at the top of the world!

1. my family went for a 3 days and 2 nights vacation at bukit merah. enjoy yourselves everyone! :D

2. i almost burst into tears because of this one special lil notty boy. mum said he wanted to get in the bukit merah water themepark using his own money but willingly to give his wish up for the sake of buying me a soft toy as his money was not enough. oh budak kecik tp dah besar, along rindu kamu ;)

3. webcamm-ed (i hope this word exists) with my two dearest girlfriends. only God knows how thankful i am for the lovely moment. cant wait to go back and do things together again! dear jet, please send me a dozen of big apple doughnut to brisbane! this is an order! now! sapa suroh suka suka hati makan smbil webcam. memang la nak kena!

4. christmas wasnt that special since there was no snow to indicate the christmas day like i always imagine in mind. plus, it's summer in oz, so obviously there will be no snow at all! luckily, we had rain that day :D

5. finally got my dream, best bargain of the boring boxing day! ;)

6. starting to pack everything, be it personal or house stuffs. we are moving out this wednesday! cant wait to stay at new homesweethome!


few days to new year.
few days to end this memorable 2009...

pre shopping!

shopping season has just started! and these ladies with their long wishlist ready to ambush all stores! ;D here the hunt officially begins!



in the bus heading to DFO Jindalee. the translink bus was beautifully decorated with christmas tree and colourful ornaments for christmas! oh, i can feel the christmas spirit! HO - HO!

then, we went to a night market at kelvin grove which was opened specifically for christmas. it was somehow look like pasar malam in m'sia. oh oh, rindu pasar malam!

and next continued our long way to city! most of the shops closed at midnight today. brisbane city was suddenly lively at night!

merry christmas everyone :)

happy shopping on boxing day too :)

a road trip to ballina, new south wales

revisited Byron Bay, the most easterly point of the Australian mainland.


stopped at Macadamia Castle! it looks like a real castle. we were once felt like the prices and princesses in our own castle :D

Amaze n Place! it is a giant puzzle shaped by the green-ish bush! awesome :) though it was raining towards the end of the game, we had fun playing and solving our 'puzzle' in the giant puzzle together!

reached at Lynox Head for lunch. didnt get a chance to walk at the white magnificent beach as it was raining all day. despite the weather which perhaps not our best luck, everythin else was wonderful! i had bunch of fun with all of you today!

thanks,

red car - denish, mokhsin and anaqi.

white car - imran, mardhiah, syapa and dyane.

green car - jemi, andi, nija and aliaa. i was here too ;)

p/s: thanks heaps to aliaa & imran for sharing your photos! :)

cedar creek, mt tamborine

ingat lagi tak post pasal pergi berkelah kat mount tamborine beberapa minggu lepas? akhirnya dah dapat gambar! jom jom sesi mengimbas memori :D

nie la kereta yang mengangkut beberapa penumpang di kala matahari terik memancar. bayangkan la macam mana sejam setengah prjalanan betul2 bawah sinaran matahari musim panas! tapi saya x naik kereta nie pun sebenarnya! naik kereta satu lagi yang ada air-cond ;p

setelah beberapa kali sesat, akhirnya smpai jugak. here we are, Cedar Creek Section, Tamborine National Park! ;)

sebab smpai pun dah tengah hari, kami pun makan dulu. nasi goreng, sandwich tuna, fish finger for lunch! lepas tue, apa lagi, semua terjun kecuali kak alia yang baru smpai dari nz!

excited kan muka masing2? memang, kalahkan budak2 bila jumpa air. siap lawan selam sapa paling lama lagi! haha

dan mari kita lihat aktiviti mereka yang seterusnya! :DD

... meluncur atas batu! laju dan seronok! setelah 3 jam bersuka ria dalam air,

sambung bbq and makan makan, solat dan salin baju. dan agak agak petang, kami pun berangkat pulang! terima kasih ye kawan kawan :D picnic yang best!

p/s: thank you to imran and his camera for the photos :)

is it the similarities that keep us together? or is it the differences?

people said in friendship, we prefer to choose ppl whom we share same interest, personality to be in our circle of friends so that it would be easier to get along and do things with. but cant we survive with ppl whom we have no idea who he/she really is?

it happens in love too i guess. some ppl want their partner to be just like them so that he/she can understand him/her the way she/he wants to. but there are also ppl in this world who want to get a completely opposite character for the reason she/he wants the other person to complete them :)

btw, its just an issue hit me last few days as my sister said our youngest brother is just like me. well, we are indeed. in many things in life.

he's notty. i am too of course.
he's stubborn. me too.
he has a soft heart. i believe i have it too. we are both very sensitive even over small matters.
we are both love to win mostly in everything! well, we are the eldest and the youngest. so what do u expect? ;p and the list goes on.. the fact is, we are more like mama.

and i have to admit abang is more like angah. and they both have ayah's characters.

but of all the similarities and differences that we share, they are the most precious thing ever happens to me! love u all deeply! ;)

its saturday!

1. do you think you hot?
well, i believe im not but the weather is. it is extremely HOT!

2. upload your favourite photo

too many to upload here. every photo has its own memory to cherish makes me hardly choose which is the best in my collection but i think this is one of my most favourite photos!

3. describe the photo
me with my two favourite men ;) they are both grown up already!


4.when was the last time you eat pizza?
last week at a friend's house when we were having meeting


5. last song u listened to?
some unfamiliar christmas songs sang by 3 women sat in front of me when we went for christmas light tour yesterday nite


6. what are you doing apart from finish this tag?
drink a glass of orange juice for breakfast when the clock shows 12 at noon :D


7. other nicknames?
sheha (my favourite!), along (what all my siblings call me at home), kakak (only mama calls me with this name :), shea (few close friends love to adress me with this name and nurul (very few and rare to hear this but still i love it!)


8. tag 6 people
1. my favourite mama, mrs zaharah
2. a girl who is going 18 next year, miss angah
3. one who is currently in m'sia, miss izzaida fadhya
4. miss aliaa zawani, who is currently surviving without going back to m'sia
5. one i know she'll never read this, miss izzati
6. and miss aimie nadia, a girl who knows mostly everything about me


9. who is no.1 to you?
i told u, she is my favourite mummy! top in the list ever!


10. describe people no.5
happy go lucky :D u'll hardly stop laughing with her around


11. no.3 currently has relationship with?

mr KA ;D

12. how's about people no.4?
she's good at art, craft. well, she is orang kaya baru at the moment! hehe


13. your advice to people no.6?
oh oh, sila la bertahan dengan kawan awak yang sorang nie :DD


14. what is no.2 good at?
haha. its a secret i shall tell. EATING! opps! sorry :p



done! thanks for tagging jiji! ;)

smiling faces

always remember to be HAPPY because you never know who's falling in LOVE with your SMILE ;)

another simple reminder that i easily forget.

smile can always make our day better.

so lets keep smiling people!

if people were meant to be perfect, there wouldn't be eraser on pencils!

see, no one is perfect. no one. so, never expect perfection in others, because you yourself may not good enough in their eyes too. people, lets learn to accept things/ppl for what/who they are :)

you are my sunshine

dan hari ini hanya punya memori memori indah untuk dikenang :)

special thanks to imran, mard, syafiq, nija, andi and kak alia for the wonderful picnic. also to my dearest sister and brothers for the enjoyable, fun sykping moment! :DD

oh, alangkah indahnya hidup kalau tiap tiap hari macam nie ;)

too many things in one day!

okay we'll start with good news first.

1. after all the troubles, finally we managed to get the town houses at herston road. its nearer to uni and of course, its superbly beautiful! alhamdulillah :)

2. met a new korean friend, Jo An when i was in citycat heading back home. she's friendly and adorable!

3. am going to a waterfall at Mt. Tamborine, Nerang tomorrow with some friends and 2 guests from sydney! it has been a long long time since i went to waterfall! cant wait! :D

4. got some Anzaq homemade biscuits from a nice uncle that fixed my door previous day. its one of famous traditional cookies in Australia :)

5. my eyes couldnt stop staring at the wheel of brisbane tonite! it was in blue which made it looked more outstanding!

5. one of my long lost friend contacted me today! and i am so glad she did.

and here the not-so-good news.

1. though we got the house we dream, unfortunately two of us have to stay in different house due to no rooms left in the current house. huh. how should i tell them? (both of them are in m'sia at the moment). this is seriously not easy.

2. one of my friends was fined as her cook had triggered the fire drilling last wed. i just knew the story today. im so sorry to hear that she has to pay 960 aud, which is equivalent to rm2700 for that. oh, i really wish i could help. be strong girl!

3. i ate too much today :( breakfast twice, lunch twice, a tea and a dinner. oh, this is obviously the worst news for today! :D

smoke!

rrrriinggggg!! well, that was not exactly the buzzing sound i heard in my sleep this morning.

it was my housemate, who was so panic calling my name for help! okay okay, this is not a dream. without wasting any minute i jumped from my bed, opened the door and guess what did i see in the living hall and kitchen area? smoke!

the smoke already spread to most of the area! and i also saw she and her mum (who was staying here during her one week vacation) were trying very hard to vanish (please forgive this girl for her limited vocabulary which seems to always happen during this break!) the smoke. i tried to help too.

luckily, the fire alarm didnt make it.

so no firemen were called.

and no money was burnt. fuhh.

oh, these photos were taken back on feb 28 2009.

well, these situation is a rather a normal thing to happen in clv kelvin grove.

so dont get panic!

p/s: oh, i really wish someone has recorded what have happened in my house this moning. would be nice for my own personal collection of experiences! hehe

oh. oh.

oh oh. saya perlu (sangat sangat perlu okay!) idea kreatif menjelma untuk mengisi lapang saya yang sangat sangat lapang sekarang nie :D

idea kreatif(s) setakat ini.

1. nak start menulis balik tapi sebab lama sgt tak tulis, habis lupa macam mana nak start. idea kering kontang. haish.

2. belajar masak. konon konon nanti banyak la resepi2 baru bakal tercipta. tapi... kata kena diet? kalau rajin sangat masak nanti sape plak yang rajin sgt makan tue kan? :p haish.

3. nak bekerja keras. supaya nanti senang masa depan tambah2 part jalan-jalan and semestinya shopping! oh! oh! tapi peluang pekerjaan sgtlah limited sekarang nie. haish.

4. nak g jalan jalan makan angin. yeay! menarik kan? tapi kalau dlm brisbane, rasanya suma tempat (okay, mybe blum abes tp KEBANYAKAN yang wajib semua dah sampai. so klau keluar nak g mana lagi? haish.

akibatnya, tepaksa la melekat kat rumah je. menonton movie yang hampir sumanya dah tengok. baca novel yang dipinjam di library tapi bayangkanlah novel2 kat library mcm mana kan? haha. dan yang tak penah miss pun dlm sehari mesti la online. fb, email, blogs, ym. haih.

oh. oh.

sekadar gambar hiasan.

post2 sblum nie semuanya wordy so i just put this pic though it doesnt relate to this entry at all. saja suka suka. hehe ;))

a precious lesson of the day

its a pleasure to meet u too mr handy man :)

a half decade man in a proper suit came to fix my door this evening. he asked me which door to repair, looked at it at one glance, and started repairing with me, at the side watching him working as if i never seen someone repair the door before. hehe. it just me being curious or the feeling of overprotective towards my room could be a reason too perhaps! :D

he then, introduced his name, Neil if i got his name correct and tried to shake my hands. politely, i just nodded, smiled and introduced him my name. sheha. a beautiful name, he said being polite too. from his gaze, i knew he wanted to ask me something and not long, he started to ask.

"do you not shake hands?"

i knew he would ask that. so, with a smile i explained that i dont shake or touch man except they are my family, siblings and husband. well, i made the explanation simpler for him. i could see he nodded as if he understand. i believe he is. then, he asked again.

"may i know why?"

and i simply answered, its my religion, my culture. its Islam, i continued as i knew he would ask that later. he then asked,

"what else should you do?"

and i already did, i said I also have to cover my hair. he looked a little suprise, but then left me a slight smile when he realized that i had towel covered my hair. haha. not enough time to grab my tudung la! he then told me that he used to see people wearing all covered, except their eyes.

"if you cover yourself, how could people recognize you?"

i laughed shortly as i know he was referring to those who wear hijab. but, i did answered him, "that is never a problem." i am so relieved that he never looked at my explanation as offensive. we talked and shared load of things, his family, his work previously, his skills too. and before he left, he said this to me,

"its really nice talking to you, sheha. do every girl in your country speak like you?"

i smiled, taking his words as a compliment. in silence, i had to admit it did melt the heart of this girl especially with the fatherly look that i hardly get here.

people, cant u see even a techician who has no status, no high education could be kind, polite and respectful towards others. i wish if everybody could do the same too. thanks mr handy man, i should value people more from now on :)

webcam tanpa suara

had a great great time laughing and giggling with them tonite :D

thank you little boys!

please, stay strong

it was a bright monday, and for a moment i believe will be a good start of the week :)

while walking down the way to my work place, i passed thousand of people in the city with different clothes, speaking different languages, doing different jobs smiling and laughing happily. i always wonder how they always manage to do that? jealousy seriously caught me today.

my day wasnt bright as expected. well, never expect what will happen in life as the reality may dissapoint us sometimes. off to work today and i worked hard to make the house clean and tidy with the hope it will satisfy her. i worked non-stop for 3 hours to ensure all could be done on time.

but, in the middle of evening where i got myself twilight novel and a piece of puding roti, i recieved a call. from her. a few complaints were made. oh, didnt i make sure everything was good before i left this morning? why it must always ended like this?

suddenly i felt so demotivated. down. and somehow felt like giving up.
i'm tired. too tired actually :(

and sayonara dear seniors! have a safe journey back home.

was it me or the day who wasnt bright actually?

summer and all about it.

this entry may be too early to post (referring to the title, but i cant think of better one at the moment) ;)

it has been a month. days are empty without classes, lectures, tutorials, assignments, tasks and etc. so no more waking up early in the morning to attend lectures or stay up late to finish last minute assignments. no more! i'm in 3 months summer break. yeay!

well, to update brisbane is getting hotter nowadays. when i say hot, i do mean HOT, which is up to 34 degrees sometimes. panas! the sun rises as early as 4.30am and its only getting dark by 6.30pm. oh, now i know this is the beautiful summer that they are referring to :p

for the past 4 weeks, nothing much were done actually. nothing exciting for the moment except for few regular things like the job offers. yeah, i'm now working. for the sake of travelling all aussies as i always dream of, i need to work this summer. the work is tiring as it'll make me fall asleep like i never want to wake up anymore. huhu. but still, do pray for my murah rezeki okay! i wish to do babysitting lah! :D

apart from that, nothing much. i'll wake early as i couldnt bear the sun rays through my window every morning, have my-at-least-20-minutes-shower, breakfast, off to work if monday and tuesday, if not i'll let myself update with blogs, facebooks every 10 minutes of the day, movies, books, magazines, to labs sometimes (coz there are airconds there :p), get my-not-used-to-cook-lunch at noon, a walk in the evening, dinner and goodnite :) boring huh? i admit i do feel so sometimes. but still, im doing well and happy to be here!

that's all of my bla bla bla. see you around! ;D

eid adha

it's the day of sacrifices. dont worry much as i won’t repeat the same story that we used to learn and listen since our childhood, just a simple question to let everyone ponder. we usually said we easily get bored with the same story told again again, but lets ask ourself how many of us could retell the same great story without referring to any books if you are asked to do so?

sacrifice may seem a simple word but it has a big meaning to me personally. being the eldest of the family who always wish to win in everything, i have always been reminded that to surrender and let others win never mean you’re a loser. not even a failure, instead its a beautiful thing called sacrifice that you do for the sake of your loved ones. you do because you love them, just as simple as that.

and today, i wish to do one more thing. to have a positive perception towards others and not to be prejudice or judgemental of all what he/she did in the past without knowing the truth. people, lets see the world more beautifully, more than we do at the moment :)

here was my first aidiladha, my second eid in australia.

and i celebrated this wonderful day with them :D less is more!

and as usual, we did makan-makan too :D never have to miss lontong, rendang, kuah kacang and nasi impit coz we had them all here!

vampire vs wolf

new moon mood. yes, i officially watched the everyone's-favourite-movie today ;)

to a person whom didnt read the novel for the sake of watching the movie, i would say its a great one. yes, especially for this kind of girl who loves the cheesy-sweet-love-story, new moon would always be a perfect one :D

and a great news is im love with jacob (taylor lautner)! :D sorry edward, i think vampire is just not my type :p

dear heroes

congratulations :)

adik, for your huge improvement in math

and

zharif on your excellent result in UPSR 09.

keep it up boys!

the pursuit of happiness

the true meaning of happiness is when you can forgive and forget no matter what he/she did to you in the past.

no one is perfect. so by accepting others for who he/she is, that is happiness.

happiness also means that you can always be yourself whenever and wherever you want without much worry of what others think about you.

happiness is not only about your own self; it's about others; family, friends, love and even a perfect stranger.

happiness is also when you will feel happy if people around you feel happy.

and happiness never fails to bring smiles and laughs to make everyone's days brighter.

ah, it was just my random thoughts of that simple magic word crossed my mind this morning.

p/s: i already got my happiness for today. thanks for the long lovely conversation we had just now.

miss u more mama.

am so sorry for making u worried.

for the time being, i just want to let u know, im okay.

please dont worry much.

will call u soon, promise :'/

love u.

a new journey is about to start

my one and only younger sis is going to sit for her SPM this wednesday, 18th nov 2009. her long journey is just about to start. fight till the last ya!

angah,

u must be wondering why it feels like the clock is ticking too fast kan sekarang? especially when thinking of not enough practice have been done,
few topics havent been covered
made you feel like you cant spare time do anything else

other than READ, READ and READ.

but remember,

it doesnt matter how many books have u read,
how many discussions have u made,
or how many nights u didnt even sleep,
what matters most now is to
always believe in yourself that u are able to do well.

girl, u will always be in my prayer, mum's, dad's, abang's, adik's and others too. so good luck and do your best okay! :)

lamington national park, gold coast

14th nov 2009.

reached Gold Coast countryside area where lies a small township of Canungra. also picnic with saturday-must-have breakfast, almond & custard croissant at the park while enjoying the great view around :)

its summer and the sun shined brightly made the day blazing hot. luckily, the spectacular view along the way uphill made the journey worth it.

thank u uncle driver, because of you we managed to reach the top of the mountain. plus extra credit too for being cool and steady with that dizzy zig zag road.

discovered a big tall tree with its host has decayed. we managed to get inside and the picture above was the view from the bottom. super duper awesome huh? the small circle up there is the top of the tree.

and before departing back to brisbane, we stopped at Canungra Valley Vineyard located at the foothills of the national park. it is where grapes are planted, processed and kept in order to produce quality wine.

the grapes are still green

and as usual these two ladies had a great time taking photos

thats all for the day. jiji is now back in m'sia, spending time with her beloved family and aliaa went to cairns for fruitpicking job with another 7 friends for a month.

while I go nowhere, always be in Brisbane.

p/s: and thank you too for your pictures miss aliaa zawani!