Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Me Malaysian in Mesir: Chapter 89

:):

Today the 1st Malaysian batch in Mansoura graduated.

I knew little details about the convocation. The reasons for that are:
#1 I don't really know my 6th year seniors, since I'm just arrived and lived in Mansoura for about 6th months.
#2 I was not the guest of honor in the event (Hey, where's my invitation card?!)
#3 I'm geographically malfunction to find the convocation hall to sneak in.
#4 I'm a diligent hardworking student who have no time for anything non academic except facebook, video games and this blog.
#5 I'm Forever Alone.

The Malaysian student representative here decided to throw in a party and an after party a carnival in celebration to these seniors (which they refer to as SENPAI).
I in a little way help to contribute in a carnival for them, as a token for their convocation. Though I have to say that the job I was given was something which was..beyond me? I felt like I was given a challenge rather than some common job.

Nonetheless, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

I'm not really sure how I did, that's the other students to decide, but I'm pretty pleased.

I'm glad I contribute in celebrating the Senpai convocation.

Felt happy for them, yet there's a little sadness in myself.

The word convocation is and will always be some sort of taboo for me.

And a conversation with a parent of one of the Senpai, seem to reopen the old sad tale.

Bitter smile.

Laugh.

Just laugh.

Be happy for them now.

And make sure you are happy tomorrow and the day after.




p.s: pictures? later.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Me Malaysian in Mesir: Chapter 88

Second

Today is the second day of my second semester of my second degree in this second month of this year.

Hoho, kinda like the sound of that.

So yesterday the class FINALLY begin. I predicted that I will be excited, but my prediction was cut short when I ended up cursing the weather non-stop. Please don't follow my example of bad behavior; Be thankful.

At least you have clothes when you are cold.

At least when you are shivering outside, you always have home to return to.

At least when you are hungry, you have the food to eat.

Be thankful.

Though you're not the second richest man on earth, you're not the second poorest either.

Back at yesterday, I was not the second people to enter the class, or was I the second last, but I did end up getting to class early. Though, by the number of people who were already inside before me, I assumed that all were eager to start the semester off. We had too much holiday already.

So yesterday was all about anatomy of the female reproductive system. Old subject, but never easy. Again as predicted, there are always something new to be learn.



From bone to muscles to organs...human are unique. Attending the lecture, one does felt grateful to God for His creation.

The class does make me miss people back home in Malaysia.

New semester. Hopefully I won't get second best, or second last.

There's this little project I'm trying to do.

I would like to draw an educational comic. Do pray the best for me okay?

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Me Malaysian in Mesir: Chapter 87

Things that I'm looking forward...


It's back to being nerd you nerd!



...is, not surprisingly (for me at least), for the new Semester to kick off.

Darn I've been wasting my time at home for nearly a month.

With the class two days ahead, it's funny to think that I'd eagerly waited for it like those people who make a long beelines just to be the first to get a newly released game console or football tickets.

Maybe I should make a camp in front of the lecture hall or something. That sure to represent.

Timetable is out. Hurm...first glance showed that things would get much more difficult, but then again I should be fine with it.

I SHOULD BE.

Or else all those three years of huffing up and down the stairs and sweats from running from one Annexe to another would be a waste.

I don't want that.

Especially when I'm attached to that place, or rather, to the people and memories of that place.

Three years.

It's kinda hard for me, here I am six months now. Yet till now I felt no attachment to this place.

No semangat batch or something, no clique. The best I could pulled out is few good friends that I know I could rely on. Well, that few is actually...hurm VERY FEW.

My heart still strongly glued to the three years I had back then. That, and a year before as well.

And I'm intended to let it stick that way.


Can I go back to my crazy self? 

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Me Malaysian in Mesir: Chapter 86

It's out!



Assalamualaikum,

I'm having a sore throat and part of me is trying to put the blame on the dish I had yesterday. But I brushed that thought aside (really hard). After all, I'm just a human. It's quite normal to get sick once in a while.

Beside that, yesterday was also the day I headed over to the campus. Reason? To get the ID and Password number for the result! Yes, ladies and gentleman, no, not to you sir half-boiled eggs who fancied girly dress and attitudes, the result for Semester One students are out!

(Background music, applause, fireworks here and there, people running like crazy, Godzilla at the back)

Oh, you get the idea.

So basically everyone was excited. Some have high expectation, while some wishing only to not Fail. It made me recalled my conversation with my dad few days back. It sounded like this:

Dad: So how's your result?

Me: It's not out yet dad, still waiting for it.

Dad: So what's you expectation?

Me: er...I will not FAIL?

Dad: Just that?!

Me: (laugh)

Of course my expectation is higher than that, I'm pretty sure dad knows that. My expectation is the one I glued on the wall of my bedroom, which I scribbled down on a piece of paper and put it in my wallet.

But I don't want to get too fix to my expectation, that I may be overly depressed should I failed to get it.

No more of that. Life is more than just semester exams.

So the results are out, and I got mine.

Alhamdulillah. A lot rooms for improvement, and I will try harder in the future.

Yet the funny thing, I'm not mad or sad or overly happy about it. It's just felt sort of...weird. Calm. And Weird.

But then again, it's me to be weird! (laugh)

So, what's today will be?  :)

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Snap! Dine Like Egyptian.






Hardware: Canon Digital IXUS 12015
Software: PhotoScape
In picture: First two are pictures of street hawker, the later are pictures of Takmiah Wahdah (I think, can't really recalled the correct pronunciation) 



p.s: Thanks for the meal Aizat!


Mesut Ozil on V-Day


Me Malaysian in Mesir: Chapter 85

A Wish Named Cinta Fansuri

Assalamualaikum,

First and foremost, this entry had nothing to do with my life in Mesir (maybe I should change the title or something).

Now, it's early morning and I'm having plenty of spare times. With nothing to do, I've decided to check on PTS website for its newest selection of book.

I was about to click on "page two" of the Novel Dewasa section, the first page seem to have fail to impress me, when my eyes stop a book. It's called Cinta Fansuri. The novelist? A. Samad Said!


No, I knew not of how the story in the book goes; I'm having a vague idea from the short synopsis provided on the website and from the comments (you could comment through your facebook account in almost any website nowadays).

But I'm having a hunch, it a good one.

I'm definitely going to buy this once I return home to Malaysia.

But I wish to own this version, sorry PTS! :P

The English Version!??


Semoga jodoh ku dengan buku ini ada

"Jodoh dengan buku jer?"

Shut up annoying self.


More info:
1. PTS
2. Ujana Ilmu
3. Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia






p.s: Thanks to someone from UIA for promoting the "lebih nyaman dan tenang" cover version of this novel.



Me Malaysian in Mesir: Chapter 84

Changes are Hard

Assalamualaikum,

I'm awful glad that a friend decided to return early from the supposed period of holiday. The event of two days ago was quite a shock if not troubling for this small fragile heart of mine. I'm glad I have someone to channel out my thoughts and emotions (Maaf la kalau bunyi macam mempergunakan orang pula).

Is this the first? Yeah, probably. The first time I betrayed the motto of mine ever since I held it.

The beauty of taking trouble is to gain one's knowledge. I betrayed it, harsh words to say to self but true enough.

They, he, she, may be shocked, just few days ago I was advising someone to hold on, yet there was I two days ago, decided to let go. Well, I believed that I was not being a hypocrite when I did not apply to what I had been saying.

After all, each persons have different life to live on. Situations are not the same or mutual.

I'm limiting myself so that I would learn my limit. I halt myself so that I can progress. I changed so that the usual flow of mine would stop hurting me as it may in the past.

Yes, you are right dear friend. I have to learn to say NO. To reject. To not do.


Or else... in attempt to satisfy others, I myself forget the meaning of that words.

If there're people who disagree or discontent with what I had did, well, then you'll have one more reason to not go along with me.

Enough said. End.

Music 8: Promise

Music Title: Promise
Artist: Ben Howard



And meet me there, with bundles of flowers,
We'll wade through the hours of cold
Winter she'll howl at the walls,
Tearing down doors of time.

Shelter as we go...

And promise me this:
You’ll wait for me only,
Scared of the lonely arms
That surface, far below these birds

And maybe, just maybe I’ll come home

Who am I, darling to you?
Who am I,

To tell you stories of mine
Who am I?

Who am I, darling for you?
Who am I
To be your burden in time, lonely
Who am I, to you?

Who am I, darling for you?
Who am I
To be your burden
Who am I, darling to you?
Who am I?

I come alone here
I come alone here




Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Music 7: Safe and Sound

Song Title: Safe and Sound (OST Hunger Games)
Artist: Taylor Swift feat The Civil Wars



I remember tears streaming down your face
When I said, I'll never let you go
When all those shadows almost killed your light
I remember you said, Don't leave me here alone
But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight...

Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe & sound...

Don't you dare look out your window darling;
Everything's on fire
The war outside our door keeps raging on
Hold onto this lullaby
Even when the music's gone, gone

Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now

Come morning light
You and I'll be safe & sound...

Oooooo, Oooooo,
Oooooo, Oooooo
Lala... Lala...
Lala... Lala...

Oooooo, OooOoo,
Oooooo, OooOoo
Lala... Oh Lala...

Just close your eyes
You'll be alright
Come morning light,
You and I'll be safe & sound...

Oooooo, OoooOooo,
Oooooo, OoooOooo,
Oooooo, OoooOooo,
Oooooo, OoooOooo,

Oooooo, OoooOooo,
Oooooo, OoooOooo...

Monday, February 13, 2012

Snap! RUNNING MANsoura!!










Hardware: Nokia 6500 Slide, Canon Digital IXUS 12015
Software: PhotoScape
In picture: Young adults becoming kids :P




p.s: Should I add more pictures? Do tell me. :)

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Funny...

Funny, with all the wonders in the world,
yet all I wonder
is a wonderful you
:)

Friday, February 10, 2012

You know...

you can't have everything you wanted

so it's better to give up, be sad, and cry now

than to work all out, only to be in despair, and cry forever












p.s: darn, get out from me!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Me Malaysian in Mesir: Chapter 83

New Neighbor





Just arrived two days ago...or was it a day ago? Oh, holiday is so long, that one tend to forget the passing of time.

My friend, my neighbor, bought it for about 200LE..which is around RM100 or so...which he claim to be very cheap, since this small energetic being could price as high as RM1000 back home in Malaysia.

Maybe I should get one. Or maybe I should go to my friend's house more often. :)

Monday, February 6, 2012

Me Malaysian in Mesir: Chapter 82

To my dearest...

...family (haha, a bit of suspend won't hurt right?). I was thinking of writing a letter, having dream of you guys.

...

...

Okay, fine, I admit. I was a little tiny bit missing you guys.

Anyhow, I was thinking of writing a letter, having miss you guys and even dream my family back in Malaysia.

I don't know why, I'll end up doing this;

my love letter


:)

Bolehlah kan?


Don't forget to reply! (laugh)

Sunday, February 5, 2012

50 REASONS NOT TO DATE A PHOTOGRAPHER

50 Reasons NOT to Date a Photographer

Oh man! Just when there were cries of joy as we lift up our heavy and exaggerating-ly expensive cameras and fill the sky with flashes of lights. At last, the time has come for people like us to be acknowledge and beloved!!

Then came this post.

And all hope are lost.

Haha, okay, I making it sound so dramatic. Anyhow, here's the second post, on why you should NOT date a photographer. 

Kinda sad actually, to see there's FIFTY reasons to hate, and only TWENTY reasons to love. Oh people, you know what that's mean;

Just settle with a guy who snap pictures with their phone.

Enough talk! Again, credits goes to Blog Ejad Fotopoyo; 50 Reasons NOT to Date a Photographer 
(I'm gonna go to that far corner and cry)

Assalamualaikum & Salam Sejahtera.
Okeh aku terjumpa 1 info yg agak sempoi dan aku agak butthurt lps baca tp tak kisah la, if you guys are photographer, korang pun akan terasa mcm aku jugak. Hehe.
Aku dpt info ni drpd internet dan aku tak tau sumber asal drpd mana sbb lps aku gugel, mcm kesemuanya pun share tp tak letak sumber. So aku juz letak link drpd website yg aku kopipes je la eh :)
Sumber: http://www.ephotozine.com/forums/topic/50-reasons-not-to-date-a-photographer-93831
50 Reasons NOT to Date A Photographer:

1. They rather hold their bulky camera, than hold hands with you.
2. On a romantic date, you’ll watch the sun go down and think “Wow this is gorgeous” and they’ll go “mirror lock, tripod, and stop down f/8 at 1/125.”
3. You’ll never be able to enjoy tv, movies, or magazines because they’ll point out all the visual flaws.
4. They like to sit in obscure coffee shop and voyeuristically watch people for great lengths of time.
5. If you’re taking a walk outside and you come across some “interesting light” they will make you sit/stand/pose in public so that they can take a photo.
6. You’ll never get to enjoy freshly cooked meals because they’ll spend 15 minutes taking 20 variations of the same dish with their iPhone.
7. They get angry when your friends go up to them and say “I am interested in photography, can you recommend a good camera for me? Nothing professional I just want to take pretty pictures.”
8. You’ll wait longer for them to finish analyzing art in a museum than you’ll wait at the dmv
9. Same goes with old used bookstores.
10. When you think they’re giving you their undivided attention, they’re really wondering how they could fix you with a little Clone Tool and Patch Tool.
11. Or they are actually using you to not look so creepy as they people watch everything going on around you.
12. They rather drop $1,000+ on new glass than a purse for you.
13. You can’t take a photo with them without taking at least five more.
14. If you ask them if you look fat, they’ll say “don’t worry I can photoshop you later.”
15. They’ll never photoshop something simple for you if the content is not up to their “standards.”
16. That photo they randomly took of you yesterday? Good luck getting them to send it to you.
17. They spend all their time on the computer (and not for porn.)
18. They can’t have a normal conversation with throwing acronyms and random numbers.
19. They still use film cameras.
20. They spend a lot of time with people cooler than you i.e. models, actors, musicians, successful rich people.
21. They’ll be fussy over the position of a common household object, like a coffee cup.
22. They won’t return your calls or text messages, but you can bet they’re still posting pics on Instagram.
23. They like watching old films that you’ve never heard or will ever understand.
24. They like looking at weird things in general.
25. Instead of having penis-envy, they have camera-gear-envy.
26. If there’s a natural disaster in a far away land, they’re already on a plane going over there.
27. Everything is watermarked.
28. They think everyone else’s photos suck.
29. They want to color correct a lot of scenes from Twilight and Jersey Shore.
30. They hate rainbows, especially ones spinning in a circle.
31. Whenever you’re in a group talking and the conversation goes deep, they’re taking notes in some form of Moleskin.
32. They use over priced Moleskin notebooks.
33. They like trespassing into old abandoned buildings filled with health hazards.
34. They always want to show a new photo they took, but don’t really care if you like it or not.
35. They hate your n00bie friend’s new artsy profile picture.
36. Bright, sunny days make them sad, but cloudy, overcast days are apparently great!
37. They’ll take you into places that have “culture” as well a high chance of getting mugged.
38. Your birthday present will be a portrait that they’ve taken of you.
39. You can’t go anywhere new without them stopping to take a photo of everything and anything.
40. They will always bug you to be a test subject.
41. Nothing can ever be naturally pretty, everything must be fixed in Photoshop.
42. Bringing their camera means, bringing 50lbs of equipment.
43. If you break any of their things on accident, you’ll owe them thousands of dollars.
44. You can’t get them a birthday/Christmas present without spending at least $500
45. They are natural hoarders, collecting and keeping piles of old newspapers, packaging, magazines, and other things that “inspire” them.
46. They are weird and geeky.
47. They have hard drives of photos, but probably have printed 10 images.
48. They are always secretly judging your creativity.
49. If you’re ever in auto mode, they laugh at you.
50. They orgasm every time they learn a new lighting technique.
Seriously, kalau korang tak terasa dgn statement kat atas ni, mmg tipu ah.
Ejad Fotopoyo

End.

...

Owh, wait...I don't own a DSLR...so I'm not a photographer! Rejoice! Rejoice!!

...

Yeah right, as if I'm in anyone list-to-date to even begin with
(return to the far corner and cry)

20 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD DATE A PHOTOGRAPHER

20 Reasons Why You Should Date A Photographer

"dan dan nak mengaku cameramen" 

Hey there.

I think it's been a while since the last time I "ctrl-c" "ctrl-v" an article here in my blog. Nah, I'm not saying I'm a man of originality, it's just that nowadays spreading articles via internet are much more easier especially when it comes to Facebook and other social networks (though other than FB, the rest of my accounts were mostly left to dust). Just a click on the "share" or "retweet" button, and you spread the news. Better yet, the original post will the one to be credited for, so you don't have to go to all these "legal" and "rights" to copy, etc.

However, this next articles and the one after this (yes there's another one) is something I found hilarious, maybe sweet, and definitely provocative (in a good way of course) that I have to have it posted. You know, for remembrance.

So, credit to Blog Ejad Photopoyo for posting these on his wall.

Here goes; 20 Reasons Why You Should Date A Photographer.

Assalamualaikum & Salam Sejahtera.
 
Ok haritu dah share psl 50 sebab kenapa korang tak patut deting dgn photographer kat sini:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=237313159681672
(he posted this first, I'm doing the reverse)
 
Kali ni nak share kenapa korang PATUT plak :)
 
 
1) They work well in the dark 
2) They look at things in different angles
3) They'll show you the light.
4) They work well on many settings 
5) They know how to focus 
6) They can make big things look small and small things look big
7) They’re always carrying their cameras
8) You can talk to them about other stuff different from football. 
9) They can find the beauty in anything 
10) They will always make you smile
11) You will go to beautiful places at the best time of the day. 
12) They know at what time is the sunset and the dawn, where does the sun gets out from and where the sun hides. 
13) Your profile photo will be artistic. 
14) You'll be their favorite model. 
15) Every moment is carefully documented
16) You don't have to diet because they'll photoshop everything
17) They will always see something magical in even the simplest things, even garbage (seriously)
18) They know little roads you’d never think to go through
19) They come with cool gadgets
20) Old people love them and kids always follow them.
 
So? Carilah pasangan yg merupakan sorang photographer. Hidup anda akan penuh dgn adventure dan anda akan sentiasa kelihatan jelita walaupun tanpa mekap :D
 
Ejad Fotopoyo
 
Sumber:
http://beirutstreetphotography.com/2011/11/18/reasons-to-and-not-to-date-a-street-photographer/
http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/2011/12/17/10-reasons-why-you-should-date-a-photographer/
http://blog.dreamstime.com/2012/01/24/another-top-ten-reasons-to-date-a-photographer_art36997
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=155196157847085


Kinda makes photographers proud of themselves right? But wait, there's MORE to it...go on to the next post..hehe

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Me Malaysian in Mesir: Chapter 81

Otherwise a flat line


Life had been monotonous. Today the lads are heading to Cairo, and I'm heading nowhere. People expecting me to go somewhere. Most ask me how's "my trip" to Sinai had been, which I patiently answered, "No, I haven't been there".

Then goes the same monotonous trademark questions on why and how and what.

For those close to me, the words "Tidak pergi Sinai" that either pops up from my mouth or written on the comments and walls in the Facebook seem to increase the gravitational pull of their jaw. Now they appeared to look like the very look of The Scream, aghast to my answer. Perhaps the very idea of how I wasted my first holiday, and how I wasted a very good chance of going somewhere, and how I choose to skip hiking trip which otherwise I won't missed it for the world, seem far too much to bear (tensions are suppose to reside on the brain, how it goes to the jaw is something I wonder) for them.

I supposed this what happen when you spend nearly every single bits of your holiday anywhere but home in the past.

Oh well, let us not dwell on this.

So if my life is to compare with an ECG, it would be a flat line. Very flat.

Though once in a while, something happen to cause a bit of depolarization or re-polarization to the otherwise flat line.

For example is this sudden task I got. To make a video. On normal day (of this holiday), my desktop would look like this:



But upon receiving the task, it abruptly turn to this:



Uh, I'm not so sure is this the sign of hardwork or just the fact I'm too naive in this (video editing).

Well, that's all for now folks!

Happy doing whatever make you smile! :)











p.s: homesick?

Friday, February 3, 2012

Past that

I've past that.

The excitement.

The childish smile.

The giddiness.

I've past all that.

Could it be I've finally grown up?

Or just a sign that I'm going nowhere? 

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Music 6: Patah Seribu

Song Title: Patah Seribu
Artist: Shila Amzah


Walau kau tiada di sini
Ku tetap ingat semua pesanmu
Ku hidup seolah-olah kau masih ada
Bisikan kata kepadaku
Bilakah kau akan utuskan surat buatku
Aku terus menunggu tibanya kata cintamu
oh.. patah seribu hatiku
Bila mengenangkan segala yang kita bina bersama
Haruskah ku lupa kerna engkau telah pergi
Biar pergimu tanpa relamu
Namun hatiku tetap rasa
Kejamnya kau meninggalkanku dengan nota-nota
Cinta buat kita berdua bila kan ku bisa menerima ketiadaanmu
Kan ku bakar semua hapuskan semua kenangan
Patah seribu hatiku
Bila mengenangkan segala yang kita bina bersama
Haruskah ku lupa kerna engkau telah pergi
Sayangku mohon padamu
Segera tinggalkanku
Pergilah kau ke tempat yang kau tuju
Pasti ada hikmah buatmu dan juga buat diriku
Pergilah…





p.s: Don't we just love super sad happy ending? :'[

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