Achievement Unlocked

Hi blog, I'm back again! Trust me I have been meaning to write here for so long, but today (or technically yesterday 20/10/2018) I guess I should not slack off anymore! There are a number of things that I dearly want to remember hence I want to write them down so here goes...

It's the 11th day of me being 23 years old since the 11th of October. I could hardly accept the fact that I'm leaving my 'happy-free-confused in a best way 22' age, but alhamdulillah I enjoyed and loved the one year that passed and I am soooo looking forward for what another year has to offer. Every year is full of ups and downs so I prefer to learn every lessons and never forget to savour every moment.

And.... guess what! Yesterday on the 20th of October I just got my achievement unlocked on my first few days of being 23 and alsoooo 2 1/2 months before 2018 ended.

I PARTICIPATED A RUNNING EVENT!

After years of refusing to get out of my comfort zone of trying out a running event since last one that I participated was during my foundation days....

I am not an avid runner but it's my go-to activity every weekend! I do love and enjoy running SO much that I could run and imagine that I literally leave all my worries and problems behind me while doing it. I have been asked to participate a running event and to just try out but I just did not want to *stubborn*. But now I am proud to say, "I made it", guys!

My first 10km medal evah.

Lovin' my Olloum activewear scarf that keeps me looking chic while running :P I have been wearing this scarf for quite a long time for my weekly run and even when I'm just out to buy groceries or even to grab some quick dinner out with family. So convenient and pretty to wear too!

Anywayyyy, it was a 10km #JomKurusRun held at Taman Wetland Putrajaya. I have never been to this place but it was so beaaautiful to run at and such a 'sweet escape' place for a weekend to spend at. Oh by the way, I sacrificed my annual leave for this event anyways (cos I work on Saturdays) =,=" But it was definitely worth it.

It was a quite smooth but still challenging track for me since it's 80% trail and 20% road. The tough part was the trail part cos it's full of rocks I had to jump to get my feet survive. I ran a steady and happy pace for 1 hour and 20 minutes with the help of my mi band which tracked my heartbeat rate that whenever it went almost above my maximum heartbeat rate I had to slow down otherwise I scared I fainted guysss. Nevertheless, I feel SO proud of myself looking back at my running record! For someone who did not train consistently and first time trying a run at 10km straight, pats back for trying, girl! 

Guysss I have been dying to finish a run non-stop for this distance! Whenever I feel like stopping cos I lazyyy but then I told myself "Just a little bit more girl and after this you can sleep all you want". This reminded me to my sister's advice the day before. Thanks to her! <3

What I will never forget was the people behind me who are super supportive of me getting myself into this ; First, my amazing sister who went a distance to help me collected my race kit cos I could not make it due to work that day. And she motivated me and said a lot of good things especially to just enjoy this event cos I told her I was so nervous and even regretted registering for this run HAHAHA. May Allah bless her!

Second, my brother who's willing to be my company for my first run evah! I could not thank him more for his willingness to drive and waze to the place that morning, ran with me for a while for 1 km but then I said to him just go first okay cos I want to run relaxingly...and he did win but he could not win the prize cos he was just replacing my friend who could not participate that day.  

Anddd last but not least, my coooool Mr.C cum my personal trainer from afar who suggested me this event to participate in, and also the Putrajaya Marathon Night which includes 21km and 42km distance that I thought... oh my god "maybe next year."  

After all, looking back at this day and the days I happily went to run, I am ultimately grateful for the gift Allah blessed me with that I take for granted everyday, which is my legs, specifically. I went back home yesterday being so happy and satisfied with my run then I stared at my legs thinking how amazing Allah SWT creation is. This pair of legs that help me move everywhere and anywhere I want to go, whatever I want to do, and especially the things that I love to do. YaAllah, thank You for this blessing to be able to walk and run, and for everything. 

Also, I also secretly (not anymore now) wished to finish TWO (to be specific) books I'm currently reading that I wish I get to share the content at this blog by summarizing cos I'd really love to. Wish me luck and pray for me!

p/s : To more achievements unlocked for as long as we live -- Don't be scared to try out new things and especially to go for the things you love doing. Love always! <3

The whole lot of Semester

Before it's one month after a blogpost, I'll better update a new one because... lots of things had happened and I better not delay any blogposts. Procrastinating has been my hobby these days, I abandoned almost everything just for myself to be able to lie on bed and.. sleep (uni days are happiest days). Now, playtime's over and here I am!


Guess what, my second year in uni just over! Except the part that exam is coming... uhm, never mind. I'm feeling a bit of emotional knowing the fact that my university days coming to an end already... Next September will be the start of my final year (InshaaAllah if I passed all the subjects hehe). One year is just as short as a month. Like now, in a blink of an eye, my 21st birthday is coming... University (and single) days are the happiest aren't they? I get to spend tonnessss of time just for myself and my truly loved ones. Until your long distance friends keep calling you for skype and you're always unavailable then you start to realize... that you're not living in your own world, go socialize pleaseee. Haha.


However, this semester has been TOTALLY  CHALLENGING, YET WONDERFUL AND AMAZING. It has been a journey with ups and downs and that's always been the most wonderful part of it. Through tweets & instagram, I did update my daily things quite frequently. But I will do it specially for blog too, 'cos one day I know I will reread it and promise not to laugh at myself.

So, chronologically in reverse... 

SPYTL Scholars Dinner

Here I got to meet some of the staff, Ex-scholars and Scholars of YTL. Was so excited to be able to meet new friends from a University of my favourite state, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, to also mingle with the staff of YTL who are very very nice and cute in person! I thought they all are serious and formal like that but nahhh, they are cuter than me! I got also to learn more about YTL Foundation and what they have done, that I find that their objectives really suit my soul and goal, which is to inspire people to be better and have a better life. I wish I could utilise the platform here to be just what I want, to inspire people all over the world :). Now, I get more excited to join them as an intern this coming summer. Weeeee. 

International Construction Week 2016

Here, I learnt a lot on construction industry and fell in love even more and more. The feeling when I once googled and researched about this one thing for assignment and still clueless until I went to this convention. The concept this year is ecobuild which is really MY THING. Ecobuild such as sustainability, green building, IBS all those things are definitely my field of interest. Develop the nation, profitable project but at the same time protecting the environment, who doesn't want that?? I'd definitely go for this topic for my final year thesis. Hehe.  For those who didn't get to go this year, you might want to join next year. I might go again next year thoughhh.

My friends and I all had to wear smart casual that day. But I think everyone looked formal instead. They all looked pretty and smart! Can't wait for the day everyone will dress in business attire which is really adorable in my eyes.

And... Next!

The RISM (Royal Insititute of Surveyors Malaysia) QS Race 2016

It was a veryyyy fun game! I enjoyed every bit of it very much. We struggled though to complete given tasks. The picture above was when we were completing cost estimate (which we have NEVER done before). Basically the game was that we were required to go to every station using public transportation as given in the instruction. At each station, we got to do tasks regarding QS Job of course like cost estimate, bill of quantities, payment certificates, form of contract etc. There are bonus tasks where we'd be given bonus for extra 15 minutes time which will be counted together when we reached the finishing line. And... 15 minutes penalty also given if we couldn't finish task within 30 minutes. Plus, no phones allowed during this race! Only our accompanying lecturer's phone of course. Our phones were taken first before the game started.

 One of the tasks we needed to do was to take a creative picture with the most number of likes to promote Uda Legasi...

 We reached the finishing line first! So exhausted yet happy faces... with our accompanying lecturer (not from the same Uni) who was so nice to us throughout our journey to and fro.

Project Presentation

We've finally done with presentation and now we already submitted the whole project report! It was a group work and I really enjoyed going through ups and downs with them together, staying until so late at campus, brainstorm like crazy and worked our best of course. Like the Malays always say, memerah keringat. Gitewh. Hope we'd be in the same group againnnnn.

Site Visit & TRIP to Penang!!!

This was the highlight of the semester. Bunch of thanks to Miss Zahirah for organising a very enjoyable yet knowledgeable site visit for us. We visited a residential project at Jitra, Kedah where the Project Manager is a very good architect and he managed the project very wisely. One unit was to be completed in 1 month if they are to be built one by one. Imagine say there are 270 units, then the construction will only complete in 270 units x 30 days = 8100 days = 22 years. Very long, right?? Until the Architect gets grandchild also the project still haven't completed. The targetted completion of all the units is about 18 months if I'm not mistaken. So the Architect concurrently progress the construction process for instance after the foundation has done at a few units, he progressed with walls, and progressed another foundation at another units which he has systematically arranged. A lot of the units have completed already now! Construction projects are actually like magic, smart people are there to make sure they achieve their target. And.. nothing is impossible.

 And of course, as we reached northern part of Malaysia which is verryyyy far until our butt pain, we better visit Penang and eat!!! Bunch thanks to my penang people friend, Jolene for taking us a tour in Penang which has been definitely wonderful. I finally made it to Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera) which is suchhhh a beautiful place.

 I still can't move on from this Asam Laksa.  I won't explain more, just look at those chillies. The aunty so nice, I told her, "Spicy, please." And she gave me A SPOON OF CHILLIES oh mai god. I was just...... #speechless #heaven.

High School Friends

Despite the hectic schedule, as long as possible, I will always try my best to make time for my old friends of course. I met Eisya, Aiman, Wafa, Nadia, Arif in both March and April. These people are amazing. We laughed, talked a lot and all those things that took me back to my SAMURA time. Oh dear, high school.

Hot air balloon date with my sayang, Eisya. The person I always look forward to meet again! Omg this girl, I didn't expect that 6 hours was actually not enough for our date! T__T

When can I kidnap you again?? Hehe. 

I also met Wafa, Nadia and Arif... Omg sometimes I thought a few years passed would change people, but I was definitely wrong. They are still the same, especially WAFA! Omg her rants and laugh out loud ahaha definitely made our day.

And... Aimanani! Remember I wanted to take a picture with her after our matchy matchy blooming peonies?? Hehe. Nahhhh here it goes....

The struggle... So that her peonies can be seen... haha! 

Like, finally.... our blooming Peonies. <3 Heee.

Despite laughters and chats and thousands of pictures, may all our friendships with those we loved are in Allah SWT's blessings. Always.

After a whole lot of things happened during the semester, that I also don't get to update here on blog, I am utterly grateful for all the challenges as well as happiness that Allah granted us all. So....I ended my semester with a good cafe latte at dal.komm. What a blessing! Alhamdulillah. 

Not pro enough

First of all, to be very honest with you, I'm not the kind of girl who actively involves in outdoor activities. Instead I'm the type that "You don't ask me to do any activities. I'm such a boring person." You ask me, rock climbing? Never do. bungee jumping? How to spell 'bungy' again? Marathon? Oh, I won a marathon 3 years ago, urm, 4 km? hiking? I have tonnes of courseworks due, exam is coming in two weeks. ice skating? Hmm, you better save that 25 MYR ice-skating fee for  for your car petrol to-and-fro to uni please. Many other things can be done with 25MYR.  

Hahaha no lah, I'm not that bad actually.

I have always interested to try new things in life. Actually if I have people who kind of force me, arrange those activities together with me, and I'll be free on that time you asked me to go for outdoor fun, I'd definitely say yes! It's not that I'm lazy actually, sometimes my energy, time and money don't allow me to do so. Seriously. 

So today, I did kayak! I knew it'd be fun, so I tried! After 2015-2007= hmmm 8 years since the last time I dealt with the paddle. That paddle! Ah, never listen to me last time. It's when I was at Standard 6, you know, the camping for UPSR thingy, at Tasek Utara, aktiviti merentas halangan and all,that was my last experience with kayak. I took the ONLY single boat, and my boat was far from everyone else, moved to the very edge of the lake, just because I couldn't control the paddle well. So embarassing.

But never mind, after 8 years, I am a pro already! (Hm, not really. Still got panicked and get lost to the edge of lake. I was about to win. Sigh)

We had a kayak competition today, organized by the HWUM Outbond Club. I had Arfah, Zindh and Retri with me in a team. We have one mission which was ; NOT TO TOPPLE. We all are not pro enough in kayak, some of us are just like me, did once like 10 years ago. Today we're gonna kayak-ing seriously, in a competition. Can you imagine how could we look like?  "Just don't topple, guys."  That was how we motivated each other.

Pre-kayaking faces of the #letsnottopple squad. So, who's going to topple?

"You can do it, Arfah!"

Nice view to kayak-ing. Just near my university. :)

After a few hours of playing, none of us toppled! We did well and made it to semi-final for single game! We even got the 4th place (not bad for a beginner, right?). But it was funny all the way in the activity. None of us toppled, but yes, other participants in another team did topple. Basically, a player toppled at the beginning, and even the finalists toppled when they're making a turn to go back to finishing line (even pros did topple, makes me realize that even the best also do mistakes). 

 It was funnnnnnn to see all the teams kayak-ing. They played like they don't have any problems in mind. Just like us too. Outdoor activities make us so so so happy (despite all the assignments, exams). Today, I got to learn that even if you don't know how to do something, how scared you are in start doing it, don't give yourself up. Get out of your comfort zone. You know you WANT to do it. You know you will be happy if you do it. Those negative feelings are just a challenge for you. Success aren't delightful enough without challenges. 

I almost gave up, you know. Thank God I didn't. Eventually, I felt so satisfied and happy, all of us did.  

So, here we are, #letsnottopple squad who didn't topple. We made it !

Now, let's deal with the sunburnt...