Saturday, November 25, 2006

The end of Syawal and the semester break

Hi! Happy holidays to those enjoying their semester break! We in Russia, on the other hand, are still having classes until late January, as always. Anyway, have fun!

It’s been some time since my last entry. Well, I didn’t have much to say anyway, either that or I just didn’t have the mood or ideas to write, since some things did go on, like the open house, open floor, the start of the AL (Arab Language) classes, the intervarsity game selections, my new surprisingly interesting classes in the жележнодорожный hospital at the end of mashrutka no4’s route, the continuation of the gynae research group… Alhamdulillah things are going well for everyone. At least I hope so.
I have lots of pics, but uploading them would be a headache, and a lot of time for the same reasons.most of them are not people anyway…somehow I seem to take more interest in nature related pictures and care less about taking pictures of others...maybe it’s a phase…
Winter’s coming! Sub-zero temperatures is a daily occurrence, though not reaching below -10(but I didn’t check)…is that why I’m so sleepy all of a sudden? dnt worry it's not dead..it's just sleeping peacefully amid the boring monotonous drone of our everyday lectures..i guess it doesnt just affect the students (the sedative effects of hearing our lectures are amazing!someone should do a research on this- it might change our medical treatments in the near future-i'm talking general anasthesia per acusticus- no needles, no overdosage!hehe)
a long road ahead

Sunday, November 19, 2006

happy 21st birthday Aslam and Happy 25th birthday Kakak Noni!

this is an old photo.. but it'll do

To: Mohd Aslam Bin Jusoh, 18.11.2006 and
Nur Alifah Hani Binti Jusoh, 20.11.2006

happy birthday
may God bless us all
may Happiness fill our lives now and in the Hereafter
may Success be the end of our future endeavors
and may Love bind us to Allah, His Rasul, and our family together forever

Thursday, November 16, 2006

My Bad Camera Pose Excuse Shirt




I remember once when my parents bought a set of 'excuse' shirts – for cycling, bowling, hunting etc.
They were funny, so I adapted this idea from that

- The flash made me close my eyes!
- I’m photophobic!
- They forgot to count to 3!
- I’m confused about posing during or after they say 3!
- I cant pose that long!
- I was looking at the other camera!!
- They didn’t get my good side
- The shutter’s settings are wrong
- The camera’s too near!
- I didn’t know they were taking photos
- I was eating!
- I was distracted by the clown behind the camera
- I was trying to get a better pose!

tahliil

takziah kepada wani 3rd year atas pemergian allahyarhamah ibunya...

Thursday, November 09, 2006

a pic of moko the cat and life goes on...



"Hyperemia of the face, neck, marked ocular injection, eyelid swelling and face puffiness are characteristic of …"...a student after sleeping in the lecture… I found that out when I accidentally called Gana instead of Jana… and heard those exact words in the lecture which reminded me of what I saw when his head popped out from his folded arms, still groggy from sleep and wondering why I was calling him...hehe

i heard my mom's home, my brother lost his handset and some money...and i went to 'my old kvartira' in ploshad sovetskaya for the 1st time since last year, and fahmi's going to malaysia...so other than me,things are happening out there..

I wonder why I’m writing when I’m actually out of any ideas…now this is what u call ntah ape-ape punye entry...hehe...it's cool..we've got enough celebrations already..and its not stopping..yet...this week it's the house on sovetskaya...the next- kak sya and 4th year MARA girls' floor...yeay..more food!

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

The (postponed) Raya celebration 2006!!



Hi!… the last weekend was great (sorry I have no fresh ideas for superlatively bombastic adjectives right now-except that one) We had 3 days… yes my friends- 3 FULL DAYS of …err…holidays…as Russia suddenly decided to celebrate the day old Rus was united with Moscow as the capital. either that, or something like that, but I don’t really mind as long as it spells H.O.L.I.D.A.Y. for me, he he…thus the Russians celebrated “день народного единства” ( den narodneva yedinstva lit. day of national unity for our non-Russian-speaking friends), while we celebrated syawal, with all Malaysians in Volgograd invited!I hate going into details right now…but it was fun, and the organizers outdid themselves this year in the creative department AND in organizing the event itself- sans doute , kudos to them!
Thanks kakak salina and faiz(I’m still wondering which faiz is it,going to find out soon), and others for the dedications and chocolates (mmm…more food)Apart from that I spent the holiday loitering, watching some episodes of Scrubs season 5 and Futurama cartoons, watched a movie (in other words, mostly I stayed home,hehe)helped Fahmi move, ate some more… and more or less had a great time
Here are some pics


Pediatrics

As I said, I’m currently having my pediatrics cycle. hmm… I keep seeing kids. They’re cute, sometimes smelly and ‘comot’ but still cute…and I wish I brought my camera along with me, but it might not be good to snap away pics in front of patients right?

Other than that, it’s normal everyday life for me. Oh yeah, I’ve been trying to edit my template so that the title would have a background picture. But I’m stuck. How does it work? At least, how do people put pics anywhere but the in the posts? I thought you could put them anywhere…haha…misteri nusantara
yao yi bai hui zuo
bu yao yi bai hui bu ke yi

Friday, November 03, 2006

THE 99 CLUB

Freedom is only for the birds. I got classes. Yeay. Sometimes the laziness sets in, or maybe I get tired all of a sudden. Sometimes I feel like getting away from all of this. But where to? I can’t imagine anywhere else I could be, what else I could do, that could have been better than what I’m doing now, than what I have here.

Other than that, life is beautiful. Жизнь прекрасная.. без проблем..
Почему ты так грустишь?- спросили мои арабские друзья..что-то ни так?кто ни-будь ругатся тебя?... нет мои друзья, я просто устал. Вы нашли меня в неправильном времени...после занятия я иногда так. Ета нормально..можно сказать ета настоящая студенческая жизнь.

Однажды один друг спросил меня- Ты предпоследный курс?.. Я удивился..ета я?считаю, что ето значит очень краткое время осталось, до получения мечты.(чувство страха и предварения о будущее смешают в душе)
(И как чувтвуют наши сестры в шестом курсе- еще несколько шагов до конца обучения?)..но ета может выть еще рано..еще не думают люди, кроме когда в отрицательном настроении как я несколько минут назад..

Here’s a story about “The 99 club” I received by email from kakak noni a few weeks back:

THE 99 CLUB

Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle, was neither happy nor content.

One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily while he worked. This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the Land, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant had so much joy in his heart?

The King asked the servant, "Why are you so happy?"

The man replied, "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my family and I don't need too much - just a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummies."

Later in the day, the King sought the advice of his most trusted advisor. After hearing the King's woes and the servant's story, the advisor said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the servant has not been made part of The 99 Club."

"The 99 Club? And what exactly is that?" the King inquired.

The advisor replied, "Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99 Club is, place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant's doorstep."

When the servant saw the bag, he took it into his house. When he opened the bag, he let out a great shout of joy... so many gold coins! He began to count them. After several counts, he was at last convinced that there were 99 coins.

He wondered, "What could've happened to that last gold coin? Surely, no one would leave 99 coins!" He looked everywhere he could, but that final coin was elusive. Finally, exhausted, he decided that he was going to have to work harder than ever to earn that gold coin and complete his collection.

From that day, the servant's life was changed. He was overworked, horribly grumpy, and castigated his family for not helping him make that 100th gold coin. He stopped singing while he worked.

Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled. When he sought his advisor's help, the advisor said, "Your Majesty, the servant has now officially joined The 99 Club."

He continued, "The 99 Club is a name given to those people who have enough to be happy but are never contented, because they're always yearning and striving for that extra 1 to round it out to 100!

We can be happy, even with very little in our lives, but the minute we're given something bigger and better, we want even more! We lose our sleep, our happiness, we hurt the people around us; all these as a price for our growing needs and desires. That's what joining The 99 Club is all about."



Be content with what we have for happiness is much greater than wealth…

THE END


What do I think about it? Well, no doubt about it, I am part of the 99 club. But I cant help it, I can’t get out, even if my dreaming might be more than the effort I put in, I still am a person who’s trying to gain more than what I already have…it’s not those little things like clothes or little luxuries or anything, I’m comfortable with what I have...it’s those life aims that I can’t forsake. I have my dreams, my aims. I want to be successful, though I don’t really know when I can consider myself successful or what exactly would be the definition of success for me. Without aims, without dreams, how would it be possible to go on with my life? I need the motivation; even with the side effects (I think I do have mood swings, and fatigue, and irritation are something I’m working on). In fact, I need more motivation, since I’m still so lazy and unproductive and all (as far as I could tell). I keep thinking- how do others succeed, because if I don’t figure it out now, I might not have the time later on…
For that reason(since it’s a path I’ve chosen), I must never whine to anyone, I’m not even sure whether I should put this entry out here( if you’re reading it, then I did...maybe as a motivator to me and others, wallahualam). I know my limits, but I try to break them anyway. Maybe I’m not that smart, hehe.
One thing I hope wont be my source of motivation, is the jealousy of other’s successes…since that would mean hatred, and also that I’d be devastated when I start to compare myself with others and find myself wanting in any way, because as we all know, no one is perfect (only that I chase perfection… but is that wrong? And yes it gets silly sometimes as I find myself a lazy bum not cut out for the work laid out)
Someday, either I or someone should tell me to push the brakes, maybe not. But now… maybe it’s best I keep my membership in this club.

Oh, about the Raya celebrations, it’s great…we’ve already been invited to eat twice this week, one at suraya and kham’s house (the 5th yr girls’)- great food as always, the other from the 1st years- surprisingly delicious food too, and we had ‘tapai’ in Volgograd for the first time!

I’m sorry if this entry gets a little too long, boring and maybe depressing… I wish I could write more cheerfully but I guess I couldn’t today…


Not to forget, I recently started a new cycle today – pediatrics. We’ll be having our гос-екзамен on this subject this winter, meaning the exam will be in Russian and is a state level exam, so we have to do it well.
Thinking about it makes it more depressing. I haven’t started anything, and I feel like I’ve been fooling around so much, but it’s already so tiring with my daily life and I can’t figure out what’s wrong. i hate being moody!