Alumni Pharmacy 2015- Awesome!!

What a tiring 5 days holidays that we had!

To make full use of the annual leaves that i still have in hand, we decided to go back to Terengganu in between the Maal Hijrah holiday, and the Alumni Event that Pharmacy UIA was hosting over the weekend. 

I signed up to join the event. to.. explore. to..have fun..to keep updated. 

And it was a great one, I did not regret of going.

Whilst in KT, I had some ample time to figure out things i want to do while being unemployed, or working for the next big thing in life. 

Managed to do few things that got me excited by having that 'light bulb' moment.

I wont disclose it just yet. jinx ;)

Anyway, this post is meant to tell the awesomeness of the event held by Pharmacy UIA. 

They did a good job in providing us with great inputs, activities and to keep our babies and toddlers occupied.

nice artwork. impressed. look so funky and so hip.

We reached Kuantan at about 5pm. 

Man was I shocked that it turned orange.

Literally orange Kuantan.

Aint it a suprised that this grave issue did not come out in local news?

Like everybody is having a good time inhaling bauksit and enjoy being orange.

Talk about personal interest and politic eh.

I would move out. Sell the house and relocate.

Anywhere. 

Not there.

You should see the place. It has ruined the beauty, the greenery, the houses, and most probably the health of those residents there. 

It's sad.

But..easier to talk, than going through it right.

I hope these innocent people are safe and okay and protected by Allah..

Even UIA is slowly affected by it.

UIA Kuantan has become so graceful, so gah, so wow. 

Hope it does not turn orange though. ;)

The mosque, faculty/kulliyahs, and hostels, etc.

there are different now.

When i was there, during my Uni years, 

there were only Medical faculty, and few hostels. and a place call cafeteria for students to eat. 

it was DULL. 

Looking at it now, Allahuakbar. MasyaAllah.

It changed almost 360 degree.

picture taken from google

picture taken from google

picture taken from google

We checked into our pre-booked hotel, Sri Manja.

My comment? I have a lot to comment, but.. I choose not to spoil it here. 

probably next post. if I still have the fire in me to..fire. haha

  The full event started on Saturday with games between batches,

children games etc.

Hub had to be imported to play with our batch of Rx3.

He had too. Not enough player.

Ive prepared painkillers etc. I knew he would complaint later.

haha, which is true enough.

Importantly, I want him to enjoy being there..with my friends.

:)

 

The girls had fun time playing with balloons and games with the kakak2 there.

So, nice to say that I didnt have to run around to keep them entertained.

Thank god for these helpers.

That night, a dinner was held for the alumni. Many familiar faces, many forgotten names,

i am so forgetful these days. I am and i feel so bad. 

I had to secretly ask my friends on who is who. 

oh dear. 

Can i blame the hormones?

or the birthing process?

;)

The girls, especially Ayra had so much fun time while mommy and ayah had dinner.

The host has prepared a special Play Room for the children.

There were bouncing castle, movie show, clown (yikes) with balloons.

Ayra is scared of clown. Mommy is too. There's just something creepy with that make up.

How can one find it amusing? 

The sisters kept them accompanied. played with them, talk to them,

 so no wonder Ayra didnt want to come out and eat.

nice lady who decided to become a clown.

 

our Rx3 batch. some of us at least.

Sunday was the final day. 

and... I have given my word to my friend that I would share my experience working in private sector.

I said yes, and then I backed off.

I just didnt feel.. good.

U know, with the resignation and all.

I dont feel like I am qualified to share anything.

but, a promise is a promise. 

 

and so, there was I. 

Along with 2 entrepreneur brothers, one of which owns 5 pharmacies.

and I was like.. makan gaji.

and soon to be unemployed. and a fulltime mom.

what's there to share?

But, as I held the mike, the generous side of me came out.

I shared what made me quit from government,

what made me want to explore the private sector

what are the challenges, the ups and downs,

the benefits. 

I got excited. ;)

that's called gile mike.

hahhaa

But, truth is, I had more to share. But time was not permissible.

I wanted to add that support from family is important. 

Support from your spouse, your mom and dad.

Without those, it's hard to do it alone.

Then one must read. Read as much as u can. And where ever u can. When ever u can.

Knowledge is something one can never get enough of.

The only way for one to improve is through gaining more knowledge.

Read every genre. Not just novels. Read on economy, on health, on religion, motivation.

read on biography, and success of others.

We always need to be inspired.

Humans are weak and forgetful.

By reading, we can constantly be insipired to keep on moving. 

To keep on working for our dreams.

And never ever ever stop praying to your Lord. Your Creator.

 Al-Khaliq (الخالق) 

 

You may not know what you want, in life, in job, in whatever. 

But pray anyway for guidance.

Pray that He will guide you to the right path, the right life.

That He eases your way in every corner of life

and that He guides you in ways that can benefit your deen, yourself, and your family.

Ask that He murahkan rezeki towards rezeki that could bring you closer to Him, 

not rezeki that lead you astray. 

I've seen many successful people forget their roots, their self when they are at the top.

I dont want that.

Let me always be grounded with every achievements that I have.

Terbang tunduk, kata Fynn Jamal.

The journey may not be easy, but it doesnt mean it is bad. 

I is just a phase.

You just have to keep on going.

Dont give up and dont stop praying.

I have learnt a lot from all the sessions I've listen to.

I am so in awe in people's accomplishments.

 They are to be proud of.

We have very notable seniors/juniors/ friends that we could be proud of.

And they have go beyond the stereotype pharmacy field.

And that is breaking the norm. Which is good.

It shows that this field has more to offer than the typical expectations.

I am impressed that we have a senior who is now a writer, 

with many books being written and produced.

and he has helped others to do the same.

How I wish I could do the same too. I have always wanted to write. 

but.. well, probably when the time comes. 

example of his book

And we have those being entrepreneurs. Not one or two.

But many. and I am just.. envy. A good one.

I would like be one too. I do.

Not only these people are a success, but they are passionate about what they are doing.

They love their job. 

Now that is something i am still searching for. 

I just hope the search will not be too long.

After all, time is running out.

Overall, it was a good event.

With great input. And it was a bonus that the children are enjoying that too.

Kudos to the whole team who made it possible and a success.

Little Yasmin

dina is Home!

and so is her little sweetie pie, Yasmin

she is soo sweet just like her mommy..

we had a quick lunch at dina's place, few days before

Yasmin's aqiqah.

too bad Faiezah is far far away in Terengganu.

=(

and these were on her aqiqah:

she is just a cute little sweetypie, isnt she?

has the look of both her mommy and daddy.

poor yasmin has to learn tolerate the hot weather in Malaysia.

and her mommy too.

Uni Times!

i miss university times.

do you??

i miss the ample time that i had, the holidays that i enjoyed,

the benefits of being a student.

(a.k.a discounts here and there, no strict punch card)

what i miss most was the environment and friends.

i went to IIUM in Kuantan, studied in Degree Pharmacy.

why i studied pharmacy?

that will another long blogging day.

me with my Gramma and Sarah, my sister

IIUM Kuantan was very much different from IIUM Gombak.

i dont really know the environment in Gombak, only heard from

people about the 'luar nampak baik, dalam senyap2 je tau'.

what i know is, IIUM kuantan is trully an experience of

faith, wisdom and maturity.

i can say i've met almost all kinds of people in life

at a very young age.

growing up in KL, i was given the chance to get to know
people from various lifestyles.

when i entered IIUM Kuantan, i was in shocked.

first, i had a shocked of being away from my family.

i have never been apart from them. at all.

so, when i had to stay about 300km away,

suffice to say, i was depressed.

i mean, we had eveything in KL. malls are like my best friend.

but in kuantan, man. i was dumbfounded.

literally bored out of my wits.

but the good thing is, i gained good friends,

and learned to find 'myself' back again.

my roomates were great people.

Shaabana is one of those who doesnt stop inviting me to goodness.

she opened my eyes to Islam, in a way i have never seen.

i thank Allah for letting her be apart of my life.

to change, not only we need good friends,

we need good environment too.

so, IIUM Kuantan provided me with that.

okay, i have sooo many things to write about.
if only this computer can transfer the words out of my head into typed words. hahaha.

IIUM kuantan provided me with a serene, peaceful environment which

was full of positivity. everything is related to Islam as Islam is, indeed 

a way of life.

we could hear beutiful azan being played inviting us for

prayers. and the prayers were conducted with the beautiful readings by the 

imams, which were one of the students as well.

i met a lot of al-hafiz when i was there.

i thought back then, wow. you could be a tahfiz, and still have a degree.

how brilliant is that? and the best part was,

they excel in both. 

salute to them.

religious classes were consistently conducted to all students.

always an interesting religious issues to talk about.

life, school, aqidah, family, etc.

when i was there, to occupy my time,
i joined clubs and activities held by the uni.

i did a lot of charity along with my batch mates.
we love to organize activities.
jalan-jalan every semester.
always to another state and a fellow's  house.
get to know friend's family.

it was such a fun and carefree times.

there were 50 of us. 10 boys and the rest is girls.
we were close.

and the boys.
there were nice guys, with good attitudes.
sure, they got on my nerves sometimes (ha-ha), but
they are a good person.

i actually thought good guys are hard to find nowadays.
but when i got to know them back then,
i guess, the world still has hopes!
hahaha

but nothing can go more than just friends.
 u know, friend zone.

that's why i married Hub. the good guys and my knight.
*blush*

 us playing bowling.the finale bowling session before we departed.

us at Takubangperahu. we went to Jakarta after our final sem.

it was so much fun

i was suprised that Dad actually allowed me to join!

us during our Graduation Dinner.


alhamdulillah, we are now working as a Pharmacist (like it or not, at least we have a job.haha)
may Allah always guide us to be a better Muslim.

Welcome Yasmin

one of my bestest friends, Dina has given 

birth to this beautiful girl

named Yasmin Athirah bt Abd Raiz.

Dina, curik gambar nie yer...

she weighs 3.16kg.

and she looks just like her Mummy.

Dina went through 2 days of labor pain.

and finally, 

on 29th November 2012,

Yasmin decided to come out.

and that was after 40 weeks plus 3 days.

which, is also the birth date of one of our bestest friend, Azza.

guess, Yasmin wanted the same date as Aunt Azza.

November definitely is my Favorite Month.

16.11 Hub's Bday

24.11 Ayra's Bday

29.11 Azza's and Yasmin's Bday

and that also means

it's the month that i am mostly

Broke.

heheheh

so, to Dina and Rye,

congratulations!

May she be anak yang solehah,

Hamba Allah yang taat dan setia,

the joy, the happiness and the cure.

Happy berpantang!

Girls' Day Out

We arranged for a ladies' day out sejak raya.

it's very hard to find the time where we can just sit together and chat.

monday to friday, of course working days.

weekends are reserved for family.

husband and child. 

mother and father and grandmother.

hardly any time for me to socialize anymore.

Hub has his weekly time with his friends playing futsal.

that leaves me really being a katak bawah kuali.

and i miss my dear besties very much.

so, we took the liberty of planning ladies' day out.

 too bad Jah and Dina are too far away.

 otherwise, it would be chaotic.

we planned for a day off from work and went out for a date.

the agenda: 

chit chat

the menu:

main course and dessert.

we had so many choices of places to eat.

since lately Ben's in on rave, we decided to have some there.

we went to Bangsar Village.

(konon2 nak glamor la ni.:p)

apparently Ben's in BV is not the same with Ben's in KLCC or Publika.

Simaa, who has eaten in Ben's KLCC and Publika few times prior, confirmed it.

(sima mcm food critics la pulak)

definitely i didnt know about this.

i am not an up-to-date person on food. or fashion.

the food was delicious.

i had B.I.G Lasagna

(quite a big portion for me)

the lasagna was not dry. that, i like.

the meat was generous.

so was the cheese.

the taste was great for a lasagna.

the portion was bigger than Delicious' lasagna.

the one turn off thing would be the presentation.

it was toooo simple.

like pek. cedok dan letak.

takde effort nak letak sayur2 hiasan di atasnye.

could improve on that.

azza had Chicken Pormigiana

chicken coated with cheese. which is nice too. but a tad dry

the salad on the side was not my favorite.

it's too sesame-y.

i dont like sesame oil. 

so the taste is not in my liking.

simaa had Chicken Mushroom Pie.

and it was a big pie.

which is yummy too.

again, the presentation could be improved.

the pie was put plainly on a plain plate.

it did not show any invitation to dig in.

if masuk Masterchef, sure2 kena sound dengan chef muka ketat.

we had salads on the side.

i like the salad even though i am not a salad person.

i have never ordered salad in my entire life, except if it comes as a side.

but, i have to say, Delicious has the Best Ever Salad.

i feel like digging in the dressing recipe.

very curious.

after eating and chit chatting,

we went to Delicious for dessert.

haruslah kami berjalan2 ke sana ke mari semata-mata untuk makan.

heheheh

i suggested for Sticky Date Pudding, me and Hub's fav dessert there.

on top of that, we had Chocolicious Pudding, 

(chocolate cake with melted choc inside, serve with vanilla ice cream)

and Macadamia Cheesecake.

we couldn't finished them 

(except for Date pudding)

too full!

so, yes, we had a great time eating and enjoying each other's company.

wished it could a whole day thingie, but our kids (me and azza's) are a priority.

bile Dina and Faiezah boleh join ni.

hm....

open house zeti

Zeti had an open house last week.
the geng from the old office were there..

met friends that i haven't seen for a long time.

especially..

Sab!!

we used to spent a lot of time talking when we were in Uni.

talking our hearts out.

trying to figure out this creature of Allah named Men

why men are like this

why men are like that

tried to find love

and wondering who our other half.

hahaha.

she is still searching. or waiting.

and i know she will find someone who worth all the wait.

i know i did.

we only stayed for a couple of hours.

had to rush home to get some beauty sleep before i went to oncall shift.

ayra didn't sleep well at all when i was working that night.

crying most of the time.

poor child

it is heart breaking for me

how i wish i dont have to work like this.

Quickie Girlie Raya

the BFF came to my crib today for raya.

we havent met for quite some time. usually we would have an iftar together during Ramadhan, but last month was kind of full and busy that we didn't get to see each other as planned. *sigh*

i was planning to prepare something last night' but the tiredness got the best of me and i fell asleep at 9pm.

well, that was my sleeping time anyway. (so not a night person)

so, when we woke up today, i had no clue of what to make. luckily Simaa was bringing sambal sotong for nasi lemak. so i had to cook nasi lemak. the nasi only. not that difficult so it was ok. She came with sambal sotong, rendang and ikan bilis. how convenient for me as the host, yeah! ;)

Azza on the other hand was supposed to bring boiled eggs and timun. but she came late so we ate the nasi lemak without the egg and timun. ( we couldnt wait for her anymore because i got hungry.)

when the 3 of us met, it would be kind of difficult to stop talking and depart. but time did not permit us to proceed further. we had to say goodbye within a short period of time.

we only got to hang out for few 3-4 hours. i wish it could be longer. 

i really miss hanging out just us girls. like the old times.

not only the 3 of us, but with Faiezah and Dina too. 

missing them..

i am very proud of our friendship..

we've know each other for about 15 years.

for me, they are the best of friends, now and then.

we have grown so much and we grow with each other.

Alhamdulillah we managed to still be with each other despite the distance and time.

they are more like a sister i never had. 

i am so blessed.

they are someone who would always be there and more importantly the ones to keep me sane. 

true..

with all the ups and downs that happened, they were the line that pulls me back in a piece.

true friends, indeed they are.

and i always wish good things for them and always proud of them.

An Evening at the Beach

today is another day in KT. 

but today we filled it with awesome activities.

woke up early today to go to Faiezah's house. 

she is staying in Kuala Berang with her husband and new son, Arief.

it was the first time we visited them here, in terengganu.

usually we just meet up in KL. 

Arief looked totally tembam-er than we first saw him few months ago. 

way chubbier. and friendlier. he smiled and talked to us. well, baby talked.

ayra was interested in his cheeks. so do i!

see this:

who wouldn't ait?

we stayed there, catching up on motherhood, babyhood, fatherhood around 2 hours, then went home..

ayra was tired.

the traffic was not too good.

school holidays in KT is never good okay.

then later on in the evening, where the sun is shy, and the clouds are generous, we decided to play kites by the beach.

yeay!!!

now isn't that fun!

sudah lama saya tak main layang-layang.

ages!!!

we went to Pantai Batu Buruk. 

Ayra bought an Octopus kite.

an octopus flying in the sky y'all!

at first we were excited to fly the kite.

well, that was the reason we came remember. 

ayra got to hold the benang, so calm and steady..

then she let go.OMGEEEE..

and all of us ran after the kite.

my BIL managed to grab it but it got stuck on the tree!

alamak!

FIL was so gigih mengait the kite..

and eventually.. it was saved

yahooo

now, the kids grew bored of the kites.

ayra had fun time digging up the sands.

Shoe: Pumpkin Patch

she was kindof mesmerized by the texture that she wanted to have a taste. 

well, at this stage, she wanted to put Everything into her mouth!

then the beach looked more appealing it seemed.

 slowly Syahmi went nearer to the water.

slowly..

and suddenly, we were all in the water.

half wet.

got carried away by the beach!

look at that priceless smile!!!!

how can i not melt?

eventually, it was time to go home...

and being kids, of course they didnt want to

especially Syahmi,

well, Ayra still tak paham sgt the excitement tu..hehehe

Ayra had to pujuk Syahmi untuk balik...

in the car, they got tired and hungry.

breastfeeding time!!!

another new memory for Ayra..

evening at the beach with Mommy, Ayah, Ki, Mak Ngah, Pak Ngah and Syahmi

Mommy loves u Princess!