening dangdut, masing2 terkedu kejap. then nenek selambe je nyanyi dangdut. last2, derg pun sama join skali. wahahaha… yg tak thn tu, lps tu sob pun amek lagu dangdut. lagu amelina tu! tak tahan okay… hahaha…lepas several other songs, syime lak amek lagu dangdut. kali ni mmg otak masing2 dh gila, g wat rakaman video. mmg tergedik2 5 org menari dlm video tu. bungok. hahaha… yg paling comel ash la g gelek kt situ. nenek nk pecah perut tgk dia.

tp mlm ni menyaksikan satu skendel la gk. ash dgn kak ros comel2 dua org nyanyi duet. tak tau la klu nenek catalystnye. sbb 1st lagu kak ros is Siti Nurhaliza’s Aku Cinta Padamu. and nenek announce "this song is dedicated to ash by kak ros" *clap clap*… so inila hasilnye… ash diawangan…haha…

comel bukan?

then lps tu ash bawak g jln2 area ipoh sbb nenek pnh kata kt dia dulu tk penah jln2 kt ipoh waktu mlm. (pathetic bukan? hahaha). masa tu la ade peluang dpt tgk bapok. and learn a new word. syime ckp "bapok katang pun ada," macam nk promote bapok kat nenek plk. i was like… "katang?". rupa2nye bapok katang tu ialah bapok yg tegap and kekar. macam pemain ragbi. bak kata syime lagi.

…bapok yg macam pemain ragbi… -_-"

pelik gk. ade ke yg nk camtu? taste bapak pelik thp dewa tangan lapan. then dia kata "adela yg nak camtu. mana yg nk main rough2 tu leh amek derg," XD. euuuwwww… bungok. terimejin pulak imej keji tu. hahaha…pastu sob and ash relayed their bone-tickling stories psl derg cuba2 nk langgan bapok. mula2 macho la nk haggle prices and everything, tp bila bapok start pegang dagu derg je, dh glabah. HAHAHAHAHAHA… abeda…

then kami makan kt medan gopeng. the food was fantastic even though tak amek gbr plk lauk2 tu sbb nenek lapar giler. i hvn’t hv anything since that morning sbb tak lalu nk mkn. nervous psl final oral presentation pya psl. hahaha…

pstu kami jln2 kt tmn polo men buaian. siyes best jadi bdk kecik balik main buaian malam. rasa macam dh lepas beban tension satu sem ni. g jln kt tmn reflexology… bapak gile sakit kaki jln atas batu sungai tajam tercacak2 tu. but it was worth it. lps jln kt jln biasa, rasa sedaaaap je. hahaha…

and we were lucky that nite sbb ada impromptu break dance pya persembahan. mmg smart gile dance steps derg. mebi derg tgh berlatih for some kind of tournament or something sbb mmg berkali2 gk derg nari.

can u imagine a break dancer’s body? body derg adalah tegap, mantap and ada six pack okay… and tak sangka lak budak jantan bertiga tu leh rasa tergugat. dengarnya pagi ni derg nk g gym. nk mantapkan six pack katanye. hahahahaha… tyah la korg… korg dh cukup hensem dh. siyes ni! hahaha…

balik utp, masa tu dh agak lewat. tp sbb nenek dh waaay over my sleep time limit, so body clock dh terejas secara otomatis and malam tu taleh tdo plk. so lyn lagi derg borak kt cenel. dh nk kul 6 kot baru tdo. hahaha..

one thing that i regret was… kenapa baru malam ni nenek kenal such nice friends macam derg?

…ye, selama 5 thn nenek kt sini, ini kali pertama kami kenal and kawan. dh la kami satu batch plk tu -_-"…

(i know i’m pathetic. so shut up. haha)

but really… this is very precious to me… dpt kenal such great friends cam derg, yg sekepala pulak tu… rasa macam… my 5 years here has been worthwhile. tak apela if i hv to spend a boring 5 whole freaking years kt sini just to find them…nenek tak kisah. yg penting dpt jumpa and kenal derg, it’s been very precious to me.

thanks guys… for everything. tolongla jgn lost contact. sbb tah bila lagi dpt jumpa kawan gile macam kamu. hahaha…

from left: sob, syime, ash. tader gbr complete berlima, so this is the best so far kot. haha..

akhirnya….

nenek habis juga last paper… leganya hati tak terkira. whew! selama 2 mggu berstruggle nk stadi for final exam, sekarang ni rasa lega sikit bila semua dh selesai. lps ni leh fokus utk misi cari keje plk. sbb klu boleh tanak menganggur. nk keje terus. no honeymoon for me. klu nenek anak bongsu orang kaya, boleh la to have the luxury of ‘ menganggur’ing. the thing is, i am just the first child of lower-middle class family. so the option to menganggur is out of question la.

actually, i want to tell you about my second last paper. it was introduction to engineering thermodynamics. yeah, i can see your puzzled looks from here. why am i taking the first year’s paper while i am in my final year in university? actually, i repeat thermo because i failed it the 1st time i took it. what? you think cute girls like me never repeat paper ke? hahaha… urban legend je tu. lagipun it enrich my years as university student la. ada jugak pengalaman fail subjek. ok, in my next entry i’ll tell you the ‘must-have’ experiences as UTP student. klu tak pnh merasa pengalaman ni, you are not a certified, truly, royally UTP student. hahaha…

but now, moving on to my original story-line, i was freaking hell chuak the nite before the paper. i think i still traumatized by the failure experience. so i studied doubly hard for the subject. here is my work station during the exam weeks:

i know i know… it’s a mess. dengan air, roti sumer kt situ. tp mmg yer, nenek tak bergerak dr situ. i was stuck there day in day out masa before the paper utk stadi. keluar bilik pun sbb nk mandi or beli mkn. some of you surely rasa pening kepala tgk serabut2 camni. but it actually how i work. klu dia bersih and kemas, nenek tak dpt bekerja secara optimum. and most likely byk bende yg nenek tak dpt carik dlm keadaan kemas2 tu. pelik? a bit la. haha…

and you should totally see the whole room! mmg serabut gila! tader masa nk kemas pun bilik. the only consolation that i get from my ugly room is the floor is clean. i kept them in pristine condition, never allow anything to lie on the floor. klu nk serabut, biar serabut atas meja and atas katil je.

sooo…after all the mess, nenek pun pegi la ‘berjuang’. it certainly felt like i was preparing for a war. hahaha… even my room mate tegur kata muka nenek chuak masa tu. paper2 b4 this nenek tenang sket. but for this particular paper, mmg nenek nervous gile!

oh, lupa nk gtau. there are two days for thermo paper. the first one was on tuesday. that slot was for the 4year-degree chemical eng students. and the other one was for mecahnical eng students, on thursday. apparently, my name was listed under mechanical students. so bygkn betapa chuaknye bila mlm isnin tu nenek call junior sbb nk stadi grup, derg kata derg dh abes stadi because the paper was the next morning! masa tu lutut dh lemah dh because i thought nenek salah tgk jadual ke apa. and nenek kerahkan my best buddy to double check my timetable.

and i didn’t even start to study even a single chapter! so mmg klm kabut to try to finish off everything in one night. agaknya masa ni nenek rasa depress sgt2. masuk fifth chapter, i was worn out, and ready to give up. janji dgn best buddy ni nk g exam hall sama2 to make sure that my slot is on thursday instead of tomorrow. kira dia ni bg sokongan moral la. mmg masa ni tetiba rasa sgt2 bersyukur ade jugak somebody to share my probs with. thank you… you know who you are :). seriously, if i am single, i’ll definitely marry you! haha… cut the story short, nama nenek tader for the slot on tuesday. so i was saved for the day. ada masa nk stadi lagi! so balik bilik, pulun habis2an to finish off the remaining chapters.

on the fateful day, pegi extra early sbb nk make sure nama nenek ada for the thursday slot plk. yela, because it seems like i am the only chemy there. yg lain2 sumer mechy 1st year. jambu2 lagi. haha… and sebbaik ade. tp masa tu la saket perut la, pening pala la, lemah jantung la…adeh…

but bila bkk kertas soklan, i was quite surprise to find the questions were quite…easy. ok, not easy and not saying that i can score four flat ke ape. it’s just that… the questions were pretty straight forward. because from my experience, thermo ni penuh dgn soklan yg tricky and berbelit2! tak caye tgk intro to thermo chemy pya version. u mechy guys… so lucky paper mechanical thermo korg dia wat senang tau!

but i was kinda disappointed because most of the questions were mostly on closed system. as oppose to chemy nye soklan for thermo, they love the questions on open systems and all the cycles (carnot, diesel, otto etc.). the mechanical thermo have like… none. sumer on closed system. that’s why i said it was easy. 3 questions on closed system, 1 refrigeration cycle and another on exergy, which… tader dlm syllabus chemy. so i answered the other 5 questions la. tader pilihan la sbnrnya.

i said i was disappointed was because i studied hard on those chapters tau! all the exam jitters was because those goddamn chapters. tetiba tak masuk! hangin tak hangin? emo emo…

bila kuar exam hall, dgr2 la budak2 ni nye comments. mostly kata "ape refrigeration cycle tu? tak pnh belajar pun." and "exergy senang gile!". so? in my opinion, even though it seems like there are 6 questions, we are actually have no options. obviously the refrigeration cycle was a question for me and exergy was a question for theirs because there are no syllabus for both in our paper.

ape2 la. yg penting dh lepas and hopefully… i scored well for the paper. (i better!). haha… but after paper…this is the condition of my workstation:

clean… pristine… sebbaik tatau photo editing. klu tak, nk gk wat effect shiny2 cam iklan pencuci pinggan mangkuktu. ching ching!!!

MARA baru masukkan duit. durian runtuh 4 bulan. jd nenek sekarang bergelar ‘ribuan’ la skrg. (nk jd jutawan entah bila… hahaha). so masa nenek trn kl for the job interview hari tu, i bought something yg nenek naaaaaak sgt dr dulu.

1) a new haircut.
malangnya taleh nk tunjuk kt kamu semua psl nnt maknanya nenek kene bukak tudung utk amek gambar. and atok will freak out if he found out i abandon my scarf and post it on the net some more. haha. but look at this picture and u’ll have some basic idea about my new hair style.

ye…seriusly…my hair style is EXACTLY like that. at least masa lepas hairstylist tu blow dry my hair. my hair was straight and i even looked like amoi sekejap. tp lps mandi, my hair return to its original state; wavy. but still retain its shape la, cuma tak secantik masa mula2 blow dry tu.

i was tempted nk free hair lps potong rambut tu because *ahem* i looked quite cute with that hair. tp atok tak bagi. hahaha. but the service is excellent and she even gave some tips on how to care my hair. the shop is on the ground floor of building opposite menara standard chartered. tak igt plk nama building tu apa. amway buiding ke, amcorp building ke? but it opposite menara standard chartered la. i even don’t remember the name of the shop. haha.

adei…

i should do something about my faulty memory nih..

2. watches!
genuine pya tau. haha. melayang jugakla 2rat. haha…

jam ni mmg nenek lama nk beli. and i told atok, i want something simple but elegant, adult but feminine, chick but not over the top and classic so that the style remain relevant even after like 10 years. and he chose this. and i like his taste la. hihihi…

3. blouse.
from a boutique. ssh la nk carik baju sesuai dgn p’puan bertudung. yg nenek berkenan semua sesuai klu free hair. atok dh urut2 dada tgk nenek try on sleeveless dress dh. (but they were so cute!). hahaha. last2 settle for this one:

ignore all the wrinkles. baju ni lepas basuh sebenarnya. tk sempat nk iron. and ini adalah saiz M.

no, i don’t gain any weight.

cumanya klu pakai saiz S, dia jadi macam sarung nangka. i don’t mind showing my figure (body sexy kan, wat pe nk segan tunjuk? haha) tp atok la went ballistic when i tried on the S sized blouse. macam nk keluar bijik mata dia masa nenek pakai saiz S tu. hahaha

4. oversize bag!
mmg lama cari because i want to bring all the necessary things masa going out. like magazines, handphone, ipod, payung, makeup kit, perfumes, purse, bottled water, tissues, sunglass, lotion, sunscreen… my current handbag just can carry basic things je. and i don’t like that. klu boleh bawak satu almari tu, mmg nenek nk bawak semua. haha. so here is my sweetheart:

big, bold, beautiful.

whew…shopping really IS meditative! haha…

cerita pasal DIA. lagi.

selalu dia dtg pada nenek kalau dia risau atau sedih. nenek suka. bukan suka dia sedih. tp suka dia trust me enough to turn to me. lgpun nenek ni dh officially jadi kaunter aduan kawan2. hehehe… takpela. nenek tak merungut pun. lagi suka ada.

tp mlm tu dia bertanya soalan yg padanya tak ada jawapan. nenek senyap saja malam tu. sebenarnya nenek terfikir kan satu jawapan, tp rasanya dia takkan suka dgn jawapan tu.

nenek percaya pada karma. karma ni bahasa org bkn Islam la tapi. dlm Rukun Iman tader percaya kepada karma tertulis padanya. nenek tak psti pulak apa term karma dlm Islam, tp nenek pasti ada yg equivalent dengan term ‘karma’ ni dlm Islam. taper. nnt klu nenek ingat nenek edit entry ni.

okay, my point is, nenek rasa apa yg terjadi padanya adalah pasal karma. u broke women’s heart, one day they’ll break yours. nenek pasti one of his exes pnh terfikir "satu hari nanti ko akan rasa apa aku rasa" masa dia dump derg dulu. and doa org teraniaya ni diangkat sampai langit ke tujuh. makbul. jgn main-main dgn doa org teraniaya. and i think whatever you are in now NOT because it is some sort of punishment (even if u view it that way) tp because it’s a life litle lesson.

learn from it. lps ni jgn simply2 main2kn org.

but i am a romantic person. i always see anything bad happen to me not as something that will bring me down, but something that’s probably not good for me anyway. so better stay away from it awal2. everything happen for a reason. even if u can’t see the reason now, u’ll see it later. masa tu baru terfikir "oh, nasib baik bende itu jadi pada saya."

kita manusia, bukan Tuhan. ada bende yg kita tak boleh nk explain. but just trust me, ada reasonnye ni ko jadi camni. we jut can’t see it. yet. klu semua bende kita leh pk explanation behind it, takdela life little mysteries anymore. sure hidup ni boring. setuju?