Pseudo east coast road trip- the kuantan journey

Pseudo east coast road trip- the kuantan journey
18-20th November 2011

This thing, was actually not so well planned. I’ve just move out to Hospital Hulu Terengganu and there- as a rockie they just reassigned names for the courses of the months, all there- my name happened to popped up at some course to attend in kuantan, lol.

There are few facts
1. only me to go? Huhu.. the 1st thing I did asked was- anybody else? And atthat moment, the answer was really so disappointing
2. I’ve never been there. Or be it clearer this way- no land is within my familiarity . I’ve been nowhere except home, myworkplace and the land in between them haha..soo pathetic.
3. my wish list of the year- includes an east coast road trip is not yet comes to reality. This was originally my intention to see it myself the beauty of terengganu beaches that stretch all along the eastern part of the country

T’was my first thought. Then I just accepted it. Argue and I will get nothing but being angry (which I doonntt like at all) so here I am, indulge myself in what I call- the pseudo east coast road trip (in which in conclusion is a bit different from my so called wish of the year)

17th
Being off duty on 17th, I lazed off with some map readings and hotel booking. Honestly I’m bit hyper. Doing things for the first time, haha.. makes adrenaline rushes faster in my veins. It reminds me back on my ITALIAN JOB 2009 I was hyper nearly one week before starting off to Rome and start venturing with Sarah. The thing is, this is not the same. Feeling so unfamiliar with a land which is w.i.t.h.i.n my home country sweet Malaysia is so funny I cannot handle it haha.. at last it happened that I was talking to Subbha and he offers to teman me there from kemaman onward. Then only I was able to sleep soundly haha..(thanks to him )

18th
Starting off at 8925km, Friday noon.

memulakan perjalanan ini dengan namMu ya Allah
setiap langkahku pintaku diberkati
amin

The traffic was initially clogged with org2 g smayang jumaat. I went for early lunch, went to internet café, get some air &jajans this and that then it goes smoother than I thought. The road is very comel and you can actually just go forward, of course la sometimes there’s short run of kwsn pembinaan bla2 but not that bad like those to-fro kt- kberang very2 bad huhu..

you know, the only things that comes to my mind was- OMG, this country is a real treasure I’ve missed it all haha.. I never know the beaches are so enchanting I can’t keep my eyes away, Subhanallah!..it’s so funny I’ve here in trg for quite a time and there’s only few times – can really count it how many times I’ve time to at least give a glance to these treasures. The most I’ve reached before was the Kelulut Beach. No further.

Then Kerteh. there OMG I thought this country has it all. From nature to resources, it has it all. No wonder Trg people is kaya kaya haha..

Then the Mesra Mall. Heard about it a lot, just never been there. It’was surprisingly quite a small mall (as compared to m.y imagination hahaha)

Then Kijal there I met Subbha and from there onward faiz drive his car in front of us and, honestly
-one thing is I didn’t read much of the SIGNBOARD anymore hihihi.
-second is, from there onward I did drive s.l.o.w.e.r hahahah. (jgn marah ye encik police)
-third is, so ME I cannot sit long and not talking, and talking makes me tell something I don’t want to tell and baha I surrender to him, he’s very good korek2 rahsia orang 5stars utk awk hihihi..

Around 5pm+ we were there. My TBC kisses the welcoming land long before me. Take some roticanai and some drinks, pray and then checked in. Thanks to them, everything settled before sunset. Diorang went off near maghrib time. and me, just lazed and feel bit melancholic (not a bit, actually so so) till dozed off at 12.
Silelah jgn sedih2 kt bumi kuantan neh

19th
Ready for the course early in the morning.
Breakfast is good I just amik nasik lemak lots of selections but I really cannot handle it pagi2. then off to HTAA for the course. Enjoyed short lectures and hand’s on breakout sessions. Packed till finished at nearly 5pm.
Then back to hotel, get some shower and off again. Pusing2 and there’s again- my passion of nature brings me at the end to have long walk over the esplanade and river bank watching the water until magrib prayer time..
Then spent the whole magrib-isya time at the SAS mosque
Back to hotel after prayer and lazed off.
Read subbha’s wall
Ready for CM yeay!

SILA BERSEMANGAT ye

20th
This time I didn’t take breakfast at the hotel really cannot handle it too early in the morning. Cont with course, -short lectures and more hand’s on skills I loved it.

Quoting Dr Azam-LIFE IS NOT A FIGURE
So damn true..
Steve Job died and his millions dollars cannot bring him back to live.
Course ended at 2+pm and I performed prayer then OFF at 3.

Ila waqtin thaniah.. fursotin thaniah.I’ll be there again, insya Allah.
I’m home at 6.20pm at 9385km

Finally
Pseudo east coast road trip resolutions
1. bak sini TBC2802 mai kne gi service hohoho.. it’s 9385 already
2. camne nk betul2 east coast road trip neh? Huhu.. kire yang ini sudah ok ke xaci lagi neh?.i think traveling pakai kete sdirik xaci ar huhu..xsame tu.
3. there on the way I see the bukit bauk @ dungun so magnetic nasib I xbrenti ja hehe..
4. there on the way I see the pulau kapas (betui ka?) di bawah kemendungan langit kelulut
5. nk g jln2 ag huhuhu..
6. sila bersemangat ye (credit to subbha)

Credits of this journey goes to:
Those who DID put my name to attend the course (ini thanks dalam bracket ya hahaha)
Subbha/Faiz for making things much easier by their presence

me
Kuantan
November 2011

october's ramble

it's end of october already

i'm so this and that
i am excited yet much more scared
i am happy this housemanship will be (insya Allah)- over yet i know i will miss it
i am glad this will be over yet i don't know what lay ahead

what is that?
i'm so afraid to face new things hahaha
let it be
let it be and see how it goes
i pray hardly for good things

urm..
for now,
i'm newly a fully registered medical practicioner.
i'm not anymore in a probationary period for driving -yeay! i got my BIG driving license already

and my social relationship is wrecking -again. huhu
befriending is as tough as i thought.
people just expects more.
at the beginning of it, i swear i heard him said let just be friend.
i made it clear from the beginning that I AM SINGLE BUT NOT AVAILABLE
and he said fine let just be friend
am i to damned straight like the sudip? to say yes?
nx time those sentence will be the hardest to believe
because by time, they'll expect more and more
i'm over it

yesterday he called and i answered. we talked for a while, and i was disspointed about the hopes and expectations and wants which i think it wasn't appropriate. what more that that is that i've trusted him for his- let just be friend- thing and now he forget it wholly.that was as evidence of he got dissappointed and hung up the phone.
i didn't call back
i'm over it
i'm over it. i'm over other people 's wants.
i'm a selfish lady with my own wants to fulfill. pull stop.

and the still maybe's
staying' or moving? oooh i'm so restless. i've just walked in my PT's office and she said DONNO YET. patience please! i cannot geared down this adrenaline rush- it keeps going. gimme some alprazolam maybe that will help chasing this restlessness away for some time hahaha

thanks Allah, i'm on duty TONIGHT.
just let me dwell in my works and work and work- that won't hurt.

it's all about trees

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
~Nelson Henderson~

it's september, already
another one month and it'l be 2yrs of works
and another 2months (hopefully) i'm out of this crazy housemanship duties..

update?
urm..
1.my Insight- i've been driving > 6693km so far, (dat was last time i filled the tank)it's TBC 2802, pearl white in color. 've nowhere yet except around kuala terengganu and few trips home to krai. 3more months to go- i wish the e.a.s.t.c.o.a.s.t trip will be a real thing, if not within this year, be it next year also will be just fine
6months already but yet, so much things i've got to do with my beloved baby- the only this i've done it just got it tinted and not more than that. it'll need some further touch-up, service and others that i don't know how and when and where and even what. got zero knowledge regarding motors , hoho..

2. my home; erm...currently back to my-student time- just like kak yati said it to me.. haha.. i'm livin' solo again, unintentionally -okay. my housemate moved out last ramadhan to stay together with her sister and i havent yet searching for mew housemate (i will not, actually) or looking for new home (probably)

3. my saving ? haha. this part is very dissappointing - i dunno if i even able to save a cent hahaha- dont ask me!

4. my frends-
safiyah- 24th sept jus give birth to a 2.7kg baby boy (haven't say congrates yet huuhu)
fadhilah married since long time and now-and her baby girl
dayah is now married
aliaa ? probably due (dunno when heheh)
zulek- havent heard from her yet
kak yati still solo
me and my solo-ness :)

5. my next want to be place is this weird place in terengganu called bukit bauk, it's somewhere in dungun.(i havent been anywhere- really) not even the famous masjid terapung whish is not more than 2minutes away form my home hahah- sooooo bad!
it's probably a good place to stretch my long -time no-use mucles . nearly one hour to the top, sound like a good place for retreat. i'm looking for companion, though. it's not a good idea going hiking alone - scary me lool.

6. see you next entry okey..

it's a whole new day

once again,
i saw the C'EST LA VIE thing in my notebook, that suddenly reminds me back about this blog hehehe.. kesian sungguh blog ku yang terabai ini huhu

it's march 2011 already
mai berfikir jap

the facts that i
1-work for 1yr 5month already

loooo.. so cepat mase berlalu
can't make the time stop though

2 what's new?
nothing much.
hermmmmmm.. i'm 27, las tyr i was 26 lol
i'm still single yahaha..; no change
haven't seen my speech theraphist yet
i moved out from the quarters already
i drive my kancil everyday to work for almost 1month now
i got i saman already hahaha
i got myself covered with insurance
i guess no big changes
but others around me, they do
my sis noni, is pregnant again, 2nd baby
my sis lah, is gettign divorced
my brother di, is busy with his 2nd baby boy and new cheryl and new home

3 this 2011 new year resolution
-east coast trip : after i dapat my INISIGHT, insyaAllah nak bederat abis2:)
-saving >rm6000 : whoaaa..which means rm500/mo, so difficult but yet i'l try.,. duwet already cikup2 maaa. nasib ade claim oncall ja neh
-MRCP part 1 : haven't planed yet . actually was induced by seeing my collegue studying for MRCP, plus the feeling of studying have been long gone hahhaaha..rindu that feeling..skang aku x stady pom haha..
-better realtionship with my parent: actually dunno how much better things will be, but then, since i/ve home in past 1y and half, things have been NOT so good lah.perhaps better means a BIT better(am i rambling?) no need to understand, though.

so far, no resolution regarding this blog hehehe.
i'll keep this updated, once in a while.

adios

it's a whole new day!

penang trip 2010

Penang trip 29-31 july 2010

Finally this trip comes into reality after almost one year of really wanting to go there (I had promised sarah to give her a visit since I’m home last year!) thanks to Allah, I had this opportunity.
Peluang untuk menjejak kaki ke tanah pinang.

So I had been there for 3 days.
3 good days

Some little notes about this trip
Overall, my budget
-rm 100 for 2 way bus ticket from kuala terengganu to penang.
-rm 100 for makan2
-and I am lucky to have sarah, providing me free place to stay, plus most of transport right there.
So that makes total of rm200 for the basic things
And as this is what sarah call ‘my shopping trip’ I spent nearly rm400 for clothes, nearly rm100 for books, and rm 820 for a new handphone hahaha. As long as if u are not planning to do quite a shopping, then basically this trip cost me rm200..whoaaa!!

So, this shopping trip start..
28 july /9.00pm
I took my bus from hentian bas kuala terengganu (thanks to tikah, she sent me there from our hostel, ehehe..) SP Bumi is quite punctual, we departed at 9.01pm. I got a comfy one seat kerusi, and most importantly no one sebelah to talk to..haha. (my biggest problem is when i have someone to talk to beside me lol), so I sleep like a baby.
We stopped at somewhere I didn’t know J at 12midnight for prayer, and finally sg nibong, I am here! At around 5.30am.
Sg nibong bus station is acceptably acceptable- clean toilet, surau is clean. I do subuh prayer while waiting for sarah to pick me up.

29 july
6.30 finally I met my long-missed buddy- sarah! After quick hug, she drove us for breakfast. 3 of us, had tosai, something like a lempeng makan cicah dengan kuah2 curry and other kuah’s. plus roti bakar cicah telur masak separuh- sedappp!

7.30 welcome to my home –said sarah. Me and her did some long qadha tidor till noon hahaha..

2.00 pm after prayer , sarah bawak aku makan the famous nasi kandar in town NASI KANDAR LINE CLEAR at penang street. Tasted almost all the lauks, ayam sotong daging sayor seme I amik satu set haha..< kenduri sakan nampak> as sarah’s nye abang said :)hehehe that cost us nearly rm20 for three. That makes me kekenyangan for almost the whole day hahah..After that, we stopped for a while at pasar chowrasta – a must go shop for that famous penang’s jeruk(or else u will get that very same jeruk at higher prices). I borong 5kg for rm30.

Then sarah drove me to some sea side around there.. had some girl-to-girl talk hehe, sambil minum air kelapa tepi pantai and making some ridiculous guess about prices for new lot of bungalows right there.(which later we knew ‘s 4 juta rm ) loll..

5.00 to queensbay.. u know what people did at a shopping mall, yea! I got myself some clothes, plus books. and One nice thing sarah suggested and I like is the TAKO TAO> something like fishball. Made mixed of potatoes, campur some kind of flour which has isi2- u can choose nak isi apa. I tried the sotong one.cost rm 4.30 for 3balls but worth to try one.got lots of cheese and so creamy!.prayer room there was spacy but no aircond huhu..

7.00 back home. Do our prayer, the off to Jawi > my brother’s home

9.30 jawi I;m here.. have our dinner kat kedai around there, cost me less than rm20 for 3person. and at home makan some durian- really this is my first durian for this season-haven’t ate yet lolll! Slept at nearly one o’clock and dozed off till morning.

30 july
7.30 get ready to off while my brother, khadhir get ready to get to work, as well as kak ida. We off at almost same time. me and sarah back to island, them –to work.
Along the way, got very sleepy and yahahaha…lambatnye sampai! Plus morning is not a good time to cross the penang bridge loll…the traffic was heavy and slow.
But then, at last we’re home again, after stopped for take away breakfast kat warung tepi jalan near our flat. It’s really cheap, rice with any lauk cost me not more than rm5 for two. And after breakfast, we dooooooozeed off again until almost noon yahaha..
And today’s plan is to get me my new handphone, so at

2pm we off again to bukit jambul.The best place to get you a phone- full selection of options are there. But before that we went for lunch at GIANT bayan baru for this particular sizzling mee that sarah love very much, this cost less than rm10 for two.what a cheap place to stay-I thought! And there we had moist choc cake for rm5, purely chocolate- even it was only a small piece, we’re totally puas hati. Then did some shopping there- sarah got her baju raya here..i got some piece of clothes too

6.30 after prayer , we’re off to bukit jambul.
Thanks Allah, the very first handphone shop I had my sit, I dah nampak hp yang I berkenan so I just grab one. (so easyy) or else I know it will be very very difficult andat last I don’t want to buy any.it is sony ericson. It wasn’t the latest ones but the only spec that I was looking for is a good hp for a cam. This thing I bought has cam with 5 MP. That’s enough already.
Then comes the other part of shopping. And I got jelous with sarah bcoz she already jumpa her baju raya, so I was quite bersunguh to look for my baju raya too, and finally I got my baju raya here lollll….and then we stopped by at kamdar just beside , and sarah got some kain2 for her other bajuraya.
9.00 had dinner at ?(lupe dahh heheh) nasi beriani and ayam tandoori. Makan sampai kekenyangan. Cost around rm16 for two.

10.00 ‘twas rainy rintik2 and we head off to padang kota lama and had lepak2 dalam hujan rintik2 sambil makan cake and minum air and makan kacang rebus di tepi laut until we felt quite wet and runny nose so we head off –home. Esok pulak!
But then aqma- sarah’s sister brought us home a pizza- so we’re having pizza at like 1am in the morning sambil2 I try to explore my newly bought hp haha..tidor dalam kekenyangan, alhamdulillah.

31 july
My last day here
Today’s plan is to batu feringghi by bus. Since the first day I told sarah I wanted to naik that rapid penang and today is the time.
We’re off at like after zohor time and go for lunch first at jln sri pinang, one more time I said it aloud to myself, what a cheap place to eat- rm3 for a plate(actually depend on what kind of lauk did u pick, of course) – no where to get in kuala terenngganu (I think so), rm1 for a glass.initially nak naik motor to komtar then take bus from there, but then it’s rainy so we decided to go by bus from home.
So we hop on bus from home to jetty (weld quay)- cost me rm1 then from there we take bus 101 to batu feringgi, costing rm2.70 per person.
Reach there at around 3pm, walk along the beach and snap some photo with ‘my newly bought handphone” looolll..and watching people riding that ski boat and banana thing, and most fascinating one is the parachute thing- I’m just to scary to try any hehehe.. makin besar makin penakut hahaha.
Around 6pm we take bus back home to komtar. Stopped by at near komtar and sempat lagi samabr baju and sluars selai dua lagi hehehe.. and do our prayer there then back home.
Home at nearly 8
So aku kelam kabutlah take bath and do my prayer and rush to sg nibong bus station to catch my bus at 9.00pm

Departed at 9.05pm
Bye penang!
Hope to be here again J

That’s about technical things..where I’ve been, what I’ve done.. but there’s lots of things or what I call- eye opener sights, is all I’m looking for. Especially during my last day- with public transport I know more about different economical classes in this crowded community. To delicate to be expressed in word, but that is the thing that makes my trip most memorable.

Finally

Thousand of thanks to
Sarah- the person who makes this trip real for me, thanks a lot!
Abg khadhir- i’m looking forward to stay at your home nx time I ‘ll be there
Kak ida- thanks for the durian J
Aqma- thanks for that delicious pizza!
Che azhar- thanks for everything, I can’t find the right word to say.. but then, if it wasn’t you, maybe I was to cancelled my trip from the beginning, whoaaa!!.

Dah rindu penang !
2/8/2010
1040pm

((incompatible.mode))

Semalam majlis graduasi kami. seakan mimpi yang benar. Duduk sebaris dengan teman-teman di tengah stadium universiti. di tengah-tengah sorakan dan tepukan dan jeritan dan that pon pon and kompang and that nenek2 kampung punye special form of sorak(always my fav).Sama tepuk tangan, happy. hampir-hampir (tapi tak) turut panjat kerusi teruja dengan kawan-kawan. naik pentas, saw Dr Wajih smiling while handling me the t.h.i.n.g and  heard him said; mabruk.

And afterward, adik bertanya; 
”kak, apa perasaan?”

Saya kira tak ada perkataan yang mampu benar-benar menjawab soalan dia. saya cuma menjawab; 
”one day u’ll know when YOU sit t.h.e.r.e.”

Senyum berkuntum. ”insya Allah, kak”

::Graduating~ a common dream of every student::
Yang indah tak kan datang bergolek, unless you are born under lucky star (like omputih said). Aristotle Law of Causality is a good thing to know  what to expect under a given situation (although that is not always true). Bagi sikit masa untuk belajar, korbankan sikit tidur, sikit itu dan sikit ini, anda akan dapat sikit. bagi lebih untuk itu dan ini, anda akan dapat lebih. 

Give, generously. give more and u’ll get more. kadang-kadang kita terasa susah, tapi yang susah itulah harganya untuk dapat apa yang kita nak. Good things always come with GOOD price. tak sanggup? macamana kita tak sanggup beli beg L.V.  (ending up with beg lambak tepi Rialto Bridge), macam tu jugaklah, kamu tak sanggup BAGI lebih untuk dapat grad dengan mumtaz, which is, of course super-duper difficult unless kamu sanggup bagi itu ini itu ini.. (ending up dengan result lambak, too)
 
Setiap orang ada potensi diri masing-masing. kamu, juga.
Saya percaya, kamu masing-masing ada pengalaman dalam dunia belajar masing-masing. kamu tahu jika kamu berusaha takat ini biasanya kamu akan dapat result setinggi ini, and kalau berusaha takat itu kamu akan dapat result sebaik itu. kamu tahu apa yang kamu selalu BAGI. dan kamu tahu apa yang kamu selau DAPAT sebagai hasil. 
 ‘give what you always give, u’ll get what u always get’
So, my advice is; be ready to give more if you expect more.

::2:the open secret::
Tak siapa yang tak tahu,kalau nak result tinggi mesti jawab exam dengan elok. tak siapa yang tak tahu, nak jawab exam dengan elok mesti well-prepared. tak siapa tak tahu macamana nak jd student yang well-prepared. tak siapa yang tak tahu pasal attitude of good student; be prepared before the class, attend class early, respect teachers, participate well, have good notes, then ulangkaji balik in time, and baca balik before exam. saya tak perlu tulis lagi pasal itu semua, kamu dah tahu.
The only thing is, how much yang kamu SANGGUP bagi?

:: some basic tips::
1. know yourself. 
first and hardest of all things. cakap mudah tapi nak buat payah. know your strength, use it. know your weakness, accept it and improve it. know your opportunities, use it. 

2. have your own target, and work for it.
Be practical and sensible, otherwise it will demoralize oneself (i believe so).

3. create a study pattern that fits you.
For the best result, kamu better create (and follow) your own study pattern yang ’sesuai dengan jiwa’. ini namanya study smart. jangan buat kerja bodoh perabih masa anda meniru cara orang lain belajar tapi tak masuk otak. contoh bagi yang kene ada jadual belajar baru dia belajar, BUAT jadual belajar. Yang memang allergic ngan jadual belajar, jangan menggatal nak buat jadual belajar. Yang boleh mengadap buku 4-5jam, boleh ngadap. yang boleh ngadap 15minit then kne tido, then ngadap and tido. Yang penting, target boleh tercapai.

::my personal tips::

Tak siapa kata belajar mende mudah. yang pentingnya, jangan putus asa. setiap kali kamu jatuh, kamu boleh bangkit lagi. mesti belajar terima kelemahan diri and don’t be demoralize by it.  mula di mana kamu berada, dengan apa yang kamu ada. 

Have good notes. Provided that you have a good one (and you read it and always read it), it always help you to score higher in exam questions in which details are in concern, eg. MCQs.

Study a lot OR Pay attention in lectures, seminars and round.
Lectures and seminars are the best places to grab things. pay attention, they help a lot in cutting your study time. Otherwise,  memang kamu kena study a lot (meaning really a lot) 
And you may hate rounds because of its seemingly random questions, but real life situations &exam questions are just as random.
Or best of all; study a lot, AND pay attention. 

Untuk clinical years, belajar dari patient as much as you learn from doctors. jangan miss amik history &follow patient (walaupun rasa b.o.r.i.n.g ngan history/ physical exam bla bla), di situ kamu belajar sangat-sangat banyak menda. belajar dari siapa saja. Tanya. pastu tanya lagi dan lagi. Jangan malu time belajar atau kamu akan miss sangat banyak menda. Sangat-sangat rugi. Sangat-sangat. Dalam OT jangan duk tercegat menengok saja. tanya surgoen tu apa dia tengah buat. kalau tak tahu sangat nk tanya apa, tanya basic things, eg, apa nama operation ni, apa nama insicion ni, kau pakai jarum& benang apa, ini jahitan apa, ini yang kau pegang ni nama apa, yang kau potong tadi tu apa, yang kau klip tu apa, bla2.. kat clinic pun tanya. kat round pun tanya. tanya kalau tak tahu. kalau tak tau nk tanya ke tak nak tanya,  my answer is always: tanya, jgn tak tanya.

Have your own ’relief system’ bila kamu tensen. (lain lah kalau- kalau kamu tak pernah tensen :P  -so unlikely). Go physical-  hang out, walk, jog, swim, hike, travel, football, futsal, a.n.y.t.h.i.n.g you like. Write, read, anything. Go spiritual- qiam is always a good thing. have your own system, don’t just dwell in it.

Last one to mention but the most important one; kuatkan habl min Allah. Jadikan Allah sebagai tujuan kita menuntut ilmu, moga-moga ia membawa kita mengenal Allah dan lebih dekat pada redhaNya. Tuntutlah ilmu sebagai ibadat. Jaga diri daripada dosa. Yang besar, yang kecil-kecil, jaga semuanya, semampunya. Moga Allah tak hijabkan kita daripada dapat ilmu sebab banyak dosa. Contohi kesungguhan ulama’ dulu-dulu dalam mencari ilmu, semampunya. Jaga hubungan dengan teman-teman. Ringankan tangan menolong, dan maafkan silap-salah mereka. Jangan disimpan rasa yang benci atau yang tak suka. Untuk akhirnya, kata-kata Imam Syafie untuk kita;

-tidak akan dapat ilmu kecuali dengan 6 perkara: kecerdikan, berkehendak, kesabaran, penyampai, tunjuk ajar, keberterusan sepanjang zaman- 
imam syafie

jangan dilupa.

::berjuang mesti terus::
28/6/2009