twenty-two. 15-08-2013

Hello everybody!
It a tradition every year since I get active with blogging that I will update a post on my birthday.
I've being lazy nowadays since blogging require lots of effort.
I mean, nobody gonna read it anyway. hahaha

But this time I need to continue on the tradition each year with some updates!

I'll update full stories of my Bahrain experience soon, after returning to Malaysia, and get all my exams done.
But for now, long story short: I'm celebrating Eid and Birthday in Bahrain.

I'm so happy that this is the best birthday gift that my dad give to me.
Being in Bahrain is good enough, I'm happy already.
But something amazing that I don't actually expected at all happen!
I had an amazing birthday ever for my 22nd birthday!
I had a total BLAST!
*since everybody wish me to have a BLAST on my birthday in FB* hahaha

What happen on my birthday??

15 August 2013

I write postcards to be send to my friends - finish it up
So that I can buy stamps for it

Then, we visit the Malaysia Embassy in Bahrain.
*Photos with the Embassy staff*

After that, we went to eat Indian authentic food.
Sponsored by my new "grandma" and "grandpa" =D
Thank you =) I am so surprise!

[Top] Receive my present from Kak Hani (nickname: Grandma)
[Middle] Take photo with Kak Hani and her husband (Grandma & Grandpa) XD
[Bottom] Birthday card ^^

Random group photo at the Indian authentic restaurant with mama, cousin, uncle, aunt, kak atiqa, kak hani and her husband

The taste of the food is really nice: Authentic Indian banana leaf rice.
I love the complementary dessert~ celebrating India's independent day.

I am born on the same day as India's Independent day! =D
Its a coincidence that we ate at the Indian restaurant. hehe

Look at this hungry face -_-

Guess where is the next location of my birthday celebration?

Here's the clue:

Tower of Bahrain's capital city of Manama.

My birthday is at the East Building of the Financial Harbour Building -- above postcard photo.
Its on the 52nd Floor at the Capital Club. Which has an amazing view of Bahrain!
I gotta said that this is beyond my wildest dream ever that I'll be celebrating my birthday there!!
I must have done something good somewhere, alhamdulillah.
Do good thing to people, you never know =)

Signing the guest book.

Look! Guess what building behind this? *refer to the above postcard photo*

This tall neighbouring building is Bahrain World Trade Center

Capital Club, Level 52, East Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Sing Happy Birthday song ~

The most amazing Birthday high in the sky of Bahrain!
My dream comes true today.
Thank  you to everybody especially to Kak Hani and her husband who sponsored my day today.
Very nice Grandpa and Grandma!

Thanks a lot to my dad who paid for my flight and allow me to come to Bahrain.
I hope you can be there celebrate my birthday here as well :(

Daddy, Thank you so much!

Thats all for today's post. Its really an amazing moment of my life.
Next year, I cannot go out and have vacation like this anymore.
I have internship and prepare for Final Year!
I totally have a BLAST!

I'm so blessed and I'm so grateful with whatever that I got.
Alhamdulillah. :)
Insya allah, I'll do my best to achieve a greater height and study as high as where I celebrated my birthday, or even higher!

What a day to start my 22nd year of my life.
Dream Summit.Sky High. Work Harder. Be Smart.
Yeah, this mark the beginning of a very challenging journey ahead!

Eventhough I reach my 22 mark of my life, I still feel that I' just 18 today. haha.
I feel so young :)

Twenty-one. 15-08-2012

A note to my 21 years old self  =)

So it is a tradition that I posted something regarding my birthday every year. So this is it.

I feel that I am so blessed that I could celebrate my humble 21 years old of me with my parents.
No need mountains of presents, no need of a party.
I feel that my 21st birthday should be celebrated with grateful and down to earth moment.
Since it is coincidentally on the last 10 days of Ramadan.

Every steps, every journey, I'd like to celebrate the moment to the fullest.
I no need a present. I already got my present.
Hong Kong, HKUST, the experience is the biggest present that my parents give to me.
The experience is priceless.
I treasure every moment and every second of it.

I'm so blessed that I have such a wonderful parents, family, friends, teachers and people around me.
Thank you.

So here is some note that I wrote for myself:

That is the simple version of these version below:


Human live with choices.
Sometimes we regrets what we choose, sometimes we got delighted with our choice.
Life is a bittersweet experience where we embrace the consequences of the choice to learn and live the life to the fullest.
Every moment counts we try to understand humans, so that we learn from each other.
Every choice that we make, is the one that define who we are.

Life is more than luck and hard work.
It is full with emotion, passion and memories.
Treasure them.

Another step taken, another year gone, another day bring us closer to death.
Looking at the bright side, it is another day to change the world.
A small idea, a simple thought, a tiny hope and with a bit of luck; it is another day to make world a better place.
Believe that one day, the summit of your dream is not as far as you thought.
But do not forget the ground to where you belong when you fly high up to the sky.
Never give up, never lose hope and never stop believing.

It is a reminder note to 21 years old myself.

Life is not always lonely and miserable.
At least, I able to celebrate with my parents alongside with me.

What's a birthday without cake? lol
I got myself different slice of cake of different flavour. lol
So long haven't eat cake =D

Thank you Daddy and Mama.
Without you, I'm nothing.
You're my heroes.
I always wanted to make you proud of me.

Thank you so much. =)

Oh ya, I should go and register myself as voter and be counted! =D

My 20th birthday...

Hey there.
Today I'm 20.
I am no longer a teenager.
I'm a young adult now.

Lets talk about today.
15th August 2011.
Today is my birthday.


15th August this year coincidentally is on the 15th of Ramadan.
With beautiful full moon today.
1st day of the week, Monday.
16/7 for Chinese Calendar: Hungry Ghost festival.

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My turkey lay her first egg today.

Today is coincidentally is a Hungry Ghost festival.
So there's loud noise near my house here.
Like a party. Sort of.
Not my party.

Today is full moon.
Beautiful moon tonight.

My 20th birthday is a extremely normal day.
Which make me extremely sad.
I'd like to have special something on my birthday.
Well, I hope too much is it?

No cake, no friends and no presents.
I miss those time that I open the present's wrapper to see what's inside.
Nobody give me any sort of that.
I guess I need to grow up.
I can't expect present isn't it?

Well, I still feel grateful that I receive a birthday card from lovely 3 pretty ladies, Michelle, April and Mandy 4 days before my birthday :')
Thank you so much!

No cake candle, the normal candle also can la~

I really enjoy meeting you guys! Hope to meet you pretty ladies again!

I get ang pau from my dad for my birthday. =')

I get 1 day free talk time by Hotlink and birthday voucher from J-card membership that I need to go and collect.

Other than that, I get SMS from my close friends.

I didn't online one whole day.
Because I just feel sad...
I feel so envious for those who get to celebrate their birthday with friends, cakes and presents.
My birthday always been the most unhappy day.
I wonder when the time come when I'll be happy.

When I was a small girl, we always have birthday party.
School, Ibu's house, my house...
We invite friends and families.
We have cute gifts, cake and a loud birthday song for me.

I'm just letting my honest feeling here.
I know there're more unfortunate person out there who are not as blessed as me.

20th birthday cake not for me to eat. 2 leaves = 20 =')

For my little chickens!

I guess my 20th birthday I celebrated with my little chicks and chickens.
I sound so pathetic isn't it?
Well I am.

I'd like to take the opportunity here to thank to about 110 friends from Facebook who wish me Happy birthday.

Thank you so much ='')

Special day. Special Update. 15-08-10

Today is my birthday!   

The last birthday with '1' in front. Next year gonna be '2'. lol

Happy Birthday to me!

I did the writing. ^^

(I wonder how many people will wish me)

I don't expect nice birthday for me this year. Since there's so many things happen. Busy busy busy. Its ok. I don't mind.

*cry silently*

I didn't update my blog about 9 months from my last post. Extremely busy with a lot of things and a lot of things happen to me. This post going to be the longest post. I hope I won't bored you. Ever wondered what was my muet exam and my Monbukagakusho scholarship went?

Lets start with my MUET exam result: 

Exactly the same marks 2 times in a row! (look at the date also) OMG... So near yet so far from band 5!!

I try again this year-end MUET exam. I will never give up!

About Monbukagakusho, I went for the exam for 5 paper, i.e: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, English and Japanese Language. Despite all my effort it doesn't seems enough. Imagine this. There are about a thousand applicants who sit for the exam. But I won't give up!

This is the exam hall looks like. I'm NSA002. The guy behind me is NSA001. He came all the way from Penang. I wonder whether he get the scholarship or not.. (Confucian Private Secondary School hall)

Last year I applied (2009) I got NSA002. This year (2010) also NSA002. ha ha ha.

(why I keep getting repeated number?)

 I never regret the fact that I take form six. Its the best decision I've made so far despite so many challenge and difficulties. Great friend. Great teacher. Great experience. I'm gonna miss the school life.

I always wanted to become prefect when I'm in form 1. I undergo probation last time but I wasn't the chosen one. I get the opportunity to become a prefect in form 6. I'm glad that I become one member in this family. Somehow I feel sad about leaving the board. Thanks for all the prefects that made my life such a wonderful story. I wanted to take this opportunity to apologize to any prefect or non-prefect if I did something wrong or offensive word or act that hurt any of you guys. I'm not perfect and human will never escape from making mistakes. Thank you!

-Majlis Perpisahan Pengawas 2010 : 8/8/10- Kai Shin and me. I gonna miss you! (Thanks to Siti Sarah for this gorgeous picture: taken from Facebook)

 I love the prefect blazer for no particular reason. I guess there's a lot of sentimental value for me.

I would like to thank to Shaun Leslie the opportunity to sing in the band (Its my dream!). We're practicing like hell for 2 weeks. haha. The talented musician in the band turned out to be my own classmate. haha. I'm talking about you, Edmund and the rest of the musician, Zhi Cong, Joannes, and of course Shaun himself. I have a terrible sore throat + fever 4 days before and my voice is not at its best. Sorry if I ruined the performance in any way. Thanks a lot guys! 

Me singing 'fly' by Hillary Duff. Thanks to Shardha Lim for the picture.

Thank you to Kak Mira for lending me the dress. ^^.

These are some captured moment that I took:

Eating at mamak after practicing. lol

Shaun and Zhi Cong (in studio)

Joannes and Sarah

Edmund and Loges

These are some moments in school:

Mix everything! - Chemistry lab-

Cleaning class

Physics lab

My best crazy friend ever !  Say Nee and me!!

There's a lot of moment that I won't trade for anything in this world.

I'm happy that I take form 6. I never regret it. Despite I didn't able to get Monbukagakusho this year, I'll do again next year. I'll never give up. I'll do my very best to get the best result. For all the friends that I met in this adventure, thank you for colored up my life. I love all of you. Please don't forget me.

Thank you. 

P.S: In this holy month of Ramadhan, I would like to take the opportunity to apologize once more to anyone that know me. Lets do our best to achieve what we aim for and be successful in any path that we took.