SLEEPING WITH THE TIGER...

wah... VASSSSSTTTTT sangat tajuk ni kan... cam lahanat...

Tapi sebenonya bukannya sleeping with the tiger.... cuma pegang dari luar kandang je... tapi the thrill is SOOOOO WORTH IT....MIGHT AS WELL I WAS SLEEPING WITH THE TIGER.... memang euphoria siotttt...

Actually, ari sabtu tu (1 July) ANSERI ada buat family day kat zoo melaka....so kami beramai-ramai pegilah berdoyon-doyon ke air keroh.... pagi sampai tengahari... asyikla aku melayan orang... jadi usherer la....memacam lah keja... kena tengking ngan kawan pon ada (tapi, tengking ala-ala je)... tapi bila dah penat... terasa gak.. but no worries.... ALL FORGIVEN AND FORGOTTEN.. (ye ker??? bukan ker scorpio ni kuat dendam?????)

tengahari tu ada lunch... pastu, kebanyakan orang yang kendong n kelek anak balik la... samada balik umah ke balik hotel la.... tinggal la kami yang bebujang ni... ni lah masa.. kenen kat si Jawahir suruh bawak jalan... lebih ekslusif sebab dia staff zoo melaka... seronok siottt...

bab tengok menatang tu ... takyah cerita la... sebab sume orang pon akantengok menatang... tapi ni crita yang lebih ekslusif. memula kitorang gi ofis dia... yang ada macam klinik haiwan....

first thing... tengok leopard cat... and usap kepala depa..... best... tapi yang sekor tu cam garang sket

pas tu wahir kuarkan anak binturong.... habis satu badan aku dipanjatnya.... sempat gak bagi anak binturong ni minum susu... terasa macam pak misali jer

sambil tu, wahir dah kuarkan anak beruang madu.... come betul... rasa macam nak peluk, tapi nampak dia berak n kencing.... tak jadilah nak cuddle.... tapi bear tu memang manja

then tengok anak musang... Palm civet cat... n bagi susu kat anak musang ni

Tapi... highlight of the trip.... pegi belakang enclosure harimau... n main n gan seko harimau besar, nama dia dido.... tapi takdelah main peluk cium bagai.... dia dalam kandang , aku luar kandang la... tapi dapat pegang mulut, muka , kaki n badan rimo tu pon dah cukup mengghairahkan aku... terharu dan rasa cam tak percaya... tengah main ngan rimau.... pastu wahir bawak gi satu lagi kandang.... kitorang tengok all the man-eaters yang dihantar ke zoo melaka... memasing garang siott... masa kami lalu... dia siap terkam kat besi kandang... ni memang highlight of the trip.. 6 ekor maneaters yang kami tengok... sepanjang-panjang kami kat situ, tak habis-habis rimau-rimau tu menderam, mengaum and menerkam....memang syokkkk

pas tu... everything dah jadi macam anti-climax.... apa pon yang penting aku dah main ngan si Dido ..... boleh bangga sampai mati nih!!!!

KO ADA KE MAIN NGAN HARIMAU????? KALAU TAK DE.... TOKSAH NAK EKSYEN!!!!!!!!

Assalamualaikum...

Today's entry has got nothing to do with World Cup fever..... it hasn't got anything to do with ball!!!!

About two weeks ago, I received an offer letter from Ministry of Higher Education stating that my application for a scholarship has been approved. This really means that what I've been aiming and preparing for the last 9 months is now within my hand's grasp. The offer letter really..... really starts the ball in motion. Now, furthering my studies is an actuality... and it's becoming a reality soon... this November.

However, the reality has been sinking quite slowly in my brain.. partly due to the busy and hectic schedule of my work... what with the 6th National Symposiun on Health Sciences and my LI visits to Langkawi, Klang and Cheras. Now that I do not have any major event and tasks cramming into my brain, I was suddenly hit by the reality that I really AM going to Chulalongkorn University this year. I kinda freaks me a bit.... but I assure myself that I still have a good 4 months to prepare.... Aiyoooh boleh ker nih!!!!!

I have a checklist of things I need to be prepared with.... perhaps writing it in this blog may help me remember and prioritize the things I need to do... so here goes.....

1. get over and done with medical check-up required by KPT .... this should be done by next week..... and since I'll be doing it in HKL, the result will only be obtained two weeks after the check-up.
2. fill in the Surat Perjanjian with KPT .... I've filled up some parts... so I'll be able to check it clear by next week. This includes looking for a saksi .... I'll ask some of my friends to be my saksi....Boley ye???
3. get surat perjanjian from Bgh Latihan UKM... yess... I have loads of surat perjanjians to fill up..... Need to contact Kak Intan n Pn Normah to clarify. In this surat perjanjian, I was informed that I may need to find two penjamins.... Ni susah sket la... but I think I can manage
4. get an official offer letter from Chula. I've asked Dr Manaskorn to send the official offer letter by the end of July. That will give me ample time to ask around on how to apply for student's visa
5. call Royal Thai Embassy and ask the procedures required to apply for a visa. And after that, as quickly as possible, complete the application. Hopefully, this will be settled by August. I'm sure, the visa application will require more medical check-up lah kan!!!! hmmmmm penat kena check jer la aku nih.
6. contact Dr Manaskorn to enquire the actual date to register.... this is vital for me to plan my travel later. At this point, I assumed that the semester will start on Nov first... therefore, I would have to travel at least 1 week before the registration date.... about 23 Oct....hari raya beb!!!!! sedeh la cam nih.
7. sometimes around September, book flight ticket via e-ticketing from Jabatan Pendaftar UKM. I should be getting my flight ticket by October
8. meanwhile... start looking in the internet for accomodation. I think I'm going to use my one week eligibility from my Legend Worldwide membership to stay at Royal Benja Hotel. Then depending on my success of securing a place to stay, I may move to my rented house or apartments. I've been looking for some cheap studio apartments between 500B to 2500B per month.... and the search so far has been quite encouraging. However, if I do not get any, I may have to settle for the International House at Chula... with a lease of at least 3 months (3500B per month)

Apart from that, I would also have to finalize a few other things

• finish laporan akhir for research grant. I aim to finish it by next week and send it to Timbalan Dekan P&P
• update my lecture notes and burn it into a few CDs according to subjects.... I may need to give a copy to En Mubin should the replacement lecturer need my lecture notes
• deal with my CITIBANK credit card... if possible I do not want to any outstanding balances when the time comes. I may have to leave my BCB ATM card with my sister so that she may help me pay my house mortgage (2 houses) and my insurance coverage (my gaji will still be credited into my BCB account)
• deal with my developer... regarding my condo in Kajang... if possible I would like to settle everything before I go.... I do not want to have to come back simply to sign anything.
• start emptying my office... i have a lot of things to clear..... I may have to put my books at my mom's house. I'm contemplating to buy a large book cabinet to accomodate the many books I have.
• clear everything in my office computer... I need to give it back to the faculty... so I do not want the future owner to be able to dwell in and access the many secret things I stored in my computer. Any important documents, I'll burn it in a few CDs or save it into my laptop. I'll have to return my PC to UKM clean... Yet whomever the future user of this computer, he or she may benefit from the CD writer I installed a few years ago.... I'll sedekah that thing.
• start making lists of things to bring to Bangkok... I do not want to end up bringing too much or too little. Having said that, I may have to look for a suitable luggage. The ones I have are too small.
• come October, I need to stop my post-paid Maxis service.... I may have to use the pre-paid option.

BUT MOST OF ALL.... I NEED TO LOOK AFTER MY HEALTH... TAK MO LAH SAKIT-SAKIT BEFORE MY DEPARTURE.

Having said that.....

GOOD LUCK TO ME .....

AND SEE YOU GUYS IN BANGKOK...

PRAY FOR ME... HOPE EVERYTHING WILL RUN SMOOTHLY.

HMMMM DAH MULA NERVOUS DAH NIH... TOLONGGGGGG

Cheerio.....

pekabo sumer....whassup man....sihat ker...

me???? tak brape sihat la....went to the dentist untuk tampal gigi yesterday... tapi sakitnya masih ada lagi lah.....

Tajuk entry kali ni GRAND kan????? ala-ala macam From Paris With Love kan???? ... tapi huhuhu ceritanya sebenarnya takla grand, malah very embarassing

camni citernya........ Pada satu hari (baca ala-ala pertandingan membaca cerita kategori budak terencat akal tau)....

Actually, last thursday I went to Langkawi to supervise my student doing his Latihan Industri there. Amik flight MAS pukul 8 pagi ke Langkawi... so pepagi buta dah kuar rumah. Sampai kat Langkawi, adalah staf dari Pejabat Kesihatan Langkawi yang jemput and terus bawak berjumpa my student tu....I memang dah plan nak habiskan kerja before lunch... sebabnya, lepas lunch tu, bolehlah cuti-cuti Malaysia (walaupun sehari je... I dah kena balik the next day... flight 5.45 petang). Abis supervise tu, sempatla pergi shopping coklat...then baru pegi check-in kat hotel plan nak tido... penat n ngantuk sangat la. Dahlah hotel tu bukan kat pekan Kuah .... Aseania Resort tu tak jauh dari Underwater world Langkawi... kat Pantai Tengah. Hotel kat Kuah dah penuh... almaklumlah... cuti sekolah, terpaksalah amik yang jauh

Sampai kat hotel, check in.... and I found out tuala tak ada.... call housekeeping... dia cakap tuala akan dihantar later... takpelah.... later pon laterlah.... terbantutlah plan nak tido sebab selalunya I suka mandi dulu sebelom tido.Then I decided to walk to the Underwater World.......it wasn't that far... about 5 minutes walk (walaupon taxi driver tu kata hanya 2 minutes walk jer).... and under the scorching sun, I was sweating like hell!!!!!! kuyup baju...But Underwater world was a totally welcomed relief... sebab sejuk... and sebab the display was interesting... memang menarik sangat.. tambahan pulak ada new display.... Harbour seals and two species of penguins.... seronot siotttt. And the best thing is that I get to see the mysterius Nautilus .... dah lama nak tengok menatang ni... asyik tengok gambo je. Best sesangat la tempat ni... maklumlah bila ichthyologist masuk akuarium... cam masuk syurga lah

Balik hotel.... towel dah ada... so gi mandi, and then tido sampai la pukul 7.30 malam. Around 9.00 . .... keluar makan ngan En Husin from Pejabat Kesihatan Langkawi ..... makan ikan kerapu goreng sweet n sour and some other thai food.... sedappppp.....gila babai punya sedap... atmosphere pon best... siap ada live band lagi.... tapi nyanyi lagu 60-an, 70-an dan 80-an jer.... penyanyi dan pemuzik pun ala-ala dah senja.... tapi sedap performance depa.Lepaih tu balik hotel... tengok tv and tido... sebab esok ada plan lain

Bangun pagi, pegi breakfast... pastu bersiap nak jenjalan.... sambil tunggu my student tu. Suddenly...jeng...jeng...jeng.... gigi I rasa sakit sangat.... makan panadol pon masih sakit lagi... tapi pasal nak berjalan... tahan jer. My student T datang... naik moto... so kami round Langkawi naik motor je.... memang best sangat... Sampai kat kable car Gunung Mat Cincang tu... teringin la nak naik... memang seronok...tapi, masa kat atas gunung tu... gigi sakit teramat sangat.... tak leh nak enjoy.... terus ajak T turun n pegi pekan Kuah... nak cari klinik gigi... round punya round, satu klinik gigi pon tak bukak... hari jumaat katenya.... cuti....

then I cakap kat T, jom balik hotel je lah... I nak check out.. pastui boleh terus gi airport.. kot-kot boleh dapat tukar flight yang awal rasanya ... 1.45 tgh.... bergegaslah balik.... on d way... tayar plak pancit.... nasib baik kedai moto tak jauh. sempat check out and rush gi airport..... After saying goodbye... I terus masuk airport n cuba nak tukar tiket..... la salah info rupanya aku ni.... bukannya flight 1.45 tapi flight 1.15.... and masa tu dah pukul 1.10....terpaksalah melengung kat airport sampai petang.

Meanwhile, sakit gigi masih lagi melanda nih.... tak senang duduk langsung..... so pegilah kat satu farmasi kat airport nih... tanya kalau ada pain killer untuk sakit gigi.... ADA...yeay... makan ubat tu... pastu rasa sakit gigi pon hilang... tapi rasa ngantok pulak yang ada. so tidolah kat krusi urut yg ada kat airport tu... dlm pukul 5 ptg terbangun.. amik beg and terus masuk balai berlepas... sambil nak tunggu boarding.. masuk toilet untuk basuh muka.... LAAAAAAAA .....jeng....jeng....jeng... bersambung perenggan seterusnya

Mata I dah bengkak sebelah kiri..... besar betul bengkaknya... yang mata kanan dah mula nak bengkak la..... allergic reaction... I kalau ada allergic reaction... memang dia tuju mata dulu. dahlah segan plak... dengan mata bengkak naik flight... orang ramai plak tu... flight penoh....MALUUUUUUUUUU tak terkata malunya....dahlah tak bawak spek hitam.... kalau ada boleh gaklah cover......

SO BAYANGKANLAH... I DENGAN MATA BENGKAK, NAIK FLIGHT DARI LANGKAWI KE KL, AND THEN NAIK ERL KE KL SENTRAL. PASTU NAIK PUTRA LRT SAMPAI TAMAN MELATI AND FINALLY NAIK TEKSI SAMPAI UMAH.....

MALUNYERRRRRR

Tapi tak per... sekarang ni dah ok dah... swelling tu dah surut... and gigi pon tak sakit sangat lagi.... so cuma boleh gelak je lah bila ingat insiden yang cukup memalukan tu....

AMACAM.... ko pernah kena macam tu ker???????

I am a scorpio... hehehehe...the passionate sign....tapi apa yang I nak tulis ni adalah a few tips macam mana nak deal (at least romantically) dengan Scorpion (macam I le...)... so adik-adik, dengar ni I nak bagi nasihat....

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

• Dress up and look good for the Scorpio. The Scorpion appreciates baeuty and sex appeal
• Have a no-holds-barred approach. The Scorpio will delve into your secrets, anyway
• Don't hold on. A relationship with the Scorpio is an exciting journey of discovery, so go along
• Be comfortable with the Scorpio gaze... squirming will not help
• Share everything with a Scorpio... this will make for a highly fulfilling relationship

WHAT YOU SHOULD NOT DO

• Don't ever accuse the Scorpio of playing with your emotions.... The Scorpio's promise of fidelity is as good as gold.
• Jealousy is the most dangerous part of your relationship... try to keep it at bay
• You need to take lessons in handling your emotions with a Scorpio. Try not to contribute to the emotional fireworks in the relationship
• Don't have a narrow mind. With the Scorpio, you must be prepared for anything
• Don't ever keep secrets from a Scorpio.

S****, I had a wonderful time with you last night. I lost you once, and I don't want to lose you again. Luv U

heieiiiii... nervous la l baca mesej ni...

Rasanya, u all semua pun tahu I dah plan nak do my PhD kat Chulalongkorn Univ, Bangkok dalam bidang Hazardous Waste Management.... A lot of my close friends dah get used to the idea that I'll be living in Bangkok for 3 years.... hopefully starting this November. Thanks a lot for those yang faham...

Tapi yang tak tahan ni.... yang sebok tanya questionS yang MEMANG MALAS SANGAT nak jawab. Some of the questions are

1. Iktiraf ke Chulalongkorn Univ tu?

2. Takpe ke pegi Bangkok ni?

3. Nape pilih Bangkok..?

4. Universiti lain takde ke?

5. Negara lain tak de ke?

dan banyak lagi soalan yang sewaktu dengannya.....ponek la nak jawab soalan macam ni....Kalau yang pegi univ kat UK, US atau Australia tu... takde sape pulak nak sibuk tanya... padahal kat sana tu banyak gak univ yang kokak.... hmmmm .... rupanya ramai gak orang yang masih terlalu menyanjung tinggi univ barat....

So last-last... sebab malas nak explain kenapa pilih Chulalongkorn Univ, Bangkok, Thailand... I've come up with one simple answer...

"Dah aku nak buat PhD dalam Pengajian Bahasa Thai... wajiblah pergi Siam"

HA ... PUEH HATI SUMORANG KAN.... HAMBEK KAU... RASAINNNN

Spotted a new look today..... sebenarnya dah beberapa hari dah I've been toying with the idea of a shorter hair.... not that my hair is long pun.... Kononnya, kalau dapat surat tawaran biasiswa, I'll cut my hair... tapi sampai la tak dapat-dapat lagi.... so kenalah cari alasan lain untuk potong rambut (motif perlu alasan untuk potong rambut????) Pikir punya pikir... in the end pagi tadi I decided untuk potong gak rambut ni. Keluar dari rumah, naik moto pegi gunting rambut kat kawasan perumahan tu.... tapi bila dah sampai depan kedai gunting rambut... terus patah balik ke rumah.....I'm not ready yet laaaa

Pastu pegi ofis....suddenly I got my nerve back untuk potong rambut..... so without further ado.... terus keluar dari fakulti and pegi kedai mamak depan kampus.....potong cut no 3...pendek siott.... maa mamak tu start potong... ada rasa sebak sangat... cam nak nangis la... tu dia ... mamak tu dah start potong...POINT OF NO RETURN!!!!!!

So sekarang ni, I'm with my new look.... ni la rambut paling pendek pernah I ada. I'm still adjusting to it... tapi la ni rasanya, I kinda look cute la (kalau nak  muntah... muntah la dengar statement ni... I don't care)

So..... GET USED TO IT

Saja nak inform... hari ni tepatlah umur blog ni 1 tahun 4 hari......lupa nak bagitau 4 hari lepas sebab otak tengah chaos... Chulalongkorn punya pasal...

So......

SELAMAT HARI JADI PERTAMA BLOG NI

SEMOGA PANJANG UMUR

HARAP-HARAP MULAI BULAN NOVEMBER INI, BLOG IKANMELAYU AKAN BERSIARAN DARI CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, PHAYATHAI ROAD, BANGKOK, THAILAND

DOAKAN TAU!!!!

Hari ni macam nak jiwang sket.... Balik dari BTN ni, asyik rasa syahdu aje....so ari ni I tuliskan lirik satu lagu yang sangat saya suka. Tajuk lagu ni "merenung bulan" nyanyian REM....

semilir angin bawa kisah kekasih

bertandang datang sebentar menghilang

bagaikan rindu mekar didalam dada

tak tersentuh cinta biarpun lama bersama

merenung bulan, hanya bayang kelihatan

bertepuk tangan bunyi sebelah saja

biar puas berkejaran, susah senang ditempuhi

namun masih tiada apa pengertian

bercinta hanya ada satu dalam jiwa

biarpun hakikat sebagai teman biasa

bak rindu mekar dan layu di dalam dada

tak tersentuh cinta biarpun lama bersama

bagai mengejar pelangi

dekat tapi jauh

kemesraan terbatas