Salam Aidiladha

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Harap saya masih belum terlambat untuk mengucapkan salam Aidiladha kepada semua pembaca blog Nafas Baru. Tahun ini kami tak buat korban. Ibu bapa dan abang saya sedang menunaikan ibadah haji di Mekah dan insya Allah akan pulang dalam tiga minggu lagi. Setakat ini, mereka baik-baik saja di sana. Rasanya, ini merupakan kali pertama saya beraya tanpa ibu bapa di sisi. Nasiblah raya haji. Kalau raya Aidilfitri tu rasa peliklah juga tak beraya dengan orang tua. 

Antara resipi raya haji kami tahun ni ialah rendang ayam, nasi impit kuah kacang, nasi ayam, apam hipster (rekaan adik), lemang dan ayam olek (resipi keluarga). Saya pun tahu ejaan sebenar ayam olek tu. Tapi setiap kali perayaan kami, memang akan wajib ada hidangan tersebut. 

Tahun ini, pak ngah saya membawa kami tiga beradik bercuti di Gunung Jerai, Kedah. Saya pernah beberapa kali ke sana, tapi lama juga dah tak jejakkan kaki di Gunung Jerai. Kami bertolak dari Kulim lebih kurang jam 10-11 pagi dan sampai di sana dah nak hampir pukul 1. Jarak Gunung Jerai dari Kulim sudah melebihi 90km jadi kami boleh solat jamak di sana. 

Macam biasa, perjalanan nak naik bukit tu berliku-liku, lebih kurang macam perjalanan ke Cameron Highland. Tapi yang ni lagi mencabar rasanya. Iya lah, gunung yang tertinggi di Kedah gitu. 

Semasa perjalanan naik, cuaca hujan. Tapi bila kami dah sampai atas bukit tu, hujan turun mencurah-curah macam nak mandikan kami. Saya yang berbaju kurung ayu pada hari itu, habis basah. Awalnya kami berteduh bawah chalet berdekatan. 

Memandangkan hujan sangat lebat dan macam tak nak berhenti, kami bergerak ke Restoran Puncak Kedah berhampiran kawasan tersebut. Kami memesan minuman sambil merenung masa depan yang mencurah seiring dengan air hujan. 

Memang betul tekaan kami, hujan hari itu berlarutan sampai malam. Bukan rezeki hari itu untuk bergambar di atas Gunung Jerai. Akhirnya kami check in di Nur Kasih Chalet. Kata pak ngah, homestay dan chalet lain semua sudah penuh. Nampaknya memang ramai yang datang untuk beraya di Gunung Jerai.

Dipendekkan cerita, keesokan hari tu kami check out dari homestay dan sempat singgah di Tanjong Dawai untuk membeli ikan bilis. Dah alang-alang ada di Tanjung Dawai, saya dan keluarga singgah di Pantai Merdeka naik bot. Sempatlah makan ais kacang dan bergambar di sana. 

Selepas selesai membeli ikan bilis, bergambar di Pantai Merdeka, maka kami pun pulang ke Kulim. Rasanya masih belum puas sebab tak dapat bergambar banyak di Gunung Jerai. Nak pergi ke sana lagi tak tahu bila. InsyaAllah, jika ada rezeki, bolehlah saya ke sana lagi.

Galeri: Birthday ke-22

Galeri: Family Day MPDADFH

Galeri: Temasya Olahraga Tahunan ke-44

Pesta Pantun Antara Desasiswa USM (PADU) 2018

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Alhamdulillah, it was a great experience competing in Pesta Pantun Antara Desasiswa USM (PADU) which was held at USM Kubang Kerian, Kelantan recently. I gain a lot of new experiences while being a contestant. So, how did I end up joining pantun? I couldn’t even believe myself for taking a part in the competition. 

I don't know what I'm doing

As most of you probably know, I don’t like to do anything that makes me stand out. And this is on a whole another level that makes me stand out, especially when you see the costumes I wore on that day. Our costumes are incredibly insane. I was asked to join Padu couple times before but for sure I declined. I think I was too scared that I’m not that good enough. Plus, I was busy most of the time.

Later, a friend told me that they did not have enough contestants in Padu. After did my calculations, I decided to step in. I used to take Kesusasteraan Melayu Komunikatif (KMK) during my STPM days and I quite have this passion in poetry and stuffs. It might not be harm for me to try. I told her that I was just going to be the backup contestant. 

Team from Murni Nurani

The first day I entered the training, I dropped my level of confidence while observing how talented and fast the others when answering the pantun. I was thinking of a way to tell my friend that I would like to withdraw from the team. But I do not remember why I didn’t actually do that and somehow I turned up again the next day. The next few days, I think I was absorbed in the team and end up being a regular.

I’m not that confident in my talent. But being in the team, with the coaches, somehow inspired and challenged me to become better. I skipped training a couple times and late for training, and I felt guilty for that. But partly it was because of other engagements that I need to attend. 

Our time for training wasn’t a long one. I think I spent around two or maybe three weeks only for training. However, we did practice until early in the morning and there was this one day I went to room at dawn. Practice was challenging, but it was all worth it for me.

Team from BPCG

During the competition in USM Kampus Kesihatan (KESIT), I think all of us did our best. There was also a drama involving tears (not mine) and stuff. But I think we laughed a lot and enjoyed what we did. We didn’t make it to the semifinal but I think we already won. Plus one of us (my junior) received a title; Pemantun Terbaik in one of the round against Bakti Permai Cahaya Gemilang. He was totally delighted when they announced his name. The situation was hilarious in one way but I think he deserved it. Well actually I think all of my teammates deserve the title. They are amazing in their own ways.

During finals

The most interesting part in Padu is our opening. Every team needs to do its own introduction before a competition starts. We practiced a lot for our opening more than we practiced pantun itself. I was honestly hoping for the best opening award. I think our performances are the best. Unfortunately, it was not our luck. I was quite disappointed but never mine. I hope the team next year will get that award and hopefully win the competition.

Yeah we were princesses for two days, this time without makeup

Talking about our costumes, we got a lot of compliments on that. We actually had another set of clothes before but we decided to change it. I glad I made the perfect choice for the clothes, along with my teammates. The white cloth was the guys’ idea. It made a perfect combination with the set and matched with our theme, fairyland (kayangan). 

Full OOTD

Our makeup was sponsored by Arisya and thanks to the girls for the fierce look touch up they gave us. My shoes were sponsored by Adibah Yasin. It was once in a lifetime for me to wear clothes like that. If you wear them on normal days, people will probably think you’re out of your mind.

However at night, we changed our identity from princesses to normal people, wearing just t-shirts and no makeups. Since we missed our chance for sightseeing in Kelantan the first night, we escaped by Grab to Wakaf Cek Yeh, three of us. We left our horses ride in fairyland and it was quite difficult to get them on Earth. I found that these items at wakaf were on a different level from our items in fairyland. But the prices are cheaper here on Earth. Okay, I should stop writing nonsense. 

Wakaf Cek Yeh

Princess turns into an Earthling

Anyway, short and simple, I had a great time with Padu. Thanks to my teammates, our manager, coaches, family, friends and Padu committee for the great support.  Sorry for losing, but we tried our best. Only Allah can repay what you guys did to us. Please continue to contribute to the next generation even if it is not us. Allah bless.

See you again

Konvensyen Kepimpinan Kelab PEMADAM IPT

Konvensyen Kepimpinan Kelab PEMADAM IPT kali ke-2 yang bertempat di Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia pada 5-8 April 2017 telah pun melabuhkan tirainya.

Alhamdulillah kerana banyak input yang telah saya peroleh sepanjang konvensyen ini berlangsung dan satu penghargaan apabila diberi peluang menjadi pengacara majlis di SK Pengkalan Tentera Darat untuk Program Mahasiswa@Sekolah.

Konvensyen ini telah dihadiri oleh 18 IPTA dan satu IPTS di seluruh Malaysia. Saya berpeluang bertukar pengalaman bersama mahasiswa-mahasiswi daripada universiti lain. Harap selepas ini dapat meneruskan jelajah di universiti lain pula. InsyaAllah.

Reunited with the Girls

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Sekadar berkongsi gambar outing saya dan rakan-rakan di Landmark Central. Masing-masing telah membawa haluan sendiri. Mereka adalah teman rumah sewa saya ketika di tingkatan enam. Satu tahun setengah kami habiskan masa bersama. Tinggal sebumbung bersama. Makan minum sama-sama. Sudah tentulah rasa teruja bila dapat berjumpa mereka.

Mereka makan sizzling. Yang hujung tu makanan tak sampai lagi

I love this one

Asmaniza dan Syafikah 

Nampaklah lesen P tu terpampang di belakang

Tak mahu banyak kata. Semoga kita berjumpa lagi, insyaAllah. Cukup tujuh orang pula.