Buang Tabiat: Sangap!

Assalamualaikum. Annyeong!

I am back to home sweet home. Landed KK land last Sun. And much to my dismay, Miss Asus has finally given up on me. Kenapalah dalam waktu genting(??) mau gebang share cerita aku berjalan, dia perlu 'membawa diri'. Getting online at the office sangat mendukacitakan sebab connection adalah super lembab! I have to wait for nearly 10mins to upload a single pic. Being a short tempered kinda person that I am...I don't think sharing my solo adventure post(s) would be of good idea. 

Therefore untuk senangkan hati & jari yang sudah gatal mau scribble something here, aku layankan jak lah. Picture-less entry. Gila down poyo statement. 

Fuh! Couldn't believe after a year of waiting & thorough planning, my holiday had finally came to an end! It took me weeks to get away from the 'not wanting to accept the fact that it's over' phase. I admit, my decision to stay there for 2 weeks wasn't quite a wise one. I should have stayed a bit longer. But then again, memandangkan keadaan kewangan adalah sangat restricted so niat untuk extend waktu dibatalkan serta merta. 

There are few places I didn't get to go, but alhamdulillah...places dalam wish list semua berjaya dijejaki. I added a last minute plan (the one that really push my adrenaline level to the max point) in my itinerary...slightly able to make it come true. Alas, terpaksa cancel sebab limited entry ticket punya pasal. If only I know that place existed I would have bought my ticket before my trip. Like what I did for my Paris & Amsterdam trips. As well as the accommodations. I sorted them all out via online. Senang kerja. Ndak lah aku kelam kelibut mau asing²kan duit time di sana. Print everything at home & tunjuk tu jak sebagai bukti pembelian. Siap. Few girlfriends have started buzzing me "Mana cerita hostel kau time di sana?". Padan muka berjanji lagi kan...kunun buat macam special gila mau kasi asing² entri. Aigoo hostels kau stay pun boleh buat entri bah kan Bie. Muntah darah. 

Anyways, aim terbaru sekarang adalah untuk 'merembat' sesuatu. Unintentionally to replace Miss Asus. Sedih gila! After 5 sweet years of bonding akhirnya kami terpaksa berpisah. She had contributed loads to me. Dia jugalah nadi utama untuk drama or movie Korea aku. And now I have to pack & let her go. Belum boleh menjalankan aktiviti rembatan sebab poket sudah kering & rabak. Pendapatan perlu dijana in order to fulfil what I want. Oleh itu, sila kerja keras ya Bie.

p/s Maka dengan itu tergendala entri Solo Adventure aku. Huhu janganlah excitement untuk share cerita di sana tu hilang dibawa angin.

eryantierdabdulkarim

Edisi: Jinjang Pelamin

Assalamualaikum. Annyeong.

Last Weds, while on the way to Jay's house Eda & I were busy guessing the reason why our beloved Jay chose to be solemnized on the weekday. When asked while her face was being painted Jay had us malu terguling² upon uttering 1 very simple statement "Nak ambik berkat malam Nifsu Syaaban lah."  Sudahlah jawab dengan muka tenang habis, lagilah kan rasa mau gali lubang untuk tapuk muka. 

Hambik kau, sebiji smash di kepala! Tu lah taksub dengan date yang kebabom, kalendar Islam jauh ke laut kau ingat kan Bie. Ok pay no mind to that bingai side of me. Let's move to isi penting entri ini. As usual kalau bestie mau nikah, kami lepak dalam bride's room. Snap sana sini before groom masuk kami sudah rasmikan katil tu dulu. Ehem! 

Those were part of the gifts from the bride to the groom. Diorang pilih nombor 13 berbalas 15 for the hantaran. 

In any Malay's wedding, sireh junjung @ betel trellis ni kira yang most essential! Tiada ini maka pincanglah part hantaran. 

Orang bagitau aku kalau jadi pengapit boleh makan sireh dari hantaran untuk cepatkan jodoh(???!!?). I say, boleh ke laut adage itu. Ntah berapa keping sireh sudah ku paksa masuk sistem badan tetap jodoh belum mari. Allah sudah tentukan semua therefore sila yakin & have faith dengan planning Dia. Yes I heard u! Usaha tu perlu ada tapi jangan sampai tersimpang akidah ya! Sekian.

Uli yeppeun chingu/sinbu! Gajang hwalyeo! Because Jay & I share the same passion over Hanguk thingy...so perlu lah kan membakar dada dengan Hangul aku yang ndak semengah ni.

8 years of friendship...and it's getting stronger regardless the distance that separate us. 

5 years has it been since we last met Jay's mom...but she remembers us still. Sebab si Jay duk jual cerita kami non stop. Nama jak kan study nun jauh di UK kan...

One of the important ladies in my life. Despite being barely in touch these days, we remain close at heart. Sekali jumpa, semua update kami bentang.

Heartiest congratulation to the newly wed; Jay & Nik. Dekat kot jarak Bangi & Penang...kat Aussie juga korang menyulam(??) cinta kan. Jarak beribu batu antara korang sekarang ni, sila anggap as part of Allah's love for u both. Ara? May Allah bless this marriage to last a lifetime. 

eryantierdabdulkarim

Solo Adventure: Part 9 - Car Boot Sale & Aston Villa Stadium

Oleh kerana plan mau ber-kabut (car boot) terpaksa cancel the day before due to miscommunication on the exact venue, haruslah balas dendam the next day. Kami sempat singgah on Sat tapi sebab hujan renyai hence the market tutup awal. Lagipun kami sampai agak lewat, most of the vendors pun sudah balik. 

 Less than 30 minutes from Saltley.

Siap ada website, siap ada facebook page. Semua update pasal car boot boleh refer at their page. Best! Agak² boleh kah tu ah kalau buat di KK. 

Surveying. As the weather started to turn cloudy & dark, kami buat pencarian & pembelian secepat mungkin. Takut berhujan lagi sana.

U can find lots of different things sold at the market. Sangat murah; berbaloi untuk dibeli. Memang barang 2^nd hand tapi kalau rajin cari, boleh dapat yang dorang ndak pernah guna. And ada juga gerai yang jual 1^st stuff tapi agak pricey lah.

Mother's love...memang mainan si anak ndak kan pernah miss. 

Minta duit mau beli icecream...cute!

Returned home full with joy & satisfaction! I managed to grabbed things I so wanted to have. Paling penting, impian mau ber-kabut with Ernie sudah terlaksana. Thanks bawa saya pigi sana kio mandak!

After lunch & berehat kejap di rumah, off we went to Villa Park. Dekat jak sama rumah.

Ada event for a new kit the club launched recently. Patutlah ramai orang...siap ada mini concert.

Ndak pernah kan bergambar sama lori bomba before ni. Tiba² sampai sana gaya macam ulu gilak.

Joined the tour for £2 only. As per Ernie selalu harga adalah £10. Rezeki si Err lagi...ok yang ni aku tambah.

Before entering the stadium. Mirror reflection with Aariz.

Kan best masa enter bilik ni, ada real reporters waiting for me inside. Ehem berangan itu free, kan? 

Behind the jersey, ada safebox. *as seen in the pic below*

The place where the players keep their belongings during match. Barang kemas kan dilarang bawa masuk padang. 

I didn't buy anything here. Sebab aim utama adalah untuk menerjah Emirates Stadium. Kira tour stadium ni sebagai intro lah, ambil feel before tour yang sebenar di Arsenal. Ahaks. 

And this day was my last day I got to spend with Ernie's lil family. As I departed for London the very next day; where my real adventure begins. Stayed with strangers in the same dorm room...shared bathroom etc. Itu kita story mory nanti ya. 

eryantierdabdulkarim

Edisi: On ur 5th Anniversary

Happy Fifth Anniversary to my beloved bestie; Ernie Khairina Mahtar & Azwan Ezzany Azmi!

17 June 2012. Car boots sale at Belfry, Birmingham. 

Picture I took recently...sungguh ndak ku sangka my angan² (here) has been fulfilled by The Almighty. Alhamdulillah. 

Sorry for the late wish dear petite sister! I was a bit 'busy' coordinating my life back to normal. The internet connection back in Kolumpur was quite reluctant to work together with me. I got home yesterday evening only to find out that Miss Asus has given up on me. It's no longer working or maybe mau hantar pigi repair. Hence I have to wait until today to be able to convey my wish. Di ofis sija lah harapan saya untuk online dengan jayanya sekarang. Uhuk.

eryantierdabdulkarim

Solo Adventure: Part 8 - Majlis Ilmu at Saltley & University of Birmingham

Biar di mana bumi dipijak, ilmu Allah wajib diamalkan & dikongsi sesama saudara Islam. Itulah yang dipraktikkan oleh komuniti Muslim Malaysia yang tinggal di bumi Birmingham. Tidak kira mereka itu pelajar ataupun yang telah lama menetap & tinggal di situ, majlis ilmu diadakan 2 minggu sekali bagi kaum Hawa manakala setiap minggu bagi kaum Adam. Lokasi perjumpaan berbeza setiap kali; mengikut giliran. Ia bukan sekadar majlis berkongsi ilmu tetapi juga untuk mengeratkan ikatan ukhwah di antara satu sama lain. Di samping juadah yang disediakan oleh tuan rumah, mereka yang datang turun membawa oleh² untuk dikongsi bersama. 

Jap...kenapa aku tiba² poyo bagi intro skema gitu. Ayat kalau memang macam report ndak pa juga, ni memang ke laut. Anyway, joined Ernie pigi majlis ilmu hari tu memang banyak dapat ilmu baru. Malu besar di situ masa sesi kuiz, rata² soalan yang dikasi...aku blur ndak tau jawapan. Sed! Luckily soalan yang bukan pinpoint aku untuk jawab. Kentara banyak lagi yang perlu aku belajar. Sila rajin membaca & praktik ya Bie. Jangan kau sibuk plan mau bercuti jak memanjang. 

Ni selepas sesi tazkirah, sesi soal jawab cum memalukan diri sendiri sebab langsung ndak tau jawapan. Sesi menjamah juadah adalah yang paling auwm! Ernie made yorkshire pudding to bring to the majlis. Oleh kerana aku sudah telan 2 biji at home jadi aku tahan nafsu makan puding tu lagi. The hostess made soto yang super duper slurp. 2x kami tambah; serius muka ndak malu kan. 

Ni lah muka² ndak pandai kenyang kekenyangan. Confused kejap...attend ni sebab mau timba ilmu or sebab mau makan sedap. Erk, logik kan kalau aku pilih both. Ngek.

Before headed home, we stopped by at the place where Azwan studies. University of Birmingham. Students Malaysia yang study sini mostly tinggal nearby jak. Selly Oak nama area tu. But Ernie lives a bit far from the uni...ndak lah jauh sangat tapi kena naik bas or drive lah if kena attend lecture.

Masa kami tengah gelenyah lompat sana lompat sini, lari sana lari sini bergambar depan building ni...ada van putih parked in front of the main entrance. Kalau ndak silap, a wedding was held there that day. So I assumed building ni mesti ada multipurpose hall dalam tu.

Azwan's school. Ernie pernah post in her blog, pictures of her posing in front of this building not long time ago. Masa tu diorang pun baru arrived bumi England. Excited tengok tempat sang suami study, kan beb. Kena bagi semangat gitu.

Memang sah kan muka tiada malu sudah. Posing ndak hengat dalam kawasan uni orang. 

Jari jemari ku memang bengkok & ndak cantik meruncing...jadi bentuk square yang aku mau buat sangat ndak kelihatan. Hampas.

Gambar kami berdua perlu ada ya! Membuktikan aku ndak bercamwhore sendirian. Kawan hantu kamera pun join sekali. Sebenarnya, dia lagi suka beraksi depan kamera if to be compare with me. Serius wei! Because when she's around I rather enjoyed to be the lady behind the lense to photograph her. 

UoB version of Big Ben. I was told that every clock tower in the country has their own name. But I forgot to ask what's this tower called. Sila rajinkan diri untuk google.

Actually patut pagi tu kami pigi car boots sale tapi kerana dek hujan...and information pasal the venue dapat lambat, maka kami ketinggalan. When we arrived, semua tokeh sudah bergerak pulang. Hampa tersangat hampa tapi apa kan daya sudah bukan rezeki. Memang antara plan paling tegar is to go to the sale. Before sampai UK lagi sudah pasang angan² berjaring²...Allah ndak makbulkan plan on Sat sebab ada acara lagi penting petang tu. Alhamdulillah, time untuk bergila di car boots sale jatuh on Sun. Itu nanti aku update ya.

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