i just realised that this sunday's children's day.
which reminds me that im never going to get any presents or goodies again.
*i dont think lecturers do that, do you??*
last year, i wrote about ust damawiyah treating us a polar cake, mee goreng and a drink... at that time, i had already feel the sadness, that that was gonna be my last children's day 'presents'..
i wanna be a kid again! n be in alsagoff!
it's quite high ley!
yes, yes, yes!!!
i'd like to declare something........................
i've tried TWO HIGH ELEMENTSSSS!! yeah~!
flying fox n multi-vine..
FUYO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ok lah...i've never facilitated flying fox before... n i've never tried it too (facilitators mane ade nk main, yg main participants je! pfft!)
so, just now got refresher course, for ELF trainees to refresh our minds on the games, procedures, safety stuff n so on...
n so, i actually climbed up the pole - i was belayed - n tada! i stood on the platform with a senior instructor. first he showed me the step-by-step procedures once a participant is up there (this time, konon i was the participant ah).... lonnngg ago, in june, the staff i/c for EFL, terence, had actually taught some of us (including me) the procedures for flying fox.. tapi lupe2 jugak ah...
then....i just took a step off the platform.
seconds before i took off...ish! perasaan takut dan worry tu... rupenye2 baru me realise betape kuatnye kedue2 feelings tu, sampai boleh mempengaruh fikiran org..samade to get on with it, or retreat. *thinking...*
but then again, it was fuN, with a capital N! haha~~
multi-vine plak, me pernah facilitate...yelah, instructors stay on the ground je... setakat tgk participants...some of them super-brave..some of them scared....
today, i got to feel what it's like to really be UP THERE... bila tgh panjat pole tu - again, i was belayed - rase seram semakin memuncak... bila dah sampai kt atas...aduuuuhh~~ boleh tahan menggigil jugak! i just concentrated and looked forward. not that i didnt dare to look down... *eh! me boleh tgk bwh lah~~ tahap seram tkdelah extreme mane..* my feet sliding the wire...my hands holding super-tight to the rope... n trying to balance myself *it wasnt that hard, actually..i've seen worse - people who were nearly off-balance, leaning a bit too forward/backward..all trying to balance themselves!*
anyway.... i succeed to touch the pole at the other end.
feelings?? hmmm... how to say eh?? i think i also forgot already...
quite challenging, emotionally n physically..
after lunch-time, we cleaned the shed and ELF room.. aiyo~~ kt shed tu... boleh tahan berserak..mcm2 khazanah ade kt dlm... lizards, spiders, big ants... heh. i must admit, i wasnt too helpful at the cleaning part... coz my energy was draining slowly out of me. n also coz im not too keen to do cleaning up.
having said that, today was quite fun! plus the people im with ah... so the whole day was enjoyable, though tiring. =)
some facts though: a few times i was in very close distance with guys. on the platform during flying fox, sitting on the log with two guys side by side, sitting on a not-so-new bench with jia liang right beside me, n sitting in a room with all guys, no girls *coz i came back to the ELF room early than the rest of the girls...bila masuk tu, rupe2nye semua lelaki... me duduk je satu corner, dgr lagu*
so what do you think?
ain't i a changed person?
or my faith is simply lacking?
- you dont judge me -
i'd like to declare something........................
i've tried TWO HIGH ELEMENTSSSS!! yeah~!
flying fox n multi-vine..
FUYO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ok lah...i've never facilitated flying fox before... n i've never tried it too (facilitators mane ade nk main, yg main participants je! pfft!)
so, just now got refresher course, for ELF trainees to refresh our minds on the games, procedures, safety stuff n so on...
n so, i actually climbed up the pole - i was belayed - n tada! i stood on the platform with a senior instructor. first he showed me the step-by-step procedures once a participant is up there (this time, konon i was the participant ah).... lonnngg ago, in june, the staff i/c for EFL, terence, had actually taught some of us (including me) the procedures for flying fox.. tapi lupe2 jugak ah...
then....i just took a step off the platform.
seconds before i took off...ish! perasaan takut dan worry tu... rupenye2 baru me realise betape kuatnye kedue2 feelings tu, sampai boleh mempengaruh fikiran org..samade to get on with it, or retreat. *thinking...*
but then again, it was fuN, with a capital N! haha~~
multi-vine plak, me pernah facilitate...yelah, instructors stay on the ground je... setakat tgk participants...some of them super-brave..some of them scared....
today, i got to feel what it's like to really be UP THERE... bila tgh panjat pole tu - again, i was belayed - rase seram semakin memuncak... bila dah sampai kt atas...aduuuuhh~~ boleh tahan menggigil jugak! i just concentrated and looked forward. not that i didnt dare to look down... *eh! me boleh tgk bwh lah~~ tahap seram tkdelah extreme mane..* my feet sliding the wire...my hands holding super-tight to the rope... n trying to balance myself *it wasnt that hard, actually..i've seen worse - people who were nearly off-balance, leaning a bit too forward/backward..all trying to balance themselves!*
anyway.... i succeed to touch the pole at the other end.
feelings?? hmmm... how to say eh?? i think i also forgot already...
quite challenging, emotionally n physically..
after lunch-time, we cleaned the shed and ELF room.. aiyo~~ kt shed tu... boleh tahan berserak..mcm2 khazanah ade kt dlm... lizards, spiders, big ants... heh. i must admit, i wasnt too helpful at the cleaning part... coz my energy was draining slowly out of me. n also coz im not too keen to do cleaning up.
having said that, today was quite fun! plus the people im with ah... so the whole day was enjoyable, though tiring. =)
some facts though: a few times i was in very close distance with guys. on the platform during flying fox, sitting on the log with two guys side by side, sitting on a not-so-new bench with jia liang right beside me, n sitting in a room with all guys, no girls *coz i came back to the ELF room early than the rest of the girls...bila masuk tu, rupe2nye semua lelaki... me duduk je satu corner, dgr lagu*
so what do you think?
ain't i a changed person?
or my faith is simply lacking?
- you dont judge me -
stories yet to be shared
- my comments on my sem1 result
- music that i currently enjoy listening
- my crushes (yes! i've been thinking of writing a post on that ever since my cousin asked me about it)
- music that i currently enjoy listening
- my crushes (yes! i've been thinking of writing a post on that ever since my cousin asked me about it)
busy little bee *weeeeezzzz*
this year's holiday is a lot different than before. yeah... if you read my last year's entries, u'll notice that i kept saying something like, "i wasted my time" "boring" etc etc... the point is, my previous holidays were void of useful, meaningful, fruitful activities.
n now, here i am, in the middle of my semester break... around 1 month more to go before school reopens... *yawns...coz it'sbeen a loooong holiday already*
as the post title indicates..yes..im always busy.. my time is always filled...i go out almost everyday.
the only problem is, im always going here n there that i sometimes want to stop. n just sit at home, watch dvds. or go out with my family.
i go to school sometimes, for tkd trainings, ALP courses... then, there's tahfiz..though i shall admit, i seldom go to mks now. n im involved with not one, but 3 i events: ramadhan rocks, Minhah'06 iftar, collaboration between Nur Ikhwan n NYPMS, Nur Ikhwan's kg chai chee iftar.
i should show you my organizer - which i create myself, since islamic organizers were out of stock when i wanted to buy one... meetings take quite a lot of my time... n usually, when i go out, i go to 2/3 places on a particular day.say.... morning, tutoring.tghari/ptg, meeting ELF. mlm,meeting iftar NI/NYPMS...
n this october, i have 2 camps lined up. community service club sub-comm training camp n taekwondo camp.
another thing...some activities clash with other activities.... for example, ramadhan rocks and tutoring. SP iftar with CSC camp... *sighs loudly* it's just that...all these make me have to think of ways to change my tutoring time...or miss out on other activities...
sometimes things come up last minute and you have to arrange your schedule..where to go first.. what to do..
n let me say here: it reaaaaaaaaaaally good that i have a bus concession pass... it's definitely, undoubtly, clearly my financial lifesaver!
of course, i enjoy what im doing. holiday's been great. im not sure if you agree or not, but i dont always complain... hmmm... err... am i complaining now? coz if i am.. i'll just delete this post..
everything is energy- and time-consuming. while im ok with all these, my dad isnt. not really.. sometimes he questions if all these meetings are necessary... n all these involvements keeps me away from home, where im expected to do house chores, which my parents prefer me doing. heh.
but at the same time, im thankful that my parents support me. though maybe my dad is sometimes annoyed by my 'busi-ness'... he consents my going here, there.. so far he hasnt pressed the red stop button. when he does, i think i'll understand. my parents have usually given me green lights, so it's only fair that i obey their say.
on a happier note, this month i've gone out with my family twice. n my parents, once. did some shopping during these family trips..*smiling widelyyyyy* during these times, i didnt have to worry about where im rushing off to next.. coz the whole day was family day.. well, except for the day i went out with my parents ah... that night, i had to go to ramashan rocks meeting at saff-centre, kt bukit gombak..tu pon bila bangun dari tido, rase mcm malas nk keluar lagi!
kadang2 tu rase penat n nk duduk rumah a little bit overwhelming that i didnt go to tkd training...for example, last week! dua2 hari me tk pegi..tibe2 rase tampines tu jauh sgt!
oklah...........dah pukul 2.27 AM nie... hmmm.. dapat jugak me tulis 2 posts malam/pagi nie... walaupon mate dah agak berat nih!...
till here....
n now, here i am, in the middle of my semester break... around 1 month more to go before school reopens... *yawns...coz it'sbeen a loooong holiday already*
as the post title indicates..yes..im always busy.. my time is always filled...i go out almost everyday.
the only problem is, im always going here n there that i sometimes want to stop. n just sit at home, watch dvds. or go out with my family.
i go to school sometimes, for tkd trainings, ALP courses... then, there's tahfiz..though i shall admit, i seldom go to mks now. n im involved with not one, but 3 i events: ramadhan rocks, Minhah'06 iftar, collaboration between Nur Ikhwan n NYPMS, Nur Ikhwan's kg chai chee iftar.
i should show you my organizer - which i create myself, since islamic organizers were out of stock when i wanted to buy one... meetings take quite a lot of my time... n usually, when i go out, i go to 2/3 places on a particular day.say.... morning, tutoring.tghari/ptg, meeting ELF. mlm,meeting iftar NI/NYPMS...
n this october, i have 2 camps lined up. community service club sub-comm training camp n taekwondo camp.
another thing...some activities clash with other activities.... for example, ramadhan rocks and tutoring. SP iftar with CSC camp... *sighs loudly* it's just that...all these make me have to think of ways to change my tutoring time...or miss out on other activities...
sometimes things come up last minute and you have to arrange your schedule..where to go first.. what to do..
n let me say here: it reaaaaaaaaaaally good that i have a bus concession pass... it's definitely, undoubtly, clearly my financial lifesaver!
of course, i enjoy what im doing. holiday's been great. im not sure if you agree or not, but i dont always complain... hmmm... err... am i complaining now? coz if i am.. i'll just delete this post..
everything is energy- and time-consuming. while im ok with all these, my dad isnt. not really.. sometimes he questions if all these meetings are necessary... n all these involvements keeps me away from home, where im expected to do house chores, which my parents prefer me doing. heh.
but at the same time, im thankful that my parents support me. though maybe my dad is sometimes annoyed by my 'busi-ness'... he consents my going here, there.. so far he hasnt pressed the red stop button. when he does, i think i'll understand. my parents have usually given me green lights, so it's only fair that i obey their say.
on a happier note, this month i've gone out with my family twice. n my parents, once. did some shopping during these family trips..*smiling widelyyyyy* during these times, i didnt have to worry about where im rushing off to next.. coz the whole day was family day.. well, except for the day i went out with my parents ah... that night, i had to go to ramashan rocks meeting at saff-centre, kt bukit gombak..tu pon bila bangun dari tido, rase mcm malas nk keluar lagi!
kadang2 tu rase penat n nk duduk rumah a little bit overwhelming that i didnt go to tkd training...for example, last week! dua2 hari me tk pegi..tibe2 rase tampines tu jauh sgt!
oklah...........dah pukul 2.27 AM nie... hmmm.. dapat jugak me tulis 2 posts malam/pagi nie... walaupon mate dah agak berat nih!...
till here....
feel the target, dude!
today's tkd training was, by far, the best training yet. minus the shuttle run, of course.
what's good?
well, at last, my kicks sounded better. hahaha~ lame right?
but it matters to me, you know!
the coach - well, he's not really my coach..he's the colour belts' - had us doing lots of front kicks.. first slow run, run, run over small triangle cups aligned straight on the floor, then kick ten times, fast one..i guess i did ok.. the run faster..then must do kneelift ten times, run over the triangles,kick.then facing the other side do kneelift ten times, turn,run,kick.
then he told us to run slowly - "take your time" - and give our 100% kick. "the lesser energy u use, the louder the sound, it means that you're getting it"... yeah, man!
i tried to relax my body and just give a good kick. but my body was tense, and when i kicked, it was as if my whole body was moving. the correct way is your body relaxes, dont jump, and just swing your leg..
well, after a few times kicking, i was satisfied... as the coach said, "feel it!" well, something like that ar... whatever the IT is, i guess it means the sense of satisfaction when you get to kick full-force.
then, we were back to the basics: bounce, bounce, bounce... slide forward, backward,kneelift..
overall, training was light =)
mase lari 3 rounds at the start of training tu, rase termengah2 jugak ah...mungkin sbb dah seminggu tk gi training - so tk lari - or coz i didnt do any stretching.. plus the fact that i was fasting.
i could take it ah... tapi bila part shuttle run..fuh~ i ended up breathing heavily for air! terus gi buka..bila nak duduk tu..terus start sakit perut! fuyo~~ i think it was the effect of the shuttle run or something.. nak makan roti pon tkde mood...minum air je..tapi badan terase lemah ah... i was practically shaking! hmmm...
tkpe.tkpe.
it's all in the mind.
i keep saying that phrase tu myself whenever i go running.. cube nak concentrate. tapi kate2 tu seolah2 tkde effect pade diri nie... i try to push myself, tapi rase penat plak. selalu jugak me asyik nk stop2 bila tgh lari tu... on few occasions je yg me dapat lari 3 laps without stopping.. mcm last two weeks..fuh~ terase relaks n satisfying betul...mase tu plak cuaca tgh redup, baru habis hujan... tk rase nk stop... i just run~run~run... mungkin oxygen supply ade lebih kot time tu! sbb tu tk rase exhausted..hehe..
oh! note to readers: when i say i 'run'...it doesnt mean i run, as in 'run', 'lari'...my kind of 'run' is more like jogging... cume kadang2 tk sedar bila my speed increases.
anyway...korg ade tertanye2 tk, tk rase canggung ke, pakai tudung and lari... pelajar2 lain nampak..
well, me cube sedaye upaya untuk tidak attract attention...tapi kt stadium tu mmg lah ade org... kt tpt duduknye(dragonboater n pelajar2 lain)..kt track (track-n-field ppl n cheerleading ppl)..kt field (sometimes dragonboaters or soccer ppl)...n me sedaye upaye elakkan dr rase 'show off'. bahaya! pada hakikatnye pon, me mmg tk bagus sgt bila lari... klw lari sorang2 ok ah..tp klw dgn fellow tkd-ians, im always the last one..or if there's luck, the last few..
ah~ biarlah ape org nk pikir...me lari nk exercise..buat ape nk show off plak.. *cume harap2 me tk attract too much, or even a little, attention from people, especially rijal...mintak dijauhkan!*
lagipon, dah berbulan2 me join tkd..jadi kelibat me tu dah biase jugak ah kan??
oh! did i mention that im the only muslim girl in tkd? n there are 5 muslim guys... ermm.. sebenarnye, ujian jugak bila ade rijal muslim nie... tapi lame kelamaan me dah tk heran dgn diorg. buat hal sendiri ah.. even though sometimes naughty and immature thoughts cross my mind..hmm..whatever! all these are the devil'swork! im fending them off!
mengenai kwn2 plak..yeah, i made friends here.. n i dare to say that i get along with them better than my classmates...maybe coz the time spent together, during trainings, twice a week... bila training, selalu in close distance, jadi selalu jugak berbual dgn kwn2 cina... pei yong, cheryl, yanning, gui wen, catherine, serene, maggie, jing hua...even the seniors, tiffany, hui ping, si ting, grace, vivian..bertegur sape jugak kadang2,tp tk berbual sgt ah.. kwn2 lelaki cina... tk bertegur sape sgt ah.. tk tahu nk ckp ape pon...cume maybe dgn wei liang, ok ah~~ click jugak dgn dia.. =)
so, overall, i can say that im comfortable with the TKD lot! *yey*
what's good?
well, at last, my kicks sounded better. hahaha~ lame right?
but it matters to me, you know!
the coach - well, he's not really my coach..he's the colour belts' - had us doing lots of front kicks.. first slow run, run, run over small triangle cups aligned straight on the floor, then kick ten times, fast one..i guess i did ok.. the run faster..then must do kneelift ten times, run over the triangles,kick.then facing the other side do kneelift ten times, turn,run,kick.
then he told us to run slowly - "take your time" - and give our 100% kick. "the lesser energy u use, the louder the sound, it means that you're getting it"... yeah, man!
i tried to relax my body and just give a good kick. but my body was tense, and when i kicked, it was as if my whole body was moving. the correct way is your body relaxes, dont jump, and just swing your leg..
well, after a few times kicking, i was satisfied... as the coach said, "feel it!" well, something like that ar... whatever the IT is, i guess it means the sense of satisfaction when you get to kick full-force.
then, we were back to the basics: bounce, bounce, bounce... slide forward, backward,kneelift..
overall, training was light =)
mase lari 3 rounds at the start of training tu, rase termengah2 jugak ah...mungkin sbb dah seminggu tk gi training - so tk lari - or coz i didnt do any stretching.. plus the fact that i was fasting.
i could take it ah... tapi bila part shuttle run..fuh~ i ended up breathing heavily for air! terus gi buka..bila nak duduk tu..terus start sakit perut! fuyo~~ i think it was the effect of the shuttle run or something.. nak makan roti pon tkde mood...minum air je..tapi badan terase lemah ah... i was practically shaking! hmmm...
tkpe.tkpe.
it's all in the mind.
i keep saying that phrase tu myself whenever i go running.. cube nak concentrate. tapi kate2 tu seolah2 tkde effect pade diri nie... i try to push myself, tapi rase penat plak. selalu jugak me asyik nk stop2 bila tgh lari tu... on few occasions je yg me dapat lari 3 laps without stopping.. mcm last two weeks..fuh~ terase relaks n satisfying betul...mase tu plak cuaca tgh redup, baru habis hujan... tk rase nk stop... i just run~run~run... mungkin oxygen supply ade lebih kot time tu! sbb tu tk rase exhausted..hehe..
oh! note to readers: when i say i 'run'...it doesnt mean i run, as in 'run', 'lari'...my kind of 'run' is more like jogging... cume kadang2 tk sedar bila my speed increases.
anyway...korg ade tertanye2 tk, tk rase canggung ke, pakai tudung and lari... pelajar2 lain nampak..
well, me cube sedaye upaya untuk tidak attract attention...tapi kt stadium tu mmg lah ade org... kt tpt duduknye(dragonboater n pelajar2 lain)..kt track (track-n-field ppl n cheerleading ppl)..kt field (sometimes dragonboaters or soccer ppl)...n me sedaye upaye elakkan dr rase 'show off'. bahaya! pada hakikatnye pon, me mmg tk bagus sgt bila lari... klw lari sorang2 ok ah..tp klw dgn fellow tkd-ians, im always the last one..or if there's luck, the last few..
ah~ biarlah ape org nk pikir...me lari nk exercise..buat ape nk show off plak.. *cume harap2 me tk attract too much, or even a little, attention from people, especially rijal...mintak dijauhkan!*
lagipon, dah berbulan2 me join tkd..jadi kelibat me tu dah biase jugak ah kan??
oh! did i mention that im the only muslim girl in tkd? n there are 5 muslim guys... ermm.. sebenarnye, ujian jugak bila ade rijal muslim nie... tapi lame kelamaan me dah tk heran dgn diorg. buat hal sendiri ah.. even though sometimes naughty and immature thoughts cross my mind..hmm..whatever! all these are the devil'swork! im fending them off!
mengenai kwn2 plak..yeah, i made friends here.. n i dare to say that i get along with them better than my classmates...maybe coz the time spent together, during trainings, twice a week... bila training, selalu in close distance, jadi selalu jugak berbual dgn kwn2 cina... pei yong, cheryl, yanning, gui wen, catherine, serene, maggie, jing hua...even the seniors, tiffany, hui ping, si ting, grace, vivian..bertegur sape jugak kadang2,tp tk berbual sgt ah.. kwn2 lelaki cina... tk bertegur sape sgt ah.. tk tahu nk ckp ape pon...cume maybe dgn wei liang, ok ah~~ click jugak dgn dia.. =)
so, overall, i can say that im comfortable with the TKD lot! *yey*
stuff
today's ALP course was good! it was my first time facilitating a group..13 people.. before this, i had only tried mass briefing of 'magic carpet' game.
so, tadi, dpt jugak experience briefing my group for trust fall n nitro crossing n facililating the high elements, high beam n multi vine.
whee~~
yelah, it gave me a sense of responsibility n leadership. well, a bit. *teringat zaman kt alsagoff dulu*
n my group was quite enthu! actually there were only 2 groups.. less that 30 students ar.. from accounting and finance interest group. han jun facilitated group 1 n bryan conducted the energiser games n the team challenge. oh! n teaching the participants to wear harnesses. so, me, han jun n bryan were the only junior instructors there. plus another 2 senior instructors (initially..then another came)..
the day was peaceful to me coz there werent many instructors and people around. n compared to last week's ALP course, which saw many participants and instructors - plus the fact that i had nothing much to do except observe, i enjoy today's course. n my group is the best yet =) *cheers!*
ok, enough with that.
i've got something to share with you guys..
remember that i did mention that i dont have a wristwatch..the $5 one which i bought, last year i think, didnt last long =( i like like like the design of the watch! anyway...so, last wednesday 200906, my mum - or shall i say, my parents.. - bought me a wristwatch. i was there to choose, of course!
actually, my parents and i went to somerset..to tcc pte ltd, then to PUB.. then walked along orchard road to go to the maleleuca store at shaw house. along the way, i frequently stopped at watch kiosks or shop windows to browse the watches...most of them are not to my interest.. hmm... lots of elegant, ladylike watches ahh... or too fancy for my liking!
then...after having lunch at anatolia @ far east plaza, we passed Time Club.. i looked at the display..hmmm..then my dad said, masuklah..tgk. ok, so i went in...the swatch collection wasnt bad. there was one purple watch... attractively designed, indeed. n the price was $86...
but then, i looked around and chose 2 more watches..one was a Hugen n the other one...an I-watch, i think..
and.. and.. and..
i chose to buy Hugen, The Watch Maker Brand.. $65 only. the most suprising thing is... the original price was $280! i couldnt believe my eyes, and most importantly, my luck!
i had finally found a wristwatch that i really like, a branded one (though i was thinking of tag-heuer..sadly, that brand isnt sold in the shop), and someone bought it for me. nice!
*oh~ im so happy!*
ok, ok, ok...it's very late already..n i still havent had my shower from the time i reached home (which was at 9-something pm)...*smelly!*
so, tadi, dpt jugak experience briefing my group for trust fall n nitro crossing n facililating the high elements, high beam n multi vine.
whee~~
yelah, it gave me a sense of responsibility n leadership. well, a bit. *teringat zaman kt alsagoff dulu*
n my group was quite enthu! actually there were only 2 groups.. less that 30 students ar.. from accounting and finance interest group. han jun facilitated group 1 n bryan conducted the energiser games n the team challenge. oh! n teaching the participants to wear harnesses. so, me, han jun n bryan were the only junior instructors there. plus another 2 senior instructors (initially..then another came)..
the day was peaceful to me coz there werent many instructors and people around. n compared to last week's ALP course, which saw many participants and instructors - plus the fact that i had nothing much to do except observe, i enjoy today's course. n my group is the best yet =) *cheers!*
ok, enough with that.
i've got something to share with you guys..
remember that i did mention that i dont have a wristwatch..the $5 one which i bought, last year i think, didnt last long =( i like like like the design of the watch! anyway...so, last wednesday 200906, my mum - or shall i say, my parents.. - bought me a wristwatch. i was there to choose, of course!
actually, my parents and i went to somerset..to tcc pte ltd, then to PUB.. then walked along orchard road to go to the maleleuca store at shaw house. along the way, i frequently stopped at watch kiosks or shop windows to browse the watches...most of them are not to my interest.. hmm... lots of elegant, ladylike watches ahh... or too fancy for my liking!
then...after having lunch at anatolia @ far east plaza, we passed Time Club.. i looked at the display..hmmm..then my dad said, masuklah..tgk. ok, so i went in...the swatch collection wasnt bad. there was one purple watch... attractively designed, indeed. n the price was $86...
but then, i looked around and chose 2 more watches..one was a Hugen n the other one...an I-watch, i think..
and.. and.. and..
i chose to buy Hugen, The Watch Maker Brand.. $65 only. the most suprising thing is... the original price was $280! i couldnt believe my eyes, and most importantly, my luck!
i had finally found a wristwatch that i really like, a branded one (though i was thinking of tag-heuer..sadly, that brand isnt sold in the shop), and someone bought it for me. nice!
*oh~ im so happy!*
ok, ok, ok...it's very late already..n i still havent had my shower from the time i reached home (which was at 9-something pm)...*smelly!*
getting involved.
one thing yg me tk suke about joining org. comm. for events or malay students' body kan...ialah adding some people's email address to my msn. those people that i rather not have them as my contacts. who am i talking about?
the brothers.
dont get me wrong.
i dont hate them, or have unnecessary grudges.
i just find it disturbing.
DISTRACTING.
so, im gonna do what i did before.
.......
the brothers.
dont get me wrong.
i dont hate them, or have unnecessary grudges.
i just find it disturbing.
DISTRACTING.
so, im gonna do what i did before.
.......
a day with them
i had a great time today!
went to school with jim n nafisah..
catch up with each other...
meeting with the teachers..
oh! how glad i was!
and still am!
threading the same path again...
after many months....
seeing familiar faces!
haaa~~
im just so thankful to be back.
though it was quite, quite, quite awkward..
with the teachers, of course!
;p
not enough time though...
but that wonderful minutes... im just sooOoOoOOoo happy!
hmmmMmMmmmm
anyway,
after that, we went to mjd sultan, zohor prayer.
then..to orchard we go!!
wheeeeeeeeeee~~
had our late late late lunch at anatolia..
lamachun, yum!
wanted to try the ice cream..
but no thanks! it's a lot n i didnt wanna go thru the 'game'..
-_-'
oh ya, before that, went for asar prayer at royal plaza on scotts..*i think so*
oooo...got a surau there! first time seyyy~~
n so, as a result, i skipped TKD training..
never mind!
i was having a superb time!
hehe~ *bad, bad!*
then, maghrib prayer at al-falah..
then...
home sweet home!
thanks for the wonderful company, guys!
went to school with jim n nafisah..
catch up with each other...
meeting with the teachers..
oh! how glad i was!
and still am!
threading the same path again...
after many months....
seeing familiar faces!
haaa~~
im just so thankful to be back.
though it was quite, quite, quite awkward..
with the teachers, of course!
;p
not enough time though...
but that wonderful minutes... im just sooOoOoOOoo happy!
hmmmMmMmmmm
anyway,
after that, we went to mjd sultan, zohor prayer.
then..to orchard we go!!
wheeeeeeeeeee~~
had our late late late lunch at anatolia..
lamachun, yum!
wanted to try the ice cream..
but no thanks! it's a lot n i didnt wanna go thru the 'game'..
-_-'
oh ya, before that, went for asar prayer at royal plaza on scotts..*i think so*
oooo...got a surau there! first time seyyy~~
n so, as a result, i skipped TKD training..
never mind!
i was having a superb time!
hehe~ *bad, bad!*
then, maghrib prayer at al-falah..
then...
home sweet home!
thanks for the wonderful company, guys!
i need a massage. -_-"
yep. gimme some money n i'll make my way down to.....banyan tree?? or any other spa n massage centre in spore.
my feet hurt a lot, man! during TKD training, i kicked and kicked and kicked and kicked the target... the pain was... ergh!... and i was frustrated coz my kicking was wrong, wrong, WRONG! that's why i got the red markings!
n i still cant do the high kick! as a result, i kept hitting the wrong part of the target, which left my leg more painful!
n yesterday, when i woke up. my legs were like...sengal2?? stiff muscles..plus the blue-black on my feet (well, it's not blue-black, it's red. tapi bile tekan, sakit ar..) and i thought the blue-black parts were a bit swollen. plus, my back, shoulders, arms were aching...aiya~ mcm org tua lah pulak... padahal mase training tu involved kaki je... tapi mungkin sbb tido tk betul ar... that's why sane sini sengal2!
=(
at least today badan dah tk sakit sgt...cume my right shoulder, kt tpt joint, bile tekan rase sakit.. tpkan...mcm best lah pulak rase sakit2 nie... suke nah tekan2... my feet plak...still red..but dah kurang rase sakitnye tu...
im not going to training today, coz ade usrah n iftar kt mks. good thing i had planned to go there... mcm rase tk best plak sbb absent for training..tp..ah! i need one week off~~~!
my feet hurt a lot, man! during TKD training, i kicked and kicked and kicked and kicked the target... the pain was... ergh!... and i was frustrated coz my kicking was wrong, wrong, WRONG! that's why i got the red markings!
n i still cant do the high kick! as a result, i kept hitting the wrong part of the target, which left my leg more painful!
n yesterday, when i woke up. my legs were like...sengal2?? stiff muscles..plus the blue-black on my feet (well, it's not blue-black, it's red. tapi bile tekan, sakit ar..) and i thought the blue-black parts were a bit swollen. plus, my back, shoulders, arms were aching...aiya~ mcm org tua lah pulak... padahal mase training tu involved kaki je... tapi mungkin sbb tido tk betul ar... that's why sane sini sengal2!
=(
at least today badan dah tk sakit sgt...cume my right shoulder, kt tpt joint, bile tekan rase sakit.. tpkan...mcm best lah pulak rase sakit2 nie... suke nah tekan2... my feet plak...still red..but dah kurang rase sakitnye tu...
im not going to training today, coz ade usrah n iftar kt mks. good thing i had planned to go there... mcm rase tk best plak sbb absent for training..tp..ah! i need one week off~~~!
Organic Chemistry 1
for this paper... me belajar betul2! tp start lewat malam ar...lewat sekali... mase tgk project runway tu, notes kt depan..tp sesekali je tgk...dah tu, sempat tgk OC!
this time, me belajar smpi pukul 4 lebih pagi. walaupun semacam ngantuk gitu, tapi semangat belajar tu yg buat me tk tido. me betul2 nak cover each and every page of the lecture notes... dah lah mase tu topic 2 and 3 a bit lapuk... so kena refresh ar... i went through the lecture notes plus tutorial... yep. bila belajar tu, rase mcm lembab nah me nak cover sesuatu perkare.. i was spending too much time on orbitals (end up keluar yg simple2 habis punye! but then, maybe i really wanted to make sure i understand for the sake of the knowledge..)..
i finally stopped at carboxylic acids... nmpknye topic 7 and 8 me cover dlm bus je pagi nanti... bila pikir2 balik, mcm nak habiskan semua, memandangkan lagi few hours nk subuh, so tk payah tido. tapi, me chose to tido, coz i needed the rest. *teringat plak time exam tafsir tahun lepas, langsung tk tido! n akibatnye, i was exhausted* alhamdulillah~ satu dua jam tido pon jadilah...
dlm bus, me went thru amines and chemical reactions mechanism. the latter is one of the few topics i enjoyed doing. another one, is writing the products of chemical reactions and synthetic routes.. wheee~ initially, susah jugak nk determine reaction ape nk gunekan dlm synthetic routes tu... dlm chemical reactionc plak, yg leceh ialah nk ingat the correct reagents, catalyst. ish! tapi, bila kite dah belajar nih.. dah faham, dah ingat sedikit sebanyak..baru rase seronok buat questions2 berkenaan.
me ade print examp paper lame. nampak mcm complicated ar... tapi, when i did my own exam paper, it was fine. the thing about organic chem is that, if you make a tiny wrong step, the whole thing is wrong. careless mistakes always happen. tu yg me worry! satu persatu soalan me cube buat betul2, bace questions, checked my answers.
ade tk questons yg me stuck??? hmmm...ntah eh..rasenye semua boleh buat...cume ade 2 questions yang me ade doubts... satu: suggest one laboratory procedure to distinguish two compounds. primary alcohol and secondary alcohol... so me gunekan oxidation method. but i wrote acidic potassium permanganate as the reagent/catalyst. so it was a bit tedious... coz kena explain how to know carbon dioxide is formed from the primary alcohol..
bila dah nk dekat habis paper - i was doing the 2nd last Q i think, or 3rd last - i came across 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine...ler then i tot, "i should've used sodium dichromate, not potassium permanganate...jadi the whole process is much shorter n easier!"
terpikir2 jugak, samade me nk cancel my initial answer or not..tp tkde maselah...lagipon, my answer was quite ok pe...
dua: draw the least stable newman projection. me dah draw...tp selepas tu ade doubts... coz yg me draw tu rasenye is not the least stable...masih boleh buat dia lebih tk stable lagi... but that was 5 minutes before 12.30 (end of exam time)..pikir punye pikir..at last time's up..so me tk tukar... but then again, i had - and still have - a gut feeling that my answer was wrong. minus 2 marks then.
oh ya! there was a MCQ..least stable chair conformation for *trans-1,3-iforgottherestofthename*... ish~ musykil habis..tp at last..i just follow what i thought was correct, logically.
ok, so....my expectation for OC1?? hmm... my aim is quite high..an A...coz i never failed my term test and the 3 lecture quizzes... tp.. maybe i'll get a B.. i guess im alright with that...insha Allah~
we'll see...
and thus...i've finished the seriesof my exam-time stories..
my classmates told me that the results are due next two weeks...
hmmm...
"Ya Allah~ kuatkanlah hati hambaMu ini...walau apa pun keputusannya nanti, tenangkanlah and teguhkanlah diri ini untuk menerimanya....Amiin"
this time, me belajar smpi pukul 4 lebih pagi. walaupun semacam ngantuk gitu, tapi semangat belajar tu yg buat me tk tido. me betul2 nak cover each and every page of the lecture notes... dah lah mase tu topic 2 and 3 a bit lapuk... so kena refresh ar... i went through the lecture notes plus tutorial... yep. bila belajar tu, rase mcm lembab nah me nak cover sesuatu perkare.. i was spending too much time on orbitals (end up keluar yg simple2 habis punye! but then, maybe i really wanted to make sure i understand for the sake of the knowledge..)..
i finally stopped at carboxylic acids... nmpknye topic 7 and 8 me cover dlm bus je pagi nanti... bila pikir2 balik, mcm nak habiskan semua, memandangkan lagi few hours nk subuh, so tk payah tido. tapi, me chose to tido, coz i needed the rest. *teringat plak time exam tafsir tahun lepas, langsung tk tido! n akibatnye, i was exhausted* alhamdulillah~ satu dua jam tido pon jadilah...
dlm bus, me went thru amines and chemical reactions mechanism. the latter is one of the few topics i enjoyed doing. another one, is writing the products of chemical reactions and synthetic routes.. wheee~ initially, susah jugak nk determine reaction ape nk gunekan dlm synthetic routes tu... dlm chemical reactionc plak, yg leceh ialah nk ingat the correct reagents, catalyst. ish! tapi, bila kite dah belajar nih.. dah faham, dah ingat sedikit sebanyak..baru rase seronok buat questions2 berkenaan.
me ade print examp paper lame. nampak mcm complicated ar... tapi, when i did my own exam paper, it was fine. the thing about organic chem is that, if you make a tiny wrong step, the whole thing is wrong. careless mistakes always happen. tu yg me worry! satu persatu soalan me cube buat betul2, bace questions, checked my answers.
ade tk questons yg me stuck??? hmmm...ntah eh..rasenye semua boleh buat...cume ade 2 questions yang me ade doubts... satu: suggest one laboratory procedure to distinguish two compounds. primary alcohol and secondary alcohol... so me gunekan oxidation method. but i wrote acidic potassium permanganate as the reagent/catalyst. so it was a bit tedious... coz kena explain how to know carbon dioxide is formed from the primary alcohol..
bila dah nk dekat habis paper - i was doing the 2nd last Q i think, or 3rd last - i came across 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine...ler then i tot, "i should've used sodium dichromate, not potassium permanganate...jadi the whole process is much shorter n easier!"
terpikir2 jugak, samade me nk cancel my initial answer or not..tp tkde maselah...lagipon, my answer was quite ok pe...
dua: draw the least stable newman projection. me dah draw...tp selepas tu ade doubts... coz yg me draw tu rasenye is not the least stable...masih boleh buat dia lebih tk stable lagi... but that was 5 minutes before 12.30 (end of exam time)..pikir punye pikir..at last time's up..so me tk tukar... but then again, i had - and still have - a gut feeling that my answer was wrong. minus 2 marks then.
oh ya! there was a MCQ..least stable chair conformation for *trans-1,3-iforgottherestofthename*... ish~ musykil habis..tp at last..i just follow what i thought was correct, logically.
ok, so....my expectation for OC1?? hmm... my aim is quite high..an A...coz i never failed my term test and the 3 lecture quizzes... tp.. maybe i'll get a B.. i guess im alright with that...insha Allah~
we'll see...
and thus...i've finished the seriesof my exam-time stories..
my classmates told me that the results are due next two weeks...
hmmm...
"Ya Allah~ kuatkanlah hati hambaMu ini...walau apa pun keputusannya nanti, tenangkanlah and teguhkanlah diri ini untuk menerimanya....Amiin"
Human Anatomy and Physiology
simply said, it was easy! yeah~~ it's your typical secondary school biology. all you have to do is memorize the points and you'll be on your way to distinction!
i dont think i'll get Z. that's the alphabetical grade for Distinction. but i do hope i get an A or maybe B+.
i studied last minute giler sey! late at night and in da morning of the exam day. and i didnt touch the lecture notes, well, not totally ah..i did flip the endocrine system notes...eh! did i? *cant remember*
so, yeah. i started on the super important facts. coz i knew super well that those would super definitely come out. and they did! hah!
then, i covered tutorial questions. then i scanned the lecture quiz and tutorial quizzes. MCQs, man! must pay attention... and yep. several familiar MCQs were there, in the exam paper!
boleh dikatakan, me bergantung pada 'luck' ah... i mean, i didnt really 'study'... so i was quite panic, yes. but at the same time, i had the feeling that what i had managed to cover was sufficient.
but i must say that some important concepts/mechanisms were not in da tutorial sheets, so you actually had to read the lecture notes too. for example, hemostasis. i didnt even remember what the lecture notes say... at first i was like, "hemostasis....hemostasis...it's not homeostasis..... hemo mean blood...stasis means balance.....balance of blood...what???....oh! blood clotting!" and all i remembered was 'coagulation'..coz Mr Loh kept mentioning that during lecture. tapi mcmane nk explain the process of blood clotting???? me tk ingat the steps!
alhamdulillah~~~....nasib baik sgt sbb me masih ingat the process, secondary school style. yep. i actually remembered, but no fully, the points from my sec bio textbook! yang ade:
platelets n damaged tissue----->thrombokinase,
prothrombin------(with the help of thrombokinase)---->thrombin, *this part me confused; samade prothrombin to thrombin, or otherwise*
fibrinogen----(with the help of thrombin)--->insoluble fibrin threads.
calcium is needed in the process (ntah, tk ingat kt which part yg perlukan calcium; i didnt even mention 'ion', coz i wasnt sure).
tk tahu lah klw the examiner boleh terima my answer. coz i think my answer tu tkde dlm lecture notes. there was no 'coagulation' anywhere in my answer.
bila start of exam time tu, me terus mintak dictionary (yep..boleh request a dictionary)... sbb nk cari makna hemostasis and deglutition. those terms tkde dlm dictionary..i had expected that... tgk jenis dictionary je dah tau...it was oxford i think, tp kecil punye.
at last, becoz ramai org tk tahu kedua2 terms tu, Mr Tang (he's my HAP tutor) beritahu maknenye.. oh~ rupe2nye, deglutition tu 'swallowing'...
kena explain the two phases of swallowing...phases ape sey??? wah~ nie me betul2 tk tahu... in my head, i was picturing the diagram in the HAP textbook..tgh cube2 ingat the captions below the diagram..so me jawab je ah ape yg me tahu..tk cakap langsung pasal 2 phases.. i believe markah mesti kena potong... isk~ tkpelah...
overall, the paer was ok.. i was happy. =D
i dont think i'll get Z. that's the alphabetical grade for Distinction. but i do hope i get an A or maybe B+.
i studied last minute giler sey! late at night and in da morning of the exam day. and i didnt touch the lecture notes, well, not totally ah..i did flip the endocrine system notes...eh! did i? *cant remember*
so, yeah. i started on the super important facts. coz i knew super well that those would super definitely come out. and they did! hah!
then, i covered tutorial questions. then i scanned the lecture quiz and tutorial quizzes. MCQs, man! must pay attention... and yep. several familiar MCQs were there, in the exam paper!
boleh dikatakan, me bergantung pada 'luck' ah... i mean, i didnt really 'study'... so i was quite panic, yes. but at the same time, i had the feeling that what i had managed to cover was sufficient.
but i must say that some important concepts/mechanisms were not in da tutorial sheets, so you actually had to read the lecture notes too. for example, hemostasis. i didnt even remember what the lecture notes say... at first i was like, "hemostasis....hemostasis...it's not homeostasis..... hemo mean blood...stasis means balance.....balance of blood...what???....oh! blood clotting!" and all i remembered was 'coagulation'..coz Mr Loh kept mentioning that during lecture. tapi mcmane nk explain the process of blood clotting???? me tk ingat the steps!
alhamdulillah~~~....nasib baik sgt sbb me masih ingat the process, secondary school style. yep. i actually remembered, but no fully, the points from my sec bio textbook! yang ade:
platelets n damaged tissue----->thrombokinase,
prothrombin------(with the help of thrombokinase)---->thrombin
fibrinogen----(with the help of thrombin)--->insoluble fibrin threads.
calcium is needed in the process (ntah, tk ingat kt which part yg perlukan calcium; i didnt even mention 'ion', coz i wasnt sure).
tk tahu lah klw the examiner boleh terima my answer. coz i think my answer tu tkde dlm lecture notes. there was no 'coagulation' anywhere in my answer.
bila start of exam time tu, me terus mintak dictionary (yep..boleh request a dictionary)... sbb nk cari makna hemostasis and deglutition. those terms tkde dlm dictionary..i had expected that... tgk jenis dictionary je dah tau...it was oxford i think, tp kecil punye.
at last, becoz ramai org tk tahu kedua2 terms tu, Mr Tang (he's my HAP tutor) beritahu maknenye.. oh~ rupe2nye, deglutition tu 'swallowing'...
kena explain the two phases of swallowing...phases ape sey??? wah~ nie me betul2 tk tahu... in my head, i was picturing the diagram in the HAP textbook..tgh cube2 ingat the captions below the diagram..so me jawab je ah ape yg me tahu..tk cakap langsung pasal 2 phases.. i believe markah mesti kena potong... isk~ tkpelah...
overall, the paer was ok.. i was happy. =D
the start of semester break
im having my semester holiday now... 1 month 3 weeks. i dont even know what to do to fill the days that lie ahead. i dont have a specific plan coz thing may come up and i may make a haste and last minute plan.
im now at school... buat ape kt sekolah sedangkan dah cuti???
welllll....actually kan.... i had strongly thought that today ade TKD camp. we were told 2 weeks before the exams that there was going to be a TKD camp on 5 and 6 sept. and so, i reached the sports hall at 9am this morning only to find dragon boat girls and a few track-n-field guys, i think.
before that, in da bus, i was already having doubts. betul ke ade camp... yeah, yeah.. i know i should've sms-ed someone yesterday. but i didnt, did i?
bila dah smpi sports hall tu, baru me sms-ed pei yong and gui wen. and both informed me that "the camp in postponed.." dunno when's the new date. hah~ how come i didnt receive any sms/news about that?? i wonder....
tkpelah... bagus jugak me dtg pagi. immediately my head started to plan what to do.. so i ate a heavy breakfast at business park (business sch's canteen). ama damai sey kt situ..and the radio was playing beautiful songs to my ears... nk jugak tahu channel radio ape.. tp tk tahu nk tanye sape..ended up, me terlupa. malas plak nk patah balik. oh ya, before gi canteen, me pergi ke cheers jap...
after that, me terus gi library... ape lagi klw bukan tgk movie! haha... hari tu, last day of school, tk dpt tgk movie, so peluang keemasan nie tk mau dilepaskan!
=)
tgk le grand voyage... dah tu, terus nk tgk movie lain...tp kena tunggu at least 30 minutes *ish~~ mcm gelojoh lah pulak! shame on you!*
so, yeah, now here i am, typing this post.
6.30pm nanti ade TKD training, so obviously im not going home, yet.
im now at school... buat ape kt sekolah sedangkan dah cuti???
welllll....actually kan.... i had strongly thought that today ade TKD camp. we were told 2 weeks before the exams that there was going to be a TKD camp on 5 and 6 sept. and so, i reached the sports hall at 9am this morning only to find dragon boat girls and a few track-n-field guys, i think.
before that, in da bus, i was already having doubts. betul ke ade camp... yeah, yeah.. i know i should've sms-ed someone yesterday. but i didnt, did i?
bila dah smpi sports hall tu, baru me sms-ed pei yong and gui wen. and both informed me that "the camp in postponed.." dunno when's the new date. hah~ how come i didnt receive any sms/news about that?? i wonder....
tkpelah... bagus jugak me dtg pagi. immediately my head started to plan what to do.. so i ate a heavy breakfast at business park (business sch's canteen). ama damai sey kt situ..and the radio was playing beautiful songs to my ears... nk jugak tahu channel radio ape.. tp tk tahu nk tanye sape..ended up, me terlupa. malas plak nk patah balik. oh ya, before gi canteen, me pergi ke cheers jap...
after that, me terus gi library... ape lagi klw bukan tgk movie! haha... hari tu, last day of school, tk dpt tgk movie, so peluang keemasan nie tk mau dilepaskan!
=)
tgk le grand voyage... dah tu, terus nk tgk movie lain...tp kena tunggu at least 30 minutes *ish~~ mcm gelojoh lah pulak! shame on you!*
so, yeah, now here i am, typing this post.
6.30pm nanti ade TKD training, so obviously im not going home, yet.
le grand voyage~
i just watched the movie! at TP library..
im touched. a bit overwhelmed. it feels good!
not much dialogue.. but i think i got the message. plus, i just love listening to the conversation... french eh? moroccan arabic here and there? the sound is simply nice =)
bila part reda n his dad arrive at Mecca...n movie tu tunjukkan ramai org berjalan menuju masjidil haram...background sound "labbaikallahummu labbaik~~"...then, ade gmbr ramai org tgh solat... background sound "bacaan quran dr sudais"... haiz~ i was like, teary and overwhelmed....
bilakah aku akan menjejakkan kaki ke Makkah...?
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMmMmMMMMMMMmmmm...
im not sure how to explain this feeling of mine. but nvm, that's not important.
anyway, im satisfied with the movie. but i got one question: pelakon yg jadi Reda tu muslim ke tak? kalau bukan muslim, tkkn certain parts of the movie was filmed in Mecca??? how about the film crew??
oh! i am inspired with this part:
Reda: Why didn't you fly to Mecca? It's a lot simpler.
The Father: When the waters of the ocean rise to the heavens, they lose their bitterness to become pure again...
Reda: What?
The Father: The ocean waters evaporate as they rise to the clouds. And as they evaporate they become fresh. That's why it's better to go on your pilgrimage on foot than on horseback, better on horseback than by car, better by car than by boat, better by boat than by plane.
"The movie isn't sophisticated but is charming in its own way, a kind of National Geographic with soul."
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361670/
"Le Grand Voyage is one of the few productions allowed to shoot in Mecca; the final images are breathtaking, as is a final cathartic exchange between father and son, which makes the rough trip leading up to this moment worth the wait. Almost."
- Ed Gonzales, Slant Magazine
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=1480
" "If the film has a message" Ferroukhi declared, "then it's a message of tolerance." He explained that he set out to make "a universal film [that would reach] beyond culture and religion." Thus, the son learns to accept his father's religious ways, while the father learns that his son must follow his own path in life. "
- http://www.altfg.com/Reviews/grandvoyage.htm
excepts taken from an interview with nicholas cazale (Reda):
- http://www.legrandvoyage.co.uk/interview01.htm
How did you feel among the Mecca pilgrims?
I could feel both an extraordinary energy and love, as if I could really hear Islam's heart beat. You realize that this religion is made of love and care for the others. I am happy I took part in this movie because it shows Islam in a way that has nothing to do with the image the media convey.
Did you find out things you did not know about Islam?
Absolutely. Reading the Koran I notably realized that Islam is a very federative religion: the human being is the centre of things and care for the others is essential. It teaches love and not hatred as is too often heard. The texts say that if one is hurt, one can take revenge, but it is even better if one can forgive.
im touched. a bit overwhelmed. it feels good!
not much dialogue.. but i think i got the message. plus, i just love listening to the conversation... french eh? moroccan arabic here and there? the sound is simply nice =)
bila part reda n his dad arrive at Mecca...n movie tu tunjukkan ramai org berjalan menuju masjidil haram...background sound "labbaikallahummu labbaik~~"...then, ade gmbr ramai org tgh solat... background sound "bacaan quran dr sudais"... haiz~ i was like, teary and overwhelmed....
bilakah aku akan menjejakkan kaki ke Makkah...?
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMmMmMMMMMMMmmmm...
im not sure how to explain this feeling of mine. but nvm, that's not important.
anyway, im satisfied with the movie. but i got one question: pelakon yg jadi Reda tu muslim ke tak? kalau bukan muslim, tkkn certain parts of the movie was filmed in Mecca??? how about the film crew??
oh! i am inspired with this part:
Reda: Why didn't you fly to Mecca? It's a lot simpler.
The Father: When the waters of the ocean rise to the heavens, they lose their bitterness to become pure again...
Reda: What?
The Father: The ocean waters evaporate as they rise to the clouds. And as they evaporate they become fresh. That's why it's better to go on your pilgrimage on foot than on horseback, better on horseback than by car, better by car than by boat, better by boat than by plane.
"The movie isn't sophisticated but is charming in its own way, a kind of National Geographic with soul."
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361670/
"Le Grand Voyage is one of the few productions allowed to shoot in Mecca; the final images are breathtaking, as is a final cathartic exchange between father and son, which makes the rough trip leading up to this moment worth the wait. Almost."
- Ed Gonzales, Slant Magazine
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=1480
" "If the film has a message" Ferroukhi declared, "then it's a message of tolerance." He explained that he set out to make "a universal film [that would reach] beyond culture and religion." Thus, the son learns to accept his father's religious ways, while the father learns that his son must follow his own path in life. "
- http://www.altfg.com/Reviews/grandvoyage.htm
excepts taken from an interview with nicholas cazale (Reda):
- http://www.legrandvoyage.co.uk/interview01.htm
How did you feel among the Mecca pilgrims?
I could feel both an extraordinary energy and love, as if I could really hear Islam's heart beat. You realize that this religion is made of love and care for the others. I am happy I took part in this movie because it shows Islam in a way that has nothing to do with the image the media convey.
Did you find out things you did not know about Islam?
Absolutely. Reading the Koran I notably realized that Islam is a very federative religion: the human being is the centre of things and care for the others is essential. It teaches love and not hatred as is too often heard. The texts say that if one is hurt, one can take revenge, but it is even better if one can forgive.
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