Well, its a little overdue but i dun mind.. Helooooooooo blog of mine and fellow netizens who chance upon this blog! Yes, im talking about you who is reading this with sudden apprehension that ur webcam might be on..
It has been months and months since the last time i typed anything on this green blog of mine right here! nasib baik the password is set at automatic login kalau tak, it would haf a been a waste.. *which reminds me of a certain indian joke i heard before*
Well, since everyone has been on a reminiscing mood and penning down their reflections for the year, perhaps i should follow suit and put down my own 20-cents worth?? Well, mine wun be as heart-felt nor nicely constructed in lyrical form and what-nots but ill try my best to sum up the best moments of 2009 in an MTV-style TOP 10 moments for Hanan's 2009!!!!!!!!
"Well hello there!! the bells are ringing, the snow should be falling in some parts of the world and sales should be hitting stores right about this time... Yes the moment is here once again!! Tis the most wonderful timeeee of the yeaaaarrrrr!!! Yearps u guessed it, it is Year's End once again and time for us to bid adieu to the old and usher in a new year, with renewed hopes and wishes i bet!! Tis the year of the Tiger (which i just found out while shopping in JP2) and yurps, its my year then!!
What better way to spend this joyous moment than to recap the best moments of 2009 in an MTV style top 10 countdown!?!? id love to put up pics and all cos that would make my post less boring and perhaps a video or two jadi u all u all boleh dgr sambil browse thru this wittle blog of mine.. =D
Without further ado, let's bring in Number 10 in 2009's top moments!!!"
(Numero Ten-O) Trying out Mendaki Tutoring @ Hillgrove Sec
This would be at my 10th place of memorable events then!! Being a tutor to some of my frens' cussinz and brothers was definitely sumting new to me but it was manageable sebab budak2 tak begitu syaitan nirrojeeem.. Some were definitely more punctual than their tutor and this im not very proud of.. hehehe *smiles sheepishly*
But then again i gained valuable insight on how to handle a class tho it was half of what a real class would be.. But i taught English!! a subject which i always thot shld haf been taught when a kid is still at his primitive stages.. hahaha But this is a good platform for my English teaching in the future!!
Next up, Clementi Town Sec for secondary 2 exp n NA kiddos then!! =D harap2 teacher hanan tak perangai and comes early each and every morning ya?? =D
and i hope not to get Siti Asmah angry.. the money is pretty good..
(Numero Nine-O) Masok JB bertubi-tubi dgn members!!
If it was one thing i realised was the importance of having frens wif cars and license!! hahahha Hakim, Luqman and Fahmi white had reallie made me enjoy JB cos of their relentless pursuit of great seafood and fantastic ayam golek wif to-die-for chilli cuka dorang... Wahlau eh....
I for one, haf never enetered Johor thru the Woodlands checkpoint via car. and i cant remember the landscape there.. but the week of August 3rd, i went to JB TWICE in 3 days!!!! hahahahaha mak bapak pon bingung naper jalan2 pat singapore tak cukop sampai kene bawak passport skali..
But then again that made me understand why people buy houses in Malaysia and constantly make their way seberang Tambak daily to get the great food and enjoy the bargains!! Walaupon the service sucks and we arent exactly in the goodbooks of our fellow Malaysians, i thoroughly enjoyed Bowling, seafood gobbling, shopping, site-seeing, driving around and plain having fun in JB wif pals and frens in NUS...
Thanks lah guys.. Sebab korang, i had to bedek to my tusyen kid quite a number of times.. nyehehehe kesian dier.. tapi worthit ar bebeh!!
(Numero Eight-O) SC2221 Kompang Lecture and Tutorials by Kumpulan Kompang Al-Baikz
This was indeed an awesome year for Kumpulan Kompang Al-Baikz!!We are having bookings almost every other month and for 2010 kiter da ader 8 booking starting as early as january!!! Aniwaes, the moment that made 2009 abit more special was when members of a decade, Na'im, Remy, Haekal, Khamsya, Yusri were specially invited to conduct the Gamelan module which focuses on music in SEAsian nations..
We held the lecture and the 4 tutorials, of which all had hands on practice of the kompang playing!! Na'im and Remy did up fantabulous lecture slides which eventually made up one of the questions in the final exam!! hahahahah
How many people can say that they had lectured and conducted tutorials in university beb?? i doubt that mahy could then.. =D Thanks to Dr Thomas wif the suggestive surname of "Manhardt", for trusting us wif lectures and giving us the opportunity!!
(Numero Seven-O) Welcoming 2 extra members of the Family!!
Earlier in the year, who would haf guessed that my sister and i were crafting an evil but foolproof plan to smuggle 2 adorable kittens to our humble home from St Johns island!! =D Apparently these 1 month old kiddos were abandoned by their mummy and were relying on the people to feed them daily.. so poor thing rite??
Well, so we did succeed in bringing them into my sister's room tapi my mummy thot it was suspicious that i was leaning beside a small box wif holes at the top.. nyehehehehe well lo n behold dari tak suke jadi sayang plak nyer.. and now we are proud to haf 7 members of the family in our cosy 4-room flat in Jurong West..
Semoga gemok dan tembam lah Spunx n Troy!! =D
(Numero Six-O) Being in Team NUS Silat
I still recall the days when there were 30 plus members coming for training and id be like "shit, dis year kene fight for a place ar shials!!" That reallie made me happy cos there was always the customary makan2 after a hard day's of training which always led to happiness despite the eventual painful trudge back home kalau ader injury.. nyeahehehe
Silat has always been the fun part in school.. lagik2 biler ader members training2 skali.. sebab tak mungkin ader silat practice yg takde ketawe2 and senyum menari.. *ok that last word i just put in entah kenape* But ya, the enthusiasm was membara lah kirekan.. nak kejarkan itu medal per.. and the guy who won gold the previous year da graduate dari NP jadi mungkin ader chance ar Nan!!! woohooooo!!!
But then 7th February 2009, a day that would forever be remembered in infamy.. Tengah semangat nak fight for the first time since the previous IVP, the right knee had to give way after months of soccer and silat.. haishes... Kinda upset till now.. wondering wad im gonna do.. Dgr ckp abah n let it heal on its own atau gi operation and still be weaker than before.. but better i think?? Hmmm... it sucks.. paralympics takde silat lagipon.. haishes..
But yeah.. i hope to get at least the chance to participate in another IVP.. sebab tak selalu i get to represent a school seh.. dari time JC soccer dulu - didnt make the cut, sampai ke university at least i get to don the school jacket n stuff.. Yeah, sumting like the first ting im good at but maybe the best i can get is a Bronze sahaje? =D
"Takpe lah encik, Changkul pon Changkul lah...." (Hang Kebun, 1961)
(Numero Five-o) Asian Youth Games
This was kind of a feather in my cap! Skali skala digelar sebagai official beb!! in a regional event plak tu!! and this was definitely a cool event, with lots of new frens and lots of food and of course the daily allowance lah!! hahahha it was like duit hari ni belom habis, da dpt duit lagi.. mcm ne tak koyak wallet aku asek byk duit jer... (chehh ni part lebih baik hamba stoppit sebelom kene tamparan tigerrr)
But i recommend anyone whu is thinking of being an official, to join for the upcoming YOG 2010 ya!! the allowances are far higher i heard and it looks pretty when u get the cert from SSC.. its all abt the papers when u join the workforce bebeh... plus u can brag to ur kids when ur old and grey..
(Numero Four-O) Tioman Trip wif Alan's Boys
Well, wad else can i say when a group of members travel overseas to a holiday getaway wif food aplenty and fish not many??? We are talking about fantabulous fun and sun in the beaches of Tioman lah!!! Superb boat rides to snorkelling sites and merepek meraban channels on teevee and all at cheap rates..
Down to dinner wif 7 courses of home-cooked seafood plus a surprise offer of red wine by our tour guide Alan, to Fairus, the apparent drunkard looking one.. =D
Well, the trip to n from Tioman was safe alhamdulillah and we hope to haf yet another trip overseas and perhaps even further than Malaysia the next time?? Stay tuned for the upcoming adventures of Alan's Boys!!!
(Numero Three-O) 6th Year Anniversary wif Besfwen
Anniversaries are superb lah.. Even tho kadang2 kiter tak ber-budget, the company just makes up for it.. hehehe *i tau, sweet kan?*
Anyways, this year was more than fantabulous.. Sebab we did wad we like to do... EAT!!! And where better to mamam than Carousel Dinner!! Weeeeheeeeee! this was the first time we are eating there together in 6 years seh!! And boy was it worth the wait.. Pics are on facebook by the way jadi ringankan jari lah ye click sana sini untuk tengok.. nyehehehe
So for those aspiring couples or already couples but looking sumting UP sikit, silakan cuba dinner di Carousel where u should not be bothered by how much u eat or how u'd look like after stuffing ur face wif food from various continents.. =D
A true test of love id put it..
Happy 6th year anniversary bietums!! may we haf more n more to come!! Walaupon kadang2 i ader ckp i tak favret nah.. but i hope there never comes a day when the pinching and the biting and the tickling and the smiling and the laughing and the non-acknowledgement-of-crappy-jokes seize to continue.. Cos that's wad makes it special!
(Numero Two-O) Family Trip to KL!!!
This has to be one of the highlights of my year sebab bukan selalu kiter as a family gi overseas!! Serious-nesss!! Well, i just hope we get to go further and for longer periods of time in the future insya allah!! Lagi2 wif my kak going to nikah end of the year summore!
Kuala Lumpur was fantabulous too!! We just needed to be less rushing and stuff and try to enjoy being tourists lah... =D but the walking walking to n from the LRT stations was no joke bebeh.. Dgn bahang KL nyer mcm sikit seperti azab.. Fuyooooh..
But then the makan and the minums and the shoppings and the pictures were definitely worth a second trip there lah.. Sayangnyer kiter takde family pat KL, kalau tak we surely haf reasons to stay there longer and more often too! =D
Tapi dgr dgr next stop is langkawi by plane?? no need to sit in bumpy bus lagi alhamdulillah!!
(Numero Uno) My End of Year Activities!!!
This has got to be the bestest time thus far in 2009... Perhaps cos it JUUUSSSTTT happened and still etched clearly in my mind ya? But never mind it's my list and not urs. nyehehehe..
Well well.... Let's see wad we did ya?? We started off with 3 frens thinking up of a noble sports day for the kids at Darul Ma'wa. Then it didnt come together sebab kami tak serious.. Budden a few others had the same idea but wanted it to be held at a more feasible end of the year.. Thus, the quest got under way...
My onli wish is that KKK continue to be a staple event in Malay undergrad societies for years to come.. Not for the fame of starting it.. please lah.. i just wanna see that people still haf time to think about others despite being in a prestigious institution and understanding that there is more to life than the race for grades and such.. =D
Maybe one day the kids at Darul Ma'wa can do sumting like dat for the young kids in their generation.. that would be truly sumthing...
Just the sight of the kids, the amount of joy we had while putting this event together, the lack of squabbles we had during the whole running of the show, the cooperation we had from the organisations and the kind hearted public who didnt think twice about fulfilling the wishes of the kids..
It just makes all the tiredness and sweat all worth it..
Plus i went away from KKK wif a six pack and dimples from all the laughter!