Tuesday, April 29, 2008
all armed and ready for war....!!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Wuhoo..
Allah, kejap la!! Oits!!
-Here we go. The running part.-
An Alia : Jap, Ya Allah, tak dengar ke?? Oits!!Weii!!Eiks!!Ohoi!!
-a thought to Alia: Dia pekak kot-
So running I go, then finally I get to stop him..
An Alia : Pak Cik kenapa tak dengar? Saya menjerit dari jalan sana tadi,pak cik takkan tak dengar langsung kot?Saya da lari dari jalan 4 tadi. Ni sekarang da Jalan 6.
A Pakcik : Haaah?? Adik panggil pakcik ke? Tak dengar pulak. Maaf ye, kebelakangan ni telinga pakcik kureng skit boleh mendengar..
An Alia : O yeke, ingatkan pakcik saja je nak orang kejar. Mana la tau, ala-ala cerita bollywood. Amma Appa nehe kucha naal ho. (Haa suka hati je diri ini menggunakan bahasa orang lain. Maksudnye pun tak tau, main bantai saje. Takpe,Layan..)
A Pakcik : Haha. Takdela, memang pakcik tak dengar. Yela dah tua macam ni, telinga pun da kurang berfungsi.
An Alia : Pak cik kena check telinga tu, kot kot ada pape ke. Dah tua ni lagi la kena jaga kesihatan. Pak cik pergi la jumpa ENT specialist. (there I go with my Doctor traits)
A laughing Pakcik : Haha. Pak cik mana boleh jumpa pakar ENT, mahal tu, pakcik tak cukup duit. Takpelah telinga, memang patut pun dia rosak, dulu pak cik suka dengar lagu dangdut, abis tu telinga ni pakcik letak dekat2 dengan speaker radio tu. Salah pakcik jugak..
An Alia : O ok, tapi nanti kalau rezeki murah, pakcik pergi la jumpa pakar. Nanti kalau dalam 6 tahun lagi pakcik masih tak boleh dengar, pakcik jumpa la saya. Boleh saya bagi discount sikit.
A Pakcik : 6 tahun, lama tu, kenapa nak tungu lama sangat tu?
An Alia : Sebab lepas 6 tahun baru la saya digelar doktor, barula boleh merawat telinga pakcik tu.
A Pakcik : Haha, kamu ni pandai je, 6 tahun tu mungkin telinga pakcik da lagi teruk.
An Alia : Betul jugak, tapi mana la tau, mungkin boleh tahan lagi telinga tu. Nanti pakcik jumpa saya la. Senang je, hospital saya tu nanti hospital yang terbesar dan terhebat kat Malaysia. Eh jap, tu dalam 15 thn lagi..Takpe2, pakcik tunggu 15 thn la ye..
A Pakcik : Lamanye, pak cik boleh dapat cicit da time tu. takpe2, terima kasih sebab prihatin, nanti pakcik cuba gi hospital check telinga ni ye.Haa, ni kenapa kamu kejar saya tadi??
An Alia : Ooo, saya nak beli aiskrim. Aiskrim Cokelat..
See how one can run for a chocolate icecream?? Dasyat!!but the ice cream tastes even better, especially when the entire body system is heated up due to the running, screaming, and the short wierd conversation I just had with an old man..
The Lesson :
1) Fighting for what you love, eventhough you have to chase it, makes the thing you chase feel or taste even better when you get it, aka my ice cream.
2) Always dream big.
3) Always run for ice cream.
4) Dont miss out on the lovely things in life.
5) Always love and care about others.
6) Alia is wierd. Extremely. But cute of course.
Wuhoo..
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Chinese Whispers....
PS: I still haven’t decided on which party I support, that is still researches away. I really have no idea about whats politically going on in Malaysia, so I guess Ill read up..So far these are just the thoughts of a naive eighteen year old girl about her Prime Minister.
Friday, March 7, 2008
beautiful sincerity...
babies.
Boy can they cure you.
babies.
They smile at you. Smile at you without wanting anything back. Smile without no secret evil desires.
babies.
They bring you back to love.
babies.
They make you swell with happiness.
I love their smiles. They bring unique happiness. They are sweet thingy mejigees that show off unformed, incomplete teeth.
I know why they're little bundles of joy.
I know why they bring families together.
I know why they're the beauty of the existence of life.
Why?
Because.
God created them, to give us untainted love.
I'll slip and fall
Friday, February 15, 2008
Pheww..today was a day...
I was struggling to get through the crowd. They were moving like eels trying to get out of a small tank! Hello, people, make way for humankind please! OWWWW!!!My foot!! Watch it!! A slight throbbing can be felt.Then after much huffing and puffing, I finally reach the stairs of the store I wanted to go to, pheww, like they say, a small step for mankind, a huge leap for me. So I bought what I needed and hopped outside, only being greeted by the huge crowd again. Ok, fine, no problem, lets just go through the adventure again.
On the LRT, I had to stand next to this guy with another pair of not-odourless-and-needs-Rexona-kinda armpits. Maybe I should bring one sometime and offer it to anyone who doesnt have any smelling ability. All right, thats gonna get into the To-d0-list first thing when I get back. The guy stopped at the next stop, thank God, he knows I cudn't take the smell. I love you Allah.
Two stops later, I was stuck between another two pairs of armpits. Allright, I probably didnt thank Allah enough. O Allah, I hope that these two people would stay abit away from me, so that I can respire normally and have enough oxygen in my haemoglobin, because o Allah, these odour stick to the proteins of my haemoglobin much much more stronger than oxygen do. Ameen.
Three stops later and only 50% of oxygen left, they got out. I am blessed.
While waiting for my mum at the nearest McDonalds, I sat at the table next to the table where a couple were sitting. Actually, Im not sure if they were still a couple, because from what I cud see and not to mention hear, the girl wasnt so pleased with her once-upon-a-time-omg-i-want-to-spend-the-rest-of-my-life-with-u boyfriend. In fact, she was using vulgar words that it made her sound like such a umm,umm, vulgarian person? O well, who cares about the vocab, she didnt. So after constant swearing and shouting, the guy looked up at her and said, "umm, sayang bleh ulang balik tak apa yang u cakap tadi, i x focus sangat, tadi Manchester United kalah dengan Manchester City", and so with that, ladies and gentlemen, he got a nice tight slap and cold coke splashing all over his pink shirt saying "I have a hot bod". Well not so hot anymore brother, with all that cold coke on you. Laughing to myself, laughing out loud, didnt help their situation. I got such an evil stare that I swear everything froze to a temperature lower than -10 degrees. Ouch, that was scary. I got up. And left of course. What else was there to do when an evil witch was sitting at the other table, having nothing but too much energy to pounce on you at anytime.
I think they broke up.
Reaching home, I caught my maid staring, mouth wide open, at the Indonesian working at the construction site next to our house. She didnt realise that I was staring at her, until she farted her lunch and I said "EEEeeeeewwww!!!!". She was blushing so red even tomatoes looked orange. I was left with 25% oxygen. O god, I need oxygenated water. Talk about drama today.
At night, I was soo tired, I couldnt do revision. Well, the reason I say this is that during reading transition elements, I was suddenly at a road and tripping, then with a sudden jolt, I was back at the sentence "the jumping of electrons in d orbitals through an energy gap causes it to absorb a quantum of light that gives the metals its colour". Wow, that was fast. Which road was I at? Oh yeah, the lets-go-to-bed-and-sleep road.All right, Ill do just that.
On bed, with oxygenated water on bedside table, I thought to myself, pheww, today was a day.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Si, si, todo recto...
OK.It started off like this.
"Umm, hi, could u please tell me how I cud get to Royal Costa Hotel?", I asked.
"Si, si, todo recto, derecho bla bla bla bla izquierdo", she says with her hands flying up in the air in many directions, in which not even one of it I understood. Honestly, I understood nothing.
Nada.
So repeating my question again, thinking she might have heard me speak Spanish earlier when I asked, I asked the same question in English again. Only this time, she was speed talking and her hands flying even faster.
All I could say.."Ermm, GRACIAS"
She smiled, seeming very pleased that this non speaking Spanish girl said thank you. Well at least one of us understood what the other was saying!
So as a result of the micro-only-two-words Spanish understanding I have, we ended up driving an extra hour, only to find ourselves back at the same place where we asked the lady. And guess what, she was still there, saw us, smiled and put her thumbs up. My reply, thumbs up, dumbfounded and extremely tired. Did I tell you that not only did I not understand a word of Spanish, I also didnt understand how the road system works. I mean, every five minutes there'd be a roundabout with a signboard Torremolinos(the place where I found the hotel eventually), and then just ahead of it, was another signboard saying Torremolinos! So tell me people, which roundabout should I be taking!!!
So once at the hotel, I cried relief because the reception guy could actually speak pleasant-to-the-ears English. I ran for the room, the bathroom, and the BED.
Next day, breakfast. The hotel fees included breakfast and dinner, so we went for breakfast. We went through the food provided, and found out that we couldnt eat any one of it except boiled eggs and bread. Good enough. We're ok. Thats what you get when you go to a secular country.
Speaking about secular, I dont think Spain is secular at all. I dont know if its my eyes, but I cant help but notice that these Spanish people adore my headscarf. Im saying adore just so it sounds nice for my ears. I mean, everytime I walk or pass them in anyway possible, be it crawling, running, jumping, or which ever way, they always seem to stare at my head gear. Its like their mouth opens wide, literally gawping, and they never blink. And considering Spain and its Islamic history, you should think they'd be accustomed to such head gear, but instead its like they've never seen such a thing before. So, just to make myself feel good, and also to bring Islam's cloth of pride to the limelight, I wore different types of head gears with colourful patterns, some patterns being so nice that their eyes bulge out when they see it. Im satisfied. Good Job Alia!
The rest of the days, I spent most of the time staring, not at headgears, but at the beautiful scenery and landscape. God really is an exceptionally good artist. Its like each and every mountain coincides with each other, not a single flaw in the arrangement. Magnificient, Enchanting. Masha Allah.
Spain was great!!!Awesome!
Friday, January 25, 2008
Meowy much....

LOLA.
Friday, January 18, 2008
She lived because of HIM....
2.50pm, 17th January 2008- My grandma passed away...
"Alia, cepat siap. Tok Enda sakit tenat.", my mum told me when we were having lunch at home.
I blazed upstairs to change. What did I pick out? My black aybayyah and black tudung. Why the colour for mourning? I didnt know why I just picked up that outfit. 5 minutes later,
"Alia, Tok Enda dah meninggal dunia...", my mum whispered in hushed tones.
????????
What did I feel? NUMBNESS.
My beloved grandma had passed away to return to her Most Loved. Sadness overwhelmed me as we rode to the hospital. My mum making calls to inform her friends and relatives. Me, speechless.
When I arrived at the hospital, my grandma laid there lifeless, with the repiratory machine making her seem alive as her chest rose up and down. For a moment, I thought she was still there, until the doctor said, "Sorry, Its just the machine."
Her heart rate: ----------
Her blood pressure: -----------
Her oxygen uptake: ------------
Her mouth was open, blood oozing out. The respiratory tube that had been forced into her mouth for weeks made her bleed and her lips extremely dry. Her head had marks where tapes had been sticked on, tapes that held tubes going into her nose and mouth. Her blood was smeared all over the bed, lots of syringes and needles messing up her anatomy. She just laid there. Silent. Cold. She was gone....
How am I ever gonna stop my eyes from swelling up? However was I gonna be strong. Writing this post itself is making me weep and my hands shake.
I loved her. But now she was gone.
She used to take care of me. She used to feed me. Her small hands used to comfort me. Her shoulder was there to stop me from crying. Now they're no more there.. O Allah, help me be strong, for this is another big test Im going through....
The nurses cleaned and removed all the wires attached to her body. Then she was taken to the room where she was to be bathed. I bathed her. I couldnt take it. She was so ill. She had marks everywhere. A straight red line down her chest because of the bypass, and another from her thigh to her ankle because of biopsy. Her back had bedsore, due to the fact that she had been on the bed for a month. It was sore. Really sore.
I washed her. Her face, her hands, her legs. Her back. Her beautiful smile was still there, but her beautiful laugh was not heard. She was puffed up due to excessive amounts of drugs.
Then we wrapped her with white cloth. We covered her head. She was wearing the symbol of piety. The unsown cloth that looked like a scarf. She looked sweet. She looked at peace.
We prayed solat jenazah before bringing her back home. Once at home, her friends and many relatives came. A sign of love. A sign of brotherhood. A sign that only Islam can provide.
The saddest part came when none of us could kiss her for the last time. Her mouth was bleeding and so the cotton that covered her face stuck to it and we weren't allowed to open it. After another round of solat jenazah, she was lifted up into the van and brought to her grave at Jalan Ampang.
On her way there, I passed the buildings that I always passed everytime I visited her. Now, she would see no more of them. They were now nothing. Nothing compared to what she has to go through after this in alam barzakh.
The cemetry faced the tall KLCC and the leisure hubs that surround it. People were laughing. People were socializing. People were lost in this world. And here, someone had just passed away, symbolising that life ends and that life with Allah is the eternal life. Suddenly, KLCC seemed worthless. KLCC didnt stand as tall as it stands. Because I realised how great Allah is and how small KLCC is in HIS eyes. Maybe even micro. People were forgetting him everytime they step into these leisure hubs. And its not worth anything. I feel now that life is nothing but a temporary visit. A visit for us to collect as much points so that we can be beside HIM for eternity. A visit where modern technology and entertainment are not at all necessary. A visit where living up to the trend is not at all important. Whats the point in going astray when you know for sure that death awaits you?
O Allah, I thank you for another beautiful reminder that you have sent to me. For verily I have gone astray from you for so long. O Allah, make me hate what YOU hate, and make me LOVE only the things that YOU love. O ALLAH, tonight I have seen how great YOU are, and I have seen how ad-dunia is nothing compared to what YOU have promised me, my brothers and sisters, Al-Jannah. Lead us there O ALLAH, and if the world ever brings us away from you, please bring us back to our religion, so that every minute on this Earth is for Islam and YOU O Allah..
As we lowered my grandma into the hole, and covered it up. It gave me another reminder. You were born into this world because of Allah, and to HIM you shall return. Now I pray that my grandma will be placed amongst those HE loves and that she will be waiting for me and the rest of my family members in Al-Jannah. Insha Allah. She has worshiped Allah. She had devoted herself to Him. She had loved HIM like she loved no other. O Allah, I witness that my grandma has done her best in practising Islam and following the Sunnah. She has carried out her job as a mother and grandmother very well. Always reminding us about YOU, and always reminding us about our Prophet. O Allah, her doings have been sincere. Please make every suffering she went through, a step towards removing her sins O Allah. Verily you are Most Loving, Most Forgiving towards your servants.
She will continue to stay in my heart. My memories with her forever embedded in my thoughts. She will be my voice, my thoughts, and what she always said, "Never forget your Lord." will stay with me forever.
She lived a full and successful life. I should too. She lived because of HIM. I should too....
Mengiringi dukaku yang kehilangan dirimu,
Sungguh ku tak mampu tuk meredam kepedihan hatiku,
Untuk merelakan kepergianmu.
Ingin kuyakini cinta takkan berakhir,
Namun takdir menuliskan kita harus berakhir...
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Life. My Gosh. Beautiful...
Problems, tests, stress, tension.
People hate them, but yet it surrounds us. We can't run away from any of it. We own the problem. Therefore, we are responsible in making them stepping stones, to make us much more mature and tolerant individuals.
I have had a big share of problems in my life so far. And I guess there's gonna be more. No not I guess actually, its more like, there's gonna be more problems FOR SURE. Everytime things seem to go good and well, BOOM, a problem comes crashing down on me. And yes, I suffocate. I cry. I feel helpless. I tell myself so many times, "Why? Why me?". The problem is, how ever many times I chant that, it doesnt get any better.
God promised that he would not burden a soul more than they can bear. Therefore, it literally means that every problem I have, I can bear. Its just new different problems that scare and make me feel that it cant be solved, and that life is nothing but a mess.
There have been some problems in my life that I couldnt go through. It was intense. It hurt. I turned to Him. I cried in my silent bows to him. My heart felt the pain. O Allah, I am too weak to handle something I should be able to bear. I can't do anything without your help. Please help me. I love everything you have destined for me. I love my life plan that you planned for me. However, my weakness has taken control of my thinking. I need you O Allah, at all times. I have strayed so far from you, but yet you love your servants however bad they have treated you. It makes me cry everytime I think of the times my devilish self turned to other things for help. Music, poetry, stories. With people, I feel the comfort. But yet, from all of them, I have found no answer. It is then that I realise, you have the answers. All of them. Everything everyone doesnt know. O Allah, please never leave me. I love you too much. More than my words can express. More than my actions can show. Only you know best. O Allah, I cannot afford to lose your love, your help, your watchful eyes on me.
Peace. Peace at heart. Nothing should be a problem. Life is short, too short for us to waste. Too short for us to press the stop button on the lifeplayer, just so we can rewind and contemplate on the past. We should keep the mode at play, whatever happens, happens. And no matter what happens, we always have Gods promise at the start of our movie.