hi. its been long.

Just realised that i hadnt done any posts for March.

about 12 days ago, i came back from a very fruitful and meaningful Umrah pilgrim in Saudi Arabia. and how i wish to go there again with my family very soon. i'm missing it already. i miss how the people are so calm and worry-free. i miss how everytime i stepped into the mosque, i feel this sense of security and calmness with this secret joy inside me reassuring me Allah's watching over me. i miss seeing dealers selling their goods in the streets with all their might. i miss praying in the Masjids. i miss being near Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.'s grave. i miss making rounds around the Ka'abah. i miss going up and down Safa and Marwah. i miss seeing how fellow Muslims rejoiced when rain fell which seldom happens at the haram land as it is a desert country. i miss everything about Medina and Mecca. and also after which i made a life changing decision.

before going over to Saudi, we stopped at Istanbul, Turkey first for a very short vacation. only to realise that it was too short to relive every moment of it. but oh well, its our first time there but it definitely is not the last. we were just in time to experience snow as it was the city's last day of winter with the temperature of -3 degrees celcius. good experience yes it was. Turkey's rich with history and really wonderful landmarks.

one thing left to do regarding the trip, a very important assignment. filter and upload pictures onto facebook, send them for printing and buy an album.

A day in the life of the holy land of Mecca.
Masjidil Haram.


alrightey, this post ends here. (:

not gonna be easy, but i'm gonna get through this.

it took one month for me to realise that i havent posted for about more than one month.
okay so life's gotten pretty hectic, boring, and annoying.

this monday, it'll be the last presentation for this semester. yesss!
i gotta buck up for one of my modules.
yeahhh.

okay this is awkward.

alright me out.

coz i know i'm not like that.

i'm tired. of worrying.

i've got many assignments to complete. and especially one with a heavy weightage due on the first day of school.

2010. pretty hectic year eh. the start of a new chapter in a new school.
letting go and letting in. i'm still getting used to it; really slowly; than usual it sure is.

besides, i'm in desperate need of entertainment. things' been pretty dry lately.

sheesh y'all, i'm tired.

hectic, tiring and a little pinch of fun. hectic coz lots of things are happening all at once. tiring coz theres many things to be done with so little time so it affects both physical and mental. fun coz i watched Harry Potter 7 Part 1 on Friday with friends and Saturday coz i experienced my first baking workshop. so the mood comes in altogether.

ya know, for every paper i am forced to waste, my stress level increases by 1%. firstly, my printer isnt working so i wont have the chance to print schoolwork from home which would be more convenient for me. secondly, school doesnt have a printing shop that allows students to print on both sides of a paper. thirdly, my teacher or tutor does not accept works with more than 2 slides on each page. so this was what that happened. 1st day of submission for that particular module, i printed 6 slides on each page but because printer wasnt working and school only allow students to print on one side of each paper, its more like i printed 6 slides on ONE PAPER. so she gave back each and everyone else's assignment for us to improve on it and next time print another proper copy for her. oh yeah and bear in mind that she wants everyone to submit in hard copy coz its extremely taxing for her to assess everyone through what people call the COMPUTER. and she rather sacrifice the trees for that. i'm not annoyed at her, i'm annoyed at the way she does things. and its driving me crazy everytime i think about it. so yeah, second day of submission finally arrive, and all of us have to hand in two sets of assignment. so for the second assignment i printed 4 slides on ONE PAPER. i still wasnt clear about her wanting two slides so my bad. but when once she saw that i had four slides, she gave it back to me and ask me to print another copy for her. not only me, everyone else had something wrong with their assignment and have to resubmit it again. IMAGINE HOW MANY SHEET OF PAPERS IS GONE WASTED. geez, computers, laptops are invented for a reason.

okay i'm just here to rant about that module i'm disliking a lot for that very reason. and also for the fact that i'm a Horticulture student, this very reason contradicts my career path to a very large extent.

goodnight.

i'm sorry. sometimes words just slip out of my mouth and i dont mean a single thing i said.

the haze is driving me nuts. glad its gonna be over soon. i'm down with flu, my nose wont stop running, and breathing has never been so annoying. i'm not the only one. All started with my niece, followed by my elder sister, then my younger sister, me and then my dad. and to think that school's starting in a few days' time, i'm in sucha rough state. at home all week, yet i'm still so busy. gotta get my mood and health up before school starts!

i'm craving.
Craving for Swensen's breakfast.
Craving for Yong Tau Foo.
Craving for mash potato at Popeyes.

i'm gonna meet them soon. soon.